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Govt Made $30,000 A
THE CHINA MAIL., MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1948,
COMMUNISTS PLANNING
Month From Wholesale Reminders CONFERENCE AT LOYANG
Vegetable Marketing
Miss Keller Welcomed To Japan
Tokyo,- August 29, Miss Helen Keller, con- panied by her companion, Miss. Polly Thomson. anilved 'ut Iwokum anbase today and will
Folyo by proceed to Sho is expected at the capital tommorrow night
trak
were
Today
Shanghai, August 29.
Whist Drive, European YMCA Chinese reports from Nanking today claimed that
West Lounge. E pm.
Kowloon Cricket Club Liberation
Day Commeraeration, 8 p.m. Liberation Day Swimming Gala, Laichikok Amusement · Park, 7 p.m. Lawn Bowls Lengue matches,
Coming Events
An average monthly commission of more than $30,000 was earned by the Government Wholesale Vegetablo Market at Kowloon for handling 12 items of agricultura! produce during the first six months of this year. The Items listed in. a recent than 1.303.9 tons (2.341,752, cat-
TOMORROW reH.K. Rotary Club Luncheon, Roo return were Tientsin cabbage ties or 3,122,336 1.)
„Garden,. HK, Hotel, 12.30 puak"). turnips tailed from January to laun fut "wong nga
It wis pin "toh paak"). Chinese flower- ja total of $432,230,50.
Council Meeting, Gro ing cabbage ("pack choimo pirntiful lo June, 17,500 Urban
cattles) and least in supply in Bullding. 4.15 pan. white free shum"), Chinese kole,
At January, 188,672 cutties). cabbage ("paak ehul"), cab- the height of its season the price
mustard, lettuce, was +2 bage lenf Irish potatoes ("shu chai"). [cents a pound!), and, in January sweet potatoes ("faan shu"), it was 27 cents and 35 spinach ("yin chol"). and respectively, water cress ("sal yeung chof").
Retail Value
British
A grand lots! 1.374,808
Mas Keli utal Mass Thomson flew Don Monda
Lärepare frame prett
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+
cents a calty for ante
cents,
WEDNESDAY,
12.43
11 Club meeting. Talbot Hause, Macdonnel Road, 8.30 p.m.
THURSDAY Kawloon Hotary Club luncheon, Retail Prices Down
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
Associa- With the exception of potatoes HK. Hotel Residents
tion meeting. Peninsula (Irish and sweet), the Ieverage
Hotel, 15 1,16 10,342.2 tons
prices for this year, were y's Men's Club lunchenn, Ruof catller) of
these retail
Garden, 11.K. Hotel, vegetables ped through, the Yery much lower than those of
1947.
Comparisons with lost Market and were officially sold at
D271, the trail value of $3,085.254.34, year's average in brackets:
Tienisin
cabbage, 20.25 cents $539.888.41 des bg hews of the day by the
This retail value in- turnips, 10.5 (15); fumators, Japanese Preperatione to gre huded an average of 30 per cent. 18.7 (37); Devering ridge. 24.8
Chinese kale. (34):
11,3 (45): conslet way had henti
un the wholesale price for the
white cabbage, 19.5 (20); enblinge om1b.
retailers.
teut mustard, 21 131); lettuce, 11.8 (29);
Frish
24.7 potatoes,
(11): (231: weet potatoes, 12.7
binach, 15
water (25); spinach, cress, 24.1 (6
Natable_alisenters from the list
The arrivaled the woman selve sveikaude Bier Janresap. of
angles and blindners Wens
11
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deal
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fr
we wal
For nut to the dead and even the Helen Kelleg wake badest on the Japanese siehu, Mas Roller will
with
General MarAyInga un Tuesday
the most hotel at Hakone, 50 miles south of Toky
Averate
monthly..
Altowing for a deduction of 25 uni the relat! prices per erit. Kiven in the return. the ap- wholesale vale of proximate the vegetable hundled by the
t
mil leak. Tokyo to rest at Murket during the first half of vegetables were yam or thro, the year was 52,298,940,70, and the emission (eight per cent)ilyinot, bean sprout, and spring cultretest by Government amount-
@ {6 $1illt13?0.
By
mast
the
populni
On ottival at the uttell M) a Keller was greeted by An Vice Matsdud 1. J. McCauley, Clog of Suff 1 10 G Capito B. vegetable was the Tientsin cab. Katon Omrer
for during the peak of s Commanding bare EKAÍR. sort ofter Arus offlexus ns well as group 547.4 this
1224,048 s.)
tona 2,277,632
of dignese presentatives,
Following the lived offend wel total of $184,027,20. From Jan- come two Japane e girls present-uary 10. April, 5,010.8 od Miss Keller with bouquets of¦ (1,708,224 calties flowers. Then two other Japanese lbs, were retailed to the public girls, both dead, were presented to for $348, 133.12, her whereupon she
SATURDAY Swimming Gala, Victoria
creation Club, 9 p.m.
Re-
Atom Rocket Ship Plans Exhibited
Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Communist Party chairman, is planning to hold a political con- sultative conference at Layang, in Honan Province.
to go by a roundabout route to Attending would be 'General |Loyang, Feng Yu-hsiang. Marshal Li
The pokalbia route in via. Chai-sum
Siberia, Manchuria and then by and .ather anti-
"underground enllway" АСТОВА Reveral Chiang dissident lenders.
Nationalist blockades whence The reports claimed that Muo Tse-tung,
Teh, General Chu overall military enmmander of the Communist ormies, and the commander, Loyang aren held Chen Keng, held a meeting early this month and studied the feasibility of malding, Loyang the sent of the "democratke coalition government,"
The reports laimed that the Communists plenmed to elude Li and members of General Feng, Marghat
the Democratic League into such a government io work for the overthrow of the Kuomintang regime
Loyang, which is on the Lung- hal railway, was China's capital 1,000 years ago.
Possible Route
decide to
If the communiste set up a government at Loyang, Feng, Li and other Hong Kong 'eftints and diesidents will have
COLLAPSED DURING CELEBRATION
into Shanel province.
cross the 'Yellow they could River into Honan province. Admittedly, would be ver difficult for them to cross tionalist blockades all the way- the Kuomintant would be un- doubtedly on the alert. But to rench | F
Loyang overland from Hong Kong neress solidly Gov- ernment-held territory would be more difficult.
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Any attempt to reach Loyang through Central China or North China ports alo difficulties for persons as well known as Li Chalcum and Feng Yu-hslung-United Press.
Van Heutsz Repairs Completed
After staying in drydock at Taikoo for three weeks under-i going general repairs and also to enable her officers to give evidence in the "Van, Heutsz Piracy Case," the Dutch motor- ship Van Heutaz. left long Kong Inst evening.
beans whari
Su for us could be
Toronto, August 20. learned, inve
tuve always enminanded
The Canadian Rocket Society Any the vey rendy sale
for a indray exhibited plans Chinese population.
atomic- All quotations given are those 200-foot, $1,500,000 accupathan | seuson (February) [ Total of contained in the return and not powered rocket ship it hopes to
1ose- or accessarily
charged by send to the monn and back (120, 130 catties
was sold for etailers, whether stallholders "some time before 1900,"
allcensed hawkers, According The rocket, which would be to reliable sources, the prices launched from a 5500,000 launch-
Mrs. Pauline Armatrude Dan-
The 8,000-tun Dutch vessel. site, would charged at the markels were be-fing
capable ut
Birch, wife of Mr. B. G. | which was seized and held up times the travelling 25 miles per second, y tween three and four official rates.
but plans mailed for a "loating Birch, B. A.. Reader in English for a few hours by pirates, left
the University of
resume her Hong harbour to speed" of mly 7-1/2 miles per in second. The Society said it wouldKong, died at the Queen Mary Coast-Straits run for the Royal
Interocean Line. across Hospital at a.m. yesterday, appeal to mans.facturers
The Van Heutz arrived here Curiatka asking ench to produce She was admitted in Hospital from
from Amoy on August 8 and une, at many complex sections on August 26 following a sudden went to drydock to undergo needed.
collapse during the celebration of stor
several general alterations, reached, her birthday.
the meantime, her master, would
Mrs. Dirch, who is the daughter of Mr. J. Skerichly, explorer several oflcers gave evidence at Mr. Klues Albertua Vlick, and
arrived Dahomey, Arst
the
kissed the
girls and said "s good to see
you darlings
to the
Smallest Item
harve
AUSTRALIANS SCEPTICAL OF JAPAN
New York, August 29.
Once the moon In
there the Soalety said,
!
The smallest fem handled by From the airfield Miss Keller the Market was the Irish potato, nre་tttsu
residence rating the period envered by the (467,040 Group Captain Eaton for a brief return only 208,5 tons rest and dinner. She is scheduled||ths.), valued at $77,904.24. possed Sweet to leave at 11 pan. Joeal time for }
Market, through the
be other porsiblities. Tokyo Dailer Press,
potalnes," so popular during the
The moon could be used as a period, occupation fallen from grace na only 944,664
The Australian Information Jumping off place for flights to other plane's or "it could be used catties ($104,954,40) appeared on the records of the Market sales, Bureau reported today that GS R fring base for explosive With the exception of "wong members of Australia's Patila-rockets in the event of another
to Japan war,“ tomatoes were the mentary delegation nga paak"
plentiful during the first re convinced that a long oc- The Society also showed plans from the Chapel of the Colanini !aix months. A total of 1,021.4 eupation of Japan will be for a six-foot perket for short | Cemetery, Happy Valley,
tons (2,723,952 catties
#p= | necessary.
dlights-United Press. 3,500,000 Rs.), proximately
The
sentiment--- Australians'
New CATC
Services
Shoghi, August 28. The Central News Agency in a lespatch trut Contr saic that beeinaing m September A
will
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от
the Japanese can quickly learn a long reign of ermieror, institutions- democratie habits after
was that hape lay with Japanese children and wiversity students.
the Central Air Transport Cor: valued at $485,535.92, were enid. for the Innst part sceptical that
I open three new air-Sales ranged from 19.129 catties lines: one from Conton to Swain April down to 19,112 cattles ley, ne from Hong Kong to in June, with retail prices flue fun wow tuating between 17 cents and 24 Taipei in and Amoy, and another from cents.
Flowering cabbage, a favour. shanghai to Tay vs Fonchow.
Ite with the Chinese, com manded a total sale of 2.418,024 catties ($519,409.521 during the period, or an average of 403,004 cattles each month. Spinach, the food of Pop-Eye
also had u
large following of admirers for no les
Weekly lyin's from Canton to Swalow will be on Wednesdays and Sundays, em tiong Kong to Tulpeh every Tresday, Thurs-
Sutin-les, and siz
{rom Shanghai to Tripch an Wertnes- dy. Friday and Hunday.-Asso- the Sailor, ciated Press.
British Claim In The Antarctic
London, August 28.
Whitehall sources indicated today that Britain will expect her "unquestionable claims” in the An- tarctic to be fully respected in any future multi- lateral arrangement for the Antarctic tinent.
con-
The Liberal Party member, Mr. J.. Francis, thought that the Japanese are orxus for demo- cratic Government but pointed to of feudal in- the long hist
history stitutions as a diffculty.
The delegatior was
Unanimous praising the Australian troops in the occupaten force. It was delegation's reported that the
n's leader, Leslie Haylen, will make a atutement to the Australian Parliament regarding his visit to Emperor Hirohilu.-United Press.
DR. SOONG VISITING
Jews'
At
Colony in 1926. Prior to the out- break of the Pacific War, she was vacusted to Australia, returning here in HMS Victorious in 1940.
place
The funeral will
p.m. today.
takr
Ching
the Supreme Court in the case with piracy against the law of Jainst four
Clt nose. char god
nations.
at
3 on
Indignation Boiling Point
Jerusalem, August 28.
Arabs shelled parts of Jerusalem for the second consecutive night and Jowish indignation and dissatisfaction with the impotency and "un- fairness" of United Nations observers hare are rapidly reaching boiling point.
Mortars and artillery which pumping station as a "violation". the Jews Identified Os six and after three weeks had, tnken pounders' were used. A French no action against the perpetra- United Nations observer was hurt in the shelling.
Several explosions In down- town Jerusalem Jast midnight rattled windows and shook houses throughout the Holy City. An Israeli communique, however. said that no. cenusities have thus
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tors.
"Finish The Job"
Dr. T. V. Soong, Governor of Kwangfung. who arrived
The Jews are being prodded here by air on Friday last, was
by extremist elements who dally the guest of His Excellency the
amphaalso the United Nx- Governor, Sir Alexander
tions' weaknesses and urge the Grantham, at a luncheon party
faraelites to "take matters in at Government House yester- far been reported.
their own hande-and finish the day,
Jewish inhabitants. sold that job" by driving out the Arabs. They hinted that the Falkland Islands would not
ft
that understood
with the
the Jewish Dr. they were "fed up"
The argument about come within the scope of such an arrangement
Soong's visit to Hong Kong is intrucc observers their "partial- occupation of Government House on the grounds that they are not within the Anconection with Sino-British iy" to the Araha, They pointed centres about the fact that it is economic affairs and the putting out that the Observer Headquar- In the neutral zone now under into effect of the agreement for lera
the Jews with Red Cross jurisdiction. violation" of the truce The Arabs and Unlied Nations tween Hung Kong and China, fur falling to evacuate troops observers complain that the Jews from the Government House in we still occupying the positions
Red Cross uren while the there the
despite the promise Arabs shelled the Holy City un- evacuate., The Jews claims the chostised.
Arabs are still moving troops At the warme time, they said fer the neutral corridor to that the United Nations Truce chengthen their positions on the headquarters simply recorded the Guiskirts of Jerusalem.--United Arab Blasting of the Latroun Press, 2
tarctic area.
charged
The Foreign Office remained, British sovereignty cannot be dis- the prevention of smuggling be-"egrant reserved and non-committal | puted.
111 Washington The United while discussions are procved-
on States today disclosed plans for the Dominions ing with
under "some the United States proposal for Putting Antarctica consideration of un interna-form of internationalisation".
A formal State Department on-
tional administration of the nouncement described the recent
Antarctic continent.
Urilled Sintes approach on
this
Talks are in progress at pre- subject to Britain, Argentina, j sent with Australia inici New Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, who are both in Zealand and Norway, mediately interested parties in The Department had approach- any future set-up for the Antare-ed these Governments "informal- ly with a suggestion that a solu- Diplomatie scurces underlined tion for the territorial problem today the tentative character of of Antarctic be discussed," the United States, proposal. It statement said.
is expected that Britain in her
talks with the Dominion Gov-
ernments
ents would examine the in-
tזיי
the
No Conference Yat
is the viewpoint of the
mattons of the proposed inier: State Department that the solu
solution, but would tion should be such as to pro-
strongly insist that "due account mole scientific Investigation and
is taken in any future arcange ment of what la described as Britain's unquestionable right (in) certain areas and of her whaling *rights."
research, in the areat,
"The Blata . Department `ux- pacts that the question is one which will require an extended exchange of views, conaldera- tion of suggestion and probably rpegnalilation of varying view points."
Department has
Australian Interest. Australian sources in London. stressed today Australia's grow.'
The State Interest. In the. Antarctic and in any future political set- suggested that this might perhaps up and sald that they would be done most effectively, and the want to take part in any Intar-problem of conflicting claim at national talks on this lastig. the same time solved, through Without prejudice to the fatent agreement upon some form of in- Valted States proposal on the internationalisation. sue of the Antarctic, it appeared Unul such an exchange of that it is still inclined to adhere views and the necessary further to her earlier Buagestion that study is completed, it is not be- Argentina" and "Chile submit their loyed that any useful purpose claims to the International.
of Justice at the
Nothing, transpired to
Court could
be accomplished by a con- terbaco on the subject, and no such conference is contemplated
Was there In the SoFrench UniProxa and
• stand that in the Falkland Islands, Rauter
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