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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1949.
THIRTEEN DIE IN HOLOCAUST IN MONTANA FORESTS
Helena, Montana, August 7. Thirteen mon lost their lives fighting a vast forost fire contred on a mountain area 25 miles North East of Helena today.
Twelve of the dead are parachutists, "smoke jumpers" of the Forest Service, who parachuted into the sector to fight the flames.
SERIOUS FIGHTING IN BURMA
Four hundred men fought the blaze, which ravaged over 3,080
acres.
fire
· Meanwhile, .308
Bghters woe trying to cheek three other forest fires rouring out of control in North Central klatre National Forests.
Warlen The Chief Fire
Anitt that the dresare The worst to while this miðaltor years.
Rangoon, August 7. Railway riews returning from country runs lay ported serious fighting against
Forest Service detils today
volunteers Government tromps by com called for more bined Army deserters and Con- [tight the Are.
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goon.
The Forest Service said the The rabtayuan cald that there is still a long way from hebag Aldig renlied on Tantalin, brought under coststrol, small town 25 miles North of Ragoon.
The bodies of 11 dead were re-being, brought out of the rugged between wilderness through
Meanwhile. newspaper
grace talks
20 hacked
flown'
10
Tee other Hordes lay in a Helena hospital.
the rebel Karees and the Barma trial to a helicopter landing, from
my Bil Command, which where they will be Army Farves
Burmese Helena. begin delta, said that the Karens ape willing to erase fighligt, if of- lowed to
to elain their arms, To this the Army will not #gree.
ree. but promises full pro- tection
those who tinue the rebellton, Tenlay's
to
discon.
ist
that Government Corres Shwenye, midway between the of Pyin- Central Burma towns Tas Kamethin, rebek when repelling.
aflark.
kiled 40 a com- Asmelatest
Frontier Watch For Convicts
Hamburg. August 7. Frontier posts on the Dutch- German border have been warned
Wind Shift
Twelve of the 13 men who perished were 'smoke Jumpers" youthful volunteers who bail out of planes to combat forest firen in otherwise Inacceable Timber areas.
The 13th, easunity was. ground fire crewman who joined the jumpers after they had June- safely in 3 CHITOW 1ock- timme enyon called "Man Ciule
ed
Suddenly, the wint. shifted, whipping flumes across their only unth of escape except, the steep rock.
a new
dire Lightning started
main today 30 miles from the blaze and men were pulled off the first line to rush to the ne•W blaze in the hope that it could be
to watch for 20 dangerous German controlled before it became too convicta who escaped in a mass widespread. - Associated Press prison break, Ofeials think sne
of them might try to enter Zet-and United Press.
land.
The convicts are being hunted by hundreds of police over 24,000 square miles of Western Germany
An area 180 males Eastwards from the Dutch frontier and from the North Sen 200 miles South is being combed,
Thirty men escaped from penal camp in the Emsland Bogs
THE SUEZ CHARGES
TOO HIGH
Washington, August 7. The National Federation of
during a prison riul on Friday | American Shipping today
night. Ten have to for been recaptured,
Officials said that the men were
He all serving
or lung-term sentences and were desperate, Associated Press.
FOREST FIRE IN FRANCE
Bordeaux, August 7. French police and soldiers to night battled a raging forest fire near Bordeaux that bas already destroyed 1,600 ucres of Umber.
Officials sald that the fire, tanporarily which was brought under control on Saturday night,; broke out again today when the wind changed direction.
Two small hamlets, Bern and Grucy, are competely encircled, the French News Agency re- ported, but said so far no-casual- ties are reported.
Many homes have been come pletely destroyed. - Associated Press.
SWISS WATCHES GOING UP
Blenne, August 8.
All Swiss watches will go up
in price by eight to 15 per cent
Con October 31,
An official announcement by
strongly endorsed a request of British shipping interesis for a Suez Canal reduction in the
tolis on commercial transit traffic, and urged similar action on the Panama Canal.
the by The statement issued Federation said that it agreed with Mr. Colin Anderson, Chuir- man of the General Council of British Shipping, who, in a letter to Sir Thomas Harrison-Hughes, British. Vice-President
the
· of Suez, Conul Company, said the traffic in post-war increases.
Canal Justified through the reduction in the tolls,
The statement demanded that the United
States
Government reduce the Panama Conal rates.
. these It claimed that
tolls are a high that they Having a Borsaus detrimental effect on American commercial shipping, particularly on traffic Weit
and
a
are
between the Ent coasts of the United States. The Federation complained that the expense of some of the civic and military activities. In the Canal Zone is being charged against commercial shipping re-
venues.
The matter; it salt, has been submitted to 15 Congressional Committee for Investigation.-—-* Reuict
EGYPTOLOGIST'S DEATH Godalming. August 7.
the Swiss Watchmakers' Federa- Professor Percy Edward New- tion, said that the price increase, bury, a leading British Egyptolo- due to increased labour and mate- gist, and one of the helpers of rial costs, would go into effect Howard Carter, the discoverer of simultaneously in all the indus- Tutankhamen's Tomb, died at his try's domestic and foreign mar- home near here today. He was
90,--Router, kets. Associated Press.
Republican Offer On China Policy
out
Washington, August 7.
-
A Republican offer to work strong China policy for
Government ол bipartisan basts was extend. ed today to the Administra. tion.
R came through
sentative Joseph W.
Repre Martin
of Massachusetts, House As. publican tender.
He said it was the feeling
of most Republicans.
It China
close on Я pronouncement
Arthur
followed
Senator
Republican lender.
by,
Vandenberg. foreign policy
which showed his thinking on China paralleled In important ways that of the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson. Associated Press,
FIRST TRAIN TO JERUSALEM
Jerusalem, August 7.
11t of Carrying a symbolic
first rate from Te four, the Aviv suce the beginning of the Palestine war arrived at Jenwa- In today along the single track railway now completely in Israell hands.
SPECULATION
QUIRINO'S
Washington, August 7.
OVER
MISSION
Į Philippine affairs specialists see nine main items for possible action by President Quirino during the Philippine President's three-day Washing- ton stay.
They put forward the possibility of some talks on a Pacific alliance to quarantine Asian Com- munism in China and Soviet Asia.
It is believed that some of Mr. their own needs at
hnd been this. Quirino's advisers
agninst his bringing this matter up here, but the paet appears to be the President's favourite and greatest foreign policy contribu- tion.
1
more ihan
Military Bases
It was also recalled that Fili pinn defence officials complained about the U.S. trimming Its milt- In his statement on March 18tney forces in the islands and he became the first Far Eastern failing to show signs of develop leader lo speak, out for a Pacificing more than two out of 23 sites counterpart of the North Atlan-nwarded under the post-indepen- tie defenisi party and he has beendence agreement at 1947) weaking for it ever since.
His persistence won him the willingness of President Truman nd the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, to exchange ideas un the matter with him.
that
It was speculated
Mr. Quirino might take up with Mr. other Washington omell the following toples be- Truman sides the Paelle Union:
or
President Quirino, who has They also charged the joint arrived in the United States on
group US, military advisory
an offrint visit to Presklent with failing to deliver a quan-
tity of ald supplies apparently Truman. expected under the milltary assistance agreement accom→ partying independence,
reonomles und 7. Domestic polities. Mr. Quirina may face a 2. Point Four. Because
fny the tough three-way fight
r- under-developed,
In add- Philippines is
election In November, minerais, yet rich in
soil and in to talking over the domestic timber, it is regarded by many as situation, he may want some eau- place where President Truman's palen pointers from President 1. Artus ald. Mr. Quirine may Point Four, programme for loan Truman who, experts say, won want to dramatise the Philippine of U.S. technical skill could pay out against the greatest odis last Mr. David Ramez, Israeli Minis- detence situation. The revised off big dividends in development, year.
3. Philippine rehabilitation. tor of Transport, travelled on the US$1,450,000,000 foreign arms afd) train and was
ចក greeted
his bill would give the Philippines, 4. Internees pay. Prime
arch Minister, Iron
Koren $27,840,000 5. Japanese reparations, which arrival by the Mr. David Ben Gurion,
worth of military assistance, to be the Philippines Insists must be
three ways. The Philip¦ paid. A regular goods fraffle has been split
to estimate pines are reporter! Franged for the future.-Reuter.
POP
IT'S NO USE
YOU HAVE AN OUTDOOR MIND POP
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
YOU BROUGHT ME HERE SO I'D DECOY MANDRAKE.
RIP KIRBY
I RECOGNIZE YOU NOW! THE "ARTIST" MOTHER RAN OFY THE PLANTATION!
BUT YOU'RE NO *ARTIST"... YOU'RE
RIP KIRBY!
EXACTLY. HE'S ATRICKY ONE--
JOHNNY HAZARD
GEE, DADDY,
I SURE MISSED YOU..... AND ALL THOCE STORIES!
WITH YOU IN OUR HANDS, HE'LL BE EASIER TO HANDLE.
WHAT DO YOU INTEND 10 00 TO
HIM?
6. A World Bank Jonn,
A GOOD QUESTION, HE'S DANGEROUS TO US. THE ONLY MAN WHO EVER
· SUSPECTED ME--
6. The Far Eastern situation. Me Quirino may have some close- up views of the general Far
of interest Eastern situation some officials who do not get out there very often.-United Press.
I
Athletes my foot!
BUT AN INDOOR. BODY
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
--AND THE MOST ATTRACTIVE. MAN I'VE EVER SEEN. I SHALL EITHER HAVE TO DESTROY HIM-- OR MARRY HIM.
WITH AN
Bratory Syndente, M. Wrigleterred.
TRUE, AIR RIFLES DON'T KILL... BUT AIR RIFLE? ONE PELLET CAN STING..... AND YOU
DON'T BE
WERE AIMING DIRECTLY AT
MISS DORIAN'S HORSE ON
THE CUFF'S
EDGE!
BY ALEX RAYMOND
WHAT UT TER NONSENSE! I
HAD A BEAD
ON A BUZZARD
CIRCLING IN THE VALLEY!
THAT'S A LIE, BEAUMONT YOU'D BETTER GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I LOSE MY TEMPER AGAIN!
AND YOU, DIXON BEAUMONT, ARE
A FOOL!
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