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EISENHOWER: WAR "POSSIBLE" Loved Him, Kwangtung Flood
K.O. Wu To Put On The Brakes?
IN NEXT 12 MONTHS
US. Army A Poor Second To Russia's
Urges Restoration
Of Cuts In Funds
Washington. June 28.. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff, told the Senate appropriations sub-committee today that "war is possible" in the next 12 months and that the United States Army is a "poor second” to Russia's.
Shanghai, June 29. Drastic efforts to pul the brakes on the steep climbing prices in Shanghai and other coastal Chinese cities was predicted today fol lowing the return of Mayor K. C. Wu from Nanking where he con-He ferred with Chiang Kai- shek and Premier Chang Chun on ditions.
tilitles rates are to be boosted
BEVIN MAY INTERVENE
London, June 28,
Foreign Secretary Krncat Bevin may interventa on be- half of the husbands of 16 Soviet wives of British sub- jects who have been refused
permission to come to Britain, during his meeting with the Suviel Foreign. Afinister, Bf. Molotou, in Paris.
added that the War Department does not be- lieve that war is "probable," but Army plan-
A Foreign Office spoken- ners "do not entirely exclude that possibility."
man tonight stated that Mr. pressure
for Eisenhower went hefore the exerts "far less economic con-
Hevin hu raveiveit en iclter Sonate
to urse re-
peace" that when it was at top grup
craietatss from the husbands. De strength, adding "It is certainly
hint to approuch the Soviet storation of cuts in War
01 their Foreign Minister hy the apparent to everyone that great partment funda mnde In Shanghai shortly. thereasing
behalf. House for the fiscal year start-pressure far pence has ended
7. Besin hus taken note of between 100 and 200 percent to
He particularly in today's world. I believe thei keep pace with tg, recent #lung July 1,
it but it is unt possible.at the $103,000,000 present capability of the United | Bought an extra
ment to say what netion Mr. Bevin
take," the for the Ale Fureen, which would Sinton Army to exert auch pres-
the sure whole lot weakened bring up to $13,000,000
official Avid.--Renter, total which the Air Forces hape further....I hope the national to spend for new planes in the security can be lequately muin- next 12 months.
Inimest, for 1 dreply
belleve there
larger could not be
the loss of that disaster than security."-United Press
In the value of Chinese money. Rice continued to tups CNCS500 ant per picul, sometimes jumping to CNCque0,000 despite the Int this is the season whmi normally drop.
prices
One United States dollar con tinued to command between
CNC$40,000 mud CNC$50,600 05
Eisenhower's estimate of cơm- parative United States and So- viet strength, and his thoughts
the black market, depending on war, were expressed in a for- the perseverance of the seller.inal statement which was made Associated Press.
Change In Japanese System
Tokyo, June 29, The Cabinet toilay announced the formal dissolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs, thus giving effect to the decentralisa- Hon of the state's powers which is provided for under Japan's
new constitution,
publie after he emerged from
the conference room.
He while Department estimates Mituntion for the year
It Denends
Nanking, June 29.
the
Dr. Sun Fo, Vice President of China, speaking at an American the War returneti students reimion, said to. the day that whether or not a world of
fiscal crisis will be overted depends on 1948 do nut include Ainerican Soviet rapprochement the probability of war, they can and strengthening of the Unlied not entirely exclude such à pos- Nations. shity.
Union.
He suid China should not be anti-American or anti-Soviet, but should decide her policy on a basis of nationalistic interests.
Poor Second "I must therefore assess the United States Army's empacity
Dr. Sun said the government's to defend this country should
recent statement regarding Port war occur. he said. "Relative Arthur and Dairen (accusing Rus. to the armies of other world sin of obstructing Chinese posses- Hitherto, the national police powern, I judge the United
sion the parts) was intended force and education came under States army to be second only
to promote, rather than hmm. the single direction of the Home to that of the Soviet Ministry, in future, such ad- However, it is a poor second.nderstanding between China and
Russia-United Press, ministrative functions will be Our army in far-flung and thin- greatly divided and independently deployed about the world. It! main of ty vested in the government of a composed in the each prefectural administration, young inexperienced volunteers i
The first let session under whose principal activity is not the Socialist coalition cabinet off in Tine of maticeuvres and other Premier Tetan Katayama iforms of military training, but te to vote hills implementing in difficult duties connected with details of administrative re the occupation forces in enemy organisations
the areas. following
Ministry'a fasolution. United | Press.
THE WEATHER
"Án a reault of this weakness und sparaeness, our forces have a lessened influence toward de- terring aggression. The inter- netion of world affairs sti]) takes,
Pressure is moderately high over Korrapuce in the shadow of military and Jo ridge running antword frunt Fartsh It ie w ver N Indo-Chin Cwer. Those who count
the
nadto the 8 of the Carelines, Grades existing military power of the
xre alight and teregular aver Chlos. De | United States can scarcely And presslorst wee moving ENE
Japan.
N
It negligible, but they can hard-
Today's Forecast :—hight modernily find it impressive."
BE weigh, cloudy, some raigs at Arti
probably improwline.
Yesterday's Weather:
Maximum 0.7 de Yoh
Minimum: 74.6 alry. Fab.
Bahl 8.6 hours.
Revenge of 944.3 mutt.
10 km,
Readings at
41.27.
Gambling With
Security.
The Chief of Staff said the
from the
FEWER NUDES
Edinburgh. June 29. Students of Edinburgh College of Arta painted 50 per cent fewer nudes in 1947 then in 1946,
The reason: Fuel cuts int winter made it too cold for nude models.—United Press,
Russia
Major Farran
Surrenders
Jerusalem, June 29. was officially announced today that Major Roy A. Farran has surrendered to the military authorities,
Relief Of Szepingkai Expected
So She Cut Him "Dead"
Shanghai, June 29. A 23-year-old labourer was slashed in six places by his wife with a meat, chopper-"and all be
Relief Need
Canton, June 28. The total estimate for flood relief works and re- habilitation after the floods are over, is at least 500 billion dollars, sald Governor Lo Cho' ying at a special meeting of the Kwangtung Emergency Flood Relief Committee, held this morning at Canton's Municipal Hall.
240 villages were flooded, 70- 000 mows of paddy damaged. 24,030 homes ruined, over 4,000 people were denil, and about 900 reported missing.
Mr. Lee Tung Sing, director of seriously suffered, and these pro- the Provincial Commission of Suple need about 300 blilion dolini's* cause she loved him so." elal Affairs, stated that 48 dis-worth of food, clothes and medl-
trlets had been affected by thecine as relief, The unnamed victim, who floods. 5 million prople had Present statistics showed that worked in a petroleum installo-| tion Деголя the Whangpoo River, what overjoyed at hie wife's visit from Hupeh but she bore sad newa. She said an her that her astrologer told husband would soon cause her death and kill six subsequent wives. The only remedy, ne- blueprints, cording to her would be 101 blows on his bady!· with the back of a meat chop-
per.
Postman's Lot Not A
Happy One
London, June 28.
C. Hartley Postman
halted his appointed
Governor
for
La said if the relief
work estimutes are pul al 200 billions
at least a further 300 billion
s will be terjed puiting the damaged villages, paddy folds, damas and dykes back In order. Contributions received so far are estimated to be only one-tenth of the family needed,
General Chang Fa-kuri and Governe Le appealed to the get-
public for bigger donations Madame Le Cho-ying nisa hold
evening meeting this
with
Nanking, June 29. Communists today in- tensified attacks against
Accordingly on Friday night the eastern outskirts of the couple crept out into the Szepingkai, 35 niles fe'da, concealed themgalvos un-
der their neighbour's cucumber rounds today because he south of Changchun.
Ar Central News dispatch scaffolding at the recommen- considered a bagload of we lenders to iniunte a dive from Mukden stated the Redsdation of the southsayer-and telephone directories too for relief funds
heavy.
were thrown back with heavy losses.
Olee suspended
commenced to perform the mid- night magic.
The Post The operation proceeded no- enrding to schedule
but "ac- him. videntally the wrong edge of
A hundred men and one girl the knife came to play six times, who work with Hartley said he serious'y injuring the stitions hubby.
The “Lady Macbeth" wie thêm tạo. told the police yesterday that
suver wax right.
of
Gaina were made by Govern ment forces in the north-east and the lifting of the siege of Szępingkni is expected soon, Central Nowa reported.
The Post Office suspended Chuantou, an important point o the Changchun railrond 30
The next mail delivery in the miles south of Seepingkal, hins the accident occurred due to her southern London suburba been recaptured by the Na- "sleepiness." Skeptical cops. Wiltington. Baddington, Hark- however, booked her on charge bridge, Carshalton and Waddon See-saw fighting is indicated of attempted murder. Her will be held on Monday after by other reports that reinforce bar was hospitalized in criti- noon when the suspensions end. ments are alding the Commun- en condition-United Press, -United Press, int attacks. It is reported from Nationalist Changchun that troops advancing from Kung- make chuling are trying to Junction.
tionalists.
The Best Way
Help
The recapture of Chuantoù. the deputy commander of the north-cast pence preservation corts saga, la. important to the Szepingkai defenders as tho
Emphasis was the road is now open to the city. He predicted that government reinforcements from the south will reach besieged Szepligkni shortly.United Press.
He escaped from gaol after he had been brought back from Syria in connection with: kidnapping of a Jewish youth, Alexander Bubowitz.
Farran Is the central figure police in a group of Palestine sought for questioning regarding alleged attacks on Jews under the guise of maintaining law He fled to Syria when the authorities first looked for him and when he returned he said he was the "victim of politics."
and order..
No details of his surrender were given.
The text of the communique was "At 11,50 a.m. today Major R.A. Farrun, DSO, MC, voluntarily aurrendered to "the military authorities in Palestine, He is now held in military, custendy."United Press.
Decimated
China
To
London, June-29.
laid on support to the Chinese Christian universities as being the most ef fective way to assist China, at the annual
Anang Wonen
throughout the province.-K.P.N.
Prisoner Escapes
I Wah, 22, a prisoner who was p to about 4 pm, on Saturday last a prisoner detained at the Victoria Remand Prison, is n parently Arm bellever in the old maxim "opportunity but once."
4
Taking advantage of the pres Rence of a number of castles to the Prison engaged ira removal work, Lo is 'nult to have succeeded In making good his
usenjo by mixing with the enolics when they left the Prisan on completion of their task at 4 p.m.
The Prison authorities, when approached by the "Chlua, Mail? would not divulge any Informas- fion, but the ersäpe was confrmyl by a reliable aource.
meeting of the China Christian University ON OTHER PAGES
Association in London.
Some 200 guests were present age and losses which war had Peiping. June 29.
at a luncheon, which preceded brought to Chinese educational The Communist troops aa- the meeting. The toast "China institutions. The help given by saulting the approaches to Pao- and Her Universities," was pro- Britain towards the restoration ting captured Mancheng and posed by the Rev. Ronald Rees, of these was deeply appreciated, Hushu, 16 miles north-west and who is well-known in China in she said. Mme. Chiang Kai- 11 miles north-east of the Hopei connection with the National shek had, in fact, directed provincial capital, according to Christian Council. He appealed considerable part the British Chinese press reports today. for the need of Imagination, United Aid to China towards The reports said the Hsushu sympathy and understanding for this purpose, and £206,000 had garrison was decimated while China. That nation, he pointed been accorded to it from the Communist gunfire tore up the out, had been a monarchy for Fund.-L.P.S. Paoting airfield landing strip. 30 centuries and a Republic for The-Reds burned the railway only 36 years and it was impos- station at Toutien, 17 miles sible `to disregard this buck. south of Peiping. More refugees ground. He paid a high tribele leaders have arrived in Peiping.-Unit- to Chinese educational ed Press.
for the heroic way they had up- held and were upholding the ethics of their profession in face of stupendous difficulties, To support universities was but to follow a farsighted policy and he was certain that the world would be astounded at the result ufter another 50 years.
On Paris Yugoslav Ban On the world
Talks
London, June 29, Rainfall: 40 mm = 1.57, Inchen. This | House cut of the Army'a 1948
alter Jan. 1—800 mm. munimet an appropriations
re- Tass, the official Soviet merted $5,716,719,500 to $5.- news agency, indicated 280,982,423 was "excessively today that Russia had risky" in view of world cond!- tions. He called it "gambling" held up the Paris con- with the nation's security. ference on the Marshall present aid-Europe plan, charg-
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As result of its
weakness, he said, the
UNO Mission
Belgrade, June 29.. Permission to cross into Yugoslav territory was officially denied to the United Nations sub- commission which is continuing investigation of the Greek border dispute.
The sub-commission, now in sub-Salonika, Greece, had requested permission to enter Yugoslavia on June 25, but the Covernment anid it could not reply until! June 28 since it was necessary
ing that the procedure countries concerned and
them to " joint proposed by France and Jecting
examination,
Associated Blames The Britain would endanger Press,
United States
London, June 28. The Tass Agency reported today that the Russian newspaper, Red Star.. blamed the United States for what it called the "Iceland pro- blem."
The article said, "Hod the with American military circles, United States respected Iceland's ro still in charge there,” Bovereignly there would be no Rysakov sold the AOA is pre. Iceland problem at all. After the paring for the establishment of a end of the war the government powerful radar station at Keflavik of Iceland demanded withdrawal † airport.-United Press,
of American troupa from the
island as well
of as cloring
'American milliary bases there, Riots In
"Élowever, Iceland's demand was met with the resolute counter-action of expansionist American circles who declared openly that the bases in, Iceland are necessary for the national
Calcutta
who
Calcutta, Juno 28. Polleg fired seven rounds to security of the United States," disperse communal rioters Pavel yaakov wrote in the Red today fred on milk lorries and Stor.
the constables escorting them.
The rrticle, anid, that "although
Tha, Government has imposed in the American base at Keflavik 4-hour curfew on the area.
The Bengal Government, Insa was officially demilitarized, "the |
tanight, communique
reported Americani “ military who are that four, were killed and 20. In serving in the American Over-fured in disturbances and salt DORS Airways Company, which in that 80 arrests were made today. known for its close connections (Reuter;:
1
Birmingham had already given the lead by guaranteeing £600 a year for founding medical chair at the United West China University. He'sp- pealed for British funds to pro- vide three chairs at each of the eight. Christian universities in Ching. In which Britain is in- terested.
Identical Ideals
His Excellency Dr Cheng for the Yugoslavs to make their Tien-hal, the Chinese Amban own preliminary Investigation
sive of his people, that Britain should co-operate with China to the fullest extent in this sphere. ;
Lady Cripps told of the dam.
her own five-year plan No Change. and similar planned eco-
Washington, June 29. nomies,
Regardless of the dnat Russlan Taas sold that France and Br position at the Paris conference to determine the necessity for sador, replied and voiced deep tain had proposed a procedure on European economic rehabilita entry by the United Nations appreciation for the compliment that "enviadged an all-ombraction, few if any American State group. It found there was none. Conveyed in the toast to all uni versities in China. He emphas- amcials believe 'Department ing economic programme for
laed the friendship which exist- Rússia will give up her рег. A government spokesman the European countries," where monent objectives of expanding said the commission had "dis- The two races, although differ el between China-arid Britain. Russla felt that "Internal Soviet power wherever possible, qualified itself completely" bynt upheld identical idea's, 'and elded by the sovereign peoples Molotov. may seek to go along Greek government and accept that in the realm of education. economie affairs are to be de Soviet Foreign Minister V.M. showing favouritiam to the this was given no greater proof themselves."
with European nations to some ing the fabrications of Greek it was therefore, the deep de "The Soviet delegation ex-extent in their recovery plan; propaganda." pressed grave doubts with ro- but, say diplomatie officials in gard to this plan," the agency Washington, it will be because he added, declaring the Russian has to, not because he wants to entry Into its territory of the Bulgaria previously denied view was that "if the congress They will not interpret such
sul-commission seeking to in- deviates to this path it will Molotov position, If it develops.vestigato a reported incident. digress far from the tank sot as a long ranga fundamental for it and will fall to yield any change in the Soviet policy of positive result."
expansion. Tass raid it had been "given One of the basic assumptions the opportunity to expound the of United States foreign policy view-point of the Soviet dele planners is that Russian policy is gation following publication in very dexible. Many apparent The French newspapere on Fri concesalons by the Russians aro The United Nations Security and precious gems of Subhas day of detailed French proposals, regarded here as tactical moves Council has oponed debate on Chandra Bose, which he is re
Russia's position, Tass said, under outside pressures. That is the commission report. which ported to have had with him at was that the conference's task the basis on which American found Yugoslavia, and was solely that of ascertaining officials explain the completion of the needs of the European coun- some of the European peace tries for American economie treaties and the withdrawal of aid by means of receiving ap Soviet troops from Iran a year propriate estimates from the #go-Associated Press,
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The full commission, now at Lake Success; instructed the investigation and again sub-commitaion to pursue that Beck Bulgaria's cooperation.
GEMS MISSING
the
Tokyo, June 29. whereabouts, of private property of gold ingols
The
to a the time he was killed in the
lesser degree, Albania and Bút-plane crash at a Formosan air- garla, responsible for, support field shortly before the surren ing the guerilla banda fighting der, continue to be a mystery, against the Greek government, according to the Japanese nawa-
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