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Negro Feared Lynched

Jackson,

N. Carolina, May 25. Police today continued the search for the 25-year-old negro, Godwin Bush, who was abduct ed from the Northampton County rol on Friday by atined and

masked while men. Despite rumours

has creaped

that Bush

from his captors, police officers still believe that the negro, who had been charged with attempted asssault

on an

unmarried white woman, way

have been lynched-Reater.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MO

MAY 26, 1947,

France Conscripts Gas

And Electric

Workers

Paris, May 25.

The government's decree requisitioning the entire personnel of Franco's gas and electric power plants officially went into effect-to- day in an atmosphere of holiday calm.

MIGRANT

Italy May LABOUR Get Former ROBBED

Colonies

Lake Success, May 5. The possibility that Italy might be allowed to administer her former colonies in North Africa under United Nations trusteeship was considered in unofficial quarters here today.

A

Washington, May 25. Government Committee for arged

more protection "America's forgotten people of 1947"-the millions of migrants who roam from place to place for seasonal work,

Major-General Graves B. Erskine, of the Marines, who is chairman of the Federal Inter-Agency Commit- tee, sald "a sizable segment of our popuintion, through community and state neglect, has been robbed of so many normal American and human rights that it is almost unbellev-

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The extraordinary decree, signed yesterday by Premier Paul Ramadiet, Minister of Production Robert Lacoste, and the Minister of the Interior, Edouard Depreux, was published today in the gov crnment's "official journal."

Copics were posted under tri-colour flags on the bulletin boards of all plants affected and in govern- ment buildings in all municipalities of the nation.

programme, But the country is enjoying announced a slowdown the two-day Whitsuntide holi- culminating in a sildown strike on Wednesday which would stop all day, and an atmosphere of un-

but the emergency gas and electric has replaced the

service, easy truce feverish political and labour manoeuvrings of the last two days.

Premler Ramadler is out of the town on a provincial junket as were several ministers. Ramadier is making a tour of Saints Royan and

Although scattered disruplions of the electric and gas service were re

Inst ported

night-especially operations--no such i11- subway eldents were reported today, and the Paris Metro was functioning as usual.

Momentary Truco other towns in the Atlantic const Department of Charente Maritime. But it appeared to be a momentary

visiting truce In the battle between Pesident Vincent Auriol

the

Wool Industry Wins Dollars For Britain

Bradford, May 25. The wool textile industry is playing a big part in Britain's export drive to win badly needed dollars.

The 1946 Annual Report of the National Wool and Textile Corporation and the Wool Export group here, issued this week-end, stated that, while the other exporting industries sent an average of only 14 percent of their exports to the hard currency countries, 28 percent of the woo! industry products went to these markats.

Last year's wool cloth exports amounted to just over 75,000,000 square yards compared with nearly 96,000,000 square yards in 1938.-Reuter.

British Communists Adopt New Tactics

Margate, May 25.

the A revision of the British loan agreement with

Primo United States und a conference of all Dominion In

Ministers and colonial leaders of the British Empire to discuss joint economic planning was today called for on the eve of the Labour Party.conference here, in a state- ment issued by Mr Arthur Horner, miners' leader, not on behalf of his trade union but of the Communist Party. Stating that convertibility Bretton Woods Agreement. Mr the Department of Haute Savole, Ramadier government, which tice of sterling balances could not Horner argued that the United where he made a speech appealing mined to hold the line in its price He said "child labour, a low star-

for discipline and solidarity among and wage freezing policy, and restive he resumed in July and that Statea had not kept its part of tard of living and a padlock again the French prople to prevent de-forces of labour demanding higher Britain must regain her free the bargain.

of dom for a joint long-term plan- The United States, he said, hud develop its domestic full education have destroyed the righterioration of the present economic pay to meet the increased cost

living. of children."

crisis into "disorder and anarchy".

The government's decree literallyning of her foreign trade with failed to

employment policy to reduce its tariff ineldents were re- In Paris no

countries despite

or to make massive Joans for world reconstruction without political con- conscripts gas and electric workers other under the terms of the 1938 deeree

ditions "as envisaged in the Roone- governing the conduct of the nation

veit

A British representative, who has returned from a tour of Italy, sitiable," 11 seemed certain that when Italy United attains membership in the Nations, she will press for the return of her lost colonies.

He said he found this ambition was gaining rapid support through- out Italy by all the political parties as a focal point of Italia foreign policy.

Gen Erskine

reported the mi-

grants are "unorganised, unprotec-ported: A skeleton staff is monning ted by workmen's componention the nationalised gas and electric laws in most states, and ineligible plants whose workern, through the for educational, health and welfare Communist-dominated CGT, have

Italy filed application here last bort deetored migrant la

week for United Nations member- ship, but no nellon is expected un- til the peace treaty with Italy is ratified.

This provides that some decision

Italian the

12 months ratification.-Associated

should be reached on. colonies fiture within after the Press.

Indians Must Find Their Own Freedom

11

bour is necessary to the American Industries-pri- Many economy. marlly apleultural-cannot operate f successfully without seasonal labour. The migrants create wealth for the serve. Without communities they

would be lost and food

there would rise.

prices

"per- The report estimates the manent armies of nomads" in the United States number between 5,000,000,-Assoclated 1,000,000 and Press.

RED THREAT

TO MANCHURIA

THEY WILL

ARGUE CASE

FOR EGYPT

Cairo, May 25.

in wartime.

It

It

"places in n state of requisition all personnel of all gas and electric enterprises and exploitations". applies to all workers and orders them to report for duly the same as the nation mobiilset soldiers in war. time. Those disobeying would be subject to prison terma as high us five years.

Students To Take Over What effect the decree will have is uncertain inasmuch as the workers, 23 percent who are

demanding a increase, have

announced their The Egyptian Prime Minis-tention to remain on the premises ter. Mahmoud Fahmy El Nok- und cease, work on Wednesday in a rashy Pasha, is to head the folded arins fashion. Egyptian delegation which will submit the country's dispute with Britain over the revision of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty to the United Nations, it was announced here tonight.

(Continued from Page 1)

Peiping, May 25, The delegation will also include Foreign observers arriving from the Education Minister, Abdul Razaal So far, Mr Singh continued.

Changchun told the United Prers to- el Sunhour! Pasha, the Commerce large part of the Indian army was

Minister, Mahmoud recrulted in the Punjab. An over- day that the Communist offensive and Industry

shows of engulfing the whole Bey, the Public Works Minister, whelming majority of the Moslems in the army came from the Rawalpindi of Manchuria except the main cities Abdul Kieguld Ibrahim Saleh, and

rushed Senator Ahmed Ramzi Bey. unless reinforcements аго and Mooltan divisions.

They will be joined in New York is divided, the from China

proper or Soviet diplo- "When the army

the by Mahmoud Hassen Pasha, Pakistan (separate Moslem state) macy steps

These observers who left Chang-Egyptian. Ambassador to the United State will have to End funds to pay

cut States, and Mahmoud Fawzl Bey, the Communists for all the Moslems in the armed chun before the

Nations. ranks," Mr Singh added. "This will the railway said the whole Man-permanent delegate to the United be a big drain on Pakistan finances churian situation is extremely scr

the ious since the Nationalist forces of and its pinch will be fell by Moslem masses, who at this stage do 250,000 appears insufficient to keep not understand the implications of open the railway corridors between

the the division of

India"

in.

Of his own community, the Sikhs, Nationare depending on re- $5 per cent of whom live in the Pun- inforcements, and destruction of the job, Mr Singh said that the Punjab Peiping-Mukden railway leaves only

ореп, to them. The the water roule

with the should be restored British Government was no longer Government giving priority to the going to set as a paramount power in Shantung campaign. In addition, the Reds' numerical strength is much the Indian states.

greater than the Government's and may gradually squeeze the Govern ment forces from all cities-north-of Mukden.

"If this is so, the Punjab ought to be restored to the Sikhs from whoni the British took it as a trust-whea they occupied the Indian province" he said.

-' AGGRAVATING FACTORS

The Sikhs, he added, shared the view that a division of India would aggravate and not solve the communal problem.

in

"The reason is simple", he said. Though there are certain areas the northeast and northwest where Moslems are in a numerical majority, any division solely on the basis of this principle will leave large num- bers of Moslems in Hindu majority areas, and non-Moslems in Moslem majority areas. In other words, division of India on this apsis will leave the communal problem in solved.

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claim "If, however, the Moslem

faced. they for division must be cannot be allowed to engulf any minority. The parillion of the Pun- Jab is precisely being pressed for that reason.

"From the very beginning of the talks. the Sikhs present political adopted the attitude that if the Mos- lem League demand for Pakistan is to be conceded, then the Punjab must be divided, as the Sikhs will under no circumstances agree to be

of Pakistan."

Mr Singh added that it was tran that partition of the Punjab would weaken both Moslems and Sikhs, we now and It Impossible to ""but

brotherly relations. We know we shall suffer and are pre-

evil lo face the letter

restore

"We also know the Moslems stand

to suffer very much more," Mr

WAR OF ATTRITION

The date of the departure of the delegation for New York has not so far been fixed-Reuter.

LEBANON ELECTION

SHOOTING

Beirut, May 25. An Armenian was shot and The Communists appear to be still killed in a disturbance in Beirut sticking to a war of attrition, aiming today during Lebanon's first to isolate rather than attack frontally parliamentary general elections major cities and force out the gor-since 1943. rianna through hunger,

the

These observers suid when time is ripe the Soviet may move to end the

Manchurian chaos which is preventing development of Russian trade interests.

TURKEY

TO ADMIT

CAPITAL

the

Istanbul, May 25. The Turkish Finance Minis- ter, Dr Kismir, preparing the way for an application of the Truman doctrine to Turkey, to day announced deereen ending restrictions on foreign capital. By ending laws which have been

force since before Kimir has now ninde it possible for

cra'

The Communists put these points, not in the framework of an attack on Mr Ernest Bevin's foreign policy. but of domestic economie programme for dealing with Britain's coming dollar crisis,

"No international policy can solve the problem unless Britain 1 70- organised to produce for her own and the world's needs", the docu- ment states.

Minors' Decision

NOTICE

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &

› MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that the Forty-sixth Annual General" | Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Jacobean Room, Hong- kong Hotel, Pedder Siroot, Hong- kong, on Saturday, 31st, May 1947, at Noon for the following pur- poscat--namely, to consider the Annual Statement of Accounta and the Balance Sheet and the Reports of the Directors and Au- ditors thereon; to elect Directors and Auditors in the place of those retiring, and to declaro a Dividend and Bonus, to appropriate the Balance of the Profit and Loss Account as recommended by the Directors, and to transact any other ordinary business of the Company.

And Notice is also given that the Sharo Transfor Registor will be closed from 20th, May, 1947 to 31st May, 1947. both days In- clusive.

By Order of the Board;

A. D. Learmonth,

Secretary.

Hongkong. 12th May, 1947.

NOTICE

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO. LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

OF

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meat- ing of Shareholders will be held at the Jacobean Room, Hongkong

This shifting of the main weight of the Communist propaganda on the eve of the Labour Party Con- negative attack on ference from a Mr Beyin to a patriotic appeal for saving Britain and from foreign to scrno the war, Dr the domestic

is considered significant by observers bere, who 'Com- that anti-Bevin replication regard it as partly due to the munist propaganda will suffer a heavy de- feat in the first day's debates.

Yesterday's decision by the miners' exchange, a pri- delegations, which wields a bloc vote shall have been concluded) for.

foreign enterprises to Invest capital in Turkish industry and export carn- Ings of that capital,

The government is reported to have set up plans to move in with selected troops to operate the plants in the event that the projected strike would become

Students general. from big technical and engineering schools of Paris, specially trained for such duties, would be called on for emergency direction of operations.

workers eX- Meanwhile, affected pressed bitterness over the govern-nssels

union complained that in the recent process of nationalisa

Same banks operating in Turkey will be able to have a part of their

foreign vilege hitherio granted only to the Central Bank.

Foreigners in Turkey will enjoy drawing facilities on condition that he Turks enjoy the same facilities in their respective countries.

The new decrees are designed, it They have, the union said, lost is believed, to benefit foreign bust- Improvement in out on wage scales they were en-nesses, industrial titled to under the private industry Turkey and the tourist trade. Heu- scale, and their conditions have not ter.

tion of the gas and electric enter- prises, anployees were caught in the middle and had been forgotten by the government.

Bakers Threaten Strike

yet been brought up to the point

to which they are entitled as go

vernment functionaries.

In the meantime, the tavernment, TO-DAY'S already harassed by the threats of metal workers and miners, is faced with a possible walk-out by bakery

the workers in

Parls region. Union, Bakera

at a meeting delayed action in its demands

The

today Auction bonuses until melt-

for

on

Ing with government officials Thursday, but added: "On next Thursday the public authorities will assume their responsibilities and as

Press, for us we will assume ours." United

France May Be

Without Radio

Elsewhere, voting was relatively quiet with only minor incidents re- ported as the country's 275,000, elec. tors went to the polls.

Complete results will not be known before tomorrow.

Paris, May 25. While exacting further Nationalist

Present indications favour the Paris radio stations will have to concessions at Dairen and Port Arthur, Russia may restore stability popular list. described by the opposi- go oft the air, it was feared here to night, a nationwide "go slow" through pressure on the Communistation as a "Government list": in order to open the South Mandrew their candidature at noon, com

In Beirut, the Democratic ilst with-strike of the French National Union of Gas and Electricity Workers churian Rallway to Port Arthur, leaving Manchuria a virtual Russian plaining of "intervention" by candi | develops.

Government list... protectorate as under the old sphere. dates

A breakdown in radio transmission of-Influence days.-United Press.

today was among the first effects of the strike, now in its second day, and the subway else had two short heldups.

on the

Router.

Koreans Not Ready For

Immediate Independence

Washington, May 5.

Sumner Welles, former United States Under-Secretary

of State, said there can be no real independence. for India and Korea "until their national leaders are willing to lay aside their immediate differences and their individual ambitions and join in the major task of promoting the national welfare."

M. Paul Ramadier, the Prime Minister's, Bellon in tying gos and electricity workers to their jobs after he had rejected the Union's demands for a 23 per cent woge increase was responsible, the inde- pendent left-wing newspaper "Franc Le

sold today. Flour"

է You cannot force man to work ngainst his will, even by placing a soldier with gun in each worker's back", the newspaper added.

An Independent resistance news

Government's paper approved the decision,

*The however, sdying, Government has taken Welles lauded the present Secre-

serious In a weekly broadcast, Welles; Singh added. "In fact, we foresee said: "It is regrettable" that tary of State, General Marshall, for step, but a strike in such an indi

obtaining an agreement with Molo-pensable Industry would be no less Rheo Syngman

"Inveighs to renew the meetings of the serious..

at "The right to strike evidently has

certain limits.”—Reuter." against the concept of a trustee-US-Soviet Joint Commission

Seoul. ship for Korea.”

Hindu-Moslem Division Mr Singh Is one of the "Big Five"

"Rhee," he said, and his conser- "In addition to thla constructive OUTWARD MAILS Indian leaders to whom Lord

vativo fartion in southern Korea achievement", he

"General sold,

To-day, May 20, 1947, The General Mountbatten; the Viceroy, will on

immediate Independence Marshall revealed that the adminis~ | Post Office and Kowloon Central Post demand

Office will be open from 8 am, 10 Noon: Juno 2 present the British plan for

The true fact as tration will ask for the appropriation and the other Branch Post Offices will be the transfer of power to Indian and nothing else.

that Koreans can now only obtain of $78,000,000 for the assistance of open from 8 am to 10 a.m. hands-Reuter.

Independence under the trusteeship the people in South Korea. These There will be one delivery of Ordin

More than that, after positive steps which this Government am. and one collection only from the ary and Textstored correspondence at 10 agreement.

domination is taking are in the true interest of Pilar-Boxes years of the Japanese and as the result of the present the Korean people. They are steps The Money Order Office will be entirely Russo-American occupation, the through which the eventual indo-closed. otherwise stated, Registered Korean people cannot immediately pendence of Korea will be facilitated Articles and Parcel Posts Close 30 minutes ssume the obligations and res-and hastened."

that the Moslems themselves will soon realise the folly of partition and will change their present ob stinacy"

earlier than the time stated below:-

Tuesday, May 17 Mania P.L. only (Air) 10 am, Teamkong (Kwongchowwan) (Nas) 10

am

FIRST COMMUNION

The inclemency of the weutner did not mar the celebrailon at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con- ception this morning when about two

ponsibilities of Independence with- Referring to a possible division of hundred boys and girls assembled at 7,30 for their First Communion out running the risks of political India into Moslem and flindu states, and economic chaos and protracted Welles said: "Unless the chief of the and Confirmation, accompanied by civil war.

Indian communities--primarily the There was a tuit their sponsors.

Most of the leaders of the Korcan Hindus and Moslems can still and congregation. Mass was celebrated democratic political parties have some practical means whereby local by Monsignor Riganti who perform ranched that loescapable conclusion, self-government can be combined el the Services in the absence of

however unpalatable that may be. with national federal control over * Printed and published by Frederick Monsignor Bishop H. Valtorta. The They are willing to work for the foreign affairs, defence, finance and Percy Franklin for and on behalf of choir

in" aftendance, The † establishment of a trusteeship in commerce, concept of a new South China Morning Post Limited Cathedral was well decorated for the belief it is the only way to free-Indian nation' must be abandoned." at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Vis

dom." the occasion..

-Associated Press.

toria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

WES

the

Saigon, Bangkok (88a) 10 xan, Manila 241, (Box) 10 am. Swatow (Bea) Ripon,

Shanghal (Be) 2 pm,

large

Hotel, Pedder Street, Hong Kong. on Saturday, 31st May, 1947, at 12.15 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as the Ordinary Annual Meeting' to bo hold at Noon on that date

of over 400,000 at the Conference, to back Mr Bevin, which was arrived the purpose of considering and, at, despite Mr Horner's efforts, with if thought fit, passing the sub- majority, has confirmed this joined Resolution as an Ordinary impression.

The Communista themselves have Resolution:- clearly bece embarensued by the attack

on Mr Bevin by Izvestia, which seems to have served only to consolidate his support, and their statement which positively mentions that Britain's new trade agreement with Poland and the trade negotia tions with Russia are steps in the right direction seems also designed BROADCAST to dissociate them from the impres

slon crented by that article in the Soviet newspaper.

Jazz Piano Recital By Kathleen Seth

Incentive Bonuses ·

Jeft

In the domestic field, on the other hand, the Communist demand for a more ruthless planning and a stric- ter concentration on essentials will Zaw Hongkong Broadcasting and sympathetic echo among many frequency of 845 kilocycles from 12:30 to trade unionists and political 2.00 pm and 6.30 to 11.00 p.m., and also on 9.52 megacycles in the 31 metre band wingers at this Conference.

But the Communists have come from 12.30 to 1.1, 7.30 to 530 and 9.15 to 11.00 p.m.

out for the first time in favour of 1.K.T.

a system of "incentive bonuses" to 12.30. Dally Programme Summary; 12.32,

make DayTM "Piano Playlime 1947, A Banjo, Vibra workers which would phone and Xylophone: 1. News. Weather ments above the guaranteed mini- output, mum wage dependent on Report and Announcements: 1.10. Orches

and also for the kind of "shock tral Interlude: 1.13, Bluen: Old and New: 130. Joseph Schunkit (Tenor) and the brigade" system of voluntary week-

Derlin State Orchestra; 2, Close Down.

"That the Capital of tho "Company bo increased to "$10,000,000.-by the creation "of One Million Two Hundred "Thousand additional Поту "shares of Five Dollars oach to "be issued at such time or times "and on such terms and con- "ditions in ovary respect as the "Company's Board of Directors "may think it.”

By Order of the Board.

A. D. Learmonth,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 12th May, 1947.

NOTICE

HONG KONG & THAM PDA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

0.30.Music Time: 7 BBC Transcrip-end work in key Industries, both by tion Service: Trans-Atantle quiz" No. their own workers and by outside 1: 7.30, Studio: "I Like What I Like" volunteers. Presented by Al Stott: 0, London Relay:

At the same time they advocate World News: 6.10, London Relay: Home News from Britain: 6.15 BDC Trans- special rations and fixed concessions

Notice is hereby given that an the undermanned cription Service: George Melachrine and for workers in His Orchestra: 8.45. "We Sing for You" Cloudle Muzzie Soprano) and neglamino key industries, regulation which Extraordinary Goneral Heating Gigli (Tenor): 9. Studla: Jazz Piano He- would make the issue of ration of the Company will be held at cital by Kathleen Seth: 929, Studio: A bookca dependent on the consumer

18 Podder Street (1st floor) Hong! Flay. Who'll buy my Corpse A Melo performing some useful work,

and Kong on MONDAY the NINTH drama written by Nigel Lynton, Allong- kong Stage Club Production; 10, London cluding work of. housewives Tielay: News; 10.10, Mozart "The Magle students, ban on holidays abroad day of JUNE, 1947, at NOON, Flute Sung by the Members of the Munless connected with national bust zart Opera Society with the Berlin Phil-ness, and a three-years ban on eini- Jarmonk Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Beecham-Act 2; 13.20, Close Cration because "Britain now needs

every worker."---Reuter.

down.

FINAL NOTICE

Pro-Occupation- (Army) Claims Commission

SEAC — Hongkong Section

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all Companies/ Individuals who have not already filed their claim against the Army for unpaid accounts contracted prior to 25 Dec 41 #ro requested to do so IMMEDIATELY.

2. All claimants will complete Army Form P.1922, and submit originals or certified true copies of all documentary evidence in support of their claims!

3. Claims to be forwarded to A. D. Claims G. Hirings, Room 205, 2nd Floor, Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Building, HONG KONG, (Tel. No. 30009) and clearly marked "PRE- OCCUPATION CLAIM."

4. Claims must reach the above office by the 31st MAY, 1947.

·H. VENIS, Lt. Col., A. D. Claims & Hirings, HONG KONG

in

for the purpose of propostog and.

if thought it passing the sub-join-

ed resolutions as a special re- solution, viz:~-~~

That the Articles of Association. be altered in the manner follow- ing:--

(a) Article 17 shall be cancell-

ad

(b) In the third line of Article 71 the word "two" shall ba substituted for the word. "throo"

(c) The following Article shall

be substituted for Article- 76. "70. Bubject to any special terms as to voting upon which any shares of have the Company may -boen issued or may for the time being be held, upon a show of hands every mom ber-present in person shall have one vote, and upon A- poll every member pro- sont in person or by proxy shall have one vote for overy share held by him". By Order of the Board,

́R. G. CRAIG,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, Dated this Ninth day of May, 1947.