New Cold Wave In
THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1947.
Royal Family Sees Deck
Europe Slows Work Games In Sunny Weather
London, Feb. 0.
A new cold wave, spread over Britain and Western Europe yesterday, slowing the wheels of industry and Isolating snowbound provincial villages.
A sharp rise in coal consump- tion resulted from the frigid temperatures and threatened further work stoppages in Bri-
CRIMES IN
ZONE OF tain and Germany, where hun-
U.S.
GERMANY
Berlin, Feb. G.
dreds of factories are already idle or working only part-time because of critical fuel shortages.
In Britain, Buffering from a mal-. The Legal Division of the power shortage, unemployment United States Military Govern-figures soared as factory after fac
the highly ment revealed to-day that tory-many of them in
industrialised city of Birmingham- 17,780 Germans and displaced stopped production and appeated 16 persons were tried during 1946 government authorities for more
that 75,000 | for "prejudicial acts and hostile cool. It is estimated
are idle because of the fuel fliortage. conduct" to the American occu- pation forces.
were
A total of 150,438 persons iried by Military Government courts. records showed, "and of thene 120,247 were convicted.
More than one-fourth the total con- victions were for violations of Mili- tary Government orders. Thefts and possession of Allied property ranked "next with 21.0 percent.
Acts prejudicial or hostile to the occupying forces totalled 13.7 percent. The report showed that during the last four months of 1940, there was a 60 percent drop in the number of crimes committed by juveniles.
At the end of December, 260 Mili- Government courts were in tary operation throughout Derlin Bromen. United Press.
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Communists Of Empire To Meet
London, Feb. 5.
Communists from many parts of the British Empire will meet in London late this month in the first such Empire Conference which the various Communist parties have over held.
that
from
London Party officials sald "matters of common interesta" look- ing toward a common policy, would be discussed by delegates Australia, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, India, Eire, Malaya, Pales- tine and South Africa, who will meet the United Kingdom Communists,
The Empire Conference wit be held immediately after the British Communist Party's annual Congress, which will consider
More than 200 enterprises employ- ing 32,000 workers closed in Berlin because of the cold and lack of coal. Additional thousands were reduced to part-time employment, and about of 110,000
000 reported to
Ministry Labour officers that they were un- able to work because of less.
Frerh snow mantled practically
of Scotland, England and Wales. The American zone of Germany was covered with a six-inch blanket of white, and temperatures dropped i sharply over a wide arca hardly re- covered from nearly two weeks of the winter's worst storm.
Varled Hallan Weather
Italy had a variety of weather. Snowstorms paralysed traffe In the northern cities, landslides blocked highways along the Adriatic; wind of
London, Feb. 5,
King George, Queen Elizabeth and the two Princesser on the sun deck of the battleship Vanguard, yesterday watched the ship's company enjoy deck games and a target shooting match between a party of civilians and a navy team. Princess Elizabeth said she would like to do some shooting later..
The ship's cat, Smutty, celebrated the arrival of warm weather off the Canary Islands by giving birth to two kittens.
King Georgo kept as a souvenir the remnants of the Royal Standard which was torn to ribbons by the galo through which the Vanguard passed during the early days of the voyage from Portsmouth.-Associated Press.
The Inkwell Went When Teacher Bawled Out
London, Feb. 5.
The irate reader who wrote to the Times that a soprano's top note shattered 'a glass tumbler in his living room was topped to-day by a schoolgirl who claimed her Greek teacher bawled her out so shrilly that an Inkwell was splintered, spattering her with blots,
Resignations
RELIEF IS WASHINGTON
PRIORITY
Washington, Feb. 5.
General George Marshall, United States Secretary of State, put international relief ns tho number one item on the list of 27 proposals for foreign affairs legislation, which he is to sub- mit to Congress, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, stated here to-day.
The United States ratification of pence treaties with Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and Rumania was number two on the 1st, the Senator press representatives.
told
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The Republican Congress Would THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S”
support the proposals for $230,000,000 to be spent on relief in Europe, provided that such rellet was carried out "under our own management and auspices so as to protect from exploitation," Senator Vanden- berg sald.
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MEETING OF
PICAO IN
MELBOURNE
Suggesting that the final decision would wait at least until Mr Herbert Hoover, ex-president and chairman of the United States Famine Emer- Readers of the Times deluged geney Committee, had reported on the paper to-day with anecdotes his visit to Europe, where he is and reminiscences.
studying food conditions, the Senator Meanwhile it is revealed that said, "The ex-president's Ondings
pro likely to have considerable the the BBC singer whose top B flat bearing on what Congress does."
From Warsaw broke a glass tumbler was Josle lieuter.
Government
London, Feb. 5.
Fearon, operatic coloratura. She said she threw herself into Madame Butterfly with little more abandon than usual that night. On the matter of litiga-
The Warsaw Radio said to- tion, raised by the Times reader,
Disabilities
gale force littered city streets, and night that Stanislaw Mikolaj- Miss Fearon said she was ad Of Indians
drenched
everywhere torrential rain swelled rivers to flood heights.
Sardinian dame, bursting their banks, flooded parts of the town of Bosa and damaged crops. A cloud- burst, accompanied by high winds
unroofed many houses, that Leghorn La Hapzin.
TH At least two persons died in Be
of exposure, bringing to 103 the known number of deaths directly at tributed to the cold since December 1-Associated Press,
CONDITIONS IN
DANISH CAMPS
Copenhagen, Feb. 5.
in refugee German women camps here are virtually raping the few male inmates, it became known to-day after the de-
czyk, Polish
Deputy Premier | vised that an accident damage and leader of the Peasant Party, law held her liable only for the
value of the glass. has submitted his resignation.
Dr Wladyslaw Kiernik, second in command of the Peasant Party, also resigned to-day from the post of Minister for Pubile Administration,
The radio did not mention the third Peasant Party member of the Government; Czeslaw Wycch, Mini- ster of Education.
The broadcast said, however, that these two resignations necessi Late the wholesale reconstruction of the Cabinet which will be formed "in conformity with the recent elec- toral results.
Peasant Party members of Parlia- ment were present to-day when Boleslaw Bierut was elected Pre- sident of the Pollah Republic.
Mikołajczyk and his small group sat motionless while others clapped and cheered the new
President-
Reuter.
resolutions parture of a 17-year-old youth More Clashes In
urging continued co-operailon with all that is best in the labour move ment" and another condemning Bri- tain's present foreign policy-Asso- clated Press.
ANTI-NAZI
CARDINAL-
who fathered 45 children.
The lad, known to the Danish guards as "Father Germania." turned out on investigation to be a less pre- cocious youngster than the victim of frustration affecting many of the 200,000 women under detention.
The boy was one of a handful of men who were heavily out-numbered by the women.
The authorities said only heavy barbed wire fences kept the Danish foldler guards from a similar fate.
The Danish authorities have per- mitted the refugees to lead their own
camps.
the
They
sald
Indonesia
Batavia, Feb. 5. Three Dutch soldiers were killed during clashes with Indo- nesian forces in Medan (Suma tra) and Bandoeng (Java), Netherlands Army spokesman announced to-day.
Fifty "extremists" who had peno- trated into the western sector of Medan were driven off, leaving three
From its bulging mall but the Times printed these excerpts:
"At school during a Greek lesson the mistress raised her voice to me
to an unusually high pitch and a glass inkwell, standing on her desk. was shattered into tiny splinters, spilling ing on her much to the amusement of the form,
"A glass tumbler similar to that described by your correspondent ex- ploded in my saloon bar,, (
"On two occasions lately an un- breakable tumbler has exploded on table around which were sitting my three, children, all under four years old and a nurse. The only accom- paniment was the vivid music of bo- bies at feeding time."
"Flag" Went The Vase The famous singing master, Manuel Garcia, told me that he had asked the
historie bose, Luigi Lablache, if it was true he could break glasa by singing into it. Lablache went to
tools to wine wins ond
sang his D into it, and the glosa fell in fragments at his feet.....Clara Butl
was singing at a party once and at a certain note 'ping' went a beau- Uiful glass vase.
"So clear and flute-like was the voice of Caruso that for entertain- ment of his guests he not only broke tumblers at dinner but also inade a
glass chandeller re-echo some of the notes of his songs."-United Press.
Ba Sein Not
Hopeful
In Canada
New Delhi, Feb. 5,
The Government of India has made direct representations to Canada re- garding alleged disabilities suffered by Indian nationals In British Columbia, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, as Minister of External Affairs and
Commonwealth Relations, declared to-day in the Central Assembly in answer to a question.
Nehru also said the matter had been Informally taken up by the Indian UNO delegates with the Canadian United Nations delegation.
The question arose over the exclu- sion of Indians from the municipal, provincial and federal franchise in British Columbia,
Nehru added that Indin and Canada were shortly exchanging High Co- misaloners.
Meanwhile, it reliably learned that Mr 11.8. Malik, lately Indian Trado Commissioner to the United Staten and Prime Minister of the Patiala State, would be appointed Indian High Commissioner to Canada- United Press,
Played Politics
With Labour
Washington, Feb. 6. Representative Landis, Repub-
lican of Indiana, told the House
Labour Commitice-yesterday that last year's "grave strikes" were caused when "White House advisers tried to play politics with the labour issue."
Landis was the Orst witness sum- moned by the Committee opening
Melbourne, Feb. 6. Delegates from 14 nations to Provisional International Civil Aviation Organisation are meeting here to consider modifi- cation of boundaries proposed earlier for a South Pacific re gional air navigation area.
The three-week conference opened yesterday with little prospect of functioning effectively until the boundary dispute is settled.
The British chief delegate, Dennis Peci, opposed proposed boundaries seeking to place the China seaboard in the North Pacific area, the Philip- pines and most of the Dutch Eani indles in the South-enat Asia area. The Unlled States chiet delegate, Glen Filbert, opposed Peel, support. ing the Organisation's general plan for Hongkong, Canton, Salgon, Sin gapore and Batavia in the South Pacific
area,
Nations participating are the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, China, Philippines, France, Canada, Switzer- innd, Czecho-Slovakin, Greece, Salvador and Portugal. The Bolivian and Belgian delegate are en route. Associated Press.
DPs May Join U.S. Army
Frankfurt. Feb. 5.
from Army officials, on orders Washington, are studying the passi bility of allowing European displaced persons to enlist in the regular United States Army. It was learned to-day
anc
officials At the same time, looking to half a million displaced persons In the American zone as a possible source of labour to replace 0,000 German prisoners of war who will be released from labour units by the end of February-United Press.
Peace Treaties
Signed
London. Feb, 0. The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, signed peace treaties for Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, yesterday.
Rumanla
and
Berlin, Feb. G. Konard, Cardinal von Prey lives inside sing, who berated Hitler and the the chief problem was not to predend behind them, and another gang: Nazis as early as 1933, will fly vent promiscuity among the Ger- headed by a Japanese was driven off to the United States for a six-mans but to find soldiers Iron-willed in the same sector.
Rangoon, Feb. 5. In the Bandoeng sector, three: week
visit sometime this enough to resist provocation
from
Thakin Ba Seln, leader of the month, his secretary, Bernhard the women on the other side of the Indonesians were killed when a party
af Indonesiana fired
member for Dobama Party and barbed wire-United Press.
on a Dutch Schwertfeger, sald to-day.
patrol-Reuter.
Transport and Communications in Evacuation of Indonesians
the Executive Council, who returned hero to-day from London, told Batavia, Feb. 5.
Reuter that he intended to remain in The Republican Government has mee unless his Party advised him fts six weeks' hearing Into labour Finland in a five-minute, ceremony agreed to repatriate 11,000 Fast In-
resign donesians mainly
Ambonose and
Ba Sein said: "I do not see any Timoreso as soon as the evacuation independence coming.
All this talk of Dutch nationals from the interior about independence
within one year has been completed and the necessary
He said that he was most grateful transportation is available,Iteuter.
for British hospitality and added: "My own impression is that the British people are quite united-in holding Burma".-Reuter.
ac-
Schwertfeger said Cardinal von Preyaing, who is 06 years old, would visit all American Cardinals, in- Francis Cardinal Spellman in cluding New York. Schwertfeger will
hirm. company
Von Preysing, Berlin's first Car- dinal, stamped himself as pr out. spoken anti-Nazi when he publicly declared during the early days of the Hitler regime: "We are in the hands Tools."-United
of criminals and Press.
BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC CRISIS
(Conunted from Page 1)
2. To increase Britain's exports in order to pay for vitally necessary Imports:
To increase the quantity of goods for home consumption so that infintion can be avoided and real improvement in the British standard of living assured,
BREAK-OUT FROM
ICE PACK
Little America, Feb. 5. Rear Admiral Cruzen announced to-day that three light-hulled ships and the icebreaker Northwind will leave Little America possibly within the next 24 hours.
very shortly,
He did not anticipate any trouble in getting the Mt Olumpus and the cargo carriers Merrick and Yancey through the lee pack-United Press.
HOME FLEET IN
· GIBRALTAR
Gibraltar, Feb. 5. Units of the British Home Fleet, engaged on the Spring cruise, arrived at Gibraltar yesterday.
The battleship Duke of York car- ried the flag of the Commander-in- Chief of the Home Fleet Admiral Sir Edward Neville Syfret.AssSO-
The White Paper ends with this, appeal to Britain's workers and elated Press,
employer responsibility rests on
L
"Alex" Visiting Washington
both aides of industry to, play their fall
in rousing the nation to part an appreciation of the country's very serious economie position and In ensuring that there is such a large and sustained increase
Washington, Feb. 5. - productions will enable us to The Governor-General of Canada have sufficient goods to pay for our Field Marshal Lord Alexander, and essential Imports and to meet the Lady Alexander began a day of urgent needs of the people at sightseeing yesterday after having home."
spent the night at the White House, This White Paper is the forerunner es guests of President and
Mrx of a further White Paper on the Truman. - economic state of Britain, which will They have now moved across the bo published in the mkidle of street to Blair House, where the February...
State Department houses Its dis- Together, the two White Papers tinguished foreign visitors Asso- will form the basis for the great clated Press. "economic inquest," which Mr Her-
NO INTEREST IN GOERING BROOCH Louisville, Feb., 5.
A diamond and ruby studded brooch valued at $5,500 and reported- ly once the property of Hermann Goering is not exciting gem collectors here.
to
is a sheer
Sparkling Prospects
Capetown, Feb. 5. rush in recent years,
In South Africa's biggi diamond 1100 claims were staked yesterday at the Bos mansforteln diggings in the Trans- val.
Marcus P. Roberts sald he adver tised the brooch for sale at $3,500 but received no offers, and only a Licences were granted by ballot, few inquiries about 11. He bought several women being among the
it from another GL. in Germany, who winners. The diggings, which were sald he had purchased it from a formerly owned by De Beers, were former school leacher of Goering-sold recently for £8,800.-Associated Associated Press.
Press.
England Expected To Lose Test
(Continued from Page 1)
nobly although he faced the pas sibility of two zeros during the match.
mature of
there
I
and Industry problems. Landis, au- to halt strikes in thor of the bill essential industries through Govern- mental seizure, said it was readily seen that "White House and labour departments were confused on labour legislation."
C. E. Wilson, president of General Motors, told the Senate Labour Com- mittee that Congress should outlaw closed shop contracts and ban in- dustry-wide bargaining by unions. He said industrial
peace was threatened until "our inbour laws are fundamentally corrected."—As-
oclated Press.
Aquitania For Immigrants
Sydney, Feb. 5. Negotiations
for chartering the liner Aquitania to bring British emigrants to Australia, have been virtually completed with the Cunard Line, the Minister of Immigration, Mr Arthur Calwell sald in tā press; statement yesterday.
The ship would be available to sull on its first voyage about the middle of May and would be used to bring emigrants to Australia, for about two years, or possibly longer. The Aquitania would be capable of transporting 2,000 persona on each voyage and would multo four trips a year for at least two years-Asso- ciated Press.
The United States and Russia have' already signed the documents and the French and other Allied nations and beaten powers will affix their signatures in Paris next Monday, making the treatles effective,--Asso- clated Press.
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GRAND NATIONAL ACCEPTANCES
on- that
London, Feb. 5. When the first acceptances for the Liverpool, on March 20, were Grand National, running at Aintree, nounced to-day, it was found only eight comparatively unfaneled horses had been taken out. Among them was Volouvent, a French horse, and Jock; Platypus. Royal Cottage
still Masson, trainer of Volauvent. has another French horse in Kaml tt. represent hun as well as Tribune. Jacks trainer, Gerry Wilson, has First of the Dandies in the race but W. Payne who looks after Royal Cottage is now without a rupzier. I la considered that Royal Cottage who won his last two races should have more experience before it tempting the Grand National. Platy- pus too is considered toa young by its new owner. Final acceptances. for the race are due on Tuesday, March 18-Reuter.
·OUTWARD MAILS
Unicotherwise stated, - - Regbicred Articles and Parcel Posta close de întrebes eariler than the time stated below.
Thursday, Fibruary é Airmail:
Saigon, Singapore, Calamba, Sydney..
Auckland, London, 3.30 păm,
Seamall:
Canton. 8.30 pan.
Shanghai, 3 pm,
Honolulu USA Central and Southa America (vià Ban Yeunglano), 5 pm, Macao, Tainahan, Shekk), 5 pum, Kongmoon, 4 pin
Traini
Canton, 4 p.m.
Airmail:
Friday, February 7,
Manila. 3.30 p.m.
Bangkok, Bangoon, Calcutta, Karnchi,
Baars, Catro, Johannesburg, Augurta.. Marselllen, London, New York, Cana-- da, 330 pm.
BERMAL
Bangkole, 10 mm.
Amuy, Swalow, 10 am. Manila, 19, 2/
Macao, Tainahian, Bhekki, 3 pm. Canada (via Vancouver), 3 p.m.
Canton, PATS.
Airmail:
Traint Moscow, Feb. 0.. The Soviet news agency, Toss, re- ported North China rumours, uttri- buted to travellers arriving at Shang- hal, as saying that United States troops being transferred from North China, are going only to, Tsingtao on the coast.
If the question of Allied troops in China arises at the Four-Power Ministers' conterence, Tass suld ob- that "partial servers pointed out transfer of American troops from North Ching to other points" enable have begun fullling the decision of the United States to "assert that they
the Moscow Cofiference of 1945 on withdrawal of troops. from China.”
Associated Press,
· SIAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER: RESIGNS"
Bangkok, Feb. 5. The Siamese Foreign Minister, Dirck Chainam, who submitted resignation to the Premier yesterday.
his
re-
that his told pressmen to-day signation was not due to any differ ences, but having successfully com- pleted the first phase of Blam's post. war diplomacy he felt he was entitled to rest.
Saturday, February 8
Saigon, London, 3,30 p.m. Rangoon, Calcutta, Delhi, Johanocuburg, -
Cairo, 3.30 pan.
Bangkok, Singapore, Colombo, Sonra... -
baya, Sydney, Auckland, 36 pm. Beamall:
Swatow, 8_pam. Shanghai, 2 p.st.
Stratis, a p..
Australia (via Sydney), 2 pm. Mania, pun. Sandakan. 5 pm.
Macao, Teinahan, Shekki, 3 p.m.
Train:
Canton, p.m.
TO-DAY'S
BROADCASTS
ZOW on 845 kc from 12.30, to 3pm.. and 0.30 to 11 p.m., and also on suka me in the 31 metra band, from 12.30 to 1.18, 5.30 to 730 and 9, to 2 pm H.K.T.
Veber and Jus Orchestr Gad Commen
changed entirely the England's batting. This tall left arın bowler of Mediterranean descent He has yet to open his score and kept his end going in unrelenting batted while ten overs were
de humidity from quarter past one at vered but thanks to Compton's ten to five and Agures for this re- played only 18 balls, tactics, the England wickel-keeper markable spell were 23
overs, four maidens, 45 runs and four wickets. Edrich seemed to have resumed
Onslaught
On several occasions, Toback has against the bowling been disappointing mainly because of too quickly after lunch, but it must be remembered that England at that wasted deliveries but to-day time were forcing runs in a sporting was no doubt as to his merit. bid with a possibile victory in view.
His height of six feet three inches fils dismissals necesitated an altera: helped him to get some lift from the tion in policy.
JAP REPATRIATION rather unresponsivo pitch and his HAMMOND UNLUCKY pace off ground, allied to his ability FROM MALAYA Hammond seemed confident and field set for him, wers the main assets to maintain length and bowl to leg- safe until he turned and lifted the in his triumph.
Singapore, Feb. 5. ball straight to-fine leg.
For triumph It was
Army circles here indicated to-day Northolt Airport
stroke might easily have gone wider against batsmen who of necessity had
that the first small batch of Japanese JAP STUDENTS NOW Presented by Reber Blors: Landon to try and hold on rather than force surrendered personnel in Malaya of the fielder,
Hardstad was not as certain as in, runs after the early attempt go for might be repatriated In March, ́ál- Strikers Return the first innings and he fell to a ball winning margin had failed.
of excellent length by Toshack when London, Feb. 5. forced on the defensive. In these Eight hundred strikers, whose Tests, Bradman, from the varied walkout hampered British Europeans bowlers at his disposal has always Airways services at Northolt Airport, found one to suit a particular oc returned to work to-day on a pro-
casion. miso by the management to open Norfolk, Virginia negotiations for a 40-hour week -
mediately-United Press,
bert Morrison has arranged for the House of Commons.Unlled Press.
U.S. PLANE MISSING
New_York, · Feb. 6.
A United States Navy plane with 10 men on board was missing to-day after setting out in strong winds on #flight from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Reuter
Such a
To-day; it was Toshack who up sot England. First he brought about the dismissal of Extrich, which
Because of Toshack's succèss and no oficial stabement has been
the ability of Johnson to keep down runs, Bradman made ilitle use of the leg spinners McCool and Dooland. He oven delayed
taking
new ball. Tallon kept wicket admirably and held three catches, Not until late in a gruelling day of fielding did he con- cede any byes-Router.
The Cabinet was scheduled to: meet this afternoon.-Reuter."
GROW HAIR.
Hokkaido, Fab..5. Middle school students here became by petition the first "long, hairs” in Japan. They received permission to allow their traditionally, clam mop- ped hair to grow.
The Malayan Free Press expressed the hope that the local government would endeavour to dissuada the Bri- tish Government against allowing the rehabilitation of Malaya lo be The regulation imposing cropped "handicapped by the premature re hair on students had been enforced patriation of its Japanese labour."--| sirice the Melj! cra days-United Neuter,
Press.
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