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STUDENT STRIKE FRONT CRACKED Viceroy

Majority Agree To Return To Classes

Government's Reply To Demands

Shanghai, May 29.

A majority of Shanghai's University students agreed to resume classes today following the arrest of 64 and the reported "kidnapping" of for additional students last night. In a last minute appeal which finally cracked the students' strike front this morning. Mayor K. C. Wu declared all students arrested (now totalling 150) would be held unless the rest resumed their classes. The Shanghai Students' Federation added its voice to the plea for the resumption of classes. Meanwhile pulire

were

(6) The g verament reiterated Julding 64 National Chanan Uris-its deverumnation to protect civil versity student arrested last rights and liberties; night" pemiling `n full resumptions of classes, (Students

Al upda

17) The government is seeking!

University at press time were to improve the living conditions

holding nut against the retuin.)

The oral oress reported a

plit

of students by expanding the

rationing system to cover students

wwe developing "belwiga Mayard grant subsidies to students

Yu's "m-rate policy as against the strong arm methods of the polire.

pavad

The Mayor yesterday quick visit to Sunking reportedly In an attempt to get autharity to suppress the police tariler.

whose bones have been fonderl or in Communist areas, --- United Press.

Right To Strike

Nanking, May 20.

Dr. Sun Po, Vice-President of the Republic and concurrently President of the Legidative Yuan, any strongly defended the right at Inbourers to strike.

NAZI GENERAL'S SUICIDE

Nurmbero. May 20. LL.Gen Franz Boshine, who usan kndleted as a Nazi war criminal, died at 1.30 am. today of tujurten aufered when he threw himself from thr third flOCT пл the Nuremberg jail,

The 53-year-old former Commander of German troops in Norway leaped over the Hard four guard rail in the Juil. He cleared The mucide net and crashed into Reaffolding

the lobby. fracturing his skull and in. haring his arms and lega. -- United Press.

The First Day Of

Spring

the

The

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With most of their faders un der arrest, and many others in Jured in cinsher with the police the students hodies were reported |

Ho spoke na behalf of still undecided on participating in in nationwide Coli-civil war

when dworkers

Yuun met to discuss and adopt monstrations scheduled for June 1.

AL Pelping police and the milli- the revised Insour union law.

The Inbour union law now in tary took steps to prevent the de- ! monstration. The chlf of stuff at |í rev stipulates firstly That

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Illegal Imports Into Malaya

Singapore, May 28. The Government here today annognced a crack- down on the legal Importation of United States goods into this colony, which so strictly regulates United States dollar exchange that American products are scarcer here than in perhaps any other part of the Far East. Goods from the United States are allowed into Singapore only by permission of the Registrar of Imports and Exports, who limits licenses to items "essential to rehabilitation of the coun- try," or in other special categories.

During March, the last month for which figures were avail- "alde, Singapore exported to the United States more than four times the amount of its im- ports from that country,

Ollelal Government statistics for the month show that in March the total imports were im- US$61.762,081, of which ports from the United States amounted to fin round figures) U.S.%4,000,000,

In the sume month. out of tal exports

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On Way To India

London, May 29. The Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, with Lady Mountbatten, left Northolt aerodrome at 07.15 this morning in t'e Viceregal plane, a specially fitted York, on their way back to India.

Lord Mountbatten is carrying with him the proposals approved at the Cabinet meeting last Fri- lay for the handing over of pow cr. It is expected that he wi!! sce the Indian leaders early next

week.

Lord Mountbatten refused 10 comment on his expectations of SUCCESS, "All comment there will be will, me next work," he said.

At th. aerodrome to nee Lurt Mountbatten off were Lari Li- towel, Secretary of State for In dia, Air-Marabul

Sir

Ralph Cochrane, Commander-in-Chiet of the Transport Command, and General

Str Chief-of-Star of the India

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COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA

Margate, May 29,

The Labour Party rebels asked the Party's annual conference today to renounce Government's support of the United States aid to Greece and Turkey and demand closer cooperation with Russia.

The

Foreign Secretary. Mr. Ernest Fovin, will re- ply to the foreign policy debate in a speech beginning at 2.30 p.m. DBST. He is expected to win a vote of confidence.

Mr. Konni Zilliacus, one of from America despite the econo- the Party's foreign policy re-mic merger of the British and bels in the House of Commons, American zones.

resolution asking opened the debate by moving a "I think it is time we had for closor some cards on the table with cooperation with Rusala on the Americans on tnis anbjert.” demanding that Government he said. "I hope the Foreign operate on the assumption that Stermary will any bluntly to Britain need not prepare to de- | the Americans that we cannot · fend herself against either go on paying out £80,000,000 a Russia or the United States. year while we have food cuta

Another major resolution, in- in this country at the troduced by the Orpington La- time."-United Press.

bour Party, asked the Con- ference to deplore Britial step- the UNO Security Council of American assistance to Greece and Turkey.

Hori

NOW

in

same

Bevin Wins

Margate, May 29. Travelling with Lord and Lady

The Labour Party at Its Mountbatten were Lord Ismay,

annual conference here today Mr. Watson, the Viceroy's Seero- Mr. Zilliacus moved the pro-rejected by a show of hands two tary, Captain Lascelles, Lieuten-

Russing resolution on behalf of resolutions submitted by foreign Ant-Colonel Erskine-Crum, Flight Lieutenant Beaumont Mr. Phil-

the Gateshead Labour Party policy rebels within the Party. and Trade Union Council.

The first rejected was the Hips and Mr. V. P. Mannion,

Before they

was revised from the Lord

version Gateshead embarkut.

resolution calling Mountbatten shook hands with that had appeared in the coupon Government to avoid sub- London, May 28.

Lordon, May 29.

the crew of the plane, who were.

ference agenda and he said it servience to the United States, bright

Government sources Skipper · Flight-Lieutenant Scor summer

13 had the support of

to be moderate and cooperate $62,976,760, Singapore's ex-sa'd the Duke of Wind-gie. Flying-Officer Allen, Fight other local Labour Partics.

and rare a thing in

more closely with Russia Lieutenant Mackle, Flight-bleu- Forts to the United States were sor called on Premier tenant Rees. Flying-feer Pover

10-Year Peace Legislative Britain-shone down up- US$17.600,000. the

tu operate on the assumption Deleted from Clement

the revised that Britain need not prepare to Attlee London today and II.K. Loophole

unex- and Bergeant Diplock,

Princess Alice of Greece-travel- veraton was the clause, asking defend herself either against the strange things happened. Despite the stringent limits pectedly today and ined to the aerodrome with Lord Government to operate on the United States or Rusala.

Fireworks began exploding in on American importa designed the course of a 40-min-and Lady Mountbatten Reuter. assumption that Britain would The other rojected was that the Generalissimo's fiche hui Inbourers and employees of public one shop, setting fire to an ad- to conserve this colony's post-ute conversation explor-

not be engaged in a great war by the Orpington Party deplor quarters warned student agitatore utilities and communications joining bullding. The poilee tion in

United States dollared the possibilities of re-

in the next ten years. The fol-ing Government's support in the Dat they would be punished,

enterprises are forbidden to strike } blamed it on the sun,

credits, Chinese Importera have

lowing in the text of the revised Taking no chances, the polier and see:ndly no

veralun: wages will

Later, the roof of an anoe found a loophole through Hang ceiving an appointment searched thinese men and women paid to labourers during u strike.eupled house, burst into flames. Kong, where the controls are in the Colonial Empire. Session Of

which spread to another build-not so severe.

{lates Government on its deel-p ing before they were brought Singapore officials allege that

Bion to bnae British foreign under control. This was blamed American goods brought legal-

policy on the United Nations and S'eur le relatively high orme Enf ly into Hong Kong are reship- on the sun again.

These sources did not disclose

Washington, May 20.

recalla that the Charter of UNOJ n the Philippines and over NW China Tha Ryukyu depression is moving And three frightened ehtekens d to Singapore as being of immediately whether the Duke

is based on the

fundamental lowly ENF and apprate to hava L British origin.

Possibility of a special foreign suddenly turned up in a buay

was offered any appointment, but policy session of Congress late principle that permanent mem-intensity. Singapore Customs and ex- recalled that lust

the this year unless major differences Lers of the Security London thoroughfare, tying up change officials were highly ex- Premier had advised him there between Russla and the United particularly Britain, the United ERE winds, vesting) weather Infr.

ercised this month when Ame was no job for him in the Labour States are removed was raised by States and the Soviet

Union, taximum: $2.0 deg. Fah. aican rigarettes suddenly be Government's Colonial Empire. came plentiful here although

must cooperate as equal part. Minimums 74.0 deg. Fah. nere and must trust each other Sunshine: 2.3 hours.

Jan. their importation is completely

Rainfall: NI, Total ince to keep peace. banied.-Reuter.

303.6 mi. as against an MYOTRES !

61.7 mm.

for concealed weapona al busy intersections.-Assutluted. Press.

Classes Resume

Slanghal, May 29, The gvernment-operated uni vernities today resumed classes after two weeks of student de. monstrations, but it was estimated that only 5,000 out of nearly 10,000 were attending.

.The students agreed to resume fllowing the Mayor's assurance to release those who have been arrested as soon as the schools are nevoial.

At least one private university

still hlding Was Press.

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News For

Petty Officers

London, May 29, Petty Officers may buy

out-United themselves out

Reply To Demands

Nanking. May 2D.

Ud

traffic. The police did not blame it on the sun,-United Press.

Diamonds Theft

Royal Navy for the first Sentence time in nearly 10 years,

Tokyo, May 20

was Lodiny

it was announced today. Col DJ. Murray

Discharges can be obtained sentenced to Imprisonment with

The People's Political Council for cash payments ranging up- hard labour for

from

presidium, officially replying towards from 420

The

10 years, dia.

service

and

in branches missal

ofi forfeiture of all pay allowances a surplus

general Jup:n conviction by a

court martial for misappropriating 500 diamonds from the Hank of

the student demands submitted where there on May 20, said today that the officers. PPC was doing its almost ་ The Admiralty unid shnilar bring about the resumption of peace talks and to increase the other brunches for educational budgetüry appropria-

composalonate rensons,”

This

tions.

of professors of the Central,

French War Veterans March

of

Britain's former King entered and left No. 10 Downing Street by the back deur.

year

Special

Congress?

ja high-ranking Congressional de. During the war, the Duke was

mocrat. Governor of the Bahamas but

He predicted the administration resigned when the tropical climate will await the outcome of the affected him. The Duke, It is UNO General Assembly reported, seeks a colonial position September and the Lotion Coun- etl Ef Foreign Ministers ไก November before reaching a de. ciston.

in a mere temperate zone,-Asso- ciated Press.

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GUILLEN TO DIE He said substantial progress

Manila, May 29. has not been made by then Julio C. Guillen was today sen-resolving the east-west friction, tenced to death in a Manila court this country mus? consider how on a charge of murder after his its power and wealth can be used attempted assassination of Pre- independently to restore economic sident Roxas on Nov. 1.

stability outside the immediate i Guillen hurled a grenade at the sphere of Soviet Influice. stand where President Roxas was

The democratic leader expresa. addressing a public meeting. ined this opinion on a suggestion by

-Associated Press.

Effect

Guadalcanal

On Jap Plans

Paris, May 28. arrangements can be made in Japan of which he Was the

Three thousand Manila. "strong Eighth Army's official custodian. French disabled

One bystander was killed and former President Herbert Hoover, Murray was convicted rn all

war six were injured when the gre for independent American peace

The reply was sent to a group for many years a navy practice, of violating the 59th and Buthed

"buying out" system, six crunts including two charges Veterans marched, roll-ade, bounced off the stand before pacts with Germany and Japon.

and hobbled en exploding. Reuter. Nanking und other universities was discontinued shortly before Articles of War. The indictment masse on

the Ministry for transmission to the students World War II. Associated changed that Murray betrayed from the Presidium members Press.

his trust as custodian of the bank of Finance today to de- Chang Peling, Wu Yu-fang, L

vaults when he took property mand higher pensions.

Leaders cried at the top Huang, Kiung

the United States Yung, Lin Eto,

belonging to New York, May 28, Carson Chang and Secretary- Dr. Trygve Lie, Secretary Gen. Government, smuggled 500 dia. hoarse, crucking voices "Adjust General Shno Li-tzu,

feral of the United Nati:ns, an. monds into the United States and the pension" as the demonstrators centre of Replying point by point to the nounced today that he will leave swore falsely to the customs de-moved through the

Paris, blocking traffic on all students demands, the presidium on June 5 for a month's holiday ctoration in San Francisco.

in Norway with his family. He The court reduced the value of sides.

A solid bicck of 50 wheelchairs (1) It is a misunderstanding added that he had no intention cf, the gens from $200,000 as first

the indictment to rulled at the head of the proces on the part of the students to having cffelal contacts and said: charged in

Is the estimated sion. Hundreds of followers

including wholesale value.-United Press.

women-lacked and legs. Many blind ones were led' by others and some displayed mutilated faces.

said;

fool their protests were igntred

by the government or the PPC; (2) The government will re lease all arrested slidents and Investigate, police officers en res. ponsibilities for the May 20 xist: (3) The government la not in a position to repeal the May 19 mandate forbidding demonstra- tions since It was issued to main- tain social order and security:

Compensation

(4) Hegarding

the students i

20,

shall be spending most of my $84,000 which time fishing,"-Reuter,

New Demands Made

On

Turkey

Ankara, May 29. -

The Premier told Parliament today that "a cer- tain foreign power" had sent a note asking Turkey for bases.

He did not name the power referred to but sald that the request was made "on the pretext of common measures of defence."

ormu

The police did not oppose the demonstrators as they did two weeks ago, but quickly cleared a path for the marchers and routed the heavy eltsing-hour traffic Into

sido streets.

A

Tokyo, May 29. Japanese witness today told the International Military Tribunal here that the success of the American attack at Guadalcanal in 1942 for-. ced the Japanese General Staff to abandon a contemplated offensive against Chungking and drop plans for operations against the Aleutians and other points designed to force` the United States and Britain intó a passive defence role,

In the first full discussion of 1941-a week after the Nazis the wartime Japanese General opened their offensive against Staff strategy before the Tri- the Soviets-decided on a policy bunal, former Lt-Gen. Shinichi, of "proparation for war against Punctuating their chant for Tanaka, Chief of Operations of the United States and Britain more money with waves of canes the General Staff from 1918, unavoidable." the General and crutches, the veterans formes denied, Japanese plans demand for an assurance against;

for Staff surveyed the altuation in- at the Place de l'Opera and the recurrence of Incidents almilar

proceeded down the Avenue de future operations wore knocked cluding, reports from is Mos- to that

May <f

aside by the American Marine-cow attaches, expressing opin- the government announced it is

'Opera and through the fashion later foined by the arny-coun-fon that Russia would not be able Rue do Tivali to the Da unwilling as the sludents to

*ter-attack in the Solomons ba- overcome easily. allow such incidents to occur?". Turkey was faced with what East, Middle-East and Eastern Ministry.

ginning August 1943.

He said it decided the Japan (3) The government agreed to amounted to territorial claims, Meditorranean".

radio-cor detective squad folned by the defense to deny the Kwangtung Army beyond the Tanaka, placed on the standese would not strengthen the pay compensation and all medical | ho declared, and she was "bound expenses of students wounded onto maintain vigilance in an The Prime Minister asked for order. There was

existence of any plans for an minimum and would avoid any May 20;

atmosphere full of dangers", extension of the “state of siego". Older men wore rows of de offensive against the USSR and occasion to offend the Russians.

which has expired since 1940 in corations on tuttered civilian Far East after the outbreak-Associated Press. There WAB no indication, the Istanbul, Turkish provinces in clothes while a few World War of the German-Ruanian war, in Premter said, that these claims Europe and Kodachi (near the II veterans wore the full uniformiar 8,000 word affidavit wont on ON OTHER PAGES would be renounced,

Greek and Bulgarian frontiers). of the colonial forces cr Foreign to discuss the strategy through * After mature reflection, the

the end of 1948 whênho left i Turkey did not know, he said, (Legion-United Press.

McBcow, May 23, bla post. } Government had decided that when sho might find horself

The Communist Party, han He said that after the Im takšen direct responsibility for the perial Conference on July 2, access of this year's ↑ Russlan harvest, Thousands of Bolsheviks, ******* known for, their "politics) fern-

State Of Siege

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H.K. Tramways Meeting. Trading, With Japan.

| under' present conditions, demo- threatened by "Invasion forces H.K. Electric and Pro-Warbillantion, was impossible,

in the Interior of the country", Deposit,-

"Wo cannot minimise the "This is only a possibility", heavy burdens destiny might lay] ho said, "but it is impossible to

Police Recruits Rosign. Pago Thres

Rowdy Labour Party Confor

ence.

·Pane Min

World and Local Sports

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Five squads of police, with a

Thom on the march to ensure

violence.

U.S. FLEET IN GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar, May 29,

on us if world affairs led to affirm the opposite with equal force ever assembled at Gibraltar, three destroyers.

The largest United States naval Huntington and Houston, and new and icyalty to the Party confilet", he declared, "Turkey serenity...

*** | cauro,” have been dispatched to arrived today. The flødt fa com- Three more destroyers and the farms with wkle authority to

by her present position has be The Assembly agreed to proposed of the alreraft carrier, cruiser Fargo ate expected to Ara- niparvise this year's sowing' and come the cornerstone of the long the state of slege-Reuter, Leyte, the cruisers danchester, rive tomorrow.Unlied Press. : reapinge--Unije: Prel

"This conference congratu-

Crossman On Germany

Council,

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