1947-05-01 — Page 9

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Swatow 2 pan. 4th May Shanghai 4 p.m. 0th May Bangkok 4 p.r. 7th May

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8th May

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12th May

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1947,

Missouri Tornado

Kills

Thirteen

Worth, Missouri, Apr. 30. A tornado, sweeping through the rich North Mis- souri farming area, levelled most of this village, killing at least 13 people, injuring 25 and causing damage estimated at $250,000,000. At the same time, thunder, The tornado went, through and flood the centre of this village A 220 storms, hall, kales battered other sections of Midt inhabitants, turning daylight western states,

into darknesa. Many of the victims had no time to reach storm celláfa. Automobiles and trucks were.tivisted and crusher!

Question On like match sticks. Sales Of Rubber

Londen, Apr. 29.

Winds of tornado force swepl northeastward across Missouri Into Southern lown, uprooting trees and neverlig communica- Cons lines.

The crest of the Mississippi In the House of Commons to. Rlyer's high flood in several day, Mr. Walter Fletcher, years rolled downstream from Conservative, asked the Prest-St. Louis, threatening low-lying fient of the Board of Trade areas in Southern Illinols and why 5,988 tons of rubber, sald South-east Missouri.

to the Soviet Union, were 8010

The Red Cross reported that at the price of 3-1/16 pence be ever 3,000 residents of river low that at whleh rubber was communities anci farmland being sold to British manufac- } were moved out of the flood's turerat the Anme time?

path between Missouri and Grand Tower, Ilincik.

Mr. W Reicher, Parlamen- tary Secretary to the Board of Trude, replied:

"This special sule was made last autumn when arrange- iments for receiving timber fr m he Soviet Union were negatial- Led.

"The price

is the same Us that charged to the United States under special arrange. ments to supply from the Unit- ed States the quantity by which United States purchases. In Mulayn fell short of 200,000 tons." --Renter,

Smoking Ban Rejected

Losidon. Apr. 30. Britain's pipe-sinukė. Pre 1 mier replied with a crisp "Ne sir" when asked today in the House of Commons if the Government Would prohibit emcking in theatres, afores and factories as a means of reducing tobacco consumption.

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"I think any attempt by the Government to prescribe where and when the people may smoke might well have exactly The opposite effect to that desired," Mr. Attlee ankl.

The ban was proposed by Labourite C.N. Shawcross, who wald tehneen Imports must be

Press.

Damage to eropa and property was heavy.-United Press.

SHANGHAI INFLATION CRISIS (Continued from Buds 1). Agbt ugalist inflation and econo mic instability," declarena kur- vey made by the Central News

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London, Apr. 20, Official organisations and individuala in the British Dominions and colonies habe given

or promised of more than £1,000,000 the relief of Britons *ndered

their damage to fands and homies during the recent flooding, Mr. A. G. Bottomly. Pamistions Under- Secretary, anponared Parliamentary reply in the Hoster of Commons today.

A similar statement TA und in the Hour of Lords. -Renter.

Flee From

Franco

Hendaye, Apr. 29.

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5.S. "WOSANG

-SAILINGS

to Saigon, Straits & Calcutta Noon 2nd May Saigon, Singapore & Sandakan Noon 4th May to Swalts & Calcutta p.m. 12th May

to Saigon & Rangoon p.m. 11th May

to Reclang, Shanghai &

Tientsin a.m. 14th May

Jo Toochow & Shanghal 24th May

ARRIVALS

French bordér police s.5. "TAKSANG" today placed at 142 tho 5.5. "HINSANG" number of anti-Franco S.S. "LOKSANG"

S.S. "KWAISANG” fugitives who managed 5.S. "EMPIRE FRASER to flee across the fron- from Spain to France during March in the-narrow area between Hendaye and Bayonne.

Unofficial sources, however, belleve the netual number of Spanish refugees who cluded

Cargo nccepted on Through Bills of Lading for MADRAS Spanish border guards during via Singapore and for KUDA, JESSELTON, LABUAN, TAWAU, this period was at least twice | LADHAD-DATU and SEMPORNA via Sandakan.

tier Auckland, Apr. 30. The Appor of Auckland, John A. Callum, on Tuesday cabled £10,000 to the Lord Mayor of London for flood relief. It in expected that an other £3,000 will be nailable when the fund cloaca thin weekend.-¿ssociated Press.

Round The World On Air Freight

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as high na the official figure, They emphasize that police cunt doen not include

the

3.5. "KWAISANG"

3.8. "LOKSANG"

from Calcutta & Siraita 6th May from Kobe (Japan) 10th May from Bangkok 10th May From Straits, Sibu & Sandakan 22nd May- from Straits & Calcutta 22nd May

3.3. "EMPIRE FRASBR" 9.8. "WOSANG" 8.5, "ESANG"

Subject to alteration without notice.

many other fugitives who en-All intending Passengers are requested to register their names G rercil France by by-passinger as possible in advance of the time at which Mey wish to leave Customs agents and gendarmen

with the aid of smuggling rings,

Most of them were Spinlah

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elvillans, but among the most 9.S. "MARON" recent arrivals were two

soldiers, deserters from Franco'a S.S. "GLENAFFARIC” Loads army, who slipped into France over mountain ronda.

NEW YORK, APR. 39. FOUR-ENGINED BRITISH HALIFAX BOMBER, CONVERT. ED INTO A CARGO PLANE, IS WESTWARD BOUND FROM

YORK.

CONTINUING que government WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS THE said he estimated about 12,000 -FIRST-ROUND-THE-WORLD-Baiques, are in: Bilbat._repre | FREIGHT - FLIGHT.

senting all shades of politicad

NEW

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for London Antwerp, Amsterdam & Rotterdam via Suez — About Mid-June.

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of thought, and who follow orders given by the anti-Franco-re- sistance movement. He said the S.S. “HANGSANG" clandestine radio,

"Euskadi,"

without Incident. continues to broadcast daily | M.V. "HINDUSTAN"

The same source suld that In

The plane, named Port Sydney, will make stops depen Agency.

Other arresting farts presented various air cargoes it finds.

dent upon the consignmenis. of by the survey include:

-The cost of living in April by the Lond: Aero and Motor The plane, owned and operated f this year reached on all-UmeServices Limited, left England high of 19,000 times the average last Wednesday for Montreal. It is all Spaia, during the period he for the first six months of 1937. dying a raving courte around the tween April.

2-Sinec last month, everyworld carrying machinery, plane

and 16, 7,000 single item indispensable to the parts and falstuffs. Its opera. persons were arrested by the housewife has "registered a sharptors expect it back in England France police for resistance increase with the wave of price late in May.

activity.-United Press. bites still surging, with unabated furce."

3-Third rank Chinese govern ment employees received CNS15 month in prevne purchasing

value.

Among the stops it may make

Rangoon, are Honolulu, Sydney, Singapore, Calcutta, -Baghdad,

Cairo, Malta and Marsailles. Truman's

Plea To In the Royal

The seven aboard include Cap. 4-The basic pay of a govern-Graham Humby, managing direc

tain Keith Thisle, pilot, and Dr. ment minister is now the equiva. i

lent to only CN$55 a month In tor of the company, who served prewar purchasing value.--Asso-Navy during the war.-Associated

as flight surgeon

ciated Press.

Nanking Proposals

Nanking, Apr. 29. The Emergency-Price-Control conference presided at by the new Premier, Chang Chan, to- day resolved to attempt to level down the price of cotton to ('N$4,600,000 (US$385 at the

Press.

Appeal To

Dockers

LONDON, APH. 30.

Que from Sydney-End ̧ May.

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Washington, Apr. 30. President Truman called to- day on American businessmen to help dispel "the inflationary cloud now hanging over us," by cutting prices and boosting production to achieve an "ever 3.3. "CAPITAL VICTORY" expanding system of private, eri- terprise,

cut to save dollars.—Assoclated | official rate) per bale in an ef- THE MINISTER OF LABOUR,

fort to curb the zooming up of MR. GEORGE ISAACS. PROMIS-task of all businessmen today." S.S. "PHILIPPINE comuneity prices which threa-ED TODAY THAT IF THE DOCK

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City of Poona (Bank Line) Edith Holler

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the nation with a economic crisia.

It also resolved to continue subsidies to public utilities and hikes in utilities prices.

The price of rlee-which is

RETURNED ΤΟ IMMEDIATELY HE

This ho said, is "a pressing

In

before a message read 2,000 delegates to the United WOULD REINSTATE WORKERS States Chamber of Commerce EMPLOYED AT GLASGOW 35th annual convention, Mr.

Truman aald; "Our free,

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de-

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He also promised to re-employ mocratic way of life runs the most important single facthers but without guarantee that risk of successful challenge so tor in China's economy and has their jobs will be permanent un-long as all of us pull together....... been the leader in the upward til 'the National Joint Coudell has Lobatur, agriculture, business race situution will be taken up studied the labour situation at and finance and the Govern- at a session tomorrow with the Glasgow.

ment." Executive Yuan,

It was stipulated, however, that

"But it is up to the nation's The conference heard reports the Council's findings must be ac

businessmen, he said, to reduce on the Shanghai situation fromcepted without question.

prices" wherever possible at all Chung Kia-ngao, head of the Mr. Dan Hurley, Acting Sec- Central Bank of China, and Wu tional Secretary of the Amalga-evels" while steadily increasing

production.. Wei-ching, manager of the mated Stevedores, and China Textiles Corporation.

Unlon, told

Dockers mnas nicoting of The conference was attended strikers he was "very conlindent" by top government officials, as the recommendans would be well as Mayors K. C. Wu of accepted, Kin. Bay Shanghai and Shen Yi of Nan-

Their decision WOG expected Wilkan (Wo Fat Sing)

Tatkos Dk.king.

inter today. Helurich Jessen (Bank Line).. Kin. Dk.

(Ta (Diglas) Harmstrin (Dodwell)

Hermelin (Thoresen)

Hush (D. 8-1

Inelunay (Williamson)

Inchana (Wamson)

Kentiworth

Keinelle (A.P.C.)

Lojas Marrsk (Jebsen)

Lion Hain

Lydi Bagen Matylock (Wallem)

Lyria (D. 50 Mai Nan (Bochn Met Phur Bodony) Mei Shan (Bocany) Min-Chih (Bank Line) Min Jen (man)

· Mareię (Dodwell}

| Pakhoi (D. & 8)

Panamanian (Wallen) Pauline Holler (Moller) Ferllock Wallem) |Ping Wo (Jardine)

Samflock (Dank Linei Hamoden (2. à 0.)'

malny (Wallem) Nan Rafari eges Magboond (U.S. Line) Bilves Walnut (3.0.3.1.) stanhalliye Shantanu (1.' @ 5.) Tait Bhan Prak ..... *Caselbera (2,0JL) CA Tibia' (i). # 8); +++ Velius (1), dy Visirə (Thateren) Wing, Bang '(Jarálne), Whavepu ( & B) Whang

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Rice Prices

As the emergency conference met, reports of further price Increasen continued to pour in from major cities in China.

At Peiping the price of rice

Meanwhile almost 60 ships, In.

cluding 17 carrying food, are at a standstill in London ports. United Fress.

Canberra, Apr. 29.

announced that

the

1 suddenly jumped to CN$300,- The Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph

000 up nearly 200 percent-Chifley, and prices in Tsinan are Cabinet had agreed to send an Lalchikak fluctuning, wildly. In Nan-Australlen expedition to the An- chang, rice merchants refused tarctic late this year The to sell, "awaiting clarification. "Wyatt Earl".. will be recondi,

aituation." of the

United tioned for the trip at a cost of Freza.

A£50,000.-United Press.

do.

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Taikoo Dk.

Yaumati Taikoo Dk. ...B.4 Blunecultery

Rtn. Dk.

Youmet! Como Dk. L.G.K.

ARRIVALS Yesterday

Empire Park: Chung Hal

Kin, Whi

Talkoo Dk. Latchikok Kin. Dk. Kin. Box

Taumatt

Near Point

Germans Near

Of Desperation

Berlin, Apr. 29.

***. aa | A warning that the "Increasing depression of Ger- mans through failure of the Allies to come to decisions is llable at any time to result in ex- asperation and desperation," was given today by the British Deputy Military Governor, Lieut-General Sir Brian Robertson..

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April 20

May 12

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Peninsula Hotel trials (Tursday) :-- D.V. He, 6.F. Head, 15. Hinnock, C.S. Hopkirk, Mr. màð Míru, Jung Tialoo, L. Tayankum. P. Chiratana, Y. Fena, 11. day- meri), RP. Bpstöringer Jr., G. Zametil,

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THURSDAY, MAY. Í

He told a press conference, agreement at the first attempt," however, that it would be quite Bir Brian said, adding that an wrong to suppose that becauso agreement on political principles. (Ord) 10. an agreement was not reached | governing the structure' of Ger- in Moscow it cannot be reached many should be possible at the

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EXPECTED ARRIVALS at bulisequent meetings next meeting of the Foreign

If the Moscow Conference Ministers." -

*Swatow, ph. He hoped that there would be Basakok was looked at us the first round,

then progress had been made. final acceptance of the vines, Trinahal and nikki, a pro. On many of the most important propounded by Mr Ernest Canton (DY STAIN),14, KURAS questions, very considerable pro-Bevin in Moscow in a document UBA Geminit and tools Aution wi gridad been made. For the the epitome of which was Canada ve der Francisin (No Parents for singapore || frat time the four. Foreign Min= "political and economic unity. naky 11 mal, (ordi Thân sând 0.7,0..

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ARRIVALS

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U.K. & Straits U.K., Colombo & Straita

U.K., Bombay Columbo & Straits *U.K., Colombo & Stralis U.K., Bombay, Colombo & Strails SAILINGS

70.

Shanghai

& Japan

U.K.

UK.

DUE

Discharging 2nd May

End May.

Mid June

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READY

5th May

18th May

22nd May

British India S. N. Co., Ltd.

SHIP

ÅRRIVALS

FROM

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May

Eastern & Australian S. S. Co., Ltd.

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ARRIVALS

FROM

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Bydney & Brisbane Australia & Biknila, Australia & Manila?

SAILINGS

TO.

DUE

2nd May

11th May

· 12th May

End May

READY

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