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'VOL. II NO. 364

The

For the Proprietor ni

HONGKONG TELEGRAPIZ

For and on behalf.

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST; LTD.

Printer and Publisher

hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1947,

MANDATE SURRENDER DATE

FRENCH Film Star STRIKERS Spends Freely

KILLED

Paris. Dec. 4.-Two strikers were killed and several strikers and police wounded when the police tried today to remove strikers occupying the railway station at Valence, the drome department In Southeastern France. The strikers remained in occupation tonight.

Clashes were reported in two Paris Ouen, in the Kuburbs tonight-St. north, Pateaux in the west.

Tear gas bombs were thrown by the police at Puteaux to disperse the crowd which gathered first at arsenal, then at the Town Hall,

the

At St. Ouen, in the north, Some

Southampton, Dec. 4.-The Mexican film star, Linda Chris tian, who left for America fu ̧

Queen

Today the Haer

Mary. sald that during her three- months visit to England and the Continent, she had spent br- tween $7,000 and $8,000 dollars,

"I had sent an SOS to Mexico for money to return home," she salu.

Miss Christian, aged 21, denied the rumours that she had become engaged during her European visli Two other film stars, Alexis Smith and Loretis Young. who

came to England for the Noval Command performance, and Gracle' Fields, who Wan color to New York to join her husband and spend two months In the United States, also sailed in the Queen Mary.Reuter

250 strikers tried to enter the elec-12 trte power station but were dispers-

ed after 12 policemen and an un- known number of strikers had been slightly injured in a baton charge.

Drastle fres destroyed three high tension electricity pylons between

Bordeaux unit Bayonne.

'HEADQUARTERS WRECKED

About 100 demonstrators wrecked

the Socialist Party's headquarters at

Clermont Ferrand.

RUSSIANS'

PRE-FAB. SUBMARINES

in Marsellies, the police evicted well-informed strikers who had occupied the main placed railway station.

Marioilles' port remained the major trouble spot in the strike to- night AS the strikera demonstrated against the Government authority.

Scuffles between the police and mobile guards on the one side and strikers on the others, went

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at

a

FORECAST

Tipped As May 1

PALESTINE POLICE LEAVE STOPPED

London, Dec. 4.-Informed London quarters were today quoted as predicting May 1, 1948, as the possible date on which Britain will surrender her Palestine mandate and begin her withdrawal. Deci- sion about the date was still awaited, but was believed imminent.

It was expected that if the Cabinet, reached a final decision at its meeting today, an early intima- tion of the date will be given to the Palestine Com- mission of the United Nations by Sir Alexander Cadogan, Britain's Permanent delegate to the United Nations.

It was made clear, however, thot so far the British Government had not announced any decision, either to the United Nations or the United

A

anch

rmed forces.

throughout the day,

shipped to a few waiting coastal Strikers overturned food lorries assembly plants. put together hich they used as strect barricades. ready to sall within a week, The authorities tonight cleared the

and raided

the

of

The Arab Higher Committee ap- pealed tonight to all Arabs not lo stage organised demonstrations against the United Nations partition Recinton.

"PRAY FOR HELP"

Singapore's Income Tax

Singapore, Dec. 4-An income tax of three to 30 per cent and a company pro- fit's tax of 20 per cent will եր introduced into the Colony of Singapore and into the Malayan Union during 1948, it was nounced today.

an-

After months of heated controversy on the advisabi- lity of introducing income tax, the Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, and the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gim- son, said that they had de-

clined to override the advice of their Advisory Councils and would enable the necessary legislation to introduce the tax.-Reuter.

DEBUTNICIMAAMEELSUSTANONE

Dine

At the

For 'Reservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

Cotton Spinning Mills For H.K.

SHANGHAI INDUSTRIALISTS

BUILDING 4 FACTORIES

Will Employ 3,000

spinning industry

Hongkong

when

will be by the

The cotton re-introduced to end of next summer four cotton mills, now under planning and construction, will be in full production. To employ eventually over 3,000 workers, the four mills will produce 120 bales of cotton under a 16 hour, 2-shift operation.

Food Rations shipments at a partial US dollar cost. Shanghal. Yielt Sang Construction

Warning To

Americans~~ in Shanghai but because of dormitories and

con-

Most of the central factory build ing will be taken up by one largo mili room (350 ft by 400 ft),

now under

ly designed for efficine, 2), ection

the now one-procesa

one

over

Now foreed to buy Shanghal cotton cord period of four months by the

the Colony through the industry will Co., under the supervision of Messra. be able to buy cotton at cheaper Leigh and Orange, Architects, Land rates and provide employment for reclamation alone cost $800,000. hundreds of lord labourers,

The mill area will consist of one All four mills are primarily finan- torge square factory building, oc=

who copying 100,000 sq. feet, an admini ced by Shanghai Industrialista originally planned to bulld their tration building, two warehouses, factories

grounds for 1,200 Washington, Dec. 1.-Presi- the unstable political and currency workers. A private jetty will be bullt kituation. decided instead to erect along the waterfront to provide for

the loading and

and unloading of ships. dent Truman's Cabinet Food their mills in the Colony.

The largest of these mills is an Committee warned the United

plant now being States today that unless inten-ultra-modern Shanghai, Dec. 4-A States,

sive efforts are made to con-planned by Wyler Textiles Ltd. and highly

$15,000,000 CAPITAL Office spokesman, United

Foreign

Dr Hussein Khalid, secretary of serve food, the nation may have told source

report that the the Committee, in a statement fron food rationing next spring.

Promoted by four Shanghai system. Raw cotton entering

end of the room, will pass through Press today that the Soviets denying another

The Committee announced an in- manufacturers, it is closely troops from his Jerusalem headquarters urged evacuation of British are mass-producing pre-

Palestine could not be completed at Moslems to go to their mosques tensified voluntary food saving cam- nected with China's largest private- all the stages of cleaning and spin-

all Ch

Christion and

Araba to their fabricated submarines

year, said that churches to pray for God's help "in pan to meet the "desperate needs" ly-owned mills, and has established ning by the time it has reached the

abrond and avert "grave Inflationary a total capital of HK$15 million, opposite side of the room. number of widely scattered until October next

Eritain was adhering to the date of the

coming struggle."

the inrgest capitalisation for any Designed along modern lines by inland factories.

August 1, already announced to the A number of Palestinian Arabs dangers" at home.

Adml' ting

that

more drastic

industry inaugurated in Hongkonit Messra Leigh and Orange, the factory to be Herald the Anised parts can United Nations General Assembly, were reported carly today

building will be windowless. Arti- measures, including price control on since the war. for completing the withdrawal of crossing the Palestine Syrian frontier

meat and even rationing, might be The factory, to occupy a site of helal Betting will be installed to to join the proposed Syrian-Palestine necessary before next spring, the 225,000 sq. ft along the seafront on provide even and regulated light "atriking force."

Cabinet Committee laid down a five- | Matauwei Road,

workers. will for all

Costing Hunghom, and slores The withdrawal

Haganah, the Jewish underground point programme:

Lall the latest Industrial $1,000,000 special air conditioning employ expected to

defence army, claimed - a com-

1-To is not administrative staff is

a full and general Continue Russia saic The source

of which has plants will regulate temperature, and railway statlon

ment--much meatless Tuesdays observance of withdrawing the more mobile combat tured three Arab positions" during Dorkt rs Union headquar ers, mak-paying much attention to surface ship occupy far more time thing that unique inst night that it had "cap

been used in the Orient be- humidity to the level best suited for and

engless Th

Thursdays and a dally fore. Modern

health safety, production. He suld the Russians 19 forces, ing some arrests,

the production of cotton yarn and battles between Ambs and Jews on

say

aving of a slice of bread.

facilities will and recreation Colonial infantry were brought in keeping the vast submarine building

be the health of the workers. In this the

border between Jan and Tel-

continue to strengthen the mobile guard. [projret speret by inland productions One factor believed to be influencing

the Industry Lion

damp Hongkong weather, can Strike pickets stopped road trans- tactics rince no one would think of the start late as May is that the Aviv. The communique also said that shutdown on the distilline sit the provided for 1,200 workers, in addi-way, cotton yarn, easily affected, by

looking for shipyards scattered over next three months form the nost Haganah had inflicted casualties on port and food dificulties increased.

whose present 60-day holiday is due The 'plant will operate 25,000 worked under the most ideal condi- In other cngagements else- BILL PASSED

thousands of miles tone of which is important part of Palestine's citrous Abs

to end on December 25,

spindles on 72 ring. frames of the tions and the finest quality yarn enn 3-To extend the conservation newest This

type, producing A Marsefiles police official said to closer than 500 miles to the nearest fruit season, which is of paramount

ap be guaranteed. Jewish and to the

organisation told waler. The coastal asembly plants importance to Palestine

programmes in

in the browing Indus-

bales of cotton per Arabs that if

proximately 70 night that about 100 persons were are undetected because they reman world at large and which there is a

the bloodshed

A newly developed cold cathodo con-

tries beyond the original termination 24 hour

day. All the machinery,lighting system, the first to be inr arrested there today, mostly for completely innetive..

tinued "we will be compelled to take general desire not to disrupt.

date of February 1

including 200 different kinds of stalled in the Far East, will be in obstructing the police who were

more drastic measures,

4-To use on baking and restaur- machines for scuttling. Wont protecting non-strikers.

carding.

stelled. Producing less heat then of The source did not know if there

One of Palestine's biggest Jewish-iant industries a vigorous economy. FARRAN BACKS ARABS

roving and

spinning, two stages of owned timber yards Marseilles disturbances. he added. is any connection between his in-

ordinary lighting systems, the cold was blazing 5. To persuade farmers to inten has been ordered from Saco-Lowell, cathode lights will facilitate the no- took place in suburbs where strikers formation and a recent stalement in The mass circulation newspaper toniglit at Halfo and the Haganah sify their efforts to hold down the

lon food convoyв.

America's.

1oolgulation of humidity, and temperature tricu

erica's largest spluning slop

Washington by Secretary of Novy | Daily Express today published defence

into men went

action feeding of grain to livestock. manufacturers, and will reach the and produce care working condi It was announced tonight that the John Sullivan that Russin has à

The export goal of 570,000,000 Colony on monthly shipments start- tions for the workers, French Government's Anti-sabotage submarine fleet of 250 sips, prominently on its leader page the against the Arab attackers.

Palestine views on the

The Arabs, ormed with tommy- upposing

bushels of grain was being maining the end of December and **- As-

WORKER'S FACILITIES Bill, passed by the National

is Ave times larger than the U-boat problem by British ex-officers, one guns, had set fire to the yard with

tained:

tending until June. sembly

early today by 413 votes

A special colour scheme is now be- Captain Roy ormada used by Germany in the of which is

Farran, petrol-soaked torches and, with the

The present indications are that Structural supports will be mate five days of atter nguinst 183,

bat.le of the Atlantic.

acquitted by a British court martial lames threatening the of tanks near the

there

will be sufficient food proof aluminium in order to provide the ing designed to enable the labourers stormy debate, will go before

last September of the charge of the port all available fire brigades duced In 1948 to maintain food con- necessary support for the roof which to work with the yarn with the least

and the eye-strain

maximum However, the source said, Russia's murdering a Jewish youth. Council of the Republic (the French

sumption at home,

must cover + bullding arta - of Upper House) tomorrow. The mea- underwater power is already stag-

200,000 sq. feet. Although initially melency. Under the headline "I'm for Arabs sure provides for imprisonment up gering-United Press.

Workers will be given, In addition over twice as expensive as steel and to ample living quarters, canteens, 500,000

-They to five years and fines up to

deserve Lo win." the

therefore rarely used, 20-year-old

aluminium barber shops, and recreation rooms. former Commando, franes, for persons inelting to strike!

girders are light and non-rusting and interfering with the freedom tu!

Cantair. Farran who resigned his Truman And Evans work; and penalties twice as heavy

army commission last month, rson and salanlage.

clared that, in view of Zionist for carrying out arson

understand Sixteen mobiic

guards were in'

Amarillo, Texas, Dec. 4-Midget claims. It was easy to a clash with fliers George Truman and Clifford the fear of Middle East Nations for hospital today after strikers armed with iron bars who Evans took off for Olahoma City progressive Zionism. attacked the coal mine at Denain, today on another lap of their leisure-

(Continued on Page 4)

ly global fight.-Associated Press.

EDITORIAL

Foul Detention Cells FOR

n Colony flat bas Long prided Iself on its modern developments and special atten- tion to potle health, it comes as a shock to learn that police de- tention cells exist within a stone's throw of the city which are not only a disgrace, but are inhuman. If the description of these cella which the Telegraph published yesterday was blood-curdling. It was not one wit exaggerated. The facts stand clear. Within the Central Police Station here exists eight cells, intended to hold a 33 people, but which maximum of

and

on Wednesday of last week col- lained 95; no cell has anything Paling to proper sauita- all are ill-ventilated, Indly lighted, and unwashed. Into such black holes every day and 'night pass men, women and chil- remalu dren, many of whom have to there up to 14 or 10 hours: and for deporteen means a return to these horrifying conditions from the courtroom until what time they can

be sent out of the Colony--which may be a matter of weeks.

oks. It must be made clear to the Authorities that something has to be done about this without further delay, Tho cells as they exist are ideal breeding areas for disease and must foul the Inter- as their nees' minds ay-much bodies. Proper sanitary facilities must be provided, which means

an

1948

The total food supplies in will be about four per cent below

Htc 1047 level-Reuter

to dormitories.

Police Smash Up maintenance. de

violence.

Terrorist Ring

be

and will cost considerably less in Fans Include a garden to be placed in

centre of the U-shaped dormitory. The architects

Wyler Textiles plan to go into been plans have sent to Reynolds Metals Co. in Newperatlun as soon as the fire 2,000 spindles arrive, probably around the York who have contracted to supply first of the year. They will install all structural materials.

in the area were called out to quell the fire.

Other armed Arabs attacked electric power station in Tel-Aviv after darkness last night on the second disturbed day of the Arab three-day strike in protest against the partitioning of the Holy Land. Except for minor incidents Palestine, generally, was quiet today, bu. some Jerusalem shopkeepers Bombay, Dec. 4.-Police said on

first spindics In a warehouse their premiss Expressing the hope that disaster hustily evacuated

Wednesday night they had smashed

RECLAMATION WORK

until the large factory is built and might still be averted by a reversal fearing further outbreak of Arab a terrorist ring specialising in bomb

Some 140,000 sq. feet of the Hung-will spend the first part of next year of the United Nations decision for

outrages. 37 Hindus and Sikhs were

hom sile was purchased Nueteen Jews and 15 Arabs have arrested.

for training mill worktra. It is hoped partition. Captain Farran said that been killed in Palestine since the The arrests followed a series of HK$800,000 and the remaining 135,- that full production will be reached Jews were equipped themselves against Arabs in Pales- partition plan was adopted by the

explosions in Bombay. The worst 000 sq. feet is now in the process by the end of next year:

The three smaller mills now under the, but probably not against the United Nations, it was disclosed binst killed soven and injured 68 in a of being reclaimed from the har- entire Arub League.—RoUTER.

-today--Reuter:"

movie house in August Acciated bour Now 10 completel, the construction are: (1) South China

Textile

Co. will land has been reclaimed in a. re- Tex

operate 5,000 Pruss.

spindles and produce 12 bales dally. (2) Hongkong Calton Mills, which plans to go into operation the middle of January, will work 10,000 spindles and employ 400 workers. (3) Nan yang Cotton Mills Ltd., also to be constructed in Hunghom, will operate 15,000 spindles.

to

defend

TROOPS STAND BY

Jerusalem, Dec. 4-Steel helmet-

British

BRITISH VOLUNTEERS

London, Dec. 4-Hundreds ex-servicemen, ed

surrounded young British troops

tonight Jerusalem's Old City

to sympathy with Arabs

of

In

over the

in

stop Arab breakouts after another United Nations' decision to partition day of Arab-Jewish disturbances on Palestine, are offering to serve the Palestine partition issue.

Britain-Will

Oppose Use Of

Veto In Jap Peace Treaty

both

All four mills should be in partial operation by early summer, 1048.

country for 24 hours beginning at legations in. Zonders and the Pales-ceived renewed assurances from the British and American positions Parcel Postage

police-escorted

"

re-

Rates Up

installation of the flush wystem. But untH that can be effected, It remains for the Authorliles to see that

n sufficiency of wooden buckets is available, Immediate Instructions should be given for the cells to be washed out at least

the Arab force. twice a day, that they be sprayed

Applications from wartime pilots, London, Dec. 4.-A high Aus-Japanese question. Now Mr Bevin with insecticide and the walls All Palestine police leave passes naval officers and ratings, and Com-tralian source today disclosed has given us renewed assurance, that

coming in all wero cancelled and troops were or-mandos were

ha will stick to that polley." day colour washed; adequate ventila-

here that Australia had re-

He said Australia felt that throughout the yesterday to the Arab embassies and tion, and lighting should also be dered to stand-by provided. It is apparent that the

Britain that the British Foreign "are as firmly against extension cells offer Insufficient,

dawn tomorrow when Arabs, waru tine Arab Political Mission, ent,accommoda. Uon and are in consequence

Embassy told to hold a further series of anti-

Egyption gross-

The

sald: Secretary (Mr Ernest Bevin) the veto to the Far East as can be partition meetings. overcrowded: therefore, the

have "Quite a lot of applications

reign Office sources decribed Foreign construction of new cells, sub-

been received. They are being for would not agree to the Soviet expected." stantial, modern and hygiene,

At Ramleh, the all-Arab town on worded to Cairo for consideration, or Chinese proposals for Big the Anglo-Americans talles hero us

Power veto in the Japanese R

"on a. the Tel-Aviv-Jérusalem road, thou--Reuter,

Parcel-post rates for the United should be made a priorily under-

preliminary level" and

themselves withKingdom and countries whose par- fused to associato taking. We cannot belleve that

of. Moslema and Christian sands

peace settlement. the Authorities were ignorant of Arabs lined up along the highway

RABBI'S "ARMY”*

The source and the reassurances predictions of a jelit Anglo-Ameri-cels must pass through UK have in

creased considerably, the conditions In the Central de- today to atone two

Boston, Dec. 4An American came after China proposed that the can stand against the velo.

to Mr Mr S. Randall, Superintendent of tention oclis until the publication Jewish convoys and Injured at least rabbi who was arrested in Paris on 11'nations of the Far Eastern Com of our disclosures yesterday. On two Jews,

charges of planning to drop Zlonist mission start work on the Japanese George Marshall (US. Secretary of Mails explained that because of in- the other hand there is

Jewish drivers opened fire during propaganda leaflets on London told treaty, with veto rights reserved to Stale) declined to comment on the creased shipping prices and higher

We United States,

Britain talks other than to point out that no land credits in England, postage reason to believe that they have

State Department Far Eastern ex- must be increased to made

the attack on the first convey, of plans for a 230,000-man Palestine Russia, the serious attempts to

be led by and China. any

expeditionary

army to correct them. As

wounding four Arabs, three of them "American generals." our reporter Hörter

seriously,

The army would be made up of net date, Britala has answered perls were here with Mc Marshall. | higher cost of lying. Before De-

the flowever, informed the Chinese

observers noted, the cells were built before

Hongkong wELE excember, he sald,

and has, now 1900 and have not beeń

wub-

be subsequent Soviet proposal for pressed the belief that the Anglo- using pre-war rates A party of 30 Jews attacked on American veterars. It would stantially allered or rehabilitated

Arab-owned orange grove

In the known rs "the George Washington January meeting of the Council of Americans were selected by design simply put into effect post-war rates since then. We do not think we

Foreign Ministers for the purpose of to avoid possible affront to the Soviet required for, higher shipping and Jaffa arca, are exceeding

wounding one Aran, battalion."

Robbl Baruch Korff, 32, sald the starting work on tho Japanese Union during the current CFM micet handling costs. our duty by de-

The Jewr police report stated.

tates for the United Kingdom are: Ing. They said the fact that Ameri- manding that Government forth-

withdrew after throwing two nd volunteer army would be formed settlement.

Weight not

old rates new rates few months. Several British with puts the cells into a reason-

grenades and firing several burats within

12.20 9.Ibs.

$1.50 the present at the talks might indicate ablo slats of habitation, and, at of automalle fire. the same time arranges for the construction of new and sullable celin lo, which our growing band of law-breakers, can be delained. with the minimum risk of spread- inr disease.

Is He

The police fired over the heads of Arab prisoners, who attempted' 1 from the Athlli gaol mass escape labour camp, another police report nuid. None of the prisoners escaped and none was injured,

*

To

note nor

American sources

close

Ame can generals he did not name | Russland American talk on the can For Eastern experts were

and

presumably

have volunteered to lend the force, Chinese, proposal are going on here the discussions were actually on a he said.

In official secrecy.

policy rather than expert level.

The Australian source cald the Korf was. held 12 weoks in

The Australian source said, "At

Canberra conference last Chinese proposal for 'Big Power veto. French prison on charges of plotting tho

"bomb" London with leaflets, August,

British"appears be nitions of the

obtain 4 lever to to Later he was freed when prosecu-commonwealth, agreed that there American aid for Chiang Kai-slick,"

-United Press, tion was dropped-Associated Press. would be no blg power velo in the

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