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Manila, Juno 6.
Chinese In Police checks points were re-established on the main
Manila
entrancos and oxits to Manila as the govern- ment prassod its five-week campaign against Control Communist-lad guerilla forces in Luzon.
Now Reds Government troop convoys streamed North to Nueva
Manila, June 6.
Mayor Manuel de la Fuente told a reporter todoy that he had received information that there had been mass defections of Chinese Nationalists in Manila to the Chinese Commu-
of nist Party as a result Red victories in China.
Ecija province where the main pressure is being exerted to break up flying squadron of the Hukbalahap peasant ormy.
More than 3,000 Philippine Army Constabulary, Philippine
guerilla services and volunteer
the the troops are taking part in
drive led by Major General Al- that, berto Ramos. Mr. de la Fuente sold according to his Information, the number of Chinese Communists in Manila had increased from 10,000 to about 30,000. There (were" an estimated 60,000 Chinoso in Manilu and if the report were cor- rect it would mean there were now more Communists than Na- tionallats among the Manila Chi- nese.
The Mayor also said the city government viewed the situation with deep concern and the police had been instructed to keep watch on any possible activities by the Chinese Reds, who are known to be sympathetic to the government- defying Huks-United Press.
SYRIA TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Damascus, June 5. Syria will elect a new President by secret ballot on June 25, it was officially announced today.
The former President. Shukr! el Koustly Boy, was removed from office last March when Huni Zaim seized power.
A
Colonel
à decree issued today gives the new President the right to draft new Constitution for approval by the people aoither by plebiscite or by the Chamber within four months of the election,--Router.
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12.30 p.m.-Bally Programme Bummary
"Hong Kong Calling." 12.12 p.m.-Frank Do Vol and His Or
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12.45 p.m.Light Variety with Ja Sinf- Ford and Gorden Macitae (Vocal) 1.5 p.m.-News, Weather Report and
Announcements.
1.23 p.m.-Interlude,
1.30 p.m."From the Showa."
2.00 pm. Close Down.
The approaching wet season. has placed a premium on time. For the past three years Constabulary. bogged down campaigns have when heavy rains come in mid- June.
Aut
enter
Water Shortage In Arctic. Region Bared
Warning To Shanghai Speculators
Shanghol, Juno G.
Daily The official Liberation editorially warned silver dollar peddlers and other financial spa- culators to ccuse immediately undermining the welfare of the publie and said that the Military Control Commission was deter- mined to adopt drastic measures 10 protect the interests of the
massey.
Currency Inflation and general chos in the financial market were two of the greatest sins of the Nationalist regime, the paper said.
The People'n Government fully realised that the abolition of the gold yun notes was but the first step in the standardisation of the currency.
Eventually the Jen Min Plao would assume the position as the sole national currency.
to
The sliver dollars and for- flooding now olgn currencies Washington, June 8,
the market would have to be The U.S. Army has found
discarded in due course of time. The Hukbalahaps, under clusive that while there's water, water
the
editorial wald. Unless the Communist Lule Taruc, are well everywhere in the Arctic Win-
silver coins and foreign cur. aware of the time factor and inter-in the form of ice and
rencies were discarded, com- telligence reports indicate they
snow it's difficult to convert
merce and Industry could hard- small again splitting into
it for drinking purposes.
ly be expected to return bands of 40 to 50 men to hide in
Lieutenant Colonel G. L. Orth normalcy and commodity prices the back country.
to be stabiilsed, of the Army Medical Corps says Some
are attempting to
It takes more than six hours a
The Military Control Commis- Manila, police belleve, and for this reason a close watch is be-day and a half guilon of precious sion will hold itself responsione ing maintained on the city's ap-line to melt suficient show for plearlug the city of
to provide one inan with dollar proaches, Bus travellers along a day's supply of water while on
ulators rency the Manila North road are stop-field manoeuvres at 50 degrees requisite for the rehabilitation of ped at points for close screening. below zero.
In Manila, Mayor Manuel de la
"Quantilies of water required commerce and industry.
Upon the recovery of Its indus Fuente said, he had received in- for drinking are nearly the same formation that Chinese Commun-in the Arctic as in the Temperate production, the city should Ist sympathisers had increased zone," he reported in the "Mill resume is former status as one of the largest cities in the world, from an estimated 10,000 to 30,-tary Surgeon" "It was starting the paper concluded, 000 since the Nationalists suffer- to find that a member of a tank ed reverses at home.
crew in Arctic temperature must Chinese sources in the city de- he supplied with from three clined to verify the muyor's re-six litres of water a day,
"Canteens, even if filled at port, pointing out that a Erent
a
bulk of the 60,000 or more Chi-water point, must be carried un- nese in Manila were businessmen, der the outer clothing to remain For the most part they are avoid-in Huid
a
state. How many ing politles,~Associated Press. quarts can a man carry under his
parko?"
The Shame Of Washington
UX-
Saying that dehydration haustion can take place in as little as two days in the Arctic nbounds, where solid water Culonel Orth added:
"Eating of snow and ice can delay this enlapse, but the quan- tity of fuld obtainable in this way
soreness of the mouth
and
i
silver and other eur- pre-
The Liberation Dally's warning caused on Immediate decline in silver dollar quotations from peak of 1,200 Jen Min Pino to around 1,000.-Reuter.
Manila, June 0.
A Times editorial, commenting un the Jupanese appeal to SCAP for extension of fahing areas, mald today that SCAP shery experts admitted that the Japanese even mow viere poaching the fishing grounds of other peoples."
It added: "If the predatory instincts of the Japanese are so uncontrollable that they emergo
New York, June 5.
the from now?"-United Press. In a leading article entitled will not be great because of the now what will happen 20 years The Shame Of Washington", freezing of the lips and face and the New York Herald Tribune
of reduction
fluid! consequent sald today that Dr. Ralph J. tntake."
Bunche's refusal of the post of Ile said it is difficult for even
Assistant Secretary of State on account of "Jim Crow" (racial give reason for every American prejudice) in Washington must
serious engage in examination.
10
self-
ollier nomadic the Ateuts und people to convert solid water to usable form and added:
POST OFFICE
MAIL NOTICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY
"The natives of Alaska living
Da Thursday, June 7, 1910, the Centeral communities have In their own
Post Office and Kowloon Central Pont In been found to be negative omee will open from 8 to Noor. water balance throughout the The plber Branch Post Offers will open Dr. Bunche is the American Winter."- Associated Press.
work negro whose
ELS United Nations mediator In Palestine has been universally praised,
The article added, "Dr. Bunche is only one
but his one man,
tuse
6.00 p.m.---Programme Summary "Hong was utterly simple. We profess
Konx Cling."
6.31 p.m.-Childrega Blory! "Dragons
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4.15 p.m. Musical Bweetheart." 4.30 p.m.-Cantonese by Radio Given by Miss Lee Wai Lan and S.K, L. (8tudio)
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Analysis, (London Relay)
Parayche." " BATE
the
to be a democracy, but hore is a sour contradiction.
In the district
of Columbia,
Britons Watch Ops In Tunis
Tripoll, June 5. of all places, We should be Two senior British Army making better headway toward officers were
present during
the goal of true equality," the French Army, Navy and Air newspaper sald.--Reuter.
Force combined operations in Tunisia which ended on Satur- day.
Dr. Evatt In Vienna
From ., to 10 am. There will bo one delivery of Registered and Ordinary collection only Currespondence and one from pitlar boxes at 30 m.).
The bloney Order Ofice will be entirely closed,
Outward Mails
OUTWARD MAIL TO-UNITED KINGDON
A surface tail to United Kingdom per RMA "Corfa“ will be closed sa follow GPO: (Parcel) á p.m. Jone 8; (Neg.) 0a.m. June 9, (Ord.) 9.31 x.m, June
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Kowloon CPO (Parcela) 5 p.m. June 5, (Reg.) 8.30 .tn. June 9, (Ord.) 9 n.m. June 9,
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AIR HAIL TO UNITED KINGDOM
They were Major-General Ho-
I hereby notified that commencing ratio Murray, OBE, DSO, com- manding the First Infantry Divl-frum Munday, June 4, 1949 and unui sion in Tripoli and Libya, and further notice, the cutward Airmail to
United Kingdom will be closed on Man Brigadier C. H. Colquhoun, CBE, days and Thuradera: CPO Kowloon 4.49 commanding Royal Artillery in
p., and GPO Hong Kong pra, (R glstered mal 45 hour liers. (Holidays excepted).
Vienna, June 5. Dr. Herbert Evatt, the Aus-Tripolj. Blue Danube", The tralian Minister of External story of the Biratn Family and Affairs, who presided over the
(Stulla)
1.30 p.m.The
The
combined
operations.
their Contemporaries. A Cavalcade recent New York meetings of which, were the inrgent French
the United Nations General war, will be followed
exercise since the end of the
of Musto of the 19th Century Farope..
9.00 p.m.-"From the Editorials," (Len.
don Relay)
4.10 p.m.The Reader Takes
ever The Author Louts Colding discusses work with ht renders.
hle
(BBCT8)
"Trice"
9.10 p.m.-Chamber
Trio
Kuste
In
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Assembly, said at Innsbruck to
today by artillery and other military shows day that he had consistently near Tunis-Associated Press. hoped that Austria would be admitted to the membership of the United Nations this year.
Recita Australia had twice proposed Hisor the admission of Austria, but on (Arensky), Eileen Joyce (Piano) both occasions had met with So. Temienka (Violin) Antoni Bala vlot resistance, he pointed out. (Cello).
Dr. Evatt, who is on his way 10,10 pin-Mantovani and s Orch
from London to Rome, said that with Paula Green and Sam Brown.
from Munich to gather more detailed he was travelling by car
11.00 pm-adio News Reel. (Landon impressions of conditions in Ger-
muny, Austria and Italy.
After visiting Rome, he plans to leave for Australia by Tuesday-Reuter,
10.49 pm-Mula for Danslas "AL
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Three Killed In
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Cro Kowlooni (Reg.) 4 pm,, (Ord.) 4.39
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Registered banned here following violent
Carlier than the ordinary mail. If maila demonstrations in which three Articles and Parcel Ports alone 30 minutes persons were killed and several, stone before 10 am., Beglstered and Parcel Ponte close at É pm, on the pres injured.
vious day,
TUESDAY. JÚNA 7 Closing Time by Air Canton, Kowloon CPU) 7,10 m., 10.20 ... 12.10 p... 2.30 p.m.; (OPO)
The trouble apparently started Malia are losed at Kowloon Central yesterday when striking faren-Post Offee half an hour earlier than the hands attacked a wealthy land-srɔ slowing times. owner, Edin Boari, who fatally shot a farmhand atlanking him.
An angry mob of 200 inbourers stoned the landowners to death.. At Migliaro the police tried to arrest disorderly farmers. crowd attacked the police, who dispersed the mob with a hand- grenade, wounding eight farmers, one of them fatally-United Presa.
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