1947-09-15 — Page 2

DEATHS EXCEEDED BIRTHS DURING THE OCCUPATION

Local health statistics for the past six years reveal that throughout the Japanese occupation perlod there were considerably more deaths than births, providing an accurate Indication of the ups and downs the population expert- enced during those years.

Final Stages In Strike

Settlement may be reached day in the dispute between

Tlig mortality rate touched lite high watermark in 1942 wher 84,435 death were registered as jagainst only 19,343 births. The last eight months before liberation also showed a high mortality ral with 21,098 death as against a mere 3,713 births.

Owing to loss of documents, it in posible to say whether the 1,436 deaths in 1942 constitute an official record. The last re- corded year before the outbreak [ the Pacific War was 1940 in which

there

were

46,004 births and

the Taiko Duck contractors 1.010 deaths. and their 1,600 odd workmen After liberation registration of who have refused to return to death was resumed un Sept. 8. work owing to their employers | 1846 and births on Oct. 13, 1945. Į failing to pay them the inTotal births and deaths registered creaped wagen embodied in the up to July 31, 1947 WAS 55,592 general agreement.

Land 27,089, respectively. The in- Institute fant mortality rate was 109 per

1,000 live birth.

Chinese Engineers officials Wire in conference with

There has been only van regis- representativen of the tered ease of triplets since bera contractorK yesterday evening tion. They were born to the wife in an attempt to nettle the of Tol Pak-kee, a shop account dlapute. Today, the affcials | art, on June 4 last at the Kowinon will approach the Commulazion- Hospital,

er of Labour to jest the Talkoo

Following are the figures for Black management to came to the Japanese occupation period and suce liberation up to July 31,

terms with their contractors.

The Hong Kong Tramways Ltd, will take the lead among uillity concerns In negotiations ployees

bulating

for

with their increased

1047:

Occupation period:

em-11:43 pany. 1944 Talks between the management 1945 (up to Aug. 313

After liberation: and the men will begin this morning.

1945 1946

Births Deaths 10.713 83,435 20,772 40,117 13.687 24,936 3.712: 23.095

| 1987 (up to 31.7.47) 21,805

2,629

2,901 213,008 16,65% 8,185

WOMEN TO GET TOGETHER

Авная scheduled for

Wilge. increase talks this morning are the Dairy Farm management their. 800-odd Chinese employees, who have asked for an all-round $30 a month raize. The men say their basic pay i low and insist on this amount A "Get Together" parly, ns the minimum.

which all English-speaking women are invited, and at which Cantonese and other Chinese tooking clusses will be discussed, nuddell Sheet, on Friday, Sept. is to be held at the Y.W.C.A., 11

STAGE NOTES

The next in the series of radio plays being prescited by the Hong Kong Stage Club is a drama by Clifford

Box and Leun

M.

It

26.

'The

to

will

THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1047.

LANDED IN HAMBURG

This group of young Jewish children formed part of the 4,000 Jess—men, women, and children-who have just born landed in Hamburg from three British ships after, then had tried: to enter Paltating illegally in the liner "President Parfeld, tre-named "Exodus 1047"). Note the uming hou in the foreground smacking a cigarette. (APhoto).

POLICE "CLOSING IN”

Prague, Sept. 14.

The National Security nolier muid that they were "cloning in" on the man rehe mailed bamba to three Cabinet Minis- tera in hoxen tabolted as gift Perfume.

The communique suid the principal cine was the similar hendwriting in ench

of the three parcels, which, if they had exploded, would have blasted à room to bits.—Asro- Ginted Pren

DAWDLERS IN ARABIA

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,

Sept. 14. W. Truman landed here on Fri- Clifford B. Evans and George

day en their leisurely world class: Cantonese

fight in two light planes. They Lion, "Hemlock for Eight,"

begiti on Monday, Sept. 22. This planned to take off at 0300| tells the story of seven miserable

is a three montis course, held GMT on Sunday for Karachi, people who met one night his day, or Tuesday and Friday, frum

twice a week; Monday and Thurs. | India-Associated Prese. old English country.hous-which 12.30 to 4.30 p.m. recked of everything short of cheerfulness-in reply to an nd in The Persoal Column

the Daily Post which appeared as follows:

"Any person weary of life and interested In Eutanasia should write confidentially to Box Double. Ons Two Six." On this theme the drama unfolds and the skill with which the authors treat the script is reason enough for its success in England, where i was given repeated persi formatices over the BBC,

The Stage Club's production, schedule for Tuesday 18th, t 9 pm, over Z.B.W., has Clifford Davies ut the helm directing a "picked" Cast which includes

several voices new to the misero phone.

•

With the opening of the "thentre,season" in Hong Kong this your-sometime, in mid-Octo ber-local playgoers will are the Stage Club's presentation of Noel Coward's comedy. "Hay Fever." Production has started off in the right mood, and the casting meet. ing last week

was most thusfastically attended,

The Chinese cooking classes will begin on Friday, Sept.. 19. This is a five weeks' course, held once a week, from 2.30 to 4.30

pm.

Del Monte, Calif, Sept. 13. Skee Riegel, of Monterey Park today won the National Amateur Golf Championship with a 2-1) victory

over veteran Johnny Dawson-United Press.

It Wasn't That Wet

On Saturday

Saturday was not (as seems generally believed) the wettest day this year or even that of the last three months, although it rained as if the skles had opened.

STASSEN ON RUSSIA

المية

According to Royal Observatory

JULIANA IN OUR PEOPLE ARE

TIRED AND SICK

ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, Sept. 13. Princess Julians of the Netherlands arrived at Abar- deon by air today on her way to join her husband. Prince Bernhart as guest of the king and Queen at Dalniora! Cas- tie.

The Princess minde the trip from Holland in a Dakala of the Dutch Air Force.

Waiting to preet her, at the airport was Mr. W. De Mior, from Licklehead Castle, Aber deenshire, an old friend of Prince Bernhard-Reuter.

Car Off The Road, Smashed

Santa Cruz, Calif., Sept. 14.

Britain should be able to come through its econo- mic crisis by increasing Its productive effort an. additional 30 percent, the Lord Chancellor. of Britain said here today. Addressing a cheering Call- fornia State Bar convention, Viscount. Jowitt said he not making American holp "Our country has got to get out of ita troubles by the strength of its OWB hand.".

Wan

right

But, he said, Eng'and's na Rets were lost in the war,

"Our people are tired and nick," the nation's

productive

Britain

Views On Persia

London, Sept. 13. machinery was worn out, and Diplomatic observers the export trade balance, case-said today that sooner or tial to England's very fe, no longer existel."

later Iran would have to

"In spite of this we have fa- make concessions to creamed our total productive Russia, and economic effort 130 percent over what it

was before the war," ho do. concessions were prefer-

Chan Charn 31-year-old dri. c'are, and if we can only get able to political conces- ver of publie hire car 4-481, was up another 30 percent we sions. admitted to Kowloon Hospital are over the crisla

It was

taken for granted shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday though the way may be.

**Hard, desperately hard. here that in the long run, Iran our could not afford an unfriendly courage will not fail, we shall altitude toward Russin.

Injurica

suffering froin severe susteined As the result of al

Shanghai GI Behaviour Best the Wat Kee Dairy Farm

"Above Average”

Shanghai, Sept. 14.

vised the Government to keep the door open for further dis- cussions with Russia I Parlia. ment, rejected a Soviet-Iranian oil agreement.

Traffic accident. The car itself emerge muccessful. Come what These observations were in mny in the future, you wil! not connect with a report that the was completely smashed.

find us According to a Police report,

wanting."-Associated | British envoy in Iran had ad- Chan was driving down Customa

Press. Pasz Rond lowards 'Kowloon City at 12.25 pm. when he fall- ed to take the left hand bend

The car left the on the affalde, crashed into the bankment tripping off Its off- side front wheel), and eventual- ly came to rest upside down in

Shanghai, Sept. 14. the centre of the roadway. Citing the Soviet law which Slight injuries were sustained entilles a common law wife to by the two Chinese passengers. cinim one-seventh of the estate

em-

Soviet Law Cited In S'hai Court

The Iranian Parliament will acon meet to act on the draft agreement drawn up in 1946, 11 holds 51 percent of the stock for the first 25 years of the agreement,

Informed diplomatic sources said Britain was ready to con-

Colonel E. W, Weissman, U.S. Army Military Po- lice commander in Shanghai, said today that the army was forced to "patrol army billet After treatment at the Hospital of a deceased Soviet cfuzen, Bider economic concessions in areas to protect the wives and daughters of however, they were not detained. Mrs A. Sannikoff and her order to prevent political or

tle daughter yesterday Servicemen who have been constantly sub-

awarded a decision in the suit jected to indecent acts even daylight robbery

contenting the will of L. M. at the hands of the Chinese."

Rogovir wealthy Russlan who tied here during the war.

Replying to a charge in the American-owned

Today's A Holiday

Kure, Sept. 14.

word

military encroachments by Rus- sia in hor search for Iranian oll-United Press.

Mrs. Rogovin and her chill Soviet Tankmen

ren argued that the law is now i revlaed but Mrs. Sannikoff's at.

Common-Unlied Press,,

in

who Britain

Congratulated

London Sept. 13.

China Weekly Review" that the "outrageous For B.O.Rs. conduct" by American MPs aroused the feel- ing of anti-Americanism among the Chinese, Brush Occupation, Headquar-torneys pointed out that it was Colonel Weissman said the conduct of the tera proclaimed Sept. 16 a holl in force when Hogovin died. American Servicemen in Shanghai has been day for all British

37 He wealth occupation forces. "above average during the last year.' termed the newspaper's editorial (written by commemoration of those Editor/Publisher, John W. Powell) as "ab-fell in the Battle of solutely ridiculous." Colonel Weiseman. charged that the Chinese Police ve refused to cooperate with the Americans in patro'ling the aren hetween the army billet in the Broadway Manaivne Hotel at the Post Exchange. a distance of three city blocks. American women have "aut- fered indignities" from the Chinese while trevelling that short distance, he said, nr.c the Chinene have anatched their pursen and packages out of their hands.

The Soviet Minister of Armed Forces, N. Bulganin, today. New York, Sept. 14.

Issued an Order of the Day com- Elri won the 35th, running of memorating Sunday's celebri the Edgemere Handicap attion of Tankmen's Day and con- will Aquecict on Saturday, defeating ratulated the Russian tank

seven years ago,

Special church services be held throughout the British Stymie by a length and a half forces for "strengthening the zone on Sunday, Sept. 21.-As- with Bridal Flower third-Aas armed forces of our sociated Press.

Clubs Carried ·

le cald the American MPɑ| "do not

carry rubber trun- chrous. He said that they carry clubs the same as MPs do in any place.

Colonel Weissman said pedicúb

GREEK PROBLÈM

Wankington, Sept. 3*, With the "hite Nationa Generat Assembly reconvening next week, the United States warned the world today that Yugoslav, Bulgarian ng Al- banian thrcuts against Grocze constifade "one of the most critical international problems

of

the day." The State Department pub- lished a White Paper history of the Greck enne ülnost oit the eve of the Ansembly ca pion in which the United States. delegation-under the personal direction of Secretary of State Marshall-will try to pet nositive action United Prez

Agures, only 128.4 mm. for 5.08 coaties who have got beyond REDS REPULSE

(in.) of rain fall during the 24 hours, as against 172.7 mm. (8.00 in.) on July 1 and 120.2 mm,

(5.1 in.) on Aug. 31. esidential

Portland, Oregon Sept. 13. The Republiern candidate, Burold

1-

RIGH

From Kowloon, I hear that the "y" A.D.C. undisturbed by criti. cism of their unc-act playa, is u contemplating the production of a three act drama to have a thres night run In about the uccond week of November. Much of it however, is still in parchment form. "KIMBERLEY.”

The

T

Stansen, told the prone today, "We cannot look for u change for the better in Rus

policy untik Kunnia hus Secome convinced that we will Hot have an economia chin States, Communist United Infiltration cannot penetrate our system of government by subversive methods and that gee intend to

maintain intelligent sound method of counter-protection dipainat Communist influence."Unit. rd Press.

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The "I-told-you-sos” were right in asserting that the first. 12 days

of the current month was wet, however, for during that period the Royal Observatory registered ju total of 381.1 nm. (14.20 in.) of rainfall as composed with 303.0 (11.94 in.) for the kuine

control of the Chinese Police gang up on lone frequently

soldiers and "fleece American

and rob them.'

SEABORNE

"No American soldier wi| LANDING?

stand for that," he added, "and then, there is a fight."--Asso ciated Press.

Close Shop

period in August and 227,3 mm. Ban May Be

(8.23 in.) In July.

Lifted In USA

ciated Press.

10,000 Jap POWs In Leningrad

Tokyo, Sept. 14.

Jam."

Mother-

Radio Moscow reported that. he ordered a salute of 20 ar tillery silvoes in each of the capitals of the Republica 10- morrow. Bulganin exhorted the.. workers of the tank Industry to "concentrate all thely efforts and knowledge on completing with honour the tanks put be-

The newspaper "Mainichi Shimbun" reported to fore them

by their comrade day the return of the first Japanese prisoner Stalin for further strengthening from Leningrad and quoted him as saying that of the might of our armoured there were over 10,000 Japanese prisoners and mechanized forces."-United working with the Russian troops" for the re-Press construction of the Russian city up to the time of his departure.

Former

on

Flight- -Sergeant- Tauуcah Sato, told the paper that he was captured August 16, 1945-one day be! fore the. Japannee surrender- he made a forced landing on Tautisar airfield, North Man- churia. He was sent to a pri Hon camp near Lake Baikal, Siborin. Because he knows about internal combustion cri- gines he was sent together with 50. others to Leningrad which they reached by the end of November, 1945.

"I was amazed to learn there were 300 Japanese technicians there," Sato said.

con-

Nanking, Sept. 14. · Informed. sources sait today that two seaborne Nationalist regiments attempted landing at the Yellow Sea port of Che foo on the sight of Sept. 12, but strong artillery fire from Com. | munist shore installations pre- "During may two years there

the voted them from establishing a Japanese prisoners bridgehvad,

tinued to increase and at the Santa Cruz, Calif. Cept. 18.

Official confirmation of the ime I left there were

over Senator Robert A. Taft, after a report was not available. 10,000 Japaneso living and conference with Harry Lundeberg.

with The sources said that the working

the Soviet President of the powerful AFS Government landing

attempi troops.” Sailors Union of the Paclic, today was made to test the strength of

mid the Russian soldiers Despite the heavy recording of indicated that he is willing to cut the Communal shore defences apparently know little about Saturday, more rainfall was reg-sider the relaxation of provisions and not as a planned strategic Japan and after showing the Istored during the first week of the Taft-Hartley Bill which move since only two regiments Japaness prisoners silent (185.1 mm.) than on the remain ban the close complained that ths were employed

movies and brain bands in- ing days. From Aug. to 12, Lundberg

The latest Central News required proudly

During the first week of (September there was only one

fine day (Sept. 7) which Was (slightly belter, than last - month, which had, none. July, however had only four days of rain during

the Arst week.

11.3 mm. of rain fell as against closed shop ban would encourage

the other five-days.

your country, do you?!

Germans Too

202.3 mm. during the first week. Communits to Invade the unions port from Tsingtao said that "You don't have such things" July's figures were 180.2 mm. for which now bar them. Lunde Government troops occupied the first week and 47.1 mm, for berg wald both the uhlon Yobhsien, a few miles Inland and employers in the maritime from Lalchow Bay, and advancu The lowest rainfall recorded industry wasted to retain the precolomna, were spearheading to

ont hiring hall in the contract ward. was on Aug, 10 with 0.3 mm boing written to replace the agroe

Lurgkow important, northern Shanturig port recent- which expired on Sept.-30.- ant Sépt, with 1 mm.

working

Baby said thore were about 10,000 Germans... the cly,

followed by July 3 with 0.7 mm agreed to confer with Grey nubjected to heavy Náííonális éllently", cleaning up rubble of

Text

Gamps should be in great do gory Harrison, Counsel for the

mand again this month as predie- |Pacific American Shipowners. Ar- tong: are, that more rainy days rociation, in San Francisco nust are ahead. There was a total of Friday on the problems.--Ugited seven fine doys in July. This Press. : was reduced to six÷lgstmonily and to two up to yesterday for this month.

SUPPORT OF GERMANS

Hübburg, Sept. 13. United Nations or nouiral coun. try, subjects who own i foreign banking accounts in Germany my now: use them to support nest re- latives in Gerinany, the oficial Fazette for the British Lone re noured todaypripe

quez parmanka mukt nos exosef 10 MAY

*年

attacks Associated Pres.

Suffering

Tokyo, Sept. 14 From Poison

On week-end the Bussis, both old and young men and woman, spent their time, la "Terorish dancing, feeling the Jos of Living Associated Угода

GENERAL HIGGINS

SCAPE Civil Property Cun todian aunounced that 337,087 Two" Chinese women were grams Luf gold, 11,634,854 removed to Queen Mary Hog. grams of liver and 16,682,22 pilaf yesterday-suffering "from gratus of platinum werd re- | fysil and disinfectant poisoning. leased to the Japanese govern Shortly alloy hoon, 60-year Bag New York, Sept. 18 ment for domestic consumption old Lam Yee-ping was found by General Edward J. Higglis,} In the second quarter of 1946. †fellow lodgers at 11 did: Bailey | Infernational head of the Salva:

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→ Associated Press, 2015. Btreat (ground floor) suffering ton Army, until his retirefiunt

from a dose of lysoli.

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STILL LABOUR

TOUR

Liverpool, Sept. 14.4.

A Labour Party candidate elected to Parliament from the Edgehill division of Liverpool, maintaining

the Party's unique record of losing no Parliamentary seats in 28. consecutiva by-eldations since it took over" "govarainent in

July 1045-Associated Press.

Pelping. Sept. 13.

The Soviet Consulate Aled a afrong protest with the Chin- ese authorities at Tientsin to today ever, an incfident in which about 100 Chinese soldiers broke Into the Consulate. ön Sept. 11.

the

The Consulate termed incident an "act of hooli- ganism.". The soldiers sculed the wall of the Consulate com- pound and manhandled a Rus- alan watchman and a. Russinn consular

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