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Coming Events

April 20-Star" Ferry Co., Ltd.,

annual meeting, noon,"

April 2011K, Gen. Chamber of

Commerce amit

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1947.

JAPAN'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS

Shanghai

meeting Firemen

HK, Holei Roof Garden, 4 p.m. "April 28-Police Rex. Club meet-

inx. 5.30

April 30 Hotary Club; Speaker: Acquitted

An

G.F. Miles on "ted Bat," 12.30 p.sn.

April 20Tcc H meeting, 30 Macdonnell Rd.; Speaker: J. Bendall, 8 pm. May 2-C.B.A. Reunion Dance,

Peninsula Hotel.

Singers, May H.K.

frat re. of "The hearsal

Messinn," Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.

May 7 Green 1s. Cement Co.

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Ltd. annual and extraordinary Bldg., meelings, Exchange noon. May 7-Dinner To Sir Mark and Lady Young, H.K. Hotel, 8 p.m. May Canton Ins. Office, Ltd.,

anmal meeting, woon. May 18 hd

Shanghal, Apr. 27. The 17 Bremen accused of neglecting their duties during the recent large fire in Seymour which 10 Road Terrace, in houses were razed, were acqult- ted yesterday.

Three civilians convicted to. day for looting from the burn- ing houses were sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.

SURPRISE THEMSELVES Pluralities In Both

Chinese

Houses Of New Diet Killed In

Tokyo, Apr. 27. At

Japan's Social Democrats surprised themselves by Bombing

winning 143 seats in the House of Representa- tives, giving them pluralitles in both Houses: of the new Diet.

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Moderately/leftist, the party is outnumbered by by the conservative coalition but its leaders took the returns from Friday's election as a mandate for tighter economic controls to com- bat the country's problems. They also saw an improved} chance for their chairman, pa.. tient soft-spoken 66-year-old | Tetsu Katayama, to demand the

This case was the aequel to another in which Bremen were with charged by householders looting their larning houses on Wating Rond and demanding

premiership. 17—"Shamshwipo | bribes. Some fire brigade men were taken into eustody at the time but all were released and no charges were preferred.

The case precipitated a mass resignation of ali Shanghal's

Cocktail," KCC, 0 pan. May 17-China Emporium ex-

traordinary meeting, 3 p.m. May 31-Chinn Emporium annuol

meeting, 3 pan.

STANLEY MARRIED FAMILIES DANCE

The

following

arrangements

have been made for transport to

And from

Morried the Stanley

Bremen, which was not accepted.

-United Press,

Complete unofficial returns gave the Liberals 181 acata, De- mocrats 123. Cooperatives 31, Communists 4. minority parties 21 and independents 13.

The Liberals and Democrats, both conservative and now in control of the coalition cabinet, thus still have a majority to-

Mountbatten Kether Tour

New Delhi, Apr. 26. Viscount Mountbatten, Viceroy

President of the

Social Democrats But their failure to outrun the Social Democrats is taken: generally as an expression of voter dissatisfaction with past polletes.

Families Dunce u the Lido Roof-Inilla, who-mot-Mohammed Social Democrats-had pulse Bay, this evening, the lagt All Jinnah, day the Lide will be open la Ser.

Moslem League, for the eighth vice silkers and their friends,

time Loday, will prolong his tour of the Northwest Frontier Province next week to Wednes clay.

To The Lido

1. Leaving Stanley at 2030) bra, and 2100 hrs, from the usual ein- bussing point, arriving Lido 2045 and 2115 hrs., respectively.

2. Leaving Victoria Car Park at 2013 hrs.. teaving opposite 2 Bufts Ollivers Mess at 2020 hrs arriving Ekle 2040 hrs.

A communique said that the visit Peshawar Vteeray would

been the government's principal critics and have refused twice to join a coalition unless they could have the premiership.

The present Premier Shigeru Yoshido and 11 of his cabinet castly won reelection to the new House and will be eligible for reappointment.

on Monday and Rawalpindi on Tuesday, returning to New The make-up of the now Delhi the next day. He will naministration will depend on make persuna! visits to some the organization of the new areas affected by recent com-House when it meets in mid- munal disturbances. Viscountess May.-Associated Press. Mountbatten will also under- MacArthur Pleased take a two-duy

Tokyo, Apr, 27. affected

3. Leaving GOC's garage, Combined Forces HQ's at 2015 hrs., leaving BMH car park at 2025 br, arriving Lido 2045 hrs. 4. Leaving Aigburth Hall, May Road, 2015 hrs., leaving "B" Mess. Very returns to the capital. the Japanese elections, General

Macdonnell Road, 2025 hrs, ar riving Lido 2045 hrs.

From The Lido

1. For Stanley 0001, 0030 and

0100 hrs.

2. For UMH

and Cumbined

Forces HQ, leaving 0040 hrs.

May

3. For "B" Mess, Macdonnell

Atgburth Hall, Rod and Road, leaving 0045 hrs.

14. For Statue Square and Star Ferry, leaving 0050 hrs.

Readers' Letters

ISMS Campaign

-Reuter.

tour of the гом after the

CENSORSHIP RAISED

Flies, But No Tigers

Saigon, Apr. 26. The Chinese Consul-General

here has sent a note of protest to the French Government in connection with the death of

GEN. WEI OFF TO LONDON

New York, Apr. 20. Chinese General Wei Li huang, accompanied by his wife and daughter, boarded a plane for London today for an inspection of military in- stallations in Britain, and will later visit France.

Gen. Woi completed several months study of American and Rail military methods China plans to adopt the best features of the American, British and French systems. -United Press,

nearly 100 Chinese citizens, Faster But

was

following bombing by French planes near the village of Wungllem, 70 miles south of Saigon last weekend, it learned officially today.

Chinese diplomatic sourcca said that 72 charred bodies had so far been traced and 17 in- jured were in hospital.

spid

Not Better Speeches

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH IN ATOMIC ENERGY

Sydney, Apr. 27.

The Australian Government has created a new scientific agency for atomic research as an im- portant part of the over-all plan to multiply the British Commonwealth's industrial and strategic power in this hemisphère. This move follows recent consultations with the famous British nuclear physicist, Pro- fessor Oliphant. Five nuclear Relentista are being appointed

Check On

and it is hoped that Professor Deliveries return to Australia as head of Of Flour

Oliphant might still decide to

their work...

It is announced from

Mel-

bourne that the Chifley

Gov-

ernment; in collaboration with

cover new folds of

London, Apr. 26. Breauso millers have delivered

to

State Governments, has "secret appreciably more hour to bakora ly organized vast plans to dispnd other trade buyers than was meet the bread uranium necessary

ration,

John Food Minister and other radio-active minerals Strachey has instructéà miller suitable for the production of and importers to supply their atomic energy" London, Apr. 27. French official sources

customers during the next six that the casualties were not the Members .of.... Parlia

German Help

weeks with not more than 95 per Shanghai, Apr. 27. direct result of the bombing ment are now talking so

at Mount Painter, cent of the average amount of The Police have arrested nine but of an explosion of a long so fast and so indis- uranium, already being mined, ary and March.

where flour they received during Febru. Australia, |

stored in a boat merchants on charges of selling munition

tinctly that Hansard re- will be further extended and ex- This the ceiling price, which the French bombed rice above The Economic Investigation prevent the aramunition falling Corps his renewed efforts to into the hands of Annamite curb legal dealings in gold terrorista.-Reuter, bars and foreign currencies.

A few "flles”— the Chinese term for small-time operatora- were caught, but no "tigers”.....

as big dealers are called-worej founded up

It la generally agreed now the Police will be unable to control dealings in gold bars and foreign currencies because the are about underground rates

official quotations. →→ double Associated Press.

Wanted To Be New Fuehrer

::

was

Kesselring Trial

Venice, Apr. 26.

to

Work South

would still allow

the

porters, for the first ploration will be carried out in issue of more than enough to time since 1803; are fall- Northern New South Wales and meet the present ration, the Food

ing as much as two days South Queensland. It is under- Ministry announced.

stocd close laison is

being

on

0

"The present rate of delivery is clearly undesirable at the pre- sent season, of the year, when arrivals of wheat from Canada, our chief source, are bound to be

behind in publishing the maintained with Whitehall doings of the House of such Industrial developments.

The Commonwealth Govern Lords and Commons.

the ment is also speeding up Not even in 1881, when

low 'until supplies arrive out of Centrond-sos-a-still-standing en solution to the problem of Aus: the St Lawrence, following the tralia's oil shortage. Blueprints opening of navigation in the durance mark by staying, in ses

will take The last witness for the de- sion for 41 hours 30 minutes, did of German's synthetic of pro-Great Lakes, which fence, Alberto Bettini, former Hansard's shorthand experts fall cesses have already been sent place shortly. If permitted to behind. But how they complain to Canberra. Two outstanding continue, this rate of delivery chief of police of Milan, gave that they work 12 hours a day German scientists, Dr. Danulat would seriously delay the build- evidence today in the trial here and even at that cannot keep up and Mr. Bruggorman are being ng up of sufficient bulk stacks to of former German Field-Mar- with the thrrent of words. flown here by the Government Justify the withdrawal of bread shal Albert Kesselring, Com-

There are 18 reporters cover-next- month from Berlin to rationing and a reduction of the mander-in-Chief of the Ger-

ing the sessions of the two house advise and assist in the crea- extraction rate," the announce. man forces in Italy, on charges as well as meetings of the com of war crimes.

mittees. That is six more than tion of all-from-coal plants.

The search for oil is also be- Bettini told the British mill before the war and includes onc

Ing pushed ahead in South tary court that the reprisals woman, Mrs. Jean Winder, the carried out in Milan in August, Arst in Handsard's 144 years.

Queensland and New 1944 were done by Fascists un-

Reporters say their main trou. by British and American com- der orders of the German bles lies in the modern habit of panics, assisted by the

Own Security Service (S.S.D.) and reading speeches instead of mak ment. Our · not of the Germun armed ing them extemporaneously, pondent.

which usually makes the speakers' forces.

Dr. Hans Lateraser, Kessel words less distinct.

sometimes de. be allowed to speak again after ter Attlee, who the summing up but before the velops

an inaudible mutter- verdict, and secondly, that the United Press. court should be adjourned until Wednesday morning,

Wire Thefts

Frankfurt, Apr. 27. Hans Stimming, 24-year-old

of # would-be fuehrer

pan Germante world state who plan- In an outspoken sinteinent on

ned to establish a world colony sentenced Douging MacArthur today halted of "supernen" the rejection of Communist candi- here today to five years impri- ring's counsel, asked the court Their biggest headache is taking Epidemic Of dates by the voters.

The baxle issue before the Ronment, with ten years loss of firstly, that Kesselring should down the remarks cf Prime Minis. |

civil rights. electorate was the selection bo- Stimming intended to set up tween political philosophies," he said.

That of the totalitarians initial colony in Brazil and beon later to lead a group to Ger- Paris, Apr. 26 extreme right has already

many to take over the govern Fress consorship In the discredited and rejected. On the

extremément after the American de- French colony of Tunisia ended other hand, that of the officially today.

left, the Communistic philosophy,

called "Vikings" ganisation.

four zones of Germany, .buti this was not substantiated by investigators.

Stimming's programme Patterned on the Nazis and in-

After consultation, the presi-Diplomacy Jean Mons. French Residents still in issue, with its loader/Parture. He claimed his or dent of the court rejected the the Arst request but granted" strongly bidding for popular sup was spread throughout the

The Cost

General, announced the lifting port.

of the bay in a broadcast over It had its full chance and on rah Tunis last night. He said merits has failed. The Japanese the move was to bolster con- people have firmly and decisively fidence in the French Govern-

Selected its leadership and over- whelmingly chosen a moderato ment

wns

second. Reuter.

Radio Calls For

and to "put an end to course, sufficiently centred from cluded elimination of lesser, Peace

the false reports at present either extreme to ensure the pre- races.”—Reuter. circulating, about the Colony."

United Press

CONSCRIPTION IN PEIPING

servation of freedom and en- hancement of Individual liberty.” -Reuter.

BABE RUTH DAY

New York, Apr, 26. The Babe returns to the "House That Ruth Bulit" this afternoon as baseball celebrates Babe Ruth Day with brief cere. monies.

Atom Study In Sweden

Sir-The International Society for Medical Service in South China has Inaugurated a finance campaign under, the Chairman-

Stockholm, Apr. 26. ship of Mrs. Lambert Kwok and

Peiping, Apr. 27.

The Swedish Government's on the 23rd April a meeting.J Conscription of men between

Atom Committee today recom which was attended by a large the ages of 20 and 25 will begin

mended that a state-controlled Was held gt gathering,

the in Pelping next month, accord-

company be set up to conduct YW.C.A. when Bishop Halwarding to the Shih Chich Jth Paci Other major league crowds experiments in atomic energy gave a report on the work and

The training centre location will hear broadcasts of speeches, production.

The move was interpreted as plans of the Society.

has been chosen, the paper sald: including one by Ruth himself;

Before being conscripted, at Yankee Stadium, the huge an indication that Sweden has adults will be "investigated structure which the Babe's mag-Atomic experiments than

made more rapid progress In as to whether they are able to netic personality and homerun been generally thought. Obser- military service, the report hitting made possible, as the vers and research by Nobel national game honours one of Prize winners Manne, Sigbahn its foremost players.

Svedberg and their colleagúics has now passed the experi mental stage and justifies ex- penditure of large soms of money. United Press.

Sponsored by Bishop Hall, the Society gave meritorious service to Free Chino during the war years and on the return of peace continued its charitable work in Canton. Under is direct super- vision the Hua-Ying Hospital, meaning Sino-British Hospital, was recently established and is now doing great work for the poor and destitute in that terri tory.

,

The gite of the Hospital which was formerly that of the Holy Trinity School was

anid -United Press.

The Hague, Apr. 26. Dr. Loua

Jan

Prime Minister, and Dr.

J.M. Beel, the

A. Jonkman, Minister of Over scas Territories, are expected to leave Holland for the Netherlands East Indica ob

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Even Japan planned to ob servo the occasion with its own version of "Babu Rusu" Day. United Press.

Nice; Apr. 26. King Gustav of Sweden This hotel today--Reuter,

contributed May 1 for talks with the Com spent the day in or close by

by the Sheng-Kung Hul, to whom mission-General-Heuter.

Dirty Work

Over

Ruhr Steel

Mindet, Apr. 27.

the Society is duly indebted, but funds for alterations and repairs and installing of equipment are Urgently required. For this rea- con, the Society is asking the people of Hong Kong to contribute the sum of $100,000 as a demon. stration of friendship and good- will between the people of the two cities. Already, its appeali

Ruhr steel delivered to the Soviet Zone under the for funds la being well respond. ed to, which fact reflects favour-

inter-zonal trade agreement is believed to be ably on the generally and charity of the residents in Hong Kong.

going straight to Russia, Instead of being re- There was a large gathering

tained inside Germany, of the meeting on the 23rd April British and American economie The Inter-xonal trade pact pro- and among those present ware chiefs here have reason to be vided for the delivery to the So. Mrs. S. T.. Wong, Miss Yu Ying love that a proportion at least of Viet Zone of about 75,000 tons of Shum, Dr. Wong Man, Dr. Y. C. Rule sigel deliveries is being steel when quarterly production Yung, Mrs. Irend Ho Tung Chung, diverted, which would mean the reached half a million tons. The Miss Allee Kwok, Mr. A. Bentley, British and American tax-payers Soviet zone would reculva! 15 Mrs. R. Pearson, Mrs. W. L. Cal are subsidising reparations to percent of any production under craft, Mrs. Wille Eu, Mrs. G. N. Russia cut of current production half a million Lohis, and

percentage would be increased up Gawler, - Birs, -Lok Ming Lam, from the combled Zones, Mrs. Kemp. Mrs. R. Ramsey, This is something Britain has 10′ 22.8 per cent # production rose Mrs. Patrick Wu, Mrs. H. Ching, always rosiated, and something to 700,000 tons quarterly,-Our Min W. G. Robertson, Mrs. Eldon Mr. Bovin fought In Moscow. The wn: Correspondent, 1965 Foiter, Mrs. G. Wilson, Mrs. L.luation le most delicate, how- IEC Calthrop, M. G. D.-S. ever, in view of the Moscow Thompson,ć Mrs. A.-H. Bentley, negotiations, which is the reason Mempers of the Committee, and the British and American coope: Captains and am Workers, mid leaders have not already PAULINE CHAN asked the, Russians for assurances

that steel deliveries will be're Vained inside Germany - E

INTERNEES IN INDONESIA

their

has

CONVERSATIONS ON KOREA

copper

vince,

Guinea

Cavern- Corres-

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ment added-reuter.

India And Palestine

Cairo, Apr. 27. Lenders cf India's Mozlem and Hindu factions cabled the Arab League today expressing their support of Palestine independence and of halting Jewish immigra- tion to the Holy Land,

Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of the "we sym-

M. A. Jinnah, head of the Mos

New Delhi, Apr. 20. The Government of India to Congress. Party, said day appealed to the Bengal GCV-pathise with the Jews, persecut. ernment to take, strong measures ed by the Nazis in Europe, but to stop the Increasing thefts of Palestine is an Arab country and

wire in Bengal which should remain so." threaten the collapse of trunk telegraph systems in the pro-lem League, expressed similar views and also pledged support of Washington, Apr. 26.

So widespread ore the thefts Egypt's demands for immediate American diplomacy, like the that on April 10 the whole of evacuation cf British troops and American housewife, has been Eastern Bengal was cut off from hit by the rising cost of living. the rest of the world for over 24

The cost of running the hours. State Department has increas In the year ending last Marchment and all Arab states that In. ed more than 10 fold since 1986 31, about 200 cases of theft were dian Moslems wilt support Egypt's reported, involving 142 miles of case with all their power!" Jinnah wire at a loss of nearly £19,000, said Associated Press..

Reuter.

י'

Italy Too

for unity with the Sudan-under- the Egyptian crown.

"I assure the Egyptian Govern. '

Saboteur Gets Away

Kyrenia, April 26.

Calcutta, Apr. 27. A series of goodwill broad- and is still soaring Higher casts by leaders of India's po- prices, increased salaries and itical parties has been schedul-U.S. leadership in world affairs ed for five auccessive days by are responsible. All-India radio in an effort to A survey disclosed that the halt the warfare between re State Department operational ligious communities.

costs in 1989 were $17,122.000.

Naples, Apr. 20. Two persons were killed and The bill for this fiscal year will Police, arrested 40 persons in several were Injured between reach an estimated $178,637.- the Naples suburb of Mar midnight and 2 am yesterday, 000.

claniao Gricignand today in a Nineteen were arrested after a

The department employed series of swift raids against bomb exploded in north Cal. 5421 persons in 1939. Today bands specializing in the theft cutta, seriously injuring

A Jew, who was arrested on man it has almost 21,000 in domes of highly saleable telephone legal immigrants' forry ship April after sabotage on the Ia Entally, Hindu and Mostic and foreign posts. Officials and telegraph cables. lem moba clashed using fire- say the end of the diplomatic In the

Ocean Vigour, escaped from past/three arms, knives, bombs and acid. cost spiral is not yet in sight telephone and telegraph cables Famagusta prison, Cyprus fo and Sixty persons were arrested

-United Press.

connecting the capital with the The Jew, who gave the name

| day; - posed-Associated Press.

24-hour curfew was Im-}

south of Italy and Sielly have of Atieh Vizel when he was Berlin, Apr. 27:"

been twice cut off and stolen arrested, broke the bars of his Bread rations in the British for a stretch of several miles. coll. He was to have been and United States zones of Each time communications with obarget at the Famagusta Ses- Germany will not be fully met Sicily and Calabria were cut alone on May 18 under Cyprus

FAT RATION UP

A

months

next week, the first week of the for 24 hours-United Press. Frankfurt, Apṛ. 20, The monthly fat ration in new ration period. It is hoped. the French tone of Germany that this will be made up has been increased from 200 later. Normal conadmera will grams to 320 grams by order get the baale food minimum of of the French mlitary govern- | 1,550 calories daily na before

Reuter mont-Reuter-

World Agreement

Wheat Wanted

Washington, Apr. 27.. Early State Department25 rendtion to Russia's offer to re- sumo, conversations about in- dependence for Kören was that the talks are likely to be revived on May 20 but that little wID |come out of them unless the

Russians change their views.

The United States insists that all Korean political factions be permitted a hand in a Democra tie Korean government.

The Russians say any who oppose the Allied trusteeship should be barred and the Koreans say about 95 per cent of their people do oppose it Associated Press.

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London, Apr. 26....

Immature But Promising

1- Chicago, Apr. 26. An American delegate who investigated Inbour conditions) In Japan and Korea for the World Federation of Trade Union said the Japanese labour movement le "immature but

criminal law with "placing an explosive on a ship and at- tempting to cast away a ship." "The Ocean Vigour (7,174 tonh) was damaged by a impet mine early on April 2 after Uringing illegal immigrants to Cyprus from Palestino-Reu tur.

FAIREY FULMAR,

FIRST

London, Apr, 26. The Yorkshire Post, in an editorial today, hoped shows great promise."

nolat. Battling out terrifie Willard Towhëend told tal that a world wheat agreement still would be news conference he warned Paimar, ridden by the 20-year-old Q"2. "Tachmindžia "Fairey reached.

Japanese Inbour leaders that apprentice Tommy Gosling, won The editorial said."" "Miguel

"The way out of this dilem their organizations, must not be the Victoria Cup over seven fur Miranda, head of the Argen. ma le suggested by the Anglo- used as a political Instrument, longs at Hurst Park today, and tine Central Bank, said that. If Canadian wheat agreement by. He said he saw placards at a won the 2,000 prize money. Britain cannot pay the real which the price agreed on was labour rally which indicated He beat MA M. Budgett's value of Argentine ment this only $1.65 when the work price that the recently averted gener: Commisaar by one length, with country would be forced elthur ranged about - 12.00. It is car at strike in Japan was promoted Mr. A.E. Saunders Prince to seek other market or stop timated that farmers will lose by the unions desire to over- Chalon only a sock away in third ratalog cattle. Yet, only a few about $100,000,000 in 1947 but throw the Cabinal A weeks ago the Food Minister they are prepared to sacrifico Townsend sald 75 percent of Fairey Fulmar, which

Trial "out of Fin was criticized on the grounds immediate pron); for the sake of Japanese :: Industry, was ..., con- went to the front two that Argentine pricas were unlongterm stability.

duoted in the home, many from home and won în 1. Copenhagen, Apr. 26, Justifiably high, myndin

which (are pilll wrecked in the 2841/8" acca. 1/20/g **These opposed - Popiniona Christmas Moeller, former

fabis "grandions attempt to Industrial area. United Press. 120 betting was Danish Foreign Minister, an- bring into reller post-war Ind reach a world agreement falled

*Fulmar: 25 to nounced his resignation from tensification of the conflict of becaus the Arrentine .... saw

Prison Char fmanship of the parile interests batwood producing and prò mentary group of the Danish consuming countries), here the market and

at a mentazioja "today's sollers.matket in

EX MINISTER RESIGNS

of graber profits in

ARGENTINE HCL

Buenos Aires, Apr. 27.

jernmenť naked: Con' Authority to the

starting You here Reuter

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