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LONDON DOCK STRIKE Troops Take Over CHINESE PETITION CALLS
SITUATION WORSENS Unions Refuse To Handle Goods Unloaded By Troops PORT DICTATORS NAMED
London, July 13.
The dock strike in the port of London worsened today with 13,756
men out, tying up 132 ships loaded with food and vitally need-. ed raw materials.
Attlee Opens Financial Conference
London, July 13. Prime Minister. Mr. The Clement Atlee, linked Br- tain's dollar crisis today with the whole problem of world stability and peace.
He opened in meeting of Finance Ministers of Bellin and the Commonwealth nations, The Anan- cini experts he seeking a soda? tion to the sterling aren's failure mmy dollars as it to earn an spends.
M. Allee said he hoped def Ministers could da Way jer solve the immediate problem of halting the dollar drain and also Any foundation for working out: long-term salvation.
Mr. Altice spoke to the Minis-
the Cabinet room of 10 Downing Street.
In
The Commonwealth, conference is the latest move in the hunt for a way out of Britaly's and the sterling area's dollar troubles.
A Good. Start
Despite the government's declaration of a state of
{
emergency, 460 more men joined the walk- out today.
Almost half the port's 30,000 dockers are now
out.
It was authoritatively turned today that Cabinet Minister, Mr. George inancs, may make a "fac a broadleast on the dock dis
Thousands of deflant labour | 450 men of his Union on strike, unionists confronted the gov- 3,400 remained at work. ernment with the threat of u major crisis last night by re- fusing to handle goods remov- ed by troops from strikebound ships under a Royal state of emergency proclamation.
the Union of and Borge-
Pute oorrow.
It was understood he will seek to explain the dispute, but not to make any specifle appeal to the The executive of
ciockers. Lightermen. Tugmen
the Cumnunist-led In Paris, men decided last night to instruct French Duckers Federation, whose their 3,800 key men not to work at membership Includes about any place where troops are ement of Fren.h do kers, today ployed.
called on its members to et in gympathy with the London dock
Hundreds of truck drivers who move ment between ship and mai- ket indiented they would boycott food which the troops unloaded.
were
Fifteen additional ships tied up yesterday by the strike of dockers who refused to touch any Canadian vessel because of a strike
At of Canadian seamen.
the and sailora docks 2,700 soldiers
13,766 work of tried to do the dockers who are now out.
Thus Britain's Labour govern- ment was faced with its mast em- barrassing industrial tleap in its four years of office. The crisis hu- ren when dock workers raftmed to Inad two struck Canadian ships, ;
Troops are working on well as unloading
The Commonwealth economic Tadug leuders opened air surret dollar-loading as
strikebound ships. sterling talks today with a two- her morning ression, which Mr. Walter
Nash of New Zealand. Strip For Action
called "a good start."
Pakistan's Ghulam Mohammed
Bald that the meeting was "Sue-
ning.
The ministers
As the thermometer shot tip on cessful" but I was only a begin- one of Britain's hottest days this were gatheringear, troops stripped to the waist to move cargoes of ment, apples, round the horseshoe table in the Cabinet offices of the Treasury pears, cheese, butter, tea and four
from 17 vessels, reports Reuter. building for a second tine this
Among the freightern troops did not touch were the
afternoon.
which
strike.
per
It asked them to "considre Im-' mediately forms of sir gala to be employed against British shipa lended in the Port of London by binck-legg or troops." United Press and Reuter.
Extensive Floods In China
Aca
Canton, July 13. Parts of China's countryside South of the Yangise river resemble a vast
where floods have washed away on- tre
inundated villages and rich rice-growing paddy fields, according to a foreign pussen- ger on a plane reaching Can- ton from Changsha, capital of Hunan province.
From Strikers
Troops enter London's Victoria Docks to discharge essential cargoes from ships strikebound by the docks dispute which involves nearly 14,900 dockers, and steve- dores, mostly members of the Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers which is supporting the Canadian Seamen's Union in a wage dispute with shipowners. (AP Photo),
Chiang
Seeking
Return To Power
Canton, July 13.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shok has definitely committed himself to return as Nationalist China's leader against the Reds and, at the some time, acck to restore himself to the posi- tion he once held as one of the world's load- ing figures.
The latest of his plans that came to light today is to make what some call a morale boost- ing tour of provinces in West and South West China, but what others call a tour to once more force the impact of his character on the wavering fighting forces of his shrunken armies.
who
FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
A petition from 142 Chinese.......commarcial and labour organisations in the Colony, with pro- posals for the reconstitution of the Legisla tive Council, and calling for the implementa- tion of Government's promise to set up a Municipal Council by May 1950, will be hand- Led to the Govemar_on_Saturday, July 16, for transmission to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
This step was decided upon at a mass meeting of delegates from the organisations mention- ed held at the Sun Kwong Hotel yesterday afternoon.
the
The meeting, attended by more than 400 people, was called under the auspices of Chinese Manufacturers' Union. the Chinese Reform Association, the Kowloon Gen- eral Chamber of Commerce, and
the Kowloon Chinese Chamber of Commerce, os an expression of Chinese public opinion on constitutional re- furms.
to
Main object of the meeting was o present to Government a unified front against the proposal, con- tained in Sir Man-kem Lo's re- solution in the Legislative Council on June 22, that the setting up at
Municipal Council as mended by Sir Mark Young, form er Governor of Hong Kong, should be scrapped or delayed.
I
The third point Was that the qualification of the electorate and candidates, both Chinese and non- Chinese, was to be the same, with no differentiation in the matter of length of residence, etc.
A Committee
The fourth point was that a 11-person committee, to be Chinese and composed of alx five non-Chinese, should be Immediately
up by the Governor to study what should. be the duties and functions of the Municipal Council as well
Second Chinese Note To Britain On Blockade
1
Canton;-July-1ār
The Chinese Foreign Office is shortly to pre- sent a second and more detailed note to the Bri- tish Government in con- noction, with the closure of China ports to foreign shipping, a usually well- Informed Chinese source told Reuter today.
The note, which will be the forwarded through
British Embassy's repre- sentative in Canton, Is bo- lieved to deal with the legal aspects of the silun- tion-Reuter-AAP,
as ather matters relating to its all
establishment,
The work of the committer, it wan to get the was explained, recom-
views of the people and to convey such views to Government with its recommendations.
Mr. Percy
Percy Chen, the barrister-
in a
Cabinet Ministers Guarded
Blogane put up in the meet- ing hall read "We want Govern-at-law, explained to the meating
Tokyo, July 13. ment to keep promise to that the people of Hong Kong had give * Municipal Council. To representatives on the lagian-
The newspaper, "Yomiuri", ture, And
committee the
proposed We support the Young Plan."
prominent article said would
servo a a medium for Voting Franchise bringing to the knowledge of the today that strict security mea- have been taken to Government the wishes of the sures
Minister, the Prime Another object of the meeting Chinese populace, so that when guard wax to express strong disapproval the time came for the Municipal Shigeru Yoshida, and other of the proposal, put forward by the
to go through Win members of the Cabinet since murder. Jast unofficial members of the Legia Couneli Bill
suspected legislature, it will have had time the lative Council that only Britise to incorporate such amendments as week of the State Railway's subjects should be allowed to vote the
people wanted. for election to the proposed recon- | Speakers at the meeting, who in- stituted Legislative Council.
Wcluded Mr. Ma Man-fal, Mr. Y. K. Two sets of resolutions were Mek, Dr. S. Y. Wong, and Mr.
It said that all persons and passed at yesterday's meeting. The Robert Der, explained in detail the automobiles except press cars ch
Yeshkla's official first set, governing the setting up object and purpose of each of the tering Premier
Sudanorl President, yama.
Shimo-
of a reconstituted legislature, con, resolutions, and answered ques-residence are searched and also a Lained four points. They were: tlone from enquirers.
That the
present Legislative Council should be of an, interim character and to remain. for dne only. In the summer of 1950 a permanent Legislative Count! should be set up based on a new
special car with guards has born Mr. Shum Choy-wah, Chairman assigned to escort Yoshida. of the Chinese Manufacturere Union, presided.
your
conxun.
This
The unofficial electees to be in the majority over the officials with o margin of at least two. will prevent the unofficials from being swamped when any resolu tion is put to the vole.
All the 11 unofficials, nix of whom are to be Chinese who need
Tried To Make Olive Denounce
U.S. Government
In this connection, observera Genemi Mac- pointed out that Arthur this morning reported to his Headquarters from the Ame- rican Embassy without on escort or honour guard for the first time in the memory of, occupation ofl- alais.
Osaka Demonstration'
Washington: July 13.
Eighty Government railway The State Department said to- day that the Shanghai police, workers and more than 100 red not necessarily be British subjects, backed by armed Chinese Come Rag-bearing sympathisers, de and Ave not-Chinese, are to be munist sokiters, tried to induce nonstrating against personnel cuts nt Osaka last night, tied up the elected; and there are to be no the United States Vice-Consul, departure of 10 successive freight nominoes.
the Mr. Willien M. Olive, to sign a trains from
Suita railway It was pointed out that
nenunciation of the American)
yards before they were dispersed There is still no one in Can- The Generalissimo's centerence nominee could be said to be real Government while he was held on by the police and public safety Just night, reports exact- here with President Li is expect representative of the people, and a charge of violating traffic laws. will Bay He said that the waters stretch- ton
this view was shared by both
Mr. Olive was forced by brutal officials late
Reuter. rel as for as the eye could see. ly when the Generalissimo is ed it settle the issues to some
beatings to sign the "confession" Small "islands" dotted the sur coming here to confer with extent although the possibilty shiness and non-Chinese.
and "apology," which was publish- The railway workers began the The Electorate ince wheen bewildered poverty Acting President Li Tsung-jen not ruled out it will have the op
ed last week in Shanghual, the tie-up after the supervisor at the Suita yards refused them an in- stricken peasants, their cattle and and other high Kuomintang posite effect.
For the purpose of the pre- Department said Router, It is pretty well accepted that
terview, They moved down to, the the
cant the Generalissimo s report
interlm Some of their crews, mem. other belongings were isolated on omcials. The closest guess is
legletature the two or three days.
going to Tokyn to see General bers of the Canadian Seaman's nutches of high ground,
Although no news is available Union whose strike fed London
Douglas MacArthur was without dockers to labe: the Canadian here of the situation in Commun
foundation. But the official Cen- ships "black", paraded wharvest-held territory'
Their experts who met separu Argonnn! and the Beaverbrae, tely this morning to thrush out
the two Canadian ships which feclinical details will join then for this second session of the vital touched off the dock dispute. conference-Router.
H & S BANK STRIKE IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, July 13.
A one-day sildown strike at the
• Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank ended last night following nego- stations between workers, mana- gement and mediation representa- tives of the Labour Union Boar: who reached a comuronise wage settlement.-United Press.
MALAYAN AMBUSH
Sir
strike to defend trade union some ism."
dua to
D Malay, were These five men will direct the Chinn and along the upper reaches town. There he plans to rematu
Singapore, July 13, Eight police-alx Sikba, a Pun- Jub, Moslem and
wounded killed and two were last night when terrorists am- bushed their routine jungle patrol near Rawang, 18 miles North of Kuala Lumpur.
party. The wounded men are Sikh priorities between cargoes and will
and a Malay-Reuter,
The Weather
The Chinese Government is tu
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list of rate-payers could serve
as the electorate,
tem
CHINESE PI ENVOY end of the line, where the cors NOW AMBASSADOR and pursuaded the workers to sus
The
of one traiu were being coupled
pend their work.
Canton, July 13.. +
In the meantime, the group was promotion of Mr. Chen
Minister to awollen by sympathisers to mere The group broke up than 200. after the police and public safety afflcials were summoned to keop order-United Press and Reuter.
Chih-ping, Chinese the Philippine Republic, to am bassadoriai rank was approved by This Executive Yuan today, United Press.
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If the Generalissimo does 'sei North of the off on a tour, he will be cross-
the four-point resolution plans mature. Wu Te-chen, member of the Cab-passed called, first, for implemen- President's today with placards saying "On Yangtze, reports indicate that in big trails with Li Taung-fen. ir tral News reportert that General Counell theboot of the Municipal
parts of the county the the foods are the most serious since President Ll also is known to be inet and Minister without Port-Lation of Government's pledge to the turn of the century. Casunities planning an inspection tour to folio, will go to Tokyo within 10 establish the Young Plan Muni- same places the days. The report was not con- cipal Council, as scheduled, before and anything up to some of the
Mou 1950. The Transport Minister, Mr. are high and.
Generalissimo's temporary uner-firmed by any other source.
The second pointed was that in- Alfred Barnes, named the dock 100,000 people are cald to have
towns.. villages pndary calls for.
Defence Of Chuson
stead of nomination by designated "Dictators" in the House of Com- vacuat
They are homes, carrying their humble pos- mons this afternoon,
Chiang is tentatively
bodies as originally proposed, alll Maxwell, Alexander
Sir sersions with them. Thomas Gardiner, Sir Frederick Communication problems make visit Kuling, Chungking, Chengtu,
ed by a common electorate made G. Weston and it allcult to picce together Kunming and Kwellin. Li is re- take steps to defend the Chusan the 30 councillors should be elect This up of all the inhabitants of the Co- Leggett, Mr. W. Mr. C. N. Gallic-four former cicar over-all picture of the flood ported to be planning to go to group of islands, South East o
been Taiwan, Swatow, Amor, Foo-Shanghai, reports. Reuter,
lony. Floods have one-tline situation. Clvi Servants and
and Hainan, wit
winding up was decided upon at a four-and-
It was pointed out that the sys particularly wklespread In the chow
of Marshal
of nomination was not de- trade union leader.
Tung Ting Lake area of central his tour in Kwellin, his home a-half hour meeting of
Hil-shan's Cabinet This
mocratic, and as originally plan- ned. the Generalissimo is morning.
there was a strong flavour of berthing and movement of all of Pearl River in South China.
as long as
Nationalist headquarters are to discrimination or favouritiem in Foreign Buaintan houses in active in his new role, according
be set up on an island under the that whilst certain small organiza- ships in the Port, the use of tugs, and unloading and the movement lighters and barges for loading.
Canton with agents up-country, to the Informant.
The Generalissimo, however command of General Shih Chlau, tions could nominate representa- report damage to foreign pro of vehicles. They will seitle
according to the United Press in- one of the Generalissimo's war- tives on the Council, many larger left inrepre- to Talwan time generals,
organisations wore forment will return
The Chusans are important to
sented. ulso decide
Wuchow Situation whether voluntary
from where he will carry out his advise" and be drafted into workers should
the Nationallats in putting into In Wuchow, on South Chino's pledge
to "direct
continue effect their blockade of the Chinn the docks to assist the troopt. West River, the walers have government leaders
coust. Some of the raids on The Emergency Conunitter will
first storey of the toe struggle against the Reds.
There is still no receive general instructions from reached the
indieation from Shanghal are reported to have mnde by Chusan-based the Ministers of Labour and Customs house building, and are
aix feet above the floor level of President Li's offices If he will been Transport
the Shell Oil Company's building. accept a role of puppet president | planes.
Generallime Lakes Also discussed at the Cabinet Villages near Wuchow have been while the
Que school meeting were measures for issu- AŁ 1600 GET (3 p.m, RKAT) pressure. rumsalsa low oçer BW-Ching with a trough
storey of houses, according tour thought is the Acting Presting silver yuan bonds to raise war An- funds from rich Chinese at home estendios to the Lower Yangtze and
Chinese reports.
dent will remain adamant Hanshu. Pressure is relatively high in'a
Watermen and tugmen in the A Chinese Government spokes other has 1 he is willing to lose and abrond, but no final decifion
Page 3 work ridge from E of Japan to the Chinx
however, that some face if it will bring back was reached. Bee. A. tropical depression had formed Port of London were ordered by man pointed out,
Chinese official reports indicate about "600"mites, E of the Philippidis. their union to refuse service on as ayke construction and flood re-
tnto active co-operation those Today's Foruckat)~Moderate BBW winda, any ship, wharf or quay where lief were subsidised by the gov uigh figures who are at presons that the mam military activity is Paga 4
taking place in Klangsi province, Barclay's Bridge strong at Umes. Cloudy with squally troops, or "imported labour" are crnment, it was only natural that at odds in factional splits.
the district authorities. tended to
where's section of General Lin Page > employed.
Pizo's Communist forcer havO Ex-Gunnar Officer Gasted For After a meeting of the full Ex- exaggerate the extent of the dam-
divided into separate groups on ** Spying ecutive of the Watermen, Ligh-age in order to claim higher com
WARTIME BOMB.
the West bank of the Kan river Page, 6 termen, Tumen and Bargemen porisation.
Government In the Canton delta town, of Tasting nearly three
in preparation for a crossing to Rainfall 11.3 mo.c:1.29 the. Total since Union tonight,
NEAR HOSPITAL
Take”. Naw⋅ Steps the Eastern side. Fac. 1-1011.7 m. 39.83 the., hours, Mr., Arthur Samworth, As- Kongmoon, the flood waters are and have sistant Secretary of the Union, awash the foreshore
As part of this move, he 45th Page 9 London, July 13.
and 46th armles have moved said, "This Executive Council, in- broken nearby dykes.
-- Continuous Survey Qt. Sterling A feet of ambulances to Westward from. the Nanchang
Area The situation in Changsha, In struct our members to CRITY 20
unchanged. began evacualing 30 patients from
Page 10 at work where the normal Trade-Hunan province, is union conditions prevall, but in The Waters of the Siang River University College Hospital, cộn
A Central News Agency report: Berles Of Air Disnafora 19.11b, all cases where imported or Ser- which late last month subsided tral London, after the discovery of
Engineering" "Page..... vice labour is employed our mem- are now rising again. No damage a 2,000 pound, bomb, dropped dur- from Taipeh, on Taiwan island, Paga 11 bers will refuse to survics any has been reported to the Briinh ing swartime German ald raid. quotes a Chinese Air, Torce Com
munique, claiming to have indict- Page 14 ships, wharf or quay whare much and American, oll installations on in a neighouring streetwering ed a thousand casualties amongst labour is working."
"the "river front, near Changsha, About 110 patients?were Be The Executive represented about but Hunan's Floh rice drop, which to other hospitala: and 250 were the Communists in the Kan River 4.000 men of the 17-Than-side were expected to be better than being sent away. Another 225 area during missions on July 10 branches of the Union:
usual this somegn, bave suffered patiate will pay in safer parts and 11Uniles Press and Reu- As Mr. Samworth weld that with damage "Reuler.
of the hospital-Reuter.
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