1954-01-07 — Page 10

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Low-Level Bombing Of Vietminhese

Paris, Jan. 7.

French Bearcat fighter- bombers, diving down to tree-top level, bombed and Vietminh LFRED a Londoner. machine-gunned Axcept for our

-

excursions Sunday day School treats ILM #1 boy, works' outings as a mun he has lived the whole of a long life in London. For

the lust 40 yours Dr Ho 14 single small room in

has been his home.

He shared this home with his wife, il she died, earlier this year. Then he was alone.

CAP IN HAND

troops in major ge ment last Tuesday 26 miles north of Seno airfield, main-. base of new French defence line, according to reports received here last night.

The Communists dest behood their dead and wounded, as ovell Sohns machine guns and other 0.1835,

as they fled into the jungle.

The battle, the first major da:eup since the Cvermunist-led Vietminh mache: the Mekong river in their speethouder Christ-

offensive,

when በ።

Facies hundreds of Vietminh inourhed Franch paratroopers connaissance mission for fren la thick jongle their own lines country.

INSTEAD of sitting ot home

Kepent

be the

Brid

days where people were to found. In the streets as bustling markets, in pubs steumy ittle cutes, Allred every day enlarged his circle of friends and acquaintances. He

little begging, too.

kid 11 As much, I

suspect, for the people

that way. us for the money

7314-5

A policeman, the other even- Ing, saw Alfred sanding past outside Tube station

fringe of Saho. He tood

ats up held out before him

ARREST

The with

S the policeman watcheri

A from the other side of the street, two people put money Into's Alfred's cap.

Next morning. Alfred ponder- ously hoisted himself into the Great Marlborough dock at Street, htcl Krumbled 4220 multered NO much

his into moustache when the charge was pul to him, that Mr Paul Ben- nelt, VC. the magistrate, structed the court to assume he was pleading not guilty

The policeman, feriding by the dock, so that Alfred migh! hear what was said, told his story.

"H

VAGUE

that?"

46E'S down in my register as being 62 ye, s old, but he's surely much older than the mastrate interposed, us Alfred muttered 1

hhuself,

deep, unintelligible things about the evidence.

I believe he is very vague the about how old he is.

gauler sold.

Alfred decided the time had come for him to speak. "i was unly Ang my pipe," growid, "when this young toler the ponted to the policeman) com up da riist me,"

"In the cap, when arrested him," said the officer, going ou doggedly with his story, "was a sixpence and 2d. in copper.

CAN'T STOP 'EM

WHEN

searched later he was found have on hirn £3 10s. in notes, 42s. 6d. in silver and 7s. Dkt. in copper.

he

WAS

10

не

11

Outnumbered by the Vic-

ון

the

paratroopers

elisadvantage

Bearcats intervened,

Were unill the

here be- Military quarters lieved this battle was likely to attempt delay any Vlotmint

to drive south along the river towards the Mekang approuches to Cambodia.

Only patrol activity was re- ported from the other sectors of the Indo-Chinese battle theatre. There was stiu 130 sign of the

expected Com- The munist

ussault

against the French base of Dien Bien Phu, on the

Laus-Tonking order. Military quarters here though: the Vietminh Command might try to bypass this base and the

river defences In Mekong

the secund

round of their winter offensive. IT ly

case, the French commanders are pre- parod for such an eventuality, these quarters said.

Vietminh guerlite units yester- day ambushed a large Cambodian lorry

45 rulles Convoy about north of Pnom Penh, the Cam- bodian capital.

The former commander ol Cambodian paratroopers. Major Sarith, was killed in the violent engagement in which both sides were reported to have suffered considerable losses-Reuzer.

WINNING FIGHT

WITH SEA

Cuxhaven, Jan. 6. Six

Greck plucky

scamen were winning their battle with the sea today just two years to the day since Captain Kurt Carlsen's "Flying Enterprise" was taken in tow.

CHINA MAIL

Established:1945

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1954.

New Soviet Ship

For Baltic Fleet

type.

The Red Navy has added four new destroyers to lis Baltio fleet of the so-called Skori One is pictured here. Russia's Skori destroyer is reported to be an improvement on its predecessors. It is equipped with the latest reconnaisance and range-finding radar. Ita arma- ment--four 5.1-inch runs in two turrets, two 3-inch acks-acks, seven 37 mm, automatie guns and right torpedo tubes in quadruple sets, Twelve of these stilpe are being built— According to Swedish naval intelligence and when compitied will increase the Red Navy's Parallet with an expansion of the submarine arm, in destroyer strength in the Baitle to 30. their Baltic programnic, the Russians are concentrating on fast cruisers, motor torpedo boats and armoured motorboats-London Express,

Wants US Imports

Oil

Policy Reviewed

Washington, Jan. 6.

Rhee Calls Urgent Conference

CLICKER

BALLPOINT

with

RUBY Hp

SHEAFFERS

Five Appeals Dismissed

NEW

Remarking that the appellant was convicted on the clearest possible evidence of obtaining money by false pretence, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, Pulsne Judge, dismissed an appeal against con- viction brought by Lee Sung, at the Appeal Court this morning.

Lee was convicted by a Magis Mr Justice Reece, however, tate Kowloon on charge of ordered that the sentence com- obtaining money by falsely pre-mence from November 2. last tending that the house he had sold year, the date of Chung's arrest, belonged hun.

In his appeal, Chung said that

In his eppeal, Lee said that the the dangerous drug was found house was given to him by his in the house in which he took eldest aur. who had bought it (nholter. He added that he was with the money emitted to her from abroad. He added that he was falsely accused by his third Bunt who had claimed that the house belonged to her.

оп

DANGEROUS DRUGS An appeal against conviction a charge of possession of dangerous drugs brought by Chung Fat-chi was also dis- missed by Mr Justice C, W. Reece,

An application for reduction of sentence of $500 and two months was also rejected by the Judge.

Presentation Of Trophies By Governor

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Granthom, pre- scued the Cup and Shield to the units which won them during

the annual police review at a b.let impresive ceremoner in the eckmpound of the Kowloce Police Headquaters this morning.

The Governor was accom-

arrested merely because there was no one else in the house and that he happened to be there taking shelter.

NOT IN COURT Three appens against Ben- tenees brought by Chan Ming. Chu Kum-chung and Wu Wing- wo, who had been sentenced to 12 months for breach of de- portation orders, were dismissed Вессе by Mr Justice C. W. Pulano Judge, at the Appeal

Court the morning, as the op- pellants were not in Court.

Mr Justice Rorce said that re- missions of the sentences by tho | Governor in regard to the ap- pellants had been filed. As the appellants were absent from

the appeals Court,

were dis-

missed.

Reporter Discharged By Court

$1650

Threatens To Jump From Building

A young Chinese entsed some excitement early this morning by ⋅ standing on the roof of a three-storey tonement“ buliding st 75 Woosung Street and threa- tening to jamp off. An ambulance from the Fire Brigade rushed to the some, bai - the tran eveninally: dissuaded from the threatened icap by jho Pollon.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 By Air

Fomora, Okinawa, Japan, USA.

Canada. 0 pm. Philippines, N. Borneo, e p.m.

By Surface Macao, pin.

FRIDAY, JANUARY =; By Alr Thailand, Burma, India, Ceylon, Pakistan, Middle East, Africs; Great Bellam and Europe, a.m.

Formosa, Japan, Korea. 1 p.m. Japan. .8.A. & Canada, 0 p.m. Indo-China. O p.m.

N. Dorneo, Auslestia, Now Zealand, 0 p.m.

Malaya, Indonesia, 0 p.m.

By Burface

Chine, People's Republic, 8.30 am. Mação. O a.m,

Malayu. Ceylon.

Adem

East. Great Britain and

11 a.m.

Indonesia, Noon.

Japan, Canada, 1 p.m.

Thalland. 3 p.m. Macau, p..

Midda

Europe,

Seoul, Jan. 7. President Syngman Rhee

Lo Shun, 42, newspaper called in his Foreign Minis-panied by the Commissioner of The Independent Petroleum Association of ter for an urgent confer- Police, Mr A. C. Maxwell, and!

reporter of the vernacular was received on arrival by Mr Het Kai Chun Chau, of 49 today on the US America announced today that it had submitted ence

P. I. M. Irwin,

Assistant Eighth Army threat to Commissioner, Kowloon and Gough Street, second floor, to the Commission on Economic Policy, (the

who was charged with two Randall Commission) a report asking a review of fight South Korean troops the New Territories.

He was then led round to the counts of criminal intimida- | if they attempt to free United States oil import policies.

22,200 anti-Communist war prosentation table in the com-

tion, pound,

umits gave

the prisoners before the Jan- im

Judge J. Reynolds "at Mr W a Royal Salute. uary 28 deadline.

Segrue, Serior Superintendent, Victoria District Court this The Foreign Minister, Pyun Kowloon, then informed His morning when the Prosecu- mary; 6.05, Jazz Half Hour presented yung Tac, hurried to the presi- Excellency that the men were tion entered a nolle prosequi, by Robin Day (Studia): 6.30, For

tugiese Half Hour (Studio): 0.59 dental mansion at 9 a.m. to ready for inspection.

Lo, who was represented by Weather Report: 7, Time Signal, discuss Korea's next move in the During the Inspection, music Mr Peter Mo of Messrs Wilkin- World News and New Talk (London race of the warning issued by was provided by the Police

border.

ms

where the

General Maxwell Taylor yester-Band, under the direction of Mr

W. B. Foster.

On General Taylor, noting that

day

was discharged by Radio Hongkong

II.K.T.

6. Time Signal and Programme sume

Pyun had threatened "action" Excellent to the table filsi woman, Leung Ching., on Octo-presented by Aileen Woods (Studio)?

dis-

the

60.

Comique,

Perts cond, by Albert to Re- Wolt: 10.15, 1933 A. Your

The Pages of a Non- Sporting Diary of the Year's Out- alde Broadcasts are turned back, to remind you of some you may not have hoard. or would like to hoar

114 Weather Report: 11,13, Good- night alume; God Save The Queen; 1120, Close Down,

again (Recorded London Helay?

It stressed the growth of production and refining capacity outside the United States in excess of consumption in those areas. There is a growing surplus of oil outside the United States, resulting primarily from the rapid development

son and Grist, was alleged to Relay): 713. David Saperton (Piano) plays "Artist Like Walta" " (Joh. of oil resources in the Middle East.

have threatened injury to a Strata) 730. "Down Memory Lane"

that these porter of all, averaging 667,000 The report noted

on, Hit ParadeThe Wook's Ten Top ber 20 with Intent to cause Tunes presented by Bernard Hicks presented areas of the Middle East are barrels daily in 1953.

Leung to give him o

of (Studio): 8.80. Educating Archia relatively close to the Russian Prior to 1947 there were no against Indian troops, told the Governor's Cup to Chlef In-

Archie ved money which Leung was not with Peter Brough and "In the Interest of

petroleum Imports from the ROK government in a bluni spector R. Davis, who received

legally bound to give him; and Andrews (BBCTS); 9. The Signal, security there should be a dis- Eastern Hemisphere, but in the message that his Eighth Army it on behair of the Emergency to have threatened injury to the Badley, 1 At the O Car

Sports Review by Young tinction, lat foreign trade first nine months of 1952 such would protect the indians. Unit, Kowloon, and the Shield reputation of Cheng Cho-kwalk, an Act 1 (Bizet) with Frincipals. policies, between trade in basic Imports averaged 200,000 bar was the sternest

est rebuke tu to ASP (Reserve) William ; with intent to enuse Chong to Orchestra and Chorus of the Opens

received it on behalf of materials essential to defence, rels daily.

South Korea by the US since who

terminate the employment of contrasted with normal trade

FUEL OIL

the Police Reserve No. 2 Con- Leung Ching when Chong was meant the Korcar

Korean war began, in commodities

producible and

Concerning fuel oil imports,

In the meantime, an Indian tingent, reproducible in factories and

Addressing the men, His Ex-not legally bound to

When the case cime up for fields," said the report. "In the which come chiefly from Vene- spokesman at Panmunjom

zucia and the Caribbean, the closed that the United Nations cellency complimented them on trial this morning. Mr Simon LJ, case of strategie materials such

Association report said: "Re-Command had answered a Neu-the smartness of their turnout.

The ceremony ended with an-Crown Counsel, dold His Hoour as petroleum United States sidual fuel oil imports have mitral Nations Commission request foreign trade policies require

opinion on what steps other Royal Salute, after which at after due consideration, he

hot

decided to enter a nolle pro- His Excellency left. separate and specifle considera-established place in the East for its

Coast fuel oil market. These

ese should be taken on January 23

segut against the neared Imports, however, have supplied when, according to the armis-

Mn Li added that he wished to "In the formulation of United a sharply increased portion of tice agreement, prisoners stili

add that, m this connection, the States foreign trade policy, it is this mo

matter boce no redection what- since 1948 (from in Indian custody must be re- market recommended that consideration 20 per cent to 40

Icased as civilians. per cent).

soover on the work of the Police should be given to

to the fact

The UN note "This change followed a de-

was delivered

in the execution of their duty: that the fundamental principle cline in residual fuck vil pri The near-gale winds had sub-

parky midnight deadline set by Li-Gen.

K. S. Thimayya, sidcd

to allow three tional petroleum policies should imperion

Commission enough

with coal. The rescue vess

vessels

with be the angintenance of a healthy decrease alongside

in rezidual fuct prices chairman. huge pumps.

domestic industry capable of affected the income of United The Cormimist ecomand The skipper and hig five supplying requirementa at allStates refineries and the funds queried in an identical note, did for medical treatment, or do you "I can't believe ho's only 62,"*

membere times with crow "stry - put"

a reserve capacity available to cover the cost of not sold the magistrate again, andked in icy blasts and sleet adequate in the event of Unded States exude all preplus-spokesman saki.

the oil-louded tanker prevent

tion.”—United Press. emergency," from further cracking.

Unlike sports of most other They stuck to the listing and

commodities, the petroleum im- battered Leros after it was

trade port

is carried on pri- driven by gnie winds onto the marily by American companies. mudbank. although, officers on

As a result, part of the import German rescue vessels warned dollar goes into formal foreign that the ship might crack open exchange hile another part is at any moment.

returned to private American concerns.

"Doing nothing but having a smoke," Alfred sold,

But what about these people 1utting money into your hat?" the magistrale asked.

"Very likely they was," Alfred, "can't stop 'em

that, con ETY

sald doing

called for Mr Charles Morgan, the probation officer.

"His nge varies a good deni,” Mr Morgan said, and he

of

told

the magistrate about the death Alfred's wife, and of his children gone abroad.

or

Well. either he's stupk dishonest," the magistrate said.

"Dunno

what 1 was taken Alfred pul Tell him he's fined 40s... and

1.

bank.

Rescue ships began pumping water out of the 5,570-ton tanker Leros, grounded since Sunday on a North Sea mud-

Greek

820 Captain Nicos Papagrogio Good on his floodlit deck throughout the night to direct salvage work.

to

Twenty-four other Greck crew members were taken off the ship at the height of the that he'd better not smoke his storm on Monday by the Ger- pipe cn street corners,” the man rescue vessels Julst magistrate said,

Hindenberg.-United Prces.

They told Alfred that. His

muttering became a little more

explosive, but he allowed him- Possible

self to

be helped from the Soviet Demand

courtroom and led to pay the

moncy. Then they set him free

to join his friends the entire

and

and paramount objective of nu-substantially below Prices, at 8 pm, four hours before the

BIGGER PRODUCTION

POLICEMEN'S DAY

meet the

deadline the

The contents of the UN note

Chooses To

Go Home

"Do you want to go to gaol

want to go home?" Mr Hin. shing Looked Wan To, a 28- year-old coolle, at Central this WEKIS nct revealed but pre-morning. sumably It was a restatement of Won

his gripped

crutches {the UN position this the pri-

straightened in tho scoate met be freed after mid-tightly,

"1. want night on January 22-United dock and said firmly, Prosi.

go home. Wan had his leg amputated at Queen Mary Hospital after he had fractured down a' hillside in

Magsaysay's

baskets of fruit, Latest Order

10

it in street.

Belcher

Ford with possession of

to

Nome, Jan. 0. Rome police blow their whistles today standing knee- deep in wine.

The accident occurred when Piled around their umbrella-

Wars and his friend, Ng Kun, The Independent Petroleum covered treme posts were jus

Polico broke away from two Association suld that world pro-of

#yino"

Constables on November 22. duction of petroleum, ilquids bouquets of flowers, strings of

were re-arrested and (excluding Soviet Russia and its balloons, sides of frozen meat

in satellites) averaged almost 12, and mountains of pantry.

Manila, Jan. 7. oplum pipe and 'escaping from 000,000 burrels daity in 1952, an

These were the traditional President

has Police arrest Mogsaysay increase since 1946.

Epiphany (Twelfth Night) holi issued an administrative order Wan ploaded not guilty Five countries the United gifts of Rome's motorists, requiring all government officers possession of an oplum pipe States, Venezuela, Iraq, Saudi-day

especially

the

drivers of to make publie their financial and was discharged on that accounted business firms anxious to display assets and Arabia and Kuwait for 90 per cent of the total 1982 their brand names in the middle January 31 abilities before unt. Ho wes, however, con- victed on the second charge, oll production,

Middle East of the street.

The order

was designed to but was cautioned and bound countries, which supplied only in

police abstained

official over in $150 for one year, "In government for a pr

the per cent of total world crude day from collecting fines the "general line" of the East all in 1938, accounted for almost

on enriching themselves, while in view of injuries received," German

magistrato said. press on the Berlin one-fth of the total production the spot, but it made vary pubile offler, at the expense of

Kun, admitted both conference. Originally, In the free world in 1932. Mid-tle difference to the traffic the people. attitude was that the Western die

situation. Rama trame is The President set an example charges and was fined $400 or East production continued

10 weeks, especially powers

day. United shortly after his. inauguration America, to increase despite the shutdown chaotle every

by lasing the statement of A The oplum pipe was found 'the

in were trying to prevent conference. Later the tune of Iranian production since July Press.

cortified, public accountant that in at unnumbered hut

which was Philippines, de magazine News-changed fo "they will come. New petroleum reserves found THIEVES STEAL

he had not worth of allghtly Belcher Street, werk reported today.

more than 20,000 pesos (US$13,- occupied by both defendants," the Americans will walk in the five yours ending January

000). POWER CABLE

**The order applios to those'al- | COLLISION This no was

* kapt

population of Landon With such

one or two notable exceptions.

Subs Spotted

Off PI

New York, Jan, 0. Soviot submarines have been spotted recently off the

Elx

Force

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proposal, these officials said,

Allied officials have noted recently a distinct chango

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The

Miguel Brewery In the New

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emmon in the Philippines are about a week ago, when sud-actual production during that ply of electricity in a small area who may, foln it under the new black Plymailh private car

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