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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1947.

China Drifting Back To Warlordism

By ANTHONY ULLSTEIN (United Press Staff Correspondant)

Peiping, June 6.

Despite student demonstrations against civil war, highly-placed American observers see no peace or unity in store for China. Instead they see a grave danger of China staggering back to the days of the warlords breaking up slowly into autonomous and semi-autonomous regions.

None believe the government, without real outside military aid, can unify the country by force,

The students act on the following assumptions:

The strong-minded men In the Kuomintang saddle cannot possib- ly meet the outsized Communist terms for peace and coalition. They will fight on. Meanwhile, rebelllous outlying provinces

assert may

TO CONFER

1. That mounting Communist vic- virtual, if not nominal, independence. ON GRAIN

If this happens, foreign countries torics will produce a moment when may intervene to protect their in- the Kuomintang will be prone to teresis. Maybe United Nations ac-

peace talks-this time, Intion will be tried. resume desperate earnest.

Maybe niter a

such as pressure from within while-a long while-things will im-

2.

which

student movement prove.

There is another possibility, lend- roli can

up labour and txiness support will hasten the ing significance to the student up: If the Kuomintang men in arrival of that moment.

Burge. Observers whose reports cut ice power are somehow undermined, it in world capitais say the students is just conceivable that the party's

are unrealistic, These

observers moderates may come to terms with take the following view:

The Reds. But there is

one big stumbling block.

The men with power are the men with armies under their command.

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NOTICE

HONGKONG & WILAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

Notice in hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting

SHORTAGE

Washington, June 6, The special Cereals Confer-

Tribesmen Killed

In Morocco

The

Rabat, June 0: Communist

·NEWADABER Pellt Morocain.. reported -today thai tribesIDON were killed when French noncommissioned officers opened fire on a tribal demon- stration at Khenifra, in south- ern French Morocco acar the Atlas mountains.

The newspaper said that Moslers imops refused to fire on the demonstration, which was non-political

The tribesmen were sald so ba. demonstrating against the new Kald (Governor) who, they alleged,

used materials

for hought by them

B new monque to bullá hönself a house

site of on the

the proposed Mosque Router,

Japanese Arrested In Los Angeles

More French Railway Workers Walk Out

Paris, June G.

The strike of French railway workers had spread to three main line stations by carly this afternoon, and angry travellers stood shouting outside the closed grills of the-Garo do Lest, where 1,200 workers had begun a walkout this morning.

A strike committee of workers at Gare de Lyon met this morning to on the lines serving the southeast decide whether to call a walkout

All eastbound railway traffic, long distance lines but not the out of the capital was halted suburhan service. while national representatives nogotiated with the Government for higher pay, and it was fear ed that the stoppage might touch off the national strike threatened by over 500,000 rail- way workers.

Trains from Paris to Switzerland and Germany, Austria and castern Franco, as well 30 all suburban trains from Gare de Lest, were at

a stands *

Passenger trains for Le Havre, Rennes, Brest and other points in western France and Bordeaux, Tou- louse and the Spanish frontler did not leave this morning

The Azare and Gare Montparnasse went on n partial strike, affecting CHINA LOAN:

AWAITING

ence to discuss the world grain, shortage would open in Paris on July 9, Sir John Boyd Orr, the Director General of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, announced today.

Invitations, he said, had been Tomoya. Kawakita was arraigned And these combat generals may be sent to all FAO member nations, the today and held without ball.

for Europe United States Attorney. Mr James U.S. POLICY too scattered and ambitious to make Economie Commission

Instead they will and the International Wheat Coun- ( Carter, said he would probably try to rule roosts of their cl

treason Indictment when he presents the ease to the Federal Grand Jury own-where and if the Communist

next week. armica let them.

common cause.

Communist Terms

The following factors, observers continue, rule aut a coalition ment under present circumstances:

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of the Company will be held at Ma's mopeful days of Gen.

That the Articles of Association 'be altered in the manner follow.

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(a) Artiels 17 shall be cancell.

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The conference will consider men sures which nations may

take to case the severe effects of the world's shortage of grains in prospect for 1047-1948.

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Strike action was taken by local strike committee at Gare de Lest, and there seemed to be some disagreement between the local com- mittee and the National Federation about the stoppage, which. Waa described as unofficial.

tho

M. Jules Moch, the Transport Minister, M. Paul Ramadier, Premier, and representatives of the rallway workers were meeting this afternoon for further

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Even after President makes his new China policy state- ment, I will still be necessary for

Kawakita-operator of an export- Import business here was arrested

Washington, June 6. govern In the official invitation, the Direc- yesterday by FBI agents who spent

source indicated tor General asks that member na- itions be represented by their food/ months Investigating a GI's story today. that the Chinese are that he recognised bespectacled the Communists and agricultural ministers

the Kawakita as

a former foreman in holding up submission of specifie 18 Pedder Street (1st floor) Hong stuck out for terms of China rounds that the conference will dis-

the prison camp at Oyama.

projects for expending the Have let

left large chunks

cuss "vital questions" concerning Kang on MONDAY the NINTH under their own local government, the collection from and the keeping

Kawakita stood stimy at attention Export-Import Bank loan pend- day of JUNE, 1947, at NOON,These terms were incompatible with

ing a policy re-statement. on forms Indigenous supplies, during the arraignment before

of

An Export-Import Bank official for the purpose of proposing and the overall authority of the central cereals export availabilities and dis- United States Commissioner.

In amwer to reportera' questions, suld the Chinese had submitted no If thought At passing the aub-join. regime.

The Kuomintang could not

tribution programmes, price rela-

Kawakita denied beating any Ameri-projects as yet, und before they do them. ed resolutions as a special ro

tionships and dilution practices. power to

It was

that President Austria, Finland, Sweden, Turkey can prisoners but admitted he was

expected solution, viz:--

the Communists will settle

Truman would restate the United with power,

States policy. for nothing short of full control of und Stam, though not members of acting as foreman at a nickel plant

The fact that the And the the FAQ, have been invited to the operated in connection a coalition government.

bentings, regarding reporters Kuomintang

Inst about four days.-Reuter.

some projects here ready for sub- said: "I do not remember."

mission but withheld them, appear- short of majority control.

"of French Sock Increase

ed to substantiate indications that Observers with good sources

Washington, June 6.

Trailed By FBI

they were awaiting a policy de- military information say there is an

of the Com- A reliable French source said to-

claration. eventual likelihood munists winning Manchuria-which day that Jean Monnet, who is due would then be under Russian in- to arrive here in the middle fluence and perhaps North China June, will discuss the question of north of the Yellow River. Perhaps bread and cereals allocations for even slabs of the sprawling North- France in the crop year beginning July due to the effect of the win cold on the French harvest. Separatist Tendencies

source said, that Monnat may (c) The following Article shall,

Meanwhile, they continue, the old

the LEFC increased. be substituted for Article centrifugal force may awake through. iry to get the third quarter of the

Chinese Turkistan allocation by the 76 476. Subject to any

out the land.

He will also discuss dollar financing to Chinn completely of cereals Imports. The source said

During succeeding monthe FBI may be lost special terms as to voting Already government

authority. 1s of the North- that the special cereals conference in agents trailed Kawakita almost con- stantly and interviewed #cores of upon which any shares of precarious in parts

100 of such the Company may

The basic conflict between the independent-minded Paris on July 9 will discuss the or Huge, have west.

ganisation of much more than bread ex-POWs. Nearly may

and cereals allocations.

former prisoners are expected to be

views of Secretary of State George been issued or may for the Szeciwan, in the Southwest,

reals allocati ant a tentative brought here to testify against C. Marshall and Bank officials on time being be held, upon a

become a separate entity. There are

The tentative signs of ambitions of au-

agenda was drawn up by the IEFC Kawakita whose prison camp act the loan is said to lie in the fact and the South: show of hands avery mem-tonomy in Canton and

following problems: villes, according to Attorney Carter, that the former is looking at the to discuss the

earned him the nickname "The Meat matter from its broad international bor present in person shall These separatist tendencies, ob-

The amount

ources Chopper." Witnesses said Kawakita, political aspect and has become con- avaliable from ali servers stress, may require years of 1. have one vote, and` upon a

known as a judo expert, singled out vinced that psychological as well as chaos to harden and take shape. Methods of collection of local har poll overy member pre- When they

the autonomy vests; 3. Utilisation of local crops; as opponents prisoners who had

worked long hours and with little economic ald to China is necessary various regions may differ in

4. Consumption levels of available

food at the nickel mine 12 miles at an early date,

Meanwhile, Bank officials insist gree.

The new "warlordism"

cercals.

from the camp. deck itself out in modern dress.

observers But the picture these paint of China in the years to come government in Valley, with

¦

(b) In the third line of Article 71 the word "two" shall be substituted for the word "three"

cent in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every share held by him".

By Order of the Board,

-R.-G. CRAIG,-

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

MAJESTIC

TO-DAY ONLY

west,

do-

may

is one of sold on the

control of the an increasingly rest of

with the thunder-cloud of Red China hanging overhead.

Liberal Movement

ter

The

Mr Carter sald investigators con- ofsidered the story fantastic when a former POW, Sgt William Bruce, a 24-year-old veteran of Bataan, told them he recognised Kawakita in a Los Angeles shop last October,

Fald he hid behind a Sgt Bruce

an auto- post, trailed Kawakita to number whereby mobile and noted down the licence traced...

Sub-committee expents will con sider each of these problems. United

Press.

Italians' Application

his identity was

of

The agents said Kawakita, after returning from Japan, studied one semester at the University Southern California but dropped out of school to establish a foreign trade

Washington, June 6. An Italian soures sald today that business-United Press. of non-Communist China, and

IEFC (Internationat Emergency Italian food officials applied to the Food Council) for a hearing on the inadequacy of the proposed alloca- There is some speculation whetion of 124,000 tons of cereals for the ther the government can long cone third quarter, which includes only tinue to supply its armies with at 10,000 tons of wheat from the United leas: barely sufficient food and pay, States.

said that The source

to moot minimum requirements, is three times that amount

of in order to retain the loyally officers and ranks. Some observers come when

believe the time may

ANGLO-POLISH TRADE PACT

London, June 6.

sources said

Oficial Polish

pensants will bury grain rather than needed from the United States. He today that the new Anglo- sell for inflated paper currency. sald

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. But this development is believed told about 130,000 tons of cereals Polish trade agreement would

5. JEAN - JOEL

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GEORGE STEVENS'

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COMING SOON.

to the KING'S

CHARLES DICKENS'

"GREAT

EXPECTATIONS

were shipped from the United

in

be distant. Observers point out that "nothing happens fast China".

Politically mature students admit their

movement

be

peace

may

States to Italy in May including be signed in London on Mon- The agreement provides 50,000 tons of flour, 30,000 tons of day." wheat and 60,000 tons of maize. for the exchange of goods be

Referring to published

Britain reports tween

and Poland, from

Belgrade today that Yugo-Slav totalling £60,000,000 over three

have been buying ground between the millstones, but agents in Italy they shy away from the thought. wheat in the black market, the years.

that no reports were Sincerely desirous of saving China source said

Britain will supply

wood, fute, light from ruinous civil war, which neither received here about this, but at one particularly side can win,

Poland the students Boy: time Jast year

Allied patrol ships machinery and tools, while "Chino must have peace or die. We were called in by Italy to stop sur will supply foodstuffs, furniture.and

work for peace. Succeed or repulous cargoes of wheat shipped a long list of other items. fail, we must try. If we don't, who in schooners from the Italian Adria-

During the first year, Poland will wili?"

tic shores to Yugo-Slavia.

also supply between 240,000 and

must

The studenta say-and responsible He sald the Yugo-Slava were American observers agree-that | offering 32,000 tô 42,000 lire per theirs is a spontaneous liberal move- | quintal compared to the official meni drinking at the fount of Lin- Italian price of 2,600 lire per coln and Jefferson rather than Marx quintal-United Press. and Stalin, although it may harbour

a minority of Communist activities, But they warn that if the Kuomin- tang clamps down with repressions against them, the student movement. may go underground and turn Com- munist.-United Press.

PlanesGrounded

1

For Check

Washington, June 6. The Civil Aeronáutics Administra- tion today disclosed that it ordered special precautions five months ago to guard against possible structural failure in the tati assembly of all commercial DC-4 air Ilners.

The Army and Navy have ground- ed all their C-348-military version of DC-46-until vertical stabilisers in the tail assembly could be in- spected for loose or sheared bolts. The CAA said that on January it ordered all commercial operators, of DC-4s to check certain.bolt fit- lings in the vertical stabilisers of their planes, The deadline for com- pliance was first set for March 18. and was. later extended to July 1. After the Maryland crash, the CAA said it had ordered its inspectors to check the entire tail assembly overy commercial DC-4 as a routine measure-United Press.

of

OUTWARD

MAILS

усот

to Poland

A * were

200,000 tons of coal. The British, a Polish source said, were reluctant t bind themselves for more than

as far as coal supplies concerned. It was hoped, however, hat they might conclude additional agreements about further coal sup plies:

t

Polish gold in British custody sum of £2,000,000, will be put at. disposut for the payment of British

Unless otherwise stated, Registered supplies to Poland. It is also ex-

Articles end Parcels Posts cioso minutes earlier then the time stated below:

Saturday, June 1

Canton (Train) 100 pin, Salgen and Bangkok (Bea) 3`p.m.

30 pected that the British Government will grant eredita to the extent of £6,000,000 to British export forms supplying capital goods to Poland

Ordinary letters and cards only for United Press.

Japan (Bea)*3_p.m.

Shanghai (Sex) I pan.

Macao, Trinshan & Shekki (Sex) 4 pan. Canton (Sea) d pan. Kunming. Caleutla, Shanghai, Polping, Canton, Kwellin and Chungking (Air) 3.30 pm.

Sunday, June 2 Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, Bydnoy and Auckland (Air) 19 am. Manua P.1. (A), 10 am.

་་

Canton, Kwella, Hankow Nanking

Swatow and Amoy (Alt) 10 km. Swalow (Bea) 10 min Manila PI (doa) 10 am.

Flood Relief Fund Final Payment

The second and final instalment, £8,390, 35. 2d. has now been tele- graphed to the Lord Mayor's Belilah Flood Reller Fund

Messrs

Bingham Lowe,

&

Mines, Trinition, Bhokki & Kongmoon Matthews, who audited the Fund,

(a) 10 am.

Canton (Train 10 am.

Monday, June A

Swalow (Sea) NoGo, Canton (Train) 1.30 p.m.

URA, Central and South America and Canada via San Francisco (No Pari cels for Canada)' (Bes) 2 p.m.,

Swalow (de) # pan

have forwarded the following report: "We have examined the records maintained by the South China Morning Post, Limod Hellef Fund in connection with the British and we certify that the total dona Manlia, Ceylon, East and South Africations received up to June 4, 1947,

mmounted to HK$203,78

K$203,785.00 and Bairon, Sydney, Auckland and London 240-3-7: These amounts enabled a

(Air) 2.50 17.m.

total sum of £18,300-3-2d to ha Amoy Bhan that, Nanking Hankow, remitted to the Lord Mayor's No

Tringung Palping Luchow & Eun-Honal lood Distress Fund, London. Holkow, Canton and Foochow (Air) "No expenses in respect of, collec

300 m.

hon Macad, Tinahan & Shokki (sex) 4 pan, the Fund by the South China Morn

or otherwise were charged to Kongmoon (Sex) .4 p.m.

ing Post, Limited.”

-(sex) 3 p.m...

_ming (Alt) 350 pm.

Canion. Train) :p. pin. ·

the Export-Import Bank_to approve individual projects and to extend the termination date on the Chinese loat beyond the present June 30 deadline. However it is known

Ang State Department, through the President, will bring pressure on the Bank to extend the deadline and take a liberal view of the projects.

Basic Conflict

for

on a strictly businesslike view claiming the Chinese never will be able to submit enough approvable money, and plans to use all the holding the funds earmarked China merely will prevent the Bank from making other loans which are more in line with its original pur- pose to stimulate United States ex-

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import trade-United

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