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VOL. III NO. 4

No Free

Trading In Tin

Stock Exchango Rumour Denied

London, Jan. 6.A spokesman for the Ministry of Supply to- dny squelched stock exchange rumours of possible re- opening of the London metal market to allow free trading in tin and some other metals.

It

Ho said the Ministry held to the would be idea that free trading welcome but I could not be indulged In with present currency restrictions

all over the world.

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SASTANEDEM GERAL ARALOIEDIAM.

hongkong Telegraph.

Planes For

China

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jan. 5.-Owners of the Canadian freighter, Islandside, said today that the vessel would sail for China on Friday with six Mosquito aircraft and 650 tons of ammunition. for the Chinese government.

The owners said the sail- ing date was set after mem- bers of the Canadian Sea- men's Union had decided to man the vessel.

Earlier the Crew had walked off the Islandside. protesting the shipment of Canadian war surplus material to China.

Mr E.-C. Meade, East Coast vice president of the CSU, said the crewmen wern sailing under protest -- United Press.

With regards to tin particularly, AGENCED IN CANCTAm ho said, a free market

would be

almost impossible to operate because Britain and the colonies are com- initted

scheme to the allocations handled by the International Tin Committee In Washington.

DIVERSE OPINIONS

He explained that the Ministry

felt the re-opening

would only lead,

of free trade

In the present

circumstances, to speculations and hoarding practicen.

re-

London Evening News The

that the strong ported varlier divergence of opinion regarding the Axed tin prices was re- viving talk of "free" markets and the possibility of the London metul market re-opening this усат.

It cited similar difficulties to thone

insta sociated Press.

WHY BOAC

LOST

£8 MILLION

London,

Jan. 5 The British Oversran Altways Corporation last £8.070,844 during the year ending March 31, 1947. it was amouneed here today.

The loss will be considerable burden for the taxpayer, according to the annual report of the Corporn- tion, one of Britain's three main State-controlled air services.

the

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1948.

SCHUMAN'S

BIG POLITICAL VICTORY

Five Separate Votes

Of Confidence.

"SAVE THE FRANC" BILL

Paris, Jan. 5.-The Prime Minister, M. Robert Schuman's, six-weeks old Coalition Government emerged victorious tonight in its struggle with the the Communists and the extreme Right over Cabinet's demand for approval of the "Save the Franc" bill, designed to raise 125,000 million francs/ by special levy.

After a day-long debate, the Government secured all five votes of confidence from the National Assembly, which rejected five amendments to the bill. The bill was adopted by 315 votes to 268.

M. Schuman had staked the existence of his "middle of the road" Government on the rejection of these fivo amendments to the bill, designed to check He asked for five inflation and stregthen the franc.

of the rejection expressions of confidence through "even the consideration" of the amendmens put for- ward on Saturday by the Communists and the ex- treme Rightwing.

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of

These amendments, he said, would; The special levy-or alternatively The report followed the announce fall tend materially to reduce the an obligatory purchase of non- mentioned by the spokesinan of the ment of the loss of £2,000,000 by sield of the bill, sirendy drafted by transferable three per cent bonds- Supply Ministry, added "in the event of tin production expanding the British European Airways. If the Government after its original will apply to Industrialist, merchants, sufliciently to ruake a more balanced at that the main causes of the proposal to impose a levy bringing farmers and the professional classes market, however, it is probable that deficit were the multiplicity of the 155.000 million

francs had been whose 1946 revonte exceeded 450,- types of uneconomical aircraft which bitterly contested in the Assembly: 000 francs. the other difficulties could be over.

Corporation had used, the delay Having thus far sought to meet Tho original

was more 1048 come. So

miny see London metal markets start again with deal-n the deliver of the "Tudor" aircraft the objections to various provisions restricted in its scope, making the

and the consequent changes in

levy apply only to incomes with a brisk are from 750.000 (ranes and over, on Saturday "An outstanding reason for the both fineks of the Assembly, was The object of the bill in the lossen is that with the present types adamant in opposing any further quick withdrawal of a large sum of of aircraft, even with a high load major modifications.

money from clrculation, and factor, receipts barely cover direct The amendments involved ex-balancing of the 1948 budget. operating costs," the report said, emptions from the special levy for After giving this series of Heavy deficits would inevitably various categories of merchants, Infidence votes, the Assembly continue until the Corporation had dustrialists, farmers and bombed-out proved Article 3 of the bill, which aircraft and the facilities to make citizens and other war victims. dents with tarmers' liability to the "Bnancially self-supporting ไ

HOW VOTING WENT proposed special levy. International

at least in this metai."--As- "with their finatelni reper of the bill, M. Schuman, when faced

S'HAI UTILITY CHARGES UP

Shanghai, Jan. 6.-To keep up _with_the_inflationary spiraf, all highly public utility companies in Shanghai business." This morning announced Increased rates.

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competitive

The report said the Corporation hat "a good record of entely" over its 270,000,000 passenger miles for the year.

The loss represents a little more than £60 o passenger-Reuter..

It was stated that in future rates will be based on automatic formulan approved by the National Econoinic Council in Nanking.

Under these formulae electricity rates

tu calculated according tluce factor-fuel costs, metal in-

FLOOD DAMAGE dex and living index; water rates

Paris, Jan. 5.-An are calculated according to fuel,

estimated electricity, foreign exchange and the 1,117,000,000 francs domage and five living: Index; telephone rates death were caused by the present calculated according to the mylat floods In Eastern France, it was Index and the lying index and the announced today at a meeting of rates are enleulated, according 10 the General Council of the Moselle fuel, foreign exchange and the living | Department, which was most serious- index.-Reuter.

ly affected by the floods.-Reuter,

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Ing presented unusually interesting report to the Press mont BrTesting yesterday, the

belor: points

(1) the future garrison will comprise four major Units, plus staff and administra five services; (2) the GOC is

pre- pared to recommend the transfer of Murray and Whlifield barracks, making these areas avaliable for civilian use, providing the bar- racks are rebuilt at no cost to the War Offee: (3) derequisitioning of property has been steadily maly tained, and that from October 1040 mutl the end of 1947. 372 domestic premises had been handed back, including

houses and 336 fata; (4) that although.. in the words of General Erskine, "prostitutes are ten a penny aud brothel keepera are fined ave bob. the Incidence of VD is re-

GOC's re latively light, The ference to the Barray and Whit- feld barracks alles merits atten- lion, If only because

is the first official intimation that the mili- tary authorities are willing to surrender some of the most de- sirable allen In the Colony. Eraking lays down two General conditions alternative sités and expenditure to be met focally. The first condition is reasonable; the second, not as digestible. The argument fa that the Brillah tax- payers should not be expected to foot, the bill for building, now. barracks. But, why should the Hongkong faxpayers have to? -In the Rest 'place the several chalón

sites which the military have held for so long a time were virtually anatched under the time-honoured plea of "milliary necessity"—-—a plea which today can only hold good pending the provision of alternative sites. It is also well to remember that for many years Hongkong made substantial annual contributions to the main- tenance of its defences, and we are, in some respects, less in the debt of the War Office than other

colonies. While Is gratifying

to observe that General Erskine Appreciates

the

urrency of our building and housing problem, his demand that Hongkong should pay through the nose for any concession on the part of the Milliary makes the gesture seme- Tho War Office what emply.

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Bombs Kill & FOOD STRIKES

Wound Many

Jerusalem, Јап. B. The probable casualty toll in the. Jewish bombing of Arab Higher Committee headquarters in Jaffa and the Samiramis Hotel in Jerusalem was officially set at 153 and officials feared it would to higher.

These are the offelal figures: Higher Committee beadquarters, 18 known dead and 08 wounded.

five Samiramis -Hotel,

known

dead, 18 missing and 17 wound- ed-United Press..

Jerusalem, Jan. 6-Rescuers

dur

today into the debris of the Semiramis Botel for 10 persons missing after the three-storey, stone building was levelled by a bomb which, the police said, WAN planted

the by

Jewishi underground. Three, persons were known dead.

The known Manuel Salazar aoling Spanish Consul.

ware Injured.-Associated

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Press.

IN RUHR THREATENED

are

Duesseldorf, Jan. 5. Food strikes threatened in many parts of the Ruhr this week after the announcement today of the week's rations-2,500 grammes of bread and 250 grammes ..of macaroni.

No meat or

announced able to

fat rations have been this week. Only a few people have been obtain their small meat or fat rations in the past few weeks.

Some 1,500 Werkers nt the waggon railway building yards re the suburbs of Cologne stopped dead included.

work today in protest against the Travesedo.

nows foud situation. the German Some

service in the United States Zone reported, and strike meetings were called In several factories Dulsberg today.

More Arms For Palestine Found In NY Warehouse

in

In Hamburg, employers and trade unlon leaders decided to appeal to striding dockers to return to work Fimmediately,

the declaring that strike was illegal and interfered with Germany's food supplies from

overseas.

EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT

MESSAGE

Truman To Address Congress Tomorrow

The workers' demands-a five-day guaranteed week, 30 per cent wage. Washington, Jan. 5. The Increase and special food and cloth-White House told the United ing allowances were slated to be States in advance today that under discussion.

the President's "State-of-the- Between 5,000 and 6,000 casual Union" message to Congress New York, Jan. 6. The workers stopped work at the Ham- would be "of extreme im- 65,000 pounds of TNT taken on burg docks in what Port authorities Saturday from the Palestine-described as bound American freighter Exe

strike.

Communist-Inspired portance" and announced that he would deliver it in person at 6.30 p.m. GMT on Wednesday.

The message, calling for urgent action on the Marshall Plan and domestic inflation, would run about 5,000 words and take 40 minutes to deliver.

White House sources sold that President Truman would appeal to

cutor lay in a lighter in New The men were joined by workers York Harbour today as the from two shipping lines, the Aloman police found more military Line and the Hansa Line.-Reuter. material in the warehouse from which the original shipment

came.

Included in the new. discoveries were mine delectors, walkie talkla sets and several hand trucks loaded with blocks of metal described by officials as of a type caulis melted

down to bullets.

the

Calcutta Strike

to

Congress. in its election year session Calcutta. Jan. 5-A dozen per- to dmp partisan polities in tackling

were injured and 24 arrested the most urgent problems confront- in trouble stemming from a call for ing the nation. an all-day general strike, issued by Communist-dominated Bengal

the

Provincial Trade Union Congress. the

The police broke up attempts to set

con- ap-

Beries of amendments The deputies, who frst assembled was rejected by 308 votes to 272 and it 8.30 a.m. GMT, reached their de the second series by 308 votes to 271.cision on the first series of amend-

On the third vole, the Governments by 11 a.MM.

and then ment's majority narrowed again journed until 2 pan. alightly to 300 to 277, to widen to

The first vote was on amendments for ex- which sought "exemptions

308 to 260 on the fourth vote.

ad-

On the fifth vote, the figures were penses" from the special tax for and merchants. some industrialists 37 The second amendment sought

exemptions for small farmers.

307 to 374,

These gave mujorities of 36. and 32, 30 and 33 votes,

HARD AND STRICT BILL

Bigger Army the pigs, For Greece

The anti-innation bill will be considered tomorrow by the Council 10 of the Republic and is likely return to the National Assembly for a second reading tomorrow noon.

aller-

Before the bill had been adopted, the Premier told the Chamber: "We National Guard To

know we are going to vote measures which are hard, strict and some- Bo 100 Battalions

times even perhaps unjust towards Athens, Jan. 6-The United the taxpayer, but we do not exclude States. and Greek

Governments the possibility of making certain had agreed to the formation of a modification when we see how the hundred battalions of the National application, of these measures were Guard and a further icrease of put in practice." the Greek Army by 12,000 meu,

"I hope M. Schuman went on: Mir Dwight Griswold, head of the those who opposed the Government United

All Mission to will have the satisfaction, or per- States Greece.

haps the adverse, of seeing Is studying The Misalon tonight,

Greek Government succeed in its task, Army requirements for mountain "After the vote is taken,

I hope including artillery, Mr all of us will serve the country.

toid M. Themistocles "We must be governed by only Sophoulis, the Greek Prime Minister, one consideration-that is France." and M. Constatin Tsaldaris, the Vice-Reuter. Premier, tonight.

The Mission was providing $500,- 000 additional help for the Greek Army and for refugees from the Epirus fighting area, he said.

STIFF FIGHTING.

aros

the

Konitza

China's Growing

the

Merchant Fleet

China

cars afre

with

WANTS

SHORT DEBATE Congress would open its session at 5 pm. GMT tomorrow.

The President was expected to appeal for a short debate in the forthcoming action on the Marshall Plan.

The police were seeking two men warehouse, frin connected with

and other which the explosives

two trolley materials came and have questioned the owner of a lorry business, one home-made hand grenades." of whose vehicles delivered the ex-

Strong pollee and military patrols The Republicans, howevor, intend were out, but most of the city was plosives to the Jersey City pler.

to hold #exhaustive committee hear- The United States Federal Bureau normal.

and assert that it might not ings" Union lentiers called one-day of Investigation, called in by the

and

the United States Lion Customs Service, would make no token strike te protest the continua-be possible to meet the March 31

of wartime ordinance statement,

Service was equally allows arrest Guard Const

trial.

reticent.

Customs officials sald explosives for export required special permits and must be properly labelled.

DENIES OWNERSHIP The police wished to question Mr 27-year-okl Julius Chender, the

in connection electrical engineer with the ownership of the house, but his parents said that he had been in Paris for the past two years.

ware-

and detention

with

deadline--on-the-menzure's-

Mr

which sought by the Administration.ge.~~~

George Marshall, the American Secretary of State, had, a conference with President Truman at the White House today after his return from a

night's hoilday.

The essential services were SX cluded from the strike order, but most other establishments reported business as usual.-United Press.

it is understood that the chief subject of their discussion was the President's message to Congress on the Marshall Pinn.-Reuter, ....

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The Central Bank

DOLLARS FOR CHINA Will Benefit

Washington, Jan. 6 More dollars for further American ald to China Shanghai, Jan. -The implemen- is one of the major issues certain of after the Mr Chender was quoted today by iation of certain provisions of the congressional

action correspondents

American- of the

recent agreement signed between legislators reconvene tomorrow. owned National Broadcasting Com-Chinn and Hongkong should help to The State. Department is working pany

in Paris as denying that he nil the coffers of the Central Bank, on a new China-old plan. owned such a warehouse or that he according to the commercial editor expected to call for a minimum of was engaged in shipping arms or of the North China Daily News several hundred million dollars.

today,

What it will be and how it will ammunition to Palestine.

have been interested in the

remain The smuggling of exports vin be administered Palestine situation since I was a Hongkong will become much more divulged. kid," he told a correspondent. dificult than before, he adds, and It is possible it may be made part Mr Philip Alpers, believed to be with the exchange control of China of the European recovery programme Present the already before Congress. peting manager of the firm occupy greatly strengthened through

building. ing the warehouse

was recent arrangement a bigger amount indications however are that it will tho another person the police wished to of foreign exchange

plán covering is expected to be a seperate question, but at his address it was be handled by appointed banks which next year and one half and possibly learned that he had been away all have often been sidestepped by all longer.

sorts of weekend.

Further aid to China is looked illegal manipulations.

hore, dimcult problem Reuter.

upon as a aside from the purely monetary aspects-Associated Press,

(Continued on Fage 4)

U.S. Marines Sail For The

Mediterranean

Morehead City, North Caro-j The officer revealed that heavy

to

OBJECTIVE NOT QUITE REACHED,

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London, Jan. 5-British miners equipment was loaded from the came within 300,000 tons of reach- lina, Jan. 5.-United States landing craft which had brought it ing their output target of 200,000,990 Marines' estimated to bo 800 to to Morelicad City from Camp, Lo-tons for 1947, according to provi 1,000 strong, sailed for Mediterranean today.

the Jeune, the marino baso, via the sional figures announced tonight,

was

in the

D

100,700,000 Thoy mined a total of intercoastal waterway. A terse an-

Land.. nouncement from Comp. Lefeung Virtual warfime secrecy

a Navy Mr Hugh Gallskell,, the Minister at said: "Rapid load aboard clamped on the

but operation.

transport enabled a small incroment Fuel and Power, declared tonight waterfront watchers reported that of the Second Marine Division of that there would be disappointment they had full combat equipment, the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, to that the target had not been reached including tanks and guns,

sall from the port of embarkation, but "wo were very, very near." The two transports loaded with Morehead City, this afternoon,

The provisional figures of last Marines left a day alicad of the

week's output showed that minera ahoad of schedule. dny departure date mentioned

out 3,100,000 tons against the Their mission is to supplement duo Navy announcement last week. The the Marine detachment aboard ships 3,400,000 tons needed to hit the Marines' mission, according to the of the United States Mediterranean target.

was to reinforce fleet. announcement, warship personnel in Italian and combination of veterans of Marine largely responsible for last week's Grecian waters, but they carried

rried campaigns of World War II and now abnormally low output, Throg of heavy weapons and other equipment Marines trained in usually subu including bulldozers. They rode to

Rockside in joeps and trucką,

Personnel embarked wore a

New Year holiday absenteeism was

Stiff fighting was continuing to- day in tho Konitsa orca near the Albanian frontier, authoritative

Shanghal, Jan. The military sources stated in Athens Morchants Steam Navigation Com- tonight. ment of Hongkong, not the

pany, the largest concern of its kind The guerillas were sald to be in China, expects to put another 15 Colony's taxpayers; the War

putting up a tenacious resistance American built ships in service by Office then should accept

what-

round

perimeter, next month, It was, revealed by. Mr. over financial responsibilities are although they were dislodged from Shen Sung-Hen, the assistant gen- associated with that establish- their stronghold in nearby Lycom-eral manager of the company. ment, even if this involves the

Helghts. bullding of new barracks.

Ire riso disclosed that negotin- Wa

All their attempts to recapture this should prefer to

tions are already under way for the position failed. come from - Uửa GOC that the

Jinera Guerilla artillery activity was re-purchase of big ocean Military surrender the Murray

ported

the fire was returned more than 10,000 tons from foreign but the and Whilßeld barracks alles sub-.

by Greek Government batteries countries.

days of varying lengi. ject

to the provision of aller-

predicted supporting inopping-up operations Shipping circles here native venuès – 4:

Tight-lipped officers kept photo- fields, the miners ...and...

northwest of payment of

that the total Chinese shipping ton-

Some stated. The Greek, these sources compensation agreed upon

Air Force ola!m- naga this year will be Increased the

graphers away from certain parts negotiations, We also trust that ed to have inflicted heavy losses on from 980,000 tons to 1,500,000, tons.). Government takes due notice of

the guerillas, who were said to be The new ships, which China, will crowd than the lost bunch that left operations, but surlous residents the GOO's suggestions and en» Leaving the heights around Borzani acquire this year will include 11 here on manoeuvres," said a Moze- were able to free past Ure Marines target, the ninern, who have been deavour fà ́enter into negotiations Bridge and withdrawing to the from: Canada and six from Britain, bead City port officer. "They were security cordon and noted heavy making an overtime spart sing with the War Offçe 'as' soon, as

north. The western bren of Konitsa all purchased by the bing Sung pretty quiet when they went aboard. vehicles being loaded aboard the autuma, easily beat their pr Montague. United year's. output, ... which - was possible on this subject.

was definitely cleared, it was claim- Shipping Company, a private con- They did not takes any blanka with cargo

101,790,000 tang-Reuter. cern. Reuter. He

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used in land operations, tactics at Camp LeJouno phibious the eight major, coalfields had Bolk "These Marines are a lot soberer of the small port during 'Toading cially open Au

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