THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1947.
British Troops Ready
To Give Help.
In Burma If Required
Rangoon, July 22.
British troops are ready to give what help may be required in Burma should any "unstable elements” try to take advantage of the situation caused by the assassination of the seven. Ministers on Saturday, a senior British Army spokesman of the Burma Command stated today.
BETRAYAL OF COMRADES ALLEGED
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Mra Aung San, 30-year-old widow of the assassinated Burmese leader, intends to devote the rest of her life to prayer for her husband's coul.
"For me the world has collapsed", she said today, "I have, no púrpose in life except to pray for my husband and to bring up his children,
DIES FROM SHOCK
s. Employees and Counell, sald today that the personnel
bodies
of the Burmese defence foreca vill above politics.
be stricked that he would speed up
IIC
Describing the military precau- tlons, he said, measures had been taken to
"narist the Burma Army in case the Government requested the help of Burma Command troops in maintaining law and order."
He did not disclose the strength of the British forces in Burma.
Rangoon City was declared out of bounds to all British troops today, any incidents
Mrs Mahn Ba. Khaing, widow of probably to prevent any ones the Inte Labour Minister, diedr hero!
of stration New York, July 22.
yesterday. She had fainted on hear- led,
Burmese by
ing the news of her husband's Harold Hirshberg, 29-year-old Communists and trade unionists.
The bodies of the seven former assassination and failed to recover
from the shock. Navy chief signalman," today Ministers lay in state in the Jubilee
the newly appointed Bomber of the Executive pleaded Innocent to charges of Hall, to which demonstrators Defence mistreatment of his fellow pri- students, Government soners of the Japanese, includ-representatives of
marched to pay hote Ing one Army private who was
Thakin
Tan Tu
Burmese tortured to death when Hirsh-Communist leader, tald
ave gathering of 20,000 workers berg allegedly told the Japanese British imperialist hirelings" that he planned to escape. plotted the murder of Aung San and Hirshberg was arraigned before the six other Ministers of the Burma
Executive the Navy court 'martial at tho
ncil on Council Saturday, He enlled upon the Burmese New York Navy shipyard. peasants and workers to "crush the British imperiallats and their fondles Brooklyn.
goal of com- He answered, "Not guilty, Sir, as and achieve Burma's Lt. Comdr. Fred Frey, Judge ad-
plete Independence,
PREVIOUSLY WARNED vocate, read the charges. These la- cluded three charges-maltreatment
Thakin Nu, newly appointed of ☐ person
of the Burmese subject to his orders. Deputy Chairman conduct prejudicial to good order Executive Council, revealed today and diseliline, and assaulting another that Aung San and other leaders of person in the Nuvy-and nine speci- the Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom ications relating to events In Jap- League had been warned some time anese prisoner of war camps in the ago of the probability of assassina- Philippines.
The specificallons accused Hirsh berg of brutalising even men and Informing on three of them. One of the men, Private George Garrett, died as a result of Japanese tortura,
According
charge, Hirsh- The to berg
told a Japanese omcial at Camp Murphy, Luton, that Garret planned an escape attempt. As a result Gar- rett was beaten with Asts, clubs, straps and rifles,
The specification said the Japanese inserted Garden hose in Garrett's mouth and filled his stomach with Then they stamped on his water. atomach and forced him to expel water. Ho died after three days of torture, the specification #ald.-
United Press.
Amphibious
Forces Invade Java Port
tion "nttempts:
us the names of those who would make the attempt, Thakin Nu said. He added that he was confident that the murderers would be brought to justice very soon.
"The investigations are progressing satisfactorily. Everything possible is being done", he said,
USEFUL LOAN CONCESSION
the nationalisation" of the Burmese defence forces,
The Burma
fonight police sald that they had secured "positive eyl- dence" in the plot which led to the assassination on Saturday of Aung San and his colleagues..
Investigations continued today, and it was repert
and questionings
ed that number of followers of U Saw, the former Premier, had been arrested at Prome, Central Burma.
BA MAW DISAPPEARS The disappearance of the ex- Premier, En Maw, yesterday still remained unsolved in Rangoon tonight.
from his home
ELL
"I could write a sonnet
About yer Easter bonnet..."
Dim Prospects Of Italian Peace Treaty Ratification
Rome, July 22.
Renewed Leftist opposition tonight again dimmed prospects of speedy Italian ratification of the peace. treaty and threatened a change in recent Italian foreign policy and the elimination" of the Foreign Minister. Count Carlo Sforza.
Party leaders" withdrew their ear-
Thakin Nu, the new Deputy Chair- man of the Interim Government, ler support of the government com-
in
On next
QUESTION
Alleged Massacre Of Koreans By Russians
ANTI-TRUSTEESHIP DEMONSTRATION
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Washington, July 22. Col. Ben Limb, chairman of the Korean Commission, today charged that the Russians shot 400 Koreans, wounded more than 2,000 and jailed 10,000 "In the course of a peace. able anti-trusteeship demonstration" held in the cities of Pyong Yang, Shinoju. and Ham Houng in the Soviet- occupied zone of Korea on June 80. Limb based his charge on a report which he said was apparently delayed by censor ship in Korea.
He said he would not give the fave reached Rhee in South Korea. source of the report but said that As a background to the report this when Syngman Rhee, chairman of source said that it was known and the Representative Democratic coun- observed by United States portens ell in South Korea, informed the who went to Pyong Yang for a meet- United Nations commander in Korca, Ing with the Soviets on June 30 that L. Gen. John Hodge, of the report Kercans were excluded from the rail- It was neither denied nor confirmed. way station area-United Press.
The Korean Commission, which was founded here before the war by Rheo, has taken a strongly anti-Communist attitude. Today it explained that the demonstrations in Pyong Yang and other northern cities were arranged by Korean nationalists thero has a desperate effort to make their post- tion against trusteeship over Korea known to outside world." They were timed for the opening of the
Arneri can-Russian Joint Commission ment- ing in Pyong Yang which was to discuss with what Korean political group the occupation powers could meet to form a provisional govern- ment.
RESTRICTED CONSULTATIONS
The Russians originally refused to have any contacts with Korean ele- ments which opposed trusteeship for Koren, The Russian-American meeting at Pyong Yang Was successful.
un-
The Korean Commission, said that the Russians had restricted 'con- sulation with Korcans "only do Communists and their subsidiary organs in their zone of occupation, The Lul
Lubour
Party in the north sented a declaration the the point Commission'
calling for a five-year trusteeship over Korea. The nation- allots, who are completely excluded.
the consultation with
Joint Commission, chose the demonstra- tion
a means of making their stand on trusteeship known. It is a matter of common knowledge sup ported by Inte Fence reports that over 80 percent of the population in North Korea are nationalists.",
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The Korean Commission said that
"Be Swe, the AFPFL General said that Ba Maw was "not arrest-promise agreement by which Italy THE MACAO Secretary, was among those who gave ed," and, generally, It, was consider-would immediately agree to enforce us the information. He even anve, ed likely that he had been detained the treaty after its ratification by by the authorilles for his own safe-the Big Four and demanded that the ty In view of the rising public tem-Constituent Assembly debate on
ratification
unlit at be postponed lenst September. per against the leaders of parties which opposed the AFPFL
The Communist leader, Palmiro The police today carried out a
BRAZILIAN PRESS two-and-a-half hours search of the Togliatti, continuing his programme
at embarrassing the
COMMENTS residence of the former Commerce Minister, U Ba Pe, and removed Government, declared that his party
would call for a full debate letters and papers,
Rio de Janeiro, July 22. A minor shooting aftray occurred Italy's foreign polley at the
at the gate
Echoing of the meeting of the Assembly unless the
Brazilian this moming, where the remains of government agreed to postponement opinion, Brazil's press favours Rhee, as a leader of the nationalst
public the murdered Burmese leaders are of ratification.
The debate on ratification was Portugal in its stand concerning parties in South Korea, In pressing Tying in state. Three unknown men
fire on the armed originally scheduled to start in the the Macao question and denies a request for investication by the opened sentries who returned fire. The Assembly tomorrow, but was delay- any basis for the claims sus-United States and the United Nations gunmen then urove off.
No ed unth Thursday as a last minute tained by the Chinese Political into the facts of the massacre in casualties are reported,
attempt to reach a new compromise.
Korea," People's Council, occupied Police and troops still
MINISTER'S POSITION
One Commission source said that tonight the house of the ex-Premier,
The Foreign Minister, Count The Conservative "Jornal do although the report of the massacre U Saw, in which, I was reported, orza, has personally taken such Comercio says that neither the press reached Rhee In such a manner as to they had found arms.
frm hand for prompt ratification A number of cases of arms
him of its authenticity, and both here and in Paris that a delay or publle opinion can stand un-convince
faffected such
by ammunition were dug up yesterday in Italian ratification would
a case and nevertheless he asked the United be proaches the problem as ons of inter-States military authorkies to check. from the banks of Kekine Lake, tantamount to Assembly disavowal A format State Department state bordering U Saw's residence on the of his policies and make his position national mix up involving Portuguese He said Rhee got no reply.
outskirts of the city.
untenable.
sovereignty, which is an indisput ment is expected shortly,
The source drew attention to the able point and to which should be According to another source, police The concession means that Britain
Leftist elements have also attack credited the lives of thousands of fact that thousands of Koreans pass had found 150,000 ed Count Storza's close association will be able to compensate herself and military
both persona taking refuge in Macao dur- across the border between the for cuts made in Dollar purchases rounds of ammunition in a secret with Anglo-Amerikan polley, by making Sterling purchases
in the Assembly and in their newsing, the last war--and the legal ques- Russian and the United States zones of dump-Reuter. similar supplies in most
papers, and have frequently demand-tion of the extraterritorality status", so the authentic report could easily ed his resignation. arcas, without being accused of
The "Jornal do Camerelo" closes The former
Foreign Minister, its editorial with the assumption that discriminating against American
Pietro Nenni, leader of the producers.
Pthe "Chinese menace" is aimed to Communist Socialists, provoked the collapse of
of the government's com- provoke rebellion as the Boxer Re- agreement for speedy ratifi- belllon which so deeply impressed promise
that the world opinion". cation with the demand matter be postponed until after the Assembly's summer recess.
Washington, July 22. The United States has agreed that the non-distrimination clause of the British Loan Agreement shall not apply to British Leade with non- self governing areas of the Empire,
was learned authoritatively aight.
it
to
currency
In
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DISPERSED
Athens, July 22,
The Greek First, Second and
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(Continued from Page, 1) Republic is either unprepared or not Linggadjati agreement Bh Morch able to implement that agreement.
"Furthermore, the truce concluded -on-October-14,-1940, has-in-reality -The-decision--was taken-by-the never been complied with by the National Advisory Council, top- Republican forces; the government of ranking polleymaking body the Republican themselves have not foreign economic affairs, after Bri- denied that hostilities were com- Lain,
over a fortnight ago, submitted miited by their forces.
"During the last few months, acla IX of the Agreement, forbidding a request for interpretation of Article
Nenn's demand was supported by of violence, both on the demarcation
Britain
tain to cut off purchases of Third Corps, in communiquese entire Left, with the exception as true "ultimatum" against Por-early in 1946. Reuter. lines in Java and Sumatra
Gluseppe and United States
Saragat's moderate So- goods and buy the today, said that they dispersed cialists, and some of the extreme against cast Indonesia and western Borneo, have rather increased than same goods elsewhere.
a large guerilla band at. Kara-Right, including the Liberals and This clause still applies to British the Commonwealth, such as South and killed eight guerillas. Africa-and-Australia, and no relaxa---Thirty-eight prisoners were FOOD BLOCKADE
tion of this part of the Agreement taken... "By maintaining a food blockade, is foreseen at present."
No action was reported in the part of the population of Indonesia Nevertheless, the concession will Grammos and Zagoria areas of was brought to the verge of star- mean that Britain, having only re- Epirus. vation. Hostages are still being im-cently, cut off United States food The Royalist newspaper, Vradynt, prisoned and held in Republicar purchases, will be able to buy Fales-meanwhile said that it had learned territory and hostile and inflamma- tno oranges and West Indian grape- that large International
propaganda was maintained. fruit instead.-Reuter.
decreased. They were accompanied trade with selt-governing areas of gala near the Bulgarian frontier Independen by Saragal's Socialists areed and cruelty upon Chinese sub-
by the senseless
destruction of
valuable economic assets,
lory pro Netherlands, as the state
with whom the
the sovereignty of this
territory rests, and whic
which conse quently is ultimately responsible for maintaing low
and
order, cannot
allow these inimical actions to con- tinue. It has become patently clear
that
the present Republican
ment is incapable
of going
security, law and order in their tee- ritory whilst refusing to co-operate with the Netherlands Government to provide the thercio.
1
of the
:
G.B. Leads In all wounded brigade members must
Shipbuilding
London, July 22.
a
Backed
few Independents and his own Christian Democrats, de Gasperl's government would be defeated it ratification were brought to the vote under the present political line-us.
United Press.
POLISH MINISTER WEDS ACTRESS
Warsaw, July 22,
"O Globo" approaches the "case"
tugal's rights, whose government no-
China bravely defended
and the Chinese by doing so much to mini- mize the heavy brunt of Japanese ects. "O Globo" also deprecates the Jecta. violence of the Chinese move, which not only affects Portugal, but the very international equilibrium, whose safeguard should be a prerogative of
all nations.
"Finally, the conservative "Cor- brigade
relo da Manha" reminds that Macao, forces were massed in Yugoslavia
where Camoes wrole part of the eple ond Albania along
Greek the
poem "Lustadas," was granted by frontiers and that the commanders
China to Portugal as sign of grati- had issued confidential orders that
M. Josef Cyrankiewicz. The 33-tude, and concludes by urging the to Papers year-old Prime Minister of Poland Chinese People's Council firmly be killed and identification
since February, was married yester-establish the unity of the Chinese destroyed.
day to Miss Nina Andryce, the well-against Red manoeuvres, in order to In Athens, the police said they
known Warsaw actress.
save "not only Macao, but the whole discovered two enches of munitions In a quarry on the outskirts of tho M. Cyrankiewicz, who is also nation."-Unlied Press.
leader capital.
man" of the and "strong The first cache contained automatir Polish Socialist Party served with
More than half the merchant ship-pistols and hand grenades. The the Polish underground until 1941, ment toping under construction in the world second was a store of mortar shells when the Gestapo arrested him.
-with the exception of Russia,
necessary
circumstances, Her Ma-
Germany and Japan-ls being bulli and ammunition.
It's Going To Be Tough Task
Detroit, July 23.
The Detroit Free Press said editorially that the writing
of the peace treaty. for Japan is going to bê;a tough task,, but that the sooner it is accomplished "the better for all. concerned."
US SUSPENDS GOLD SALES
New York, July 22, All United States interests have suspended sales of gold pro tern.
bullion dealers told Leading Reuter that a committee, repro- senting rennern, are tonight going to Washington for the express purpose of obtaining a clear and statement of polley by United States Government officials, on to the pre-. sent and future status of United States private operations in foreign
gold,*
Petrol has not been ratinned since at the Registered Omces of the Company, 5th.Floor P. & ∙ 0. Building, Hongkong, on Saturday. the Second of August, 1947 at 11 a.m, for the purpose of confirming the appointment of members of the Consulting Committee, to receive
OUTWARD MAILS
Uniess Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes close before 10 am.. Registered and Par-
otherwise stated. Registered
Macao.
carter ban the Ordinary Mail. If all the Report of the General Mana- seis wil close, et 3. p.m. on previous day. gera, together with the Statements
rekonst
-of-Accounts for the poriods Ist (Kwongchowwan). Tsinahan, Shekki & Kongmoon (Bea) January to 31st. December 1941 and from lat. January 1942 to Canton (Train) 2_p.m. Swatow and Bangkok (Sea) Noon. 31st December 1946, to re-elect Haiphong (Sea) a p.m.
members of the Consulting Com Shanghai (Soa) 2 p.m. Ordinary letters and cards only for mitice and to re-appoint. Auditors.
Japan" (Ara) 2 p.m.
Amoy (Boa) 3 pán, s Straits and Egypt (Sea) 3 p.m. Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi,
Bara, Cairo, Johannesburg, Augusta,
Marzelile and London (Air) 3.30 p.m.
Manila P.I. (Air) 3.30 p.m. Salgon and Paris only- (Alt)-3.30 p.ra, Amoy, Shariglint. Nanking, Hankow, Tungtao, Paiping, Canton, Luchow and Kunming (Air) 730 p.m.
Thursday, July“ 24°
Canton (Train) 7 m.
Macao, Tainahan & Shokki (Sea) 5 am.) Shanghat (8ea) 10 am,
Salgon (Bea) 10 nm.
Manila, P.1. (Bea) 10 nm. Tamkong
Noon,
(Kwongchowwan);
Swatow (Sea) 1.p.m. Bangkok (Sex) 1pm. Canion (Train) 2 p.m. Swatow (Box) 3 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore, Balavia, Colombo, Bydney and Auckland (Air) 336 pm, Canton, Amoy, Foochow and Shanghai
(Air) 3.30 pm,
The Shore Register and Trans- for Books will be closed. from the 28th. July' to 2nd August both days inclusive.
'DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong 22nd. July, 1947.
CONSULADO GENERAL DE PANAMA
The Panamanian Milton--to China wishes that Panama na tionals in this area contact him between 9.00a.m. and 1.00p.m. on
TO-DAY'S. BROADCAST Tuesday the 22nd, and/or Friday
the 26th instant at the Pana manian Consulate. SS
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He was an Inmate of the notorious orms Auschwitz and Malthausen concen- the The police believed these
in Britain, Ogures issued by Lloyds
wastration camos, until United States oyds belonged to Leftlet groups, jesty's Government have with the Register of Shipping showed today. utmost reluctance, been compelled to The total world tonnage under con-moved them from the city Into the troops freed him in May. 1945.
suburbs. The search is continuing He studied Inw and Journalism. authorise the Lieutenant Governor-struction at the end of June (exclud-in the two suburban areas for other when young, and had been, married General to resort to police measures ing Russia, Germany and Japan) was hidden stores.-United Press. before-Reuter..
strictly limited character. ..... 3,844050 tons, of which 2,062,040 Netherlands Government tons was being built in British ship- wishes to stress that maintains its yards the highest British figure unflinching decision to carry out a|since March 1022. political programme based upon the. -principles underlying the Linggadjati Lloyds indicated, however, that the
agreement.
total figures of ships under construc- "The Netherlands Government con- tion in Britain during the last twelve
zow. Hongkang broadcasting on's fidently hopes that circumstances months were boosted by delays which
frequency of 845 kilocycles from 12.30 to will soon permit it to resume cons-present circumstances impose on the
At the request of the Chilean. ships and the resulting
pim, and 0-30 in the site band Embassy, Chiloan citizens will tructive co-operation with the Re- completion
on 652 megacycles 31 metra public as desired by innumerable prolongation of building time,
from: 18.20 to 1.15, 730 to 8.30 and also be attended at the game hour. Indonesians In Republican territory, During the second quarter of 1947,
New York bullion dealers, in the to sm
Studio Children's Half-Hours 630, arid days. which co-operation already success 243,644 tons were launched in Brl-.
meantime, allege that London Film Memories: 7, "Music Time" Orches fully exists with the states of easttain and 322,067 tons were launched The paper asserted "the Japanese states, which share the Pacific basin. dealers today intimated that they tra of M. Royal Marines: 730, Stuulo: Indonesia and Borneo."Router.
In other countries of the world, have been well-behaved under Gen "While MacArthur's control husara looking for bids and that this Recital by Emilio Bolange (Saxophose
*** with Hermle Milanes na Accompanii; Lloyds statistics added.
Douglas MacArthur's administration been highly efficient a feeling has infers that the Bank of England, 745. B.B.C. Transcription Services Bongs Bordeaux Tragedy ah, Prancicnrting with 236,- A State Department's proposal of an
Among countries other than Bri-that they have missed the headlines. developed in Australia and elsewhere unlike Die United States Treasury of the West Country": 7.85, 0.1.C. Trans- that it has been too exclusively on and Federal Reserve System, his cription Bervice:"Why I believe in Church', A Talk by His Grace the Arch- Paris, July 221 670 tons under construction. Other early conference of 1 countries re- American chow. The sooner, there apparently, so far, failed to issue
bishop of Canterbury: 0. London Helay: Two survivors of a troop of 18 main. shipbuilding countries were: presented on the Far Eastern Com-fore, a selflement can be arranged any directive to British dealers to girl guiden, tmpped by a rising Holland, 224,000 tona; Canada, 101,- mission to discuss a peace settlement which will bo
above monetary parities. primary Interests in today, bringing the death toll to long; Denmark, 140,000 tons; 'Sweden, future international status of 76,000- the Far East the belter 10: oll
All Silver consumera again expressed 07.000 tons: and Spain, 112,000 tons. 000 Asiatic and Germans remains to
down-tenderdd the The two remaining survivorn were the total under construction, in be fixed by their conquerers.
are not the incor-dointerest and
Con- sald to be in a grave condition. The Great Britain and Ireland at the end
no foreign demand. pawns of hell that wartime metal by two cents an ounce.
sumers then bought 150,000 ounces "As Japan is the sparkplug of Aala, propaganda ride them out to be. on the basis of 02 cents, Thore' was steamers and other ball mistorships, whlio, at the same date, the tonnage is going to be difficult. Countries intelligence and Industry a chance being constructed abroad comprised most immediately concomed are to make ita full contribution to world 632,000 tone of stedmers and 1,240,- China and India, the Ussit, Canada, recovery and prosperity." Anso 107 tons of motorships-Reuter, Australia and the Laila-American ciated Press.
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tido near Bordeaux last night, died 000 tons: the United States, 183.000 with Japan 1 a reminder that the nations with acceptable to all the refrain from sales of gold ut prices Nows from Britain; 8.10, Studio: "Bring
eleven.
bodies of two others had not yet been
recovered.
The girls, aged between 18 and 17 years, wore exploring a seashore at low tide, unaware that they bad -been cut off --Reuton
Japancoo
of June, about half consisted ofling a peace treat for it to sign. The thing to do now is to give their
fo, London Relay: News: 10.10, Weather Report: 10.11. Dance Musto: 10.40, ****]= light Melodies" 11. Clowo, Down
Printed and published by Frederick Traxlers alleged that, tho Mexican | Percy Franklin for and on behalf of Government has decided to buy one- South China Morning Post Limited half of Mexico's. August production | at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of for coinage. requirenienia Reuteri Victoria, in the Colony of Hanglong.
their Prizeldala, the 'Ho Hong Steam- Whips 'Co" (1933) Ltd., Singapore, wish to thank the officers and alt ranks of the Royal Navy, the US, Navy, the Harbour Master, the H.K. Polke, the Medical - Department,- Mestre, Butters feld & Bwire, and all their frienda In the Shipping fraternity: for thele kind assurance; siven in connection with the B.B. Hong Khang, and for the good, work, which resulted in the rescue of all the souls on board and for the good work connected with. Miha disembarkation of, passengers ob
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