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CORPORATION

MOBILE, ALA ..U.S.A.

EXPRESS SERVICE TO NEW YORK

vla Panama.

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Limited Pameuger accommodation

Tanks available for bulk oil cargoes.

For freight and further particulars apply:--

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Tel: 34177-9

THE PACIFIC ORIENT EXPRESS LINE

LOADING FOR U.S. PACIFIC COAST:

10.V. "VIJA"

my. "PARRAMATTA"

m.v. "VITO"

Joading Hong Kong 25th Nov. loading Hong Kong 12th Dec. 9th Jan.

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Agents,

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building.

Tels. 34177-9.

IVARAN LINES FAR EAST SERVICE

Loading for U.S. Atlantic Coast

"BORGHOLT“

loading Hong Kong 14th Dec,

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Agents.

Hongkong Bank Building.

Co.

Tel. 34177-9.

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

**

$.5. HAIYANG "

SAILING TO SWATOW

on Thursday, November 25th FROM DOUGLAS WHARF

Subject to alteration without Notice.

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General Managers.

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Or

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HONGKONG / MACAO

DAILY SAILING

T,S.S. "CHEUNG HING"

FROM HONGKONG

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 25, 1048,

ASSEMBLY POSTPONES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Paris, November 23. The French Assembly, which was to have taken a voto of confidence in M. Henri Quäuillo's Gov- ornment, tonight decided at the dinner ad- journment to take it tomorrow afternoon in- stead as there were still nino doputios schedul- od to speak.

Deputies were asked to reject a Communist proposal for investigating a statement by the Minister of the Interior, M. Jules Moch, that funds from Russia to the Communists in France and Bel- gium

were transferred through a bank in France, legally French but actually owned by the two leading Soviet banks.

At the same time. the Com-debate for the Communists by munists wanted an investiga- saying that criticism by the So- tion into the financial resources

cialist Minister of the Interior, M Moch, alleging that the of the Social Party organ, Le Populaire. The debate on the French Communist Party had on acebunt in a foreign bank, was Communist challenge came

pointless, # climax to a' four-day debate Government intervention1 with troops and police in the Communist-led strikes in the French coalfields.

AS

The Socialist depuly. M. Aus- tin Laurent, spoke first tonight in the closing stages of the des inte. He sat the Communist Party reproached the Socialists because they received Banglal akl from abrond,

British Aid. The Socialists diet, in fact, re- ceive ald openly from Brother Soemist parties. He added: "The

British fact that Ibr

Labour Party helped Le Populaire (the Freich Socialist Party Organ) did not prevent M. La lem from strongly criticising the Anglo-American proposal to re- furn the ownership of the key Industries in the Rühr to the Germans.

partica.

"Brother

Socialist notably the British Labour Party, reserve the full right of criticism and objectivity." M. Jean Leonemire,

The account of the 1e Popu-

with

Societe the alre

de

was

Franco-Americane

nervousness, hurry and excite- ment" would not help to solve the Ruhr problem.

He said talks are now going or with the British and Ameri- con Governments, adding: "We shall have further friendly but onergetic discussions with our Anglo-American allies."

No Decision Yet

The French Foreign Minister said there is plenty of time to discuss the

the position since decision of the two Allied Com-

manders in Chief in Germany cannot be executed until a Ger- man Governinent has been set

up,

He thought this would stil take months to bring about.

Nationalists Buy Old Tanks

Honolulu, November 24; Forty-five old, discarded U.B. Army tanke wore ship ped on Monday to Shanghal for use by the Chinese Na tionalist government,

The tanke are being traded, for construction equipmoni And scrap iron, Byman Michaels Company of Chien- do is making the exchange, stranged, by the Commerce International Corporation of New York-Amoolated Preša.

BOMBAY RECOVERS SLOWLY

•

Ha and the French Govern- ment's only objection to the Allied Commanders' decision

Bombay, November 23. in to the statement In the Conditions Improved Preamble leaving it to the fu-cyclone-battered Bombay to-

10 night ture German Government

when electricity was decide on property rights in switched on again for essential the Ruhr coalmines and steel services,

newspaper pressés, planta.

teleprinter systems and rest- Banque, The French have legal, econo-

dences. 10 several

of whose administrators mic and political, objections

this procedure. Sixty-two Gaul The city was slowly recover- the 100-mile-nn-hour were Amerienus, he declared,

The Prime:

M. lists Minister,

and Rightwing deputies Ing from Queuille,

replying to M. voted with the Communists for cyclone which is feared to have Duclos, said it was well known on early discussion of the Kuhr cost 63 lives during the 20 hours it raged over, the island yester- that the Communists had re- problem.-Reuter.

day. back than sources other

which they count Into manded an Inquiry. It was suspected, he said, that free certain gold ingots In the gold market in Paris bore marks of Eastern origin. These ingots, he added, were of such a size an

་་་་་་་་

Vote Postponed

AC. de.

Fog Still Covers U.K.

the

sea

Sixteen people were known to have been

47 killed and samen were still missing to- night from the Glasgow-built| steamer, Dipavati, one of near ly 50 vesela which sank in the harbour during the cyclone. Twenty-nine people.

were in hospital seriously injured witia many others slightly hurt.

London, November 23. Air, nes, road and rail services to be easily hidden in suit enses. In many parts of Britain were Certain persons covered by dislocated Inday by the heavy diplomatic immunity were sus-palt of fog wilch has lain over Under a clear sky, officials to- pected of such tramcising. "When mort at the country since the

the damage and <iny computed we have a complete dossier and weekend,

worked to get an essential ser all necessary proots, we

At London Airport-closed lost vices running again in the bat- shali show how the Communist Party night because of weather conditered city. Some electric current has been alded," he said.

tion-four early planes took off was restored and military en- though visibility was at tunas

at high gineers were working only 100 yends,

The only traffic in the Thames speed to bring four more main

power fines buck into service. The Premier alleged that Com between London and

Some cable

teleprinter munist propaganda hud enlles were official patrol craft and a

service was available when the furry which the upon Ircops to disabey orders. down-river

WISH hightwing Regarblican Party of When proof was avaliable, pro- maintained by the use of radar. power was restored and news. Liberty, asked M. Quelle to in-reedlings would be opened. One had held up incoming shipping

In the Mersey, the fog, which papers were being printed. The

Bombay

Government has sent a Bill to remove Com fromplaint had troduce

for nearly 24 hours, was munists from high positions in lodged, he said,

dis- search parties to nearby districts communications and the Civil Service--"is our great

The Assembly then decided to persing today and all ships reach to restore

ascertain the extent of the dam- friends, the British. take the vote of conßdence to- Jed doet. ciemucratie

express traina age to the island. Long distance morrow afternoon instead of to-

New from the

Communications with of England night since at the dinner ad. Jarrived in London

been three Delhi up to

by landline have Journment there were still nine hours inte-Reuter.

restored. Reuter, deputies down to speak.

Observers expected the Gay- ernment to win the day.

of

have done.”

M. Hene Capiton, Gaultat deputy, told the

Assembly that and several of his colleagues he would abstain from voting rather than support the Communists or old a Government which they consteered had not taken sum- vient energetle incastres.

Pointless

M. Jacques Duclos, who, as President at the Communist Par-

already

been

The Assembly rejected by 351 votes to 246 Communist proposal to debate the Rule this week but fixed next Tues- day for a full discussion of the problem.

The French Foreign Minister,

liamentary group, trads his party M. Robert Schuman, told the

North

''

Briton Freed

By Israeli

Tells Of Imprisonment

Paris, November 23.

in the Assembly, wound up the Assembly tonight that "too much Mr. Frederick Sylvester, a British engineer of the

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Jerusalem Electric Corporation, who was freed by the Israeli Supreme Court after being son- tenced to seven years' imprisonment for "broad- casting information useful to Israel's enemies," arrived at La Bourget airport today from, Palos- tine.

Shivering in the wintry European weather, Mr. Sylvester arrived without an overcoat and with his only luggage-a spare shirt-wrapped in- a brown paper parcel.

"I was held in prison for 133 days." he said. "Most of the Lime was in the cellar of a house in Jerusalem. Then for the ten days when my appeal was being heard, I was in pro- her prison quarters in Haifa. It was awful Until the peal was launched we were In complete darkness all the time. Afterwards the lights were left on night and day.

Spitting Man

ap-

on

"Wa

wore

forced on the ground, kicked and beaton the hosd with a rubber trun. choon until we saw stars and finally when I refused to sign confession the Interrogator asked 'You would not like any- thing to happen to your wife and child in "Britain, would

"When we were handed over to

you?!

.

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Kowloon Whorf 2.3. "CARTHAGE" In Port

salls 28th Nov., to London via Strafia,

6 p.m.

Colombo & Bombay.

due 15th Dec. from London & Con

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ms. "TREVANION"

ma. "SOUDAN"

due 2ial Doc. from Japan & Shanghai saila 23rd Dec. for London via Straits, Colombo & Continent.

2nd Jan. from London & Coo-

timent via Straits. for Shanghai & Japan,

m.s. "SURAT” dús

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ms. "THEYKAN"

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.. "CANTON" duo 17th Jan. from London, Bombay

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via Stralia

/

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m.s. "TREVELYAN"

Colombo,

&

due early Feb. from London & Con

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BRITISH INDIA S.N. CO., LTD. m.s. "SANGOLA"

(Apcar. Line) duo 10th Dec. from Calcutta via

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sail 2nd Jan. for Strails, Rangoon & Calcutta,

ms, “SIRDHANA" (Apcar Line)

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BS. "SHIRALA" due 7th Feb, from Japan & Amoy,

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co., Ltd. 9.5. "EASTERN"due 10th Dec. from Japan.

sails 12th Dec. for Manlla Häbaut, Brisbane Sydney & Melbourneju

Arceplu cargo a through bills of lading, for New Zealand Portu,

.. "NELLORE" duc 8th Dec. from Australia.

sail curly Jun. for Austrälld.

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+

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the Jewish Army we were treated ARRIVALS FROM ATLANTIC COAST

well, but I was always separated from the rest"

Mr. Sylvester added: *There

8.3. "STEEL MAKER""

discharging 2011 Dec.

loading 30th Nov. 28th Ded.

for

HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK,

Recalling the history of his ar- was never any question of their SAILINGS TO ATLANTIC COAST via PANAMA rest, Mr. Sylvester said: "Re-really thinking me guilty.

They gularly we were blindfolded and wanted to

get

the Jerusalem 8.8. "MARQUETTE VICTORY” questioned by o man with a Electrical Corporation out of the 5.S. "SANTA CLARA VICTORY" thick Palestinian accent. I never country. That was one reason saw him, but I shall never for- for the charge, And they wanted get bis haut of spitting at us allme to incriminate people oven the time we were being questión- the British Consul in Jerusalem

¡—in my 'confession.""—Reuter.

ed.

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