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COMMUNISTS HALT YANGTSE DRIVE Explosion On Currency Rules
Reports Say Cease-Fire
Issued To Red Forces
RUMOURS
ON
SHANGHAI
Nanking, April, 12.
The Communists were today reported to have halted their general drive against the Yangtse River in accordance with the Communist High Command cease-fire order to all their frontline forces in the country.
A responsible official source confirmed that latest information from Pei- He soid the ping said the Communist orders were issued yesterday. orders coiled upon the Communist forces not to attack during the peace talks.
New Plans For
****Chinese press reports that the government's Chief Nationalisation
Inflation To Continue
Nanking. April 12.
There was no possibility of Nationalist Ching t altering
untit after a peace
Ptment had been conclud-
ed, the Finance Minister. Mr.
5 Y. Liu,
Liu, viab
reliably re
ported today 10 have
the
Legislative
toid
Yuan
IM
Л
to have
was gaid
cloerd acsalon
Mr. Lia declared that the government could not balance its budget and had an alternative bul to continue ite policy
of General Staff, General Ku Chu-tung yos-
Na
Dutch Vessel
But for prompt action by the master, Mr. G. N. Prass, Dutch stoamer Van and the coainass of the passengers, the
have Relmadijk would
been the scene of another shipping No. 2 hatch, containing dienster when an explosion in her
the rocked
2,077-ton .600 tons of cargo, including timber,
vosuel as she was proceeding to Hong Kong from the Strails
Mail" Photo) last week-end. China
terday also issued a cease-fire order to No. By Labour Govt Prompt Action Averts
tionalist frontline forces wore denied by the The government spokesman as incorrect. spokesman said there was no necessity for the government to issue such an order be- cause its troops are on the defensive.
A high official source said leaders of the foreign community, the Communists agreed to halt including diplomatic personnel, attacks
against
Nationalist
Lundon, April 12. Britain's Labour Party today proposed # second instalment of nationalisation, an noun ? 2g plans for the state to take over Insurance companies, the sugar manufacturing and refining in-
positions after the government Element Of Truth the cement industry.
delegates appealed
1 the Communist directly Trader, My. Mau Tse-tung over
the
It is widely stated that rumours may well contain an the heads of the Communist element of truth, as they refire!
characteristic official delegation.
were
the
Chinese
of
Press reports reaching Nanking achieving coropromise wherever
Lin Plan's sind General Torbay of print.
which possible. Manchurian Communists,
One report states that Shang- ing bigger and bluger bank.
within 30 miles hat bankers have agreed to pay advated notes to make up the defcit
Communist now the Chinese
Party of Hakow. Noth Iuter-AAP,
Withdrawing Northwards towards US$25.080,000 to ensure that the *********** [luanyang, 125 miles to the North,eity be not occupied.
The report adds that US$5,000.- Other reports this morning said Inveni clashes were still in progress 000 have already been paid to- at some points, including Wuhu wards this end.
states that report and Anking. 31 and 145 miles
Another
of Generalissimo supporters South West of Nanking, but the
whole was lang Kai-shek are desirous
Chiang gencial drive
of again declaring Shanghal an petered out.
Settlement, International that Na-
least temporarily, and tionalist units in Wuhu and An- king were still attacking because they had not yet received the cease-fire orders,
Ordinance On Strikes To Be Aired
An
Ordinance
to Daw strikes and lock-uds having objectives other than the fur- theraner of a Trad dispute
and being designed tu vorrer the Government, will have its First Reading at the Legisla- tive Council meeting today.
'1's
Ordinance also be w
an offence to start make it or to continue or to apply any sums in furtherance or sup- part of such strikes and lock- outs.
$25
The reports adrled
Fighting Halts
water supplies and all suitable
minerais.
This new five year programme, which has yet to be endorsed by the Party's National Conference in
force June, will be put into Labour wins next year's general
election,
15
The 30 page manifesto warned the ship-building and repairing in- dustry that if private enterprise
Message On Ship Accident
A'
A telegram was yesterday by the
are at. tempting to secure foreign sup. port for the plan,
A third report states that sup- of President Li Tsung-Jen porters are also trying to make arrange- ments with the Communists to save the city from necupation.
Well-informed quarters say i
dical in quite possible that the Com-. munists might consider
as they badly the type stuted. need foreign exchange and they are fearful of facing the adminis trative problems witleh Shanghai presents.
is no state that there They likelihood of foreign countries the plan to reburn
received Governor of Hong
the Kong from Colonial Office in connection with the mining of the Miss Orient last month,
15.
from the for the rc-
The maceago
State Secretary of Colonies, said: "I much
the sinking gret to learn of of the Misa Orient in auch tragic circumstances.
"Please convey my sincere sympathy to the injured and to the relatives of those who fost their lives.""
Military The semi-official News Agency Lald today that North of fighting had halted
that the Nanking, and said Communists were withdrawing Northwards an average of two muts. Since lato yesterday no longer evening gunfire was audible In Chenklang. The agency added that the goy-
ment forces were staying in supporting
making Shanghal to international control. failed, Labour would not hesitate their positions without
to take all steps necessary to endure that this national asset is never again neglected.
YELME chemical The
No person who is employed in any effort to pursue the service of the Cimen unier drawing Communists.
the with-
the Government of Hour Kent The army ergan. Pence Dally,
or by any company farmer per-reported today that government
eurient by as to the
Meeting?
was
.
Shipping Disaster
Aboard Dutch Vessel
(By Our Harbour Reporter]
Prompt action by the master, Mr. G. N. Prass, of the ss. Van Reimsdijk, evidently averted what would have been another shipping dis- aster when the 2,997-ton Dutch steamer was rocked by an explosion as she was proceed- ing to Hong Kong from the Straits last week- end. Every passenger was equipped with a lifejacket and the lifeboats were prepared for imme- diate launching when smoke was detected emanating from the No. 2 hatch, containing about 500 tons of cargo, including timber.
tween-deck One, and a half hours after passengers in tho the
explosion above it and they were instructed waining, an rocked the ship, injuring sev-to leave. erul members of the crew who Their co-operation and trust were then engaged in remov-in us was admirable," Mr. Prass ing the luggage of the passen-asserted. It was more owing to gers in the tween-deek above their calinness and faith that the ship's personnel was able to con- the hatch.
trol the situation without a hitch, he added.
There was hardly any sign of panic among the passengers, who were by then fully prepared for any emergency.
Van
Knots
For Travellers To, From Britain
Details of the currency regulations affect- ing travellers entering and leaving the United Kingdom were released by the Public Relations. Office yesterday. Travellers entering the United Kingdom may bring in not more than £5 in sterling notes, travel- lers' cheques, letters of credit, etc., in any currency and to any amount.
Notes in currencies other than starling without
limit.
Tourists and other temporary from
they
experience penalties.
wish to Wish
The above regulations do not to travellers Journeying only between the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands, the Isle of Mun or Eire.
the traveller and is not visitors should, however, maka likely to be returned, Travellers care to sure that the amounts of such should take particular notes are enrrectly stamped in state exactly the amounts of cur- their passports by the Immigrarency in their possession: a false declaration is n most BETIOUS entry tion Omeer at the place
which may lead to benvy offence other- into the United Kingdom;
wil whe they difficulty should take the notes with them with upply leaving the United Kingdom.
Travellers teaving the Unlter Kingdom may take out not more than in sterling notes, and/or the equivalent of £10 in notes in qurrencica other than sterling, but tourists and other temporary visliors may take out of the the United Kingdom notes up to amount stamped in thele passports by the Immigration OMeer when they arrived in the United King- zlum.
Dockers In London
On Strike
With these exceptions no potes
London, April 12. in currencies other than sterllas may be taken out of the United
London faced an almost com- Kingdom unless the traveller proplete tie-up in the second dock duces Certificate Immigration Officer at the place strike in 10 months today and at least 60 ships lay idle at of exit from the United Kingdingn
to the
to obtain this certificate travel berths, some with vital food
cargoes. lers should apply to a bank i travel agent in the United King-
lom.
Board an
The Dock Lobour nounced that more than 13,000 of tr travellers who are about Lendon's estimated 20,000 lack- to leave the United Kingdom land workers are now on strike. have excess amounts of cur Some union qiombers claimed as rency or are in any doubt w many us 18,000 had walked out. to the amounts they will be a' Most were stevedores, who began lowed to take
the atrike yesterday, protesting with them
they
against the dismissal of 32 mch are advised to consult a bank.
this Their numbers swelled In their own interests travellers should make sure that they donorning-by-thousands of dockers. not arrive at the place of entry who voted to strike last night or departure with excess currency despite a stay-at-your-work order since the excess cannot be de-from the Transport and General posited with Customs or Immigra-Workers' Union, which regurila
but will be taken the walkout as unofficial, tion Officers
THE WEATHER
moving Enet.
Tonight, lightermen-men who ply carge barges in the Thames are meeting to decide if they will At 0600 GMT (3 p.m. ÜKST) a mill join the strike.
Along London's miles of docks, anti-cyclour over the Eastern Sea is mov.
are piling up-au- Ine Fast and a ridge of high pressure export goods "They left their luggage behind earers West Chirs. Briween the twtomobiles, machinery and texfilce. Of the 60 ships made idle, many took it systems a trough extending from the Galf without grudging and
of meat. Quantities have large
and coco fresh wheat, flour, cheese Dr magnificently when advised to put of Pech to a depraken over Indo-China on the lifejackets.
The Labour Ministry is under- stood to be attempting a concilla tion of the strike. If the stoppare continues, the authorities are one. pected to consider sending troops to the docks to shift the perishable cargoes, as was done in the dock- lond tie-up of last June,
Toley's Forecast:--Moderate
To klil the resultant fire, water was let in to tico! the hold. The 10 Reimsdk steamed at (normally 14 knols>
"Other passengers in the ad-Farterly winds. Cloudy. Rain or erissie awaiting discharge... Saigon as a precation, instead of journing tween-decks were also proceeding to Holhuw, her prigin-removed to the upper deck.
for
al port of call before calling here.
"During the eight hours before to the cargo amounted Damage to several tons, according to Mr. we reached Saigon at 10 knots Prass. These were left behind at the parsingers Indulged in wik the French port, where she stayed speculation, but there was hardly any sign of panic or tranlic fear. for two days.
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still unknown Many did not know about the cause 18 and we many dock here, but this is explosion or fire until they were not denite yet," the skipper te-at Saigon. clared on his arrival here yester- iny. The hold was not damaged
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Reliable reports said that Act-
industry, son engaged in supplying water, troops guarding the bridgeheads ing President Li Tsun-fen this
yesterday afternoon
other about whose future there has been meeting Nunking electric
opposite public or engaged us mountain- | morning
advanced five miles Covernment leaders to make a considerable speculation, was told: ing may public trewn, lan ser Northward to capture Huschiying. final decision whether to send ad- it should prove necessary inportunity to compliment the be- vice or pitlille ferry, or engaged frall station. The paper said this ditional peace delegates to Pej-order le assure national vital In-1 baviour of the parsenters, about tien by the crew durlag the two-
operation was undertaken toping to talk with the Communists,terests, Labour will transfer
the Prines mentioned Includ-ons of this key industry??
the
ta
day stay at the French port, while extraordinary investigation was underway," the| Low
slipper related.
Mr. Prass stated that most of Smoke Detected
was due to smoke the corro damnged "An clfleer detected coming out from the No. 2 hatch the water which was flowed into "I had the welfare of the passen- at about 3.30 p.m. when we were the hatch to extinguish the fire.
Singapore. two days
90 Chinese gers to think of more than the There
cargo," he declared.
ropriate 300 of them, who went through In maintaining any telephone or
ownership any
the Incident with The hatt wilfully widen the elbow room for the. sanitary servier. break a contract of service if he forces defending Nanking.
Minister, General Ho
Proposing the nationalisation of calm," he remarked. knows or has reasonable cause to
The Peace Dally also reported Ying-chin, President of the Con- believe that the probable conse
Kovernment capture yester- trol Yuan, Mr. Yu Yu-jen, and insurance, the manifesto declared:
Yunyunn, rail town 50
former President of the Labour proposes that all the in quence of his so doing, teither day of
dustrial assurance companies, the alane or in combination with miles North of Hankow in Cen- Judicial Yurn, Mr. Chu Chieng.
another
report biggest being the Prudential and others) would, failing
Alternatively. tral China,
Communists the Peart, and the larger collect that the Heuter reports that Nationalist suggested tion of extraordinary measures. be to deprive the inhabitants of troeps have lost five but still re- will send representatives to
as they stand."-Router. the Colony of their supply
of tatu five other bridgehends on the king.
Pest reported that the Commun.
hud Indicated
the dm-
water, electric current or gas or North bank of the Yangise East but the Kianmon Evenin-R nocieties, should be taken over
wilfully
No
Bhail person break any contract of service
If he knows or has reasonable cause
to believe that the pro-
bable consequences of his so
|Bridgeheads Lost
out from
were about
The Swiss Have
Book For It
A
they would of the ordinary facilities of trans- of Nanking, according to reports ists
tho Na prefer to part or of the ordinary telephone today from Chinklang.
to welcome additional Na- or sanitary services, according to tionalist stronghold on the South tional peace delegates at Pelping. talk" Pelping peace the bunk, 40 miles East of the capl- the Ordinance.
lal.
peared completion of their second Informal discussions. of military observers are asking how long the Communist commanders planned delay their cnn safely The bridgeheads lost to date in eroting by force to enable their As your fingers curl around that mug, as you wipe (elther alone or in com.
Peiping negotiators to
the foam from your well satisfied lips, be glad endeavour, bination with others) would.fighting that has been in progress
that beer-drinking in Hong Kong is so simple. falling the adoption of extraorduring the past week, are Taho-to secure a peaceful crossing,
Observers say that food waters dinary measures, bo to endankow, 15 miles East of Nank will pour down the Yanguse next In Switzerland it is diffarent.
the human life or to cause Yicheng. 30-mile-East-of
14 miles nonth, Jeopardising Sanktangying, warious bodily Injury or to ex-capital, pose valuable property whether North East of Chinklang, Lung-of any Communist major opera movable or immovable to de-wokow and Tienhslenchino, both tlon after May 15-United Press
about 100 struction or serious injury..
miles North West ot and Router.
per
the success
On Other Pages
Yes, in some parts of Swit- zerland they have complicat ed the process of imbibing by book of, rules, which Bayn how much and when and pro- vides penalties. for disobed!-
ence.
"I give you the half" replied to Then there is a toast similar by draining hair your gloss.
to the Chinese "yam song" of Hong Kong. Pronounced "ex" It means that you must drink all your beer at once.
Half an hour after the frei warning, the passengers were al- being pre- ready on the deck, pared for any emergency. During the one hour before the blow up, the crew were engaged in remov- ing the luggage from the tween. deck above the No. 2 hatch. Shrapnel injured five, including the Dutch fourth engineer, Indonesian guard and three Chin-
cso seamen,
ם.
The Van Relmsdijk, which has been on the China Coast run for about 35 years, brought 765 Chin- deck passengers, most of whom embarked at Holhow, 12 Europeans and 580 tons of gen cral cargo..
630
Shanghal.
According to the skipper she A person emplayed in the ser- The bridgeheads still held are
had about 2,000 tons of general cargo atter leaving Singapore. vica of the Crown shall be deci-Pukow, opposito Nanking, Shiher-
If, however, the proposer of
This was the first incident of ed to break his agreement for wel. Luwel and Kwachow, op- and. Pawlet
This quaint custom came over
inantys "I alve you its kind ever experienced by the service under the Crown if he site Chinklang,
the border from Germany, absents himself from duty without kong, about 80 miles North West
cording to a man who knows. speciel," you do not get anything steamer, Mr. Prass stated,
The passengers were mostly leave and without having given of Shanghal.
Chinklang reports today said Page 2
businessmen, farmers and their to the head of his department
Rotary Club Hears Talk On UK While it does not generally pre-to drink. He empties his glass In | val in Switzerland today, there your honour, but you do not reply.
families. Practically all of them une month's notice in writing that there was a lull in the Com
Engineers.
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number of clubs in the to the toast at all. terminating with the last day of munist attacks on the bridgeheade
Members misbehaving at a beer had their entire household para- a calendar month or if he wilfully after heavy fighting last night Page, 3
Shanghal Women Allege German section of Switzerland which drink by the book. Uni- refuses duty nr
or if he wilfully with the exception of Pawelkan,
Swindle.
verily students form the main session are, penalised on the spot phernall; Many are leaving for hy the Master of Ceremonies.tele respective villages, by train omlls to perform his duty: Pro-where there has been some skir-
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