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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1948.
CLASH ON RUBBER ESTATE Chinese Killed In Police Baton Charge
COMMISSIONER'S
WARNING
Singapore, Juno 1.
Seven Chinese were killed and 10 injured today when police made a baton charge on 200 dis- missed Chinose employees who had refused to leave à rubber estate noar Segamat, 125 miles north of Singapore.
The Chinese had been given a month's notice by the European management, who recently took over the estate and had found difficulty in control- ling the workers.
Most of the dismissed wor Malnya's Police Commissioner, kers had refused to leave, say- Mr. H. B. Lansworthy, reviewing ing they would run the estate the labour unrest in the Federa- themselves. The clash begann yesterday, said that in fu- when the police, who were sent ture "force would be met with force." He attacked "subversive to investigate the situation,
political bodies" who,
he spill, were surrounded by Chinese were exhorting trade union armed with sticks, stones, bot-workers to resort to violence to
les and spears. There were no gain their ends. police casualties, and no shols were fired,
Jewish Gesture To Arabs
Troops Stand By
Other Incidenta today in.
Holiday's Heavy Toll
New York, June 1. American's three-day Me- marial holiday--the first bank holiday of the summer sea. son-which ended last night, was cattmated today to bave claimed the lives of nearly 400 people through wccidents.
One man cheated death in spectacular fashion, however. Giving a performance in an air show in Michigan, 27. year-old stunt pilot fell 5,000 feet in a parachute which id not open-and
yet suffered only alight cut over an eye. Telephone wires caught his unopened parachute and left him dangling in the air until halp came.Router.
Indians To Demonstrate
cluded: Dismissed employees Indians set fire to a rubber factory at London,
London, June 1.
P.I. MOVE TO SAVE DOLLARS
into
Manila, June 2. President Quirino signed law a stiff series of luxury taxes designed to conserve Philippines dollar exchange.
The new levies increase anles taxes on articles classifled as non- essentials to 30 percent. Seini- luxuries are laxed 15 percent. Ordinary goods are taxed at pre- sent five percent.“.
Particularly
affected
will be automobiles costing over US$500, jewelry, optical goods and silver- ware, with the exception of eye- clasica, perfumes and tollet arti- cles except dentifrices and inleum powder. The rate on these now is 30 percent.
President Quirino also signed n and Africans In bill legalising the redemption of at meeting last pre-war Philippine National Bank Senal, 15 miles north of Johore night, unanimously agreed to inoles with the exception of those issued by the Japanese und an demonstrations Dr. Mulan's segregation policy 50 peso notes hast by the guerilla estimated US$20,000,000 worth of
Bahru, and started four other fires on the estate.
hold
against
In Singapore, a Chiuese min-In the Union of South Africa. guvernment on Mindanao "during man shot and ecifically wound- Mi E. A Khan, President of the early part of the war-Asso- ed a Chinese sawmill supervisor.
the Indian Workers' Association,clated Press. There has been much industrial
who had arranged the meeting. unrest at the oil! Jately,
said that Dr. Malan's victory was Sikh policemen were
when atyre burst and a lorry
a victory for Faschen in South Africa,
"The British Governinant
Doesn't
oves turned white taking rein- prides itself on Commonwealth Know His
forcements to the scene of an-demacy," be baded, "but Dr. the labour dispute at Blim Ri- Malan is opposed to all decont ver, about 80 miles north of democratic institutionis. He br Kuala Lumpur.
lleves in racial thuggery,
"A new Hitler is now in power in South Africa."
Amman, June 1. Paul J. Ruegger, President of the International Red killed, and nine others injured Cross committee, announced today that the Jewish au- thorities are evacuating 80 Arab wounded soldiers and. more than 400 Arab civilians to Arab lines in Jerusalem. Three hundred British troops
He said the action was in ro-
and police were standing by turn for the very generous way kwaiting the eviction of 70 dis- the Arab authorities carried out missed strikers who had refused the evacuation of Jewish non-I to leave the Klapa Bali and Limu combatants from the surrendered as rubber estates.-Router. Jewish quarter of the old City Just Friday, and Saturday." The number exceeded 1,500.
Eighty wounded were due to be handed
ded over to the Arabs during the afternoon from the French hospital In Jerusalem.
Arab civilians, including
W
men, children, and the aged, were
being collected at a concentration
Own Age
Seoul, June 1. The Pus-Africam Federalton Dr. Syngman Rhev, whose mal other Airlen' organisations
vhairmanship of the Korean As will be invited to join the Indian sembly will almost certainly soon Workers' in protests here against vecome the Presidency of the first the Malan regime.--Reuter.
Korcan Republic, is perhaps the world's oldest leader in the world's youngest natlon,
NO DOLLAR LOAN, SAYS BRITAIN
Washington, June 1.
point arst before the evacuation.British officials have informed the Economic Co-
"That is difficult, because of enlpers" he explained.—Associat- ed Press.
JAVA OBJECTION
TO ISRAEL
The Hague, June 1.
operation Administration-hare that their coun- try can accept no dollars in the form of loans. unless they are intended for self-repaying pro- jects and not for "consumption" goods.
These loans, it was understood,
Nobody, not even Dr, Rhee him- self, knows how old he is. Pub- ished estimates have ranged frum 72 to 82 years. When you not him, he shakes his head and re- piles with 1 amite: "Not 100 old.'
Since he returned to Karen from xile in 1945, at least four attempts have been made on his life. To- day, around his fortress home, pressed in against one of the tooth of the suw ridge of mountains that surround this capital, 20 highly armed police stand guard against a th altempt.--Reuter.
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
The result of this decision, it ̧tain's” Arst quarter Marshall is understood, will be that the Plan allocution of $400 million, tentatively allo-five per cent was speclically The Netherlands Government is $100,000,000 withholding a decision on the re-cated to Britain by the Ad-labelled as being amendeble un cognition of Israel owing to ministration for the April 1 loan basis only.
Kiel, June 1. 'serious objections" against any June 30 quarter of this year
The Military Government of wil carry a heavier interest rate Schleswig-Holstein in the British uction in the matter raised by the will almost certainly not be Ministry of Overseas Territories, used immediately,
than the original post-war Am-Zone of Germany has Informned the and may tertean Joan-ta the Dutch Foreign Minister, Baron actually remain idle for some three per cent-and will there-senting the Danish, minority, that Britain-around South Schleswig Union, repre. Van Buetzelaer, fall in the First time, while British officials and fore add to the considerable an- it may be recognised as a politicul Chamber today.
ECA experts work out the de- nuni dollar repayment obligation party. He was
after speaking labling of a motion urging the
tails of the projects actually that
Britain must-assume, start- The Union, which favours the Government to recognise Israel satisfactory to both sides.
fusion of South Schleswig witn submitted by a Communist mem- British officials have been con- The decision taken, thereforo, Denmark, la to be divided into two ber, It was learned that the In-siderably concerned over the is that no current consumption organisations. One will deal with terim Government of Indonesia past few weeks about the ad goods-wheat, colion, tobacco, cultural and similar matters and and the Surinam Administration visibility of accepting more dol-food, petroleum and the like the other with political affairs. had raised objections to the rear loan burdens. They wore dis- will be paid for in loan dollars. Reuter, cognition of Israel-Reuter.
turbed over the fact that, of Brl- '—Reuter,
the
BENGAL SCARE
Calcutta, Juno Evidence has been received that Bengal's outlawed Communists are planning a campaign in preporu- tion for a projected armed rising and seizure of power, sald Bengal Home Minister, Kiran Sankar Roy, today.
the
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority ni Authorities"
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Police today were.....ordered stand by us the government anti- cipated clashes with Communists. These, however, did not occur.ns bids with much less general being worthless as far as high Associated Press,
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strength than they ordinarily in- cards are concerned. Then when dicate, are fraught with great you later got doubled in 2-Clubs, danger to your side. Protection I took out the opponents double of your interests against disaster from clubs into 2-Hearts, again may depend later upon real keen- letting you know my hand was ness In your partner to realize no good except in support of what you had been doing. If you hearts," have more or less cut and It was after that, of Course. dried typ
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MANILA HOTEL MANAGER
Manila, Juno Charlie Hollman, 44, landowner and sportsman, has been appointed manager of the famed Manila Hotel, succeeding Manuel Nisto, who resigned to become Consul General in Madrid.-United Press.
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