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No. 33852.

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1947.

TRUMAN URGES AID FOR CHINA Official

From

Special Recovery Message Sent To Congress Saigon

Keep The Flag Flying Today

Today the Hong War Menoriat Fand Ikay.

Kong flas

In a

letter to the “China Mall," Mr. Justice E. II. Wams, Chafrman of the War Memorial Fund Com- milten, makes an appeal for pubile support of the Flag

kay.

writes:

Mr. Williams desire to remind the public that the War Memorial Flag Day will take place today. "I would like to take this opportunity to urge that as

Value Of Marshall Plan Underlined

Washington, Dec. 19.

President Truman today urged recovery aid for the Far East - specifically mention- ing China d's he unfolded a $17,000,- 000,000 request for the Marshall Plan to reconstruct Europe.

The President promised that he would present to Congress a programme for China's recovery during the next session, starting in January.

He said: "While our presen: nchieve economic self-support efferts must be devoted primari and to "I

contribute their full ly to Western Europe as the share to a peaceful and pros- tost important area in the perous world." world nt this time for the future of pence, we also have special concern for the war-

cam areas of Asia.

liberal donations as posst- ble be given how to this worthy enURE.

"At the end of the year the Government couses to contribute dollar for dollar subscription

that any donations made at this time will be doubly appre- clated."

SO

An radio appeal made last night by the Governor (Sir

Alexander Grantham

пр- pears on Page 2).

Underwater

"Attack" On HMS Tamar

An underwater

"In Japan and Koren, the United States has supplied ex- tensive aid to support life and commence reconstruction.

He added that the purposes of the European recovery pro- gramme were in complete hermeny with the principles with the United Nations Chur- ter-"to insure a peaceful world through joint efforte of free nations.

"Since the war's end we have "Attempts by any nation to provided China with varied and preyent or sabotage European important assistance which aid-1ecovery for selfish ends are

ed that nation substantially. clearly contrary to these pur

"The United States should pores," he declared. continue to do all it appro. The President sent his re- priately can to assist in the restoration of economic stabilf ly as a basis for recovery In the Far East.

Study

"An extensive study has been given during

few the last months to means whereby we might beat aid in meeting special needs for relief and re- habilitation in China.

recom-

"I expect to make mendations on that subject to Congress during its next ges- sion,"

"at- The President sent a 9,000-

tack" was made on HMS word message to the Congress

quest to Congress on the Inst day of the special session which had been called to enact alop kap aid to Europe,

Although the Congress is to adjourn its special session, pro- bably tenight, it will reconvene

n January 6th and can give thorough study to Mr. Truman's iequest.

Chiang Will Broadcast

"Tamar" in the harbour urging it to throw United States To The World

money of productive cupacity

off Wanchai on Thurs-into the Marshall Plan Insting

day.

The

underwater explosion throw columns of genwater nine feet above sen-level and attract ed crowds of pedestrian on Gloucester Road.

HMS "Tamar", seattled when the Japanese attacked

Hong Kong, is one of the two remain. ing wrecks to be salvaged in thei harbour.

|

until 1952.

He at the adoption of the Marshali Plan would be a "roof that free men can effectively join together to defend their free institutions against totall- tarian pressures and to promote, better standards of life for all their people."

Europe Aid

The President asked Congress The wreck has been sold to as to provide funds to finance the Chinese salvage firm on condition cooperative reconstruction ef- that it is pulled up by the end of the year.

Оп Thursday preparations were begun to complete the job." After the placing of dynamite in certain parts of the old war ship, it was blown into several portions to facilitto the fting of the wreck.

fort af 16 European nations which have been in preparatiori since last summer.

President

Nanking, Dec. 19.

Chiang Kai- shek is scheduled to broad- cast to the world at 1 p.m. on December 21 in what the Government Information Office described as a "pre- Christmas message."

Probably Information Director Hollington K. Tong will Interpret for the Gen- eralissimo.

The broadcast will be made through the Shanghal Christian Radio Station. United Press.

Meanwhile, even during the An estimated $6,800,000,000 year-end recess committees can would be needed in the first 15 start their study of it. months of the

programme, starting next April and running) through June, 1949.

Approval

Accompanied by secretaries and aides-de-camp, three high-ranking Viet Nam (Indo-China) officials arrived in Hong Kong by air from Salgon yesterday.

They have come here to pay respects to ex-Emperor Bao Dai and in confer with him before he deparis for Europe,

The officials who arrived yes. terday were: General Nguyen Van Xuan, President of the Pro- visional Government of Coclie China, accompanied by his aide- de-camp, Capt. Andre Don; Dr. Nga "Tinh Gian, Bao Dan former. Prime Minister, accum panied by its secretary, Mr. Nguven Van Anand. Dr. Tran Van Ly, President of the Provi sional Government of Annam accompanied by his secretory, Mr. Lu.

They were met at the airfield- by Mr, Lus Dur Trung, accredit- ed spokesman and official repre- sentative for Bao Dal.

Meanwhile, a Renter despatch from Paris says shas reports that Bay Dai, would visit Paris-pre- sumably to discuss the unification of Cochin-Chica

Annam and Tonkin were denied there last night by

by a French Colonial Ministry spokesman.

Bao Dai "certainly is not com ing to Paris, and it

is improbable now that he will o

go to London", the spokesman said.

"He will probably go directly

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IN S'HAI VICTIMISED Drastic Cut In Paper Imposed

Shanghai, Dec. 19.

The only two foreign-owned newspapers in Shanghai -the British "North- China Daily News" and the American “Shanghai Evening Post"-today filed strong protests with the Chinese Government through their respec- tive embassles against the Chinese Newspaper Publishers' Guild slashing their newsprint import quota.

Labour Schism In France

In notifications' received from the Guild the "North China Daily News" was informed that its quota would be cut by 90 per cent and the "Evening Post by 50 per cent"-reductions which would make it impossible for the two newspapers to continue publication. Action is believed to have been "North China" assorts that the devised by the Guild as a punitive action "appears to have been de- meaauro because the British pa vised as a punitive measure by per had recently reverted to its the Guild, who appears to have former size of ten pages from decided that while it is perfectly eight and the American daily uc proper for the two Chinese-owned casionally appears with ten pagos papers to print any size they like, instead of eight,

the foreign owned journals must No Chinese-owned papers were conform to

austerity rulings, reduced-although the. English which do not appear to have been 1,500,000 members of the Innguage papers "China Press" onforced against any other pub- and "China Daily Tribune" are lention. respectively 12 And 10 DIXC dallies.

Paris, Dec. 19. Delegates representing

newly formed anti-Com-

Thus, apparently, according to the Shanghal Newspaper Guild, munist "workers' force" The amounts gained by the ac there exist two laws in China: today voted to break tion against the Brillah and ons for Chinese owned news from the American papers were promptly papers and another for foreign

Communist- {awarded_to_fivo Chineso tablolds | owned."

controlled French Gen- and a Jewish paper, which has

"Land Piracy" eral Confederation of Just joined the Guild.

Commenting on the Newspaper Labour and from their Guild's action, Mr. Randall Gould, own independent labour Editor of the "Shanghai Evening Post," sald:

Cables

Chinese

This merely proves that not

all piracy is conduced on the high "Neither the Post nor our Bri- the North Chino

organisation.

The resclution was approved by a large, majority... to five with 14 abstentions and one vote "reserved."

The "Shanghai Evening Post." besides making representations Government through the United States in baayador in Nanking (Mr. J. Leighton Stuart), has telegraph-tish collcage, ed information concerning this Daily News, has done anything lon

Observers declared the separa- "outrageous and unjustified dis-

to be the most decisive Justify this punitive action. showdown in crimination against the Shang-

the history of "On the contrary, we have con- French labour and would have a hal foreign-owned dally nową.

served newsprint while

our major effect. on French politics papers to the State Department

Chinese competitors have not. in Washington, General A. C.

since organised labour is con- "The Guild is overdue for a sidered the most powerful single Wodemeyer, a variety of inter- thorough official investigation and force in the nation. Unted Press national trado groups in

to Switzerland to visit his wife dal-children there, and he missense to alto visit Denmark, Holland and Belg

His visit will be "private", the pokesman aid, "although be will probably, confer with the partiumentary and governmentst leaders of the various countries he visits on his European tour."

The China Mail photo above shows Generay Nguyen Van Xuarr (Left). In the centre is Mr. Lua Due Trung.

HUT-DWELLERS SAY:

"We Will Resist Kowloon Eviction

""

Any attempts to remove them from their present site will be strongly resisted, said a statement issued yesterday by the "Kowloon City Resi- dents Association," representing the Chinese who have been ordered to be evicted.

"This Is All My Eye" Or Is It?

the

Tokyo, Dec. 19. The Kyodo News Agency reported today that a 40- year-old

farmer Japanese

kuiling while operating a machine complained an un- hulled rice grain had enter- ed his right eye.

He 'kept working. as usual, however, without go- ing to a doctor.

Finally, unable to bear the pain, he consulted an eye specialist.

The specialist found the- grain had germinated into a. shoot during the month- long period.-United Fress

United States, headquarters of the Starr group of companies in New York city and Mr. C. V. Starr, owner of the Post and Chairman of its board of dires- tors, who is now, in Hongkong.

The "North China Daily News" An editorial appearing on Saturday morning describes tho Guild's movo an "probably the

taken against

The statement. asserted that loon walled city until the two most fantastic action which, has

hntion against foreigner."

ARD

The Senate Appropriations President Truman said: "The

Committee Inte tonight approved The other remaining wreck is fundamental objective of fur- Relief Bill with US$20,000,000 The US$570,000,000 Foreign the Norwegian freighter, ther United States aid to Euro-armarked for an "Halldor".

American pean countries is to help them effort to strengthen the Chinese

Nationalist government of Gen- the Kowloon Magistrate had Governments had negotiated an ever been

foreign concern in China" and crallazimo Chiang Kai-shek. no right to make the eviction agreement.

The Committee chairman, order since the walled city of He said the Government also says "It supplies no more striking Senator Styles Bridges, told re- Kowloon was Chinese territory. hoped the Hong Kong authori-proof of the existence of diacrim- porters funds for China were

A foreign agency report, ties would not allow a "trivial -After pointing out that it had included because members felt published in the "North China matter" to affect Sino-British already previously established It- it "important to keep the Na- Daily News" in Shanghai on relations.

as a ten page paper, the tionalist government going." Nov. 14, however, said that Dr. He said the appropriation | Wang Shih-chleh, Chinese should be regarded AR n Foreign Minister, told China's "gesture" to China and that the State Council the previous day United States was "interested, that the walled city of Kowloon willing and ready" to help was a problem not involving Chiong's regime,

China's sovereignty. The Committeo added US$61,-

FIRST PHASE OF WAR IN PALESTINE ENDS

Jerusalem, Dec. 19.

+

gelf

"EXILE" GOVT. FOR SIAMESE UNLIKELY

The first phase of the Palestine's Arab-Jew strife came to an end today and Arabs, Jews and the British conceded victory for the Mufti who fanned the "war" for a fortnight.

The report added that Dr:

Singapore, Dec. 19. Hagana militia are now pro- | Revisionist leaders told Unit-600,000 to the House appropriaWang agreed with the British Pridi Panomyong, Bism's senior statemen, who tied from paring for major Arab attacks ed Press that Jew lenders

tion of US$500,000,000 passed.

his country when the wartime premier, Marshal Fibul Bong- on Jerusalem. Jaca and Halfa. "patience and restraint" might yesterday.

view that the eviction order was kram, seized power early last month, told correspondents today The timing of these attacks jeopardise the Jewish position the Senate for vote on Saturday. health of the Chinese residents outside Blam....

The Bill will be presented to issued for the sake of the that as far as he know no exile government was being formed would probably be decided out before the United Nations. side Palestine but the coNCONSUM

He added that he would re- had no knowledge of the cir- The Secretary of the Na- immediately to the joint Senate-

If approved, it will be sent there.

According to a United Press-turn to Slam only if requested cumstances of the death of of opinion here is that they tion Labour Organisation of Hones conference where differ report from Narking, however, to do so and if there were King Ananda Mahidol, found will, coincide with the proposed the Revisionist Party (E. Shuf- ences with the House version a source close to the Foreign guarantees of Justice and "unity" dead with a bullet wound in his

the United Nations tak) said United States press will be ironed out, - Five-Power Palestine Commia-reports indicated the Araba are

head in June, 1946. United Office said, the Chinese Govern with those now in charge.

ment hoped Prese.

Hong Kong au- 'Pridi Panomyong declared He added that he believed sion, should it actually come. getting the hotter of the fight-| The Mufti's party now vir- ing and that Jews are incapable

(Truman Makes Six Points thorities woulud defer enforce that his private secretary, the King's death-over which tually control all Arab towns of holding their own

seo Page 4.)

ment of the eviction order Lioutenant Vajarachi Chaisidd-Chalsiddehavef is reported to be without

against residents of the Kow. chovej, who escaped with him, wanted for questioning in Siam and villages in 'Palestine.

was an accident,-Reuter. In the Jew camp, there are internal differences.

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ON OTHER PAGES

Page Two

Governor's Appeal.

Page Three

New Ration Schedule.

Page Four

Truman on Marshall Pian. Page. Five

Trading Difficulties. Page Seven Dw

Heving Page Twelve

Con

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Four.

* Gromyka Talks to Prest.

Page Sixteen:

Sporting

foreign aid.

Meanwhile, the first Hagana man taken prisoner by the Bri- fish will be tried by a military court at Jerusalem on Monday. Ho is David Kagan, 22,

More Warships To Harass Canton THE WEATHER

| charged with firing. from an

Cauton, Dec. 19. armoured car during

The Chinese Navy in Canton an ex- change of shots with British will be shortly reinforced by one police, in which one Hagann and two submarnie chasers. All | landing, craft, one landing ship man killed.

|four warships are gifts from The death toll in the Irgun United States.

from the Zavai Leumi bomb attack on

River Pirates

The Siberian-antlegolené continued la dominate must und, south-east“An{u'but in wwakening alightly.

Forecaalz - Fresh ;="north-north-easterly

Yesterday's Weather pink, Maximurai 61,0, deg); Pal

nine-sweepers, one, survey ship, winda, fine, one. floathing, drydock' and two others

Commodore Chin Yi-lun, com- Sunshine 6.3 hours mandant of the Fourth Naval Rainfalls NL. Total stack Ján, Base in Yulin, Hainan Island, 100.9 mm.⇒107.37 Ess, að kexinet Kn has returned here to make s "Averoes" of _2129.6 (IUM/=$1,84-Inu,{" report to the Generalissima'a

F,!

to be added to the South China It is believed, that the two patrol, as 30 more American the Alhambra, Cafe on Saturday submarine chasers will be useful warships in Subic Bay (Philip reached nine when one more in clearing coastal pirates and pines), are due for transfer Arab died.

those on the Pearl River who to the Chinese Navy. Another Arab shot at Man have been very active of late. They consist of four destroy Canton fa part of the Dew, Forst Prize and dog re shih, two days ago also died. In the near future. It will be er escorts, nine gunboats, eight Fourth Naval Band Associa: wind, Dierston, 41, NWENDEN United Press

| possible for mors light warshipat-large, mine-sweepers, four small | ted: Pres

Hendquarters on matters with DA at mat 1003,41028,8 m.ḥ in his jurisdiction. ASS BLA

fiel, Humidity M

to

clean-up.

"Its action have for some time questionable in a number of

"beat"

respects.

The Post went niong tenta- tively for the sake of harmony and cooperation in obviously dif ficult times.

STRIFE FLARES UP

IN BOMBAY

Bombay, Dec. 19

The first recurrence of com-

"For this our reward has been the sudden efort to putns and munalcstritalin semmost two. our British friends out of busimantha_occurred late last night nuss altogether.

in the Bombay suburb of Kuris. The official press note said

"It all very reminiscent of the technique and tactics of the the police fired 10 rounds to stop. Japanese,

to throw stone-throwing at procession. There were no casualties due

who used

bomba through

door our front

and shoot our personnel in the to the firing but three policemen back."

(Continued on Page 4)

were slightly injured while re-

storing order, United Press.

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