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AMERICAN WARNING TO CHINA Students Making "Dangerous Situation" Film Men's Stuart Defends US Challenge Policy On Jap Aid Sold For Accepted

Shanghai, June 4.

The Social Affairs Bureau today accepted the challenge of eight American Alm dis- tributors in which the agencies Faid unless ແກ increase theatre admissions was per- mitted they would be forend to discontinue supplying films to Shanghai's 48 movie houses

after June 29.

Social Alinux

Wu Kai-hsien

US $708 Lot

Nanking, June 4.

The United States warned China today that Chin- ost student agitation against American policy in Japan is an increasingly "dangerous situa- tion."

Ambassador J. Leighton Stuart said the agitation is seriously "damaging the traditional cordial- ity between the United States and China and, if it continues, may have unfortunate results." The Ambassador called special conference of foreign

and crested by unreasonable Chinese Conunissioner correspondents

irresponsible attacks on Amori. make his

can policy," he want on. After distribut-

und

to refuses to grant | newspapermen the request that adh issions be in-

observations.

$3,600

An agricultural lot in Lo Wai (Tsun Wan), with an arca of 1.60 acres and aq annual Crown rent of $12.80, was sold to Mr. Yip Tak-fan for over five times the upset price of $708, at the District Office (New Territories) yes-

the world, they may well won.terday.

der when these efforts Are

The upsel price was raised to $1,000 on the first bid, followed

from $25 to by raises ranging

5500 until it was knocked down | for $3,000.

"defy any oge to produce single shred of evidence that any part of Japanese military power

Territories by the

creased from 180 to 200 per cont ing a statement, he replied to and also to cancel the order requestions. He fald the state.

Seaters I set aside 30 quiring

mient was approved

per cent of its rote g eapneity State Department,

for the minimum præet.

Commenting on the threat, the Comunissioner told me

43 4 5

very come erned adiont the matter He doel "The muscitem priced seals restetion bas given the consim pantie as opportunity of attending movies and should not be removed increly because of u foreign Aim

the

distrION

In the meaning the office of nuyor K.C Wu s not yet ruled on the petition of the Shonghai Movie Exhibitors Guild for per- misiaan to Increase the prices.- Unied Press.

NEW COMET SPOTTED

Okayama, Japan, June 4. Minoru Konila, who achieved world fame with the discovery of

last year, re the Honda Comet ported today that he had spotted another one which he said "is so big as to be visible-to-the-naked- eyc at down un

the north-east horizon."

of

Student Protest

University students have pro- tested agudust what they describe as the American polley of bolster- ing Japan as hulwark against Communism. Recently in Shang- m 338 fireulty minders joined in the protect und sent uppunts to thesident Trumar and Secretary of State Marshall. They want the U.S. to dop helping Japan,

"No one can expect the tax- payers of America to continue indefinitely paying Japuneso bilis," sakel Stuart, adding that Japan's economic life must be restored.

He warned the students:

being restored or that there is Any intention on the part of the United States, other than to assure that it will never rise again."

Stuart said he dir not- consider the Chinese Government respon- sible for the agitation.-Associu- fed Press.

Mayor

Denounces

Students

Four other lots in the New (three agricultural and one building) ottracted no hidlers and were knocked down to the respective applicants at The upset prices.

The three agricultural lots were in Keung Shan (Lantau Island) and known as Nos. 712, 713, and 714. The first comprised .74 acre with an annual Crown rest of j $3.-It was sold for $180.

The area of the next lot wus 80 acre. The Crown rent is $3.20 per annum, and the upset price $174. The third lot had an area of 48 acre, and annual Crown rent of $2. It was sold for $104.

Au Sou Lot 103 in Sai Kung. with an area of 450 square feet

Shanghai, June 3. Mayor K.C. Wu denounced and annual Crown rent, of $2. local students and university was knocked down for the upset professora for their campaign price of $23. against the United States in an "If those of you who agitate address last night, declaring participate In agitation "the results of this movement against the United

or

Beatos on

the question of Japan dleageon will not benefit Chinu put the

then Soviet Union."

with what I have wald, you must be prepared to face the consequences of your ac tians.

"Unless-China-and the United States. can approach each other with mutual trust and confidence,

and welfare are endanger "(Chinese officials have charged

pence

Mr. Wakefield

meer.

The Mayor, who was sponking at a forum on "United States Ald to Japan." sponsored by the stu dents of the National Chiaotung University, said. "Today, we must We stand up against the USSR. must urge Russia to return Port Arthur, Duiren and the North- eastern provinces and to carry out The

Sino- the commitments of the

Herald "to study this problem whether the we must find out United States polley of alding Japan will burn Japan into an aggressive nation again, or whe ther this policy will be harmful to China.

He said he located a new gomet

fourth degree interesity early ed. On Friday morning close to Per- seus moving in a westward, direc-] that professional Communist Soviet amity puet, tinn.

workers started the agitation in --He said thus new comet, yet-un- anattempi. to disrupt. Sino- named, would become more American relations and to prevent rudely visible as it is shifting to economle ald to China,) the west.-United Press,

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CUSTOMS POST

RAIDED

An armed

Stuart said he does not know who is behind the agitation, nor "although I for what purpose have received varying reports."

force of about 30 China's Plight

men raided a Chinese Maritime

Customs post less than a mile

from the Colony's border town of ~ He continued that it is all the Shutoukok on Wednesday,

more regrettable that "this move- The attack occurred in broadment should start at a time when daylight at King Hau, less than the United States is emborking

gramme to assis! present tragic plight."

by the attackers, who seized all arms and ammunition in the post. None of the Customs men was hurt,

China In

"At a time when the Ameri- can people aro called upon to assist in the rehabilitation of war-torn countries throughout

Juliana Queen On Sept. 4

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Princess

And Mascot

THE College mascot, a tortalec, carrying the arms of Orial College painted on its shell, caused royal amuse- ment when he was intra- duced to Princess Elizabeth at Oxford University on May 25, when Her Royal Highness pald her first visit to Oxford, to receive the hon. degree of Civil Law.

PROTEST

AGAINST US PRESS

Tokyo, June 4:

Soviet member of the Allied Council for Japan today lodged a formal protest with General MacArthur against the circulation by the

American press recently of allegedly "undis guised propaganda" among the Japanese advocating war against Russia as well as

"insolent slander" against the Soviet Union.

AGREEMENT

A provisional agreement between the French and

the Indo-Chinese is scheduled to be signad · today on board a French cruiser in Baia d'Along recognising the newly-setup Pro- visional Central Government of Vietnam and giving the Indo-Chinese independence. Ex-Emperor Boo Dai of Annam will leave Hong

Bao

Denies Existence Of Clique

Los Angeles, June 4. Dr. Chen Li-fu, questioned, today on the Nanking report that efforts were being made to oust the Right Wing CC clique from the Kuomintang, refused to recognise the exist- · ence of any such clique.

Kong at 7 a.m. today by a specially chartered Cathay Pacific Airways flying boot to witness the signing by M. Emile Bollaert, French High Commissioner for Indo-China, and Lieutenant- General Nguyen Van Xuan, Prime Minister of the Central Government of Vietnam.

Dal, accompanied by are still secret, and probably

He said: "Chine is now going M. Cousseau, his French aide- will not be made public until cle-camp, Prince Vinh Can, his after its ratification in France through a period of transition from a totalitarian government to younger brother, Tran Dinh and by the Central Govern-

one of constitutional government. Que, Phan Van

and Giao,

ment of Vietnam.

Naturally, when such a situation Nguyen Huu Thai, will pro- According to a high Vieinam exists there are those who wish ceed to Europe after the pro- official last night, the agreement to promote their own sides of

be signed wilt not mean com- any question. visional signing of an ogree- ment, the contents of which plete independence for the Indo-

CC clique is "As far as the Chinese people. In the economic, concerned 1 certainly would never

I

•iplomatie and military Belda, Torn the

the chque por permit one certain concessions have been to be formed while I am in my imady to the French.

capacity of party organiser. You He also disclosed that each of must realize too wlien the Kuo- the three kys, Cochin-China, An- mintang attempts new measures num and Tankla, will be auto- or legislation the Communists are omous as far as internal laws, quick

-to purc

dissention. budgets, and administration were concerned.

Master Smuggling Racket

Tokyo, June 4. A master smuggling racket run by a "third nation" with a capital of £6,000,000 and allegedly operated with Jap- anese submarines, was alone keeping the economy of Tai- wan on its feet, the Tokyo commercial daily Nippon Tsushin reported today.

The paper gave its sources us an unnamed Chinese trader and unconfirmed rumours.

ed out as all Talwarae wanted. ft, the paper said.

to be

"Communist Regimo"

cerned.

inr as this report is con- fa United Press, Nanking

greatly

the report story), exaggerated, It shows the person Asked whether Dr. Ho

it was carried away Chi who wrote Minh will be allowed to partiel- by what may have been a report pate in the new Government, he of a minor party reorganisation. replied that the new. Government Reform, democracy and progress will have nothing to do with Ho's is the object of the Kuomintang regime which was "Communistic" itself, so do not see how any element could and had achieved nothing despite more than two years of warfare. identify itself with those ideal He indicated that it was possi-as opposed to the Kuomintang." ble that the now

Chen would not speculate on Government would have to fight Ho's armed the probable aftitude of President" forces after independence was Chiang Kai-shek on the move-

ment supporters--United Press. announced.

revolutionary

PAA HONOUR

Bao Dai and his entourage) will visit London. thence Amster dam. When the French are ready Sinugging could not be stampment to be signed today, Bao Dal

to ratify the provisional

Chicago, Jürla 4. will visit Puris to be prenent at The Natiomit Enfety. Coubell the ratification.

honourel Pan-American Airways When the new Government is for completing 1443,589,000 pas- established, there will be three senger miles between Aug. 8. separate kingdoms in Indo-China 1945 and June 18, 1947 without a

Central Government the

ofatality Associated Press, Vietnam with Bao Dal

The United States Navy, com- menting on the report, said un doubtedly there was a great deal af smuggling between Japan and Taiwan but it was most doubtful if submarines could be used.

It was possible smuggler

ü might have salvaged a Japanese Premier, and the kingdoms of submarine, but if it appeared in Cambodia and Laos. Japanese waters It would be seized Immediately, the Navy comment concluded-Reuter,

Kidnapped Child Freed In Colony

monarch and

General Xuan as

Doesn't Want OBE

The Weather

A weak anticyclone Dentre in the Exstern Dex and an associated ridge extending to Central China are both biov« Ing alowly ENE,

Pressure le also relatively high aver „Borneo_and_Mindanao. A depression la stationary over the Gulf of Tungkin and from it an active trough of low pressure- atende cait to the Lawn Strulla and en ENE to the Donira.

Cloudy Forecast:-Moderate E winds. with necselonal raine,

New York, Jung 4, Industrialist Gerard Swopo has declined a British decoration be- cause he is without respect" for Britain's policy on Palestino.

Swope said he had turned down Yesterday's Weather- an award ដន "Honerary Com-Maximum: 63 dex, Fah. Order of the British Empire." mander of the Most Excellent Minimum: 75.4 deg. Yah,

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"โร my opinion, America's alm is twofold: To keep Japan from

Fajor Gen. A. P. Kislenko, landing Soviet agents on Hok- becoming a strong nation and to

Canton, June 4. stabilise

of the acting Soviet member, speci-kaldo and other Japanese Islands the livelihood

"to father Information of Ameri-

A child of three kidnapped Japanese people so as to prevent fically named an editorial in them from being misled by Com-the magazine. "News Week", can military activities in Japan."

in Canton, has been set free

In a letter to Sir Oliver Franks, munists.

and an article by the United "Brazen Slander" by the Hong Kong Police, British "Ambassador, Swope de average of 621,7 sám.mx24.48° İss, "In short, America's policy to Press correspondent, Earnest

.to the according

Chungclared that in the past year "in concentrated ward Japan is

"striking ilus- Hoberecht's article was an in- Hoberecht, as

spite of repeated recommenda

4 p.m. preventing the spedad of Coin.

tration of this propaganda." terview with Toshio Urabe, assist-Cheng Jih Pao.

tions of several commissions of Baro, it'm.100.0 1005.7 m.b. a mile west of Shataukok, off on a large-senle and serious pro- muniam,"-Reúter.

The paper said that the child, ins

Equate 13.77 29.20 Inches editorial ant director of the, Hokkaido

Government, óf ; ani Kistenko said the

vour own Mirs Bay.

Office grand-nephew of Mr. Chim American-British commission and Rel. Humidity ... "White Star vs. fed" in the May Liaison and Coordination Heavily outnumbered, the Cus:

adviser to Chiu Yeung,

the then finally of the action of the Dew Point..... "within Sapporo, Hokkaido, toms officers

17 Issue of News Week

Kwangtung Provincial Govern United Nations for a separate. were overpowered

absolute frankness propagates a Urabe said he had reports of ment, was kidnapped In Canton State in Palestine, the vacillating, and Fores...

ngainst new wor

the Soviet

such agents being landed but and taken to Kowloon. A ransom reprehensible and non-construc-gh Union."

state-of HK$3,000 was demanded for tive attitude of your Government "Authors of the article," Kis-Kislenko said that such

has left me wlihout respert for Is Low lenko said, "declare point blankments were "brazen slander," es-the release of the child.

Unfortunately, for the kidnap position."Associated Press. The Hague, June 4, that the United States is going to Lecially when they went so far g Queen Wilhelmina of the bomb Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, to claim that these agents were pers the men who brought the with forged Identity ransom note to the boy's father Netherlands will abdicate on Sept. Kharkov, Odesse and other So- supplied

the was arrested by

Canton 4, it was unnounced officially loviet cities."

insist," Kislenko concluded, police.

The bearers of the runsom note "Her daughter, Crown Princess" He added that they are "not that proper measures be taken

Joen! Juliana, will

ashamad assume the throne

to point out that to slop similar occurrence and gave information to the that day and be sworn la as Japan stall be a kay American prevent their repetion in the police regarding the whereabouts

of the child. the on.

bele for launching Queen two days later.

a War future

There was no in mediate_com- Acting on this information and niversary of Queen Wilhelmina's

@gainst Russia. The United States authority in Berlin. are to protest

ascension to the throne.

Kialenico also called attention ment from General MacArthur's with the help of the Hong Kong to the Russian Police, the child was recovered. to the Russians over last night's arrest of Dr. The Queen, in poor health for to an article by Hoberecht in the housquarters

months, announced a month ago Pacife Stars and Stripes and charges which were distributed to Reuter. Harry Franklyn, the American Deputy Chief of

that she would step down in Sep- Nippon Times which quoted a one members of the Allied press Civil Affairs in Berlin, in a German cameraTMtember but did not set the date. fapanese official as saying he in liyo Gui-not-ia News- Week

Her abdication will follow the heard reports that Russia wasior United Press-United Press. shop..

celebration on Aug. 30 of her 50th

USA TO PROTEST BERLIN AFFAIR

Berlin, June 3.

day.

He was released this after-in custody by 0.30 p.m. last anniversary as ruler over the noon after 17 hours' detention night.

in the central Kommandatura, in the Russian sector.

Colonel Frank L. Howley, the American Commandantin Bor

mother

Dutch Empire. Dr. Franklyn, who is 52, was Princesal Juliana ΣΟΥ arrested in * * German camera Princess Regent, hor Russian milltary police patrol. duties last month for the second shop in the Alexanderplatz by having relinquished her Royal

[Covered by two Soviet tommy-time in a year because lin, declaring he would protest, gunners sitting in the back seat health. The Queen is 67. Juliana described the

arrest as high of his car, he was ordered to is 39, the mother of four daugh handed and a most regrettable drive to the Kommandatura be- ters Associated Press. display of Russian feeling to hind a Soviet patrol icep

-words-their-Allios."...................

He expressed annoyance that Dr. Franklym said this after-" the Russians took no steps to re noon, after his release, that the lease Dr. Franklyn although high patrol asked him about his car Rusalan authorities knew he was parked outside the shop.. He ask- ed. If he had done anything wrong. He was told "No," but the patrol

Interested in war "other

Dr.

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GCOC Injunction

Judgment Reserved.

Kal Tak Bidelights..

Page Thras

Page Five,

CARA

of her

PALESTINE POLICE

BACK HOME

Southampton, Jung 3. Special security measures were taken today here when nearly Franklyn's 17-hour do- 2,500 officers and men

of three

Becond

papers.

BRITISH PASSENGERS IN SHIP REVOLT

con-

Johannesburg, June 3. A party of British Immigrante,' incensed at

ditions on board a small Greek stoomer taking them to South Africa, held up the vessel at Adon until the Captain agréed to do as he was told, members of the party revealed when they ~ arrived in Johannesburg today.

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Opium Bonfire

anniversary

Was

of com-

The 100th uplun suppression memorated in Canton on Thurs- day with a representative meeting at the Sun Yat Sen Memorial |Hall and a-bonfire of seized oplum pipes, lamps and paraphernalia.

The meeting was presided over by the Mayor of Cauton, Mr. Auyang Chu, supported by some 200 Government officials and re- presentatives of private organisa fions,

It was officially disclosed i

that during the past year five oplum traffickers had been exécuted on

mow of

One hundred and fifty immi- found, Arab and Indian deck conviction; 4,000 tasis of oplum

and 0,000 taken on confiscated, grants, hearly all British, passengers had been'

ention consisted mainly. of try-fregiments-which-have-beeri serye boarded the ship the "Caero" } board fitting up the only deck poppy fields ploughed up in 88

to find somewhere to sleep, ing in Palestine--the

and keep warm. The mystery ['Middlesex,, Third Hussars

7

SHANGHAI ⠀⠀ OBSERVANCE

and (1,300 tons)-at-Marseilles force available. After a protest counties.

to the captain, the Immigrants of his detention deepened when Second King's Royal Rifle Corps passage to Portuguego East took up positions at the anchor Dr. Franklyn declared this after and 500 members of the Pales- Africa.

hoists and refused to allow pný noun that the Russians did not tine Pollen Force arrived aboard W. Little, one of the passen of the crew to approach... New South African Cabinet appear to be interested in him the liner Strathnaver.

said:

skipper threatened. and

Shanghai, June 4.

· More. Page Baven

so much as in the German owner

than 1,000 cattles of As the vessel : docked, a comun werd, zquoerted into aditie said, "and · British. Embarge. On Armáil of the camera shop.

poral of the Hussars held over commodation orginally Intended ship's departure was delayed for oplum and 2,000 cattles of poppy Page Elavan

He said their official reason the side, Haganah dag which for 60. Only cold sea water was nearly two hours. Finally, how shells and a large number Held on Cuta In- Marshall: Ald. for holding him was to check his he said he had taken during the available for, washing and the ever, the skipper, sent for noplum smoking sets were used to

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