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VOL. II NO. 249
The
For the Frostinte" of HONGKONG TILEGRAPH,
For and the Pikali or SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Printer and. Publisher
Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1947..
DUTCH AMPHIBIOUS
FORCES
INVADE JAVA PORT
Batavia, July 22.
Dutch amphibious forces today invaded Progolingeo, ond of the biggest ports in castorn Java, the Indonesian, controlled · Jogjakarta radio said tonight. Fighting was going on in the town.
This is the third sea-borne landing in eastern Java since hostilities began two days ago. Dutch marines who landed there yesterday under cover of war- ship fire, today reached Kalibaro, 20 miles inland on the mountain pass to the Dutch-held port of Sourabaya, the radio said.
Staggered Working Hours
Compulsion Warning
London, July 23.
They are believed by a Dutch ob-
server in Batavia to be part of force to seize the enilre rich eastern perinsul of the. isload..
In
sary bloodshed and devastation in Indonesia,"
His mission, he tou a press cul- ference, was to meet as many im- A Republican spokesman portant and responsible persons ag Jogjakarta said that the eastern Java possible to gauge world reaction to advise airfield at Malang had been evacuat-the Dutch attack and then
Australian and other aircraft the Indonesian Government on
best course of action, were warned not to use it.
its
Dr Sjahrir was pliated by Mr B. All objectives during the first 24 hours operations ngalast the Indo-Patnali, former head of the Indian neslans were reached and at many Transport Command and a personal Foreign points Dutch troops have advanced friend, of Pandit Nehru,
Minister
provisional much
government.
in India's
announced, Dutch communique
(A senior oficial of the Indian Indonesian forces launched a counter-attack on the western sector Ministry of External Affairs said to- In ecniralay that there had been "no sungca- of the Semarang front Java, where they made some pro- tion of Indian mediation in the Indo- a Reuter message MICR
the Jogjakarta radio reported.nesian dispute," Oraktan, a small town south of from New Delhi reported. The con- The Minister of Labour, Mr
was that India Samarang was attacked by Dutch sensus of opinion George Isaacs announced on troops. At Padakan, near Malang. Wy to the Dutch in view of recent
would be'unacceptable
as a third Tuesday that government com-a Dutch plane was shot down, the party"
expressions of sympathy with the pulsion will be applied if neces- radio added.
Indonesian cause by Indian leaders sary to force the introduction of
he said. The presence in New Delhi British Special A Republic army communique re- of Lord Killearn. staggered working hours in
Commissioner in Southeast Asia, who bombed Cheribon, between Batavia helped and Semarang, for an hour with Indonesian agreement and the im- heavy bombs. Heavy fighting con- pending arrival of Dr Sjahrir, gave tinued in the northern part of eastern the impetus to the
of the Java attempts at settlementation that Java near Pradfogan, it added.
situation will be made in Delhi.
CHERIBON BOMBED
British industry as a means of ported that three Dutch planes to bring about the Dutch-
averting another fuel crisis this winter.
The well-being of the nation is nt stake," Isaacs told the House of Commons, adding that almost daily electricity cuts would cripple in- dustry unless one-third of the daily peak load is consumed normal day slrift hours,
In west Java, Surla Kartelsgaua, leader of the Pasundan West. Java separatist movement, announced to nutside day that Sudanese troops, co-operat
ing with Dutch forces, had occupied Mr Issues repeated earlier appeals Makelengka
Dutch trade of industries and .majority
thus far unanswered by the great dung didway between Ban-
(Lord Killearn again today dicated that his visit, which was for only a few days, was private.)
: MYSTERY BROADCAST A mystery broadcast, telling Dutch iroops to cease fire on the orders of lusses in the fighing in Dr van Mook, Lieutenant Governor unions for the voluntary introduc-Java have been limited some being General of the Netherlands East and booby Indies, caused confusion in Macas- tion of night work, little practised in caused by land-mines
traps
Indonesia, laid long or near the Dutch-sar, British retorics during peacetime.
He said "stringent" action, which Indonesian demarcation line, a Dutch Netherlands News Agency reported. ho did no describe further, would communique sald.
A volco announced: "Aftention, all or managements be taken against
officers, NCOs and men of the Royal Indies Army, cense unions failing to co-operate but said
cast
he hoped such action would be re-towns were everywhere carried out herinnda
quired "only very exceptionally".
arcas
MINISTER'S POWERS
drive back by several months..
The British Press Association said fines up to £500 or one year's im prisonment or both might be imposed for failure to adopt staggered hours under the newly-announced compul- sory system.
EDITORIAL
In Sumatra, measures taken to safeguard law and order in the large without resistance, the commualque added.
in
that
Solution Is Compromise
of
today,
the
by an at the
,
WEDEMEYER'S TASK
Nanking, July 22,
L Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer is planning to launch immedi- ately Info, the thakt" of finding means to a solution of major problems in China and Kores. He mid in a statement that he was person- ally charged by President Truman to appraise the situation of the present reality in China and Keres and report on the possibilities with regard to rehabilitation in the foreseeable future."
Gen. Wedemeyer said that because he is approaching the pro- blem wil na
open mind,
"I cannot now-or I suspect, in the near future-offer any statement of expectation of intention save one that of carrying qui to the best of my abilly Freskleni Truman's directive to me to ascertain all facts
pertinent to the political, economic and milliary situation-favourable and unfavourable-to re- fate them each to the other, to appraise them in that relationship and at the conclusion of my misaim to present the sum of these labours to tho Président,”—United Press,
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H.K. IS WINNING A STERN FIGHT
Smallpox Almost Eradicated- At Least Temporarily
Hongkong is practically free from smallpox these days, but nearly 3,000 people daily flock to vaccination centres for the tiny scratch, which protects them from the often fatal disease.
New Wave Of Terror The interest in vaccination is
In Holy Land
Jerusalem, July 22.
Sirens walled today for the eighth time in four days after a grenade attack on Army lorry in the Jewish sector of the city. Ear today, at Haifa,
an electrically detonated mine viju up a lorry. The grenade attach did not cause hajualtics, but at Haifa
a British soldier was hurt,
In the new wave of terror, which began six days ago, Jewish terrorists have killed six members of the British security forces and wounded 42. nine of them seriously, It was announced here tonight,
welcomed by the Medical De- partment, which remembers all too well the grim epidemie the Colony was experiencing' just eight months ago.
Only two cases of emalipox and were reported last month, one of these was traced to an out- side area. Most parts of the world now have lifted the restric tions they imposed on Hongkong
T710
But the death rate was high. of Colony had 1,098 cases smallpox in 1016, and 1,303 of these died. The youngest patient svas five days old and the oldest G7, but chlidren were the worst sufferers.”. Nearly 85 per cent of the total cases were boys And girls between one and five years of age.⚫
STEADY DECLINĘ
Because most residents were vnc--
has
declined steadily since January. The other two groups, he says,
the
are in all out" war against British, and step at nothing, includ- Ing assassination.
con-
the
travellers because of the out. break, a fact which testifies to the effectiveness of the programme. Medical authorities believe most of the resident population is pro- tected against the dread disease, at |
least for the time being, and they So far,
expect no serious trouble for the correspondent Hayes, the campaign of the terrorists next few months. had been one of creating confusion The greatest danger always among the British milltary with from arrivals from other sporadie attacks. There has been who may come in.. undiscovered, nothing approaching the tragedy of with the discase. The border
year ago today, when the King open, and it is impossible to check David Ilotel was blown up with the every seagoing Junk arriving loss of 01 lives.
Hongkong waters.
In the same period. one civilian was killed and sever wounded. One terrorist is known to have died of wounds.
Jerusalim was today without further news of the whereabouts of the 4,500 intercepted illegal Jewish immigrants from the "hell ship” The dead in that catastrophe were President Garfield, who were report- officially mourned today at ceremonies ed to be
be on their way back to France held in the hotel and attended by tho In British transports,
High Commissioner, Sir Alan Cun- In Paris, the Colombian Embassyningham, and other amelals. spokesman sald today, that he could not confirm the statement reported to have been made by the French Foreign Office spokesman that the immigrants had visas,to admit them to Colombine
The Embassy had asked its Goy. ernment in Bogata for instructions, the Colombian spokesman added.
ARAB DEMAND
from Meanwhile, it is reported Beirut that the Lebanese Foreign.
Minister who is acting as spoke man for the six Arab states of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Yemen--demanded today at the first pubile hearing of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine in Beirut that Jewish im- migration into Palestine should be stopped immediately.
have
of
the
!
13
sections,
13
DRAMATIC CAMPAIGN .. The campaign which brought last winter's epidemic under control was dramatic and effective.
1,241,823
cinatet during the epidemic, Hong- kong had no upsurge in March.and April, usually the heaviest months for smallpox
und the disenso
"Our experience shows that tho Chinesa Colony's regular residents, as well as European, are seld on the value of vaccinatlon” n Medical De-. partment spokesman said, refuting to the 71,748 persons who hud the
In June. we hope
N
they remember that vac- cination doesn't last indefinitely.
Having it once a year does no harm,
and certainly anyone exposed to the disenes should be vaccinated im mediately."
INSANE MURDERER
ESCAPES
In Jerusalem three grenades were thrown at & delivery truck leaving men, women, and children were vac-
In a few short weeks, the Syrian Orphanage, now used as elnated, and three out of every five military Amance office. There showed a reaction. This indicated
ceptible to smallpox, that "the-population was highly, suse, kon
were no casualtica.
In another part of the town a jeep was fired
on -
wounding a soldier and elvilion
passer-by, while down in Zion Square some one throw a fire bomb at an armoured car.
There was no damage or casualties in the latter outrage.
There has also been considerable
These in-
sniping today, apparently aimed at confusing the military. cidents generally resulted in all kinds of cross-fire-Reuter.
H.K. POISON.
The
SCARE
Reported
are
the
mistake was discovered
As many as 400 people, Including medical, personnel, and members of St John Ambulance Brigade, were engaged in the anti-epidemic fight at one time. There were 150 men administering the scrum.
Vaccinations were given on
London, July 22.
A priest, benign of appear- ance and gently pressing him-
wharves, outside theatres, at self through the crowds, enter the railway statfen, by moblie ed Waterloo railway station. to- units, and on sampans anchored day.
at shelters, as well as at hospitals,
diaries, and other regular
A few minutes later, squads of
All of Hongkong, Kow-police poured in after him. The dis- Detectives and the New Territories was trict was cordoned off. covered, and launches were red winnowed through thousands of pas--
loon,
to reach residents on oullying sengers, searching for him.
Islands.
For clergyman is believed to bren Edward Allen, 34, insane But vaccination was only part of has crer who escaped from Broad-
the story.
OTHER MEASURES Medical experts, looking back on experlerice gained in the wordt epidemic in recent history, consider these four methods most effective: 1. Intensive vaccination." 2. Use of pubile address vans to inform Chinese residents of the dangers of the distaxe.
3. Quarantine restrictions, especially at the Canton railroad station.
vaccinated
moor criminal
night, ninal asylum last apparently to slay the mother of the baby he strangfed ten years ago.
Allover England, police have beca told to look out for a clergyman with strangely staring eyes. Someone in the station as the clergyman passed by, thought he saw in his eyes the gleam of madness of which every newspaper has warned."
GUARDING PARENTS
But if it was' Allen, be was not found. Guards have been placed at
ress
П
This was followed by a statement about United States Intervention, An unconfirmed report reaching which, the announcer said, had given
He accused the Zionists of Krawang and rise id the order to cease hostilities territorial aspirations in Falestine, The government's first appeal for Batavia sald staggered hours followed fast win Foewakarta, on the main rallway and release all prisoners.
Transjordan and Syrio, as well as in The United States State Depart- ter's fuel crisis which forced, a com-line between Batavia and Jogjakarta
his own state-Lebanon.
He presented memorandum
a pleto shutdown of factories in many-main Republican line of defence ment statement that the only dead-
agreed to by the.
of the delegates export in west Java-had been captured by lock preventing a peaceful solution and set the nation's
of the Dutch-Indonesian dispute was
six Arab states, which based Dutch troops.
No Deaths of a joint police force Arab cuso Sharifuddin, Indonestan runs the question Dr.
on two "fundamental for Indonesia was denied Minister, appealed to the world.
points"the right of self-determina- authoritative Dutch
No deaths from polsoning source particularly to "friends in Australia"
Hague today.
tion of the Palestine Arabs and the expected as the result of the danger to peace in the Middle East.cidental issue of the wrong medicine in prevent bloodshed in Indonesia,
He said that in the last stage of in a broadcast from Jogjakarta lo-
"The Arab Governments demand to TB patients at the Harcourt, Health negotiations, the Indonesian Re- the immediate Implementation of Centre, police sald today, night.
public was called on to demonstrate Isaacs sald, however, that before
the right of self-determination in Police had contacted all but nine its good faith by SJAHRIR IN SINGAPORE
ordering the
full," he said. any penalties are inflicted, he has the
of the persons who received power under wartime defence regu-
The Zionists have formulated a Dr Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesian ex- cessation of hostilities and the build-
medicine. Only one man, a Kow- lations still in force to direct offend-premier and leader in the monthsing of fortifications, the lifting of the
military and terrorist programme loon city resident, was found to have food blockade, and the cessation of ing industries to reduce their elec- of negotiations with the net of Java negotiations of foreign representa organising terrorist divisions which with an antidote at a hospital last and have created a secret army, consumed a dose, and he was treated
4. House-to-house vaccination the home of his parents and at the tricity demand to required levels, ped the Dutch air blockade
wide committed
acta of Regional boards on which both
and search for concealed cases and | home of the mother of the 17- an Indian plane today and reich- tion.
night. The Republic did not comply with destruction.
bodies.
month-old baby ho was believed to management and labour are reed Singapore on his way to appunt
und one of these conditions, he added, so America
The house-to-house campaign re-have loved until he killed it on an These methods will undoubtedly. presented, the Minister added, will to India, Britain,
there could not be any question of provee similar organisations in our "apparently in time for us to under-to-house campaign simpulan decide how the 33.1/3 per cent shift Australia on Indonesia's behalf.
almost everyone before they hadx. Bodles were In dofault midst and introduce into the Middle taken a dose," a police spokesman
found hidden After sentence of death, he was from the peak period is to Dr Sahrir, who resigned several the Republie remaining
bo achieved in their areas-by
elements his merely in the matter of the Joint East stag weeks ago after criticism
of disturbance, said: "We do not think there is any under beds, on roofs, and in back-committed to an asylum, to be de gendarmerie.
17,174 gered day shifts, "night work or concessions to the Dutch,
Violence and insecurity which might likelihood of any death, and the yards, Inspectors searched.
tained at the King's pleasure. appealed
The Truman doctrine was blamed jeopardise
In Broadmoor, he developed Ito the world to stop the "unnecesby the Moscow radio today for the throughout the Arab world." other methods.-Associated Press.
the position Jews attuation is entirely under control." dwellings in the worst-infected sectaste for theatricals. He produced
Police were resumption of hostilities in Java.
continuing their tions of the city and
a play with inmates in the cast and A broadcast from the Soviet Union
· BOYCOTT THREAT
search for the nine people who had 517,405 persons in the process.
by thorough study made himself an The epidemle was at its worst in accomplished actor and mimic. His If the Jewa succeeded in creating not been notified due to change of Pheard in
in London said that Dutch a state, the Arab states would main-address or absence from their listed November when action in resuming hostilition against
there were 800 favourite role was that of a clergy- cases. Prompt control methods. cut man and in his bag when he escaped the Indonesians was the "Brst result cett, the Lebanese Foreign Minister
tain a political and economic boy-dwelling.
Sixteen bottles of the medicine the number to 560 In December, was a clergyman's costume-United of extending the Truman doctrine to
have been recovered." Bald.
and to 143 in January. Indonesia.
The
The memorandum claimed that note from the United Statespartition of Palestine would only Government that the
American compileate the problem even more." Consul-General handed to the In- • The memorandum said that donesians during the recent negolla- compromise on the part
the tions was termed by the Moscow Arab, equal rights and duties should
London, July 22. The results of other games which At Hove: Sussex beat Glamorgan radio as "open interference in Into-be granted to every Jew who law- nesia's affairs" and "direct, support fully nequired Palestinian citizen-
The South Africans dominated ended today were:
by five wickets. Glamorgan 200, and- At Ilkeston: Derbyshire best Notts 230 for seven declared. Sussex 145- govern the last day's play at Sheffield, by 15 rung. Notts 100 and 210 Slimp-and 370 for Ave (Cax 205 not out, of, the Netherlands colonial regime." ship, and an Independent
mont should be set up based on pro where summery weather and a son 68 not out. Popa six for 31). Parks 00) Reuter "MIGHT BE USEFUL
portional representation. A Foreign Offee spokesman anid
New Pitch which dried out easily Derby 141 and 184. In. London today that Britain was York Times here today wrate.
The correspondent of the
that after rain made a draw inevit At Blackheath: Surrey beat taking no further stops for the the Jewish underground organisa-able.
by six wickets. Rent 223 and 149 present, since the British offer of tone have new apparently united in
were: SouthValentine 63. Alec Bedser four for "The final
Paris, June 22. mediation had been noted by the a campaign of intimidation in re Africants 270 and 147 for three: York 38). Surrey 216, and 18 for four. The first upsets in the men's' Dutch Government.
tallation for the re-shipment of the ahire 300.
At Gloucester: Gloucestershire beat singles of the French tennis cham- 4,500 legat Jewish Immigrants
occurred today. back to France.
The county lost their nine out-Northants by us runs.. Gloucester pionship
Northants 133 (Cook Jerusalem was again alive to standing wickets for 137. sums todayshire. 201 and 71 for four declared, Budge Patty, and Yvon Feira when
and both eliminated. way to visit Britain. The view was night with explosions, machinegun against good spin bowling by Smith, 110 (Goddard five for
Mana and Rowan, 2
(Hungary) expressed that he might prove use- fire, flares and the wall of sirens,,
beat Patty, At Gournemouth amphire drew who reached the Tem)-fimain, ot supported by ful when the time came for media- The union of the underground alert falding,
rame with Somerset Somerset 250 and Wimbledon, by 7-9, 6-3, B-6, 6-2. tion.
br groups is not a physleni fusion,
In the same 44 for Much of the interest, In
wickets.
ckets. Hampshire 201
Another Hungarian, J. Asboth, At Lake Success today the wrote, but one of spirit in that disappeared when Len. Hutton was (McCorkell 70, Eagar 58, Halley 73), reached the semi-finals by beating Dutch Government told the United | their objectives are the same.
disminsed piler adding 20 to hia At Birmingham
Warwickshire Petra, Inst year's Wimbledon cham→ Nations in a memorandum explain- The Stern gang, and the Irgun overnight score Batting for three row with Leftestershire. Warwick plon, by 4-6, 6-3, 0-1, 0-2. ing the present military action In Zval Lum! are obviously working and a half hours, be hit 13 fours in 108 (Maudsley 50. Walsh four for 34). After; one of the most exciting Indoncain, that the Indonesian Re-
Re-tegether in joint terrorist attacks,
his 137. and shaved his best form Leicestershire 100 for seven.
rantehes so far in the champion- publican Government was, "unpre- but the
Worcestershire ships, the American, Tom Brown, At Stourbridge: parmi or
dependaganah is all operating until, falling to get-right to fulan unable
drive off Smith, he was well altacks
shtre (Pollard Ave for 36):-Lan-beat Tony Mottram, England's No.
110 for a United States of Indonesia. carned with
Ful-cashire: 150 for two (Ikin 64, Pinco 1. player, by 8-6, 6-8, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3- The young wicket-keeper ith hampering Illegal im 5.-"From `. discusaloris which' havo migration.
leren, promoted to opening batsman, 80 not out);
to reach the quarter-f | been carried out with the Indonesiati An example of
ple of the Haganah acti-again scored attractively when the At Lords: Middlesex bent Essex by Tom Brown Republic
since the signing of the, i villes, he states, war sten in Haifa tourists played out the two and a 102) runs, Middlesex :309 for, seven reached the quarter-finals of the 25", it saki, "it has become clear yesterday when the radar and wire- half hours until Ume and scored declared and 360 for Ave. declared men's doubles with a victory over that the present government of the less unit was blown tip and the $2; while Mitchell was again in bla (Edrich 89). Esox 340 and 293 nr Italian combination by 0-3, 3-0,
(Continued on Page 4) H signali station attacked:
[bekt form in minking:41-not out, (Wade 74 not opt, Ipsole 63)../. [8-0, 0-4, 6-2, Reuter,-
events occurred this week. have First, the assassination of soven The Burmese members of Cabinet; second, the outbreak of
Indonèsip.
They hostilities in
by
TWO cenuinely traslo
are tragic because, judged appearances, both representa at the much vaunted system
blow
of Democracy, Aung San and reactions were alain
his
dia
20
who
iko Burma's trend towards self-government The people.
by
by
Bague
Not dissimilarly, the Dutch have opened Against the Indoutelans, the no- Hon bearing signs thất. Lo
stomach the proposition cannot that the natives should enjoy full. Independence. Tho resort to
armed intimidation in both cases Is but another
other filtration ** that the world has learnt no lessons from the savagery of World II: that treachery and might i stil regarded as being superior to ethics and reason. Lost sight.of In that nothing decent or just carl emerge from such sellans. The appeal to the natives of Javs and Batavia to "iny down your arms””. because The Army boa
come with the aim of guaranteeing this agreement reached in Linggadza Int)" ; fa, to, the Indonesk
specious and so much NorsCESE, because (bpy resent the · ́agreb- ‚ment of Linggadjatt, and havo ro- pudiated at least one section, of it Indonesia, already stricken from the effects of the Pacino War, The Japanese occupation, -and an internal upheaval 'during the past 18 months, cannot afford another conflict. She Beeds peace and the opportunity of re- covery; of making herself, Rzaln one of the world's richest reposi- tories of agricultural and mineral wealth; of producing to the full to the mutual advantage of Indonesia pud
her customers. For these rea- sons it is to be trusted that both Holland and Indonesia. Accept Britain's one
'offer" of inèdia- tien
conflict which has broken out, and that if they.
da so, both sides will be willing to Cancepl ́is just and beneficial com- promise. Nobody will deny Biat the Dutch have certain legitimate claims upon Indonesia, but these cannot expect to be
be settled by force of arms.
The
very ites, in this
of 1917. year.
Abhorent; cannot be tolerated. The altua. tion In Indonesia is such, that it an only be justly and peacefully
Officials in London could not con
that Dr Sutan Sjahrir, former Indonesian premier, was now on his
tho
directing
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