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"Pepped Up”, Preacher Appeals For Char

Birmingham, Jan. 10-The Reverend Bryan Green, fa his Brit sermon as Aneligan Rector of Birmingham, today appealed to 'h's umasually large congregation to find him a charwoman,

He said: "I have taken over a very ble rectory, really far too ble for my wants. For the last fortnight my wife and I, with the help of some parishleners, have been scrubbing it, and Bolly of as now have corns on our hand."

Reverend Green, aged 48, drew 40,000 worshippers to St John, The Divine, Cathedral in New York during his gospelling tour of the United States tasl autumn.

Birmingham churchgoers, Intrigued by stories of his "pepped up" preaching methods, streamed into the Church of St Martin's for the morning service. The aftoudance was nearly 900, compared with the smil 100-Renter.

PWD FOREMAN IN WITNESS BOX FOR THIRD DAY

Cross-examination of Ho Ting, foreman of the electrical department of the Public Works Depart- ment, attached to the Wanchai workshop, continued before Mr Justice Reynolds at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when the trial of two employees of the Public Works Department charged with theft of Government stores entered its tenth day.

The witness, who had already spent two days in the witness box, asserted that it was practically impossible to draw stores from the store-room of the Wanchai workshop without a store order note, sign- ed by himself and counter-signed by the officer-in- charge.

ELDER'S ACTION FOR

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1949.

Music As A Cure For Mentally Ill

London, Jan. 16. Two doc- tors have been experimenting here on the effect of music on mentally-ill patients. Tho results of their attempts are published in the current "Lan- cot," the British medical journal.

The doctors recall that Pythagoras. the Greek philosopher and mathema- ticton, in sald to have cured many mentally-ill patients with music. and to have composed melodie* ngainst despondency, anger and de- Kires.

For months, these modern doctorz inct a group of 14 patients of both sexes-mainly young or middle- aged once a week for an hour in a small hospital liberry.

Gramophone records of all iypes rom swing to Beethoven. mune, from were played to thein.

of

Here are some of the resulta: Modern dance music hnd to effect on the patients. Tradition) music

sie and folk songs aroused a spirlt of friendliness and case among them. "These, though they atir up archaic forces in the mind, are, it seems, the doctors strongly integrating,"

sald

Impressionistle musle simulated Interest in the more withdrawn

entere

ΠΟ had

therapeutle patients, but

value.

50. (Integration

Accused aro Kwok Kwong. and Austin Spary, foreman. electrical inspector, Grade 1, both of the Public Works Department, They necessarily are charged on 10 counts of larceny

Dy pubile servant, ono of obtaining would

the with

con-

Serious contemporary music, by such

composers as Stravinsky, Bartok and Varese, was sometimes powerful 10 bring repressed un- enough conscious forces into the 47. celousne of inhibited schizophrenic

personality) patients.

of the mind was not fostered, however,

and even be hindered because the not come to terms emotions aroused." the

architectural and formal structure of the classical style gave the pallents an increased feeling of Mr Ferey Chen, instructed by Mr security.

The A libet action, brought by a villago C.A.S. Russ, is appearing for Kwok,

romantic style brought elder of Lamma Island, against and Spary is represented by Mr V. emotional release, especially on in- newspaper proprietor, a newspaper J. L. D'Alton, Instructed by Mr P. 3.hibited sensuous experience. printer, a newspaper publisher and a Grifiths. Appearing for

Summing up the doctors" findings newspaper editor was heard by the

secution

personality Is Mr A. Hooton, Crown that attempts at Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, at Counsel, assisted by Chief Insp. J. construction may be made by the Supreme Court this morning,

Johnston, and Det.

and

the Lancet asked: Special Branch. form beauty" Jury empanelled

"Must this appeal be confined what enters by car?"

LIBEL

money by false pretences from the steward of the Kowloon Howling doctors found. Green Club and one of conspiracy to defraud the Government money.

the

of

pro-

Col. L. T. Ride (left) Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, accepts a plaque, donated to the corps by the Winnipeg Grenadiers, from the Canadian Trade Commissioner, Mr K. F. Noble, at the Volunteers' last mess dinner on Friday night. (Telegraph Staff Photographer)

Escaped Czech Says Russia Is Not Preparing For War

New York, Jan. 16--Dr. Arnost Heidrich,

former Secretary-General. of the Czech Foreign Office, considers that Communist activities "do not suggest that the Soviet Union is at present preparing for an aggressive war against the West," according to James Reston, Washington Correspondent of the New York Times..

Reston said that Heidrich, who disappeared last November, has reached Washington with a detailed story of Communist activities and plans - in Eastern

Europc.

He added that Heidrich, who was re-well-known and trusted" by the United States Government, had been Washington by the United States authorities.

Plaintiff was Ng Yung-kan. of Shu | MacPherson, of the b-Insp. D. G. Dealing to "the fundamental need for brought

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The journal recommended sights be the to for 20 and smell-thought

strongest events of memory-to Influence mooda.—Neuter,

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Rising Sun To

Reston sild Heidrich thought Generalissimo Stalin was trying to up an "Ematern Rühr" in build Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Wan village, Lamma Island, and de- fendants were Tsal Kwor-yin, of 2 four men and three women. Gage Street, the proprietor: He Li

the Ho Ting, an employee of the PWD Road. printer: Ho Kwok-wah. 2 Gage for 28 years, and foreman

myears, was cross-examined by Mr Street, the publisher; and to Kim Chen this morning. He said his total fel. 8 Gare Street, the editor.

Plaintif

represented by Mealary per month was $555 including basic pay and HCL allowance. His rank was that of first-class foremais, and the

first

nccused held equivalent rank,-

Between 10 10 witness said he had been foreman of the Hunghom workshop, but he could not now remember the procedure adopted there for the drawing of

Tokyo, Jan, 16-The Japanese stores. He agreed that his duties at Eavernment is planning to put the Wanchal included the distribution of national flag on the list of rationed

was legal Heidrich, who is 5, various works on all items. workmen on electrical installations Hongkong,

Omelals disclosed today that there and political adviser to Dr Edouard In

of all was not enough cloth to meet the Benes, former Czech President, for inspection and supervision outdoor electrical installations, the

He managed to bring wife and child ing General Douglas MacArthur's his

out

Chas. Loseby, instructed by Mr A el Areulti. Defendants were absent and were not legally represented.

of Claimsinted The Statement that plaintiff clr med $20,000 damages against first defendant as proprieto of the newspaper Kwar Yin Yat Po: against second defendant as printer: against third defendant as publisher and

against fourth defendsm pa in the editor, for libels, published

on two separate dute, newspaper

1048, under the on December 3, heading "Eleven Hepresentatives of New Territories Yung-kan. He $24 suspected of

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20 years

ago,

Be Rationed

Scandinavian Leaders Begin Talks

SHOWING

TO-DAY

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BLISTERING VENGEANCE -

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DEADLY AS ITS NAME!,

At 2.30, 5.15.

7.20 & 9,30 p.m

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storting

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wek Czorga Mazały-Silly Elex-Elgar' Bachatas".

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TO-MORROW

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With

Copenhagen, Jan. 16.-Scan-"TWO YEARS BEFORE dinavian political leaders will! begin here tomorrow a fort- night of discussions which aro expected to produce decisions vital to Scandinavian and world politics.

Heidrich was

to huve quoted sald:

"The Soviet Union seems to be developing Czechoslovakia primarily as a source of economie reconstruction in Russia, as a souree of military supplies and

must strategic territory that denied to The Western Powers, rather than as n base for an attack un the West."

puting Na discussion of procedure and lay-on/increased demand for flags follow-14 years.

05

be

of

The Danish parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee will receive re- ports from Danish military experts tomorrow and Tuesday on last week's Oslo falks with Norwegian and Swedish leaders.

Next week-end, the Norwegian, Swedish

and Danish Premiere and Defence and Foreign Ministers will meet again in Copenhagen after their surprise and top-secret week at Karlstad, Sweden.

talks last

Allan Ladd Brian Donlevy

Paris Police Act Against

Strikers

Paris. Jan. 16-Police went into

strikers from the Paris

motorcar

since Thursday, demanding higher wages.

of new works and works in hand New Year message removing all re- Czechoslovakia with him. for villagers his

with the European officer-in-charge, strictions on the use of Japan's

He was also said to have reported own benefit," and on December 15. Inspection of sites of new works and national colours.

that usin was receiving some hearlingt

action early today to clear sit-down | The the taking of particulars to make-up ∙1948 unde

under the

Before the war it was customary tanks and guns from Czechoslovakia, (Government) Rice Depot prosecuted estimates, and to instruct-chargemen for most Japanese-to-display--the but was demanding shipment of them. This will be followed by a further works of Panhard Levassor, where by the inhabitants of eleven villages in works procedure.

These duties took him all day. Important

"Rising Sun" at their homes

in a semi-finished condition, so that meeting in Oslo on January 20 and 3.000 workers Luve been on strike Lamma Island for havingt

national holidays and

they could Binished in secret in 30. time was fully occupied.

Tals charged (some money) for expenses and his

other

Was special occasions.

Russia. with the result that the Yee Wo Rice Stores, were dealt with by his as temporarily banned after the war,

ristants, who were Cheung Hon and abolished by order,"

Commerce and The

Industry Depot

fings would Mr Loseby said that the writ of Yuen Ki, and their duties included Ministry sald the new

be made from summons was issued in June, 1047, the issuing of tools and materials. probably have to

the shortage because of an appearance was entered on be to workmen. half of all defendants in the same month and the statement of claim was filed on November 3, 1047. No defence however was filed. Defen- danis' solicitors,

wan

he

silk The store-keeper, Chin Ning-cotton.--United Press chuong, was not under his orders, said witness. When he wished to draw stores he had to sign a store. Messra Wilkinson order note in triplicate, and and Grist retired from the case on

according to strict procedure, that had to go to the application to the Court in Decem- agreed that ber, 1948. In their application. Mr officer-in-charge who counter-signed Loseby continued, they set out the

it before it was taken to the store- circumstances that defendants' had at all material times knowledge of the keeper.

SIGNED CHITS nction to be brought but had given them no instructions.

Such a procedure was usually followed, but when stores wero witness merely urgently needed, signed a chil for the stores, subject to a store order note being returned by him to the store-keeper later.

Witness said that when he was at Hunehom, the procedure followed was different to the present system. then used to issue notes for gross He

stores from the Stores Department, North Point, and when

The newspaper concerned and the people concerned had disappeared, Mr Loseby said and there was there fore no possibility of recovering any damages.

Referring to the present actio Counsel submitted it was admitted because there was no defence. The

by articles were published negligenca.

Su

they

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NO TRUTH IN CHARGES been drawn, they would be taken Plaintif in evidence said he lived to lunghom and taken directly to in an unnumbered house in Lamma tobs without being first placed in Island and was responsible for then store there. Stores for Hunghem distribution of rice and Red Cross now had to be obtained from the parcels in the northern part of Wanchal workshop.

Supposing you are not Chen: with Government instructions. He In your office, and stores are urgent- produced a paper of December ly needed

Lamma Island in 1940, in accordance

3.

Mr

for

Job, can

your

1946 and a cutting of December 15, ling:men or your assistants.get 1040, with big type headlines. He the stores from Chan Nine-cheune declared there was no truth at all by n which you would later

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Witness: Yes they can,

And if they forgot to tell you about-

it, would' Chan come to you and get- this store order form?-Yes

You would be very surprised if

in the allegations, contained in the rectify with a store order note? articles which accused him of dis- honesty, fraud and breach of trust. Ho further declared that he was never deposed from his position.

He understood there had been somo complaint alleging he selling Red. Cross parcels, As result of the complaint, inquiries store-room without a covering store were made by the District Officer order notes?-Certainly I would be who was satisfied there was no truth surprised, but not if it concerned old the allegations. Witness pro-stores which are not entered in the duced two documents signed by the books. District O'Teer to that effect.

in

Q anyone got anything out of that

You would say It is practically im- Plaintif snid that the previous rice posible to get stores out of the store- distributor had lost money and had room without a store order form?--- resigned. He was asked by the That is correct.

This ma

man

villagers to tako over the position

Chan is very careful, I

and each ration card holder agreed supposo?-I cannot say, but it is ha

to put in leposit of $1.50, as rice duty to be careful.

Asked to explain what he meant by all stores, witness said he meant tho

had to be paid for before is distri- bution,

When he resigned from the posi-materials Jeft behind by lon, witness said he refunded the Japanese, such as the main cables re- $1.80 to each depositor. He declared moved from the North Point coll he was a respectable merchant, had yard. He agreed that the majority been a villago elder fur- the past 20 |of such years, and was still one, and was used, ·and' included nil kinds protid of the position. That "being of electrical equipment. Amoria so, he resented the articles published these were some bulbs and Nightirig: (against him...

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quoted as Heldrich was further saying that it was obvious that the Russians did not trust the Czech Army, and did not feel that they could wage war against the West on Czech soll

By Galbraith

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The most important dection ex- pected to emerge from these talks will

be whether the Scandinavian This followed a

warnings countries intend to form a "neutral" night by the Premier, 31 regional military alliance not con- Queuille, that he would adhere to nected with the Western Towers, on his wage-freezing programme. whether they will join in an "Atlan-warning seemed addressed as much tic Pact" with the Brussels Pact to some of his leftwing Cabinet col- powers.

leagues as to the workers.

be surprised if Scandinavia

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(Continued from Page 4) for an Eisenhower autograph for a royal relative.

Upon another occasion, the King also asked if he might be egible for the European Theatre ribbon. Planned to cover American campaig- nera anywhere from North Africa to HOT DOG CEILING

The Russians, he said, were using

Well-informed opinion here would A now struggle in France between Germany, the ribbon already was every possible' kind of pressure and

with organised sore point

Mediterraneau The Government ... and Washington, Jan. 10-A cup of pelice state tactics to gain control any course other than a "mutual” labour over higher, wogo demands veterans who scoffed at London coffee will cost 15 cents and a hot

aver the economic life of the whole regional past without commitments

Imminent dog 20 cents at stands along the of Eastern Europe, with a view of in the West (or East), but

following troops wearing the some award given with would

to thone in combat-and the English

Yanks route of President Truman's in- re-building their own strength at "good connections" with the Western several "lightning" strikes for

Fot augural para celling price list for

creased wages in the past few days. thought it hunerous that Thursday. next

the expense of others.

just being decoration for si fect "Tam Kain Pal" The progress Announcing

of the military ex-**** Heldrich concessions,

was reported

Agitation for a Inaugural Committee

Beneral faerense England, The King, however, wanted to have perts meeting has been kept concea officials today said they felt that described President Kiement Geft- closely guarded secret The latest follows the passing by Parliament of that ribbon, lie was, of course, the

theoretically technical

chlef of Britain'à... armexi these prices, which are between 20 wald as "a good Czech," but not the communique is merely a inconle an

forces and he had been in Africa. So that a meeting has balanced' budget. per cent above nonnul, strongest man in the Government, announcement

The main pressure comes from Ike, leaning mightily upon General were "just and reasonable" in view and that he held his post mainly taken place, but it is known that the

Marshall's General Con- | Marshal Washington prowess technical and not the Communist-led of the fact that the snack bars will because Generalissimo Stalin liked discussions were

political.

federation of Labour (the CGT), but arranged the details. Field Marshal was another operate only one day-United Fress, him personally. Reuter,

The Danish Chiefs of Staff's report the movement is fully suported at Jen Christian Smuts tommorrow and Tuesday will have an this stage by the Socialist, Christian Empire leader who requested and mportant

received the little E.T.O. ribbon. The bearing

Denmark's and other trade union on

anisations

position King always wore his with pride. This attitude to a Scandinavion alliance.

creates a

I thought it strange that he cuter.

the Coalition Government, but

decoration without a where rome Socfallat and Popular received the Republican Ministers are inclined wisisper of publicity; it wasn't even BAO DAI HEARS to think that some new, Wese con- mentioned in the all-inclusive Court

Calendar, desirable. cessions to labour re FRENCH WISHES The recent order freezing prices

The day after ́Anzio began, I drove Canner. Jan. 10.-M, Leon Pignon, at their level on Dember 1 is re-

more spectaculor garded an

than General Esienhower to un important French High Commissioner for Indo effective, and intended as an

as-Sunday meeting of the Allied com- China, today fold ex-Emperor Bassurance to labour that the Govern-manders at Norfolk House, a tail and Dal that France wishes him to re-

building originally owned turn soon to Vietnam, according to mentis continuing its efforts

force down prices.

by the family of the Duke of Norfolk, a communique Isued. here at the The Government is counting more premle: Duke of England. Norfolk end of the first day of agreement on the downward trend in world Eleuse, which served as AFHQ cereal prices to react on the cost of

belcre

the North African invasion,

the Chateau de Thorenc, the

wants to gain two or three months' new Importance as the "Overlord". Emperor's residence, are to last time, and, hopes that by the spring planning

centre.

Even parking until Tuesday. The High Com-

in, strict ne- missioner arrived this morning by the world trend will have introduced space was numbered

a stabilising clement more effective cordance with military proloça), air from Paris:

than any Government control 'mea- The communique, jesued by a mem-sures. Reuter, ber of Bao Dal's staff, said that the ex-Emperor's return to

Vielnam upon "the realisation of legitimate

nspirations Vietneso people," described ns. (1) preservation of Vicinamese

COPI, 18ME BY HEA SERVICE, WI. Y, M.

He smelled that hamburger shd-oníði

he wouldn't settle för

HE

talks.

the

the

spacious

The discussions, taking place at retail food prices in France. naw was stiff and formal with ite

of the

Rádio Hongkong

1.K.T.

Heading our plain olive-drab to- wards the Number One,spot, how- over, I saw it was occupied by the flashy, shiny, black · Rolls Royce which could balong to but one man in' all of . England-General Mont- gomery.. I was furious, as only a rank-conscious Army driver can be. That's okay now," General Iko our presented by Nan Dickinson 1 just doesn't matter." Swift (Bludio)50 Hospital Request said soothingly, "Don't say anything.

unlty, and (2) the granting of the "Alfributes of hational sovereignty Bwing Timo": 39, Portuguese Half Hour

to a United Vietnam-Reuter.

Pakistan-Ceylon Trade

and

6. Programime Bummary; › 001. "It's

(Studio):

World News and News Analysis (London Relay): 7.18. The Adventures of Crolmondeley" by Jonathan

Editorials (Studio): .......... "From......_the (London Belay); B.10, English Madrigals

Bang, by thin-Cambridge :: University

Karachi, Jan. 10-Pakiston

After he got out, I made it a point Ceylon, negoliated a trade pact Madrigal Bociety; #30, "i Like What I to remark, ever Bo sweetly, to during the weekend, it was disclosed Lisa" Presented by Peter Zuth 181udio). Montyú driver, that there must ne tonight. Chylon, it was understond, P. Maurice Chevalier, (Vocal), and Alcoį.soma milatake. And when. Do has undertaken to supply 8,000 tons devine piano) Entertains 3th Film emerged from Norfolk House, his car of cocontit, and coconut oil to Paki“ / Beview by Rose Aronts (Bludin); 1.29; was. In the space, his driver beamingt London Playhousei The While Unicorn tan, this year, whilo Pakistane has wits Margaret Lockwood and Dennis a purely feline smile. 2 agreed to export foodstuffs and dried | Prices. 1993; Radio:: Newzreel (London,

Relay); 10.15, Waxiner -Report: 10.10.

The agreement is subject to ratt London Studio Concert The Wasbainster toatton by both GovernmentsEDCTB);; 16.49, Burle for Thaneing: 1155, Orchestra ponducted by Dela Which dreaming & Weather Report: And ChowdownEINE AN

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