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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1947.
Payment For RAGING
RAGING GALE CAUSES MANY
Jap Textiles
London, Apr. 24.
In
Asked In the House of Com mone today if tho proposed purchase by Britain of some 60 million yarde of gray cloth from
would be Зарап
ភ paid for dollars, Mr John Betcher, Parliamentary Secretary for the Board of Trade, said that dip- cussions were at present pro- ceeding in Washington as to the basis of payment for purchasce and safes between Japan and the Storting Area. He preferred not. to make any statement as to these transactions at the present moment, ho sald.
Mr Delcher added that the prices to be paid wore based on current United States value
and "while it is not possible to make an exact comparison with the types of Lancashire products. they will exceed United King- dom prices."
Replying to a supplementary question, Mr Belcher sold that the negotiatlona taking place were between the Board of Trade and the United States
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Threats Of Revenge
Jewish UndergroundTM Issues Warning
Jerusalem, Apr. 25. British troops patrolling in Palestine yesterday were faced with a threat of systematic cap. turd, "trial" and execution from the Jewish underground organisation.
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SHIPPING DISASTERS
Freighter, Barges, Trawler, And Lifeboat Lost: Heavy Death Toll
London, Apr. 24.
The raging gale which lashed the coast of Britain during the night, wrecking shipping and causing the worst double sea tragedy in the country for many years, is forecast to continue again tonight. From all around Britain's coasts reports are coming in of ships in difficulties, while inland roads are being blocked by fallen trees.
The worst of the sea tragedies was off the coast of Glamorganshire, where early yesterday evening the 7,219-ton cargo ship Samtampa sent out an SOS that she was drifting helplessly in the Bristol Channel. A lifeboat from Mumbles put out to her rescue, but before she could locate the stricken ship the Samtampa was driven by the 70-mile per hour gale on to the jagged rocks of Sker Bearn, near Porthcawl.
MOSCOW CONFERENCE
BALANCE SHEET
What It
Accomplished
The
What It
Failed To Do
However, the Ministers adjourned on a note of amily.
Yalled States Secretary of State George C. Marshall expressed dis- appointment but said "we must re- gard this council's meeting irst round."
The
Holidaymakers standing on
the shore only three hundred yards awny watched as the gigantic breakers crashed Into the side of the ship. She broke in wto and her crew of 42 huddled together on the bridge.
Sighteseers watched wave after wave buffet them until one by one they disappeared-washed over- board. When dawn broke the bat- tered wreck of the Mumbles Biebont was found floating near the Sam- tampa, with no sign of the elight members of its crew,
Gate warnings, however, are in operation tonight for all preas around the coast.
Living Costs Decline
London, Apr 25, The cost of living in the United-Kingdom declined a trifle during the Month of March according to govern. ment statistics released on Thursday,
On April 1, the cost of living index figure was 103 points above the level of July 1914, the base date used for statistical pur- poses. It
was 104 on March. 1,
The food costs' index on April 1 was 68 points above the 1914 level as compared with 69 points on March 1.
Reduction in the price of cheese accounted for the slight cut in food costs. Cost prices increased in Associated
most Press,
No Artificial
arcas.
Heating
For Summer Months
London, Apr. 25.
Britain has outlawed "artificial heating" in homes, factories and shops during her usually chilly summer as a result of a drastic order designed to build coal stocks against any new, industrial crisis,
Recalling the three-week shut down of fuel short industry last February, the Fuel Minister, Mr Emanuel
Shinwell, told the House of Commons that heating by gas and electricity will be banned in homes frm May 5 to October 1. and in factories and shops' from May 5 to November. 1. Ile said that violaters will be punishable by law.
"I realise that If the British sum- mer runs true to type the absence of artificial heating may well result in a good deal of inconvenience and even discomfort" he said.
"But the savings to be gained are such and the need is so urgent that we are satisfied that this measure is essential."
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Price 20 Cents
Flood Relief Fund
The First £10,000
Donated
Appeal To Chinese
Hongkong has contributed its first £10,000 sterling to the re- lief of Britain's flood victims, and this amount will be tele- graphed to London during the weekend to be added to the Lord Mayor's Fund.
The remaining fow thousand dollars needed to rench the first £10,000 came in rapidly yesterday afternoon, and several additional donations were' received later in the day and this morning,
Yesterday, upon his return from Nanking, Mr Li Ta-chao, head of the Kuomintang office in Hongkong andi Macao, made
an appeal to Chinese in Hongkong to subscribe generously to the relief of British dood victims. He referred to the manner in which Britons had come to the aid of China during the war years through the Lady Cripps Fund. The following are the latest donations to the British Flood Relief
S. R.
Owen
F. S. Ko
H. S. Yung
C. T. Chan
C. C. Chan
R.
The obertson
of China
F. Broadbridge
S. W. Lee & Co, Ltd.
Fund to be acknowledged, Already acknowledged
(per "H.K. Telegraph")$156,201.45 "Bill"
20.00
G. T. (in memory of the
Inte Mrs C. Dietrich)
10,00
Victoria Recreation Club
100.00
G. T. Palmer
20.00
50.00
100.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
200.00
1,000.00
25,00
100.00
Hongkong Red Swastika
Society
500.00
The Radio People ...... K (In
100.00
20.00
. 5.00
200,00
100.00
GO.00.
T. A. Madar.
50.00
100.00
100,00
1.00
100.00
100.00
and ory of Emilia
Carmelite
Siders (In
memory of the inte C. M. Sequeira) St Francis Hotel
Chap Fooic & Co.. G. S. Lack,...
Mr and Mrs
and Jusmin
In memory of R. E. Lewis "A Common Man" in ap-
While rescuers were sill watching on the rocks and sand dunes of the Glamorgan const for these bodies to be washed up, news was received
two that Moscow, Apr. 26.
Spanish trawlers were lost Moscow, Apr, 24.
Foreign Big Four's
The four power conference of with all hands 10 miles from
coast of Cork, Elre, during the Ministers' meeting here was a Foreign Ministers ended today
storms
Dist which ravaged the coast radio record-breaker in statistics if in a complete deadlock on aliof Ireland. broadcast threatened to revenge for not in accomplishment.
Austrian
had The major German and
Twenty-two bodles
been the deaths of two underground's fighters who killed themselves with session mot six weeks and five issues after 45 days of acrl-washed ashore, near Porthcawl from the tanker Samtampa and the llie- explosives on Monday while await- | days. The longest previous monious debate.
boat Edward, Prince of Wales, by late today, and there was little sign ing execution.
The broadcast said chen under-meeting was five weeks and six.
of the storm abating, although the the days. ground field unit would have
flerce winds had died down in Other statistics were: The number right to hold court to try
seized British soldiers on such charges as
of the Council meetings, 44; Secre!
many areas during the day.
membership in
unlawfully meetings, 4; time spent around the criminal organisation, allegal entry conference table, 140 hours and 20 of to-night's into Palestine and participation in minutes, exclusive
session; lower level meetings more
Mr Anthony Eden for the Con- murderous activities.
100.
servative than
Opposition Immediately The conference accomplishments
Ministers themselves will
declared that the order would work were limited to minor issues. They meet again in London in November
"great hardships" and won a gov- were: 1. The disclosure that the unless all of them show up for the
crnment
in the House soon. Allies- etill-Irizabout-2,000,000 United Nations-Assembly-in-NewDground while an her last voyage to debated mise that it would be out to sea on Thursday after-
and an York in September. In that event, the shipbrenker's yard.
Effective with the order Shinwell German prisoners of war
Crowds cheered again and again In the Thames Estuary, only lifted a five-hour daily ban-in force and remained at the dock alde sing-P. Brown brief session in return them all to they will hold a agreement to Jerusalem, Apr. 24.
thirty miles from London, the since the crisis on the domestic use
go while the Engineer ining and loath to Sir Alan Cunningham, Palestine Germany by December 31, 1948.
South-end lifeboat made four trips of electricity for any purpose High Commissioner,
Hauidate to returned
2 An agreement
in nine hours to rescue crews of cluding cooking, ironing and water majestle battleship slipped out of
harbour. Jerusalem tonight after a 12 hour Prussin as a state.
The decision to liquidate all
three barges adrift in the gale, boilery.
The King and Queen and the two absence in Fayed, headquarters of
while two men were lost from a the Middle East land forces In German armament plants by June
Princesses stood for a long time on Egypt, where he conferred
with 30, 1048.
4. The Soviet promise to destroy General Sir Miles Lampson, Com-
a special four-turret landing, waving One of the last to and smiling. mander-in-Chief of the Middle East part of the German fleet, especially
submarines, in Russion
leave his dals from where the official hands by
BBC leave was taken was Field Marshal August 1947,
Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, who stood alone.
The parting ceremonies were sim- ple, brief and completely natural and they left few untouched.
It declared that no appeal would be granted and that the condemned men would be hanged or shot.- Associated Press.
• CUNNINGHAM CONFAB
land forces-Reuter,
10
IMMIGRATION FIGURES
the
London, Apr. 24.
Lord Samuel, speaking on subject of immigration Into Palestine during a debate in the House of (Continued on Page 4)
EDITORIAL
5. Agreement on a dozen minor chuses of the Austrian treaty.
establish 6. The decision to
programme In all the four zones of Germany, UP.
New York.
Arrangements for the agenda will be made through "regular diplomatic channels."
WARSPITE STILL AGROUND
Meanwhile, on the Cornish rocks, at Prussia Cove waves are today battering at the bulk of the 35,000 ton
Warspite. swept
battleship
fishing boat at a Canvey Island,
The same method will be used to
structions lo continue their work.
give the deputies on Germany in virtually at
Mr Marshall enplanes Friday for Washington via Paris and Berlin. Ile plans to report on the conference to
the American people probably by radio Sunday or Monday.
now
£1501
Cape Town, Apr. 25. H.M.S. Vangard bearing the Royal family back to Britain put
noon.........
SINCERE SENTIMENT
.t
FULL BBC SCHEDULES Beginning the, entrance to the
on Monday, he said, London Docks.
the British Broadcasting Corporation Inland, where today Britain has will be allowed to resume full time
to save fuel. had
a day of brilliant sunshine, the broadcasting. FAREWELL BANQUET
wind last night wrecked the stands operations have been curtalled
domestic erected for the Epsom race meeting, sharply with no
Drum Stalin gave a farewell banquet at flattened
crops in the agricultural grammes at all for five hours a day athe Kremlin to top diplomats at the
conference. uniform dennzification
a70-foot chimney since February areas, brought
The deputy Fuel Minister, Sir Guy crashing to the ground, and uproot- ed trees which have blocked ronds. Nott Bower, explaining the killed one woman and injured many order at a press conference said the
plan to government did not person highest wind speed recorded "police or snooping, or methodsut
They showed by unmistakable for that sort"
enforcement, but sincerity of sentiment the extent to 90 miles an during the gale was
family had en- hour at Shannon Airport.Reuter. would count largely on the peoples' which the Royal
patriotism.
deared itself to many thousands in 50 PEOPLE MAROONED
Sir Guy said, however, that the South Africa. A band ashore played
Lang order was issued under wartime de- the "Saral Morais", "Auld fence regulations allowing for fines Sync" and "God be with you" as the of up to £100 or six months im- Vanguard
away from the prisonment or both for violaters and quayside and continued playing until with fines up to £500 on convictions the Ogures on board were no longer in higher courts.
distinguishable. Announcing the scheme to a quiet House, Mr Shinwall appealed to householders to use 25 percent less electricity and gas during the period of the order than they used during the same period last year.
New Policy Is Needed
plan,
E the proposed new traffic re-
culations for the central dis trict become operative the respon sible department can point to "something attempted, something most unlike- done." But It seems ly that the effects will deserve шлу higher rating. The fascinating in its bewildering de- falls is, unfortunately, only a hotch-potch; does not, for example, point to any
definite polloy for the control of the colony's vehicular or pedestrian fraffle. As in prewar days, the emphasis is placed on the require ments of, and the restrictions to be applied to, motor traffic. Pedes- trlaus, apparently, are expected to "co-operate by making up their winds
when
the road," want in cross
nalve
expectation in the light of traditional Chinese oblivion to rules
of the road. It' Is suggested the Traffle Depart ment would do better if it formu. lated a clear-cut polley.
based on
the recognition that it is pedes- trians and not
not vehicular tramo requiring the most guldance. From such a polley (which must be ap-
to all baxy piled
thoroughfares whether on the island or mainland) mator traffic control schemes such that proposed for the central city area would become an auto- matie enterop. But they would be secondary measures, with first emphasis being placed on the con- trol of pedestrians. The effect of any such policy would be to have · polios "officers · performing polat duties primarily to direct pedestrians in crowded thorough-
fares. The polni-duty officers at the Junction of Fedder Street and Queen's Road are accomplishing only half a job at the present time because they are devoting their directing attention whale
to Their algnals vehicular traffic. are for the benefit of drivers and And the ricksha pullers only. white ines laid down for pedes- trians at this point serve not to assist the walker, but to confuse, because when the point dutyman stops traffic from
along
and vehicles to go into out of Fedder Street. The result the
19 his using careful called safely caught halfway across the road by CHURA unseen traffic. The position to
n's Road he ther
10-
medies aften get
day is that no matter where one goes in the colony, there is no police on duly instructed to guide (and at the same ilme profeet) pedestrians In
busy
negotiating bus
thoroughfares. In other parts of
fundamental
ני
drew
Marshall told newsmen "the re- suits of this conference will not be apparent shad
ent for a month or two, until
Dublin, Apr. 24, ryone
chance
to discussions here."
A desperate call for help reached the Irish mainland today from the perhaps He sald
Americans
they tiny Blacket Islands the nearest expected
more progress than they point of Ireland to America where had a
a right to anticipate.
50 people were marooned and run- "I think that with all my im
ning short of food in a
in a howling storm. patience that we have a fair chance to reach an agreement on
The message came by wireless to these
the town of Dingle in Kerry. It critical matters in a reasonable time, said the islanders had been cut off although we do Ind' progress very from regular food supplies for four depressing right now."
The Ministers made a last minute days because small bonts could not
the high navigate
gens running agreement on a special commission
around the Islands and unless the to study the Austrian Issues starting
A Ministry spoltesman said, much In Vienna May 12. They also agreed storm abated soon there was danger
of starvation.
of that saving would be accomplished | ed brilliance. upon a special committed of experts
Another message said so for all through the ban on heating but that naval uniform, the Queen was to report on the exact extent of
was well.
in However, the messages economics
consumption for grey, Princess Elizabeth bluo German assets in Austria..
cooking, ironing_and_water "bollers | Princess Margaret in beige.—Asso- wore so urgent the government, was (Continued ca Page 4)
(Continued on Page 4)
ciated Press,
NEGATIVE TO THE LAST
In clabing the mintites, Sovlet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov re- Jeled the proposal Marshall made on Thursday to put the question of the Austrian treaty before the United Nations Assembly.
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The day which began with chilly run cleared sufficiently to permit the throng to make most of the final salute to the Royal family without discomfort apart from the congestion. Within a few minutes after the Vanguard set out the sun broke through illuminating the ship, and shore and giving the departure add-SUNG
The King wore blue
In
ond
STOP PRESS
Partly Avenged By Hanging SPECIAL AIR
Of Six Gestapo Terrorists
Molotov said the treaty was not the United within competence of
Prague, Apr. 24,- | In Czecho-Slovakia's "retribution de- the world this is the fur
Nations. Molotov proposed instead The Czech hangman today crce." purpose of point duty polloemen
of referring the question
As the harness was adjusted of troop they hold up pedestrians to give
Imitations in Germany to the allied took six Gorman lives in part around his chest, he softly begged the right of way to traffic or hold up
executioner to give him a quick and control council for recommendations payment for Lidice. traffic
make way for the pedes
that the following be set: Russians, Soft spring sunshine illuminated painless death.. trians. In Hongkong, the walker
200,000 troops in Germany, Britain the bare courtyard of Pankrac peni-
But then, unrepentant to the end, has to make his own way and if
and the United States 100,000 each, tentiory, where six black gallows he straightened up. and shouted: "Es his wils, he's like- and French 50,000. doesn't
for whom lebe awaited Gestapo' men to be knocked down. "Merry-
Mr. Ernest Bavin replied that Lidice was a mere incident in the mon Deutschland" (Long live Ger. one-way traffic, one- go-rounds #
while the Anglo-American
He was pronounced dead at 4.25 zones six-year reign of terror in the re- alded parul
parking, schemes
merged economically "our and so
ormies belllous Kladno mining and factory p.m., Prague time. forth aro
enough ROOL
have not."
district.
A few minutes Inter, Olts Gehle themstives, but are insufficient to
After
heated discussion, Some:
Harald Wiesmann, chief of the echoed Wiesmann's words from 'solve the traffic pedestrian Molotov agreed to the Marshall pro- Kladno Gestapo, was the first to die. neighbouring, scaffold, after
problem. Pedestrians deserve more safeguards than whilte Haen And a willingness to "co-operate.”
fie
In
17
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dra:
Rudolf Vicek
MAIL SERVICE
who Thomsen, the man
Rave the A special trans-Pacife air mall firing squad and helped": finish off service to Honolulu, the United 173 men in that blood-stained Lidice States and Canada by the Pan- farmyard, was next. lie mounted American experimental fight wit the scaffold with a smile and helped be made available to the Hangkang the executioner to undo his collat. public on Monday, April 28, accord Then he, too, gave his last words to ing to an announcement by the Germany.
Postmaster-General. merely gazed Mail for this service will accepted curiously around the small crowd of at the Kowloon Post Office and the onlookers as the executioner slipped General Post Office up to the follow the noose over his head, but a few in
times:
at KPO, 11 am. for re- minutes later Walter Forster aroused
gistered mail and 11.30 for ordinary; angry murmurs as he declaimed his
at unbroken Nazi faith.
GPO, 11.30 for registered, and 12 Last to die,
Postage rates por half ounce will be HK$2. for Honolulu and -$2.80 for the United States and Canada.
posal that the allied control rounell Tears brimmed his eyes as he listen-wishing success to Czecho-Slovalda Folkl; tortu 6.49, was Oskaroon for ordinary, on Monday nort
Gestapo.
Lidico
be instructed to make recommenda-ed to the People's Court · President and sending greetings - to his wito tions for troops limitation in Ger-read the verdict, convicting him and nnd son. He died at 4.33 pm many,—Associated Press.
his henchmen of nearly every crime Wiesmann's deputy, Thomas Karl United Press.
expert et ila Kladno
avenged,—