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THE HONGKONG
10-Year Sentence For "Despicable" Afghanistan
Offence
CRIMINAL SESSIONS
Commenting that it was a "most despic- able type of crime," Mr Justice Williams, in the Criminal Sessions this morning, passed sentence of 10 years on a Hakka, Law Kwai, alias Law Chung-hon, who pleaded guilty to uttering a letter demanding $3,000 from Lau Choi-kwai in the New Territories on or about April 14, and possession of the letter.
SHOT BY GIRL FAN
EDDIE WAITKUS
Doctors'
Verdict On
Lovesick
Attacker
Protests
To Pakistan
Bombing Of Villago
Now -Delhi. June. 18.-- Afghanistan bas sent an urgent; nole to the Kovernment of Pakistan protesting against the bomhlag of an Afghan village; by a Pakistan Air Force bomber, the Afghan Ambassador hero sald today.
The note said: “Afghanistan Is, fully prepared to invite neu- tral foreign observers to visit the village where Pakistan Prosecuting, Mr A. Hooton bombs killed 15 and wounded (Crown Counsel) said that the 20 people on June 12," letter was a brief one and the *The Afghan Ambassador, handwriting was that of the ac- Sardar Abdullah Khan, said at cused.
a press conference that no re- It appeared that about fiveply had yet, been received in days before receiving the letter, the note, the complainant's son was in
He said the Pakistan- bamber hut when ormed men entered.
dropped Ave bombs Info He fled and was wounded by a
crowd of tribesinen at the vil- shot and tled up. The letter lage of Mochnigai, several miles bore the post-mark of tn Long inside the Afghanistan border and the complainant lost no time-United Press. In reportlug to the Police at Ping Shan.
ing
the
១៨.
ACTION DEMANDED
brethren from
The letter sluted a place and)
Kabul, June 16-Acis suci time for the handing over of the
alleged bombing f maney and the police kept the Afghan territory last Sunday by appointment. Another man, not Pakistan planes would mako the accused, appeared
on the Afghans drmer and more stub- scene, and, after some bargain- born in their resolve to rescue
complainant, their oppressed with bolted, He was shot and died. Pakistan's yoke," the Kabul On April 20, the accused was newspaper Ants stated today. arrested in a restaurant in Kow- loon City. The man who was killed had drafted the letter and asked the accused to writs It for hilm.
There was no record against the accused, anid Counsel, and no one else had been convicted
The War Mlalster gave Par- Homent à detalled report of the incident and assured the House that preparations had been made to deal with any emergency.
Prominent Kandahar residents protested outside Kandalur
in connection with the offence. Parliament House against
The letter, he said, was obvious- "Pakistan's
Aggression," and
ly connected with the incident, demanded immediate
as it mentioned that the com-Reuter.
plainant's son had a misunder
standing with the accused and
had been Injure
action.
Russians Stop
Five Executed Berlin Traffic
In Shanghai
came
ELEGRAPH,
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The start of a parade, in Colorado Springs, Colo.; high- lighting, the tion of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce was struck by tragedy when the automobile in the left centre ran out of control across 1 street intersection just as the procession was beginning. One woman was injured fatally and four other persons were Injured as the machine ploughed into a crowd of spectators,—AP Pic- ture.
YUNNAN'S
PROTEST
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Rangoon,
Juno 10—An
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1949.
"Great Strides"
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In
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Geneva, June 16.-Efforts to improve tho lot of Japanese workers have brought "magni, ficent accomplishments," the International La bour Conference was told today.
The speaker, Mr Chester W. Hepler, head of the Labour Division of the United States Mili. tary government in Japan, presented the first detailed report on labour conditions in Japan since the war.
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Great strides had been made.] he said, in setting up Japanese trade
unions and in freeing women and chlidren from "- The voluntary servitude." coolio system was "doomed to an early end."
"The workers of Japan now have a favourable body of lows and the administrative efective to make these laws
Mr Hepler sold. "However, it should be noted To Wing-chicong, was sent to A 28-year-old Chinese soldier, that there are forces and in prison for five years by Mir fluences, both within and outside Justice Williams at the Criminal THE MOST UP-TO-DATE THEATRE ON THE MAINLAND Japan.
which, for their own sessions varsh purposes, would hamper possession of five forged 510 and obstruct the continued de notes of the Chartered Bank, and
labour nine forged $1 Hongkong Go velopment of a sound... programine by weakening the vernment notes, standards and taking away la-
He pleaded gulity to possession bour's post-war gains.
"As jong 05
the occupation and uttering. Gen.
MacArthur's policies will be maintained, but said that To went into a shop in continues, broadminded and liberal labour Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel,
Edward
this morning for
Berlin, June 16. The emergener meeting of Senators Soviet authorities stopped in the Chinese Province of Shanghai, Junc 17. The Allied.automobile traffic out Yunnan, on the Burmese border, opposed the Chinesa Goverit- Chlenko, June 10.----The love-
garrison Shanghai
yesterday of Berlin to the West for a sick girl who shot
ment's decision to send a division baseball executed five men which the player Eddie Waitkus is prob- Communist Liberation
tense four hours tonight. of Nationalist troops to put down Dally This action which
lawlessness in the province, the ably a split personality whose "bad side" perverted her
enlled armed robbers" and ar- easted two more as the drive without warning led Allied paper "New China" reported to Rangoon Chinese daily news. worship and drove her to aton bandits and underground officials to fear that a land
day. Bald activities continued." tack him. mental doctors
Road and blockade might have been her today.
The newspaper, quoting a re-dict the course Japan may. Lake tendered a forged $10 note for a imposed again, but a Rus-port from Kunming, where the when her right to complete selt 40-cent packet of cigarettes. He "It meeting was held last week, determination has boen res- was arrested and at the police
sald that the Council of Senatored.
hera
"The real me is the person who shot Waltkus," Ruth Stein- hagen, 19, told psychiatrists,
The case has spotlighted the existence of star-struck girls
and the incasures taken
The paper sald 2,000 former Nationalist officers and soldiers have been rounded up in the last few days. It said the off- cers were of the rank of Cap- rumoured that
fain or higher. by It has been
major baseball clubs to
to protec! the
their players, from annoyance.
Miss Stelnbogen, a allm, at has been tractive brunette, attempted to kill Waitkus even though she had quarters
sian officer later said, was all a mistake."
Russian officers, stopped Ailled drivers and demanded Russian passes when they reached д widespread Nationalist check point two miles outside ot- underground left In Shanghai the elly,
-activo, and in comu Colonel J. T. Duke, American the recent
labour commander of the Berin mill- trouble was attributed to this tary post who announced the
car's were still being passed through Helmstadt at the other end of the highway but did not know if they would be held back
we cannot, be so rash as to pro- Prince
station was found to have other
tora unanimously agreed to send The most encouraging ten- forged notes.
urgent telegrams to the Chin-dencies in Japan today are ese President, to the Minister of found in the numerous demo- representative or-
Defence, and to the Commander cratic and
Central China, General Paigonisations which have replaced Chun-hsi" asking them not to the old institutions expressive send tho-Chinese-330th Division of feudalism, militarlamand these new from Kweichow Provitice into aggression. Among Yunnan.
non-Yunnanese organisations, 03
none, in more promise for the future than the Japanese trade union movement.Associated Press.
our
never met him, and ho did not organisation rather than to the new Russian restriction, said that troops would not be welcomed opinion, is more virile or holds said she wanted to destroy him new regime.Associated Press.
know, the existed. Psychiatrists
because she could not have him,
and there could be no happy
solution of her wild infatuation Communists Lose
was
Amsterdam, June
10.-Un-
for him.
On one side, Ruth was quiet and well-mannered. Sho above average in her studies at oftelal returns from 23 cities in- a commercial high school, and dicated today that the Com- came from, a comfortable, well-munist Party managed middle class home.
On tho other side, sold, she dreamed to extremes,
when they reached Berlin.
by the Yunnan people.
The Council, which expressed the view that it was best to feave the trouble there to bo dealt with by local troops, niso decided on measures to relieve the suffering of the people of Yunnan,"
The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, who is in Paris for the Council of Foreign Ministers conference, was imm-
The strategic Burma Road suffered heavy mediately *Informed.
own of Paoshan was last week roverses in Holland's first round Col. Duke said he was unabit reported to be in the hands of. of municipal elections on Wed-to determine immediately whe Chinese doctors
irregular troops nesday.
ther the halting of Allled Reuter. Returns from those eitles. In-vehicles meant Д cluding Arnhem and the Com-policy or whether it was a mis- now Soviet
munist strongholds of Groningen take. Only Allied vehicles were and Enhehede, showed that the being interfered with.
German
and his dream world dominated
her.
She spent hours mulling over scores of photographs of Walt- kus, and once, when he passed near her in the street, she near- Jy fainted.
mother, Mra Edith Steinhagon, cald the girl had
riter
Communist strength on City cara with normal travel docu- Councils has been reduced by mentation were being passed.- almost 50 percent.---United Press. United Press,
visited iwo psychiatrists for SIDE GLANCES
analysis of her emotions about Walikus. They told her she must forget him and And other in- terests,
She finally left home and moved to a ̋amall room where: bisho could be "alone with Ed's
plettres"
" her mother sald. She *** got a job as a typist, and in her free hours set up a "Walikus shrino" in her Hittle room, de- ecorating the walls with his ple-
tures.
Sometimes the girl read books on psychiatry in an attempt to analyse her emotions. She was bored with single life, according to her statement to the palice.
She wanted excitement and
clubs
have
their
notoriety and
and had intended to kill Waltkus and then commit auicide to gain wide publicity...
Most baseball privato car
for Barka players, to avoid the unwel- come attentions of girls who hang about waiting for a gilm- pse of them. Somo employ 'guards-to- koep: the fans away from the players; all refuse to reveal their players': - addresses and telephone numbers-United Press
Royal Couple For Channel Islands
London, June 15-Princess Elizabeth, and... the Duke of Edinburgh will pay a three-day visit to the Channel Islands on -board; the battleship (Arison this
They will a salt on
1
Beaufighters "Retiring"
Striking Seamen Parade
Southampton, June
Replying to his Lordship, Mr. Hooton sold that cases of this type were not prevalent.
"There ara a lot of these noles in "elrculation und they aro poor forgeries," he added.
"This is a serious offence and I must pass a severe sentence," remarked Mr Justice Williams, The forged notes were order ed to be destroyed.
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He was given 31⁄2 yeara' hard TO-MORROW: Randolph SCOTT in "ALBUQUERQUE" planes of World War II-the The placards read: "Scab la- Berufighter-is retiring from bour removed the chains from labour, and told by his Lord- active service.
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The Archbishop, who has been embroiled in a bitter di puto with the government over. à Church-State agreement, was reported to have been confined to his Palace.United Press,
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