1948-12-07 — Page 5

Russians Will Ignore Results Of Berlin Elections

Berlin, Dec. 6-The Soviet authorities in Ger- many will ignore the results of the West Berlin municipal election, which they regard as illegal and which will have no effect on the Soviet policy in the city, political circles close to the Soviet military authorities here reported today.

Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky, the Soviet Commander in Chief, was reported by these circles to have stated that the election resulta “might prove an additional ob- atacle to an agreement on the currency and traffic prob- lems of Berlin."

A leading member of the Com- Unity munist-dominated Socialist Party was quoted as saying that the elections would alter in no way the efforts at his party to extend the authority of the "Eastern". Magistrat under the new "Enstern" Mayor, Herr Friiz Ebert, to the whole of

Berlin.

Western observers, commenting on the said the election results, Socialist Unity Party and lost nearly Berlin half its supporters in West

elections of since the municipal October. 1946. Then, 02 percent of the electorate voted and more than 13 per cent of the votes cast in the Western sectors fell to the Socia- list Unity Party.

BOYCOTT REJECTED According to these observers if all those who voted for the Socialist Unity Party in 1940 had absinined this time, the total participation in the poll would have been less than 80 percent.

cott

The fact that more than 80 per- cent of the total electorate voted Droved that nearly half the former of the Socialist Unity supporters Forty ignored the Communist boy- the for voled appeals and Western parties, the observers added. It was presumed that most of the the former Communist votes went to Social Democratle Farly. This ia part was believed to have accounted for the Social Democratic landslide,

Madame Chiang

To Make A Statement Soon

Washington, Dec. 6.-Madume Chiang Kai-shek will probably issue a statement on her visit to the United States after she has conferred with--President Truman, possibly tomorrow, Chinese Embassy sources said today.

Congressional sources saw le chance of approval for a Chinese plan for $3,000 million of American ald to Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek over the next three years.

which gave this party more than "84 percent of the total vote and a clear majority in the City Assembly.

Social Democratie leaders today ascribed their overwhelming victory to the fact that they had played a leading and outspoken part in the and-Russian anti-Communist and cumpulan, and had not attempted to compromise, na they alleged leaders of the other two parties had been prone to do.

FINAL RESULTS.

The German news service, DENA. reported that the official Anal results of all districts were:

Social Democrats 050,100 (01.4. percent).

Christian Democral Union: 258,486 (10.4 per cent).

Liberal Democrats: 214,224 (10.1 percent)..

Total electorate: 1,500,575. Total votes cast: 1,380,072, Spolled votes: 37,150.

Voling percentage: 06.2 percent. A British official statement sald tonight that 12 Allied inspection teams reported yesterday's Berlin elections were carried out in a fair and democratic manner and fully in accordance with election regulations, The Allled Inspection Committee' met today to consider its final report.

The Soviet sector "Eastern" Magis- trat tonight declared itself the only legal Administration in the capital. Blated: -"No- Its press department body elsa is entitled to carry out ocial functions."

The statement denounced yester- day's elections as "tarcical and fraudulently carried out under armed terror." It appealed to the popula- tion of Berlin to "end the frivolous game of the dividers of Berlin unity."

The newly-elected Western Assembly will hold its first meeting. in the middle of January, Dr Otto Its first action would be to elect a now Magistrat.

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· A fire department rescue synad lowers Billy G. Jänes, a police a war veteran, to safety in Los Angeles, after detective said he prevented him from jumping off a three-storey building. The man was poised on a ledge when the detective tackled him and dragged him safety. Omeers said the man was on a trial leave from a veterans' hospital where he had been treated, for several shell fragments in his head.-AP Picture.

Tientsin Evacuees

Arrive

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Shanghal by the destroyer Comus,

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remnants of the Nationalist armies

SOLICITORS CRITICISED BY THE CJ

Incomplete Records For

Appeal Casos

Strong criticism of the failure of solicitors to furnish tho Judged with complete records for appeal cases, was volced by the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, in the Full Court of Appeal this morning when he sat with Mr Justice Wicks to hear an appeal brought by the Shing Tak Firm against a judgment by Mr Justice Reynolds arising out of a Tenancy Tribunal action.

Mr D. A. Bernacchi, instructed by Air P. II. Sln, appeared for the Shing Tak firm while the Hon Leo Almada, KC, Instructed by Mr M. A da Silva, reprensented Lee Yun-

Before opening his appeal, Mir Bernacchi apologised for the absence. of Mr Siu who was sitting in the J. 2's Court at Central. He also gologised for not supplying the

· Court with a complete record of the case.

OFTEN HAPPENS

The Chief Justlee: It happens not ones but almost an every occasion. Cases are fixed for appeal hearing | before, tisis Court and there must be complete records available for each judge but it practically never hap- I don't say that counsel aro pens. at nll to blame for this, In this case half the record was made avall- case able yesterday morning and lie other part this morning and I do feel obliged to say that if solicitors do not supply complete records In appent cases, this Court may feel It is obliged to make the appropriate order. I speak very strongly on this.

Mr Bernacchi reiterated his opo- ogles to the Court.

The grounds for appent

agalost

the judgment of Mr Justico Rey- nolds were that the judge was wrong in refusing the application of the appellants to amend their

appeal

by adding "That the Tribunal should not have allowed the amendment to Include a claim for eviction on the that the opponent had sub- Let the premises after March, 1946, without permission alleged wrongful sub-letting look place after the day of the original The second tenancy application." ground was that the Tenancy Tri

was wrong in allowing the

in that

The ship was escorted as far as | Communists, marched the beaten na ont to amend his application | Suhr, the chairman, Buld tonight, and an extra anti-piracy guard of down to the gates, of Chingwangtao by adding the claim for the eviction

ALLOTMENT OF SEATS Dr. Suhr said seats would bo allotted in the new body. to 79 Social Democrats, 24 Christian Democrats and 10 Liberal Democrats. Eleven members of the Socialist Unlly Party will still be entitled to sit in the City Assembly for the Soviet sector constituencies," he stated. They are not, however, expected to take their seats.

of

eight ratings from IIMS London was carried to supplement the ve Rus- sian guards normally carried,

that The

in 20-mile stages.

When they reached the port the for sub-letting; thirdly, Nationalists were each given GYO Judge was wrong in refusing the A cross appeal by the respondent and fold where to join their own application for adjournment.

also against the judgment of Mr Justice Reynolds, were on the Inter- forces, through throo gaps in the

Then, when they'

they tried to enterpretation of Article 5 (1) (e) of the port they each had to give up Proclamation 15 (dealing with pay- their GYG to Nationalist guards.

city wall

--

The Wing Sang's master, Capt, H. Goddard, said that the ship had carried about 50 more passengers than usual. A few of them had slept

ment of rental) and that the dect- in the crew's quarters, which had

tho It was these troops, from been specially prepared, and, others had slept on settees and extra mat-

North which were crowding Tien-slon of the Judge was against the tresses placed in the cabins.

JUST DIDN'T LIKE IT them, The ship was crowded, but every-tsin. The Nationalists had made no weight of the evidence.

for the arrangements to deal with thing possible was done

comfort. Menlo were and they were forced to resort to passengera' officers attending each. taken in three sittings, with ship's begging, and sometimes looting, to

Among the evacuees was.n party families of senior employees and from

the Kallan Mining Administra~ tion numbering 20.

They

Newspapers in Western Germany's provisional capital of Frankfurt The whole question of American icday headlined the Berlin munich

results with "Berlin partisanship in foreign civil wars is pai election likely to come under close scrutiny Chooses Freedom. during the next session of Congress, Herr Waiter Kolb, Mayor

cabled Berlin's acting these sources said, in view of the Frankfurt, pessimistle results of aid to Greece Tayor, Frau Louise reported-by-President Truman to-saying-the-voto was a victory for

Chinese Embassy sources refused to comment on reports that the cher, leader of the German Social Chinese Government had offered the Democratic Party, said Berliners not doubt "stay on and hope for the

day.

freedom and right."

In Hamburg. Dr Kurt

United States military bases in only deserved the thanks Formosa in return for extended ald. Democrats

Reuter.

Schroeder,

20

said that only about foreigners still remained in the mines aren. Many of those wer Schuma hoping to leave, but some would no

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NOVEL STAGE

PRODUCTION

At China Fleet - Club On Friday

The

.:

ad- this

Mr Bernacchi stated that the ap-

first heard on December 13, 1940, then on December 27 following

an plication before the Tribunal was

which there, was by consent

March 22 journment until year. It was admitted that the amendment was not by consent. Mr Sin had objected to

to it but on the other hand it was equally ad mitted that Mr Sin-did-not-take specific argument that it was not Tribunal allow the

to open to amendment by reason of the fact hat this was based on a cause aris-. ing out of the original application. and in Germany

NOT TO MAKE STAND

The Chief Justice asked on what "not per-world, but They said they were

they had earned

Mr S.-E. Avery, a KMA.engineer

ground Mr Sin had opposed the simistic over the results of Ma-

who was stationed at the port of the dame Chiang's conference so far right to be regarded as representing

Soviet Zone.

the M. Andre Jacques is wonder-application and counsel repiled on

general grounds. The poll was high because Ber- Chinwangtao, said that from

The Chief Justice: He just didn't liners were fighting for their per preparations the Nationalists had ing how the public will react

weeks to the play he is producing for uko it?.. sonal and national freedom, he said, been making for the last six

ob-

Mr d'Almoda:. I think it is some- expected to the French Dramatle group on and the results were a logical con- before the evacuation It was sequence of the Social Democrats' vious that they had notere defence Friday at the China Fleet Club, thing like that. I stnderstand that struggle against Bolshevism.

Mr Bernacchi: It was something The President of the German Par-works everywhere, including, at the called "Le Bal de Voleurs" (The Mr Sin said that it was too late.

"obviously Thieves' Ball). It is a very orluke that; on general terms. liamentary Council at Bona, Dr mines, but they were

the designed to enable the military to ginal type of theatrical produc- Continuing, The latest uranium

Mr Bernacchi said and Karl Schoenfelder, attributed

thera was an appeal, made by Dr Lyman Elliot

following which there WDS 鼈 his brother Clayton Elliot, both of comparatively light poll in Berlin's get oute

Mr Avery described the order totion rather on the lines of a vast that Detroit. Dr. Ellot said that he and French sector to the unpopularity of

cor-Punch and Judy show.

lapse of time between the time, the his brother had recently completed French policy in the Star and the evacuate from the military - 14-day

Imagine a play with a scarcely notice of appeal was filed and the area general French attitude towards, mander in the port as coming "out of the survey

of the blue."./ PathUnited Press.

"We were ordered to get out at noticeable plot no special part for time when Counsel was briefed which and any of its thirteen odd characters, was three weeks before the hearing four and a half hours' notice.

for terval a summons after a discussion between the KMA spectacular, fantastic in parts, and of the case. There was in the in- of Counsel agents, and the military comunander amusing in its u.ter absurdity.

M. Jacques believes one ought to Following the brien Particulars. that Counsel went sick and did not advise were permited to take a tug and forget 'oncself at the theotograph" on the case until approximately two dredgers belonging to the com- altogether 59 of us left on the ships, but before three

10 leave tug WEE it had to low out of the port the 14 Nationalist shits the Nationalists had there," he said...

MAN URANIUM STRIKE dang St. Mare, Ontario, Dec. 6.The fourth discovery of uranium in this from nearby

Puduch from 1

nyken was

reported

Beaver Rock today. strike was

Germany.-Reuter

By Galbraith

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"When that was done the Na- tionalists fired the port from gunboat, and as far as is known some small fires were started in

Instead of being just a “phe

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of life, a good play must be a good days before the hearing, of the ap show and yet suggest the reality of peal. Counsel advised that it was people in not possible on the brief finding to, with studies of caricature. That is why, in some available of the Tribunal, to formu measure, such aims is Life With late the particulars asked for, on the Father" and "The Bishop's Wife" existing grounds, and advised fur- should be appeal ther ground... were so enjoyable, he said.

added.

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In accordance with the usual

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She knows all about Love-potions and -

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A J, ARTHUR KANK'

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Laurence Olivier HAMLET William Shakespeare

Starring Laurence Olivier Jean Simmons

Basil Sydney

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ALHAMBRA THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30; 5.15, 7.15 & 9:15 P.M.

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"MAN FROM DOWN UNDER” with Charles LAUGHTON.

MAJESTIC

BY SPECIAL

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SPECIAL TIMES: AT: 2.15, 4.45, 7.15 & 9.45 P.M.

·A SUPER CHINESE PRODUCTION:

THE

SOUL OF CHINA DIALOGUES IN MANDARIN

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COMMENCING TO-MORROW.

“ROGER TOUHY, GANGSTER!!!

with Preston FOSTER

Victor McLACLEN

Radio Hongkong

MY Bernacchi submitted that the have Judge-should

allowed the amendment to the grounds of peal, and that he had misdirected, Programme Summary: 8.01, Children's

on

H.K.T

is completely unknown.". said "Mr / means an easy-play to produce, but practice, the solicitors for the end himself when he held that it was h-Hait sour: "Toytown" by B. Q.Hulen'

the mines area. The damage there

.!

Wai Lan and B. KrLee (Studio);

Horowits," Vy, Planor

of the four mines was now about and 2 ers: Rig at the survibe Tournment Both ;; aprlications retion, he submitted that was not The Team: Alleen V. Defiber. Tiss - "Cha

"Le Bal de Voleurs" is by no Mi Jacques has the confiderics pellants wrote to the Chairman of new point which was raised. Coun- Beaman (BBCT); A Portralla the Tenancy Tribunal asking for sell argued that it was got a new Maguras Caminitas by Redio quát by Avery.

he Communists had been near Cased on past experience, in stage delalls of their decision and waking point, but merely a new argument, 86, Zeppeliner and His pericland Chingwangtee, for months, moving production in Belgium them to state that. Mr Sin had op- and it was open to Counsel to raise Handy, Work and Home News London (Studio), Interlude:: 130 Sage and regretting having already been taken before Ben (Btuale); Byron the will torl

taken before: Screen Favourites presented by r around freek and looking at in a what I enjoy doing he posed the amendment. A reply was it on appeal formal objection Renewal de Spon portant Installations, but there was told me. This type of play which that he was unable to attend to the the Tribunal Looden Relay 110 University Pr

received on: August, 9 no trouble," he added.

Cramme Agriculture Ho, Agnenture the "Avant Garde": belongs to

matter until the end of that week.

burned It had often been said that on Relearn by Profeur NM Comber theatre school in France, for the The position before the

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"Avant Garde" theatre har restored Judge in the Appellate Court was amendment was a matter of dis- (DDCTB)!

Minor ....... Vladimir Mr C. V. Ducuroir, manager of the to the stage many essential qualities that two applications were made by cretion, Counsel continued, but if Deday: Where string emble KMA mechanical and electrical do which have been missing since the Counsel before him. One was for by that it was meant that dis story Kowloon-on-Aventis fuizen

production nineteenth

enth century, Rich as colour leave to amend the grounds of sp-cretion was only bestowed under med bribery

dimaident • p{Bundle). Team plis "1's Wit partment,said that the

"and: team spirit; peal by adding further ground the somewhat severe circumstances ortions

week applied to ind the other was for a

other matters: of disa mom out the majoration Minuter, and, 12 where 11,000 tons a day. A month ago

itself and one seldom was 15,000, and normally it was in of the the region of 18,000.

Ands & Leading part for any actor., were refused. Mr Silvs had argued the case in matters of amendment Questionate correz The stocks of coal on the surface, Most modern plays be added, are against allowing the amendment on where the decision of the Lower for Badley Sewingon (Randon Salehi which would, fall into the Come written for some particular actor the grounds that a new paint was Court had often been reversed on 30.15, Werther

being raised for the first time. munists hands, amounted to more of actress of the day, and this in refusing the applications, the appeal depa

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Toimed Appellate Court Judge sild Counsel further contended that com **All the evacuees

Andmekall the orces of the only ground on which, the | Le Bal de Voleure" also offers

10 Tribuna, could have entertained the hawa agency reports of "ully scenes in Tientsio, and aggressive tactics variety. Everone on stage appears the car he was not Aby pathaw

Nationalists against to (and really do) have tremendous allow the amendment. An amend Application for eviction for the sub foreigners.word exaggerated.

nd he was particularly influenced parties, but in the absence of such The military.commanders, obvious funNEVEN tents way matter of discretion, letting was by consent of both ly had Tullarbe no control of their A musical touch but Important by the fact that is ne point hid agreement, he submitted that Coun men, but the luation was "quites in that it starts therefow and krite been raised for the first time, and Sel had not the power to hear the

Med past the play together provided by Though Main had objected, he aims

ad, point Counsel quoted numerous authori One story sold by the

lately

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than 300,000 tons and that the outs

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