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CHINESE TROOPS OPEN FIRE The Pilot Of The 'Plane
ON HONG KONG 'PLANE British Flyers' Narrow Escape; Wings Riddled
CNAC TO FLY
TO 'FRISCO .
Shanghai, April 12.
The China National Avin- Ron Co. (CNAC) plonk tex- institute within a four days
regular airline service
forrn
Francisco.
Shanghai and
nordby
Central Newer report.
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The report said the cour
pany will azien
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Record Flight Attempt
Paris, Apr. 13.
at
By Machinegun
Incident Near Macao Airfield FORCED TO TAKE VIOLENT EVASIVE ACTION
(By Margaret Bradbury) Two British flyers, while on a routine training trip from Kai Tak airpori to Macao yesterday morning, narrowly escaped death or injury when machine gun fire from the Chinese main- land hit their-aircraft, damaging both wings. The attacked aircraft was a Stinson Sentinel be- longing to the Far Eastern Flying School bas- ed in Hong Kong, and was piloted by Mr. A. S. Halls, Chief Instructor of the School, with Mr. W. T. Dobson of Cathay Pacific Airways as passenger. Frequent flights are made each week to Macao by training school 'planes which have the written permission of the Macao Government to fly to, and land at the Portuguese Colony.
The Stinson Sentinel,, which, identified aircraft would be teft Kai Tak at 9.30 yesterday shut down over Chinese terri- Mueno tory. This attack on an unarm- morning arrived over
ed civil twenty minutes later.
niteraft is the Brst In un exclusive interview Instance of Ae threat being with Mr. Halls and Mr. Dobson carried out, yesterday they told me:
"AR
Milton Reynolds, Chi- cago ball-pen manufac-
landed here turer, 10.51 am. local time, completing the first leg of his round-the-world
the plane came inland from the speed record flight.
The A-20 attack-bomber, een parallel to Chinese territori carrying Reynolds and two companions. made n perfect. three-point landing at Orly feld here. 11 hours and 46 minuten after it left LaGuardin Field, New York.
1
Reynolds was 11 minutos ahead of his estimated time of arrival in his attempt to beat the round-the-world flight re- eprd of 01 hours set by Howard
"Height of about 400 10 there were four shots fired from the ground which struck one wing of the aircraft. Wa wwere then doing 90 miles an hour,"
Pilot's Story
Shinwell Appeal To Miners
A
Said Mr. Halis: "As soon as Easington, Apr. 13. I heard the shots i looked down The Minister of Fue! and saw a Chinese machine gun and Power, Emanuel nost manned by troops. I Shinwell, expressed hope the aircraft into violent evasive action, and Immediately there today that Britain will
FIFTY FIREMEN FELLED
Philadelphia, Apr. 12. Fifty firemen toere felled nut five hospitalized while fighting a blaze which sent ent acrid smoke from aracnio. soaked paper stored at the National Stationers Inc.
Three calls for more fire foltera tuere sent out beforz The blaze was finally brough under control,--United Press.
"York" Crashes At Dakar
London, Apr. 13. Two were killed and cne seriously injured when 2 giant "York plane bound for Rio de Janeiro crashed at Dakar early today.
Preliminary reports indleated the plane might have crashed due to poor visibility in a heavy fax. The plane left London on Saterday morning carrying 15 parkengers but dropped some of
them at Llabon,
South
five men and a stewardens.
It иди ช British American Airways plane.
Hendquarters in London said
This photograph shows Mr. A. S. Halls, Chief Instructor of the Far Eastern Flying School, Kajtuk, standing in front of the Stluson “Soutine?"","framing ""plune which was fuldted by bullets from a Chinese machibegan in it came lie for și banding at Macno airfekt nesterday morn big.
CATERERS TOLD: DON'T CRY 'STINKING FISH'
London, Apr. 12.
The British Caterers Association today advised tourists not to visit Britain until 1948 and brought an immediate and sharp retort fröm the Government's chief holiday press 'agent: "Don't cry 'stinking fish' at your own country."
Sir Alexander Maxwell, chair-į, 11011 of the Government's Tourist and Holidays Board, was perturbet about the report fasued by the enterers after a
tour of the United States. They all the influx of visitors to
Britain this
Funner
might
ring 100,000,000 worth of ill will-cenuse the country is
NO DOCK
STRIKE IN
fux, from being in a luxurious LONDON
postwar condition-instead of £25.000,000 annual income.
London, Apr. 13. Je was ho perturbed that he
A strike which threa- sommoned a DIVAS conference[ at the Savoy Hotel and laid on tened to paralyse the Scatch, xin, wine and brandy London Docks tomorrow
et correspondents, whom h
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Troops Stand By In Lisbon
Lisbon, Apr. 12.
Officers of the Portuguese Army were today or-
dered to return to barracks where troops were- standing by, following reported strike distur- bances, Lisbon's two-week-old dóck 'and shipyard- strike, involving several thousand men, showed de- finite signs of spreading. This was believed in some quarters to be part of a widespread or- gapised plan to force Dr. Antonio Salazar's regime either to make sweeping concessions to its opponents or to resign.
Some factories atrock
The strikes began to spread sympathy, during the past week after a delegation or strikers' and well-informed observers he representatives from Portugal's Heved that the British-ownedį largest shipyard was arrested, alrent cars, the waiter, light and
opposition circles, it in gas companies and the guil- claimed that the afrikers can reads might join in next week. hold out mis! Purtigtegn wer- Unrest in the Army, was nisokers will join them. They hope reported,
that in the crisis which might According to some circles, result, army elements opprant four high ranking officers¦ to Dr. Salazar might perkunde posted for duty to the Cape the now reluctant army to take Islands and Madeira | over contral of the country-
Vorde
Iu
were removed from Portugal Renter. for political reasons.
Planes Sabotaged Recently, 'a number of army planes at Cintra airfield were sabotaged. A power cable to the Marconi radio station on the Cutskirts of Lashon was cut for 18 hours and telephone coni- munication between the capital and north Portugal was acvered for several hours yesterday.
The only
epen Government
reaction to the situation so inri
Liberals
Oppose Socialism
London, Apr. 12. Liberals of 19 coun-
has been un oficial description tries, who have founded of the strikes as "instigated by the Liberal Interna- Communists",
tional" under the aus- Announcements published in pices of the
nik
rapers appealed to
the
British workers not to be "deluded by Liberal Party, today, International Communist agita-adopted at their Oxford conference strongly anti-Socialist manifesto
tors."
Stern Measures'
toll: "The Government's view appeared to have been striker spokesman claims. Opposing state owner-
when that their only demands were ship and control. today. that people should be encour. Javerted
better Gavernment control of
It is not known whether there to visit this country has 1,500 London dockers food distribution and more of. The manifesto mid the priv casualties were passengera or part of the crew, which included not been altered. We have hun-voted to defer strike ac- fective measures
agathat the ciple of state ownership should Cooly be admitted for undertak- dreds of letters from peopletion and attempt again black market."
day of them are former
Stern measures have beening which were beyond the scope of private enterprisą or troops and most of them are to settle the, dispute
taken against the strikers by
In which competition no longer Americans who want to come amicably.
the authorities. In the working ĺ here, and this talk about our
to The dickers had threatened
private ownership of property. shortly--United Press, detalle of the crash had not yet not being able to receive them to strike in sympathy with the class districts, police patrol the rave a part. The right
there have been the right to embark on indivi- reached here bat were expected ƒ is, just damned nope:nse.
Glasgow dock workers. who treats, and Hughes in 1936.
Call A Halt struck when the Ministry of reports ef baton charges and of dual enterpse and the con- (Reuter, points out that the
sumer's free holes are includ- "Wellington" Crashes "When we have got people in Lator
500 numerous arrests, deckied that
Strikers. It is reported, have ed in the manifesto. present fight wil be 6,000 was + complete burst of beat its fuel problem.
Watford, Apr. 13. our own country who shout out Clydęside dockers wore "redup-
been rounded up off streets The manifesto, while plead- miles longer than Hughes' machine gun fire' which lasted The Minister, who bore the The pilot of an RAF Welling-] 'stinking Beh at us I think itdant and discharged them,
and driven away i pollee vans. ing for social security, warned route, because Soviet Resia for about 25 seconds, and, the brunt of a great proportion of the ten bomber was killed today is time to call a halt." Sir The Ministry preylously re-
Railway stations round Lisbon against "suppression of econo. has refused to grant permission aircraft passed over the per-criticism that followed England's when his plane crashed near Alexander believed that the fused t: order an inquiry,
are guarded). The situation is mid freedom';,na it was bound for Reynolds to fly over Rummeter of Macao airfield under cool strike spoke to miners at Watford.
Average tourist, would not ex-bringing on
-Strike threats in Flan territory)
fire,
The Easington Colifery In County His three-man grew baled out pert to find luxury in Britain Landon and Liverpool which, if also reported to be serious into lead to the disappearance of Stops on his 20,000-mile route "A. 8001
aircraft Durham.
the factory, district across the political freedom. - United as the
and the plane then crashed on 10 parallel the standard of livcarried out, would involve some river from Liaison.
Prena will be Calcutta, Shanghai, touched the ground the firing "If we could manage to pro- the corner of a ploughed field. Ing in the United States.
17.000 men.. Tokyo and Anchorage, Alaska. Į ceased.”
duce 220,000,000 tons during the United Press.
"Why," he said. "We were
The dicker decisión to defer' An earlier United Press clin- Mr. Dobson added to this next coal year beginning May 1,"
not good even before the war.
strike 18 expected to be patch Raid Reynolds left Gander that he thought at first the be declared, “we should perhaps (Newfoundland) airport at
followed by other workers at West Albert, King George.
Liverpool THESE India and Millwall. also is expected to follow suit.
The dockers meeting passed ARE MANUFACTURED rezolution approving a meet- immediately of the "werkers
2.51 am. GMT for Parla 01 the second leg of his, world flight
The pen-maker and his two man erew expect to complete the round-the-world flight In 65 hours, beating Hughes cord.-United Presa.........
Late Flash
in order to make a fresh stort." | Even then we could not give
shots were the noise of the be able to satisfy the needs of The government's coal produc.the people all they wanted. How aircraft'u engine in trouble but fevery industry, increase house-tion target for the year is 200,000,- could anybody expcel to get the Royal Docks, Victorla. |
when the second burst of fire hold supplies, and have a surplus 900 tons.-Associated Press. followed he realised what was happening and bent forward in | fils sent to avoid being hit.
On examination of the air. re-ernft at Macan it WIN founl that there were à large number of bullet hales in the wings, four of which were small cali- hre bullet holes in the starboard wing. These were only three feet from the pilot and passen. ger seats and must have passed directly across the shield of the aircraft.
An Associated Press flash announce that Reynolds took- offrage the Orly field for : Cairo, út 1212 hours GMT“,
MRS. COX, 85, FLIES ATLANTIC
New York, Apr, 13.7
Report To Consul Mr., Halten Mr. Dobson said that shortly after landing! South Norwood, arrived by die at Blueso they reported
Mrs. Eliza Jane Cox, aged 80, of
the
In New York to attend the wed-incident to the British, Consul,
the cf her daughter, Mrs. Cox who | Mr. Hill Murray, who im- Just saw hes daughter in London mediately sent a signal inform 13 years ago, said that boonuseinvSir Mark Young of the the trip had tired her somewhat incident,
Dutch Help To Seal River Gaps
Gainsborough, Apr. 12.
Dutch engineers are working side by side with British engineers, troops, RAF personnel and workmen in a non-stop day and night effort to close two big river breaches in Lincolnshire, where thousands. of acres of farmland are un- der water.
Mystery Shots At S'cutters
England in 1947 whatever they ean get in America?"
il
Si Alexender was worried Lubont adverse publicity.
said there fint heen some cancel billons as a result of Britons
talking Britain, down abrond.
ide of the National Joint Cow- "Hut there i't one tourist 21 for Prrt Transport Ind:tatry who has cancelled one damned...In order that they should try ticket to Italy, or any other to agree to, a common policy forme, enemy country whose with a view to making repre- economic. position is dependem sentations to the Ministers con- on the rest of the world and iscerned on the question no better than cura.
redundancy in Glasgow." "Why shouldn't they come? | United Press Those Americans who were here when things were tough
70,000 Yanks
of
J.
Official Report Reuter adds that Mr. The first of the giant pontoon are those who now are waiting Donevan, secretary" of the cranes which will be used to seat and wanting to come back and Dock Section of the union, who the gup at Morton, near Gains.say thank you."
returned from a visit to the borough, where 22,000 acres aro
Channel Islands to address the submerged, has arrived at Hull, Yorkshire from Holland. AL
According to Arthur Mullins, meeting,, kavo the undertaking though the work of erecting its under-secretary of the Board of that there would be an official ut the redundancy eight ton job is in progress, It is Trade's Tourist Division, and report not expected to reach Morton Sir-Alexander's nide, there are quiesin anddrlying the three- until Tuesday or Wednesday, some 70,000 Americans' who week strike, of 3,500, Glasgow
In the meantime, hundreds of want to come this summer: tons of stone. „ure being stacked "We expect 70,000 ↑ from "They were prepared, he added, ready for use when the attempt North America during the to coopérato with the Scottish to close the gap before high tides, tourlat acason 150,000 union in finding vût if dismianni Three Police Launches duo in a week, begins.
overall during the year," he notices to 600 : "redundant" The Portuguese authorities' THE WEATHER in Macao were sino, notified of were sent at top speed Sheet steel piling will be used said. "We expect them to spend Glasgow dockers conflicted with
thattuck on Hong Kong air-10 Stonecutter's Island tomorrow to all the newly open "20,000,000 hore."
| union polley-Reuter, And to cater for that £20,- An underclose over Central Chinn haft hand enquiries wore begun at 3 a.m. yesterday, fol-ed breach at Cowbli. Wash, lear
foodwaters yesterday wopt Caterei s
she stopped to rest for two days' dir: Dobson, who is an Aus- at Gander, Newfoundlandtralian regident in Hong Kong Her daughter, Mrs. Winifred | told me yesterday: "If the Philip, wil be married in, a fów | Honu, Kona, Government do not weeks' to 'Antoníõus Stoup," "a:Nów | tako netion; I will place the mat. Volk City hotel manager.ater before the Home Govern. cinted Press.
feat,"
and
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The southwards at the info the affair at once. Mr. lowing an attack on an Crowland, Lincolnshire, where 000,000 Sir Alexander Baldin
Association, who in ON OTHER PAGES
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De Gaulle Expects Now, French
Crisis,
Fiture southwards won the 9: China di anid that n Portuguese Indian constable of the way of the 10 tanks form his words cried. "atinking sh Troukist of lake premura över N Mongɑllä. and NK at Reskaldo are moving police officer went to the bar-
Pressure flow BK of the der to investigate the firing Royal Navy Dockyard insa dam, threatening 30,000 at Britain, had not even asked rope Two
for any help except a few shoots acres of land. and he was told by the Chinese police there,
Northern Coinmand. Headquar. of steel for shining palico and customs that they
A number of shots were fired ters has sent 12 more thnks, which the Tourist and Holidays ed that there was a Chinese at the policeman.; This was the Steam hammers, steel piles, hun. Board was unable to provide, machine gun, post 100 yards second attack of this nature in dreds of ions of stone, and thou Sir Alexander gave
that the 160,000 sands of sandbags will be put insurance from the Macco border which three days, another Indian con- position tonight in readiness for visitors would get liquid ro. Page Five Raintails Hil lalainen Jahlary. (...) wäu probably responsible. stable having been wounded by tomorrow's operation-Reuter
freshments as good as he served Pape Sir "Threat"
| mysterious shuts on Thursday
either United Press.
K. First Health Week. Another Doadlock Over Inter-
Enatlöhalt Pelleb. London, Apr.12.
Ruge-Eighty ing the British Ale Ministry The police Inunches combed responsible for the shooting Radio Ankara reported tonight * Equatal 20.00 30.01 Schemation's lay in Canton ro. the waters around the island, were by then hidden, somewhere that die United States dologniida
Abolition Fla Page Nina WANAP *cently: a signal had been re. but could find no trace of any on the island, waiting to be from the Inter-Parliamentary. Local Football Route.
cafted by the Hong Kong Gov strange craft, po ploked up when the coast was Conference at Cairo' arcived In Porn Teb n -ernment that in future all un. 15 It is presumed that those | cisar..
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