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FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO
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CHINA MAIL
No. 33938.
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1948.
When Truck And Tram Meet Tension Eases
When a truck and a tram were involved in a collision at West Point yesterday afternoon, the former came off second best, being turned upside down on the road. This photograph shows the break- down gangs clearing the obstruction to traffic. "China: Mail“ Photo.
REYNOLDS GETS AWAY
Reynolds Off Again
Tokyo, Apr. 8. The Reynolds exploration four-an- tiam got off in its
oined C-47 "Explorer" today after obtaining clearance to continue its "escapa" from China-United Press.
Russia Rejects Protest
London, Apr. 5. The Moscow Radio said to- day Russia again has rejected Chinese protests that Soviet patrol planes fired on a Chin- ese plane.
occurred
on
The incident March 8 near the Port Arthur naval base. The broadcaster said
a Russian note dated April 3 re- jected a Chinese contention that, Russia enjoys full sovereign rights in any part of Manchuria. The nots said the Chinese plone was within Russia's mill- tary area. It sal! Soviet rights over the port area were estab. ished in a Russo-Chinese agree~ xment in 1945.
"In order to avoid a repetition
No Likelihood Of
Extradition
Shanghai, Apr. 5.
Although Milton Reynolds violated Chinese laws in making his "sneak flight" from Shanghai yesterday (see Page 5), official American sources said he cannot be extradited to China once he returns to the United States.
The United States and China hove not yet nego- tiated in extradition treaty. Provisions for extradition were included in extraterritoriality agreements which were abolished during the Japanese war,
In Berlin
Four-Power Talks Suggested
Berlin, Apr. 5.
The British Military Government sent a note to the Russians today suggesting four-Power talks in Berlin to discuss the existing Soviet control blocks on rail traffic to the Western Zones. The note was signed by the British Deputy Military Governor, Major-General Novil Brownjohn.
It was in reply to the Deputy Zone commander to travel the Soviet Military Governor, route by rall since the Russians Lieutenant General Mikhii announced their intention last stringent Dratvin, who advised the three week to impose more
restrictions on traffic through the Western Powers yesterday of Soviet zone. Soviet willingness to discuss a clarification of controls.
General Brownjohn's note asked the Russians to name the time and place of the meeting. -United Press.
Traffic Resumed
Berlin, Apr. 5. All inland water traffle across the Soviet zone of Germany, be- tween the Western zones And Berlin, which was suspended last Friday after the start of the new Soviet trame restrictions, was re- sumed again this morning.
up
A British railway spokesman at Helmstedt, British zone crossing point, said he had no details beyond an official report that the train had passed Marienborn. Associated Press.
Families Leaving
Berlin, Apr. 5. The Soviet occupation authorl- tice pre sending the wives and of Soviet officers and on- children class in Germany home in large the Russian-licensed numbers, Berlin newspaper "Tribune" re
today.
Borsheir return to the
Bovisi Union has nothing to do with rumours of WI, the stated.
paper
It was due to the Soviet mill- tary government's wish to reduce Occupation costs by 30 per cent.
A British announcement said that all craft which had been held by the Soviet authorities had been realeased without any new documents (originally, requested by the Russians) heing demanded.
The resumption of traffe
"This shows that the Russians applied to that between Hanover,
We want to restore normal peacetime both in the British and Hamburg, zane, which had to pass through conditions and is the exact op- position of what rumour-mongers transit. the Soviet zone in ton of canal uf war try to make out of the
With resumption So far as is known here; Immigration offcials", denied
ugh the Soviet zone, story," the paper sald-Router. passport was trame through Reynolds broke only China's that Reynolds'
forcibly taken from, him. They all freight traffle by land and domestic laws
hig in authorised flight from Shang-sald Reynolds gave it to an water between the western zones
immigration officer who bad and Berlin was normal again. pointed out to the Chicago mil-
The net result of the new So- Ilonaire-he-did not have exit.visas-viet-traffic regulations imposed from the police.
on April 1 was thus that British, French and American passenger train services to Berlin were sus- pended and replaced by road and
services.—Reuter.
hai.
---He failed to clear, through the Customs and immigrations, to file n flight plan with China's Civil Aeronautle Administration, and.. to get permission to leave from CAA. He also did not
obtain police exit visas.
Soviet
Note
Discussed
London, Apr. 4. Mohamed Ibrahim Hakimi, of similar undesirable incidents," the Persian Prime Minister, the broadcaster quoted the note, Chinese authorities should "In today met leaders of the Per- form the Soviet command in Port slan Parliamentary parties Arthur in advance about expect- and representatives of inde- ed flights of Chinese planes over pendent Members of Parlin- China issued its first protest on ment to discuss the Soviet Mar.,
1. Russia rejected that note to Persia of March 24, note three days inter-Associated Teheran Radio reported to-
1 day.
the region."
Preks
EMERGENCY MEASURE
of-
"That's All Right" The officer offered to obtain visas for
him, explaining ital would take several hours." He quoted Reynolds as replying: That's all right. I'm not leaving for a couple of days."
minutes later, the A few puzzled officer wald, Reynolds left in his plane. He added Roy. nolde need
not have given up hia passport at all. Both CAA and Lunghwa afr- ort officials said no guards were posted around Reynolds' plane at the time he took off.
They said guards, had been withdrawn when Reynolds pro- mised not leave China. They sald it was possible that soldiers sta- toned at the airport might have been near the plane but only for curiosity and not to guard it
Associated Press.
The meeting followed an ficial Foreign Ministry dental of reports in Teheran newspa- pers this morning that the Soviet At Union had sent another new
Shanghai, April 5. As an emergency measure to note.
During the night, Moscow cope with the situation created by the recent round-up of Com-Radio broadcast the full text of munist elements in the city, the the Soviet note, which declared Soviet Government
that the
Russian Shot
Borlin, Apr. 5. A Russian officer was shot dead in the British sector of stated Berlin, it was officially today.
No British troops were involved in the incident-Reuter,
Special Train
Berlin, Apr. 5.
EARLIER CABLES ON PAGE 9
14 Die In BEA Crash
Berlin, Apr. 5. R.A.F. Has told United The special train carrying Gen. Press today that all 14 pas- eral Sir Brian Robertson. British sengers and crew in a London- Commander in Germany, to Ber-Hamburg-Berlin plane were
through the Soviet killed today in a mid-air col in passed check point in Marlenborn today lision with a Russian fighter
Sir Belan is the first. Western aircraft near 'hère. without incident.
Medico-Social Survey Of Hong Kong
the instigation of the Director of Medical Sar- vices a small committeo has been set up under the chairmanship of Professor Robertson to plan and carry out an intensivo madico-sociál survey in Hong Kong.
ERP Gets Under Way
Washington, Apr. L'
The British authorities, quoting soldiers at Gatow airfield, aald the passenger aircraft was com- ing in for a landing - when the collision took place,
They described, the Soviet
plane as a small single seater fighter. The Soviet plane appear eto fly in close to the passing alreraft
The British plane was operated by British European Airways. Officials of the airline confirmed at 4 p.m. that there were no sur- vivors.
The British-plane was a Dakota C-47 aircraft which makes regu- larly scheduled 'round trip flights between London, Hamburg and Berlin daily,
First reports indicated it wor closa to Gatow when the accident occurred.
The plane reportedly
crashed
in the outlying section of Berlin or on the fringe of the Russian zone, at 2.10 pm. European time. reached The flight - usually Gatow at 1.30 pm United Press
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FIFTEEN DIE IN RIOTS
Cairo, Apr. 5.
Fifteen persons were killed in Alexandria today in wild rioting by more than 10,000 persons demonstrating in support of a call for a nation- wide strike of police officers. Fighting broke out and spread throughout the great port city, The situation is reported to be entirely out of hand.
Army units went into action against the steadily "growing number of demonstrators, firing into the ranks of the angered massas bent on violence and destruction. Of the 15 killed, seven were policemen. Twenty were seriously injured.
Troops surrounded the Police Officers' Club close to the Cecil Hotel and near the quay in the centre of the city. The howl- ing mob who watched them march around the Club sudden-
Norway Taking No
ly pitched a rain of stones on Chances
their head.
Many buildings, including four motion pletura. houses, the Con- cordia, Cosmo, · Rex and E Dorado, were set on fire by the mob,
The Fire Department reported. It received 80 frantle calls be- tween 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. local time.
Five other cinemas were dam- aged as well as scores of other buildings-United Press. ›
Mob Terror
Alexandria, Apr. 5.) Mob terror has gripped the en tire city, second largest in Egypt
Three
thousanid policemen, Alexandria's entire force, walked out this morning de
demanding
high
er wages and improved working conditions. Hundreds of police niso struck in Cairo protesting a proposed transfer of some officers to villages and asking more-pay.... teenage boys, smashed shops Gangs of hoodluma, including
set streetcars afirm in Alexan
aria
Oslo, Apr. 4. Norway is to send a sma!! force of police to Finnmark the and North Troms, near Finnish
"to avert border, difficulties which might arise from the increasing number. of refugees coming from Fin land," the Norwegian Tela- graph Agency said today.
The move was described MA **
precautionary (maa-
aure."—Reuter.
No Time
To Talk
Of Peace
Shanghai, Apr.,
Pittsburg, Apr. 4. Doubt was expressed tonight whether America's 400,000 soft coal miners, on strike for
Dr. Carson Chang, leader of month, would abide by a court The mid-day train to Cairo was the Democratie Socialist Injunction issued yesterday or- raided and all passengers were Party, who returned here last dering them to return to work. forced off, Looters stormed Saturday from a tour of the On President Truman's In- through the coaches matching United States, told reportera struction, a Federal Court. yes-furnishings and bagsdge. terday Issued the ~ Injunction,
which also directs the owners to take steps to compose their differences, mainly over miners' pensions, with the workers.
The owners Bald the mines would be ready for production || tomorrow.
Mr John L Lewis President of the Mineworkers Union, wrote to the soft coal union yesterday leaving the men free to work or
as they pleasci. go on
on striking Minors generally indicated that they would await specific orders from Mr. Lewis. Union officials reported ne branch meetings were Axed for today, and only one for
without such meetings.Reuter. tomorrow. The miners rarely act
Tanker To
New Bow
Firobugs
yesterday that the present was not an opportune time to re- sume peace talks with Chinese Firebugs set the police station Communists. and customa warehouse in the harbour district ablaze.
beaten
He said that China must carry out reforms politically, economic» ally, culturally and militarlly to win-the-respect of foreign na-
tions.
Two policemen, and a 13- year-old student diad of wounds suffered when troops fired into a mob in Mohamed Aly Bquare. An Army officer was unconscious by civilians carrying sticks and stones. Nineteen others were hop alexandria and Catro,
hospitalised. civilians rallied to the side of the striking policemen and the Army took over. Armoured cars took up Ings in Cairo-Associated Press, stations near Government build-diate needs were peace and bet
In
Have A Put On
The 3,359-ton oll tanker Adinda, owned by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, is due to arriva in Hong Kong either today or tomorrow from Singapore to have her bow removed and replaced of Taikoo Dockyard.
U.S. Task
Force In The Med.
local authorities have ordered a "cannot consider as satisfactory ban on unauthorised meetings of the statement of the Persian American time, Government that
The object of this survey is more than five workers at according to Chinese reports. military advisers are not holding not just to amass sheets of The local public security au- a leading position in the Persian statistics; but to help the au thorites are understood to have Army",
This was the second Soviet thorities most directly concern- omelally informed workers in local factories, including various note in the recent diplomatic ex-ed with some of Hong Kong's public utility services, that the changes of the last few months social services in their efforts
followed similar lines to to get more reliable informa
London, Apr. 4. with and holding of any meeting more than five participants must that of Jan 31, which was retion about the living conditions
The United Stater Task Govern~ of the people in whose interests be notified beforehand Router. focted by the Persian
Force under the command of ment.
Perala sont a reply to the so they are working, and; so to
Rear-Admiral Harold M. Mar- cond note on Thursday, insleting direct their efforts at combat-
Twenty-four hours after
tin in the Persian Gulf, has that the Soviet Union was Interting physical and social evils or
Providence, R. L. Apr. 4. President Truman signed the toring in the affairs of Azer maladjustments in
most the
Mr. Henry Wallace, the third passed through the Suez baljan Province
Northern effective way.
Marshall aid bill, State. De party candidate for the United Canal and is to carry out tact Persia, ond permitting a secret radio station directed at Persia In connection with this it is partment supply officials stat. States Presidener declared here cal exercises in the Mediter
function Inside the Soviet worth noting that when Sired tonight they were prepared today, that he did not know of Union-Reuter.
Patrick Abercrombe vialled Hong to begin placing orders this "a aingie American principle or unean, United States Naval Kong at the end of last year, he week to get the $6,098 million Public Interest which would havé (Headquarters in London en-
handi- found himself frequently capped in his preliminary foreign aid programme under with Russia to make peace the flagship of the task fores In his speech, prepared for as the 27,000-ton aircraft carrier searches by Insuficient re-way.
meeting of the Wallace for Valley Torge Andere liable data about the real social Cairo, Apr. 4.
and economie conditions in the "A sudden “outbreak of cerebro | Colony, spinal meningilis has caused dix felt is hoped to start this survey Befomtha" kink Port Said, Publie | before 2 May; and so" and It: In
saldātos June or July this year, Horith Ministry
On Other Pages
Dovernment. Communists Back
In
Fordus
N, F. Tucker Fined $126.
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EPIDEMIC
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be sacrified
nounced tonight,
The loading of ships, they ad- President Committee," be added The announcement. Ways dad,y may start within few that he did not know of a single | tiesi", exercises” days Tomorrow, an Interim or principle or publle intermits nature wil ganisation, set up in the State Fare not sacrificing to support this wet this force Department, will start work on suicidal at tough polley of the States Medit overall plans for sending to the presentandministration in autor under Vice Ad |16 Marshall Plan natión: ald
Admiral!
promiend
Questioned on the international situation, Dr. Chang said that al though tension between the Unit- seemed to have reached a new ed States and the Soviet Union all-time high, there would be no war within the next few years.
He stated that China's, immen
terment of the people's livelihood. If the civil war continued with- out
the nation is doomed
to destruction.
Dr. Chang called for a house. cleaning of the · present - ad- niinistration, in order to make the state look like a state and the Government. Maro grallance - on foreign aid, he added, would not help the situation much-Reuter.
Praised And Attacked
Paris) (Apr.
This will be the second-ex- ample of "ship surgery!" In the In two speeches in France history of the colony's ship today, the Marihali,aid building industry. The first Europe plan was praised and at operation was completed last tacked.
The Finence month when the tanker Alde-
Minister,
Luperking
gonda passed her trials success-Rene Maye fully after having her middle Lyons, saldı: "This proat
will permit us to finance; section scrapped and rebuilt by chemes for the equipment of the same firm, "
No recovery 1 -por- indiatry. Adinda's - bow was damaged sible-wlihout American ald.” A by a mine at Tobruk in 1941. M. Maurice Thore, the Com-
munist leader, said: The bow was temporarily re-
the paired, to enable her to continue shall Plan is an attack on her war work,non independence of France. That is The tanker will shter dock for why we will Oght it with all pur the Atting of the new bow in force."Reuter few days. As was the ease with Aldegonda, the new bow section, of ap which has a dead weight
BOD tone, proximately
has been built at the head of No. 1 slipway, On arrival at the dock foff by bow gut Adinda will be clipped" ndall stereleme pending from The affezart will then be pron si a Ama the new bow and the two sections dadaya femenskih moved into position in line with
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