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KOWLOON GUN DUEL Huge Dredger "Launched" SHANGHAI RIOTS
Tear-Gas Used When Gunmen Shelter In Ruins
Three Wounded In "Battle"
One man was killed and several others wounded in a gun duel on the Island yesterday afternoon between a gang of robbers and nearly 100 policemen. During the half-hour battle, the Police were reinforced by the Emergency Unit and tear-gas bombs were brought into play. When the miniature "Sydney Street" battle ended, one gangster was dead, and another wounded, while Detective Lance-Corporal Wong Fuk was critically hurt and Detective Sub-Inspector Dempsey slightly injured.
WAGES BILL FIGURES
London. Feb. 3.
Nearly £90,000,000 has
sult
of
The shooting started at about 2.30 p.m. yesterday, when the four gunmen took refuge in a partly demolished house in Yu Lok Lane, which runs parallel with Second Street between Centre and Western Streets. This is a typical alley. some four feet wide with semi-ruined houses 20-foot sheer drop on the on one side and a other. The robbers dug themselves in and tried to shoot it out with the Police. ASP Willes and ASP Tyrer off to the Police van, the wound-
with a
ed man, shouted to the crowd, on the seri JAPPINE
eontigent of enformed "1 am Pang lang known
from ung Tsai and Dirty Hung!! clothes nea
Polter I am the chief Lan-täni in the Western
been added to the na-large tion's wages bill as a re- und placin
arl increases in Centrid weekly rates in 1947. Stations about 10 minutes after Sayingpoon district!"
glooting started. . Operations from then on Ware under their just direction.
They were 71 percent above the September 1937 level b
JD,
For about weekly wages, ZVONA
Sunu, sarkers the
3 £1,750 6 compared with an increase of £1.
WHA
oun,on for Anime 8,Batin) in 1946.
'T'herr
at the
Gize seduction in working boues. Also it 5,200,000 had their normal werkh hours reduced by about three and
There were tower strikes than in 1946 but they affected more workers and tastest longer,
Last year 2,432,5m working days were bust compared with 2,458,0
in 1946.--Reutet.
Shinagawa Camp Echo
Yokohamn, Feb. 4. An Eight Arniy Military Commission forlay Mentenced Takahisa Arai, former civilia guard at Shinagawa prisoner of War hospital in Tokyo, to three years hard laboir for maltreat
ing two American pristners,
Arui's victims.
whan benten und abused. were Cor poral Leon fans of Wichita, Kansas. and Machinist's Mate R. P. Batger of Compton, Cali- fornia.
The Emergenwy Unit, and a delad of detectives from Upper Levels Police Station under 181 Dempsey and DLC Wong Pak were rushed to Yu tak Lane to aasist the posse ture.
The story lying at 230 p.m. when Bet-Inspector Jam Yung- out, of "Western" received in- formatters that four armed men 17 Western were going to rul Street. With a squad of C3.D.,
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Police Station TAL The
man gave the same wounded name and aliases, and his age
18 years, i
Realising that two of the men were hiding in one of the inert Joses, the Palice cordoned f the area and waited reinforce- ments. On the arrival of ASP Tyrer with Wiflex and ASP
mon from
aud Central the Western. and the E.U.
igent, the Polis prepared to rush the houses,
Two Shots
melding lp Shum and Chau | DS Demary and DLC Wong Wing. DS1 tam rushed to the Fuk were moving into position
when two shots rang out. spol.
-
The
Completely of
the
one
Sten Guns dredgers in the Far East
Stolen
Mail" The "China learned from reliable sources yesterday that 12 Sten guns were dis- covered missing from Whitfield Barracks on Tuesday. No other in- formation was obtain- able.
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STRAWS IN WIND
Three Tigers On Prowl
Serious Discontent`
Shanghal, Feb, 4,
The two recent cases of assault on public officials, followed immediately afterwards by serious rlots and loss of life at a factory in Shanghai, are symptomatic of the serious discontent, verging on desperation, permeating China, es- pecially the poorer classes, today.
Main causes of this discontent are the steadily de- teriorating economic conditions, entailing an extremely heavy rise in living costs.
Three tigers are roam- ing the hillsides at Ta
These conditions are due main poorer classes, the free import of Ku Ling, near the fron-y to the civil war which, owing four is forbidden. Yet, though the Communists' destructive Trust controls all flour imports, tier, according to reliable to the reports from the New tactics, is wrecking the economy no system of fair distribution or
of Manchuria, the while of North rationing has been introduced.
Flour Sales Territories.
China and part of Central China, Government's Villagers arriving from the but also to the
Foreign firms who, before the New Territories to buy goods economic policy which is strangIntroduction of the restrictions for the New Year celebrations
still l had ordered flour imports, have sell them to the und the re- Central Trust for plus 10 per
cent.
refitted, told the "China Mall, yesterdaying what little trade
biggest that two of the tigers were possible, Government monopolies, been forced to
smaller than the animal which the shipping ring devoured a farmer's plg a week striction of imports.
These measurea are supposed It is stated that part of this ago.
that the three They said
to be necessitated by the Govern- flour has been sold Inter in the ugers were recently seen just ment's desperate netd for foreign Tientsin and Shanghai marktta that price. Even before dawn.
exchange for financing the civil much above
admitting that Government re- war.
Whether avoidable or unavoid-celves all profile from the Trust's able,
Central transactions, nevertheless it monopoly Trust has anyhow greatly agg- obvious that this is a direct tax gravated high flour prices which an the people's food.
very hard on the are pressing
was yesterday "launch- ed" by the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, and handed
the Kwangtung Provincial Government..
over to
The dredger, former Japanese craft, has a capacity of 1.000
netrie
The tons
hear. per Chinese authorities look it over from the Japanese la Hainan Is- Jand after the war.
The dredger, which has been renamed "Kwangtung" (t
was
One of the men related how one right a man found himself 10 yards away from a tiger. The tiger slunk away.
So far there has been no re- port
any human attacked.
of
being
the
Appeal To Thirteen Leading Americans
numed "Po Ting Cheong" when An appeal to thirteen prominent Americans to op-
taken over from the Japanese,) way towed from Haloan's Yulin harbour to Canton,
Three months ago, it was tow- ed to Hong Kong to be refitted
in the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dockyard.
Representatives of the
pose United States aid to China and to`support a peace campaign in the Chinese civil war has been despatched by the Liberal Democratic Action Committee of China.
sone Between
the
Cutting across these causes of economic unrest thero is also the antagoniam between growing South and North China becnurs the Intter consider it has been neglected by the Central Govern. ment, which it thinks is only financial and concerned with commercial interests in Shanghai and the Yangtse Valley.
Fu Tso-yl
It is sold that one reason for the appointment of General Fu northerner, to Ta-yl, who is a
д
a new command was to allay Signed by Mr. Percy Chen, Ca-ruption, but principally because it has northern dissatisfaction.
war raging in With civil Pearl Chairman of the Committer, the apt all semblance of public support from
large part of the country, the Kiver Water Conservancy Bureau peal in addressed to Mrs. Eleanor all arrant-minded people in Chinn.
Roosevelt, Mr. John Foster Dulles, "Under three decisive elroumstances the present growing unrest is a very grave factor which might easily arrived in Hong Kong on Mott Miss Pearl Buck, Mr. Justice William L.D.A.C.C. believe that the possibility of day to take over the refilted Douglas, Blahop William Scarlett, errating neutral
Murray, dredger which is to be used for Phillip
unpredictable Berie, armed forces of the two parties, of, caillead to food riota in the larger Ca Leon, Henderson, armistice, of Installing a liberal cities, Involving dredging the Pearl River and its Clarence
James Carey, David Dubinsky, Elliot a prime minister of coalition cabinet, and far-reaching political chan- and of restoring the system of free enter tributaries.
- Our Own Correspondent. The "CHINA MAIL" Photo Roosevelt and Walter Reuther. above shows the dredger under-
THE WEATHER the so-called, Comalltational period going its trials in Kowloon Bay, China the dictatorships of the Kuomin
Adolph
ges.
It says: "Despite the introduction ofprise in China are all matters of practical further
On thrip aerival at Second former was hit in the arm,and Street they BRY four Chinese the latter in the abdomen.
Kiven Orders were then
to The lay-off of some making off in a hurry. Chul). |
the Royal Naval lenged by the Police, the mon the E.U. to se tear gas bombs. workers in ran along Second Street to Cen. Betore the smoke and cleared, a Dockyard since December last,
Was with the prospect of tre Street and turned IT intoj barrage of revolver fire
from Admiralty Yu Lok Lane.
Instructions pred into the ground floor of mass dismissals, reportedly on the house where the two men home, has caused consternation among the 5,000-odd men en- were
rushed theployed at the Dockyard. When the Police
The lay-off, which at first building they found men was dead. The other ran out by started on a small scale,
Increased turned and fired at their par- the back and was chased by n
The detectives returned, detective, who fired and wound-the last two weeks, it is report-
Fired
As the detectives, with Chan Wing and 1p Shum in the lead, were going up this steps leading to
the hune, the armed
Suera.
were the fire and one of the men was seen to drop in his tracks.
When Detective Chan Wing him in pursuit of had passed
gun- the other man the fallen
on the de man drew besond tective. Luckily, Ip Shum. eloge He plugged belitul, saw him. the man in the right wrist and right. Ing While being hauled
Kong P.O.WK Many Hong were at Shinagawa carop, which was the hospital camp for the Tokyo areaUnited Presн.
Lords To Reject Govt. Bill
London, Feb. 3.
The Conservative-dominated House of Lords will tomorrow throw out the Labour Government's Bill to cut to one year the peers' powers of de- laying legislation unless in the interval the Cabinet offers certain concessions.
The Government was tonight considering an Op- position proposal made in the debate today, inter-party for immediately convening an conference to consider the controversial issues raised by the Bill.
the
man
has
Spectacular
to
10
politics.
"The Liberal Democratic Actian Com
General situation The Siberian - taking seller Chine are Haw tang and of the Communist Parties re-ittee of
tr XMT China therw
the step Metamities. In mxin
reulistion of this pro- eyelone continues to cover all of Chin
and the neighbouring van. Pro is have been elections which worn travesties gramme."
low over Hints and over the Pacific to the of democratie procedures. All legal op
northwest of Japan, while a trough of position has been stißed, and the Chinese
low pressure (e developing over the Yellow Democratle Lensis has been outlawed.
Rea where depression is expected dune this the KMT feels that Hayin
form. murder, confiscations, and kidnappinge And ran now be carried out- "jegally". Macao, Feb. 3. ed him. The fugitive howevir. Two appeals for a slowing A spectacular fire broke out they have recently presed a 'law' which continued running and shook off down in the retrenchment plan early last night on a motor junk impoen death penalties for treasonable' activities under which are included any in Ko Shing are said to have been made to loaded with kerosene in the attempt to bring about a change of the pursuers
to the Commodore by the men's Inner Harbour. his
representatives, Street.
The other man also escaped.
avall.
Shanghai Vital Statistics
RONA
Shanghai, Feb. 4. Three hundred fifty-one per- sutelde in committed Shanghai during 1947 while 584 | ethers had their attempts foil- ed, police statistics disclosed.
During the year, police re- cords show, 477 men and 458 women attempted to end their lives resulting in 351 fatalities. They included nine persons who
alarmingly during Macao Fire
but
without
The sudden throwing out of such a large body of fellow workers 1s posing a serious pro- blem for the Dockyard Workers Club for Union. It is reliably learnt that a third appeal for Ray of the retrenchment the "axe" is being made to Cummodore.
at
A request for information the Commodore's office elecited the reply that an official state- ment on the matter would be issued to the Press in a day or
S.
Com-
Sterling: A Sorry Tale
Lonon, Feb. 4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Stafford Cripps
ܐziܕ
today
percenti
Forest-Modernes aast winde, Cloudy with occasional dril
Yesterday's Wrather bow Maximum: 61.5 dor. Fah. Minimum: 54.5 der. Fab. Sunshine NI1.
Rainfall Trace, Total since Jan. 1– 81.9 mm,1.36 (na, against an average of 39.1 mm.1.30 ins *Readingu al
Cabinet by non-violent wrENE. The blaze brightened the "The Liberal Democratiu Arilon foggy sky as thousands watch mister of Chlum speaking for the peace. en it devour the tiny vesselig masses of the Chinese population. Sir
10.
p.m. from vantage points along the continuing to adhere to the valley of that the current purchasing pow
Baro. a m......1010.9 101.9 m.b. cooperation with the progresalve elements of the Pound Sterling is 33
Equals 20.11 $0.00 ipaber, in the United States and the rest of the of what it was in 1914. water-front.
purchasing Rel. Humidity .... At the end of 1927 As salvage work, fleet of world in trying to bring to fruition the
the Chineer power was 50 percent of 1914. At Dew role shell for a solution of sampane did their beat to help polley enunciated by General Georgs Mar- themselves to houyant curs of problem by a broadening of the wovern the close of 1937 it was 62 percent Wind Direction. B the sea surface, but they had in basin of the Central Government to of 1914-Associated Press. to hand back every tin to the include representatives of all political parties in China under the leadership 1 Maritime Police on the scene,
Three were injured with burn and were detained in hos- pital-Our Own Correspondent.
No Wage-Pegging
In Britain
London, Feb. 4.
were above 60 years old, but the The Government has decided not to impose wage pegging-strongly opposed by the Trades Union Congress-the White Paper published today revealed.
largest number of perscpa who tried to kill themselves WHя in the 20-29 age bracket-451.
Lord Addison, Lord "Privy for. They feared that under the Two hundred twenty-two whe Declaring that it was essential that there should
Scal, promised to give the Government's proposed terms
Government's reply tomorrow.
uf
reference for the conference, the velo House of Lords power to might go by default,
during the. attempted suicide
the 30-39 were in year bracket,
also slowed Palice records
ake
The House of Lords today seemed disposed to accept the
In the House of Lords tonight, that 23 who tried to kill them- Government's offer of Immediate
Opposition lentler, Lord all-party talks on general reform the of the House of Lord, provided Salisbury, urged Lord Addison to selves were the bill was either pussed or re-accept a formula that would re- jected before the and of this move this alleged ambiguity, session.
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Page Two
He
proposed
on earlier Op.
were
duates,
jobless and 344
be no further general increase in the level of personal incomes without at least a corres- ponding increase in the volume of production, the Government set out the following general considerations:
rangements which
the Liberal-Democratic grOSDE,
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"Peace Campaign" "On behalf of the LD.A.0.8. appealing to you to form rotipe in the United Biates to mobile public opinion ngiant military and financial aid for the prolongation of the civil wars in support of the peace campaign which has been launched by the L.D.A.0.0, för comation of heatilities between the KT and G.P. and calling an and to be slaughter of Chiness`peaunter and for publietain the measures taken and being taken by the KMT against the aglem of free enter prise In China which has resulted in the ruin of Chinwa sanomiy
The L.D.AC.C. bellera that the pres sut from faction of the Republican group in the U.H.A. whleb ja overatinx under the direction of Dr, H. H. Kune. and which includes imen We Walter Judd, Henry Luce, William Bollut, Patrick Hurley and Albert Wedermeyer, is aimed et embarrassing the Trumat adminkla tion for narrow partiean reasons and runt from the point of view either of the wel- fate of the Călness proplà, nor of the tron interests of the American People in the The East
bring
seek support and amixtanos' elsewhere.
"KMT Collapsing". : "The L.D.A.0.0. believe, that the KMT regime's collapsing from His own inherent Weskarsins on teed by Inafelency, or
"Buccess of this pressure will result in the development ut greater anti-America elementary Achool gra- it is not desirable for the "There may be cases in which feeling among the mass of the Chisen would be population. This will be the minimum re- Government to interfere direct increases in wages
the incomes Lingering illness caused 117 ly with
of injustified from a national point ult. The maximum result would be to turn China into another Epain with the United the adjourn-
than by of view, for example, where it gutes Government and people supporting But they were suspleinus of ment of the debate and an imperscna to end their own lives, dividuals otherwige
Ja essential in the national in- the most reactionary government in the 33 others taxation. marital dimculties
today; and the Liberals what they described as an "am- medinte inter-parly conference..
and logs of employment 61 It is essential that there terest to man up a particularly world biguity" in the Government's of:
To Yield?
more. Fifteen persona tried should be the strictest adherence undermanned Industry and it in forced to revise their foreled policy and If the Government yields, the suicide because they were don- to the terms of collective ar- clear that only an increase in debate, which started last Tues-
ensure that wages will attract the necessary led"Freedom" to marry. day but was adjourned until yes- Some 647 were killed and wage movements take place in labour. terday so that
"National Merits" position proposal could be con- 1,216 Injured in accidents and an orderly manner.
The statement 'continued: Damage Cost Relevancy in Traffic sidered, will again be adjourned, robberies, fist fights, stabbings
"In the present conditions and "Each claim for an Increase Hearings,
and for the moment the Parlla and shootings.
There were 7,946 trafle acci- until more goods and services in wages must be considered on need reconsideration."
Semming up, the Government! ment Bill will escape defeat.
home its national merits."", dents
1947, causing are available for the during If the Government refuses fur.
"There is no justification at declared: and injuries to market, there is no justification of death to 270
“If a general increase in pro- ther concessions, the House
Five hundred ninety for any general increase of in- the present time for any 'rise Lords will doubtless carry their 8,400.
in incomes from profts,, rents fits, salaries and wages : takoj the place without more goods being opposition to a vote, which must four Chinese army vehicles and dividuals money incomes,
"Such an increase will insre- and sther like sources,"
made available, no one can ob Code result in the throwing out of the 181 American military vehicles
BILL.
were among the cars, involved y raise the costs of production statements added.
without making more goods "On the other hand, if at tain and realise a-proft except operators: the The Bill is at present being in accidents, discussed on the second ronding During the year, 727 bodies avaliable and so can enly have some future time there should black/market with the Government asking for wore picked up on the streets, an inflationary effect. It does be a marked rise in the cost of rest of the community has to approval In principin,"
mostly during the cold weather. not follow that it would be right lying lever of those personal endus dislocation, and hardship Pisst Enquiry and (¿" This debate was adjourned They included 878 children, 298 to stabillie all incomes as they pornden which, as a result, be which inevitably accompanies.
Atand today.
same, Inadequals, theso would Inflation,"-Reutet, unt tomorrow-Reuter.
meŋ and 50 women.-U.P.
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Allegations Against Police.
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Pactory Rieting in Shanghai,
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Leading Article
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