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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1948.

INDIAN FREEDOM COMPLETE

Denies He PAGEANTRY AS INDIAN Changed A SUCCEEDS MOUNTBATTEN SCAP Order

Tokyo, June 21.

LL-Gen. H. C. II. Robert. son, Commanding General,

BCOF, Japan, arrived in

LAST BRITISH RULER LEAVES

New Delhi, June 21.

Tokyo this morning by air Lord Mountbatten retired as Governor-General today and free from England, and flatly denied the "Sydney Sun" dispatch saying that he re- verged an order by Gen. Douglas MacArthur to arm all BCOF planes for wartime emergency..

India's self-rule by her own people became complete.

"I never heard of the story," Gen Robertson feld the United PICAS

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Gers. Robertson's

Oriental splendour and western pageantry blend-

ed as elder statesman Chakravarthi Rawago-

palachari took the oath as Mountbatten's 300 More

successor, becoming the first Indian ever to hold this important post.

A slender figure in white homespun national garb, Rajagopalachari stood against a background

Arrests

of rich red velvet drapors embroidered in gold In Malaya

and swore to perform the duties of his now office.

Singapore, June 21. Three hundred or more persons

arrested

were

According to the Sydney Sun's Tokyo correspondent, Gen. Mar- Arthur's

issued in order was

absence last March and compiled with by the Acting BCOF Commander, Air Chief Marshad P.J. McCauley, When Gen. Robertson returned He then delivered a message, A 100,000 people, honouring In April, the Sun dispatch said, be ordered arms and ammunition "what disturbs

to the people declaring that Lord Mountbatten and his wife throughout Malaya today in here last drive to stop seven weeks the peace of at a public reception to be removed from the planes,

It is generally known that the India is Internachts, discord...night, gave them a send-off rrofaviolence fatal to 28 per-

fleeting the "high esteem Far East air force planes for some and it is utter folly."

grent affection" in which tine have been dying training

with Lady Indian Premier sild they Earl Mountbatten, Intercept paliols equiped with guns and live ammunition Mountbatten and their daughter held..

Pameku, tett hatte by air this Lord Mounthalten,

morning on their way home from farewell rondcast, spoke of the "unforgettable experience" of his term of office, was guest of

Art

Asked if the Sun

story was "out of the whole cloth." Gen.

Robertson replied: "Yes."

Jadin

They were seen off by Pandit

the

and

sons. They were identified were by police generally as sus- pected Communists. Officials blame Communists. for the trouble.

who in

a

Dispatches from upcountry said 13 were arrested in Selangor He pointed out that the only Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister. honour of the Indian Cabinet at a state, which includes Kuala Lum other "relevant" fact on the mat- ut Mr. Kavyopatarhuri, Gov-dinner-Government House. pur, capital of the Malayan 80 including 10 SCAP order which fernor-General designate.

With him was his wife, to whom Federation,

more the

in Perak State, Cabinet, through Pandli women, Nehru, also expressed "deep than 50 in Johore State and 30 in

Negri Sembilan State. gratitude.

head- The Kuaja Lumpur quarters and some branch offices

te: was states: "Arms and ammunition carried by the British forces-is a-

Commander-in- matter for the Chlef of the British Common- wealth Occupation Forces to de- elde."-United Press.

-

Will Rec Mountbatten,

the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, shortly after his arrival in Britain on Wednesday, au thoritative quarters tonight ex. proted.

MALAN NEEDS A POPULAR BUDGET

Johannesburg, June 21.

Consideration of the budget will be one of the first now South African Parliament

tasks of the

when it assembles on August 6. Its first meeting has been delayed until this date to enable Mr. N. C. Hovengo, the Minister of Finance, to prepare a new draft of what the Government considers essential at this stage- a first popular budget.

"Glorious Future" of the Malayan Communist Party

and offices of the new Democratic Youth League, Malayan People's

were "Very important

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ping hands of fate.

AT

OPIUM SMOKING

HOME QUITE LEGAL

Smoking opium in one's own home is not pro- hibited in Hong Kong, provided a person could do so without opium or að opium pipa.

to Sub-Inspector J. S. Howarth by Mr. W. A. Blair Kerr at Kowloon yesterday when he quashed a sentence of seven days' hard labour passed on Lou Fuk (47) earlier in the morning.

QUIRINO PROCLAIMS AMNESTY FOR HUKS

Manila, Juna 21. President Quirino tonight proclaimed amnesty for the Hukbalahaps after Luis Taruc, leador of the ormed peasants, voluntarily had surron- derad.

Taṛuc and his estimated 50,000 followers were given 20 days to surrender their arms. Quirino and Taruc shook hands after the amnosty proclamation was signed-ending almost two years of fighting in Central Luzon. Quirino said he is "greatly hopeful that in the peace to follow, a programme of social amelioration for the masses

of this country can be put into effect."

Tarue had flown In only six Bur- hours earlier and made a prise surrender to Quirino per- sonally. His arrival ended weeks of negotiations.

Hong Kong Loopholes

The proclamation, which in

Peasants cluded the National Union, was signed in the pre-

trol who pledged sence of Taruc loyalty to the Government and with seven associate submitted taken arms.

His followers will be given 20 Įdays_following concurrence of the Amnesty by the Philippine Log- gress

to lay down armas and re- ceive official forgiveness of the Government.

The proclamation is being sent to Congress tonight and ratinca- tion is expected by tomorrow. Both Senate and House leaders have pledged speedy action on the amnesty question.

No Arrest

“The "Amnesty-provides that-the Government forego prosecution of crimes of rebellion, sedition, 1- legal association, assault upon or resistance to perrons in' authority and illegal possession of Brearms. It did not cover crimes of mur- der or rapo.

As a face saving' gesture to the dissidents, the proclamation avolded all reference to words as unconditional" surrender and· technical arrast.

sald the The proclamation principal leaders and many mem

Lord Mountbatten presented Anti-Japanese Ariny, ex-services ten pieces of gold plate, weighing association and some trade unions over 100 pounds, to Indio of 60-I were raided., hall of King George VI and A story from Penang island re- Pandit Nehru presented the ported 00 persons crrested there This seemingly ludicrous situation was pointed out Mountbattens with a silver tray, and Province

at

Wellesley on the whose inscription termed its mainland across the bay. It quot- token of friendship.

ed Chief Police Omeer W.A. c, Six thousand-guests attended Hhines as saying the ofcial reception In the arrests

HIR spacious grounds of Government

docu- men seized many House.

ments in swoops on offices of the Lord Mountbatten

spoke in Malay Nationalist Party, Penang,

bers "who heretofore have lived his farewell broadcast of Federation of Trade Unions,

the pale of law, have beyond "glorious future" waiting India Penang Principal and Govern- Lau pleaded gulity to the count and cautioned on the voluntarily presented themselves and declared that she was dament labour unions and Perang charges of smoking opium and pipe possession charge. with their arms and ammunition

Later in Labour Association, possession-of-an-oplum-pipe.

the morning, the to agents of law stined to fill high place in the Harbour. world,

Magistrate had the accused The proclamation” said: ““Return" work

in a demolished house at Yu

brought back into Court. of these dissidents and recalei-

Ad- of the Chau Street at 1.15 am, on dressing the prosecuting

officer,

trant elements of our population Sunday. He was fined $25 or Mr. Blair-Kerr said that accused to their homes and resumption seven days the smoking should not bave been convicted by them of their lawful pursuits as, on referring to the Ordinance. or occupations as loyal and low- the Court could not and any abiding citizens, will accolorate mention of smoking.In one's own the rehabilitation of this war- home.

devastated country and restore Defendant, continued the the peace and order and security, Magistrate,

was arrested inside welfare and happiness of, other the demolished house, smoking communities."—Associated Press.. by himself. He was found in possession of only one pipe and a small quantity of oplum

Most of those held were Chinese,

The country's problems were The 26th victim of the unrest that was a Chinese shot and killed complicated "by the fact India's freedom had been obtain today near Taiping in Perak.

at A time of unparalleled Associated Press.

ide difficulties," worldwide

In his task, he will be helped from public service under the

£55,000,000 existing emergency regulations. by a surplus of

The Transvaal Nationalist wor left by the United Party Gov-newspaper. Die Transvaler, debut India would find

clares that something will have

ernment.

Daily

Inpse.

he sold, solution.

Mr. Chakravarti. Rajagopalac- The draft which Mr. Havenga's n be done about these regula hari was installed ns India's first predecessor, Mr. F. G. Sturrock, tons, and says some of them will Indian Governor-General nta Intended to introduce in August, have to be incorporated as per colourful ceremony in the circular

likely to be considerably changed, according to the poll-manent legislation with others, high-domed Durbar Hall of Gov-

ernment House here. tical correspondent of the "Band such as those inning member-gh-

ship of the Broederbond and the Mall" But Mr. Havenga sewabrandwag

As a salute of 31 guns roared will have to

out to greet him, his predecessor Is expected to implement the as-

Earl by surance given

United

Mountbatten; last the

of the In addition to pulting into ef- that old age

long line of British Viceroys and and

feet mensures to slow up the pre-

Governor-General of first tvill

be ichreased

sent rate of immigration into the new Dominion, was flying-home- at a total cost of £2,300,000

Dr. T. E. Donges, the with his wife Unton,

and Other matters include a plan Minister of the Interior and of

Pamela. reimposition of import Posts and Telegraphs, is expected control, the Union's decreased to go into the question of im- gold reserves, und the urgent plementing

1.Government

other

pensions

. Kor the

the

Broadcasting Plea Rejected

nced to devote the country's Commission's report laid on the Umited dollar holdings to the table at the end of the last acs- acquisition of essential imports. sion of Parliament.-Beuter.

The Reneral concensus of

opinion here is that the first ser-

ion of the new Parilament will be short-probably only about 10 wecke, during which legislation

of an immediate urgency will be dealt with.

Other business will probably Include a bill, drawn up by the United Party Government, for the control

the Union's of uranium resources,"

Double Nationality

REINFORCEMENT FOR KAIFENG

Nanking, June 21.

the

daughter,

Madras, June 20. Hyderabad correspondent "The Hind" reported today that! the Nizam has rejected "politely but firmly Viscount Mount- batten's last minute appeal for a compromise between India and than 10 months India has been striving 10 get

Hydro'

For

FOR

on

CCOC Appeal To London For Stay

dross.

Roms, June 20.

The Foreign Minister, Count That did not constitute smoking. Carlo Sforza today entrusted the in a divan as, according to the Republican, Ugo la Malfa with

WAS

Nanking,

sald

June 21. The official Cen- Daily News, quoting responsible government sources, that today -China is not con- sidering any demand for a possible change in the present status of the British Colony of Hong Kong in an attempt to halt the

of flight capital from coastal cities, ar suggested recent- ly by an American reported

The paper said that it was admitted in Chinese official quarters, however: "Hong Kong does. provide certain loop. holes in China's economic system" and that the Chin- ese Government was planning "effective action" to remedy

situation,

the "

But as far as a change in the status

of the colony is con- cerned, it is said that

⚫ the Government has not given any con- sideration to Reuter-AAP:

It.

So Refreshing...At Home

Government's action in passing the Debtor-Creditor

Ordinance over the head of Chinese-opposi-- Ordinance, there must be two or the task of leading the first post- tion, was condemned-in no uncertain--terms-more smokers and a charge must war Italian commercial mission to

be made before a place could be Moscow, at a joint meeting of the .Chinese General

called a divan.

The delegation is scheduled to (An officer Chamber of Commerce yesterday,

about July 20-United of the Revenue De- leave partment told the "China Mail" Press, In a stormy two-hour that the situation doubtless arose session, speakers complained out of an oversight when the Or- that Government was most dinance was amended in 1946. Prior to the war, smoking of unfair in legislating on this

Government oplum

permitted important issue without first and so the word "cplum" was left consulting the wishes of the out of the sub-section governing people most directly affect; smoking of heroin. It was added ed, and in failing to accede on only to those governing poses- sion of the drug and pipes after to strong representations

oplum smoking had been pro- made for the issue to be hibited under the Geneva Con- thrashed out in Court.

ference.) The meeting decided to send a f telegraphic appeal to London to stay the Implementation of the Ordinance pending consideration

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The Nationalists-were-still-de-Hyderabad-10-secode to India fending the "core" of Communiat- instead of remaining independent. occupied Kaifeng, according to a The correspondent said that military spokesman, while

Viscount Mountbatten, asked the the Government First Army (des-

Nizam for a reply "within The Government may also do-cribed as mechanised troops in hours" to a long telegram com- cide to proceed with a bill con- a military communique) reached mending India's draft agreement thaus on honourable basis. for a ferring double nationally on the southern suburb, and

citizens of the Commonwealth, Government 18th Army reached compromise. shallar to the proposals init be the western suburb.

for the British Farliament.

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But the Nizam replied, the re- that he found no General Ho Ying-chin reported port added,

A highly controversial matter. In a

expected to be dealt with by the Kaitomintang meeting that reason to reject the advice of his situation would Sa Council of Ministers.--Associated new Government during tho "improved," if Government rein- Press and Router. coming session will be the status forcements could reach the city.

of the Afrikaner Broederband-"within five days."

members of which, are banged The military news agency said

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Kidnapping Triat Page Five FERNI Now Phaso In Greek Wa

three columns of Red forces In

West Shantung's Hotse marched on Lanfong

east of Kalong.

are"

20 miles Government bombers pounded the advancing

Dock Strike Spreads

London, June 21. Thousands of cold storage workers joined the London dock strike today, boosting to more than 18,000 the number of idle men in the weekold strike heretofore confined to dock workers who remove a ship's cargo to warehouses,

Two hundred ships aro la dock or at anchor awaiting unloading and, more are dus-, today.

Dock strikers in moetings at a dozen plera shouted down

who union officlafa tried to persuade them to go back to work-United Press.

CHINA IS GETTING ARMS FROM EUROPE

Reds with 250-pound bombs, China is purchasing, arms and ammunition from

the agency reported.-Associated Prest.

STRIKE ENDED

European countries in addition to obtaining similar supplies from Canada and America, the "China Mail" teamed from authoritativa sources. yesterday.

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The Weather

of representations to be made by A ridge of Mgh pressure extábla from the Chamber to the Home Gov- the Gem of Japan across the Easten Bas ernment for a review of the NW China. From a sleppassion south whole matter and also for à possi-"for" the Furute Я trough stretches ble appeal to the Courts for across Ryukyur`and along the east coast Judicial ruling on the validity of of Japan,

the

yen payments.

Another trough extende Trans' a degree-

Legal formalities. would be cision over Yunnan screen the Thilippines trusted to Mr. Percy Chen, bar to the Carolines. rister-at-law' "engaged by the

Chamber to fight the issue.

Today's Forecast 1--Moderato. E, winds.

The meeting also decided to Ocenatonal brief shawn Compentally, "dur call for monetary subscriptions to Ing the morning, but, weather, otherwise build up a fund for fighting the fair. fssue to a Anish.

Representatives of the Kowloon Chinese Chamber of Commerce were also in attendance,

HAWKERS' PETITION

Yesterday's "Wrather fun.

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Reading at. cent comparatively heavy son. tences-imposed-by-magistrates-oh | Baro,-pl-malgastentƐLOOKE HD. Tokyo, June 21.

One of the latest, shipments d'Armes de Querry,

unlicenced hawkers, a peition is jadi buona 82078 212.13 incban. American Stop Traina TO

The three-day old strike of to pass through Hong Kong, Belgium, by the Kwangtung Pro- now being prepared by non-tel Humidity the all-Japan Private Railway

cenced street vendors for sub-wind Direction,

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Workers Union ended last night recently came from Belgium, vincial Government.

Transhipment of the ammuni- mileston to Government, and

Wind Force Kabel Windward: Jolanda', Fife and by this morning normal It was a comparatively small

tion

from Hong Kong to Canton

Main point in the petition will| traffic had been resumed.

amount--200 tons of small was undertaken by Mossin la be to ask Governeient to allocato m Nerotiations between the arms ammunition. Pod Rondon and Co. (H.K.) Ltd., ona certain areas in the Colony in Yorkshire in Handy Position Union and the management were -The ammunition was bought of the biggest French Arms in which unlicenced hawkers may | Low..

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