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CHINA MAIL

No. 33933.

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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1948.

BUDGET FINNS TOE

COUNCIL DEBATE ON THE BUDGET Recommendation For S.T. And I. Investigation Advice To

THINGS WORSE Tax Increase Objection: British

THAN WAR

Washington, Mar, 30.

President Truman said fast night that the United States would talk peace with any country, but that it would not see the "litieties of any coun Irtes debauched".

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The Prraldent, who addressing

a large audience

of Greek-Americans, tinund:

test want #nd

"This country does has never

ard than slavery".-

wanted war.

several things

war, Beater.

including

but there

worse

Japanese Strike Called Off

Tokyo, Mur. 30. Japanese Government com. munications workers called! off their scheduled 24-hour nationwide walkout in face of General MacArthur's strike ban, but termed the SCAP action "unfair" and "throwing

dark cloud

Japan's

#

labour movement”.

Housing Scheme Delay Communists

A recommendation that a Commission be appointed to enquira into the running of the Department of Supplies, Trade and in- dustry, where, he alleged, "it is common knowledge that favouritism exists,” was made by the Hon. Dr. S. N. Chou during the debate on the Budget in Legislative Council

yesterday.

Dr. Chou, said that while it was not possible to produce tangible evidence of malpractice and maladministration, there was much adverse criticism of the Department which called for an enquiry,

Another feature of a' condid debate was the pract- ically unanimous objections by Unofficial Members of Council to any increase in taxa- tion, argument being that expenditure on the personal emoluments of the Civil Service could well be reduced.

Reference to the "intolerable delay" in Government approval of the many proposed housing

schemes was made by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, who said that for months on end no reply could be obtained from Government.

would profer seeing this credited Account

MR. LANDALE

to n

Special Capital which could be used for futuro Įrapitat expenditure.

Red Attack Folds Up

London, Mar. 30. Communists must place themselves at the head of a mass movement for peace, "not because we are paciflets, but because those who would organise a new war do so against the Socialist part of the world,” Mr. Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Bri- |tish Communist Party, declar-

ed here today.

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Moscow, Mar. 30,

The Finnish delegation wh bellaved here today to have reached an agreement with the Soviet Government on the general lines of a mutual ald treaty with the Russians. No detalla of the trekly talks

bave been disclosed either by the Rusalane or Finny, and discussions have been proceeding without publicity. Reuter.

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"Rebels" Attend At Assembly

Nanking. Mar. 30. Several of the Kuomintang "rebels” were among the

1,734. delegates prosant when the first pro- liminary session of the National Assembly was held this morning to discuss the election of the prosidium.

China's famous diplomat-philosopher, Dr. Hu-Shih, presided over the meeting, which heard widely divergent views.

Whereas the Assembly's organisational law provides for a presidium of 25, many dele- gates proposed an increase in the number in order to include all the electoral districts.

When the session, adjourned at mid-day, only about 30 out of more than 80 delegates scheduled to speak had taken their before the microphone.

BABEL IN NANKING

Chiness

Nanking, Mar. 30.

asked for Inter- preters to, understand other Chinese turn

as the problem of dialeste reached the National Assembly floor today,

The

of attempts Cantonese delegate to make

Though a motion was made against further expression of in-

Southampton, Mar. 30.

dividual views beyond those al- 'After 18. months work, ready stated it was quickly over- Berth 50

at Southampton ruled by strenuous objections

a similar session will be hold tomorrow. meming until all of

them have been heard.

Mr. Pollitt told a Congress of the Young Caramunist Lengue that a third world war had been talked about openly Docks will be opened on from the majority delegates and in the United States, and Bri-Wednesday the British

09 tain was "acaisting this vile pro-Overseas Airways new marine paganda to be carried out.” terminal for flying boats.

If war broke out against the

The first incoming flying boat Sovint Union, the United States will bring

from passengers Intended that Britain should Shanghai, Mar, 30,

an advance hase, while the Att-Its arrival Southampton will be Hong Kong and India and upon Communist General Niehler, the Churchills, the Bevias revert, for a few years at least,

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er

danger to

Hunger Strikers

"rabel"

one

understood by Mandarin-speaking Northern representatives brought onlin from the hoor for an officia! Interpreter, whose speech In turn was questioned by dela guten apasking · still varalonu of Chinese Asso- atated Press.

other

U.S. Could

Make 500 At-Bombs

At today's session some Kuo- mintang "rebele, admitted as proper delegates,, succesfed in. Yung-cheng's inner Mongol- and others would direct opera.

putting forth a proposal co. tan offensive, which opened ations from

safe spot in 10 its position as the B.O.A.C.

questing the Assembly to take. flying boat headquarters. week ago with a spectacular Canada

sympathetio action toward ten The Congress passed resolutions It lost this status during the

of their sweep into Government terri- condemning the Labour Govera-war when the terminal was

fellow ·delegates who ero now on the third day of tory, has collapsed completely ment's "purge" directed against switched to Poole, Dorset, but

their hunger strike. after

series of sledge-Communist activitler In the there yachting has been found

The police cordon around the hammer blows from General Civil Service, demanding logisla-

the. flying boats, compound housing Fu Tso-yi's crack units, on making Fascist organisations

for the banning of incitement of unsuitable for the now 34-seat- Archbishop Paul Yu-pin con

drawn today 4.8 Roman Catholic according to pro-Government activities illegal, and calling Poole has also been considered Kuomintang delegates was with-

race hatred.

"Solent" aircraft which tinued his despatches today.

mediatory, efforts. Another resolution passed call-come into operation on the Kuomintang circles are confident Nationalist troops are nowed for the withdrawal of British South Africa run noxt month. that a compromise will

Washington, Mar. 30. will be reach- described us being engaged in troops from Greece-fløyter,

Three weekly. services

A scientist, formerly ess0- willed within the next two

next two days tr his address presenting the "arge-scale mopping up"

eparate from Berth 50-one each night, a few hours after opening duction of atomic weasons.

In a broadcast address: last ciated with the American pro-.... livaget, du Fourciat Secretary operations, especially along tho until their wage demands are A strong criticism of the de- hud referred to the "large floating railway linking the north

A 24-hour comminunica- Jays in presenting the budget balance available on the

S.T. Shans city of Tating, and No in-Kalgan. tions strike is at present under was voiced by Mr. Landale, and 1 Trading Account."

WR available us to way in Nagoya and other dis- who said he understood that nation

how large this was or whether tricts of Western Honshu..

to two main the $3,000,000 referred ta pros these were due

Nationalist air reconnaissance is Taking their cue from Tokyo's causes-delays in getting replies merely a balance after it had said to have established that aside strike Trametr operators, bus from Whitehall and delaye in heen raided for capital expendi- from small bandis of stragglere drivets reached a "compromise" | thè Government

Communist Printer's ture,

there are no longer and greed to start surface rank office.

force of any size in the Агед The former Wik *** portation today after a four-day

north of the Sangkan river-in most serious defect in walkout.

Administration" and

other words, the threat to Kalgan Volke the first general strike Colonial

has been eliminated. lan personally insurd by General was brought to the attention MacArthur 14 months ago. this of Lord Listowel.

The Japan-wide strike been cancelled but workers will

continue regional stoppages

met.

ban In Bie form of memo-

Serious Defect in Administration

Olir

Grants to charity and "upkeep places in the Estimates. He sug of vehicles" appeared in several gested it would be easter to And

Arllery Are was audible in Ühe total disbursements on each item if they were given separate Changchun, capital of Manchuria. ranchim by the chief of SCAPT "As for the · delays in the subheads. He also questioned the

Communist forces Jast night Eegumi and Scientifle Secilon. Government Printer's

SCAP's Labour chief said there this clearly needs looking into as Revenue, and vice versa.

Omice, wisdom of treating Capital items continued their search for weak points in the Government outer was "nu obalncle" to the

perimeter defences. munications workers making new and steps taken to improve

Concluding, "The

Mr. Landale wage demands once the present matters," he went on.

·problem is settled-----

method in which the Estimates

Com-

said:

R.C.A.F. PLANES FOR CHINA

Shanghai, Mar 30, Mosquito _fighter-bombers purchased by the Chines Government from Canada

were

unloaded from motorship Lakeside today.

The surplus combat planes were the second consignment. out of 180 bought by China, The Lakeside, also carried more than 8,000 tons of arma, ammunition and railway sup- plies,➡Ascociated Press.

Japan.

to Australia, Hong Kong and kina's first constitution/stimated today that the.

Ás- prober

Southampton terminal is only ad National Assembly; temporary headquarters, how-sident Sun Fo called on the er for between 300 and 500 United States had material aver. Plans for a permanent sembly delegates to "give terminal are uncertain, but Cliffe, thought and care to the election atarata bomba below Gravesend, Chichester of the President and Vice Pre- The scientist told Reuters his Harbour and the Essex estuary ofsident so that the constitutional figures were based on produc- the Thames have all been man. tioned as possible sitas. Reuter.

Asylum Threatened By Fire

ness of the SCAP action-Unit-spent in finding one's way about position is not really comparable stronghold, the last in northorit |19 injured, nine seriously, in woodland blaze, which swept

government

to be formed may be

able to carry out both the letterton facilties and factories now and spirit of the constitution and working in the United States.

Ometals here continued in the thereby eradicate the causes of

refusal to confirm or deny reports rebellion from the roots.

in: Congressional circles that this United States is planning to ex- plode another the Pacific in

Dr. Sun warned that unless the Government triumphed in the present civil war, the nome of the Republic of China would become an historical relic,

Better Life

It is sec bon in

"belleved the next experimental explosion of un atomic bomb will be under water to ascertain its effective- The zero hour for an all-out

Dr. Sun London, Mar. 30.

ald the Chinese ness in anti-submarine warfare.-- | Communist- assault on-the-city--is-

Communists were working for. Reuter This was regarded by obser-has been presented to us is dis-

CANTON BUS ~Soldiers from Sandhurst,

the downfall of China .and "Compared with other parts of belleved near, following intensif-

equipped with_feld wireless urged the people "to rokindle vers as a sop to the Government graceful and entails a lot of un- the Empire nobody could say we cation of Red troop movements TRAGEDY

transmitters and receivers, this the glorious pirit. of patriotiem

CZECH WOMAN Workers Union, which is openly necessary work and time being are over-taxed, but our general) north and south of the Nationsllat resentful of thes alleged unfair-

Soven students were killed and morning helped firemen quell a

of the early revolutionaries."

BANNED Premier Chang Chun tald with any other part of the Em-Liaoning Province. Even in the Bill that

London, Mar 30. Cauton on Monday when a bus in across the Berkshire country porters that with whering in of pire in that unduly high taxation In now before this Council here would drive business else-day said that while large Com-turned, according to a

Pro-Government despatches to- which they were travelling these side for five hours during the started on a new and better life. the British

constitutional rule. China had Tom O'Brien, an officiat. vf Itume, Mar. 28. there are typographical errors where.

Chinese night, threatening the villagerte said his administration which Union, sald today that he had Theatre Employees' -Any agreement between Mar-in the Schedule which should

muntat forers are assembling at Press report yesterday. shal Tilo and Signor Palmira not have occurred."

The students were returning to of Bracknell, and almost sur- had served as a bridge in the asked Foreign Secretary Ernest "Before I could support any Itung, 40 miles south of Chang-

their school In Shoho after parti- rounding the Broadmoor Cri-past 11 months would soon be Bevin to tell him why Mrs. Togliatt, the Halian Communilet

move for increased rates of taxa chun, several Communist columns, leader, would "cost Italy her in- On the subject of Revenue, he tion, I should need, Firstly, to be accompanied by considerable war cipating in a mass commemorat-minal Lunatic Asylum.

replaced by another body to be Magda Reinerova, a Czech, 13 ing ceremony for the 72 Martyra dependence." the Italian Prime questioned the prudenen of in-convinced that our present ad supplies and heavy weapons, are when the accident occurred. The started by a cigarette and near Lion.

The fire, believed to have been formed under the new constitu- banned from England. transported Minister. Siguor Alcide de dai- cluding land-sale proceeds na an ministration is being run as effi- being

southward bus, on turning a corner overshot the Asylum wall, spread qlucky

and I are personal Magda peri, declared here today.

Hem of general

He ciently and economically as possi- across the Sungari river. Reuter, the edge of the road and over over two acres before I was dis- though his Cabinet had laboured mow le

Premier Chang said, that al- friends," said Tom. O'Brien. "I a Communist but I turned down the embankment.

untiringly during this troubled an anxious to find out the facts

ed Press.

them.

revenue,

Bandit Activity In Kwangtung

Canton, Mar. 30.

The Chinose press reported that a resurgence of banditry in Kwangtung province Had resulted in the killing of 10 outlaws and two provincial guards in a brisk gunfight on the edge of Hsinging.

The bandits tried to' ambush the new magistrate, Hsiao. Wel-

4 min and his followers.

Kaopi village In. Tapy ty, bandits, falling to collect ransom, killed the mother of General Fan Han-chish, a rank- Ing armoured corps commander

in North China, They also wore said to have looted the home.

been

Bix toll stations · have set up by the handits who re-

ble, and that there is no waste. For this reason, Sir, I welcome your decision to appoint an Efficiency Expert to overhaul the machinery of Government.

"Secondly should need to be convinced that our taxes on their present rates are being equitably, economically and incorruptibly

MAN-MADE RAIN NOT FEASIBLE

collected. These were my doubts Colony authorities, are sceptical whether artificial

when the Inland Revenue Or- dinance: was belig debated in this Council, and no figures have yet been produced to allay these

| doubts."

MR. T. N. CHAU

The High Cost Of Government

roin-making efforts as tried' in Manila' and elsewhere with varying results would' aid in

relieving Hong Kong's perennial water

shortage.

Several years pre-war Pro- In summer with the southeast

fessor M. H. Roffey, of Hong monsoon bearing moist air, and Kong University, directed the cumulus clouds are prevalent, the spraying of powdered kaolin on expartment would be futile as clouds over the colony with no ample rah falls naturally. Chauccess at producing rain. This new-found Hicit criticised the expenditure Un The modern method is to traffic has brought prosperity personal emoluments, referring spray solid carbon dioxide (dry to Walchow.

fuss the Chinese national atr. rancy.

The Ilon. Mr. T., N.

Bridges Down

...

It soon United up with two period its achievements were notulleged against her who had been

covered.

smaller fires in the woods near Jokingham.

up to 'expectations. “However, the MIG. Reinerova,

Executive

Czoch

Yuan had completed Cultural Attache to the main procedural prepara- Embassy in London,, was re- Reuter. tion form of constitutionalism-fused readmission after a trip to

Progue.-Associated Press,,

A detachment of Guards from the Sandhurst were rushed to scene and, with the aid of wire less equipment directed units of six fire brigados to the danger | points.-Reuter.

AMERICAN "NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS"

Scarlet Fez Ship

In Hong

Kong

The scarlet for of Egypt's merchant marine made its first large-scale appearance in Hong Kong yesterday when the Egyptian immigrant ship Al Sudan berthed at Kowloon,

Washington, Mar. 30. The National Defence Com- |mittee' of the United States Chamber of Commerce said.to-

Al Sudan is the first Egyptian She was chartered

again to day that national pre-atedness C-IN-C CALLS must be extended to the pro- passenger vessel to call at the carry central European Immt to the high cost of government ice) from an aircraft on a cer-

duction front as well as mill-Colony, and is believed to be grants to Australia with her There was some dead wood fatain type of cloud.

ON ROXAS

tary marvicos, B

the first Egyptian merchant sister ship Misr, Accommodation Manila, Mar. 30

is provided.'; for":175. cabin· · and certain departments, some super-

The committee called for faster marine visitor.AMARALY "The addition of dry ice on

570 troopdeck passengers. Bulties in the Civil List.

Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, C-in-C stockpiling of strategic materials She arrived yesterday morn large cumulus clouds, which of the British Pacide. Flest, and and a "detalled plan of industrialing from Singapore after trans- General Chao Kung-wa, former outlawry has

Further up from Walchow the Mr. Chau warned that the Co-are almost unstable," says Mr. Lady Boyd paid respects to Pre-mobilisation constantly kept cur porting" 780 European immi-

intensified, caiony could not bear any, further G; S. P.. Heywood, Director ofsident Roxas at citur*' of 'the' s2nd Army 1pecially in the districts along the burdens.

· Malacanan rent." ** There was every sign the Royal Observatory, "causes Palace today following the ar

I also endorsed blans, to arselles to Melbourne and grants, including British, from of Chaochow and Puning least mild recomion in the The press also reported that haiens where six highway bridges next year as to and the Colony rapid condensation in the cloud rival of three units of the feet strengthen the armed forces. It in Hong Kong dollars other bandils are levying a toll were destroyed and telephone could not bear any higher rates with the release of latent heat. this morning.

urged the expansion of air power Fremantle.MAILANMAN from

“I'm glad to see your Philip, and universal, military training. The ship brought, from Aus" in The antiocions centred bvár varan and smugglers carrying illegal trade between singing and Chlebyens would not raise the standard rate

wires cut. Many other bridges of taxation for some time.

hoped Government become unstable and to develop pines again, said the Admiral, and the President to take los ber of Europeans and Chinese, China and all naisuburtas, pas but have

to "This satises the 'tó

The committee urged Congress tralia to Singapore as small num- the Yellow Ben contfames, to dominatA between Hong Kong and Càntón | newc

were destroyed or burned...

as he greeted the Chief Executive to insure the rapid accumulation some of whom were desmbarked signs of waskaning and alisht. E mora- via the Lost River town of, Wnt-],

of, 10 per cent in the Bämnings

The call was: described chow, Junt 00 miles northebat. of

of adequtne balanced reserve at Singapore and others at Hong ment. The deprision; NZ of Iwallzis is purely socialAssociated Press supplies of essential materials, Kong. Difficult Job

are already underway AAAaya

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Another big

come.

concentration of and Profit Tax,

Into shower clouds.":

of spraying

and the Services Leed small catchment areas in the the Communiet-dominated Cen

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The Weather

Today's ForecastionModerata E

Yesterday's Westbarsk

the British colony Previously bandits, was, reported noor: Ying- Not enough attention was be the argugglers had used the town haien on the Gulf of Tonkin ing paid to housing. Building was of Shum Chun on the British where 800 with 500 rifles and 20 inadequate and did not touch the ever, the difleulty

Mr. Heywood peints out, how- RETURN TO WORK by both Chang Chinese bänder." --

light michine-guns are active, fringe of the demand. Too many the scattered cumulus clouds with

the remainder of henger tra PAN CORRAS · Prusa di PPSTAMINve. ➡→ Valted |

the Far East, embarking or Maximum 721 des Fah Several villages have been seized privately-owned buildings were dry ico so that they miglit pro-

Sydney; Már. 80/

for the Amiddle, Laring fraturne Minimum: $3.0, dem, fali by the bands, e

One section of the Queensland Ranging to Hong Kong nexo Bunshine 10. still requisitioned by Government, duch showers over the relatively

the Railway workers today rejected from Moscow Mar. 30, Here who will pick up more Salofall; Nil Total Economic deterioration

colony lakadáskor

Deputy Sturuk, Chairman of passengers... She will carry 41702081,1 mm, 119 givan"an, the principal cause of | Mr. Chaia said, he could see no Furthermore, Dr. G.A.C. Herk fral { "Disputer · Committon's ; datle, the · Frealdium" of banditry, although official re-logical argument against à Blata tots, Becretary for Development; sion and volod to return to work Soviet of the

others to

And then posts aid: hundreds have sur lottery if the money were anys that the experiment depends next Thursday. Soviet Republic. ht freed return to the Autrálne mmf Moro rendered and have been absorbed guled for en urgent public: pro on the amount of water already Rank and his member of from his dutina? Pravda reported grant: rum. by The provincial guarda. The fest, such as a tuberculosis in the air at the Sime of spraying other sections-expected to on Bunday Tattor, are to be reinforced by ava Larium He thought it would full column of about 16,000 men prove successful infong Kong With the dortheast, monsoon in vote alimlartan Thairey claims of Pravasided

wlatke when the drought is most | will: Batzubmitted to Parbitration | Clorua (and been ablated, toot Associated Prem.

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