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CHINA MAIL

No. 33834.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1947.

SHANGHAI WITHOUT ONE PILOT

2 Ships Leave Port With Captains At Helm

H.K. Lobsters Customs Suspension CHINESE

Is "Indefinite"

Airlifted To Shanghai

Shanghat, Nov. 28. Famous deep-sea lobsters are flown here from Hong Kong dally as air freight by regular ale passenger per- vices for rich Shanghai- landers who are anxious to enjoy the tasty dish,

An official of the Central Air Transport disclosed that commercial merchandise, es- pecially famous native pro- duce of various places, has breume a main air freight.

For instance, besides jobs- ters from Hong Kong, lut chi (fruit) is airlifted here from Gantun every day. while

medicines. western

cigarettes and dolly essen- tlals are transported from here to Lanchow in Kansu, -Central News,

British Labour Loss

London, Nov. 28. The Conservative Party held

Shanghai, Nov. 25.

Shanghal, one of the largest ports in the world was without a single pilot today following their suspension by the Marine Commissioner of Customs as a result of a disagreement on pilotage tariffs.

The strike, however, 'failed to tie up shipping as the American President liners General Gor- don and President Jefferson left port with their captains themselves at the wheel. The skipper of the two Aaners supending them and withdrawing can vessel, faced with US$9,000 their licences. per day demurrage fees, torit their vessels vil lo sen with the assistance of Chinese mates who lel the way through the harbour

in tugboats.

able.

"Brewing"

ASSEMBLY POSTPONED

Nanking, Nov. 28.

An authoritative source told Reuter tonight that the general session of China's first democratic- ally elected National As-

scheduled Sembly,

to

convene on Christmas

Ice 20 Cents,

EX-PARTISANS LEAD

MARCH ON MILAN

Milan, Nov. 28.

Ten thousand Leftist demonstrators, spearheaded by 8,000 ex-partisans, marched on Milan Prefecture today.

They of installed themselves in the courtyard, effectively controlling the building without occupying the offices or re-. torting to violence.

The deflant demonstration was called by ali Leftist parties and groups to protest the National Government action last night in removing Ettore Troilo, popular Leftist (but not a Communist), Prefect Milan..

A Profect is the Federal Government's top representa- tive and, administrator in Italian cities and answers to the Ministry of Interior. United Press,

Two Bandits Caught After Long Chase In Hills

Day, will be indefinitely A week-long search in the hills around Tytam postponed.

Reservoir for a man wounded in the leg ended on Thursday night in a cave off Stubbs Road where the police made two arrests, the "China Mail" learned last night.

The arrests

who have Guns Thunder

Fellowing last Sunday's hold. In China...But up of two European hiking

The Customs <Metals emphasis. ed that the trouble between the pilots and the Customia had been

He added that the State "brewing" for the past 15 months Council meeting this afternoon However, four other

ocean and that the Customs, taking approved the postponement of going liners, Including the P and the matter in hand now, are de the elections for both the Legis-

Socotra scheduled to sail to termined that groups of persons lative Yuan and the day, chose to remain

Control at their (the Pilets Association) should Yuan because

of the month have broken

are believed to moorings untit pilots were avall not be

permitted to "dictate

up an organised the Chinese Govern long deadlock over the nomina gang of highwaymen terms to The strike started yesterday ment."

tion of candidates bttween the been preying on hikers and soli when the pilots, on being inform- They contend that the present Kuomintang and the minority tary travellers for the past few ed of the relection of their dearrangements for the income of parties.

weeks. mund for increassed pilotage the pilots were satisfactory and Polling for the Legislative Marine Commissioner, Mr. F. L. required no adļustment, declar- Yuan was originally fixed for parties in the Bay View and Tail

monthly income of each pilot was

that the ing

prezent average December 21 to 23. US$500 and CN$54,000,000.

It is expected that the As far as could be ascertained tions will now be held today, on the basis of latest de January 21 to 23. revelupments, the suspension of the China's voters, tasting

Search Parties piluts may or may not be par-mocracy for the first time, have manent, but the Customs authcri- raised some knotty problema As a result of Information ob. ties admitted that availability

for the Central Election Office talned, search parties were sent of pilots here is low and stressed by

Thursday rejecting⚫ confident that a

pre-arranged out on "working crew" of replacement choices of national assembly comb the hills in the Tytam Re- servoir district for a wounded pilots can be secured within men and voting for whom they man:

lur..

the

Customs

advised Sabel, that they felt themselves no longer able to carry on their work under the present condi. Linns,

The Customs authorities

it Parliamentary seat at How-garded this as a notice of a strike denshire, the results of yester- and immediately Issued a notice

day's by-election announced to- day disclused.

The Conservatives, holding a sent traditionally theirs, increared their majority over the Labour candidate by 1,959 votes cumpared with the results of the 1945 general election.

George W. Edry (Camo) polled 23,344 votes against Labourite Thorize Neville's 9,239 and Liberal Alderman J. E. Wilson's 3,819,

Printers Strike

Meanwhile, backing their demand

Schuman Wins

Narrow Vote Of Confidence

wurkment's

ном

that they are

choose.

Chiang Involved

Hang Road areas, the police or elecrested a suspect in Wanchal the

on sume night.

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!

morning 10

At dusk, one search party dis. covered a cave in the under- growth off Stubbs Rond.

Arch Flashing his

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Soviet Surprise On Japanese Peace Pact Talks

London, Nov. 28.

Russia has proposed a special session of the Big Four. to be convened in January to discuss preparation of the peace treaty with Japan, according to a broadcast by Radio Moscow today.

in

The proposal, the broadcast | Far Eastern Commission said, was made by Foreign Washington adopt the decisions Minister Molotov in reply to on condition that agreement a Chinese, note proposing was reached by the representa compromise in the stand taken tives of the four above powers. by the United States and Rus- This was confirmed by the sia on procedure.

special interest of these states

the Russia has insisted that the towurda

questions of treaty be drafted by the Big Japan's postwar sintun. Four, with each retaining the Special Session right to veto, while the United M. Molotov aaid: "For the States demanded that the 12 sake of the earliest restoration member states of the Far East-of peace in the Far East and, Commission write the nording to Japan and her terms on a basis of majority people corresponding conditions of peaceful development, the The Chinese note proposed Soviet Government proposes to that the Eastern Commission convenie in January, 1948, a draft the treaty but that Dlgspicial session of the Council Four retain the right to veto of Foreign Ministers, compris- decisions,

ing representatives of China, America, Britain and the USSR, to discuss the question of the preparation of the penco settle- ment for Japon.

em

rule.

The broadcast said the 30 vict reply was conveyed through the Acting Charga d'Affaires in China (M. Fedorenko),

The text of Radio Moscow broadcast was:

The Text

"It is proposed to convene auch a session of the Council of -Foreign Ministers In China, "It is known the Big Four provided the Chinese Govern China, the United States, So-mont deems this desirable.” viot Russia and Britain-which On July 23, Russia relected bore the brunt of the way and an American. invitation to secured, with their armed participate in an 11-nation pre- forces, the victory of Japan, liminary conference in Wash- reached while the war was stili Ington in August. in progress, definite agreements on. questions pertaining, to post-war pence settlements,

"Further, according to the decision at Potsdam, tho, pre-

Shanghai, Nov. 28,paratory work, towards a peace

(Continued on Page 4)....

Flying Saucers

settlement was delegated to the In Turkey Now

The inhabitants of his native up because his leg was insident Chling Kai-shek to a China wan connected precisely witness, accounts of "Ny-

CORE.

same

four

unwar

me saucers were reported from near Maras, about 110 miles north of Aleppo, in a 'dispatch to the newspaper

Tanvir today.

Earlier this month un-·· confirmed reports said So- viet scientists were experi- menting with cosmic ray devices on the Boviet-Turk- ish frontier several miles.

**Press

short time.

They said n skeleton replace. ment crew of Kur pilots who had appiled for the vacancles offered

An assurafico siat, there was Into the by the Qurtenis in primind and Chiang Kai-shek-himself want cave fresaw a sleeping man war diluation was velt by Trés participation which dorstanbul, Nov. 28.

no need to worr-agar Ahe syll. Forsign Ministers Confett Broadcast announcements feday involved in the first of such who, when awakened, could not Paris, Nov. 29. are already on the job. Fremier Schuman and his new Involved In the strike are 22

dents in Pelping today as the tlement in the Far East. kathering of university prest with the questions of peace sata canlition government

a foreign and two Chinese pllots,

As the party was preparing to thunder of gûna rose to a cres- narrow vote of confidence in all with an average of more than town, Fenghwa, Chekiang Pro- leave, another man,

"After termination of the carrying cendo at several hotly disputed the National Assembly early to- 20

in these vince, refusing to accept his foodstuffs, turned up. years experience day

He was points in North and Central war with Japan, the United aftar he promised to de-waters. for a 2 ahilugs increase in their monstrate before the day was

"I do not choose to run" gave also arrested,

China,

Statex, Britain, the Soviet Pilots Stand weekly minimum wage, 7,500 Londen | out.

the Generalissimo

Later "proofi

every vote of the Govern

the

night, the.

Union and also Chinn, which printers today agreed not

men and President Chlang said that joined them, docided by an The spokesman of the Shang, as their representative in the Police arrested combatting energy" in overtime after December 4

the menacing wave of Commun- Press today that the pilots would mintang candidate

hal striking pilats told United assembly, while the official Kuo-women suspected to be members any apprehension was

agreement concluded in Mox- The

newspapers are unt involved Ist-led strikes.

ended the of the gang.

The wounded man was sent to ranted and that the Government cow in December, 1945, that as long as election wth a blank. In the action which currently affects In winning the vote of confidence not return to work only periodicals-sud general pelating 322 to 186, M.-Schuman received Capt. FL Sabel, Shanghal The Cheklang Provincial au- the Queen Mary....Hospital. for the military situation "fly precisely these four countries past of Maras United

Commissliner, was in

treatment.

in "hand"------- nearly 100 fewer votes than he did. Morine

Ahould participate in the Allied offices in Landon.

thorities were overwhelmed by

The President had further Council for Japan and that the The

decision

was taken at dele-last Saturday night when his appoint charge of activities.

One ship was unable to enter the situation and referred it to

conferences with Nationalist of the London Suckeryment an Premier by President Vincen

nort today.

Jardinen Seaboard the Nanking. Central Office. after

Auriol A baitut

Army was approved,

commanders before his In favour of strike action.

abarained Queen-and four were unable to Eighty-three members

Nanking, the

It will be recalled that on Nov. expected visit to Mukden. election The delegates decided to leave from the voting today.

leave-De La Barria's Hemland, officials have been juggling with 18 Inst, Mr. D. J. S. Crozier, of

According to the influential the Education their Executive Committee the fixing The ballat gave M. Schuman only and Oreintal's Socotra and Dcd in the past three days, without up near the Tytam Reservoir and Pao, the main purpose of the Jebsen's Cluf Muerak, Peninsular the problem like a hot potatoe cousin, Afr. C. Crezler, were held independent newspaper Te Kung

Department, and of the date for tendering strike votes tore than a11 absaime well's Hermund. notices to employers-Unhed Press. majority needed to sustain the Gov

The spokesman of the 22 for approaching a decision.

robbed of some personal effects. President's visit to North China others on leave) refused to give perplexing cign and two Chinese pilots (for More general, but no more Last Sunday Mr. R. W. Carter was complete the arrange, tó the Elections and two friends were robbed in ments for the direction of' war

gale

C

BODY FOUND IN WRECKED SHIP

in

A badly decomposed body of Chinese male was found yesterday in the .5. "Pu To", which was towed to Hong Kong last month following on explation inside the ship while en rame from Hong Kong to Bainan Island.

11

crament,

now

Hold-Ups

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ite told the assembly last night at the opening of its all-night emergenev a clear statement <f their de. Offee, is the undeniable fact Tal Hong Road, above the Aw operations in accordance with

esion that his Government was pre-mands, but were dissatisfied with that, throughout the country. Born How Mansion, of articles the pared to use force "as a last

recent decision of the re the current pay arrangements. course" to end the crippling strikes, The publicity given the strike barrassingly one-sided so much tuguese boys and girls were held

the Kuomintang victory is em valued at $310.

The same day, a group of Por. Government. involving 2,000,000 workers appeared to have

Under the new scheme, two caught the throughout the nation Associatedį pilots off balance.

80 that minority candidates, up by four men and robbed in well-known Kwangal ̈generals,. Prean.

They stated they would return who were promised support of the Hay View district.

Pat Chùng-bai; and 'L' Toung-| tomorrow If they were imme. the dominant group, found

Jen, will have fall say in Cen- diately transferred under the themselves anowed undor less

tral China and North Chima Jurisdiction of the Ministry of voters who ignored the party

respectively, while Genoral Chen Communications,

which

is not boss' orders and ballotted for

Cheng, Chief of Staff; will be scheduled until January,

their own choices. Capt. W, T. Wang. Director of

responsible for. Manchuria, Pg 2 the

Bureau of Shipping and Navigation, was cogitating with Capt. Sabel to effect a speedy

BOOK STORE ON CHARGE OF

The discovery was made by salvage "PIRATING"

workers, pumping water

holla.

Irain the)

Siam Refuses To Re-Join ECAFE

Manila, Nov. 28.

Slam's two delegates to ECAFE turned deaf ears to the suggestion that they return to the meet- ing and with the permission of their Govern- ment are due to fly tomorrow for Bangkok via , Hong Kong

Blamere Consul Arthur Perkins said Perkins also confirmed a report that that Delegate Thanithep Teewakun ja Russian minister is en route was adamant un his declaton to boys Bangkok to open a legation.

transfer.

More Armour

H.K.-JAPAN AIR COMPETITION. Particularly in Shanghai and

Kure, Nov. 28. A Plymouth flying boat com- Nanking the Kuomintang mem- bers some of them not even pleted a survey flight from officially a candidate of any Hong Kong to the BCOF airport The spokesman said the pilots party were thousands of votes at Iwakuni, Japan, on Wednca- were now centring on this de ahead of the hand-picked day, for the BÓAC,

The Inspector General of Custic Socialist" representatives time as an

"Young China” and “Democra- It made the trip in the same

RAF Sunderland, today, toms said the present wrge scale gives the pilots more money than who had been promlaod elec- which departed from Hong Kong The official Central News anywhere else In the world | tion,-Reuter-AAP and Associa=| simultaneously. Associated describes the situation

ted Press.

'tenso".

mand.

would

He added that they were among the highest paid workers In Shanghai.

Meanwhile, the Government's newspaper and radio appeals for pilbis brought in five men today who piloted for the US. Navy when it entered Shanghof at the close of the war.

They started working but

resort of retaliation. Reuter

United Press.

cott the meeting because the invitation "He said that Stam now has 10 attend it had been given to the Charge d'Affaires at Moscow, follow. new Government by Executive Secre- ¡ing the recall of Minister Arthakitti"

and

Press.

Siamese Premier To

"Honour Treaties

Bangkok, Nov. 28.

striking pilots dimly hinted some Khuang Abhalwong, Siamese Premier, in his first official statement on the new Government's policy, told Parliament today that Slam would respect all foreign treaties and commitments and would cooperate with the United Nations to her fullest ability.

ary, P.S. Lokanathan, only to the Baromyong to become Foreign Minis Sir Oswald

disputed lengthily by members who ser of the recently deposed Govern- attached a provian that Sium's 'seat [ment.

at the meeting did not. 'imply any

Bandmyong was tur step toward diplomatic recognition." [bloodless roup, but Phyasriviser

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turned out in a

Baeba, Foreign Minister of the new | Government," will abide by the deci- alon to exchange diplomatic-represen [tation with' the USSR. Terkini, salde

Colonel Looks In Colonel McCormick, publisher of ibe "Chicago Tribune", looked in on the UNO Economie "Commlation, for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) tú day; und declared &ihat. it properly directed, he - bellived the VBCAPE would go far in helping to

tale the Orient: VesaLTER CARDUNA

The Colonel, accompanied by McCormick way ung of Presiden Manuel 7 Rotkin for - da” week-end.

Associatest PISIK

To Resume

Ma Mi London, Nov. 1

Bir Oswald Mosier, form- er leader of the British Union of Fascists, fold- an audience in the working class district of the Kan

End of London tonight that he would announce tomor row whether he would form

While he spoke inside the hall, a crowd: ouiidea dev monstrated en las kepeklina? loudspeaker MARRIOT

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Chinese Currency Stops Stampede

Fluctuations

Shanghal, Nov. 28. China's "printing press" money appeared today to have halted its downward stampede on Shang- hal's money blackmarket after having paralys- ed trade for nearly a fortnight. It was believed to be stabilising at about CN$148,000 to US$1."

during trading - The two Chinese leaders made hours, caused primarily by proft statements in reaction to a letter taking of blackmarketeers, which Becretary of State, Mar>- - tinued to make money exchange shall addressed to the deputy edi. uneasy,

peator of the "Central Daily News" One financler described the on the subject of the United market as "swinging like a pen: States attitude toward Chino. Both sides are throwing more dulum jo a grandfather's, clock Gen. Marshall in his letter said:" troops and

When the market opened, the "The United States Government armour into the rate stood at CN141,000 to continues to regard, with concern battle which is raging in the US$1.00. It awung skyward at the difficulties faced by the Gov southwestern suburb of Pasting noon to US$1.00 to CN6148,00,- ernment, und pepple of China sad PIRI-constantly considering what "Not Trying suistance it can appropriately The Government is not even extend which would be effective trying to hold the Chinese dolžn_tessasing those difficulties." The same soured' reports, that lar," a financier told Associates, cien, -Marshall; realizes China's - Dr. Sun Fo commented: "Since "unprecedented Banguinary fight-Prese

He acknowledged, however needs I hope he will act prompt- Ing" is taking place at the cast that it could not in anyway. Only if American uld" is and west uates of the railway jo did try anSPE 12ZKOMADRE fortherming in Ume

can we solve city of Kaomi, in northega: Businessmen, who havent burs dificu[ties Pet

sald: Shantung, 35 miles northwest of been able to do any trading ston Premier: Chang Tsingtao, two weeks because of the due-Marshall fully understands our Enst of Hankow Government tuating Chinese currency, blamed present dimculties, If the United planes are said to have Joined the Chinese lack of falls in, their States can give us aid now, she the Infantry in mopping-up perticilarly, ance America has clated Press and United Press. own printing prasa currency will be pur true friend."--Asso operations after the Communist tatted to quup huge sums of thrust against Hankow had been money onto Cama te stablire ith blunted,

QB

The Weather

wartime «economy, disculĀ, PĒD

WAY fast as they get: Chinese Main Strength V money, they 3 convert it √ into

American dollars," one Black The Ministry of National Do- Outlining an ambitious cempre education, pubile health adminis fence said in a communique that

marketeer zalda

TARONA SAV vrides, of, high pressure frodu: In an effort to force down the anileyoions over Manthuria covers the Ban hensive programme to the new tration and communications. Upper House established after The House was expected to hetain strength of the Com- black market on ITS, dollar prices, ar apán and in moving slowly, cabal.. Marshal Fibul Songgram's coup give a unanimous vote of con- munaf.commander, General Lau whip was maintained rat tow, depressions are entred corek NW d'etat of Nov. 9, he said that the adence in the new Government Po-cheng's, forces composed of CN 140,000 to US$1 level, as well castral Cfine and inver the searchin military administration would-be Inter today mga ka

four columns and two brigades, sa dating commodity prices all Yellow, Bicks Prysmie la low over, Mattym organised to a degree consistent Meanwhile, Heidi Harkmyong, which had been badly mauled Garment banks and Shanghai and the highbouring van h with the constitutional govern the 27-year-old former Siamese by Government troops about 80 cipal banks today, branches of provincial Make Promler who escaped to Singa

pended partly souls.

ment

Bank of:

The nation's armed forces pore after Marshal Songgram's miles northeast of Hankow, and extending creditë, v would be made to serve national coup d'etat appealed to his are now Eldding in all directions.. ther Instructions form the ant

The communique Interests, and not any @ particular, friends In-Slam, to refrain from party, the Fremler: added: 25 the use of force against the new that In auttas Other points in the Clevern-regime, vir 19 Government troops, ment polley Swarn the guaranteerid Panomyong wartime Idowestward.

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