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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1948.
HK-CHINA TALKS PLANNED
No Sabotage In Train Accident
Canton, Beptember 10.
The theory that the derall. ment of the Cantor Kowloon express on the evening of September 3
was due 10 sabotage la apparently being discarded by official quarters. Dr.. W. L. Tue, Commiss joner of Reconstruction and one of the Governer's on-the- spot Investigatare, is quoted by the Canton press 3 ex pressing doubt whether the derailment was the work of saboteurs.
Dr. Toe is reported to have said that when he visited the scene there was ve
evidence
of sabotage. Furthermore, he sald,
hour before the derailment a Canton-bound
+
express
from Kowloon had
passed through sufely and in the Interval he felt doubtful
saboteurs had
sufficient
time to
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cause the disaster,
Unions Continue Strike
San Francisen, September 10.
Lenders of striking CIO longshoremen counted ballots today to determine if the union wanted them to sign non-Com- munist affidavits and to ac- "cept the West Coast-employers" Jast offer long sincs with- drawn.
came
The first indulation from Seattle, where the union announced a vote of 1,468 to 18 Affidavits.
Waterfront and
shipping, ens
the
ployers announced When strike began last week they would no longer negotiate with unions whose officers refused to sign non-Communist - affidavite as required for services of the Nn-
Biso
Officials May Confer
On Economic Measures. BUDGET DISCUSSED
Nanking, September 10.
The Chinese Government will soon dispatch high officials of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to negotiate with the Hong Kong authorities on the thorough implementation of the anti-smuggling pact, it was reported today.
Official attention in Nanking was again directed
to Hong Kong after reports of intensified flight of capital to the south, believed to have been spurred on by the currency reform.
The opinion is oven expressed in some quarters that the success or failure of China's now cur- rency will depend partly on the extent to which the Sino-Hong Kong economic agrooment is enforced.
the Further Moves
A renewed effort by Chinese Government to secure
| the fullest co-operation of Hong Rong to plug what is described
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can-
ra.
Satisfaction In expressed here over the reported cellation In-Hong-Kong of the official rate of Shanghai mittances, as the action is be Ilaved Ikely to lend to the d's- appearance of the black rac
This source sald further ho
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Meet On Colonies Postponed
Washington, September 0. The United States' proposal to postpone the Council of Foreign Ministers on the Ita lian colonies until next Man- duty was mude in a memoran- dum delivered to the Soviet Embossy in Washington evening.
ber
be could
measures enforcod,
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SUSPENSION OF HOTEL
At Gibraltar RATES LEGALISED HERE
Gibraltar, Beptember 10, Four American destroyers. vanguard of 35 United States warships to join the British Floet next week, dropped anchor in Gibraltar Bay, to
day.
The main neat of Ameri can ships will arrive on Bep. tember 23 bringing 16,000* sailors to this port—United Press.
US Press Favours Dewey
Government took action, for the first time yester-
day to legalise the temporary suspension of Confirms Death the controlled rates for hotel accommoda-
tion; fixed by the Competent Authority, Mr. Of Gen. Feng P. F. J. Eardley, on August 1."
Legally, the reduced rotes fixed by the Competent Authority have been valid from August 1 until last night, despite the "gentleman's agree. ment" between Government and the hotel managements suspending the enforcement of the new rates and freezing the charges at the rates prevailing on July 31. The "China Mall" was given The amendment
become!
EEC Council Meeting Summoned
to understand yesterday that effective from today, giving legal the Competent Authority has tatus to the hotel rates prevail- been advised not to take actioning on July 31 last.
gainst hotel managements for technically not abiding by the controlled rates during the 41 days between August 1 and New York, September 10.
September 10. Governor Thomas E. Dewey,
Questioned by the "China Republican candidate for pre Mail" last alglit, some hotel sident. has the support of
managements said they will re- 68.68 per cent of dally news-fuse to muke my refund to
Paris, September §. United papers in the
Stutes tenants for the inst 4 days. Re-
A well-informed source said comprising 70.4 per cent ofsidents said they will, go to court
tonight that the Council of the the total daily circulation, if necessary to oblain a refund.
for European preliminary survey by the Ometal comment on the legality Organisallon
Co-operation hud charged be-Economie trude journal, Editor and Pub- of the hotel vales
tween August 1 ant September been summoned to meet lisher, showed today.
30 was not realable yesterday. Paris tomorrow afternoon.
To 91 Hotels
The Force added that
In the volume of support by dailies, Governor Dewny led all other candidates and was ahead of President Truman, Deporra tie nomined, four to one, the sur-ty vey showeri,
Mr. Truman
in
this
Madame
Feng Yu-hilang. wife of China "Christian" General, has officially con. firmed the ceste of her hus band in a fire aboard a Rum. klan ship in the Black Ben.
The confirmation was in A telegram received yesterday from her by Marshal L Chai-sum, Chrisman of the Kuomintang Revolutionar Committee.
The telegram, dated Sep. Lember 8, suid that Madame Feng was not well and that on her recovery would con tinue her journey to China fo carry on the work of her husband.
No mention was made of her daughter. alno reported to have perished in the fire.
Yugoslavs In Border Violation
The
Athens; September 10.
Tar Minister, Mr.
ment had been made charging cil's Bral submission of plum George Stratos, said that last the dale of, the enforcement of allocations should be ready for night a group of Yugoslav sol- controlled rates for hotel necom- presentation to Mr. Averell Har-diers had invaded Greece and
|rindz
He U.S. Ambassador-at-had been thrown back. on about September 25, appealed for international help It was belleved in
Maria to
to prevent a general war in night that the Bizane has large, the Balkans.
modation.
from
The date was changed August 1 to "fovember 1, 1043 for such other day thereafter...."
The Competent Authority's
let-
the
tutions.Reuter,
A clrealar letter was sent by could be taken as a sign that dlf- the Competent Authority yester-Jerences between mernbers over to D hotels and hoordin Marshall Aid allocation for 1040 houses in the Colony. The letter have been overcome. as China's economie loophole, | Government I likely to move jcoincides with the netion taken against certain banks and money
It was added that the Coun- had the backing informed them that an amend- of 16.10 per cent of the papers, jbs the Shanghai Garrison houses in Shanghai who thus far
accounting for 13.99 per cent of authorities in binding long still refuse to transfer their for
the circulation. by eign currency, gold and silver to
Governor Strom Thurmond of Kong-bound travellers"
The Centrul Bank of China.
The note read; "The Deport- South Carolina, candidate of the permit system,
ment of State is entirely agree-states' rights party, was support- In Nanking, the Finance Minis- ter Wang Yin-wu told a closed able to holding the Council meet-ed by 3.87 per cent of the papers session of the Legislative Yuaning in Paris. The date of Septem-with 1.33 per cent of the circula-
ly won ita claim for a bigger Henry Wallace, 16 proposed by the Soviet ton while Mr. that the national budget for the Union would not, however, al-ogressive Party canildate, ter said that he had been-directed ...alace of Marshall_Aid.
Mr. Stratos sald the invasion next slx months
This was the main point in dis-frame on Wednesday in the Kal- low sumelen: time for the De- had 28 per cent of the papers to make the amendment on in- balanced if economic
with 24 per cent of the elreula-structions from the acting Gov-pute between the 19 participating matchfan area and that Greek partment to successfully
prepare the neces- were
fcreen killed nine Yugoslav ernor, Mr. D. M. MacDougali. official sources said.
sary instructions for the Ameri-oh,
soldiers and repelled the attack. can delegation."
Newspapers maintaining an in-
1 Belgrade, Yugoslav omej- The Yuan members raised
dependent attitude or which are
nls were silent on the reports, many questions in their meeting The United States suggested undecided or not yet announced Dr. T.V. Sebag is reported to to consider emergency currency that the meeting should be heidi Becount for 10.1 per cent of have drafted a series of effective regulations promulgated by Pre-next Monday in Paris and hopes the total and 13.02 per cent of anti-smuggling
Include measures whichsidential decree.
circulation. They that the date would be acceptable the Scripps-Howard and Hearst will form the subject of the Sino-
They raised sharp questions, to Russia. Hong Kong discurrions.
particularly over the amount-of- .......Itis-understood that the United.
groups-United, Prose, to Britain. gold yuan Instted, exact currency States Ambassador reserves, and what amount will Mr. Lewis Douglas, will head the
American delegation. be issued.
The Secretary of State, Mr. "that gold and foreign exchange George Marshall, nid earlier that the people are forced to surrender he did not plan to leave for Parls will all be converted into backing and the United Nations' meeting
before September for the new muncy."-Reuter, As-there sociated Press and United Press. Reuter.
ket.
tional Labour Relations Board To Be Licensed
The ren!
Sentile longshoremen voted 1,467 15 agnini nccept- ing the last offer of the cm- ployers. which Would have granted a straight time hourly wage Increase of 10 cents. union demanded
15 a increase to $1.82 an hour.
Meanwhile, longshoremen Yo turned In work at terminals operated by the port of Belling- ham Washingtois, under an in terim agreement by which the union said its men were reeelv-
Under the projected plan it is reported that anti-smuggling operations between Canton and Hong Kong will be intensified and import and export across the border will be subjected to Chin- ese licensing.
Factories and corporations in Shanghai, meanwhile, have been ordered to deposit their foreign inut 15 cent incrense per hour. currency gold and silver assets Bank of China to the Central
Several Piget Sound indepen- dents have made such agree within one week.
menis.
The strike entered Us ninth dlay with the tongshoremen and ailled seafaring upions and the shipping aukl waterfront em- ployers associations. mujor ports standing Arm Assorlated Press.
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Bernadotte
In Rhodes
One member asked assurances
Elizabeth's
The Vice Finance Minister, Mr. | China Shu Po-yuan,
Gratitude
10.-
the
SIAM POLICE
TO CONFER
Kuala Lumpur, September 10.
A police delegation Στους southern Slam has arrived in Kota Bahru, not far trom the Slam borter, in north Malayu, for discussions with the authori tles there. it was learned today.
The nature of the talks was
Ritual Murder Tale Unearthed
Brighton, September 10,
The War Minis er charged Albania, Yugoslavin and burder Bulgaria, with repeted provocations, and cautioned that
The Allis nisel. the U.N. should• net before any ine tion touches alf general fighting.
her
one
He said Greece would consider
"an nerepting
internatioun military force to seal the Son A ritual murder by English savages of 35,000 years miles of Greece's borders with three neighbours Alr. ago is believed to be the story behind the dis-
Stratos snld the Yugoslavs covery of a woman's skull, pierced by spears,
captured
penit from the Greeks in Thurn-ino ucross the found buried beneath hundreds of tons of rock
frontier. in a cave near Whaley, Derbyshire.
Greek forces counter-attacked! and regained the summult. Details of what is described ong, was restored and
War Minister sai elght Yugo- Hollywood, September 10.
slov soldiers ap one onleer Greta Garbo, famed Swedish not known. Mounting unrest as a spectacular discovery, the raphed after six months. film star, today fled her first | fins been repórted from the oldest woman's skull of pal-
No other part of the woman's were left dead in Crecer by the retreating forces and three papers for American citizenship. | Siam-Maluya horder districts geolthic times found in Britain, sody was found near the skull. Yugoslav soldiers were enpur- -United Press.
recently. Reuter.
"I think the whole of the based.Associated Press.
Shanghai, September 10 Princess Elizabeth, in a let- ter reprinted in today's North Daily News, expressed will be sent to her gratitude and appreciation | Shanghal next week to supervise for the "magnificent" carpets the transfer of these assets by
which the British community factories and cerporations.
sent her as a wedding present. She added: "It would be dim- An offeinl source said President
to exaggerate the Chiang
paying cult for me Kal-shek Was close attention to the matter. Ile value of such a present in fur-The received the Finance Minister, nishing Clarence House, where Mr. Wang Yun-wu. Mr. Shu and these carpets will always remind the Governor of the Central me of the generosity shown to me Bank, Mr. O.K. Yul, yesterday by so many friends in China on
niy and gave them specific instruc- the occasion of wedding.
Rhodes, September 10. tlons. Count Bernadotte returned to his Palestine headquarters from Tel Aviv Thursday. He is expected to work on his re-
the port to
United Nations during the next few days.
Hla staff and
the report an
it was possible efforts to And n
permanent sitation in the Pales
tine problem inight be finished
some time next week.
The report will
General
Lie, Trygve
Secretary
for distribu-
of UNO.
On Other Pages
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New Developments In Berlin Crisis.
The
Borlin, September-10- Soviet authorities today "requested" the American Air Force headquarters to provide full details of every flight along the air cor- ridors leading to Berlin.
manoeuvred
viet authorities wanted full, or formation down to the pilot's name and the exact time of take off for each plane entering the air corridors "not less than one hour before the 'toke-off to or from Berlin.**.
correspondence
JAPAN-SIAM TRADE PLAN
Tokyo, September 10.
Allied Headquarters today announced that a $68.000,000 Siam-Japan trade plan involving Japanese rolling stock and steel products and Siamese rice has been adopted by Allied Headquarters officials and the Siamese Trada Mission following joint conferences here. The Headquarters Bald that the arrangement Including pro- visions for the financing of trade lins been submitted to General MucArthur and the Siamese Government for upproval oorl covers trade during the period rending June 30, 1949.
Under the terms of the pro- pused arrangement, Japun ex- peris 'to export approximately $37.000,000 worth of goods to Slam, more than half of which. will be rolling stock and steel products,
Scandinavia May Plan Defence
Stockholm, September 9.
The Swedish Foreign Office announced
photo
were given today for the first time to the British Association of the skull had been deliberately of Scientists by Mr. A. L. Arm-broken away to provide strong, who found the remains. to the brain," Mr.
Mr. Arm- After his lecture, strong sald: "The woman lived before the last Ice Age and she may have been a Chieftainess or a witch doctor, She had been beheaded and her skull was de- liberately burled in a box formed by rock slots. It was obviously a ritual murder.
k.-Reuter.
access Armstrong
CRIPPS OFF ON CANADA VISIT
London, September 9.
GENERAL MEIGS
DOCKS AT S.F.
The
San Francisco, `September 10.
The American President Liner, General
ducked Meigs, today from the Far Enst with 000, Chinese nod Indian students
The Chancellor of the Ex-aboard.
They are destined for colleges "A pgymy scoop was found In-chequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, will and universities throughout the side the skull and it looks as if leave here by air on September United States. Nearly 2000 In- 18 for a three-week's Visit tollan students will be housed - the brain had been scooped out
Canada and the United States temporarily at the University of and ceremoniously eaten."
for.Anancial discussions.-Reuter. Callfornia, Unitee Press.
Mr. Armstrong continued: "There were five squated holes in the skull, probably made by o Lone or alone spearhead.
hone
The
of the skull had been splay-
ed inwards."
Sir Arthur Keith, one of the Arvatest
living authorities
Ancient Man, is examining
skull in his laboratory.
on
The
Mr. Armstrong added that the was identified as that of a skull woman aged 50 to 55.
The skull, which was in 08 tonight that the pieces and peculiarly narrow and In addition, Japan will ship substantial quantities of cotton Foreign Ministers of Sweden, chandise to Siam, textiles and consumer type mer Norway, and Denmark, meet-
The trade plan in turn calling here today,
A
The Weather
omceestands
to boront
tion to members.
It in discussion led to come up for
before
the General Assembly beginning in Paris
The formal notice from the "established procedures agreed on September 21.
which the American ¦upon on a four-power' basis.” Eoviets, Bernadotte conferred with Is headquarters said raised imposst- raell leaders in Tel Aviv Thurs-ble conditions, was delivered at by the Senior Control Officer, The Anterican reply was.signed day. He previously talked with the Four-Power Air Safety Con- Captain Vincent H Gookin
decided to It Arab leaders in Alexandria and trol Centre as a squadron or more referred to the Soviets'
for the export of approximately Amman.Associated Press.
carlier 831,000,000 worth of goods from ask their Governments to in- of Soviet bombers over the building.
in which it had Siam to Japan with rice account-vestigate the possibility of been agreed that all essential ing for almost three-fourths of joint defence of Scandinavia.
A ridge from the Pacific anticyclone The Soviet letter, said the So-flight Information would bo post- the total amount.
Swedish Foreign
Honiku Allied officials emphasised how The ed by all the four Powers on the usual Flight Control board, which shipments of rice can be made to differences
ver, that the extent to which communique reported some chins but is weakening. In the Yellow of opinion on high as ares as a small but fairly active is available to all.
Japan will depend upon the military security problems. These depression now centred off the sons of amount which the International it was understood, were principer Wanchow moves slowly NNE, In Conformity
trough stratehas Emergency Food.. Council appally between the Swedish For-
A lo proves for allocation to Japan. eign Minister, M. Uesten Under, from the Philippines, There This, It was explained,
Was th
In addition to rice. the plan who supporis in idea that uclerodenta, over south-weet and
Went China, conformity with the quattel- chile for the export from Siam to Scandinavias bioe should re-
我 partile agreements on air safety. Janon of sizeable': quantities of main neutral any future world Today's Foreensti-Light · variable 'or The negotiations in Berlin for salt, coronut,oll, tin ore and conflict and M Halverd Lange, of wat winds. Mainly fair, a few scattered The demand for what one Air four-power currency control have.I copra cake. HK Vstunteer,
Stamese Trade Mission Norway, who wants such a bloc showers, faland.
Integrated Defence Corps?
Force officer called an "imposal-senched auch an impasse, it-war
tour Japanese Industrial ble fund of useless information" reported today, that the envoys. Will
earlier of the thres Wetern power in rena, prior to its departure from European bloc...
The Swedish communique also British Aircraft's "Bugersonle notification that large-scale So Moscow will be seked to seek an-Janan in the middle of October.
announced that the three Sean viet air manoeuvres were, to be other interview with the Soviet-United Press.
·Flight,
Idinavian Foreign Ministers had carried out for a week along the Foreign Minister, M. Molotov, in Page 7
nir corridors over Berlin and an effort to resolve the dificul-
Lagreed in talked here to adopt
common line on all points of the thoroughout the Soviet Zone of thes Germany.
agenda of the United Nations General Assembly - opening on September 21 at Paris.
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