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Plane Auction

Capetown, Sept. 1. Seventy-five aircraft used for training by the South African Air Force have junt bern mild at a public auction male at prices ranging from

15 to 3 carh.

One machine, an Aumon fit- ted with blind-flying ripiip. ment, navigationul instru ments, und ralio gear, fetched anly £30.

A panin the planes were 57 Tiger Matha, originally

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Chinese Air

Fares To Be Boosted

Shanghai, Sept. 1. The Ministry of Com- munications today ap-| proved a blanket 80 per

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 2, 1947.

'Shoot To kili” Order Issued To India Troops

New Delhi, Aug. 31...

An order to shoot to kill was tonight given to the Pakistan Army by General Sir Frank Mes- servy, Commander-in-Chief Pakistan, in a special Order of the Day to all tanks.

He declared that it was their duty to maintain law

and order and to stop bloodshed..

A1 the Kame time, Mr. on their way to East Punjab, Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor were bringing with them tales ofs General of Pakistan, in a broad- butchery, arson and loo!.

Lahore Radio. While conditions in the rural cast over the enllel on the people of Pakistan areas of the West Punjab (in

“Perpetual

Mation'

Johannesburg, Sept. 1.

A claim to have invented a perbetual motion engine har been made by Mr. R. P. Batha, a farmer, of Vredefort, South Africa, who save a fu

full-scale model would be capable of silvay engines, giant

Miance or working priver stations. With THY patent unive," says Bir. Botha, "the elements needed to transport a full load tur a trail for 250 miica would be as much an the amount of water needed to make a cup of tea."—Out Own Correspondent,

Dance

"Curfew"

In Shanghai

to abide by the boundary award Pakistan) were described in and not to besmirch their press despatches as silli grave, achievements by resorting to the situation in the East Punjab frenzy of savagery and butchery. (India) was stated to be in

Observers with Pandit Nehru, moving, following action taken Indian Premier, on his tour by the Government. through the devastated areas of Mr. Jinnab fold Moslem the Punjab, reported tonight League members, of the West that thousands of on-Moslem Punjab Assembly, that the refugees fleeing from Pakistan Pakistan Government would go villages Into the city of Lahore all out" to rehabilitate. Moslem refugees from Enstern Punjab, "oven to the point of facing The Central Govern- bankruptcy.!!

ment has ordered the He deprecated the idea of closure of all amusement mass evacuation and såld that}

cent increase in dames-¡SOUTH AFRICA tic airline passenger and CAN'T HELP freight fares.

The increase effective Joray was the third granted to air- lines this

U.K. TOO FÅR

those people who could afford to "hang on" should stick to thele respective homelanda, •

Capetown, Sept. 1.

Mr. Jinnah added that the year, but

South African help in Bri- Felow what the line & sought. Hain's dollar troubles.cannot go fortnight- old Pakistan Dominion They hul petitioned for in- far beyond her existing policy "shall, by the Grace of God. crease ranging from 100 to 150f selling the bulk of her gold emerge graceful and strong output to Britain at the fixed from the birth pangs of the sterling price, according to fin-grim ordeal loaming lurge in ita

face."-Reuter. ancial experts in the Union.

per cent.

In refusing the airlines' re quests for larger mereases, the make Ministry said it woul efforts to procure quela gasojme for the airlines to lower opera- tional costs.

on

The public is most anxious to help, and in spite of their! disappointment at seeing the

boomlet developing

the not Johannesburg Stock Exchange International rentes are affeeted by the increase,

collapse with a five per cent all Rates for Shanghai-Hong round drop in gold shares, the and tone of their talk today is: Kong, Shanghai - Paiping, Shanghai Chungking three "How can we help?" bunkest routes now-respectively. are CN$1,980,000; CN$2,520,- 900; and CN$2,660,000.-Asso-in ciated Press.

Money Mart

was

Guld took a big spurt again yesterday afternoon and within two points of $400 a fnet.

It had pened at $384 and beavy demand kept the price on à non stop ascent. At the close it was casier at $390.

Piastres opened at $14.00 100 and rose to $14.55 in the azorning.

It declined to $13.85 in the afternoon, and closed at $13,95.

k

(for

Durban Chamber of Com- merce has suggested one way

circular sent to every Natal merchant-it advised buying British even if a longer delivery time was Involved, eny- ing that this was an extreme cuse in which commerce must throw overboard its fres trade principles.

the

A South African Government statement points out that Union can supply Itself with dollars by selling the amount of gold necessary from current production.

South African Imports from the United States this year will

GERMANS DIDN'T REPORT

Capetown, Aug. 30.

Of 283 German interaces who cere to be repatriated in tho "Winchester Castle,” which anil. ed for England today, 12 did not report in Capetown dur ing the week.

Of those who did report, nine loaded their luggags on lorries this morning, went in- to Capetown and failed to re- turn to the ship before sho

aniled.

The police will be asked to arreat the 51 absenteos.—Rou-

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RADIO

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Shanghai, Sept. 1.

places including theatres and dance halls at 23.00, effective today.

The "entertainment curfew" was midnight.

The order was part of the austerity mea- Government's autres to conserve the nation's resdurces to indulge dhancial

in less amusements in the frice of general mobilisation againat the Chinese Redn.

At the same time martia boy which has, been in effect here since 1945, was lifted today, the Shanghai Woosung Gattison Command announced. Ballroom owners, who plan- ned to remain open all night following the lifting of the martial

had law, have

to change plans because of the new curfew,

New Reforms Meanwhile, Nanking dea- patches say that the Chinese. National Government. which recently banned commercialised dancing. will soon reform two ancient nation's oldest monia! rites those of mat- riages and funerals.

cerc-

Official sources said the In- terior Ministry which besidės police powers has central over the nation's moral customa la Education studying with the

Ministry changes in the regula tions of these ceremonies.

ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting he the highest in history on a frequency of 845 kilocycies $100,000,000.-Our Own Cor-from 12.15 to 2.00 p.m., and 630 to 11.00 pm, and also on 0.52 megacycles in the 31 metre band from 12.15 ta 1.15, 7.30 to 8.39 | rites would be the adaptati a

TAIL

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These informents sold new

of China's traditionally elabo- In rate rituals with the western style, retaining the heat merita of both.

Thay added now rules fcr marriagea and funerals wil!

next become effective

New Year'e day, after approval by the Executive Yuan-Angocía- tud Press.

Dua'ings in Chinese National "FREE MACEDONIA" and 9.15 to 11.00 pm. Currency were at a standstill

N.K.T. and rates were quoted nominni

12.13 p.m.-Studios Bla at 14 cents for futures

Indianapolle, Sept. 1.

Children. 14.1 cent for મમ્મ

A proposal for a Free. State 12.30 p.m.--Dally Programine summary, in Macedonia under United 12.32 p.m.-tárry Raj CN$1,000).

Ragamuffins and Coleman Hakkin U.S. dollars touched an all Nations protection was prepared All Star Detet. time high at $5.80 yesterday here for the consideration of 2.47 ..--The Lak Spoje,

nore than one thousand dele| | 1.00 p.m.--News, Weather Report and morning. At the dose it was

a national

Announcements, rates at

convention easier at $5.70.

1.10 p.m.-Orchestra) Interlude. Sterling was steady at $13.50. } of the Macedonian political Anth and Bla Paramount and Australian pounds were organization. unchanged at $12.53.

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The resolution, slated action on Monday by tho organization of Americans of Macedonian descent, asks that the proposed Free State, with Salonika as its capital; be opened for the export and import trade of all the Balkan states.-As80- ciated Press.

GOLD SEIZED

Shanghai, Sept. 1. Police here today seized more thin. 1,200 ounces of gold and squashed one of the largest black market gold rings in Shanghai, Police Headquarters announced. One ringleader was brrested.

Pollee said that the black market operation, disguised as an import and export textile firm which had branches in Tientsin, Peiping, Hong Kong and Macao.

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THANKS FOR AID TO PILOT

Taingtao Sept. 1. Admiral, Charlen, M. Cookė: today thanked the Chinese for hiding, First Lieutenant Ronald Bruce, of Woodland. Cal- 7.45 p.m.Study: Vocal Recal by fornio, whose marine fighter Molly Birks (Mezzo-Soprado) plane was forced down at sea Pinna accompaniment by Jetty

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Bruco padded to shore in a rublier boat and spent the night pn the beach, where he was dis- covered by peasants who took him to their village, fed, him. and rotifed Chinese military Bruce Pfficers who provided with a mule for the trip to the alr-base.",

The Navy said that there was atifi no Information or the third pilot whose plane was forced down on the same day. ht Goose Polut. — Associated Frese.

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