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THE CHINA MAÏL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1947.

EXCHANGE DEALINGS STOPPED

Inquiry Into Market Collapse

Nanking, Feb. 13.

General Cheng Chia-min, new director of the top secret Bureau of Investigation and Statisties and successor of General Tai Li (killed in an aircrash near Nanking last year), has been sent to Shanghai by Chiang Kai-shek to con- duct a thorough probe into the sensational run- away market which shot gold to: $960,000 per ounce and U.S. dollars to $17,000 last week and which boosted commodity prices on the aver- age a hundredfold.. Well-informed quarters said the Government, de- termined to check the current market confu- sion, was hamstrung by the influence of power- ful financial groups who stand to lose in case. the Government cracks down mercilessly on black market operations. They said these groups, who American firms have seriously contral and manipulate the affected Chinese imports to this market for personal profit country and freight shipments regardless of the welfare of the between China and the United nation, were backed by bureau States had dropped within this cratic capital, and influence. week. Government circles also charged that the Communists and other opposition who would like, to ste a Government economic col-

lapse, are behind some of these

groups.

Well-informed sources claim

the current violent fluetua- tims were mainly the result of

«manipulation by these groups.

dispatch, According to the

who has at Chung Chia-nin, his disposal a. Well-organized network of investigation agen- cies throughout the nation, in- dicated that Chiang considered the situation extremely grave and was determined to crack down on these groups.

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Factors cited as hampering Sino-American trade were the exchange rate complexity and the Chinese Government order, forbidding the purchase abroad

MARINE KILLED

Peiping. Frb. 14.

A United Stalty Marine, wax shot and killed here. Thursday night by an uniden- tified Chinese Marine, Public,

nounced. Relations

Scanty reports received by the Marine Corps said the Marine

and tico friends were, approached by Chinese who drew a gun and fired.

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The Marine died 20 minuter later. A Marine board investigating. Associated Prens.

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Withdrawal Of British

Troops

Milk Overcharge Was For Sugar

"No respectable restaurant charges for suger, pép- per or salt," said Mr. P. X. d'Almada åt Cen- tral to Kwok Wah-fun of the Great Eastern Hotel, No. 113 Connaught Road Central, when he gave the excuse that, the, overcharge of 30 cents on a bottle of fresh milk was for the sugar.

Before fining him $500, and, Street, a lb of sweets for $2.00 this was his second offence, ($1.50)-fined $40.. Mr. d'Almada advised him that if he wanted to charge extra for the sagar he should put up a notice to that effect.

Mr. d'Almada added that he felt sure in that case not many customers would patronise his restaurant.

Other 'summons for breach of price control were:-

Liu Yau-wan No. 285 Main Street or selling a tin of Three $2.90 Castles cigarettes for (Controlled price $2.80)

was

Tokye, Feb. 14. The British Fifth Infantry Brigade and a proportionate ad administrative number troops will be withdrawn from fined $15.

extensive Japan, due to the demand on British manpower Road Central. a lb of sweets Leung Chan of 17 Kam Wah in other parts of the world, it, for $2.50 (82.40)-fined $25.

of more than $2,000 in goods, was announced bere by Maj. and, selling American dollars Gen Paul J. Mueller, Chief of subsequently acquired to the Staff at General MacArthur's

Government at the Headquarters. Chinese

An official statement from the export rate of CF $6,700, for US$1. At this end. American headquarters of the British Occupation pay for gods at Commonwealth importers

CN$3,350 1 Forces said: Mcial rate of US$1 but must pay Unitel States, taxes based on the cx- port rate of CN$6,700 to US$1.

Central News.

Nanking Meeting

Lee Yee of 42 Des

TO DISCUSS ELECTRICITY

"With the agreement of a CHARGES

British Commonwealth the

and concerned Governments with the combined concurrence of the United States of Ameri-

ca, it has been decided to with- draw from the British

Com-

men wealth Occupation Forces brigade one British infantry and a proportion of supporting administrative troops.

Voeux

A frank discussion on electricity charges in Kowloon, the "China

afternoon by

Mail Wbg informed yesterday

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Leung Wing-cheung., of 15 Island Road, for selling a tin

of Three Castles cigarettes for $3.00 ($2.80)-fined $20.

Light Bulb

Chan Shu, of 236 Queen's Road Central, for selling a sheet of glass for $1.40 (55 cents)- fined $25.

Ng Chi-yee, 142 Shaukiwan Road, for selling a tin of Shincla pelish for 70 cents (80 cents)-fined $15.

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CONSTABLE FOUND Gendarmes Accused

IN HARBOUR

The body of an Indian, with seven stab wounds in his back and one between his euce, was recovered from the harbour of the north wall-of the Royal Naval Dockyard it. about 8:40 a.m. on Thursd

The body was later. fied us that of a Royal Naval:

Dockyard constable No. 266

last Khan, who wna known to have been seen di 0.30 am, on the same morn= ing on beard a landing craft lying of the east wall of the Dockyard.

La Salle Old Boys'

Asscn.

Of Tortures

Allegations that Sgt. Major Oba Takao had in- stigated an Alsatian dog to attack a prisoner at the Eastern Kempeitai Headquarters and that on two occasions Oba had given prisoners the water torture, were made before No. 5 War Crimes Court yesterday by a Chilése witness, a former employee at the Gendar- merie, when the trial resümed of Oba and his commanding officer, Captain Shibata Shigeb. Evidence was also given that, prisoners at the Eastern Gen-] darmerie at Happy Valley were left in the open with cold water doused over them in winter and

Men's Socks

that detainees on minor charges Recovered

were herded together in a pit without, a roof to protect them from the weather.

The first witness talled-yes- terday, Lau Wing, a former

Smart work on the part of DSI MeVey and Chinese detectiva Chan Yung resulted in the re- covery of three cases of men's socks. totalling 5,050 pairs and valued at $18,600 consigned to NAAFI, which ware stolen from "Fart Providence" mrly the on Wednesday morning.

According

Police to

investiga-

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tions, the cases were taken away in a sampan towed by a motor- boat and landed at Tai Kok Tsui, whence they were sent by truck to a house in Sal-yeung-choi Street in Mong Kok. These were recovered by the same evening the Police.

Mr.. F. . Castro was elected policeman, said that he had been La Salle Old attached to the Eastern Gen- President of the Boys' Association at the first post-darmerie from May, 1944. He war meeting held on Thursday at knew Oba who had a reputation for being "very fierce." He only the HK. Hotel.

The Rev. Bro. Cassian was sew a prisoner being beaten on elected. Hon, Chairman, and other one occasion. He was tied to a

were appointed as follows:

tree in the courtyard and had Vice-President, P. K. Chan; Sec- tes brought in for reary. R. A. Castro Treasurer wood. A. Barton; Committee, G. L. Fong,

The next witness, Lau Yiu- A. Sales, S. Leung, J. Gomes.

rief speech ting, an employee at the same Ng Man-san, of 317-Queen's In the course of a brief s Road West, for selling an elecf. Castro sold that sev-between July. 1942, and Feb., to those who attended Gendarmerie for two periods tric bulb for $2.50 ($1.25)-

having loon members of the 1941 Com- 1945, give evidence erste fined $25.

the water torture

Des

Lai Yat-fan, of 254 Voeux Read Central, for selling a prophylactic tooth brush for $1.56 181.20)-fined $50.

Tsung Wah of 39

of

stealing

Queen's mitee, and many old boys of La witnessed

the battlefield in Road Central, for selling a cakejeng Kong and I propose that we being given to an Indian named i

of Cashmere soap for 85 cents)fined $75.

Money Market

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at, the

Suicide Attempt

The

sequel was the appearance Yis, before Mr. Latimer at Kow- of a 25-year-old hawker, Tai

On the

labn yesterday charged with re- ceiving stolen property. application of 5/1 Askew, accused war fermally remanded for three clays in Police custody, with the hearing of the ease, fixed for the

Feb, afternoon

25. Mr d'Almada Remedios appeared for the defendant.

He Lost A

Mahjong Set

Salleh who had been arrested $2.00 erect a fting memorial at the

foot of the College statue of St. an espionage suspect. He was

Lurtured by a Sergeant Miyase La Salle, to per John Baptist de La

the me

of our fal petuate memory len comrades, It is left to those who survived to live on in the Ideals that they so nobly fought |

Lau said that he had been reco- for, and for which they paid the called by Miyasu " in'erpret Thursday's spectacular

Cur-supreme sacrifice. very in Chinese National

while Salleh was being ques- Some time Mr. Robert Der rency was shortlived, for yester-

-ágo there was an tioned. This was sonic

time Chairman of the Kowloon Chan- day it gave way once more

to advertisement in the newspapers early in 1944. Shanghai, Feb. 14.

ber of Commerce, will be held at overwhelming, bearish influence calling for re-registration of all

Teng Kuen, the next witness, On Jec. 11, last year, the mak» Summoned by the Government,

the premises of the Chamber Spot feil back to: 48's cunts and Old Boys and ex-members of the go an employee at the Eastern-ter, of Kwang Fook Hing Firm, 3 pm. on Monday next. Mr. Wu Kai-hstan, Municipal

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kind- futures

cents (for Association. Those who so was also in CN51,000), The "China Mail" Social Affairs Commissioner, left

ly gave the notice their attention, Gendarmeric, said that same No. 114, Queen's Road, Central, formed that Mr. F. C. Cleme of

like to would The landslide in gold increased here last night for Nanking to

to thank. I would thre in 1943 or 1944 some 20 hired a mahjang set and a table

Ping

On Tong Firm, No. attend a meeting convened by the This withdrawal: which has the Chin Light & Power Co., Ltd. in impetus as yesterday it drop also like to taken this opportunity Indians were arrested. He did top from

Street. 11 arrested has kindly promised to attend the ped, another 6 points, closing at to express our grateful thanks not know who had of Economic Affairs to Ministry

The same night, there was a been necessitated by the very

5361 to one who has always stood by them but had heard from an the curb

demand on British meeting and join in the discus$294.50. It had closed at an out measures

extensive Repre

of Representatives

RII prices

to commodity

ready and willing the previous day.

extend the other parts of leading Kowloon factories, restau- Government manpower, in other

Piastres fluctuated between Association a helping hand in all interpreter famed Chan Ting. on that three of them, Kotewall industrined to the meeting,

organisations were the world, has been facilitated rants and firms will also attend.

$12.52 and $12.05 per 100. These things and at all times, the rood Sailek and another were exccut- by the progress made in their

were the opening and closing Rev. Bro. Cassian.

Mr. Bastra went on to say that ttt. The meeting to be presided task by the Allied forces oc-

rates respectively over by Economic Affairs Minis-cupying Japan. In spite of this

U.S. dollars were stronger at an Old Boys Association is not ter Wang Yan-su, is reported withdrawal, the British Army

$4:03 amino was Sterling at have as its aim the establishment will still be substantially re-

$15.15. Australian pounds enact off to $12.55. Commodity RiseTM

necessities supply ventres presented in the British. Com- throughout the country.

Occupation Forces monwealth Prior The Ta Kang Pao, quoting

his departure from well-informed circles, eaid gold Shanghai, Wa told Central News and the United Kingdom naval nationalizatio was difficult to he had already drafted a set of and air components will remain execute also due to the fact that mesures for instituting ration- altered." Kold was now mostly cornereding here which will be discussed Ly a few piwerful groups, but by the Municipal Government to-

Meanwhile. Legislative Yuan members, are demanding drastic measures such as nationaliza- fron of gold, though financial rirries doubted that this could the he carried but without issuance of huge amounts of banknotes, thus

aggravating inflation. Legislative Yuan numbers are also planning to organize an investigation com- mittee to probe market opera- Lees in Shanghai and draw up a blacklist of manipulaters for punishment.

the Government may be able te Lake emergency mes ares to astrict further gold suc- ties.

ritatives

axo

day.

to

ccording

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to his plan, We said, civil servants working elther in Government or Municipal organ- isations, as well as workers of public utilities, productive indus tries and cultural bodies will b entitled to rations.

The price of the rationed goods will be fixed by a rationing body to be announced after approval by the Municips! Government. Con

Meanwhile, rumours that the Government was taking "drus- the measures" temporarily for- red down gold prices in China to around $700,000 per ounce, commodity prices, which skyrocketed during last week's | tra| News, scheational gad price hike, re- mained at the same levels and are showing signs” of “guing: higher.

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Shanghai the price of rice most important staple food--was quoted at $170,000 per picul or 120 higher than the official ceiling. United Prexs.

Rice Sales

Shanghal, Feb. 14. Acting on instructions from ith Mayor K. C. Wa and Police Commissioner Lieut- enant-General Honan Tieb-wu, local police were dispatched to day to varinus rice shops to supervise and enforce the sale of rice to the general public at official prices,

Meanwhile the police bureau 18 checking on the reported exodus of rice from the city and encouraging the people to report rice boarders to the authorities, Central News,

Trade Hampered

New York, Feb, 14. American businessmen in San Francisco said trade with China has virtually ceased be cause of the recent sharp fluctuations in the Chinese currency, according to a dis.. match from San Francisco,

Harry Radcliffe, Executive Secretary of the National Cornell of American Importere, reportedly said cancellations by

SINGAPORE RICE THEFTS

Singapore, Feb. 18...

Another Rally

Gen Mueller said the redion tion in force was in proportion

with the United States duction of strength in the Pacific-United Press.

POLICE STOP

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MORE OPIUM FOUND

A further four pounds of opium

19. "Baron Renfrew" found on was ordered to be mofiscated by Mr. H. G. Sheldon at Central on of Mr. Humphreys. An application S.I. Ma

by Millin for the confiscation of 12 tina of condensed milk fs. Merry Meller was granted.

found

MECHANIC SENTENCED

Witness recalled. having so much a club for parties, games heard of an incident when n debates and the like; but more of Miss Chan, a prisoner, had a staid group of registered O13

tried

to commit suicide by Boys holding an occasional social

cial banging her head against the gathering to renew the pleasant wall medical officer was call- And handy comradeship of school in to attend to her. He was dayя. This could be, donio.over

k

S.1. Lau Kam-kweng applied charged on the count of avoidingį portance, as we grow to be older them in winter. On two

Old Boys there may be apportuni-

осеп-

Firm and Hing

The mahjong burglary at the Kwang Fan get and other articles were stolen. The table top was not taken.

As a result, the hirer could only. return the table-top. Before Bir. Justice

E. H. Wil lins, Puisne Judge, at the

legal Supreme Court Sidney Ny Quinn

proceedings on behalf of Ping On Teng Firm for return of the mah- Jong set and the table top as well

jon

as the hire money for the set at $1,20

per day as from Dec. 12.

both parties, His

Aftement in

favour of plaintiff. The defendant

was ordered to return the set, or its cost $130, the table top and the hire mendy of $36 (at 60

plus cost.

smoking concert, a lecture by told of this by a man working was! Shun Chui, a mechanic,

some prominent speaker, and an in the kitchen,

He had seen other prisonera sentenced to four months imp Annual Dance where the old Boys sopment by Mr. H. G. Sheldon at get together with their respective being beaten with poles and Lunshin re-

Central yesterday for assaulting families and friends. And fur having cold water poured over

iri- a tram motorman. He was dis-thermore, of much

greater

sions he saw the water torture fare. payment of

S.I. Gell said

that defendant ties to help the younger ones to being given. boarded a tram at 120 am. yes get a fooling in life out of College. terday at Tin Lok Lane, He stood beside the driver who told him to To upstairs. When the tram ar-j rived at Percival Street he...was told to get off. A quarrel ensued and defendant struck the driver Off the tram accused picked up. half a brick and threw it at the motorman. Police whistles were

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GANG FIGHT What might have Sared up into a serious gang fight between two rival coolie societies in Canton Road yesterday afternoon averted by the prompt arrival of the Emergency Unit under 5/1 Clarke

and special patrols from Shanghai, Feb. 14.

the Tsimlaatsui Police Station. The Chinese nation's sadly in-

According to the No. 1 foreman fated currency rallied still fur- ther today with the American of the Kowloon Godowns, u meni Dollar fetching CN$13,000an ber of the Wo Shun society in- improvement of 500 points from fringed on the territorial right of the Hin Shing association, and yesterday.

Bigtime speculators apparently was threatened by some 15 mem-

insetive waiting to see what bers of the latter guild. measures emerge from the con- ported the matter to his own sex ferences in Nanking in

ciety and a vendetta was arranged which President Chiang Kai-shek end for after work. - Fremier T. V. Soong are partici- pating, Dr. H.

H. H. Kung, former Minister of Finance whose prin- che post now is the governo:-

are

He re-

for the confiscation of 100 rolls of cloth found at No. 136 Connaught Road Central, firet door, on Jan. 25. There has been no claimant for the goods. Mr. Sheldon ordered the goods to be kept in police custod for 12 months.

Another.. Victim

his injuries.

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He saw dead bodies being cents per day as Trum Dec. 11) removed from the cells on four occasions, witness said, and had

"Venerable" helped in removing, thres bodies

Leaves

on last of these.

On one cecasion he saw Oba Instigating a dog on to a pri- soner, whose clothes were torn The aircraft carrier "Vener-and who was bleeding. ableTM

J. L Storey (Captain

Hearing of the case continues

C.B.E. D.S.O., R.N.) left Hong Hong yesterday for U.X. where on Monday. she will reft and recommission for further

Pacific Fleet, in the British The Venerable is being re

Theseus,"

A

blown and accused was arrested A lorry-bus accident outside by a Chinese police constable and the Imperial Ballroom, Nathan | taken to the station. Road on Thursday night claim- ed its third victim, yesterday ACCIDENT

when morning

17-year-old When private car 921, driven Kwan Wu, formerly of 38 Gage Street, third floor, succumbed to by Li Kook-fong and proceeding lieved by H.34.S.

in the direction of Shanshalps, carrier of the same class. was near

H..S. "Glory (Captain W. T the intersection of The two Chinese males who Nathan Road and Argyle Street Conchman, D.S.O., O.BE R.N.) ARRIVALS. AND

were reported dead were iden- at about 11.20 a.m, on Thursday wearing the flag of Rear-Admirai. tified in the presence of 3/1 morning a Chinese male, Full A. R. M. Bridge, C.B.E., Fing DEPARTURES Dow, who, incidentally, with Kwan, ran out from the pavement Officer (Air) Far East, will leave of the Bank of China, wrote

Hotel Arrival:- S. G. S/T Oliver, were the first two and was knocked down by the Hong Kong on Tuesday for Mayor K. C. Wu a letter urging Musiem, J. Beringe. D. A. Herete. C. B. Police officers on the scene and head lamp and mudguard of the period of duty with the East. In-

dies Fleet, prompt investigation of the reni Ramchandani au G. H. Pliester.

Rear-Admiral G. E. Creasy, who escorted the injured to thee sustained serious injuries uses behind the recent slump

hospital, as Lam Kau, 30, ef and was rushed to hospital where CB. C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O. vill, Peninsula Hatef departures :--- Mr. M. in the value

of Chinese currency Wright, Miss Jasir her, Mi O. K.

169 Temple Street, and Chu he died late that night. The head as already announced, relieve which Tuesday

on

Kau, 23, of 548 Shanghai | lamp plummeted to Oratovitch, Liful. and Mrs. W. Ecare,

of the car was badly Bear-Admiral Bridge as Flag- record depth of mere than Mr. and

Officer (Air) Far East early in CN$19,000 to US$1.00 then ral-et-Cat. B. G. O'Conner, Mczora. R. F.

Galloway. Street, second floor.

damaged;

March. Admiral Creasy will! led the succeeding days.

travel Bek, . S. Harrington, V. Reichell, 7.

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Mrw. Fa D.

Lym, B. 1. Donahoo, Glon. Goldberg, A.

Kung said the rocketing of gold had caused a hiking of commodity. Middlecoat, H. E. Harris, A. Dee and

prices, social unrest and creation

of a national crisis.

Eugene Hill.

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car.

Readers' Letters

*Theseus."

out from UK

in the

"It is expected that the "Glory"

and Theseus" will return to the British Fic'fe Fleet early in the

tunmer.

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POSSESSION OF OPIUM

Sir, I am a member of the victed for evading the payment He blamed "certain undesirable cipal tax of 15 percent and the locals and hus received no in- of Income Tax when the au elements who thrive on monetary average tip of 10 percent. Cantoncrement confusion.

sion, and are attempting to

as hoped, and, apart thorities could not catch him bring about nationwide econo-reports said gasoline shortage from the increased cost of for murdering and other grave

there cut down bus services to mic collapse."

minimum.

rice ele, I am about to have my offences. No Hongkongite would

Lai Wel-hai, n 22-year-ol The Canton City Government H.CL and Rehab: allowances be so able as the

grant cut as from this month; it gangster in beating the law. married woman residing at No. appealed to Nanking to Licenses for importation of gass makes me desperate to think As your leader points out Lock Road, ground floor, was yes- line from, Hong Kong to relieve that my salary, will be further the real cause for uneasiness is urday fined $1.500 or two months'

the alleged scale which will imprisonment by Mr. F. Radically Inclined university taxed in the near future,

Kung's letter to Wa' followed an earlier public statement deny- ng charges he himself engage in gold bar and currency mani Prices Up

pulations.

Despite the Improvement in the value of the Chinese dollar, prices continued at high levels induced by inst Tuesday's spectacular descent and 1. same instances

Movie houses in

in Shanghai an nounced that present admission doubled front

even increased,

Fehould be

American

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the shortage.

students at Canton, angered at

I am not ashamed to say the eventually hit the middle clan d'Almace for possession of 14 the chaotic financial situation are fact that I am wearing rags as and low-paid persóna. Hang taels of opium in Kas U-fong on trying to stimulate a strike 4 under-thing, and soon will Kong dollar's purchasing power

ta prosacation protest against the civil war slid; be without any

*has in fact last eighty per cent the roused the suspicions of "dictatorship. Associated Prem As an alternative to the of its prewar value. The scale Chinese delective who was search- Trading Suspended salary tax would it be more should at least be varied aring persons in that area. He took her to the Police station Shanghal, Feb. 14. appropriate to lax (In duty cordingly.

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Small exchange banks, which stamps) all receipts over $5-1% Perhaps the most equitablb where the opium was found on

were the principal dealers in on their face values, iminimin revenue would be a tux, say 10. They said the boost was gold and gecessitated by the

blackmarketing of higher ex- United States, dollars, this after-tax 10 ets. eg. a receipt of $5 ninety-nine per cent of the penses occasioned by the incessant noon suspended trading, ostensibly will bear a 10 cts. stamp, and sale value of the land

moanting cost of living.

of

to

be, ins

A Temand of three days, in Police custody, was granted, by Mr. Blair-Kerr, when Koir Pan appeared.hefore His Worshin yesterday on the charge of pos. session of an automatic platol, a revolver and even rounds of am- munition at the Mong Kok Ferry whart on Feb. 12.

nouncing

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM, MAY 5th-16th; 1947

This is your first opportunity in seven years to see your old suppliers in Britain and to meet new ones Overseas Buyers are invited to Britain for the 1947 British Industries Fair, It will enable them to establish personal contact with the makers of the immense range of United Kingdom goods displayed in the London Lighter Industries) and Birmingham (Hardware & Engineering) Sections of the Fair. The careful grouping of exiüblis will assist buyers t compare the products of competing firms with a

arrangements to suit individual markets can be dis

purchases Pak-hong on a street gambling Cussed and terms and conditions of business settled

The Kowloon Poor Box was en- and ricted by $64.50

conducted by Chi- hike in commodity prices and they order of their guild but ac a receipt, of $5,000 a $5 stamp. houses purchased In the result of a raid Yesterday as the minimum of time, trouble and expense, Specia

Yung, Le tually for an unannounced reason This form of taxation is usedcupation days, White fu Macao nese detectives Chan Chinese newspapers generally which was believed

Kong

Hoi-yuch and T raised their prices from CN1300 vestigation

Tal in one of

China such "forventing by the

our neighbour and to C$500 a copy:

were confiscated and buyers. Bureau Investigation

at Bong Lok Lane on Thur Colony. and Hikes in restaurants since the Statistics (secret police agents

BONZO,

punished, Hong Kong has them day night when the keeper and 24 recent currenty landslide showed under the command of L-Gen

continue to be the up-stars of gamblers were arrested On their many instances where prices more Cheng Chia-nin. He was sent

the society. It is the most dis-pearance beford Mr. Blair than, doubled. In foreign style restaurant increases

one typical to Shanghai under Instructions to

graceful act of omission of the Kerr, the keeper Chan Was, wan direct report

to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

The financial investigation sec.

More than 600 tons of rice. In allen every month by "rice pirates during unloading in Singapore harbour, it was re venled today. The figures, published in the Straits Times, show Singapore loses 10 per cent of the monthly rice ration at an estimated cost of $15,000. Cup of The pirates uso engine-powered native craft and Dounce on the rice Inden lighters which manned by a small crew

are

The fice is quickly transferr ed and the pirates make fanid getaway-Reuter

were:

·Income Tax

Sir-Concerning the imposi-Govoriment. It fosters further red $50 and each of the gamblers calfoo CNS1,500, to

from

tion of Income Tax I think it disloyalty and treachery, 1310. CN$3,600

plate, of soup tian of the Central Bank since is unjust to oppose it in prin- would suggest that with the Three armed man, held up a CN55,000; hamburger steak from this morning, had been checking cipit at the system has been imposition of Income Tax the Chinese named Ho Chun in CN$4,000 LO CIN 10,000 11 gold bar brokers for the trees teled, and found out to be mist Government gela busy with San Lau Street nes Giles and Avendo yesterday afternoon chiese sandwich from, $2,000 to which the Bank, dinaped in an civilised countries. The ques-henyy taxation of occupation and rabbed him of $1,000 cash lunch' from $12,000 to $19,000₫ of the largest buyers of bars, equitable and enforcible in mist regulbition, confiscation 15,500; alice apple pie from $1,100 attempt to force down prices tion of evation is not a food land deals... in to $4,000,000

and gold watch Valued at earlier this week, Associated

SIU CHUNG FEI – $100. one. Evth Al Capone, wás con-

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These prices exclude the mant- 1 Press. :

direct with the manufacturer, since only the actua producer or the sole selling agent may exhibit.

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★ For full details of the 1947 Fair apply to the nearest Britis

Brush Trade Commissioner in your area.

Commercial Diplomatic. Officer or Consular Officer, or the

BRITAIN PRODUCES

THE GOODS

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