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STRIKE PACT TALKS STILL Elections Consumer Goods Prices
Hong Kong
Dollar Rating
Th
Shanghai, Any
D
Foreign Bretanha Stabilization Committee au- Bunneed today the Hong Kong' dollar vate at UN$7,650 buy- ing, and CN$7,950 c“Ding ug The busig of the 18, daller rufe.
The 18 duller open market ințe remains uncknuged tortay
(NS39,500 buying UN$39,500 welling. United fresa.
New Air Speed Record
Muroc, California,
Aug. 21.
SWAYING:
NO FINALITY
The second day of strike parleys again ended in a deadlock, without any headway being made after a three-hour discussion. The conference was adjourned to 11 o'clock this morning. The Chairman and the two Vice-Chairmen of the Chinese Engineers' Institute represented the striking mechanics and affiliated workmen. On the employers side the Taikoo and Kow- loon Dockyards, as well as the Royal Dock- yard, were represented, Representatives from the Chinese workers clubs of the three dockyards were again in attendance,
The employers made no fur. ther increase in their 20 percent offer of the previous day.
Discussion centred on! the stricers representatives senting their claims that the could not subsist on the hist ing scule of pay.
The employers countered with the picture of the dockyards closing down if they had to pay The men the 160 increase asked for.
A stub-winged Navy
A Maximum jet-propelled D - 556 Douglas Skystreak, pilot- When no headway in the dis- ed by a veteran combat cussions seemed apparent, the Institute officials suggested that flier, today bellowed four
the employers get together times over В three among themselves and work out "kilometre Course at anthe maximum increase they
average of 640.7 miles could pay the men,
Turm
tin services zhould stat torir pests.
Roler-makers who walked out at Taikon, were joined by other workmen who are not members of
the 13 branches et the
Institute.
The total number out was 1.100 old 200 more than the number reparted yesterday.
Dairy Farm Ford and perishables in cold
storage at the Dairy Farm instal. lation will now not be imperilled. the "China Mal!" learned from Institute sources last night.
Ysterday the Dairy Farm management sent a further urgent peal to the Institute keep their men on.
They wald they could not find anyone to take over.
It the Installation machinere were left in experienced hands it might not only lead to ruining an inestimable amount of food
In China...
"No Postponement Will Be Considered," Says Spokesman
Nanking, Aug. 21.
Government is not considering pastponement of China's general election. Election preparations are going nhead fult. swing, a Government spokeshian said today.
At an earlier meeting of National Assembly delegates, it was decided to recommend postponement of the elections and fo ́esmoke an extraordinary russion of the National Arserably to revise the procedure and enforcement of the Constitution which the Assembly adopted 1st December.
The delegates pointed out that Communist occution of about 22 Provinces and muste'palities in North China and Manchuria made a free, democratic election impossible... United Press.
New Housing Scheme Proposed By Council
An important statement on housing was laid on the table in Legislative Council yesterday. Encouragement is given to the individual prepar- ed to build his own home, and large sites may be allocated, at a reduced premium, to promo ters of building schemes, with special consi- deration assured to non-profitmaking organi- salions.
The statement reads:
Government is prepared to alocate building sites, including particularly Jardine's Lookout and Kowloon Tsai,, tor building a reduced premium.
This will vary in accordance with the control or limitation to be exercised on the profits to Le derived from any particular
In Shanghai Skyrocket
Up
Shanghal, Aug, 21.
Prices of consumer goods-especially imported sup
plies-jumped following the adoption of the open market rate,
than 50
The retail price for gasoline rose more
percent to sell at CN$13,000 per gallon com- pared with $6,000, Taxi fares jumped from CN$20,000 (minimum of 20 minutes) to
CN$32,000 plus a 20 percent tip. Canned foods,
cigarettes, the postwar opportunity he sees
toilet articles and medicines in the Pacific and "round the also went up in price.
world" for the APL. Most retai'era claim that since "We hope to have the con- their commodities were import-į tracts set by next month for ed with allotment at the official five 9,000-ton vessels for the rate of exchange of CN$12,000 i “round the world" service. They to US$1 in old days, they must will carry 190 passengers and be prepared for more expensive much freight," Kilion said. replacements.
"Tourists" Thego wil be imported hence- Killion foresaw in the im- for.h at the open market rate mediate future a heavy tourist of CN$89,600.
trade to Japan, Observera pointed out that: "We already have booked practically all Imported goods į enough passengers wishing to here are sold at prices ca'culated | go to Japan to keep us busy for at the black market rate.
the next 18 months," he said.
"Let the Japanese restore
Still They
Keep
Together
Osaka, Aug. 21.
A patrol of the 24th Infan try Division has located e common grove of 90 prisoners of war near Funatsu.
According to the untonner- ment, the remains are those of American, British, Austra lion and Dutch soldiers who were forced to work in the nearby mines and died from varíacs causes during the war!! **They were cremated and buried in a commen' grave.-- United Press.
Chifley Warns Of
Dollar Lack
The present revision of prices is unreasonable except in such their tourist resorts such as Canberra, Aug. 21. cases like gasoline which is re- Nikko, Miyanoshita, Kyoto,
ailed at the official
exchange | and others and get their trans- Premier J. B. Chifley," rate prices.
portation facilities working and warning that Australia Special consideration will be
They pointed out that any they will have an influx of would have to impose riven to bona fide non-profit change in the exchange, regula-visitors willing to spend money "pretty severe" restric-
tion stimulatea Shanghal's mar- | the Japanese nced badly.” making associations.
Sponsors of building schemea ket and forces prices up ** The new APL chief, who sue- tions on imports, told a are invited to submit technical merchants "piny enfe" by chang-recded Henry Grady (now am- conference of State Pre-.
The men wou'd give the mat. supply for the public, but might schemes, by private treaty, at and financial plans in respecting price tags rather than minaj bansador to the Union of India) miers today that the dol-.
per hour to set a new in-ter careful consideration to see ternational air speed re-how far they could scale down cord.
on their original demand, the The plane, piloted by Copunand officials dec'nred.
The Strike Committee meet F. Cnidwell, clocšted 6534 miles an hur on the Custering again last night at the In- stitute was in a buil mood The course win over this arid when members heard the report Mojave desert Army air base. that no progress had been mude
Caldwell, wbe Hew seputing in the ncgotiptions.
of its four flashing passes.
planes and Bghters in the Pacifi: Bena during the war, Anil hit speed runs were made at an ali tudy of ab at 76 feet.
The Chairman and Vice Chair.
finen reminded the committee that i
they were now in the negotlution
The new record was 18.9 m.p.5. Į stage.
erdunger the installation they added.
itscit,
The Institute got the nth con- cerned to a talk and eventually
to remain persuaded them
at their pasts.
en ma
Indonesians Prepare To Leave Capital
Batavia, Aug. 21.
faster than the preord established Opportunity must be given to
month ago by Arms Calmet bulli sides to have a'l aspects of Indonesian leaders are preparing to abandon their
11
Albert Boyd in niet P-80-R.
Callwell disel sist he flew firs;
jet plane only two weeks ago.- Associated Press.
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„Pope Tun
Legislative Proceedings,
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Sterling Convertibility,
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Pler Lease Reforms.
Pane Nine
St. Stephen Lane Transfor,
Jade Tra
New British Food Plans.
the dispute thrashed out, said.
they
They strongly counselled again.
st un precipitate action.
This advice was given after hints were thrown out that more mich should be drawn into the sirike.
capital in anticipation of renewed war as the Netherlands Governor General, Van Mook, charged the Indonesians with a two-year- record of "murder, arson and torture."
of particular areas in as fata chance to rake in larger pro-also foresaw expanding business
detail 19 possible to the fits, Public Director of
Worke within six werkn from the date of this announcement.
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amelioration of the
for his lines in Chinn, the lar position had "de- "Revival"
Philippines, India and on the teriorated rapidly parti- Meumobile, in Washington, "round the world" route.ecularly in the last couple George E. Kilion, "new
pre-liners.
of days." "We will study the shipping Conditions Of Grant sident of the Amtertenn Pre- A condition of the grant by aident Steamship Lines, Raid needs of these countrics and The Prime Minister, added: "I private treaty of any lense at today: "The Orient is on the try to give them the service ope come reduced pretium to permlive of a commercial rovival and they need," he declared.-United position will be reached in the building in accordance with the the President Lines intend to Press and Associated Press. pects of the community will be take part in it." tant the Tennes cannot be sold This optimistic forecast of THE WEATHER nor the accommodation lel or things to come in the Far East sub-'ct without specific approval was made on Killion took up his Press retente are alight over Dut of Government for a period of duties with the Democratic Nu- Far East with shallow depremden over twenty years from the date of tlona Committee and prepared the Lee Yasate Valley. N Indo-Chin Issue.
to take over direction of the jury high so the E of Japan and sver Government is further pre-shipping line. pared to alienate by private Treaty at reduced premium available individual building
Yan Mook announced in a thority the Republic had original. įsites to citizens who desire to
that Toy was Soekarno's "golden voice," build their own homes. ruling broadrast here
The conditions of alienation docsian authority aver the rich but his rule spread because Lord
and Mountbatten, then Supreme Al-will include stipulation barring of Sumatra regions Developments
Communder la Southeast resale or sub-letting without Latest development
Madeen, beerpied by Dutch led In the
for a period of strike silvation itself was
the troops since July 21, would not Asia, was not prepared for the permission
of the Netherlands twenty years. the occupation walk.nut of
waterworks again be recognised by some
East Indies when the war ended, Dutch. men from Kowloon,
Ven Mook sald an insufficient The men
occupation force barely saved 100,000 Internees from murder by Japanese-trained Indoncalons. He said that when Sutan Sahrir.
at the waterworka
BLAST IN OIL COY'S PLANT ROCKS HAIFA
п non-collaborator, was
A further condition of ap- plication will be that the ap plicant undertakes himself to five in the house he proposes to build.
U.S. Plane
Couldn't Land
handed over their In the sharpest eriilclsm he Locis in the morning, despite the has ever voleed of the Republic advice of Institute oficials that Van Mock declared that the Netherlands cannot indefinitely
If there are two or more continue to leave the way open for the Republie "io change its Premier of Indonesin, it became will be awarded by balot.
chosen applicants for any one site it attitudes and methods.",
the "consistent policy" of the Neutral observers in Batavia Netherlands to support construc. suid his remarks possibly pre- tive clements in the Republic in sage a drive on Jogjakarta. the hope of forming a "kover, Dutch military and civil cign Icdcrated united states of officials are reported to have re- Indonesia allled with the Nether- commended such action to the lands in a real union.” home government in The Hague, But, he added, constructive In
dispatch from the Nether-donesians failed in their efforts land capital said the Cabinet, to overcome Japanese Influences met in another emergency Van Mock defended the Dutch session to consider the conflict, "police action" with the .state. Von Mook sald the only aument that was inevitable since "warlords, gang leaders and pro. Atcers" were Krowing rich amug. gling and selling stocks `of raw materials in Java and Sumatre.
When, on August 5 the Dutch halted military action in con- torinity with the United Nations)! request, Van Mook said, the ges. ture, was interpreted by the In.
Jerusalem, Aug. 21.
An explosion rocked Haifa early today near the works of the Socony Vacuum Company. First reports sald damage was reported to be slight and without casualties.
was expected
to go. into
Against CNRRA
There were a'so unconfirmed, medinte'y went into full 'Bession reports of another explosion at and some sort of bitter and the East Hotel near the King hostle reply is anticipated. David Hotel.
Jewish Agency circles feared The East Ilotel houses several they would be unable to prevent Government departments and is Haganah from some sort of re- 100 yards from the United ta'latory action while the Stern
Shanghai, Aug. 2. States: Consuʼate.
Gook and Irgun also ace New charges of corruptindonesians as a military defent Meanwhile, one soldier
action high CNRRA skeles are under in seriously injured today when a soon.
vestigation today, only a few days military truck was blown up by Another dispatch anid the after the Director, P. H. Ho, ex- an o'ectrically detonated mine East Hotel explosion occurred plained away auonymus charge on the outskirts of Nathanya. Inside an Arab shop within the made to a Incal procurate of.
The detonating mechanism hotel bul'ding.
wholesale "squeeze".
The "fein Min Pao" reports There was no damage to the was found 40 yards off the rund
that nine provincial governo:* | 16|| hidden behind Brushwood building and no casauities.
and three mayors in Manchurin aceused a CNRRA regional direc tor official of corruption.
screen.
Refugees
New Forcer The police identified the per-
It is understo:d that do is potrators as members of a new sending a group of special inves- In Jerusalem, Sir Alan Cun- Arab movement called "Hurtigators, including an nuditor, in ningham's (High Commis- rich" (Arabic for freedom) Monchuria this morning-United soner) announcement that the which deals exclusively with the Press. Jewish refugees on the "Presi¦ àrab, boycott of Jew-produced ́ilent Warfleld" would be shipped | goods.
"NO
for the Dutch. He declared. In. donexian bands were given or- ders to continue hostilities territories occupied by Dutch troops. Associated Pres.
On Hainan
A
Pan-American World Airways aircraft, on a survey flight to Hainan Island yes terday morning, as rofused permission to land at Holhos, capital of Hainan.
The
aircraft
left Hong Kong at 8 am, and returned thres and a half hours later.
Te so understood that the unthorities at Hofhow had been informed of the flight..
The cut office of Pan American last night buld offer no explanation for the Chinese authorities' action.
"Half Man And Half Ape"
Creates Panic Near Shanghai
Shanghai, Aug. 21... (The British-owned North China Daily News today reported that "a fiend,” described as half man FRENCH, AID
and half ape, is "striking terror into the hearts to Hamburg inspired' military This was the first time the
of villagers near Fei Len Ching Creek, South and police precautions without anti-terror siren in Jerusalem.
FOR BAO DAI”
Pootung, across the river from Shanghai." precedent excopt whan llaganah sounded because of Arab under-
Terrorraigned last weekend The, girl, syar and to have clay openly defied The British⋅ ad- ground action,
Paris, Aug. 21, when a mother suckling a child marks on hor face and arins. ministration, more than a year The owner of the shop is an Informants in the Colonial on a sampan (small boat) on the Another report said that a small ago.
Arab who go'd Jow-produced and Foreign Ministries said on creek had the baby torn from her cook went to buy vegetables and The army
and polico silke building materials and paints. Wednesday that former Emby "omething in the water.". has not returned since.. obviously expected violent rusc Thie appeared to be the first peror. Bao Dal of Annam, had The following night, a iwa. „Pot Lên Ching Creek is about tion from the Jowish commun time that Araba rosorted to no chance of securing French year-old girl was dragged Into nve miles from the Bund Villes embracing modéraisa and internal "terrorism since the support for forming a non- the water from another, sampan At the mouth of the creek
extremistoj
1380-80 Anrh revolt-United partisan government In Indo-but was saved from harm when located the American "President 25. Tito. Jewish Agency In-Press
China Annecinted Press, -G police feed Into the water. Lines pler-United Press.
..
"I am going to the Orient as soon as affairs permit to get in on the ground floor of the com- mercial revival that is coming aut there," he sold.
Killion painted in rony huc
China May
Confiscate All Gold
Nanking, Aug. 21.
-
and the Carolines, while pressure to rela
NW Chine
Today's Forcessis-Idrħi E or variable winde, mainly fair and very warm.........
Yesterday's Weather:-' Maximum: 8.2 sleg. FAIL
Minimum: 76.1 den. Fah.
Aunshine! 14 houten,
Rainfall: Nil. Total since Jan, 5-19347 -min.70.17 Inches as against an aver
xge of 1588.2 rám,::42.44 inches,
Лendings t 1a.m.
consultations (taking pisco. at the moment (the Anglo-American financial talks in Washington)."
"But I'm not too sure that t can be done," he warned.
Mr. Chitley anid. It would be "sheer and complete delusion" if the Australian prople thought they could escape the economite difficulties of Britain.
Import restrictions would apply "in some measure". to sterling in. addition to the United States and Canadian dollars.
Meanwhile, selling of bunk shares on the Sydney Stock Ex- change this uflernoon
wos the heaviest in many years.
Most offerings were taken by the Australian Government at 20.70 Inebes prices ruling before the recent announcement. of the bank na.. tionalisation plan.--Associted
pum,
1007.1 m.b.
19.81
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78 drz, F.
by 8
Press.
70 7#
Dero, at mat.....109,6
Equals Hel. Humidăţ Dew Point ..... Wind Direction Wind Forre
Calm
9 kouts.
Sikhs On
In
Rampage Jullundar
The independent Hsin Ming Pao today specu- lated that the Govern- ment might order the nationalisation of gold.
Quoting what-it described as an Authoritative source, the paper ald the Government is expected to outlaw private possession of
Toll heared Sikhi, in bands | aley with Sikhs pursuing her. gold bullion-mostly. ten of half a dozen, pillaged the She diappeared around a ounce bars
which are widely city, burning Moslem buildings corner and did not return. used in larger transactions such NY buying nutomobiles and houses.
Jullundar (East Punjab), Aug. 21.
Ravaging bands of Sikhs invaded this industrial city of 75,000 population today in an outburst of violence and terrorism.
In
A call would be made on the people to sell their bullion hold. ings to the Government.
The open market rate will be Axed near the present block market rate of about CN$2,500 000 per ounce. ..
There no low and no order A United Press correspon- here--nothing but burning dent says he saw D Young buildings.
shrieking girl running down an
and ferreting out remnants of the Mos'em' popunce with huge ceremonin! swords.
In Amritsar Associated Press messages from rinters Amritsar say communal The native police, who are all have left the city a half deserted Sikhs or findus, made no effort and ruin-Alled place.
Lome.
to curb the rioters.
In one street, the skeleton of They stood by idly with the a man. lay among a litter of med butts of their bayonetted guns brick which might have been his reating on the ground Whi'e Meanwhile, Pro-Government they watched the Sikhs on their
Nearby stood a red-cyed meg. frontline dispatches today sald rampage..
A vulture perched upon a brokçu wail. the Nationalist forces, continuing their effensive to wipe, put the Importan! Communist supply
bases
on Kinochow Peninsula,
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Moslems Flec
Most of the city's Moslem fled
Millory guara wald "ur. doubtedly" bodles lay under the of many places-huge
niore than head high.
have recaptured Yongchinokou, the city two nights ago when mounds that in some places were
one.
the situation became serious.
The North-West Frontier
of the Shantung porta through which the Reds had been
Horassed police and soldiers pouring in reinforcements and Force corralled, about 100 of told how disinfectant had bee materials from Dairen and Port those remaining behind..
used when possible after the They are being guarded in bloody massacres of riotous mbbs Arthur.
util
A. Chlaere report 'from Mukden the centre of the town
of both religious" communities. however, said. the Generalissimo's they can be evacuated.
But they pointed to the evil. North-West Flold Headquarters in Manchuria The
Frontler smelling puddles collenting in the 1:as offered new security mea. Force was handicapped by a streets as water trickled · froin sure no telephone conversations shortage of manpower and commshed pipes under the rules. on current affale and military plete lack of cooperation from: Even competent polico amictale- news-United Press.
the local polico,
[could not guess on the extent of A British colone! said troops, the damage imag London, Aug. 20.. composed of Moslems, Bikha They, catimated between 13 and - The King hua, given “ordors and Hindun, wero" maintaining so per cent of the city's buildings for the appointment of Princess perfect discipline and were con had been, Histroyed or rendered Margaret Roos Colonel-in-centrating their efforts so any useicer by Are and grenades.-- Amstelated Chlot of the Highland Light the remainder of the Moslems. United Press, and
in the City!. Infantry-Reutor,
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