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Washington. July 4

Betty Grable, movleland's best known figure, was listed today as the highest paid woman in the United States for the second successive- year.

The Treasury's annual salary lating showed that the shapely Bercen star was ¡mid $299,333 hy Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corporation in 1946, She Kot $200,000 the previous year.

Highest Of All

The highest paid of all way Charles Skouras, who got a total of $985,300 1946 President of the National Theatre Amuse-. ment Company and President of Fox West Coast Agency Corpore- tion.

The best paid him actor was Bing Crosby, who caonived $325,000 from Paramount Pic- tures. Bob Hope collected $270,000 from the Came com. даму. The figures do not in. clude income from other sources -Buch- as headlo~-and-stage.lep-

pearances..

Miss Crable was ninth in the Fist of the first 10 high camers and the only warnan among the top 10. Her husband, Harry

James, swelled

earnings of the

pair by another $100,036.

The others among the top 10 Included William Wyler, producer of Sanuel Goldwyn productions, Incorporated, $432,000; Charles E. Wilson, President of General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 5337,193: CW. Deyo, Board Chairman of F.W. Woolworth & Co., New York, 1330,152;

For

Thomas J. many yearz Watson, Chairman of the Interna- Nonal "Business Mochines For- poration, was afung the irst 10%

He fell back from $425,523 in 1045 to $228,117 in the latest listing.

The Taxes.

Under the Federal income t laws in cffect during earnings period all were required to give up the lion's share, of their earn- ings to the government. Here are some example of the amount the taxes would take.

PARIS Bro-fighting teams pump water from the Seind and pour it back again during R demonstration with their high escapes on 'the-river, bank recently.AP Photo

PROPOSE TO TRANSFER

QUARTER OF BRITAIN'S

•

PEOPLE TO AUSTRALIA

London, July 3.

It is authoritativolý léarned today that the Austro- lian Premier, Mr. J. B. Chifloy is bringing to London next wosk a clearcut proposal for the transfor to Australia of one-fourth of Britain's population, Mr. Chifley Jeft Sydney, by air to- day.

tween 10 and 15 million Britons from the Bri- tish Isles and a large scale shift of industry, including guided and atomic weapon research.

It also provides for Australia It is planned that the tranfers taking over part of the British will be at the rate of 2,000,000

A dolary of $100,000-would-be-national debt, and social obliga-year, including a complete cross- taxed at approximately $63,540;tions.

section-of-men-and-women-of-all-

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PALESTINE FEDERATION PROPOSAL

Bernadotte's Plan To Turn

Truce Into

Lasting Peace

ARAB JERUSALEM SUGGESTED

Lake Success, July 4.

A Federal Union of Arab and, Jewish States, with Jerusalem going

to the Arabs, was the highlight of the proposals for a_per-. manent; peace in Palestine drawn up by Count Folke Bernadotte, the United Nations mediator for Palestine, it was officially disclosed here today.

The proposals, intended to turn the four-weeks' truce, expiring on July 9, into a perpetual cease-fire, were submitted with great secrecy to the Jews and Arabs on June 28. Count Bornadotte's plan provided for the union of the Arab and Jewish states to be formed on the territory of the original Palestine man. dato, including what is now the kingdom of -Transjordon.

He also suggested the in- ment of the Union, however, clusion of the whole or part either member would be entitled of the Negev, southern Paica- to ask the Couneft of the Union tine, in Arab territory; the in- to review the Immigration policy clusion of the whole or part of the other member. of Western Galilee In Jewish territory; and the inclusion of Jerusalem in the Arab terri- tory with a municipal auto- nomy for the Jewish munity.

com-

He proposed the establishment of a free port at Halfa and a free airport at Lydda.

"Possible Basis"

In the official text of his sure gestions published here, the mediator said they were a "possi- ble basis for discussion."

were:

"Minority Rights"

A

UN Mediator Bernadotte

JEWISH DEFENCES PRODDED

-Tel-Aviv, July 4.

As the Arab armies poised on Israel's borders started probing the Jewish defences six days before the end, of the cease-fire, UN officials in Halfa commented today that "this may be the last Sub- bath of truce in the Holy Land.".

In Jerusalem, explosions and gundra were heard at 7 p.m.” yes. [terday when Arabs fred on Jows

at three sectors;..

ARABS GOING TO UN Workers Sprayed

RESUME FIGHT

Cairo, July 3.

King Abdullah of Transjordan, leader of the most modern Arab army in Palostino, said in Amman tonight: "We are going to resume the fighting' and rely on our arms."

[Speaking after his tour of other Arab capitals, he confirmed the reports that the Arab League would tonight reject the peace proposals of Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations mediator.

"We are in Palestine for one"

Other suggestions called for the protection of religious and minority rights, preservation of of two things-either permanent the holy places, religious buildings glory or honoured martyrdom," and sites and a recognition of the he added. right of the residents of Palestine,

Muzahim

who, because of conditions creat-Premier

and

Al-Pachachi, Iraqi Acting Foreign

the

.

New China. Currency Proposal

Shanghai, July 4,

The Arabs threw two-pounder. and mortar shells at Suliman's Way from their positions around Damascus Gate.

At the same lime automatic fire sprayed into ́"a"party"`öf UN. _workers............and Jewish soldiers....

wounding four Jows, Arab fro also fell around the San Tedryla quarter and the Hebrew · Üniver sity.

United Nations officials are in- vestigating all the Incidents.

On Friday. Arabs reportedly shot at the French Consulate api.. the day before hacked the Coh. sul's car.

A report from Nathanya, dia- ¡mond ' producing towrushin' half

way between Halfa and day!!

said Iraq troops on

killed one Jewish soldier avd then withdrew into a nearby vil

They lage under covering are. also shot at a party of Jews who came out, to :

recover the body.

Forest Fired

ed by the conflict, have left their Minister, and Badiq Bassam, De- normal places of abode, to return fence Minister, were flying here to their homes without restriction and to regain possession of their from Bagdad, today for the pr

sent session of the Arab League's property.

Political Committee.

⠀⠀ Fawei Kawakji, who is not a Count Bernadotte added that if The Comrailted agreed on The scheme, an all-embracing defence plan for the

signatory to the cease-fire, mayed these or other later suggestions final draft of the reply it will The Finance Committee of his liberation army headquarters Commonwealth, envisages the transfer of be- The points of his suggestions provided a basis for discussion, he give tonight to Count Bernadette. the Legislative Yuan last night Saturday and art are to the Bai- to the monastery in Nazareth on would carry on with his talks as Moustafa Bey Abdel of the approved in principle the in- tour Forest When are fighters The boundaries of the two long as might prove necessary, Arab. League Political States would frst be negotiated and fruitful. But if they were ment, who handed the Arab re-national currency and the es- driven back by a flurry of bullels. Depart troduction of a new Chinese rushed to the scene they were with his help and then definitely rejected as a basis he would ply to Count Bernadotterad tablishment of a Commission fixed by a Boundaries Commis-"promptly report" to the Security that it "contained

Four UN. observers later-in- gloni

Council and submult

counter-aux- to control the banknote larue, spected the damage and said they The Union would

such congestions." It was "unanimous and according to Chinese press re-are referring the lucident to promete clusions as he night consider ap- very long." .common _coonomia....Interests, propriate?-Reuter

ports today.

Count Bernardotte,————— Jewish Rojection

geing ahead with The Jews are gring operate and maintain common ́services, including customs and

FLOOD IN JAPAN

Count Bernardotte expacts-The-action-of-the-Committee immigration this week. exclse, undertake development |

the Jewlak

Mr. raply by Monday W unexpected us earlier

The Pan Crescent and Pan projects and poordinate foreign

morning. He told

Hsu Po-yuan had testifted correspon-

that York carcled the flag of Israel The transfer to Australia - of

and common ror prasation of $78,000 or more

the Government palley

defence

Tokyo, July 4.

dents here: "I must work fast for any cutrenes reforms at pro-day to bring the first contingent was not ready into Famagusta harbour en Satur- crpas Section at British In- pald by corporations in the form framework of a new defence po-

measures

Newspapers reported that 3,000

truce expiry deadline 'in These functions and authority houses were standing in water lley. commissions

(8.00 a.m. Palestine sent as it did not possess any of of Cyprus detainees to Falastine dustries suitable to that country

nearing hantines.

the prerequisites for such a move, under the truce terms. Aboard It is reliably learned that the

be exercised through a and one steel railway" bridge was from the standpoint of avaliable might

"tima-next Filday), Central Council, with each mem- washed out as a result of a heavy

currency mid them were U.N. observers. The listing is not an Index of British view the suggestions with row, material;quiriralic

"We might ask for the truce including foreign

Reports from Cyrpus sald Incomes received by the country's | Krent_reserve and oppose a mass

Acceptance by Australia of sn-ber exercising full control over downpour last night in the Gum- to be extended but that depend metal colas.

morale among the refugees sodred richest people. They get most of transfer for both economic and clot obligations such as pensions its own affairs, including foreign ma Prefecture 10 miles north on the their income in the form of pro-political reasons. But Australia is for the aged plus a part of the relations.

rejected as too dangerous-a bus leave on Monday on the Pan- On the question of immigration, AIandsildo knocked it's on sales of securities or real determined to press for a large British national debt;

the gestion by Mr. Hou that the Gov-chips for Haifa. United Press. estate, dividends and interest on scale decentralisation away from Development of scientific de-Count Bernadotte suggested that several electric rall lines and con- Israeli Government had decided ernment

be authorised to go Immigration within its own tor- (siderable damage was securities or rents. These are not the British Isles for the sake offence Industries.

dong to to reject Count Bernardotte's ahead with monetary reform taken into account in the Trea- Commonwealth security.

Australle offers the prospect of ders should be within the com- crops, said the paper. It was not peace proposals for three reasons: plans without having to submit

raining

Shangha!, July 3. sury listing.-United Press.

1. The loss of the Nézeb arca them to the chamber for a debate, more. — Associated all raw materials cluding uran-petence of each member.

The China Post Office amoune- Two years after the establish- ¡Press. {lumn, oxcapt.all-of-whiels-the-count=-

to the Arabs would force this claiming that it would cause ined resumption of air mall service Jews to reduce immigration. mediate repercusalons in the na- to Palestine which was suspend-

3. The plan would cut off farael tion's financial and from the Dead Sea potash works,

et

The proposal will be presented

$20.000 at $148 551; 3500,000 #t $407.696: $1,000,000 at 8840,146. The Treasury by-law lists all to Britain during the coming talks, here with the Dominions on the

and

The plans provide:

CYCLONIC STORM

KILLS 31 IN SHANGHAT

Shanghai, July 4.

The cyclonic thunderstorm which struck Shanghai.

in the early hours of this morning rasultod in the death of 31 persons' and over 90 officially injured, according to Chinese press reports tonight.

000,000.

Shanghai on its current, world

A

Industry Too

try is short.

Uneasy Reaction

Some

£30,000,000 of British capital has been invested in Aur- traila since the war to establish British Industries. Australia 13 now taking 70,000 immigrants a year including 50,000 from Bri- fuln.

Ometal British quarters are un- easy about the scheme because it would upset the balance of popu- lation here plus the balance in Europe, where Britain fa compitt-

Union.

But individual Immigration has

000_have_lcit the British-Isics

west of hers."

any

The

Arab League with theThe legislators are said to have with the news that 4,000-woul

Was

It out

Still No Settlement

In Dockyard Dispute

No

settlement has been reached concerning the wages and conditions of Naval Dockyard Chinese workers, although all possible action has been taken to obtain an early decision.

A

.3

that

main source of Jewish revenue. Tho- Jews want Jerusalem

under United steeship.**pou

Bernadotte

Count

Arab

Nations

met.. with leaders for nearly four hours tonight, presumably to discuss the Arab League's coun- ter-proposals to his recommenda- tion for pence in the Holy Land One high Arab official predicted Palestine, warfare would restupe." All the Swedish. Count would say as he left the meeting was

Damage to billboards, houses, winds was the drifting of the Ared to such projects as the Western and light craft in the river is gentine cruiser. La Argentina, estimated to total over US$20,-which is payti la fent veld not been impeded and soine 200,- the Naval Dockyard Chinese discussion was made in Lard Press.

The greatest number

imber of deaths training cruise..

The vessel broke its moorings since the war's end.-Ualted Workers' Association, inter- Hall's letter. -26-occurred when strong winds, completely overpowered the thatched roofings of two wooden houses in the Chinese-

which col- quarter of the, city lapsed on the inmates killing

This was revealed by Mr. served by the holding of another we have agreed to say nothing Mak Yiu-chuen, Chairman of meeting as no mention of local tonight Reuter and Associated

them all..

.

Cruiser. Drifts

The storm.coming like a thief

in the night; may yet::cause, a

along the Bund and drifted up- stream until control___was_ro established The vessel suffered no dan ago and tonight was brilliantly lighted as Caplain, Leonard), Itz commander, -en- tertained the city's diplomatie согра

and distinguished sidents at a cocktail party, The storm was ever in half on

serious influenza epidemic among hour, but, within that brief the poorer class who had sought period, it completely washed out relief from the heat in the streets a caretully prepared roster of and were drenched in a matter sports.

of seconds.

river

tion.vities incommemora- |

Press

viewed by the "China

Mail"

The Dispute - yesterday as to the outcome "of the letter of April 27, from The Commodore Superintendent Indo-China Lord Hall, First, Lord of the said that the sending of further

Gold Theft In Paris

to the "Admiralty, ot -roposals

The Weather

AS 10400, OMT (6) SMUTILE. - Homemar

Admiraly.

Mr. Mak-sdid-that-the Com-this stage would delay sill more, Time). the typhoon was entred about XEO. modore Superintendent,

the decision on the suggestions (mlim Best of NH Latson, and was moring Hong Konz

now under consideration in Lon-spproximately NW si 19 knots... 41, who has the welfare of don,

From it a trough "anterntal aerom, the Chinese

dockyard employees very much at

The dispute Between Chinese South China as to weak depression heart, cont Paris, July 4. siders the case for Increasing

workers and the Naval Book Annam

7

From the Pacífte suilėpelons NE of the yard arose in · Fabrilary fast. typhoon » zidan, of÷hich presure stretchma About US$327,210 worth the gratullies a deserving one.

when points were: Paleed re« Maranatha Rastern Bak to'n, wună anti- Under Consideration

garding gratuitles on "discharge, creions over Central Chigg... However, “any increase in the hurt pay, gratulties and pon

[Another trough) eritati' (axlendi fram slons"in "the case of injury or China aerove the Yellow Bow and Beuth death and the es employment oahu Into the Farid of discharged men when theToday's Forecast-Winde Unha time Cacid for engaging add variable at first, basicing light, NE later

of refined gold destined for

proved by the

Admiralty, In London--only recommendations could be made from Hong Kong.

the "Glorious Fourth," Indo-China was stolen froth scale of gratuities had, to be ap- Among the accidents on the litting the small compact Shang-Orly airfield last night, police

produced by the heavy tal, Filipino cominunity worst

reported. today, all whan two major events on the agenda—iha“, „vominynity,

The shipment arrived from championship and the second tus-New York yesterday morning and sle between the Pellopiris Red war due to be flown tomorrow, to Sox and the Chino All Stars were the Indo-China Bank at Balgon. both postponed

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and

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miralty which was also, con- cimed, 10, his letter, Lord Hall francs In French currency..

sidering a suggestion that ear sald that from s typort, which ShangHaf's · Racecourse at The gold and foreign currencies,

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the custom house

the allowances, to which Chiness quite clear that everythinapea

doshyard employsak, had not sibió hija Deen done to explain to bars. at 10011001 summer 2

the night hitherto, bagn- Shanghel Money Market. reens Bonded

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re-beat, burglars got into the buu

whether he had met the Bartin. Clockade To' Stayk phire have lacon taken in handing by cutting a window

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recent runas treetlag us Euro

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