THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1947.
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New 1,000 mph NO BIG SLASHING OF POCKET CARTOON CHALK PIT MURDER:
Jet Plane
London, Mar. 20.
The Ministry of Supply announced to-night that Britain's 1,000 mph jet- motored plane would be launched in the stratosphere over the Scilly Isles in April for its first test flight. robot pilot will fly the supersonic plane.
A
All ships and aircraft have been warned to avoid the experimental area, 14 miles west of Bishop Rock and only a few miles north of the main Atlantic ship- ping lane, during tests.-— United.Press.
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BRITISH ARMED STRENGTH
1
London, Mar. 20,
forces in service estimates armed beause the Government feel that
Information has been Internationally agreed is n mistake to revert to our prower practice."
The Defence Minister, Mr A. V. Alexander, announced to-day that, pending United Nations softlement of the Palestine problem, British troops will remain in the Holy Land to preserve law and order." "Since the mandate for tionals who eschew the Palestine is ours that is our methods of barbarity and a polley of free exchange of responsibility," Mr Alexan-terrorism." der said. "Our armed forces
Mr Alexander also served at the present time have to notice that there would be no remain strong enough to wholesale slushing of Britain's assert the authority of the armed forcos either at home or administration and to pro-in other parts of the world.
Asking for approval of themont is opposed to publicity of this vide for the safety of our
Government's defence plan he
Replying to left wing critics who Iri- nationals and themselves told of the Government's con- complained that abour-sturd
tain is wasting manpower by main- and of those Palestiné nn-seription programme.
taining large army, navy and air force, Mr Alexander declared: " must emphasise that we cannot ex- pect rapid reflet until we can see inore clearly the shape of things to
Rome's 'Black Panther' Breaks Down In Court
Rome, Mar. 20.
Usually impassive and defiani, beautiful Celeste di Porto, the Rome ghetto's "Black Panther," who is accused of betraying her fellow Jews to the German .SS. broke down and wept to-day when her emaciated cousin shricked from the witness stand: "God has helped me escape from the Auschwitz gas chambers to come here and accuse
-you.'
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Silvia di Segni. first of three
BELA KOVACS cousins and an aunt to denounce
ARREST
the weeping Celeste, charged that Celeste, and her erstwhile lover, Vincenzi Antonelli, were instrumental in sending her to German concentration Campa, whore she spent more than two years,
to reduce
He said the United Nations Or- ganisation is I too weak for Bri- toin safely
her armed forees below 1,772,000 men.
"It is clear already," he declared In a Commons debate on the Govern ment's White Paper on defence. "that the early stages of the United Nations Organisation will not en- able the great powers of the world to dispense with their separate armed forces."
Mr. Alexander also made it plain that Britain would no longer dis riose the fighting strength of her
Russia Aims
At Strongest Air Force
Not Against Publicity
This new polley, he dectured, "does not mear that the Govern
kind."
come."
Bur
The Middle East, he said, remain- ed vital link in the security of the
Commonwealth, **undi British legitimate requirements must be safeguarded in that ren."
"We are not prepared." he added, to contemplate the total withdrawal of our forces from India in the short period before the final transfer power" by June 1948.
Pending settlement of the Pales- tine question now before the United Nations, Mr Alexander sald British troops will be kept there to preserve law and order.
Treaty With Egypt
"Our main 1 of Common- wealth communication still rtilis through the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal, and
the with dank of that line les
Едур whom this country freely made a treaty in 1936 in the provisions of which both sides recognised those special defence interests of the Brl- tish Commonwealth in that part of the world," he saiti. Indianapolis. Mar. 20. "Until the treaty is superseded by Senator Owen Brewster, (Re-roother ane freely negotiated "But God has given mepublican of Maine) charged here tween the two countries, they must Britain, like the United States,rength to survive and come to ne-to-day that Russia is attempting continue to place reliance un has made a second attempt to cuse you."
to build the world's strongest air secure an international Investi-
bruncite defendant force, while the United States gution of the case of Bela buried her face In her hands when has permitted its air force to Kovacs, leader of the Hungarian her cousin bured a skinny arm and
Efforts To Start Inquiry
London, Mar. 20.
Was
Smallholders' Party who recently arrested by the Soviet authorities in Budapest.
in
"You thought I would not come back any more." the baggard sur-
Nazi vivor of the
gas chambers screamed,
The young
cried: "Here is the brand, of `in- famy which the SS stumped up
through nte
your denunciation,' revealing the Stor of David and prison number forearm.
tattoed
on
her
A Foreign Ofee spokesman Landon this morning stated that the
Silvia di Segni told the Court how British representative on the Allied
Kas Control Commission in Budapest she managed to escape the
com-chamber by hiding naked in a struw yesterday handed a further
mattress.
munication to the Soviet
live, reaffirming the
representa view that
pressure had been brought to
hear
on the popularly elected government
and that the whole situation ought
States and Soviet Russia)
hnd defendant
Caves
fall to third in world ranking
and its aircraft production to collapse to two percent of its wartime peak.
Addressing the American Legions Brst aeronautics conference, Senator Brewster-considered a Senate ex- pert on air power and national de- fence said: "It is alarming to know that the major impact of any re- duction in President Truman's bud- get will fall first on the Army air force."
He said
"I must say this is a fina time to decide not to go to Australia."
March On
Asuncion
Ordered
Asuncion, Mar. 20. The revolutionary army radio station at Concepeloin announced to-day that rebellious troops in northern Paraguay will be order ed to-day to march on Asuneton In a decisivo effort to drive Pre- sident Higinio Morinigo from power.
The broadcast said the rebel march would be ordered by the "head of the revolutionaries in the Chnco."
The revolutionary centre les about 150 miles north of Asun- cion. At the same time, loyal Government forces commanded by Col. Federico Smith were re- to advance ported preparing be-northward to attack the revolu- tionary troops, who now claim to hold all of northern Para guay."
the 1938 agreement.--Associated Press.
Call For Funds
To Rebuild
Monte Cassino
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Vatican City, Mar, 20.
In an encyclical issued on the occasion of the fourteenth con- tennial anniversary of the death of St Benedict, Pope Pius XII
Ardeatine Caves Massacre
Another cousin of the Black Pan-
four members Ile sold Russia is spending $4,000,- to be investigated at once by the her, Celeste Sedde, three powers (Britain, the United of whose family were slaughtered 000,000 more on the armed forces to-day called upon the faithful
Ardentine Is the
reprisal than is the United States, sented on the Control Commission massacre in 1944, told the Court the even economy-minded Britain's RAF throughout the world to parti- U.S. air cipate in the collection of funds the and not by the Soviet Union alone. husband is all right. Bring along force.
told her "Your ta now larger than
to rebuild Monte Cassino Abbey, November 1943 The second move by the United some gold if you have any. It may
Pointing to the meunce of Russia's destroyed in States Government to secure a three- serve to free him."
growing air power, he said: Russia during the Allied drive towards power investigation of the charges
has made crystal clear her inten- Rome. Rosa di Segni, the third cousin to against Kovacs has already been
The encyclical is entirely religious confront the defendant, described hertion of becoming the world's greatest rejected by the Soviet Union.-arrest by the SS while Celeste and air power. Sometimes one can in- and dedicated to the life of the Saint, from recalling his studies and the founda- Antonelli watched. "When I pointed fer the intentions of others
their suspicions.
tion and spreading of the Benedic at Celeste as also being a Jew, a
told
"The
of establishment
four line Order throughout the world. me: You don't Juan
of Monte Referring to the what that woman-serves for... American weather stations in the
how-he testified that
"by means was it hostile and did everything defendant's father already th a charge that it
and pro Rome prison and said he greeted aggressive, act aimed at Russia, yet of persuasion,
one in this country considers tests" her by exclaiming: "So she ruined
to save the monastery from Russia's 100 Aretic weather stations the "fury of war." you too."
hostile and aggressive."--United He added that he "nourished the Press.
faith that tite mother house of the Benedictines would soon be rebuilt, and that, owing to how much the world owes to this Order, our appeal
Reuter.
BIG PARIS
ARMS HAUL
Mh found the Arctle last year brought a Soviet Cassing the
Ardentine
Ava di Porto, nunt of the defen- dant, testified that her son was taken Paris, Mar. 20,
by the German SS after being de- The Ministry of the Interior nounced by Celeste and was sub- announced to-night the dis-sequently killed in the
Caves. United Press. covery of hidden arms, among them three sub-machine-guns in good condition, in the northwest Paris suburb of Genevilliers.
The Ministry said the guns, along with 400 cartridge belts and several grenades, were uncovered in a sheet iron factory.
Three machine-gun belts with car- tridges and several small arms were subsequently found at the home of Mario Fili, father of the factory director, in a neighbouring suburb, the Ministry said-United Uress.
BELGIUM'S NEW GOVERNMENT
Brussels, Mar. 20. The new Belgian Government-
nine composed of eight Socialists, Social
non- the
Christions and two
party "technicians”—under leadership of M. Paul Henel Spank, will be sworn in to-day before the Regent, Prince Charles:
Communists and Liberals are re- placed by the Catholle "Social Christian Party" in the new Cabinet. It commands, a majority of · 122- In 'the Chamber-Reuter.
GUERILLAS AND POLICE MIX IT
Madrid, Mar. 20.
Ninu people are reported kliled and 40 arrested in a clash between gubril las and police in Teruel area, some 200 miles east of Madrid.
Siamese May Get
U.-S. Entry
Washington, Mar. 20.
Senator Magnuson, Democrat or Washington, announced to-day that he plans to introduce legislation to authorise the Siamese to enter the United States and become natural- Ised citizens.
He told a reporter: "The Siamese had a strong underground movement opposing the Japanese during the war, and they have democratic government just as we have.
"I think we should extend to them the same rights that we have given the Chinese.
.
China Pact Sent
To Senate
Washington, Mar. 20. President Harry Truman has sent to the Senate for ratifica-
or funds) is made to the rich es-
pecially and to all those who possess a generous soul."
The Pontify concluded the encycll- cal, which is in Latin, with a special Apostolic benediction to Benedictine monks-United Press.
tion a treaty of "friendship. Ho Chi-Minh
commerce and navigation" with Chimu. It
was signed on No-
vember 4 at Nanking." Gives Up Post
Pres. Truman sald: "The treaty is comprehensive instrument which
takes into account the developmenta
Saigon, Mar, 20.
In international relationships during Dr Ha Chl-minh, Viet Nanh Pre- the past century and is intended to mier, has given up the office of meet effectively the needs of
the Foreign Minister,. the Viet Namb present day."--Associated Press.
Itadlo announced to-day.
Report current here says that, the past has been taken over by Iloang formerly Under- United States Secretary of State Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Another report says that Nguyen
Marshall's Request
Moscow, Mar. 20.
Minh Guam,
for
for
Gen George C. Marshall is reported Phu Mai, Cochin-Chinese Miniatur to have asked Washington to provide of Information, has resigned urgently specifle information con-health retusons "It would strengthen the nation the agreement on China,
cerning American implementation of
M. Emile Bolkert, recently ap- which he pointed High
Commissioner In the Orient, and not more than 50
to. furnish persong
telegram the promised a year would take
to Mr. M. Indo-China, to-day sent a advantage of
M. Bidault and M. the permission Molotov, Mr Bevin
to General Valluy, Commanding Assoclated Press.
in lieu of informal discussion of French troops. After conveying his China which Molotov wanted. best wishes to French troops in
The particulars requested, It is Indo-China, M. Bollaert states: reported, include the exact number want to assure all French
nationals of American troops silli in China and In Indo-China and all Indo-Chinese plans and dates of their everitual friends of France that I simll do all' withdrawni-United Press.
Debate On U.S. Policy Refused
Mr
London, Mar. 20: Arthur
Greenwood, acting Government lender in the House of Commons, refused to-day, to simction the effect of in early debate on. President Truman's announcement of aid to Greece and Turkey on British foreign policy.
my power to re-establish. order and security in the peninsula and continue within the scope of the con- stitution of the French Union, work
MOUNTBATTEN TO of progress and democracy."--Reu
MEET WAVELL
London, Mar. 20.
Viscount Mountbatten will confer
ten
BURMA DACOITS
*KILLED
with Viceroy Lord Wavell in Now Replying to a question by Mr Benn
Delhi on Saturday when, for the first Levy (Lab), Mr Greenwood mald, time in history, the retiring Viceroy Unidentified bandits held up the "It would be an act of impropriety Will meet his successor on Indian soil, Requena to Valencia bus, robbing the on the part of the British Parliament, leaf quarters and to-day occupants of money and valuables, whilst these matters are now bo- They killed one civit guned who in tween, the President and Congress tervened and injured another. The und no polley has been settled, that
we should discuss, such Madrid-Valencia bug wds also held when policy has been settled, the coming India's last Viceroy, ofisiale ago, according to ofleial reports;
up.
The authorities claim to liave
broken up the guerilla's plan to ex-
piedo bonibs during the St. Joseph's Fiesta in Valencia this week-Reuter
Lord Mountbatten's asumption of oflice on Monday had an additional historical aspect, with the great- matters. Brandsan of India's first Finpress be-
Rangoon, Mar. 20. Seven bandits were killed and many others wounded in a night- tong gun battle with the police at Mandainy, Upper Burma, two days
Aires
Dispatches Irom Buenos quoted travellers as saying that, the rebels apparently had the initiative and could force the moving out of the government without bloodshed, ar at least force it into negotiations
general election." leading to a
The area held by the rebels the richest part of Paraguay United Press.
Robels Extend Control
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Evidence Of Company Director's Actions
London, Mar, 20.
The talk in which Thomas John Lay was said to have asked for a man who could keep his mouth shut was described when the Chalk Pit murder trial was resumed at the Old Balloy to-day.
Ley, 66-year-old company director of Beaufort Gar- dens, Chelsea, and Laurence John Smith, 38-year-old joiner, of Belvoir Road, East Dulwich, nre charged with murder. ing John McBain Mudie, 35-year-old barman, whose body was found in a chalk pit in. Surrey on November 30.
said, "and Smith fold me to put a blanket over Mudle's head, which I did, completely covering him."
£200 In Package
Joseph Minden, a porier at driven to a dut in Beaufort Gardens, the witness the Royal flote) of Holborn, to- "I heard a scuffle," day said that late last year Ley said to him: "I want a man with a car who can keep his mouth shut." He knew Ley as a solicitor and thought that it might be in the pursuance of duty and asked if it was legal, Ley replied that it was and uded: "The man could earn a
Smith was holding Mudle by the Aroy around the waist, and thon he tied his ankles and arms and body up with rope. Buckingham sald that he "dumped" Mudie along a passage to a room. No violence was done to VO there After dumping Mudle 11. a chair be und Smith left the room and Ley,
who was waiting at the botlom at the Ley gave him a telephone numbær, stairs, handed him a package and told which he passed to a' cur hire him not to communicate with him
Buckingham. named
Later. Ley
any more. lle found £200 in the gave him £10.
packare given him by Ley,
year's salary in a matter of while be weeks."
John Buckingham told the court by that after being approached Minden he met Ley, who told him that he was ex-20licitor and had mot two Indies. who are being blackmailed. Ley Hid that he wanted to "get something" on the blackmailer.
Ley Introduced him to Smith, who suid that Ley had told him that a young woman had been seduced at Wimbledon and that he wanted Buckingham to her him and Ley.
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Enough Evidence Buckingham nld that about days before he went to Relgate he had a special appointment to meet Ley, who tolt him that he now had enough evidence against the man to confession. He with nake him sign a wanted Buckingham to go Smith to fetch a man whose name was Mudie and who was a Relgate barman.
Ley said that the man was to be tied up by Buckingham and Smith and driven to London. Buckingham said that Ley had told him that for his part he would get payment equal to a year's salary. Ley handed him £10, He finally received £200. He and Smith arranged that a friend. Mrs Bruce, housekeeper, who was a chauffeur's wife, would invite Mudle to be at a "cocktail party."
Buckingham described how on the
he evening of November 20
HUSH-HUSH
was
OVER ROCKET
Buenos Aires, Mar. 20. With support garrisons scattered throughout the. swamps of Chaco Boreal, the Paraguay revolutionary forces have widened their grip on the northern part of the country.
Chaco Boreal, known as "green hell," was the scene of a bloody war with Bolivia a decade ago.
Independent estimates indicate at least half of Paraguay's armed forces are now in the rebel ranka.
Despite General 'Morinigo's 01-
Canberra, Mar., 20. of **a muss nouncement a week ago
Everything in connection with agalust Concepcion, no offensive"
the forthcoming rocket bomb major operation has occurred.
Both aldes during the past 24 tests in Southern Australia will hours reported patrol skirmishes in be a closely guarded secret, the region of the Ypane River and official sources disclose, stating nir attacks galrust opponenta'. Iand.
BOMB TESTS
On December 3 Smith told him: "The old man was very pleased with the way that things went. Mudie signed a confession and was given £500 and has gone out of the coun- try."
Kathleen Mary Ingleson, private secretary to Ley, gave evidence of writing a letter, on Ley's dictation, to Mulle demanding the return of che-
es sent to him by Ley to give Mrs Brook. The witness sold that Ley told her Mudie W3S blackmailing Mrs Brook.
The case was then adjourned un-
to-morrow.---Reuter,
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Friday, March 21
Airmail:
Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Cairo, Johannesburg. Augusta,
London, New Marselles,
Yerk. Canada, 3.30 p.m.
Kunming. Canton, Helhow, 3.30 p.m. Amoy, Shanghot, Nanking, Hankow,
Tsingtao, Tetping, 3.30 p.m. Beamall
Shanghal, 2 p.m.
Honolulu, 2.
Bangkok, Afsdras. 3 p.m.
Kongmoun, p.
Macao, Trinshan, Shekki, 4 pm. Swatow, Amoy, Fuochaw, 2. pm. Train:
Canton, 4 pm.
Airmail:
Saturday, March 22
Manila, 10 nm,
Bangkok. Sagepore,
Colombo, Soura-
baya, Sydney, Auckland, 338 pm.
Canton, Lluchow, Kunming. Chungking,
Seamall:
3.30 pm.
swatow, 10 s.m.
Manila, noon.
Bangkok, 2 pm.
Manita, 3 p.m.
Stanghal, 3 p.m.
Macao, Tainishan, Shekki, 4 p.m.
Manila. Ceylon, India. East and South.
Africa, noon.
Train:
Canton, 4 pan.
Airmail:
Sunday, March 23
Salgon, Singapore, Colombo, Sydney.
Auckland, London, 10 4.3. Canton,
Amoy. Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao, Pelping, 10 am.
Seamalk:
Swatow, 10 a.m.
Termkorg~10~ z.m.
Kongmoon, 10 m.m.
and river communications.-Reuter, that extraordinary precautions are being taken against ey- pionage even to the making of Train a study of reports on the Cann-
4,000 Mile Trip dian atomic energy spy trial.
For Drydock
Bombay, Mar. 20.
Macão, Tainshan, Shekki, 10. p.m.
Canton, 10 am.
To-day all ships are investigated į TO-DAY'S
us they reach Australian ports to prevent the infiltration of, sples who might seek to masquerade as pas- sengers or alien refugees.
BROADCAST
ZDW on 845 kilocycles from 12.30 to 2 p.m. and 6.30 to 11 p.m.. and also on 0.52 Additionally, all British and Aus- megacycles in the 31 metre band from A £1,250,000 floating drydock,tralian technicians who will
take 12.30 to 1.18, 630 to 1.30 and 9 to 11 p.m. capable of berthing a 50,000 ton ship, part in the research are to be sub-030, FHm Memories; 7, London Relay:
H.K.T. started to-day on a six-week trip jected to the most rigid security World News: 7.10, London Relay: Home
to an unannounced from Bumbay
tests, before and after the expert destination in the Mediterranean as
ments.-Associated Press. a component of the British Navy,
Seven Admiralty tugs towed the drydock in two sections for the trip of about 4,000 miles..
The Suez Canal will be the most, flcult part of the journey, because at one point the bulity structure will have only 15 inches clearance racht side.--Associated Press.
on
Police
Hongkong
Reserve
ORDERS NO. 5 OF 1947 Governor's Inspection
All ranks of Nos. 1 and 2 Com- panies will attend Murray. Parade Ground on Tuesday, March 25, 1947 at 17 hours sharp for an inspection by His Excellency The Governor.
Dress-Uniform,
Sed. T. O. Tso... Senior Superintendent of Pulice, (Reserve).
CHILD KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Hamburg, Mar. 20.,
EXPEDITIONS
TO ARCTIC
At least three nations will be sending expeditions to the Arc-
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Percy Franklin for and on behalf of tic this year, with the possible South China Morning Post Limited result of rival national claims at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Vic- being made to Arctic territories. toria, in the Colony of Hongkong
Danish Interests, with the support of business interests in the United States, are seeking British backing for a North Greenland expedlilon.
Mr Ebbe Munck, Danish wartime in resistance lender, has arrived Britain to enlist the help of the of Scolt Polar Research Institute Cambridge for an expedition which he proposes to lead this summer tn survey Northern Greenland and to remain for three years on Perry, Land.
the
The Norwegian Government also plans an expedition this summer to bring supplies and rellet personnel to the Norwegian weather and trap- ping station at Nybutko, un northeast coast of Greenland.
In addition to à further Norwe gian expedillon, proposed to survey the Arctic north, of Spitzbergon, it has also been learned that Russia has dispatched an expedition to Northern Greenland för the study of
A violent explosion in Hamburg this afternoon killed one child and severely injured four workers. The oxplosion occurred in the under- || herring (sherlos, ground drainage system, which was blown up, and the windows,, at neighbouring houses were glimitered. -Router.
Paulino Betz, Wins
Cannes, Mar. 20, Miss Pauline Betz (United States) 10-day defeated Miss Helene Lucy (Great Britain) 6-0 and 6-1 in her.
tional Tennis Tournament.--United Press.
received here to-dny, situation is different, but I cannot pointed out
The dacolts are led by a notorious bellove It would be in the interests The Daily Telegraph to-day re- ex-couviet who recently mude an of national relationships, nor would ported that Lord Mountbatten and unsuccessful attempt on the lie of first match at the Cannes, Intèrna- it servo any good purpose, for us to varty had arrived in Malla-United | the Mandalay superintendent of
police-Router.
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War I reference to World World War II.
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