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BIG CHINESE CABINET "Battle Of Britain" U.S. Makes "Indirect"
LORD NATHAN WILL FLY
TO NANKING
Nunking, Sept. 15.
British
Lord Natham, Minister of Civil Aviation, is scheduled to arrive here on Septriaber 18, by air from Hong Kong, the British Em- baray announced today.
Comming at the invitation af the Chinese Government, Lord Nathun will hold discussions with the Chinese Ministry of Comamunications regarding Berniere of bath
civil
countries.
He is expected to leave for Tokyo n September 21 Renter,
Lord Nathan, Minister for twit
Aviation, merived in the Calmon penteadley on rante ta Nanking.
Accompanying Lord Nothan are Lady Nathan, the Hon. Roger Nathon, and Mr. Pa Int, rd Nathon's privata accretary.
The distinguished visitors my staying at Government Home, a ove nekeduled to fly to Nanking on Thursday.
Labour Retains Edgehill
London, Sept. 13. Labour retained its sent in the Edgeh!!! bye.eletion today by the narrow margin of 1,953 com. pared to the majority of 6,039 in
election
resulted SK
the general election.
The follows.
-
AJ. livine (Lab.) 10,827. JR. Jevins (Con.) 81,874.
Sir Hubert Young (Lib.) 910.
D.W. Gibson (Ind. Lab.) 104.
C. Fuxite (Ind.) 48.
The poll was 03 per cent. Sir Hubert Gibson and Foster 'forfeited their deposits.-United
Press.
TRAMWAYS TALK "ULTIMATUM”
Some_600 employees of the Hong Kong Tramways mett their club premise, last night, and decided that, unless the manage, ment give a satisfactory reply to the men's "more pay" demant by tomorrow.
September 17..
an
ultimatum may be presented.
The meeting was called to hear a report from the men's delegates. who had met the management in cdnference yesterday,
It was reported that the man- agement offered the men a grade increase, approximating only 30 to 40 percent, which the nien con aidered to be entirely unratinfor tory.
RESHUFFLE IS FORECAST
Nanking, Sept. 15.
Chinese political observers predicted a drastic re- shuffle of the Kuomintang “Cabinet” after the next meeting of the Party's Standing Commit- tee, scheduled for September 17.
These sources said that the resignations of both
Wu Te-chen, Secretary-General of the Party' and Chen Li-fu, Minister of Information, would probably be accepted.
The Kooning Mälter far cngaged
in business abroad,
Agriculture and Labour (Mabefore July 7, 1947, shall within Ch-18171) also offered his re. 30 days after the measure be. teomes law declate all their assets signation.
in foreign currency.
Ötner joinisters snid they ex. pected to do likewise to permall The act cannot be enforced Grnelissimo Chiang Kai-shek under-existing conditions, in the nb.
to have a free band in the re. [opinion of most financial organisaBan of the Party with servers here, lending some critics the inclusion of Youth Corns to suggest that it is politient and. oficials.
nut financial capital which the over Government rally sought when
Chen Lifu held power
the Party machine which at times it proposed the measure."- appeared in exceed that of any (other Kuomintang member.
Observers sald It was kely that if his resignation weer accept ed, his successor would be Kia Cheng-ting. the present vice. minister of the organisation,
Finance
Meanwhile, financial authorities the Chinese Government
Alate
plan to call home foreign
Obstacles
Chinese officials conceded that
if lists are not available the task of bringing home refuges capital would have enormous obstacles.
Overseas assets are easily con. ceoled by the purchase of securi. ties, bonde or real estats through dumnrick.
The said without voluntary co. Govern. Ex operation, the Chinese
change and assets held brand by ment has little hope of cashing in Chinese nationalities (variously private overseas nasets. estimated at between US$300,000,- |
They said current circumstances
high order to convert dollar hold.
000 and US$1,000,000,000! will would require patriotism of a produce little if any results.
The measure. passed National Economic Counell Sept: mber 4. is now
4177
by the ings into national currency.
Chinese officipis, in fact, have awnlling already publicly charged
that
Is Remembered
Remembrance-
A solemn and impressive service commemorating the "Battle of Beliain" was held ai Kai Tak yesterday. Air Officer Commanding (Air Commodore 8. N. Webster) is here shown Inspecting the parade. - See Story Page 2.
Public
Warned Of
Slum Milk
promulgation by the Executive the refusal of American and Bri- A warning to the pub- tish banks to make available alic against buying re- Yuan and the Stute Council.
will IL provides
Chinese list of that
Chinese depositors
constituted milk produc- the plan ta fallure-an nationals, except those who lived doom
argument which has become one ed "in slum surround- of the big guns in the counterings of indescribable allensive against the Wedemeyer squalor and filth," from unlicensed premises, was Wedemeyer Hit Gen. Wu Tr-chen. Secretary issued by the Secretary Kuomintang, of the Urban Couficil opened a barrage with a speech last night. expressing
China Wins Japan's Last Destroyer
Tokyo, Sept. 15. Chinn rill get the nip destroyer
list-the CH the
the 1.700-ton Namikaze-as elvest+
United the against
the Kingdon, Hussin and United States today for 30 former Japanese war vessels.
The drawing, which was the fourth of its type, was for the lest distribution of Japanese craft in the large groups and probably would be last for
some time.
The United States got mine Ahips today and the other three nations each drew a lot of ten-Associated PreER.
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TYPHOON "KATHLEEN" HITS AT HONSHU
Tokyo, Sept. 15.
With United States warships at Yokosuka within the typhoon anchorage, the tropical storm "Kathleen" struck the Honshu coast at 5 a.m. - GMT today.
Mission.
General
of the
dis.
Government's appointment that Lt.Gen Wede. meyer paid little heed to urging United States banks to make avaitable lists of their Chinese. clients,
American and
Under current British laws there is no way to force private banks to reveal ists of depasitors.
!.
"More Ald?"
In Washington, the question of more American aid to China re. muined undetermined desplle a
In his war
munist peril,”
The Council warning said:
The attention of the public is rawn to the fact that milk which as been reconstituted from milk owder
is being sold from un- lcensed premises in containers hich frequently bear the names f well-known
dairy
concerna with labels affixed stating that th
milk has been pasteurised by re- nitable local pasteurising firms.
"Invariably the milk is Pro-
duced
an!
Viet Nam Parties Urged To Unite
Mr. Luu Duc Trung, accredited spokesman for ex- Emperor Bao Dal of Viet Nam, last night ap- pealed to all Viet Nam parties to put the Supreme interests of the nation above all party Interests in "this decisive moment of the 'na- tion's history."
At the same time he warned against propaganda almed at ***************** causing a division in the ranks
The Weather
and asked the people to remain calm, patient and resolute In the struggle for national unity
The typhoon is centred about 100 miles and independence.
The following questions were
of Tokyo, moving NE at 10 to 15 knutput to and answered by Mr. Luu and weakening. Pressure remains high over N China, and a shallow depression at the press conference:
stallonary over the Gulf of Tonkin.
in alum surroundings of In- escribable squalor and filth,
"When analysed, the milk today veals a ridiculously low content of new appeal by Prealat, has proved to be not pasteurin dent Chiang Kat.shelt for supported, and contains so many disensos
ugainst the "Com.sacleria that outbreaks of disease such as cholera, typhoid, are likely
be cause by its use. "Purchasers of fresh milk AFG trongly urged to refrain from uying milk from, premises other and milkshops. han those registered as daicion "Further, It will greatly assist he Health Authorities in their fforts to stamp out the production
Through the Chinese Embassy. | the Generalissimo warned yes. ierday that success or failure of his anti-Communist eampaigns would decide not only China's future but also would involve security of the whole of the Far
East.
SE winds.
Today's Forecast-Light mainly fair with scattered showers.
Yesterday's Weatherin Maximum 87,0 dem. Fab. Minimum: 77.4 deg. Fab. flushing: 18.4 hours, Rainfall: 2.9 mm=0.09 Inch. Total eltre Jan. 1-2494.9 mm.-08.22 - Inches s
Question One
Quest: Is it true that Bao Dai has already accepted the request by Viet Nam leaders to go back to Viet Nam,
Challenge To The Kremlin
New York, Sept. 15. -
The United States indirectly challenged Russla today to co-operate with the United States or face a world judgment that none can veto,
satellites Obviously referring to Rus- of Russia's Balkan nia's use of the veto in the to Greck Judependence must be Security Council, Secretary of removed, left no doubt that the State George Marshall said in Balkon
given
сале
Was
Lo ob-
an address on Sunday that | priority to the American members of the United Na Jectives for the Assembly open- tlon "have by no means ex lug on. Tucadny ot Flushing hausted the potentialities of Meadow Park, New York. the Charter in finding пун and means of overcoming ob- struction and of meeting their common problems,"
Article 12
The United States naked for the Assembly Council meeting under Article 12 of the United Nations Charter, which says:
At Tarrytown, New York. John Foster Dulles; n member
"While the Security Council of the United States delegu is xereining in respect of any tion to the United Nations Ardispute er sllustion, the fune sembly, said that every govtions assigned to it in the pre- crnment, now realises that "if gent Charter, the General As it goes agafat a strong presembly shall not make any re- valling moral judgment it may commendations with regard to suffer grievous penalties."
"Opposed"
"It was never expected that
the dispute or situation unless
the Council so request."--A- sociated Press.
the Security. Council could net *** decisively when great powers
were on opposite sides," "Dulles "British Labour
Fald.
be on the can-
He added: "It was expected that, even under there condi- tions, the United Nations could work for pence by requiring every nation, however, power- ful, to submit to a pubile judg- ment which none could veto for It would eci ence of the world."
Lake Ѕиссоня Meanwhile, despatches say a preliminary battle on the Greek situation United locmed today in the Nations Security Council where the United States moved to switch the Balkan issue to the 65-nation Assembly.
.Ronsin's
Andrel delegate, Gromyko, was expected to use the session today to level a Soviet blast at the American mancouvre and perhaps even attempt to veto the step.
Sceretary of State Marshall'a declaration in New York on Sunday that the "direct threat"
Is At its Lowest Ebb"
London, Sept. 16, Daily Express" public opinion poll reported today that the popularity of the Labour Government aut of Prime finister Clement Attler. was at the invocat obb-since the poll wan
in started November, 1948, with '00 per cent of the people qucational dissatisfied with the Govern ment And 67 per with Mr. Attles.
31
The
cent satisfied
poll, taken in the last
wrok in August, showed that pcr cent was satisfied with Government and nine per cont undecided; C2 per cent satis- fed with Mr. Attlee and 11 per cent undecided...-United Press.
Peace
Italian Treaty In Force
Paris, Sept. 15.3
Britain, France, Russia and the United States de- posited instruments of ratification for the Italian peace treaty with the French Govern- ment today.
They fixed midnight (GMT) stare into the barbed wire Ans: Nothing has yet been as the offelal hour of the be- tence which carried notices saying "Provisional Italo- against an average uf 1831-3 mm.ecided. A few months ago, ginning of peace for Italy.
leaders of political, cultural. Peace trestles, written by Yugosles boundary." religious and corporate bodies the victorious Allies. for, Fin-
In Trieste and parties sent numerous tele land, Hungary, Rumania and More fight broke out today grams to Bao Dat urging him'
22.10 inches.-
Readings at
State Department oftelals of milk supplies from dangerous art. 1411.0 ICON.3 m.b.
10 m. 4 p.m.
20.88 20.78 Jacket. 3 ዱ 83 dex.. F.
Travels
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70
Curcen if purchasers will report Rel. Humidity o the nearest Health Office
all Daw Point
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Boy (14) Killed Lad (II
viewed Chiang's apprai as a "well timed move" since the question of American policy toward China Is cases of milk purchased which ar Wind Direction.... Ebr8 now under intense, raview.
velow standard or where there, is Wind' Pote But they emphasised that no any suspicion that the milk las
not been derived from registered** decision on its future course will
dairies. be made until after Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer returns to the United States, possibly this It continued to move Inland speed of approximately 14 knots. week. with weakened winds of 40 miles Eighth Army authorities an- In Shanghai, China's Inflation per hour.
nounced that dependent familles is beginning to plek up speed The Japanese Weather Bureau of First Cavalry Division Artillery again, despite a bumper rico predicted the typhoon would were evacuated from the real harvest and admonishing speeches come nearest Tokyo around 1 dential Brea In
food by Government and municipal Ota as p.m. GMT.
waters of the Tone River,
Harrison (N. J.), Sept, 15. officials. The Bureau also predicted that swollen
by days bf torrential winds in the Tokyo-Yokohama rains, inundated a wide region said when interviewed by Asso
Disinterested foreign observers Fred Walter Smigelski (14), known to the police as a "bad boy," has confessed that he lured 11- area, with heavy squalls, will be approximately 45 miles northwestcinted Press that the only strong enough to blow down but of Tokyo and swept away left for the Chinese Government
year-old Jackle Preston to an abandoned insufficient to cause major bridges and washed out railroads. short of declaring peace with
warehouse, killed, him and then sent a ran- dumaga..
The Tone, River overran the Communists was to freeze all som note to his parent demanding $1,000'for
his safe return.
way
After hitting the mainland near banks at suverul points and the surplus capital within the coun." Omaezaki, 150 air miles south-flood, waters are spreading..
try-Associated Press and United
west of Tokyo-from which no The northeast section
of the Press.
serious damage has thus far han elty of Machashi, 70 miles north.
reported-the typhoon was report. ed moving north-northeast at a
west of Tokyo, was under one foot of water this afternoon.
Realdents of Japanese communi.
Dlso, werd, ovacuated.
of Ola, Shibukawa and Shiba
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20 LOST WHEN PICNIC BOAT SINKS
Glasgow, Sept.' 15.,
And Demanded Ransom
to return and take over power. Bulgaria wore to be activated To obtain a clearer picture of in zimilar fashion during the the aituation in Viet Nam, Bao day by deposit of ratification Dal invited all the leaders to Instruments in Moscow, conic to Hong Kong to reveal
the situation to him.
During the week which has Iapsed, all the delegaten
un-
Hopes
in Trieste and American news- papermen were chased by gangs when partisan feelings
boiled over.
Moba tried to stop
street cars and seves trolleys and
As the Russian and. Ameri- buses were damaged but. the
can Ambassadors and the Bri-elvillan police said no arrests animously sent a message to Bao Dal conderuning Viet Minh tish Minister handed him their had been made dospite their Ho Chi Minh for having in the copies of the Italian treaty estimate that f "number of past two years: brought about refification instruments, French people have been injured.”. destruction in Viet Nam and Foreign Minister Georges A gang, led by a platinum-
widespread suffering to the
woman, who wore people, as a result of totalitar. Bidault commented that "This is haired
the result of our long, painful "knuckle-dusters" attacked the fán acts and policies? AN AN `; Consequently, thedelbaates effort. I hope it will permit un couple representing a Com unanimously refuse to recognico to enter a long porijd, of munist newspaper, bedting the the government headed by He
man severely and stripping the peace." Chi Minh, and they, fully sup
In Trieste. the new free ter- girl of her clothes. port Bao. Dal under all cir-
The girl screamed "I am cumstances · for the achieve-ritory created in the Italian
a British ment, national independence treaty, the time of Allied with- | British" and waved and unity,
sirawal from the Morgan Line passport but failed to escape. The delegates, have sent, a to the new frontier, adding a] the crowd. cable to the French Hill Com big slice of the Istrian penin The policedentified the
missioner. M. Emile Bollaert,
matters.'-
the
advising him that they fully sula to Yugoslav territory was cruple attacked hear Showing Ittle apparent con-fit: There were cuts on the chest support 860 Dal, to take over fixed for Tuesday, church as Edward P. Thomp cern at the enormity of his and abdomen.
power as they recounted him as As the hour for United on 23-your-old British war crime, Smigelaki led the police Is the bright glare of pallco the only one qualified to nego- States and British withdrawal writer and fortner officer of. and. FDI agents to the war dashlights and electric lan; late with France, Meanwhile neared, disturbances continued the 17th Lancers, and Mrs. the delegatęs: aré continuin house on the outskirts of Har-torns, Smigelski sullenly re discussions, or other related in Venezia Giulia Torathy K. Gate Sale/24-year-
American rison, where they found the enacted the crime.
camped old Cambridge, graduate from troops nude battered body of Jackie In an adjoining
room,
olong the highway in wartime London.. Question Two- lying in a blacti-soaked corner. Jackie's father, John Preston
camps after having evacuated Thompson was kickbd in the their permanent barracks pro- grein and suffering light head was almost hysterical at the of the deserted, structure.
Quee: Is it correct lift, the paratory to falling back frem concussion but was hat serious.” expected a maximum of only 30 Twenty persons, mostly women A police surgeon,
pellco gave him detalls of the
|ly hurt Mrs. Salg was not in- to 88 miles, with gusts at 45 or, children, were dead or itasing examining the body, said death <rimo. SETELAN BURFrench are backing B10:Dal, to the' Morgan. Line.....,
In Gorizia, on the provision- jured. Why did he kill.my baby," form a governmen -and-feared, loát: in, tha sinkitig: of
Anakothatur fábáoluteir
would take Tokyo's lower areas, 1,000 the excursion boat Cezan, apparently was due to stranghe hereamed "Why did he kill aroundless Blace worDalshar al-Italo-Yugoslav frontier ax They said ther houses wore flooded by the heavy which foundered on Bunday Tation, en
my boy get set the whole-hearted support or citement reached a high pitch the next' train to England, raing of SundayƐand: Monday, night in heavy sens în Lita Firla The body was horribly muti:: Two policemen held him back the Viet Nam/peoplesneri in a but officials expected calmness. Two boationde of Chlian re- Children waded through water of Clyde. KURSASOlaled. The head had been bat as he made an attempt to brual: position to obtaff isthe support to return by the time the fugees arrived in Trimle, from more than a foot deep to reach Cot thee of the 27 at ourd the Eared with a heavy object lute the room whore Smigelski and services of the bencin Allfed troops are withdrawn, the coastal city of Pola, which
“the country Já÷farjr/VB6rbrn- schools in the east side of Tokyo: 80 foot motor cutter, were known" The throat had begd cut with wash rooting Calmly, howment, and he livesinatow
groups of peltizone, Escomes a. Yugoniny city under. **United. Brez and Associate to je kavo Kurvive
Saute Santo Aifyky station to 'Freen and Assorti Pram
after,
TORTIOly around the the italian girant, Chilled