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Korea Border Fighting

North And South

Armios Clash

Lake Succes, June 28,- The United Nations Korean Commission reported today that heavy fighting, in- volving artillery and machine-gun fire, was in progress at a point near the border. between Northern and Southern Korea.

The Commission visited the scene of the incident and re- turned to Seoul last night. Ae- cording to its report, which was cubled to Lake Success, the Dghting in between troops from Southern (American-occupied) Korea and contingents of the

Northem. Korean Army.

the

tho

"A four-man observation team of the Commission visited veeno of the fighting in ingjin area, on June 28,, being conducted to observation posta by the South Korean military

authorities.

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Today's weatheri Moderate or fresh winds from a southerly quarter. Partly cloudy,

Noon Observations: Barometrio pressure, 1607.3 mb«, 20.75 in. Temperature, 85.0 deg. F. Dew point, 78 deg. F. Hela- tive humidity. 82%. Wind direction, 8 by W. Wind force. 7 ́knots..

Low wacizi # in at 7.21 p.m. High waters 3 H. Din. #1 2.18 km. (Thursday),

Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 151

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1919.

Inter-European Payments

Leighton Hill Flats Road

Subsides

to

Cracks, six eight inches wide, have appear. ed in the approach road to the Leighton Hill flats.

were

Workmen, yesterday, buny filling them, in with stones and tor.

Inspection of the road shoved were four defects that there over an area of about 25 yards. The offside of the road re- vealed a subsidence of about an

inch

white pavement subsi- dence was also noticeable, with

visible between the crack pavement and the stone balus- trade,

Vertical cracks have appeared along the balustrade about half an inch wide.

PWD EXPLANATION

An official of the Public Works Department said he morning. that there had been no sub- sidence on Leighton Hill Road, but that there had been a slight subsidence on the approach rond to the Government fals.

This, he rald, was duo to

Love Swindler

Meets Victim

Chicago, June 28.- Mrs Pauline Langton, York blonde New divorcee. today faced the master "love, swindler,** Sigmund Engel, in the County Gaol and he promised,

"word his

of honour," that he would return. US$50,000 in jewellery he took from her after their kissless marriage.

on

However, the 73- year-old confidence man claimed it was his "twin brother" who had mar- ried her on June 14 in Virginia.

"Oh, no.' sald Mrs Langton. "They don't make two like you!"- United Press.

7 Compromise

the excavation work carried out by NW China Air

vislied The observers front lines on foot, crossing howitzer batteries. They saw and es- many burned houses timated that half of the in- habitants of some villages were homeless. They also inter- prisoners, viewed two young

a private company some ago.

The company was fold at the me to stop the excavation. They did so, und buttressed up the affected part of the road.

The buttressing, however, had said to be from the Northern apparently not been sufliciently

cifective, the official said.

Korean Army -

Northern Korca, Formerly

Russian-occupied, is

"People's Republic.

Reuter

Seoul two days

despatch

now 11

from ogu quoted Major General Chel Byung- fuk, the South Korean Chief of Staff, as saying that

a group were

of North Korean troops.

Tragedy

Canton, June 20.-A Chinese and Army General, a Colonel

an American pilot died. In the crash of a Civil Air Transport mail plane in Northwest China June during the week-end of

19.

Calcutta Réds

Fight

Calculta, June

Police

the today sald General Ma Liang-ti, Ma Yi-shin and pliot Norwich, of Jersey, had

forces

of

Plan

BELGIUM READY

TO ACCEPT

Cripps Leaves For Paris Talks

Brussels, June 28.-Belgium on Tuesday night was reported to be ready to accept a French compromise plan on the problem of inter-European payments,

The proposed compromise, it is expected, will be placed before the European Payments . Conference of the Organisation of European Economic Co-operation (OEEC), when it opens in Paris on Wednesday.

The 19 Nation Conference will seek a way Lo reconcile opposing views on the use of Euro- pean currency funds made available under the conditional aid programme of the European Co-operation Administration in Washington. Belgium favours the use of these funds for complete inter-European competitive trade. Britain opposes transferability of these funds.

The

on

-Civil Air Transport oficials

is under The compromite bodies

to propose Colonel stood in Brussels Edward that only a percentage-lenta Wechauken, New tively put at 40 percent of the conditional aid funds be made been recovered transferable. 204-At least

remalader from the wreckage. Cen. Ma one person was killed and an

based restricted system D! other injured by police gunfire Liang-ti was Commander of the would stay under the present when, for more than one hour Combined Services this evening, Communists fought the 32nd Supply Deput in Can-bilateral trade,

Ma Yi-shin

Belgium had earlier with police, bombed state-owned ton, and Colonel buses and set fire to a tramear was a staff officer at military a 50-60 compromise. in the central and northern sec-headquarters there. tions of Calcutta. The driver of

one of U10 Sporadic border fighting in bombed buses kist his right hand the border area lins-been-report--and five other persona were in ed during the past few weeks.- jured by bombs.Associated Reuter,

entrenched on a mountain south of the North Korean border."

Fighting

was reported 10 have broken out after the North Korean Army barred

South using Korean water for irrigation from a re- servoir on the border.

farmers front

EDITORIAL

IN

Press.

Much has to be discussed on the entire field of dollar, ex- tho Common- change within wealth as well as the controver sial matter of tarif preferences in relation to trade stimulation.

In is well realised how much of the Commonwealth's pros-" perity turns on Britain's 'solu- propusertion of its dollar problems and how much in fact the entire pattern of world trade can be The Belgian Premier, Paul affected by the recovery of Investigators said the plane apparently ron out of fuck when Henri Spaak, teft Brussels to Europe alded by constructive Norwich tried to skiri a heavy day for Paris to preside over international schemes. rain and squall area: It crash-the conference. He is to con-

mountain:-Asso-fer on Tuesday night with the It is believed that Sir Stafford ed-into-a elated Press.

British Chancellor of the Ex-Cripps and Mr Averell Harri- chequer, Sir Stafford Cripps,man, the Marshall Plan roving Associated Press.

Eschew Special Privileges

giving approval to the Reform Club's proposition that the electorate for voting Unofficials Into Legislative Council should include a body of people known as Hongkong Citizens we dealt solely with the Iden Is the principle upon which

the based, and avoided discussing details propounded, by the Reform Club," We are still wholeheartedly in favour of the idea and we believe that it appeals to a large number of Hongkong residents, Nevertheless, there are certain features of the proposal which call for comment. As it stands It possesses more than a faint flavour of bribery Inasmuch that those who "rewards", are offered for would be wooed into declaring themselves Two examples are, Hongkong. Citizens. preferential educational facilities for children of declared Hongkong Citizens, and privileged treatment before tenancy fribunals in the event of possession dis- putes. These appear to be nú undesirable ns they are unnecessary. In looking for Hongkong Citizens, the Colony should seck only those whose professed loyalty Is spontaneous, genuine, and independent of inducement through special privileges or bonuses. The easiest way to obtain. a million signatures to declarations embodying Hongkong Citizenship is to offer rewards: but for the most part, it can be fairly assumed, those signatures would convey nothing more than the. expectation of gaining preferences and privileges, and falling them, the signa- tores would immediately be repudiated. The most Important privilege which Hongkong Citizenship should provide (and the only one) is that of becoming A water, thereby having a direct voice in the affairs of the Colony. British which is accepted as the nationality, X prima qualification for the vote, carries noother benefit than that, and it is enough We feel that the suggestion of holding out Inducements which can only hting about invidious distinctions, should

be thoroughly discouraged:

should in fact, be discarded by the proposers, the Reform Club. There is also the question of qualifications for Hongkong Citizen- ship. The Reform Club advocates. two neccmilies: five years of residence in to sign a Hongkong and willingness form of declaration whereby the citizen welfare of the interests and accepts Hongkong as being paramount, and also offers himself for conscripted service on behalf of the Colony should the necessity arise. It fe

of question matler whether five years residence Is long enough; whether, certainly to start with, the qualification should not be 10 yearB (excluding the Japanese period),

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DOLLAR CRISIS

London

for talks

Ambassador, will meet in Paris hopeful that some solution of European payments would be reached without Britain suffer- London, June 28.-The Com-ing excessive drains on her monwealth Finance Ministers, dollar and gold reserves. called to about mid-July on Bellain's All parties in the discussion

belleved -to gold and dollar crisis, will hear are

have full British a review of the country's whole sympathy with the

nancial position by the Chan- situation at heart, but necessarily cellor of the Exchequer, Sir are alert to any plans put for- Stafford Cripps, it was under-ward by Me Harriman, who re sfoort tonight.

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Dramatic Moments In Heavyweight Fight

Two dramatic pictures "läken during the Ezzard Charles-Joe Walcott fight. Top, Charles smashes a left to Wolcott's face and readles himself for the follow-up punch in the 15th round. Below, Jake Mintz, one of Ezzard Charles's managers, collapses on the floor of the ring after Charles" had won the fight. An official is seen bending over Mintz--AP-Pictures.

Other pictures of the fight appear on the sports page.

West Europe's Heat Wave Continues Unabated

At the same time, the trade aid. position may be outlined by the

London, June 28.- President of the Board of Trade, Mr Harald Wilson.

Europeans opened their Sir Stafford Cripps was un-

and shut their Reports that the Prime Minisderstood to have recognised with collars ter, Mr Clement Attlee, had appreciation

the the willingness of water-taps today "as Fugested

economie the Unite States to modify world a

heat wave showed no im- conference were denied in some of its proposals for greater mediate signs of breaking. Government quarters today.

lira-European of freedom Sir Stafford denied in the trade to meet the Britiah ritus-Noon

United

-temperatures

in

House of Commons today that ton, but on all points the Chan- Paris, Frankfurt and Rome the United States had put cellor of the Exchequer had

against any plan all road over 80 degrees. pressure on him to devalto the stand firmly

or indifectly Fahrenheit, with Paris the which directly sterling. He had received. occupation

much proposals from the Mur would result in European coun- highest at 86 degrees,

tries having too free an excess to shall Aid authorities.

British reserved,

For it is most desirable that the nucleus of that body of people known * Hongkong Citizens should be composed of those who have lived in the Colony long enough to feel that it is an integral part of their lives: the seeker of the vote for the sheer sake of possessing its privilege will not make the ideal Hong- kang Citizen. It may also be thought. desirable for citizenship applicants to be Hierate-It is a condition for voters under. the Young municipal council plan, and as it is the vote which Hongkong Citizens would wield, this appears to be a reasonable qualification. We do not believe that the Reform Club takes the has been Inat word view that the said about Ilongkong Citizenship, or that It is unwilling to modify or amend the idèn ne set out in its petition to the. Governor. It.is a subject of far-reaching- consequences, and needs close aludy. We are convinced of its Importance and firmly believe that it is an Idea which should be given practical effect. Government could very well request further details

· from the Reform Club with a view to submitting them, together with other aug« gestions already publicly advanced con cerning constitutional reform to the Secretary of Biots for the Colonies.

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While Western Europe awol- He also told the House of

tered, Stockholm Radlo reported The British Ambassador in that Sweden was having her Commons that he was certain

for 78 that . ព common determination Washington, Sir Oliver Franks, coldest

will leave on Thursday for Lon-years. work for European co-

"liberalisa-don, where he is expected to operation and the

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His visit, to coincide with the planned conference of the Fin Ministers of the Common wealth is considered to have more than usual significance,

summer.daya

weather

.Part: Seven bathers havo been reported drowned in rivers or the sea since the heat wave struck France 48 hours ago The highest temperatura so far reported was at Toulouso, de- South-West France-87.8

temperatura 373

tion and multilateralisation" of discuss the economic altuation in Despatches on the European trade would lead to Britain and the United States reported the following: a solution of Europe's probicin, with Sir Stafford Cripps..

Warning the House of Com- mons against exaggeration, he Fald that fie

was leaving for Paris today for a talk with M. Paul-Henri Spask, the former Belgian Premier, who is also

Sir.Oliver has been described grees. Chairman of the Organisation for European Economie Co- as one of the koy architects of operation, before tomorrow's the Marshall Plan machinery The noon

for Europe. He was Chairman Paris today was 80 degrees, - Parla meeting.

While other parts of Europa of the Parle Committee which laid the ground work for the looked anxiously to their water Organisation of European Econo-supplies, fountains in the Place

de Concorde, and, other Pari mie Co-operation...

squares Arid gardons played The latest reports from the throughout the weekend, United States say that the re- Rome-A heavy humil heal cent spate of suggestions that covered most of Italy today. The the British Pound might be des mid-day temperaturo in Rome valued appeara.

to hav

died

was al degrees Fahrenheit," with Owing to the different Anan-down.

are the thermometer still rising.. cial position of the

Continued damp heat', la' fores en Obsereves in London conclude

expected

Tomorrow's meeting has been called in an attempt to reconcile the opposing British and Belgian views

on the uperating it intra-European paymenia

the

scheme.

IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

Capimen

countries clal world, next month's confer likely to visit the United States Frankfort-Western: ence of Finance Ministers may before the mosting of the Inter-many's exceptionally cold June develop into a series of pepar national Monetary Fund weather has ended during the ato talks between the individual September : 18 in view of the past day or two, and the népm Miniators and lenders of the planned conterencs th July of temperature in Frankfurt foua? British Government as well usite Commonwealth Finance was 82 degrees, PARAYARA talks among themselves. 447 Mislsters Router, MELNS VA (Continued on Pare By

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