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VOL. IV NO. 162
SHOTS FIRED IN CEBU DURING LAUREL RALLY
Manila, July 12.—Press reports from Cebu Clly sald that shots were Bred_while the Nacionallata Party Presl- deni candidate, Jose P. Laurel, was addressing crowd of 20,000 people la that city last night.
There was no mention of any casunities, and the report sald it was believed the abols were fired merely to disperso the crowd.
The incident followed a brisk strurale earlier in the :day when a vehicle displaying the Japanese flag picketed the Nacionalista Party rally in Cebu City. The Japaneso flag was flown in reference to the fact that Laurel
WAS President during the Japanese wartime occupation of the Philippines. The car also carried a placard which said: "Welcome, Fuppel President Laurel, Where are the quis- Hugs? They are all dead now. How about you, Laurel?” Angry Nacionalistas stopped the vehicle in the plaza and tore the flag and placard to bls. The police fired in the air to hold back the crowd, then detained and ques- tloned several persons.
Laurel was not present when the first incident took place-United Press,
Fruitless Talks Over Austrian State Treaty
London, July 11-The Deputies of the Big Four Foreign Ministers, drafting the Austrian State Treaty, fruitlessly sought agreement hore today on the method by which Austria is to pay the Soviet Union $150,000,000 in return for former German assets,
FLOODS RAVAGE
HUNAN
The disagreement centred on whether the payments should be quarterly or an- nually over a period of six years, and whether or not they should be guaranteed by promissory notes.
BRITISH
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1949.
REDS
TO BE BARRED FROM
UNIONS
Scarborough, July 11-Britain's Trans- port and General Workers' Union, the biggest trade union in the world, decided today to dis- miss all Communists holding union office. It is believed that several paid officials of the Union and a large number of voluntary ⚫ workers would be removed from their posts. A resolution that no Communist Party member should be eligible for office in the Union was passed by the Union's annual conference here by a large majority. Mr Arthur Deakin, General Secretary of the TGWU, told correspondents that the ban would inke effect from the beginning of next year.
Eight members of the Union's Defero the proclamation was National Executivo will be rend In the Cominona, the uffected. Mr. Deakin added | Labour Minister, Mr George that it was not yet ltnown how Inanes, gave the House some:
several big
though a veoul be applied, cells of the strive 10.200
Infest Agures showed trade unions have alven gencremen en strike of a total dinek support to the oficial Trades force in London of about 23,- Union Congress'
000. He said only one-quarter of fighting the Communists in
in the
of the strikers voted at the movement, the Transport and meeting this morning when General. Workers Union in the the decision was made to con- first big organisation to take a
tinue the strike. Communists sweeping declsion to an Ali from holding office.-Reuter.
George
London, July 11.-King
today
AL
STATE OF EMERGENCY
slate of emergency, giving the
proclaimed Government
sweeping powers over the strike-bound docks of powers per-
The Deputies miso considered London. Evernment to take
the juridical position in Aus- Canton, July 12-The Hoods tria of the former German assets which have ravaged the
most to be transferred to the Soviet productive ports of Hunan Pro-
month, were reported yesterday Danube Shipping Company. as "much worse"
1031'2 than record-breaker by omeint travel- lers returning from the Booded regions.
mitting the
over the docks regardless of to become effective at midnight union agreements were expected
(Continued on Page 5)
Inquiry
Into Loss
Of Ship
vince, in Central China's rice Union, auch as of properties and continue for at least a week. bowl arco, during the past and the properties of the The Cabinet asked the King
to approve powers immediately An investigation into the after There was gexeml agreement decided at a mass meeting to Inchmark
more than 10,000 dockers loss of the British vessel, in principle that these arsets
(5,786 tons), continue. their should not be subject to "allena-out in sympathy with striking in the Arafura Sea on May unofficial walk which hit the Schildpad Reef More than 40,000 refugees tion" (interpreted by the Ameri- Canadian scomen. have locked into Changalia, can delegation as "expropria-
Truckloads of soldiers, callors 29, opened capital of the provinces, and no
at the Marino ono coud estimate
Don') without Soviet consent, and marines poured into the Court this morning when how many homeless were stranded in other and that Austria should raise duck
afternoon to the master of the ship, Capt. parts of the province.
no difficulties about the export It was the Best Q. V. W. R. Basham gave handle cargoes on 112 strike- | At least 80
percent of the of profits crop was ruined in the Tung nasets.
from these former time Marines were used at the evidence.
docks; the other services have Ting Lake area, most productive land in the province, and it is
been represented during the past days, touch and go proposition whether the Oelds can be made ready in time for the second crop, one traveller said.
Д
In return, these former assets would, in general, be under Austrian Jurisdiction.
aren this
READ IN PARLIAMENT
The Court comprised Mr Neil Garland (President), Lt-Cdr
B. P. Stirling, Capt J, W. Tin- son, Capt F. N. Booth and Capt
(Members).
The King's proclamation was H. J. Catras, Master Mariners
A question under discussion read in the House of Lords and
the extent to which the the House of Commons.
They could give no estimates was
on the loss of life or the number Soviet Union can export profits Prime Minister,
of people who had lost their homes. They ald, however, that the toil would not reach the 1931 proportions, since I Involved only Yangtze tributaries and not the great trouble-making river itselfUnited Press.
EDITORIAL
The
Mr. Clement( Mr H. Copstick. of Deacons,
in freely convertible currency, Atlee, delivered it to the Speak appeared on behalf of Capt. The British delegation has cirer of the Commons. The Deputy Bashara and also held a watching rulated a re-draft-of-the-whole Prime Minister, Mr Herbert brief for the owners of the ill- of this article dealing with Morrison, announced that it fated skup, Meners Williamson former German assets. come up for discussion at to Meanwhile, it is effective with-
It inay would be debated on Wednesday, and Company. morrow's meeting.-Reuter, out the House's approval
1
Economic Readjustment
THE free world has been going through a period of economic readjustment after an all-out war in which normal trado processes were severely disrupted. That readjustment, however, has not been na successful as was hoped for, and at this time, both in Britain and the United States the two leaders among the free nations-there is considerable anxiety as to the eventual outcome. Britain, which has had to curtail her dollar ex- penditure to a great extent, has now come to a point where, in årder to keep her -dollar reserves at a safe level, she has had to suspend all purchases from hard Discussions have been "currency... « arcas."
going on in the past week between the representatives of Britain, the United
States and Canada on measures to set aright the disequilibrium between the dollar and non-dollar areas. No concrete measures have been decided' upon, but a communique Issued after tho talks indicated tho. probable course of future. efforts in this direction. Said, the com- munique: "The aim must be the òchlere?' ment of a pattern of world trade in which the Collar and non-dollar countries can operato together within one single multilateral system." There is some Indication that American Interests are becoming more disposed to review their trade policies in accord with this view, Any economic disaster in Britain le bound to affect America's prosperity. In the United States, the past half year. hay already scen n great decline in business-
•*•nctivity, and in his mid-year economic, report to Congress, President Truman acknowledges that a depression knocking at America's door. During the war, all American production was geared to the needs of war, and at its end there
Is
one
Describing the voyage of the Inchmark, which sailed from Thursday Island on the after- noon of May 25, Capt Bashan said the vessel was in ballest At 4 pm. they passed Booby Island on the port side about
and a half miles away.! There was light miaty. rain and it was overcast but visibi- llly was good at 7 pm: At o'clock the next morning the weather was moderate with a slight sca, Blightly overcast with rain at times. At noon tho weather was similar with "occasional showers. The ship'a average speed was 7.00 knots.
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FLOOD HAVOC IN SOUTH KWANGTUNG Tito
These two pictures were taken from the air during a special survey flight made yesterday over the Hooded areas of South Kwangtung. Upper picture shows a wide expanse of rich paddy fields entirely submerged in the Fatshan district, southwest of Canton; below that is a graphic picture of houses several feet under water in Samshui, at the confluence of the West and North Rivers,
Union
America Sympathetic
To Pacific Against Communism
Washington, July 11.-The United States today for the first time showed a willingness to accept the idea of a line-up of Pacific nations against the spread of Com- munism. The State Department said cautiously it was "sympathetic" towards efforts of Pacific peoples to de- velop close co-operation and mutual assistance on vital problems.
Four Berlin
Commandants
Tel: 27880
Slams Door To Kremlin
Belgrade, July 11-Mar- ahal Tito today formally alammed the door to tho Kremlin and without embar rassment appealed to tho capitalist West for money to help him copo with the economie boycott of the Enst.
Tito's appeal to the West for help was broadcast to the world by Tanjust. the official Yugo- slav nows agency, after tho Marshul had made a 5,000-word speech to cheering crowds at former Italian
city yesterday. It most Important speech Tito had made for a long, time. It cleared the air and eliminated
tha
of
was
Pola
the
any doub!!
doubt remained-that the break between Tilo
and Marshal
Josef Stalin was complete.
Tito said he had asked the West for a loan but added that, I turned down, Yugoslavia could get along without it.
He also declared that Yugo- sinvin had not and would not renounce its claim to Austrian Carinthia and would not re- nounce its rights in Trieste. He then reported that Yugoslav in- tended gradually to close' its Irontier with Greece-United Press.
CLOSES FRONTIER Belgrade, July 11-Yugoslavia io ecaling its frontier with Greece, the United States Em- bassy here was told late today by a special envoy from. Mar- shal Tito.
to
Mr Sava Kosanovich, Yugoslav Ambassador
Washington, conferred with the American Ambassador, Me
Cannen, im- mediately upon his arrival in Helgrade
Marshal
from
Pota, where Tito made
a zakjor foreign policy speech yesterday, In a ane and a half hour talk with Mr Cannon, Mr Kosanovich made it clear that Marshal Tito's declaration that the Greek fron tier "must be closed complete- was not in reference to future but to Immediate action. He also expressed Tito's annoyance with the Athens regime for
pro falling to accept Yugoslav posals to the United Nations for discussions among the Yugoslave, Albanians and Greeks-United Press,
POPE NAMES BISHOP OF
SHANGHAI
Vatican City, July 11. Pope Pius XII today named.
of
and
This followed a joint pro-Ides of joint Detion voiced by Monsignor Joseph Kiong Szu posal by China's Generalls President Quirino in a July 4 Jung as Bishop of Shang- simo Chiang Kai-shek and address, and not on his folat hai. President Elpidio Quirino Chiang.
statement with Generalisstno The Holy Congregation for of the Philippines for a
Propaganda Fide (the Propaga- Korea and Australia are pro-ion of Faith) published degrees union of Asiatic and Pacific mising prospects for the project- nations to contain and coun-ed Pacific union. Australian separating the Diocese of Soo- teract the threat of Com-cated an anti-Communist front
Government leaders have advo- Prefectures
chow and and the Apostolic
Halchow munism,
since
Yangchow the Communists
the Diocese of from Proviously the
made Secretary of their sweep in China, ?
Shanghai, Berlin, July 11.-The four State, Mr Dean the same with moderate wind
Acheson, to-
The Diocese of KOREA'S APPEAL and rca, overcast with rain Berlin Commandants will gether with the Prime Minister showers. The ship was steering meet tomorrow to try to had rejected as premature the a message today saying his new to the Company of Jerus (Jesuit
Korça'd of India, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, Syngman Rhee, sant Mr Acheson Apostolic Prefectures were given
President,
entrusted to Monsignor Ignazio Mr Klang Pem Md, while the two well and steady. At 6.00 pan. "normailse" he altered course and at 8 pm. city.
the divided idea of a Pacific defence treaty Ipassed the s
It will be their first along
Every time the sun came out an observation was taken. He was not able to secure any re-
labla position.
Changta which
To Confer
wns a situation where shortage of supply of many essential goods was matched by a similarly keen buying potential. That was the sellers' market of 1945 to 1947. But the trend could not be sustained Indefinitely, and gave way to the ex- pected adjustment of price levels. In this situation, production has been halted, or at least slowed down, until current stocks have been absorbed. The decline In business activity has
On May 27 the weather was reduced America's imports from abroad, and the resulting cut in the flow of dollars to other countries at the same time has had the effect of curtailing purchases by these countries from the United States. President Truman warns against protec tionist attempts to divert demand for foreign goods to domestic products. Such measures, he says, not merely shift the problem of Inadequate markéts to other countries, but, in the present dollar stringency, would lead to a further severo cat In American exports. The truth of this has already been demonstrated, in the case of Britain's suspension of dollar purchases. It is a matter of vital importance that a continuous and profitable flow of, trade, among the free nations, should be kept up, and hope therefore is pinned on ability to arrive at
an
effective agreement following- the present round of top level discussions. President Truman states: "Those opposed to our system and way of life are hoping for vindication of their prophecles that. economic collapse Is IneyItable In a free society." International Communism is walling for just this to come to pass to destroy the political fabric of the free nations. Tho Nationalist China presented the Reds
economic collapse
of
with a similar opportunity,
King's Car
In the
Gen
Pacific as
Soochow was
da
the lines of the North Government would Uke some order). The Apostolie. Pro then was heavy overcast with Foreign Ministers decided in Generalissimo Chiang and Pres from the Soviet-backed "Poople's was assigned to the Jesults of was going south. The weather meeting since the Council of Atlante pack. Their frown two kind of collective security in the fecture of Halchow
months ago falled to deter against
ᄆ safety measure entrusted to the French Jesults, light rain and a moderate fol-Faris last month to end all sident Quirino, who issued a Republle" in North Korea. The Callfornia.
Communist pressure and the Prefecture of Yangchow lowing wind and sca.
The hearing is continulug
trade and traffic restrictions Joint appeal for a solid anti-menago was in Berlin and between the Communist front following Chough
delivered by Mr The Pope also appointed three East and West Zones.
week-end conference at Baguio, United Nations representative.
Pyung Ok.
Korean other Chincao Bishops' Simon Major General Alexandles
Lol Chang Hein, Bishop of Horse Rams Kotico, the Soviet Comman- president acted both economic and military aid Tuan In
Mr Acheson was told also Fengang; Paolo Ten Gan Ling, Chiang
and that Korea, which is receiving Bishop of Klating, and Mattia dant, today confirmed ac- ceptance of an invitation Af independently and without any from the United States, Would Wanhelón.-Associated Pres.
Min, Blahop of meet the three Western Com-American
backing,
reports here like to have defensive mondants tomorrow,
were told Mr Michael
[[forcer] West Allled sources said the McDer London, July 11-A frighten-new Russian traffic restrictions Press Omeer, said that we are
J.Lotniling 400,000 as a "temporary w McDermott, Stato Department emergency measure
Mr Acheson ed police horse
be charged into would
raised: pointed tho first question completely on the sidelines" and
and objections to à Parlie. King George's car today and reled at-tomorrow's meeting, still lack reporta from the dented a fender.
although it has been called United States Ambassador, Mr discussion two months ago. He The King and Queon had just pecifically to seek ways of re- Myron M, Cowen, at Manila. said in a statement on May 18, stepped out of the car on their ducing the problems of twin GENERAL IDEA
that he agreed with Mr. Nehru way to visit a Colonial exhibi- opnomies in the German capi Acheson's objections to a formal gent internal conflels In Asia rule, twin currencies and 'twin Mr. McDermott said Mr not take shape unul the pre- that a Pacifle defence pact could tal-Router..
defence treaty'all stand. But were resolved." he added:
US ASKED TO JOIN "We have every sympathy vitit and interest in efforts of States will be invlied to join Bagulo, July 12-The United. the peoples of the Pacific area Immediately In A non-military
tion.
Crowda of Londoners lined busy streets leading to a corner near Hyde Park, where the ex- hibition was held.
When the Royal couple stopped out of the car, the crowd cheered and surged forward. A polico horse bolted out of con trol and rammed into the car
Other policemen and plain- clothesmen helped the rider to calm his horse."
Lepers Escape From Hospital
when the project was under
treaty STOP PRESS
to develop close co-operative union of Facile countries, op
relationships
Manus, July UA search is towards 'und
posed to Communtam
to
move common and mutual This
trên 2 s morning
going on here for 50 lepers who bisistance on the vital recently escaped from the San of the Lazaro Hospital
become evident: this;
That appeared to give Ameri- Elpidio Quirino parted nfite AN Generallisimo Phim Chiang Kai-shok, and President The King and Queen took little Hospital just as they were about
These lepers escaped from the can blessing to the union pro forming broad outlines of r notice of the incidentAsso- to be tranalerted to the Tala troased the State Department's designed to contains and coun- elated Press
Leprosarium Router.
Jeet. However, Mr McDermott political and economic alliance
tand was only on the geament (Continued on Page,5);
BIG FIGHT RESULT
î
Philadelphia, July 11. -Ray "Sugar" Robin- son tetained his welter- weight crown tonight by winning a 15-round decision over Kid Gavilan, contender from Cuba United Press