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DELEGATES WRECK NEWSPAPER OFFICE PICTURE OF THE DAY FOUR CHARGED

Kwangtung Faction Objects To Dr. Sun Criticism

Surprise Outcome To First Ballot

Nanking, Apr. 23.

Violence broke out in connection with today's vice- presidential election as 100 Kwangtung delo. gates to the National Assembly supporting Dr. Sun Fo wrecked the office and printing plant of the "National Salvation Daily,” injuring at least seven persons.

The paper has been strongly criticising Dr. Sun in

its editorial columns ever since the commence- ment of the vice-presidential campaign.

and

other

of On being told that none the paper' top officials were

The raiding party, wielding, and demanded to see the person wooden clubs, smashed win in charge.

furniture dows, equipment in the three-storey business office of the newspaper and then proceeded to printing plant where they smashed the presses and scat- tered types and newsprint over the floor.

Soven Injured

cut the

the

In the building, the attackers and telephone line

to proceeded

systematically amaah windows and furniture. Employees who tried to prevent them were beaton.

In a hastily called press con- erence following the attack, the

claimed delegates the Kwongtung

had been attacked they employees of the newspaper when Sixthey

there went

to protest

Seven employees at business office were injured dur- ing the attack, Including the vice manager and chief editor.

by

of the injured received hospitul against articles about Dr. Sun.

treatment but

serious condition.

tione

was in a hey

They claimed that three of their Injured. They group

were

The attackers disappeared be-mentioned nothing about wreck-

fore the police arrived scene.. made.

оп

the ing the offices to newsmen pre- not yet heard No arrests have been sent who had

about the attack.

The "National Salvation Daily" Employees of the paper anitt

attacks on raiding party. including frequently several women, drove up to the political figures. The paper was newspaper office in two trucks established 17 years ago.-United They entered the editorial offices Press.

the

made

Li's Surprising Strength

Nanking, Apr. 23.

Gen. Li Tsung-jen in a surprising show of strength lod by almost 200 votes over his nearest rival, Dr. Sun Fo, in the first ballot of the vice- prosidential election today.

Warships Join Search For Bandits

Valetta, Malta, Apr. 23. Two destroyers, a sloop and a submarine exercising at sva were diverted today to jola the coastal patrol searching for ormed bandits who yes. terday stole £127,093 from the Naval Dockyard cashler at Valetta.

The waterside police have been armed and all ship and aircraft passengers are being strictly searched. Searchlights swept the coast throughout the night.

Star shells werd

fired and a destroyer and a frigate maintained a constant patrol to prevent the bandits escaping from the island.- Reutar.

Germany And Marshall Plan

London, Apr. 22. The six-power conference on Germany, meeting in London in secret, faced today the problem of how for Germany's future can be linked to the Marshall Plan.

The conference, representing Britain,

United States,

the France, and the Benelux customs union of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, continued yester- days, talka on economic relations between, Western, Germany and Western Europe, and on control of the industrial Ruhr area.

The aspects of these problems, which are within the scope of

Filipinos Pay Homage To Roxas

Manila, Apr. 23.

Filipino citizens from all walks of life thronged Malacanan Palace late today to pay homage to the late Prosident Manuel Roxas in national neurological services,

With prayer and eulogy and ↑ solemnity the young Republic paid its respects to the first President in prelude to bursat rites which take place on Sun- day.

A few hundred specially invited guests sented under gillering crystal chandeliers of the Palace reception hall were excelled by a roughly estimated 10,000 to 20,000 more men, women and children in their Sunday best who crowded into the Social Hall on the Pasig River and, seated them- relves in Malacanan Gardens.

age.

Farben Officials Acquitted

Nuremberg, Apr. 22. An American war crimes tri-'t Gunal today-acquitted 23 of 24 former high officials of the I.G. Farben chemical combine of

It was a quiet and orderly and charges of plunder and spoila- By loudspeaker tion of factories in Czecho- humble crowd, they heard their Inte President extolled as one of the greatest slovakia and Austria, Filipinos of his

The acquittal only frees the do- They heard

of charges involving him praised as one who had done fendants his work well and mourned as an these two countries. It does not affect the charges of respon-- irreparable

Manila showed its deep respect

a dead President. for

But his the widow. Mrs. Trinidad

Deleon Norway.

The

and spollation Roxas,

plunder was not there

care she count is one of four being heard Under her physician's grieved in seclusion and may be by the tribunal. unable to attend the burial ser-

vices on Press,

Iosa to the nation.lity for plundering in Poland,

to see.

Soviet Union, France

ond

The tribunal ruled that the charges alleged

The Man Failed

Palmiro Togliatti, fonder of the Hallan Communist Party, during

Mitan. a speech in Even in that hotbed of Com- minium, his party lost sub- stantial ground. (A.P. Photo)

Crewe Rail Smash

of plundering Sunday. Associated

Crewe, Cheshire, Apr. 22. Activities in Czechoslovakia and

The pulling of the communica- Austria, even if fully established tion card by a 20-year, old sol- by evidence, would not constitute a crime against humanity, since the offences were solely against properly,

Hong Kong

Man Dies

In Tokyo

The tribunal also ruled that a common plan or conspiracy, floes not exist as a matter of law with respect to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The tribunal, the however, did not dismiss charges relating to conspiracy or a common plan to commit crimes agents against the peace. Reuter,

Tokyo, Apr. 23. United States army criminal

division

WITH VAN HEUTSZ" PIRACY

As the result of unceasing inquirios for more than four months by the Polico, four alleged'm&m« bers of the pirate gang which saized the s.1. "Van Heutsx" on Dec. 14 last appeared before Mr. W. A. Blair-Karr at Kowloon yesterday, charged with piracy, on the high seas,

On the application of Assist- |

The "Van Heulaz" was pirated

ant Director of Criminal In- on the might of Dec. 14. last and the control of the telligence L. R. Whant, the was under

pirates for more than 15 hours. Ling Magistrate remanded

After rélieving, the officers and Cheuk-wah (40), unemployed, crow and passengers of their Keung Kin-chung ailas Lui Put money and ther valuables, they (45), travelling trader, Ling forced mix of the first-class Chun-kai allas Ling Chung passengers into one of the ship's (29), travelling trader, and motor-boat Chan Chung-nam

alias Chan Bins Bay.

Chik (38), unemployed, for three days in custody.

ent

end

aid made towards

On April 11, Messrs. Tan Kit- cheang (son of Mr. Tan Kali-kee, to the multi-millionaire), Pak Ki-po The accused are alleged

(manager of the Swalow Muni- have, with other not in custoly, (m

To: Cheng- (Kians Alberter cipal Bank), and put the Master

officers, crew and eng (staff member of a local Vilck), other

were secretly certain passengers of the "Van Chinese bank)

Hong Kong from a Heutsz" in fent of their lives, Innded in

the ship's Junk, without any ransom having to have stolen motor boat, seven revolvers, six been paid for their release. The

three victims pre still.. rifles, two sub- other plstois, machine guns; $675, SS$175, and missing, 350 Dutch guilders from Vii; and an Omega wristwatch, pair of binoculars and a fountain from A. Vander Meulen.

Further charges

will be pre- ferred after investigations have and owners of Leen completed,

five

pon

the recovered loot found.

The arrest of the four men, at 4 a.m. on Thursday, reflected the greatest credit on the local Police

members of force, particularly the Kowloon C.I.D. Headquarters under ADCI (K) Whant.

U Saw Applies For Appeal

Rengoon, Apr. 23. ม Baw, former Burmese Premier, sentenced to deaths for his part in the assassina » tion

and of U Aung · Ban other Cabinet Ministers, Jant

today

*pplled to the hora for special permission to appeal against his sentence.

The

Suprema

Court

who

Chief Justics, provided, sala that the Court's decision would be announced early next week,

On March 18," the Rangoun High Court dismissed U Baw's appeal to take his oaDE

to the Supreme Court---Rauter.

Secret Offer On

Under Observation The Kowloon force left Telm- tzatsui Police Station. In two. parties, one under Mr. Whant and the other under Det-Inspector Franklin. The Headquarters party (ADCI Whant, DSI C. Fope and went to the Fuk) der was not the cause of the Det.-Sgt. Lau train smash at Winsford, Che- Hotel Nalhan entered Room 425 shire, last Saturday, in which on the third floor, and took into custody Ling Chen-ka! whose 24 people were killed.

movements, since his arrival at Colonel, G. & Wilson Claspect- | Hong Kong about n

in month ago, Inga officer of railways, ainting had been kept under careful

is at the official inquiry here observation..

Det-Inspector Franklin, DSI today, said there had been much

the pulling of W.B. Scrogg and Det-Sgt. Chan publicity about the signal which was done irres- Lap proceeded to 302 Nathan Rond. After the block had been ponsibly.

"It happened in this case to cordoned off, the Police rushed produce a set of circumstances the second floor, which did lead perhaps

custody Keung Kin-chung alios accident, but the cord might just large quantity of jewellery and

Lul Piu, besides recovering

$57,000 in $600 Britain was stated by the in-

fluential Egyptian paper..."A1. The two raiding parties An Anzic Day message was just the same," he said.

10- Ahram" tonight to have made. The signalling system and rules assembled at the Hotel Nathan; a new secret offer to the Egyp received yesterday by Headquar-

then rushed to Lai Chitian Government on the Sudan, H.C.H. Robertson, C.B.E., D.5.O., be fully protected. In this case. Yuen, in Kowloon City, and, in the issue over which the Anglo- ters, Land Forces, from Lt. Gen. were such that a stoppage should They Commanding the British Com-they were not properly

Chan Chung-nam alias Chan Egyptian negotiations broke monwealth Occupation Forces in out and the following mall train,

The message read:

which crashed into the back of

While the Kowloon CID men of Japan. The mess would pass the Glasgow to London passenger

Grateful the following message

you

Plan), created in Paris last Fri-Hong Kong. It was announc- Anzac Message

Herve

who is head of the Generalle elmo's Polping Headquarters, the Europeari recovery pro- has been waging as intensiva gramme, must be handled by the investigation aggressive campaign on a "re-organisation for European econoare investigating the death of form" platform.

male. cooperation (the Marshall James Joseph McGuire, 42, of day.

Franco's expert, M.

ed today that he died as the Alphand, Director of the Econo-result of a fall from his room mie Section of the French For on the fifth floor of the Tokyo. con- Hotel. eign Office, sat with the ference for the first time. Gen- eral Fierre Koenig, commanding all French: troops In Ger- many and Austria, has not ar- rived in London.---Reuter,

The Control Yuan President, Yu Yu-jon, one of the pre-election eliminated by favourites, Win Gen Cherig Chien head of the Head- Generalissimo's Nanking Quarters, who was placed third.

The results of the first ballot If the second ballot tomorrow Li Tsung-Jen, fails to produce a majority vote were as follow: 754; Dr. Sun Fa, 559: Gen. Cheng for anyone of the three remain- Chien, 522; Yu Yu-jen, 493; Moing candidates, a third ballot will

lender) be held with the same three can Te-hui (Manchurian 218; and Hau Fu-in (Social Dem-didates. If no one of the three ocrát) 214.

obtains a majority in the rerum, eli- the lowest candidate will be Ballot Today The last, three will be eliminat-minted and a fourth ballot held.

A count of 1,523 votes, Dr

to

half

ed from the second ballot which of the total number of Assembly is scheduled for tomorrow morn delegates were

A necessary for

the first The defeat of aged Yu, Control Candidate wine fourth ballot Yuan President, came as a great will be decided by a simple surprise

virtually all observers since

The procedure this

to

moming presidential

ho and Dr. Sun were be plurality. lieved to be the two leading con- was similar to the tenders for the vice presidency. election Monday week with dele- Yu's campaign headquarters -

gales casing votes in closed tributed, his defeat to minute shift

by Youth Corps

German Shipping Increase

Hamburg, Apr. 23.

a last booths inside the Assembly hall.

Top ranking foreign diplomats wing of the Kuomintang to Gen. again were invited to observe the safe Cheng.

clection procedure which went

Generalissimo fleet probably smoothly.

the

A British shipping official German merchant' will be in-

"Ll's demanding load in the off first ballot step was an upset Chlang Kel-chok was in the creased soon with the help of since the pre-election predle-building but Chiang did not cast the Marshall Plan, tion placed him third with a vote or put in an

either Dr. Bun or Yu firat. LI, în the auditorium.-United Press.

appearance He said the German Economic

"Serious Situation" Off South Korea

Seoul, Apr. 23.

An extra battalion of Korean Constabulary was rushed to the Island of Choju, off the south- ern coast of Korea, today to combat the "serious situation” resulting from Communist- inspirad riots and sabotage,

“The United States Army re-panted by new Communist moves ported at least 40 persons have to disrupt the United Nations been killed since the outbreaiss olections scheduled in Southern began on April 2 and that the Korean on May 10.

Pyongyang radio

mnitounced

tempo. of violence in apparent that the North Korean People's ly increasing.

Committee will meet on Apríl 20 Fragmentary reports arriving to discuss a constitution for all bere sald communication lines Korea,

The arnis sald: "It has not yet been discovered whether he fell, jumped or was pushed."

McGuire, a British citizen, ar- rived yesterday from Hong Kong.

representative

WDB a

He

C, Matheson and Company, Jaraire, a British shipping firm.

It was announced that he fell from his hotel window shortly after noon, was rushed to an army hospital where he was pronounced dead--United Press.

Council and Allied Control au- thorities are giving close atten- tion to the probable necessity that The the German flect be increased to meet requirements of the Euro- pean Recovery Programme.

Allied and German shipping circles unofficially predict West German production may soon be The carried in trans-oceanic trado in German-manned ships.

But before any such action can be taken the Western Allies- will have to abandon the Potsdam Agreement

the which mita German merchant fleet to coastal trude.

At present most German corgoes are carried in American or Bri- tish ships-Associated Press,

THREE DIE BY DOG BITES

From B.C.O.F.

to

to

the

as well have been legitimately pulled for some very good reason approximately

the train could have stopped.notes,

alid

carried

the express, was admitted to an cc- Australian-New Zealand Associa-cupied section of the line.-Reu- tion, Hong Kong. On Anzac Day, ter.

I send greetings and 1048,

to all members of membrances your Association."

TC-

No Empire

Chik.

unnumbered

and took into

hut, grabbed

their

The Sudan?

Cairo; Apr. 22.

down in January, 1947.

Trade Mission busily engaged in escorting the to reveal Title To

King's

Be Changed

London, Apr. 22. King will shortly issue a proclamation announc ing changes in the Royal title, due to the trans- for of power to India and Pakistan, it was learn- ed from authoritative London quarters tonight. chief point will be the omission of the words "Emperor of India" from the Royal style and title.

RN To Observe Royal Silver Wedding

Monday will

were busily

Quoting an Egyptian Govern- engaged in round-ups,

a Hong Kong con- ment spokesman, the paper sald tingent,

the offer, which was received, 45 under Dot.-Inspector

expecta- Saul, raided 378 Queen's Road days ago, exceeds the West, second floor, and took into tons of the Egyptian peoplo, custody Ling Cheuk-wah..

It has been kept strictly secret and is likely to be disclosed soon, Identification Parades

the paper said, adding that the During the whole of yeater- British Foreign Office secrecy day, the Kowloon detectives were was prompted by the desire not etails of the offer un- officers and crow of the "Vantil an as ptance by the Egyptian Heutaz" to the Walor Police Government was assured. Station for attendance at the Identification parades, It was It added: "Once Egypt accepts. after they had been identified by the offer, negotiations will be ra- some of the victime that the sumed and the result of the The Government

rejected four men were charged and endeavours now-being made will suggestion by a Conservative brought before the Magistrato be a pleasant surprise to both member in the House of Com late in the afternoon. mons yesterday that it should | propose to the Dominions the Bending of 2 joint economic mission to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaya, the Philippines| and Siam.

To-Hong Kong

London, Apr. 23.

..

Mr. Patrick Gopion Walker, Common- Under-Secretary, for

major

The Government, Nome months before the transfer of wealth Relations, said that con- sultation between Britain and power, started the constitutional the other Commonwealth coun-

to make tries concerned on all processes necessary the changes. These, under the economic questions in the Far Statute of Westminster, requirEast, for example,

close and constant,

Japanese

ed the assent of the other trade and Gnance, was already Dominions.

Egypt and the Sudan."--Reuter.

U.S. Getting Ready For China Aid

+

The British Government knew

Washington, Apr. 22.

High sources within the Economic Coordination Ad- ministration indicated today, they have bogun assembling personnel for execution of the China aid programmo.

An effect of the proclamation of no purpose which would be. These sources indicated the tary-ald from persons-acquainted be the twenty will be that British coinage, served by the despatch of a financial estimates for the pro- with the objectives of the pro- fifth anniversary of the wedding documents, medals, and possibly mission which was not already gramme, which are being placed Gramine-Associated Press. of Their Majesties the King and some stumps, will in future ex-provided for by other means before the House Appropria- Queen. H.M. Ships will be dress clude the words "Emperor of In-Reuter.

The change will also involve "An alteration In the King's signature. He will no longer alan "George. ft." but merely “George R."

Canton, Apr. 22. ed overall from 3 a.m. to sunset | dia." Three persons died in a Honan and a Royal Salute of 21 guns ware being cut constantly and At the same time it was re-suburb hospital and ons in Tang will be fired by ILM. Ships In

of dog bites, harbour at noon, Handbills distributed urging ported that Kim, Koo, Bouthern shon as a result

municipal health In the evening a firework dis the Constabulary and rightlsts Korg political leader, told the Consequently

are talking about play will be given in the Har Mesto joint: the Communists. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

It is believed many casualties wore hot reported due to faulty communications.

The Cheju 'riots, were, accom⚫

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Extraditión Casè:-

All-Korea Political Conference at authorities yongyang that the South Korea muzzling elections must

dent · Goverrument.”;

The radio has not yet disclosed the stand of Kim Sic, former President of the Interim Assem- bly of the American Zane, who attended the Pyongyang confer ence much so the embarrassment of the Americans. United Fress.

all dogs Anti-bour by H.M, Ships "London,'

Press

BURMA REPATS

ON WAY HOME

!!

FIVE-POWER COOPERATION.

tions Committee, are not likely. THE WEATHER

to be brought before the Com-| Pressure high over N China and 'in mittee until the European bud-x eliga-watending "from" the. Pucida' anti-, gets are determined. However, grelote are the Philippine" and, the administrator Paul Hoffman's over BW Ching, brand, frough send 8: Oking Bee; Proní a vigorous depression, office is establishing machinery stretches across the Kastern :: Bàu †ão, for the China/project to be in complex, depression costame over C and 27 position to start action as Boo

{"Today"a'{' Forecasts Moderate.

The ECA has not indicated, the!

Tale perioda Innréesing.

-Yesterday's Wantheraer,

The forthcoming proclamation be defeated and hydrophobia supplies in Canton "Alacrity" "Alert" and "Consort was provided for in the Indian

London, Apr. 22. demanded a "united and indepen-are said to be low Associated and by HM.A.5. "Quiberon". Independence Act which trans- The Treasury stated, tonight as the necessary preliminaries from, at sontheris abarter, showery at And,

H.fl. Ships in. harbour will be ferren power. All the Dominions darkened at 6.40 pan. but anchor and Erre were consulted on the that "the financial experts of the are completed. lights will be left switched on. question of the alteration of the ve powers which signed the At 9.15 p.m. H.M. Ships will Royal style, and title and have Treaty of Brussels have met at nature of the China programme Maxim 14.4, dig, rah,

to prepare the agenda

but authoritative quarters . ny Milaumni -72.1. Quu.. Fuâ sound their sirens for 30-

0 seconds indicated, thair assent, Elre was The Hague as a preliminary warning that consulted in June of last year for the meeting of the Finance emphasis is likely to be placed shine147 hours,

roconstruction Bconomic The firework display is about to and indicated approval The Ministers of the live countries at Upon

by balf-liquidating leans beginulija The siren signal will be Canadian, New Zealand and Aus Brussels at the beginning of next dusncod

week.

Father then rollet through Tokyo, Apr. 28. Two hundred and dinely four X18 p. and 3.10 p.m. tych der authorised the necessary measures for developing the an

Shadghal A American Mr. Kenichi Cakini member of overseas Chinese left here by arat bouquet of rockeld will be altoration last year, South ncial and ecogenic collaboration er af Commerce urged roo

chame Japan's Upper House, has been train 2 this morning for: Hong fred at 0.20 p.m. and the-display| Africa, as recently on March, gavo arrested and prosecuted on that Kong where they will board will continue until 01803 pm: her gul sentetter of the five countries in the struction rather than falda kad and black marketeering charges ship to return to Rangoon, Ships- lluminating circuits (will

framework both of the treaty and urged that. American businesamen the Japanese, prpes reported into their former place of domicile be switched on with the burst of 9,30 pun, Nhuninating aireults the organisation for European be permitted to participate in the

before the...warz-con News, hoone, bouguay of rockata, at will be switched uff at midnight, economia-cooperation Reuter programme in the form of volun

merin Apr. 2000 reported for 80 seconds between] TERTIAN Parliaments: in that, or gymno discussions will.doal with the mo

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