THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1947.
U.S. Forces Quit REYNAUD MAY LEAD
Greenland
Copenhagen, Nov. 17- The United States forces have left Angamagssalik, the only base the Ameri. cans ever established on the east coast of Greenland, the Danish Board of Governors of Greenland confirmed today.
Negotiations have been going on between the United States and Denmark over the abolition of the 1941 pact which gave the United States the right to build bases and defence stations in Greenlafd while recognising Denmark's so- vereignty there.-Reuter.
KATAYAMA'S NOMINEE
IS OPPOSED
FRENCH CABINET
Paris, Nov. 17.-An official announcement is expected this week on the intense behind-the-scenes activity among leading.French Parliamentary per- sonalities for the formation of a "strong" Govern- ment based on the Centre parties-from Socialists to Independent Conservatives and capable of standing up to the growing pressure from the Com- munists and from General Charles de Gaulle.
PROBE INTO
MEYERS' WAR
CONTRACTS
Washington, Nov. 17.-The
M. Paul Reynaud, last Pre- mler before the fall of France
in 1940, is confidently expected
in political circles to be a mem
ber of the new Government.
It is premature, however, to fore cust whether ho will be Prime Minister or
whether he will take over the portfolios of Finance and Economic Affairs and play the role in France which, in Britain, is played
According to lobby reports. M. retired Maj-Gen. Bennett Lesti Bum, the veteran Socialist Meyers obtained big defence leader, will not be a member of programme sub-contracts to the new Government, but nothing day testifled that he once deflatte has yet been decided
of these points. thought Meyers was the sole owner of the company.
president of a firm for which by Sir Stafford Cripps.
anyone else
any
on
M. Reynaud told Reuter's: "I am making no statement today. Some of the reports of my intentions in the press are wide off the mark."
Tokyo, Nov. 17.-The Kata- 13. 11. Lamarre told the Senate War yama Cabinet encountered fur-Investigating Sub-Committee that he
The report had said that M. Rey- ther embarrassment today in was hired by the Aviation Electric
Co., ci
Ohio, in 1940 to look haud had agreed after the talks last Vandalia, attempting to find a new Agri-
orter
Meyers financial Interests in night to take over the Premiership.
Reynauld-Blum Meeting culture and Forestry Minister the firm. Asked if Meyers had ever
No amelal statement has been when the Democratic Party an-indicated to him that
on what transpired at the shared the ownership of the company, made nounced opposition to the pro-amarre said: "Not at that time." meeting of M. Paul Reynauld and posed appointment of Masaru The plane manufac.urer, Law-M. Leon Blum at the latter's coun- Nomizo, Vice-President of the rence Dili, told the Sub-Committer residence outside Paris, but it
try the time Japan Farmers' Union. to fill last week that Meyers, at
Is generally accepted that they dis- when he was an Air Force procure-cussed how to constitute A new the Cabinet post.
ment efteer in 1940, recommended government which could stand up to that Bell Atreraft Corporation give
pressure from the Gaullist and the the Vandalia firm $1,053,000 worth Communists and could save France of sub-contracts. Hell mid he did from Infationary budgetary econo- so, adding that Meyers told him that mins without running Into the deter-
The Democratie Party, whone President, Hitoshi Ashida, is Vice Premler and Foreign Minister of the Katayanın Cabinet, denounced Nomiza a Leftist and Communist
red
pro
It pointed out in some "friends" of "the officer owned mined opposition of the Communist-
to famorre.
and
M. Paul
the Do- Aviation Elec ric.-United Preks, led labour movement. mocratic Party decided to join the: Lamorre teslified That Meyers
Minister, The Prime coalition Cabinet with Katayama's secretly owned Aviation Electric to Hamadier, has been closely assecinted Social Democratic Party only on con- which Meyers threw lush govern-[with the behind-the-scenes talks be- dition that the Social Democrats ment sub-contracts
reaped tween the political leaders, and M. agreed not to include Social Demo izable sums that possibly were paid Ramadier himself saw M. Reynaud. crat Leftists in the cabinet.
Political quarters in Paris are of rigged the opinion that if there should be Electric full-dress Cabinet crisis, Parliament will be asked to elect a new Prime Minister.
Behind the present political con- sultations lies the barle welding the so-called Centre-parties Into a strong Parliamentary major
The People's Co-operative Party, also supporting the Cabinet ikewise, has opponed Nomizo for selection as the new Minister.
est
Meyers said
Aviation
Lamarre inlnutes of Corporation directora meeting that never was held. He said in 1943 Meanwhile, the Central Commit- Meyers ordered him as the Company tee of the National Farmers' Union president to "cross out" all reference voled to appeal to the Supreme in the company recurtis to. Muyers Court against Premier Tetsu Katn-as owner or officer-United Press, yama's dismissal of right wing Social Democrat Ritizo Irano from the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry
post a
a fortnight ago, allegedly for inck of co-operation with the Ca-
binet.
The Katayama Cabinet continues to meet opposition in the Diet against passage of the government- #ponsored bill for state control of coal mines.--Unlied Press.
SHANGHAI GIRL
MARRIES
San Francisco, Nov. 17-Eroedal Sinitskaya, 2-year-old White Rus sian, who came here from Shanghal 1st March to marry Army veteran Harry L. Donaldson but found that he had remarried his divorced wife,
Another man today. was married to
She was married
in a Russian Orthodox
ceremony to Dr James Murray Luck. Standford University professor of blochemistry. Breeda met Luck at a restaurant, where she got a job as a hostess and was allowed to remain in the United States. Associated
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"Will you children keep quiet while your father concentrates?"
United Nations Assembly Begins 10th Week Sitting
Flushing Meadows, N.Y., Nov. 17. The United Na tions General Assembly began the tenth and probably the final week of its 1947 session today with the future of Palestine and the dispute of the Big Five veto still to be settled.
Delegates adopted a schedule of day and night meetings in the hope of winding up the ses sion by next Sunday,
Tito Condemns Coffee House War Whispers
Belgrade, Nov. 17-Marshal Josef Tito, speaking at the ceremonial opening of the Youth Railroad yesterday, nitacked "coffee house whispers" that war would start to-
morrow.
the
"There are enemies in our slay Argy, issued an
order pre country who are now making the Yugoslav Army, May 21 as Air claiming December 23 as the Day of use of the international situa- Force Day, June 18 as the Day of tion to create a psychosis that Tank Units and October 7 as war
will start tomorrow," he Day of Yugoslav Artillery United. Press. said. "In coffee houses they whisper, secretly spreading falso news that the United States is
the strongest country in the
world and will change the pre- Rent regime, will return to in-
ternational reaction and will come here with a powerful army and atomic bombs and wipe out
everything.
But the
"These are fantasies. work of these people is very damag- Ing because they desire to create an Insecure feeling among the masses, to divide our disciplinary efforts for the rebuilding of the county and to create the opinion that it is un- necessary to work because tomorrow presumably everything will be de- stroyed.
" tell you, comrades, that war will not be so easy. There can be
As for the war provocations. balters, 1 must underline that they should be afraid of war beenuse war will bring hardships to them first. Not Aileep
"Our enemies must know, and we will tell them on every occasion, that
not We are
sleeping. They should not think that we don't know their criminal intentions.
Today the working masses, even Su capitalist lands, are wise enough and don't like war for strange In- terents. That is why there won't be war.
privilege in the Russian boycotted
" struck on the question of war concluded. Marshal Tito "Little Assembly." However, Russia appears to be ready for baltle baiters," when the American proposals come "because it has become popular to up in the 57-nation Political and present dimeulties existing in the United Nations as a that wur Hamstrung by Great Britain's non Security Committees.
International tween Russia and the United States, at Lake Success committal policy and differences be-
The Political Committee continued will start tomorrow.
with the debate reaction and war baiters are spread- of war, and our reaction the sub-committee planning, Palestine over India's drive to censure South ing news partition pressed work out a plan Africa's treatment
seizes this news and spreads it fur-
Marshal Tito, At the same time. Wednesday or Tharaday, when the tionals. The veto question is next ther to create public confusion." hal debate on the issue must begin if on the Committee's agenda, the Assembly sticks to the plan to
The other work the General as Commander-in-Chief of the Yugo of the
unpopular of carrying through an icontinde sittings by the end
ity
policy. This would he week. policy of economies, combined with
Two Schools Of Thought There are, however,
two schools
of thought inside the representatives
year.
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Assembly has to consider In the case of the veto, the United adjournment includes; the Spanish question-the Assembly is prepared U SAW TRIAL the dificulties maherent in alle vicis Staica lins lined up strong support to give final approval to a resolution
to their industrial process to rise
for a plan to launch a year-long demuncing Franco and inviting the natural level without subsidies,
D power voling Security Council to take stronger either to agriculture or to conl, gns study of the
action when it considers it neces-
Yes, at about 38 degrees below and other nationalized industries.
sary; new United Nations members
zero Fahrenheit. 2. They believed the Assembly" is ready to approve
that the human spirit could travel the Nile a resolution calling on the Security
on land but not across Council
to reconsider admitting River, The boat was to assist them Rangoon, Nov. 17. The of the Centre parties. The one led
Italy, Finland, Austrin, Portugal,
across. 3. A root made of itrass. 4. all of and Trans-Jordan, Ireland
East Cape. Siberin. G. One-sixth of Burmese special tribunal today by M. Leon Blum is looking for a
which were government which will, it hopes,
vetoed by Russia,-
a square mlie. 4, Coventry. ordered a further adjournment make the return to power of General
United Press. of the state trial in which the Charles de Gaulle superfluous.
Partition Plans The former Premier. U Saw, and
other is thinking more
Nov. 17.--The pre- Lake Success, Paris, Nov. 17.-Twenty of posed Arab State in Palestine туда eight others are charged with terms of a government that will form a transition between the pre- the murder of U Aung San and
new De Gaulle the best bartenders in Paris lodny given, under a decision of the sent Cabinet and
the town of Beer-IRT.
6.30, B.B.C. Transcription Bervico: other Cabinet Ministers last Government sinne time early next lined up today for the supreme United Nations,
on George Metachrino & Is Orch.: 1, M.. Reynaud is reported to test the mixing championship sheba and the surrounding district
together with a portion of land
Studio: "See Tee" on Sport; 7.10, Studio: Studie: The order followed a petition by be thinking along these latter lines. of this city, the capital of fine
north-western frontier.
Set Faller at the Plano; 7.30, To complicate the position, friends į drink. the defence counsel, Mr Vertnunes,
The Arab State was given this stage and Screen Favourites. Presented Relay: B. London under
final boundary by Alven Wouds: Sho
Studio: seeking an adjournment until the of M. Leon Blum are pressing him
Shakers polsed, the men stood be-
and Nozy Len (Vocal)
Terry Lou arrival of Mr Derelt Curtis-Bennett, to accept offler and have not given
hind 20 small bars in Hotel Latelin changes approd by the Palestina World and Home News: 0.15.
(Piano); 0.30, Studio: A Play "The Porta- who, necording to a cable received up hope of persuading him to do so.
on the Left Bank, where the third Partition Sub-Committee. International Congress of Gastronomiy The status of Jerusalem-pro-mouth Road" by Arthur Watkyn Pre- today, will leave London on Friday.Reuter
The cable, which was read
was meeting. The time was 3.30 posed as an independent cily under sented by the HK. Stage Club. Pro the majority report of the Special ducer: Donts Whittaker In conjunction court when the session was resumed Russian
with the "Gambla" Radio Unk.: 9.45, Palestine was not
10. Operas.: after nearly a fortnight's adjourn-
Vodal Selections from The relerces were poised with stop Commilice
Weather London Relay: News; 10.10, ment, was sent by Ka Gyi, U Saw's
walchen. Judges, smacking their lips decided on.
taste The full Palestine Committee is Report: 1031, Relay of Toni Gotchallen Ambassadors Orchestra: 11, brother now in London, who had
with anticipation, waited to
Close DowTI. arranged for Mr Curtis-Bennell to
meeting later tonight under the and His the best the barmen could produce. defend the ex-Premier.
Entries were to be judged on three chairmanship of Dr Herbert Evati
taste consumed,
of (Australia), who is insisting that the factors: time
whole Palestine question should be drinks, and finesse in mixing. The
Onished in the Commitice stage by Manhattan, Dry were: drinks
de- Thursday--Reuter. Marthi, Bacardi, Daiquiri and Side-
Indians In South Africa Lake bartenders
Nov. Success, Contestants included
on the treatment state." Collin Brooks shows the need from such world-famous Paris hotela Indian resolution
for exact chalen of words in making a In Soulh Alrica was statement: 10.15-Country dance party as the Crillon, the Meurice and the of Indians In
carried by 20 votes to 10. with as Sunday, 17.45); 10.30-Music while Under-stopher Mayhew, stated Grand and from several of the anal- |
the Political yeu work: 11-The news: 11.10.--Home from Britain; 11.10.Walter London Nov. 17-The ashes of amid cheers in the House of Cam-er cocktail bars with which this city five abstentions, in
Committee of the United Nations news guilty today of publishing seditious Lord and Lady Passfield are to be mans today.
Garrard and the Harrogato Biunleipal Orchesten: 12-From to-day's papers; libel of be Jewish people in Brl interred in Westminster Abbey.
The room where the contest was Assembly here today. Major Mayhew, who was replying
Patal 12.15-hobrody The vote is still short of the two- 12.10.-Interlude: tain. He was discharged,
Concert would be Fenaidhet and his Skyrocketi It is understood that a memorial to questions, said it was "mons-held presented a brilliant scene. Pre-
news: 13,10-Pro- Orchestra; 13.--Tho Mr Caunt had been accused of wil be erected 10 Sydney
trous to and
to suggest that British troops sent were the best enters and drinkers #hirds majority which
in France, delegates to the Gastrono- necessary in the General Assembly, ramme, Announcements; 13.13-Band of Inciting disorder by publishing an Bratrice Webb-dhe names under could in any
In any way be responsible for
--Reuter.
the Irish guards conductor: Major G. . article in
mic Congress. which he said that Jews which they worked together for 40 these atrocities.
Willcocks; 13.45-Talking Point; 14.- Band- Radio Newsreel; 14.18-Variety were a plague on Britain and that years as Socialist pioneers,
Regarding suggestions
Cheers From The Ladies
box: 15.15-Programme Announcements: violence might be the only way to Lord Passfeld died in October 13 withdrawal of the British military
$5.20-Forces' favourites: 10.-The news: bring them to the sense of their re this year at the age of 80 and Lady and police missions from
14.10-Now analyste; 10.10.-British Ladies in the newest long, skirts, sponsibly to the country in which Passileld on April 30, 1043. She Major Mayhew said that the Foreign habitues of the various bars, were on
offoirs the political scene a talk by they lived--Reuter.
was 85.-Renter.
Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, did not hand to cheer on their favourite Bar-
Unless otherwise stated, registered Vernon Bartlett: 10.30-17-It's up to you! consider that such
articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes Records chosen by Capt. D, W. Dugard a withdrawal
R. E carlier than the ordinary mail, I mall and Xleut. R. G. Whillock, would be warranted at this stage.
clake before 10 St., registered and Pakistan, Reuter.
parcels will close at 8 pm. on previous day.
Press.
Editor Freed On
Libel Charge
Liverpool, Nov. 17,-Mr Jumes Caun, 47-year-old editor of the weekly newspaper, Morecambe and Heysham Visitor,
was found not
■
The tribunal decided to meet in Chambers on Thursday to fix a de- finite date for resuming the trial on receipt of cable confirmation from Mr Curtis-Bennett as to when he is due in Rangoon.-Reuter
Abbey Interment
QUEENSLAND COLLAPSES
IN
SHIELD MATCH
Brisbane, Nov. 17.—Queensland, whose batting col-. lapsed today, are facing defeat in their Sheffield Shield match with Victoria, the trophy holders..
Britain
London, Nov. 17.--The murders, torture,
disfigurement of Tape, bodies and other "horrible atrocities committed on both sides in Greece" utterly condemned by the were British Government and were "deep- ly shocking do British opinion, the for Foreign Affairs, Major
for
the
Greece,
INDIANS GOOD CRICKET FORM
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car.
abounds.
men.
Each bartender stood behind an individual red plush bde of the home cocktall type. In front of him was un array of battles of rum, vermouth, gin-the latter two whiskey and
The strictly from the black market.
white barmen wore Immaculate Jackets. :
This is a big chance," said M. played soundly and solidly, avoiding Andre, head of the barmen at the their frequent mistake of snicking at Royal Lieu, rather fancy side-street Losing their remaining sevenjed: 28 to 1 Las Vegas taken and uft ban.
bistro which runs daily tea dances wickets for 193, Queensland offered: 28 to 1 Dough Boy offered,
Mankad was out to a delivery that have nothing to do with tea. were all out for 267 and, follow-33 to 1 taken: 28 to 1 Anwar offer-
from Dooland which turned sharplyThe barman who wins can have 33 to 1 Casmir 11 ed:
Gul Mahomed to leg and Hfied. ing on 169 runs behind Vic offered; 33. to 1 Cassock offered, 40
any job in Paris, but that is nothing was unhappy in the early stagest is the honour that counts." toria's total of 486, were 28 for to 1 taken; 39 to 1 Civil Affairs and against Dooland, who was turning United Press. two at the close of play.
Royal Tara, both offered; 40 to
Just the ball sharply and lifting. The match ends tomorrow.
Silver Pencil taken and offered; 40
when he appeared to be comfortable, Roussel, to Chateau
Dancing
deli-
Maker and
drive The pitch, although Laking spin Flame and Bridle Path all offered; Gud no more the ball was was still fairly fast and Queensland's fallure was due mainly to poor bat-58 to 1 Tant Pls taken and offered; Dooland before the ball was
yared, and once again threw away jing. The first three wickets fell for 50 40 1 Sailor's Guide offered.
runs today, but later Johuston hit
The figures of the amounts the his wicketrists then lost Amarnath
The hores were backed to win were a breezy 31, including three sixes and again withhold. The ban on be
and Hazare quickly, and finally ene four.-Reuter.
Sarwate's valuable, fighting innings was introduced during the
Use Cambridgeshire ended when he tried to hook and
gave short leg an easy catch.
details
Manchostor Handicap all-overs.
on
club tonight The Indians, batting on Australian
Rugby Results
Schoolchildren & Military Display
It is announced by the Army London, Nov. 17. The card of Stakes,
Ast umetal of the
PRO that an errar crept into yester day's official press release regarding the Manchester November Handicap
the last major event of the Blat also declined to state whether the wickets, should avoid the hook stroke the military display to be staged at racing season-running on Saturday, betting bad been heavy on the against pace bowlers, as none of Sookunpoo on Princess Elizabeth's
are playing the stroke com-wedding day. them was called over at the Victoria Club horses quoted.-Beuter.
fortably.
The report stated that a portion tonight as follows:
Dooland is getting spin and lift for the ground would be reserved cut of the wicket. This may help for schoolchildren on Thursday, Arrangements are the Indian spin bowlers in the fourth This is not 50, Innings. Both captains today used being made through the Director of the heavy roller, which may be re- Education for schoolchildren, to at sponsible for the wicket helping spin. tend the dress rehearsal tomorrow
If the remaining ave Indian bats (Wednesday).apky men store 180 runs between them, on wicket taking spin-Reuter,
3, University
Nine to Fine Prospect, 15 to 1 London, Nov. 17-The following Highland Laddie, 100 to 6 Kopier, all taken and offered; 100 to 0 Find are the results of Rugby Union the Lady offered; 20 to 1 Roeseo games played tonight:
Guy's Hospital offored, 22 to 1 taken; 22 to 1 Good Night taken and offered; 12 to 1 College, Dublin 0; Bristol Fashion offered, 25 to I Cambridge University 0, New- taken; 25 to 1 The Nore takon and port 0; offered; 25 to 1.Gartor. Club....offered,
The general public are invited Thursday at-5.46 pm.
in
33 to 1 talien: 25 to 1 Pipo 11 offer 10, Barts Hospital 3 Bradman's XI may be hard pressed attend the actual performance on
Reuter.
17. The
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