1948-06-08 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1948.

European's Chase With Pen Thief

Strong circumstantial evi- dence convicted Chan din-ping, 19, unemployed, at Central this morning when he was charged with larceny from the person before Mr d'Almada..

Frank Bryant, shipping clock of Butterfield and Swire, said that on June 5, he was at Des Voeux Road when he near Morrison Street,

heard defendant shout "Ah Sou". He fell a push on his right shoulder and as he turned his head round to the right, he heard the "ellek" pen of the clip of his fountain which was in his left hand breast He then saw defendant pocket. passing him on his left hand side. Knowing that if defendant had the nen, he would throw it to someone else if he (witness) arrested him then, he allowed defendant to poss

followed but

him. Defendant quickened his pace and went be- bind two vegetable basketa,

He

thought I was about time he did something so he went after defen- dant, who started to, run, Ifn chased

into Western him

Market and after 15 minutes. When caught by the back of his struggled with Jacket, defendant

arrayted

him, and when he could not keep defendant under control, he struck him.

Defendant said he was only look- ing for a friend.

Remarking that there was strong circumstantial evidence against him, Mr. d'Almada sentenced defendant to six months and recommended him for banishment.

PROFITABLE

BUSINESS

Prices for

Pickets And

Counter Pickets

An unidentified man grabs the club of a New York City policeman during a disturbance outside the Roxy Theatre there, when pickets protested against showing Fist fights broke out between the pickets, who of the film, "The Iron Curtain.” identified themselves as members of the New York Committee Against War Pro- paganda, and the Catholic War Veterans, who set up a counter picket line. (AP).

Two Gunners

Charged With Shopbreaking

al

AID FOR JAPANESE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

(Continued from Pago 1)

3. An exporting Japan will ald Two gunners from the Royal Artillery were brought before Mr in the reconstruction of the entire

Kowloon Court this Far East, Latimer

To these ends the Johnston com- on D charge of shop- morning

mittee recommends: breaking.

The defendants are Norman Ed- wards, 18, and Dennis Maton, 25,

and toilet requisites some Chinese patent medicines are 'so good in Hongkong that travel- lers find it still profitable to bring them down to the Colony for sale fact that they have to despite the pay three times the duties.

This was made

known by Re- venue Omeer D. Knox at Kowloon Court today when he asked Mr Latimer for a confiscation order for 174 cakes of soap and 24 tubes of toothpaste which were found among the luggage of three arrivals from Canton on Monday. RO Knox opposed

the plea by the articles, Kong Yat and Wong Sing, who offered to pay the required duties on the ods. He said that come persons would take a chance of being demand of three

Inspector Baker asked for a ro

days in military tected to bring the goods into

discovered custody.

the

owners of

Hongkong

them

but

once

and

1.

government to balance its budget which has been in the red since the fiscal year 1930-31. "The unbalanced state of the Japanese budget is an integral part of the Inflationary which dominate the the committee

That Japanese exports, which proces proce

be economy today," reached $173,000,000 last year Increased to eight or nine times stated.

Letters To

SHOWING

The Editor

Debtor-Creditor Bill

9-Your editorial of the 4th instant under the heading "Room for Amendment" re the proposed Deblor-Creditor Bill was read by me and my #iends with considerable interest, as it contains some good points and sensible suggestions, but I do not agree with all you said in its entirety. However the Govern ment might do worse than adopt some of them, as the proposed Kotution, which was In incubation for two years and a half did not satisfy the debtory by a long way, as it only contains some miserly Inadequate concessions. The pay- ments of theso pre-war loans undoubtedly constitute the most intelente pre-war problem, and could bring up a few complicated cases, which would give a lovely headache to the most eminent jurist

I agree with the Financlid Secretary that this is eminently a case

for

would compromise. I therefore submit for the Govern ment's consideration the following concessions;

01

་

First-Wipe out all interest from the outbreait of the war, to the date the proposed Ordinance comes into force, as a large number of debtor was ruined by the war and will not be able to pay It and moreover there is no earthly reason why the debtors should be made to pay for the time the Government took to find out a solution, viz. two months and a half

Secondly-Let the amount of the be cut by half. The loans duc ereditors, specially the Banks will really gain by this, gesture and possibly avold a financial crisis in Hongkong.

In conclusion, I chouid ke very much to know why is it that the Financial Secretary considers that Is beside the point to argue whether the Japanese liquidators had any right under International Law to act as they did or not. Since when has the International,

been Law I was informed by a abollshed? friend of mine that the Germans did exactly the same thing in France in the Arst World War and their act was considered valid by the French.

FAIRPLAY.

present levels in order to provide recommends that the Japanese PEERS LOSE

CX-

reduce governmental payment for the imported food and should raw materials needed to sustain a penditures, that the occupation con-

standard of life

occupation costs, in tinue to reduce

that controlled prices be adjusted

Japan,le

vessels.

A PRIVILEGE

It was alleged that on June they broke into the Marie Cheung shop

Gun Club Hill Barracks in stole 15 shirts, 20 ties, 10 pairs of silk stockings, four silk scarves, a 2. Japan should be encouraged to to the cost of production, that the pair of silk pyjamas, one table cloth,

increase its merchant marine by Japanese collect their taxes and that London, June 7,-Members of the

to tax

the British Pecrogo will no longer have six serviettes, three wallets and a

Present restrictions on “undisclosed Income" group which the right to be tried by their Peers lady's bathing costume, the property building, purchasing and chartering every effort be made of Marrie Cheung

building vessels of 0,000 gross tons

makes subs

substantial profits in the in criminal proceedings. blackmarket. or more should be lifted.

The House of Lords abolished this 3. Trade between Japan and her

The committee concludes former

in Asia, enemy countries for the dently that "if tranquillity is res- ancient privilege when considering a

Far

East" judicial reform bill tonight. tored throughout the notably China, be resumed

difficulties,

In future, a Peer will, have the Japan's economic mutual benefit of all concerned.

4. Japan should obtain food and great as they are ore soluble and same proceedings as the man in the other

materials from nearby that despite the-loss of billions of street. raw sources as it did before the war and dollars worth of overseas invest-

Japanese people that red tape Involved in foreign ments the trade with other countries be cut to capable of making an orderly tran-

life and economy.

In

were willing to pay the duty Mr Latimer: Miltary custody is use it was still profitable for not good enough. Thi:ee days

because the articles were so Police custody.

In Canton, Some actually

declared their

dutiable

Chenly

goods upon arrival becouse they could still make money here.

The confiscation order Eranted.

was

Three Months &

and

months.

Expulsion

three after

A Prosecuting. Inspector Apps said

E. A. Collard was standing in Nathan Road near Halphong on Friday last talking to a friend when Cheung put bis händ insite a basket she was carrying and tried to take the wallet. Mr J. Grin, who saw it happen, arrested him.

can-

13

OTC

Fraud Sent To permit Japanese businessmen to sition to a more democratic kind of sald that "in future we shall bo

Prison

Tsol Chi-kong, 22, soda fountain attendant, who was charged with fraudulently obtaining goods from Lane Crawford Ltd., was sentenced to two months and bound over in $250 for 12 months, by Mr d'Almada at Central this morning.

Defendant, with others, on divers

make direct contact with foreign business firms and to go abroad if

necessary.

SUGGESTED REPARATIONS 5. A Anal reparations settlement totalling $280,561,750 worth of plants and primary war facilities be made This sum available to victor nations. was arrived at by computing the 1039 yen value of the plants at four

to the dollar.

tions

Lord Jowit, the Lord Chancellor and Head of the British Judiciary, treated like everyone else and tried method as everyone In a chapter entitled "Brief Notes by the same

else. on the Economic Situation in Korea," the committee sets forth "Let us end what had become a Andings admittedly prepared from complete anachronism and entirely statistice furnished by Lieut-Gen. inappropriate at the present time

on the when John R. Hodge's experts

The committee lats

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between division of the country

The measure Was passed un- American and Soviet occupied zones animously.

The privileges, which 'cannot be тесоѵегу, although if points out as the main deterrent to economie

or felony.-Reuter.

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The Government also decided upon measures in the period before a new

Admitting a charge of attempting Inreens from the person when he on remand before Mr

As the report states, if the re- that "Korea is not heavily endowed waived, are indictment for treason appeared

natural resources. Latimer at Kowloon Court today, dates between May 5 and 28, ob-commendations are carried out the

It notes wryly that 75 percent of equipment and emount of plant 20-year-old Cheung Kam-wun, a tained grocery, spirits and cigarettes carpered to be expelled.

was given three months to the value of $1,300 from Lane machine tools available for repara-Korea's industrial production,

will be reduced below the bulk of electric generating Crawford Lid. by falsely pretend- Cheung, while admitting the Ing that he had been sent by J. M.

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ge, acked that he be sent back Chin of the

(Continued from Page 1) found in Soviet occupied Northern to Canton.

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cautioning that an Kores. Only 80 percent of the food Mr Latimer: Yes,

G While

minimum honorarium and lifelong use "' A brother-in-law of defendant, established international exchange required to maintain who was with the Identification ate for the you is not possible subsistence level for South Korea is Lany Castle. Bureau, told the Court that defen- because of local monetary instabili-grown here,

ty, the committee recommends that dant was "a good boy" before he

the present Yen 50 to the dollar

At present the committed reports President is clected. Article 00 of met his companions.

"military exchange rate" be modi- South Korea is importing 60,000 tons the Constitution of 1920 stipulates, fed and its use extended to now of Japanese coal per month primarily "As long as a new President has not foreign capital which may desire to for railroads und steam electric been elected, execution of his func- make authorised Investments In plants. It needs imports of 50,000,- tions is entrusted to the government, Japan,

The committee cautiously advises 600 pounds of raw cotton, 200,000 which can entrust its Premier with that any foreign Investment in metric tons of salt annually and the execution of individual acts." such as In accordance with this rule, the Japan be adequately supervised raw rubber and wool.

materials

Government entrusted Premier Gott- by both SCAP and the Japanese Tho committee puts its finger on wald to sign laws and to summon government to safeguard investors what it considers Korea's main de meetings of the National Assembly London, June 7-Lord Henderson from discriminatory tax laws and Early le morning CSM Danail has been appointed an additional business concerns from carpet bag- Aelency, however, when it observes before a new President is elected. found 30-year-old Li Pui-ching, a

thes

the future of that country's- Parliamentary Under-Secretary in ging, seamstress, in the barrack room in

The newly-elected National As an aid to Japanese exports economy will depend upon the de- the Foreign Office and among his Whitfield Barracks. She was stance

ers sembly has been summoned Ing beside bed occupied by a sol- tasks will be to help to administer the committee emphasises that as velopment of experienced managerst session for Thursday, June 10..

"now lacking as

tho dler and was crying.

Japonese

domination." the Presidium of the National A3- re-sembly that meetings at which the commends that since top-light con- now President will be elected should A prewar FOREIGN INVESTMENTS sultants from the United States are be held on June 14 in Valdislav unavailable, the Korean Hall of Prague Castle.-United Press.

Woman Found In

Barracks

Henderson's New Post

other vital raw

and

As- for its

the British Zones of Germany and much dollar credit as possible be and tech diely 40 years of The Government will recommend to

granted the Japanese in order for them to buy raw materials and sell

of

Charged with trespassing in mill-Austria. tary property before Mr Latimer at

To remedy this, the committee Lord Henderson, son of the late processed manufactures abroad, Kowloon Court today, Li admitted Me Arthur Henderson,

the count and sald she was taken Labour Foreign Secretary, is a So-

After the

peace

treaty, the re-

"probably in spite of the under-

in to the military compound by a clalist and a political writer of long port states, Japan should pass lows soldier last night. She wus dis-

standing. covered at 12.25 a.m. today.

She was cautioned and discharged.

He was first elected to Parliament to attract foreign investments com standable hatred remaining from the

prising the following main points:

war, should recruit key technicians a. Protection of foreign

invest- and technical instructors ments from

confiscation and dix-Japan."-United Press, criminatory taxation.

Dangerous Goods Confiscated -

Twenty-six pounds

caustic soda, regarded as dangerous goods, were ordered to be confiscated by Mr Latimer at Kowloon Court to

The owner of the chemicals, day. Tong Nin, a woman, was discharged with a cauilon. She was arrested at the Tung On Wharf on Monday.

in 1923 and again in 1820.

During the war, Lord Henderson was personal assistant to Mr Arthur Greenwood, then a member of the War Cabinet.

h. Reasonable freedom of export of dividends and profits.

ly to

After the Labour Party's victory

c. A tax structure which would in 1945, he was made a peer 66

and

permit the curning and payment of moved to the House of Lords,

reasonable profits Lord Henderson's appointment will

d. Permission to foreign nationals make available an additional Parlia-

to control enterprises proportionate. mentary Under-Secretary of State to assist in tasks connected with the

to their investments. Pointing out that Japan's his occupation of Austria and Germany torical role has been that of an ex-

Lord Henderson will

I now give up porting nation, the committee urges his honorary Uitlo "Lord-in-that Japanese cotton textiles, manu- ASSAULT CHARGE Waiting" which involves personal factured from American raw cotton, Kong Sau, 19, was charged be- attendance foro Mt Hin-shing Lo at the Cen-Reuter. tral this morning with assaulting

Ma

Cau Yin and Wong Pak at Main Street West, Shaukiwan on June 6. In addition, he was charged with possession of a knife fit for an unlawful purpose and with in- tent to use the "same.

Defendant pleaded not guilty and the case was remanded for a week.

from OUTWARD MAILS

Russian Hostility Expected

(Continued from Page 1)

"The Ruhr, Germany's economic centre, will be taken out of the German economy and put under unlimited foreign control in order to

011 ปร Sovereign be sold in the American market use its productive powers, not for

a step which has been vigorously the German people, but for apposed by American textile manu- Interests of the Western bloc.

"The Central Committee of

Lauritz Melchior

In England

facturers.

the

the

The possible volume of Japanese German. Peoplo's Council solemnly cotton textiles that might be offered states that the realisation of these for sale in the United States would recommendations would constitute

by be only an insignificant percentage breach of agreements bound of United States production and international law.

"The London recommendations are, constitutes no threat to American London, June 7--Wagnerian tenor producers as long as present fair basic right of the German people to a brutal violation of the natural Lauritz Melchior, royal singer to the merchandising methods are

German self-govd-ament. No Arrested at the KCR terminus on Court of Denmark will make his

thorities have taken, heart from Monday night for possession of two arst appearance in Britain since 1939

MUST BALANCE BUDGET these recommendations. tools of raw oplum, Cheng Hon-at the Sheffield City Hall on Tues-

zot Three years after the end of the loung, 28, farmer living at an day. Melchior plans to give, 12 The committee report does

hut in Shaukiwan, | recitals' In this country,

confine itself to outlining, mensures war, the intention to extinguish unnumbered was fined $200 or six weeks by Mr them in London and the rest in the to be taken by the United States.erman, sovereignty and unity

It obviously enjoins the Japanese | apparent,”--Reul«^,/\- Latimer at Kowloon Court today. provinces--Associated Press.

three

of

sued, the 'committee says.

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Closing Times By Sia & Tyala Swatow (Sa) a p..

Amoy, Hollow, and Fakhol 'via Hollow

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Macao (Bea) 4 pm.

Kongmoon (Bea) 5 p.m.

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Death Penalty Compromise

Shanghal Nanking Hankow, Thingiso,

Pelping, Amoy, Bwslow and Hollow, ed source reported today that the London, June 7-A well Inform-

7.30 D.Jn. Bangkok,

hangoon Calcutta, Karachi, British Cabinet has agreed to com- Bahrein, Cairo (Nairobi. Johannesburg promise a Parliamentary fight over and Marseilles via Catro Augusta and capital punishment London, (Kowloon CPO) 30 P hanging as a penalty for Britain's by keeping (OPO) 5 pm,

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