Chinese Reform Assn. Hits KRA Plan, Holds Discussion On Rice
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At a meeting held in the Sun Kwong Hotel yas- terday afternoon, the Chinese Reform Asso- ciation denounced racial discrimination os a- disgraceful insult to both British and Chin-
esc.
Later, the meeting dealt with the rice situation in the colony, and appointed a Sub-Committee to investigate the matter.
The following is a resume | Sible people in a spirit of reason- of the statement released. by blu campromise, This reform the Publicity Sub-Committeelun and not other suggdations of the Association after the should be regarded as the mikrik- mum suggestion from the Chinese meeting:-
stde.
"This Agrociation represents the unit of the Inhabiton's of
| Hong Kong Theretajes, in wel-
Garden, 11K Hotel, 12.50 puan. oming expressions of opinion, at
The Electorate
Bridge Drive Cros civilians burts that the Government wil Lastly, with regard to the
and Servicémeni) YMCA, 8 p.m.
European c
HK Lagti Orchestra relíausal, 50.
Jon's Cathedral ball. 6.1.
10.
are electorate qualification, the feel- Pralunter the
ofing of the Chinese civic bodies of such school
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1>1 thought, and on this point, we embadied in a simple elehr-cut,
h to add our comments on the and jogical demand,
This de
between British
raised by the Kowloon Remand is that in to be no HK "Rotary Club febres mest idents Association as being en-discomination
and on-British.
, Roof Garden, ik Hotel,tradictory in the vast majority of 12.30 p.m.
the population of Hong Kong.
WEDNESDAY
Mare
There
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outstanding impressions that close examination Toe Club mering, Su
sill reveal, (ly The technique of donrod disad, 8.30 pm. HK At Ratio Thanhatting Jammutation
443 akilfully Swiety. meeting
up the int Chinu, tuled that it covers up the Fleet Clubs Theatre, 5.30 pan.
real intentions. It smacks of de- Baljotu
liberale
exaggeration to attract Lessons to hit Attention. (2) It reflects a tradi Servicemení, European YMCA,
tion school of thought {p.in.
most THURSDAY
prevalent in colonial atmosphere) Kowlcon Rotary Club felsent
which the present trend of world meeting). Peninja Hotel thought does not permit of exist 12.30 p.m.
Jenre Barnstormers, Europeni YMCA,
pn. Jolly Variety Show
for Troops).
Symbolical Reform
Chinese
elvle bunties have pointed out that any reform which retsins. the
1 Men's Club, luncheon, at Hong The other day the
Garden, HK Hefel, 12.45pm. HK Light Celestra. Saugere restem of nomination is nothing hearsal, St. Jolm's Cathedral but a symbolical reform which
Hull, 7.30
FRIDAY
p.ra. SATURDAY
"In this year of Grace 1949,
of perpetuation
racial dlı crimination in disgraceful input to both British and Chinese. It would neutrallis al! the RH
best Intentiona and efforts of constitutional #incere
reform.
"ABY
reform plan that dues not tive adequate representation to 99 per cent of the inhabitanta a reform which is not needed. į Such a reform plap must not be used as at substitutions ni the YOURK
for municipa!
H council.
The Chines
believe firmly
the that unless real reform of Legislative Council is place, they would
Plan
take to rather have i
THE CHINA MAIL," MONDAY, JULY: 28, 1949.
Carry Cross Around World
A Carthorse In a London street watches Catholic cross-byarora pass with their ten-foot burden, Built by monks in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre, this cross has already been carried. through Syria, Lebanon, Italy, France and Beiglum, and MAN yet to be taken to Ireland and the US A. Collections made throughout the crom's tour will be used, to`æld. Pricatine War refugees, a Catholic spokoaman said.—(AP photo),
Indonesians Favour Government On
W. European Model
Jogjakarta, July 23.
the Municipal Council as schedul-A government on the West European model is the
ed before May, 1930."
Rice Situation.
boltes
the very name of reform. The indefile postponement of Victoria Recreation Ulab swim- | the municipal council plan clear- mang Gala in hope of Six, deprives the right of self-gov-
Levante for the inhabitants of The Association then deliver |
Hong Kong. To
say that
unleated in the legal rice situation, tination is retained, the ris. M. Kennedy Skipton, who used having responsible councillors hold the potion of Rice Con- parand be safe-guarded against|troller in the
Cakmy, gave
Arthur Meuse, at VRC pl. 9.30 pa
Marine Cooks- Want U.S. To Recognise Reds
the
hus
is any puracions disregard of the lupinion as follows! -- ability or self-government of tal--- Commission-of-inquiry the Inhabitants of Hong Kong which would represent a major Chinese as well as
of members of the public, he inevitable conclusion is that should be appointed to investi-
as non-Chinese it supply mud-slinging directly ate the rice pusition. Two points eo tradictory 10 thi colonial
lonial need to be investigated. Policy el lis Majesty's Gover- Whether rier control should se ment, which is to promote "the continued. - (2) How
Kvennakmani by inviting the decent fullest msible co-operation with
debgates at. | all sets of the communion control before 1041
San Francisco, July 24, Rognitio
Chinese Communist regime was urged by a majority of the tansking the C.1.0. Marine Cooks and Stewards Muton ronvention.
Hugh Bryson, the Unton's Pre- sident, told delegatos:
"As long as vur Goverment follows a policy not recognising governments with workers repre- utatives in them, we won't have
proposera of the
The
(1)
rusure
as the rice leaves the Govern ment godown.
reported choice of Indonesian political leaders for the projected United States of Indonesio. Republican officials and representatives of 15 other Indonesian states and territories adjourned here last night after three days discussion of the future of the islands after the Dutch yield control. They plan to meet again in Batavia on July 30.
V
Grim Find By Perak Police
The conferers agreed that the Government should have a President as its head, but with actual authority in the hands of Cabinet Ministers.
Sterling At New Black Market Low
The
Paris, July 24.
Ster. British Pound ling was quoted at a леш fow on Saturday in the Paris black market it 920 France
to the Pound. In the official free market, the Pound was
quoted at 1,097 Franca
the Pound.
to
in the block market. the dollar was at 345 Francs and In the free market, 330.5 Using the black market rates for Pound and Dollar, the Pound was worth only US$2.66 ad compared with the official rate of around US$4.03.——Acangiated Press.
Kwangtung
Province Co-operative
dependent colonies for wolf. Thus controlled rice as sold is ot
The Republican Premier. Quality" Mr. Kennedy Skipton said that
Mohamed fintin, the conference The Government initiated rico
chairman, rear the results at #
The first co-operative union 10 *SUM
20-minutes open meeling, The in Kwangtung Province was Residents Assuction's plan be-adequate food
supply in the
Ipoh, July 23. name will be "the Republic of formed last week when repre- Hong to the school of orthodoxy, Colony in the event of seige, The strangled bodies of 11 fntlonesia Serikat (United)."
sentatives of 210 North Panyu although they recognize
mountain excep- After the war, the object in con- Sukais, aborigine tional virusundances.
the trolling rice-is-to prevent fluctus- dwellers of Malaya, were found A technical committee will "Pao" or village co-operatives pecular enviroment that long on in prices. But he said that today by !
Keng is in at the moment, but the
Perak police three discuss what states should furm met in Kiangtsun near Can- ton for their first convention. they refuse to face facts, and the rest surt-coming in the weeks after 35 Sakals were tre and we won't have jobs.”
present method of control was dulge a wishful thinking in the that there was no control as soon
captured by Communist ter- Afer that delegates voled golden dreams of the pust.
The Indonesian peoples will The new Co-operative Union rorists. favour of a resolution calling on
a co-ordinated be represented by House of aims to develop Chinese elele bodies clearly pointe
Until recently the Sukais have Representatives and Senate. The local program of irrigation, co- the State Department and Con-
ed not ut a meeting that the must gress to recognise what it called outstanding feature of the con-
Mr. Skipton showed two sum-remained, aloof from the Jungle House will have a limited num operative marketing, agricultural
warfare between "the new China." end America's Litutional problem of Hong ples of rice which he had brought Land -Communists, who are main-led suficient. No agreement could ural education. This program is British forces ber of members-156 Is consider improvement, public sanitation and "suicidal foreign
Kong policy" und
They with him to the meeting. make loans to the Reds, without
is the fact that non-British in-
ly wartime Chinese guerillas. habitants consists of more than op were purchased by him in a shop political strings.
The kidnapping of the Saknise reached on the power of the receiving financial and technical help from the Chinese-American 3nd July
Senate. Earlier, a feeble effort by per cent of the population. Any in Yaurati in June
was followed by terrorist ralds
Joint Commission an Rural Re- mluority groups of delegate. to
construction which was establish- proposed reforin which does not respectively. Both samples support Unitel States foreign front them idequate represents the 64 rents grade. In the July Sakal reservation 10 days
u Juge.
ed us a part of the United States pulley and thus Marshall Plan was Lion is, to say the least, unrestot, it has been found that 38 per A prisul raid by the Sakais
China Aid Prograin. squelched. Only about 10 rele
Batic. The Chinese civic bodle cent of it was broken rice; and killed 18, Chinese und wounded Hates approved the Amercian pro-suggests that there are to be six in the June lot. 40 per cent was grumme.
Chinese councillors, sne
of broken rice, and the rest of t whom are to be British subject very old rice. Mr. Skipton said Chinese, out of a council of 17 that there was obviously some to 20 members. The wish of thing wrong somewhere, huying 30 per cent in the council
Before the meeting adjourned,
The convention also approved a resolution pledging support to the Philippi Congress of Labour Organisations-un affiliate of the World Federaton of Trade Unions. (The National C.IO. hs with. drawn from the W.U.F.U, because, it sakl, of Soviet domination. -Associated Press.
น
to
.are
represent 00 per cent of the the Chinese Reform Association ilong Kang inhabitants by respon-elected a Sub-Committee on Rice. Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, an Secretury, and a Chleso
TAFT'S CALL
Secretary.
15.
Discovery of the 11 bodies and search for others in communal graves in the Cameron Highlands expected to sharpen differcaces
usubily the
pencetul aborigines and the Chinese---As- sociated Press.
between
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In his opening address to mora аго now Dutch subjects or than 130 delegates General Wu citizens of the Indonesian Ro- Kunn-chi announced that the re- public; Chinese and Arabs of cent US830,000 JCRH_grant-in- similar status who do not ob- uid to the North Panyu Recon-
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who wish to used to strengthen their Co- become citizens.
operative organisations, General Wu, chairman of the Panyu Halen. As soon as possible after the
of tha Dutch transfer of sovereignty, local Reconstruction Commission, the provisional Indonesian gov stated this financial assistance ernment will prepare free, sceret would insure the continued ex- Parle, July 23.
pansion of the North Panyu co- Jelections for a constituent con- Tsang.
Delegates from Poland, Cze-stitutional assembly.
operative movement which has SODE sang, C. H. Taung, Li Yuk-lam, choslovakin, Hungary and Bul-
grown from 20 to 210 co-opera- Koon-shing, T. R. C. Won, | Karla did not arrive, as expect- Tsang
lives in the last four years. The Republican Senator, Ro- Chang Ta-wing, Ko Mo-ngau, od, for the eleventh congress of major points regarding Inances, bert Taft (Ohio), called on the Tang Shlu-snug. Ng Man-shing, the
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subsidising the by air from Rumania, landed at United States Administration Ng Fu, Ip Ping-che, Y. K. Wong, Lawyers, which opened here yes Novisad, Yugoslavia, on July today to delay its foreign arms Ho Saw-hong, Mrs. Marlon War-terday. the Yugealsy news agency Tra programme until the new|man_Miss (D) Chan Cho Gang, Lawyers from 30 nations are Jug said today.
North Atlantic Council drafted and Mr. Kennedy Skipton. The Agency said that the men, Captain Toma Elekes atul Lieu common defence plans,
RUMANIANS FLEE
COUNTRY
Belgrade, July 23.
Two Rumunian officers, fleeing
tenant Lilje Redu, asked for
FOR CAUTION
Washington, July 23,
He said in an interview that
sylur saying. that they dis-the needs of European countries agreed with the Rumanian anti-should be studied
Yugoslav policy.-Router.
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Among those present at yes. Lerday's meeting were Messrs Ma Chen, F. C. Daniel
Ma Y. K. Muk, Chen Cho-fi
attending-Reuter.
Union
Arakan Seen Trouble Spot In Burma Strife
Rangoon, July: 23.
certainly opposed to any, all-out The Burmese Communist rebellion danger signal is likely in the future to be focussed upan the Western seaboard. of Arakon.
programmo. that will starf" al
world. arms race," he said Reuter
An agreement was reached on
of but financial and economic policy North Ponyu co-operative move
This may happen if rebel The observers said the rebels may
ELECTRICITY. groups from mid-Western attempt the rearguard action at CUTS IN FRANCE Burma cross the Arakan hils a natural defence barrier 36 miles Paris, July 23.in an effort to evade Govern- below Frome to cover a "Burmese
Dunkirkers think it ment troops closing in on them. The French Government has competent military observers
quito studied plans., for new mining:
like
that the mid-Wastern rebels, centres and an increase of 700,000 suggestel today.
at present, unided, will split after Observers told The Associated entering Arakan, which in frag- program Press that evidence points to muldmented by Red and White Fla far rapid development to stavo Western group comprising rate Contropnist Parties, 20th, Union gade White PVO, Communists military police fleaerters, anch Arakansie Separationlate: fed by
kilowatts in hydro-electric sup-
plies, in drafting *
off electricity shortages.
today,
M. Robert Lacoste, Minister of and Army matineers preparing the the renegade Monk U Selads. Industry and Commerce, disclos-
e of the communications, centre ing this warned the French of Prome, 160 miles North West Burmese authorities for inciting This man, incarcerated by the people. that electricty cute will ward of Rangoon, as the spring an Arakan farzuoll, escaped from continue in France for the next board for a mass jump over the few years-Router.
Tharrawaddy fall whip, Army Wastern; kills.
mantineers, seised: the town and in Burma army, alded. by.
tayboy barck, with name guecillas, arg
Promi) the IANA
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Berlin, July: 25. Democratie?! Youth söene
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founced today a Lampkirary, com. V Advanów Units, mainly, gumyllan, sation of its mellvilley in the Bo have already reached ffinhis, the
will be discussed further in Ba- ment because the local people
tavla,
have demonstrated
their ability A discussion
The local on union with to help themselves, the Netherlands was also de-people, largely under the lender
ship of
General Wu, collected ferred. Associated Press.
funds amounting to 35,000 picuis of rice and financed road recon- struction. They have built telep hone lines connecting 17 "Hsiang" (10 villages) offices.
MALTA PREMIER IN BRITAIN
London, July 23. Mr. Paul Jofa, Prime Minister of Malta, and Mr. D. Mintoff. bis Reconstruction Minister, arrived at Northolt airport here tonight from Malta
They will be in England for three or four weeks but declined to give the purpose of their visit
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