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FIRE ENQUIRY
ENQUIRY Huge Ammo Haul
European Officers' Evidence At Marine Court
BIG CHEQUE FORGERY
By Forging the signaturr of the well-known firm ot solicitors, Messrs. Lo & Lo. Two Chinese got away with $30,000 las mouth hy pre- senting a cheque for pay- ment at a local foreign bank, it was learned yes terday.
The men, allegedly, first managed to secure a ele.
-hock purportedly 4/11 behalf of Messrs. Lo & Ln, Later they presented the forged eheque, have yet been made.
Frests
Prize Was
Free Trip To Soivet
Montreal, Frb. 13. The poller today reported the International" sale af Juttery tickets to support Italian Com- minnists in the spring elections after the seizure of ten hank of tickets in a raid on a private houst
The top lottery prize was the etire of 30 day trip to Ms. TOW, New York, Londat (+1 Paris.
Bre.
"Hsin Kong Gutting
So"
An attempt to probe the cause of the fire which gutted the 1,100 ton Hong Kong-Macao river steamer "Hsin Kong So" off Lantao Island on the morning of Feb. 6 was made yesterday, when a Court of Enquiry was held at the Marine Court.
The Court was comprised of Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr
(President) and Lieut. F. E. Neville-Towl DSC, RN, and Mr. W. Bell (members),
SURPRISE
MOVE IN GERMANY
Berlin, Feb. 13. Marshal Sokolovsky today created a new eco- nomic commission for Eastern Germany with even broader powers
economic Bizonia and made it directly respon-
Mr. Y. Kwan held a watch, stakehold from the the upper than Western Germany's
Burning Fiercely
10 At 639 a.m., after consulta-sible for delivering re-
Tion with the Chief Engineer.
From S'cutters
Two hundred and forty-one cases of ammunition, con- taining 86,768 revolver bullets, have bren stolen from Army stores on Stonecutters' Island, according to yester- day's Bing Tao Jih Fao,
The newspaper sald that the theft occurred during the four days and nights between Monday and Thursday. The ammunition, valued at $16,000, weighed 12 tons. added the Sing Tao Jih Pan.
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Yugo-Slavia Thinks
Matter Over
Washington, Feb. 12. Yugoslavia has declared her readiness to resume negotiations on her demands for $60,000,000 worth of gold frozen in the United States and on American grounds for compensation for property and other claims against the Yugo- slav Government, the State Department said today.
The negotiations were broken off several months ago. The dispute, which Yugoslavia only recently threatened to take to the laited Nations, has been a major point of contention be tween the two nations since the end of the war.
would be empowered to attempt to reach a settlement.
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Nanking, Feb. 13. The Chinese Government went on record today as favouring the Marshall Plan for Europe and the United States recovery Japan.
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The Foreign Minister, Mr. Wang Shih-chieh, de- declared that China was ready to support any measure of recovery not only for the war de- vastated areas of the Allied nations but also for former enemy countries "provided there are definite safeguards against their military resurgence.' Speaking before the Resident, was adopted in accordance with Committee of the People's Poli-the usual practice of nations.-- tical Council, Mr. Wang said, Reuter-AAP. "Hitherto, China has hoped and worked for an early peace in order to achieve world recovery as speedily as possible.
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While there should be no abandon- Mr. W. Patiendrigh, ASP in Mr. John Henry Keiry, he deparations to Russia.
hope for bringing On the American side, the ment of Phares of the Water Police, was rided to beach the vessel. They
dispute involves American de-Europe and
about peace settlements present for the Police, al Mr. were then about a quarter of a
The unexpected order set up
mands for two planes shot down would be idle to take the post- the Far East It TE. Jackson Assistant Diree-mile from Luntao Island, the
13 commission with legislative
over Yugoslavia about 18 tion that recovery must tor of Marine (Ship Survey)ship having been travelling at
power concentrated in one house.
months ago and for American. for peace.“ watched the proceedings for the 10 knots."
The Soviet military administra-
wwned properties tuken over by China, Mr. Wang sald that the Speaking of American aid to Ship Survey Department,
The whole stoke hold was then Uon itself will appoint the com-
A new Yugoslav noe deliver the Yugcalay State. The first witness was the fire and burning fiercely.
miraton members whose funed by M. Suva Kasanovic, the
maiter is now being considered The State Department has in-by the United States the ship. Captain master
Govern- At 7 a.m. the ship was beach-tions will give it overriding au- Yugoslav Ambassador, fadicalertsisted that the Yugoslav goldment. Frok Raymond Wood (47) who Some ten minutes
He declared chat Pre- before thortly in the zone.
willingness to reaume the cannot be Janfrozen until the mfer Chang Chun's 10-point WM in the box for over Aw that he had given order for the
negotiations on a bilateral basis American cinima are settled.
programme of self-help should hours. He said he came to ong life busts to he got ready.
and named two lawyers who Originally, the United States and "wherever possible without be given full Implementation Kong in May last year and took
put its claims at $42,300,000. waiting for the operation of any over command of his ship in
This was subsequently scaled foreign aid programme." June,
down to $20,000,000, but the Kowloon City still $15,000,000 too high.
"It is only through the ade- The Yugoslav
while quate execution of these mea- note, making no definite counter pro-stand on
sures that we may be able to our own feet," he posals, indicated, in the cpinion added.
He had held a master's certi- firate since 1930 and had served in various theatres, but had no
el.
At 7.30 a.m. the fire in the stokehold was extinguished.
Shortly afterwards smoke was observed to be coming through the hatch from No. I held, and two fire hoses were then trained
Marshal Sokolovsky land rea- ponsibility over to the Soviet- sponsored trade unions, polition) | ********** **********.** parties. farmers unions and office holders but his order No. 32 specifically kept the new com- mission's actions
under the
DRASTIC MOVE Yugoslave insisted that this was
previous experience of the Chinn on this hold. Ilewever, pressure direct supervision of the Run- IN SHANGHAI
Tickets for 100 at 500 selling in Canada De 25 cents Count,
and "$100, wengi enumler, signed
by Palmura Toglinth, lender
Italian Commumsts.
No arrests were made.
A
sadzi.
high Government
mast b
u:
These hekels regarded as further pro fol the existence of a close link betwren Communists in Canada and those
the
folgets
in other countries," The police said were being sold to build up Na- llan Communist Party funds for the forthcoming effort to throw the Gvernment in in
the spring elections.
Firecrackers
on the hese gradually diminish- ed, and by 9.20 a.m. the pumpe failed.
sinn occupaten authorities.
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Nanking. Feb. 13. The Ministry of Econo- mic Affairs today imposed drastic restrictions against hoarding as a preiude los general rationing system scheduled to commence on March 1 in China's large cities..
The regulations provide that homes shall have no
The Russian zone commission The "sin Kong So" was a
will be made up of a chairman, twin screw oil burning cargo During this time disembarka❘ two deputy chairmen and an and passenger ship of 556 tons tion of passengers had been specified number of members and going on by means of the ship's who will include three from the net nug 1037 tons gross; since Nov. 12, 1947, had been two life boats and also by sam-Soviet-sponsored "Free German
Trade Unions," divorted from the Cankon to the pans which game to the rescue,
two firm the Macao run.
The 10 head of water buffale "Farinera' Mutual Aid” organi-
agencies. were driven into the sex over the sation
In addition
more than will be representatives side of the ship and escape to
Her
normal complement of crew was 69, but this number was evidently superfluous, and land, at the line of the fire it was At 9.30 am. it was decided | Thuringia-Saxony, Saxony-An-
¡to abandon ship, and the oflcers The “Hsin King So" left and crew left her.
reduced to it.
Over-
Italy
This
Macao at ant. on the morning
of Pb. 6, and, after waiting
· deadline for tiekt sales was May 1.
No Panic There was no panic whatever
fur the tide, actually weighed on board, and all passengers At the top of much ticket was anchor at 4.30 a.m., with 140 buggage was intact. printed the Hammer and Sickle j passengers and Betons byre the Holman dag.
cargo, The "Merry Moller" was the cnsisting of russia, joss sticks, first ship that came to her res. inted extur firecrackers, Chinese medicine ene at 11 am. followed by the and&e.. and 10 head of live water] "Wing Hing," but as they were
Buffalo.
Other sions to the Ple nf Capri
the hist.rie sale of anetent Porn pr.- United Press,
Manila Share Market Break [}}
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All the cargo, with the excep- tion of the firecrackers and the buffaloes which were
on the tween deck, was stowel in the lower Bekis,
The first intimation he had of the fire was at 6.10 am, when a cap of ten in
he ww laying
ly in today's Manila stock Ex-his calm. Hearing a commotion
losses which had
Manila, Feb. 13. Mining sharts declined stight- change but brokers said that he went outside where the fitter. sharp, fall in Mak Kam-chan, tell him the barring another New York, early recoveryfstokehold was afire. From the suine
taken engine-rooni skylight he saw the mlpings' average index down ten 2nd Engineer. Alfred Tipe, and points since last greek, was to be several others in the engine expected.
room playing fire extinguishers In the inte afternoon session. In the fire. From his position he mont buyers than sellers appear-could not see the achal sent off ed, evidently shopping for bar- the fire, but the fire extinguish gains. Industrials and sugars ers were being played forward, showed a wife disparity between biil and asked prices with no sales registered.
Brokers characterised the New York break's effect on Manila attempt.. as."argely psychological"-A- By this time two Are hoses socinted Press.
were being played down
He tried to get down to the enging room to see things for himself, but owing to the crowd could not do so, and gave up the
YANGTSE RIVER BAN TO STAY
Shanghai, Feb. 13.
they
unable to do anything, proceeded ON their way 'to Macao.
The "Kwong Sal" then came. į and she took some of the pan- sengers back to Hong Kong. The remaining passengers were
there from
halt. Brandenburg and Meckle- burg.
alatea in the zone
of
Thus every group in the zone in- with political power 19 tegrated into the commission--- United Press.
Red Army
one to three months' supply and shops and warehouses no more than one-firth to one-third of annual sales of these es- sentials: grains, edible salt, sugar, edible oils, cotton, cotton yarns, cloth, coal, coke and charcoal-Anso- elated Press.
Massing
In Manchuria?
Shanghal, Feb. 13.
brought back by a Police launch. About 100,000 Soviet troops are concentrated in
Captain Wood was questioned
by the Couri, in detail as to the ship's fire fighting equipment and their disposition, which he indicated on a map.
The ship carried six fire hoses (three of which were used) 18 foam extinguishers (10 of which were in use). and two portable water pompa.
Captain Woo, could form ne idea how the fire started, and he could not say whether the bulkhead separating the atoke hold from No 1 hold was at any time rea hot or not,
The firecrackera carried on the 'tween deck could not have been the cause of the fire's the sprind, as the fire did not get to the firecrackers till 10.30 ani. Crew Dismissed
At the time of abandoning hip at 9.30 a.m. the fire way corfined to No. 1 hold on the; Klarboard side.
It was then. blowing a light north-easterly wind.
Captain Wood and the old engine-room crew was dismissed
the Soviet-controlled Chinese ports of Dairen and Port Arthur, according to a report ap- pearing in today's Shun Pao, one of the larg- est Chinese dailies here.
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of diplomata here. that Yugo- Touching on the Kowloon and
slavin was
now prepared to Shameen incidents, the Foreign adopt a more conclllatory basis.proposals for a settlement were Minister said that different -Renter.
Foreign Investment
In China
CHINA AID PROGRAMME
Nanking, Feb. 13. Tho United States Em- bassy announced today that it had been officially noti fled by the State Depart- ment that the US$18,000,- 000 Klop-gap aid to China would bo programmed Ая follows:
US$15,200.000 for and rico; medicat
wheat
US$1,000,000 for supplies and US$300,000 for pesticides and seeds for food crops.- United Press.
Strike Fever In Belgium
One hundred
were being suggested and ex-
Brussels, Feb. 13. amined by both the Chinese
thousand coal and British Governments.
miners are on strike today as "It is my conviction. that Government tried to decide finding a "proper settlement whether to mobilise the miners both the legal stand of the and minca in its drive to smash Chinese Government and the the wave of strike that has public health requiremonta
of overtaken Belgium, labour offi- the Kowloon leasehold would elals xald today.
be given due consideration," he sald.
Qovernment and the labour With regard to the Shameen unions are holding last-minute Incident he said that the For- talks and if a compromise solu- found before to- eign Office has sent a special tion is not investigator to Canton in ad-morrow the entire
Belgium dition
to
Nanking, Feb. 13. Mr. Y. T. Ku. Secretary Gen eral of the National Economy Council, sald today that Pro
the representative Coal Industry may be included mier Chang Chun has instructed despatched by the Ministry of In the same Government move that all conveniences and fielli. the Interior. He said that their which mobilised three public
[reports when lies be given to foreign busi- make it possible to discuss the sources sald
available "will utilities last night, Government ness in China.
Incident with the British Gov- The nation's electricity pro- Ku said the Council has ask-ernment with + view to an duction was reduced one-third ed the Chinese Ministries con- amicable settlement."
today but most power plants verned to draft a new set of reed that China has decided to decree mobilising utilities.
The Foreign Minister reveal-are abiding by the Government gulations welcoming" private delay recognition of the new The Interbrabant Power foreign investments. There are Biamese Government "to see Plant, which supplies the grea- special conditions on which for clearly how far the latter would ter part of Brussels with elec- gign businessmen will establish be backed by the Siamese peo- tricity, is running with a skele- factories and firms in China, ple.". He said that this policy ton crew,United Press. the new regulations being du- signed to
induce more difact foreign capital investment,
Tew
Ku said the National Econo- mic Council has completed a study of Chang Chun's economic plan,, which will be put Mukden, the report and that lacks confirmation from
Queting informed circles in The report, which hitherto into effect upon approval by the
any National defence measures in Port Ar-other soures,
gives no reason Press. thur had been greatly streng for the alleged Soviet prepara- thened recently with heavy guns tions. installed at the entrance to the
Government.---United
Tung Oil Position
Nanking, Feb. 13.
China Slashes The Import Quotas
Nanking, Feb. 13. The National Economic Council, after a lengthy debate, fixed import quotas for the Afth and sixth quarters (equivalent to the first and second quarters of this year) at US$74,720,000 -a reduction of 30 per cent, compared with the last quarter it was officially revealed today.
port and a six-foot wide trench In the battle for Manchuria, line, interspersed with a small Nationalist troops defending the pillbox every 300 yards, structed along the const.
cen-approaches to Chinchew today crushed the immediate Com- ruunist threat to this key city, The spokesman of the Econo- 130 miles south-west of Mukden, mic Ministry, replying to critic- Under the new quotas imp'risment was made necessary by the by unleashing a vigorous ccun- ism from American businessmen, of cotton, fertilizers, coal, rice, Government's effort to conserve ter-drive which drove the Reds sold today that Ching has no in-wheat and flour are not speel-foreign exchange. The reason
Disarming Of Japan
IM
The Weather
General alluation—Aμ anti-ercions
all the way back to Kowpangtse, tention of dumping tung ell into fled and will be determined on for the Inclusion of the sixth This railway junction, situated the United States market, but on the basis of actual needs as they quarter in the present quota 60 miles north-east of Chinchow, the contrary wishes for a higher oris while imports of machinery speclications was stated as al- at present the scene of price in the international torre entirely abolished. Diesel lowing a comparatively longer feverish activity Washington, Feb. 18.
as the routed ket.
oil is allotted US$18,000,000 and stable perlod over the im- The spokesman's statement which is the some as for the last port situation. The 11-nation Far Eastern Communiet columns prepare to
This, however, was made in reply to American quarter but represents the will not affect the allocation of Advisory Council has ordered group for another push.
businessmen's criticism the early completion of Japanese)
that largest quota in the new alloca foreign exchange which will con- Meanwhile, minor fighting China was selling tung oil in the tions.
tinue on a disarmament,
quarterly basis.--- continusa in the Suchlatun sec. United States far below coat. This directive would be bind-tor, south of Mukden, with Gov-
Quotas for gasciine covering | Reuter-AAP. The spokesman of the National Shipping Guild to-
The spokesman admitted that both quarters are fixed at US$- ing оп General
Douglas ornment - day reiterated that foreign shipping will re-
on 24-hours notice, and a new MacArthur,
unite mopping up export prooteds converted into 5,000,000 and will be allocated Allied
Supreme innlated bands of Reds following Chinese dollars sometimes do not mainly to public utilities to meet main banned from China's inland waters.
crew signed on the morning of Commander in Japan, members their victorious
costs but claimed thus industrial needs. Tobacco baa counter-stroke cover He was replying to rumours He described the report that
Feb. 5, a day before the fire. of the Council said.
yesterday.
พอเ A "temporary abnormal been allotted US$8,000,000 whlic that United States aid to China the United States would attach
He could give no reason for the The Council approved in
piknomena." He said further the quota for metals has
been would be connected with a do- such a condition to her ald to change; the old crew, he said, general the atops General mand for the "unfreezing" of China plan as an attempt to had given satisfaction.
Latest Independent reports, that China as the main tung oll raised from US$4,500,000 m the this country's inland waterways strain the close friendship pro-
MacArthur had already taken however, state that Mukden is exporter faces no keen competi- last quarter to US$7,000,000 for ontred near the Boat I maying mat. to foreign vessels.
bably originated from
in disarming the Japanese forces still far from safe sources
as no less tion from other countries Unit- the fifth and sixth quarters. The A shallow dosion povers Bialikwaad Branding the rumours: s who are still unwilling to rea-
and destroying fortifications. than six Communist divisions ed Press.
quota for medicines is only US-mit rough extends acrove south- "groundless" the spokesmanlize that China is now a sover-
mul China id a deepening depression ser M. Alexander Panyughkin, are sald-io be massed south and sald that the United States eign power...
4,000,000 BA against US$0,000.-tred between Kynaku and the mouth of Soviet Ambassador can surely understand Chinn's
000 the last time,
the Yangtse. Pressure vibes are slight The spokesman intimated
United States, abstained protectivo measure in view of
Imports of automobiles, in- over the Chine that Chind prizes highly her her own practice not to allow newly-won privilege of protect-
New York, Feb. 18,
Forecast Moderate south-easterly Voting after aayeral
DENIED
cluding foreign diplomatic cars, winds, mainly sloudzi some fais patiode foreign shipping to proceeding Inland shipping and said
Flames trapped 25 persons Inments for which he had fought
Lisbon, Feb. 13. will be limited along her inland waterway).
to 500, for the daring the afternoon, Easy, were vigorously
defeated
On the Honan battlefront, at that no change of the Govern-a-two-storey house today.
Portuguese officials doclared two quarters and trucks to about Yesterday's Weather - ment's policy in this respect Three hours later 11 worn withdrawn, He thus refrained lenni two of Communist General today that the future of Portu- 200.
Maximum 0.4 dag. Pab still missing, according to the from wielding, his power, of Chen Yi's five divisions moving gueso India was not being die-
Under the, new. quotas It is Sunshines 8.8 hours. (5) Although the Guild spokes- local fire chief. Buildings and veto. One of the defeated towards Shantung are said to cussed with any foreign country, specifiod
that
educational Rainfall: Nil. man maintained in general walls collapsed before most of Soviet amendments provided have already crossed. Into that
The statement follows reports supplies and scientifle apparatus terms that American rivers are closed to foreign shipping he the residents on the second floor that the Japanese police should province and reached the area that Pandit Nehru, · Indian not restricted under the present made no mention of specific could escape,、 fireman sald. be permitted only "pistols and between Chengwu and. Thao Premier, had said that talks import regulations may be Dismlised. Mississippi, Columbia and 3 three members of one family, ment
cito the Seven: others escaped, including rifles. Opponents of the amend-| hslun... Both these cities are were going on in London beported to the maximum of $500,- Bazo, at wal, 41018.1 10140 m.6. contended that more situated in the south-western tween the Portuguese: Ambas-000 each/
·Equales, (#4,57 – – 29,91 lichen. Lawrence rivers on which for who jumped from the second effective weapons were 10! cim vessels are permitted to
needed up of Shantung, His other three] 'ander and the Indian High Com- In explaining the reduced for. Humidity #24 ma proceed as far as they are able floor after suffering, autore to curb Communiam or other divisions are till bottling in the missioner, Mr. Krishna Maron pori quotas for the current, quar-wind Direction to.--Reuter.
burns.-Associated Press. „ disorders-Reuter.
| Minchuan, sector-Beuter.
-Reutor.
ter it was stated that the curtall-Wind Forex 14
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