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FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

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CHINA MAIL

No. 33508.

ESTABLISHED. FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1946./

"LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF CHINA"

Bitter Attack In S'hai Paper JEWS TO BE

HEAVY DEMAND

FOR COPIES

Shanghai, Nov. 5.

A letter "to the editor" suggesting the initiation by foreigners of a "Let's Get the Hell Out of China" movement because of Chinese dis- crimination, has had to be reprinted by the American-owned Shanghai Evening Post be cause of the heavy demand for copies of the paper in which it first appeared,

Hundreds of clippings of the letter are believed to have been sent home to head offices and friends by foreigners here-

In reprinting the letter (signed lave now taken over, "Ex-Friend

and self

of China") the justies at,re much per pound. Shanghai Evening Post snid edi- There is no sense of community torially. There is certainly ale of pent-up resentment, in many foreign heart here. Whether the resentment is wholly justified may be debatable. Some Chines

responsibility or consideration for any but the family, no pity, un sense of moral righteousness bonesty, no loyalty, no dignity or sign that they are higher an the

will doubtless fref that it is not. evolutional fadder than the ani- A few, however, agree that it isntals they naltreat an viciously- There has been rather widespread at every onpartunity. And lastly, dismay over the way many things possessing all of these unlovely have gone in China, sonie of traits, like the dog who bites the these things being unavoidable or hand that feeds it, they cry loud- under the heading of "strictlyly for all foreigners to clear out China's business," but some of China. others seeming to represent discriminatory or at any rate not overly hospitable attitude."

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Here is the Tetter which, as the Post says, seems to have touched so many hearts here:

Back To Mud Huts

natian take back whatever has contributed. Let's stop alt

TRAIN ATTACKED

Trieste, Nay. .

A special truly carrying 500 Nations back to Tricate trom the Armistice Day cere- moving at the Italian War Memorial of Redinuglia was altacked with hand grenades and vifte five westerday near Monfuleme. Venezia Giulia Lice gerdy jumped fr012 the train, but no one in the tenin wna hur?.

Serra were arrested. One was seminted in an exchange of fire with the police.—Arga. →inted-Lrends.

Bus Co. Has No Monopoly

RELEASED?

Price: 20 Cents.

A THIRD WORLD WAR" WARNING

London, Nov. 4.

One step can bring about a third World War, said Mr. Herbert Morrison at a meeting of the United Nations Association in his suburban constituency of Lewisham tonight......

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The Admiralty today issued a wireless message, picked at British parts, asking all shipa in the English Chamel to keep a lookout for four. ferman prisoners who have estapo from Brittany and የ 'ዩ። n sea in an eightston' sloop which they found on the coast.

The vessel, named “Jeanne," was described as having a prey hullcand a white sl Reuter

Rockets To

Wealth

Defence

London, Nov. 5.

The defence of the British Commonwealth should be dispersed among its members and away from the highly vulnerable" British Isles. Field Marshal Viscount Alan Brooke, the former

General Staff told the Royal Empire. Society at a meeting here today.

Mr. Morrison said: "As the world is today, it is true that three powers have the keeping of peace if they act together-the United States,

·Russia and the British Commonwealth: "Together, the three cam songible organisation of world} luke care of future petme., Hat trade and sensible control of speeches are not enough. military power. London, Nov. 4. Statements that war is not

"Unicas all countries 'share į A British Cabinet de imminent are not enough. The

risk remains and the risk is the danger of dumping'. of release from cision to

taye unless the three are unemployment, of mistrust. of detention the. Palestine standing together in full per desperate economic protective

Washington, Nov. 5. The use of rockets rather than members of the Jewish standing and active cooperation barriers, which must eventually.

to maintain world peace...

strangie life from industry. airplanes in tactical support of community interned "If one breaks away and the "Our full employment policy

round troops is viewed by an there, excepting those remaining two, with the smaller means that for a long time we Army authority as a possibility in held for specific crimes, nations combine against it will have a shortage of labour. any future war is strongly rumoured in that way lies the risk of another That is one of the

contributions a country can usually well - informed

make to a sound and prosperous quarters to have been

world trade. And therefore to taken today.

world peace." Reuter

the rising prosperity, we face! Support G.Is. Chief of the Imperial

world war.

Not Passive

The problem is how can we. curb the forces making for a It is believed that an official other world war without allow- announcement of the decisioning them to bring about another may be made, soon, an

blood-bath.

Airship Record

"There is no doubt_"modern

weapons such as air bombardment.

long-range rockets, submarindu biggest Discussing developments in and atomic bombs, have sericus- military rocketa in the semi-ly weakened Commonwealtit official "Artillery Colonel Thomas B. Hedekin as- vulnerability of its heart, the Journal security by greatly increasing the

verted that the next few years United Kingdom," he said. will bring production of a ̃rrent=

"Unfortunately as mailers exist ly improved missile. with "medium" range up to 200 miles. Kingdom that the bulk of the de- at present it is in the United

a

Colonel Hedekin has been forfensive. resources are concentrat, the past year in charge of fielded. There are far too many artillery -rocket

at Fort valuable and vulnerable eggs in Brack, North Carolina:

testa

He said that improved anti- aircraft defences already threaten to make "prohibitively costly the use of planes to support. ground troops as in World War II-As-

sociated Press.

Present reports indicate that "Peace is not passive. It is Moshe Shertok, a leading mem- not a matter of wishing. True her of the Jewish Agency love of peace is positive. It is Executive, would be among lively. Peace will be achieved those released. He and some by action, positive policies, by Lakehurst, NJ. Nov. 5.

members of the willingness to net and even to The Navy airship, 700 other

10 maintain Jewish community in Palestine risk peace itself

|KM-1; which took off have been held in detention by lasting and certain peace. the British authorities since A charge of infringe-June 29 on suspicion of being for peace, make it our duty to late yesterday at Clynco, "We will, if we truly hope here a week ago, landed ment of the traffic regu- involved in the campaign of try and eradicate the causes of;

Georgia, establishing lations against six dri- terrorism.

war, one of the greatest of "I therefore propose that therevers and conductors of

The release would coincide which is poverty and political what naval officials here be initiated by all foreigners Here

the part and economic insecurity. with fresh moves on

said was a record for "Let's Get the Hell Out of motor - lorries touring of the Jewish Agency to fight

"Trade between nations is the non-stop, non-refuelling China" movement and that each Kowloon as buses was terrariam in Falestine.

only possible basis of a proflights of any type of air- “Gallant Ally"

she dismissed at

world: Whether the freeing of the perous and safe Kowloon "Before coming to this lovely loans and ald immediately and Court yesterday when the attendance of Jewish dele inevitable. A great network of

internees would make possible only possible way, but not craft. country whose civilization ma- then clear out American, British the Magistrate, Mr gates at the resumed Palestine world trade one of the incom- Rear-Admiral T: G. W. Settle, tured 2,000 years ago, and has French, and inke with 13

rable achievements of hu chief of naval airship training not progressed one iota since, 1 power

Horace Lo, ruled that conference in December, is still and transportation sys-

made the A spread economic and experinientation, tems, the water works, the build the Kowloon Motor Bus not certain. The detention was history, can

announcement

saving that the 003, abd paved, arests the tele:

unty ne of the reasons why the disease as well as phune system, the hospitals and Company had no exclu- Jewish delogates stayed away prosporty just as the arterieirship was in the air JTD

Lieutenant" "Hyg." Walton coln÷3 every other trace of our despised sive right to maintain from the first part of the con- of the body keep a man in good manding the blimp, and his crew work here. And when Shanghai has the Kowloon bus service ference and there is still plenty health or convey disease to of 13 offers and enlisted men, once again become a cluster of mud

of room for disagreement about every limb. them in

spent most of the week off the huts overlooking a useless har- conferred on

the scope of discussions.

Atlantic coast and over the Gulf Enur. let's pass laws in our coun-their licence. tries forging all Chinese to get

of Mexico, working on patrol pra- When the case came up a week

bleins poxidence certificates and bring

bet suits against Chinese news ago, Mr. W. S. T. Louey, manager papermen dog their duty of the Kowloon Motor Bus Con

pany, was called to the witness- box to prdouce evidence of the Company's right to exclusive Belgrade, Nov. 4. maintenance of the bus service in General Perenie Sombathely, Kowloon. former Chief of the Hungarian After Mr. Louey's production General Staff, sentenced to of the company's: licence, Mr. Lo death for the murder of Red þadjourned the case a week. When Army soldiers, was executed at defendants

yesterday, 130,000,000 other Americans, that Novi-Sad, Yugoslavia,

today, Mr. La dismissed them the charge, China was badly in need of re- with, other Hungarian war finding that an offence had not construction, and welcomed. for- } eriminals--Router,

had the impression, among with

"LEAVE CHINA”

Singapore, Nov. 5. An aument to insident Truman to withdraw Ameri- can troops from China made by 34,000 members of all communitica i Malaya, was delivered to Mr Fout Josie lp, the US. Conant-Generat here, by a deputation of siz Chinese from the Singapore Chinese Federation for, l'ence and Dewocrney-the which sponaared the "American troops quit China" Week-Bruter.

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eign efforts toward that end. I thought that when we gave 호시 United China Relief, the funds were used to help grateful needy friends. And when we were un- able to buy butter, meat, soap flour, because they were required by UNRRA, I was thankful tha we could do even a little to alle- viate the suffering here.

the army orlen

"I remember the arm

tation talks about our allunt

Japs single-handedly by surren dering every major elty and avoiding all combat) telling as how similar the Chinese were to

imany respects.

Uga

Reuter.

been made,

נו נלנו

Tide Still Flows Towards Labour

(By DeWitt Mackenzie)

London, Nov. 5.

Sighting ally who defeated the Commenting on the Municipal elections in Eng- land and Wales, the "Daily Herald" said today that "the results are highly encouraging for the Labour movement and show that the tide is still flowing in its favour.".

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"But now after four months of first-hand observation, I have had

a bellyful of lies and deceit. The

Stuffing Their Pockets The Liberal "News-Chronicle" said that if a gen- eral election were held tomorrow, Labour would win, but added that those who approve of the Government's effort have declined by two per cent in two months. - The elections give a

further economic changes in such a com

Chinese neither want ner

are

stuff

Not Radical

Upward Surge

cherished traditions. T

economie

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A Compound But the release of the Jewish

"We must never forget that internees, if confirmed, would world peace is a compound of remove one of the obstacles which has so far prevented Jewish attendance-Reuter.

No Ultimatum In Gib.

London, Nov. 4. Mr. Creech Jones, the Colonial Secretary, told the House of Commons today that there was no queston of compelling Spanish refugees in Gibraltar to return

Chinese Papers To

Re-Appear

Chinese

newspapers

to Spain but he hoped they will make their appear- would accept the Venezuelan

Government's offer to take ance again this morning, certain categories of workers, after yesterday's news

..

this very small and seriously ix- posed basket.

"Can we disperse some of the vital requirements throughout the Commonwealth?".

Admiral Viscount Mountbates presided at the meeting.-Reuter.

Republican Victory Forecast

Washington, Nov. 4. Republican victory was forecast tonight on the eve of tomorrow's United States, Congression- al elections in which an estimate 35,000,000 voters will elect an entirely new House of Re- ... presentatives and a third of the Senate, Last minute appeals to the electorate, were being. made tonight but one key figure--President Truman-remained silent. He has not spoken throughout the campaign..

Sellle sal that the fight broke the record of the Russian V-0 airship which stayed aloft 130

To win the Senate, the Re-1 Left-Wing expirations for a hours, 27 minutes in 1935. By republicans, who hold 30 seats, third party. fuelling in the air airplanes, have must gain ten. The Democrats. It would micaa the retention remained aloft for longer periods. with 56 could lose seven and of the much-valued, two-party

Officers at Clynca naval air keep the majority,

system-but a two-party system station sald that the blimp,

There have been the usual brought closely into "line with largest the Navy has, had fuel pre-election forecasts by party Britain's clear-cut Conservative aboard for probably 36 hours leaders. The Democrat chair Labour system--Reuter. múdre flight, The 300-foot craft is propelled by two 880-horsepower engines on either side of its gon- Jola-Associated Press.

Truman

He was replying to Mr. Sidney black out" when And Bevin

Silverman (Labour) who asked

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Cap-

him if he had any staténient to Vernacular journal make regarding the "ultimatum" peared as a result of sus- by the Governor of Gibraltar pension of publication to the Spanish Republican po following a dispute be-] litical refugees, many of whoin had been there since 1936, re-tween compositors and |quiring them to return to Spain management. :-

within a month.

Talk Food

1

London, Nov. 1. While the Central Legislative Assembly is debating India's food situation, in Washington There was no strike in the President Truman and Mt. Mr. Creech Iches urged that sense of the word;, outlining the Ernest Bevin will tonight. dis it meat be remembered that feircumstances leading to the suues the world's fond crisis, many of these refuges (number-pension, a spokesman of the Hong according to reliable London ing 350) were occupying ac-Kong Printing Association told. quarters. commodation which would other wise be available for natives of Gibralta, and British subjects.

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Britain's educational. system) and

され

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Government. Ma qu

houses

Key States mun, Mr. Robert S. Hannegan,

Washington, Nov. 5. said his party would increase its majority in both

Balluting in 15 key states to- The Republican chairman, Mr.lay appears likely to chart the Carroll B. Reece, claimed his United States' legislativo course party would gain 49 additional for the next two years. Up. whats in the House and seven (words of 35,000,000 voters will In the Senate.

[choose among more than 1,034 The prospects of a third-candidates for national and stats probably Labour-emerging in foffices,

the event of a Republican vic- The 10 states, "stretching. from tory "ham-stringing" President Massachusetts to California, hold Truman's Democrat timinis the major share of close contests tratien, were being discussed which will determine whether by Washington politica, obser- Democrats or Republicans control the House of Representatives und the Senate in/the 36th Congress. Possible Leaders Many of these same states are

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on. a

Four men considered capable among the 33 where governor- of leading a new party to ships are at stake in this year of reasonable success at the pulls election, alat kela are: Henry Wallace, former Altention is 'centring Secretary of Commerce in Pré-final Republican drive to wrest sident Truman's Cabinet; who rice Senate seuls from the De he "China Mail: that certain of One concrcic suggestion they resigned from the Government mocrats. Added to those which beir members employed by the may discuss is that 800,000 after the recent contrutersy they claim are already won, the grateful for" altempts nu" recon-

Sing Fo," not satisfied with the tons of pain originally intend over foreign policy; Harold nine would give the Republicans. struction. They are happy for

conduct of negotiations UNRRA aid, true, but to

Labour Office, on their own ini-ed to be sent from the United Lekes, the former Secretary of control of the Sennie for the Ars: the pockets of all who come into good indication of the geacral paratively brief span..

with it, not to feed the political trend in Britain good

a Socialist Government and find lative handed their management States to Japan should be ship- the Interior and another old time since the New Deal was ultimatum expiring at mid-ped instead to India. This pro Roosevelt man who also left the initiated with the election of string. They are thankful for enough in fact so that it is safe During

posal was put forward by Diwan Administration after disagree. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. the past generation the Socialists the strongest party right. U.S. surplus property which in to label it as being fairly close there has been a levelling.in. the municipal councils..

The response of the employers Chaman Lal, whose mission rement with President Truman; These seats are New York, Mas-- cidentally

cannot be purchased to the middle of the road with a Great fortunes and estates have Speaking of the old school ties, was an order to the men to see cently negotiated a successful Philip Murray, President of the sachusetts, Missouri, Idaho, Dion- here by bona fide American moderate tendency to the Left." veterans bought on long term The final results in 360 cities tion. The landed gentry is fast Education announced the Gay meeting of the representatives of

been broken up by heavy tara- not long ago the Minister of work forthwith. An emergency deal for food with the Argentine Congress of Industrial Organi taha, Washington, Virginia,

sations, the powerful trade Wyoming and New Mexico,

The Democrats are quite cer credit at a fraction of its cost and and towns show this apportion- disappearing and with It many cinment's intention to reform the different Chinese newspapers

This deal, however, is con- anfon body which did so much sold for cash at fancy prices, with Uncle Sam Tooling the billment of 2,319 seats:

Labour 1.341; They discourage, foreigners from

Conservative Meantime there has been an remove those class distinctions was then held and it was decid-sidered merely the beginning of through its political action com taid they will win in these places ed that all Chinese newspapers, a comb-out of world: resources mitteo to secure a fourth-term and are unwilling to concede that doing business by discriminatory dependents 534; Liberals upward surge of the lower struts which are a handicap in a lethirteen in number, should us that will be necessary if India's re-election of the late President the Republicant have a better legislation, restrict freedom of98; Communists 1.

of society. When I first went to mocracy."

pend publication 400 million people are to be Rocsevelt, and Senator Claude than even chance to take over in Pepper of Florida, whose-for-Wisconsin, In the hope of cash- Chlo, Pennsylvania, Delaware and movement by a phoney visa syaŋ

A New Britain England the old school te stur

The "Ching Mall" was also in safeguardedigge

Informed quarters here may siga policy sreeches on maching in on this, many observers em, refuse, to return property

The Minister proposes to make formed that in the case of derinin stolen, by the Japs, which they look that at the same time the Gentlemen were born not

conservatives not only held their A member of the aristocracy was will seem absurd not to send all press had already been set and to be launched with the United Wallace-have-made him the have called a trend against the ministr own, but made a gain-of- fours, ngentleman ipso facto even the children to them.

portion of the newspapers, print States will focus sharply India's spokesman of the extreme Laff, The Democrats have gone to Wing Democrats in the Senate Senate Places in Kentucky and out after the Republican-fed, Equally significant is the fact though at the same time he might

Tradition still clings but theseed when the "shut, our rder continuing voluptability the Communists hold only one be a terrible rotter,

days, it is largely true that from employers.came through. starvation. Although tonight's All four, however seem to be California Associated Press, † sent against the six they had be tradesman couldn't be a gentleman is one who thinks and This fact was, so the "China Mail Inika with President Truman determined to stay with the fore.

gentleman because he wasn't born conducts himself like one what was informed, brought to the no-will, naturally cover other sub- Democratic Party and work ties of the Labour Officer: by the feels besides food, the fact that from Inside its ranks, so that This tends to confirm the con-flat way and neither could his ever his birth may be,

There is change in the sensus of observers that whes or even though he had degrees

England's aristocracy has ad- Printing Association, the Foreign Minister himself by 1948 the your of the next England Iristalled a brand new from a dozen universities and was cepted its new role without com Vendors Affected is stated to be inftiating food Presidential election their own

Japan and the neighbouring see. Socialist Government last year it a delightful person to meet. plaint" and "has turned to it in a Those most affecivil by the ab- discussion at this level is in efforts and the inevitable econo trouch of low pressure, extedils had no intention of becoming a Education Reform new life with a sporting spirit.sence of: Chinese newspapers yesterpreted as evidente of British | mic solution will have 80 chang? | Framinta tropical deprese" Malaya across Borneo in long-haired radical.

Things began to change atter So we have a new Britain and terday were the large number of anxiety in world interest to see ed the structure of that party the It certainly demonstrated anew the first world war: This as flue an interesting aspect of the women and children newspaper what can be done to secure an that it will be more truly a slon: le centred about 260 miles P moving NW or N that there is no trend toward the partly to the fact that taxation, change is that, a lot of the Con- vendors, who had a very lean, day equitable distribution, "progresalve party of the land by 8 of Manila extreme left. compelled a lot of the once servatives have helped to bring selling publications of the mos- British domestle requirements Such a change would almal at 5 to 10 knots

However the middle of Foreign Ministers Gather in road England is far different re to work and partly to insis-cause they believed in the need

the wealthy Indies, and gentlemen to it about by woling Socialists be quito presso and those of India tank equal inevitably mean abandonment Today's forecast-Moderate or Pessimistic Atmosphere,

In the evening, a new publicans priorities, but the limiting of the soild conservative Demo fresh NE wind), fair, p country from what it was when tent demands of the lower ranks for reform, nation, the Hong Kong Evening factor in Britain's capacity to cratie vole in the south, but it Yesterday's weather "Paye Seven

London Rubber Market to be this writer Brs! went there 30 for their place in the sun.

That is what but the present News, was eagerly bought up help through her influence as would httract some compensa Reestablished..

odd years, ngo. You wouldn't The pace has accelerated with Sociallat Government into power by a riews-hungry, Chinese public bulk buyer is that she has only tory support frum Liberal Ro think It possible that there could the passing of tune, until we wijnt will, oust it. If it stuba lis] when it made its appearance on relatively small exchange crew publicans, - be such vast social, political and witness the astonishing advent of toe-Associated Press;

the streetsi

This would do away with

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However we should not over- (reigned supreme, made the ordinary school so good it leading Chinese newspapers, the that the food negotiations about the same lines as those of

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