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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947.

LAST CHANCE' CALL SENT OUT Occupation

China Closes Red Dairen

To "All Foreign Ships"

Nanking, Aug. 20.

China's Ex'cutive Yuan today ordered the Soviet.com. Iralled Chinese Port Dairen close to "all foreign shipping."

The order said and vessel extering or teaving the port would be guilty of lifeunt operations in: Chinese waters,

Government "Spokesman Halligton Tong confirmed the uan's action.

Tong said the Government was "paying close attention to frequent reports of Soviet ships from Dairen supplying the Chinese Communist forcer in the Shantung Peninsula,”

He added that "no foreign ships will be allowed to engage in coastal trading in China;

"Datreu, as a port under Chinese jurisdiction,' should not

be used by any foreign power,”

Other sources said the Yuan acted under a "regulation last March wherein certain Chinese, 'porta

were closed to foreign shipping.—Associated Prem.

Officials Silent On Toll Of Huge Cadiz Blast

jured.

Cadiz, Aug. 20.

National officials declined today to release the casualty figures in Monday night's mammoth explosion as rescue teams delved into the piles of debris still secking the bodies of victims. The Loll is mofficially esti, and submarine defence bsue aro mated at 80D deal and 7,000 in. Altunted between the highway and the railway. The shipyards Sappers burrowed all night were on the left. in the mountains of rubble in The devastated area has the the stricken districta.

Appearance of a beehive, with Tiny they worked under a soldiers, marines and civil wear tropical sun and a nausen-guardsmen and civilian person. ting stench rose from the ruins.net digging inta debris for

Local newspapers estimated viɛtima. property damage at a quarter The situation In Cadiz billion peratas-$25,000,000 { "chuotiè". United Prose. but there was nothing official on this.

Impossible

BY DUTCH TO INDONESIA

Batavia, Aug. 20.

Dutch Governor General Hubertus Van Mook to- night gave the Indonesian Republican Govern- ment "one more opportunity to change its aggressive attitude and cooperate with the Dutch."

In a radio speech, Dr. Van Mook said: "The pp- portunity for Jogjakarta to change its attitude and its methods is still open. But that cannot continue open indefinitely.

This will enable him to aa- "We thereby give the present { Republican Government one sume formal leadership of both and the more opportunity to revine its the civil Government apgressive attitude and its army if President Soekarno is

unable function. methods."

Dr. Van Mook, in his broad- cast, also denied that Hol'and wn attempting to reassert her Colonial order throughout the Indien.

He declared that the Repub'i. can Government issued an offi- ciol cease-fire

the order to

troops after the Security Couu- Bame el decision but at the tine issued another order to continue hostilities.

He said the Dutch felt neither pulity nor ashamed of their actions in Indonesia.

Emergency

Leaders of the Republican on the armed forces Hat In cabinet meeting to discuss mea- sures meet a new Dutch push, which Government officials said they believed might develop at any moment,

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First Strike Parleys

New Order For Payment Asks Deadlocked:

Scaling Down" Of Claims

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All cheques, promissory notes and 1.0.U.'s signed during the Jap occupation and which were surrendered to the Con.

to now traller of Currency in September 15, are released.

This was announced by the Secretary of State for the Colonies yesterday.

It we originily proposed that the cheques should not be released, until the fling of the Moratorium.

This decision has been modified in response to represento. ort so that debtors, who wish to make Brrangements with their creditors now can do no.

Creditors are being urged to scale down their claims in view of the unrealistic rates of exchange which ruled at the time the cheques were, signed.

It has been suggested that the rates for Japanese military currency to be adopted..

Government proposes to atard help by appointing a small unofficial board who will be prepared on the request of both partits to act as arbitrators in the event of a disagreement.

Any applications for the assistance of this board should be addressed to the Assistant Financial Secretary,

The Secretary

State advises that the addresses of those to whom cheques have to be returned are in some instances unknown.

Nevertheless Individents ho co, nut rreelve back their cheoucs at once are requested NOT to wrio Government, but to nwalt a further announcement.

ANNAMITE SPOKESMAN FORECASTS EARLY

from Batavia (Despatches carlier this week quoted an off- cial Dutch spokesman as saying that Dutch officials had urged the Hague. Government to ap- prove a drive' on Jogjakarla on the present the ground that afluation was ununderstandable).| Britain's Offer Britain's offer to mediate in At Jogjakarta the Indonesian Cabinet, anticipating a full sende the Dutch-Indonesian conflict i resumption of hostilities with the still technically open though it Dutch, met in emergency sex-hus fallen into the background M. slon today to complete plans for, of international discussions, it the removal of the Republican was learned authoritatively in seat of government to Sumatra, London this morning.

Foreign Office spokesman de- if need be.

clared that the recent reports the Bri-

TRUCE IN INDO-CHINA

Emile Bollaert, French High Commissioner for Indo-China now in conference with the French Government in Paris, is expected in Salgon this week-end to announce the French Govern- ment's decision on proposals for bringing fighting in Indo-China to an end..

The cabinet's first move was to designate Vice-President Mo-from the Hague that Ishamed Hatta, who is now at the tish offer had been withdrawn Mr. Luu Duc Trung. official spokesmari for ex

mountain stronghold of Bukit were incorrect,ng and best p

Emperor of Annam, Bao Dai, fold this to the "China Mail" yesterday. Sumatra, N Tinggi in North vico-commander-in-chief of the

The undamaged areas of the

It is impossible to attempt an armed forces. nity quickly recovered from the withentic list because many re. shock and electric power won main buried in the ruins of the restored today.

two populus Cadiz Hundreds, however, are home-atser the chain explosion of 140 Jens and thousands jobless.

torpedoes and about 1,000 ship Cadiz tonight is without nunes and the resultant ruglog water or light. The fires which | tres, raged for 17 hours were Rescue squads worked under a brought

day and con-

districts ON OTHER PAGES

under control Jato bilstering sun all tatay whi'e hundreds of search-tinued at night after the Installa. ers still dug in, the debris for ton of emergency light genera. harder the bodies of the casualties in lors. They worked the

because physicians sold many of what some described As the

the dead had bled to death in worst disaster of the twentieth

the ruins.-United Press. century.

Property

Buried

damage rung into

millions of pesetas,

An undetermined number of} 700 workers on the night shift

In the torpedo factory

were Luried in the debris. 60,000,000 pesin oil tanker under Con struction was smashed us the Larranaga Echevarricia ship- yards were levelled.

Mayor Jerez Frontiera rc- ported that both the districts of San Severina und San Jose were almost completely devastated. The main part of Cadiz was not seriously damaged because of ila latance from the explosten.

Central Cadiz is on the tip of a' promontory while the devastat ed region is on the base of a peninsula: San Severino I located at the entrance from the mainland. The torpedo factory |

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Kowlon Unit Appeal.

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Crerar in Visit Hong Kong.

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Engineering.

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Growing Dollar Crisis. Pope Tiroire

British Olcers · Kiliod.

Future Of Imperial

Preference In The Balance

Geneva, August 20.

The future of imperial preferences will rank high in the agenda of talks between Mr. W. Clapton (United States Under- Secretary of State for Economie Affairs) and Sir Stafford Cripps (President of the Board of Trade).

Latest Moves

In a three-hour parley yesterday, afternoon, off- cials of the Chinese Engineers' Institute met representatives of the dockyards to begin negotiations for a settlement of the mechanics strike.

The meeting was presided over by the Labour Officer (Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins). Representa- tives from the workers clubs of the three dock- yards were also present,

The employers representa-, Dairy Farm management, tives were understood to have the deadline for the final walk- offered a 20 percent increase to out of the remaining mechani- the strikers against their de ca staff at their cold storage mand for 150 percent.

installation falle at 4 p.m. today.

In Institute officials promised to

conversation with the submit this offer to a meeting men's representative, the "Clitna of the strike committee.

Mall" was told the men had a Besides the question of a grudge against the management basic wage, other questions re- because the atrikorn who lived lating to long-term annual inst the Company's quarters re- creases were also discussed., ceived an immediate marching. Both sides wil! meet again to order on the day they handed day at 3.30 p.m. at the Labour | over, Uffice.

Rejected

The 50 or.no. men of the mechanical staff at the Tytam Tuk Pumping Station wa'ked At a meeting of the Strike out yesterday. In puravance hf Committee at the Chinese En-the notice they revo the giro- gineer Junikute last night, vious day.

report of the conference at the Labour Office was mude by In- stitute officiala.

The 20 percent increase offer- ed by the employers was flatly

Threat

Latest threat of depletion in the Waterworks Staff came from the mechanical staff of the defected as totally Insufficient. Shing Mun Reservoir, Kowloon The employers' offer was tan- who intimated yesterday that tamount to an addition of 49| they intended to join the

centa a day.

Asked us to prospects of a settlement, Institute officials sail it was too early to venture any opinion,sele

itrikers',

The Intimation was made after hearing the report that the employera. had offered a 20 percent increase Only,"

The Chairman abil. Vies Chairman of the Institute ast night made an urgent appent ta their members employed at the Waterworks not to come out an strike,ENG

"You will not help our caute by coming out now, but_wil" only cause great Inconvenience

He added that.no positive

Walk-Out Luu Duc Trung, who also head United Front and were fighting Another big walk-out from renewal of the offer was being contemplated, and there was no the Viet Nom People's Movement against the French as well as Taikoo is scheduled for today. evidence in Whitehall of any Party (one of seven groups con.against Ho Chi Minh's forces. | Eight hundred boller-makors, fresh British Initiative to instituting the Viet Nam National There was little coodination employed through contractors, fluence the friction, in Java. It United Front in Nanking) said among the underground United Into last night gave notice that

Political observers, in London

Bollaert's that

announcement Front leaders owing to lack of they would join, the strike to today were expressing anxiety would be virtually an armistice transportation and communica. day. that a fresh outbreak of fight-ending the strife which has been tion, he added.

Biggeat headache today In ing might follow the withdrawal going on since December 1945. The 46-year-old, foreign-, believed to be suffered by the to the public,” he said.

of the United States medialion offer.

Dutch casualties in month fighting In

were 133 killed, 366

"Fruitless"

French

spaltesman disclosed' It would include a statement educated Kiving independence to the people that French representatives had contact with Emperor one and announcing the unification of been in Indonesia Cocfin China,

Dai and leaders of...the Annam and Ban wounded Tonkin.

United. Front since last February. The French" wers convinced that the only way to end war In Indo-China was to give the nation independence and unlly and government of their own choice. Luu Duc Trung, adviser to the former Foreign and Finance Ministries of the Viet Nam Gov- rnment, added that although it wos against the personal wishes of Ban Dal it would be quite essential for the unification of the Viet Nam to re-establish the monarchy with Bac

and 17 mission, Dutch army headquarters reported today. Luu added that the

The figures included 65 Kied, authorities realised that it would 158 wounded and one, raissing be fruitless to continue negotint. eince the cease fire on August 4.ing with Ho Chi Minh, whose sole Further clashes with In-alm is to set up a Soviet ad. Java, ministration and who is in control donesians throughout south Sumatra and Ball island of only a small percentage of the were reported in today's Dutch natives ODDoSing army communique.

forces in Indo-China.

were

tho

French

Seven Dutch chi'dren

He said the majority of the murdered and three other Dutch people engaged in battle with the recule taken prisoner by Re French were under the leader publicans Sumber Baki, ship of the Viet Nam Nationallst southeast Malang, Aouth

at

Java, the communique said.— duy this

United Press and Press

The talks are scheduled ta sturi in London, one week-probably Thursday, United States sources said today

Mr. Clayton, who loft Genève yesterday for Paris, was scheduled to proceed to London today where he would he joined by Clair Wilcox, (acting head of the United States delegation to the Trade and Employment Conference in Geneva), sources udded.

It is understood that Mr. Clupton will urge the United Kingdom to make eoncessions for, a reduction of Imperial preferences with a viso to eventual gradual dismantling of the

ayetem..

Informed sources said that Mr. Clapton would not ask for abandoning of imperial preferences "overnight-United Press,

Chinese Red Strongpoints Reported To Be Captured

Nanking, Aug. 20.

Two Communist strongholds in Northern Shensi — Michich and Suitch, 40

and 60 miles southeast of Yulin respectively-have been recaptured by

Government forces, Information Director Hollington Tong announced! today.

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3:

At the same time Tong an- He claimed 10,000 Commun- train of repair equipment and mounted that Government forces tats surrendered..

coptured ten technicians.

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THE WEATHER Resign?

A shallow trough of low ITUTE extends fout jam tu fainan thence 27% to a shallow depression centres Just E of

Okinawa. Pressure is high over W Chine

and the eatern half of the China Sex,

Today's Forecast-Light weerly winds,

fair.

London, Aug. 20.

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in Indo-China have been clamour.4, DESIRED SHADE Colour harmony in dress should not be The "Daily Mall" reported to Ing for the return of their day that the Prime Minister, Mr. Emperor to end the aufferings. CHOICE Attler "has told his clonest and unite the nation. colleagues in the Government..

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emphasised that, after, Lau Attlee will nominate Mr. Ernest

gaining, independence, Viet Nam Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, as would become a tree state within bls, successor.

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U.S. Soldiers Held By Russians In Korea

Seoul, Korea, Aug, 20.

In Shantung have driven a However, the Railway ~ Ad- General Wedemeyer (Preal- wedge into the Communist post-ministration et Pelping today dent Truman's special tions on the Klagchow Fonin subaltted an urgent demand for returned to Nanking ato this The US Army Intelligence disclosed today that

greater military protection af- aftorneon after spending a day for yesterday's Communist am-In Shanghat.

nuld

the Russians have been holding three teen-ago- Amerkat enlisted men in the Russian zone of North Korea since August 12.

information. They have refused explana, 7'No.

General

He added that Viet Nam would make special efforts to cultivate the friendship of the United States for support aince America has become the bulwark against Communism in the world.

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Asked how Elso Del would deat with Ho Chi Minh and his armott forces. Luu Dua Krung replied One Government- unit, hen-bush between Pelping and Pro-

that Bao Dal mielit invita. Ha ts. reached Yangchlokuo,on, the ting highlighted the shortage of The American Epilanny' state-

become one of the advisera la the coast of Lalchow Bay 160 garrison troops along Northment said that General Wedeme miles northeast of Tainan thus China's vulnorable rail lines.yer's secret Shanghai visit was, tiong and have ignored pro. Korotkov in handling the case the Movement if he supports the new government uptondition. cutting of the Communiat eup-

W for the purpose of cpropleting tests from John Hodge (Chief himself. lyline between Shantung pad

Omicialy "cleared", from the his local Inquiry or atvoral inat of the American: zone of Bouth The Army declined to identify

· Luu" continued, "But he Hoppl, he said,

Palping-Pooting stretch wooke tocs unfinished during his | Koren) demanding their re- the three: American soldiers convided that 40 percent of Ho's ago, Communist forces, Blaw, up | carilor visit, "MW Boj, lédno, n BEEN A but anld their parents have been forces would join the new govern. Tong claimed that in Western a repair train on the morning Observer thought ho might :: US. Intelligence said, dai'y nutised, i pares sedan ser ment whin. Beds Dalai serumer Chahtung on's-1,000 of Com- pust 19, kang nine on have been interested in Shang telephone call from the Amerih incident marks the first power since the majority of Ho 37. QUEENS READ CENTRAL PHONES: 32101, 27402 munist General Liu Po-chan's ginedre, and wounding 15 with hal's reaction to the new Chin-can Liaison officers as the Russ time the Borist has Held Ameti man had been

one Government Bnancial realan Gall.9 in. Frongyang an oldiers in Korea Assos Joning after arced to The Communista stripped the gulationk --Unitel Prés

troops succeeded in flesing-machine-shan fire, (nerons, the Yellow River,

brought only the response of i'ciated Press, CLEAS

was

(Srd French Aleris-Pape 2)

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