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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1948.
DOLLAR AT ALL-TIME LOW
Influx Of Capital Causes New Plunge Aid Plan Reaction
Reaction PaperOn
ROUND WORLD FOR $
New York, Feb. 20. The North-West Airlines today annoured a round. the-world seerler that will permit travellers to pirdie the globe in less than eight days for US$1,700.
said
The announcement An arrangement with BOAC makes the flights possible,
Passenere may Klart anywhere along the route and go in either direction. - United Press.
Breach Of Promise Immunity!
Also A Factor
Shanghai, Feb. 20.
China's national currency dipped to an
all-time
low today as run-away inflation, which hit the financial and commodity markets, sent black market quotations for United States dollars to CNC$$225,000.
Officially, United States dollar open market rates were raised by the Central Bank of China this morning to NC$147,000 buying and NC$151,000 selling an increase of NC$13,500 over the previous 'rate-while Sterling quotations in- creased to NC$441,000 buying and NC$453,000 selling. At guns of gold on the Black President Trumño of straddling
Britain's Defence
London, Feb. 20.
The Defence White Paper, published tonight, showing that
the strength of the forces is expected to fall from 940,000 on March 31 this year to 716,000 on March 30. 1949, and estimating 411,530, To terms of United It suld editorially and ap. that £692,000,000 will be States de liars, however, gold parently with a touch of bitter-needed to meet defence has depreciated to $67 per ounce neas: "He stands half way be costs, states that there
markel fetched over NCS16. the fence,
Tront last week's hisch of $73.
tween those who want all-out
The latest upsurge of heat aid and these who oppose aid will be a progressive markets is believed to be caused | altogether, He opposes all-out raising of the age of call- le the inflex of idle capital from jaid lest if arouse protests from;
up. war threatened areas as well as those who want
to see China
to the beef stint no future town fight her own battle regardless| The Government from the United States will be of whether Chinu enn hold her that able to halt inflation.
London, Feb. 20. The judge stopped the hearing of a breach of
The price of rice, meanwhile, promise case in the high p to NU$2,200,000 per court today after the pical of 170 lbs as special Foreign Office had for- meeting of rice denters
called by the authorities. warded a plea of diplo-devise means to check the con- matic immunity-rare in } tinued rise in price.
the history of English law put in by the Unit- ed States Embassy.
The case, involving · Mr. Finest Grifin, Vice-Cont at Faited States Erubassy in London, nul Miry Imelda Carberite Price of Sollbod -Warwickshire;---wax-adjusted to
Two werks,
As it was due to be heard inday, Bit. Justice Biskett read a letter from the Unter-Secretary of Star for Forrige Attals stating that he had bren asked by the American Charge D'Adaises tu certify that M, Gicit
member of the Cubasy wall and thus entitled to diplomatic im munity.
was
the
The judge sonounced that zuestion whether This init from the jurisdiction of English
enuris should be waived was parently in abeyance.
ap.
Reaction To Aid Programme
Was
satisfled
It would be necessary
to
WWI AKAinst the Communists, maintain the principle of univer and he opposes to little aid Testsal milltary service and the pro- he he criticised by supporters, visi:ns of the National Service faid to China in Congress. Acl of 1947, says the White
The Press added that
Price: 28 Cents.
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Last Hours DARING BREAK
Anshan
Shanghai, Feb. 20.
The virtual loss of the steel centre of Anshan, .south of Mukden, was admitted in indepen-
dent and semi-official despatches today from. Manchuria which reported that the Commun- ist beslegers had begun an attack against the last defence positions of the Nationalist gar- rison within the city.
The defenders, many of whom have been on their feet for a week, are said to be still maintain- ing radio contact with Mukden, but the latter's attention is at present focussed on new Red threats north and west of the city. The greater part of Anshan] west and Nationalist troops are: now lies in rains,
being. hastily deployed to cope intensive with éventualities. Pro.Government
J
dispatches "Important develop-
Despite day-long Nationalist bombing, the Com munists are attempting to storm forecast Government positions under ments" soon in the vital west heavy artillery barrage which | Liaoning corridor where con- has already reduced all main | siderable Nationalist forces defences around_the iron and
were said to be concentrating at steel works in the western set various strategic points for a lan of the city.
major offensive.
Inolated Government unita are said to be holding out near the railway station and one or two other points,
Observers here believe that the forthcoming drive will have na its main objective the re moval of the threat to the koy
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VIA TUNNEL
Jerusalem, Feb. 20. Twelve prisoners broke out of the Central Jall in. the centre of Jerusalem to- day.
They
were inter identi- fied as important Jewish underground members.
Two hours after the break the police discovered a tunnel from the corner of ane of the prison cells which tan under thre foundations of the 100- year-old building to a man- hole in BL. Paul Road through which the prison- ers escaped.-United Press.
Airline Official
Resigns
London, Feb. 20. Britain's nationalised
Mukden Threat - city of Chinchow, about Large Communist forces are miles south-west of Mukden, civil aviation industry reported today to massing in and the re-opening of through was shaken anew today the Kaiyuan rector, 50
ajong milan traffic
Peiping-by the resignation of Air іл north of Mukden and
the Mukden railway.
Vice-Marshal Sir Conrad Sinmin-Tahushan area to the
Director-General of
Nanking's Scheme To "Soak The Rich'
the Paper. military problem was "no lenn "There is no possibility that neute" and "China is left to the Army or Royal Air Force fight her battle as best she will be able to meet commitments
without supplementing their re guiar strength by national ser- A vetmen und the need for > bomed reserve for all three Ser vices, capable of immediate me.
On the other hand, the Ameri- can-owned and edited Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury sided
The form of notional service
fold down in the Aêt of
A few hours after the Goy-with President Truman. It asid ernment, striving to keep pace he made "an exirllent presenta isution in an emergency, re- with the spiralling black market tion of the China position." mains the basic requirement of foreign exchange rule, stepped +19 tħcial It added: "His very gesture was the country's defence,
rate, the ore
of sympathy, yết at the bine market Fate jumped and manie regained its 40 per cent lead. Americi economy." Reuter 1947 but after detalled examinn time heavily burdening for the next few years must re-
main One American deitar selling for and Associated Press;
in the "under. CN$215,00
tion, the Government ground” market
reached the conclusion that for As the rate of novatoafion of China's "printing
1949, and 1950 at Jenst as well as press"
surrency
for 1948, the intake of national showed no
servicemen should be limited to sens of abating. Usually the
the maximum of 150,000.
supersensitive
Black market, holds the
while when the
line Government
heosis its foreign exchange rate.' The spurt this Lime, a financièr Counsel for Mis, Price declared snid, reflected the Chinese renes that the case hää" kurvar going” on 1 ̈tion" "to" Priïldent ́ ́ Truman's since June last year. He said he fed 'Allies to renify that Me, Grilline
wallcitors saying that the Vice-Cosul
had been stunted by bis Endasss Ber to appear in roos, in person in by altuines, to gosaver the avibon na
til he had terrived instructions fram Washington,
They Had Biggest Income
Washington, Feb. - 23.- The top man and woman money-earners in the United
China akl programtree. pointment both in the amount wers film magnate Louis Mayer The Chinese expressed disap-States between 1944 and 1946 and actress Deanna Durbin, the
ut aid as well as the failure of Treasury reported last night. the United States to give them
Mr. Meyer is maintaining the military help needed to beat position he has held for eight the Communists.
of the past nine years and The certificate said that Mr, Griffin While Chinese officials were
hunded the list with $502,517 was treeived by the British Govern issuing "na romments for publi-in the year ended August, 1945. drawn from Loews Incorporated as clerk at the Cited Statesation," others stent 24
did. Thomas Embassy on May 22, 1941, and sitter Cardinal Tien had
Behind him pointedly Walter Wanger with $282,000, then his same continued to appeaid that giving all in drib
in the list prepared by the Forzig" bles" to China was useless. Office of persons officially employed
and emitted to diplomatie immunity from The jurisdiction of
COLLFIR
English
The case was dra adjourned and they discharged-Reuter.
Bitter Comment
The Chinese-owned English Language China Press derused
Clarification Of Evacuation Story
Nanking, Feb. 20.
The British Embassy in Nanking has issued a statement clarifying the recent press reports regarding the evacuation of British nationals from cities and areas threatened by the Com- munists.
The statement said that the British Embassy "de- sire to avoid any incorrect impression which might, be derived from, incorrect reports re- cently appearing in the English language press on the subject of a possible evacuation of British subjects in certain areas of China. It is therefore hoped that a correction may be published along the following lines.
have
"This Umitation CI numbers will be achieved by means which are to be adopted In 1948 by the Progressive raising of the age of call-up. This will be effected by l The omission of one-registration in each year, which will result he raised to 18-years and nine
the age of call-up in 1050 be months.
"
Shanghai, Feb. 20. list of 50 of China's wealthy families has been drawn up by the Central Government. Com- mittee as possessing personal_properties_tax- able under the new "Special Relle? Levy"-or "Share the Wealth? tax scheme-designed to draw from. CN$10,000,000,000,000 to `CN$40,- * 000,000,000,000 (US$66,000,000 to ... US$269.-
000,000) of private funds into the Govern ment's coffers.
The list includes ex-Premier 7in-Chief of the Chinese Army. T.V. Song, Governor ct and General Lung Yun, former Kwangtung. Dr. H.II. Kung Governor of the Western pro- former Premier, General · He vluge of Yunnen. Ying-ching, fermer Commander. Shanghai, China biggest. com-
mercial and indestrial
Fewer
Babies In
Britain
London, Feb. 20..
"It remains the firm intention' at the Government to maintain the forces which are needed. to Wates in 1945 was the lowest of The birthrate in England and support international policy, en all
ecuntries of the principle sure the security of the United the world, except Belgium, ac Kingdown, maintain
interests
centre.
the
Lanfeng Attacked Meanwhile, Nationalist ice.as
breakers are busily engaged in Technical Services in the breaking the three months' lee Civil Aviation Ministry. blockade of the seaport of Ying.
kow, following the first signs of His resignation, announced last a thaw. Until Pelping-Mukden night, is to take effect on March railway, traffic resumes, Ying. 16. It followed by a week the
kow likely to be much used dismissat of Air Vicc-Marshal for shipments of foodstuffs and Donald Bennett as chief execu supplies to the Nationallet gar- tive of British South American risons in Manchuria.
Airways.
South of the Great Wall, Communist
Marshal
Collier decilned ta troops In North Honon last night attacked the comment on his reasons for re- 10 but he Lunghal radway city of Lan-lening until March feng, cast of the
anid it was not for his health or provincial capital of Kaifeng. This is res because he had been offered an- cther job. Will-informed sources garded as, a diversionary, opera attributed his resignation. ko tlun designed to exñe Nationallat
deep-rooted disagreements over pressure
Communlat against
polley. General Chen. Yi'a columas in
As Director-General of Tech- South Shantung.Reuter.
nial Services he is responsible for matters affecting bir yalety including traffe control, landing oids and telecommmunications." He accepted the £2,250 job when the Government took over operation of Britain's wir tines' in 1940-United Preas.
Praya Car
has been called upon to provide Drama
55 per cent or NC$5,500,000,000 (about US$37,000,000) of the A young Chinese car-owner minimum agregate of the tax narrowly escaped drowning In which will be collected from the the Harbour early yesterday | weathy in the country'a-major morning when he wer trappel 'business cens) reg.
in his vehicle which rolled over: Flood
Havoc In Turkey
came producer throughout the world and enable /cording to clicial statistica pub. the lax, which will be enforeed] returning from the Kam Ling by the floods which
lished today.
The Minister of the Interior the edge of the Praya near the is reported to have dealgned a corner of Queen's Rd. West and special medal to be awarded to Des Voeux Road. these contributing to a Goy. He was Yin Ming, of 1, Po
the value of their properties. ernment-specified percentage of Lung Terrace and as the car
Ankara, Feb. 19. sank he managed to free him- Food was dropped by para Under its broad forms, ap-self and awlm to the surface, chute today to the people in proved in Nanking yesterday,
At 2.30 u.m., Yin Ming was more than 100 villages cut off followed As storms in Southern Anatolia at from April 1, will affect not only | Restaurant to his hồme. and Miss Durbin (both of Uni-servation on
it to play a full part in the pre-
The number of live births in the ordinary citizen of wealth he turned his car out of Queen's the beginning of the week. versal Pictures! with $262,875.
of world peace.-1945 was 679,987, equal to 15.9 but also all those who have or Road West, the vehicle hit a Human Reuter.
corpues and dend per thousand of the pupulation, are still cecupying important tram stop pole in the middle of cattle could bo Bu opting This rate
was lower than in
ad and Government nilitary
the road and rebounded towards along the still rising rivers in 1944 or 1943, but with those ministrative positions and whose the edge of the Praya and over the Ariana, Taincus and Mer exceptions higher than any rate assessment reveals their ability The car which was a new 12 h.p. einn areas, whore torrential
to pay the tax,'
Vauxhall model, was numbered raina have recommenced.-Ret- The minimum tax payable by 7363. any one is NC$500,000,000, re- presenting 10 pen cent. of the minimum eligible assessed pro with * ceremonial parade of mare A rise in the number of mar perty-worth-NC55,000,000,000-| firmer
2,300 officers and
and re- men
riages and the continued in Property held by Individuals t presentatives of the women's Services
crease in the number of divorces the value of NC$10,000,000,000 | at Anzac Park in Kure this morning.
was recorded.. Air Vice-Marshal C. A. Bouchier.
must pay a tax of NC 1,000, Acting Commander-in-Chief, Inspect-¡ ed the troops and afterwards took the valuie during the march part-Unked
The list of which the film in- dustry provided more than two- thirds, dealt only with pay- ments from specified corpore- tions and did not show totui- incomes.
Others in the top twelve an- nounced today were Clark Gable with $220,087 and Robert Montgomery with $220,333. →→→ Reuter.
Soong Going To States?
Shanghai, Feb. 20.
A Chinese report claimed to- day that the Governor of Kwangtung, T. V. Boong, le leaving shartly for the United States for top level negotiation of South China.
4
B.C.O.F. SECOND ANNIVERSARY
Kure, Feb, 20.
The British Commonwealth De: cupstion Forces celebrated the second anniversary of their arrival in Japan |
Press.
The report said that Dri Soong left Canton for Nanking on Thursday to confer with Goneralissimo Chiang Kai-shek A grior to his departure by plane for Washington. United Press
H.K. Dollar
"As is the case in any troubled not essential should consider with Dropping
times, it is considered desirable that drawal while communications permit. the number of British subjects in "It was recommended that in so possible danger zones should be re- withdrawing the persons duced as far as possible. With this should select
vince 1930.
Illegitimate births totalled 63,420, the highest number and percentage ever recorded in England and Wales.
The population of England | 000,000 or 10 per cent, while und Wales in 1945 was 42,- organizations asscesed the same 636,000 compared with 41,460,- have to pay only five per cent, 000 in 1939.-Reuter.
The British colony of Hong Kong and the Portuguese island of Macao Bro included in the Canton district for the purpoac) of the tax.-Router.
Baby
Margaret Has Stranger's Blood
Chester, Feb. 20.
week-old baby girl gurgled happily in a hospital cot here today with the blood of a stranger whose name she never will know coursing through her veins, meet
KOREA TRÅDE
ter.
Freak Cold Wave Hits Britain
London, Feb, 20.
Snow and an ley Arctic wind laced Europe today with a late cold snap that broke one of the mildest winters on record.
Englishmen salg. New York and Finland after a freak sent over its tough winter. cyclone in the Southern Norway Snow in pear-blazard pro area. So freakish was it that portions fell in Southern Eng- Northern England was warmer Nanking, Feb. 19. land. Paris had its first snow- than London and the southern The Ministry of Commerce have fall of the year and the Mediaren-United Press. begun studying the question of insu terranean Riviera was blanket- gurating trade with southern Korea, ed. Snow falla, and freezing according to Chinese reports.
"These reports add that it has been Winds practically halted fighting greed that this trade will be on In Greece.
harter basis and that the American) Everywhere temperatures fell dollar will be adopted as unit for to freezing or below-in many
winter. per
The Weather
Her own blood was drained one survived more than a few to the last drop and that of daya, the anonymous, dodgr pumped in When baby Margaret was computation. No decision has yet places for the first time this trough of low pressure atende sorte Macao, Feb, 19,
only a few minutes after alte born her lay flushed body was been reached regarding the type of concerner In the past few days, the was born a week ago. Had this lifted to a table padded with goods to be exchanged between the ** their destinatier Hong Kong dollar has been not been done the chances are absorbent cotten, The, als doc-two nations-Reuter-APP, object in view the British Ambaus- Shanghai er other places dor has authorized His Majesty's might reasonably be regarded ions in relation to the Macan would be dead by now,
which tropping in
fantastic propor- four-and-a-half to one she tors Inserted two plastic tubes Consula in North Ching to advise sufficienty far.
into her (veings and in an hour! removed from "the
pataca.
The story of baby Margaret drained out the baby's entire
British nationals in their districts potential danger one.
There
WES.
aidence. in any area, where danger, or of -British-subjects-living-norih~-of-pataca has been in great de- of the six doctors who perform-|| Blastin-1sgalive-blood-from an overthrow the Dutch Colonial jy to be no limetilale economic Malom: 74.7 dest. Tak..
· food shortages, seem likely to occur (the Yangise or in any other.
that person whose continued re- however, no question of registration It is suggested that the Jones was told by a spokesraan biced while supplanting it with
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Part Two
Kowloon Shops 'Victimised, Page Three
:The
Bench
General situacionim well developed
enntwerds from 'Siam; across south-east Blinding snow_ fouled,' traffic China to Koran. The Siberian anti-ercione -Southern England and many building up to the northwest: of, this bus lines quit because of cover Chian, A weak anti-rycione centred |léonah "and" spreading slowly, southwarte Georgetown, British
uddenly forining as the tem over Centrst fapan is deerthink. Gulata, Feb. 19.
perature dropped to 24 degrees Forecast-Moderate, past to mouth-enat' Simon Sanches, 82, accused ofthe coldest of the year:
winds, Partir doudy. heading an unsuccessful plot to The winter, blow is not like Yesterday's Weather part of mand by gold dealers, mostly ed the operation at the Chester anonymous Liverpool, donor, Chins for purposes of
from Hong Kong, flooding the City Hospital. They insisted. The doctor spokesman Aid Government in Batinam, was shock to Europe but experts ex. "No such matification, in fact has local market with Hong Kong upon anonymity.
baby Margaret now has a ner-Leentenced today to seven months pressed fear. It may nlp Banshinee (C1 hours, 255, been inued by His Majesty Eur dollars. case that he spokesman rats, Edward The ergie Jones family will nam, Court-Associated Press. regsonably. Most of Europe had
Hong Kong upon anonymman said the blood mal life expectation. In fall, by a Paramaribo, Suri- many crops comings on the malefall. Na ofal alace Jan. 1 bany whose concern merely has been However, the to anticipate the contingency Bri.
of ish nationsis Anding themselves in not so far been ascertained oven J. Jones, 04. of former Chester all for the finited States, as Ká-ming 20 Canton ch been blessed by the mildest of Jifficult circumstances at thin competent circles Hallway official, and his 26-Immigrants in the "Queen Eliza-teacher, fell into the harbour near winters that let it almost wipe bars, at maka-1889-1915.1 mb. possible adverse developments
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