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Rangoon, April 5.
Saw Ba U Gyi, President of the fighting Karon tribos- men who have been in revolt against the Gov- ernment since the end of January, went to Ran- goon under protective escort today to sign surrender terms, a pro-Government report
stated.
by April 1.
fo
A cease-fire was ordered at Insein, a Karen-held railway town 10 miles North of Rangoon, after Sow Ba U Gyi's unconditional surrender offer, the report added. The tribesmen took over the town on February 2 and have fought off repeat- ed all-out Government attacks. Last month, the Government |These are Commerce and Sup offered
an amnesty the piles, and Mines and Industry.
Former Judicial Minister Ba Karens-Burma's largest ma-
Gyan becomes Minister of Forcats jority--if they stopped fighting and Agriculture and Information In a nationwide broadcast to-Minister Tun Be assumes in ad- night, the Burmese Prime Minis-dition the Exlucation portfolio.
Mahn Win Maung. In addition ter, Thakin Nu, promised that Lo being Transport and Com- elections would be held within
Minister, becomes а month
if the insurrections munications
Public Works and Labour Minia- stopped immediately. Besides theter. Karens, Government troops are
The announcement Raid the fighting
the Communists,
the Mons tribesmen and the "White Frontier Areas Ministry is un- changed with Mahn Ba Saing Band" members of the People's
continuing
Koren Affairs Volunteer Organisation.
Minister.-Reuter and Associated Thakin Nu told the Burmese Press.
would not "nequiesce to political decolls" of Premier is office of
nation that
though the
he
he
not attractive to him.
a
In the second broadcast witlyn werk, Thakin Nu said the political power entrusted to the Burmese prople by the late Aung San "would never be surrender
trum this
He said:
"I will resig office only after I return power to the rightful owners."
politieat He concluded: "No thuroit will seize power by for-
cible means,**
Cabinet Changes
Lieutenant General Ne Win, Commander-in-Chief of Burma's armed forces, yesterday became Burma's Deputy Prime Minister, it was officially announced.
as
Britain's Talks With Portugal
London, April 5.
Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancel for of the Exchequer, denied in the House of Commons today that the Anglo-Portuguese trade and Bnancial negotiations had broken down.
"They are now being resumed through the British Embassy at Lisbon, and we expect qulle short- ly to reach a mutually satisfac- fory agreement,” he said.
The
interruption of United He will also be in charge of Kingdom exporta 10 Portugal Defence
and Home
Home Affairs. should be regarded na temporary,"
The portfolio of Foreign Affairs | he added. passe Into the hands of an. Mr. Oliver Crossthwaite-Eyre, other now Cabinet Minister. Conservative, had asked why the Supreme Court Judge Lee negotiations had broken down in Maung, who Is also in charge view
of the serious effect the ex- OF Judicial Rehabilitation, clusion of British exports from Health and Rural Administra the Portuguese market would have. He also asked how much had been lost through Portugal's cutting off of British Imports.
of
tion.
tort.
Premier Thokin Nu will also nssume the portfolio of National Planning.
The Chancellor replied that he did not think Britain had neces-
Two additional portfolios were given to Finance Minister U Tin.sarily lost anything.-Reuter.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Easter Race Meeting,
Saturday, 16th and Monday, 18th April, 1949
'There are twelve races each day. The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the first race will be run at 12.00 Noon cach day. The diffin interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.)
Through Numbers (24 Races-$18) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, also tickets for the special Cash Sweep on the last race of the second day, as well as those for the "Lantao Handicap" to be run at the 6th Race Meeting on 21st May 1949. Tickets in the Specia! Cash Sweep on the last race and those for the "Lantao Handi- cap" may be purchased also at the club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED througout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting gos-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 each day including tax are obtain- able through the Secretary on the written or personal intro- duction of a Member, such Member, to be responsible for alt shits etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE,
The Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Becretary's office will close at 10 am, each day.
Both Offices as Ist Floor, Exchange Buliding.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House Brovided they are ordered in advance from the No. F Boy (TOL 27818).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,
The price of admission to the Pablle Enclosure is $1 each day including tax for all persons including fadles, and payable at the Gate.
Bookmakers, Tio Tae men, ete. will not be permitted to operate within the wrecincts of 'The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Hace Meeting,
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Pabile Enclosure.
SERVANTS' PASSES.
Borvants' passen will be trued to Private Box holders ONLY, who are requested to distribute them with discrimina- Holders of tion and to endorse. their names on the praSES, ruch passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure Except for passing, tirongh on their duties and must remain in their employers' standa.
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Portuguese Reds Gaoled
Lisbon, April 5,
A woman and 37 men were today sentenced to terms of Imprisonment ranging from 10 month ta thres years. for "subversive and Com. muniat activities."
All the acqused will lose their polition rights for from one to fiva yenen.
Nine men were acquitted of the charges in the trial, had five coesions and which WES open to the pubilo. Reuter.
PACIFIC QUAKE,
CHINESE REDS MASS OPPOSITE INDOCHINA
Hanoi, April 6.
Some 10,000 uniformed and well-armed Chinese Communists are massed on the Northern fron- tier of Indo-China awaiting the order to attack French positions, a highly qualified French source said yesterday. These Communist forces include 10 battalions an the Lookay-Hoangsuphi sector on the North Western frontier and 15 battalions on the North Eastern border between Langson and Moncay, scene of a recent "feeling out" assault by the. Chinese.
BRITAIN'S
DRASTIC TAXATION
London, April š. Britons paid 30 per cent of their personal incomes in taxa- tion last year, compared with 19 per cent in 1938, according to estimates published today in a Government survey of national
calls Spurred by Government. for still greater output, Britons and Jast year produced goods services worth £9,775 million-
11
рет cent more than in 1947. Simultaneously with their battle for recovery, the
the people fought another against prices,
expenditure. of the Yunnan and
Tokyo, April 0. This source revealed that the All these Chinese troops are The Central Mateorological French High Command expects under the command of Commun- Observatory in at the Observatory belleve that in the North
Tokyo. Officials a strong strike at any moment ist General Tehou Kia-pl, Com-
Eastern section mander the epicentre is located
Kwangsi regions. where the Chinese arc
more this same source. the sea about 200 miles South of numerous and where they can Vladivostok.
the Arst re-
count on the support of Com-
It is said to be
under
cordes quake in this area since
1039-Router.
Sharp
munist cells among the local population.
Exchanges
At ECAFE Talks
Bangkok, April 6.
The United Nations ECAFE today concluded the whole committee confaronce by approving a movement to set up a representative committee on industry and trade, open to all members and associate members and with power to imple- ment decisions.
The Soviet delegate, S. Nemtehina, Minister to Slom. opped the action and cast the sole ballot against it. Burma, and China abstained.
Before adjournmost all the
ECAFE region in exchange for producta required by Russia, with view to assisting the the economic Independence of peoples of the region.
Yesterday's resolutions adopt-
according to
Two Chinese Communist regi-
ments the 20th and the 21st
are concentrated in the region of Moncay, according to intelligence reporis.
Recent attacks on Moneny were led by two bottalions from the 20th regiment, said to be com- manded by Colonel Sam Ong- dhow.
This source said the Chinese Communist troops were wearing khaki and helmets bearing a red ktar.
Could Become Perilous
The situation of French forces in Tankin-the Northern section of Indochina – lạ đam.... cribed as unfavourable because of the lack of manpower.
This has forced French troops in go on the defensive against attacks by the rebel Viet-Minh- Indochinese Nationalist ... forces. This source said that unless an urgent remedy
the is_appiled, position of these French troops could become perilous.
French sources sold that week ago the commander of the Chinese Nationalist Ninth regt- ment stationed at Tongking.
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by
which rost on the average about Keven per cent over 1947.
Company profits, in a partly voulallmed Britain, showed a rise of 17 per cent over 1947, but the whole of this increase went either to reservar or into provision for taxation, The National Wage creased 1234 per cent between 1947 and 1048. and
practically the whole increase was due to a rise in the average corning.
Bill in-
Salaries rose six per cent und professional earnings by 10 per cent.-Reuter.
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U.S. Resolution On Mindszenty
Washington, April 5. The Senate Foreign Rela- full meeting of ECAFE in Singa-ed called on the ECAFE secre-
tions Committee today wont to pore on October 10, there were tariat, assisted by the Recessary
the Senate a resolution
pro- sharp exchanges between dele-experts as consultants, to make
testing against the prosecution gates. The United Kingdom dele-an investigation into coal, power,
Cardinal Mindszenty in Rate, P.H.J. Stent, criticised the alcohol, and chemical fertilisers
Hungary, Archbishop Stepinac Soviet suggestions, saying the and report in due course to the Chinese town facing Moncay, in Yugoslavia and of Protestant Soviet delegate was full of fan- Commission. It also called for int
sent a message to French offi- | clergymen in Bulguria.
he was unable to The Committee unanimously accusations. He said: "M. Nemt-division in the secretariat. It re- prevent china's
misapprehensions must commended the setting up of an
ing through his lines to ntlack proval by the Senate Itself is al- be due to misunderstanding of the exp
expert sub-committee (0 as-
most certain. democratic processes of Western semble information on iron dc-
Informed French military The Committee Chairman, countries which, of course, is not posits and other ones for steel sources predicted a joint assault Senator Tum Connally, sald that surprising."
manufacture and to make re- by the Chinese Communists from the resolution represents M. Nemtchina sald the Bovlat ports on the progress of iron and the North coupled with Vict watered down version of what Unton is ready to export pro-steel expansion projects.--Asso- Minh guerillas from the rear on had been planned originally
to countries In the clated Press.
French posta.--Associated Press. Reuter.
tastic suggestions and groundiess the establishment of a transport clats Ballenists from pass- endorsed the resolution, and ap-
ducts
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