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BEVIN'S VISIT TO STALIN

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No. 33623,

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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1947.

JAPANESE REPARATIONS

Three Nations Begin Inspection Tour

Moscow, Mar, 24. Award For

Mr. Bevin, British For- eign Secretary, visited

Stalin at the Kremlin to-

› night.

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Mr. Bevin was accompanied by the British Ambassador, Sir Mao- rice Peterson, and the visi is

visit.

Hong Kong

Portuguese

London, Mar. 26. officially described as a courtesy Richard Balig and Emundo There are, however, naturally de Silva, two constables in the as limits to what two statesmen Hong Kong Police Force, have may discurs during such a meet-been awarded the British Em-

Diplomutle pire Medal. Reuters ing, says Correspondent.

The citation states that when bomb- Mr. Bevin told M. Molotov tws the upper floors of a days ago that he would like to sre damaged house in Hong Kong Stalin.

collapsed and four persons were Speculation will naturally centrapped in the kitchen of the ire tainly around the possibility that extension and revision of the ground door, the two constables dug through the fallen debris Anglo-Soviet Alliance eate

and after working for more for discussion. There is no sug- gestion that convermilone on the than half an hour managed to Alliance are so urgent, that immne- extract them. Had a further diate completion cannot be delay fall occurred during this at- would ed, but it is assumed that they tempt the

be held in Moscow before Mr. have sustained serious if not Bevin leaves,

fatal injuries. By their rapid and gallant netion, Malig and de Silva were responsible for saving the lives of the persons they extricated.

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Apart from any possible refer ence to treaty revision, the follow ing are considered the most prob- able subjects of mutual interest

to the two statesmen.

On Stalin's side:

constables

The British Empire Medal is 1-Definition of British policy also awarded to Mrs. Albert In the conduct

of Anglo-Sovit | Richard Baron. lately British relations in the light of Presi-resident In Batavin. and dent Truman's speech and his Thomas Harding Young, Ad proclamation of "American policy

junct (now Major) of the of economie intervention to

Salvation Army, for services toį Pantalon of world Commu-

internees in Java durlig enemy and Ross Nin 2-Definition of the significanes recupation,

the

hall

Restitution

Of

Looted Goods

Tokyo, Mar. 25.

The wheels of the cumbersome machinery which will finally award Japanese reparations to turn slowly in claimant nations began to Tokyo today.

The

reparations delegations of three nations — China, the Philippines and Australia-are now being conducted on inspection tours through- out Japan to thermal power and machine tool plants.

Reparations delegations from four other nations - France, Canada, the Netherlands Russia-re either in or cn route to Anpan.

Ind

Only the United States, Bri. tain, New Zealand and India have not yet officially answered the SCAP invitation tu send reparations missions.

the

A plan to supplement delegations with Far Eastern Commission experts is now be ing worked out.

In the absence of a specific Washington directive on re- parations, representatives here are

looted concentrating or property

restitution and 011 Japanese patents and copy- rights.

What netion is being taken is regarded as the rect re-

forthright declaration

SHIP HITS MINE

Terschelling, Mar. 25. The 3,000-tou Norwegian atramship. Garnes, struck a mine and Bank north of Terschelling late yesterday,

The crew is taken off by e ti and a coaster.—United Press,

Drama In Palace

in

Three Were A Perfect Family

the

wan

Genoa, Mar. 25. Vasco Cavallero

Hon. tenced to a year in prison to- day for bigamy despite the pro- tests of his two wives who told

the court that

three "formed a perfect family."

Vasco was, summoned on a charge of bigamy by his first wife Amelia Pauqua And amazed flie court when he pre xented himself with both Amelia Amelia and his second wife. told the court she Ler mind" nfler all three had lived together,

"changed

Vasco married Amelia in 1932 and abandoned her when she went to a mental hospital. He then wont to live with Angelia Bosni.

Following the bombing of. Milan,

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CHINESE TAX NEW THREAT TO

PETITION

Anine-point petition, ez. pressing Chineas

views apaluat the Government's in- tention to enforce direct taxa- tion, was formulated yester- day and will be submitted to Government by the Hong Kong and Kowloon Chinese Anti-Direct Tax Introduction Commission,

The Commission, which is

cres-to-be-the-most-

single Chinese or- ganisation G formed tr Hong Kong, was recently se! up for this exclusive purpose at a meeting called for by the Chinese Chamber of Com- Herre, and attended by repre- sentatives aj all Chinera public badies in the Colony.,

Budget Debate

Tomorrow

FLOODED FENS

London, Mar. 25. Wind-lashed waters pounded at the embankments on the Bedford River last night threatening to loose another torrent of water upon the flood- ́ed rich Fenland farming district of eastern

England.

Hundreds of troops and civil- The position in the Thames rushed to valley continued to improve and ian workmen were the danger point by boats and although there are still floods, army "duck,"

the river is everywhers below bank, level. The Lea Bridge

began pumping station

water to A today, supplying

hoc who million Londoners, of some of been without it for a week..........

Associated Press and Reuter.

The river in tidal and a break in the embankment would spread the floud, already covor ing thousands of, neres, into wide new areas Britain's beat farmlands.

One thouandd: troops - ond dc. 8,000 prisoners of war livered relief supplies in York and In North-East England and the Midlands.

to

Oder Disaster

work

Berlin, Mar. 25.

Contral Drizzling rain over efforts All-out military.

Germany today Increased the stom the figod waters, surging flood threats in the Oder River through the two gaps in the

whore an Valicy

estimated Duse in the Fenland district neur-Ely were being made to 25,000 persons already have évacuated. from their been day. These two breaches alone

the face of thu homea in have led to the

of flooding

nation's worst flood in 150 130 square miles of rich fen to an average depth of three or years. four feet..

To Sink Ship

of the recent Bfty years' Alliance Ahmad, dresser at a dispensary of General MacArthur's has cow lasted 17 days, claim-The court howaver prosecuted [readings of: A Bill intituled) anti-submarine netting to stop

between France and England.

3-Any subjects arising out of the current conference discussions on Gertonay..

in Lenga. Malnya, and Mat Isa Bin Mohamed, Sub-Inspector of the Kedah Police Force, Malaya, for services to the forces dur- Ing military operations in 1-General definition of inten- Malaya prior to 3rd September. Bon towards fulfilment of the

1945.-Reuter. Auglo-Soviet Alliance unel tv- request that it wards Britain's

On Mr. Bevin's sides

should be extended to a fifty-year K.C.

nillance,

2-The possibility of reaching SKIL international understanding between the Allies in order to avoid the major Allies taking aides in civil wary or potential civil war by encouraging rival elements as instruments of for- eign policy.

3-Any subjects arising out of the current discussions many.Reuter,

K.C. Found

Shot Dead

Berkhamstead, Herts, Mar. 21.

Hearing, shot, and dashing into his dressing room. the wife; of Owen Latham Bateson found

Gerthe prominent K.C. lying on the floor badly wounded in the

BOMB THREAT TO

CONSULATES ·

Alexandria, Mur. 25.

Anonymous letters in Arable, threatening to blow up the Consular premises within week if they do not holat the Bryption flag, have been re ceived by both the British and United States Consulates. The letters were signed: "The Com- mitice of Liberation."

Egyptian army troops are now guarding the entrances to Bhose consulates as well as to the Swedish Consulate, which received a similar lotter a Tow days ago. Reuter,

head and face.

He was only able to say "ac- cident" before he collapsed. He died later in hospital.

The K. C. had been cleaning a-16-bore gun which had been lent to a friend and returned in a somewhat dirty condition. By the side of the gun was a cleaning rod.

He was the fourth son of the late Justice Bateson. He leaves four young sons.-Reuter.

A foki of a flour shop at 36 South Wall Street, Kowloon, was kidnapped at 7.45 p.m yesterday, apparently in mis- take for his employer, by suven men who broke into the pre. mises and took 840 in cash.

U.S. Warships For Greece, Turkey?

Washington, Mar. 24. The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. James Forrestal, today revealed that the transfer of American

warships to Greece and Turkey was being con-

sidered as part of the United States proposed

anti-Communist ald to those Mediterrancan

states.

Mr. Forrestul also upheld, free for all nations."--United forcefully the Navy's plan to Press.

send a task force into Grack

and Turkish waters next

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He said the Navy wantedU.S. Navy's

people in foreign nationa

everywhere to so accustom New Guns

themselves to the sight of the American flag that it will not

Washington, Mar. 24.

that

.flooded

flowing

with

erect

ap-

The Budget is to be de- bated in Legislative

The normally Blow Oder which, now forms the Council tomorrow.

The order of business is no

eastern boundary between Ger follows:

The Attorney General

Tho This afternoon, ten Neptune many and Poland was described "that the Vanco claimed an un- will move

Private tanks, loaded with five tons of as a "raging torrent."

river jumped its banks during identified body as that of his Mortuaries By-laws. made by ballast were being moved into the spring thaw of the past few first wife and subsequently the Urban Council under seca semi-circle around one side of

days. married Angella. When Ameliatlon. 4 (1) (XXIV)' of the publle the Earth breach. The space

(Sanitation) Ordin-left will be filled with 240 tons Russlan Army troopi was released from hospital she Health

and pon- learned she was "officially dead"ance, 1935, Ordinance No. 15 of sundi-bage and sand-bags will amphibious-vehicles. and in a rage aued Vasco, Later of 1935, on 18th March. 1947, also be thrown under the tracks toons are reported to be 'work- Buenos Aires, Mar, 25.

be approved."

of each tank as it moves into ing side by side with Germans she went to live with him and Insurgent headquarters

his second wife and withdrew The Attorney Gorenal will position. The other Neptunes to evacuate victims and Paraguay, where the civil war the suit.

move the Second and Third will stund by with torpedo and make-shift" dykes,...,

The river ed today that their forces are Vasco, found him guilty

of "An Ordinance to amand the the rush of water. Others will advancing unopposed on Roigamy, sentenced him to one Marriage Ordinance, 1876." stand out in mid-atroom as proximately 175,000 acres, and saria, 62 miles north of Asun-year in jail and annuled his A Bill Intituled "An Ordinance anchors for those moving into is still spreading, officials re- sign, the capital.

marriage. - second

ported. United Press. United to amend the Foreign Marriage the gap. Reporte from Asuncion, now

T'ress.

Ordinance, 1903." A. Bill in.

Work will also begin to close partly cut off from the outside

tituled "An Ordiance to rethe gap at Hilgay today. world, indicate that a real

HONG KONG OUT

peal the law relating to the drama is going on inside Pre-

use of vehicles and the control is hoped that a ship will be sunk sident. Morinigo's palace..

OF LUCK

across the breach but it will be of traffic and to re-enact new difficult to-and-vesse e moderate unitcyclosa la Censurary The Colorado Party. which

Dublin, Mar.”: 25." provisions." Although

CAD some nations, hitherto supported the Pre

Hong Kong did not even The Financial Secretary will right dimensions which notably China, are known to sident. is stated to be now regard the possibility of split on the issue whether he draw one of the numerous con- move the Second reading of negotiate the fenland locks and parations in gold, high SCAP should stay and fight or hand colation prizes in the fabulous A Bill intituled "An Ordinance bridges up to the site. It must

Hospitals doubted if any

Sweepstake to apply a sum not exceeding be 12 feet high, 100 feet long of over the Government to a mili-Irish

one hundred and nine million and have 250 tons of burden tary junta. If true, the reports drawn here yesterday. mean that President Morinigo's The my prizes coming to four hundred and eighty eight load.

thousand four hundred and the Far Eastern were lart support is crumbling..

by "Saturday, China" and Modh Thirty three dollars to the Public Yurin, of Singapore-United Service of the financial your

ending 31st March, 1948." Press.

Japanese reparations must be settled as soon as possible and transmission to SCAP by the Par Eastern Commission of the minimum Japanese industrial level.

cials

China's Hope

Japan's small gald resorve would be used for that pur pose.

SCAP's Economic and Selen-

The tenseness of the stun tion in the Paraguayan capital was Pustrated by the decisions

of the Argentine river, rail and air lines to suspend their aer- vices to Asuncion, -

life Section has submitted a plan to Washington, by which Home of Japan's wealth in pre- cious metals and jewele, Im pounded In the vaults of the Bank of Japan, could be con.

The

Dalero Company has verted to buy raw materials to withdrawn it river steamers revive ailing Japanese industry on the Asuncion run and rail Now that the minimum love! and air services now rench only has been Ret. the prevalling as far as the frontier towns of thought-in to gut Japanese Posadas and Formosa industry to reach that level as tively.-Reuter. quickly as possible.

Japan's Treasure

respec-

The United Press Tearned BRITAIN LEADS

THE WORLD

from an authoritative HourCC that the gold in the Bank of slightly Japan's vaults totals more than 180,000,000 Anc

valued at close grams,

to US$205,000,000.

showed

drawn

Chiang Swings The Big Stick

Nanking, Mar. 24. Addressing the closing session of the third plenary session of the Kuomintang's Central Executive Committee, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek said the next nine months will mark the turn- ing point for the Kuomintang and will mean life or death for the party..

"

London, Mar. 20. Great Britain bullt more than half of the world's mor Chiang said that measures fobstacles to national unity and constitu- In addition there le approxi- chant shipping launched during for the improvement of foreign enforcement of the mately US$46,800,000 worth of 1946, Lloyds Register statistics relations should be given first tion."

After the completion of the silver and US$4,700,000 worth showed today.

priority in implementation. He

Government reor- of platinum. There are

take into projected The Lloyds figures also

asked members to "close to US$24,500,000 worth of 747 vessels of over 100 gross account the particular situation ganization, the Kuomintang will diamonds, plus pearls and pre- tons were built throughout the in China and the conditions in co-operate with the minority

to "crush the Comi cloun stones valued at U8824, world during the year amount foreign countries in determining parties

munist rebellion, protect the ex- 000,000. These values are based log to 2,127,421 gross tons. Chinese national polley. on New York wholesale market Great Britain bullt 1,133,246 The Generalissimo asked for stence of the Chinese race and pricca during the first six tons which represented 53 criticism within the Kuomintang deliver the populace from its months of 1946.-Unltod Press. per cent of the total.

The United States is the the criticism should be con-

to promote progress, but said present privations."

It concluded: "By carrying second largest builder produc.

"He" denied charges on the fight. against the Fstructive. ing 601,294 tons of shipping.

convince them of Other lenders, were Sweden, made during the plenary seaslari munists, to 140.876 tons; Canada, 71,898 by CEC members that T. V. the unreliability of their armed eventually may and Italy, 61,742.

de- United Soong's administration had been strength, they Press.

corrupt but said the former change their minds, cesse premier's. policies had not alstructive activities and become a lawful party"-Associated ways been the best

He urged Party members to Press. unite solidly and make a success- ful mission of the National Re volution.

Wanted: A Slump And Suicides

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Stock Market Rumours

had

ticns.

Observers see In Chiang's

Reds Illegal

Com-

Birmingham, Mar. 26. "We should be a better coun- try if all the professors of our

Nanking Mar. 23. universities spent 12 to

Shanghai, Mar. 96:

The Minister «ct Information, months digging.cool or plough. Rumours that Generalissimo speech another mild swinging Mr. Peng "Hruch-Pel, announced ing the land when they wore Chiang Kai-shek such may go of his big stick to put the party at a press conference today that young," said Mr. E. Lines, abroad caused a sudden decline members in line following the the Chinese Communist Party is chairman and managing direc. this afternoon in the stock mar bo conspicuous whorever it The United States Navy to tor of the Universal Steel ket which in the morning session recent outburst of sexthing now considered legal and will advanced to the maximum attacks by CC Clique members remain so until: It leld down arms. He was commenting en the ro- is ment,"

day gave the public a brief Company, at the Federation of He disclosed that the Turks peep at home of its new guns. British industries conference allownole under the new regula. against T. V. Soong's group ascent Kuomintang Central Execu- woll as the Political Selonce, tive Committee's resolution that had already received some sur. An official announcement told today...

Chinese bonds followed the

Szechuan "the Kuomintang will cooperate plus American' mineswanpórn | of now. automatic heavy guns Mr. Lines said what Britain stocks downward trend despite group under the

pelitical parties within the 'coun• and that both the Turks and which would 'fire four times needed was a darned good rumours the government will pay governor, "General Chang Chus with all peace-minded and legal the Greeke had asked additional faster than those that won the slump". and "more sufeldes 400 times the face value in re-United Press.

try."--Reuter. inval ald. Ho said he did not war. Eight-inch turrot guns among the heads of business demption rather than the face value "provided by, present 'na believe the ships should be Incorporate rapid-fire automa. es...." because the "country la

7 handed over without "affirmatic, handling features previous suffering from

muchulations.

According to the rumour, tive action" by Congressly found only in smaller call- | security.”

Generalissimo Chiang -personally

The Executive Committee of Mr. Forrestal also said the bres.

"What we want is fear. To sponsored, "the Central Executive the Kuomintang lasted a man- Page Tud Navy, planned to send a pilesion Now Navy ships will havo | my mind it would be better if Committee, resolution, for the to Greece and Turkey, guns which will be automatic there were a few more ulcides creation of the post of Vice Mesto today calling for a fight to Benator Pepper then asked if from the ammunition handling among the heads of businesses | President" because he intends to a fintah against the Communist

rebellion' but fare hälding out Page Thrust this, mount the Amarican' fleet | rooms to the gun muszice as there used to be rather than abroad. was being used for political Three cruisers now unde con among workers fork of At the same time it was sorge bones of an eventual get-

rumoured that Dr. Sun 10: Legi „purpose y 77/The Badretary: 'and 'struction will have ning sight; losing their lobes What wil Flative-brunn PresidentiJEWEI

declared the para sight awered that US naval policy. Indira guna king three turrets need in a darned good lump.possible choice for the new

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