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HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL, 5, 1948.
BERLIN RETALIATIONS Americans Set Up Road Blocks On Main Road
Considerable Troop
Activity In Russian Zone
Berlin, Apr. 3.
Gen. Lucius Clay, Commander of the United States zone, tald the United Press tonight, he would keep armed guards at the Reichsbahn building as long as the Russians keep armed guards inside it, and disclosed that an official demand has been made on the Russians to explain why armed Russians were dispatched into the American sector.
At the same time the deputy British Military Governor, Major-Gen. Nevil Brownjohn, told British correspondents that the English and Americans would not be forced out of Berlin by Russian tactics. He said the Soviets appear to be testing just how far they can carry their war of nerves.
American cargo planos continued to fly food and
Coincided
n
Secret Inquiry Into Vice
Tokyo, Apr. 4.
Willing To Meet West
Berlin, Apr. 4.
The Soviet Military Gov ernment in Berlin, in "a'letter to the American Military Government headquarters, today expressed willingnes to meet the Western occupa- to "alarify de- tion powers
tails of the Bovat supple mentary regulations for con.. trofiing trama."
The letter was received at the American headquarters in reply to a protest from the Americans
21 on March against the Soviet regulatione for the control of traffic be- tween Gerlin and the West- orn Zones Router.
Mountbatteni
For Moscow
Suggestion
PICTURE OF THE DAY
In Good Hands
other supplies into Borlin and Gon. Clay told
Australia's concern for the the United Press he had offered to send the
allegations of immoralliy among wives and children of any Americans there
her troops in Japan was demon- back to the United States at the expense of strated on Friday by the arrival of a secret commission which the Government any time they wished to leave.
today began Investigations
London, Apr. 4.
Earl in the The He disclosed that Anglo-Ameri-among British troops
suggestion that By nightfall 83 flights had
Mountbatten should be sent to been recorded at Tempelhof, can security plans have been co- Kure area.
ordinated and that the French The commission, comprising Moscow as British Ambassador with 40 inbound planes bring-deputy Military Governor. Major three Chaplains-General ond after he leaves his present post ing in 168,000 pounds of food Gen Roger Noiret, had asured
former Major-General in the of Governor-General of India and supplies as the railroads in the French view
Australian Army, also included was made today in the popular and remained idle by Russian pres- exactly with the American
en Australian newspaperman well sure, Tempelhof authorities British tand.
"Wordinate everything with known in the Far East. This is ass circulation "Sunday Pic-
torial". said they had received no the Americans," Brownjohn sald. the
time the first
Australian
Frederic Mullally, the "candid notification that Russian fighter
will not give way on the Government has employed
commentary" columnist of planes
again would
be question of inspection of trains
experienced newspaperman in paper, wrote: "I am one of those
Ons little piggy which did not go to market. A pleasing manoeuvring over the air cor- under the present circumstances.
such a position.
who believe that an inspired Am- com-bassador, with outstanding per-picture by an amateur photo- ridor to Frankfurt tonight. He explained that only Russian
the The apointment of sich abandonment of their new traße They were advised of
would alter those cir- mittee was 'dented in Australia sonal qualities, is worth a whole policies activities last night.
last week, but today informed bagful of diplomatic notes, And Eight Russians, including Gencumstances,
sources said it would continue the Russians respond quickly
and warmly to a
they Petroff, boss of the railroads in
the investigations in Japan for
respect and like." the Boviet zone, still held out to
Future events rather than pèr- night in the otherwise deserted.
about a month, probing allega- tlons of immorality, blackmar-sonalities will determine wheiter Reichsbahn building while 60
among or not Britain and Russia can urmed. Americans encircled the
keting and drunkenness
live in peace together, Mullally building with enters to keen out
all Australian troops, all Rusian soldiers and civilian Clay promised that they would remam there, unt!! armed Soviet mentries are pulled from the building which is in the Ameri- can sector of the elty.
Clay made two other dir elosures: Passenger train che dules will remain suspended in deinitely, and no decision has yet been reached about calling a meeting of the Allied Control Council this month. The lettor move is now up to Clay, since he becomes, presiding officer of the body in regular rotation.
Road Blocks The Americans established road
wks along rands where Soviet officers motor from their homes in Potsdam to their offres in down- town Berlin, and for four hours Russian trame was subjected to inspection.
оп
man
the
No details of the form or scope declared, adding: "It is precisely
of the commission's investigations at such a time that Britain should A British Foreign Office spokes will be made public, it was put its best man into the breach
at Moscow, not with any extrav man in Londen said that the learned. An official
schedule
Hagant hope that he can close It altuation "is not one which is in-has been drawn up, Including but with the conviction that he visits to all the principal British can do a lot to prevent a fatal capable of solution,"
He said the "situation is nor- areas and o stay mal except for the temporary holdup of some trains. Other trains are running and the road trafle to and from Berlin Is con- tinuing."
The aerial ferry was continued although a 30-car Amerlenn mill- tory freight train successfully tested the Soviet land blockade
of documents showing the contents of the cars. The Russians did not insist on making an inspection of their own.
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4. D'Agullar B
DROPS
GENERALISSIMO
ELECTION BOMBSHELL Refusing To Stand Machinists
For Presidency
Nanking, Apr. 4. President Chiang Kai-shok in a dramatic move today told the Kuomintang Contrai Executivo Committee plenary session that be will not run for the Presidency of China under the new constitution.
"I have decided, not to seek election as President,'
he said. "As a member of the Kuomintang
I must obey party discipline and not make a personal decision while a nomination has not been made by the party." Chiang indicated that he had decided not to become the first constitutional President
of
capital was being flooded with telegrama from all parts of the him as their country naming cholce.
China, stating that with the im-
It is not yet known what the plementation of the constitu- next move of the Central Execu
tion the President should be alive Committee will be. It is still
man without party affilations. in session at present,
He said the new President of China should possess the follow- ing qualifications:
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Loyalty to the constitution;
A strong sense of patriotism and nationalism;
A democratic outlook;
Απ
Chu Cheng
Start Strike
London, Apr. 3. Vahlola workers belonging to the 20,000-strong Vehicle Bullders and Wood-autsing Machinists Union, struok work in Britain and Ner. thorn frotand today on A claim for higher wages.
A large number of bus- Buliding firms will be affected by the stoppage but the fult affect will not be known ún. til Monday, as many plants are working a five-day week
Router
MacArthur
Tale Denied
Nanking, Apr. 4. emphatically
Premier Chang Chun today denied reports appearing in the Chinese press that Gen. Douglas MacArthur had Invited. Generalissimo
Chlang's move coincided with Chiang Kai-shek to meet with the arrival in Nanking of a him to discuss the American three-man commission represent-ald programme. ing Shanghai banking and judicial
"Gen. MacArthur has
no au-
understanding of Chinese circles to canvas support for Dr. thority to make such an invita-
know- Chu Cheng, President of the tion," Chang sold,
culture and a thorough
ledge of the international Lion.
situr- Judicial Yuan, who announced Reports stating that MacArthur
.
his candidature for Presidency ahad recommended a meeting be-- Chiang expressed disapproval few days ago.
tween the two men appeared of the Vice-Presidential candi-
In a statement issued last night yesterday in several Chines who were running before following a meeting of Shanghai newspapers in the capital and #reliable attributed to hanking and judicial circles they were
being nominated.
He added, however, that owing decided to back Chu Cheng be-sources."-United Press, to the limited time left before use of his contributions toward
cause
the election they should be rentisation of constitutionallam
allowed to proceed with their in the country and toward the Flood Havoc
electioneering campaigns although overthrow of the Manchu dynasty such
a situation should not be during the early revolutionary allowed to recur.
Chiang's
which 'gama "
announcement, shock, and surprise to Kuomintang leaders, was made at a time when the
National Assembly Breaks Up In Storm
Nanking, Apr. 3.
in Tokyo, widening of that breach-Hou-Charges that some delegates voted twice brought where allegations have been made ter. against the behaviour of Aus- tralian officers on leave.-Reuter
STATE VISIT
Washington, Apr. 4. Prince Regent Charles and Henri Spaak ar- rived by
a state air today for
Prince Charles will make his Arst official call on Fresident
Truman on Harry evening.Associated Press.
Early this morning one Ameri- last night and reached Berlin Premier Paul
the can. sergeant went through
pro- with only the customary zbvolving doors of the Reichs-sentation by the train commander visit. bahn buliding to catch, a. German who failed to show his papers to the guard. He said two Russian santries Inside the building were standing on a landing about five steps up. They took one step to ward the sergeant but did not point their weapons at him, mul
The British, who sent two mlil- tary freights through the Soviet zone on the same way, sold Gen. Sir Brian Robertson's special pas-
he was allowed to lead the Gersenger train with part of his staff
man out.
Trains, Held Up
been
passed through the Soviet zone westward last Inghi without any Incident.
the
This seemed to Indicate Russians were chiefly interested In controlling west-bound freight and cast-bound passengers.
Rotaliation
A Military Government spokes- man. announced that two food trains en route from the Wester zones with supplies for Berlin's German population had halted by Russian border guards. Armed American troops, BR- the past They were re-shunted via Homeswering with action stedt and wore last reported week's Soviet moves aimed at moving towards Berlin.
hampering Allled access to Ber- in, manned a "retaliatory" road block across the main road from Berlin to Potsdam where the So- viet Zone commander, Marshal Vasally Sokolovsky, lives.
An extensive check by United Pross with Russlan officials and Both British and American Intel- ligence agencies revealed that there was considerable. troop ee tivity in the Russian zone. It was recalled that several days ago the Russian-controlled German. press, mentioned briefly. that Bo viet troops were holding spring -mondeuvars. There have also been numerous reports of tho strengthening of border guarda by \the Soviets,
Omeful British and. American quarters, denied any.' knowledge of Russian armoured troops mov- ing into the Soviet zone from the.
Goh Brownfohn smoke to fri-The 12 Alih-correspondents this morning dm cần a private conference, restricted
to.British newsmen NACE
HE PROWA are 'not'.on; the ; varga
of a pitched battle," he said. #The Russian action is ba}=}
(Continued on Page 4)
Soviet
N.T. HOLD-UP
While Mr. Jose Maria Conceicao and two Chiness heaters were out shooting game near Tai Shing Village in the Now Territories at
were held up by two men, one and the armed with a Matwer other a revolver.
to an abrupt, tumultuous end today's meeting of the National Assembly as tho-dologates- completed the first wook of debates without olecting the Presidium.
about 8.30 n.m. yesterday they Wung Lan-yu, Secretary-General of the Preparatory
with The robbers got away Tuesday the sporting gun, a pair of field
glasses, a watch and $20 in cash.
"Uplifting Effect”. On Morale
Nanking, Apr. 4.
The Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Shih-chish, in a statement issued today, said the China aid programme signed by President Truman yos- terday has an "uplifting effect" on the morale of the Chinese people and its significance is not to be measured by "more figures".
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"The legislative enactment of by Executive approval, is ar
Attitude
the China aid programme, follow|preciated by the Chinese Gov- ernment and people", said Dr. Wang. "My Government, however, accepts the programme with a heavy heart as the final respon- sibility for its success or failure must necessarily rest with us.
"We are keenly aware of the manifold difficulties now con- fronting us.
Softening
Barlin, Apr. Russians officially notified the American authorities - today that they wore willing to meet for discussions to clarify the restrictions they mouse lethursday on train travel throughout their zone.
Commission, ordered the voting and declared it null and void at 7:50 p.m. after d group of Hunan delegates noisily charged that some delegates cast two ballots.
how-United Press.
The abrupt cancellation came |man of the "Popularly-elected after the ballotting for an 85- Delegates Association" that the three dispute would be settled within man Presidium was fourths concluded. It appeared three days but he did not say as if the Assembly-would-finally- complete on Monday this initial item over which It has been wrangling for a week, but the accusation by the Hunan dele- gates produced pandemonium in the Assembly causing the proceedings to be adjourned.
Numerous other .delegates Jumped to their feet to either support or deny the charges.
period.
While
China
marching
In Georgia
toward "rule by Taw" and not by man who needs a President
Savannah, Georgia, Apr. 4. who to familiar with the law
Flood waters of the Ogeechee and the constitution and who Alver swirled over the famous > will faithfully abide by them coastal highway betweed here under any • circumstances, the and New Brunswick and high- statement said.
way engineers ordered the high- It added that Chu was one of way to be clos
closed. the ideal candidates who could
HI The famous Richmond meet these requirements.
plantation of the late automòbila Supporters said they would
mul-millionaire, Henry Ford, not be discouraged if the Judicial was hit hard by the Bood waters, Yuan President failed in the
but his widow, Mrs. Ford, was elections because they explained reported safe in the mansion on that Chu's democratic spirit and the estate. courage would remain even if he did not succeed.
Only Parson
Ceorgia and Florida state high- wey, patrolmen reported
*Bočnos
of devastation throughout both states as damage estimates soared. into millions of dollars. More rain "Athough"the"nolion's reaction was expected for south-west and Generalissimo Chlang Kal-south Georgia and north-west shek's refusal to stand for the Florida.
to
Presidency is as yet unknown, the; Hundreds
are homeless, and
Chinese people as a whole for a tourists in the area were virtually
long time fave been convinced maroaned.-United Press. that he is the only person capable]:"
of shouldering the stupendoust
responsibilties entiled Haganah
office.
A
Chlong
the by Generallaalmo
Presiden led the 4- |
tion through an eight-year war with Japan and everybody in Nationalist China has implicit faith he will lead the nation to victory over the Communists, (Continued on Page 12)
Reynolds Breaks Another Promise
Shanghai, Apr. 4.
The Human. delegates Milton Reynolds, Chicago millionaire, was today
that come members who had boon sofed in front rows and had left after" casting balfois had returned to the Assembly Hall and voted for the second time.
•
accused of pulling his second "anook 'flight" out of Shanghai within two days.
Storms Village
Jeruzalem, Apr. 45 Jewish planes, dropped pack- ALOS
yesterday to the largo Haganah fighting forces holding. the occupied Arab village of Castel against Arab counter ats tacks.
end
Haganah, who formed captured the villago before dawn, were reported to have suffered nina casualties so far. Hundreds of Arabs were trying to win back the village on Mount Castel dominating astrotch of the Vitaí Jerusniemi-Tel Aviv: main rond, the supply link along which Jewish food cohviys must travel to breakt through-the- Arab blockade of Jerusalem.Reuter,
MINIATURE WRITING
TagNanking, Apr. 4"
Chen will prosent the Ivory
Without obtaining permlasion abortive mountain-hunting ex- to leave from either the Civil pedition have been 'cleared up.
The full text of the Chinese Aeronautics Administration or Reynolds, with four American
came to China to constitution, a map of China and Each Assembly delegate is per- the Lunghwa airport author scientists, mitted only one vole for a Pre-
itics, Reynolds' plane. took off search, the Amne Machin range the portraits of Dr. Bun Yat-son according to sidium member
In West China for a peak higher and President Chiang Kai-shak at 0545 GMT with pilot Bill then Mount Everest. The expedi- have been carved on a cube of resolution adopted yesterday
No date has been set for re-Odom at the controls. He has tion was cancelled when the ivory the size of a postage stamp election but it was considered un- not returned, two and half "Explorer" was damaged slightly by Chen Ching-yi, Chiria's lead- ing ivory-cution contains over on March 31-at Peiping. "In the midst of the Com likely that it would take place hours later.
The constitution' before Monday since many de munfat rebellion and viclous in-
Mayor K. C. Wu said: "He With the plane repaired," Bay. legates plan to go to Shanghai' for
sneaked out again. I don't think nolds took off from Shanghai two 10,000 characters. flation conditions which might the weekend.
he will come back thala time days later. He said he headed for have forced others in similar
Evan
the American Consul Calcutta but returned when he sube to the National Assembly ciroumatenons into a different Today's session did not begin General Who came here this found he did not have the neces- He said he plans to make political couras, we nevertheless) until 5.30 p.m. in order to give
Tr Truman United-Press, mra determined to initiate and provincial and vocational groups afternoon does not know of his sary visas Dr. E.T. Bah, head second one to give to Prouident
destination. time to select Presidium candi-"
of the Acd Stalca," accused a snook flight Russions sent their note after American M.P.s
Normelds did not clear through him maintain k democratio constitu• dates. There were 2,254 delegatos] the customs or the immigration | över · Amne. Machin; Heynolds had been withdrawn from around the Soviet eration of such a so far.
tional Governmhit.
present the largest attendance
authority nor did heale va denied this, and EZ FOT
This latest movo "by: Mr.Roy fight plan giving his destination "The realization
"completely, remover inny siberian antleyclone exlande § and covera with CAA political programme, coupled with Twelve, delegates were nome A Cathay Hotel, clerk said possibility of the Amne Machis chids and adjacent INA the carrying out of the economic inated to superviso the Presidium Reynolds and Odom removed all Expedition ever being carried mut now: of: Rikkalde” wellabe- measures as outlined in the 10-election which was carried out
belongings from
nawed Chinese interest. In tho Burma and Blamey General: Chang Chun will be a the first gosture from the Rus- Council for Germany NA sians showing willingness toit le not known whether the job which my Government will
Beveral persons at the airport: affair following his public apol (Tussians made the same offer to tackle with steadfastness and
who talked with Reynolds Just ogy for his "sins of carelessness Name: 141 CAS talk over with the Western the Blush and French, but both vigour, for this is the only road.
to the Academia Sinica. Minimumi, ULI prim, to, his departure," said be Powers the regulations which were exposed to be included that leads to our national unity
bad, not told them he was linee pain weshines, 3 hours
* American, Army authorlifes, to- brought the suspension on An American Military, Govern- and reconstruction, and thereby, Thursday of Allled military mont announcement said the to the restoration and preserva train traffic between Berlin and Russian robly dreamrms the Co- tion of peace and icicity in the the): Western zones. 21hr MON
lion taken in the latter Far Est
culated to make surpation The bugtenabte, but we do not intend
to be bullied.”
ralfroad G.H.Q. in the American sector of Berlin. They had blockaded the building since Friday night....
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af:
The Weather
JITHATE FARODA rhe Soviet notification : was | deadlock on the Allied Control point programme of the Fremier, by means of speret ballots placed their page their and destroys the 'mild spate of re" NKS Fretro, da si vejitivity: Sombrer
sharci top levelěžíalká
the restrictions. Peta Inu, taak némay ballave
in the Assembly hall.
Hunger Strikers
(Thor dispute: between, delegate, and the
rooms.co
Con una more
Chińsk
quards who had bem radio, MSSARKET FOOD VO
the plane, for two days) suplorer, Mr. Reynolds was bonde, namn, NE
"Withdrawn » Lollowing|| Infor Tokyo with; thin Apurported ippromien to alterossing the Paddle.
“Nanking, confrmed. by radio
the