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VOL. II NO. 309'

Dies After Seeing Film

London, Oct. 1-Tho' death of a cinema theatre manager after

a private showing and numerous cakes of

nausea and fainting among those who have seen it prompted dozens of film exhibllors throughout the com

on Tuesday to cut from

newsreel

sequence showing a

horror

man sup

posedly run through by a sword.

Shortly after he had seen the film and decided against run ning it at his citiems,

Baylis of Chesterfield entered

at noon yesterday and died about three hours later. **IL makes me feel queer, lie told "Associated Press before he fainted.

Death Was attributed heart attack.

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At an earlier pubilo slowing some of the audience fainted and others covered their faces and several walked out of the hall--Associated Press.

ARMOURED CARS BREAK BARRICADES

The

Ythandl

Printer and dubiinher

Dino

At the

ompiẳng “Lapaqin

Thongkong Telegraph. G

Disturbances In India

Cause Anxiety.

PAKISTAN'S APPEAL

London, Sept. 30.-The views of the Govern- ments of India and Pakistan on the communal situa- tion, which has been the subject of an appeal by Pakistan to Britain and the Dominions, are receiving the close and sympathetic consideration of the United Kingdom, it is learned from authoritative quarters tonight."

The India-Burma group of the Cabinet discussed the matter last night.

The Government recognises that the con- tinuance of communal violence and loss of life is causing great anxiety to the Governments of both the new Dominions.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1947.

It la felt, however, that the lates Informid quarters, dismissing such Involved are so delicate that the 'a suggestion as imporbable, point the, out that Lord Mountbatten is now arm- exchanges of views between

hend of und of the of the Com-constitutional nonwealth including various Governments

Incha and two new Dominion Governments.

Reuter. Pakistan and the United Kingdom, may continue for some time before be development can

Paris, Sept. 30.---Four oured cars with machine guns, *heading a convoy of 143 French broke Army lorries, today through the barricades erected any posluve in Verdun by demonstrators re-expected. sisting the transport of 400 tona of American sugar French occupation Zone of Ger-

many.

No one was injured in the dashes between the police and the pickets put bn watch at Uie barricades by the local Communist leaders.

The Jonim, laden with the sugar, which had been unloaded from two barges on the Hiver Meuse, were followed by a dozen jeeps filled with zined Republican security squads.

Their destination was believed to bs Worms.

As the faut lowries gathered spoed-

on their way towards Germany, a police howled in anger.

from the departure

LONDON OPINION

India,

to

to

SHIPPING STRIKE

Melbourne, Sept. 30-Aus- tralian marino engineers, irnar. Ing the last-minute appeals to remala dt work, began leaving ships of round Australia's const today in a strike which threa- to Immobilise 101 Aus- within a

tenowned slips

week

The walkout, following strike notice by 000 marine engineer, began at midnight. This six months' old inter-union dispute between engineers and scamen began with the dismissal of a Areman member of the Sea- men's Union, after he was rein. stated by the Maritime Industry Commission.

The engineers claimed that the discipline of the engine room was at stake, The Aus- tralian Trade Union CongresRR, supporting the commission, threatened a week ago to call on affiliated unions to man the ships' engines if the engineers were withdraw1.--Reuter.

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BAO DAI

No Right To Negotiate With French

Saigon, Sept. 30.-The President of the Vict Nam Republican Government, Dr Ho Chi Min, broadcasting today, denied the right of Bao Dai, ex- Emperor of Annam, to negotiate with the French on behalf of the Viet Namese people, and claimed that the whole nation was supporting the resistance government under his presidency.

Egypt's Cholera Situation In Hand

Cairo, Sept. 30.-Dr Nogib Iskander Pasha, Egypt's Minister of Public Health, said today that the latest official figures showed a "drop of nearly 50 percent in the number of suspected cases proving that the situation is now well in hand."

Economic Survey Of China |

Ha declares that "according to International Law, Cairo, cannot be considered an infected area," be- cause all suspected cholera cases had proved to bo dégative. The only positive cases were persons escaping through the "sanitary cordon" in the infected uncos.

Dr Ho staled: "The repeated re-

Never Drank

Liverpool, England, Sept. 30-After brewing beer for nearly 60 years, George Irving, Liverpool, retires to- imorrow without having ever had a pint of his product to drink.

The only time frving, who Is 80 years old, touched beer was when he tested it, for

testing purposes.—Reuter.

TWO MORE PALESTINE EXPLOSIONS

quests that Bao Dai is reported to Jerusalem, Sept. 30. While be making to return to Indo-China the Palestine police tonight con- are merely the perfid lots monocivres

of French colow'sts to divide us and tinued their hunt for the tor- make us fight anong ourselves, For-rorists who yesterday blasted tunately, W

aware of these machinations and shall not let our- Haifa's polico headquarters with

elves be divided."

a tar barrel full of high ex- September 18, Bas Dal an: plosives, killing 10 and injuring nounced in Hongkong that he had accepted appeals from Viet Nam 54, two more outragc3 were re-

for him to negotiate

selves On

representatives.

with France concerning the future ported, one in Jerusalem and of Indo-China.

one 20 miles from Haita. His statement followed a speech by M. Bollaert, French High Com- At the same time the authorities missioner Indo-China, a weele prepared to readfive two more non- earlier defining French policy in queta Immigrant ships with--accord- Indo-China.

ing to Jewish

in

ntatives

Last Wednesday, the French news agen

reported from Saigon that of ali Cochin- political parties at a con- ference of party leaders had un- animously accepted Bao Dal's offer of mediation.

meet

ugres on board.

Burces,BGO

The ships, the Paducah and the Northlands, were sighted in thực, Black Sea during the weekend, and

were expect d

to reich Palestine

..

FIRST HAND REPORT

Now Delhi, Sept, 80-Sir Archibald Meanwhile, the hope in Britain Carter, Joint Permanent Secretary to the is that the joint measures decided of the Ministry of Commonwealth been visiting by the Indian and Pakistan Govern- Relations, who has ments at the Deihl Conference on Great Britain on Friday to give India and Pakistan, will return

tho September 19-20 will load to some early and definite improvement in Government his first hand report on the situation.

the altuation in the two Dominions. He will be accompanied by Political quarters here noted with General Lord Ismay, who has been satisfaction the joint sentiment exacting as liaison between the two

Referring to the figures of cholern Republican Foreign Minister, har Jerusalem explosion,

Hoang Minh Giam, Viet Nam territorial waters tonight. pressed by the two Governments al Governments, and who ill-ba that Conference that any conception available, if necessary, for,ho Co-

cases given in the Ministry's nightly declined to meet the British Consul when bombs blasted an Arab shop of conflict between India and Pakis-binet discussions.

communiques, Dr Iskander said, "We at Hanol to arrange the distribution ntar the Jaffa gate, was believed by ton was repugnant not merely an

can safely say that 60 percent of of food and medical supplies to the police to be the work of Arub moral grounds but because it would cribed as not amelal, is ky

Lord Ismay, whose missions des-

the suspect cases are not cholera," result in disaster to both.

of prisoners French Britain, the United Nanking, Oct. 1-The Minis-

war in Viet terrorists to discourage Arals from Elve the Government an tlen of the Indian try of Economic Affairs has Italy, South Afeld States, France, Namese hands, it was learned today. : buying Jewith goods."

Palestine and

Mr Hoang's reply, broadcast by

Government efforts to cope with the troubled completed plans for a nation Irad all sent supplies of cholera the Viet Nam

con- scrum to Egypt this week to help

The other attack was on the Cairo- cd held back by troops und The feeling hore is that, what-ituation In India, it is understood, wide economic survey expected in the drive to inoculate the entire trolled radia, expressed "Inability to Haita train, when a

mine derailed near future", two macher. Pandit

the Consul in the near paint, ever steps ultimately may be de- The Premier of

population.

but added that the

Vict

Nam : cided upon and whatever the rest Nehru, speaking of these efforts into last three years,

Mining, industrin und electric The Arab Legation in London authorities were willing to a

Red

No causalice scam elther incidents The transhipment of the Sugar of the Commonwealth Governments Delhi today, salt that he wanted

power enterprises will be included tonight Issued A denial of the Cross representative to meet "any had been reported tonight-Router. had been held up for avarul days feel they can

contribute towards to Lake "eff.clive measures" against

In the Inquiry, which the Pakistan for "failing to protect its

during the rumour that, a case of cholera had owing to civilian claims that the easing the tension in India,

one on the Consul's behalf." It was minorities. but his hands

first year will be confined to Nan-been diagnosed in Hedjaz were

where also suggested that this meeting ¦ JEWS FOR AUSTRALIA · sugar was intended for ficunan problem, in the long run, is essen bound by similar happenings in his king, Shanghal, Canton, Hankow, the pilgrimage city of Meces is might take place near Hanol. CONSUMDULTI,

tially one for the authorities

Tientsin and Chungking. altunteil.

brondcast reply

re- also

Marseilles, Mana meelings in protest were India and Pakistan on the spot.

Sept. 30.-Appro I would have liked the armies of

a report ld during the weekend in which

the People's Politi- to

Quoting a telegram from Saudi quested the British Consul to ask ximately 100-European Jews, mest held

No further, news is available India to murely into Pakistan for the ent Council Resident Committee Mr Arabia, the Egyptian Foreign Omer the French authorities for a tan- a principal figure was M. Andre the reactions of Canada, Australia, protection

them from England, left, here of the helpless rather Chen Chi-tien, Minister of Economic stated, the, Public Health authori- Savard the tommunist deputy for New Zealand and South Africa to- than to see them occupied in quell Affairs, revealed that bis Ministry le ties of Saudi Arabia confirm that tech on the day of the meet- the Meuse, who last night urged the wards the views of Pakistan clemonstratora "lio down, if neces-india-of which all are in posses-ng rlots and guarding hospitals", ho at present devoting most of is the health of the propio is satisfac-

efforts to assisting

in- tury private sary, before the lorries to prevent sion, but it was reported that the Patiala State in its entirely was dustries, increasing industrial pro- them from passing."

Prime Minister, Mr Joseph Chifley, today declared a dangerously dis- ductivity and

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promoting foreign Among the dimonstrators were

trade miners from Bouligny who went of Austraila, has confirmed that he turbed area.

close touch with ls in

the other

An announcement from the Egyp He sold everything was being done Dominion Governments.

FLOODS CAUSE HAVOC

increase.coal production, includ- tian Ministry of Public Health to ing

for mines night said that 37 new deaths were trop protection,

Originally 336 Jews were to It is assumed here that the Aus!! tralian Government is also in com→ The State the premier Sikh Stato along the Felping-Mukden Raliway, reported, 70 new positive cases, and

leave on the Tidewater, but a now surrounded by arrangement of loans for coal com- 40 Bus Cusualties rose to its highest rubtions greeted the

cases of cholers. The

Southport, Sept. 30.-Noiry inter-pokesman for the port of Mar- munication with the Australian in India-is

Minister of heilles said the British authorities High Commissioner in Delhi.

Indian Union territory. An ordin-panies and the provision of tiers toll of ance was issued by the Maharajah transportation faciliteitscreed that epidemic Inst Monday.

level since the outbreak of the Fuel, Mr Emanuel Shiwell, when here had ruled that only 100 could Omelal London quarters have no

Minister Chen

he addressed the 25th National Con- leave at this time. knowledge 0{ £ suggestion that today prohibiting the carrying OF lechnological improvements were For the first time since the out-ference of Labour Wometi General Lord Ismay, Lord Mount-possession of arms without a licence being made in China's textile in- break, Eve suspected cares and one opened here today in the presence

used Jerusalem, Sept. 30-RAF planes (batten's Chief of

Staff, is

except for is coming to

sheathed kirponS today reportedly spotted two Jewish London for conversations with the as

mbols by the Sikhs. All Khan, the Premier of ing light industry. refugee ships of Cyrus, en route to Home Government.

He said China today possessed Palestine where, informed sourecas There is no confirmation of Pakistan, lies to New Delhi tomor

the joint only 4,000,000 looms, as against an said, they were expected to arrive rumour that the Governor-General row for

a meeting of

estimated 12,000,000 in order to be within the next two days.-United of India, Viscount Mountbatten, India-Pakistan Defence Council,

self-supporting. Press

might come home at this juncture. From Lahore, foods have brought traffic on most sections of the East Punjab railway to a halt.

Into the town after the clashes over the weekend between the police and civiliana-Reuter,

Another Immigrant Ship Sighted

EDITORIAL

Too Many Mosquitoes

I not doubted that the health

authorities are alive to the dangerous increase of malaria. - carrying mosquitoes which are Colony's infesting many of the restiential districts, especially in Telmshatsui and Kowloon Tong, but being aware of a menace and doing somethiur about it are two different matters. One of the worst afficted areas lles belween Chatham and Nathan Roads, which, before the war, was almost wholly free of mosqulioes; now, people Ilving on the top floor of four-storey buildings are nightly nenalled by blood-sucking malaria. carriers. Kowloon Tong also has an intolerable quota of these bux- Flug hor

horrors, breeding 80

so fast

with regular

spraying of rooms DDT falls to keep them away. One of the first problems the health',auflorities tackled after - tha: liberation was destruction of

that

rounds by

tho mosquito breeding gro serial spraying of DDT. carried out by the BAY an Immediate

It was and was FUDCTES, Monqul- toes and dies vanished almost overnight. The treatment WEK repealed at regular intervals

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that by the end of last` ́year Hongkong 'could'claim that it had conquered, the menaco und

"

of

own country.

of

and

Bald.

the malaria Incidence was almost as low as in 1911. Since

then the practice of serial spray- in has been discontinued, primarily for the quaint reason that, while it destroys breeding grounds, IL

of

malaria

doesn't eliminate malaria. This is something like arguing that teeth should not be stopped because the treatment cannot make

Impos sible." "Aerial

with BIT may not be a permanent method preventing malaria, but its efficacy in keeping down mes- quito brooding is unquestioned; wherefore, as one measure 10- wards stamping out the menaco we urge the reintroduc. tion of serial spraying. It could be carried out by the Far East Flying Training School which possesses both the planes and the apparatus, Supple- nooossary menting

the this,

authorities should organise a vigorous cam- palen to enforce regulations which forbid exposed standing water in or near residential buildings, DI well as a drive to clear areas: overgrown which

BIG lang grASSES notorious breeding gromas. Unless action is taken Lo check the breeding, the Colony. may face à malaria danger acuto as in the early months after reoccupation/

RS

.

About 40,000 people were report.

do

FOREIGN TRADE

.

37 NEW DEATHS

one case at

The

lag-Reuter.

Shinwell Howled Down

which

of

yesterday, aboard the Panamanian***

ship Tidewater for Australia, į

The port authorities said they were part of a group of emigrants given permission. to enter and settle in Australia. - Others are to leave within the next few months.

The spokesman Bald that i

parts of the country.

strictly controlled by the British Half a dozen women apparently authorities, there could bono of the "Housewives possibility the Tidewater would which has been campaign- turn into another refugee runner inst

the Government's bound for Palestine.

in upper Egypt. The epidemie previously only affected lower Egypt.

A report from New York says that the Transworld Airlines plane "Storing

Geneva," left New York for Cairo austerity measures, gained access

In Paris, the Australian Embassy today with 150 kilograms of cholera the hall. vaccine to Bght the epidemic in Their boos and catcalls and vehe- Bald they had issued visas for In regard to foreign trade, Mr nd tonight to be affected by flooding Chen said he had proposed to the

Egypt

ment protests, and calls for order approximately 100 Jewish refugees on the normally placid Jumma holy National Economic Council that a liner to leave Britain for Egypt in Mr Shinwell to pause until order Immigration Ald Society.

In London, the fifth British air from delegates several times forced upon the application of the Hebrew river at New Delhi. The river, now

sosem arganlution be farmed to

took off today had been restored, pote a swift torrent of tumbled wa cr, supervise and stimulate the foreign the past four days,

with more has half-submerged factories, tem trade of the country.

cholera ECTLUTI Au Mr Shinwall, in his speech, said The Australian Embassy spokes- ples and thousands of mud and

Egyptian Embassy spokesman in that the responsibility for the pro- man, said the 100 Jews were part of The report disclosed that a Ser-London, sald that Egypt's cholera sent altustion lay heavily on the a complement

of 400 passengers bamboo huts,

culture Aid Committee had been battle would be won within a week shoulders of Liberals and Conserva-, who left Marseilles yesterday on the Over 100 villages are

under

formed to assist the production of

Tidewater-United Press. silk, and that in the past few months or two-Reuter..

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water or cut off by the flood, but the worst phase is now over, the authorities say,

ot

Government banks had loaned out

to silk enterprises an aggregate of

A buried store of tommy and $270,000 million (nearly US$6,500,000 other guns, armunition, dangers, at the mesent open market rate of spears and hatchets were found CNS42.000 to USSI). boxiny ih, a

courtyard mosque Cawnpore in the United Provinces during an eight-hour police search. Over 25 people, including Govern- ment servants, were arrested. Reuter.

HOSPITAL ATTACKED:

New Delhi, Sept.

attacked Safdarjung

30-It was

tresh *This Bouson's Field of coccons' amounted to 200,000. plculs 110 lbs, to a picul), which should produce more than 14,000 pleuls of raw silk, the report sold.

tives.-Reuter.

Yankees Win Opener In World Series

Now York, Sept. 30.-New York Yankees, American League champions, Beat -Brooklyn Dodgers, winners of the National League, 5-3 in the opening game of the bost of soven World Series at the Yankee Stadium here today, Reuter.

Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, on the 7,000 yard Birkdale course on

Hotspurs

and Notta Tuesday. BRITAIN TAKES TEA

The Hague, Sept. 30-The ADC Tottenham the P.P.C.occer club of The Hague beat the County are among the clubs which Other results in the second round admitted their interest in were D. Cameron and Max Faulkner, Mr. Chen also told

Chinese touring team, Sing Tao have Committee that negotiations with

had been Sports Club, of Hongkong, by Ave securing Lawton and Chelsea is re-a-member of the British Ryder team, the British Government

ported to have been offered up to beat Major A. Duncan and Paf Rees,

SING TAO LOSE AGAIN

officially announced today that arm-uccessfully concluded for the ex-Coals to three hero this at hale £17.000 for the 'player whom they a British Ryder cupper, at the 10th

ed

talders

In

tea

The Dutch side led 4-0.

placed on the transfer list two weeks

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go

J. Fitzsimmons wit at less duas W. the 18th-Associated Press,

5," McCleod and Norman, Sution at

Hospital, near Willingdon air stallon port of two million pounds of red

time. two million pounds, of pnd Three patienta were killed and 13

Results of football games played Formosan tea to Britain.

Division tonight are Thind

In granting Lawton's request for wounded, one of whom died. Inter.

· COMPTON'S OPERATION transfer Chelsea lot It be known Non-military

This, he added, represented a 400.

Northern: Accrington & New Bright fired ten guards

in London Oct. 1-Denis Comptor, over last year's ton 3. Rugby Union: Falmouth that they were not interested per cent increase rounds and one assaliant was tea exports to Britain.. jured. The Emergency Committee of

Cross Keys ; Redruth 3 Aberavon casi only. They wanted players Middlesex, and England cricket star the Cabinot has taken a. serious Meanwhile, it is learned that the 14. Rugby League: Yorkshire Cup, too in part exchange-Associated and Arsenal footballer, was success- fully operated upon last Tuesday for Government is geeking the aid of second round, first leg-Keighley 2 Press.

VON NIDA OUTIN the removal of ʼn foreign body la labour specialists and industrialists in Castleford Router.

Birkdale, England, Oct. 1.-Flory his right noen revising the Factory Promulgation

CHELSEA NOT SATISFIED

van Donck, Belgian professionist and

Tom Walker, manager, bald the Law to meet changed conditions,

of the Aiming at the protection

London, Get. 1-Chelsea Foot- the Brillen Walker Cup amateur operation was not serious and Comp- rights of labour, the Factory Inspec ball Club of the English First James Wilson beat another British ton will be completely. At egtais in Hà wll, sinet on Tuesday Walker cupper J. Marton and the about two weeks, in tlon Law, promulgated in 1931, lays Division announced

spooal emphasis on health conditons.that of the offers it had received for Australian professional Norman von football iccining soon, safely measures, restrictions of child the transfer of Tominy Lawton, labour, and general living conditions Choleca and England centre for of workers-korelas

"ward, none is acceptable.

view as the hospital is guarded by non-military personnel and it direct ed Immediato punitive action against villages

where the to have como from.

near

rolders, wero, believe?

movement of refugees apu West Punjab restarted after the cessation of the rains. The ronds are still impassable, No al tacks were reported.—United Press.

Nida at the 19th hole in the steend Compton has played for England. round of the Daily Telegraph £2,100 and Arsonal as an outside left- amteur-pro foursomes golt "tourney! Associated Press,:.