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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1947.
FLOODED
QUT
300,000 RUHR MINERS TO
Want King To Live In Dominions
London, Apr. 2. - A suggestion that the British King should live in each of the Dominions In. Turn and thai a Governor-Gencral be appointed to act for him in the United Kingdom, was made today at the conference of British University Associations,
hundred
More than students from seventeen univer- Killes endorsed a resolution ad- vocating vigorous messurés jo farther
the organic unity of the British Commonwealth.
John Lowe, of Cambridge, the proposer, declared that the "gross disequilibrium of popula- tioni and resources over the Com- monwealth should be remedied by the removal of obstacles to emigration. by cultural and educational exchanges and by reconsideration of the Sovereign's position.
The Ki
King, he said, should live In each
of the Dominions in turn. The United Kingdom, by the appointment of a Governor- General should be placed in exactly the same position as a Dominion-Reuter.
Police Out To Control
Train Crowds
Ching Ming Fostival Records Broken
The
Emergency Unit and police squads were called out this morning to handle the huge!
STRIKE TODAY
British Authorities Make Radio Appeal
Essen, Germany, Apr. 3.
British authorities attempted today by radio appeal to halt the scheduled one-day strike on Thursday of the Ruhr's 300,000 coal miners, in protest against food shortages:
The British Commissioner for the Ruhr, Mr William Asbury, said. that German officials agreed to broadcast an appeal to the miners to remain on the job.
The demonstration was scheduled to necompany the walkout.
As a prelude 21,000 miners walked out on Wednesday at Girlsenkirchen and 8,000 at Bochum.
At Remschild 20,000 workers nol including niners-staged demonstration.
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control was ni the
The North German coal officials said the walkout approximately 170 mines in British controlled Ruhr and they expected a less of about 500,000 prix.
-Associated Press
pro-
Fat ration, badly affected by fal- lure of deliveries from Bavaria in the past two months, was still not being supplied. The 14-day gramme which began on March 24 to move 0,000 tons of grain per day fram Hemburg and Bremen to North alleviate the Rhine-Werphalia to, crisis has made good progress, mill- lary government sources bald.
the
Five darys deliveries averaged
and for 5,700 tons per day following three days up to the end of March. the full 8,000 tons per day was despatched from the ports.
Franco's Proclamation Dubbed "Swan Song"
Paris, April 2.
All Spanish anti-Franco political groups in Paris to- day confirmed first impressions yesterday that Generalissimo Francisco Franco's restoration monarchy proclamation was an error, and dubbed it the "swan song" of a dictator.
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Shinwall's Gloomy Announcement
NO COAL YET FOR
BRITAIN
U.S. Disappoints
London, Apr. 2,
The Fuel Minister, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, announced today that the United States had Informed Britain that she would be unable to ship coal to this country before July, and perhaps not even then.
Mr Shinwell told the House of Commons that the United States reported that its coal ex- ports to Europe were being made solely in accordance with re- commendations from the Euro- to penu Coal Organisation, which Britain would have to apply if she wished to share in allocations.
Lhe that if "It may be said United States, steps up its ccal ex- ports to 3,000,000 tons a month in the third quarter of this year," said Mr Shinwell, "we may get some- thing out of it. That seems for the moment to be the best we can do.
He said the United States at pre- xent was shipping 2,600,000 tons of coal month to Europe on the re- commendations of the European Coal in efforts to increase the amount by, Organization and was handicapped
the serious shortage of coni cars.
"NO HOPE WHATEVER"
One of the first pictures to be received in Hongkong illustra- ting the floods which have caused widespread havoc in Eng-
"I frankly tell the House there land. This photograph shows appears to be no hope of getting OR Army "Duck"
whatever surging anything
under Mr Sinwell sald. Ho allocation," through the
in flood-waters
said the needs of nations receiving Maidenhead to rescue stranded allocations under the present quota residents perched on a Sherman were "no less drastic than our own." tank, Associated Press.
"Pretty Grim Picture"
that
He sald South Africa also plended that a shortage of coal cars pre- vented her from exporting con to Britain. He saw little prospect that the altuation could be remedied in time to provide Britain with any substantial help.
APPEAL IGNORED
Bochum, Apr. 2.
The province requires 4,000 tons AB Ruhr mines will be silent and
conl per day to meet current consump- 200,000 tons of much needed
tion. Full Investigation has been will be lost when 300,000 German
break- ordered into the apparent 10- miners stage a one-day strike
Idod down of the German food admini- protest against morrow as a
stration, which is subject to Allied shortages.
control in questions of policy and The decision to strike was taken enjoys virtually a free hand in
allocation and distribution of food. mass delegate meeting at Dochum tu-day, as 4,000 miners is official eireles here attach
Jitüle the city's mines joined in "hunger" credence to reports of large-scale demonstrations.
disappearanICOS of shipments of grain by rail, but there are said to be "inconsistencies" in German
Republican and monarchist circles, statistics, which are now the subject
and their minority groups agreed to of searching inquiry,
Mr Shinwell disclosed Government's day after clase re-examination of
discussions with the United States pro- ADMINISTRATION CRITICISED Feanco's proposal, that the dictator
and South Africa in 'detailing its made a "terrific mistake" and that has
efforts to meet an expected gap of The responsibility for producing no one would accept his offer.
0,800,000 tons between Britain's a report on the results of this probe
said
unticipated preluetion of 200,000,000 for the consideration of the British offer was but another case
with dictator supporting a king in order
Tom Willams, Minister of Agri-tons of coni in the next 12 months mid the country's ninimum needs. and military governors rests Mr G., E. Hughes, chief of the Food to use the monarchy as a
As explosions shaol: Peshawar, culture, said on Wednesday night a "vehicle."
He sald
Government
ent would ban and Agriculture Division of the
Observers of all groups ogreva " capital of the Northwest Frontier that the storms and floods had cost export of mining machinery abroad British 145
Control Commission. and simply is ridiculous
month's bread supply to imagine the | Province, today, 12 members of the Britain
after the current export orders had Colonel II. B. Hester, his opposite monarchists would accept the iden Moslem League stormed the com- and a week's meat ration,
been completed and would take other number on the American side. of Don Juan spoiling his chances for pound of Government House,
steps in an effort to increase dames- the Spanish throne, especially Official Allied circles here
tic coal production. permit a nine-year-old to take over cede that the breakdown was partly in his place a child who will not the result of the severe winter, and be able to rule--the-country-until "not entirely due to bud work on he is 30 years old under Franco's the German side," but there is con-
plan German siderable criticism of the
Reporis from North Africa sald administration's failure to carry out the large Spanish colony there essential collections of grain nud acted "with great emotion and in
dignation United Press.
Dr August Schmidt, Chairman of the Ruhr Mine-workers'. Federation, advised the men not to strike, but an overwhelming majority voted in favour of a stoppage.
During recent weeks, coal
mities duction in the Nuhr
tong Buy 20,000 by drapped crowd milling around the Kow-through unofficial strikes.
have loon-Canton railway station, The 15,000 miners who seeking to get to Canton to taken part le them are for the next to lose their special four weeks celebrate the Ching Ming Fes-cigarette ration, which is given as a tival.
spur for increased production,
buy extra crowd was i well as their right
bacon, coffee and spirits.
Food shortage demonstrations are also planned for to-day in
Wesel, and Muenchen Gladbach, mining Towns in the British zone During March, 102,468 - tons food, most of it from the United States, was unloaded at Bremen for the British zone.-Reuter.
At 'clock the
extimated at 5,000 and police had to form the people into a three-deep quelle which extended from the station-to-the-European YMCA.... in queue Salisbury Rond.
Five express trains are being run to Canton to-day to deal with the rush, In addition to one slow train. A similar time-table will
operate to-marrow.
Neuss
to
of
BREAD AND CEREALS
Berlin, Apr. 2. As more than 80,000 workers de- of monstrated against food shortuges in
tota of North
Railway officials said that all re- ords had been broken this week in carrying Ching Ming Festival pil- grims to Canton. An 0,000 had been going up daily, by six
average
con-
meat from farmers and failure to enforce the slaughter programme-- particularly the slaughter of pigs..
This programme was described as Rhine-Wes-a good deal less rigorous than the. pholku to-day, it was learned here train.
une imposed on British farmers brend and cereal ration was This morning's crowd of travellers iba!
Fullway being met in the Ruhr for the Brat during the war." At the began assembling stallon about 5 o'clock, and by 8 time since the crisis began lo de- o'clock there was such a dense mass very government saur
a month of people that buses and private vehicles had Frent dinauity
in ces said that 80 per cent of the meat putting down passengers at the rallon was being met and the re- It was ferry approach.
mainder made up with fish. the first time that many thousands of Ruhr and Rhineland families had had meat for several weeks.
Ticket scalpers are having a feld day, Third-class tickets to Canton (Continued *on Page 4)
EDITORIAL
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for which contributions may
he sent to the General Manager, South China Morning Post, Lid
THE British Flood teller Fund, The coal position was bad enough In itself, but when record bliz- zards and fronts came to disrupt thousands of miles of communi- cation, cutting off counties from
towns from countles,
cilles and villages from towns, plight anul misery. of
is thic happy and generous though of a Kongkong-Chinese resident a fact which adds to its spantarcity and must
heighten its appeal to all sectious of the community. And the 'zen- ufne sympathy which motivated the inspiration could surely 1100 be better expressed Chan
graph In: originator of this fund subscribed
Atorning
ing Post" reading:
the lefter
letter which the
War
“As a people who made wanderful contribution to tho ពងស
'victory în World who have had through all these long years, und still have, to live on such an austere basis, with food on an inadequate acale and strictly rationed, and who have had to meet the added loss and suffering of an unprecedented wlater, they surely evoko and the Warm-hearted sympathy of everyone." There no need to recapitulate in detail. the story of how Britain has fired during the winter-a win- ter. which, given the kindest form
· of weather, would still have found
desor
·
the majority of the peoplo lack-- ingy many, of the necessities, and ocriainly all the luxuries of ille..
The
The
Wax
British
people
reached what one would have imagined to be its limit. But worse will, to be faced the greas thaw and calamillatus rains, causing Auch havoc and disaster that it is now acknowledged this year's harvest is certain to be adversely affected; that grain stores have.. been ruined for years; and that the damage In terms of money tatals millions of pounds sterling. Teus of thousands have been made homeless--have, temporari ly, lost all. Not even the great Bills of 1940 dispossessed so many people such short a
In suc time. the
In face of this over- whelming adversity it is fitting“ that Hongkong should go to ald of a people who have never asked more chance to solve their own pro- blems and to triumph over their disabilities. Wherefore the ""Tele- graph" appeals to Hongkong to give quickly and generously this worthy cause the 'Brliish Flood Relief Fund.
than
The overall results have been that German farmers since January
have delivered only about half of the grain, two thirds of meat and three quarters of fat which, in the British view, should have been de- Ivered. Reuter.
LABOUR CLAIMS ELECTION GAINS
Spanish observers Franco's EXPLOSIÓNS
REPUBLICAN APPEAL
of
to
re-
London, Apr. 2. The Spanish Republic President, Senor Rodolfo Llopis, in an exclusive Interview with the United Press, said to-day that
Bombay, Apr. 2.
They shouted slogans outside the building until the police drove them cut of the compound and rested them.
No damage was reported from the two explosions, which were heard.
The renewal of communal rioting was reported from seven areas, in cluding Calcutta and Bombay today and precautionary curfew was in- pased on the town of Kurla, ten miles north
for 33 of Bombay, hours,
In Calcutia, scene of a week-old Hindu-Moslem
the police conflict, only a Republic Bred nine rounds and arrested ten would settle the Spanish problem and urged British and United States people. Boters twice threw bombs. In Bombay there were stabbings action to eliminate the "last run- part" of Fascism and Nazism.
In a workers' quarters, the Bomboy Government said.
In Bangalore, Mysore, a 48-hour curfew followed. Oghts between Hindus and Moslems.
London, Apr. 3.
Inn BBC broadcast. Mr Williams told the "tragic story" of the losses
Government also intends soon ta !! to British puriculture since last fall when persistent, rain reduced the obtain a suitable electric generating harvest and delayed winter planting.plam in the British zone of Germany,
he said-United Press.
"Its a pretty grim picture", he said, "and it menus that if we are to maintain our rations we must spend more precious dollars on additional imports of food from abroad.
he continued, and preliminary In- Blizzards dealt the severest blow,
quiries made 10 days ago show that in England and Wales alone the total loss of sheep and lamby Is over two
millions.
.
"The loss of cattle Was on smaller scale but we already know that some 10,000 have perished." Associated Press.
Senior Llopis said his mission here was political. Three dayn ago be visited the Minister of State, Mr Hector McNell, at the Foreign Ofce,
NO SECRET. PACTS but he emphasised that was re- ceived only as "a Socialist, and not
London, Apr. 2. as a Spanish Republic." He said In Gurgaon, border area of Eastern The Minister of State, Mr Hector that since Britain continued to re- Punjab, "heavy disturbances" occur- | McNeil, stated in reply to a question cognise the Franco regime, the fred and the "police and military in the House of Commons this after- Foreign. Ollee could not receive him were uelive," as members of rivol noon that "so far as I have been able In an official capacity.
communities attacked each other's to ascertain there are no undisclosed The Labour Party to-day claimed "Franco's Intest political move does villages, the Punjab Government agreements with or relating to Trans- a nel gain of 50 scats in returns from ¦ not in the least alter the position of stated.—Reuter,
Jordan.Reuter. 175 of 420. distrlets where Counell the Spanish Republicans," Senor elections were held yesterday,
Llopis said: "It is only one more sign of the essential weakness of the Franzulsta regime.".
London, Apr. 2.
He
Party headquarters claimed it had won 107 new seats on 6R Councils. lost 57 seats on 38 Councils and that
sald the Republican pro- 69 districts and shown ΠΟ change.
gramme and campaign for Spanish Conservative headquarters, with freedom would not be changed by out announcing any results from Franco's, statement. Senue Llopis carly returns, predicted final resulle planned to return to Paris on Thurs "will show considerable change in day.
our favour, compared with
1948.
The elections were held in rural and urban areas in England and Wales.
-United Press,
NOT THE SOLUTION
He said no restoration of the monareby, even with an actual KANCELARIKAN WAKEncartunt | King, would solve the problem.
TOP
PRESS
US GETS PACIFIC ISLANDS
£25,000 Legacy From
An Unsought
Admirer
London, Apr. 3..
JAP-AMERICANS REPATRIATED
Honolulu, Apr. 2.
A group of 70 Americans Japanese ancestry areived here to- day aboard the ss Marine Lynx from" Tokyo-the first group of such citi- zens to be repatriated since
World War II.
Most of the returnees were resident prewar in Hawall and who were working in or visiting Japan when the war began in 1941.
The Marine Lynx is scheduled to reach San Francisco on April 7 with elvilian and military personnel from Far East points-United Press.
BRITISH FLOOD RELIEF FUND
Donations Received
$6,450,00
200.00
100.00
100.00
5.00
100.00
for a long time before her meeting.Mr and Mrs G. D. S. Thom- with Count Lozurraga. After they met, the letters continued over the Count's signature.
100.00
son Anon
100.00
60.00
100,00
5,000.00
$12,355.00
Lady Diana Duff. Cooper, daughter of a Duke, and wife of the British Ambassador to France, was left £25- 689 on Wednesday bý a Spanish nobleman who wooed ' her by mail möre than 30 years ago, and continued to Eltner a republic is re-established
Already acknowledged In order Bint the government legiti- ·write her admiring letters until the time of his death.
Dr & Mrs T. Y. YI mately represent the people or the The problem remains unsolved.
Friends of Lady Diana sald, she Lady Dlatin, one of the three George B. Shotton Spanish people cannot live. together met the titled Spaniard, Count Ema- lovely daughters of the eighth Duke Soul China Traders in peace until they have a govem-nuel Antonio Lazurraga only once of Rutland, is now 54. She received Sympathiser" meat which accurately reflects their 15 years ago, when he stopped her in letters froin an anonymous admirer a London street and told her how
DE views."
Senor Llopis said most Republicans favourably tie was impressed by her could not return to Spain under appearance at a ball which she had Franco's terms, which demanded long since forgotten..
Count Lazurrago died in February, W. H. Dalley subservience to his government, or After this encounter, the handsome 1040 at Geneva. In addition to the M. Nemarce Lake Success, Apr. 2.
my sort of amnesty, The United Nations Security Coun- cil to-day approved, after a sharp criminal offences, nobody is
"As
we have not committed any Spaniard said in a newspaper Inter- 225,689 legacy his entire estate in view just before the first world. war | England-he left to Lady Diana debole between the United States and position to offer us an amnesty," he that he was "engaged to a well | "wlintever
may possess at Banque Russia, an agreement giving the
Cantonale Vaudoice, Lausanne." Bald.
"Ills offer leaves our position known English Society Indy."
Lady Diana, wealthy in her own United States sole trusteeship over unchanged."
Two days later the press published right, was threa Pacific Island chaing wrested from the Japanese. The
ele said he "hoped" a solution to this statement by an unidentined Dunt Cooperied in 1919 to Alfred Council the Spanish problem would
who before: he como distinguished young woman.". named Ambassador to Paris was wrangled nearly three hours before this year and said, "We will do our 10
"I have never adopting the preamble and the ngree best to ensure a peaceful solution. son...he has written letters to mie British Cabinet. He was Minister.
ven met this per-several times a member aft ment.-Asociated Press.
All our efforts are directed to this for the past eight or nine years. I of Information for a year during carmine Lend."--United Press,
World War II-Associated Press.
even
in a
have never replied to any."
Was
tho
Donations should be addressed
to the General Manager, South China Morning Post, Moming- Post Building, Hongkang.· Cheques should be made out to "British Flood Relief Fund.”
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