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VOL. II NO. 79

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1947.

EUROPEAN RESIDENT SHOT DEAD IN KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HOLDUP

PWD SURVEYOR Eisenhower May HANOI STILL

GRAPPLES WITH

ARMED

MEN

TWO OTHER FOREIGNERS

SLIGHTLY WOUNDED

Er Sydney Charles Collins, Land Surveyor, PWD, was fatally wounded, and two other Europeans slightly wounded and one Chinese seriously, in a scuffle with five bandits who held up a rail-bus from Fanling at 5.46 p.m. yesterday.

The rail-buy had passed No. 5 tunnel going in direction of Tsimshatsul, when five Chinese passengers suddenly jumped up and held up the other passengers at gun poial. The men were armed with one pistol, two re- volvers, two hand-grenades.

the

Englishmen,

the

The bandits ordered

There were at the time of the driver to stop the carriage, and attack 34 passengers in the rail-bus, as they wore about to search the

Including two

two passenger the Europeans on board resisted and tried to over- power the men. The bandits opened fire, and one bullet hit Mr Collins in the chest. succumbed almost immediately.:

English Indies, one English child, two there were the driver and conductor. Chinese ladies. In addition,

for

The police offer a reward of $5,000 Information leading to the He arrest of the five men.

Mr R. C. Clarke, also from the same PWD action, and Mr E.31. Rocha, of the China Provident Godowns, were slightly wounded. The former was shot to the right ear, and the Fatter in the shoulder and wrist.

The bandity then made a cursory avarch of the passengers, taking away four watrben, four rings, a brooch, a small enm of money,

Mr Collins arrived in the Colony from on March 24, this year on transfer years of age.

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HOLD-UP

WIN

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Stand For White UNDER

House In 1948 -

Washington. Dec. 31,

Gen Eisenhower is "ready to run for President in 1948 if the people want him," the Washing- ton Times-Herald snid in copyright story to-iny.

Gen Eisenhower was reported to have given his intimation during In- formal talks on a fishing trip of Miami, Florida, where he is on holi-

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A suggestion that Gen Elsenhower, who is US Army Chief should stand for the Presidenzy was Staff, made in December, 1945 when Sena- lor Arthur Capper proposed in broadcast that he should, run as Republican candidate in

1948.- Reuter,

Order Of Merit

For General

Jan Smuts

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ARTILLERY FIRE

Paris, Jan. 1. Viet Namh troops have step- the French in the Hanoi area ped up their activity against in the last 24 hours, the Agenco France Presse reported to-day in a dispatch from Hanol.

under Viet Namh artillery fre. United Press.

Viet Namhese

In France May Appeal To Truman

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ENGLAND'S OPENING BOWLERS INJURED

Paris, Dec. 31. French forces in Indo-China,j swung into action yesterday in air and against Viet Namhose "nests of ground operations

French Press reports state. resistance" south of Hanoi,

at dawn and soon after Spitfires French artillery opened fire dive-bombed and machine- and

AUSTRALIA FIGHTING FOR RUNS IN TEST

- Melbourne, Jan. 1. England gave the best display of the tour to-day -the first day of the third Test match-when they dismissed six Australians for 255, although losing the toss and also their two opening bowlers, Edrich and Voce.

A crowd of over 66,000, which paid the world record receipts for a single day's cricket of £8,557, saw England gradually wrest the grip of the game from the opposition. Don Bradman won the toks

sent in Sid Barnes and

The dispatch said Hanel was etli gunned Nationalistic concentra-Arthur Morris to open Austra Three Escape

Four Bombs Explode

Paris, Jan. 1. Four bombs exploded to-day the telephone headquarters at Shi- in gon, damaging Installations and cutting Lelephone communications for an hour,

igo.

the

not of

tions.

Despatches from Hanoi this mor- nlag sold that Viet Namhese shelling of the city last night damaged the palace and the main railway station. centre near the Governor-General's There were no casualties.

to the Far East,"

But

lia's Innings.

W. Voce and Alec Bedner opened was slow at the stari, especially with the attack for England. Scoring Barnes, who was extremely tious.

220-

From Victoria Remand Prison

Three men arrested by the police various offences broke out from the Victoria. Remand and

Prison

Y

The first four of the match, came from Morris after half an hour's Indo-Chinese workers in Marseilles, play, when Hammond took off Voca ite, said: "We wont complete inde- adherents of the Viet Namh Repub- and gave the ball to Wright,

Bad luck again dogged England pendence and we are ready to die

when Barnes hit a very hard ball for for it. There is nothing much we damaged his knee. He

which struck Bill Edrich can do here, so we will co-operate to retire from the field and his place. All three are Chinese, with the French authorities,

was forced about 4.30 a.m. to-day. we think our repatriation has been

was taken by Hardstaff, England's

and they held up because for weeks

man. This was a great blow tral Court this morning. They have 12th

were to have been charged at Cen- most*** ships have been taking French troops 18 Edrich would have made an ideal not yet been recaptured.

bowler at the other end to Bedser at this stage of the game, when According to later information Wright was being hit.

one of the meat was being held the scoreboard showing 32, Morris other two on charges of

After 50 minutes' play and with a charge of armed robbery, and the obtaining got in the way of a straight ball money on false pretences. from Bedter and was

given leg hesilation. before by the umpire without any

The outgoing batsman.... had scored 21 and it was a

STOP PRESS break for the tourists as Morris was settling down to some good cricket. A tremendous applause broken out from every part of the huge Mel- bourne

ground, where an estimated Don Bradman walked to the wicket 70,000 were watching the game, as to replace Morris.

were

in

This is the Arsi incident.reported for several weeks

from Salgon, which lies outside

the Indo-China Viet Namh "Republic," where fight- lag between French and nationalist 1 forces broke out nearly three weeks

Nationalists, however, claim only the Viet Namh provinces Annam and Tongking, but also the province of Cochin-China. Lond n, Jan. I. Among the recipients of

Viet. Namh forces are using mor complete freedom in their camps in The workers said that they had in the New Year Honours List toin

honour tars and artillery in their pressure Marselles They could organise any day were General Jan Smuts, Prime stated

north

of Tongking. This is Minister of South Africa, who

Army political activities, or make any state re-commday In a French ceived the Order of Merit, member Hanol. The communique said that

received in Paris from ments they wished. They alleged

that ship of which is limited to 24.

although the heaviest attack was at Namb short of manpower they had been France was desperately The former American Ambassador. Dinh, 50 miles south-east of Hanoi, kept kle against their will for about

John G. Want, FRUSTRATED honorary member of the Order.

becomes

where nationalists were backed by year, because the French an allaight artillery barrage.

afraid they would demonstrate The New Viscounts are the Chair- The Nomh Dinh attack was

favour of their opinions. un- nun of the International Emergency successful, Bruce, and the Lord High Chancellor ful ditacks were made on the French us in armament factories because we Council, Mr Stanley Melbourne Nationalist artillery Was also active against Hanoi and unsuccess- Allen Jowitt. of Great Britain, Baron

"We have refused the work offered Wiliam

garrisons at Bac Ninh, some miles knew the munitions produced there Labourites,

Eight new Barons

include four Haiphong.

further north, and the Mr

Wright bowled the first ball to Charles

would be used against our own coun- Bradman, a no ball, which the bals- The Third Test was resumed to Kudas, former Trade Union Chairman; Mr

Melbourne, Jan, 2. General Jacques Leclerc arrivedra Viet Namh spokesman said. Secretary to the Ministry of Garro Jones, fonner

Parliamentary

In Hanoi by air yesterday

The only recent demonstration or-

man hit for six. In three overa hoday." Aviation; Mr Fred Kershaw, member areas sold French messages when they marched through the city

on the anised by Indo-Chinese workers in 12 and had batted second stage of his

had overtaken Barnes, who was then behind the wicket, off Edrich

Tallon was caught by Evans, Civil

tour of the of the Labour Party for over

Marsellles was several weeks

for nearly an 35, while Lindwall, who followed for ago hour. berreaching Paris to-day. He was met

40 years; and Sir Ernest Simon, former manding French Troops in Indo-repatriation.

by General Claude Valluy,

Com carrying banners demanding speedler mines Dowling for nearly an hour, 33 Lindwall, Eedzor 9; McCool

Australia's first 10 came after 70 was dismissed for nine. Liberal Member of Parliament.

play. -The other new Barens Are General Commander in Tongking Province,

China, and General-Louis Mortiere,

After

Scores: Fallon, c. Evans, b. Edrich Sir

not out 42; Dooland not out 3; total Laings Ismay,

281 for eight wickets-United Press. one of the former Lords France have landed at Saigon, n ewspaper proprietor, and Sir John

of Appeal; Justices

Sir Walter French Thomas

Layton,

economist and Saigon sews Agency despatch from

The troopship, Pasteur, Haffey, United Kingdom represents yesterday at Cap Saint Jacques with tive bi Dublin.

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Infantry and cavalry on board, It was The British High Commissioner stated.

A young Chinese, accompanied by It is vaserstood that

woman. was held up while the men, one armed with a revolver, at by two Earopen wore trying to grapple the junction of Boundary Street and with the maca, seine of the pass 115 Embankment Road about 7.30 last threw their valuabits from the coach) night., windows.

However, Mre and Miss Collins, who were screamed, Chinese soldier attached when the woman also passengers, were ejected from to Land Forces Headquarters rushed the coach by the bandits. Shortly up to assist and the two gangsters after this the five men lett took to their heels. scene, whereupon the rail-bus pro- eceded to Shatin and reported the incident to the police.--

the

The wounded were removed to The manufacturers of Cow and the Kowloon Hospital. The condi-Gate milk fond have issued an at tion of the wounded Chinese, Chung tractive wall calendar for Shian, is serious, while the condition with, as centre piece, a reproduction 1947. of Mr Clarke and

Is of "Pinkie," the famous satisfactory.

puinting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, PR.A.

Mr Rocha

FRANCE'S FAIT ACCOMPLI IN DISPUTED SAARLAND

Paris, Dec. 31.

France had to-day presented the Council of Foreign Ministers, scheduled to meet in Moscow next March to dis- cuss the fate of Germany, with what amounted to a falt accompli as far as the Saarland is concerned.

Ten days ago a corps of French, belonged to France through most of customs guarch moved into the Saar its history. Along with Lorraine it. in the first move to carry out the became French in 1669 and remained economic attachment of the territory so until 1814 when it weeded to to France. They were reinforced to- Gerniny. After day with French military pollee with War it was given to France under a the first World order to shoot any German crossing the border with authorisation from League of Nations mandate for 16

gears to compensate

nines in Northern

for the coal France. On

Dori of

Erfused to Work

Sir Geoffrey Ailitary reinforcements from leged that 200 of their fellow-lunch and Hammond brought in

in India, Mr Terence Shoue, becomes Knight Commander of the Order | or St Michael and St George.

Thirty-eight new knighthoods in-

urrived

to reinforce the French forces

Part of these, troops will be sent Tongking province:

The 43,450-ton liner, Ile de France,

clude Professor Waller Norman was expected shortly with reinforce

Haworth, prominent in atomic ments of parachutists, the report research.

and the

actor. Ralph added. Richardsun-Reuier.

Many Injured In Sydney Hailstorm

Viet Namh supporters in Paris al Bedser was taken off shortly before country men among the 10,000 Indo-Wright for the second time. Chinese soldiers serving in the French

colonial, forces in France and North Africa were arrested about a year

go in various parts of France for gitating for Indo-Chinese indepen- dence and were Imprisoned in North Africa.

There is widespread feeling among Viet Namhese adherents here that at present the only hope for fair play for their country is through Ameri- can intervention.

Luncheon Scores England's felding was excellent play before lunch, England's wicket- and nothing was given away. In the

good exhibition behind the wickets. keeper, T. G. Evans, gave another

The scoreboard at lunch read: S. Barnes, not out A. Morris, 1.D.w. Bouser D. Bradman, not out..

Total (for 1 wkt)

21 30

For a long time Bradman stood in the breach for Australia, but Yard- Another Saigon report says

The dispatch of a direct appealley, whom Hammond was forced to the library of the Pasteur Instituto take personal action is being con- that lo President Truman asking him to

(Continuetton Page 4) in Hanoi. France's Far Eastern ad-sidered by Viet Namhese in France, ministrative capital, was burned in It is saldi.. recent lighting between French forces and Viet Namh troops, Equipment and laboratories used for research into native diseases also destroyed.

and in-

Blum's Faith

of

VC-

the

While French and Viet Namh were troops were locked in a struggle In The French Colonini Minister, M.teran French Socialist Premier Leon

Northern French Indo-China, Marius Moutet, said on his return to Blum to-day told representatives of Saigon yesterday after eastern Indo-China: "What I have

a visit to various diplomatte corps at a New seen is very important in the light you the neas should assure moral Your reception here that France "be of the events in north: Indo-China. and material development The areas I visited were a striking peoples for whom she is the French military government.

contrast with the Annamite regions, Sydney, Jun. 1.

responsible Hundreds of people were injured where terrorism, outrages As a pretext for the move the January 13, 1036, Its population voted in Sydney

in intimate

ante and durable union." French Foreign Office recently an- 477,000 to 48.000 to rejela Germany hallstorm today,

severe ten-minute red certainly United States.

The Ambassadors of Argentins, the nounced that it was for the purpose and it was returned on March 1 that ger than a man's fat bombarded the only to work in peace."

Hall stanes big-the mass of the population wants of preventing additional food rations year.

Another French News Agency re-

were present at to be accorded to Baur miners from

etty, smashing windows and ripping Its cost mines under French super-through car roots.

the reception, which was held port from Salgon to-night salt that the French Foreign Ofice. finding their way to the black vision are now turning out oelween

From the famous Bondi beach Minister of National Economy.

Nguyen Manh Ha, forner Việt Namh

Mt. Blum added: "I have faith of other parts of Germany. marketa

11.000,00 and 12,000,000 Unoficial sources gave as additional nually and they are desperately need-in ambulances. At the Sydney sports of Itanol and stayed there with the task, which is dictated by the prin- tons an- alone, 50 people were sent to hospital fused to follow his government aut French nation will not fall in its

in 10.

iny country and am certain the reason that 15 was to prevent specbla. Į

ed by France which consumed 75,000-ground, an air raid shelter was turned French. He was a delegate at the clples for which to many of her tion in view of the expected conver-000 tons before the war-zad is now into an emergency first aid station Franco-Viet Namh talks last e sion of the Saa monetary medium getting only About 45,000,000 and was full of casualties, while a mer, and is stated to have refused

Including long queue of injures, people walted to participate in the war against the Leclerc, who has been sent

from marks to francs,

ng from All sources, This explanation was strengthened the Spar-United Fresa. by the

which went into effect -to-day preventing authorised tri

vellers across the Saar's borders with Germany from carrying more than 100 marks.

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Plebiselte Unpopular

Saarbruecken. Dec. 31. Neither the conquering French nor enhauered Germans in this coal-rich The French vehemently denied that politically divided borderland appear they were placing before the Dig to feel that the plebiselte like the one Four an accomplished fact in their in 1935 will solve tlic controversial often reiterated demand economic attachment of the Saar to

for the future of the coveted Saar. French France.

military offelals and most German Indications here are that France views on the subject.

political leaders expressed identical feels fairly certain of British and American complacency toward

Both asserted that the Sanrland had no politióni

experience and that ap

on the Saarland when the Big popular referendum would be "brutal meets, bat the Russian attitude and usefontifio." Saarlanders, to

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for attention.

At the height of the storm, pigeons erushed to the ground as it caught in an anti-aircraft gun barrage,

Serious damage was caused throughout the elty-Beuter.

Collision In River Scheldt

French-Reuter.

Persian Cabinet

Resignations

Bagdad, Dec. 31.

Canada and Britafrazil, Mexico,

sons died."

at

the French Government on special tour of inspection of Northern French Indo-Ching, left Saigon by of

oir to-day for fzaliol, the tro of

Tonking Province and the

with

fighting

com~

the

Viet Numhese, it was reported from Saigon to-day.

The French General Staff at Hanoi to-day Issued the following munique: "At Hanol, mopping u operations by French troops around the main railway station are going The Minister of Finance and the have been checked-Router.

favourably. Several counter-attacks Minister of Education, both Inde- pendent members of General Said's conition cabinet, banded in their resignations

to-day. their resignations are accepted | the by the Regent, the Premier will form

London, Jan. 1.4 Lloyds shipping intelligence ro- from Flushing that

la a different matter. Along with whom a correspondent talked, also ports General Lucius D, Clay the Com- rejected the idea of munist Party organ, "Pravda," in Many expressed distrust of such a colded in the river Scheldt to-night forthcoming elections.

a plebiselte. steamer Carltas 1, from Ghent, had a new neutral cabinet until after tho Moscow also labelled the French de ballot in these hungry times when wilt an unknown steamer and that cision

unilateral. Although the Saer's 750,000 popula- "voto by his

they said that a person is prone to Caritas I was beached between was disagreement over election is- The reason for their resignation on, a predominantly German it has Press.

#tomach,Associated Flushing and Eldedam Walcharch suca and alleged Illegal interference

Island Reuler.

will ministers-Reuter.

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GREETINGS TO EX-BAAG

A telegram has been received by Ride, CBE, conveying the senson's Mr D. R. Holmes from Col. L. T. greetings to all former members of the British Army Ald Group,

MELBOURNE TEST SCORES

Later, Test Scores: 293 for eight wickets: McCool 53 not cut; Dooland 4 net out-Router.

4 not out; total 300 for eight wickels Later, i Scores; McCool 60 not out; Dooland

-United Press.

Later. Australia: 320 for Bivkts. McCool, BI not out, Dooland 9 not out, extras 2. Reuter.

Later. Lunch Score: 333 for 8-Reuter,

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