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N.T. BORDER SHOOTING BATTLE European Inspector Overpowered: Then Shot In Back

JAPANESE PEACE PACT INVITATION

Washington, July 16. The "Washington Post": said today that the Unit- ed States has called an 11-nation conference to meet here on August 19 to start work on peace treaty with Japan.

the

invitalis ave been sent to the Austria. China, Russia. Phlippines, britain, Canada, the Netherlands, France, India, and New Zealant, the paper said.

Critically Wounded:

Nanking

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Tokyo, July 16. Thirteen Japanese.-includ ing the captain, are believed to have been drowned ichen the carpo venac! Dalni Niko Maru struck a drifting mine and was off Nngoshima n Japan's inland ara pesterday. The remainder of the crite were picked up by rescue par- tics from shore-Reuter.

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M.D. DOCTORS DISSATISFIED

ĮRumblings of discontent among professional mem- bers of the Medical Department, which have been growing steadily, have culminated in the resignation of several medical officers during the last two months, and the Impending re- signation of more in July and August. This dissatisfaction is.not confined to medical offi- cers but also permeates other brunches-- nurses, housemen, interns, and dressers who complain of the cut in the rehabilitation allow ances and the "raw deal" they are receiving.

Interviewed by the Sub-Inspector Nippard, attached to Lokmachau Police Station, was lying in

"Chingment service declared that their Mall," a dresser said that no re- "chief klek" is the complete Hick Kowloon Hospital in a critical condition last night, with a bullet wound

ply had yet been received from of interest shown in the local men near the spine as the result of a clash with an armed ganz on the border.

Nanking, July 16.

the Acting Director of Medical by the European doctors, After a shooting battle lasting nearly half an hour, during which Inspector

The Government has, British politicians were tolk- Services to their recent petition. "the glaring discrimination shown Nippard and a Chinese constable shot it out with fifteen to twenty men armed with automatic rifles and revolvers, both were overpowered, dis-extended its control overing of a possible shake-up in the for better wages, shorter hours, against non-European doctors.

Chinese press and cul- was more speculation about & "And," he added, "so long as weed from 'stand by duties and are, armed and robbed.

tural activities abroad.

Glamour

Girl's Illness

It added: "Intions were 1 issurd after consulting Russia, but without apparently. wait- jog for Soviet approval,

Ambasador Walter Bede' "Bugacy" Sraith discussed the with Frigo Minister Molotov ons instructions

At the mercy of their captors, they were ordered to march and were cold-bloodedly shot down from behind by a gangster who fired from close range.

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Jat

Stalin

Intervenes

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London, July 10.

Labour Cabinet today and there and improved living conditions.

coalition government or that

nud

"Euroveam doctors are exempt:

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their Sundays. pro.day's work and so long will Government The Overscas Chinese Affairs a new general election might be remain passive about the matter consequently, fren niler

Locals, however, have to Enke Commission today ordered all in the orting,

Bume Cabinet changes are crastinate."

the turn to be on call day and and periodicals regarded as certain. newspapers

The Wizards The India Office will close

night) in addition to their umat published by Chinese nationals Abroad

duties." the soon and another post undoubt-- to register with

"Government mathematical

He further asserted that interns, Commission through the cdly will be found for the Enri

wizards and armchair Investiga hot:semen and doctors are of Listowel.

not medium of Chinese Embassica,

Impression is strong in aoney tors may say that the cost of

given specialised trainhug but Consu'ntes or educational as-quarters that Mr Bevin will living has gone down but weimply encouraged to breonu sociations recognised by the leave the Foreign Office after have found no difference in our mediocre medical practitioners." - National Government,

the London November Foreign messing bills," complained

Conference, -- Asso-

Initiative and enthusia nu are goi This is significant in view of Ministers

nurse. "During the last two

welcomeit but rather frowned up. persistent Chinese press reports clated Press,

months we have had our n'low on. So lang hen housetrath, or Communist alleging "hectic"

once cut by about $5 in May und

geven medical officer, is able to activities among overseas Chin-

about $0 in June,

diagnose a case he is pure of krop. exe in Hongkong, Singapore and

bug down his job. other South Sea regians.

Chinese representatives abroad last night at Tel Litwinsky, near have been instructed to give Tel-Aviv, by light automatic rifle reeglstered Chinese publications are while guarding the power "constant advice and nein-house

The shots were fired from the lance."

nearby orange grove which was Chinese newspapers and searched unsuccessfully.--Üniteri

The constable. Lau Chak-wah, escaped the more lightly. He was wounded in the hip and at Kowloon Hospital last night, his condition was stated to be "fair. The incident developed about 7 p.m. on Tuesday even- the Nice, July 16, Ing at Ma Cho Lung in Virginia H, glamorous girl Lokmachnu district, alongside friend of The fate Benjamin the Shamchun River, when in- Siegel, apparently spector Kippard and P.C. Lasī subject terrified over reports that two Chak-wah, on patrol, were given kunmen had been dispatched information of the presence of V.M.

from from the United States to murspleious characted in a hút.

Their uniter pe instantly der her, is reported to have at the US State Department, short-

commit suleide by started a shooting battle, with ly after returning to his post in templed to

taking an overdose of sleeping the three men opening fire, and Moscow from a visit here.

calling in support from an arm- Malotoy objected promptly tablets.

The condition of Miss Hurty on the Chinese side of and emphatically. He argued that the Connell of Foreign owner of the los Angeles home the river, who opened up with a Ministers could handle the in which the notorious mobater Bren gun and other automatic

treaty without the was recently sinin, was revealed weapons. Japanese participation of smaller powers, in the record of the Villa Albert

tently for near y half an hour, an eleventh hour inter- harmful to China's Toreign re- Clic in Monte Carlo, Arsociate! (Press.

fccording to

reports, hotel during which time the police vention rescued the An- employees found her and rush officers exhausted their

armed glo-Sovict trade negotia- ed her to the clinic, where doc-munition while several

Lady Iris In Cheque Case

tall.

of

In Moscow

London, July 16.

P.C. KILLED

Jerusalem, July 16. A Jewish palceman was killed;

Reliable diplomatic magazines will be banned in Press.

China If such publications are

sources said today that found guilty of enrrying "un-

Shooting went on intermit-Generalissimo Stalin in lawful statements" which "are Germans

am-

lations."Associated Press.

tors saved her and permitted men were crossing, the Shamtions in Moscow from al-Hawkers

her to leave on July 11.

chun stream and closing in upon most certain failure." The French authorities dented them. They were final'y rush- the Losed and overpowered. They were receiving word from Angeles, authorities, who said shot... in the back before they had informed the French armed yang disappeared in the police of the gangsters' reported direction of Chak Mel. departure.

At Las Vegas, Nevado, it was revealed that Virginia Hill olcer,

he of warned Slegel that was Yorkers marked for death.

New York, July 15. Lady Iris Mountbatten, Lalonde, 27-year-old sin King George V1, was arrested on a warrant today charging her bat cheques in with passing Washington,

thousands subway ruling

Now

Eye-witnesses related that through posters on which she endorsed chewing gum. Lady she issued the warning during Iris explained that, in England; his visit to her when she was banks customarily permit slight sent to hospital there for

delin overdose of sleeping pills last uverdrafts and advise

month-United Press. quents before taking action,

Familiar

Lady Iris was taken to police

the

Given Respite

"It is very well for people to write to the newspapers and say

that we should emulate the exdni

we must live. Rehabilitation ple of Florence Nightingale, but allowances come down, prices of

What the heck?" meat go up.

One of the medical officere who from Govern. resigned recently

Rounded

Up In Shanghai

Shanghai, July 16. Fourteen Germans, including two women and three children, are today in the custody of the Chinese military authorities, following the be- ginning of what is reliably learned to be a general round-up of German nationals who have hitherto managed to escape repatriation to the homeland either on pretext of illness or by jumping ship.

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and

"Questions put by lorni ta senior would, in nine eageert of ten, be considered as impertinenes and an aspersion on the latter's ability.

Fixed Scale

On the question of salaries, the resignce and that "bierenses in pay are based on a fixed sente aral not according to a man's abilities or lack thereof."

"The monetary value of a toral medical officer's wife, is, according to Guvernnent, $13.93 for that is all the differance between a single man's remuneration of about 5000 per month and t married one's of S733.33, inclusive of free quarters In both cases,

"An intern, of course, receiver only free board and lodging. The is in the salary of a houseman region of $300 per nanth from which he has messing,

to pay for his

"A medical officer in charge of a Government dispensary or the outpatients department of a Gov. to Lockle a inbout

Although there was no official confirmation it was apparent wo of Hong Kong's most from government sources that popular shopping centrea-Lee the negotiations were definitely Yuen Street, East and Lee Yuen PC Lau refused to leave his on again and that Britain is Street, West,will not be avali- a final able after the end of the month. confident that more severely wounded superior fairly

buth crawled apreement but

will be reached in

The Police Commissioner has by the end of this given the more than 200 haw- through the felds and managed Moscow to reach the side of the road by week.

kers and stall holders up to July 10 p.m. when they attracted

Reports reaching here said that 31 to vacate these side streets,

They were arrested last night į located), Frau Borchardt The original date for vacating

but upon Information furnished by her two children (Berchardt aernment hospital has the altenica of two other police

100 cases per marning. officers and were taken to Lok-suddenly and dramatically at the arcas was tomorrow,

on July 8 the Soviet yesterday hawkers and stall the Foreign Ministry and taken promiment local Nazi died anmachnu l'o ice Station to await midnight

the year ago), E. Thiel. for Foreign

former which, works out to about holders marched to the Central to a segregation centre In called the arrival of an ambulance to Minister

Ch take them to Kowloon Hospital. M. Anastas Mikoyan.

Police Station with a petition to Hongkew district, in the north director of the well-known firm cents Police are inclined to connect upon the chief of the British be allowed in continue business, ern sector of Shanghai, where of "Kofa" and Max Tiefenbacher, blame us for going into private

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will be held until Bent well-known sportsman.-Router. practice?" the trio in the hut with an delegation, Mr. Harold Wilson, armed gang which carried out and informed him that he had Jerusalem, July 15. ·

a big men robbery in Lok- received new instructions from A leading Jewish terrorist was

the Kremlin. caught today when police and machau on Monday morning. troups combed the Jewish, town of Nathanya, which was placed under military rule when 1 asearch is made for two British

headquarters to be photograph- ed and fingerprinted. Specifical- ly she was charged with cashing three cheques, totalling about US$300, which were returned marked "Insufficient funds." She described herself s publicity agent.-United Press.

FRENCH INDIA

Paris, July 15.

A number of Indian residents

in Parls and the Secretary of the Indian Workers' Association of Great Britain have, sent a

NATHANYA

RAID

Trade.

Two Defeats completely reversed the Soviet xrace.

army sergeants kidnapped last In Lords

Saturday.

During today's search hun- dreds of Nathanya's inhabitants were screened.-Reuter.

London, July 15.

London, July 15.

The Government was defeat-

The instructions, in

effect,

attitude which previously had! been so unfavourable that Mr. Wilson had cabled for permis- sion to give up and come home.

Reliable quarters Here sal M Mikoyan now has

provi- sionally agreed to a pact under

with 1,000,000 tons of grain in Lord Courthope proposed an the fast year of a four-year amendment that officials check-

agreement. - United cereals ing

of

FREEDOM OF EDINBURGH

Mr. E. C. Luscombe received they delegation of the hawkers and home. conveyed their appeal to the

The Chinese garrison BU- Commissioner of Police who gave thorities here in confirming the the

atreet vendors 10 days' arrests revealed that additional Germans will be rounded up in the next few days and that the homes of all those arrested will be sealed ag enemy, properly.

The round-up come on the heels of numerous complaints that many high-ranking Nazis Edinburgh, July 18.

and prominent members of the Princess Elizabeth today re.

Edinburgh.

included in the original repatria- tion list, are still in Shanghal, In accepting the honour, Princess Elizabeth

In "reorganis. pald" high busily engaged tribute to Scatamen the world Ing" German commercial houses, over end to their native land.

The first balch of Germans Lt. Philip Mountbatten sat be arrested included Mr. H. S. side her on the platform. They Breuer, former director of Me}- received a tremendous cheer whenchers and Company, W. Youk, they entered the crowded Usher one of the former directors of hall-United Press.

Carlomitz and Company (Ger- man counter-part of the British Washington, July 16.

firm of Jardine, Matheson & Secretary of Agriculture Company) Marget Seidel, 14 Anderson today reported after a

ed twice today in the House Lords on amendments to the Radio Moscow announced to-i agricultural bill...the 'third and which Rusela will supply Britain | ceived the freedom of the city of German community, known to be petition to the Speaker of the day that a vaat rehabilitation fourth defeats on the bil.

programme National Assembly. M. Edouard and development

the Beting would shortly be started in the Herlot.

and to

Donetz banin, Cvernor of French India, M. war-devastated Charles Baron, now in Paris for once the heart of Russia's coal consultation, demanding the im-

and steel. industry.-United mediate withdrawal of French

Press. control in Indin--Reuter.

China's New

Cabinet's

Powers

Nanking, July 16. Movement of idle capital within China is placed under close Government supervision by the general mobilisation order which was approv-. ed by the Executive Yuan on July 15. The order authorises the Cabinet to adopt emer- gency measures in the political, economic and military fields. It goes into effect after the State Council meeting on Friday.

The main objective of the controles of escape of large amounts. trol of the overflow of idle capital of money between cities.

Special Government permission is to prevent any large scale, pro- fiteoring. To achieve this pu will be required for remittances pose, the National Government above the stipulated sums.

The control of foreign exchange

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pent and weed control Press, should give the farmers notice before entering his land. Lord

Huntington declined to accepti the amendment for the govern- ment and, it was put to the vote and was carried 42 to 15.- United Preas.

AUSTRIA WARNED

Vienna, July 18. Lieut-Gen, L. V. Kourasov, So-

viet High Commissioner,

warned Chancellor Leopold Figl that Russia belleves the Ameri- can-Austrian agrcement for

U.S. Wants Yokosuka Navy Base

Yokosuka, July 16, Captain Benton W. Decker, economic ald to Austria is not Commander of Fleet Activities told visiting in accordance with the Moscow at Yokosuka,

newspapormen that declaration of 1943 and that the

the United States should retain pact will not be recognised as legal by the Soviet Union. As

sociated Press.

American

control of Yokosuka naval base

after the peace treaty was sign ed and make it a permanent station for United States naval strength in this part of the THE WEATHER

world, for an indefinite period. At 0000 CMT (3. p.m. Hang · Kenn Summer Time) a troulent deprisalon or

Captain Decker explained that typhoon, of unknown intensity was con

all the possessed tred about 180 miles ENE of N LangYokosuka

covers

.

talk with President Harry Tru- year old daughter of a fabulous- man that he foresaw Httle need ly rich German with vast inter- for shipping grain to the Euro esta both here and pean nations in the Russia sphere (she was of Influence-Associated Press.

Yellow

At

in Japan, custody could not be

taken into when her father

River - Truce An End

Shanghai, July 16., The UNRRA China office announced today that it has ordered its personnel in the Yellow River dyke areas to return to Kaifeng, capite of Honan Province, and not to expose themselves will check the accounts of national and private banks to seal loop-will be intensified and backdoor: probably moving NW. Pressure remains necessary attributes for a power.

to unnecessary hazards. transactions in gold and foreign high BB of Japan and over Indonesia. A ful base to uphold Americau

letter the Communists "breaking their systems at -depression

The order followed a currencies, expecially American complex

naval domination of the West from General Chen Cheng, Na promise" the Nationallat Army dollars, are subject to severe China,

Today's Forecast:-Light BE winde, ern Pacific Ocean,

tionalist Chief-of-Staff, advising truce agreement for cease firo in punishment.

The order warns severe Govern-backings, weather fine and pressive,

Youlerday's Weatheri

He recalled that Yokosuka Mr. Harlan Cleveland. Director of the Yellow River war zone is now

the UNRRA China office, that the null and vold. mont mesaures against, labour. Maximum: 10.0 din. Fab.

was one of the largest Japanese Nationalist Army will no longer General Chan suggested In his atrikes sabotage and closure of Minimum: 794 der. 7th.

navel bases and had extensive be responsible for the safety of letter that Mr. Cleveland contact factories and "other activities Sunshines 6.5 hours.

equipment UNRRA workers in the area, the Communists to ascertain the for their breach of Hlable to disturb social

Use Vollow Favor, fruce, has been caliod of following the alleged. promiso"""

The Yellow River truce was ar- Communist violations.

General Chen Cheng charged ranged by UNRRA in order to the Communists with trickery" carry out vital repairs to the Yel- and alleged that on the pretext of low River dykes before the high closing up gaps in the dykes, the water nericd in late Joly so as to Teda hava ferased their militavert disastrous floods Involving malivision, He stressed' that with millions of farmers-Reuter,

Palmer Case Decision.

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Women's War Crimes Evidence.

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Slap Happy Appeal.

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European 4-Year Plan,

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Engineering: K. I. A. Housing

Project,

Powell's Meating..

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to

The Government is empoweredance Jan. LEAT, sam, an seans which could be duplicated only

Slable

9.08. Inch Total

an average of 1151.4 ram,

Reading a . 10 m. 4 p.m. 1106, 1003. m.

restrict people's assemblies, and consider propagands which it may

to stir unrest or revolt.

Baro. at m... Prices of daily necessities, the

Equals movement of commodities, the use tel. Humidite.... of capital and other financial acti- Dew Point vitios como under strict Govern-Wind Dirselona ment, control-Associated Press.

-Wind" Force

by millions of dollars.

He said a valuable thing was 23.11 29.14 inches the hundreds of trained Japan

se workers, some of whom had (2012) 80 deg. F.

been working on naval craft for Why W #knote, | | 40 years.—United' Press,'

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