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REDS IN CHUHSIEN ALLOW MISSIONARIES TO CARRY ON WORK

(By GERALD NOZICK

Nanking, Feb. 15.-Missionary circles here to- day told the United Press that the American Pro- testant Mission centre in Red-occupied Chuhsien, 35 miles northwest of Nanking, had been given approval by the Communist authorities to carry on its religious activities.

The missionaries in Chuhaien, who are members of "the United Christian Mission Society of the Disciples of Christ, are George Cherryhomes, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Mrs, Irene Goulter of Enid, Oklahoma.

Letters from the Chuhaien other United Christian Missions missionaries recently received in Red areng which stretch ag by mission circles here said the far north as Pengpu, 110 miles Communist military authorities northwest of Nanking. not only granted them permis- sion to carry on religious work, but also gave approval to 15

Li Tsung-Jen Tightens - Hold

(Continued from Page 15

it would be the first attempt to get the temporarily retired President

back into the political pleture.

The Social Welfare Daily said

The letters from the Chuhslen mission, which is the beadquarters for the 10 other church centres in this aren, were brought out by travellers who crossed through Na- tionalist and Communist lines.

One of the letters said the Com- munist troops were "very friendly und courteous and showed every considération and protection We could ask for. Miraton circles here sud this was in sharp contrast to conditions in Chuhsień under the Nationalists, who continually tried to occupy mission property.

The Communists were surprised to And that the missionaries had mained in Chubsien and visited the

rc-

that Canton legislators met to dis mission many times, aminbly chat- curs the Yuan's erecting place idling for hours on end. The letter, most of the

favouring members

to Chinng. Canton sent a message who is now in Chukow, Cheklang province, for a decision on the mat- ter-United Press.

KOO'S STATEMENT

Washington, Feb. 15. The Chinese Ambassador, Dr Wellington Koo, said on Tuesday the National- ist Government is unwilling to mak: peace with the Communists "with out freedom."

Dr Koo said he expressed this atlitude In a conferance at the State Department with Secret:ry of 'State, Mr Dean Acheson,

He said he also took up the mat- ter of extending American aid to the Nationalists.

"I made it clear to the Secretary that while our people are most anxious for peace, they want it with freedom and with national indepen- dence and political safeguard,'. Dr Koo told reporters,

withour mentioning names, intimater that he mission was visited by some prominent Communists.

The letters said the Communists Ind placed no restrictions upon the movements of the missionaries, who are planning to travel through the Comununist-controlled countryside 10 visit other long-isolated mision

centres.

Mission sources here point out that before the Communists occupied this area travel through the country- de was considered dangerous be- cause of the threat of local bandils.

Another Etter said there was ho disorder in Chubisten and Very little looting when the Nationalist troups pulled out, the day before the Reds entered the town, which la also a rail station on the Pukow- Tientsin-line.

Dr Koo Fold the matter of provid- | month. ing new assistance was touched on.

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Subway Fire Kills Three

Firemen attempt to enter a subway station in Boston through a second-storey tower to fight a fire which started underground, causing at least three deaths and then swept upwards through the station. The fire halted all subway traffe, blocked surface traffic in the congested waterfront area and caused a panic among waiting passengers. AP Picture.

Accused Says He Made Loans From Club Funds

LETTER READ TO COURT IN TRIAL OF NAVAL DOCKYARD CLERK

various

A statement that he had loaned money to people from the club's funds was made in a letter writ- ten by accused and read to the Court when the trial of Robert George Stewart, 26, clerk employed in the Cashier's Office of the Royal Naval Dockyard. con- tinued before Mr Justice Wicks at the Criminal Sessions this morning..

Accused, who was treasurer-of-the-Naval-Dockyard Recreation Club from 1946 until July, 1948, faces four counts of larceny by clerk or servant, two counts of fulsi- fention of accounts with intent to defraud and four altern- tive counts of simple larceny, involving approximately $18,000.

Mr M. Heenan, Crown Counsel, ass'sted by ASP R. H. Woodhead, is prosecuting. Mr Percy Chen appears for accused under a scheme of the Bar Association to assist in the de- fence of poor prisoners.

The Jury empanelled comprises

and

ditors, Mesars Percy, Smith Company. Accused was informed of this, witness said.

Mystery Gas Ruins Nylons

GIRLS' STOCKINGS "POP APART"

Jacksonville, (Florida), Feb. 15.-Local girls went to work today with their stock- ings in their handbags, follow- ing the appearance yesterday of a mysterious gas which ruined hundreds of pairs of nylons.

The City Health Department nar- rowed the "disintegration“ district to

sald two blocks and offeints

the trouble was probably caused by half- burned particles of fuel and oil copt,

While liundreds of women felt their stockings "popping apart" yes- terday, only a trickle of such occur- rences was reported todny,

But many women compinine that their legs were pink with irritation, and many also felt gas burns aboui "their faces and necks.

Lilling Jones, 37, sald she had red welts on her face, ankles and shoulders. She Bald that while waiting for a light to change, she suddenly had } sensation as f something had bilten her,

"I slapped at my legs. When I got rendy to punch my time card, I saw girls holding their faces. Others were looking at their stockings. I -locked at When und they were In

shreds."

The damage occurred in all brands of nylons and City, State and College chemists have begun to test damaged Boirs,

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In Wilmington, Delaware, spokesman for Dupont de Nemours Company, which manufactures most of the nylon for stockings, believed a curious combination of Geld fumes was responsible.

In Cleveland a year ago a similar occurrence ruined 200 pairs of nylons. Nobody ever found out the cause.--Valted Press.

MR J.P. SHERRY RETIRING

Mr John P. Sherry, Managing Director of the Hongkong Telephone Company Ltd, will be retiring next month after many years with tho frm.

Mr Sherry, who originally came to Hongkong from England as an en- gineer for the Telephone Company, has been with the establishment for nearly 30

30 years. He succeeded Mt James H. Taggart, OBE, as Manag ing Director in about 1839.

the Mr Sherry held

of rank major in the communications section during the war und was kiterned, In the Argyle. Street officers' camp.

His daughter and son are under- graduates of the Hongkong Univer- sity.

Armistice Talks Deadlock Ends

Continued from Page 1)

Once the Istaell-EgypUnn agree- ment is signed, the stage can be set for Isracil-Transjordan talks. A high United Nations source tok Reuter today that Translordan was anxious to come to Rhodes quickly for the armistice lafks and had to be warned not to come before the present talks are finished.

Travellers moving, between Coni- munist and Nationalist territory sald that no dificulty was encountered erussing the Red lines, but the Nationalists were stricter and in- "We do not want place on any japected identißention papers. terms, peace without freedom." The envoy said in response to a question Meanwhile, United Christian Mis- that he wished he could be optimis- sion circles here sald that since tie about the negotiations with the January 30 no word had been re-

Two days afterwards he received Communisig, but commented: "Iceived from their mission at Nan-

a letter from accused, witness sald. have not seen any signs of progress." | lung, which is run by two American

The letter which was read to the

It was expected that there would The present $400,000,000 pro- | women. Nontung, 60 miles north ef

Couri sinted

between gramme of United States aid to China Shanghai, was occupied by the Com-ve men and two women.

in port that accused be a gap of a few days

the two sets of negotiations to give is due to expire on April 2.

munists at the beginning of this

was very sorry for causing so much W. F. Jaques, a former secretary trouble to witness, but things had the Israeli delegation a rest. of the club. who gave evidence happened so qu'ekly he did not know

It is fairly well established here he wat. "I have loaned Star, of Wooster, Chat, and Missesterday, told Mr Heenan in re-where

examination that when the draft

that Dr Walter Eytan, the head of Lyrel Tergarden of Danbury. Con- balance sheet of the club was pro- club's funds which will be repaid to-

money to various people from the fas Israeli delegation will not lead necticut.United Press,

duced by the accused, be had no

at the next talks. the letter stated. The the delegation reason to doubt accused's statement morrow,"

It is presumed that one of his de received money who people

from him puties at that it came from the auditors.

the Foreign Ministry did not come forward when he was where he is Director General, will in trouble, the letter continued, when the books of the club had been fake over. completely audited he would derive United Nations circles here tem- some pleasure in announcing the pered their optimism with caution names of the people concerned.

.

In despite the favourable trend the the postscript it was stated that ac- negotiations in the past few days, cused had arranged with Jaques to but it is apparent that they regard postpone the annual general meeting the chances of agreement higher of the club until the auditors had today than at any time since. the completed their audit

of the club's conference opened: Reuter. accounts.

and added that he tried to elicit the views of the United States Goveni- ment.”—Associated Pess,

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NO AUTHORITY Witness said that on September 18, 1947, the Committee decided to let the fixed deposit of $6,000 with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank stand for the ensuing year, Accused, He had as treasurer. was present therefore no authority to transfer the deposit to current account.

The only relation between the ne- counts kept by the bar convener, Flowers, and those kept by accused were in so far as the handing over of the profits of the bar was con- cerned, witness said. Flowers would have no further excess or contral the over money so handed over to, uc- cused.

the

Continuing, withess

shid

that i

with auditors supplied him iwo balance sheets, one minde up to May 31, 1948. and Other to June 30, 1010.

debit balance of -$2,063.07 was shown on the first balance sheet,

J. G. Wickham, civil secretary in which also disclosed a deficiency in

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Acenes from Walt Disneys most famous Londos, (CPO) 430 p.m.: (GPO) 8 pm. - Alma with the Stars from. England and Dentists are putting sets in front the United States; 11.15, Weather, Rebo, Rydney and Auckland, & p.m.

Bangkok, Bingapore, Batavia, Colom port and Close Down, of their chairs. Dogs, pet owners are finding, watch television with fascination. Cats, with their in- perturbable good sense, will have nothing to do. with il, and just: walk out.

plained the manner were kept.

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BERLIN AIRLIFT PLANE CRASHES Berlin, Feb. 15.-An American Skymaster on the airlift run to Ber- ln crashed and burst into flames 10 kilometren north of Celle, in the Bri- tish Zone of Germany, tonight.

INCOME TAX CUT IN AUSTRALIA

Japan. p.m...

Balgoh and Paris, 5 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea.... Strails. I p

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and Macassar,

On July 1 or 2 last year he was Capt: Salter (who approached by was then the chairman of the Re- creation Club), witness continued, and as a result of a conversation with him, witness assumed the position of trensurer of the club. A day or so later, accused brought him the ac- count books of the clubs and ex

in which they investigated the books,

Theatre tickets are easier to get, witness said, and asked accused which was following reported that and cinema profits Increasingly hard Minister, Mr. Joseph Chifley, to obtain

bank statements which they could too the plane blazing on to make. Sales are

off in home Inounced today that the Australian were subsequently supplied to him.

DISCOVERS DÉFICIT the ground, according to the Wies movies, gramophone records, simplo Government would Introduce legis. "Air Parcel Posts for Mantia, Honolulu baden headquartes of the Unlied | radio sats—and especially books. Intion to cut income taxes 23 per and VBA, (CPO) 430 p.m.: (GPO) B States Air Force.

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Ordinary Airmail (Printed Mattaru," Mr Chidey told the House of Samples and Small Packet Representativen that a reduction in Manila,

Posta) for Guam, Hookitu and UBA, the income and entertainment taxes (CPO) 4.30 p.m.: (GTO) 3 pm, was made possible by the estimated nila, Hossolulu, USA,

Closing Times By Ben surplus in the budget-United Press. South America via Ban, Trancisco, 1 p.m.

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The crew of another Skymaster

On July 10 he carried out a check of the accounts and found there

Television has been tried out in The crashed plane was believed to was a defeit. Ho consulted with have a crew of three. The plane had core. And the trouble is, it works. Jaques and Capt. Salter and as a taken off at 0.17 p.m. local time from A new York senator is talking of a result of that consultation he passed a British Zone airlift terminus and Bill to prohibit seta in cars, while the books and accounts to the au- Fwas to have flown to Berlin-Reuter, there are still ang voters left alive.

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