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No. 33963.

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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1948.

100 ARMED PIRATES TRAPPED

IN N.T.

Price: 20 Conts.

PICTURES OF THE DAY

The

Battle With Police After Attempted Holdup Of Junk Brush-Off

May Attempt To Fight Way Out This

Creditor And Debtor Ordinance

has

The Hong Kong Chinese. Chamber of Commerce Invited Mr. Percy Chen, bar. rister-at-law, to be their ad. vizct-indiapussing with Gov. ernment concerning the pro.. posed Creditor and Debtor Ordinance.

On their behalf Mr. Chen recently called on the Hon.

J. B. Griffin, Attorney Mr. General, for the purpose of suggestion a modus operandl

for tho

presentation

of the

views of the Hong Kong Chi. nese Chamber of Commerce. Formal discussions will commenced soon.

bo

Morning

A large police posse, was last night tightening a cordon round Lau Fau Shan (Tiger's Hill) in the New Territorios. In undergrowth on the --hillside-on-estimated-100-armed-pirates were-hidingTM

The pirates, who are believed to be ormed with at least four machine-guns,

several rifles and automatic pistols, are members of a gang which. attempted to rob a junk in a creek at the foot of the hill shortly after 9am yesterday.

Shots were exchanged between the police and pirates yesterday afternoon. The pirates stopped firing last night and the police believe they will attempt to fight their way through the cordon this morning.

It is understood the pirates, and a party at police was-landest|—Five-separate police groups are putriched around the 'out of concealed in a junk, attempt-nt Deep Bay.

Lex Fan Shan, ed to board another junk

The new party cut off escape laden with rice in the Unroutes into Chinese territory. reinforcements, under at the foot of Other

Detective Inspector Waldrou. in- members, of the cluding some

Indian policu

emergency new unit from Kowloon, were rigshed to the scene in fast motor-vans,

Approach To Long Creek

Students' Parents

An attempt in induce the guardians of the four students allegedly executed by the Chin-

Lau Fau Shan.

The attempt was frustrated by the sudden appearance of Water Police launch No. 15.

with

The pirates ran ashore, scaled Lau Fau Shan, and opened re on the police launch machine-guns and rifies. The police returned

ese authorities at Shumehun tol Neither side scored bits, leave their hames and cross as is known.

into Chinese territory was t

ported in yesterday's "Hwa SIGNALLED Hsiang Pao".

The Journal said that my officer FOR HELP

of the Chinese Army, who identi-

Ified

himself as Captain Tang

the fire.

so Jar

Firing had stopped according tc latest reports fart night and. pulice were preparing for J break through they bellevad would take place this morning.

from

Police Control tendent Fraser,

It was also reported the border though this could not be confirmed last night, that British troops were sent out to amist the police.

Two fully-loaded police launch-

operations are

50,000 On Strike In Hanover

Frankfurt, May 4.

An estimated 50,000 workers in_the_automotive, metal, rubber Fand chemical industries went; on strike today in the Hinnover areu protesting the "extremely serious food conditions," Denu, the German news,agency re- ported..............

A ion of almost 40,000 work- er have put down their tools while 10,000 since last Friday workers of Continental Rubber dan's left their jobs early this morning, the agency said.

Final decision on a statewide general sirike probably would be under ken this afternoon when trade of Division) Superin-unionists meet with members of

New Territories) N.B. the state government

Denn

that

reported agency All available police in the New Heinrich Kopf. Steinlist Minister Tercitaries were standing by for] President of Lower Saxony, had

an emergency call.

resumed talks with trade union La Fan Shan is notoriously leaders today in order to pre- Abown for its robber and pirate¦ vent a etatowide firlke, wave. —

es left Hong Kong hurriedly, yes- | niticouts, terday afternoon.

The police were equipped with Bren guns, machine-guns

Chih-Jui, called on the parents The police launch then signall-uther automatic wenpons.

Catalina flying-bout A

and guardians on Swalay anded Hong Kong fpe reinforcements. after advising then not to believe newspaper reports, Invited them chartered from Kui Tak airport

10 accompany it to Canton to claim the four students.

Neighbours, however. Interven- ed and told the Caplain that i he produced a photograph of the four boys, they would allow the parents to go to Canton. Other- wise they advised the parents not i -10-1500-

The man later disappeared.

Cotton Mill Strike

Continues

Northern Honshu

Air Base

was

Tokyo, May 4. The American authorities have confirmed that thou- sands of Japanese, including women, have for months been engaged in the construction

The strike of some 100 Can- of a large military air base tonese workers at the Nanyang Cotton Mills, which started at Misawa, Northern Honshu, last week when they protested within easy fighter range of against treatment and working Russia's major military out- hours, has still not been settled. posts on the Sea of Japan--

The strikers protested against Vladivostok. treatment at the hands of their

Shanghai assigned .work.

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The

the

confreres who

to teach, them

were their.

to

contended management

due marc trouble was Janguage difficulty and misunder standing, and their, not being amenable to discipline, than to any real grievance.

The strikern had been paid off by the mill last week, and work has been going on as usual with out them.

News that the base was being built was common knowledge in Tokyo for more than a year, but

refrained correspondents

und

Aa.gyewitness told the "China Mar that spasmodic bursts were between the pirates exchanged and police throughout yesterday

'ternoon.

With their escape.routes block- ed, the pirates last night"had-two: alternatives-surrender, or fight]

poller their way through the

cordon.

ESCAPE

CUT OFF

Three

are

Inunches police patrolling, the Un. Long, Creek. which the pirates woulții gross

to esenpe inta to swim Chinese territory.

from writting about it at the request A of United States Far East Air Forces, which classified the in- for

formation as "restricted."

formation

in-

a

What was deserthed as an "un- authorized" publication of

about the base in New York paper forced the au- thorities to confirm the story for general circulation."

It is understood the Misawn

Batten PrESS

Out

The King has approved full drets for

Guards for the ceremonial occaalone. et cold storage the uniformu

A little need

going over. Here one of the Coldstreams is having ble bearskin brush- ed into military preciulon.

Fresh Water On Streets To

Radio Link Expansion

ton,

Canton, May 4, Owing to ever Increasing demand, by the public for "talks"

over the radio link between-Hong-Kong-and-Can-

the authorities are map- ping out plans to increase the present eight channele of the service to 10, it was disclosed today by Mr. Chou Mou-tung." Director of the Chinese Gov- communica- ernment Tele tions Office in Canton-Cen- tral News.

Planning Board For Colonies Suggested

- London, May 1.

suggestion for the creation of a Colonial Econo- mic Planning Board to consider in broad out- line and in detail plans for the economic development of the whole of the British Empire was advanced in the House of Com-

Mr.

mons.

Geoffrey Cooper

The Labour Offee, which had unsuccessfully tried to effect a aettlement last week, yesterday base has one concrete runway of Labour) asked for a statement called representatives of parties to a conference in on effort to Iron out their differences.

both

Canberra, May 3.

The Australian Government has ordered a thousand tons of cement from Britain to speed up the work on the rocket range in centra! Australia, it was nounced here today-Reuter.

an-

0.500 tea

teet -with-

th an overall length of Government policy towards

of more than 9,500 feet, includ-such proposals to supplement

Colonial This the

development. approaches., Ing gravel runway is capable of handling the scheme which he described as fastest and largest planes now only a small proportion of the under

For planned whale economic planning re- construction for early use.

quired. Construction to date has been under the supervision of United States Far East Air Forces, com- manded by Lt.-Gen. Ennis White- hend.-United Press.

Students Heckle Wallace

A

sons.

Columbia, May 4.

Combat Disease

الية

The washing of pavements and side channels is considered by the Health Authorities to be a mast valuable public health. measure and especially as a measure against the spread of tuberculosis, says an official statement. As far as possible sea and nullah water are used for this purpose, except in the Central District, where mains water is due to numerous com- used, plaints in the past of damage and of the greasy to clothes condition of the streets caused by sea water being split an them...

not

With the restrictions,

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5,000 BRITISH KEEPING ORDER IN JAFFA

Tel-Aviv, May 4.

Some 2,000 British troops in full battlo dross and equipped with tanks and artillery landed at Jaffa today, raising to an estimated 5,000 the number of British soldiore now garrisoning the port city.

The reinforcements came ashore at the city which is being protected by a British imposed truce as the cruiser "Newcastle joined other Brja......... tish naval forces in the harbour.

Tho Haganah headquarters Political Committee, interest cen here reported today that Leban- red around a British suggestion an emer- ese troops with light artillery that the U.N. create

authority to taka crossed the Palestine border cency central

control of embattled Palestine.-- this morning.

Associated Press.

The announcement crossing WAX mude

ERMI the hear the

Lebanese village of Odissa, clour 10 the Jewish settlement of Ramol Naftall in outer Galilee.

The Exchange Telegraph re

that o

from Jerusalem ported large Arab force, reportedly. In cluding Arab Legionnaires, ha been attacking Kfür Etzion sinc dawn.

the Aral

The dispatch anjel force is using artillery.

The three-nation consular true commission announced I would Transjurday, leave for Amman, today to confer with King Ah.

and dullah

Secretary General Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha of the League

Greek

Communists

Executed

Athens, May 4.

A firing Fuad executed 154 Communists and alleged

uerillas today including 37 on the island of Acgian and 24 in Athens.

It was the biggest mass execu- tion in Greece'a civ war and the u of the condemned won wore suit to have been under sentence et ceath for crimes committed in

with Azzam. connection

the 1944 ur-

The Consuls are entrusted by the United Nations with, arrang

between the Arabs ing a truce and Jews in Jerusalem.

The commission did not divulge any details of their planned talk

and with Abdullah United Press.

Debate Fails

Lake Success, May 4. The United Nations Truster- -hip Counell was virtually out of hope today of devising an effec- tive plan to safeguard Jerusalem from civil war.

After day and night sessions, the Council adjourned shortly be fore maknight without agreement. Another Hession was set for this morning.

rising.

Fremier Colon sald the ac- tlery representi Government's decision to execute everybody now under the death sentence.

The

Public Oruer Minister. Costas Rentia, sald 830 applica- tions for pardop are still pending for other condemned men.

Meanwhile, the authorities are

the

continuing their--- investigation

into the assassination of

of Justice, Christos Minister

Delegates are in general accord Ladies. One hundred persons in that no retrogressive enforcement Athens, described as dangerous No Communists, have been arrested. possible. of provisions is Jewish-Arab agreement was in sight here on a truce necessary hopefully looked The Council to Jerusalem, where the inter

to give any U.N. plan a chance. Manhunt For Policeman's Attacker

national Red Cross is trying to

hall to the fighting bring a

Ofeints reportedly had In- formation that the arrested par- sons were connected with terrorist activities

Commenting on today's execu-

tions. Itentis said "The Govern- ment is following Democratle

with Benjamin Gerig, United States, metheus and not the totalitarian dieicgule,

said he was "ashinel" system" in order to cope of the toothless report before the the rebellion.

Six persons were reparted ar- London, May 4 Council after a week of debate. The search for the armed as-The report will go to a plenary rested and taken before a court.

special Palestine sallant Harris throughout area of London today.

tunately, since the liberation, Condition

of Police is being

the

Constable session of the

continued Forest Gate

assembly.

Saigon, May 4. The French

newspaper Le Populatr d'Inchochine sald today, French Army plane bombada May Day gathering on Saturday and killed 300 persons.

nartin on charges of aiding the movement of Communists from the mainland in small boats Jaited Fress.

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The cutter, Ingham, was order- ed to go from Norfolk to her aid.

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The sole use of nullah water is not practicable at the moment owing to the fact that water curts available. However,

Gist Of Report street washing vehicles, which will use nullah water only, are

Unless can be strengthened In the expected to arrivo later

Harris, a young officer, married at the last minute, the Council FREIGHTER ON FIRE. усаг

shot report will-merely-note imposition of water with, three children, was

Arab-Jewish agreement on carly today when he took two

Norfolk, Virginie, May 5. Instructions were

The American freighter Shell issued that the washing of pavemen by surprise at the back of a cease-fire in the old walled city Whod section of Jerusalem. Both sides outfiters shop in ments with mains water should an

said there was no fighting ther: Bar (355 tons), with a crew of 35, reported today she was on cense, and that only the mini-grange Road, Forest Gate.

Squad cars and a large num-unyway.

agreement to fire in the Atlantic, about 15 miles 2-Arab-Jewish mum amount of water should be

North Hatieres, from L'apo of side of police on foot scoured the used for the

cleansing

area for two men, one aged about respect holy places.

that the L'arolina, channels.

3. Recommendation 25 and the other about 30. Harris.

Headquarters re- Coastguard The cleansing of side channels who is in hospital, where his British appoint a special nouira

message with ceived. a

saying the is considered essential, as unfor-

is stated

to be not commissioner to co-operato serious, was shot in the buttock Jewish and Arah groups in mai vessel had "an uncontrollable fire. in holds Nos. 1 and 2" and asking and foffee buildings have been

taining essential StTylces wid" forcorm. still aro being used to

commissioner for assistance. great

When the men saw the onleer. Jerusalem. The at night, extent for habitation

power to Inter- with the result that street side one of them whipped out a run would have no

foll and the vene in fighting. channels have

In the

58-nation-Reuter. Assembly's become very in-and fired, Harris sanitary. This is due to the fact mei ran away, leaving him lying that the down pipes are being on the pavement.

The last shooting of a police used for purposes other than that constable in London was in Feb. for which they were intended.

when University of heckling Missouri stuft entrepresent, instance, the was fatally wound Offer Edgar George Thoning, 23-year-old, was side channels, exceeded-their-in- The Colonial Under-Secretary, layed for 15 minutes Henry structions and washed the pave-entenced to death for his mur. Mr. C. P. Mayhew, replied:

Wallace's delivery of a speech ments as well. Steps have boender-Reuter. jon a court house lawn here taken to prevent a recurrenco n "It is not thought necessary or

before an estimated 3,000 pet-this until such time as the pre- create any new appropriate to

sent drought ends, central planning board of pre-

Wallace appealed to the good cisely the character suggested. By

name of Missouri to stop the following upon the recent streng

heckling afler he bluntly thening of the economic division, changed romarky with the heck-

and of the Colonial Office.

the the lers. creating of the Colonfol Develop- I am calling on you people of scas Foration and the Over- Missouri to exercise the right to

Corporation,

Mr.

free, assembly and free speech. thur Creech Jones, the Colonial There are people right there who

Celebrations planned by the Secretary, has reconstituted the preach violence," he shouted as Colonial Economic and Develop-he pointed at a group of about Chinese community in honour

of the inauguration of China' ment Council to advise him on 100 students. which matters affecting the whole deve- Continuing the theme of his first President under the Con- The Colomblan Cabinet de revolutionary. · · riefing

" week anticscione contred Dear cided late in the afternoon to broke out following the assassi-lopment of dependent territories Kansas City address last night, stitution, will not be held to:

near fascist" day, due to the postponementmghal envers China and the Esatera sever relations with Russia al nation of Liberal leader. Jorge for which His Majesty's Govern-Wallace rapped

States. Wallace of the ceremony in Nanking. in the United Kingdom is res-in the United

From a deep depression which is most a month after the abortive Ellecter Gailan on Apr. 9.

rald speeches of Winston Chur-The celebrations committes au moving steadily i cha the fulf at -Brazil-and-Ghile-havo-broken-ponsible..

chill and President- revolution which took 1,500

Truman at nounced that when-the-date for Tartars--complex trough walende E of diplomatic relations with Itus-- Lives in Colombia.

The Council has been reor-Fulton were the beginning of the the actual inauguration ceremony Tonahu, through the Luson Siralt The Foreign Minister eldganised in order to bring it into present American foreign policy is fixed by Nanking; the celebrat-Saison. A trough is specially active in Colombia had received and re- closer relationship with officials and he could not come this close tions as originally planned will the Paracels to the Saigon area and le

alto without blasting be held to have been a red

moving alows BE piled to a Russian note proteat of the Colonial Once, with the to-the

Today, was

Today's Forensi 1---Moderate, ing an alleged armed raid on Secretary of State's Advisory what has been called in effect a

declaration

Overeat with short In Commitices on

war" United letter, da on several subjects, Apr. 12 on a Bogota house

with processions and fresh`P winds, .day; cracker Aring, and a monster periode of drizzle at first, improving Jater which Soviet Tegation staff with the new Corporations and Press.

with partial cioarance during afternoon. to be attended by re-

· members wars:living.

with those in other departments

tatives.

- Yesteniar's: Weather- of all organisations

Maximaal 11.6 deg. Fab. The rald was conducted by of is Majesty's Government con- JAPANESE CONTRACT Colombian Government agents; cerned with the investment, and

Shanghai, May 5. in the Colony. the Russian note said.

The Jopan development polley of the United

Foreign Trade. The day was gazetted a general Minimum: 71.9 des. Fal Bureau and a representative of holiday at the specifle request of The Colombian, reply; Zuleta | Kingdom Itself." Angel said denied that Govern

British textile mills in Shanghal, the Chinese Members of Council.

The day on which a procension In reply to further, questions, have signed a contract for 1,000 representatives entered, the house. It acknowledged, how Mr, Mahew said that the Colonial small Japanese malor generators is decided upon will not be ever, that Government agents Secretary will be making a fuller valued at 35,000,000 yen the public holiday. ralded the office of the Soviet statement on the subject on his Chiness press reported today.

Quarantine restrictions have Information Bureau and seized return and that encouragement. The motors, of, ten-horsepower various documents; which later of foreign Investment in British each, will be sent here, before the been imposed against arrival were returned, the Foreign Min- Colonial development - was an-lend of September this year, the trom Bombay on account of

"report added-Reuter. | lster said,Associated.

COLOMBIA BREAKS WITH SOVIET

Bogota, May 4.

Colombia broke off diplomatic relations last night

"with the Soviet Union.

A diplomatic rupture had been expected--over-sinco-President Mariano Ospina. Perez blame in- ternational Communism for the

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