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No. 33766.
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ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS Wt.
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1947.
EMPLOYERS' STATEMENT ON DOCKYARDS STRIKE Deadlock Continues: Attempt To Iron Out Difficulties
Further Conferences No Radio To Be Held Today
The deadlock in the strike continued yesterday, following the rupture between dockyard em- ployers and officials of the Chinese Engineers Institute on Tuesday over the introduction of new terms by the employers.
The Commissioner of Labour (Mr. B.C.K, Haw- kins) again assumed the role of mediator. After seeing officials of the C.E.I. in the morn- ing he contacted the dockyard employers in an endeavour to iron out differences. Institute officials were summoned to a conference with him again in the afternoon, but the nature of the discussions was not revealed. Another Pedras no goll be workers the banell mundle by The Ladera Compds fractions sioner tudny to ang te parties together. ofleins ure audeal to en ths ofer
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war" the 1.S. Embassy and chitan.
Commenting m a "Stagn. pere From Veris" editorial
United alleging the
States tras seeking to compete with BBC telaps in Malopa, the Embarsy declared the Depart." ment will operate only two franamittura of 50 kilotonita and there will be purely "o plain the American piet pult."
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New G.O.C. Malaya BRITISH TROOPS
London, Sept. 8.
Major-General DiA.L. Worle, Commander Madras Arco, has been appointed General Officer Commanding Malaya, the War Office nunounced today.
Major General Wade_auc--- Freit
Lieutenant-General
Gul loway on the latter's appoint- ment as High, Commissioner rudy.Commander-in-Chief, Bri tish, Porces in Austria.--Reu-
Prioe: 20 Cents.
AND JEWS
(By Boyd France)
Hamburg, Sept. 8: British troops, who to- day forcibly disembark- **** ed" 650 Jewish immi-
False Reports Made U.S. Headlines
London, Sept. 9.
The British press, led by the "Daily Mail," today took sharp issue with the reports of violence in the disembarkation of Jews at Hamburg sent to American newspapers by some Ameri- can correspondents.
The Daily Mail," under the headline "False Messages Made U.S. Headlines" reported from Hamburg:
grants from the "Ocean Vigour" here, exercised the greatest restraint In the carrying out of their unwelcome job. One in- cident relates their atti- tude.
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Chiang Flays Kmt Plenary Session
Nanking, Sept. 9. Generallssimo Chiang Kai-shek, opening the plen- "ary session of the Kuomintang Executive Committee today, told political "leaders that the Party "is facing the greatest crisis in its 20 years history, exceeding even the Sino- Japanese war period."
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Members of the Committee said the Generalissimo expressed himself as "ashamed" at the lack of progress the Kuomintang and the nation had made since the end of the last world war and that he charged that a large share of the res- ponsibility was with the Kuomintang, which, "failed to fulfill its responsibilities toward Dr.' Sun Yat Sen and the people of China.” With the exception the day besxious:-The almost uni- Party-controlled Centrul New versal charges of Inefficiency A grey-haired women of Agency and representatives of and corruption in the party and about 70 flung herself fiercely the Kuomintang newspapera the government which party leaders on a soldier during the melee press was excluded from the freely praillet will result in a which began when nearly half, meeting at which the Presklent | Inrge-scale "purge," and formal the disembarkation from this,Į spoke.
plans for the party's share in the first of the three "Exodus"! Parly writers were required the coming National elections. ships, had been peacefully com- to submit their reports to Kuo- According to usual practice, pleted.
mintang Information. Minlater LI❘ the Executive Committee whi She struck ineffectually at Wei-koo for "censoring" before conclude tho uessions with a "British correspondents are more stupid decisivo could have the soldier, shrieking "Nazi, publication.
public manifesto outlining tas sgainst the fantastic stream been made," and Yurther detake that for my husband "
Committee members hinted decisións. of accusatione against British clared that the Hamburg inel The grinning soldiers troops in the handling of dents would be "exaggerated plied: "Come along, grandma, Exudur' Jews which were Fent and coloured in America parti-out of this," picked her up in over the wires-today by foreign | culer'y."
his arms and carried her, still reporters. These reports ignor-
clawing and beating At his eil all detals of the efficient
face, to the stairway. anch human уду
The soldiers used their flats the troopa acted."
against three or four of the test violent Jews, "but the. With membera
of the majority were simply seized] M}n Chi 1" Youth Corps Execu and hustled or carried through tive Committee present for the.
struggling mass of people to first time. Secretary General Wu the stairway.
Te-chen reported. political In No. I ho'd. where about affairs, including the pending 500 people refused to land,; merger of the Corps with the only about nine immigrants parent party. actually, exchanged blowa with Ile was followed by Premier the troops. This fighting lasted Chang Chun, who discussed in pron has moved into the Pacific two minutes.
detall China's economic Altur- tion (including recent, measuresneros the China Brn to the Pacific 1, 2 to expand exports), to improve an the foreign exchange situation."
The lant formal report shower, the explanation of the military aituntion by Minister of Nation-
at Defence Pai Chung-hai.
All three reports were made behind closed doors and are not immediately available.
which
"Mr. Ben Hecht and his bud. des will smack their lips over the whole, affair," said the. News editorial, referring to the American writer who has been active in the movement to send Jews. in Palestine.
The Daily Express" printed a bold-face bix on Page One carrying the New York head-¦ lines "British Club Jewa" fol. "Our soiers arc being lowed by the denia issued at given diatusteful and rotten Hamburg by Vaughn Berry. Joba to do. This throughly the British Regional Commis- bad decision by the British кіряст.
Government has laid themt open The "News Chronicle" wild; to slander and misrepresenta- "At Bartburg dicks today only tion. We-and that includes uny Jew had a blood-oaked the British Jows-are all sick bandinge over his head and thief the nauseating attacks ON should take care of the wild Britain, financed and bo'stered accusations of brutality level up by extremists in New York." Ad by Allied newspapers and|--Associated Press. cabled particularly to the Units. ed*** ElasterTM against Briliah troops.”
The New Chronicle's" head- line read "Army Banters Jews iuto Batic' Camp."
The Daily Telegraph" head. lined its story "Only, Small Gangs Resist at Hamburg The inueli circulated pro- ti bour "Daily Mirror" did not carry a story at al.
Only the Communist "Dally Worker" reported the use of
"Blunder"
and
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re- that the Generalissimo "anid *Beyond ht announcement, much more, and much more to Kuomintang lenders usually at the point" but declined to reveal tempt
- to keep proceedings his exnɛt words;
aceret except from party pul I had been expected that he lleations which are allowed 10 would criticise official and Kno-publish only that part of state- mintang inefficiency and corrup-ments which are considere lion heavily,
favourable to the party.-A5857- "Sanelated Press.
As far as I could sec, n'y one man was clubbed with the steel-tipped truncheons all the troops carried. Reuter.
No Rats In Cafes
The intention of Government to insist on strict compliance with regulations governing res- taurants and eating houses before renewing Hcences has had as its sequel a letter from the Chinese Restaurant and Eating House Mer- chants Association to the Urban Council, ask- Ing for an amendment to the regulations or an extension of time for compliance with require- ments.
labour.
of
in an interview with the granting an extension of time] "China Mall" yesterday, Mr for compliance, having regard to Yuen Kin-sing, Chairman of the the present shortage of building Association, admitted that while material and high cost London, Sept. 9. certain of the alterations which The Star entfed it a "b'un-1.have been called for
may be
It was pointed out by Mr. the first magnitude." | nccessary or desirable, no harm Yuen that the majority of rea- The Evening News said "Nof would be done by Government taurants and eating houses con- cerned had, in July and August 1946, renovated their premises in accordance with Urban Coun- ell requirements.
der of
Geneva, Sept. 8. Substantial reductions the C.E.. who were paid an u basis who were outside this in imperial preferences time basis. and on
mformed over a wide area of com- sente of basic wngis between 25them that this particular
sealo cents per hour and 40 cents per had always been the subject a modities and total cli-metal-ipped truncheons hour. Reference to the first offer which negotiations had been comination of preferences fiste by British soldiers of the Europtun Dockyard Em ducted, and those men outside the for several items would gaged in viclent battles with
scale must remain special cases
the refugees--United Press. ployers fas issued in the press an Cho would be justly treated by the De offered to the United United this seale 30 cents inkomenagements, auf wers in a post-States by the and 50 gents maximum per bir to approach the managenient Kingdom this week, fol- makes it clear that this was the
"It was then that the represen-lowing the recent United basis of discursion from the rail
tafwes asked if the employers States request, informed bet. Foremen, monthly
would be prepared to make the workers and special gradies who increases a round 50 per cent.. The Empire sources told the
have employers enquired whether this United Press. always been considered special was intended as an offer from the Сикс which woul be apprn. I workers which would settle the priately treated by Din viris strike at once, since at the begin managements after the settlemenning of the meeting the represen. of the strike.
tatives of the C.E.. and said that
8th which was arranged to re.
representatives said that "The reare ceive an answer on whether the they
representing were not
only workors accepled the Employers the workers in the Dockyards but offer of a rise le Busie wage of jalen those it other concerns, and 45 pere cont for Traleen on that they must approach the other time basis employed by the Bock. employers before reaching a gel- yards, the representatives of the tlement with the Dockyards, They C.El presented a counter offer also doubted whether the monthly of a rise of 60 per cent.
pald workers and foremen would
are
40jet
this Banga
Seurcos sald the reductions wuld range overall from be tween five and 25 per cent on the prevent rate of preferences|
"At the last meeting on Sep. they were empowered to negatiule and would involvet some 200
Rettlement.
1 "The European Dockyard Emreturn to work unless they were ployers pointed ut that it had included in the settlement.
"The Dockyard employers then been made undisputably ettarit
explained that their negotiations that their offer of 45 per cent was rust remain limited to
the the limit to which they werTrader represented by the C.E.L. prepared in go, but since this in. who were working on a
time basis create produced hourly rates in. within the scale to which the dis volving fractions of cents they cussions had been confined frum intended, for simplicity, to round the outset, but they would not hold off wages within the sculs to the C... responsible if the other grade, and Trades did not return echts, und to give the
to work. However
they
whoi
STOP PRESS
At a mass meeting of workery of the Hong Kong Electrle Company held at their club premises Just night, the Manager of the Company, Mr. E.F. Duck- worth, present by Invita tion told the men the Company was firepared t», pay. them AR Incrouse ranging from 20 to 40 per cent on their prouent. wakes.
The men considered the cffer was too for off their 'original demand of a 100 per cent incrense, and the offer was rejected.
the
A further, mosting bo twoon the men and mindagement is scheduled for today.
*The
painted
out Lisat they had already stated that other grades would receive appropriate increases
representatives of the C.E.I were still not prepared to that their offer to the employ- sny ers of a 60 per cent rlie would carry with it a sotticinent of the strike so far as the trades they represented were concerned. nar enquired whether all men would
taken back at once?
be to Victimisation
items,
The suggested reductions
would go beyond the offer mude by the United Kingdom pre- viously to the United States in an effort to meet the United States Intest pressing request for Aubetantia enncessions, sources said.
The official United Kingdom! reply would be handed to the
tha week.- United States United Press.
Carnage In Delhi
(By James Michaels)
New Delhi, Sept. 8. Uncontrolled fires lighted this, the capital of Hin- -du India, late tonight after a day of insane
slaughter, loot and arson.
Since early morning, this beautiful city has been under wanton mob rule. United States con- sular officials have been armed and arrange- ments have been made to concentrate all Unit- ed States citizens in a guarded area if neces-,
sary.
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Mr. Yuen said that. Govern- ment, in calling upon resturants and eating houses to remove the wooden
and puncts
mirrors affixed to the walls, as well as woodwork over the front
por-
tion of their premises, appar* ently did not take into considera-, tion the heavy expenditure in- volved.
Mr. Yuen said that a member restaurant which had been call- ed upon to effect alterations, re- quested contractors to submit Lenders. The lowest tender wax $70,000.
Restaurants and eating housca
be
I counted the bodies of at bayanetted rides stood by ony which have booths in their pre- F Draper, a Kowloon Royal least 50 Moslem men, womon watching the slaughter and Dockyard polleeman, was found) and children who had been destruction na ley did when mises have also been requested by his wife hanging from a chopped up like beef by beard Sikin attacked the Lahore to All up the empty space rail in his bath room at 37 ed Sha
at the main New train. Only a few Interfered. tween the backs of booths with Kimberley Road, ground floor. Delhi railway station as they There was a similor
incident cement, at 4.15 p.m. yesterday, after were about to leave for the nt Karachi, the Lupital noon. He was removed to Kew-safety of Lahore in the Mos- Pakistan. loon Hospital. Up to a Inte hour lem Pakistan last night his condition was Punjab reported to be satisfactory.
the arca of
of
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It has been Juld down that'the existing wooden pancis, mirrors and woodwork be replaced with Panic 3 Panic has spread through layers of cement concrete At sundown, New Delhi was both cupifuls of the new
terrazo work, ¡Indian ringed by flames. As this dis Dominions.
The thorities; sald Mr. patch is written at 11 p.m.] Thousands of people stood Yuan, are of the opinion that many fires have been put under en rooftops, watching the fires the rear of wooden pandis, mir- through blocks of smell Mos- was liste also to do because vide breeding grounds for rats. lem shops and homes, light the the curfew kept everybody but
$1,000 "Reward”” Page Two:
Viet Nam Landers In Hong city almost as if it were ndon mobsters indoors.
"At no time has any rat been Kong-
despite the billowing smoke.
correspon- found behind the wooden panels, A United; Press Page Threr
One group of Sikhs made a dent. toured the Connad mirrors or other woodwork et a Attles Cabinet Facing Four Dia systematic search for victims Circus aret-which was Icoted restaurant or eating house,'
· Problema In 'Crläis.,
In the most fashionable re- yesterday—with a single chal-claimed Mr. Yuen, who acted `sidential ́aren of Now "Delhi.; lungo, by, the soldiers who are that restaurant and, cating house! They went from bouse to house, suppered to be maintaining proprietors would be willing to looking for Moslom sorvants. },ordar;
pay a fine of $1,000 for any rat Lontere smashed:shop windows Gangs of men moved from so, found.
ON OTHER PAGES control, But others, ragitis on hers rors and other woodwork pro
To Go Overseas,
Rr. Chen Li-Fu.“Objects.",
**The European Dockyard em ployers said that there would be no victimisation but that it must bz recvknised us fuct that the airiko | Page Four had resulted in a decrease in the
Half A Million Britons Waiting work on hand and consequently & there would be a number of work. Pone Five era who could not Immediately ba re-employed. They did, however, Page Six guarantee that overy effort would Editorial-Strike Shock, be made to take back as many Page Soven workers as possible at once, and In take them all back as soon ko work became available. The en- ployers stressed that the longer Ernest Bevin's Two Points, the strike want on, the greater Pape Nine would be the unemployment at the end of I
Omper Pago. Ten (Continued on Page 10 Col. 8) Local & World por
Walk-Out
Verks Minors'
Spreads: 86,000 Strike.. Page Eight i
and made away with thousands building to building, looking, Mr. Yuen sald that his Asso of dollars worth of valuables.. if for a chance to loot. There ciation(comprises some 500'-rek-; ig. Fighting, subsided, somewhat would have been an oven andre taurants and oating houses, em- at sunset, but the city, la: In, dreadful massacre at the Delhi ploying no less than 20,000 em- chacs. Air transport has been rallway station but for the ployees, rentrém suspended. KARAN BRELLA arrival of a company of Gurk "It was stressed by Mr. Yuen A curfew completely, para, has, - tough, perfectly discle that the majority of restaurants
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A ridge of moderately high pressure extends from N China across the Yellow Ben to the Hes of Japan. The northern
the tut Inkkakšu. A shallow trough of low pressure extends from N Indo-China
Te day' Forecastsluit or model NE wind mainly fair after morsing
Yesterday's Weather:- Maklik ("DILE "deg, ""Fan: te Mitionem 1.19.7 deg, Vish. Sunshine: 1.5 hours.
fainfall: 10. mar 0.7 inch. Total since Jan. 230.7 mm.=0.78 inches, 34 pation average of 1740,3 im-
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