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PRO Attacks Govt. "Dishonesty" In Press Relations

London, Feb. 10.-The Chief Publicity Officer of the State-owned British Transport Commission to- day attacked what he called the dishonesty of British Government departments in their relations with the Press.

In a booklet on public relations which he has sent to the Royal Commission on the Press, Mr H, J. Brebner declared that "time and time again official denials have been issued in respect of statements in the newspapers the facts of which have been later confirmed by the de- partment concerned.

Quiet 'King Or Republic' Election In Ulster

Belfast, Feb. 10.-The peo- ple of Northern Ireland today cast their votes for "King or Republic" in a generally quiet poll after the most bitter general election campaign in 28 years.

Only a few isolated encoun- tera between Nationalists and anti-partitionists were reported us long queues formed outside the polling places and Nation- alists returned from England, ⚫ Scotland and Wales to record

their votes.

On

The election was regarded as ulebiscite

whether the six Northern counties should remain a part of the United Kingdom merge with the Elrennn Republic

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Fifty-seven candidates contestedt 23 of the 52 sents in the House of Commons. Sir Basil Brooke's Union ist Party was expected to be returned with 30 seats out of the 52.

Counting will begin tomorrow and

results, except four seats Queen's University, whose electors vote by post, should be known late In the afternon.

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Both sides made spremne efforts to win endorsentent of their cause. Unionists contested every one of the 28 seats, while anti-partition candidates were alded by funds collected at Church doors south of

"To build up confidence, ne- curacy is the first essential, With accuracy goes honesty, It is to be feared that the tempta- tions to dishonesty are strong in i Government relations with the Treas. These temptations must be absolutely resisted.

"ile natural that the Press will! cense to consult or to check newp Kens with departments which

dopt such methods,

"I is no exaggeration to say that, Inck of accuracy and Inck of com- plete honesty account for a great pert of the criticism of certain whitelmil Public Relations Depari- ments that appears in the leading article of the newspapers. Any person having these faults is more ikely to prove a lability to his department than an asset,"

He said the function of a press offcer must always be to give the Press the things it needed, not the things I did not need.

Press

"Adverse comment by the is either well-founded or it is not. it it in well-founded, the Rood press ofeer, instead of rezenting it. will receive it with gratitude be- opportunity cause it provides for dealing with weaknesses in the undertaking which otherwise might have remained undiscovered

and unremedied," he added.

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Mr Brebner, now 51, was awarded.

the American Medal of Freedom for his work as Press Adviser to SHAEF in the invasion of Europe.

A former civil servant, he was in charge of the Post Office's Press Section in 1920. During the war he was successively Director of the News Division of the Ministry of Information and Adviser 10 the British Minister of State Middle East.-~-~Reuter.

In the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1949.

The wireless telegraphy set, made from spare parts, which is being used in Hongkong by the police to provide an important radio link with Macao.". See story below.

First Direct HK-Macao

Police Radio Link Officially Opened

The first direct wireless telegraphy link ever to be made between the Hongkong and Macao Police Forces has just been established.

It was officially inaugurated at 12.55 p.m. yester- day, when the Hongkong Commissioner of Police, Mr D. W. Macintosh, conveyed a greetings message through the apparatus to the Macao Commissioner, Captain L. Paletti.

Both transmission and reception of the message the signals proved was reported to be excellent, and

Captain strong enough to over-ride any interference. Paletti sent a return signal, clearly received at this end, in which he expressed appreciation of the link-up.

I was first decided to set up a police to police telegraphy channel between this Colony and Macno nt a recent conference there attended. by the Commissioners of Hongkong, Canton and Macno.

Machalosh, who, offered to provide The suggestion was made by My

the necessary men and materials to complete the job. The building of sets was begun almost ninediately afterwards

Gammans

Causes

Laughter

P.W.D. TRIAL

SUMMING UP

Continued from Paro 1)

fore the far and would be just na guilty as my one person who com- mitted such a larceny.

4tis Lordship then went on to deal with the focle on each of the parti- cular counts and said that for con- valence

ho would deal with nine larteny charges in their order, then charge of obtaining money by false pretences and finally the con- spiracy charge.

Taking the Yacht Club churge Arst, h's Lordship sald that the evidence of Mr Forsyth was very important, Ile then read at length from noles,

his

J

MUST BE SATISFIED After reviewing the evidence on the list count dealing with the theft of 600 yards of elcetrical wire which were inclulled

In the

Yacht Club, his Lordship, told the Jury that they had to be satisfied that the wire

was the property of the Government or was at least in the possession of the Government, an that it was applied to a privata job,

and that the two accused ay. ranged for. the wire to he kent there

Regardlity the second count, which was againg Spary alone, and which related to the left of two fluorescent lamps that were Atted up in .F. Shields' office in Gloucester Bullding, his Lordship dealt with the evidence of Shields himself, his assistant, Fanny Wong,

and the nccused in relation to that matter. There way a discrepancy between the evidence of Shields and his assistant regarding the payment to Spary. Shields had raid he paid $300, the assistant sald the amount was $250, and Spary himself teslified that he received $200.

The foreman of the Wanchai. workshop, Ho Ting, had said that the lamps were left behind in the the workshop after the war, and workmen engaged on the work in Shields' office sald. they got the materials from Ho Ting at the work- shop

Power plugs which were also fitted were sold by Ho Ting to have been bought with money Spary had given him.

In his own evidence, Spary cald he had known Shields for a long time and knew that after the war Shields was a part time Government dentist. In cross-examination, Spary admitted that the particular job at Gloucester Building was a private job, and there was no suggestion that he had done it, while thinking that Shields was sillin semi-Government dentist.. Spary further said he get the lamps from the second floor of the Wanchal workshop. He claimed the lamps were his

-own-personal property and that he had got them from dealers for efficiency tests and they had hever wanted them back. When Ho Ting told him that Shields wanted some power plugs put in, le to Ho to buy them." gave money Shields later asked Spary if he had fan. Spary had two or three fans which he said he had bought from some military personnel when they left the Colony. After he had put the fan up for Shields, ho met him what the Shatrus who asked

cost, and Spary replied "rough- Wor ly $200."* Shields gave him that money, and Spary took it that $168- $100 was for the fan, and the rest Unionists said some anti-partition agents at the polls challenged all

offer the power plugs which he had Unionist voters and had them sworn

Is Lordship directed the Jury even when their identity cards were in order. This tactic caused queues Navy Intelligence chiefs have been

Washington, Feb. 10-Army and therefore not entailed any financial the 1,200 shuttlecocks brought paid for out of his own pocket.

by the Malayan badminton that on that count, they had to be by built of as many as 100 people and, ac-invited to give the Hour Un- It was designed and cording to Unionists, sent home many American Activities Committee a full

Inspectors Appleton and Karpoviteh team to Britain which remain satisfied that the lamps were in the

Police Radio unused and are re-exported possession of His Majesty. Hongkong would-be volers who got tired of

account of the pre-war Red spy ring of the

The summing-up is continuing. waiting.

will qualify for a refund of In Japan, voters were distinguished

Although the general purpose of duty and tax, Mr Glenvil Hall, tion of speedy normal police en- quiries, it should be invaluable in enses of piracy. aircraft crashes, special weather reports and emer- gency calls.

ne bordery Unionists alleged lo- !

day that "anti-partitionist obstrue- tion" caused a serious hold-up and

of valers In reduced the number that elty division,

Want More

Information

On Spy Ring

The

announcement was

Field, work and tests were carried of the out under the supervision

Communications Hongkong Police Omeer. Supt. G. D. Binstead, who recently made a trip to Macao to complete the arrangements.

is composed of The apparatus is spare parts available from material. already in the possession of Hongkong Guvernment,

old from the authorities.

Branch.

men.

the and has

In House

“Enormous Damage" Of Shuttlecock Duty London, Feb. 10.-Any

by pink foll cards. Anti-partitionists simultaneously with the rcicase of the line-up is to enable. Use facilia- the Secretary to the Treasury, Radio Hongkong

had green cards issued by their own supporters.

the Sorge report.

It might be pointed out that if

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Members of the Un-American Nuns appeared early at the polls activities group sad they want to In North Tyrone, where voling ask Major General Leroy Irwin, of queues formed for he first time the Army, and Rear-Admiral T. B. history, anti-partitionists brought inglis, of the Navy, whether fed stretcher cases and blind, crippled spies in Japan were in contact with such a link had been in operation at and infirm people to the polling the Soviet espionage ring active in the time of the Catalina crash, when booths to vole for their candidates,"

the United States before World War nearly all on board perished, much Men and women ringing in age 11.

anxiety on the part of relatives would

and Generul Irwin and Admiral Inglis huve from 70 to 100 hobbled into polling

been prevented, booths on sticks, in the border are scheduled to appear tomorrow. obtained within a shorter period. county of Fermanagh, pollee re- Attorney General Tom Clark nas moved Eireann Bags Gown by Na-also been invited.

The tionalist (anti-partitionist) suppor ters, At Artigurvan, In the next | John. Wood, told reporters that Mr. border county of Tyrone, the Na-Clark and the Intelligence officers tionalist candidate succeeded in were asked to meet the Committed having the Union Jack removed nerordance with a new poley of from a pulling station on the ground co-operation between the committee that i was the Unionist Party ned executive departments-United emblem-Reuter,

Press,

SIDE GLANCES

Committee chairinan, Mr

By Galbraith

**Yes, I know what the mama bear sald to the papa bear, and if you do, toy, let me get on with my war!"

CHRISTIANITY & COMMUNISM

(Conilnued from Page 4) Hope and fear are the main in ducements to work for nine people oul of ten. Abolish them, and the work will not be done; or if It must be done, it will be necessary to rein- troduce fear in some shape or other, The coster dangles a encrot in front

stated in Parliament today,

Mr Leonard Cammans, Conserva- tive, had complained that when the team arrived on December 27 they were charged £56 customs duty on their shuttloceeks.

He asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the team was not given the same facilities as during the Olympic Games.

11.K.T.

0.00. Programine Summary: 0.01-Com- poser Cavalcade: Robert Stolz. TORES); 6.30-Cantonese by nadlo given by Ma Lee Wai-lan and S. K. Leo. (Studio); 050-Edmundo Ros and Humba

And Band:

Newe 7.00-World News Anaiyala (London Relay): 7.10-Sporting Review (Stalin): 7:30-Variety and Box from the Golders Green Ilippodrome. London (buc: 8.00,-"From the Edi torials London Relay); 8.10.-"The Man Born to be King" by Dorothy L Bayers JUBCTS 30h Play: "Royal Progress": 9.00, Vocal Recital by Lita Vincent Con- Mr Glenvil Hall repiled that the tale with Piana accomp by Betty Malayan team imported 1,200 shuttle- Drown (Studio): 0.15-A Story: "Here cocks of Danish · manufacture

comes the Copper" Rend by Clifford on Davies (Studifol: 9.35-A Short Pro which duly and purchase tax werogramme of the Music of Delius (Studio): "properly charged."

The concessions granted for Olymple Games were justiled, n'd, by special circumstances longer obtaining,

10.00-adio Newsreel (London Relay); 10.18.Weather Report: 10.10, The Old Rocking Chair A Programme of Old- the Time Melodes and Songs introduced by

he Christopher

(BBCTS): 10.43 110 Country. Dance Party (BBCTS); 11.00- "Think an These Things" (BBCTS): 11.15.

Weather Report and Close-Down,

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OUTWARD MAILS

He added: "I am prepared authorise the refund of duty tax on any of those shuttlecocks unused which are re-exported by Unless otherwise alated, registered of his donkey's nose. Take away the Malayan team if due notice is sticles and parcel posts close 30 minutes

Earlier than the ordinary mail. I malis the carrot and there is nothing but given to the Commissioner of Cus- close before 10a.m. registered And the stick. This is why Herber! toms and excise." Spencer said: "Secialism will mean slavery, and the slavery will not be 4 ການປ

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Mr Gammaus sald this team always practisel with a particular type of shuttlecock which they had to import.

parcel posts close at $ p.m. on the previous day. Malin are closed at How loon Central Past Omee, half an hour

aller than the GPG closing times.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Cloginx Times By Ale Shanghal, Nanking. Taington, Pelping. Swatow, Amoy and Talpeli, 3.30. p.m.

Manila. Honolulu,, USA & Canada, 5

The only successful experiments in Communism hitherto have been

Enormous damage would be done small voluntary societies, with

he #ald celibacy and a religious basis. Such in the Colonial Empire, were the monasteries in the Middle arald laughter, by "this sort of un-pm. Ages, and such were a fow com- Imaginative cheese-paring." munities In America. One of them

Why could not the Minister make, silver found

on its land; after a refund on all the shuttlecocks?

Mr Hall replied that there had to which it ceused to All vacancies. The lust Communist was an aged mif- bo fairness to British traders. If he ilonaire.

allowed "this enormous quantity" to The monasteries were 'refuges at come in duty free it would have been limo of intolerable. social unfair, to those who made them in

work Britain. disturbance. They did good

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In preserving some fragments of Mr Gammons asked if he realised culture in a dark age; if our pes-that this particular type of shuiller simists are. right there may be a de-cock was not manufactured in Bri mand for such communities in the itain.

near future. But Communiam' on a Mr Hall: The short answer is inrger scale almost Inevitably that you are grossly misinformed on destroys the family, which must the matter-Reuter. always be, the nursery of the beat

things in human.ilfe. Within the

there is a natural

family munism.

Com-

KCC BRIDGE AND MAH JONG DRIVE

-Travellers Stranded The bridge and mah Jong drive, Green River, Wyoming, Feb. 10. being organised by the Ladies: Com- The United States Red Cross and mittee of the Kowloon Cricket Club held next Wednesday, the United States Army are rushing will be

.on Friday emergency supplies to the Western February 10, and not plains where 6,000 rallway travellers next as previously announced are stranded in a blizzard.....

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Air Parce! Post for Manila, Honolulu and USA. (CPO) 4.30 p.m., (GPO) 3. p.m.

Ordinary Alemall (Printed Sample And Small Packet Posis)

and USA, Gusht, Ionolulu Manila, (Cro) 439 pm. (GPO) 3 Din

Closing Times By Sea Japan. 3 p.m.

Saigon. 3 p.tn.

Manila. Aden and Marseilles, 3 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Closing Time ty Alr Swatow and Amoy, 0.30 am, (reg); 9| ... ford),

Shanghai, Da.m. (regi: 9.30 a.m. (ord). Manila. 11.30 J

Swatow, Amoy. Slanghat, Nanking, Tsingtao,

Chung ng Tolpch. 330 p.m.

Pelping.

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And

Closing Times By Sea Txámkong, 10 am, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, UBA, Canada, Central and South America vin San Francisco. (No Parcels for Canada), Noon.

Manila and Ziarseilles. Noon,

Swalow and Foochow, 1 pan. Amoy, a pin.

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Riot Squads

Guard CROCODILE FEARS! Rome Cinemas

London, Feb. 10. Two puls walk- ing in King's Park, Edinburgh, screamed when they saw a crocodile

Rome, Feb. 10. Jeep loads of in St Margaret' Loch, but the heavily armed riot police guarded the reptile was dead. It is thought to entrances to two Rome cinemas on have been put in the loch as houx Holhaw and Pakhof vin Hollow, 3 pan. Thursday after riots had ushered in by university students-Reuler.

Straits. 3 p.m. '

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BUNDAY, FEBRUARY (13-

Closing Times By Air

Kunming, 9.00

1tho showing of the Alm "Iron

Curtain" on Wednesday night.

Film Star's Divorce

Two paper bombs were exploded Jaurez, Mexico, Fob. 10,-Merle Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi: Balzrain, Alexandria Nairobi, Johannesburg and and seats ripped up by ipectators (Oberon, the flim, sior,"was granted a Marsatiles via Alexandria, Roman and protesting against the showing. Police divorce in the civil court of Jaurez London, (co) 10 am (CPO) 10 arrested three persons, one of whom to-day, from Luelo Ballard, a Holly

Bangkok, Singapore, Tatavia, Colombo, the police said was n Communist wood cameraman," on the grounds of "Incompatibility."Associated Press.

The critical area was in southern, Members are requested to note Wyoming, where 43 trains, were that these drives will in future be halted in drifts and of these only 30 held at, the KCC on the third Wed-sydney and Auckland, jo am. are at railway stations.—Reuter, herday in every month.

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parly member.Associated Press.

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