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Shanghai, Sept. 3.

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Key Talks

On Strike Today

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Direct negotiations be tween dockyard 4333-

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Southport, Sept. 3.

| Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin today called upon the United States to redistribute "the Fort Knox gold" to eliminate the constant chaos in would trade payments.

I am quite sure that is one of the readiest ways to assist in increasing the purchasing power of the devastated areas of the world." he declar- ed in a speech to the powerful British Trade Union Congress.

Meiterin asked for a pledge or de romfiest woựm to tosis front the Union workers to fight in merearing the purchasin a battle of production against

of the devastated a ren darvation as the properament's of 1 wpid"

method of combatting Britainia Cromone Prisis

He starr need a personal de cision to seek a rust ma anion for the Buntisic Empire and the ComunebweaBb.

"I do not think we enn avold | any longer rotman defence and the comp, antes of certain com- za mpatomie principles if we nee to avoid the constant res eaming origis." he said.

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Tracing Back

Mr. Bevin traced the short úpes Reiðin mos Fat lacek the days

Mi of Boldwin. Orald 20 Chinantherinin,

Mr. Weeting

Cherd's pfew for the return of free, pri- ato sherprise, he said: "In the Foodi È « Government they realized even then that the all reintro- zvatem euld not be cured.

"Such a

altempt to put balance of payments business | the country bark on that basis in the word or it will be we old have "ned in strikes

and almost revolution."

bastant chaos.

"There are ways of settling

|

Continuing. the Foreign

Secretary said: "I tried to the best of my ability to carry onl he Potsilan decision. We have [been, battled."

Mi-Bevin welcomed the S

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1947.

ployers and officials of row these Antericans will the Chinese Engineers' Je me of but I have got to upset Institute, representing somebody.

"My ewn conviction is that the striking mechanics. abe Bendicapped horselt m will be resumed at 2.30 cad bih taxation in her p.m. this afternoon.

awn country by fsilum to re- The talles will be held at Urban distribute the Fort Knox gold. Council Chamber, Forl Olier

find attrather roll Bulldings.

mine in the world it would He said if India hnd no' brent This resumption of tallte follow assist you if would be a great | granted-, independence Britain eff breaking of the nine-day dead-ean age--but there is gold¦ might be sending troppa: There'

vict rafication of the satellite frenties hit expressat dissatis.. fetion they diel はい Com super,

lock by the yard pigs which had already been mined as a precaution

Labour and it is doing nothing.

Tuesday, when they

the

Officer. a further 20 porerst pay

strikers, through

12

rakse, making a total of 46 pret. It is understand that the talks

today will take the of

frin irge

civil war.

"I am quite sure that is one

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diste ing but werent the disputart. China's New

Labour oficer

Jun

"Blue Law'

eistant Labour Officer) will 144 present only ag an oliserver. He will take no part in the disen-sians

deliberations.

Appreciation

Yesterday morning leials the Chineas Engineers Institute endled on the Labour Ofere and expressed their appreciation D! The employers" gesture.

They said Diy would be pre pared resumé negotiation in mediately at the meeting today arranged by the Labour

W234 Oficer.

No further action has been taken by the Trantway, Electric. Telephone and other utility work ers to implement their decision to hand in a "morepaj“ denmand to their managements.

that certain

It is believed elements haye counselled the adop tion of a "wait-and-see" polier fr the time being.

Shanghai, Sept. 3. China's "Wine Int** Te. quiring the closure of all amusement places at 11 pan. will be enforced tonight just es a corr of outdoor night spots were beginning to rake in big repentes as a result of the heat wave.

The City Government an. nonverd today it will strictly enforce the taie enacted in lue with the austerity men

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I predicted rednerd amuse- mont [da receipta which cover almost 40 per cent of ti: city's expenditures.—- United Press.

ACUTE COAL CRISIS

FACES

BRITAIN

London, Sept. 3.

Britain today faces an acute coal production crisis with the sudden extension of the miners' strike In the south Yorkshire coalfield.

After weekend hop's that the night that melting shops might be sirike would be called off follow. forced to close down at the end Ing the appen of the Minister of of next week.

Fuel and Power (Mr. Emmanuel Sheffield firms have been warn. Shinwell) to the miners. theed of a possible cut in the supply strike spread last night and 23 of gas. pits employing some 30,000 men were idle.

Plans are being made to call an emergency meeting of the Northeastern Provincial Coal

A mass meeting of the striking mintes is being held today.

Survey

An unofficial survey shows that Board at which it is expected the the idle miners are, costing Bri. National Coal Board may Indiente in 45.000 tons of coal daily. some course of action.

J.A. Hall (leader of the York. shire Miners' Unlon) will make Crimethrope miners.. another back-to-work plea to the

Steel Threat

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Fears have been expressed that the strike, with a daily loss in cont production of 40,000 tons, now muy threaten the Sheffield steel industry will it 50,000 workers.

against

Mr. Bevin si Britain ja bringing 200.000 troops from | India by the end of next March. ile nid Britain is "cam- pletey reorganising the whole: basis ef Britain's defence ser- VOUS, Government hopes to

The Greek "Reds" Go Back In The Bag

The round-up of Com uunist revolutionaries still continues In Greece. Here some of those implicated in a murder plot against Government leaders are taken by truck. to the Piraeus harbour where they will be deported.

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BAO DAI WELCOMES HIS WIFE AFTER 2 YEARS

make a statement on this by After a separation of almost two years, ex-

the end of 1948”

Emperor Bao Dai of Annam was united with his family yesterday afternoon. His wife, ex-Empress Nam to his private residence Phuong, and their five children Repulse Bay Road,

Sovict Threat Turning to the United Na- tions M. Bevia said a great | proportion of the organisation is doing well bit warned by Implication flat Soviet misuse! of the vero is threatening to wreck the Security Council

flo said: "The

Some Security Council is the most

dia appointing part of it all.

Op

we s" and three daughters! The ex-Empress was dressed arrived in Hong Kong by an in Aunumite ccatume. As she Air France, plane frem Saigon, stepped from the plane, she Nam Phuong accepted a bouquet of flowers Ex-Empress and the five children were ne troni Madame Mouls, Ko. compared by Colonel Reynaud, former side-de-enmp to Bao Dai now liaison officer, between the The Security Council was to ex-Emperor and

French bs a place where great

and gh Commissioner in Indo little nations could meet and | Chino, and by her Judicially and rens.nably set- Madame Ductos. te their differences. It had been On the same plane were Independent Annumite cir- largely propaganda show. French Ambassador to China cles, however, be leve that the

"It is not dealing with things | (M.

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Japan Council Has Run Into Dead-End

SOVIET CHARGES U.S. WITH "DISRUPTION"

Tokyo, Sept. 3.

The Allied Council for Japan ran into a dead end today when the Russian member charged the United States with 'trying to disrupt the Coun- cil's work and "reduce it to nothing."

The American member replied bluntly that the Russians were using the Four-Power body "to support an ideology that is not wanted in Japan."

Tokyo observers were quick for occupation data on

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to predict as a result of the in-| offres, bỷ asking for special re.. terchange that prospects of any ports but also said Information! future co-operation in the Cou- would be furnished "in Pasva ́ of! eff by the countries are exceed-} nippropriate need.” ingly i

The new American member ราฟ elimur,

45-year-old

Treaty Talks

Meanwhile, United

States

Australian War Crimes Court Here

An Australian War Crintes Court will soon be set up in Hong Kong to try Japanese war. criminal susprets for offences committed in the Pacific area.

Two officials of the Court „svelved by air kere yesterday. The President of the Couri is expected later.

Chinese Elections "Illegal"

William Sebald, amwered the fetals aid they slitt land nut de Elections of the kind

Accusation

of

when to try La

note

Major-General rided definitely Klalenko with a counter-charge hold a Japanese nence conference, the local Chinese com- that the Soviets tried to obstruct The officials said they were stmunity plan to hold in the Council by intsuse of its studying the latest Sovlet. functions while falling

the the Colony is "contrary which reportedly rejected American

anto International Law," a peup:an! for Ume to give "helpful Or connation onference and reiterated Government spokesman structive advice."

Atmosphere

at any

Ministers told the. "China Mail"

yesterday.

The offelal made this comment when asked whether Government would allow the Chinese

The Russian insistence that the Council of Foreign

hould handle the treaty writing.

In the light of the Canberra The fortieth Council meeting conference's call for an immediate -Sebald's first as General Mnc-peace treaty, United States off Arthur's full-fledged represencials admitted they currently had tallye-was held in the atmos- but on of two choices which muse muualty here to hold elections for phere prevailing when the late be taken Noon. Ambassador. George Atcheson Firstly, they either could e-nal Assembly.

inue the argument with Russin told Kislenko on August 7 that by dispatching another nute in an the Council could not

fyrnish items to persuade the Russians the Soviets detailed information to agree to an 11-nation confer en Japan's foreign trade. ence, or euld go ahead and issue

Informed sources

Sebald did not comment when invitations. reportera asked him if there is now "get tough with Russin" policy in the Council.

Cald

United

four delogales to China's Nation.

The spokesman added that the elections could not be held unless there was a specific agreement be tween the Chinese Government and Hong Kong-

He said that any approval fur

States officials were still studying Chinese to hold elections in the the Russian roto to see whether Colony would have to come fram No opproach had yet offered any hope tant-further London.

the Chinese fruitful--United Press.

Laide.

It fe understood the Ameri- cans intend to handle Council discussion with Soscow would be been made from disputes as a "local problem."

Kistenko based his charges

that on the presumption

the United States had taken unlju. teral action in changing the Council agenda form.

Both the United Kingdom and Chinese representatives backed up Sebald by refuting this argu. ment,

Patrick Shaw, youthful Bel- Bali Commonwealth member and another newcomer to the Coun ell, pointed out that it was not matter that the agenda United States member had flatly refused to divulge any more in- formation.

quarters yesterday

Atcheson had accused Ramala ork the Ex-Empress' arrival în Hong Kong to mean that Ban of placing unjustified demands Dai would ont be returning to Indo-Chin in the sister,future.

"Precaution"

immediate

Malame, arrival of Bao Dal's family is

on facts, Disagreements are too Meyrier who tre en route to merc'y A precaution againet

Nanking,

Akich.

"Vetdes have been used ab.

solutely stupidly and instead

Arrival

any aftempt to kidnap the ex- Empress by dissident elements, }

They recalled that such at- tempts had previous'y been frustrated.

of trying to evike a spirit of understanding at this kind of Bao Dai arrived at Kat Tak alagouism is going on. Will it with his accredited spokesman, Sourcta close to Bao Dal, last?

M. La Due Trung (Laula Kol. explained that since, negotia- "It may be the peace with Madaine Luu, his consin tons were progressing Batik- Japan will show. But greater Prince Vish Can, and his Secre-factorily and smoothly between than that conference will be tary M. Phan Van Gino.

Temporary Rule In Ecuador

Quito, Sept. 3.,. Vice-President Mariano

Uno Dat. leaders of the Viet Suarez Veintimilla tem-

the conference in November of Ile boarded the plane to Nam Nationalists United Front porarily took over the the Council of Foreign Minis-embrace the ex-Empress and and the French Government, It tera. I am not going to use the children, diplomatic Inngunge Lo claud my thought.

"I am not going to hold back what I believe to be the truth,"

Balci Continuing. Mr. Bevin

"I believe the grent conference In November In London is al- most the fost chance-almost the last us to whether we can get economic unity of Germany [and whether we can get Europi reconstructed-United Press.

The Weather

·Pressure" b' moderately bigh vien NE low to the S of the Honths. A shallaw China whil tha Bee of Japan and relatively

deprevalos do stationary over the Ctuli of Tonkin with w travgh extending eastward

He will address the pit workers at their club at Cudworth.

-In France Meanwhile, Paris despatches towards Formoen, Stocks of coal ove not being a new strikes broke out today

kept up and an ometal said Instat St. Eilenne where employees in

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Engineering.

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Court Martive,

of two oil refineries walked out

Today's Forecast:-Light one

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winds, leudy with perasional rain

In temporarily tomberow,

was decided to re-imite Boleadership of Ecuador a Later he accompanied them Dai with his family without few hours after the dic- to A Guvernment provided delay. launch and crossed the harbour

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Australia To Speak At "Dollar" Talks

. Canberra, Sept. 3.

Australia will send an official, probably of the Commonwealth Bank, to attend the Domin- ions conference hu London'next month on the dollar, question, it was learned officially here. today.

tatorship of Colonel Car- los Mancheno was over- thrown by a 'counter-re- volution.

Addressing a crowd gather- ed to celebrate the overthrow of the dictatorship, Veintimilla ari- nounced he would call a speciali scasion of Congross *within a

· few · daya and present his re- Algnußida.

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It thus appears he will not contest the return of President Velasco Ibarra.

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offein! will give the considerably to hor own dolar in tattered ruloa. latest picture of Australia, resources by diverting, exports Mauchenu "realgried on Tues- : uplar pisition.

from the United Kingdom today night counter revolutionel Amerien. Wcol and gold were ary forces bore down on Quilo given as examples.

without opposition, and at Angoulomen where the

While this would improve Diplomatis informants said he, Federation of Master Printers ordered its members out of all Sunshiner 0 hours.

Australia's dolar position it had taken anylum in the Vene The commercial print shops.

Rainfall: 29.50 mm. Inch Total sincan Embassy in Washington. would weaken Britain, Aus cuelan: Embassy and intended to The Prime Minister, ↑ (Mr. | ·ralia intended to assist Britain leave the country; as, soon ne Chifley) han alven Lord Addi-by refraining from such, action. | pussible, perkah son a full statement

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