*BROLITE",
SYNTHETIC FINISHERS
Big Assortment of Colours
FAR EAST MOTORS
Solo Distributor for Far East
Telephone Nos: 56849 & 57250.
VOL. II NO. 238
The
For the Proprietor of HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL For and on behalf of.
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST,
I trantit
Printer and Publisher..
Dino
At the
Hongkong Telegraph. G.
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947.
H. K. Shipbuilding Prospects
Who Did It, And Why?
Endeavouring to obtain
an official statement as to who reprieved the Japanese war criminals. Tokunaga and Salfo, and why, the Telegraph was yesterday
told:
"It is not customary for! the confirming authority to give any reason for his decision.
·་
Not Very Bright
BUT REPAIR WORK EXCEEDS
“Save Europe" Talks
Finland's "Yes" To
Secret At-Invitation Bomb Files Stolen
Washington, July 9.
A member of the Joint Con- gressional Committee on Atomic Energy said today that
data highly secret
on the atomic bomb had been stolen from the government files but a part of the data has been recovered..
The member, who asked that his name be wiulield, said he had been "pledged to secrecy" on the matter The and declined to go into details. member, however, suld the secret material has not been taken from the files at Oakridge, Tennessee, as reported by the New York Sun said the information had been taken from "another plant" but refused to specify which plant.
He
At the White House, the Press Scérulary, Charles G. Ross, said that no theit of atomle bomb secrets had been reported to the White House. Ross sald he thought it would be "very strange" it such a theft had occtirred and had not been reported to President Truman.
FBI CHECKING
PRE-WAR ACTIVITY
Hongkong shows little likelihood of regaining its position as a shipbuilding contre within the next few years.
The Colony's dockyards are back to normal in volume of ship repair work being handled, and they are nearing normal in employment. But plans for ship building are proceeding at a snail's pace, largely, the Telegraph learned, because of the high cost of labour, Remarkable
་
and there is b
Paris, July 9. Finland has accepted the Anglo-French invitation to at-
has progrças
been t The company's three main ducks tend Saturday's Paris Confer- ence on the "Save Europe" plan,made in the less than two years since are at Hung itom it was reliably learned here to the two private companies regained fourth, the Cosmopolitan, all on the control of their property, which Ind Kowloon side. Two smaller docks been heavily damaged and neglected at Aberdeen are not in use but are
maintained on a "rendy" basis. during the Japanese occupation.
Approximately 0,000 workers, all Today ships of many nations are undergoing repairs and rehabilitation men, were on the company's payroll
the Al Kowloon and Talkoo dock-last week. This is about 25 percent yards, where thousands of workers fewer than were employed at the
pre-war peak. employed.
day.
Previous reports said that she was
unlikely to accept. Her answer was decided today at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee
of the Finnish Cabinet in Helsinki,
(Moscow Nadio sad tonight that
ure
the
Ships reßted at Kowloon docks The din of hammers, the elang of
through the years range from iny steel and brass, the whirr of machines,
erait to the 20,000-ton Empress of the shouts of workmen are incessant.
The yards converted the Empresз Cranes move back and forth, lifting Japan, now the Empress of Scotland.
heavy parts which go into ships
for trooping in 1941, and its first job Trucks dart and into their repair.
ing froms a troopship was the transfer bi about, delivering everything
Australia. saloon chairs to engines. Proud con- Hongkong wives and children querors of the sea lie slipways and in dry docks while
Fumana રk decided not to attend the Conference. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Council of Minister In Bucharest this after noon, the Radio sald).
Bulgaria has decided to refuse the according to a Reuter invitation,
This is the first cable from Sofia. outright refusal. The reasons given were that Bulgaria did not want to have to revise her two-year plan, and was unwilling to take part in a
which
would lead to division. of Europe into two hostile blocs. day. The Hongkong and Whampoa
of various blocs are mis- "Creators taken when they think freedom and Dock Co., Ltd., and the Taikoo Dark- domneyard Engineering Co., Ltd., are mak- people #1
ing every effort to comply with pleas independence of
of
shipowners to "got the job done bought at any price.
the representatives of proso, we can send her back to sea," "For
and a While ship repairs are being ac- sent-day Greece, Portugal
complished on as large a scale 05 small number of nations, it is an
before the war, the picture 13 far every-day event to sell their countries, but Yugoslavia will never
from bright in the ship construction violate principles for which her peo- fteld. ples fought and which they achieved."
helpless on
hundreds of workmen swarm over
them from stem to stern and mast to UNSCOP INQUIRY · bottom.
Work usually goes
-plan
Own
hava
Bureau of Investigation) and the urller it was reported that the
on night and
to
VERBAL DUEL
STOPPED
Jerusalem, July 9. The Jewish Agency concluded its case before UNSCOP today when the chairman, Mr Sandstroem abruptly halted cross-examination of the Agency's last representative. Rabbi Fishman, and exit:sed him with an apology.
A recent portrait of Princess Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the throne, whose engagement to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten officially announced by the King last night.
For
Reservations
Tel: 27880
Price 20 Conta
Princess Elizabeth Betrothed: King Gives His Consent
London, July 9.
King George tonight announced his consent to the betrothal of Princess Elizabeth, 21-year-old heir presumptive to the throne, and Lieutenant. Philip Mountbatten, the former Prince Philip of Greece.
• The Court circular issued from Buckingham Palace tonight stated: "It is with the greatest plea sure that the King and Queen announce the betrothal of their dearly beloved daughter, the Princess Eliza- beth; to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Royal Navy, son of the late Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess
Battenberg) Andrew (Princess Alice of
to which union the King has gladly given his consent." The marriage date has not been]. The first steps towards giving Elizabeth her separate fixed but it was indicated authorita-Princess
were taken
two tively tonight that it will take place establishment was
months ago, when she came of age some time before next spring. A
All conditions of Princess Eliza-and a portion of Buckingham Palace beth's marriage are controlled by was made over for her use, the Royal Marriage Act of 1772. It is under this act that King George has now given his consent to the betrothal and later, at a date yet to be decided, he will give his con- sent to the wedding.
This will be done ut special at meeting of the Privy Council, which the King will approve the Or- der-In-Councfi,,
forth the nell, setting sovereign's consent for the wedding of the heiress to the British throne. This Council will be attended by
COALOUTPUT DECREASES
дета
Empire
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten Was naturalised early this year, ussuming without rank of nobility the surname of his uncle, Viscount" Mountbatten, now Viceroy of India.
Hall English and half Danish by ancestry, he is second cousin to King George VI and like the Prin- себ
a great-grand child of Queen Victoria, Britain's last queen regent, with Philip Born on Corfu Island, his handsome profile he has been likened to Adonis-almost platinum blonde hair and tall slim Ogure, waa representatives, members of d
educated in Britain. He ban a repu the Parliamentary Opposition and tation
popularity both with Church. the leaders of the Cers of Canada hastesses of high his ships.
London society and Australio,'
Zealand, Soult
It was stated that he would now told by the King of his intention at in British nobility, and that in ac Africa and Southern Rhodesia were
receive a dukedom, the highest rank the same time as he told Mr Clement Attlee, the Briush Prime Minister cordance with tradition he would Congratulations and approval have be expected to join the Church of
England. been expressed from all parts of the Commonwealth.
New
the
for great
In
Blunt Warning To Apathetic Minors Rothersay, Scotland, July 9.
Britain's 700,000 miners were told bluntly today that the out- put in recent weeks had fallen below the target_figures, that the National Coal Board, formed to run the recently nationalised mines was in some cases meet-
CROWDS OUTSIDE PALACE ing "apathy" and "resistance," NO PALACE PARTY
News of the Impending engagC-. ment which was splashed across the unofficial strikers and that
There was no party at Bucking-tront pages of London's evening whose actions jeopardised Bri-ham Palace tonight to mark the
drew a'large press
crowd to
to Bucking- The Royal pair may ham Palace, Royal tain's industrial recovery would engagement.
residence make their firat semi-public appear-London, which surged around tho be prosecuted.
ance together of a Palace garden Royal car as the King and the two
outing Tomorrow afternoon,
Princesses returned from an Presenting a balance sheet of the Pactly when Lieutenant Mount miners efforts since they were
The affectionato greeting given to granted a five day working week batten proposed to Princess Elizabeth Princess Elizabeth was typical of last May, Lord Hyndley, Chairman is not known in Court circles.
many, she has received since ad- HIGH LABOUR COSTS
of the National Coal Board, told the It is believed that an understand-vancing in the limelight on reaching One new vessel is being bullt
National Union of Mineworkers Con- ing was reached between the couple the age of 21.
Her mixture of youth and maturity, Mr Sandstroem objected to the at the Hongkong-Whampoa ship
the King's Scottish he failing in our-duty-to-the.country at Balmoral, yard, better known as the Kow-Indian delegate's (Sir Abdur Rah-ference, "We, as a Board, would be last autumn when Prince Philip was
as well as for the theatre and open loon docks. I 19
a water boatman) persistent grilling of the aged if we did not use every means at estate. The King's consent, withour/her fondness for horses and dancing
which no official engagement could air activities have endeared" considered a, Rabbi for the Union Water boat Co., a
our disposal to safeguard the no- small craft compared to the 10,000 Irrelevant religious Issues.
the Hayal family's return from their out in its thousands whenever Today's session resembled a Board ton's supplies of coal at this criti- take place, wes not given until after to the British public, which
cal time." Lonners the company constructed
tour of South Africa.
Her eyes building is of Directors' meeting receiving the
appears in public. pre-war. No other
its various
"In many parts of the coal-fields: One suggestion being canvassed sea-blue and her complexion creamy. contemplated at the present time. annual statement from
we are meeting with apathy and, in tonight was that part at least of the and she avoids using much make- re departments and was equally dull A New York Sun dispatch suld,
"We are handling as much
trace of to our Royal honeymoon might be spent on up a little powder and pair work as at our busiest period until Sir Abdur began questioning some instances, resistance that "unknown agents working from
all she needs and lipstick is attempts to get tasks reassessed, the the French Riviera, an official stated, Fishman on Jewish traditions. within the atomic energy plant" in
before the war."
resulting delay is Intolerable." DELVES INTO HISTORY
Indications and precedents were, oyebrows remain unplucked, "but ship building is in a state ofl. Oakridge had stolen several files of
PO
however, on the side of a honeymoon London's Court Cressmakers secret data on the bomb.
The stern-faced judge went back
If Princess Elizabeth soon be employed at high pressure.. that we have already
in Britain. received into history several thousand years A London dispatch stated A
at work which member of the Congressional
The attendance
were to go abroad, she would break on orders from a large number of requirler concerning the construction trying to trade Jewish-Arob rela-reacted favourably when the Atomic
Poland and Yugoslavia have, Committee said the Atomic
the tradition, and incidentally rause society women who will expect to Energy Commission which took over lected the invitation to attend the of new merchant ships," he con- tions in Palesting,
to
a currency problem because Royalty secure places at Westminster Abber tinued. "It is the hope of the com atomic energy control from the War Marshall Conference, according
The blackrobed and skull-capped day week was introduced had de-
teriorated. and Belgrado
are equally subject to the law of for the wedding ceremony, Clothes- Department "has lots to learn in the Warsaw
the pany thai in time it will be able to Rabbi, speaking in Hebrew, tried, to
The Board expected that
ond the England, which rules that no holiday rationing austerity” materials newspapers way of security." He said, "I have Yugoslav
and
largely felt all along that the Commission authoritative Yugoslav news agency compete, as it did in pre-war days, satisfy the Indian delegation's pro-
but was stumped cover the costs of the benefits al traveller may take more than £75 will place severe limitations on the styles but no effort will be spared as spending money. should adopt the Navy's security Tanjug today attacked the Marshall with shipbuilding
where in the world."
to make it a brilliant soccasion. reany given, and that must be true system. I don't know about the plan and the Anglo-French pro- Army, system but I know the Navy's posals as attempts to "interfere in discussing the future of shipbuild- Sir Abdur asked how many Chris the miners' living standards.
THE RING Yugoslavia
Princess Elizabeth's engagement good."
the economic affairs of
the Ing in the Colony. The situation is tian Jews there were in Palestine. "At this moment we cannot afford in London on leave, intends to re-ring is of diamonds and platinum, He said the Congressional Com-and "therefore an attack
"too uncertain," they say.
The Rabbi explained that it was them," Lord Hyndley sald. "Our main in the Royal Navy. There is one large diamond and two smaller mittee had a meeting scheduled for sovereignty" of European countries. and
It is learned from other sources
to identify Christian Jews dinances do not come from a bottom- no idea yet where the young couple stones at the side set us baguettes. dimcult to Thursday (tomorrow) at which the Both the Tanjug statement
labour that high
casts may the
"we regard Jews as Jews regardless plt. They depend on how much will live. No house has been got The procedure when the Royal matter undoubtedly would be dis- newspaper articles described
Cott seriously handicap local
less of their conversion.”
coal we produce and at what cost." ready for them but it is fairly cur-engagement between Princess cussed. The committee also is Marshall plan, as attempts to avoid
with ship- cerns in competing
Sir Abdur excltedly turned on Reuter.
Elizabeth In the United
and Lutenant Philip economic crisis scheduled, to meet with the In- an
bullders In other parts of the him, demanding, "Then you regard markets.
Mountbatten was announced would telligence authorities on Friday. States by finding new
world, United Fress..
all Christions and Moslems Reuter,
has Jews."
The first calls to the FBI (Federal Atomic Energy Commission evoked the response, "We are checking."
Chairman David Lilienthal of the Atomic Commission was in conterence when the story broke and could not
reached.
His se- be immediately cretary said she would send a meeting. memorandum to him in the
Is
EDITORIAL
to
the
Economic Commission for Lions delegation to the United Na- Europe, which was expected to clarify Poland's attitude to the Parls Conference in a statement Commission today, has postponed the
it
Was statement until tomorrow, rellably learned from Geneva. Polish delegation said that they had not yet received instructions Warsaw, Reuter.
RADIO REPÓRTS
The
from
radios.
Temporary New Incomes
perhaps, as well that the
I proposed new allowance for
Government servants are porary
mendal
Lem-
If they had been recom→
Anal maximum
#53
per
pro
incomes they must, have produced of protest. Their effect storro
raiso IICL allowances to a Is to
cent of present top level of 78
per basle salaries, with a sliding seale down to 25 per cent applicable to the higher incomes. The posal sounds quite attractive umiit Dent is appreciated this a 75 allowance represents roughly one- neth of the increased cost of
assuming Bo that, living
qualifies for the married 56,720 per annum - salary: (and very few do so, outside those on Merling basis), he will receive 810,720, which will allow him to his bulls and keep himself out debt. But for
thousands white-collar workerse the
new allowances
sure but a gesture. -On and the Average these men
$250 women are being paid.
and they will month
now. Aabout #430, Thie
allpencer, unir 16 in realised that S430 WH do Little etso bat crable Aman and his wife (and perhatia
of
of
a family) to live in not very con- zealal morroundings, feed them- selves, clothe themselves (as well possible), travel to and from work, and take la occasional picture show. Rather a humdrum but the best one can do to-- day on 100-odd dollars a month Income
Baldry This
makes no provision doctor's and den- tist's bilis, and more important
far
It leaves nothing for the future.
“
In short, the revised allowances will supply the bare necessliles of life. But is this suficient? Can a pubilo servant who is held down to that level of income expect to remain honest?” Can he even be expected to do a decent full day'a -work?/ Where is the Incentive? As allowances to tide over an in- Salaries terim period until the Commimlen.can recommend permanent
ofsalarice, the acalo. of published dgures will serve a pur- But it is unthinkable that these should be regarded as the the upper Ideal Incomes for middle, middle, and, lower middle classes of --Government «nervants, They are so much out of proper
Hon to Qishlatier brackets, as të make them Indlarens.
auspense.
what he 011
rising productivity would concerns any-Moslem barrage,
But shipping men are cautious in occasionunched a climax when [of any future measure to
of
Rehabilitation of the docks been handicapped by a dearth skilled craftsmen, the difficulty of obtaining machines and raw ma terials from overseas, and increased
costs.
ELB
ds
Mr Sandstroem broke, in an an- noyad manner and advised the Rabbi he did not have to answer, then excused him.
Once more the hearing settled Many trained workers employed down to the Board of Directors at- by the companies were killed mosphere and reporters, and the died during hostilities, and others
to the Colony. scanty crowd picked up their mor- have not returned During that four-year period, too, ning newspapers, which they had no apprentices were being trained hastily discarded during the Fish-
interlude. -
United and it taices five years to turn an man-Rahman untrained Chinese
skilled Prom Into workman..
The docks are overcoming the accelerating worker shortage by their apprenticchip programmes all fields required for ship work.
WELDING SHOPS
in
STOP PRESS
In replacing equipment and bulld-
ings, the Kowloon dacks are making Cowie Charge
substantial additions and improve- ments "to bring our plant info line with the best modem practices elso- where."
enlarged Welding shops are being since processes developed and im proved during World War II proved
Withdrawn
When Sub-Dispector W. I Cowle,
.on
FO
ve
ur.prove
i
TO STAY IN NAVY Lieutenant Mountbatten, who is
tain that they will live in London.
England Wins Third Test
By Seven Wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, July 9. England defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the third Tost match and gained a lead of two wins to zero, with one match drawn, in the present series. England, needing: 129 for victory pton went to an excellent low slip In two and a halt, hours, scored 130 catch at 80, for three wickets and won with 55 minutes to spare.
Compton was out in a peculiar fashion at 103, hitting a ball from Mann
outside his off-stump and England's opening pair, Len Hut-dragging it into his wicket. ton und Cyrll Washbrook, attacked Immediately on problematical wicket to get as many runs as pos sible before the effects of the
rollen had worn off. Washbrook was parti- cularly aggressive and took a series of boundaries off the fast bowlers Tuckett and Plimsoll. Fifty was reached in 35 minutes, Washbrook then having hit 33, including aix fours.
the advantages of welding in many of the Teame Office, Kowloon ap phases of ship repair and construc-pested this morning at Kowloon
Introduction by Alan Melville of Hion. Now precision ranchines are Court charred with acceplintho, spin bowlers Mann and Rowan of the latest design and efficiency, bribe of 150 from Chan Yizlong
So great if the demand for ship June 6, Mr FW. Bhattain, for the subdued the batsmen and the score rehabiliation that the four dry prosecution/fold the court that, remained at fifty for 15 minutes, docks operated by
by the Hongkong acting on the advice of the Crown much to the annoyance of some
bye. Whampoa ompany are in constant Counsel, the prosecution was not spectators, who cheprod fronically use, and often vemels are waiting offer any dylderice. The pros when the batsmen ran for for a berth Many ships have cedare, he continued was consider washbrook was caught of the
Interest been under repair stone time: in
a
The busy period vfizince, the resin thephorawiczek wicket when the partnership realised.
da fin, 36 minutes and, after the 100
had been ruled in 90 minutes,
Barnett, hitting freely, stayed with Edrich to secure the necessary runs.
The final scoreboard read: South Africa: 839 and 207. England: First innings 478. Second innings: N Hulton, e Dawson, b' Marin washbrook, e Lindsay, ↳ Dawson Edrich, not out:.. Compton, b Mann Barnett, not out
·Extras-
Total
be these:
ber
lumns
sha ure
her
will
1, The King would formally an- nounce the pleasure of Their Majes- ites at the engagement.
2. The Prinic Minister, Mr Clo ment Attlee, would then in a state- ment to the House of Commons ac- quaint the Members of Parliament with the betrothal. There would be a similar statement in the House of Lords.
..
3. Resolutions would then bo tabled in both fite House of Com-. mons and tho. House of Lords, ap- proving the engagement and ex- pressing the warmest congratulations to the couple. No act of Parliament is necessary in obtaining the assent- of both Houses to the marriage.
4 Parliament must then décide what financial provision should be made for the Princess and her hus- band. This may require a special bill.
While a minor, the Princess ru celved 20,000 a year from tho, con- 24 Folldated fund. When she came of 40 age this was, according to tradition, zz raised, and on her marriage some e anticipate that perhaps £60,000 a
· 19 year will bo voled to her. It ra- 10 mains for Parliament to settle the
precise grant, MUMBA
.130
for furce
Fall of wickets: 1/03, 2/80, 3/103, Bowling:
Tuckelt Plimsoll
20
G. A. dukédom--the highest rank; in the order of nobility--la expected to be, conferred on Lieutenant, Mountbattente
RwUnder the Civil List Act of 1087, Princess Elizabeth's Inwone wan Noaxed at £6,000 a year until she
21032 reached bir majority. Aflor. Phát it 1 rose to £15,000 and this was "min-
o plemented by certain revenues, from
Khay E(Continued on Page 4)