To Be Drafted Chiang To
President
"No Other Person Big Enough"
Nanking, Apr. 8.-Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek will be drafted this afternoon as the new. President of the Chinese Republic, according to high Kuomintang Officials in an interview late last night.
The National Assembly will today High officials of the Party stated, that there is no other person in the vote on the recommendations of the Article 27 of the country big enough for the im- delegates over
Constitution, which limits Assembly portant post."
discussions to certain issues, whereas the majority of delegates wish to discuss National questions, including milltary and economis
The Assembly yesterday adopted with little dissension a recommen- from the Presidium for the
Kuomintang member, his enndidature datomof a committee to examine
This afternoon the National An- sembly is expected to conbider the nomination for the Presidency. Thus far, only Dr Chu Cheng. Presidcut of the Judicial Yuan, has accepted nomination and, though he, too, is is not considered nerlous in Nanking. One key official told Reuter-AAP that the Generalissimu is the only person equipped to lead the country, Other officials say Unt President Chlang does not wish to withdraw from the Government at the present difficult juncture, but he feels that the Presidential cflee may restrict his activities.
Some quarters say that the Generalissimo would like to become Prime Minister in order to have inore control over the affairs of State, while still others feel that he will be able to exert his influence Just as thuch in the Presidential role.
CONFIDENT OF SUPPORT These high officials are unanimous that President Ching wit receive the support from overwhelming Kuomintang. minor parties and in- from the dependents. "Indeed. whole of the country, includlug Na- --flonalists-and.Communists."
NOTICE
Notice To Shareholders
ADOPTION OF NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
the qualifications of delegates and out disciplinary mele another to action against delegates violating the rules of the conference.
welc
The Assembly's sessions yesterday comparatively 'marked by quiet atmosphere under the chair- manship of Mr Ku Cheng-kang, Minister of Social Affairs, and Mr Chang Fang, a delegate from Hanan, allthough once again many delegates provisions of spoke ngainst the
delegates' pro- Article 27. limiting posat.-Reuter.-AAP.
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Far East Democratic Supporters In U.S.
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THE HONGKONG· TELEGRAPH,
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1948.
BERLIN AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION
Soviet Note Received But Not Disclosed
Berlin, Apr. 7—A Soviet noté replying to the British request outlining certain requirements for the investi. gation of Monday's air crash' when a Soviet fighter collided with a British European Airways Viking received at British Headquarters here today, but its contents were not disclosed.
was
No information has yet been dia- untrue," they said. closed of the requirements, con- Against this background of official tained in the note sent to Marahal controversy, the inquest of the 14 Sokolovsky, the
people who died in the Viking Governor, yesterday.
opened at a hospital in Spandau, in the British sector of Berlin, but
Soviet Military
A British spokesman said today he could alve no indication when wes adjourned sine die after taking the
exchange would be made evidence of identification only. Pubile
Eight of the victims were being Earlier today, Russian allega-flown to Britain today in a Dakota tions that the Viking broke flying for burial. Two more Britons will regulations when it "guddenly broke he cremated and two others burieri out of a cloudbank" woro Im-here. mediately denied by British officials AGENCY'S CONTENTIONS today,
Soviet
The account given by a Inquiry commission was "palpably
3-Pronged Movement By Chinese Reds
Shanghai, Apr. 8-The Communist troops, moving along three widely scattered fronts north of the Yellow River, are focusing on key points of railways radiating from Peiping-northwest into Inner Mongólia, northeast in- to Manchuria and south toward the Hopel provincial capital of Pnoting.
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Tho three-pronged mavements! coincided with an official govern- ment announcement of the evacun- tion of Loyang, important Honan province rnil eentra south of the Yellow River.
Gift Parcels For MPs
The British authorities were today still awaiting a reply from Marshal Vasili Sokolovsky, to a note from
Governor, Military the British General Sir Brian Robertson, sotting out the condition for a commisalon
inquiry into the crash.
The Soviet-licensed German news ngency cald today that a 1946 direc- Ive, forbidding planes to go within two mlies of airields unless cleared by the safety centre, was considered
"informed
Control Council circles" to be incomplete and not predse.
by
The
Mrs Baxter
Husslaw had repeatedly rought up the question of revising the air regulations, but the Western
refused had
to representatives examine them, the agency declared. The findings of the Soviet inquiry commisalon, according to Taegliche Ruischau, organ of the Russian Military Government, were; (1), the Viking hot out of a cloudbank" be- Sir--May 1, through the medium
tween 1,300 feet and 1,650 feet over the Soviet airfeld of Dahlgon, five of your valuable paper, publish the:
Only minor skirmishes were
miles north of the British airport of following letter for pubile Interest) which I received yesterday from Mr reported in Inner Mongolia but nt
Gatow: (2) the British Administra- THE HONGKONG AND
Maud Russell, Executive Director of the same time It was known that
London, Apr. 7.-Twenty-four ton did not inform the Berlin safety
નો KOWLOON WHARF AND the Democratic Far Eastern Policy the Reds were closing in on Kwetsui,
the "consequently
safety centre GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED Committee, in reply to the message with some units reaching within 20 parcels, "presumably containing air centre of the Viking's flight, and liquor" were delivered to the could not inform the Soviet air- of greetings sent by the Chairman of miles of that city.
The Government Headquarters in House of Commons yesterday craft," which the Chi Kung Tong of China, Mr
was about to land Chan Ki-yau, during the opening of Peising said the Reds were evading by the Polish Embassy in from a training flight. the National Conference of the frontal engagements. In Manchuria
The report urged a mixed Soviet- American Policy in China and the the Reds were reportedly bearing London. Fourteen were distri- Far East held in New
down the area of Tahushan, 70 miles buted to the Members to whom British inquiry commission.-Reuter. January 23, 1948. Conference on American Policy in
"Dear Mr Chan, The National southwest of Mukden.
The Nationalists were reported to they were addressed, and the China and the Far East thanks you for be continuing to land reinforcements other 10 were returned,
Man- vour greetings which were read by at Hulutao and Chinwangtao. The
Mr Hugh DeLacy, reinforcements moved into Notice is hereby given that an the Steretary,
U.S. Congressman, to the churia, Extraordinary General Meeting of former
delegates. You may be sure that the the Members of this Company Americans were strengthened in the will be held at the Oflee of task of planning to fight for a de- Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., mocratic policy toward Far Eastern
countries
by this evidence of your Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong,
I awarenes
of your work. on Wednesday, 28th April, 1948,
The Conference brought together
A Conservative Member, Mr Quin- at 12.15 p.m., or at auch time as over 500 citizens representing 138
The United Press, in a Peiping tin Hogg, had asked if it was not
London, Apr. 7-Chlidless Mrs individual
Rosina Baxter the Ordinary Annual Meeting of organisations and many Members to be held at the same 37 towns and cities.
persons. These came from 10 states, dispatch. sald it was reported that contrary to the rules for a selective
Mukden military quarters predicted group of Members-who, he said, Gwendolino
allout Communist offensive seemed to belong to one section of granted a decree nisi today In a place at Noon shall terminate, We trust that the fact that Ameri-
ngainst Mukden, beginning early a political party to receive glit sequel to an historic decision in the House of Lords that constant use of citizens. for the purpose of considering jer
representing labour,
parcels,
did not nullify civic action next month
The Speaker sald he would have contraceptives and, if thought fit, passing the youth, church and
Proups, met in such a conference and
The dispatch also said the Com-. following Special Resolution:-
the thought "very embarrassing" to marriage. will add hope,munists were massing west of for such a purpose
the Members concerned. "It was Mrs Baxter was awarded her de- timulus and strength to nil people Teining-Paoling railway,
very undesirable."
erce in the divorce court on the "That the New Articles 01 working for truly democratie The announcement of the evacua-
Mr William Gallacher, one of the grounds that her husband had de- Association produced to thecelety,
We welcome from you who senttion of Laoyang which changed
had that his party was "no Parliament Meeting, and for the purpose of reetings from the Far East any in-hands twice in the past 48 hours, two Communist Members, assuredrerted her,
explained that Laoyang rmation that can help keep Ameri- longer of strategic importance to the nothing to do with the matter.
Nationalists."
cliizens
Identification subscriberi David Fortune Landale, Chair- can
informed about the man of the Company and of the eation in your country as it re- tates-to-American Far Eastern Policy Meeting, be adopted as the issues."
Y. S. CHEN, Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for The Secretariat, Chi Kung Tong and to the exclusion of all Party, Chinn. existing Articles of Association of the Company."
A copy of the Proposed New Articles can be inspected by any Shareholder at the Offices of the Company during the usual office hours.
By Order of the Board of
Directors, *.
C. E. TERRY. Manager and Secretary. Hongkong, 5th April, 1948.
NOTICE
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED
Notice To Shareholders
AIR FORCE ATTACKS
Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown, the Speaker of the House, told authorities Parliament today the
were
not told about the delivery in time to stop the distribution of The Air Force launched a series all the parcels. The 10 returned of altacks on Tistsihar and other were accompanied by a note ex- Red rear bases to slow down troop plaining that Parliamentary rules movements and impede repairs of did not permit such gifts. railways in the Red territory.
an
this A pro-Government dispatch morning said--that-Fengehen was recaptured.-United Press.
OPIUM HAUL ON Siam's Cabinet
VAN HEUTZ
Singapore, Apr. 8. Customs £12.600 onlcers seized more than worth of opium on Wednesday from the luggage of Chinese deck pus- sengers disembarking from the Dutch liner, Van Heutz.
Late Wednesday night, large addi- tional amounts were still being dis- covered concealed in rice cakes, dried fish and falsc bottomed buckets.
The Van Heutz arrived from Amoy. It is the largest haul oplum ever made locally from pas- sengers' tuggage-Associated Press.
NOTICE
Bangkok,
Resigns
Reuter.
Nine Killed In
Dump Explosion
German Berlin, Apr. 7-Nine workers were killed, three seriously and one slightly injured, in an ammunition dump explosion today at Mainsbeker. in the United States Apr. 7. The Siamese Zone, the German
news service, Cabinet headed by Nal Khuang DENA, reported. Abhalwongse, which was formed on
The explosion occurred during the February 25, resigned today.
loading of the ammunition, which Unconfirmed reports
was to be blown up by order of the Field Marshal Phibul Songkram, Military Government in accordance pro- the wartime Premier who is Com-with mander-in-Chief, may form a new Government.
sald
that
the
gramme.
demilitarisation
A solitary shell went off first, and The Cabinet resignation followed Ignited 50 tons of ammunition. The
between the explosion
being was explained as tall-night conferences
and due to the bad condition of the Premier and his colleagues leaders
d'etat lost ammunition, which was stored for of the coup November.
years in the open-Reuter. The Cabinet was set up within 48 hours of the coup d'etat on Novem- ber 9. After gaining a victory in
24-oz. Baby Dies the subsequent elections, the Cabinet formally resigned on February and re-formed
a caretaker Norwich, Ed, Apr. 7.-The basis until given proper govern-ounce baby girl born to Mrs Irene |mental powers on February 25.- Prescott on Sunday died in hospital
Reuter.
at Norwich today.-Associated Press.
HONGKONG ANTI-TUBER- CULOSIS ASSOCIATION
Applications are invited for the Ordinary Annual Meeting. post of Secretary. Proference Notice is hereby given that the will be given to applicants with Fifty-neventh Ordinary Annual secretarial and organizing experi- Meeting of the Members of the ence. A knowledge of both Eng- Company will be hold at the Offeo of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-lish and Chinese is essential. gon & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street. Quarters will be provided if Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 28th April, 1948, at Noon, to receive necessary. Applications stating and consider the Report of the qualifications, experience and Board of Directors and State-salary required, should be for- ment of Accounts for the year warded to the undersigned ended 31st December, 1947, to elect Directors and to appoint later than 22nd April, 1948. Auditors.
Closing of Transfer Books Notice is also given that the Register of Members and Trans- fer Books of the Company will be close from 15th April, 1948, to 28th April, 1948, both days In- clusive.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
C. E. TERRY, Manager and Secretary, Hongkong, 5th April, 1048,
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