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From 14th Jooting 2. HONGKONG THERAPIA For and on behalf of
SOUTH CHUA MORNING POST,
Tranbl
LOWHITE GThe diktsalost
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1947.
Filibustering At Big 4
Council
Molotov
Withdraws Proposal
London, Dec. 1. The Council of Big Four Ministers today continued with some filibustering to discuss the pro- cedure for the preparation of the German peace treaty and i failed to agree on any of the points discussed.
The bulk of the resin was taken op in discussing the proposal by Mr George
M. 'Georges Marshall und
be Bidan't that n clauze should inserted in the future German Con- to stitution compelling Germany adhere to provisions of the venge treaty.
This proposal was accepted by Mr Ernest Bevin. But M. Vyacheslay. Montov maintoher it would the "an intolerable humiltations for the Ger-
man people for which there absolutely no reason."
of
R :
There was considerable repetition
previously
views by
expressed
INTRANSIGENT bridal group
COMMUNISTS
the four Foreign Ministers as they Will Continue To Fight
embarked on the second week of the. conference which will probably des cide whether Germany is to be united or divided.
M. Molotov said he thought it was possible to believe in the pacific and democratic
spirit of the German people and that if the clause was
com-
inserted in their constitution pelling them to abide by the peace become treaty, Germany would "perpetually dependent on the other
nutions."
constitution,
French Govt.
Dec.
Com- 1. The Paris. munis: majority of the General Con- federation of Labour today threw down a ukaze that it would never negotiate with the Government to settle France's chaotle strikes if the measures Goverment's emergency
Assembly--L' -now before the came law.
more fmly
The first picture received in Hongkong of the royal taken in Buc- after kingham Palace
the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The group includes the bridesmaids, page boys, the King and Queen, the Queen Mother and Princess Andrew of Greece, Philip's mother.
It was at notice that the Com- with the would proceerd MOLOTOV'S COMPLAINT raunists
Govern- the programme to balle Assuming that the four power inen! all along the line, regardless of control would continue in Germany what happened. It also meant the after the adoption of a
battlelines were even there was no tear that the provisions deawo new beanse nux strikes were of a peace treaty would be violated.
ded.plaguing the crippled country as its The clause would make Germany Assembly detailed, umid Communist
laws which the dependent on the caprice of a victor ervated uproars, of Government
Premier Robert and end by reducing her to a colony.
to put gal Germany would be unable to build Schuman demantel, a true and pesceful demeracy, M. weapons in bands in the hour of
crisis. Muloine added.
Me Marshall declared that he did not see how the clause could have the effect described by M. Molotov any more than the peace treaty self would,
a
Following The meeting, the Com com munist majority trued munique raying the s with the Government were over and adding, "The Confederal Burcnu states that Mr Bevin said he was surprised at M. Molotov's remarks, which, he said, no new nerotiation could begin once the infamous laws now being dis- Insinuated that these three coun-
are [n- tries who were working for Inserl-eusst 5 by the Assembly ing the clause necessarily wished to mulgater." reduce Germany to a colony.
M. Bidault replied in strong forms to M. Malutoy's remarks, saging the attestion was "could we or could we not allow the German constitu- (Continued on Page 4)
EDITORIAL
Only Communists who were in the injority in the leadership of the CGT's 6,000,000 members signed the communique, indicating that finally labour, 100, was itself splitting apart.
United Press.
Critical Days In Palestine
PALESTINE
can
Partition
authority
ut.
The
appears to be destined to become a battle- ground unless the United Nations, responsible for the Plan,
assert its sufficiently to keep the Arab and The Jewish armed forces apart, situation, frem whatever angle it Is viewed, is terious. The Arabs, who agreed (reluctantly it is ad- mited)
problem that the Palestine be settled by the United Nations, are now repudiating and defying its ruling-a challenge to as dan- majority opinion which is gerous as it is deplorable.. Arabs and their supporters con- tend that partition is "not United Nations solution but one but Imposed by power politics," the weakness of this prolest Is that nothing more practicable has heen advanced. The Holy Land problem is one that demands de- elsive, if rather drastic measures, and whip partition may not be the ideal solution. It does rate a a genuine attempt to satisfy rival plaims. The hostile and belli- #erent attitude of the Arabs
which orcales possibültles
May well bring grave repercussions. A war can be started which may not confined to the Holy
be
C in any event it would be savage conflict of Attrition. The Jewish underground organisa ilons have already proved their activities" "einst British police and troops that they aro the fairly well armed,
by
whlic
Arabs possces weight of number, and are fanatles, The, Arabs In-
no
stat they mean business; the Jews reply they will adopt any measureg to sustain the partition plan and the signs are that neither are bluing The onus for preventing a bloodbath would appear to rest with the United Nations, though it is not clear what positive action UNO can take. It does not yet possess an international police force, and if called on United States and Soviet Russia, as the prime movers of the Partition Plau,
to supply the necessary.
firstly, armed forces, there guarantee they would succeed in maintaining
secondly a alld order, likelihood that distinct
Russia would find it expedient to keep her troops indefinitely in such a strategical area of the Middle East. The United Nations Will probably continue to depend appeals to reason, but the pros- the Arabs, taking any pects of noilce cannot, m
in the light of realilles, be regarded as hopeful. Britain's position clear, but by no means easy, Having BUITEN- to the United dered her mandate to the Nations, she has signified that she Intends to start troops, police and offices. The
accomplishment la likely to be less ens
enay Chan the in- Lention, for it is impossible to see expect how Bellish forces could
on
JA
to remain unmolested in the event of an Arab Jewish war, The conclusion to be drawn from the current situation is that the next 14 days will be among the most critical in the history of, Pales;
Senate Approves Aid
To Europe
Washington, Dec. 2. ~ A US$597,000.000 Europena aid bill was approved by the Senate today.
Royal Bridal Group
Chinese-Owned Ships Sailing Without Qualified Engineers
Chinese-owned ships carrying cargo and passengers
are being allowed to clear Hongkong without having aboard a certificated Chief Engineer as required by law, the Harbour Office admitted yesterday.
An official explained that there is a serious shortage of certificated Chief Engineers and that if permits were not issued to ships without engineers, the ships would be unable to sail at all.
When the Telegraph interviewer Mr G. T. Lloyd, Secretary of the Omeers' Guild, be The action sent the bill to an un-China Const
the Harbour Office claim certala fate in the House, where the denied
there was a serious shortage of House Foreign Affairs Committee is writing its own bill, which includes qualined engineers. US$60,000,000 aid for China.--As-
ociated Press,
VANDENBERG'S APPEAL
DLC. 1.-Senator Washingg'on,
Vandenberg, Republican Arthur Foreign Affairs leader urged "utmost speed and dispate!" in the Senate
the
day in calling for the final vote on $597,000,000 stopgap air pro- gramme to Europe Before nightfall "for the sake of Western Europesnį morale
Pointing out that the Upper Chamber had been working seven days on the urgent measure, Mr Vandenberg said: "We are going to ke out" this are and try to put it let us get there quickly." Mr Vandenberg declared:
"There is no shortage of Chief Engineers in Hongkong," he de clared, "there is only a shortage of shipowners who are willing to
Day Chirt Engineers the standard
rates of pay.
ís
Winslet that the labourer worthy of our standard rates. The Chinese will not pay them."
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Hunger Fear In Britain
Bleak Winter Ahead
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Seven-Nation Arab League Council To Meet
MORE INCIDENTS REPORTED
Cairo, Dec. 1-The seven-nation Arab League Council will meet in Cairo on December 12 to discuss the United Nations decision to split Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, the Secretary-General of the League on- nounced in Cairo todny.
The meeting was called after Azzam Pasha had had telephone conversations with the Premiers of Syria, Iraq, the Lebanon and Egypt, which with. Saudi Arabia, Transjordan and the Yemen, form the Arab League.
to
Ibrahim Alfalah Posha. Egyptian army Chief-of-Staff, left Cairo today for El Arish the rigyptum town
the Palestine barder, to inspect the Egyptian army garrison there.
Attalih
on
Pasha inspected troups nutside Cairn yesterday,
Speculation was rife in Cairo on what action the Arab League would take in response
the United while Nations vote
Arab demon- strations throughout the Arab coun- attacks and tries flared up with demonstrations against Western in- stitutions and the United Nations.
Students of Fund Al Awal Uni- __
marched Today versity in Cairo through the streets shouting Pales- Nations either on Wednesday or on tine for the Arabs-Down with the Thursday, when she will start with- United Nations--as the demonstra-drawing her 100,000 troops from
ritish business houses Palestine, tors reached British
they shouted Down with England.
Escorted by steel-helmeted ma- torised police, the demonstrations
off without any incidents. passed
Reports of other Arab demonstra tions in the Middle East and. Near East countries included:
Beirut:-Ten thousand students stoned the United States Information Ofice and the French Legation, carrying Aral flags and posters inscribed, "Fire and steel is the only language the Zionists understand, The students marched through the
streets of Beirut shouting onll- American slogans.
It was rellably forecast In London today that Britain will tell the United
The British Cabinet rabets tomor- row to discuss the United Nations Assembly resolution to partition the Holy Land.
PREPARING WITHDRAWAL
Preparation for
the evacuation
was speeded up today, and the next major decision is the date on which Britain ends her mandate. This will probably be some months before
The
final military evacuation due to be completed on Augurt 1.
The British will, meanwhile, con- tinue to oppose illegal immigration but continue to admit 1,500 refugees a month as the oficial quota,
Jerusalem: Palestine Arabs werg due to start a three-day protest strike tomorrow while they waited for further netion orders from the Palestine Arabs Higher Committee.as impartial as possible.
a protest march The Arabs staged through the streets of the Holy Cily from the Jaffa Gate to the Damascus
"Down Gate, chanting.
with the the United Nations Down with United States."
Official quarters today emphasised that the military withdrawal will be
tomorrow.
Meanwhile, all British security forces in Palestine were standing by tonight to deal with any possible the three-day disturbances when Arab general strike begins at dawn Extra detachments of Arab auxi JEW SHOT IN NECK A young Jew was shot twice Inary police were being drafted into
Jerusalem from outlying districis. the neck outside the Damna cus Gate,
Pa rols of the
Haganah, the to be increasingly worried on Mon- an offcial statement said. He was
Jewish defence organisation, werg day that they may become really taken to the Govertiment hospital out throughout the country ready, to defend Jewish Ilves and property, hungry before next summer's food in Jerusalem.
General Sie Ainn Cunningham. Jowish sources said. crop begins to flow into the shops. the Palestine High Commissioner,
Apart from minor incidents re- Ben Gurion ported from country districts, mainly clergyman
news today saw Mr David
chuirman
of the Jewish Agency the stoning of Jewish buses by Arab papers expressed fears that the food Executive for discussions un certain children, te, only casually today
Doctors,
und
The Jewish Agency Executive was EX-SIAMESE
succini
MINISTER HELD
„A spokesman in the Government Hussein Khaild), secretary of the in custody.
Palestine Arab Higher Committer
departments would nor deny that such be taken,
►
Among
tho
** of local administration. shortage may being on diseases and details
Was that of a young Jew shot out- workers'
to official statement said. The state-side the Dainascus Gate--Reuter, "The result is that qualified Guild cut
energy enough members will not
these sign on
hamper the nation's "produce for ment added that Mr Gurion is a like. ly Prime Minister in a fu ure Jewish recovery" Industrial drive.
State hips.
Geoffrey Cox, political correspon- dent of the liberal News Chronicle, meeting today to draft a reported that many Labour Members proclamation in world Jewry on the
birth of the new Jewish State.
the Palestine of Parliament and some members of Britain counts on
conflict that the government are urging the sale Arabs doing nothing to
Bangkok, Dec. 1.-Dr Guan. Bun- no, Minister of Commerce under there was no shortage of certißcated of more of Britam's reduced foreign with her intention to maintain Pew
buy food und order in Palestine unl
Luang Thamrang Nawasawat in tho "this Cter Engineers in the Colony, Mr investments in order to
before withdraws
Government, August 1, next Siamese
overthrown thing means more than dollars-it Lord said that he has three or four abroad.
year, the High Commissioner told Dr last month, was today reported to bo means the freestom of Western available. Europe and the maintenance, of the
neither confirm earlier today.
ia house we searched yesterday moral of those countries which are up
DB werd Sir Alan Cunningham who realfirm-, iminent those of many other pro-
them against the furious forces of subju
people, a course might
ed the British intention of maintain former Minister of Industry, Thongin Ration,"
FUNDS RESTORED
ing law
and
order until the with- Bhuriphat, who, it was reported, was Aw ther source informed the Tele-
Meanwhile, next year's crops are drawal of troops and civil adminis ordered by the military authorities The Ileting of Representatives mapa sesterday that after refusing |
discussed with Dr Khalld! to vacate his house which is Crown resture $38,000,000 of the $198.000,- | rutes, Chinese shipping owners up which has prevented ploughing in
property. Arabs in the Arab areas, it was It was disclosed here that the 000 previously ordered to be depeal to the Harbour Department on
group with the former Prime Minis- leted from the programme.
the ground that they are unable to many of the richest British agricui- officially stated.
ter. Pridi Panomyong, in Singapore The drought and inst The m
ommitler left intact
JEWISH CELEBRATIONS the obtained certifled engineers, and out tural areas.
the naval Lieutenant, $60,300,000 authorisation for ald to of sympathy, permits have been spring's snows and foods cut this
Jews, meanwhile, continued their includes China, bringing to $587,000,000 the granted theas.
year's crop so heavily that potatoes celebrations for what they consider Vajarachi Choisiddehovej, his private has-been of the first secretary, whose name total amount now in the committee's As an indication that the law has staple part of the British diet is the establishment
linked' here with a man wanted. lil' measure which now falls not been entirely waived, a Chinese have had to be rationed to three Jewish State of modern times.
the $70,000,000 short of the amount
ount owner of a motor boat was leat week pounds weekly per person and there Damascus Tension was rising in connection with the inquiry into
of King Anda Syrian capital with President Truman asked for in the fined $150 and $100 on two counts, of have been hints that the ration may the
angry mysterious death
bullet. crowds making spontaneous aid for Italy, France and Austria.
anti-Mahidol, found dead with, a leaving his vessel in the charge of an have to be eut,
wound in his head in June, 1940. partition demonstrations. A later report says the Senate lo- uncertifiented cuxswain and for not
Universities Chief Potato ratloning brought the Bri-
schools
The Siamese Government, it was and certificated day approved the $587,000,000 pro- carrying IL
fish, diet to 2,700 calories a day-10 Damascus ramme for stopgap aid to France, Engineer.
are starting to recruit understood, were awaiting reports the Jews in from the Siamese Consul at Ponang percent below the level which a volunteers to fight Italy and Austrin.-Reuter.
BR the Palestina.
regarding a report that, the former depression year's study act minimum for health-Associated The Syrian Parliament was meet- Plumler Thamrod. was there
Reuter Press.
ing tonight to discuss tlie situation.
Foreign Affairs Committes voted to to pay Chief Engineers the standard largely threatened by the drought trators, to assure the security of
DORMITORY FIRE KILLS SIX
Took 100 Aspirins And Lived
third
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+
In
Louis Quoted At 7 To 1 To Win Title Bout
• Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-Flumes
Bristol, Dec. 1-A man who took whipped through a dormitory for 100 aspirin tablets and then tried to homeless men early today, leaving drive a lorry over the edge of, o New York, Dec. 1.-Although Ing. for each to 33. However, this gets knocked out in the first round. Regardless of age and, inactivity, six known dead, 10 believed missing 100-foot precipice was bound over Joe Louis is at present favoured hus not lessened the desire of fans.to and at least 38 Injured.
see the great Louis in action once Luis has appeared surprisingly Bristol today nt
for attempting to at seven to ono over Joo Walcott more against the best contender that sharp. In training. At the weighing Some of the victims were killed commit suicide.
William Kenneth Neates of Bed- advance sales indicated a sell could be culled from a comparatively in on Friday, the champ expects to or injured in leaping from their
mid Walcott, 193 pounds, quarters in the second and
scale. 214 und minster, who pleaded guilty, was out gate of 3270,000 for the mediocre crop, of pavyweights. floora-Associated Press,
sald to have told the police felt world heavyweight title fight at
of helght and a two-inch In case of in upset, Wolcott-the dy ddlon. Lous indain two-inch fed up with things and decided to the Madison Square Garden on father of six children-truly would advantage of reach,
deserve the designation of Brown on Friday night.
Walcott, met Louls in the ring as The lopsided hotting price seem- Cinderella, a name which already
sparring partner when Louls was Deb.Count Dino Grandi, I drove to the top of the quarry. Rome,
in London had-intended to drive it over. Ingly will not prevent Louls--the has been given him by some writers training for his first Oght with Max Ambassador
of his Braddock-like
re-Schmeling during Mussolini's regine, was com- but it became suspended on the wire greatest ring attraction since Jack because pletely cleared by a special court around the quarry and I scrambled Dempsey-from bettering the Gar- aurrection from the pugilistic scrap
den's record of $201,485 in his 24h heap and the relief list here today of six main charges in out of the boek.
Boxing men generally believed the connection with Fascist activities. The police found the lorry hang-defence of his crown won from Jim
reballenger may give Louls an Inter- Count Grand is now in /Portugal ing over the precipice. It was im-Braddock in 1937,
eating fight for seven or eight rounds and wad tried in his absence.posalble to recover it and it crashed
unicus he freezes with tenalon and Router.
Grandi Acquitted and shu in the van until dark. Then 11. I took about 100 usptrins
Itailan
down-Reuter.
The champion and challenger are elderly negroes, pugilistically speak-
clippings disclosed. Walcott de Louis look bad in their top round.
United Press.
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