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No. 33813.

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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1947.

DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE

LEAGUE WIND-UP? "Voluntary Dissolution" To Be Discussed In Shanghai

Premier Chang

Cunarder

Nanking Going

On

Chun's Guarantee To The Rescue With The Elections

Pro-Government

sonrces

Nanking, Nov. 4. said the Central and Executive Committée of the outlawed Demo- cratic League are to meet in Shanghai tomorrow to discuss the "voluntary dissolution" of the organisation which the Government alleged was supporting the Communists.

These routes bt that Ch Chang Chen.

audet 14 Lengte Chairban. Huung Yen

1, Ruaranteed The Pie da liberties of Indivioral Leagu membra

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tions are at we fanm the spart of the ComSTTUFFON or the peo visions of 1hr mehr mal mobilisa tion order

It is understone $ant Leagu leader, here still are undevirler. whether to attend the Shang- bal meeting ease of Sho fallure of a clear unterstant- ing from Cheng Chin on On future stain, waste mem bers and bad

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In Peypink. a publihed 12 at BROWSERSPOT: condeiman

thewin the Democratie Laqur as "al democratie, Begat and unwise

Great Surprise! Forty-evrti professor, head ed by Chen Ping-ding. Dean oti the Law School at Pelting Unt versity...sakt suppression of the Lengue

win 190 Government WIN preparing t enforce the eenstitution was great surprise

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"Where

Hes thr people* ight the peuple's 'freedoni?“ be profesors demanded. Thes ppealed to the Government t Prosier citiawing the Leagu falling this, to be arted, legal aut fair" toward! 1.M Involved, Assrelated Press

Voluntary Wind-Up? Hanking, Nov. 4, The United Press learned to Jay that Chang Lan, leader o Detneeratic League, wit sanonnée voluntary dissolutiy the Democratie League with the Bext 48 hours. Chang also WB1 Instruct foi- osers throughout the country.

refrain from further activi A "harmth to the Govern 3-st United Press.

Premier's Promise

New York, Non, 4.

The Count Guard 'announced that the "Maria Carlotta" reparted today that she wan

milce winking G4

chat af Argentia, Newfundland.

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The Coust Geart wald the lider "Queen Elizabeth was spreding to the aid of the alistpenned vessel which 180 miler de

No information as to the

and registr}} Hize

of the "Muria Carlattu" end he given by the Count Guard........... Buited PreRK.

Nanking, Nov. 4.

An informed source said today that the Govern- ment had broadcast urgent instructions to local authorities throughout China to rush the registration of voters to enable the holding of the National Assembly elections to be held on November 21 through to November 23 as scheduled.

In Nanking, members of the voting rosters by November 15' Grat constitution-making Nationa} } the chances oť Assembly made another appeal elections as

to the Government to postpone good.

the elections because they alleged Kuomintang

holding the scheduled will be!

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An Upper Levėls' Ineldent,

In which two European women were robbed and in- decently assaulted, had a sequel at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday, but

A17-year-old Chinese youth, Cho! Lai-yin, resid- ing in Wellington Street. appeared before Mr.. F.. I. d'Almada on three separate charges:

(a) robbery with violence; (b)

assault causing ac- tual bodily harm:

(e) indecent assault. Accused

was remanded for one week. November 27 was fixed to hear the case.

Sunken Ship In Harbour' ¡Lifted®

*******] that the preparations for them meanwhile approved the final almost

Sunk by American

Philippines Slaying Sentence

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Manila, Nov. 4

of

WAS re-

;; D'Agullar 61.

Tel. 21433

EX-AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S SUICIDE

Concord, N. H. Nov. 3.

John Gilbert Winant, 58, former American. Am-

bassador to Britian and three times Governor' of New Hampshire, shot and killed himself tonight. An official verdict of suicide was returned at 10.30-

by the County Solicitor, Raymond K. Perkins.

Mr. Perkins sald Winant shot himself in the right temple with 7.85 Belgian-made Automatic Pistal When found, Mr. Winani was dressed in a lounging: robe and sprawled on the fitor of his bedroom in the palatial Winant mansion in Pleasant Street. "The police found another pistol in the room.

Resistance

Man Arrested

is reported to he

German

under.

The Arst alarm came early

Frankfurt, Nov. 4. this evening when Miss Illen

Hubert Altman, 23, whe Minsan, Mr. Wlhurt's private

claimed to have radio conltnet secratary, and a mold, Miss Orol

with Martin Bermann, Hitler's bombers Mears, heard a thud on the floor

former deputy, was Grreated three years aru, the of Mr. Winant's bedroom. They had been conducted in an un-st of party candidates.

yesterday near Cologue, the The 0400-lon Japanese

tanker, rushed there and knocked, and democratic manner. Represanta. names vocational

Military

litary Government authori Maru,' women "Matashima

when, Mr. Winant did net, answer tivės Were appointed to bring thej candidates were also reported is moved to a point off Stonehty entered and, found his body.

ice announced Altanzen, is Assembly appeal before

Mr. Winant's personal Prest-be ready for submission to the cutter's Island last night.

вест Salvage work on

the leader of dent Chiang Kai-shek.

financial General Elections Office,

the tankerary and

adviser, J.

ground However,

group comi~ high officials sak At the same time, the office began in June by the Harbour Bernard Tealon, telephoned the

resistance Department. the Government will not consider, decided to decentralise the job shortage of salvage tugs,

Owing to the police, saying:

prising "Come out here

which calls for the the to the Winant home right away.

expulsion of Russian postponing the elections unless of vote counting Emong ship could not be removed until Smathing terrible has happen.

troone from Eastern Germany. it absolutely necessary. They authorities, to save time, Instead yesterday.

He will be tried in a Mill- and the only possible bottleneck of requiring the local authorities

With the assistance of two tugs Mr. Perkins' verdict of suleide tary Government court near which may hold up the elections to send the ballots to a central Naval Dockyard, the tanker was the medical officer < Merrimac

from Talkoo and two from the was corroborated soon after by Frankfurt-United Press. is the registration of voters but place for they expect this to be completed Press.

counting. Unite! sowed (upside down) from the County,

spot where it sank in the har. le time.

bour (between the Harbtur

The General Elections Office

1

of announced today that the regis Devons

A Filipino judge convicted Private William Keller today if the first trial under a new agreement Nanking, Nov. 4.

giving the Philip. The Premier, General Changcan soldiers in respect to

pines Jurisdiction over Amert- Chun. In a statement Issued this morning, reassured

duty offences. mem-

Lieut.Colonel Seymour Werfel bers of the now-dissolved De Judge Advocate of the Army'

League Parly

full Philippine

Ryukyus cummand,

mneratie

nine

tration of voters in municipalities and 19 provinces have either been wholly or

can make out their

tiberly and rights as ordinary sak Keller's case would be taken partially completed. If alx more

citizens. L

The Premter also exempted the Republic because of it

to appeal to the highest courts The inescapable conclusion, members of the League from re-

importance staforo ni said, was that gistering under the new deerce precedent.

In setting ✡ those

who favored and co- which closed at the end operated wh the Government October would enjoy freedom and ber- ty, while thuse whe, onposed, it persons kunnen were able to tre rebels, arrester and punished, I filiations-Reuter-AAP

of Kelier was sentenced to als for all Communists, months and one to six years in

to have Comprson and was ordered to pa

branded as unist sympathies ne other af-fi fine of 2,000 pes's (US$1.000)

China Missionary's Amazing Charge

Toronto, Nov. 4.

A remarkable charge that President Chiang Kai- shek is under the influence of "about 40 Ger- man advisers" was made here today by Mr. James G. Endicott, former United Church mis- sionary to China.

In an address to the United The Rev. Jesse H. Arnup, Church Associati muting, he former Miderator of the United said that I or the 40 Germaus Church, interrupted from

the

"As early as 1843 when Chlang published his book China's Des.

The money is to go to the family..of Jaime Legronie, a Filipino figh watchman Keller was convicted

of killing during a fight on Junt

2.

provinces

Amery On Imperial

Preference

Corporal Shot Dead

A fatal shooting accident occurred at the Shamshulpo. Barracks yesterday morning_re- sulting in the death of a Cor- peral

Lance Corporal.

I.

ed."

Nervous Tension Mr. Winant had been sufferin Office and the Macao Wharf). from "extreme feligue and, ner. It is planned to upright, the vous tension" and had just shlo ister.

completed writing The vessel's dimensions are 485.4 feet long. 68.9 feet wide and 30.4 feet high. It has five- eighth-inch plates and is still in good condition..

Steamer

and Injury to a Sinks Macao

It appears that shortly after. 8 a member of the guard: wat Canning his rifle when a shot ne-f centally went off. Lance Cor- Baglow was hit in the but tick and thigh and the bullet then strcle Corporal Waring in tie chest killing him outright.

Baglow was taken to the L/Cpl.

Junk

met with

on his ambassadorial service, ir his, memote: Britain.

tical experience, ha decided to enter politics arid was elected to the State legislature as a repre. sentative in 1910.

interrupted.

His legislative carter soon wag Of he want 10 France in --1017, paying his <wn way to Join the French Air Firce as a private.

Mr. Winant's wife, the forme Constance Rivingt:n Russel, wa In New York, svhere the ex By the war's and he was a cap- Ambassador was to have joined, talu with a hero's medal in the her tomorrow, Friends sald Mr. | American Expeditionary Force, Winant had been on a business Winant's war service was fol trip and had returned to his lowed by two more terms in the They said New Hampshire House and one he had spent most of Monday in in the Senate.

Then, in 1924, the his room and the maid said he

shy Win- appeared "awfully distant and unl. a hesitant comparatively in. | tired, all day."

xperienced campaigner, staked

h me on Saturday.

Winant decided that the aboll.

man hour week would be the main

John Gilbert Winant. Halted his political future; In'a füber- A British cargo ship on the thin during 1041.40, was many

Macdo, Nov. 2.

States Ambassador to Great Bri-natorial battle with a wen Joned Hongkong Macao run on leaving things, but above all, he was a

politician, Cal, Frank Knox, later The co-deferidants were ac

London, Nev. 4. quitted.

to become Secretary of the Navy. They were Technical A trade and tariff agreement

her berth darly this morning humanitarian Sergeant Joseph Andrew Miller signed by Brital last week at

Child Labour : and Private Richard

a strong current In World War II, this Renub. Frederick Ganova would thwart the whole Kowicon Hspital and his condi- and smashed and hank a junk. Wenn millionaire from the hills cftien of child labour and a 48- Ridley.

idea of an Empire Judge Conrado

was-the development tion last night was reported to be The Junk was moored side by New Hampshire Sanchez project into which men, my satisfactory. found mitteating circumstances te and ships was to be poured, Mr.

side against another craft with-President Roosevelt selected for planks cf his platform and, char- lighten Keller's sentence.

Both men

wore frm the oui mast lights visible in the the key diplomatic post of Amveteristically, he went out und He Leopold S. Amtery, the former said he found no intent to cam. British Dominions Secretary, do

bassador to Britain.

werked 08 hours a week to drive Itosevel had remembered wolf home these mit wrong, and that Keller hadclared. here today.

bws. fasules to the struck Legronie while defending

the way Winant had handled volera. his huty empanion. The judge

previous presidential assignment ung Winant won the elec... also considered Keller's volun- tary surrender as mitikating..- Associated Press.

Devons-

Addressing a joint meeting of Correspondent

Disappears

narrow channel of the Inner Harbour,

space

1

No lives were. Jost, the British Empire League and Empire

Competent, shipping circles as organlar and director of the lion, and before he reached his Industries Association,

have long envisaged a mishap Social Security Board, which 35th birthday ha instituted Mr. Amery said that under th

In the port in the absence

brought the first wide-scale pro-weeping series of labour reforms Jenova agreement calling for the

of social gran me enough for a ship to

security that outdealt the New Deal that rduction if imperial preferences.

'America,

· Berlin, Nev. 4.

WOR to come. Bucharest. Nov. 4. Britain was by no method or

swing. One side is congestedThe big man with the baggy Herr Dieter Friede. a 40-year.with small craft because on the trousers and rumbled hair nutcrnational Labur

While serving as head of the Tho state prosecutor today under any canditions to be allowed dil palitical correspondent of the other are jettles banned by the viously had been the first Ameri- tion in Geneva, Winant win the Organiza. demanded the maximum son" cooperate with our

let alone "Der. Abend." has been "lasing"

who was

Our Own Correspondent

SOUTH AFRICA'S GIFT TO ELIZABETH to

Nations International Labour Or. came members of the British Panization. Arid as a "hy won-Government during World War der of nalities he had hecame | 11--Lab:ur leader Frnest Bevin the first Neur Hempshire Gover-and Foreign Minister. Anthony

bold clien more than Eden, twich the perved three terms) in He was 52 when he was named mre than 100 years,

Ambassador to Britain.-United If it were not for an inanti. Presn. he urge to do thing left Winant might have remained a schon teacher.

"were arrested by the U.S. Army floor to say He, together with} tence-life. Imprisonmont with for our common welfare, Hartners American licensed Berlin paper authorities and awaiting, repair, ren chairman of the League of | admiration of two men' who be at the close of the war. but the Foreign Mission's Board Chlane intervened and forced the United Church, had enbled a hard labour--for 75-year-old make any fruitful agreements for since he visited the Soviet acctor The United States to free, them, I test to l'icsident and today they are and his about "Gestapo activities" on the leader,

Chiang Julius Maniu, Peasant Party mutual trade with our neighbours on Saturday, it was alleged here

in Euripe or with any other for day. exerting their influence stronger Church's university

charged with con- than ever."

campus but spiracy against the State,eign country.

Herr Friede, who was said 10 without effecr.- United Press. United Press.

asked undertake Empire development if Soviet zector of Berlin, was ex- going to have long avoided going into the

Pretoria, Nov. 4. there was no amuranes of future peeting a friend from the Soviet

The South African Govern- markets and declared, "You cannot zone by ear. On Saturday. It was ment's wedding gift to Princess treat the Empire as a makeshill stated, he received

а telephone Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip ar atopgan to be thrown over as measure from a stranger saying Mountbatten, will be a 22 carat | ory 'difficulties."-— Reuter,

crash and was dying in a house at Friedrichshagen, near the border reciption of the Soviet zone. Friedo loft November 1947." for Friedrichshogen" and, accord. Ing to today's report, nothing har been heard of him alnce.--Router

Tiny' it was

to doubt big

no longer possible

Farcist leanings,"

Mr. Endicott snid.

The Americans and British were so anxious that their ally should not be disclosed by his own words as u Fascist that they bunned the book by placing it on ie top seerat Bat, thus elfee- tively preventing its publication in the United States, Britain or Canada

ments ch 1.

New Trade Talks

With

Russia.

London, Nov. 4.

and preventing, com. The "Daily Herald's" well-informed political cor- respondent said today that Mr. Harold Wilson, youthful President of the Board of Trade, may leave London by plane before the week's end for Moscow to resume trade negotiations with Russia.

He hdded that schools in China Dre munned by members of Chiung's terrorist organisation and that missionaries tually coopérating.

were de.

Russian Escapes From Reds

Priping. Nov. 4.

The Board of Trade would neither confirm. nor

deny the dispatch.

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soon as we are cut of our tempor- that the friend was hurt in a car African mat. Philip | Princeton University oflar study.

car old ralver bearing the South Historical Student Typhoon Threat

Lord Ammon Shocks Them

Shanghai, Nov. 4.

.

A spokesman of the Shanghal Milan Time

Chinese Navigation Trade Guild today deplored Lord Ammon's (head of the British Parlamen- tary Mission) repeating the Bri

Bomb Explodes

Milan; Nov. 4.

tial desire to open Hankow to time hemb bidden in the foreign shipping."

He said, that since last June the cellar of the Communkt hènd- The dispatch said: "The talks,

Government has been trying to find quarters in downtown Milan'ex- The principles of this policy out the Chinese reaction to the open ploded at midnight it right which broke down in July ware are expected to be applied in the ing of four Yangtze ports-Nanking, causing damage but no casual- resumed some weeks ago on an agreement with: Yugralavia now Wuhu Klukiang and lankow but ties the polles said tadax ambassadorial level in Moscow being negotiated in London with Chinese circles, strongly oppose Ir und in London in an attempt to Mr. Stanislaw. Kopcok, head of

Windows of the headquarters Boris Weinglass, Russian len- find a formula for restarting cf-the Yugoslav

The spokesman said that Shanghai and of “surrounding, houses der of a CNRRA truck convoy cial regotiations. It is now. be. who returned to Indon last, the reopening of the Yangtes ports. 500s were cut by flying glass

trade delegation, is the main, transshipment port and were blown out, and some per- Beized by the Communists near Heved the way is open," week after consultation with his would throw at least 100,000 dock The night watchman of the Puoting, has escaped and was

government in Belgrade.

workers out of Jobs.

Communist Club said he saw a due here on Sunday, his father to jesume the talks until Russia are understood

.Britain heretofore has refused The Anglo-Yugoslav, trade talks » The spokesman urged, the Gar-toup of "young men running ald today. It was belloved, pays the remaining

to contemplate annient £600,000 the exchange.

to firmly protect.. Chloeve down the street in front of the that transportation difficulties cf £2,450,000 instad-value of more than 420,000,000, hope that, friendly, nations

of goods to the shipping rights and also wolced, the headquarters and fired upon

them but missed.tv vera holding up his arrival, ment duc on August 1 or Britain 1

hould The father' auld, he received Britain's 1941 and

asking for maize, avoid, reopening the subject-Unit 1044 credits wheat, barley, news from CNRRA that Weln. to Russla, Russia has not yet lead, copper,

dairy preduce. ed. Prisi, zine, timber and glass escaped, to. Paating tough completed payment,

chemicals while Tagesvia Bad.

2

with the In-

The presentation will be made by General: Smuts, the South African. Premier, when, ho visits London-Reuter,"

In

When he was graduated from

under Woodrow Wilson, he went to Concord. to teach his. try and civics at exclusive' St. Paul's preparatory school. E

Crgnizant of his lack of prac.

Secret Service Aids Polish Fugitive

London, Nov. 4.

To Philippines

thut

the

Manila, Nov. 4. Central

The Navy's Fleet Weather in Guam warned the Philippines this afternoon typhoon Dera might, enter Archipelago by Wednesday noon, November 5, Manila time.

Dora with winds of 115 miles at the centre was moving steady 10 miles an hour from the western Pacifle and the ex 'pected piltion at 0800 local time, November would be enly B0 miles east of norther Samor. Island. There has been no Indication Badr, whether Dora would follow the course of her predecessor, Cathy, and tour 250 miles west-itorth-west into the Manila Bay, are Associated Press

The Weather

British press reports from Berlin said today that

the Polish Opposition leader, Stanislaw Miko lajczyk, spent several days in Berlin as the guest of "top løyel British and American offil- clals" before His dramatic flight to England yesterday and hinted broadly that his escape was effected by a special Anglo-American in- telligence team. AMAN The police believe the bomb was placed by: Nationalists.pondent anidi

The "Dally Express" corres. It was expected he would con.

Those who sult with departmental officials is now, antred naar the Inde China cosat The typhoon to the aw df, flòng Kong Today was the anniversary directly alded Mikolajezyk are within the next few days and, and the B of the Gulf of Tonkin and le Sf the Hollan fret world war said to be a team trained in "may see the Foreign Searc-lationary and Aling rough link arinistice dayUnited Press.

alding "interesting, personall- tary, Mr. Ernest Bovin, within uninteralie koostam testo escape from Eastern Meanwhile, diplomatic obsazmoking Wat 10:10, 18 kupted. Pressra in Jakopi, 187-milies Esofia" Lasan, which; tal ~"NOT GUILTY": Germany and Europe

****vers here were watching close- hith over N Chies and to Abé X of Sypan “Rangoon, Nov. 45g The "Daily Herald": "wald 15 for any sign of a rapprochelle modrveta indarruselen ti over HSV (Nanking, Nov. 42":

"U Saw," 45-year-old / pre-war Mikolajczyk spent 48 hours in ment between the Bightist":"Toast Toleti Lisht pr moderate N

Hokkaido and Bakhalij, la maylor I/ The Central Election Office femier Barme, pleaded notavilla in the American actor Folish Government here auce winderina Teej, kiedy with light ald that elections of National tribunal hore today, when the

kulty" before the Burmese sprelal of Berilic of CESSORS to the Exile Govern- NAPPY Anseriblymen positively would charges relating to the murder of

"The "Express" also said that ment, ha once-headed—and - Interday's Westberlerinin start on Nov. 21, despite the seven, Farmers Ministers last July, wasugusted' that Mike Mikolajexyleyen to 30.1, de- Tah (

Modxinput" 17.5"den."h2" delay la completing the late worn formallyannpusited. Injexyk opent part of his time Some Polish emigres Bald Benskiner 3.0 bout.38 JR. of candillaten my bag Heuber,

in Barlin as the gunt of Bir that General, Anders, the Polish Hainfall N. Toto vines, asia At the same time the

Shiite Douglas, the retiring war time combat Jander ineunt verres of 1017.4 mm.E81,79 in. Fonfirmed the belief that the

| BYIEL Hillary Governor: deavouring to bring about ar attempt-to-hold-alections thong

Rarsin agreed in July, to send ly wants Iccomotives, railway Elections Off

other members of the convoy Britain 1,000,000 tons of cereals, rails and mining equipment, (**** All Chinese CNRRA workers, were, still being held.---United canned fish and timber in ex- United Press.

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