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Colombia-Soviet

Relations

Bɔgola, Apr. 14-Dr Eduardo Zuleta Angel. tho Colomblan Foreign Minister, dented here today that Colombia had broken off diplomatie relations with the Soviet Untori,

Ve kave taken no definite

declaring uction yet," he anld. (at the radio report of tho breach on Bunday was "prema- ture."

He offered no explanation for the report, which followed the charge that Communists had inspired and led the revolt-Reuter.

weekend

DOCTORS TO

VOTE AGAIN

London, Apr. 14.-Britain's medi cal profession is to hold a second on the Government's plebiscite Health Service, due to start on July 5.

Fifty-alx thousand doctors will be asked to reconsider whether they should co-operate in the Service now that the Minister of Health, Mr Aneurin Bevan, has agreed that they will not be compelled to accept the basic Stute paid talary unless they are in the first three years of their practice.

The decision on another plebiscite the first one overwhelmingly re- Jeeted rervice under the present Bill on the ground that I payed the way for a fulltime State service- was taken tonight by the Council of the British Medical Association. Ileuter.

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Reds

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1948.

In Full Retreat Around Peiping

Communist

Forces Sandwiched

Shanghai, Apr. 16.-The Communists in the area of Peiping are in full retreat before the blows of the Nationalist reinforcements, but reports from Mukden claimed that the Reds are beginning to mass unknown strength around the Manchurian citadel amid forecasts that a spring offensive would soon be launched.

Fifty miles east of Peiping, two Communist divisions broke off attacks on towns in that sector and began to retreat in the direction of Miyun small station on the railway leading to Jehol.

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A United Press dis patch from Peiping said the between local garrisons and reinforcements from Poiping, losses after a fierce engagement. Government reports tered the success after a three-day fight.

Assembly Delegates

In Critical Mood

were

Nanking. Apr. 15.-China's minority groups unanimous in a denunciation of the Government at yester- day's session of the National Assembly for its "agrant neglect" of their welfare and interests.

Students March On Assembly

who

60

The delegates

spake represented Mongolian, Sinklang and

Communists,

sandwiched were routed with heavy said the Nationaliste regia-,

the been

West and South of Pelping Reds were reported to have driven out at Hwaitan, 15 miles southeast of Kalgan, but skirmishes continued In that area with rall lines disrupted beyond Kalgan.

Was

The Communists began converg- been Ing on Tatung, which has under slege off and on in the past month. However, no major fighting reported. The situation at Chengchow in Ilonai is tense. Gov

deployed e'rument forces were awaiting a Red frontal assault, with the Reds sill holding back. WEIHSIEN BATTLE

Taiwan groups, whose resentment The battle of Welhsien, 80 miles

con-

Diseased Cattle

on

London, Apr. 14. - The Ministry of Agriculture LTS- nounced today that it would All continue the slaughter of cattle suffering from hoot. and mouth

rather than disease Rubstituting with the polley of artificial immunisation.

The Select Committee rstimates In the Commons crittolsed lip slaughter poller.

The "Ailnistry sald there were three types of dlacaso and simultaneous immunisation against all the three has, not yet been achieved. Abandonment of the slaughter mellod would in- volve 4 serious risk of the disease establlaking itself in an endemic form in British cattle. the Ministry said.-United Press,

Italian Elections

Police Seize Many Arms

Rome, Apr. 14-Armoured police cars were out in force to- night in the great north Italian port of Genon, where Signor Pietro Nenni, the Socialist Left- wing lender, was to give an election address in the square.

main

It was the strongest police display yet seen in the elty.

With only three days to go before Italy's Brat general election for 25 years. Signer Alcide de Gasperl, the Prime Minister and Christian Demo- that his crat leader, said tonight election, campaign was going "very well".

toward the Government was heigh-east of Tsingtao in Shantung.

of all these tinued ubated, with the Reds re- tened by the omission border regions in the administrative portedly slowly battering their way reports rendered yesterday morning into the north gate hul forced back by Mr Chang Li-sheng, Minister of at the west and south entrances. the

Chu Interior, Mr

Chiu hui.

"Everywhere, I have found great The Nationalist nrtillery brought Minister of Education, and Mr Kuup from the west engaged in a duel enthusiasm", he added before leav- Christian another big Social with Cheng-kang,

for the Reds' big

The Ing pieces, Affairs.

situation of Anchu and Changlo Democrat rally at Palermo, Sicily. Two Mongolian delegates attacked

The police today unearthed more In their arms dumpa Nanking. Apr. 15. More the Government for failure to allow suburbs was said to be unchanged.

for secret country-wide comb-out than 200 students attempted to them self-government as promised with government forces still holding concealed

Arms before Sunday's voling takes place. march into the National As-by President Chiang Kai-shek. They

-

Minister

of

out.

Nationalist military leaders flew

sembly yesterday afternoon to said that though the Mongolian and

'Tibetan Affairs Commission did from Mukden to Nanking to confer

Staff

Parading down the main street that remote region, while economicaler in

leading to the hall, shouting slogana ly only Mongols did not receive al

Chief of

ac-

a

ut

They have arrested 12 people in present an impeachment of the formulate a political programme for with Generalissimo Chiang Kai- the past two days, including

wornan who had an arms dump in Anhwei Governor, General Li Mongolia, its implementation was hek Chao Chia-listung

her garden near Varese, in Northern Ping-hai, when police and Gen-"delayed ogaald that the Govern- stopping over at Pelping, sald an of the Northeast Command,

Italy. One of them

The police found a heavy ma- darmes blocked their way about

ment's neglect was evident in the important conference was called by

chine-gun, four light machine-guns, the Assembly

Kai-shek Chao was fact that no effort was ever made

three ather

weapons. automatic 30 yards from

to establish educational facilities in

by Luo Ching-yl, deputy hall.

several riffs, many hand-grenades Manchuria, Nationalist reports said that the and a quantity of ammunition

Rome Radio reported. Varese,

Carabinieri (State gcadarmerie) outer defences with second line found rifles and automalle weapons, hand units. GOVT, CASTIGATED

The exact distance of the

2,000 cartridges, many

pounds of ex- Govern- main forces from Mukden was not grenades and 00 He also castigated the

plosives in the province of Ferrn. against ment for failure to include any learned,

moriars, savera! Communist North

trench Central Govern-

Four Mongols In the

professions attacks were reported to be made in machine-guns, and 50.000 machine- ment, despite repented

the among the Liao River aṛen, seeking ຄ

Kun cartridges were of broadening its base.

arms unearthed in the province of "The Government has committed southward crossing.

Pistola,

where a

man was today serious blunder in handling the

sentenced to 16 months imprison- question of Mongolian banners," he

for being in possession of said, demanding that special legisla-

flamethrower, Rome Radio added. tion be made promptly for the, ad-

The police confiscated nearly 500 inlaistration of Mongolia.

machine-guns, 4,500 rifles and more

and distributing handbills, the stu-share of relief supplies handled by Reds have been probing Mukden's dents were stopped at the Western CNRRA. archway, specially built to celebrate

Assembly, where four the

were backed army trucks

one of the their entry in a row. Then from behind

hugo

on Wednesday, 28th April, 1948, tricks, Mr Pan Kung-chan, Chair at 12.16 p.m., or at such time na man of the Shanghai City Govern- the Ordinary Annual Meeting ofment, Issued un appeal to them for and promised to take all Members to be held at the same reason place at Noon shall terminate, their demands personally to

Presidium of the Assembly. for the purpose of considering TRUCKS MOVE FIRST and, I thought it, passing the following Special Resolution :---

the

Though Mr Pan spoke with con- vlucing sincerity, the students

way.

their bleeking Students considered

the

Mulden of

HQ DESTROYED Pro-Government reports sald the Chinese Air Force destroyed the Ret headquarters In Liaoyuan, 130

One Sinkiang delegate, said that he felt particularly

rly disturbed over miles north of Mukden, dropping 25 than half a million rounds of am

because "t take tons of bombs.

manner not not and

The reports said the school has 100, HARCourt officeRS' AL Nanking the government CLUB DINNER DANCE

cadets and three planes.

Imunition in the past three months fused to withdraw until a "gentle-border regions

The offelal Min Kuo Jih Pao of this year, it was announced In

thut the Wu Chung- alleged "That the New Articles of man's agreement" was reached. The pride in being a Chinese citizen."

Red Mongol Home today-Heuter. that the trucks He attacked General

Wangychmino Association produced to the agreement

of Sin "government" the hsin, a former Governor which

with an air school Meeting, and for the purpose of

lokinng for un insult

to abolish the local established

and Russian instructors. identiDeation subscribed

bythem, should move away first. With dialect in schools and conducting the Japanese David Fortune Landale, Chair-this, both sides complict. Assembly. compatible with local customs,

administration In man of the Company and of the In their petition to

the Government

authorised all local garrison security iveting-be-adopted-as-tha students, who said that they re- demanded that

of a permanent authorities to "take measures lo defining Articles of Association of thesented all those Nanking and adopt a polley...

the rights colleges and middle schools nature clearly

prevent

by Red any disturbances the Sinklang

Plotters." Company in substitution For

coming from Anhwei Province, de-aral obligations of

The order means that local officials

Remember, tables are strictly and to the exelusion of all manded the removal and prosecution people.

said The Taiwan delegate

martial pre empowered to impose existing Articles of Association of Governor Li Ping-hsien on

following charges: misappropriation previous to V-J-Day the island had law when they think necessary, ac- limited, so make your reserva- of the Company."

funds; harbouring sound foundations

cording to the government military tion now. of Provincial

spokesman,

Wen-yl. Tenj said the action

TEL: 33097 was taken as the corrupt officials: reaping personal economy and social system. profit while accepting the Japanese these were all destroyed after the over from the

Reds openly announced plans of surrender and intelligence with the Government took

coating disturbances in govern- enemy during the war-Reuter-AAP. Japanese."-Reuter-AAP.

ment-held territory.-United Press.

A copy of the Proposed New Articles can be inspected by any Shareholder at the Oflices of the Company during the usual office bours.

By Order of the Board of

Directors,

C. E. TERRY, Manager and Secretary: Hongkong, 5th April, 1948.

NOTICE

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Teng

Anxiety Over Japanese Dangerous

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Notice To Shareholders

Peace Treaty

(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Apr. 14.-Mr

C. P. Mayhew, Under-

secretary for Foreign Affairs yielded to pressure in the House of Commons today when questioned concerning the Japanese treaty.

An enswer

The

extent

Gunman Breaks Free Again

Chelmsford; Apr. 14. Stanislav Zborowski, 25-year-old gunman, who escaped from gaol last summer and eluded the police for 23 days is at large again and on the run today.

and

Zborowski tunnelled out of his cell in Chelmsford gaol during the night, climbed through a ventilating shaft

a wall scaled a Police said they belleve he has a Joseph Purlon the "who escaped from the

Monday. on

fer hastening the treaty procedure. Far Eastern Commission's disarma- "Dragon,"

and We are la United States,"

the with

cool

"0

Mr Mayhew was asked to press treaty and the formulation of a de-

United finite American policy, from the

of British political States regarding the Japanese

concern was indicated by another, Replying: the -Under-secretary parliamentary question yesterday, wid "We are agreed about the need when Mr Teeling asked about the

ment mensures for Japan.

Mr Mayhew, in reply, quoted two

FEC Mr W. Teeling (Cons): Does the well known

directives Ordinary Annual Meeting

Under-secretary realise that an provide for complete disarmament

the in Japan." Notice is hereby given that the answer given to questions in Fifty-seventh Ordinary Annual stated that no reply had been re-

House of Commons on January

However, Mr Teeling pressed the Meeting of the Members of the ceived from the United States? point by asking "Are the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops Under-secretary realise Company will be held at the Does the

which have returned to Jupan Offleo of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- the Dominions anxiety, and Bon & Co. Ltd., Pedder Street, anxiety of Yorkshire and Lancashire secretly rearming?"

concerning the unpreparation of a Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 28th peace treaty for signature?

naked whether Mr Mayhew was April, 1948, at Noon, to receive and consider the Report of the the Foreign Secretary, in the forth- Board of Directors and State- coming foreign affairs debale would

make a statement concerning

ment of Accounts for the year treaty.

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the

the

ended 31st December, 1947, to Opinion in Britain is anxious con- elect Directora and to appoint cerning the absence of preparation

of a Japanese treaty. Auditora.

The Manchester Guardian declares **In the present

Reds In Control

Purton has dragons tattooed on hle arms. He is of small stature, may be disguised as a woman the police said.

Zborowski who broke jail at Nor-

was rearrested folk last May Southend 23 days later.

A

at

police warning today said the men undoubtedly will be dangerous If they obtain arms."

Zborowsk!, sald by military au- thorities to be a former leader of a bandit of Polish deserters in Italy, was originally sentenced to nine months imprisonment for theft of cigarettes. He was sentenced to six

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