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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1948.
ITALIANS SAY "NO" TO COMMUNISM
Absolute Majority For De
SHORT-LIVED RAIL STRIKE
Nanking, Apr. 20. Railway operations between Bhanghai and Nanking wers #uspended two hours whon
workers halted trains because of non-payment of salaries.
A Ministry of Communica- tions spokesman sald pay. ments were delayed because funds of acute shortage of dua to increased expenses, Lut wold he hoped settle. ment would be made shortly. At .m.. the spokesman wera sn.d,
ngain operating normally. Apeo. clated Press.
trains
Nanking Election Campaign
Threat By Reds In The North
Rome, Apr.. 20.
Returns from three-fourths of Italy's Senatorial districts today gave the ́American-backed Christian Democratic Party almost half the total vote in the crucial election battle between Russia and the West.
Gasperi In Elections
STUBBS RD. HOLD-UP OF BUS
A Stanley-bound motor bus was held up shortly before 9 o'clock last night near Wong nelchung Gap by five of the passengers, three armed with revolvers, who successfully got away with loot estimated at about $1,000.
Early returns on the Chamber of Deputies indicat- ed a similar crushing defeat for the Commun- ists. The returns raised the possibility that .anti-Communists had been given undisputed control over both Houses of the new Parlia- ment.
The Interior Ministry announc- Venezia Giulia Senatorial region, ed officially that In Friuli, the the Christian Democrats collected nechung Police Station the rob G3.1 per cent of the votes, won b-rs made their $3.9 per cent in the Abruzzi,by holding
The
Interior Ministry's tabulations on the Senate vote, counted first, gave the Chris- tian Democrats 8,171,560 Dr 44.4/10 per cent. of the vote. The Popular Front coalition of 52.5 Communists
left-wing Trentino. and Socialists
ог 5,382,970 Fot 31.3/10 per cent.
Returns from 4,478 sections in the vote for the Chamber gave the Christian Democrats 2,131,- 008, the Front 930,207 anti-Communist
303.
and tho Socialists 200,-
Voles for minor parties swelled the anti-Communist total.
Premier de Gasperi said the returna were beyond his fondest
Nanking, Apr. 20. Following the election of Chiang Kai-shek as China's first Constitutional President yesterday, the National As- sembly this morning formal- ly nominated six candidates for the vice-presidential elec-for his party's victory is the nn-
dreams.
Bus No. 4143, second from last to leave for Stanley for the day, left Vehicular Ferry Pier at 8,15
.. with 28 passengers.
A short distunee past Wong-
idently known
up the river and They relieved the and 42.1 In Patzengers.
conductor of his takings and the
of their passengers
money, watches and valuables, after which they ordered the driver to drive on for half a mile, when they get off the bus and ordered the driver to proceed.
in Lombardy
Rod Throat Milan, the in
Communist Front announced today that it will stage a special demonstra
In downtown Milan on tian Sunday to celebrate the "alec-
A report was made to the Police toral success" of the
reached Repulse
·loftist when the bus election bloc.
Bay, and a general call was made Despite the Government ban for a Police comb-up of the arco. Jate hour no arrests were of any kind "until Up to on meetings further orders," the Communist reported.
through party group announced
This is the recond bus robbery On Apr. that arrangements in less than a fortnight, newspapers
the have been completed for a "greut11, a Kowloon Tong bus on
mainland was held up by three people's parade."
Announcement of the demon-ormed men who successfully got renewed speculation on away with $2,000 in loot. stration the purported Communist Pian who will The Premier's statement, broad- "K" for an insurrectional move- alleged The six nominees,
ns the enst over the Italian radio net-ment inasmuch run independently, are Dr. Sun
anticipated plan would have included such a Vice-President work, sald he had Fo, incumbent and roncurrently President of bin party would have a plurality mans demonstration to celebrate
alection victory. the claimed Legislative Yuan, Yu Yu-Jen, in the vote on Sunday and Mon- Associated Press and United silver-bearded President of the day for selection of members of
O Press. Control Yuan, General Li Tsung- the Republic's first Parliament.
"But I never dreamed of affirm- President of Chiang Kai-
aa they chek's headquarters at Peiping, Ing.
Communist- General Cheng Chien, President dominated Popular Front) did,
tion scheduled for Friday.
the
No. Reds In Cabinet
He told Italians the chief reason
tion's "Orm intention not be Bulshevished." **
(the
of Chiang Kai-shek's Hankow that we would have an absolute
Mo Teh-hul, majority," the statement said. headquarters,
Do Gasperi veteran Manchurian
and Hsu Fu-lin, one of the top leaders of the Democratic cialist Party.
statesman.
made it clear f he would not consider taking Communists back Into the Gov- So-
ernment if he again is named Premier the
in the post-election Government which is expected
Sun Fo's nomination had Sun Fos support of 632 delegates, Yu Yu- Jen 510, 11 Tsung-Jen 400, Cheng Chien 330, Mo Teh-hui 210, Hsu Fu-lin 132.
tions
close
contest between
to be formed about May 20.
Truly Democratic
"The Cabinet shake-up which
Sun Fo Bolshevised.
Yu Yu-jen, on the other hand, has also succeeder in obtaining the support of a strong faction within the Kuomintang-Reuter- AAP.
Italians have
democratic regime," he said.
AUSTRALIAN IN CUSTODY
Shanghai, Apr. 20.
Where Is
Kiwi Airman?
taken off from England.
Airport authorities said yester- day they knew ttle about the Blight officially, where the plane was arriving from, or the time for arrival except they balleved it was some time today.
The only Information availablé
NARCOTIC RING IN SWATOW
Shanghai, Apr, 20.
A large narcotic ring operated Was by natives of Swatow smashed by the Shanghal Garri- son during the week-end when 20 suspects were rounded up and 200 ounces of morphine and ten catlies of opium seized at several addresses.
After preliminary questioning,
hero
Price: 20 Conts..
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Silver Wedding
Their Majesties the King and Queen celebrate their allver wedding anniversary on Monday next, April 26. This new photograph, specially taken to mark the occasion,, shows the King and Queen in the Blue Drawing Room on the first floor of Buckingham Palace.
Lightning Strike In Singapore Docks
Singapore, Apr. 20,
Work stopped on 30 ships in Singapore Harbour to
day when 2,500 lightermen of the Stevedores Association called a lightning strike. -
B.B.C. INTERVIEWS
dayn. BRIT. COUNCIL VISITORS
on
-Reuter,
American Mission To
Kwangtung
They were demanding an 80 set out to fight by April 17", Mr. per cent increase in pay, double Barry stated.
A second letter said propaganda | pay for holiday work and "dirty
must be prepared to make the la bourers underland fully what the money" for handling cement.
Police arrested 42 men in a dawn rald on the homes of dock-strike was about,
This letter, he added, was writ. workers in Tanjong Pagar, the Singapore wharf area. They held ten on paper bearing the letter- 13 of the suspects-were-released seven-men as alleged members of head of the Pan-Malayan Federa Captain Arthur A. Mans- and the remaining seven, includ-a secret society stated to have tion of Trade Unions, a body M. been much in evidence during re-reputed to be under Communist and not registered leadership, With the vice-presidential elec-led to the fourth Cabingt was a field, a New Zealander who ing, the alleged ringlender,
Tssi Tac-ying, turned over to the een dock strikes, only three days off all con- courageous act and an act of con is reported to be attempting military court of the Garrison-Ity emblem is a pink card with either in Singapore or. In Malaya. testants for China's second highest fidence in the Italian people.
a flaming word in a clenched fist their possibilities to a solo flight around the world Headquarters. post are now engaged in vigorous trusted
The questioning of the arrest on one side and a yellow star on achieve a revival in our country. this month, is due to arrive campaigning.
to have ellelted a confession that Observers here believe that the The results have shown the cerat Kal Tak airport today ac-ed men by the authorities is said the other,
The other 53 men were released vice-presidential race will be a fainty that Italians will not be cording to his itinerary, but the morphine and other oplum after questioning.
The President of the Singapore is available ingredients were smuggled no confirmation
Federation of Trade Unions an- and L Tsung-jen, both of whom reached the political level at
nounced today a 24-hour general are receiving substantial support. which they can have a truly in Hong Kong that he has yet from Swatow-Reuter,
protest strike for April 23 in against police raids trado union premises in the past few Nearly 90 per cent of the 6,000 harbour workers called out on Saturday by the Harbour. La bourers Union were back at work 20. wartime Royal Autralian in Hong Kong are press releases Council visitors from Hong Kong this morning and their strike
Canton, Apr. 20. Air Force pilot, was taken into from England and a news agency will be included in the Contonese seemed on the verge of collapse. The four officers of the
details of the The submerged Japanese ship police custody in connection with message giving
of the B. B. C. Far programmes
Mr. J. C. Barry, head of the American Advisory Group United plane and itinerary, but both are Eastern Service on Saturday and Singapore Criminal Investigation who visited the Ninth Mill- lying between buoys B22 and the theft of about 200
worth yesterday and States dollars
of goods dated several days before Mans- B-23 was lifted
Sunday
H.K. Department, said today the raids to take off from Time. The first of these, on
Sat- towed to Lalchikok by a Chinese from the Wing On Company. No held was due
England on April 15. Since then Arm of salvagers.
charges have yet been filed.
Police said the goods were re-no word has been heard of him urday, will be an interview with made union premises were not tary Training Headquarters
the itinerary Mr. Goh Kong Hooi, Hong Kong According to
Postal Official, at 7.30 p.m. H.K. Mansfeld planned Lo By frst time. The second, on Sunday, will across the Atlantic then to the Pacifle to Tokyo, Shanghai and be with Mr. Li Hon Ki, Station
Master, Yaumati, on to Hong Kong and Blam A Lone flight across vast stretches of water in a plane with a nor mal range of 500-780 miles would have aroused much more pub- Melty than has been the case.
Nevertheless, Standard-Vacuum Olf Company representatives in Hong Kong will have four grades in on his of fuel ready to send him way at Kai Tak today should he arrive. According to the itiner- Lunghwa airport, Shanghai, early
WRECK LIFTED
William Thomas Dobson, aged
The vessel, sunk by Allied bombs during the war, has been covered sold to Chinese interests.
from
hotel Dobson's room.-Associated Press.
Probe Into Telegram From Labour M.Ps.
London, Apr. 20.
The House of Commons today instructed a commit- toe, reprezenting all parties, to investigate the
circumstances of a telegram of good wishtosary, Mansfeld is due to teava which the Italian Socialist leader, Signor Pietro Nonni, claimed to have recóived from,numar- pus Labour Members of Parliament.
The telegram directly con- quently that their names were ntravened the decision of the fused without authority.
Mr. Herbert Morrison, one of Labour Party to refuse recog- nition of the Nonni. Socialists the lenders of the Labour Party, today promised "effective EC- because of their association with tion against Labour Member of Parliament who sent the telegram to Signor Neant.
the Communists.
this morning-
Air Link With Hanoi Resumed
Interviews with two British
at 7.30
D.m.
to
interfere wit trade in Shaokwan, North Kwang- tung, returned here yesterday. unionism,
The police were searching for by train and flew to Hong seditious documents.
A letter, found in one of the Kong in the afternoon on raids, said it had been "decided to their return to Nanking.
Kashmir Plebiscite "Inacceptable"
Lake Success, Apr. 19.
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Housing Schemes Statement
In connection with the statements made on behalf of Government during the debate on the Budget in Legislative Council, the examina- tion of all applications for land, at reducod premia for bona fide housing schomos hon now been completed. Nine of these schemes have satisfied requirements as to limitation of profits and their sponsors have accordingly been informed of the reduc- ed terms on which land may be obtained: they have been requested to confirm at an early date that they intend to proceed with and complete their proposals. If these nine schemes are carried out they will provide 2,000 new residences comprising detached houses, semi-detached houses and flats, a Government spokesman said yesterday.
In a few cases, the schemes ( put up to Government were for development, single-storey which would be an unecono- mical use of building land. The applicants have therefore been asked to revise the type of construction proposed.
Of the thirteen sites involved in the 20 original applications. four have not yet been allocated and certain of the unsuccessful Informed applicants have been that further consideration will be they given to their application f
revise their are prepared to schemes to conform with certain special conditions of sale aimed at limiting the degree of proft to be derived from them.
In
The
bo
"MOTHER, GIVE US MILK"
Peiping, Apr. 20. The privately-owned Min Pao, in an editorial, sald the "people want
nothing from President
· Käl-shek, Chlang except a peaceful life and lower cost of living."
be the
It wald Chiang should ilka mother to all suffering millions of China- chlidren who needed milk. "Mother, please give milk to drink,” It conajudet. -Associated Press.
Valuable concessions have been made in respect of these schemes ant the leases are to granted by private treaty Instead
There are also conditions de- of public auction, and at a re-
purpose signed to control the assignment, duced premium. of this is to encourage bona fide mortgage, letting, sub-letting ets. promoters who might otherwise of any of the dwellings or parts be deterred by the high prices of dwellings constructed under obtaining at sales of land by these schemes, or of the land ob- tained for them, while as a fur- public auction.
ther check on speculation, house-
under these achenics constructed
Conditions
are
Dre
10
on
required
make annual declaration stating their
In so for as valuable assets of holders and tenants of promises the Colony comprising a number of excellent building sites bolag leased at a price consideran ably below their present market talerest in the premises and the
terniston
Ton which they bold such value, it is in the Interests of the
interest. public that these should not bel
Anyone who wishes to see allowed to fall into the hands of
these special conditions in detail speculators and profiteers, and may obtain coples of them from the Public Works Department or spokesman.
the Land Office.
the
It is for this reason that five conditions have bean form
to
Sorted in the normal
apply of lease which wil these grants. These special con. ditions will be in force for the first twenty years of the lease and specifically limit the profits which may be derived from the schemes to ■ maximum
per cent.
Accounts
K. C. WU RUMOURS DENIED
Shanghai, Apr. 20. City Government circles lost at the current night scoffed of 5 rumours that Mayor K.C. Wu wil1--
be transferred to bead the Minis- try of Communications, according to the Chins Press.
To ensure that this limit is not exceeded, promoters are required
City Government officials said
to maintain audited accounts in that pending election of China's
and Vice-President
detail of the cost of construction first President who is going to
the
no que
and subsequent expenditure on
be the new Premier and whether premises, of their manage- be ment, and of the tenta and pro- the Executive Yuan will undergo
Audited reorganlantion after the Presiden its derived from them.
are also tial election. statements of accounts required showing the apportion-
It was sald Mayor Wu himself
ment of the cost as between each had heard nothing of his rumour- house and Sat.
'Curb
ed new appointment.-Reuter.
Communism" Resolution
Bogota, Apr. 20.
The United States, Brazil and Chile were understood Inter- ຕຸກ today to have agreed on the terms of American conference resolution strongly con- demning Soviet Russia and calling on Western- hemisphere nations to "curb Communism.“ The resolution, which is stronger than the one anti- cipated before the recent violence here, will be presented to the conference today or Tuesday. Shooting again broke out here munist resolution and a resolu "wirlwind trip to Shaokwan gave yesterday in Santander Squaretion pertaining to the continua us some idea of the training situa-
The party included Brigadier General Lawrence B Keiser, director of ground division, AAG, Colonel Harry C. Mewshaw, chief of staff, Lieut-Colonel Cenneth R. Lindner and Captain Philip H.
Dunbar.
Colonel
Lindner said that their
The Weather
tion. General Keiser will report and near the presidential palace tion of foreign colonies in the One of the key tests of the con- to Major-General David G. Barr: where ruinous riots began, 10 Western hemisphere... head of the AAG, who will do days ago. Unconfirmed reports ference, especially for the United Representatives of India and Pakistan today reject- cide whether Army advisory of said deaths in the two incidents Suites, will be the anti-Commun
ed as inacceptable the proposed resolution and- cers will be sent to Shaokwan to ran as high as 12 with Raven ist resolution United Press.
training." advice on military
civilians and five soldiers killed. ing fighting in disputed Kashmir and settling
Asked whether the present The War Ministry denied thero the fate of the princely State by a plebiscite. training in Shaokwan is on the had been any deaths.
** Chinese system, The Bring was. from the ruins The Pakistan delegate, Sir ceptable because it paid scant at-American
The fairly intensive anticyclone ... now. Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, tention to the main problem of Colonel Lindner said it was the of an office building overlooking
in which who Chinese pattern and he expected the square
sulpers
centred 'E, of Hokkaido is 'moving slowly tha Armorican system would-be fought a fierce submitted to the Security Coun- "Pakistan's aid to raiders
stu two-hour
HEA... weak 'trough of law; premeure, used cil an alternative, resolution had to invade Kashmir."
if AAG officers, were to battle' against "soldiers.
Manchuria PAOLA {from the depresjon aver which sembled the six-nation
Those were the only incidents waenda w across bantung. Auolder. "He estimated that there were give advisory service there--As- draft proposal currently before 20,000 raiders in Pakistan-sociated Press.
to disturb an otherwise quite weak trough from the depression, which į has formed ovex Yannán extends I ́méros the Council, but in it he suggest-- "half the forces of the enemy,”
Sunday.
Boulbern China. There, jo „Bitle>pressure The Speaker ruled that there *.
For the first time since the ed that Pakistani troops be sto- Mr. Ayyangor charged was no prima facio case for a Zommittes of Privileges to be ap war, Hong Kong, will again bo tioned in Moslem areas and Infighting was done with Pakistan's
in touch by air with northern dian troops in non-Moslem active pointed,
In reply to a Labour Member Indo-China, as from Monday, areas. who.naked "If it is true that Apr. 20. MAREN Members' names, have been taken On that day Air France will in vain, they have no redress in resume their pre-war service be on this House?" the Speaker said:tween Hong Kong and Hanal and
"Not in the House. But as names Haiphong... have been published in: the preek Laing a DC plane, Air France cont of Kashmir.
w Several Labour Members who wore supposed to have signed the teleztem, have declared subse
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compliance while even passive" sequiescence would have been an unfriendly art. He comp
The Indian delegaten ere, plained: that the Security Counci quick to find this also inaccept-had cold-shouldered India's 'com- able, since it would place Pakla-plaint.?? tank troops in roughly 80 per
JOURNALIST'S. NARROW-ESCAPE.
A Salgon despatch today from the Agence France Prasso sald that a French journalist, ⠀⠀⠀M.
Foreign Colonies t gradients over the: Bouth Okiña” Ben and
Afive-man sub-committee the Philippines,
Today's Forecast 1--Light variably winds, of the United States, Brazil, Chlip, Uruguay, and Cuba mat cloudy at first, becoming “tale during the:: Paris,
for three hours on the proposed dar. 12, Apr. 19
anti Communist resolution: Tjerday's - Wonthke som Only Uruguay and Cuba were Maximum 31.3. dag. Table
whether to sponsor zuzhines/4.7. hours: 26337%.
· Hainfalli, 0,8 mm/400T/LINE TORA The conference began a up programme to pass a restrician wysings of 240.18.47 - tad streamlined agenda, The Steering Committee top delegates
their redresa là in the courta,} }, ] are to run one servics, a week | Fighting broke out fo Kashmiring with” India that the question'); last night when Aide pascape UANG MAKANAN VERA ROY Uso Jazi; L9.0.milan 10/150! na i
Sir. Zafruliah, although, ngreo- | Felix: Bolo, had.a
af his
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believed to
to be vist on be agreed wa Into account point made by Mr. increased if demand justiden. Join India, although the great UN-sponsored plebiscile, com="
(Indo-Chinese Nation Oliver, Blabley that there was "Every Monday the Al France majority of bis Pubjects were plained that the draft résolutionsmuse
A was too one-sided and said, the alley threw the grenade na will start a continuous session in Bar at ma very grave allegation that names plane will arrive at Kal Tak at Moslem, STRES
today, the agenda includes anaye. Du have been appended without aus 1230 am from Honor vinglar Only two speakers were, board resolution offered to safeguards Bolo was leaving a club, the re-an efort to complete the seda
the withdrawal of port said. thorisation" and that the matter "phon. This plane will take off at attoday Bonion, Gopalaswami to supervise at
the Finvading TribesmenUnited He jumped plege, and, was not defener Park for the inter-Ameri»- Wi wcordingly wan Bốn qunes (21 530-thakteer deurzench weak to Ayraneus of fodia, said, the Coun-
this report adslo burt,
Rauler chi's draft, resolution was, “khác?
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