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STASSEN
VERSUS
TAFT
26.—Mr Harold E. Stassen today was pitted against Senator Robert Taft in the bruising Ohio test of Republican Party policy sentiment and their own per- sonal and political sex appeal.
Both men are avowed candidates for the Presidency,
Washington, Jun.
Taft
Mr Stansen Jolted Senator yesterday, by announcing that would cater Ohla's May 4 Presiden- tial preference primary in oppost- tion to the "favourite son" Senator. The Taft-Stesen battle will give Midwest Ohio n chance to vote for or against free-handed spending in free Europe. Senator Taft is no apender. Mr Stansen goes along with the philosophy of the Marshall Plan.
dr Stassen's own plan, advanced fast year, would designate 10 per
crat
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1948.
Hungarian Journalist.
Charged With Spying
Geneva, Jan. 20–31. Ladislas Tarr, the Hungarlan Journalist arrested in Zurich on January 12, has been charged with #political espionage," the Swiss police authorities announced today.
M. Tarr, who was representative in Switzerland of the seal- official Hungarian News Agency, was accused of "systematic spying. particularly into the politicat attitude of Hungarlass living In Swit- zerland,
Police reports sald M. Tarr's dispatches had nothing to do with his Journalistic activities and were not addressed to the news agency
which he represented.
Unconfirmed reports sald that the Hungarian Government had already instructed its Minister in Berne to lodge an official protest with the Swiss Federal Government.-Reuter.
OF LORDS
HOUSE OF
REFORM BILL
at United Stater productions CRUCIAL STAGE
of goods and fool for the express of building world-wide
perce, plenty and freedom.
Th Ohlo primary takes place under conditions veljeh inevitably will raffle Republien Party windows and bend rafters.
The primary also roulet damage Senator Taft's prospects disastrously if Mr Stasen defeatest ham right there at home, United Press,
SUPERSONIC
AIRCRAFT
REACHED
London, Jan. 26.—A long standing argument over the future of the House of Lords is expected to come to a head today.
RED HUNT
LEADER ILL
ON VOYAGE
Marshall Plan Financing
Washington, Jan. 26-Mar- shall planners said today that only in rare instances would European governments or firms directly receive United States dollars under the present pro- of posed financial framework the European recovery plan.
As It is now planned, neorly all buying under the project would be handled by the Recovery Adminis trutor,
oficial. # United States American governmental agencies or private United States firms.
fence most of the financial trans- betions
conducted In- would
réss rules other- directly unters
Consideration for direct pay- ments for commanditles and services would be given only when Western European countries' firms made pur
hases with the United States and other
countries without prior ap-
proval.
Then they could ask repayment from the Marshall funds, but re- hatursement will be made by th Paited States after the purchases
Shorughly examined.
Today the Peers will consider on second reading the Labour Government's bill to reduce the Lords' power to delay legisla-dodlars with an tion from the present two years. tu one year.
fo
le
From the debate, this longer quese
to emerge tom is expectví
chus really want a hertiary Home of Lords? Panamik City. Jan. 26.--Re.
During the week, Priner Philip presentative J. Parnell Thomas
will take his FBI Investigating Republican of New Jersey), Duke of Edinburgh,
Chairman of the House the beat for the Best time in the "sp-
per" chamber.
was raised to Leakage
American Activities Committee, the peerage of the eve of his mac- Princess Elizabeth Just 26. A is seriously ill absurd the race Washington, Jan.
from November, The Princes JA PX- government agency today pro- Aneon, a radio message duced what · looked like the the ship's master reported to preted to attend,
The bill to curb the
only real nearest Thing so far to an offi- day
remaining powers of the flouse of cial hint that a United States
Cept David Swinson, mueary of Lords already has been passed by of Cammons. The put- aeroplane has flown faster than the Panama Railroad liner, radied the House
prevent from puse of the measure is to think Rey Thomas the speed of sound.
gastro-intestinal hemorrhage and the Lords from Interfering with the requested an ambulance to meet the nationalisation of the iron and steel Nationalisation of that shin its arrival at Cristobal this industry.
industry la Labour Government afterts. Bald Laurenice A. Clousing NAPA test pilot, weBl receive the 1947 Det
Chart Inn by the Institute Aword given Aeronautical Selenca
just to t who has made, "notable contributions to meronautical science."
The apparent that was in an an nouement by the National Advisory Committee for Aerontulies,
The anatement
Cousing had flown a Lockheed 1-80 Shootout Star at 866 percent the speed of sound, the announce. uf ment fald.
'I'he' added: "His speeds have only reveally exceeded, interstingly enangla in one of sever.d rewareh aeroplanes tuit for and down in NACA high speed flight research.” Nobody Talking
The allusion appeared to be the vocket-propelled SX-1, which was hult by Bell Aircraft Corporation, for the United States Air Force to
Bul olicials NACA pendeaties, and they meant the jet-propellert D-558 Skystreak built by Douglas Ateraff Company
for the United States Navy.
As for the SX-1, nubody is talking
ofletally about it since a muspazia
FHI 3
muffered
An attempt by an army H-17 to objective scheduled for accomplish- supply of blood plasmament late this year or varly next
The year. the vessel at sett failed.
bard vandied in the sea and the
Themas.
to haltending
Informed
The European governments will required to match United States
equal amount their own currency whenever out- hebt grants are made for materials net Fotended for capital develop
1:14/11
The funds are zo established that they would be used to explore and
sources Dow
of ภาษ develop
Deced
United unterials
by The States. including tin. industrial diamonds. natural, quindio, man- Kanege, chromtur, copper, lead unit. zine. Other uses of the funds In- clude national debis, Anatıcial fort and stabilisation of currency, --United Press,
Easy Win For Marcel Cerdan
COLLIED G
EDITORS "DECK SERVICE
"I like to talk while I read-it gives me something to
think about.
Big Washington Names Dabbling In Market
to
MacArthur Reports On Jap Affairs
Tokyo, Jan. 26-A brighter trade and Industrial outlook for Japan-although power and
material shortages hamper the output of some basic products- is noted by General MacArthur in his summation of December occupation netivltios.
un
On the politiciil side, there was "continued progress toward efficient, representative government,” be said, pointing out that the once Fall-powerful Home Ministry WUB abolished and the Attorney-General's Office established.
In
the same
passed hills for
month, the Dlet state temporary control of conl mines, for decen- tralisation of excessive concentra. tion of economic power and breake- up of the national police system.
SCAP said six atrocity war crimes trials were completed between November 21 and December 20, but pointed out that 140 cases had yet to be trial.
Cotton Exports
Uncor plated that 18,000,000 yards of cotton fabrics were export- ed during November.
MacArthur also reported:
Coat production increased but not In sunelent quantity to alleviate fuel shortages, whileh hampered the pro- duction of baste heavy chemicals, machine tools and rolled steela. On the other hand, the output of plg irm, steel rails, aluminium sheets und textile machinery showed in- crease.
Labour relations were "relatively calm."
There were disputes in the coal industry and among government workers.
Washington, Jan. 26.—Mr Edwin Pauley's commodity speculation today came up for renewed study by Congres- sional investigators amid hints that other "big names” were dabbling in the market through private individuals.
Bank of Japan notes in circulation The chairman of the sperial Secretary, Mr James Forrestal, exceeded 210 billion
yen, and the House committee on
speculatell Inter this week what he knew national debt climbed past 330 billion
Fabout US. Navy of purchases In ven-Associated Press. tion, Representative August the 3d:fle East. Andersen (Republican Minnesota). snic his planned hearings soon
from
Senator Brewster said the Com groupmittee would hold a hearing on which Thursday
10 question Rear-Adm "may disclose some rather large [Andrew Carter, former Supply Corps speculative operations the officer, about the Navy paying US$1.05 huirrel for oil In the Arabian- American
Company in the
part of one or more Govern- iment employees.”
Middle East.
The Committee has heard testimony
Renator Brewster has been trying,
"It may develop into big urnes afterwards, but not through these that Standard Oil of California and we generally Texas Company, parent concerns [ employees, because And big names trailug through other |Arabian-American, once offered Individuals. We hope to trace them without success to sell pil to the Paris. Jun. 26. Marcel down," he said.
Government at about 40 cents a barrel On the other side of the Capitol. If Saudi-Arabia were given lend-lease Cerdan. French and European
the Senate
sub-committee on specula-aid. middleweight champion. scored
tion resumed study of Mr Pauley's an easy victory over the Italian, trading in the last three months of Giovanni Maten, at the Palais 1947 to see if they were, as he re-to and out why the price later went des Sports here tonight, knockported, incidental" to las efforts to
a financial licking.-United Press. ing him out in the second round get out of the maket without taking
Oil. Purchases of their ten round fight.
Washington, Jan. 28.-The chair- man of the Senate War Investigating Committee, Senator Owen Brewster (Republican from Maine), cuid to day that he expected the Defence
start
To Weed Out Inactive Ship's emptain, apparently deciding towards port ngainst delay, sped
Conservative Lords, urging defeat without attempting to pick up the
of the bill, are expected to propose parknute.
Oswald Lowsley, Director of instead, other reforms in the Upper 1r
Brady Cline, New York, is Chamber.
sources predicted mat sports to be aboard the Aaron and
Rep, such changes, ircinding the posable is believed
werding it at 500 inactive Peers
from the Cerdan attacked trom die total of about 800, even- tally may be agreed upon by aard looked as if he meant to finish conference of all political parties.
kept the fight early, The Italian The House of Love is objected to him at bay with his straight left, en the greats that it is not efective, but near the end of the round Cer-
membership m-dan got under his guard with a ter that it hereditary
en who have no essential yitir left to the body.
putihe service and Manca went down
tip quudutentions that it is not to be an obstacle to the again amediately although obvious- House of Commons. -
by shalten. Persons of the tipper Chamberj point to its value 7255 a rafequant pist hasty kegielaluna--Armoriated Prez
Acgermegedd hy his wife. Hepre- sentative home is en route to the alleged Canal Zeme to investitate Formumist activities there. Burtevel Press
Plane Crash: Seven Killed
Paris. Jan. 26--Seven people reported some weeks ago that three were killed when a plane crashed on pilots flew it faster than sound. The 16 a carpentry shop in Romainville. is currently trying to discover¦ à forth-estern Paris suburb, forlay', magazine---Aviation becording to an official of the local where 1 Weekly, a MeGraw Hill publication station. derived its information-
Seven charred-bodies had no for Sonic speed is 760 miles of pen tonight been revered from the still level and 660 at 30,000 feet.- United ! «
soanderung tangle of the crashed Press.
11:4
and the wreckage of the shop. A Piruch Aviation Company pokeranan said the
the plane, betonging to their training and navigation centre at Le Bourget Airport, eight cades away, carried 12 prople-11 pilots and pupils and the pilot off- er that seven of them had been killed---Reuter-
NEW BURMESE PARTY
Rangoon, Jan, 25, --A new Burmone
the political party.
Sup "Aung
League." will be formed here shortly,
The party manifesto said it would
"strictly follow the objectives of the SPAAK AGAINST
late Aung San" chairman of the Butmose Government, who ossassinated
Interim
wis year.
on July 19 inst
The party will be headed by Bo Thein Swe, former president of the Haugan Branch of the Anti-Fascist People's Freettom League.
ABDICATION
DanishFood
For Britain
London, Jan. 26. Britain hopes to sign contracts with Denmark
for
and brown dieetly, the Minister ut Fond, Mi John Strachey, stale
day
but was
Manea was again on the deten- round but he sive in the neeand could not keep the Frenchman out prad
a rich to the jaw followed by two rights to the body sent the Italian
the canvas. He was counted out after two minutes and 46 seemth of fighting in the second round-Reuter.
PETER KANE WINS Nättingdan, Jan 26-Peter Kane European bantamweight champion beat Sammy Reynolds, of Wolver hampton. on points over 10 rounds here tonight.--Reuter.
DRAWN TEST
Bridgetown. Parindos, Jan. 26- itain interfered with the first Test between the West Indies and En- tand, which was continued here to-
the was replying to a question in Parliament on what progYEEN bird day, and the match was left drawin The final scores were: West Indies declared. and 351 for nine
Ackert if the Porn that These
theen math in the negotiations. He inded that the Danich delegatom har 296
refurred to Den att for codulation England 253 and 8f" for four wickets. with the Government,
Tam stopper play-Reuter.
RUGBY RESULT Ilon, Jan. - 26,--in a Union match played today, Newport beat Devonport Services by eight points to live.Iteuter,
discovators had not proveeder in a hinter way was berauise Britain was unable to offer the Danes steel and
Brussels, Jan. 26. M. Paul Henri Coal, Mr Strachey replied that sup- Spak. The Helman Scented Peme: plies of searee matinals such as Minister, today ppoontneed himself (ml and steel had been offered but against the immediate aleation of Britain could we offer the Danes alf the supplies available or there King Leupold. The Burma press today forecast Speaking before
General Would be none for other important the likelihood of the new
rustomers-Reuter. party Coined of his party, which is Arm? breaking away from the AFPFL opposed in the King's return to the the Government party of which the throne, M. Spank said he thought: Burmese Premier, Thakti Nu, is the abdication would be "bad for the
presklent.-Reuter,
SECOND ILOILO EARTHQUAKE
New York, Jan. 26.--A second earthquake has shaken Beile, on Pany, in the Philippines, where 21: people were killed and 35 lured in eight shocks yesterday, rallo re- ports here reparted tonight.
The second earthquake lasted four minutos. No damage or casualties were reported.-Iteuter.
..
TYRONE POWER
DIVORGED
the
Crown Praire, Baudoin, and for the Heavy Seas Lash
country.
Britain's Coasts
When Priser Batidoin romes are next September, he will have to take his seat in the Belgian j Senate, according to the constitution, and serve his period of conscription.ses lashing Britain's roasts today -Reuter,
Successor To
Eisenhower
Washligton, Jan. 26-President Truman formally nominated General Omar Bradley Torlay, as Army Chief of Staff to succeed General Dwight Elsenhower.
The Senate must approve the nomination before General Brndiey can take up the post.
The White House did not specify the date on which Generat Bradley French-born film actress Annabella will take over the duties of the post.
Log Angeles,, Jan. 26,
divorced Tyrone Tower Superior Court here today.
in the
She won approval of in alimony totalling at least $50,000 yearly, less her earnings-Reuter,
-enter.
Trygve Lie In Prague
London, Jan. 20Tremendous
Rugby
10
TENNIS AT LUCKNOW Lucknow, Jan, 20.-The Swedish lawn tennis players, Storsten Johang Kinch Lennart. Bergelin, each defeated an Indian opponent in the semi-inals of the men's singles United Provinces lawn tennis cham-
and qualited pionships here today, incet each other in the fol, which will be played tomorrow.
Johansson beat D. Bose by G-4, 4-6, 6-4, while Bergelin beat Naren- dranath 5-7, 6-3, 8-6.-Reuter.
220 YARD DASH RECORD Melbourne, Jan. 26-John Treloar.
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EXPORT OF.
GERMAN PRODUCTS
1
to US$1.05.--United Press.
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burg, & Marseilles vla Calro) Augusto and Laden Kowloon C.P.0. 3. p.m.; (GPO) 3.30 p.m.
A
Amoy & Funchow; Shanghai, Nanking,
Hankow, Taingtao & Peipingi Swatow 3.30 pan.
Closing Times By Sea & Train Mnene, Tsination de Shekk (Sea) 1 pm, Manila (Sex) 2 pun.
Keelung (Formosa via Keelung! (Bra)
Canton (Train) 2 p.m.
}}a{pi}zeng (Real 3 am
3
Shanghai (Sea) 3 p.m.
Trankong (Kwongchowwani
Mincan,
Tsinshan, Siekki & Kongmoon (Bea) 4. p.m.
Canton (Ben) 5.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
Closing Times By Air Swatow, Tainan & Amny, D a.m. (reg),
9.30 am tord.). Manila, J, Honolulu, USA & Canada,
0.30 am. (reg.), 10 a.m, (ord.). Manila, T., 2.30 pm
Amoy.
Canton, Liuehow, Running.
Shanghal, Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao and Pelping. 3.30 p.m.
Closing Times By Sea & Trai
Canton (Train) 7 am.
Mineno, Talasban & Slickki (Ben) BA, neno, Talashan & Shekki (Sea) 4 p.n. Bangkok (Sex) 1 p.m.
Swataw and Amoy (Sea) 1 j.m. Shanchal (Sea) Noon.
USA.. Cannia, Central &
South
America via San Francisco (No Pr eels for Canada) (Sea) 2 pm. Japan (Ordinary letters & cards only)
(ra) Z Canton Train 2 p.m.
Hollow And Tamkong (ra) 3 p.m. Manila (8) 1 p.m.
Strafts, Hatavia, Sourabaya & Macassar
45ra). 3 pm?)... Maean, Tinshan & Shield (Sex) 4 pni. Kongjinia (ra) 4 pm, Canfot (ca) 1 p.m.
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
Berlin, Jan. 26.-Goods and: serviers delivered to 65 coun- tries throughout the warld from the combined British and fun byken Davies contours Lis American zanes of Germany insert with talk about the uses and abwes of the extreme evlloquial style. in 1947 amounted
value
to slank, and swewhg, 10.13.--Dance Music recordal; 10.30. Muste (grainophone
Tome News Front Heita: 11.15.-BHC Symphony Orchestra isee Monday, 6430
Papers: * 12,10.--- Of this total, $36,370,354 resulted/ 12.00-From T
1. Australia. 2. In the deserts of from the sales of manufactured Interlude: 12.15-Variety Calls The Time.
BBC Variety Oveliestra; 1300,–The News; || Africa and Anibin. 3. A printer. 4, tooths. The balance was derived 13.10.--Programme Announcements; 13.15. The White Sea, extending south -The Spa Orchestra. Dected by Tom from the sale of coal and timber
and other Jenkins: 13 30-Observation Post: 14.06 from the Barenta Sea and the Arctic and from port charges
Radio newsreel: 14,15-Variety Handbox: Ocean. 5. That area through which" services, the Director-General of 15.15--Programe Announcements; 15.20,
the Nile flows. 6. Second. the Joint
-Forense Favouriting 16:00. The News: Agency Export Import
100 --News Analysis; 15.15.-The Univan – stated.
Ats Prosamine. Mertleine-Introductory During 1946, before the combina-
talk by Sir Fronts Fenser. “A Specialist tion of the zones, expurts from both Pones tetaller $153,000,000 The 1917 @gures showed that the British zore exported $20,081,66 worth of manufactured goods. rang-
and silver bag from ceramies machinery and machine tools.
The American zone exported $10,- The 1947 report dis- 206,000 worth tinguished between exports deliver- ed and
Contracts signed, since lapse of several months sometimes occurs between the contract and delivery.
Jefferson:
Printed and published by FanDERICK. Surgeon, by Professor G. worth.Composer of the Werk. Binky-Pracy FRANKLIN for and on behalf of Korsakov gramphou recordsi: 18.45 South China Morning Post Limited Brilish Affairs. The Political Scene. A Hadio "Newsreels 17.15.—Close down. Vietorin, in the Colony of Hongkong.
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The total new contracts signed for the bi-zone in 1047 were approxi- mately $204,000,001
Principal Markets
The principal markets for bizonal exports were the United Kingdom, the United States, Belgium, Czecho- of slovakia, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
or
in the worst gale of the winter Australia's crack sprinter, set up an imited trains in Devon, Benched the Australian 200-yard dash record ng promenade at Penzance in Cornwall | 2018 seconds yesterday. and hurled a 500 pound mine ashore Defeating Jolm Bartram at Folkestone...
Victoria and Herb McKenley waves broke
the damner, over
Treloar Anished with two regton on the coastal railway Bartram
yards behind
and Irun between Teignmouth and Dawlish Mekelley two
yards behind
The and swept the track ballast from the intter-Associated Press. down to the up line which becane blocked for
eight hours.
In the teeth of the gale main- tenance men fought to clear the obstruction and at times húd to slop work because of the weather. Reuler.
Children Killed By Arctic Weather,
British Tractors For France
Trade and financial agreements reathed with 19 European govern- during the year kid the groundwork for an expansion of the bl-zone's export trade.
men
The British and American Military Governments have 17 aggregate working capital of $151,000,000 on deposit fn Banks of the countries with which the combined zones are: doing business-Reuter.
S'hai Newsprint Cut Ordered
Coventry, Jan. 26.-Five thousand British-made Ferguson tractors built by the Standard Motors in Coventry have buen sold 10 the French Government at a cost of £2,000,000 for the development of French Shanghai, Jun. 27. Another 180 agriculture, it was announced today. This is the largest single French enrpays Word picked up the
in streets of Shanghai in the past 24 order yet obtained in the British
Shanghai Jan. 20.-A Government drive. hours as the result of the con- export
order was issued to Shanghai_papers tinued sub-zero weather.
They will start to leave the Coven today to cut the allocation of news- BOMB INJURES 20 Prajne, Jan. 20-Dr Trygve Lie,
No Jess than 70 percent were
try Work next week. The order, print to papers to a rate which will Secretary-General of the United those of children, according tu walch, with a recent one from the Rome, Jan. 28-Twenty people Nallons, arrived in Prague by air officials of the Chinese Benevolent
permit only two and half pages to United Stutes,
has
brought £7 the
papers, Jarkost Injured when a bomb ex- this afternoon
million worth of export orders in his tour 031
of Society.
under The order was given ploded in a building in Messina, European capitals to decide the The Shanghal Observatory
pre- the past three weeks, is unaffected decree which was supposed to come where n Communist Party dance place for this year's meeting of the diets gradual warmer weather with by today's, devaluation of the frame into effect on January 1. was being held.
United Nations General Assembly, the temperature rising to 40 le-since the French sterling credit was He will travel to London and then grees Fahrenhelt by the week-omi, obtained before the step was taken. return to New York.-Reuter.
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