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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 26, 1947.
FUTURE DEFENCE OF!
INDIA STATEMENT
Britain Will Surrender Her Responsibility, Says Attlee
London, Feb. 25.
The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, told the House of Com- mons to-day the defence of India would be given up by the British along with other authority when Britain gets out. However, Mr Attlee's statement left the door open for India to seek assurances of British aid in case of need.
Mr Attlee said the transference of full power to India on the June 1948 deadline also meant the transference of defence duties to India herself.
"If India decides to remain within the British Commonwealth," he said, "the position would be similar to that existing between His Majesty's Government and the British Commonwealth.
"If India decides to leave the British Commonwealth, then her future security would be a matter of great interest to His Majesty's Government, who would be ready to enter into discussions with India, subject to the obligations of both parties under the United Nations Charter."
Joss
The Prime Minister's statement to reversion 10 those tendencies; out that Government's action had has been the diet so for on this, which exister throughout its
hls already brought Tupport from point, which was expected to figure | tory," he stated,
India and he sold the transfer of strongly in the future working of He then gave instances of three power in India had been steadily indin toward independence. Mr failures of the Conservatives, firstly, going on during the last 20 years, Aulee replied to a question from a
ог the American Colonies; but it cannot be indefinitely" con- Conservative member who
nominal responsi- leaving! voicing feeling in Opposition ranks
was secondly, creation of Elre; thirdly, tinued. That an indefensible indisposition to South African indepenbility for events in our hands while
He then added: dence.
"Now they lacting the means of exercising our would add a fourth by breaking responsibilities". ungovernable India.
set the balance of power in Asia and that unless India's frontiers
were guaranteed there might be endleas troubles.
Mr Attlee's statement made
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In order to ensure the utmost reference to the use of military in safety to We and property in the ¦ internal policing, vicinity, the authorities w close
Stubbs and Coombes roads between Wanchai and Magazine Gaps to traf-
fie and pedestrians, between and 5.15.
4.15
LORD'S DEBATE
on
Lord Templewood. opening the Lords' debate
India to-duy, described the Government's setting of the date for withdrawal as "gambler's throw which may come off or do irreparable damage
A corps of press photographers will attend the blowing-up operation, including representatives of Life and I the government of India." Fortune now in Hongkong.
So far, eight of the original 12 reinforceri conerite. Irgs of the memorial have been removed.
Tw remain in the centre and two al the war. It is the lust two which are now bearing most of the weight of the tower and is here that the mdor portion of the explosive witi be lodged,
When all preparations -have been completed, the memorial will be blown up by an explosive electrical-
fred by the PWD engineer charge. Mr 11. W. Forsyth.
SEALF CHIEF IN RANGOON
in
to
Lord Templewood moved the following censure:
That he de cision of the Government to hand over India to the Indian Govern- ments is June 1948, under condi-
long which appear to be in con- flict with previous declarations and without any provisions for the pre- tection of minorities or discharge of other obligations, is likely to im peril India's peace and prosperity."
He described the new approach to the Indian problem as "not ap peasement, but unconditional sure render
"British rule could not be main- Lord The Secretary of State for Indin, Gained after 1948," stated Lord Pethick Lawrence, pointed Pethickt Lawrence---United Preco.
Rose Room And Roof Garden To Be Converted
Into Bedrooms
Peninsula Hotel
Rose
People will dance in the Room for the last time next Saturday night. The Rose Room and Roof Garden, both scènes in days goneby of dinner dances, Christmas and New Year revelries, and social functions such as the St. Andrew's, St. George's and St. Patrick's societies annual balls, are to be con- verted into rooms.
Hongkong
and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., has been
This decision by the
made because_of_the_Beule..accom- modation problem.
com-
Plans have been drawn up for 42: bedrooms to be builf in the bined Rose Room and Roof Garden. They are primarily intended for use ulr line by future passengers of an service operating Hongkong.
Work will be completed
by the i end of April.
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-German-Peace- Treaty
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Meets Shantung
Authorities
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BEVIN'S DRAMATIC
ACCUSATION
Says Pres. Truman Wrecked Palestine Negotiations
London, Feb. 26.
The Foreign Sceretáry. Mr Ernest Bevin, to-day charged in the House of Commons that President Truman had wrecked British negotiations for solution of the Palestine problem by demanding the immediate entrance of 100,000: Jews just as negotiations were on the threshold of success,
Mir Bevin revealed that the British had pleaded with the then- Secretary of State) Mr James Byrnes, to dissuade Mr Truman from issuing the demand. Never- theless, the Truman statement was madic.
The Foreign Secretary's accusation | was the strongest made by a British Cabinet Minister against the Pre- sident of the United States within recent memory, certainly since pre- war years.
Mr Bevin apparently decided to pune the President and place the blame on him personally only after he had begun speaking in the Com- mons, or possibly shortly before.
UNWARNED ATTACK
Nanking, Feb. 25.
was leamed that the official Generalissimo Chiang Kai-transcript circulated in Whitehall of shek returned here this after what the Secretary intended to say noon from an unannounced brief did not name Mr Truman and spoke only of American pressure for the visit to the capital of Shantung admission of 100,000 Jews hampering province and headquarters for the Government's efforts to solve the directing warfare against the Palestine problem. Communists in the central part of the province, informed sources revealed to-day.
According to these sources, the Generalissimo departed from Nan- king yesterday afternoon aboard his private plane Mei Ling. He was met in Tsinan by General Wang Yao-w, Governor of Shantung, and other top
in
Mr Bevin By the same token,
send advance presumably did not notice to the United States-ab ald Me Truman, to Britain with his con- troversial statement-that he intend-
ed to attack on the floor of the Com- mons the Pusident's intervention.
A Foreign Offee spokesman sald, however, that there and been severni friendly exchanges in the past week the or so between My Bevin and In-
omelats and military, Secretary of State, Gen George Mar-
Oficial quarters eluding the Ministry of
declined to
confirm or deny the shall, on Britain's plans to refer the
Generalissimo's trip. In the past,
thero quarters
secret
the
Palestine question
to keep Nations.
Clemmo's move-
ments from the capital.
to the United
Mr Ernest Bevin, conceded to-day that Britain's manilate in Palestine
The trip to the battle area is the provided for "virtual invasion" by third which Marshal Chiong Kathusands of Jews, but warned that shek has made within a month. His it a so specified that the rights and first was to Hsnchow in north Kiang- positions of the Arabs must be pro- su and the second to Chengehow in tected. Jonan ovince. at the junction of the Lunghal and Peiping-Hankow Railways-Renter.
SHANTUNG CAMPAIGN
The
therefore arese question whether this could be accomplished without conflict," Mr Bevin told the Commona. "Events in the last 25 years have proved that it cannot.”
VEXED AND COMPLEX Mr Bovin opened for the Govern In their campaign to re-open the Tientsin-Pukow railway, Government's decision to refer the Palestine ment in the debate on the Govern- inent troops captured Teng-listen on the railway line 20 miles north of problems to the United Nations for Lincheng in south Shantung, ac-diment of the Amb and Jewish
claims.
Nanlding, Feb. 25.
cording to the latest press reports.
Britain's Bread Rationing
Winnipeg. Feb. 20:
Mr John Strachey, Britain's Minister of Food. said yesterday that he hoped broad rationing in Britain might end this summer, but added it would depend on sufficient wheat
coming from Canada and other countries.
Mr Strachey told a press conference thar Britain would be more than satis- fied if Canada could keep wheat exports up to the January level,
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not
Observing that the Janu-
level could
be the reached this year. Minister said he believed that shipments would be Increased with the opening. of navigation in the spring. -Associated Press.
LONDON'S
WEATHER RECORDS
London, Feb. 25. Air Ministry weather experts. checked · statistical tables to- day in bright sunlight pouring
windows through the
and quickly corrected the...many:
Arctic weather. unofficial reports about recent
He accused the Government of haying "broken up unity 012 the Indian front" and added, "If India
They admitted that Britain had is to be divided into parts, this is
London's had a rough me, that the worst possible way to do it."
"Unity in Indin, whether we like
sunless day records had been shut- The Communists holding T50- "The problem of Palestine is it or not, depends on the existence
NO AGREEMENT Rangoon, Feb. 25.
of British influence in India.
helen, 25 miles north of Teng-hsien, very vexed and complex one," Mrtered and that the continued cold are now squeezed in between Livo Bevin said. "There is no denying spell in London this month was the Lt-Gen Str Neil Ritchie, GOC
WANTS PLAN REVEALED
Government forces. London, Feb, 20.
The National- the fact that the mandate contains most frigid February weather since South-east Asia Forces, arrived here
north from
in the records started in 1841. Then they ists are also pushing
contradictory promises "It seems inconceivable that bu-
Deputies of BATHROOMS to-day from Singapore.
the Four-Power
started qualifying. Tzeyang towards Tsohsien. Repairs first place it promised the Jews a Foreign June Abdul
Ministers 1948 any Razak,
Council ended newly-appointed tween now and
on the ruliway between Llacheng national home and in the second They said Britain had seen far Each room will be fitted with a their six weeks conference today
than last night's member Educational Planning In Workable constitution can be created
small locker without an agreement on how the already begun.
and Tenghsien are reported to have place declared that the rights and colder weather the Executive Council, who is ex-either for a centre or for provinces." private bath and
position of the Arabs must be pro- minus three degrees Fahrenheit a pected to arrive here to-night from the plan in Government's mind and designed to accommodate two for Germany and
"We ought to know at once what room. Each will be fully furnished victorious allies are to write a pence
In central Shantung, the Com-tected.
Moreton-on-the Marsh which, how- Mandalay, will be Eworn In at
without complet-
munist offensive is increasing in Government House to-morrow. and to what kind of authorities do persons.
"Therefore it provides for whatever, was the coldest February tem- a draft ing a treaty for Austria.
intensity. Heavy fighting continues ilcuter.
they intend to transfer power they Mr F. C. Barry, managing director
The
deputies considering
is virtual invasion of the country perature since 1017. the Ger- around Laiwu" and Poshan. The
The lowest fall to obtain a constitution under a of the Hongkong and Shanghai man question were unable to over-
by thousands of Jews and at the
point during the pre- Communist offensive In Munchuria single constituent assembly," de Hotels, Ltd., told the "Telegraph'
same time says that it must not sent speli was minus six degrees at einred Lord Templewood,
larke a share મ
the 18 smaller Semi-official despatches
disturb the people in possession." Elmstone, Kent, on January 29, but admit
cald
the It did not compare with minus seven Lord Templewood suid the Gov-
The Foreign Secretary used for dancing for the last time allies shall have in making the peace that 20,000 Red troops smashed into
he degrees set at Braemer, Scotiand, in for Germany and the Foreign Minis-
was whether the suburbs of Tchaiwel, where
no longer nigh inevitablu fragmentation
February 1896. should be a
Come for Arrangements have been made forters who met in Moscow March 10 bitter street fighting is now raging,
national
The Ministry does not keep snow- India".
future use of the first floor dining we on the basic procedure before divisions are said,
Palestine. Rather, he said, the fell records but a spokesman ex- will have no agreed recommenda- At the same time two Communist hall as a ballroom twice a week.
United Nations
must
decide between tich
be attacking There is also a projected scheine them.
Chengtsechlen, 12 miles south at making Palestine Jewish state, an pressed certainty that this year's fall for extending the first floor for con-
Arab state with safeguards for the was not na heavy as in January, Instead the Foreign Ministers will Tchafwei. version into a ballroom, but, sald Mr receive
diverse
The same reports added that more Jews and a Palestinian state in which 11, recommendations Barry, this iden hus not advanced from the four depulics and a mass
LONDON RECORDS and more Communist troops
are the interests of both the Jews and to a stage permitting of any detailed of suggestions from
south- the Arabs are as carefully balanced They listed the following London the smaller crossing the Sungarl River comment at the moment.
records: word to participate in the offensive. Į and protected as possible,
The longest continuouis allies. From the early days of the
-Reuter,
Continued on Page 4)
sub-freezing weather in February-- occupation until recent months, the
The Council therefore will have to
8 m. on February 14 to 1 pm. Hose Room was used as a Services begin with deciding how to work out
Feb. 24. the German treaty rather than with
come
to-day that the Rose Room will be how,rences on the question of, is also said to be spreading.
New Cunard Liner ernment's policy would make well next Saturday.
second
new
Belfast, Feb. 25. Britain'e
postwar liner for a North Atlantic trade, the 14,000-ton Cunard White Star steamship Parthia,
Jaunched here to-day.
She is a combined cargo passenger vessel-Reuter,
EDITORIAL
Was
and
of
Viscount Samuel, replying for the Goverunent, recalled that shortly after the signing of the Atlantic Charter, Mr Winston Churchill said it did not apply to India.
"Now Mr Churchill leads the con- servative Party and is leading back
The Sai On Findings
club, where officers
took their
friends and partners for dinner getting down to the subject of peace. dances. For some weeks the Roof In the final session the deputies Garden was used to house displaced bogged down even on how they were Jews who had to stay over in Hong- to report their disagreement. kong on their way to Australia."
Soviet Objection
to
issin
The High Cost Of UNRRA
The effect of the proposed conver- Russian deputy Feodor Gusev States Under-Secretary of State credita,
The sunless record-21 continuous sunless days from Feb. 2 through Feb. 22. It is the longest since re- of cordis started in 1880: The previous,
sunless days in
Washington, Feb. 25, Including current earnings Mr William Clayton, United foreign exchange and existing and record was 17
anticipated foreign loans and December, 1890, IN sober, measured phrases, the Court of Inquiry has issued its findings.
The night minimum temperature on the Bat On disaster. Anybody who expected sensations will be dission will be to make the whole of objected to a report, which would for Economic Affairs, Ro-day appointed. Nevertheless, Important conclusions were reached and they the sixth floor of
Outlining the proposed method of was on Feb. 23 with 14 degrees--the the Peninsula have summarised the points on estimated to the Foreign Affairs dispersing the $350,000,000 which lowest ever recorded at the Kow will receive general approval. The Court; deprecated the practice of Hotel residentini.
which Russia, Britain, France and Committee of the House of Re-President Truman had asked Con- Observatory for February, passengers being carried on top of cargo, and urged closer observances of
It is expected that the cocktail, the United States were agreed,
No other records were available. the regulations governing accommodatión; `criticised as reprehenalbla
bar altuated off the hallway bc- custam of permitting the loading of vessels and the borthing tween the Rose Room
Some would have presented the presentatives that the minimum resa to authorise, Mr Clayton said i the
The Air. Ministry said the cold and Roo! disagreed paints in the form of mars cost of UNRRA relief, require-hat agreements would be negotiated
with each recipient of passengers to be carried out by the compradoro'a' staff; recommended
government after dark temperatures would con- Garden will be retained as a private ginal notes or annexes,
ments of war devastated coun- which would include guarantees tinue-it was 23 in London. last more efficient fire patrola, and the provision of well defined and clear, spaces
lounge.
Gusey said he would not associate trics for the calendar year of against distribution of supplies on night and nine below zero for the for unberthed passengers separate from cargo carried on the same deck.
himself with such a
a political, racial or discriminatory | second night at Bittleswell, Leices a report, Finally it was agreed the deputies 1947 was about $610,000,000.
basis,
forshire-and announced that four would simply report in this lun-
The agreements would stipulate weather systems were jockeying for to work out the
57 the right of observation "by our
o position off England. Procedure for consultation with the
representatives in the country and freedom to report without censor- governments," Throughout this conference Russia“
hip by press and radio," he said.
To facilitate the carrying out of full participation objected to the Athens, Feb. 25. in the German peacemaking de- Six hundred guerillas atincked manded by the smaller powers. could contribute. Mr Clayton listed attach to the United States Embassy north.
to help were considering what they State Department has planned to if it switched Ils course and moved the village of Sourmena; eight The other three big powers have Austria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, in each recipient country a email kilometres south of the Yugoslav reached a measure of agreement on Poland and tentatively China
special staff. to frontier near Lake Doiran, before the participation of at least the countries, which would continue
The estimates dawn yesterday but were repulsed right to listen to all proceedings. need outrigist grants of ald after were tentative, Mr Clayton said,
of requirements 4. The anti-cyclone which swung
Donled the necessary evidence to prove through what agency the fire started and why it could not be confined, the Court,' quite reasonably, adi mitted the possibility of incendiariem. Certainly it was a blaze of ex- ceptional ferocity because, although the ship's' fire fighting equipment was In goed; order, and despite the fire brigado being in action two minutes from recalving the alarm, it took two hours to get the flames under control. Whatever its origin, the Bal On fire rendore Imperative the adoption of the Court's recommendation for more efficient fire patrols aboard ships in harbour; not only efficient, but frequent. In dealing with the conditions, under which passangere were accommodated and cargo stored, the 'Court appeared torn between being scandalised at a time-honoured malpractice and showing appreciation of the abnormal postwar conditions. confronting a shipping company. But where human lives may be endangered there can be only one answer; owners and officers must see that regulations, -designed as they are to serve as additional safety precautions, are fully'care. kried out. With the present heavy demands on shipping space, this may Involve the necessity of offloading alther cargo de passangers, giving further point to the Court'e insistence, that it should be the duty of the Master and his officers to supervisa barthing and loading. They only are qualified to de-. dide whether the proper mathods have been employed.
Greek Guerillas
Active
alled
has
for
for
Of this, he said, President Truman
regarded that $350,000,000 or 57 ped
States to assume.
DEPRESSIONS
1. An Atlantle dopression might reach there.
2. Another depression over the
Mr Clayton said that the British and other governments in a position the programme, the United States Iberian Peninsula night bring relief
shipments ceased
this
3. A depression dritted
near
Oslo and might come south.
by Greek regular troops, press re- This deputies considering a treaty UNBRA
over England during the weekend "Emergencies may arise requiring | bringing fog and extra cold nights ports from "Baloniku said to-day. an independent Austria succeed-spring..
an increase in the present estimates was over Europe, to a point just -A number of houses wem re- ed only in organising a rough draft Aid which for Austria might be j.for some countries whereas in others south of Warsaw. ported to have been burnt down in which there are many blank required even in 1948 was intended recovery may occur at a more rapid Berlin was down to 14 degrees In the battle, which
lasted until spaces and unagreed sections-Aa only for countries unable to finance rate than we now anticipate. Fahrenheit and at Frankfurt is wax daybrook-Neuter.
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