INDO-CHINA
TRAIN MASSACRE
Paris, July 16.
The Agence France Presse, in a dispatch from Salgon, said today that about 40 passengers on the Saigon-Phonthlet train were massacred by Vict Namh rebels.
An unspecified number of other persons was in.. fured before French troops, rushing to the aid of the travellers, drove the rebels off, the dispatch sald. United Press.
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Marshall WantsMore Ruhr Coal
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947.
Communist Charges Against Marshall Plan Denied By Harriman
Paris, July 16.
The United States is exporting wheat and coal to shattered Europe "over and above its reasonable capacity," Mr W. Averell Harriman, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, said here today.
Immigrants Say Ship Was Filthy
Seven SCV
Mr Harriman, who is spending two days in Paris at the end of a tour of Germany, Grent. Bri- tain and Italy, will fly to Washington tonight. He spent this morning conferring with the U.S. Ambassador to France, Mr Jefferson Caffery, and later saw the French Foreign Minis ter, M. Georges Bidault, at the Quni d'Orsay,
said.
he sa
'cool
KOHORI PARES SERVICE, INC.-NUEVA YORKE
CUSTOMS
"The first thing on the agenda is to send some postcards so they'll get back home before we do."
Questions On Ceylon. Political Offenders
London, July 16.
Brisbane, July 16. Passengers who arrived from
Mr Harriman told a press con
The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, Shanghal today in the steam-frrence that Soviel and French Com- ship Haleakala said that they munist newspaper charges, that the
told Mr. D. N. Pritt, Independent Labour member, in Marshall Plan was merely a device had travelled in filthy and unto cruble the United States to un-
the House of Commons today that in the absence of Governor of hygienle conditions.
'any specific recommendation from the load its overproduction were "ab- The ship, for which Lloyd's gives solutely and utterly untrue".
Ceylon, he did not propose to take any action to secure an official tonnago of 3,679 fons, "Our exports of wheat and
that political offenders in Ceylon were eligible for clec- Washington. July 16.
brought 179 Immigrants Including
"Naturally.
tion to the new legislature. the While the Secretary of State, Jews, Spaniards and stateleas, refunctually exceed our reasonable cape-
and
Australian
permanent General George Marshall, de- gees
and in Europe for some lines
states desires" American passengers including John clared here today that the Marsh, a former field representative United States Government of the United States War Shipping its surplus production and to be "very urgently desires an in- Administration.
described the ship The passengers crease in the Ruhr coal pro-
signed statement as the most duction, British authorities in a
barefaced ramp ever, to be foisted on Berlin stated that the expected the public and on foreign refugees announcement of the Anglo-who are trying to rehabilitate their American agreement for raising lives." the permitted level of German steel butput had been postponed Indelitritely.
General Marshall, addressing press conference, said that an increase of Ruhr coal production was the funda- mental basis of the European re
construction plan now being worked
out in Paris.
as
Bul
able to buy in Europe again. Efforts To
End War In
Mr Pritt had asked if the Minister had observed that the Ceylon State Courell on May 14 passed a resolution calling for the amendment of Section 13, 3F, of the Constitution Order of 1946, in order to remove the disqualification of political of- fenders.
No Support For ITO Voting Revision
Geneva, July 16.
The United Kingdom move at the trade conference here to depart from the "one country one vote" principle in the forthcoming voting of International Trade Organisation conferences, and that extra weight be given to the vole of larger countries, failed to obtain the support of the Pre- paratory Committee today.
The original solution suggest-
NEW BRITISH ad for voting in ITO conferences
༥་
NOTE TO
RUMANIA
by the New York draft charter was that each member should have one vote.
The United Kingdom's view was that the provision was not satis- factory as far as actual operation of the ITO was concerned, since some of the smallest countcles with the least trade could outvote the big
London, July 16. countries with o great proportion of
to camo
the
the
A Foreign Office spokesman world trade. The United Kingdom said today that the British thought weight should be dependent Government WAS considering on external trade, national
Income, percentage further measures in connection population and the with the internal situation in trade to national income. According in this scheme, the United States, Rumania,
for instance, would have 390 votes, the United Kingdom 333, Russia 100, The spokesman said the Foreign Indla 104, Brazil 120 and Cuba, and Omce had already decided to dis-Chile 115'
Votre patch a new note to the Rumanian Strong opposition Government, ariswering Rumanian United Kingdom's proposal from allegations of Anglo-American inter-most of the smaller countries, the and others, who ference into Rumanian legislation and Latin Americans administrative measures.
were all insisting on the "one coun- try one vole" rule being adhered to. This allegation was included in the
Australia's Objection Rumanian note just received in Loo don.
Australia rejected the United While Rumanian explanations of Kingdom suggestion on the grounds.
the Lligations imposed on arrests in Bucharest last June are that still lacking, the British omer has received fresh reports into carry out
Foreign members would be equally difficult for partielpants and dicating that a number of Rumanian the bencils would proportionately Opposition personalities are under
not be different either. house arrest.
Brazil cantioned that acceptance He also wanted to know If, in
of the United Kingdom's proposal would view of this new fact and the gene-
change the minority into ral desire in Ceylan for this amend
the majority because of the privileg he would now make the
ed vote. France also opposed It on ment,
the grounds that it would be con- No decision was taken by the amendment, or take other steps to
of the Charter, trary to the spirit "I have been trying to impress on Republicari Cabinet at Jogja-ure that political offenders shall Pensant leader, M. Julius Maniu.
M: be eligible for election to the new
Cornel
Binnu. London spoke while Cuba rejected the suggestion our French friends that the United karta today on proposals put legislature.
man of M. Mania's Rumanian
Bo No-
of A A "prefabricated majority" tional Peasant Party, said M. Maniu's States is making a terrine effort to forward by the Netherlands
cause classication- of nations Our wheat produc
economic, Ideas Lieutenant help Europe,
Mr Creech Jones, in a written re-arrest, confirmed, was probably cording to certain Governor-
the world into haves ply, said: "The anwser to the first connected with an appeal from the would divide Dr Hubertus van
Is In the peasant of the question
leader, to
The tion is double that of prewar, and Indies
Part
Western and have-nots. that is not an accident because our General, farmers have been given every en-Mook, with respect to a joint affirmative. As regards the second powers, asking them to sever politi- Canada supported the proposal, couragement to increase their, whent
gendermarie and cessation of part, in the absence of any specie enl and economical relations with while the United States reserved its It was understood, production to the highest possible
recommendation from the Governor, the resent regime in Rumania, decision, which, hostilities. levat."
I propose to take no netion in the United Press,
depended on the ultimate shape of matter."
the Charter.
The
question
our trade relations with Europe at the moment and those
cny saged under the Marshall Plan have no- thing in common with our long-term trade policy. Actually, it is unecono- mic and absurd for us to be export- Ing coni to Europe. We have been The statement declared that exporting coal and wheat in most one compartment measuring 70 by 20 feet, 48 men, women and children uncomfortable quantities simply be-
cause Europe's present without lived
privacy. Each them
was charged £00 and 10 needs are so rent. shillings for the trip.
The master of the vessel, Captain Jouquin, sold that the accommoda- tion
of
was shown to passengers in Shanghai and they accepted It for what it was worth.
According to Lloyd's Register, the ship is owned by the Inter-Island Steamship Navigation Company and the port of registration is given as Honolulu,Associated Press.
Cape Town's Gift
*
Double Prewar
emergency
Indonesia
Batavia, July 16.
.*
would give carly To Princess
of
The British Government. how ever, has received no condemation of the reported arrest of the former Prime Minister and Rumanian
Indian Occupation Troops To Go
While he stressed the "grent im- poitance" which he attaches to the
being
the centre for raw Ruhr as malertal neded for the rehabilita- tion of Europe, he insisted that he did not want anything done now
This was reported by Aneta's that would cast a doubt on the fact far as the
Mr Harriman denied French us (Dutch news agency) special corres- that the initiative,
sertions that the United States was pondent at Jogjakarta who flew
Mr Pritt also asked if the Minister Marshall Plan was concerned at this
and sympathelle: giving Germany priorities in food- there together with the ministers, time, was clearly up to Europe.
from
stuff shipments, but said to enable, it and was confirmed by Vice Premier consideration, in the light of tite de According to a Reuter cable
to carry its share of European~ Setiadjit and Vice-Minister Capetown, July 16. London, no date was known as yet
Cape Town is to give Princess construction German production of Foreign Affairs. Dr Tomzil, on their sire expressed by the State Council of Ceylon and by Ceylon public opinion having been set for the coal dis-
and
Lieutenant Philip coal and iron and steel must be return to Batavia this afternoon.
generally that convictions for poli- cussions, but it was confirmed that Elizabeth
is expected tonight tical offences should not be a bar to Sir. William Strang, the British poll-Mountbatten a wedding present, it stepped up, and only by maintaining
A decision
meets again in Germany, would was anounced in Cape Town today. the present level of 1.550 calories when the Cabinet
membership of the Ceylon Legisla tical adviser in
announced tonight its agreement to The Mayor, A. B. Bloomberg, is dally in the combined British and the presence of the Forming Com ture, to the petition just made to head the delegation to Washington when the discussions start.
opening a fund of a shilling and up- American Zones could even promittee of the Republican Parliament. him by Dr Wickremasinghe for a ba awards and every contributor will production levels be kept. Premier Amir Sjar!föcddin is. ex-free pardon for an offence committed Sir William Strong will companied by Lt.-Gen. Sir Brian have his name on a parchment to
trent- Germany Pketed to bring the decision" per- by him some years ago.
Batavia lommorrow by Robertson, Deputy Military Gover go with the present. nor, and other oficials.
It has been suggested that the gift as an economic unit, we have to sonally to should be a stinkwsod suite, but no try to develop life in the two zones special plane.--United Press.
Major Dutch Concession final decision has been taken.As so they will be self-supporting, We must bring German production up
Jogjakarta, July 10. Indonesian Parliamentary so the Germans will not longer be
thre Wards of
American people. Working Committee began the study Germans must get better food if of new Dutch proposals today for they are going to produce conl.ending the undeclared war
the Indonesians wed the be the information before me: I ICRret United Press.
that I am ashlo to vary the attitude First reports said that they with cool reception. The cummittee stated in my reply of January 22," went into session shortly after the plane bringing Vice-Premiers Setiad- jlt and Goni from Batavia touched
nwn at the airport.
in
The United States determination that Germany, help in Europe's economic recovery was stressed Paris today by Mr Averell Harri- man, Secretary for Commerce, who arrived there froin Rome
Reuter way to the United States, a
French the cabla reported from capital.
un
Eociated Press.
This INDIAN-FRENCH AIR
AGREEMENT:
New Delhi, July 16. Stutes Asserting that-the United
India and France signed a dilatéral policy to Germany had not been
air agreement today along the nes Instructions Now modified by the
made with the Issued yesterday to General Lucius of those recently Clay, the United States Zone Com- United States and the Netherlands. "The In return for routes through India mander, Mr Harrimon added:
and Indo-China of to Burma, Slám, intention United States has no
the China.or through India to the Middle any priority in-the- Germany giving
We East, Inilin is given the right to fly economic recovery of Europe. are not giving it priority, hut we routes via French points in North
do Africa, Marseilles and Paris, and; its share in the economie recovery of through Indo-China. Europe."-Reuter.
do intend that Germany shall
Press,
Associated
STERLING'S STATUS FURTHER CLARIFIED
BY SYDNEY CAMPELL Reuter's Financial Editor.
London, July 16.
A further authoritative clarification of sterling's new. status was available here today.
arca.
and
"As we cannot
OCEAN FLOOR
STUDY
Woodshole, Mass., July 16.
The
met
A few hours later Vice-Premler Setladjit and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Tamzil took off again,
Mr Creech Jones replied: "It Mr Pritis-refering to a telegram which I have received from the person in the grant of a question requesting. free pardon, I have not been furnish- cd with any recommendations from the Governor on his riquest, and, on
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A acientific expedition is en route to study the mid-Atlantic mountain rugged. Ridge-a range on the ocean floor believed to have been. left when the
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The equipment Includes tubes to shoot into the ocean floor to obtain coze specimens, a sonle device to measure the depth of mud deposits and submarine cameras.
The ridge, which rises two miles above the ocean floor, runs from Iceland to the Antarcticas.
The expedition will attempt to chart underpeas, mountain ranges and determine the age of the rige.
-United Press,
-“Convertibility" is a misnomer. Britain has undertaken to make sterling available for payments but has not under- taken to convert it into dollars, gold or anything else.
Docpost Wrinklo
Washington, July 16. Overseas central banks are ports from the sterling
The Hydrographic Office of the entitled to use their transferable much sterling will, circulate for in-
ternational trade... sterling anywhere in the world,
London's business in financing in United States Navy today published. chart of the world's most rugged "increased but private citizens can do so turnational trade
In the past 18 months. ocean: bottom-n stretch between tremendously" central
and New Guinea-based only through their
Outside the sterling area.. London banks..
has recaptured more than its pre-partly on soundings taken by Unit-
in wartime. ed States warships in war share and is being offered more The chart shows that the deepest than it can finance from Britain's wrinkle is a 40.000-foot difference in
C
be
Convertibility into dollars can exercised only by Americans, who ultimately receive sterling for United States exports. This accurs because the Bank of England buys and will continue to buy any sterling offered) in New York at 4.0275 dollars but this is only a British policy, not on obligation..
own resources.
50%
"Dollar Imperialism"
Korca
e'evation between the bottom of the Mindanao trench and the tops of
Thursday, July 17
Canton (Train) 2 pm. Kongmoon, Macao, Tainahan & Shokki
(Hea) 4 pm.
The Dichon
programme is under-day. stood to be: 1. The Dutch recog nise that the problem of internal security is the Republic's. This is concession by the Dutch. 2, around Sighting demarcation lines. 3. The
Indo- neslan police force will be under the interim government controls and special Dutch police units will be stationed in strategic points through- ouf Java for emergencies. 4. Aboli- of the present demarcation lines. United Press.
Inspection By Gani
he
Batavin, July 16. The Vice-Premier of the Republic, Dr A. K, Gani, told the Dutch agency Anela today at fogjukarta that was travelling to Sumatra within a few days to inspect the situation at the demarcation lines.
Ho sald, other Republican officials would do the same in. Java.-United Press.
"Evita" Undecided About Paris
Senor
Paris, July 16: Fernandez Nunez, fret
tho highest mountains in eastern secretary of the Argentine Embassy, sald today it is still not known Despite the "nonsense" about "dal-Philippines.-United Press.
definitely, whether Senura Eva Perun will come to France. lar imperialism," the United States
Previously ar official nt the banking system is not prepared and not willing to take over the finan-
Embassy told United Press thit to scheduled Senora Peron urrive on July 21.
"Personally I belleve she will,
0: come, but we are not yet, in
eing of international trade. Every Mine Explosions
Granted
Relatively little transferable ster-country which has been ling is likely to go to New York for transferable sterling has undertaken
to be spent only for cur conversion. Overseas countries-must to allow
cur
en
la Kill
hold some to finance thoir futuro im- rent purposes, and Britainbuse. I
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Get ogether of members on Saturday 19th from G-10 pm, at Club premises. Send names to Mrs Hun (Maggie) not later 17th at Club premises 6 p.m. Guests welcomed,
titled to take sanction Frenchman,
Moreover, before any
for example, can spend his, transfer-
was
1, Injure 16 tion to definitely connounce
date of her arrival," Senor Nunez Jerusalem, July 17, - said.-Ünited Press. At least a dozen' Briílsh soldiers
;
able sterling in the United States he were wounded, some seriously, in must deliver it to the Banie of France, Vig, detonation of two road mines on TO-DAY'S BROADCAST
"Not
to
do every Frenchman is willing to outskirts of Jerusalem on Wed-
to 11 pm.
A
Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, Sydney and Auckland (Air) 330 pm. Swatow, Anuy, Canton, Foochow and
Shanghai (Air) 330 p.m.
Friday, July 18
Canton (Train) 7 amL, Balgon (Sea) 10 am. Swalow (Sex) 11 a.m.-- Swatow and Amoy (Sea) 1 pm. Canion (Train) ↑ p.m. Formosa via Keelung (Bea) 2 p.m. Shanghai (5a) 2 p.m.
Parcels only for Canada via Vancouver
B.C. (Spa) 2.30 p.m.
Swetow anil Amoy (Bea) 3 p.m. Manila P.L. (Sex) 3 p.m. Macao. Tainshan, Shokki & -Kongmoon
(8ca) 4 pm.
Bangkok, Rangoon, Calculta, Karachi, Boara, Cairo, Johannesburg, Augusta. Marselles and London (Air) 3.30 p.m. Singapore, Colombo, Sourabaya, Sydney
and Auckland (Air) 330 p.m. Saigon only (Air) 330 p.m. Japan (ordinary felters and carda only)
(Air) 3.30 p.m. Amoy, Shanghai. Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao and Peiping (Air) 3.30 p.m. Canton and Hollow (Air) 3:30p.m.
Saturday, July 19
Manila P., Honolulu, USA & Canada
(Air) 10 am.
Cantan (Train) 7 am.
Haiphonk (Sea) 10 A3 Manila 1.1. (dea) 10 a.m. Rangoon and Caleutia (Bus) 10 min. Swatow and Straita, (Bea) D Amoy and Shanghai (8va) 3 pm, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via London (Hea) 3 p.m.
Manila P... Australia and New Zealand
vin Sydney (Sex) 3 pan. Canton, Kwelin, Kunming de' Calcutta .. (Air) 3,30 pun.
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and four others were wounded ear-frequency of 643 kiloeyelen from 12.30 10 half percent interest on accumulated iter in three road mine blasts near pm and 630 to 11 p.m., and also twoon the hours of 12.30 noon sterling bolances. No market is like
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