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VOL. II NO. 219
The
Printer and Pudijshor
Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1947.
Making Marshall Plan
Terrorists Threaten Reprisals
PALESTINE TRUCE ENDANGERED
The
Jerusalem, June 17, Jowish underground served public notice on the British that the truce which had been promised during the United Nations hearings hore might proceed with new waves of violence if the death sen- tences of three Jewish youths were not commuted.
Irgun Zvai Leumi warned today that if the British intended to wait Com- unill the Palestine Inquiry mitten left before the youth were executed, the underground would not withhold reprisals.
sul-
In pamphlets sprend throughout Tel-Aviv, the Irgun said they would "allow" Palestine authorities a few days to commute the death tences of the three Jewish y‹iths. But they warned that they would not "expose the condemned men to possible repetition of the Gruner СОБС where execution was delayed and where the condemned mun a cell three months was held in
then and
executed unexpectedly
STERN GANG WARNING
-At- the
same time, the Stern Hang served similar warning that "unless the British were called up- on to respect the United Nations appent for a truce we shall be com- pelled to adopt the most drastie measures. We shall by no means be able to comply with UNSCOP becoming an instrument for the ex- tortion of a one-sided truce on the part of the Jewish fighting under- ground while the enemy proceeds with its crimes undisturbed."
In a four-page memorandum the members of Sternists recalled the offered following the United Nations call for a truce but elted "Instances
measures,
+
House Backs
Veto
Washington, June 17.
The House of Representatives loday sustained President Tru-" man's velo on the cut of four thousand million dollars in United States domesile taxation, which had been previously ap proved by Congress, by two votes, The
of
A
voting was 208.in favour of overriding the veto and 137 In favour of sustaining it. Since to overcome tho President's velo required
two-thirds majority
the those present, voting fell short of overriding the velo by only two votes.
The Republicans demanded a recount willa A second vote in. the
hope of securing two extra votes but
the this confirmed figures of 208 to 137.
The House action eliminates Any possibility of tax reduction
the presen! Congress. Reuter,
In
Loan For China
Projects Prosented
and
Washington, June 17. Oficial United States Chinese sources said today that Ambassador Wellington Koo in a conference late in the day, with the Assistant Secretary of Econo- mio Affairs, Mr WUtlam Clayton, was...... scheduled to present a oral request for State Depart- ment approval of the Chinese projects to use the $500,000,000 earmarked Export Import Bank loun.
Sources said the Chinese new have presented to the State Department projects which, if approved, would require the entire $500,000,000. They sald Koo and Clayton will discuss these projects this afternoon. They raid the projects now in the hands to of the State Department are divided the into three categories. UNSCOP,
Sources said the first importance they
rehabilitation of concerner China's transportation system; 2, „relating to Industrial rehabilitatiori
MARSHALL IN FAVOUR
terms
of
-
politica:!
the
In which the British allegedly and 3. agriculture. tinued to employ vigorous repressive,
deportations
of cxpulsion migranty,
It is known that Gen. George prisoners, death sentences, exceu-
restrictions, Marshall for the past several weeks ilons.
military trials,
economic strangula-has been pressing for the release of manhunts and
the Export Import Bank loan, which tion."
the bank
A Reality
MR BEVIN FLIES TO
PARIS FOR TALKS
Paris, June 17.
Foundations were being laid at a dinner party at the British Embassy here tonight to make the United States Secretary of State, George Marshall's plan for aid to Europe a reality.
Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, the French Premier, M. Paul Ramadier, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault, were all seated round the dinner table with their economic experts.
that
The talks represented the first con- against expreling too much and too incts towards defining the practical | fast, scope of Europe's answer to General Observers believe, however, Marshall's call for.. European Mr. Bevin, M. Ramader
and M. initiative..
Bidault will at least try to reach a decision on whether It is wiser to aim now for au optimum overall plan, based on consultation between everything west of Aala" or to start planning nearer home while keeping eventual participation of Russia and the door open for the The | Eastern Europe-Reuter.
Incomplete as this first contact was bound to be, it may well be fateful for the whole subsequent trend of planning under the Marshalf project, Herve Alphand, Economic Director of the French Foreign Ofcc,
M.
today submitted a written memoran dum to the British Embassy. British Foreign Minister and hls colleagues at the Embassy studied the plan shortly after their arrival in Paris.
It is taken for granted that the memorandum contains substantially the same proposals as were outlined previously by M. Alphand—particu- larly the setting up of four working committees to collate the needs and potential resources of European. countries under four heads cobl, ateel, transport and agriculture.
DOWN-TO-EARTH
observer.
→
of
ment.
the
over
SOVIET REACTION
about
-
economic-
Immigration
To Australia
Melboume, June 18. Australia plans to open immigration offices in eight foreign countries, Mr Arthur Calwell, Australian Immigration Minister an- nounced in Melbourne, on Tuesday.
The offices will be at.
Paris. Oslo, Amsterdam, Berlin. San Francisco, New York, Shanghai, New Delhi and Cairo, he said in a press statement.
functions
- Immigration previously dealt with by Australian government re- presentatives and, in some cases, by British govern- ment representatives, will be taken over by these new centres-Associated Press.
Plan To Assassinate
Stalin
Berlin Revelation
The document was a memorandum aigned by Heinrich. Himmler and taken from his personal fles with
the fall of the Nazis. It told of a conversation between Himmler and the Jennere ambassador to Berlin, General, Oshima.
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HIGHSPOTS OF YESTERDAY'S SPORTS
Royal Ascot Opens In Sunshine
COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS
wns
•
Ascot, June 17. The Royal Ascot, graced today, the first of its four-day meeting, by the King and Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, did not turn out such a benefit for France as was generally anticipated for not one single prize of today's six valuable events went across the Channel.
In glorious sunshine and before a Mr Dewar complcted a first-last favourite, crowd which, if not up to its pre-war double when the Derby splendour in the matter of elegance. Tuder Minstrel won the St. James'
smart and well Palace Stakes. Running over bla.. nonetheles dressed, Sir John Jarvis won the favourite distance of une mile and chief prize of the day, the Ascot opposed only by two other gunnars, Stakes, for the second year in suc- the Minstrel won comfortably by cession with his five-year-old, horse five lengths from his old Derby rival Reynard Velant. This son of Fox Tile Street. Prohibitive odds were Hunter, starting at eight to
naked by bookmakers about Tudor scored an easy three lengths' victory Minstrel, who started at six to 100.
this
two
half mile and
over
onc
Fred Darling, trainer of Woodruffe and Tudor Minstrel, had a splendid treble when The Cobbler, owned by Colonel Giles Loder, ran away with
course, despite carrying top weight of nine stone four pounds.
In winging the events two years running Reynard Volant followed the Coventry. Stakes ut five furlongs. the footsteps of Frawn, who won in 1938 and 1930. No French-trained horse competed in this event.
FAST TWO-YEAR-OLD The Cobbler, who is by the famous Racing was marred by tragedy to Irish stallion Windor Supper, show- the four-year-old colt Gord in the ed himself to be one of the fastest, afternoon when he, struck the rails if not the fatest, toe-year-old coll a furlong from home and had to in the country. be destroyed as a result of his in-five Juries. He broke a leg as well as Belvedere.
race The
was
ho
Starting at four to beat by three lengths
his neck. His Jockey, Jock Carson, | It would boʻ a strange Ascot it come out ansenthed.
the Aga Khan's colours were not NO LUCK FOR FRENCH
sure enough his Ruccessful and In the other long distance of the filly Masaka won the Queen Mary day, the Gold Vase, run over tw Stakes over five furlongs. Again, it miles, no fewer than three French-Winch owners are looking for trained horses competed, but not one
ward to a better day tomorrow, but. caught the judges.
keep won by the English-owned grey coll, British owners think that they can Auralia, starting at 100 to eight.
the premier prize, The Royal Perhaps the chief blow to French Hunt Cup, In this country, hopes was in the opening event of the day, the Queen. Anne. Stakes, named after Ascot's Royal founder, In which the French favourite Solina only finished third to Wood- rufe, owned by Mr John Dewar.
There has been some very bdavy wagering on this handicap which, despite its annual open nature, is usually the heaviest gambling medium during the four
days
Reuter..
S. AFRICANS WIN AGAIN
Nuremberg, June 17. Files of the United States chief of war crimes counsel to
document day produced a London, June 17, One Soviet reaction, broadcast which alleged that the the Japanese plotted to assassi- today by Moscow Radio, to United States' Scerptory. of State, nate Marshal Josef Stalin in 1r. George Marshall's,
that January 1939 and succeeded aid-to-Europe plan, indicated
fresh attempt to reassess the in smuggling ten disgruntled economie: neods of Europe will be Russians, equipped with discouraged by the Soviet Govern Bomba, across the Soviet bor This statement coincides with the der to accomplish the deed. At Brat sight, the Alphand
publication of the French proposals memorandum suggests that France to set up international functional sees the first step of International committees to
gauge
the scale on planning on a very down-to-earth which cach nation will require as plane, since these four headings are
sistance from the United States. the key problems precisely
Repeating the criticism of the France's own economic position.
With the threat of an impending Pravda, the organ
Marshall plan already made in
AL the Soviet
London, June 17. inflationary spiral uppermost in the Communist Party, that it is a pro-
The document related that Oshima
Some brisk hitting by Dudley Nourse in the first hour minds of every statesman and most
in the gramme of interference men in the street here, the full force
was engaged in subversive work in
and half of play at Tauton today and steady bowling in the the of General Marshall's bellef that only domestic affairs of other countries",
in co-operation with
afternoon enabled the South Africans to beat Somerset by Soviet broadcast condemned in Russia the Europe can assess her urgent pro-
an innings and 43 runs with an hour to spare. blems is vividly brought home to the advance any decision to collect fur- Germans.
information
Europe's
"Up till now, Oshima has suc- needs.
The final scores were: .Somerest for four declared (Alderman_68). There is good reason to believe
iceconomie
ceeded in smuggling len tusslans 170 and 150. The thing is not to
South Africans 368 Sussex 108 (Pope five for 63) and collect in-
113 (Rhodes four for two runs in six tant the experts may wish to start formations about these needs all equipped with bomba over the Cau- for eight declared. consultations without delay Diz a
Nourse played a bright innings of overs five of which were maideas). the
broadcast sald, zus border," the document sald. again", small scate, involving only those rut to meet these needs in con
"Their mission is to murder Stalin. d5 in 75 minutes and hit ten fours-Reuter. countries in western Europe, whose formity with the clearcut
A number of other Russians sent He was ably supported by Kenneth resolu- problems
and are complementary whoso views could be
tions of the General Assembly and by him were shot on the border." obtained
Oshima also told Himmler he was Viljoen, who batted soundly for 54 NEW AMATEUR the Economic and Social Council, without too much loss of time. e holding earmarked for These countries are Belgium, Hol- in line with
minutes, The South sending propaganda surreptitiously Africans were thus able to declare STATUS RULING Both declarations were interpret-China, a personal
the principles of in
Into Russia. vla Poland and Ru- at lunch and leave the county to ed here us a prelude to joint irgun Marshall until June 30,
10 land, and Luxembourg.
Lernational, co-operation".
manio, according to the document make 108 to Slemist alloui sabotage against the
avert an innings defeat. Gen. Marshall started pressing the i Against this will be the political
Unlied Press.
The tourists attack, however, was
Stockholm, June 17. military police, government person-
convinced consideration of wishing to avoid
much
uch for
Amateur athletes the uninspired Somer-
dan" be re- nel, and property probably at the end Bank when he became
after talking with Senator Arthur the appearance of exclusive talks, of this week.
set batsmen, of whom, Lawrence imbursed for lost wages during the Vandenberg that no large scale which might be denounced as an suggested by the French Government, It was offelally learned that
Olympic Games without being guilty soven found of professionalism, it the report three Irgunisis, who were sentenced Congressional ald was possible this
Lee and Cenacing or through an International Ebers
real dilemma to death yesterday were transferred year.
facing Aritain's Conference which some members of
tyho each scored 23 made the Committee of Amateurism pre- from Jerusalem to Acre Prison. The This whole range of considera Socialist Foreign Minister and Mr Bevin's delegation to France are
an effort to pull the game round, fented today is dccepted by the reason for the transfer was nut tions will be reviewed by Koo and France's Socialist Premier at to-understood to favour, the most
but wickets fell at regular intervals International Olymple Committee in Formal to guard Clayton.
presentation of night's
New Delhi, June 17.
In later, sesalon given but it was believed
at. Stockholm: this and Somerset were well beaten by a Angio- probable outcome of the against suleide or Irgun
week. This accentuated by the French talks miri on the projects to the bank is scheduled
The food crisis in India--the team full of confidence, agreement Jerusalem Prison.-United Press. as the next step.-United Press. ominous comment on the Marshall (uno
support
continent-wide budgeting worst in three years will probably Plimsoll, fast-medium, took four plan published yesterday in Moscow of resources and requirements.
This is the view of well-informed an official wickets for 41 and Dawson three for athletic circles here. The Amateu last until September, the ofleinl mouthpiece of the The Moscow hint that the use of spokesman of the Central Food 28.
of Communist Party. Pravda, which the Economic Commission for Department
rtment said here today.
OTHER RESULTS rism Committee's definition
amateur le one "to whom the sport denounced the plan as a thinly dis Europe of the United Nationa He gave two reasons for the de- guised rehash of President Truman's Economic and Social Council might terioration in the food situation which ended today were:
Results of other first-class gumes is nothing more than recreation without materialguin of any kind, anti-Communist doctrine, trans-prove inoru acceptable than the the damage due to rust in the cen-
At Guildford: Surrey drow with direct or indirect.". planted into the economie field. creation of new machinery to set tral India wheat belt and the poor
Cambridge University.. Cambridge FOUR MAIN QUESTIONS the Marshall plan in motion quality of the wheat crop Just 200 (McMahon three for 20). Surrey gain athletic circles say, but merely Ro-Imbursement of wages is not Meanwhile, the questions facing bound to influence the Paris talks.harvested in the Punjab.
200 and 119 for four, The Government The full statement made yester the French and British delegations
was trying to
At Hereford: Combined Services avoidance of loss. now considering General Marshall's day by M. Herve Alphand, head of meet the situation, by three steps, heat Worcestershire by 131
Final interpretation is, however, the official sald, by intensifying in Combined Services. 87 and the Economie Department of the plan are
ternal
238. left to each National Federation- French Foreign Office, on the French terr
conserving procurement, 1. Is the Pan-European planning scheme to implement the Marshall existing stocks and importing from
Worcestershire 110 and 84 (White Reuter under the Marshall project to begin plan, and the fact that the French
sabroad.
head five for ten). on a limited, western European basis proposals, in a tentative form, were The.
drew Glamorgan expected fotal of importa At Swansen; and work outward in the hope of submitted in Washington last Friday, during June, July and August were shire 153 and 182 for Ave declared
with
Gloucestershire, Cloucester- gaining time and setting the ball suggests however, that this and not 454,000 tons as against India's fer (Wilson not out 51, Crupp 55). rolling, or is to awalt. the consent the views of the British delegation outrements of 1,500,000 tons during Glamorgan 90 and 120
these three lean months-Reuler.
EDITORIAL
trav
commitment
Rehabilitation Costs
Bgures allocations to various depart ments from the proposed rom habilitation loan of 200,000,000- odd dollars point an unwavering finger to the physical havoc the Colony suffered between Decem ber 1841 and September, 1945, and emphasise the high cost of - rehabiliation. At least 90 percent of the proposed 1047-48 expendl tare from the loan is
is to be di replacement
And
THE break-down
vated to
ro
stora sonilal some of t
to keep
services ticking
over until what time more pers
At Kat
manent imbruvement
dertaken.
can be 'uns-
Tak is an illustration. Under 20!
heading
of
"Air
Meteorologt cal Service," it is proposed spend about
$200,000
on an air-
craft lunch, airport 11htin
mooring,
bustly furnishing for
tower terminal
toon
which Insofar as
other
bo
flying boat pon equipment new only replace-
further
་
ment. Under the item, "Miscel
Pabllo tvorim, millon odd dollars are allocated on other Kal Tak Improvementa, or - rather reconditionlog. Allo gether about $1,500,000 is to be spent during the current financial year on pulling @ Kal Tak Into some sort of shape-presumably- into da aliport:that will strive to --
serve our needs for two or three year-time enough. It is hoped, to allow Whitehall to make up
iis mind about a permanent air- Geld that will meet requirements. The conclusion to be drawn after a study of the detalled allocations to the 14 departments Included
s are
in the proposed loan L that no substantial new publle works contemplated. Even under " Kl- culture, Forestry
at Garden one finds a
a considerable
percent- of the $900,000
estimated penditure la to co to "replanting" "restoration," "re-aforestalion," and rehabilitation." Medical Ser- vices
will absorb threequarters of Its total $722,000 allocation for `supplementary grants - In - aid, while eight out of the 13 sub hoads for Education are beinx devoted
equip to
ml, which means repla ment. The
4 and the good sense of
direc.
151
of the majority of European coun- tries to meet round a table to discuss a comprehensive
agenda, of recon- struction?
2 If the latter course is adopted, how is the meeting to be summoned [and who will draw up the agenda?
3. In the event of a Soviet re- fusal to take part in joint European planning under the Marshall project. | will Franco and Britain their initiative; in the remainder of
continue
PROBABLE OUTCOME
is made by the Committee machinery In fact, whether the investigation
is on
(Continued on'Page 4)
INDIA'S FOOD CRISIS
Clerk Allegedly Involved In $6,000,000 Transaction
not out. in 80.
tod
with 40, which included
was the Luckes,
scorer.
runs,
Choy's Success
of
London, June 17. for seven W. C. Choy, former Chinese Davis- (Dyann not out 71, Lambert four Cup player, and wellknown in Hong- for
kong tennis circles, today · entered" 18). At Manchester, Lancashire drew the third round of the Queen's Club with Essex, Lancashire.245 for three singles, beating G. E. Godsell, of declared. Essex 139 and 160 for Britain. 11-13, 4-6, 6-3 in a second
round match,
seven.
At Northampton: Northampton- Other second, round winners werO shire' drew with Hampshire. Homp-the Indian players, 1. Ahmed, who shire 380 for six declared. Northants defeated E. Wittman, of Poland by 193 (Brodericit 67; Davies 60, Ran-6-2, 6-3; M. Muhar, who beat the charges said the som five for
Rumanian player, C. Tanuscescu 7-ð,.
Berlin, June 17, legal possession of firearms,
The formal Army Headquarters disclosed
Europe, and if so, will they attempt today that it had charged and unlawfully, engage in business drew with Nottinghamshire. Not
youthful redhead did "wrongfully AL ningham: Warwickshire | 0-3.-Restor
for
with economic planning for Ger- volving a Czechoslovakian firm nected with his du comtespon- | two declared
102, Hardstaff
SAUCKEL WIDOW
to bring in the countries of eastern George F. Tripes, 24-year-old and wrongfully and unlawfully use 356 four (Keeton spending money these
Europe at present in the Soviet Military Government clerk, with his position with the Army of the 130). Warwickshire 357. Ilons is not ́in question,, but the
sphere of "Influenen?
to engage in a
with At Lords; Middlesex drew the illegally participating in a United States. 4. How is cost, of getting Hongkong "back
planning under to a working condition appro-
Marshall project to be co-ordinated US$6,000,000 transaction in business dealing not directly con- Yorkshire, Yorkshire 267 and 147 for
FINED four (Hution 67). Middlesex 350 for ximating to 1941 may come as 5 shock
Photostatic copies many, and who is to represent Ger and the British Government.
(Robinson 108. Brown to many. It means that if
dence showed that between July 23, 130,
Berchtesgaden, June 17, the Colony is to liave: bigger
not out 4, Compton not many in any and
planning organisation?
·A Tormer filing station attendant, 1945 and January 24, 1947.a total of out 50
Elizabeth, Sauckel, widow or better social servicosin
On the Inat point, observare here from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Triphs £10,470 was deposited in Tripes the future the demands on the publis
bélieve it
It inevitable that Franco will
At Loughbomligh: Kent beat Lel-Fritz Bauckel, Nazister of parse
аго going
by 53 runs, Kent 175 and Labour, was fined 1,000 marks and. to be Bevera
Joint account in the 133 York And because 'these services are the Buhr, whose resources she has Prague company sold 400,000 tons of names of rong to cost more the taxpayers consistently claimed should form the potatoes to the British Control Moudry, Identified as Tripes aunt.
160 (Weight seven for 16) Commissions for
und 100 must, have a full-volee" in, de-
and The clock's salary in the Military Wright ave for 62, Dovey termining how the money la, lo
Government's Decartelization Branch 80) be spent
of illegally was US$276 per month United At Horshami Derbyshire bent Sus etter seance by the International
and of Press,
sex by 09 runk Derby 217 and 103 Court at Nuremberg-Reuter,
roopen, in some form the question of fin à series; of · deals in which. a. NEW Ho F. Tripes and Anna' | Jackson five for 18). Leicestershifroj by Borchtesgadenst, donszlication was accused of having taken part name in, London, then transferred to contershire Walsh five for 01, placed on probation for free years
corner stong of any, Pan-European economic planning.
Austria.to many
was
In both French and British cir- |cles, there is a tendancy to warn | buying three: - automobiler
court today, SO for Fritz Saucket was one of the 10 vallesdorf, hanged last October