1947-05-14 — Page 7

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Peace In

Indo-China?

Sulgon, May 12.

P

The French High Commis aloner to Indo-China, M. Emile Bellaert, in an order of the day to French Marines and soldiers où May 10, told French troops. they still bad work to do in Indo-China--to give the coun try pence.

The first part of your work

is finished," M. Bolkert suid. "You must now give Endos Ching the peace for which she Is wishing,"

Mentiwhite, well-informed, Koureen sail is mesenger from Ho Chi Minh, president of the Vietnamh "government,” in re- ported to have visited M. Panl

THE CHINA mail, WednESDAY, MAY 14, 1947.

LONDON WELCOMES KING HOME Surging Crowds Too Much For Police Contro

Notable Scenes Of Gifts For

Enthusiasm

London, May 12. Enormous crowds of milling people who shouted themselves hoarse outside Buckingham Palace today to welcome the King and Queen and the Princesses back from their Africa tour so fascinated the two Princesses that a few min- utes after they had retired from the balcony with their mother and father they rushed to a second floor bedroom window and peeked out from behind the curtains.

Mus, political adviser to the Then, on the tenth anniversary of his coronation, High Commissioner, with a let-j

fer from Ho Chi Minh, uffer

in to our hostilities.

Ho Chi Mi121 have

Is reported to

- De will

after his

ministry to facilitate negotia-

tions United Press,

King, George, with the Queen and Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret retired to spend a quiet day.

Behind them were one hun dred days and 23,000 miles of travelling, including 34 days

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Nazi Victims

London, May 12.

Mr. Jan Mikardo, Labour Member, naked the Foreign Secretary in the House of Com- mons today what contributions had already been received from the Gaveramenta of Switzer- land and Sweden towards the $25,000,000 provided by the Parik Conference on repara- tions for the rehabilitation and the settlement of unrepatriable victims of Nazi persecution, He also asked what he propon. ed to do to expedite the pay ment in view of the urgent

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Mr. Hector McNeil replied: | "Nune. The provision of the equivalent of $25,000,000 made by 18 countries, parties to the Paris Conference on repara-

tions, is charged upon their re- ceipts on German assets which they have claimed or are clalm-: ing from the countries which were neutral. In furtherance

Queen Mary and her brother of this plau, fifty million kron- the Duke of Athlone. stood ers

will be contributed by among the small crowd of mèm- Sweden and it is hoped that hers of the Royal Household the balance will be fully avail- and their relatives in the court-alls from the receipts from yard of the Palace and waved other neutral countries."--Reu- enthusiasticidly up at the Royal | ter. Family on the balcony.

Earlier the naval port of Portsmouth hr said "welcome

to Britain"; now London Hold "welcome home."

The "zon of sfience” main- mained in the vicinity of the Vanguard at Portsmouth 80 that the Royal hamecomers could have a good night's sleep was broken early this morning as the time approached for them to come ashore.

114

Civic Reception

The Queen and her daughters remained in a group on deck the King walked slowly along the lines of Marines stretched the length of the quarter-deck. The band playett the National Anthem and then, as the Queen waited during

Civil Service Strike?

WAM

Rangoon, May 12. A possible widespread strike. of Government servants forecast here today by U Tun Aung Graw, President of the All-Burma Ministerial Services Union

The workers disagreed with the Government's decision to} abolish the "extra flat rate increase" in the cost of living allowance granted to Govern- ment servanta last September, he said.

Police, dock-

Colony's April Trade

The Statistical 98les of the. Imports and Exports Department reports that imports of merchan dise into the Colony of Hong Kong during the month of April, 1947 amounted to a declared value of $183,645,636 as compared with $0 0,137,881 in the month of April. 1940.

Exports of merchandby totall ed a declared value of $89,632,017 an compared with $48,026,399,

linports during the first four months of 1947 amounted to declarat value of 1404,013,619 as compared with $105,917,071 In the first four months of 1048,

Exports totailed $369,013,743 as compared with $138,208,480. No cognizance has been taken in the following tables of Govern- ment sponsored cargoes.

COUNTRIES

United Kingdom

Australia Burma

Canada

Ceylon

East Africa India

New Zealand

North Borneo South Africa West Africa

FROM

EXPORTS TO April 1947 April 1946 April 1947

$

* 11,273,130

9,257,555 19,099,85-4 1,300. 139,082 73,482

2,267,720 3,557,427 6,195,039

FLY-CPA..

BANGKOK

Leaving Friday, 16th May

SINGAPORE

Leaving Friday, 16th May

MANILA

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4 Chater Road, Tel. 31162 & 31400 Kowloon Office: Tel. $6260

Fare $328

Fare $880

Tathay Pacific

IMPORTS April 1946 & 3,493,907 424,048

1,454,138

1,406,583

6,052

0,182,067

102,370

5,868

1.140 $3,180

892.760

23,062

96,480

562.97! 618,036 400,143

Leaving Wednesday, 21st May

SYDNEY

Faro $380

Book now for the next aircraft

Fare $2,200

Malaya (British)

2,897,115 4,310,006

4,700

1,H62,346 5,451,750 26,022 420,694 1,011,500

246,056 1,555,941

3,361 31.03

20.370

West Indies

1.650

20,170

China, North

British Empire, Other 4,068,096 Belgium

416.801

+4420

#207

344,700

75,750

4,681,820

1,044.750

3,733,540

4,014,693 10,321,001

1,667,362

Middle

5,488,80

South

12,446.234

"

26,831,233

0,042,794 23,922,548

Cuba

€1,480

50,000

58,797

Central Amerien Denmark

20.000

32,100

104.50%

80,758

49,120

459,052

51,622

Egypt

13,930

734.795

France

655,030

1,733,049

French Indo-China

3,246,340

2,080,780 2,345,062

1,218,110

Germany

Holland

403,485

1,503,717

Italy

956,067

040,087

Japan

Kwong Chow Wan

76,570

790,409

49.913

206,152

Macao

5,868,200

Norway

958,840

3,702,508 1,120,488

2,740,217

2,770,074

Netherlands East Indies

G00,100

435

2,105,241

Philippines

500,883

Portugal

Siam

1,022,653 100,0 4,180,709 3,384,551

10,610

1,368,300

0,109,187

12,000 8,800 450,040

88,373

042,565 3,008.708

0,503. 0,809,329 23,261,616 6,271,005

80.241

771,000 48,320

8,057,530

500,430

40,700

034,714

South Amerien

Sweden

Switzerland

Spain

U. S. A.

U. S. S. R.

Total Foreign

Others

TOTAL

Total Rr. Empire..

ARTICLES

Animals, Live

409,802

3,141,277

PAL

Philippine Air Lines, Inc.

FOUR ENGINED SKYMASTER SERVICES

00.137.98 103.545.030 48,020,308 89,532,917 | SHANGHAI ..16.113,242 22,831,017 10,950,111 28,917,741

44,024,730 80,713,719 37,067,287 00,715,170

IMPORTS

EXPORTS

April 1940 April 1947 April 1945 April 1947 MANILA

Since that time, Burma bas. the last few minutes preceding been in the grip of a series of the formal farewells, played for strikes Involving Their Scottish Queen the Eris-)

men, trolley workers, railroad

Building Materialy... kay Love Lilt,

ear workers. lumber

Chemicals & Drugs... men, all melody of the Hebrides.

and

Chinese Medicines... bank clerks.---- The four shook hands with werkers every, offlcer and warrant offl-eater.

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haunting!

cer of the ship before they went down the gangplank, Avere greeted by officers of the base, and then went on to a civic reception,

Hunger Strike In Jail

Rangeon, May 12.

Lard Nelson-engine No. 850 -steamed slowly down the tracks from the west into the About 100 men, imprisoned; bedecked and beflagged Water. at the Inacin' Jail near Rangoon: loo Station. one of London's pending trial for banditry, have railrond hubs,

gone on a hunger strike, it was The King and the Princess) authoritatively reported here Margaret looked more sun-tan- | Loday. ned than the Queen and her The bandits claimed that the elder daughter as they stepped charges brought against them out of the train. The Queen violated the terms of the amnesty were pale pink and a hat of [ann,unced by the Government. upawept brim with graceful! The Ducoity and Robbery Ostrich feathers. Princess Amnesty Act proclaimed last Elizabeth wore a cockle-colour- December was extended five ed tailored suit, while her sin timex last until Aprli 10. Nearly ter's suit was pale blue.

three thousand people wanted Two open coaches, drawh by for bunditry and other crimes grey horses with scarlet-clad aurrendered under its terms.— postillions and a Captain's es- Reuter

Mombasa, Kenya, May.12.

of Household Cavalry, cort took the Royal Family and off; cinis headed by the Prime Minister Mr. Clement Attlee, were flooded and many collapsed to the Palace.

· Hundreds of native homes

after a terrific weekend deluge. Special Cheer In 24 hours, a phenomenal 10,46 Sightseers along the route inches of rain were recorded,

with érammed every vantage point compared

12.05, the

on top of statues, bullding average for the entire month of roofs, outdoor telephone May for the past 50 years. — booths, and even astride Tra- Reuter. falgar Square's lions, to catch

a sight of their Sovereign and

his family.

There was a special cheer for Princess Margaret as he miled gally at the crowds, in- cluding some Mounted Police whom she recognised.

As soon as the conch passed through the gate the Royal Standard Buttered from the mast on the Palace roof.

crowd In

to move

of Britals's Parliament joined a unanimous address of welcome to the King and Queen and the two Princessen.

HONOLULU

318,691 SAN FRANCISCO

19th MAY

HK$ 380

THURS, 15th MAY MON.

$

2,791,671 824,231 1,211,718 0,140,278 Dye, & Tanning Materinis 1,151,108 Foodstuffs & Provisions 13,034,087

S' 2,420,00

$

HKS 380

US$ 600

FRI. TUES. 20th MAY

16th MAY

2,126,740 240.200 4,304,388

2,149,700 2,989,431 1.120.057 6,376,757 2,321,320

US$ 796

7,207,742 732,849 2,584,384 12,330,022

Fucks

8,063,460 10,632,403 10% Round Trip Reduction.

281,827

1,247,920

19,620

1,700

Hardware

277,843

277.843

046,707

694,185

024,647

677,694

039,024

366,440

500,655

Machinery & Engines..

808,401 90,092

40,838

170.000

Manures

24,440 26,100

Metals

8,314.061 2,770,526

272,410

1,007,268

3,805,062

•

Nuts & Seeds

Liquors, Intoxicating..

Minerals & Ores

Oils & Fats Prints

Per & Paperware ..

Goods & Textiles.

Tobacco

Railway Materials

Wearing Apparel

Sundries .....

Vehicles

2,378,655 4,080

8,597 80,400

272.925 922,014 901,602 920,867 676,300 13,332,500 19,183,904 10,064,070 20,082,124 452,769 408,051 214,684 696,687 1,810,493 8,850,900 1,533,848 4,510,609 1,972,858 11,030,397 · 8,701,120 13,100,691

1,080.247 4,841,927 106,055 653,779 04,380 522,413 947,359 2,425,870

1,213.662 3,250,993 370,015 658,730 0,201,845 18,869,079 8,576,908 20,008,987

Total Merchandise.. 60,137,081 103,545,630 48,028,308 89,632,017

Treasure

Grand Total

COUNTRIES

United Kingdom

Australia Burma

Canallu

Ceylon..

East Africa India

Malaya (British) New Zeaand

North Borneo

South Africa

West Africa

GOO 148,429 1.383,200 3,224,632 60,138,581 103,002,065 40,409,068 02,859,449

IMPORTS FROM ⚫ EXPORTS TO

1st 4 months

1st 4 months

1946 1947

$ 5,458,274 40,040,000 1,120,003 10,257,020

1940

10,322.

5,868

60,576 63,689

4,033,490

85,171.

1047

$36,001

Baggage Allowance 06 Iba, Freight Rates on Application

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ACROSS the WORLD

4,330,585 13,037,236 127,048 2,107,313 1,688,178

133,013

287,630 04,147 215,562 00,080 00,408 7,007,107 13,160,701 4,062,003

B⋅O·A·C

6,700,1264 Engined Flying Boat Mail, Passenger and

18,402,643 28,973,578 33,464,800 81,605,238

Freight Service

DEPARTING

-

110,523 1,463.442 4,769 - 2,420,736

7,020

800

508,177 1,218,163

22,104

2,004,884

ARRIVING

74,513

2,803 1,403,903

3,030

01.072 1,108,05

76,802

every Friday from

British Empire, Other 6,727,298 Belglum

14

Cuba

70,750 0,283,807

2,404,805 34,889,772 18,863,012 27,070,013 0,283,632 23,209,059 10,721,987 7,641,040 15,050,036 61,123,931 100,002,070 27,301,107 71,370,023 0,480.56,000 .282,801 1,350, 204,018

20,000

280,861

80,918 148,182 $89,052 .461,939

109,640 307,103 2,509,417, 2.513,148

3,583,851 0,424,600 3,373,0846,752,617

West Indies

China, North

11

Middle

South

Central America. Denmark Egypt France

French Indo-Chine Germany Holland Italy

3,271,540

2,657,623

6,114,200

"the

Norway Netherlands East Indies Philippines Portugal Blam.....

Bouth Amerleg Sweden Switzerland Spain

On moving the motion, the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, naid that the Royal Family would willingly have returned to share the rigours of the winter in Britain..

His motion was seconded by Immediately what had boen Mr. Winston Churchill, leader until then a well-disciplined of the Opposition, who declar- a flooding streamed that the Royal Family had broke through, rushed for the faithfully. *discharged wrought-iron fence outside the great constitutional office en Palace forecourt.

trusted to them." The helpless police

In the House of Lords, the swept along with the surging Dominions Secretary, Lord Ad- crowd which, within five dison, said it was clear that all minutes, packed the entrance races in all parts of South to the Palace, the Victoria Africa had received the Royal Memorial and the roadsides. Family "with

conspicuous Parliament's Welcome friendlincos and goodwill."-|

All parties in both Houses' Reuter.

FIRE

MARINE

were

LIFE

ACCIDENT

U. S. A

U. 8. S. .

Others

TOTAL

`Total British Empire

Total Foreign:

ARTICLES

469,348 2,138,410 220,014 1,010,812

6,880,176 1,898,072

2,074,106 12,788,203

.

2247.201 2,830,633 10,142 20,207,370 24,827,208 8,447,040 16,176,917

1,286,304

247,210 1,147,661 18,008

455 0,553,000 627,414 5,033,248 044,752

85,070 4,782,674 $13,748,645 2,720,213 · 27,906,407 12,000 142,185, 17,100 867,619 240,072 2,030,077 7.632 70,608 10/490,055 $2,107,474 15,100,481 49,361;114 2,3,781,402 181.010 1,057,704 40,700 0,097,400 195,947,071 404,613,019.188,208,480 350,013,743 38,003,260 102,889,707 42,255,029 113,042,130 167,844,702 301,779,013 00.042,651 245,371,018

$48.902 1,238,314

450,940. 4,370,499

IMP ORTS

1st 4 months

.1040

**** 1047

EXPORTS 1st 4 month --1040

1947.

+

160)

ARRIVING every Thursday from

STEWARD SERVICE

every Saturday to

BANGKOK

RANGOON

CALCUTTA

KARACHI

BASHA

CAIRO-connections with Con-

tral and South Africa

MARSEILLES

LONDON--connection with USA"

◄ DEPARTING

overy Sunday to

BANGKOK

SINGAPORE connections with

Australia

aud

New Zealand

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Animals, Elvas

2,083,088 9,400,209 Buliding Materials 2,100,000 8,184,889 €64,850 803,9TD Chemicals Drugs.......... 3,347,604 - 19,458,984 5,102,250 11,006,032 Chinese Medicines ..... 22,100,280 · 9,115,857 "20,150,078 10,271,211 Dys & Tan. Materials 2,209,675 19,617,808 1,008,1017 0,880,207. Foodstuffs & Provisions 54,281,457 59,670,819-28,81adaltivo,808,702- Fol

1,805.284174,470.230-31 $3,997,it 089,041

Hardware

Liquozą, Intoxicating.

Engines

Machinery

Manres

Metals

2,080,069 1,486,34214003285,004

1037,400.

(388,988 227855,428 1/880,917×108,160,970 8.101,920 10,657,940 5,980,828 43,096,198 (Continued on foot of ment, Col-le wind thi

Minerals 5. Ores

Nuts & Seeds Olin & Fata-

41,4254* | 747,410 -817,008 1907 7,095,051 8,120,538 | 4,545,420. 24,081,080. 71,008,245 20,010,138.

-707,530 2,416,054 (909,509 ,824,015 4,808,207 19,510,062 4,088,014: 14,705,091 „Piece Goods & Textiles 10,709,514"", $1,007,828 = 8,640,232 · 80,056,572

101 010.045 0.095,859..

21384,062. 11,078,09235109.578.1985,000. 2,008,20% 15,000,078÷2,091,049, 80,040,092 78,378,047

Total Marchandise.. 105,947,971-

Grand Total

105,948,571 -462,348,72

Paper & Paperware

Rallway Mutorials

Tabacco

Vehicles

Wearing Apparel

Sundrica

Treasure