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America's Iron Curtain On Japan

London, May 6. Britain is hoping for an carly reopening of pri- vate foreign trade with Japan, Mr. J. W. Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, told the House of Com- mons today:

The Board in complling a list af 46 representatives of British business interents to go 10 Japan and break the

ground. Lagistative nad administrative stopa for trade with the ex- ency eation were now under- way, erording to Mr. Belcher. who said that conditions under which gonds would be PX- changed were stil ander dis- cussion with the United States and other Allied authorities in Washington.

"Iron Curtain"

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

No: 33659.

For THE NEWSPAPER

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS HE

CHINA FOOD

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1947,

FOOD PRICE

PRICE CRISIS

Chengtu Riots: New Measures By State Council

All Merchants To

Register

Nanking, May 7.

In an effort to curb the rise in food costs "although no actual shortages exist" the National Gov- ernment today promulgated measures aimed at eliminating market manipulation and pro- viding for better distribution of food stocks. In the meantime, the price of rice soared to $320,000 a picul in Shanghal and $330,000 a picul in Foochow,

The new Premier. General Chang Chun, reported on economic problems at the second meeting of the State Council today, Dr. Hollington Tong revealed at a press conference.

Therefore no shortage is expected be tween now and the But Hinu

. However, he declined to give, rice and flour. details of plans for price con- ! food trol and wage nuljustment.

The measures which he nn-harvest", he said. nounced,, provided, Inter alla, A complaint that there was that all food merchants be re- nimost a complete "iron erquired to

with register tain" as far as Japanese econo; } Government and having re-

concerned were

why

Davies,

tection

mile, financial and commercinistered be given help and pro- Unregistered merchanta are retly forbidden to buy, sell er transport fond.

affairs made by Mr. Harold (Labour Member),

He asked if there was likely to be an early settlement of the Interntional exchange rate of the yen und if documentation on the activities of the United States Commercial Corporation could he placed at the disposal of members of Parliament?

Mr. Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that he would take notice of Mr. Davies' quER» tion.

Boarding and the manipula- tion food markets are strictly the forbidden wad violators of emergency food regulations will be severely punished,

Distribullin of food is to be opeeded up by allowing absolute freedom

VERNON BARTLETT

Bangkok, May 6. Vernon Bartlett,—MP (It- dependent), who arrived here yesterday, will fly to Hong Kong on Thursday,

Speaking to the Press, he said that Siam's conduct over the Indo-Chinese border quen- tion had gained international goodwill.--Reuter,

Indo-China

Thousands Of Children

Dying

LID,

Price: 20 Cents.

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London, May 6.

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JAP. DOSSIER ON GOVERNOR

Affidavits from high-ranking British and Ameri- cân officers who had been prisoners of war in Formosa, testifying to Ill-treatment and brutality at the hands of the Japanese POW Camp staff were read into the the records of the Court when the trial was resumed yester- day before No. 7 War Crimes Court of Col. Nakano Junichi, Commandant of POW Camps in Formosa, and two of his subordinate officers. One affidavit revealed that Gen-}" "(4) He has been disobedient, eral pathan Wainwright, Gen. and therefore was confined to his eral Percival and other senior room again. After thirteen days ranking pris; nera were. mude to he was allowed cut, but still show- work as grat herds. An Ameri.ed a very haughty attitude,

"(6) In view of the experience. con Major.Genera testified by affidavit that he had been so hun. gained during 6% months of hand- gry that after a meat of a halfling "Young' it is not necessary of destitute Chinese chil-

dozen smalls he could feel the to record him any special treat.

fe camlog into my veina."

nent, such as his position as a dren were picked up in

might entitle An extract from the diary of former Governor the streets of Shanghai slightly

POW Comps Headquarters at Tai, hin. and for this reason of his in the past four months, giant wave, believed to holu was also read to the Court, showing a very disobedient and spokesman of the be of earthquake origin, This referred to Sir Mark Young haughty attitude he should be

fon liner, 200-miles off after being confined to his reout ciety said today.

for thirteen days for tantup ́ap- the New Zealand coast. | probed in be agitating with other!

The wave coincided with a mizoners of war not to sign a shai Pard sharp earthquake which rattled un-ercane pledge. Wellington city. 200 miles dis- tant.-United Press.

Chicago, May 6.

Shanghai, May 6. More than 8,000 bodies

Wellington, N.Z.

May 6. Six passengers were hurt when, a

Peace Talk Shanghai Benevolent the est

During April alone, 8,410 corpses were found, of which 13,018 were children.

thana.

The Food Minister, Mr. Ku

for

re-

Japanese."

An udavit from Air Vice Mar.

Degradation

"There we were deliberately subjected to a regime of degrada. eftion and brutality, the cutstanding

Copeland Mallby, Paris, May 7

R.A.F., was read into the proceed- The Prosecuting Officer, Majoringa, as fellowst Louis Jacquinot,

More attacks on rice shops The Government had bren

D. C. McGreger, read the fallow. "Between September, 1942, 260 giving close attention to

Ing extract from the diary:

1943, about the French Minister of Mar- have been reported at price of

and January, everything. from vital neces-

Cominandant "Report of A light but sharp earth- the food problem but had hesitated ine, who has just return- | sitien to luxuries, made another

of British, Australian, Amierlean and Dutch Officers of the rank of Co- to fix prices at too low n leveled from Indo-China, said upward spurt after the lifting guake struck atour the Wiscon-Shanghai POW. Camp:

(1) Mark Young and batman Jonel and upwards were collected in thin cuntry with an 80 per today that he was "not of the ceiling for rice quota in side of Lal Michigan late BOR Jolin Warran: these two together in Karenko Comp. For.

today. cent agricultural population, an

peace

The quake broke the scismo- men have been sent Iram Shang- mcna. The Governors, Dutch and much action "cant but dla aware" of any

of Allied colonies vanul negotiations between the Cheng-hangt, has stated that graph at Marquette University.hal Prisoner of War Camp under British,

administration of courage production".

The Kuomintang "Central French authorities and the Government should have Persons in the area became escort of Captain Endo and one their senior

at Talhoku Airficials were placed in the same News" Daily

reported todayVietnam,

completed its plan

refrightened as buildings trem-JOB. arrived

mo-field at 1000 eura, and were im- camp. that the cost of living

fabilitation of wages and for bled and windows rattled Index may be sufrozen between May

" was very surprised to rend unfreezing the cost of living mentarily, the effect being like imediately admitted to Daichoku

稳 far-all Camp. this information in the British Index on which wages used to the concussion of

"Regarding the treatment 10 and 15.-Reuter.

press," the Minister quid, be based before they were peg. explosion. Index Figure Forecast

No damage was reported.-Young', a report from the Con- features of which I give below: mandant of the Shuanghal P.0,W. Both in Paris and the French god in February to the January Shanghai, May 7.

United Press,

"Beatings were frequent and Comp states:

fottén violent. They were adminis- Affairs administrative centre of Sal-level. The local Social

He realised that wage adjust-

Pasadena, Cal., May 7,

(2)

This nun has been to ed for the most trivial offences, In transportation be- | Bureau has completed the com- gon Indochina, "informed

In

An earthquake described n

Government official aberod, in and indeed for none at all, by the tween vountryside and citles,pilation of the latest cost of quarters" were quoted as fore-ment would be only a stopgap The detents of foot in transit | living index in anticipation of shadowing negotiations between measure which would not hit "mmies afely strong" wa

China's corded today at the California Colonies and Settlements since the guards who habitually patrolled deliberately inid time of his ancestors (hereditary the camp and Dr. Ho Chi at the very heart of Mr. Davies' remarka arose by the authorities shall be un- the preintention of ew wage the French and

Government Official) and there-traps for excuses for inflicting from a question by another La- lawful.

measures by the Central Gov-Minh's Vietnam administration. I developing economic crisis, and Institute of Teclinology.

The estimated distance midled that "the Government

fore his character shows that be punishinent, bour member, Mr. H. Chamber- "Encouragement”

enument within a few days, it is

Saigon said that talks would has under consideration other 6.0 miles with the directionable to be very crafty and reported unday.

Associated-aughty. faln. who asked whether

Government investigation will: agreement had yet been reached

The new index figure if being lart somewhere near Hanol." measures for controlling the in- undetermined.

The Very Haughty” with the United States on the maile of rich, families heart-pt secret for the time Song Vietnam capital, before the creasing prices and inflation." Press.

Intense Quake financing of purchases by Bring surplus food ant they will but it is unofficially reported to

Meanwhile, 23 members of

Sydney, May 7. b. Since Its klatka permis severe beatings: he was assistant be "encouraged to sell." tain of Japanese products?

"Usually reliably sources" in the Control Yuan of the Chin- Provinces and districts

An intense earthquake, with him the treatment accorded to to the Camp Commandant, Cap: with

Paris rald that the

Imamura. These beatings Mr: Dalton replied that dis-

Vietnamese Government have Fecom- the epicentre estimated to be those with the rank of General, tain ruserious

surplus commodities are to be here talay is 15,000 times high-Government had semi-officially mended that the proceeding were

he has been given better articles continued as a frequent practice salaries of near Rabaul, New Britain, was cncouraged to supply the areas

approached the French High civil servants be paid in kind recorded by the Observatory

(necesitles and treatment; thun daily unt!! they were suddenly where shortages exist. The

Commissioner in Saigon within the same way as under the Fere beginning 6.30 a.m. today the others. However,

his dally stepped in mid-March 1943 as a heal authorities, in consultation

the view to the cessation of Han dynasty about 2,000 years and continuing for four hours routine has been the same as the result of a visit by a staff officer with the Ministry of Food may,

hostilities.—Reuter,

from the Prisoners of War In- other prisoners of war. before diminishing. forbid The export of food from

"c. He was requested to sign formation Bureau In Tokyo Wireless reports from Rabaul

an underlaking localities in which there is a

(of non-escape) March 10, Beatings occurred as did not mention the tremor but his attitude was very haughly isolated incidents afterwards but shortage.

United Press,

and he refused. He appeared to were not consistent. be agitating others not to sign. "Compulsory work was imposed He was therefore confined to hon the senior officers who were quartors and was prohibited from first persuaded to undertake it as secing any other person. Finally voluntary work in allotments.

(Continued on page 10) he signed the undertaking.

Reuter.

Vital New Delhi Parleys

New Delhi, May 7. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Vice-President of the Indian Interim Government, is to leave tonight for Simla where he was

to be the guest of the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten.

be around the 15,000 mark- that is to say the cost of living

er than in 1937.

This figure if correct repre sents an int rease of more than one hundred per cent over the last polished index at the end of January when the stood at slightly below 8,000, IL is believed that the cost of liv-

figure

In large cities and arcas which are short of food, -special food control committees shall be formed. These committees | shall elect funds to buy where salaries will also be used

ing index officially re-introduc- ed besides being the basis for the payment of wages and

prices are lower and shall sell without profit.

a yardstick by all classes of bakitiems for fixing their charges.--Renter. Better Than Average

Rice Riot Announcing these regulatiɑns, ¦

Shanghai, May 7. Dr. Tong stated that food crops A mab forced their way into, rice store in northern Shang-

in South China last year were |

The

better than average while the hat today and looted about 20 wheat erop in North China was bags of rice after wrecking the News of his departure coin- † "extremely good", This year heavy boards protecting the cided with the report that the due to timely rains in spring,

shopfront. Viceroy wan planning new the harvest will be good while CoA-in adriition the Government is round-table talks with gress, Moslem and Sikh leaders, importing quantities of wheat.

The "Lahore Military and Cleil Gazette" stated that in- vitations were being issued to five Indian leaders. Viscount Mountbatten intended talks on the return Ismay, senior member of his

to hold of

staff, from Landon, It added.

Lord

was

Mohammed All Jinnah, Pre- sident of the Moslem. League, Bald today that in his opinion decisions concerning the whole of India were qnnounced in a few weeks,

American Loan Policy

ALONE

A long queue, lined up for rice, became impatient with long waiting and took action. prompt arrival of the police .prevented further lossca.

United Presa.

weekend

ayo-Reuter.

Further Cairo

WON

Swedish Ship

Bomb Outrages On Fire

Cairo, May 6.

Five persons were killed in a bomb explosion at the Metro Theatre tonight. The Aim, "Bad Bascomb," starring Wallace Beery and Mar- garet O'Brien, was being shown when the bomb exploded. An eye-witness said six hal- cony seats were "blown to bits." |Surging crowds outside the theatre prevented any The immediate estimate of the injured.

bomb made a big hole in the balcony, where it exploded.

Splinters and debris flew in all clue regarding the, metive for directions, causing many minor the explosion."-Reuter. injuries. The theatre was full to

capacity, 11

(1,500 persons) the explosion occurred.

When

TAIYUAN THREAT

Shanghal, May 7.

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 7. THE SWEDISH MOTORSHIP, FREJ, CAUGHT FIRE OFF A PIER IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY YESTERDAY AND SEVERAL FINE-BOATS BATTLED THE FLAMES, WHICH BURST THROUGH HER DECK. WHILE THE COAST GUARD TOOK 18 ( OF HER CREW AND TRANS- FERRED THEM TO SHORE.

The Coast Guard reported that tugboats were trying to เมด oeuvre the 1,946.ton vessel into shallow water.

tho

The ship was preparing to all Hor Sweden with a cargo of rice. Rioters Executed

The Coast Guard headquarters did not know whether the crew In Chengtu

The bomb exploded at 5.20 p.m.

werg taken from, the ship or Shanghal, May 7.

GMT during the second afternoon

A major battle for Taiyuan, picked up from the water. There Two rice rlot ring-lendern performance. The terrific explo capital of Shansi Province and was no Information about

ión aturmed Calroites, whe were executed in Chengtu, pro the dimly-lighted street, for over. ten years the home of remainder of the crow, believed vincial capital of Szechuen,

11th

an- General Yen Hsi-shan, Provin- to total about 50. WASHINGTON, MAY 7. when the military authoritica Cairo celebrated the

Governor, is believed Im- The Frej distress call gave no niversary of King Farouk's ac- cial THE UNITED STATES decided to take drastic measures cession to the throne today. minent,

semi. Information beyond, a request for according to AMONG THE 44 to check lucreasing lawlessness

The theatre is aituated on official reports today,-Reuter. Breboats-United Press, likely to bo NATIONS IN THE WORLD in the city, according to Chinese, Soliman Pasha Street, is air- conditioned and is one of the Mr. Jinnah was reforring to THE BANK USE ITS SUB

BANK HAS AGREED TO LET reports today.

Hundreds of poor people since most modern in Cairo. the visit to Londca of Lord

Toi May 5 have been roaming the' The Director of Pubile Secur- SCRIPTION PAYMENT Ismay, senior member of the Viceroy's staff.-Reuter.

BE LENT TO THE OTHER streets raiding rice shops and ity, Ammar Buy, said several ar

rents were planned tonight, but NATIONS. AN AUTHORITA- other food stores, lecting and declined to elaborate. TIVE SOURCE SAID TODAY. wrecking. Reports sald most Premier Nokrashy Panha told of the stores closed their board: the United Press: "I was bure it The other 43 nations say they ed fre its solidly, causing was not the work of an Egyp- are not in a position now to virtually a complete standstill.

tlan."United Press. have their currencies lent out. The military authorities, dis-

New Outrages This was described ng

Cairo, May 7. un-persing the crowds, ordered important at this particular curfew. at night and warned The Egyptian political poilce of Japan with a feeble evige extending time, however, since none of the that further

activities today Burch 31 houses. for would be punishable by death. rounded up 30 auspecte, des

The Weather

"A" moderate antlereiono vayera N China

and pressors is also high to Us E and as

ver the Chie Ben. Adeptpasjog ver nine members asking Japan and the southern part of the Ben

the Philippines and A ̧if the Carolina.

mob

be ed.United Press.

and

Ramadier Given Party Mandate

Paris, May 7. France's Socialist Party today ratified Premier Paul Ramadier's decision to oust the Com- munists from his coalition cabinet, thus end- ing the French Governmental crisis.

The hastily summoned No- Meanwhile, the Renault strike

of Sunan fe moving really NE. From it US52,553,876,000 in loans wants Police and gendarmes have been cribed as Communists, after a

rough extends BW across & Chins to anything but American dollars ordered shoot to kill in order to now, bomb outrage in. Catro had tional Council voted 2,529 to which was supported by the

·N Indo-China. Pressure Is alan low B of The Bank's stock of sub disperse mobs, the reports add- followed last night's explosion 2,125 to approve the break with Communists and which was an

Today's Forernati-Moderats of light scribed dollars will only variable winds cloudy with 1. US$721,802,000, oven after the abewere overnight, bright Intervale during | United States finishes its aub

from now.

the day moming constal inlet and for scription payment three weeks preem and hum

**y Terterday's Weatherrin,

Maximuma (817 deg, Pah

ON OTHER PAGES Supply Centre and the British Ramadier, plending for tho

The only way the Bank can add to them is to get dollars Page Two Saintpils 0.7 mm..0,08 Inah 1, Total, mince from, private American Inves-

"Minimumi 10.4' deg. Fák, fi

Bunahi`hauri.

- Jan, 1--212.9 moscas aquinet an avots tors.

Kalnd Furio

Farewell to Governor Private Trade, With Japan. Page Three

Palestine Discusions:

The Bank is proparing now Ilandiisin to borrow from these investors, Pape Five

#jjby selling bonds in the United Fortune-Telling Case. Ngunia (1938), 41nää Juebas. | Statos, probably this summer or Page Siz

autumn. Denominations will boj - HK. Poiles: Organluation;: small an USU1,000,-Associated Page Nine akan Press "

Dag 1: Green Island Cement planky

Ministry of Information."

No

an the extreme loft, action immediate cause of the crisis in a cinemILA"

and minor strikes Today's attacks were made which may have political re- continues. with hand grogades on the percussions throughout west-are spreading in other indus

tries Associated Press, fcrmer offices of the British urn Europe.

It Council's endorsement in the

CHINA'S BUDGET 12-hour debate which preceded was believed that they were

the vote, declared he would feel flung from a black car.

Nanking, May 7. like the gravedigger of the re- damage or casualties word public if he were forced to reK. Yul, today presented the The Finance Minister, Mr. 0. ported..

Aaign. Five people were killed, 40 Supporting Ramsdier, the new budget for the fiscal year injured and aight are still on former premier, Leon Blum, de-1947 in which expenditures the danger list after an -clared that resignation of the amount "to. GN120,000,000,000,- plosion at the American-owned government would be tanta 000, and revenues an callmated Metro Cinama. A police official mount to denial of a parlia-CN$10,000,000,000,000— United

Prosa. [today, said:"": "We still have no maŭitary: regimen

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