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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1947.
French Advance - Wedding Gown
In Tongking
Saigon, Oct. 24.-French troops have entered and are holding two towns in northern Tonking, 80-miles northwest of Hanoi on the river Cam, a tributary of the Red River, a French Army communique sald here tonight.
Several attacks by Vict Nam forces on villages in the Red River delta were repulsed.
French troops in Cochin. China are mopping up south of. Tra Vinh, in the Mekong delta. 60 miles south of Saigon, the communique
added. Reuter.
NEW SOVIET
ENVOY TO
Secret Bared
DY ROBERT MUSEL
London, Oct. 24.-The Evening Standard today kicked over the most elaborate security guard ever placed around a gown by publishing on the front page a photograph taken at Norman Hartnell's salon showing the white satin material from which Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress is being made.
The photograph, whose au- thenticity is beyond question,
U.S. CONGRESS of
TO MEET IN NOVEMBER
London, Oct. 24.-President
draped over a sofa in the famous and designer's fitting rooms bearing placards reading. "Bridesmaid's Dress," "Going Away Costume," "Wedding
Gown."
Truman's decision to call a be heavy white satin, wider
special session of Congress on November 17, with among its special tasks consideration of the role of the United States in the long-term European TC-
than
The wedding gown fa shown to
the usual 30 inches. The newspaper vell sold a line misty white tulle has been selected to go with it.
WASHINGTONcovery programme and the pro- nowers,
Moscow, Oct. 24.—M. N. v. Novikov has been relieved of his duties as Soviet Ambassador to the United States.
His successor is M. Alexander S. Panyushkin, Moscow Radio reported today.
M. anyushkin
the former
of stop-gap aid
for France and Italy, was warmly welcomed by the Foreign Office spokesman today.
Though it is fully recognised here that Britain will not benefit from the stop-gap uld, and though the Ambassador, Mr. United State Lewis Douglas, pointed out on his Washington yesterday return from that dollar old for this country is news
this side most
LOIS political opinion in Lon- don today was impressed by the fact that President Truman has now definitely set the ball rolling and the limited, period in which the various committers are to Congressional
Soviet Ambassador to Chungking, Chris improbable
who was relieved from there on health grounds after having a serious operation in 1944,
M. Novikov was one of the Soviet slelegates to the Paris Pence Con- He was leader ference last year.
of the Soviet delegation in Washing ton exploring the possibility of Irnd-lease settlement with the United States before the Soviet Union din- Bocinted herself from the Marshall Plan,
submit their reports.
of
One further crumb of hope for the British publie is being read inta
the Pealdent's stufement,
Occupation Costs
The bridesmaids' dresses are of Bilk net, draped over pure satin. with tiarn-like head-dresses of apparently jilica. The bride's going away sult is shown as a smoky gray, fine wool. A bouquet of the photograph of titles is in the centre
the Evening Standard surmised that Elizabeth would carry lies if she decides to have a bouquet.
and
Obtained' From New York.
The newspaper explained that it published the photograph-obtained in New York-without qualms be- cause it had not subscribed to the.
Insisted elaborate secrecy
un by Buckingham Palace before photo- graphers were admitted last week to take pictures, which they swore not release before the date of the to wedding, November 20,
THE SATURDAY EVERING PONT
ま
Coirona PRESS #ENVIEL
GEOKESWED
"Look in some of those bags-he must be somewhere!"
FRENCH REDS ATTACK AMERICAN INFLUENCE
Paris, Oct. 24.-The French Communist Party, capping a campaign of anti-American propaganda which has become hysterically shrill in recent weeks, today called on the French people to boycott American books, magazines and movies.
The photo was dropped with the
"America degrades the mind." Street Walter Winchell, former Impact of an atomic bomb on the
screamed a black banner head-Secretary of State James Byrnes and Alice In Wonderland
other American Institutions and per- precautions
creting across the back page of sonalities. being taken to keep the gown secret until Princess Elizabeth arrives at | L'Humanite, the Communist
The Party Lino fow
whole Westminster Abbey, Only
the organ. hours earlier, Hartnell had whitewashed on the contention that fashion sples using binoculars were peering from neighbouring build-
Its comment, "Moreover, it up- pents that additional funds will be needed to maintain our position In occupied arens," is being interpreted for consultations but declined to give to me that either this year er und windows of his Bruton Street salon back page of the four-page
He flew back to Moscow last July
сят коле
Commons
Told How Loan Went
London, Oct. 24-The Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Dr Hugh Dalton, today blamed primarily the "rapid and con- tinding" rise in prices in the United States for the rapid exhaustion of the $3,750,000,000 American loan.
He told the House of Commons that the abnormal expend/lures in America by other non-dollar countries and doubts over how long Britain could continue to convert sterling for dollars also contributed heavily to the drain on dollars,
Ie refuted Opposition charges that loan has been wasted, that Bri- lain
the
never should have agreed to dollar convertibility under the loan And that the government ignored American offers to postpone conver- tibility.
Dalton said: "It has been said that representatives of the United States Govemment have made us an offer; that is not so. This could not ever happen because it was not in the power of any spokesman of, the United States to make such an offer. The terms of the agreement provide that it cannot be revised without Congressional approval."
Abiding By Obligation Dalton said that Britain's drawings on the loan increased from $75,000,- 000 a week before convertibility took effect to $237,000,000 in the lust full week before the
Kovern- ment unilaterally suspended CON- vertibility on August 20.
tham
been
say there was never any date. We reached the middle of August when it could have said beyond dispute that it was us to maintain con. Impossible for vertibility in the form laid
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Dalton sald at Britain nearly broke of! the
original loan
negotia- tions because of American Insistence on convertibility but in the end accepted it as the only may in which to get money.
"Having undertaken an obligation," in Virtually the
he said, "we are clearly bound According to American diplomatie | observers, the campaign started in honour to go all out to observe it,
press correspondents any reason for next the United States is prepared
paper was given to an attack on full swing when the Marshall Plan and it would have been a great folly Orsi began to take shape. It in-
to have given any appearance of American films and literature creased in intensity when the un-hanging back from carrying it out." his trip.
to concede n revision of the present nancial
and to an appeal to Frenchmen nouncement
---United Prens, the Cominform on Arrangements for meeting occupation costs in the Anglo-Amerisings.
to stay away from both.
publicly laid down the Party line, of Germany by which
Several newspapers had published
On October 10, a few days ofter "Gansters and pin-up girls, neuro- Britain meets the dollar costs on a
Cominform the
Was announced, that efforts reports
werc being tics and puritans, that is the Amer L'fumanite headlined its story on Afty-illy basis.
mide to bribe Hartnell's staff, and can movie of today." said headlines the Nancy incident: "Tear bombs Though no clue is given as to that expert fashion pilferers from across the long story, the gist of whether United States opinion has the United States were on the scene which was that decadent and de-methods of Truman." Next came, thrown at demonstrators repression shifted
the immediate problem, to snatch the design and presumably grading American movies
were "American Imperialboteur of that of finding the dollars to meet
eet make a fortune out of the over-freezing the French film Industry, the Brith Imports for Germany in
American of whelming the last
two months of 1947, the womanhood
"Do not buy American rubbish, Playing the theme that Russia is to be married In ah printed by American firms. Do not the decision to call. Congres
Сопителя also in
exact copy of the Princess' The bi-
gown, buy the works of American gravo- dicates that the Anglo-American but at a cheaper price.
diggers of literature." te zonat ensts conference now in sension
munist paper exhorted. in Washington would probably be
Today's attack was the latest in a required to conclude its discussions
Ber-series which has hit out with equat promptly so that the proposals can
vigour at President Truman, Wall not forward before the special session
of the United States Congress. Reuler.
He was also formerly the Soviet representative during the war with the Greek Government in Cairo, and was appointed Ambasador to the United States in April 1948,-Reuter:
MANCHURIA
SITUATION
(Continued from Page 1)
He gave two reasons for this re- mark; · (1) replacements were available, and (2) supplies are in- adequate.
On the question of Russian assis- lance to the Communists, another observer said: "There Is not an item of evidence to prove thot Russian arms are being supplied to the rebels. Most of the equipment being used are either Japanese or American equipment captured from Nationalist dumps or left behind by the Japanese during the_war......
"As to personnel, however," the observer continued, "10 doubt Russing agents are organising and training Chinese Communists. These ngents are trained in Russia, later returning to Manchuria.
Delhi Hindus En Fete
desire
Shaw Enters Debate Ninety-one-year-old George nard Shaw stopped inlo the debate on the wedding costs today, sug- gesting discrtfranchisement for the Communist M.P., William Gallacher, and others who are
complaining
about expenditure on the ceremony, Shaw mid he would recommend increasing the cost to astronomical Agures to take their breath away. but that it would be cruel to the Princess, who will have to do all the exhausting work while the rest of
New Delhi, Oct. 24. The us have all the fun.
Press Seats At Abbey London, Oct. 24. The 103 press seats allocated for the Westminster Abbey wedding of Princess Elizabeth
will be shared as follows, according
economic relief for
true
Haviour
Police Reserve
of 1947.
Hongkong Police Reserve Orders No. 31 Drut Parades: All members of No. 3 Company will parade on the Murcay Parade Ground, every Tuesday and Fri- day, weather permitting) et 5.00 p.m.
Summer Uniform. sharp. Dres:
AB Company detalled by their Commanders to represent the H.K.P." (R) membern at His Excellency the Governor'u "inspec= tion of the Hongkong Polica, will parade on the Murray Parade Ground on Tues-
welly, 200h.
October, 1047 at 0.00 p.m. sharp
Un
Franco, Com-L'Humanite on October 14 carried a story about a nebulous Soviet offer
under to send wheat here "Soviet Union
offera Directly below, in
for a practice parade. No leave of absauge WOLN the headline, will be given to those se detailed. Dress: juxtaposition, "Marshall Plan ravives German im- Summer Uniform.
and Fascism." Since then, perialism
in France has been every event twisted in Communist newspapers ne the latest devices of Washington.
Train Disaster:
Death Toll 31
French Leadera Attacked "Washington dictates its will to that Gauleiter Runadier" meant Ramadier had announced new econo- mic
When the Socialist plans. Premler reshuffed, the Cabinet Iwo train days ago, it was part of "integrating 1045, France. into the American comp."
Band Practice: All Band practices will be suspended until further notice. Mem- bers of the H.K.P.(R) Band will parade every Tuesday on the Murthy Parade Ground at 0.00 p.m. sharp for Drill In- structions.
By Order,
Bd. N. G. Bolph, Adjutant, P.R.
24. 10, 1947.
CHURCH NOTICE
GOSPEL HALL Duddell Street, Hongkong (Batween the Bank of China and the Sunday 11 am. Breaking-of-Bread,
(for Believers only). Sunday 8 p. Gospel_Meeting. Tuesday p.m. Bible Study. Thursday 8 pm. Prayer Meeting. All English
frienda speaking
National City Bank of New York).
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This was Britain's worst accident -4,000-year-old-gods of Hinduism"How she must wish-she could do when 43 people were killed and 108 In violent pre-election-propaganda.
since September, were drawn through the ancient in n quiet hak-hour before two
M Ramadier, M. Leon Blum, General were injured. streets of old Delhi today as witnesses at the nearest Registry
de Gaulle and the Foreign Minister. Rescuers had to climb high rolleorges Bidault, irrespective of hundreds of thousands of Hin- ofice," he added.-United Press.
ings to
to get to the scene. They saw dus forgot riots and fears of
passengers fighting their way from their party politics, all were pictured the wrecked carriages, kicking out
as vassal of the White House or tools famine to celebrate riotously the annual Dussehra Festival,
broken pieces of window and heard of Wall Street.
Communists called ed by the Monegullan and Korean of the god Rama over the King and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten touch him till they had dealt with obscenity, Christian charity and legal
The discipline and tactics employ-marking the legendary victory
them call for help for the Injured. Today the
An elderly man with broken American literature "a mixture of
stupid sentimentality welcome. pornography, arm refused to let first aid
aid workers
insensibility, puritanism and Creaking bullock carts all day long to the Newspaper World: Empire the worse cases. The injured were erett characterising "But there is no substantial dif- ference between this tail drow gally beflowered floats through press, 22; foreign press 12; Ameri- lying all over the place and their where Fascism, racism, gangsterism. which General Laicas and his Advi- the streets, carrying Indians depict can press 12; British press 57,-As-groaning could be heard,
characters in the Hindu ing
eple sociated Press,
A young woman, Miss Olive low-alcoholism and disguised prostituilon 60ry Group are doing here
More than
den, a stenographer, who was in Ramayana. China," the observer added.
100,000
the
which there Hindus
gathered
train, In second Siicha Another forelim observer, giving familla Park to watch Rama draw
were many sobool-children, sald: his views on the possibility of the
learned
were packed like American financial and military old
sardines. The train rocked and my pundits claim is the forerunner of
bead felt as if it were being pulled West's utom bomb-and send a
off my shoulders."
Communists fully substantiate this claim.
in
to China, sald that he felt that this
nid
of Demons.
and
bow-which magic
the e
was inevitable but it is ques naming arrow into. the Image
tlonable
whether the Chinese
can-
Government will accept the ditions for such a loan.
He expressed the opinion that Dr Wang Shih-chich, the Chineso Foreign Minister, who is at present on his way home from the United Stater, has the American demands in his pocket,
"However, I feel sure that any aid plan now cannot save the critical Government situation in Manchuria which is daily deteriorating," added this observer.
"The main dimcuity holding up an American aid plan is the tremendous task of reorganising the Chinese Army and training them to use modern war weapons..
NO MILITARY LEADER
"There is no military leader in China strong enough to do tire job." Speaking on the sixth Communist
offensivo, he agreed with
tho
others that the government forces
Bro
Oriens to stem the Communist
all-out
which appears to be un offensive to take Manchuria before the winter sets in."!
It is true that the Communists are facing difficulties in crossing the Singari River, but it is not as great a handicap, as, that of the Government in bringing up reinforce
ho said. mente, he
"The Commimist offensive hos not petered out but will grow in
མལ་ momentum.
"The Communists have so com- pictoly disorganised the Goverment linica of communication that the Nationalists are practically power-- less to assume the initiative in the North East.
"The scales are weighed against the Government," the three obser- vers concluded-Reuter-AAP.
Rowane, king of Evil.
at
"The passengers Full Unanimity
ori
At Canberra
Young boys, faces painted yellow, represented the monkey soldiers of Hanuman, the monkey god.
HOSPITALS CROWDED Rescuers said that they could not Dorset, Oct. 24-The Do-
see more than 30 yards through Holiday crowds of Hindus throng-minion representatives at the the g ed the
pushed through Canberra Conference on Japan- movies.
Hospitals of the Southern London crowds overflowing the pavements, ese peace problems reached suburb of Croydon were crowded dressed in their best clothes and "complete unanimity of view," with the victims, and the halls and wearing shiny new caste marks on their foreheads.
Lord Addison,
Lord
anterooms were packed with anxious Privynext of kin.
The mob at Romilla Park strained Scal, reported on his arrival the ropes when Premier Jawaharlal here today by flying boat from Nehru paid the pageant a brief visit. Australia." The police wielded their long bamboo lathia menacingly before the throng fell back.
The surviving Moslem districts of the capital of Hindu Indla presented a contrasting pleture, the Moslems moving quietly and apprehensively in the streets-United Press.
Attlees To Visit Holland
All Important points likely to rise out of any settlement with Jupag had been discussed, he said.
were
On the Southern Railway's main line, workmen toiled all day to clear the wreckage of the wooden coaches which had been crushed to splinters, according to further accounts.
Besides the
Illtered tracks piles of bloodstained seat cushions, Lord Addison, who was Secretary books and newspapers that had of State for Dominion Affairs until he fallda from startled hands, school became Lord Privy Seal in the re-bags and brief cases. cent Government reshuffle, also brought "good news" about food for Britain.
"Australia is having its best grain harvest for years," he said in an in-.
expect to supply us with a
terview.
ATE of 50,000,000 bushels com-
Mrs E. West, who was in the backyard of one of the houses facing the, embankment, said that the train, i which was struck, came over tho embankment, and "seemed as though it was going to crash into the chicken run.
There was a flash of blue flame
pared with 6,000,000 bushels last year second train gave a lurch forward from underneath the train. The the harvest prospects are fully realised, Britain will get more than and seemed to crumple up onto the a80,000,000 bushels.
olher train."
The Hague, Oci. 24. Mr Clement Atlee, the British Prime Minister, and Mrs Alce, have necepted Dutch Government Invitation to at- tend "Replanting Day" on Walcheren Leland on November 4, it was off- ciully disclosed today.
"Apart from Canadian supplies, Both trains, crowded' with 'men we shall therefore not have to buy and women bound for business and much dollar
grain,"
work, and.children on their way to Lord Addison added that arrange-school, consisted of six coaches. They will be guests of honour at ments might also be made for in-Three or four on either side of the dinner given by the Dutch Govern creased moat supplies for Britain point of impact were derailed.- ment at The Hague the same even-from Queensland.--Reuter.
Reuter. Ing.-Reuter.
Missing After Fire
Wheat Price Up
Prague, Oct, 24.--Thirteen workers Sydney, Oot. 24.--The Australian nt a chemical factory in Pilsen Wheat Board today advanced the were missing today after a fire price of wheat for export in bulk had trapped them in the workshop. by one ahliling, bringing it to 198,
kd-United Press.
-neuter.
7,500,000 Aussies
Canberra, Oct. 24-Dr Roland Wilson, Commonwealth Statistician said today that the Juno census showed the Australian population at 7,580,829,-United Press.
A society
are the rule."-United Press.
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