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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1949.
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CRUCIAL FINANCIAL TALKS Agreement In Paris
OFEN IN LONDON Britain, U.S., Canada In Effort To Solve Crisis ACCENT ON PRODUCTION
London, July 8.
The United States Secretary of Treasury, Mr. John, Snyder, today began critical financial talks with the highest British officials in the midst of high pressure campaigns inside and outside Bri- tain to get the British people to work harder.
Will Ask King
To Proclaim Emergency
London, July 8.
The King is to be asked to Issue A proclamation 01 state of emergency in Britain
If the London dock stoppage Jo not settled by Monday morning, Mr. James Chuter
Ede, British Home Secretary. announced in the House
Commons today.
of
The Port working without discrimina- tion between the ships, Mr. Ede declared.
m wat ba futly
The position in the docke had not improved today. The result of the ballot taken by the National Amalgamated Stevedores' And Dockers Union, to which most of the atrikers belonged, could not be expected to give any ra ilable result, because it bad. been
Fargely hoycotted by the man, Mr. Edd added.
wat
Although the number working
those 15,000 who should be at work but were not was 10,000.-Router,
Storm Kills
IO Persons In Philippines
Manila, July 8.
The tropical Storm which roared through the Visayan Islands of the Central Philip- pines, skirted Manila to the
South and West today, leaving at least 10 persons dead, wreck- ing houses and harassing smull aliipping
|At 10.10 GMT Mr. Snyder passed through the door at No. 10, Downing Street, accompanied by the Marshall Aid Ambassador, Mr. W. Averell Harriman ond the United States Ambassador to Britain, Mr. Lewis Douglas.
The Canadian Finance Minister,
Mr. Douglas
Abbott and the Canadian High Commissioner, Mr. Dane Wilgress were present to make it a three-power talk between the world's greatest
pound sterling country and the two giant dollar Chiang Quits Foochow
countries.
Britain's
highest officials in visit to Brussels and then re- were already there, including turn 30 London for more talks the Prime Minister, Mr. Cle-with Sir Stafford after the Com ment Attlee, who will be pre-monwealth conference.
Mr. Snyrter and Sir Stafford pre with
sent only at the beginning, the
likely to And themselves Chancellor of the Excheqer widely varying views on the cur- Sir Stafford Cripps, who will rent crisis.
Mr. Suyder is known A bear the brunt of negotiating.
to favour
our the revaluation of Eu- the Foreign Secretary Mr.
ropean currencles including de- Ernest Bevin, the President of valuation of The British pound. the Board of Trade, Mr. Harold Sir Stafford adamantly is oppos- Wilson and the Minister forca to any tinkering with Commonwealth Relations, Mente or the pound. J. Philip Ngol-Baker.
Both Mr. Snyder and the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, have declared Britain's dollar shoringe problem
For Canton In Face Of Red Advance
Canton, July 8.
report said Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek loft Foochow early yesterday aboard the destroyer- escort Toi Kang for Canton and is expected to reach Whampoa late tomorrow.
Mr. Snyder helleves the Bri- The
tish maintain too many restric- tons on trade and probably will tell Sir Stafford the recent "stand- still order on new dollur pur- chases will be interpreted in the
is caused from lack of production United States as a discriminatory and the high cost of production. trade practice." But Sir Stafford The remedy for that, they made remembers the British crisis of it plain, is harder work but no 1947 was blamed here on the al- higher wages, Sir Stafford him-tempt to make sterling freely self has pointed a fuger in the convertible. same direction.
The Tory oppoaltion
anade the Kamo noteplaint but charge the Labour govern-
har High-Level Talks
all lines
ine
Generalissimo was in Fukien apparently to direct operations, as the Military News Agency stated that the "Communist 12th, 15th and 18th armies under Liu Po-chen are reported to be moving toward North Fukien obviously in an attempt to support the local Communists there for renewed attacks."
con-
to
smiles
and
With tordial genial handshake, Mr. Avarall Herriman (left) America's Marshal
Ald
"ambassador"
and Sir Blafferd Cripps, Bri- tlah Chancellor of the Ex- chequer leave the meeting of the
Euro- Organisation for pean Economic Co-operation in Paris, having resched agreement on
Euro-
• now pean payments achemo. AP Photo,
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Military Censorship
Shanghai
Shanghal, July 8.
Military censorship has been) imposed by the Chinese Com-
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Reds Hold U.S. Consul In S'hai Incommunicado
Shanghai, July 8.
The U.S. Vice-Consul in Shanghai, Mr. William
Olive, 32, was still held incommunicado by.. Shanghai police today despite efforts of the U.S. Consulate to obtain his release or send him aid.
Even a message, from his wife was rejected by the police. They charged in the Communist "Liberation Daily" newspaper that Mr. Olive was "very arrogant, smashed things on the desk at the police station and damaged the watch and fountain pen of policemen."
His action, when he was arrested for a traffic viola-
tion 24 hours earlier, "violated police regula tion," they said. The Rod newspaper said the American still was being investigated.
The Consulate said it hne' been unable to learn of Mr. Olive's condition or whether any charges had been brought against him. The Consulate said it had learned he was beaten severely after he was taken to the police station. The Con- sulate was trying obtain his release through the Communist Foreign Affairs Section.
At the same time the consulate begun negotiations through the Red Foreign Affairs Section over severanco pay claims of an es
mated 500 Chinese formerly cm- ployed by the U. S, Navy.
The Chinese workers had har- ricaded Consulate employees it their sinces for several hours be- fare the negotiations began.
In Traffic Jam
Mr. Olive attempted to drive a Consulate icep to a nearly filling station on Wednesday afternoon
Jap Trade Talks With Chinese Reds
taro
Takyo, July & Зарап is negotiating trade agreement with Com- munist-held China, Mr. Hei-
Inagaki, Minister
at Industry and Trade, told the Japanses Industrial Council.; He deciined to give further Mr. Inagaki told the Council that an
organisation Industrialiste, export contracte risen in June to $30,000,000 though exports slumped the beginning of the year.
detalls.
of that
Japanese
Reuter.
had
at
and became involved in traffic Wednesday while enroute to a Jam. Apparently he attempted to filling station in his jeap. cross the line of a mammoth parade
American officials In Washing-
on the eve of the 12th Anniver-ton, adds United: Press,regard the Mary of
the Japanese attack on
China. Unable to speak Chinese arrest and rough treatment of Mr. effort by the Chiñeko he was arrested and taken to a live, is
Comminista to embarrass the procidet police station.
United States in the eyes of the There, during questioning, ha
Chinese people. accidentally upset an ink battle, Taking the
this to be an act of re- sistance,
police knocked
Officials here said this treatment him and the refusal of the Communists down and then beat and kicked to allow American officials to see him when he sought to defend, Mr. Olive indicated the incident handcuffed was being used to cause Americans cell with and birown into number of other prisoners.
himself. He WAS
al and
then " ince
the
other foreigners to loso Diplomatie Informants sold Mi and seek munists upon despatches of for-l
The onsulate learned of the case) Government and party leaders $300,000,000 in bonds are ready to give Chlang a grand further donations of SY$100,000.-eign correspondents in Shang-promptly but hus not been per- American Consul, Mr, John Calet, mitted to interview Mr. Olive. has full authority to protest the welcome.
000 as part of its economic mea-hui. sures, reports United Press.
There has been no official an- Commutate officials expressed fear trident or handle it in any way The State Depart- A new Kuomintang national, Dr. Chu asked the people of nouncement of the move, but an that he was in a serious condi- he desires.
sent will not formally protest beard will be inaugurated after Chine to make voluntary Asociated Press despatch of Julyton.
Ho
their country's be held Chiang Kai-shek's arrival.
A graduate of George Washing- since it does not recognise the tributions "for.
4 was eerored and returned on ment's **welfare state" with High-level talks may
ton University, Mr. Olive has been inese Communist regime. How- Thursday.
staff in China ever, statement may bo Issued social services, government between British and American will be the Chairman of the new sake and for their own."
"We can no longer depend upon Communications officials explain- on the Consulate
received. are when all the facts issuance of notca Vice-Chairman. Al subsidies, high taxes,
is officials in six or eight weeks to setup, with Acting President Li etc.
constant
now for several years. financialed that all preas mosenges
The siege of the Consulate end- Mr. Cabot
reported to primarily to blame. The Bri-work eut long-range solutions to Tsung-jen as
re second Vice-Chairman will prob- meet the government's British economic crisis,
"We must not must go through military censor- ably he former Premier Sun Fo. needs," he said.
delayed onsed on Wednesday mid-night free State Department that he was tish press unanimously demand.
Communist Generul Llu Po repeat former errors."Associat-ship and thus are
View ed more and harder work in ports Associated Press,
Corsul General, Mr. John Cabot, is ntact Mr. Olive with at Some diplomatic authorities in
release. Washington said that the problem chen's troops have advanced to a ed Press, Reuter and United Press. to 12 hours in transmission. No ing 50 Consular workers, after the vigorously continuing', his offoris
censorship na boun imposed on agreed to discuss the poƒ kaue at io
to obtaining his It point 120 miles South of Non-!
Lon
non-press messagUK.
Foreign Affairs) Cubot also related that two the Communist now appears so serious that
and occupied
Redior officials who went to the seems unlikely that solutions can chang
North East of Etrategic centre,
The July 4 despatch which was Bureau on Friday, The Philippine Weather Burent,
This was be worked out without a A meet-
returned Thursday concerned Klan, reperts Reuter;
peite station yesterday were de officials. of highly płueed
official
foined an the second Nationalist bombing of admitted today
and were "lectured and estimated the storm at 70 intles:
by the
arbitrary South West of Manila at aan. Today's conference-beginolog
Он the American side
military news agency.
the Shanghai radio transmitters. with maximum winds of 60 miles of a long series that will cul might presumably mean that the
In on official Chinese Air Force
It was returned by mail with a ita one Secretary
stated that State Mr. Acheson communique, it was
Holation that the entire message had been rejected. gule is expected to be entered 130 Washington in September when would be a participant. Such Communist troops were "busy milen West North West of Manila the International Monetary Fund con
conference would follow a Lon- along the highway and riverline
Since results of carlier
aimilar despatches
report. at 8 pau. und 240 miles North meets--will survey The
don meeting of British Common- towards Foochow."
ing the West of Manila at 8 a.m. Satur- British crisis.
wealth officials,
The communique said that 2.- clay.
of Mr. 1000 Communists had been killed! The present mission The capital received only light|| The meeting at No. 10, Down Snyder in Europe is more of an or wounded by Air Force'opéra- winds and showers.
ing Street Insted 15 minutes after investigating and reporting operations. Small vessels in the aton area which Mr. Snyder, Mr. Douglas' tion than it is concerned with actual negotiations, according to
an hour
To Survey Crisis
The bureau sald the minute in
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and
Awaiting Information
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violated
The U. S. State Department in borangued awaiting full information on the fashion" on grounds they arrest of Mr. Olive before taking regulations by driving into the released compound but action.
The Department said its in- sfter they signed statements of heavier Nationalist air raids were formation was "sketchy", but in- "regret"-Associated Press and transmitted untouched, indications dicated Mr. Olivo was arrested on United Press. were the present censorship was rather loose. it might only affect messagon which the Communists Tokyo, July 8. Denounces Rods Reports from Visayas sild LX Treasury to start talks with Srcilable information here.
Emperor Hirohito called on considered to touch on military persons were drowned, two elec-
Mr. Stafford and Mr. Abbott,
Lil Generol understood tant Mr. The Acting President,
Douglas MacArthur security. Snyder was sent to Europe by Tsung-jen, openly denounced the today and Tokyo diplomatic "Liberal Policy"
Dnd out Chinese Communists as a cheat circles buzzed with rumours President Truman to what the problems are and what who intend to sell our country that the two most important An open letter published in
leaders think about and our people to Soviel Russia," European
were warned to, tako shelter.
to
moving
and Mr. Harriman went to the
It
Il sald that at 2 e.m, tomorrow as anticipated under the Anglo- result of conditions which can be China by they brutal forces, but 'ment on the meeting and, an aide the storm is expected to be cen- American loan and the Marshal | çfectively dealt with so that the they are also prepared to orien (10 General MacArthur described patch roporting a.. Nationalisti
tered 200 miles North West of: Manlin and ut 2 p.m. tomorrow
Plan:
miles W or Malla moving WNW or NW
at, 12415 konta. To the N the trough 4. Take drastic measures
peralata from the low presaurs area over
and
tu
incroase British production and lower the cost of British govin
Fress.
Press and Associster
Another Stratocruiser
1. The the
Locuted by fallen wires and one William Martin, the United Stuter killed by a falling tree at Cebu,
Assistant Secretary of Internu and one drowned at Idilo.
tional Finance, joined the talks The Weather Bureau announced at the Treasury, that at 2 p.ni,
today the tropical Mr. Snyder arrived from Paris possible solutions and then to re-
In a long broadcast speech to men in Japan had discussed the Shanghol's "Ta Kung Pao" today Japan in attacked foreign correspondents alorm WOR cotimated to be 90 early today preparest to urge the miles West of Manila,
port back to the President and commemorate the 12th anniver- current unrest in Ex the of the
Cabinet,
sary of the anti-Japonece war, the cluding the Shimoyame mys- for "nbusing the liberal policy
pursued by the Communists in not The bureau said the storm was British Chancellor
chequer to:
Publicly American ofcials acting President charged, that the tery. continue expected
"not only
There was no official announce- censering despatches: 1. Take steps to make pound generally take the line that Bri- Chinese Communists
The letter 'cited a July 3 des- North West at 11 m.p.h
sterling convertible Info dollar tain's severe dollar shortage is a altempted to control the while of
the session
alleged, as a "routine visit" bombing raid which gave weather raiders. the Nati allst China's territorial, intergrity and despite the fact the two men were information that
nsslated success of the European recovery 2. Tear down rather than build operation will not be jeopardised, to fight for Soviet Russia, in the together one hour and 20 minutes. The letter was signed by a com it is expected to be 340 miles up existing barriers to trade with United
third world war,"
Sources close to the Imperial North West of Manila.United other European countries
the General Li urged all public household sald
following rentices official and named no
correspondent. Pkern.
dollar prea,
servants to carry out political re- topics were discumed: with the dol
Observers feared the letter may THE WEATHER
forms and eliminate incompetenen
· for a full Hincussion
mysterious death of 3. Prepare
be the signal for the opening of Monetary
and corruption in order to achieve
rallways Japanese
chlot, Press and public attacks on cor national AL:OGUN OMT 13 D. (HST) the dinin September, at the
the final success for
Sndanori Shimoyama, whose respondents. This is the procedure traptral depression was centred about 150 Fund meeting in Washington, of
Balvation. the revaluation of currencies;
tody was found oarly Wednes: sed previously in other instances General Chu Teh, Comman-
day morning after he received by the Commulsta Associated Chinese der-in-Chief of the
threats
not to carry out the Press. Communist Army, has, accord-
Allied Inspired mass damizuala, Ing to Pelping Radio, made a
of rall workers ∙as part of the In which he said that *pooots
national economy programma; Communist China must treng
2. The return of 2,000 Com- shen its friendly alliates with
repatriates The glant four-engine Par
munia Indoctrinated Russia because this alliance in from Siberia and the unrest they. American World Airways Stratec-: the most important weapon caused since their return: ruiser Devon Seas with 65 persOTIN
helping us resist Rew aggres- 3. Food for Japan-with Gen- Sir Stafford is expected to reaboard developed engine trouble
alva fortes là the Far East”
crat
MacArthur giving the ply with an urgent appeal to the early today and was forced to
The speech was made in com to Idlewild airport 15 United States to resume the pur-return
memoration of the 12th anniverance that no Japanese would be chase of sterling brea raw ma minules after the take off on
all she could to help herself: Japaneso,WAT
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large scale for stockpiling to Mon Wa
Walgren, former Governer of
Peining tadlo sold that General bolster Britain's falling exper! Washington, was one of the Chu expressed the hope that the of July flatement in which he
passengers aboard. salen for dollars.
Japanese would unite to build a hinted the Communist Party Pazo The Cripps Snyder-Abbott talks This was the second of the air-democratic Japan and co-operate should be outlawed with Hiro- are not expected to result in tina's six new luxury peacetime with "democratie China in jointly lillo agreeing that the situation
iPage 12 final decision. They will be Iri models of the B-20 to develop resisting Anierican Imperialism was serious:
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