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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1948.

RUSSIAN OFFER FOR BERLIN

Financial

Deals With Prepared To Supply Food

Britain To The City, Including West

Restricted

Financial transactions be-

sween Hong Kong and Groat

Britain now require the ap.

proval of

ter Hong Kong Control, It was *fficially stated yesterday.

Extrange

use

The new regulation,

it was explained, is to prevent the of the local free . B. dollar market for the pur. choac of champ Sterling and For capital fights of Sterling to the United Binize.

The official statement said: "Authorisen Lenks are ad - vised that with immediate effect monetary transactions between Howg Kong and Great Britain require the ap proval of the fiong Kong Ex. change Contru!.

"Danke art, nowever, au. thorised to make or recelye payments freely provided the amount of any une transac - tion does not exceed equivalent of £500. Applica- tions for approval of transeo. lions in excess of this amount should be submitted to the

Financial

may B&Bs

Office un Form E. 1.

"Banks

antries without reference if they are satialed that the transaction is in respect of (a) bona fide Imports OF experts, (b) In- surance premiums, claims and refunds, (c) reasonable travelling expenses, (d) divi. Pendi and interest payments.

"These

restrictions

have been imposed to prevent the use of the focal fred U.S. Deltar market for the pur • chase of cheap Sterling and for Capital fights of Sterling to the U.5.A.

"The Government has no intention, of restricting, bona

fide

transactions between

PROPAGANDA FANFARE

Berlin, July 20.

With great propaganda fanfare the Russians announced today that they wore prepared to supply food for all Berlin, including the 2,000,000 inhabitants of the Western sectors whom they have blockaded for more than a month.

The Russian announcement claimed they would be able to supply the city

with 100,000 tons of bread grains imported from the Soviet Union. An announcement by the official Sovier News Bureau told Western Ber- linars they must buy this food with Soviet-sponsored German currency which circulates here as a rival to the Western-sponsored deutsch- mark.

The

a

announcement Was timed to coincide with

a

economic paralyala, has forced

the closing of nearly 1,000 of Berlin's industrial plants. statement by the Western

First reaction of Western Ber- food an- Allies that they were unable, linera to the Russian because of the Russian landnouncement was somewhat cynl- blockade, to deliver proposed cal. Some nald they would attempt increases in

food

ration

o obtain the Soviet-offered fond but one native Berliner employed scales for their sectors of the in un American office remarked: city.

The announcement snld the action was taken of the request of the Soviet Military Administra.

Foreign Office

tion in Berlin, It said the grain Comment

and foodstuffs would be placed "at the disposal" of the military xiministration.

Gid;"

Morcow

without

"So now the Russians offer us

The brief announcement, which food when they have shut it off They Western Germany. appeared In

inoming from

it is grain sent from the newspapers

comment. say

Soviet Union. Fut what about the "In view of the request of the low rations 18,000,000 Germans in Soviet Military ministration in the Russian occupation zone have endured? What about the mil- Germany, the Council of Mini-

Hong Kong and Greet Bris fecision to plus has taken..haus of tons of foed the Buerians

SEVERE

to plzer at the disposal have taken out of their zone on ot? the Soviet

Military Admin thipped to Ruksia?"

tration in Germany from State reserves 100,000 tons of wheat and a corresponding quantity of other food products for the up- ply of Berlin, including its Wrat- ern sectors."

BLOW TO Double-Barrelled WESTERN Attack On West

UNION

The Hague, July-20. The fall of the French Government struck a severe blow

Thus the Soviet announcement was a double-barrelled attack on the Western Powers. Not only did the Russian claim they could teed all, Berliners but their an

ouncement sought to discredit

at the conference of Westerh-sponsored currency 129 the Western European Union. worthless for the primary func-

The French Foreign Minister. tion of buying food.

In London the Foreign Office apokesman

called the today

Soviet offor tu send 100,000 tons i

of food into the Soviet sector of Berlin "very interesting" but wald it contained a number of Inconsistencier.

He sald Si William Strang. Foreign Under-Secretary in Charge of German Affairs, ir studying the Soviet statement and discussing it with the American Ambassador, Mr.-Lewis Douglas, Rene ind French Ambassador Messigli.

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The spokesman said the Gov- learned of the Soviet rnment ¡.roposal only through dews uency reports. He said it re- uired no reply Trom the Western rowers although they may Issue

formal comment upon it.

the

He reserved judgment on the

step toward lifting blockade of Berlin. He said

flest

the

two supply of food for

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CAIRO RAIDED BY UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT

Heavy Fighting Still Raging In Holy Land

Cairo, July 20.

Jewish sources in Halfa said today fighting still continuod in northern Palestine on the third day of the truce imposed by the United Nations.

A main Cairo thoroughfare was blasted last night when a single unidentified plane raided the Egyptian capital. Investiga- tors of the Egyptian Interior Ministry and explosives experts said the plane dropped an "aerial mine" which damaged a motion picture theatre and two department stores... Premier Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrachy Pasha left a Cabinet meeting and'rushed to the scene of the explosion. He told newsmen "If this plane proves to have been a Zionist plane and such an action is repeated by the Zionists, we will reply immediately."

Calrb was under an air raid alarm from 9.45 p.m. until 11.10 p.m. GMT. A central switch was thrown to black out the city. Anti-aircraft guns went Into action.

Egyptian Investigators said the Metropole

for cinema, which had been closed)

the summer season, was wrecked and the Cicurel and Oreca department stores were extensively damaged. First estimates sald two persons were killed and 17 wounded,

Koreans Kill One American

Haifa Informants said Syrian troops again tried to cross the Jordan River near the Sca of Galilee but were repulsed by the Israel troops, in the area. farael! planes raided Syrian troop concentrations in the Baniyas enlisted man area of Syria.

Situated at the corner of Jordan Road and Woosung Street, the house shown in the photo on left, was one of the hundreds bombed during the war..

The majority of the other buildings, in the ares bounded by Austin Road, Jordan Road, Nathan Road and Canton Road, have been pulled down and new, nödern - hauser constructed on the sites. Big W

57 This corner house, although 'a 'mere shell, la-nevertheless, occupied by two business con- cerns--one a carpenter's.shop with an entrance at, Woosung Street and the other a raitan. ware dealer's stall at the Jordan Road side wall.

Seoul, July 20... Koreans firing from a border- ambush killed one American and wountled another, then fied into Rus- The Israeli Air Force also was sian-occupied North Korea, said to have heavily bombed Arab the U.S. Army said today... positions in the Jenin sector of An unknown number of at- Police action tackers, in civilian clothing. bid central Palestine. ngainst Arab villages south of in a pornfeld 400 yards side the Haifa still is going on after the American zone. As five. Americans Arabs made a day-long attack on upproached, the Koreans threw the Haifa-Tel-Aviv, road, Jewish grenades and opened Bre with informants said.

small

fled into the orms, then

·A· Syrian. communiqué accuseń | darkness. - the

Jews of violating the truce The American soldiers returned on Bunday night, and Monday the fire with enchines end rines, morning The Syrian Foreign but there was no indication of Office has protested to: Count any Korean casualties the an Folke Bemadotte, the United Nanouncement said. The scene of tions mediator. The Jews have the attack was near Kaesong, accused the Syrians of truce vie-northwest of Beout.

was the fist death of an lations.

Dama cus had a 10-minute-alert Americon soldier in Korean- Tast night, A Syrian communique border incident, although there Issued later sald a four engine have been several clothes-Most enemy aircraft dropped a number or the incidents Involved South of bombs inside Syrin, hitting El Korean police and North Korean Kuneitra and El Kuneitra-Banl constabularymen

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Further up Woosung Street, near Bow ring Street) is a block of reconstructed houses In the centre of which are three dévastated ténements. On the ground floor of the build-, ing shown on the right of the photo abovej

yns road. The oulletin said the Meanwhile Syngman Aher with clothes hanging in front, are four non-

bombs 'caused no damage.—Asso-

74-year-old Independence fead- ciated Press. descript hovels occupied by 14 persons, in-Jewish-Surian Fighting-Page:10- cluding one-year-old twins.

Contraband

Seized

Air Of Tension Along The Arms Cargo

New Territories' Border

M. Georges Bidault, plans to "go Russian-controlled newspaperk home by plane Inte today, The Berlin: agafa uttempted to diz-gestion that I might be the other Ministers arced to euteredit American-British airlift bloc short the Ann formal meeting which is, supplying the blockaded 100, after lunch,

Western sectors of the city, with 100, consutvalent to about For The Foreign Ministers of Grent cargoes flown from Western Ger- the Western sectors of the capital Britain, France. Celgium,

the Netherlands and Luxembourg met

as a whole. pione this morning without ad The air bridge is without and six weeks' supply for Berlu

survey the problema avali-all Berliners can buy their raised by the French polifical ration in the Soviet sector. In the future, the Communist Press

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The erisla stryck at the very fald.,

rols of the major problem dik-

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of

Western uropeow that one of the minip governments of the Union has fallen

nver very quentity of increased urmaments and

If wan

reported the, States hus warned the 'five coun- tries that several years, tay elapse before an American mills. tury aid programme ent become reality.

The two-day conference, dride tonight with a toutine communi ne which is expected to

touch only lightly upon the twa "most vital aspects of the conference

the German erlate tid, American

military aid to Western

On

*tern Ourope.

Ruslan fighter planes have buzzeb*** the British airdrome In Berlin, Western Allied' aff. clala sald, however, that Sovist Pair tracks, had not impeded the American-British qurial service

the past four nights machine gun and rifle fire were heard by members of the Shatal- kok Police Station coming from the direction of the hills opposite the station; the "Chiha ---Mail"-learned-during a tour of the Border

, yesterday?

IMPORT

DUTIES

RAISED

Nankini, July 30

The spokesman disclosed that the Anglo-American occupation authorities withir, the past days had offered to buy potatoes

The 50 additional constables laukok the only 'post in' Ilia aren, and Coal from Poland and

eruisers arò, patrolling Monday night Customs ΟΤΙ other foodstuffs from. Czecho. Bent out

Tenirs Bay, and toking on the The Legislative Yuen, at a slovakia: for dollars for the have been deployed. Western sectors of Berlin.-A. have gone to each of the Shaperamnel of the Shataukok post secret session today, approved a general raise in customs import sociated Press and United Press. taukok, Takuling and Lin Maeach night

About midnight on July 1 10, said duties ranging from 10 to 30 per Hang stations, and 20 remain Capt. Flon, a group of about 100ent, it was learned. as reserves at Farling,

bandits made un attack on Wu Wittle exact figures, were un- Inspector Simpson went around Ting. Shan with sub-machine guns available, was certained that the posts yesterday with addition and rifles. Wille, the army there a general increase of 80 per cent. al provisions for the reinforce was replying to the attack within the tariff, will he imposed on

trench mortars, they were attack-imports of luxury items. hidden in sine of the houses.

to the city, The Russian (Conferencer On Berlin-Page 7) blockade with its attending

Fleet Leaves On Japan Trip Today

the Berlin question the Admiral Sir Donis Boyd, Commander-in-Chief of

Arlush Foreign Secretary

Mr.

Ornest Bevin, heart appeals Fiðla

the other four Foreign Alinitiers against any showdown with, Mussians

The

The French Foreign-Midlater,

Ma George Bidault, and the llena-

Jux Ministers especially were up

posed to any spectacular attempt

· 16 break the Berlin blvektado by force. They urged everything possible be done to resume four

negotiatima United power

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· 7Tqlik On Westernki Europat

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* the British Pacific Float, wilt sail for Japan in HMS: London today, London will be ac companied by HMS Susson, Cossack, Con- stance, Consort and Hart.

ments.

A platoon of Gurkhas rushed

Cetton yarns were the least

to Shataukok fron, the Ban War with revolvar, Gre...By persons rected, for which import duties

Camp in the early hours of vea Holh attacks were: however, res will be raised by 10 per cent and terday, möming was withdrawn pulsed t

later li_the, dav.

While ou

out everything

appeared calm

.wak-an

Curfew Imposed

air "A two-hour-- skirmish between:

these for cotton fabrics by 20 per cent-Reuter-AAP.

The Weather

Freds = depression over BW China

of tension: at the stations, visited, the military and the bandits took particularly at Shataukok. Per-place at Lin Tong on the night of sennel and mobile transports were July 10: The bandits were also

on the ready." while, as a pre-routed in this attack. cautionary measure, all passing A curfew Wat Imposed at Shatrugh, extends across the Eastern Ges through the barriers were sub taukok (Chinese rection) from 10 to N. Japan. A ridge of moderate hiat CM | premenes extends from the Tacito, untly jected to a thorough search at to 11 am. yesterday, as the resûlt cyclone to the Loorhon A tropical, the point-of-three-revolvers held of information acceived by the depression, appears to be formiar, over

ng. Constables.

Chinesa adultiorities that come the Facing but not miles of Bamar. Bereans were planning to infl-It will probably more WNW, KARATE SkirmisheLA NAURU› sish tërritory: Three suspects fígyó ('windy,eloudy" with thunders......; rowend rate into the area from the Bri- Today Forecast Moderate southerly

2dded pentally ovenlahti wienetan, partially? On the Chinese side of Shutan been picked up by the military ally kuk, Capt. Hon Yuk-kwan, one

›Yesterday's Weathering There is absolutely no truth (alasimumi 17.6 dem Fah Concort, of the four compally commanders and Comus will frive beck in stationed there, told the visitips "to" the' rumojera-that-the--Sal¬| Kintsundi TTS Cer. Take-

wang.ph

Police Station had bear Bunshiness hours pak The return of Busser, several skimbres * between the

attacked and set on fire on Bainfall: 82.9 1.30 foi. Total alnem -Bath -1890, 4.1. BiMÉ2442,39¦ Ima, 'an Tanking. Polica omaiako toề thi 47,44 Eng

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Shortly after leaving Hong on August 20, and Green Ranger.ty Shantung Kong Harbour this afternoon sailing on July 27.

London will return to Hong Kong the warships will be joined by a Sunderland aircraft of 30 on September 10 aid leave for Squadron to provide an anti-Sinagpore Ave days later. tubmarine-ale patrol. 2

Cossack,” – Conskinco,

Some time. HMaulmarine"= "Auriga; "wik

in the oven PPAKAM September 25, Avé: Prheimen that thera had born |

HOUSEwa wa Izoldiers and bandits: ; during the Monday,, night, said "high boo

attack the feet firing dummy Hart and Black torpedoes After the attack while

the submaring, will- be" hunted the feet

Comlighto

9. past few days.

Bby, flustroyers uning! sadje apling regnija for SRLARINO,

been training in

several weeks pist

Letters for omvers, and the ships going co.

mato, should be addressed

PALE Hongkong. Jej stamped with Hong

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Thera can-Lewd-daubt what? huswald, that the bandits

"China, Mail'i yesterday,

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hutpants on the mainland, beyond i men, KE MEŽU, Epot, 10018 28.3. Wat remaining, Kalkyrakkairfeld & There is not 19MERIAN 26.10 jáshin

To the Mira-Day talepljóse communication *Tiny Tel Hui Chn that station and conlaut can be

TATEM MUESSand made,cly by radio.

Ethel, Water, Police

stant tonich with Sub-lispector

Ilies the Omer-in-Chargi

Nanking, July 20. Chinese gendarmes in Amoy

ner

was elected President or

wa

Korean today under the ancient.

land's first, Democratic Govern mant.

The Vice-Presidency

Want to the min, on

Rhee

choice, 30-year-old Lee Yung

40

Rhee, who has been demanding Korean

Independence for years, won 100 or 100 votes cast by members of the new National Assembly chosen in an election under United Nations auspices. A captured a cargo of contraband Communist reghoe has been set North in Soviet-CeKupied up arms aboard a ship which ar-Kores which did not rived off the port from the in the South Korean Philippines on July 17, accord

Rhee, who has been ing to a Central News des of the National Assembly, patch today,

od

defeat-

Kim Koo; "another The arms seized included 11 worker for Koreun tommy guns: 1,180 rounds of for the Presidency. Kim tommy gun ammunition, 21 sub votes, then lost to Lee on the machine guns and 180 rounds of second ballot in the Vice-Pro- {carbine ammunition.,,«^ sidential voting. Lee is it de- Tite name of the vessel was cendent-of one of Korea's carly given as "Tisadanc."-UP, noble familles, Associated Press.

Pyeris

IS BACK AGAIN

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