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BIDS FOR GERMAN PLANTS
London, June 17.
Discussions of new means of allocating for reparations dismantled plants from the -three Western Zones of Gér- many is in its final stages, it was authoritatively learned in London today.
.
This will take the place of the four-power Economic. Directorate which had not funé- tioned since the Russian walk- But from the Allied Control Connell
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1948.
MOOK-HATTA TALKS END Main Differences Still Not Bridged
PROPOSAL FOR A
FOR A ........................ NEW GOVERNMENT Andre Lebon
-Batavia, Juno-17.*
The Dutch Lieutenant Governor General, Dr. Huber- tus Van Mook, and the Republican Indonesian Premier, Dr. Mohamed Hatta, onded today; "for "the 'time being," their talks on the in- donasian dispute, the Dutch Information Of fico announced in a communiqua.
The announcement, made shortly after the two leaders had met for the second time in 'two .days, said the tolks had been carried on in a friendly atmosphere and had dealt with all the main points of difference. would consul meli Berr Gioveraments again Zones how the differences can bej
bridged, the communique adll-
etible the Western It will occupying powers to rpagne the fulfilment of their obligations both to the countries represented mi 130 Inter-Allied Reparation Agency and to Russin and Poland, who are entitled to reparate dell- ver16%, from the
Western
untious, the Potsdum Agreement.
The Western powers luce de elded that reparatkins obligatioris to Soviet Russia should continue
to be honoured the same way thee to the other reparations creditors even after the break dtown ot the four-power chinery.
Bug the Russian podton may De ailected by the fact that any "bids" for spering plants sebe. duled for dismantling will have to be made to three-power committees on which Bussin not represented.
"The
HO
Dutch as Rejniblican spokes-
on frut earlier refused to com- enton is report that the two Jenders hartslismissed ---proposals for a new Indonesian Provisional Federal Government in which the Reptile would be given several
portation
Dutch sources sail The
-
talics leall with the Republie's foreign ternal security and the delineation aulatim, deister problems,
of the Federal States of the pro- ized United States of Indonesia. Barber, it was reported that the Dualets an to suspend the negotiations was taken because of Inletest of the publication of a "eonidential
· new njive nitatis at pernotta
flon of the insistence by France and the other, meumbers of The Agency that deliveries should be speeded up in the European recovery
"With the negotiations al a stands" they mald.. "It seem ed natural for any representa tives of the good offices.com. mittee to make any contribu- tion they could towards solving the difficulties with no thought of publication except in the final accounting of what the commitee had tried to do,"
In the
The communique mited that the statement nttributed Netherlandin communique to the American delegate that "the cus- tom not to publish suggestions was offices committee could fun is the only way
which the goats
task with
success" appeared to have been taken from Better written on February 20 by a Dutch delegate to an American,
committen
Hold-Up
Shanghal,June-19
The French liner, Andre Lebon, is still im port today. -10 days after the discovery. of a quantity of contraband cargo aboard by Chinese Cus toms authorities.
No new saling date has heen fixed, pending the out- come of smuggling charges brought against four members'. of the crew.
One-hundred and eighty passengers aboard the vessel, o! their while taking most meals. In their cabins, are making short trips to the city with
tha the approval of ship's purser.—Reuter,
Capital To Be Called In
· Shanghai, June 18, City banks will call in large amounts of idle capital begin- nin today as one of the emer-
The ercy measures to check continuous rise in commodity It also ments u rejection of the fur settlement and submittert to communique had been sued that prices, Mayor K. C. Wu reveal-
the Dr. Van Mook on June 1 by the the suggestions of the Australian fessor American and Australies mem-and American members had beened yesterday evening.
plea strongly adviced
United states and, extent, de Britain, that,
tt
The An ufficial of containing, suggestions to press conference after the
the bees of the United Nations Se-submitted as a working paper ti rbanged conditions, distantling rurity Pomil good offices com the negollators after they tinch should either he stopped alto.
tartine grther of confined to plane re
Afterwards the Dutch nanoun-
Fe taken
quired by Western countries, feed that DL. Von Mook had in- Any new allocations will ent fosed the two members thete thue to be based on the list suggestions could not plants declared surplus to the re-listo consideration. vised level of industry which wan nnounced fast summer.--Repler,
SPECTRE OF
JAPAN
New York, June 15 The Textile Export Association of the United States sand rodny that the spectre of the revival, of Japanese competition is loon- ing in the unportant fishnet feld."
Association
that
"Regret" Message
Australian and American members of the good offlees com- matter tonight expressed their re- gret my # commikque if their Mizgestions had hindered rather than promoted a solution to the Indonesion problem,
bren handed to Dr. Van Mook and Dr. Hatta. Heuter.
Chinese Protest
Dr. T. F. Palang (China) doy in the Security Council de- nouncel Dutch activities in the Judies since the Renville agree- the meat and vited reports by United
Nations
tions Good Offices Commission as indicating the Dutch have been sponsoring. separatist movements aimed at the "dismemberment" of the Re- public,
of nut
that
the
The
The Mayor is believed to have. discussed the situation fully with Mr. S. Y. Liu, Deputy Goverun of the Central Bank. They both deelded on effective methods for curbing speculative operations through tightening of the local
market.
manwille.
the
Increasing Issue of "cashier orders" by banks in the city was said to be causing anxiety to financial authorities, as these orders re- presented another form of currency inflation.
It is also reported today that offelais of the Central Bank will inve for Tientsin and Pelping within a few days, empowered 10 exercise rigid supervision over mittances to areas in the south as to decrease the volume of
and other elties-Reuter,
They did not agree that their Dr. Tslang's protest WOK Kuggestion conilleted with the prompted by res that the
Dutch Renville agreement an expressed Bald
walked their surprise at the
Implement prominence negotiations to given to their proposals which had
Renville agreement. He expressed all capital flowing to Shanghai been made provisionally and con-
the hope that this would not be Identially fo Dr. Van Mook and.
followed by what the Dutch Dr. Hati.
might call police action" as hap-; pened after the collapse of the Linggadjati agreement.
The Japanese dishnets are being offer ed for sale at the West Const at prices below the cost of produc- tum of domestic manufacturers.-- United Press.
Siamese Premier Feted By Chinese
Bangkok, June 17.
Prime Minister Pibul Sanggram was the guest of honour of a banquet given by tho Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Bangkok, the first function ever given by the Chinese community for the Field Marshal.
In an after dinner speech, a reason why they should not the Premier pledged friendship now develop closer relatious," to the Chinese and declared In addition to the Premier, the that his return to office would Assistant Prime Minister, the
Foreign Minister and the Minis
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not cause any discrimination ters of Finance and Commerce against them. He referred to were present. The Minister his previous regime and the Education sent a note excusing "difficulties" that the Chinese himselt because of "previous community then experienced. engagement."-United Press.
"That was wartime," he said. "und not only-the-Chinese, buf the Siamese people also had extreme difficulties to face."
GOVERNMENT
RETRENCHMENT
Canton, June 17. Considerable retrenchment At stail is to be undertaken by the
ią re:
le declared that the polley of his present Government was to altain clusc relations between Provincial Government offfees la Chinese and Slatese living Stam. It was
an economy measure, not his policy, Bait Marshud Pibui.
ported in the Chinese press. * inse ไป Chinese schools or seek the re- moval of Chinese from their tudes and professions.
He told the gathering that the Citinose and Slamese people had a common Tacin origin and that
Some 500 employees are to lose their jobs next month. They will however, be
be given two months' salaries and rice as compensation.
Meanwhile, Jabour organisations here are reported to be pressing their parent stock came from for an offleful revision of the cost the Kame country. They had of living allowance, which, they shared eamman troubles. for claim, is at the moment un- generations, be sold, and "I see realistic-Reuter
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He agreed with the Dutch contention that the
Ajaccio, Corsica, June 17. difcuties
Three flying fortresses, bellavad- [were due' to the Itepublic's "nega- tive attitude and its insistence night from, the Azores, landed and lo be those reported missing on a on a unitarian rather than federal solution of the
refuelled here yesterday after- noon, the commander of the local Government of Indonesia.
The real controversy" he said, airport said today.
The planes took off
littlo "Is not between federation and later in the direction
of Pales- unitarianism but. whether. there tine. An airport spokesman-sald shall be an Instonesian federation that one engine on one plane had created democratically or through been on fire, but the Ore was put Dutch intervention and control." out while the plane was still in
United Press.
the air. United Press.
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German Students Protest
Munich, June 17. Ten thousand students, most- ly from Munich University," staged a hunger demonstration | here today.
Yesterday. nt Heidelberg.n students' mana meeting was fol lowed by a fire in one of the bulidings they had demanded for living quarters.
Munich students, cartsing speeches, posters, today made passed resolutions and sent tele- grams,
Stillman Going To Canton
Shanghai, June 18.
Mr. Charles L. Stillman. Director of the Reconstruction Survey Mission of the Econo- mic Cooperation Administra- tion will fly_to_Hankow...this.
to morning en route
Canton with a number of American Technical experts and Chinese representatives for a survey of South China industries.
According to an announcement by the Managing Director of the China Notiopal Aviation Corpora: flon, the survey, is part of the aid
programtume.
A second CNAC plane will for lake nff tomorrow morning Hankow, carrying another group of American and Chinese specialists, also en route to Canton for an industrial survey.
FRITZ KUHN EXPLAINS
"DOOR WAS OPEN"
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Munich, Juno 17.
Fritz Kuhn was arrested at Barnkastel in the French Zone of Germany on Juno 15 when he applied for permission to rosido there, it was revealed here today.
He had also applied for a licence to open a
chemical business in Bernkastel, the former. home town of Kuhn's girl friend.. Kuhn is now in Munich prison.
The onetime German Ameri-under his own name although can Bund leader had been "Police claim he registered as sought all over Germany för "Kulm." the past four months He dis- "I made the mistake of not- appeared from the internment Living on the block market," camp at nearby Dachau while Kuhn anld today. "If I had done he was awaiting a denazifien-that I would still be at large to- I was trying to make an ion trial.
honest living.
day.
from
Stories made public at the time of his disappearance revealed that, Fritz had taken up with a "girl
he friend" in Munich who brought him food and comfort in Dachau
Kuhn must serve 1 ton-year
The entire party is scheduled to The speakers demanded
adbe flown to Hong Kong on June | camp. Juments in line with the 25, and will fly from the Colony special considerations, given **$1. to Talwan on the following day. denozification sentence passed on
tellectual workers" là the Ger- man rationing plan, Telegrams
MOTAL Rear- were sent to the mament conference fty Holly
-Reuter.
OX-
His story of his escape Dachau was very simple. "The door was wide open," plained. He had just taken a bus to Munich and a train to Bern- Kastel and wattled there for the spring,
him "in absentis" in April,
Bernkastel Was the former honie of his girl friend, pretty Kuhn said that he lived in the blue-eyed Hedwig Munz who is
wood, to the Uniteit Nations Red Cross, the SwissTMand Swedish Hille town of Bernkastel-near-the-working-at-the-United States. Allied Control Counell in Berlin.
to Mrs. Luxembourg border ever since his army snack bar while Fritz was the four Military Governors, the Eleanor Roosevell.--United Pressescape. He claimed that he lived in gual,
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