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REFORM CLAMOUR IN KMT PICTURE OF OLYMPIC HIGH DIVING

MYSTERY MTB FIRED ON

Beveral shots had to be fired by Police Luunch No. 4 to stop a mysterious convert- ed motor torped boat from leaving harbour on Wednes day.

The shots were fired after repeated

warnings by flag ignalling and siren sounding had failed to attract the at Lention

of the eccupants of the speed boat.

on

tho

The

The police round 23 persona

board

craft. craft's clearance showed only 14 srew, The speed boat, with one of its twin Packard on- ginee missing, was ordered to the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter. There It was searched by Revenue Inspectors who, however, found nothing in- criminating.

the

Marine

Charged yesterday at

Court with carrying excres passengers and falling to stop when alghailed by the Polico, the master of the motor torpede-bukt pleaded

ייפי

persont that the nine extem on board

were members of his crew. He added that he did not hear the police alren. Defendant was convicted and fined HK$40) by Mr. D. G. Cairns, Marine Magistrate,

The craft was overhauled In Hong Kong and steel plat- Ing was installed to protect the coxawain and the engine..

BORDER REVOLT

Several

Nanking, August 5.

thousand South-

Difficult Choice For Chiang

BATTLE OF CLIQUES

Nanking, August 5.

President Chiang Kai-shak is facing one of the toughest decisions in his career as a result of the Kuomintang roform clamour, It is a decision that will not only' determine whe- ther the Generalissimo will have to shear himself of some of his personal power, but which might well determine whether, that segment of public opinion in America now opposed to the Kuomintang will swing toward or further away from him.

The Generalissimo is known The most vocal reformers are

to favour, in prinelpie, certain demanding that the Kuomintang changes in the party machin-shed what they call "Soviet or- ery, but he is being challenged anising" and want the party to to accept more sweeping dentilate the British Labour Party in which the rank and Ble' have which would deprive

more to say. him of a great portion of his own authority.

mandy

One school of antelaers is urging Lan to make diastic and dramatic changes to evince the atten that his lettership is sincerely attempting to revitalise the coun try's diniration,

West tribesmen revolted on the The Danger

Szechwan-Sikiang border to- day, an official source said.

Under the banner of the "De mocratic League," the Yi Bribe in the Hanyuan, Mienulig and Yuchsi regions 100 miles south- west of Chengtu, attached Chinese garrisons with a total strength of *2.000 riftes," according to an official report reaching Nanking.

The rebels held the Government officer, Nien Je-non, hostage, while the Government rushed remtőree nents there, reports said.

Th highway between Szechwan and Sik and was reported cut by Red contingents,

The Sikiang Governor Liu Wen- han has sent a message to Chengtu reque ting care of the tribal chiefs, Wane Chl-ming, to mediale,-As- sociated Press.

Abation of the Central Execu-

tive Committee replacing it with

a lesa powerful national commit- tee is also demanded.

Weakening Of CCC

Others

Went the

party to

THE DAY

Some of the orderly crowd of defendants and their familles who filled the Tenancy Tribunal during an eviction applica tion brought by the Godown Company yesterday. (China Mail Photo)

Hundreds Crowd The

Tenancy Tribunal

Hundreds of men, women and children packed the

disataociate itself from the Gov. A eenment, piliting it up into Reveral smaller parts based on the existing cliques. However, this is believed im- possible unless the Generalissimo, whin personally now unifies the diversified group, gives up the post of Director-General, divoreing the

consensus

Tenancy Tribunal and corridors of the Supreme Court yesterday, when hearing of an application for the eviction of the occupiers of Nos. 11-28 Haiphong Road, Kowloon, took place.

a

large body of police officers were sent to the Supreme Court Building and took up posi- tions at different points, but there was no outbreak of trouble, the large crowd behav- ing in an orderly manner.

TITLE GOES TO USA

London, August 5. American swimmers continued on their triumphant way at the Olympic Games today, winning the first heat in the 1,500. motre men's free style event and also the Olympic high div- ing title.

The high diving went to Sam Lee. Another American, Bruce Harian, was second, and J. Capilla, of Mexico, third.

Leo scored 130.05 points, Horton 122.30 points

and Capilla 113.52 points.

Kwangtung Flood Damage

Cantos, August 5. Mid-summer floods hitting with force on the North, East and West Rivers of Kwang- tung in the wake of typhoon Rose began to subside slight ly today, although there is fear that extensive damage has been caused.

At Walchow on the East River about 00 miles north east of Hong Kong, over 50 houses were wash- od away. More thun 30 small crati foundered.

that 300 vessels were sent to the One newspaper sald bottom of the river by thetor- rentist and whirling waters.

50

It was the worst, inundation in years for the Walchow aroa, according to a press despatch..

tributaries of the North,

The results of the men's 1.300- metro free style heats this mor |ning: --

Heat 1-1st, W. Heusner, Unių- ed States, time 20 minutes 20.1 acconde; 2nd, P. Voeroes, Hungary ime 20 minutes, 31.9 seconds; 3rd, J. Wardrop, Britain,

Heat 3-Ist, M. Stipetie, Yugo- slavia, time 20 minutes 20.5 seconds; 2nd, D. Blané, Great Bri tain, time 20 minutes, 13.0 seconds,

Baseball

At Harringay, Czechoslovakia' won its third victory in the Olym- pic basketball toenament beat- Big Switzerland,54 to 28.

Czechoslovakia's win, puts it in for second place in Group 2 match-point ile with Argentina

The Czechs and Argentines meet in the final of the preliminary round tomorrow night. The out- come of this game will

decide which one of these two teams wil! go into the champion hip tght along with the United States,

Other results: Cuba beat Elre 50 to 26; Mexico beat Tran 68 to 27.

Wrestling

Welterweight:-VS. Mannikoo

(Argentina) by a fall in 3 mins (Finland) defeated A. Longarela

48 sees.

Air Crash Enquiry

Results of the enquiry Into the Catalina flying-boat diens- ter on July, 16 will be released simultaneously on Wednesday, In Hong Kong and Macao, it was omoially learned yester. day.

The "China Mall" 'was in- formed that the report on the crash in which 20 lives were fost will be presented to the Governor today.

Copies of the report will be placed on the table at tho Legislative Council masting an Wednesday afternoon,

"PLANE SAFE" REPORT

Paris, August 5. The French news agency re-a

the Air has received a dispatch from ported today that France agency at Marseilles ·

At Henley, the U13. Lou-car passengers alive.

thus The application was brough! by | the war and had paid, on beh~l close The

Hong Kong and Kowloon of the applicants, the taxes and even the Wu Shul and Cheng crew with coxswain from the Uni-

River,

wheas primary alm is to oust &pervised newspaper

But should 're döcide to over to Kuominting macies: Pytor | Lun Mak-yip, Má Cham-shun, the US BOA BILER/61//1047, Whichay 187 K MUNTSVISLt shot taken Man Conad 20 me

ride the more radical reforma

heart from.

be

But informed sources any the

lined

to move President Kolnily sme he is unwilling overnight to unlim many years' support of certain party leaders. totally Choo Lash, who at pres

President of the Legisla Gent

Light Heavyweight:-Ibrahim Marignane that the missing Orabi (Turkey) drew a bye. tee Yuan..

seaplane, Latecoere 631, has There is

is question but that the

with all the 52 Rowing

been found Blind devising will be made by the Genesissimo Lunse if at the Kuo-

Air France headquarters here intang caurus just ended is only

won Its sald It had no information tend- The Central

Partyion hetween the party and | Wharf and Godown advisory.

rose seven feet, early inversity of Washington Fleadquarters

C, Ltd., rates to the Japanese Government the week, there were heavy rains first heat in Olymple competition Ing to confirm. the Marecilies dis- some Wants), against Gen Woo.during the Japanese Occupation. in artably accepts the President.

British Crow patch. The

that his decisions.

Kit, Ma Hing-git, Lam Yu-The opponents are either doing an all rivers during the drst few today with the.

The Agence France-Presse enu- few second. changes will be made, but not as yook, Lin Wop chuen, Lu Lo business on the premises or were days of this month.

In Bucharest, the Rumanian tion that the report should revolutionary as demanded by the cli, Ko Gen-sing, Chan Chew, working for the applicants or say:

In Canton the..

river, level People's Sports Organisation to "treated with caution. wenkened position but not alto-Chan Chee-kwong, Ng Kan-hal, that they all well-known to

Afternoon was only Qay TABERNA Martikel below the fasued a communication, Ox: 1 The report said Ufe, Latacpere ther ellminated a Cether

Lau Cham-shings Me Forchhbetora

Ang part in the morning nearly every Sheng Hing, Me Shing-kung, Ma The opponents claimed to be

Committee previously the Wpret year In Half so because the Olymple Comes lie, polmi, zrom-Wich it had been In Yook-ting. Neai

Ma entitled to stay on the premises, Ma-chew,

tury:

meludes war criminals, lenders Press. carried on editorial Chung, Ko Chui-ngor, Yu Shin, na bona fide tensuts and said they The rains and floods inflicted of international reaction and re- Ita dominant position he wit criticising KMT and demanding Ma Hin, Ma Lam, Lu. Kor. Fan hava always been willing to pay widespread damage to late erope, presentatives of Fascist Govern.

disunity ana reforms.

Bip-fung, Ma Bin-tow, Chan Joc-rent to the applicants at the rate aggravate party

The early crops were harvestedments," the Rumanian news payable before the war in respect over a week ago. What the farm-agency

reported.--United Pres*, of the premises.

fear most is that so much rain. Rauter and Associated Press. Mr. C. E. Terry of the applicant had fallen last week that drought (OTHER RESULTS: Page 12) company said that none of the wilt come to the text plantation opponents had ever paid rent to In autumn. the applicants since the re-occupa

SILVER INFLUX Best grade rice was sold today tion. Before the Japanese occu-at CN730,000,000 a picul of.111 IN CANTON

there were three types of pation, tenancy on the premises.

pounds.Associated Press.

Canton, August 5.

There e modaraža sutherly aử --A--considerable quantity of trough in the east of this depression and- -Members of the Wharf ̈ ̈ ̈Cont:" pany paid $13.00 a month, Those

silver is reported to have found Japan. But elsewhere who were not, members Wharf Company were given fac lities to live on the premises at $24.00 a month. A few, through association with the Wharf Com pany, were allowed quarters frea.

the so-called CCC clique from

the anti-Chiang movement with the danger of giving dissidents majority ! the Legislative

Yuan.

Tai

Shun Pao, a CC organ, sald KMT had "grown old," and "must thoroughly, purge ilrell."

Tung Nan Jih Puo, KMT South Hotel Rate

Committee

One source pointed to Dr. Chen East China organ, stated editorial- Li-fu's absence from China-he isly that the "erstwhile noble re- now Englanil as an indication volutionary party has lost fls re- that the Generalssimo is inclined volutionary spirit." It accsued it to curtail the influence of the of being "corrupt, loose in dis- conservative

the cipline group led by

and weak in spirit." Chen brothers,

Others attached, significance A Safety Valve

the feilure of Vice-President Cien. Li Tsung-jen to leave Peiping for the enurus. This is seen as mean- has little hope of ing Gen. Ll

wide reforms.

PWD WARNING TO

RESIDENTS

Built only about 11 months ago, a four-storey ro-

Up

The militarily supported Chien Glen Jih Pas called for the overall "organisation of

criticism

party headquarters and de. manded democratie and Encouragement of dlacus- sions of wrongs within the party.

The

press campaign has grown

out of what has been termed the "battle of cliques," started re- cently in Nanking among the CCC., Political Science and Youll Corps Corps groups-cliques within the party machine wrestling for power.

Whatever

Government-appointed The special committee which leto study and advise the authorities on rates to be charged by hotels In the Colony will meet for the

first time this afternoon,

The meeting will take place the Council Chamber Colonial Secretariat,

Had No Time

of the

eri

NO MAN'S LAND

FLOODED

Nanking, August 5....

The Weather

A depression how centred abunit 150 miles south of Tokyo has become vOTT work and 'le drifting north slowly and Giling up.

DEAT

the

Ils way into Canton during the there te #tile or no pressure gradiente.

Today's Formensi i-Liuki past few weeks.'

Yesterday's Weather

The silver is reported to have winds, Fair or Ans. Rowed. in from various parts of China and it is alleged that its holders intend to smuggle it into Malaya and. India.-Reuter.

NURSE KILLED WITH CHOPPER West Fatal injuries were sustained flood waters by. a woman,

The committes, comprises Mr. T. N. Chau (Chairman). Mr. P. F. J. Eardley (Secretary);

Mr. Terry said that exhaustive A Water Conservancy spokes- | Mrs. R. C.

Comfort, Morris Metare. P. 8. Cavidy, F

enquiries had been made and bong man warned that the Yellow G.

of the present people before the River has smashed through its Wong and Tribunal hund ever been tenants dykes at Kaotsun in M. Maundar, Chung King-put (Members) of the Wharf Company, although Shantung and

An official statement. yester day said that the services of a professional accountant are be- ing retained to "asulat the Com- miltas.

Kinimum 29.1 deg. Fab. Sumchlaw; 11:9 hours.

Rainfall: Nit: Total since

suuthwe

July. 1800.8m 89.09; Ine KAŠTEL MAT Average of 1399.8, mm.5.1 f

Runs st

10m 4 p.m.

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Buro, at m.a.1. · ..1610.0

Equali

1007.2 m.b.

20.88

20.74 inches.

70%

7.

wi deg. 7.

Wind Direction,

W

#knott.

10%

1.6

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Fung Chit-chun, Rel. Humidity a large number of them were may be racing over parts of aged 30, described as a nurse, said Dow principal tenants

attacked with n Mr. Terry

claimed that, when West Shantung cast of Honan to have been he came back after the liberation and north of Klangau,

chipper at 80 Fa Yuen Street, 3rd Wind Forea

Tides 1- flour. at 10 am. yesterday.

Neighbours claim to have heard and fight before the a quarrel chopping incident

the

sidential building in Kowloon is nów in danger

of the Colony, he was very bully Because of military operationa The house is occupied by

engaged

In re-organising of collapsing.

affairs of the applicants and had in the area, details were lacking more than 20 people.

the result of the gun, Lin Out, Ma Kown, Les Sup, no time to attend to the present but the Water Conservancy Minis Residents living in the top Other tenants of the building i..... floor have already vacated, fol said they paid between HK$2,000 current cry for reform in China Wong Kam-lum, Ma Kown, Lin matter. He now wanted to have try sold a "dangerous curient" lowing warning of the building's and HK$3,000

and old China hand political ob- Mem-lin and others (opponents). opponents evicted because the pro- backed by rising river levels construction feer"

The case servers are sceptical of any tangi-

was heard by Mr. muses were required as quartet pounding at the dykes.

The point at which a beak dangerous condition by the Publi for their fats. In addition they sle reforms which would neces- C.A.S, Russ sitting as a Magist for the staff of applicants.

On Mr. Russ asking the

walls was re- two in the rutaining had to finance the partitioning of Works Department.

rate io Tenancy Tribunal "A" Government crolles have all the rooms insile Monthly rentury shake the whole structure of the Chinese Givermont-the

Mr. P.AL. Vine of Messrs. Den-spokesmen for the opponents if ported is in the virtual "no man's HK$200 the side of the was ready shored

between

and

present chorus of protest at least cons represented the applicants, they had any questions to seks, land" in which both the Govern building with wooden poles and IIIC$240.

while the opponents were not le. They asked for an adjournmentment and Communists have sc

Hearing was then adjourned cused their enemies of interfering bamboo

to prevent the The owner of the building has is providing a safety valve for a wall from in. The wall is been given a month in which to public disgruntled by constantly gally represented.

worsening political, milltary and The applicants claimed that the un Wednesday, August 11, at with flood prevention projects.

Associated Press. already bulging out in places. repair the house,

cconomic conditions. United

opponents had settled- on their Large layers of plaster have The contractor who built the

Press and Associated Press,

viemises without any authority. fallon off exposing the irregular house could not se contacted yes-

whatsoever, Notice was served sized rocks and brickwork in the terday,

on the opponents on April 20, 1046. It was esential that the houses be vacated by the present occupiers in order that the appli- canie might make use of the pre- mises for housing their own staff. Known Before War

structure.

The house is at No. 41. Austin DANGEROUS

Road, Kowloon. The landlady

lives on the first floor and rents

out the other floors

One

of the recupants

of the

building, Mr. Bokhary, fold the

BUILDING

"China Mail" yesterday that part CONDEMNED

of the wall facing Temple Street A8

DANGER

is bulging out. VIt looks as if the OUS, this house foundation of the wall has sunk," at No. 41, Austin

he added.

Mir. Bokhary said that the Road, Kowloon, Public Works Department cont, was shored up coolies out a few days ago to by the Publis

share up the wall and warned Works Depart

the occupants, that the building

la in a dangerous condilon,They ment a fow, days. ware advised to move out. The ago. . Tonanta occupants

top floor were advised to

of the moved out the next day,

Month To Repair

VaDate the bulld-

Ing. Nowhere to

--go, they are still

Mr. Bokhary-sald that the thore, except for Landlady was informed "thal' 10" tha

top for

would cost about HI$20,000 to coupants.

put the building in good shape ready moved In addition she is to pay the ex- penses Incurred in choring up the The building te

Wall.

The Landlady...” said she was completed

waiting for the necessary, funda

"¡from her busband" whole out" of!

the Colony, She could not explain!

swhy the building, less than ayune? Photo);

014. badfästerlótátní so soone

only

The opponents contend that the tenants of the applicant's houses in Halphons Road consist of the Chiu Chau Kal Fong of Trim Sha Toul area and that for generations they have been residing, on the premises,

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MAO'S REPLY TO HK DISSIDENTS

•San FraÑon August

The

Communist. Radia, in North China said yes- terday that Communist leaders and Chine dissidents in Hong Kong have agreed in prin- ciple to meet and set up a coalition govern- -- ment in China. The radio broadcast

an^ ex-'¡ his gagitation, against "the 'Chíang- The opponents had been in' oc. charge of telegrams between the Kai-shot Government, to bas sald cupation for many years before Hong Kong factions, which inha no Communist but is willing *** cludo political axiles from the to work with the "Communięts -In A Government of China, and Mao Mieoblilon.

Tse-tung, head of the Commanist | Party in Chinese

This broadcast-sald ́n ́ telegram from the Hong Kong groups. had agreed with Communist May Day propeial for a ""'people's ro presentative assembly to establla}] ai Dantocratie, ji coalition govern

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