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Today's Weather: Moderale. East winds; cloudy, with scat- tered drizzle.

Noon Observations: Barometric pressure, 10210 mbs., 30.15 In. Temperature, 04.8 deg. F. Dew point, 55 deg. F. Relative humliliy, 71. Wind direction, East, Wind force, 16 knols,

Low water: 2'1, 0 in. at 2.44 p.m. Ich water: 6 fl, 5 th, at 0.09 p.m..

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VOL. IV NO. 72

Three People Killed

And 10 Injured Shanghai, Mar. 23. Three persons were killed and more than 10 injured in two railway accidents yes- terday morning along the Shanghai-Hangchow and Shanghai-Woosung railway lines, it was revealed today. The first disaster, in which a stoker and a woman passenger

killed on the sput were

med 1 seven others seriously injured, occurred when on express col- Hided with Nanking-bound train Just outside Shinghal's s main station,

Both locomotives were badly damaged and required several hours to be removed from the tracks.

The second arcident took place early yesterday morning, when a large military truck was hit by n speeding train at a crossing near Changhwapang, on Shanghai-Woosung milway,

the

The truck driver was killed instantaneously and three pass- engers on the vehicle were ser- tously injured. Reuter.

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NATIONALISTS' COMPROMISE

Britons Spend A Little Less

Money On Gambling

London, Mar. 27.-Britons gambled £ 141,000,000 Inst year than in 1947, according

mitee Review on Gambling.

Iess

to e Churches Com-

on

But Just under 10,000,000-about 29 per cent of the pools. total adult population-staked money on football Twice as many men as women slake money in the pools. Horse racing, according to the Berlew, was a possible totalisators. but exception; more money was staked

of the money these only represent a small percentage gambled on horses and do not give an accurate picture.

The Review stated that the decline in overall gambling totals £650,000,000 in 1948 as compared with £701.000,- 000 in 1947-loes not necessarily mean a decrease of in- terest among punters, nor indicate that fewer people went to the races.

The total number of people attending races, including was nightly In- dog races, according to some statistics

weather cut down creased--but new taxes and severe spending.

An increased police vigilance and currency restrictions cut down Irish' sweepstake totals-Renter.

Cripps

With

Wrestling

Budget

PEACE FORMULA

Concessions

To Be Sought

On 6 Points

Shanghai, Mar. 28.-Despite the Com- munist Radio's reiteration on Saturday night that the forthcoming peace talks would be based on the Communist leader, Mr Mao Tse- tung's, eight peace terms laid down in his January 14 statement, informed observers here expressed the belief that both sides would probably make concessions on more contro- versial points in an effort to achieve a settle- ment.

London, Mar. 27.-Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was this weekend wrestling secretly with the astrono-

The Nationalists, it was thought, would mical figures of Britain's April 6 annual

urge that: Condition No. 1-the punishment budget, sustained only by vegetarian diet and of war criminals-be modified and to be a five-hour sleep each night.

limited to a complete elimination from Chinese have ob- politics of such leaders as had been ardent Parliamentarians His Spartan routine gave no

that although reflection of Britain's expected served seriously

supporters and advocates of the civil war. Con- internal surplus of £900 million. Sir Stafford is held in great

politlen! dition No. 2.-the abrogation of the Constitu- It was more in the spirit of aus-esteem, even by his

tion--be deferred until a new National terity compelled by the coun- opponents; people tend to resent Vienna, Mar. 27.-Two Bri-

were try's still menseing dellar fam- his vegetarianism,

Assembly could be elected. Condition No. lish Armv corporals knocked

It symbolises for them a cold, i

3-the abolition of the present political kicked aneline. down.

In seclusion, somewhere In strack by Soviet sentries outside the West England country, the

nloof personality. Such people have never met him. He is, in system-be implemented as soon as a Coali- the Russian-occupied Hotel im- "Iron" Chancellor, who is re- fact, one of the most approach- tion Government has been formed. pertul in Vienna, an official Bri-garded as Britain's most hard able of political lenders. As the tish statement said tonight.

Indians, with whose worked man, forsook work on

struggles

Condition No, 4-the corporals Douglas bis budget by only, the briefest for independence he

was So organisation of the army-be Thompson and Ronald Hudson intervals. The discipline of his closely bound up soon discover-earried out on the principle of were walking past the hotel is mostly not a matter of ed. Reuter,

the nationalisation of the armed when Thompson "unwittingly"

inclination. Vegetarianism WD# stepped inside Ure barrier, the reed upon him by an illness.

forces. stalement said

Now he finds he needs only half the sleep of his meat eating

The

The Russian sentry shouted but Thompson could not under- stand, and the sentry rushed on hi, kuociting him down with

rife

bult. When Hudson the pushed sentry aside, other Russian soldiers rushed out of the hotel. no

knocked the two men down, kicked and struck thum and left them lying stunned in the gutter.

Austrian police picked them up Inter uni handed them over to the international patrol. It was added-Reuter.

EDITORIAL

inc

days.

TOUGH DRILL

his

Death Of Man Who Translated Koran

re-taken place yesterday when the Finance Minister, Mr S. Y. Liu. entertained foreign and Chinese bankers at a tea reception.

Among those present were The Nationalist delegation said to be the United States inny suggest that a sort of plebiscite be held am Ambassador, Dr J. Leighton troops themselves for or against of the ECA China Mission, Mr Stuart, and the Deputy Director remaining in the Army.

R. A. Grimn. Condition No. 8-the banning of "trallorous" treaties-be effected only after a careful study of the existing agreements. Condition No. 8. the banning of "reactionary" elements from the Political Consultative Con

most given the ference-be H

liberal interpretation possible to permit of the maximum number of Kuomintang, members attend- ing the projected Consultative

Joseph Paris, Mar. 37-Dr Charles

French Mardrus, Orientalist, translator of the "Arabian Koran And the Nights," died here today, aged

Sir Stafford was a sick man when he began the tough drill that brought him back to

He still extraordinary vigour. carries on with the routine. | 80.

After a very hot bath, fol-

Dr Mardrus. physician, lowed by a cold sponge down,

brisk took part in various scientifle he strides out

and walk. Then he breakfasts off expeditions to the East

Morocco-Reuter. cereals, vegetables and fruit,

n

Need For More Volunteers

EGISTRATION for the Hongkong

R Defence Force and is auxiliary

are

units, while stendy, can hardly be claimed to have reached expectations. Latest igures show that a total of 2,700 citizens have indicated their desire to join one of the branches of the Force, compared The Hongkong with a target of 6,000, Regiment, to which the Authorities attach so much importance, is still 300 short of battalion strength, and which, after Attestation has been carried out, Most may be only half that strength. striking feature of registration to date is the obvious reluctance of Europeans to volunteer their services. Chinese overwhelmingly in the majority which, from one point of view may be considered an encouraging sign, inasmuch that it indicates the Chinese citizen of Hongkong' is prepared to help protect and safe- guard the interests of the Colony, which also are his interests. But again there remains the formality of attestation and selection before it is possible to obtain accurate figures of Chinese participation In the now defence force, and the prospects are that it will take a long time to bring the force and its auxiliaries up to the desired total. Considerable doubt still exercises the mind whelker auficient vigour and enterprise is being shown by the Authorities in the task of attracting more men and women to the Force. At a recent press conference a spokesman went to some pains to emphasise that at the moment it was a registration and not a recruiting campaign that was in pro- gress. That seems to be splitting hairs. Voluntary registration Implies willing-

TIGOR

to join the services; recruitment certainly does not imply any more compul-

slon. The registration system is a nice passive method of encouraging people to "sign on the dotted line," but it is very unlikely it can produce the same results as a well organised recruiting It has now been made clear campaign. that the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Force will be required essentially for helping to maintain internal security in the event of trouble, and because Internal security can bc Jeopardised without previous warning, it is obviously neceн- sury to have available a properly trained security force at the earliest possible moment. On this ground alone it is Force be the Defence imperative that brought to lis minimum strength without delay and that instruction in the task of dealing with disorders be started im- mediately. It is conceivable that in order to achieve this a recruiting drive will be. necessary;

why the Authorities should balk at this. Recruiting- has to be stimulated in England and elsewhere, and Hongkong is not likely to take any such campaign amiss. The Authorities have to convince the public that one of the urgent necessities of the timea is a Volunteer Defence Force at full strength. The casual official ap proach to the subject which has been calculated to exhibited to date is not

nor can

sve sec

arouse that conviction, and, so long as the numerical strength of the Force Ings, so much less is the Colony prepared to guard its internal security. If n recruit- be the Ing campaign is going to menns of arousing the public to their sense of duty, then let there be such a campaign, and with all the trimmings, The Authorities have nothing to lose, and much to gain.

Conference.

Conditions Nos. 5 and the confiscation of bureaucratic cap- ital and the enforcement of land reformare expected to be nc- cepted by the Nationalist dele- gales without discession og simi lar measures often had been ad- voented by Nanking.

Observers consider the ques- tion of army of reorganisation will be the major hurdle to be overcome in the peace talks- Reuter,

Dr Liu was reported to be planning a partial revision of the recently promulgated' Anan- elal and economic reform men- sures.-Reuter,

TORNADO TOLL

29 Dead: Great

Destruction

Tupelo, Mississippi. Mar.) 27. The toll from tornadoes that criss-crossed the south ECONOMIC CHAOS Shanghai, Mar. 20.-An ex-with suTering and destruc- change of views on China's tion over the weekend reach- chastic, economic and financial

A

un-

spectator (fore- ground) starts to run and others aro decided when a ball of fire leaps upward us drums of turpentine and palni explode during a fire which swept the army's largest west coast pler at Oakland,,. California, causing damage estimated more than a million dol. lars.-AP Picture.

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Kwok Peng's

Crew Safe

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Flee Fire Blast

Atlantic Pact To Be

This Week Signed

Washington, Mar. 27-Foreign Ministers of 10, perhaps 12, Western nations will gather here this. week to sign the Atlantic Security Pact and open a new era of Western unity in the bitter power struggle with Russia.

Attempts are expected to be made to advance toward an agreement on four or more major inter- national subjects. These involve Italian colonies, Western Germany, other regional alliances and Atlantic defence machinery.

them

Bevin

Most

of the European for Southeast Asia to hold Com-. eign policy leaders, among muniam in check there,

Britain's Emesi

Atlantic 4-Creation of an and Robert Schuman of France, Alliance defence machinery un- due here about Thursday, der the pact. If this topic comes But some are coming earlier up in the meetings here, It is

are

situation was reported to have 29 dead and nearly 150 Hold Making Water and indications are that For- expected to be discussed only In

GUN FIGHTS

WITH BANDITS

injured today.

Weather experts believed that the

Arst vicious winds that sprang from contrasting pre-

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eign Minister Carlos Sforza of a general way. Delails will be left until after the treaty be- A message was received this Italy might arrive on Monday.

effective. comes

Some sharp These men and others, such morning by John Manners &

differences of opinion are be- Dr Spaak of Belgium, are Co., agents for the Chinese ship coming not only to sign

the inning to emerge. Kwok Peng which grounded treaty but also to iron out, among

morning on themselves and with Secretary stood early on Sunday

In this connection, it is under- here that many Western

should

ure areas on Thursday had spent their fury after spinning New York, Mar. 27-A polico their course through six states Mofu Point in the Hainan of State Dean Acheson, issues Europeans believe that the At- set up patrolman was killed and two

military The last twister, one of the Stralis, to say that all member requiring action of the Western lantic powers

other fronts of the some kind of super other policemen were wounded

stall LO evolve their joint in gun Rights with bandits in most violent, struck the small of the crew were safe, but that powers on

cold war. communities of Belden and the sea was

The strategy.

and French, fairly rough and Astoria, Long Island, today. Chesterfield The

possibly the British as well, escaped gunman

would like to see a highranking night. Two persons were killed the ship was making water in porarily but inter the police and 20 injured. A third victim No. 1 hold.

American officer with a big announced that they had de- dled

That today.

brought

·mon like General tained a man for questioning. Mississippi's death toll to nine.

Eisenhower or The

gunman held up a liquor.

NEGROES KILLED

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store and stole $300. Two policemen in a radio car who answered call to vestigata the robbery,

questioned gunman near the store,

was killed.

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COLONY PROBLEM These issues Include: IThe Italian colony prob Owing to the rough sea, nolem in the United Nations. The nam one has been able to get on

is the kind of Dwight D. major question board the distressed ship, but it control for the colonies stripped General George C. Marshall-in was confirmed that the vessal from Italy as a result of the control of this staff-Associated Six

issue is negroes

killed was in no immediate danger.

war. The

whether Press. when the tornado ripped

Italy should exercise a United The Kwok Peng of 2,100 tons,Nations trusteeship through `delta

over them, plantations

Cap!, H. P. Vouland, the Greenvillo arca on Thurs-under day night.

wero

in

safted from Hongkong last Fri-administrations should be pro- Switzerland To

vided.

Stay Neutral

He turned and ran into an tinderground

railway station

near with the polico ofcera in pur- In Arkansas where a dozen day. for Parneval,

2Untication and develop. communities in the southern and hong to collect n cargo of lime- sull. In an exchange of shots,

passen-

ment of Western Germany. This Patroman Anthony Olthiemer cast-central parts of the state stone. She had no

Rome, Is a topic of primary concern

Mar.. 27-General were shaken by the storms, the gers or cargo on board.

Gluson, Swiss Army The gunman ran back into death toll stood at 17, with ond The Moller's tug Frosty for Mr Acheson, Mr Bevin and Henry the streets, where two more killed in Texas and two at Moller is standing by. The M. Schuman. They are expected Chief, told reporters in Romo policemen stopped him. He Crowder, Oklahoma.

tug was working on a salvage to take it up in a special but that Switzerland will maintain were picked up injured project, 35 miles away, on the informal contra about regional despite the "uncertainty of the Scores

conference.

is traditional armed neutrality drow his platol and opened fire, wounding both ---Router,

from the jagged wreckage of old Norwelgan ship Mul Lee 3.What to farmi homes and outbuildings which was wrecked last Sep-alliances in other parts of the International situation."

world outaldo the Atlantle area, | | Little Rock hospitals alone cared tember.

lle added,

is improving. Its for

the Near East and Switzerland 28 injured and 20 were brought here from Belden and elgnal was received in Mediterranean area. Mr Bevin defence system not Chesterfold storm scenes, Scores Hongkong this morning saying has already discussed this prob- any attempted aggression."

сал "Switzerland among the passengers on board of others were made homeless that the tug, Frosty Moller, is lem with Foreign Ministers of

men perfectly the a Fatshan which arrived in and the darnages figure ran into bringing the Kwok Peng crew Greece and Turkey. He is known half a millon

eix days" ho Hongkong at 8 am today from estimable thousands. United back to Hongkong. She is ex- also to be interested in setting armed within

Press.

pected to arrive lato tonight. Conton.

up some kind of machinery for declared-Associated Press.

Soong Not Aboard

Mr T. V. Boong

WON

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that

however,

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discourage

mobilize