TO-MORROW
IS
POPPY DAY
GIVE GENEROUSLY
CHINA MAIL
No. 33815.
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1947.
DEMOCRATIC BRANCHES WARNED Steps "Diplomatic Or Otherwise" To Curb Overseas
Talk Of Private Lord Nathan's Air Trip Criticised LONDON
"Persuasion'
Nanking, Nov. 6.
The Ministry of Interior spokesman, Wang Yo-lin,
told United Press today that the Chinese Gov ernment will take steps "diplomàtic or other- wise" to try to curb the activities of the De- mocratic League abroad if the League's over- seas branches continue to function despite Chairman Chang Lan's dissolution instructions and the Government outlawing order.
London, Nov. 5.
A specially chartered aircraft was used to take Lord Nathan, the Minister of Civil Aviation, and the British delc- sation to the South Pacific Air Transport Council recently and to Hong Kong. Singapore. Ceylon and Karachi for other civil aviation discussion, because there was no regular service avail- able, Mr. C. Lingren, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry jof Civil Aviation, told a questioner in the House of Commons
today.
Answering criticism of a waste of public funds. Mr. Lingren explained that the charge to the public funds was X20,116. The tour of the Far Eastern section of the route was made for discussion with various Governments concerned to ferrate an almosphere in which negotiations for the establlah- ment of air services could start on sympathetic grounds, and so that personal relationship could be enlablished with the
leuter.
}
The Brugue is known to have the League or try to use pri-persons la those Governments connected with civil aviation.
brawbest in South-enst | vate "persuasion” methods. including Her Roma. Į in definitely known, how- Singapore atul Bangkok.
Jarpu
Asin.
ta
Governmen
ever, the Chinese will oppose continued
Langue GUY FAWKES' NIGHT
Alto, ch 13 ring-fu, k of the league leader said the activities Abrol sing the Chairman's dissolution order | Lan's, diuolallon neder, They suppli
League branches tancing versens Chinese aut GACERONA As well ns in China, develop into a nujor factor in both Government and Leagre | Cubiese polities. They point out circles wilmit there is a gooit that aversets Chinese support pussibility that same oversens was, an important «factos in the Academarkers may ignore the success of Dr, Sun Yat-sen's re-j dissolution1 ander.
volutionary movement.
Diplontir eiretes said the
Government and Jaagos eir.] continued operation of branches) eles nisu nimit the possibility abrand weld pose in interna. tional low problem to the Chin-| China may also ignore Chang' -mene- Government, The Chinese] "Lan's-dissolution order,~~ They | ~~
appeal
4011-
may go under-
Li Hsiang-fu said headquar ters had dong its work in or. Wang said the Government] dering dissolution bat coolf will decide what to do when the contingency arises,
not be held responsible for ac- fleas by individual members or branches abrond.
ANKLES RANKLE UNDERGRADS
London, Nov. 6.
Their action touched off
HOTEL STRIKE
London, Nov. 6. - Three hundred work- ers struck today at the Savoy Hotel restaurant chain which includes the famous Savoy Hotel in! London.
The others affected were Claridge's and Berkeley Hotel and
Restaurant. Simpson's About 1,000 workers were jeft on duty and the places, contin- ued serving megis and provid- Ing service.
The strike was voted in a seven-month-old dispute over
the discharge of a Savoy grill- Toum waiter. Frank Plazza, which the workers claimed was unjustified.
At the entrance to the world
For ex
Attempt
ice: 20 Cents.
'We Buy and Sell
TYPEWRITERS
CALCULATIMP XÍACHINES also) Ametufig, and Everything
POTS OFFICE. MACHINES Excellent Service
Hongkong Typewriter Exchange
9. 'D'Azullar St.
Tel. 21833
HONG KONG
On Life Of CUSTOMS PACT
Thakin Nu
Rangoon, Nov. 6, Thakin Nu, the Burmese Premier, today escaped un- kurt from an attempt to assassinate him at Minga- ladon airport when he was returning to Rangoon from a holy pilgrimage.
The assassins wounded a British officer when they opened fire from a rontside Jungle on the Prime Minis- ter's station-wagon. travel- ling near the military lines at Mingaladon.
The British officer, who WAS following In A Jeep, Is belleved to have been killed, but this cannot be confirmed-Reuter.
Fog Blankets
England
London, Nov. 0, London and wide stretches of renowned Savoy in the Strand Southern England were blanketed pickets stood today with signs today by one of the worst fogs of reading "Don't cross the picket the year lng" and "Don't seab."
The Union of Orneral and
*
Air
surface travel stpped or badly delayed.
places
WITH CHINA
New requirements regarding manifests of cargo exported from Hong Kong to ports in China were announced yesterday in an official state- ment which explains the effect of a Customs Agreement just concluded between Hong Kong and China.
The statement refers the of depositing a copy of the mank fact that the Chinese Govern- test.
ment has boen experiencing "It should be noted that the some difficulty with regard to above procedure appiles culy lo such manifests, and goes on to ships proceeding from Hong soy:-
"There
is icnson
Kong to a Chinese port, and to
to billeve cargo leaded in Hong Kong for that in some cases cargo from apply to cargo leaded elsewhere such Chinese ports. It does not Hong Kong for Chinese ports for China which passes through: Hong Kong in the same sh1o, nor to cargo Kong for a port outside 'China."
loaded in Hon
has been duly.^ manifested En Hong Kung but off-loaded en route to be smuggled into China. and when the manifest has been presented at the Chinese port on arelyn it has not been similar to the manifest which was com- piled for the Hong Kong su. thorities,
of clearance.
...
Salvaged Ship For Sale
אניר 0.400
WAA Con
"The Chinese Government have requested the Hong Kong
TENDERS WILL SHORTLY authorities to co-operate in mes BE CALLED FOR THE PUR- sures to prevent this practice. CHASE OF THE
"As from Nov. 15, 1947, the JAPANESE TANKER, "MATA- Chinese Maritime Customs will SHIMA" SALVAGED BY THE require that all ships arriving at HARBOUR DEPARTMENT A Chinese port with cargo londed | LAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
MAIL" in Hong Kong must produce a "CHINA
LEARNED manifest chopped by a respon FROM WATERFRONT CIR.
Government CLES YESTERDAY. that some Langue branches in Three child self-styled creators of "an atom bomb"
ble Hing Kong department.
The ex-enemy vessel, sunk by were released from the London Hospital today
the require-Allied bomber, almost three years facilitate suffering from burns and shock,
was "To
ments of the Chinese Maritime nge, is to be towed to the Lalchi- Government might protest or] believe that extremist elements Harry Barton, George Willey home-made bomb last night to ly called the strike for today
Municipal Workers had origin=. Two bates crushed head-on in Customs It has beer, arranged for kok side of Stonecutter's Island to foreign powers to of the League
Guy Fawkes! close foreign branches, but the ground or abrond to continue and Peter Preston set off their celebrate
Day-ut there was confusion ainona gray swirling mist in, the outskirts ship owners to submit a manifest where it can be inspected,
of cargo landed in Hong Kong. The missile, made of various he workers because Union off-af Landon injuring 36
A few prospective buyers have people, fioul decision would be up to politiead artivities.
or A nil return in the already sent in offers ranging chemicala and materials they al later asked that it be act to none badly. the foreign Government
of no event
cargo being from $250,000 to almost $300,000. collected at home, blasted a tart, tomorrow instead.-United The Air Ministry weather fra-
loaded in this Colony, to the Α rernet.
few months bock, a group of cast said the fox will probably Harbour Department at the time Shangha! financiers hole six inches deep and a foot Press.
continue for the next 24 hours. wide in the ground,
The visibility in some
sidering plan to purchase the conversion into a was dowa : 10 yards and dareThe manifest, which should be tanker fr
subinitted in duplicate, will floating hotel. vera lighted at crossroads. nights in years-firemen in
Conductors got out and led their ment at the time when a clear- chopped by the Harbour Depart.. London handled 115 calis m
buses er directed them by lying ance is granted.
One copy wil four hours.
wing and a motorist be returned to the ship owner or Hundreds of university stu-
Suthampton, Nov. 6.
drove his car into the River Dennis agent. The gall of the liner Queca in northeast Lond:n. dents took advantage of the Mary, with 2,000 passengers,
The second copy will be BADLY HURT celebration to demonstrate eluding the Duke and Duchees cancelled and thousands of subur ment and will serve as the copy. White of the Treme
Thames River scryleeg. were forwarded to the 1. & E. Depart. against the Paris Jong skirt of Windsor, Was
delayed it ban possugers, some packed 24 of the manifest which must be Department fractured his thigh Attempts by fellow-styles. Traffic in London's West afternoon by a strike, About sipunce the dissolution of the hawkers to retrieve a youths, many of whom
End was forced to halt while 10 of the liner's crew of 1,280 a carriage, to:k hours to do deposited with the I. & E. Dr. in a mistor accident yesterday
journeys that
He is at present in of Imporis and Exports Ordin-the. Queen Mary Hospital and bis Canald Inn officials anid: kalf an hour.ally tako abont partment under the Registratio. afternoon. vendor's wool weird short skirt veralong with we still have woman
Trains from the north were two ance No. 15 of 1922.
condition is good, seized by stocks,
the placards to cover their bure:
Inspector Whito was is not our late but the south const the position in has not police
trains were only delayed for a few to load cargo up to the time of his motor cycle trim west Yuen legs, marched down the main bu
cicur " streets.
The Duke and Duchess of minutes.United Fress & Reuter, clearance and will obviate. ship cast in Queen's Rond Central.
colle owners making two One plucard read: "It rankles Windsor 1on: ded
early In the
He was following, an ambulance Government departments - one ace your ankles."
afternoon after, driving, to South.
which was being towed. In order Six undergraduates were unptan.
for the purpose of clearing ship to avoid a swerv he went to the A local police car ac
and the second for the purpise; side. hit a tram island, and fell, reated along with a number of comranlect them to the dock. other
Dock workers around the lineri people in Cambridge
gangway shouted "Good, old
Press.
.
"Persuasion" Political observers believe the Guvernment may either ap-
poal througly diplomatic chan-{ nel for foreign powers to banf
"With Agony" Chung Lan, chairman of the Demceratle Laguo, today issued the following statement;
I am compelled, with agony to notify all members of the Democratic League to ceuse all political wetivities and, to an-
League's central office,
Riot Squad Out In City Area
Ammon Argument Supported het and never will be changed. Street yesterday morn-
"My faith in the future) prospect of pence, unity
and democracy of China
"I earnestly hope my fellow
Lee
of the busiest Guy Fawker"Queer Mary" Strike Hold-Up
wore are on strike.
Shanghai, Nov, G. members shall from the standing resulted in the Police only" The Independent Chinese-point of patriotic citizens, and Emergency Unit being owned "China Press." today within the limits of law con- called out: editorially supported Lord Antinue to strive for the pence, Making a routine check on mon's request that Guins re-unity and democracy of China hawkers uit police came across when the celebations got out of ODCH the Yangtse to foreigu
a woman selling wool.
As she hand, shipping.
had no licence, her goods were
Oxford, on the other hand, seized and thrown into a police hat its quietest celebration vehicle.
record. Not a firecracker went When the police prevented the woman from boarding the off in the centre of this univer. vehicle, a shout "hit him" sent sity town.-United Press.
-United Preas,
a crowd swarming around the truck.
Auch an arrangement, the paper said. temporarily, If
PEIPING CLASH necessary. would be of advan- tage not only to foreign shipping
Peiping, Nov. 6. but to business as a whole since
Seven persons, including a girl, I would reduce the freight
were injured at the Peiping Nor rutex from #priver eintres
mat College today when a group thereby alllzige China's export of intruders, alleged to be pro
With only one Chinese con- effort
The gain to British shippingovernment shndents from another stable and the driver to assist firms, for a long time the chief college, attempted to seize a list him, the European officer was unable to prevent, some of the along the bowing who voted in favour of a crowd from boarding the truck carriers of freight Yangtse should be obvious, But 24-hour protest strike.
and scattering its contents on the gain to
Such strikes are forbichlen un the street, economy as a whole should be der the National Government's
mobilisation even more obylous,
China's national
"We believe in this case the] Press.
point has
nothing to do with
national sovereignty,”—Reuter,
Det -Ass clated were
As coolies with bamboo poles
about to join in, thei Emergency Unit appeared.•`
Tragic End "Empire Park" Acid
To Escapade
Dundee, Nov. 6.
Bix of eight boys who escaped
from a school for young offen-
Throwing Case
ders here and were found fouin- Ng Lam, 48, Quartermaster of the s.s. Empire
ing at the mouth in the loro- Castle of a Royal Air Force launch, have now died.
Park, charged with throwing a corrosive acid on the complainant, Wong Suk Ying, female, The postmortem examinations
was committed to the next criminal sessions were reported to have talled de-
by Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday, finitely to disclose the cause of death but a burst fire-extingul- aher was believed to have con-
Defective Inspector CJ. Askew Analyst, said he analysed the con- taminated chocolates at a party prosecuted. Defendant was not tents of a tin containing a quan aboard.
reprezinted.
tity of white, deposit strongly The police broke Into the Dr. Pang of Kowkon Hospital akaline in character. A cyanide, wheelhouse of the launch yes- Bald Chinese femals was ad- probably soolum cyanide, was terday and found one boy dond milled to the hospital on Oct. 18 present.. and six others whose ages suffering from corrosiva burns ranged from 11 to 13 huddled on both cheeks and across the In his opinion the tin had can- together and desperately ill. siculders, the right side of thetained a stiution of caustic al- Router.
back, the upper part of the chest kaiine, which is very corrosive, and both buttocks.
to which a cyanide had been Mr. Redman, Government added. A solution of. byanide was highly polsonous and eor. rusive.
complainant
1
WUSIEH CASE
Shanghai, Nov. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire confirmed today that negotia-| tions are proceeding "horỡ bo- tween the company and Inspector-General of Customs for the release of its steamor Wusion detained at Canton on
the
a contraband charge.-Reutor.
Typhoon Threat
To Manila
Wong Suk-ying.
on
Students In Peiping Restive
Pelping. Nov. G. The faculty of the Yenching University, where the students are on a two-day strike, today sent a statement to U.S. Am- bassador Leighton Stuart, former President of the Uni- versity, objecting to the outlaw- ing of the Democratic League
and the incident in which Chekiang University student committed suicide while in po ifce custody.
hope she will
Teddy as they boarded. United
werd
Across
Cold Wave Hits North China
Peiping, Nov. G. GETS MONEY BACK has swept southward across A cold wave from Siberia
The first men to order "Manchuria and Inner Mongolia, Government.control mriter! win.
a temperature drop ter sult at Tak Cheong demand causing od and got his dep:sit back yes. everywhere in this area.
told that At Kalgan, gateway to laner his. suit had bean given to an. | Mongola, Rijb-zero. weather other person, hy mistake".
terday when he was
prevails, while Hsinmin, Na- The man, journalist in the tionalist bastion guarding the Notional Times, way measured western approaches to Mukden.
n the night of Oct, 14,
By last night, Tak Cheong had to under four feet of snow. measured 3,374 men and bad
A scarcity of coal aggravates | 400 the misery of the inhabitunis.-
United Presa.
mado suits..
delivery <I about
Wedemeyer Report To Stay Secret
Washington, Nov. 5, The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, ..said today that he is still considering the whole Chinese problem, but repeated his refusal to
· The student bodies of Yen-. make public the Wedemeyer report, My ching, Teinghua and the Chi- Asked why the report was The Secretary laughingly re- nese-French universities are still secret, Mr. Marshall replied that that was quite a striking in protest against the plied that it was for the ren-question, and added that he did | suicide. The Peking National sons he had already announced, not know what the Russian at- students will decide today whe- He did not feel himself titude was going to be or what ther to strike against the de- obliged to publish it or to re proposals the Russians would teation of two students held by port, all the discussions he had make. He never allowed himself the secret police since the first with the President.:
to get pessimistic when engaged of the month, as well as the
Aaked wheather the report. In operations and it would be death, of the Chekinng student. when finally Issued, would in- fatal to do 80-United Press.
President: Hu Shih urged the clude a summary of the United students to do nothing rash States atlitude toward, Chinn until further detalls are known he refused comment.
United Press.
Hon. Degree For Marshall
Зарел.
The Weather
d
" Marshall likewise re fused to comment on suggen-·| tions that China be included in | "ai e150 how GMT 18: vila, Hong Kong in evidence said that he went
world development plans such Hammer Time)- yesterday a trahoon was lo the crews' quartors in the 5.5.
as the Marshall Plan. He said centred about 400 miles E of Marsila moy. Empire Park on the evening of
fog, slowly - westward. · Frùm. It w trough he could not any, whether any extende northward to Kamchatka Oct. 15. She was asked: '1ɔ re mein for the night. and next
aid granted China would be southward to the Celcher, A high prem Oxford, Nov, 6. morning wa, giveri 818) Manila, Nov, G.;
The United States Bocrevey separate from other ald grants are belt stretches across N China Art Between 7.30 and 8.00 am the of State Mr. George Marshall, The Secretary of State said Today's, Feriçanti-Molerate E windi, A U.S. Navy reconnaissance following morning she was das will receive, the honorary degree he would do his best at the fair or fine, and ON OTHER PAGES plane radiced that the glowly sending the gangway when the or Doctor of Civil Laws front forthcoming Quencil of Foreignerday's Weathersh
moving typhoon "Dora" had felt liquid
being poured over Oxford University at a special Ministers in London to reach Maximami 840 deg.dfabi.
Minimuma (704) den. “Fáh, suddenly spun in her tracks and her and immediately felt sting convocation on Nov 22 on the agreement with the Soviet Bunshines b. bours Lady Chan Chak Lönes Eviction was headed directly for Maniln She raw defendant holding a Council of Foreign Ministers, He feto leave for Landon
ing pains
eve of the opening of the the German peace settlement:: from a point 200 miles almost bucket and smiling, idend was dadlord today, R the elty, y directly cast in the Pacific from Some members of the Chinqur Lord Ladies former Ambas bourd his private plane, the crow then offered her: 150 to 1ador: tag Washington who in Jhdependence, - on November Wlada of 126. knols were re keep quiet" and "not make trou: Corncellor of the Univerally, 205-20 ported by the plane in the eye of bleary the stormint 0748/GMT at
Pape
Two
Caso Page Three
Tory Split Over Burm
Page Four
Peace Treaties Violated,
Pone Right
rijsin Dollar Becuritiva.
International Sector. Torites:
14.5 N$127.75 EPA Associated] Presale Nike
| Rainfall: ¦ MILL, Trial Estijos – Tan, Tere 3. 2018.0 mm.=101,00 Innym, astuinst in,
“You j:
average of 1083.1 mm61.AD, fns.
to r
PRAEPRA"-raportar Bakoj. why. Baro, af mål:,5/1010,2 | 1033.5 m.Dat Corroborative evidenon war Along receiving the degree. Riven by a sampan miriren, eta Miez Marahat will lecture on sine optimiste, palmistic or in Rel. Humidity as I
Defendant was - gommitted to
stand friat at the next Bigslög
about the - Council)
"This will enable ship owners
оп
EUROPEAN
driving!
to
WOOLLEN TWEED
(100% WOOL)
HERRING-BONE PATTERN
IN FOUR POPULAR SHADES
BLUE - NAVY BLUE - GREEN - BROWN
PRICE: $16.00 Per yard
Width 56"
ALSO
SPAAR
SPEAR
DE LUXEm
SHIRTS
“DE LUXE" QUALITY
“SPECIAL" QUALITY
"FIRST" QUALITY
$27:00 each.
$19:50
$17.50
OBTAINABLE
KEENSEN Co. China Building, H.K. VANCO Co. 33 Quech's 'Road, C. JITSING CO. 38A Queen's Road, C,
13