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FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO
GLOUCESTER ARCADE
CHINA MAIL
No. 33861,
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1948,
MACAO LAUNCH EXPLOSION
Five Hour Blaze Follows Waterfront Disaster
Man Of The Year
London, Jan, 2.
A "Daily Express" poll of public opinion today named Mr. George Marshall as the man of the year.
The poll, claiming to re- present a cross section of British opinion, placed Mr. Winston Churchill Recond
President and
Truman
third United Fress.
Duke's Daughter Fined
Varying Deathroll Estimates
More than 10 were killed and injured (some
HAGANAH EXECUTES
estimates put the figure much higher) RENEGADES
in Macao on Thursday night when an
on
`explosion set a motor-launch, "Wing
On",
fire and gutted three other craft on the waterfront besides causing considerable damage to a wharf.
Reports from Macao yesterday said the explosion occurred at about 7 p.m. shortly before the craft was about to sail for Kongmoon. The launch was loaded with petrol and paraffin.
Immediately after the explo One report puts the number of sion, the "Wing On" was engulf. vietas of the disaster at between LONDON, JAN. 2.
ed in flumes. To save the whari 70 and 80. LADY ELIZABETH CLYDE.
from damage, waterfront coolies 29-YEAR-OLD
cut loose the blazing cratt. MARRIED
Unfortunately, the vessel drift. DAUGHTER OF THE DUKE ed to an adjoining pler where
WELLINGTON, WAS another
motor launch "Fouk FINED 236 FOR EVADING Sang" and two barges, also load, BRITAIN'S FOREIGN CUR-ed with petrol and parafia and RENCY REGULATIONS DUR destined fr Kongndon,
OF
berthed.
front.
a
Rescued By Three Men In A Boat
were ING AN AUTUMN HOLIDAY
With the ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA.
furiously burning "Wing On" alongside, the three
Aberdovey, Jan. 2. She admitted illegally buying latter craft were soon aflame se
Two men and a girl, trapped 112,800 French francs. One of ting off
I a series of explosions in heavy seas
five-ton the cheques for £50, which Lady which rocked
went ashore the entire water. yacht which
the Welsh const near Doves Elizabeth cashed in France, was
Bar last night, were rescued by credited to
three men who had rowed two international financier, whom
miles
to reach them. to escape in time. the Paris police are questioning Macao's
fighling The yacht was that of Mr. in connection with currency force turned out to deal with Spence, of Bridlington. operations it was stated by the outbreak. But nothing could be done to save the four craft which prosecution.
Lady Elizabeth was stated to burn themselves out.
A steamer on the Hong Kong
JERUSALEM. JAN. 2. A GERMAN AND A POLE, FOUND SHOT DEAD IN THE OUTKIRTS OF REHAVIA, WEALTHY JEWISH RESIDEN- TIAL QUARTER OF JERUSA- LEM LAST NIGHT, WERE "EXECUTED" HAGANAH, JEWISH DEFENCE] ORGANISATION, FOR "COL-
BY
THE
THE
Additional Customs Lévy
Shanghai. Jan. 2.
The Chinese Customs to- day announced that a ten- pornry, surtax of 45 per cent of the import duty" will be levied on all dutinble im- ports with the exception of wheat- cotton, rice, wheat, flour, coal and coke, FASO- line, kerosene oil and liquid fuel from January 1. 1048.
This surtax together with the revenne surtax makes #total of 50 per cent in- crease on the Import duty.
The announcement said that the period of collection of the temporary_surtax is
fixed temporarily
six al months from January 1 to Jane 30,--Reuter.
New Volunteer
Colonel
| LABORATING WITH
ENEMY." THE HAGANATI SECRET "VOICE OF ISRAEL" LT. COL. L.T. RIDE, CRE. RADIO DECLARED.
The
HAS BEEN APPOINTED COM. MANDANT OF THE HONG The two men had been found HONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE gulity of e-operating with Arabs | CORPS, WITH EFFECT FROM in their attack on Jews, the radioJAN. 1. said.
Announcing this last night. r Jews who blew up an Government Gazette Extraordin Arab pillbox in the Sheikh Jaraharv els published Lt. Col. Ride', quarter during the night were promotion to the local rans, of believed to have been carrying | Cotonei out the Haganah retaliation for Cal, Ride, who succeeds Col the dally attacks on the Jewish E.J.R Mitchell as Commandant transports passing by the Arab wax before and during the fight suburb. There were no casual-ing in Hong Kong In charge of ties.
the Field Ambulance section of Three inclúents came at the
the HKVD.C An Austrailan end of a quieter night in more he is Professor of Physiology than a month of "an eye for an Hong Kong University. Like hi eye" violence which has followd predecessor. Col. Milrbell, Col
well-known cricketer, Col. Ride was
Fortunately, all the ecupants
the partition of Palestine-Reu-Ride Is t the account of an of the three latter craft managed
entire fire
P.
The plight of the three occu- pants of the yacht was seen from the Aberd vey sea front by a Williams, who. pilot, Mr. J. D.
have told the British Treasury Macan run had to pull hurriedly with a ferryman, Mr, E, Williams that hotel expenses, were very out of her wharf, by cutting the much more than she had anti-morring rupes, in order to avoid cipated. Reutor.
brcoming involved in the blaze.
HEALTH SERVICE ACT:
CALL
TO
DOCTORS
London, Jan. 1.
The British Medical Journal today_called on all medical consultants and general practitioners in Britain to refuse to shift their ground on the new State Health Service over which they deadlocked with the Government two weeks ago.
con-
All doctors, the Journal said, must resist the
"painfully obvious attempts" to sever sultations from general practitioners and the individual doctor from his individual patient. Many consultanta saw in the every Briton, regardless of in- new Act, which comes into ef- come, free hospital and medien! fect next July, "the first fulfil- care. At present. doctors are ment of the Government's po- free to enter the Service or not, lley to introduce n whole-time as they please.-Reuter. salaried State Medical Service,"
Medical men in the Domin- ions, In the United States, in Scandinavia, in Europe, In In- in dia, in the Middle East, China, are all sorely perplexed by the growing tendency of the State machine to thrust itself between the individual doctor
and the individual patient.
1
"Harmful"
T
rawing bont,
and Mr. J. M. Williams, launched Mr. Spence was able to climb the into the rowing bont, but rescuers had to plunga mats high running seas to drag the ether mon and the woman clear- -Reuter.
Solent Rescue Drama
Isle of Wight, Jan. 2. "Laddie", a five-year golden TA- triever, swam more than 50 yards in the Solent to rescue two boys drifting helplessly in a dinghy.
Lardie belongs to #resident of Ashlake, Fishbourne, Isle of Wight "The two boys, oged & and 12, push. tinghy afloat in Fishbourne
4
ter.
EUROPEAN UNCONSCIOUS
tn
taken
ken prisone In 1941 and was one of the firs Shumshuip escape from P.O.W. Camp. He later brehm bead the British Army Ai Group in Wuichow. in the Eas River region
BOMBAY CLASH
Bembay, Jan. 2.
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AMERICA SWEPT BY VIOLENT SNOWSTORMS
FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS
Paris; Jan. 2. Premier Robert. Schu- man called for a cabinet meeting today to consi- der steps to overcome parliamentary resistance to his "soak the rich" curb the infla- plan to tion.
Nearly 200 Killed In Accidents
New York, Jan. 2.
Freezing rain, sleet and snow today isolated many towns from Iowa to the Atlantic and threatened to paralyse New York for the sec- ond time this week as the centre of a vast storm moved eastward over Ohio, Pennsyl- vania.
A
severe cold snap followed on the heels of the storm and temperatures are expected to drop almost to zero in, the Mid-West. Damage to private and public mi- property is estimated in ilons of dollars.
Trees blocked highways add- ing to the hazards.
Many railways curtailed their
Air Speed
Finance Minister Rene Mayer services and appealed to work- Records was ported to be threatening ers to stay home if possible.
The storm Increased the to resign if the Assembly con-number dead from traffic
Tokyo, Jan. 2. tinued whattling down his pro-and other accidents over the
Boosted along by hearty tail- DOsals of a suportax on hig New Year. A United Press Bur-winds, two P-80s have marked profis.
Yey showed 159 died in acci- dents from 6 p.m. on New up recently what may be ground The Assembly on Wednesday Year's Eve through to midnight speed world records. Fifth Air lefented a government amend-on Thursday.
Force Headquarters announced. hent to raise the exemption Ninety-five died in
Lieutenant William K. Thomas highway evels of persons whose property crashes and 64 in other acci-of Seattle, zipped 350 mile from
Hiroshima yas damaged in the war with dents,
to Tokyo in 27 he Communists, De Gaullfate,
At least 13 were killed when minutes. Ha average ground Conservative>
the storm knocked out block and even a few Popular Republicans joining forces against the government.
Reliable rources #uid M. Schuman might seek a vote of ernfidence or his financial plan. He talked with M. Mayer for several hours yesterday and last both conferred with M. Em- napual Monick, Director of the Bank of France and M. Pierre Mendes-e Franeh Ananciul ex-sDow preceded the storm on its pert.-United Press.
New Year Accidents
his from
signals on the Missouri-Pack-speed was 777.7 miles hourly, fic Railroad line near Otter- The following day, Lieutenant ville, Missouri, causing a sec- Johu B. Chichering flew tion of a speeding passenger | jet-propelled fighter train to plough through Misawa in northern Honshu to preceding section. The dead Sendri-a distance of 175 miles It is believed, Included Alex-
-in 15 minutes and 27 seconda. ander W. Weddell, former
hourly.Assoclated
Ambassador to Argentina and illa average ground speed was Spain,
Gale
Gale Winds winds shd sleet and
pasange toward
coast.
the Atlantic
Nearly ali.
railroads
operating into New York re-
ported delays.
on
Hundreds were' Injured, many seriously. In slipping pavements. The
Icy fire alarm
systems in many areas were stopped
Hall, Mody Road, Kowlo:n, was A European, residing in Litton
found unconscious. by his wit: shortly after ten o'clock Inst
Je A pitched battle between night.
He was taken by ambulance to szined police and a large crowd the Kwloon Hospital, where it of Adioasih (abrigines) armed
In "New Year trafae accidents, frozen. Trolleys were
in- many towns, Taxi-cabs - were was discovered that he was auf with bows and
a Dodge car, No. 1910, be- taken from the streets to avoid tering from an overdose of Kharaswaw State, about 150 of No.
longing to Dr. Chau Wal-cheung accidents. chlorodyne.
33 Leighton HID In Illinois the Bell Telephone He was given medical treat. miles north of Cuttark, Orisa Road, was hit by Tram No. 9 Company reported
ment and late last night his con- dition was reported to be "satis fact-ry,"
ΑΓΓΟΝΗ
In
near the
▼
$1,000,000
780 cs Preas.
Earlier Transfer In Palestine
London, Jan. 2, The "Daily Telegraph" said day it was understood the British notherkies in Palestine had suggested to Mr. Bovin that the transfer of the League State, 36 persons were killed, it
junction of damage to their facilities in the
The was disclosed here today. Reu- Queen Victoria Street and Des Norhtern Illinois and the Chi- Nations mandate to
United Nations Palestine Com- Voeux Road at 12.26 p.m. on cage areas.
In Michigan the
towns of mission could be arranged satis Milan, Flat Rock and Carleton factorily in the first week onf The car pulled up behind were isolated, without com- another car which stopped be- munications. United Press. cause of a crowd in front. Tram No. 9, stationary at
ter.
Island Bus
4
Strike
Enters 23rd Day
Creek, Before they could jump out. The bus strike on the Island entered its 23rd day
the tide find carried them out 54. yards.
They tried in guide the boat with piece of wood but it drifted help. lessly.
Laidie heard the boys' cries fo help om Awam 10 the drifting dinghy. The bays grabbed his collar and Laddie towed the dinghy
bore. Reuter,
Lower Prices Or Marshall Plan
St. Louis, Dec. 31.
They see this intervention of Senator Robert. Taft, in a speech to Republican
leaders at the John Marshall Club today, said that the nation faced the choice of "lower prices or the Marshall Plan.
L
yesterday without a sign of a settlement be- tween the China Motor Bus Co., Ltd., and the strikers.
New Year's Day.
the Stop P.W.D. Men
Post near the acene of the Arrident, la llegcă to have suddenly started and hit the Dodge which contained 10 per- song. No one was hurt,
Gassed
April.
The newspaper said the sug- gestion will be submitted to the United Nationg.
Britain has ext
May 15 as the date for the termination of its mandate.-United Press,
JUNK PIRACY IN H.K. WATERS
Four
FOR THE SECOND TIME WV. B. Adams, of No, 16 WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. Stanley Terrace, Quarry Bay, P.W.D. WORKERS IN THE has reported that at 12.50 p.m.DUDDELL STREET TUNNEL on New Year's
BEEN OVERCOME It was confirmed, both by an | period
Day while HAVE of ten years to count official of the Company and a towards gratuity should date truck in front stopped suddenly FUMES.
travelling in Garden Road, BY CARBON MONOXIDE
pirates, three of whom nekesman of the strikers, that only from the re-occupation.
were armed with rittes and one rivers who were
The latest Incident occurred undergoing It is also understood that 12 and backed, damaging his head
with a revolver, held up a trud lamp.
yesterday when training in buses along King's new drivers who had been un-
the men were ing junk neer Tang Ku Island in Road on Dec. 31 and on New dergoing training were tested tram knocked down a
At 8.45 p.m. a fully-packed employed in pumping out water British waters at about 3 a.m. British from the tunnel, a distised air yesterday. Year's Day, were held up by by the Police Traffic Department allor near the Sallórá' & cald shelter. -
The master of the trading Junk strike picketa.
Along the main streets of the Soldiers' Home, Badly injured
Fumes from an auxiliary who reported the incident to the to Colony yesterday and falled to the sailor was taken to hosplial motor appears to have affected Police, stated that 11 other junks
by MPs.
The latter are reported
have "advised" the now drivers qualify. not to do anything which might result in a breaking of the strike. No untoward incident necurred and the strike picketa were dispersed on the arrival | of the Police Emergency Unit,
No Idea
Interviewed by the "China
Arrest In Hong Kong Fraud Case
Mail" last night, a represents A man suspected of being the "brains" behind the
tive of the Company said that · ho had no idea when the bus service on the Inland is
the State ak something essen- tally harmful to medicine and they look to this ecuntry for a lead and are anxiously await-
Senator Taft told the nation bolster a government supposed ing the outcome of the present struggle."
that the cast of living was ris- to be friendly to our cause
"We should determine from The British Medical Associa- ing in proportion to exports. tion recently claimed that the "If we
want the Marshall time to time supplies we have negotiations Plan in the form proposed, we which may be of real value to drivers must necessarlly take the money in $500-nates when last Friday night and arrested}
1 Government in on the bill, might as well admit it neces these countries, but aid should
likely to be resumed. He Bald that in the interests of public the training of new safely,
some time. He confirmed that no steps have been taken by the negotiations Company to open with the strikers for a settle ment of the strike.
plot which cost the Hong Kong branch of the Kwangtung Provincial Bank HK$100,000 on Nov. 28, has been arrested in. Canton, accord- ing to a message from the Kwangtung capital last night, On Nov. 28, a man obtained, city's luxurious Of Kwan Hotel he presented what purported to a suspect. with medical men
only be given when the neces
be a letter from Dr. T. V. Boong. The message alleged that ap-| had failed to give way on a sarily means higher prices."
Governor of Kwangtung, making proximately ► HK$600.000 single major issue.
He said the State Department sity and good results can clear
for $100,000 for "emergency ex- 1300-notes were found in the: The Association will decide was "putting on a tremendously be shown
penditure."
[man's, baggage.. Several other: on bc.
The Causes
The Its future polley on the basis propaganda campaign"
Canton message last men were detained at the same A spokesman of the strikers night said that the police, act-time as suspected accomplices. "Any controls by Congress of a plebiscite of the whole Bri. half of the Marshall Plan.
"My doubts about our ability are bound to fall unless we re- was critical of the attitude of ing on Information, raided the
They are still in custody tish medical profession en Jan.
pending police investigation. 31. Doctors will be asked to to ship this huge amount of move or lessen the causea which the Company in refusing to con- cast a ballot on whether they goods on credit are equalled by create tremendous buying power duct negotiations for an amica- they will in the United States today.” ble soltioment. He pointed out intend to take part in the State my doubt whether
Senator Taft said Mr. Henry that the strike was not only Health Service on the terms se really do the good in Europe
which is claimed." he said. Wallace's candidacy would as-causing heavy loss to the Cord- far outlined.
He then attacked the Plan's siar the Republican cause. He pany every day is lasted, but
The Intania Vantheyclone centred over Mourolla continues to dominate the whole fundamental begin.
added that the Treasury would was also inconveniencing the
(of China and the' adjoining' a "I do not believe calculation have a surplus of US$640,000,- public as well.
Rome, Jan. 2.
The depression is situated to ha'east of of this kind is worth the paper 000 at the end of the current
Italy was formally declared the Kurile moving, pust-northeast and it is written on because there Cacal year and Congress would Questioned whether the fact a Republic one minute after deepening. are so many uncertain factors, reduce taxes over the Proal that the expiry of the bús fran-Įmidnight today(Friday)
Forecast:--North and north-seek, winds whon
malérate inshore fresh of shore continue depending on what happens in dent's veto if necessary.
chise shortly, might have some the new constitution became in foe and cold The hill is designed to give the Varlous countries con- Senator Taft also sald he be bearing on the discussions, the affective.
Yesterday's Weather **** corned."
floved universal military spokoamaanid that the strikern The cabinet decided to make Maximum: 0 deg. Falu in training, was not an effective had already made it clear to the the Quirinal Palace the pre-tine: 10.9 hours, "unbalanced means of defence against war. Company" that they would be aidant's home. ** budgale, socialistic planning, ¡—United Press. bureaucratic" "controls"and main törance of false-currency value
Free Treatment British medical men have fought the Government on the controversial question of a doc- tor's professional freedom over aines the bill was introduced.
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the men who were removed to wire pirated in the same locally
at about the same time. Queen Mary Hospital.
Their No. 3 Police Launch scoured condition is reported to serious.
he the area, but could find no trace
of pirates.
Notice of Removal
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TRANSFERRED
from
SECOND FLOOR; PRINCE'S BUILDING,
(DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL)
to
GROUND FLOOR, PRINCE'S BUILDING, (CORNER OF ICE HOUSE STREET & CHATER ROAD.)
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BANKING CORPORATION
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