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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1947.

BRITISH PROTEST KESSELRING LOSES Lowland Scots Newsletter!

TO THE HAGUE

London, Mar. 7, Diplomalle sources wald to- night that Britain had profested to the Hague against the Dutch Navy's detention of_the_British merchant ship Enspire Mayrover, The vessel was reported carry- Ing

cargo from Java, and the British

It is believed, sh; note. alleges that the ship was out. allo Dutch territorial waters

The Dutch Embassy hero sald tho Empire Mayrover was trans- porting rubber from Dutch and other catates in Java, Control of imports and exporta previous- ly had been established in the by the DutchUnited

atra Press

GANISATION METEORITAVILLANDSINUUTAMIANE

Changsha Hit By Soaring Price Level

EDINBURGH'S

Curb On Strike Powers

TEMPER AT TRIAL WONDER BOY Denounced By Lewis

Vonico, Mar. 7.

war

Flold Marshal Albert Koss ofring lost his temper and shouted, "I am no schoolbay to be questioned for hours as if I wore a sergeant," during his cross-oxamination on crimes charges to-day, when he admitted ordering the reprisal massacre of 335 Romans in the Ardeatine Caves in March, 1944.

As the session, the most heated in the 17 days' hearing before the British Military Tribunal, reached the afternoon recess, the chief defenco counsel, Dr Hans Laternser, asked for an adjournment.

JEWS TOLD TO QUIT INDIA

By F, CROWLEY

Washington, Mar. 7.

John L. Lewis, lender of the United Mineworkers Union, already faced with a strike-cancelling mandate from the U.S. Supreme Court, told Congress to-day that any congressional limit on labour's right to strike would estab- Ish an "absolutist" form of -government in the United States.

Scotland has produced many a lad o' pairts, but Master Charles Main, of 11 Spring valley Terrace, Edinburgh, at three years and 10 months bids fair to outrival them alli Called by the Senate Labour tional penalties for further contempt.

This young man first showed Committee for questioning on

Normally it would take about 25 remarkable qualities at

20 ways to avert coni strikes, My days for a Supreme Court's mandate months when he could distin-Lewis read a statement which through onlinary channels. Since a to reach Judge Alan Goldsborough He said that although the guish colours, Field Marshal refused to sug- time he was three he knew his ted before the Supreme Courtment in prepared to ask the high and by the had been prepared and distribu-strike call exists, however, govern- gest another halt in the trial, ho ABC and could tell the time yesterday felt forced to ask it because of and count up to 50.

handed down its court to expedite its mandate to re-

move the possibility of a In an- ruling upholding the conviction walkout on April 1. Kesselring's illness. The Court other three months he was of the coalminers' leader and his President immediately ordered a counting up to several hunimion. medical examination of the de-dreds, and by the half-year

fendant.

The outburst came after the prosecutor, Colonel R. C. Iatse, charged that Kesselring deliberately mitled passing the reprisal order to his Army when questioned in Londen

lost

year.

could write letters and figures. When he was four montha short of four he was memoris- ing poems, songs and short stories.

In his statement

miners'

Invitation to Negotiate Government

to-day considered Lewis said: aleps for getting Mr Lowls and soft private

advance of June 30, when government must hand the mines back to private owners.

Julius

the

"When the right to strike is limited coal operatora back into or taken away from the workers, negotiations for a new contract in then the form of government in America is changed. The only dif- ference between serfdom and free-

Secretary of the Interior dom is the right of a voluntary con-

A. Krug undoubtedly will take Remove the right to strike tract

government initiative in America and you turn the clock maker, but its invitation to resume ast peace- back to the middle ages."

negotiations most likely would be however, took withheld until Mr Lewis obeys the The government,

1. strike order. personal a major

If Mr Lewis does that voluntarily President Truman, now instead of waiting for 25 days peace in until the mandate reaches him, he

April

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NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS

London, Mar. 7.

the people's living condition a reasonable period" after that I am no schoolboy to stand for hums a tune after hearing it iwice the attitude that the Supreme Court Court's mandate and withdraws the tive opposition leader, tabled a "no

This intest

I do

triumph

was

for

Kesselring, who has been testi-

To-day Charles is still two months tying for four days, balf rose in short of four, but his progress is out his chair to reply: "Mr Prosecutor, at all proportion. He spells out and Im not trying to avoid respon pronounces words, adds, subtracts, sibility. I stand beblad my orders, divides, and multiplies mentally; hours on the witness stand and be tells a seven Agure number in its verdict questioned as if I were a sergeant. millions, hundreds of thousands, ote; which would guarantee

not remember details

any tells the destination of any of Edin- longer."

mid-Durgh's 28 tram routes; names motor soft coal fields until June 30 at icaps could give Mr Krug a free hand to qunie and Injurias. On his return after

earn

or aeroplanes keeps reminding his parents af in operate mines expires-unless Con- tinte and would, at the same time, Party under Mr Clement Davies also.

on sight and when the Federal nulliority to proceed with an fnvitation to nego moming recess, Kesselring was again calm and said: "I would like to

cidents of a year or more age which gress lengthens that authority. apologise for my temper, but blame

Strike Order It on a bad cold and slight tempern they have forgotten! ture. In my present state of health, I became excited for being necused of having told a lie."

New Delhi, Mar. 7. Approximately 300 Afghan Canton, Mar. 7. Jewish refugees at present shel- Changsha is no less hard hit tered in India face enforced re- by the general economic depres Patriation to Afghanistan after sion than other cities. Com March 31 unless a new haven modity prices keep soaring and can be found for them "within worse, ne-date, officials of India's Home becomes worse and cording to word received here Department revealed to-day, from Changshn.

These Jews, who are Afghan sub- during 1046 Jects, came to India

fand on transit from their nutive visas of months' duration and have been here ever since.

Recently their permits were ex- tended-In some cases for the sixth time until March 31. reprieve followed an appeal from the Jews that they would suffer from cold it they returned to their snow- bound

mid-winter. country during Home Office officials said they All the people in this once famous have "under consideration"

Jewish Cuffering frcen mild commercial city In Ituman province from World

the have found themselves 10 the forwarded here through the Indian greatest depression they ever experi- Embassy in Washington, urging ex- onced. The only business man that tension of the visas until.n new now reaps a profit is the money-home can be found for the refugees, I will lander. There were over 200 of These officials feed, however, that the these underground establishments in Indian remain here beyond

government

will not allow the city last year, and they gave help the Jews 10 to many merchants during the nc-March 31 without an assurance that count settling perfod at the end of the refugees will be absorbed in the year although the merchants other countries in a few months. had to pay very high interest for A high government ofcial de- clared: "These Jews came to India

Many merchants, hoarding large quantities of goods soon after the end of hostilities made fortunes and entertained tho bellef that their fortune would become oven greater If prices of commodities would go up without bounds. They overlook ed, however, the fact that the pubile in general has been stunned by the and blow of the continued high cost of living and therefore their purchasing power dropped.

the loans.

It is the consensus of merchantsas ordinary Afghan subjects, on In Changsha that such a state of transit visne. They did not officially affairs cannot be carried on as the come as refugees from persecution. result would only end lu bankruptcy Indin, with its already strained re- to all businesses-Associated Press, ¦ sources, cannot be asked to absorb

these people."--United Press.

JAPS HAD TO SELL Kramer,

GOLD TEETH

j

Pauline

Betz In Finals

New York. Mar. 7. Jnck Kramer and Pauline Betz. U.S. National tennis cham- pions on

Nagasaki, Mar. 8. Returned Japanese repatriates from Manchuri told the Kyodo i news agency to-day that some of İ the Japanese still remaining la. Dal- ren were compelled to sell their gold teeth in order to exist owing to the high prices of commoditica.

They said there were still 20,000 Japanese civiliates in Dairen and 40.000 former soldiers and 120 elvi-

Karmer defeated ex-Davis Cupper finns in Port Arthur waiting for re- and farmer, Wimbledon Champion Sidney Wood 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4. Miss Betz beat Miss Barbara Scoleld, of San Francisco, 6-3 and 6-3.

patriatlon.-United Press,

NAZIS ON WAR CRIMES CHARGES

Munich, Mar. 7. Thirty-uno Germans, including one woman, to day wore formally charged with war crimes and atrocities com- misted at Buchenwalk concentration camp and were bound over for trial

the fourth masa trial of

concentra- tion camp officials-on April 11.

The woman, hard-looking, red- handed Ilse Kock, Was alleged to

made lampshades of human

the

The trial was adjourned indefinite. ly after Brifial medical omcers late to-day reported Kesselring to

be influenza and funstis.

Shoopdog Triali Doyen

Administration officials said the next move is up to Mr Lewis. Hig instructions to union members to be prepared to strike on April 1-only 24 days off-still stands, but yes terday's Supreme Court verdict gives him only five daya to withdraw the

mandate is delivered.

It Is the third adjournment since trial anywhere was complete with strike notice after the court's formal

the trial opened on February 10.

The length of the adjournment depend on the defendant's health, but Court

attachen expect United Press. the trial may resume on Monday.

Japs Think Hirohito Still God

Tokyo, Mar. 7. The Japanese are still wor- shipping their Emperor, and oc- cupation officers have been unable to stop it, they admitted | to-day.

do is tell the

By the death of "Jamie" Scott, Overhall, Hawick, a tall, bearded, and almost legendary figure in sheepdog circles," passes on at the age of 92.

No Border market or sheepdog

out "Jamle," who had, attained a re- pulation as a breeder of

Cheviot and Border sheep, and a far greater те nown as a breeder und exporter of sheepdogs with which he visited America and gave demonstrations,

Mr Scott actually bought famous Kep for a mere £5. He was at the trials in Northumberland when he saw a year old

jaded-look- which, however, he bought. This proved to be famous Kep, winner of the intema- tional trials at Edinburgh in 1908 and again at Perth in 1000.

ing

the

the

Failure to obey would result in increasing the union's One from $700,000 to the $3,500,000 of the original verdict, and make Mr Lewis and the UMW liable for still addi-

Women's Day

Observed

Presented at various occasions at

Representatives of Hong- Wembley to Royally when exhibit-kong's Chinese women's organi Ing there, "Jamio has delivered sations and students from the himself of a sly, pawky retort to the Queen, then the Duchess of York, various 'girls' schools here HRH had remarked on the fine ap-packed the King's Theatre this pearance of his sheepdogs when morning, where a meeting was "Jamie" retorted:

held to commemorate Women's Day.

"Aye, your Royal Highness, they are alike a' else that cams oot o'

Scotland; very guld!

Highland Ski Club?

"All we can

Tarbat, Ross-shire, the turf, gained the Japanese people the Emperor is final brackets in the national not divine, they they still regard indoor tennis championships last him as God." K. Bunce of Wes-

Ohio, terville,

director of SCAP's Religion Division, said.

night.

Both are now favourites to win the double tiles.

In the other semi-final of the man's singles, two members of this year's victorious Davis Cup sqund,

"Let's Ince the

facts. They still

worship lim. That's part of state Shinto. We can't tear it loose be- cause that would be violation on the Japanese right to worship as they We have eut off slate sup- port."

choose.

Billy Talbert and Bob Falkenburgsten ly 3,000 years old and had been- Bunce sild that the Shinto reli- will meet United Press.

Sunspots Warning

Bloemfontein,

South Africa, Mar. 8. Professor J, S. Paraskevopoulos of Harvard University Observatory r here reported to-day

an eruption of sunspots,

fie said the sunspots likely would cause widespread radio fading and various magnette disturbances.

The astronomer sald were converging

over

used by the imperial government to keep the people in line through the

centuries.

CREATED BY GODS

"The basic theory is that Japan, was created by the gods favoured by the gods and governed by descen- dants of the gods, which brings us down to Hirohito.

Other principal defendants includes Hermann Pister, camp conumdant

"Politicians used. that theory to from 1942 to 1945, and Prince von

tell the people that the word of the Kaldeck, who took over command

0000 Emperor must never be question- shortly before the liberation of the square miles of the sun's

500,000,000 cd."

surface camp on April 11, 1945, and ordered and would reach the centre within with their tongues in their cheeks, Bunce said that the imperialists, Its evacuationUnited Press,

two days.-Associated Press,

used Shinto to further their pro gramme of expansion, and kept the nation In a state of "hypnosis."

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He said that despite the protests of Catholics and members of other falths. children were required to worship at Shinto shrines, The government finally gave an inter- pretation of Shinta as patriotism and not religion,

DYING DOWN "Frankly we are not destroying the Shinto shrines" he said.

We think it is dying down now that the people are not ordered to visit the shrines. But let's not fool ourselves we cannot tell a people not to worship the Emperor. Despite his announcement that he is not God. the Japanese people still think he Is God.

"Hirohito is still the top man of Shintoism. The Japanese people: still worship him."-Associated Press.

Atom Bomb Index

Of Failure

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home of a new Highland ski club f A meeting arranged by Major M. 1. Leslle-Melville, Eaglestune, Strath- paffer, receives sufficient support.

Major Leslle-Melville has inter- ested himself in the formation of a club in the Highlands, and the ground chosen is said to be most suitable for ski-ing. Associated with him in the project is Mr J. P. Hendry, BEM, Inverness whose sen won the ski championship

of the Lovat Scouts when they were in Canada during the war.

After speeches, the gathering was entertained to a concert organised by the schoolgirls. A. film was also shown.

At 2 p.m. to-day, members of the Hongkong Chinese Women's Assocks- tion will be "at home" in their pre- mises, Bank of Canton building, to celebrate the rst anniversary of the establishment of the Association.

HESS CAUSES A DISPUTE

Improve labour's prestige in Con- gress where punitive and restrictive legislation is in the ofling-United

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Labour Government to-day, chart- confidence" motion against the ing its proposals to meet. Britain's grave economic crisis were inode- At the same time, tho Liberal tabled a motion deploring the "dila- toriness" of the Government and de- manding drastle reduction In spen- ding-United Press.

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-The-four-power---Berili. Commun. datura is deadlocked An interesting visitor to Edinburgh revealed details of conditions under at present in Miss Elizabeth Clark, which Rudolf Hess and six other home is in East Belmont Nazi lenders will live at the local Road, after six months sojourn in Spandau prison, an Allied spokes- where she was charge of a small St Anthony, North Newfoundland, men disclosed to-day.

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Allies was disagreeing in this latest) of four-power } year ago. She volunteered to join of a long series the mission and was accepted.

"It's disputes. a hard life, but I love it," said Miss and is returning to St Anthony delay in moving liess and his com Clark who flew home for a furlough deadlock probably meant

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panions from Nuremberg. orphanage Miss Clark's only method. of transportation has been by dog teams. There are no tions and no queues because there are no shopst

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Deserted Village

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after being sentenced, their arrival Originally expected here shortly was postponed because of prolonged remodelling of the 71-year-old brick prison.-United Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

The deserted village of Ardencaple, Dri the Jaland of Sell, where formerly there was A flourishing Blate industry, may be adopted for week-end visitors if the plans of an Oban business man mature. After Dolen otherwise stated, Registered Articles and Parent Posts close 30 minutes an Inspection of the houses, the earlier than the time stated below. sponsor thinks the village can be converted a little expense into an Airma: ideal holiday centre for week-enders, and he is prepared to carry out the necessary renovations.

Saturday, March 1

Canton, Luchow, Kunming. 330 p.m7 Saldon Loudon, Rangoon, Calcutta. Delhi, Johannesburg, Cairo, 3.40 pm.

Bangkok, Singapore. Colombo, Soura- baya, Sydney, Auckland, 3.30 pan. Seamalli

Amoy, Shanghai, 3 pan. Conada, USA, Central and South Amerien (via Vancouver), 1.30 p.m.

Madila. 3 p.m.

Foochow. 3 pm.

Shanghal gam Macho, Tainshan, Strekki, 4 pan. Thamkong. 4 p.m.

Canton,

No'orday At The Cross After a lapse of six years the bells at the Tolbooth, Glasgow Croas, once more rang out the old year and welcomed in the new, Miss Jessie Herbert resuming her duties and playing out the old Scots airs before Traini and after the "happy" event. Miss. Herbert, It will be recalled, took over the duties from her father before Airmall: the war, the first woman to handletan, the peals in the history of the Tolbooth. Needless to say, despite Mr the

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Rangoon, Calcutta, Delhi, Johannesburg, Cairo, 30 p.m.

Princeton, New Jersey, Mar. 3 The international architect. Frank Lloyd Wright, builder of Tokyo's quake-proof Imperial Hotel, speaking at a two-day

conterence here on "Planning Man's Physical

Great satisfaction is felt in Paisley Bical over the decision to revive at a cost Environment," sold to-day that the atomic bomb was

an index of failure £3,000,000 the Linwood shadow" and,

as an antidote, drastically pro- during the war,

ure factory which turned out gung posed a 10-year suspension of higher be relighted, and it is hoped that Six furnaces are to education, decentralisation of cities, abolition of the Presidency and the

80011 some 3,300 tons of metal will be handled weekly, employing about Trainf State Department and removal of the 300 workers. Messrs. Beardmore's, national capital from Washington to. who handled the factory, for the place "nearer the heart of the Government, are hopeful that agree-

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