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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1948.
ATTACK ON COLONY REFUTED
Infection In SE Asia
New York, utý a.
The New York Times said
In an editorist today that the unrest "prevailing in Malaya
vince.
the and of the war "ems to be only one mani. Tentation of An fnfection creeping over all South-East Asia,"
The editorial said "in every country thera, except the Philippines, militant activities are rapidly Increasing.
chain reaction were to occur among these explosive units the
consequences might be (rave indeed."
Associated
Preis.
JET PLANE TO SERVE HONG KONG
Smuggling Story
Called Fantastic
GROSS
EXAGGERATION
BY SHANGHAI PAPER
Private circles joined the Hong Kong Government yesterday in denying the charges made in Shanghai by the "China Economist" that the Colony is a centre of speculation and smug-... gling, with deteriorating influence on China's economy and the livelihood of her people. "Anyone with inside knowledge of the measures which the Hong Kong Government has taken over the past year to combat smuggling to China must be amazed at the grossly exag- gerated statements," said Mr. E. Himsworth, Superintendent of Import and Export Depart- ment, at a Press conference yesterday. Private circles described movements of cavital and the In- planetu arrive. in Siam will the allegations as fantastic fation of currency are movements ed effectively, must be controlled land at Don Muang airfield and reckless reports, intend-which, if they are to be controll this month when the Cen-ed to divert attention from within China Hell." tral Air Transport Corpora- the overwhelming results of tion, a Chinese Government the Chinese Government's Temporary Boom concern. inaugurates its own failure in checking the economic landslide even åt Shanghai-Bangkok service."
Bangkok, July 7.
The first jet-propelled
The 2,500-mile Right, stops at Swhtow, Canton, Hong extending the printing of Kong, and Salgon, "will be made notes to fill the gaps. It is In one day by the CATC's first also intended to besmirck twin-engined Jet-propelled Cons vale airliner, which can travel at Hong Kong with a view to 300 miles per hour, basing some further demand Shangbai Bangkok schedule upon the strained resources in being set up by CATC sider of the Colony to help China the provisionni civil air agree ment recently signed u Nanking to stem the tide, said these by, Siamese and Chinese authorit sources. ies and which provides reciprocal nir rights. Under the agreement Siamese altines can now use al ports in China, United Press,
with the expense of indefinitely In/Industry
Britain's Armed Forces
London, July 8. Britain's armed forces totall- èd 031,000 un April 1, Defence Ministry A. V. Alexander dis- closed today......
Mr. Himsworth said that the Anti-Smuggling Part
between Hong Kong and China has been in force since Innuary. Legisla tion to implement the Pact has
trado
tem-
and
Mr. Himsworth added: "The reference to the
'boom in industry parary
m Hong Kong built u difcetly at the extent of China's economie deterioration". is com-/ pletely false and, in point of fact,
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HARROWING STORY OF
AN ATTACK ORDEAL IN A TYPHOON
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Blockade Of Berlin Taking Effect
as the writer suggests, Hong Kong has always been and must continue to retain economically a part of China' then Hong Kong The shuuld be suffering from the same economic blizzard which has swept across China.
"It is perfectly true that Hong
been readly since April. Its sub-Kong has enjoyed a trade boom mission to the Legislative Coun-ince the war. It is diso true that
He continued that at present
Chinese Customs craft are at lowed 10 patrol in British
of Hong
way
actvice
which
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Germans
DRIFTED IN SEA FOR FIVE DAYS
Manila,--July 8.
A harrowing story of death, and sacrifico when 11 men were swept to sea in a small'craft on July 4 was recounted today by one of six known, survivors. Brother Vincent Schoorer, aged 32, and two 20- year-old Filipinos were saved, by United States Navy pilots in an amphibian plane today, 40 miles east of Balerboy, Luzon, and flown to Manila for hospitalisation,
Three Filipinos died of ex- haustion and exposure during the five-day ordeal, while two others, including Father Leo McCrudden, were missing and feared dead. Two Filipinos swam ashore_on_Sunday and one other was rescued by a tug.
Brother Vincent, blistered by Bun and swollen from immersion up to the neck, placed together.a "nightmare I never expected to survive."
He said "everyorio's mind was a little affected. We are willing
גזם
Labour
Behind The
Iron Curtain
New York, July 8. Mr. Mathew Wall, Vice- the... American President of
to take any chance and that was how Father Leo left us in a rub- Federation of Labous, announc-- ber raft on July 5 with ona comed. today that ne Federation panton.
had demanded Crated Nations
violation "They paddled Eskimo fashion. Investigation of
of Father Leo could not swim. A trade union rights.
countries in afraid they overturned. behind the iron curtain: "We expected frouble when we set out on July 4. That was why a raft was brought along.- Three Ashing boats had been blown out that day to sea by high winds When the townspeople in Baler appealed to Father Leo he could not refuse them.
་
Went Mad
A memorandum submitted to the United Nations Economic and Social Council's agenda committer specifically named the Soviet Union,
Czechoslovakia,
Red Leaders Killed
Bingapore, July 8,
British - förcsa fighting * reputed Communist rebellion killed two Communist leaders today in a fierce gunfight with
queriitsa In central
State.
Johore
Ono British
officer was
Police sald the
was wounded.
were identified Communiste
Pan
carde an Kang, Prouident of the Communist-dominated Johore Rubber Workers Association, and
newaman. They said the latter was a corresponden for the Kuala Lumpur munist Chinese, paper, Min
Sheng Pao, which polica
His
plused two weeks ago. name was not released.
The combined army and police raiding
party automatic wea
weapon fire
.met
fire attgok-
ing a Communist hide-out on .the opge. of the Jungle noar Suraták, Johoro. The British task force commander wee wounded in the neck.." His NAMO WEB withheld.--A830- clated Press.
White Australia Warning
Brisbane, July 6.
Dr. James Duhig, Roman Poland Catholic Archbishop of Bris countries bane, said today it was high artd Yugoslavia as where "labourers are literally time that the white Aus- worked to death "y
conference tralia policy is reviewed. Wall told a press
that the memorandum anked, that Addressing a United Na the International Labour Ortions Association luncheon, the We set out in our banca. 1ganications conduct the inquiry Archbishop, apid with Australia had an outboard motor, Willie beite: Indi
duid WTIU kad naked birth rate declining and ker a very short, time
aamular investigation nam-limited population it was possible waterlogged and foundering ing 11 countries, but "carefully that Asiatics might take oyer- from high seas. You must ran excluding countries behind the within 100 years.
ron curtain."Associated Press.
ww.were
Narrowing The Gap
Nanking, July 9.
•
Berlin, July 8. Soviet-imposed hunger blockade of Berlin today forced the American, 'British and French Military Government authorities to cut dras-
ban ba tically transportation and electric power faci
with water and etili
He said: "Its high time, we sink because not
of bamboo
looked to this position and con- litics of their sectors of the strangling city. elt awaits the inrification of
Hong Kong has been much more
outrighters.
sidered it seriously. The reg Colonel Frank Howley, Com↑ "These restrictions are serious small point which is at present
"Two men left us to swim for
verses which have come unon the prosperous than China since the under negotiation between
European countries in wartime and Chinn, war, but what does not appear to mander of the United States and will in fact pass on to the shore and made it somehow. They British Government
It picked in Shanghong' the
is sector of Berlin, appealed to people of Berlin certain incensent a launch for us. be
and from which the British Com- appreciated added Mr. Himsworth.
German that the causes
population to venlences. The economie priva- up one man, then was mearated
monwealth nations suffered very tremendous
severely, should be a salutary les- prosperity have been its political "cheerfully stand up to these tion and personal suffering are and driven off by und financial stability, the spirit- privations and bear in blockade on Berlin," he said.
direct results of the Russian whirls.
son to us who live in a young "We tied the rubber raft inside
country exposed to possible dan- weters
He assured Berlin's There is exchange of endeavour, on the part of the that freedom and democracy
Mr. P. H. Ho, Chairman, of gers from races only hours alr there our banco and it floated Government "Information" und "tha" ·British h
ontraher hard have always been purchased that rations will be maintained but Father Leo and I was too big China's Import-Export Control distance awes In addition to the uniformed
"The at their present level and ex-to sit in it. We slung neck-deep Board, told the Legislative , and Chinese Dieventive services to hinder trade and the sheer hard $30,000 in the Army, 255,900 in
white: Australia.
policy He then, announced restrictions the RAF and 144,000 in the Nuvy,
to pull out of the slough which will: are working in closest harmony. Work on the part of its inhabi struggle and suffering."
plained that the power
heads Yuan committee that the un-surely must have a very irritating and in water with only our he advised Parliament the armed Mr. Himsworth said that the arts
transportation restrictions were sticking out.
favourable balance of China's effect on hundreds of millions of Eliminate all overhead rail-imposed so the maximum airlift orees employed 235,000 civiliana"attitude of the Hong Kong nu- into which Hong Kong had been
ilch-forked by the Japanese.
"On July 5, a plane came external trade had been cut Asiatics who desire to be friend-* thorities directly.
has always been that
normally could be devoted to bringing in
within a banned 40 per cent of Berlin's food. United Press.
mile of us and turned down considerably in recently to us but who resent the broml Another 350,000 civilians are smuggling is a disreputable and
One of the boys went months to almost parity be of inferiority which we put on away practice which working an production research reprehensible
transport;
them.”—United Press. out of his mind and tossed all has tried to limit,
Limit the tram and under- and development for the three Hong Kong
ground Alexander said—and while we dislike fight capital
service from 8 a.m. to 6 services, Mr.
coming Into the Colony, Auch Associated Press.
"It is incorrect to talk about p.m. dully; fight of capital, speculation and 3. Only four hours of elec smuggling, as if they were alone | Iricity-two hours in the morn- and the same thing, or as if the ing and two in the evening-to
the Western
sectora 2,500,000 existence of any one was respon- sible for the other two. There Germans; har been a flight of capital from China to Hong Kong and else- where and these idle funds which have come to Hong Kong can and have exercised on inflationary pressure on our local economy.
"Flight of capital does not mean miérely a Aight from one country to another. There can be a flight Gr capital within the country it self an holders of bank deposits Eieve their capital into without a cent of actual currency ever leaving the country. ↑
binh
Flight Of Capital
(Continued on Page 3)
aboom med ation, Yos
of tu
4. Cut certain small Indun tries of all power and curtail -consumption by all but
most vital utilties, and indus
tries;
Soviet To Blame
GENERAL
AMNESTY IN CHINA
Nanking, July 8, A tha
general amnesty bill bearing the signatures of over 150 legislators will shortly bo presented to the Legislative Yuan.
-B. Limit electricity to occupa- tion personnel to two periods a 8.30, a.m. day-from- 8 a.m. to and from p.m. to 11 p.m. ex-
of our little remaining food and tween exports and Imports. boltio of water averboard. "We
He said the ratio of imports to
ashing exporta in external trade between saw one of the baneas we had set out to rescue, January and April this year was:
They were rowing for dear life imports, 52 per cent, exports 48 On
and had a white flag dying like per cent. we did.
He said the ratio in, 1948 was
"I used my undershirt to catch 78:22; in 1947 03:37. some rain water and squeezed it into the mouths of the boys
Boys' "Screams
were
Ho also announced that a new set of regulations Lensouraging overseas Chinese Investment in development of the-nfotherland will be promulgatód by the Eex- Yuan shortly-United
"Than the first boy died. Hecutivo was third year in high school and Press. The bill provides for the free-had volunteered to come with us. ing of certain types of prisoners, Their screams of hunger tominutation of sentences for terrible to hear others
and cessation of prosecu- "It was then Father Leo took goods cept Saturdays when a one-hour | tion of puppet suspects.
off to lighten our load. On Wed- extension will be allowed.
Legislative Yuan sources ex-nesday morning Pio died. He was The restriction on
transporta plaines today that an amnesty 18 and he tried to swim home, tion will make it virtually, impos- should be declared by President Then, one hour before sible for many Germung to get Chiang Kai-shele in commemora- Army B-73 sighted us, the school to and from their homes.
He had been the tion of institution of constitutional teacher died. Numerous industries ⚫and rule.
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who implored us to search businesses admittedly will ba It is also learned. that many for his father." forced to close.
high Kuomintang leaders, includ- "I told the other two boys that Colonel Howley, announcing ing Mr. Yu Yu-jen, President of if I became, violent, to throw me the crippling restrictions, planted Control Yuan, and Me. Tai Chi- overboard but need did not come
(North
the blame_squarely on the Soviet | tao. former President of the for that. We were saved just in Military Administration.
Examination Yuan, petitioned the time.Associated Press. Generalissime for a declaration of general amnesty.
SHANGHAI BRITON CHARGED
Jack
Shanghai, July 8, Turner, 45-year-old
Mr. Wang Chung-hul, President of the Judicinì.. Yuun, explainwel that the power of declaring an. Amnesty rests with the President
The Weather
A belt of low praware contalna deptes-
of the Republle end the Lotitiassions centred over Hinklank, the NW Bei
tive Yuan-United Press,hange of Japan and E of Napahu. From it
INDO CHINA AIR
TRAGEDY
Paris, July Bi?
rough aztands southward · sear Caltes to a'aballow depremios: avr the Gulf of Tongkin
Aridge from the Padlóg" Antlerelone {extends "To the Philippines
Today's Forecasă pollaries ¦ en moderate aw sainda. •Overones" "with periode af
Bixteen were believed killed in rain at first, becoming fair during the 'British mechanical engineer, the crash of un Indo-Chinese uir attention was charged in the district liner near. Djiring, Ind
· Indo-China, | Yesterday's: Wantherium; court today with, dealing in the French news agency reported imm) 11. dem Fake United States", "currency, s trom Saigon today.
NARĪmum: £1.5 deg. Vali,
In "China, transactions in gold The plane, a converted Dakota, Bunsbinet 9,7 baus.
Bainfull 8,3 mm.ab.10f. Total sinor and foreign currencies are ban-left Saigon this morning for Dadan (12.8-), mm,2-15.16.- ins.
int. When is failed to arrive,danínus an average at. 1656.1/min, T Police charged that when they idarch planes were sent out and / 41.67 - ! arrested Turner be had three one of them, apotfed the wreckage (53)
bank receipts showing he had of an airliner, on the mountain-
pald US10,000 into a United Aide, nine; kilometres from Ditaro at mak.....10086 2901.6 bal. Batas bank for the purchase of United Frem. Pick
an operimtes In Shanghai, co
Meanwhile, the adunamle poiule | sed
corps continued to raid ofcas: of surppeted; black market operator. (Omolala said:57 Arms SwRIO! QUR- pected of lilegal dealings in a gold. and United States and Long Hong
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