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IMPORTANT TOKYO MEETING Trooping the Colour FOREIGN TRADE
Flood waters active in BC
Vancouver, British Columbia,
June 18,
Rampaging flood waters zurged over the tops of the dyken and seepad through the bottoms today driving 100,000 persons from their homes in British Columbia,
Weatherman predicted hỏi weather thundersterma to- morrow and warned that ralh In combination with melting knows would tumble Into overflowing rivers and poù- sibly crack
crack open the battered dykes.
More than 700 persons warn forced from their homes In the valley of the rising Fraser River and 400 more in the river Island of Nicomën, alya ready partially flooded, werd
ready to evacuate.
in Agassiz, 70 miles East of here where
• state of emergency has been declared, 2,600 residents await the sharp biart of three caile on the town'c fire siren, to begin the evacuation.-United Press.
Allies mine
roads in Germany
Frankfurt, Germany, June 19.
Taiwan discussed by SCAP, Johnson and Bradley
NATIONALIST HOPES
Tokyo, June 19.
General Douglas MacArthur told the Defence Secretary, Mr. Louis Johnson, and General Omar Bradley today that the United States could still save Taiwan and other Far Eastern danger spots from Communism, informed sources said.
He was reported to have made the statement in long secret sessions this morning with Mr. Johnson and General Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It was their second straight day of conferences on Far Eastern problems,
.
The sources said General MacArthur emphasised the importance of Japan to both Soviet and American intorests and said it would be a tap ab- jective of any Communist advance against the United States.
ield the land Mr. Johnson as well as Mr. Fer that reason, he Defence chiels, the United States John Foster Dulles as the feeling the United must maintain its present fuflu- in Taiwan ly that ence in Japan and assure it mill-States is about to reverse itself tary protection to coment Its on its Far Eastern policy and in- stand alongside the Western decrease ald to the Nationalists. mocracies.
A qualified source said General Strong mission
Separate peace
Taiwan sources feel Nationalist stand in recent weeks that the
showed its underestimated sted strength and State Department's predictions of that despite the Taiwan's fall the Nationalists are still a geing concern and maybe
the United States could be in- duced to reinvest in its future.
It is no secret that the Tokyo Mission is the strongest aver sent to BGAP and that It is carrying the highest hopes of the Nationalists to onilat Ameri
can ald. The Nationalists feel that General MacArthur is on their side and wilt do every- thing poisible to intervene.co thair behalf-
Ono big worry facing the Na-
way
to a peace
conference- among the Westem powers at least.
Mr. Johnsan and his wife at- |tended a performance of a classic Japanese kabuki drama at the Tokyo Theatre tonight while General Bradley attended a re- union class of 1915 West Point graduates.
Tomorrow Mr. Johnson and General Bradley will have a look at air force installations at the invitation of the For East Air Force
commander, Lieutenant, General Georgo.
go. Stratemeyer, Meanwhile Rear Admiral Haber H. Mclean, one of the US. Navy's voleran submarine experts, ar-
Yokohama to rived in command of the Yokomika naval baseAmerica's largest west of Pearl Harbour.
nesumo
Admiral. McLoan, aged, 50, will succeed within two weeks retiring Rear Admiral Benton W. Decker commandant of the mulli- dolli Installation 650 million miles from Soviet Vindivostok.,
tionalists is "What demands will Base for U.S.7
The King's, carriage turns out from the Mall into Home Guards Approach en route to the Horse Guards',Parade for the cera. mony; of the Tenoping of the Colour—{À. P. Photo),
Anhui personnel in Colony
arrive
MacArthur felt that moderate arms ald given now to the Na- Hionalists could still save Taiwan from falling and that this was consistent with United States bolley in Korea, Indo-China and other countries getting arms aid Although their governments did
entire American ap not have proval.
As the conferences went into their second day.. the Communist
Three Chinose, a fireman and two passengers, were The Western allies are reFarty organ, "Akahaia,” head- ported to be mining key roads Uned a demand that the "forti-
killed, and the British Fourth Engineer, Mr. and bridges throughout West fleation of Japan be suspended and anti-Communist measures Germany and other parts of
Grant, and a compradore injured when the ss. Europe to stall any possible stoppect. The newspaper side-
Anhui hit a mino just outside Swatow at about Soviet attack.
stepped official wrath by saying. Tass dispatch from New
5 p.m. last Friday, it was learned yesterday, York, that these demands were These preparations came to made by the United States Com-
Personnel of the stricken vessel, comprising the light yesterday when Gerinan magazine published-pictures-of-a- munist Party.
Chief Officer, the Second Engineer, the anti- winding highway around famed
piracy guards and the compradore staff re- Lorelei Mountain on the Rhine
the Americans make upon us in
turned here yesterday by the ss. Royanig. River in the French zane. The
return for pid?" Some fear pictures showed row of holes
Washington will demand a com-
Admiral Decker, for four years
According to meagre in- Hong Kong and came to the being drilled in the road and In their morning conferences. plete overhaul of the Nationalist commandant
of Yokosuka, has formation gathered from the aid of the Anhul after receiving then covered with concrete cops, the American officials were also Government before making fur- publicly recommended that the Explosive charges dropped into believed to, have touched on the ther commitments. the holes would tumble the high-advisability of a separate peace cials in Talwan, General Ho's job
According to high placed of former imperial Japanese base re-arrivals, most of whom were distress calls from the latter.
Arrivals on the Poyang also main in United States hands as reluctant to discuss the incl- way into the Rhine at one of treaty
the Western between
bech beached on a sand bar, its narrowest points.
is to convince Mr. Johnson, Gen- one of the chief links in the island dent because of strict instruc- revealed that after the Anhui had powers and Japan at this time.
chain of defence against Com-tions not to talk, the Anhui Junks came alongside the vessel eral MacArthur and General A
from meusya
Tien Brudley that the Nationalist have munism stretching from Alaska listing at 45 degrees on a sand and started to look the Chinese maanwhile, kayɛ
Philippines. through the
bar with the water reaching cleaned house and are capablo of Tokyo Military. Mission
her port saloon deck. attempting, to arrange an audi,
deficiently using United States. ald ance with Mr. Johnson,
~ Mr. ̄ ̄A" Naimith, master of tha and fighting Communism in Asia.ment was Assistant Chief of Naval and
felt that the Operations for Fleet Operations vessel, ili remaining at Swatow, It is universally Genoral MacArthur
Washington. Impres Generalissimo would welcome a in
with five other officers, one of the nacekkity of American mili
the
Admiral | whom the Fourth Engineer, Mr. Tokyo Invitation to present the tary ald to Talwan, according Nationalist case personally but 1 McLe
hospital suffering Gerved two and one-half Grunt in to usually reliable sources to. there is not the slightest Idea years in the Pacific in command from burns. About 35 seamen of day.
submarine divisions ás com- Plans have been in the books
The Mission, headed by Lieu-whether the invitation is going of
to be extended and naturally mander of a submarine squadron for more than a year for Alled tenant General Ho Sal-lai, was there is the comment officially and as Chief of Staff to the Com-
been briefed or unofficially occupation forces In Western reported to have
that it is being mander of Submarines, South Germany to fight a delaying extensively prior to its departure solicited.
West Pacific Fleet, for Tokya 30 days ago on
the
He has been decorated with the of Impressing
Legion of Merit with one Gold Star.-United Press.
American Headquarters de- clined to comment, but a Franch source in the Koblenz aren said:
"It is not only on this route on which
such measures taken and not only the French. who re making such prepara- tions. It is the Allied high command which ordered this
action, if trouble comes.
are
the
The plans call for evacuation americans with the vital role the Units reviewed of civilians as rapidly as possible. Emergency signals have been Na laialist government is play- given all dependants of Using in the anti-Communist cani- Anny and Air Force officials topaign in Asia.
Meanwhile, the high American
Admiral McLean's last assign
wor
be prepared to pull out if and Taiwan officals were tight-lip-military officials now in Japan. Conservative
when an alarm is flashed-Assoped regarding the possibility of today reviewed some of the crack clated Press.
MYSTERY SHIPS
OFF TAIWAN
Talpeh, June 18, The presence of two mysterious chips in waters of Taiwan war reported today by the Chinese Nationalist Air Force.
Headquarters reported one of them off the South Coast holsted a United States flag when' the Nationalist planes flew low 10 inspect it. The ship was said to be named the Feng Wam, but there was no other identification
The other ship, said to be about 1.000 tons, was sighted off Kook: -Blung South West Talwani;
Associated Press.
+
most
victory in Germany
Mr. Johnson visiting Talwan but units now occupying that country. admitted they would be
In addition to the top Allled happy to receive him.
officials who watched from the The spokesman's offes said stands Japanese ayes from be- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is hund the Emperor's palace walls in Taiwan and dented that ho also
surveyed the 40-minute visited Tokyo or Okinawa des-parade which went off smartly pite the unusually heavy crop of without a hitch.
Dusseldorf, Germany, rumours which claimed the Pre- The review ended the second
June 18. |sident was out of town.
day of high level conferences The Conservative. Christián Government officials - speaking between the three military chiefs, Democratic Union won unofficially said. General Ho was which expected to resolve many dramatic upset victory over with both, General MacArthur in the Far East and clear tho
the Anhul are also at present on board the beached vessel.
• (Photo on Page:2)
UK report on Schuman plan due
London, June * 19.
It was learned that the Anhul was following the ss. Hanyang, which has a shallower - draught, Into Swatew when at about,$ p.m. In good weather she bit the
The British report on the mine on the port side of the stoke-Schuman plan now complete, hold amidships.
the Fire broke out in the stokehold will be submitted to and the Second Engineer on duty Cabinet Inter this week, a Immediately switched alt Foreign Office. spokesman said valves to prevent an explosion. today. The fire was extinguished within The report drawn up by 30 three minutes.
Inter-department working party under. Sir Edwin" Plowden of the Treasury was today being sub-
Inrush of water
A fireman on duty was killed.mitted individually to the minister
concerned and to various inter Two elderly passengers, sald to ministerial committees. have been elok, died of {shook. After going before the Cabinet transmitted William Hayton and - Mr. Qualy injured and a member of the proposals will be the comparadore staff slightly Eric Roll, the British officers injured.
keeping liaison with the Schuman The Number Two greaser was plan conference opening to
It was eldent occurred tit managed, to seal the door and escape,
that the stage at which the Bri Water rushed in rapidly and the fish vlows are given to the French Anhui, listed heavily on the pool Government and pul before the side before the Hanyang cumaonference depends on the courab alongside to remove the passen of the six power laiks Reuter, pers.ne
The Fourth Engineer was seri-the
hopeful of getting an audience' problems of American security the Socialists `in' ' the. Not In the shaft tunnel when the ne-morrow. - Allt hat in London'
MR. LIE ACCUSED
AS SOVIET TOOL
Washington, June 18.
Rhine Westphalla elections today, but falled to secure à clear · majority sufficient to form a state government with- out a coalition.
Final distribution of seats in the 215-seat parliament was; Christian Democratic Union 93; With the bid of the Hanyang Socialist Democratic * Party- - and another B, and S. vessel, the | Socialists: 68; Fros, Democrație | Payang, the Anhui was eventual-
Party 28 Centre Party 18. Com- {ly successfully beached, munist Party 13.
Nothing more was said about Two Republican Senators today accusod Mr. Trygve
The Federal Chancellor Mr. Passengers taken off Lio, the Secretary General of the United No-Konrad Adenauer, Christian De- tions, of being a tool if not an actual ally of the Communistë.
The Weather
of low pressure extande troederifornia urged the Administra-
over N Indo-Chiné and ́B, Ohiña: 14 - #¦koń to try ito, got. Mr. Jis (dliš~}} {#capfienator Bridges and condition- government in the Ruhs | on .her
SINGAPORE BOYCOTT
lighterage Industry jahey started
POLICIES AIRED IN SHANGHAI
..
The Ministry of Trade of East China Zono called a conference yesterday to discuss foreign trade policies of the various foreign countries, according to trade sources in Hong Kong, Reuter reports. The conference, which is being held in Shanghai and will last for five days, is for the purpose of discussing participation in the forthcoming All-China Export and Import Trade Conven- tion to be convened in Peking on July 10, according to Reuter's informants.
Participants in the preparatory joint operation of export trade, Palks include representatives of education of foreign trade por
Shanghai's foreign traders, the sonnel, consular cortification, In- Bank of China, and navigation muranes, overseas merchants and and communications control au- arbitration of international trade
alsputes. Reuter. thorities.
The conferetice's agenda covers all aspects of foreign trade and specific Issues facing, the import- export business, such as contro
and of the supply of Imports prices; collective purchasing by -nod factories; Investi- and studies of internationa markets of essential. Imporis mar
studies of substitutes for import commodities and the difficultier and solutions of the current diff- culties surrounding China's import trade.
for::
for
Relief
measures
in China
The People's Central Govern-
Problems in connection withment of China has fearmarked a total of 400,000,000, cattles of the country's export tråde discussion include the promotionice for the rollet of unemploy of export trade with countries ed workers, according to the without remittance links with Chinese Teftist vernacular "Ta China; prices and international Kung Pao."
and plans to. The rice will be drawn from of China rothe general estimates of thi mprove
sand increased production of current year and set aside sa auch commodities.
a' sinking fund to provide rew Other subjects down for diellef for the unemployed, ddd- cussion relate to general pro-ed the newspaper quoting the cedures of export trade, from pro-
official "New
China News duction and purchase to trans-.
'Agency" borde portallon and sales; promotion of
ducts.
The decision was made by the Administration Council of 'she Central Government.
SMUTS" CONDITION Distribution of the ice to
DETERIORATES
teady workers will be handed by standinity of Labour and the
Pretoria, South Arst 3-2 National Federation of Labour.
uns 10:4
Doctors reported slight detertownistration Council'
requires all manage= stait and workers of Gov- 80-year-old Field Marshal Jan and comparcial enterprises in ration 'today in the condition of erminent and private vlodustrial Snuts, seriously with com- areas. where work for the reller plications following an: attack of of the unemployed in undertaken pneumonia.
tó make monthly contributions to The bulletin said the veteran a medical fund for condulem, but had had a recur statesmani had maintatied his ployed.
rence of coughing during the night.
The report caused the cangol- lation of an interview (with his
and private secretary
United Party officials which Smuta. hind requested yesterday when he was feeling better-Unlied Press.
the unem→
Local Feople's. Governments are plao required to appropriate. funda for the same general purpose.
Bond purch
purchase
Council
ZILAC
The
has ruled
mcaturns supplementary, relief should. Include: purchase of Gov- erriment Bonds--the principal
ESTATE MANAGER measure self-rallef by assisting
KILLED
In production, 'vocational train- ing, returning of the unemployed Singapore, June 19. to their village homes to engaga European rubber estate in farming, and the distribution manager was killed and his three of relief money.
Tho year-old son wounded, today when
Bald, the relief directive Communist guerillas ambushed committees and quarters for in- his car in the Tapah area of employed workers should be im- Perak,
mediately set up at Shanghai, Three police constables, wern, Nanking, Wuchang,:, Hankow, killed in another + ambush near Chungking and Canton where the the Slamere border får Kedah unemployment problem is mosj Router.
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* Slampore, June 18, Sinopore: Ugtiter workers; and |owners" have refilsed to un mocrat and Germany's bitterest | The 880 passengers aboard the load goda frum, Hong Kong and opponent of socialism, hailed 'the Anhui, 700 (of: whom came from Swatow unții Importers concern- results of Sunday's, ballotleg að Malaya and Sumatra were ed agree to meet the new charges.
then transferred to the Hanyang axed by the Senator Styles Bridges ofijat least their fool, if not their great victory
it meant, his Christian Demo- They were later transferred to Committee: New Hampshire and Senator actual ally.
crats, together, with either) the Swatow by smaller vessels. "What Mr. Lie
· propòsiu ; in Centro Party or the Liberal: Frob. In the meantime, personnel of the boycott/ton=”ounter:On Ai 2400 OUT (8 pm. BKST) jah William F. Knowland of Call-
more than mere oraven-appåde Democratic delegates, goould the stricken i vessel were trans ment. It is surrender, abiect squeeze the Socialists out of the ferred to the Poyang which was way from Ticntain to Geormelon over the Lower Tahatov, Ubents: misted unions ‹ họ "withdraws Both
which they dominated - since. across the Exeter Bony along the 25. His proposal for seating a Chi-Senator knowland are frequent 1947. But the party leaders, cokat, "DE":" Faoun" "to"a","degebenson"' Over" Tokkald, retry, high over the nose Communist delegate on rities of the State Department, studying the surprising guros LINDA CHRISTIAN Parmonatla Pacife to the BH of Japan, BRYDAY
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