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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDay, august 22, 1947,

ATTLEE RESIGNATION?

Flurry Of Speculation Aroused By Rumours

Government Anglo-Chinese and Officer

Vernacular Schools ahould re- gister themselves with the school concerned on or before Wednes day, 27th August. They should each bring

passport size photograph.

Charged In Dope Case

No Hint From

Around

Official Quarters The World

London, Aug. 20.

would be in the near future.

August 21. BERLIN. The British-liegen- The entrance examination will

London political circles went into a flurry of today that it had polled 10,000 sed newspaper. "Die Welt," said be held on Monday, 1st Septem-

speculation today, following a sudden renewal Germans and 24 per cent of them APPLICATIONS are invited ber. Candidates should bring

Jerusalem, Aug. 20. from certificated deck and dieselen, ink and paper for tests in When the trial of a British;

of rumours endemic for months past that Mr. said they belloved there would; Attlee had decided to resign and nominate as be a new war,and 78 per cent engineer officers (uf foreign or

ooth English and Chinese sub-officer and a Christian Arab ac- Chinese nationally). ex-Naval jects.

cused of conspiring to smug- his successor, Mr. Ernest Bevin.

of those who believed it thought Officers with five years or mord

gle 180,000 dollars worth of

Coming at the most delicate stage in Britain's sea experience and holding a full

The results of the entrance druga into Egypt, was resumed watchkeeping certificate for

economic crisis when the Labour Governmentį a driver for the ployment in the Marine Depart-examination will be announced here today,

Entertain-

is rendering to the United States an account of ment of the Chinese Maritimun Wednesday, 10th September, Combined Services Customs. Particulars of contract and the actual enrolment of sue- ment Unl: "Jukebox," spoke of its stewardship of $1,500,000,000 of borrowed may be obtained from the Offer cessful candidates will take seeing slabs of "a white sub- dollars the story of the forthcoming. Cabinet of the Chinese Maritime Customs, place on Thursday. 11th Septem.tance" and some "sticky brown reshuffle may accelerate the tendencies al- Marina House. Queen's Roah ber

stuff smelling of nopples" neat- ready in motion within the Labour Party. Central,

tered over the road when bla

Although Mr. Attlee's personal! vehicle overturned.

position was not directly challeng These substances were more in the recent secret meeting of phine ami hashish, the prosegu- the Parliamentary Group, the tion Huid.

unrrow division with only four vote in favour of the Cabinet implied ʼn large measure of dis- content with the fenderslip.

Detalled arrangements will be ROOKKEEPER/Accountant announced from time to time en wanted by professional firms, Cup

The notter boards outside the able of working to final Balm

schools, Sheet figures, Nane but long ex perienced meh neeri apply. Application should be made In nwn handwriting stating experi

ney and salary required Box No. 320, "China Mail"

COOK-AMAHl wanted for family of two and one imby; live in; willing worker preferred to faner dishes; god wage wash and baby

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PREMISES WANTED ENGLISH WOMAN requires quiet room proferably unfurnisi od, bath, any loenlity on island on

Mail."

TUNNELS CONSTRUCTED BY

Oelals the Cabinet hend- quarters in Downing Street today declined to comment on the "Dail Mal" report.. taking the

view that the report did not call for offein! notice.

New Air Speed Record

Washington, Aug. 20.

"Terrible Plague" Seemed To Have Swept Cadiz

(By Antonio Garrachon)

Cadiz, Aug. 20. This city looked like it had been visited by a terri- ble plague. In a few agonizing instants a happy industrious city was converted into shambles of terror.

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was thrown from my chair across the room, landing under the window sill. I looked out and saw the sky lighted a ghastly cribson thunder-crashing explosion echoed through the bay.

as a

I dashed outside, having just | tering the last rites to a man Anished dinner. There were dying in a doorway. two more blasts which rolled I will take years to rebuild BERLIN- Fifteen thousand like a barrage of heavy artil- Cadiz. The living will never tons of crude oil per month willlery. The building shuddered forget the tragedy of August he imported into Western Ger- and the, streets trembled.

18. Cadiz is a city in black.-- many from Venezuela, effective It had been hot and stl. United Presa.. immicilately, the American Milk Suddenly the streets were filled tury Government reported today, with wildly running people, The first shipment will arrive in some of the women screaming Hamburg by ship tomorrow hysterienly. A neighbour rush- The cost is estimated at US$500,-ed by with his wife and four ing an authorized semi-official 000 monthly.

:

1,000 Dead?

Madrid, Aug. 20. The news agency Cifra, quot-

The accused were Lieutenant

children, and shouted: "I am Semington, a member of the

going to the docks to be near ource, sald today that over 400 Entertainment Unit, and

water in case everything catches hodica have been recovered in

the Cadiz explosion. Georges darbour, an Arab from

The Navy announced tonight! PARIS- Officers and cadets are." that its new jet.propelled D.558 of the training ship Argentina ilaifa.

It is now estimated that the We were in the main part of death toll will rise to a thou experimental plane "Skystrenk" today laid a wreath at the foot the city at the tip of the penin-sand, on the basis of the num alleged to The drugs were have been concealed among the

Cached across a measured courses of the tomb of the Unknown sula and figured the explosion ber of bodies recovered. on the California Mojave desert Soldier here. THE JAPANESE stage show "props" on an army |

probably was at the naval docks.

The Agency's source calculat- The crash was so violent thated that between 5,000 and 6,000 this morning at an average speed vehicle, which was invo ved in Most people today accepted as Owners of

under an weldent par the Palestine of Cabinet reshume is on the world's record.

an hour-a new hability thai strong.

sor $40.7 miles properly

I was too stunned to realise

persons were injured.-United which, oe ndjacent to which there] Egyp frontier.

Kind

LONDON... Norman Hartnell, what it was. The Skystrenk-dubbed "flying who designed Princess Elizabeth

Presa. are tunnels, constructed by the The prosecutor said today way, recalling earlier indications

The word flew around that by Navy pilots--| Japanese during the occupation that six in luxes were loaded that Mr. Attlee's team was over milk bottle"

wedding gown, announced today it was the torpedo works, that of Hong Kong, are hereby noti-] on the vehicle while the driver due for revision. It is a widely roared across a three kilometer) that he had been awarded the the Echevarrieta shipyards fed that the presence

Mr. Attlee may b accepted that of such was sipping coffee in a randomsidering his pers:nal position four times. Its fastest speed for singulshed service in the field of peninsula was on fire.

course al Muroc Field, California. Neiman-Marcus Award for dis-were wreckel, that the whole tunnels should be reported in side tavern.

in the light of the lukewarm re writing to the Executive En-1

ndjourned ception accorded

his

A frightened middle-aged wo- peeche n

on the crisis.

man asked me: "Are we being} Mr. Attion's role is to hold th

attacked. Is it the Reds." while Labour Party together

its

The hearing WILH mainland. Reply Bx 321, "Chgineer 1 e Roads and Tunnels, antil tomorrow-Reuter.

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Tulfit electoral programme. He loves value when the Party shows lens of splitting into discordant elements.

any one run was 63.5 miles per tuur.

The previous record-023.0 miles per hour-was set over the the same course on June 10 by Army Air Force pilot, Colonel Albert Boyd of Asheville, North In a P-80 While these arguments Carolina,

"Shooting nre present in the winds of the Star."-United Press. Erauk ́and fie of the Labour Party, they are even more strongly no parent to the sensitive intellect of the Prime Minister himself. So a naval today's rumours while uncheckable at this stage cannot be rushed off a f no account.

San Diego, Aug. 19. Lieutenant (j) Richard F.

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The Choice

an

HARBORD PASSES

today.

fashion.

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Thick With Dust

CHINESE AIR AGREEMENT

Batayin, Aug, 20. ROME- The Ministry of the

Following an nir agreement Merchant Marine announced to

concluded between the Chinese day that the two Italian liners,

Government and the Nether- Conte Binnenmano and Conte

the Grande, would be placed on the people and moved toward the frat Chinese plane to land in

I got lost in the multitude of lands Indies Government, South American service as soon San Severiano quarters.

The Java is expected to leave for. The two ships as they had been rehabilitated. authorities advised the peope Batavia on August 20, accord-

were recently

to go to public squares waiting ing to a report in the Chinese returned to Italy by the United there to see if there might be daily "Sin Po" today.

other explosions. Some were The newspaper further re- Just wandering aimlessly.

ported that Chinese, Consul-

any such tunnels unless they are reported before 1st Septem-i Members are reminded of the ber, 1947, and ability for any stogue of Orange, Califor

damage due to such tunnels

Rye, NY, Aug, 20. The death of Lt. Gen. James G., States, which have not been reported by it, will be tried at that date will be the responsi-court martial here in September

Harbord. 83, who rose from a bility of the owners of the pro-low prisoners of war.

2 on charges of mistreating fel

private to Chief of Staff in World

I could see Bames leaping as General Tiang Tung in Batavia War 7 and then retired to become LONDON- The Ministry of perty concerned.

Gascoigne was arrested at the!

I neared the poor part of the will be traveling to Jogjakarta indretrial tycoon,

occurred. Food announced today that ur V. KENNIFF,

Santa Margarita naval station

rangements had been made with peninsula where little people in the plane in order to discuss

live. Director of Public Works, near Oceanside on May 15, He The chojer open to the Party if

Smoke got into my eyes with the Republican authorities Harbord wa, the honorary the Guatemala American Com- was accused of "favouritism in Mr. Attier decides to go make chairwan of the Board of the pany for the supply of meat and and the air was thick with dust the question of protection for

I Chinure Hong Kong, 20th July, 1947.

nationale. United from collapsed buildings. dividing up food stores and of the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Berin, Banis Corporation of America, fertilizer Trom Guatemala to beating fellow prisoners."

an easy favourite. His rigorous and a leading figure in the de. Britain. The announcement sold coughed constantly as I stum Press.

bled forward. He was captured by the Jan-handling of the nation's most un-velopment of radia industry. He the agreement was for 12 months anese in April 1942 and became Ponular job Director of Manserved as President of the RCA but was renewable, United

power during the war has scure from 1923 to 1930.-United Press. Press. storekeeper at Omuta prison dinuned his personal popularity. camp in Kyushu. He is an 11-When the Cabinet held its emer- year veteran of the Navy stoney meeting on Sunday, it wa United Press.

Mr. Bevin who rerewed by far the biggest volume of cheering

crowd from the

Dowring in

To those who assert Mr. Bevin's alleged unacceptabilty to the Left-Wing of the Labour Party. the reply is that he has always triumphed crer his critics hi apen and secret dirbate.

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Mr. Morrison Paints

Brighter

Picture

London, Aug. 20.

AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER

Around me buildings seemed to be wrecked. It reminded me of pictures I have seen of Ber- lint. The confusion was in- describable. I passed a crying girl tugging at a leg protrud-

Hoboken, Aug, 21. ing from

She the rubble.

The Holland American motor- pleaded to passers-by: "Please tiner Noordman arrived at help me get my papa out of Hoboken, New Jerecy, from fiere."

Rotterdam with an unexpected For hours I covered the joint passenger-a young British sea Mr. Herbert Morrison, who is acting as Prime San Jose.

districts of San Serveriano and man who had been transferred Minister during Mr. Clement Attlee's holiday, single dwelling was left intact. for medical treatment.

I do not think a from a freighter in mid-ocean Other possible candidates

told a press conference today that Britain's I was overcome by, the stench He was 22-year-old David G. the President of the Board of

July exports reached the highest value ever of burning flesh from one build-Wiliams of Norfa Nevin, North Trade, Sir Stafford Cripps. the

recorded. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.

ing where Home apparently Wales, fourth engineer on On Monday he decided the

Unemployment was at its low. corresponding month of 1939.

were trapped. Dalton, and the Minister of

board the Cunard Line freigh- augh house needed painting and Sr. Aneurin Bevan, n re-est in peacetime since reliable "It begins to logic as if we

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Bleary-eyed, I returned and ter Fort Musquarro, who was started to burn the old paint off to nonsibility because of his statistics began, employment was have stopped the rot in coal," he collapsed into bed.

burned by scalding water in an the eaves.

"upposed leadership of the radical at its highest and the building of, declared.

The next morning there were engine room accident. The flame set fire to some action in the Party, who would British coal stocks was several Questioned about whether the numerous conflicting reports. The freighter, enroute from the roof of only become a serious prospect if weeks ahead of the target, Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Even now it la impossible to as-[New York to London without hls house, most of his furniture, the balance shifted strongly to Under British chairmanship. Attlee, would resign, Mr. Morri- seas the disaster. Besides the doctor, seat a radio message ·

100 in hidden banknote savings the Left-Reuter,

the Paris conference had reached son sald; "I only saw it in one dead and wounded, there were for medical aid. The Noord- and he's, afraid he even lost any

a substantial agreement on joini newspaper and as far as I am hundreds homeless and thou- man, first on the scene, trana- claim for Insurance through

proposals for European revival concerned, the story does not Hands jobless. Priests visited | farred the young seaman on the lapsing of the polley when the

going further than mortgage, was paid off-Asso-

anything know what it is talking about.-hospitals ministering to vie-high seas on August 11.—Aa- achieved In the 20 inter-war Reuter. elated PreaN,

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KOREA INCIDENT

Washington, Aug, 20.

A War Department official to day xald that Lt.-Gen John Hodge, in notifying the Department that three American soldiers were be- ing held by the Russians in Korea, did not request Department action.

Washington, Aug. 20.

rather

than

VOLKSWAGEN

RUNS AGAIN

Hamburg, Aug. 19.

The German Volkswagen, the

and

ycars.

We are doing plenty and we are going to do plenty more," Mr Morrison declared.

Cool production in the Ruhr under British management bnd its highest level since

240,000

tom

dally.

He gave these provisional the ngurts for Britishy trade and in-

Constantine Brown, "Washing-10-horsepower rear-engined Peo. ton Star" political writer, sald pic's Car, developed during reached on Tuesday, that some official Hitler's regime, is to be export- the war-nearly quarter here believe that ed to Belgium, Holland "sabotage,

ne Senalinavia as part of the ex- It was unlikely that any action gilgence or other causes," may port drive launched by 3 Chesterfield Sultes, Large would be taken unless asked by have been responsible for the British and United States Mdustry: July exports, £110,300,000 Office Writing Table 3' x 5', Gen, Hodge. Steel Filing Cabinols, Sitting understood the soldiers seized at

The official said the Department / trash of the plane, carrying Mr tary Government. Room Tables, Tea Poys, Easy the zone barder

were carrying Armchairs, Oplum Stools, Oscll-enmeras-United Press. lating Tabic Fana, Chandelier, Extension Dining Tables, Side- boards, Glass Cabinets, Chairs, Single Divans with Extra Mattresses, Electric Hot Plato, Single Iron Bed, Rain Coats, Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Low Boys, Bed Side Cabinets," Typist Tables, Double & Single Beds, Office Révolving Arm- chair, and Table Ornuments Elc., Etc.

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Lahore, Aug, 21.

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Fighting has stapped In No pestilence has resulted Lahore, and in neighbouring from the communal riots and Amritsar, across the border of fighting. Street after street of the divided province..

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