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Youth OF CHINA PROTEST OVER

India

A Royal Brew For Princess

Reading. Oct. 17.

The Reading Brewery today started a Royal brew of beer.

It will be bottled and pre- sented to Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Blountbatten before their marclage as a wedding gift. -United Press.

March On Government House Hinted

Govern-

A march on ment House, if their latest petition fails, is contemplated by the

Colony's watercress farmers, the "China Mail" learned last night. I

Hit materialisps, more-than 2,000 men, women and chihiron. I whose livelihood has been ad- Vernely niTeeted by Govern mont's revent destruction of watercress crops, will parade from the different water<reas plantations and personally take their grievances to the Colony's! Chief Excentive.

MOVES FOR THE SHAPING OF

IX

П

A NEW INDIA Britain

leaving India which Day dividends ene

Jegncy

may day.

ifere are two..glunpres of the Indian Youth Training Corps. organised to meet the challenge of India's future.

(Above), Leaders of Boy Companies, set up to pro- vide future officers. O through an obstacle cross- ing exercise.

(Below) Teaching the value of personal contact, the Company Commander has a personal Interview with each member of the Beys' Company.

HANDLED MILLIONS: BROKE

Madrid, Oct. 17. The man who once, handled

MAR

out

The water-eress growers have millions when he supervised the nirendy, submitted three peti- British Treasury 'tions to the authorities

ส for money in Spain. rescission of the order banning

He was the former Chancellor of water-cress cultivation, wet and who came to Spain for the wedding the Exchequer, Sir John Anderson, dry. The latent petition naks of die Duchess of Montoro lasi permission to resume

cultiva Sunday. tion using a method which Under present British regulations would

not conflict with

the be was permitted to beings with Health regulations.

him.-United Press.

CHINESE ELECTIONS MAY BE POSTPONED

Nanking, Oct. 17.

China's first national elections may be postponed for the second time because the minority party demands for priority representation with the Kuomintang in the National Assem-. bly and Legislative Yuan, an official source said today.

The refusal of Democratle, Socini-China and one Independent must be is to submit conditate. lists until elected for each three KMT selec- the Komintang approves their lo An "Interference with the

efforts 49, establish free elections,"

Korean Demand

called "3-1-1" plan is delaying ballot printing and other strangements for. the nation-wide voting less than five weeks away, says Associated Press Meanwhile, Seoul despatches report Some Kuomintang letters caller that Russian Colonel General. Shelkov the minority scheme by which one demanded today that Democratic, Socialist,

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Chinese Land Reforms,

Par Two

Page Three

Allen Caze..

Page Four

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Pagr Soven

Cabinet Murder Trikl

Royal Wedding Invllation,

Palestine Partition.",

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Motoring,

Pige Tracive

All the sport.

BANNED GOODS Hong Kong To Be Asked To Block Entry

Shanghai, Oct. 17.

Importers affected by the Government move on blocked unlicensed imports today planned to protest against the measure, pointing to the huge losses they would incur in selling blocked goods to the Government or re-exporting. One merchant told the United Press that any de lay in realising, cash out of these goods would increase the burden since importers are losing millions in interests alone. Meanwhile, Chang Kin-ngat, tions

following a survey

Governor of the Central Bank, the Shanghai market..

toriny

urged importers

sacrifice

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self-interest for the

benefit of the nation.

Government

Health Vacation

of

A He muie the

Shanghai City Govern- policy of buying up unlicensed that Mayor K.C. Wa may ment spokesman said today imports blocked in Shanghal | shortly take two weeks

dreited after a

leave from his heavy civic duties for Consultation with

economic ex-eans of health.” perly and businessmen,

careful

Chang said the flow of these blacked gunda estimated at US$44,000,000 to 100,000,000 -to Hongkong or Indo-China definitely will be banned and the gooils will be either sold to the Government or returned 10 The original port of embarka- tion.

Chang said that

Hongkong

how-

Baconfirmed reports, ver, said the Mayor is "dis- by Ingal militarists in the price cournged" at the interference

Mayo, considers purely à elvil control campaign which the administrative work.

Financi

Minister (Mr. O,K. Yui) also

In Nanking. the

Hubmitted his resignation

he appointed Mayor of

may

and

vill be naked to ban the entry Canton. It was reported today.

of these goods and pointed out: hat Hongkons

unnly of goats.

It was said that Mr. Yul de

has an over-elded to quit the anance port

He discounted the seriousNCAA of smuggling, since "legitimate importera will not stoop this," he said.

Prices Tumble

follo when Passcil

the

Government

the resolution to in-

crense the payscule of elvil

10 employees involving billions o

Highly inflated prices began tumbling today as the city Ru-j thorities threatened to tuke: "extraordinary"

measures against speculators and hoar- ders.

Ashes From

China Plane

Attack

By Arabs

At Lake Success the de- Igation of Egypt and Syria are making a last-,' ditch fight against a de- clalen to partition Pairs. tine,

move

Here Is the man behind Lite Egyptian Kine Farouk of Trypt is Aaltiling the Exypilan flag as it is hoisted in Cairo.

Arabs Hit At

Palestine Partition

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Soviet Troops Said To Enter Sinkiang

BITTER BATTLE BEING FOUGHT NEAR KAIYUAN

Dr. Bourhan, State Councillor for Tsingtao, at a

Nanking, Oct. 17. press conference yesterday evening, said tha he had learned that two regiments of Russian troops, were poured into Ilyi, in the western tip of Sinklang Province recently.

His information was not completely accurate, he said, but this might be a violation of China's Sovereignty and possibly the beginning of an international incident. Though he incked information

from

Sinklong,

that

"If nature. เป

unkind, tho

Dr. Bourlan Communists were even more no," sold: "It is unbelievable

led Mr. Stuart, who appealed uch violation could have hap-

pened."

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for immediate, prtwinter relief.

lie sold that

politically the

A spokesman of the Ministry. Mongols only wanted autonomy.

No Cut In Hawkers' Fees

The Urban Councli has replied to the joint petition sent in by three separate hawkers associations asking for reduction in the newly- revised Ilcence fees,

The main point in the Council's reply was that it could not recommend re- duction.

The revised fee have yet to be passed by Legislative Council.

Typhoon Ravaged

Swatow

them, would Typhoon "Pauline"

D: ferien in Nanking this which, if granted murning said that the Ministry make them a happy, people. had no information

Kalgan 100

proceed to

recovery..Beuter-

about Ro- Mr. Stuart is recovering from smashed three wharves etranos entering Sinklang but an attack of pneumonia but he and blew down almost udded that it is understood large expects to

blomnts of ammunition been transported to illy from AAP. Russia nu that Russian military nin sre helping in training trisen in that uren.

have upon

Dr. Bourhain said that preas reports recently told of disputes | between tribesmen in the Aur.

on arca.

He said that Aushan was form. erly controlled by Usman, leader of the Huzark tribe,

Lart

year Usmen retreated To the mountulus but un Sept. 18. It was reported that Usman was captured in this area..

U.S. Troops

his

buildings, besides hundreds of improvised wooden, bamboo and. grass - mat dwellings

U.S. Congressmen along the waterfront in

Marooned In East Thrace

Athens, Oct. 17.

after a

Swatow, according to a telegram received by the Tung. Wah Hospital frem Swatow's Mayor.

Hurricane.co

Coastline

Portland, Oct. 17.

Seventeen people were killed. Aircraft are trying to rescue than 10.000 rendered

Avo seriously injured, and more two American Congressment, Re and destitute.

homeless presentative Meanwhile, the State Counell (Demsorat. Texas), and Repre- Oil E. Teague

The Mayor estimated Swłow the Chinese Government sentative

Satsinessmen's Donald L.

losses Jackson

at CNS2.. :eting here today, heard a re- (Republican,

000,000,000, California), "mar dollars in addition to the bul-Lake Success, Oct. 17.

ort from the Foreign Office on ooned in the Alexandropoul the presence of American troops region of Eastern Thrace, neas getory deficits.United, Press Arab nations, In a last-

in China. and. Reuter,

the Turkial: frontier. Under the tems of the United railway bridge had been blown altch fight against a posetionisation of Decem. up by guerlines the Atheng news, sible United Nations de-r14: 1046, all foreign troops agency reported tonight.

not Invited

by other Govern. cision to partition Pales-en's must be withdrawn unless Baikan.

Both men are members of i Lashes U.S.

But Committee of the tine, today sought to her presence was requested by House of Representatives Foreign

hnt dovernment. throw the question into

Affairs Committee, The presence of American They were under United States dollars, which

mortar Ore the International Court cps he accepted by the from guerllins DN Monday in

Chinese were quoted on the blackmar-

Government of Justice.

and the Macedonia, near the point where A raging startu fashed the Eet around CNS!2 000 Jess

For:ign Office report Raid that the Greek, Nanking, Oct. 17.

Yugoslav and Bul- Oregon and Washington coast- *here exists than a week ago, wer

a mutual bai..

Major Kearle Berry. 3r as-

The delegations of Egypt and standing between the two Gov.

under. garian frontiers meet..

line today, crippling two vessels uffered today at CN$82,000-sistant air attache to the Am. Syria, in resolutions submitter rnments.

Two light planes were sent to off the mouth of Columbia erican Embassy, there were no buyer

returned with to the Palestine Committee, pro covernment despatches reporter suitable landing ground,

huing them back to Athens, but River and sending several Ore At the the Chinese Air Force

time, Mission posed that the United Nations that fierce fighting was progress.

pro the attempt failed for lack of non rivern aurging toward 2 The price of goldbar (weight to Sinklang Province with the defer decision on Palestine until the round the Manchurian, nfl young and served with distincanker, Esso Bethlehem, was d'united

flood stage, ing 10 ounces) was reported jayjies

Both the Congressmen

The 10,112 ton of Journalist Barbara the International Court has re-way city of Kaiyuan, 60-mitas tion through the war, Jackson nine alles off Tillamook, Orega,

*Standard asound CN$12.009,000-a drop Stephens and Brian_ Sorensen -of-CN$10,000,000 in less than son of a British Member of cided on whether the

United north of Mukden-tho Farllament, who were killed in Nations is competent to act on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's and Tengue with five days.

seat of with the Marines in the Pacifle, The Coast Guard reported that re- General declines

a crash of a CAF plane en route the matter.

General Pat-pairs were being made. were also to 19hwn on August 1.

North East Hendquarters, white ton's Third Army la France. registered on the foreign and

A fishing vessel in Fineida Testicl further north, the Miss Stephens' ashes

The Egyptian resolution asked are stated

Communists Chinese share markets which returned

He was wounded six times, and being Bre

n 'distress signal and a Const Guar! to America,

have wirilm those that the World Court be asked nutrance raids against the Gov. gallantry, leaving the army with Columbla

launched was awarded the Silver Stor for cutter took her into tow lad been skyrocketting for the of Sarensen will

47. the be delivered to

to give "advisory opinion" an ernment positions on.

river Hightship.-United past two weeks..

Major Berty said all the occupants two queations:

the rank of Colonel-Reuter, skirts of Changchun. Only the prices of commodi- of the plane were killed instantly. ties and foodstuffs remained at

(1) Whether "It is within ported to have shelled Kalyuan

Communist artillery The bodies of the newswoman and Sop levels, but observers here the Briton were identified by Assembly" to recommend either

competence of the General for over an hour yesterday, - drop soon, believed that they too Would ysician, and cremated after

At Changchun funeral ceremony-Associated Press. partition or federalisation uf

About 1,000 Communist troon. Palestine.

attacked a point 10 miles north (2) "Whether it lies within of Changchun in an attempt to the rights of any member state draw the Government fore's

Gauerni Hanng Tleh-wu. meanwhile, declared that he through search of warehouses was determined to carry out a and other placoя Auspected of hoarding commodities und to release the confiscated goods to the public.

However, Government's ap-| proval of General. Isunng's "emergency measures was still pendlag today.

Relaxation

"Ambulance

Dumped Him 'On Sidewalk"

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the

BUTTAL.

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Press,

Burma And Britain Sign Amity Pact

London, Oct. 17. Prime Minister Attlee and Burma's Premier Thia- kin Nu today signed an Anglo-Burmese treaty as preliminary to passage of the Burma Inde- rendence Act during the forthcoming session of the British Parliament,

י,

or group of member states to from the centre of Changchur Implement any of the proposed but were repulsed with "heavy

according solutions without the consent of 106

to

semi. the people of Palestine.".

official despatches. Meanwhile, Athens reports tempitd

Other Communist groups at- that British Naval authorities riovernment virfeld

to Innitrate into the Shanghai, Oct. 17. disclosed that they were keeping Changchun but were also beaten north of An ambulance crew deposited a close watch over the northern back. 20-year-old Shen Tseng on the Aegean Sea. particularly the sidewalk in the western district Dardanelles outlet for the

Three Communist tanks werej | yesterday because a relativel

would not "take delivery."

ships, Pan York and Pan Cres then, suffering heart disease, cent, which were reported likely slept through two hours of public to be sailing shortly from the However, the National Econo-seritiny and was finally returned by Rumanian mic Council relaxed

Black Sen port of import ambulance to the Lester Chinese Ho Constanza with overal thousand control on Thursday by au-pital from which he was earlier dis legal Jowish Immigrants for thorizing the Shanghai Trans-

|charged.

Palestine. portation Operators Guild to ambulance crew could not find his that barbed wire barriors, de. dcttroyed in air attacks:

The Hospital explained that the import 500 trucks and by in-father up they took him to

Reports reaching here said creasing the diesel oil Import an apprendee in a cotton #hup.

cousin,

over Communist positions in sighed to keep off Naval board. quota from US$2,000,000 to

Province, The enusin refused to accept the ing parties when the ships) US$0,050,000 quarterly.

sick. man

so the stretcher heardes reached Palestinian waters, were the Government forces in

Reports from Honaald that The Council also studied the dumped him on, the pavement being erected in the vessels. Pooting area had the situation ellkhoaddress and pale prices in Shanghai and admit- current runway

United Press. commodity

-United Press and Reuter,

fa band" after reinforcements saronge made a splash of colour considerable tod that one of the reasons for

had reached Sushul 12 milles to in an otherwise dingy, treaty outside No. 10 watched the inflationary spurt la due to

the north of Paoting, which had the "fallure to understand, tho

munists, military situation properly,"

Shanghal to study market con- Couneli investigatora sent to

Goldsmiths' Men Threaten Walk-Out

Lieutenant ditions also said that the sud- Hong Kong's goldsmiths and silversmith workmen, said to General John Hodge, American com den blackmarket exchange rate number 600 to 700, presented their employers with a 31-hour mander in South Korea, remave Seul spurt was caused by merchants tance of their demands for revised working terms and condl Police Chit! TS.

altimatur at noon yesterday calling for unconditional necep- Chang immadlate. for making "Inimlest attacks" neeking to buy greenbacks to lons, or they would walk out enmasse. the Russian delegation to the Joint Cover purchases abroad, Americas Russian Commission,

The ultimatum climaxes sever-making articles of jewery or The Council Deputy Secret menths of protracted negotia, ernannt and two months extra General Shrikov, head of the Rus sian delegation, prosented in personary General, Y. Ku, said cons between employers and pay on dismissal. that Chang also made "judicrous and the Government is framing,

employed. The talks came to a It is understood that employ. slanderus accusations", against

head a week ago when an ulters throughout the Soviet delegation's Korean Anatule Ivanovitch Shateliin."

"

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Buriats Destitute

Mr. Attlee and six members, handled penholdet. which need- of the British Cabinet, included several dips into the pon- ing the Burma Secretary (Lord derous crystal inkwell. Thakin Listowel), Foreign Secretary Nu signed with a streamlined Ernest Bevin, Economie Minis- gold-mounted self-filler, of a ter Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord well known American make Chancellor Lord Jowitt and Mr. Bevin and Bir Stafford Minister for Air Arthur Hen took the opportunity of having derson sat at the long table a close conversation and Lord flanked by nine Burmese Cabinet Jowitt doodled reflectively in a members with Thakin. Nu on large pink blotter, tracing big Mr. Attlee's right.

black letters the word "Lord.” The Burmese representatives Mr. Bevin shook hands with the in their native garb with pink all the Burmese delegates leav

blueing the treaty room, and

Kirin

all

crowd gathered

the

The Weather

been threatened by the Com-room at No. 10 Downing Street. Ministers" departure.-- United Friendship

Preas Movie. cameras purred # Their Cattle dwindling,

Thakin Nu said: "I firmly de-f thelt properly destroyed by clare that this treaty will be Communist rebeln who had the foundation of Anglo- Intense anticyclone as centred over Ewent down on their homes in Burmese friendship. northern Manchuris, 700 Burint Throughout the negotiations Associated with it a phode 160 miles N. Chiria and Ale/Burdles, A. trough [extends fri.... NE-distons from Java Mongols, originally from the both sides have Balkal Lake areas, now and

striven for EBE and tropical depression G miles thematives destilule and home, something nobler than Buch law of Iwojima, akse les Recording to the Reverend points as might arise in con B. W. Stuart of the Christiannection with Impending trans-NE Churches, Marylands, in an infer of power"

Today's Fermathy Llaht, or moderate or ENE winday Inshore, freshe terview today.

Thakin Nu expressed Burma's ne The Rev. Stuart who lived for admiration for Britain's Yesterday's Welther

A strong, NE winds; offshore) › continu)

the new set of economic mansures maium-was actually dollvered to refused to make any concession Province, bordering Mongolia,

negotiations 10 years at Linhainelen Johol Championship of human rights in 70.3

expert.

He declared that "full responsibi- lity' lay with General Hodge for 3000-word statement issued by Chang decalling an alleged plan of the South Korea Labour. Party to attack polier stations and slay policemen and rightlatAssociated Press,,

Minimum 10,1 doga

to combat the current runaway the employers but last-minute on these points which the men prewar, was evacuated to. New and leadership in intellectual Sonshine 10.4 hou market and seal loopholes of Intervention by a third-party considered to be the most im zealand ofter Pearl Harbour and cultural matters the Governments existing called off the threatshed. economic regulations. Among the demands, raised by were considered to be of cond.homes around Lake Baikal to economie dimculties and, that are, at m... tit. [1017.7 m.b

other, demandaj Me;' Bluart said that the desk

Bainfall N Totál since J outh wallt, partant, while

He said he was which the employers conceded titute Mongols had left their Britain would overcome her of 1.0 70.67. (. confident ⠀ **67,9 meus:101,00 fine na krutnať He declined to reveal the the mich are a 5 per cent pro ary Import nature of the measures but in infum in pay for Workers walf the strike should eventuate, When their march began, there Burma would give all possible

Dan escape from the Soviet rule, licated that they are based on scribed "wear and tears allow in stops. In: Hong Kong and les enroute serom Siberia to Mr. Attlee signed the treaty

fore, fund, share of the pre- some 200 goldsmith and Council members recommenda- ance which customers pay, har Kowloon would be affected, Northerri' Mansuuria, k

aliver were larger numbers but many had help MAN

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