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HUGE BLASTS ROCK YOKOHAMA Smuggled PANIC IN SHANGHAI AT

Gold On RECORD DOLLAR SLUMP

Big Ammunition Store At Ikego Explodes" Canton" Shops Close: Price Rises Begin

SHIP AGROUND IN PATH OF TYPHOON

A Chiarse tanker "Yung La!" (YO-101) went aground yesterday at North Island, about 300 miles nori-west of Hong Kong, and sent out distress signals asking for assis- thave. The position given was in the path of the typhoon "Flora".

The hut mes-nge picked up In Hong Kong was at 7 15 p.. after which the tanker', radis wa milent.

Another tanker, "Vosella". which ft Hong Kong for Shanghai last Friday, was re- ported by the Water Police)

Inst night to be speeding lo the distressed "Yong Lai".

The "Vo-ella" is at export- ed to reach the "Yung Lap"

il 2 p.m. to day,

The distress messages ab not say how many persons were on board the tanker.

BANGKOK CLAIMS:

Assassin On Trail Of Siamese King

Bangkok, Nov. 17.

A spokesman for the new Siamese military regime warned today that a would-be assas- sin is en route to Lausanne (Switzerland), where King Phumpiphon Aduldet is now studying.

An

at. 1 mission

Fire Spreads Into Nearby Forests

Yokohama, Nov. 17.

Six warehouses of ammunition exploded in suc

ccssion at an American munitions dump at Ikego early today. Flames are menacing second group of buildings filled with explo- sives.

4

The first warehouse exploded from an unknown.

cause and the other explosions followed over a 24-hour period. The explosions were heard as far away as Tokyo. Fire trucks entered the fire aten when explosions started in the first warehouse but soon Bremen were forced to with draw by flying shrapnel.

As desk came they were still hotel ut n distance by safety

Lewis

seriously, the majority being sicked by chunks of shrapne

hich Warrant Officer king said "few like a half when: the warehouses started ex- ploding at 9.54 a.m."

Chief Preventive Ofil-

cer Brown's men struck The United States dollar soared to a new record high of between 100,000 and

Shanghai, Nov. 17. gold again yesterday-- 103,000 Chinese dollars in the black market this afternoon, a few minutes this time on board the P.

after opening at 90,000. &O. liner, R.M.S. "Can-This followed receipt of advice from Hong Kong

ton", which arrived in, harbour'

last evening from the United King- dom via Singapore.

More than 120 isels of got were found concealed on two respectable looking Chinese *women passengers who, it was sported, embarked at Stuga

fore.

were

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New Currency

of a big drop in value of Chinese currency in the British colony for some unknown reason. On learning of the latest col. Some Ananelal sources claimed lapse in the Chinesc dollar, the lump was the natural result | shapketpers, department stores for the effort of printing press and other retailer Immediately currency to seek its own Irvel in withdrew price tags from their the wake of disappointment over show windows chsed up for the

and me even the $300,000,000 uld proposal clarification of the attuation.

day pending which Government considers too

small. Meanwhile, another spoil of The view is that, with ine Ivenue Officers boarded the price hiks seems to be in store United States failing i ideate "Canton" as it entered the har- for Shanghai's inflation-harassed it will give anything more than hour and began searching the 4,500,000 people.

token backing to Chinest Chim's two main airlines, the economy, confidence is de pping hip and passengers' luggage. Chiba National Aviation Corpora. proportionately.

Women'searcherk going over tion and the Central Air Trons. two well-dressed Chinese womer port Corporation, started the bul found they

wenringing with an announcement of Ikezo was the Eighth Army's specially made walktents, enc}{ a 25 percent increase in tares New notes of 1,000 customs largest storage pluce for am with six small pockets on eithr from tomorrow, while all public gost units (equivalent to CNS20. munition and is located in thei skle,*

uttles are known to have ap. 000) will be issued by the Cen plied the City Government for tral Hank China next month, In Pockets

permission to brost their rates. the North China This is the rat me in China's | rtalmed to have

Dally News a bar of gold in infation history that the Chinessively from

learned exelu- nu authoritative Sop rifles runtributed to the din, and fire is about 1,000 yards cach of the pockets.

dollar has reached the low of source yesterday, as it went off,

long and located on "Boston The gold was impounded and 100.000 to one United States, Preparations have been com Street," which is dotted with the two women Bursting Shells

arrested and say Associated Press.

pleted and the Issuance of the concrete and wood Exploding shells and ammuni-round type storage magazines. tion. The gold

abovɛ- | takeŋ to the Central Police Sta-

new 'tis only awaits the in was valued at

*tructions of Mr. Chang Chio tion and the intolerable heat Nearby are numerous under-falmost $40,000.

DARO, Governor of the Central of the spreading flames kept

Just six days wro ground shelf magazines install- U.S. Army

Bank of China. and Navy anded by the occupation authori- Officers seized more than 1,000 Anpnncse fire Aghting personnel ties.

thels of gold on board the away ten hours after the first

The exploding ammunition United States Line as, "cet- blast.

set fire to the woods in the sur-i wood." rounding hills and there is On July 12, 93 bars of gold.

to reported

aprending valued at more than $300,000, towards Yakobama city. Anso was acized from an air passen- riated Press and United Press. ger arriving at Kal Tak

+fficers.

had

While the warehouses best destroyed. ammanilion irregular hilly area south of akoveil within them was still ex- | Yokohama,

ploding. Even the amall stuff The section hit by explosions

The

The last reported major ex spoktsom sald

of killing him already plosion eine tempt to assassinate the 19-year. has reached Europe, the spokes.

shortly after 1 old King had been planned as man added.

pam. when Warehouse No. 7 fuses, the

portf conspiracy to over He said the Government busĮ containing throny the Monarchy and set up

asked European authorities

a Republica entisiracy which try he declared The Nov. 9 coap (killer.

forestalled.

The conspiracy

suld.

to inve

ex-

Endangered by flying shrap

be

There was

Revenus

SHIP STEWARD TRIED

FOR SLAYING ACTRESS

tu tarators d some shells, blew, to intreept the wuld be up

Warrannses No. 1 to No. 5 Ananda's Death are still bluzing furiously with, been carried out on Nov. 30, be on Sunday Buked a secretary, toisions heard 15 miles away.

The new Slamtse Government intermittent

ammupition the fugitive Oppositi n leader. been sent t

Prid Phanomyong, with the as King Phumphion, advising himassination of King Ananda Ma. el military personnel and their assigned to the hidel, and said that it had de dependends at Nuvisa. ogendiu Unite proof that the youthful half neles from Ikego were) monarch was murdered.

temporarily evacuated and Inter] Phanomag who led the pro- moved back when the area was, Prostcutor E. G. Robey sald in court today that Allied underground movement in B during the war, was de-

w longer unsafe. ctured by reliable Informants to Japanese from 300 kome,

A message ha

that the mor

British Leaving Palestine

ut h❘ secret hemlquarters immediate to the keyo axed

political develojimienta. were evancated.

"awaiting

He is a former Premier.

Forest Fires

In expretation of a, state of

the

Southampton, Nov. 17.

nad occasionally

James Camb; 30-year-old deck steward, mur- dcred 21-year-old actress Gay Gibson on the high seas on Oct. 18 by pushing her uncon- scious body through a porthole, minutes after The military regime, which

making passionate love to her. seized power in a bloodless cup

Robey quoted д statement pressiunicas inst Sunday, said that it had ar. emergency throughout

which Cab allegedly made to glanced at the huge plan of the rested seven persons, Including night 800 troopers have been the police under questioning. death cabin resting on top four women scullery workers in alerted_and_half, arealroudly. In it. Comb is alleged to have the jury box. "The "Royal" "Palace, as participants, fighting the spreading brushi admitted visiting Miss Gibson in London, Nov. 17. in the slaying of Mohidal.

and forest fires.

hey cabin on the night in ques- Miss Gibson vanished from British troops-official-

Lieutenant Central Phin Chunhan, Supreme Commander

Reconnaissance planes of the ion, where I got inte bed with her cabin on the Union Castle tool liner. "Durban Castle" about 170 har consent and Intimacy ly estimated

First Cavalry Division patroll-place." lo total the Slumese Army, said that

miles off the west coast of Af Lieutenant 70,000 to 100,000-have Sentor

ed the Vajarachi

aren to check on the "'She suddenly clutched me, rica. begun to withdraw from Phanomyung, was an eighth sus

Siddhivjev,

secretary taj progress of the flames,

foaming at the mouth," the state. | Her body has not been found Eighth Army ffeadquarters inent continued.

but Robey contended today that Palestine. well-inform- peet in his assassination but that later reported that explosions

fell for her heart beats but à corpus delicti la not nects he had disappeared.

Wer! decreasing and It, wax

could not find any. She was sary in cases of murder at ara. Those arrested were Challew hoped that the hilly topography "I tried artificial respiration. Capetown as a first class passen.

at this time very stil.

Miss Gibson got on the ship ut Trudunrox, sucretary to The start of exeunion Talmasosarin King, Paluce

the Inte of the area would prevent The night watchman knocked at ger attendants Buth reported in a Jerusalem ilispatch hosena, and the four women.

Chit Sing. Spread of brush fires into other the door. I said everything was and

warthouses to The Times,

and caves of ex all right. These are said to have acted) plosives. The War Office sal

ed Whitehall sources im- plied today.

the

*Times" dispatch was "incorrect

I vome particulars" but hinted

us look outs while the killing The injury toll remains at ten. was done by a Naval leutenant. - six Americans

The military placed guards at Japanese, airports and the harbour to

zml four

it was accurate in the maiu.

It is believed all The Foreign Ofilee said it was watch for Siddhivier and any buth American and "highly likely evacuation had ernment Premier Thamrong di been negaunted for. begun.

troops and

The Times sald military stores were being taken

by sea from Haifa and by land across the Egyptian border to Port Said In the Suez Canal

Zone for re-embarkation,

The Ulspulch said the with drawal would not gain fuli momentum for five months and probably would take a full your to complete-United Press,

Capital Flees

From N. China

No less than

members of the "fugitive

gov.

Nawasawal-Associated Pres.

"Panic"

En Oct. 10 and attended several of the ship's dances.

After one dance on Oct. 17 the accused was heard to say to her as he passed along the deck: "I have a bone to pick with you and a big one at that."United

"I thought he had gone to re- port to the bridge and I panick ed, After a few minutes res. Press. personnel.

piration and struggling with the Japanesc, imp body she was still wearing her dressing gown—I managed to None of the Injurad was hurt lift her to the porthole and

pushed her through,

"I am fairly certain that al the time she was dead. I was terribly frightened. The time was about 3.30 am."

Pre-Wedding Party For Princess

London, Nov. 17,

Princess Elizabeth gave an afternoon party at St. James Palace today to show her wedding presents.

Peers and camthoners gathered watch, Burma's priceless ruby

When charged with her mur der. Camb sold, according to R: boy:

did not "My God, I think it would be as serious ar this!"

Robey alleged that Miss Gib. son died as a result of Camb's act, either in the stateroom or when she was pushed into the sca.

Expressionless

Throughout R:bey's recital

children, not ́ex-

In awed groups in front of two necklace in a carved ivory code, Camb, who is married, and the display cases brillianty slight the Maharajah of Bundi's pearl father of two with diamonde., pearle, rubies and amythyst pendant, and ex

Queen Mario of Yugoslavin's diamond studded compact,

The Governors of the Bank of England rent,n spectacula; diamond necklace.

Shanghal, Nov. 17.

CN$50,000,000, and sapphires... 000 have fled from North China eltles by an average 10 per cent of the score of jewelled pieces, There were no names on most according to Chinese press re- poris,

including Ave diamond encrust The flight of expitol fa cald to ed tiaras, a double string have been accelerated by the pearls the size of marbles, and stepping up of milliary activities a necklace of diamonds whose The afternoon party lay, in Hopel Province as well na by smallest stone was len carats. the loss of Shihchinchwong.

Meanwhile, Jucai

Vernaculor

papers continus lo

appointment over the meagreness

of

Monthly Tickets On

H.K. Trams

Monthly tickets at IIKSIE each will be: Issued by the Hong Kong Tramways Com- pany beginning'next month, the "China Mail" Itarus.

Sale of tickets will begin on Nov. 28 at the Company's offices.KAT

The pre-war price of a monthly tram ticket was HK$6,

Governor Goes To Macao Today

by

Govt.. Denies Sheltering Collaborators

A Government spokesman yesterday dented à Shang- ial report that a request had been mado by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the extradition of two alleged enemy colla- borntors who were said to have escaped to Hong Kong evading Arrest in

after

Clilna.

The spokesman said that "no appilention had been re. ceived from Nunking."

He further painted out that the Chinese Collabora. tors (Surrender) Ordinance, 1947. expired on Oct. 31.

After this date collabora- tors may not be surrendered unless action was Initiated prior to the expiration of the Ordinance, he said.

It was further learned by the | 100 paper that the new motts were printed Incally by the prhating press of the Central Bank.

The est of the printing is asti.. mated roughly at about CNS1,000| per sheet. The Bunk is 110 rushing the new notes to is vari

bruncit's

យ country.

throughout. the

The Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham,, accompanied Lady Grantham. wit board

MLS: "Amethyst" at 8.30 am. which have virtually-blocked all today to pay a return courtesy)

In view of the war optrations

will transport

.np.

Chinese

Democrats Still Out

call on the Governor of Macao, means of transportation on land Cunimander. Oliveira and

and sen, the Central Bank has Sen- hora Oliveira."

chartered several Central Air Sir

Transport Corporation and Ching Alexander uncl Lady

Nanking, Nov. 17. Grantham will leave

Naifinal Aviation Corporation Queen's Pler, at 8.25 a.m. accompanied notes.

Kuomintang Informa- planes for the transportation of by Mr. Hathcote Smith Po-The same

tion Minister Li Wei- Nource- - revealed that litical Adviser, and Cuntain, each plane

kuo todayofficially Wilson, the Governor's A.D.C. proximately CN350,000,000,000 denied a local press re-

The party are scheduled to worth of banknotes. arrive at the Portuguese port which is approaching completion tang would assist lead- port that the Kuomin- nites, delivery of at 11.30 am. and will leave the will be issued before the end offers of following day at 9 a.m. arriving the ytor so as to meet the huge)

the outlawed in Hong Kong three hour rewirements of commerce.

Democratic League to later.

Reuter adds flint for some form a new party to par On Friday, Sir Alexander muths now rumours have been and Lady Grantham will visit beristent in local commerzot and ticipate in the forthcom- Canton for an offcfal call out nee of CN$20,000 and $50.00

financial circles that the issuing elections, Dr. T..V. Soong,-the-new-Gover-braknotes was Imminent.-Iteu. nor of Kwangtung.

ter & Associated Press.

The

Macao Key Port For Manila Gold

Macao, Nov. 17.

Gold traders, seeking favourable markets and quick, profits for gold bought at Manila auctions, have turned this tiny Portuguese colony into an important way station from which the precious cargoes are diverted into whatever Far Eastern market is the most -promising.⠀

The report quoted a member of the Kromintang Central Executive Committee as saying that the Kuomintang would consider a request by former Democratic League ofefals for hilp In the formation, of a new party and grant it right to take part in the elections,----- Associated Press & Reuter-AAP.

Fish Markets At Work Again Today

At a press conference yester-

An average of two flying ounce while Mexican gold, of boats weekly

carry gold to which arbatantial "stores A day. Mr. J. Cater, head of the Macao.

eld in Bangkok, is catimatid Government Wholesale Fish The swing of the gold route o cost US$47 an ounce landed Market, disclosed. that, the from Hong Kong to Macno re-

Mano.

senior clerical staff of the suited from the Hong Kong One gold trader described Wholesale Fish Market had re- the Governmental ban on gold im- Magno as the hub of Oriental turned to work and that ports Inst Septemlor at the gold commerce

with the pre- today,

market will function as from frequent of the International ious metal flowing in whatever

Monetary Fund. VAS

Irection the markets are best. · Họ added that the chairman,. There have been severn! Mr. Kuo Yuk-ching and mem samples. be anid,where the bers of the "Strike Committee" pricious trade completely re- had given an assurance that any verned direction within a single member who returned to work, or week with on: buyer sending contemplated relurilog, will not the metal into China while an be mofested, other contracted for drifvery Up to the present, he said, similar cargoes originating less than 20 percent of the from China.

coelies had returned while 50 Portguese officials In Macno per cent were mill discussing vilicially do, not recognise this whether to return or not. commerce at it is the Rubject

Additional substüntini, ship- ments of Manila gold have been concluded, traders hera, say,

China, via smugglers" roetes, reported to be the final destination of these shipments. Market Prices

JA

The Marila gold is supposed- ly bringing around US$50 an

Typhoon Flora Leaves Rack

State Dinner

Tokyo, Nov. 17. with 1,000 guests, was a prelud: 240-miles southeast of Hong Typhoon Flora was centred They were presumed to be to the inner for foreign royal Kong at 000 Tokyo time today, express dis. presents from Royalty,

tles at Buckingham Palace to moving northward at 10 miles of the United States propsed

£500,000 Worth 4 night the first time the State an hour, the 43rd. Weather economic aid to China and to call

Unofficial estimates of the dining room has been used in Wing announced at Haneda nir upon the Chinese people to rely value of the two enges alone -- eight years,

fold. on themselves.-Reuter,

exchiding four huge salons There will be about 150 loaded with household furnish guests,

The strongest wind near the inge, valuable glassware, endless and a dance.

three-course dinner centre of the typhoon are 76

Tomorrow night miles an hour. articles silver, rare furniture, there will be a semi-state re

Heavy Damage Btc. exceeded £500,000 ator- guests.

ON OTHER PAGES paintings, books, biancais, beds, ception at the Palace for $1,200

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Attack on Taxi,driver, Page_three language pat

Vishinsky on Warpath.A

H.K. and Princess Wodding

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97 Financiatame

Page Lend

All the Sport

of common discussion wherever traders mzel

cabarets, restaurants

And Ruin corsa.

Behind

pact of the storm but the ne- companying winds and rains tooded streets and buildings in the heart of the city and broke: the bay seawall in some places.

And gambling

Chinese Moves

The Weather

The Intenso Siberian anticyclone central -NW of Dakobálkal.covers China Andi Meanwhile, according to Nau. Manchuria with a rider extendium south- The only fatality thus far king reports t'p.lovel Govern, castward from. Jasan late the Pacific. D Bagulu, where Far Eastern known was a truck driver who mant officiels have joined forces phoon at. 9449 hrs UNT. (1. p.m. Forte with the Customs authorities on Summer Time) pewterday was cens : diplomats are gathering for the was pinned under hin vehicle studying narures to check the red about 6 mulle, 8 of 268: authern Up coming ECAFE conference, was when it overturned in a road rampantemuggling, along the of Formos moving NNE tu knots

--Today'4" Farrensta-Moderato N or BW China erost, following, an offletal winds, falta still cut off from the outside washout in Cavite.

disclosure" thot in the past ten Yeterány's" Weatherin world at 0100 GMT. The moun-

Sailor Lost tain city, caught the full force. Globe Wirclean intercepted a months no less than 1,450, smug- Maximum: 88,3 der. Faha Runshimwi .4.1 Powww, DjM the Chinese Customs, “MA) The typhoon left a new trail of an 85 m.p.h. winds yesterday messago. today from the Dutch ng chaea were discovered by mums 09. dew: Fah

steamer Tjibesar, asking shiper Altogether. over 17,000 dif. Reinfalt Nil. Tulal (ince Jan. Tonight's party will have of destruction these by the vicinity of Scarborough (ferent cargoes were seized, valued The King and Queen joined some of the features of a mate Northern Futterhoutands are homeless Beef in the Storm-loaded China at ever U140,000 600,000

2582.6 mtn.101.68 Jon, (ii) neulant average of, BU91.9 82.48 Ina, Princess Elizabeth in grooting affair but not the pomp of pre. Wrecked communications hid southeast to north of Manila Sta to look for a Chinese crew Shanghat beps the list with

Bendiona the guests many of whom were war. The Royal Family will the full story of morm damage. Two small coastal ships load nieriber who jumped for fell about 30 percent o

10.m: 4 p.m.") of the total gift donors themselves.

Limpor

.1010.5" 1407.8 m.b,0 Gifts Avhoise donors were alon, and the King and Queen the air form the aird in Toland, but there were ho The ahip is in route from

enter the dining room in proces, but scattered reports indicated, od with copre sank of Mindero overboard.js da neizures, a DA TARDASH

20.84029.78 Anghasu Topping the list of forbidden, Humidity. **. named included Switzerland's will lead the dance da United 10 days might have been the casualties uniquelyn Hong Kong to Mailia United and Jewellery Associated From Wind Direction "articlenstilzed were cosmelles Dew Polat 1. 5,000 sterling diamond wrist Prens.

awaran yuter

Mailile missed the full im- Prisp and Associated Press Re

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ling.

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