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DUTCH SHIP ABLAZE IN Grim Story Of Crew's 20-Hour

"Chinese Elections Not To Be Postponed"

Shanghai, Nov. 13.

Government sourers insisted today that there will be no postponement of the National Assembly elections, which are scheduled for late this month.

They predicted that the Democratic Socialist Party will submit a list of candi. dalis admost immidlutely,

The Demervatle Socialists have toked the Government to inever their number of candidate by bringing the total of their candidates to 290.

They have already been pittel by the KooİR. tong to increase

be by 15.

their mum-

The Kuomintang enndi. dates bave

already been

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named have the Young (Linn Porty', 300 candidates, Some other non-partlauns bove already been named,

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The male snag came in where the Socialists asked representations in cer. Inn electorates where the

Kunintang h174 excelent party members which the Government party sought to Islance off

by giving the Dimaeratic Socialists exclu. Five privileges in other areas-United Press.

CAPTURE OF

SHIHCHIACHUNG CONFIRMED

Nanking, Nov. 13.

The Government military spokesman, Mr. Teng Wen-yi, officially annouriced today the fall of Shihchfachung.

He admitted that the "strength of the Communists between the Langħal railway and the Yangtze River had nwelled menacingly 109,080 mer. FA with one fore converging directly on Jankow and another disrupting the

-Buchow

13! retin

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1 railway,

The

in Manchuria, where the affensive was halted in ita sack, . U the situation appear bright, Report

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[STENTO) weekly report the spokesman ANCHISE #:

"ÜCHLACHIANG--The Giov: anen alefenders nd about twi 5. ginens totalling 10,000 nich killed in the battle and WATE remauants, about 3,040, being mop- ped apide the city with aug hope of

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excape.

the attacking Communist force at

Lord Ammon's Message To Nanking

Nanking, Nov. 13, Lord Ammun, head of the Parliamentary British "YUN. odwi}} Mission,

which

iz

100,000 which, if correct, meant one-fourth of their strengik Chios Proper. He claimed th loss of Shibebiachiang was imporinot strategically since the eity had bang bren isolated. LUNGRAI RAILWAY-In the

Yangtze River area tien. Chet TP- New Fourth Army of 100,001 men has sliced up the Knifeng Its how section and bis men ar striking franchise and Kaifeng to meet the Communist threat.

In Flupeh Province Communi colorin converging:

uth directly on Hankow rearls ed a polny ko miles norch of the Yangtze part. The tiovernment moving north from

Hankow checked the advance. This Ret Artav augmented one-eved Cien. 50,000

Liu Po-chen's szungs

nies. In western Hanan, Com

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1947,

PORT Ordeal

Fire Float Helps Control Flames

After fires had blazed in two of her holds for nearly 20 hours, the Dutch ship “Alpherat” (formerly the Victory ship "Wheaton Victory), 7607 gross tons, limped into harbour shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday, with a bad list to port. She anchor- ed off Stonecutters.

No. 2 Fire Float, which had been standing by the whole afternoon, went out to meet her, and as- sisted the ship's crew to put out the fire.

The fire started in No. 1 hold | at 10 p.m. on Nov. 12.

At firal It was not serious ersugh to cause alarms. By une o'clock, however, It got out of hand and spread to No. 2 hold, The captain then ordered the 11 passengers on bourd in go to the lifeboats.

Flames were then shooting up from Nu, 1 and No. 2 holds in the fare part of the ship but eventually the crew got the fire under control.

Another call to the life boats after came shortly

4 a.. but again the flümes were controlled,

Steam Treatment

The hatches were then closed und steam was pumped into No. hold to prevent the fire spread. ing.

The rat was believed to be the Chama", which left almost immédiately.

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Chinese Said To Premier Khuang Says:

Free H.K. Ship

Chinese press reports yen lerday said, that the China Navigation Steamship Company's sã, "Wu Siel" has been released by the Chinese Customs in Canton and will re turn to Hong Kong today,

Butterfield and Swire, the agents for the ship, said yes- terday that they have no Information".

The "Wu Sich" was detained by the Chinese authorities In Canton last Saturday following the discovery of probl bited goods in various parts of the ship, including the. Cap.

Lain's cabin.

NEW INCOME TAX RULINGS

Income arising under a settlement is not an an- nuity within the meaning of Section 10 (3) re- ceived by the benefiefary and therefore not taxable since it obviously cannot be the in- come of two persons for taxation purposes, td According

Associated Press message from Manila, th explained Mr. Pudney, Commissioner of In- operator the "Alphern" could

land Revenue, at a Press conference yesterday. "Chama's the not understand language".

The Commissioner revealed jis decmed to be Income of the The second ship was the Cana- dlan

"Boonsborough", that approximately $2,600,000 selor. That being so, it foll tanker which escorted the "Alpheral", has been collected in taxes up lowa that the income in nut ar almost to Hong Kong.

tu date. Of this total. Cor-annuity within the meaning of porations Profits Tax amounted Section 10 (3) received by the to $286,000, Business Profits beneficiary. Tax $73,000, Interest Tax Salaries, and $100,000, and

remainder was Property Tax- 82,100,000.

Hong Kong differs from that of Busi- the United Kingdom, where have the general gist of a very com-

The Hong Kong Naval Au thorities also received the ship's SOS, but, as it ceased at 12.30

n.m, some two hours after the

fire start and ns it said the Bre was under control, no assis tane was sent,

'The

Are started about 15 miles south west of Hong Kong.

The "Alpherat" was supposed to arrive Hong Kong at 11 All the time. the ship's pumps., yesterday. The heavy list, poured water into the burning necessitating a considerable slow. holds. which were practic Ine down, coused the delay ut full to the brim by the time she, hours, reached Hong Kong.

Among the ship's

cargo was believed to be about 25 tons of nitrate of palash and potassiumi chlorale.

A considerable quantity of thir was belleved to have burnt out by the time the ship arrived in Hong Kong:

Two ships

to come

the "Alpherat'" rescue in response to her S05.

Noon Limit

For Hotel

Strike

anunist Gen, Chen Keng has in army estimated at 40,000 under! Union

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The spokesman

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headquarters of the claimed hotel boys and waiters of the the Government forces and boxed ! Colony's cleven foreign-man- up these Communism,

nged hotels and catering entab MANCHURIA:-The Communis | ishments have set noon today sixth ndenive here has been As the final deadline for ac- blunted and the initiative is ceptance by their employers of in the hands of the Government. the men's wage Increase de- Government forces advancing mands.

Changchun towards

ultimatums No fresh east from Kirin have linked op. The presented yesterday, but Untor Nationalists captured Changwu headquarters decided that if their Kangping and Paku, northwest demands are not accepted to.day

Д (presumably were driving steps.

walk out), will be taken without further notice.

Enquiries made by the "Chim The North Chipa Communist Mall"" of the principal hotels brigades scored the most spectacular elicited the information that victory in the civil war in months by wns not possible for them to capturing Shikebjachuang, says Unit-meet the men's demands. End Press,

If they walk out, the hotels Part of the garrison reportedly will carry on as best they can. fought its way out, blowing up the It is not expected that res!- | ruke factory in the ot

scorchert dents will be seriously inconveni earth tactics that the Rels use when enend, though food may have to

be served on a cafeteria basis. they retreat.

int home last week after ing an extensive tour

p. Chlía, today seni a mes- Zte of thanks on behalf of his mission to Vice Pre- sident Dr. Sun Fo.

Tha message sent from Hong Kong reads: "On be- half of the British Parlia- Goodwill Mission mentary

I send this message

thanks for courtesies re- eclved and trust China and Britain will for over con-. tinue in peace and good, will."Central News.

of Mukden and north from Yingkow.

Spectacular

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Shanghai reports that Government troops intended for Shihchiachuang are masing south of Panting in pre paration for, a possible Red offensive

north along the Peiping-Hankow | Railway.—United Press.

Love Of Peer's Daughter Put Postman In Cell

Birmingham, Nov. 13.

+ Lovelorn postman Richard Harrison languished In Juli here today after refusing to formke his "love from afar” of a Peer's daughter...

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One Injury

Difference

NEW 4-POINT POLICY FOR

SIAM PLANNED

Bangkok, Nov. 13. Premier Khuang Aphalwong today denied charges that a dictatorship was set up in Slam as a re- sult of last Sunday's coup d'etat.

After the first formal mcct-da Mahidol, who was fatally ing of the new Cablhet, Aphal-shot in a hysterious palaco in- wong issued a statement out-cident here more than a year Hning the provisional govern- ago. ment's four-point polley.

The announcement Baid the le declared:

invitation to the young King (1) That the new military was being made at the sorges- government will not resort to tion of Marshal Phibun Song- dictatorial measures,

(2) That it will seek closer Viet-Nam Applause

with foreign

relations

(ries:

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(8) That the anti-corruption campaign will be intensified,

(4) That rice export centrals

grum.

Dispatches from Saigon, Indo- China, sula that adherents of the Viet-Nam Nationalist Re- public are balling the new gov ernment of Slam as an ally.

French informants expressed fear that the two might join forcen to ativide the Indochineze border Province of Cambodia and take it from French con trol.

will be continued.

There have been sharp foreign repereristons to the Army re- which thrust Field Marshal Phibun Songgrum into power. Newspapers in the United States and elsewhere stampri the Phibun regime as a dieln-tha rew Siamese Government The Viet Nam radle said that

.

Annuities Tax $70,000. - The In this respect, the law in torship and Chinese Roure was really to support the Viet were apprehensive, that the mill Namese and treated a second lary clique would adopt an antifrons in the Surmese frontier." Chinese policy.

Doubt was expressed by tho French that the Siamese Gov. emment wald ratify a month's uld agreement to return to do-china a atrip of Cambodia, which was seized with Japanese

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Between 500 and 600 nesa Profits Tax forms been sent to stall-holders some of whom have already sent in completed forms which did not

how any big profits.

Explaining income under seillements, Mr. Pudney anld that When a "China Mail" repr.. income arising under a settle sentative went on board the shipment, whether that settlement

her arrival. the master is irrevocable or not and whe (Captain de Ridder) and officers, ther or not that settlement in and every member of the 45-men crew, bore signs of the strenu. made in favour of a child or 20 hours they had gone other dependent of the settlor,

upon

through,

One of them. the bosun, was was injured In the hand and "Hand, “But 'all the others suffered

nu injuries.

Up to late hour last night the the float was still stonding by the ship.

The "Alpherat

was on her

maiden voyage to Hong Kong

No information was available as

to the cargo she cartled.

The 11 passengers were taken

nshore

by JCPL

of the ship at 9 p.m. last nigh!| and brought launch.

They were all high in praise of the efforts of the ship's off- cers and crew throughout the ordcal,

Local agent of the ship is the Java China-Packet Line,

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"THE COLONEL" IS IN SHANGHAI

Life-Long

Solitary For Maniu

New York, Nov. 13.

fam within the

domination.

Dollar

Assurances

these

Possibly to answer fears, the Government issued a communique signed by Phibun's deputy spring foreignors, cs.]

Diversion To pecially the Chinese, that their encouragement just before the

Hong Kong

Canton, Nov. 13. Local banking circles es- timate that at least HK$6,000,000 worth of over- челв Chinese remittances from "abrond, were divefled into Hong Korig instead of being sent here directly during October.

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The "escapa" of overseas remittances to Hong Kong way due to the big differ-

foreign ence in the change rates between the official and black market quotations, they point out. -Central News.

rights und interests will be respected, and their Anfety suarameci,

war.

Rice Agreements

. Meanwhile in London, Slam's

Both the British and United, new Premier, has given assur States Information Services Ances that any Siamese Govern- venical reports that official re-ment to be set up will abide by presentatives of their Govern- the rier agreements made by ments visited Marshal Phibin. the previous governments, ac- The United States Minister, cording to the London Times Edwin Stanton, was quoted a saying: "I have had nn con. versation whatsoever with the Marshai."

correspondent.

By an agreement made early this year, Slam undertook to supply 600.000 tons of rico by end of August, 1947, na repara- Call To King

tions and agreed to accept con- Nuteen year old King

trol cf the International Food Phumiphon Aduldet, who will Council in Washington, which ut reach his majerity, until apportions the whole world's rice crops among various coun- trics rutil the end of 1948.-s United PICKA, Associated Press and Central News

invited

December, is being home immediately to aANUP the throne in the wake of laat Sunday's revolution, it was dn- houneed yesterday.-

Prince Chakraphan Pensiri ******************

DALTON'S NEW

ANTI-INFLATION

Pg 3

BUDGET

Jullu Maniu, grand old man plicated acction of the law of of Rumanian peasantry andcome Tax is that whilst the several times premier of his income under such a settlement country, has gone the way of la deemed to be, for assessment is leaving by plane on Friday all those who oppose Commun- purposes, the income of the for Lausanne, Switzerlands, Soviet zone of settlor, yet, the settlor bas the where the young king has keen

right to deduct tax from the student for several years.

The King had not planned to A milltary tribunal has pro-payment to the beneficiary, who,

homeland untli nounced him gulity of treason, in turn, has the right to a re- return to his Shanghai, Nov. 13. the charges including the accu- fund from the Revenue of the March when the formal 'crema- Colonel John McCormick,ention that he plotted with excess of any tax thus borne by den erremony is scheduled for editor-publisher of the Chicago America and Britain to overthrow deduction over the tax which his brother, the late King Aran- **** Tribune, arrived by plane today. the government.

he would have been liable to! He was the guest of American He was condemned to solitary, my bad he been directly on- Consul-General T. Davis at dinner confinement for life a punish Ressed. and later of Mayor K. C. Wu.

ment regarded by most as more He is leaving for Peiping by terrible than death. | plan。 on Sunday, thence Eighteen others were convicted Nanking to visit U.S. Ambas of crunes against the alate and nador Leighton Stuart, before received various degrees of going to Hong Kong on November punishment.-Associated Press. 23. United Press.

Wallace's

SOVIET SEEKS Attack On

DEATH. RAY?

Ankara, Nov. 13. The Soviet research stR- tion ator the 8,000-foot Mount Alagoz, near historic Mt. Ararat where Noal is reported to have grounded lis Ark, mado progress, In the search for the death ray, it was reported today.

It is believed Russian Tea- ders view the discovery as more important than com- pletion of the atom, bomb.

United Press:

NEW MEN ATH FISHERIES

Bitter

Chiang

Cleveland, Nov. 13.

Former Vice-President Henry Wallace, addressing an overflowing audience of 4,000, attacked the administration's proposals today for Ald to China, charging that the "dictatorship" of Generalissimo Chling Kai-shek was "utterly corrupt."

Ho said sending money to campaigns" are contributing to China would be like "pouring it the insecurity of governmenta down'a rathole,"

Extend which might otherwise Mr. Wallace called for an in-civil rights ternational relief agency for the Meanwhile, Nanking despatches distribution of ald to the im- say that because the terms poverished world, warn. Mr. Marshall's proposals are

'of

Full-Dress For Princess' Escort

The provisions of the United Kingdom low are exceedingly "vumplicated and would not be well received in Hong Kong where it. ie the general wish that such complications' should be avoided. Further, the ap- lication of provisions similar to those of the United Kingdom in Hong Kong, would be an ex- ecedingly involved mattor owing to the involved nature of Chi- nose family relationships and the consequent settlements of income: for instance, the set- from tlement of the income certain proportica for the bene- The fit of the family shrines would ordered

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London, Nov. 13. The austerity surrounding Princess Elizabeth's wedding next Thursday cracked wide open to- day with the announcement from the War Office that Household Cavalry escorts for the wedding procession will wear their full dress uniforins.

Some foreign royalties will at

Diplomatic corps will sit in the South Choir white members' of Cabinet, Domfulon Prime

ecremonial dress. Wish

by command of King with them. in itaclf probably make pro- George, the War Office announc visions similar to those of the ed.

Previous plans had called for the United Kingdom unworkable in the Royal escorts to appear In Ministers and other Empire re- Hong Kong.

their drab wartime khaldi, la presentatives will sit -in - the stead of their colourful pre-war North Choir, uniforms with plumbed helmets. The Pope's wedding · present to "There has been widespread Princess Elizabeth- dozen agitation to turn out the troops Dresden porcelain soup dishes

to Bucking in their full-dress uniforms for has been delivered. the wedding,

ham Palace.United · Press, and Lost Monday troops of the Reuter. Household Cavalry

wore, full dress in the Lord Mayor's show for the first time since 1938.

Tax Experts For H.K.

Queen Mary's Dress

The Weather

Amoak-antleycians Id moving, fits the Pacific ta, the P. of Japah)", "Another walle eyelone le developing 0162, N. Chips ...and chosen a sprending 8. -A depression in"moving, F.

day: rather warthag

ON OTHER PAGES Norton said Harrison had never rella strong employees, alan policy whereby the said the Inan would be most wel: 15 years of experience in the In- the Order, and

ard of morality in our for Nationals Economie. Counat, and Mr. C W. Norris, who has of the Garter with the Stor of Newinds, cloudy, leandering the

The little bespectacled post-terday, after Hurrison. had com man violated # court order pleted his mail delivery,

ing: "If the United States trics locking and also the plan has yet Two experienced Income Tax earlier this week fochidding him The court slapped him in jall

to run the show itself, it endon to be ratified by the United officials from Northern Rhode from wandering on the estate of for an undefined term...

gers pence and it will be more | States Congress, Chinese Governala and Fillare expected in Lord Norton to get a glimpse of Harrison, a 34-year-old orphan,

costly in the long run."

ment leaders this morning refus. Hong Kong before the end of

Queen Mary had the Honorable Mary Adderley, went meekly

He declared that the State Deed to comment on the US$300, the current financial, year. his cell where he The police picked him up again will remmin until he addresses a tion yesterday

The Fisheries Marketing Seo pariment favours direct ald be.000.000 loan said to be included "Mr. WF. Watson, former head gown, and cape of blue and gold seross the Sea of -Zapati.. The Pasida started, recrust Cause it wanted to meddle in in the Marshall foreign aid pro- of the Inland Revenue Branch of Chenilo velvet and toque with depression is viss to the N nr on the Warwickshire estate yea- letter to the Judge, apologising ing

cooltes, now

Tarriving tallymen, the Internal affairs of needy gov. gramme

the Treasury in Fiji, for violating the court order,

filled up to 1951: clerks, book-keepers and ernments.")

However, Dr. Ku Yu-chuan, in December as Assistant Comic frather to match for Flu, and the Chink Bre depressions fine

Princess Elizabeth's wedding. The spokesman · for Lord weighers, following the; non-

Today's Forecastandfoderátair or "freit. He deplored the "double stand. the Deputy Secretary General of missioner, of Inland Revenue, She will wear the blue ribbon

the 284

high collar of }.. Yesterday's Weathery met his 25-year-old daughter.

come Tax Department.in North pearls and necklace of dia Mealmum 19A diri. Jah, Forty coolles were recruited | Government exists on ta ở high, coine In China. les dade during the afternoon for the standard toward countries where Though the detalls were lack-ern Rhodesia, expected here monds, Minimumi 63.0 dag, Fabi feasly emitten when he saw Mary Kennedy Town Fisheries Market, United States influence to the ing, he said, he belleved most of inte in December, or early Jan-She will sit with the King and Sunshine: 5,8 hours, Adderley in chuch at his home Mir: 1. Cater, Officezdni Chares, least and a "low indefensible the money would be spent in vary to Join the Inland Revenue queen and other members of thy Rainfall Trace. Total aineo Jan." In

2689.0, spin.m:abi.tk Inucha, mæninat"un" 'town of Coventry, Here dies

Since then It was alleged he yesterday that he hoped to live Greece, Turkey, China and other Chinn urgently needs; A Before joining the Fill govern of the Abbey Bonctuary, during persistently tried to meet her, the organisation working normal park of the world where our in Dr. Ku, although welcoming ment, De-Watson was in the the wedding ceremony

Lord Norton was granted any br the week end in fuence is enormous epithelond, proposals, doolased; to Income Tax Department In Opposite will be Princess, AM, injunction to prevent the postman with special permita) fisher: Mre/Wallace sokis "Our pro, state whether the Marshali figure Queensland, Australa. His pre drew of Greece, the brider, at malijoje 1016 mb

men were alin able to diepoja of sent policia, wir deypiribule, po, mentioned in the recent reports seal levo in Auslmalla expiren groom's mother, the Earl and RL, Humidity 24 that eq from entering the estate but a their treats fish at thay Central thing 15, the extension of evil Kunijad the requirements of the on Nov. 28 after) which ho, will Countess of Mountbatten, and new, Paint unaustetan dessTS love being what it is --- Karrison Market Byesterday 1 selling direct, rights in Eastern Europe" And on Chinese (Gavirament United fly to Hong Kong, Borompani, other relatives of tho - bride. windy Direction (277) NABA defied the order,—United Press; to retallera:

the other -hand mutual hall, ProE BIUIIGAAPPAA umed by his wife and child.atl.groom.

Fast Twe

Tenancy Appeal Allowed.

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Austerity Budget.

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AgC.M.8. Graduation.

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