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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1947..
TREATIES WITH EX-ENEMY COUNTRIES NOW IN EFFECT
Americans Look For Homes In Australia
New York, Sept. 15. More than 1,000 Am-, ericans, most of them ex-servicemen, have signed applications for Australian immigration, Gavin Casey, retiring, director of the Austra lian News and Informa- tion Bureau in New York, told newsmen as he left for London.
Stalemate Period CORVETTE
At An End
London, Sept. 15.
A prolonged period of stagnation in Europe ends today by the coming into force of the peace treaties with Italy, Rumania, Hungary, Bul- garia and Finland.
With the deposit of instruments of ratification by the great powers concerned, in Paris for the Italian treaty, and in Moscow for the other four countries, a number of time limits have been set in motion within which the lighting forces of the ex-enemy countries must be scaled down, reparations must be paid, the
STRIKES A MINE
Canberra, Sept. 14, Two sailors were killed, 24 seriously injured and one is missing after the Australian ouy corrette Warrnambool 1938 tona) struck a mine and Bank during minrerping operations off Cairns, North- eat Queensland, last evening. it was officially announced here today-Henter,
future of the Italian Empire settled. Allied General
troops must be withdrawn and nationality in ceded territories must be decided.
Rix months,
three
Elections
In Ceylon
Colombo, Sept. 14.
J
The most important of all, the levels permitted in the the Italian peace treaty brings treaties within to birth the Free Zone of with the exception of the Ita Italy and Han navy, which ta permitted Trieste, between Yugoslavia, whose future sta- nine months to achieve a per-
ility may make the difference) sonnel cut.
The United National Party, a tartwren
and pract
War in 4. A four-power naval com- Several weeks ago, the Aus Europe
newly formed party which in- mission.
within will,
cludes all the Ministers and most tralian Government appealed to: Brenuse the Serurity Council months, arrange the details off the members of the Ceylon the United States to send
to failed
the transfer to Britain, the Savic! State Council, today stood at the their enantry 1,000,000 Am Trieste Free Territory starts Union, the United States mid top of the pail in Ceylon's genera ericum, preferably miti withfe without a
Kovern, and France of units of the Italian elections. battle experienser in the Pacifinaler Annex 7 of the Italian fleet. and Carey said that Australian treaty, the provisional regime Government offices in New York, which operates at the Security store
San Francisco Coota's discretion until a pu-
pular
been Assembly · has brought into being will be ad- ministered by the Allied Mili
Washington and
AuN.
bud "been rouded with Ain.
wanting ko sto to ericate. tralia."
Before he boarded the French Tiner De Grasse to go to 1.
don, where he will work Lor the Australion News Burenu be fore returning
Australia,
Casey sold that must former G who have been approved for im migration to Australia were the tusbonds of---Australian--women whom they had met one! married
during Press
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Dos Passos
In Crash
Boston, Sept. 14.. With n right eye rentaved surgically. famous nuthor John
Dos Passos was generally in good condition in hospital fol having an motor acciderit. which his wife was killed.
in
The police said the 51-year- old Chicago-born writer was
to name a man.
tary Government.
The ups at the disposal of the Allied Military Government CAMG WH not exceed 5,000 British and 6,000 United States wilders, who will framediately The joined by 5,000 frum Yugo-
Mlavin.
British Troops
the
Mummongyealth
The party had won 27 seats in Italy in obliged to re-the circtlens, first under the new to Ethiopin within 18 constitution, giving the island n within months all works of art, ar "fully responsible status
British chives and objects of historic tons." value.
6. All Allied and associated won sents as follows:
The other parties have so far powers mist notify the nx- Lanka Sama Samaj (Trotskyiss) enemy states within six months ---nine; Tamil Congress-five; which of their pre-war bijater-Bolshevik Leninist Party-three: al trenties they wish to retain. | Communists-two; Ceylon Indian Congress-two: Independent So. The rest will Iapne.
cialist--two: Independents- nine.
Thirty-six members have still to be returned.
Citizenship
Greek Guerillas Taking Advantage Of New Amnesty
Athens, Sept. 14. Thousands of copies of the Greek Government's amnesty and a proclamation by M. Themisto- cles Sophoulis, the Premier, appealing to gueril- las to take advantage of it, will be dropped by Greek air force planes in guerilla territory. The lives and safety of thotic army of antional beration guerilla giving themselves up "which has no connections with their arms prò absolutely with foreign countries and does guaranteed," according to the not receive any assistance from proclamation.
abroad."
M. Constantine Rendis, Min- ister of Public Order, and M. George Stratos, Way Minister, will círcularise all officials of their Ministries to conform strictly to the amnesty law.
Markoa requested the Gen- eral Assembly "to help esta bligh national independence and democracy in Greece,"
The memorandum added: "We do not recogulse the renc- A guerilla leader named Bira- tionary Athens Government an kis, on whose head a price had representative of our country. been set, gave himself up near
We demand that our repre- Canea, in Crete, and was resentatives be permitted
state leased, the agency reported.
our point of view Six other guerillaa were re-verbally to you."-Reuter. ported to have aurrendered ut Candin, Crete.
'General Markos, commander- in-chief of the Greek guerilla; "democratic army,"
hog ap-
pealed to the United Nations General Assembly to hear the guerillas representatives state
Palestine
Report "Practical"
their case. Moscow Radio an- | #4 nounced tonight.
tion
to
In a memorandum, General Markos declared that the Role:
Washington, Sept. 14. reason for the present situa-] Senator Robert F. Wagner Greece lay in American today urged support of the and British interference in majority report of the United Greece's domestic affairs which Nations Special Committee on had "abolished the Indepen- Palestine, which dence of Greece."
"Terror"
proposes the | establishment of separate Jewish, and Arab states in the Holy Land.
The memorandum added that "Royalist-fascist regime of Senator Wagner Enid the terror had been fointed on the majority
was report
4 "gon- 7. Haly will immediately be
people and is being maintain-strictive one and paved the way ed," and claimed that the "de for an equitable and practical invited to join the Mediter- Of the insurerssful candidates,mocratle army' was a patrio- solution of this tragic problem",
70-test their deposits of 1,000 Orrtipees-Reuter.
ranean Zone Board of the In- Hulin
over] ternational Minesweeping sovereignty Trieste ceases immediately. gunisation.
The time limits points begin to operate tediny.
un nine 8. The time limita within from which reparation payments must be effected start to run **E United in the case of tuly and Bul- Stater Trips are to be with garin. drawn from Haly and Soviet troops from
1. British
PERSIAN ENVOY "Terror" In
LEAVES
London, Sept. 14. The Persian Ambassador to and Soviet Russia, Prince Muzaffar been! Firouz, left Moscow by air to-
For Finland, Rumanin Bulgaria within) Hungary.
have these
0 days of Sept. 16, in effect, operating since the signature day. Moscow Radio reported.
with of the various armistice agreo- He was seen off at the aero- by mid-December. The
by M. F. Molochkov, drome drawal of Anglo-Saxon troops tents. frùm Italy has already begun.
Persons domiciled in ter- head of the Protocol Depart The Soviet Union is permit- ritory ceded by Italy mustment of the Soviet Ministry of ted to leave In Hungary and opt for Italian citizenship, if Foreign Affairs and temporary Rumania such forces as are they wish to do so, within one Charge d'Affaires of Porain in required to safeguard the lines your.-Henter.
of communications with their
driving home at Princetown Zone in Austria. toward Boston at a mesdernteri
2. Britain, the United States,
speed when he apparently be the Soviet Union and Fruner! care blinded ly the setting ust, within che, decide
sun and failed to see a truck on the ultimate disposal of the parked by
Italian colonial empire. the roadside. ite
A prompt meeting in Lon- rammed his
the inje truck, virtually scalping, Mrs.on of aperial deputies of the was cata- Big Four Foreign Ministers is Dos Passos as she pulted through the windshield.expected in convened to pre- high- Mr. Don Passos was taken topare the ground for a the Massachusetts General Bevel conferetice, Hospital where surgeons found
Armed Forces that his injuries necessitated 3. The armies, mvies and the removal of his right eye-air forces of the ex-enemy Feomntries must be redured to
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Soviet Propaganda's New Angle
Moscow, Sept. 14. France may be seeking to supplant Britain in the European leadership, the Red Army news- paper, Red Star, wrote today.
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Korea Allegation
Moscow, Sept. 14. The allegation that prepara tions for election of a Legislative Assembly pecupied Southern Karen were go.
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United
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He added that he was opposed to the minority report "because ita proposed Federal state would actually convert Palestine into Lurs Armb Commonwealth in which the Jews would be a per- manent minority",
The Democratic Senator, who has been confined to his home by ill health for several months, gave his views in a statement. He said: "The United States
la committed to a Jewish atate in Palestine and this le the historical hour for her to make good her promise."
ing on "under a police terror," He urged United States deir conducted with the acquiescence gates to sponsor the majority
and support of the American au-report in the General Assembly. thorities, was made today by United Press. Pravda. Communist Party news-
paper.
Korean reactionaries," Pravda
FLEEING BEFORE
were trying to disrupt the work of the jolm Soviet-American Commission sat up to establish a democratie Government in Korea, and were seeking create separatist Government In against the chance that the Southern Korea, excluding Reli progressive elements.
HURRICANE
Miami. Sept. 14. The mass evacuation of mili- atary aircraft began in this area
to
The Red Star said: "Ac- the complete rejection of Em- The majority of the democra- cording to press reports. Bri-pire preferences.
tic parties and organisations be tain has taken firm stand "In view of the fact that the longing to the National Democra against the establishment of a United States favours a Eurotic Front are on an illegal footing, European customs union in pean customs union, the Bri- their leaders are being arrested and their newspapers closed the present Marshall plan talks tis representatives are man-
down." the paper declared.--Reu- in Paris as this would mean oeuvring to gain time and to this and have suggested the creation of a special committée to examine the scheme.
Bavarian Coalition Broken Up
are
"These representatives very critical of France's up port to the principle of a Euro- pean customs union.
"It may be supposed that the French diplomats are seek- ing a form of union of the Western European countries whereby the leading role would be played, not by Britain, but by France."
"Certain French circles are
Munich, Sept. 14. The Bavarian Social Democratic Party today decided to break up the present Bavarian government]
froin and resolved to withdraw the coalition
arrangement with the Christian Social Union, with hoping that the United States promote France to the draw all Social Democratic Minis tors and State Secretaries and cult rank of chief ally in Europe," for new Parliament,
-Reuter.
11
Demo-
At the end of the two-day week- second
end meeting, the Social
ста
who are the
strongest party in Bavaria, called for the break they had been speak- Ing of
of ever since the beginning of this year. The SPD and CSU had decided at the election last Do- cember to pool their resources and offeet a compromise in thoir
policies.
Eighty-flvo SPD delegates to to- day's conference ordered the Jus- tice Minister, Dr. Wilhelm Hoeg- ner, former Minister-President, to report the SPD decialan to tho CSU. Minister President, Hans
| Ehard, tomorrow.-United, Prean,
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New York, Sept. 15, all hosiery manufactured in the
Approximately 6.4 per cent United States is being exported. according to the Journal of Com- merce which adds: "Considering that in pre-war times total ex- parts used to run only about 2 per cent. the industry is waking 97 to the fact that the expert busi ness is worth attention."
Exports for the first half of 1047 were given an 4,044,00 dozen pairs, valued at US$38,805,- 000 compared to 2,784,000 dozen pairs, in the first half of 1948 valued at US$10,201,000-Amʊ- cinted Prosa,
Still Higher Taxes For Britain
London, Sept. 15.
An emergency national budget with higher taxes
to combat inflation today was forecast for crisis-wracked Britain.
to
An authoritative governmont will probably present one source said that Chancellor of Parliament soon after it recon- the Exchequer Hugh, Dalton vones on Oct. 20.
GREAT SLEUTHS!- CAN IT BE THAT THE LEVEL-HEADED LADY TEC HAS SUCCUMBED AT" "LAST":"TO THE CHARMS
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Increased taxes would have two purposes.
To take away from the people so they could not bid up the prices of scarce commodi- ties.
glant hurricane rumbling ominously through the Atlantic might hit the Florida const
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