THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1947.
GHAVAM SAID ARRESTED
Teheran, Dec. 21--Press re- Doris today Ald that ex- Premier. Ghavam es Sultanch was arrested on Baturday and his passport confiscated,
Reports said Ghayam paid a formal visit yesterday to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, aud was to depart for the United Stater via Geneva when his Arrest
ordered WAS
by the sald publio prosecutor. They the police confiscated his pass- port and the plane left without him.
The Majlis announced that a parliamentary committee would investirate charges agalast Ghavam. The nature charges was not disclosed.
ол
of the
The Iranian Cabinet resigned i December 4 4 in a dispute with Ghavam➡then Fremler-over domestic politics. Ghavam re- fused to resign until voted out by the People's Parliament. United mess
IBN SAUD MAY STOP
SELLING OIL
Cairo, Dec. 21. The news paper Al Assas said today in a dispatch from Jida, Saudi Arabia, that King Ibn Saud had summoned officials of the Trans. Arabian Pipeline Company to his capital at Al Ryadh.
The Trans-Arablan Pipeline Company
cor- and a companion poration, the Arabian American Oll
Jointly Company, are owned four United States companies-the Oil of Texas Company, Standard New Jersey, Standard Oll of Call- fornia and Socony Vacuum.
by
"It is understood," At Arsan said, "the King will tell them that, owing to Arab public feeling concerning of Palestine, he la the partition
compelled to reconsider the ail con- ressions and that one cannot sell his for religion and the Holy Land American dollars."
RUSSIANS BLAME
U.S. FOR BIG
FOUR BREAKDOWN
BY EDDY GILMORE
Moscow, Dec. 22.-No pessimism is being ex- ́pressed in Moscow comparable to the gloom in the west over the breakdown of the Foreign Ministers* Council session in London and prospects of future collaboration among the Big Four.
ARGENTINA DISPUTES
ITO CHARTER
Havana, Dec. 21.--Argentina apparently closed the door to- day on joining the United States-sponsored
No Moscow commentators have even suggested that the international situation is hope- less, rior have they intimated that there may be no meetings of the Foreign Minis- ters.
More
the
the
There is 10 Indication of the Russians changing their position, and it is my opinion there is very little chance the U.S.S.R. will aban- den the stand It took at London.
The Soviet press has taken following position concerning International Foreign Ministers breakdown Trade Organisation. Dr Diego Londen:
The United
caused Luis Mol ari, chief Argentine
breakdown. The other western delegate' the current trade powers went to London with de- conference here, said in an incisions already made.
States
on
a
In
the
The United breakdown. followed the
terview his country would make ritain and France
States counted no compromise on several dis- American lead. They joined with
puted points and "could not unreservedly accept" the pro- posed ITO charter with articles opposed to Argentina's "vital national interesta."
Molinari listed as the principal points of conflict the most-favoured nation treatment for ITO members, controls on state trading and public business enterprises, and foreign exchange regulations. He excit phasised however, that his delega- Lion will continue taking part in
cm-
the deliberations and that he h self will return after a trip to the United States apend
the United States in trying to place the blame on Soviet Russia.
Sovict Contentions The Soviet contends:
in- wants a free and First-it
Germany. Second--the dependent United States does not because that the plans of "Wall would interfere
mili- Street and imperialists and tarists." Third-Russia, because of her role in the war, is entitled
from Germany. full
reparations 1011 Fourth-the Big Three at Potsdam and Yalta once agreed to that de-
United mand. Fifth-the
L&
EDITORS PRECI SERVICE,
"You rang, Sir?”
China Must Have Vast
Military Assistance
BY MILES W. VAUGHN
Shanghai, Dec. 21-China must have extensive mili tary assistance from the United States in the compara. tively near future if Manchuria and parts of North China are to be saved from long-term Communist control, ex- perienced American and Chinese leaders to whom this correspondent talked during the past week in Shanghai and Nanking are convinced.
C. Bullitt,
former
to Russia, that
Italian Leftists Show Agrarian Strength
Rome, Dec. 21.—Italian loftists, having demons- trated their control over partisans and industrial wor- kers, sponsored a meeting of Peasants' and farm wor- kers' associations at Bologna today to show Premier Alcido de Gaspori's
their strength.
government
.agrarian
are
The meeting was called by the] predicting ...it may threateni the Communists and pro-Communist success of the anti-inflation budget of
Vice-Premier Luigi Elnudi. Socialists to work out a national
Workers in food industries programme of agricultural re-still on strike, despite their leaders" forms. De Gasperl's own De assertions that general agreement on their demands for increased servied mocratic Christian Party, the pay were reached at a night-long Republicans and Glusoppe conference оп Friday under the Saragat's anti-Communists boy-sponsorship of Labour Minister
Amitore Fanfani. cotted the meeting.
L'Unita, Communlat
newspaper, organ,
nod were
and Avant, Socialist sdid at least 5,000 delegates" expected.
Pietro Nenni, leader of the pro- Communist Socialists, mald meeting was, another step towards the achieving "auto-government” ni the workers, peasants and intellec 1uals,
However, the possibility that Italians may be without spaghetti over Christmas has lessened as the Union has
permitted millers to work.
The National Unions of Street Workers are talking about a pos- Car Company Employees and Metal sible strike after deadlocking with employers over demands for more pay. Ty journalists of Central Meanwhile, Jeftist-led Jabour's and Southern Italy also have again stendy pressure for greater benefits renewed their strike threat. continues, with some observers
MINERALS IN
RETURN FOR
U.S. AID
At Florenco, where workers occu- pled a shoe factory last week to protest against lay-offs, two garment factories huve been taken over for the namo purpose. Students at Perugia shut themselves up within the famed University there to pro- test against regulations for approñch- ing examinations-Associated Press.
A
NOTICE
UNRRA CLOSURE
Washington, Dec. 21.-Euro- pean countries would be called Am-upon to increase their output The immediate situation is William
bebassador
Gen. of stragetic materials for the well dangerous. It may States desperate within four months, Douglas MacArthur be selected for US national defence stockpile in
become supreme military adviser to Christmas and British newspapers reported the and may be hopeless by mid the task: The nows that he is to return for part of the Ameri-
concerned are hereby noti- Isummer unless American aid China in itself would provide can uid under the US$17,000 fed that from 1st January, 1948,
tremendous stimulus Immediately,000,000 Marshall Plan.
operational expeneca incurred by President Harry Truman's proposal CNRRA Kowloon Supply Office which might for handling and storing cargo contains a provision make available some US$250,000,000 worth of scarce war materials avail- shipped by UNRRA will be the re- able for purchase annually,
sponsibility of CNRRA. This in-
with his three sons, one a student
Columbia University.
Most-Favoured-Nation
nt
the
оле
comes before that time.
The considered judgment of more than a score of leading Americans and Chinese including the highest correspondent officials of the Chinese Government
with whom had long personal conversations is that the crisis connot be long de- layed.
to
the
Landon conference as if "on orders."
at this in
reiteration of In
general.
not only
morale of the the position taken by Foreign Minis-
Nanking Government's armed forces of 10 ter Molotov in his speeches before
but also the morale of the Chinese the Council. The Russians say the United States some time ago decided
people as a whole. that if she were resolute or tough enough, Russia would be forced to compromise. But the Russians call this an effort to dictate to or bully them. They show no Indication of giving in
Russian Jubilation Moscow, Dec, 22.-The end of
rouble
appeara
have had an
Wils
the Russian the Chinese E, Party
to effect on
six years in the
"The name
Truman's lea
legislative proposal calls cludes any pre ship tackle ex-
ad-
for an "economic co-operation
The agency ministration."
would penses. be empowered to make grants, In
where cases
горнутел of dollur loans is deemed not feasible.
іп
:
R. B. GOODWIN,
Closure Officer.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
The United States is countries which drew up a tentative IFO charter at trade discussions to Geneva to which Argentina was not
of Gen. MacArthur invited. Perhaps the most important The newspaper sald that William Argentine-American conflict is over
would be equal. inmediately thr most-favoured-nation- clause.
goodly number of crack army divi slons in the war against the Chinese Rodgers of New York, chairman of his provides, that any advantage, the Texau Company and Vice-Pre- favour, or privilege granted by any
"The immediate need of
one China, Communists,"
high Chinese sident of Trans-Arabian, and other
most informants believe, is military official said. member to any other country in
Kai-shek's Chiang officials were "now in Al Ryadh on international trade "shall be accorded
Generalissimo
nn on Most Informants
agree. that the their way to see the king."
armies, which a year ago were
It provides that an equivalent It added that Sheikh Yussef Yas-Immediately and unconditionally to fationing and Issuance of the new
the forces of foremost problem the offensive
is military and amount, In the currency of the re- on that once war is ended and the This refers to general commercial enormous sin, acting Foreign Minister of Saudi all other countries."
nation, cipient
be deposited on the Communist armed movement crush-special accounts to be used for pur- Arabia, had been recalled from the
nearly all fronts, are now prople. meeting at Cairo to provisions, not to tarif reductions.
economic Arab League
The Communists control ed, solution of inflation, defensive. Argentina
posca mutually agreed upon by the than In more has proposed amending
political rehabilitation
and conference.Associated attend the
United States and the country con- this article to provide that its ex- Soviet Union, no single peacetime more than 80 percent of Manchuria and
North scores of other problems with Fress.
tension of favours must be "on event has created such jubilation. and considerable areas of
ently the Chinese Government
is facettened. and mutually advan-It has apparently created great re- China.
will be much easier. tagcous basis." The United States spect for state planning among the rald the outskirts of the great
Tientsin, contends that the most-favoured Russian people. They are
China cities of Felping and well
to points nation article is the core of the aware that rationing still is in effect and occasionally penetrate to
of the once charter, and that International trade
sight in many countries and that in others almost within can be fostered only by a general prices are rising
hove risen great Yangise river port of Hankow. clal aid without first ending all arm-States. The administrator could also Saturday December 27, are re- "They have bases almost in sighted rebellion against the authority of spend part of the dollar funds apquested to submit copy not later freeinit of restrictions-Associated steeply.
head the Central Government would be a lar China North
propriated by Congress Tsingtao,
the than noon on Tuesday, December It seems
obvious that I wages of
M. grave mistake. Events in the past same purpose. remain the same, if prices go down quarters of Admiral Charles
that The proposal mentions tin, natural 23. and rationing goes off as is the Cooke, Commander of the American year have proved, they assert,
nearly everything hinges on the rubber, industrial diamonds,
and military situation, and that the mill-quinine, of which this country has case so far that the Russlon people Naval Forces in the West Pacific. will think their system is working
tory problems can be solved only by "few if no resources." It also lists pretty well. Nevertheless, the end
giving extensive ald in the form of copper, lead, zine, chromium
America Wants Scrap Metal
United Washington, Dec. 21-A States mission will leave here for Germany on December 30 to find out what iron and steel scrap can be brought to the United States to relieve the bottle neck in U.S. steel production, Mr Averell flarriman, of Commerce, announced Secretary today,
The needs for scrap in Europe to iron and steel production will, of course, be taken into account in any plans," he said-Reuter,
General Election
In Eire
Dec.
reciprocat
Press
To
Letters The Editor
Reorganisation Of The HKAA
Sir, I am very pleased to
or
of rationing and the revaluation of the rouble disclosed some chinks in the Soviet controlled economy.
The decree said the revaluation was carried out to combat war- induced inflation and "speculative clements"-two features familiar to capitalist economy.
Black Marketcors
Their patrols Nor
Statement Of Support
Owing to the Christmas Holl- One of the purposes specified is days, Advertisers requiring space-
of exploration for and production Most American informants believe raw materials probably in toug in The Hongkong Telegraph on›› that to give China extensive Anon-term short supply in the United
for
and
A composite of the best opinion as American advisers, ammunition and manganese, of which US reserves
support in the air.-United Press. clated Press.
to what is needed runs about as 17 icinds of equipment, including were called "inadequate."-Asso-
follows:
The United States should Issue statements that it will give China economic military and whatever
to crush the assistance necessary Communist military movement and enable the Chinese people to govern themselves. This statement probably President should be made by
he made himself since most of recent major statements on
Truman 21.-The
Oldenstic, Eire, Prime Minister of Eire, Mr Eamon de Valera, announced here tonight that the Eire general election would take place about the first week of February."
The election was called offer the defeat of Mr de Valera's Fionna Fall Parily by the New Republican
Chinn
the
Moscow newspapers reported the that you have again brought to the arrest of a number of persons who attention of the residents of long-bought caloshes and rubber boots- kong the advisability of re-organis-reduced to a bargain price by new ing the Hongkong Automobile Asso-Government orders and sold or at-
make it clear that the clation.
tempted to sell them in speculative
He sho Prewar, the HKAA was a very
the block market. Most of deals on
assistance of the United States to efficient and well managed organisa-those arrested, the papers reported,
Chiang Kai-shek's Generalissimo
and tion, which was of great benefit to were "not working."
armed forces will be active 11- motorcar owners as well as to
The Pravda. reporting on how continuous, and will be carried oit danger that censed
Association drivers. The
regardless of possible Party in two out of three bye- worked very closely with the trade-rationing affected one Leningrad Soviet Union may counter with the military assistance to section of the Police, and were of furnity of textile workers mother,
two daughters and a son-said that open Unite assistance to the Police.
previously the total monthly wage of Chinese Fed armies,
should be named of once
if Nanking Nanking Government will give iron-clad assurances that his advice will be followed and that he will have complete control over to be American military supplies furnished to this country.
MacArthur Welcome
elections of the end of October Reuter.
SHANGHAI HOTELS PUT UP RATES
deunite
to be
I do not know who were the 3,400 roubles for all four workers A top American military leader Omeers in 1941 but would be very was "sufficient practically only for happy to see the 1941 leaders of fool." Now, the paper and quoting supreme military adviser to the the Association call for a meeting one of the daughters: "Every month of ex members with the Idea of re-more one half of our wages remains ar organisation, and, I am sure that for clothing, shoes and other expen- in Shanghai were hiked by 100 not only the old members.but many diture"-Assdelated Press. percent from yesterday with the of the new arrivals in the Colony, approval of the Social Affairs who are in possession of motorcars:
would be more than pleased to
Shanghai, Dec. 22-All hotel rates
Bureau,
This move was allegedly made have the benefi of such an or- necessary in view of the rapid in-ganisation. crease in commodity prices in re-
cent weeks.
that
Employees of the various hotels, however, expressed disapproval of the increases on the grounds the big hike would naturally drive customers away and eventually re- duce their revenue from commals- sions. Reuter.
Armenians Barrod From Sailing
T. B. WILSON.
Hungary's Foreign
Travel Tax
Bombay Killings
Bombay, Dec. 21-Four people were killed and eight injured In
knife attacks by communal assaltants
In this connection, there is general approval of the suggestion made by
OUTWARD MAILS
in North and Central Bombay today,
Registered it was officially announced.
Unless otherwise stated, The present communal, distur-
Articles and Parcel Pasts clone 30 minutes Registered end 21-A tax is to bances, which started on Thursday, entiler than the Ordinary Mall. If Mall
confined to 'sporadic
close before 10.00 am. be imposed on all Hungarian elt-have been
Parcels will close at 5 p.m. on previour Jay. zens going abroad. It was learned knifings.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 bere today.
Budapest, Dee."
On Saturday, two people were The tax will be 30 florints for the killed and two injured in Central first 10 days, 60 forints for the Bombay. next 10 days and à 100 florints for
The Government has been
im-
Paris, Dec. 21. The French a further 10 days. For longer posing a curfew and collective fines authorities have refused to allow 300 periods, a monthly rate will be on affected areas. Reuter.
Armenians to return to Russia an
fixed.
board the Russian ship, the Pobeda, Only emigrants and those ap- which is ready to call from Marseilles, pointed to posts abrand will be it was announced tonight. Another exempt from the new tax-Reuter. 1,080 Armenians have been allowert
to embark on the ship.
The 300 are believed to have been Bombs Accompany
stopped In view of the French decision strictly to enforce the rule which provents Persona of dual nationality from being repatriated to Russia-Router.
Cheque For Sorvicos
To U.S. Airmen Frankfurt, Dec. 31-Lt-Gen Curtis Lemny, chief of the United States Air Forces in Europe, sald today that he planned to fly to Switzerland tomorrow to hand the
Celebrations
Trieste. Dec. 21-Four bombs, thrown by unknown persons during the Yugoslav partisans' celebrations. here today, injured 10 people.
The celebrations had not been authorised by the Military Govern- ment-Reuter.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Antwort 1. "The Blue Danube." 2. It Hes
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Tsingtao & alping. Her, 3 p.m. Canton, Liuchow, Kuning & Hothow
Reg. 3 p.
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"(By Sea)_2 pm.
Honolulu (By Sta) 2 p.m.
Swatow & Amoy (Dr Bea) 3 p.m. Itohow & Bangkok (Dy Bea) 3 pan. Madras & Bombay (By Sea) 3 pan.. Maçao, Tainshian de Bbekki (By Sea) 4;
p.m.
Kongmoon (17 56) 4 p.m. Canton (By Bea) p.m.
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U.S.A., Canada, Central & South
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Dinner
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THAT TALL STREAK OF FUN
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AZALEA
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