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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 28

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

SPARY CONTINUES HIS

Eggs Stand On End Today

Today, is the half way mark' between the Winter Solstice and To the the Vernal Equinox.

Chinese, it marks the beginning of Spring, and farmers have Always started to plant their spring crops on this day.

The Advent of

Spring is an in- day In portant

the Chinese lunar calendar. It Is known ля Lih Chun (lap Chon in Cantonere).

this

dny,

the favourite sport among the Chinese is stand- ing eggs on end. This phenomenon was first recorded

In

021

ancient

Chinese book

of wisdom, which stated that eggs placed on the ground on this day would stand on end without effort cither end.

This trick, tried In Chungking during the war years, received in- It has been ternational publicity. tried by many in Hongkong since, with remarkable success.

The best time for the performance, according to the book of wisdom, is 11.45 tonight, which is said to be the exact time of the birth of Spring.

Daily Worker

Editor Dead

EVIDENCE

Describes Visit To Kai

Tak: Denies Talking

About Contracting Work

Austin Spary, 50, electrical inspector grade 1, on trial with Kwok Kwong, 47, foreman, on cleven charges of theft by public servant, obtaining money by false pretences and conspiracy to defraud the Government of money, continued evidence in his own defence before Mr Justice Reynolds and a jury of four men The hearing so far and three women at the Criminal Sessions this morning. has lasted exactly one month. Spary is defended by Mr V. J. L. D'Alton, in- structed by Mr P. 'J. Griffiths.

Kwok, who yesterday made a statement from the dock to the jury, is defended by Mr Perey Chen and Mr Y. K. Mok, instructed by Mr C. A. S. Russ. Resuming in the witness-box this morning, Spary was asked by his counsel about the two lamp shades installed at 228, Nathan Road, Kowloon, and replied There previously were two that he had arranged the flat for Mrs Wheeler. fluorescent lights, one in the dining room and the other in the drawing room, both of the open type. Mrs Wheeler did not like these lights and so he took

1949.

Of

Dine

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

Tel: 27880

Last Days of Reds' 'Come On'

A Statue

Workmen are

NOW busy demolishing the Queen Victoria memorial in Statue Square, and, as this picture illustrates, they are about halfway through the job.

Staff Photographer.

Karens Retreating:

them down and handed them in to the Hunghom workshop with instructions that All-Out Govt. Attack To

they could be used on any work.

side of the have to go

Д

did that happen if it did satur lobout the Maeno air service and the impression was thut Kwok had or

Spary

he had leave

なぜ ringing up Mr D'Altor: Now we go on to was some on the other

exact conversation. He gave from the CPA. The call was put this matter of the work done at the aerodrome but he would

name but said he was an On hearing this, sald Spurs, he through the sub-exchange at the CPA premises which you heard quite after 5 p.m. to get it. a lot of in this Court. There

the bought ho would speak to a Euro-Wanchal workshop. It was last year. that you visited allegation

that pean. They walked into the first He wanted to get in touch, or words the contractor time when

that effect, with premises at the

can you

hut and looked round and then Mr

who had done the quonsot hut.

and telephone work was going on. Now, explain that visit: it was said that Harris walked up. They had

with Harris number of Kwold Kwong because my you were there with Kwak. How casual greeting and, said Spary, he gave him the name got into conversation

for the contractor for the possibility of

of getting an alr passage ranged for his daughter from Australia. hut and I referred him to Kwak. 1 Spary added that he refrained from lind no conversation.

In view of discussing the sheeting what Kwok had said that they would Mr D'Alton: While you were in have to get it after 5 o'clock.

this hut with Harris and Kwok did Harris say anything to you or did you say anything to Harris about

Spary: No, nothing was any contracting work? tioned.

replied that on one day morning when from the once he was working on Rust, an old aeroplane float in his gar- London, Feb. 3.-Willinm

Daily ten. The float was riddled with Editor of the Communist Worker, died today after collapsing bullets and he wanted to convert Communist Party meeting init into an outboard motorboat for

He needed swimming.

uralium sheeting and walked Kwok's oflee and asked him if it

at n

London.

1

after

He was taken to hospital, where It was stated he had a stroke.

strokes further had two reaching the hospital.

Hus, who was 45, had been clitor of the Daily Worker since it was launched in January 1930,

Rust was tonight to have attended Central London a meeting of the branch of the British National Union Daily of Journalists to explain a Worker editorial entitled "Dunghill

regarded Ethics" whilelt was. reflecting on the integrity of fellow members of the Union-Reuter,

EDITORIAL

(s

CASUAL CREETING

some

Recapture Insein

Rangoon, Feb. 3.-Burma Government troops, launching an all-out attack against the Karen insur- gents who last night occupied part of Insein, about 10 miles from Rangoon, drove them out of a large part of the town, and the Karens were tonight still retreating.

An official communique, announcing this all-out Government offensive against the Karen insurgents Asked about the next thing he

at Insein today, said Burma Air Force planes dropped incendiary bombs over insurgent positions. that somebody rang him up one day

stated

had the contractor

Official sources said 2,000 members of the "White heard about the CPA, Spary replied

and

Band" People's Volunteer Organisation from the interior stopped work on some huts. He did

were fighting with the Government troops. not recollect the name of the mun

from

CPA at Kal Tak

All civilians had been evacuated speaking who phoned. The man said he was

Bir said that Marvin was men- Spary

arca, it was officially was from the his office. io yed," added Spary "because it stated. Fires were still burning and I was pitched battles were being fought had nothing to do with me. Mr Marvin at the time and I put going through-rome-Instructions with in the streets. the receiver down.

the

were possible to get any from Kal Tak. Kwek replied that it was as they were breaking up a lot of old Flycatcher in the former Planes

Did Harris say anything to Kwok had taken area which the_CPA over. Kwak accompanied ilm-tin-your presence? No. When we was walking in the rear and was the car and they went to the site. sauntered through the hut Kwok between not

in the conversation

the Mr D'Alton:

heard You Harris and myself.

rewiring deposition of Mr Harris read out in Did

observe ΑΠΑ you going

on?-There was a work- this Court. Did you know Harris with people working on well or did you know him at all?

Spary replied that he met Harris to at

a cocktail party where there was had just also present a pilot who

and had from Australia arrived

On alighting from the car, said Spary, he had a rough glance around. but there did not appear to be any plane material there. He anentioned this to Kwok who replied that there

Breaking Old Bonds

view of her experience in

Second

the

not unnatural

is showing

ber

other

more

future

World War It that Norway concern over the security than

countries. Allantic forth

Scandinavian

be allowed to further

not tries would remain neutral

In

ΒΑΣ.

#

an Umt the one way to security lay through rearmament. This. the Norwegians sald, meant alliance with the United

the Her Interest Defence l'act brought

by Soviet Union from the request

her for

of attitude. The though

2121 explanation

Norwegian reply, plirased. diplomatically could not disguise the fact that, having falled to reach agreement

with Denmark and

thenr

their

bound

Sweden in recent talks, Norway feels

her protection. That the Nordic

talks were unproductive is not surprising. The latt war struck

States, able to supply the only country

needed. the quantity arms ki

middie the Denmark Look

view three-Power Suggesting Scandinavian Defence

Pact in- volving the purchase of American arms, but not a direct allance with the Westera Powers. Tuls seemed to be proposal, which the best hope of a compromise. by the at birth was strangled

recent American pronouncement look further afield for to

that supplles of United States unlimited and arms are not

for countriesn cannot be spared

the remain

outside whleh Atlantic Fact. Further discus- stone would but the Scandinaviin

appear to be point- .thust ntries did not all suffer to the

Tess, and it seems likely

the Sweden will withdraw from way

a hard blow, at the

concepilan

of

same degree. Finland,

Norway

and Denmark found successively. secne by declaring for complete

that their desire for peace was not enough to keep them safely' oukide a spreading world con

more AUR illet, Sweden

of ttie

war. fortunate:

the.

though Н sometimes lapped dangerously close, flowed round

her. A third world war

sce lo change

dinavian

But

t

would

the Sean- desire for neutrality. Ia atons in her

Sweden

confidence achieved.

block to

and

Nort

that

It could bo

Is the stumbling This

Nordic agreement,

work 10

out

neutrality, leaving her neigh- bours to work out their own salvation. No doubt that would and Denmark Influence Norway

consideration

ist their

Washington's. Invitation

of

to join the Atlantic Fact. This division

of traditionally united countries

unwelcome,

but It seems

Inevitable. Sweden Es

fortunate than

Arms

tho

more other Northern Powers In her sourcen and her ability to buy for her own protection. Bul she apparently does not acc for joining a col- flie necessity

It is for pack. lective defence the Scandinavian countries them- selves to thrash out a solution to their differences, without ont- the establish- Pack would mean

alde interference. But the bond American ment el

bases it

which has hitherto existed be Beindinavia and thus the end

has been tween these countries

antire military policy have

falled. Sweden's

argument in the recent talks

TVAN

that participation in the Allanile

that

of all hopes of neutrally, Nor-

realistically. held way, owing to their geographical position the Scandinavian coun-

a source of strengils to the rest of Europe; it will be a pity if t is broken.

work shop Lanches,

Did you see if Kwok spoke anybody?--I did not notice.

Press reports rald-day-that

Gaol Karens forced open Intein claimed to be the second largest!

Prison in the world-and shot down several

prisoners. officials here were unable to confirm this report as communications with Insein have been cut.

ISRAEL

SAYS

NO-MORE-

Department CONCESSIONS

TONS OF RICE LOST

Sign To Peace Mission

Shanghai, Feb. 4.-Shang- hai's five-man People's Peaco Mission, appointed personally by President Li Taung-jen, has received a favourable, reply from the Communists welcom-

to ing them

North China, according to the China Press this morning.

There is no confirmation yet from other sources. The mis- sion report added that it is sche- duled to fly to Peiping on Sunday in a special Government plano

"Tsuiyun" named Clonds).

(Chasing

The mission will seek to arrango for the holding of overall perce talks between the Government and the Communists at an early date.

73-year old Dr W. W. Yen, the veteran diplomat who has been identified with most of the outstand ing events of the Republie and who Д two- is leader of the mission, had hour talk last night with Mr Kan Chila-hou, the personal representative of President Li Tsung-jen, and other members of the peace delegation on the programme which they will tako up with the Communist leaders upon their arrival in Pelping.

Tho

decisions

of the meeting, which are as yet not known, will bo carried to President Li Tsung-fen in Nanking by Mr-Kan

Dr Yen and his mission will ap- Communist lenders as proach the

individual citizens" and not as re- presentatives of the Government or people, it is learned.-Reiter.

SUN FO RETURNING

Nanking, Feb. 4.The Premier, Dr Sun Fo, confirmed last night that he would return to Nanking in tele- to Mr Yu Yu-jen, grums he sent President of the Control Yuan, and Mr Tung Kwan sien, the President of the Legislative Yunn.

The two Yuan presidents earller sent Dr Sun Fo messages urging he National Covemment to return to Nusking from Canton-Dr-Sun-Fo said in his telegrams that the deel- alon to move the Cabinet to Canlon had been formally taken by the

Cabinet itself and he could not alter

CHANG'S RELEASE

1

it.

He had every intention of coming Haifa, Feb. 3.-Israel will

back to Nanking whenever it was make no more concessions to the necessary in fullllment of his official The reports also said 10,000 tons Is that the only occasion on which i

on the strength you visited the CPA premises? broken time records. The party was of rice were burnt when the Karens Egyptians. If their final pro- dulles.--Reuter-AAP

of the UN mediator's "Bunche The only other occasion I visited in the spring or summer of 1917. He set fire last night to three rice mills posals-made

probably saw Harris at. Insein. was with yourself said that be the premises

Tonight's Government communique Line"-are not accepted, they said that the Karens had occupied the will retire from occasionally at the Kowloon Cricket

the armistice ence the case started.

Club. INSPECTED SEARCHLIGHTS

railway town of Penwegon, Central Burma, 120 miles north of, Rangoon, talks after Friday. Replying further, Spary said that

It did not mention the fighting at

This ultimatum was given to the after leaving the hut he went with

and Pyu on the railway

through the acting UN Egyptians the airstrip and in- Kwok across the

Toungoo the

Government-installed specteck e/bal rhyte

airstrip searchlight..

Inntecedents of this job at the CPA Work at Kal Tak

been

that is the quonsat hut alleged to heard You been huve

rewired. Rowe's evidence in this Court: did one

you meet Mr Rowe at or outside the

1, when he was leaving gone to Bassein,

hut as he alleges?

his

members

Throughout Wednesday night the

said the tioned to Kwok Kwong that the con- the Karens, the communique added. Israeli Government had meeting

the

House Of Lords

London, Feb.

Nanking, Feb. 4.-President Li опо Tsung-jen last night ordered of his closest advisers to fly to Talwan on Friday to secure the re- lease from detention of the Young

Chang

Hsuch-lang Marshal,

The release

Young

Marchal,

the

oncerned About Future Defence Of Hongkong

WORK STOPPED Spary explained that Harris had searchlights and the spoken to him about the CPA job north from Rangoon to Mandalay, medletor, Dr Ralph Bunche, by the

at the KCC. llarris approached him but said the Karens still held these Israeil delegates to the Rhodes talks who was involved in the Slan In- Generalissimo Thursday afternoon, was cident in 1948, wher

It of the lon "White Band"

Informed sources in Chiang Kod concurrently with the was kidnapped, Accused Mr D'Alton: With regard to the and told him that the contructor had two towns.

Volunteer People's

Organisation learned from

and confirmed by United was ordered Balfa, Della "I understand he has not

have

Presidential deerce giving freedom art of that from the Irrawaddy He first learnt

the rice port 70 Nations sources.

to all political prisoners.

to was understood The decroo was Rangoon, to help light and had casually meu- miles west of

been ignored by the Governor have been An official spokesman

and talks in Hakleys after hearing Mayu hactor at Kal Tak hud stopped work.

Presi- Mr Chen Shu-yum, the Burma Navy frigate,

had the full report by the Israeli Foreign of Taiwan, General Cheng Chen. Spary: Yes, but I did not know Kwok then informed him the con-

Omer delegate to the Rhodes talks, been sent to Bassein, earller report-

dent's close adviser, was expected name. The China, Light and

been puid, Power service was being laid right tractor had not been

Speaking of his visit to the CPA ed to have been recaptured by the Ituben Shiloah, who had returned to

at the Taiwan. Government..- Router- through the aerodrome to the Gov-

was Government on Sunday, where the report on the latest development to to have "important discussions" with Spary said this

Hakiryn Government seal

| AAP. section for installation, ernment administrative

about a month or so before his con- Karens were reported to be offering the

Tel-Aviv.-Associated Press. stiff resistance. Reuter, which the Government were paying. I had instructions from the Chief versation with Harris at the KCC.

Mr. D'Alton: ara going to reter Electrical Engineer that these huts,

you to Harris' deposition in which which were along the route, were

he said "On 013 occasion I had a

heard of tho.| being connected up and there was

3.--Viscount | the question of the huts getting con- telephone call after

service the second accused's. arreal. The caller nection from a cable Government was paying for without gave his name as Spary. I was not Hall, the First Lord of the Ad-

in I had a in. Luter when I was

his miralty, emphasised in the their paying their share.

Lord Mancroft said his fear iymons by the Under-Secretary Did you have anything to do with call from someone who gave

name as Spary. I made a note of House of Lords tonight Britain's the matter after that?--No.

recently In Malaye. He feared there is the Intention of the

to maintain their Did you know if anything had the conversation Immoxilately after determination to maintain her in a repetition of the events seen State. That statement had cald: "It

might be a considerable stirring up Government been done?-1 never went back to the call and 1 dictated a note position in Hongkong.

position in Hongkong." accused re-

Government "The British. that hut. I passed it frequently as it remember, the second ace

He was replying to a short discus-of trouble within Hongkong itselt. was next to the road: occasionally, minded me of the conversatori

the Cricket Club where he said the ston on the defence of Hongkong one occasion reaffirmed its Intention tirely appreciate the importance of not frequently,

had not been paid. Lord Waleran, Conservative, who not to be hustled out of Hongkong Hongkong. Indeed, we feel that in the particularly troubled situation Did you ever meet Rowe again or contractor have any further conversation with said if the contructor comes along raised the matter, said the Kusmin- without a shot being fired.

(Chinese Government Porty)

He asked about the rearming and

the value and importance of Hong- kong as a centre of stability will no recollection. I he would be paid. I said I did not inng him?-1 have

the

It that re-equipping and, retraining of the was almost bound to fall.

be greater than over." passed by there and saw him but I remember the conversation and

of the information WAS nover spoke to him. I had no further caller said 'Better you don't remem happened, the Chinese Communists volunteer forces in Hongkong. His

What woud take over the whole

This, he commented, made "n very ber or words of that effect."

being done. conversation with him.

You have heard the evidence of la your version of the conversation? country.

Lord Douglas, former Commander-good answer" to some of the doubts What would then happen to long- you ring up Harris?

in-Chief and Miltary Governor of expressed in today's discussion. He ono witness who said that he rang Did

statement to kong?

wlto said recruiting in Hongkong was Spary: you up about some three-phase wire

re-Inspector Johnson. (Accused was

Lord Strabolg, Labour, said that the British Zone in Germany,

said he had returned as recently as proceeding satisfactorily.

Those in authority in Hongkong. for the quensot hut-I have no Collection and nobody phoned mo up then handed the statement he had to keep Hongkong it was necessary

The third

which a fortnight from Hongkong, declared

not take. "qulle as to hold the ring of hills made to the Police). for three-plinse wire.

"Did уры do formed the hinterland of Kowloon. that he was anxlous about the de-ho

po vlow" of the situation fence position. Did you give any instructions about question here:

In the matter?" wiro?-I

1le thought the only way to get an thing more such three-phase

It had struck him that the land as Lord Douglas had. "I have been our measures arc er: "The same man_rang The answer:

army big enough to undertake that positively deny that,

task was by recruiting an army from forces were barely sufficient and that assured that me up later and told me that for REFERRED TO KWOK

kong. This is from information. I the contractor had Now, what is your recollection some reason

even more recently Hongkong,

of Lord Douglas." about the next thing that happened stopped work. L spoke to Kwok among the loyal Chinese citizens of

any

modo a

.I

ཝ

at

in regard to that CPA business. Did Kwong and asked what was wrong anyone ring you up? Somebody did with the contractor." Iring me up but I don't know the

(Continued on l'ago 5)

"I this had been done in the case of Malaya in the last war, Singapore would not have fallen," he said.

Britain had at home on more than

that

little

Was

ddl

of

British

on-

these should be reinforced.

Viscount Hall, in his reply, re- have received in the event of anything happening adequate for the defence of long- pented the assurance given on De- than the visit cember 10 in the House of Com-Reuter..

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