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Bevin Retains Hope For Eleventh-hour Big Four Agreement
London, May 16.
Mr Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary, winding: up the two-day debate on foreign affairs in the House of Commons today, declared that he had seen many eleventh hour and fifty-ninth minute settlements and he hoped that there would still be a settlement of differences between the Big Four,
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"But if I have to come to you eventually and say that It cannot be done, then in the light of that the Govern- ment will have to review the whole of their policy," he declared.
The Minister declared that the Government did not accept the view that Britain. has ceased to play the role of a great power. "We still have our historic part to play. he said.
Mr Bevin dealt mainly with the Middle and Far East, though in a brief reference to the Saar he vaid that the Government always supported the French claim to the "old Saar" and hoped they would not insist on claiming any per- manent enlargement.
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to see Germany emerge as a nation? Does Itussia mean to secure by fall accompli the rich agricultural land
across the German frontier?"
in-
Eastern
Rebellion Reported
In Arakan
Rangoon, May 16.- Fresh contingents of Gurkha troops left Rangoon last night for Akyab to assist in the sup pression of an "open rebellion" reported in the Arakan, In southwest Burma.
Fallure to agree upon the Austrian treaty was very alarming and its Im- plicatione serious, He wanted to
the Russians know if it was democratic Austria. tention
to allow a free and never
Was partition of Austria to be permanent? Here are other points in hla speech:
All
over Central and Egypt "In all negotiations with Europe a massive struggle is be- Egypt there have been and will beginning. It is decenlly covered up no attempt to appease the Egyptian beneath the outward forms of peace
The strength of the military cons Government at the expense of the and diplomacy, but it would be folly tingent is not known, but the port
I offered a Just to disguise ourselves from the truth, Sudanese people.
authorities sold a ship of 3,000 (ons he declared. wettlement and never attempted to
"sailed with a full complement.”
that the buy it. I care not whether they take
Reports from Akyab sald this to the Security Council or
unrest was spreading throughout the Arakan with "rebel" strongholds in where else. We can go no further,"
Middle Ensi-"The
ment
Sandoway district Government
and Rämree la- ut maintain continuing interest in
land. The country around Altyab Like area if only because our economic
comparatively was reported to bo and financial interests in the Middle
quiet East are of vast importance to, us' and ather countries as well. If these interests were lost to us, the effect on the life of this country would be reduction In the of lying." Indonesin-Prompt British action
American
In
Policy Towards Italy Mr Macmillan hoped that Britain would be as tolerant to Italy as possible. That was the British and interest In every sense, morally and materially.
Referring to the idea of a United
An official despatch received Europe, Mr Macmillan sald that Bri-Rangoon said that U Scindor' fal- tala mukt France to join in the crusade to build to raid the police court in one town
take the lend and ask lowers, numbering 3,000, attempted up a sense of unity among the na-ship but were dispersed after police tions ut Europe.
They must go forward resolutely and troops had opened fire. and rapidly with a solution of the unknown number injured-Reuter. Two persons were killed and an in Indonesia had saved millions of problem of the control lives and he, Mr Bevin, had taken energy. One nation should
Burma Constitution all possible steps open to him to allowed to impede action agreeable encourage, a settlement between the to a great body of nations. Dutch and Indonesians,
Mr Bevin, whading up the debate,
London, May 16. Foreign Minister Erneat Bevin plans to visit Germany able
abon to spur the Germans into Kreater efforts to Overcome their food shortage and indus trial plight, the Foreign Office disclosed today.
Mr Bevin reportedly made a suon decision to tour the British zone after
heering first-hand reports from Gus occupation leaders brought to London for talks on the food crisis.
Ho plans to make personal con tacts with Germana, talk to steel workers
and
Try to find out for him-
it what is needed. He wants to give the Germans the urge to pill themselves from their plight. In- formants said.
has not been good and he has test
Hitlerest since the Moscow ference began.---United Press.
TO-MORROW ——
AT THE
LEE THEATRE
ជារ DAVIS
Con
of atomic not be
Rangoon, May 18. U Aung San and the "High Com- mand of the Anti-Fascist Peoples
U.S. Naval Intelligence
Thinks Situation Dark
Washington, May 16.
A top Navy intelligence officer today told the House Appropriations Sub-committee studying the Navy's 1948 appropriations bill, in testimony just released, that the inter- national situation is "darker than we expected." He called for vastly increased intelligence activity,
a
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Rear-Admiral Thomas Inglis 'bellove they may well forge ahead told the Committee that the at a faster rate than we shall," Navy is again ready to put its
Push-Button War vast wartime navy Intelligence on the Navy Department appropria-kong, on Saturday, 31st. May 1947,
At another point in the system into immediate opora- tion bill for 1948 the Secretory of at Noon for the following pur tion In
case of another the Navy, James Forrestal, told the poses:-namely, to consider the emergency.
Asking for more money for the Office of Naval Intelligence, Inglis sald the International
enfled for include tuation creased intelligence activity." He Asked about the said that one of the manifold duties within five years ground-controlled of the Naval intelligence at present projectiles will have been developed was to follow the developments in which will be able to the fields of nuclear
energy,
sub-commitice that "push button" war was still very far in the future. He said the Biklal tests showed thut a fleet at sea "would be a re- markably peer target for the atomic
bomb,"
reports that
"blow the
Annual Statement of Accounta and the Balance Sheet and the Reports of the Directors and Au- ditors thereon; to elect Directors and Auditors in the place of those rotiring, and to declare a Dividond
propulsion and the ure of fuldedy out of the sea and bombers and Bonus, to appropriate the out of the air," Forrestal replied: Balance of the Profit and Loss: misalics. The
"My answer to that is that the best Navy Department told the estimate we have is it will take at Account as recommended by the House Appropriations
Sub-Com-least Ove years before the two words Directors, and to transact any. millee in a report just made public guided missiles have any meaning." other ordinary business of the that, according to its Information,
sald Farrestul that in the past Russin evacuated some 10,000 to 20-year's demobilisation programme the Company.
scientists and techni- 000 German
and Marine Corps had been Navy clans from Germany to work in the Soviet industry.
reduced from the strength of almost 4,000,000
officers and men to the Soviet Research
present strength of approximately The Chief of Naval Research, 000,000 officers and men. United Rear-Admiral P. F. Lee, told the Press. committee that "all information points to an extremely active Soviet interest in military research." Lee nald the Russian budgets called for the expediture of $943,000,000 In Unless otherwise slated, Registered 1940 and $1,220,000,000 in 1947 for Articles
close and Parcel Posts
30 minutes
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below!
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Adm. Lee said that in addition, the nature of the budget and the Soviet "polley of secrecy give ample justi fication that military research items may be concealed in other appro. priations such as those for educa- tion"
to
The Navy said that of the 10,000 evacuated by Russia, over 500 out- 20,000 scientists and technicians
standing men have been identified by
name.
The Navy quoted from an article published by the Scientific Monthly written
Dr Irving Langmuir, who wrote, "On the whole I believe that Russian scientists are embarking on scientific programme larger than with their pioneering spirit, enthusiasm, and universal ap- preciation of the value of science,
Japan hope it may be possible said that he was neither optimistic Freedom League hope to complete contemplated by any other govern- |
conclude an curly pence treaty with Japan. The first step is to Teach an Ailled agreement on the basis of the treaty,"
No Feebleness
was no vole.
authority.
nor pessimistic. "I do not minimise the task of preparing a constitution
ment and for Burma before the end of Octo- the difficulties, but I have been for
good many years engaged in dimber this year, Reuter learns on good cult negotiations of all kinds and I never give up until the final break comes. I have seen many eleventh hour and fifty-ninth minute settle-
Lord
AFPFL leaders are also planning to establish a provisional National
Government by the end of 1947. This
fort-
The Assembly will resume its cès- slon carly in September and hopes to finish the business of adopting the constitution in record time--Reuter, Teachers Threaten Strike
Earlier Mr Harold Macmillian,ments."
Covernment, which will replace the cinet Opposition speaker today, sald Commenting on the criticism that
present interim Government, will that Britain must continue fairly the Government did not take sufflake over power from Britain and The date of Mr Devin's trip and firmly without recrimination or cient interest in the Far East, the negotiate future relations with Dri- indefinite. Probably he will go after vacillation to resist unreasonable Foreign Secretary pointed to the
tain and the Commonwealth. He has taken a vacation. His health
Bussian pressure, either on Britain laison mission in Japan, British re-tuent Assembly is now
The
Inauguration of the Consti- of her friends. History taught that presentatives all over China and a June 10, and it is hoped that the Axed for fecbleness and insincerity lay the Special Commissioner a seeds of war.
in Southeast Asia.
representatives of the Won 45 The debale took place on a motion Killearn's organisation the whole sembly by that time. The plenary frontier arens will be able to join the As- for adjournment, which means there regions might have been affected by session is scheduled to Inst
starvation. Air. Rece Williams, Labour, Because
night, after which committees will famine did not happen no be set up to study various problems criticising the Allied policy regard-one noticed it. He invited Members and the draft constitution. ing trade with Japan, said that the of the House to study the work done Americans had acted to some extent by British administrators from Singa
of stolen goods. as receivers
In pore, which had saved a great catas- Japan there were large quantities of trophe. I was a good tribute to goods---tin, jubber, lend and the British administration. Bice-taken from British possessions. Trade Treaty With China They were not the property of their
Rangoon, May 16. vernments, but private
Speaking of China, Mr Bevin said Burma's teachers have threatened Indlyt- duals, and were taken to Japan by proaches to the Chinese Government ing payment of salary for the Ja- that the Government had made op- to-go on strike on June 10, demand- Le Japanese.
goods had never been handed back, no com- for a trade treaty at the same time panese
occupation period. A re as the United States- Pausation had been made and it was but the Chinese postponed negotia-annual conference of the All-Burma Government, solution, which was passed at the known that they were taken to tions with Britain until they had Teachers' America. There was no authority settled with the United States. It urged the Government to revise the Association today, elso that in international law or was hoped that the negotiations scale of pay and the terms of service atural justice.
Mir Harold Macmillan, Minister-
soon be completed.
for the teachers.-Reuter. Under the 1943 treaty acceptance Resident at the Allied Headquarters, of responsibility in connection with Mediterranean, during the war and former International settlements was Chief Opposition speaker today, ex-undertaken by the Chinese Govern- pressed alarm at certain aspects of ment. A liquidation committee has the European scene, which seemed been
seemed been established, whose duty it is to to show deterioration Father than
determine these liabilities. Some improvement, he said. One could prop
progress not be too thankful that the United has been a lot of delay.
beep, made, but there States hud abandoned Isolation and " recogised that the safety and pro- up, and I undertake to the House hope matters will be speeded sperity of the new world was incx- that I will follow the matter up per- plicably bound up with the restore-sonally in a vigorous manner. Vou and reconstruction of the old.
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Sydney, May 16. Eight thousand sailors with nearly US$500,000 American
to spend, will visit Sydney and "Meanwhile, former employees are Melbourne on Saturday for a receiving from the British Govern- Obscuro And Hesitating ment up to £40 a month per per-10-day visit.. Speaking of Greece, Mr Macmil-Chinese Government to settle in the Task Force 38, which Lt Comdr H. son, which we shall call upon the They are arriving in 14 vessels of Lu said that he felt the Foreign final adjustment." Secretary's cond.et of affairs there
L. Schilling, the United States Peace With Japan sisure he took up office had some-
naval spokesman, sald would go times been obscure and hesitating. Mr Bevin endorsed the tributes from Australia
on a "sightseeing made during the debate to General tour", of the Gilbert and Marshall He said that unless genuine ac- commodation
could be found be-Dougins MacArthur. He said that Islands and Truk to show naval tween the Communistic and De-everything might not be as Britain recruits the area where some of the
iocratic world, who could say there wanted it in Japan, but it was wrong Pacific battles were fought. would not be a third world war to say that she did not make her
"In all vital matters at stake time Views known. This was done both June 10. It is headed by the car
is not on our side. On the contrary: the question raised in the debate in Washington and Tokyo. Many of
it is impossible to realat the con-
QUESTION ON WINDSORS
London, May 17.
The Force will be due at Guam on
of riers Shangri-la and Antietam.
The welcome awaiting the sailors clusion that the Soviet Government would in any case be dealt with in American asked a Sydney friend to is indicated by one incident-an persistently following a policy of the Anal settlement in which Britain procrastination. Docs Russia want would have full opportunity to make get 80 girls for a party. The re-
her view known olid submit her proponded-Associated Press.
quest was published and 600 res- *posals,
He hoped that it might be possible to conclude
an early
peace treaty INDONESIANS. LAND with Japan. The first step was al- ready lold-agreement on the basta
ON BALI for the treaty. "The Government's efforts will be directed towards that
-- Batavia, May 16. end and we shall, of course, keep in landed on the island of Ball, east Indonesian extremists from Java close. fouch with the Commonwealth of Java, In spite of attempts by the
In the Japanese
Bali Straits to prevent them, a Dutch Industry. Mr Bevin sald that recent aval, communique announced today. to Fridays, copy for the following that British tourists
The treasury regulations provide enactment enforcing wage standards last Wednesday to drive n
The Republicans made an attempt may convert applied to the textile industry.
tho day must be submitted not lateraly £75 yearly into foreign curren- also stipulated that children under Strafts, the communique sold, adding Dutch naval sloop patrolling the 15 would be withheld from industry. that Indonesian coastal The Windsors arrived last night This, he sold, was a very important silenced by Dutch naval vessels, but
Are from the United States-Associated law sa far as Japan was concerned, opened up again yesterday, allowing
A Labour Attache would be sent the extremists to land-Reuter.
that no advertisements (with the exception of urgent notices) will be accepted bo- twoan the hours of 12.30 noon Saturdays, and 9 a.m. on Mon- days.
Communist leader Philip Piratin has served notice that he will ask
or not the Duke and Duchess of
the Commons next week whether governments in this Labour Dutch naval vessel patrolling Windsor had received undue allot- condition complaints
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COLOMBO STRIKE
Colombo, May 17.. The city's tramway system wen poralysed by a zirike of 4,000 muni- elbal workers, who demanded a 50 percent wage increase, botter housing and the appointment of a welfare officer.
The strike of 3,000 clerical workers and labourers of Colombo, Kandy and Galle. continues. —— Associated Press
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and York-
Batavia, May 10. Two Dutch airport officers and n on other countries. Lancashire and British Indian were Yorkshire must respond to the Go-today for the theft of about 25 lbs. vernment's efforts to help them, or weight of gold from Bandjermasin, arrested here
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Notice da hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 18 Podder Street (1st floor) Hong Kong on MONDAY the NINTH day of JUNE, 1947, at NOON, for the purpose of proposing and if thought fit passing the sub-join- ed resolutions as a special re- solution, viz:
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