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Programme For Visit Of Royal Artillery Band

The Royal Artillery (Plymouth) Band, which is one of the oldest of the prewar Royal Artillery bands, is making a tour of the East this winter. The Band is coming straight out to Hongkong on the troopship Lancashire and is then going to Singapore and Malaya, and thence westwards back to the United Kingdom, calling en route at other stations where there are units of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

TWO SAILORS

GAOLED FOR

The Band arrives in Hong- kong about November 4. and

will be staying for just over a

fortnight; but it has been.de- cided by GHQ FARELF. that

during this period it must be

granted a week's leave. This is a pity, but is understandable

ROBBERY us Hongkong is without doubt

Two British naval ratings, the best leave centre in the 19. East at present,- particularly in Robert Bertram Calnes, and Edward Stewart Herbert the nutumn. Walker, 19. both aloker The object of the visit of the mechanics of HMS Black Swan, Royal Artillery Bond is not only to were sentenced to 18 months entertain the Gunners in Hongkong. hard labour by Mr. Justice but also to show civilians and other services that the Royal Artillery Gould, Acting Pulsne Judge, at possesses a good band, although un the Criminal Sessions this fortunately it is not often Been

abread. morning for robbery.

to n

The Band consists of two officers, Both men pleaded guilty charge of robbing a taxi driver, Lime Warrant Offeer, three Sergeants Pak-san, of $35 and a wristwatch and twenty-nine Rank and File. The on & path leading to 408 Repulse Bay Road on July 10.

$0 fare of

was

Conductor is Lieut. 5. V. Hays, LRAM, AR.C.M.. P.S.M.

The

for

Mr A. Hoolon. Crown Counsel, and can split up into various com- who appeared for the prosecution, binations, such as a full band for nsalsted by Det. Sub-Inspector G. parades and indoor and outdoor con-

slightly smaller band E. Willerton, said that about 7.45

certs, a pm, on July 10, the two accused concerts etc., and an even smaller orchestra of 13 musicians. hailed a taxi near the Chinu Fleet dance Club and asked to be taken tott is hoped in their programme to Club Repulse Bay,

exploit this versatility to the utmost. agreed upon.

In point of fact. At present the programme for the they did not go to Repulse Bay Band can only be tentative, and will

Wnter but to Deep

Bay. There have to be confirmed on their arrival. they decided to return to Hongkong. However it is hoped that there will Near 408 Repulse Bay Road, one not be many alterations, and details of the accused asked the driver to stop by the house. One of them are being confirmed. then got out and walked a little way away while the other man' hit the driver on the head and pushed his head down to the seat.

ON ARRIVAL

On the arrival of the Lancashire, it is hoped that the Band will play the troops off the ship in conjunction BRUISE ON TEMPLE with the Band of the Buffs, and When he recovered consciousness, they will then be brought over to of the 25th Field the driver found the men gone and the barrackts his wristwatch and a sum of $35 Regiment, RA, in Gun Club Hill to missing. He drove back to Hong- settle down. Their Arst real

Saturday will bo on kong and reported to the police. Agagement medical examination showed that he November 6, when they will play at had a bruise over the lett temple, the Races at the Jockey Club in the

afternoon. but it was not dangerous.

en-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1948.

Revolt Against Peru Government

Civilians and volunteer firemen of Callão, the 'port of Lima, Peru, convert a fire department truck into improvised ambulance during brief but bloody revolt. Volunteers street. at right carry stretcher, This scene is on Avenida Saenz l'ena, Callao's main Sailors and armed civilians started revolt against the government of President Jose Luis Bustamente Rivero.-AP Ficture.

Marshall Forging Vast Plan Aimed At Forcing Showdown With Russia

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Paris, Oct. 17-It was learned today that the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr George Marshall, is hammering out the basis of a vast geopolitical-military plan aimed at bringing a diplomatic showdown next spring in the cold war with Russia. The project, supported in principle by Mr Thomas Dewey, and depen- dent upon quick action by the new Congress when it meets in January, involves: 1. "Playing for time" in in Asiatic nationalist movements is Western Colonial Berlin by increasing the airlift,

harassing the

On August 20, Inspector Willerton As by lucky chance the Director, saw Walker in the naval section of Royal Artülery, Major-General S B. refusing to negotiate while the Powers and China. Queen Mary Hospital where he was # patient. He took A cautioned statement from Walker in which the accused said that Caines had hit the taxi driver on the head.

Rawlins, CB, CBE DSO MC will be visiting Hong Kong for a couple of days at this time, the Band will At the Guest Night play on that night in the Royal Artillery Omeers Mess, Later that day, Caines was seen in Gun Club Hill, where he is being

the Hospital, which ho was entertained by the officers,

to the police On visiting, and taken

Sunday November 7, RA Band stallon because he was seen wearing will be one of the bands at the Re-

a wristwatch. This watch was put membrance Sunday ceremonies

number of others among a

the driver as identified by

and his.

At an

at

Berlin blockade continues and getting overwhelming word of in the indictment of Russia United Nations.

2. Prodding all non-Communist Europe, including Western Gormang,

polically, militarily unito to take as many steps as possible to economically, Getting

the Cenotaph.

3. As the 25th Field Regiment will be

KEPT BUSY November

15 the

identification parade, Walker was picked out by the taxi driver who said he strongly suspected him of From being one of the two men who had Band will be kept busy. In robbed him.

Mr Focion udded that there was --nothing-known against either of the two men in England or in Hong-

on

and

North

be

Chinese Army Personnel On

Arms Charges

D. Convincing the Commonwealth

will nations that their ties strengthened rather than weakened by linking themselves with Europe. 10. Fighting desperately to keep

as Franco links

and such weeke Italy in the non-Communist Western camp, and such waverers and nd-

Claiming to be personnel of a "middle road"-like vocates of network, out of the Communist Indla Argenting-from-die- the Chinese Army, two men,

and

Tsang Shu, 28, and Tsang Fat. the front. rupting

it is understood, has been 24, were separately arraigned That,

before Mr Justice Goulit at the the tenor of Mr Marshall's here with the European Foreign His plan is much aldin Ministers.

run

talks

the

Both pleaded guilty, but sald they were not aware of the Hong- for arms. › They added they had kong regulations requiring licences come to the Colony in pursuit of two alleged deserters.

Congres- American Caines made a cautioned statement deployed in action for artillery sional approval of a vast peacetime

Criminal Sessions this morning in which he said that the robbery practice with live shell in the area military lend-lease programme for had been planned by Walker and of Salkung and Clear Water Buy Western Europe which initially may

to President Roosevelt's, but it is on charges of possession of

of facts. arms and ammunition. himself.

run to US$5,000,000,000.

based on, a difference When both accured were charged, during most of the next week, the

President Roosevelt's grand design unprecedented

the great 4. An they said that the sum involved BA Band will be given their week's

leave from November 8 to 14.

Atlante alliance between the United was a world in which was only $20 and not $35.

States and Canada on one hand, and powers had learned to live and let key North Atlantic European States live within loose spheres of Influence

and to incorporate and RA

the Lowlands, world through the United Nations. the Norway, Britain,

RUSSIA'S GRIP Mr Marshall's grand design is 5. Getting other key European to hold n quiz of Regimental morning on that date it is proposed France and Portugal on the other.

the Western Union's bared on the, failure of President Marches of units of the British arcas Army on the Gun Club Hill footbal flanks such as Scandinavia and the Roosevelt's basic assumptions. The agree to boilet now is that Russia must not from expanding ground, Gascoigne Road, from 11.30 Mediterranean states-to MEDICAL REPORT

The Bond win collaboration with the heart of the only be stopped

be pushed probably a.m. to 12.30

further, but then produced in the Regimental march of a project even if they will not or do Crown Counsel

directly.

back out of Eastern Europe. and rend to the Court a medical re- certain Regiment or Corps, after not join

Two years ago, when the Truman port on Walker. The report, by n which the soldiers will be asked to

Doctrine was gestating, the desire Naval Surgeon-Commander,

the Regiment concerned.

was to "contain" Russia. Now the that Walker was detained in Queen identify

West also wants to loosen the Soviet Spectators are welcome. Mary Hospital from August 6 to

In the evening, the RA Band is He was admitted September 1.

grip on Eastern Europe. two indoor concerts in the giving after he had

had apparently to cut an artery of his left, wrist Chins Fleet Club. The Brst, from 0 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. is for other ranks with their

7. Keeping the West on the offen- Camlifes and friends. Admission

which started for sive an offensive

kong.

pened,

he

sold

and morose

6. Continuing pressure on all of non-Communist Europe to federate or perish, although realising that hopes for a United States of Europe are visionary at this time.

WEST ON OFFENSIVE

a scraper which he had share of the three Services, withd

Walker was and expressed his full inten- fam tion of ending his life. He was will be by tickets: tickets put under observation, and

Later Royal Navy and RAF personnel are with the Truman Doctrine and con- being distributed by Mr Waghorn tinued with the Marshall Plan and is strong brightened up, and spart from BDY of the China Fleet Club, and ickets Western Union-until it ing that

was extremely fed up," made no

no complaints. The Surgeon-for Army personnel by 25th Field enough to "call" the Russians. Commander concluded by saying Begiment. For the second concert,

A. Resorting to "holding action" admis- ho considered Walker to be a person from 8.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. of inadequate personally, with little sion is again by ticket only Tickets in the Far East, where Communism or no sense of responsibility.

are being distributed by the Officers' Asked by his Lordship if they had Mess of 26th Field Regiment.

On the evening anything to say before sentence was passed, both Caines and Walker asked November 10 the RA Band for leniency and for the time they play on the square

in Gun Club all ranks of had already spent in detention to bo Hill barracks, wher taken into consideration.

25th Field Regiment will be able

of Tuesday: REBELS KILL

will

Mr Justice Gould, passing sentence, to invite their friends. On Wednes-

said they had committed a serious offence and he had to impose prison sentence,

day

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URANIUM FOUND Cricket Club ground, and In

LEADER

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CONCERTS IN TOWN

the Batavia, Oct. 17-Dr Amir kind Sjarifuddin, the former Re- reported Prime Minister of the rebel Indonesian Communist Republic, has been murdered by his own rebel supporters, Antara, the Republican news agency, reported tonight.

Crown Counsel, Mr A. Hopton, said both men were arrested follow-

at Sheung Shui. Each man had ing a search at the railway station two fully loaded revolvers tucked

and a belt around their waists, 17 Tsang Fat in addition had

spare rounds of ammunition In his pockets. The accused were at the same time

found in possession of a quantity of w oplum, and were at present serving a sentence of six months' hard Inbour in Stanley Gaol for that offence.

His

EXPLANATION NOT TAKEN

Second accused answered that he

19 At the moment, Mr Marshall trying to fit together the jigsaw which Is non-Communist

Lordship asked Tsang puzzle

had not He does not expect the Fat whether ho

sald Europe. pieces over to fit perfectly, but this in his statement to the Police that is how they are shaping up at the he intended to make a profit on the sale of the weapons in Hong- muement:

Western Union:--this is the bard kong cere of the grand design, and it will be into these countries that the be poured. It is hoped also that tull: of billions in armaments will these countries will be expanded In-made that statement in answer to to a wider group, at least to a solid the charge of possession of opium. line of North Atlantic States which He was not aware that he would be charged on separate counts, and would embraco Norway and Pertu-

of that the courts thinking

the Kol.

Scandinavia: This is the Western Colony were the same as those in China, had made an admission that Union's north flank, in the eyes

he intended to profit from his Mr Marthall. There is a slight mission, but only in regard to the

of Sweden's opium. because

stay

of

ព

difficulty

neutral, to determination

accused Sentencing each of the Marshall Mr

hopes but

Mr will Scandinavian alliance

be to three years' hard labour,

Gould said he could not created" which will eventually be Justice inked with the Western Union, and accept their explanation. The sen- that possibly Norway will play the tences are to be served consecutive.

to their present terms. major formal role in both.

THE MEDITERRANEAN In the lower court proceedings,

week-end first accused was described as Mediterranean:--This Mr Marshall was examining on private and second accused as

sector of lleutenant of the Peace Preservation| the spot the important Greece, to determine what more Corps. should be done to hold it together with Turkey. Italy is. anxious for a role in the Western Union, but for Uro moment may just remain

November 17, the Band will between play at a cri

nt cricket match

and the Ist 25th Field Regiment An., The Buffs on the Kowloon evening there will be an all ronks' dance in the KCC both by

Casablanco, Oct.

strict mittee and Members of the KCC. censorship was being imposed hero today upon all information relating

the

reported discovery

On Thursday, the Band wit visit unantum deposits near Bou Azzer, the outlying Bailery of 25th Field southern Morocco.

Regiment In Tai Lam Camp, but on While official quarters as well as Friday, November 19, it will be the mining company declined to confirm or deny the reports, sources back and in the morning will play close to the engineering authorities again at the Gun Club Hill football at Bou Azzer said the presence of ground from 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. murder took place as the Com-ranean area. Spain is excluded from

when any

spectators are again munist rebel lenders endeavour the Western Union by Britain and France, but is an important spot uranium in the locality bad been welcome. In the evening they will ed to converge on Jogjakarta to in America's overall strategle plan- established,

official give an open air band concert at

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Heads Of Utility Concerns Resign

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Oct Shanghai,

18--Chinese Canton, Oct. 18-The heads of

main utility. students studying in universilles Canton's three

water and tele- abroad who have no money, to com- berns-light,

reported to Vice-Admiral Oscar C. Badger, plate their one-year study will bo phoneare

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The situation in North China la directive further stated 2010, the through the low charges fixed by·

the authorities.

Western Pacife, arrived in Hong Government, according to A direc controlling Municipal authorities. the grade of the mineral vein was starting at 6 pm. Invitations are cesses of the Republican troops. the hands of the British, with the Commander of Naval Forces in the granted a loan of US$450 by the tendered their resignations

United Nations expected to agree to being issued.

that deter disposition of Italy's former kong yesterday by U.S. Navy plane tive of the Ministry of Education The report also confirmed

Shanghal yesterday.

The reason for their resignations On their last

aald to be, the inability day, Saturday,

He is accompanied by Mira Badger, reaching.

This loan is to cover their living is

maintain their services November 20, the RA Band will the former Labour Vice-Premier of colonies there for at least another from his headquarters at Tsingtao.ve Flower Arranging C

at the Army Kowloon versus the Republic, Dr Eotladjit, had been year.

Ideally, Mr Marshall would like and his ADC, Captain Carrington.

Although his vigit to the Colony expenses in foreign countries to efficient level qwing to the lack of

enough the football match at Chatham killed by Republican forces in anti-

this sum is not: to sea a non-Communist Europe Road ground, and in the evening at Cemununist operations,

which

is politically, economically is unofficial, Admiral Badger hopes students will have to buy foreign adequate funds and losses incurred

contact Chinese and foreign Another flower arranging de the socin) evening being organised The only important Communist and militarily united. Ho knows, to monstration will be given at by the members of the Sergeants so far taken allve is the Moscow-however, from experience with the officials during his short stay here.exchange at the

that this Mon, Marshall

of YWCA, Duddell Street tomorrow at Mess of 28th Field Regiment,

Mr Auyang Chu, Mayor tratried veteran leader, Alimin. 3.p.rr.

Certain items on the programme

Muso, President of the

self-

Impossible at the moment. But he pretty grim, he admitted, but both These students, the order added, and are being broadcast by ZBW, in proclaimed Communist Repubilo in also

that Norway in aides stand an equal chance of win- must return to China after they had Canton, is reported to have promised

their Mr. Chase will lecture on

A completed

One-year study the utility companies that he would Joan of and ..... Italy in

attempt to raise China Java who came from Moscow last Scandinavia,

thening the struggle. demonstrate "Simple Arrangements cluding the concert at the

The Admiral and his wife have abroad. for Dining Tables." Mrs. A. J. Fleet Club on November 15 from August and led the evolt against Mediterranean, are the key linke

p.m. ZBW will be

without interest in requirements and to put into effect Staple, will speak on and demon- 8.30 to 10

the Republican Hatta Government, which eventually may tie Europe been staying at the Hongkong Hotel, The loan of US450 will have to GY5,000,000 to meet the financial Small publishing a more detailed "Arrangements For

necessary. Improvemiunts strate

pro- i still unaccounted for. Reports together sufficiently to let the West but will be moving to Repulse Bay be refunded

afternoon. They are flying throo years after the return of the other

Reutor. gramme in due course,

students to China-Router. Rooms."

There will be a small charge of The Bond salts in the Lanceables that he has escaped to Bangkok are force the issue wilb Russia in 1949, this

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