PORTRAITS
DISTINCTION
FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO GLOUCESTER ARCADE
Firm Action Against Smuggling
Shanghai, May 9.
The Chinese Govern- ment has decided to take "firm action" to check the rampant smuggling of goods in South Ching, which is seriously hurt- ing China's export trade, the new Director of the Secretariat of the Export| Promotion Board, Mr.
Chen Jun-zung, told the press today.
Among wither things, he said,
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CHINESE CIVIL
CIVIL SERVANTS GET PAY
PAY INCREASE
Possible Fore-Runner To Unfreezing Of
Cost Of Living Index
RISING TENSION
IN SHANGHAI
Nanking, May 9.
an Import and Export Control The Executive Yuan, at an extraordinary morning
Board will shortly be set up in South China, composed of re- prenentatives of the Central Bank of China, the Import Board. Export Promotion Bened. Chinese Maritime Cus- toms, the Cantem-Kowloon Rail- the WIN Administration, Kwangtnay Provincial Govern- ment and the Kwangsi Provin vial Goverment.
session today, decided tp raise the payscale of civil servants and army personnel effective for the month of May. The short communique said details of the readjustment measures would be approved by the Executive Yuan later today.
The Government Information Director, Holling- ton K. Tong, who read the communique to newspapermen, declined to state whether these measures would mean the unfreezing of the cost of living index. An Executive Yian source told the United Press that it would.
Meanwhile, Chinese reparts ely that no less than one han dred mud Bfty dhammad millica Chinese dellars of idle capital ¦ mier Chung Chun, in a closed | living. catered Hongkong from China | session with the People's Politi- in April, mostly for the purpose cut Council's Resident Commit- of buying cotton in bulla.
A reliable source said Pre-, the fore of the rising Cost of
The reports udded that over 40.000 bules of cotton have been ordered from India by Hong-
· kong-Reuter,
Soong Off To America?
The
Nanking. May 9. former Premier, Mr. from T.V. Stong, arrived Shunghai at 2 p.m. yesterday leading to speculations that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek | ia sending his brother-in-law
to the United States by plane to seck an extension of the $500,000,000 loan to China,
Chinese reports claimed that Soong may ly to the United States before the end of the month in order to confer with Washington for an extension
of the June 30 deadline.
It
WZOR also believed that Soong will personally explain to the Secretary of State, Gen. George Marshall, and others, China's projects to be financet by U.S. loans,
Soong travelled by train from Shanghai for the first time in many months since bad weather grounded a planea. This sug- gested that he rrecived an ́ur- gent summons from Chiang for an important confab in Nan- king.
A source close to the Foreign
army.
to
Demonstration
Further increasing the ten-
against
werd
the t
CHURCHILL RETIRING?
London, May 9.
According to well-informed political circles, Mr. Winston Churchill has decided to adan- don leadership of the Courer- rafire Party as soon as the prezent economic crisis is end. rd.
Both Mr. Churchill and Mr. Herbert Morrison have resign. ed from the Commons Com. milice of Privileges. Both till be mucceeded by Party back benchers-United Press.
Far East Smugglers' Syndicate?
passenger steamer
"Tal
tee. said it would require sion in the city: 600 students CN$100,000,000,000 for raising stormed the City Government
Sydney, May 9. blocks the civil servant payacale and buildings five
Customs officials ex- awny, CN$280,000,000,000 for the vociferously
demonstrating pressed the belief today Mayor K.C.
Wu's Rising prices and
that *a Far Eastern frozen alleged failure to punish the wagca caused increasing unrest policemen who were Hald to syndicate is directing throughout the country today. have enten up a couple of smuggling into Aus- with school teachers and other students who
posting tralia. civil servants threatening posters on May 4. strike.
The students claimed
The opinion was expressed "Hunger Strike” pulfcrimen high-handedly ̧pre-| after 214,000 contraband Ameri- "Shanghai, employees of vented their "freedom of ex- can cigarettes-worn seized om Government Communications, pression." The police authori- the demanding a pay increase, went lies claimed the students start- Ping when it arrived in Syd- landing one nev from Shanghat and Hong on a 24-hour hunger strike, ed the attack, called a slow-down strike by policeman in hospital.
The demonstrations follow, i sending homé half the
hidden The cigarettes were ed a parade of 2,000 atriking | bus and tram workers of the in the bold behind insulation French Power Company, They pipes und under the cargo.
Another big haul was made walked out this morning, de-
from the same ship arriving the munding a pay hike and unfreezing of the cost of livrom the same ports on Feb. ing index, according to which
Australian-made cigarettes are they were previously paid.
Meanwhile, Government radio still an under-the-counter line, The Import of American and telegraph workers indicated that they
brands in bulk is prohibited. were giving
EMERGENCY CONTROLS
am-
Shanghal, May 8. The Central Government, in an effort to check further deterioration in the economic situation here, has designated Shanghai as the emergency area where important commo- dities will in future be sub). "strict emergency price control measures, ac. cording to Chinese press 70- perts today.
to
The commodities placed un- der emergency control are said to include cotton, cotton. varn, artificial silk, worsted sugar, fuel, edible oli 1, and dyestuffs. The reports pive no details of the mea
learned that sures but it ta Major K. C. Wu has been summoned to Nanking to at canfrol tend a special price conference-Reuter.
the
Kong.
$7.
¡Second Trip To The Chair
Washington, May 8. The Supreme Court to-: day rejected a last-day effort to
save Willic Francis from a second trip to Louisiana's elec- tric chair.
Francis in scheduled to dle tomorrow for murder.
The 18-year-old negro, who lived through a scheduled ex- ecution on May 3, 1940, when the current falled, said: am ready to die and the nooner
SHIPS IN COLLISION
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London, May 8
The British akipa "Ocean Valour" (7.174 tons) and "Clan Runala" (5,447 tons) collided in Suez Roads at the Red Sea, ent of the Sucz Canal today, but it it believed that note.of the
crew ot either ship wde injured.
The "Ogren Valour,” bound far Japan with a carpo, tran damaged and the managing company-Sir R. Her
& Cois anniting a detailed report, The "Clot Ravald," managed by the Clan Laur Steamers Limited. Sea turning to the United King- dom from India.-Reuter,
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Telephone Strike Agreement
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Sino-British Air Pact Snag
Nanking, May 9.
Negotiations for a final agreement for a Sino- British air transport pact have falled. Authorl- tative sources told the Associated Press the main snag was the inability of the two partles to agree on the question of emergency landing points for British planes. '
The egotiatlons have been in the United Kingdom and Chioa progress for nearly three months (will grant operating rights for with Air Murahal Sir John Buid each others air ines. win, one time commander of the "The contents of these follow R.A.F. in Burms, heading the Brl. the género form worked out by tish delegation.
the representatives of 52 natichs Britain sought an agreement to during the International Civil avold a repetition of the Incidents Aviation Conference held in Chi- in which British planes, unavoid-cago in 1941. ably or
accidentally deviated "The Chinese and British dele. from their course, were fired on igations have now finished their by the Chinese or held up when work and referred the draft do. they made emergency landings at eument to their respective govern- wuthorized points:
ments for approval in the con The Chinese attitude was part.fident expectution that the agree ly, typified by recent regulationsment itself will be signed by the requiring civil aircraft to give two Minister. of Foreign Affairs dod hours provicus notice before an the British Ambassador in the emergency landing on any Chin. very near future.”—Neuter, ese airforce
feld-which the
Washington, May 8. The United States La-parties concerned held was clear- bour
ly impossible. Department. an-
Among the incidents affecting nounced today that an British planes in past weeks have agreement
been been the temporary detention of n reached to and the strike Canten; the Gring on a British Blin ulr mission's plane at
had
Private Plane Crashes
Cairo. May 8. of the long-distance tele-plane near Macao, nil the holl-found the wreckage of a pri- The Egyptian police today phone workers with an ing up of a British flying boat vately owned Fairchild plane the better."
average weekly wage in- which alighted on the water near the desert only five miles He said he figured the Lordcrease of $4.40. let him live through the first It is expected that the agree trip to the chair because hement will lead to a settlement of wanted me to get my hell on the remaining 28 disputes with earth."
telephone ctimpanies,
Francis was convicted at the age of 15 of killing a Martin-strike ville druggist--United Press.
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Hainan Island because of bad weather-Associated Press.
Official Statement
Nanking, "May 9. Air.Marshal Sir John Baldwin and members of his delegation departed today en route to Eng.
from its taking off point, Al- mada Airfield, with its two dend occupants, the pilot and Mr. G. B. Anderson, an official of the British Ministry of Civil Avla». tion.
B
It
A partial settlement.cf the
WOB reuched last week lund.
The plane, which had been took when members of four Indepen-
misdag since yesterday, Sir John was accompanied by dent unions returned to work on Mr. B, W. Galpin, BOAC For Ens. load of Egyptian newspaperá
off from the airport with locul Ines in New York.
tern representative, and Mr. The national unions remained Charles North of the Ministry of was piloted by Mr. Michael
for delivery in Palestine. en strike, however, and there were Civil Aviation. They left here Wadih, an Egyptian. sti 20.000 workers out in Now aboard & RAF plane fer Hong York and 300,000 in the remain- Keng, whence they are scheduled Egyptian polico were employed Royal Air Force planes and Ulterior Motive" Saya Judgeder of the country.
und Dismisses Petition,
to fly to England tomorrt w. The strike began on April 7 European *** To Be Dewith the unions demanding an in- having reached a final agreement
The air mission left without in the march for the wrecked
aircraft,—Reuters requisitioned..
crease of $12 weekly-Reuter,
on the Sino-British air transport Premier's Plea for U.N.O.
poct. A joint statement issued to. Page Four
day by the British and Chinese |delegations said:
Paor Two
Pape Threa
British Accounting in Palestine Chinese
Asked.
Japanese Interrupted POW
Funeral Service.
Page Five
Page Siz
Lending Article:-Quotas
Exchange.
and
Page Seven
Britain's War Debts.
Economic Policy.
-
Canadians To Go Home
"The British and Chinese de. legations, which have been nego. tlating an air transport agree. meat for the establishment of
"DE GAULLE TO POWER"
Paria, May 8, A
group of 824 youths marched In
order through...!
civil air services between British Parls, chanting "De Gaulle to and Chinese territories held their power Ho Chi Minh to the Ottawa, May 9.
Proviously, the police 23rd and final meeting yesterday stake". Resources Minister J... after three-menth discussions, had broken up- soveral student Glen estimates that approxi- Page Eight
"Cooperation"
demonstrations for Goneral do mately 3,500 Chinese Canadians China's
would be eligible to bring their mutual good-will and
have by Gaulle, but this time they did Page Nine
coopera. not disturb the group. wives and families to Canada Canton Insurance Meeting.
Ho Chi Minh is president of from China following repeal of tion resulted in a draft bilateral
agreement with annex and ache. the Vietnamese rebels in Indo- the Chiness Immigration Act.
over which China-United Press.
Ministry of Communications U.S. Cigareties bring AC3 Page Ten
until 9 n.m. Saturday to necept a packet on the Australian their demands before going on | bluck market. Associated strik United Press.
Press.
Commons' Reply To Mr. Bartlett
London, May 8.
The question whether the allotment of seats on the BOAC flying boat service from Singapore to the United Kingdom should be increased is be- ing considered by the London and Singapore Priority Boards, sald Mr. George Lindgren, Parliamentary Secretary to the "Ministry of Civil Aviation in a parìlämentary reply today,
In addition to the BOAC, from 'Singapore to the United
Oflec disclosed that Dr. H.H.ployees and threatened a com Kung la leaving shortly for theplete work stoppage unless pay United States with the title of rises are met by 9 o'clock to- service, he added, RAF Trans-] Kingdom, which although pri- advisor of the Foreign Minis morrow morning.
Meanwhile, Premier
try,
Chang
port Command operated a pas-marily for servica passengers The source said Kungwill Chun told the Resident Com-senger service five times a week was also available for priority civilian passengers when they nisu visiťother countries.-Unit-mittee that there should be no
could not be accommodated on the BOAC service.
.ed Press,
The Weather
The antierglone is new centred over Korra, and continues to move E Frestura I niso high N of the Mariannaa, Prods a deptresinn, over Indo-China a though, as-
tends through the frozen trait to the
gher of the Bonfoe,
Today's Forecast:-Moderate
an becoming" fine,
Yesterday's Weatheri-
Maximum. 78 deg. Fah.
Minimum: 70,9 de. Fah. Sunshine: 0.3 haurk
wind
Bainfull: Trace. Total since Jan. 1-m
*** 297,9 mai. An against an "average of
367,6 mm.
Dam, mäl
“Ronding at
10 .4 .m." 2013.4.1812.1*mdb.
Σημαία 10.95 TRAD Ancho
Rol Humidies
Dew Point
'Wind Direction
Wind Force
(60 deg. F.
E
18 | 16 Mola.
London, May
problem regarding food and cotton throughout China be. cause increased domestic pro- duction and foreign imports were rumclent to supply China's needs. The Premier said he ad- voented a ratloning system for food and cotton but opposed
system the "dumping" lowering prices,
for
Stalin
Approves
Mr. Lindgren said that It was not intended to supplement' This service by the use of con- verted war alreraft at present.
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PEACE, BUT
NOT YET
woe
CONSIN-
Washington, May 8. President Truman said to- day that in hiæ oplution, peane was by no means
reiterating mated, He that his special envoy to the Vatican, Mr. Myron Taylor, would be withdrawn from that post "when peace la con- aummated."
Preqident Trunian, toho' was speaking at a press confer ence on his 63rd birthday which
coincides with the second anniversary of the formal announcement of eur render of Germany, declared:
am still an optimist." He expressed confidence that the world would get the peace it scants and that the United Nations would develop a workable charter.-Reuter.
Mr. Vernon Bartlett, Inde Stuffed In Barrel
"These negītiations
Glen said one effect of the dules of air routes repeal would Le that single Clinese Canadians would be al-i lowed to go to Chies, marry. there and bring back their bridce.
Glen rejected a suggestion that Ganada permit Chinese re- sidents, regardless of whether they are citizens, to bring their wives and families to Canada. This proposal would give them the rights at present en- joyed by Immigrants'of other racial origins. Andociated Press.
Reparations Deadlock
Washington, May D.
At River Bottom basis on which nations seeking
The Far East Commission, broke the long, existing Japan- cao réparations deadlock in p directive today. It'hopen. It will open the way for nettle- ment of the entire problem),
While it was not announced Lit was
authoritatively learned pendent, who raised the matter,
tho Commission as approve had referred to the fact that
In resolution establishing h the BOAC now had only one London, May 0 The annual report of the service a week from Singapore
Japanese assots: may make The Premier was also said to National Executive of the La to the United Kingdom with have told the Committee that bour Party; issued
Lisbon, Maino, May 9,- cialms and declare tho percont today in seats for four passengers and Trussed with ropes and stuff-|upes desired, tailored a unity In China must come be-
whether Lancastrians, ed in a barrel, the body of Bert- fore peace. There is some talk preparation for its annual con- asked
ference at Whitsun, gives de Sunderlands or other converted rand Leclair, about 25 years, of trying to resume peace talks talls, of privato talks between war aircraft would be im was found at the bottom of the with the Communfsts but Chang was Fuld to have made it clear the Party's "goodwill mission" stediately made available so that that there can be no peace talks and Generaliasimo Stalin in passengers might not as now be Moscow, nine months ago... compelled to book our months
The repart records
1
In advante-Reuter. " that Marshal Stalin was gratified" to know that two great coun- tries were travelling in the So cialist direction and he felt that both could reach their objec
SHOOTING IN SENATE
until the Communists are de- fented on the battlefield. United Press. *** th
Shanghai, May 9.. Tension mounted in Shanghal today,
Hundreds of CGBA and Tele communications · employees de- tiva, monstrated this afternoon on・・ “Stalin 'said that they -ro- Nanking Road, "calling publlo | cornised that though Boclalium" attenflon” to their "hunger and could be obtained i, byar other 2000. Kurzius "Trucks, care, busca go-blow strike" designed to methods than through the 80s kur in the shoeling pra vcday of
and motorcycles auctioned terracedatuate their demand for a vieta, they, fa Rume during the last year, the Ministry, 60 por cent wako hike. The that there was the Akörter
Britain received more than M40. 000,000 for approximately 150;
Oklahoma City, May 8 Representative: Jimmie Boott today! pleaded not pullly to charge, of, assault with intent to
€4,50051, was ordered held undi
Turner River last night after the police were led to the spot
com-
The Commission, hopes the claimanta will declaro overall percentages in each cosĻ,—Â5- nociated Press
SPANISH STRIKE by a man who allegedly
fakaod to the slaying
Police Chief Aton · Bavago Bald Leclair, a World War Two A telephonic report from San
- Mauri, MÁY Đ veteran, had been repeatedly Sebastian said today that an unde beaten on the head before betermined number of metallurgi- ing thrust into the barrel. The cal workers at three towns in Chief withheld the alleged Gulpiricon, provines struck in slayer's nameless rom
sympathy with up to 15,000 Bas- Leclair had been missing que strikers at Blithold from home, since Tuesday, Plante at Elbary, 1. Golbar and United Pross, *****
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