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CHINA MAIL
No. 33844.
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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947.
KOWLOON EVICTION DEADLOCK Govt. Shows No Sign Of Deferring Action
His Lady Friend Had Back From Nanking Taking Ways Eviction notices, served two weeks ago on a
T.W.Kwok Hurrying
This is a tale of "two b mocents abroad", and two bottles of "Monopole" champagne.
One of the uncents" was nattily-dressed young Rian, and the other his equally well- dressed lady felend.
They went alo the Sho Shing Co., 29 Des Voeux Rese Central, operated by MË. R.
Whitehend and his partner, Mr. Foo Kam sling (million. aire cousin of China's Amb sador to Moscow), and asked to be shown two bottles of the "best brandy."
While the young man was being served, his fair coin- panion interested herself to the "Monupule" in the show. window. The
young man finally de elded that he was not internste ed in the brandy and walked out of the shop without mak. .ing purebase. His latly friend had already left-with two bottles of champagne.
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In Packet Of Candy
A packet of Candy was used in "an attempt to smuggle
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number of residents in the old walled Kowloon City, expired at midnight with- out any indication of the Government's acceding to the informal req; est to defer action made by Mr. T. W Kwok, Chinese Special Commissioner (Foreign Affairs) for Kwangtung-Kwangsi. The orders, issued by the PWD, affects about 2,000 men, women and children whose representa- tives have repeatedly declared their deter- mination to defy the orders. They contend that the Hong Kong Government has no juris- diction over Kowloon City.
Before leaving for Nanking į Dr. Yeh said that he had no Inst week for consultations with comment to make on the state- The Foreign Ministry, Mr. Kwok | ment made to Reuter by the hat two informal talks with British Ambassador (Sir Ralph) the Governor, Sir Alexander | Stevenson), in which he Maid Grantham.
the eviction order was purely
The Chinese official suggested | administrative and was made in deferring action pending settle- the Interests of public health ment of the issue involving the and safety. sovereignty of Kowloon City hy "ulgher levels” Nanking and Landton.
The Reasons While not commenting on the sovereignty question a Govern- mrot spokesman, fa an inter- view with the "China, Muli" yes- terday,, again explained the reasons for the eviction orders.
He said:
"The measures being taken
in the former walled Kowloon
The Ambasandor said that these Chinese had been asked to evacuate many months ago and despite orders to move to prevent overcrowding, they had remained.
Ho added that the aren hadi
the nu sanitation and while people remained quite apart) from reasons of health-the risk of fire was considerable.
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Malayan Visitor Arrives In Hong Kong
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald
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A number of distinguished visitors arrived in Hong Kong yesterday.
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France Declines To Accept Russian "Note'
Paris, Dec. 10.
The French Government today refused to accept the Soviet note breaking off economic negotia- tions, and throwing the French Repatriation Mission out of Russia.
In a fuli Cabinet meeting at} At Sallaumines, miners re- noon, Premier Robert Schuman fusce to go back to work and and his Ministers agreed unani- pasted the two walia with triously to instruct the French posters, protesting against the Charge d'Affaires in Moscow non-acceptance by, the Govern- (C. Charpentier) to, take the ment of all their demands. note back to the Soviet Foreign Virtually the same position Ministry and explain that the provalled at Qatricourt but in French Government could not the Calcencinnes rea HOMO accept it.
miners resumed. digging.
The Cabinet spokesman said!; The return-to-work move- "Both the fact that the note was ment was most noticable In made publle before the French Marsollen, which changed from Government received it and the a tense no-man's-land to terms of the note make in lo-bustling port city. acceptable."
The first train moved outi The Cabinet action followed of Marsofiles St, Charles sta- the Soviet announcement yes-tion at 8:45 am. bound for terday that the Russian Govern- Paris, but it was held up Just ment had denmanded that the north of. the.city when a time- four-man French Repatriation bomb was found on the rails Commission in Rusata leave the ahead of it between St. Chamas Soviet Union immediately and and Miramas.-United Press, that Russia had refused visan
to the 18 members of tho French Economic Mission which was to go to Moscow to begin trade talks.
early
H.K.-China Talks On Smuggling
They
H.E. were Mr. Mal- ment House with Sir Alexander } čolm Macdonald, Governor Grantham.
General-of-Malaya and Borneo Fifteen minutes later. Alf Air Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd, Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd arrived Air Cdr.-in-Chlet Far East,, and at the Pier having flown to Hong Lady Lloyd, General Sir Neil Kong with Lady Lloyd in the same The Sovieta specified they Ritchie G.O.C.-in-C; General flying boat or Mr, Macdonald. He
were retaliating for the French Cox.G.O.C. Singapore and Mrs. also inspected the Guard of Hon- Gardener, wife of General Gar-our and left the Pier with Air action in raiding Beauregard dener, the Prime Minister's re- Commod:re S.N. Webster with Camp and in expelling Soviet from France for General whom hg. and Lady Lloyd will citizens presentative in Japan. Gardener is expected to arrive stay while they are in Hong alleged subversive activities, here soon.
Kong,
Strike Situation Macdonald arrived at Kai Mr.
General Ritchie
his with
It appeared to be too Tak airport yesterday afternoon. A.D.C. Major Ritchie, and Major by RAF.flying boat from Singa- General LH, Cox travelled from to assess exactly where the na- The heavy fog which pare. After crossing the Harbour Singapore in an RAF Daketa tion stande following the Com-
at Kal Tak airport munist strike capitulation,
Slr Ralph Stevenson, British m the GO.C.'s launch accom- and arrived descended on the harpanied by General Erskine, he shortly after the, AC, in C. For the moment it is clearly Ambassador to China, fold Reu
fer that a financial agreement bour early yesterday as me at Queen's Pier by sir Then will be staying at Flagstaff a victory for the Government.
between the Hong Kong - Gov- Thakatha Communist, lenders zrađene nad Chingyung reach-ce * morning, was
Hong Kollekte of CGT consider the battle only ed many monthy ago burrowing -
is to of two collisions at samodore Robertson, and
AJ.R. MOIS Director of Above is shown Mr. Malcolm partially lost, however,
changes in the mendongle, -China DØREKTH? There was, however, no Civil Air Services.
Macdonald inspecting the guard evident from the militant com situation: In Mr. Maclonald Inspected, a of Honour at Queen's Fier. " loss of life.
munique issued following the clauses are rendered inoperative. However, said Sir Ralpi; other Sir Hugh Lloyd being greeted | cccision to end the strike! 'Guard of Honour cinsisting of
clauses have been put into operation "It is necessary to regroup and are working successfully. detachments from all three Ser by Sir Denis Bard is shown on
and reassemble. forces for vices before teaving for Govern- Page 123. China Mali photos,
future combat....for diff culties are certain to come.”
City to remove certain insan Chinese Postal
tary buildings erected withoul proper authorisation are normal authoritative measures,
Rates Up By 100 P.C
"The PWD are at present}< giged in progressively clear gestiraj ing all sites where such build- Ingr have been erected.
17 This present action is 'mere-:
a normal continuation of that policy.
Searching paktenger" about beard the Wu'Fiféh" for Canton shortly after midaight yesterday, Revenue Officers searching a Chinese couple found several gak rings on the woman, a chninber of a revolver in their luggage, and the butt and barrel of the revolver on her com- panion.
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The mari denied there was aromonition, but being pressed point- ed to a second wons on the other side of the wharf. The woman was searched and in a packet of candy 14 bullers were found.
"The structures in question constitute a menace to public health and present a grave dan- gor of fire"
Nanking Comments Meanwhile, a Reuter despatch from Nanking says that Dr. George Yeh. Chinese Vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs. told a press conference yeater- day that the Foreign Office was giving "cleac attention" to the
dispute.
He said that Mr. Kwok will
The three were taken to castely and charges preferred. The rag was remanded at the Central Magistracy yesterday for further investigations, return to Hongkong on the first The "We Such", incidentally, re-available plane to take up the turned to Hong Kong yesterday inatter again with the Hong-
Nanking. Dec. 10. Postal rates ~ throughout the country will be increas- ed by 100 percent over their respective existing rates as from tomorrow. according
to an announcement of the General Postal Administra- tion of the Communications Ministry today. Central News.
Jardine Matheson
Links With U.S. Firm
morning. Owing to the dense for it kong Government, with the Shanghai: December 10. was held up at Tong Ku and "miss- view to finding a satisfactory ed" the tide.
solution.'
MONEY BLACK-MARKET IN SHANGHAI JUMPY
The American-owned Henningsen Produce Cupany and the British wwned Jarding. Mathieson, joint, announced today the organisation of new company, to be known as Hazelwood Limitest.
The company, headed by. Mr. U. S. Harson and Mr.
John
At 7.30 a.. the Hong Kong-Deep Hay (Chinese section) launch Thi Pang (owned by the Tai Pady Steamship Co.) left her wharf for Deep Boy with approximately 70 persons on board.
Within a
aquarter of an hour, she collided with the Japanese destroyer "Sumire" (ich was due to be sunk by naval gunfire next week) aud sank within an hour.
So dense was the fog that the "Tai Pang's plight was unknown to other ships in the harbour and no other
"craft went to the resque.”
Passengers Saved
The passengers and
crew were
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Palestine Rests Between Rounds
Tel-Aviv, Dec. 10.
For the past 24 hours. there have been no shooting incidents along the Tel-Aviv-Haifa border and
- officials said today that prospects are brighter
for restoration of normalcy.
Jews and Arabs, however, are. Hundreds of Arabs crawled taken on board the Japanese cautiously avoiding travelling towards Hatkva in darkness but with their belongings, by British and are reported to be preparing their discipline was nil and งด the for the next round, in the fight. Hagann guards heard, them call Naval Ratings working
Brilish soldiers today searched to each other "Arelsome" - "Sumire". They were later taken on
houses along no-man's-land and Arabic for. "At them!". here by Na, 3 Police launch.
The Araba advanced shoulder The collision occurred off Stone arrested a number of. Arabs and cuter's Island.
Jews carrying illegal arms and to shoulder, levelling their Sten- five minutes before this collision ammunition,
guns. Keswick, respectively directora scurred, the Yaumati Ferry Con
Both sides have orders not to They were easy targets for because Hagana sharpshooters who of Henningsens and Jardines, launch "Man Kin" rammed into a
motor_junk.{M77T')" outside the Yau-attack the Arabs will manufacture and distribute mati Typhoon Shelter.
orders, have not come from the allowed them to advance to edible products throughout The launch left her Hong Kong Grand Mufti, and Jews because within 100-yards before letting China, depending on mass die-wharf at 7.15 am. for Shamshtine. peace in the transition period is them have it tribution for profits, the state- When just outside the entrance to to their advantage. · ment said.
the Typhoon Sheher, the coxswain)*o be This major combination of heard fog-horns being soused in re United States and British capital ply those of his faunch. On Monday night, the Arabs He immediately signalled the ship's organised an assault from here has provoked general in. terest and was largely welcomed engines to be stopped but was too late Balame village on outlying Commodity prices soared pro- The Central Bank, meanwhile, as a new indication of the grow to prevent the bows of the "Man Kin" Jewish houses in the Hatilen portionately, despite the Govern refuted reports that its Hauchowing faith in business possibilities
an oncoming craft. ment's determined efforts to pro. office had been authorised to issue
motor-junk was extensively alum an In China-Reuter. vent speculation.
cash order amounts
CN$1,-
damaged and had to be towed into 000,000 in lieu of banknotes.
the Shelter. No one on the junk was Arab attack and the polico, gald
́lia” strategy „was primitive, “ "injured. " Financial circles said the Gov.
BUS AND TRAM COLLIDE
Shanghal, Dec. 10.
Black-market prices of United States dollars today soared as high as CN$160,000 to US$1 and then dropped to CNS142,000 with the appearance of new notes of CN$20,000, CN$40,000 and CN$100,000 denominations.
Shanghai's koy stock, Wing On Textiles, opened 20 poinst higher
at 424 and then went to 432, ernment banks' action in with- Black market transactions were drawing cash from the market light, however, because the econo-forced a ways of selling, forcing mic poller and other law enforce. down prices. ment agents were ordered to crack down on such transactions.
Limited issues of he now notes (Customs Gold Units of 1,000, 2,000 and 5,000 denominations, which must be multiplied 20 times
to give their equivalent in C.N.
dollars) appeared in the open mar
ket with only Government banks and larger private banka receiving .consignments, *i
Assembly Put Off
Traffle was held up for over a quarter of an hour yesterday. evening as the result of a tram- bua "çollision – meari»Prince's
Meanwhile, in Nanking, a high Buliding, Des Voeux Road C
Government official told United trái, about 8 pm, Press today, that convocation of
The
Outburst
In five minutes the Arabu were routed and the old long- distance snipplag was resumed. Unconfirmed reports sald there
are 70 new Arab graves in Salame village.
But neither the Palestine SKENK Government nor the Hagana
It was the first coordinated command would confrm the
S'hai Refugees Bed Down In Coffins
Shanghai,'. Doc.: 10.1
éstimate.
The Jewish toll in the only "battle" of the twin cities Holy War was four, dead. They were Fall. civilians who got in the line
of fire-United. Prese.
The Weather
One thousand refugees today moved en masse into the China's first democratically elect: It appeared that the bus 4688 city's funeral parlours and soffin depositories where bodies ed National Assembly, which was (No. 3 Route) was proceeding ze stored while awaiting a propitious time of burial — refus. scheduled for Christmas Day to from West to East when, just ing to move until the reifer, guthorities provide them winter to cover all of Chink. coincide with the promulgation of past Ice House Street, it was shelters, it was 4isclosed,
the new Constitution, will probably | struck an the rear by a tram
No one was injured, and the his was only slightly damaged.
be postponed until the end of going in the same direction. Some 2,000 to 3,000: refugees either to go to. February or the beginning of March 1948, Dark The official said, however, that
are ring alongside defins or stacking coins in nearby life make room for several familles pompy impall
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The dep.dopréselési këntred 'uff the inst cost of Hohabu le moving away to thei Shorth-east, Predare continues low in the Recently it was estimated that equatorial regionkin kau melay nemely 100,000 bodies in Shanghar Forecast Modirela borth-east wind have ant yet been buried but are center partly clouded during the morning. freshening during day cloudy at first ber ing in coffin, waiting for Statives Cooler. R non button would into ROAD TO MOROCCO Some were not exactly, refugees, but to dreide when is the best time aYesterday's WeatherMIKA effect on December 25, regardless than of whether the Assembly met or Winston Churchill, Britain's bulidings to the m
Paris, Dec. 10
prefer the more warmly constructed, cording to unclent Chinese customs Maximumt: 79.2" des rabi ALTAN
mud huts they have it Funeral parlour; -operators. Minimum: 40,1) deg; Pahl MANNER
Banahlher, 4 bouret fort Rainfall 8.81 inch... Total since Jan., Jen tually impossible that the Ashem-today for an overnight Hop-overed the presence of the refugers and plaining that bodies were piled up in
parlour operators confirm from the relatives of the dead, com
wverage of Ri81 4 mm 83,39 fo
The source said it appeared vir wartime premier, arrived in Paris bern
quorum
they were receiving angry protest
or were able to part they were. theas back; without the police TANG TAKE
ugees, some of h
bly could most on December 25 toute to Morocco for rest. bocause it would lack two thirds. Mr. Churchill landede vessels and lumens, duration
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Nanking, Dec. 10.
Regarding the economic agreement, the Ambassadek said, this, together with the Customs duly pace, isicind- At The Pits
ing measures to elintuate smuggling The fast stronghold of the between Hong Kong and China, were
being discussed, arulle was ofpit, strikers is in the mining area that an agreement would be reached, around Lille.
very soon.
At Lenz strikers kept, up Speaking of the Anglo-Chinese picket lines and tried to keep trade agreement, Sir Ralph wald that workers out of the pits, while the Britishi. Government was still cons. miners holding the same pitaj sidering the Chinese Government's made no move to resume work counter proposali-Rester.-AAP
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