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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7,-1949:

RIVER STEAMERS HAVE Tsetse Fly Scourge Cure NARROW ESCAPE FROM

BLAST NEAR CANTON

Two Hong Kong-Canton river stoomers had o narrow escape from an explosion shortly after they left the Chinese port, for the Colony on Friday night.

The blast occurred between, the ss. Kwei Wah and 55. Sing Hing at about 10 p.m.-one hour after they cast away from Canton-when they were near "Three Joss Sticks."

Australians Threatened

Batavia, February 0. Sultan Kamid the Becond threatened yesterday to kick ail Australlen out of West. Bornto. Kla announcement was made in Batavia in con- noction

with a report that Mrs. Annie O'Keefs, an In- donesian, might be deported because of from Australia

her colour.

mother

Min. O'Keefe,

of

eight child

children, married An

Australian war veteran after death of her first hus- Fand, The Australian Imml- gration Office announced re- that she must be do. cently ported in accordance with an ported Australian law against coloured ·Immigrants

sold The Sultan

If that happened he "would see to it. that all Australian citizens in West Borneo were sent out of the country," A350- clated Press.

Wartime Heroes Arrested

Nelther vessel, however, ie- ported any damage.

The explosion shooke both ships, but did not injure--anyaperedne aboard. It was believed to be pre- matured, which accounted for the duninished force of the blow up.

The crew of the Kwei Wah sald they were having supper when they heard a muffled exploaton about 20 yards away from the ports side of the stern.

A high column of muddy water shot up and a miniture whirlpool took shape, an eyewitness related. The Kwel Wnh trembled for a moment and slowed down to in- vestigate. When no damage, Was discovered, she proceeded to Hong Kong under her normal steam,

Leaves For Canton

arrived hero The Sing Hing without mishap. She left for Can- lon on Saturday night,

"We received several letters before the Chinese New Year and cach demanded 1,000, gold yuan for a trip to Hong Kong, an in- formant said. He declined, how- eved, to connect the Incident with them.

Practically all the shipping companies operating river, steam- ers and motorships to Canton have received Intimidating letters, the "China Mali" learned author- itatively yesterday. Most of firm refused to acknowledge TO

such letters, saying that ceiving they had not been approached but they heard of some firms kav-. ing received threatening notes.

These letters were believed to have been sent by pirate organis- the Pearl

ations operating in Warsaw, February 5. Polish officials announced to- River Delta area.

Three Josy Sticka" is near the day that several scores of the

omo Delta, and usually, vessels anchor wartime

underground "Homo Army" have been arrested. The there to wait for the rising tide announcement said those arrest- when they are held up by low

water. terrorist and

ed were preparing terror diversionary activities and were

The Kwei Wah. brought more

The discovery of Antrycide, new jerial Chemical Industries drug which protects animals om the attacks of tactic By, will open up somo 4,500,000 square miles of East and West Africa for the raising of cattle. The pest is still encroaching over vast areas of Uganda. Kenya, the Sudan and Nigeria. Top picture' shows the tsetse fly, while lower picture shows the now drug being placed on trays for oven drying at the ICI works near Manchester.

Karens Fighting Continues

Rangoon, February 5. Eyewitnesses reported today

'Flying Tigers' Urged

Survey Of Asia's Problems

Lake Success, February 5. Inflationary tondoncios still romain one of India's major economic problems, according to a sur- vay of world, economic changes, prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs published today.

The report said: "There has been a continuation of inflationary pressure in most countries of the Far East during 1949. In general, this pressure has resulted primarily from dislocations aris- ing out of the war. It has been further ag- gravated in a number of countries by the con- tinued disruption of normal economic life caused by infernal disturbances.

"In India, post-war muation.

ary pressures were primarily

attributable to the large budget IRREPLACEABLE

déficit for financing public in- vestment, the increase in pri- vate investiment and the de- cline in per capita supplies of essential goods, particularly of food and clothes.

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1947

any.

Following the gradual decon- 'rol of prices pursunat to the policy announced by the Covern- ment at the end of 1947, anil in The absence of

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BOOKS BURNED

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London, February B.

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Nearly 4,000 law. books, some dating back to 1700 and most of them Icroplace. of **The cereal crops

able, were damaged in unfavourable. were particularly

fire which broke out today The supply of industrial goods

in the library of the Law 1948 showed little, if

Bociety's headquarters, hange over the preceding year.

Fireman had, to thousands of the library's 30,000 volumes, and pull out

to wooden panelling reach the seat of the fire behind two any substantipl

tibrary's one of the

places

·large fira-s n the supply and

The Names were put out nand situation, the equal level

hour. of prices moved upward at on accelerated rate during 1948.

"The wholesale price index, ich had risen by about 8 per cent during 1947, was 18 per cent higher in November. 1948 than At the beginning of the

year Increases of 'similar magnitude were registered in the cost of Uving. This altuntion prompted 10 reimpose the Government controls in the latter half of 1048,"

Rice Output *Still Low

The output of rice in Asia, the prei survey shows, was below war levels.

dealt

In less than half an The damaged books with early English law, many of them being first editions of text books-Reuter.

Britain's Representative To Israel.

London, February 5. Britain's political representa

For China Current click in this tive to disrael will be in ex-

Is for continued recovery perienced career diplomat to in 1948-49, but the present be named in a few days, an

Is insufficient informed source said today. rate of increase Washington, February 5.

require Representative Walter Judd to meet consumption

It'sald. "The

The source in close touch with

found in possession of explosives than 100 passengers from Canton,, from nearby Insein that the in- today urged the State Department food deficit countries of the Foreign Office, ruled out Lon-

and arms. It elniment that parti- arriving here on Saturday,

cipants in the alleged plot were "plentifully supplied" with dol

lars from abroad and group

Hiquidated.

that the would bu completely

Confisentions, the

Announce.

ment sald, included two illegal radio stations, automatle pons,

wea-

pistols and grenades. United Press.

Carlton

Negress Breaks Colour Bar

cent

of

The

to aid

Mr.

surgent. Koren tribesmen had ment to sanction the revival of Asin have found it necessary to don newspaper speculation that the beaten off with cannon fire a the "Flying Tigers"

und rice from the Western Ernest Bevin, might go outside the Burmese naval assault on the China against the Communiste, import large quantiles of cereals British Foreign Secretary captured city and were fighting

hemisphere at high prices, owing professional diplomatie roster o Republican Minnesota the police and military North

said he understood that 4,000 to the decline of Asian exports pick a prominent Briton sympathe to less than one third of pre- tie with Zionist aims in order to Pegu.

men have already applied

promote better wer level," -

Last year's harvests were the tarael: According to reports, the Karen follow Major General Claire

best the world has had since defences at Inset, 10 miles North Chennault in such a venture.

were very strong.

the war and millions of people of Rangoon,

State Department sources They said the Insurgent leaders, dicated that there was

to

seant

relations with

Saw Yellow and Saw Belly, wers chance that it would modify its 2001 RUPY S is

larger representative to Israel, note that

well supported with food sup- policy of non-intervention in look Torin plies and ammünition and the Kuren morale was high.

wid

The London "Evening Nows" can look forward to increase reported today that "something of a storm was going on inside tho Thekréport

"The out-government over the selection of a Oklahoma, February 5.

China's civil war. Mr. Judd Bud world supply of food in 10lar cognition to the Jewish Stato. It Britain has granted de facto re- of Oklahoma Tanjong Ploang, Sumatro,

The Univerally

that a Department ruling February 5. Is to accept its Arst Negro wo-

It was reported that Insein's brought the Flying Tigers Imperiaps the most important

economie development during suggested that Lord Pethick Law The Dulch public prosecutor man student.

A State Attorney-General's malo Goverment bulkings and existence and he believed that 1948. From almost every region renco, 77-year-old former India nesthes one-year-old cyton ruling last night ordered the fall were intact and the Euro- it could be done in this case. of the world, it is reported that Office Secretary was being con- Hire, British ex-navel officer, university to admit Mrs. Opherita pean and Anglo-Indian commun-

Pathfinder, in its current issue, excellent crops of cereals have siderod for the post,

Some supporters of Mr. Bovin's accused by the Dutch of smug-

Eugenia Daniels, aged 35, to its ity Jas been provided with safe said that base for the propose been harvested during the last graduate school of social work. conduct out of the city.

half of 1948. or are in prospect, past policles in Palestine want a ging arms to Indonesia.

kubatantially This should

euse career diplomat for the post "to The decision arises from a re- The Karens released all Indian,American Volunteer Group has The judge will announce his

court order that Eurasian and Chinese prisoners already been set up on Formosa the world cereal crisis. Reuter, do the job and nothing else", the federal verdict on February 22,

Evening News reported. trial ended yesterday.-Reuter.

tor's states must open white colleges from Insein jail and imprisoned and supply lines are available to Negroes if their courses are Burmese looters and troops cap for the Flying Tigers to isn." that the backer of It reported not available in state schools for tured in the fighting, according

the plan is the 14th Air Force Negroes,

to reports. Mrs. Daniels will join G. W. Burmese naval units proceed-Association, which is made up of

who. fought with McLaurin, aged 54, as one of the ing up the Haling River opposite men v two Negro students among the Inseln yesterday were forced to 14th Air Force during the Sino- 12,000 whites. She will also be retreat under & heavy 10 min Japanese war.

Pathfinder quoted Mr. William the first Negro, woman ever to cannon

barrage, eyewitnesses

of Pittsburgh,

an ad- attend a white college with om-sald. A government plane bomb Arthur

ed and strifed the insurgents at

man and vertising

a wartime elul sunction, in this state.

ed nder Insein today, knocking out the

pilot-

of the 14th Air Force, as Mr. McLaurin is still under partial segregation at the untyes- electric power plant and a water saying that the first plane could sily. He sits slightly sport & supply station Although the be in the air in a couple of days einsses and has separate dining city was without electricity, water if the AVG is, allowed to forin Sports Club at Boundary Stree and Ubrary facilities, He was said

Pathfinder published a picture was the scene to be plentiful fromilch it sald, was taken from tivities yesterday as squatters working for a Doctorate in natural wells. education.

The Koren insurgents driving an unarmed Chinese transport by began to pull down their huts In his ruling, the Attorney down to, Toungoo were said to former Marine Lawrence Buel and cart away their personin General did: not, require even have captured Nyausgiebin and of Hilmar, California. The picture belongings. this token of segregation for fighting was also reported at showed two fighter planes Lear Mrs. Daniels and left the mat-Payagyl and Payagalae, North of ing the Soviet insignia. attack- The Flower Market. (Fa Hu!), ter to the university-Reuter. Peru United Press.

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ing the transport. It said that both planes were bullt. In the United States and sent to. Russia under lend-lease-United Press.

VOLCANO ERUPTS

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Squatters Tearing Down Huts

The site behind the Police

of frantic ac-

"On the other hand" the news. paper added, "there is a strong feeling Inside the government and the Labour Party generally that the time has conta to make a great pened gesture, to fornel, and that should be sent whong, past commends him to the fol and who is known to have Zionist sympathies. Such a man-it is argiledis Lord Pethick Lawrence who, though 77, in still well and active.Associated Press.

Tea

Tea Party At Rosary Church

The area, commonly known as used to be the favourite haunt of flower lovers and those in search

An open-air tea party or- of gold fish, as well as being the unofficial. whole sale market for ganised by members of the flower vendors.

congregation of the Rosary Many of these gardens, and Church was held at the St. aquariums, have been in existence Mary's Schook ground yester for two or three years, and, until day, the recent Government edict.

The party, at which the church were permitted to carry on with rector, the Reverend Father de out hindrance

Tokyo, February 6. Ancient Yake volcano broke

The owners, as well as the in- Angelis presided was attended by a. 96 year silence yesterday,

huts in the a large number of people, mostly erupted violently for half an habitants of other

children

who had an cajoyable hour, spread ashes, nearly 80 urea, were recently notified by the

time. authorities that, unless they mave time miles, then went back to sleep out the polico and Health De-

Father de Angelis, in the course The 7,000-foot volcano. is in partment will pull their str

structures of a short address, told the West Central A

whs gathering that the party down for tham..

that certain It is better for us to pull the organised in order miles North West!

the Church There

was not daminge or huts down ourselves as we coull recent converts to

the Military. Govern at ledat salvage some of the could have a chance to gut casualtion, montat

20 malls South

material," said one of the squat gother with the others. reported.

children Games for "ndulis and torn. "It the Government pulls of the volcano

The volcanblast erupted them down for us everything will were also held, to the enthusiasm

Portals; Ten" and rofrcalimenta November or 1862. Suddenly it be broken.""

·were served. The occasion con- came to life again, burling out ashes and pebbles.

cluded with; the distribution of winners of the prites to the various competitions.

The ashes were caught by

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Communist insurgents. have

Karachi, February Be Joined the Karen rebold who are The British cruiser Norfolk nabling against the Government docked here today, flying the dog forcon 10 miles North of Per on of the Commander-in-Chief, The Races wilby: Charles Woodhouse. The cruise

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