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SECRET CONFERENCE HELD ON Birth of China Moves To Settle

Second Blondin Fell To Death

St. Punk, Macuenta,

Ang. 20.

Trenty thoumond State Fair apertatóra, including his wife, seatched while high wire nero. but. Lord Baudin, plunged 70 feet in death faw n sky- riding biegele

He was the grenadera of the fu vanur Mazdin wha tog'r then bi grecs ego censued i Fight ampe arme Ning na Butte. He had finished his art and JER jreparing to descen

when he fell - Fuited Prema.

Clamor For Macao Dies Down

STRIKE PLANS Employers Meet High Officials

There were no further talks between the strikers

It

and dockyard employers yesterday. In what is believed to be a very important conference, however, representatives of the dockyard em- ployers and of all the utilities and major in- 'dustries met in secret conclave with high

Government officials,

is believed they discussed the deterioral- ing labour situation as a result of the present deadlock in the mechanics strike.

No information was available capid succession,

van Wenl

te

|as to what took place but after only out thing, observers

the conference the Labour Officer lieve.

leials to meet him at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

own.

10:

"1"

rent word to the Chinese En- Either the men eume nut gineers Institute

with the strikers inviting their sympathy

they put to demands of their

Engine room

ntal an i mechanics of the Hong Kong & Yaumali Ferry Co. have not yet when completed their ballot. against what Enquiries of the workers can "hush-hushicerned revealed that no immedi

nte netion is contemplated New Walk-Out

development

There was no further develop. ment of the outburst at the Chinese Engineers Institute meet. Ing [1 Monday night. strikers protested they termed the

policy of the negotiators."

Discontent

រ៉ាវរ

Shanghai, Aug, 26. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's order to Can- ton newspapers and the Kwanglung Provincial Council to halt agitation brosk out into a for the return of Macao tegobationa to China has dampered intel. the clamour for retroces- A meeting of workers' repre- Inst night still at their posts.

sentatives wns called at the Another 200 odd carpenters at sion of the Portuguese Royal Naval Dockyard Chinese the Talkoo Dockyard joined the colony on the South Workers Club last night to constrike yesterday without giving China coast.

any reason fer their action.

Drontent was, however, up- Latest Perent. Observers fear that all fi strike itself was the walkout yes. not over yet and that it

ht 1፡26 ine. may terday afternoon storm if thechanics caplayed by the Army at are lunger stale. the Caroline 1 truck depot.

Those in Kowloon were up to

"Now is not the time and any ngitation would cause lugghter," the Chinese Generalissimu Vas reported to have told the Can- ionese.

The informants said the move. ment for the return of Macau,

sider ike, strike situation as it affects labourers other than the striking 13 branches.

A further meeting will be held on Thursday for a Anal' decision. All branches of workers of the Hong Kong Tramway Co. held a secret meeting on Monday night, reportedly to decide on present which was started and fauneding a $2 a day pay increase at j along by members of the Provin- the appropriate moment cil Counell and hacked by the Chinese press, was not taken: seriously from the start.

Utilities

Last night workers of the Hong Kong Electric Co. met reportedly for the same purpose.

It did not have offiem! endorse ment and the Central Govern-

It was reported the step was ment authorities had found no approved In principle and it is legal justifientiun to start nego-just a question

19 as to when tlations, they ul.

the psvehological moment.

Werkers Chief Agure in the agitation

of the Hang

Kong was Kao Ying-she, Kwantung Telephone Co. are scheduled to Couneti member use; problisher meet on Thursday night.

utility meetings the Canton's Glolie Daily These New..

workers, coming

Macan's wartime boun has' apped into pracetime depres.

#

as they

Why Adjeng Was The Hangman

Batavia, Aug. 26.

A Nation

DX

same

Britain ton celebrated the birth of the two new Dominions of India and Pakistan, The flag of Hindustan was raised in London outside India House and at the time Pakistan's standard took the mast-hend outside Lancaster House. Photo shows the crowd assembled for the ceremony onfelde India House.-A. P. Photo.

Dutch Resume Naval Shelling As

War Flares In Java

Batavia, Aug. 26.

Housing Claims In Shanghai

Nanking, Aug. 26. The Executive Yuan has taken action on the long- standing request of American and British pro- perty-owners in Shanghai to evict illegal oc- cupants of American and British property. The announcement said that an order was issued on July 23, which asked trespassers to move by today "failing which they shall be held responsible for disobedience to this order." Many British and Americans down to work and help herself wire ble to occupy their own out of her troubles to the state- property since the end of the warment that the Presidential en- because of filegal occupants, in voy has been unduly impressed many cases by Chinese Army by the critles of the Kuomin personci who refuse to move

out.

The order did not state how Acry personnel would be held responsible but presumably the owners can bring legal procced.

The Executive Yuan today also deculed to collect a two percent Richage on China Coast as well as Yangize shipping.

The proceeds will be given to Kwangtung and Kwangsi flood relic?.

tong administration, especially American susionnerte In China Paiteul 14vca and As sortated Pro

GREECE

APPEALS TO U.S.

As » kind of economy offret. the Contrat Government decided until to enforce summer' time

Athens, Aug. 26, October 31 to conserve cicctric

Premier- Designate wer in line with the national hrift movement.

Constantin Tsaldaris and (Along the China Coast sum M. Thestokses Sophoulis, mer time is nine hours ahead of GMT).

The Dutch Navy reported today that their warship Tidore shelled Mendol

Island, off Sumatra's east coast, damaging an undisclosed number of sociated Press today a plan has Veagh, for a buildings near Republican positions in retaliation for the Indonesian made a shelling of the Tidore.

The Dutch said the Indone¡ Indonesian conflict began lust pod alans opened the attack Arst month. with most feree sheling" on

Fa Dutch warship from Bandơng

Security Council

Indonesian territory.

This Bource

Liberai

leader of the Chefoo Push? Party, today called at the Meanwhile, a high Government residence of American isource, in a position to know Na.Ambassador Lincoln Mc-

tlount military strategy, told As

conference land troops on to break the deadlock Chefon and Lunghow from Chin.blocking the formation cse warships, already blockading this did

not bypass

the those ports, as soon us a force of a new Greek Govern-

driving

the Into

Shantung ment along lines sug- Security Council.

Calling to the Security Coun Peninsula from the west Pgested by the United cil to reach a decision today, pronched the arts. The Indoncalun representa-Dr. Sjahrir said "every minute

National States. on Mendel Island-presumably

was on a tive, Dr. Sudan, Sjahrir. today wasted adds to the rising toll troops from Taineteo had already while the warship

The conference began shortly called on the Security Council of lives in Indonesia."

entered the district of Lalyang. patrolling mission.

before noon (Athene time). Tsingtao and

The unexpected meeting is re- One Dutch sailor was wound- to recognise Dutch, aggression

France, using the veto for the midway between A self-confessed murderer, byed but the Dutch did not dis- against Indonesin and to order

Security

Chefoo has become the Reds' garded as significant in Greek posal to establish o name of Adjeng, tonight told close what type of warship was Dutch troops, to withdraw from first time, nu'lified a Soviet pro-Chefoo

Observera believed it meant a press conference that he had involved.

They said the action

Dr. Sjahrir said the Indone Council Commission to super-most important base in eastern circles.

unity between the Taalduris sians viewed the proposal forvise the "cense fre" order in Shantung. Indonesia.

Report committed murders against his

Populist Party and Sophoulls "enemics" because President place on Sunday, and that on

This van the first time any Other despatches say. Sukarne in his radio Apeech the same day another. patrol au investigation by the Con.

Athena Prena today est silepicion as net of those Russia had used the veto. to in proclaiming the Indonesinn Re. ship was shelled in the vicinity suls in Batavia with the great of the "Big Five" other than after completing te Korean Liberals.

visit, the Wedemeyer Mission

French Newa public on August 17, 1945, had of the east coast of Sumatra,

men Baw affairs "through This tiring W&A also

Voting on the Soviet proposal will fly from Japan to Hawall pablished a suid the enemies shou'd be kill-

swered," the Dutch Navy said. Dutch eyes."

Seven in favour, two where they expect to spend at Agency dispatch from Paris Indonesia would accept

mountain which said the guerilla. "Gen. a week at a least recalled that when It was ed. according to the Dutch news #gency ANETA.

Belgium voted with France bile.out," preparing their re- eral" Markos, wil establish an underground Government be- Adjeng said he hail murder-ceasefire was affected the Dutch arbitration commission provid-ugainst and two abstentions.

2 statement de-

against the Soviet proposal. port to President Truman.

General fore October 15.-United Press. ed "spies irrespective of their Navy inaued

Britain and China abstained. Two days after Republican wetera would con-) race with sword, pistol or knife. caring that the patrolling of

Consular Vote

Wedemeyer left from Nanking,

Honolulu, Aug. 20. He could not remember the ex-

tinue.

joint Australan-Chinese leaving behind a highly criticni

The U.S. Navy has paid the

ол Church

Guum act detail.

official resolution that the Consula at report of what he had found, i

reaction Catholic

$524,950 for wartime damage present in Indonesia supervise there is no

to 38 properties, including the the "cease fire" order was pass- from the Chinese Government.

Among individual officials reae- votes in favour, ed by seven none against, and Britain, Potion ranged from the belief that Cathedral at Agana, Pacif land, Russia and Colombia ab. the criticism presented a stir. Fleet Headquarters has

ring challenge to China to dig | nounced.-Associated Press.

Rion, despite brisk trude between MAN FOUND DEAD

the colony and Hong Kong. which is larger than between Hong Kong and Canton, there Hourets soll.--Associated Press.

IN STANLEY CELL

Tsui Siu-hap (altas Fei Tsui Hap), who was sentenced to nine months' hard labour by Mr. W. A. Hinir-Kerr at the Kow- on Magistracy on Aug. 22. when found guilty on a charge of pestering cinema actresses, Monday from Shimidzo, Japanese was found dead in hla cell at Stanley Prison at 3 a.m. yes-

"San Franciscu, Aug. 28. The first green ica to arrive In the United States siner the

into came

San Francisco aboard the President Madison on

wynr

len port.

The consignputut of 4,750 cases | terday. was purchased by several Ameri. At the time of going to press. tea importers.--Associated the cause of his death had not

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Press,

Sern established,

Hungarian Liberty Leader Beaten Up

Budapest, Aug. 26.

The Hungarian Independence Party announced today that its leader (Zoltan Pfeiffer) was beaten up by Communists at the Chongrad campaign meeting yesterday.

When a United Press Corres- dependence Party said:

"The

took

an-

New Mercy Plane A small gang of which he was

Meanwhile, an Indian mercy second in command called him the "hangma" because when plane, loaded with 3,000 pounds what they considered spies were of medicines and carrying Chin- taken from their housen at 8c Consul General Talang Chia- Batavin and other places, Ad-tung, flew to Jogjakarta today, of Telang, who plans to return jeng delivered the verdict

on Thursday, said he would whether they must be killed or other action was to be taken. discuss the plight of Chinese He did not reveal what other nationals within the Republic action was but gave the Impres. with the Indonesian Republic sion that the fate of the victims leaders and Chinese nationals. was generally death.

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It was also expected to re- Originally, Adjeng was น new his request that the Chin- musician in a local kronijongese be loaned nyins and permit (native band) orchestra. He led to form a security corps to recurrence of anti- was born in Buitenzorg, near prevent

Batavia, and is 32 years old. Chinese activity which, he said, He was arrested 10 days ago had cost the lives of hundreds by the Dutch military on in and the property of thousands formation from Batavians who of Chinese since the knew him in the old days. - United Press.

FILM MAN HELD

pondent visited Pfeiffer at his gang trailed Pfeiffer and his com- AFTER TRAIN home today, he lay in a darken-panions and set upon them with CRASH. IN BERLIN

bloycle pumps after the meeting

ed room.

He opened one eye for a mo- was postponed. Two policemen ment and closed it na if in pain. rescued Pfeiffer from the mob.

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und, shovels.

A statement issued by the In-

ON OTHER PAGES

Pau

Free Case of the Oranges,"

on the head and body.

Berlin, Aug. 20.

A train fre fatal to 27 per-

Dutch-

any

Paris To Cut Light, Food

Paria, Aug. 25- Parisian uw signs of m other hard winter ahend in newspaper reports today that there would be electricity ente at the end of October und a further reduction soon in the daily bread ration from 250 grammes.

Paria newspapers explained that French industry was ab sorbing nil the inerenacd pouer production, while the wheat harvest, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, was not as big as had been hoped forReuter.

Filipino Huks "Linked" With Chinese Reds

Manila, Aug. 26.

The Manila "Evening News" today reported that definite evidence linking the Hukbalahap arm- ed peasant movement with the Chinese Com- munist movement in China has been furnish- ed by a Chinese who formerly held the rank of Colonel in the dissident forces.

Woa!

A

staining..

The Council adopted the U.S. proposal by eight votes for none against and three absten- tions.

to the

Communique Indonesian and Dutch military headquarters on Monday night the reported heavy fighting in arca suuth of Salatiga, 30 miles the north of Jogjakarta, and closest Dutch approach Indonesian capliol.

An Indonesian communique end the Dutch used tanks and armourid cars in a two-sided at. tack on Palemon, a village in the aren of Tengaran. ive miles

south of Salatiga,

that.

Th

2n-

UNRRA FISHING BOATS HELD BY SCAP

Kokura, Aug. 26.

The 24th Division Headquarters announced_to- day that three UNRRA Shanghai based fiɛh- ing boats apprehended for fishing in Japanese waters without SCAP permission, have been ordered out of the Nipponese área and in- structed not to return.

Thrco boals, flying Chinese had gotten beyond the arca to Two villages west of Patemon flags, and carrying American "in which they are restricted but said were occupied by Dutch troops.structor fishermen were appre: the captains of such vessels world Th Netherlands

communique

which announced its armed forces hended by two destroyers of the be prosecuted.--Associated Press. British-American naval support were starting "strong clearing group, when found operating off actions"

on all Дectors againat Kyushu.

the Indonesians, said the Republi. The boats were tuna. Ashing cans suffered many casualties in craft operating on orders from heavy exchanges of gunûre south the chief of UNRRA dect opera.

The Weather

of Salatiga. Associated Press & tions in Shanghal, according to of Manila in mortar NW and there ar Reyter,

.

PETROL CUTS

A typhoon centred about 656 miles KNI head.odleation of depression forming Twenty-fourth division

tan Paroole. Premature bi relatively bigit quarters, which held the boats over the East Indies and a week anti- and crews blameless, but Baldevelone covers BW Japan and the Yellow the UNRRA Shanghai fishing on. office had excorded its authority

IN SHANGHAI

Shanghal, Aug. 26. Gasoline will be rationed hore waters.

Today's Forecast-Lith; to "inoderate

In ordering the craits to Kyushu | winds, fair,

-Yealarday's Weather ----

The crowd, allegedly reapon- "Keresztes, another Indepensons brought the arrest of a fim sible for the assault, were arm-dence Party candidate, was at operator on Monday on charge: ed with bicycle, pumps,

úrilis tacked with drills and knocked of violating regulations concern.

to the ground and had his heading the transport of film. stumped on

More than 45 passengers were " "Pfeiffer himself was beaten injured as the flames swept an: The Colonel, whose name was, tween the Hake and MPs con. The. Are not released "for, Becurity" rea- tinued to stream into the Depart over-crowded coach. "He had to take shelter in the

agons, was said to have supplied ment of the Interior G.H.Q. on Saturday on occurred Town Hall and was refused en-Huburban train in the Russian the Department of the Interior Latest reports told of a gun

The American', built boats. try by the Vice Mayor.

zone, north of Berlin-Associa with names of leaders among a battle with a band of dissidents | heginning on September 1st, the "Finally he entered a neighted Press.

group of 400 active Chinese under "Sanchez" in the Pam City Government decided yes- 88.foot and diesel.powered were bouring house where he hid be

Communlats operating in Manila pangs province, birthplace of the terday.

named "Washington, Minnesota

hind locked doors for an hour

London, Aug. 25.

The method employed will be and Connecticut? and the Central Luzon Provinces. | anti-Government movement. and a half before he was able Promoter Jack Solomons an. The informant, who returned Another band, under - “Star |-by-issuing permits to civilian Chinese fishermen recently pro to leave,"

Inounced today that he had signed from Nanking where he attend- Polo," was dispersed by the owners of motor vehicles with tested to the Chinese Government out which purchase is Impden- that Japanese fishing-bonts were A physician said Pfeiffer was Dado Marino of Honolulu anded the National Assembly, said MPG.

Rinty Monaghan of Belfast for pletures of the Huk leader, Luls A gun fight involved about 300 blo. No service station is al- angting in Chinese waters and Barn as male 2., 10098:10073 m.b. buffering from heat and bong the world's flyweight title Oght Taruc, and Hulk Iterature were Huks and the 86th MP Company owed gasoline without pouring asked for the Chinese Navy's as-

of Harringay Arona

Dhew Poľná MONTE beaton with heavy instruments" 20. Sam Ichinose, manager of being circulated regularly in in an outlying village in Rizal, it direct into the tanks of thesistance.

SOAP ometals admitted that Wind Direction. but la not in a serious condition. Marino, signed today after extend Communist papers in China. about 95 miles north of Manila, vehicles, thus precluding board-

Ing-United Fresa.

|naveral Japanese Dihing bontu Wish Fores |--United Prean.

New reports of cinches be-Associated Press. Jod negotiations.-United Press,

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