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FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

Price Of Rice

CHINA MAIL

No. 33666.

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1947.

STUDENTS STORM MINISTRY

Reduced Disorderly Scenes At Education Yuan In Nanking

The Rice Controller announces that as from | May 18 the retail price of ration rice will be re- duced from 44 cents to 40 cents per catty.

This has been made possible by wifereby Hang arrangements Kong has receiver a larger pro.

parilin of it international olles.

tlon

than expectedl from cheaper sources.

the

It is not possible to foreenst how ng this price can be main. tained on allocations for the sec ond half of the year have not yet been deelded, but with stocks on į hind and en route there shumid )

be no difficulty in maintaining

tor at least four menths.

As from the same date, the rice ration will be temporarily In. creased from 1% to 1% eatties per five.dny peri di

the four ration correspondingly reduced from 1 to cutty per period,

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Shanghai Strike Spreading

Nanking, May 15.

More than 3,000 striking students of Government universities, as a result of an eight-hour de- monstration today, during which cries of "why not stop the civil war" were raised, won an as- surance from the Vice-Premier, Mr. Wang Yun-wu, that their demands for an increased subsidy will be brought before the Executive Yuan at its next meeting.

Arriving at the Yuan, where they pasted slogans and cartoons on the walls, the students shout- ed for Premier Chang Chun and at first refused to accept the vice-preinier as his representa- live. When Mr. Wang finally-addressed them, he stated, firstly that he will be personally responsible for presenting their demands to the Executive Yuan at its session next Tues- day

On the basis of current stucks and shipments, It is estimated that the rice ration can be kept at this level for a minimum period of Secondly, he will recommend three months. Thereafter the ra. and personally support arrange- tion will depend on the future alimenta for granting the students locations by the International a half-month advance of living Emergency Food Counell.

I allowance which will mount to

Wang Ching-wei's Approach To Japs

Tokyo, Muy 15.

The Jute Wang Ching-wei, president of China un- der Japanese occupation, proposed the estab- lishment of a new Chinese Government with himself as the head in a conversation with the then Premier, Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, on June 10, 1930-a Japanese witness told the In- ternational Military Tribunal for the Far East here today.

Wang's conversationa with after the war ended, an again again key Japanese leaders, including establishing the Principles of Hiranumo, and the then War} Dr. Sun Yat-sen in China under Minlater, Selshire Itagaki Wang. both among the defendants on

Shimizu said Konoye as well trial on war crimes charges —

as other Japanese asaurel Wang were related by Tozo Shimizu, Japan had

intention an interpreter for the Japanese monspulising Chinese Foreign Office, who was called | Associated Press. from China especially for the Occasion.

'.Shimizu said that Wang - who fled to Japan after several attempts were made on his life in China and died neur Nagoya in 1944–told Hanuma that Japan had three alterna-| tives in setting the war with China.

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THE WEATHER

A moderate anticyclone Cover Jatm and the seas to the eastward, with a migo et kluh pressure extending to 12% Entary and N. Luzon, Pressure penisits laye Cover N, China. A virpreision de stations

ry over the Gulf of Tonkon, The Prete depression appears to be situated to che

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Yesterday's Weather Menata: 18,1 deg. V

album: 13.3 deg. Fah

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Firstly, break off negotiations with Chiang Kai-shek and deal with the "intelligent people out of office." Secondly, negotiate directly with Chiang Kai-shek. Thirdly, deal "with all people of evory quarters who want pened between China and Japan, re- Daro, a más. 1, gardless of whether they are members of the Nationalist

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(N324,000 and one piculaf rice, Fonds used in the Central University mess for the pur. chase of supplementary rations were exhausted yesterday and beginning today, the students went on diet consisting only of rice. When the

students

SHANGHAI BUDGET

DEFICIT

Shanghai, May 15.

The City Government an nounced today that the Muni cility in facing a deficit of CN18,280,urio,k)D Ancurly 175$500,000

Wackmarket

ente) in the budget of the externt final pear.

Duy for Government ap- proent in an 85 per cent in- ercane in antarles of civil ser-

DIN

This fallow the decision of The Ciky Gouncil in reducing The budget from CN$500,000,- 008 000 74 GN $240,000,000,000. - Amsociated Prera,

Shanghai Ready For

Trouble

Shanghai, May 15. Drastic

measures

Irgun Blows Up Trains

Jerusalem, May 15.

Mines planted by the Jewish underground wrecked two Palestine trains today, killed two British officers, injured five others, damaged three bridges and dis- rupted transportation in the Holy Land.

Unexploded mines were dis- covered

rallines Un

In the Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv areas, officials saki, And the Banie

Houreen sald a large scale attack

on the Palestine rail line hnd

Price: 20 Cents.

TYPHOON HEADS

NORTH

Alanilo, May 15.

The Fleet Weather Centre, operated by the U.S. Nary. reported today that a typhoon punged directly over Iwajjimu ref 0800

(Lörat Time)" "with inda ap to 72 miles per hour,

The storm, which first waN reported 750 cust af Manila, 1004 moving northnortheast, but slowly dissipating vid probably will not reach Japan. --Annointed Prens.

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REPARATIONS FOR H.K.

Industrial plant and equipment valued at many thousands of pounds is expected to be deliver- ed to Hong Kong from Japan within the next few months as part of the United Kingdom's reparation claim from that country. The plant consists of laboratory equipment, ma- chine tools, shipbuilding plant, thermal elec- tric power plants, and certain chemical and heavy engineering plant. It will be sold here through the Government's Reparation Section according to the priority needs of local claim. ants at prices based on the present second- hand value of those materials. Proceeds of these Sale will be credited to a common re- parations pool.

An official of the Reparations expense than if they had to Section said yesterday: "This walt for material purchnad transaction should enable many through normal commercial concerns in the Colony which channels. are still awaiting rehabilitation to get started at somewhat less

Wallace's Formula For Peace

New York, May 15.

heen timed on the nasumption Mr. Henry Wallace, former-Vice President, ad-

the UNO Assembly on Palestine would end last night. If such was the case, these sources said, the train minings may be the forerunner of renewed large- to senle violence here,

shouted that the word of the quell mob disturbances government officials could not in Shanghai were adopt

The two British officera

perished when a mine explored

he trusted and insisted that theed at an important meet-trying to deal with it on a track as a bomb disposal squad was vice-premier sign statement

mbodying his two promises,ing attended by officers never Acre, scene of the mass Mr. Wang, Yan-wu walked out. of the Garrison Com- prison break 10 days ago. Two other officers and a sapper were The students refused to leave mander Headquarters, the Executive Yuan, sitting on the Police Chief and topAssociated Press.

Injured, one of them seriously. the pavements before the build- ing for the entire

ranking officers of the afternoon while their leaders negotiated Army, Navy and Air

with government offelals. Vier- force detachments sta-Army Camp

Premier Wang appeared before tioned in the city. them for the second time and reported that he could make no further concessions..

Doors Broken

Bombed

vocated today that a world reconstruction pro- gramme "underwritten by American re- sources and administered by the United Na- tions" be substituted for the Truman Doctrine of "arming anti-Soviet Governments."

Mr. Wallace wrote in the New ¡ quired to ralne the living stand-

In

"Any Industrial concern Hong Kong requiring plant of. d nature likely to be available In Japan and which aunds a statement of its requirements to the Government will, in ten days' time, be represented by a team of technicians and offeinla who are leaving for Japan about May 26th to present the Colony's needs, for a propar- tionnte share of the plant. Other teams will be present at the conference to represent the various Allied nations that were concerned in tho war against Japan."

In

for

Fair Bids The allocation of thin plant,

that ♫ positive

cubic, of which he in editor.ards of 1,000,000,000 people said the official, is to be re- all constructive ability of the

peace pro of Asia to Western European stricted to territorien whera gramme consists in mobling Jevela,

losses of similar plant have "This is the nature of the been suffered and 'la for the world to restore devastated economie objectives that a world | primary purpose of facilitating areas and to develop backward beat on peace mast Ince," Mr. | industrial rehabilitation areas on a longtimu basis, Wallace and, and suggested the these territories.

"Peace by this road will not best way to finance the funds The submission of bida come cheaply, but it is cheaper would be through the Interna- plant will not commit applicants han sinking Aemrican assets tional Bank which would ro- in any way pending the receipt in a worldwide maze of Magl-ceive recommendations from of further information of con not Lines," Mr. Wallace wrote the United Nations Economie ditions and suitability of the "The time has como to approach Commission for Europe. plant available from the team the needs of the world from the Mr. Wallaco added: “Russia of representativca. - ..

The official said yesterday: standpoint of all humanity." le 'n member of that comimle-

He said that over $160,000,- sion and it is to bo hoped that "As the requirements of Hong 000.000 will be needed over the its delegate will modify his Kong will be considered by the next 10 years to provide the position that only the needs of Allied Allocating Authorities in countries should be Japax. 'in conjunction with world with capital. for recon- invaded struction and development. considered appropriate for in- other competing bids from Mr. Wallace anld of the $160;ternational assistance-United other territories, however, it is important that bids should be 000,000,000. "about one-third is Press.

fairly valued and should 'bo re- At the same time, anti-needed for Europe." He added:

stricted to items required to personnel mines exploded along "About half of the total will be

promote the further rehabilita- the Haifa-Telaviy road na ex-raised locally but America must

tion of the Colony," tremists launched a new series supply the major portion of thef

because America, with ed by Haifa, Sarafand and tions close Pela-Tiqva.

to 40 per cent of the from Canton, fell off a Oncial reports Anid two world's productive capacity, is Ferry boat crossing over Jews were Reized, with The Minister of Education students are going on and ten- "large" amount of arms and sources to spare for investment

a the only nation with the re- Kowloon from the lower Dr. Chu Chia-Ima, utdressed sion prevailed due to the un ammunition, the students for 60 minutes but favcirable

Including Sten abroad." reaction failed to meet their demanda. workers and employees whoso Halfa. Guards around Sarafand prewar

among guns and explosives, in South He said that restoration of living standards In The students, who were from basic pay in above CN$30.

bage were unaware that cx- Europe and Asia will reanfre the National College of Drama- Almost all Chinese papers tremists, had penetrated the de-capital exports from America tir Arts, the National Institute, this morning editorially appeal-fence perimeter until the bombs of $5,000,000,000 annually for of Music and the College of ed to the educational authorities exploded,

While details were

not dis- closed, it was believed that the authorities were prepared to The demonstration then dis proclaim martial law and ready persed after scheduling a meet-to move mobile task forces to ing for tonight to decide on the curb any fresh

student and students next move-whether labour demonstration well or not they will continue theiras, rice riuts. strike until the Executive Yuan It

reported that the meets,

has assigned a small but attang motorized unit to tackle any serious distur-

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Jerusalem, May 15. Jewish extremists today hurl ed bombs into heavily-guarded Sarafand military base, east of wounding seriously Telaviv. two British soldiers attending an open-air movie.

FELL FROM FERRY

A 18-year-old female,

Earlier in the day, the strike ing studenta stormed into the Ministry of Edæation building bance, Including possible Com- of attacks in the triangle bound-] capital. imports of overseas, ne gave her name as Chan

after breaking the glass door ways at the entrance with their bare fists.

the National Central University,

munist raide.

While the city at present la quiet. minor strikes among

uniforms.

He

added that

five years. infall: 6.7 14:10:26 inch. Taisi slarv Oriental longunges, carried ban- and student groups to nvold The official report said the American capital exports of

ners; one written with a line drastic steps and to help main-extremists ware

$100,000,000,000, spent "over

would be a generation." from a Tang dynasty poem. tain peace and order United United Prean, which read: "From the gate of Presa. wenithy familles wafts the

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Mediation Offer

In the event of the first being approved, Shimizù quoted Wang as saying Wang would not be able to make a public stand bat "would help “behind the scenes." In the Becond case, Wang fered to mediate between

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Bevin Sounds Faeru Warning Of Future

London, May 15,

Chjang and the Japanese "And Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin warned today

if the third measure is adopted

I should like to directly embark

that no one could prophesy the future course of the world if the next Foreign Ministers con- ference in November fails.

Into a peace, movement myself and become Its central figure.""

He told a crowded House of been criticising the Government's Shimizu quoted Hiranama as Commons that he regarded the foreign policy. encouraging

"I give the House on assurance," Wong but re. November conference in London marking "This in a problem for a probably the most vital in he said, "that the Government will

take into account any points the world's history," -China." He said Itagaki ap

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Nanking Peace Petition

Nanking, May 15. Nineteen legislatora today presented a petition to Dr. Sun Fo, appealing for the immediato reopening of negotiations to bring to an end China's civil war and declaring strongly that the Government's announced plan of no peace until the main communications lines have been rcatored Is neçdless.

Let by Mr. Chow Yi-chih. veteran member of the Legisla-

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"I Wound My Fingers Around Her Neck'

Aldershot, May 15. Frank Alexander Harris, 21 years, old, went on /trial on Wednesday accused of picking up a servant girl on Guildford railway station on April 24, boarding a train, with her and mur dering her before they, reached the next station.

The prosecutor, E. G. Roboy, said that two passen- gers saw Harris and the victim, Miss Sheila Purcell, aged 21, sprawled on the floor of a third class.compartment. “What they actually had seen,” he said, "was the crime being com- mitted, unusual in a murder case. Robey said that Harris made, timo. I decided to make koho-i a statement to the police in one "suffer. On the station which, he claimed that he was platform I saw a girl and sald

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Robey, quoted carriage und I put my

[*] around her atul we kissed, and

arm

"I was getting wild by this cuddled

cuddle My Darling"

proved the establishment of affairs debate Mr. Bevin sald

Opening the two-day foreign suggestions that, are made.".

The rebels have been demand-tive Yuan, the nineteen mem- new government by Wang andAs the result of the Moscow con-Ing that Britain divorce herself bers recommended that the Gov- indignant because another girl hello. She stopped and smiled they discussed the use of a flagference we know what we have from the American "be tough sumption of peace talks when ment with him. He began to berly. We wont into an empty ro- hind, failed to keep an appoint- and said she was going to Cam- ernment lay plans for the similar to that of the to face of the next Council of with Russla" foreign policy in the People's Political Council drink, Then Nationalists but with "Peace Foreign Ministers.

favour of closer friendship with Hand Anti-Communism” inscribed

begins its two-week session on ] Harris as saying:- V If it is untuly delayed, then Russin and Eastern Europe. ön it. He sold Wang also in- the difficulties will get worse in- Mr. Bevin reminded the House May 20.

petí- terviewed

late Prince stead of better. If so many of that he sold before he left Lendon tion in written form to Dr. Sun

They presented. their

"I wound my fingers around Fumimare Konoye, a suicide these issuta - Germany, Austria ter Moscow it would wrong to

and, in addition, relations between expect too much from the Foreign Fo, President of the Legislative political consultation confor her neck, stroking her neck, East and Weat have not been Ministers, conforence toward pro-Yuan, and Vice-President of the cace of last year (which in and sha sald #homething I {.

an interview today. "It is no use, the army, and reorganisation of I squeezed her heck, She did |tory conclusion November ut many.

communication The government to Include all not struggle, I pulled her on the London eonterenee, "no one "I would ask the House to fe. to wait until

? the floor and I banged her hand can preplicay the course the world ecgnise that the form in which we has been restored before. peace political parties).

He added that he has draft on the floor will take

create a new Germany, methods can be restored." Mr. Chow adopted for is Government and stated, goAM

ed economic, political and mili«, “Sho did not die, so I remen. the mapping out of its future peel. In the political programme tary suggestions to facilitate berod I had a knife, so I hold tion in the soclely of nations will | slgic,) when third parties enter- the reopening of "negotiations, her mouth and Instrucks the "I regard the London confor- take a long time to realise," Mr. ed "the goverheat this was However, he declined to reveal knife Into her neck, sind I again ancy), with the lemies 'clchar before Bevin anid.

one of the main conditions set the detalls of kiz plan. Na stuck it ip, then it was arrest "It is both important and com- down for rapprochement with Mr. Chow expressed the hope, edited as pa Council the world's history "ST

ON OTHER PAGES brought to a much more satisfacviding a peace treaty with Ger- Republic, Mr Chow declared included the roorganisation of think it was "My Darling--and

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||it, as probably the most vita! *olicated, for it in as well to ro. the Communista, »Mr. Chow that thair recommprisations can The court was told that Miss||

bir. Hevin adopted a concilia. mind curselves that Ultra is no said that the policies for #rde be thoroughly, discursed. In the Pujeti had, bean stabbed main Jory): atlitudo,, toward the rebel German Government/1, deal storation of peace should inflext" Legislative Yuan meet-{ simbs withes nlng tl kill orde members, of his party” who have with"-United ITERIA

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