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THERE IS A

· REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY OF

KREMENTZ JEWELLERY

FOR LADIES.

IN. THE SIDE

WINDOW AT

MACKINTOSH'S

Near the fe in York Building

:

Brooches, Ear-rings, Necklaces.

COMMENT OF IEE THE DAY!!!

The TB Menace

TUBERCULOSIS in Hong- kong is on the increasÓ. This disconcerting fact is all too plainly revealed in the annual report of the Anti-TB Association, which also notes the heavy mortality rate during last year. Moreover, the Association finds impossible to strike any very optimistic note about the future outlook.

"The continued overcrowded con..

Jona must be considered principal contributing

in the increase

observes

it

To successfully continue its work, the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Association needs $800,000 to 'carry out the current programma.

GIVE THAT THEY MAY

Just received

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, LAY-29, 1982.

"Pour another gallon on, Harvey--I'm not having Test matches brought to me by somebody or other's little pills."

London Express Service

DON IDDON'S DIARY

AMERICA GETS ALERT' & GOES ON

0

PARADE

by

with

on the

say

MILITARY LAW & WAR CRIMES Service Peers Ask For Clearer "Rules"

T

By PETER LOVEGROVE

HE problems facing may refuse to do so, and thereb

soldiers given orders lay himself open to disciplinary action. Can he plead that the on active service to do act ordered had no military things which may be elias justification? Is he to be the ed as war crimes were judge of what constitute forcefully expressed by mlitary necessity! He cartidi distinguished Service peers, which caustion. It is evident know all the considerations

the

of the including two Admirals of order in question. It is the Fleet and a Field Mar that a controversial clement shal, when the revision of laws of war and would

exists in the

the interpretation of the Manual of Military Law appear from recent publications was discussed in a recent that eminent jurists are by no debate in the House of moans unanimova on how to Buch conditions cause nothing of this Manual, ment in the minds of junior

but uncertainty and bewilder liability of a oicers, and at the same time, embarrassment to superior com- manders."

Lords."

Chapter 14 relating to the subordinate, in carrying out orders, had stated until 1944

that

"Members of the armed forces who commit such violations of

and deal with war

define and

the recognised rules, of warfare Admiral of the, Fleet Lord: as are ordered by their Govern- Chatfield, who was First Sex ment or their commander are Lord from 1933 to 1938, not war criminala and cannot

enemy."

therefore be punished by the considered that the whole of in

ternational law was in a state of muddle and the rules of humanity, even, more so, and added: "What is the position

This was revised in the last naman ordered by fils Govern-

ment to

to drop an atom bomb on year of the war to read:-

a highly populated country in Europe,

For that of. "Members of the armed forces officer in

young command are bound to obey lawful orders submarine if he is ordered by only, and they cannot escape his Government to sink unarmed lability. If, in obedience to a merchant ships without, warn command, they commit

acta

which both violate unchallenged 787

of

rules of warfare and ourage the Lord Salioun, who served in the Gordon Highlanders and WAR A new edition of the

general sentiments of humus a prisoner of war in German

- JVN 201 lawyer

and that # Lord Hankey.

to

10

is being prepared, and Lord `hands in World War One, wanted Simonds, the

the Lord Chancellor,

Chancellor, a general amnesty at the end of a New York, Tuesday. admirals, whose slogan seems to Truman's advice to "give them dollars to the police, and the

HOLLEG is, of authorities are listening

ried Upper assured a worried

war for everything hell." The oppositioni

dono By UTSIDE the armoury be "No more nonsense."

that the draft of this particular combatants to one another with- course, ancering about Harri- rapt attention to the arin, Mean- at 66th Street and Americans are undoubtedly man's millions and calling him while, hundreds of honest cops

chapter was being prepared by an in.25 miles of the fighting arén, who WAS Park Avenue there is alert. In fact, if they were any apolo-playing, breast-beating are being libelled,

then, in accordance wit Secretary to the _Cabinet from It is obviously the silly, and a mammoth red-white-and- more so they would be vibrat global do-gooder.

the Ing.

practice, be submitted 1919 to 1938, hoped that the,rd- stupid, SEASON. Almost everyone of promin, maybe blue banner which says

the various

interested vision would not be based on. directorates of the War Office, in the post-war trial system. ... "Alert America Exhibit. There has been hardly a dúllence and his brother now scom Undergraduates at universities Fire-escape

particular the Directorates of ladders and moment in the past seven days, to be running for President, One up and down the country con-

make spectacios

Young Eat! Wavell, son at the Military Intelligence and Army by raids Two hundred and fifty mayors famous American, however, istinue to ropes are draped on the old Two hundred the country have keeping out of it all.

It is 23 themselves

League Services, for close late Field, Marshal, pointed out red wall and air-raid war- descended од the Waldorf years ago that Charles Lind dormitories of girl students and

scrutiny and suggested amend that tho private soldier who, by bergh flew from New York to Viewers with

battling with the

******** his que, experience, ghostion, or dens, wearing steel helmets Astoria Hotel for a conference.

Dlarz, Police. The Lone Eagle, who American youth is getting out

ments, Paris,

background was the least able to It would then be considered

the quality and legality of painted white, shepherd the watched mayor after mayor, has dipped deep inte politica

of hand. These view cra

by the other Service Departments crowd, saying: "Come along, red-faced and earnest, get up since then, now wants to be

the goldfish-swallowers of A and

when

was appareņi». Foreign Office, and the folks-admission free." and demand preparedness, de alone.

few years back. Youth hasn't

text had been agreed, it ly hero does fence, and even defiance,

mind: whether Yesterday's

and, changed,

would after 121, It's

in all probability be The "Alert America" cara- the end of the final session the

вест interested in today or

spring.

submitted for the consideration or not to obey. He belloved that

on it should be pasalble to find Van has come to town "to mayors urged Congress to grant tomorrow.

In entertainment the revival of the Dominions, while there w

way of protecting the sentry or dramatise the ever present $500,000,000 to civilian defence Instead, we have a new crop

of "Of Theo Sing" 1

also be the closest con soldier who obeyed in the heat would possibility of sudden atomic and do it at once.

of heroes, and one of the most

sparkling success. This musical

sultation with the United States of battle, while Lord Winster test, attack." It is on

Is any New York today is dotted with heroic, if publicity impressive exhibition of ten trailer trucks yellow "Shelter signs. Every is Whittaker Chambers. Cham is very durable, and the Gersh-

at the maintained that the 1944 amend- win score is still brillant, The in the calf-confessed ex- Ziegfeld Theatre turned into Punch and Judy office building has its wardens, bers

lu packed shows to illustrate what hop- its bells, sirens, and alarms, and Communist

Alger nightly. pens when atomic bombs drop those that haven't deep concrete Eliss, the State Department off- and what to do about thêm. basements have reinforced cor- clal, to gaol. For months now

ridors.

he has been exposing all and making a fortune out of it.

The exhibit was well atteridéd when I was there. The Ameri-. cons were so alert that they gazed. pop-eyed at the üre- fighting apparatus and the de- fence machinery,

' -

Visitors curious

At

new

and

and

who

not

for

or

a

British triumph

should continuo aff through the summer and next season.

The British film “Oulent of the Islands is a Carol Reed

Crities triumph.

"A Mr momentous screen event.” Reed the Master.

Leo Genn is being over~ whelmed with Hollywood offers. Americans

the

War Department, which is under- taking a similar work present moment.

an order

the ene who

maloo up

His

Find: to

some

ment played directly into the hands of the agitator and the. barrack-room lawyer,

Eminent lawyers, among them Admiral of the Flect the Earl three former Lord" Chancellors, of Cork and Orrery, belter could not accept the view, that known as "Ginger Boyle," a superior orders were always an former C-in-C Home Fleet who excuse. Lord Jowitt said that World Wars, had the law of Britain had always fought in both. maintained

when raising the been that the plea of superior there was a large orders was no defence, if the Including act was obviously a wrongful of opinion, distinguished legal Lights, act.

matter that body

everal

who did not agree with the 1944 version. He wanted a clear dis tinction to be drawn between the actions of men in close fighting

contact producers rate him with Laurence Olivier and Ronald Colman. Genn is want- NOTHER convert is also ed for Marc Antony with James

making the headlines. The Mason as Caser

"Black Chiton" for a England, regrets some criticismE

too, for is greatly sought after HAPPY. opening,

"Faces of 1952," at the constantly

prpised Noor of

the corridor of the sixth seeing the light. He is doing Royale, a delightful move that better than millions the Associated much

madel Americans who have al- Bix Press building, there are I asked an official how the re. air raid shelters. At the mo- ways regarded Communism

pingue, Chambers's cruiting drivo

was going. He ment, however--and no doubt a deadly

Book of the Month Club selec said: "Not at all badly. People, it is a light oversight the new book, "Wilacas," "is are waking up. This caravan is corridor is cluttered with Allog on. It is described

09 1000 outside pollucs: it's a non-profit, cabinets, due to the spring of the great books of our time?

I have complained to cleaning. non-political project, and they like that. We've been touring one of the wardens, and he is

Silly-season stuff LIVE around: we are really getting busy arranging for some

yellow signs. somewhere."

Visitors from Europe, Certainly everything has been

particularly from England, are done during the past few days dumbfounded by this defensive bookmaker turned canary and Bette Davis, who is going to

alert New Yorkers. even galvanise them. On Armed Forces preparation throughout the city, stool pigeon, Harry Gross. has star in Day, 20,000 soldiers, sailors, and A British businiers man came been "singing" solidly Marines

office the other day and week, accusing the polica of the she made of British institutions marched down Firth Into my

Has wholesale acceptance of boodle on her last visit. Miss Davis Avenue with

Bald: "What happened? guns and lanks and foats, Bands played, drum- Stalin marched? I've been out and graft. This bird claims to is such a good actress we will.

out. thousands told bave pald I majorettes capered, and the sun of touch with things." glinted on the bayonets.

him there was nothing now.

Presidential The

candidates, at least, are. avalding Desh- creeping speeches and · epine- chiling

Someone warnings, THERE were contingents from

now has the Coast Guard and the teal scene. Mr Avereli Harzl has been added to the poll- New York National Guard, and man, who must have $40,000,000 hundreds of youths and girls It he white and coloured, strutted down

the avenuo in bright his headquarters here and says he is going to be the next Pre- uniform.

Kowloon

Sano Sali to available in cartons and drumi, plata de žadived, Trado inquiries to John D. Jurehlsen Or Co., Lids Past Dan 49. Long-

to

No air umbrella ›.

THER

WOR до

leh the People

has a penny, has opened

of forgive her..

By

Bertrand Russell: MY FAITH

in

Bertrand Russell, O.M., philosopher, mathematician,

earl, logician, 80 years old, said in a birthday broadcast:

N

1

nor

TEITHER · misery

folly seems to me any

It rande a fine show, although sident of the United States on

the Democratie ticket. there

umbrella of planes overhead because of the Harriman, a handsome man ell strike and the need to con of great personal, charm, has

served

Party, the Democratie serve fuel.

Roosevelt, Franklin

Hairy Nearly half a million.

Trumani

the

· and people well. furned out to watch the Armed He is an avowed Liberal inter part of the inevitable lot of Forces parado, and we alt L'folt nationalist and pro-British man rather martial. It is dificult to Until he announced his 'can- feel otherwise. The Entileship

didacy he was a shy, man. But Mothe Missouri-the Mighty carrier-escort. Salino Bay, and no longer.

royers and submarines have is advisers have told him to go out and blow the trumpet been moored in the have been open ta' public, and bang the drum for Harri admission again tree,

and

American

Tho

and

Kanmani

want the

•

All these are unnecessary. In own by which they..can bo regard to all of them, menna ska

OVERCONNÉ,

Viscount Simon pointed out the

with the enemy and those sitting back living in alternative: "Let us apply that quieter conditions far removed to what happened in the Jast from the turmoll of batile, and war in the case of the Germans. added:*

There is nothing infamous that was done in the war by Garw "In a battle ares, the duty of man soldier, of any rank, which every man is to carry out his could not have been excused by orders as efficiently as he can saying: "Well, I was ordered Lo both mentally and physically. do it by so-and-so." When you There should be no risk of any turn to the man who gave one being troubled by double as order, he in tubes will way! Hut to whether, by so doing, he is I also had the order to do it laying himself

open to future from so-and-so." On that ylượ charges of being a war criminal of the matter, you would than he should fall into the hands trace the whole thing back Until of the enemy. Let that sort of there was nobody left who was doubt creep in, and it starts to responsible at all, except the undermine morale. It is that Fuhrer himself. If you could sort of doubt which

tends to get hold of the Fuhrer and drive a wedge between officers charge him with giving the order, and men, Officers may be doubt his answer would probably be ful of what the

men will do, "I am the head of a State, and and men may be doubtful of you cannot tako proceedings what their officers may order agalsist the head of a State." them to do....It is monstrous to place officers and men in such, The Lord an equivocal position."!-

Chancellor'sylew

was that it was the rule of in- ternational law that obedience to orders by a superior was not an absolute défenco; fora

man quoted Supreme Court German

cers

Field Momhal Lord Wilson, charged with crime. He the former Supreme Allied Com the verdict of the. mander in the Mediterranean, in at Leipzig in 1928 in the case f supporting the motion, pointed the

that

the 1944 amendment submarine

acts forbidden by Llandovery Castle, law and crimen Article 8 of the

Charter after the necessity, British, French, Americans and

out

but made, no

the

Also vuremberg

last war.

humanPainous and Russian Judges ;-had' eald that

Karroft, state

of the law. Maar totaa Lover

Many men in our dangerous I am convinced that in age seen to be in love with misery and death. They think telligence, patience, and

that hope is irrational eloquence can sooner or later-lead the human race Nazis have succesively chal- Communists, Fneciste.. and out of its self-imposed tor- lenged all that I thought good tures provided, it does not and in defeating them, much of

mention of is growing Suroo Govement.

what their opponents trave sought That struck, him as exterminate itself Sure of himself

mean-

to preserve is being lost

the or

всоро

thereby given to any that article was a taxpayers to see what they are WENT, along

while with the Press

charges that might be

ment of preferred getting for their moneyasis had party, on a four. Me, Hork

Freedom has came to

be was

extremely wide, especially ALL week, the Emphasis,

as participation in a war was It had beon the law been on armed strength. Mr mun made of the city this week, remain completely incapable thought weakness, and toleratice of agreeing with these who has been compelled, to wear the

considered by many to be a crime two centuries that a soldier was Denti Achitson,

the

Bereinty of He astonished me and everyone accept fatalistically the view gurb of treachery.

against humanity. Therein lay bound to obey only lawful State, bos warned. that another else. Sald Harrimanis

I set out with a bailer that the possibility of blas or pro order...

And that subverted. Korea-type, of aggression would the only Presidential noming that man is born to trouble...

lave, free and courageous, could judice from the start discipline? Had there been cases "full-force, retallation" julon-seeker qualified for the job.

There have been poverty, conquer the world without fight Ho went on: "It has always where the barrack-room lawry our Robert That might seem an immodest | Secretary'

been an axiom that during had paused to consider whether has thundered that if the statement, but nobody Iowa pestilence, and famine, which ing I ended by supporting

a commander can he should obey an order or send Communists use germ warfare better than I what has happen were due to man's inadequate bitter and terrible war In operations

these respects, there was failure..

take any action, which he deems for his

Nov2:ff-ho or, gas "they will wish they had od In the White House. In the mastery of naturo,

for his solleitor? the safety or had to state

adv

whether the law never been born May 10 euro;'- As far as I am here have

Beneath all this load of fature reasonable for been morbid

ho security of his command. It may should be altered,

Would The ordinary clitzen, who had concerned I can beat any Re-

I am sill conscious of something well be that he may have to hesitate long because, while been patiently hoping for penongphilean. I believe I can beat iniseries fostered by gloomy that I feel to do victory.

creeds, which have fed mon into

act contrary to the Articles of obedience to orders was not an by this muscle-boxing, but he is 1. The gentle Harriman murt profound inter discords that These things I believe, and the 1949 Geneva Convention. As Absolute excuse, yet it would bar going along with the Cabinet have been eating raw meat or made all outward prosperity of the world, for all in horrors, things stand, a junior officer. taken into considération when

gd has left-mó unabaken,

ørdered to marry out certain acts considering punishment. Ministers and the generals and have been listening to President, ho svall ***

in Korca,, is a little nonplusser ING",

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