1947-07-25 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1947.

Albania To Face CHIANGLIKELY

World Court

The

July 24. Hague, The Albanian Foreign Office bas nunced that- Albania will appear before the Inter- national Court of Juslier here to answer Britain's complaint. about the mining of the Britishi destroyers Saumares and Votage in the Corfu Channel on October 22 last year.

The announcement disclosed that «Albania, had filed a teller with the Court Registry to this efferi, and said that the Albanian Government com- plained of the fact that British Government had brought the matter before the Court by unilateral action. It was that neliler the Statute of nor Article 25 Cout

of tho Nations Charter—which was ovoked by the British Gov ernment÷nor · general inter national law could justify thị procedure-Repler.

added

GENEVA CONFERENCE

REPORT

TO GET AID

BY ERNEST HOBERECHT.

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

Nanking, July 24.

Lt-Gen Wedemeyer's mission to China marks an end of the United States' hopes of any kind of agreement between Chinese Nationalist and 'Com-

· munist elements. This was pointed out today by a high American' official here in Nanking, who is im a. position to exert influence on Gen Wedemeyer's final recommendations to President Truman,

“IN MANCHURIA:

RUSSIAN-

TRAINED

TROOPS:

: This well-informed sourco gaid Gen Wedemeyer's presence is an Indication that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has a good chance of getting substantial new American backing. He said.If the United States ever wants to do anything towards straightening out China, action must be taken Immediately. It was his considered opinion, he sald, that things would get New York, July: 24.

worse before they got better. The New York World-Tele-

With the Communists 'reluctant to gram today featured A Scoul trust the National Government of Newton; Nanking and the Nationalists now dispatch by William Scripps-Howard correspondent, determined to wipe out the Com reporting that Russia has munists, there is no nove for me

loading to co-operation at dlation moved a force of up to 60,000 present, from a first hand study Soviet-trained

equipped the situation. He thinks there are Korean troops into Manchuria three courses open to the United to assist the Chinese Com-States. Undoubtedly he will

them to Gen Wedemeyer. Thori The report sold South Africa. had

hands-off complete reached agreements with Czechoslo-munists in the civil war against

A middle-of-the-road and the Chinese Nationalist Govern- valis, China, Cuba, Norway

policy; (2)

and wait" programme; and Chile, Chile and Norway have comment.

and substantial assistance to pleted negotiations, and also Canada

Using Lend-Loaso (: and Czechoslovakia. Results of the

Chlang's government. "The largest unlis of the force are

It will be UD to Cren Wedemeyer agreements are subject to adjust-at Yenchl, where four brigades are

to decide which is the best, ments that may be required in light stationed, at Tunghwa, at Mengang

this official appears confident the of other negotiations.

and Swangcheng, says the dispatch. United States will take the third.

"They were accompanied by So-

course open and substantial aid. vlet Hatson officers and their move-

It is his opinion that the follow-

Geneva, July 24. The Trade and Employment Con- ference issued an offtetoi progress re- South port today, showing that Africa had made five of seven tariff agreements completed by the middle of July.

The report said the total number of negotiations in progress was 102 and the total number of tariff meet

and

3.

1. A

of

but

Ings was 407. All delegates and menta were reported to have been ing step must be taken, in China. if directed by Soviet military comman- Gen Wedemeyer recommends ald ders in North Korea.

atoffs started a three-day rest today, -the first break in the continuous negotiations since the conference opened on April 10.-United Press.

DR SJAHRIR IN NEW DELHI

Wounded

arc до-

"It's no use.

I keep asking meself, 'Am I doing an

essential fob ?**.

Britain's Large-Scale Plan For Emigration

London, July 24. Britain is considering a large-scalo plan for emigration and capital investment in certain Do- minions in an effort to increase food and vital raw materials for, Britain's larder and her industries.

Young Korean

Confesses

Koreans are being returned from and his recommendations To Killing

fighting

fronts to hospitals in the cepted:-the National Army must be reduced in size to decrease the Soviet-occupied zone of Korea. The drain on the national budget. At

Seoul, July 24: Korean troops are equipped with present the fighting forces consume The Korean police announced Russian small aims and Japanese 70 to 80 percent of government today that Han Chi-keun, 19, army must be modernised, had confessed to the assassing- more mobile tion of the Leftist leader. Lyuh

the Woon-houng, last Saturday.

pieces.

Fimited motor

ironsport

of American trucks, and jeeps retrained and made

war. Former Japanese arsenals in arm to boost morale.

consensed to Russia during the land. must be given a shot in

non-

Burmese Round-Up Continues

Rangoon, July 24. Saw Yau Naung, former member of the Burma Defence Army, was arrested in: d press bullding at Dalku, in the Pegu distridt, carrying a diary al- legedly outlining a plot to.as- sassinate members of the Burma Executive Council. He tried to escape and was shot dead, the police announced here today.

Details of the diary were not disclosed as the police cracked down on the Myochit Party in Upper Burma.

were

05-

The names of others arrested be -disclosed · to yesterday H. W. Gray, former personal alatant to U Saw, who is at present. under arrest, U Ba Yin, former Minister of Education. and U Ba Sin, former Secretary of the Myochit PartyUnited Press.

U Saw's Assistant

Rangoon, July 24, The arrest of the leaders of the opposition Myochit Party, which U Saw leads, continues. Upward of 200, hre reported in custody.

Among the leaders gaoled is U Ba Yin, described as USaw's right. hand man, He was with U Saw at the time the British arrested him during the war on charges of colla- borating with the Jailyochit Ex- Aung Tha member of the ecutive, and Pe Sen, former Party secretory, were arrested. In Rangoon. Aung San and his slain colleagues were the de facto government lenders of Burma-Associated Press.

Concealed Arms

London, July 24.

Attlee, The Prime Minister, Mr told the Commons today that large. stores of concealed arms had been found in Burma, but that he could not make a full statement ret United Press

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OUTWARD MAILS

Unices otherwise stated. Registered Articles and Parcel Posta elone 30 minutes earlier than the Ordinary Mall. It mall close before 20 am.. Registered and Par- cels will close at 5 pm, on previous day. Friday, July 25 Canton (Train) 2 p.m. Shanghal (Ben) 3 p.m. Biraits, Macraser, Sourabaya & Batavia

The scheme envisaged would greatly increase food imports from the Dominions without offending against the discriminatory Article 9 of the agree. 'Anglo-American loan ment which forbids Britain from buying, vital food from abroad, including the colonies and Dominions, when lack of dollars prevents her continued buying from the United States. According to the Dally Express and the Daily Mail, talks already top- taken place between have ranking British and Australian off- cials on possibilities of Britain in- vesting millions of sterling for food In Austraila; South Africa and other In the sterling areas.

Britain would pro- The police said the youth told

bably provide the labour force for confessed

and hutted camps built he smuggled an American army 45 when scheme in areas of Australia

the Americans still exist. belt and concealed

by the pistol tied to Louns from the United States

scheme would

yield "frst ald" The scheme He gave no motive for the slaying food supplies, chiefly meat, buiter, munications. These could be re-

The American authorilles pointed cheese, oil and nuts, while the go- being employed i in Manchuria is re-time it a stable,

paid

within a reasonable period of out there was still no apparent-con-vernm

government were garded as conclusive, by American

from with..

rection between the alleged assassin vernment's extensive plans for de- veloping food growing in the colonies: ensured and railways freed

political party organisa military sources in South Korcu.

((Air) 10 am. gets under way. The first stage of "The

tion. and distur with any here is that if the Joint Sutside. Interference belief

boners. Commission States Soviet

American advisers should

New Delhi, July 24. The former Indonesian Premier, Dr Sjahrir, who flow through the Dutch blockade to seek help for his invaded homeland, arrived here foe, Ching day and went immediately into con- ference with Pandit Jawaharlal Dr Sjahrir was met at New Delhi airport by an Under-Secretary

Nehru.

of

The army should

be used only ties were skeptical and claimed that osslbent scheme

However, the American authori several other suspects sill were not eliminated.

Manchuria have been put back into Army For Defence Only operation to supply these forces and Chinese Communist armies.

us o defensive. arm to clear out Japanese technicians and POWs bandits within Nationalist zones, to are being employed to operate them. maintain order and to ward off any One such arsenal at Talitsugo, Man- ralds by the Communists, who would

them he arrived in Seoul from North churia, manufactures hand grenades be restricted to and repairs small arms.

"Although the Soviets deny that areas they now boximately the Korea 26 days ago. He

aid lo

Chinese

a

the Indian External Affairs Depart they are extending i oviderico that should be used to restore rall com bencoth his coat into South Korea.

ment United Press..

Adventura

that only

the strong

could livef

Love only

the brave.

would daral

JACK LONDON'S

TURES OF

MARTIN

EDEN

with

GLENN FORD

- CLAIRE TREVOR

EVELYN KEYES

STUART ERWIN.

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

Barvon play, les 16, L. Rew + & CAMC BRONSTER PRADUCTION

Prodecai de R. P. 200LIES » Breed. by KOUTY SOLINE

NEXT CHANGE

AT THE

Lies Theatre

NOTICE

Communist forces, this Russian-trained Korean troops

United

ara

places in

Australia,

.

other Dominions

breaks up, the North Korean Army „laced in China by the US Governaress in the case was greatly. He Plan is likely to be tried out in

where

be

The British Government is re-

with police when the Korean refused to permit army, Investigators joining later. to see. Han or read his confession. Government-to ensure The Korean police also rotused to

eventually may, drive south there is no comparable Korean force ment--and responsible only to the capable of opposing It." United American

Press,

Letters To

The Editor

War Criminals

to be ready, firstly, to con- and, cquipment for Industries: secondly, to give

proper and emelent use of materials hand over the death pistol to the money

and

to

money. Technical experts should Americofs, who have one of three new be made available to the Chinese slugs red at Lyuh. Later. In the technical assistance in organising the the police handed work and, thirdly, to authorise big- Government to aid it in the adoption day, however,

the pistol, and ballistics scule emigration to Australia

for more of a modern public administrative over

workers. examination result will be known meet a demond

is understood the scheme does procedure.

The door should be left open for on Friday.

arca, since the It is also learned the police be-not include Canada, which is a Communist participation in the Na- tional Government when they feel latedly promised "full co-operation" "hard currency"

the American authorities, scheme is primarily designed to save the Chiang government merits their with

Britain's rapidly diminishing dollar. pool-United Press. cu-operation and when they become United Press. worthy of representation by virtue

of having abandoned their present

Sir,We are very glad to observe policy of warfare and destruction, notice. being taken of the wave of which is severely hindering China's commutations of war crime sen-recovery-United. Press. tences,

This sickening travesty of justice

la by no means isolated or local.

Last week Lt-Gen Sir John Har- ding, professional, commuted the just sentence on Field Marshal, Albert Kesselring, professional, from death to life imprisonment. At the trial up leapt Lt-Gen Str Oliver, Leese, pro- fessional, to the defence and said,

"He was a gallant soldier who fought well and squarely. If things had gone the other way, the man sen tenced to death might

I have

DEALINGS IN SECURITIES

London, July 24

The Bank of England tonight issued a complete new series of noticos, setting out the new procedure for all transactions in admission obviously implies, but you securities.

We will not dwell on

what

been

this

will note the professional's definition

Independence For Burma

GUNMEN AND TROOPS CLASH

(Sea) à p.m.

p.m.

NEXT : CHANGE

AT THE

KING'S

THRILLING LOVE STORY

Their love denied

so long! The world "couldn't keep them

aparth

M.G My presents GREER GARSON

GREGORY PECK

Valley of Decision

with P

DONALD CRISP LIONEL BARRYMORE PRESTON FOSTER - MARSHA HUNT

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

- CÓMPANY LIMITED.

"'.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Notice is hereby given that the fifty-ninthTM Ordinary Yearly Meet- ing of the Company will be held. the Registered Offices of the Company, 5th. Floor &.. Building, Hongkong, on, Saturday. the Second of August, 1947 at 11 am. for the purpose of confirming.

Macao, Tsinshan, Shekk! & Kongmoon the appoinment of members of the Basra, Calro, Johannesburg, Augusta, the Report of the General Mana- Bankok, Hangoon, Calcutta. Karachi, Consulting Committee, to receive

Marsellies and London (Air) 3.30 pm.

Singapore, Colombo, Sourabaya, Sydney, gers, together with the Statements

and Auckland (Air) 350.pm.

of Accounts for the perioda 1st. Saleon only (Air) 3.30 p.m.

Japan (ordinary lotters & cards only) January to 31st. December 1941

-(Air):3.30 p.m.

Amoy, Shanghiat. Nanking, Hankow, and from 1st January 1942 to Tsingtao and Pelping (Air). 3.30 p.m. 31st. December 1940, to re-elect Canten & Hollow (Air) 330 p.m.12

members of the Consulting Com- - Raturday, July.za.

Manila Pal. Honolulu, USA & Canada | mittee and to re-appoint Auditors.

Canton (Train) 7 ́Kom, Macao, Tanahan & Shokki (Bea) ·8 a.m, The Share Register and Trans USA,, Central and South America and for Books will be closed from tho Canada via San Francisco (No Par 28th. July to 2nd. August both rel for Canada) (Sea) Noog. Ordinary letters, and cards only for days inclusive.

Japan (88) Noon.... Canton (Train) p.m. Manila PJ. (Bea). 3. p.mi. Bangkok and Rangoon (Hea):3 pim. Haiphong, Pakhal, and Hollow (Nea)

Kongmoon, Macao, Tainshan & Shekki

(Bea) 4 pm.

Canton (Soa) § pm. Canton, Kwelling Kunming &-Calcutta

(Air) 350 nm.

Chungking only (Air) 3,30 p.m.

Sunday, July 27

Macao, Teinshan & Shekkt (Sea) 8.um. Kongmoon (Sea) 10 m.13. Canton (Train) 10 a.m. Bangkok (Bea) 10 am.*

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong 22nd. July, 1947,

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Bwatow, Saigon & Shanghal (Sex) 10 that the Annual General Meeting

д.т.

Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, of the Hongkong Football Asso Sydney and Auckland (Air) 19.4m ciation will be held at the Gloa Mania PL. (Alr) 10 am. † -

cester Hotel, top floor, Victoria In the Colony of Hongkong, on Monday the 28th day of July, 1947 nt 6.30 o'clock in the afferaldon.

ex-TO-DAY'S

Jerusalem, July 25. Gunmen and British troops changed fire on Thursday at the gate touching off alarm sirens and halting traffic for 45 minutes.

BROADCAST

ZBW Hongkong broadesating: on #

LEGISLATION SOON jota security zone in Jerusalem, frequency of 45 dtocycles from 12.30 toto receive and, consider the AC--

of

London, July 22.

An unofficial report said the at- Lord. Listowel, Secretary State for India and Burma, told tackers arrived in taxis, Gred four times and escaped towards the the House of Lords today that the Jewish quarters as troops returned British Government Intended I are. No casualties were reported.

The attack was the latest in a troducing legislation, this autumn for transferring power to

the

2 pm and 6:30 to 11 p.m... and also en 5.92 megacycles in the 31 inetre bant counts and Balance Sheet and the from 12.30 to 1.15, 7.30 to 80 and 9.15 Report of the Council and Audi- to 1 pm

tors, and to elect Officers for 530, Studio: Children's Half-hour: 1947/48. Relay from the King's Theatre of the

HKIT

Address of Welcome to. 11ts Excellency

Dated this: 18th day of July.

the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham K.C.LLG. and Lady Grantham: 030. The 1947, Gay Nineties" Frank Luther & The

Burniese Government, which coulong series since the British-turned-Century Quartet: 4.50, Studio: "Seo Teo By Order of the Council, decide whether Burma remained / back toward France the 4,500-Jews on Sport; 7, Studio "You Asked for I

Intercepted on the SS. President-Variely Request Programme presented

"H. DE SA, within the British Commonwealdi Garfield, also called Exodus of, 1947. by Bionica facks; London Relay: World News: 8.10, London Relay: Hono of "fighting squarely"—Kesselring At a date to be announced later,

Acting Hon. Secretary, It occurred within a few yards of News from Britain; 0.15, Studio: A talk, 11 Ins been

agreed," Lord was sentenced for the reprisal these will supertéde the existing Listowel said, "that immediate steds the Jewish Agency and the Gold-

"Durma: Commentary," by Cdc. Trevor All Amliated Clubs are entitled murder of 1,413 innocent

BN. (retired); 0.30; "After Lallan British foreign exchange regulations

taken by the exchange of smith Officers' club, which previous Glenny, shall be

BUS to send two representatives to the relating to securities. The death sentence on

Studio: Two Plano Recital by Caroline meeting..... new notices are mission between possible, radialy had been wrecked by a bomber-Morton Couldy Orchestra: Although the

Associated Press,

Broga and Betty Drown 30, B.B.C. Transcription Services The Fellowship །ཡང་་་ད་ལྟ་་ཅིག་པ་ས་མ་ག་ར་མིའི་ཡིན་པ་ General Oresto Bellomo was carried highly intricate, they make only to examine and, if possible; reach a out no commutation here he was few

fusance, nationality, Was ten changes in procedure. As fore-provisional agreement on matters of

defence, sentenced for having killed one will be allowed from

today, switching earlier

any foreign commercial relations arising

the transfer of power."

He sold it had

already been

agreed. relaxation, that the final decision would rest

civilians.

British soldier.

Italian

A search will disclose, the common security to factor pointed out above.in

the

is no

other currency in

cases. As Montgomery said recently,

samo

prid

out

at

Police Reserve

in order to be a successful soldier un Canadian secuting restrictions with the Burma Constituent Assemb21 of 1947:

under-

in however,

The only other changes are that under Thakin Nu, who succeeded of a cada masterpiece (professional) you have to be “a bit the requisitioning of securities will the deccased U Aung San. It was Duty as detalled by their Company Com

W understood the forthcoming bill statement.

er be formally ended--it

ceased in +and

In would be called the Burma Indepen. there dence Bill. The reason for these commutations practice some time ago

The Prime Minister, Mr Attled les not the Justice, however pervert will be few arrangements for bearer

which will have to securities,

be made.

the similar statement in ed, but in the simple fact that Dog posted up" in accordance with the House of Commons-United Press.

The whole, business so obviously exchange control act.

does not eat Dog.

stinks, to high heaven that oven

write about it makes one retch.

alt

I'new

to

The list of authorised and tein- toporary, depositories is very wide, in- cluding all stockbrokers and sollel- Unfil the poor dupes of this world tors, so that bearer securities will ond demand to know why be able to pass about the markets

to two opposing in the normal way-Reuter.

"Peace"--there

uble Rules' of War"

they are

Othe

Rules in

on

BIG POLICE HAUL

ALL A QUESTION OF “APPEAL,”

London, July 21. The Rev. F. C. Baker, Vicar of the historically renowned St. Mary le Bow, today. pitted his appeal against the glamour of the American Blm stor, Rita Hayworth.

Advertisers are requested to sote of Law B

and. noto that no advertisementa will never be pence this earth (with the exception of urgent Under the Mules of War" the pro- notices) will be accepted be fessionals quite literally can

and do with

VOTEC, murder and, twoon the hours of 12.30 noon Et away

Paris, July 24, can force decent people to

follow

The police announced, today that

"If you want evidence of vaculty Saturdays, and 9 am, on Mon- their ao-excellent example if people they had calded the premises of of mind and a distorted sense of days.

were held responsible for their kill- Cantler, swank Jewellers on the life's values today, you have it by ings do you think that anyone, even famed. Rue de in Pai and had the way thousands Idiotically stood From and including Mondays a professional, wo

would ever go

to seized 20,000,000 trenes worth of 10 Hits Hayworth," he said from the for hours recently, to get a glimpse to Fridays, copy for the following. We hold no brief for pacifism but to

Wor?

belonging church gold and foreign currency

church pulpit and ch days must be submitted not later under the present rules of the present "friends and clients had also standing for three minutes, to get a

Imagine cannot than 4 p.m.||

Althy game the wrong people get The polled Killed, nothing is achieved and no seized papers tending to show that glimpse of mic, though I could body wins except possibly the the firm had failed to declare to the quality for an film star in three people who make a living out of currency control authorities certain months and a film star would not

sums in its possession abroad, qualify for my job under

»Jeam?" he said-Reuter:

S. C. M. POST, H.K. TELEGRAPH.

members

P. B. PUBLIC Ualled Frena.

of personnel

Hongkong Polico, Reservo Orders No. Charge Room Dalles: Members of No. Company will parade for. Charge Room mander. Dress: Bulmer Uniform

Trable Dutiest Members of No. 1 and 2- Campanlex; as detayed by their res- pective Company Commanders; parade for Traffe Dulles en Bunday July 27 in four shitty==from 10 to 11.00 hours: 11,00 10 14.00 hours; 10.00;to 17,00 hours: 1740 do 20.00 hours. Drejat Khaki Shirts and Shorla; Whistio and Lanyard; Cap: Balti Husa Topa; Anklets and Boots. Hand Practicat Mambers of the II.K.P. P(M) -13and will parade for Band Practices under Mr Wednesday and Sunday

(Bandmaster)" na |

drdered; very at.18.00 hours and 11.00 hours respective ly at the HKP. (1) Headquarters. Membor, of the HKP. (It) Band will parade; se detalled by the Bandmaster; the H.K.P. (R) ffeadquarters, oÀ Monday July 28 at 1050 hpurs sharp,

: Kliak Bits and Shorts: Whistic and · Lanyard; Cap: Black Dart · Brown Helin: Hore Tops Anklets and Boot

Search. Party Dály:' Members of No. 1 Company will parade for Bearch Party mand detailed by their Company Com inander. Members detalled will parade at the Blation spocined in their Waming Notices, Afteen minutes before the hour of commencement af duty, to draw re from the officer-in-charge of the plequet. volvers and to receive special instructions Part 1, Training: All members of No, be, ICT (1) feadquarters of 17.30 3. Company and Members, of Nour 1 and thousands Companies as detalled; will parade at

hours every Tuesday, Friday, further notice for Laining in flevatver Bhooting and Trigger Presting Exercises

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