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VOL. III NO. 7
The
hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1948.
All Or Nothing Appeal
Arabs Lay Rioting Brings
Ambushes
ANOTHER DAY OF
WILD FIGHTING
Jerusalem, Jan. 8.--One Jew was killed and 14 injured in Arab guerilla ambushes against Jewish taxis, buses and lorries on the main Tel-Aviv-Haifa road today, it was officially re- ported tonight.
About 50 Arabs, firing from orang groves, shot the drivers of two taxis and then turned their re on a bus, wounding one passenger.
Four lorries, caught in an ambush, wern abandoned after five Jewishi passengers had been wounded.
Earlier today, another bus ambushed and one Jew was killed
and four others wounded.
A Dritish officer was shot in the back outside Tel-Aviv when his patrol was fired on, it was officially
stated.
FIFTEEN KILLED
322 Casualties
Karachi, Jan. 9.--Premier Mohammad Ayub Khurro of the province of Sind an- nounced on Wednesday night that 122 persons were killed and 200 injured in two days of communal riot- ing here. He said 61 of the dead were Sikhs.
The latest report was that only two or three looting Incidents occurred on Wed- nesday and that they were controlled by police, who shot three looting Moslems. -Associated Press.
BODIESFOUND
ON RAFT
Dundrum County, Jan. 8, Royal Air Force planes from Aldergrove, Northern Ireland, today continued to search around the north coast of the Isle of Man where carly this morning a steamer found on a raft the bodies of two men of the crew of eight from the Curdiff coaster Teasel missing since Tuesday night.
By Marshall
WORLD SITUATION IS CRITICAL
Sacrifices Required
Washington, Jan. 8.-The Secretary of State, Mr George Marshall, today made an all or nothing appeal to Congress to approve his recovery pro- gramme because the world situation was “critical in the extreme."
Mr Marshall formally presented the administra- tion's case for the Marshall Plan to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then dropped his pre- pared manuscript on the Committee table, leaned forward in his chair and declared in a firm voice:
"The people of the United States must thorough- ly understand the critical world situation.",
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US Aid For Jap
Textile Mills
Now York, Jan. 8-American financial interests bas com- pleted rerollations for a US$60,- 000,000 Inan to provide coiton
for Japanese textile mille, IL was disclosed here today.
for
A source close to the negolia-
representing A group of. banks headed by the National City Bank of New York sald discussions have been completed with representatives of SCAP.
would
The planking
The informant, who declined the use of his name, wald detalls ould be disclosed In about week or 10 days, when drafting of the agreement is completed.
Banka partielpating with the National Cily Bank aro Chane National Bank of
of America,
and J. Henry Schroeder Corporation.
In- port Bank in Washington also expected to partielpate, but to what extent was not disclosed.
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The credit will provide for purchase of about 200.000 bales of cotton from American pro- aucets, the, sourco sald. Ho added it would go into effect immediately after algning-As- sociated Press.
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TRIUMPH IN REHABILITATION
Hongkong Industries Producing Up To
70% Pre-War Level
In spite of suffering an 80% wartime damage to factories and machinery, and facing soaring post-war costs of building materials and wages, Hongkong industry has made amazing recovery during the past two and a quarter years and is now producing of 70% of her pre-war level.
Within two years, at the present speed of re- habilitation, Hongkong's new and old industries will produce at a rate far above any pre-war year.
Almost all pre-war factories are completely or partially rebuilt and in addition many new plants have either started production or are under development.
Of the 1,297 factories. which have tion of fluorecent tube condensers applied for rogist. since the will make available to all of the war, only 112 have closed, leaving Colony's tubes this badly 1,183 now in
needed operation. Of these, electric-current-saving device. Over 883 have been accepted for registry 50% of the produce will be exported by the Labour Department and the to the United States to help Hong- remainder are in the pre
the process of be- kong earn American dollars. ing screened. More applications are
and
He said the four-year recovery, majority Republican Party over the programine would require sacrifices Marshall by the American people,
plan were evident here today as officials got ready for the. "When we measure these sacrifices formal opening of the crucial de- the whole against what we are fighting for.. bate on the vast European recovery world hangs the scheme in the Sonato Foreign Re- balance."
being received daily and will soon In addition to new firms, old ones lations Committee.
make the number. Jump far above have increased production and ex- He then reminded Congress that
Call 48-Hour Strike
the approximate 1,200 of pre-war.panded) The Shanghai A total of 15 people were killed
In many parts of the world "there
At the same time, a newspaper
Although six to seven hundred of situation and the defeat of Germany political in the Palestine disturbances today.
A dozen RAF and naval aircraft is more fighting now than there was reporter said that the Secretary of Duesseldorf, Jan. 8.--Some the new and rehabilitated industries and list issued and two lifeboats had scoured then the war". He according to a casualty.
Japan, although Marshall, who 35,000 workers in Solingen-are of the workshop type, employ affecting the textile industry, have added that the State, Mr George
primarily by the authorities.
Irish Sen for 30 hours for the Teasel. United States "happens to be the originated the plan, and is due to be
Ing between 20 and 30 the German The papers recovered from
strongest
labourers, brought significant steel city. the
in nation
the world, the first Government witness before
increases the larger factories have been Sporadic and rifle fire had been bodies which were brought ashore certainly economically, and, I think, the Committee, might threaten
downed tools to
today for
as changes to almost all of the Colony's quicic to
rehabilitate and new manufacturing going on since early morning. In the today identified one as Nicholas in most other respects.
resign if Congress either delayed or 48-hour general strike.
Hongkong firms are building on a main shopping centre of Jerusalem, Meerschalkeaweerd, 30 and a Dutch
He emphasised that the recovery significantly alters his scheme.
The strikers, acting, on the orders large largest of the new industries formerly a Japanese and-- Germin
scale.
Production of hurricane lanterns, Jewish gunmen entered a cate and seaman of Cardiff. The other body protraume was a calculated risk"
Twenty four hours
after the of the Solingen-Trado Council, de-
The shot one man.
so far has not been identified.
but risk that must be undertaken State Department had given themanded that both normal and 13 cotton spinning.
monopoly, has already increased news of the two-seater notwithstanding the avowed de-al to the 10 Eurapean nations, the that blackmarketeers be adequately difficult to work there, have brought four large paint factories, Island No,further Jewish
Shanghai capitalists, finding 50% beyond its pre-war level: The sources unld that twó
Proctor aircraft reported to have termination of the Soviet Union and aid to British polleemen shot and killed
in the sea off the north the Communist Party to oppose and hit hard at the plan's opponents he crashed two members of un armed
Arab band which attempted to steal their foreland on Tuesday night and for sabotage it at every turn."
NAF planes made a wide- which
THE ALTERNATIVES riles from a lorry between Gaza and
spread Beersheba, south Palestine, today.
search yesterday, has been received. An Army communique tonight The gales which last night swept said that the reports of a convey most of Britain are reaching their attempting to break through to the height over the East coast and the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem
and Goodwins were stil in full force that troops had escorted on am-
this morning--Reuter, bulance were not confirmed.
Secretary of State was expected to
fore the Senate Committee.
Secretary
61x
punished.
turbances were expected.
cide action."
At the weekend,
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large quantities of capital to Hong-Paint Co., Camel Paint, Duro Paint, Solingen was calm and no dis- developed on a
kong to start the Industry. To and China Paint, have all expanded
ale their factories to meet tremendous
rehabilitation The alternatives to an adequate Co-ordinating the appearance and
scale,
demands and are In Duesseldorf. Mulheim, Ober- the four big concerns now under
producing 250% programme, he continued, were evidence of Mr Marshall and
hausen and other Ruhr elties today, planning-Wyler
above the pre-war rate. Textiles, Nanyang distress and social and political up-other Cabinet members as they go trade councils were meeting to de- Cotton Mills, South China Textiles In the same way, the production heavals which could well result in before the Senato Foreign Rola-
Cotton Mills will of small hardwares (hinges, bolts, a third world war.
tions Committee will be Mr Lewis
work a total of 32,000 spindles, etc.-pre-war union leaders Other
Japan products), The Secretary made no attempt Douglas, the United States Ambus will decide whether to call a gen-gistration and by
mills have applied for re- Bakelite sockets and casings, enamel to sidestep the impact of the pro-sador to Britain:
eral strike throughout the Ruhr "lo
next spring ware, torchlights and banzo Inimps granime on American economy.
The six "Cabineteers"
are the call the attention of the world totion.
100,000 spindles should be in operats fast regaining pre-war quota and In Paris, Dr-Adda-Hillel-Silver, EXPORT IMPETUS order that we may enjoy and Harriman, the
"It will require sacritices, today in Secretary of Commerce, Mr Averell our plight."
is planning to expand. Secretary of Agricul-
Some unlons Sydney, Jan., --To double the securily tomorrow. Should Congressure, of the Interior, Mr Julius tish Zone, but union leaders are op- boost to the' weaving, ond
Mr Clinton
are demanding The flight of capital from Shang- Until the last three months, thesa Anderson, the Keneral strike throughout the Bri-hat also has brought a significant industries have suffered the erratic prove the prograinme
for Euro- pean recovery, as 1 urgently recom-
the Secretary of the Treasury,posed to this proposal.
knitting Auctuation contingent upon the un- Industries, established in Hongkong certain supply of raw materials, the mend, we Americans will havo
Mr John Snyder, the Secretary of It was not clear today made the historic decision
whether before the The weaving in- rising cost of labour and materials, the Army, Mr Kenneth Royall, and the Essen miners would join in the dustry is now producing at 70% of and the growing pains in regaining peacetime history
the Secretary of Defence, Mr James five-hour general strike called at to fulfil all of its orders. Some of was especially apparent in thes
lovel its pre-war He then predicted that to aban-
and Onds it dificulta secure economic foothold. This Excen for tomorrow. on the 270,000,000 people of Wes- With other. Government ometals tern Europe to the threats of hun-and influential leaders of business. many miners wished to strike and new machinery and others have the electric
leadership opposed participation, but the factories have installed entirely duction of textiles, rubber shoes,
torches, torch Te- Anance, labour, farming and public other unlons had expressed, support new machines on order. Over 300 and bulbs, and desperation, re- This was only one way in which ger, poverty in
they will explain it was hoped to provide, additional sulting in choos, eventually would opinion.
cost the United States much more,
European recovery programme food products for Britain.
"A world of continuing uneasy which, us the State Department on-
peace will create demands for
yesterday, provides for for nounced constantly
vast quaniltics of food, tobacco, mounting expenditures raw materials and machinery to be for defence," he said. "This
pro- tramme should be viewed as an in-supplied to Europe, including Bri- vestment in peace. In those terms, tain, in a four and a quarter year the cost is low."
period.
Chairman of the Jewish Agency's American Scetlon and of ihd American Zionist Emergency Coun- cil, said tonight that the Jewish Agency was now asking the govern ments to assist them as far as possi- ble in obtaining arms for sol defence in Palestine.
"We should like the arms to be given to the Jewish people
Palestine with the full knowledge and consent of the United Nations, Dr Silver told a press conference.
He added that, to his knowledge, no reply had been received so tar to this request-Reuter.
EDITORIAL
Australians annual export of 00,000 tons of butter to Britain, the Cóm- monwealth Government was pre- pared to advance dairy farmers £1,250,000, spread over five years, Mr Reginald Pollard, the Australian Minister of Commerce and Agricut ture, announced today.
When the rest of the British Food Ministry representatives arrive, the position would be examined, com- modity by commodity, Mr Pollard said.--Reuter.
Industrial 'Revival
Two and a quarter years after
reoccupation. Hongkong 10- dusteles as a whole are producing up to 70 percent of their pre-war Ievela. This can rank as the. most Illuminating example of the Colony's rehabilitation—a triumph of courage, sagaelly and ingenuity over tremendous diffi- culties such as shortage of raw materials, war-damaged plants.. tack of skilled workers and high production costs. The analysis the current position of Hongkong Industries which we publish today shows that in the main re- covery has been progressive, and that given certain circumstances will continue to Improve to 'point where pre-war levels will be passed. Particularly encour- aging is the growth of new in- dustries and thelr polential af production. Powers
Colton spluning is to return to the Colony after an interval, of
of many years, and on such an ambitious senio that it will become one of our Industries. For this new
Canal development we have
to some extent, regretfully to thank the
and currency Inflation no
longer
permit bla Industrial undertakings to be practical or financial propositions. By the same token we can take pride in the fact that because of our economy and benevolent ad- ministration Hongkong appeals to Chinese Industriallata sa the most suitable place in which to make
where lamb in Shanghal
Fral
of our
Forrestai.
the
-Reuter.
CONTRARY VIEWS The belief that internal sirite
Plan was
The miners'
Aid For China
Message Soon
American nid for
war.
small weaving firms and the same number of knitting concerns are now in operation,
If
and continue
China, sug-Shanghai and the lack of Japanese:
reated yesterday by President competition In weaving, will soon
batteries
He said that despite acknowledged pitfalls, the black cutlook. of con- fusion and possible war "should speedily change" if the United States miglit break out in the Republican went to the rescue of the 10 non-
Party over the Marshall Communist nations before it was supported by the fact that Senators too late.
Robert Taft and Arthur Vandenberg "We have engaged in a great war in the Senate-appear their investments and conduci
the leading majority Party figures their factories. The confidence
We
poured out our resources to will radically contrary views on it.
to posses9 is mutual, and will, in due course that war. We fought to make real we feel certain, prove mutually
peace possible; though war has
Although he has been cautious in beneficial.
ended, peace has not commenced. comment If the shadow of
to date, there is every shortage
Vandenberg and of raw materials
We must not fail to complete that evidence that Senator extremely high labour costs con-
which we commenced."
fully believes in
in the plan and-by tinues to hang over Industries
recently divesting himself of Pre- sidential possibilities and such as ship-building and iron
ambitions-Intends to fight for it on political foundries, it is cheering to bo shown that other old-established enterprises such as rubber shoe manufacturing, match making and small
Hardware production
STEADY RISE During October, competition from Japan, which December, however, with the excep- November and comered the industry in the pre- tion of torch war. years, remains dormant during from American competition, produc- batteries, Buffering the next few years, knitting,
Lion
and sales have especially weaving
steadily risen. with n
the bringing
rehabilitation level increase. n steady
from Its March status of 30% to its Always the largest, industry 11
.70%. of Hongkong, textiles, with the add present level Washington, Jan. 8. The tion of cotton spinning moved from just regaining ita
The rubber shoe industry, now footing, pre-war experienced a great many ups and Truman In his
downs during the first two years of "State of the increase production over 200%. Uulon" message, will be submit-
reconstruction.. Today, producing at NEW INDUSTRIES ted to Congress possibly within a
50% of pre-war, rubber shoe fac- fortnight, after special envoys of
Other new Industries which have tories have slaried to regain their Generalissimo Chiang
Kal-shek been introduced to Hongkong since, pre-war orders, despite difficulty in necessary canvas. have been consulted, Administra the war are: (1) the manufactura procuring the
of Durin tion officials said today.
During the last few months, how- of aluminium household goods; which Wah Chong, Aluminium Lid, ever, rubber Arms have begun to The proposal calls for $300,000,000 the principal concern; (2) To supply the Chinese Army with large or possibly more.
rolling of sicel, undertaken by Chalp orders of boots and have sent off a wal, Minister of Communications, steel from ship
The special envoys, Mr Yu Tal- Hua. This
purchases scrap shipment of 30,000 Wellington boots wrecks and man- to England. a genuine bipartisan basis.
and Dr Pei Tau-yce, former Director factures steel rods and bars; (3) the Approximately 35 rubber factories Senator Taft, on the other hand, of the Central Bank of China, were manufacturo of plastic household are now in operation in the Colony. has publicly proclaimed his convice to start for Washington today. wares, undertaken by the China Two of the largest of these, Fung tion that the total contributions should be slashed and expressed the belief reference to China yesterday, said wash hand
President Truman, in his brief Plastics Co. which mainly produces Keung and Tal Hang, had very dif- bowls; and (4) the ficuit rehabilitation problems. The reached by President Truman and that the debate will probably not that the aim of the programme manufacture of resistance parts for former was badly burned during
"satisfy urgent relief fluorescent tubes. To be developed the war and the latter was
requisi needs and to speed reconstruction" on a large scale by the Volta Elec. tioned by the Army and only recent» Reuter.
trie Manufacturing Co., the produc-ly returned to its owners.
The electric companies, Hongkong Electric and China Light and Power,
are bezinning to retain their pre- war status, and that in some in- stances expansion is proceeding at such a pace that the 1941.
soon be passed. While the fifa-blood
may
of HongkoNA“
THREE PRINCIPLES Mr Marshall then said three prin ciples must determine United States help:
1. It must be adequate,
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2. It must be prompt.
3. It must be effectively applied.
In line with the compromise
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the Senate President, Mr Arthur e concluded until July 1 at the would be to Vandenberg, Mr
Marshall will ur earliest.
not ask for the US$17,000,000,000 au- the thorisation for
full 51-month programme. However, he asserted that it was vital that Congress pledge itself to complete the pro- Ject, fle estimated the ultimate cost between US$13,100,000,000 and US$17,800,000,000.
Senator
Dutch Becoming Impatient Over Delay
Batavia, Jan. 8. The Dutch |
have told the Indonesian Repub- In "Cease Fire" Agreement
Vandenberg asked it licans through the Security
are today operating at 100% of their pre-war Electric Capacity. The Hongkong Co. has installed a large amount of now, machinery and dur ing the Christmas season carried a higher weight load
than at
before the war
any
time
lovels
been its entrepot has always been trado, the development of Indus tries bears no insignificant rela- prosperity. tion to the Colony'n Duch, though, depends
on the which it degres of permanency. is why it becomes important that every encouragement should be Russia had "declared war on the Council's "good offices" com- Well-informed Dutch sources said the Indonesian Republicans ziven to Industries of substantial success" of the programme.
The Secretary replied that Russia mittee, now negotinting in Indo- that confirmation or denial of this far not alven their bars and so one of the most remarkable jobs has been done by means and repute. On the other
"In effect" had done so and hand, mushroom growth has to
have to come from latest cense-fire proposals of the the dockyards Kowloon. Docks and nesia, that The Netherlands port would Baid
The Hague,
Security be carefully watched, especially that responsible Russian officials Government would reserve Its
Council's "good offices" Talkoo
Both of which were In the interests of workers who
Dutch last reserved Its Committee.
by war bombing and had shown "antagonism and hostill-right to freedom of action if a
freedom of action" Jast He described the situation as shelling. Now
dly rebuilt, both may easily become victims of
entirely ty" to the programme, although no cease fire agreement was not Just before they began their "extremely uncomfortable" and said are repairing ships at both exploliation
formal communication had regards
05% of their conditions and Insecurity. working cont
made to the United States.
reached shortly.
"police "action" against the Indon- decision on the cease-fire now was pre-war levels. Although they havo estan/Republicans. Senator Vandenberg niso naked. This was learned reliably
extreme urgency." Overall, the employment..
Negotiations for n cease-fire, in Well-informed Republican sources rench co only ach at their pre-war
standard, if the Inclusion of Western Germany non-Dutch sources picture which. Hongkong's Indus- tries present today, in. impressivo,
were not vital to success. ›
here today, as accordance with the Security Coun- said that the Repullcan reply to the due not to lack of facilities but to the Dutch Cabinet summoned self resolution on Indonesia: of third cease-fire plan, and the the shortage of steel, now unavail- with good prospects. that the Mr Marshall agreed that "in- special meeting at The Hague follow November 1 last, have been going modifications to that suggested by the able from the United Kingdom and zains made so far will be well clusion is essential."-Unlled Press. ing. the return of Dr Louis Bos), on for nearly 11 weeks, now, so far Dutch through the "good offices" purchasable from America only in consolidated by the end of the, PARTY SPLIT POSSIBLE the Premier, from Batavia, where he without reaching on agreement. committee, would probably be given small quantities at a high gold dol-
Washington, Jan. Signs of n had been holding fmportant, dia- A. Dutch East Indies spokesma: to the committee today or tomorrow, lar cost major + split in the ranks of the cassions on the future of Indonesia. Itoday expressed disappointment that -Reuler..
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