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Library, Supreme Court

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CHINA MAIL

No. 33939.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1948.

RUSSO-FINNISH AGREEMENT Treaty Of Friendship And Assistance

U.S. WARSHIPS FOR NORWAY

the

Washington, Apr. 8. The United States aircraft carrier, Valley Forge. anti-aircraft cruiser, Fresno, and four destroyers will visit 29 to Bergen from April May 2

A

The announcement from the Navy Department said the vilt would be a COM. tinuation of the Navy's pol- of making visits to pro. friendly countries on gramme

goodwill and the furtherance of friendly relations."

The Vally Forge,

now in the Mediterranean for snor. claen with American ships, le

the way

from Ching-Reuter.

an

home

DRY ICE FOR H.K. RAIN TEST

One hundred pounds of dry ice for artificial rain-making experiments over the Colony may arrive in Hong Kong this week from Manila, where artificial rain was produced two weeks ago.

Fur East Instructors at the Flying school beileve that pro viding the weather continues to drizzle, the addition of dry ice to the clouds would produce downpour.

*

Following the appeal in Satur- day's "China Mail" by the in- structors at the Far East Flying School for dry ice to undertake Ra- experiment, Mr. A.J. mondt, Hong Kong munager for

the

to send

to the

President

Andres Borisno Phlippine Air Lines, who is fly

of

No Cession Of New C.P.A.

Territories

Helsinki, Apr. 6.

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The Finnish Foreign Office announced today that Macao

Finland has agreed with Russia on the terms of a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance. The spokesman said the treaty would not become effective until ratified by the Finnish Parlia- ment. He said Parliament would probably be summoned to examine and ratify the treaty this week-end or early next week.

Finnish! The semi-official News Bureau sald agreement was reached at a meeling pre- sided over by the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov.

delegation Today the Finnish will have internal discussions on details of the pact and certain within the next 12 hours wording of the text will be finali decided upon.

the

The pact will likely be signed tomorrow

The Finnish Cabinet was sum- moned to the Presidential Palace morning. The meeting was presided

over Prezident Paasikivi and obylously made £ laat examination of the treaty pro- visions and to decide upon com-

missioning the delegation chair man, Premier Pekkala, to sign No Basos?

the treaty.

.

A regular week-end air ser- Ivice run jointly by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Macao Air Transport Ltd. bo- tween Hong Kong and Macao will begin on Friday after-

noon.

A Catalina amphibian air- The crucial point of the nego-craft with a 'remodelled interior tiations was the Finnish claim to and comfortable seating for 24 the right to decide when the pact passengers will carry out the should become effective, whether fights. immediately or in the case of war.

He said he had high hopes that the Finns, despite strong Russian opposition, had succeeded in making a deal keeping the coun- the great powers try outside military preparations.

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first flight will leave Hong Kong at 4 p.m. on Fri- day, returning the same day,

Further flights will leave Hong Kong en Saturdays and Sundays p.m., and a.m., 1 p.m., and on Monday at 7.30 a.m. The

plane will leave Macao on return Bighis 45 minutes after these times."

The fare will be $45 single and will be $75 return. Passengers limited to 331b of baggage.

These week-end schedules will be maintained for two months. will be two The text would probably be after which there available for publication at the nights daily and extra flights at same time in Helsinki and Mos-week-ends.

Cabinet Decision Political circles believe the text is likely to be published: by Moscow Radlo tonight fot- towing the signing an were the Soviet's pacts with Rumania, Hungary and Bulgaria.

COW.

The Cabinet meeting this morn- ing lasted 45 minutes and, it is believed, decided to authorise the Finnish delegation to sign the poct.

If both parties should not agrer on the terms of this pact "ihre would not be any pact." th. Indicating that the agree Reached by telephone in Mos- ment was unanimous.

COW

the head of the Finnish negotiating delegation declined to discuss details of the projected treaty.

A high Finnish political source old United Press that the treaty does not include permission for the Russians to establish peace- time military bases in Finland.

Ho suld it included 'no Finnish cession of territories or any bar- der adjustments.

KAI TAK SEIZURE

The four cases, were about t Ing here in his private plane torbe loaded on

Trans-Asiatic

received

information

hero from Moscow last night in.

It has

BATTLE IN CITY STREETS

Tokyo, Apr. 6. Fifty Japanese gangsters)

dicated that the Finnish delegas fought a six-hour- gun and tion, le expected to return here sword battle with 50 Korean before the week-end.

capital soldiers in the streets of Hamamatsu, a town of 300,000

bean

In the Russlan

since March 22.

At Kremlin

on the const south of Tokyo, Despatches from Moscow said last night.

the Finnish delegation conferred

Press.

Residents led into their homes.

since Saturday

PICTURE OF THE DAY

In Form

Price: 20 Cents.

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STANDING COMMITTEE BACKS GENERALISSIMO

Assembly Breaks Up In Disorder

Nanking, Apr. 6,

The Standing Committed of the Kuomintang today resolved to recommend to the Party's Central Executive

Generalissimo Committoo that Chiang Kai-shek bo urged to run for the Pre- sidency.

The Committee, composed of 40 top members of the Kuomintang, met for four hours, last night to consider the Generalissimo's request that the Party nominate someone outside the Kuomin- tang to replace him as President of the Chinese Republic. The Central Executive Committee will meet today at 3 p.m. to take up the matter. Vice-President Sun Fo, who ifications for the next Chinese presided over the meeting, said President, said he is "not a can- the Generalissimo should be didate for the Presidency." lauded for the "great and noble spirit displayed by his attempt to renounce the Presidency but the ship of state cannot do with- out him at this time."

If the plenary sesalon of the Central Executive Committee to-

Whan naked by Chinese newamen whether he felt he perfectly fitted the five specifi- cations Hsted by the Generalia- aimo for President, Hu replied, "many persons fill those specifi estions.

In reply to a query about who day accepts the recommendation he would support for the Presi- of the Standing Commitice, dency. Hu pointed out that he Chiang will be forced either tu has already signed his_namie-on bow to the party's decision or re- the list supporting thọ Generalis- tuse to submit to party discipline, | simo,

for which he is traditionally the strongest champion.

Sources close to the Generalia- simo still professed that Chiang

Hunger Strikers

In the National Assembly, out

was sincere in his desire to yield of 101 candidates for the Presi

ed,

.

BOAC CLERKS ON STRIKE

Calcutta, Apr. 6. British OvAPKOKE Airways Corporation services between Britain, Bingapore' and Aug- tralia were threatened with d'alocation today when olerka

of

the company in Calcutta went on strike.

The

workers demanded are increases,

cost of living of

waga

403

allowance, and recognition

recently. formed Airways.. Workers Unton. The vices have, so.

so far, been main- tained by a skeleton Workers of the Indian Na tional Airways, one of the teading Internat aleways companies, were also affect ed-Reuter.

FINNISH RED PLOT UNVEILED

Helsinki, Apr. 6.

The afternoon 'nowspaper Kauppalesti today claimed to have uncovered a Communist

of

the Presidency to a non-party dium, 60 received no votes at all plot aimed at forming a Com- candidate, but they are unable to and 13 received only one vote, munist "popular militia" with predict what Chlang would now Mo Te-hui, northeast leader and the task of "securing dem- do In view of the Standing Com-Vico-Fresidential candidate, got ocratic order. in Finland."

The paper reported that 'n mittee's rejection of his request. only two votes and was not elect-

dozen members of the Helsinki

-in 'the 'middle Bixty-two delegates were appolice force pointed to superviss polling to March recolved letters calling order to prevent à repetition them for a secret meeting to dis of. Saturday's unsuccessful atec- cuss a popular, militi

It said also that the moating tion. Two thousand three hun. dred and thirty-nine delegatos took place a fortnight aga

Hindenberg Haus, building of the sttended-today's session was Finnish Soviet Soolety, and the Informed sources said there stiu no solution in

Dr. Hu Refuses

This evening dress from

Meanwhile, Dr. Hu Shib, war- time Ambassador to Washington Dior's newest collection is called "Sweetheart." It is a and present President of the Na-) form-fitting down in pinktional Peking University, who hay tinan with bands of white face all the way down. (A.

P. Photo).

been prominently mentionaal the Individual that Chlang had in mind when he set forth quai-

Reynolds Hands Out Some More Pens

Tokyo, Apr. 6.

Outracing a demand that he be returned to China, for illegal departure, millionaire Milton Rey- nolds made a fast take-off from Tokyo for the

United States tonight.

in the Kremlin for an hour last bolting their doors and turning night with Soviet Foreign Minis-out the lights, while the fighting Sixteen bars of gold, weighter, Moloicy and other

Russ.anraged.. Philippine Air Lines, Inc., asked ing 80 ounces, and 199,500 diplomats. The talks had been The fighting in Hamamatsu had his head office colony the man who directed the plastres in 100-plastre bank suspended several days while the been sporadic

experiment in hotes were seized at Kai Tak Finnish delegation members came and 100 armed police were sent rain-making

-to Helsinki for new Instructions in before yesterday's--six-hour Manile, and also some dry ice. airport yesterday by Revenue

The treaty was suggested by battle developed. It is understood six tons of Officers.

Prime Minister Stalin in February.

The police proved insuficient The gold and banknotes were United Press and Associated dry ice are available in Manila.

to prevent the battle, which did The quantity for Hong Kong discovered concealed. In hollowed

not end until late last night, may arrive tomorrow oy a Flyout boards of four wooden case

when both sides withdrew, taking Ing Fortress carrying Colonel described in the cargo

with manifest

them their dead and

"I'll be so happy to get back mountain ended in controversy wounded. as containing tooth-brushen.

Two seriously wounded, Koreans to the United States that 'hand melodrama.

Clutching a package of bread, have been found by the police, never leave there again," ex-

casualties, on claimed the Chicagoan, whose cheese and sausages in one hand, who believe that both sides were heavy Reuter. hunt for the world's highest he cheerfully distributed some of his famous ballpoint pens to Customs men with the other.

Angry at Reynolds' cancella- tion of the expedition to survey the Amne Machin range in Wes- tern China, Chinese officials im- pounded his plane at Shangha!! on Saturday, but Reynolds and his

minde crew of thres melodramatic escapo

on Sunday. "Gross Falsehood"

a business call.

Should the Ice not be on this Airlines plane bound for Bangkok

plane, there is a probability that

when Rovenue

It will be brought from Manila the discovery.

by the scheduled PAL aircraft cil Saturday,

P.I. AIR PACT

WITH CHINA

Officers

madc

Up to Inte yesterday afternoon,

to no one had como forward

staim the cases.

JAPS HANGED

AT STANLEY

Aleutian Islands As Base

Washington, Apr. 5. America's armed forces

Two Japanese, Major Uete Tai-want to set up a vast military' Manila, Apr. 5. chi, 61, and Lt. Kuruta Iwao, 43 reservation on the Aleutians→→→

The Chinese Legation in

Mantia discloses that, pending sentenced by

the War Crimes the U.S. lands” in shortest the negotiation of a formal air Court to die for war crimes, were transport agreement, the Chinese hanged at Stanley yesterday in range of Soviet Russia.

Philippine

of Military and and

Governments the presence of have agreed to an arrangement Prison authorities. whereby planes of one country An inquest was later held at

when Magistracy in distress may us8 emergency Central airfelds of the other and vice- verdict of death by judicial

'hanging was recorded. verza-Reuter.

a

250 Ceylonese Troops Sent Back Home

Singapore, Apr. 6.

Nearly 250 Ceylonese troops had been repatriated from Singapore to Ceylon, the Army authorities disclosed today.

While the services said only "routine" when asked for ex- planation of their moves to get control of the areas, the islands dual role in World War II make the aim obvious.

They were:

་

-The scene of the Japanese

thrust these from which res at the American mainland. The

N.Z.'s Role In The

Pacific

Wellington, Apr. 6.

New Zealand armed forces must be so organised that they could play their part in the defence of the British Commonwealth and discharge the... country's obligations to the United Nations, the New Zealand Defence Minister, Mr. Frederick Jones, announcing the Government's defence policy, said today.

New Zealand must also con-

taliatory strikes were launched at tribute largely to the security of the Japanese Kurlies, new under the South Pacific and the de- Russian control.

fence of New Zealand territory.Funds For

In the early stages of the war there were Japanese on most of Mr. Jones said.opped

E.R.P. On The Way

a

between

the dispute

metting agreed

The

that

quick steps

advocraticok

ludependent delegates must be taken in order to make and the Kuomintang, L

Eight hunger strikers entered their ninth day of their semi-fast -three were reported to be too weak to stand up--United Press.

Hysterica

.

the police more

meeting

a purgo Finnish

policemen to remove reactionary elements" according to Kauppalrati

among

A high spokesman for the Finnish police refused to comment on the story, claiming that the apparently va whole thing was purely political affair,

Meanwhile, Informed sources. to discuss the conference_ogendo sold there were strong indiens the Finnish Communists broke up in disorder today after tions the

4

Nanking, Apr. 6. The National Assembly meeting

PROPAGANDA BY MAIL

a sudden adjournment when the ware systematically working on lights went out and the loud-creasing Communist Influence within the regular police corps.— speaker falled.

Chairman Yu Yu-jen adjourned United Press.

meeting at 11.20 because, of the electricity failure, but when the lights came on a few minutes later the delegates charged that it had been a "trick" to end the

New York, Apr. B.- - about discussion

Italian Americans opposed to controversial expanding the Assembly agenda. Communismore bombarding Beveral delegates rushed on Italy with letters and cables urge to the platform and shouted ing-relatives, and friends, to vote hysterically in the wged chair- against the Communists in the man's face while other dele elections of April 18,

gates pounded their scata

protest the sudden

ment.

to

adjourn the "Bnor.

Salvadore Parle, No- Secretary of the Order of the Sons of Italy, said. 120,000 the chairman of members have They acc

accused the

already Fent acting too hastily in calling an 2,000,000 anti-Communist Letters adjournment and warned that to Italy.

they would reopen the same The Postmaster of: New York. discussion when the Assembly said Italian-bound air mail - had

than doubled””” recan He expects to`rafubi at Mid- meets at 9 am, tomorrow-more way and land at Honolulu an United Press. Monday night, gaining a day

by crossing the International Datelino, Reynolds

SAND

Clear

of

China, and the Amne: Machin range retained is secret. It still might or might not include, peak higher than Mount Everest. In Shanghai, Chinese aviation officials emphatically denied the One charge made in Tokyo by Mr. Reynolds that a Chiness Air Force plane

pursued the Explorer after atter, took off Police Mr. Schobern Yu,

the

Com

the islands the armed servicesThe immediate concern was lo want.

...secure trade' and communica¬ The plan was disclosed in an tions, particularly in the Pacific

missioner of Shanghal, also denied official notice of a hearing: in The Navy and Air Force must jandar

as a "gross falsehood Mr. Rey- Juneau, Alaska, on Army, be organised to discharge this

nolds" statement la Navy pati-role immediately in an enter Air Force and

affected

effect that Chinese, gency.

Hce fired on

the plane as Therefore, it was essential to

Washington, Apr. 6, 5 maintain bases In the South President Harry Truman to Associated Press and Iguler." ried over the Lunghwa faid, Pacific islands, notably Fiil, day ordered the Reconstruc

One hundred and 87 had been the men, by farge, werd of good tons to withdraw the repatriated as undesirables after character, but that their number areas from public lands status,

Associated Press. disturbances last December over included agitators who took ad- has

vantage of the slightest opportu

the rice ration. The remainder nity to incite the majority.

which Included a smaller num- The General Officer Command Radar Centre- weleent home in two other batches. Cox said that the Army regret-In Australia

Most of the latter were com- ted the habit of the men to nurse sposed of men who had been grievances rather than follow the

Aber of undesirables, had been Ing. Singapore, Major-General

*normal - Army procedure of ro

Melbourne,

ne, Apr. 5 Ben Lockapelser, chief, techboarded out for medical and porting complaints: immediately scientists of the British Ministry, eni other reasons, which reflected | If they would only take advane of Supply, who la attending the discredit upon them take of the Army system of us Arst technical session of the Benler Army ofcere said they ing the right to complain without British Commonwealth (Advisory

any question-of-victimisation, were completely satisfied that then, he said, the Amy would be Aeronautical Research Counell, in position to invosilgate the said in an interview today that amplaints and rectify any Jul-Australia and New Zealand were were to be centres of a vast Peronaus

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Reuter.

Big Spinning Mill In The N.T.

of the biggest cotton-yarn spinning, inills in the For East is being constructed in the Colony by a small group of Chinese businesımen who have already established a smaller 8,000 spindle, mill at Hunghom.⠀⠀

Costing more than $8,000,000; | including artemy which WD to the the new mill will have at least cause smoke to set off an alarm,

Dating D0 37,000 spindles producing 74 The smaller mill; at Hunghoms

from which defence forces could tion Finance Corporation to PROCESS

operate.

Target Plan

*` make US$1,105,000,000 Imme-

diately available to get the CONTINUES

foreign recovery programme After consultations with the into, full swing?. Admiralty, it had been 'decided \to keep” In commission'-żons

cruiser, at present, wind for followes les training; a fully operational US$50,000,000

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army of spinners will total been renamed Feninsula Splak 1,200, of whom 200 are being Ltd.

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