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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1948.

CHIANG GETS NOMINATION Candidate For Presidency Of Republic Hu Shih May Be

REPAIRS TO CONSULATE

Work on repairing the Bri. tish Consulate building in Canton which was sacked by student demonstrators In January is now in full swing, according to Chinese reports from Canton yesterday.

The report said that the flag mast has been restored and the iron railings around the compound replaced.

Four British Planes Detained

Athens, Apr. 15, The British authorities in Greece wnight sent an offer report to the Foreign Offee after the detention of four British manufactured planes, American markings, Greek island of Rhodes.

on

Innded

with

Prime Minister

Nanking, Apr. 16.

The National Assembly today officially announced the names of the candidates for the post of President of the Republic of China-Chiang Kai-shak and Chu Cheng, Prosidant of the Judicial Yuan, The election will take place. on April 19.

The resolution, submitted yesterday with Govern-

ment support to give the President virtually dictatorial powers during the period of national crisis, is interpreted here as a move to clear the way for the Generalissimo to continue in the presidency.

If

the

Grim Prophecy By Benes

San Francisco, Apr. 15. Bohus Benes, Czech Consul: General and nephew of Czecho- slovakia's President, predicted today that Soviet Russia and the United States will engage in a "terrible conflict."

Leopold To Be Given Welcome

Brussels, Apr. 10. Belgian Flemish newspapers today carried- front pago nd- vertisements calling upon bus, coach, car and Torry owners throughout the coun. try to loan their vehicles on Bunday to drive Belgian Royalists to Rotterdam for

a demonstration of welcome to King Leopold II when he arrives there from Cuba after hin

Indles.

holiday In the Wost

According to the advertise- ments, many Belgians travel- ling to Rotterdam to watch the Balglum voraus Holland football match there on the game day are also expected to take part in the demon-

■tration,

King Leopold is expected to travel by wir from Holland to Geneva-Router.

world affairs Speaking at a class in Marian adult school. Benes and that war between Communism and democracy may result in the destruction of both. goes Univeralty, will become premier. amendment

Following through, it will remove one of

Chiang Kai-shek's

be destroyed but so will the main obstacles which, it is nancement on Aprli that, he may

[would not run for the presidency

Western Democracy. In the end believed, was behind Chiang's and his recommending that "there WHI be something un- original proposal that he step non-partisan tender" should be Christian that none of us can down from the presidency. elected, political observers cous foresee at this time." namely that the President's pied Dr. Hu Shib's name with the powers under the new constitu- Generalissimo's suggestion. tion were too limited for him to operate successfully in that pust.

He said, "In the end Communism Electric

that

"The West had nothing to offer

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MANUEL ROXAS DEAD

Islands Stunned

By News

Manila, Apr. 16.

A funeral train carrying the body of the late Prasi-

·

dent Manuel Roxas sped from Clark Field air

bass in Central Luzon to a capital stunned by the sudden death of the Republic's leader. Great crowds gathered in Tutuban railroad depot and lined the route of the cortège for two and a half miles to Malacanan Palace. Khaki-clad guards in white gloves and black armbands and drab olive steel helmets strap- ped under the chin lined the route of the procession.

News of the President's ill- ness had been minimised and word of his death withheld for five hours during the night. Flaming black headlines and radio bullons gave. Manilans an they awoke this morning the first inkling of the President's tragic death. There was wide- spread uncertainty and anxiety Ifor the future.

new

The

President, Elipido Quirino, Is expected to reach Manila sometime before midnight from his cruise in the waters of the Visayan Sea. Radio contact with the Coast Guard culter Anemone was established only

A large quantity of electrical this morning. plant and equipment covering a wide range of generators, convertors and transformers, sub-station plant, etc., is avail- able in Japan for allocation to industry.

MANUEL ROXAS

Bencs said he was convinced It is authoritatively tearned that Jan Mazaryk, Czech Foreign that Generalissimo Chiang and Minister, killed himself because Dr. Hu Shih discussed at dinner he "could not live as a Commun- the following day the formation | Ist."

Ist." He accused the Demo

The The emergency decree proposed

Philippine Cabinet of the new government.

cracies of failing Czechoslovakia

to yesterday with the approval of

Dr. Hu Shih pointed out

Russia moved into the

expected

tender thair when Feign Minister Wang Shih-chich

courtesy resignation soon after thewould all but suspend the consti-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek country a few weeks ago "just

Quirino takes the oath of office. w118 the "symbolio lender of as they did when Hitler forced Rulion and enable the Generalis-

China" and should obey

Political sources predict that in simo to continue to function pre wishes of the people.

the the pact of Munich on the Czechs

the all likelihood many of 10 years ago. The planes, which

atelselyns he is functioning how

While President Chinng' is, un-

Cabinet will be replaced. yesterday, because of with little or no interference from derstood to be still reluctant to

Distribution of this plant. and Ithodes

equipment is intended primarily

Peace and order is the top dom- shortage, were detting the constitution.

arcept the high post at this cri- but a little money. The Czechs

His address in the Colin Kelly estic problem facing President when the British Consul declineri

No Protest

tical period, he assured Dr.

And or assisting industrial rehabilita Hu had not forgatten Munich.

days Two tion and is contined to those areas Quirino.

before Theatre won thunderous applause the the Communists offered the peo- which suffered losses Some of the manoeuvres, in the Shih that he would accept

of similar Roxas' death he asked the Philip from the 500 assembled Ameri a personal guarantee for the ulc- | tight. ur latest

Dr. developments, post on condition that Huple a road 'out. They took it"-material us a result of the

officers and his party of pine Congress to grant an ad- | can Wor Generalissimo's Shih would become the Premier." United Press. craft.

throughout the

ditional appropriation of 10,000,-praininent Filipinos, It was broad- with Japan. The destination of the planes apparent attempt to give up the

-United Press and Heuter-A.A.P.

000 Preos to intensify the security cast over the Armed Forces net- was given today by the plots piesidency night netually have

campaign throughout the Philip work and relayed internationally as "Singapore vis Palestine." been from the beginning tactics

pines.

over a newly opened high power A Greek Foreigu Offee source

shortwave slation at the Geld... said the aircraft would he de-

Anti-Communist Spooch tained until the position was fully

"The freedom-loving peoples of clarified.

the world do not want war he

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fuel

to give the Greek air authorities.

Atitl sources

the

Upomcia! plane crews totalled 10 or 19, including Americans and other nationalities.

An oarilor report said the chief with an American passport and this gave

pilot was Jew"

**£*

bean two

for obtaining precisely the powers the Assembly now appears ready to give him, but there is no con- Arination of this.

yot No protest has volcod by, alther of the minority parties over the pro- axtand the posal to greatly

nor president's

powers, there been any Indication that:

has

a protest might be forthcoming. An

Government leaders meanwhile movement

credence to reports that the air-worked to head off a craft were intended for the Jewish "Air Force in Palestine" in the Assembly to convert that -Reuter.

Arms For China

legislative organ. body into a which would meet every two- years. An amendment proposed yesterday. with wide support among delegates, would not only grant the Assembly power to "es- tablish the principles of legista ton" but would give them veto power over much of the Legisla live Yunn's legislation. The pro posed umendinent would Rive China a kind of two-house partia- Six hundred tons of smallment or congress with the Assein- arins and Ammunition passed bly, corresponding roughly to it through Hong Kong yesterday and the Legislative Yuan arres en toute from Canada to China. ponding to the House of Repre-

The arms and aminunition were anong 3,000 tons of cargo corrled

| sentatives,

Hu Shih As Promiar?

hy the 4421-ton s.. "Islundside" Goverment lenders argued which arrived in harbour on that the move would only further Thursday, afternoon and contin-compileate an already complicat- ued her voyage to Shanghai yex-ed government structure and lead terday.

to endless controversy between The previous cargo of arms and the Assembly and the Legislative alivrati from Canarta to China Yuan passed through the Colony a

It is reliably learned that if the month ago by the s.s. "Lakeside," Generalissimo accepts the post of

The "Islandside" is under com- China's first constitutional prest mand of Captain W. H. Alexau- dent. Dr. Hu Shih, one time am; der. The vessel touched at Singa-bussador to Washington and at pore on her voyage to Hong Kong, present Chancellor of Peiping

Communist Demand

In France

3

Paris, Apr. 16.*

French Communists demanded today to be in

cluded in a Coalition Government. They also demanded dissolu- Betion of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's unions for higher wages spread Semi-military" Union of the through the French automobile.

Strikes

by Communist-led

Constellation

Crash Statement

London, Apr. 15.

official statement on the disaster today when a Pan-American Constellation airliner crashod at Shannon Airport, Eire, on its way from Karachi to New York, was issued by Mr. Patrick Dolan, the London representative of the Lock- heed Aircraft Corporation, tonight.

The

present second-han I Voltié' of the

"ATOM WAR BY 1953"

Copenhagen, Apr. 18. Gunnar Ktoos, Swedish engineer and stom solontist, wald last night that figuala will possess the atom Bimb before Jan. 1, 1982.

He told a news conference "there will be an atom war before 1983 if no International control based on political power and an International detective corps has been established."

Associated Procs.

Atlantic Union On The Cards

Ottawa, Apr. 15.

M. Paul Honri Spaak, the Belgian Prime Minister, will have informal discussions with Canadian officials this weekend to explore the possibility of ex- tending the Western Union into an Atlantic Union that would include Canada and the United Staics, it was learned here to-

day

;

M. Speak arrives tomorrow with Prince Charles, the Belgian Regent. The party will leave by

Sunday. air for Belgium on

Mr. MacKenzie King, the Can- has already Minister. adian Primo stated

would be will- Canada Ing to play a full part in any ex- pansion of

of the Western Union,

that

and officials here are anxious to obtain the reaction of M. Spaak.

Canada has so far been unable to determine the United States attitude on the matter, apart from the speech of President Truman promising military aid to

Demand For

conjunction with competing bids Rer of breaking out before Christ-shown Indication that America is Bahrein Island

war

A

An inventory is available for inspection at the Department of Supplies, Trade and Industry, and Intending purchasers are invitad

Osmona Confors to make bids for any item in

Yesterday Quirino hold an In- which they are interested.

with former formal conference Prices will be fixed by a com President Sergio Osmena in re mittee and will bo based on the Itiroment, or Cebukve Press-epr» (: fald,... "kut will be form, 10, take:any European country defending. plant. The proceeds of any sale respondents with Quirino report-in stand and fight when they mustdalf agonist aggression Reptes vs will be credited to a comanon re-ed that the Vice President who do so to preserve their liberty.

1 happy the President of

&T is concurrently Secretary of For the United States, backed by the parations pool.

Affain, told Osmena he eign The requirements of this Colony, will be considered in Japan In feared World War III is "in dan-American people, has at last

Quirino asked Osmena to going to prepare for. frons other territories, and in volunteer his services as an elder

Roxas become ill a few minutes

Teheran, Apr. 10. order that any bids may be put forward from Hong Kong at the statesman to participate actively after leaving the platform.

scheduled review of more then The Iranian Parliament today carliest possible date, the closing in national affairs.

Messages of condolences, head-3,000, troops was cancelled-As- unanimously voted for a speekly day for bids has been fixed for

ed by a statement of President sociated Press and United Press. debate of a hill presented for the the 24th April, 1948.

restoration from British protec- Truman, are arriving in statement said: "The straight line for the runway and

H.K. Mourns'. great numbers. plane struck a three-foot stone made a second contact with the APPOINTED TO H.K.The President's death

The Philippine Flag is being tion of Bahrein Islands in 410 h was an-down a half-mast for three days

·Persian Gulf. wall close to a road running by ground on its belly a 100 yards

The will said that the "Iranian the airport and the under-outside port motor dropped out.

Ottawa, Apr., 18. At this point, the

nounced officially in a Malacanannt the Filipino Club while the carriage was torn away.

H. T. Felers of the Canadian Palace communique at 0200 to- local, Filipino community mourn Government is insructed to take

Department the Reams of the petrol tanks Immigration

Malacanan the death of (Friday). The

their President, prompt steps to further Iran's right of jurisdiction and to com- opened up, and petrol seeped out been appointed Superintendent of spokesman said Mr. Roxas died Manuel Roxas, who died of a

coronary thrombosis atter and, with the engines running, Canadian immigration at Hong of

rangements and report to caught fire.

kong, it was announced here to suffering a stroke. Mr. Roxas heart attack at 10.80 p.m. (Manila plement the administrative

time) on Thursday.

Mabilea Parliament."-Associated "The aircraft skidded a fur-day by the Acting Mines and Re- had fainted shortly after finishing

Mac-a Minister; J. A. ther

Fress. speech at 250 yards and finally sources

(Continued on Page 4) Field. halted about 250 yards ahead Kinnon. of the tip of the runway.

Peters entered the Immigration

UNO Mourns "The outside port engine shot a

service In 1828 as an Inspector at

At Lake Success, United Na- further 100 yards. But the two Huntingdon, B.C., was transferred tions Bags were at half-must at starboard engines remained in- /to Vancouver in 1937 and made the request of Senator tact and in place. About 30 sec- Investigaling officer in 1947, Francisco onds after that, the plane came United Press. to a final stop, patrol tanks ex- Extradition of a pretty air-lodr

Washington, Apr. 15. stewardess from Hong Kong ploded and the aircraft was en-

Twelve American veloped in fire."

warships So far, Constellations has been requested by the

have hended by the battleship Mis- Chinese authorities in Nanking, made more than 5,400 crossings souri and the aircraft carrier when the Japanese attacked the the "China Mail" learned from of the Atlantic, but until today Coral Sea, will visit Europe this Philippines, troubled by the

"The aircraft corried on in a

Nanking Wants Air Hostess

on.

has day

12-minute

Clark

Vicente

(Philippines).

who said: "1 mourn the passing of an No great old personal friend

wash amount of tears can ever away the sorrow. Tortured by the terrible hurt that started

Too Much Beating About The Bush

Washington, Apr. 16.

reliable sources last night. there had been only two crashes summer on a training cruise, the ghastly events of the Japanese A plea that the Food and Agricultural Organisation

The girl is alleged to have been involving loss of life to passen-United States Navy announced occupation and struggling with

Involved in illicit trafficking in | gers.--Router.

and gold by air between Kunming and Shanghai. Several members of a gang were recently ariested in Shanghai.

The stewardess it was stated last night, fled from Kunming to Hong Kong by air and is stil fu |Hong Kong.

The office the Chinese Gov. ernment's Special Foreign Affairs

Commissioner yesterday declined

to comment on the subject.

Demonstration

French People, indicating they industry today, making 12,000 Over Berlin

may use force in an attempt to workers Idle.

o break up the Gaullist congress

at

Strikes, were in effect at the

Furstenfeldbruch, Apr. 18, Renault and Hispano-Suiza plants oponing today in the Commun in the Paris suburbs and at the

As soon as 26 DZD heavy bomb- fat stronghold, Marseilles.

Sochaux iners touched down here today The Communist demands wore Eastern France.

ere Peugeot worka

General Lucius D. Clný asked issued at the end of a two-day session of the party's contral

mmittee in Paris.

Jin.

The aircraft,

here today.-Router

Two Hundred Arabs

Killed In New Battle

Jerusalem, Apr. 15.

Two hundred Arab casualties and the capture of ・ ・ seven 75-millimetre guns in a big now offensivo against fortified Arab villages on the Biblical plain of Armageddon, Northern Palestine, ware claimed by Jewish forces tonight.

They admitted three dead and some wounded in the attack on seven villages around, the Jewish settlement of Mishmar Haemek:.

the monumental task of building

free, Independent

nation. Roxas

is a soldier struck down in a great battle. The people of the Philippines today assume a great responsibility, from which none

inch.

Shoulder to shoulder, Mr. we shall honour the memory of Roxas by continuing his efforts to establish in the Philippines a model of honest Government de- mocracy so our people may live

prosperity and peace." ..

can

in

President Roxas had suffered from a heart atment for

years.

should cease "beating about the bush" in deal- ing with the problem of rice shortage was made by the Indian delegate, Mr. S. Krishnaswamy, to a meeting of the Organisation's Council to- day.

the

Krishnaswamy touched off a discussion which Mr. Frank Bullock, from Australia, described as the most important, from the point of view of its nutritional objectives, that had occurred within the Organisation.

The Council was discussing that, the FAO, in entering upon He often used it as excuse the report of the International new financial commitments, should to avoid distasteful assignments Rice meeting at Baguio, the not "spread the butter too thin during the Japanese occupation, Philippines, and its various re- Later the Council approved the when he was Food Administrator comm

In the puppet Government.

commendatioris.

over all its projects:

́establishment of an International. These called for funds to bo Rice Council as recommended by A year Ago narrowly es caped death from an, alsassin's made available by the FAO in the Baguio Riep meeting-Reuter

rice conservation hand grenade, which killed one sponsoring a

campaign, creating an Internin- and wounded aim of his party tonal Rice Council and stabilal -on.......'a.... Manila :platform.: Last.

Inga Far Ea rice investigation November he becams lil during committee. The delegates ques- the Congressional campaign

tioned whether the FAO was in a and took

position to fliance: such a project,

Rī・ A moderate zoțleyslené le centred over Mr. Krishnaswamy vigorously HE China and moving. A ridev declared: "We have to take action.

The Weather

that they make a fight over Inspector General of the Arab reported.

General Ismail Sefwat Pasha, killing 21 Arabs, a Jowish source Wage Demond

Britons Killed” identified with Liberation Army, left Calro to- Ten thousand workers were out those that laid Japan low, arrived day by a special plane to relleve The demands were embodied

The British Army had evacunt- bollerin a 17-point resolution outlining at the Peugeot plant, where the

Communist-controlled General La- on a direct training fight from Fawzi El Kawukji, the Army's ed Tel Litwinsky camp, a former

the United States. otonthe

bour Federation (CGT) demanded

Commander in Chief, and 2,009 United States Air Force camp, a a da The main point was a proposal 20-percent, wage, increase,

The request is interpreted as a Arab troops cut off by Haganah few days ago.

Three British soldiers

• democratic The "Workers Force" and move by the American Comman-forces in a village near Jeru-

the ow union cahlition government Union held strike vote today der to show Berlin what a squa- salem, a Reuter Cairo despatch killed when armed men, believed dent was host at a gay, pasty at financial expenditures on other at Proms 14 & Arough ratende BT (65

with Communist participation. and the result was three to one dron of the giant bombers looks against a walkout But more than like. Nothing of this: size was

party's. "future programme."

sly for "government of

Am

Intrusa daya mandataranchali ^, half the plant's workers refused to used in the European war.—As-

vote, under CGT orders, and the rociated Press. stoppage continued. “

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Now Joy Colony: Four-Year Plan. Soliqanli #xtradition: Cann

Mackintosh's

Apply

Seven hundred diemakers' walk-

od out at the Hispano-Suiza fac-

tory at Bois Colombes' Insupport of demands for

20-francs-an

FINNISH PACT

sald.

Azzam Pasha, the Arab League's Secretary General, said the Jews had thrown all their forces into the battle" now" roging throughout Palestine and the Committee had decided to take.

accordingly imp

were

Party Host

depression. io. moving:

On Wednesday night the Freak if necessary, we should reduced from it to Chink. A compan to be Jews,

aminished military | Malacanan Palace, honouring the pr

Wa have done all tha the northern parti at;, the - China - Pane that he is nocemary. Framkurs in relatively few over Slam.,). trolleys near Hehoveth today, birthday of US Ambassador Em Jewish sources in

erusalem

re met O'Neal and his 27th There is nothing left to study: Today's forecast Moderate, 1 mlade ported.

wedding anniversary.

The Bagulo Conference has overcast with: Interipiilent, rain så flaske Jewe

The party lasted wall past mid-clearly prosented problems and improving to cloudrit were still missing, and feared | night. Early yesterday. Roxas made recommendations for theisterdar's Wethers

Jebe Matimuna 71.4, deer!Yahoo! dead" in ́ah Arab attack on a went by train to Clark Flold for solution.pd Jewish convoy on Mount him first official call at the biggest "It is time to stop beating Sunblast-NIL.

Jerusalem,on: Thurs: Socupa,

American: ale bass in the Re- around „the bush" càn .official' Jewish.:boürem day,

Many delegates supported Mr. ource public.

Hamatorad about the Krishnasweeny's appeal, including Sprawling dold d in 1964 degren Britain's representative, who and watched Thunder pointed out bis icountry hath ghters = perform serial through" lis colonice more than uvras :: quolý Tad: hád-frak, passing, Inforest lit the subjeckal p sash; in the Philippines & Mr. Bullock agreed that the rios des Pulas Inosisher-fery karosanquels of "problem was end that "Canopi bi wins

action Helsinki, “Apr. 13. The Finnish Government today The Layptian newspaper Al hour salary boort, Six hundred irotyworkers: struck at the Renault formally asked: Parilament to Zemaan said 12 Kawukji's®: post- Kaald tonight"|N factory and another 500 went on ratify the Moscow "pack

tion got worse in the next few : Jewish prend reports stated airing at :(ho? Molallurgy

Parliament, plant at

Briton, Perv will presumably hours, “an- Arab country will here tonight ANAE Peuleauxnese Partage stoperio 'discuss. The "pact at just meeting, send ita regular, troops to Kaley tag: with, the “Arab - Liberation. 342um, filsusteqila strike' wavo last Friday and send the Governme tine"

- Army, as an artillery officer, was November and December began in raufication bill to the “l Haganah forces today occupied in when Jews captured an the strongly organised; automobile l'Aulaire :-Committes,

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