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EXCHANGE ALLOCATION MODIFIED
Quotas For Certain Classes Of Imports
Announcement Of
New System
Quotas will be granted by Government for cer- tain classes of imports into Hong Kong. These quotas will take into account the total ex- change available for the commodity and the previous trade done in that commodity by the applicant.
This was announced by Government yesterday evening in the form of a long release to the Press entitled "System for Allocating Ex- change for Imports to be Modified." The Gov- ernment statement reads as follows:---
Flood Of Soviet Propaganda
London, May 7. Over 100 powerful" Soviet radio
to
Government has deelded molly the system pt present in force for allbenting exchange for Imports from the US.A., Philip. pines und Canada.
2.
The total volume of imperia from these euntries will be about the same us for the same period last year, but it is hoped that the proposed system, by giving im- porters advance notice of the ex- change they will be allowed, will enable them to settle their bust. ness ahead, with the knowledge that there will be no difficulty alat making payment.
3. It is intended to give quotas
stations for certain classes of goods an now broadcast in 30 for-, these will be fixed by the S.T, and eign languages, the So-. taking into verunt the total exchange available for the parti. viet Monitor said today cular commodity and the previous ir an article reprinted trade in that commodity done by from the Moscow news-the appllent. paper "Pravda."
BRITAIN AND CHINA
>
London, May 7.
Mr. Brein, Puerign Minis- ter, rejected a mygestion in The House of Common today that the British Government. shundid take steps to promote
settlement in the Chinege civil war.
Mr. Elwyn Joner, (Lab) had nakest if, in view of the importance
reopruing
Britain's trading, political and eulturni velations with China, the British Government wan taking step to promote a settlement between the parties to the civil war in China!
Mr. Hevin: "No. Much as we deplore the coutimunce of the Chinese civil war, we
it regard
entirely domestic Chinese
ufrir. which the British Govern- ment cannot properly, inter- fere--Router.
Americans Reported Executed
Mine Tragedy In Yorkshire
Barnsley, May 7.
Nine miners, several only 15 years old, were killed and 25 were injured when Britain's first major pit catastrophe since the Government took over the mines last January struck at noon to- day and an exploston 120 feet underground sent a sheet of flame roaring throughout the tunnels.
The flames hampered resone work, and it was not until four bours after the shattering blast that the last body was brought to the surface und laid on the ground in front of the grim faced waiting people, The horror of the
described бяза Hewill, who was working In' the adjoining coul face. He said that he and his mate opened the
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RENTS MEASURE AMENDMENTS
Two important amendments to the Landlord & Tenant Ordinance, 1947, are contained in the report of the Standing Law Committee in- structed to examine the Blll after its second reading. The Report was laid on the table by the_Attorney-General at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council,
Both these amendments concern the application of the Ordinance. To claim exemption under Clause 3 (1) (c), the premises must now have been "continuously untenanted" since August 16th, 1945, and the expense incurred by the landlord in rendering them inhabitable "must now amount to not less than the equivalent of the standard rent of the premises for "seven years"-not one year, as originally proposed. The Standing Law Committee considered that the exceptions from the application of Ordinative were too wide that it, in fact, went beyond the intentions and recommenda- tions of the Tenancy Commit-
the
And
Liverpool, May 7. The story of a 24-hour unavailing fight to save the life of an airman dy- ing from infantile para- lysis while returning tee which specially examined Hrom India in the troop-| the problem.
The Committee also consider. ship "Empress of Scoted that having regard to the land" was told when the present high cost of repairs, [ship berthed at Liver-extensive repairs could not in fact be effected except at an
connecting door and "we saw The northern division pool today. two or three lads in a bad state, of the National Coaling They were burned about the Board, in a
aircraftsman A. Thatcher,
Wellington Estates
Spain
In
{
London, May 7. The family castles and The airman 22-year-old lend expense equivalent to the stand-
ard rent of a substantial numm-estates in Spain granted strongly was taken suddenly 1 near Adener of years. The Committee
and the ship sent but an SOS, to felt that this "sbould be related to the first Duke of Wel- in their worded call to striking center put asking if an iron to the standard rent for seven lington after his victor-
mineworkers in theung was available.
ies over Napolcon have of counties
passed to the present Duke.
hands and face und were hold- ing their
hands up yes,"
no
Hearing that thera
was hune,
years as a minimum."
Too Shurt
In the inky blackness of the northern earth's bowels, the injured men Durham and Lancashire eut Colon W.E.H. Mons of the and boys, whose humps were
Royal Army Medical Corps de blown out by the Auction, to return to work al signto one in the ship and ear. Under the Ordinance origin-
This decision was arrived at crawled painfully over the rub- once, declared that thepenters began building it. ally proposed, it was laid down
the Nanking, May 8.
ble and sharp-edged chunks of Board would enter into Then the ship's supplies of oxy-that anyone obtaining an order by Mr. Justice Parry in
law courts today, after * coal to meet a rescue team.
ran cut, and another SOS for recovery of possession of Six Americans were
A joint statement lasued by negotiations what-was sent out to Aden for more to premises was restricted from lengthy hearing of the law suit among 20 persons shot Lieutenant-General Sir Noel ever.
br flown out. Meanwhile, relays transfer, etc. of the premises over the interpretation of two will left by the 6th Duke-a Chairman of and killed by the Com-Holmes.
mach-of doctors applied artificial res for six months without the con- There was adequate
was killed in sent of a Tenancy Tribunal. The bachelor-who munists before their Northwestern Division of the inery for dealing with such dis-piration.
R.A.F. plane National Coal Board, and
this action in Italy in October. 1943. parachuted Committee To avoid a multiplicity of
considered Mr.puter, and this would have been evacuation from Wayao-Joseph Hall, President of the available if the men had remain-four cylinders into the sea which period too short, and the words The 6th Duke was succeeded applications for exchange goods which probably cannot be pan, former Communist Yorkshire Miners' Union, said ed at work, the Board stated. were picked up by a launch. The "aix months" are now replaced by his uncle-the present Duke
to the sick by "twelve months."
-but because of the difference considered, it has been necessary military base in north- that full attendance at work in
The Board declared that it oxygen was rushed
of accession in to draw up a proposed list of
Clause 35 laid down that the in the rules Central the unaffected portions of the will not tolerate "any inter-man, but before the iron lung Shensi, ern goods which are acceptable and
colliery was expected tomorrow, ferende, with the substitute could be Anished, he died-teu-Ordinance, should continue in Spain and Britain, the Spanish throughout the Soviet Union. He flor which applications will be en. News learned from re- and that there was no reason engine winders in Durham and!
In
atations addition, Soviot
used broadcast in 70 languages
by the Russians, the article said, quoting from a speech by Soviet Communications Minister Kan- tantin Sergeichuk.
Sorgeichuk's speech marked to- day's celebration of Radio
Day
had
maid 28 new radio stations opened operations in the fir year of the new five-year plan. Sergelchuk at 21 radio, tele graph and telephone, and radiophoto lines had been opened, together with min international radio lines.
4.
Acceptable Goods
for
and
In
5. Applications in the first In- twstance should be stibmitted
writing to the S. T. and I. De partment showing:—
He said the 28 new stations included installations at Lenin-
Stalingrad, grad, Riga,
K- byshev and Alma Ala
Observers in London noted that the 70 mentioned languages with
In the Soviet
sources,
tertained. A copy of this list is liable sources today.
ns Schedule "A" attached
Wavaopao was recaptured by Schedule "B".
General Hu Chung-nan'a forces on March 3,
According to these which had made investigations. the 20 firlauners, including slx Amerleans, were taken from he jail of the Border-Region High Court where they dictained, to a village in western suburbs of Wayaopao where they were "executed" by
ring squids.
Their remains were interned on the spot-Central Nows.
(a) quantity and value In US. klurs of articles required to be imported during the" period June, December 1947:
articles
under
(b) quantity and value in U.S. dollars of each of the Union
included given imported by them in any
pre-war, these several languages also used out full year aide Russin. They pointed to Schedule "A" being kept separate Tadjik, used both in Russia and from those under Schedule "B"; the surrounding areas beyond the¦ (e) a list of U.S. and Canadian Soviet border, as well as Azer-agencies, held; ballan Tark, spoken in Russia (d) where
and Iran.-United Press.
Important Search Ruling
Washington, May B.
Arm has been established since the way it should show:
Ente of registration
kt. capitul authorised and Issued
Parliament Breaks A Record
were
the
London, May 8. Weary, unshaven and bleary- eyed, members of Parilament left the House of Commons at 1 a.m. having celebrated the second anniversary of V-E Day parliament's by breaking this
lii. detalls os requested at (c). 0. The present schedules do not pretend to be comprehensive, and applications from impertera In a sharp five-to-four aplit, holding U.S. and Canadian ogen. the United States Supreme cias for commodities not on the Court ruled this week that of list at present will be considered.
searching An arreated It is also hoped to expand thei nian's home for instruments of list by adding other articles deem- record for the longest sitting. crime may selze evidence to ed essential for use in the Thoy met at 12.00.p.m.
сега
the
to believe the affected district will not allow men who volun- would be long delayed in duction-Reuter,
BROKER SHOT DEAD
pre-teered for training in the pre-
sent emergency to be vletimis- ed."
The latest position in Dur-! ham is that, with the ald of sub
winders from the stitute neighbouring colliers, work was Sayville, N.Y., May 7.
resumed at some of the eighteen The prominent New York
pits Fald idle by the strike over stockbroker and Aqueduct Race: the grievances of members of Track president,
Theodora
Jackson Kaapp. 66, was found the local
to
unlan.
breakaway winders
death today at the shot
In Durham, there had been Sportsman's Club ene Great
full resumption at four of the River.
Ter.
An
Gandhi
Against
Partition
New Delhi, May 7. Mohandas Gandhi to-
force up to December 31st, title "Duke of Ejidad Ridrigo" 1947. This has now been amend went to the 6th Duke's sister, ed to "December 31st, 1948," as | Lady Anne Rhys.
defen-
It is considered that there is Both the present Duke and little likelihood that necessity Lady Anno Rhys were for control can disappeur bedanta in the action brought, by fore the end of this year, the execute rs.-Router,
The
There are a number of other minor amendnienia, · Including the deletion of an unimportant hyphon. The Attorney-General
Algiera, May 7 French cruisera told the Council that it is pro- posed to publish a reprint of "Richelleu," "Georges Le Gues," the Bill. This will enable the "Malin" and "Terrible" are ex- procedure prescribed by the pected at Casablanca, Morocco, standing order of the Council tomorrow, and the alrerft car to be followed when the Bill rier "Arromanches" on Friday
"No suicide notes were found, pits where clauses in the five right announced his op-comes to the Committee Stage. Reuter. but the police believed it was day week agreement led to stap- definitely possible that Knapp pages yesterday. The men went bud taken his own life. A back after officials had assured xhotgun with one cartridge them that their grievances were fired was found in the room being taken up with the Coal with the boily.-United Press.
A New
British
Board-Reuter.
Home For
Capital?
Tokyo, May 8..
convict him on an entirely dif- Colony, But importers should (GMT) yesterday and spent 21 The suggestion that more British capital and in- ferent crime if they happen to not apply unless they ean hours discussing the conscrip- put forward very strong Justi. The court held that the deation in writing for the Import tion bill. When the debate ended
And it.
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search was justifed as an In- of these commodities, cident to the man's arrest.
7. Pending the final definition The decision anid that thelor these quotas applications for evidence actually found show-U.S. exchange etc. should be ed a crime being committed In made in the usual way to the the presence of the officers. It Financial Secretary. was immaterial, the court hold, that this evidence was
related to the arrest.
un-
Schedule "A" Building Materials, Wood (tim The dissenters contended that bor), sanitary fittings, Machinery the ruling destroys the
pro-and Engines, Machine Tools, tection of search and seizure Tools, Tin Plate, Wire, Iron and
at 9.29 a.m. thoy had dlaposed of just over half the clauses set us the target for the evening's work yesterday by the Minister of Defence, Mr. A.V. Alexan-
der.
The ending of the debate meant that members had a less than four hours break befoi today's Bession began 12.80 p.m.-Reuter.
це
provisions of the constitution Steel, Piping and Pipes. Spare Labour Hold
and offers "serious threats to parts for motor vehicles, Rubber the basic liberties,”—Associated tyres, (new Refrigerators, Elec- Preas.
tric fans, Minorat, oll, Parafin Jarrow
Jarrow, May 8.
position to any division of India, despite the Con- gress Party's conditional acceptance of partition.
He disassociated himself from the Purty's action at his regular evening prayer meeting, whic's, As usual, was interrupted by Hindus objecting to his readinit of the Moslem Koran.
The statement marked Gandhi's first open break with the Party of which he is spiritual handles over division of Inilin into Hindu and Moslem, states,
har
Gandhi anid: "Congress accepted the Pakistan (indepen- dent Moslem state) scheme and demanded the division of th Punjab and Bengal. I am opposel to any division of India now a I have always been, bat what can
I do? The only thing I can do
dustry be transferred from the United King- dom to Australia was made by an authorita- tive source in Tokyo in the course of discus-
Is disnasociate myself from any sions on the proposed re-opening of Japan's
nch scheme. Nobody can force foreign trade to private business.
me to accent it except God." This official declared that a England despite the distance.
Although he is consulted by the British tendency to transfer
Regarding the reopening of Congress Party Executive on all capital abroad has been in- Japan's foreign trade, it is felt major issues, Gandhi is not even creasingly apparent during the hore that neutral firms' in Japan a duen-paying member.
Congress lenders have ст- past months but South Africa and Americaua "in khaki," at- is a proferable destination to tached to the SCAP would get phasized that they would thaist Australia, primarily because it off to a running start to the on the division of the
The Weather-
A moderate anileyzione: peralata over N.
pression to the and E of Ilonxhu te
Moslem
Gandhi leaves tonight in .private third-class railway fer Calcutta United Press,
Millionaire Kidnapped
Singapore, May 7.
his car
Is near the United Kingdom and exclusion of British business states of the Punish and Bon
to bring the Hindu-populate: Also British business men are men, who are still standing by areas within Hindustan if Pakis- concerned over Australia's la- the United Kingdom, await- tan is agreed upon.
Ing clearance for this theatre. bour situation,
However, they admit Austra--Reuter. wax and Pettyleum products,
lia's predominant place in the Vegetable alls and Fats. Sewing Rangoon, May 7.
Pacific and feel that it will be The Government held the In their own interests to The Burma Government, in a machines, Offices, machinery and communique today, announced equipment, Typewriters, Calcula. seat of Jarrow, Tyneside ship operate in that country, at the the lifting of the ban on the tors, Cash registers, Filing Cabi- building town, as a result of the same time to give Australia the this af- boneßt of their experience in export of silver, which is at nets, etc., Dyestuffs and tanning by-election announced
foreign trade. present exportable, under Gov-materials, Industrial and manu- ternoon.
Mr Ernest Pennyhough; 28- This point is stressed as it in China. A complex but rather feeble de ernment license, only subject factured, Chemicals, Unmanufac to tariff duty of threa annas tured leaf tobacco, Pharmaceuti-year-old trade union organiser, felt that Australia has missed moving NE. Preveure la Tow B of the
cal and Tollet preparations, Razors was returned with a majority the bont in supplying the im-Marianna A per troy ounce.~Router.
and razor blades, Paper, Ink, of 7.010 in va three-cornered mediate postwar requirements Today's Forecast-Moderate or fresh Periodicals and bocks, Films un-contest,
of neveral countries, including winds. Weather clouds at first exposed-all types, Motion pic The figures were Penny- India, which Intor-alia wanted]
Yesterday's Weather:- Piecegoods, Manufactured cloth (Conservative), 49-year-old Ty
Maximams BLK, dre, Fah |ing, Carter Oll, Colza, Hempseed, | nealdo štidustrialist, 18,078, and Page Two
Hong Kong Case Information Wanted On H.K. Olive oil, Cocoanut ell, etc, EM, W Moody, Independent. So-
Brúnáhiner" 19" "Bourdi) By Revidenta.
sential oil-Citronella, Sandal- | cialist (29-year-old clerk); The official also quoted the 'gatifah, race. Total sinon Jan. Page Three
wood, Ginger, Peppermint, etc.; 1,114,
case of a Hong Kong biisincas m
Riks" min, we agatnat si svarmen Haberdashery, · Food, Fresh fruit | The by-election was caused | firm ・ which ordered window
Beck, Roadlags kii- Tinned fruit, Dried fruit.
by the death of Miss Ellen fromen from Australis which Schedule “B”
Wilkinson, Minister of Educa- although, promised within two dark at mad -130118-1916.8 and. Bictor, cara and trucks, Radios. tion, who at the general election months have not yet been re-
23.06 13.87 (nebas. Touseco, and Elgarettes, Pipes), In 1945 had a majority of 11,000 celved., and in the long run Ital. Hamidity Vol 2 4 220 3 Watched, Coffes...and Beverages over the Liberal Natlots) (anti- would have been more : profits wine Dlinellon, a 3 by E. E
Socialat) Carbidangkruter able to have ordered them frozal wins paredes 1838 Senato
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Conscription Bill,
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Price Control Fines.
Page: Tany.
World and Local Sport Cli
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Shanghat - Alco-Riotë.-zdr
becoming fair.
A Royal Air Force plane and a company of Gurkha troops are helping the Malayan police in the hunt for the daring kid- Happere of the Chinese million. aire, Mr. Hea Hup 'Hon.
The search covers 60 square) inites.
-Six armed men entered the 1-millionaire's, home: in' the town of of Sungof Bakap in North Malayo on April 28 to carry out, the audacious, crime, The Police have arrested' three mon and-háve offered a reward of} $5,000 (Malayan) #for, informa ilon about the kidnapping.
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