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Violence In Sydney Strike

Sydney, Mar. 18. Two councillors were injured and

GLOUCESTER

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No. 33617.

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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1947.

FLOOD HAVOC IN ENGLAND

Thames Continues To Rise Alarmingly.

River Cam Bursts Several River

other persons kicked and beaten here today when! waterside workers' inter- rupted meetings of pro- test against the holding up of food ships by the six-week-old dockers'

The Logimitive Councillor for *New South Wales, Mr. Bridges,|

was attacked, as soon AA

ha

pened the meeting. The Apeakers' dals was overturned and Mr. Bridges was struck as he lay on the ground. He re- ceived facial injuries,

Its Banks

London, Mar, 17.

Twelve people were killed, scores injured and many thousands of pounds worth of damage was done in last night's hurricane, whier in places reached almost 100 miles per hour. Most of the deaths were caused by trees crash- Ing on to buses and cary. ・・・

Whipped by wind, the flooded Thames today be- came a mass of swirling water from Windsor to Weybridge and was still rising at mid-day today.

families

LEAFLETS ON

MADRID

Madrid, Mar. 18.

A plura flew over the gen" tra of Madrid fast evening, dropping monarchist Izuficia a to-sha, Czaman) Mei Yummy Matteurs main thoroughfare, calling for a royalist restora,

tion,

One of the leaflet read: "Fifteen years without R monarchy have brought Spain, r que million deud as well as her economie and moral muik

Stalin

making A Hand

Moscow, Mar. 18.-

Stalin is taking an ac-

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Price: 20 Cents.

R.A.F. WOMEN PILOTS

London, Mar. 18.

Interwillperform_uunt:_

combatant Hying duties

传典

Ropal Air Force crew ment-

bern for the first time since

the B.A.. was formed in Minister Philip 1918. Ale Nori-taker

told the one of Commous at night.

Ile adid ti **very limited number" would be framed at the start for communicationa work and other flying duties, The Government alku plan- med the formation of a re nerve flying branch for quali- fied womra pilota, he said. United Press.

Fresh indications that Ex-Wrens tive, though behind the First Lady

scenes, interest in the critical world problems

"Long Live Don Juan how moving toward a Deck

-Renter.

rond af Camberley, swept in the malo We' relicemen downstream while trying to re Surrey.

killed A. Huckelt was Mrs. fl Maidenhead, The police, who arrived

scue

rescued when the roof of a block of flats answer to a riot call, made Thes were themselves

and formed aj by

who dived off, his cashed in at Leamington. major several arrests

Edward Rotherham, of the Post cordon round Mr. Bridges who Sherman tank with a rope round

waist. Floodwater burst Once at Withybrook (Warwick), tres went on speaking with blood ha

thracen the clay banks round was fatally injured when pouring from his mouth. Even the Windsor as works, putting crashed on le his car, ag

Mrs. Beatrice Muric) Fitzgerald, S then, two men broke through these out of action. The playing

Carlton Rd, Cheltenham the police cordon and kbooked fields of Et:n were flooded and of Mr. Bridges down again before the head master sent the school's died from injuries which she sus the pillico could overpower them, 1,100 boys home until, the floodstained when the roof of the house. Ein which she was staying col. end.

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FOUND DEAD.. IN BUSHES

Londen, Mar. 17.

Bonded suburb, Inhabitanta fentling about the main streets In al and old air force Inflatable dinghies.

Here are some of the sidelights on last night's hurrienne!

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Communism, Piracy Scourge

showdown here,

keyed

the Council of Foreign Ministers to a new pitch.

The Soviet leader conferred

9 minutes with Foreign Minis- į

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NEW NANKING RESIGNATION?

Nanking, Mar. 18.

A group of the Kuomintang's Central Executive Committee members today fired furious broadsides at Foreign Minister Wang Shih- chich for his allegedly "weak-kneed; · Im- potent" polley toward Soviet Russia.

The attack, directed mostly by CEC members. identified by observers as leading followers of the powerful CC clique, was 90 strong that Dr. Wang announced his intention to resign at the conclusion of the current CEC session.

The speakers demanded a "all kinds of humiliation" strong, positive policy towar being suffered by Chiueso mu

in the Philippán 34, Russin, and clamoured for the tionala abandonment of "appeasement.” Indonesia and Indo-China.

Hands pointed out Chis has tried to Thres that China was not send-

Sunderland, Mar. 18. Mr. Glencannon would never

believe

it but some

British

sailors on the new freighter a Cordillera" will wear white

#močki

r. Georges Bidault last night.oralls and checked After the prolonged council then, the ship leaves on he Acsion at which M. Mulol, maiden voyage next week.

The sailors, 15 of them, will be women-he first lady freighter honda to sa in the British Merchant Marine. With the sanction of the Nation Union of Seamen as in "ex periment only." the girla, all ex-WRENS, will sorve as cooks and stewardesses,

demanded $10,000,000,000 ST réparations from Germany, M. Bidault was the first of the Marshal Big Four to call on Stalin.

Secretary of British und

Arc

Agitation By Arabs

relationa

Cairo, Mar. 17. Sheikh Hassan Yassin, a re-

"I am sure I am in favour of this experiment." said the ship's Master, Captain M. Frame. "Seafaring offers excellent op

the right type. I shall watch with great interest how these rtunities to young women of

girls take to their work."-- United Press,

Choice Of Desperation

New York, Mar. 17.

Suid "Chinn

Dr. Wang explained that Mr. Ku Cheng-ting, who is Vice-Minister of Organisation China Tad firmly announesi and as such is righthand man opposition to any discussion of Minister Chen 14-fu, Chiu and had told the Big representative. to the be cordial toward Russia but ng the cordiality "is one-sided!" talks, even if invitel.

the there must be anity-at least mentioning

He said every other country, Concluding, Dr. Wang sid

specifically

United Stries, Britain and within the party-before there France, has already opened enn be a "wholesum, healthy foreign policy."-United Press. diplomatie gun on Ruggin:

"Why should China stay off?"

he asked.

A Limit

Mr. Shino Li-tze, one of the liberala teading Kuomintang

an former Ambassador to | M&ścow, defended Dr. Wang. Both Mr. Shan and Dr. Wang are members of the Political Sclones Group, which opposed the CC elique.

Mr. Shno said China

Vishinsky Quotes A Fable

London, Mur, 18 The wateralde workers were The lowlying ten country of lansed. She was buried under the

Allegations of "open piracy" her husband, who and Communist-inspired strikes said to be led by Communista Norfolk and the isle of Ely was debris with

United States and a Communist spokesman, inundated today when the river Gained a broken leg.

girls.

Ruby at Singapore were made in the who addressed the crowit later. Oure burst its banks and stream-

Moscow, Mar. 17. Russian today injected the rat sald: "I hope we have con-ed through a break 40 to 50 feet Hawker (10) and Jean Shensby annual report fasued on Mton State Marshall

The men who worked; (20), were killed near Stoney day of the Eastern Bank, Foreign Minister Bevin

President insect reference to vinced the pooplu' that we are wide.

sand-bing-thorpe (Warwick) When a tree Limited, which operates from expected to make such a visit In the immediate future. Mar: through yesterday

Truman's new Greek and Turkish nat. going to let this sort of

ging and laying up the threaten-crashed across a bus held up by Baghdad to Singapore. thing go on".

The report also expressed shall's visit ls keenly awaited

must policy Into the Big Four dis- their another fallen tree. ed banks were bicwn eff (Seventy-seven ships are idle feet by Inst night's hurricane and A motor-cyelint, Rex Borkum fears for the future of India, here for the effect it may have

not forgot Ruslan support in alons in resisting giving Turkey In draflog and perishable foodstuffa are hal. to abandon work.

(22), of Choppel Lane, Carding where the political situation on Soviet-American

should not adopt a ton an the peace treaty for Germany. plling up as a result of the aix Old motor bouts and other river108, and a pédal cyclist, Mrs. M.

The reference occurred in the friendly attitude toward Russia. dockors craft that brought back the Bri- Byers (53), et Cople, were kill. "necessarily catises anxiety to which are none too good at the

the Kuomintang revolution and consultative voice

week old

of a bitter attack by Sydney

Course framed by falling trees at Chedington. concerned with affairs in moment Associated Press. Expeditionary Force h

Mr. Ku retarted: "Our ro- strike).

were where the gule reached velocity that country and misgivings Dunkirk during the war

restora-Andrei Vishinsky upon an Ainert are inevitable as to the future.”

yhtion was for the

can suggestion that small iations, Speakers at the meeting called out avain fodny rescuing im-of $3 milles an hour,

Sir James Leighwood, Chair-

tion of our sovereignty and Including countries which did not for volunteers to unload the perllied families in Thameside The Thatnes below Maidenhead

man of the Board, disgbasing

territorial integrity. Now look contribute military frees, be in- foodships in Sydney.-Reuter. villaners, In Wolvercote, Oxford's is a mure of fast-moving water a

ore mile wide.

Singapore, said in the report,

at what Russin bus done to vited to form a consultative com- Ancient mot r hosts and river There is great activity and

us? We want to be friendly, inittee on the treaty. male the trip

Vishinsky, took oblique nate of are correspondingly raft which

but there is, no reciprocul fenl Dutkirk, are today being used profits

ing on the other side. There is Truman's proposals by qunting: a t- allmit to our tolerance and passage of lienry Wallace's rescuing families from the flood good. Superficially there is ed villages of Wraysbury and general prosperity among mer-presentative of Saudi Arabia

logit on the presidential, plon, -- "cordiality?"". chet, The Wraysbury police chantan enda raders who ared and President of the Arab The yew York Times, IN, ALIY

In support ef his demand that Without Trace

did herdle work throughout inst however, confronted with very League Council meeting here to- emoforial today,

The pokere,, addressing in Turkey be barred, Vishinisky sulf Suffolk-A former awake this the rescuing householders. In heavily increased charges for night urged the Arab staten tajiceras to be plunging on into full- morning to find that five of his amphibious craft and Sherman

administration. Fresh firms back Egypt's demands for the eule elvil war.... any nation relays, demanded way Ching did an American plitician had ad- civil war can only be the choice not prafest when the country mitica that Turkey grew falon haystacks had vanished without tanks they ploughed through piles

fre opening British and immediate British evacuation Miss Lydia Sturgeon, aged truce, A poultry keeper frund his of home enekapo and trees,

Dutch and the Chinese who and the unity of the Nile Valley operation--the last end duel was exched from the Moscow the war. The quotation was from

Foreign Ministers conferenen Willace. Widow Rescued 24, of Arnold Court, Truro hens sheltering in the garage-

The Soviets emphasize Premier, are born traders are steadily

Egyptian

"fooled" when Russia "Chiang Kai-sheit's words are and Rol Bound Green, who dis-all that remained of their roof

When a forrykent of women increasing their lafluenca." Nokrashy Pasku. leader of the strong and frank. Perhaps ise was Manchuria. They asked why up Turkey sat on the fence thraigh appeared from a andletter's office was the foundations.

"xxx but Singapore" the Egyptian delegation, joined in encturaged by President

to now China has not asked the war nidlog Germany by selling her chrome and she was off Piccadilly, a fortnight ago.

Buckinghamshire villagers spent and children breme alarmed.

mention of man's brusque confrontation f

Armer stand for demarcation of the Outer hnny come lately at the vic- Russia and our

terv. has been found dead in some this morning gathering legs and St. Patrick Muranine, of Slouch,

wood from fallen trees, the first plunged into seven feet of rush report continued, "has been in-applause

Yet Mongolia boundary. foring water with a rope. He was fected by the general malady Egypt's demands.

against world Communism. undergrowth

Race. nt Ascot

they have had fuel that

and world frm throughout the swept away but reached

an. Inaugural speech the Generolissimo's prospects of Dr. Wang's Reply COUTAC,

several weeks-Reuter. farcenst Pround minus his helmet to hand strikes under Communist in Yassin stated: "Palestine must crushing the Chinese rebellion' i There is no sign that she had The Air Ministry

become an independent Arab seem weaker than they were tion of bow she died. A post ↑ "considerable, rains and gales" "chore."

"His Government twis lost ness la many directions."

Greuter Syria

und prestige in the fold morten examination is being to-morrow or inter.

Other officers were reselling an¦

Declaring the public press in of the thorny

bedence at home- Yet it may be hell.

Five persons were killed un-rehty-year-old widow from a rant Miss Sturgeon went to work ter collapsing houses.

Two when rockets were sent up from Singapore have recently given plan, whicle is expected to

present capable of one more mighty el- fort... there is over to be #1 es ural at the solicitor's allergirls were crushed to death in an alors sebmerged bungalow, instances of what is in effect discussed during the

the tell them that songe ne was open piracy in the part," the session. in Bolton Street. Pecadilly, on. a house struck by a «falling free fatini boside. All efforts to reach | report Kald, "it is evident that

It is reliably learned that the held of decision In China's dobr

it is likely. to be ong struggle A falling tree smashed in the serpants failed, but cheer the European police force requestion of Anglo-Egyptian re

around YeRon."--United Press. roof of a German prianner of voices assured them that the quires strengthening at rates lations will be raised before the

on the Initiative war but north of London (could hang on until daylight

of pay which will attract the Eminell seriously injuring 20 prisoners, need be.

At the Lea Bridge works of the right sort of man,"-Associat- Saudi Arabia and nut Egypt.- Across flooded southern Eug-i

Reuter, Land thousands of families are Metropolitan Water Board, whered Pruss

fond waters put the Alter beds maro: ne.--Assuelated Press.

ent of petion and imperilled the Trail Of Havoc

weter supplies to one inllion peo. London, Mur. 17.

le, the position was under 200. fond-trot lay, over snowbound,

and four hundred A well-known Chinese restaur-,

aprietor Henry Jinnan was bourid Britain the great gale has tonker were rumbling, urmind

The

In

the ut

ous resort.

bout attacked, se no Indica milder weather toy but with to a walting crew fluences are of constant recur-

wise mulled the Jarry to the renee accompanied by lawless.country." He made no mention, year

March 3, and left there at ngan. She was not seen again until Jer braty was found-Reuter.

CHINESE CAFE

OWNER SHOT

Philadelphia, Mar. 17.

ant

All

100 snot dead in the basement lett a trail of havce-houses and the streets today ning buckets, crashed. trees havens and any containers the pe:- hhe north Philadelphia estab. walls hove lishment in what the Pellee de. been flung across roads and rail-ple could And.-Renter scribe as robbery slaying. ways. telephones have been cui

The office sufe at the Asia Res-and transport disorganised. taurant was found locked but ap- Mr Alma Thron, of Sandhurst proximately U.S.$4,700 was miss. (Berks), was killed when a sewer Ing.-United Press.

I ventilating pipe was snapped ofrmally pincid

Mediation But Not Intervention

Shanghal, Mar. 18.

Windsor S.O.S.

Rushing flood waters of the

London, Mar, 1

River Thanes 'Roned at snadbagged Hampton Water station today imperitlin- he drinking water supply for two and a half million Londoners.

cf

Gold Standard For China Too

Drastic?

Shanghai, Mar. 18. Doubt whether such a drastic change at this time was feasible was expressed by financial and business circles here today in commenting on Chinese press reports from, Nanking that a proposal for the establishment of a gold stan- dard for the Chinese currency has been sub- mitted for consideration to the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, now meeting in the capital.

The river is will rising at London and Maidenhead, two of the worst hit food towns prest of London. The Mayor cf Windaci, Youring the unclent castle town') In a pole-propelled Dat-bottomed bunt, sent an SOS to the War

According to these, reports,, the Government is known to be Office to dispatch more am.

L new currency "Joint mediation" but not "joint intervention" in

the proposal advocates firstly, considering phibious "ducks to speed the| China's affairs by the participants of the 1945.

voruation 1 maroaned families. the setting up of a gold stand-system which many quarters believe would be put to effect Moscow Foreign Ministers conference is ad-

The Coldstream Guards, Briard. tain's proud battle veterans where . Secondly, the issue of new some time this year, provided vocated here by the Chinese Democratic

Dost-war duties have included gold unit notes which are re- the economic situation at the League. Supplementing the written local citizens, expressing "great huling meat during the transport deemable in gold at the request given time is oportune of the Introduction of such a new .statement. the Democratic surprise" over such "unlawful and doing load duty dur- of the bearer,

Ing the cool and current crisis. Thirdly, the cessation of curraney system--Reuter. League spokesman, Lo Lung acts."

were called out to pile sandbags further issue of additional Meanwhile, local pollee and about Hampton Water station ell, said that friendly mediation

was checked but present Chinese currency, notes, is not 'cpposed by the Chinese milltary garrison officials: have The Thames

which would in future be used charges only within a few inches of ever- people since mediation and in-categorically denied

as subsidiary notes and recalled tervention in her domestic at that more than 50 Left Wing Cowing the sandbag barricade.

water seeped into the pumping gradually. fairs are "two different things." sympathizers have "disappear machinery London stood to lose Informed financial circles

here describe the scheme He "could not see the necese mysteriously" during recent a third if its water supply.

The river, approaching is all untimely and believe that the weeks.. alty for the Government to re- The charges include the dis-time record height, lapped across Chinese Government is unlikely fecta review of the Chinese appearance of teachers, liberals three of the 200 to 300 more to adopt at this juncture any now drastic measures; which altuation" as proposed in Bios and intellectuals who allegedly houses at Maidenhead Cave cow by the Russian Foreign have been taken into custody by -omplele current cut. after an

Half of Maidenhead faced would disturb the precarious Minister, V.M. Molotov, who plainclothes men.-United Press. verpight rise in the flood level. balance. finally agreed to invite par Router.

Fens Danger ticipation of Chinese representa-

Livea,

He pointed out that a settle

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About 400 fumilies are affected!

They admit, however, the

that

Tru-

con-

JAVA AGREEMENT

The

SIGNING

Hatavin. Mar. 18. Dutch Commission- Generul announced here today. that it had been authorised to sign "Immediately" the agree. ment for "united states of Indonesia, initialled at Ling-] vadinti, Java, last November.- Reuter.

INFORMER SHOT Jerusalem; Mar. 18. The claim that they had ""'executed" A young Jew in Helfa because he was an in- former, was made by the Stern Gang terrorists in a leaflet dis- tributed horo last night.

The leaflet warned other possible Informera" of the

same fate."--Router.

THE WEATHER

The anticyclone now covers Japan and

ridge of high pressure extends from si owns the southwest A vigorous and

China te moving pastward.

Today's Forecnali-Bloderate/ne fresh winde, veering and -dierswalng; westber cloudy and becoming, increasingly misty.

Yesterday's Weather - Maximum: $5,0. dr. Vi

depresion centres over NW

Minimum: 1.6 des. Y.

unshine Ni Bainfall Nit. Total sines January

186.4 m., an avalristki, average of 120.9 mm.

Bendinud at 10a.m. 4 p.m.

Another Scheme

...Shanghai, Mar. 18. The proposal for the adon- tion of a gold monetary stand ard submitted to the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang in likely to be de- routed In view of widar support expected to be given to another Bago males.f. 1015.8 m.b.

Equala 19.11.46.07 Inches. programme to be introduced by mai. Homialty

11% the Standing Committee, of the Dew Point

51 deg. F. CEC which advocatia nogWind Direction change in currency until the Wind Force... economic situation is stabilised,

it was reliably learned today.

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Other features of the Stand- ON OTHER PAGES

st Windsor where score of near Ely, and Little Thetford Moscow, Mar. 18. Guarda are setting up a refuges where the River Cam burst, ita ing Committee resolution aug ment of the China Issue depends French sources sald M.entre and communal i-kitchens, banks,

gest the issuance of honds as Page Tus on the cooperation of the Big Bidault conferred with Stalin For the second day the river, went Bedford, hit hard in d. frst well as gold savings certificates German Woman in Court, Three,

for about an hour and a half below Windsor's main street rise of the Great Ourorted to help meet the budget deficit, Page Siz The Langue protests against last night. Bidault is the first itself under ve tes pwater it was "holding the own but ex- and Increased, interest for bank page de

the Fens hundreds, di yolun- pected. «: crib tomorrow at alleged Wholesale arrest of of the visiting Foreign Ministeers worked, straight the Two hundred troop stood by Avlid in order to divert our Sovies persons in Paiping and Tsingtab ters to sed Stalln-Austiciated dykes. Main danksy dlat par ko avacunan the itna Crowns if capital from speculative › Pass

Markata,nited Pres and frequenf disappearances, df Prozs,

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Vishinsky said the ease of Tur- kev reminded him of a Russlan Table in which man was nskert One speaker, fig an overstay work but replied that he had Chinese group declared that a stomach-che. Yet whim as'ced" the "impleney and weakness" to eat something ho askert "Where. of China's pulley hat resulted is my big spoon?"--United Press

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