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Currency Reform Reactions
SCEPTICISM AND
OPTIMISM
Shanghai, Aug. 20-A group of 25 local Government and Kuomintang officials and indus- trial businessmen left for Nan- king last night to attend a con- ference with the Premier, Dr Wong Wen-hao, regarding the new currency reform promul. gated yesterday.
Meanwhile, all Government and commercial banks will be closcu today and tomorrow.
The first reaction to the new currency reform, which hit the city like a bombshell late yesterday afternoon, varied from milld op- timism to outright scepticism,
All financial Gources contacted were unanimous in the opinion that confidence of the people in the new currency would be the paramount factor in its success or failure.
"BAD BEGINNING"
It was pointed out that it is almost impossible for the Government to call In all gold, sliver and foreign cur rency holdings unless the public is -confident in Eto new Gold Yuan.
Commenting on the Government statement that the new currency would be 100 per cent backe 1, the question asked was, "but what exacl- ly is the support? What reserve has the Government got on hand, and where does it expect to obtain the rest?"
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1948.
BERLIN GUN BATTLE
Cobra Causes
23 To Die
Madras, Aug. 19,--Twenty- Three
persona were drowned when trying to escape fram a cobra which rol into a river boat, press reports from Tri- chinopoty sald today.
The reports said the cubra itself, trying to escape drown- ing In Youth India's surred river Cauvery which is now in spate, boarded a parsing coun- try boat near Trichinopoly.
The panlo stricken passen- gers and crow huddled at ong side of the boat which capsized at a point where the river is at its widest.
Only one person managed to swim ashore, the report said,* and no bollen had yet been recovered.-Associated Press.
ATTACK ON
SPY PROBE
Washington, Aux. 10....Frest.
S. dent Harry
Truman Inday charged that the present Congres- slonal "Apy hourings" were An Infringement of the Bill of Rights hud of the civil liberties of the American clikten guaranteed that document.
by
Four Civilians Killed, Eight Wounded
Berlin, Aug. 19.-At least four German civilians were killed and eight others injured tonight when British sector and Soviet sector German police clashed in a gun battle at Potsdamer Platz in central Berlin.
First reports came from German sources who said that the encounter started at 6.30 p.m. Berlin time. British public safety and military police officers could not be reached immediately.
Paul Markgraf, chief of the Soviet sector Ger- man police, contacted by United, Press by telephone shouted: "I can't tell you anything. I can't tell you any. thing at all about it.” Before the question about the re- ports could be completed, he cut off the connection.
Corresponents and photographers rushed to the scene In jeeps.
American publle safety officials said that they had not been in- formed of the incident,
Burmese Rebels Rebels Given
Hot Time
British military police officials
said later that patrols which were rushed to the scene reported icast four civilians dead and eight
It injured." They said WIK not immediately known if any of the opposing police of Berlin's split police, department were casualties.
MARKETEERS CHASED Attacked By Land,.
British sources said that the battle Air And River developed when the Soviet sector police chased German "black mar- He made this charge at press
adjoining British Rangoon, Aug. 19-Burmese keters into the Businessmen regarded the state-conference, while disclosing that his
Potsdamer Platz. operators. ment that impert quotas would be Administration was studying the navy craft shelled both river ecctor during a raid on black market still further reduced as a bad possibility of introducing new and banka of Wataya village,
The Soviet police who had been beginning for what is to be a good more stringent anti-espionage laws.miles northwest of Rangoon, frustrated in a number of raids currency." Most
He stressed, however, that the today inflicting "heavy casual when their intended victims sought safety across the British sector ohservers were interested in finding
have opened out
Present drafting of such laws was very tics" on rebels who have been border, were said to port American aid would play in provid-difficult without Infringing civil and holding out there for nine days, fire.
individual rights. ing part of the backbone to the cur-
Raid tonight's official com- rency, and whether the United
"And I am against any Gestapo munique. States Government might be willing to back further the new departure law," the President declared.
what
In Chinese currency-Reuler,
Abandons Flight
Marseilles, Aug. 10.—Mrs Richard Morrow Talt, who was forced to abandon round-the-world aero- "plane trip, today" said "nhe would return to London and start ail over ngain.
The landing gear on her plane was damaged landing and she said too repairs would delay her flight jong.
There is no defalte date set for
He also fntly denied that any vital wat secrets had. "leaked"
or been "carried out," from the United States Government during the war.
her next departure from London. the whole of the United States does." Associated Press.
EDITORIAL
-Reuter.
An Australian Lesson
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by a decisive margin, but, have
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tour early in
which tells its
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of the Aussies
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both as personal
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of the tacticians The
and sturdy bowleru.
be admitted that
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PRINCESS MARGARET:
Marriage Proposal To Princess Denied
London, Aug. 19.-Buckingham Palace sources today denied published reports that the Marquis of Blandford would propose to Princess Margaret Rose. on Saturday, her 18th birthday.
The widely-circulated· Evening Standard; today frontpaged reports from tho Fronch newspaper, L'Aurore that the 22-year-old Marquis of Blandford would make a proposal of marriage to the Princess on Saturday at Balmoral, under the headline “Margaret— a proposal?"
Shaw's War Warning
Blames Political Nomenclature
over
Britist newspapers recently paid an unusual amount of attention to the Marquis and the Princess. They printed pletures of the young peer and gossiped about the pair in their columns. On Tuesday, the Marquis was pictured with his sister, Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, on. their way to Balmoral to stay with the King and Queen and Princess Margaret.
About two weeks ago, the news- paper Paris Solr, carried a story on the probable Vengagement of the Princess and the tall blonde son and heir of the Duke of Marl borough."
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Showdown
On Tito Expected
KREMLIN FACES. A DILEMMA
London, Aug. 19-Western Foreign Offices tonight waited expectantly for the "explo. sion" in Yugoslavia which may determine the futuro of cx- communicated Marshal Tito.
Now that the farcical conference on the Danube is over, the critical cingo in the long smouldering Tito- Stalin row is believed to be just around the corner.
Western officials aro confident that the relative soft pedal put on that lateral Communist family squebble during the confererico wan for face-saving purposes.
Now is hard to conceive tho Kremlin will allow Marshal Tito to continue his defiance of the Comin- form which is a deflance of Soviet Russia. Therefore, Balkan experts In the West predlet an early show- down which none can see ending In any other way than tho "liquidation" of Marshal Tito from his present position as Yugoslav leader.
POSSIBLE ACTION But no one at the moment feels competent to suggest what kind of action the Kremlin will take. There
are many possibilities:
Firstly, stimulation of the already Intense Intra-Balkan bickering and name-calling.
quickly jumped into the frayonla
once the shoot- ing of the Yugoslav General Arsc Yovanovich who was trying to fee to Rumania, was announced. It ae. cused Yugoslavia of coldblooded murder and again appealed to honest Communist to revolt against Marshal Tito.
:
Secondly, economic sanctions Minor moves in this direction have been made. But fullfedged economic boycott of Yugoslavia by other Eastern European countries could al but strangle Yugoslavia's economy,
No Thirdly, inilitory sanctions, one expects overt action by the Red
Army. But Yugoslavia's admission this week that there are treasonable elements within, the army always coises the possibility of a coup.
the
to
break in the 1920s. That certainty
400 Insurgents the Soviet sector German police at on Monday, revoluilan, on Tuesday, borough-mother of the Mar- tis, regardless of the outcome, of the
In Wood-
Now Instructions For Envoys
British sector German police who had been watching the progress of the rald, returned the Are. Tho dead and injured Germana were Burmese planes swept in and civilians caught In between .the machinegunned the area from a low opposing police during the exchange. altitude, said the communique, re- Lieutenant T. L. McKenzie of the London, Aug. 19.-George porting that today's attack resulted Eritish
Provost Marshal's in the heaviest reverse yet suffered and British MPs on the scene said the Times that the world was office Bernard Shaw today wrote to
"TOTALLY UNTRUE" that four President Truman was asked his by the rebels in this battle.
persons were killed and heading for war because of the Wataya village is believed to be eight or more injured when Soviet present confusion of tongges." however,
Buckingham Palace sources today. views of the significance of the case
FALSE IMPRESSION? slapped down these German police Bred of Mrs Kosenkina, the Soviet school the main headquarters of the re- Sector
Ever since the Cominform electri- published reports. "We "Until we clear up our political nothing about it. It is totally untrue
know, fled the world in June with teacher who threw herself out of anegade union military police, who Germans Recing from the Soviet
ils third-floor window of the Soviet mutinied and went over to the Com sector to the British and American nomenclature, our political oratory and as far as we know, the Marquis csational denunciation of Tito, the
Jast week munists last week.
and journalism can come to nothing Consulate In New York
impression had been successfully Princess's many and was seriously injured.
Arnerican Military police at the but the pot calling the kettle black is just one of the Tho
Given that the Yugoslav people are communique said that four
of them
friends," said a Press assistant." knowing
In past months. Princess
solidly behind Marshal Tifo and that Mar what they are talking about. there might "I think it indicates." Mr Truman navy vessels participated in the scene said that they knew of only without either
he could count on the Army garol's name had been linked with combined land, air and river attack. one killed "but declared, "that there
lot of are
"We all lack a common and exact Prince George of
(support him. people in Russia who believe in the The Insurgents were mown down by more."
Mr Ray Ashworth, American dictionary and
Now are at dangerous Marquis of Alford Haven, Lorda
those individual, just as strafing planes as they fed to the director of Public Safely, said that cross-purposes
claims have been freedom of the
Imaginary Dorchester, Derby and Ogilvie. Lord
severely blasted by the Yovanovich incident. Jungle for shelter.
were wounded 20 were injured but know of no differences and delusive agreements Derby has since married and it is. that are only verbal. I myself and generally known that the King will
The departure of delegates of the and the navy is now patrolling the deaths.
'HOSPITALS SILENT
Impossible to make myself under- not give his
Western nations from Belgrade area, the communique added.
permission to an official also machine-
where they for three weeks havo Burmese planes
Hospitals in that area refused to stood, though when I describe my glu and steam give out information, stating they self by this or that adjective I know/ engagement until Princess Margaret been debating on the Danube, how- gunned motor vessels
renches her 20th birthday, inunches seized by the rebels at have been told by the police that precisely what I mean.
There are a number
ever, is expected to at least signal south of Bogale, they could not talk. piace 16 mlies
"As a citizen and one of the men besides the Marquis staying at
of young the start of another intensive pro important rice centre in the delts,
The Soviet-llcensed ADN News founders of British Fabian polley, Balmoral over the weekend and paganda
campaign throughout East- The communique announced. Many Agency tonight gave this account of basically am a Marxist Com-Princess Margaret is known to be on
ern Europe against Marshal Tite, river craft were sunk, it said.
the incident:
munist, but I cannot say to without affectionate terms with many of
Only one thing appears certain in "A large crowd But it must
this complicated and ideological row an infantile of black mar-being set down
them. TOWN SEIZED
advocate of catastrophie for the most
keteers attacked a small patrol of tion with capitalism in full swing
rivals turrec
A neor friend of the Duchess of which
Stalin-Troisky part they lack that touch of genius and not infrequently that
It revealed
quis said today that there is no seized Moulmeingyun, another large about 7 p.m. tonight during a raid strength of purpose
sector and Socialism in full swing on talk of an engagement
Tito-Stolin row, Yugoslavia is not which has
Wednesday." characterised
delta town after a five hour battle commanded by the Deputy Australian
Commander Wagner,
stock, Marlborough's village. poll policeman every
Ad-going to rush into the arms of the Test team since the early 1900's.
with an outnumbered police force.
was seriously CAN'T AFFORD WAR mittedly the Princess has attended West-United Press. The rebels seized all the rice stocks wounded when hit by a stone and
Show appealed to the Government so have many other young girls," Moreover, it is arguable whether
parties at Blenheim Palace "but then in the town of
to appoint had to be taken to hospital.*** seeking
#select commillee to al recommenced Ricc and developing
"Since the crowd threatened the "settle our political nomenclature." she added.-United Press. milling Bassein
He then brought rice centre, 20 miles from police fired warning shots into the
up the Berlin Rangoon which fell into rebel hands air after which the crowd retreated crisis ond said no one could afford calculated to produce
officially to the American sector." a fortnight
ago, it was results. The
county which
"The Three The
announced today. selectors
Three truckloads of fully armed
European powers are prevailing Soviet Normal conditions
entered would have to borrow the cost of soldiers teams all
today cleared of rebel Potsdamer Platz at 9 p.m. (Berlin another war from the United States Department today delivered to the Washington, Aug. 10.-The State TOW at Bossein for have "nurseries" ever produced. And
promising
elements and several hundred tons Time) and faced armed American and bill their creditor as in 1914-10: Soviet Embassy slogie
young players, but too often schoolboy,
to Rangoon military polled
across the Sovieta transaction which America could Russla's demand and accusations In of rice are being sent
note rejecting recommended for a
for overseas shipment. trial, is ·riven only brief
section border, where an armed not afford. West Meanwhile, Irrigation dams at four police clash occurred
the dispute over the three Soviet am stating. obvious facts, not teachers. Dortunity in the nets of showing
places in the Shwebo district, north- his a
advocating various views one way ability,
carlier. ลาป่ should the
west of Mandalay have been des
State Department press accarlen prove loo much for
CROWD ORDERED BACK or the other. I am insisting that officer, Mr Michael McDermott, sald "bargaining" talks over. the Germany his
troyed by insurgents, the announce- nerves, ho may be lost for over
ordered a negotiation in Impossible unless the the note would be made public to issue, informed London quarters said soldiers ment said, adding, that rebel troops to
cricket. Even more nre being routed by loyal Burmese crowd of Germans back from the parties use the same words for the morrow.-United Press Is the neglect of good
| today.-Reuter. same things and understand what Important is
area where four persons were re the words mean. Even liars need soldiers,Associated Press. playing facilities for schoolboys,
ported to have been killed and and the quaint belief that the
between eight and 20 Injured when language that will enable them to best cricketers can only be found
the Soviet sector German policeo unambiguously; to the truthful, in "good"
schools. Comparkcon
opened are on black marketeers inhe present impossibility of wording between the English диа Aus-
the square which is in the heart of their messages without being mis- tralian system of searching for
understood is an agony."—Unlied downtown Berlin.
Press. young talent and moulding Into first class material mistakably favours the tralians, for their methods so co-ordinated that it is almost Impossible for a specially elfied young cricketer to be overlooked In the constant search for how players.
The MICO. working through the countles, 4:0 Government
and
secondary schools, and the village and town clubs, could. with
ad- vantage introduze A similar.co- ordinated system of talent spot- ling. Cricket is too inherent Brlich sport for 1 to suffer a complete colipse in its country
origin, but there
algna today that i needs to be treated on rather mere selenting flues if England is once again to pro- duce a team capable of beating' the Australians,
and so brilliant
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It is doubtful whether a better balanced and more akilful group han ever bern, sent to of playern England; even the might of the with 1921 team,
players like Collins, Rardsley, MacCartney. Oldfeld. Malley, Richardson at - their greatest, was no mighlier than that of Bradman's 10 pur- poseful young men of 1948. They have spent the summer exploliing for the benent of Englah cricket
(not
to mention English players) the wizardry of the game, and it in to be hoped
tralians their Tent achievements.
Jovers
that England's benefit from
to Englishman.
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the
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cricketers the lessons.
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that pointed
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Gun Explodes,
Kills Nine
The Soviet
two hours
war.
The Soviet troops arrived in three trucks commanded by three Russian officers. They swing down from Stocholm, August 10-Nine men dicir trucks and spread out along
Constitution For Including two Army officers were the Soviet side of the sector boun- killed in
explosion nt a dary. The Gorman police sided secret coastal gun battery In the pushing back tensa crowds. A few Western Zones southern Stockholm archipelago at minutes after the Soviet soldiers 10,30 GMT today, Five
had men were appeared, the throng
Wiesbaden, Aug. 18-The West been wounded, one seriously.
shoved back. nourly, quarter of a German Consiltuent Assembly will The explosion occurred while the mile from the scene. Left facing hold a first meeting in the Rhino group was firing azi-centimetre each other across the empty square University town of Bonn in the
um which burst with a terride ex-wen
British Zone on September 3 to ap- 00 approximately
armed plosion. The victims belonged to Soviet troops and 15 or 20 Ameri-prova a Constitution for the com-
Washolm division of the
with bined three Western Zonen, can military police armed forces coastal artillery
and the tommy guns and sido orms.
of the Allled Mili- Navy.
topresentats and Catholic and tary BORDER DEFINITION
Protestantisier The wounded were taken by boat
clergy will attend. The Soviet officers refused the to the mainland and flown to the
The rier Presidents of the services of, interpreters unless they West German States, who are con- nearest hospital,
of the disaster could prove they were residents of vening the Assembly, announced to has been kept a secret. The au- the Soviet sector. They also refused day that on the two preceding days thorities said that the explosion was to listen to stories of Germans who they will meet at Niederwald to ap enused..by. a mechanical fault in witnessed the shooting, incident. The prove the first instalment of the re- the ring mechanism of the gun American military police said that arrangement of the State boundaries. Ualled Press.
(Continued on-Page-5)
Keuler,
tho
The exact scene
1.
SOVIET DEMAND REJECTED
The
London, Aug. 10-Alf three Wes- tern envoys In Moscow were belloved tions which would form the basis of tonight to have received new instruc- a new approach to the Soviet Go- vernment.
The envoys were seeking a second meeting witir Marshal Stella tomor- row as a culmination of three weeks'
French Indo-China Policy
Given Confidence Vote
Paris, Aug. 19-The National Assembly today gave the French Government's policy in Indo-China a resounding vote of approval.
The vote of 347-183 came on the The Premier said Franco's policy Government's. motion to adjourn was motivated by a desiro Indefinitely the detailed debate on bring peace to Indo-China.
to the Indo-China question and fol- Before the voto four deputies lowed a brief polley statement by briefly Interpolated. Their points of Premier Andro Mario.
view
ranged from those of the Rightist deputy, M. Frederic Dupont, M. Marie backed up solidly the who charged that the Government's policies of the French High Com-ght against the Communis! rebel missioner to Indo-China, M. Emile leader, Io Chi-minh was not firm Bollaert, who last June reached an enough, to that of Communist Jean accord with the Annamiese ex- Gulton, who created an uproar by Emperor, Bao Dal, calling for alleging that the Government was Vietnam republie
"within
Unlon, ending French youths to their death framework of the French but with the French reserving imm-needlessly by failing to deal with Ho portant controls..
Chí minh l
The Communist alone voted against Premier Mario plodged to "give the Government motion. The High- complete-and solemn adherence to Bat Rebublican Liberty Party ab- thezo principles,"
stained United Press:
the
.