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Typhoon Moves South

The typhoon moving

TO EMPLOYERS TramwaysDemand

100 P.C. Pay Rise

Officials of the Chinese Engineers Institute told

the Labour Officer yesterday morning that they were unable to scale down further their demand for a 120 percent pay increase, unless the employers make the next move by im- proving upon their original offer of a 20 per- cent Increase.

ployers was held in the afternoon.

11 lasted for three hours.

This is tantamount to calling off further negotia- tions as far as the strikers are concerned. Following this advice from the it was decided that the demand Institute, a meeting of the em was for 60 per cent on existing basic wages. With regard to the 60 per

cent which was to be grunted special allowance, it was finally ascertained that the Union representatives thought that this allowance should be tled to the price of middle grade

down from Japan has in- Afterwards the following state: tensified and is now con-ment was issued by the Labour Omeer (Mr. B.C.K. Hawkins), 500 miles who has been seting as media. tred about to the Cast of Hong- Kong moving W.N.W. at Employers' Case 12 knots.

Presence is low ovey South and Central China hut relatively, high

ver Manchuria and Japan.

rice.

The representatives had nol. "The last joint meeting of the employers of the dockyards and however, prepared any sugges

as to how the price of the offein's of the Chinese Entions

Look place in middle-prade rice was to be as. gineers' Institute

Office un the Labour

Monday certainrd, or how variations in

the price of this rice were L aft: noon August 25.

"AL this meeting the Union affect increases or decreases in | officials stated that they were pre. the amount of the allownne?, Reports from Tokyo the 43rd Weather Wine Tygsheeting their demands in a new

A storm warning was hoisted at 2.40 p.m. yesterday at the Royal (Ilzervatory.

ths:

Warning Network warned yester day that the typhoonez wa dochter 200 miles

the

mariner.

"They agreed that further con- Esiderallon would be necessary be. fors they could put forward con. fcrete proposals on there_points,

"The employers considuted that

"Whereas they had previously put forward a blanket demand for 150 per gent

basic increase in

wiper ernt

that

Boot In

An action picture of Fun: King-cheang. oaptai and centre forward of Sing Tao, taking a practice kick

on Stamford Bridge ground at London.-APhoto.

FRANCE TREATS NEWS OF HO CHI MINH’S

DEATH WITH RESERVE

Paris, Aug. 28.

northwest tip of Lavo ut 19304.

The lyph on was moving month-

wages, they now asked fur 120 the demands put forward by the Dr. Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Nam Govern- wederly ad 19 m.ph, and wa

increase divided Into Union wire

ment, was the subject of conflicting rumours sti quile beyond pected to be detent 100 miles fiwa parts--60 per cent increase their capacity to pay ud, further, circulating throughout Indo-China today. southwest of Clinowa by 419104). to be na basin wages and 60 per had not been thought out with

Оне of the rumours, the framework of the Indo-Chinese August 20.

rent to be added by a special sumrlent care.

an the French Agence suld, was that Dr. Ho Federation Wind- of 30 mph over a 60- ; allowance,

"They maintained that they Chi Mish the Viet Namese tead. Unton," these circles sald. mile rutin and 82 min. near the "In addition they asked

themselve had already put for

er, had been nesassinated by a typhoon centre were reported.

length of service should be re.

word carefully considered Conal Nes say the Central cognised

member of the Tong-Ba (Com- by the grant of

proposals Mete rolurieni Bureau at Nanking annual increment of one cent per capable of immediate practient

munigry. "Paris, while another

unofheinl unconfirmed and

re. reported at 5 o'clock yesterday

hour up to a basic wage of 75 application, and which had been Typhoon was afternoon that

for all per hour

grades offered in order to secure дл located on the high seas s utheast cents

Tawan at Lat. 23 degree other than foremen.

early rettlement of the dispute. wrth and Long. 193 degrees East. "The meeting was largely "Economic circumstance pre. Travellin n speed bitween given up to clarifying these de-vented any mattrial alteration la this offer: but when the En-

North

A

ал

crete

cont which Work

port was that Dr. Ho Chi Minh would be replaced as leader of the Viet Nam Government; ****

The rumours were being treated with great reserve by French officials in Indo-China.

25 and 20 lometer per hour in mands. th, wirthwesterly directing the "To begin with it was not vincers Institute were in the Agence adder.

expected LA coquite clear whether the repre. on to make a reasoned and de Para and later hit the cassentatives were asking for a finite demand they would be pre-al to negotiate with Dr. Ho Cht of Fukien, including for port of per cent increase in the basic pared to consider fl. Ames

minimum wage, or whether the Meteorol gies! Bureau ir warning to all demand was for a 60 per cent in-

antcrease on existing basic wages. slipe passing through Bat

"After considerable discussion.

Tan

Central

South China Seas.

High Nazis Claimed To

Be Still

Operating

Nuernberg, Aug. 28.

High German Nazis, operating from a secret hide- out, a convicted war criminal said, are direct- ing a campaign to turn the German people against the Allies and back to the ideology of flitter.

Dr.

The story comes from Karl Genhardt, personal physi- cinn to Heinrich Himmler. Be has been sentenced to hang with Karl Brandt, Hitler's doeter, and five others responsible for the medica! Third Relch's insane

• prograzime.

They were convicted of tor- during thousands of victims in experimens that never yielded a single contribution to medical science.

Governor In Canton

Meanwhile, the French refus

Minh will be declared soon in a policy broadcast by M. Emile Bollaert, the French High Com The missinner in Sulgon, circles Malclose to the Government belleved

the Loday.

"Further Thought” "The officials of the Engineers' Institute agrced to give matter further thought night and to consult with Labour Ofeer next morning,

"At the request of the En gineers Institute oficial invita-

tions to attend this meeting were also issued th six members of the Strike Committee,

Radio Speech

M. Bullaert, who is duo

to

the

teave Paris for Indo-China by atr next Saturday, is expected to make a radio speech emphast "The meeting took place at ten ing the leading potnis in o'clock on Tuesday. August 26. Freath declaration of policy for "The offeinls of the Union then dealing with the Viet Nam stated that they had further movement which has been fight.. altered their demands. Theying French troops since Ducom- still requested 120 per cent inber 19, 1946. ercase dividel into two parts, 60 The basic outlines of the per cent on basic wages and 60 speech were unanimously ap- per cent as a ancelal allowance, but they now withdrew their re quest for annual Increments.

"The special allowance, they considered, should be in force for six months if the cost of living was falling.

"At the end of that period a reduction was to be mutually agreed by bath sides.

Demands

provel by the Prime Minister,

M. Paul Ramadler's) Cabinet today, theso circles added,

M. Bollaert is kely to state that France refuses to negotiate with the Viet Nam movement as being in her eyes an organisa- tion which no longer represent the majority of the Viet Nam people, according to an outline of the speech given by circles close to the Government.

By Chinese Vice-President

Shanghai, Aug. 28.

Bitter criticism of the Soviet Union's policy to- wards China was voiced by Dr. Sun Fo, Vice- President of the Republic, who arrived at Canton yesterday.

The Government-controlled Central News Agency says that Dr. Sun Forstated China today is facing a national crisis more serious than the one created by the "Manchurian incident" in relation to Japan.-

to re-

the

on

Held that whereas Japan's, ter proposal that the deadlocked Manchurian incident was fan-commission name "an all-Korean neri Inside China only by people's assembly" small number of "willing pro- Major-General Brown chief of Japanese collaborationists," the the United States delegation, had present Sino-Soviet crisis had propesed the plebiscite been aggravated by the Chinese place the oral consultations which

or have been stalked because Communist Party- an gunlantion International in na- two powers cannot gree

whom to consult. ure."

Dr. Sun Fo. who is paying General Shtikov issued a state.

was "ready his second visit to Cunton sincement saying he V-J dny.

declared that thegree" to abandon oral consulta. United States policy towards lous. Chins had no Imperialistic or Ho proposed that the commis. ulterior motives.

to

sill appoint a consultative pro. groups The anti-American movement, ple's essembly, from "successfully instigated by the "which fully uphold the Moscow Communiste, dovetailed by the decision and do not oppose the and the Allied Democratic League and perhaps commission managed backstage by the So. powers."-Reuter, United Press & vlets," convoyed an

erroneous Associated Press. impression to the United States that the Chinese people wanted, the Americons to get out of Chinn completely.

"The Reasons"

The Vice-President said that there were political reasons of the presence of American armed forced in China, but added that the same cou'd not be said for the Soviet Union,

Ha elted the cases of Dairen and Port Arthur...

are

"We can see that, in the case of Dalron, the Soviets

ccupying it. They cannot refute this fact. But in no way do we Ren such a move or other im-

perialistic action on the part of the United States," Dr. Sun Fo added.

True Tendencies These circles suggested that waiting for Viet Nam opinion M. Bollaert would say that while

make clear is true Lendencies- and give it a chance to do 80- the French authorities will pur-

"Now that the Japanese, sue their task of pacification in threat is removed, we are un- the areas where the fightinger a Soviet threat." continues and restoring political trollily by entrusting Klonal administration to provi- sional administrative committees.

I'

He will maintain, the circles thought, that France will do nothing to hinder the bringing about of a Viet Nam federal structure which would affect re- gional characteristics.

From such a federal struc- turo, only "hare-brained extre mlats" would be excluded, these clrcles said.-Renter.

The Weather

+

The decision of the Cabinetį The typhoon has intensified mod is now followed a series of meetings bented about lies to the I of Hone tween those members of the moving WNW al 12 katls, Prensure la low over 8, and C. Chiun and relatively Inner Cabinet specially intercat-hith over Manchuria and Japan. ed in the Indo-China problem and M. Bollaert.

Today's Furrcast:-Malerate a Wester {ly winds widest veering and, frendelk

Sunshiner 7.0 hours. Rainfall 10.2 mm. 0.40 inch, Tutai ainer Jun. 1—1955,4° mm,277,54 inches na Kgainst an averama of 10CM.7 43.70 Inch,

Readings w

4 p.m.

"If, however, the cost of living to many well-informed observers thondiry showers,

The move came as a surprise a strong N to NW during the day. Partly cloudy or cloudy with some scattered was rising the allowance should who had Canton, Aug. 28.

believed that the Yesterday's Weather - be increased at the end of unc Sir Alexander

month, the increase again to be French Government would make eximom: 99.8 dez, Pah. Grantham, accompanied determined by mutual agreement. Dr. Ho Chi Minh.

Home concillatory move towards Minimum 16.1 deg. Fah. Interrogation

by Lady Grantham and

The speech which the French Conhardt told of the Nazl

"The members of the Strike High Commissioner for Indo Interroga-members of his taff, ar- underground in an ting by the America attorneys rived by air at 3 p.m. Committee then added supple China will broadenst on his re- mentary demands, the most im-turn to Saigon will probably | revarded in his prison cell. yesterday afternoon at

portant of which were:- He gave only a sketchy ac-Tien Ho aidrome.

(1) Overtime phy was to be "pen with a review of France's flare. at me!...1005.5 1981.1 m.b.

Kaunla 20.60 29.53 inch. Indo-China.

รูป Count but declared his story

on the basic salary Post-war polley in

#2 des, F. was "definitely so," adding he He was welcomed at the airplus the amount of the special and a reaffirmation of France's Best

willingness to recognisu. "Vict Wind Direction had been in secret communica- field by Governor La Cho-ying, allowance; tion with the secrat Nazi un- Mayor Auyang Chu, Mr. Ronald (2) Payment at the new rates Nam independence within

Hall, (Hritish Consul General) was to be ante-dated to February

1947; He declined to say who is in and rauking Chinese officials.

derground organisation.

It, how it is findaced and how

Following the exchango of

J

enlculated

(3) All workers

to alt

were to be

It operates, but did way it func-offcial en'ls, General Chang Fa-paid at the new rates for the tioned "out of Switzerland." kucl (Director of the Pres-period of the atrike;

Interrogators said they be-dent's Canton G.H.Q.) gaya a (4) The increases were to be monthly-paid Hoved he once lut the brganisa-cocktail party in honour of the granted tion.

| distinguished visitors.

workers who had joined the Genhardt said the group aa-

members of the strike. Lending sured him, it would work to foreign community and

"It was pointed cut to the mi mom- show the German people the bers of the consular body and presentatives that these now de true side of the trials of the newspaper, executives were In-mands were not merely in excess

vited. Nazi war criminals,” j

of those presented on the previous

completely unrealistic. For exam-

Rel. Humidity

the Wind Fores

1 km.

70

*

Calm. W by a

#kut

Sub-Inspector Hurt In Tunnel Fall

Sub-Inspector G. C. Moss, Officer in Charge of Eastern Police Station, was seriously Injured when he slipped and fell into a 20 foot shaft while inspecting a Japanese tunnel on Star Street yesterday morning.

True Tendencies

In his opinion, there are only three solutions to the Chinese Communist problem:

1. The abandonment af A policy of armed force by the Communist.

2. Complete, Communist con- trol of China.

3. Tho completo eradication of the Communist Party.

On' the third point, Dr. Sur Fo made a distinction between communism and the Chinese Communist Party.

He stated that he agreed with General Wedemeyer's, opinion that the Communista cannot be peradicated or eliminated by mill.

tury force alone.

He said, however, that the Communist Party could bo eliminated through the common people of China through other. means.

Dairen Barred.

The Shanghal customs today" received instructions from Nan- king barring from entering Shanghai all ships which have called at. Dairen irrespectiva, of the flag and port of origin.

Linconfirmed reports said the Government was also considering drastic measures, such as deten. tion of vessels for violating the Government order. "clising Dairen port.".-

Pending Instructions to this effect the Shanghai Customs will only execute the order barring:

entrance,

It is recalled that when the Soviet repatriation whip Iivitet arrived in Shanghal on its' Arnt. trip from Vladivostok vin Daftën, the Chinese authorities refused to lear the vessel's departure until they received an aurance from

How it intends to ivork to got! In the evening Governor Loday, but were in many instances

was host at a dinner for Sir pie, the provisions regarding the Suffering fracture, of the leftmoned the Fire Brigade imme. the Soviet Consulate to provide Alexander, Lady Granthans and wariation of the special allowance forearm and leg and lacerations diately. members of the party..

Long Job were such as to involve both par-f the left thigh, his condition

j

scross a Nazified version of the wia's was not disclosed to him, he said.

The interrogators

bogatiafactory

the Chinnio'muthorities with a, proper manifest.

Kat In Korea

MacMahon Ball Goes Home On Sunday

Tokyo, Aug, 28. Mr. MacMahon Ball, the former head of the Australian ission in Tokyo and the British Commonwealth repre- Kentative on the Allied Con- trol Council for Japan, tollo resigned two weeks ago be ense he "could not get on with Dr. Evatt," will leave Tokyo on Sunday for Kure.

teilt bourd the transport Duntroon and return to Ano- tralia.

Hin

sicersaor, tulin nominated pesterday by the Australian Government, will arrive in Japan on Sunday.

No Commonwealth nomina. tion has yet been received for the Allied Cornell however—

Reuter.

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