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RESULT OF UNFREEZING AWAITED BY HUNGRY SHANGHAILANDERS

Shanghai, November 1.

100 Smugglers Hungry Shanghailanders this morning expectantly Arrested

Canton, November 1. Contraband valued at some HK$20,000 WAS neized by Customs officers and their mos sistants when they swooped on smugglera at a Canton. Kowloon Railway station on the suburbs of this city.

The preventive officers also arrested more than 100 smug- 'glers.

The train had"cɔme, from, Kowloon And waugglers aboard had attempted to bring in such commodities as wine, woollen and piecegoods, foreign medicines, tobacco. watches, dyes and radlow Router.

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́awaited the reaction of the local tradors to the Chinese Government's action last night in un- froozing the August 19 price ceilings and wagos.

It is generally predicted that goods and daily neces- sities would be available in sufficient quantities commencing today as a result of the Govern- ment's dramatic move-but at new prices.

creed:

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Fix Prices

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1948.

Emily Hahn Mother Again

New York, November 1.

A daughter her "second- was born last Wednesday to Emily Hahrt Boxer, author of "China to Me" and The Boong Blsters,”

She is the wife of British Major Charles Boxer whom the married after his release from Japanexo Internment at Hang Kang, Associated Press.

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Pl Scouts Disbanding

Manila, November 1. The United States Churge D'Affaires, Mr. Thomas Lockett, today announced that the Philip-

US Official In Vienna Reported Slain By Reds

Vienna, Octobor 31.

The United States and Austrian authorities today reported that four Russian soldiers abducted and "most brutally murdered" a United States Legation official hore carly today.

The slain official was Irving i 15. Ross, 38, of Enst Hardwick, Vermont, an employee of the Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration Mission to Vienna.

sian soldiers them.

forced him to drive in the di. rection of Soviet headquartere al Baden. The police sald both Fook and the girl tried to resist. Two Russons "continuously

Russian

The Austrian police found his beni Ross and threw the uncon- As early as last night-only a "Thirdly, competent, nuthorities

badly-battered body in an auto-eclous girl out of the moving Tew hours after the lifting of the Central Government shati ;

mobile in the Soviet-occupied cor. The other two soidlers the reillogs became known-fix the prices of cotton, yarn, and

suburb of Inzersdorf this mom- followed in thele jeep. large quantities of meat and cloth, sugar, coal and salt by sok-

ing. His skull, and forchend had been crushed and the up: stumped

The Austriin police found Ross vegetables had reappeared while in into consideration thei, enl

of production.

behind the steering per part of his body appeared wheel of his car. this morning all polleemen and

to have been bayonettel.

The ignition- Investigators assigned to

wires and four wheels had been kets during the past months to

removed.'. They found the girl check on the enforcement of "Local Governments shall he pine Scouts-20,000 Futpino of Ing near the border between the to hospital for the treatment of The police said toss was driv-about three am, and brought her celling prices were withdrawn. enpowered to fix the prices of cers and men the United British and Soviet sectors around "critical wounds she sustained

in response to popular demand, other important commotilles, In-States Army-would be disband-kinight with an Austrian girl, from the hands of the SIAMESE BUDGET

the Government, through thecluding daily necessities and In-d gradually and disbanding WILL BE BALANCED Executive Yuan, last night ledustrial my materials by taking would be completed by Septem-Anna Sutkenina, when four Rus-soldiers," according to the police

in a jeep stopped report. Into conalderation their cost of ber 30 next year. Bangkok, October 31.

First, prices are to be imme- production with control exercised Shen will have A

balanced dietely unfrozen, This is to ap-in the light of market conditions, Pointing to the long and dis- 1949 budget, with revenue and ply to essential commodities, In-

{tinguished record of The Scouts, expenditure each about 1,600,000, cloding daily necessities and in-

"Fourthly, interference by local Mr. Lockett said the United 400 leals, it was offefully learnedustrial raw materials.

with the governmenta

flow of States Government had come to here today.

Becondly, WACCE shall be food and other commodities not this decision with regret. raland. The decree stipulates authorised by the Executive Yuan

since He explained that that "The

workers shall be prohibited. Wates of ahnit be readjusted with refer. "Faithly, the Government shall Philippines were now Indepen- ence to the needs of their Hy-binue its efforts to stamp out dent, the United States had for Ithood."

speculative and hourding ac-Bone time felt the Scouts should

disbanded. Thirdly,

Tates villes and black market trans- be public utility shall be increased, The deeree mettons. saudhartres public utility and com- antinienfions enterprites to charge more to keep in line with their

ole of operations.

The draft of the finance 194 approved by the Cabinet today, was expected lu be laid before Parisament next week.-- Reuter.

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