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VOL HI NO. 174

Fukui Boset

Floods

Tokyo, July - 16 Fakul, the Japanese' site elly wrecked" by earthquake and fire la month. was flooded today (when'. „the swollen Kururya river burst fle bank. In 13 places, after.. three.

days' rain.

Governor, Ebata of Fukul to- niæbt ordered "the residents: 'to

collect their : belongings and prepare for evacuailon. *

*Scores of other towns and" villages on file main Javanese" laland of Ionahın " wërs under water, Encinding Yorama, where 45 per cent of the population of 119,000 have been evacuated}" railway communication has been disrupted and press reports sald 350. Bridges have been washod Awaz.Bester,

Canadian

Air Disaster

were

28 PEOPLE KILLED

Rimouski, Quebec, July 25.---İ Twenty-eight persons killed on Saturday night when an airliner struck a mountain top 115 miles East of hero and burst into flames.

It was ons of the worst crashes in the history of Canadian aviation. The plane was making a 60-mile Bight" perass the · Gulf of Saint

Lawrence.

Most of the passengers were fum-

Ah

berjack home-bound. from forest for a

holiday. Ambulance Care reported to have reached the ROOTS.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice ordered the cutter French to

stand by.

PLANES. STAND BY

MONDAY, JULY 26, 1948.

U.S. PREPARED TO TALK WITH Checks Truce

RUSSIA, BUT NOT

"UNDER ANY DURESS"

Gen. Clay's Blunt Statement

Berlin, July 25-General Lucius Clay, the American Commander in Ger. many, today said the United States intended to exhaust every possible diploma- tic approach to solve the Berlin blockade with Russia but would not negotiate “under duress."

After a high-level conference with American experts, General Clay said: bluntly that so long as the Russian blockade continued, the United States "will continue to fly planes into Berlin, regardless of what happens in the air corri- dors."

Discussing the possibility of four-power negotiations with Russia on Berlin and on Germany as a whole, General Clay said, “I do not know if wo can find a solution through four-power negotiations. But the United States has never been opposed to an approach except under duress. Such a solution is not possiblo so long as the Berlin blockade persists.”

Mr Bohlen, General Smith and Mr Immediately after the conference, Douglas took off for London at 9.30 p.m. to open the talks there. It was believed postible General Clay might go there on Tuesday with General Sir Brian Robertson, British commander-in-chief.

General Clay old the United Riddleberger, General Clay's chief Stato, in its desire for a peaceful adviser. solution, was willing to make con- cessions to Russia in the dispute over rival currency in Berlin.

Tho

statement was made by the on American commander-in-chief his return from Washington after a high level polley conference with ace diplomatic and military experts on Russia and Germany. Resulis of this conference, consolidating policy decisions reached in Washington, will be conveyed to Britain, and France in a series of talks starting in London on. Monday,

General, Clay and General. Ro-

bertson are scheduled to confer with German leaders in Frankfurt to- morrow (Bionday).

General Clay made his statements at press conference wearing a The London conference will de- brown bathrobe and with his neck termine what reply the Western swathed in fannel because of Allles make to Russia's note flaily severe cold in his back and neck rejecting a demand that Its starva- which had kept him in bed most of The Royal Canadian Air Force tion blockade of Berlin, be ended the THREE POINTS have ten plants rešity if needed ...thout conditions, and without

The plane carried a two-man crew. delay. The 20 passengers were 'all-fum- berjacks on a holiday trip to Gaspe from

Island. Anticost

had resulted, among other things, in giving the Western powers time to to the solution." By this he meant explore every diplomatic approach It was firmly decided to keep planes flying with sufficient supplies for 2,500,000. Germans in the Western. sectors to permit Western diplomatic leaders to work out their plans willı- out taste.

SCENE SHIFTS TO LONDON

The scene now shifts to London for talks with Britain and France. Informants said that progress - on the note would be swift now that:

1. State Department Counsellor Charles Bohlen, Lumbassador 20 Ideut-Gen. Waller, modell, Smith Am Moscow, and Me Lewis Douglas, US Ambassador to Britain, have s sembled in London Power strategy talen

2

A new French government been formed. Difficulties over come- Washington, munications between

Violations

ColNils Driftsson, personal representative of CountTM Folke Bernadotte, United Nations Palestine mediator, dess cends stepladder from wall gun post In Jérusalem's Old City during, investigation of reports of violations in the Palestine truce." On wall (L to R) are Major Abdulla Tell, Arab Legion commander in the Oly Cliy; Frank Beg. ley of Farmington, Conn., U,N. truce security officer, and.

Legion Junior officer. AP Pictufe.

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Reynaud Has A Plan To Save France

France's 50-

Paris, July 25.-M. Audro- Mario, year-old Radical Premier, elected yesterday, by an As sembly vote of 352 to 100, will not be able to announce

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DRIVE BY TROOPS IN MALAYA

No Contact Yet With Guerillas

Singaporo, July 25,- Dia- patches from Semenych snid today that hundreds of heavily equipped British troops moved against Communist led guerilla bands in a 45-mile square arca near Kuala Lumpur just before dawn today. This latest offen- Rive followed a Spitfire rald on the area 21 miles southeast of Kuala Lumpur, Malayan capital. The British were in full battle regalin, including steel helmets and automatic weapons.

The military" Intelligence reported large bands of guerillas in the area. By 1 p.m. (local time); however, no contact had, beca, established with dented that once report the

the bands

dicated

Spitfires warned of an Impending Ground, attack. As the driva goi under way, scores of people living in the target area were arrested. Some ware held for further questioning, according to Semenych reports.

"SURPRISE MOVE"

Reports from the scene sald that as dawn broke, hundreds of British soldiers advanced in a thin line, crouching behind tree trunks and bushes bordering tho

roadside. British officers said the assault was hairride, move" nud éven éstate owners in the area were not noti fed in advance.

The air strike, which preceded the infantry advance, was aimed at the guerilia headquarters and Local posts. Two civilians were wounded.......... but no other casualties were ported. Reconnaissance planes droned through the air all day as trepps, reinforced by some Gurkhas and local police units, stealthily pushed through the Jungle in the rubber and tin-rich area in an at- tempt to flush the rebels,

In Singapore, the police reported that rubber estate official was

cons were killed in widespread

the names of his Cabinet Ministers until tomorron consted alive and five, other per-

Ho made three things clear: TI)

བྷ་ EXPERTS: CONFERTHAN The United States is not opposed Converging on Berlin from Mos-to friendly settlement of the Berlin and Germany disputes with Russia. The wreck EITICAL was reported to cow, London and Washington,

conferrad for (2) The blockade on Berlin must London and Moscow and the fall of and ac-American exports be completely uninhabited

before be lifted

there are any the French Government had caused hours. With General Clay in con- cessible only on foot. The nearest

pos- delay in answering Russia's rejec Cape Do Rosters.

Bohlen, four-power talks, including a town is

ference were Mr Charles

of the Foreign tion on July 14 of the first Western

He spent all day thrashing out the; Socialist, Popular Republican and counsellor of the State Department, sible conference

Power protest General Walter Bedell Smith, Am- Ministers

3.

were proposed financial and Three separate notes

economic Radical deputies met separately this guerilla raids during the past (3) Despite new and dangerous Moscow, Mr Lewis

and were expected to hours-United Press. bassador to

Minister, M. Paul Reynaud (Inde- tell M. Marie tonight whether they

INDIANS SUPPORT GOVT. Douglas, Ambassador to London, Mr manoeuvres in the nerve war by handed to the Soviet Ambassadors in policy of his prospective Finance afternoon Robert Murphy and Mr

Oncial indications, now are that pendent Republican) with the leaders could co-operate with him on the J. W. Russian fighter and bomber planes the three capitals on July 6.

along the Allled air corridors, the

Singapore, July 28-The Malayan Reynaud's plans.

Congress Party 600,000 strong will con- the Impending notes will charge of the Socialist Fopular Republican basis of M. aerial supply of Berlin

the Soviet Union with violating the eighty

(rightwing) and Radical parties,

If the answers are favourable, M.-today gave its support to the Go- tinue until the blockade ends.

which he

ters tomorrow, he told the press to- terrorists associate themselves from As regards norial supply, General United Nations Charter by trying.

Government.

calling on all its 'tol- Premier when day Not only the Socialist plan-lowers to

A spokesman for Rimouski Airlines of Rimouski, Quebec, owners of the plane, said it was believed that there

word 110 survivors. Associated

Prepa

EDITORIAL

The People Need Houses

BW "Saturday Round Up" Zlat. week provided. some welcome and refreshing down- to-earth observations from three qualled speakers on the subject of the Colony's dire need for more lying accommodation. I the discussion eventually wandered far away from the announced subject—the squatter problem--this neither robbed the programme of any of its interest, nor last anything in value as constructive criticism of the most wretchedly handled of all Hong- kong's postwar problems. La fact, the three most pertinent. aspects of the acute shortage of accommodation were treated in turn in a dignifled, tliough, none 'the less outspoken manner. Dr Willis concentrated the squat- not only ter problem, showing

on

the need for immediate

ing action, but als

terid: Pr enable all sets

programme

of

that

that of all things which the re- occupation authorities ignored when they · Introduced control mesɛures to safeguard the daily cconomics of the public. WAR The Harcourt Housing

Fránce collapsed,

Clay sald his vìult ́to Washington | to freeze ils former Allies-out of National Ped to incluido in his | Marie will draw up the list of Minis- vernment in the battle against the Berlin, But it is belle red likely that claiming special nors but almost the more leftwing acts of violence and other subversivo Four Power talks on Germany will powers so as to effect France's re of the Popular Republicans are activities. be offered to the Russians if they covery. He is credited with the in- dading some of M. Reynaud's econo- The Congress announced in a lift their slego and recognise the rights of the Western Fowers joint- tention of lengthening the 40-hour mic proposals rather hard to swal manifesto that it was voluntarily

week and alleling more Marshall ald low ly to occupy Berlin.

suspending political activity until the funds to copital equipment than to consumer goods.

ER

Committee report was principal CHALLENGED

a survey of the difficult condi- tions prevailing when war ended and its half-hearted recom- mendations were never taken tog seriously by Government. Since then there have been other oficial Investigations and reports concerning housing, but from the start Government has made i clear it is not interested making

for

entering

houses

of

to be the of private enterprise." Government had made amend- ments to a Landlord and Tenaut Ordinatics, a section of which cuta clean across the fundamental Intention of the bill and openly gives backing to key money and nate rentals on

··Dorty · bulit after a certain daIA proper | Ta, - the bordes

wartime enriched speculatora who have invaded Hongkong, ́ibe

exlating Landlord and Tenant · Ordinanca Is an inexpooted boon, for ander His protection they ears soak the public the choicest cal- left: they are and buying up

altes (especially in dentlar Kowloon) and are balding on them, not with the intention of. elimidating the hour problem bak in order to get rich quick men they did during the way. And Government,

all squatters to be housed comfortably For the

hygienically and -economically,

development of any such long term policy Dr Willis conceives the desirability of private enters prise being Induced to step i to implement the scheme, yet -it-in-of-pointed significance that of the two recommendations I the Intern

Inter-departmental

report on the "sunatter which Government has

arbiem

com

decided to hold over. She ja consideration of a scheme to encourage privatn enterprise to bulid working

tenements approved type for begling to approved tenants at controlled rents in exchange for the grant of Crown land: on... favourable terms. Here

typical

of

example of Government's a cagey attitude to Issues of greni portance. Iusican) of... “vigstoDE, and imaginative-action at con- Cents itself wit

measures! (carried out in ̈piecemeal 'fashion,

eventually recommending

a inadeguato 11 vhelllating. Government's whole stilfude, to the wider subject or haullig has been marked by the. samuthalaity and indecision. The

preseni tragedy of the housing thortage and dis, con Linguous evils of keymoney, ́excessive rents and silick" formą ́of extortion' stems from the fuck.

when

even

pecins,

In qulle willing to tolerate this stipation.

The Ume has since

arrived

official, though

controls, reasonable should be applied to these newly Constracted

raidences. The time alos come when Government mew Merionaly revise. Ils policy about houslog and consider fancial sponsoring, of approved building schemes that will bring accommodationtjat de economie Prices

-who So Borely need it. There is no sparing of

NOT ULTIMATUMS Qualified sources said tho! tho rew protests will fall short of ulti

matums but will make "greater

use of the United Nations Charter. These sources pointed out that arff- Shanghai, July 26,- Bubicle Two specited that all members nessmen, both foreign and settle their international disputes Chinese, are viewing the fight by peaceful means. It continues to between the two world-wide the effect that all members "shall news agencies, Reuter and the refrain in their international rela- Associated Press, and the local force against any state.

Guild Newspaper Publishers with keen interest, according to the North China Daily News today.

the

tions from the threat or use of

.

The Soviet slege of Berlin, which

H-K-CHINA

In a statement, however, M. Marle emergency ended.-Reuter, Insisted that ho remained "resolutely optimistic" as to his

of chances getting a team together.

Some leftwing Socialists are still toying with the idea of blocking the road to the proposed Cabinot in the will have to be

Protection For KCR Canton, July 25.-The focal rail- way administration has arranged for

hope that Socialist AGREEMENT called in as Premier, but most sen- armoured trains to patrol the Can-

soned political observers think that ton-Kowloon railway while the mill- it would make a general election tary authorities have been asked to inevitable and might sweep General supply soldiers for the land protec Charles de Gaulle into power.—, Hon of the route, it is rejerted here.

Router,

Latest Reports About Reuter.

Currency Talks

began on July 24 is regarded by the Western Powers as "use of force," hence it le almost certála that ] Shanghai, July 26. The Russia will be charged with violating Chinese Government is at pre- the Charter.

| sent studying concrete steps

close to the Central Bänk.

The reason is that the authority of the Guild is being challenged Without exception, members pf not only by the two agencies, but the Congress who talked with Clay for the conclusion of 'n China- also by members

Guild during his three-day visit, appeared Hongkong currency agreement, themselves.

to be convinced that the present according to Chinese press re- The Guild has given orders to frm American policy in Berlin [ports today,` quoting"-sources

the orials, all newspapers in the city which is lead to easing

barring They were not being obeyed by any of them, "unforeseen incidents."

encouraged by Clay'a the paper sald, continuing that especially Members of other trade

guilds assurance that the West would con- thing, tinue to supply the Berliners by air and this

may

establish a precedent without attempting to pierce the Soviet line of blockade-United for them."

of the dispute have Press... Implications

Cont unnoticed by the general hot

either.

Many questioned

public whether there was not

some political; molive-in-banning

Plénipotentiary delegates will be appointed from among the high- ranking officials of the Central Bank and will be sent to the British Colony some time this week to re- new negotiations with the Hongkong Government, the reports added.

The Assistant Director of the Business Bureau of the Central:

Tsao,

agnin" being: mentioned

10 undertake the Possible choice

negotiations, also said that a preliminary- discussion of the matter has already started in Nanking between British Embassy officials and Chinese-finan-

lauthorifles. cial

the sale of news diatributed by the THE TYPHOON Bank, Mr

two independent agencies, the paper added.

LATEST

The

FICTITIOUS AUTHORITY Newspapers and agencies them solves do not grant the Guild, this

At 9 o'clock this morning the completely fetitious authority, do rived from the fact that it has tropical depresalon reported powers to recommend to the Export- yesterday by Manila was situat is reported, was to stop the fight of

chief purpose of the pact, If import Board what amount of ed 400 miles southeast by south capital from China to the British nowsprint......

the various member of Hongkong, moving WNW at Colony, and a better control or

receive each quarter. papers

Bhati

until six month ago, the 12.knots, according to a Royal Chinese currehey at, prasent circu- Gulld actually thought it had con- Observatory report, pou

lating in Hongkong---Reuter. trol over bowsprint allocations, but it continues its present general

BLACKMARKETEERS; fierce fight with the two foreign

this fallacy was exploded afterna | direction the typhoon is expected to MLASINGE

Tribune, whose allocations were have a bit of a blow, it is unlikely awaed papers and the China Daily passouth of the Colony, in which care, Although Hongkong would iubitrarily, & cut, a fhus tamsiderably

outlay to provide certain gradea of

linktermining the Gulid, morvants" withi, drooni.

Present indications are that its housing and it in. Government's duty to allow as much pracijent *Obamvers yesterday saw this intensity does not exceed Force 8.

Latest Trial as a second blow to the No warning signal has yet been concern for others; whose

Docde

Observatory of arean erent, no cibose)

Guldby The North Caria Dally Nows holsted by the quoted and businessmens no saying the official position of the typhoon

authority.", the papers, lanposed itbat galds would be experienced.

of

elvil servant; and whose financial recources are probably less

'ti

July 25-Economie in- Canton, have been busy ferreting out black- apoctors, of the local Finance Hurenu

market foreign currency dealers, with the result that the Hongkong dollar, after climbing to CN$1,300,000, fell sharply by some 20 per cent in

matter of hours.

The Hongkong dollar, however,

It giver and hope that the pervalelous at 0:2 m. was: within – 60 miles of again roso in the next 24-hour, and Kulla" Kvsim Yight eventually be 17.30 dèg. N and 117.2 deg. E moving there are signs of its further rise. brökton."--Hautor: info

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