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VOL. III NO. 103

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1948.

'Figured'

Cease-Fire Order Operating Fred Out

Tomorrow's Holiday

In connection with the Inauguration of the first Constitutional President of the Republic of China there will be a general holiday

tomorrow,

The Chinese authorities have not yet decided when they will hold a procession and fire crackers, but when this is known permission will, be given in accordance with Police regulations al- ready published.

There will be no general holiday when the proces- sion takes place.

INDIA'S NEW GOVERNOR-- GENERAL

In Jerusalem

PALESTINE COMPARATIVELY QUIET FOR A DAY

Red Cross Make Offer

Lake Success, May 3.-Mr Francis Sayre (United States), Pre- sident of the Trusteeship Council, announced today the receipt of a cable last night from Mr David Ben Gurion, head of the Executive of the Jewish Agency in Palestino, stating that the cease-fire order for the Old City of Jerusalem is now in operation.

The cable said: "A cease-fire order for the Old City was issued today pending negotiation of truce terms to include freedom of access on the under- standing that, if no agreement was reached, each side resumes freedom of action." Mr Sayre said the message was communicated to Dr Jamal Husseini. the representative of the Arab Higher Committee to the United Nations, "and it is now an accomplished fact and the cease-fire order is now effective in the Old City."

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BAO DAI MAKES HIS DECISION

Will Only Return On A Popular Referendum

Saigon, May 3-Bao Dai, the 34-year-old former ruler of the Indo-Chinese states of Tonkin and Annam, will only return if asked to do so by a popular referendum, and after peace had been re- established in. Indo-China.

This was, stated today by General Nguyen Van Xuan, President of the Provisional Government of the South Indo-Chinese state of Cochin-China, just back from a series of talks with Bao Dai in Hongkong.

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He said an agreement could reached between France and Viet Minh (the Indo-Chincse autonomy movement), at war since December, 1040. "if the French Government adopted a liberal attitude,"

TORNADO'S

"Conversations can be reopened HEAVY

and

immediately." he declared. "I have high hopes of success if the present atmosphere of agreement continues."

Diplomatic representations customs-the two main points which led to the failure of the 1940 France- Viet Minh agreement were st "delicate" questions. General Von Xuan said.

PARRIES QUESTION

DEATH

TOLL

At Least Ninotcon

Mackinney, Texas, May. 3.

"Important decisions will soon be-The State Highway Patrol taken. The international situation today reported that between spurs us on to seek an agreement." "19 and 50" persons wero He parried the question when killed when a tornado struck asked who would sign any agree this northeast Texas communi- ment since

до "had

ty this afternoon. mandate."

French pubile opinion should

New Delhi, May 3.

The Council then went into a closed session to receive confidential information truco negotia- Chakravarty Rajajopalachari,

from Mr John Fletcher-Cooke, the British representative, about the Governor of West Bengal, will tions going on in Jerusalem. Mr Flåtcher-Cooke read an appeal from the heads of the Hucceed Lord Mountbatten na three Orthodox Christian Churches in Jerusalem to the United Nations to take 'Governor-General of the Do-i immediate action to ensure the safety of the holy places in Jerusalem. minion of India, it was an-

con-trol of Palestine is not acceptable. When Lauren Bacall-who dis- that Dr Jamal Hussein denied

The moss exodus of Arabs

Only a Private guarantees to the United nounced here tonight.

Arab forces had occupled St. Simon's tinued by road and sea.

role in Lord Mountbatten will relin-Monastery in the Katamon area of few thousand Arabs are reported to States and Britain appeared to dislikes appearing in a bathing

credit talk of Arab invasion at any suit-turned down

"The Girl from Jones Beach," Jewish sources in Tel-Aviv assert time before the mandate ends, quish his appointment on. June Jerusalem, where fighting has al- be still in the city.

rendy lasted a week, and said the fighting was caused by the "en- that Irugt soldiers are losting the

confirm reports that reinforcements Virginia Mayo (above) who has The new Governor General — u

croachment" of Jewish Haganah shops of Jaffa,

a good shape and doesn't mind British

Into occupied the being rushed troop

Palestine by stdoped, frall looking Byear-old forces.

to showing it, figured out this was". man-was acting Governor-General Mr Moshe Shertok, for the Jewish strategic hill of Tel Rish, south of Britain would be used chiefly when Lord Mountbatten

went to Agency, replied that the monastery Jafta today, and warned the Jews stem the growing campaign of the her opportunity. It was, Lauren.

and

drew a suspension from the Jacquel Arabs that they will be shelled Haganah which so far have scored Landon for the Royal wedding last had been occupied DS

Arab

If shooting is renewed in the area, major gains against Arab forces now studio and Virginia got the November.

military centre for weeks, and was

Scores, of lorries crowded with operating inside Palestine. Unlled He is known as the Elder States-regarded by the Jews as the base refugets passed out of Jaffa along Press.

for a concerted attack on the Jewish the Ramleh road today,

They pass- man of India, an interpreter uf

quarter. Gandhi's mind and an advocate of

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once

an

prohibition. He is a great admirer The Council President said: "We of Lord Mountbatten.

are not citting to hear wrangles be- said: "Has not

Mountbatten tween Arpbs and Jews. We are done greater service to Britain in here to try and savo human life." India than Tastings and Clive?"!

Lord

been

Viscount Mountbatten bas Governor-General pinze India as sumed Dominion status on August 15 last year. Hu was also the last Viceroy-and-was--- responsible for sottling many details which finally made an agreement possible on partition.

During the war, Viscount Mount- batten (then Lord Louis) was chief of South East Aslu Command and ns auch directed most of the success- ful Burma campaign-Reuter,

EDITORIAL

Reuler..

ed unholested by the Jewish strong- point in the Arab village of Vazour, recently occupied by Haganah forces, The passengers were mostly men. The women and children and the richer families were evacuated car- Her-Reuter.

IRC'S OFFER

PALESTINE QUIET Jerusalem, May 3.-Palestine was qui:t generally today, according to Lake Success, May 3.-Rellable reports reaching the British tactical sources said today that the Inter- headquarters here from all parts of national Red Cross has offered to the country-tonight.------ tako over the entire city of Jeru

Only desultory aniping broke the salem in an effort to avert choosin ense-fire order imposed yesterday the Holy City," Kutamon suberb of on the Arab

The Red Cross stipulated that the Jerusalem.

Araby and Jews must agree to

Sun Fo

part-AP,

ominated

By Kuomintang

Legislative Yuan Presidency

Nanking, May 4.-The Central Standing Committee of by the Kuomintang, at a special meeting presided over President Chiang Kai-shok, last night nominated Dr Sun Fo as candidate for the Presidency of China's new Legis- lative Yuan, and Dr Chen Li-fu as candidate for the Vice- Presidency.

A Royal Commando unit reached emergency measures. It said that an Jerusalem tonight to reinforce the Arab-Jewish agreement is still be- corrison.

ing awaited. In Jaffa, British troops of the

Mr John Fletcher-Cooke told the Highlanders patrolled the streets. Trusteeship Council in a hastily

The Committee's nomination was called private meeting that the Red Cross representatives approached made despite Dr Sun Fo's previous the British High Commissioner, Sir decision to renounce his member- Alan Cunningham, to plan to save ship of the Legislative Yuan when he was running for. the offes of Mr Fletcher-Cooke emphasised Vice-President of the Republic. that many details remained to worked out before the Red Cross could act.

Jerusalem:

Our Industrialists' Protest Mech

BE

DECAUSE Hongkong is strenuously endeavouring to revive Ils Industries there will

be a certain amount of sympathy for our Chinese manufacturers who are complaining about the dumping of Japanese textiles and Hongkong. household coods In

The threat, of course, is not so much to the focal market, but to 10 Hongkong export market

down south. Most of

Japanese

of

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products are likely re-exported at the expense the Hongkong manufacturers and the worst effects will be where they

Hold In hard currency countries. We ato naturally

are

keen on seeing local!

Industries successfully expand. for theirs is the type of prosperity that cur

engenders stability. Never. theless, danger exists that the Bituation may become

stated-at least to

over-

the extent

where benefits are forgot. Our foxtile Industries which already have restarted, and those whatch are now in the course of creation, owe not a little to SCAP and·

the Hongkong Government. Through these two agencies a considerable amount of raw material has been mado available for Hongkong manufacturers - material which could not otherwise have been obtained. Moreover there musi Inevitably be a confilet. created between the needs and desires of Industrialists outaldo..of Japan and the necesally. of Duiting Japanese Industry on

a self- worthy supporting basis. It is of note that the day, the long- kong manufacturers published

their resolution of protes! addressed to the British Govern- ment that United Press reported Brithin was taking the initiative

In trying to secure higher per- manent levels of Industry for Japan than those envisaged in the first American recommenda- Hons. This, in itself, does not

British imply that the

Govern-

to

ment will be unsympathetic to the Hongkong protest: it is ap- precated in London that I _will be just as dangerous for Lan- cashire to have the Japanese textile industry on las lclu Invel

with its still relatively ohean

labour,

As it will be permit Hongkong to become dumping ground for Japanese products. That

why the Brilish proposals, while urging a higher b

production level that sug- reated by Ambaraador Edwin Fauley, are reported to neck a Iarget below that proposed

be elvan an

by

the Draper-Hoffman mission. The conflict of Interests, however, can hardly be avoided if Japan is to opportunity for economic recovery. Tho dump. ths of chran-labour goods is Intolerable situation, but if Is to replaced by falr_com- retillon, Hongkong Industrialists must not complain.

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Their task

will be to manu

to manufacture equivalent Foods at competitive prices, ir- respective of subsidy in the forma of import restrictions on Japanese involve a products. This may certain amount of capital outlay for modern plant and machinery, and the pursuit of measures that will reduce.overhead costs with out making demands on the live- lihood of the workers. The same challenge has been met

else- where, and wilh лиссея. ahould not be beyond the wit of the Colony's Ingenious and adaptable Industrialists to do likewise.

It

be

Arab and Jewish spokesmen who heard the proposal in the private meeting told the Council that they had no word of such an offer from their superiors in Palestine...

An official of the American Red, Cross in New York said he could not confirm Mr Cooke's announcement but added that the plan appeared to be "plausible." The official said it was possible that the Red Cross would take over the responsibility. for the general welfare of Palestine -food, water supply, operation of hospitals, provision dwelling and the like.

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ARABS' DECISION

Reliable

60 DAYS

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no water unless the rains come!

SAVE MORE

--and more and more

EVERY DAY

Eources disclosed that Annexation Of

Arab states neighbouring Palestine

had informed the United States Rumania Rumour

and Britain that they would'not invade Palestine until after Britain's mandate ends on May 15.

Washington,

May 3-Govern- ment offelale said on Monday that They cald the Arabs have made they had heard rumours that Rug It clear that they intend to movo sia intends to annex Rumania this into the Holy Land "If the United pummer as a 17th Soviet Republle Nations

ac-but knew nothing definite to sup- does not arrive at ceptable solution" by the time the part these reports.

The officials who request anony- mandate ends. Thus far, the Arabs have insisted that any solution mity, were commenting on a Lon- leading to anything but Arab con- don. Sunday. Observer article, say

Ing that Rumanian leaders had de-

this step-Associated Press.

FREIGHTER. ABLAZE elded to propare their country for

Norfolk, Virgipla, May 3-The American freighter Sholl Bar (3,805 tons), with a crew of 35, reported to-

SITDOWN STRIKE

Following his defeat in the Vice- Presidential elections, however, Kuomintang authorities made known their intention of refusing to accept his withdrawal from the Legislative Yuan..

VETO UPHELD

The Kuomintang meeting last night also upheld the decision of the Legislative Yuan in vetoing the State Council ruling, which povided for the creation of 150 additional seats in the new Legislative Yuan as a means of settling the dispute concerning its composition. Differ- Ing from the case of the National Assembly, it was unanimously ruled votes that those obtaining most shall be allowed to retain their sents, The Kuomintang's decision Inst night is believed likely to cause a the new political crisis involving Young China Parly and Social De- mocrats.

These minor parties had each been guaranteed 75 seats in the new Legislative Yuan. So far, only 14 Social Democrats and eight Young China Party members have been properly elected to the Legisla- tive Yuan-Reuter-AAP.

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Dal

Patrol

take account of Bao Dal's position State Highway Patrol Heaquarters as much us that of Dr Ho Chi Minh, at Austin reported that, the twister the Viet Minh President, he said. flattened the Fannie Finch Grade it France does not give salls-School while einases were in session. faction there is no reason why re- The chief of the Highway sistance should not last for years. Bureau of Identification said that, Dr Ho Chi Minh recently declared while it was not definitely esto- it could go on for live; 10 or 18blished, it was believed the majority It had always been under- of dead and injured were in the he added, that France wreckage of the school..... have military bases at St.

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one of the оле commanding mouths of the Mekong River, on

which Saigon stands, ni Cam Ranh Bay, 180 miles to the northeast, one of the world's natural deep water harbours, and "perhaps along the Chineze border."---Reuter.

Modernising Princess's Home

Brings Protest

Governor Jester's office said on estimated 300 persons were injured.

Earlier Telegraph Tomorrow

· - --- -In-view of the fact that ---

Mamorrow has been de- clared a general holiday, the Hongkong Telegraph will be on sale at noon instead of the usual time

of 3 p.m.

There will be only one edition.

London, May 3A protest against the spending of £50,000 on modernising Clarence House, which is to be the London home Malon R. F. Newsom of McKinney

estimate of Princess Elizabeth and the reported Duke of Edinburgh, "at a time for the stricken community, which is Governor's office in calling for help when hundreds of thousands of located about 40 miles northeast of people are desperately in need Dallas.

the

the

of homes," was made in the Telephone communications with

House of Commons today at McKinney were disrupted by the Only one telephone line question time by Mr Ronald storm

| remained in service and it was used Chamberlain (Labour).

Mr Charles Key, the Minister of only for emergency calls. Works. replied that the money was McKinney is located about 80 being spent on such things as cen- miles south of Mill, Creek, tral healing and wiring for Oklahoma, where a tornado in mid- afternoon destroyed at least soven houses and injured- several persons.

electricity,

Accommodation had to be found for the Royal couple and he thought the expenditure warranted.

Mr

CITY OF CONFUSION

As darkness fell, McKinney was a city of confusion, without lights, power or telephone service,

Another Labour Member, Emrys Hughes, asked whether It would not be a popular thing to get Clarence House adapted to accom-

Rescue workers dog, into piles of modate some of the "thousands of newly married couples in London wreckage in search of buried men,

have to live with their mothers-women and children."

Colonel

the

The local radio station sald the Douglas Clifton, Speaker of the House, then stopped twister roared into town at 3 p.m. It sold the Toxas textile mill city's leading industry was wrecked.

further discussion on the ground that Mr Hughes was using argu- ments and not asking for informa- tion. Reuter.

CHARGED WITH SEDITION

Johannesburg, May S.-Harry Naidoo, an Indian, to- gether with two Africans and six Europeans, appeared before a special criminal court today on a charge of acdi- tion. Seven of the defendants, including Naidoo, were stated to be members of the Central Executive of the South African Communist Party.

"Undoubtedly many persons were: trapped by falling masonry," said the announcer, George Smith, adding that a "snap estimate" of darnage was "more than US$2,000,000."

Teams of doctors and nurses, and with ambulances equipped medical supplice, rushed to Mc- Kinney. The Dallas and Oklahoma City branches of the Red Cross sent supplies, nurses and field workers. Army field kitchens capable of feeding 2,000 persons were ordered to the stricken city,

The Red Cross' is flying 200 cots Oklahoma and 500 blankets from

city.

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The indictment alleged that be publie peace, order and established tween March and August, 1940, the authority.

The defence counsel soven members of the Executivo un-

objected to inwfully procured the Johannesburg the indictment on the ground that Committee and the Union Fun- it dlaciosed no offence and argued - Wreckage littered streets in the.

of Raising Committee to Faltinto a that it was vague and Iacked par city, slowing the movement

workers on ticulars.

rescue vehicles. Special police crows strike of African mine

The accused were committed. for have been mobiilsed to keep the the Rand, and to take part in the

trial Inst December after an ex-area clear and to prevent looting. strike or its continuation,

ovidenca amination in which

between

day she was on fire in the Ailanile, Trieste, May 3.-Workers at the about 15 miles from Copo Hatteras, San Marco shlovards here · ended North Carolina.

their one-day sltdown strike tonight Coastguard Headquarters received after the reinstatement of a man n message saying the vessel had an who they claimed had been wrongly uncontrollable: are in holds Nos. 1 dismissest,

Meanwhile, in Washington, Ited and 2” and asking for assistance..

In conseqence, the indictment sald, given, of clashes The workers' union asid the man

African Cross National Headquarters sald The culter, Ingham, was ordered was dismissed for speaking at an

mine mla workers and police during a te report said that, 20 persons had tons of thousands of African to go from Norfolk to her aldunauthorised May Day demonstra workers truck, resorted to violence strike of 4,000 African' mine workers been killet and 300 injured in the

against the State, and imperilled on the Rant last August-Reater, McKinney tornado-United Press,

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