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THE CHINA MAIL, MON DAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 1048.

CAMPAIGN FOR ATS Celebration SEVENTH SHANGHAI

PEACE TREATY

Washington, September 4. Diplomatic sources expect China soon to start a campaign for an early Japanese peace frooty. The Chinese, it is believed here, will use the argument that Japan cannot start a teal economic comeback until after a treaty is signed.

a General MacArthur's statement which formed Japan a demieratic "uttress in the Far Enst but Fatied to mention "Chinn,

This is expected to be potent willing point with Unit- ed States officials who see a healthy Japanese economy as the means of countering Com- mnuisin and also as a means of lifting the occupation bur- den from the bucks of United States taxpayers.

It is believed here that General Chang

Premier, ked the opening gun in the campaign when held Japanese beshness inen in Oska that Ching liopes for "now basis of reciprocity at the earliest possible date" after a treaty is nigned.

The occasion of the state- ment was the third anniversary of the occupation And thess Chinese

General belleved MacArthur was talking chiefly for the benefit of the Japanese rather than addressing his marks to other countries.

BurArthur tmt Elcar his statement with the State Depart-

The Independent Platoon of which even now

celebrated does not have A.T.S.

the tenth

the text, But he does not have to janniversary of Britain's Auxi- clear such statements and one inry Territorial Service ver- State Department official sild: terday "General MacArthur coes not Chinese sources here sold make the United titates foreign Church -day that an solution for Japanese | pulley," —Vruted Press.

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problems were posible untų m. realy is signed but that a revival of something e Formal trade "worth benefit hoth Japan and ether Asiatic countries,

New Direction Although there is no evalence that China is any loss fearful of Jagaan restrfect-16, fit!) prewat power, General Chhing's visit to General Douglas

MacArthur

DECISION BY CRUELTY

Brussels, September 4.

with

A voluntary Parnde 10 St. John's Cathedral for the 11 a.m. service.

The Platoon, which paroitedl už its Commanding Offer.

Russians

Beaten By

"BIG

Pago

NAME" ARRESTED GOVERNMENT RATINS DISTRIBUTION

Shanghai, September 5. The arrest of another of Shanghai's prominent merchants was reported today by the Chinoso' press.

Mr. Hsu Wen-ping has been taken into custody by the economic police on a charge of hoord- ing cotton cloth.

scandal..

The Finance Ministry's

thlet

He is the seventh Shanghai. Involved in the share dumping Chinese with a "big name" to be arrested in the past few days on the direct orders of secretary geneial. Mr. Ish Pat Major General Chiang Chingchi, is now held incomunicado kuo.

the Deputy Economie tinder suspicion as the one who Supervisor for the Shanghai divulged the secret. arca, on various charges con-

The FinancE Maister nected with the new Govern- Wang Yun-wu, nid air. Ilsu par- Mr ment economic regulations." teipated in drafting the orders. Practically all Shionghat, both for elushig banks and the Shang foreign anel Chinese, appiquilha Stock Exchange the day be- Generál Chiang's precedent, shit- tore the new currency Was fering nettons-precedent shutter-Announced. Therefore, to

ng in that no offell in living the only oflela?" in the Ministry memory had previously dared to who got an inkling of the cur invade the sacred portals offrency serrel,” Shanghul's "best families".

ERTLE

{I Iow days ago,

Germans pjority of the members of these

Berlin. September 4, Commander E.E. Connors, 715- A Russian officer Merabtect TIT Murray Pachde

Four Hundred inwyers meeting Ground at 10,30 u.m. and, hund-Russian soldiers were reported his drive in enforcing the crvu.

ip Brussels for the annunt con- ference of the International Law

Association, which ended.. tortay.. Is passed a resolution calling for

Catholic Cemetery Funeral

K

families had operated on the thesis that they held as they pleased and unbody would dare and two touch thein

In nuding Young Chiang tor British-licensed DPumic control laws, the American ed by the Band of The 2nd Bni-by the

to have been owned Shanghai Evening Post tation The Buffs, marched to 51.News Agency

that the power- John's Cathedral,

benten by Germans and ejected justd_editorially from an overhead train todnyful Shanghat bosses were dread when they refused their scats Liying to start visible as well as

invisible cumpalgis to four-disabled Ex-Service "the young man

to unsent

The funeral or King

Mr. Benedict- the Cheung la Cho took place at the upset

Catholic Cemetery yesterday,

Father P. Ngai officinted, with Father Peter Chow Besisting at "But if the Chinear Govern. The chapot and graveside,

Pall bearers were Brother Mar ment is wlae, and wishes to reun, Brother Croman, Messrs: V. main the Government for some Chan, J. L. Lee, Jr, H. Asome time lo come. It will be prund B. Lin.

men.

from

who hus dured to

seen as a new direction in Chinese settlement of disputes by arbitra-which was conducted

After the service at St. John's, polley. At the rome time some tion instead of by war.

by the They informed Chinese here do not declared that "war is decision by

Dean, The Very Reverend A. P. place too much

Roth, liftar significance on cruelty."-Reuter,

was taken by

The report suid that the Ex-strange politival bataned in the Major General F.R.G. Matthews,

Servicemen bout the Russians efty."?" Officer-Commanding with walking sticks and crutches, General Land Forces, Hong Kong.

when they refused to give up *The smart

Turn-out and Rol-their seats, on the crowded train. dierly bearing of the Platoon was

The Russians are reported, to the Germans very favourably commented upon have threatened by spectators,

UK SELLS RUBBER TO AMERICA

London, September 4.

The Board of Trade announced today that Britain is selling part of its stocks of natural rubber, to the United States.

Kitchen Collapse..

Canton, September - 5, One woman was seriously Injured when the kitchen of a house collipund, during the height of the typhoon which struck Canton last Friday.

Beveral huts in the out. skiria, of the city were blown down, whila two or three. minor firos broke out..

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The level of the river road naticeably and, almost roach- ed the high point attained during fast year's flood.- Reuter.

SPINDLES FOR INDIA

New Delhi. September 4. The Indian Minister of Infus- tries, S.Y. Mookerjee, suid today

The celebrations will continue throughout the week and from today onwards, various activities

been arranged have

for each'}" evening furdinary. dally work will continue)-from tombola in

This was the Urst fransaction hockey, a table tennis tournament, under the Anglo-American Ecun-launch trip and a dance,

nic

Co-operation

agreement

through which Britain undertook

piling

10 faeditute the supply 'of raw materials to Americs for stock-

The Board And the United States

his agreed that it will be regarded

11

Inter- government transaction and wil in ru

affect America's buy- way mg prostramtur Jør stockpiling. from current production.

No details {price

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BRITISH BAN (RED PAPER

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with arrest by the MVD. The passengers then joined in benting the Russians-United Press.

Japs Hear Plea For World Peace

dene to leave General Chlang

to his vigorous law, "enforce ment for a while. He cannot the

Wreaths sent included those by students of St. Joseph's

Branch), Mr.

be expected 10 hold dow College, the staff of the Bank of single-handedly the forces of Canton (Western economic laws if his father P. K. Fing. Mr. George Fong, Mr. (The President) does not co Kow Ying-yin,, Mr. Kak Ying-lok. operate by straightening out St. Vincent de Paul College staff: the nation's finances.

Mr. Ho Yip-kwong, Mr. Lay Suet- mul, Dr. Wu Pak-fu, and Mr. Chung Kan-put,

"But by strictly enforcing all The necessary controls, he may be able to prevent The futu Among the large gathering were effects of the runaway tinangtal [renchers of St. Joseph's College, Tokyo, September 4. eltuation."

Sisters of the French Convent, Seventy thousand Japanese One unconfirmed" rumour mak- former pupils of Mr. Cheung. gathered at the Palace square ing the rounds of the eliy texny | Brother' Millary, and teachers t today to hear a plea for world is that a rush for passages to La Salle College. peace by Miss Helen Keller, Hong Kong hus developed among world famous blind and deafinembers of fending Chinese

Mr. Cheung, Who died at Bl author and lecturer.

familles here as a result of Gen-Francis Hospitat - on September The rally was organised by | erni, Chlang's drastle, moves.-14 after a long illness, was former- Tokyn's Mainichi newspaper and Reuter. Hamburg. September 4. :

by A teacher of St. Joseph' To quantity

the banned

Helen Keller Campaign Com- The British censor

In Nanking, says United Press College. He is survived by four were immediately available today's edition of the Hamburg

mitter.

the police today subjected the sons and two duughters. His publication.

Miss Keller told the cheering Finance Ministry secretary, Mr. second son, Brother Anthony, is -Payment will be met from then, without giving my reason, nudlence

Communist newspaper, Volksel-

were not Tao Chi-ming, to n round-the-at present in Penang, Mr. Cheung, think "men sterling fund deposited by the the .Caminunist-

Party

clock "exhaustion** hend chronic enemies," British Government in a special quarters announced.

cross-exam-was 6 and was one of the oldestį A message from President Trus

ination on exact evidence

for teachers in the colony: neéqunt equivalent to the value

On textiles Communist chicles in Hamburg man to Miss Keller was read in of supplies furnished

to Eritain thought that the ban had been, which the President suld: "Your

MRS. V.I. WINCH. under the Econamle Co-operation-imposed because-the-newspaper-titeless efforts to create a better

was going to print a statement by world for the blind are among speculating on the stock ex- A large gathering attended the "Big Amount

the Communist fuction of Ham-the greatest humanitarian and change with advance knowledge funeral of Mrs. Vera Isabel Winch Trade circles estimated the burg's City Assembly protesting cultural contributions of our of the government's currency at the Colonial Cemetery, yester.1- Board of Trade's rubber stocks against the increased electricity Įtime."-United Press.

teforni,

clay. stand at 83.000 tons and they and gas prices and urging the

Ten special police officers thought the United States purpple of Hamburg to disregard

were questioning" Mr. Tao by Dean Rose officiated. chane

rutation for 24 hours a day, give .Police "subatantial them.

inspectors Hayward, quantities"

Herr Heiz Renner, a former

ing him nu 'sleep since blaar Saunders, Saul, Apps, Tyler and Price mentioned in those cir-Communist Minister of

I rest. The officers applied Transport

the Dick on were pallbearers. "exhaustion" method because the Those present included the arrested man, who

was a law Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mac- student in college, was stub Intosh, Distelet Superintendent bornly close-method and

had Tyrer, Chlef in pectora Carruthers

| granis.

Wat

for

4 TOW

that licences have been issued cles was approximately 1/1d per in the North-Rhine Westphalia for the Import of three million pound or lower than the price of spindles from the United King-1/3d_and_ 18. 4-6/10d. which the tom,. the United States und Board quoted to the United States Таран.

at the beginning of the year.

At that time it was understood that deal fell through because the American authorities thought the price was too high. Associated Press,

The SploBes will yield 1,800 million additional yards of thread nnnually, he told Parliament. Associated Press.

To

Communists."Doomed To Perish" Says General

Nanking, September 5.

The National Defence Minister, General Ho Ying- chin, predicted today that the Communists, like the puppet Wang Ching-wei, "ore doom- ed to perish under the weight of their guilt."

JAP SCIENTIST IN AMERICA

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cracking the Wing shares scandal. Friday morning on a charge of Mr. Tao was arrested early on

Government, has been granted a licence by the Press Council of the Bri the British Zone, to publish.

San Francisco, September-4-shown surprising ability to party and McCaley, Inspectors Brown- Communist newspaper, the Neue Dr. Hideki Yukawa, the first questions. Volkseitung, in Dortmund. The Japanese scientist to. visit the

igg, MacPherson, Moore, Gordon, The police, spokesman majority of the Communist papers United States

Bald Cochrane. Askew, McInnes, For: since before the Mr. Too up to how in the Western Zones have been war, has arrived here with his barnly refused to answer the two son, Tyler, Davies, Willerton, Miss had stub-ier, Stevens, Harris, Dwar, Shinp- banned or brought under a pre- wife by Pan-Americon

Clipper questions,

Mary Senior, Mrs, M. Senior, Mrs. publication censorship.-Reuter.

from Tokyo.

D. M. silva, Mrs. Macgolain, Mrs. The main point the pelice Apps, Mrs. Askew, Mrs. Car- wanted to, clear in, who gave ruthers, Mrs. McCahey, Mrs. him the reform information Brownrigg, Mrs. Ferrier, Mrs.

"Macbeth" A Flop

Venice, September 1. Italian critics said in educat-

ed terms today that the Orson

Welles film "Macbeth" is flop.

П

The flim, which had its world premiere at the Motion Picture Festival here last night, reteived

He will go to Princeton Uni- versity, New Jersey, to study year higher nuclear physics for as the quest of Dr. J. Sobert Op penheimer, Director of the In stitute for Advanced. Study and

developer of the atomic bomb. Dr. Yukawa sold that his studies would have nothing to do with the atomic bomb.-Reuter,

Violation

Of Tombs

a

and any other officials were Saul, Mrs. Proce, Mr. and Mrs.

MacAusland of the PWD, Mrs. Stevens.

Reminders

Wreaths were sent by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gardner, Ann .and Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. Parsons and children, Hayward and Fle- ming, Betty and Jim Johnatan, Emergency Unit Inspector (Sham- shulpo), Hawker Squad Wanchal Station, Kowloon City Inspector- ate, Duncan and Louis Macpher H. K. Light Orchestra dress re-son-Georg and Jennie Yone, hearsal, St. John's Cathedal Mrs. Dyche, Mr. and Mrs. R.A.W. Yaurati Inspectors, Mr. and

Today

Hall. 8 p.m. H. K. Singers,

Brussels, September 4. Jean Huert; prosecutor in red. Amerles

which bodies of

Boldlers

ware gt: buried American ghoulishly robbed, said today that 18 gold teeth have been re covered. He said the affair is "odious but up to now has only modest proportions."

Eight persons. have beon

In a statement to the army Similarly, he said, lower rank the worst reception of the entire commemoration of VJ-Day, the officers and enlisted men will in festival. The kinder critics sald Minister said the Communists, future be promoted regardless of the film is a "pour production when they followed in the foot their educational qualifications. steps of Wang Ching-wei und Meanwhile, meetings were with amateur direction and bnd Henry Pu-yl, former puppet held In. Nanking today to cele- interpretation!" Manchukuoan

"will go Emperor,

brate

The Rome morning ́paper It the third anniversary of down the same way."

the Allied victory over

Tampo Jopah.

cast

and niceties aalde General Ho sald the two re- Presklent

suld Welles' Interpretation of the Chlang forms, he is undertaking are to ociated at

Kai-shek

lend was "frantic, convulsed and a commemoration better the

truculent." army personnel, service held uhe pay of

at the Unknown and to promote officers and men Seller's Tomb this moming phrases which summed up to how many others or indirectly

Most critics used fine Italian on Individual merits of accom- United Press. plishment in the field,

is a dirty trick on Shakespeare." -United Press.

He

sald specifically he had scrapport the system under hich only

colonels who graduated from the staff college could be promoted to general's rank,

Personalia

ISOTOPES FOR HOSPITALS

Oak Ridge, Tennessee,

September 4. Tho Unitect States Atomic

Energy

Commission

announced

today that more than 100 research Institutions and hospitals in "15

SNAG IN

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charged will violating the tombs. but Huart said "I cannot tell you

connected with this shameful [affair,”—United Press

ALLOTTING MONEY

Paris, September 4,

foreign countries have received Private Marshall aid talks between delegates to the

shipments for medical use of Isotopes from the

Mr.L.A. M. Paletti, Commis-radioactive

aloner of Rolice. Macao, arrived Commission's laboratories.

in Hong Kong yesterday by 13.

Cheang" Hing-

Radio isofopes 'nre a bye-pro- duct of atomic energy develop÷|

Mr Paletli, who is staying atment and have been described as

two

:

European Economic Co-operation Organisation

Brown and others. annual general meeting. St. John's Cathedral |

died at the Mrs. Winch, who Hall, 5.30 p.m.

Queen Mary, Hospital on Septem. Women's ber 3, is survived by her hus Guild meeting, at the Vicar-band, L. H. Winch, and children,

and Raymond, Dereck

Andrew's Church

age, 3.30 p.m, Reception in honour of Princess

Juliana, at the Gripps, H.K Hotel, 0.30 pm..

Whist Drive,

European YMCA,

West Lounge, 8 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

H.K. Rotary Club Luncheon, talk

on "Old Hong Kong' by Lt.

Col. Dowbiggin. Roof Sarden, HLK. Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

Legislative Council meeting, Coun

ell Chamber, 230 p.m.

R.K. Council of Women, general

meeting, YWCA,

reet, 5.19.

Duudell

Concert,

H. K. Light Orcho tra

Loc Theatre. 9.30 pm,

WEDNESDAY

| Legislative Council meeling Coun-

continued for the third night tonight after the cancellation yesterday of the OEEC_Councilcil Chamber: 2.30 p.m. fixed for today.

Severat delegations asked that differences over the programme

Toe H Meeting, Talbot House

30, Macdonnell Rd., 8.30 p.m. THURSDAY.....

the Gloucester, Hotel, is reported the most useful new Instrument to be on visit to Hong Kong of research since the invention of the meeting be postponed until for the coming year in private Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon. for the purpose matters of mutual interest to the sources of radiation

of discussing the microscope. They serve as they had received Instructions conferences. Police Authorities of the

for many trom their Governments, pancern-

Poninsula Hotel, 1230 p.m. Even if the OEEC nations rey's Men's Club meeting, Roof wany, purposes, including the ing specifte problems which came convene on Monday, ports,

little more treatment of may diseases.up in the blisteral talks,

Garden, H., Hotel, 12.45 than a week will remain before / Mr. W.H. Chinn. Social Wol-Router

No date has been fixed for the the deadline of September 15, by

p.m. SATURDAY, fare Adviser to the Secretary of

next Council meeting an OEIC which the programmd for the North Point Wharves, Lald. State for the · Colonies, was the

spokesman said, an

division of Marshall aid for the -"guest" of “honour last" "night of a

statutory meeting, Jacobean When the Marshall aid coun- year, 1943-40 was to have been -dinner," at the Ying King, Restail.

tries ended a 40-minute meeting presented to the representative of

Room; H.K. Hotal: 12. noon rant given by theducation

School for: "the Deaf yesterday, the Belgian chairman, the Economic Co-operation Ad-|- Advancement Society for Workers.

ceremony of laying founda. HuronTM Snoy, proposed that the 10 | ministration In Europe; Mr.. in Hong Kong and K2 Hloon, 24-

tton alone, Diamond Hill, 380 participants try to work out their Averolf Harriman Rautes.

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