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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1947,,

Triumph URGENT TRANSPORT NEED

SOUTHERN CHINA

"Boycott"

For Royalty

Royal Train, Mar. 22. -

The boycott of the Royal visit to Durban by the Indians was almost a complete failure today when an Indian gathering at Curries' Field!

IN

'Foreign'

gave the King and Queen an enthusiastic wel- Troops Take

come.

Coming Events

March 26 Hotary Club meeting. Speaker:-Mo].-

$12.01.

p.m.

The number present on the ground represented over half the tolo) of the Indian population but as the day was not a public hellday many thousands were un- able to attend through having to work.

Those in the ground and out side left no doubt of their en- In-thusiasm especially when the King and Queen left the platform and walked among the crowds, talk ing to many Indian ex-Service

inen,

Chinese Island

(By Barbara Price) -

The urgent need for Improved communications

and transportation facilities in South China Argument

were stressed in an interview yesterday by

the Right Rev. N. V. Halward, assistant Bishop In Balkan of Hong Kong & South China, after complet-

Salonika, Mar. 22.

ing a five-week tour of the Southern diocese. Commission. Bishop Halward covered the area by junk, bus, bicycle and foot. His ultimate objective was Pakhoi in Kwangtung province. - Arriving at Kwangehowwan | by boat, the Bishop made the remainder of the journey under the most

rigorous conditions. Much of the time he was under

areas.

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In Ling Shan, reached after

70-mile bicycle ride muddy terrain, the Bishop vlall-

LEFTISTS ARRESTED

Seoul, Mar. 22. arreat of 30 Leftist leaders was ordered tonight

Shanghal, Mar. 23. 12.30 14.755.

More than -20

armed Gen. Erskine.

radlo March 25--Police

"loreign" troops with Reserve

have landed spection by H. E. the Governor,

eqiupment

island. about 20 Haiyuung

The military escort, dispatched by March 26-Sino-British Club, 5.36

miles northeast of Dairen, from county magistrates because of warship belonging to ""unsettled conditions" in most st Kooran-All Khan, who fought. Murch 27-Helena-May-Ins,

certain foreign-power-accord- Lecture by ILG.W. Woodhead, in Uganda in 1895, told the King:

"We are old men now, but we ing to Chinese reports today. 6.46 p.m.

The troops are said to have March 28-Hong Kong & Shining-an die happily because we have

Informed the inhabitants, of the hai Banking Corp., annual seen you."

The crowds song both the Bel-fsinnd that Haiyuang belonged

full meeting 11.30 nan.

a mission school in meeting, Ush and South African anthems to Russia before the Rusao-

when the King and Queen went 5.30 p.in. March 29 Meeting of civilian up on the platform with a back- Japanese war and they there-scale operation once again after fore had the right to occupy the war. In spite of bad dam- And Service chaplains, 11 am. ground designed as a replica of

age, the school has managed to 29-Baik

Taj Mahal, Morch

to receive of Canton, the

The Chinese address of welcome from

"Shun utilize the facilities at hand and annual meethig, a p..

In doing well, he reported. March 31-China Entertainment chairman of the Indian Reception Pao says that "Chinese obser

Froin Ling Shan he proceeded vers state that the purpose of & Investment Co., Ltd., annual Committee, A. I. Kajce.

of 30 soldiera the occupation is te control with an escort meeting, Boni.

Queen rend: "Your South African the coastline of the Linotung Indian people in this city Peninsula."-Reuter,

March -Penk

Club

April 12-China Light & Power Co., Ltd, annual meeting, noon.

- CURFEW ON

FRONTIER

It.

an

the

The address to the King nod

of

Durban,

which is the

Inrgest

colony of Indians in the southern hemisphere extend with our hum- age and loyalty a warm and cor. dial welcome to you.

"Our hearts are filled with joy that you are in our midst. May merciful providence bless and protect you and your Family,"

After

had ex-Servicemen been

are marched past the King, 19 of the Man most prominent Indian members Hazara of the community were presented and shook hands with the Royal Family.

Peshawar, Mar 22.

has A 24-1s.ur curfew clumped down and

trumps palrlling the

streets in shwern, town in the elistrict of the Northwest Fron tier Province after a Moslem mob had Bred the, main bazour after prayers yesterday, according to a communique Issied by the Fron tier Government tonight.

Three weeks ago only 2,000 Indians proposed to attend the gathering but a rapid swing ever in public opinion brought all who could come today.

Kojee said that he had seen burnt, many prominent members of the The Congress Party, who were uri-

One hundred shops and two places of worship were nckled

the communique.

casualties were four Hindus kill-ginally the lenders of meter ed, one indui wounded and one cott, among the crowd.-Reuter.

Moslem

wounded. Troops and

police dispersed the footers.

.

stated that The communique precautionary mensures are be ing taken in other parts of the Hazara district.-Reuter.

Further

In Punjab

Yogi Was Put Off

Bombay, Mar. 22. Shri Ramanand Swami, a Yogi from the Himalayas, fled by car from an assembly of 5,000 people Lahore, Mar. 22. improvement in the here tonight with his demonstra. communal situation was reported tinn of "Sumadh" (Yogi trance) left uncompleted after the crowd in today's Punjab communique.

at had stampeded, and almost de- ordered cul Troups were Rawalpindi for patrol duties and mulished the platform in their to aid in carrying out searches. anxiety to see the ceremony.

Swami

have WOD to

been Hettter.

"buried" in a sealed "grave" for 24 hours after which it was pro- mised that he would come aut alive as proof of the virtues of The prosecution demanded the Yoga cult, prison sentences up to 30 years fur 11 members of the

SPANISH TRIAL

Madrid, Mar, 22.

The organisers of the demon- Constration said that he was "dis federacion. Nacional Trabajo at turbed in mind, by the unruly

A Court martin1 at Aleuin de erowd" and therefore unable to Henares today.

The defendants were arrest-

of

paper

T.V. To Be

Impeached?

Nanking. Mar, 24.

ed

by sedan chair and on foot to

ed policy in Washington.

The leaders include the most highly placed ones EX- cept Lynch Woon Hyung and Hún fin. No members of the Legislature were included in the list sought-Reuter.

U.S. Security In The Pacific

Washington, Mar. 23.

Senator Thomas declared today that United States security interests in the Pacific can be protect- ed under a system of placing the former Jap- anese Mandated Islands under American ad- ministration in the United Nations Trusteeship Council.

Footnote To History

A.

Hollywood, Mar, 23. footnote to history: Twentieth Century-Fox studios spent $18,000 constructing replica of the coach Jn which England's King Charles 11, rode

on State occasions in 1600.

#

The cone was for use in filming the picture, "Forever

But the Utah Democrat,- em-1 phasized that the trusteeship iden The Soviet and Polish repre- "of course" will fail as far as the sentatives on the United Nations Islands are exnearned if the Unit- Balken Enquiry Commission to-ed Stater ignores the United Na day strongly opposed the pra- tions and administers them single-

de, landed ng Japan did. the chief British posal by

Thomas and Francis B. Sayre, legale, Mr. Richard Windle, that

United States representatives on the Commission should leave a small, body of observers in Greece the Trusteeship Council, appear- when the main body goes to But- ed on the radio programme en- goria and Yugoslavia on Monday:titled "our foreign pelley," in a surprise move believed to

The United States has proposed Mr. Windle sald-that such n be related to the strengthen-team would have a "stabilising to the United Nations Security

affect" and

would be able to] Council that the Pacile Blonds carry out immediate on-the-spot wrested from Japan during the of war be placed under the Trustco- investigations in the event

Alip

United [uture frontier incidents.

Council with the team Sintes na administrator. that the He suggested

Greece while should remain in

Russia has supported the Unit- | Amber.” the Commission was drawing up ed States move.

But when It was completed - in Geneva and Commenting its conclusions making it recommendations to the Jupagese Islands Thomas gintedt proved too heavy for horses "American interests are not only to draw at the rapid pace which Security Council.

Mr. Mark Athridge, chief Unit- to protect America but to see the action of the story requir

the that on: ther nation is not in ed. ed States delegate, bucked which British suggestion

the position to nitack America. That Soviet and Polish delegates en-can be done within the limits of i tended was outside the Commla trusteeship and honest adminis slon's terms of reference. They tration can be followed."

Sayre said opposed the United States pro-

n to refer the matter to the security in the Pacific is safe- keep, the motor-powered vehicle Security Council,

sunrded by the provisions in the from pushing the horsex.~~Âa- Ath- United Nations charter which After the meeting, Mr.

sociated Press. United States ridge said that he hoped the dif- would allow the Shanghal, Mar. 23. ference in views would be bridg-os administrator to close off the Nineteen Chinese and foreigned when the discussion was re-special zones us strategic areas.

This is not likely, he added, forces in this saying "liberal import and export. firms acceded sumed tomorrow.-Reuter.

country would line up against from the Shanghai Importers &

such step."—Associated Press. Exporters Guild yesterday and formed their own association—

Traders

Nam Hang, 25 miles Form Own

Another 28 mlies afoot through driving rain, and mud brought him to Wing Sun.

to

The rest of the journey Pakhol was made in much the same fashion.

every

Guild

They claimed that the guild

Shanghai

held irregular meetings and did Protest

While the transport and com- munications systems were poor he In almost

rection vialted, Bishop Halward found The Central Executive m-electricity in fairly general use. mittee meeting this morning He observed no shortage of the Council for Promotion of Liberals

to be food and was encouraged by Foreign Trade. called for punishment muted out to those responsible signs of increased cultivation of

illegal gold dealings in- rice lands. cluding former Premier T.V. Soong, former. Central Bank president. Tau Yei-pel and their subordinates.

The mecting naked for thorough investigation into the accounts of government-opera ted trading corporations.

for

It also asked that the pro- perty of corrupt officials should be confineated and all similar. cases should be turned over to the Government for 'peedy execution.

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on

that

the

former

Intrepid studio mechanics thereupon installed a motor in

+ the rear of the coach, Now Americoh special driver is necessary,

Mountbatten In India

Epidemic In Rangoon

Rangoon, Mnr. 22.

to

The small-pox epidemic In [Rangoon lu expected to reach Its peak, I is learned today from empetent authorities of the Pub.

le Health Department.

anl

not release decisions to the

Shanghai, Mar. 23.

New Delhi, Mar, 22. members. They said names of 痱

A group' Including J. W.

Viscount, Mountbatten of The present death rate in the the guild board members are Powell, son of the late J.. Burma relative of the British city is 110 4 week against 70 unknown and statements have Powell, and currently publisher Imperial family and who may during the corresponding period of never been made regarding dis-of the China Weekly Review, be the last chief

Three hundred of its great last year, posal of the guild's funds. *

and leading Chinese liberals in-

.coses of small-pox cluding Chan Hai-hstone of Indian possession-arrived to-ninety-five

gentlemen" day to take over as Viceroy of with 103 deaths were reported in the city area during the period the famed "even arrested in 1936 for

Reports from Karachi where from Feb. 15 to March 10:

One hundred and fifteen cases Japanese sentiments-protested to Mayor K. C. Wu today re- plane first landed said he plague, of which 02 were fatal,

"Carrying On" Bishop Halward expressed the concern over the state of leper colony at Pakhol, While patients have managed to grow They added that some mem- some of their own rke, peanuts ers of the guild are not really the importern and exporters at all other foodstuffs, and shortage of needed material-In- United Press.

other cluding bandages and medleni aupplies-han kept the colony "just carrying on."

UNRRA supplies to the leper Gen Chen Chih proposed that

colony, which have been coming the Government redetermine ita attitude towards the Comin at the rate of a ton and a munist Party to maintain unity half of rice a month, have caned the food situation considerably China, to protect throughout livelihood and to facilitate the there, he declared.

constitu. enforcement of the tion.--United Press,

Ceylon Reds' "Demands"

Colombo, Mar. 22.

A demand for the withdrnwal Pancentrate on the burial demon-of Drigh military and political stration,

control of Ceylon will be one of Communist Party programme in the main planks in the Ceylon the forthcoming general elections

Eventually, Bishop Halward said, it is hoped a leper research station will be set up jointly by American and British missions

Ex-S.M.C.

Anti-

India

to

local

Indlan

occurred in

Burma during the

garding the alleged disappear- reiterated ance of teachers, intellectuals leaders there Britain's sincerity first week of Murch.--Reuter. and liberals in Shanghal and and carnest hope to carry out

Men Promised demanded punishment for the the plan to quit India by June

Payment

Shanghai, Mar. 23. Mayor K. C. Wu today met employees of the former Shang- hal Municipal Council and in connection with Ling Nan fhally promised payment of pre- war superannuation funds -- centre, he stated, would be ù cne

University, in Canton. Such a

of the liabilities which

culprits.

missing They charged tho persons were removed by plain clothesmen who carried identi, fication cards from the Woo- aung Garrison headquarters.- United Press.

Emergency

great ald in the Canton area passed on with the International In Greece

where the incidence of leprosy Settlement Is particularly high,"

No Hostility

or Publie

1948.

flere his arrival was mostly a mere ceremony. He was mot by the outgoing Viceroy, Lord Wavell, who leaves for Britain tomorrow.

A United Press dispatch from Karachi sald Mountbatten, tulk-1 ed with members of the Moslem League Government of Sind-} who plan to declare that state'al Independence when the British leave and the Education Min-i ister. It said Mountbatten left no doubt of the British position. His wife and daughter with him.

were

They stepped off the plane af

when extraterri.

Athens, Mar. 22. toriality was abrogated in 1943.

Premier. Demetries Maximos Some 400 members of the summoned his Cabinet to a em. former pollco called on the Mayor who informed them that dered his Minister of

ergency session today and In spite of talk of antagonism their payment has-been-approv- Order to fly back to Athens Palam airport where Pandit' pulace toward foreigners, on the part of the Chinese poed pending government action. from Salonika for urgent con- Nehru, on behalf of the Indian the Wu sold a meeting will be held sultations and declared that all National Congress, and Liquunt Bishop encountered no signs of in the City Government steps will be taken to restore All for the League, met him. He hostility or discourtesy, he said. Liquidation Commission at order.

Is the 25th Viceroy and the The Communists, at a mags He said he was very impress which the Ministries of Finance

The Liberal opposition leader, 32nd governor-general of India,) here, this evening announceded by the cheerfulness of the and Foreign Affairs will be re- Themistocles Sophpulls mean-United. Press. an interim list of ten candidates Chineac peasants, even in

presented to discuss the matter while, announced "At the point Peter Trelerius, Secree regions badly damaged by the with the former employees.

we have reached only tary Pieter Keuneman, and the Japa

United Press, President of the Harbour Work- Some areas, such as

under the new constitution.

ed in 1945 on the following six return and permit himself to be It was promised that he would (1) membership "buried" tomorrow.-Reuter. charges political parties; (2) subverslye activities; (3) possession

Belgrade, Mar. 22. arma; (4) accessories to amug! Yugoslav reserve oMeers are gling arms from France; (b) to zo on a two-months military complicity in the counterfeiting duty beginning April 1, under an f 30.000.000 pesetas; (6) in-order published today. The order was signed by Marshal Tito, na telligence with opposition groups in de jeung

Kang Minister of Defence.-Reuter.

eis' Union, M. G. Mendis.

Nan on the delte of the Pearl Other Communist demands are River, which had been badly for the return of Trincomalco and the Royal Air Force stations destroyed during the war, In the island and the nationalisa- found business thriving tion of British property in Ceylon. the communities

in France.-United Press.

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UNDER HEAVY GUARD

Marseilles, Mar. 22.

An Indo-Chinese who closely resembled Duong Bach Mol, dr. puty chief of the Viet Nam (Indo- Chinese Nationalist) itelegation

to Paris, who was arrested last Thursday on a charge of "an at- tack against the State," arrived there from Paris this afternoon {

under heavy guard.

Handcuffed and surrounded by gendarmes, he was hustled from the railway station to a waiting police car, which carried him fo the Indo-China decks from which the Liberty ship Benjamin La- trobe is due to sail for Saigon Lomorrow.-Reuter.

ALLEGATIONS OF OPPRESSION

amazingly well.

dence can save us" and reiterat- | ed his demand for appeasement,

Reinforced troops wore push-1

32

CNAC Heads Acquitted

executives

on

EARLY AHERICAN

Friendships Sardon

TALCUM POWDER

Cool requisite to YOUT femialas charta. Ex- galately scented with flower bouquet, in- apiced by an old

Sauthera, garden. Compacton fra- grace to Shulton's Old Spice. In cylin=" drical container, zo- mantically adorned with blids and flow-

ers. 10 oz. 1, $1.00.

Shanghai, Mar. 22. he The Kuomintang Central Exe-ed to Gythelon where yesterday

Committee today decided Rightlat bands executed

Shanghai, Mar. 23. cutive and

to recall General Chen Yi, Gov.

political

prisoners and seven today acquitted three CNAC The Shanghai District Court recoveringernor of Fermosa, and bring him civilians in retallation for

the operations Ito trin)-Reuter.

murder of Catharcas Papadakos charges of manslaughter result-EACH A SHULTON ORIGINAL the previous day, according to a ing from the crash of an air- Government bulletin. The situa- liner on Jan. 28 near Hankow tion was reported to be calm which killed 26 persons, accord-

ing to Central Nows.

Labour Rebels To Be Lectured

London, Mar. 23, Labour party leaders marshalled their disciplin-

ary forces this week-end to suppress a new, rank and file parliamentary "revolt." Approximately. about 70 members among the House of Commons "back benchers" have lined up in a tight opposition to the Govern- ment's bill for peacetime military, conscrip- tion which is expected to send more than 1,000,000 young men into uniform during the next five years.

needed

in

Objectors to the Empire theory the Government. The lenders con- of peacetime conscription have scriuently have scheduled a 'party been joined by a local group that caucus for Monday, insists that prespective recralta Letting Off Stenni are more urgently

It was predicted that the rebels. labour-short British Industry.would be lectured averely and The Government, trying to re- after a private. ́airing of griev. turn men who saw war service to ances, much of the steam would civil life, holds that only conscrip- disappear tion of 18-year-olds can maintain The leadership holds tij pibey

now,

The collaborationist, Nicplas Manoussakis, was executed to

day.

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CHINA EMPORIUM; LTD. Woods, chief of the section. SINCERE CO., LTD. and his deputies Chen Hung AnWING ON CO., LTD.

A Government spokesman re- and Wang Tao After a

ported that an unknown num- thorough investigation the Pro-COLONIAL DISPENSARY ber of armed persone entered curator declared the crash was VICTORY DISPENSARY the town of Mallaol, southiveat | not due to negligence on the KING'S DISPENSARY of Gytherion and evacuated 18 part of the management. Leftist supporters, including two United Press. Women-United Press.

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Athens, Mar. 23. The Greek Government im pored martial law throughout the at the

Shanghal," Mar. 28. rector of Laconia southern tip of the Greek main-A thorough reorganization and as a result of the tense situa. of the Chinese Maritimo. Cus Communist convicta Cry Friday tion created by massacre of 32 toms Service is due soon, it was learned reliably today. The in a prison at blythlon,

reorganization will merge the] This Cabinet decided ́also to Inspectorate division with the take incasures against the civil directorate, and eliminate and military authorities In the number of British methods of area where the mass, slaying oc- administration and operation,... curred; and to hold military trials The current. Inspector gener- Teheran, Mar. 23.

for these responsible for the masal, L. K. Little, is a Briton with

Govern- of atried bands. Allegations of oppressor to meet Britain's requirements at

acy and to have the prefecture many years in the sorvies No long custodian of tion by the Persian

which is regarded by many na ment, arrest and victimlaation home and abroad.

on all the Government proposa The pack on the prison was the bost branch in China's conscription bill, intro It was not used it the more of workers and the denial of duced March 21, probably will be pricus rébellion against ““Mr. made by neighbouring villagers civil servico-United Press. the right of free association called for debate before the Tax Rivin'" foreint Dolley left Autumn 10 reprisal for, the murder of the arq being investigated byter recess which begins, April 3. and is not expected to be used lesser of a rightist band. tha dolegation from the World

Slight Chance this time? Alsocialed Press, Ministry of Public Order seld. Hong Kong Rollrians will be fase printre Federation of Trade Unions The Labour Strebels”, – seem, Di

Associated Press

addressed, tcmbrro now in Porsia

have slight chance of defeating

“Naw York, Mar. 22.7.

feral, C-W.E Before muching their... con- the measure.

The Gallup Poll. In the frat

"Marsila, Mar. 23. D.8.0. The clusions the delegates will visit. In rentral the

istional sampling of public opin The Philippines" are negotiating Hon. Mentises of the the_olifields in the south indus, agen vielitis, the

ident, Truman's) pro); trustig of amity und general res, of Hong Kong, blue chos trial centre of Isfahan and the for conscription.

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