THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1947.
Russians Make Mystery Of Venue Of Big Conference
THEY WERE BROTHERS AFTER ALL
Rome, Mar. 2.
Dispatches from Turin re- ported to-day that two sisters, Lina and Luigia Chabert, 30 and 38 years old respectively, had been transformed from women into men by surgical operations.
Moscow, Mar. 2.
Eight days before the opening of the Foreign Ministors' conference in Moscow, the embassies of the participating powers had not been informed to-day where it is to take placo.
There is considerable evidence pointing to the use of the former Flyera' Club, two and half miles from the heart of the city which, in pre-revolutionary times, was a restaurant for Tsarist aristocracy.
Crews of carpenters and painters have been busy there clearing and refurnishing since February 16. If the club proves to be the place chosen, It will add a touch of historic colour.
The four
In the days of the Romanoffs, it was known as the "Yar" Re- staurant and it was mentioned frequently in Russian classics describing the life of aristo- cracy. It stands near Dynamo responsible newspaper, Stadium, at the start of the Le- The Menanggero, said that although both had been legally registered at birth ningrad highway. as females, their bodily characteris-storey building, some 80 or 100 mas-years old, still has a restaurant, culine, despite long and abundant which, It is believed, would bé the surgical an important factor in its choice I Messaggero sald operation, which occurret some time since it would enable the nego ago, required only one hour. It alsotiators to have meals on nald the two erstwhile sisters, now brothern, had both become enstarted to two girls, “who had not escnped
attention" their affectionate during their supposed membership in the opposite sex.
iles became "unmistakably
tresses".
even
over-
very
Il Tempo said: "Actually, the two sisters had title in common with the fair rex, Besides developed hands and large, square shoulders, the two girls had long treases but shaved their boards regularly. In addition. mutual sympathy and attention between the sisters and the most benitiful girls of the neighbourhhod chosed much talk. It was this talk which mot!- vated the father of the Chaberi girls to consent to the operation, which made him the father of two strong zum."--United Press,
FRENCH DOCTORS
WANT CARS
Paris, Mar. 2. French ductors staged protest de- monstrations in number of town throughout France yesterday and to- day, demanding a larger quols of cars for professional use.
They have threatened to strike T their needs are not met.
Since June, 1949, only 115 cars have been distributed to 35,000 dec- tors In France. Seven thousand de- tors in the Paris region have re- ceived only 63 cars since liberation.
This is the second time it less than six months that French dectors have voiced their discontent at the 1- sufliciency of cars.-Reuter.
spot.
the
an attempt to form an anti-Soviet blor in Western Europe and revive German imperialism.
The Soviet welter declared that the foundation of the career of both brothers was "through close con- the Rockefellers." He went on to nection with American bllionaires, refer to John Dulles position RS 4 trustee of the Rockefeller founda-
which he described lion, operates under the flag of charity. peculiar Anancial organ which
The Rockefeller dynasty have invested hundreds of millions in it,
thus saving sums of money from faxation," he wrote.
The
inter-
writer ndda:
all Join in thin
Pope Plus Is 71
Vatican City, Mar. 2. Special Masses were cele- brated in churches through- out Rome to-day -- the Pope's 71st birthday.
Mass in the Vatican was attended by all diplomatic representatives to the Holy
Sce.
The Vatican flag-gold and white-was flown from all Vatican bulldings.-Neu- ter.
INTER-ASIAN TALKS:
Non-Intervention Policy NEW ANGLICAN
Stressed By Truman
Mexico City, Mar. 2.
President Harry Truman to-day pledged that the United States would "be fait hful to the letter and to the spirit" of non-intervention in other nations' affairs, but de- clared that it "cannot mean Indifference.”
may have profound effects in "The community of nations of nccepted principles of na“
"Events in one country other countries," he said. feels concerned at the violation tional behaviour by any one of its members."
Nazis Find
PROBLEM OF Safety In
FrenchZone
INDO-CHINA
DELEGATES
London, Mar. 2. Nazis fearing prosecution for their political past are fleeing from the American zone to the French zone of Germany, Albert Bachmann, Chairman of the German Community Party, told the United Press to-day.
in the French zone.
Economically, Bachmann said, the situation in the American, zone was the best until the economie merger with the British zone, when disor- Kanisation developed and the food situation worsened.
President Truman, making a goodwill visit to Mexico, devoted part of his speech to delning for the first time his conception of the "doctrine of non-intervention."
"What it means is that a strong nation does not have the right to impose its will by reason of strength on a weaker nation," he said. "A wholehearted acceptance of the doctrine by all of us is the keystone of the Inter-American system. Without it we could not exist na n community of good neighbours. It ไร
a binding commitment under B good neighbour policy. It is port of a basic international law re- cognised by all American republies, My own country will be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of that law."
World Security
The President went on to say that 01 effort to achieve a collective world security has been concurrent doctrines of non-intervention." with the growing acceptance of the
"It la inspiring to note the progress) we have made toward establishing a community of nations with nuthority to enforce law on delinquencies." he continued.
By DOON CAMPBELL Reuter's Special Correspondent
Saigon, Mar. 2. It is understood the composi- "From time to time the foundation of the Indo-China delega- He sald many former Vichyltes tion donates some millions to unlon to the inter-Asiatic con- have infiltrated into the French zone. versities, schools and other cultural Only a thin trickle of advance Institutes. By such means,
American convened by Pandit Although
denaziflcation an inference erical staff,
was it "comedy", the Nazis felt safer such as typists, has well known, American capital holds Nehru in New Delhi on March reached Muscow.
Correspondents in its hands the work of education 23 will be among the subjects already here are being undated and science." with cables from colleagues who Speaking of the "colossal
discussed by Mr K.P.S. Menon, have reached Stockhoin, Berlin and national concentration of Arancini India's first Ambassador 10 Paris, asking for assistance in capital operating through Schro China with the French Federal speeding up visas, There is no in- dern",
"Cual, authorities, during his 24-hours diation when the bars will be let steel, oll, money, down, but the general opinion is linking of monopolists marching stay here on his way to Nanking.
Bachmann said the American su- that it will not be until zeta hour.} over
An interesting. If not on embar-thorites were wrong in their hand-authority." The Moscow hotels are undergoing
rassing, situation may arise at Delhi | ling of the re-education of German housegienaing of cyclonic
as Dr Ho Chi-minh, the President propor-
youth.
He said the Americans did of the Viet Namh Nationalist not understand that it was a politi- inn with
painters, [ upholsterers whiteynshers,
Government, has accepted the in- cal problem, and tried to eliminate vitation to send representatives. the politics element from the re rubbing women selling the stage
education programme. to wekome the overthy of foreign
He said the Americans "distrusted delegations.---Bouter.
the Communists from the
outset" and complained that "when choosing Germans for administration of their zone they ignored the Communists completely."United Press.
sqzads
Attack On Dulles
and
Moscow, Mar. 2.
A strong attack on Mr John Foster Dulles, the Republican Party adviser on foreign affairs who wit General George Mar- accompany shall, U.S. Secretary of State, to Moscow Counell of Foreign Ministers next
for the inceting of the werk, sppeared this week-end in the Moscow magazine "New Times,"
The article was largely devoted to' Henry the alleged activities of J. Schroder Balding Corporation, of which Mr Dulles brother, Allen Welsh Dulles, is the director,
The writer usserter that John Dulles was connected with this firm through his brother, oud that the flrm was one of the main links in
Eight Arrested In Rome Black Market Swoop
Rome, Mar. 2.
The police today arrested eight persons, including Mussolini's Minister of Communications, in a crackdown on the black market in Czech sugar imports which were al- legedly described as the Cuban Government's gift to the Italian Communist Party.
The police said the former Minister, Nino Host-Venturi, and seven others profiteered for weeks on 4,800, tons of sugar which they said the Cuban Government had ported, to aid pastry industry workers in Italy...
Rocket Weapon
CX-
Arrested men included Bruno Longhi, who had pohee record and who is now charged with hatching the scheme and with falsely pretending to be a mem-
Testing Range ber of the Communist Party in
A testing
Washington. Mar, 2.
ronge for rocket
weapons and jet propalled missiles will be opened this month by the Nuval Ordnance Department at Holly Ridge, North Carolina, on the abandoned site of a wartime camp the Navy Department announced to-day.
change of disposal of the Cuban "gift".
Otello Casalini and his mistress, Carmen Manfrini, were accused of accepting Longhi's offer to find buyers for the sugar.
the borders peoples."-Reuter,
of states and
African Troops For Indo-China
Paris, Mar. 2.
It is not yet known how the Vict Namhese representatives, who have not yet been named, will reach Delhi, although unofficial quarters belleve there is a possibility of ale facilities being available from China.
Bri-
M. Torel, French Commissioner in Indo-China, Mr. Meikle Reid, Carrying more than 8,000tish Consul-General, Mr Mehta, In- African troops and Foreign Ledian Vice-Consul, and more than 100 Indians, waited fur a couple of hours gion battalions, the liner "Ile de at the airfleld to-day for the arrival France" will leave Toulon on of Menon's
private planc from Tuesday for Indo-China.
Bangkok. The French ship will also carry maity of heavy equipment, feld artillery, and tanks.--Reuter,
Fresh Operations
Parls, Mar. 2. French troops at dawn to-day began a fresh operation in the region west of Hanoi, which French sources this evening reported to be pro- gressing satisfactorily.
The troops are engaged in mop- ping up Viet Namh pockets of re- sistances in all important localities In this zone, which includes the town of Hedong, 10 kilometres from Hanoi.
It was in Hadong that the Viet Nomh Premier Dr Ho Chi Minh, took refuge at the outbreak of the 1ghting in December.
Mr Menon leaves for Hongkong to-morrow and goes on to Nanking the following day.
A few hours before his arrival 35 Indian men, women and children arrived here from Hanol-refugees from the Chinese Annamite quarter
on their way to India.
TRUMAN, REQUEST TO BRITAIN
(Continued from Page 1)
issue but the precarious situation of the border democracies, Greece, Tur- To-day, for the first time since the struggle begun, Mass was cele-key and Italy, not to forget France brated
and even Britain herself. Reuter.
in Hanoi Cathedral.-
Sporadic Fighting
be
American military chiefs, see that It is of first importance to American Paris, Mar. 2.
Greece should security that Sporadic fighting around
the sustained. This is also true of Pre- Tonkinese cities of Hanol, Haidoung sident Truman and General Mar- and Haiphong, where French patrols shall. The question is whether heid off small Viet Namh attacks, Congress and the public will take. was reported in dispatches from this historic Hanoi-to-day.--The most-important military operation was the mopping
there is no American precedent and up along a 15-mile front west of Hanoi.
The area of this operation .con- tains the village of fiadong, which was the seat of the Ho Cho-ininh Viet Namnh Government at the out- break of the Indo-Chinese hostilities
on December 19-United Press.
SEARCH FOR PLANE ABANDONED
decision for
Paper For Jap Textbooks
"The charter of the UNO specift- invesis the world community of cally nations with measure
such
of
Mr Truman also expressed "friend- ship and trust" for the people of Mexico on behalf of the people of the United States and concluded: "Though the rond will be long and wearkpune that leads to a
good world we shall travel it together. neighbourliness, as wido as
Our two countries will not fail cach other."-Associated Press.
n
the
Visits Mother First
Washington, Mar. 2. President Truman left here this morning on board his plane "Sacred Cow" for four-day visit to Mexico.
The President will stop Grand View, Missouri, to visit his mother, who in suffering from a fractured hip, and will leave there by plane for Mexico City.
The U.S. Secretary of State, Tokyo, Mar. 3. Japanese newspapers have received
General George Marshall, who was to have used the "Sacred Cow" on commendations from the
Chief of his trip to Moscow for the Foreign Gen MacArthur's Civil Education Minlaters' conference, and Information Section for their own plane instead.-Router.
wlil use his decision to cut down the size of their publications in order to provide paper for the printing of new school books.
Lt Col D. R. Nugent, USMC, said the decision showed a "fine sense of elvic responsibility."
two
Additional savings by the Japanese Paper Allocation Committee would provide 6,600,000 pounds of paper which would be enough for books cach for the 18,500,000 school- children
and 400,000 teachers in schools elementary and secondary throughout Japan.
New textboots are needed for the revised Japanese educational cur- riculum, but the paper thus provides supplies only a
of the amount required-United Press.
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TO-DAY'S BROADCAST
on
The news that Britain proposed
Budapest, Mar. 2. to reduce her underwriting COM
Following the recent arrests of Washington with stunning sudden arrest last Wednesday by milments in Greece
members, culminating in the the ness and General Marshal himself Soviet authorities in Hungary of its was non-plussed. There is prospect Secretary-General, Bela Novacs, the that subsequent discussion will be Hungarian Smallholders Party brutally frank and the process
ZBW Hongkong, broadcasting of (Hungary's largest party) has been American education in world affairs | negotiating with the
frequency of 845 kilocycles from 11.50 to will be faster in the next
Social De-300 p.m., and 8.30 to 11.00 p.m., and also month mocrats and Communists for on 932 megacycles in the 31 metre band than during the last century.. strengthening of the government from 12.30 to 1.15, 836 to 7.30 and 9 to
coalition.
11.00 p.m. President Enrico Nizzoll was charged with
Truman and General
IKT. Singapore, Mar. 2.
The Smallholders' Party is de- 0.33, Variety: 6.45, Commentary on the being a contact man between Casa-
Marshall under the most solemn cir-manding a settlement of relations Test Atatch 5. Variety link and potential buying firms.
The search for the Royal Air Force cumstances on Thursday Inid before between the Church and State, and
(Cont'd): 7, London Relay: World News; 7.10, London Host-Venturi was employed by the
Dakota missing since Wednesday, on select Congressional lenders the proposes the abolition of compulsory Donald Peers Cavaller of
Relay: Home News from Bra; 7.30, 7.10. West Orlent Sugar Company under
a flight from Singapore to Salgon necessity of making a crucial decision. religious Instruction. with
The Social high-ranking the name of
Nizzoll Pellegrini.
British That decision is whether the coun- Democrats propose to reduce the officers allegedly contacted Host-Venturl to
was abandoned at 11:30 try is prepared to maice available number of ministries from 18 to 12. a.m. to-day. of the sugar at distribution
money and military strength to block -Reuter. Genoa docks.
The British cruiser Manxman and further extension of Soviet influence Edmondo Dalola, well-known Rome alreraft have been searching a wide, throughout Europe.
area where the Dakota may have lawyer, allegedly was contacted by Host-Venturi to draw up a contract come down. Yesterday the search sugar to 68 parties landed at Tioman Island, off the cast coast of Malaya to ask the Islanders to join in the search.
Arrange
The range is being built by Keller Corporation, which will operate it with the guidance of the John Hop- kins Applied Physics Laboratory.
A 22-mile over-water firing range will be used to study propulsion for the consignment units such as supersonic ram jet en-distributing firms, which was to be gines and aerodynamic features of sighed by the Communist Party "re-
presentative."
Contact Cut Off Carlo Maccari and Constantino Petromilli. legal clients of Dalola and Turin sugar dealers, allegedly planned delivery of the sugar to dis- tributors.
new weapons.
The Army and Navy are still seek- ing over-water long-range testing areas for rocket weapons of the Ger- man V" type, which have travelled over 100 miles vertically in New Mexico fring tests.
Horizontal firing tests have been delayed until a suitable Aring
Indian Vote
In Canada
New Delhi, Mar. 2,
It was authoritatively leamed to- day that the Canadian Government had taken steps to modify the pre- sent Canadian franchise Inw to per- mit vote by literate Indien subjects resident in Canada - possessing the Imowledge of the European langu- age, English' or French.
This action followed representu- Hon by the Goverment of India over diablities suffered by Indian subjects in Canada, the greatest being disenfranchisement,
It is learned that entranchisement of literates has caused satisfaction amongst Indian subjects in Canada, -United Press.
Daloin, Maccari and Petromilli were first arrested in connection with
Czecho-Slovakian sugar deal,
and
from then the "Cuban suger" deal was traced back to Longhi. Longhi arrested, cutting off Casalini's supposed contact the Communist
Was
*Párty.
Casalini then went direct to the Home Communist Party headquar ters, which categorically denied the existence of sugar as well as any knowledge of the whole plot-United
Presa.
International Table Tennis Results
Paris, Mar. 21
two
The plane was carrying two civilians and ten Service passengers, chief of British Intelligence in Sin- including Brigadier J. H. Alms, the
gapore-Reuter.
Italian Summer Time
Rome, Mar 2.
gazette
The meeting was described as "ultra secret" which meant that most pertinent facts were published here within twenty-four hours.
The ofcial government Perhaps this was intended. Cer-announced to-day that Italy would tainly, the matter was presented advance her clocks one hour but as a decision which the entire or two hours ahead without vestige of partisan politics March 16 to double summer time, of Greenwich ~Renter,
Menn Time-United Press.
nation nust
Communist-Inspired
on
Demand
For German Plebiscite
..
Berlin, Mar. 2. German people to support im-united Germany while making little The Communist-dominated So-mediately the formation of a central or no mention of probable Soviet at Moscow for huge cialist Unity. Party, generally administration for all Germany and demands
as soon as possible, the establishment German reparations and retention of considered as Russia's mouth of a central German government, the Polish-German border along piece for Germany, to-day urged The appeal emphasised the necessity the present Oder-Neisse line. the German people to demand a of a united Germany in view of the The Russians previously had de plebiscite which would unite the forthcoming Moscow conference.
worth of re- four occupation zones.
The appeal said: "In this hour of parations from Immediate national danger all anti-Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Molotov. Coming on the eve of the Moscow Fascist democratic forces must stick declared in Paris last summer that conference, the Left Wing party's together to bring the German people. Russia considered the present western statement is regarded by many close out of the national catastrophe." 'observer of the tangled German
flahl
|
manded $10,000, and the
Polish border
The English women's table tennis altuition as: (1) a significant in- Qualified American observers in-
The Oder-Neisee line, which gives team, paced by Mra Vera Dace, dedication of the line the Soviets prob- terpret the appeal as another Soviet nearly 25 per cent of prewar Ger- fosted Hungary to-night.
land to Poland. Was CS- when the Big Four attempt to win German favour and tablished at the 1045 Potsdam con- ably
many's will follow Mra Dace and Elizabeth Brackhorn Foreign Ministers meet in Moscow on place the Western defeated their singles
powers ont ference as an "administrative fron- opponents March 10 to discuss the
beture tho German defensive
Foreign
tier". In his Stuttgart speech last easily, then teamed to take the place problem, and (2) another left Ministers conference! doubles,
September, the former American handed Russian Blup at the Anglo- American economic zonal fusion,
Events of the past few weeks, | Secretary of State, Mr James Byrnes, these observers belleve, In its official party organ, the So- emphasise reported Russian pro-sider the border question settled.- clearly sold the United States, did not con- cialist Unity Party also urged
paganda efforts to stress a so-called | United Press.
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CHURCH LAWS COMPLETED
London, Mar. 2. The Archbishop of York, Dr C. F. Garbett, announced to- night completion of preliminary work on the first new code of Anglican Church law in near- ly three and a half centuries,
'and
"The first step In a long tedious journey." Dr Garbett wrote in the March York Diocesan Leaflet, was completed recently by a com", mission appointed in. 1939 to revise or ons in force since 1603 and now in many cases obsolete.
"The now draft code of regulations affecting both clergy and lafty will be published in the spring, and will then become a practical problem.'
The Archbishop said that no de- tails would be disclosed unt}} publication of the proposed new cations-Associated Press.
Catholic Liturgy Change'
Vatican City, Mar. 2. Rites to-day announced modifications The Congregation of the Sacred
in the liturgy of the Catholic Church in accordance with the end of the monarchy in Italy.
Article XII of the Lateran Treaty prescribed the oflelating priest after mass to chant "Prayer for the prosperity of the King of Italy and of the Italian State,”
The new decree, changes the be- ginning of the first prayer to "God. save the Repubile and its President." The final prayer is completely al- tred and now reads: "We beseech Thee, O Lord, to safeguard Thy peo ple with unfailing mercy and to en- lighten its rulers with the light of Thy wisdom so that they may per- celve what is to be done and regain strength to accomplish it.”United Presa.
NAMED NUNCIO TO VIENNA
Vatican City, Mar. 2. Monalgnor Maurillo Silvani, for mer Nuncio to, Chile, has been named Nuncio to Vicuna,
it was announced to-day. He will take up his dulica shortly after Easter.
Monsignor Silvant also served at. one time as Nuncio in the Republic- of San Domingo-United Press.
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