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SALARIES REPORT APPROVED At Kowloon City Angry Nanking
3 Vital Modifications To Be Considered Decision Retrospective Pay Will Be
Met At Earliest Moment
Not Yet Received
modified schemo
re-
A garding the salary or pay of Government servants. Volanteers ៧ Civil De- fence personnel, not intern- ed during the Japanese 00- cupation, for the occupation period. Was presented to the Secretary of State for the Colonies towards the end of October last, but, so far no deelsdon has been re celved from him.
This ataformation gained from a reply by the Colonial Secretary
WRA
LO 1 question asked by Mr. M. K. Lo in the Legislative Coun- ell yesterday, as a reminder to earlier question on Beptember 18, 1947.
The Colonial Secretary, en that occasion, informed Council that various modi- fications designed to secure greater uniformity throughout the Far Eastern colonies were Under Const. deration.
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Michael's Aunt Lost Her Jewels
Vienna. Jan. 14.
Was
感冒
The main recommendations of the Salaries Commission those which relate to salaries and allowances – were yesterday un- animously approved by the Legislative Council, giving the Government legal power to sanction payment of arrears
of salary. The Council's approval, however, is subject to three modifications: one con- cerning monthly paid artisans: the second concerning the rates of ex- patriation allowance; and the third relating to the cost of living allow- ance to be paid to officers drawing salaries of $1,500 a month and over. Mr. C.G.S. Follows. Financial Secretary, gave an undertaking that "no effort will be spared to clear up untstanding points so that all officers may receive their arrears with the least possible delay."
Asking the Legislative Cou-, "As a result of that strike., standing points
al that 80 cft for general, approval of the the wage rates of certain grades officers my receive their arrears recomans ndalion' which relate to of daily paid
workers with the least possible delay." skilled salaries and Allowances, the Financial Secretary sold:
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were raised.
"The rates
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out in the.
"It I think, generally re. † Commission's report in respect revision of of certain grades of monthly cognised that salaries for the stuffs of Gov. paid employees are, In con. ⚫rnment departimenta was lang sequence, now below those en uverdue and the approval of the joyed by corresponding graden Report by the Secretary of of daily paid workers, both in the State was awaited with con Government , Service sirable anxiety by mentbera private employment,
Service,
of
and in
Government the
"An adjustment has therefore many of whom have
to been been necessary
bring the suffering much hardship as 'n rates into line with effect from result of the present inadequate † the date on which the strike was Rcales of salary.
settled.
"From the 1st January, 1947, up to that date, these masthly paid employees will recrive the emoluments recommended the Commission.
"The
Not Final
gecond
by
"Relief' Is Distributed To Hut-Squatters
Various Chinese_organisations in Hong Kong and repre- sentative groups frm Canton yesterday distributed food and money to the evicted squatters in Kowloon City, Photo above shows relief being distributed by the so-called "Po On Kow- joon City Residents Association."-China Mail Photo.
Greek Guerillas
Liberal
M.P. For Attica
Athens, Jan. 14.
The Greek Liberal member of Parliament (Lukas Koutsopetales, of Attica) has been abducted by guerillas.
"Some relief has now been afforded by the general approval necorded by the Secretary of State although several points still await Anal settlement.
The Ministry of Publle Order') tunnel project in what may be said that M. Koutaopetalos. was the opening attack in a campaign Major Importance
seized when a guerilia force at- to frighten native labour away modification tacked the village of Pavlon, in from American operations. "However, the recommendn-
Several months ago fae Princess Elizabeth. widow of tion of the Commission that the tion allowance,
concerns, the rates of expatria. the Chlomo Mountains, 60 air
milies, from Athens, The MP was guerilla lender (General Mar- King Gratge of Grerue and new rat a should be "made-re."
********* kos) *^* kangareddin radio 'aunt of ex-King · Michael
These have not been finally on a sliecting trip.
Two hundred persons Runienia,
were boardcast that Americans and trospective to the 1st January approved by the Secretary of deprived valuable family jewels by the 1947, has been approved and State but it is probable that the rounded up during the night in Britons who fell into his hands Rumanlan Customs officials is a matter of major importance final figures will not differ very the Athens, auburb of Assyrma- would be treated like Greeks if before leaving the country by that the necessary adjustments materially from those recom tea and 120 others have been they had been engaged in aiding express train yesterday, a mem- should be made and the arrears mended by the Commission,
exiled to Nicaria, It was learn- his "enemy." ber of the train staff sald to- of salary paid at the
"The third modification re.
erl.. A member of the train staff was possible moment.
lates to the rate of cost of living said to have made the statement 10
Honour allowance to be paid to officers representatives of the local press,
resolution drawing salaries of $1500 Princess Elizabeth, the Archdurites
month and over, Heana, another aust of the ex-king.
"This also is at the subject and her husband, Doke Autom
with of
correspondence with the six
the Secretary of State, and if there гесот
ls any wide departure from the that, if cooperation matters, rates
the given, Stratos recommended by
Council will moved. and some of more consequence, he consulted though it may This part of the memorandum
which will prove such as pensions,
cony, nient, in order to was later withdrawn but an au- come before this Council in due obviate delay, for this to take course in the form draft the form of qu informal discus- legislation,
A!]].
day,
pasun their
"Approval by this able Council of the now before them will this to be done. Von "Besides dealing chhire. salaries,
the report of through Vicona during
the Commission
contains their night on
way to Lausanne. Nu member of the Rumanian
mendations on other Royal Wiener Kurier newspaper ported that
meinber of the Royal sta had said that Michael was forced to aldivate because he wa the last barrier to the recognition of the rebel "government" in Greece by the Rumanian Government.-Keuter
carlleat
enable
family saw remains in Rumania. sure of administrative detan.Commission, this
The
a
WATER TO BE CUT TODAY
Water restrictions com- monce today. As officially announced previously, the water supply will be cut off between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily until further notice.
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of
"This afternoon I am asking' for general approval of the re **] commendations which relate to salaries and allowance; but this
,
Arrears
"But although,
n
some points is subject to three modifications, are outstanding, the way is for "The first concerns monthly tunately clear for payment of pale artisans.
vast arrears of salary to the
dock officers. Com.
It will be recollected that a majority of locally recruited afrike took place in the yards shortly after the mission submitted their Report this and this later involved certain employees in the Waterworks Department.
ARABS SAID TO OPEN ATTACK IN HEBRON
Jerusalém, Jan. 14.
been
Newsmen were told dramatically at a press con- ference today that, an “attack has started on three sides" of a Jewish settlement at Ein Zurim on the road from Hebrón to Jerusalem. Gershon Hirsch, the spokesman, jwoman was reported to have declared: "We heard police are rush- killed. The Coñtul's family had just | ing there now."
been to Jericho. While there are no immediately Palestine's daily diet of bullets details of the incident, trouble had took more lives and kept this country been going on for some time between in turmoil, Jerusalem and Hebron.
Briton Shot
In Jerusalem British civilian
Telephone communications to He-: bron have been cut and this hại pre-worker was shot dead and his wife vented the local Iraq Consul. from wounded seriously outside the Second checking up on unconfirmed reports Jofantry Mess on the main street of that, one of his automobiles travelling the German colony near the security from Jericho to Hebron had been one gate. attacked by rifle fire near-fafut Exton, ⚫ Jewish settlement, about 19 bilometers south of Jerusalem, One
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Banking Bill.
Legislative Council, "Page Four
Somaliland Cisales.
-970, Britales on March.
Their assaliants are not known.
Officials reports showed the guard.
his
One incident was reported in It also was authoritatively which an American construction learned that the American Mis-supervisor received a note from sion on aid to Greece submitted the guerillas warning him to a mchorandum several days ago leave the area or have censoring War Minister George throat cut. Stratos for lack of cooperation He replied that he would be suggesting happy to meet any guerillas, one with AMAG and
time and has heard no were not at a
more from them.
should be
Th
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Banking_Bill.—Page 2 Sundry Bulls.-Page 3 Anti-Smuggling -Page 10
Fact.
Spitfires Active
Greek Spitfires roared into action against the guerillas at- tacking on the Gulf of Corinth in southern. Greece today as the Greek Government and the
Aid
Mission
Abduct
Colony's Share Of Tin
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Washington, Jan. 14. The Combined Tin Com- mittee
announced
today
that an
Debate On Kowloon Issue
Nanking, Jan. 14.
The Kuomintang's Central Political Committee, which controls Government policy, decided today in an angry debate that the Chinese Government should make vigorous represen- tations to Britain for a satisfactory settlement of the Kowloon City eviction dispute.
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The decision was reached after A deputation of the evicted resi. Dr Wang Shih-chieb, Foreign dents is expected here to hy the Minister, reported that the Hong case bofore the Canton authori- Kong authorities had used force ties, after which they will go to in evicting Chinese residents de- Nanking to seek help from the spile repeated Chinese protests. Central authorities.
Dr. Wang said he demanded The municipal councils that the Hong Kong Government Tientsin and Pelping and the immediately cease funner police Hopej Provincial Council cabled nctionk pending settlement President Chiang Kai-shek tolay, through the normal diplomatic urging the strengest stand against channela,
the Hong Kong Governinent Central eviction
of
The official journal, Daily News, today editorially at- The Kowloon Incident" was tacked Hong Kong's eviction of headlined by all newspapers,
in Kowloon
| Chinese residents
The North China Student City as an atrocioue affront to Federation a barometer of pub- China
ile opinion in this section-failed "China to- to take any action similar to the the, China 30 or demonstrations reportedly being
The paper stated: day is unlike
50 years ago when she could not planned by Central China stud- resist foreign imperialism,”
ents.
In un-
The editorini sald:
Students here were more cine believable that the Government cerned with police nctions in
which has just been praised by Hangchaw during the funeral of the world for granting indepeni o student who recently commit dence to India and Burma should ted suicide while in jail. mnbark on an out-dated imperi-
alistic and inhumanitarian action
At Kowloon
in violation of treaty obligations." The condition of Suen Yat, Varsity Protest Cheung Chung-mo, Cheung Ping- Iom, Lai Fungying and Lau In Shanghai, 15 Chinese unl Sarumui, all of whom were in-.
verailies submitted
*a protest t
the British Embassy in Nanking jured during the battle between over the Kowloon walled city in City and the Police on Jan. 12. the residents of Kowloon Walled cident.
have improved considerably, the "China Mall found on a visit to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday.
At the same time, the students
their representatives announced intention of staging a protest de monstration in Nanking tomorrow amanted to 12703 Jonsand possibly anethar rally in
Shanghai later."
for
tons.
Interim allocation the first half of 1648
The allocations included Hong Kong (100 tons) and and India (1,400 tons.)
The announcement said the allocations tepresent more than half of the total allocations that each coun- try can expect for the first aix month of 1948 in view of the estimated, production available for export "and after taking into account the probable requirementa
of many countries which have not yet been presented to the Committee."-United Presa.
Changes
In Harbour
Department
United States reached 111 agreement under which the Government will call up 4.000 men Immediately to serve in the National Defence Corps.
Greek military sources
The Harbour Department will Bald henceforth be called the Marine that army reinforcements were Department, and the Harbour being sent from Missolonghi to Master the Director of Marine, that meet the, guerillas attack made
The titles of his subordinate
WAR
Leung Chong, the man wound- d la tife abdomen, was still in a critical condition, according to rỡ. In their protest note, the paris received by the wloon students are said to have de Walled City Residental Associa maunded, firstly the immediate - tion, from the wounded man's lease of the two detained Chinese wife,
When the China Mair arriv representatives of the Kowloon
the scene squatters; secondly, the provision ed at
of Monday's of special relief for the "le struggle yesterday aftern:on, re- timised" squatters;
Association thirdly, the presentatives of the payment of compensation to the were busily engaged in lesuing fourthly; a Bri receipt for contributions of rice, squatters, und tish apology to the Chinese Gov. biscuits, tinned gods and money. Up to 4 p.m. over 2,000 cat- of biscuits tles of rice, a sack
ernment.
The note also requested the re- turn of Hong Kong to China " and $520 were received for dis- promote friendship between the tribution to these displaced per-"}
on the site as two countries,""
families of the
Local news In Canton, many
express edi. papor continued to torial disapproval of the Kow boon Walled City evictions.
They refused to accept the plea of sanitary and anti-fre
measures.
Nanking,
sons remaining well as to the wounded.
The area was crowded with hawkers of edibles, as well us with sightseers.
Temporary homes," hovels of with ó chith roof, a few bricks
The Chung Shan Jih Pao, con- were dotted here and there.
*helter The most ingenious trolled by the Ministry of In formation in
stated was that "constructed" with two that since there is dispute as lang atocis, piled on top of each to the ownership and control of other, with a baard' as roofing. territory, the interpretation A Police patról, 20 strong, was should be construed in favour of on duty the whole day, keeping a "weather eye" on the situation. China, the lessor.
PAMPHLET IS SPILLING BUCKETS OF BLOOD
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"If the general approval of forthcoming
Honourable Counci is thoritative source said
afternoon AMAG's "thinking in this mat-this morning, when a force of officers are likewise changed, this
700 overy effort will be made to tor has not been changed."
aurrounded the town of This Arcbova. Further Government effected by a motion in Legis-
change of titles expedite the payment, of arrears in all cases where the officer in
Slit Throats
reinforcements joined the battle lative Council yesterday.
Some local glimpse of the extent of Chinese agita- in a position to exercise his
which raged on the snow-cover- Another change is in the tion on the Kowloon Walled City issue was option as regards accepting the Guerillas were reported todayed heights of Pendacorf; over- titles of Colonial Veterinary
given yesterday. Burgeon. which new terms or remaining on the to have slit the throats of three looking, Lepanto.
have beon changed respectively to Bentor old onea.
The attack on Arachova was Veterinary Greek employees on the Ameri-
"Over 10 persons were injured' by A pamphlet, in Chinese, addressed "It n
Officer and Veter-to the people, teachers, students, ser revolver fire. Women and children matter for regret can mission project to reopen regarded here as part of the inary Officer. that it is not at the moment the Brallo railroad tunnel near | guerilla plan to keep the Greek
vicemen, ex-servicemen, the magls were trampled. udder. Teet: Between posalble to make a start on the Lamin and to have warned army.
trate of Po On district, bigh Kwang 500 and 600 persons were affected by scattered throughout
sung arti Nanking Government the calculation of the arrears due others that they could expect Greece while guerillà, General:
officials (including Gen.
Chiang
Kai. "We are Inolated from the outside In the case of officers recruited | the same treatment if they con. Markos regrouped his main
popies distri- tinued to work on · American forces after his defent at "But I will give an under-projects.
Konitza near the Austrim bor taking that, so far as this Gov-American engineers said the der. erament is concerned, no affort three Greeks wore murdered in will be spared to clear out out, their sleep atʼa village near the
overseas.
N. China Missionaries Evacuated By Air
Shanghai, “Jan. 14..
The oracuation of some 200%, formiguer, mostly Amertemu ionarion, marooned in the large mimionary centre of kao Lokow, about 209 miles northwest of Hinkow, will begin to morrow morning bygelpalikwas revented, by the local office of
the Lutheran World, Mission, toda
at the Syrian Consulate was wounded, 'All-évacuèse will be taken in Han-reported la Be Commdalsts, slightly. In the. hand la a pre-dawn kow by ibe Allusion's C47 transpor - Altin'snë of, the pójdliers had nitack, which started and ended with | plane "Sti Papi".
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one, burst of automatic, fire at sike It is leurned that the Consulate. Conquiste.
don, which The guards Gred back but the at murder of these mlas fackers are not-known,
out at top-speed. catrid ** Meanwhile, officials confirmed the further chillings stuck on the Iraq, Consulata car on artager dig the Hebron› road and reported the From: detalles deliver and, ims of his relatives both | Chinese
"wall" vorne "of the', mitackeri
Anker appeared to be-artay | Vigulár, passeng @Makrand Toterpark heady knformke United Press,
Boris No
Foreign Units? Movements of what are bo-
Protest To London About
lieved to be "foreign military K'loon Sentences
unita" were reported on Tues day: opposite the Northwest corner of Greece In Albarila, according to a dispatch to the Royalist newspäper- Vardyni,
The report said that an un usual movement of lorries from Delvino ang Santa GuarráðGA, [cu “be`Albanian ride, has been
noted,
These are carrying - supplies to guerillas operating in the
the report said.
a highly placed tllltary informant in declared that all of in danger of falling
Gen
the
Nanking, Jan. 11.
It is learned tonight that the Ministry of Foreign · Al- fairy haS Instructed the
Chinese Ambasador, to London to make - represen- -"tations to the Heitjah Cisv-
ernment concerning? - tha, sentence of two Chinese, to- sidents of Kowloon City to three months hard. tabour by the Hong Kong Authori
-.
It was pointed out that, pend- log a settlement of the Kowloon City" issue (between the two Gay: eromėnis, action=afinis kind. would cause, further deteilora tion of Chinese Gorjimat
the situation
therefore has
Brush Offermant la alder
Hong Kong authorities en Pelaks
world. We are completely encircled shek), was issued (and capi buted to visitors to Kowloon Walled by the Police. When this reaches City) by the "Po On County Kow you, we may be dead. We are the loon Walled City Residents Associa children of. Chian, Wa appeal to tion.
you for s|sta£59,*`
"After the baule, the evil police Claiming to represent the voice of the 2,000 former tensors, of the carted away, our wounded, and we demolished sheds, the Association, in have lost all trace of them."
The Police are investigating the their pamphlet, appealed for help in
their fight against the "grant: Im-igin of the 'pamphlet,.. perialistic, Great Britain."
It gave in highly colqured phrase- logy the Association's revised, and gromly, exaggerated, version of what happened on Monday (Jan. 13) morning.
Claims
The Weather
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"A wiek, rides of high grusanre frakt the Siberian - kail-czelne sorati China, and, a 'very' deep and rapidly intensifying, depr00- Kión are the Ben af, daban and a lánia intense, but deepening, dagressión. Betweets Tokyo and Iwajima, «sro | moving ensti
Some of the claima made in the northe pamphlet were
The typhoon centred Meur Tap is mor "600 Police, arred with machine-Yorderiamoderate w troch windo guns: and tear-gax bombe, under Kow from the north-east quartet. Fine And loon Police Chief Huath, fought their | Golden pel way into the Walled. City"
Our present, bendfiion is very plik
We are
reduced disa circum
Police, curaged „our...?“ réalátance,? mounted
“The British*
zmachlar kuns" and fired at un- Thợ :
Yesterday's, Wenihagian bal
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eist boutset Balatalls Ni Total 'sinos Jan, Lindrana
[ alboithrasy, seváral: teds, of, ouer gå PREDNOS
homba"
-the result of the massacre
kraa ja apanèted, with less
pet and blood and the Krawloda:
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