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VOL. II NO. 152
Duties Not
'To Be
Passed On To The Forces
The "Telegraph" understands that when Hongkong excise du ties on NAAFI supplies become effective to-morrow, the extra charges will not be passed on to servicemen.
It is learnt that the War Office has given temporary ap- proval for the duty charges to be met out of special Services funds,
The matter wil come up for further consideration Inter. Mean- while, NAAFI will be debited with duties and will be reimbursed.
But the servicemen (army, navy and air force), including rankers, NCOS and commissioned officers, w continue to get their liquor and cigarettes at dufy-free retail prices.
The
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Airport 'In Making
The plans for the develop ment of London's now airport First announcement of the imat Heathrow have been publish- position of Hongkong excise duties on NAAFI supplies caused conster- nation among servicemen, many of whom wrote in bitter terms to the press protesting against increases in the retail prices of liquor and tobacco
they which they expected have to meet.
would
ed. The first stage in the development is complete, the second is in progress and the third will be begun in 1950. The first stage allows for the move- ment of aircraft at the rate of 40 to 50 an hour. The second stage allows for 90 to 100 per hour.. The third for 160 or wartime more. Runway lengths proposed measure, und that the concession had already been extended for 15 months, vary from 11,570 feet to 5,300 This picture shows a despite the fact that civil govern- fect. ment has been in operation for near-model of stage 2 of the new
layout of the London airport.
For the Government it was pointed out that these duties were always imposed before the war; that the duty-free concession was
ly a year.
POPULATION
ON INCREASE
London, Mar. 30.
The population of England and Wales hus ceased to dwindle. For the first time in 24 years, the number of babies born exceeds the "replacement level."
Figures are given in the return of the Registrar-General for the final quarter of last year to be published to-morrow. In that quarter 221,891 babies were born, representing a birth rate of 20.5 per thousand of the total population.
This is the highest rate recorded for any December quarter since 1021.
MURDEROUS
BATTLE
Military sources reported that the "most murderous" battle between Government Croops and guerillos was entering its lifth day In the mountain reition around Vardousaio.
These sources uld the Govern- ment forces had already counted 120 dead guerillas, Including several chieftains,
They and 1,500 guerillas were reported to be surrounded in the being continually area and were hammered by Greek air force planes. Earlier to-day it was officially un- nounced that the boilies of seven of Scala were found dumped into persons kidnapped from the village the Europa river. It was believed
| United Press.
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1947.
Dine At the
P.G.
For Reservations
Price 20 Cents
HAIFA SHAKEN BY
EXPLOSIONS
Port Area Ablaze Near Oil Installations
Haifa, Mar. 31.
Explosions rocked Haifa's port area while British troops were trans- ferring illegal Jewish immigrants from a floundering British transport bound for Cyprus.
The entire city was lighted by the glow of fires that followed the explosions. The flames raged along a quarter mile of waterfront area in the neighbourhood of installations of the Consolidated refineries and the Shell Oil Company.-Associated Press.
Rainstorm Deluges Southern England
:
London, Mar. 30. The 12-hour rain-storm which swept 'southern Eng- land yesterday and to-day has ended the stendy recession in flood-waters in many counties and has caused a sharp rise in river levels.
In Yorkshire, however, the River Ouse, which burst its banks in three places neur. Selby, went down three inches during the night and is still falling...
In Selby itself, waters which drove of the towns 15,000 people out
GOO
of their homes, are receding consider- ably. Soldiers and sailors are work- ing to-day to seal the -130, deel, gap in the River Trent at Gainsborougli, Lincolnshire, which flooded the town surrounding area to a depth of nearly three feet.
and
FENLAND LOSSES
COMMUNAL
RIOTS:
REFUGEES IN DANGER
Jerusalem, Mar. 31.
The "Moledeth" and "Homeland" carrying 3,000 uncertificated rc- fugees, were expected to reach Haka harbour to-night, batring further deterioration of seaworthiness.
Palestine Government wireless. stations picked up distress signāls from
the ilegal Immigrant : ship. which reported it was experiencing "sinking conditions."
The Royal Navy was reported sending additional relief parties to the Moledcath's assistance. Thus far, the Navy has denied boarding the vessel, but a British army an nouncement said 'naval forces reach- ed the ship. This was confirmed by usually reliable Jewish sources in Tel-Aviv.
Tel: 27880
Crew Strikes On H.K. Ship
Liverpool, Mar. 30. When the liner Sarpedon arrived here to-day from the Far East, it was learnt that European volunteers stoked. the boilers for 21 days after a strike among 50 Chinese members of the crew.
The volunteers, mainly drawn from the catering. staff, worked in the engine room from Sydney, Aus- trália, to Singapore, a voy age that took 21 days in-: stead of the normal 14,
The Chinese, who struck work at Sydney, were gool. ed for desertion. Other seamen and firemen were signed on at Singapore to complete. the trip to England-Reuter.
British IndustriesFed. Attacks Govt. Policy
London, Mar. 30.
An attack on the British Government's economic survey for 1947 and a demand that the British coal target for the current coal year should be increased to 220,000,000 tons are contained in a statement issued. here by the Federation of British Industries. The statement which is called an interim one says that the proposals Shortly after noon, Palestiné time, in the Government's economic survey the Moledeath's Position ·was established off the coast of Nahariya, half way between Haifa and the Palestine Lebanese border. PORT AREA CLOSED
ps
for this year do not go far enough and that "no opportunity should be
SCOLDING
lost of getting rid of any one of the AHEAD FOR
controls".
Dealing with the goal problem, the
Ranchi And Bombay Comet alglied about no Federatian says that the target of
night.
Violonce
An official communique, säki„that
miles from the coast and' of last midnight was still outside territorial Waters.
REBEL MPs
closed-the usual practice when an duction in direct taxation, importa- special and strictly private
For the same quarter of 1945. the the victims were Leftist supportera, described the winter's profileApril 12 has been postponed "owing until noon
rate was 15.3. In the 1940 it was 13.0. The birthrate for the whole of
1016 was 19.1 per thousand the highest since 1923 and 4.4 per thou- | sand higher than in 1938.
From
1038, the birth rate full
GIBRALTAR HAS SAME IDEA
Gibraltar, Mar, 30.
Colotiy
steadily to 14.1 in 1941. There was Gibraltar. British Crown
then an upward curve in the next with a population of 20,000, may at least £20,000,000, the report said.
three years, a drop of 1.4 1045 soon have Stato lottery, it wa and then a jump of 3.0 per thousand learned from a rollable source here in the population last year-Reuter, to-day-Reuter.
EDITORIAL
Mr. Morse & Taxation
as #
DOTH
pasi review of Dachievements and as a Omanelat, economio and commercial baro- meter of the future, the annual of the speech of the chairman Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation E always an event of major Importance for the Far East. To millions, its theme can either defect or stimulate, and its either effect on business is immediate. Charged withi the task of res porting on the first full year of trading since the war, and with enunciating views on 1 varicis of subjects, the Hon. Mr A. Morse last week maintained the high. dianity and authorily which al- ways characterises the annual Apeeches or Hongkong Bank spokesmen.. As welcome to de- positors, as to shareholders, wad the information that the Bank successful
that, laking into account post-war problems, this institution is still expanding His neliviiles, and that it has good cause for future optimiam
In discussing mailers of moment which either have had, or will effect on
"radki z 19 enjoy
their.
The
Home
is impossible to comment on all of his points within this limited space. But so far as Hongkong is concerned, prime. Interest was in- vested in his. 'remarks.
on the budget and the quesilon of taxa- tion.
Morse made it quite clear that, in his opinion, form of direct taxation was not only necessary, but something. could afford. What he Hongkong did not attempt to elucidate was
is Why It necessary (at time), and how direct taxa- fion was going to. bo Invoked
thuat against
who rould afford to pay it and at the same time avoid any reduc- tion inle living standards those wb, presumably, could not affard 1, but many of whom, un- doubtedly, would come within its orbit. Here is the key query of direct taxation for Hongkong. which has now been argued as much by the experts as the rank and flé during past weęks. ` 'The common belief is that, while more revenus le clearly required, it is not necessary to rulae 16 by direct taxes on lacomes; secondly, that a "great number of those who, can
afford any such
stellberately and either.
will
evade thirdly,
that those who cannot afford it, will have to meet is despite the havOO);
oo: it may play
Chairman referred to the arbit- Faxy, policy which “kas provented British business houses from re- suming in Japan; to Hongkong financial position; the binted lexhalation on the Moratorium. whielt he eriileised la unmis takabis terme). China's continuing monetary problem 1, and her in missal and any enlargement, (débtedness -- la -- foreign ... bond. ・・ therefore, on his theme would be "holders." - Mr Morso, in fact, gratefully welcomed by a confused
envered so much ground that it land dubious public.
with their living standards. >> The opinion of ðir horse, is much tod vital and weighty for casual, dia--
DUKE'S. TOUR
vessel
was
expected.
SALIENT POINTS
to Increasing supply
the
nake
solu-
have
200.000.000 tons, as suggested by Government, is insufficient to sup
London, Mar. 30. Bombay, Mar. 30.
port high Industrial activity, essen-
Some 75 Labour Members of Cominupol ripts broke
Two, deportation ships reached tial for export and other needs. out int three areas of central Bombay to- Haifa and the port area was declared
The statement also calls for a re-Parliament will be scolded at a The situation in Fenland. where
immigrant Five persons were killed and ten thousands of acres of some of Eng-injured in a communal
Strong army detachments took, uption of 10,000,000 tons of coal and meeting of the Parliamentary flareup land's richest farmlands are under Ranchi, summer resort of the Bihar Positions around the docks and the mobilisation of resources for Labour Party to-morrow mor- water, is unchanged. "For, farmers, Government,
wharvca.
building power stations and sugtesis according to reports it was one of the gloomiest spring reaching here.
Transfer of refugees to the de- that priority be given to steel for ning because they had signed the amendment asking Parlia portation 'ships will not be under-exports and capital' equipment. weekends for years. Unable to get
About 30 persons were injored to taken until the Marine Carp departs
ment to reject the bill to impose on with their spring sowing, they
peacetime conscription... were forced to stay indoors to watch day in Howrah-on the right bank from its Halfa dock for the United rain beat down on their sodden or of the Hooghly river opposile Cal States within the next 12 hours.
I will be pointed out to them Some of the erlent points in the that the international. situation DIVERSIONARY CAMPAIGN statement are 1 Question nim generally Britain's-many-commit newspapers of the sombre report of flooded-field-and-to-road-in Sunday culto-und were treated in hospitals, according to unofficial" "reports" tai
The underground conducted what portation of power station equipments abroad and the desirability of night National Farmers' the
Union. which
was evolved as an abortive diver-ment of the The annual convocation
from Germany should be spreading the burden fairly over all blizzards and
Calcutta University scheduled for sionary campaign from midnight examined and if necessary German cections of the community floods as "the greatest
for all young to-day in an effort to specialist labor brought to Britain compulsory service tion tragedy this country has over to disturbed conditions in Calcutta increase the odds of the refugees. to erect the plant.
only men-except miners-the. known," and which report the loss
Certain making shore successfully,
tion. 2. Balance must be reache:l ́ be- of over 100,000 acres of winter whent, and Greater Calcutta."
discovery, of 50
The rebels" will reply that men university examinations have also incidents included 30,000 head of cattle and 1,370,000 been postponed, and colleges and land mines concealed in an Arab tween supply and demand for sleel, are needed more urgenty in industry. shrop and lambs.
than in the forces, that the cost of schools in the disturbed areas of the truck-believed to have been placed After The winter had cost the farmers
closed
at the discretion of salem rond,"
the balance should be by reducing has always been the Labour Party The driver and, two city have been advised to remain there by Jews-on the Juffa-Jeru- maximum, the method of securing the services is far too high, that it
other Arabs were 'arrested,
amounts allocated to less essential polley to oppose peacetime conscrip governing bodies.
needs. who oftempled to
ion, that in any case it should not There is no indication, so far, of
through the fence to sabot-
be adopted until the forces 3. Building and repair of locumo-been made more democratic and that The Duke of Gloucester,
Coun- the number of casualties in Bombar, are Jews sellor of State during the absence; but bodies are reported to be lying oge a water pumping station
west tives and wagons and renovation of some Labour members are empliatl. of Jerusalem half way to Tel- permanent way. should be :naln In streets. DI
visited the King, lo-day
the An official announcement to-night Aviv, was scized before they could tained at maximum activity.
cally against on religious and con- flooded Fenland. In the Ely area
scientious grounds. with the Duchess of Gloucester. says that four persons were killed carry out the attack.
The police
4. Incentive should be As the
fficer who was
"WON'T HAVE TO VOTE and 02 injured in Howrah,
seriously wounded” from an ambush to all grades by reduction in direct
∙At end of the private meeting, while riding with an army officer taxation. Discriminating use should the rebels" will be asked to respect
horseback
near be made of Indirect taxation, how the Government decision and not la yesterday on Ramleh, south of Tel-Aviv, died ever, to counter-balance the inla- vote against the conscription bill. to-day.
abstain tionary effects of the réduction of They will be at liberty to screened direct faxation.
from voting and it is probable that In Bombay several bombs-be- at Tiberias, and three of them 5. The present policy of pro-good many will do so and only a The Duke was told that the full)
Who feel gressively reducing the rate of in-ninority,
particularly extent of the floods and damage it leved to have been homemade-were were arrested. United Press.
terest paid by Government on sav strongly about the matter, will go. hnd caused had
Ings should be ended. pot yet been thrown at an unspecified place of
Into the Lobby against the Govern estimated but he was reassured that worship, it was reported, and other
In its general comments, the ment. 'set-on no lives had been lost and that the places pt worship
Federation states: "The question is "A two-day debate on the bill will Army's rescue operations had saved Are.
continually being asked, will the begin to-morrow and end on Tues practically all livestocks and on A 12-hour curfew was imposed on
fuel crials be followed by n trans- day night. When the vote is taken," Moscow, Mar. 30. the riot affected areas of Bombay
foin the British Foreign Minister, port crisis and the transport crisis the Conservatives will to-night, it was officially announced.
Government In support of the bill, A curfew from 7 p.m. to-7 a.m. ir Ernest Bevin, was dining to-night by a breakdown somewhere else?
It is necessary that the Govern beenuse they feel that Britain's at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow was imposed for one, weck.
The rioting at Ranchi broke out as guest of ambassador, Mr. Loolynment, with whom the responsibility obligations make it imperative,
Tests, should tell the nation far more after the clash between. Hindus and Dana Wilgress and Mrs Wilgress, definitely; where we now stand and Moslems when a Hindu religious Among those present were-Gunnny the ungalatable measures that areMinister of Defence, will speak for procesalon
was being taken out Haglath the Swedish Minister and needed
our future." the Government and Me Clement Reuter. Eight cases of orson and cases of Madame Hagloff-Heuter.
Davies for the Liberals. Reuter." leoling ore reported. The milltary, who were called out last week during Paris, Mar. 30'
the police strike, are being asked to France has launched a large restore order, reports. add. rcale. "operation plough" to save
Troops have been called out at this year's wheat harvest threaten-Howrah to quell communal dis- ed by complete failure because of turbances in which 14 rounds were the hard frosts destroying the fired by the police to-day. Autumn sowings,
In a bitter wind, he inspected the result of firing and rioting.
over
Earith gap in the River Ouse nut 4 Five persons died and 42 were in clambering
Neptune tanks, jured in communal riots in Calcutta which now all the breach there, he to-day, it was officially announced. looked out over thousands of Blooded Beres of farmland.
Iminense amount of household fur- niture-Reuter.
Fight To Save
beini
Harvest
HOMEMADE BOMBS
to area.
werg
and
were Some 500 Jews
Bevin
The
Entertained
to secure
increased
the
Mr. George Isance, Minister of Labour; and Mr A. V. Alexander,
Swami Alive After Being Interred
Bombay, Mar. 30. Yogi Ramanand Swami woa, disinterred alive at 6 p.m., to day after 24 hours in a cement
24 Hours
BY JOHN HLAVACEK ›
swamy's
disinterment. Ho, said medical science could not explain the feat, which would have killed an ordinary, person within two, or at the must three, hours.
from
HINDU CELEBRATIONS The fate of the coming harvest, Bombay botween Hindus.
Outbursts of severnrloting the country'a food supply and la- Moslems flared up after a day of crypt.
He was sill sitting in ant apparent The swami has promised to directly, France's entire economy, Hindu celebrations with processions, The Swami's disciples let the first trance as he was brought out of the demonstrate his powers before Bom rests upon the work of the farmers music and fasting on the anniversary air into the crypt siace pm on crypt on a platform in full view of bay members of the medical pro
and the weather during the of the birth of the Hindu god Rama. Saturday by loosening the content the waiting crowd of 10,000. After fession In the near future.
wwecka. nd destroyed Autumn crops are Armed police were drafted swiftly and only one'df the supporting a full Ave minuter, while one, dis-
Swami Ramanand came wooden boards. They explained ciple gently rubbed the top of his ploughed, up and replaced by The riots which broke out almost that tits, was to allow respiration to head and another felt for his pulse, imalayas on a fund-ralking tour Ashram at Non Sarovar in the the Spring sowings of American and simultaneously in the areas known begin again as the swami had not the swami showed signs of life. Canadian reed bought by the Goyas Golpitha, Null
the to spread Yogi training, Moet per- As the other boards were
worse for his 24-hour ordeal, ons doubted the ward's claime * In the Cote d'Or report farmers rumours of communal attacks else I looked into the pit and saw the although his greyish-brown robe, tival, he could stop breathing and are ploughing day and night, red where. There is no confirmation of swami sitting motionless in the which yesterday was dry and neat," even cut off his circulation, but after
„To, encourage, night ploughing thesa fumours, an
same position he took yesterday be was wet-probably, from the crypt's today's demonstration, oven. 1, who the Government'' has granted / o.". The coaualUes so far are unofficial: fore he was sealed in. His lóga dampness, a
A. went to của thời feat as a LED, subsidy, of 2.500 francs for every by estimated to be more than 20 were folded, his arms resting on bla Dr Phiroze CBharucha, noted came lawby, baju believer.United. hectare re-ploughed. Reuter, at Blend and over, 100 Injured Router, knees and his eyes closed.
Bombay, specialist, witnessed - the Preis.
ernment.
Bazaar and breathed during his interiovdd, the 'swamf appeared none
Pydhonlo were, said to be due to