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For Socials and Partics FRANCIS WU'S

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CHINA MAIL

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No. 34001.

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1948.

RICE RIOTS IN CHUNGKING

Mobs Loot Shops: Military Called Out

Red Danger In Hupeh

Nanking, June 17.

SHANGHAI FEARS SIX-POWER

OF TROUBLE

Nanking, June 17.

Steports from Hankowald-More than 200 people were arrested by the police

police arrested 100 Commun.

Ist auspects

house search,

in & house.to.

At the same time, this re. port said. Hupah Province's former Governer, General Ho Cheng-chuen, Laid provincial.. councilmen, "You, should not hide the fact that the Com muniste control 40 of 114 d. tricts in Hupeh," in an appeal to the National Government

for more troog-Askociated

Press.

More Czechs Escape In Dakota

London, June 16. Twenty-one Czechoslovak refugees arrived at a Royal Air Force Station today in a Czechoslovak Dakota plane

In which they had escaped during the night.

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Among them were two women and two boys. me aged eight and the other 14

as rice rioting, which began with the present, high jump of prices, hit Chungking yoster- day.

A telephone message received here from Chung- "king" said that over 30. rice shops in widely scattered areas of the city were looted by rioters yesterday afternoon when the price suddenly rose from CN$5,000,000 CN$10,000,000 per picul. The reports said that after the

disturbances began, the pubien and-military--were- inobilised and rounded up more than 200 rioters as some 5,000

ransucking were shops. Up to this morning. the arrested people were still hold for questioning.

rice

While the Miamicipal authorities today orriered rice shops to sell stocks at the official price their of NS5,500,000 picul, all shops remned closeri unth police pro. leetion was given.

cmsing

Zooming prices

Are

to

PLAN APPROVED

Paris, June 17. The National Assembly today reluctantly approved the six-power agreement to set up a semi-independent Government in Western Ger- many. It added six condi- tions intended to guarantee French security,

In "back door" deals, rice was old for CNS11 million per picul. Associated. Presa's Spencer

Premier Robert Schuman had dresu reported from Peiping that only eight votes to spare on the an emergency ineeling under final count. The vote was 207 Mayor Ho Sze-ytan decided to for approval to 289 against. appeal to Nanking to lift restric-There were 20 abstentions.

na shipment of food to The decision

Was

reached North China and arrest "spiral after bitter debate in which

charges" by Government Schuman's Government was ad

to defend the wned enterprises, particularly cused of failure vail, air and shipping services national. Interests of France, The the far right

*

new

The price of four and rice Communists und umped to record heights in Pel-Joined in the 'fight against the

almost every other Government on the issue. ping and

ommodity was following suit. French approval was the final

ONE BECERANTY to start the

Ap. German plan functioning. proval had already been granted by the other five Governments in- volved. They are Britain, the The pro-Kuomintang Pelping Chronicle described the economic Belgium and the Netherlands.- United States, Luxembourg.

Leute hardshay in China's major Situation Chaotic

vities, such as Shanghai, Peiping and Tientsin.

In Shangbus, tear of rice riots

reused as deshers refused to

rell there stocks

Record Prices

to keep Authorities- trying the price pegged at CN$10,000. 200 for 133 pound plcul—as. vigned aquads of police to patrol

lee shop districts.

high

Dealers were afraid of prices. Their supples were short and since they could not make

It was the second time within month that Czechoslovak re- fugees had renebed Britolu ja a "borrowed" plane. On May 19. eight men, live of them former RAF. men-flew from Carlin- slovkin in a plane belonging to

Czechoslovak sline.

hemen

who arrived today profit anyway, many closed their

shops were all of military age and, ac- cording to a RAF offler, Icf! Czechoslovakia because they had English connections. Sume have English wives in this country.

The 21-brought-only-hemd-bug- gage with then..

The plane, refuelled and texturi, secretly took off from a Czecho- alovak airfield in darkness.--- ........ Router--.

POLICE PETITION REJECTED

the

Rangoon Issues A Denial

Rangoon, June 17.

Foreign

The Burmese

Minister, U Tin Tut today

"categorically denied

there

is

vitustion here of "hectlo and chaotic."

cven

Most shops in Peiping. those dealing only In native manufactured goods, were ad- Justing price tags according to the black market value of the American dollar.

| Associated Press.

In Tientsin, measures taken to attempt to check rising prices have had no effect whatever.

The price of Four there rose. over 70 porcent in the past fort H night.

to

A customer visiting a big silk store in Tientsin was nigry And prices increased ten percent overnight. The manager told him "We don't like it either. We hove to work many hours

Fs overtime Feinnging price-lags"

Australia's

Policy On Japan

Canberra, June 16, Australia's External Affairs

PICTURE OF THE DAY

A Camera May Look At A King

Jacquelin. Bertrand, green- eyed camera.girl at the Doyen Cabaret

Parla

makes a pretty picture. She came into the limelight fol- lowing Tumours that 26- year-old King Sinahouk of Cambodia was "so charmed by her sweet smile" when she took his picture at the

that "Doyen"

flowers and 'dinner date followed.

Prics: 20 Cents.

JUST ARRIVED FROM U.S,A.

CASH BOX

WITH

K3

COMBINATION LOCK.

NOW ON DISPLAY AT:---

HONG KONG TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE

9, D'Agullar. Ot.

Tel. 21433

FRANCE HIT BY WAVE OF INDUSTRIAL TROUBLES 100,000 100,000 WORKERS IN WALK-OUT

Clermont-Ferrand, June 17, While the town of Clermont-Ferrand, torn by bloody industrial strife for three days and ... isolated by troops and police today from the rost of France, hód an uneasy truco, more than 25 other French towns have been hit by a surge of strikes snowballing across the

and there country,

Gro indications that 100,000 Frenchmen will be off the job by tonight.

and

strikes While the authorities and three days of union delegates tried to aggo-bloodshed in Clermont-Fer- troops tiate an agreement to end the rand, steel-helmeted

and tough security guards cordoned of all approaches to the city to prevent reinforce- ments for the striking work- ers reaching here from neigh- bouring towns,

Just Got Into The Habit

Shanghai, June 17. A former cabaret dancing hostess, Miss Chang Tai-lin, 21, claimed today that she has not eaten solid meals the past three years, and offered her- self for medical observation.

Her claim followed the Chung- king case in which 20-year-old Miss Yang Mei says she had not caten for nine years and who is entering her sixth week of ob servation without being known to Luke food.

on

All road approaches were blocked and traffic diverted, or turned back. Trains were halted Ave miles outside Clermont and none left. Even phone calls out- side became increasingly dimeult. All streetcars were at a stand- still and cafes were No newspapers appeared.

An uneasy truce

shuttered.

prevailed

Jap Mission

To China ?

Tokyo, June 17.'

Mr.

the

The Prime Minister, Hitoshi Ashida, told Lower Hours Foreign Affalta Committee yesterday that ho supported the Social-De- mocrat Jaader and former prime minister, Mr. Tota Katayama'a

suggestion of sending a Japanese goodwill mission to China,

Mr. Ashlán rald that there was a good possibility of such * plan materialising, adding that it should be carried out by non-Government Dr.

ganisations-Router.

TYPHOON DISASTER :

200 DEAD

Shanghal, June 17.

More than 200 were killed during the negotiations. But and about 100 Injured when security forces and strikers a typhoon-the first in 60

glared sullenly at each other

from behind barbed wire and years struck the Tungting Lake area in north-east Hu-

barricaden

nan Province on June 7, ac-

Troops and security guards wore full war kit with steel hel-cording to delayed Chinese mets and carbines. Guards also reports reaching here today. Miss Chang sold she Was the

carried heavy riot sticks.

In the city of Yunyang alone, adopted daughter of a horse

Three hundred wounded are nearly 3,000 homes are said to truder who travelled extensively being treated in hospitals as hun bean levelled and some ter through uninhabited horseback and developed a habit dreds more received first aid for junks sunk.

in their homes. injuries

Klovun districts around the of eliminating meals.

Fifteen policemen are feared Lake, including vast areas of fer- However, she admitted eating blinded by sulphuric acid thrown tile rice-fields, are at present sub- few bananas and other fruits

workers during a pitched merged in water as a result of once three or four days-Unlled by Press.

areas

Young China Party Refuse To Play

The customer, going to another Minister Dr. Herbert V. Evalt chap, found prices just had been told the House of Represen- increased nod had to pay five tatives today that United percent more.--Reuter and Asso-States emphasis on rebuild-The cinlet Press,

of any switch

Burmese policy towards

Communism"

New Arrests Likely On King's Death

Bangkok, June 17. Police said today new ar- are expected in the rests two-year old mystery of the death of King Anada Mahidol

A petition addressed to the Governor by the European In-

The Minister, who was com→ spectors Association of the Hong Kong Police been menting on the Prime Minister,

has rejected,

"China

Mai Thakin Nu's speech last Sunday,

outlining

n 15-polt programme learns on good authority. for Burma, said: "There is no The petition had brought up alignment with the Soviet Union

including or any particular power. We want of Siam. grievances, pay and allowances and-pensions To

To extend our international-con- It also asked the Governor

14 inets but not to relax in any way receive a delegation.

the friendship we have achieved

and' other

sories of

The "China Mall" understands with Britain thut in addition to rejecting the "petition"Ovvernment fins “turned

"We do not contemplate

coun-

In-

down the reques; that the Govcluding any Communists in the "ernor, receive - a-delogation lo`ex-

Cabinet," he said. He added that pluin the Association's

com this included Thein Pe, former plaints.

lender of the While Flag

Party, who munist mentioned as a likely member in any new government.

C.K.R. REPAIRS

Canton, Juno 17.

Com- had been

He claimed that Burma's

ing Japan was largely aby product of the generally tense relations between America and Russia. .'*

America, agreed two years ago that Japon should have no in- Justry for war use but that pol-

Nanking, June 17.

Young China Party, one of the two minor --groups-formerly constituting China's coalition government, today formally announced their refusal to participate in Premier Wong Won- hao's new Cabinet,

Chen

Cheng-wen

ая

served for them

battle.

Some. Pl.regular, Hoops and the floods which followed in the 2,000 security guards had been walco of the phoon, the 24 ports said, adding that more than besieged in the Bergouston rub 3,000,000 people are affected are ber factory by some 20,000 strik-. ers who barricaded the streets. way or another by the double

calamity. Three hundred strikers were ar- The offelal Central News rested.

| Agency asserted that Hunan'a rice have heen called In crop is expected to suffer a loss of metal trades, printing shops, to-several million piculs as a result. Vincco companies, rubber factories of the flood-Reuter. and mines. Most demands are for

Strikes

a 20 percent increase in minimum salarics.

Wave Spreads

The Weather

to

W

The ridze peralata from the Prefe Trucks, planes and train anticyclone

the Philippines carried potice and troop rain-Malayu. Presants i relatively high over forcements to Clermont-Fer. China. From a cleprevalon over the Gull rand all through the night. Five of Tonkin trough extends NE

depression E of Tokyo. regiments of troops already are

Pressure remains low over Manchuria. on the spot.

Today's Forecast:--Moderate SW winds. Cloudy with occlonal equally shuwert, heavy at times during the murality.

Yesterday's Weather:-.

were

The announcement followed and Mr. ley was being modified, Dr. Evatt on the heels of a virtual ul-ministers without portfollo.

In their letter to the Premier, First evidence that the strike the timatum sald.

delivered by

the Young China Party mom, wave is reaching Paris come last Japan might become an im- Party that unless the Legisla-

ber said that as a settlement night when 4,000 railway workers Maximum: 15.4 deg. Fab. ortant factor in any future con- tive Yuan seating dispute is

of the Legislative Yuan dispute ut Villennee-Triage-staged-a-30- Minimum: 71.6_deat. Yah.......... they lict between America and Rus-settled before June 15,

was impossible at present, they minute sympathy walk-out. The Sunshinet 0.2 hour.. in,

would boycott the Executive

could not reconcile their "sense town is 10 miles from the French Rainfall: 17.0 mm 0.87 in. Total Muce A modified policy, however, branch of the new government.

Jan. 1780.5 m. 30.17 in. of responsibility" is the minis capital.

inst average of 789.1 mm *** might be A portent of the

terial posta By this action of the Young

$1.07 i menace to Pacific countries like China Party, the new

Similar demonstrations Cabinet

Readings-at remained unniled, Australia similar to the policy will have two portfolios and two

"We beg you to take prompt staged at Colmar, at the textale

candidates milla of Roano and at the Gov-Baro, at mal....1956.1 1001.4 m.b. after the first world-war-ra posts of minister without port-action to select new sulting In Germany becoming folio left unfilled.

Equala toernment arsenal at Limoges. for the posts without delay

ST Net. Humidity .... menace 10 Democracy, ho

In Marseilles, 5,000. melal The Party's decision, was con- complete the organisation of the

workers quit work. The strikes Dew Point

Wind new Cabinet." views "Australian

Wong in a are veyed to Premier

In a separate letter addressed also spread through the towns.of other Britkh Com-letter signed jointly by Mr. Tso

Pu-lei, two Government repre- of Agriculture and

the Young to opposlilon criticism of his for- Minister of Industry and Com- eign policy.—Associated Press. merce and Mr. Yang Yung-chun spoke out in

added.

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Direction... #W SW Wind" "Yurca

15 Tides

4 D.M.

£1,60 inches.

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The police investigation—WA“ concluded this week and a report was turned over to the public' prosecutor yesterday,

"The King" Was found dead on June

D. 1940,

shared by in his Palace, a gun

monwealth members on the Far-Shun-sheng,.originally slated as to Mr. Lei Cheng and Mr. Chen Tarbes, Belfort, Metz, Strasbourg,

St. Eloy, Brassar, St. Etienne, High by his head.

The death Brat was considered East Commission in Washington," Minister

sald Dr. Evatt, who was replying Forestry, Mr. Chen Chi-tien sentatives negotiating the dispute, Angers, Quimper and suicide but later officially was declared a murder. The King's private secretary, tutor and twe bedroom attendants go on trial in July for the King's death.

Police said the new arrests are expected before the' trials begin. not elaborate on the

All sleepers niong the Canton- foreign policy, which he summed Kowloon Railway are to be re-up as "be friends with all couns placed and bridges and culverts tries and do what we enn to They did repaired, according to a Chinese maintain world peace," was not possible suspects. Associated

very different from what Pandit Press.

press report.

This work will begin in July Nehru, the Indian-Premier, told and may be completed within two the India Constituent Assembly months.-Reuter.

recently. Reuter.

FACTORY INFLUX CONTINUING

Despite the Chinese Government's ban on removal of industrial plants from China, more factorias are planning to transfer their equipment to the Colony. The Foo Sin Tobacco Com-, kind in China, la planning to pany, one of the biggest of its set up a sister factory in Hoces Kong, local industrial sources told the "China Mail' yester- day.

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS

The Cambridge School- leaving Examination will be held in Hong Kong in De- cember next.

Entry forma Yor private studenta are nvaliable at the Education Umce, 3rd floor, Wind- House. Completed forms should be returned by the end of June

Students attending schools In

sor

entries through the bends the Colony must forward their

their schools.

Soviet Economist

Tells All

-London, June 16.

Radio Moscow predicted tonight that in two to three years "the living standard of the Soviet worker will be the highest in human history,”

KOWLOON WHARF PLANS

#8

The broadcast, quoting from;

sald,

United Press snd Party men

and Press.

China orda

blamed the Kuomintang for its

unilateral action in announcing the list of legislators without consulting the minor parties.

as no longer attaching any portance to multi-party coopera- tion and under such circumstances they could not justify their participation in the Government. -Reuler-AAP.

Alleged Assault On Engine Driver

FT

Dousi.- Associated Low

DRASTIC SHORTAGE OF WAR

MATERIALS

Washington, June 17. Testifying in a closed hearing of the House Appro- priations Committee, chairman Thomas J.. Hargrave of the National Munitions Board said today that the United States lacks enough. of some critical materials "evan to begin to think about a fighting war."

He sald, in connection with a request of the authority to enter contracts up to $880,000,- 000 for strategic stockpiling for the next. fiscal year, that the

CURRENCY REFORM IN SEPTEMBER?

~~~~~~ Shanghai, Juno-17- The afternoon newspaper,

a "New Times": "article by al prominent economist, sald that In contrast nations of Western Europe in the 1950-51-period would suffer privations at far The Chinese authorities of contemplated stockpiling would lower than the minimum Mar-the Canton-Kowloon Rallway. create shortages for industry. shall Plan level of living. has sent a representative to He said the stockpile pro- Extension of the existing

The Eastern European nations, Hong Kong to investigate an Toon Wharves has been under experience a living standard by engine driver by a European seven years. Cold Storage facilities at Kow-which look to Russia for ould alleged assault on Chinese ture of $3,000,000,000 in five to

gramme envisions the

expendi dence, the radio consideration for some time, that time far surpassing. their officer on June 8 last, it was His list of acutely short items"China Times," which is close and is expected to be put into pre-war lovet and will undoubt-reported in a Canton despatch was not made public but ho said, to Dr. H. H. Kung, claimed effect shortly.

edly be higher than at any time in the Ta Kung Pao yester "these items are critical because today in a Naniting despatch, in their history." Installed Leveral years before

day,

they are absolutely essential In This is how the economist

The report said that the Euro- the conduct of any modern war. quoting "authoritative sources,"" the war, the present installation, worked it out: Europe's living pean officer forced his way on to Most of them have to be trans that "China's currency reform. operated by the Dairy Farm on standards

will nose-divé "be-

the engine despite a notice on it parted from the Eastern Hemis scheduled for September couse of the economie New tariff rates for freight the premises of the Hongkong &

forbidding unauthorised persons sphere, anywhers. from 5,000 to this year." One of China's largest steel from Hong Kong to Mediter. Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., maturing. In the United States on the locomotive with the assume as the, basle concept that ];2′′ reform had been · assured by. * 10,000 miles and we also have to The paper sold a reserve fund and European ports Ltd, provides accommodation. for and capitalist Europe."

When challenged factorlestha Tongshan Steel rancan * tibi Dobtor Oraditor Ordinance: And Iron Foundry in North China will conto into force on Mon~| which can be handled direct from pite war devustätian, "the stay-Protice, the European" ̈‚official"' «I» | we :wlll'riat have "approximately |da|

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Bouth China Scheme.

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Veevan violence.

“Malayan'

Shani valginama World,

"Rage Fourtan

PORNOSURE: Local Spórti

Comparatively lower labour coats and cheaper materials were anid to be the reasons

for the decision to operate in Hong

Kong.

NEW FREIGHT RATES

}

In Russia, he continued, des- 250 tons of Refrigerated Cargo,

unmentioned-source," "pro- ls planning removal to Hong day..

or to vessels alongside.

dard of living is already higher legedly assaulted the driver, two years time as we did in the sumably the United States, "aut

wide of the $400,000,000 || Chios Kong.

The now charges were recently FN

than anywhere else in Europe, causing injury to his arms and last warmt discussed and approved by the To keep pace with modern And by 1930 and 1951, when legs. The alleged incident, the Rear Admiral It W. Paine, ad fund."

The despatch said the Govern Two other steel mills in Far Eastern ́ (Hong Kong Area) || "Reefar"

The report said, occurred at the How- Board member, said, "At present: Cargo: doyalopments; | It is proposed to completa

the stockpiles actually containment will decide"shortly prior 'Shanghai, the Ta Hing Steel Freight Conferenco, des prosent plans envisage an exten-Marshall Plan the living "sian- Joon terminus at the railway," Company and the Wah Hain Steel The new rates have boension to 400 tons in the immediate Idard of the Suvlet, worker will Oficial sources, however, said only 16 percent by dollar values to enforcement” whether, the tow works are also making arrange circularised to all shippers and future, and an ultimate instelle be the highest in human his yesterday that they had no of the gig objective-United currency will be incliner colna merita: toʻmove, to tile Colony, - export time in the Colony, litiotiscapable of baddileg 800 kontory "aUAIN PART O formation on the subjectiust be prote

e it a