UNITED STATES OF INDONESIA TO FORM
San Francisco, October 8.
More Precious A basic agreement for a United States of Indonesia
Than Jewels
New York, October 7. Two wealthy costume Jewellery manufacturers Hy man Bloviot and Harold Kahn, were arrested for the illegal use of lin and held in US$2,000 bail for motion by a Federal Grand Jury, It was learned today. The men face
to US$10,000 fine or one year
In gaol, or both.
The Asplatant United States Attorney. Mr. M.. Klein, sald the Government permitted tin to be used only for eston- tial purposes.
Tin is one of the strategio and critical materiala in short ⚫upply In
this country,"
maid. "It lo badly needed for military production require. mente,”—Ualted Press.
BRITAIN MUST BE STRONG
by 1949 has been reached at The Hague, the Netherlands Information Bureau here reported yesterday.
The reported plan will not include the Indonesian Republic, which rules in Central Jova and parts of Sumatra independent of the Dutch.
CHECK IN SHANGHAI ON STOCK REPORTS
Shanghai, October 3.
A corps of 4,000 men and youths this morning took the
The Bureau said the report on The Hague agreement, came from Siradjoeddin Baro, repre- sentative of the State of East Judonesia, who is on a visit to San Francisco,
Baso estimated the new Dutch- Irdonesian regime would rule of Indonesia. The remaining third is held by the Republle.
about two-thirds
Representatives the Federal- field for an on-the-spot check at States of Indonegin have been on warehouses, wholesale estab-meeting with Netherlands dele- shments and retail stores to gates, at The Hague for several determine if the inventories { weeks.
Chiang
Ching-kun, on August 24.
While cheeking registeret sup- plies, loknut will be kept for unregistered hourded commudi- lies
today compare with the reports The Bureau said the agreement, made to the Economic Super-nccording to dispatches from the
Dutch
news Agency Anela, pro- | visor, Major General
vities
-A federal interim govern- ment will be set up headed by three Indonesians to be elected by the Indonesian States in the federation. Their appointments The checking crews took the will be confirmed by the crown. feld as the buying spree denil- London, October 7.
2-The sales wiil elect To maintain peace,
Britained the shelves of thousancis
of federal counell to consist of from must be strong in every respect shops and stores of such items
two to ten representatives from -morally, economically and rutin goods, woollens, silks,
ench Indonesing state. inilitarily, Marshal of the Royalented only when the stares either will be in control while prepara- cosmetics and meelne, Buying
3-This interim government Air Force Lord Tedder. Chief ran out of merchandise or volun- tlons are made for the creation of of the Air Staf. told a capacity inrily closest up to prevent the 34 sovereign and Independent crowd when he addressed the continued pursh.
United States of Indonesia by fourth of the lunch-time
was or-1949. Another deterrent cruiting meetings
dered by from the
Chiang Ching-kuo The latter will be a voluntary balcony of Mansion House to-
that only persons presenting partnership with the Netherlands; resident certificates should be Baso said. day.
allowed to make purchases of
Talks are continuing at The those
This kept from Hague in order to work out de- Items. going shopping many who, de-
taliaAssociated Press. prived of an opportunity to send servants, declined to go
re-
Without economie strength, he said, military strength is impos- sible and said that this is why Britala is now building up a big volunteer reserve force so as not to disrupt the process of ecuno-
ttle recovery.
themselves,
The checking crews touring the eily were composed of members
Blin
Woosung Garrison,
"For us to maintain large per- manent forces would be the folly Municipal departments, Customs that leads straight to bankruptcyonce and Railway and collapse," he anid,
tion.
Administra-
Lord Tedder told his listeners Meanwhile, at Nanking. Pre-
that it war came, the threat from the air would be the greatest and most Immediate
single danger the
would have to face.
זיות
'Moller Ship
To Be Returned
The
Tokyo, October" 7. 13,000-ton "Josephine
Wonk Wen-hao presisted Jover a conference attended by the mayors of Shanghai, and Non-
entrid Bank Governor O. K. Yui | Japanese flag during the war as the Governors of Kiangsu, the "Sagami Maru" will be re-
country king. General Chiang Ching-ko, Moller" which sailed under the
No longer could the nation shelter behind the Fleet, he sail Even the mobilisation of the land Antives and Cheklang provinces, stored to the British Government
forces would he imperilled, Lørd
prkes down and increase Indus- trial production, and at the same timme tu in outlets for idle cash
programine-United Press.
The
The ship was scuttled in Hong Kong in December, 1947. Japanese floated her and used
The main problem of the con- soon, Allied Headquarters an- Terder added, unless Britainference is to seek ways to keep neunced today. commarded the air above her,
in moral strength, Lord Tedder said, Britain is already in the van of the nutions of the world. The
of Britain, moral strength said, is "as great as ever-und a beacon to democracies, every- where."-Reuter.
he
TALKS ON RUBBER OFFER BY RUSSIA
London, October 2.
High Commissioner for
that do not affect the economie
Ilse Koch Case
Investigation
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1943.
Miss Mosley To Marry
Lention, October 8. Misa Vivien Elizabeth, Mos- lay, only daughter of Bir Dewald and the Inte Lady Cynthia Mosley, <will marry sin January Otemond Franola company asulatant, it, was announced today,
Forber Adam, oll
Vivion is 27, her fiancs 22. The couple have known sachs other since childhood.
Miss Mosley's grandmothar was - Mary Leiter, Victorian beauty, who Inherited the wealth of Levi Laiter, Chick- go wheat magnate. She is a goddaughter of Qusan Eliza- beth, of The Bolglan Reuter.
Riots In Oil Strike
Richmond, California,
October 7 Sherifi James Long of Contra Costa county was authorised today to hire extra deputies to maintain order after a bloody fight between striking CIO oll workers and police.
Permission wan
granted
US STEEL MAY FIGURE
IN BRITISH SCANDAL
London, October 7.
The Daily Graphic said today that American stool may be involved in the British big black market scandal ramifications which are expected to shake the present Labour Government.
Scotland Yard will probably complete the initial report on Its investigation within 48 hours. However, official In- formation and comment will be withheld until Parliament con- venes on October 25,
It is believed the scandal in- volves black marketing of large quantities of Ince, textiles, paper and other controlled materials designated
export which
for
Australian
Girls' Rights
New York, October 7.
Mr. R. G. Menzies, Austro- found their way to the domestic lian opposition leader, on his market, but the Daily Graphle said "large quantities of steel and
home.
arrival here, warmly criticised raw materials Aro
believed to the Australian Government for have been imported from Ameri- trying to compel from Austro- ca by several Midlands and lian girls, who are working in North of England manufacturing the United States, to return firms without authoriention;"
well-informed Daily Telegraph dialed that the Indian Embassy, In Washirig- Four of the girls are worklag in although the scandal has been ton, and embassy offteinls have under pabilo surveillance fees been anked by the Australian than a weak, official enquiries Government to "release the girls have been going on over six from their duties." month
The
"The Australian Government's attitude seems to be that these girls are chattels to be rent here
or
The Labour Party organ, Dally Herald, devoted top of the front by page to the affair stating it was there against their will, os county supervisors when Long the rat major scandal since the 11 they were a form of indentured explained that tension was Labour Government took office in labour" Mr. Menzies sald, in ar mounting at nearby Martinez, 1945,
Interview, "t thought that sort of where the Shell and associated
The story
said that at Lord thing had disappeared with the the Union Oil Company's refinery Arthur Therp had personally as-stand the basis of the Australian refineries are strike-bound, and at Chancellor Jowitt's Insistence black-birding days."
fraud squad chief Superintenent "I am quite unable to under- at Oleum.
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The latest outburst in the 34. sumed direct control of the in- | Government's demand. The only | WAH MEI ELECTRIC CO.
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Until the probe is result of it is that Australia is day strike occurred at Standard's completed the Labour Party made to look very foolish."- Richmond refinery when pickets | paper said "no decision can be Rouler. attempted to block the entry of taken on the procedure to follow." non-strikers to the administration United Press. building.
GERMANY AIR MAIL RESTORED
Berlin, October, 7. Air mail service between the
Heads were blooded and ten policemen injured as thoy at- templed to restore order. * Car windows were smoshed, with heavily gloved lists and rocks. Two police cars were damaged three Western Zones of Germany and two autos overturned.
and foreign countries--hitherto After a 20-minute fight police Umited-will be restored fully on brought order and
placed six October 20, according to the Bri- strikers under arrest.-Associated tish Military Government today Preas.
-Reuter.
Mountbatten
Tribute To Nehru
London, October 6.
her during the Pacific war. She Earl Mountbatten, former Viceroy and Governor-
is at present being used by SCAP for repairing and laying cabi
SCAP sald the "Sagomi
15
will be returned to the Japanese Government about October after which she will undergo re- pairs prior to
returned to being
the British Government. Allied Headquarters nounced that similar
also an- action is
Berlin, October 7. both the United States Army being taken about the "Ming Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, the and German authorities are In-
Ceylon,
vestigating the case of Ilse Koch, Sun" 3,000-ton British passen- said today that falls had inken to determine whether she can be get-rm go vessel sunk by a mine place in London-on-a · Russion
Iried on
other charges when she Japanese waters during-June, offer to buy Ceylon's entre rub- ber output for 1949, with existing inishes her abbreviated sentence 1945-United, Press.
for complicity in the Buchenwald stocks for the current year.
"Certain discussions have taken
mnsa murders. place with the Russian trade commissioner in the United King-occupation communder, told the
dom, but I am not in a position to make any statement at pre- sent", he added-Reuter.
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General Lucius Clay, American
Germans Make Russian Jets
partment was reviewing evidence press conference his Legal De-
against the woman. General
London, October. B. Ciny's commutation of her life "Aeroplane" the usually well sentence to four years aroused a Informed British aviation weekly storm of protest in both the Unit-reported Thursday that 2,000 ex- ed States and Germany..
pert workers from the
famous
General of India, told members of the Royal Empire Society here today: "I have never met any greater statesman than Pandit Nehru. When you think of the immensity of the pro- blems and the complexities which he has had to face, you will give him due recognition for what has boon achieved so far.
"I do not say that every town head-a man of great pro- thing that has been done out priety and high athical sense." there is right. but I so say Speaking of the Delhi-Govern--
"I wonder how that they have done remark-ment, he said: ably well in the face of very
many young governments or, in fact, old staid governments, could great difficulties.
carry on as they did, not in a condition of general strike but in a condition where nothing was working because people were in tear of their lives."Router.
"It is of very great significance that the man who keeps Indio together and will decide whether they will stay within the British Commonwealth or not, lands in England tonight for the Common. wealth Prime Ministers' Confer
ence.
Lord Mountbatten also paid a
The Gorman authorities In Junkers works at Dessau, Ger- tribute to the late Mahatma Weimar, site of Buchenwald many. are now working in Mos-Gandhi, Sardel Patel, the Deputy Camp, said they also had been cow on Jet-fighter planes.
Prime Minister, and Mr. Rajago- granted permission by the Am Acroplane attributed the report paischari, the Governor General. erican Military Government to in a recent visitor to Germany. After referring to the states. examine the Koch trial recorda, "The Russian's attach special manship of Sardar Patel, he said
development of Gandhi: The Thuringian State Council importance to the
They classify him In the Soviet Zone unanimously of the German type ME202 and simply with Mahomet and Christ, adopted a resolution asking the ME103 (which appeared in If you do not understand that. American authorities to turn over February 1045 with the Luft-you do not understand anything." Ilse Koch to them for just punish-waffe] "Aeroplane" said,—Asso- } Of Mr. Rajagopalachari, he re- meri-United Press..
ciated Press.
morked: "He is the best pos ible man they could have at, their
CANADA BUILDS SHIPS
FOR YANGTSE
To operate on the world's fourth longest river
the 3,400-mile Yangtzoo fleet of hina specially built aluminium superstructured vessels will leave Canada shortly on a 12,000-. mila voyago.
The vessels will be operated by the Ming Sung In- dustrial Company of Shanghai for which they have been constructed by the St. Lawrence Metal and Marine Works and Geo. T. Davey and Son at Quebec City.
From Canada's 1,000-mile | vessels, Ming Sung Company St. Lawrence River, the vessels, wanted a vessel of eight foot manned by Canadian crews,draught, manned by a crew of will cross the Atlantic, pass 70 and capable of carrying mare through the Mediterranean Sea than 350 passengers. and Suez Canal and across the Indian Ocean and the China Sea to Shanghai.
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At Quebec, nino vessels 'have lpen completed. The largest is 203, feet long. Weights were Because ordinary vessels Can- calculated in ounces. to: keep not navigate the shallow and the draught of the ships us. A swift upper reaches of the Yang-shallow as eight feet. The super- ise River, the. Ming Sung Com-structures, including the decks, pany took the problem to Britain bulkheads, life-boat davits and first: Brilish shipyards, however, furniture were made of aluminium. were too busy. In reconversiozi Electrically-operated a towing and rehabilitation project to see Witcher, have ucen- Inställed” In cept the assignment. Didiculty in the vessels to enable them: to obtaining foreign exchange "and"]make their way; upstream against high costs were the problems eu- the rapid waters of the Yangtse countered in America.
Gorge.
In Canada, however, the Ming *For centuries¦ small craft have Sung Company found the answer carried commerce on the historie to Ils problem, Materials, ship- Yangtae.. On upstream trips, the yards and skilled labour were small craft are dragged with tow- "available to build the required | lines by poolles.
FRENCH NAVY VISITS SINGAPORE
Singapore, October 1. Arst official visit to Singapore for The French Navy today paid lis
two and a half years!
Vice-Admiral R, M.Barret, Commander-in-Chief of the French
East
Naval
Forces, was flying Far. his ding in the cruiser Duguay Trouin, which was accompanied by the sloop Savorgnan de Braza, Shore batteries saluted the war- ships which will stay here for three days.--Reuter.
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Amman, October 6. Hussein Tewilk, 3 young Egyptian student who escaped from the Cairo police a month before being sentenced to 10 years hard labour last July for the murder of Sir Amin Osman Pasha, former Egyptian Fin- ance Minister, has been arrest - In Amman, it wis learned today.
No mutual extradition treaty exists between Egypt and Trans- high-ranking jordan but four Egyptian officers arrived today to discuss the matter, it was learned.
also
Sir Amin Osman Pasha, known for his pro-British sympathies, was murdered while leaving a Cairo club on January 10, 1948.
Hussein Tewitk, son of a well- Government amcial, known escaped when being escorted to a Cairo dentist. Twelve other accused
given sentences ranging from Ave yours to one month. Eleven more were acquitted.-Reuter.
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