MERRY XMAS
ΤΟ
ALL OUR FRIEND
AND PATRONS'
FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO
Gloucester Arende
CHINA MAIL
No. 33856.
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1947.
Price: 20 Cents.
TYPEWRITERS
CALCULATING MACHINES mlao Anything and Everything for OFFICE MACHINES Excellen) Service
Hongkong Typewriter Exchange
s. D'Arutlar St
Tel: 21438
REDS LIFT SIEGE OF MUKDEN Position In Palestine Bao Dai Ends
Reinforcements Rushed Into Manchuria Coal Meter Looting Breaks Out
Hits 7- Year High
Coal
London. Dec, 24,
outpul, the baro- meter of Britain's rlaing production, inst week hit a Telu seven-year high and surpassed the weekly aver- age for 1948, the Fuel Minir- try announced today.
British miners, who the recent Harriman report sald, could "change the face of Europe, produced 4,000,- 400 tons in the week ending December 20.
That topped by 44.000 tons the output of the pre- vious week which also was a record breaker.
It left Britain only 6,185,- 000 tons shy of its 1948 goal of 200.000.000 tons and the nationalised coal industry is certain the Labour Govern- ment's target would be sur- passed- United Press.
Dwellers Need
Legal Standing
KOWLOON WALLED CITY
-Unless residents within
In Starving City
Shanghai, Dec. 24.
The Communist threat to Mukden was "virtually removed" following a decisive victory over infiltrating Red troops, a high government military leader told the Chinese press today.
General Lo Cho-ying, Deputy Director of the Na- tionalist field headquarters at Mukden, said the infiltrating forces were "badly defeated and large reinforcements are being rushed to the Manchurian capital from North China." Gen, Lo said that large Na-pło narrow this strip on the tionalist forces are being rush- | Riscehow peninsula const. In ed to Manchuria from North face of the Communist counter.
China and Gen. Pa Toy's attack. Weihniwel, formerly a Sutyuan Chakar, troops will British naval base is located take over the garrison.
east of Chefco,
Airborne
Neutral observers pointed out. howover that any troop move- The first airborne Nationalist ments from North Chian to enforcements to reach Mukden Manchuria will necessarily be since the Reds began their delayed owing to the Communist seventh offensive in Manchuria, disruption of, communications,
arrived An isolated city, as Meanwhile, frontline dis-thera poured overland into the patches reported a lull on most of the fronta in the Mukden aren but fighting was reported in Hillltun, eight miles west of Mokden near the Jeho bor- der. The dispatches said that the Communista after brisk fighting retreated westward.
A Chinese report from Muk den indicated that several enses of looting broke out inside the city when the starving populace robbed a rico shop and twe Korean families on Tuesday.
Two ring leaders' were caught Immediately an executed. The report raid Cat otherwise the city is quiet and calm but prices continued to soar,
northeast, travelling here possible by train. The reinforce- ments belong to the command of General Fo Tao-yi.
'The Shanghai-Hankow Rail, way to lay made public plan of bandits along the line to collect what they consider the "thief's year-end bonus by relieving passengers on cur ion trains of their valuabios.
The railway said they dis covered the plot in time The robbers were to board tralas nai passengers to cover páry police and railway,güstik And disarm them and search the passengers, then hand the loot to fellow conspirators at a de- Gigantef spot on the line.- In Central China Liu Pe United Press and Associated
Central China
the old walled Kowloon chen's Communist troops-split Press, City have a legal stand-into several smaller units aince ing they cannot expect they broke through near the
the Chinese Government Tapiehshan base-are again at Cease Fire
to intervene on their be- half, said a statement re- leased from the office of the Special Commis- sioner (Foreign Affairs) for Kwangtung-Kwangsi, yesterday.
tively raiding Hopeh cities.
re-
Chinese reports said that Liu is apparently trying to re-enter the Tapichshan aren and establish the buse in accordance with the Communist overall plan to establish bases in West em Hopeh and Tapichshan.
The Central China Command troops under Gen. Pai Chung hai were reported to be ad vancing northward along the Peiping-Hankow railway in a effort to clean up Red units and restore traffic.
Details
In Java
Batavia, Dec. 23.
Arab Troops Gather At Mufti's Call
As British troops and Palestine Police guarded the pit- grimage to the scene of the Nativity today, rain was falling trom sullen skies over Jerusalem and Bethetem.
About 4,000 British garri-
8011
troops took their last look at the Holy Shrine be- forc Britain's withdrawl from Palestine, but thou- sands of other troops and police were on the alert be- hind sandbags and barbed- wire, watching the moun- tains and valleys.
Tram
Stop
Here are some of the troubles:
Effendi Kemal Arakặt (third from right) is the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Muft's Police private army in Palestine. ··
He is Inspecting some of his recruits at a parade held in a village near Jeru- salem.APHOLO.
Services Today?
Hong Kong's tram services are likely to stop today If employees of the Hong Kong Tramway Co... Ltd., decide, at a meeting to be held at five o'clock this morning, to go on strike. This is a result of the fallure | go on
strike, but try to ap-
of the Tramway Company to preciate that they were simply arcode to their demands for the re-instatement of a motorman
and several conductors who were dismissed recently.
The motorman was dismissed
being involved in traffic accident in Des Voqux
after
a
Road Central, near Lee Yuen Street. He was fined $100 in the Police Court and had to pay his own fine,
Three conductors were dia- missed because it was alleged that they had resold old tickets; one was dismissed for having The United Nations good of allegedly sold Service tickets to ices committee announced to- civilians and another was dis- day detalls of its plan for a de missed for negligence in récord- militarised zone to give effect to the unccase fire order in the ing tickets sold. Indonesian Republie's Confilct! On dismissal, the men were with the Dutch.
not returned the deposit of $100 Under the plan, accepted by which they had respectively pald the Dutch and Indonesians, the Company at the time of their each side will propose the de- taking up employment. militarised zone it thinks should
Interview be set up.
The statement added that the Kwongtung Provincial Govern- ment
Is Investigating the legal status of the residents within Kowloon City and that the Com-
missioner's office is saying atten-
Nationalist sources this morn.į lion to the welfare of oversens Chinese in Hong Kong and willing admitted for the first time that the Communiats occupied protect their legal rights.
A basic solution of the Kow- Welhaiwel on the northern coast *loon City question, the statement of Kinochow peninsula in North
continued, will be satisfactoril
Shantung, but claimed that the
In an interview with the Press achieved in "due
course by the government troops recaptured "In the event the parties do last night, Mr. Chu King-man, Chinese Government.
A brief Com- not agree," the plan said, "re-representative of the employees; Meanwhile, the Commissioner's the city after
presentatives of the committee said that a mass meeting of over Office is dealing with the ques-munist occupation. 1lon according to the. Chinese, Earlier reports aaid that the will propose the limitations of 400 employees took place yester. Government's instructions. government troops were forced the demilitarise zones, which day in regard to this matter, the parties will be asked to ne-following which a long fruitless rept"
diacuesion took place with The committee also proposes officials of the Tramway Com- that upon acceptance of the pany. zones by both sides there shail! Mr. Chu explained that om- be an immediate resumption of ployees were very much incensed normal trade.
over the action of the Company Upon acceptance of the zone in dismissing several of Umir limits, all forces in the demili- fellow workers without producing tarised zones and those in ter- witnessca substantiate the ritcry occupied by the opposite alleged offences, although re- side would "move peacefully to peatedly requested to do so, the territory on the party's 'own'] Mr. Chu said that in view of side with "arms and warilke the bus strike, employees of the
HONG KONG WENT TO TOWN LAST NIGHT
Hong Kong set Itself out to have a swell time last night and, judging by the galety which pre- vailed in all the hotels and restaurants, it succeeded.
to
The United Services Recrea- many of which kept open until equipment."-Associated Press. Tramway Company were most tion Club started the ball rolling 11 p.m.
with its children's party which In the midst of their enjoy.
ment "good Christmas men": (and women) did not forget the greater pleasure of colebrating the Birth, of Christ in His own
Services
There will be no issue of the "China “Mall” - until Monday.
The "Sunday Herald", will appear ́as usual an Dec. 28,
reluctant to gro OR atrike and. thus Involving fur-
secking justice.
State Of Siege Lifted In Greece
Istanbul, Dec. 24.
A state of siege, declared in Istanbul and five Edrop- provinces of Turkey geven years ago whònșitaly Invaded Greece, was from- ally lifted yesterday.
The Opposition paper, Vatan, hailed the end of military law which limited the rights and liberties of citizens and newspapers as "proof that the "kdistator" - ships of our country slow- ing fading into history. United Press.
Lindbergh In Hong
Arrives
Kong
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, who lifted his plane into the early morning mist of May 20, 1927, and headed east from New York to world-wide fame as the first person to make a solo trans- atlantic flight from the United States to Paris, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday morning by Pan-American Airways Clipper."
Colonel Lindbergh is making an "Lone Eagle," on International inspection trip for PAA with hero on whom many nations heap- which he is associated in an ad- ed honours. visory capacity.
He plans to leave Hong Kong
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH
XMAS HOLIDAYS ther inconvenience to the public. tomorrow morning for Shanghai,
However, it was felt that the and thenes to Tokyo, attitude of the Company When he left Roosevelt Field, practically left them no other N.V., in 1927, ho was "Slim choice in the matter and a final Lindbergh, an obscure 25.year-old decision would be made at 5 a.m. mail pliot; when he landed 38 hours and 29 minutes later at Le today.
Mr. Chu requested that the non-stop fight over the great
πάσωσης
Bourget Fleid after a 3,600 mil nubile will not think fl of circle rante via Newfoundland. Tramway employees should they Ireland and England, he was the
We take this opportunity. of wishing all our renders a very Happy · Christmas."
was a "howling" success.
The special X'mas Eve dances at the Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, Kowloon, and Star Hotels at tracted capacity crowds who house. danced until the wee hours of this morning.
Earlier in the evening, last the Churches were
The late evening services in very woll minute shoppers who have. "Just attended, while thousands wer remembered" a relative or dear present at the Solemn Pontifical friend for whom no provision High Mass celebrated at the had been made in the "must" Catholic Cathedral, St. Joseph's prosents list, jammed the stores, Church, St. Margaret's Church, 81′ Anthony's Church, the Rosary Church and St. Terena's Charch. Non-Catholics were also pre-
Tokyo, Dec, 24. sent. In full force when Holý Communion were celebrated ne from the Palau Island to a sweep westward across the Pack: at midnight at B John's point 75 miles' enst-routh-east of Cathedral, St. Andrew's Church, Samar, | Philippines;://at Beam. aud"Christ-Church,”
|Thursday:Tokyo time, the 43rd |
ON OTHER PAGES
Page Tue:
Chian's, Plin' for Prayers
Europeani on Trafic Charge
China's Secrm Police,
Cestions Optimisen..
§€ Arab-Jery Clashes,
Rage, Sixteen.
Typhoon "Jean" Is Sweeping West
Across Typhoon Jean" is expected to
The Pacific
carrying directly Mahila,"
"I'm Of"
From the time he started out with the simple statement, "Wall. I'm off." until he landed there was no word from him direct, for his plane, "The Spirit of St. with Lools," was not equipped radio.
The world thirsted, for reports indicating that he was still aloft and thrilled every time a plane believed to be his was sighted. A crowd of 25,000 was gathered to welcome him at his destination, but the gangling fler thought it necessary to introduce himasif. announcing with boyish modesty:
"I'm Charles Lindbergh." He carried several isiters of in- troduction because, as he explain. ed to Ambassador Myron T. Her "Nobody knows me here." Don't worry about that," was the diplomat's response, "Every body in France will know you to
morrow.
www
Among the thousands cheering the arrival of Lindbergh in Paris 20 years ago was an obscure hotel! apprentice J. H.Ehrlich, now manager of the Peninsula Hotel Twenty roses later at Kal Tak airport, Ehrlich met the famed fler again and providly atcorted
The Weather
·Anti-cyclones KTEMTITUC Jabau Mongella Ankh extends from "Koren in Yumnad: "ik (5900 ThN, GIT,
(pHX. kind#};)
'mům Zesal of Humas:Wobskir:morizin
"Porecast)" mid Ma Weather, clowdy.
towards ariane Pale, periodic SINCERE Yesterday's Walther j Navy weathermen
(that "Maximum: 56.5 del/Pub the time of its arrival, maybe Klalaparu z:-64.0 bolt": #NA delayed by: Aqwing in, the „for- Bunshines" ke 0127734) ward travai rata, to Ught knots.
The stori" (wat, located at" 060032009, 2009. Á 1
* Children's parties will be hole weather wing announced today, north-westerly, care, which was GMT, Dream Navy wanther plan Alert warnings: ware: ported to m.p.b), with liitle-changs expect, 2007: miles) Prii couus auit, rất home today, and, if the number central Philippines while the ed in the next 18 to 72 hanrı,
In practically every · Christian
Palau, was given the all-diser
High tides, and, swells, dry, axe v
of X'mas trees and presenta pur-the-storm moved Swist-north: Parton
dlazed is any criterion, most west at a stendy. 14°/ happy ume will be had by all. The maximum
Wind hewighe
Phillipp!
winds.
A
2-Year Exile In H.K.
-
Ex-Emperor of Annam Bao Dai ended his two- year exile in Hong Kong yesterday when he boarded a BOAC plane for London where he will finalise negotiations with the French Government for the complete unification and Independence of the three Indo-China Kys Tonkin, Annam and Cochin-China. Bao Dal was accompanied by bassy in the British Capital, in Prince Vinh Cant his cousin, heralded in local Indo-Chincar "first M. Dinh Xuan Quang, Judical political circles as the Adviser, and M.. Hendy Thinh, concrete step towards peace in alde-de-camp. Mr. Luu Duc Indo-China." Peace, they pre- Trung, Hao Da accredited dleted will be achieved very spokesman, originally scheduled shortly provided, the plans about to leave with the former Em- to be completed are not fruta- peror, remained behind to attrated by certain elemenis, tend to important official busi- The plane are for an "A880- ness in Hong Kong and China. clated States of Indo-China”... Among those who saw Bao within the French Union. These Dai off yesterday morning were plans supported by ni! General Nguyen Van Xuan, political, cultural and religious President of the Provisional factions in Indo-China, includ- Government of Cochin-China, Ing Dr. Ho Chi Minh's present Dr. Tran Van Ly. Preeldent of regime.
дге
the Provisional Government of Dr. Ho Chi Minh, the "Chinh Annam, Dr. Ngo Dinh Giem. Mail" learned reliably yester former Premier of Annam, M. day. has already officially in- Jobez, local French Consul, Mr. formed Bao Dai, that he will Lue Duc Trung, and M. Cous- voluntarily, "aurrender" to Bao seau, Liaison Officer represent Dal's authoritity if Bao Dai ing M. Emile Bollaert, French can achieve what the people of High Commissioner for Indo Indo-China have been fighting China,
for,
Result
General Xuan, Dr. Ly and Dr. Giem, who arrived
The
Proposal proposed "Associated from States of Indo-China" is to
Tonkin, Saigon last week for discus- qomprise
Annam, sions with Bao, Dali are Cochin-China, Laos and Can scheduled to return to Indo- Bodge, with Bao Dul as En China on Saturday.
(Tonkin, peror of Viet Nam One important, result of Gen. Annam and Cochin-China) and eral Xuan's talks with Bao-Dal Lace and Cambodge retaining was the afgning of an agri shely present constitutions. La ment whereby Bao Dal agreed and Cambodge are both govern. (when unification and indeed by different Emperor uķ pendence of the three Kys is present.
ilually achieved) to grant From London, Bao Dai will Cochin-china certain autono- visit European Continental
nous concessions.
cities after which he plans to
Bao Dai's departure for Lon-y to the United States. don, where he will be in tole: Meanwhile, in Indo-China, phonte communication with M. preparations will be. In progress Bidault, Franch Foreign, Minis- for Bao Dal's return to his na ter, through the French Em-tive land.
We Wish
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
AND BEG TO INFORM
AUCO CO.
THE PUBLIC THAT
OUR
GRAND SALE
OF
THE SEASON
will close on
31st December 1947
KEENSEN CO
KVJ
BERTHREE STORES WHERE
ITSING CO