HONG KONG DEFENCES DISCUSSED IN LORDS
Peers Express Doubts On Adequacy Of Preparations DOUGLAS PESSIMISTIC
Dollar
Shortage Forecast
London, February 3. England and Europe will still face a dollar shortage at the end of Marshall Aid, Sir Arthur Balter. Chairman of the Advi- Interna- sory Council of the
London, February 3.
Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, om- phorised in the House of Lords tonight_Bit fain's dotormination to maintain hör position in Hong Kong.
He was replying to a short discussion on the de-
fence of Hong Kong.
Lord Waleran, Consorvativo, who raised the möt-
tor, said the Kuomintang (Chinoso Govern- mont Party) is almost bound to fall. 17 that happens, the Chinese Communists will taka over the whole of the country. What would then happen to tional Bank, told the American Chamber of Commerce in Lon-Hong Kong?
Lord Strabolgi, Labour, said don today.
Sir Arthur, one of England's that to keep Hong Kong it is leading economists. declared necessary to hold the ring of that the United States should in-hills which form the hinterland vest in "colonial areas", of the of Kowloon.
He thought the only way to get world as a way of reducing the dollar shortage.
He asked about the re-arming and re-equipping and retraining of the Voltinteef forces in Hong Kong. His information was that little is being done.
THE. CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1049.
Koreá Reports "Russian Espionage Busy In Alaska"
‘Exaggerated"
Washington, February 3. The State Department nklų todký, that the, išparté of fighting on the frontlar
· Between Northern and South- orm Korem are exaggerated.
A spokelihan 1419 Mapsŕta riceived yatheday from American chrotala in Koren päkö at mall border clashes, by ino
warming press reports from Beaul."
Prčka Fópofta wild a forci of more than 500 háu,antar: îd Amērīšan÷pcoupled Bouth. arm Körek from Northern *(formally Ruling
Washington, Februar) 4. Representativé Korstón (Republican, Wisconsin) wants to bolster the dofónicos of Alaska,
He says a spy ring there is, supplying military In-
formation to Russia,
Mr. Kersten, chairman of a House of Representatives La- Baur sub-committed that is checking of subversive activi ties in U.S. Iabour, made a two-week visit to Alaska In Delober.
the told a reporter hd was
Bccupied) thrantoning olaherked" by what he described
wärda fouler.
Anglo-U.S. Friendship And Unity
"།
Auckland, February 3, Mr. Anthony Eden, deputy Opposition leader in the House
as the "Inadequate" deletico of the arch. He added that tho Hanger is increasing because of
Beronk the Pacifé.
Anglo - U.S. Agreement On Franco
Washington, February 3. The United States agrees. with the newly announced Bri tish policy cavisaging the ulti Mr. Kerelen sald be found in mate re-establishment of full Nome, Alaska, that "Soviet of--diplomatic representation in delals Hght meross from Alaska Madrid, Government officials
to have up-to-date in-disclosed today. forination of what is going on there. They have been told the size of defence forces and even the names of the men there.
the répre
They treill that Mr. Georgę Marshal said last October that
#robbing" the polley of United Nations of this He does not know how exten- sentation is achieving nothink of Commons, who arrived by sive the espionage system And that Amerlen will support air from Canada, to-day,, sald Beyond Nome or what the source any move to nient the United
18. But he believes it Nations resolution which his Canadian visit had rein-of It forced his confidence that there "try likely Communist". is a sound basis for friendship and unity between the United
States and the British Common-
Mr. Eden, who
Important Réd
representation.
tion.
bark
Mr. Marshall added that America will take no joltiaflyė In the midler. But with BH Mr. Kerston added that he Lord Douglas, former Comman-wealth.
tein and the United States now had Is making a
2 found "rather er-In-Chlef aati Military Gover-
portint Communist party clearly in favour of the resolu member had helped set up that a Latin-American nation it I considered probable nor of the British Zone in Ger-two-months tour of Canada,, New an army big enough to under-many, who said he had returned Zealand and Australia, told re-
porters that he is glad the Conn- Unlon Council at the hineries may move such a revision at as recently as a fortnight ago "I better not mention any pre-take that task is by recruiling an
New Zealand Prime In-Attehérugo, Alboka,
the United Nations General Ass else areas," he added. "But such army from among the loyal Chi- from Hong Kong, declared that 'dian and
Atlantic he is noxious about the defence Ministers favour an a plan should follow the end of nese citizens of Hong Kong,
Pact- most valuable Imk in the He said he could not tagine sembly in New York next April. "If this had been done in the position.
Chain Marshali Ald. The internal pro-
of peace-loving hattons.
why that Communist went to British and American officials ühless there was said that yesterday's statement duction and external trade of the case of Malayn in the last war,
The ideal is a world organisa- Anchorage Marshall Ald countries cannot
Hon an
and it that comfol function "some food party reason".
by Mr. Christopher Mayhew be increased enough to bridge
Vader-Secretary of properly"you know why it will
British entirely possible there the dollar gup."
other arrangements might be rapionage. there, too." State for Foreign Affairs, and Besides
Asked if the Facile is looking he continued. Défoncos Adoquäté more towards the United States Mr. Kersten said at least 10,-
iba Brittin, Mr. Een replied: 000 U.S. combat troops are need Viscount Hall, in his reply, re- "If our mutual problems are pro-ed for the defence of Aldikan peated the
Riven on perly worked out, there should cirfields but there are "consider- December 10, in the House of be a joint plan, We should all ably less than that there now." Commons by the Under-Secretary be working together." at State.
He agreed there should be more He expects to make a formai report later on his findings and Associated
for
It had struck him that the land Singapore would not have fal-forces ace purely sufficient the Ion," he said.
Lord Mancroft said his fear lies that in the event of anything to in a repetition of the events seen happening these should be reln-notthon asking Americans
He fears underwrite colonial development recently in Malaya.
countries. Sir there may be a considerable stir- Arthur
uggested that they Rive) ring up of trouble within Rong the British
Europeans
Kong itself. practical advice on the stepping up of production at home.
and
He warned against advice on general principles, such as whe- ther a country should have Secialist government Reuter.
or
ü
not.-
Barely Sufficient Britain had at home on more than one occasion reammed its Intention not to be hualled out of Hong Kong without a shot be- Ing fired.
Mother Murdered Four Children
.-
London, February 3.
A, 30-year-old Indian Woman, Mrs. Alma Beck murdered har four children and committed suicide "while the state of her mind was dis- turbed," an inquest jury decided at Epsom, Surrey, today.
Mrs. Beck and her children,
Wils Á gas poker
forced.
assurance
That statement had said: "It is the intention of the British Gov ernment to maintain their position in Hong Kong."
"The British Government an tirely appreciate the importance of Hong Kong. indeed, we feel that in the particularly troubled situation the value and Import- ance of Hong Kong as a dentre of tablilty will be grekfer than ever."
This, he cprumented, mikes "a very good answer" to some of the doubts expressed in today's 'dis:
cussion, He said recruiting in Hong Kong is proceeding satis- tactorily.
Those in authority in Hong Kong, he added, do not take "quite as pessimistic a view of as Lord Douglas Inside the the situation
are necessary.
reciprocal visits between British statesmen und Ahose in British Pacific areas,-Reuter.
Two
"It's
the recommendations.
Press.
Hunt For Heirs
To Big Legacy
Paris, February 3. Polish-born Jews who have been living in France since 1922 bölieve they are among the missing hoirs to a $1,000,000 legacy left by an Ameri- can-Jowish salvago collector,
The collector, Benjamin Ep-J
ago in
all under five-years of age, were blanket on the 'bed, where the had have been assured that our Winsted, Connecticut, leaving
found last Monday when neigh-bodies-of-the-woman-and-three bours called the police after children lay. A fourth appeared to have struggled and fallen from noticing that milk bottles had the bed. The door of the room not been taken from the doorwas sealed with surgical Lape.
at Ewell, step of their home
At the head of the bed was a near Epsom.
Bible and on manlepiece were two notes, one addressed to the coroner and the other to her woman when she husband.-Router. Was a nurse in India in 1943, They come to Britain in 1946 because of the 1-health of his
Her husband, a regular soldier in the Royal Engineers, said he married the
con.
His wife was anxious about the boy's health and worried about accommodation, "She auf- fered badly from chilblains and
THE TOLL IN GREECE
Atheos, February 4, Markos' guerilias have inflicted was affected by the cold," be more than a quarter of a billion said,
A neighbour said Mrs. Beck dollars worth of damage and de-
measures are adequate for the defence of Hong Kong. This is from information i have received even more recently than the visit of Lord Douglas.Reuter.
Scandinavia Security Problems
Oslo, February 3.
his fortune among 15 nephews and nieces. Three have already. established their claims and the search for the others is due to End on February
Today's cainiihti arh brothers Moshek and Chil stein, who heard of th through Paris newspapers. wdiit to get our, cfalmis in quickly as possible," theỳ · fond Reuter.
Chaim Epstein, & Watch-tender, The Norwegian Foreign said:" was born at Ostrov, in Minister, M. Helvaard Lange, Polade, in 1904 and came to speaking on defence broblems France in 1022, Wheri 1 vas today, assured Parliament that little boy I heard about di melo no constitutional decisions will in America. That was about 41
years ag Greek roads, rail-be made without its approval was always talking about the ways, public. utilities and build- ""awful" weather and had
He added that the Scandina=_} no Ings, since the beginning of the
vian countries must now
vastation on
Chalm kald that after reading. coal in the house for a fortnight. civil war, the Greek Government separately to solve their security phoned his brother Alpshek. Ask-
bl the legacy
Tuesday, he on A policoman wald blanketa 5598.
problems" were suspended över a' double The heaviest losses were caused
Usublly well-informed sources cd what he would do with the money i ho received Chalm bed. In the centre of the bed- to buildings, roads, agriculture here say that Norway, Sweden, baid: "I have a son aged 17 and room and pinnad together in products and equipment and live- hnd Denmark will separately a halt who is aludying for his the form of a tant.
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SWEDISH ENVOY
SEES BEVIN
Lonton, February 3 Dr. Gunnar Richardson, Hingh Ibt, Swedish, Ambassad Lention, enfladon
Secretary Mt. Priest, Bovin aflihoon at his
The Bublées er lige Laiks, zháló Hunters, DELEGE, Scandinavian döfento,
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Sugar For
Britain
London, February 9,
Mr,
The Minister of Food,
0 John Strachey, today Welcomed live the first filpment, of Caribbean
sweden. terested thisbeufling Ub continu of Balls let
fray, b Particulas in sugar-700 tons to arrive, in
pbwègs—Húðlar,
Baltain under Marshall aid. It trived at the Lendda Rocks in
proposed Atlantly Fast Whi hot plesumhably change her needStanding beside a sack of-sugar |
from the Western on the quayside, Mr. Strachey saldia purpose of comfiling downlige auto, frost, this |ship is to symbolap the apprecia-| tion of the British Governinent for thle cargo of sugar,“
FALSE ALARMS
London, February
·A· London - Magistrato today, açat a labouran Samuel Smiödiofa
1 prison for mys for turning ràon are
| tá a false dato Alifensa: ANGRENER
¿He said he was making an Hexfi ample” of the latjourer after tha (eburt waak-kuiformed - that, nasi B1, Donion in kopa imenu
ured in the domestic Verly, blacuits
hey said that tho fm-
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Giant Plane's Maiden Flight
the American policy announced carlier by Mr. Marshall; Implied nothing beyond that has beeri actually stated-Reuter.
POW Story A Canard
Lake Success, February 3. The British delegation to the United Nations today dented charges by the publishers bf the weekly review, The Nation, that Britain had allowed the Arab States to Herült derman prisoners of war for, their armies against Israel.
They also denied that German prisoners had been absorbed. Into the British forces in the Midle East and retained against their will.
The delegation quoted the of cial British statement yesterday. in Berlin that chly G18 GemsDS are voluntarily employed in thit, Middle East and they arẹ tyčo mien.
They issued a letter from M. Alexander Parodi, French repre- sentative to the Security Coun- cil, denying that the French au- thorities had over made reports about these allegations,
San Francisco, February 3.
The Nation, report had been Tho United States Navy's giant new plane, the Lockheed Con-attributed to French Intelligence. stitution; -left today on its first Reuter. aight to Washington, carrying 74 passengers wid a crew of 16.
The plane's total capneity is 180 passengers and it is capable of flying from San Francisco to Lon- don non-stop:
The Düssengers, today were newspaper and radio reporters.
Auxiliary jet engines were used, in the take br. Reuter.
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