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POWs' Possession Of
An Unlucky Voyage
Bouthampton, June 11.
The
14,370-Lon British steamship Morston Bay ar- rived here today from Au- fralia three weeks late be- cause:
Striking dockers delayed the loading. A gale amaah- ed a lifeboat and broke open cargoes of honey and corn meal which got mixed up In one gooey mess.
James Hornby Steward fell down a companionway and was killed.
An oil pipeline from a refuelling tanker burst. The ship went aground for several hours In the Sues Canal, Sald Mrs N. C. Skinner of Brisbane,
the 400 of
one
passengers: "There seems to have been a hoodos on the ship." Associated Press.
Commercial
Television
For Britain
London, June 11.
Govern- The Conservative ment tonight won approval. in the House of Commons for its plans to break
ان
the monopoly Broadcasting the Britlal Corporation by allowing com- meal television some time in the future.
Weapons
Was No Secret
By RICHARD APPLEGATE
Tokyo, June 11.
United Nations officials have long known that prisoners inside desperate Compound 75 as in other compounds on the potentially explosive prisoner island on Koje have possessed knives, spears and even rifles.
One high ranking United Nations officer told this correspondent some days ago that he was convinced that there are "six or seven rifles" inside Compound 76 alone.
They were apparently seized from United Nations forces inside the unruly compound when American troops went in months ago.
The United Nations did not know how many cartridges the Rods had but they were ap- aarently surrenderc: when the United Nallons cleared the camp. out on June 10.
United
The almost ludicrous Nations search for Red tunnels between Compound 70, which was the brains of the entire Red opposition to Allied control of the compounds, and adjoining Compounds 77 and 78 was made the United Nations because
that there Commander knew
physical communication was among the ecmpounds.
The Commander, tough, high- voiced, little Brigadier-General L. Boatner, took no chances when he sent his gus-musked troops into the compounds.
He knew that the had home-made knives but he Eave them their warning.
"Obey orders and nobody will get hurt," he said.
prisoners
Road
To Berlin Resumes
Traffic
Military Patrols Turned Back
Berlin, June 11. Road traffic along the autobahn linking West Ber- lin with West Germany went on unhampered today even though Soviet guards again turned back British and United States military patrol cars at both ends of
A Labour Opposition motion pluns was condemning these defeated by 304 voles to 278- a Government majority of 28.
A Government motion asking COCKY PRISONERS
The
ar prisoners, cocky, for approval of its plans was
badly the highway. by 297 votes to rogant and apparently then carried 269.
informed of the seriousness of orders, the new Commander's did not obey the orders. They
Radio and television are at present run exclusively by the BBC.
got hurt
Although General Boatner knew that the Reds were self- armed, he did not know how
armed. He they
were
The primary purpose of the patrols had always been to aid Allied cars which break down on the road as these were not allowed off the autobahn into East German territory.
an
In extending the BBC's charter the for
years. another ten
Since the latest patrol ban Governincat is allowing the BBC
found started eight days ago, the Allies to continue very much as now.
cvolved alternative The BBC will have a exmplete that every man inside Compound have
knife. Most of method to safeguard their drivers monopoly of gound broadcasting No.. 70 had a and will go ahead with its tele-them were fashioned from dis-by a form of road patrol which vision service.
carded
scraps of metal picked does not involve armed military But when the trms drive up alongside roads where work police-the point to which the
Russians objected. Glackens mugh to make equip- detalls romble dally.
private ment mare plentiful,
One of the kalves had been companies will be allowed to run from a bed-spring with a rubber delevizion services, drawing their handle fashioned out of an old revenue from advertiting and American rubber heel from sponsored programmes.-Reuter. hoc.
Almst all the prisoners were better shod than the American, British or Canadian troops who guard them. All a prisoner has to do to gel a new pair of Ameri- en shoes is to report that his
Explorer's Expedition
Break-down vehicles stand by at either end of the 100-mile to the aid of stretch to come stranded cars and lorries.
Thus the patrol ban no longer endangers Allied traffic. It has become
prestige
matter.
more
of n
Established 1845
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1952.
There is
no better drink than
WATSON'S
Living
CONFISCATION
SET ASIDE Language
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
ORDER
BY
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Faulty Wiring May Have Caused Fire At GPO
Some defect in electrical wiring is suspected to have caused the fire which completely gutted two offices on the top floor of the 45-year-old Post Office Building early this morning.
Investigations
to point to the fire having originated in the room of the Assistant Secretary of Health Services. Part of the flooring of this office was burnt through, the debris falling into an office of the GPO below.
seem
TIGER HUNT AT SHATIN
Villagers who believe that a tiger has been roaming around the hills of Shatin have been out in organised groups in the last few days hunting their quarry, it was disclosed this morning.
The hunt began last Friday evening when a farmer of Wong- naltau Village found one of his buffaloes, which he left in Lao- shishan to graze, killed and half ten by what he believed was a
The tre here narrowly missed a neighbouring store room full of stationery and fles.
JUDGE
An order for the confiscation of 108 coils of insulated copper wire, each of 100 yards length, 10 large electric hand drills, six small electric hand drills and a quantity of photographic film, found on board a junk, was set aside by Mr Justice, Gould, Puisne Judge, in the Appeal Court this morning.
Appellant was Lau Shuk-mo, On these grounds, Counsel owner of the goods, who was asked that the order be set representext by Mr Brook A.nside. Bernacchi, instructed by Mr Peter Mo, of Wilkinson and Griat,
For the Crown appeared Mr Crown Counsel, Patrick Yu, assisted by Dot-Sub-Insp. J. F. Gale,
Replying, Mr Yu said that the powers of Magistrates in England were different from the powers where jurisdiction was governed In Hongkong of Magistrates by the Magistrates' Ordinance. Mr Bernacchi sald that the He added that 12
was inwful Court had heard many similar a Magistrate to make an order fou confiscation and the Or- cases before and he would be very short in his address. Therédinance did not say that an ap- was one point which was complicauda was necessary on the
part of the Crown, . pletely fatal to the Crown....
A POSSIBILITY His Lordship: How do I know that your
our client is the person aggrieved?
Mr
Bernacchi: Presumably your Lordship has a right to
call for evidence.
that the
for
Why we Stalking-horse.
The words now. mean anything put for ward to conceal 'some more important object, but once it literally.. meant a horse that was trained to allow a huntsman to take cover behind it while he "stalked" his prey.
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Soting aside the connection urder, his Lordship said that application had to be read ac cording to the wording of a particular enac'ment. It would be an absurdity to allow for a Magistrate to initiate an order for forfeiture particularly if the Crown did not contemplate asking for confiscation, trouble with
many of cases, he added, was that the Magistrate assumed that an ap-Vietnam. plication for confiscation would be made.
The these
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THURSDAY, JUNE 11 By Air Indo-China, France, French 'North & West Africa, 4.30 p...
Philippines, N. Borneo, C.P.A.
Ale
4.30 p.m.
By Surface Macao, 1 p.m. p.m.. Lea long/tik Bhing.
His Lordship: I would expect an application from you to Bub- mit ich evidence.
Mr Bernacchi: The Ordinance allows for any person aggrieved; there is no provision
to lo an person aggrieved is amdavit.
His Lordship then remarked that it might even be possible to gat a coolie from the street to come to Court and say he was the person aggrieved.
Mr Bernacchi said that, if necessary, his client would give
the point. evidence
Replying to
his Lordship, Crown Counsel said
said that he was ready to accept that Lou
Yesterday's carly morning was the owner of the goods.
Proceeding with his argument crash of a Kowloon Confer P P.A.A. said that there tionary and Bakery Co. delivery
on
Van Driver
Fell Asleep
Maly fatal point to van into a RAF hut at Kai Tak,
was a
110
Philippines, 2 p.m., B. Tolwan.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15
By Alr
Japan, Canada, USA., 9 2.01, vis C.P.A.L
Burma. E. India, 9 a.m., Thai Airways.
Formosa, Japan, a p.m., C.A.T. Formosa, Okinawa, Japan, Beetle, Canada, 30 p.m. H.K.A/NW.AL-
N. Borneo, Australia, Now
Zeg- land, 4.30 pm, Q.E.A
Great Britain, letters only), 4.30
By Surfac Idacao, i p.m.; 0 p.m., ez' Lea
China, Peopia's Republic, 0.30 am.
via Centon.
this case, namely, that it was resulted from the driver falling Hong/Tak Shing: quite clear
application asleep at the wheel, it was distrain that for forfeiture
made. He closed at Kowloon Court this said that no question of pre-morning. sumption could apply here. The
tho
WB9
the
.
indonesia, 10 a.m., as 2ibodna." Japan, 19 a.m.. ss Elsa Maersk. Malaya noon, es Hai Wong. Indo-China, 3 p.m.. as Elsbeth. SATURDAY, JUNE 14 By Alr Philippines, Guam, Hawail, U.B.A.. Canada, 6 a.m., vío P.AL. By Surface U.S.A., Canada, 9 p.m., PA.A. Japan, 4.30 pm. B.Q.A.C. Indo-China, France, French North a & Weat Atrica, 4.30 p.m., Air Viet-
nam.
Stam, Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, 1.30 p.m.. Thai Alr WRYS.
By- Surface - Macao. 1 pm; a pm. HongTak Sh
Mr K. Y. Yung ined The office of the Chief Inspec- | Magistrate had made a common driver, Lee Tin-po, $40 or ten tor of Health on the other side mistake in treating the con- days for dangerous driving. of the Secretary's room was also fiscation as part of the sentence. burnt out, and again a strong He had noted in his record of Insp. Apps said that Lee had room at the far end was un-
proceedings at
Central, been working late. He was except for Elight
returned; cargo driving along Clear Water Bay touched
caused blackening
by the heat
Road at 5.20 a.m., with through the top part of the wall.
passenger, when he fell asleep The root over these two rooms
at the runway extension and was burnt to the girders which
lost control of the vehicle. The were warped by the heat.
van collided into a signal house
was not the slightest ut there l and knocked it down.
Leo and his passengers received slight injuries, but the van was extensively damaged.
Fined; confiscated."
Mr Bernacchi sold that at some earlier stage in the
Gale proceedings, Insp.
gave evidence as
as to the value of the The Urban Council Chamber
cargo and of the junk and other offices near by were
indication alco ringed and greater part
that that was in support of an was still wel
application for forfeiture. of the building
fire morning from the this
FAMOUS DICTUM windows hoses, while
many were broken. Workman spent a
Counsel referred to Maxwell's famous dictum, "An interior
is busy morning trying to clear
to bo construed not the place of water and debris.
Jurisdiction." Mr W. Gorman, J.
Chief tiger
He next turned to a judgment Omeer of the
Fire Villagers, who informed the together with Mr V. C. Sey-
Brigade delivered by Mr Justice Gould Appeal Court recently Shatin Folice of the discovery,
mour, Divisional Omeer, and in the formed themselves into groups
members of the P.W.D. and in which his Lordship held that and and, armed with shotguns and were discovered to have been] to an Allied agreement in 1945 spears; began a search for their Health Department were at the application was necessary
that verba application was 1903-1005: 7.15 Letter from scene this moming conducting quarry. Up to last night they
investigations. had reported no success.
Both British and United State: military Police care had tried to restart their regular patrola this morning in spite of a letter
Court long yesterday from General Vassily Chulkov, Soviet Control Com- mission
chlof demanding tha: they be discontinued immediate. ty.
SOVIET CLAIM
old ones were worn out.
The
Redo also had spears steel-tipped with the metal which made same scrap up the knives,
GIVEN SHOVELS
New York, June 11. Kenneth Diele, archaeologist, explorer and writer, of Glen Bead. New York, left here The tunnels which the Reds) abeard the t Liberte today on an expedition 10 Africa
to digging, were made with shovels attempt to uncover new in which the Unlied Nations had They also had the Great given them. pyramid at
Mr Dich said that the purpleks given them to dig latring
trenches.
formation
.fcr
ubout
Gizes.
is to The United Nations did not
them the
He had claimed that according
the Soviet authorities had sole responsibility for controlling the highway,
An American spokesman anid today that the Wester patrols
had been going on for the past Car Couldn't
The British authorities said Climb Steps
the
Broke Licence Conditions
into
1
suficiernacchi 'edded that the
M
My
mentioned name, of
Lau was
the throughout the case but
made 119 effort Magistrate whatsoever to ascertain whether It was Lau could be found. the duty of a Magistrate to BS- cortain whether or not
the of
bo owner
goods located.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
#.00, Programme
Summary: 0.02, It's Swing Time: 8.30, The Perry Como Show (VDA); 5.6, All Tumo
Lea
China, People's Republic, 4.30 am.. p.m.. train via Canton. Failippines, 2 pm, s Titania. Formom, 2 p.m., m Shengking. Blum, W. India, W. Pakistan, Italy, noon, ss Ambra,
Australia, New Zealand, 5 p.m., ss Tal Ping,
Atalaya, Indonesia, Tilluwah.
A
-Pro SUNDAY, JUNE 15 By Burface -Macao, 1 p.m., via a Fatshan.
sam, noon, es Peter Roed. Philippines, noon, es "Tranquebar.
"MONDAY, JUNE 1
·CS Visits The Marine Dept
America by Altair Cooke (Recorded Relay):7,30, La Demi- Heure Francaise (Studio); 7 69, Weather Report: #.00, Time Signel, World Nowa and News Talk (London Relay): 0.10, Studio Itocital by Kenneth Dinsley Tho Hon. R.B. Black, (Piano); B., Bard (Vislin); C. K.
Colonial Secretary, paid his Wong (Plate-Flute Trio (Bach): 8.30, Light Music; 9.00, Sports Ro first offtelal visit to the Marine view by Bill Philips (Studio); 9.15, Department this morning, As the Opera, The Fifth Edinburgh
The Colonial Secretary was International Festival (DBCTS) Excerpta from Mozart's
welcomed Dan
by Mr J. Jolly, Principals of
CBE RD, Director of the it is taking lovanni" by
Marine Department, who con- Philharmonic Orchestra the doctrine too far to say that yndebourne Opera Company with
ducted him around the`various conducted by John Pritchard; 10.15, † 'can proceed
sections of the Department. with an
Later made, without to Eddy Howard and his Orchestra;
the Colonial Secretary, Reet (London accompanied by Mr. Jolly, malding an effort to bring the 11.00, Radio News
Relor);.15. Goodnight Music: God Bave
visited the 11.25, Weather. Report.
Government Slip- owner before the Court," con- cluded Counsel,
The Queen; 11.30, Close Down.. way at Youmati,
"I submit that
ro-leader of the Onmeipe Can air into their underground tomorrow of the three Wertern found his vehicle didn't climb $100 by Mr T.B. Low at the a Magistrate
The berbed
confiscate, even
pores of his venture detect the possible presence of give
material they seven years. They would try to sealed chambers in the ancient used to air condition their tun- continue them in future. pyramid not already accounted nels. These apparently crude
made from old 50- that they intended to do fans were The free-lance archaeologist, gallon fuel drums hand-turned. same.
but were suffelent to drive The subject was expected to
The European driver of a
Lee Hei-king, 33, licensee of tral American expedition in
bo discussed at a meeting here large American car this morning junk No. F2380 HA, was fined 1946, will join in the under holes toking with the Department of
wire which the Allied High Commissioners, steps although It could give a Marine Court this morning for Antiquities of
plication being the Egyptian Communists used came from an their first in Berlin since the good turn of speed on the road breach of licence conditions, Government and the Compagnie obvious cource, Bald Columbla latest Communist "pin-price and had no dificulty with steep It way stated by the Pro General
Geophysique, a de
West Berlin inclines. campaign against
socution, conducted by Sub- company specialising in advanced.
The car, No. 9701, a large Insp. Kong Sai-lim, that two "It's obvious where they No agenda for their talks has Packard, overshot Feel Street at inboard engines were found on tronics-United Press.
get that. Every time we notice been published, but it was un-
where the rest of the the fishing junk of which do- at a lot of wire is missing derstood that the Berlin situn- thoroughfare comprises a series fendant was the licensed, from one of the inner fences we tion and the latest East German of steps with broad landings send teams in to give them a measures to seal the East-West that lead down to Caine Road. The junk was intercepted by lot more." Unlied Press.
German border hermetically When the driver tried to Polleo while on her way from would be their main subjects, reverse and regain the roadway, Cheung Chau to Aberdeen on Router.
the car refused to climb the Tuesday. car was left strand- steps. The
studies of geophysics and electing System's corros-
Envoy's Farewell
To The Queen
London, June 11. Ruslan Ambassador, Goorgi Zerubin called at Buckingham Palace today to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth..
Zarubin was recalled by the Kremlin two weeks ago to take up a new post, reported um- difcially as envoy to Washing ton. - Associated Press.
Truman's
George Herman, to-began.
STORM DANGER PASSES
(Continued From Page 1)
Comrades
оп
ed, surrounded by a curious Defendant pleaded that he crowd, until
truck was taking the junk to Aber- a repair
fuck, Flee From Red which Was sent for from deen for sale,
Measta Dodwell's, arrived
Chung Ping-tong, 31, and the zeene.
Wong Lai-nun, 25, sampan Even then the mechanics had owners, were each fined $50 by Kojo Island, June 11. to place boards under the Mr Low for falling to take out
Packard before licence. About 85 prisoners, claiming wheels of the anti-Communist views,
fled the car could be towed back
Dach of the defendants was said to have possessed, used or from their comrades marching on to the road surface. signal replaced ទ
engaged a sampon without a No 7.at
at 7.20 a.m., to-day and out of Compound 77 today, camp officials sald tonight. They said
current licence off Laichikok.on Tuesday. then was lowered at 11 am.
A maximum gust of 62 knots these prisoners were given new was recorded between B and enclosures, separate from the
One ship of very small ten- nage, plying the coast, which was near the 'centre of the storm at a. m. reported NW winds at 80 knots.
The No
Proposal Washington, Juno 11. President Trumman suggested a.m., today and there were today that military men from frequent gusts of wind of about five neutral nations should be 50 knots since pan, yoster invited in visit Korea and day....... observe United
A maximum average wind Nations treat- ment of Communist prisoners of 37 knots from the cast was
recorded at 0.a.m. of war-Reuter.:
Printed and published by STEWART ARTHUR GHAY for and on behalf. of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Bucot, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
others.
About 20 struggled over barb. ed wire, a group of 30 formed
Plane Crashos
Into Houso
Lausanne, Jund 11. the rear of the prisoner A sports plane crashed into a column and refused to enter the house near here today and then new enclosures with the main fall in flames on a terrace be-
Others ducked out of low.. group.
pilot was killed and his lino individually.
The camp authorities said passenger, the Director of: the seven prisoner lenders were famed Lausanne Palace Hotel, segregated from other inmaten Reno Mojennet, was badly hurt
Reuter. tonight.outer.
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*Then, </im+372
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| London Regress Bernico.,
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to
the
The Royal
Brusle from the Filma; 16.45, Dance
Helen Traubel Enraptures Her Audience At The Lee Theatre
Miss Helen Traubel thef Her recital was a sincerO EX- evory plece with charm, tono- human emotions, | celour, warmth of expression celebrated Metropolitan position of
transformed and lifted to the unsurpassed. She plended : "her Opera dramatic soprano leve) of immortal art.
She re- chest done of a sotto voce; aho sang last night to a Leo pealed over and over again all soliloquised in an exquisite | Theatre which
the cantabiles she stormed with tho but that WAS
was expressive in two-third's full, yet her sphere of voice technique the magnificence of The Drums performance was as superb she
many phares of human emotions: Loudly Beating."
with convincing
While never for a moment Santuzza as If she were in a packed pathos of the fortaken. So you was she uncertain when a high to-capacity Albert Hall, In "Volio sapato"
tesaltura demanded It, her head voice was wonderfully, flexible,
STILK
the
tie and delighted audience sho] one-act Cavalieria. 'Rusticana-steady, full-bodied and master-
To a spontaneously enthusias know, good Mother) from
and gladness Joy Contrously gave five encores. She sang of
The programme could not in Wagner's "Dich, therie Hallefully controlled. She approach
of the famous Wagnerian eple.
have been more variedly solved (Once more, beloved ball, Tsolde's Erzahlung". (Tristan
or
with
10 pult the average concert-goer treet theo) whers: Elizabelt, and Trolde) the principal Item
tho
musical intelligentzia, Tannhauser's lady love, enters on the programme with mami- the none-too-heavy the Hall of the Mineiros charl-fcent vitality, vigour and arra cantates and arlas, together with ing the ecstatic aria.
tic feeling. a rich, All the time in a light
power- refreshing songa · from
Cha delivered operatio arlas as Brahms, and Negro Spiritunts, ful, sustained soprano, whose effortless Brahm's Cradle The recital was also a testament pitch sometimes registers as low Song, and the bestowed a necu- of Mite Traubel's great capacity, as con'raito and at times touchód lar chom to the Negro Spiri- [in varied stylistio singing. jas high as Third C, she delivered fusisENE"
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