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+, FASHION POINT pier * . r Bp ake ; SUK DELIGHTFUL SHADES “america's Sensational Lipstlet A PRODUCT OF - OLD SOUTH On Sale At Leading’ Stores ‘VOL, IH (SENGLAND | "BEGINS TO THAW Gales Expeacte — ee London, Feb. 22,—Tempera- tures in Southern England rose slightly today as snowploughs and road gangs continued their all-night struggle to open block- ed youds and force a way to villages marooned in the severe snowstorms of the last three diys. show thas began dn dhe Lender and the Southweet dtuat ther were rndlen tions Gf mnere brant tomorrow morning and) aieter were warned to beware of treacher- ous surfaces, The Ale Ministry tonight warning of gales round the and enst eoasts, SEA FOAM FREEZES In London, it was stil freezing atomidday but the mercury tad cUmbed to 35 degrees: Fahrenheit by 4 opm. compared with 200. deprees venterday and remained there for some hours. Although there had been no snow nt one point on the Norfolk const, foom from receding tide froze bard ut midday. In South ave geuth Devonshire, milk froze tn churns while awatting, callectlon by the readside and on Dartmoor stocks of fodder were collected for transport) oto lonely purts of the Creal Bleak Moor, where wild ponles congrefate in’ bad weather, -Armoured cars, converted inte snowploughs, three times opened the ron between Hope Valley and Chapel En Le Frith, in the Peak distriet of Derbyshire, Central Eng land, where coaches and laxin were stranded.—Reuter, : i MOSCOW'S BLUE SKIES | Moscow, Feb, 22.—-Moscow today | enjoyed blue skies and several hours af sunshine with the exceptionally mild temperature of less than two deprees below zero Centigrade, A littl: snow fell, but Red Square i and the maln streets of the capttal | were almost free of snow, except i for slush from cartier falls,--Reuter, | i TWO-WAY TRADE WITH JAPAN aberra,- Feb, ,- 22 —Prime-Minis ph Chifley announced today | stralia has arranged with the Supreme Command for Allied Po- wers (SCAP) for a limited resump- : tion of two way trade with Japan, ” Hitherto Hicenves had not been! granted for importing, Japanese soods because unused Sterling: balances in. SCAP accounts ure convertible into ralla now has agreed to pere mit some imports of raw silk, milling: silk, rayon roand rayon. textiles, All the proceeds will be used SCAP to purchas Australian wool Nheir billets in Jerusalem's Street of ythrec on NO. 43 ; according to hospital again, Five British blown up by an electrically- received when their lorry The suntan oswhe entered the hospital was believed to be a Jew Three more: British servicemen were killed when Jows mortared the Prophets, Farller today, in the Aghting which broke out immiedis afler the ox- plosion, when the er “British anus derers went up among the. anytry Jews, two Royal Air Force men ane a soldier were shot dend and an Army padre wounded when the Jews attacked every pussing — Britisn vehicle. . : , TROOPS: WITHDRAW So critical did the situation bes | tame that British troops and police who had rushed to help in the rescue: work had to be withdrawn fer their, own safety, Three Arabs were killed and three | Injured when three mortar bombs fell on the Misharah quarter, behind Jerusalem's central prison, tonight, officially stated, ho fire directed at armoured roowas silenced n police when up whith Bren 4 Agency. Intense oradic firings con tinued for some time. Several Jews in’ the ar Ing the scene of the expla wonnded ond one was killed by yruntire, The Jews were convinced that ‘the ‘British were responsible for the Ben Yehuda Street outrage, the preatest since the King David Hotel, British headquaretrs, was blasted on July 22, 1046, with the loss of more than 90 lives. The police are is fring on were reported searching, for an Associnted Pre EDITORIAL House Cleaning Needed — r Nandi misses the signi. * fleanee of Mr George Muar- “shall’s: statement lo the House Yorefgu Affatra Committee on the subject of American ald to Cina, Mo owill be only because Chiang Kal-shek and his administrators find it tmpossble to stomach high tevel critfeism. = Mr Marshall adopled what might appear to be uw peeullur role: while chief sup- pilcant for assistance to China, he made himself at the same time a most forthright | public erllle of the Nanking reghme, = Me Mar- shall ts obviously uware that China cannot properly achieve an: economle recovery untll the ‘civil war has beon brought to a auick ard successful end, Similarly he Is. gravely susplelous that the Natlonal, Government, as ut. pre- sent conatituted, Is capable elther of winning the war or of , hromoting a domestic programme {hat will stabilise the natton’s economy, The same theme was de- veloped more fully by the Amerl- cin Ambassador, Dr Leighton Stuart, in an astonlshingly out- spoken speech last week, and it must surcly now become apparent to the Generalissimo that the de- mocracies, who for so. many years havo placed absolute confidence in him are rapidly developing. a cyntoism wilh regard to his Ad- ministration that cau only be silenced by some drastic, and, at the same time constructive reform measures, Tho extreme rightists which combine to bring the Nan King regime into internatlonal } armoured ear seen speeding: from dlsrepute are equally as damaging to fhe power and prestige of the Generatissimo as (he Communists, They give no sign of seriously ‘endeavouring to tackle the prob- lems which are crippling the country, but strive only to retain Privileges and positions of power, One of Mr Marshall's most slng- { recusations wast that the Na- nlists Tacked proper bleh leved leadership, militarlstleally and politically, Moreover, there iy an alarming amount of evidence to support that criticism. With Its vastly superior resources the Nua-' tlonalist troaps should be able to twhich have been olice-cars opened} jear the Jewish! tives: abroad.— Reuter, fund police dress." (Hf ad 2 oy MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, reports—of 45. detonated mine. was blown up by a mine. the scene of the explosion towards Arab Wares along the Jaffa Road, UNOFFICIAL DEATH ROLL reHable Jewish the explo- as 51 ol- figures re- According — to sources, the deathroll of slon was given tonight though oMeial — pollee’ main at 33, Mr Guy Cox, the Exchange Tele~ raph correspondent in Palestine, who was earlier today reported to have been shot, died from) injuries received inva’ ear crash, It) was ofecially reported here, He was 27, Palestine now awaits Irgun Zyai Leuml reprisals against: the British ordered by — its “Commander-in-Chief,” Menthem Reipin, I Th Jewish Agency and the National | Council (Vand Leumi) issued a joint statement. to- night arning the | Jewish com- munity “nol to complicate matters hy taking the law into our own hands, THEE taet with the | authori nd representa- JEWISH STATEMENT | Jerusalem, Feb, 2 Following, ihe emergency me “woof the! dewksh Agency Executive, which took place after the explosion in’ the Jewish sector here today, a Jewish spokesman, Gershon Hirsch, nounced: "I do net think the anyone here who does not know the facts. According to reports ‘from hospitals at this hour, there are 31 dead and 88 wounded.’ : He continued: “Eyewitnesses: pave us statements Jin writing to the effect that they saw a number of Army trucks and oan armoured pollce truck approach Ben Yehuda Street Just’ befere the explosion struck, “People alighted from them, put a match to something, ran away and were picked up a little later by an- other vehicle, Eyewltnesses* evidence corroborates fully on one polnt, and that Js, that the trucks Lastride nfuriated Jews Kill And Wound British Troe SEQUEL TO BOMB OUTRAGE ‘Jerusalem, Feb. 22.—The toll of British killed and wounded in Jerusalem reached 20 tonight as Jews thronged the streets yeiling revenge against the British, who they blamed for the bomb outrage which wrecked the Jewish Ben Yehuda Street, causing a death-roll— Reseue workers laboured under are lights and car headlamps tonight in the rubble of four-storey buildings over the 100-yard area blasted by a dynamite- packed lorry at dawn today. As 1,000 men,and women laboured in the wreckage, from which 60 badly injured had already been taken to hospital, reports came of attacks on British soldiers and another heavy explosion set the sirens wailing soldiers dicd and six:were wounded when their armoured lorry was Later o British soldier was shot dend and another seriously wounded while they were being treated in hospital for injuries vate individunl or even ao small disorganised proup of people—all signs so far point to careful organl- sation and plotting behind this out- rage.” He added: "The idea that. the hare doing what they ecxun to maintain daw and order can now be blasted) sky-high.” NO ARAB COMMENT Up to mid-afternoon, no Arab stitement) had been made public. In any event, only officials of the Higher Arab Committee — and they snre not In Jerusalem at the moment-— would take the responsibility of commentine. Ans unoccupied house, Jewish- owned, was destroyed by Arabs In the Jaffa-Telaviv No Man's Land today. ‘There were no casualties. In the operation. The house | was demolished after an exchange of fire belween Haganah and a combined force of British and = Arab police, which was manning a road block the road to Jerusalem. fring, which sted 4 did not result) in any eas- A orth Palestine, — three {houses in the town of Samakh were blown up at dawn, touching off a 15- minute gun battle. No ansualties Were reported.—United Press, 29 SKIERS KILLED Two Shocking Accidents Wuedenswil, Switzerland, Feb. 22.—A special ten-car ski train carrying 349 passengers crashed today at full speed into a three-storey apartment house, td 20 persons and injuring were Army and police and that the people who alighted from them and , put Nre ta something were in Army AGENCY'S DEMANDS Hirsch disclosed that the Jewish Axency demanded that) Sir Henry Gurney, Chief Secretary of the Palestine Government, take — these finmediate steps: L @ oan order withdrawing ho Army and police from the Jewish area of Jerusalem, with the exception of troop: nad police ; Aght the civit war in such a way as to bring §t to a successful con- clusion: the ominous signs’ are’ that furt the reverse ls happening. Likewise treatment of the “financial and cconomic | situation fs) devold of any! firm, lang-term polley, - Vested interests, politica! -and-commerelal, appear to be In ‘power, and while ilicy reniain so, no ald from the United States or any other country can bring about China's recovery. The best gesture which the’ Generalissimo could make at this (me would be a wholesale revision of his Ad- ministration, bringing Into It com- Petent men with progressive ideas whoso first Interests are the wel- fare of the-pcople. Such a move would do more than anything else to guaranteo generous American assistance and would reawaken the confidence of the rest of the ) demoeraclen In the one man who suUll captures the imagination of the masses, -who need to be in Jewish areas on essenthil duties. They should, he added, be accompunted prominent- Jy by Jewish police personnel, Britlsh = personnel should be given: orders to subject themselves to“rhore thordugh searches. * . After the devastating: blast, Jews" dn the street—namony them - known rufflina oon rif raff—shouted — that {he Uritish had = perpetrated the outrage. iy i" However, Hirsch was cautious, “Hight now the pewisly. Agency or the Haganoh is not yet in a position to come forward with ao definite charge as to who placed the bomb that blew up Ben Yehudn Street,” he anid. “By indireet methods, it has been conveyed to us from Arab sources that- they were not connected with this outrnge. ‘That Is added to tho fnct thut peoplte’were seen in police ond Army -unlforms, to which can be added’ the fact that the. amount of explosives which muat have been used for this purposo was not likely a nt to be found in the hands of any pri- ' The train rushed down a steep incline and roared past, several red annals, with the engineer frantically yonking at the faulty brakes. Just before the Wacdeyswil — sta- ) tion, both tracks of which were oc- |. cupied by other trains, the ski (rain was switched on.to a sidetrack and smashed at 45 miles per hour into nr house, which immediately collapsed. The locomotive = went — right through the building and the first three carriages were nearly -com- pletoly destroyed. One dend pas- senper was still wedged among the debris und it has been decided it Is ‘impossible to remove him tomorrow. The engineer, miraculously, escaped with shock and a few minor injuries, although the whole house collapsed on top of the ‘engine, which was of the heavy frel#hter type. The District Attorncy of Horgen, Mr Walter Kunz, made {t clear that the brakes had falldd, but sald-it was slill Inexplicable since the train was equipned with ao sct of Westinghouse brakes, electric ae and hand- brokes.—United Press. CRASHES INTO RAVINE Paris, Feb, 22.—At least nine people were Itilled and 2! Injured , tonight when om autocar, returning to Lyons with .a party of skiers from the winter sports resort of Valloires, not, for from the Itallon frontier, crashed over the side of a ravine into a river, It. skidded on ‘ice neor a bridge spanning the river arc nnd bumped inte a ireo before crashing over the ravine. ae . Nine bodies have . so far reeovered,—Reuter. - been ‘to. For the Proprietor of HONGEONG TELEGRAPI, sound on bechals o, ft NA MORNING POST, LTD, At the RIE GEN Pulver atari rie g 1948, ° Unrest eo umenitneatenenrntanonnnreateat Six-Engined = Plane Crashes | Cherbourg, Feb, 22,—The body of an unidentified passenger from a missing French six- engined flying boat, known to have had 19: persons on board, was washed up on the Cher- bourg beach tonight, the Cherbourg authoritles confirmed. A bag containing the plane's naners. a life-belt, a wing float. the back of a seat and a 20-font long plece from the hull were also washed up. Patrol ships; coastguards and pollee who haye been looking for the plane suspended = their search after dark tonight be- cause of the heavy seas and a raglug bilgzard, Unconfirmed reports sald) that Another body had been pleked up oon the Normandy coast, southeast of Cherbourg. A local man, who claimed that he saw the crash, sald: “Y was on the beach at about 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon when I saw an aeroplane which seemed to be dn trouble, “After a few momenta I heard a muffled sound, followed tm- mediately by an explosion. The plane had Just come dawn In the water."—-Reuter, UMMC OMIM UROMMEMMMUMEMMMTN | of the Fleet" was last published. é ey For ' Reservations : Tel: 27880 rice 20 Cents . NEW BRITISH NAVY ‘MAY BE IN MAKING Experts’: Blueprint Hints London, Feb. 22—British naval experts believe that behind the sereen storms and Government of, redent Parliamentary reticence on the apparent decline of the Royal Navy, Britain is working on a great blueprint by which she will again become mis- tress of the seas in the atomic age. Protests by the, Opposition Con- servative Party on recent decisions serap capital ships have been fleree. The Government hos: consistently refused, however, to provide fAgures on Britain's present naval strength and has-been equally secretive nbout future plans, ‘ But "The Navy", the magazine ot the alert Navy League, self-appolited watchdog of Britain's senpower, published this estimate of — the present) naval strength: Battleships nil, * alreraft: carriers two, cruisers [1, destroyers four with the Home Fleet, 24 to 32 in the Mediterranean and the Paeifie, sub- marines 12, sloops four, frigntes 10, These estimates are thought to be fairly near the mark, although no oMcini figures have been available fince 1939 when the oMcial “Return CIVIL WAR IN MANCHURIA _ Nationalists Start A Counter-Attack Nanking, were reported last night to kow, South Manchurian port, Feb, 23-——-Powerful Government units . from Ying the be striking out to caunter-attacle Communists in South Liaoning in an attempt to offset the Government reverse at Strong Government reinforcements continue to be lunded in the’ port of Yingkow via the sea route and their arrival in Manchuria serves as a morale booster in an otherwise depressing situation, reports from Mulcden sald. With the loss of Anshan, pro- Government reports clalmed that Natfonalist forees had exerted a “strategie price’ from the Com- muntists by making them pay highly for every {neh of round gained. Wille ndmitting tit” then tall of Anshan was a serjous Government setback, the reports say the fact that ‘the Communists had employed four armies and — suffered — enormous cnsualties in thelr attacks made pos- stble for Government troops to ward off other Communist thrusts to the northwest of Mukden, which is re- ported as no longer facing a, Com- munist threat. STEEL PLANT LOSS The: destruction of Manchurla’s biggest steel plant, in the opinion of experts here, will make it necessary for the Government to shift heavy industries from the north-east to Central China, As it is, attempts: are being made to evacunte techniclans who with- drew from Anshan with the Govern- ment forces and to re-employ them m industrial plants in China Vroper. Fresh Communist attacks were reported yesterday as being maac | New Construction will begin this week on the first social welfare centre on Hongkong Island planned to combine the facili- tics of several rclicf organisa- tions under one roof. Financed by the Social Welfare Council, the one-storcy building will be located on the grounds of the old Government Civil Hospital in’ Sai .¥ing-pun and will serve’ the whole of Hongkong untill ¢gentres can be bullt in other districts, | °° * The building should (be finished and in operation ‘by the first of May. : ; Similar to the combined = relicf centre now operating In Kowloon, (nt. Observatory ah the centre will Include the activities of Social Welfure Council’ case workers, the Soclety for the Protcctlon of Children, the Boys and Girls’ Club, the Government's Education Depart- ment, .and possibly the YWCA tnd the YMCA, - i Two large rogms will be set aside for the SPC, where congeo will be Riven to needy mothers and milk thelr undernourlshed — babies. Instruction, will be’ given in proper feeding methods and health habits. Mothers may also bring their babics to the. centre. to be bathed and welghed. At the similar relict centre Anshan. in the area of Penk, industrial and mining centre north-east of Mukden,, in an obvious attempt to cut rallway communication with the Manchurian metropolis ind to deprive the city of its coal and power stupplics. Communists are also expected to smoke similar attacks on Fushan, the main coal-mining centre in) Man- churla.—Reuter-AAP NANKING PARLEYS Shanehal, Feb, 22.—The veteran -Manchurian: generals; Ma: Chan-shan> Chant Tsoshsiang, Han Fueling and Chang Yuan-fu arrived here yester- day afternoon by plane from Peiping and will entratn tor Nanking tonight for conferences with Government leaders. Generals Ma and Chang told re- porters that the main purpose of their trip fo the enpital was to discuss omensures to dea} with the eritical situation {n Manchuria. ‘They said that) their recommendations would include measures to strengthen local defence forces, re- form the currency, speed up ship- ments to the north-cast of relief food supplies and simplify the ad- ministrative procedure. - General. Ma, who became nn na- tional hero in 1932 for his successful Tesistance against the Japanese in Monchurin, expressed belief that the Maneburlan situation was not hope- Welfare Ce Jess.—Reuter, in Kowloon, the SPC now handles approximately 300 cases cach day. Three office rooms In the new centre will be given to the Social Welfare Council's case workers. Here, il) or needy. adulls may’ apply and be recommended for grants, loans, employment, ' free hospltallsation and clothing or food grants. A verandah will be provided for the distribution of food {o TB cases, until such timo-:as the Government inaugurates It’s fult antl-TB pro- Rramme.* |” fe : In addition, there will-be a large waiting room which can be used for different purposes by different relief —_socicties, a well-equipped kitchen, to ._prepare administration .ofice, and shower rooms where any person may come to bathe. <A clothes’ washing room will be provided for women who haven't odequnte facHitles in their homes, ‘ In the evenings, some of the rooms will be used to hottse a wight school from 5 to 7 for the primary grades, Others will be uscd os meeting and game rooms for the Boys and Girls’ Club. The centre wil bo staffed by two cuse wyorkera from the Social Welfare Councll, two night teachers from tho Education Department,’ trained nurses from the SPC, two cooks, an afice boy and a caretaker jack-of- rellef goods, an|- With the decision to scrap the battle- ships Nelson, Rodnacy, the Queen Elizabeth, Vallant and the battlecrul- ser Renown, Britain is actually left with five battleshlps—the Vanguard, .Duke of York, King Georze V, Anson nnd Howe, But none of these is in operational service and all are im~ mobilised, : The last two are, being used as training?’ ships, | When the second World War bean, Britain had nine battleships, {wo battlecruisers, four airernft, carriers, 26-crulsers, 70. destroyers and 390 submarines. According to unofficial estimates, therefore, It ts true to say that never before in modern tlmes has the sea- going strength of the Royal Navy been brought so low. . The Navy .Learue goes further ‘and declares angrily: “The British Navy today is completely powerless to maintain the national prestige, or to protect in any ivay the natlonal home.” LATEST EXPERIMENT Last night, Vice-Admiral D.C. Ford, Engineer-in-Chief of — the Fleet, held a press conference which received Jittle attention., He told correspondents of ‘experl- ments In installing a gas turbine . envine in a motor gunboat—making. Britain) the only country in the world ‘with a. vessel at sea invor- porating this development—and de- clared: ‘We cannot tell where, this invention is going to lead to, but T feel it may be. the start of a new era, certainly at sen." The next step, it iss understood, “‘; will be to install gas turbines in a: destroyer—thus bringing jet pro- pulsion from the olr and land to the water and opening up far-reaching possibilities of naval speed and manocuvrability. ban Such a development, applicd to an entire fleet, would remove’ the Navy's great dependence on ‘oil--o headache in war, and n headache also in Britain's Mnancial crisis of foday, when oil’ menns dollars. Many senior naval officers are believed: to feel that the day of the battleship, on we know it, ls gone and that HMS Vanguard will be the- -last- of —her~ type- to-be-bulit.-—-—— REASONS FOR SECRECY In view of new inventions, the study of otomic energy, and experi- ments at present being carried oul, i{ would obviourly be u gigantic waste of money to rebuild Britain’s war depleted navy on out-of-date specifications. Observers ‘believe that this, and the fnet that the Royal Navy = is changing its entire tactical pro- cedure {o answer the atom bomb, ts behind the official secrecy, ‘Some visualise the new British Navy, ultimately to cmerge,.as a trent fleet of super fast, small and heavy armed ships able to operate ‘over great distances, 7 They belleve that the atom bomb has made Smpracticable the strategy of fighting sea battles with big con- centrations of ships and that Britain will Aght any future war at sca with a great new fleet of lone “atom ralders"’.—Reuter. . ntre For Hongkong| all-trades, In addition, volunteer workers from. {he varlous. organisa- tions will help In the planning and administration of the centre. : The Kowloon centre now handles approximately 1,000 cases ench weele and it is believed that the new Hongkong centre may be foreed to take care of many more, The So- clal Welfare Council hopes that in the future it. will be-able to build similar ‘centres in “each of the other of Hongkong's districts, a The building | Itself: will be ‘cons: structed of brick and will be 114 fect long’ and 33 feet wide. At the hi will Lt a eat courtyard hich may be us a Bround. ‘ ee : / “The new scheme to amalgamate the various relict organisations under one roof will be a great cconomic ~- saver in that the different socletics can use the same rooms at different times: of day", ‘Miss C. H. Scott- Moncrieff, Scerctary of the Social Welfare Councll said, 4. “It wilt also solve the problem of critical office shortages and put closely related relict facilities in one central spot, In this way, too, needy cnses can become -famillar will a single centre and not be con- fused by having to visit different rooms in different buildings oll over the. city,. 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THE HQNGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1948, : alee CLOAKROOM Pres “Surround the building, men! -I've been robbed {" New battle for Berlin Hy Demis Mzand¢in Kaiser Vvinorousdy move, ant the meeting: without any deeistean, HE Saviet gone of Gor. many is in the arin ofa political crisis which not only marks the climax to a two Years’ campaign ty eliminate tie effective opposition to the Com. ference \ munisty, but also heralds) the eis arn ebuiat ern oof the so-called “People’s Organisations to separa Congress for a Just Peace,” the Saviet military ton considers It slate Ubat from now rds these Germans party,” thes Raisins thon made ont announced of Nearly three have passed ae since Marshal Zhukey Issued) his famous decree permitting the ore mimisation in Berlin and the SoWiet Zone of four prreat polltical parties the Sociat Demoer the = Com- munists, the Christhin Democratle Union and the Liberal Democrats, Venrs fal the for by Russian Kaiser, sent Talpanov, the Polltical AMairs resign in view of the enjoyed, and added that the Hussians themselves would have to sack him. the Communists emerge in bh sone with almost totatle , {arian power, “No" replied The Independent leaders of the other dhree parties are in “exile in Berlin, the last) Eastern European stronghold of Sac Democracy, fe whieh a political struggle of the rst order is now berinnding. Ypanoy ordering, th ntatives te take First stage cone, SHE frst stage ha the Communist conquers of pawer was reached vrlvons the spring of TOM, when Ke cealteait V forced fusion of the” Sonink Chel editor | of Demoeris with the Communists, the anise it Berha Seedntiet Unity Pacts took over cone Ether iy Berlin. trol ot those: yuartios He arcterecdt ONG, the opeaper oa J that there y ‘eon Colonet Fomen ordered to Om thes (her a ' Re nn olficer, “Now in the Soviet Sinee the “Unity Parts! Communist domination Social Demarratio Parte os denied the Soviet varie, SATA TIBe ONE teri ees thas effees Hnugsedt of Sul Democracy. botiteeal fe, there lead the “Gries Brame ‘nds faned the next SCetiminie on ef opposition remaining two Darter -it at orders Sa to eescmdine the , Strange cose of . ~ leader me Berlin and the Soviet zone of the vewerfial Christian Demnoer: Union, to So.ney ATATOCHVEe and announced Si) reparded himself cas The Communists had hoped, by the party in the zone. the setting up oof the Peaple’s Con tention we ae to koln the name Germans for a peace treaty united Reich, to capture ! of the Cr Democratic and the Libs Democrats, Bat the two ehatemen oof the C.D.U., Kaiser and Lemmer. backed by most of their exeewive offi refused to associate their Party the Cony of all onty a tree and Political prize SIMILAK fate has h Party, The offence in Saviet eyes of 4 German Party declining: to) provide Pport for Mr Molotov when he asked at the Council of | Foreign Ministers that a delegation from the ‘representative’ Congress should be now turn to Rerhin, heard, brought swift retribution, - It Con now of the But th ‘ 7 is nota Kaiser quits j Zone which 1s not VIOLENT campainn against the Russian fovernment—we two lenders caused so threiten= one place tn which the ing a situation for the Christian Unity Party has Democrats that Kaiser and Lemmer and ‘eatas rophle fallure, discussed the issue in private with stx Party representatives from the Ad Soviet Zone. woul At this meeting: provinelal leac zonal ogranisation might separate itself from the Berlin leadership . until Kalser and Lemmer had ironed out thelr differences with the Rus- skins, 5 - “contralled” Trees COtld of the fi and ed that the capture the For this politleal history —the Berlin, fs 28 YEP --- AND : IM GONNA DEPOSIT PENNY TO Vey eta eee opposed broke seized) on the nd turned a inte a resolu that, the zonal daministras ty onwards — it as leading Colonel OmMmeer do he would not . i support hed Tludtaw Throne ereeted in the able... Talpsnov. Must be done demoerationly . Editor resigns ‘face of democracy wi 1 over sof the Union’ in the Russian night of December 20 an- Captai Sashawski, telephoned Wilhelm G imo" Democratic “news Gries te delete ee pointing out reemen ts and the six Union Karty Ys fouls a more ames aAomuatier er hours the papers circulation, cut by Hu copies dilly, entored to ats ordinal 100,000, Katrer had little diMeulty tn ex- fe pesini the crudity of the Communist, that’ ne toader But no ut- s patd to his arfument that convened und coutd Toadininistea- freely- overtaken the tittch weaker Liberal Democratic whose leaders in) Berlin are sul withstanding tremendous pres- sure to join the ranks of the Peapte's leaders ated from the leadership arty in the Russian zone, The cyes of Germany and the world cofneldence that Berlin-—the only city of the Russian directly under have Socialist met with a dismal re of the Western Aies| sland euch other,” alnly bring about a state] be of affairs where opposition could bel thinking It the right the People's Con- Mlittering} on, admission of villainy, the oflelul * polittead prize of the German capltal.| leered at them, : reason W948 will see one of the cardjnat struggles of German Vent © BY RONALD STEAD (Staff Correspondent of the . _ Christian Science. Monitor) ME new sovereign republic T of Burma ix’ bound to be . very closely nasociated with the subcontinent of fndia politically ind otherwise. This fact drew recognition in the colotrful celebrations — in New Delhi and ¢lsewhere Jan- lary 4 as sovereimty was trans. ferred in Burma from British to Jurmese authoritios, Perhaps the most impressive of these observances —~ which marked the first) secession of territory from the British lim. pire since the American De. claration of Independence — in 1776—was that held in Durbar Hallat New Delhi. Tokens of Friendship THE Burmese Ambassador pre- sented his credentials to Farl Mountbatten of Burma, how Governor General of the Dominion of Indias and the latter: presented the Ambassa- dor with the faktaposh, or smill table, formerly belongringe to ings Theebaw of Burma and ‘Ttauken ba the British from the Palnee of Mandalay after the third Burmese War in 1885, blared, There Wis fanfare, The seene glitter. ed owith smonial uniforms which contrasted with the quiet. Iy picturesque Indinn costumes. Another trophy that is te be returned in’ due course as it token of friendship between tndia and Burma is the famous thls up Cone “WTP rumpets to for Court) House of Mandalay in 1856 and presented to the Indian Museum at Calcutta in 1902, Earlier Rifts Erased SEIS gilded King Theet in the aud Palace we: “This akwood —repticn of famous dion throne Mandalay nearly Uhre tons took twee yenrny ta build, Mountbatten has been invited Visit Barma in Mareh, is then to mate a formal pre: tion of the throne, which dhemontied: in Calettta and re: bled in Ranson, sieved fond the ty the Britviy. anuesxatin of happened after Srey 1 French Britnih, Great from bee in hoofa export sho Wimatam to be sun aud that dependent oon the red brow lent relative ta teak Teel toa Bye quiring the ¢ mitted to bitration, Theebaw become British crown, The ruler rejected The dnitiol camprign the monarch fasted night, and Theebaw to India, where until 1916. But it took a British 30,000 men, mostly Unda veh p flan, the demands. ta conquer only a fart. was deported he lived in exile or army of decide troops, HE Filthistan Trio were T next sent. to an even more important fool in the Ministry of Bubbleblowing, He was one are of those sly ruffians who try to inf insratiate themselves ins that everybody is as un- the] Principled rs ‘themselves, _ The moment the Perisians caine into his reom, he winked broadly, Ss much as to say, “We ,under- The Persians, ellquette, and thing to do, this to be by hint- being devils for winked back. Believing le They leered back. Then the officin! snid, “So you want to play. leapfror in public. et? Well, y it worth my While, and the ‘new for [why not?" But his.eyes said, “Make Ave years to suppres N year Suppress the sporadic _Tesistance which broke out throurh- out Burma, : As annexation plecemenl! Imposed proceeded, the system of novernment was assimilated into’ that t employxed tn India, and Burma be- fam Nom eevines of the Indlan Empire, which meant it was under basie control of the Government of Tndin until 1937, when Burma be- came on separately administered territory under the British crown, This ocensioned establishment in London of the Burma Office as na tister department to the India ofttce. Now the Burma Office has censedt fo exint.as the India office did on Aurust 15, Britain's connection with Burma new ia through the Foreign OMce, since Burma has elected to leave the British Commonwealth and pow stands on the same footing. ax any other foreign country outside {he Emoptre group. Burina'’s administrative severance from Britain therefore is: complete, although new treaty obligations exist hoetween the two countries, — The domintons ef India and Pakistan on the other hand exe dence within the framework of the British , Commonwealth © until they decide to follow Burma's example and quit the Empire—tf they da, Indian Admiration N Burma as in Indin there was a stondy istendifteation of nattap- Je aspirations and oa) campalgn before, during and after Workl War TL And “the con- summation of Burma's struggle for freedom” hans been the subject of admiring allusions by Indian leaders, Said Sirdar Patel, India's Deputy Prime Minister: OR or wellanten ie century India and = Burma have shared together the burden of n foreivn yoke, The part whieh Tadians have played Ino the econe- mie affairs of Burma ds) consider- all fo realise them The future status and welfare of those half million or so Indians still resident in Burma in), commerce, Government posts, agriculture, ard other walks of Mfe have teen the subject of talks recently between the Indfan Prime Minister | Pandit Jowaharin’ Nehru, and Burma's Thakin Nu, who discussed with 1 view to the future.a treaty on the Indo-Burmese relationship. Of this relationship Mr Nehru saysy “Not only our common. sentl- nts demand it. but the whole trend of events in the world and se Indepen- > | Fledgling Burma seeks close ties with India rhrine-laden base that ts a quarter mile In clreumference,, When T was there the homeless still were Ilving in somo of the shrines renthed by u covered stair- way, at the entrance of which. {s displayed a netice warning: “Foot- weurlng forbidden.” : Leavings my shoes in’ the ear, 1 ascended to the immense plinth from which rises the solid pagoda, com- pleted in 1564, The principal ‘shrine {x never opened to the public, Latest -nvailable census figures ‘show that of Burma's total popula-’ tton of nearly 17,000,000, about 13,- 600,000 nre Buddhists, Tt Iz on traditional -part of every Burmese boy's upbringing that he should spend a part of hia life in a monastery os a Buddhist priest, muybe only for a few months, may~' be for years, But he ia not consider~ edt mature unt he has had this expericiee, This - exptains why — Burmn's Hterney ratio Is higher than that of uny other country in the Far East, and it is also considered that {t mny exphlun partly why the Burmese as 4“ people are of contemplative rather than of industrious bent. Burma derived its Buddhism fram Tadia, where this philosophy beeame reabsorbed in Hinduism, of whieh It was an offshoot, * Communists Alert More than 1,000,000 — inhobitants are Animists, and Tindus — and ay NUM, Uittle more than half a million each, Christians are hot greatly dn excess of 250,000, Burma is how a country specineal- ly “a dominion not within fis Ma- iesty’s dominions cand not entitled to Uis Majesty's protection,” to cite fhe British oMetat phraseology on - the subject, But the treaty with Britain was nenotfated Ino the friendtiest manner gwnd has annexed to it a defenee agreement stipniatiny that in ceturs for Britain's cemovini its troops as soon as possible after January 4, Burma will recefve al naval, miti- tary. and air force mission «from Britain--and) not.of any government outside (he Commonwerilth, ‘The Communists in Burma are all set to make a big play for political power which is pre-dominantly held at present by the Anti-fascist People's Freedem — League—shortly to be renamed—and jn some places In central Burma Communists, are declared to huve established local “phovernments.” Burma is making it an early, con- cern to raise’ an, additional police force of 15,000 inen, and to form a frontier constabulary and striking arm to cope with the basic problen: of banditry which has brought as many as a Uhousand recorded hald. ups and nearly two hundred) mur- ders ina single month, in Asin point taward this closer 1 rocnition” Formidable Tasks EAR WHIL, Burn face formidable ta of pos ruction, f which the nooof most During the war Burma was a battheteld (wiee within three years and cities such oos Rangoon ar Mandalay vere largely reduced tu aaah, T have been in Rangoon, and seen Its war damage, the — grinding pover among the drab rattan shacks of roadside squatters dn the heavily scarred city, the wleaming Schwe Dagon paroda—-one of the wondery of the world with its gold- plited bell-Uke immensity rearinj: to vn pinnacle 367 feet above — the BY THE WAY by Beockcombey plank is you Haw.” paid Ashura sulkily, Nothing much doing “y HAT: saw, oMcial, “See- repented Rizainughan, “How da you mean?” asked the oMcialL "Seesaw," said Kazbulah. “Why do you all kee Wg sees 2) asked the oficial. he three klowered, nnd remnined silent, = The official consulted — the papers in front of him. “It says nothing here about leapfrog," he said. “Seesaw,” shouted the three Persinr “Ob,” said. the official. "Se vi" That explains the plank. Why didn’t you say so?" “oO Minister,” replied Rizamughan, “we say nothing.else doy and night, ho yes,” “Who sent -you fo me?" asked the ‘oficial, hoping it: was some friend, with fo! fifty-dfty on whatever he squid net out of the Trlo as a bribe. “Your sid the DEPOSIT PENNY TO | AU sic nif acehis* WAN ANG:CO, tnidnsioonte:: . 2 whom he could 7 he. ind if I smoke?” undermate, please," said Ashura, “Oh, sald the officin) disappointedly, “Waiter, my compliments to the chemist.” I WAS amused the other day’ to hear some one described aso “dreadful gourmet.” 1 suppose such a phrase today is applied to a mon who insists on having his tinned Arablan exe done to a ‘turn, and will drink nothing with It but real Burgundy from the Gold Coast. Wolf in the honeysuckle The -icedrop of cold thought Has fr t the warm heart To @ senscless stone, All that imagination Tn expertence's mart Ts pared down to’ the bone, ,- hep arti as they go by On the read, to Eternity, N Dara (L. H. Triffin.) bought ' ’ . ‘tfo ) Bont eet / £0 Yo. haffere “START USING — : @, 9 DANDRUFF REMOVER. SHAMPOO . & A “IDEAL” HAI TONIC On Sale at Lending stores. This Space Every Day BEAUTY ARTS | By LOIS LEEDS | ' Posed for Lois Leeds. Dorm heed. report. the new: oot Piednon, Beauty, Colours and dewelst THAS AND TENG 1 Cae thy whe ; wie er Teh Batten ie Hottie © peibobna jtub cat eeerepelery Then ¥ iat . a8 wal Cras “detinite sate, vom k dene. Pen i ed, ; oh fas Lore enti | OSE at. for that ten bie he ENOL OCI Ita tte cnt ebeeag tad wilt chee ne n went dat abaat doing ans : nt does gout te praval ory thee sTreaesiae Ds fie boas Pro TD thever ter ten” Pathe Sing the- i Tray SEs lait temkerenind a. eorcliugt ter ane fea, when the the tthe laetisy Preeti mute SRE she tage the dn tarn 1 with oe far cegabe tien! soft reaases led: mew Pyecterent aoa thee Wort Loni, doo Bhan es Purists [ego Be thr pave tl tate, with the hen, ase thes look Loot DOTTED LINE Vtriass $oerth oll ata chew ite New Yort peceetl wae calle Dasnedny Dames, Wheel vtaer Cal gcteds ated Vittea men danced oar Une Fred Tranter It in seep art Astiwre Cuttele remover should be used only on the cuticle, Apply ft with a bit of cotton or nan ornngewood atick, Tt removes dry, ragged cuticle without cutting. which is fatal to pretty fingers, After using the re- mover, serub the fingertips in Warm, sonpy water, Dry, then wo over the euticle gently with n towel. Smooth on hand cream and message a drop of the cuticle off around the cuticle, Nost—Your Throat, Please! This ta uttlily the new Linzi dresses for In nolka- >) dotted crepe. it has cap sleeves and volow. voll-collarest neek Hne, SIDE GEANCES’ By Galbraith “What did you moan by tolling all those pooplo, ‘A good ’ disposition tike my wife's Is mora important: than food looks in making marringe a succoss'?” : 4 Ideal Home Exhibition | )UXB- | To Open Next Month ? A village where town and country meet varden centre will he opencd to the public at Olympia from March 2 fo 25. Ht has bee Health as part of the Daily to portray its “1948 Town and Country Homes” plan. - Six full-sized and fully fur- nished dwellings, with another house enfolding an exhibition hall, form the Lilnistry exhibit. In addition, there will be an aluminium bungalow, > On the country w side of the village stone prefabricated houses one oof the ON BABIES Mre Annie Rird is 80 old and a widow. tn she Jet twe rooms in her house in Ardhbeseroad, Werne Till. London, te oa young: married couple, Mroand Mrs Jackson, > Then came the wheu caver Sie oth, attend 1) ptnve her work and told Mis Ture) shes wi cole fe dave a baby at the end of Merch : Mrs Bird cave the Jneksonsy notice te ault bee part Pebees 0 he ud, “Critical Date” Mes dackron sent Vostunet, Tie Dereths . the oehademimn, tole ber she could have three meanths! eeeuriiy of tenure of ler roome. sane to des Bbred phe sald: J oPbta neeubite expires om Apil 6, sich as dikely te be a erltientl date for sour We do bape sow will nots: put oo hes cut arn mediately Mrs Bird fave banaiy every ying years y net When beth Hett Seott Stokes afterveard:: “LE bore mivstl£, ated hive he fora veung mother, “But Mes Taekson sand she lived wall her ranther frome the time she wat tparned in dune until she came fer tas house Whe didivt che stay there? Good Old Days days of nd wi house ever. uel pad yrs » “The good old pay ajte when pas bast we had the whole taaids ure pone far “Eoshall pio away comewhere may solicitor be Jockeons out. “But To ohad ete a jolie tinse in the court, fo suppose Jooshalb have tit after and two find sit will ad; “f told her "You known abate oy thinking about dire Mat ouehit what we v Iy we got te te a Car gadget warns : Change oil—Now’ A da: a signal to miate in their engines. yrearboxes and back tixles should be changed is the latest aid in the present struggle fe omake cars) Inst longer. . Me Ernest stor of h tractor mischines here, hee Mr Alliniun turer mechanism in thie s the instr two and thal the trap ite action when the car recommended omuleaze had reuched, But new ferent mile working parts. for this. When the slated mileage has been reached a red card drops into one of the windows, and the driver is told “Change oil engine—Now Ata different mileage another ecard drops inta the second window, with the message Change oil axle, pes Now.” , _ CHESS PROBLEM By P. 5. p. GETHING Black, 9 pieces. stdgeet flashing: when oil shhourd * PETRUS 2 firm miak- ad erepedusting dovented at, abo Horgeters 4 smald wride trip ve maker's been oil os required at dif- res for engine aad other Mr Allman allowed White, 10 pieces. White to lau ond mata in two, Solution to Saturday's: problem: : 2 1, D—RB, any; 2, Q, B. or Ki mates, permanent | October | up: to Daim. So otponths before Locan get the! aE, THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1948. B ‘RELLS AND YOUR | NO! we HUSBAND ore, nround a nN oreanised hy the Ministry of Mail Ideal Home Exhibition rurud: type, and oa’ pair of h unit houses, whieh are mnde largely from the residue of the ebina clay Industry, On the “town” ulde will be reen for the frst time outside tho lnbora- tory o two-storey sluminium home ond-—frst time fn the postwar ex- hibition—a terrace of brict-bullt “tracditional® homes, in one of which the Ministry will establish Its own exhibition hall to put forward its ploch report: on the “First ‘“Fwo Hundred Thousand, ‘Sclf-Holp ‘For the men and women who like hte make things Ghemselyes for their own homes a spgelal. feature is hein, prepared nt The Ideal Home Extithitien, toe be called “Craftsman- thio in the Hone.” Prachcal demonstrations of sich . Seltix embroidery tn wide yanety, hand-loom weaving—even to making a carpet up to 27 inches wide-—basket-making, rugg-miaiking: and plasiic ware are among the subjects whiell will be demonstrated be with obtainable nue. The library and Leapnuc, i handicraft Corn ° McKENNEY ON BRIDGE eri Your Tricks experts tals toned i feature abo Hacliuch no displays by the © i anisa thot Solomon for epthiusdists, Ale tovenuter dueep sille-worms hebly bat few people make a heobs ef colle preduetien. ma riteh Bred Salk dn the Dfail a Fachten and Bests beifers will cenman ettharaa fomade | fiom he youthtul hobby £ Haat Re workers i front Ladling: tone On te will shaw Ihe: cals for the trata of the Royal! J ceecldorsy direccs oy soled from Bri- pth bred :Akwernis” eecoons, Old Clocks Tell Story joe ewe une an eles kK QIIGS Toutnament—Nelther vul. West North East Pass Pass Pass strings te pull Uhat Base runaiog, lwinted hie wiaterfi “poring wrk} chime. rine toone of ao prent! Peollection of remantie iad historic Peloeks to be spat °The Pageant of tthe Hours at exhibition, It oo wan 'onnde: for the Chinese market about L180, and. points the purpose of the fenture.. ta rhow how Britain, once world's greatest) clockmating | Hdly regaining feature tells the mastery oof | the rement ripht when the Acelock with it sets Litthe auitmatl By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY T ! rasyes HE most eonpltested hands often tan be made by following the teoorule, count your tricks, les J) Soloinon of Philadelphia, ef the count greatest: card Players, pave to hand a Jong study before he ted to play it. I said thinking: i 7 eo The pitery ef man’s peqience of time ifroma prehtsterte Ptunter set) he upright lo tell tune from its rio, and oo watebes from private trea Include rare ispecunens from the lith Century sunwards, “Phere is movement from fAmectury Abbey which first worked Pobout 1490, an antronomical clock Swath D2 dials that) tells the time, tide: unrise, dite and afew other ‘thin a oclock that belonsed to valeons and ene of the tirst clec- cleels ever made. The eollec- | ch includes one lke swehiely Charles Do hept beode his teh grave te Sap PF one Perbert eo Ubresigth Whiitetiull | When the hand w “Charlle, what were about for so lore?" over, ithe you + Clock collects “hoawwns counting: my irieks," he rephed, “Tecould trump three hearts in dummy, cas : and = kingt oer damon ace and kingt of chat That would 4 me seven riticks 1 To had te get in three of jthe flumps am omy own band." ten Mien of Urat Ie of defence ro pluy pro- line ih Trev are this band, 10 tricks dies bon but theca Sofomen CNortho trumped the opening heart lend oon dummy, cash- - 7 the ave and kane of cludes bel the queen oof deh oy beim or Bneclbt Clocks, on old-tume cleekmaker aotrbedern ean! 1 dispday of elochs_that__are chap, Follow This Rule: Count ae . FAIR at 2.30, 5.15, 7TAS'& 9.15 pom. WwGIAS BANKS dr: See SS, MAUREEN OHARA. Si giatcs WALTERSIEZAK QUINN GEORGE TOBIAS weil Ae NEXT fF Laraine DAY HANGE © Brian AHERNE in LAST 4 SHOW i te 10 WHT NL “THE LOCKET”. » UWOMRAAL GEORGE co.sorsing LOUIS SANDERS- HAYWARD “ROSALIND RUSSELL A Hunt Stromberg Production Released they United Artats JACK CARSON TO-MORROW “ROUGHLY SPEAKING” “OAILY AT tH 520 720 g 920 BM, DAILY AT 230 GI5 75 & SISPM CENTRAL: Extra Performance at 12.30 P.M. o FINAL SHOWI Lrinang in food and other nece ties bv there nae nbivait centinied qinether heart, trumped with the ten ow tas ace and ket were cashed and a diamond tr ped in the North hand saith the five oof spaces. Another heart was trumped in cdummy wath the ace ot spades. and Ube hieh club ted. Wert wtntelr chummy lg a Sgt Cheek WY apuan. Knowledge hb. Uaeler what’ pseudonyin Charles Jick Deg Wort? 2. What fiumews radio singer has fountain named for bert On what date did the “hoon Rome’? Who invented the rotary purine | press : What tve countries occupy the teland wt Hispanola? z ‘duumonds and ace of clubs in + his 6. Whit birds sometimes travel. awa hand, and three spades, the on the ice bytlyang on their stomachs | yin of diamonds and king of clubs and kicking with their legs? ‘in dummy, which adds up to 10 (Answers on Page 4) : : ol dlanion wat West trumped this with the seven ‘of spades, Salomon evertrumped owith the nine and fast overtrumped “ate pwith the queen, did East trom les. of Now it was impossible for and West to keep dectirer jmeking the king and six of J He mine three spades, the a i tricks. Rupert’s Silver Tru Rupert looks carcfully all over she beautiful dutle “plane bu: he y doesn’t dare to try to start it. It's a great mystery.”’ he murmurs. “Why should the owner have left sath oa lovely thing unguarded ? And where on earth is he Pt? He and Dinkie get on to the ridge, and for guts a jong time they gaze round. “"It's‘no good.”” says Rupert. “There’s no one in sight. We'd Letter yo home. but I'll certainly come and see it again. Anyway, : thank you for showing it to me, : “Dinkie.”* . ‘ ALL RIGHTS’ RESERVED, ——, mpet—s t fee re, | CROSSWORD PUZZLE . Binnie tho singer for this one] - 5). ative hut, Konda in the natiy. a tw pig. ty) : “The Artot Lore” (4) “ al. Lacerate. (4 All rest skin to tho stars. (7) A simple open nound. (5) Draw for tho guard. (4S Down Sxilled Nghting men. (a) Of man 4s opposed to beasta. (5) 3 Slngte timo. 14 - Famous for T.U. martyra, (0) Qet nhontd. 16) » In direct Ilne of descent. (6) - . Tle-up. (0 U. Peaceful, (4) «Wane for a change. (4) Sew In the tiseuc. 16) Vote to but the bar up. [4) Coloured. ‘ Not very deep with tila in the eho, tb 2 3. A chango from war... (3) Melody. 63) crose 4. You may find tho Home Office tn} this but not this in tho Home. Omco. 19). 4, I cut a Inont (anng.). (0? ‘ Stage. Enhol = ALHAMBRA “ROUGHLY SPEAKING” with Rosalind RUSSELL Ati ‘ meee Ga TAR P= Phone. 583 35s ; 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. ‘TO-DAY ONLY : Teamoog "tat foot rus bh TAY FRANCIS - CAROLE LANDIS reewes MARTHA RATE + MITL] MATFAIR SRAUNY DORSEY sat te tates « KO WARVEY EXEL SRVERS ea, penentry DICK HAYMES, TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY| “Sentimental Journey” John Payne ° Maureen O'Hara ALEXIS Mig NGS TO-DAY o ‘WARNERS' ADVENTURE CER OFTHE CENTURY Til Ae : i — — OPENING TO-MORROW — CENTRAL “BORN FOR TROUBLE” with Van JOHNSON through the - HONGKONG “WAR MEMORIAL FUND Bend your donation ta. the Hon. Treasurere : Lowe, Bingham & Matthews Mercantiin Bank Bldg. aa . potentiate ‘| CHVEL WAR EIN WEMEN Cairo, Feb... 22,—Abdel Rahman Azzam _— Pasha, Secretary-General of the Arab League, said tonight that a state of: civil war exists. in Yemen following the death of the kingdom's 82-year-old monarch. he League, an organisa- tion of Middle — East countries, is taking precau-. tions to prevent any possible foreign intervention, — he and subsequently, the resources | papttants of the ¢ : bHet 2 ¢ country and without said. ; which it is satisfied are neces-| obtuining . the iutreement of “the ‘A two-man delegation sary. aralters Nations Palestine Commis- left for Yemen this morning A Tre : to investigate the situation. day: “For immediate requirements, | Deseribing the decision asm one- The League will send a £7,000,000 are being released in| sided action, Mr Kaplan said order ‘to provide £4,000,000 as] Palestine’s sterling balances, which second delegation soon to the Arabian desert kingdom to advise the new government. —Associated Press. dunuc puarnarueneagaeetgatagstseeaentasaetacstariatenenaeaermacsrnee canst ttt WALLACE OBJECTS TO CHINA AID Washington, Feb, 22.—The Presidential aspirant, Ulenry A, Wallace, assertings that the United Stutes is now xo deeply engaged in direct. military inter- vention in China’s civil war that. American bases were! established in Tsingtao and’ Formosn, lasted at) the Ad- ministration’s $570,000,000 China aid) programme as ai “war-provoking extension — of | the Marshall plan to Asin.” Labelling the afd) phan oan “one | more phase in our Anancial and milltary intervention there," Wallace anid: "The situation in Chinn ts tragle proof af the inevitable failure + of our foreign policy, The sending of money .and supplies te bolster n reactionary government aginst the will of the people serves the cause of reaction and war but not deriu- chaey and peace.” Wallace urged — the pedple and Congress to “reject this war-provok- ing China programme presented by President Truman,” and called instead for all possible ald to the "Chinese peaple through the United Nations, such ald to be given once peace is ostablished so that reconstruction is itele.” t © oshid the first step towards | tobe the withdrawal of | val financial and = military interven- tion in China's internal fights.” Waltnce sald that. the principal troup which ytood to benefit from the aid. programme = is the: “Wall Street group which controls Jarge areas of Chinese economy” Wallace claimed: "The Presidents: contention that the now $570,000,000 ! Z amme represents, purely econamic ald is exploded by e that it will perniit the Chinese Government Minited dollar resourecs ends.” He continued: pos it peace “mut to deyvole te other “f do nat betieve | working balances was the THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, i948. Palestine’ Ne Longer In Sterling Area London, Feb. 22.—Palestine ceases to be a part of the sterling area at midnight but the British Government will make available, during the: re- maining perlod of the mandate asury, announcement raid to- for the banks: In 000,000 to be used, current accruals = of Polestine and together with sterling which will be at Palestine's alinpusal, for current expenditure until the mirdle of May.” Giving, reasons for {hese moves, the ‘Treasury statement, which coineded with ao similar announce- ment from the Palestine Govern- ment $n Jerusatem, sald Palestine holder of sterling balances totalling, £1090,000,000, been drawn so thal which had pat months Pwestine, These balance on ily bn the resources of would be needed for the development of the country, were In danger of being unduly depleted and the balence of payments problem of the sterling pren war aggravated. To Stop The Drain “As ta the case of other countries Holding large balances, for example Jndin, sevpt aincdl | Trag,”’ the nouncement whieh the drain can be stopped is by blocking the greater part of the balances’, The unnouncement declared the British Government was resolved to do all in Sts power to prevent damage to the financial and econo- mic ucture of Palestine = during the period of its withdrawal, The Treasury also stnted that “owlngt to the fact that Palestine currency {s also the currency of Transjordan, it is technically fm- possible for Transjordan td rematn in the sterling area when Palestine leaves ft, and Has, however, informed the British Government that it intends to make such currency and exchange contr 7 pirangemenuts as will enable Trans. Jordan to return to the sterlinst area Same Position As Egypt Palestine’s departure from — the sterling ares means that she will be in the same position as Exypt, a country whose currency is backed by sterling and does most of tts trade in sterling but Is not a member of the sterling, area, writes Sydney Gampell, Reuters Financial Editor. ‘This step has obviously become y opt the present phase of withdriwal from Palestine, ance of membership of the rea ik exchange control on rs to countries outside the serine’ oren. ing end of the Palestine mandate, which Britain is ta relinquish on May 15, it was officially announced = here today. The sterling balances — of] Palestine have been blocked, une) sald, “the only way ta. because of the approach- decision should nut sive rise to any pinle tn Palestine. . He declared that it wan diMeult to belleve the mandatory governinent would do such a thing without con- sulting representatives of the in- were now blocked, hnd resulted in an Influx of Jewish enpital into the country from abroad totalling over £70,000,000 since the war. The aim of the British Govern- ment, he added, was to get milllons of pounds out of the country and to make Palestine poorer instead of safeguarding her ‘economic and financial power, as the Government had stated.—Reuter, THREE-POWER COMMUNIST CONGRESS IN BRITAIN © arrangements are 2 < being made accordingly, fn agree- | « London, Feb, 22.—Only a mont between the two governments. change in policy and a new “The Transjordan Government | overnment can save Britain from economic collapse,” Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the British Communist Party, told delegates al. the second session of the party’s annual congress here today. The Government's economic polley could not solve the present problems, he said. They put increased pro- duction as the principal remedy “in order to cover up their anti-working class policy whole.” Arthur Horner, § tary of ‘the National Minework Union, dte- scribed as n “foul ie the allegation that the party was opposed to in- crensed production. "We shall not tion,” he sald. “T say—and I fabour Party -to deny force most responsible for the pro- sabotare produc- challenge the oe American people want any { ‘The st has obviously now bee ° nn ot. thls -sehome- Fado Wot beat 1 ached. re_Briain_eannot_ope ate | duction” drive | s been the ,Com- lieve they would have approved |an efficient exchinge conirel in munist —Party. er et direct military intervention in| Palestine, and there ta as vet be WwW. Itust, oa member + of tne China‘s civil war in which we have | successor authority which could. National Executive and editor — of tready engaged."—United Pross, In the’ -Interrennum, at least,; {he Communist daily paper, The ‘ Palestine thus leaves the sterling Daily Worker, told the congress that area ‘ when he gave evidence to the Royal . \ : hA Opini pooraleden ne eee he tn- i | wis. enc inion I formed them that “in the opinion Truman In Virgin Je 5 as tof the Communist, Party, Mr Chur- Islands 1 oMr A. Kaplan, treasurer of the! shill was nothing: but a blood thirsty Jewish Agency,” told Reuter in| creature and warmonger No, 1." St Thomas Island, Virgin Islands, | Jerusalem tod that the Agency The Communists stood for the co- Feb, 22.—President ‘Truman arrived | was not surprised at the Palestine) existence of capitalism and social- here today for his Caribbean holi- | Government's decision to place the} isin, but could not retreat before nied by Mr country outside the sterling, areca. - day. He owas accomy Julius Krug, the Secretary Interior.—Reuter, of the Globe-Circling Expected Her The Agency was considering wha s to take. sinessmen e Wednesday Ten American businessmen are duc to Jand at Kai Tak on Wednesday on a globe-cire nearly dhirty countries and scores expects to be in Hongkong unt for Shanghai. During their government officials and lead The American party is travelling, in the, “Atlas Sky Merchant," 0 Douglas DC-4 plane specially fitted for the 100-day trip which began at Miami, Florida on January 12. The plane js scheduled to complete its 45,000-mile Journey at New York in lute April. The visit to Hongkont has been arranged with the aid of Standard- Vacuum Ol Company, several of - whose representatives are, accome epanylng the Atlas party. as . To date, the Sky Merchont . hag stopped In Recife, Monrovia, Leopold- ville, Johannesburg, "Capetown, Nairobi, Khartoum, Cairo, Dahran, Karachi, New Delh, Bombay, ’ Bangalore, Travencore, « Col mo, Calcutta, Bangkok and Saigon: After leaving Hongkong it — will continue to Shanghai, Nanking, Peiplng, Tokyo, Manila, Singapore, . Penang, Batavia, Palembang, Dar- -win, Melbourne, Sydney, and Auck- Jand before returning to the United States vin. Honolulu and . San Francisco. : Equipped to carry 10 passengers and ¢rew of seven on its trip nround the world, the Atins plane also has on board product displays covering the Atlas Company's linc of auto- motive and aviation accessorics. The plane can be turned into a small theatre, complete with 16 mm, sound film equipment, for training of local representatives in arens where Atlas products arc now available to the public. ___.Twoaway radio telephony coutn- ment permits passengers {n the plane to talk with people on the ground on-the-plane ling flight which will include of cities. .The group il Friday, when they will leave stay the visitors will) meet ny businessmen, simply. by telephoning In the con- accom- modations for part of the crew and n cooking: falley are also provided. In additlon to Mr FP. HW. Bedford, President of the Atlas Supply Com-~ pany, other businessmen arriving on ventions way. Sleeping the Sty Merchant include: J. E. Partenhelmer, Vice Presiden ane General Manager: R. B. Holgate, E: E. _ Aldrin, and J. J. Hall, Publle Relations Director, all of the Export Manager; Aviation Director, ad Supnly Co. Representative of | In connection with the cereal ques= Stemco, Inc “British aMinte of tion, must’ be amended,*or abolished,- Staneo, Ine. D. F. Davis, Manayer bette supply conditions can be of Public Relations, and G, | improved. : . : f ‘si They demanded: Firstly, cereal Heberlein, Marketlng. Representa- toxen be abolished; secordly, free Oll Company. F L. E, Brown, Far Eastern Repre sentative of the Standard O11 Com niny of New Jersey, -and s. Kamerick, Far Eastern Representa tlve of Atlas. The Atins Sky Merchant's crew | from the KLM Royal, Dutch Al Lines. He is Pilot Adviser. . J. Vanmansart is the No. Pilot of the world Hight and i assisted by E. M. Harvey. Lewis Albright the Radio Operator. The Atlas Into operation In_ 1948, tourlng th United States and Canada, and in 1947 “surveyed “the South “American markets. ons Mr Kaplan sald) the the threat of imperinlism., That was tl] why M. Molotov so often said “No UNO” at international conferences. The congress concludes tomorrow. —Reuter. Shanghai Food Rationing ) CONFERENCE : | MERGER OF FRENCH ZONE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE London, Feb. 22.—An air of uncertainty about purpose and scope hangs over the three-power conference on the. future of Germany, which opens in London tomorrow. Official pronouncements from London and Washington made it plain that this conference, which is being held in secret, will. not take final decisions. Its conclusions it—that the | Shanghal, Feb. 22.—The overall tive, both of the Standard-Vacuumn hended by I. W. Smirnoff, on loan F, Fer- raro !s Flight Engineer and J. Nicl- son is Engineer and Steward. T. A. fg the Navigotor and A. W. Sky Merchant went food rationing, plan drafted to com- bat the - growingly serious — rice “rush” will be enforced throughout Shanghai, beginning March 1, the Commissioner of Social Affairs, Mr Wu Kai-hsion, declared Jast night after his return from Nanking. Despite the shortage of rice and the Inck of workable ration system in the city, Mr Wu gave the assurance that the Government will supply the necessary amount of ecre: to the market in order. to will be referred back to the There is good reason to sup- pose that the French Govern- ment concurs in regarding the discussions as exploratory but at the same time wishes to sce their scope widened to include an examination of Allied policy in Germany in general and not confined to the details of zonal administration in the west. As the opening date of the con- ference approsched, the Western occupation powers again found themselves inhibited by Inck of de- elsion on the basic question whether to #o ahead and reorganise Western Germany without Soviet co-opera- ton. The evidence emerging from pre- liminary contacts between the three delegations which have been takings plaice in the past few’ days in Lon- don strongly suggest that-caution Is. to be maintained through a decision that findings on the conference are to be provisional only. Even without a decision on polley towards the Sovict Union, the pos sibility of an economic merger of the French occupation zone with the Anglo-American area remains the imost important tovic likely. ta be ya sed oat the conference | this week, The question of the future intec~ national control ef the Ruhr, which Tis also on (he agendas runs tt-a- close second, Bizonal Charter The French Government will also wish to d 33 fully to new bizonal charter givingg the British na to settle ns point one on its agenda the form in which the Benelux powers can be associated -with its work, The Benclux governments inade it unmistakably clear in recent weeks that they regard an invitation to take a full share in framing the policy for Western Germany os an indispensable condition for taking part in any Western Union. Consequently the decision of the conference on this question will have repercussions far beyond the scope ot any administrative matter affect- ing Germany alone. Benclux Representation - The talks this week between the Foreljin Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, and the United States Ambassador carry out the ratioh ; plan sucecss- fully. . : ra, Meanwhile, at n meeting yester- day the Nattonal Food Dealers! As- sociation unanimously agreed that many of the. Goyvernment’s mensures t transportation of cereals throu thout the country be guaranteed, th rdly, repressive measures on alfferent rice markets be Ilfted.—Reuter. E Held-Up Students Injured By Stones The two students, Pak On-fol (19) and) Kwok Shu-chung (20), who were attacked by robbers on the Peak on Saturday, received face lncerntions from stones thrown: by the highwaymen. Both were taken to Queen Mnry to be bandaged but were not detnined. - The robbers, who were successfully repelled by the students, escaped withost oav Ieot cnt have not vet been nrrested, the Peale Police Station [said this morning. - J 8 ty 1 a ic to Brifain, Mr. Lewis Douglas, are authoritatively understood — to. Rave reached the provisiortal conclusion that: the Belginn, Dutch and Luxcm- jbourg Governinents be: invited, to discuss the points on ‘the agenda of interest to them, provided that thd French Government, as js confident- ly expected, is in agreement. ; Britain and the United. States’ dre believed’ to ‘have definitely rejected the idea that the Benelux representa< tives should be invited moercly to state their views. Whether the formula fs likely to satisfy the governments of the three smaller powers is still doubtful. It certainly falls short of thelr plainly expressed wish to attend the con- ference as full members, y Its acceptability probably depends on: the criterion by which it is de- elded what matters are of Interest to the Benelux. “If the Benelux powers themselves decide which mecting they fecl it useful to attend the formula may satisfy them, bu lf thelr attendance: is restricted by the other powers It is not likely, to do 50. P : Britain, like the United States und France, ja expected to. reject the Sovict- protest . ogainst. holding... the conference which alleged that it was o ra 4 © ewmaarenar aver post Sprtons press erence. 1WC.— a breach of the Potsdam a agreements.-—Reuter, Security Demand London, Feb., Western Germany under t —that against any resurgence military might. The = sceurity top priority. demands bour alliance of its own, vanced a preposal for a poli military phet with France’ Belgium, the — Netherlan Luxembouryt, France have declared — thi must rest upon firm guaran’ the countries will work against any aggression quarter, dition, Britain has taken voice at. the talks on wilt from In order to meet this con- governments concerned. nd Yalta 22—The ' United States will Insist on a major role for Mar- shall. plan, In three-power talks on Germany opening, on Monday. he ingness to go along on one condition there be stringent guarantees of German Britain, anxious for u good neigh- has’ ad- tical and and the Benelux customs unlon countries— ds and While applauding In principle, the Benelux nations and s move tees that together any the lead in assuring the Benelux countries a decisions svhich will change Germany's future. Conflicting Claims Benelux influence will be limited take Insalting Words From Gen Kurasov Vienna, Feb. 22,—British and American diplomatic represen- tatives walked out of the Hall of Vicnna’s Music Union this afternoon in protest against the insulting remarks by the Soviet Commander-in-Chief, Colonel- Gener#l Viadimir Kurnsov. General Kurnsoy wos speaking in the presence of the \ Austrian Chaneellor, Dr. Leopold Fil, and representatives of most of the Le- gntions In the city. : Without mentioning Britain or the United States. by name, he de- clarcd that “imperialist powers” had subsidised Hitler and were now spending millions of dollars to foster another war. 5 The British Charge D'Affalres, Mr N. J. Cheetham, sald afterwards: “General Kurasov's remarks secmed to me so insulting to my country that I got up and walked out of the room, Mr A. Mellin, representing the United States Legation, followed me,” A meeting of the Austro-Sovict Cultural and Economic Society was being held to celebrate “Red Army Day,.""—Reuter. , Ready For Battle Berlin, Feb, 22-The Sovict Army, equipped with “frst class arms," now “is in constant readiness for battle’ to preserve the de~ moeratic principles of Communism, the oMectal Russian newspuper, Taepliche Rundschau, sald today. . In a page one editorial, the paper sald: ’The victorious Soviet army is the loyal guardian of the Soviet Union and of durable peace, and Is nlways in constant readiness for battle,» “Between a wish of — tmperinlists toa new war and thelr ability to carry such on war through issn large gap of forces for peace so strong that new agutressors will face a pitiful debacle.” Tt praised the Russian Army's first-class arms and Its progressive military anit selentifie development. Warmongers Warned The editorial appeared In an eight- page edition devoted to the Red to Responsible diplomatic ofllctals,| Army and its fight for liveration reporting, this tonight, said) France] “from the imperialistic yoke.” and Britain have professed a will- ‘The newspaper featured pictures showln large Russian “katjuscha’’ suns firing. and armament works in the ‘Urals, Wo warned warmoniers they must reallse their “criminal intentions” will result in their sharing the fate of Hitler and his collaborators. The Russian-licensed — Parliner Zeitung commented that the Sovict Army was the "most decisive factor for insuring peace.” It ndded that there was no power which can match the Soviet Army and said it was ao mistnke to underestimate its strength. United Press. PROBE INTO FATAL . | have to broad overall questions of policy and not to the question of adminis- PRIZE FIGHT ——d Uns Hume MMEESMMARRATS FMM DENIAL BY NANKING Shanghat, Feb. 22, —- American press reports cir-* culated .in Shanghai yester- day alleging that a Soviet official stationed in Shang- hai has offered himself as intermediary to mediate in the Chinese civil war, and that Gencralissimo Chiang Kai-shek has given consent to reopen peace negotiations ' between” the Government and the .Communists, were categorically denied by a spokesman of the Chinese Government late last night. The rumour is absolutely unfounded, - apparently de-, signed to disturb public mind tn tho midst of the bandit suppression cam- paign,"’ the spokesman said, —Reuter, pe MUU Hes Mn enna Te FOOD FROM DENIIARK TO COST MORE Copenhagen, Feb. 22.—Den- mark is to send Britain butter, bacon and eggs, but. at consi- derably higher prices, under a new trade agreement announced today by the Danish Foreign Office. ' In exchange Britain will deliver to Denmark minimum quantitles of British exports, including .coal,. fron and steel. | Under the agreement. Dernmaric will be able to use sterling for cer- taln payments outside the sterling bloc, for example, to buy nitrogen | fertilisers from’ Chile. Trade talks between the two countries had been going on tver since Jast September. | They broke down over Danish food prices and then over British dellveries, Denmark will deliver to Britain f0 percent of her exportable surplus of bacon.—Reuter. ‘ . snitiafling This Weck London, Feb. 22.—Commenting on today’s announcement by the Danish Forelgn OMce ‘that a British-Danish trade agreement had been renched, a Treasury ofMcint said tonight: “It ix expected that the text will be in- Itialled by the two fovernments later this week, when full statements by both jovernments will be miade.”"—- Reuter, ——+_—— “OUTWARD MAILS | — , Unless otherwise stated, regis- tered articles and parcel posts close 20 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall, If mail close before 10 a.m. registered and parceln will close at 5 p.m. the previous day. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Closing Times Dy Air claims as: 1. Rebuilding, of German industry, eastly shifted from peacetime to war production, 2. Internationalisation of the probably will be re But France obviou. view that curity ir come first, F ign Ministe Bidault has sald that se hed on Monday. Geory ity imust in Which light-heavy weight Sam Baroudi suffered fatal injuries ure under way today and are expected to Iend to a complete American occupation zones a consti- | Ruhr, whose coal and iron have fed} probe of boxing in Chicago. tutional form which could serve as| Europe's economy for half o century, A blue ribbon jury was instructed a blueprint for a future independent vine At ne internationnlisa- | yy Coroner A. L. Brodie to make a government. ion, the British seme form, of nie- Horous! ne "g A discussion of this charter was| tional ation, ond the U.S. a system thorouRh Investigation | ad Boroudl the original purpose of the con- of free enterprise. Pale . ference, and only the restraint of 3. A Germany with its power Assistant State Attorney Dan Ryan the French Government has pre-| vested in a. strong central govern- unnounced he would direet a second vented » highly awkward — situation ment, or one based upon federalisa- investigation. from developing through the decision | tien of, German — states, such § Meanwhile, Edward Charles, the of Brithin and the United States to France proposes, without a cohesive | Cincinnath nero who . injured put it inte effect before the con-| power for military unity. 3aroudi Jast week, was released ference opened, A formal decision on the part the} from a technical charge of —man- Before the conference can start to Benelux countries will play in’ the} slaughter on o $5,000 bond.—United discuss any of these questions It has|deelsions on | Western Germany } Press. f KRAMER BEATS RIGGS Oakland, California, Feb, 22.—Jack Kramer defeated Bobby Riggs 6-1, be puaranteed before France wil 1] 6-4 to°take a 19 to 15 edge in their consent to fuse its German occupa tion zone with those of Britain and trans-continental professional tennis INVITATION today Government for Defence. Coalition Minister O'Hixgins, The Conlitlon of the Fine Gact, Farmers, New Republicans. Natlonal Labour and Independents command (Parlla- ment) to the 68 seats held by Fianna Independent .75 sents. ins the new Dail Fail.. with — three supporters. “What is the good of sulking and trying to undermine the foundations Dr O'Higgins of the new Ireland?" the U.S.--Associated Press. TO +4 : FIANNA FAIL Cork, Eire, Feb, 22,—Fianna Fail, the purty of Mr Eamon de Valera, - defeated In the recent Premiership election after 16 years of office, was invited to join Eire's by new the Dr EB. F. four. . - Australian Dinny Pails defented Chilean Pancho Segura = 12-10.-- United Press. Malaya Tour Singapore, Feb, 22.--Australlan tennis star John ‘Bromwich and three other Australian players plan to tour Malaya after the 1948 Davis Cup play, x spokesman. announced. He said two as yet unnomed women stars and either Geoffrey Brown or Billy Sidwell would make the. trip.—Assoclated Press. ‘INDOOR TRACK MEET New York, Feb. 22.—THe Untver- sity of Colorado ,ace quatter-miler, Dave Bolen, walked off with top honours in‘ the Natlonal AAU Indoor {rack champlonships ‘at Madison Square Garden. . Bolen defeated a star-studded ficld In the 000-yard race In 1 min, 11.8 secs—only 2/10ths of a second off the meet record. asked Finnna Fall,-“A_ really Na- : tional Government has. been formed Bob Richards, of Ilinols A.C, and its-strength does not depend on | won the vole vault, with a the number of tied men, mnrshalled | vault of 14 fect G inches. Earle and regimented, but on the broad- ness of its formation, the number. of elements represented, and the wholc- hearted desire of ail sections in the Government to Ieave Ircland better than they found it.’—Reuter, —_——————— _—- CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers 1, Boz, October 28, 1922. 4. 2.. Kate Smith. chartered peak In southenst Venc- zucln was named Kate Smith Moun- tain by,Captain Basil L. Rowe. : Richard Hoe in .1046..5..Holth pnd. the Domini-. can Republic. 6. Penguins. An un- 3. Mendows, 1930 Olympic champion was third. . Lordenzo Wright, of Wayne University, brond-jumped 25 . feet 3-34 jns.—Unlted Press. Austratian Hopes Melbourne; Feb, 22.—Australinan track and field hopes for the Olymples brightened today with two outstanding performances in the New South Wales meet. John Treloar, notional sprint champion, won the 100-yurd dosh in 9.5 secs. Morris Kurlota, 18-year-old school boy, won the 440 yard dash In 47.3 seca.—-United Press. af RS tering —the Western-German— zones. ‘ H Aan! of occupation. But it may prove the Chicago,— Feb: 22:—-Two in--l-amoyz Shanghal, ; Nanking. itankow main factor in such ~ conflicting vestigations into the prize Aight Hateeeed Totnow: Bwatow & Foo= chow 3.30 p.m, Closing Times By Bea & Train Macao, Tainaban & Shekkl (Sea) 2 p.m, Canton (Train) 2 pm. Straits (Bea) 3 p.m. Manila, Colombo, Bombay (fea) abaya a Hoihow (Sea) pam. an Macao, Tsinshan & Shekki (Sea) 4 p.m. Kongmoon (Sea) G p.m, Canton (Sea) 5 p.m, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Closing Times By Alt Amoy 1 am. (reg.)} 9.90 a.m, (ord.), Shanghal 9 am, (reg): 930 on, (ord.). Hanekok, Hangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Dahrein, Cairo (Natrovl, Johannesburg & Marseilles vin Catro) Augusta and London (Kowloon C.P.O.) 3 Pm. (G.P.0.) 3.30 p.m. Amoy. & Foochow) Shanghai, Nanktng,. Hinnkow, Tslngtao and Pelping; Swatow 3.30 p.m, x fc Times BY Sea & Train and Karacht Closln, Canton (Traln) 7 am. Macao, Tsinshah & Shekkl (Sea) 6 a.m. Manin (Sea) 10 ain, : Salgon (Sea) 10 a.m. Matphony & Pakhol (Sea) 10 am, . 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