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PORTRAITS

OF

DISTINCTION

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO GLOUCESTER ARCADE

SMUGGLERS SLAY BRITON

A Briton attached to

the Chinese

Maritime

Customs, at Mr. Mac- Hardy, was killed <IF Friday night in a clash with armed smugglers Dear Taishan, in the Pearl River estuary..

Mr. MacHardy, arenday to

CHINA MAIL

No. 33656.

SHANGHAI

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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1947.

RICE CRISIS

Public Demonstration Against Speculators

And Hoarders

"Money-Grasping" Merchants Warned

Shanghai, May 4.

preliminary reports received in Chanting slogans demanding the severe punish-

Hong Kong yesterday, was shot In the coarse of a gun bat fe Between a Customs preventive edfeandume anagler a

He is aid to have fallen over. board and the body has of yet ten etered,

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Mr MacHardy, who wan ex-floof Petty Cherr of the Royal Navy, joined the fuzion Pervice pour laves month

supre

He was about 38 years of ape. nd leave a wife and child m England

ment of speculators and hoarders, about 2,000 Chinese paraded the streets in trucks and bicycles this afternoon_in_a_drinonstration against the high price of rice and other com- modities.

a

A feature of the processióĥ-organised by the "Vocational Youth Association of Shanghai"-- was a huge black paper coffin borne on the shoulders of four men. Just behind it was large placard warning "money grasping mer- chants" that "you cant take it with you." demand to The Hungeha Horchow, Lempital of £'hu

pal

“Government" "eadling for the paeischment of losters, in- vestigation of lossen ruffered by rice shops and argonte proter. tion is prevent the re devorreter of such incidents,

""Mae," TH WID always | kinng Provinces 90 miles south eifel. Nas noted for ht daring west of Shanghai, was quint to kit and bravery, Revestly. I dag with Troopes and police atrolling the streets Following further alisorders fast night.

peated with another armel sfiskerla junk wid freed it to aurronder.

Naurola, May

Flying-boat are to replace ar Ansal Bour-engined York reraft on the BOAC service frem Britala 66 South Africa by the end of the year, Captain M. Sorshor, arw General

Manape

Plage viccnpred when bysts 199 were, insulted by some Run)

Muni-

In rinting Insting over eight

K.M.T. RAISING RAMADIER

THE WIND

Shanghai, May 4. Chiese prens reports fexlay claimed that the Kuờnhtutar those funct

recently divorced from the National Governme

treasury,

starting a campaign to raise CN$1,000,000,000,

The Party authentics Anne organized 10 teams to Tatar funds_this_mouth. The teana will elte donors for honour- able mention in thei Kubaniu. songs history, silver medals and mert certificater-United Press.

Work For Day That's

Dawning

London, May 4. Mr. Attien, Prime Minister,

GETS VOTE

HE WANTED

Paris, May 4.

The French Govern- ment of M. Ramadier re-Į

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LANDING RIGHTS Wharf Coolies In

ARGUMENT

Alr passengers arriving from Bangkok yesterday told United Press that the Siam. ese Government in suspending a' Philippine landing rights In Slam, following the failure of the Philippine Geuernment to approve Siamese landing rights in Manila in transit to San Francisco.

The passengers zaid the Philippine. airlines afraid lest Siamese linen in. terfere with their traffic to the United States, The Aus- prasion is effective today. Deadline for Philippine an. proval of the reciprocal agree.

uent was Sunday.

ceived a vote of conti-t Elections

dence today from the] National Assembly.

The Assembly met ently thin morning for the vote-urising from the Governmenta wage freezing pality and tables on

einlist Premier.

Down Under

Gang

Battle

Kuives, choppers and hatchets were prominent when two rival gangs of godown coolies clash- ed near the Kowloon Wharf last night. The police were eventually forced to open fire and two men were wounded in the legs. Over 100 coolies, from the "Ma" and "Chan" gangs, were involved in the fight, which began in Canton Road at 7.30 p.in, and ended, (about an hour later, after strenuous police efforts) in "Haiphong Road.

der

Within a few minutes of the outbreak of the riot, strong squude of police were un the The police aquzul, on- Divisional Superintendant George Leys, auglsled by Deter- Lives Ma Cheuk, Cheng Ming -and-bo-Wan-and-äiRmergency Unit aqual andgr Sub-Inspector Clarke, made repeated charges. through the mob, "breaking up the fight.

of one

Taiyuan Situation Critical

Peiping-May- 4.

Yea 1×1-

The Chinese proas reported The riot eventually endent today that Governor You Hai- shen had sent on urgent plea Sydney, May 3. after one of the detectives hud

Two of the for help to the Central Govern- Friday by M. Itamadier, So- The Labour Govern-Tred two shots.

monts of bath

New rinters were fater tuken to hos-ment as Communists began to

pressure on Taiyuan. - pital with bullet wounds in the increase Opening the moring's debate. South Wales and Queens-legs.

his Shanxi province capital. "the Comununiat spokesman, M.

-Phenituation-arunTai- were returned to Twelve MCN were arrested Jacques Duclos, in

a moderate land

yaan was described by the Chi- ly-Warded spench announced power in today's clec-and over 20 weapons

nese correspondent of Pelping. that the Communist deputiestions but with reduced (sort and another were seized.

The trouble started very teper as "very critical"

Nanking said it had dispatch- could not support the vote of majorities, according to confidstwe. We did not #preify

m Saturday night, as a resulted members of the National whether they would vote against results so far received. of a quarrel over an alleged nefchre Council for an enter jer merchants marebing in pre Its et Paidny, moles broke

| the Government ny merely tab- Labour has probably lost six | over-fmrge of 10 rents an agency rouncil with

sents from its previous majority | packet of cigaretics sold by ashan whose career as a war cession to polive beadquarters through doors and godowns of

stain from vedingr in protest against the loating 300 rice shops in Hanychov and May Day ecjebration or

Teclaring that the Gavern of 14 in the New South Wales member of one gang to a man lord fence-atrailer marks him and wreeking of their

An in- and most belonging to the other. shops leoted more than 2,00 piens fined by the London Labourment's connie policy was not Legislative Assembly

113 one of a host of cakurful the previous

dolig enough to encourage Government supporters returned eipient riot at 130 nm, yester figures in North China.-- Asso-

NJ mobs.

day was broken up by thecinted Press. tomicht: "We have the promise reater productively and pro-won by reduced majorities.

police. at a sommer harvest, but the duction, M. Duclos said: "The ministers' seats were threatened, was saidi ends which we have sown are Communist Party is proud to but Liberal opposition

the battle far to be encouraged by the results.

Latest results showed that Queensland's Labour Government there will be much harder work eater proruction and will con- before they are reaped, like thee to do so."

His main theme was: "Things has lost four seats in the Legisla it tive Assembly, but gainel tys. would have been different English spring there is sunshine storm, warmth and chill. "We are still in the difficult the Assembly had not refused The Labour vote was considerably Walsh, Deputy Premier, has est is reduced, particularly in the coun-his seat-only minister to be de. transition period of springaccept A Communist

try. and Mr. Edward Joseph (feated.-Reuter, Prime Minister." Lime. coming out of darkness

Voting on the confidence

day by

unruly1ier. Reuter.

Forty Arrests Order was restored after the

Prate at the Coliseum Theatre

Shop Attacked

Shunchal, May 1 of the Earl Africa Airway police made do arrests. Several

One rive step on the Sinklang sad here today.

nught he a direct laminiared in a clash.

He added thali parsons are said to have been : Told reported it was aftněford by teafy beginning to springt Laze and have fed in there

1,000 persons and 10 legs of plane service from Landon to Naubt. Reuter.

Rice merchants in Hangehow per luted,

three-point

Lunge queues of buyers lined up in front of live shops were turned away, when, observers reported, the shop owners had s'd only one third of the stock

have

presented n

London Police To

Shoot At

Sight

London, May 3.

A cordon of police, prepared to shoot at sight, to- day surrounded a district on central London's Tottenham Court Road in search for the gun- men who, four days ago, shot down a motor- cyclist who was hindering their getaway after a robbery.

of

The four-day old comb-out

London's underwork WER F

tmoving to a climax tonight

ty

the net drew closer round this f near the scene of aurea,

the crime, where the gang is believ ed to have its headquarters,

Part of THDAY Tottenham Court Roar, on the northern fringe of the West End, was closed while police visited enfer and taverit, checking identity carols.

are

'Experi skats, among the police have - been armed and prepared in, “shoot it out" with the hunted men who are ROL experied to surrender without a struggle.

Reports reaching Scotland Yard said that at least one of the gunnen was hiding in this area, while all bolt-holes

for

the other men have been stop-

ped.

Scotland Yard considers think

the discovery of the gunmen'a

RAF Types Borrow Ferry

zło 170 passengers traveled

i BL Proka

font Ferry from Hong Kong na Saturday. wight, the Fight-Lieutenanta of the Rayut "Air Force en- tered the wheel-house

"borrow" the rensel for a joy site in the harbour. They returned the cruft to the Star Perry half an hour inter, to find the police awaiting them, They were relrused on buit of $300 each and are to up- pear in Court this morning.

f Svelal Welfare. These

are in many ways harder than

allocated them by the Buren into light. The days of fruition, motion began just before Noon those when the seed is being after M. Ramadier had appeal-

addo thone in favour o parliurentary regime" to vote

shops had been appointed by the municipal government to Bull the ratiosed rice.

Eye-witness reports and one shop owner cited off at least half of his allocated share to | hiding place where be sold it

above the ceiling prices. Ceiling Prices

sewn."

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Both gangs of woolies live in t the godown enolies' quriers he- hil the Kowloon Wharf, -

Leder had appeal One Dead In

Reviewing the Government's

for him and "all in favour of programme. Mr. Attlee ani: We are making great changes

Presidential regime" to vate the social and

against him. economic structure of the country.

The official result of the vote We are making them without dis of confidence was: For Govern turbances and with due regardment 360, agginst 186. The to the rights of the individual number of abstentions was not and community.

oficially announced.-Reuter

"Nationalisation of bakle in-

The Bureau of Soeing Welfare dumpert another 9,000 pleuls on the market but failed to keep priegs from Jumping to EN$279,000 and even CN5300,- wealth are only means to an end

įdustries, schemes of suciul In- Her Shorts

isurance,

just division

uľ

star per picul. The celling 'price "Many of the attributes of Were Old-

is N$200,000 per picul.

freedom

were

formerly the

The China Duty is one said prerogative of the privileged Fashioned

to

advance

Chang Chun Off To A Good Start

:

New York. Moy 4.

A Scripps-Howard editorial

today:

U.S., and Chang Chun

Gaol Riot

Leavenworth, Kansas, May 3.

One prisoner has been trampled to death, one seri- ously stabbed and five others injured so far in a riot at the United States army disciplinary barracks here.

"General is get- ting off to 'good start in his admittedly diicult position, In, the first place he has gone beij fore the Legislative Yuan with members of tho Cabinet to re- This is a port on his plans. new and encouraging departure. in Chinese governmental práz cédure,

"The former Premier, T. V.

Spong, consistently declined to appear before the Legislative

The rlot, which begah at daturbance at breakfast. "W

was let them out to eat and the dis-body for a review of his poli-

breakfast time yesterday,

still continuing this afternoon, turbance started again.". although 250 of the 800 men said, involved had by then surrender-

Fifteen hundred

were

ecies, Becondly, the new premier is showing a degree of self- that prisoners | reliance which suggests

with new virility has been introduced the Into the Kuomintang adminis-

tration."-United Press.

ed to guarda.

in the harracks, Guards fired 200 tear gas about half taking part in shells and grenndes into the riot.-Reuter, Chicago, May 4. two affected blocks without ef Judge N, J. Bhell of the

feet but one group surrendered Chicago polico court advisej! John

Graham Parks. the shurts of Princess Redfeather the commanding Duke, 55, that if he still thinks after Calonci

officer, had

"popular murmuring is becom-few, though spiritual freedom Ing ander and threats to buy was possible for all. There is or seize the rice by force' are

a danger of people being coh- being heard among the people." tented with material

At Hangehow, meanwhile, the alone. National Army garrison 'police | Mr. Attice appealed to all force has been mobilized to pre-men and women of goodwill” val further outbreaks.---Asso-to "realise that you are playing around him scine more.

orc too short, he should aknald that air would be shut off and tear gas poured in until ciated Press,

a part in the national life. }

The Princess charged. Duke with the prisoners gave up the fight. should like the message of May disorderly conduct after he locked

Colonel Parks had "no com- Day to all in our Movement and her out of her room in his build. meat" to make. when asked if to the nation ul large to being because she wore the gurment. | the rlot involved whito' anct Work for the day that is dawn- She producted the shorls In Negro prisoners. Earlley, the

court for the judge see.

Leavenworth Timex had report-

AN account of the lizzy soaring of rice

in' prices Shanghat to an all-time re- cord apicars on Page B.

Ammo Dump Gift Conclusions

New York, May 3

hiding place may disclose The Herald Tribune, commenting on the gift of the

secrets of an underground trafe du arms used. for hold- ups.-Reuter,

THE WEATHER

The satleyelong now centred sveg Up

Ester Ben canthururi to move F.

A

ridge of high pressure, extends from it

at the Chiun Ben. Priwore the Euživa

E of Die Miodunno.

Today's Forresti :- Moderate winds,

veering and decreiodag 2: weather cluwiy

Marine ammunition dump to the Chinese Gov- erniment, said today that the virtual suspen-

11.

"To the people of all lands "Your trouble is that you do ed that the trouble arose over we send a message of goodwill not get around," the judge told protests by white prisoners and hope for "It is our belief Duke dismissing the case,

th

that their prosperity and hap-Compared with sume shorts those who objected to eating at the

piness are also our concern."—i Reuter.

The Sole

sion of American aid for the Chinese army and Alternative

navy has apparently ended due to the new Chinese Cabinet plus the grant of milltary supplies to China in line with the decision to assist Greece and Turkey to oppose Commun- ist infiltration.

Declaring that the situation, enough learn whether the new

and mainty at dext, but improving dugome

the day: waTRET

Yesterday's Weatheri-

Elland, May 4.

If the Labour Göveniment were to fall in its present po- Hey, # totalitarian nystein, (Communist or Fasciat) would }

in China and the Balkons in Cabinet is to have real power the Attorney-General, Sir Hart- wholly or if it will be merely'a respect ley. Shawcross, speaking here respects are

front for different, tho

the aging today. newspaper said able Russia helped the Chinese Com-reactionaries who still dominate munists Culy to the extent of the Central Excentive Com- thought that the alternativo 'to Rainfalls Trace. Total sure Jan. 1Uming the Russian withdrawal mittee of Chinn's Kuomintang the Labour Government was a

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are old-fashioned.".

Princess Redfenther, a Black- foot American Indian and a form- er art model, also is the wife of radio script writer-Associated

Press.

same table as Negroes, ·

The.

Public Information Oficer, Major Henry Triester, that the men had and today been locked in cells all day on Friday as punishment for the

Sed" Scheme Said

Squashed

Berlin, May 3,

be forced upon Britain, said The American military government has quashed an effort of the Russian-sponsored Socialist Unity Party (SED) to establish itself in the American zone of Germany, Dr. Roger H. Wells, director of the military government's Civil Administration Division, announced to- day.

A good many people, he said,|

Conservative one and that the alternative to socialiern was

SED..

pat-

from Manchuria. Russian Party-United Press. policy in Astu, wherethera always had been

of the Social Des Wells said the military kov-, mation obvio "SHEER NONSENSE" private enterprise.

"I am certain that this in aernment turned down the possibility of conflict with

re-mucratic. and Communiat. Nanking, May 4. profound misapprehension," Sir American policy, has been less

Com-tles, no request has been reeelv. quest of the Bavarian Dr. Lo Lung-chl, Democratle Hurtley declared.

from Social Democruble daring than in Europe and avith | the single exception of Northern League spokesman, wald today Stuting that some form of munist Party (KPD) to merge ed

itself with the non-existent leaders to join in the proposed Korea there a little in Asia to that charges that the Lengus totalitarian system was "plain

merger, Tho milltary govern compare with what happened in As completely dominated by and the only alternative to our

ment cannot approve achango the Communists in an armed present experiment in social de the Balkans.

The SED, now lensed for in name by the Communista In rebellion against the governmocracy," he added: American officials at present

operation in the Russian zone Bavaria to SED which would "Social democracy in Britain and Berlin only, is a merger imply an amalgamation of SPD belleve if their actions re- ment "signal an Impending woll flect their beliefs that enough Hanned suppression of the and in Europe provides the only of Communists and an assort- and KPD that has not occur-

Teague and all other Democratic bulwark against Communism, mont of Social Democrats red," Wells said, Soviet Thoughts of War progress in the direction of

organiations."

Star'worse Fascism On the suc Page 4

honesty and democracy have "The objective of such process of our present polley de-

(SPD).

Well...added, "There is no. NW; Schedule for British been made in Nanking, to justify paganda should be clear to all," penda, as I believe, the main Wells Bald the Communist objection to amalgamation" of

Coal Mines

releasing to the Chinese some Lo Lung-cht said. "It is shour tonance of our democratie In morger request showed no the parties provided that -- the military supplies.

nonsenso to say that the Destitutions and freedom and evidence of Social Democratie merger in mutual and corres

ponding to the wisher of the They would be correct in this mocratic League is controlled liberty of the Individual, the support. opinion if they had been more by the Commutate, associe vers dignity of man said Sie While the SED Party members of both parties con-

".. Local & World Sports Nows) cautioun and they would soon ted Press,

Harthay Shawcross-Reuter, *| claims to represent an amalga-/cerned.”—United Promo,

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