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An American Soldier's Amazing:
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1940.
Picture
A Brighter Indo-China Solution Now In Sight
BRIDGE NOTES
Ingenious play together with good counting bled Bonth to make his contract:
North, Donlar
Beth aidon, valgerable
·
BAB
H. E 70.
D. AJ 3 8
C. Q 64
8. 10.9
B. 8 7 2
N
H. Q
W
E
D. Q 87 6
0. A 79 T
S
H. A 3 10 9 848 2 D. 9 0.6 $
B. KQJ64
H.. 5
D. K 10 4
C. K 10 8 8
The bidding:
North
1.D.
Best 3H. Pa
Bouth 88. Pand
West
Pax Tam
18.
Famine Prospects
Recede
(By STANLEY SWINTON)
HANOI, MARCH 29. AFTER EIGHT HISTORIC' MONTHS THE RESOLUTION OF INDO-CHINA'S. PROBLEMS SEEMS FINALLY IN SIGHT. THE ROAD AHEAD REMAINS ROCKY. BUT THE FOUNDATION FOR THE RETURN TO NOR- MALCY WAS BUILT BY THE SIGNATURE OF TWO RECENT ACCORDS:
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"RANDOM
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M.G.M.' ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
RONALD COLMAN
GREER GARSON
ONE. A FRANCO-CHINESE TREATY AUTHORIZING THE FRENCH TO RELIEVE CHINESE ARMIES OCCUPYING INDO-CHINA NORTH OF 16TH PARALLEL UNDER THE POTSDAM AGREEMENT, AND TWO, A PRELI- MINARY ACCORD BETWEEN FRANCE AND VIET NAM, RECOGNIZING THE LATTER AS A FREE STATE
From the Novel by James Hilton, WITHIN INDO-CHINESE FEDERATION.
author of "The Lost Horizon" and Misunderstandings and new Namese to give up their arms.
of communica-Good-bye Mr. Chips" difficulties followed efforts to en-There are lack
of force both agreements, When tions for notifying troops
of the French sought to disembark the Armistice. A rumber
March 6 at" Haiphong an
to bandits are using the Viet Nam- BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION (HONG KONG)
as camouflage for carry out the relief, they were ese banner greeted by a Chinese barrage their operations.
Famino Situation which killed 40 and wounded 100. Later
West opened the Queen of hearts, and was allowed to hold the trick Be abled be a trump, and South are three rounds of the sals. The bidding and West's shift from harta indicated areas but the local Chinese Com-kin. The Viet Nam Govern- that East had an eight-card beart suit;mander who denied knowledgement has been campaigning for to raise maize and and too Earl had already played two of a Franco-Chinese agreement | farmers trumpe, it was clear that he had started with only three cards in and consistently refused French potatoes in addition to rice. It that starva- is now estimated cooperation minor seits.
The arrival of the Chinese tion deaths will be less than last Declarat therefore decided to play Woat for the diamond Quess, and laid Commander of Northern In-year's total of a million. Pre down the King of diamonds, followed do-China with now instructions viously this year's famine was by the ton West covered the ten of eased. the situation The first expected to bo far worse than diamonds with the Queen, and dummy evidence of the changed attitude 1945. won with the Ace. When East tof. lowed to one round of diamonds, Boath was seen in the overland move- could be sure that the clube would ment of the Chinese 93rd Army break 4-2. There was therefore so toward Canton abeard United ships. Only the 58rd danger of losing three club tricks la States
Army was scheduled to remain addition to the Boark already lost.
After some thought, South returned in Indo-Chinn. It is theoreti a, heart feom the dummy and ruflod in his own hand, And Wost ozuld not cally due to leave by March 31 pes- find a ante discard. If he discarded a although the French are club, Bouth could safely tackle that sinistic that the deadline will Butt and lose only two club tricks. be met. Bo West discarded diamond.
the French were The beat news in Indo-China the easing of the famine permitted ashore but were con-in
Haiphong situation in the vicinity of Ton- fined to two amali
Thereupon, Bouth led a diamond to dummy's Jack and roturmed a diamond, dissarding club from his own hand. West had to win and return clubs, so that Bouth lost only one club trick.
Yesterday you WOTO Jacoby's partner and with sida valecrablo, you hold:
8. 10 T
D. Q 10 3
H. & 9
C. AQJ14
Jacoby
18.
The bidding:
Maior
TH.
Now Difficulties Even when the Chinese, re- lief is accomplished, the French confronted with new will be
by Viet political culties Nam.
The preliminary accord left. the question of control of Viet Oswald Nam foreign policy, the post- neither tion of Viet Nam in the Indo- Viet Chinese Federation and Nam's economic and cultural relations with France for later
/
negotiations.
You Schouten
Рака
BC.... P1
GD.
ANSWER: Bid three no-trump.
(?)
Most recent reports from Sai- gon said that Cochin-China re- ceived permission to act up its own provisiona! Government A French within two weeks.
gaic that the military official Chinese agreed in principle to evacuate Hac, Capital of Annam and two important constal cities by March 3)--Associated Presa.
Chungking To Fete Generalissimo
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION BRANCH
NOTICE.
INCREASE IN PRICE OF MILITARY RATIONS.
Hitherto the charge for the Military ration has been well befow cost price. The Administration however, has been notified that, with effect from 1 April, the price of the Field Service ration isased on repayment will be $4.00 nor head per day.
This will entail an increase in the charges for meals served in the Hongkong and Feninsula Hotels. The new rates which include the cost of food purchased locally to supplement the ration, will be
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'B' Ticket.
For residents who are not entitled to free zations--
Casual Moals.
Breakfast
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Dinnor.
$2.00
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The cost of casual meals Includes an element for cooking, pre- paration and service of meals.
Revised prices for 'D' ticket holders will be posted in Cafe- terins shortly,
Chungking, Mar. 29. Various public organisations in Chungking are preparing to give Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek a 27th March, 1946. grand farewell before he leaves re-establish the for Nanking to seat of the Chinese Government
there.
Demonstrations for Chiang, who
Ho Chih Minh, the Viet Nam President and Nationalist len is expected to fly to Nanking be 20. der, charged the French with tween April 20 and April 26, are final being organised Jn recognition of itstalling in inaugurating
said the his services as the Chinese war
Viet leader." promised to fly
The Generalissimo will be in- vited to address a special mass 130,000 are meeting which over expected to attend.
your partner's strength is largely dis conversations. tribution, he will take you back to French clubs, sad if he has high card strongih, Nam delegates to Paris as soon ho will leave you la the easier no- as the preliminary accord was trump contract,
Boiro 100 per cant for three no.signed. Ho said his position.with. trump 60 per cout for five clabs, 30 the Viet Nam people and extre- mist elements has been compro- per cent for four clubs.
mised and that it is necessary that negotiations start as soon
QUESTION
Plans have also been made to build a park, to commemorate the Generalissimo's stay in Chung- king and also to erect in it a
as possible to prove the. good statue of him-Associated Press.
To-day you hold the same hand, and faith of the French to prevent
Malor Jao.by Schenken
the bidding continues
1. ...
18.
Рове
2D.
30.
PA18
Dbl.
Pars
Рада
What do you bl?
To-morrow
the recurrence of arinti opposi-
You ❘tion.
20.
3NF
9. D'Agullar St., Tel. 21433
thon is centers of the arte Wedemeyer Confers With
The seriousness situa-
(7)tion emphasised by public de- (Anwar monatrations in Hanei in whleh
VISITOR FOR YOUNG
MARSHAL
Chungking, March 20.
thousands of Viet Namese pro- tested against "French insin- cerity." Actually the difficulty
seems more the result of mis- faith understanding than bad
on either side. Jean Sainteny, the French High Commissioner in Tonkin said that he was un- The famous non-partisan Chi-able to make Viet Nam under- neso elder statesman, Mo. Toh-hul, stand that Western diplomacy is scheduled to leave Chungking does not operate within a mat- on April 4 to see the Young Marter of hours.
Is
shal, Chang Hsuch-lang, who still is captivity for his part in
•
Willing To Fight
Chungking Officials
Chungking, March 29. Shortly after his arrival hero from Shanghai yesterday, Liqu tenant-General A. C. Wedemeyer, commander of the United States forces in the China theatre, began a series of 'finat conferences before his scheduled de parture for Washigton on April 2
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Pending reopening of Kennedy Town Praya area to general public traffe a temporary 15 minutes Tramway Service will now commence between KENNEDY TOWN MARKET and WHITTY STREET TERMINUS only The first Chinese official with privileges to Americans serving whom he conferred was Pre-in ita question which has yet
There will be no intervening mler T. V. Soong. Lieutenant-to be settled. Another question tho 12 days detention of Genera- Thore
is no doubt that the General Wedemeyer is reported is the, giving of a 15 to 20 por stopping places and intending pay. This would com- PERMITTED TO JOIN OR CARS BE- lismo Chiang at Sian in Decem preliminary accord has become to have come to Chungking in cent increnae in pay above the PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE bor 1936,
increasingly unpopular with the response to a special, invitation basic Mo Toh-hui was supposed to Viet Namese who feel that they from Generalissime Chiang Kai- pensate for the 20 per cent over-LEAVE. THE
From have left some weeks ago, but have been duped and are willing shek, to discuss various matters seas pay allowance, which lapses TWEEN THESE POINTS.
over.-A880- ficially declared - for one reason or another the to fight for complete indepen- with him before his return to six months after the war is of trip Was postponed.
MONDAY, 1ST APRIL, 19461 Chang dence. The first concrete evi- the United States Hauch-liang is now being held at:
During Wedemeyer's absence ciated Press.
as follows Hsieng, in Kelchow provincedence of this can be seen in the
constal area between Longtricu from China, Lieutenant-General Associated Press.
FIRST CAR will leave:- and the Chiness border where Alvin C. Glem will serve as the
Changking, March 29. WHITTY STREET 6.45 0.EG. AN Guyen Ha Than, a Viet Nam acting theatre commander. Gil- ese, Cabinet member,.has esta-lem at present substituting
General Chang Chi-chung is
KENNEDY TOWN 6:51 am. blished his own resistance move for General of the Army, George scheduled to leave here to-morrow ment. Travellers say ho has C. Marshall, as a member of the for Tia, capital of Slaklangin LAST CAR will leave:
Ana! Sino-American truce committee an attengt to pogotiate 80,000 armed men.
lement with representatives Ho admits that provocateurs of three, and also as an advisor settle have caused local trouble but to the military committee, deal of the dissident factions in that says that with speedy Frenching with the re-organisation and his mission succeedy, it will.
mean the dissointion of the so- beginning of negotiations, the nationalisation of the Chinese local opposition sarlly could be army,
con Among the matters which called Eastern Turkestan. Re- public which diyaklónts: cstablish controlled Salatons also aiders the problem a local one Wedemeyer is expected i to dised last year, and of which the national" cuns with Chiang Kai-shek'dur- capital is Ining." It is confidently with no aspects of counter-revolution......
ing his stay In Chungking are erected in Chungicing that the An unexpected aspect of the the situation in Manchuria and Gabrale mladon will succeed.... Indo-Chinese situation has been the disposal of surpus Amari Associated Press the flare-up of resistance in fan military property, and the
Washington, March 30, Cochin Chitia and. Andam since Impending creating of the
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HERE
SINKIANG MISSION
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reported in
the accord was signed. He blam American military advisory Incons of 336,773,000, for the ad on the French refusal groups pe tanke andetan kali diy equiva provido him with a plans to visit Among the matters and 'ques-ney to diser Viet Name son supportera, tlona connected with the McA.G. COTS there and on the French action are reported to be the granting | respon In dropping leaflets telling Viet of extra-Curritorial rights and Asoc
per common vishnunɛ.
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