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Elaborate Hoax Spirits Planes Out Of England

London, Sept. 9.-The Ministry of Civil Avia- tion disclosed today that a Mosquito fighter bomber was "missing" from Britain, thus bringing to five the total number of former British war planes be- lieved to have been spirited out of the country without official permission.

The disappearance of four Beaufighters by means of an elaborate hoax was revealed in London yesterday. It was believed that the planes may have been flown to Palestine.

Admiral Boyd

Leaves HK

THIS MORNING'S

CEREMONY

With the usual precision and

A Ministry epokesman said that the Mosquita plone was reported to | have "Ilsuppenred" on July 5, after it had taken off from Cambridge on a fight to Exeter and did not land at its destination. The aircraft had no certiflente of airworthiness and special permission was granted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation for the plane make what was repre- rented to be "delivery fight" on July 5.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation | Gale today that the Mosquito now reported missing was sold by the Ministry of Supply to a conceтH kutown as V.L.P Services, and resold by them to a Mr White.

FILM COMPANY CLAIM

A famous wartime British bomber

been stru-

attention to details always as-pilot, holder of the Victoria Cros sociated with operations diree-was slated to have fed by the Royal Navy, a fare- mental well parade to Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, KCB, CBE, DSC, was held yesterday morning on the Hongkong Cricket ground.

in establishing the V.IJ. pokerman stated that this plot had Services. A Ministry of Supply been concerned in the male of two Mosquitos by the Ministry in Ocle- Clubbe 1940.

Scotland Yord have asked the Continental poller to help in trae. Taking part were three detaching the missing plants. An offeld inents--each about 50 strong-repre- jot the Buckinghamshire arield Air from which the Beaufighters disap- senting the Navy, Army and Force, The military contingent was peared said that they were bought drawn from the 2nd Battalion The by "man of about 30 with Hufls, which also paraded its large handlebar moustache." who regimental colours and band, in said that he was neting on behalf charge of the parade was Lt-Cdr G. of a private film company, A tieynolds, it.N.

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any for a week afterwards

Pontisind

Assembling on Murray Parade

Of men Br women Ground at 10.15, the uults marched

"extras" with camera equipment, down Garden Road, arriving on the arrived at the airfield and the four cricket ground at 10.45.

Beaufighters were taxied about while At 11 pm. Admiral Boyd, accommas appeared to be takes panied by Ha Flag Lieutenant. i An official of an air charter firm. walked down the вера of the

which through

the Beaufighters Cricket Club, on which were sented a large number of high-ranking were bought, said that the man with the handlebar moustache went to his officers of the three services, together offer and produced £15,000 in £5 with their wives and families.

he "spilled" on the noles, which desk in payment.

COLOURFUL SCENE

BELONGED TO V.C.

The missing Mosquito formerly

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948.

AID AGREEMENT SIGNED IN LONDON

to

Mr Ernest Bevin, Great Britain's Foreign Secretary, and Mr Lewis Douglas, United States Ambassador Britain, recently signed the European Recovery pro- gramme Bi-Lateral agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. This picture shows (left to right scated): Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, watching Mr Ernest Bevin and Mr Lewis Douglas Seen sign the agreement at the Foreign Office, London. standing behind Sir Stafford Cripps is Mr Harold Wilson,

President of the Board of Trade.

FATHER WHIPS HIS DAUGHTER'S LOVER

Ashford, Sept. 9.-A wealthy City Councillor and company director, Mr Horace Isaac Caro, was committed for trial at Ashford, Kent, today after ten magistrates had heard the story of an alleged whipping he gave to his daughter's lover. The Kent Assize Court will hear the case on November 18.

Caro's counsel had said that his client would elect to go for trial if the magistrates found a prima facie case. A riding whip with leather thong wat produced

in court.

Life Belts Must Be

Accessible

"It is no use having life helts on board if they cannot be got at immediately. It is very im-

The prosecnling counsel, Mr K Round, aid that Kenneth Contes, a 24-year-old former

Royal Air Force officer, alleged that Caro In- ficted grievous bodily him on June 11,

harin on

He

Club. The brilliant sun-belonged to Group Capfam Cheshire portant that life belts and fire here. Care produced from the car

arendy V.C., who told Reuter tonight that be bought two Mosquito plues in 1940, but the Ministry of Civil Avia- ton would not issue certificates of

worthiness for them.

extinguishers be available for If they are use immediately. wanted at all, they are usually wanted in a hurry," Mr Cairns told junk-owner, Wong Ming. Mir Harold, at the Marine Court today.

attitude.

!

BURMESE

RETAKE

PROME

ro.

. Rangoon, Sept. 9.-Burmese Government troops have captured from the Communist- led insurgents the strategic rail and river town of Prome, northwost of Rangoon, A Government communique an- nounced tonight.

The loss of Promo is a major sci- back to the Communists as it was the biggest town ever held by them for any length of time and one of the main centres of their Communist administration in Burma.

Government forces recuptured the town at noon today. Since ils ve cupation by insurgent forces August 10, Promo has been one of the Government's main objectives.

Its recapture gives the Govern- ment virtual control of the main railways from Rangoon into Central fncl. Burma, and will considerably

litate the movement of troops to the fighting fronts, and will enable rice to be shipped into the interior from the capital.

A complete news blackout sur- rounded the details of the offensive until the last few days.

REPORTED CLASHES The Government communiqitë

small-scale

nt action reported a Allanmayo, on the opposite bank of the Irrawaddy from Thayetmya, 35 miles north of Prome, la which three insurgents were

killed, Clashes between Government and insurgent

ent troops were also reported in the Toungoo aren between Ran goon aud Mandalay and at two points in the Irrawaddy Delta area. Two hundred nrmed bandits 100k part in a midnight attack on the of Kemmendine, Rangoon suburb of British sources in the area reported Inday.

The first objective of the railers, who approached by river in several parties, was the Jocat headquarters of the People's Volun

teer

Gosalon-still loyal to the

When their demand for ammuni- tion was met with resistance, firing started, the noise of which was clearly audible in the Brilish Pegu Club near the centre of Ilangoon. The attackers shot a Burmese sub- agent of the Burina Oil Company. looted several houses in the netgh- bourhood and decamped with large suns in cash and jewellery on the nerival of motorized police.-Reuter.

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Caro was the father of a girl of 20. a Alm actress known as Jackte Henderson. Mr Round and that in April this year Coates formed an association with the girl and later she became pregnant.

The

prosecutor summarised the evidence that would be

given. said that on July 11 Caro said tänt A relentless September sun shone

he wanted to talk to Coates. They

car to went by

A Bmeworks, of mercilessly down

the troops, он

which Caro drawn up in two ranks facing the

was Managing Director. Cricket

a brown paper parcel and a pair of shine murde the scene,

loves colourful, still more so. The white

gloves. When Coates obeyed his uniforms of the Royal Navy and the

order to take off his cont and shoes Buffs Band, the dark green of the

Caro raised his hands in a fighting soldiers, and the light khaki drill worn by the RAF, with a brighter

DECLINED TO FIGHT spot of colour provided by the reg

Geneva, Sept. 9.-Saying that Mr Round, continuing.

sald that "Britain will not accept any mental colours, stood out well

Coates declined to fight in spite of against the emerald green of the

Wong pleaded not guilty to have a rain of blows from Curu.

international control over her Cricket Ground turf.

"I accepted to cut mying insumetent machines.

fire extinguishers

Caro, it was alleged, then

The people pro- coolnies,

of the Prominent nmong

official losses and Mr White came to see and life-saving equipment on his guesia

were Major-General Mat-me about three months ago to get motor juris, u up on his duced u horse whip from the brown colonies themselves would bit- thews,

paper parcel und, the prosecutur terly resent it," Britain today on the registration bod 40 life belts in the crew's said, "opened a most violent an: N. Webster, AOC, and books. He was in his late 30's and

These were

opposed the Indian plan for in- hidden legally unjus

unjustifiable Mrs Webster, Rear Admiral and Mrs struck me as a very ustable and beenth cargo of pigs, but could

Coates for

creasing the United Nations Oliver, Rear Admiral and Mrs Mad-

approximately fle sald that hehe-got-out-in-a-matter nade fplenmant - person.

of---five Lt-Col. Parry, den, Brigadier Skonc,

Caro withdrew exhausted."

tration. Lt-Col. Lamont, Li-Col Vickers, Li-Winted the machine for tuigh level minutes, if necessary. He had two minutes, at the end of which time supervision of colonial-adminis-

Bre-exunguishers in itic engine Coates in his evidence to the court Col. and Mrs Alexander, Group Capt. Photographic research."--Reuter.

room; to

one of which Jefferson, Capt.

he showed and that he was intimate with Miss Nemeroff when the Caro Sub-Inspector latter intercepted

several occasions. IIe junk. Be added: "I did not seduce her. There fore he could get the other ex-

was willing co-operation." the Sub-Inspector ar-

GOC.

the

Un May 30, he said, his lawyers were approached by White, of Dolphin Square, West- minster, who offered £2,000 for the

Come & Mrs Matthews, Any signature

S.N.

Capt. Farquhar,

Hobertshaw, IN.

RN.

Commodore

Robertson, Cdr. Smeeton, RN, Cdr.

Aubrey, RN, and Surgeon Capt. Former II.K.

D'Arcy, RN.

After he had inspected the parade, Admiral Boyd took the

Nursing Sisters

salute at a march past, after which Honoured

the detachments left the Cricket Ground through the three muin gates.

The Admiral was then the guest of Li-Col. Owen Hughes, President of the Cricket Club, until he left at 11.45 a.m. for Queen's Pier.

AT QUEEN'S PIER

A small crowd of curious lolterers thronged the approaches to Queen's Pier at 11.30 ajoy sensing, as all Chinese immediately do, that some thing different was afoot.

of

the

Of six nursing sisters Queen Alexandra Royal Naval Nursing Service who have been in- vited by Copenhagen authorities to study nursing Denmark,

in

two formerly served in Hangkong.

They are Miss I. A. C. Rollin and

Grimth. Mins G. M.

quarters

!tinguisher,

extinguishers.

his

on

assault

un

three

the

Britain's representative, Mr Fietcher-Cooke said the United Nations Charter made no provision for the interposition of an interna- tional political body between He told the court that Caro be- British Government and the colonial resied him. On the deck were two fore

the whipping told him to which had been

people Charter clearly accepts the emplied in Tsam Kwong,

because "watch out for your face."

Coates added: te lashed out principle the metropolitan powers the chemical was too old to be

with the whip and hit my back, are exclusively responsible for the effective.

He also administration of their arms, legs and my face."

territories," he asserted.

"The British Government do not therefore regard themselves as ac- countable to any organ of the United Nations for

the administration of these territories."

Saying that he was not a

pri- soner in a dock, Mr Fletcher-Cooke added: "If I have in earlier debates answered some of the charges made

sold that Care produced on automa- tle pistol ofter the whipping and said: "If you had been awkward or unpleasant it would have been the worse for you, because I had brought this to deal with you."- Reuter.

EMPTY EXTINGUISHERS

Sub-Inspector Nemeroff said the boat was in Belchers Bay, yester- day afternoon, having just arrived fren Tsam Kwong. There were only *They were one good fire-extinguisher and two nursing sisters in Hongkong when empty ones. The licence stlputated the Japanese attacked in 1911, and that the boat should curry four ex-

tinguishers and 35 life belts. The Another Arrest were, subsequently prisoners of war

accused said the life belts вете under some cargo and could not be produced. There were 22 persons on board. The licence allowed for a

here.

Miss Rollin has since been serving The arrival of Military Police at the Royal Naval Hospital at followed by Services omcers

andaslar, Gosport, and Misa Griffith their

wives,

who had attended the parado on the IKCC ground, brought more sightseers.

Dartmouth.

The six sisters who have left for Denmark were chosen by the Ad-

At the foot of Queen's Pier steps a rating from HMS Alert held amiralty, and they are led by Miss whaler with an extended boathook. K. Baker, Matron at Hosiar.

This was the craft in which the

The

crew of 16 and 12 passengers.

In Shanghai

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colonial

by the Soviet delegate it is because the British Government do not want such malicious statements to stand unchallenged.

PARTICIOUS

"The United Nations

Committee

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'Shanghai, Sept. 10-Mr Ling discussing the future of non-selt- Chang-chun, the assistant manager governing territories is expected to Mr Cairns found Wong guilty and of Kwang Hun Hong. whose head vote tomorrow on the Indian pro-

office is in Singapore, was arrested posals.-Reuter, urposed a fine of $200.

by the economic police yesterday Mr Brett, Senior Licensing Marine three others are Miss P. L. Shipton, Officer, stated that the junk would during

roid on the firm's premises, 20 GOLD YUAN FOR C-in-C would be rowed to Alert by of Plymouth, Miss G. M. Arthur have to be surveyed before it could according to press reports today.

of Chatham, and Miss M. E. Myers. leave the Colony.

The police also seized books of TRAVELLERS Ave senior Royal Naval officers,

the firm and a small quantity of Actually, Alert lay alongside the

gold bullion. The

Shanghai, Sept. 10-The Ministry Daily news said that Mr Ling Tung of Finance yesterday quay at HM Dockyard, so Admiral Boyd's method of departure was a

Jen, manager of the Hongkong offlec, that travellers entering or leaving formal gestire on behalf of the Bri-

who has left Shanghal is alleged to China are not allowed to carry more tish Paciile Flect, to which he may

be involved in the Yung Hung-yuan than GY20. not return in Hongkong.

At 11.40 the senior officers who were to act as the whaler's crew arrived at Queen's Pler. They took their places in the croft- group decorn- of gold oak-leaved caps, tions and newly starched whites.

MEASURED STROKES.

The officers were! Rear Admiral R. D. Ollver, CB, CBE, DSC; Rent Admiral A. C. G, Madden, CB, CBE; Commodore C. L. Robertson: Com- modore B. I. Robertshaw, CBE; Cap- tain Farquhar, DSO

the

Hukbalahap-Constabulary Clashes In Luzon

Manila, Sept. 10.-Press reports from Central Luzon, said today that a total of 45 people were killed, including nine civilians, in a series of Hukbalahap-Constabulary clashes in Nueva Ecija and Tarlac Provinces.

that

Tho

case.

North

China

Chinese

announced

currency funda exceeding Yung, manager of the Sung eing that amount. will be conficcated: Cotton Mills and a cotton and flour The restriction does not apply to magnate, is being detained by n those who hold a licence from the special tribunal. on suspicion of

Ministry permitting them to carry having dealt in blackmarket Hong-larger amounts.Reuter, kong remittances and the hoard- ing of cotion. yarn-Router.

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London, Sept. 9-Savings of some kind are pommessed by 10 per cent of the adult population of England Shanghai, Sept. 10.-Intermittent and Wales, according to a survey Reports Indicated

all four toward the Pampanga marshlands,

earth tremors in Lihua district of conducted for the National Savings Constabulary Provincial Comman formidable Huk stronghold.

The speculation then was that he Sikang Province. which borders Committee ders in Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan

Huk chief, Luis Taruc, is

Surveys had hit the "wall" into which air Tibet, between May and mid- Promptly at 11.45, the C-in-C, and Nueva Ecija-with a total of believed to be somewhere in Part-

Limited. Negotiations in the dispute be-was believed to compress itself at August have caused took his place in the whaler.. With 22

Constabulary Companies had panga,

tween the Colony's taxicab drivers the speed of sound,

1,000; enrualties and heavy property. High-ranking Constabulary sources and cfnployers continued this morn

The survey was based on 2,000 stow, measured strokes of their oars, token to the field. In one engage-

Today's news suggest that eliker damage according to the official interviews among people of all ages, the officers rowed the C-in-C across ment in Tarlac, 15 Huks and nine told the United Press the Huks were ing in Major lector Chauvin's office, the "wall" de vs not exist it, such a Central News Agency.

of

incomes stretch

and children- water othern-all women 250-yards

waging

occupations in 0 typical guerilla type warfare with the assistant Labour Omeer solid form or the ways have been него reported killed. The

women and not meeting the Constabulary acting as mediator.

The report gives no further localities. separating whaler and sloop.

discovered 'of pka Ing it. nice touch of Chinese festivity and cluidren were said to have in frontal clashes or positional battles Counter-proposals made by the

details but added that geologiiln Mr John Derry, 20-year old test have been invited by the district tint 47 per

The report Issued today pintos occurred when the Admiral's passage been caught in the crossfire.

unless cornered. They admitted taxi companies were presented to pliot, flew for the Royal Air Force authorities to ascertain

cent of the

adults was hailed with a spluttering cas- The reports did not mention Con- the Huks were elusive and frequent- the men's representatives, but after during the war, Last Marche of the earthquakes which were of in the level of: Nations! savings is the causes agreed the main reason for the fall cado of fire-crackers from a sampan. stabulary casualties. Seven Conly succeeded in escaping cordons prolonged discussions the conference broke the world speed record for

The C-in-C boarded Alert, where stabulary companies were reportedly during the night and taking advan- was adjourned without any decision the 100-kilometres closed circuit by unusually long duration. he received many guests invited to a thrown against Fluk "concentrationstage of the vast expanse of territory, being reeched.

Bying a DH 100 at an average Lihua is situated in the farewell reception hold by him and in Nueva Ecija. Six compantes favourable to hit and run tactics It was intimated that another needi of 605 miles per hour. western part of the province, Lady: Boyd.

were reported to be bearing down United Press.

meeting would be held next week.

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