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The

For the Imprietar of HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, For and on dehalf of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.

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Thongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1948.

CLASH BETWEEN BRITISH &

Protest

Dramatic 'loon City

Atlantic Rescue

Crow Saved From Burning Ship

New York, Jan. 12.-The U.S. Army funeral ship Joseph V. Connolly was swept by fire and abandoned 900 miles at sen today, but two reicuc dramatic battle ships won a against darkness and heavy: to reach Connolly's four lifeboats and rescue all hands, There were 48 men aboard the ship-bound from New York for American War Antwerp to, return dead-when the captain gave the

to order "abandon ship" shortly before dawn, after an engine fire had raged out of control swept the big transport from stem to stern.

Id

The Army transport General R. E Callan picked up 19 survivors while

freighter

crew

Nanking, Jai. 13. The Chinese Government made a strong new protest to the British against Hongkong police at- Lempts to evlet Chinese squat- ters from the old walled city of Kowloon.

Foreign Minister Wang Shik- chich called the British Amba sador, Sir Ralph Stevenson, to the Foreign Office and personal- 15 made the protest after re- ceiving reports that Hongkong

wounded police had

Aeveral Chinese In a new heldent at Kowloon,

Wang demanded that the eviction cease and that any Chinese under arrest be freed.

Chineso The

ometal

news agency, which published a press release from the Forelan Omes, sold the Ambassador promized to forward the protest to Lon- don Immediately, Associated Press,

the

Union Victory res-tum CELOTEBOOK DAARBIJAT KAKAONICA cued 27 men. None of the members nor the one Army officer aboard was seriously Injured.

The rescue ships radioed that the Connolly was total loss. As the Inat survivors were hauled aboard, the transport keeled over, still burn- fiercely. It halds contained only emply vaskets destined for United States soldiers buried iri foreign soil,

in

Press,

ANOTHER RESCUE, London. Jan. 12.-The Greenock meteorologien ship, the "Weather arrived here last night Recorder," after rescuing the crew of 28 of the 3,000-ton Norwegian steamer. Veni. which, was wrecked in gale earlier yesterday on the Balach Rocks, neur the island of Islay.

U.S. BUDGET

The

ASSAILED

The weather stlp had to use radar

Senator Bridges suid President to locate the steamer, which was Trumon had "played politics in an saling from Leith to North Africa, altempt to make the budget appear The Vent will become a total wreck, ns an economy measure".

planned by Britain.

She started months ago.-Router,

ARAB TROOPS

Seven Tommies

Wounded

Jerusalem, Jan. 12:-Seven British soldiers were wounded, three seriously, during an exchange of fire between Arabs and British infantry at'an Arab village near Jerusalem, it was officially reported tonight.

Three Arabs were killed during t un incident at the village of Siti Safofa, n few kilometres southeast of the city.

The seven soldiers were members o! д platoon detailed to search a house believed to be a snipers' nest. The snipers had red on an Army Fire Brigade unit attempting to put out a fre at an Arab-owned flour mill, which had been set alight earlier by Jews.

Another British Boldler was clubbed and Injured and his rifle stolen while on guard duty outside Barclay's Bank in Gaza today.

"A complete plan for the machinery

Lot

EIGHT MINISTRIES

Jewish State,

GEN, LI TSUNG-JEN (

GREEK GUERILLAS

IN FLIGHT

Athens, Jan. 12.-A strong band of Greek guerillas has fled from Mount Vernion, Central Macedonia, after hard fighting during Greek Army mopping-up operations, the Athens news agency reported today quoting milltary sources in Salonika.

reported.

He was unable to give the number Rumaniorillas were sald

in reply to question.

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LI TSUNG-JEN'S

BOMBSHELL

Candidate For The

Presidency

Vice

UNPRECEDENTED DECISION

Nanking, Jan. 12.-The action on General Li Taung-jen, commander of the Generalissimo's Pel- ping Headquarters, in tossing his hat into the ring in the vice presidential race came as a major surpriso to virtually all quarters here who are not yet used to such typical democratic tactics in Chinese politics. General Li's announcement which had for

an unprecedented flavour of American politicking is perfectly logical under the new con- stitution which stipulates that any BEILL

a candidate citizen may be Citizen

Chinn

for

president or vice president of the Chinese Republic. But it is the first time in the memory of most China observers that any individual has made an Independent bid for a major political position by appealing for popular support.

The chief question which General

raised announcement

consensus is

ernment position

U10

race and this

as one. of

a

Curfew And

Blackout In

Jogjakarta

Dr Frank Graham, the American member of the Security. Council's good offices committee, was sold to have had a talk last night with Mohamed Sukiman, leader of the Musjumi, the biggest Republican political party, and his assistants, one of whom was reported as having said afterwards that the situation was "eritical for the Republic."

COMPROMISE HINTED

of Arabs who had agreed, he said equipped to the witnesses quot shows and heavy rains, had over-mander of the Generalissimo's heat would not now insist on a Republi

Konitza were

ed in these press reports, the guerillas altacking

of

A moin legal committee, with 15 Fupplied for the Albanian township Northern Ireland and further flood-ius General's vice presidential Jogjakarta.

charged, across

the

The guerillas, who were alleged to munists and Leftists, arrested at the establishment of a new have entered Greece from Yugo-same time, were exiled to Iscaria.

Jogjakarta, Jan. 12. The re- Jewish State in Palestine will be slavia, lost six dead and two pri-About 65. others will be tried by Li's

was imposition of curfew and black- handed to the United Nations Com-soners, the report sald. Four other court martial on charges of plotting whether the Generalissime know out restrictions have been order- mission so as to begin work on the guerillas gave themselves up. against the security of the state and and approved in advance of his in- ed by the Military Governor of implementation

the the United

Mopping up operations were also helping the guerillas. Nations General Assembly's decision

that the continuing in the Albanian frontier According to

to Tanjug, the Yugoslav Generalissimo did not know

fention. The

Java mountain that this Central to partition the Holy Land, a Jewish region nea: Filistes, west of Jan- news agency, Greek guerillas, in a General Li intended to enter the capital of the Indonesian Re Agency spokesman announced today. nina, the

communique broadcast by the radio vice presidential The The present chiefs of Palestine guerillas, harassed by

ystation Greek Army

of "Free Greece". today action was interpreted

publicans, it was learned to departments had been instructed in units, were said to have suffered claimed the

liberation of eight rare attempts to circumvent

the night. a circular signed by Sir Henry heavy casualties in the counter at- villages from which 140 men joined Generalissimo in a bid for a gov- Gurney, the Chief Secretary, to tack. The guerillas had installed the guerilla army. "Extravagant" Charge nive all assistance to the Jewish mortars on the Albanian

frontier

The communique also claimed Behind the terse radio announce-

Slate planners,

the spokesman and also artillery, with which they that in Epirus, the Greek province Republicans

POPULAR FIGURE ments was a herole story of a day-

added.

had shelled Greek Army detach adjoining Albania, guerillas inflicted long search by ship and plane and a

The probable budget for the new ments on the Konitza front in severe losses on the Government i Fifty-year-old General Li is Washington, Jan. 12.-The government was £12,000,000. the Epirus, the report sald race with darkness In heavy seas tossed by a 30-mile wind.United Republicans today jumped on spokesman disclosed.

forces, despite numerical superiori- popular and highly respected Agure COMMISSION SEES FIGHTING | ty and air force support, south af in most quarters, including the President Truman's budget,

Guerilla artillery opened up Keramica.-Reuter.

Communists who conferred with charging that it was "extrava-

against Greek Army positions just as

him aften during the Peiping gant" and "beyond the means

negotiations. He was a member of The cight Ministries already blue- the United Nations Balkan Com-

the "Kwangsi clique" which revolt- of the nation to meet this year," printed for the Jewish State were: mission observers were leaving the

Epirus

ed against the Genaralissimo's nu- town of Konitza, recently Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Educa- chairman of the Senate

besleged by the guerilla

thority in 1930. forces, the

Reliable reports said tonight that Appropriations Committee (Senator and District Administration.

ilon, Health, Labour, Public Works.

Greek news agency reported.

had been now developments Chiang put down the rebels who there Styles Bridges, New Hampshire

The observers have now returned The spokesman said that a num-

included the present Minister of which might result in a compromise Republican) 4 the attack.

of Konitza. and, to Janning, south ber of British and Arab civil ser-

National Defence. General

Pai between the Dutch and the Repub- reports, vanta had indicated their willingness according to Greek press

were able to note that the guerillas to carry on in the service of the were using

London, Jan. 12-Air raid sirens Chung-hsi, and broke up the clique, cans on the vital "cease, Are" ques-

although

no direct punitive action, tion. and wailed again in Yorkshire yesterday at Albanian arms Army uniforms.

the villagers of Hebden was taken against individual mem- Well informed Dutch sources said The

General Li's appointment to that The Netherlands Government and be Bridge to

Mytholmroyd before pers reported. It was..

with 76

the river Calder, swollen by melting relatively feld guns,

minor post of Com-

The Weather Recorder, which re-

He also said there "Is no feller

can answer to its proposed Anal Americun turns to her station

taxpayers He added that Tel-Aviv was "not

flowed its banks.

quarters at Peiping was generally modifications on the cease fire" tomorrow, is oltered" for of four weather ships despite Mr Truman's US$40 a head unlikely" as the capital of the new

interpreted us an attempt by Chlang plan until the United Nations' good the secund

Gales in Scotland, dense fogs into put General Li on the shelf," and offices committed tax reduction proposal last week. State.

*réturned from economy would four He declared that observations

Skohdili ing in Wales and Northern England campaign, might well be an attempt not be found in the budget mes-sub-committees, had been

with the task of examining all | sage.

Murkos, the guerilla end.

to regaln his power through the Earlier reports had said that the existing Palestine legislation

Dutch would and leader, who recently formed his The river Derwent is flooded for only means open to him.

consider their final However, Senator Bridges added recommend ng what parts

nreded

"Provisional Government," was said 40 miles and foods are feared

Most observers do not bellave | modifications rejected unless the that the US$11,000,000 proposed for revising, repealing or retaining.

to have meant to make Konitza his areas as far apart as Buth and General Li would have made the Republican reply was received by Dublin, Jan. 12.-The President of national defence and "additional The Arst pieces of the existing

capital.

Norwich.

move without some assurance of noon tomorrow. Eire, Mr Sean O'Kelly, announced billions" for foreign ald were legislation to go would be the White

An allegation that Albania was Sheep and cattle

They would then claim the right being organised support from the army or to freedom of action in Indonesia, tonight that on the advice of the "realistic. although staggering." Paper laws which restrict Jewish

interfering in Greek affairs taking drowned and many homes

are one of another of China's numerous these reports stated-Reuter. Prime Minister, Mr Eamon de Even this expenditure, he promis- | inmigration into Palestine.—Reuter.

an active part in puerilla activities, threatened. Because. of the Valera, he has dissolved the Dalled, would be "reviewed most care-

dirty political cliques, but no one appears was made in the December report flood water at Bath. the city (Parliament)

in to have any actual detalls. and has ordered a fully" before the appropriations

of the United Nations Balkan Com- suffering a 10-hour mains water It is believed that if the Gen- general election In Eirc on were approved. February 4.

Batly In the ordinary course, a general Senator John Sparkman (Alabama) Shertok, head of the Jewish agency from Athens.

At Selby,

where dia- Li's candidacy for vice president INDIA'S NEW Greek relations with Yugoslavia astrous floods

chance election in not due in Eire until 1940, Democrat) expressed the sentiments Agency's Political Department, ac-

of Sile "ince he the river Ouse has submerged many administration but the defeat of the

He cused British troops in Palestine of | continued vio deteriorate, it added.

be elected by Flanna Fali of Government Party in two of three said President Truman had done "crippling Jewish defences"

when

"VERY GREAT UNEASINESS"

the National Assembly which will acres of potato-growing land. the

Tho basements of houses at be unquestionably dominated by bye-elections inst November has "just about as good a job as he could, he. disclosed here today that

conditions. Jewish Agency would shortly seek with very great uneasiness the recent a depth of three feet.

The Commission was "following Pwllheli, North Wales, are flooded to the Kuomintang The Generalissimo world hastened the appeal to the country. considering

Nations authorisation to buy developments Uulted

thus far has given no United Press-

clear in- Reuter.

arms and equipment for the Jewish situation" and was closely watching the worst for 13 years and boats are presidential office

political

In Southeast Ireland, the floods are dication who he wants in the vice [defence forces.

the collaboration with the General taking provisions to people trapped by Dr Sun Fo who has been under at present held Dr Shertok, who has just returned Markos" from Palestine, said that the Agency Greek Government" by one of the Reuter.

"Provisional Democratic in the upper parts of houses. considerable fire within the Kuo- would ask the United Nations to governments to which the reconi- create, as soon as possible, an inter-mendations of the General Assembly national militis for Palestine and • addressed. would also seek permission to ob- Twa leading members of the Greek Leftwing parties-M. Alci- Repeating his accusations that the binde Loulls. of the Central Com- British administration in Palestine milice of EAM, and M. Hadzibeys, was showing a blos favouring the Chairman of the Leftwing of the Arabs, he said. "In some extreme Liberal Party-have been deported cases, British troops, In their duty done in the general line of conduct, to the island of Iscario, in the

Grecian the Jewish cripple

archipelago, by order of the Athens security council, it wus virtually, do not

I

Bay

learned today.

They were arrested after the pro- clamation . of General Markos' 400 Com- "Eovernment". Some

Dail Dissolved

EDITORIAL

stalwarts.

Agitators Are To Blame

THE unhappy incident which

agitatorn

occurred yesterday within

walled the Ro-called

city of Kowloon serves to point up the wickedness of

who Indulge in their shabby practices for the sake of notoriety, using ignorant and misled people as their dupes. There can be no thing but contempt for such in dividuals. Were there any. semblance of right and JustAces about the cause

which there agitators.so vociferously procialm (at the same time keeplus well In the background when it comes to a physical collision between the Lavr and disorder) there might

A degree be a

of publie aympathy. Bu

But in the case of the evletions from the old Kowloon City there is nothing to support the protestants beyond a pseudo-.

define.

City agialloy the

The

Political and wholly Imaginary legal claim to sovereign rights over au area almost physically Impossible to

This has been the cunzing Kowloon people behind the scenes endeavoured to resurrect'a figment of the imagination pro- duced last year by a certain gentleman from the Pq On dis trict: ́and' by akilful device

have

attached it to the simple issue of whether a part of, the Colony is habitated under such conditions 11.3 may be a menace to public health and life. The sovereignty of an Indeterminate section of Kowloon

bas no part in the question of evieling squatters from Crown Land.. For those who have to and

a new place of abode there can be 'sympathy; but this too, is forfeited when the the Jegally disposessed follow dictates of agitators and defy the We condemn law with violence. and deplore the demonstrations over the Kowloon City evictions (both here and elsewhere) bo- cause they ‘are not only founded a fictitious premise, but be- on Cause they serve only the in- tereats

provocateur of agents who seek to sabotage the proper friendly relationships which exist between Hongkong and China. It must be inalsted, that the Kowloon City evictions werd carried out lawfully, after all formal legal requirements had been fulfilled; that In re-erecting balldings on the condemned sites the owners acted unlawfully; and that by opposing the sulhorft('p with violence they have lost the right of appeal, either to public sentiment or the law,

REQUESTS TO U.N.

were experienced during the week-

are

In

cralissimo

Lake Success, Jan. 12.--Dr Moshe mission, auoted by the Greek news supply cut doorred. Inst March, he will have little

tain Anance for the Jewish State.

encouraish authorities

Arab 5 WV 2

and

In Pales- The tine, Dr Shertok claimed, had receiv- ed repeated assurances from high British sources that searches for Jewish arms would discontinued, but added that these assurances general- ly were followed by more searches.

"I do not impute double dealing : to the British, but apparently government orders are not being obeyed in the lower ranka.**.

were

in the

Tanker Smashes Into Surgery

cess.

mintang-United Press.

General

China's First Shipment

Of Jap Reparations

Tokyo, Jan. 12. The first shipment of reparations materials from Japan is being loaded aboard 'n' Chinese ship which will sall on Wednesday for Shanghai.

but

TEXTILE COMPETITOR

Tokyo, Jan 12-Growing Chinese competition with Japan. In the In- dlan texilla market is predicted by one of India's leading raw collon 'exporters who has Just arrived in Tokyo as a private trader,

Mr G. B. Kotak, Kotak and Company, Bombay, sald, at present China is exporting almost as much textiles to India as Japan.

Mr. Kotak, who was a member of the Indian Government trado dele- gation to China .in 1946 and director of the powerful East India Cotton Association, Bombay, said

a

On the docks alongside the 2,600 It is up to each nation to provide China's textile productive capacity ton Chinese vessel, Hat Kang, are its own shipping for, reparations after the wor was about the same crates reparations goods for the items.

เม Japan--short of 4,000,000 Netherlands and the Philippines. The The major reparations question spindles. reparations Items will go later, this remains unsolved. The final terms month.

will be written in the peace treaty. Mr Kotak is also a member of the The Philippines would have been General MacArthur's views on the Counell..

Indian Government export advisory: the first to receive reparations ship-reparations question has not chanked London, Jan: 12.--A woman doctor originally scheduled to reach Japan March when he told correspondents buyers found it better to buy from the Philippine, ship since his public statement. Jast He said in many instances Indian was attending a surgery in Grundy late in December to haul the goods - DEFENCE PROBLEM Sireet, Poplar, when a petrol tank back was damaged on the way. here can be paid by Japan for the reason straight.

he felt no extensive reparations China since. China permitted a Saying that the problem of de-crashed into the building-a con-

barter-Chinese cotton fence was liable to become aggra- verted

textiles and yarn for raw cotton. shop. Some: 30 patients, and had to return for repairs. vated during the British withdrawal mostly women and children, were the 30 percent advance transfer

Four nations are participating in Japan, has nothing to give.

The General has long contended Mr Kotak sald Japanese cotion, and the virtual disbanding of the in the waiting-room when the front repar

Frontier Force, Dr of the tanker crashed through the

reparations programme. Transjordan

They are the Alles should drop virtually all foxtiles are 75 to 125 percent more Shertok naked: "What will happen tot ay and brought down piles of Chins, the Philippines, the Nether their reparations demanda for the expensive than Indian products, but lands and the United Kingdom. So reason that one cannot squeezo sald India must buy considerable to the weapons now in Arub hands?" debris.

Ha declared that the most im- Twenty-two patients were injured for these four nations have sub- blood from turnip." His position is amount from Japan in view of the

mitted initial claims for more than that the Allies should do all possible, toxtile shortage in the country, portant paychological factor in the and taken to hospital, present situation would be for the

the 1.118 machine tools and items of They were released from

In their own selfish Interests, to United Nations to make it absolute blocked waiting-room by people secondary metal working equipment. hasten the signing of a peace treaty Mr Kotak, who spent several ly clear that it is determined to en-running

These Initial claims the street and up from

were put with Japan and the economic re- years before the war in Japan, gold force its decision.

Matearing down wooden boards which forward after the representatives of construction of the country. He the object of his present visit was. This, he said, would have a had been nailed up over the the four nations Inspected 17 former balloves a healthy Japan is casential "purely exploratory” and he did not dampening effect on Arab violence. bombed-out windows, stron Japanese Government owned to a healthy Asia and a healthy expect to arrange any contracts.

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