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"HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1948.
HONG KONG
SOVIET FORCES ON ALERT PRODUCTS
"Watching Expansionist Policy Of Imperialism"
RUSSIANS HOARD WEST
WEST MARKS
London, August 15.
Moscow Radio said today that Soviet armed forces are being kept in a state of readiness in view of the international situation and the "expansionist policy of American imperialism.”
Russian Backs Jap Leftists
Tokyo. August 15.
The Soviet Union is barking Japanese leftists in their "fight against warmongers", a Soviet
The broadcast, quoting a Pravda editorial, said the "Soviet people are carefully watching the in- trigues of the incendiaries of a new war. "Those_intrigues are taking place both on land
and sca.
Imperialists who dream of world domination are trying to secure new naval and strategic basos in all parts of the world and are trampling on the sovereignty and state interests of other countries, not hesitating at extortion and block mail.”
doinun, official told a gathering Americans
of 2,000 leftist women at
biya · Park-two blocks from General MarArtino's Beach- quarters here today.
It is the J the Soviet emetal has dressed in public Japanese gathering. The woman, Mme Mari Kaspmova, told the crowd that they could count on
Soviet woment is well as the de- mocratie forcer of the world" in the "struggle for peace and de- mocracy."
Hurt In Accident
Two Americans, Carl Crook and Joseph Crawley, members of the crew of the oil tanker, Cedar Breaks, and Chiness Leong Sui-sang were admitted to the Kowloon Hospital as the result of a motor accident av Cie junction of Maple street
The meeting preceded nu unti- Fascist rally FL the Imperial and Tal Po Road yesterday Palace Puze at which 10,000 afternoon. Icewing labmnir unionists, pussed
Shordy efter 4.50 p.m. Crook
resolution opposing the Govern and Crawley were travelling in a ment order banning strike and
car belonging to the oil instafid- collective bargaining by Govern“
'lo at Lui Chi-kck, along Tal mental workers.
Fe load
Pravach, was quoted as saying the Soviet people are "vitally in- terested in sctiu, lasting peace." il neded;
It
Fortant cons the most im-
condition" for "Us" success=- Fiul Frogiers tward; communism; For this rear on cur brined forces, treluding the navy in distinctioni from the Armeri Forees of · Im- Burial stutes, has aggressive Bios whatever They serve the rencetul work and security great and nyble cane-to prolect of the Soviet people."
The fight of West marks, operatred
American, by the Britich and French Military Governmento, into Soviet hands in Berlin has today become a matter of serious - concern to the Western Occupation
Powers.
The Soviets ue suspected of Eccumulating Wert murks for use Commimist
11 war also deride-i at the rally Su-se e cor hit. Leung either in ancian.
Beef 52.
to pelition SCAP, the Far Eastern Commission, the Allied Council, the British, Aus'enlion, Soviet and Chinese Missions in Japan requesting measures for the protection of democracy ud the suppression of Fusebam in Jaquets-letter.
activities in the Western Zones After the reldent the car car of Germany or for future dump- ried on and hit the rear of a thing the Western Zones in an and in the collision both the effort to inflate the new currency. Americans were hurt.
them to "consider Loung's curdition last night|Financial Pinch
was vory serious. Crawley's con- ultion was also rerious, and that of Crook was described as good,
Guides And Scouts Have Great Object
The Girl Guides and Boy Scouts movements have made, and are making, great contributions to youth movements throughout the world, and have given their thousands of members a groot objective în lifo, said the Vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yesterday.
Recalling his meeting with the
The occasion was the
Medien-
Kowloon (31. Andrew's? Guirles, lay the Revitend J. 11. Ogilvie, OBE, MA.
Nearly 100,200,000 West marks have been put into circulation in Berlin skrive the currency reform on June 23, The Germans in the West sectors are demanding that more be r:leased to relieve the financial pinch mmposed by the Soviet action in biccking oil West Reelor urcounts-Soviet marks..
Yesterday, three,non-Com- munist Parties und non-Com- munist trade unions of the West sectors demanded that West marks be made the only legal currency for the West sectors of the cit
The Western Allied authorities admit that additional West marks But they must be brought in. fear the consequences i Berlin currency, now riamped with a
tion of the Colours of the First late Lord Baden-Powell in Hampp continues to be legal tender
Girl shire some years ago, Mr. Ogilvie
sald that he was greatly Im- In the Western Zones. pro-sed by that great leader's love for youths and hir dence in the great pa:sibilities of young people."
Led by the Union Jack, berne by June Leo and with Sheila Ho and Margave! Blenkinsop as guards, and Rosemary Bwabey bearing the Colours with Noreen, Timans and Margaret Simpson
Great Objective
as Colour guerd, the Guides and Brownies, under Mrs, Oren (Captain), Mixx Molly
a movement Terry (Lieutenant), and Mrs, Forrey (Brown Owll, marched to the pows merved for them, le join the Commissioner for the Colony. Mrs. Landale,
Special Hymns
Special hynn for the ceré. mony were "All people that on earth do dwell," "Awake, my soul, and with the sun," "The God of love my shepherd is," and "O God, our help in ages past." The Lemons for the service were taken from Proverbs, chapter.3, and St, Lukce IV
Taking the great templations of Jesus Christ as his text, the Vicar said that in this world of chaos and growing indifference to religion, people, especially the younger generation, are more. and more tempted to listen to The evil one and to leave God.
Nothing Wal more pathetic than to see young people In- different to religion and
setting.
out
in paths of their own, to lead. day-to-dny ke at so-called gaiety without a single thought for the morrow and without a single objective In view.
On Other Pages
Page Two
Burmese Foreign Minister
· Resigns
Pipe Five
Dig Floods
A
England
Page Gevon
Northern
Dlunt, Wards At Kromiin.
Page Eight
New Republic Of Kama
Page Tevolve
The Fifth "TRUE" Olympic Games Clon
Confi Soviet Holdings
Accurate figures for the amount of "B" narks which have
Inore under present
That whistling and singing man, gene into Soviet hands are not who radiated joy and happiness available. Probably, it is not large wherever he went, had founded enough immediately to threaten which had made. the position of Western currency and is making, a great contribu- | In the Zones but the central bank tion towards the various youth of the United States" Zone at movements throughout the world. Frankfurt is known to doubt the
He had given overy one of his advisablility of releasing followers-whether Boy Scouts marks in Berlin Girl Guides
or Brownies-a
circumstances great objective in life, the ob
It was pointed out that it the jective of servico to God and light of West men and leading clean and use caliers continuen and more marks are poured in the Soviets could accumulate enough to seriously affect the economy of the Zone by | suddenly dùmping their holdings, -United Press end Associated Prets.
ful lives.
In the China Mall plature bolow the Kowloon Girt, Guides are shown dutaldo at. Andrew's Church yesterday after their flag had been blessed.
marks to Soviet
EXHIBITED
USSURDARKKI ER
AN EXHIBITION of local products began at the Chinese YMCA yesterday, in in the top pleture is one of the stalls in the axhibition. Bottom
Mr. picture shows
Shum Choy.wah, cutting the ribbon at the exhibition's opening Eeremony.China Mait Photos.
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Arab Plan For Control
Of Jerusalem Includes Provision Of UN Guards
Amman, August 15.
A 12-point Arab plan to demilitarise Jerusalem, made known in Amman last night, suggests equal numbers of, equally armed Arab and Jowish police, with United Nations guards -patrolling the frontier between the two sectors.
of the city.
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This frontier line must be drawn to correspond with property positions, eliminating pockets and exahonging areas, at least temporarily, the plon proposes.
Axed numbers Pusier United Na tions escort..
It explains the demilitarisation ER "O means to return to the nor- mat and the saun quo ante." It was officially stated that the crubing the Arabs la régplr pos- ¡plan had been discussed between session of their buses. It call Count Folke Beinadotte, the for a return of footed movable United Nations mediator, "Tact property, er adequate compensa yeddin Elsulh the Arab League's Ben and approves the supplying representative, and Colonel 45- cerential no-toliary 173. dullah 'Tell, the Arab Legion
in plies to the Jesen under United commander the Jerusalem Nations, Arabs aral Jewish con-area, but should not be regar·lud tinl..
representing ak
Transjord m's omeint view.
Under the plin, Arabs and Jowa "will run their own areas
And the
A Reuter Damaseits report call
United Nations with that Syrla has pictested "strong- ryn common things like elec. to the United Nations ngamist an alleged Jewish attack on its tricity, water supply, telephone consulate in Haifa. According to and swags.'
information from the Spanish Visits to holy places would be consul ip Haifu, in charge of the nilowed at fixed mes and in Syrian consulate, forces ni Haganah, the Jewish militia, at- tacked the consulate on August 7] and looted all its furniture.
Moscow Digs Up Spy Scare
London, August 15. Moscow today dug up a@py scare of its own.
sin immediately.
According to the Russian radio Lleaten ant Dryer got his information from Customs man.
Side With Russia?
A threat that the Arabe may throw themselves on the alde of Russia if the United States continues to support Jewish clalma in Palestine was voiced by Mr. Jamal Hussein), Vice President of the Arab Higher, Committee, today in New York: Mr. Husseini, Arab representa tive to the United Nations, pre- dleted that the war in the Holy
British domination,
THE WEATHER
From the low pressure sten over BW
Lieutenant Dreyer and an unklentified Russian Customs man met and when ex- changing papers in the office when Russian. police enught them "red handed," the Radio | China, a trough extrude nlang she de continued.
Chinn coast and thence I menm the China Be to stationary depression cented (between Luxus mod the Berechinum,
Premure Kradients” are weak and. 11 denned over Japaut and the Eastern
Today's Forecast:-Moderate HEM. Fine
Financial Restrictions Extended
The financial restrictions between Hohy кони and Great Britain have been ex- tended.
the
an,
An. offitini
Pinoutsement yesterday revealed that restrictions,, Announced July 21, have now been ex. tended to include transactions between Hong Kong and countries in the sterling area. * The restrictions were im. powed to prevent the uks 'of the local fina U. 8, dollar market for the purchace· of “ cheap Sterling and for capital flights of Sterling to he United States. ·
Monetary transactions re quire
the approval
of the Kong
Exchange. Con..
Hong...
trol.
Banks are allowed to make or receive payments freely provided the amount of any one transaction' does nói ex- ceed the equivalent of £500. Applications for approval of transactions in excess of this amount hava to be submitted to the Financial Secretary's office on Form E. 1.
Biggest Outbreak In Month
*
nt
Radio Moscow, quoting Pravilo, charged | Land will be restuned, and sald
Jerusalem, August 15. that United States Navy Houtenant, Robert the Arabs will fight 100 years Ir
The biggest outbreak necessary to in Dreyer, Assistant Naval Attache, had con-
Before porting for Domas-chnoting since the second truce fessed to spying and promised to leave the
cus, he declared:
"Arabs may hegan four weeks ago, raged country.
broadcast.. said the United States throw themselves into the lops of in the Jerusalem area-today. Embuny Hidifier:evur attempt 19: difend the Rungiant America Bon-Arab, forces bunched a cen- Lieutenant Dreyer wines the evidence rates to support the pretensions-eral attack along the entire
of the Zionists. Russian domino-Jérusalem front," proved so inconvertible
an Isneli be no worse than Army source, said. The Embassy, Moscow Radio xald, abryton would ed "without any objections" the Russian He said the Russians were naw
"The énemy ukerk heavy demand that Lieutenant Dreyer leave Rus-supporting Zionism only in order machine guns and mortars, also
to get the Arab nations "out of arab, occupied zone.
Frying a moke, sercen In the the democratiu orbit-Reuter the Army, of Israel replied by Troops of and United Press.
directing fire et enemy concern- irations.
Jewish casualties are two, dead and three wounded."
A heavy explosion wna hear neur the wall of the Old City, which is held by the Arabs. An
thee sounded in the no-man's- land
outside
the
City Jaffn
The Jewish
vish Army informant said Rant Rachel, Arabs atidcked Jewish collective selfiement south 4. Jerusalem, an Ismet neveltim Di Mount Zion and the Bet Israel quarter, in the northern sectored
Boctor Bernard Joseph, Inraeli military, governor of Jerusalem,
elferated a demand t Arabs "withdraw frot.i positions 29.GY inclus. they, hava necupler in no-man's
lund during
the cosse-fre peiled." He neded that the de- und had bees rent to Brigadler General W. Riley, Jerusalem re- presentative of United Nailons mediator, Count Folke Dernadette. -Associated Prces.
The Lieutenant tried to hide some papers and hit one of the Soviet palicemen but-"Talling to gain possession of these papers he began tearing to small pieces nutes he had on him," the radio adde:l.
"It has been established that the note- .books
of the Customs employee contained notes of entirely secret military information and the rest of the papers were Aller with more detailed notes of the same buform- ation in the English language," said the radio..
WHEN FIGHT
A gang fight at Cha Kuo Ling Village between * about 500 workmen,* in "which" iron- rods, bamboo poles, bricks and stones were used, resulted in one of the foreman being sent to the Kowloon Hospital in a serious condition and eight men arrested by the polico. According to un official of the pin which“ áll corla China Construction Co., the fight | were employed. started at 10 am, yesterday, over a quarrel between two men over a cup of len, When the foreman. of one of the men intervened, the- other man and his friends' threa- tened to "bent the daylight" out of the foreman.
The foremnan summoned his men and a free-for-all developed,
of weapons
Yesterday's Weather
Sunshine: 1.9 hours.
Jan, 1
J'
ric
Maximum 8.9 ir. Fah. Minimum: 79.3 dex. Fab. Rainfalls M. Total sines
151.4 mm.69.74 Low as he city. wveragú of 1510,3 min.::79.7I INN,
IC .m. Moscow Radio claimed Lleu-
Báro, at, mixi 210512 1051.7 mil. tenant Dreyer,raid: "I confirm I
Елив! 20.63 received trom "E" secret
Rel. Humidity formation of which I personally Dew Point made notes in my notebook. In Wind Direction: B January, 1048, I mui him at the Wind Forev Customs premises and also__ IC- Thiles:- ceived secret. Information from Than hira."
in-
The Customs mun sald: "Hav ing been taken fed handed I am forced to udmil ¦ collected es- plonage. information and handed it over to Lieutenant Dreyer on
his ignment. The notes taken. from me are a list of apeřet in- formation which I collected and
handed over to him today. Our
last meeting, took place in Mos- cow. In January, 1948, when I niso handed secret Information military questions to the Lien-
Mr. EJ. Brown, tha mahager tenant."
on
of the works, tried to, epponso The January meating evidently the man but failed until he was the last meeting before the threatened them with his buck.] one in April at which the two shot rifle.
were caught-Unlied Press, '
FILM DIRECTOR COMING TO HK Mr. Harry Watt, director of
Sydney, August 16.
the J. Arthur Rank film "Eureka
A large posse of policë, under Divisionni Superintendent George Leys, Chief Inspector S. Car-Smith and Detective, Sub-Inspector Chak, were rushed to the scene. an receipt of the alarm sent in to
| Kowloon City Police Station, stockade" which was produced They succeeded in breaking up in Australia, is en route for. the fight and restoring pencs and Hong Kong on a fortnight's visit order after right men had been en als way to Londen, taken into custody. The foreman | Quantas airline plahe.
as cariously injured and sent to' The director fold United Press he hospital.
he; hoped to visit the Chinese
The anem, cuined to work in nsional film enterprise-United it allemoon.
Press.
SUPPRESSION OF
REDS IN COLONY ?
**Shanghai, August 35..
› An unconfirmed Chinese despatch from Canton'inid today thaƒ the Hong Kong authorities) disturbed by the spreading: Communlrt motivity In. Mulaya, are exported to sergek down on Red"elenienta in the British coloby, Vớ cho de patch, wild thủ thích, plier tôn. Hoa Hong Is expected to suppress Communist publications. 2X1 said that August 15 has bobu wet as the date for the banning certain alleget, Commmunist,} newspapers --
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