THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1048.
MALAYA REDS NOT STRONG DEPOSED HEAD OF US ENOUGH TO FIGHT 2 WAYS
Defeat On Labour Front Established
Kuala Lumpur, August 8.
Britain is making on all-out effort to destroy the civilian Communist, notwork which provides brains and propaganda to Communist guerillas.
The British think that ranks equally with destroy- ing the Communist military forces whose at- tempts to seize power have brought a vest- pocket war to this tin and rubber rich penin- sula.
Sir Edward felt lie regular police force could handle the problem.
But when it became apparent a Communist guerilla campaign WBI anderway, Sir Edward utilised, a post-liberation Military proclamation to declare a state of emergency, Bunishment of ug- desirable allens was stepped up. Roundups of Communist suspects began---but not until many top leaders were sato in jungle hide- outs.
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Senior British authorities in from Siàm. Most are the Federation of Malaya have These have included at least 20 been given sweeping powers trained military Instructors. Re- to declare a state of emergency cent visits to Singapore by and make any regulations con-
several promfoent Australian sidered necessary,
Communists
regarded with strong suspicion.
The campaign't military alde has been important.
Bui_equally_Insportant has been
Similar powers have been pot into effect in the neighbouring Crown cotony Singapore,
of
ore
now
where the British think the Com-the effort to foment strikes. munist strike may spread.
More than 1,000 persons have been seized in mass round-ups. Charges agninsi most of are still secret
the
A rush of work stoppages on
Gone. Underground
Labour
Stray Dogs Not Shot In Macao
REDS QUESTIONED
New York, August 7.
Earl Browder, doposed head of the American Com- munist Party, was questioned today by the House Sub-Committee Investigating a Com- munist, spy ring said to have penetrated the Federal Government during the war. However,, Browder was not the "mystery witness" whis investigators had promised In Macao, they do not shoot wide open." The "mystery would ernck the spy ridg stray dogs--they always witness was disclosed officially "bring 'em back alive."
as Alexander, Köra reconging Communist who will 'jell his full story in a public hearing in Washington on Monday.
One of the most intercating street scenes in Macao is the sight of "dog-catching squidd" on duty.
This squad Lers and comprises four mem
supervisor, Two.members of the squad
In Washington, Representative Karl Mundt, meting chairman of the full House Un-American Ac tiviiles Committee, said, the sub- canumittee had come here specifi salda
T.V. SOONG MAKING REPORT
COVER MENT RATIONS DISTRIBUTION
SPECIAL NOTICE
HOLDERS OF RATION CARDS NOS. 1001 TO 2745 INCLUSIVE REGISTERED AT
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.
The August Distribution of
FLOUR, SUGAR and BUTTER
will be effected between the hours of 9.00 dito 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. as under
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Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Wednesday
QUANTITIES allocated are as follows:-
August 8th 1948
19th
11th
12th
4 lbs, par person
1001 to 1438
1437 to 1872
1873 to 2300
2300 to 2745
Flour
HK$0.44 per 1b. Sugar (Brown) @HK$0.35 Fresh Butter @HK$230,
2 lbs. par persod
Nanking, Aug. 8. Dr. T. V. Soong, Governor of
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1 lb, for each person in family
es per number registered on Ration Card..
Suitable containers must be brought for Flour and Bugat
oMelats today lake heart from the fact May's strike wave died out almost completely during June, in most cases with-
concessiona The British now belleve lovers, carry huge nets, one a large pois
a threa- in Maleyn's tin mines and another follows behind with vi tencil strike
a wheeled edge. will not materialise. They may "Commulst" leadership of
As soon as a stray dog is spot.cally to question Korul. He later theted. the two men with the net Oktaharin, Stupnovna onsenking, Kwangjung, today denied that Special Notice: In order to facilitate the smooth running of
knows what is happening, he jeed is a dispute between the Boviso Government on the new collecting their rationi on the specifted clo-e in and before poor doggle was wanted after she had appear he is visiting the capital, to ad-ation Distribution. arrangements, we would appreciate customers In the net and rapidly transferred vjet Consulate and an anti-Soviet economic measures being drawn dance to the numbers of their own Ration Cards,
daya and dates in Kowloon Customers; it desired, may draw their rations the Nathan Road Branch or Prince Edward Road Branch.
FOOD DEPARTMENT.
in miners' unios has gone under- ground. The tin mine strike has been Leared because many of the Chinese tin workert were time guerillas and might have gone back to the jungle.
war-
Officials say it is now apparent rubber extates broke out in early the Communists are not strong May. This happened although the enough to light on both the mill country's largest planters asso-tary and labour fronts at once in ciation had just granted substan- their campaign of alsorganisation. About all the authorities cant labur fuice-the Chinese, bal wage incremes' to Malayu's not do under their new persindians und Maley's who top the failure on the bour front hos
forgest
The result of the Communist sentence someone to death with- out trial.
But they have mad rubber trees, And the strikes been that rubber production has the
death
penalty mandatory for same after even inunths in which gone little and is production has
the labour
front had been peace- remained steady-s major econe- those caught with arms, ammuni», tion of explosives,
ful, generally.
mic victory for the British-As- Like
the
political Trials are held "In camera."
murderssociated Press, which followed them, the strikes They are
are secret so the guer. rillas would not strike back at of Malaya's fine sistes-Johore. necurred in the centres of three witnesses and Informers who
just north of Singapore, and testify agelunt their comrades. Prominent Malayans
Peruk and Penang, in sworth-cm- Are
tral Malaya, aroused at the Communist offen- sive that not one
"may" WHE Voted 1210-17 the Federation's Legislative Council approved the cinergency powers,
pointed must But
Truc.
The
Murders
Labour officials noted they di
Manager Murdered
Kuala Lumpur. Aue, 8.
British administration bad op: not start sitaultaneously but fol- Communists who raided the Compell members a placuity to cuous, Telok Sengal estate in Johor: They surmise now that one group last night murdered the Scottish rtier in the session was sound. of agitators was at work, travell-manager, Mr. H. M. Rice.
Ing about the country fomenting, staiken
thrat
Same administration
ly defeated, when it opposed Council members' amendments to a salary scheme for Government | servants.
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Mrs. Rice and their 14-year-old Simultaneously, the murders started. Chiures were the first daughter escaped into the Jungle. victime contractors,
Meanwhile, 00 terrorists Inter- shop
the keepers, labour foremen. Usual-rupted a cinema show
sume esiste. They burned down
cinema and
harrangued rat inbourers outside.
ly
Soon
they were Kuomintang mem: the bers. Many Europeans thought it was merely an over. seas extension of China'a Kua- mintang-Communist war. But the murder of three British planters in early June blew the
lid off.
on
Terrorists burned, down an un- occupied police station at Salak, in the Ipoh district of Perak, last; night, while the Malay guard on a tin dredge at Batu Gajah, south- west of Ipoh, shot dead a Chinese who wandered onto the mine and falled to stop when challenged,
Malaya's terror started after May 1, Guerrilla attacks come regularly. Morders were daily affairs. Top Government officials say it is Communist in- spired and ted. They believe it is part of a plan to seize control The Government until then had of Mal
Malaya wed
is also part of een reluctant to take drastic steps, larger scheme to stir up trouble Why, it has never been officially
Over Asta.
explained. Usually well-informed Plans, for the offensive, they sources say the late Sir Edward Terroriste strung a rope across say, were worked out at a Co. Gent, then High Commissioner, the main Ipoh road north of Kun- munist conference Calcutta who was killed in a London plane Ja Lumpur.
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A British dispatch Just Murch.
crush in June, felt drastic mea- rider saw a Chinese pull the rope Since then, the British report, Isures would shake the loyalty to tdut and was able to stop in Communist Jeutlers have altered Britain of the Federation's con- time. The Chinese, however, Deross Malaya's northern border glomerate: population, They say escaped.-Reuter.
wward
Britain Narrowing The
Trade
Gap
this type
All stray dogs are, after can organisation as to who had "kid- told Central News he was
to the cage.
ture, taken to the Stray Dog Com- one month. If, on the expiration pound, where they are kept for of that time, nu claimante cames forward, the dogs are sent to na mijnequi island and there given to the villagers,
Chinese Correspondent's Wedding
napped" her,
Rep Mundi sald earlier that he merely making n. report to Proj had questioned the second wit-tions in his province. did not know. If the sub-committeesident Chiang Kol-shek un condi- mess
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.
Koral was questioned secret. Soong in the capital touched off Meanwhile, the arrival of Dr. ly by the sub-committed in the satics of conference to whip EXCHANGE BLDG...
Fedarat
Representative. Jast night. Premier Wong Won-hao's
tive Richard Nixon, committee member, saldi, "He
la na Important
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new.
financial measures to final form. NATHAN ROAD BRANCH
Since his arrival yesterday the.
Kwangtung Governor has been PRINCE EDWARD ROAD BRANCH
busy attending a round of con-
any we yet Havane Rep Mundt sald earlier in Waferences with the President and shington that Keral was believed Promler, Wong. to be in a position
to
give the The former Prime Minister. Committee valuable and direct Chang Chul and the Governor of information concerning the con the Central
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ol, China, O. K. fact man for the Commnulat spy Yu, are also in Nanking to pur
who met with key people, i have reason to believe is
ticipate in the talks,
It is now ascertained that Dr.
Mics P. Ma márried Mr, C, Y, Hsu ya terday at St. Stephen's contact than operated within the Boong was called in to offer hist Church, Pokfulam.
ring and that he is one of the advice on the new measures be people who made contact within cause of his long experience and the ring," said Rep Mündt. I can-wide knowledge of Chinese ecutio- not say whether ilifs contact man mic conditions and because of the is operating now."-United Press, drastic nature of the new policy, which was approved in principle" at the recent Makanshon confer- ence, may be ready for promulga- tion next week,
Air, Hsu is head of the Austra lian bureau of the Central News Agency of China, Pacine War he was with the Eng Before the outbreak of the ilsh Department of the Agency's bureau in Hong Kong.
During the war, he represented the Agency at Paris, He Is a graduate of Yenching, University..
The reception was held at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday.
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BCOF C-In-C's Censure
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Of Japs
Criticised.
Hiroshima, August. §. General H. C, H. Robertson, Australian officer.com. manding British occupation forede in Japan, told the Japanese holding a peace festival at atom-bombed Hiroshima "you caused this disaster yourselves.”
Friday was the third an-: niversary of the dropping of the world's first atom bomb on enemy territory.
The peace ceremony began af the very moment when the bomb bürst three years ago, Hiroahl- mana in mas, prayer pledged all efforts for peace throughout the world.
General Robertson watched a parade of young Japanese men
APL Ships Delayed
By Dispute
An Important entference wa held last night at Premier Wong's residence and was attended by Dr. Soong, Chang, Chun, O. K. Yul, Wang Yun-wu (Finance Minister) and Hsu Po-yuan (ViceMinister of Finance)--United Press,
Marines Ready
San Francisco, August 7. General Clifton B. Cates, Marine Corps Commandant, declared today the eritire Corps of 85,000 men could be alerted and ready for action in a few days in case of emergency.
He said more than 50 per cent of the Corps now consists combat units.
the
tion,
General Gates said that under recent armed forces unifica- the efficiency and potential faking power of the Marino have been greatly in- crensed
reserve
He said the organised ---consists of -32,000 ground troops San Francisco, Aug. 8. and 6,800 in the air arm. Volun-¡ Three American President Ling tary reserves number more than and women through the city which ships are tied us at their plers 75,000-United Press. To the new post World Wartapplication of the heavy oil en-1 cognition. Since
df still shows traces of the bomb'a by a dispute between C.1,0. guards I record for Britain's export gine to marine propulsion was in engine, besides being, the most devastation,
and the..Pinketton trade set up in May when Bri-1888 with a Pristinan engiic of efficient means yet discovered or wanted to praise, the people for ment of two non sien men. The Detective General Robertson said he Agency, because of the empley- lain sent nearly £130 million British design, and the first large translating fuel worth of gools oversens-mu-motor sthps were built in 1912. horse-power
it Inte brake their sentiments for peace but at ships are commercially 1s
the President Pierce, chinery has once again made a Within two years the Doxford suitable for most types of
the some time told them: clitpate
President Grant and Presidbuil leading contribution. Trade re-two-stroke cycle opposed piston and is robust enough to
to stand up
"must remind you that you Wilson.. turns published by the Board of engine had been introduced-the to
to inexpert handitag, special st-
caused this disaster yourselves, The guards put up a picket line | Trade in London show that this
tention, has been devoted to its
that the destructive ways of and 0.1.0. group of
Industries, the largest
development for export. United
Jines. The Water- depression brought to cross thongshoremon, refused range of
Kingdom engineers have succeed-
(upon your„city. front Employers Association there- ed in eradicating most of the drawbacks from which the com
shima ៤. only part of the
ro-gy General asking him to insti-
in the whole Kingdom
United
By S. Gordon exporters,
raised
125
overseas shipments by 2000,000 over the previous month. To- 10- Kether with large increases in ex- peris of textiles fortificiat silk
000
Coller
war
The
thin given to Hird upon telegraphed the US., Altor-|
suiffe on liition type of engine tribution, due the Japanese, people tile proceedlings against them on
been
• Sɗamingly Blunt
New York August 8. The New York Herald Tribund
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in pre-war days, and a whole for pursuing the doc. the grounds they were ignoring the direct injection engine with trines of war" he declared, add-n- federal anti-strike injunction.- tissues established a new post-forerunner of the long series of toroidal combustion chambers to Ing "If you adhere to the doctrine Associated Press. war record), cool (nearly 1,000,- changes. In
the piston Trown hos design which have
of peace in the future then the tons, or proaching One-made this engine the of the most brought to a high degree of per- World as a whole. will be safer third of the pre-war level), pot-popular types of all engine now
rection by some of Britain's load- from Buch horrors,”—Associated tery (the highest since 1937) built.
Ing mauufacturers. Experience Press. and other classes of product, this helped to bring exports within liner Dominion Monarch, Aited ger engines than those hitherio The Shaw Saville and Albion has led to the production of big- lille more than 40 millions of with four 5-cylinder Doxford en leading firm which replaced Its Imports during May; The deficit xines of 8,000 make
considered necessary! thus, one in Britain's balance of payments each, is the highest powered me 0.6. litre engine, with a 0.8 litre today, editorially criticised the
horse-power for the month was thus reduced tor-ship in the world. Diesel-cylinder engine giving 125 action of the British Occupation for below the average engines of other types are avail-in.. found that fuel consump- Commander in Japan, Leutenant
this year.
able in the form of double action had risen only 4 per General HC.H Robertson Of the various classes of ma-ing two-cyle, single acting two-wh
while capacity for handling General Robertion fold chinery whose Hupply to over-cycle, and single-acting four-eavy loads under conditions Xiroshima. public demonstration "cas.customers has risen sharply cycle with direct or Indirect operating in
overseas markets on the recent anniversary of the Ince the war, the most remark-drive.
was increased by a much greater dropping of the first atom bomb able example is probably that of
margin. During the war, invaluable ex-
that the "dropping of the bomb prime ternal combustion oll
me movers,
inperience, in small marine diesel
Most Economical was your own fault and we hope for use both in transport and in fixed up was gained through their
The fact that Britain is edit you won't forget it
fald General in Britain's cative
landing ploducing country, whose oil in Robertson powers stations. Ninety per cent, engines totalling over 2,000,000 the
craft.
One fimi plone supplied imported, made the steam engine offer of the o of this industry's production
la
school express SELTZER is horse-power for this and allied plant for her own p
economical powered the attitu
attitude of the Australians shipped overscus, the Minister of purposes, and hus, built the ex-from
purposes Supply, Mr. G. R. Strauss, told perience, thus, gained of arduousvention,
the time of its in who understandably are critical Genotat: MakArthur's sort the British Internal Combustion
ahd' the lon operating conditions
oil engine polles toward ab meely t Engine Research
into ile 1108, therefore been largely de-However, others. Association
in latest civilian models. Another veloped especially for the beer feel. Landon recently. Britain, added, had won for herself the requirements of small desgoing feant that no less than, 54, PCF is profitiers now and all efforts
he company which has studied the
recrimination against Nevertheless, it, Isle othe reputation of having.
the Japanese, the
fiss developed craft.
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30 sent
tão blupa most important impments in horse-
under construct must be
directed horse-power Touring
tion in Britain were reported at that the four
one. Time since the war to bb do not *.engine, Aluminium parts are powered by diesel engines, the
people ar 19,000
capital undertalings
Buch
tank
the world in diesel engine con- cylinder four-stroke struction and design, while she whose
had achieved a leading position anodised for
other classes
most
of engine as jagainst cormitional protection florgeat: being, a-six-cylinder- der
Commingly blunt
the
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their sexphrläisco, Laven Ad a rosult, Britain's ex-system of extinust pulse pressure centrating of the further develop feel confident that the lesson will gines. Ad
though it is not always easy to ports of diesel engines and others charging which if claims involved, for ponercial purposes (not in
of the diesel, cugino før effect, a hoe events the powering railway locomotiver Progr concluded the motorsades) in the slugis month haust from the cylinders being The rapid improvements in the let
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per cent, reach over 90
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