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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1948.

JAPANESE TRADE DIRECTIVE

MacArthur Eliminates All Government Control

NEW TRADING PROCEDURE

Tokyo, August 10.

General Douglas MacArthur today ordered major elimination of the Japanese Government's control over Japan's export trade beginning August 19, the first anniversary of the reopening of limited private trade.

*********************** In a sweeping directive to the Japanese Govern.

Kites A Danger To Traffic

ment, General MacArthur-authorised Japan- ose "sellers and foreign buyers to, conclude export contracts directly.

Kite-flying the favourite summer pastime of thousands

of Chinese men and Chinese and European

children

In

the Colony, as necome such a menace to both traffic and pedestrians that the Kowloon Residents Association, is tak Ing the

the matter up with Gov. ernment, it was learned you- terday.

**According to rellable Cafe.com, the Association has received numerous complaints from motorista of kites drop- ping in front of windscreens, and of children running in front of vehicles in a mad rush to retrieve a falling kite. Another dargar though of a minor degres. in that of gangs of youngsters engaging In a free-for-all when chasing after a kite. Th.cao ekirmishes are particularty noticeable Around King'a Park And Jordan Road.

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The order is part of a simplification of export trade procedures designed to removo governmental control over Japan's export trado to the greatest extent possible. Since the beginning of limit-

The announcement sald, how- ever, that all export contracts) ed private trade, Japanese and foreign traders have been re-negotiated under the new proca- quired

dures remala subject to review | to negotiate export and validation by Gen. Mac-| contracts through the Japan-Arthur's headquarters. ese Government's official Board

In general, the announcement

of Trade. Today's announce said controls will be retained only ment said: "This is no longer required."

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over foreign exchange, - inter- national prices and allocation of melals of

critical raw materials. All foreign MacArthur*x

Comuntree exchange -Involved In trade with Forel Trade and Division said: "The new proce. Japan in buyer-seller transactiona dures will greatly expedite the will be paid into the "SCAP com- transaction merelal account" as in the pat processing of export

announceIRCHE said, United through the removal of red tape, the including documents, paper work Pres. and other steps formerly required of traders before they could place their export products aboard hips which carried them abroad."

They said this simplification will lift much of the adminis trative burden. of the export trade from the Japanese gov. ernment and Allind Hoad. quarters.

CURRENCY Dealing Direct

REFORM DEMENTI

Nanking, August 10. The Finance Ministry spokesman today emphatical- ly stated there is no possibi- lity of currency reform in the near future.

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He said the Finance Ministry

"polivaly studying" pro

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blems of reforming China's inflat- ed national muney, but that there are many vendtiona which have

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PICTURE OF THE DAY! OLYMPIC CASUALTY

DENMARK'S H.E. CHRISTENSEN writhes in pain on the ground after stumbling near the fatal- of his heat of the 800 metres, track event of the "1948 Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium.

Other Olymple competitors, wearing track sults, render, assistance. Christensen's log begen to swall, rapidly batwean' ankie and knee, and attending physician's on-the-spot diagnosis was the leg had been broken.

Move For Reform Of Kuomintang

Nanking August 10,

The Kuomintang may adopt a reform programme

of its own during its next plenary meeting- probably in October—but many loadors esti- mate it may take a year to put the plan into offoct.

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JURY REVERSE RESULT OF DISPUTED CONTEST 400-METRE RELAY Concession

GOES TO US

London, August 10.

The Olympic Games Jury of, Appeal ruled today that the United States won the disputed 400 motre, relay race hottest controversy, of the 1948 International competition.

The announcement thus reversed the judges' de- cision which disqualified the Americans, who tinished about. 10 yards ahead of the British last Saturday and awarded first place to Britain.. :..

NANKING FASTASY

The official announcement said: "The Jury of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, having een the film and photo- graphs of the 400 metre relay of the Olympic Games, are satisfied that an error was made and the

revised placing has been follow: first U.S.A., second Great

Judges and

alleged baton was passed lilegally on the first exchange between two run- news of American tean- Ewell and Wright.

Shangbai, Aug. 10, The Chinese-language after- noon newspaper, China Evening in, third Italy h News, claimed in a Nanking despatch today that, Governor T. V. Soong of Kwangtung had been given full power in "for- cing" the Hong Kong authori

the ties to Haithfully fulfi!” Sino-Hongkong anti-smuggling

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To Ginger Exporters

Exporters of preserved ginger, one of the oldest pro- ducts of Hong Kong, are per mitted from today to retain 60 par cant of the United Staton dollar exchange, ob. tained from suieu abroad."

this

Previously, the exporters of partiouter commodity have had to surrender ali U.8. exchange obtained through. ginger exports. *

An official sisterlent yea terday said that from today exporters of presarved ginger in casks ar jars will be por- mitted to retain 50, per cont of the fo.b. value of ship. monte

of this commodity when.financed in U.8. dollars.

KAI TAK TO HAVE DETECTOR

The best Olympic weight-lifting performance was put up late last night by Balmaxs) of Iran in the featherweight cla's. He improv agreement.

ed pn the old record of 0%" "kilo- The despatch said that these grainmos, set up In, 1938, by making enquiries in America Hong Kong Government is powers include a blockade of ft of 100 kilogrammes. the British Colony. -

for the purchase of an elec Dr--Soong, at present resting in other weight-lifting records trical metal detector to be Shanghal, was not available for were broken by J.-M. Runge, of Installed at Kai Tak airport, Denmark, with 95 kilogrammes, comment.

The paper said President Chiant and R. Rosario, of the Philippines; the "China Mail", learned re Kai-shek conferred at length with and R. A. Wilke, of Trinidad, who liably yesterday. Dr. Soong on the subject and au- each. iifted 924 kilogrammes. The enquiries for the apparateis thorised the Kwangtung Governor Results today:

resulted from the July 18 crash of to take drastic set on, it beco eary, BOXING Light heavyweight the Catalina flying boat near-Me- to check muggling via Hong preliminary round.-F. Szymura, cao killing 26 passengers and crew. Kong United Press.

of Poland, beat H. Joachim, of The crash resulted from an allegat India, on polnia

attempt by air puccaneers to Flyweight, Second Round: Soo seize control of the afteraft. Ann Kan, of Korea, beat M. Cochin, of Fraser, on points.

Firweight, Second Round: H. Corman, of--Holland, beat "Myo. Thent. Maung, of Burma, the referen stopping the fight in the third pudd

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Settling All Arguments

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It was learned yesterday, that certain aviation companies were considering additional precautions,

Ona company has cabled sta head office in London to inst alfair, crews to lock themselves

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in their cabins diribir

The Weather

Tokyo,. Aug.. 10.

Manila, Augušt 20," now Pacific typhoon

Manila novamon Melchor Chris with 70 mph cales, China's governing party has heed for rest. Reorganisation, Aquino, tells the story of the

Man's Savre leñvo is expected to strike the islands talked or, and sought tor re-such leaders says, may provide members of a committee ap- Holland beat Canada 13-3; EgYPL -Unlied. States beat Greece 114-2: southeast of Okinawa, heading formation for me than a de- opportunity for an infusion of pointed by the Government to beat Mexico, 13-3, Austria boat westward toward the China cade. First the Sino-Japanese young blood into the top ranks.

*Switzerland Investigate the affairs of

14-2;. Poland, beat Individual Action - The U.S. Army weather net bellion" forced delays,

war, then the Communist "re As part of this programme, Gen,

Government owned corpora-Turkey 11-5.- This Secretary-General Wu Te-chen MacArthur has authorised foreign work today alerted the Okinawa

Llon.

Men's apte team contest (@rst missions in Japan to deal directly islands and also southern Kyu- time, party sponsors say, the said the now party will stress

Company employees had com- raind second series)+Italy beat The depression BP of the Herchine Gen. shu. with Japane e suppliers,

of individual The army sald the storm is Kuomintang really intends to freedom

action plained that a stock of plywood Canada -, eliminating Canada Islands is stationary and shows little airn MacArthur also authorised the expected 10 reach a point 400 shake up its structure from top within the party providing for intended for their use in home and moving with Holland into the of any "activity, is boundet In the

of high beat north by, the rifKU Argentina discussion and even dispute over building was ese Government to communi- miles south-east of Okinawa by to bottom, Japanese

being illegally quarter-finals.. cale directly with foreign mis- noon GMT today.

Secretary-General Wu Te-pposing viewpoints. But once a diverted to other hands,

Greece, 91, eliminating, Greece which stretches from the Pacify anti Iwo Jima and Donin Islands in chen, one of the officials giving said, the party

majority decision is reached, ho sions, firms and traders in Japan

investigated and moving with the United cystone westward scross Japan to Wost The Committee

Chi and with private firms and indi- the wake of the typhoon are be-reformation most thought and present a united front.

hereafter must The Committee ended up getting States into the quarter-finals.

There is little pressure gradient ovat United Press viduals outside Japan on trade lieved to have suffered

There the plywood for its own 1150.- Associated Press,

China and the Bouth, Chinm Ben. minor study, says an obviously ailing R

Today's Forecasti—– ElE! ond Reuter. metlers.........

damage.-United Press.

Associated Press,

winda. Partly cloudy or alvory-rith

INFLATION WINS THE RACE

Shanghai, August 10,

to be satisfied before it can be China's high-speed inflation appeared today to

dunc.

have won the race against presses which print this country's choop money.

The spokesmurt described the: Shanghui press reports that the currency will be reformed follow- Ing announcement of the new

A shortage of Chinese currency | million. That is the equivalent of financial measures as premature which has been inuilding up for only US$5.00. and incorrect.

more than a month renched n denier categorically climax and caught a great many also as "groundless" another Bhung people without cash on hand un- hái report that the Government wares.

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which controls issuing of all

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Kuomintang needsreform: | see from top to bottom and organi- sation from bottom to top."

Its entire framework' must be taken apart and reassembled into a now look, he_anid."`First ors

China's ganised during

revolu- tionary days along the lines of Soviet Russia's Communist Party, the new Kuomintang hopes to be revamped into a combination of best features of American and British party system.

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Chiang Kai-shek, as of the Party, 'har

Slept On The MANY CLASHES IN

Pavements

Twenty-five persons wore arrested for sleeping on publla. pavements on Monday night and charged 'with ob- #truction.

Brought tofure Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday, they were cautioned, Most ploaded that the heat sent them out of their housas to sleep outside...

ance of un pl was suggested 20 from withdrawing more than 10" He would give you a better that a definite plan will be ap-9pposition to the majority,

years ago vy, in American ad- viser but the Iden had been drop- ped long ago.-United Press.

In turn all Chinese and foreign banks allowed each of their de-

MALAYA CAMPAIGN

Singapore, August 10,

Guerillas, troops, and police went into action at six places along a 150-mile north-south line in Malaya, during the past 24 hours.

All the antions were close to ward, all the labourers returned the main rallway running through to their homes, Kuala Lumpur, the Federal espital.

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the Kuomintang standing and selected leaders to

The police have since been ask. at the Kuling summer Scarcity of cash did not hinder capital-

dd to provide protection but the h sometime this month see...*** runaway inflation. One American

At the most northerly point, labourers were still not prepared dollar still fetched Jn million (August). Party spokesmen said

this Chinese dollars

group would meet unofficial-must be an end, he said, to cli-near Balak, North Ferak, police to return to work this afternoon. Lew on the black was printing > now currsney The Central Bank of China black market operator who had

market-if

ly and could find

for "an ex-ques or groups within the party and troops discovered an insur-Reuter called "eun p" for olreulation

change of

It is expected acting independently in possible gent camp in a dawn raid, but it-

deserted.. KORANGEA In the near future.

other banks cash.

At Sungel Siput, 13 armed and The spokesman said the issu-money restricted

Wu Te-chen said Kuomintang ]. of exchange if you took a proved during this gathering for

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nubmisson to elioque which of per cent of their deposits daily.

the autumn meet-headaches following the first uniformed Chinese today, burned courtesyou ing of the Kuomintang. "culdn't

tempt at

at general elections will as-down, a smokehoust and packing cash. Those who paid in cash chequer

Here are some items to be insuredno reformation. Hereafter shed on the Penarth rubber es- positors to withdraw only CN$50 ver bank countern got only 60uded in Party reforms, leaders the Kuomintang will urgo pri-Guide! Ipoh, three Europeans

million

the Associated Press:

mary (nominating): CN dollers and the

fought a gun battle with three 41-General Organisation.

which the "oficial. party balance in bank orders and drafts, These can be cleared only through Policies

2-Membership.

dates will be selected by general Chinese, the terrorists using Sten not, he said, beans and rider. vote. There will depositing Into an account. Many

4-Sphere of influence.

a repetition of the near, flasco Persons without bank accounts

which Kuomintang candidates were forced to open them or find Control Measure friends with accounts to issue

the Kuomintang not designated as candidates ran VA ̃yepr' ́ago

'away--and in many casca ¿worn. them personul- cheques against ordered re-registration of elected. Associated Press. drafts.

members ns'; a'metisure of con- Meanwhile ; · rumours 20 awept | trol. "A\/partýn spokesman Bald through. Shanghai that the Gov- only half the party's 4,000,000 ernment had stopped its printing members have.

this with members have, compiled

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a casa

Quick stops to disinfoot the Hong Kong Civil Servanta war-damaged clubhouse when

of meningitis had occurred were taken, by the Health. Départment yesterday.

Boina 200 squatters, men, womaḥ and children,, were moved out of the clubhouse. These filthy, ragged belonginga were strown on the lawn, and along the pavement stretching from the partly demolished clubhouse to the recently rebuilt Police Recreation Club,

มิค addition to cleaning the whole building, Sanitary partment coolles under Health Inspector, Mr. J. Au Fox, disin fected the clothes, bedding, and other personal” betongings of the aquatters

The squattera co-operated, fully with the Hokith Depart.. ment representativean-China Mall Photo, ¿

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was busy printing a new, cur- rency-Associated Press

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THE SINGAPORE.

· CONFERENCE

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Two Chinese, a man and woman, were killed to the jungle south of Tapah is a battle during a search for a geillis camp. The Felice captured a man belloved to be the camp sentry before with drawing under licnvy

In 'Kuala Kubi... COI

combined force discovered a well- ardsses and that the Government the ques

izgubod fungie "hide-out. The

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killed one tolice and troops

18-and seized tion of age in likely to give parts Discussions with the Commis- guerilla, captured big-wigs their greatest headache, loner General, the Governors of a ride and quantities of aten gun The Kuomintang today is an "old Singapore and leng Kong and end ride ammur.itions man's party"--the average age of the Service Chiefs in Singapore Pellos were today silil.comb Its dozen or so top, leaders in were of purely routine matter, ing the area

yeater-

about 60, Because of the con- said an be!

stant strain of internal or internu- day.

tional condlet ever present, since|||||

the Kuomintang's birth, many held periodically to discuss sub teel even older & jects of mutual interest. If the

mouth of Kuala Lumpur,, aftor = clash with insurgents last night.

stubber tappery, en“ „Sunggi ex--|

Several Kuomintang officials hubjects are of interest, to Hong late Invasionaly ares about 10 including the secretary-general Kong, the dovernor will attend milles orth of ituals Lumpur have repeatedly asked to be re- the conferences, added the state- dr. Die Bipatum from lieved of their posts, pleading the mental grandp

"ANOTHER_BODY RECOVERED

On Other Pages Macao, August-10.

Plenty Ches,

Jan Rooks:

stopped work today after a "Stop

a band of arined inquirantes: Add is the first time in Malays that rubber productier has been, step-

aremalt of insurgent in

About 140 Chinese and

involved.

The body, of a Buroboan," BER= |sumably one of the victims of the | homi

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