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SLACKNESS
Moscow, Sept, 20,
Charges of slackness were today brought by "Pravda" against cachers of
"Boleha
vist ilanlogy." Referring to teachers in the Konsumul ur. ganisation who educate the cream of Ruanfa'y youth, "Pravda" eald in who of the Komsomol organisations, capo- cially in agriculturuj districle, political education LUNA neglected by certain party Commtorists.
"Among the lending Kon- somet officials there exials inclination to slackness and
petty opportunitium. This chumol
tulerat," br
the article concluded,, Renter.
Living In Sydney Bridge
Sydney, Sept. 25.
HONG KONG, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 1946.
HONG KONG'S DISASTER
Prominent Officials, Civilians Lose Their Lives In "Dakota's" Crash
COURT OF ENQUIRY TO BE OPENED
Typhoon Recurves Nineten were
Hong Kong can breatheį more casily--the typhoon is not coming here this time, though there will probably be showers to- day and what is technic- ally called fresh winds,
curved and its contre at
f
killed outright when a "Dakota" of the B.A.F. Transport Com- mand crashed and burst into flames within a few minutes of taking of from Kai Tak aerodrome yesterday. Fourteen passengers and the crew of five lost their lives in what was not only the worst disaster In the history of Hong Kong aviation but also the first to involve the death Official circles refused to release the names of any
of passengers at the Colony's airport.
Fe Colonel
[
asked
a general question if anyone had
a snapshot.
of the victinis, but the "China Mail" learned from reliable sources that they probably in- cluded:
"We were told that our presence The Royal Observatory
Cyril Wild, there, when told to move, would. ports that the typhoon has reWar Crimes Liaison Off-be-a vloiation of the Air Security A group of Sydney re. 'clock last night was about 30 cer for ALFSEA, on his regulations and we were
miles east-north-east of long way through from Tokyo seen someone attempting to take sidents have solved their Kong, moving north-west housing
and west-north-west. Its speed was
to Singapore; problem
ond now have houses that given as between 10
16 knots and it is decreasing in boast an excellent view intensity. of Sydney's harbour, and quick transportation to the shopping area.
They live in the pylons that the Sydney Harbour support Bridge.
Mrs. Gladys Stephens WOR the fire of the group to have un under-the-bridge apartment. She rented a shop next to the
Milaon's Point Rail and street
car intion at the north proach to the bridge.
Ap
When she paid her rent, she
or
found she was also the tenant of a 70 by 40 foot hall passageway over the shop and under the bridge. When hous- ang became scarce Fix years ago, she converted
the space into a five-room apartment.
Five families live in almiljar apariments today. - Associated
Yesя.
Catholics
And Divorce
Erisbane, Sept. 25. The randing of adultery as a crime along with robbery is ad
cated by Roman Catholic Arch-
was
The No. 1 Typhoon Signal which
hoisted at 12-15 p.m. yesterday, was still up at midnight.
"There wasn't very much to see Mr. Davis, Chief Bri- in the wreckage and the 'plane tish Prosecutor at the was still burning. It seemed to trials of the major Jap charred bodies lying a little way me that there were two or three
off but I'hadn't a chance to come anese war criminals;
nearer before the M.P. were al Royal Arch How lucky many of the pourer Far Eastern
"The plane looked completely classes in Hong Kong were my dent for the Mutual be gathered from the following Broadcasting
Five hours later, when the Corpora- bodies of the nineteen victims Associated Press cable from the tion of America, on his had been removed from the Marianas:-.
Song-song. Village, Rotu, Marianas. Sept 25
How three Americans Aved
Gunnison, ready clearing the area, correspon burned out except for one wind.
ANOTHER CLASH
Berlin, Sept. 25.
The United States Provost Marthat here and today that five Rassian soldiers attempt. ing to steal a German civilian truck in thd. American rector of Berlin, were dispersed by hillfaru, pulice punfire and Aree were subsequently cay- recre said the shote wern' fired by Russian military polios who wore siding in a joint patrol with the Ameri- tons--Associated Prene.
Italy's Rights
way through to Singa-scene, the rashed "Data" In China pore, Java and India.moke rose from the twisted was still burning, and clouds of Brigadier Elliott, Aus-wreckage of the fuselage Parts Renounced
900 Rotanese-the entire potralian Army. pulation In Sunday's typhoon
of the wings, and. nose. of the Warrant Officer Black-ircraft lay scattered around.
A number of Indian guards,
Paris. Sept. 25. The 18th, 19th and 20th articles
was reventert when U.S. Navy more, K.A.F., pilot of the armed with rifies, were posted of the Italian treaty were adopted relief planes carried food and medicinen
this islam 'plane. north of Guam.
Three Caverns
11
The fourteen presentera also included " Chinese business- man, a Chinese woman and her
The official list released in a day or two.
ig expected to
child.
names
A sailor, a marine and Guamanian policeman shepher ded the Chamorros into three normous caverns, rigged clee trical generators and a kitchen. The entire population survived that the worst blow in 35 years practically unharmed.
Nearly all the structures on the Istand's 40 quar miles were blasted, ripped and seat- tered. Nearly every resident
re
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DREAM COME TRUE!
Montreal, Sept. 26. Edward J. Phelan, director of the International Labora Organisation, today told the opening session of the full a armbly that the worldt is ripe for a "degree of international conperation which ἐπ the inter-ear perind would have seemed an idealistic dream,"
4
The morting was given over to the grrral discussion on points to be considered during the 20th General Conference. -Associated Press.
Squatters Pop Up In Canada
Ottawa, Sept. 25. Canadian
squatters, operating in much the same fashion as those in Britain, struck twice in quick succession here to day.
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Peace Conference
Deadline
Paris, September 24. The Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference to- night decided that it should adopt a timetable' with October 5 as the deadline for the comple- tion of the work of the Peace Conference Com-; mittees.
1
The Big Four suggested that all the committees should complete voting on proposals and amendments before them by that date. They also agreed that the plenary sessions of the conference should end by October 15. With a view to meeting this deadline they agreed to suggest to the conference that the appro. priate organs of the conference should establish procedure which hould if necessary limit the num ber of speeches in the committees and possibly provide for a quota rule.
the.
U.S. Meat
Shortage
In the event of a committee not having comploted its work before October the Big Four agreed
New York, Sept. 25. that their deputies should report
The United States today faces to them and that they should take the greatest meat shortage in the further steps.
nation's history with tumine dr It was also agreed that the near famine of most cuts of incat plenary sessions should consider in nearly all cities. each treaty as a whole--that is
There is no treaty by treaty
prospect of an and not com- alleviation of the situation. mitee by committee. Another de- cision wes
The shortage is attributed chief- that the Counell at: Foreign Ministern
ly to producers withholding cattle. hould begin considering the peace conferences and lamb from slaughter in They seized accommodation for recommendations as soon
the hope of securing better prices in the event of the maximum an estimated 40 families, despite plenary. session beginning on the opposition of police and naval October 5 starts forwarding them. instated Office of Price Adminla
enforced by the recently re- prices, Mr. Ernest Bevin the British The movement was Foreign Secretary proposed that.
tration, bring revised. carried out by the Ottawa Vetor- the Council of Foreign Ministers
Meat production for September ans' Housing Lengue.
should afterwards, mave to New in exported to be the hallen o
to continue its work the record and about one-half of the
production for June, the gates of the naval training.
definito agreement was reached on Mr. James Bythes, out of work approximately 15,000 The ment scarcity has thrown station here and after a brief
the United States Senretary of. scofle with Mounted Police and Stato's amendment that the Bigtablishments, shortages of a num
workers
employed by canning ca haval personnel, the homeless Four, should continue working in veterans and their familles occu- Paris unless it appeared that they leather, lard and rospere also ber of byproducts, Including pied one building.
wore going to be in a state of threatened.--Associated Press. "Then the remainder of the con- would not matter, he thought. If deadlock for a long period. It voy moved on to Lansdowna Park, they were a few days late for, the used as an army district depot opening of the United Nations during the war. There lio veter-General Assembly
personnel.
A truck convoy smashed through ties
No
on
Lowered Standards
'Chicago, Sept." 23. 2) ans occupied the former Canadiander stoltay, the Bussing Fordika ing inflation is bringing America Louis Bromfeld, author: uut Women's Army Corps barracks.
16% (bankers today deliverun Kap Commistat, on the other hand,
A force of four police squad cars said he wanted to be in Now York rapidly to an economic pinch and
offered SONIC ciated Press.
resistance.--A$50-
SHIP ON FIRE AT SEA
on the hillsides around the scene without debate in the peace con-
be sightseers. of the crash to keep off-would-ference commission today. They
pertain exclusively to China,
Article 18-Italy renouneca in favour of Chinn all benefits and privileges resulting from provi at Peking Sept. 7 1901 and all sions of the final protocal signed
New York, Sept. 25. annexes, notes and documents sup Three men burned to death and the said protocol, annexes, notas in the tanker "Bennington," the plementary there and agrees that three others are missing in a firs and documents shall be abrogated vessel reported in an urgent cea In respect of Italy.
sage picked up early today by the RUA Radio-Marine,
The following statement re- garding the aceldent was. of leased by RAF Headquarters: be Official R.A.F. Statement The machine: Involved in the A Court of Enquiry will be
accident was held into the erash. A "China of RAF Transport Command, a Dakota aircraft Mail"
reporter Was told
It took off from Kal Tak bound possible contributory i cause may be found in the fact for Singapore vin Saigon. The that the aircraft,
shortly owing to plane crashed strong winds, took off from a,
take-off, at 9.39 m.
The cause of the accident is different runway to the one] usually used by the R.A.F. unknown, but a court of inquiry
will be held. The Air Oftver j
after
any
'i
om October 22, after first visiting to the lowered living standards Moscow, M. Bidault (Franta) which have existed in Europe fat
aid he would be unable to go to three centuries." New York before the French elec- He told the Americna Bredlzera: Lions
üxed provisionally
for Association that this paralysis has November 6.
been in progress since the civil The Big Four affirmed that the war and is due to the destruction states which would be consulted on and declining of the productión of the Italian colony settlement agricultural land. Assolated would includo the British Do- Press, minions which actually fought against_Italy;
speeding up the conference will The Big Four agreement for be considered by the deputies and then submitted to the plenary Italy likewise. renounces
session for a final decision. Most claim thereunder to indemnity.
of tonight's discussion centred on. The Const Guard are Article 18-Italy agrees to the
rushing the proposal by Mr. Bevin that chose Government under which three other men reported badly their work be
lease from the planes with medical assistance for if the committees did not complete abrogation of a
Cetaber 5, the.
Fevral eye-witnesses, both of Commanding, Air Commodore the Italian concession at Tientsin burned aboard the ship.. The poal- questions at to be settled shoul ishop James Duhig of Brisbane is now homeless and has lost all the Island and on the Moinland. Webster, was on the scone short- is held and to transfer to the Chi-tion of the vessel has been placedro to the plenary session for, a
his possessions and eropa
sanears to halt the "tidal wave
Al-raw the plane crash. They of divorce from which few coun- ready the Churros are dili- were looking at the
'plane trlea ure exempt."
gently re-building and clearing a minute or two after it had Addressing 151 candidates for banana plantations and salvag-taken off from the airfield en confirmation at Maryborough, ing crops.
route to Singapore via Salgon Archbishop Dubig asserted:
at 9.30 a.m. "Divorca "la the
Soon
after it became sir born, it was seen to swing in wide circle towards the range
*
and the
It seemed to wobble mcmen
James Burns, Radioman First grealest din- rupter of family life. It is cat-Class, unofficial overnor of Rota ing like cancer into the heart of by virtue of his position as senior society and depriving tens of representative of the military hills north-west of Kal Tak thousands of children of their overnment, led the reacle work. first right-hume
With him were Marino Sergeant care of their parents.
Deny Landreth and Julian Perez, Divorce today are being "grant- Guainanian policeman. ed with too much case, and the Jaw remains powerless to minimize the evil," the Archbishop said. Associated Press.
Burns got a radio warning on Saturday afternoon that the typhoon night pass directly over
La.
Sunspots "Not So
Serious"
New York, Bet, 25. Sunspot Interference with radio, near Government of any docu- at 180 miles dug cast of Charles decision. M. Molctor apposed this telephone and wireless communi laments belonging to the archives of ton, South Carolina."
on the grounds that only complete cations throughout the Westera the concession which are still in The "Bennington" is a 10-000- committee reports should be con- Hemisphere which curtailed sorte Italian possession.
ton vessel owned by the Keystone sidered by the plenary session. international broadcasts and slow- Tankshin Corporation of Philadel. The pronecal was finally dropped. ed down news and radio wire ro phic-Associated Press,
Reuter.
ports since noon on Sunday was reported to be "not ao
serious" here today.
ly after the accident.
The crew of five and passengers were killed.
Names of the victims will be released after the next of kin have been informed.
'
Herr Funk's
Funk's Farewell To His Spouse
Nuernberg, Sept. 25.
Republican Army In a farewell letter to his wife, Dr. Walter Funk Recruiting
Aticle 20-Italy renounces in favour of China any rights ac gorded Italy in relation to the in- ternational settlements at Shang. Mail Lost
hal and Amoy and agrees that the shall revert to A Hong Kong Government said settlements tarily then suddenly dive be- a certain amount of Post Office the Chinese life
spokerman said it is believed the administration and control of Government---Asso- hind the foothills below
ciated Presd, Lion mal was, aboard the plane and Rock and Beacon Till.
has been lost. This comprises Those in the vicinity of Kow-mall posted in Hong Koar be loon Tong Ray that there was tween 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept: a moment's sifrnce, then a cloud 20th. and 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. The men, women and children of mole shot up into the air 23rd. It totalled 247 lbs. Cf this. from the village of Song-Song and the sound of the crash-101 lbs. was for Singapore, Bas were led to a spectacular limestone which most witnesses agreed tavia, Colombo and Malaya; cavern in the cliff behind the vi- sounded like an explosion---was 22 lbs. for London: 76-for the lare. Under the stalactite-studded heard.
English provinces: 21 for Syd- rond, the Japanese Army had in-
ney; soven for Calcutta six slalled a field hospital which they
for Rangoon five for Johan aard as protection in the savage
nesburg; and four pounds Joseph Stalin has outdoḥe Karl | American bombing of Rola,
A Kowloon Tong resident who each for Cairo and Auckland.. Marx as a best-selling writer,
the crash and was. Moscow radio reported. The book, what was once an ornate shrine among the earlier arrivals on the that any mail, posted between
Through the Shinto gate past witnessed
However, it is pointed out "A Short Course of the History and up numerous steps into the scene told our reporter that the the dates mentioned and super of the CPSU (Bolsheviks)" war published on October 1, 1938.
men carried to, plane appeared to land on
tainly went by 8.0.A.C. which left as usual on Wednesday morning..
Stalin As A-.. Best Seller
London, Sept. 26.
cavern.
the
Flying Low
London. Sept. 24. invitations to join the Spanish
Army Republican
medicine and water. Women and wheel with its wing nearly touchscribed "3.0.A.G.” almost cer i horo today, wero signed by the Economy reiterated that he knew patriot do?" Funk asked,
Press wireless was badly hit by magnetic disturbances and report- | cd. only intermittently. Both the Radio Corporation of America and the Mackay Radio and Telephone! Company which had been slowed down for the past, 48 hours, expect? better conditions.
(Today Reuters correspondent In Tokyo cabled that condition there became more normal lasts right and all transmissions, were greatly improved)-Router..
THE WEATHER General situation:-An antl cyclone covers Central, éhd-
to the Pacific. extends across Northern China and a ridge.
Central Japan A depression to the west of Hokkaido ia moving onst.
on Tuesday denied all the charges laid against him by the International Tribunal, but ex- pressed little hope of anything less than “a heavy sentence" from "the Military Court of which might be
our unmerciful and hateful enemies.” · called nettan in case of emergency in
Into The letter was started on August 18, with post- Spain have been received
scripts added on August 28 and 29. It was for
written in longhand with pencil and headed, several weeks past by Spanish Republican exiles. In Britain.. "please read this at home in a peaceful hour." in Spanish Republican circles Reichsbank and Holeh Ministry of what did this honourable old
There Invitations, it is learnt
Tho former director of the, tration camp: "For #god'sunke,
head of the recruiting office in nothing of gold teeth, jewellery Eritain, Colonel Rodrigo Gil, and spectacle rims found in the Death As Redemption Beting under the instructions vaults of the Batch bank. but
At 1200 (GMT) the typhoon of General Hernandez Sarabia, added. that if the Court did not Speaking of the 100,000,000 | has recurved and was contred Minister of Defence in the bellevo him, I am sure they will Rolchmarks- worth of valuables about 380 miles, east-north-east Spanish exiled Government. sentence to death your Pumpel from murdered Jews that game to of Hong Kong, moving north
or A recent report by an Ameri-mann" (an affectionats nickname the Reichsbank, Funk idiöd. “Oh west west-north-west.
correspondent "that the ased throughout the
Haselinessa, (affectionate 10/15 knots and decrossing 4,000-ward my letter).
nickname for wife) I believe dasth Inteneity. We must always have in mind would be redemption for me Today's forecast Fres
"and | shall' nevér doma
may I continue living Moderating and backing. Cloud the very roots of the village. titude.
Fark wrote, covered with such shame For generally with showers. Radio contact with * Guam
"The crash occurred before I
Gital, exiled Frime Minister.
The letter spoke af At the time of going to Press,
It remains that such, wiped out and not until the first was able to put two and two nothing further could be ins- who said his Cabinet was con- that those Bunteticed to death could happen at the Baleabank Navy planen from Guam landed together and realise that. It was certained about Befeadler, Cullati suntrating on a peaceful soil, would he brought to Pigelsenste under my direction i on the emergency strip at "Rūta out of órder and about to brash.
tion of the Spanish problem near Berlin, and Funk wrote of Warrant Officer. Blackmos
Funk expressed the four that did the government at Opani know "I want north along Waterlod or other passengers and exew/ja
Eeuter!
"the croluk! and at some few his own personal fortune would | that all, the
the Rotanese had aur Road and then turned slightly and beyond the
dianppent walked up the low hill" là the
Koildon, Supt. "Ed"
Laid his
SWI am sure our forcane will car direction of the appke IEKAMEN.CO.
have become real oldin sed by the Atlas Com Royal "Arth.
Airways is
"that in quite fino alble with my tipi Cópisali, to pay chalopita, of alforaft.
character he
Casualties
In the eight years since, 3 children who were either too slowing the ground. 317,000 copies have been distributor too weak, were picked up and For a moment it appeared to od in 61 Soviet dialects and 10 carried badly, up the stairs and be turning over but there was im- foreign-languages. The anhounes into the cavern.
medlately, an exploslun, and the mont" said. "In the whole history
whole scene was of Marxism, no other Marxist
covered with Games, and smoke that shot up. book received such wide distribu-
It is possible the full list of "I had just turned into: Water-names may be issued today can. tlan Associated Press..
the world outside the cavern beo Road on my way to the bus Thans listed above, though sub-exiled government was setting camo a screeching, howling, groan. /stop when I first saw what ap- jact to correction,, stä pellaved up an army di 200,000 with the that they want to kill un
very large to be accurate, as most of them aid of Yugoslav and Soviet ine thing as the tremendous force eared to be
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Typhoon Strikes
Then the typhoon struck
and
#
of the typhoon sought to pull up 'plane flying at a very low al came from make than one boerz was denied by Dr. J.ro merely. In senton of judicíni |--and how we rest and peace north-west or went
vivid, s
Was
Their food was nearly gone and ir Of Stalin Statamant medicins was short." The only
sòn Camb.
plekitar ichinger shop bed. was Initial supply of
Tliefy were already some peon plo there when I arrived raining:
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source.
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seasons for doing go
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