1948-09-06 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEĠRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1948.

May Invoke NY State Inspecting Prize

Law To Make Govt Servants Talk

Washington, Sept. 5.-House espionage investiga- tors today studied New York law as a possible weapon to force Government employess to answer their "Are you a Communist" question.

The refusal of witnesses to answer that question ou the grounds that the reply might be incriminating has been a big stumbling block in the House Un-American Activi- tics Committee's investigation of the alleged Communint spy ring in Washington.

Rural Bliss In Malaya

One Small Corner Where Peace Reigns

prohibita A New York Safe employees from making such a denial before either a Grand Jury or Legislative committee when the question involves their jobs. It was called to the Committen's attention by Mr Morris Ernest of the Ameri enn Civil Liberties Union who sup- Kested that similar law for Federal employees would prevent themt in- troducing similar questions. Representative Richard Committee member, and the pro- posal was "under study" but em- phasised that it would not be usert gainst witnesses who have 4p- peared

for In RO

the present investigation.

NOT RETROACTIVE

Nixon,

"We cannot nake the law rc- tronctive," said Rep Nixon. "Wit- nesses wher refused to answer our question already have left the Government.

However, he said. Ruch 1 law

hinted that he favoured one would be helpful in nature and he would apply to all persons, not just Government employees alone,

that

(BY WILLIAM HARPUR) Sungei Patani, Kedah, Malayu, Sept. 5.

With harvesting, rice planting ploughing and

"Nobody should have the right to going on simultaneously, the

conceal from 4 Grand Jury or Malay state of Kedah, north- Congressional Committee the fact west of Malaya's granary, pre- that he has engaged in activilles sents a happy picture of rural detrimental to the Government. bliss with little or no indication course, the principle is doubly im- portant where Federal employees of the potentially explosive pos- are concerned."-United Press. sibilities of Red terrorism and concomitant Sino-Malay tion.

fric-

I have just travelled through the state from the Muda Füver in the south to the Blamese frontier in the. north, and outwardly at least there iB no sign that conditions changed since the

happy

have day's be

fore the Japanese occupation when semi-autonomous Kedah WIN A Mohammedan sultanate under Bri-

tish tutelage. Kedah is now a mem ber of the Malayan Federation.

Beneath the surface, however, the It is further Altuntion is strained. complicated by the state's

18

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Of

TUC Urges Support For

Govt Policy

Margate, Sept. 5-The General

Cattle

Millions Of Aid Dollars

SHOWING

TO-DAY

Their Majesties the King and Queen attended the first Highland Show to be held since the war. The Show was held at Inverness and attracted a record number of visitors from home as well as overseas, including all parts There were of the Empire, U.S.A. and South America.

1,700 livestock entries with nearly 20 show rings in use al one time. In this picture Their Majesties the King and Queen with Lord Lovat are seen inspeeling prize cattle.

LANDLORD LOSES APPEAL

TRIBUNAL'S DECISION NOT TO EVICT UPHELD

Britain Heads Tho

Marshall List®

Washington, Sept. 5.-An Economic Co-operation Ad. ministration report published here today showed that Bri- thin headed the list of reci pient nations with an alloca-

of just tion

over US$341 million as the. Marshall aid plan entered its sixth month.

France was second with $337.032,~ 208, Italy third with $140,328,014

the Blzone of Germany fourth with $142,320,347.

Pance over-

to

The report showed that though grants were mereasing rapidly, re- payable loans were Ingging far be hind schedule. The only loan ap- . was

$2,300,000 proved so far Iceland for fisheries. This was less of the than half of one funds earmarked scas Industrial recovery projects in the Marshall plan's first six months. European governments have been reported resisting the three per cont Interest and the repayment proposed by ECA belleving that mere liberal terms would be appropriate for their financial condition.

LOANS AND GRANTS

terms

An ECA spokesman said today that loans are expected to be signed quickly when some compromise la reached. This should occur before the end of this month.

ECA programme The half-year called for $500 mililon in loans and ,000 million in grants, If the $2,000 present rate of approvals were in- Teach slightly, ECA might creased Its half-yearly grants target,

of A

The totals to other countries for were!

30

The stops required to be taken by a landlord desir- ing to become direct landlord over sub-tenants

had to be principal tenant was a procedure which strictly followed, Mr Justice Gould emphasised in the Appeal Court this morning when he delivered judgment in favour of the respondents in an appeal against the decision of a Tenancy Tribunal.

The appellant was Taoi Ip-shi, a woman, and landlord of No. 414 Queen's Road West. She I asked for the reversal of the on the decision nearly eight Tribunal's

"freeze Government's

of

Council of the Trades' Union Congress will recommend membership

back the

not of course be made in favour of a person whose conduct had in some way disentitled him to it, but I see any Way nothing which would in incline me towards that view in the From what I have present case. seen and heard of the respondents, was agree with the Tribunal's opinion It is basa thetr

Alder. of therefore necessary to examine the effect of the notices given on behalf of the appellant, with reference to section 12 of the Landlord and KC, Tenant Ordinance, 1047.

iniliion Industrial workers to grounds that it was against the prices, profits and wages polley" weight of evidence and the

Conference, wrong in law. annual

stale present

RELATIONS STRAINED

reasons,

a as

legacy

between relations

per cent of the Chinese and Chinese generally.

stvo

the

are

ter-

W

hen

ita

CRUCIAL DEBATES

appeared for the appellant.

were not represented by

facts in brief are that the respon- deals were sub-tenants of their respective portions of this property and one Kwok Pak-hang was prin- cipal tenant.

The Council stated that it was too

On May 24, 1947, the appel- early to expect developments to re- veal the result of the Government's lant by her solicitor gave the prin-

cipal tenant notice to policy.

tell the

debato

A contra-

lord.

con-

of doter-

TWO SUB-SECTIONS The first two sub-sections of this section are as follows:-

(1) The Immediate landlord of a Principal Tenant whose original con- tract of tenancy has been or shall be determined by a valid notice to quit may at any time after the commence ment of this Ordinance or the expira- tion of the period referred to in such notico whichever shall be the later Kerve on Rich Principal Tenant written notice under his section calling upon the Principal renant to deliver up at the expiration of ane calendar month next following the service of such notice. possession of the premiacs savo and except much part thereof if any as the Principal Tenant, has retained for his own ure. Any such notice atate that the Principal Tenant may, at his option, either deliver up possession of that part of the premises (if any) as he bad before, the service of such notice retained for his own use or may

تاجرام

retain possession thereof as tenant of the Immediate landlord.

Holland $03,443,870; Austria $8,- 965,101, China $74,293,105,

Greece

$68,318,228, Denmaric $32,027,000, Zone Norway $28,334,495, French

Trieste $23,508,193, of Germany $0,008,549, and Belgium $2,214,514.

Reuter.

A

PERSISTENT OFFENDER

for

who A boat-mistress, Ho Tal-so,

warned and had been previously

ned for carrying excess passengers was this morning fined $200 by Mr Cuirs at the Murine Court similar offence.

According to Sub-Inspector Nip-

wharf pard, Ho was arrested off the Star Ferry

In Kowloon morning. She was carrying coolies from Wanchat and had 55 persons on her boat although it was licensed only for 17.

British Troops For Burma

this

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30 Between

and 40 Chinese terrorists today attacked the Swee- Bahru, Johore ncar tan Estate across the causeway from Singapore

two toland, and wounded

special constables, the police stated here,

The terrorlats partly destroyed a bridge by setting it on fire to pre- vent the arrival of police reinforce- ments.

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fact thol the frontier northern arbitrary line drawn through Jungle from Perlis to Kelantan and

opening tomorrow morning, de- Opponents were Cheung Yee-koo, across this frontier passes not only

bates Britain's economic situation, Leung Shing, Cheung Foo and Tam in foodstuffs,

Ming, sub-tenants of the flat. a brisk illicit traffic

The decision

In a Is contained 1 #1

The

d'Almada. Hon. Leo but also and opium.

special supplement to the General currency

connected

in March instructed by Mr A. S. C. Comber, personages

sted Council's report issued mysterious

Op- with Malayo's

when the TUC promised to support terrorism. Infiltration through un the Government's plans to restore ponents

Counsel. mopped jungle paths is a problem Britain's economy. In its supple-

In a written judgment, Mr Justice at present defeating the best efforts mentary report, the Counell said that

and Siamese ***** of both the Malayan

watch the it would

progressive Could sold:

This is an appeal against the governments.

reduction of prices and profits.

refusal

tribunal to It

the accepted that

of a tenttney Cabinet's

of eviction against an order effect ito of the appeal has had Partly

upon make

the four respondents, all of whom and that, in Japanese occupation of both coun-dividend declaration, tries and partly owing to decpermeny Instances, additional cost of are occupiers of portions of No. 414 raw materials, transport and labour Queen's Road West, 2nd floor. The Chinese and Malays leave something has been absorbed by the rising to be desired. The Malays, conprices." docile as rule, lented and

Muslim fanatleism capable of roused by indignation or if their susceptibilities are offended. There have been some killings of Malays

qult ол ог by Communists and the danger lies

The crucial debates of the Con- before June 30, 1947, and on In the Malaya rjjat (peasant) failing

Tuesday and ference will be on to differentiate between Red

(2) Immediately on the giving of respondents under section 12 (2) of

such notice as aforesaid the immediate rorists who constitute less than half Thursday. On Tuesday, the Chancelay 31, 1947, gave notice to the thelor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford the Landlord and Tenant Ordin-

landlord shall serve on each sub-tenant of such Principal Tenant ( this Cripps, will

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section called the sub-tenant) written calendar month

The body of a Chinese rubber Britain's production drive ance, 1047, requiring them at the

expiration of one The two principal towns of Alor about

nollee that he has served such notice speech may sway trade after service, to pay their respec-

upon the Principal Tenant and calling estate owner missing since Wednes- Peng. Star, the capital, and Sungel Patan), and his

to the land-

near Tong upon the sub-tenant, after the expira day was found centre union endorsement of the Govern-tive rentals directly the southern commercial

tion of the aforesaid calendar month. central Johore, today. (near which are situated the extenment's polley.

to pay to the immediate landlord or

escaped Harvard Congress endorsement will be

Three police patrolmen American owned

PECULIAR INTIMATION

such person as he may appoint the rent arvard

of the premises the iübject of the

with slight injuries when terrorists Estates) have installed fluorescent asked on Thursday in the

The last mentioned notice

former sub-tenancy,

ambushed them with an automatic The third lights and coffee shops, the centre of on the cost of living.

sub-section provides weapon at Pusing, near Ipoh. versy

is expected to arise on last tained also the somewhat peculiar gossip, remain

of 40.000 Representatives native social life and

tenancy that from and after the expiration Inte hour,

of "the said, calendar month" but in the more week's recommendation by an inde-intimation that "service

the unionists decided today at open to

bar their pendent tribunal that 2,000,000 trademination of the principal remote villages shops

hour while union engineers should be granted has been served upon Kwok Fake sub-tenant shall be deemed to hold Lumpur to form a Malayan Labour until landlord. shutters at an

deferred action The Party, but outside is heard the tramp, tramp of five shillings wage increase a week, hang." It must be assumed that the

fourth sub-section makes similar | December. be "actice,"

The formation of a Labour Party haruly recruited special constables after they had demanded a 12 shill-first word "service" in that queta- as tenant of the

tion was intended

provision in respect of the principal inds and six pence rise-Reuter. on the rounds.-United Press.

On July 31, 1947, letters were tenant if he retains possession

ofon 'Singapore Island was announced on behalf sent to the respondents

the the portion occupied by him.

recently-Reuter. of the appellant referring to

31 and asking for

CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS notice of May

for July, The section is of course designed rent

Tuy payment

notices, to provide a means whereby these Prior 1047.

the principal tenant remained the on April 30, 1947, Kwok Pok-hang, tenancles and sub-tenancies held by

statutory tenant of the whole then principal tenant was fined by various persons in particular pre-

It was consequently im- a Magistrate for charging the sub-mises may be converted into direct premlces.

time tenancies from landlord to oc possible to give a valid notice to the Magistrate made

principal tenant, ing an and it would seem that whatever footing as the rest. If it is taken that sub-section that the giving

the second notice under sub-section ita has advantage of, he

this sald

subject

operation with

con-1 is a condition precedent. been relled upon by the respon-involves

inue tractual relations and varia- It cannot be suggested that the Chicago, Sept. 5.-Americans. dents as entitling them to continue

contemplated the possl- of the position normallyLegislature

Day long Labour to pay their rent to the principal tion

the sub-tenants celebrated the tenants builty of converting the s by statutory the receiving

land-hollday as seldom before, but the tenant, even after

Occupied In this and sub-tenants. notices above referred to.

The precedure into direct tenants

behind that of the the tribunal found that they had laid down must therefore be strictly lord without divesting the principal toll of violent deaths appeared

tenant of his tenancy, even though be lagging

pre-average weekend. acted in good faith and refused to followed.

A United Press survey, showed order for eviction.

The steps required to be taken by only statutory, of the whole

mices. In the present case, there- refusal is a landlord who desires to take rore, the notice to the sub-tenants, 133 persons killed since Friday this The appeal against

are three on the ground, firstly, that there was advantage of the rection no sufficient evidence that the resin number. First, he must determine the condition precedent not having night in the final summer holiday.

ties,

11. drownings and deaths

34 pondents actett in good faith in pay- the contractual tenancy of the prin- been observed, could have no legal The toll included 02 traffic gatali- ing their rent to the principal tenant, elpal tenant by giving him availd The result is that the respondents from miscellaneous mishaps.

rent, being notice to

to quit unless that has diready

Trame officials estimated that did not become liable to pay rent and, secondly; that the payable to the appellant and not to been done. Secondly, he must after direct to the landlord and were not 100,000,000 Americans were the principal tenant, was in arrears the notice to quit has expired serve lable to eviction on the application from home, seeking a last fling at resorts, fishing streams and other for more than 30 days and the the principal tenant with a further of the latter for failure to do so.

Millions of cars delivery of pos calling for

The tribunal mode an order for vacation spots. tribunal had no discretion to refuse notic the order.

session at the expiration of one eviction against Kwok Pale Hang, were on the streets and highways A CONCESSION

calendar month, save and except the within 30 days from the 4th June, United Press. for part of the premises retained for his 1948. Even if the tribunal had then Before these matters ariso

as. sub- use. It is obligatory that this regarded the respondents consideration, it is necessary Just Becond notice should give the prin- tenants it would obviously not have to decide whether the notices served on behalf of the appellant had the cipal tenant the option of giving up ordered their eviction; their position effect of creating in law a liabillly possession of such part of the pro-is therefore regulated by section 23 their mises or retaining it as tenant of the of the Ordinance and they must now the respondents to pay rontal direct to the appellant. This landlord. Thirdly, the landlord must be regarded as direct tenants of the

glying before taken

that appellant. immediately point

Whether their direct tenancies to the notice res-second notice, give the Tenancy Tribunal by the

done so should be deemed to commenco on pondents, who were not legally re-sub-tenants that he bad.

and calling upon the sub-tenants to the 4th June, or the 4th July depends presented there or in this Court

In view of the fact that a great pay their rent after the expiration on the construction of sections 22 (b) been argued before me, but I think many of the tribanals have no legal of the calendar month. to the land and 23 of the Ordinance and has not ly qualified members, it has beon lord direct,

the better view is that the correct date in the 4th June.

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city of Calbarien is in rebellion Caibarien, Cuba. Sept. The against the Cuban Government Uc cause it says the Government hos fta demarida for a failed to meet modern sewage system and payed Police and soldiers.patrolled the streets.

citizens to city and forced some.

Calbarion, has sweep the ́streols.' Being of the opinion expressed been placed under curtow.

In Cuba, Municipal improvements In person, to permit a point of law. been tollure, presumably occasioned above, I do not consider It necessary to be taken on his behalf on appeal by, a misreading of scotlon 12, to to decide the other, point even though not taken before the give the second notice to the princi- argued before me. The appeal is Central Governunt-Arteclated

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