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Rigid Economy Decision

Nanking, June 3. Enforcement of a. rigid | retrenchment policy, ap- plicable even mili-

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1nry expenditure, has open decided upon by the National Economic Council the

highest

such agency in China-

it was announced off-

cially today.

Other devistons made a a

meeting on Monday, Included:

(1) Ta launch an "unti-extra-

Library, Supreme Court

CHINA A MAIL

No. 33682.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1947.

INDIAN LEADERS ACCEPT PLAN FOR HANDING OVER

Partition To Be Carried Out At Once

Dominion Status

This Year

London, June 3.

vagance campaign to encourage The British Government proposed today to make

Havinga and the purchase "f

domestic products;

trin-essential

India a British Dominion this year and gave it a plan to let India decide her own independent future as one or perhaps several countries. esreating tongrange reconstrue-The complicated plan, obscure to anyone not

(2) To freeze zupproţiriations mul defer Mear-

tion:

13! To extend the ratiohin¦

from system

Shanghai and Nanking to Peiping, Tientsio, Tringtoo, Trinan and Canton;

64: To impose a capitni tax

* Moon x feasible;

measures

which.

out-

(5) To review the effective- noma of the Pebrnary emergency reontinje among other provisions, lawed all foreign currency and gold bar

Press,

deadings,

New PAA Service

familiar with Indian politics, was announced simultaneously by Prime Minister Attlee in the House of Commons and by Viscount. Mountbatten, Viceroy of India, over New Delhi radio.

Palit Nehru, speaking over groups of Hindus and Maslems New Delhi radio, deserfbed the fund whether she remains one British plan for India a country or several either inside

COLONY HOTBED Piccadilly

OF REACTION

Singapore, June 3.

Mr. S. P. Garrett, former Singapore Gaverament trade nion adviner, who resigned last month, declared before- Iraving for England: "This place is a hothed of Toru re- belian."

He declined to give the reasons for his resignation. but has reported them to the Srevetary of State for the Colavica and to the Trade Union Congrenn.--Nienter,

Colombo

"procedure for self-determina- or outside the British Empire. Show Of

tion in ecstain areas ntul suit Mr. Attlee's statement in the by Mr. the "future of India must be Hause was answered

"United decided the of Indin Winston Churchill, OpForce

and oot by an outside authori-leader, who opened "It all seem ly."

very difllent to nudersland. The "We have derided to accept White Paper will have to be these proposals," said Nehra, studied with attention and will The Mostem tender, Moham- probably enrry a just measure raul Ali Jinnah, who fellowed of truth to those best instruct Nebra, said his group would ed." New York, June 3. have to refer the British pro- Mr. Churchill said he hoped Alrenys un.posals for ladin to the Moslem there would be a debate un India Pun. American League for final decision and but I am not asking for a fixed Clipper will take off from New added that some of the points date now." York on June 17 to start the fral of the plan did not meet with round the worlti commercial air is approval. service in history.

Pan-American nounce that

The Clipper "America, a new type "Constellation" which will Larry a party of lending United States publishers, is scheduled to make stops at Gurder Field (New. London, Istanbul,

foundland), Karachi, Calcutta, Bangkok, Manila, Shanghai, Tokyo, Guam, Wake, Honolulu,, and San Fran. risen, then back to New York on June 30.

The 21,528-mile night is sche, duled to be made in 93 hours ty. ing time. The regularly schechul. ed twice.weekly mail and passen. gers service will begin on the same route the following week United Press,

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Landon, June 3. The Ministry of Health re ported today that 1.720 "per- manent houars serre cómpiet- en in Britain during April compared with 0,710 in March and 4,432 in Februaru,

The report said that tem- POTAYY Anttaen finished in April totalled 4,917 Compared to 2,256 in Murch and 2,401 fo February. Associatel Presn.

U.S. Fleet To Stay

land is panic and despair In Pacific

Washington, June 3.

Fears Of Further

Student

Trouble

Nanking, June 3. While the number of people arrested in police- round-ups of students and Communist sus- pects throughout China have increased, a news censorship was clamped down on Tientsin to- day, following_the_proclamation of martial law in the North China port elty, according to ' reports received here.

The Garrison Headquarters in Tientsin ordered that from today all news published in the city must first be approved by the Garrison's press department.

Pao

No In-

The Independent Hain Min, civil wat mlly, followed by an

reports from Chungking orderly, demonstration, "several tens" of people clents were reported. were arrested there yesterday,

the

bringing the total under police detention to 226.

Hankow Clash

Another

of

students 600 The police carried out Kwanza Univeralty stuged A house to house search of Kwel-procession iri Kweilin, capital of yung, enfital of Kwelchow pro. the province, The Navy Department revinice ond arrested 180 persons In Shanghai, precautionary on charges of "violating police measures continued today with laws and concealing unlicensed | steel-helmetest gendarmes ri firearms and ammunition"....

to the occupied territory invasion of today-an Soho, London's "square leased information which show mile of vice," by Efficiented that for the year beginning French prostitutes.

July 1 it intends to keep greater part of the Sghting fleet in the Pacific Ocean de pite the overwhelming defent the area of Japan which left

sen

In the 14 months since the French Government drove the world's oldest profession under- ground, the glamourous victime of the district have been cross- ing the English Channel in such numbers that the British street Colombo, June 3.

girls now fear for their liveli- Royal Marines and ratings from HMS Glasgow

marched hood. through Colombo streets todayA Yorkshire-born"Pleendilly with a Ceylon Defence Force Commando-as the troops call contingent apparently in a slowi ed these officially tolerated

the face of of strength in

girl aired pleasure

her grievance over a gein and lime sprending strikes.

Military guards were posted yesterday in a public

house

event

say

major

without another power at present.

The information was given

ships

|maining on guard at all impur- In Tsingtao yesterday, 180 tant points with fixed bayonets students of Shantung University and minchineguns. were arrested while reports from The majority of the city's Peiping stated that over ten university students were still on lain-clothes men entered the strike, flay and Indicated that North China college and took they will not return to cinstes

Kirl.

in a speech by Assistant Scere- two students, including a until the authorities had carried oist their promise, unconditionally tary of Navy for Air, Mr. Jolm N. Brown, who said the Navy's

Heports from Kunming. West | releasing all students will under Clynn, state that over 20,000 arrest. plan for the fiscal year 1948 is to keep 141 combatant

students, representing 36 colleges According to Chinese reports, in the Pacific and 120 in the schools held a June 2 anti-three studenta were fatally in-

jured in Bankow when

the police Jast each fleet will be a carrier task and "amphibimum lift" anfficlent clashed with force.

Sundas. Reuter, for two reinforced regiments, The Pacific vessels will in- Mr. Brown said the figure of Students Beaten clude six carriers, four escort 141 vessels does not take into

Tsingtao, June 3. carriers, one battleship, 17 necourt, many small service and

-Atlantic. He said the core of

they

At least 50 Shantung Univer.

cits, were severely beaten by Roliders and 140 were arrested by the police on the night of June, 2.* Settal professors were also beaten and one was arrested.

at all important points, in the just off Piccadilly Circus.

of violence, and 500 Colombo citizens were enrolled "It's a-shame, it is, and the cruisers, 04 destroyers, 39 s other minor units. - Unitedsity students, including same co- The former Prime Ministerne volunteers to help the Police Government ought to allow murines, 10 destroyer escorts Press. Baldev Singh, the Sikh reclaimed conditions pertaining to maintain law and order. All We just can't compete with Presentaive, said "I prefer to Indis were foreseen during his important government buildings these Frenchies. I won't call this pinn a settlement. It administration, adding HIVE

were guarded.

that they're prettier bit-well. Reliable sources do not please everybody but must ask ourselves at this mo

appro-they got something that men go it is something worthwhile and meat if any better why can be ximately 25,000 government and for. You're a man, you ought let us take it, at that. In that found for saving India from a

workers were now to know what it is"-Associat Spirit we shall find in it many bloodbath which may stand so

involved in the strikes

which ed Press. 1 in every inear.

began over demanda of rubber tasks that await

and ten workers for higher pay and better working conditiona.

Associated Press.

sphere of national life and re- "At first sight it would seem pair the damage inflicted by Government's statement may ourselves. Was ghall be masters be offering some prospect of one of the most cacape from of our affaire."

The simultaneous statements hideous calamities which ever recognised the requests by In-ravaged Asia's vnat expansex sign political lenders for carlier, but naturally we cannot form

Indian transfer of power to hands than the date set by Briany opinion on the brief outline and complented details that have been given."

tain of June, 1948.

Granting India Dominion status this year means she will then he empowered to make her own laws and conduct her own Court Story of Terrorist Opera-affairs as are Canada and Aus-

tiant. Pape Five

War Cripes Trial.

Under today's plan India then would settle internally the ques- tions of provinces -divided be tween the communal religious

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Tips for the Epsom Derby. Cricket Champions Humbled.

tralia,

Tito Calls For A Balkan Union

Belgrade, June 2.

Marshal Tito told visiting Bulgarian journalists over the weekend that the unification of "free Balkan peoples into a strong monolithic entity is indispensable." He stressed the need for unity because of the Greek situation which, he said, was fraught with danger.

Joint security required “un- ved out of a whole and healthy animity of the Slav peoples in body."

industrial

Ceylon Governor's Broadcast

civil

In

as the

servants

- Colombo, June 2, "The threat from strikers must be met squarely,"

the .sold The Communist member, Mr.Governor of Ceylon, Sir Henry william Gallacher, rose to say Moncke-Mason Moore,

three. "My objection to Government's broadcast tonight

strike document in strengthened very day touch by the fact that it is threatened to spread to, both supported by government and private service wholeheartedly bad record is connection with Mr. Churchill who has a very labourers,

Sir Henry said that the quarrel was-between the Government and Ielit.

the recently banned Government Clerical Service Union over the grant question of an Immediate of trade union rights to govern. ment employees.

Mr. Gallagher suid he did not think "carve up" of India was a proper solution. United Press.

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Mr. Attice's Statement

London, June 3.

other

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The strikers were promised unstinted support" today by the Ceylon Indian Congress Labour Union, which claims a member shilp of 100,000 workers,

Maritime Strike?

Plans For Defence In Pacific

Canberra, June 3.

A Government source said today that the Austra- lian-Cabinet had allotted some US$106,000,000 from an US$800,000,000 defence budget for scientific research during the next five years New York, June 3.

and hinted that much of this allotment would Possibility of another major

go towards the construction of a British Em-. martime strike arose with the

pire rocket range spanning Australia. announcement of the CIO Na-

This source tional Maritime Union of a

estimated that trala u majority of Australian strike poll among its 90,000 the approximate strength of Trade

Associated armed Press Australia's members.

post-war force would amount to an army ed to ballot whether they should 12.000. He said the government The NMU schamen were ask-of 69,000 and an air force of

atrike in support of new con-hal rejected compulsory enlist- traet comands-or-to- supportments-and--would--rely-upon other unione which the NMU volunteers. sald might be locked out by abipowners.

Voting will continue until June 22.

pore na a naval base.

5--Establishment of Sydney Rome, June 2. ns the most powerful naval base The trial, on collaboration in the British Commonwealth charges, of Marshal Rudolfo defence plan. Graziani Mussolina former This disclosure-of-the-de- commander-in-chief and con- fence plans came

after the Australian

Australia's post-war defence plans were sald to envisage:

1-Establishment of a strong chain of bases in the Pacific. He said that the union..stub. The NMU President said no 2-Australia to became the bornly stuck to its demand for the exceptions would be permitted keystore. In the defence of the same rights as those enjoyed by in the event of a strike this southern areas. The Prime Minister, Mr. United Kingdom civil servants year. Union seamen were al- 3-Bares in the southern Clement Attlee, announced in and had enlisted the aid of poll-lowed to sail in vessels carry-Pacific to be manned by Austra- the House of Commons today theat lenders, "who have made no ing food and relief supplics finns. that the British offer of Domin-secret of the fact that it is their abroad during the tleups last 4--Abandonment of Singa-

the use ion status to one or two succes deliberate policy to

year.--Associated Press. sive Indian authorities had strike weapon to paralyse all been favourably received by all essential government and three partles represented at the activities." conferences held by the Viceroy with the Indian leadera during the past few days.

The announcement was re- ceived with loud cheers.

Mr. Attlee, who was announ cing the Government's plan for

Port Walk-Out the Bulgarians: "It is well- of skilled workers and tech-the transfer of power to the Over 16,000 workers of all known to you that the Bolnicians.

Audiens, said that the British classes joined the strike today, garian masses desire unity just He emphasised that, by trade Government wished to make it bringing the total number strike Bike ours." He added: "Since agreements concluded with clear that they had no intention to over 36,000, which is over that is no, nobody has the right Sweden, Hungary, Poland and of attempting to frame the 20 per cent of the man popula to hinder us and we must do the negotiations with the Se ultimate constitution for India. tion of Colombo city. this. The game can be said of viet Union, "we have assured This was a matter for the In-I Over 7,000 are on strike at Albania,"

the fulfilment of the five-year dians themselves, Nor was there Colambo harbour and accord Marshal Tito assorted: "This plan so, that we are not dopen- anything in the Government's ing to a communique issued by union is not meant for aggres dent an several of the Western plan to preclude negotiations the Port Commission Chairman, sion, but, that we may each pro- Powers."--Reuter.

between communities for n} Ja] Hernu, not one workman in tect our own and all together,

united India.

any section of the port except no that wo many preserve oùr

the coal wharf reported for independence, our national de

duty-Router. velopment" and Our peaceful economic development."

the Balkans," Marshal Tito de- He told correspondents that clared,

the greatest problem of the The Yugoslav Marshal told Ave-year plan was the training

Yugoslavia's claims.

THE WEATHER

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anticyclone extends, from China to 8 Japan and Korea and is mov- Ing 'stowly custwned. A · Ïepresalon' da

The British Government was antisfied that the plans outlined were the best practical method of entertaining the wishes of

He expressed little hope for ENE to the 8 of Japan and pr the people in the area concerned

on the sure remains low over N Indo-China. A firat na to whetlier the constitu- members) would therefore each Slovenc-Carinthia Austrian tor- tropical depresion appears to be tercioption was to be framed by the be asked to meet in two parts ritory on Yugosinvia's border, Ing to the of Cusin. which has been subjected to variable wide, pleuity with relu 2 art,

Today's Forecast-Maderais BE or existing Constituent Alembly one representing the Moslem Intensive" propaganda for some improving temporarily during, the dig. months..

Yesterday's, Wrotheran Maklusumu, HJ Árg. Puh.

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stage of dog rom,

Readings at 10 m, 4 p.m. The Marshal charged that are, at mat 1908. OLY

Yugoslavia... had / nuffered; za ja

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queror of Abyssinia, due to be exccutive of the gin on June 23, has been In:] Council of Trade Uniona re- definitely postponed owing to jeeted a proposed condemnation his illness. Marshal Graziani,of the Empire rocket rango who is 65, is ill with a heart project and declared its support disease in a Naples clinic and for all measures necessary to his condition is described as defond Australla. "extremely grave."-Reuter, ・・ The Council.oxecutive con-

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Jap Reparations In Two Categories

Tokyo, June 3... SCAP pamphlet today revealed that all of Japan's reparations assets have been divided into two major categories to facilitate the allo-. cation of reparations among the claimant na-

tions.

The categories are those to equipment in formoj aircraft or, second, in the new and majority districts, and the other shipped out as

¡complete plants, arsenals und · privately- separate Constituent Assembly, the rest of the province, GA consisting of representatives of Members of the two parts of plant units and those pool items owned munition plants, They those areas which do not parti-each Legislative Assembly to be distributed as individual will be allocated as Individual

pieces of equipment.

machines. cipate in the existing Conati-ing, separately, would be eme. The pamphlet was distributed tuent Assembly.

powered to glo whether or not among the representatives bf Japanese plant personnel un- When that had been done it the province should be paril. the 11-Ailled Reparations Deleder the supervision of the would be possible, to determine floned, (***

gations at a meeting of the Eighth Army largely have com the authority or Authorities to If a'almple majority of #her, towns-greated Reparations Tech- pluted the laventory of the pool- which power, slibold be trans- par "decided in favour of paruis milky sagvisory Committed here, ed items, Identifying each item ferred & body

diviakon

The Provingfal Legislative Kid Arrangeme Adammblies of Bengal" and tho, måde ateḍrdingly,

take place The booklet, dennes pooled an to the type, size, condition, bellama, no machine-tools, metal type of power drive, manufac

working thechinery and other ture.country, and date of manu.. Punjab' (excluding the European] (Continued on Pego 10);} pieces,- of" general Industrial) facture.--Aaspolated Press.

Unions. --

A student · «pokesman sald that after they cancelled the June 2 parade in compliance with the Garrison 'orders Beyen representatives conferred with the Police for the removal of the blockade around the campus. They were arrested.

About 200 marched out of the campus demanding their relenne, The soldiers, outnumbering the students two to une, attacked and beat the students with clubs

(Continued on page 10)

and rifle butts.

HENNESSY

COGNAC BRANDY

LRONDON

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