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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1951.
Missing HK Yacht The Deputies Reds'
Mystery Deepens
TWO PORTUGUESE WOMEN REPORTED TO BE ABOARD
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There was still no news this morning of the yacht Kert on which Mr W. J. C. Josling and a party of friends were said to have sailed in the direction of Macao from Hongkong waters last Sunday afternoon.
Mr Josling, according to information released this morning, borrowed the yacht from its owner, Capt. W. D. Neil, of the Merchant Navy. The vessel was then lying in the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter in the care of the A. King Slipway (well- known yacht builders).
With Me Josling and another Englishman, three. Portuguese women, 1 Shanghai Chinese, and a crew of a coxawain and a sallor, the yacht left the on- chorage about 1.50 p.m. On Sunday for a cruise' to Cheung Chau Island. They reached there about 5.15 p.m. and Josling's English companion and one Portuguese woman *disembarked, retuming to
Hongkong by ferry,
to
call to Macao. They have not been heard from since leaving Cheung Chau.
Capt, Neil, it is understood, ting cabled to Macno for in- formation about his yacht, but has received no reply.
Are con-
The Marine Police ducting a search for the yacht.
The yacht Kert, a fairly large Vessel of its type, was built in It was learned that the rest Shanghai in 1933 at a cost of Japanese of the party
$40,000. When the then decided
took control of Shanghal at the outbreak of the Pacific War, they seized the yacht and shipped it to Japan. After the war, it was recovered by the American forces, and was sub-
GIBBONS
SENTENCED equently purchased by Capt.
Tokyo, Mar, 16. Kenneth William Gibbons, the first Australian to be tried by a war, Japanese court since the Was today sentenced to six months' imprisonment sus pended for three years for illegal entry into Japan to see tis Japanese wife,
The Japanese judge said that the court had "every sympathy with the motives."
Gibbons will not have to serve the sentence unless he commits another misdemeanour when it will be added to the new sen- tence,
But since General MacArthur's headquarters has refused him permission to stay in Japan it means that he will be deported automatically in the next tort- night.
The Kert was a recent arrival
In Hongkong waters, having been brought to Hongkong on board the sa Eastern Glory on November 28 last year. Since been tied up in then, she had
Causeway Bay typhoon
the
shelter.
Healing The Breach
Meet
Mr Ernest Davles, lender of the British delegation (left) shakes hands with Mr Gromyko, leader of the Russian delegation (third from left) before the pre- liminary meeting of the Big Four deputies. In Paris. Second from left is Dr Philip Jessup, the chief Ameri- can representative, and on right is M. Alexandre Parodi, leader of the French delegation. AP Picture.
Deadlock In Paris Talks Tightens
Paris, Mar. 15.
The deadlock in the junior Big Four conference on German rearmament, which the Russians re- gard as the No. 1 issue, tightened another notch tonight.
Deputy Foreign Ministers of the three West- ern powers, the US, Britain and France, insisted in a session of three hours and 45 minutes that the decision taken to rearm West Germany as a part of Western defences will stand. Paris, Mar, 15. The French National Assem-
On the other hand, bly today went a long way to- wards healing the breach over Deputy Foreign Minister the electoral system which drel Gromyko insisted the plan brought the downfall of the violated the Potsdam. Agree Cabinet of M. Rene Pleven ment of 1945, threatens world two weeks ago.
peace and should be abandoned;
motion in It agreed to R favour of revising the system of
proportional
Soviet
An-
A high Western official, asked if the discussion' would go into next week, replied: "I would not be at all surprised."
There was a rewording today
of the Western { of a section
ry proposed agendo, e powers In manoeuvres that have
An official
who was present representation seen drafts, redrafta and re- said it was highly technical", by a system of majority voting.
drafted redrafts of various pro- which may or may not refer to It also agreed that the future posa's for the agenda of a Big diplomatic double talk
Ministers' con- Actually, the rewarding seeks system should have one ballet Four Foreign instead of two.
Russin ference, the West and
to bring the Western and Soviet have not yielded even a semi-viewpoints closer together on issue of German the troublesome points under colon on the
discussion.-Associated Press. armament.
Gibbons is, theoretically, a free man now, but since he has no place to live in he will re- main at the gaol where he has been held for over three months. He will be moved to-better Further details about the quarters in the prison.
future voting system have yet to be debated and agreed upon before the fate of the Govern- Reform Bill ment's Electoral
definitely wil
known. Reuter.
Gibbons, a former Service- man, said after the sentence that he had no special message to send to his Japanese wife who is 22 years old-Reuter,
bc
COMMENT OF THE DAY
The delegates are still trying to work cut a list of subjecis which the Foreign Ministers' conference can discuss,
An Inescapable. Decision
DRESIDENT TRUMAN'S
defence
PRES the free world's decision to
rearm itself can be said to represent majority opinion, although the neces- sity for such a policy evokes no sense of satisfaction. On the contrary it illuminates the chronic international situation almost entirely created by Soviet belligereney, as expressed through a well-planned programme of imperialist expansionism, and of Soviet intransigency and obstruc- tionism as illustrated at Lake Success and other international conferences. In Paris, for example, Mr Gromyko Is making no honest attempt to reach agreement with the Foreign Ministers" deputies of the United States, Britain and France, and by his attitude is making it palpably clear that Russia. has no intention of discussing at high level the causes of the current inter national tension, or of trying to eliminate them. Not without, signifi- canco, did. Mr. Gromyko this week observe that "this is not the time to talk of failure." It can have only one Interpretation: that the Soviet repre- sentative is certain the talks will fall, and that he is not propared to do any- thing to avert such an ignominious reault. By this typical attitude at the conference table, Russia forfeits. the free world's, confidence in the good faith and honest Intentions of the Soviets, and compels the Wost to make preparations for the next evil move which the Kremlin may have planned. Nor la thin the only reason why the
moting the conflict in Korea; that she Is prepared to lend her support to any military, subversive or political enter- prise calculated to disrupt the peace and security of a country. Hitherto. this technique of intimidation and bluff has met with some success, but the free world is no longer willing to be frightened; to deny itself the right to make the necessary preparations to.. discourage and withstand aggression. The non-Soviet bloc, as President Truman emphasises, has learnt that it must rearm because firstly, it offers the chief and only hope of preventing a third world war; and secondly, if Rus sia insists upon provoking an interna- tional conflict, it will enable the free world to withstand the onslaught.. Aggression, however covert, is a viola- tion of international. law and a denial of the principles of the United Na- tions. Soviet Russia has committed aggression in a number of ways during the past five years and she gives no
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GOING To University In Angry
AHEAD
Tokyo, Mar. 16. The Communists turned and fought on the east central Korean front to- day, but American troops sent them reeling back again with a vicious night bayonet chargo' as Allied patrols probed northward to within 15 miles or less, of the 38th Parallel.
United Press correspondent Ruthurford Posts reported that the Communists ended their retreat cast of Hongchen and turned to Aght under a rain of steel from Allied air and ar- tillery.
To the west the Allies swept to the ridges overlooking the
Acquitted On Chinese line along the Hong-
Lie Charge
Honolulu, `Mar. 15. ✔ Alejandro Llanos, Hon- olulu's self-styled bar- rówer of millions, was no-
quilted yesterday of charge te
told a US$55 lie. A Gironis Court jury found him innocent of a that government recusation he had led under onth When he said he had only US$20 when he went to the Philippines in 1948. The prosecullen contended ho had more than US$75.
Llanon clatmod
Last autumn be borrowed soLGO US$8,000,000 from Filipinos In Edwall which he said was Dot repaid. He sfd be planned to repay it, Sub- sequent tavestigation falf- ed to back up his story.- ¿Axiociated. Přema
Mr. Truman
Defends His Colleagues
chon river without finding op- position.
London, Mar, 15.
Britain
made second" award of £250,000 to the Hongkong
Univer- sily to help in rehabilita- tion and development, the Colonial Office $11. nounced today-Router.
[The first grant, also of £250,000,-. was made in 1947 and the, money came from the Treasury....
The
istent - "award bar been ( mađó trom the Colorlal
Welfare and Development Fund.
Chiang's
Vision Of
Invasion
Taipei, Mar. 16.
Exchanges
Criticises Govt's Pact With Egypt
London, Mar. 15. Mr Winston Churchill and his chief lieutenant, Mr An- thony Eden, battled angrily: tonight with the Govern ment over a new money pact with Egypt.
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Mr Dougios Jay, Financia}* Secretary to the Trennury," uD= nounces in the House of Come. mons that Britain would lease £150,000,000 of Egypt's blocked sterling balances over the next 18 years. The fate of £80,000,000 more which Britain owes Egypt, will be cided before the period ends.
Mr
Jay Bald that Britain had no intention of trying to
cut
down the balances owing withe
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-out Egypt's agreement. Britain
This statement brought Churchill to his feet, demanding
In the Seoul area, they seized shek said tonight that with would supply £11,000,000 worth control of the western end of adequate aid his Chinese of all a year to Egypt up tilt
1980. the Seoul-Chunchon highway Nationalists could make as 7,000 South Korean poflee
Allied soldiers in the Commando raids on the Red Joined
out Com- mainland in two months and capital munist agents left behind by a full scale invasion in six
months.
in wiping
the retreating Reds.
The North Koreans stood and fought cast of Hougchon in the bloodiest Communist stand the week.
of
A pre-dawn bayonet charge
Generalissimo Chiang made his estimate in a talk with Erle Cocke, Jur., National Comman der of the American Legion,
to know, "How much have we to pay to Egypt for protecting against the Nazi and Fracist ins vasion?
Sterling balances debia cumulated during the
war by Britain for war supplies and services are a sore point with the wartime Premier.
BOUGHLY TREATED
by veteran American infantry-Cocke was his dinner guest,
Division' The Nationalist leader said men of the Second
He further asked-Was ther Communist force his forces would need economic routed the
petroleum part of the after a 20-hour battle that took as well as military aid for a
agreement, to be fulfilled even at least 345 enemy lives and return to the maknandi.“.
Cocke asked whether hehough Egypt was carrying out brought the surrender of 189
would accept a United Statesan legal blockade of all being prisoners."
Chief of Staff. Generalissimo shipped
Iarvel refineries?!...... Chiang replied he would well to the through the Suez Canna como in this capacity. "any The deputy
* Conservative demandad: in know why facilities
the Egyptian Goverment "when for more
TURNED TO FIGHT
The Yanks attacking north of acceptable - officer-: experiancad: lender. Mesela was giving
in
amphibious warfare.”
? ENOUGH MANPOWER
Yudong-east of Hongation collided with a 3,500-man North Korean force that had entled Its retreat and turned to fight. ⠀⠀⠀ He said piso it was obvious than a year they have beat
Air and (artillery strikes | that af island like Formosa ang very roughly pounded the Reds between would be unable to cover the American infantry attacks, but expense of a full-scale invasion at 15 minutes past-midnight the of the mainland, Mainland Reds Were still pouring condlilons, he said, would make mortar are it impossible for his troops. 10 machinegun and into Yank ranks and holding to be self-sustaining. their ridge position's astrido the Chiang Bald his ground road north of Yudong, The forces bad entugh manpower Americans, reversing their usual for an invasion of the continent, tactics, launching a bayonet but would need logistical aup
UA-
espect of the Campi: Zone," Egypt's own money that
Joyaald that it whe that wie being discussed. H
routed ››thhe
that ↑ "Hiesë!- debts would be offset by Bri trin's bill for having defended Egy during the war.
Mr Eden called
for an surance that the new-agrees:
race ment would without proval.
the policy of the wartime
Mr Churchill
Government Was
not be ratified. parliamentary Ap
The new Foreign Secretary. Mr Herbert Morrison, declared.
angry shouts from the Conservatives, that Mr Chur chill Wal making mischief with
Key West, Florida,
Mar. 15. charge in the darkness and sent port. He said his aly force was President Harty Truman the now-heavily-reduced Red short on planea and bolad trained pilots": to man sharply defended the honour force reeling northward, the enough
many more. Second Division reported. of his administration today,
dismissed the idea of a General MacArthur's head third party in China as declared his house is always clean and that his Presi-quarters reported that heavy realistic", saying there was no
Naval gunfire
timid again raked middle road by which to defeat dency will be remembered memy-held east coast rail and the Reds. "If we get through this year road junctions, The USS Mis-
The dinne: followed Cocke's without a third world war."ourd poured more than 150 tons declaration, to a capacity audi-67 said that he was not go of mounting of explosive shells into bridges, ence in City Hall, at military ing to be bullied by the Op editorial and cartoon criticism timnels and railway rolling recommend that (US) of White House and
stock in the Chonglin area, while ald be forthcoming at once" for position other at Wonsta A light.cruiser with Chiang'e forces. Federal oficials Involved In the Senate Reconstruction Finance destroyers and frigates, ham-he overall plan, I':
"If It is within the scope of having a debate before rallica
will, recom- tion. mered communication lines, gun
said that con-mond that you be given tho emplacements and troop centrations.
its pounded highway and rall both on the high seas and in the
Other UN Naval chance with adequate support the Government did not maku
satisfactory statement networks at Songjin,
be might call for air to re-enter your homeland," | morrow Cocke said Associated. Press, debate-Reuter,
Conscious
Д
to
·Ranging 'troin Wonsans Chongiin in the east and Sur-
New York, Mar. 15. Corporation inquiry, Mr Truman Julius Rosenberg, on trial told news conference: My for his life on charges of people are honourable-all of
them are.. wartime espionage, was
To a suggestion by Rapublican linked directly to the Soviet Senator William Knowland atomic spy ring by another of California in a recent Senate of its confessed members debate that he return from his won to Baelu in the west, Navy today.
Florida
vacation and clean and Marine aircraft from Task house, the President
Force 77 and the light carrier, Bataan, attacked bridges, supply solemnly: My house is always routes and troop concentrations |30-year prison term for his part clean. What are you talking in support of UN'ground-opern
Harry Gold, who is serving a
sald
+
in the betrayal of the atom about, bomb secret, told a Federal
TACTICAL DECISION Court he picked up the Los Mr Truman was in rare good Alamos, New Mexico, atom In humour for the most part. He formation in Jullus' name turned solemn when asked the
Gold-sald the plot for him outlook for peace in Korea,
Information up
from
Ele could not David Greenglass, Rosenborg's
he said. brother-in-law who was em ployed on the atom bomb pro- Jeet, was hatched in a New York
to
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Mounting more than 1,000 erics for the third succossive day, UN land-based aircraft struick enemy targets In close and deep support of ground
Superforts at Operations, B-29 United Nations tacked enamy resupply
And reinforcement.. facilities by Parallet,”
**a and a railroad bridge on tho lev. former Russian consulate
Communist main western suD- official hero, Carrying out the tactical decision to be mache by
That Mr Truman said, is ply
routes Russian's Instructions, .Gold
er and light bomber air- the
commulder in the field, craft rocketed, napalmed and tegilded, he got information not by the Commander-ip-strated enemy pockets of resis from Greengluss in June 1945,
Chief 7,000 miles away.m On the same trip,
he he mid
Ee, said he was working for ing Red units in roar arcus tance and searched out retreat-
•of
waiting
and inflicting many casualties and from the British the
In Sants Hirus Fuchs In ́
all other government Thought Fe, New Mexico. He added employees are trying to do the destroying about 100 vehicles
sume thing. Ho mald he thought, VICTORY IN SIGUT that he returned to New York and
Rave Yakovlev, both sets of
With Eighth Army Mar. 16. American troops were today with Yakovlev
can be correctly evaluat=| within' 15" air miles · of Chun- sort of combination restaurant sidene canastration of no Pro
ed during his term, and ber called Volks on the corner of land - Street and 3rd 25 or 30 years after Wilhin chon, & Communist Army bare that bem, seven and a half miles below the Trianan said, At takes ́antiether the Reds will make {a}
38th Farahel and key to Avenue Gold related--United
sign, either by word or deed in her up.
International relations, to suggest that she is prepared to change that policy.. It is this which compels, the free world to rearm; to prepare its defences. Not only is there a dangerous disparity in armaments of the Soviet bloc and the rest of the world; but, as Mr Truman observes, "we do not know what fur- ther aggressive plans may be in the making by the adversaries of the free world.". This is the fear which Russia has Inspired, and only some fundamen- tal change in the Kremlin's interna
free world finds it necessary to pretional policy can remove that fear and
paro ita defences Abundant evidence exists that Russia in armed well be derdrive require helping to build up
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point the way to general disarmament. the prospects of this happening are not chewing; wherefore the only thing to do is to match aggression's might śrani sin guch a way as to discourage it
from further enterprios,
a
character of warm, nation terrible thing, pa
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