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CHINA MAIL
No. 33696.
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1947.
STATEMENT ON HOUSING POSITION
Soviet Embassy In London Burgled
London, June 19.
The Home Secretary,
Mr. Chuter Ede, stated
in the House of Com-!
"No Quick Solution
Colony's
Still
No. I Problem
"Government is deeply conscious of its obligations to the citizens of this Colony in the present prolonged housing crisis. Although the gener- al position may be held to have Improved somewhat over the last year, it is more evident now than 12 months ago that no quick solution is more likely here than it is in other parts of the world.
mons today that a bur-Housing is, and for the past year has been, this glary alleged to
havel
taken place on the So-
Was not re-
vict Embassy premises on May 23 ported to the police until! June 9.
that any *It is qtir eliuiry effort to trace a largury that had gevurred on May 23 is very diflealt, it is not reported until June 9," he milded.
Likely In Hong Kong"
Colony's No. 1 problem. It is hoped that Coun- cil will appreciate that the fact that no satis- factory solution has yet been found is not due to lack of effort."
Electrical supplies such' This was the key-note of publy.
Colonial as wiring and lampsgave alma | reply given by the
ton
Buckets, plugs Secretary yesterday
renzaoved but quest from Mr. M. K. Lo for and small electric motors are
further statement from Gov-still disealt to obtain,
erument honing,
"The transport situation
IN
MOSCOW FANTASY Clipper
Crash:
London, June 19,
The Soviet News Agency Tass reported that the Chines Government soon will form unlunteer "military delach- ments, composed chisfly of American-demotilised men of the US Marine Corps and other American units, which have been in China."
Quating "Information from well-informed sources and particularly from journalistic circles," a Tas dispatch from Singkat, transmitted by Monrow Radio, sold the "fu
volunteers {re
being in promised high Joreign currency Press.
arc wages
Associated
the question of Government Quarters. Partial
riisfactory and there are now Settlement
Mr. 1 had asked:-
The Soviet Embassy, he sald. "In regard to the Housing Muffleient land rarrying vehicles bad recently stated that the two Problem and with reference to available to meet normal de- flats occupied respectively by the statement which the Hon-mands. the First Secretary of the Em-1ourable the Celanin Secretary bassy Soviet
schenst
42! member
Embassy Hangistead had been inraken into "Only our of these instanera hund been reported to the police at the time of its erurence," he added.
of
to 1. D. Gumans, Con- November 21st, 1946, up Mr. servative, asked if he could as-date?" sume that the reports in the Russian press and Pravda thal there has been seven burglaries are, incorrect and have may re quests been made by the Soviet Embassy for special protection of their premises?"
"Public Utility. Companies
emer
Of Ship Strike
12 Dead
Istanbul, June 19. A Pan-American clip- per flying from Karachi to Istanbul crashed near the eastern Syrian com- munity of Meyading early today, killing at least 12 persons.
Three were reported serious- ly injured and seven slightly
injured
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Manila, June 10, Carole, the name which US Army. weathermen have bestowed on one of the season's Aral Pacific typhoons, apparently has definitaty do. elded to leave the Philippines alone but was heading for Okinawa.
The Navy Weather Centre, who acom to give names tu typhoons in Auch manner, located the storm nit 1400 (MT)-9000 GMT at 15 de Orcat, 03 North; 127 degress, 02 East. Winds of 65 knots were reported in the centre. --Asociated Press.
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FLOODS PANIC
IN CANTON
Canton, June 19.
Portions of Canton are under one foot of water following the reported bursting of the Shel- kok diversionary dam, where the North River waters are still rising.
to
Many refugees are #celng Canton from outlying areas, some of which were flooded with a depth of 10 to 15 feet,
ns
A CNRHA air survey on Tues. day disclosed widespread damage
the East River throughout well as enormous damage along!
in the West and North Rivers South Kwangtung.
Gen. Chennault's Air Transport Group, using nine planes, Is scheduled to "airdrop" rlee, bread) and biscuits on Walyoung, Tung- koon, Tsengsing, Poklo, Namhol, Samstui and Koylu, all of which are in the vicinity of Canton,
Fled To Hills
Five water terms arc Also scheduled
tong of to carry 500 supplies into the worst stricken Premier Tetsu Kata-areas, Residents of these prens led
The crash was reported as an. other Pan-American Constella- tion carrying a group of Ameri-yama. hinted that he to the hills where they were with.
Can ngwapaper executives on a would warld flight arrived here from Londom on
stopover.
renew
Japan's out food quest for foreign loans
Government
V.D. WARNING OBJECTION
Washington, June 18.
The U.S. War Department has promised a thorough in nestigation and public reply to a protest from catholle war veterans against the public distribution of surplus match- earning against United
books venereal I'TERS.
discose, ~
Industrial Court In Singapore
The
for several days d stricken with numerous discase.
The Kwangtung
Emergency Untong,
Singapore, June 18. Federation of
which sect peste the
Trade.
The "newamen" plane was to aid in economic reha- Flood Relief Association has majority of the city's 150 traile not involved in the crash, bilitation. He would not cabled the Executive Yamm ask- unions, was today registered by An illeial said the Constelu say whether the Japan- for a relief fund of CNS the Registrar of Trade Unions. tion "Eclipse" plowed into the
10,000,000,000 urgently. An exit. After its rejection last month, flat Syrian soil Along theese
was mated 1,000,000 acres of furm it is the first federation to be res Euphrates Itiver, Istanbul was preparing a request for land are flooded throughout the gistered in Malaya
province and it is still raining.- its fifth schedule, stop ou loans.
United Press. light to New York-Associa ted Press.
RADIOLOGIST DEAD
London, June 18.
But he remarked: "It is doubtful if Japan can be re- store economically without the help of foreign countries."
Mr. R. P. Ringham. Sinapore Commissioner for Labour, myt - amounced the setting up of an industrial court to arbitrate In- dustrial disputes to help avort strikes.
The court will be rumposed of China equal numbers of employer.
Panic In Canton
Canton, June 18. Panic has gripped the popula. A demand for loans was made
great South in the flouse of Representativesion of this here several months ago. Gov-city us rumours began circulating employees
business-today that the main dykes in the Henter.
im- province had collapsed under the
recent floods.“ rnment officinis and
men
Authorities here have as
been able to confirm rumours,
yet the
and independenly...
THE WEATHER
New York, June 19. of the made to this Council on Novem have continued to restore their
Negotiators for the striking nt or 211, 1946, has Government services to meet the demands!
any further sintement to make, resulting from the rehabilita- C10 seamen on the Atlantic and for the informatios of this tion of residentia accommoda. Gulf coasts early today accepted a five per cent wage increase Council and of the public, bytion. The Government
of supplementing wny
anel gency lighting sebeme at Mt. offer to end the crippling three- bringing the statement
Cameron has been discontinued, day old maritime aitdown, but and electricity is now supplied the West Coast phase of the to this are by the Hong Kong tieap remained unsettled, Electric Company.
President Joseph Curran of Slow Progress
Dr. F. H. Humphris, the dis- Maritime "All Governmeal Quarters the CIO National
the have stressed Colomal Secretary re- The
which are plied:--
capable of repair Union said the East and Gulf tinguished radiologist, died at
portance of such aid. "The indications, to which re-have, with the exception of one consts phase of the sitdown Bath, Somerset yesterday at the
Premier Katayamu said frank- members age of 81-Reuter, rehabilitated to would end if unten been ference was male in paragraph house,
ly that the future of his cabinet of the reply given on Novem-austerity standards. Work will ratified the settlement at meet-
IKE RESIGNS
depended upon the willingness ber 21st, 1946, that the com- begin in the near future on the ings set for 2 p.m. EDT today.
of labourers and farmers Assistant Secretary of Labour
New York, June 19. The Home Secretary replied: mantly had began in spite of construction of two bucks of
General of the Army Dwight help force economic controls as "Ordy three hurglaries, alleged high prices to repair and relate at Leighton I, provid- John Gibson anid both ship-
10 for 26 owners and negotiators for CIO Eisenhower has tendered his rea means of solving shortages of cy, and merchants are especially of Mualle muring NNW at 15 kants. The
keen to dispose of their goods be- China Fe depression appeare to have secured on the premises habilitate have been sustained.ing accommodation
President Truman, necessities and inflation.
Kituates alout 250 after NNE of the fore leaving for safer places: Gerupied by Soviet officials or regard. to new buildings, families. Plans for a further unions had agreed to the gov- signation to
Parareis: marment unktwiwezi. Become President of "m confident we can over-
The Honam district, south of Today's Forecast 1- Moderate ur vael- economic used for their purposes have
well advanced, precedented witdown end and Columbia University, New York come the present
the city across the Pearl River, able winds; partly eludy, with excrashssal heen ripartel ta'my, depart. however, progress has been dis- two large blocks on other seject-ernment suggestion that the un- and will
appointing and the needs of the ed sites are
a one- City, next autumn, the columnist crisis with public support," he is already submerged by foods. rain at first warmer. community are far from being Shortage of staff in the Pub that workers be given
Yesterday's Weishers— It is feared that the city's cle- Maxim: * dest. Feb. contract extension and Walter Winchell stated in a copy-anid. lic Works Department is still year
It was the first time a Japan-trical supply mey the handicap. That Department overtime pay for nine holidays right story in today's New York "Since October, 1946,
off: Matinum: 74.1 ex. Pan. ese premier has acknowledged shortly if the flood continues to Ruralne: 1.3 hotes, in addition to u wage Mirror. Buildings Ordinance Oflice has is still short of 24 senior and yearly
1 No confirmation of the report that the public has the power to rise tonight. In the Sallwan re- infall: Trace, Total niner dan. 1 culties that confronted him in dealt with applications for re 29 subordinate officers in spite boost.
The Union had demanded a 20 could be obtained in Washington determine the length of time his sidential district, all houses are the matter, he added.
instatement of old buildings of every effort to recruit off-
per cent boost and a six-week or at Columbiu University today. government holds power.~Asso- under two to three feet of water. annual vacation.-United Press.
cinted Presa, ings as follows:-----
1114.241,"
The fact that burglaries were not reported to the police ima-
mediately was one of the dilli-
.
met.
He said that as far as he was and construction of new build-eers locally and abroad. aware, pu speriai application hast
been made by the Soviet Em-th
bassy for extra protection of
their premises.--Renter.
Irgun Voice Choked Off
No. of Apparela premises covered
The Ultimate Solution
"In view of the increased ac by applications.tivity in building operations out lined in paragraph 2, has not thus far, been conskleréd neces- sary to take action, as envisag
471
02
機
Tolal Application
1940
November December IBIT
226
antry
213
February
40x4
March
ま
433
26 400
April
May
226
123
of
ed in the previous statement, ia Escertain the intentions owners in regard to destroyed
again
World Shortage property. The matter has, how- Jerusalem, June 19. The police reported today that)
"The total of applications ever, had to be raised they had choked off the secret made during the seven months from the point of view of the radio voice of Irgun Zvni Leumi November, 1946 to May, 1947. danger to public health arising | which for months had boasted of inclusive, is 1,779 as compared from these ruins.
Wherever possible, campaign and with a total of 930 for the five
hus during the often forewarned the police of months June to October, 1946. ment
months offered Impending attacks.
The total number of separate eighteen
inducements to
its violence
Govern- past
ما
build
-Reuter.
New Economic Plan
For
China
Nanking, June 19. reliable sources said will tighten up. Govern- Premier Chang Chun's new economic plan, which ment's control of foreign exchange and the gold market and institute a new system of encouraging exports, will be discussed by the State Council tomorrow.
plan, which
The
Premier
found in a taxi in Tel-Aviv on November, 1945, to May, 1947./destroyed property, In this con. Chang described as a "funda- {
Caufa
Central
differed
Trouble In
"The
con-
WORSE THAN PORT SAID
Laname Cly, June 18. The Government, is aidering the climination of the infamous "red light diatrists" in Colon and Panama City, which have been maintained minec
French conel ruction dana.
Health Department spokesman said maintenance contributed of the districte nothing to ourbing vonercal disense despite medical cont- trai.
The Panoma and Colon diatricia have long been the Althiest in the world, not ex- cepting Port Suid-United Preas.
f
not
to
The announcement said police premises covered by applica-owners seized a transmitting machin tions made during the montha new property or to re-build their
mental all-round permanent" cure for China's economic pro- nexion mention may be made of Wednesday and believed it was inclusive, is 2,839. the equipment which Irgunisis "Although progress. in re the concessions granted in the blens, is mainly based on the
Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, economic resolution adopted by Tibet used for broadcasting every habilitation continues 1. a
In the Inland Revenue
Kuomintang's the Sunday and Wednesday.
steady rate the main
renson 1947.
New Delhl, June 19. Listeners recalled moat broad-against more rapid progress, in Ordinance, 1947, and in regard Executive Committee's last mes-
Fiona.
A apecjal, correspondent of were accompanied by addition to the reluctance on to the renewal of 75-year Crown
Gen Chang's plan nalaca apparently from a travel the part of owners to build at Leases.
"The ultimate solution of the from the CEC proposal in that the Indian newspaper, ling vehicle-United Press. present high building costs, is
stl the world shortage of housing problem lles, of course, it asks the tightening up of Statesman," said that Tibetan
building on # scale
government's control of foreign Government forces had put rods in new materials including steel
greater than it has been possible exchange and the gold market, down attempts by supporters of to provide export-import joint the former, regent, Jachen, to and sections, sanitary ware,
Gov-control, which means an export seize power last April, after an galvanised piping and glazed hitherto to attempt either
employ attempt on the life of the pre-
The identity of the killer of the tiling. The position in regard private enterprise or by
A foreign
exchange he obtains sent. Regent, Dala, when to glass and better quality ernment. In the past year the er will be allowed to timber has improved consider- authorities have examined
number of large-scale building for his exports to buy merchan- curious servant opened a parcel American subject, Miss Brocha plans proposed either by them-dise abroad for importing into Intended for Dala and was kill-Ivnvn, a War Department selves or tuggested for Con China, and to restrict the held when a bomb Inside, it ex-ployee, who sideration by private individuals of government enterprises to ploded..... or companies.
. Lille, June 10, Six Frenchmen sentenced to death by the Lille Treason Court for having handed over French patriots to the Germans were executed by a firing squad today,
-Reuter.
British Traders
For Japan
by
the following:
Net
In
Closes On Killer
Tokyo, June 10.
cm-
be
la was murdered Taltyo 11 days ago, may known within the next 72 hours. Identification and Arrest of the murderer, will depend upon re construction of the killer's face by
Bonf..
In the ensuing disturbances, No Regular Supplies 11) National defence indus-Jachen was arrested and died in "In all these schemes at least tries such as ordnance, potro-pelson. Two other leaders of
Be two artists, both working Inde. | one common factor has prevent cum, steel and iron and certain the reported revelt were
re-kinds of chemical Industries:- tenced to receive 250 lashes and pendently of each other, on des- their translation into ed Tokyo, June 19.
(2) Monopolisile enterprises to be imprisoned for life, the feriptions furnished by two per- ality: that is the impossibility of obtaining regular bulk up such as allway and postal and story continued, Forty traders from the British Isles and 16 from
However, Dala reprieved Both persons, one of whom the plica of certain materiala which telegraphie communication;
run down In his Australia, are allotted under SCAP to buy
(3) Enterprises which are them from additional punish-killer, tried to are essential to ballding. There goods in Japan when the foreign trade begins
necesment by having their eyes put Jeep as he fled from the murder have of course been other dif- non-profit making bat
scone, have mental photographs" on August 15,
of the slayer-Reuter. The plan's preamblo_explain- Japon today is not a rich mar- toys, Tamps and accessories, but flculties in plenty, many of them sary to national reconstruction out.-Associated Press. ke waiting for exploitation, buttons, and whale olls. Few of these connected with finance,
"Most if not all of these difed the measures were based on an almost desolated island with commodities are available today.
probably have Dr. Sun Yat-nen's Three Frin itle to offer. Experts here point. Silk will continue to be handled ficulties could
governmental level after been overcome in some fashion ciples, especially his theory of out, however, that traders must on a
had the physical possibility of the socialisation of capital. The be prepared to conduct as Ille August 15.
Tientsin, June 19. actual buying and selling businessThe rayon industry has made large-scale now building in fact preamble also explained that
The last group of 000 Marines for many months If the Brillaha good comeback, but Australia's existed. In view of the grievous the gravity of the present Empire is to have any hope of purchases, before the war were housing conditions in which a economic situation called for retaining even a small share of valued at little more than £1,000 large part of the community has drastic measures. United reached Tangku today and was scheduled to Hoard the Navy were at present to exist, Government Press. ›
transport. USS Reville, sailing Japan's world trade, annually, while Britain's
the other would in the last resort con. The principal; prewar exports, considerably less. Of from Japan to the United Kingdoms all but potteries, porcelains sider becoming itself a landlord ernment has so far failed; but for the United States tonight..
Two other groups, totalling dom, and Australia were raw toys, buttons and whale of are on a larger scale, uneconomic as the search will continue unabat- silk, rayon, tissues, cotton yarns, not available. Moreover, these that might be, if it had accossed. In the meantime it will press 1,700, sailed by the US8 Skagit patteries,, porcelains, iron maius' may be obtained only in Umited to supplies of building matarjals on with its own hot inconsiderana USS Pickaway, leaving a factures, paper, bottled and quantities, and are often interior in sufficient quantity,
able building programme *o* handful of marines in Tientsin "In its search for these Goy
(Continued on page 10 Cot, 0). United Press,' canned goods, knitted goods; glais, in quailly-Neutor.
LAST OF THE MARINES
ON OTHER PAGES!
Page Two
Fund Donations Not Exempt
from Taxation.
Kowloon Blasting Death. Shanghai Conference. Page Five
Torture Stories at War Crimed
Trial.
Page - Fen.
World and Local Sport.
Tientsin Breathes Again,
A wink' nnllevedene rovers Jaunus, with in risks f uniuentely blah prompre Ago tending to Y, China, Printre fo how Preparations ore being made ver BW Chibon and Tusackin. The Parthe for a general evacuation of the depression fa centred about 400 miles E
bo cut
70.4 m. as neatsi 333 RVUTAUga of #35.1 mm.
Redings int
As the waters continue to rise,
began Bar, at mal.....trv7,8 commodity prices also
Equnle soaring The price of rice has
Tut. Hamkitty............ Jurned to CNS200.000 per picut Dew Point ...... and fuel to CN$28,000--Central)Wind Direction. News.
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