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NAVY MOVE MYSTERY Fog In The Harbour Communists Close In Which
HMS "Nigeria" Sails For An "Unknown Destination"
Gold In Macao
Unconfirmed
DANRECY
from Macho yesterday rr- ported the arrival of matur 100,000
owners a gold at the Portuguese Colony dur- ng the (hinese New Year Hoildays.
The messages added that gold import allocations Coff ibe next quarter will be Issued shortly, ******************
Wolfram Ore
Smuggling Rampant
today
HEN
engaged Tu
Falkland Islands?
London, Feb. 16.
The British cruiser “Nigeria," 8,000 tons, was due to saff at dawn today from the South African- base of Simonstown, on an operation, the Ad- miralty stated here. The vessel, which is the flagship of the South Atlantic Station, is being temporarily withdrawn from that Station.
Admiralty "But her destination is secret." ari
spokesman declared. "Nor can we give the reason for temporarily withdrawing her from the South Atlantic Station."
To
Reports in the Lanjut press Argentinian ve980]26,
rini locked the ship's departure with manis Amarete territory Southern The simultagerüs publication į developments in the
Antarctic Atlantje nd
arras, Buenos Aires and London where the Argentiție und diplomatic exchanges between Chilean Governmenta me de Britain and the Argentine coin- puting Bealta's title to territory cides with these meetings,
the Falklan] land depen- If there is a British intension American deners, and have rejected the to forestall Routh propel that the mitter leaval movements in the An.
International tarette, I would at fat sight ubunitled to the
appear that the "Stipe" would
Court of Justice,
A Foreign Office spokesman be more rapidly available than war this morning unable
10 a cruiser som from Simongłowa,
Nanking. Feb, 16.
confirm or deny any connection | ---Reuter. Communist
elements in between the mysterious depar. Kwanglong provinch were reture of the cralser "Nigeria' vealed
with the rival potitial claims of Brown, Chile and the Angesstine
the-territory Falkland dependencies writes:
Jarge scale armed smuggling which nets them a muuthly profit estimated at CN550,000,-
100.000
(US$370,000 Al today's, forming part of the
Central Bank
market Island open
rate), according to the official Reuter's diplomatic
Central
The
Daily News in a dis- ident.
patch from Canton.
report
sanggglers, sing Wai
that thr
Yeung, the
The departure
I'resident
to
near the Kwanbing coast, as Pruiser
cur capon
last week of!
("hil
of
by establish physical.
WAS
Santiago
Shanghai Quota Criticism
NANKING, FEB. 16.
CHEN CHI-TIEN. OF ECONOMIC
buse of operationg, men shipping pussession in that segment off einimed by!
MR. under armed guard tege quan. Antarctie territory
Immediately MINISTER tities of wolfram ure for export, bis conley This and other smuggled gonds followed by the publication here AFFAIRS, DECLARED THAT are hauled between the cunt of diplomatic exchanges between THE MINISTRY WILL FOL- and interior minta over mou.London and
on the LOW THE SUGGESTIONS kin footpaths and along in-subject of the Chilean claim. OF NEWSPAPER CIRCLES Latest reports here are that IN THE CAPITAL IN MAK-
The (lt|coun Stating that froth th illleit the departure of
ING ALLOCATIONS OF trade
smugglers President's cruiser was delayed. NEWSPRINT AND Conquest -nally get more than NC $50. so that in terras of priority the ITS PRICE, ETC, THE OF
000,000,000 a month profit, the possible arrival of a
beaten trucks.
PEL
official
erniser
1001
FIXING
An unusually heavy mist enveloped the Colony from 9 .p., on Sunday until dawn yesterday, Between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sunday, visibility in the harbour was practic- ally bit..
Craft in the harbour had to sound their for hornsirel cularly every few seconds to avoid collisions.
Lights on either side of the harbour could not be seen. and ferry boat schedules were thrown "out of gear." They were guided by the sounding of gongs on the wharves.
I took one resident travelling in a motor-boat almost half an hour to cross from the island to the mainland.
Fortunately there were no miskups. *******************************
KOWLOON CITY NEAR SETTLEMENT
Nanking, Feb. 16.
Negotiations are still proceeding between the Chinese and British Governments for a settle- ment of the Kowloon issue, and according to a British Embassy spokesman this morning "various suggestions" have been put forward and it is hoped that a settlement will be reach- ed within the next few days."
A
Chinese Foreign Office spokesman would
Collision
In The Thames
London, Feb. 15.
The Russian motor vessel Delta (200 ton) callided with Battersea Bridge across the river Thames early to- day.
In On Anshan
Nanking, Feb. 16. The Communists attacking the steel city of An- shan, about 60 miles south of Mukden, have driven within one mile of the town after over- whelming defences in the western suburbs. Fighting of equal Intensity is taking place at Tangchiafang, about five miles to the south, pro-Government dispatches from Mukden re- ported today.
."
Despite intense bombings by Nationalist Air Force planes braving inclement weather, large forces of Reds are attacking Anshan in waves, the reports said.
Whate (caninuaisi troups of claim that the Nationalists have the sixth and eighth columnasirendy
"many recaptured arr pounding the gates of An-trategle points" hetween 35 and shan from the north, south and 55 miles, unst of Peiping.
In South-West Shantung, the west, the main strength of the
is described as "ex- fath column, poised for action situation in the area to the north-east, is tremely tense, following the also expreted to join in the arrival there of some 60,000 of fight for the final thrust... Communist General Chen Yie From the Mukden area, Na- army from Central Houan pro- tionalist beavy artillery kept vince. bombarding ther
Communist The Nationallat Command is
Herklots To Be H.K. Delegate
the said to be closely watching the forces peabing towards Manchurian- nuda elty from the muremenila of this force.-Reu- neither.confirm nor deny that the negotiations
north-west in synchronized ac ter-AAP. had reached this "optimistic stage" but added
tion with the Anshan battle. he hopes this to be the case.
The Communist 10th Division, No further progress has been which was driven back to the made on the Shr meen, ineiden, north bank of the Lino River in which #ecured. a month ago a sharp bnt lecal Nationalist. today. The British authorities counter-attack yesterday morn are still ownlig The Chinese ing, returned to the south bank Government's, vestigation re last night accompanied by the port, while Chinese officials are Commumst 3rd Division. This uhable to give any indleation as combined force, numbering some, to when it will I completed. 20,000 men, is reported In pro- Chinese Forrige Office sources | Government dispatches reaching were today/krusted by the official Shangbat to have advanced al- Central Dibly News as denying most withla sight of Mükden. the assertion made by Lord One Kuomintang newspaper tary for Development, is to re- Amman who Lerted the Bri. in Shanghai said that they are present Hong Kong at discus- sions on Far Eastern fisheries fish --ParPentary Goodwill at present attacking Nationalist problems to be held at Bagulo, Mission to China in the fall of positions only 10 miles west of Philippine Islands, this month. last four-in London' that the| Mukrien, Fighting in this sector The following questions are to be burning of the British Consulate was characterised by a heavy discussed at the inter-governments! in Shaneef 'was caused by the artillery which again brought meetings, arranged by the Food ant
of Organisation dissatisfaction Cantonese the sound of genre within the Agriculture
Nation -United pinter with a British shipping city of Mukden, Nationalist war-
Eastern nutrition-Feis (*) Far company, saying it "merely re-planes are also furiously, straf-
23/28; presented his personal view," ing and bombing the Red at-
(1)
Formation of a regional coun- In Constant Touch
cil for the study of South Eaar Asia-Feb, 25/28;
The Delta suffered dam- agn to the wheelhouse and the opper bridge and funnet ventilators were all razed to the deck level.
The steering fear Was rendered useless. The man. "in- Ler of the vessel was jured and detained in hospital. his wife belog treated for slack.
Battersea Bridge suffer-
ed damage to the Ironwork. -Reuter.
Oldest Serving Soldier
Loral newspaper direles con wast re
If
tackers.
on the
Sanguinary fighting is also It is also said that since the occurrence of the Kowloon un said to be raging between Feng- a Ponki, 40 milea Shameen incident the Chinese eblpau nuthorities have kepp in constant south-east of Mukden touch with the British Govern- Mukden-Antung railway where troops hava gene ntent which therefore must have Government amprehensive understand. over to the offensive. ing of the true farts of the
Cuke.
Dr. G. A. C. Herklots, Secre
the
#dministrative |
of tice production and distribution March 1/11. The United Kingdom delegation o (a) wad (c) will consist of Air Co modore Ridley and Dr. Clyde
to-
gether with Miss M. W. Grant a- Colania (ffice
Office representative
Government
We Swim
Over her arms is a cover- ed. 'wrap matching ber shoes. In the rest, Fashion dietates, she is to swim.
Oscar Awards Announced
Aris and
BritishFICIAL CENTRAL DAILY in the disputed area NEWS REPORTED TODAY.
"Punitive" Campaign report quoted
The statement by the Minis- Canton os saying that this is might still forestall that of the
South of the Great Wall, nutrition. Dr. Clyde will she repre
Hollywood, Feb. 16. His Majesty * Whe
The film capital's first two "most
economie Chilean Presidential expedition. ter was made to allay criticisms
A denial was also made to Government troops, will attend (1) gertons
anti-8omitiam, Mystery Deepens crisis in South China".
raised here against the Import
carlier rumours that
militia, have the Sha- by
launched
(b) ཟེེ་ adviser to the Unite: Movies about
"Crossfire" and "Gentlemen's Besides their own smuggling Apaing this, it is recalled quotes of newsprint and paper
meen mentent was instigated by "pumitive” campaign in East Kingiom delegation.
Agreement," shared the lion's netivities the, Communista org that the Brial sloop "Snipe," pulp as fixed for the fifth and LIVERPOOL, Feb. 16. the political rivals of Dr. T. V. Hcpei province In an effort to. At the same time as the first" tvshare of the 1947 nominations also reported to be uffering with the Governor of the Falk-sixth quarters.
THE OLDEST SERV- Soung, the Governor of Kwang- eliminate the Communist threat confercares there will be held di announced by the Academy of
Far Eastern fisheries Motion Picture the Hupel section of "pol protection”
the cassions other and minds abeard. Lo
SOLDIER AND ung and ex-Premier, attempt to mturn illest afers,
for cently making
of the end ital the increase in im-ING
railway. c-praidens at which Mr. G. 1. Kese Selences today. ing to embarrass him.-Reuter-Į l'elpinge-Mukden
Agreement," which they also obtain "vast flanin and their dependentes, parts of pulp is an unprofitable THE HIGHEST PAID | AAP.
cording to official reports which ven, Regional F.A.O representative, "Gentlemen'
will attend. Dr. Herklots will the 20th Century-Fox veraion mums" of money.-- ReuperAAP. | during which cnetigatered move as it costs nære per ton PRIVATE IN THE BRI-
present long Kong as these diskus of the best seller about a mago- than newsprint. They
TISH ARMY BOTH AR-
dogs.
zine writer who pretends he is. pointed out that is open to
The following snémbers of the staff Jew. was listed in all but one RIVED AT LIVERPOOL question whether paper mapa-
of Lord Killearn, Special Commis of the six major classes.
picture Performances in the FROM factured domestiendly will com-YESTERDAY
inner Far East Asia, will attend and brought Gregory Peck. the no- pare favourably with the im INDIA.
arlved in Hong Kong yesterday>-
of the best actor. ported prodnet. The possibility The oldest Hollier was
Dr. Clyde, Dr. Lucius Nicholls (Nutrimination
Dorothy McGuire the best ne- that the cal product might be-year-old Private William Fors
tion Adviser), Dr. H. W. Jack tress, Ella Kazan the top direc (Agricultural Adviser). come available only through cut, He joined the Essex Re- the binck market was also held gitment in 1898 and will now be Ha detrimental to the publish. demobillard for the third time ingles-Reuter-AAP.
in his career to become Л Chelse. Pensioner.
BULLETS FLY AS CLANS BATTLE
A 100-year-old, smouldering feud between two Chinese clans exploded on Saturday night on the outskirts of Canton and continued into the following day, according to train_passengers arriving in Kowloon on Sunday. ...
The ensuing duet with Arcarins Passengers arriving in K wloon across the railway truck delaycıl taler in the day said that bullets Sunday's first Kiryl on-bound ex-were Sying "all over the place”. press train from Cantup for inore They also heard explosions of ilum two hours,
what appeared to be fire from light artillery. Hits, they claim- Aller Icaving the Cantos, were registered on several terminus on Saturday crning.houses on both sides cf. the rail. the express was halted at Kul:
way. The structures were still shan station, about 15 kilometres burning when the train eventual- from the Kwangtung cápitul aga
ly left the scene,
62 Dead In U.S. Floods
precautionary measure. Ahead, a On Instructions from the Con- WEATHER
belak exchange of rille machine-gun Are, across the way track, was in progress.
75-
He has been abroad 54 years.
Republican Split
Hold Up May Europe Aid Plan
Washington, Feb. 15.
lle fought in the Boer War, and A major split inside the Republican Party is re-
the 1914-1918 Wer, and served in the Madras.A.R.P. in the last
war. His old Regiment signed him on again last August for the journey home.
garded here as a major threat to speedy-ap-~ proval of the Marshall Plan by the Senate. March has now been fixed as the definite date for
the opening of the debate on the plan.
Aquatier
Y yoles
OF
DEATH CARDINAL
tor and Anne Revere the bent supporting actress. The movio also was one of five nominees as the best picture.
"Crossfire," RKO's story of a man who was murdered be- Cause he was Jew, won a spot In the movie race. Director Ed- Rome, Feb. 16. ward Dmytryk was nominated Cardinal-Ciranito Pignatelli dia coveted "Oscar" Robert Ryan
the supporting. Belmonte, the oldest Roman Cathol was listed in
actor Cardinal, died here today Belmonte Grahame
aged 94.
category and Gloria Cardinal Pignatelli
supporting born
was
for
蹦
actress,
Other nominations
at Naples on April 10, 1851,
for the On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign ton conference la Europe, will be and was ordained in 1879, The highest paid private la
best pictures of the year were Committee Relation
i expected
Ife was consecrated Archbishop The Bishop's Wife, decided on the basis of personal
"Miracle 42-year-old Robert Moss of the formally an unanimously to approve prestige-home
Senator 1889 and Cardinal in 1911. At bis On 34th Street" and Grent Ex- CHICAGO, FED. 16.
Green Howards, formerly the bill calling for the full fose and Vandenberg an the one hand and death, Cardinal di Belmonte wapectations."
Newcastle-on- THE DEATH TOLL FROM Scotwood Road,
year programme and Senators Taft and Wherry on the Dean of the Sacred College of Car
ns the Other nominations can. produce ON. Tyne, who, get £45 a month in $5,380 million for the first 12 mouths ther
In support ut dinals and Prefect of the Congrega | brst "actor were_Ronald Colman THE FOUR-DAY
he has 11 of the programme,
their conßicting views.-Reuter. tion of Right-Renter.
('A Double Life"). John Oar- SLAUGHT OF FLOODS, ICY India because
fleld ("Body and Boul"), 'Wil- Mr. Marshall and is State De. AND STORMS children-Reuter.
Lilum Powell ("Llo With partment officiais are well satisfied
[Father") and Michael Redgravo. and ton railway authorities to con- REACHED 12 TODAY, BUT
with this version of the programme FLOODS rail- tinue to
WHICH
("Mourning Becomes Electra"). Kowlcon, the engine THE
and have no radical objections Ja
Other nominations, for tha OF driver with the engine's whistle FORGED THOUSANDS
the changes in the original plan
best actress were Joan Craw- which Senator Arthur Vandenberg. on full blast, drove slowly through PERSONS IN SIX STATES
ford ("Possessed"), Susan: Hay- "no-man's land".
Chairman of the Foreign Relations- THEIR The Aring TO EVACUATE
ward ("Smash Up"), Rosalind Committee, has made.
Russell ("Mourning Becomes censed as the train travelfea de- | HOMES BEGAN TO RECEDE
Electra") and Loretta Young tween the two rival factions but IN MOST AREAS.
("The Farmer's Daughter"), →→→ resumed immediately afterwartis. The U.S. Weather Bureau in
United Press. Chicago reported that tempara- tures across the natten general. ly rose today, bringing relief from the long sloge of severe winter weather.
ON OTHER PAGES
Page Twe
"Halo Kong So" Fire Enquiry. FMG Rhiring,
Page Three
Women Flee
Passengers said that they saw Real Object of Contract Salt to be many women and children fleeing
Smuggling.
Pagr Four
Page Fier
Communism In Far East.
Malayan Minority Restive.
Page Six
Leading Article
Let's Make A Beginning. Page Steen
Anglo-US. Move, in Greece. Page Eight
Women Today..
Page Nine:
Beating Immigration Law;
Unfaithful,
Page Tex
Finance and Commerce,
Faye Blevin
Air sad. Shipping Intellig
"Page" Treilor
All the Sports.
The
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the
China To Barter For Food?
117.
While obtaining remarkable animity among
ong his commitier, Senator Vandenberg has failed to, win -backing of orber-leaders-of-his-party-
the
Russians Mining Pitchblende
·
Frankfurt, Feb. 15,
The Weather
and the rorsing debate it expected in The Russians have started to work new mines in Nanking, Feb, iś.
develop into major clash of per-) Polish-occupied Silesia for uranium-bearing The semi-oficial Central Daily, sonalitler.
pitchblende, a correspondent of the
General situation;-A. mudérata -untle News sald China may resort to Revisionists
American
and Army newspaper "Stars
cyclone covers north China, and·la ixtend 4959, paddy fields from
Temperaturca are expected to barter in order to keep her rice Senator Vandenberg is acknow.)
ing southwarda and -'exalwardı. A di battle scene.
Stripes" claimed today, quoting "authorita- continue 'warmer in the next two bowls filled,
pression centred near Zokyo Is moving Kutshan station employees dis daye, except in States along the.
edged to be the Republican leader
tive sources" here. Quoting a "responsible officu!,"
north-ekst and deepening. Pressure grai on foreign affairs but Senator Robert: closed that the "bottle" started on Canadian border.
the newspaper sak plans Taft
Frankfurt As the rest of the under Russian management aboutdiena are alight over the China sen jud their "front man" Saturday night. between the Lo
The Red Cross estimated that underway to set up a barter sys-domestic issues and he be repeated-European Command of the United a week ago. Since then, the Rus the pain.
sians are alleged to have drafted freshening from the north-east during the Forsesat: — Light (variable) winde, and Cheung clans.
10,000 persona, were forced totem for trading soybeans, brieties, ty and publicly declared his convic States Army.
"at least" 20,000 Germans from day. Mainly cloudy, with morning wist. Ill-feeling between the two flee from flood areas but, as ungoll and tea for foodstuffs totion that foreign aid expenditure
Zone hell to 12-niontly According to the report, the the Russlan
to the area, Becoming, zvoleni meet heavy picstic require should be the situation eased today, many
when the Polish CC. the mines are sirung along the Czech expelled
· Centeriny Wosther lon average of $4,000 million t ment.
| Maximum: 76% der="Fing familles have returned.—United
border, running about ́123 miles cupation sturted, The some report said the Chi-Bluntly he terms $5,500 million eart of Zittau, in Saxony Ap. The reports quoted ometals here Ranabinas 6 hours
Minimum↑ 85. dog. YAN Pross.
nese Government is seeking ad- ditions) grants of food from in- "too much." In addition,
parently they are an eastward for the opinion that the oré found | Batafalls, NIL "Total}}"{ainee Tokyo, Feb, 16ternational sources
in order to Kenneth Whetry Republican Party Extension of the plichblende mines in the new flakis is so low-grade
leader in the Upper Chamber, Four were killed and six supplement the already substan-ending a group of 20 "Revisionlats," in the 'Erzebbirga V Mountains, that it could · nót "be" operated | to "bring seriously injured when two tia American
commitments in who intend to wage an organised where uranium mining has pre-economically except by the size of good luck and prosperity" to the apartment houses In Tokyo wheat and rice.
vitusly been "reported "・ in... pro-forced- labour." were destroyed by fire yester-
Domestically, the report said campaim to amend and trim
On the other hand, it was stated b Travellers-from Canton said that day. One hundred and four controls will be intensifed over Congressional observers forecast After extensive searches by that the German workers ware Hel, Humidna), KINKY 148 deg. T.
families have been made home food-distribution and specula- that the dabej, which may coincide Russian and German experts, the being well rød, but were under wind" "Diriešiem ( Jean-Reuter.
tion,-Associated Press,
with the reconvening of the 16-sa report claims "worki,yes" started constant guarde-Reuter,
Sad workljinak, máchon jännekant grara
dated back "100 clans
years, Saturday's might's "explosion" re- sulted from an argument over a ceremony of "Awakening the Dragon" traditional Chinese New Year observance in which, a symbolle dragen in manoeuvred from house to house
occupants.
more than 800 men were involved in the clon batile,
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