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SHIP ON FIRE IN Much-Needed DEMAND FOR PROBE INTO
H.K. HARBOUR Rubber Ablaze In The
No. 1 Hold
FIRE FLOATS' STRUGGLE
TO SUBDUE FLAMES
The 4,455-ton Hongkong registered ship, Vic- toria Peak, fired on by Communist shore batteries off Lingting as she was approaching Hongkong yesterday evening, caught alight in her No. 1 hold at 4.20 this morning while at anchor off Green Island.
and rubber WDB The hold, containing cotton still alight six hours later and the fire was then re- ported to be spreading.
Two fire floats were despatched to the vessel at the request of the Master and they fought the outbreak for several hours. At 6.20 a.m. the ship was given permission to move from her position off Green Island to the dan- gerous goods anchorage off Stonecutters.
Murine
The unfortunate adventures of the Fire Brigade, together with the Victoria Peak began at 6.15 a surveyor from the yesterday evening when the Department went out to Master, Captain W. D. Conway ship.
sent a signal to Hongkong that
the
Át 9.40 a report was made
she was being fired on by Com-that the rubber was still alight munist shore batteries from and the fire gave signs of Ling.ing Island,
Lingling is a few mile south of Hongkong.
The ring went on for 15 minutes, but no report was made hits were as to whether any Tegistered.
4.20
spreading.
The Victoria Peak was for- built in merly the Caduceus, 1927. The ship was involved in an incident last year when she was held for several months by the Nationaliste at Kaohsiung, Formosa,
Eventually the Victoria Peak
It is understood that the Vic- reached Hongkong and anchored
was torin Peak
twice hit by off Green Island.
from the Communist this morning the shells
batteries, but whether Master reported to the Marine shore
Indirect cause Department that a re had these were the broken out in No. 1 hold, wherd of this morning's fire cannot be
ascertained. cotton and rubber was stored.
By noon the fire had become Two fre floats and police launches went to the assistance completely under control and it and managed to subdue the blaze. was possible to withdraw one
Two hours later, with the hold of the fire floats.
It vas learned that one still dangerously smouldering the
received in- ship was transferred to the dan-the ship's crew
Juries and that he was removed gerous goods anchorage,
C
Rest
N. Korean Peace
Proposal Now Being Translated
Lake Success, Apr. 16.
A United Nations spokesman said on Monday
a message "in a foreign language"-presumably
the North Korean peace bid-was now being_re- ceived at the United Nations headquarters. The
in
U.S.
ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES
Republican Party's Unanimous Decision
Washington, Apr. 16,
Senate Republicans agreed unanimously on Monday there should be
a "full and complete" investigation of American foreign and military
policy as a result of the dismissal of General MacArthur,
The decision was taken at a closed Party conference and announced
by the chairman, of the conference, Mr George Millikin.
Mr Millikin said: "It was the unanimous opinion that there should be a full and complete investigation of foreign and military policy in thé light of the dismissal of General Mac Arthur."
CONSENSUS
A soldier of the Argyll
Senator Millikin disclosed that the "question of impeachment" of Mr and
that "final Sutherland
Truman was raised by several Senators but it was the High- landers, somewhere
conclusions" should await the outcome of the proposed inquiry. Korea, snatches a well- earned nap after a spell of hard fighting. He was waiting for transport to take him to Japan for a little rest and relaxation.
Refinery Strikers
spokesman said it would take several hours until Drift Back
The
sources
The Senate Republican Policy Committee was instructed to draft a resolution proposing machinery for the investigation. Mr Millikin said no decision was reached on procedure, but most of the discussion involved proposals for a special committee representing both the Senate and the House.
While reporting "a number of whether he would vote for the suggestions that the President forthcoming resolution in the calling for a formal
should be impeached," he did not Senate
identify the authors of these declaration of war against Com-
试 Asked
any munist China. ggestions.
President Truman's dismissal! ·
"in". to our
were suggested, he said
General MacArthur It was pointed out that President of Truman
last week diostes a in
compromise speechica referred to "war" in Korea and allies", according to Serntor there had been no declaration of Bridges. He added: "What we war by Congress. He said it can gain by was also suggested "the whale range of his activities" might be involved.
Mr Millikin Bald an inquiry was needed to fill "gaps" in in- formation now availabio to Con- gress and the public. He re- Teheran, Apr. 16.
ported that it was suggested Oil refinery workers bo- such gaps included the up-
Shortly after 9 o'clock Mr from the Victoria Peak during translated, officials, knew nothing municafiy Russian com- gan to drift back to work | pressed report on Koren made
W.J. Gorman, Chief Officer of the morning,
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Insufficient Doctors
his annual report for the year Nonding March 1050, tabled recently in the Legislative Council, the Director of Medical Services made the disquieting disclosure that his depart ment is gravely short of senior medical officers and specialists. In addition to the loss of Dr Thomas, on retirement, Dr Farr, Senior Radiologist who has returned to England, and Dr Hackett, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, transferred to Nigeria, four other senior local doctors resigned to go into private practice during the year. And, so far as we understand, it has not yet been possible to fill all of these vacancies with men possessing the highest qualifications. This is a serious situation, for, in the public interest, it is necessary that the Medical Depart- ment should be properly staffed; and particularly that there should be avail- able at the hospitals coming within the of the Department jurisdiction specialists and fully qualified and experienced senior medical officers. Main contributing factor to the
problem appears recruitment be unenticing conditions of employ- ment. The DMS admits that re- cruitment both locally and from the United Kingdom has been exceedingly poor and adds the notation, "It seems likely that the department, depends to a large extent on the medical staff available, will encounter
T
today in the strife-tarn by Lt-General Albert Wedemo- Persian Gulf port of Abadan.
About 3,200 of the 14,000 bo the strikers who returned Anglo-Iranian Company's finery this morning found pickets to deter them.
ro-
no
yer and relations between the: Unlied States and United Na- tions' military policies.
compromise does not balance disunity among our own people, especially among servicemen in Korce."United Press.
DOCKERSGO
ON STRIKE
Jed illegal
Wreckage Of Warship Found
can
and
above
sides
Washington, Apr. 18. The wreckage of a vessel, the message is decoded and translated.
believed to be the 70-year-oli has been warship. Monitor, Pending release by the world PICKETS REMOVED The message received by the
which Was ex-
found in 120 feet of water off United Nations was from the organisation,
Cape Hatteras on the Ameri- North Korean government. The pected later in the day, United
States
here and in
the United cast coast, communication was in Russian Washington refused to comment
States Navy announced here. and signed by Pak Hon-yong, the North
Foreign on its terms for pouco, Korean
The Monitor was the first of Minister, but until it had been
still being translat
the, iron-clad warships built ed here, was addressed to Mr
for the Union Navy in the definkle of its contents,
London, Apr. 16.
war and launched in civil von Balluseck and Mr Nasrollah
Nearly 10,000 dockers in the Entezam, President of the Gen-
Other vessels January, 1862. and Birken-of similar design eral Assembly and head of the
took their Senator Millikin sild Scrabor Ports of London Harry Cain told the conference head went on strike today be, naime from the Monitor. Offices Committee, and not Good
cause seven of their unofficial
She was 179 feet long his proposal to declare war on to Mr Trygve Lle as previously reported. According to United
Red China was made "to pin- leaders were on trial on charge weighed 1,200. tons.
they had the document Nations scurces,
All the 30 Americans in the point the fact that the war in that
Korea is Truman's war He strikes. dealt with atrocity accusations
A revolving turret, protected Verdicts against the United States and port had been evacuated but no Kore
attributed the statement about
are expected to-by eight Inches of iron armour to Mr
two 11-inch and Cain morOW.
containing concludes with references to the British families had left.
The country was today in "Truman's war
the vlow-
strike was Today's North Korean peace proposals.
the guns, slood on the deck which
only 18 inches Ha seventh one-day stoppage since was On Sunday Pyongyang Hadio the grip of fear at the pos-and did not state it as
the conference. of sibility
foreign point of Inding
time water. bogan, Every that messages_con- announced
was asked if there was any dis-the trial
lons the
accused have appeared in faining peace for set- troops on Persian-soil;---
The Many Persians believed that cussion of political implications
Monitor's Court several thousand London war had tlement of the
dis- a landing by British forces of General MacArthur's
work.covered by iron plates and the been dispatched to the UN
by one-inch deck. shields to do so expected Secretary-General. Mr Lie, and in South Persia to protect Bri-missal among the Republicans, dockers have stopped
armour. "delighted" the Security Council President, tish lives and property might He replied that all the Senators They are
MacArthur again tomorrow.
and Mr Danie) van Balluseck of the bring Russian troops in from were
There would address | Congress
a demonstration
Her first battle-a four-hour Netherlands,
outside the Court today when close range duel with a Con- The Prime Minister, Hussein make his views known.
adjourned. federate the hearing was
iron-cind-was U- On the basis of valuable lu-
have Alo formation, it was learned most himself given expression to this
was understood to
However, he also reported it Several hundred dockers shook decisive because neither vessel delegates agreed the bid
hand was "pretty widespread opinion the defendants by the
was able to inflict much damage not acceptable because it not belief in private conversation.
This morning the Senate that MacArthur doesn't need to and cheered and sang.
on the other. only calls for condemnation of
Mr Roy particular voted unanil appear under any
Wikon, who repre (Upper House) the United States for "aggremous confidence
of the accused,
The Monitor foundered and In him and auspices and the Republican scnts sion
but also demands that his Government.
Party is not needed us the argued today that they had not Bank in heavy seas off. Cape actual political settlement of
manager of his affairs while he broken the law because there Hatteras in December, 1802. MINISTERS TO MEET the conflict
by the
Government Ministers had is in this country." United had been no Security Council with the pre-
of the Chinese Com-been called to a special meet- Press. munists, following ceasefire and ing for later today to consider situation in withdrawal of
explosive foreign the
the Abadan where yesterday
Chicago, Apr. 18. Anglo-Iranian refinery was SMOKE-SCREEN
Senator Styles Bridges (RC- Diplomats who noted that the virtually closed down. Pyongyang peace bid was ac-
Today, tankers were being publican) said today that the Peking loaded from storage tanks in the Senate Armed Services Com-
mittee
wanted to investigate a *Tumour" that the Defence Teheran, wasumour'
General Secretary,
George atmosphere
the the future unless difficulties in emoluments and conditions of service for the are improved sufliciently Medical Department to compete ̄ ̄ ̄on more level terms with the National Health Service in the United Kingdom." If Government is prepared to concede that its hospitals must be adequately staffed no further hesitation should be shown in revising the service conditions and emoluments in such a way that the best suited doctors and specialists Govern- are attracted to the Service.
ment, to the satisfaction of the public, has succeeded in making substantial cuts in administrative costs, but it would be false economy to apply the to the of cheeseparing principle Medical Department if this results in qualified its hospitals being denied medical officers. It is axiomatic that cent 100 per should be hospitals efficient, but clearly this is difficult to attain if there is any shortage of senior We do not think the taxpayers staff. would begrudge extra expenditure in this
that for direction inasmuch Government hospitals to possess the best qualified and experienced doctors an asset to the and specialists is community. Government can afford to offer more lucrative conditions to and in the practitioners both here which
United Kingdom without ruining the Colony's finances.
to
more
Trouble Looms In
THE troubled atmosphere in Iran which had virtually · brought operations in one of the world's greatest ollfields to a standstill compels swift not to be action if the situation is allowed to deteriorate disastrously. More than £200 millions of British money has been invested in the ofl- fields, and strategically the stake is not less important than the financial. That steps be taken before the rot spreads is) imperative and for, the benefit of the Iranian as well of British intérests. Behind the flare-up, of course, is Com, munist agitation, skilfully directed from Moscow, and finding fertile soil in the cupidity of wealthy land-owners. Wealth notoriously breeds the desire for more wealth. And all the Middle East coun- tries are realising that they are not. getting all the prodts they could get from their own oil. The moro fast that the oilfields have been pioneered by
Iran
foreign enterprise is discreetly over- looked. When this sentiment is whipped up over a brisk flame of nationalism, an explosive situation develops. For in the Middle East nationalism is some- thing which burns superficially but very the aim is to violently. And since detach "ollfields from Anglo-American control, it is getting the 100 per cent backing of Russia. To permit herself. to be edged out of Pornia, Britain would lose six per cent of the world's oil output; and with it, the world's biggest refinery. Not a 'pleasing' prospect. What the effective answer is at the moment is unfortunately not clear. Landing of protective troops raises fears in Teheran of a direct i Boviot riposte. Nevertheless, decisions, requiro to be made and cannot wait. Visions of disaster if the disputé is not soon nettled do not lack substance.
sance
(TOOPS.
be made
companied by now
charges
States feel merely new offensive
whe
the north.
the
ANOTHER RUMOUR
the against
United port. the proposals are
The capital,
but for a quiet a smokescreen
against
the throughout the country remained Marshall, had oppooed General heavy and troubled. In Isfahan, MacArthur's dismissal but had A spokesman for Mr Ballu- where riots broke out last week, lost out to the wishes of the seck said that, Korca no longer the situation was "a itils better, Secretary of State, Mr Dean
Acheson. being on the Council's agenda, but not good."
United Nations forces.
•
who
It would be necessary for n
In the capital agitators were The leading Republican mem- delegation formally to inclusion of the North Korean trying to induce workers in the ber of the Committee.
tobacco anonopoly to strike but came here to address a railway fedler. The Council is conven- so far without success.
mpeting, said Committee hear ing tomorrow on the Syrian- Reports that the Shah planned ings with General Marshall as Israelt
dispute and observers to leave the country for medical the first witness would start on believed possible the Soviet treatment were rejected by a Wednesday in Washington and court amelal. For the time General MacArthur had agreed
Union would make such a move wing the Shah would remain into appear before it any time
the
which would be defeated.
Meanwhile, epokesman for-the-country-but might callin after his address to a joint Arab-Astan group said the foreign specialists to operate on Congressional session on Thurs- caucus might meet in an emer-an intestinal and appendix com- day. geney session wheri full details plaint, the official said.-Reuter.
were
cf the Pyongyang offer officially revealed. United
Pross
Mr Bridges said
the Com-
mition had heard a "rumour!! of
disagreement between Me Ache-
CHURCHILL'S COMMENT EDITH MOLLER and General Marshall nad
Shefeld, Apr. 10.
Mr Winston Churchill, Conser- vative Opposition leader, said here tonight that a reported North Korean request for pezos | terms "would be a relief
satisfaction to everyone of us.”
"Nekher ne nor
PROTEST
London, Apr. 18. Britain is protesting to the provincial Chinese Nationallet
it
Baid
was one of the things it wanbod to consider, Be members also wanted to in- That Pro- vestigate a rumour,
dent Trumman's statement dis couraging General MacArthur the United authorities in Formosa against Was written by Mr Acheron and States nor the United Nations, the interception of the Brush Mr Dean Rusk, assistant Secre Organisation have the slightest motor vessel, Edith. Moller, by tary of State
Nationallet gunboat on He said the Committee wanted wish to become involved in a
April 10:
to get at the bottom of the Korea or China," he said.
Far graver dangers loom in{
Announcing this in the House repons for the MacArthur firing of Commons today, Mr Kenneth and the whole Eastern prob- E aartime leader was Younger, the Minister of Blate, lem." Besides * ManArikur- und
Marshall, Scontar Bridges con speaking at a ceremony · giving said that the British Consul at 206
Committen wanted him the freedom of the city of Tamsul had been instructat
to tod, ho
to call Mr Achowon, L-Gen. Shemold:
make representations, Indeed, that we should have to
Mr Churchill said, "II is hard, Me Willara Teeding, Cases Wedemeyer and Admiral Arthur | Bedford, commander-in-chief of fund back to rearmament again ive, who raised the matter, the Pacile Fiest and look upon the past not only at the Duth Moller's: charts, said that the gumboot connecated anan: inspiring mummy but to relivo dia processes again with an which caused by to return to
• Eva Cut Hongkong, she was on her that a late of war units in
macha way to Ghunghal-Beuter.
He, told,nows: conference wo might as well rovegnise
Hores but he declined to my
was
four
dispute between
treno
the workers and the employers The Navy said it had no plan but one between the workers to raise the vessel or to dis- and their trade union-Reuter. pase of the wreckage-Reuter.
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