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CAMPAIGN AGAINST T.V. SOONG

Shanghai, June 10. A campaign against China's Premier, T. V. conceiva- Soong, which

bly could lead to his re- signation, has developed in the Chinese press both at Shanghai and Nan- king.

The agitation first arose when the Supreme National Defence! Council decided on Suong'a re-

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE. 11, 1948.

SUDDEN DEATH OF KING OF SIAM THROUGH BULLET WOUND

CONDOLENCES

Singapore, June 10.

A message of sympathy on the death of the King of Sium has been sent to the Siameso Royal family by the Governor- General Mr. Malcolm MacDon ald who, speaking on behalf of the peoples of Malaya, regretted the sudden death of the King, "at a time when the_Govern- ment and people of Siam ure struggling to overcome the in- terruption of prosperity and peaceful government, caused by the recent war.”—Reuter,

commendation to allow foreign Hessian Crown

ships to unload far one year at four Yangtze ports--Nanking,

Wuhu, Kiukiung and Hankow

in order to reduce fabulous

costs trans-shipment

from

Shanghai and expedite the coun- try's rehabilitation:

Jewels Arrest

Hession crown Jewels, U.S. Army Hqs. announced last

night.

Bangkok, June 10.

The death of the King of Siam, who was found in his palace at Bangkok shortly before noon yes- terday, occurred as result of "a gun explosion.".... according to a spokesman of the Royal House- hold.

He was found by a servant in a bedroom at the Barompinan Palace with a bullet wound in his head. The death was "accidental," according to the Bangkok chief of police.

Sick For Days According to Bangkok gossip, his mother, an attractive, youth ful looking

in woman

her forties, exerted n Atrong in fluence on him.

HIGHWAY

Nopair work on the Cantan- Kowloon Highway, which was almost impassable to vehicles in places, has now been com. pleted. Traffic will be resum- ed in a day or two.

Settling The tanani Sri Sangwan Indian Issue

Ananda Mahidol, 20, was in

famous

New Delhi, June 10. The British

Cabinet

¡FOOD PICTURE IS GRIM

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Board Allocations These allocations for the second quarter of this year, that is April, May and June, were baied upon an estimated availability

from

all South East Asia sources of 286,000 tons. But unfortunately, the actual avalliabilities will be actual exports

well below the estimate. It is unlikely

the

that from all South-East Asia sources between the 1st April and the 30th June will greatly exceed 200,- 000 tons, or 70 per cent of the estimate. This has involved a 30 per cent cut in all allocations ont

to some 13,000 tons of rice. You of the South East Asia pool, and reduces Hong Kong's expectation perhaps know that Hong Kong'

The Siamese Moparch, King .."Mahidol Was an amateur Ananda Mahidol, was a shy, marksman and often practiced bespectacled youth, whose firing in the Painee grounds. greatest pleasure was to drive The King's mother, Phrara- round the Palace grounds in a

was re- jeop. He was fond of playing ported prostrated with grief. the saxophone.

Great crowds gathered in silent'; The days of Royal aristocracy grief outside the Palace. described in the best seller "Anna and the King of Siam," school throughout the war in Mission and the Viceroy, ended 14 years ago, but King was still held in extreme ed King at the age of nine, suc-vell, are today making the Switzerland. He was proclaim- Field-Marshal Lord Wa- veneration by his 18,000,000 cerding his uncle, King Prajad rapid moves to settle the subjects.

hipok who abdicated by handing Frankfurt, June 10, The Palace walls confined the out a typed statement in London Indian constitutional is-41.000 tons, but the

requirements for the period were Major David F. Watson, who King's personal life and he was in 1935,

Combined sue within the next two Food Board allocated only 20,000 personally decorated WAR

by permitted none of the informal Ananda spoke fluent English or three days. The criticism abated when a General Eisenhower with the social expeditions made by bla and French and was fond of de-

tons

And even eo, all there is lenting Chinese shipping mag-Bronze Star a year ago and who Royal counterparts in the west-tective

At their invitation, the In-I have said.

to supply, is some 13,000 tons as te lauded the moss as a wise is at present serving in the Al-ern world. The King was never man, Mr. John Evelyn Penys, Abul Kalem Azad, and: the Pre-surpluses from Slam and French

novels. An English dinn Congress President, Dr. one but a new uproar arose over lied Hqa, Prisoner of War Divi-permitted to receive the press.

Please don't forget that rice deacondant of the alleged appointment of nsion, has been arrested in con-

diarist, had been his tutor fored the Viceroy's house for talks South East Asia pool, which is sident-elect, Pandit Nehru, visit-Indo-China form part of the Briton as the Shanghai Cus- nection with the theft of the tom's Commissioner. succeeding

years,

at which Crowds Gather

outstanding points distributed in strict accordance a Chinese incumbent who re-

were cleared ap to enable Con- with the Combined Food Board In 1989 the Siamese authori-gress to announce its decisions allocations, partly to other defeit signed.

also

tien announced the immediate retirement without pension of

on the latest proposats.

South East Asia territories and

who were alleged to have not hus sent a letter to the Viceroy, as well as Hong Kong;, and for Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pre-partly elsewhere. Recipients out- a number of Siamese officers sident of the Moden League, China, the Philippines and India, side South East Asia include ted to assassinate the King and saying that in the formation of Most Bangkok people were un-parture from the principle of restore his uncle to the Throne.

an interim government the de- aware of the death of the King parity would antagonise over the Government radio at prevent it from collaborating. until the news was broadcast Mostem League and might even

Crowds gathered in a group gress Working Committee have On the other hand, the Con- the King's palace and indiented that Congress oppose because there has been a good posed for the past two days. He populace had entreated the

made alternative proposals, some misrepresentation (doubtless arose at 6 am. and took medi-popular young monarch not to

Masta Tara Singh, leader of unintentional) about not only the cine, but his later actions were return to Switzerland

continue to live in Slam and today appealed to the Sikhs to

but to the Akali Sikas, at conference distribution of rice but also the

amount available. lead the nation.

(As I have said, in South East take a united etand. He claim Aala wo are very short; and in Mahidol had lived unly a few

ed that the Cabinet Mission had Malaya we have had to introduce of his 20 years in Siam. Born in Germany, he came to Siam that the safeguards given to Malaya rice ration per

not protected Sild interests and rationing, just as you have. The when he was two,

He atudled the Moslems had been denied to, per day is 31⁄2 ounces that is less for a few

years and then, in the Akali Sikhs, although they than one fifth of a katty 1933, went to Switzerland,

Except for brief visits to his have been recognised as one of though they have other foods

which help to make up. home, ho lived in Europe until the main Indian parties.~u~} trying to deal with the situation last December when he came ter.

The Chinese press was bitter over Soong's Ignoring the

The

request by the Legislative Yuan 10 report personally on the fin- ancial and economic relief sit- uation.

that charged preka Soong, instead of going person- licials who ally, sent thres

of the kept silent when one members of the Yuau demanded to know why three particular

should handle companies

the

It was statel in the announce- ment that he was arrested on Friday and are participe have left for the United States King Ananda Mahidol was to ment for his alleged

on June 13 and then at the be- tion in the theft with which an Army Colonel and his wife (a,gone to London and Switzerland, ginning of July was to have W.A.C. Captain) have already The Siamese Police Director- been arrested and from whom General, and the the key to open a railroad de- the Chulalong, Korn Hospital, Director of posit box in which the jewels who were called immediately to 7 pm, were found was obtained.

the Palace, listed the death us accidental. Palace officials near

The announcement added that the Army was not yet ready to

tion with the cuso,

is only 40 per cent of the wholn the second quarter the allocation to deficit argas in South East Asia the South-East Asia availability. That is a point which I wish strongly to bring out,

Misunderstanding

I am giving you these figures

bulk of China's imports and the reveal Major Watson's conner, said the King had been indis-wailed in scrrow. Many of the such arrangement and have deal of milsunderstanding and

foreign exchange market.

Among three firms tamed was

The

In Burlinghame, California, the Yangtze Trading Com-home-town of Major Watson.

not disclosed. pany, allegedly owned and oper his parents said he had been de

Amateur Marksman · ated by ex-Minister of Finance, corated

General Dwight by

the Bronze H. H. Kung, who dike Scong) Eisenhower with

House of Assembly, in a brother-in-law of General- Star and given the French Siam's Parliament, was called Croix de Guerre for bravery into an emergency session at 9 issimo Chiang Kai-shek.

The press was also dissatis- They said they were confident p.m. to decide upon a successor.

Informed Government in that he would be cleared of any

sources sald the fled with the vestigation of manipulations in charge against him. Asso- late Monarch's brother, 19-year- eld Prince Phumiphon Aduldet the rice market in which hoard- ciated Press.

probably would be selected. ers and profiteers allegedly made fortunes. Associated Press.

Navy Lent A Helping Hand

The presence of a British crui- eer in harbour considerably en- larged the scale of Victory Day celebrations held in Shanghai.

Officers and men of H.M.S. Ber- muda at short notice took part

Disillusioned On Honeymoon

Canton, June 10.

A petition for divorce is new in Canton, and the first case to up since the liberation come aroused more than usual public interest because

the ground given in the petition by the wife

U.N.O. Split On Many Issues

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in the commemoration activities is that the husband was sexual-American Federation of Labour. and their appearance was accord-ly impotent. ed a warm welcome by British rexidenta,

Inter sig- nailed to the ship: "Your efforts were greatly appreciated by the entire British community and i do not think that it is too much to say that 'Bermuda' was ainoat for making entirely responsible June 8, 1946, a day which we shall song remember.”

The Consul-General

After the Japanese surrender, JL.M.S. Bermuda did a consider-

able amount of repatriation work Shanghai being one of the ports from which the cruiser picked up released Interriers.

Naval Ratings In Court

John

A.

Two naval ratings, Lewis and Arthur William Stra- fon, both of H.M.S. Comet, were fined $20 by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central Magistracy yesterday for common assault and larceny, respectively.

Lewis waa

Both accused pleaded guilty.

charged with as- saulting Hau Cheuk-young at No. 14, Johnston Road, while Straffon four was charged with scaling beer mugs.

Sub-Inspector Mels od said that one of the sailors took four beer mugs valued at $40 and walked out of the shop. When the owner attempted to intercept

then he

was struck on the head with a beer mug by the other sailor.

Medical Dept... Clerk Charged

back to sit on the throne.

The young King was a shy CNRRA RICE

figure. He hated the necessity

of appearances before audiences.

He was a studious, quiet young CARGO STOLEN

music.

cargo

person

We are

in the way we dealt with it in England during the war-and still arc. Rationing in England is now on a scale even lower than it was during the war. That is part of our contribution to the total war en hunger.

British Rations

man, whose great love was for He played several in-

A struments and liked to compose American-grown CNERA rice was of 4,000 baga of

Only last Thursday we had the ca the

saxophone-Associated | stolen

news that the British Minister of by unauthorised persons Agriculture has ordered a reduc- Press.

from junk in the Yaumati tion of rations for dairy herda Typhoon Shelter on Sunday. The by 40 per cent, for calves by 26 rico had been unloaded from an par cent, for pigs and poultry by held on board a cargo junk in the because of the world shortage of American vessel and was being from 60 to 100 per cent: This ic pending orders from cereals and makes it possible for UNRRA with regard to its dis- Britain to lessen ereatly her im nedlate demands for foodstuff:: but it will also mean less for her people to eat in the futare,

The New King

Bangkok, June 10. Phumiphon Aduldet, 18-year-old; The new king of Siam is Princo

brother of the late King Mabido) Ananda.

Tederation of Trade Unions, (3) Whether or not, the World which include the Congress of In- dustrial Organizations but not the hould be given special rights to The pretty 21-year-old peti-place representatives speaking for

The Legislature, which has an- tioner, Ho Yuet, told the judge inbour at the Council meetings....

animously selected Prince Phumi (4) Whether or not the Council that she was married to Leung

should immediately prompt frecen Aduldet as the next ruler of Fu-lam by her parents in the

dom of Information er,

Siam, has at the same time an the pointed a three-man Council of second moon of this year in the country; and when a week after Russians insist, first consider the rights of

Regency to guide the new king in the marriage ceremony her hus- discrimination and

matters of state. minoritica band still behaved strangely and avoided cohabiting with her, she came to the conclusion that he was impoteur,

Her husband ill-treated her when she asked questions and eventually without getting satis- faction she went back to her mother,

A curious puldie had looked forward to catching a glimpse of the husband when he appear- ed in Court, but nt bath hear- ings he failed to put in an ap-

ав

Hector McNeill, British Under- Secretary of State for Foreign affairs, this week wil present to the Council the recommendations of the Committed 011 Refugeca which was recently concluded at the London meeting.

Or

The main issue is whether not refugees may be sent back to their own countries without their consent.Associated Press.

Must Work Northfield, Vermont,

June 10.

posal.

-Some time on Sunday, another junk drew alongside the CNRRA vessel and the cargo was transfer- red. It was inter discovered that tions now

Do you know that British ra- are? One ounce of the transfer was unauthorised. butter and two ounces of mar- The Water Police were inform-garine per person per week. Two alert for a rice-carrying junk, ed and patrol launches are on the ounces

Siam BRIT. AMBASSADOR

Prince Phumiphon has spent with his brother and his widowed much of his life in Switzerland

with them in December, last year, mother. Ho returned to

The Siamese Director-General of Police told the Legislature that King Ananda Mahidol's death was accidental and that the bullet went through the centre of his fore.

DUE IN H.K.

Sir Horace Seymour, British Ambasador to China, and Lady Seymour, are expected to arrive in Hong Kong on June 20,

of cooking fats; three ounces of cheese, two and a half pints of milk and only as much meat as you can buy for 1s. 2d.- that is less than one Hong Kong Dollar.

no

And did you know that great Britain has been spending 300,- 900,000 a year in subsidias that food should be sold at pegged prices which people can afford? Prince Mahidol, father of King

They are voyaging from Nan of activity for a moment, b

But to return to our own Phumiphon Aduldet and the late king on

board H.M. destroyer King Ananda Mahidol refused the Contest. The Ambassador is due that is naturally what interests succession to the throne and be to leave for United Kingdom in

us most. A paint I want to make doctor, studying in Ameri- Anson and understood

that General Dwight D. Eisen-en. His uncle, King Prawadhipat, that Lady Seymour, vill deras un hower, United States army chief. abdicated in 1995.--Reuter, Journey by air. it had not been proven whether of staff, said today that tho the husband was permanently United Nations "must be made or only temporarily impotent, to work," but advised continued and despite the wife's protest American military conscription, she was advised to go back to declaring that "weakness and her husband. Our Own Correa- nakedness cannot serve us now." pondent.

pearance.

Yesterday the judge said that

Chinese Warships In Honolulu

Honolulu, June 10. Flying the flag of the Chi- nese Republic,, n squadron of eight war vessels of the new Chinese navy steamed proudly into Honolulu harbour, and Fort Kamahemsha thundered a 21- gun anlute as the flagship moved to anchor., in. Kewalo Basin as the aun broke through the drizzling skies. *

Speaking to graduates of Norwich University, the gen- eral warned the nation that Mr. Warren R. Austin, new United States representative to the Security Council, "must have earnest, dynamic and un- ccasing support from every one of us.".

He declared that differences among nations must be settled legally, "in the spirit of the United Nations charter."-As- sociated Press.

Japanese Spies

Changchun

In

UNRRA Called

A Useless Body

Washington, June 10.

simply this food problem is not a problem of production. An equally great problem in South East Asia is distribution. That is why it is an additional and most important part of my job to try to help the regions within my area to obtain ships and rulling stock, lighters, barges, tugs, trucks, and so on; mend bridges, and to repair roads and to sweep up the mines from rivers and barbours: to supply plough cattle, textiles agricultural implements: In fact a host of odd jobs of one sort or another of which I need apot weary you with a full catu-

og Though I max Just men- trying to provide pig polson for Borneo to protect crops from

Burmp and sozum for Siam to check the rindampest which is kIH-

ing off cattle all sorts of odd jobs which are all part of the total war on hunger.

"U.N.R.R.A. is nothing but the fifth wheel on

cart, and might just as well not exist insofar as rehabilitation work in Europe is concerned," says Mr. Donald Morton, former U.N.R.R.A.wild pigs; and rat catchora for official. Alleging that there had bear U.N.R.R.A. gets its supplies, is incredible incompetence in the in a much better position to look organisation, Mr. Morton. said after the feeding of Europe there was no gainsaying the without the nuddling which fact that UN.R.R.A. had not goes on in Europe," he said.

May, Get Worse handled the situation in the

Well, that is the position. The Guilherme Francisco Victor. 35.

manner it, was intended, nor as

“Hand-Out”

outlook is not too good, and it may clerk of the Medical Doparinient,

The Chinese Consul General

it could have done.

got worse; though thero are "U.N.R.R.A. is not doing ro-bright patches. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank King Chau-mai, United States

Ho laid the blame for habilitation work, but merely Building, was charged before Mr.

and navy territorial army

U.N.R.R.A.' incompetence on hand-out'

It looks, for example, on rough business. Ometals cstimator ward from South East F. X, d'Almada at Central Magis-

Chinese com-

Nanking, June 10.

as if the rice which will the "top 20 per cout." of people are exaggerating the import come tracy yesterday with fraudulently dignitaries and

leaders munity.

mot the applying to his own use the sum squadron. They were recolved

The Central Nows Agency in who are in it,

inco of the whole enterprise. Aala during the next quarter will a Mukden dispatch said today Mr. Morton sala It is regret There is no starvation anywhere be quite a bit more than during of $516.04 on May 10.

flagship by Cam. that the Russian correspondent table that U.N.R.R.A. is to be in Europe. Mr. M. A. do Silva appeared aboard the

this second

ond quarter I have earlier for the defence and Detective Sub mander Lin Taun and exchanged Vladimir Drezden told Genoral handed over to the United Na “U.N.R.R.A, has become an falked about. But rice is not the Inspector Watson for the Crown. felicitations. The first round Tu Yu-ming that Japanese tions Organisation, adding that organisation for the employ only thing that is short.

At to request of the defence of a five-day celebration for 80 secret, agents and not Chinese | such a step would be one of the ment and for the organisation

Flour a short. All sorts of the case was adjourned for one Chinese officers and 1,000 Ciil. troops or citizens were respon- greatest catastrophes to of monopolies for world surplustion is not bright and it will per- food are short The overall altua. wrock.

nese" enlisted". crow men was siblo for the murders and atro- | U.N.0, mais manga. commodities," Mr. Morton said sist for many months: and it will Accused is on bail of $3,000, under way immediately. En-eitles against Soviet citizens As former UNRRA team "Sixty por cont, of them certainly got worse, unless every listed men plled into buses and in Changobun. will director in Europe, Mr. Morton ployees would do a good job if body wake up to the dangers, and officers into cars for an island Drozdou is reported to have said the administration was un-they had leadership, and 20 per dore whatever he can

charged, Japanese agents with ponosanry as far as the supply cont, are doing splendid work; You un disorganizing Changulum and of food was concerned it but the top 20 per cent, do not 1 to be told to grow every ounce of

Hong Kong

don't ma ather side of the island and dir- that over 3,000 Japanese had should provide only a modont know what it's all about, and food noseblo, and to waste noth nor in Honolulu for senior of wrecked and plundered the 30- and observar, service, or take advantage of their Jobs for ing but these simple lajupotions acere were also dregnigod

viet Consulate there, dasoclut. The Allied Combined Food pleasure cruising and seeing the he

cannot De top dodistad- Pra.

Board through "--> which I world."ssary d

Answer To:: Correspondent

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