THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947.
AGREEMENT ANOTHER BIG ATMOSCOW ROME STRIKE
London Dec. 10. - A high Government source said today that he be lieved Britain and Russia had reached, an
agree- ment "in principle" on a new trade pact.
Harold Wilson, Preti- dent of the Board of Trade, is returnnig today from Moscow, where he has been conducting trade negotiations. The source said he did not believe Wilson would return “un- less agreement in prin- ciple has been reached.”
No details of the talks disclosed. - Aso- ciated Press.
were
IS ORDERED
Rome, Dec. 10.-The Provincial Chamber of Labour on Wednesday night ordered a general strike for Rome and Rome province beginning with the start of the working day on Thursday and to con- tinue until Premier Alcide de Gasperi's government meets demands of leftists for winter unemployment aid.
GERMS WILL weeks.
Chuse
for the
The new leftist challenge to; (US$18,000,000) for a public works The Chamber charged programme. elimaxed B the government
for publle wave of Communist led demon- that the government had offered
only 2,000,000,000 re strations, atrikes and violence works, although unofficial reports which has harassed the middle earlier said the government offered De- to set aside 11,000,000,000 lire for Christian of the road
for four a nationwide programme. mocratic government
Extended Occupations Virtually all Rome's transporta- The immediate
midnight. strike call was the fatal shooting tier is scheduled to stop at
There are several exemptions from of a 20-year-old Communist in a
the strike call, including bakers and and clash between demonstrators police in the Primavalle slum area millers, employees of food stores, public markets, dairies and certain Friday. of Rome's outskirts on
public utililles restaurants, enough delegnies, called A committee of the "Couneli of Laws," decreed that the strike would continue until the Los Angeles, Dec. 10-A governmenti met demands advanced germ weapon and not an atomic on behalf of the Rome area's 80.000 conflict is the great threat of unemployed.
warned Dr any future war, Arthur Compton, noted scientist
OUTCLASS
ATOM BOMBS
and Nobel prize winner.
He said he did not consider the atomic bomb alone was enough to win a war yet "because in order to win country
have still got to occupy a
Dr. Compton sald within another drende bombs might be improved to to a point where enemy countries could be
with atomic blanketed warheads, making occupation un necessary.
"But before such an eventuality arrives the forces at work to pro- long peace may renove, the threats of war," Dr Compton said.
forces added these
com- would the spread of ideas mence travel.
10
He
and
Dr Campton believes the Russians would have the atomic bomb within Sears, but of a rudimentary type. He added: "When they find out how much trouble it is to make n bomb I will not be surprised if the
some Russians adopt weapons.
ossibly germ warfarer
He said a war of germs could be more horrible than atomic warfare, because germ weapons alm wiping out all life whereas weapons are primarily intended destroy property.
alomic 10
Dr Compion was chairman of the Un- Department of Physics at the
the first iversity of Chicago when
was chain reaction nuclear fission produced there.United Press.
TRUMAN AND
EVANS HOME
Teterboro, New Jersey, Dec. 10-George W. Truman and Clifford V. Evans, Jr landed at Teterboro airport at 10.14 a.m. EST today, completing in 122 days 23 hours 4 minutes their flight around the world in the smallest planes ever to attempt the trip.
of!
The pilots, both veterans of the U.S. Army Air Force, took from Teterboro at 11.10 am. Just August 9 in their 100 h.p. Piper supercruisers, "City
of Angels"
employees to keep services going. and postal and communications em- ployees needed to handle telegrams bute mall. and sort mali, hut not to distri-
strike was
As the
ADEMIAD SENIOR VILIT 45 O
ESITORS PRESS BERSION
Increased U.S. Powers
In Germany Clarified
London, Dec. 10-The statement by the United States Secretary of the Army, Mr Kenneth Royall, to the Sonate that, as a result of the Washington financial negotiations, the United States would in future have "controlling power over the economic and financial poli- cica" in the merged Western Zones of Germany was qualified today by a Foreign Office spokesman as ap- plying only to foreign trade,
and if it werê retained the
The spokesman, representington, the German Department of the State would have to pay a subsitly of at least 1,000,000,000 marks next clear Foreign Office, made it
year.
Under the present currency 'sys- that the future division of power and reaponsibility be- tem in which the mark has almost tween Britain and the United lost its meaning, this subsidy would States in any field outside for- not be important, but if a reform came soon there would be borious eign trade had not even been reperetinston on the budget.
Even if the price Increase were discussed in the negotiations for a revision of the merger approved, experta said it would barely cover the cost of raising the
TOSHACK OMITTED FROM agreement of last December.
SECOND TEST TEAM
runs
Sydney, Dec. 10-Having failed to pass a medical test Ernest Toshack, who took 11 wickets for 31 during the Brisbane Test, has been omitted from Äus- tralia's team for the second Test which begins here on Friday.
Victoria's lefthanded bats- de man, Neil Harvey, 18 years old called Calling out all workers in in-
his government and gain parlic-ing brothers, has been included bringing the among the Australians from dustry, commerce and agriculture, Gaspert was still trying to broaden and the youngest of five cricket- except a few to keep some skeleton services going, the Provincial Cham-mentary support by
two snail leftist parties, Labour whom the team will finally be ber of Labour demanded the car-
chosen. Socialists and Republicans, into his of 10,000,000,000 marking
government.
BRITAIN
DRAWS ON
U.S. LOAN
Are
The Republicans are reported still reluctant, however, to accept the
which Public Order, of post Gasperi is reported to have offered then. The calling of the general strike makes the post of Public Order the hot spot in his govern-" ment. Associated Press.
Government Allocation
Rome, Dec. 10-The Government 10,350,000,000 today appropriated Ire for the Rome pubile (works pro- gramme, thus meeling one of the an-main demands of the Communist-
Washington, Dec. 10.-The United States Treasury nounced today that Britain has controlled workers, who have called withdrawn $100,000,000 from a general strike to start in Rome at the remaining $400,000,000 of midnight-United Press, the United States loan to Bri- tain.
officials
stressed,
today's
how- withdrawal
Dollar Securities
aus-
ભા
Am-
Letters To
The Editor
Commutation Of Sentences
on
on
the
n
The Foreign Office apokesman coal and would allow no surplus for inter flatly denied another version all important replacements of ma- of the Washington statement carried chinery and the improvement of
London newspaper which mines.-Reuter, attributed to Mr Royall the view
10
that the United States would also
control political pulley,
actually
It is understood that what was Faster Than
discussed in Washington, from the extent of the fututy Sound Aircraft sparni
contributions
both
was the composition and London, Dec. 10-Government
of D Joint Export-
research scientists have succeeded a jet-propelled winged
the
#cocktail party given by the Pakis-Import Agency.
The draft agreement now awalt-in dying tan Trade Commissioner.
The tourists have not yet deelded ing the approval of both Govern-model aircraft at a speed exceeding
19 expected to give the that of sound.
The Ministry of Supply has re- as much Americans a majority control of that which starts on Friday, on their team for the second Testments
la known depend on the weather, but Agency, with Imited right of appeal vealed no details of these experi- to must
team
will be announced to-
against the majority's decision to ments, but enough
make it clear that, after the time the
to morrow night.
the Zonal commanders-Reuter,
lag to allow British scientists The rain-soaked ground prevent-
Coal Price Hike
with German technical cntch up and it is today,
during
latter ed any practice
Essen, Dec. 10-The chiefs of the development
stages of the war, Britain is making hoped that the weather will clear German mining industry have asked sufficiently to enable some practice the British and American
administrations to raise the pithead real progress into the realm of very
speed flight. high tomorrow.
Obviously the term will
The model was driven by what the price of three cigarettes on is known as ram jel. This is a let weather condlilons, and under chosen according to the prospective price of a ton of coal from 15 marks
motor and does not have artificial the black market-to 25 marks,
They want a bigger pithead price, aids of air pumps and compressors normal conditions changes are need-
side which lost at both for exported coal and for home
to make up for the lack of speed. Though severe, the withdrawal of ed from the
use in Germany.
through the atmosphere.---Reuter. Toshack is not an irreparable blow Brisbane."
The selectors unfortunately can- to the to Australia owing
condi- variety of bowling at Bradman's not be assured of normal
tions. command.
estimate that Critics here
and overs.
he left the
slightly strained Toshack cartilage during the Brisbane game, field for several The injury was then not re- garded as serious and medical ad- vice suggested that he would be at
for the second Test.
wide
be
the 211
It is significant that after an in- tourists are worth 500 runs different display in the first Test innings when their batting order is against England last year, Toshack established. The main weakness at was sparingly used in the second present is in the opening batsmen. Test at Sydney, and deilvered only
13 overs at a cost of 22 runs.
Ranvirsinhji's Chances
short of although
to be is thought chance to open with
An expert said that the present fixed price was based on produc-
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on Thursday, December 19,
otherwise
registered Unless
Flated, son was the destroyer with
articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes wickets for 42 runs in 30 overs.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 his timing though uncertain with
Closing Times By Air Johnson.
Sydney and Auckland, 3.30 p.m.
Shanghai, Nanking, lankow, Tsingtao
Ranvirsinhji, six match practice, worthy of a
The inclusion of Nell Harvey is and scoring strokes.
At Warwick, in his only other a surprise, even though it is general-
Indians Not Picked
Sydney, Dec. 10-India's cricket-j ing tourists were tonight guests at
King Michael Going Home
on
onside.
Itanvirsinhji The inclusion of
entail the omission of Rangnekar, who has scored only 90 runs in 11' completed innings, It is too much to expect Rangnekar to be confident against a Test attack, and his real form in the he
strike may
games.
too. inclusion, Ranvirsinhji's Tasmanian would settle the number three posi- tion for which Gul Mahomed seems unsuited. Manked as number thres would help towards the solution.
that be forgotten must not
an opening Mankad's dismissal as batsman in the carly overs has a tourists on the depressing effect and also a corresponding psycholo- gical effect on the Australians who are glad to see his back.
It
by
num-
for his Immense ability
and Pelping, 3.30 p.m.
Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow and Kwellin. 3.30 5.m.
Closing Times By Bea & Train Canton (Train) 7 am
Macho, Tatrishan & Shekki (Bea) . Straits, Macasser, Sourabaya & Batavia (Bea) 10'..
Ceylon, Indla, East and Bouth Africa.
Egypt and Europe via London (Sea) 10
a.m.
"Rangoon (8) 10 am.. Teamkong (Bea) 10 nm. Swainw (Ses) 11a.m. Здрал
(Ordinary Jetters only) (Sea) Noen.
Straits (Bea) I p.m.
And
carde
Macao, Trinahan & Shekki (Sea) 1 p.m. Canton (Train) 2 p.m.
Canada (Parcels only via Vancouver, B.C.) (Bea) 2 p.m.
Shanghai (88) 3 p.m.
Macao, Tainshan & Shekki (Bea) 4 p.m. Kongmoon (Bea), 4 pm.
Canton (Rea) 5 p.m.
-
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 Closing Times By Air Shanghel, D.30 am. Amoy, 9.30 ..
Bangkok. Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrein, Calto (Nairobi, Johannesburg Marseilles via Cairo) August & London,
3.30 p.m.
Salion and Paris, 3.30 p.m. Amoy, Shanghat, Nanking. Teingian and Pelping, 3.30 p.m.
Swatow, 3.30 p.m Canton & Chungking, 3.30 p.m Hollow, 30 p.m.
Hankow,
Closing Times By Sea & Train Canton (Train) 7 n.m.
Macao, Talrishan & Shekki (5+) 5 a.m. Saigon (Bea) 10 n.
Haiphong (Sea) 10 am,
Swatow (Bea) 10 .. Bangkok (Bea) 10 art. Stralis (Sca) 10 a.m.
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It is the first time that Britain has benefited from this loan since con- suspended in the was vertibility middle of last August-
British officials declined to give i estimate as to the future rate any
but they withdrawals, of such expressed the view that it is hoped loan will last until the end of the
ly conceded that he deserves a place match, he also survived the new ball next February.
At present he is and was caught when attempting to in the team. British
th the ball clear of fieldsmen Sir, On the occasion of the anni-Perth, from where he is flying today that would mean no change whatever in versary of the outbreak of War in to Sydney.
For Victoria against Western Britain's present dollar-purchasing the Far East, It is pertinent to refer
Sheffield would drawn schedule and that it was intended
to a small news item which appear Australia in the merely to maintain the strict
in the Telegraph last week, Shield which ended yesterday, he terity level of living.
which referred to a request being hit 41. A splendid deep fieldsman, The withdrawal coincided with a
to the War Office by the Harvey would be an asset to the made
about Alsop, New
the team-Reuler. dispatch from Joseph
Canadian Government columnist, York Herald-Tribune
and which claimed that the visit of Mr commulation of the death sentences
on Colonel Tokunaga passed Lewis Douglas, United States bassador in London, to Washington Capt (Dr) Salto.
One cannot help wondering last month was directly concerned what grounds these sentences were commuted by the then Acting GOC. with the problem of the loan's un- freezing..
I am reluctant to accept the theory they were commuted" either "on" that Ho claimed that there would in humanitarian grounds or evitably be a gap between final ex-personal principles of the authority hausilon of the loan funds and im- concerned, but in face of the over-
Dec. 10. King Geneva, plementation of the Marshall plan. whelming evidence against them it that personal principles and reported that the United States Treasury was now exploring plans Pars
than impartial justice were Michael of Rumania, who has
Frequent Changes wonder this dificulty
the deciding
vender been in Lausanne since his ar- to overcome
of thousands
Hazare and Amarnath as Alsop said
that one of the British whether the actors. 1
rival there from London, whero
five are automatic Government's expedients in accking of Alled and Dominion Ps.O.W., and he attended Princess Elizabeth's bers four and
Adikhari, of many of them. were to bridge the gap in dollar supplies the deaths
dollar would "probably considered less important than the wedding, is likely to leave for pinchreich und and
The public here are astonished at ing the
remaining
on which these two criminals Bucharest on Friday or Satur- Kischenchand Gul Mahomed. holds."
were allowed to live. Did and "City of Washington".
the day, a spokesman of the Ru-Amarnath's frequent changes in the securities which
in hard Aeling wing Flying
to wing
reserves If Britain's
GOC think that, had the manian Legation at Berne stated baiting order and also his tendency across before assets
sometimes to bat number seven. situation been below
the reverse, Colonel $2,000,000,000, fall and ferrain never occans
entails too This be- commuted today.
Jaller position there would be "an acute danger of Tokunaga would have spanned by such tiny aircraft, they
From The King's special train is
its way to be on
from much responsibility in retaining the circled the world on a 23,000-mile a run on the Bank of England, and the death sentence on him!
full not allow and does striko the present sterling area would fail long and painful experience of both leved route with stops in 21 countries.
source scope The smallest plane previously to to pleces and normal trade would these Japanese officers, I am safe in Bucharest today.
authoritative Another
of bowling types make the round-the-world
saying that Colonel Tokunaga would fight cense," Alsop sald-Reuter.
have been only too pleased to per- commented today that it would be against
In an attack Phadkar is likely to TO-DAY'S BROADCAST was the late Wiley Post's Winnte
form the execution himself.
surprising if any official confirma-
11.J.T. Mac," a 575-h.p. Lockheed Vega,
Presented One other traitor and criminal, tion concerning the reports that the be more hostile than Schoni, with
6, Sludio: "Jazz Journal"
Studio: La described at the time as the "fastest
Bour-greater lift from a hard pitch. Anne thing on wings," which Post piloted
Demi-Houre Francalse: 7, London Relay: To date his field deployment has by Lindsey Benton; 0.30, twice on a a 15,500 mile course in
for his crimes, and if he 23-year-old Princess
bon-Parma was made before his de-
And Home New; 7.15,
with HITMA" Service: been incorrect with too many slips World guilty, nu indeed he. elcht days in 1931- and in just one
was, then
Tommy Handley 7.45, B.DC. Transcrip week in 1933.
Colonel Tokunaga and Capt. Salto parture from Switzerland.
Princess, with her mother, is and leg slips, indicating a plan of Transcription
Parado": u.is, "picture tion Service: doubly
in hotel attack. guilty of worse crimes.
at the staying
be Studio: Religious Talk by the Rev. J. E. his
Gound team. might well
8.30, Studle: "This reminds Did thousands of prisoners of war
Lausanne King Michael,
Mankad, Sondback: Ranvirsinhji,
Nicki Lorraine, and internees in Hongkong suffer
Amarnath, Adhikhari, Me" presented by of Kosmo. and Hazare, make three and a half years of incredible mother, Queen Helen, his aunt, the Sarwate,
Die widowed Duchess
Gul Mahomed, London Relay: News: 9.10, Weather Bo port: 0.11, tudla: Book Reviews pre- products, he hardships to allow such criminals to his uncle, Prince Nicholas.-Reuter. Kishencliaad,
Nayudu and Iranl.ented by Alleen Dekker: 925, Sonata In Phadkar,
(Beethoven) Rachmaninoff week, the avoid their just deserts, or to allow
Major avo principles
(Violin): 0.45, (Piano) and relater over-ride регвол
Studio: A Talk-Information Work and common Justlee?
By K, W. Blackbourne. the Colonies" Perhaps after such a lapse
London, Dec. 10.-The absence C.M.G.. O.D.E., Director of Information time, those who were lucky enough
through illness of Roberto Proietti, Services, Colonial Office: 10, Czech Phil
Dancing: 11. to escape prison to under
Not-So-Lang-Ago“ Japanese have forgotten those who
Advertisers are requested to noto. who was due to defend the Euro-amone, Orchestra; 10.30, Tunes of
at Cluse Down
that rat less than 24 hours notice did. A satisfactory and proper
Bean fightweight championship at Arena last night against Harringay
prior to the day of publication should- champion, would
British the Brit unanswered with
Во а SUCCESSOR. TO
answer to the question which as yet remains
change a
Printed and published by Frederick be given for all commercial display of Jong way in restoring
in the proof." On the other hand, he said,
Thompson, caused
Percy Franklin for and on behalf of advertisements, change of copy, etc.. the French Government had not GEN. LUCAS
Impartiality of British Justice.
"EX-TOW NO. 1986."
furnished him with any facts carrangements in the fights, but the abling him to answer Soviet allego-packed house had no cause for dis- South China Morning Post Limited Notices and Classified Adverti
substituted
at 1-3 Wyndham Street, Cily of ments will be received up til 4,80 IThe official answer to the car-
Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong" p.m. for the following day, Déc. Washington,
10-Major-
tions of deeds "tolerated if not appointment in the respondent's query was issued
encouraged by the French Governights..
Thompson won cually enough General David G. Barr has been
July 19, 1047, and (in part) read:
ment.
against Bert Hornby, while Eddie appointed Chief of the Army Ad-
"The confirming officer is furnished
Thomas, a Welshman, who is likely visory Group In China to succeed
Dec. 10. Tha with the best legal advice before he Lake Success,
British welterweight Major-General John P. Lucas,
with
to the Unlied deals proceedings both Secretary General of the
Ho listed French acts directed to be Secretary Royall announced today.
and pentences, Ho of compte discre
has
or against Russia as: (1) hindering or champion before long, forced the The change in command becomes Nations, Dr Trygve Lie, has set Jan-
to commute
in the third round, Dicky rotire effective about March1 and is in uary 5 for the opening session
Soviet citizens in Franco or the O'Sullivan, flyweight, outpointed line with the Army policy of rotat-the
United Nations "Little Assemb-vary any sentence though he cannot preventing the return to Russia of Belgian champion, Willy Wims, to
increase it. While he is not bound ing general officers in the variously
(2) Permitting propaganda hostile Raoul Degryse, the Belgian cham- commands. -
Dr Lle announced that 57 United to act on the advice given him by French occupation zones,
to the Soviet Union in displaced plon, in the flyweight
Reuter. Bart at present in Assistant Chief Nations had been notifled formally his legal adviser as to the Binding, 0 considerable
arable percons camps. of Staff at the Army Ground Forces of the opening date and urged to he would incur
(3) Delivering "false" documents, Filipino's Win headquarters. al Fort Monroe, appoint delegates to the Little responsibility were he not to do so.
meet the In the ease of sentences, hov
however, such as the ane charging Soviet
White Plains, Dec. 10-Al Vic- Assembly", which will Virginla Associated Press.
entire year round to debate inter- bo is entitled to take such action as citizens with subversive activities in national political
Speedy Navarro, of the Philippines, issues. United he may, in his discretion, see fit to connection with the recent disorders torin, of Virgin Islands, knocked out
bring any sentenco in line with his in France. own personal conception of Justice (4) Refusing to return to the in the fifth round in a semi-fina! and as to what he feels is right and Soviet Union Soviet citizens accused bout here today-United Press. just punishment in each particular of war crimes.
Не
all
Strikers Gio Backcuted" Inouye, was justty King may become engaged to the the new ball being likely to gain
To Work
Truman, a native of Los Angeles, has been flying since 1928.
(Continued from Page 1) served as an Army flight instructor
farmers to Requesting during the war, and since his dls-
all their charge has been instructing flying available
"From this students with Evans in Washington. added:
Evans received the Distinguished Government will undertake Flying Crosa and Air Medal for suliations, out of which will come a services as C-47 pilot in the general settlement of economic and China-Burma-Indin theatre of war, social problems. -United Press,
A
IRAN'S PREMIER RESIGNS
con-
"If everyone brings to his task the same goodwill, a spirit of hope will arise. If this falls the
Gov ernment will show that it can use its authority as much against those who strike as against those
who spread disorder."-Reuter,
"Little Assembly" Inauguration
Press,
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ACCUSATIONS
case, whatever the opinion of his M. Marquia charged that thers tekal adviser may have been. Ah had been "aystematic bad faith
Router.
Harringay Fights
the
Billy
contest.-
Rugby Results
Teheran, Iran, Dec. 10.-Premier
London, Dec. 10-The resulta of Ahmed Qavam falled on Wednes-
Answars day night to win sumelent votes In tho Iranian Parliament in a test af 1. Swedish hors d'ouvres. 2. A officer carrying out these duties through successive French Govern- Rugby matches played yesterday
artments" in carrying out the two-were confidence and In accord with con- drummer. 3. The Whangpob River. filly realises that his actions stitutional procedure his resignation 4. Five inches long: 35 Inches wide open to publle comment, but it is year-old Franco-Russian repatriation Teheran and 15 Inches deep. 6. Australia. for him la apply his sensa, of justicagreement which was cancelled yes became mandatory. Tho
the Henry Bell br
river without consideration as to whether terday by the Soviet Union United radio announced he has resigned.
his action is popular or unpopular Press. Associated Pres.
Clyds in 1812.
Rugby Lougue-Bramley 3, New Zealand Tourials 31.
Rugby Union Sussex-8, Hamp shire 30--Reuter,,
for
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