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MORE AND MORE AID FOR CHINA

Big Increase In Third Quarter Allocation

Washington, July 11.-ECA officials said today that the third quarter allocations for China are likely to amount to $60,000,000 or $70,000,000, which would nearly double the first quarter. They said if this occurs it would make the months of July, August and September the biggest ones for China procurement since the ECA would by then have allotted more than one half of the total funds avail- able for the first year Chinese aid.

DEALERS IN

SHELL CASES CAUTIONED

The officials emphasized that figures cannot be given because the programme le developing as gooda become available and is subject to some other uncertainties. However, generally speaking, the ECA bas aimed at the procurement of four key types of goods for this quarter, namely, cotton which is the largest of all in value; 3. petroleum pro- ducts; 3. fertiliser; and 4. replace-

ment parte of capital equipment.

con-

The officials said that cotton pay- Six scrap metal deh.ers were cau- ments could reach as high as $41,- tioned by Mr Hin-shing Lo of Ceri-000,000, although it is not very like- tral court this morning for possession ly to be that much because the of empty ammunition cases.

Chinese government probably will Defendants were Chan Cho, of Go take over some commercial Lower Lascar Road, Lo Chung-man, tracts with its funds, of 59 Wing Lok Street. Li Tat-sam, sidered that $30,000,000 is a more of 117 Jervios Street, Chaw Yeung-likely Agure. po, of 29 Wing Lok Street, Lai Yik, of 03 Wing Lok Street, and Leung Shun, of 72 Queen's Rond. West.

Represented by Mr M. A. da Silva, defendants all pleaded guilty. Ad. ditional charges of being dealers in ammunition without licences from the Commissioner of Police were withdrawn.

scrap.

IGNORANCE OF LAW

Court to

It is con-

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1948.

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TO-DAY

Shanghai Commodity Prices Still Soaring

Shanghai, July 12.-Despite vigorous price con- tról efforts on the part of the city authorities, com- modities, led by rice, spurted to new record heights in the past 24 hours.

Rice this morning stood at the alltime high of CN$34 million per picul, and even at this figure the majority of rice shops were reluctant to sell.

Chifley Talks

To Berlin

Union Leaders

Meanwhile, cigarettes, soap,-veget- able oil and other commodities have climbed in sympathy, Cotton yarn is said to have risen 70 percent in

past week

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Mayor K. C. Wu, meanwhile, 13 scheduled to hold a meeting

this afternoon at which various oMcial and civic organisations will discuss the enforcement of the godown search rules, recently drawn up by the Bureau of Social Affairs.

CURRENCY RUMOURS.

The latest price jumps are due mainly to rumours that large de nomination

notes, valued at

Units of the Diesel locomotive (foreground)

and sleeping cars (rear) lle in the raliroad yards at Winslow, Ariz., after Santa Fe's castbound Super Chief careened off a curve. The train smashed off a corner of a water distilling plant, wrecked several oil storage tanks and tank cars, and crushed nine parked automobiles. Seven persons were sent to hos- pital-AP Picture.

Stimulus For American Businessmen

Washington, July 11-Mr Paul G. Hoffman, the Marshall

Plan Administrator, today issu- ed an order permitting Ameri- can business to spend $800 million in establishing factories

guarantee that in Europe with a United States Government their foreign currency earnings will be converted into dollars.

AVIATION GASOLINE They said that next to colton, petroleum products, will be the fargest in value. This will include aviation gasoline, lubricants and grease from the United States, but a considerable amount of other petro- leum

products will be from the According to the prosecution, Netherlands East Indies and the there was an extensive trade in Del

Guif. Persian expended shell cases, and though

Fertiliser, the officials said, will dealers might not be aware of 11 come from Chile, the United Sintes Ucences costing $2,400 each must and Europe, according to allocations be taken out if the empty shells of the International Emergency were being Imported. They must Food Committee. They said that also be in the form of crushed

some cereals will bo procured in It was because the Police this quarter, mainly

rice which is wished to bring these points to the obtainable mostly In Slamn and notice of the dealers that there had other Southeast Asta areas, but the been a series of such cases lately, amounts will be less than the last If the dealers failed to take any quarter because the Chinese harvests notice, then the Police would ask

are currently coming in. They said for severe penalties as well as con-

Ботс otteints considered, sending

Berlin, July 11.-The Austra- fiscation of the goods.

tobacco in this quarter but decided lian Prime Minister, Mr J. B. against it.

Chifley, took off from' Gatow Mr Silva said all defendants were

USEFUL AID dealers of scrap metal and they held

airport in Mr Attice's private They explained that they

plane to fly to London nonstop marine store licences. The offences were committed in complete Ignor-sidered replacement parts B ance of the law, and he asked the of the most useful, of all forms of at 8.25 p.m. local time tonight. CN$600,000 and $1,000,000, will be Before leaving, Mr Chifley saw put into circulation sometime this caution defendants and ald because for relatively few dol-

jars they would be able in

leaders of the Berlin non-Communist week order the return of the shell cases.

Informed observers fear that trade union headquarters in the Both Mr Silva and the Police casca to produce big economic re- They cited as an asked the Press to give publicity to suits in China.

there is likely one aim in the life of a good trade by the authorities,

landslide. such cases so that in future no one example a Chinese generator broken afternoon and sald: "There is only unless some drastic action is taken

improve to be another inflation could come forward and plead and unproductive because of lack union leader, and that is

of o ignorance,

In cautioning defendants, Mr Lothefe part. They said that for living conditions for each trade comparable to the one at the end of inducement to American capital to cost of such a single part of union member and the movement as June, when the Chinese dollar lost 69 percent of its purchasing value machinery, the generator would a whole." said in the interests of security and machiner

He congratulated the Berlin trade in 24 hours. public safely the Police had to im-function again and supply a large

amount of industrial power.

unionists on their "success In the Meanwhile, economic pose controls on emply shell cases.

fight for freedom" and Gaid the said today that the only hope judged by the degree to which such

upheaval

an investment would serve this pri- present difficulties in Berlin were checking the price not altogether new in trade union Shanghai and other large cities was

Government B

effort to maintain mary purpose. history.

Such 14-YEAR GUARANTEE After Mr. Chifley's departure, Dr the value of its currency.

The - guarantees. were authorised | Otto Suhr, an independent trade measures as a supervision of union leader and Chairman of the markets and a drive against specula- under the Marshall Plan, and will Berlin City Council, sald hotion and hoarding do not go to the be available

root of the trouble, and may be magazine and book publishers, and attached great importance to the compared to the digging of mud clocma

entering producers |

"The Premier, himself is a trade from a dyke te plug its leaks, they foreign field or expanding their unionist of some 45 years' standing," added.

that

present overseas distribution.

Mr Hoffman invited industry Dr Suhr said, "and he

If is reported in Nanking has

to large

file applications fox many legislators are favouring the. expressed his sympathy with a

United

States aid guarantees as soon as possible DO Life Inflated that he could appraise the probable

investment volume of

and tako currency, rather than squander the

projects soundings as to each country's at- afd

reconstruction on while the entire currency structure titude towards the entry of Ameri- of the nation is toppling-Reuter.

can capital.

The shells were returned to de- findants on condition that they were crushed and reduced to scrap to the satisfaction of the Inspecor of Arms

Tram Passenger Up For Assault

Two well-dressed business men ap-

peared before Mr d'Almada at Central

Court this morning. One of them, Tam Yat-wah, 43, manager of the Channel Trading Co., was charged with assaulting the other, Lau Pui- man, of Shanghai, In a trăm yester

day,

Inspector Moran said complainant boarded the tram near leo House Street and wanted to take the scat on which the accused had placed his raincoat and

He removed the hat articles, whereupon accused struck him in the face, knocking off

glasses.

many

Officials said they expected that the Charles Stillman mission will be back here by the end of July to re- port on his plan for the distribution of the $60,000,000 reconstruction fund, which is distinct from other nid expenditures. They opined that this programme will be slower to develop since it is long-range, but in time should be of, perhaps, greater help than the current ald.-United Preis.

Australian Premier's visit.

War Hero Made politically independent trade union idea of using

funds to "shrink"

Archbishop

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Vatican City, July 11-Monsignor Roberto Ronca, who during the war gave shelter and protection in his anti-Fascist leaders, seminary was consecrated tituine Archbishop of Lepanto today.

Appointed Archbishop in the last his

Consistory of June 21, and rector

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ADMIRES COURAGE "In my talks `with the Berlin City leaders today, I told them admired their courage in the stand they are making under the Russian threat," Mr Chifley had sold. added that after talking for some hours yesterday to Mr Bevin, he had a good impression of the position in Berlin and his visit, although it was short, had enabled him to secure, a first-hand impression.

observers

Mr Hoffman, in a press statement, described the plan as “a substantial seck profitable employment abroad." value of the plan in aiding recovery He emphasised the great potential in Europe and added that applica- tions for guarantees would bo

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Toyko Rocked by

By 'Quake

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No

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vided, nor does the Economic Co- operation Administration offer any Insurance against ordinary business risks, or against the political risks government-Router.

glasses, which had not been one of the Basilica of Pompell, Mon-

Asked if Australia might supply Tokyo, July 11-An earthquake There was a strong suspicion that the signor Ronca gave a banquet three the great, aid lift operation, he re- Windows were rattled and buildings such as the overthrow of a friendly i

token force of aircraft to help in rocked Tokyo for 30 seconds today, accused was a little drunk, but the

days Rgo to all political leaders results of medical

tests

were not whom he held in St John in the plled: "We are most anxious to help shook, but no damage has been available yet.

Lateran seminary during the wor. in any way we can, but the number ported. The epicentre was within a Mr d'Almada 'cautioned the ac-

They included Catholic Premier, of our aircraft is limited. cused and ordered him to pay $40 Alcide de Gasperi, pro-Communist

few miles of Saitama Prefecture. "I shall, however, discurs this to the complainant for the loss of his leader, Pietro Nenni and elder with the responsible Ministers when Realdents of the Saitama Prefee-

statesman and wartime president of I get back to Australia."

ture-northwest of Tokyo, were re- ṛthe National Committee of liberation, Asked if he thought the Russians ported to have been in a near panic were repairing the Berlin-Helmstedt since Dr Uin Inoue, of the Central All attended the consecration railway line quickly enough, he Meteorological Bureau, recently pre- carth- ceremonies this morning at St John | laughed and gold: "In the short dicted that the next major in Lateran United Press.

time at my disposal, I have not been quake would hit, the district in able to try hand on locomotive August or September.

my on the line."

The Japaneso Government has ordered all Communists to evacuate

Marine Court

The master of a Class I passen. ger boat was fined $25 or 15 days

by Mr Cairns at the Marine Court

Ivanoe Bonom).

this morning for carrying eight ex- SEAMEN ABSENT half an hour's talk with General the earthquake area of Fukui, on the

Ho ploaded that

cess passengers. they were workanen being conveyed from a ship to the shore and that there were no other campans in the vicinity to take them at the time.

DUMHING RUBBISH

Dc-

FROM COURT

Two of the crew

of the ship,

Mr Chifley revealed that he had

Lucius D. Clay, the American Military Governor, and Mr Lowis Douglas, the United States Ambassa- dor to

London. "We had an interesting talk about

of Honshu Island. western coast

combining where they have been relief work with propaganda.

According to Japanese sources,

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An Israeil communiquo cald the Jewish troops took three villoges northeast of Acre. The Arabs con- tinued attacking north of Jenin the area south of the Sea of Galilee. A Baghdad dispatch asserted that Arab Irregulare, supported by Iraqi troops, look Faqqua, six-and-a-half miles northeast of Acre, and two six miles northeast. first officially approved

In the south both Tel-Aviv and was the action against the Communists since Egyption advices reported that heavy the occupation-Reuter.

fighting was centred in the area be. They tween Gaza and Majdal along the coast.

Answered Tel-Aviv advice reported that the

Marchen Maersk, were charged bo- the situation generally," he said, Mleast 60 Communists were rounded other vilinges about fore. Mr. Latimer at Kowloon Court Douglas arrived at Tempelhof Arup and escorted from the area. This

today with evading payment entertainment tax.

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port this afternoon-Reuter.

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Disturbance In S'hai Theatre

Sydney Comes To Egyptian attacks were thrown back

A Standstill

nt Ibdis and Julis, cast of Majdal. Call Egyptian planes made soven attacks

on

14 miles from Ruhama,

these

Gaza,

The mistrem of a small cargo boat was fined $10 or two days for dump ing rubbish in the harbour.

The defendants, Erik Rapsen, fendant pleaded that the offence waiter, and Y. T. Nielsen, carpenter was committed by a child, who was of the ship, were alleged to have sweeping the deck. Defendant was failed to purchase dance tickets, the ashore at the time. Remarking that value of which was $10 each ticket she was in charge of the vessel, for an hour, plus $1 tax, at the Im- Mr Cairns imposed the fine.

perial Ballroom on Sunday night.

Shanghai, July 12-The stage eur- Both were absent from court, and tain of the Metropele Theatre here their ball of $50 each was estreated by more than ton soldiers when they / Sydney, July 11-All trams and plane' was

was torn to pieces yesterday morning were told by the management that no trolley buses in Sydney and electric artillery shelled a village four miles extra seats could be placed for them power stopped Sunday because of southeast of Gaza. Ieracil planes bombed Arab concentrations around in the "full house,"

power restrictions.

and the station

Nazareth.- stogo and tried to tear down the in both cities but normal service police screen in order to stop the per- are expected to resumo on Monday. United Presa 11 This town has the distinction

An acute shortage of coal in Aus Bergamo, Italy, July 11-A Ber-formance. But before they could of being the only town in all of gamo Court yesterday sentenced a complete their work of destruction, tralia has caused the strict rationing

Leftist pollucian to eight months in their fall for offending the Pope.

Must Have Been

Home Brew

Letchworth, Hertfordshire, July

England without a public bar.

But that didn't stop a sailor, Albert Green,

He managed to get hiroselt fined 10s (2) for being drunit and in capable here on Saturday-Untied

Eight Months For Öffending Pope

advices sald, and one Egyptian' shot down. Egyptian

Angry soldiers rushed onto the Emergency buses were organised | Lydda, Ramie and Jenin

soldier-colleagues in

the of power in all the enplinlelties. audience-it was a regular Sunday Residents of Sydney and Melbourne 17. He is Francesco Emillio Bonetti, 91, morning show for tho benefit are in one of the coldest winters and are allowed gas and electricity who was found guilty for saying that of troops-shouted them down. the "Pope is a war criminal" during The disturbers of the peace were for cooking only during set hours

by hastily summoned Radiators are completely banned a speech before the April General removed.

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