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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1946. Price: 20 Cents.

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THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS KNITTING WOOL

STUTTGART

ARRESTS

Frankfurt, Oct. 23.

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Tal US police, in coopera- tion with the German police. have made a number of large- scale raids in Stuttgart na u acquel to the bomb explosions last weekend outside the buildings of the Denazificu- tion Court. the American News Service in Germany re- ported today.

The raids cre made with- in the last 24 hours'and re- Aulted in some arrests, but the number at yet been disclosed--Renter", „

Petition To The

IN JAP. LOOT

Rightful Owners Unable To Substantiate Claims

Obvious Step Was Impracticable

(By Margaret Bradbury)

Because the rightful owners cannot substantiate their claims, many thousands of dollars worth of property still remains in charge of the Cus- todian of Property Department here-special- ly set up 12 months ago to deal with the dis- posal of Japanese commandeered goods and displaced material.

Governor Day by day large. and small stores of enemy-own-

ed goods and looted merchandise are still be- ing located in Hong Kong, together with goods held by servants and one time friends of the - Japanese.

limited staff made this impractic- able.

Dumps Sealed

and

staff of 350

AIR LINES STRIKE

Shannon Airport, Oct. 23. Passengers, including UNO delegates, stranded by "the pay protest strike of Trans-. world Airlines pilots, have been got away to New York, an official of the company at Shannon Airport said today. He added:

"There are to be more flights from our European end until the strike is settled. We have one plane on each airport. A specially charter- ed plane, piloted by officials of our airline, took 19 UNO . delegates from Paris and here, and we got otherridway in á B.O.A.C. aircraft."-Reuter.

HK SEAMEN "STRIKE"

"RATION"

Some of the important retail shops dealing in piece goods and general merchandise are now attaching price tags to commodities on display. These are shops which have agreed to cooperate in full with the Government to assist in cutting prices to the minimum. Government hopes that the public will support them to the utmost. The step taken is a drastic break from the old established custom of bargain- ing and in taking such a step they risk losing customers, especially Chinese, who believe that in bargaining. they getting prices below those of other shops.

are

'Sentence

Of Death'

Cancelled

Jerusalem, Oct, 22.

A caller who did not

This is not necessarily the case. The prices displayed in the windows facilitate checking by Price Control Inspectors. who are kept familiar with landed costs and percentages of profit give his name rang up allowed. For this reason, many the Reuters office in Tel- shops refuse to co-operate with Aviv today and read the Government by displaying price

labels and those doing so must text of the Jewish "un- broadcast" of necessity display low prices. derground

These prices are subject to which was to be given almost daily checks and retail one hour later.

prices are varied according to

the wishes of Government.

The message said: "The

A very large number of com- sentence of death has been modities now being imported carried out on Inspector William arc subject to control, even Bruce of the Palestine police on though these prices are in many October 17 on his conviction by cases not gazetted, and Govren- a ment can at any stage, instruct retailers at what price they may Bell.

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'special court of Jewish resistance' trying those accused of torturing and illtreating Jews."

Inspector Bruce, whose home If firms co-operating with Government are to sell at these was in London was in fact shot prices, however, bargaining and killed by gunmen in Jaffa must cease. The question now Road-Jerusalem's High Street is whether or not the public will-in full view of a bus queue.

Ten minutes after the first call co-operate. This departure from l old custom will fail if the public came the same voice rang up persist in the bargaining habit and said the broadcast had been the cancelled and advised that the from instead of buying

-Reuter. shops which display the cheapest first message should not be used.

Not Minimum

prices.

The "China Mail" un- derstands that there are pending petitions to His

At the end of last year, goods Excellency the Gov-

valued roughly at one hundred ernor-in-Council plead-and say milion dollars were in

Work was concentrated on ing for amplification of me custody of this department

immense locating and sealing the various the Indemnity and Vali-which has tackled an

and still uncompleted task,

warehouses, transport stores, tun- dating Ordinance, 1946:

and other storage: When first plans were made for nels, dumps The petitions, the "China Mail"

of Hong Kong, spots with the help of Service the reoccupation lears plead for the passing of an in Stanley Camp in 1913, a Cus-personnel and police authorities Ordinance envisaged by Section 7

the critical period when any re- (e) of the Ordinance that would tepian of Property organisation Who guarded these areas during was barely contemplated because laxation would have been the permit the petitioners to Jakke the interaces believed the Colony | signal for wholesale looting. legal proceedings against the Custo be completely looted.

The checking of goods, obtain-

Sydney, Oct. 23. todian of Property

marks This was not the case, but, ining identity

the

Forty-seven Chinese The petitions claim, irrespective actual fack if the Japanese had publication of this information in "is to whetherattie petitioners have! a rightful claim or not against Put the contents of the Colony order that owners may claim their tamen in the British into a sack and emptied it over property is still being done by ship "Hickory Glenyes and irrespective, the the Custodian

whole area things could the now enlarged again, whether they would fail or scarcely have been more involved.

people employed by the Depart terday staged a sit-down

It does not mean, of course, becarise Government has no ment.

strike in the shipping of that the prices displayed are desire to interfere unnecessarily succeed in their claim in a' Court

The Japanese, in control for

A large quantity of property fice of G. S. Yuill and the absolute minimum at which with trade and wishes to en- of Law, that all Government of-

nearly four years, had seized has been successfully reclaimed ficials or Departments should not goods, factories, furniture, vehi- and handed over to the owners Company, Sydney, in an shops can sell but such prices courage voluntary co-operation. be free, in dealings with the gencies and buildings and dealt with but a certain amount necessarily effort to obtain the sus-are much below those so far Most importers and many re- cral public, from the restraining them all according to their in- had to be requisitioned by the pension of the ship's of- asked in retail prices

tallers have given every assiṣ- influence of a Court of Law and disputable will and with a com- Services.

Some of the prices at present tance in this regard and Govern- that therefore the Ordinance

Many enemy real estate proficers.

may appear to be high, but ment is grateful for this sup- plete disregard of law, should be passed, giving the peli-

perties have been located recent- The Chinese were finally forci- Government realizes that many port, but in some instances it is Haphazard Movements tioners, as well as the general

some cases that Chinese had sold bly taken by 30 policemen to a commodities at present on dis necessary to take further steps public, legal redress against the

Machinery was taken from one, it having been discovered in factory and installed in another. to the Japanese. One or two of police

they play have been purchased at to protect the interests of the Custodian of Property.

and other property Was In as much as mary members Cargo

these occurrences have been ad-staged another sit-down strike be-high prices and that it would public.

Lore moving to a Chinese club. not be fair to insist upon such from place mitted and others disputed.

Knitting Wool. of the public have viewed with haphazardly moved

As all records of the Custodian The Chinese alleged that they commodities being sold at a loss. concern the denial of public and to place.

When the Custodian's depart were lost in 1941, great difficulty i had been assaulted by the officers to the firms concerned, As new knitting wool and Government individual rights contained in the said Ordinance, reply to

these ment was formed (of ex-internees, is experienced in tracing assets and that the conditions on board stocks arrive, however, the firma

OWN ample supplies. The petitions is awaited with consider-prisoners of war and local people) which came under the control of the ship were comparable to those will bring about yoluntary cuts has now decided to distribute its

on a slave ship." The officers in prices and Government will

following arrangements have I the entire stall worked from the prewar Custodian.

strongly denied the charges,

be in a position to enforce scales been made regarding its dis- fourteen to sixteen hours a day, i

The "Hickory Glen" arrived in more in line with reasonable

tribution for sale. including Saturdays and Sundays,

Sydney from Hongkong on Octo- margins of profit.

On the days stipulated and Japanese internees who had been

ber-7. Reuter:~-

This new proposal may be commencnig from official open- connected with business and

regarded as the first step in ing hours on were interrogated factories

in

Thursday, the bringing about a drastic cut in 24th October, supplies in- order to oblain from them

of the present excessive charges. Government knitting wool will. formation about what had DC-

Washington, Oct, 22,

In a recent and final appeal be on sale at the folowing Paris, Oct. 22,

curred to large quantities of The Ring Wing newspaper

Mr, James F. Byrnes said

to all the more important retail

stores:- "Epoque" said today that the foods, machinery and equipment tonight that discussions on the

shops 'dealing in plece goods and French Food Minister M. Yves During this time, looting con- Palestine problem were still be-

On Board HMS.

general merchandise, only a Farge, was "legalizing the Black tinued wholesale but as a resulting handled exclusively by Mr.

very small percentage agreed Mauritius, Oct. 22. Market by his order.. yesterday of the Department's work, mii- Attlee and President Truman

upon full co-operation with regarding meat rationing and Dons of dollars worth of property with the State Department's

The British destroyer Government and these shops price control.

was saved for the Colony. part. confined to channelling Saumarez, which struck have since proved that they can As the threat of empty but-downs were found to be full of chers' shops hung over large cen-stores, as well as warehouses and Mr. Byrnes, told correspon- a mine today in the and will co-operate. The names Road, C. tres like Paris and Lyons on the shops spread

of the shops concerned are over the Colony dents today he would be willing channel between Corful published below

and Govern first day of the restored rationing. and from the point of view of to return to Europe with the and Albania immediatement wishes to express Its satis- the Paris newspapers prominently featured the possibility of cattle establishing ownership, the post-Council of Foreign Ministers, being kept on the farms and not tion seemed almost impossible. after the United Nations y settled down by the faction with their willing and sent to the market. Although the The Chinese carried out an ex- General Assembly meeting if M. bows with oil fuel burn- now anti-Black Market lawa intensive decentralisation scheme Molotov agreed to full discus-ling on board, stituted by M. Farge authorise whereby Shell manufactures and sion of the German, and.... Aus- the official requisition of livestock engineering units complete with trian peace treaties.

able interest.

French Black Market

Go-

U.S. Foreign Policy

communications.

if farmers refuse to sell at ecil-motors were installed in British Mr. Byrnes said that the

markets.

Soir"

station, .where

DESTROYER HITS MINE

►

The Saumarez, still on fire,

as being towed stern first to Corfu by the Volage, when the Volage also struck a mine.

ing prices, they apply only when A.R.P., tunnels, while cargo oil, funds available for foreign livestock has been brought to the army stores and ammunition were

loans in the Import-Export

The Saumarez, with the des- The Moderate "Libre

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stored in extensive tunnels in Bank were running low and beadlined the fact that there were Hong Kong and Kowloon. Private that it was natural for the troyer Mauritius, had left Cor- fu this morning steaming only 666 hend of cattle in the houses and specially dug holes in United States to favour with

the. Corfu main Paris market of La Villetts the ground were also used as dis- what was left those governments northwards for.

persal storage, godowns,

friendly and sympathetic to her. Straits and the Adriatic with Referring specifically to the the ships Leander and Volage go recently suspended loans to two miles astern.

as against 7,500 a week ago.

The Communist "Humanity" askod it M. Farge would "let the

get away with it."

Full Of Loot

All cargo in

commercial

farmers who are hoarding cattle downs was seized by the Japanese Czechoslovakia, Mr. Byrnes sald Uncleared minefields in the

To-day the retail celling la general average principle enfare: cluded that

and a liquidation scheme on the the State Department had con- are restricted navigation in Czechoslovakia's the straits to a channel about about eight shillings for

twed on the non-British owners of need was not so great as had a mile wide off the Albanian pounds of "special cuts" while or-

the goods. Certain payments been originally represented since shore. dinary cuts cost about half that were made on account in military the Prague Government had The Admiralty announced amount-Reuter.

yen which had little relation to re-lent £2,5000,000 worth of later today that casualties had the value of the cargo,

he even tot el seral godowns surplus property and credit to occurred aboard the Saumarez. were full of loot taken from Bri Rumania contrary to the terms Reuter. tish shops, factories, hotels, public of agreement. Reuter. utilities and parts of electric light works Machinery weighing some sixty tons were discovered

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voluntary co-operation.

Co-Operators

Wing On Co. Ltd., 213, Dea Voeux Road, C.

Elite Styles, China Building. The Mayfair Co, Ltd., China Building.

Dragon Seed Co., 37, Queen's Road, C.

Lucille, 18, Queen's Road, C. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., Ex- change Building.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd, Des Voeux Road, C.,

Cheong Hing, 58, Nathan Rd. Oriental Silk Store, 63, Nathan Road.

Standard Chemical 656. · Nathan Road."

One such instance is that of "

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Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: Wing On Co. Ltd., 218, Des Vocux Road, C.

Elite Styles, China Building. Dragon Becd Co., 87, Queen's

change Building.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd., Ex-

Cheong Hing, 53, Nathan Read

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: The Mayfair Co. Ltd., China Building

Lucille, 18, Queen's Road, C. Whiteaway, Lajdlaw Co, Ltd., Des Voeux Road, C.

Oriental Silk Store, 63, Nathan Bond. /

One Lb. Per Card Government stocks of knitting wool should be ample for all re- quirements and it is requested that the public co-operate by not rushing the shops concern- ed. The wool in the first in- stance will be distributed on a Works, rationed basis of 1 lb. for --

every ration card presented. · Many complaints have been Column "I" on the ration cards made regarding the shortage of presented will be marked ac knitting wool and some persons cordingly, indicating that 1 lb. have complained the Govern- of knitting wool has been issued ment brings about such short- to the holder of that card. age by control of prices, Supplies are for the present Government does not normally being issued only to the shops The anticyclone over Chins control prices until such time as named as having already proved Madrid, Oct. 28. continues to lose intensity. Pres- it is satisfied that supplies are willing to co-operate with General Franco decreed yester- suro is low in a trough extending | fairly adequate and that such, Government.". The obvious thing for the Cus- day that his Government will be from the southern part of the supplies are being sold at ex- The rationing scheme will todian department to have done as the sole purchaser of all grain, China Bes northeastward across cessive prices.

reduce the likelihood of the soon as our Forces arrived, was and legume crops in the 1947- the Northern Philippines to Cea Government has from time to resale of knitting wool on the to move the goods from the dis 1948 season. This year, the Gov- tral Japan At 3 p.m. persal areas into the warehouse ramdat had permitted as per typhoon was centred 800 milee For areas where the problem of.

security would have been easier cent of these crops to be sold NE of Manila moving NNE at 15 But the tremendous quantity of privately, although, maximum, Forecast Light to moderate and until such time as it is in have been distributed and the Unamed Combat Display in property and stores involved and prices were fixed --Arsociated I NE winds, predominating Wea-la poeltion to control actual dis- danger of a black market has

tribution. "This is necessary ↳ been reduced.

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Foreign Affairs Debate,

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War Crimes Trial. Page Five

China Underwriters

Meeting.

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International

Minerals,

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Court.

Serum

Annual

In Chinese shops which had been

completely bricked up.

FRANCO DÉCREE

the total lack of transport and Press.

THE WEATHER_

knota,« do tema

ther continuing fine.

the

the

time requested the public, to be black market. Increases in the ing enforcement of official prices date when preliminary supplies patient for short periods follow-ration are probable at