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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1946.
TALKS IN
Border Attlee Opens Series Of India
The "China Mail" learns from a usually
reliable source
that a
Chinese on the Chinese side of the border was
accidentally killed yes-
Might
Civil War
Follow Failure
London, Dec. 3.
terday afternoon by a India's political leaders and Britain's Viceroy
bullet fired from a Bri-
tish soldier's rifle.
Several versions of the incident
were reported by various Chines sources last night but no state-
Lord Wavell plunged into a hurried round of“ Cabinet level conferences today as time ran short for Prime Minister Attlee's eleventh hour effort to smooth the sub-continent's path- way to independence.
ment could be obtained from Bri- Lord Wavell, tired and worn looking after a two-
tish circles.
The dead man's name la given as Cheung Tien-hsiang. 20, a na- tive of Mon Kan To, in Pao On district, just the other side of the, New Territories border.
He was alleged-to-have-been killed after a British soldier, whe Had stepped onto the Slamehur rallway bridge to investigate the stopping of traffic by Chinese troops, had been ordered by the Chinese to return. The British soldier's rifle, according to the re- port, was accidentally discharged. the bullet killing Cheung, who was on the Chinese site of the
border.
day plane trip from Karachi, was the first to sec Mr. Attlee and his three Cabinet experts on India. He went into a closed session at No. 10 Downing Street two hours and a half after arrival-of-the plane that carried him, Pandit Nehru. Mohammed Ali Jinnah and Sardar Baldev Singh of the Sikhs from India to Eng- land.
The leaders of th dian groups rested hotels before beginning separate talks at No 10 Down ing Street this afternoon.
alvate with no roundtable meciings, their After these private talks it will for Mr. Attles and Lord their be
Pethick Lawrence to decide"!f and when it wild be nossible to bring the four Indian leaders together Alding Mr. Attlee in the talks
for final disens.didas, were Lord Pelhick
Disebesions would be centered Lawrence, Secretary of State about dificulties which arose re- for Tudia, Sir Stafford Crippsarding Merleri Lenze partici President of the hard
of nation in the Condiment Asserzi
The "Chinn Mall" understands that Chinese officials from Bac On were in Hong Kone last night Tinds, and Defence Minister-die- bly. From several quarters, both and had given a test on the A.V. Alexander. These indian and British Parliamen the Chiers Foreign three, negotiated the India intery, the baller was expressed that
1 British Cabinet would dependence pian in a protracted post postponement of the Consti series of conferences in India ent last summer.
affair to Affairs Office.
CANTON CHANGES
Conerens gitar-
BOMB HOLD-UP.
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Conferences S
In a daring daylight hold an rolbe's for areas, with £15,000 the Polis the cashier
Befugces Relief Fund. The dead inter reported to he one of the gunmen.
A
police
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Plane Crashes In Vosges
London, Dec. 3. was just like
It movie Laurence Oli-] vier and his wife Vivien Leigh, hero and heroine of so many stage and screen epics, were din- ing cosily when sudden- ly the villain appeared on the scene and punch- A total of 13 personsed the handsome star are feared to have been right in the face. killed in the crash of a
Belfort, Dec. 3.
reely in the West Londua, Mogia- |
French Army transport in. Herbert Wanton, 28, tenter;
The man who played the vil [plane which fell late yes-and disappointed actor," admitted terday near the Ballon rate's Court today that he sock the cashier's money w d'Alsace peak-in-the ed Olivier between the soup
Vosges Mountains.
The Gendarmerie said He also admitted trying to kiss beautiful Miss Leigh, star of "Gone With the Wind."
~~~tact — Reuter.
Battleship Of The Future
·
12
second party it had sent out this morning, after operations were cut short on Monday by nightfall had extricated twelve charred bodies frein the wreck-
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urse and the roast,
SPECULATION
Nanking, Dec. 3. Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, who issued a statement saying that Govern- ment still was hoping that the Communists would negotiate for peace, caused a wave of speculation today whether special envoy Gen George Marshall and U.S. Ambassador Leigh- ton Stuart were seeking new means of settle- ment of the civil war, Informed quarters believed the American media-
tors were marking time until the National As sembly is concluded and until Yenan makes a definite stand on whether it will welcome.con- tinued American mediation.
The Ta Kang Pao revived the seably illegal and contrary to report that Marshall would be the PCC declarations.-United returning to the United States, Press, claiming that the presidential for Christmas but that. prior to leaving he hoped to make a
chvos plane to reach that
-last-peace-effort
Woman
Praised
By Court
However, it appeared nothing can be done until the National Assembly concludes it wark in adopting the constitution and negotiations. can then start on
Tokyo, Dec. 3. the new basis laid down by Gen.
Slim, dark-featured Mrs. G. Chou En-lai in Yenan.
Marshall's recent frequent R. Strooker, Burmese-born consultations with President Indian Parace, representing the Chiang Kai-shek also were Dutch prosecution section, pre-
using speculation on whether sented evidence at the he is trying to revive the peace crimes trial today that in 1942 the Chief of Japanese Naval General Staff, told Emperer' Hirohito that the Japaness Navy would require at least eight more months to prepare
tulks.
Reds Silent Communist quarters in Nan-
war
the would-be stage punch--had to be band-revival of the peace talls, Indies at the Dutch
Bulgarian TroopMoves
that
This time Olivier was first to the punch and Wanton staggered off.
The police were summoned and were taking a statement when Wanbon raced in The plane was believed to be
through the flying from Germany and, if front door and belled the star about the face and head before properly identified had 13 pashe police could intervene. Then sengers listed aboard.
Flying over the Vosges in a he punched one of the cops.
Olivier's injuries were such that. storm, it was apparently caught London, Dec. 3. in air currents over a point he was not ready to leave with Battleships of the future may known as the Trou de la Chau- the rest of his company and his } hand-damaged by a real and not be smaller than they are today diet. It could not even be and resemble surfaced rub identified by SAT-
marines in appearance, accord-rescue partyAssociated Press.
Generalissimo ing
"I committed these offences de-claiming to Rear-Admiral II. G.
Speaking in a fluent British rald party lender Pandi Thursfield, writing in "Brassey's
liberately because I have been
Chiang was still determined accent, Mrs. Strocker also in- TUNE
Sebra weald, strenuously oppose Naval Annual for 1916."
very badly treated by the Old to wipe out the Communist troduced, a communication. In ach a procedure which he al-The atomic bomb and rocket Canton. Dec. 3.
te Company Wanbon testified armies by force the capturing which ex-Foreign Minister weapons are likely to bring
"I decided I could be a very good of Yenan as soon as echven Yosuke Matsuoka, one of the "We are watching the peanut
reade alleged. would play Inte Moalpm hands.
about such a tendency, he sug-
Actor but they would not give me, ient-but cariler had expressed defendants who died last June, vendor case in the Hong Kong
Both Nehru and Janah were
chance. I thought they might willingness to negotiate if the assured the American. Ambas law curts, though we will not
non-committal. They pused Impas-ests, painting out that heary
Athens, Dec. 5.
sador to Moscow in March 1941 start the boycott against Hong
sively side by side for the verit ships are not needed to launch An authoritative Greek Bource change their minds through this chance was given them,
|ublicity."
Chinese newspapera claim that "under no circumstances Kong, which may hurt workers
mble barrage
cameras while terrific rocket bombardments. 'averted today that there was ** here," a labour leader who is
their adherents garlanded buth Formerly,, he anys, the design
a concentratich of Bulgarian10 Dec. 10-United Preas
Wanbon's case was adjourned that Marshall and Stuart were would Japan attack Singapore a member of the Aid 1p. Wang &
bag Mr. with flowers. Jinnah contented of a battleship was governed military equipment "in quan
closely watching the Assembly or any American, British or Shul-heiang Committee, said Afflec's promise that he will be himself with his usu sardari by the size of her principal ties, disproportionate to her
proceedings, hoping that the Dutch possessions in the today.
given facilities to
twisted, smile, and saldimanents; but rockets, having needs along the Greek-Bulgar- MONTY IN ATHENS party constitution draft-revised She also submitted as evi-
Assembly would pass the infantil Pécife Governor. Lo Cho-ring, who dla this week-end, the Bri-n my mission: that is all I can recoil, ent be launched from in frontier near the Turkish
ecomparatively light vessels.
Athens, Dec. 2.
by the Political Consultative dence the wigle, series of trea is in Nanking attending the tinh effort must be completed tell you:"
border." An Tudia
Nehru Tired National Assembly, telegraphel before Saturday.
Though Admiral Thursfield
Field Marshal Viscount Mont-Council which was attended by ties, pledges End assurances by Only a few days ago, "the that the matter Ван
been Office spokesman said as the
anticipate changes, he Raya Greek Command at Salonika emery tonight called on Arch- all the parties rather than the Japan to Hollandy pledging to brought to the attention of the sessions started today that the Nehru appeared to be distress the atomic bomb is, in fact, announced that it would start bishop Damaskinos, the former original 1236 draft, now known | respect the Netherlands East
Rerent.
as the May 5 draft
Indies. She presented a state- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and take were "erucial" Other au- have said
Tomorrow Viscount Montgo~ } Such an act. it was sold,ment by defendunt, Col Kingoro suggested that local action by thoritative sources publie bodies would only hurt that failure to settle the differ
mery will be received by King would have a mollifying effect Hashimoto, made in July, 1937, Sino-British friendship. Aaao-ences might be followed by
George of Greece, remaining on the Communists even though in which he justified, Japan's civil war in India. ciated Presa.
with him for lunch,-Reuter. the Reds regard the current As-aggressive intentions because of Nehra was, next on the sched- |
the high tariff tells of other nations.
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NOT INTERESTED?
Washington, Dec. 2.
Crucial Talks The British leaders are seek- ing to persuade the Indian fuctions leaders that their should co-operate peacefully in the first meeting of the Con- stituent Assembly acheriuled to open at New Delhi on Dec. 9.
Велике Nehru
return to
ugly hired and obviously
aunte lumbago, troubled, with However, with his usual slow, sensitive smile, Neliru
said: "There is nothing to say-yet. I was asked to come and 1
"nine," Lord Wavell forthrightly declar- to see Mr. Atlee, and while he did not feel like making they talk, Jinnah will confer statements before breakfast and with Lord Pethiek Lawrenaise he was too tired.
The India Ofice and the ori
nothing but a bigger and better bomla," and "there is no reason to accept the prophecy" that It is "likely to have any great influence on the design of bot Ueships."
Nothing happened in World War II, he states, to justify the abandonment of sea force,
Abih bank official revealed The two sessions were ́set for ginal programine for the Indian though it is not jet possible to
day that Russia probably will Bass the last chance to become a Churter member of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund:
The Russians and several other signatories have until the end of the
уевт
to sigen and retain Char ter inembership rights.
1430 GMT.
Singh will see Mr. Attlee at 1700 GMT while Lord Petrick Lawrence interviews Nehrs.
Jinnah. whose Moslem Lea gue has refused to join the Constituent. Assembly, will have his interview with Mr.
"mopping up" operations again. at guerillas in Thrace, and some action is reported there.
Greek mobile equipment is reported to have moving east towards the june- border. Associated Press. ture of the Turkish-Bulgarian
been seen
enders this afternaan will be medict exactly what form the Zilliacus' Past
carried out. It appeared prob- svecessors to present battle. able
Jinnah would ships" that Nehru and
will take.Associated continupily crors each other's] Press, baths between Downing Strest but India' and the nearby Office the first time the leaders will ac tually be brought together will
The spokesman recalled that Attlee at 1730 GMT-Associs.be at Buckingham Palace where. Steamer
Russia had not joined any other specialized international organiza. tion and said there was no reason to think she would join this one. -United Press
ter
Press.
Strictly Private
King's luncheon is now sche- auled for Thursday,
Tomorrow's programme wil consist
of further private conver.... Today's talks are strictly pri-sations between the Viceroy and
London, Dec. 3.
Epidemic Of Bombs In Egypt
Cairo, Dec. 3.
The Government maintained official silence today on the explosion of nine bombs late last night in Cairo and Alexandria, but it was known that Waïdist and Moslem Brotherhood mem- ?bers were suspected by the authorities. Five bombs exploded outside Cairo police stations last night.. "Hve police stations and another The three policemen were in- went off in old Cairo. Three more jured at the Azbaitia police sta-. persons were injured near the tion and the three other people Moslem Theological Institute in in the Mosque district. *Alcxandria.
The police are investigating the explosions which were all simul- laneous-Associated Press,
....
Hits Lighthouse
Copenhagen, Dec. 3.
The 7,607 ten American beans "Blue Island Victory" animed the Drogden lighthouse off Copenhagen yesterday mum- ing, tearing a 13-foot hole in
the Cabinet Ministers at 10 Down- ing Street after which Mr. Atiler will aggin receive the Moslem leaders, Jinnan and Liaquat Ali Khan. Nehru will accompany the Viceroy to India House at 10.30 Lomorrow morning for discussions her hull. with Lord Lawrence. Mr. Alexan- der and Sir Stafford Cripps, who is believed to be the prince mover In the current díscussions.
Cabinet Review
| The lighthouse was severely damaged and put out of action The vessel, which was return
she had taken a cargs of horses The Prime Minister tomorrow from the United States, put in afternoon with the Cabinet Minat. Copenhagen for repairs. isters will review the morning's Associated Press.
conversations, while Jinnah and Khan will meet. Lord Lawrence In company with the Viceroy, Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr. Alexan-
SOLDIER KILLED der..
BY MINE Sir Stafford Cripps will play hout, at a Lancaster House
dinner Lo Nehru and Singh while Jinnah
Jerusalem, Dec. 3. and Khan will take their turn at It was officially
announced
Story
London, Dec. 2.
Human Flesh As
Sausage
Meat
Budapest, Dec. 3.
Sopron police disclosed today that seven persons were arrested on Sunday accused of murder.
I
ing two policemen and making sausage meat of their fleshi,
Case Against
Konni Zilliacus, ene of the leaders of the Intra-Party labour revolt against the Gov- erument, today charged in the House of Commons that the
The police said all seven ad- Anglo-American Military Statsmitted their guilt and one con- had reached an oral agreement fessed that the bodies were cut oh most aspects of a ten-year up, boiled and, prepared for sale, plan for jcint defence against after the policemen had been kill- Russia in the event of another ed some weeks ago for political war
motives. Zilliacus claimed his informa-
Washington, Dec, 2. The police said the seven were xion, came from military and members of a gang, organised by
The United States Govern ther sources. He added that escaped German SS, men, whichment today concluded its case agreement was reached on: committed murders or part of the against Mr. John L. Lewis. firstly, standardisation of wea-Nazi undergmund movement.
leader of the 400,000 striking pons; secondly, uniform traia-
The persons arrested were Josef soft coal miners on trial tere
'session, At the end of the e Tribunal President Sir William Webb
congratulated, Mrs. Streaker, saying The Justices ́are unanimous in thele optaión that yeu honoured the court with your presence."-United Prees.
Zone Merger Agreement
Neje York, Dee..
Mr. Bevin and Mr. Byrnes will eign the Anglo-American German zene merger agreement.
Lewis Closed tonight if the British Cabinet
approval of the final text is re
yed in time,
The British compromise plan propraed Britain should not ba committed to pay all her 50 per rent contribution towards the
next three years in dollars. It is understood, however, she is prepared to expend over half her allocation f dollars." This would, mear an additional tax of over $225,000,000 on Bri
slender "hard money" re- Burces in the criffent period ahead. Reuter
ing from Gdynia, Poland, where ing methods; thirdly, inter- Fekete, Josef Toth, Zoltan Babos, on "contempt. charges: 1,000,000,000, dellar pill over the changes of officers; fourthly, Emest Babbs, Josef Babos' and Mr. Philip Hauser assistant pooling of military intelligence. his wife, and Josef Sziget
to the Secretary of Commerce He declared that the British.
Two detectives Investigating Mr. Averell Harriman, predlet had already agreed to share the case just escaped being ameri in evidence that if the case their bases with the United bushed and meeting a Similar continued for 60 days, five mil States, but the United States late, the police said. A lion people would be thrown out were baulking at sharing their The Sopron pelles director £f work, 80 per cent of the Western Pacific bases with Bri-Janos Hesiduez, eald human meat moth railways would be out of thin. He claimed it was agreed was sold at five forins per kilo-production and product'en that Britain would absorb the gram (per pound) p ~ would' decline to 20 per cent. 77
THE WEATHER "initial shock" of any new war
The Secretary of the Interior, The French Army news service
A strong anticyclone is a parliamentary delegation din that a British soldier was killed Industry United Press.
while the United States mobilis-reported that at least 12 persons Mr. Jullus Krug, told the court ner in the chess room of the ed and two others seriously in
had been slain and their bodies that Mr. Lewis four times re stationary over China, and the House of Commons.
sold as sausage on the black mar fused his request to bargain adjacent seas. A depression to India's High Commissioner Sir Jured when a mine exploded
ket. The agency added that at direct with the mineowners. the E of Ilokkaldo is moving Samuel Ranagiahan plans to near Benyamina early this
least 30 persons, including five
Mr. Justice Alan Goldsborough northeastward. A trough of conclude the delegation's Landon morning.
said that tomorrow he would low pressure extends southwest women, have been arrested. programme with a reception at
Hegeduez said the victims put on the witness stand award from it to the S of Japan. India House on Thursday night,
London, Dec. 3. bones were found in the Jewish court reporter to testify Pressure remains low over the United Press. (
More than 1,500,000 Seste cemetery at Balagpaszos, He and whether Mr. Lewis made any equatorial regions. better than a quarter of the investigation was under way but comments or statements bear country's present population--that it was "very confusing."ing on the evidence that he had bave migrated from Scotland United Press. during the last 90 years, ac- cording to the 1944 report of the Registrar General issueû today
AMERICANS HELP BRITISH ZONE
The announcement added that 4 the explosion was caused by two electrically detonated charges which were set nine yards apart at the road side-Asun- cinted Press
CHARGE DENIED
OUR EMPIRE
BUILDERS
RED NUCLEAR SCIENTISTS
done nothing to comply with the restraining order,
If the testimony established thet fact, the judge said, it would tend to leave Mr. Levis and the United Mineworkers Union in a technical position of contempt of court-Reuter
Today's Forcast: E, and NE winds, fresh offshore, moderate onshore, Fine with morning haze,
Yesterday's weather Maximum: 68 deg, Fah, Minimum: 64.4 Beg. Fah: Max. RelHunudity; 66
cent
The terrorist outbreak followed shortly the Government statement Reculling the Wafdist Party, the
Bombs In Alex' Moslem Brotherhood and three filnor groups: point blank: "«with:
Alexandria, Dec. 2.. aiming to incite students to re- Striking students in Alexan volution to force the Government's dria today throw two bombs resigration Parliament's dissolu- which injured a policeman and on and failure of the Anglo-an Egyptian woman pusser-by. Lyptian negotiations. The police dispersed the students According to reliable reports, by firing buckshut and later the Egyptian Chamber of De- mude several arresta' after Duties already has approved the searching the students, some of Bevin-Sidky proposed, agreement whom were found carrying firo-fant
Berlin, Dec. 2 No oficial statement on the urms
About 50,000 tons of bread, bombing will be issued until in report that a secret inquiry grains, four and oats have been pstigation is completed, but was being made into an alleged lent by the United States Zone of Rources close to the police and plot to assassinate the Egyptian Germany to help to relieve food Chinese officials of the Chang- public security heads said huspects Prime Minister Ismall Sidky shortages in the British Zone, chun Railroad Administration at being checked who had Pasha, was published today in Major-General Frank Keating, Mukden deny Soviet Embassy wn connections with the On the "Egyptian Gazette,? The Acting Deputy Military Governor charges that - Russian employees Hon parties and professional paper said, two young men wors of the United States zona, gal were mistreated tafors Inown to be paid in or overheard in a cafe discussing in his weekly report today.
The railroad officials, in a 1,000 the lowest rates ever. In the sector of history and
Probate London, Dec. 8. ^; | Page Two prumple trouble United the date for his murder and The report added that deliveries statement, said: "The Soviet recorded. United Press philosophy the former Amber Minister of Food" "John | Fat Fig
and are being held in custody of potatoes in the United States staff's treatment is the best. They
cador to Britain, Ivan Malsky, and Strachey told the House of Torture Police Injured by the police. The men are Zone were 40 per cent below live in the best houses. Some London, Dec. 1. the Director of Puraganda and Commons today that shipments Panty Pive
... Cairo, Dec, d also reported to have been con- schedule because of the reluctance show relaxation in their work, I. In the Lendon Challenge Cup Agitation Section of the Central of Eire and Argentine, turkeys Page Siz pollcomen and thres mas- spiting to kill deputies sup- of farmers to deliver liem for but none is prevented from carry- | final_at. Highbury, West Ham Compaliter, 03F. Alexandrov, should guarantes Britons plenty were injured when hand perting Sidky Pasha's policy, movement from one province to Ing-out his duty-Asociated today bent Crystal Palace by were elected to membership. -- of Christmas, gobblers-United - Page Fight A
exploded outside seven Reuter;
another Reuter,
three goals to two-Beuter. United Preu.NE
Press
Tientsin, Dec. 3.
During the 90 years Scol=
Moscow, Dec. 1.; lend's population increased by
The Academy of Sciences an 3,00,000 with 10,250,000 births nounced today that it had elected against 6,500,000 deaths two nuclear physicists as members During 1944 Infant mortality in the physics sector. They were fell to 66 per thousand and P. 1. Lukirsky and D. V. Skobelt, maternal mortality to 8,05 pat sin,
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