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THE CHINA MAIL, WED NESDAY, JUNE 16, 1948.
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WASHINGTON POOH-POOHS CHINA CURRENCY RUMOUR NO U.S. AID FOR REFORM PLAN
Washington, Júno 14.
-Both Chinese and American officials haro volcod dif approval today of rumours_that_the_United- States is considering a currency rehabilitation loan for China.
Authoritative sources in both groups said, "We are not aware of such a project,” but both declined - further identification.
Tu Yee-pei's recent return would have to approve it, and from China is head of the that "Congress is not likely to Nanking Technical Mission here undertake such a project at pre- contributed to the resurgence
| Hest." of currericy reform talk," but Pel's office declined comment.
Onelals of the US Treasury and State Departments on various occasions In recent months have denied They were considering ents of retabilitating Nan- king's currency.
These und other quarters pointed out that a major would be required for such Purpose, that the US Congress
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WINSTON GETS AN APOLOGY
London, June 14.
Mr. Herbert Morrison, one
of the Labour Party lenders, tonight apologised to Mr. Winston Churchill for innc- curately saying yesterday that Mr. Churchill continued {1} draw.£2,000 a year as a leader of the Opposition even though | he was "more often absent than present", in the House of Commops.
Mr. Churchill denied that he drew the money or the £2,000- a-yeur pension to which, as an ex-Prime Minister, he would be entitled.
Tonight, Mr. Murrison wrote to Mr. Churchill, accepting tils desilat, withdrawing the refer. ences he had made and express- ing stucere regret for having made them.
He said I would add that my obrvallous pruse out of your own references of Saturday."— Reuter.
Growing Interest In Religion
New York, June 14. Cardinal Spellman, returning Troin a 30,000-mile tour of the Far East, reported today in creased interest in religion in the Orient.
a
E.C.A. Job?
However, desplie these gencial disavowais, such rumours con- tinue
One such speculation is that; the Economic Cooperation. Ad-1 ministration'a China Pro. gremme may
Itopif concern with Nanking's currency trou.
blen
Proponents of this theory point to the
Stillman fact that the group assigned to China includes US Treasury Currency есо- nomist. This official 18 Paul Parker of the Far Eastern Divi- sion of the Treasury's Office of International Finance.
NOUFCER
come to
Briton Missing GANGSTERS
GUNNING
London, June' 14. Thà Foreign Office disciberd —today—it-le-seekingan.........ax - planation from Rumania for the disappearance of Alexan- der Evans, British öll expert...
Reports have reached the Foreign Office that Mr. Evanı WEB arrouted by Rumanian police on Budapest-bound train near the Hungarian bor
followed
der.
His disappaaroncé_ the appointment of a Govern- ment administrator to super. vise affairs of an old company In which Evans representad British and French stockhold- ars.--Associated Press.).
To Screen Freshers
FOR KMT LEADERS
Singapore, June 14:
Sixty European planters from 10 estates in the, Ren- gam district of Malaya met tonight to arrange for mutual. protection and assistance 'for the police in their fight against the mounting wave of gangsterism.
SM
According to the Straits Times, unofficial reports said gangsters
the Rengam district
were eliminating Kuomintang three of whom were Saturday night.
the
how leaders, Shanghai, June 15.
murder
A report that the American murdered On endowed St. John's University, and intended to arene of a recent anti-American | European estate manager later. exhibition, would be closed after Twelve Chinese gangsters, the end of the current term was armed with tommy-guns any! denied by the Board of Governors revolvers. Just night critically The nearest Chinese official of the University yesterday. wounded a Chinese foreman of à
would
It was learned that the well- rubber giving
estate
ду known substance to the rumours, was to known
Institution will resurac
Kuomintang supporter. suggest that the destrability of after summer vacation, hut that
Olber gangsters, who Jas! improving China's currency the admission of freshmen would night shot dead a Chinese on a situation tmay have been con- be more
Johore to
rubber estate, aro more carefully scrutinised sidered on the lower Chinese and eliminate possible trouble-makers. |lieved to have mistaken him tor American technlent levels,
One direct result of recent his brother, a well-known, con- They emphasised, however, troubles ut St. John's that tractor. that "there has been no Sino- Commencement Exercises for
n communal clash in
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be-
Aerican policy decision there- this year have been cancelled. Perak last night-having no con-
on."-Associated Press.
Reuter.
Capital
A Theatre
Without
Washington, June 15.
Racial issues have deprived this capital of the Unit- ed States, for the time being at least, of a "live" theatre to entertain its population of over 1,500,000 people.
The theatre, which was the only one of its kind pre- senting non-amateur productions in this area, became the centre of a controversy over a year ago when actors' professional organisations protested against the fact that negroes were neither allowed to appear on the stage nor sit in its audience.
re-
nection with political differences -Malaya, armed with knives. slashed to death four Chinese at Lenggong.
The Pan-Malayan Trade Union
Federation will meet at Kunin
Lumpur shortly to discuss the Government ban on the Federa- tion.-Reuter.
GRENADE STARTED IT OFF
comTM
Tripoll, June 14. The British Military Ad- ministration said in a munique today that rioting began between Tunisian Arabs en route to Palestine
and local Jews.
Jows sitting in a cafe, the com. After a series of publicat-The result was a deadlock. The
munique said. threw Д -hand such Actors' tacks on its policies by
Equity refused to
grenade. The Arabs then smash- Inmous theatre figures as the tract its ultimatum. and the ed into the Jewish quarter, set- well-known authors, Mr-management of the theatre Inting-fire-to-houses-and-attacking.
maintaining its anti- the Jews, the British said, Eugene O'Neill and Mr. Robert Bisted on Sherwand, and Miss Helen ero policles as long as cinemas Hayes, the actress, the Actore and the like did the same.
ruled Equity
that if the Just before the theatre closed change for its normal summer holiday, management did not its "discriminatory policles" by the the middle of 1948. it forbid all its members to play would be
would that, when the time came to apen. again, no "live"
show presented. It would turn its
premises over to films, leaving Washington without singie house of Broadway plays or musical shows.
there.
He praised missionaries und many American soldiers
whost. conduct "bad the effect in in-t creasing respect for the West."
He said he noted little tension in Jupan but in other arcas apprehension about
war?. was much the same as United States.
in
the
management's
-The
reply that it was being "plcked was on" unfairly, and that is was unjust to falso the raco lasue .In the case of опе thastro when the same sort of dig.
management
announced
Racial Equality
д
crimination against negross "A change in Washington's
In the
was-being practised majority of public places mt entertainment throughout the
alty.
racial situation-should come in a The Cardinal reported that
lawful and orderly manner, not missionary stations in Japan were
in one single theatre," the in good condition, but said in
theatro's China there were many religious Only one of the dozen or more do not want to desert the leg- manager declared, "t refugees from Communist persa- main cinemar in Washingtonimate theatre. But the legitimate cution.-United Press.
permits "mixed" audiences.
theatre is descrting me."
'EXPERT KILLERS' MOSCOW'S LATEST
London, June 14,
A Moscow radio broadcast tonight accused Britain of condoning recruitment in Austria of "expert killers of the SS" to fight on the Arabs" sido in Palestino.
OBJECTION TO TARIFF SCHEME
up,
According to the American cir. clos concerned, such a dollar fund
end
the
The British Military Adminis- tration said it arranged a meet- ing this morning between Jewish and Arab lenders, who made a joint announcement to Righting.
Official casualty figures showed 13 Jews and three Arabs killed and 38 Jews, 51 Arabs and one Italion wounded. Ninety people were arrested.
The British ordered all Tunk- alan volunteers seeking to fight in Palestine to return home- United Press.
"LAST WORD" PROPOSALS
New Delhi, June 14. A hope of Washington getting State arrived in New Delhi 10- A delegation from Hyderabad at least one "live" playhouse to day and began discussions with entertain not only the local po- Lord Mountbatten, Governor pulation but e
else Congressmen. General of India, and Mr. V. P. diplomats and distinguished Am- crican and foreign visliors, who States Department, on
Menon, Secretary of the Indian India's Blood this efty throughout the last word proposals for the year, now rests with the Gov States future relations with the
Dominion,
ernment.
lease
use.
The Government owns a dit- Mr. L. All, the Hyderabad apidated opera house, which lies Prime Minister, and the delega the road from the White House. Delhi to Hyderabad on Juns 10 not more than 20 yards across tion he leads flew from New
few weeks ago, they consider, the Indian proposals announced that it was ready to These were understood
to in- this
theatre for private clude the "substance" of
cession-India's full control over "How far the British nu- The Government BRYA it will the State's defence, external thorities go in their sympathy not lease it at all if the tenant affairs and communications, for former Nazis In-Egypt-may-does-not-promiso-to-operate-it-with-a-full-responsible Govern be judged by the fact that they on the basis of strict racial ment with a Hindu majority for recently freed 48 officers so equality-Router. that they could join the Arab armies," said a Moscow com- mentator who was not identi- fled in the Soviet monitor's report of his broadcast.
the State-Reutor.
Mr. Wilson's Shock For Hollywood
London, Jung 14.
The Government today drastically cut the number of Hollywood feature films which can be shown in Britain..
The Hague, June 14.
His opinions were. voiced in A Dutch minister said today Austrian newspaper "Desterrel- commenting on a report in the that the United States has ob- chische Zeitung asserting that fjected to plans for the creation "eince the beginning of the war of a multilateral inter-Euro-in Palestine a campaign has been pean payment tariff under on to recruit volunteers for the which a west European clear- Arab Legion among German ex- ing system with a west Euro-officers!
In Austria. pean dollar fund would be sot pritain and was made in English. The broadcast was beanied to
British Foreign Office, spoken: Mr Harold Wilson, President that, only 20 per cent of- "long" man tald that the accusation of the Board of Trade, told the films and 221⁄2 per cent of "short" was fantastic.".
House of Commons that theme must be British. In practice, would make American control of "It is something dredged up | Government had decided that the remaining 80 and 77% per the use of Marshall aid practical from someone's fertile imagina-45 per cent of Arst feature cent respectively are American by Susponsible, said Prof. I. A. tion and holds no lots of truth, Guns and 25 per cent of sup- as one in excess of 3,000 feet fims. The "long" aim is defined van den Brink, Dutch Minister of the spokesman said. "It is fan- porting films shown in Britain and the "short" one as less than Economic Affairs. The minister tastic that Britain would serve ar added that efforts to reach mul-in recrulung ageht for, the Acab must be British-mado.
lateral Inter-European trado Legion."
He said the new quota, Axod Under the new quote, long would continue simultaneously Britain has treaties with
under the Cinematograph Tilm Hollywood second features would with efforts to break down a Arab countries under which sho Act of 1946, would come into be classed as "supporting" aims. number of trade barriers.
supplies most of them with arms, effect on Oct 1 for at least a Mr. Wilson told the CommonE 1 that British producers had pro- The statement was given in a shipments to all .Arab states
mised they could meet the 'new wrilbon "reply to questions by about 10 days ago—Associated The present quota is computed quota and even exceed ItemUnit= Exporters-Associated Press; Press,
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