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NEW INDIAN DOMINION WILL Confucian Sages
MacArthur Offers Treasure Trove As Security For Foreign Loans
Tokyo, Aug. 14, US$137,000,000 worth
ot
Genera; MacArthur 1odny anounced a pinn to use an estimated Tapanese.avned precious metais aid jewels as a credit base for leans to Japan,
"This, could eventually total upwards of US$300,000,000," he said. The Japanese "gold pot" wa: made available recently by the Fur Eastern Commission as the base for acquiring foreign exchange to wld in the revival of Japanese economy.
The announcement said the valuables will compose an "Occupied Japan export-Import revolving fund" as a credit bare.
Against this private or Goverment Bhancing Institutions of Allied or neutral nations will be naked to advance funds or comm ditles to "activate their foreign trade with Japan."--Associated Press,
Indonesians Ask U.N.O. To Let Indies
People Decide Own Fate
1
Batavia, Aug. 14.
The Indonesian Republic today appealed to the United Nations. Security Council to let the people of the East Indles express their choice "be- tween the Republic and Dutch administrators of the islands.
qunrters sand
the
- former lonesian Premier, 1. Sutan Sjabrir, would formally re. quest a plebiscite when he ad dresses the United Nutions tuiv.
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that the Dutch violated the reaso (The towns were neatloned fire agreement 252 times since last night In the Republican com. August 4. The radio Hal theune.)
BE FORMALLY SET UP TODAY
New Delhi, Aug. 14.
Viceroy Lord Louls Mountbatten and the Indian Ministers will take their oath of office in the new Dominion of India tomorrow (Friday) morning at Government House.
At 10 a.m. Lord Mountbatten will drive in a state coach to Constitution Hall to hand over power to the Indian Assembly.
Lady Mountbatten and his It was the climax of 50 years of 19-year-old daughter Pamela bloody Indian agitation for Inde. will also ride in the conch. pendence.
Detachments bf the Indian Thousands of, sweating Indians shout Air Force and Navy will serve stood th the streets to
live Pakistan" as Lord ny guard of honour and will "Long conduct Lord and Lady Mount- Mountbatten drove to the batten to chairs on the Speak-State's tiny Constituent Assembly ers' platform.".
The President of the
COD-
stituent Assembly wil reply to
Remembrance
Hall,
BCW
There, to the accompaniment at i
butien turned' over' the Govern. ment of Pakistan to its newly General, chosen-Governor. Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
coming artillery, Lord Mount.
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Score A Win...
"Body-To-Body Slow-Walking"
Is Going Right Out Of China
Nanking, Aug. 14.
China's Confucian moralists have scored a triumph against modern dancing (referred to by th older Chinese generation of commercialised "body-to-body slow.walking.")
Reliable reports sald nation-wide "austerity" regulations, in line with the generat mobilisation decree, have been approved by the Executivo Yuan,
They contain a provision banning "commercialised dancing" in all elties throughout China, In Shanghal, the Social Affairs Commissioner pointed out the ban would throw 200,000 hostessCA, waiters and dependants out of job.
I would also deprive foreign sailors, who spend shore leave in Shanghal, of their chief recrea tion-United Press,
GENERAL STRIKE IN
24 HOURS IS
ENGINEERS' THREAT
A 24-hour ultimatum was handed to the Labour Officer yesterday afternoon by the Hong Kong Chinese Engineers Institute threatening to call a gen- eral strike if its demands for increasing basic salary from $2 to $5 a day are not met by 5 p.m. today.
Lord Mountbatten's address.
The national flag will then he unfurled over the white dome of the hall and 81 kuns will sound
Jinnah replied that his Govern. (KUM ocials said in Butavis
Meanwhile, the Police A Republican broadrust urged ↑ "Dutch flags were also. Öying i
salute to Britain's new Domi- ment would foster racial and po'i thorities are standing by to titute is only representative of countries. It is in accordance au- that the Chinese Engineers' In-Kingdom but in many other plebiscite in inttorusia to make over Garet, 40 miles soutlicast of yesterday the Ceylon Gvernment
rion. ta "The ceremony wit be" filmied teal tolerance bit even as he cope with any disturbances that certain categories of workers, with sound Trade Union prac clear which party to the dispute Bandoeng, which is the principal had harred Colombo Airport
Dutch civil aircraft, thus eutling
suoise amid ceremonial trappings, night is the people's choice."
break out should the and farthermore, that many tie and the recommendations textile enjte of Java.
showing
theatre Hiius and Moslems scattered strike threat materialise in off air connections Infornied
between the for "The Dutch
Labour wiso occupied
on workers in those categories are of the International Netherlands and the Indies.)
throughout the world.
over India were battering each Saturday. Kawatt, Thłanis, Singapurna,
net members of the Chinene | Office. It provides a sound, and The Government issued a stalo.
other to death in continued riot.
The Emergency. Unit, under Engineers' Institute but Lake langkong. Tilkadang, Lelement saying the authorisation was
are democratie mosas for the umie ing. and Nagreg, all located within a for two weeks from August 19
Inspectors E.S.B. Jones and members of other unions, it la able settlement of disputes be Even Mohandas Gandhi, father few miles of each other und and subject to review thereafter." The national flag will be of Indian independence and the Penfold, have been issued obviously impossible for the tween workers and employers,
It added "this authorisation is hoisted in Indonesian, Republican radio at spread over the southern half of
with additional weapons and European employers as a whole Government most revered man in India, had equipment such as tin hats, gan the
At The Meeting. Jogjakarta today again charged West Java.
based on the distinct understand- bullding to enumemorate his Calcutta headquarters' stoned.
to negotiate an overall agree- "At the meeting in the La- ing th aircraft make only
Bitter Hindu:Moglem strits over maske, riot shields, truncheons, ment with ible one union with bour Office on Monday, August those fallen in the first World technical landings in Ceylon, exer
greener guns, and 100 tear gas our immediately involving them-11, the position was explained to 'rreconcilable religious differences
bomba. else no commercial rights and de War.
The General Offlser Command-| forced the partition of Indie, a
seivees in endless negotiations the representatives of the Chin- not carry troops of war.
In Batavia, KL announceling the Delhi aren-for the first divison intended to let ench se situation yesterday showed that Chinese Engineers'
A "China Mail" survey of the with other unions. Stuce the ese Engineers' Institute and it its service was
Institute was suggested to them that they immediately en a four
being resumed time in India's history-wil, rute Its own followers but the
to take the salute.
fate of the 500 Prinealy State the strike, if it occurred would stated that the discontent among should reserve their demands times weekly basis.)-Assucinteri fadia's new fing will fly from where. Hindus and Moslems live be confined in the Initial stage their members was strongest in until this committed had been Press and United Press,
and the dockyards, they were re-established, when they wou'd be all Government, public and in almost equal numbers--has to the dockyards only
might scad later. bren left to the boundary com
quested to prepare their case able to put them forward in privade but dings.
The four utility companies, for submission to the manage conjunction with the Merchants are doing a' roars | mfasians" für later settlement.---
other Hong Kong Telephone Comments of the dockyards at a dockyard unions. It was further Jng trede, selling flags which United Fress.
pany, Hong Kong Electric Com-aceting in the Labour Office. At pointed out that it was hoped to seem to bedeck every car, motor-
pany, Hong Kong Tramways this muting, however, the Chin catablish similar negotiating cycle and bicyclos:
Company and the Hong Kong ese Engineers' Instituto did not machinery In other branchen of and China Gas Company in all
put forward their quest with industry, such as the utility Hikelihood would not be in-
Special reference to conditions companies, etc., and that the volved in the strikdie
of work and remuneration in Chinese Engineers' Instituto The labour unions in these the dockyards, but contented would be able to represent the four companies, the "China themselves with reiterating Interests of their members on Mini." learned yesterday, havo
figure was based on latest reports Another Batavia message says received up to Tuesday,
a large fire raged late this after The violations were classified: noon at Tandjongpriak oil har 101 by reconnaissance over Re.bour where the Royal Dutch 'publican territory; eight air at Shell Company and storage with tacks against Republican cities; 200,000 drums of oil and gasoline. 21 cases of heiling from inud of, Republican positions: 15 of shell. ing from sea: 15 land attocks: 20 Jocal military operations; 22 ex. tending territory.
The pre, which started at 4.30
p.m. was still raging fiercely an hour later.
Key The Republican communique to. day reported no further action in Cabinet the
Java.
Protest
Indonesian
members
Candid
Republican Cameras Out
completed
south section of West Wednesday night the drafting of a formal protest to the United
An hour-and-a-half un duel Nr 1'ons Security Council against along the
Sourabaya giving western
front was reported,
hearing to delegations from the States of East Indonesiu
A Netherlands Army communt.erd West Borneo. que also alleged continued viola. tlons of the truce by Indonesian troops.
Eyewitness
A United Press correspondent who flew over the front lines to check
Indonesian $11
claims said:
Dutch flags flew over the city of Tasikınalaja where the Dutch told me Dutch infantry and para. troopers occupied the city 011 August 31.
The Weather
An aufleyeline le rented aver Boutbera Honahu with strong ridge extending westward over and Central China, A aballow trough extends from Indo-China to the Philippines.
Today's Forecast :—-Mušterału - E winde,
partly cloudy.
The Cubinet charged the delega. ions were controlled by the Dutch.
Ban Lifted
The Ceylon Government report- el today it had "provisionally authorized" planes of the KUM Airlines) to (the Royal Dutch land in Ceylon on the scheduled Amsterdam to Batavia runs,
During the morning's acasion at the case in which Robert Santeman Land is claiming imprison- dannger for false mext against A. D. Monk- honne, Immigration Oficer, ut the Supreme Court yesterding, an enterprising Chinese Press photographer, solo te aber ved by Mr. W Law, Clerk to the Chief Justice, be taking
10 photographs of the proceed inge, wan called upon to sur- render the film in his camera, Full account of przecedings nee Pupe 9.
Two hundred public Institu- tions plan fing-hoisting cere- monics, including one on Satur- day morning at the historic Red Fort, built centuries ago by a Mogul king.
A United Press message' from Karachi says that in a ceremony? lesting less than 15 minutts Bri tain yielded its 200-year rule of India teday.
Viscount Mountbatten (until to. day the British Viceroy of all Inatin cut the British reins on
sub.continent or 350,000,000 persons and let it divide into the
Meier Dominion of Pakistan and Hindu Dominion of India.
GANDHI'S
HOUSE
STONED
Calcutta, Aug. 13. About 1,000 Hindu youths stoned and broke windows in Mr. M. K. Gandhi's new "Peace
decided not to walk out but to their lotmer request for each of theso committees.
artisans.
give "moral support by way of general overall increase for monetary subscriptions and other kinds of relief during the "The Labour Office has for strike period.
These unions, however, have not given any undertaking that they would foin the strike at al later stage.
Probablities Walkouts probably would
"If, However, they persisted In their present overall claims which took no account of dif- some time been in consultation ferences in varying industries or with the various dockyard of the interests of other work- unions with a view to setting era, it would be extremely up joint negotiating machinery, difficult to bring any negotia
to a satisfactory and between the workers and the tions, einplorera of the dockyards. speedy conclusion. It is regret This machinery would take the table that the representatives of Mission" residence in the occur at the Kowloon Docks, the form of a committee on which the Chinese Engineers' Institute Dellaghata riot centre Kowloon Railway, and Tuikoo would be represented all the either did not understand the unions of workers employed in suggestions which were made suburb of Calentta to- Dock rat and then spread to the dockyards and representa. to them, of cles were unable to The China Light and Power tives of all the managements of convey them clearly to the per- The youths shouted for Mr. Gandhi and Mr. H.S. Subrawardy, Company told the "China Mail" the dockyards. The object of Rone who attended their meet- "Whatever action is taken by Hengal's Moslem Premier, who is yesterday that they had not re. this committee would be to ing,
ceived any indication whether consider all problems which are living with him, to "go back."
any of their men would join the common to all the dockyards, the Chinese Engineers' Institute, They fought with people wish-atrike. They added that even if including questions of pay and it is the intention of the Labour
DR. SUN BLAMES HONG KONG.
FOR "SMUGGLING RACKET"
"There is one thing about Hong Kong with which the Central Government is not altogether pleased and that is the heavy smuggling going on, which evidently stems from this Colony as a base. These remarks were made by to co-operate in stamping out Dr Sun Fo. China's, Vice-Pre- this evil. sident, at a public reception held in his honour at the Hong Kong Rainfall: Nil. Total since Jan. 1--1828.7 Hotel yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday's Weather:
Maximum stil deg. Fah.
Minimunu 78,7 deg. Inh.
Bunshine; 15.3 hours.
mr. na ngainst na average of 1594.09 TILITY.
1
Madinga i
10 nm.
Baro, ni ma...111.
Eutinis
Rel. Humidity ....
29.87 207
Dew Point ***** ገጽ
Wind Direction,
Wind Fores
4 pm,
1011.1 m.b.
25.84 Inchr.
15 deg. V.
Ehyr B
10
knots
"This smuggling of goods into China is extremely hurtful to. our economy. It is also harmful to legitimate business" he add- ed.
au- several membera of the
"The Central Government and d'ence, in response to an invite the Government of Hong Kong.tion to express their views on ure in negotiation on an agree. the matter, replied. ment for joint action
to sup-
press these smuggling activi
fles.
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The Navut Yard sold that
ing to enter the residence - humble working class but into e mea walked out the com-working hours, and genera! Office to continue to work for ployees In the dockyards. tiating machinery In which the After Dr. Sun had finished which Mr Gandhi moved today any would be able to cope with conditions of work of all em the establishment of this nego-
and prevented the Mahatma the situation and continue the
Machinery of this type has been problems of all classes of labour As far as the Waterworks are set up and is functioning auc- can be adequately represented from holding his usual evening supply of electricity.
rayer meeting.
that cessfully not only in the United and considered." Flying glass hit Mr. Horace concerned, it was learned
the PWD have already com- Alexander, of the Friends Am- plotet plans for keeping up the A representative of the Poulance Unit, in the head. Yick Commercial Guild remind- The polles used force to dis-water supply in the event of "If one suffers. the other Dr. Sun Fo that smuggling perso the crowd.
stemmed almost entirely from The demonstrators shouted to Dr. Sun to'd his audience that the over drastic import and ex-Mr. Gandhi to go and settle in chants have no connection with his present visit was entirely change estrictions imposed by the areas from which Hindus had emigrated as a result of these activities, and I urge them personal and what he had be the Central Governmnet.
Mr. Robert Der. Chairman communal disorders, nd all my fellow countrymen any was not oficial.
of the Kowloon Chamber of Commerce, sald Dr. Sun Fo, in attacking Hong Kong as a base for smuggling Into China, bad not taken into consideration the conditions and circumstances which prompted these activi Lien
"I know that bona fide mer-
It also suffer."
Blood Spills As Pakistan Takes Its First Reality
...
cam-
of their mechanics, draughts- they did not know whether any men and attors would walk out and the Bailey Shipyard made a similar atatement.
2: Statement Go Back!
The following statement was Shortly after his arrival; tur- issued by the Labour Officer thor shouts of "Suhrawardy, go yesterday. regarding the, meeting between re- back" were heard, and the hold on Aug. 11 crowd stopped the ear in which presentatives of the Chinese the Bengal Premier had arrived Engineers Instituto and the In mapping out China's The polico escorted his car managements of the dockyards: "The Engineers' Institute has Karachi, Aug. 14.
economy and economic needs, 'into the compound. A China had concentrated on motion followed and the demon put forward certain demands Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten relinquished the reins of British power
economic theories rather than atrators threw a volley of brick-relating to the basic wages of today to the new Moslem Dominion of Pakistan.
on hard facts,
bala at the house, smashing the artisan workers in European-
owned 'establishments. the Viceroy fighting between Moslems Sikhs, capital were aflame today in The result was chats and in windows. "Tomorrow,"
"In vlow of the fact that con. declared in a farewell' address and Hindus reached now helghts communal strife which since efficiency in administration (N The two rooris. adjoining that before the Pakistan Constituent of violence.
dawn yesterday han killed. 163 Overseas Chinese, who are ocoupled by Mr. Gandhi were ditions very tremendously in Assembly, two now noverolgn Lahore, the capital of the persons, and wounded at least most anxious to invest In In littered with glue and brick-different industries, and also States will take their place in vast northern province which is 186.
dustrial undertakings in their bata. the Commonwealth; not young being split between Moslem! Bloody disorders in the city. home land, had been competed in the Majitha area, near nations but helen of an old and | Pakistan and Hindu India, the worst in five months, fan- by circumstances to invest out Ameliaar, troops shot dead 61
In the bed out into cast and west Pun- Lelde China Instead. proud civilisation; ru}] indepen. counted its stant states whose tenders are hundreds after long hours of jab.
"What is the use of setting tars, Bren and Sten guns. statemen already known and rioting.
The joint Defence Command; ip factories in China when you Numerque respected throughout the world; Flames swept through much on half of Pakistan, throw are not allowed to import the occurred in Amritear today and "not" immature Governments but of the city.
additional troops into the dis-necessary materials for you to troops and polica oponed fire turbed areas in an effort to ro operate those factories?" he several times. Sixty were kill ad and more than 100 injured store order.
des wore anked. Two full brigades wore en-Because conditions Are In-In communal rioting in Lahory As he spoke in Karachi, hipod An Associated Press message nected to be reinforced during tolerable, and people have to today. Most of the victims was was being spilled, in communal from Lahore enyn that fourteen the day by a third-Associated survive somehow, the smugglers Sikha. Troops and police (ohor.
htop in to supply thom. catrife in tho Jab 5 where "huge sections of the Punjab ! Prens,
casualties
At to carry on thole great share The fighting also fanned out of responsibility for peace and Into, Amritsar and other out "progress in the world." lying areas of the Punjab,
Sikh raiders; armed with mor ON OTHER PAGES
CaBusor, arson
ed flow several times. —Reitor,
Page Two
Daby Killing Case, Page Three
Mystery Shelling.
Pogi Five
In the Courts."
Crisis Measures Approved, Lam Damages Clolm,
Papa Nina minh
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