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The Price Dockyard Strike Threat

Of Gold...

Australian TO DUTCH: British Circles Uncertain Whether Looms Darker:

Customs Swoop

Sydney, Aug. 13. Australia's biggest Customs

hout in 20 years we made today shou searchers 1452- covered Icona pearls and other goods, worth Australian

€20,000.

The goods were taken from the Altipe River Clarence (from Kure) and Kufiristu (from Hong Kong).

Customs officials muid the Toupe of goods was so extens

1 sive und the value in high that a huge annggling ring have been behind the attempt to land the goofs.~~ United Press.

Chinese Eyes On Hong Kong

Amoy, Aug. 13.

Li Hen-chung, Chief of Staff of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's G.H.Q. in Canton, told reporters today that big scale in South smuggling China would never stop until Hong Kong and Macao are returned to China.

Mr. Li accompanied General

Chang Fa-kwei (Director of the Canton G.H..) to Formosa.

They stopped at Amay on their return to Canton,

PLANE HELD UP US. UPU.S.

Batavla, Aug. 13. · ·

Colombo airfield, Ceylon, has been banned to

Dutch planes, it was learned today.

As a result, yesterday's plane to Amsterdam is.

stranded at Singapore. This plane carries all the waiting mail for the Netherlands as well as 16 passengers.

The plane which left Amsterdam yesterday for Batavia will also have to await developments of the Colombo ban. This plane carries the Netherlands Communication Minister, O. Neher, who was to visit the Indies.

Meanwhile, at Singapore, the, donexlans on Tuesday and the authorities have banned the Dutch were engaged in a cam Inndinp of aircraft of the palyn to seize strategic points "Nineteenth Squadron," as, on the rallway to the Republi- these are registered ne military can capital of Jogjakarta. aircraft.

An army spokesman intimat-

Will

Soon

Increase

Level

London, Aug, 13.

British Anancial sources sald today that, as for as they knew, there was "nothing to"umour: that the United States shortly would increase the buying price of gold from the present level of US$35 an ounce to US$50.

The sources said: "In any case we could not comment officially on a matter which is entirely

ip to America to decide."

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The rumours however, persisted in the Anancial district. -

Observers said such a move on the part of the Amerlenns would help European countries withi told reserves to extend the present dollar credits.........Associated Pr as.

'DICTATOR' BILL HAS NOW BECOME LAW: LORDS

DEMAND SPECIAL SESSION

London, Aug, 13. The Nineteenth Squadroned, however, that if there was The House of Lords today approved Prime Minister Attlee's emergency bill les domestic services in the any fighting in that area, it

giving the Government "dictatorial" powers over British industry and Indonesian viointions of the would bo considered by the

labour.

way "KLM.""

One of these airlines touches | down at Singapore on the the way to Medan.

runch up operations cease-fire violation;

not as

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Mass Meeting

The strike threat of the Colony's mechanics and skilled dockyard workmen took more definite shape yesterday.

At a further mass meeting of delegates, a 24-hour ultimatum to employers through the Labour Officer was prepared for presentation today and a strike committee was formed.

The ultimatum sei a deadline The most seriously affected at 5 p.m. Friday, August 15. would be be shipyards like the Falling acceptance of the men's Talkoo Dock, the Whampo demands by that time, there w! Dock, the Royal Naval Dockyard be no return to worka on Satur-and Bailey's Shipyard. day morning.

that the

The Instituto'a membera form

declared.

dislocation.

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At the meeting Inst night, the Chairman (Mr. Li Cheung) re. | the backbone of workers at theac ported the result of his interview yards. with the Labour Officer in the Walk-out of the men at the morning.

Waterworka would not affect The Labour Officer advised the water supply, nor would the Chinese Engineers' utilities such as the Electric Institute should get other anions Light, Telephone and Tramway Royal Netherlands Indies Air. Dutch In the nature of mopping The measure went through the Lords with little controversy, despite the fact to join It In a general request Companies be inumobilized, he

for pay revision,

The meeting vulced atrong

The men affected are only the that it empowers the Government to order labour and industry to do al-

dissatisfaction at the Labour mechanical staff. The Dutch noon communique, most anything in the national interest.

Officer's attitude which it term-

There would be considerable did not mention

any action in It is pointed out that

of ment. included the ratification of begins for the Labour Governed merely stalling. thei West

members Java,

Conservative bul reported "in-

treaties with Hungary, ment.

The Institute had frat made inconvenience, but certainly not KLM Royal Dutch airlines creused aggressive Infiltration" by the Lords, however, rallied be-peace

Finland, Bulgaria and It has been armed, despite a the demand alx months ago.

A walk-out of engine drivera Maleng hind a motion for a specia! | Italy. planes are not banned at Singa- the Republicans in the pore as these are civil planes.ren south of Sourabaya in East summer session to guard against Roumonia and the consolidation of battery of Conservative, Liberal There was plenty of time for the and mechanical staff of the Rail Labour opposition,fficer to tell the Institute what way might affect the running of Anata's correspondent at java.

abuse of the Labour Govern- the admiralty, war and air min- and aomne

istries into a single ministry of with full powers to direct the to do earlier, delegates anið. The communique said snipers ment's now "crisis powers."

| the traing. Singapore reports that at noon

nation's economy

into more In any case the Institute wis yesterday all Dutch shipping were active around Bator, north- "While the Lords, sitting by defence,

"We are hoping the Labour work and austerity the widest concerned only with its Uneasy itself, would have little control

own Officer will see reason, and the was boycotted by the Singapore west of Malang, where

The Commons was uneasy to peacetime powers over private affairs and could not be expect justies of our claim, and will come over any government action," Harbour Board.

Ilves that any British Governed to ask other labour unions to Freund before the deadline," the tho Marquess of Sa'isburyday after an oll-night session as Previously the British NAAFI

has possessed clube refused

since join in any action it might take pokerman went on, admittance to

Conservative leader) said, "it prepared to rise for a nine-ment

Parliament challenged believe it should meet again in week summer recess.

the for the relief or benefit of its

"All we ask--and have heen Dutch officers and men..

asking since February last-ig a Netherlands Indics currency

three weeks, if only to keep an Although the dollar crisia demoparchy three hundred years own members.

fair deal: just enough pay to kryp eye on the situation."

bates have been completed for ago.

(u* from "Hving indefinitely in went up in the Singapore money

all practical purpose, the real Mr. Churchill will broad. market due to extension

want. cas-as leader of the Con-

"Is that making too much? work on the domestic front now

servatives next Sunday E

Two dollars a day, plus a re reply Mr. Attlee's radio address last Sunday, in which

habilitation allowance, won't keep of thra. a man with a family he explained his reasons for the

Possibly several thousand non-

going. Labour proposals,

We, who are supposed to b members would be thrown out

skilled' workers-many with wel: The emergency powers have of work us a result of the clos-over ten years experience-ar

who Inflamed Mr. Churchill,

Ing down of the dockyards, he getting, enly half of what a bar- called at them as #A blank

added. cheque for totalitarian govern- ment."

of

Netherlands-controlled arena in

Java and Sumatra. ・・

Communique

A Netherlands Army com- munique sail today that one Dutch soldier was killed and 10 were wounded on

the

Meanwhile, at Nanking, Premier Chang Chum reiterated the Chinese Clovernment's anxicty to welcome foreign investors in China.

At the same time Information Director Hollington Tong an. The communique made no

the nation's renewed nour.ced pledges to repay its pre-war ex. ternal loans.

patrols were fired on.

Dutch

The Dutch said Republicans were reportedly shooting at Dutch patrols and using hand grenades on Socrabaya's west

front.

In Ball, at the eastern tip of

Java, 10 "terrorists were taken

prisoner,"

"If the, other House is not willing to take such a course, it is entirely their..affair," he declared.

"We, in this House, must re- gard ourselves as trustees of the British people."

Meanwhile the official. Dutch military spokesman continued to refuse to confirm, or deny a Re publican claim that the Dutch had faunches a large-scale paratroop-

In the Comitons Mr. Ang Tuesday in supported offensive in West Java. thony Eden (Cona.) also do An official Netherlands source manded that Members of Parlia Indonesian, violations of cease-fire order in Java and Su-noted that, while no official de. matra.

claration had yet been made ofment cut short their planned the areas the Dutch Army con- vacation so they can be on hand to examine the emergency mea- mention of any fighting east of siders in Its control, It was

kurek. Bandoeng, (Java), where the In. probably that the entire block of

Air, Eden said the Java from 11 north.south line drawn from Batavia to Cheribon States loan to Britain

before October 20 area would be declared occupied, exhausted together with all of Java rast of when the Government wishes to

reconvene the Commons. the Socrabaya-Malang line.

He moved formally that the The Republican Government £51.000.000: spokcarran announced at Jogia House reassemble on September of new loans in recent years pre-100,000,000 French francs; 138,-karta, this afternoon that all 16. Judice the security of those pre-001,600 Belgium francs; 30, Insses incurred to foreigners, in- cluding Chlaese, as a result of the war loans or vitiate the, rights of 903,000 Dutch gulders.

Payment of these debts was hostilities of the past weeks would "At the same time, China hopes suspended In 1939. Associated he Indemnified.

(Continued on Page 12)

Tong said: "China pledges her honourable Intention to repay her external loans service which was surpended in the course Sino-Japanese war.

of the

"In no way does the conclusion

the bondholders thereof,

gramme of debt rehabilitation in uccordance with her polley of upholding national credit."

Unomcial sources placed China's pre-war foreign debt at:

US$500,000,000;

to start soon

a progressive pro-rass.

U.S. TALKS MAY MAKE

OR MAR THE WORLD

(2) The Inter-American de.

Washington, Aug. 13.

Slow-Down

United will be

FIRES RAGE IN

LAHORE

Lahore, Aug, 13. Great fires raged at several points in Lahore on Tuesday night after

Mr. Attlee's, calm promise hos been that they are powers in reserve in case some members do not put of the community their shoulders to the wheel.- United Press, Associated Press? & Reuter.

24 hours of arson, train Bao Dai

holdups and killings in Repudiates

Ho Chi Minh

which 100 were counted

The end of the Parliamentary session found Labour showing dead.. signs of slowing down on the road

Communal disturbances incren to Socialism along which it has

official Through his been leading the nation.

ed in violence, as the hur ap Since the pression began on proached for the announcement on

yesterday November 12, railroads, long dis Wednesday of haw the Punjab Spokesman tance motor transport, canale, boundary comunisalon will parti ex-Emperor of Annam,

the province tion

between tho Bao Dai, denied that he electricity supplies, and real estate Dominions of India

and Pakistan. development have been brought "Horrible massacros" wore to Was acting as Supreme under publie ownership.

ported in the exuntryside in dis- Councillor of the newly- The coal mines, the Bank of patches from the Amritsar.

restarch and Gurdaspur, all

lundur and reorganised Ho Chi Minh England, atomic

Government in French Indo-China.

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Secretary of State George Marshall and other Government officials will be civil aviation have been nation. Hoshiarpur districts.

In Lahore, capital of Punjab, a gin a new series of international conferences this week which some au-alised during the 1948.40 session

-the first after the Labour Party survey found 100 wounded per

He added that reports that | thorities here consider may be decisive in uniting or dividing the world.

BOND In two hospitals alon When General Marshall goes to came to power, At some point in these con- ferences the Truman adminis fence conference opening in-Rio, he will be accompanied by Perhaps the most historic action Armed moba have held up three he was in communication with trains near Lahore since evening. Dr. Ho Chi Minh were also Senator Arthur Vandenburg. of the seaklon now ending wos

ald Moslem false. Railway. officials Rio de Janeiro on Friday. tration may faco a declsion on

With them will Ko Warren the granting of freedom to India, mchs held

that trains and up two

The apokeaman 'said whether to call a specta! session (3) The Anglo-American loan

among the most hotly.

killed 21 Sikh and Hindus.

since Bao Dal's arrival in Hong of Congress to take emorgency revision meeting, the time and Austin, American representative while

A Sikh band held up a third action Europe's financial place for which have not been to the UNO and a former Re.contested steps was the adoption

on

publican exactly fixed.

ed that he had no connection senator. - Associated of legislation providing for a train and killed five Moslems. Kong he had repeatedly declar- crisis.

year's compulsory military service Nows is subject to censorship. The Marshall plan envisagea (4) The meeting of American Press.

maintain with the, Ho Chi Minh govern- oficials (See Story of Multi-Billion for young men reaching 18 years. Government

ment whatsoever.. American financial aid to and British representatives with

Suggestion.-Page-4)

Other major action of Parlia-silencedAssociated Press. Europe based on an inventory French officials to discuss French. of how much Europe could help views raising the level of indus. herself.

ty in Germany. (The French Bri-have objected

to

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This

"Paris

Of The Far East"

Its Kick

May Lose

Shanghat, Aug. 13.

Shanghai's reputation as the "Paris of the Far East" faced another threat when the authorities were reported to contemplate outlawing dancing.

He added that certain politi- cal parties wore using Bảo Dai's name for propaganda pur poses and that speculators, were taking advantage of the rum. ours to speculats in. plastres.

The Weather

Butner Time the ampil iyshoon was

10

"At 0609′ Dr. OHT, (1 p.m. Hong Kong centred about 30 miles off the comet ́of Lainan dwya,murlug Wat 10 kn.

Eastern Chion mil A moderats tilfarelone contred E. of

Yuban. Pressure in 'low tiver NW Chinm Japan Infuences

inde a ridge of high presente Lund over, the Carolinés

Today's 'Forecast-Modernia In' winds, offic-tight southerly, late in the day!

showery 'sa desk, Bbcoming, fair.

Yaterday's Weather zám Maximum: 35.1 dra: · Juh. · Quuzbinet:19, tours, mat

the Anglo- Fresh information on tain's ability to hold gut is ex-American plans for 'reviving the pceted to be forthcoming in an German Industry up to an annual Anglo-American conference due production of 11,000,000 or to begin this week.

000,000 tons of steel). This meeting, probably In! (3) A preliminary Washington, will deal with pos parley (10 nations if the Russians sible revision of the agreement fail to attend) to begin work on under which Britain' last year, a Japanese peace. treaty. *received a US$8,750,000,000 loan may be held in Washington be..

ginning in early September, from America:

A proposed ban on cabarets To discuss various aspects of A. defiafta decision on this (0) The UNO General As. General Marshall In due to leave for Rio de Janeiro on sembly meeting in New York, and ballroome is boing studied the ban, which will outlaw! matter is expected on August with renewed official vigor in Shanghai's famed International | 14 when the Social Affairs chief Tuesday or Wednesday where September 17.

(7) A possible council of order to conform with "austort dance hostesses, Wu Kal-chlen returns from the capital.

Fraens: she will head the American dela,

gation. at an inter-American de- foroign ministers meeting in Newly decrees of the National (commissioner of Social Af

fairs) has been summoned to Meanwhile, eloven MPS York, simultaneously with the Mobi'isation law. fonco conference.

Nanking, according to Chinese the 23rd. Regiment, and seven Assembly

(If the While the Rio mecting fe ea-

reports.

and policemen hava boon accused of sentially a Pan-American affair, foreign ministers do meet they

wou'd deprive the city treasury MP fracas on July 21 of a huge amount of revenue in Generallesimo Chiang, Kal the form of amusement tax, shek today sent a directive on estimated at 13.81 per cent of the settlement of the affair to the total city income.de Garrison Commander Lieut-Gen, ji wydd

The ban would also throw Hauen Tion-wu and Llout-Gon, barn at mat,110 thousands of danco hostesses 14 Mustang Chist of Judge Buchtally out of work further affecting Advocates Department of the new the city's deteriorating employ: Nasional Defence Ministry) --wing Dimation |ment positioții!

Associated Press

meetings.

It will be held against n mack may primarily be concerned with ON OTHER PAGES The caforcement of the ban reponalbility for the police Minimem der Rep

ground of world political con- trying to complete an Austrian

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flict centred around the differ(8) A cornell of foreign-min. ences between the United Statesters Enecting at London In and the Soviet Union

November.. :(The malá purposá2 of | this"Benalan, will be to try once

*** Main Points

Main meeting pointa in prda-more, reach dome agreement on Ja' German treaty, and a German,

(1) The Anglo-American coal economic and political organisk conference opening on Tuesday, tion).

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