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FORGERY IN S'HAI BANK

Shanghal, Dec. 7.

The Shanghai Commer- cial and Savings Bank-one of the largest private insti- tutions of its kind in China. —was defrauded of CN$380.- 000.000 yesterday when, soon after the bank had opened for business, a Chinese pre- sented a cheque purported to be drawn by a foreign oll company,

The forgery was detected only after the man had got the cash and left.-Reuter,

Cashier Hit Bandit Under Chin

Shortly after 9.30 p.m. yester- day Wong Pak-sang (19), enter- ed a small Restaurant at No, 141, Hennesy Road, and ordered 51.20 worth of food.

The customer was given the chit after he had finished his

meal and went

to the counter apparently to pay,

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New Border Battle Outside Tel-Aviv

Jerusalem, Dec. 7. Pamphlets distributed throughout Jerusa- lem's Old City today by an Arab under- ground organisation said that Arab "Holy War" men were now ready for military action.

The pamphlet, however, condemned "irresponsible undisciplined action by Arab crowds." They said that the organisation had set up the first Arab secret radio transmitter in the Holy Land but did not describe on what wave length it was broadcasting.

Nanking, Dec. 7.

A spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declin- ed to comment last night on the dispute in Hong Kong over British. administrative rights in the old walled Kow- loon City,

** Meanwhile, Mr. T. W. Kwok, Special Commissioner (For eign Affolraj for Kwangtung - Kwangai, Is consulting the Ministry on the subject, Mr. Kwok also declined to com-. `ment, say AP and Reuter-AAP despatches,

The Chinese Government had previously declared that China still retains sovereignty over Kowloon City.

About 2,000 residents there were served with eviction notices on November 27 last by the Public Works Department.

Bao Dai Flew To Secret Talks

On French Ship

secret meeting "of great significance" between Bao Dal, ex-Emperor of Annam, and M. Emile Bollaert, French High Commissioner for Indo- China, took place on Saturday and Sunday on

board a French cruiser in the Gulf of Tonkin,

It was also announced of, 60,000,000 Aràbs in this strata-A, cially that the High Commis-gle part of the world," he said. sioner (Sir Alan Cunningham) "And why all this? Only be. has conferred with David Ben cause Fome American politi- Gurion, Jewish Agency Execu-clans sought to promote their tive Chairman, and Dr. Hussein personal interests by way of Khalidi, Arab Executive Secre-lonism

the "China Mail" learned from sources close and the interests of tary on "matter concerning the their nation,"

to the parties last night. withdrawal of the civil adminis-

Border Clash ·

Despite pu êmplate denial of, was waiting for the ex-Emperor, tration and the British military Earlier,

Duc the meeting by Mr. Lau

The cruiser then steamed fp Jaffa-Tel- on the from Palestine."

Arly border, several hundred

Trung accredited spokesman Buy d'Along in the Gulf O Hagana troops in full battle kit for Bao Dat who last night de Tonkin.

clared that the ex-Emperor, had attacked Arab semi-military forces with small arms fire and ever left the Colony since his mortars in a second "battle of arrival here in the early part of the border" while British securi-1946, the "China Mail" learned to realat the partition of Palesty forces stood by and let the that Bao Dal returned from the

meeting yesterday afternoon. tine against any force coming. Jews and Arabs fight it out.

Accompanied by The six-hour battle began at from any direction.

Saleh Gabr, in an exclusive midnight in the Tel-Aviv slum Cousseau, his former A.D.C interview, Rald Arabs wil suburb of Hatikva on the road Bao Dal boarded a specially

"I'm Amazed" Meanwhile, in Cairo, Premier Instead of paying. he asked the Saleh Gabr of Iraq warned to day the Arabs will be obliged

The

necnuntant to hand him $300.

bccountant promptly punched him under the chin,

The

customer thereupon pro- duced a revolver, but before he could, make any use of it, he was prounced upon,

managed to escape and ran out coat." of the shop.

Colonel

A struggle ensued but the man oppose partition at "whatever to Lydda airport where Haga-Saturday afternoon.

chartered Catilina flying-boat en

na claimed its acouts had sight-

A Police Sergeant Yuen Shih-umumazed that Anteri-ed-Arab concentrations

in-

WEB

Bao Dai and M. Bollaert con ferred from Saturday afternoon until noon yesterday after which Bao Dal flew back to Hong Kong, arriving here shortly bo

fore 6p.m.

A Reuter mestge from Puris says the cruiser was "Dugung- trouin,"

Government Says Reds Defeated

Paris, Dec. 7.

The police have arrested 230 strikers, including leading Com- munists and 13 foreigners of unspecified nationality, under the Government's new anti-strike law.

A Government spokesman announced today that. that the month-long Communist campaign to win power through a 2,000,000-man strike war had been defeated.

A high police official said the situation was unusually calm throughout the nation...

Clashes which occurred be tween workers and police were minor compared with past week's street fights and cabo tuge,

Those arrested for violation of the anti-strike law included) the secretary et the Communist "cell" at Auneufr and the lead- er of the Bietal Workers Union in Toulon.

Nineteen others were arrest- ed in Toulon and 40 at Mar- sellies where soldiers.demólish- ed Communist roadblocks.

Lull In

The arrested foreigners were charged with violating the right of non-strikers to work.

The New Law strike control Law went into Premier Schuman's 'dramatic effect this morning, eight days after it was presented to the National Assembly.

stubborn orposition by the Com- The new law was passed over

muniste...

It raises the maximum penal. to 10 years in jail ty for sabotage from six months

Anyone who uses fraud or violence to interfore “with free dom to work" may be sentenced to five years in prison..

"Direct provocation of these offences is subject to the same; pernities."

Effect:

Explosion On Happy Valley Tram

Third class Ongo panicked for a few minutes when a alight explosion on Valley tram in Happy. yesterday wAS followed by

· clouds of smoke. L'u

a

The Incident occurred in Wongnelchong Road, outside St. Paul's School

The first was puť out with a fire extinguisher and the tram was able to resume ser- vice. Noib was hurt,

Mystery Of Death Fall In City

The publication this morning Hopei But..

FIERCE

BATTLE

IN HONAN

in the official journal. put the

law into effect after it was sign-| --The polles up to. Isto jesicre ed yesterday by President Vin- day had not been able to iden- tify the young Chinese who was cent Auriol,

The French labour crisis ap- Windsor House and Exchange.

fourid dead;in; tho`lane between peared on the way, to a solu-Building at-3.00, p.m.

# on Satur- tion as the government an-day nounced its fatention of work- Yesterday morning Inspector ing on an Tecnomie polley to Waldron of the C.ID, visited the give the atrikers Partial satin-scene of the accident, faction. Union leaders showed China Mall that finger-print He told a reporter of the a willingness to negotiate experts will be enlisted in an at United Press and Associated tempt to solve the mystery sur Prees.

rounding the accident.

While heavy fighting S'hai Garrison Manhunt

The discussions between Bao Dạt and M. Bollaert are bolloved Onto Cruiser to have covered the proposala At the end of the battle the sat and three constables, outside calls, who are opposing the ex-Hagana, issued "Bulletin Num- Halphong where Bao Dai and French High Commissioner on

Nanking Dec The flying boat landed neus made earlier this year by the gave chance and arrested him in pansion of Communist

taken behalf of the French. Govern- continues in South Ho Thomson Road.

fluence throughout the world, ber Tin," claiming the action the French Colonel was especially in the Middle East,

and counter proposals) successful and that the aboard a French cruiser In which ment

Shanghai, Dec, 7. Sixty magazine publishera at should take auch an action in

nan, the Ministry of Na- Ilagana forcen suffered no the French High Commissioner made subsequently.

While there is no official in tional Defence said in a quartera is engaged in a wide- cided to petition the Govern The Shanghai garrison, head- a joint meating yesterday, de- regard to Palestine which would

losscu. only result in the spread of

formation on the resulta schloved communique last night spread manhunt for the owner ment to ration newsprint at the conference, it is bélloved, Communist Infuence here. They will lose the friendship

that some ground was cleared that a Iulf prevailed in of contraband machineryworth to them so as to enable them

CN$15,000,000,000 to continue publication. and the way paved for further Central Hopei, except for more than talks between M. Bollaert and two

which was shipped here" from minor points of the South Manchurian port of Eleven representatives were Bao Dai. It is possible that fighting about 15 miles Yingkow. further, meetings will be held in the near future.

north of Paoting....

China Rejects Red Plan For Jap Peace

CONFIDENT HE CAN GET

U SAW FREED

of

An unconfirmed report from agana sources said the OT- ganisation had informed the British High Commissioner (Sir Alan Cunningïqm) that, unless the British police allow." vd Hagana to defend Tel-Aviv suburbs against snipers, an Hagana would be forced to "shoot it out:"

Charges

New War

To Starve,

Not Slay

Assassination?

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elected to discuss the matter Acting on information, the with the authorities in Nanking, garrison forces raided a Chin- The Shanghai, Magazine Nanking, Dec. Foreign Office sources today:

The railway authorities are aze vcasol on arrival here and Gulld was formed some time In addition to his denial of the stated to be bually directing discovered more than 100 me ago by the publishers to fight today revealed that the Chinese Government replied on Decem-

London, Dec. 7.

meeting, Mr. Luu Duc Trung repairs on the Paoting-Felping tor. machines on boord, but no- für newsprint rationing and for Rangoon, Dec. 6, ber 4th and' flatly rejected the

The Sunday newspaper. "The last night denied a Baigon re enction of the Peiping-Hankow body has come forward to claim mutual cooperation to tide over He Wis confident that he This followed charges, which People," said today that Britain part of an attempted assassina- railway and it is hoped that the cargo pant Soviet proposal for a

current difficulties Reiter. Big Four session in January in Suw, Mr. Derek Curtis-Bennett port with photographs, that will kill crops but not harm men

special would secure the acquittal of U. Hagana claimed it could sup has developed a chemical which tion in Hong Kong of Bao Dal. trafe can be resumed very Chinn to discuss the Japanese K.C. said today on

He said the report was false shortly." his arrival British troops had directed peace treaty,

from London,

and the work of certain pro- The communiqus cald that or animals. The Chinese nole relterated the original, Chinese Buggestion is accused on charges relating to fenders in the first fighting Britain to cause widespread

The former Burmese Premier their fire against the Jewish de-

The chemical will enable Pagandists,

Referring to a Paris message of

south of Paoting, a small force. for 11 nations of the Far Eastern the Commission to discuss the settle- Burmese Cabinet

Communiste, numbering assassination Just July of across the border between the famine in an enemy nation in that Bad Daf had declined to about 1.500 men, had shifted ment, with the Pucife Big Four gluding A Aung Ban the Prime

Miniaters In- | Jewish and Arab twin cities.

attend a forthcoming conference westwards from Wangtu, 10 retaining "veto" privileges.

The Palestine Government case of war.

The People said research in Dalat, of representatives of However, the

however, note said that:

denied the charges

Minister.

tion to hold preliminary talks in before the special tribunal recon-

this

China is willing to make prepara- probably meet U Saw tomorrow | alone would be responsible for years ago and was almost ready China, Mг, Luu, pointing out / capital, end has linked up with | Mr. Curtis-Bennett, who will and emphasised that the British on the chemical began Beveral Tonklin, "Arnam, and Cochin miles south of, the provincial]

for large-scale tria! against that the message quoted an another Communist column. Country if the Ble Four venes on Monday, glated that he security until they were with Germany when the war ended.alleged spokesman of Bao Deally expected to continue in the

The combined force is gener agree to the Chinese proposal.- "would see the case through to drawn. United Press.

It since has been tested in declared: "Bao Dai has no the end."-Reuter,

The Jewish terrorist organisa- tion, Irgun Zval Leumi lastamall quantities and found to spokesman either in Dalat or in direction of Shansi Province. night went into action against be highly successful. United Paris." the Arab village of Abu Kəbir,

Press. southeast of Tal-Aviv.

Siamese King Will Return In March

Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec. 7. King Phumiphon Aduldet of Slam, who came of age on Friday, will return to Slam next March to attend the cremation of his brother, the late King Ananda Mahidol, who was killed by a revolver shot last year.

They attacked the village with automatic weapons and grenades, according to ́s Jew-| Ish source.

The source reported · that 13 Arabs were wounded. In the attack. — Reuter and United Pross.

CHINESE TROOPS FOR PALESTINE?

Nanking, Dec. Tr

A friend of King Phúmiphon's, scrutinised guests at a dinner - No comument thus far, his Bald that this had been sentative party given by the Blames been available from the Foreign ly arranged after consultation Minister to Switzerland, Phra Office over the reported "sound. with a special messenger sent by Bahiddhajnukara, to celebrate 8 by the United States on the the new Siamese Govertiment the king's coming of age. ^^

possible use of Chinese troops in The king, he added, hoped Ros

Palestine, afterwards to return to Lausanne They have been guarding the Informed quarters, however, to continue his three-year law king since month ago, when it werd of the opinion that Ching course at the university hare, but it was stated in Bangkok that “a might be reluctant to send troops his decision would, depend on retired naval officer suspected to Palestine in vlow, of: kao-fact events In Slam. Mother of being involved in the death of thị had abstained in the vote on Swiss polle, guarda last night King Anands, might be on his partition because she did not

Zur way to Europe to sasaasinate the fully ngren with the decat young mariarch. –Beuta Nainaga 28 Theno, quartors

the National Göyer

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BORNEO KILLED 14.000

parate aced 3 för

MISSING HIKER SAFE According to 'h. polles re-i -port, P. ̈0; Prize, who bad

been reported masing whinn- hiking at. TaluEDNÍARIA on Saturday in company with about 20,other hikers › has communiented witha (tile Police and reported thatƐho Is safe and sound

On the Annwel-Hupeh border, Nationalist, troops "claimed the According to an AP message from Paris, the French Higli defeat of Communist forces Commissioner Emile Bollaert round Yinshan and Hyanan at will leave for Paris on Tuesday, the foothills of the Tapich following his conference with mountains. In South Honan, a Hagi Dalbig battle is continuing, with

This was reported by the out any of the two opposing semi-official French Press

ormies, being able to make any Agency in Saigon

great headway. EN LA The agency, said M. Bollaert Shanghal despatches add that task was very critical spume 100,000 Nationalles, troops told its representative that the after spending a few hours at the South Honan- front,, where parently destined to be develop ed further und permits the op timistic expectation of sub sequent contacts.”

Bribery Alleged At Gravesend Poll

ENTREE London, Dee

aro battling 50,000 Communists, General Pat Chung-hai, the Minister of National Defence and concurrently Commandery S | in-Chief of Central Chitin, flew back to Hankow today from the Peinidg-Hankow railway city

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