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Stoker" Edwards NANKING'S TROOPS TO BE Round The World

Mr. W. J. Edwards, Civil Lord of the Aboiraulty, seko is me a tour of naval calublishments abroad, yesterday morning worried not a Fher of inspection of the advat air station, HMS. "Flycatcher," ni Kai Tuk. Be in seen show with Commander (A) W, H. N. Martin, R., Comunmunding Officce "Flycatcher," Mr. Kiufuli arrived on Sunday and will be remaining in the Colown for about a week

ANOTHER "EXODUS SOONG 1947" CASE LOOMING

Jerusalem, Sept. 30.

The two illegal immigrant ships sighted in the Black Sea over, the week-end and reported by Jewish sources in Tel-Aviv to be carrying nearly 3,800 refugees, are expested to reacht Palestine territorial waters today, a semi- official source in Jerusalem stated late last night.

The two ships, the "Paducah" and "Northlands," left the French west coast port of Bayonne last August.

The Palestine press

Censor

has banned any ijention in the press and on the radio here of Foreign Office spokesman's statement in London that de would-be Immigrants might bef Bent back in Bulgarin and Rumania if they tried to innd In Palestine.

Two British soldiers were It Borlously injured near Lydda airport by one of a number of road mines placed by the Irgon Zval Leuml, the Jewish terrorist | organisation, last night at » strategic point on a main road used by British Army vehicles.

Feur other soldiers riding tr the back of the car were Bred on from the roadside when they tried to follow the wire leading from the fragmented mine,

They returned the fire and are reported to have hit an at- tacker.

A small package, i rown from

a passing ear, expir ¡ed outside

cafe in Rehovin, t. Jerusalem

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residential district. Inst night,

but no casualtieà or damage were reported.

Clash In Haifa

Seven slightly injured Jows

were taken to hospital in Hoffa

last night after a clash between

TAKES OFFICE

Nanking, Sept. 30.

Amid clamours for a Gov. crament velo'of his appoint- ment, the ex-Premier, Mr. T. V. Soang, assumed office in Canton today we Chairman of the Kiangtung Provincial Government in succession 10 Governor Lo Cho-ying,

Pisa-apitation for they can cellation of Mr. Suong's appointinent is being carried an here by certain members of the Control Yuan on the ground that they desire to prach Air. T. V. Soong for "alfeasance"

during Hie "malfeasance"--Rester.

MOLOTOV MARRED MARSHALL PLAN

- Lake Success, Sept. 29. was the firm refusal of M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, to cooperate, and the subse- quent rejection of all Invitations by the East European countries, which prevented the Mar- shall and plan for Europe from becoming all- embracing, Mr. Christopher Mayhew, British Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, told the United Nations General Assembly's Economic Committee here today.

Chiang Asks For A

New Policy

Nanking Sept. 30. Generalissimo Chiang

TRAINED BY U.S. ARMY?

10 Divisions Needed To Fight Communists

Nanking, Sept. 30.

It was authoritatively learned today that the Unit--

ed States Army has submitted a plan for train- ing, equipping and supplying 10 Chinese com- hat divisions in response to a request by Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek that the United States help train Nationalist troops in the fight against Communists

A training school has already been set up in Formosa under General Sun Li-jen for the carrying out of the project as soon as Washing- ton gives the green light.

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Gen. Sun Li-jen, is a' graduals out the 10-division training pro.. of the Virgin Military Inkite.gramme but it would have to bo considerably since US Army officials advised the expanded Generalissimo that ten American. there are at present only 400 trained divisions would enable U.S. Army officers in the Nationalists Communists and

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Chino.

to check the Army oMetals believed that in. down nt allstructors should control

level- the battalion vital areas in China. They es-least to timate that the

programme United Press. would require about one year lo complete.

In presenting their plan to the Generalissimo they stressed that 10 divisions would not be suf cient to wipe out" the Com. munists but could prevent the.f Communists from seriously in terrupting the economic and political rehabilitation of China, *Añ"GMetal “"announcement of the proposal being withhold pending publication of the Wede. meyer report after which.... final approval will probably legislative action.

Two light "Piper Cub" 'plánes touched down briefin st Kai Tok on Monday morning on their 21,300-mile flight round the world. Piloted By Cliff Evʊna dnd George Truman," they Jeft New Jersey on August 10 and their route ao für has included Greenland, Icolaint, Croydon. Mararilics, Rome, Casro, Baghdad, Karachi, Caloutta and Hanoi, They are now en route to Lan Angeles, with atons at Shanghai, Tokyo and Alaska, amongst others. The flight is aimed not only at proving the durability and reliability of auch light aircraft, and the fact that they can be used for such a long flight, but also to point to the need for servicing facilities for other than heavy transport 'planes at the world's major airports.

AND DON'T SPEND IT

ALL AT ONCE

Shanghai, Sept. 30. Shanghai's policenien pes. terday received their annual- Mozu Festival "gift money” from Generalísaťmio Chiang Kal-shek and were told to "buy something useful with

it."

The annual "bonua" amount- ed to CN35,000 far each policemanton American rents at the official rate of exchange-Associated Press.

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CHINA TO GET 50 PER

CENT OF JAP TOOLS

Tokyo, Sept. 30. Fifty-one per cent of the machine tools and pre- cision Instruments allotted to China and other countries in the preliminary drawing for emergency reparations compromise "Grade One" tools, which need only minor repairs to make them available for Immediate use, it was learned today.

Under the present procedure, China gets

allotment cent of the tools and the remain

50 per ng 50 per cent are split threo-

ways among the Netherlands, the British Commonwealth and the Philippines.

HK. CHINESE TO HOLD

BALLOT

require TYPHOON

The Army Advisory Group at | -44

"NANETTE”

present has no legal stature and under the current directive it is restricted from direct involve. ment in the civil war. The AAC activity is limited, there. fore, to advising the Chinese Army on reorganization

The plan submitted to Chiang Kal-shtk calls for a three-month training period for each of the 10 divisions which already had battle experience. The divisions would be pulled out from the

line and brought up to strength and subjected to three months of rigorous training with Ameri can weapons under American In- structors, At the conclusion of the training they would be sent back into action and supplied

Air Supplies

with American arms and .am. Britain agreed with Poland munition. that the Western European countries had much to gain from trade with their Eastern neighbours and, he said, this One of the principal phases of was an argument not for at- the proposed programme is the supplying of tacking the Paris Conference, transporting and but for joining it. -

troops by air. US. Army advi

told the Generalissimo the Chineas Government

the

be

The Eastern Euroboun coun- Fore tries" had not been excluded that from this "great and Imagina- needed cargo and troops carrier tive project" as had been planes instead of fighters in charged, but had withheld their war against Communists.

The advisors also recommend cooperation by their own decl.

ed that the Chinese should Bion.

given light arms

Instead of Speaking of the Polish re-

or ever They contended sembly urging members to re-

that the Chinese terrain adid economic machtaery outside

men wearing civilian clothes, Kai-shek yesterday ask-ution now before the As- tanks, heavy artillery.

heavy vehicles,

Tokyo, Sept. 30. U.S. Army typhoon experts reported ́ty- phoon "Nanette" centred 400 miles southeast of Okinawa early this morning, is moving northwest at 11 miles an hour. With maximum sur- face winds of. 90 miles an hour at the centre.

"Nanette" is ex. pected to be 140 miles southeast of Okinawa at 6 p.m. GMT today.—United Press.

THIS MONTH

Ballotting by Chinese in Hong Kong to elect four delegates to China's National Assembly and one to the Legislative Yuan, are expected to take place sometime during the month, Chin- ese circles stated yesterday.

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There are 19,500 machine in-

straments, ranging. from small precision tools to hydraulle prisses, · Included in the present split-up, of which 43 per cent. are classified as Crude Two or economically repairable toola.”...

Among 'important machine tools listed ane boring, breach Ing, drfing, cutting anishing grinding machines, athes, mill- ing machines, planers, miscel laneous toolK

Secondary working equipment

in the include hydraulic presses, me. people Mr. Tung Chung-wal, Chair, The Chinesz

the chanical presses, sharing and man of the Chinese Chamber of New Territories, including

punching machines "igned to Commerce, sold yesterday that islands in Hong Kong waters, shape metal by shear squeeze or from Items range the ballotting method. had not and in Shaukiwan, Stanley VI impact."

Aberd:en apparently | "qulte old" 'to nearly new, with yet been decided. Negotiationslage and apparently are still in progress are expected to cast their votes more than halt classif, as use.

eight districts. ful with minor repair: between Nanking and London in one of these

There

The question of facts in cont arrangement for an the subject.

in their own of collecting and · disting the The "China Mall" learned re. them to vote

material - In-stiil ......... un terminød⠀ liably yesterday that, in prepara. areas.~*~

sines the recipient -nations- must tion for the decision; plans hava

bear the expenses of thinsporting g already been drawn up. tenta.

the equipment once de, Japan-· tively

in Hong

cse have delivered it the de. Kong.

signated post. Some thorities The Colony has uten divided,

have estimated tha}}, crating for this purpose, 'Into eight dis

costs An intensive anileyeloma is entred over | Jumber

wilt 'seriously the Island and Outer, Mongelle with a ridge vaterin hampir Japan's rebulling pro tricts-four on four on the Mainland.

from 1 to SE China? ¿A complex" som The Island's ballotting Gla. premur system over and to the Egramme.-United Press. tricts are Kennedy Town, West Hunthu maving NEA. trough of jejitvely, low presence extindi trom ern District.

District, Touklu so Luxon and the Maraballa end Wanchal District, while Today's Forecastr~Light - or moderate those on the Mainland are Yau-winds: fair at 'fiest♪ showers Inter.

Yesterday's Weather mati District, Mongkok Dis

Maximum 66.9 deg.; Yah. trict, Shamshulpo District and Minimum: 10.9 dex. Fab

for elections

Contral

The Weather

Kowloon City - District-

á ballotting Rainfalls There to be station in each District.

Bunshine: 8 hours.

27th Div. Defends

Saipan

Action

Troy, NY,, Sept. 29.

according to n Jewish source ined the National Land in from setting up any mature of fighting makes heavy The 27th U.S. Army Division yesterday Issued a

Haifa, who suggested that, the Reform

policemen,

Conference to

formal statement here defending Its action, in the Saipan battle which resulted in the dis crediting of its division commander, Maj-Gen Ralph Smith.

men might have been British Araft a new land policy the United Nations, Mr. May.stua 'impractical.

No definits figure has yet been British military police broke based on Dr. Sun Yat-hew said that it might be established regarding the size of te the fight and "removed" the sen's principle of the argued, "by some mischievous the AAF force necessary to carry adackere, he said.

person" that it conflicted with Two explosions, followed by People's Livelihood to Poland's own, laudable efforts the sounding of the sirens, Bent call the Communist land at economic cooperation with

Gen, Smith was relloved of the centre of the island as fast Stroops and police, dashing to reform "bluff" and pro- Czechtslovakia.

stand to stations only this tect the interests of small criticisms an "an unjustified Page Two

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duty on the held during the Salas the 2nd and 4th marino divi... He summed up Po'and's afternoon as black smoke billow-farmers.

pan engagement by the overall plons had moved on either Bank." Ged towards the sky near the

Jaffa Gato in Jerusalem's Old pointed out that the Communists ter

In a written directive, Chiang ternational cooperation."-Rou

alight on a great effort at in- H.K. Land Secretary, Refutes Morne assault chief, LLGen.

Figland Smith. Suggestion. City

Ten Dead

have been using land reform as a "political slogan" for enticing

The deathroll in yesterday's public support and disorganizing Ike' Is More Pogo Four

Popular

Pape

The Division statement. 'said offelni accounts showed the con Trovrisy" centered: around three incidents.

The statement said, reports show. fed: thát: part of the delay" wus dus "io, the fact that, marine units being relieved by the 106th otul 105th; regiments of the 27th divaion were not where the map Information showed them to have "The Arst was the alleged

been." It added that "narrow failure of units of the 27th, to guiches, high ridges and fortified Netutan Peninsula in southern advance foolhardy Sarpan as fast as Gen, Holland

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Pago Three

Kromlin Brushes Aside United

Slates Protost. * terrorist bomb attack on the China's village system to fit the Halfa district pollee headquar- Marxist ideals,

"Araba Reine! ~ Partitich Palestine Solution. tere mounted to ten tonight. In The Ceneralissimo asted that addition, 54 were injured the new policy provide an diimalda.

Fivol Irgun Zval Leumi terrorists, tion of land speculations in cities

Probable Execution. In a statement lasued to the and protection of tenant and small

George Gallup, Director of the

Page Bl Hebrew press in Tel-Aviv, ad- farmers in rural areas to realize Opinion; reported today that Gen.

American Institate,¿ of Public Leading Article:-Closing of Binith thought it should be done.” mitted the murder of Your Dr. Sun Yat-sen's principle of Dwight Eisenhower is outstring Poga Sépen British policeman and six equalization of land ownerhhipping President Truman in popu

lnejuding a woman and "ladd, to Ullers allon Himbur, as The conference

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Hush-Hush On Rice Price

Shanghai, Sept. 30, Starting today the price of the | best "quality; white rice may not

be_quoted. In: local newspapera,

The City Government took this measure in an attempt to curb Increases in': the price of the nation's staple foodstust-United. Press.

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