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No. 33881.

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RISING 'QUAKE TOLL

Total Of 47 Shocks Recorded

FREE-FOR-ALL IN STANLEY PRISON

A free for all occurred in Suniey Prison on Saturday between Hakka and Can- konese prisoners,

As a result 10 prisoners. suffering from stab wounds and other Injuries, are now under treatment in the Pri- son Hospital.

The fight broke out al about 6 am, when immedi- ately the doors of the cells were opened, the prisonera rushed out to attack ench uther.

H.K.-Bound Chinese To Have Passports?

On First Day Alone

Australian Killed In Wall Collapse

Manila, Jan. 26.

The unofficial death toll climbed to 25 today as stunned residents of Hollo took stock of losses from the severe earthquake and more than a dozen after-shocks on Sunday which appar- ently centered within three miles of the war- ravaged city.

Fishermen told of a tidal wave which swept the narrow straits shortly after the initial shock at 1.55 am, and estimated damage to their fish-pond corrals at 250,000 pesos.

therefore it was presumed that they were not affected,

With the #reakdow a of Rete Houthu lel graphic report: graph communications and severe. femm the lite offers of the

hampenof ennmunicati is Shell Company

The Hong anci with oils, a courier næssage le Kong and Shaighat Bank did t the "Manila Time indicated mention

earthquake and that damage to churches and pub lie structures would run . well above 1,000,000 pesos

The Chartered Bank reports:

Violent earthquake shocks Of four additional death re Durted,

was a 12-year- ldshok Holo from farly morning. youth raught asleep in the wings dishing In intensity at late of Oton Cathedral the church night. The staff is safe and the

A 30- brink was undamaged.“ was partially demolished, year-ol lab uzer

fotally erushed when an etrctric light post toppled onto his house.

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Other Hello British companies mention slight damage to their warehouses-Reuter.

Australian Killed

Manila, Jan. 26.

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1948.

Shinwell's Toy Soldiers

Price: 20 Cents.

Mr. Emanuel Shinwell, the Minister of War, was for a few minutes in charge of a somewhat different brand of soldier when he paid a recent visit to the Schoolboys' Own Exhibition in the Horticultural Hall, London. He is here seen examining some of the extremely clever lead soldier on the Army Careers display stand. (Associated Press Photo).

Compensation For 38.8 Deg!

Extensions Jap

At Kai Tak

Chinese nationals tra- was buried alive, while at Capiz. velling between Shang- the north west of Panay ex hai and Hong Kong willvattons were made for the body

for another. A Catholic priest An Australian seaman, James shortly be required to wo seriously mjured while Huffman, died when a wall col- obtain passports or tra-seeping in the event adjoin-lapsed in Hum in Iloilo yesterday vel certificates from the The lo Municipal Council The earthquakes noticeably Ministry of Foreign Al-held an ergency meeting dar. rocked N Cebu and Leyte An

ing the day and ordered the re Islands-Reuter fairs, according to an un-mutning partially dernolished confirmed report from structures pulled down.

the Shanghai correspon- dent of the Wah Kiu Yat Po yesterday.

a click on China Democratic League personalities and Communist under sround leaders travelling between Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Lambisao Church.

Near City

the

morning.

The

Freak Tide

Sin Fdvisco, Jan. 20. A freakish high tide swept into In Manila, Gerphysicist Arturo San Francisco Bay :day, flood- Alcargz of the Philippine Wea-ing sewers and shorrlino high- The correspondent said that the ther Bureau placed the epicentre ways in a three-county arta and object is to curb the artivities off the quake at 288 miles south causing the death by drowning smugglers and at the same time keep of Manila, only three miles from of a San Francisco boy. the centre of 11 to City,

tide, described by the The quake

as the highest In tectonte C-ast Guard type, caused by a sudden lifting years, flooded highways. of the earth and subsequent re-

University of California cxperts settlement, was felt over a 300- exploded the rins that the tide was mile area from Marinduque in an aftermath of the earthquake the north 1: Mindana in the which rekid the Philippine Is- south. The initial shock, wax of lands yesterday, They said any Intensity Seven on the revised tidal wave resulting from the Rossi-Flore; scale, which runs 1. Phulippine quake

would

have the maximum intensity of nine, reached the Cailfornia coast long

Associated Press.

before today's tide. United Press.

The message added that applie4 tions for passports of 194

travel certi ficates must be accompanied by a identity card of the applicant who is also state the reason for travel- ling to Hong Kong From Shanghai,

The correspondent Simed that the Hong Kong authorities will operate with the Chinese quiborities in this matter. He pointed out that the subject will be one of the clauses in the Hong Kong-China Custoraas Agreement.

Co-

47 Shocks

Manila, Jan. 26. The Philippine Red Cross stated 1 day thot a total of 47 'The recently announced Hong shocks yesterday rocked tofle Kong China Customs Agreement re- with intensity between Two and leased by the Hong Kong Govern Soven, and lighter shocks сол- meul, however, does not contain any tinued day with mtensity be clause of the nature stored above). tweca Two and Five.

Final Session For Mackenzie King?

Ottawa, Jan. 26.

Communist

Uprisings In S. China?

At least 10 died from the cold in Hong Kong yesterday, when the thermometer dropped to 38.8 degrees Fahren- helt,

equalling the January 1917 low re- cord. The forecast last night was "con- tinuing cold."

For the past two nights, the Chung Shing Benevolent So-

Society and the Tung

Wah Hospital have quilts to destitutes

Ordinance to provide that land employed by the occupying power in extension of the Kai Tak Airfield shall be deemed to have reverted to the Crown with effect from Sept. 1. 1945, and to provide for the payment of compensa- tion in respect of the conversion, will have its first reading in Legislative Council tomorrow. During the period of the oc- Land Office, Victoria, and the cupation an extension was made District Office, Kowloon. by the Гарипене

distributed Clause 4 provides for the re- Occupying forces to the area of the Kai version to the Crown of the land Tak Airfield. Such information in the extension with effect from 3x is available Indicates that no Sept. 1. 1945, but reserves to the

any right compensation was paid by the former ownera occupying power to the owners claim against the occupying of agricultural land, but that power and a right to compensa- limited compensation was paid, tlon in respect of land (but not though not invariably, in respect buildings) under the Bill upon of houses in the aren though enactment,

Clause 5 provides for the such compensation was not al- ways paid to the true owner of mode of asaceament of compen- Because the Bill con- the house. Owners absent from sation.

Or

the Colony received nothing. templates the payment of com.

The main portion of the ex-pensation in respect of land] Lexion was effected In Survey only, it has been possible to Districts 1 and 2. Such

assess compensation at values Bron mainly compriset agricultural obtaining on Sept. 1, 1945, And and but it included the villago define graded values per square of Po Kong. But land of a more foot, grades being assigned to valuable character in the area cach class of lot mentioned in the

cotton

found sleeping in the streets without adequ-, ate covering.

Britain Lashed

By Gale

London, Jan. 26. The worst gale of the continued un-

of Kowlcon Inland Lots and Schedule available for inspection winter New Kowloon Inland Lots was by the public. Such graded abated today after lash-

also affected. Additionally Sal values have been assessed on a Kung Road was diverted so na generous basis.

to form a part of the perimeter

of the extension, and buildings

by

Uprisings in South China led by Communist underground workers are being prepared the Communista, according to Chineso press messages from Canton yesterday.

fensible to reinstate buildings or

The Canadian Parliament reconvenes today for what may be its final session with Mr. Wil- liam MacKenzie King as the Prime Minister. It may also be the final sitting of the present Par- liament if credence be placed in the reports circulating in political circles that an election will be called shortly after the Liberal Party Convention to be held this summer, probably in August. The appointment of returning. Highly favoured as his auc- moment's notice for use in uprisings. | received. officers throughout the country cessor is Mr. Louis St. Laurent, was announced on Saturday. External Affairs Minister, during the past fortnight Nationalist At the Convention the mystery generally accepted ag Mr. troops had clashed with Communist of Mr. MacKenzie King's per- McKenzie's own candidate. Ronal plans will be cleared up. is a French-speaking Catholic areas north of Canton, The Liberal Party leaders are who probably could assure the making it known that despite Liberal Party of the support of

the ambiguity of his speech last the

Claims

I

ing Britain's coasts

throughout the night. More gales accompanied Clause 6 provides for render in the neighbourhood of the ex- tension were demolished to pro-ing of claims in a standardised by rain are said to be on

form, for their scrutiny by the the way. vide a light approach area.

Heavy seas, whipped by wind The messages waid ekat the South At the date of the liberation Land Officer in accordance with China Communist authorities have of the Coleny the extension to the registers of pre-war tran-reaching 60 miles an hour in some gusta, are pounding the established special "Forward Opera the Airfield had, in essentials, Factions, and for notification to South Coast and still prevent- tions Control Comminees" in the Last been completed and it was not the claimant of acceptance oring the rollef of two light- rejection. The Assistant Land houses at the western entrance River area, in southern Kwangri, on

English Channel - the Luichow Feninsula, and in Hai

the persons dispcsacssed. From Officer, New Territories will to the nan island.

out these functions in Bishop's Rock and Wolf Rock-- The primary function of there such date the extended area has carry

the Cornish mainland for well "Commitices" is to procure and equip continued in use and application respect of land in Survey Die which now been cut off from

over a fortnight. Communiu underground workers for compensation by a number tricts 1 and. 2.

Clause 7 empowers the Gov Emall shipa havo takon shel- with arm and anmunition a of the former owners has been

Life around the coasts. ernor in Council upon applicn- ter alded The aine messages

re- tion to amend the Schedule or boats from New Brighton, Che Considerable enquiry,

shire, in a six-mile night rescue. search of all available records the Plan from which it is pre took three. Liverpool men off a and inspection of the area, have nabled the Government Valus tion and Resumption Officer to determine what land has been absorbed and to ascertain that a total of 1,688 lots is affected. The Object The object of the Bill provide compensation for die- possessed owners in respect of land whleh la now being used as part of the airfold,' and as

that

He troups on 13 different occasions in

predominantly French

week, he has "given the word" Quebec electors,

that he intends to retire.

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Pleads Guilty Lo Perjury,

Officials

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Kowloon Caurt

"Hoardera".

Paar For

Four

Husrelal Lead Arabi,

Pagi

Papa Six"

- Cheruel Tunnel,

Lenting Article

Battle of Medicine,

Pagt Eight

Peng's Patio Dovalues The Franc.

South Ching Threatened.

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All the Sporth,....

Repel

Politicnt

Storm-Clouds

alorn-clouds are thick in Ottawa. In the last!

two weeks, Mr. John

China To Smash Bracken, An Atom

leader of the Progressive Con- avryalives, and Mr. N. M. J. Coldwell, leader of the Common.

Shanghai, Jan. 26. wealth Cooperative Federation, An atom smashing experi- have issued almost daily press ment-the first to be attempted statements, attacking the Gov-in this country will be staged by a Chinese scientist some ernment at every turn,

time this month at the National

to

A necessary corollary to provide inachinory for the legal vesting of such load in

Grown.

-

the

The machinery provided by Cladse 3 of the Bill is that a A hectic session seema nesuted Taiwan University in Taipeh, Plan shall be prepared showing perhaps the most hectle Mr. capital of Talwan (Formosa), the area, on which it will bò MacKenzie King has known in according to Mr. Tai Yuan possible in most cases to locate more than 20 years of premier. Kwth; head of the phraica de "and identify the individual lots.

partment of the University. ship.TM

Professor Tat said that since From the.. Plan a Schedule will Publle opinion polls show, V-3 Day, the university author- be prepared which will give the however, that the public. atili illes have been conflucting atom | Jos aumber, and other details, supports the Government. by a research and with the assin and which can be the basis of considerable margin over alther tance of the Taiwan Electric claims, since it is provided that

Company: preparations.#haro of the major opposition parties, been made for the experiment, copies of the plan will be

Favállablo" for inspection at the]

-Renter,

Router.

pared, and for reference to a nahing boat in distress,

A ifeboat

from Walmer.

Beard of Arbitrator to mako recommendation upon such ap- Kent, and tugs from. Dover re- turned to port today after go- plication.

Clause B provides for a standing to the aid of an unknown ship aground on the treacher- ing Roard of Arbitrators

ous Goodwin Gands; Bho even-. consider referices.

tually succeeded in freeing hor- self--Reuter.

Supplementary Provisión

A supplementary' 'provi- slon for the third quarter ending

1947. December amounting to.. $1,499,743, in to come before. Legistative Council for approval to=" zorrow..

Largost items are $700,- "G3Q" (spocial”military expen- diture): $205,000: (to: Implos ment policy – of: removing hawkers from main stroois), S800,90€ (P.W.D.) and. $185, the Government contribu

han

(and)

to

THE WEATHER

Generál altusskemmrithé :Intense anti- crclone which' döenfiinta, Burj Aala has a main centre, over North: Ukida but do weakening, & depression' costrad, to` the ] esas of Tokyo 'continiour to mere esate (north-east and a trouch linka with a low

pressure ares' south of the: Caroline, |- Fornoanti--Moderate "north-or:northeast winds, Overcast' with light loan): delusiu at Limei continuing, cold,

·Yeilanders, Wanke zani Maxinesami 49,3) dog. Pek

Sunshine N. RESTA

· Balofalia' 2.9 - mán),91-|-- Total aluse

Jan. 1-33,4 mmomlák Inge së Asulmet an, average 67, 28T, fiske,OUTLEDG

Wind Direction

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JAPANESE TO BE FORCED TO PAY THEIR TAXES

Tokyo, Jan. 26. General MacArthur's Headquarters today an- nounced that Allled troops would be used to back up the demand that the Japanese pay their taxes.

Lack of income through tax collections is forcing the Goy- ernment to print more money, adding to the already bad inflation.

paper

Today's announcement sald more than 50 Military Govern. ment teams would be detailed throughout Japan this week to "exercise vigilance" over Jap. anese tax offices.

Hong Kong Students For Britain

There have been reports that When the tax collectors themselves advls- ed individuals and corporations not to pay high taxes.

nouncement

"Empire

Brent" left Hong Kong for Eng- land on Saturday, she bad on board four candidates sponsor-

The Allied Headquarters on- ed by the British Council. This

naid.

is the first selcolion that has "Working

been made from Hong Koog. with the prefectural Mitary

They will represent their various Government authorities under professions and vocasiona and will Eighth Army direction, they udy the British methods and view- will report in detail to SCAP points of their counterparts in Eng- any deficiencies and obstruc. land. ticna in revenue collection."

British Too

The selection was made by the British Universities Selection Com

ઈ nitter under the Chairmanship Officials of SCAP's Economic Mr. T. R. Rowell, Dirsetar of 1 baras

Foilarry and Scientific Section said the tion. The choice was as surveillance teams **wili caro:

Mrs. Yeoh Wat Hann, Senior Case fully observe the work of more Worker of the Hong Kong Social

Mr. Hubert

Lai, than 30.000 Japanese Govern- Welfare Centre; ment tax collectors in their in- Asistant Secretary of the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association; Mr. Li Hon tensive drive to collect 133.900.- KI, Station Master, Yaumati and 000,000 yen in taxes for the Mr. Geh Kong foci, Postal Clerk, Ascal year ending March 31, General Post Offer. 1948."

The teams will be similar to those dispatched recently for surveillance of fish and vegetable distribution. They will consist of an officer and an Interpreter cach, equipped with | an Army vehicle.

British Commonwealth Oc- cupation forces will also par- ticipate in the programme in their ares.--United Press,

Bullet In Back For

.

Two Months

Ball-Pen King' In H.K.

King." America's "ball-pen Alton Reynolds, - arrived hero

ONAC yesterday

from by Shanghai.

The millionaire, who is planning an aerial expedition over China's unknown western regions, is flying to Canton today to se Governor T. V. Soong and also to Inspect ground facilities of the "White Cloud" aero- drome. He will fy with Mr. K. B.

Shot two months ago by pirater in Lee in the latter's private plane.

From Canton, Mr. Reynolds will Pun U District, a travelling trader,

they to Macao to inspect its ground-mir Chan Chung, was admitted to

facilities and confer with the Por Hong Kong Sanatorium last Sunday

iguese authorities. with the bullet will in his back.

The 27-year-old trader was "cured" a month after being shot and carried on his business for some time. A few days ago his hack began to ache and X-ray examination at the Sana torium revealed the bullet,

He will return here on Tuesday and expects to leave for the United States via Manila on Wednesday,

After a 10-day sojourn in Amèrica, Mr. Reynolds will return to Shanghui to start his aerial expedition.

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