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Coming Events
May 20-Rotury Club, 12.30 p.m. Speaker: Major C.W.L. Way on The First Burma Campaign.” May 20-Toc H meeting, Talbot ilove, 50 Macdonnell Rd., 8.30 p.m.-Light, social overling, May 21-Union Waterbunt Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting, Dodwells' Office, 11 a.m. May
21-Sino-British
Club,
Cathedral Hail, 8.15 p.m. Spenk er: C. II. Cheng, MA, on "Chin- ese Education As It Is."
May 24H.K. & Youmali Ferries,
Annup meeting, neon, May, 24-26 Whitsun Race meet-
Inst.
May 1.K. Realty & Trust Co
IT THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1947.
Peace Talks' Resumption
Communist
Brigades Surrounded
Nanking, May 18. Five Communistl brigades have been sur- reunded by elements of Six Nationalist divisions in the mountains be- tween Isshui and Meng- Hotel, Vin in Central Shantung
and are facing annihila-|
annual meeting, norn. May 2011.K. Tramways Ltd. of annual meeting, Jardine's Aces, non,
May 31-Chinn Provident annual met extraordinary meetings, Jurebenn Ram, H.K. TIOCAT
May 31-Chinn Emporium annual tion, pro-Government re-
meeting. 3 p.m.
ports claimed today.
L
June --H.K. & Whampoa Decks
extraordinary meeting, noon.
As
Ever Remote As Both Sides Unwilling You Drips
To Compromise
about
Nanking, May 18. Have To Get
re-
THE BIF
London, May 17. More than half a million people, including: 10;710 over- sea buyers, visited the na tion's "show window", the British Industries Fair, which closed last night, according to statistics relecard today.
Comparative figures for 1939, the date of the last fair, were 0,287 overran buyers out of, an attendance of 340,000-Reuter,
On The Beam 'Rubber
'Curtain'
ที่
Inevitable
Ar
Tokyo, May 18. authoritative
Nazis Hoped For A Secret Peace Pact
Washington, May 18. ** The Nazis hoped for an armistice with Russia in 1943 which would have been kept secret from the Western allies and in which the Soviets would have continued to draw lendlease from the United States.
This sly but unsuccessful moyo by Hitler came to light in cap- tured German naval documents. The documents nino diacloned: 1-The bombing of the United
Gable's
States with a new high-speed Income
long-range Aix-engined plane | was considered but was aban doned by July, 1943
"because
the fow sirplanes which could! get there would be of no signi
leance but would only
arouse
Bummer of
Is 'Minus'
Hollywood, May 18. Clark Gable is carning week
Mutually unacceptable conditions make a
sumption of peace talks in China as remote as it ever has been since General George C. Mar- shall left the country and the Communist re- presentatives quit Nationalist territory.
New York, May 18. Some of the recent clamour for cessation_of_the
A professor of educa- civil war is believed to have been inspired by politicians trying to embarrass the CCC_cli-tion suggested today that sometinies que, rightist faction of the Kuomintang which teachers favours a military settlement mostly out of should rally an inatten-
will to resist in the population." the desire to preserve its own power and part-tive class with such re-
2-Admiral Kart Doenitz as ly out of the conviction that any revival of marks as "Listen; you
Britial commander-in-chief of the navy peace parleys would only delay a showdown drips have to get on the source, commenting one was to une "the-new-weapon of nearly £2000 a on the battlefield.
statement in the House of Com the air force-apparently, the while working on his beam," People who talk
re, force their desire want peace-
mona that the United States Vi robet bomb or the V2 rocket] second post-war picture, He is Dr. Irving Lorge, asao had drawn a "rubber curtain" to attack allied shipping at
but he isn't getting a The Nationalists include the opening the negotiations do not those with power to uchieve it
cinte professor of education ab fully the are not willing to make thej American-equipped 7th Division seem to understand
Columbia University Teachers over Japan, said that it was Gibraltar in the And
true that American Ipfluence 1943, Hitler vetoed the plan and penny of it. which was last reported to be profound bitterness, distrust necessary compromises.
College.
but it was inevitable predominated in this surrounded by the Communists and even hatred on both sides, this goes for both sides.
theatre. it was not until the following
that it in a hilly position. Latest re- according to observers, some of porta indicate the division has whom at least think Chiang Kai- established contact with the rea ahek might to some extent be cue columns and joined in the counting external events counter-attack against the Reds, such as an allled war against The Nationalists also report Russia to drive the final nalia surrounding Communists troops into the coffin of Communium in in two other pockets further China, nurth. In one pocket 5,000 Com- Hur- are said to be munista rounded and already cul. Into) three sections. In another three, London, May 18.
are said to be The Cabinet has allo-reinforcements
trapped and are being wiped ted more than 30,000 tons out. of the highest grade steel for the immediate mana- facture of new type fighting vehicles.
Britain's Mighty Tanks
These will include revolution-|
tonks which German tech- nicians helped to design,
The new tanks will embody
wartime improvements
in
armor, engines and tracks.
They are to be armed with new guns believed
to have Recret device increasing their standard accuracy beyond any yet achieved in mobile warfare. The tanks are expected to put the Tank Corps years ahead of any tank force.
Cabinet's decision was taken on the advice of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff Field- Marshal Montgomery) despite `opposition from certain Minis-
uti
"Weakness"
The clamour for peace in Nationalist China is expected to play Into the hanela of the Communists who doubtless will interpret it on a sign of weak- ness on the part of Nanking! and if anything
stand
Although he draws a six-
time had come to teach school- should be, In view of the ori. year that they were launched gure salary a year, he said to-
Professor Lorge said the marms something about blang and live talk,
While
ginal programme for the oc- cupation.
ments
were
day it was a lucky break when he cleared £30,000 for himself, and in the last five years had not aayed that amount;
With everything going up taxes, experiees and my age- I do not expect to make that much again," he added.
against London,
Armistice Plan The official German docu- Although it is unfortunate
released by the that Britain should play such Navy Department here and the a secondary role in Japan, it was obviously in her interests British Admiralty in London."
Reference to the plan for to cooperate sincerely, with the Russian armistice did not make Supreme. Commander, who,
other things, had in clear whether it actually had dicated that there would be no bean submitted to the Sovieta.
He isn't getting anything, discrimination
The complete reference was when private:
from "The Hucksters." his trading with Japan resumed-ans follows:
the war, "We hope to win the war only second picture since situation that is being closely if we can stop expending our he said, his income going, like watched by the British.
this:
This would enable them to understand better the "verbal associations of their students." Dr. Large made it more clear that he was not suggest adamantly on their demands for ing that teacher should use Long Bridge There no doubting the an abrogation of the constitu- slang regularly in the class among
IB dream of the people generally tion and return the Nationalists room, he added:
"Get Hep?" position of for peace because they are the to their military
from the Jan. 13, 1946 an a prerequisite principal sufferera civil war but the bridge between condition for the resumption of If the reports are true, this this dream and reality appears negotiations. Is the first success of the Gov-a long and Insabatantial ernment forces in finding the over which it now seems im- larger concentrations and crush- pible for both sides to come ing them in a decisive battle together, shake hands and settle that may clean up Communist down and rebuild their devasta- held Central Shantung,
ted country.
In Manchuria, heavy flghting! is said to have raged in the putposts of Changchun with five
divisiona Communist
hurled against Huaiteh, 26 miles west of Changchun. Nationalist re- Commnunlata claim the
hand-to- repulsed after band fighting. The reports say retired 16 the Communists miles north for regrouping.
jorts were
The Communlat left wing at- tacking the Kirin aren 50 milles east of Changchun has been stopped at Wulalkai, 16 miles north of Kirin. Government reinforcementa are said to be pouring into Kirin, where the situation once was reported to ters, who argued that industry] be precarious under superior neeiled the steel. -- Our Own Red forces,-United Press, Correspondent.
Readers' Letters
Query No. 1
Sir-May I ask a question?
It was at the Police Magis-
tracy yesterday afternoon, when
a buɛy European palice officer
Telephone Pickets Again
Washington, May 18.
ordered h's
"
one
What it all boils down to in the opinion of most observers fy 11s;
Those without power to en-'
Communist radio In
There have been no peace feelers whatever put out from the Northern Shenai, main Red con- outside world. tact with the Neverthelcan it is generally as
the Communtate, too sumed
If would like to make peaco they can on their own terms. Associated Press.
Pessimism
Talk Of
Over The
Peace
Shanghai, May 18.
Pessimism over the effectiveness of the present peace movement was expressed today by the' widely read Chinese-owned "China Press,"
"It might be worth while for a teacher, about once in six months, to tell a student to "get hep' (get smart), or even to maut me (shake hands).
"Such phrases, tised occasion- ally, would make a teenager feel that a teacher is in, or knowe what it is all about."
Dr. Lorge interprets jive talk as an adolescent desire for
Hecret vocabulary.
"It will die out when It be- comes widely known, and the kids feel is no longer their very own" he said.Our Own
Correspondent. Peace Hope
In Indo-China
Salgen, May 17.
The spokesman of the Vietnam
It was regrettable. however, forces in the east. So far Japan has not been used for this par- that the work of the United
for foar of wenkening) Liaison Kingdom
in Tokyo paso should be limited to that of an Japan in the south by engaging observer, only able to contact her in the north.
"Also she might not be able the Japanese Government on) official matters through General to muster the necessary.
plies for both fronts. MacArthur's Headquarters:→→ Reuter,
Wonder If They Hiccupped?
sup-
become
Japan And Siberia "The Japaneso Kwantung army stands ready with 1.000,- 600 men. Japan herself whole- keartedly realised that interven- tion In Siberia may necessary, Runala a getting con siderable suppiles via the cast, New York, May 18. therefore the question arises Enemies during the war con. whether a threat by Japan that sumed hundreds of tons of ex-ahe will enter the war against plsive in mistake for fleur. Russia will help to make the intter accept the German offer of an unannounced Armistico on the Eastern front, to be
Saxons.
They did not know that what they were eating could blow them to atoms.
Professor George Kistiakowsky,
Taxes, 90 per cent,
Agent, 10 per cent, Business manager, 21⁄4 per
cent.
Pay for housekeeper and ly plain.
Reault-Minu8,
"But I want to make it clear - that I'm not complaining. I'm still lucky, but people have the wrong idea about Hollywood. They think that anyone who works dough.”
there is rolling in
Ho revealed that he is con- tributing to a Motion Picture Relief Home for Old Actors, be- cause "you can never tell."- Our Own Correspondent.
:
English-language daily, which remarked that United Nationalist Front-newly of Harvard University, told the kept secret from the Anglo-To Educate Boy
in spite of growing demands for a resumption formed polition association pledgatory when he was presented with of Nationalist-Communist negotiations "so far in its support to Bao Dal, ex-'a medal for his war services,
emperer of Annam-told Reuter,
་་ He sold he and his Harvard col. response to the leagues were asked to devise on there is little inflication that either the Gov-nday that "in
Commissioner, M. expitsive which could be shipped ernment or Communists, as a whole, are desir- French High
Emil Dalinert's appeal, the Front in disguised ferm to members of ous for a negotiated peace."
will coon openly negotiate with resistance movements. The paper is of the opinion
the French authorities,"
They prepared on explosive that one reason probably is that
Disclosing that National Front which not only looked Ilke nzur, the lafluence behind the move-
leaders had recently invited Dr. but could be enten when ade. ment."is still not great enough
Ho Chi Minh to join the Front,, inte bread. Our Own Carres. and their votes not yet loud
the spokesman declared: If Dr. pondent. enough to be felt and heard all
Ho Chi Minh rejects the offer, the Front will deal with the French over the country."
authorities without him.
The National Frent represents the whole Vietnam whereas Dr. Ho Chi Minh represents only ona party-the Viet Minh."
The "China Press" assorted that so long as neither side can
Nanking Elections
tic
DISAPPOINTMENT. FOR RICHARDS
"Russia would continue to Not Yet Born
accept lendlicase materials,
This political goal is worth every uncrifice.
"If this fails the cast wall must be built as quickly, an possible."---Associated Press,
Price Of Wives Up 600 p.c.
New York, May 18. Worldwide Inflation hus
•
"
London, May 18.
In 1987 abrut £3000 will be. come available to give a boy, as educa.' yet unborn, a first-class tion.
•
Old Mr. Davenall-childless, cultured recluse of Cumberland- road, Kew, Surrey-decided this before he died last Murch at the. age of 78,
Nanking, May 18.
He left £5,450 (net personality Chen Chi-tlen, leader of the
hit £2,542), and In his will be in Ugando, in the heart of Africa, structed that, after certain be. Ernest Weaver, President of inflict a really decisive defeat Young China Party, was elected
Minister
London, May 17. of Economic was prosecuting a busy Chinese the Association of Communica- it is to be doubted very much new
The champion jeekey, Gorden and the price tf a wife has zoom- quests, the residue of his estate Affairs today at a meeting of
ed 000 per cent.
"is to accumulate for 21 yearɛ, medical practioner fu connections and Equipment Workers, if any genuine will for peace
Richards, requiring one winner
Natives aro having to forgo and then to provide for the edu Nguyen Horn Bich, General- tion with a car, the driver of today
striking will manifest itself among the the State Council.
at Lingüeld today to establish a which had just pleaded guilts followers to re-establish picket men in whose hands les the Chen will replace LJ Huang. Secretary of the Nationalist Front, world record number of winning European-style clothing and, in cation of a young man to ensure, his entry into one of the learned to parking wrongly and was lines around every major tele destiny of
also of the Young Chinn Party, and Nguyen van Sam, "Diploma- mounts, failed to achieve his cb. many cases, marriage. the two opposing
has professions through an English delegate of the Front
Cost of imported clothes in jective. who was elected for the post fined, only a few minutes prior phone exchange in the country.' armies.
joint state.
increased encrmously,
viliverity, any descendant ef his The union the last major
Richards hos ridden 48 winners It is still comparatively carly when the National Government Cochinchina, In a
In 1930 a native could purchase | brother, John, bearing the sur. - cn M. Bollaert's Hanal
total this season, making his group still on strike the in the summer campaiging sea was reorganised, but refused to ment
speech, declared: "The unity and 3,240, which equals Sam Heapy's a bride for £7/10/-, whereas to name of Davenall, to be given assume office.
day he must pay about 250 — a preference." At present a member of the Independence of Vietnam are the world record.
basic demands of the Front and Heapy, who gained most of his sum beyond the wildest imagin. His brother John is dead now, State Council, the new Minister the French Government must success in Belgian, is a nephewings of any but the richest native, too, but he left three sing i als has served on the Peoples
therefore again declare clearly cf Sam and Tom Lcats, contem-
An increasing number are mak, | now, married, but none yet hav Political Council since 1938. He and unequivocally that these two soraries of the great Fred. Archer. their own clothes of animal ing children. Our Own Corres- was formerly Professor
hides.-Our Own Correspondent. ¡pondent. at principles shall underile the fu-Reuter. Szechuan University and editorture status of Indochina.
in
to this case.
In his evidence-in-chief, the pullec officer stated that as he United States telephone dispute son and for that reason both was passing Wyndham Street, withdrew the pickets on sides are still hoping to score: he saw a car parked partly on Thursday and Friday to permit a decisive victory before winter the aldo walk and partly on the other unions, who had settled sets in. street. He was very busy, but with the telephone companies, instead of taking down the car to return to their jobs. number, the time and the place Reversing this decision. Pre- (which would, I think, take asident Weaver says: "We ex- most two minutes even if he waspect that the members of other a very very slow writer) he telephone uniens will recognise
Nerve Centre
The The paper declared that six pany, one of the largest publish- help successful negotiations with meeting of the Rotary Club of months ago, while
the Front.
of the Chunghua Book Com- "Such a declaration alone will
speaker at tomorrow's General ing houses in China.
Hong Kong will be Major C. W. L. Marshall was still attempting Two other members of the "A free and independent Viet Way, and his subject will be "The to mediate, the nerve centre of Young
Cheng nam will guardantee the legiti. First Burma Campaign", The China Party, the nation, was still in the Chen-wen and Yang Yung-chun, mate interests-cultural and meeting will take pince at 12.80 Coun- economic-of France to Vietnam." p.m. In the Gloucester Hotel as capital. Today, the nerve cen- were appointed State
-Reute.
usual. trets along the front,
norvo
went to fetch a Chinese police their moral obligations as
to unionista Instruction
and honour theaol man and guve search for the car owner to get lines," his or her name and address, His announcement came after which every one ofus knew a lengthy bargaining session were already in the Police with Western Electric Company. "A new peace movement - if Station in the car number re- Weaver said the negotiations any which will be launched 'cord1
had not broken down but were in the future will only be a suc-
the. cess if and when Being a stupid man, I really "simply getting nowhere."
centre is shifted from the front condut understand how a busy United Press,
officer would wasto Palido valuable time in such a way for no feason and without any Indeed, time is money! motive.
You, Sir, taught us to develop. public spirit and to know what citizenship menus. May: I there fare venture to seek enlighten-from ment in this matter from you or any se interested in the wel fare of this Colony?
A CITIZEN
Query No, 2
A
APPEAL TO FORMOSANS
7
Shanghal, May 18, Central News dispatch Talpeh, Taiwan, reported that Governor Wei Tao-ming, in his first speech since assump tion' of office, lifted martial Inw and appealed to Taiwaneso for
cillors. Router.
JAP BLACK MARKET
Tokyo, May 18.
to the capital. When that day The Japanese police were to- comes (and it still seems far day considering-the-closure of off) then and only then, will 250 restaurants in Tokyo tem- there, be any real
porarily in an effort to stamp for ending the civil war." put the black market in food. Router.
possibility
Correction
It is regretted that owing to
cooperation with the Govern- a printer's errot, a witness in
the recent bribery case
ment,
con-
Similar action might lator bo taken against suspected restaur- ants throughout Japan--ou-| ter.
CONSULATE FOR SALE
Tentative Plan For DP Immigrants
Washington, May 17.
The House of Representatives Judiciary Commit
tee has announced that it will open hearings on the bill aimed at allowing 100,000 European displaced persons into the United States every year for the next four gears.
The announcement coincidios Earlier this week, it was re- with reports, which lack official parted that the Secretary of cdnfirmation, that the White State, Mr. Marshall, had work-
State House and the
and cd out à now, immigration plun Shanghai, May 18.. - He also readjusted the excerning Benedict Lee was quoted
The British Consulate Gener- Justice Departments have given for solution of the problem of change", rate between Talwan
tenders for approval to the bill
Bisplaced persons and was sub- dollar from CN$40 to CN$44. In the "China Mal" as saying al: today' invited
Wel, former Ambassador to that "Loung concluded by say purchase of the Consulate Mr. Frank Fellows of the mitting it to President Truman Bir-In today's issue, reported that letters posted in the United States, was selected that he was collecting on Building and grounds in Ning- Judiciary Commisteo said in a for approval. gentes
po, 60 miles south of Shanghai, statement, however that the Hong Kong on Friday morning to succeed Chen Yi, who was behalf of Inspector Bell."
In fact, the witness said that It gave no reasons for the in- "mensure appears to have only government will arrive in San Francisco on ousted by the
by saying tended sale-United. Press,, Sunday (Hong Kong time). or following the Formosan upris. "Loung conolided
(American-Ing.-United. Press, Monday morning
that he was not collecting on tlime)
⚫ you
I bare long been under the im-
that-Hong Kong is
Tokyo, May 18. behalf of Inspector Bell, and General MacArthur's Headquar- these wore the words contained sess announced under that she
Reports that the Administra- of-being a slim chanos
aption supports the Congresslorial proved. There is considerable Bill Indicate that Mr. Marshall's much the same opposition in Congress to any plan follows lowering, of the immigration lince. Congresional observers barrièrs:"
doubt generally that the legisla Por ahead of Pro-Et. 1.00 Hong Kong time atisad of Ameri- in our reporter' typewritten surm of over 20,000 Japanese last The Hill, which the Committee tion has much hope of being
week brought the total number p.m. Talico Standard Time would than time or Is American time bo-opout of the trial. be 5.00 p.in. Hong Kong Standard Hind Hong Kong time? -
W tender our sincera repatriates brought Will Ludy proposes that 400 passed this salon, even if 11 000 fmmigrants be allowed to should win the approval of the Apologies to Inspector Bell for back anew, the surrender to ave Tund or, Monday morning 9 BEWILDERED. o'clock in Frisco would be Tues-in San Francisco, ta 10 hourse be the printing of this terror, mid hall fillon: Headquarto come from Germany, Austria Committee which itself, is un- day pypring 1 o'clock in this ind Hong Kong Our report which was wholly inadvertent faded, that on those still to be and Italy, but that thold likely stacey it will have only Color (tandard Time) But holders red wit antenna fornye misconception be recurred are: 64,000 fro Ittinen - iwoël be keqathe two months to go through the now you've got me all mixed spa paragon Sunday Thongqvc that may have southcan Andy and 62,000 Brum paste from Lahore whole proces of cangressional
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