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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948.

COMMUNIST PLOTS ARE Martial Law

KOREA'S BIG PROBLEM

Seoul, October 14, `:

Franc Rate The greatest problem confronting the new South

Expected To Change

London. October 14. Well formed quarters hero Indiented tonight that some change in the French franc rate; is to occur next Sunday, Octo- ber 17.

be linked

Korean repúblic is a series of "Russian in- spired" Communist plots while the mow stato's greatest nood is obviously national unification, declared Dr. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea,

There can be no question, the President said, but

In Fatshan

Canton, October, 15. Martial law has boon pro- claimed In Fatshan, a thrivi Ing town some 40 miles from Canton, according to the Chiness press.

Martial law operates at night only and has been im posed because of the spato of kidnapping and robbery in, the town-Reuter.

that these plots will be continued as long as the World Sugar

Soviet regime prevails in the north for the Korean Communists are determined to extend their "Red dictatorship" to all' South Korean provinces.

ניות 11

Crops Rise

Washington, October 15. World sugar production in signed to overthrow the gov.the 1948-10 crop year ts CX- trnment and that the govern. ment will consider the dis semination of Communist pro paganda an' a threat against it existence.

press.

pected to reach 35.5 million: tons, surpassing prewar aver- · ages, the U.S. Agriculture De-1 partient reparted last night.

Much of the incrense, the De-

Format ofia confirmation s naturally impossible, but well in- Korea's greatest need. Dr. | formed quarlera bud no doubt Rhee said, obviously is nu- about it. There was no informational unification-restoration tion what the new rate or rates of the old, national boundaries would be, or whether the cur-

would

with North and South Korea renes change with more far-reaching reforms, administered as a unit under

Dr. Rhee, who has long experl-partment added, "will be caused designed to restore confidence in the Seoul government.

ence in Washington and whe ir the French currency,

The President had no idea how scquainted with many American during the war."

by recovery in areas damaged Higher exchange quotations for

800 this

milleation could be newspapermen, is fully aware of the French frane in terms of ster-achieved, but he is absolutely the danger of any programme of in the Far East such us Formosa, Important producing countries Italian Hire confident that it will be brought suppression of the freedom of the Java and the Philippines, are ex ing, Belgian franes and other Non-convertible cur about in due course.

pecter to rrorles

emilywe

well be a part of the elimination

continue recovery from were expected

It is to be hoped, he said, that well informed Paris financini vir of

Communist

the war at an accelerated pace, the

movement the Korean press generally will during throughout Asia and the expultry sympathetically to appreciate about 1,000,000 tons-doubles last Their exports are estimated les tonight to be fixed the weekend.

alon of the Chinese Communists the problems of the government year's but still below the pre-war According

10 Buntly reliable from adjacent Manchuria,

and that adfitors will appreciate average of 3.5 million tons a A keen student of history, Dr. the fact that the very existence Aources, the new ratee, for star- fing and other non-convertible Rhen is well aware of the close of the nation is threatened by n currencies would

correspond relationship between the Chinese series of Communist plots inspir

Communist moved from the Suvict North: the and Korean (214.39ments which he constlers to be

Subversive Acts market under close direction from Mos- rate (around 313 france) of the row, and the relationship of these

This, he ackled, the government muvements to the series of Com- must consider the dissemination dollar.

munist outbreaks in Malaya, fnaf Communist propaganda broad- donesin and Burmu

the average to existing official

teanca and the

between

rate free

They would raise the sterling Fale from the present 884 Tranes 14 1,950 franca.

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Moscow Radio, the President re- to reach the 'pre-war level of 2,- Commenting on the police piled that he has no objection to 002,000 tons, compared with 1- cheadily us ciuntries with non- tion against the Korea Press South Korean newspapers print-670,000 last year. convertible curteteles, including News Agency,

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Ing news necounts explaining that show the biggest Increuse-about service of the the United States, Switzerland Uniter Press and

Radio-for obvinus the Chinese Pyongyang Central News Agency in Karen, reasmosis broadcasting attacks 30 per cent over last year's 674,-

000 tona. Under the present system In-

Fugime.

These and against a number of Seoul, upon the Seoul

Sugar production in India and augurated last January, an ex-

in fitoneu newspapers, Dr. Rhee said that accounts,

The Pakistan, where low grade brown I should emph ever. porter solling for dollars gete was not opposed to fair cri-

produced, also is in- more francs than when he sells tielsm of his government in the nature of the Pyongyang attacks. sugar. Is Department said.

Turning to the same quantity of his goods editorial columns of the press but vinit to Tokyo. Dr. Rhee sald the "It is expected to top last year's

to the subject of his creasing, the the sterling area, for that he insists upon complete ac-

all-time record of 0.8 million example.

in new nil

democratle Koreans were tonsAssociated Press. curcy and impartiality Since the January devaluation,

greatly heartened by General reports. French

statement exports to non-convertible The constitution

Douglas MacArthur's of the re- currency comtrles have nggain be-

when he visited Seoul that the pubile guarantees treedom of comme too expensive, France, it is reliably learnet, is very hard t for sterling, Belgian franes and Ire-Reuter,

und Portugal.

propagandu

the press, he added, and he will eventual reunification of all Koren

in certain, uphold these principles. How. ever he emphasised the constitu

Korgans, Dr. Rhee said, look tion also prohibits agitation de-who had a broad and sympathetic MacArthur us une upon Generat understanding of Asiatic problems and who is a foremost champion of the rights of the common man. -United Press.

Symbolism Of

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Government here, was prepared by Louis

11-Lady Cunliffe Owen found Paris Free Gold Prices: Napo- Glaser, chief of the American Political Branch

her jewel box to be no longer in leon 5,850 Fra; French 10 frane the case where it had been pack-coins 2,040; Swiss frunc 5,000; for the Berlin Military Government until his re-

ed before she left her Ascot home. Union Latine

5,450; Sovereign turn to the United States recently.

The police are seeking informa-7,050; Half Sovereign 3,140; U.S. tlon about the movement of her 20 Coin 27,400; US. $10 Con Mr. Glaser had almost daily

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black- three years.

His report

dealt bracelet

£1,000 valued at

market) 467. mark solely with the critical Berlin among the missing Jewels. In Paris Free Market Rates: In- situation.

addition, there' are a set of dia- | gots; Fine Gold Ingols, with de- mond and aquamarlac eardrops livery of counterpart per gramme He warned that it was perhaps valued

M.V. BENGAL a gold brooch |234/244, Frs, Without counterpart at £75, erroneous to assume that Russia valued at £300 and gold neck- 710/745; Silver Ingots, per Kla M.V. HALLAND D San Francisco, October 14.

does not desire open conflict in laces, pendants and rings.

0,600b, 7,400s: Platinum Ingots, Lady Cunliffe Owen is the wife per kilo 800,0006, 835,000b.- Mrs Iva Toguri d'Aquino, Berlin. He said it was evident

present baronet and Reuter. American born, "Tokyo Rose"he symbolism of Berlin was all- of the

Important to the Russians und if daughter-in-law of the late Sir of Japanese wartime broad-they were threatened they may Sir Hugo Cunliffe Owen. She casts, today asked for release resort to any means to consolidate and her husband are still in the from the county jail on bail their grip. while she awaits her trial for treason.

Mr. Glaser reported that the would Government attorneys insisted Russians unquestionably that the United States law pro-"prefer the kind of political vic-: hibits the bailing out of an actory they obtained in cused traitor but the Counsel for slovakia, but it is possible to "Tokyo Rose" dipped into history estimate they will fight rather to prove that the attractive Jap-than compromise their intention American woman should be freed to push Soviet Communism into

Western Europe." until her trial begins late this

year.

L

Czecho-

"Dominate Berlin"

The Defence lawyer, Wayne. Collins, cited the cases of Pre- sident Jefferson Davis of the The former official, who pro- Confederacy,

who was admitted|pared the report before return- to ball after, treason charges in pg to the United States, stressed 1867, and of a man named Hamil- the importance of Berlin in So- ton. bailed in 1785 after taking vietthinking. He said before part in the Whiskey Rebellion. Communism could expand into Meanwhile the Army dis-Weptern Europę, Russia must closed that Major Wallace Ince, {"dominate Berish and strip from who helped to prepare the the city democratic political scripta for Mra d'Aquino when forces which may only operate she was one of the six women under the safeguard of the West- who broadcast as "Tokyo Roso"Jern Allies." over Japanese radio would be one of the principal witnesses The report described ass unilateral Ħussian action' ^ In sgainst her. Ince, now at Fort Benning, Introducing the Bovist Eastern Georgin, has been cleared by the mark into the fauripower dily Army. He convinced the Ameri

of Berlin as a strong effort to can authorities that, he brandcast

control the economy of the overhead military information and weather reports for the benefit of

alty. Mr. Gläser wald fatly the Allied intelligence.

the armed Ince: Is

that Rusala, has expected to arrive here within a forabe with which. It may faw days under direct assignment physically take the olty when lo-Thomas DeWolfe, special-pro-it wishes to do som secutor for the United States At torney General..

The report also noted that re- Collins Indicated that he is ports of plans for physical salsure expected to base part of Mrs, of Berlin by the Boviet authori d'Aquino's defence on the grounds fles under the guise of popu that she is now a Portugudes lar: uprising' of the people had eltizen and not under American become more intensive and de- Jurisdiction-United. Press, talled. United Press.

United States.--Reuter.

NO COMPROMISE FROM THE WEST

New York, October 14, NARCOTICS FOR

The Western Powers will tell the Security Council no com- SWING FANS

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and direct negotiations out of the Five imen, arrested during the question until the Berlin "bloc- on drug peddling kade is lifted, Walter Kerr, Paris week-end

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