THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1848.
NORTHERN BRITAIN'S WORST FLOODS FOR FIFTY YEARS
RAILWAY BRIDGES
WASHED AWAY
London, August 14,
The swollen waters of five rivers were receding to- day after the worst floods in 50 years, and. formers, shopkeepers and householders in the English-Scottish border country were trying to count their losses.
The floods swept before them road and rail bridges, .carried away all telephone and telegraph lines and ruined crops.
Alliest air
Yesterday, fve railway brid- tate to do serious damage to the
the main Eust grain harvests. 105. Carrying
In Const express line from London to Edinburgh, were washed
stout away, and fight
Pond bringes were form to nicer by
Germany, the bridge into Berlin was cut down to almost one-third by had wen- ther overnight. The observatory Potsdam estimate that 36
the swirling Blouds as they carmilion tons of un fell on Ber- ried away ruined crops, shat- Ex in Thursday and Friday's tered furnitur and farm loudbursi.
animals down to the sea.
Europe's Worrt -summer for years has ruinert vital crops on the cullent. Heavy snowfalls. gales and
torrential rain were
Farmers in the four Zones re- ported as follows:
British Zone *
British Zone.. Damage slight, with the kill wharvested oats
reported from West European ecops the worst affected.
countries.
fn Switzerland, snow #t foot thick covered mutato tends to- day after a shop full in trin.
no
Blackburn Murder
Blackburn, August 14. Peter Griffith, 22-year-old flour mill packer, charged with the murder of thraa- year-old Juns Ann Devancy, WAS today remanded until August 10 after formal evi- dence was heard in a pack. nd court room here.
June Ann vanished during the night from
A cot in the Queen's Park Hospital hero exactly three months ago. A few hours later, whe WAS found in the hospital grounds -battered to death-Router.
TOKYO
FLOOD
DANGER
Chinese Air Force Record
RUSSIANS LOSE FIGHT OVER PRESS RIGHTS
Genova, August 14.
The committee of the United Nations Economic_and_
Social Council voted today that the United Na- tions convention on freedom for foreign corres- pondents shall not apply to certain categories of correspondents allowed.to enter the country to cover United Nations activities. The Human Rights committee, which is considering three information conventions, adopted the article over violent Soviet and Polish opposi- tion,
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Nanking, August 14. General Chow Chih-joh, cóm- manding the Chinese Air Force.ment to have the convention mit all news material of corres
Įt rejected a Soviet amend- "Each contracting state shall per- said in an Air Force rally
which governs statement that his airmen flow
gathering and pondents and, Information transmission
of other of agencies
contracting 20,000 combat missions against international the Communista during the news to apply to all foreign states to enter its territory
reach the Information agencies regardless past year and dropped 30.000 correspondents
whether they are assigned to which are
operating therain, in conditions tons of bombs.
nat lers favourable ALSO THE the United Nations.
than those accortied to any cor- Dr. Julius Katz-Suchy, Polini respondents for the information delegate, sold: "The country agency of any other contracting which has agreed to have an for non-contracting state." International organisation on its territory should of the same time give all necessary privileges to correspondents.".
Chow in his statement urging
Air Force men to "hear your rea- ponsibilities with determination," Hinted those accomplishments of the Chinese Air Force in the past year:
Inleted 100,000 casualties, de- stroyed 4,000 Red pillboxes and other fortifications, demolished 18,000 Commuriat vehicles, sank over 3,000 barges and small boats. Tokyo, August 15. General Jupanore police today broadcast
Chow Bald Army food warning to residents of share to the Cominuniat suppres- transport pinner contributed their lowlying eastern
Tokyo
ftersion campaign by flying 30,000 inore than two inches of rain fell In the last 24 hours as the mik result of a tropicul typhoon con. Soviet Zone. A medisin hartered about 180 miles Southeast east, with wheat to an excellent of the city. condition, but the winter barley, which had exce
exceeded all expertis
than.
American Zone A, erog better than, amul Lossibly worst last year is expected, French Zone-Star beet and perature. The Alpine Club wheat grains will be short. forted six incher of snow on the St. Bernard and Simplon passen, and warned motorists {4) chains,
More than
missions over a total distance of over 0,000,000 ltes,
carrying 0,000 passengers and 230,000 tons of cargo.
Acting for President Chiang Minister, al-shick, the Defense
Wing-chin, presented de- 1,218 Air Force
had
to
awarded
meritorious
"Drastic" Move
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The council decided at a plen- AT LAST ON THE SCREEN!
The Romantic & Dramatic Musical!
He charged that the Unitedary session to defer action on n States allowed Pierre Coutade. Canadian proposal authorising correspondent for the French the Human Rights committee to Communist paper. Humanite, sit on after the ECOSOC adjourns to enter the United States to cover a United Nations confer ance "only undur certain con ditions."
its reventh session here around August 20. The East-West dead- lock on the information conven- ons led to the Canadian pro- posal.
Dr. Charles Malik said that he will introduce "drastic proposals" on Tuesday in an effort to speed consideration of the controversial Information conventions-United Press.
.
CEREMONY IN COLOGNE
Article Nine Rain is still falling today.
Article nine in the convention The flood warning is intended In Belgium, des have engedtions, is suffering a setback. for several large
ns amended by the United States, areas or the 100 unles per hone,
the United Kingdom and France Holland, the In
fruit crop Fast side where drainage is poor. orationis half this year's wheat horvest is
was the worst it in the aforms Unusually heavy rainfalls backed officers and announced the Pre-reads as follows: "The conven- to be lost, and the euly experter
into homes to a depth of several ident of the past week, the overait
CNS150tion shall not apply to any cor· **potato crop, has suffered equally.
interrupter billion to Air Force personnel "in respondent of a contracting state damage being
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10 to 15 feet and frequently Formers are expecting
street car and bus transportation" | "ecognition of their
who, while not otherwise admis per cent. Appleo suffered by card sugar beet eiop, but with
In this section,
service.
sible under article two into the about 25 per Ant. prace 20 and this sugar azkent thuch below
Elsewhere on Honshu istond Chinese Air Force officials held territory of another contracting, plums
but the per cent, Bernal Owing 1 N.
heavy rainfal
admitted plum crop still promises to be
pant 24 receptions in Nanking, Shanghai inte, is nevertheless hours was creating a flood dan and elsewhere where air units conditionally in accordance with a bumper one Much grade bart abroady been Japanese weathermen re-ere stationed in observance of the the agreement between that other
Cologne, August 14. ported more than two inches of effetal dny. --Assoclated Press contracting spate and the United
The 2nd. Archbishop water throughout the Kanto
Mctions or the specialised agencylogne opened the 700th anniver- plains districi, 5.4 inches, in Sen-
thereof in order to cover its pro-sary celebration of this city's do. 6.7 Inches in Yamagata elty
ceedings or pursuant to a spe- sacred cathedral today In a cere in the blah mountains directly
in arrangement made by that muny of medieval pomp and west of Sendai and 4.4 inches at
other contracting state in order splendour. Indosate in Hokaido,
to facilitate entry of Auch cor- respondents."
gium's hay harved has abendly been rufumus,
Sheep- Killed
la France, now fell in the
Alpa today. Upper
forcing shepherds to drive their flocks. down into the valleys for the frat time in 20 years.
An c
WAK
+ra flock of 250 sheep killed by lightning in the Up. per Savoy In
storms which to. day
the across
ewry! greater part ni France. The Channel and Atlantic coasts
reported bezing ៦៧. And burricanes.
harvestvil and the bulunge has stood up bannly well to the rain,
Reuter.
US Policy
In Greece
Unchanged
Athena, August 44. The United States Ambassa-
Another
ח!
the
typhoon has been located 500 miles northeast of Luzon with maximum winds of 30 miles in the center and was reported weakening to an extent that no more forecast are to be Issued unless there is u chunge in the situation-Associated Press,
NEW BRITISH ENVOY
UNLADYLIKE
BUT VERY
EFFECTIVE
Ukiah, Calif., August 14. Mary Ruddock's deer-hunting technique may not be so indy- like, but it brings home venison.
of Co-
City officials and religious dig- nitaries attended the opening at The commille also adopted the University hall where Joseph Article seven which, amended by Cardinal Frings, Cologne's 02nd the three Western 'Powers reads: Archbishop goke.-United Press.
TODAY
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ONLY
The 18-year-old miss wounded a buck in the leg while hunting Landon, August 14. in the hills of Mendocino county 10- The newly-appointed British today. When the wounded
Ambassador to
embankment, Miss Ruddock lost! Argenting, Sir animal plunged down a 50 feet Ambassador, Dr. her footing and tumbled down Lalougle, problems almost on top of 11.
A Ministry of garlice offior. Dr. Harry Grady, who has cial told Reuter today that po succeeded Mr. Dwight Griswold lato erope and vines would sul-
he head of the Amencan Aid fer from the persistent bad wea- ther, but the rain bad come too Mission to Greece, sald today {accirding to Athens Radio, that
me polies of the Mission mained unchanged.
Giving his first press canfer-John Balfour, discussed with the thee smee his rival here 9 Argentine July 20, Dr. Gray was quoted Ricardo de as saying that Congress would relating to mutual co-operation The deer promptly attacked judge whether there should to and reciprocal atd," the Embassy her, whereupon she bashed it
ny increase
such aid next founeed today.
over the head with her rifle, year
breaking the stock. The deer Speaking of
his tour of the
stumbled into a nearby creek and Battle areas, Dr. Grady said:
drowned. United Press..
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Asked whether the American Mission planned to close Greek Troniler when military operations were over, Dr. Grady Sith The Greek General Staff
1.15 pm - Neves, Wother Report is alone competent to take a deel-
Antithes mEIC 2920,
2.25 p.m. Interlude,
1.30 pm,-- East Promenade Opehesten
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Rome, August 14.
in torrential ruin and a hail- storm, Romans streamed out of
byaly Help Prezentant Philip Storov and Alan
Bull
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lakes
mountainside areas.--Heuter.
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