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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1947.

INCREASED TENSION OVER FUTURE OF PALESTINE

for THE

Royal Bones On Family

Human Hillside

Human bones, found

Adopts

on Cameron Hillside Lepers

near Reservoir

THREAT OF ARAB "HOLY WAR" Hong Kong urine September, and

British Warning To Syria Airways

New bomb threats emphasise the tension in the Holy Land. Reports con- tinue to circulate that Syrfan and Lebanese troops are gathering on the Palestine border in conformance with an Arab League resolution adopt- ed last Thursday.

Winter Suits For $160

In Jerusalem, an Arab informant said Arab leaders in the Middle East have decided to institute military action in Palestine immediately after the withdrawal of the British troops, as they have said they intend to do.

In Cairo, the Moslem Brotherhood says it has enlisted men for a Jihad (a Moslem holy war) to "save Palestine from the Zionists."

In London, a Foreign Office spokesman says Britain has informed Syria that the presence of Syrian troops in the Holy Land frontier would 'Three -

piece winter

b a "disturbing influence." and might cause de- suits of superior quality terioration of the internal situation in the Holy can now be obtained Land. from Messrs. Tak

A spokesman for the Jews says there is no panic Cheong, No. 62 Queen's among the Jews as a result of the reports of Arab Road Central, at the con- troop movements. The Jews are continuing pre- trolled price of $160 per parations for self-defence in the event of neces- suit.

Isity.-Associated Press.

Two pleer suits with

be avutluble

Sujt chal

Waistcoal

Trouser

at $137.00

05.07 23.40

Warning

London, Oct. 14. 42.00 Britain us pointedly warned

(See Page 4)

was another blow

to the Arabs, who expected a nicasure of Soviet

support for their als.

Strong British disapproval League deci.regarded here as almost certain

Priers toetude all material and the Arab States that implementn- all workmanship. Material Is of tion of the Arab the best quality, and workmansions to mass troops on Palesto quash effectively Arub plans ship has been gunrunter by the time's border might have drastic ring Palestine with troops.

talior concerned

to be his best. eunsequences,

Suits will be made to measure The Foreign

The composition of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Airways was officially announced pesterday. The members are: Ilon, D. F.

Landale (Chairman? d c

Lee Haino-wo, N Marah, J. A. D. Morrison and A. D. Bennett,

In the initial stages. Bri. tish Overseas Airways Cor- paration have financed oper4- Hous, but it is intended fo offer participation to local investors.

Surney flights to Shanghai and Canton will be carried out in the near future upon the completion of which Hirsc services weekly Shanghai and tree services daily to Canton will start.

to

LONDON

'WILDCAT"

"

STRIKE

London, Oct. 14. Some 1,600 cold storage The regular armies of most of the Arab State,

along the are dependent workers reveals upon Britain in u Ofer

large degree Thames went out on and fittings will be given. that Britain's representative "in-for arms, transport and officers.

It will noi he necessary for formally" told the Syrian Gov

'strike Withdrawal of these would leave wildcat persons requiring sarity to pre-ernment that Britain sharply some of the Arab Governments which threatened

disapproves of Syrian troop without means for maintaining A deposit of 50 per cent of themanoeuvres. In the direction of Internal ander.. clothing ordered will be requir- the Palesilue frontlar. There

.

sent ration cards,

ed,

The Government

ore strong indications here that

Middle

'a

reconstructed into skeleton by Dr. D. W. Gould, Medical Officer in Charge of the Hong Kong Mortuary, are believed to be the remains of a Chinese missing from his home since Aug. 28.

Anti-Malaria egolies. work ing on the hillside on Sept. 4 discovered some bones and re-

fed to the Aberdeen police. The following day, the poller. collected the bones, which they thought were left over they war. and returned them to the Charge Room, a' Aberdeen.

from with

A prlunner in the cell ad inecht to the charge room over hend the discussion about the bon and thought they migh be those of his friend who had been missing in the hills since lute August.

Meanwhile, the foreman

of

the anti-Malarla patrol report. or the incident to the wife of the missing Chinese. She im. mediately contacted

the police

and together with them made a second journey to the hill- aide anot on Sept. 13.

Pair Of Shorts Morc bones were

found stiil in a pair, of shorts, which mong which was a leg-bon",

the woman identified as being those of her husband.

London, Oct. 13: The King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth" are tach a leper child for to adopt whose medical care and education they will be ron. ponsible, it was announced tonight at the Royal World Premiere of the Bin "Uncle sila" in London in aid of the British Empire Leprosy Relief Annactation.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucestor, who attended the promterr. are also adopting teper children.

For £5 a chlid can be 'art. mitted to a settlement for treatment and education. There are many thousanda of children awafting adoption end the Arroc'ation is latnich. ip midespread campalen. to increase the funds for this purpose-Reuter,

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Garage Dwellers Given One Month

To Get Out

People occupying basements and basement gar- ages in Austin Road, Hillwood Road and Kimberley Road will have to vacate before the end of the month, otherwise they and the owners will be prosecuted.

Yesterday's Urban Council, modation were very fully ap- meeting rejected an application ureciated that, in March, the for an extension of six months Select Committee recommested (as from September) to move that no legal action should be out of the basements and base- taken against the owners and ment

the three occuplers of those basementæ garages in

for a period of six months. ronda.

Moving that the application. be refused. Dr. I.P. Fehily. permits, who were given only three months grace as from Chairman of the Council, said;

The applicants for basement

thne it had received the most March, owing to specially brid cureful consideration but conditions, complied with the Health Officers and members of Council's notice to quit.

Dr. Fehily added :—“Perhaps, the Select Committee had un-I should add that some owners animously decided to oppose and landlords the grant of any extension of time.

Dr. Fehily explained that it Was only because the difficulties of securing alternative accom-

S'hai A CN. Dollar

Dumping

Shanghai has

Ground

Shanghai, Oct. 14. become the nation's dumping ground for Chinese national dollars these days and swollen rivers of paper money seem to flow to this metropolis from all directions, writes Mr. Walter Weiner, Commercial 'Editor of the British newspaper, North China Dally News today.

He quales local economic ex-overybody baving a surplus of perta as agreeing that the national dollars is attempting

over-

ora under the errorious impression that they are in no way responsible for the use of basements for habis tation, etc.. if they do not collect rents from the tenants or occupiers of such bazementu.

"For their benefit, I should like to point out that to suffer or permit a basement to be useil for habitation or as a shop, ete without the written per mission

of the Council. is f contravention of Section 50 of the Publle Health (Sanitatim s Ordinance of 1936. notwith- atanding the fact that no rent, Is received.

Basement Permits

"The position in Victoria more complicated than in Kov- loon as hundreds of busement, permits were lasued by th Council, before the Pacifle War and, unfortunately, the Regi tea were lost during the occ- All bones were taken to the steeply rising price level is at present to get rid of this /lation of the Colony" today part. Health Inspectors

"However, for several month

and to about putting them together. which the flood of banknotes, as possibie. spread to some 4,000 y measuring one leg and one transfers drafts und

Officers have beun, carrying ctit The large companies, which an exhaustive murvey of the dock workers and choke arm boner he deduced that the rafts hanTMrizon”TM*** Within the cannot buy foreign exchange basement position in Hear off most of London's food five feet aix inches tall-the man had been approximately

span of a few days..

; in the black market try to get Kong and the members of the

of Mr. Weiner continuca, "Since hold commodities, raw Basements Select Commitico helght.which the woman had supplies.

Strikers from 13 Thames depols claimed as being her husband's. Shanghai is the only large com- materials, machines and other will shortly visit typical an

Dr. Gould also found that mercial centre in China where Rouda in order to weather tho ples of the various typor and wharves of the Union Coid the skull was badly fractured. It is still possible to invest inflationary storms that threa- basements in different areat in Storage Company defied officials although he could not say whe huge sums in assets which hold ten to wipe out whatever funds Hong Kong

"I move that this application of the Transport and General ther this happened before or out a promise of stable values, there are left, in Chinese-na- Workers' Union after months of after death.

be refused and that the owrern it is small wonder that nearly tional dollars." futile negotiations nirmed at

Smaller merchants are fol- and occupiers of the basementa boosting their pay arrangements.

lowing the examples of the big-te question be Informed that. The men, who salary of £5 89.. claim that other [..

get a basle

ger companies, and speculators they will be prosecuted If the having good-connections with basements are not vacated be They see vidence of serious companies, pay a higher bonus

banks are enjoying the en- fore the end of this month." jumert in Baghdad dispatches re. and are demanding partty.

vinble benefit of overdrafts and porting that Iraq has warned the* Although their striks has not 1

other forms of credit which United States that it would be yet affected meat, fruit and figh "inadvisable" for American Con supplies coming into London it

they use to enter the bullish gressional committees to visit the is considered certain that if the

market.... Country at this time. United

dispute is not resolved shortly

"Holy War" has chosen similar "advice" has bren given for this work one of the oldest to

Meanwhile, British the other Arab States.. established and highest

quality These British moves carry the astern experts see greuter dus tollors in the Colony, and it is implied threat that the 100,000 ser from Arab tribesmen incited expected that the suits should be British troops in the Holy Land 10 "Holy War" by "agents of the of the best quality. Shound the will take ruthless steps to put Mufti of Jerusalem than from public find the suite to be in down any Arab revolt within the any joint military moves by the any

why Cuntisfactory they orders of Palestine while Bri-armed forces of an Arab Govern shindd inmediately

ment. inform the tain is still responsible for main Prior Controller, Mercantile tenui.ce of order. Bank Building. Queen's Rond Diplomatic sources suy Russia's Central

outright approval -partition

of

Canton Black Market In Gold Bars

Canton, Oct. 14.

Twelve Canton shops charged with black market dealing in gold bars and foreign currencies were closed over the week-end as Municipal police accelerated the campaign to halt black- niarketing,

cur-

For this reason, they are close. ly watching the situation in Truq, where a rolly of 1,000 de. sert Shekhs and their followers

-is-blunned- for · October 22,---

fress.

Reinforcements

Jerusalem, Oct. 13. Reinforcements liure been sent to Jewish settlements in northern Palestine, "for protee tion against attacks of any sort,” Afr. David Remez, chairman of the Vaad Leumi (Jewish Nation. ai Couneli told a press confer cnce here tonight,

Ho unnounced

the rc.com.

food supplies would be hard hit by the sprend of the strike to 4.000 rympathising dock and storage workers-United Press.

rin

ARMY OBJECTS

New York. Oct. 18. President Truman has There were indications, how. value of Chinese national

into strong opposition in Con-) ever, that legal trafle in both rency. This is the same argu

ress and the Army against gold and Hong Kong and Ameri- ment put forth in the larg=

The

United use of regular can dullary continued, even as Shanghai money

market did in Shanghal tast March when time to time but dealers point out Fund," which has been dormant the partition of Palestine," ac- from cement of the "Redemption States troops "to help police equaly vigorous efforts by that it never prevented black since the outbreak of World War cording to a New York Times police and gendarmerle were market dealing when the black market offered substantially more

report from Lake Success to- AR Palestine Jewry

wage day than the Government banks.

earners will contribute approxi Meanwhile, the fall in value of mately one day's pay per month Chlaris currency

to this fund to pay for the pro- usual effect commodily prices. tection of Jewish settlements and During the past several days top to compensate for labour thus grade rice rose from CN$275,000 | displuerd-Reuter. Legally, gold and foreign cur. to CN$320,000 per plcul, Prices rencies can be sold only through of Imported goods increased Government banks at establish about 10 per cent during the ed rates. The government's same period.--Associated Press. open market rate for the

made to stop it.

One result of the drive to stop black marketing has been the retention by hollers of foreign currencies and gold bars until such time as black market deal. Ing is safer.

American dollar was CN555,300-

Ità USS100 yesterday and for the.

Hong Kong dollar

10,000 to 1.

In each case the black, market

rate was about 15 per cont high-

Speculators

Government spokesmen blamed

speculatora for running Lib. the

has had the

Florida Flooded

Miami, Fla., Oct. 14.

Policy

London, Oct. 13. Syria vrli unconditionally sup- port the Arnt League in accept. Ing only independence of Pales tine and the setting up of an Arab Government there, the nev Syrian Government Jainly Mardam Bey stated. In a deciucation of policy to the Sy. rian Purilainent today.

of

It is realised bore that, there

Flying-Boat Down In Atlantic

Shannon Airport, Oct. 14. Radio reports said. today that an American "Boeing" flying-boat, carrying 62 passengers and a crew of eight, has been forced down in the ocean 400 miles west of Shannon,

The flying-boat belonged to SHEHARKA***********, American International Airways a charler company and was, bound for New York from: Foynes, Ireland..

TRANS-PACIFIC RECORD

Sydney, Oct. 14. The

"Coll- first of four stellation" planes purchased by Quantas Empire Airway in the United States landed here today after breaking the trans-Pacific record on the delivery flight.

The plane took 40 hours and 30 minutes froni San Francisco, The previous best time was 48 hour,

run,

The reports said the pilot ran into strong head winds and turn. ed back, trying to reach weather ship.

Planck of the Trans-Canadian and the Seahord and Western Airlines auid they were circling the flying-boat which was down in the sen three mits from the weather ship.

"Senator Vanderberg, Chair- of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has ques- tioned whether President Tru mon has the authority of Con~! gress, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are known to have recom. mended against the use of United States troops to imple. mint partition," the paper *******H*********is, undamaged and made a per wrote.Reuter.

The new plane will go an the Sydney-London making the first trip prob ably in December. — Asso- clofed, Press.

NANKING TO BUY BLOCKED GOODS

The Boeing is reported to have left Ppole. England,. on Sunday and Bet down overnight in Foynes. The reports sald the pilot was in contact with a radar station in North America.

Later reports say the Boeing feet landing. It is taxiing to wards the weather ship to which it will transfer, its masongera. -United Press,

ROOB

Mr. Weiner adda, "It without saying that all the

PEARL HARBOUR

THE SITE?

New York, Oct. 14. Australian Foreign Min ter aforementioned circumstances Herbert V. Evatt said today that have been cooperating during he had suggested that the te the past few days to bring of the Japanese peice confore we about an extremely inflationary "should be some Pacific atmosphere, where prices are and the obvious first choler, is

Harbour." changing from minute to min- Pear!

Associated tc."-Reuter.

·Press.

***

China Relief Goods Sold For Munitions

New York, Oct. 14.

Everything sent to China for relief cotton, fool and medicine was sold to buy munitions, General Feng Yu-hsfang, China's "Christian General," declared here today.

The Weather

技

General Feng,, who is a mom- elded not to give Chinn ber of the Kuomintang: Central more ammunition.-Associaterl Committee, told a press con. Press. ference that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's prosecution of the civil war was driving whole Nationalist divisions over to the Chinese Communitats.

Himself a nen-Communiet, General Feng is in the United The antirrefund centred, over. N. China States on a Chinese Government and use covers all of China and thr **** | nullacinit seda, é The typhoon pentru about mission.

550 miles to the BE if Tukyn ountlagen In the past he had : revolved to move. 23. whilat ather groulent does black market rates and claimed Flood waters coursed through is a wide gap separating the ro

against Chiang, but he has too lons are center or the of the Philip- that Fue market rate represents the true choked the Everglades and lay

Government's open a dozen South Florida cities, commendations of the Arab Lea

much popular appeal to be pines and to the BH of Clem,

Today's Forecasts-fight 've" moderate gue and their translation into

handled crudely and therefore NE winds fair with morning lune, deep over the thousands of manst general terms and worded

practice. They pra caughed [in The Executive Yuan has decided the Government

Nanking la paying him to “study Yurturing'n' Wektberi-, would offer to purchase about. US$40,000,000

American water power projects" Mantmumi 76.7. des. Fah lands soday.

which keeps him out of China. Buschines 16.9 hours

Minimum: 65.4 deg, Fil pression ti a defensive, move, ali worth of goods blocked at Shanghai and other The Jeluge of water had though direction

General Feng told nowamen, naistalli Nil. Total and Jan War Dead from Philippines to be hade thousands

to the states Chinese ports by import restrictions homeless. adjacent to Buried at Sai Wani

Palestine to give

that any reconstruction Joan 2567,5 mm,101.08 Ing, ws, mantusta.. Other thousands are awaiting" "facililita", 10 non-adjacent Owners of these goods, most goods include "luxury" Items The National Council of Civil be used only for muntions, He

London, Oct. 13 from the United States would veras of 2016.07. evacuation from arcan still states for participation in "pre threatened.

|coutions" certainly suggests of which were ordered or were such as cosmetics, Industrial Liberties In Britain has in-

equipment' and raw materials augurated sub-committees to explained that the Government part 1911,0 2018.0. movement of troops and ma. en route to China" before The authorities estimated terials to Palestine-Reuterban

the Thirty per cent of the total com-report on racial discrimination, armies fought with supplks left that it would be four months

promulgation of the restrictions prise raw materials which are anti-Semitism discrimination by the American forces or with Rel. Humidity before the waters would sub-

which now bir" their normal permitted free entry into China: freedom of the press. Het supplies and that the Red wind roses.

on grounds of sex,

and the munitions bought by selling rowind Direction oide..

Sentils, Oct 14. entry, were given 60 days in

A source close" to the Govern- Declaring that it is: "Irgonzily. | which to re-export. their goods

At a Standing Conference, it proposed of siiliated organisations to con. ment desertors

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Russia Becks. Partition. *

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Nanking Criticises Lord Ammon's

Remarks

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Leading Article

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as Florida' feared": the worst weather disaster in its entire license abuse and destruction of can Constitution -- “intended to

Nanking, Oct. 14.

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Civil Liberties Debated

Dew Point

V. Takdinge nt.

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Damuge figures rose hourly able" that signers of the Amerlor, sell them to the Government,ment said that the Government's was declded by representatives / armies wère supplied by Govern A spokesman sald the Yus take not plan of payment will or inlettoral Conference on Reparting that Generals Kno

Perla Oct. 13. | history. The chief damage our domesile privilegesją, by an will not prohibit re-export of Kors the goods, transportation human rights at the end of next Shu-haun and. Chao, Shao-shon

caused by the flood waters was unscrupulous minarit National these goods to Hong Kong to charges, Insurance and, "In

month, Sine

went over with their whole Mr. “Alfred AeDuT-Gröber. The reason for this decision is divisions to the Reds. Gen. Fong British Ambassador to Franer, to-érops, Estimates ranged Commander James O'Neillot, the from US$20,000,000 to US$30,- American Legion last at propile the Insistence of some dition, allow a 10 per cent profit believed to be the revival of sald "How can you expect the was received by Mild Chor President Uniden 000.000 for crops alone. Pour the communist Party and their way back to Chinn The payments will be spreadthallen caleiing with commanders themselves go over ister at the Foreign Office In

Fascism in Beiteid, depresi oficials that they are likely to to the owners, an

The Council Uso examined Government troops to win if the Bidault, French Forelan off The socion, hardest hit pro and its organs and diport allen illegally if re.exported to Hong over uiros, years, 2. After the in the British ample and reports to the Reds" NIMA Paria tonight: The stiblesti), duces most of the world's win who adheres to Commjini KengAssociated Presa initial instalment payments will are to be submitted to the Novems The civil war would end. he their interview was encke diel tore vegetables Router, * -UUSI EJÄNSTEINBEITETEN.

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