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CHINA MAIL
No. 33887.
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S'HAI POLICE FIRE ON STRIKERS
Three Women Killed And Many Injured On Both Sides Record Riot Vans
Tanks,
Turn Out
Shanghai, Feb. 3.
Three women were killed and more than 60 in- jured in pitched battle between 500 Shang- hai policemen and 7,000 labourers, barricaded in the big Sung Shing Cotton Mill, yesterday. The workers surrendered en masse after wild
Price
Of Rice
Shanghai, Feb. 2.
The price of rice China's staple food soared to CN$1,550,000 per (133 lb.) plcul, a new all-time high.
The prices if other commad) - ties also climbed, even before wage earners and salaried em.. ployers could take advantage of the government's unexpected screase In
the
cost-of-living Bardices the basis on which thein wages and salaries are com-
gunfire by both sides, ending their four-day Sitdown strike inside the factory. The dispute started over demands for a New Year's bonus. Two women were tromplet to, burt
Anming
death and another was killed in were several polemen. a fall Troop the top of the thre More than 300 worker story building About hall'arrested during the meler. The 7.009 werkers were
Tanks, Riot Cars Muny
of
wane.
the ped
NATO TA
Three Die In House Collapse
were
A large Bart of the city's ridice and gendants were sen to quell the riot. They used tank and riot ears
Earlier, the strikers kidnapped seven palice offers as hostage. Phee reinforce.nente fired into the rambling building in a des mode section of the eity. reported they did next wound
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imyone.
Thr
striker. then dropped Liters Af from machinety and Stories +21 the policemen, 10 of Ahom werte, injured. Twn off
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clange.
of the strikers
puted.
The Auvinent boosted the Cost-of-living index for labour- ters 39.5, over the past month
and 37.7.
tor salaried
'871-
loyees or of the largest in- reases since the rest-of-living 'ndex system was instituted.
On the flour market, various brands registered ranging as high as CN$350,000 Increases her bag. On brand sold CN5643,000 per bag.-Associated Press,
COPRA
CARGO
DESTROYED
at
San Finnelse, Feb, 2. Copra cargs in a forward hold of The Swedish vessel "Hemland"
wp-
At least nine people, were shot in the gun ex-stroyed by fire last night while die described as "oplum A spoke-man smokers," were burled said that about half of the work under debris when the opposed the sitdown and kitchens of 172 and 174 Swatow Lane (Queen's Road, East) suddenly collapsed onto their hut yesterday evening.
ship was docked at the pire here.
Twenty-Gour fire track and a fir at bauled the blaze for three dos before bringing it under control.
The ip arrived lave stveral were seriously
Saturday hust in night with a cargo attempting to leave the building. copra
THE sagar and from the Philippines-Asso Aciated Press.
ciated Press.
Thres were buried alive and brought, out dead later. two ex- tricated with injuries and four sent to hospital alightly injur
ed
the
Two fire
Central and
alarm from Eastern Blations at 5.33 pan.
Police said that the rear por- tlons of the two louses
FEROCIOUS FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA
Shanghai, Feb. 2.
engines swered Ferocious fighting raged today in southwest Man- churia near Talinho River, as Communist forces attempted to advance towards the strategic city of Chinchow, which they must capture to paralyse the Nationalist troops and supply movements from North China.
Were
under repair. Clustered below them were a number of squat. ter huts, in which plum sinok- ing was going ou
The first and seront doors Scene of the battle was only a few miles from the
collapsed without
warning.
some 10 people smoking inside the nearest hut were shother- ed by the rolling and debris,
woodwork
Firemen extricated three dead bodies, and digging work was still on at the time of go- ing to press.
Boycott
Labour Of Unity Talks
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1948,
The first batch of 50 ricksha pullers were on the streets yesterday with their newly regulated uniforms, grey-coloured Chinese-style" suits, bamboo hats, and accompanying face towels. Photo above shows one of the puller resting on his comparatively clean and tidy vehicle. China Mail Photo.
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE CLAIMS SUPPORT GROWING
Except in the ranks of the Nanking Government's Army, underground workers of China's out- lawed China Democratic League are rallying the support of professors, students, business- men and the common people throughout the country for the overthrow of the existing Chinese Government, 74-year-old Shen Chun- yu, Acting Chairman of the League, told the Press yesterday.
AL
the League's first press jinted between Secretary of State conference since its re-establish- Marshall and the so-called Chin ment in Hong Kong, Mr. Shen fese "Technical Mission" headed renfirmed the' Lraguar's peaceful by Mr. Tsu-Yee Pri, is nothing platf rm and emphasised that the short of a plan for the Ionizat. League does not intend to engage Inn of China. in a revolution like the Chinese Comminist Party,"
ed. is
terally and unite alem eratie clements the world over and in China. This, in his opinion will be ample to influence the downfall of the present
litatoral regime."
that
the
dictatorial
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"Kwong Tung Inquiry
His Excellency the Governor has convened a Marine Court to in- vestigate the casualty which occurred to the river steamer "Kwong Tung" on Jan. 31.
The Court will consist of the following three members:
James Jelly, Esq., C8E, RD, Director of Marine and Marine Magistrate, President of the Court.
Lieutenant Commander John Buchanan Philip Stirling, Royal Navy.
Captain
William Lumsden.
Master Mariner.
The Investigation wiff Lake place at the Marine Office and Will commence ai 10 u.m, on
Wednesday Feb. 4.
Any person who shows that
he or she has an interest in the
FLOATING DOCK IN AMOY
Amay. Fel. 2.
A 9,000-ton floating dock given to China by the Unit- ed States arrived today from Guam.
It was towed by the 'U.S. Lipan', commanded
Lirut. F. A. Boiler.
by
The dock will be turned uver to the Chinese Navy, Chinese naval aathorities raid,Associated Press.
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SURGERY ON A "SICK SHIP"
"China Mail" Photo. A clever "surgical" operation on a “sick” ship, the first of its kind since the end of the war in Hong Kong, in which the entire middle portion was scrapped and built anew, and the three portions fitted together again, was suc- cessfully completed at Taikoo Dock last month.
The
The tankor
patient" which success its kind in Hong Kong. fully underwent this operation is previous one was the the Asiatic Patroleum Company's "Agatha" (also belonging to the oll tanker "Aldegonda," original (APC) which likewise had ita ly of 2,08 gross tons, but now middle portion scrapped and re-. augmented to 2.100 gross trs, as placed in drydock at the Kow-
result of the addition of an oun Dock in 1938 or 1839. other main tank to the original The present speration at Tal- three and another five side kuo Dock is similar except that tonks to the original three. investigation has s
the "patient" was placed on the right to appear and he heard, and any necessitated the shifting back of
The result of this extension slip instead of in drydock. other person may appear and he
The "Allegondo," hale and. the aft portion of the ship 39 hearty, will be making her irlal heurd by leave of the Court.
feet before the
the Atting-together run about Such persons should give their
middle of this operation. names and addresses
manth, and is expected to be in to the
The dimension of the ship has commission before the month is Court Clerk before the appoint. been extended from 260 feet to out. ed day, when arrangements will 28 feet between perpendicular, be made to notify them of the
superstructure of the lime and date lo attend so as original middle
partion, which inconvenience to prevent
to included the bridge arrange- those wishing to be heard.
ment na also the bulk of the The charterers of the ship cargo pipe-lines, were mot In have also fixed 11 p.m. tomorrow!cluded in the scrapping.
a provisional date for de- pariure of the "Kwong Tung")
Joined Together
113
to Catton.
arrested students en masse with luggage lost on damaged.
Many of them alleged that total disregard of law, and has persistently pursued a policy of their goods had been pilfered,
Civil War against the wishes and hopes of the propie.
U.S. NAVY TO RESCUE
1201
The
tion.
year.
There was no mention of passen-
Heavy Fog Delays Aircraft
hours.
From The Pexk, a resident yester day telephoned that the weather was fine up there with the sun shining
clear blue sky.
The Weather
The anti-cyclone, over China obơws Hitle
continued to move NE.
Today's Forecast-Winds backing
Yesterday's Weather f Maximum: 63.4 deg. Fah.
to
have been
infall: Nit. Total since Jan.
31.0 mm-1.24 (*. ** skuinst an average of 85.0 mm.1.38 ina.
Readings at 10.m. 1 p.m.
1010.0 1014.8 mb.
20,98 inches,
Founta
BO.OL
40 ENE
61 dog. X*.
E
15 knots,
Heavy fog over Hong Kong yester- The superstructure was bodily day interfered with the regular sebe. dules of ferries and aircraft. Several fted off the ship and put back danes postponed their flights for 24 Meanwhile, hundreds of pas-again on the new mid-portion sengers who were not allowed after the joining together cpera- to move their luggage from the tion. "We want to point emphatically ship and wharf following the The engines were in the aft
Nanking
for fected by the "surgical" opera compensation The League's polley, he explain. Gvernment has in reccul monthsemane beard, yesterday portion, were therefore not af-
He said: "enuld are „Lion's Rock allsuppressed démocratie parties and
clearly. It serined just a short di Taiko Dock,
the surgeon in france away while beneath the whole this case, said the "Aldegonda" of the Colony appeared or le blankets was handed over to them for theed with a thick coat of now."
The pil operation In June last. tanks, which were located in the In this way it has forfeited its
01 ILis difticult to forcease the right to represent
mid-portion the
the ship, had; Chinese
been badly corroded by the 100-foot long railway bridge, known as the
time of the collapse of the existing } people und become 11 regime
Tsingtao, Feb. 1. Northern Gateway to Chinchow, which is
Government in China, said Mr.Jopposed by the overwheltning
particular off it had been carry-change. A deep depresion over Hokkaido 'T'he United Stater destroyering, and necessitated the com- Shen, but, he observed, the civil majority of Chinese. located about 15 miles south of the river.
"McCafery" and two auxillary ships plete scrapping of that portion of NE and freshening. Weather cloudy and war shows that the Government The continued support of the today rescued all but a few of 90 the ship, including the building color with occasion disse. Among the Nationalist units transferred from Shantung. has reached a dangerous point. Nanking government by the members of the crew from the sinking of new tanks. barring the way of the Reds General Fan and General 14]
American Government means a 5,000-10 Chinese vessel "Ming The operation, sald a Dockyard Minimum: 50.5 des, Pah. are some of General Fan-chiel's | Choying. Deputy Commander-
flegarding the Communist Por-j
deliberate attempt to prolong the Hsing," which went on the rocks it mechanised forces. recently in-chief in Manchurlu, arrived. Mr. Shen said that personally Chinese civil war and interference the Yellow Sea near here yesterday. offelul, involved some 600 tons Sunshine: 29 hours,
in Mukden last night after an Communists will oppose a Col- The dnes not believe that the
of sleel. China's Internal affairs,
The US Navy radioed – that 15 survivars had already been
would emergency military conference on Government since they have
The work "We are strongly apposed to all
Beliert.
completed earlier, said the same in Peiping with General Fu
inien- would Tovi, Commander-in-chief in Government. He
all along advocated a Coalition! such loans which
Fire broke out amidships on the ofielai, had it not been held up sify the sufferings of the Chinese Chinese cargo vessel three hours it by a added that a
month-old strike at the Unru, at ma.t. North China, and General Li Coulition Government would not ptuple, and we shall never recog: had run ashore, Little hope was deck in the latter part of last Tsung-jer.. head of the Pre-necessarily exclude the Kuominize any treaty cr agreement held that the ship could be saved.
tel. Humidity sident's headquarters in Peiping-tang.
signed by the Nanking dictatorial
Dew Point As far as can be remembered, wine Direction. The conference is reliably
overnment which compromises gers aboard in the early reports this is the second "operation" of wind Forse nnderstand to have Ucherl Mr. Shen, who is lender of the the sovereignty of China,"
United Pres. that:-
National Salvation Group (one Firstly, there must in future of the groups in the League.) be the closest possible coopera- declared that the Lengue was tion between the fighting forces opposed to any outside inter of North China and Manchuria;
in the interal affairs, of Secondly, the immediate aim China and also opposed to assist- of these two forces should be ance to the "dictatorial and anti- the reopening of the Peiping pence government." Mukden line and adequate pro-sident Truman for the American: Mr. Shen strongly attacked Pre- tection of the vital south Man-Government's China Ald policy. churian part of Hulutao and the north Eastern Hopei port of League disclosed that the League's The Acting Chairman of the Chinwangtao; and
memberships totalled more than Thirdly, that port facilities in 100,000 including members abroad both Hulutao, and Chinwangtao (America and Britain included.) should be considerably increased
At the same conference yesterly took into the re-organisation Sumitomo concern, to cope with the anticipated day the following declaration, ef companies ordered to be liqut- American heavy troops and support move-signed by Marshal Li Chai-sum, dated by SCAP under the Zal-General Motors and
Shen Chun-yu, Chung Po-chun, The development affirms the
Ma Isu-lun Tan Ping-shan, Wang atait-smashing laws which will Motor Company also had big declaion a year ago that Labour
Shac-ou, and Chen Chi-you, was eventually place the stocks and pre-war interests In Japanese au- bends of such companies on tonobilo manufacturing com- Party members should withhold
issued in the name of the China Leaders utlending the meet- their support from Mr. Chur-
Representatives of foreign in- chill's United Europe Committee. ing are said to have unanimous Democratie League, the Kuanin public auction. Many stocks in panies.
tang Revolutionary Committee, the the liquidated ecmpanies
vestors will be allowed According to influential Laboury approved the guiding prin- National Salvation Group, the owned by foreign interesis,
of their strategy
mala in Japan longer than for- quarters, the decision to stay clple
that Chinese Persants and Workers
Among. the companies Inaign buyers and some will be Party, the China which
foreign investors have permitted to do business among and Democracy Promotion Society large interests
the Tokyo the occupation personnel and use Manchuria to protect North and the Joint. Society of San Electric Company, in which the Allied personnel allowed by Communist China."
Min Chu I Disciples and Chih General Electric Company of the SCAP to live in Japan or do Two Nationalist army gener-Kung Tung (Freemasons) - United States owned 40 per cent, business here. Several repre- "What we do in andcast Ilke | slå killed in action in the battle
of the pre-war, shares.
xentatives are reported to be this," one authority explained, “is ɔf Liashuk were highly eulogized
waiting in Shangbal. Similarly, the Westinghouse *The Kalson-Fraser · Motor Com
London, Feb. 1.
The National Executive of the Labour Party has decided to boycott the conference on Euro- pean unity which it is proposed to hold at The Hague early in May, informed quarters here stated today.
Mr. Morgan Phillips, general secretary of the Labour Party, declined either to confirm or deny the report.
The French Socialist Party, itspiration from the Conservative is thought here, may align itself leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, is with the British Labour Party in likely to make for Eur:pean declining to take purt in the unity. meeting.
2-That Western European The Labour Party decision is untty must be conceived as a road thought to be based on:
leading to European unity as Д 1-Lack of faith that
or whole, ganisation deriving its main in-
an
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ments in futuro.
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ference
away from The Hague conference "they should use North China Democratic ia not a ban in the
Manchuria sense that to support Labour bons, for instance, asso- ciation with any activity:
to refuse to go ourselves and to by President Chiang Kai-shek
Statement
PREWAR INVESTORS TO ENTER JAPAN
Tokyo, Feb. 2. More than 150 representatives of foreign investors who have more than US$100,000 Investments in Japan will be allowed to enter Japan be- ginning February 5. The representatives will main-pany, which
formerly a
such
nire
Are
concerns
the Ford
re-
Travel Ban on Britons to be Lifted. suggest to our members whether today in message to General "Regarding, the resent report Electric owns a large block of pany wili, establish' gerage, facili- in Parliament or out of it-that it | Fu "Tuu-yi, ordering,a-monetary that the 300 million dollars China stock in the Mitsubishi Electric ties for servicing Kaiser-and Is not desirable to make propa- | compensation of CN$1,100,000,- | A14 B will be soon put before Company and the Western Elec- Fraser care which have become lganda through such a conference,” | 000 Chinese dollars for their the American' Congress, we wish tric. Company has heavy Inter- numerous. In Japan lafely-Cen- i
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