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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LIIL:

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TODAY'S WEATHER: Moderate Boutheasterly winds; extensive coastal fog night and early morning. partial clearance during the day. Rain or drizzio probable tonight.

Noon Observations: Barometrio pressure 1014.5 mbs., 29.90 tn. Temperature 64.3 deg. F. Dew point 04 deg. F. Relative humidity 08. Wind direction East. Wind force 11 knota

High water: 7 ft. 1 in. at 8.07 p.m. Low water: am. (Saturday).

'8 in. at 3.15

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1949.

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Plane Disaster SOUTH HAMMERSMITH HELD

Investigation BY LABOUR

The Director of Civil

Aviation Mr A. J. R. Moss) this morning informed the

Telegraph, in

answer

to

questions, that investigation into the CPA plane crash has already started.

It will be a private in- quiry, and will be attended by any person against whom a charge may be made, but any such person will have the right to ask questions.

un-

Because the wreckage of the aircraft was so hot yes- terday. Mr Moss was able to carry out the neces sary inspection, and he is going to the scene of the disaster today for this pur- pose.

CRASHES ON

TAKE-OFF

22 Persons Killed

Cuzco, Peru, Feb. 24.- Twenty-two persons were killed and two injured seriously when a Peruvian Air Force C-47 plane crashed on its take-off.

Twenty passengers, the pilot and the radio operator were killed. The co-pilot and mechanic escaped vir- tually unscathed.

The plane was being used to carry commercial passengers between Cuzco and Lima. The decident oc-. curred when a tyre blew off during the take-oit, causing the plane to swerve.

A motor caught fire and the flames spread rapidly to the main gas tank. which exploded, enveloping the plane in flames-United Press.

Majority Down

To 1,613

HEAVY VOTING IN BYE-ELECTION

London, Feb. 24.-Labour retained its House of Commons seat for the drab West London district of South Hammersmith in a bye-election regarded as a straw vote for the next national elections.

Mr Tom Williams (Labour) polled 15,223 votes against 13,610 for the Conservative candidate, Mr Anthony Fell.

Labour's majority, however, was reduced. to 1,613 as compared with the 3,458 by which it took the seat in the 1945 general elections.

With today's victory, Labour successfully de- fended 31 Commons seats in bye-elections since it took office in 1945. So important was the South Hammersmith election regarded that Labour and Conservative leaders from Mr Attlee and Mr Churchill down campaigned actively for their men.

Official returns showed that about llamentary bye-election since the 70 percent of the electorate voted, general election of 1945, demonstrated compared with 05 per cent in the in a body today. 19-15 general elections.

U.S. AIRMAN KILLED

In the 1945 general election, the Frankfurt, Feb. 21.-An American South Hammersmith division figures airman Was killed today in the were: third U.S. Bghter plane crash in Germany In the last four days.

W. T. Adams (Labour) 12,502 Douglas Cooke (Conservative) 9,044.

In yesterday's. bye-election, there-

His plane, an F-00 jet Shooting Star, fell about 15 miles southeast fore. Labour increased its vote by

of Heidelberg-Associated Press.

Makes Gift Of Bacon

Auckland, Feb. 24,-The curenses of the world's record bacon litter of 15 pigs, weighing o ten and a half, killed recently at Auckland, are to be given by the owners, a bacon company, to the people of Britain.

They will provide one, week's ration for 25,000 people.-Reuter.

EDITORIAL

with the

1,721 and the Conservatives by 4,568.

United Press.

POLLING SCENES London,

24.---Vens Feb.

Loured blaring loudspeakers streets of Hammersmith, the river side borough in West London, from carly morning till after midnight 10- day urging electors to vote in a Par Hamentary bye-election which attracted exceptional interest.

has

Thirty Labour Members of Par- llament, who have each won a Par-

The Hotels Ordinance

WEDNESDAY'S

Council

enough,

dc-

bate on the Hotels Ordinance

was conventional

and rather colourless. Sir Man Kam Lo, who

measure oppoard the argued on principles, but seemed

to appreciate elreum unwilling

of qualifying stances capable those principles. That ft hay been necessary to apply controls to the hotel trade is generally deplored: but the necessity can. not be ignored. Both Mr. Chui forcefully em- and Mr Cassidy

phasised the circumstances which made Himperative for the Hotels Rates Advisory Commlitee recommend allocation accommodation

for

to

of hotel Hongkong residente at controlled rates and Government would have been remiss if it had

dented

femisa

those

exigencies and refused to incor- porate the recommendation In The Ordinance. We observed

at

Was a far com- endeavour a chronic

that

the Ume the Advisory Com- mitice's report was made publie that represented a promise-an acceptable

and solve to meet

suli hold problem. We

But,

Mr view. Dotated out, some provisions

will not be put into effect and because DCT- tain anomalies aro

arive, the

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Cassidy of the cary to

certain to RAKUTANDO made by that General

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Govemment will closely watch the Ordinance operates In the welcome. In ration to

along argue reneral lines, the debaters lost sight of

of certain speciño points which deserved some attention. For example. the Government spokesman made no reference to the

the five amendments to Ordinance, each of which goes some way toward, moeting earller eritielama. The amendments in- einde cono

to the hotels

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of

Described os a "Cavalcade Victors," they toured every part of the constituency as a counter-blast to a tour made yesterday by Alie Conservative

Churchill

leader, Mr Winston

The bye-election has caused con-| siderable stir in political circles as

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possible pointer to next year's gencrat election. The vacancy was caused by the death of a Labour Meniber, Mr WT-Adams, who the seat in 3945 with capturea a mujority of 3,458.

FORMER PADRE Today's condidates are a former

This graphic picture shows the still smouldering wreckage of the ill-fated Cathay Pacific Airways, C47 Dakota aircraft which crashed on Mount Butler yesterday on the banks of the Braemar Reservoir. Nineteen passengers and a crew of four lost their lives in one of the Colony's worst air disasters. - Photograph by Staff Photo- grapher.

Pirate Booty Claimed To Be Located

Baptist Minister, Mr Tom Williams, for Latour, and a New Zealander, Mr Anthony Fell, for the Conserva-

Mr Fell is an engineer. tives.

The southern part of Hammer- zmith, which forms the constituency In question, is traditionally Conser vative, but was captured by Latiour

Los Angeles, Feb. by a relatively small majority in 1945. This time a very close result Searchers

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Yesterday's Plane Crash

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Commons Again Discusses Hongkong GIVEN PAT

WAR DAMAGES COMPENSATION

onc.

AND THE

AIRPORT

London, Feb. 24. Throughout the Far East there were people who had lost everything during the Japanese occupation but no single individual in any country had yet received a cent in compensation, Mr Leonard Gammans, Conservative, declared in the House of Commons today.

He asked if any of the £1,000,000 which Britain was giving Hongkong would be used to compensate individuals.

Govern-

of

ON BACK

London, Feb. 24.-British traders in the Far East should not pull down on themselves an "iron cur- tain" of their own

Mr making, Walter Fletcher, the rubber mer-

chant Conservative Member of Par llament, who files to Singapore next Wednesday, sald in London today.

Inter- nts in Hongkong for

Praising British commercier

cats

"At

The question of compensation scheme there was being considered, with he added. Reuter,

Reuter.

heads" over the new regime in North

China, Mr Fletcher told Router: "By so doing, they have gained prestige which Britain has not had in that part of the world for many years. Trade has opened whether The Chinese, up again. Communist or not, are always in-

in The Under-Secretary of State for to safeguard the well-being

terestel

doing business and the Colonies, Mr David Rees WI- people there now," he said. linms, replied that various For East

Mr

said Rees Williams Northmaking money. Borneo was the most badly de-

this moment, we ought not is forecast, with the odds slightly have located the fabulous lost territories which suffered enemy oc-

vastated country in the world during to try and assess the outcome of in favour of a Labour win.

"Loot of Lima," pirate booty cupation were all asked to consider

the war and could be congratulated things and which side we ought to voting opened slowly

on its recovery.

back. Instead, we ought to seek to morning in showery weather but in estimated to be worth $500,- schemes. The Hongkong

establish some sort of decent footing could well and

they as such

steady the afternoon a

government stream of 000,000 and supposed to be ment decided they would not have,

the de facto have been explained and em-

The Government could not be ex- The buried under the shore of tiny voters suggestd a heavy poll.

a war damage phasised by the Attorney General,

30 Labour Members of Parliament Cocos Island, off the west const pected to force Under the amended Ordinance

scheme on them. h their capacity as Labour's "AS-

of Costa Rica. controlled botels

liable to

AN IMPERIAL SCANDAL" sault Force-finunted the slogan: apply laid down accommodation

"We have all the winners."-Reuter.

The "Loot of Lima" is supposed Mr Lennox Boyd,. Conservative, rates for new Hongkong Residents

ZILLIACUS REPUDIATED Lo have been carried by the ill- urged that substantial sums should accommodation only where the

Mary be spent on the Hongkong airport London, for such re-

Feb. 24. The National Laled British merchantman, used is reserved for

has Executive of the Labour Party has Dear, to Cocos' when Simon Bolivar, which he described as "an imperial: sidents. Furthermore onus

asked if any. declined

the Labour the Liberator, stuged his March on scandal," but when placed

endorse been

future on

Parliament, Mr Member

K.Lima, Peru.

thing would be done about building Hongkong residents to declare in writing to the management that Zilliacus, no candidate for

Ellis Paterson, a former Lieuten-another airport, Mr Rees Williams it was officially so qualified. Another they are

general election,

ant Governor of California who sailed shook his head.

Asked what

Brilain action amendment sensibly offers pro-

announced tonight. tection for a a Hongkong resident

Zillacus, outspoken advocate from here on January 21 with an

for the gold, taken to ensure that capital funds expulition to search

following moved with Russin,

into Hongkong of co-operation other

returned last night. occupying accommodation

recent events in China were not ex- Labour Member for Gateshead, in- that that reserved for Hongkong

In north-eastern dustrial city when the

Ordinance residents

England. equally comes into effect, and

withdrawal appropriate

the from the Ordinance of the obliga tion

hotel's managements

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the

to supply electricliy for a "hot piste." These are important re-. visions which, while not affect ing general Intent of the Ordin- anco, do help to make the leria- latlon more acceptable to hoteliers and residents. It was recognised from the time the Advisory Com- mittce made their recommenda- flons that any legislation based

not upon them would

eneral

ден satisfaction. But needs of the moment

make it DIO- Imperative for some sort of

Wago-earners toption for who cannot find private accom- may modation,

and while this involve temporarily a degree

of hotel sacrifice on the part proprietors. the hardship is not likely to be excessive in effect; certainly the imagination needs to be stretched to visualse hotels which come under Ordinance having to close down because of operating losses, Thera are compensations as well

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disadvantages to hotellers under the terms of the new legislation."

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had

He said that Mr James Forbes changed into non-sterling currencies claimed he had located the treasure on the Hongkong free market, - Mr

He was one of the signatories last under the bench and at the mouth Glenvil Hall, for the Treasury, re- year of the telegram of good wishes of a stream on the small island with plied that no action had been taken

This is Forbes" to Signor Pietro Nenni, leader of the metal detectors. then Communist-allled Italian So- fifth quest for the loot. He malt by the British Government nor so far as he was aware, by the Hong- cialist Party.

tains that it is shown on maps left

kong Government.

It is expected that the Party will by his great-grandfather, who was also refuse to support a number of a pirate. other leftwing Labour Members of

In The treasure. recorded

0.5 Parliament at the 1950 election, No extensive "purge," however, is ex-Spanish archives, consists of solid gold statues and other art objects, pected. Reuter.

relles of the Spanish Conquest of Peru.-Reuter.

The King Better

London, Feb. 24-King George VI appeared in better health today when he arrived at Buckingham Palace after his six-weeks holiday at Sand- ringham, his Norfolk estate. He had

"

One Man's Drink Is

Des Moinos'. Poison

"Even were it desirable to im- pose a control of this kind, I doubt be enféreed could whether it effectively," he said.

Asked about the possibility of

Chiacse labour importing

Sarawak, Me Burnco and Williamne

whether doubled would be a good thing, "We have this matter continually under view, but our first consideration is

Tax Relief For

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 24-A Dance Hostesses bill requiring all liquor sold in Iowa

a very slight limp as he walked to the be labelled with the skull and cross- car which awalled him at

Crosa Station.

King's bones

At the end of last year, the King to cancel his projected tour of lind Australia and New Zealand because

been Legislature.

tha

Into Rees this

re-

Singapore, Feb. 25-The dance

of

have it Singapore and marked "polson" na hostesses

in introduced

State ofelally from the income tax comp- troller-money spent to make them pretty cannot be taxed. The measuro is called "an Act to

Members of the Singapore Cabaret

Association

the received protect the youth of the State of Girls"

the use of liquor." following tax reductions up to 125 He first big official engagement since fowa ogainst

require liquor labels to carry

of an affection of the leg arteries,

his finess will be at Buckingham One section of the bill also would Straits dollars: dresses, $40; shoes,

Palace next Tuesday, when he holds jan Investiture.

Ife will remain seated during the "ceremony-Reuter.

the 120; hair setting, $25; cosmetics $40. words "antidotes: pour contents of But they lost out on a claim for $40. transportation. Associated this bottle in the sewer and place for

the bottle in the ashican"-Beuter, Press.

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