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VOL. II NO. 339
Churchill Opposes BurmaBill
SECOND READING
London, Nov. 5.-The Prime Minister, Mr Attlee, in the Commons today moved the second reading of the Burma Independence Bill, which will make Burma an independent Republic by January 4, 1948.
"The departure from the British family of nations of one of its tuen- bers mud be an erasion for deeg regret," Mr Attlee said.
He explained that the purpose of the bill was to give effee It, the will of the peoples of Burina, in ex- pressed by their elected representa- ilves, that their camtry should be- come Independent,"
"Durma w cease to be part of the British Commonwealth and will no longer Dominion
The
HARTH MERAGRADIT, SOUTH CHINA „GANINH POST, LTA
Dino
At the
• Bank, tyd Prostalor
Hongkong Telegraph. G
Seychelles Gesture
London, Nov. S.-The Seychelles.' 3 group of islands in the Indian Ocean north-east of Madagascar, have offered Britain an interest-free loan of 200,- 000 rupees "as a token of solidarity with the mother
the in country
grave economic crisis with which she is confronted", it was officially stated here today.
of
The Colonial Office has sent a reply to the Governor, the govern- conveying to mont and people
Britain's deep Seychelles, appreciation and gratitude "for this notable expression of their sympathy in the present crisis."-Router.
form part of the King's NEW ATOMIC
henceforward
rela-
tions between Burns and Britain dated on a treaty of friend- will be ship, which I am sad to say is low day stronger than ever,"
Be old the Bone it had been hoped by
the British Goverment Bhat Burma would recognize the ad- Recruing from Common- vantages wenith membership, but they have decided otherwise and, it ou view. all countries have the right to re- of their OWI cide
on the nature
government.
"FOREIGN POWER" MIN Winston Churchill, leader of
Altieri The Opposition, shird
for
21
and the Labour Government Bheir "weakness"
petrollting Burma la feave the British Con
*tereln And becane monwealth power".
RESEARCH
Mysterious Forces
Chleage. Now,
5-lectronies
to
selcalisis said they have begun an
researet camalga Intensive
furces find out what mysterious Keep the core of matter from ex-
ling like the atomi bosib.
an answer is found. they said, i may prove "hundredfold significant than the atomic bumb itsrit."
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1947.
Violation Of
Peace Treaties By Satellites
Britain May Refer Question To U.N.
London, Nov. 5.-Britain is considering referring to the United Nations the question of violation of conditions of the peace treaties by Soviet Satellite countries, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Jowitt, told the House of Lords today.
Replying to a debate initiated by Lord Van- sittart, former chief diplomatic adviser to the British Government, who deplored the fate of the opposition leaders in Eastern Europe, Lord Jowitt said that Britain would obviously have to bring the matter before the United Nations soon but "I want to be perfectly certain that I have the best case on which to take it."
He said that he did not favour renouncing the treaties because the Government believed it desirable to maintain diplomatic representation in those countries.
Foriner Agrarian Lord Vansiltart asked for a recon- the
opposition 1Fideration of the treaties because of leader, Nikola Petkov (hanged
on of the September 24), there would be no the "persistent violation"
secure frumon rights ratification." For once, we seemed obligations and fundamental freedoms.
In have a whip in hand and We "We have been engaged in con-
grabbed a pen,“ who with people cluding treaties"
really 11e added: "It does not neither kept them nor had intended Dr Willion K. Shopp, manager to keep them," he declared. "utud it matter very much whether a mun There were wide Guvernicht benches when Mr Allier; of the electronies and nucatar physien
we go on with this, it is a policy is slowly strangled on the gallows shall or whether he is still more slowly moved the seed reading of the research at Westingheitise vesenrch of rift and ultimately we
retch a situation where the whole suffocated in prison. In any case Burtna independence bli!, which will
ttsburgh. bucatories make Burma an independent
British system is brought into dis-all opposition is extinguished." Pennsylvania, amorineed tus precedit, public.
before the romme
an addres
In the tone run it was Imunalbie National Electronics Conference here to 10 on with a system whereby the faithful is always bound and the faithle. always free,"
ups in
Rei
iti cant
Mr Attlee :: tras ati Burma history from the mudy days of the East India Company. through 50 years of Britesh rude and two world
The objective of the programme L. to the events of July to the yours, when the Burnie Premier, to learn the nature of the bading.
Burmese which hold melar particle Ang San, and
war",
Cabinet Ministers were murderer,
Mr Autler said it was the "Britiso
11
jrugether.
BROKEN TREATIES
Lord Vansittart declared:
"It
it!
Speaking of the Cominform, Lørd Vansittort said: "Here they are gain. The same old lot as before,
for
m:
and
WOMAN
for
somata."
Acting if the Government Was
lo sre resigned
it: colleagues 1 Blacked-out in Eastern Europe, he "I do not think the game is up can be зріва Something further tone,"
For
Reservationa
CONCERNENKOMMUNANASIANREUNALAZI UMANA ARRABLIM
HYDERABAD EXODUS
Hyderabad, Decan, Nov. 5.More than 100,000 Indus have left Hyderabad sinte since October 27, according to estimates made to- day.
The exodus followed the demonstration on October 27 by a large gathering of Moslems, who met in front of the Premier's house and demanded that Hyderabad should unt join the Dominion of India.
The fire brigade was called out last night In Hyderabad 'elly to deal with an outbreaks of fire in two houses in the area which had been the scene of some communal heldents In the last three days.
Representatives of the Hyderabad Government have been discus- sing future relations with the Indian Enton siner August 15.
Sir Walter Monckton, consiliational adviser to the Nizam, was a
Ile left for member of the original negotiating committee.
Britain on October 30.
A second committee was appointed last week to continue the discussions. Three of its members represented the powerful Moslem organisation Majlis Ittehadul Mostemin, which has been opposed to unlun with India.-Reuter.
DECISIVE UN VOTE ON KOREA ISSUE
Lake Success, Nov. 5.-An Američan proposal for establishing an independent government in Korea-former Japanese peninsula now divided between Russian and United States control and the withdrawal of the occupa. tion forces within 90 days afterwards, was accepted by the United Nations Political Committee today.
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Exciting Football
Everton, Nov. 5.—England and Ireland shared four goals in the soccer international here lo- day, after a most thrilling finish, in which, England, one goal down, led by 2-1, and then re- land with an almost last move of the match equalised.
With less than ten minutes to go, Ireland were in front with a goal ifrom D. Witch
were and critics beginning to refer to records, which showed that relund had not beaten England in England for 33 years. Indeed, the last win was in Belfast
years ago.
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But after Mannion bad equalised, England, went in front with Lawton's qual following a grand run by Mat-
The United Nations Political Com- of three Indian mendments, alrothews up the right wing, and when
pre-
Splashes of colour in the crowd revealed that. Ireland had big sup- port among the onlookers, and thla was proved by the ovations Ireland received
the constitution of a many of the 55,000 crowd were mittee approved by 46 votes to none provided for
to establish the United States proposal. Intro-national assembly
paring to appland England, Doherty duced yesterday, which also provided national government which would, hended the last-minute equaliser. for Korean elections not later than in consultation with the commission, March 31 next on a national, rather constitute its own security forces and than a zonal, basis.
dissolve all other military forces.
The resolution further provided The Council tonight rejected that the commission shall report to
and the
General Assembly und пау American troops should withdraw esult with
United the proposed from Korea by January 1 next. The Nations interim committee "in the proposal was rejected by 20 votes tor light of developments.
ix. with seven abstentions. Russla All United Nations members were and the supporters of her attitude asked to afford every assistance and announced that they would boycott] facilty to the commission and
| Soviet proposal that Russian
נן
a vote on the United States counter-ordered to refrain from interference
resolution.
The vole came with surprising suddenness at the start of today's many delegations meeting before had arrived. Egypt supported the usual Slay group but Czechoslovakia was among the absentees.
RUSSIA'S OBJECTION
M. Gromyko said that the Soviet Union did not consider it possible to participate in a vote on the United States
"in view proposal
of the fact that the Assembly lite not found lit to give a hearing to re- presentatives of the Korean people,"
M. Draitri Manuilsky, Ukraine,
and
in internal Koreon affairs.—Reuter,
Aid To Europe Programme
Marshall's Assurance
said
Washington. Nov. 5.--Mr George Marshall, Secretary of State, today that he would have his com- ploté programine for aid to Europe ready to present to the joint meeting followed suit
the of the Congress Foreign Affairs com- repeated charges that the United States pro-mittees next Monday, posal was calculated to establish a puppet government In Korea and Lord Vansittart tell the House of to establish on name-the-j
base.' The The approved
apparent that there treaties are not i nick:
but are being Guvernment's duty to indemnent the De Shopp sated: "Several fogical unly being broken
wishes of the Burmes prople, as ex- theories have been offererl to even more braken after they have pressed by the
constitutiota plain the bioting action but cer aim been ratified." which hol been drawn up in the zer to get a conelinive aus wer. Oner He would like to have made markably short tu
tear; we
in : it may na- tonger be clear in Bulira's case that if the deali: sentence were carried out on Bee, saty to smasia, down the stoor of
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To suit the Bužina Gövéftimenti atom's nucleus to find what is inside, "convenienes." Mr Attlewe asked the, with the bes Commons to amend the depen simply unlock the door ftati nok dence Bill, making January 4 instead Canada,
of January 6 the "oppint. for Burma's
emergener
public.
When Mr Attlee
day
A
"Accounting to the electrical theory
I nucleus should expludu rather that Anished his adatel: together as it does. This
I
drers, Mr Churchill aire ponderous-, because it is made up of positively ly, laring at the thinly-perupied | charged protons and mitral particles Gavertiment benches.
called neutrons. Since fike charges
We can accept no responsibility; repet you would expect protons to for this bill," he raped, and went
number porters present.
on to
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GROSS VIOLATION ·
Lords that the treaty with the
He would also have Trank an apreifle statements
make. Marshall added.
Mr
Malarian Premier, Georgi Dimitrov, allowing Koren: Australia, Canada, press conference that he was still
had been "pressly violated and al-will
its arms ways would be because were in conlike with the technique th of eliminations and that the technique will always pull stronger than the trenty."
He asked: "Could we introduce a new principle into international re- lations that alt violated breaths be
invalid at the blast one another out of the nucleus.
Cone automatically to make raus
with rustic references to the Actually they stick together
Nov. 5.-The option of and to the extent desired Southampton. of Government sup- such free that tremendous blows sailing of the
by the aggrieved party?" liner Queen
The treaties must be reconsidered Mary, with 2,000 passengers,
compel ner j Rusin would not inchiding the Duke and Duchess reach the satisfaction of fulfilment forces we are attempting; to analyse of Windsor, was delayed this of labour and endeavour," Mr Chur- (and measure. If we are successful afternoon by a strike staged by chill said, with a sweeping gestured the results may prove a hundredfeld part of her crew. toward the Government benches.-- United Press.
"J
* should have thought this would them. have
it i been
a day for them of those moments one
"It when try
is these mysterious
EDITORIAL
THE
inor!
Signifcant than the bob."United Press.
New Traffic Control
announerment that within Erate at the A few weeks Junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road is to be regulated by what is called the "three-phase" system of control marks the first Important step towards imple. mentation of a plan to modernise traffic control and railonalise
within the city areas.
the
can
As such,
Innovation will be re
'cautiously, for 1 has tu bë. strated whether part of the whole be successful in practice.. Theoretically, the new system of regulation at the Pedder Street- Des Voeux Road Junction should enable mure rapid movement and greater safely for both vehicular and pedestrian trafic, but for the time being this type of control will Independently of methods
per elsenfiere within the city. Wherefore the theoretical counsel of perfection may have to give way to practical disabilities created by a conflict of control systems. The biggest handicap confronting those who would un tangle our traffic mess is that e two main streets converge a fow yards east of the elly's centre, and
unless the the danger is that "three-phase" system of control is simultaneously employed at the
of bottom
Garden Road to synchronise with the Des Voeux Road signals, double congestion MAY result. The test of the
one
bindimt
alomie
efficacy of the "three-phase" sys- tem will be during the morning and early evening rush hours when is necessary to keep alt traffle as much on the move ast postible. The suspension of frajlie Itavelling
direction for vehicles going the opposite was and additionally the stopping of this traffic in both directions to give way to cruss traffic hurdly api- peats as a speeding up of move- ment. It is conceivable that until the Trafic Department puts into effect its complete scliente for re- routing and regulating traffle, that at certain times during the day the intolerable held-ups which now occur in Queen's Rond be
Club ground tween the Cricket
and Wanchal will be extendral 10 the control of traffic into
Des Voeux Road. Furthermore,
เม
Postder
Road
Street under the three-phase" system does nothing to alleviate the situation at the junction of Peddler Street and Queen's Central, where cars and buses are directed according to the whim of and the the point duty policeman, and pedestrian looks after himself. The Des Voeux Road control may operate auccessfully
Inde- pendent system.
It is to be hope it can; but the feeling per- Bists that the authorities would have teen beker advised to have introduced its city traflo control plan In complete form, rather than piecemeal.
and
06 AM
i tim, fugs had come alongside,
satellites to carry out their oblig
cantid excape tions.
Ko
to the commission which China, San Salvador, France, India. เย Philippines, Syria and the Ukraine, but M. Manuilsky said that the Ukraine refused to participate on the grounds that the United States policy was considered "fatal to Korea and dangerous to world pence."
The United States proposal, which had been modified by the acceptance
the
Big 4 Deputies To Meet
The Secretary of State
trying to decide on very critical decisions,"
tolt B
limitert. bul
His department, he suld, was working day and night, and would have reached a final conclusion on all matters under discussion by the end this
of werk.
Mr Marshall confirmed that the Italian
delivered Government had new appeals to the United States for $100,000,000 in aid even before The stop-ap ald programme could be approved by Congress. But he did not say what, if any, aetion has ben taken on this request,
Mr Marshall said that he is leaving
20 fur the Foreign Big Four-Brilajn, France, Ministers meeting on the German
London, Nov. 5.--The first meet-
Nobody in Britain some measure of responsibility for At 3 pan. GMT, the original sail the care of the Polish Peruant Partying of the conference of deputies of ion by air for London on
fender, Stanislaus Mikolajczyk, but the Queen Mary stayed tied in said, and suggested that either the Soviet Russia and the United States and Austrian treaties, He expressed 12 sat before the-Foreign Ministers for Germanyuls intention to do his best to see whole subject at er det afthough telephone lines United Nations or a new principle will open at Lancaster House, Lom- if a basis for those sette-
don at 3.30 pau. (GMT) tomorrow, aments could be reached. Foreign Omee spokesman announced today,
The three points on the deputies agenda are:
th the shore haut en ronpreted. Two kamways were still in position
the
Fo introduced,
Lori Jowitt said that he agreed at that time. with strikers going ashere to collect their var. About that Lord Vansittart's survey was
1280 broadly correct. uf 150 of the Entr'a CTOW were strikking.
Cunard
foll Line oficials United Press, "We still have hope she will sull, but the position is not clear."
A check direct to the dock at 3.45 pam, showed that the her was still iherk. At 4.30 p.m. she was silting in the occan deck.
"WILL NOT SAIL`TONIGHT"` Darney Flynn, Viee-chalegin of the Merseyside, Seamen's Rank and File Committee which engineered the walkout, said: "I have got almost the whole crew out on strike, She will not be able to mall tonight. Our next betion will be to bring out the crew of the Union Castle liner, Custle, due to suil tomorrow.
One reason for his arriving in London four days before the open- ing of the meeting in to consult the on the deputies,
who start work treaties in London tomorrow and to 1. Procedure for negotiating the ring himself up-to-dato on the German peace treaty.
problems, he said.
MORTENSEN MISSES.
Reen tackling
Irishmen by the Kept England out In earlier moves when more precise passing found the attack dominated by England. Fut Treland were not worried by the reputations of their rivals. They tent a eartful watch of such men as kept Lawton, Matthews and Mannlon, and
line England's
were not allowed SCOPT. Mortensen missed a Chance for England when he shot over the bar from ten yards out, and opportunities were missed by both Mortensen ond by Mann.un, following good runs Finney.
Ireland's halves were very lively, as were the forwards and their work pleased the crowd, while the display in the Irish goal of Hinton was first- class,
Al the England end Doherty once went close
The teams changed ends without scoring. On resuming the Irishmen went away strongly with the inten tion of breaking down England's de fence. Swift, England's goalkeeper, prevent guns with grand stops, but in the 33rd minute he was beaten by Doherty, who supplied the opening which D. Wali Seized to give Swift- no chance with a well-placed drive. freland deserved the lead.
PENALTY SAVED
more
even
Doherty
inspired many moves for the Irishmen, while Eng- land seemed unable to do anything against the keen tackling. Lawton
received a pass which rarely
Lurn to could
account, and when
England had a penalty 20 minutes from the end, Flinton, as though
it inspired, brought off wonder Save from Mannion.
Those last ten minutes were pack- ed with thrills as England strove to save the game and Ireland equally determined to keep them out.
Eventually, England had a free kick, which Wright placed directly and Mannica tapped the ball home
Lawton
the goalkeeper. challenged Then within a couple of minutes the Matthews mov Have Lawton his chance to put England in front, but just as England seemed likely to win. the Irishmen raced away and Doherty crowned a great afternson's work with the equaliser, which "Just beat the final whistic-Reuter.
Mr Marshall reverted to militery ENTRIES FOR
There is no doubt whatever that the most grievous lungs have hap pened and are happening, mid t afraid it will happen, and surther I think
2. The it is true to say that I see no prospect of an Immediate amelloro-Germany. ton of the situation. I do not on the other hand see any prospect of a 3. The problem of compensation pessimism or optimism: "I do not
deterioration Reuter.
of
the
situation."
political structure
of
Nations
for United Germany.Router.
riatlonals
language when asked whether ho
was approaching the conference with
in allaw myself pessimism when an
operation is under way."-Router.
Hongkong Seizures "Frighten Away"
Bumper Yunnan Opium Crop
A bumper crop of opium, har-Eric Himsworth of the
OLYMPICS
Liverpool, Nov.
first 5 The mveting of the Great Britain Olymple Football Committed nero today confrmed that 22 nations thus für have entered for the Olympic
London" soccer tournament at the names next year.
The
'the
nations who have notified their intention of playing in soccor
tourнoy nre: Argentino, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, been Holland,
Iceland, Italy, Malta, Although less Palestine, Sweden, the United
Import since the war and none has
They have already assured us that vested this spring in Yunnan, is Export Department said yesterday seen in Hongkong
Although pre-war figures have expensive, heroin is a more potent States, Austria, Denmark, Finland,
Durban they will strike if the Queen Mary believed to have been "frighten been lost, Mr Himsworths belleves and harmful derivative of opium. men do so."
whole Hongkong has ed away" from Hongkong by that on the A meeting of the stewards, cools,
With the greater availability deck and engine room workers on the huge seizure of 2.760 taels less of an opium problem today than
by strict of
a pre-war. Controlled
cigare!ies
amusements the dock at one p.m. with officials of raw opium here in July,
monopoly
before the such as the cinema, Hongkong's post- war, oplum Irnde was a legal and war generation of Chinese have not to laken so readily as their elders
and
Great
Britain, Hungary, India, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Swit zerland and Yugoslavia.
to wait for their Hongkong, have sent their glant crop thriving business. Most anti-oplumun smoking. Divans have become Fulham, Crystal Pal Walthamstow
0
The Committee's list of suggested venues for the early rounds of the competition, beginning July 31, were the grounds of Arsenal, Ilford, Tottenham, efforts were directed at protecting the Government monopoly and not smaller, and are forced to jump Hotspurs, Drentford,
to avold
Avenue and Dulwich football clubs. against oplum traffic as such. Today, about from place to place since all opium trade has been out-constant raids. The housing shortage All these grounds are in or on the
on has curbed much of the activities of immediate borders of London. attacks lawed,
BRITAIN'S TEAM MANAGER More expensive than pre-war, Another important Inetor is the
Semi-finals and finals will elimination of heroin, Mr Himsworth Chinese oplùm now sells for approx- played at the famed Wembley by Imately $75 a tnel. Indian opium, | Sindium; semi-finals on August 10 said. Monopolised completely
and 11, and the Beal on August 13. the Japanese before the war, heroin the most popular brand in Hongkong,
(Continued on Page 4), production, has been, inanitesimal is even more expensive.
of the National Union of Stamen Wary Yunnan opium traders, atter Government
$207,000 loss in had forced the passengers who had having suffered already boarded lunch. They stood in long queues to other jorts for export, local au- outside the dining rooms, waiting thorities believe. for the workers to return.
August and September confiscation The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Agurts are no greater than in
crop year. Approximately noon after driving to Southampton. 107 A local
were confiscated in August and 193. police car accompanied theirs to the dock.
in September, Dock workers around the liner gangway, shouted "Good old Teddy" as they boarded-United Press,
concentrated
boarded the Mary in the carly after-els of raw and prepared opfum [smugging are more casily directed. divan "operators.
Most of the opium brought to the Colony is sent here for re-export and not for local consumption, Mr
bo