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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1948.
GAOL FOR Anglo-American
SCIENTIST
Montreal, Jan. 30.-The last of the 18 Canadians put on trial after the investiga tion of espionage for Russia which began in 1946 was' today sentenced to years in the penitentiary.
two
He was Dr Raymond Boyer, formerly a scientist at McGill University, who was specifically accused of passing secret information to Fred Rose, former Labour progressive (Communis!)
member of the Canadian Parliament, who is serving a six-year sentence.
Dr Boyer appeated against the sentence and will re- main free on bail pending outcome of the hearing- Reuter.
REFUGEES MADE INTO SOLDIERS
Offensive Alliance
Report Denied
Washington, Jan. 30.-The State Department tonight made no comment on a Chicago Tribune report from. Washington that Britain and the United States had reached a "secret understanding tantamount to an offensive alliance" in connection with the Marshall Plan.
Sokolovsky's Complaint To General Clay
In London, a British Foreign. Oflice spokesman tonight ente- gorleally denied that there was any such "understanding."
The Chicago Tribune report rald that the plan was known in "inner eiretes of the United States Govern ment" as the "Washington Charter," and provided for Britain to receive the lion's share of Marshall Plan aid" in return for supporting the Berlin. Jun. 30.-Marshal United States in that country "should Vasily Sokolovsky. Soviet Mili- she be attacked by Russia or in the event that the United States should
éclare war."-licuter. tary
Governor in Germany, allet fonday that 200 Soviet citizens were being held in Bavaria against their will by | The Americans under various sentences and in violation of a Soviet-United States agreement signed in 1945.
D
Russian Protesta Washington, Jan. 30-Secretary of State George Marshall is expected to reject without delay Russia's two protests against Amerkan military moves in the Mediterranean,
to
now
Chinese Communist Land Confiscations
BY ART COUL
of de-
Shanghai, Jan. 30.-The Chinese Communist land reform programme is very simple. They renson that anybody who possesses more than five acres of land stole it in the first place; therefore, it is subject to confisca. tion. The owner is a landlord, therefore rich, so he is subject to a special set of Inws for the rich classes, Wong Li-jao, 65-year-old re- classifications in which it wa fugee from Lingying, in applied, based on the size of the Southern Shantung, who is farms and the number
by each land- in Shanghai, is the nu pendents supported thority for the description of any
owner, The baale rute was that farm of more than five acres how the Chinese Communists indicated a rich owner, and the operate. Wong and his family landlord lands and possessions were recently fled
subject to confiscation' and allotment from Southern to the pennants. The size of the Shantung.
Wong hnd two sons exccuted by the Communists because they ob Jected to having their forms token In addition to levying against away from them. They, as did their ench crop, the party also would father, were classified as landlords come around later and "borrow" bernuse they farmed 50 mowa, from the reserven which each farm About
nine actes,
was ordered to keep on hand. The For two and a half years Wong
Joanr, Wong sald, were never re- Ilved under
farm also determined how much of rach erop should be collected as a regular levy,
the Communists. He paid. and his family are now in Shanghai
"We did not know where all this because the Nationalists recently food wen!," Wong said, "but were the Communists out of the certain it was more than the Com- district, and he and many
other munist soldiers in the district could
ent." refugees were permitted to leave. iis history of those two und
Always The Samo half years follows:
COLLITA'S
39%
EDITORS PRESS SERVICE,
dro
"All set, Sam"
Winter Olympics
A reply WAS ready today Moscow's Trote which objected to Nanking, Jan. 30.-A pro-
Marsh Sukutovsky made the com- restoring the wartime U.S.
Army gramme for adding hundreds of plaint in a public letter to General airtied at Meltaba, in North Africa. WOLD SPORT ROUND-UP: thousands of refugees to
Chr. the th
the American Au answer is being drafted to the Nationalist
Military Governor, which appeared other Russian charge--that visits of fighting foreen in
insure of the official Soviet American warships to hilon ports In today's Manchuria was announced today decupation zone newspaper, Targliche
violater the pence fronty with Italy by Liang Hsu-sheng, Governor | Bundrelau.
the Neues
Diplomatie authorities inliented of Kirin Province, who is ni Deutschland, the wspaper of the this would be the Amerienn stand:
Soviet-controllert
The warships dropped anchor in German Socialist present in the capital.
Italian harbours with full approval of the friendly, Italy Government, and after prine consultations.
Talking Point
İ1}
He said the High Command bud The purblicating: in the press ut Bumped out new
ander fer protest from one Military strategy which "popular forces" will be| Governor to another is unprovedgut- allotted j part in battling i ". The appearance of the letter
Russia's protests were submitted the Communists. He said refugees made even mure extraordinary and promptly proclaimed on the ta fact th the four-power (Moscow Radio a few weeks before Allied Control Council at which the important April national elee- matters of high level disagreement flons in Italy. The timing raised are usually threshed out, are inect suspicions that the Soviet's chief ing in Berlin this afternoon.
purpose was to supply the Communists with
wmate la formed into a corps to support the regolars, and the governs ment expected to gain considerable added strength,
This will be the first "popular; force" to be organised to combat the Recla
Governor Liang said the governs ment has adopted the slogan "triple protection and triple capture," which of villages, menns the protection homes and lives, through the enture of food at homes from the Corn- munists...
He said the refugees In the he- ginning will be tralued by the gov ernment into army format
ári
their native places and in eg-oralina- tlon with mobile regular imtis.... United Press,
10-talle
Italing
propagandaz
It was later announced that this methug was postponed anti
paint. morrow at the request of Marshal. The Rossini k challenging Sokolovaly
American naval visits to Italian parts was delivered on Wednesday and diseloved last night. R tended that such vists contitet with Ervaty
that provisits forces gtumalıd be December 15.
The reason for the Soviet request was not known, but postpaiements often beer-Reuter.
S'hai Students
Repent
Shunghal, Jan. 31.-The greater part of the students are expecteil
back in classes today at the Nation
Tung Chi University following the
KUOMINTANG ultimatum isgurd last night by the
Open
STRIFE
Opposition By Independents
Nanking, Jan. 31
Vice-Minister of Education, De Man
Li-vu, ordering the resumption of
classes today before 10 o'clock this murning or see the institution pere marently closed,
Dr Han, who arrived from Nanking vesterday DROPKIN to investigado the Hondale t The day when
l
the wolvePATA
Maver K. C. We, was assaulted, said he brought order fro tlar National Govern-
fer thes The inter-party
lution of th strife over the allocation of National university for would not enteres Assembly seats brenne more eate amless he was forend to do a
Kuomintang delegates, today
Bempos elected without Party nommation, tional came out in open upposition in the The Cha
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Co-
ull alle withdrawn by
The last Americal and British trpos left Italian soll before that Readline, af the Washington affic view in that no basly exists for the argument. Associated Press.
18 INJURED
IN TRAIN
DERAILMENT
North Platte. Nebraska. Jan. 30-A trainford of 214 persous escaped death early today when the Union Pacife's City of San Francisen, a streamliner travel- ling at 78 miles an hour, de- ruled on the Nebraska Plains, The wreeltage of 15 cars strewn
on both sides of the right
Brasilent af dar
Universty, Drut way. Wen-vban, land- tuld?!.. kým --that-ş Union Parite-headquarters takt decision of the Central Party Head- of the tudents who had parte-bul 18 person were injured, zone quarters ordering them to retusqurth cipraed 111 the incident had their seats in order to give the pro- printed, the Vice-Zinkster mid the
Abel the traja were Roy. W. mised quotes to minority parties,
executing of the order, was fervant Df the Scripps Howard porarily entponed.
Inewspapers, Mrs Howard, Ben Foster De Hans, an addition to favant, (Me Howard's cretary), the eat, the
Babe stariends when Bad Tinelli umpire of the Major League, ter pulled the Mayor lumat le
in route to New York for a staff rumbed by the University author-conference), and Charles J. Graham and West and be to circumstances wou dey creed-either by being dis president of 14ttaburgh
end Virginia Railroid). None was
in-
Railway offleials sald a broken wheel on the middle unit of the Diesel-powered train was respon- stble for the derailment.
In half-column autizment appearing in the for at press today these delente ansefed thank the re- 2:1128 ++1 the **
Arombl.
elections (honk! up a way to altere
consider aprenderin the seat in Invour of either the Kuomintane or other parties.
TU
These delegates have formed an association to offer organised sistance to the Party's decision and are now threatening "diective legat action" under the ortier is rescinded.
missed or given draerits is for-Beuter.
CHINESE REPS STRIKE AGAIN
اده
red
אונןT
WH
was the second wreck in which Mr Howard was a passenger. Nanking, Jan. 31.--A
train near yboard surprise! He comeback by the Cominunisks in the Philadelphin a few years ago when Simultaneously. 195 meinhers of
Kinochow
(Northeast a wreek occurred, killing 70 persons. Temmsala the Kuomintang who had declined Shantung win
Mir suported here at
Howard sakd that several to run in the National Assembly night following the
soldiers returning from Tratnfer
duty in election by following the Party's Conerat Pan Dan-chich's meebamis Japan, were aboard the tri persuasion in a similar
United Press, forces to Annoutice-
Menchuria Front the inent. requested the Kuomintang Shantung front. authorities to upland its decision, Striking sullenly
at sits left declaring: "Party discipline must inadequately defended,
the Reds be maintained. ****
were reported to have already ve
and Chuogum, west Unless the recalcitrant members rupied relinquish their seats 118 ordered, northwest of Lagain forpce- while Lungkow 4J11 the they said, they would demand that lively,
SANTHONI Count of the peninsula, was elections be held again "under the
The position af heitg surrounded. principle of fair play."
Werhulwer was also reported to be "critical".-Reuter-AAP.
Meanwhile, the Social Democrats and the Young China Party are still insisting on fuli quoins of 200 and 300 sents respectively before their inclusion in the constitutional government.-Neufer-
Seas Flood S..
Coast Towns
London, Jun. 30,-People in many South coast towns were nalling up | their doors And windows against the sea
11 KILLED
KILLI
IN
RIOTS
Bombay. Jan.
30. Manned
Open
In Cloud Of Illwill
St Moritz, Jan. 30-The Winter Olympic Games, created for the purpose of promoting international good- will, opened today in an atmosphere of illwill, with teams from the host country of Switzerland dominating the first day's programme.
When the Communists first came in, they moved to establish their various organisations.
Wong said the pattern of confisen- tion was always the same. First they made the owner pay up all Rule Of Salvation
his bills, including large amounts of "back pay" the chairman deelded First was the "Rule of Salvation,”
or other which a People's Assembly was owed to his servants 24 up
Everybody in the district workers. Then a comp
a complete inventory was declared deered, then the party was taken, and his lands and per-
connt possessions appointed chairman. Ils word
divided up, and the was law.
party took over, If he did not
object, and was
Next was the Self-Defence Corps. All men were told they were volut teers. They were armed, with knives and swords, but un guns. The cam the Youth Corps, composed of chil- dren between 7 at 15 years of age They were given instructions in the Communist doctrine and
Gr.
quite passive, he and his family would be allotted a snal! amount allotments made to the peasants. of land on same basta as the
If he
the
Was
bily
Wins
criticism, he was
he protested or voice:t ****
accused of being an agent of the Kuomintang. the rudl-
ordered to stand trial. The verdlet Renerally
death. That how Wong lost his two sons, he said. Wong said although small patches
land are allotted to the
peasants. not given to them. The are
Chinese Coinmunist
"The
Indicative of general feeling just before the first heat, alments of reading and writing. was the disclosure that two of though they were housed in the Then Women's Corps was the three two-ten bobsheds of official bobshed since yesterday,ganised for those between the age of the United States team had been Teams from the United States, 20 to 45. subotaged during the night. The responsible for the bad feeling re- Last to be organised was the Peo- sheds were found
garding the hockey teams because ple's Militia. with nuts their internal disputes, did not fare military training, but it was slightly party owns it after cerilacation. forsened
They were not given and pushers broken, too wet. The U.S. ice hockey team, more elite that
representing the Amateur Inekey Corps. It was composed of about probably in the biggest landlord P Association, lost to Switzerland 5-4, two-thirds of the able-bodied men United Fress. and the two crack bobsled pairs in the district. trailed the favoured Felix Endrick and Fredrick Waller of Switzerland, who won the first hent in the sparkling time of one min 22-4/10
Gandhi's Death
Stuns World
(Continued from Pare I)
sec.
the second hockey game, Canada defeated Sweden 3-1.- United Press.
Bizarre Touch
"Hits wonderful life has been end- ci by a terrible incident arising out
St. Moritz, Jan. 30.-There was a of the dark and passionate forces of bizarre touch about the opening racial and religious hatred against ceremony of the fifth winter Olym- which he fought with the weapons pie Games which was performed of the spiri for over 50 years. ..here this morning by the Swiss
is sample clon
eloquence and ascetic President, M. Parico Cello, lying earned him the allegiance of As the teams were led into the eduened statesmen and the
picturesque open air ice stadium by lettered mullions, Ile became the Greece, founders
of the modern Olympic Games and of the classical games which were Brat held nearly 2,500 years ago. it was seen that
Great Soul at Inlin."
Durban-Mr Manila Candi, the Mahatma's son, who is editor of the newspaper "Indian Opinion," which the two rival American ice hockey his father established, said here to teams were participating.
night:
he i
יוגt
"I have lost my father bul not m father he is
sincere trend of the whole
The Amateur Athletic Union team,
the Self-Defence
Some were given old and worn out rifles and shot guns. They also were informed they were volunteers.
"You are fighters for liberation under the General Mobilisation Act," they were told. As such, they were subject to all military regulations and punishments.
Then
Land Confiscations
followed the land reform programme. There were eight
STALIN
REPORTED
HEALTHY
Warsaw. Jan. 30.-Marshal
father of the whole of India and recognised by the American Olympic Stalin was in very good physical !
the
world.
Hittee formed part of the full condition when he received the
انيا
by
contingent, dressed 1st surrender to the will of White blazes and dark trousers. Polish mission which negotiated Gat." "The "intist have a japore Hockey Association.
The other team, the Amateur | the -recent-Polish-Soviet-trafle | taking him away from ús.
recognized
agreement in Moscow, the no more with us physically but his the International Ice Hockey Fede- the Swiss Olymple Commitice and
Polish Premier. M. Josef garu will cuide us from above."-tion, strolled informally into the Gyrankiewicz, said today,
Renier.
He is
INDIAN SHOPS
CLOSED TODAY
the
stadium already dressed for
"The question of a Balkan Union opening event of the Olympiada was not discussed. That is not cur match against Switzerland.
Poland problem. But
linpes to They merely stood at the edge of strengthen her political, cultural and the stadium is the column of com economic relations
the with fited petitors
past the President. Southeastern countries. Following the assassination of They exchanged greetings and jokes
"Our
agreement with Moscow will Mohandas Gandhi, all Indian stores with members of other
teams ax aid our reconstruction and thus will anet shopa iti Hongkong and the nations filed past, but paid no fald peace," the Premier said. Kowloon are closed today as a mark special atte
attention to the American At Wadlelaw Gamulka, Com-
of sorrow and respect.
BUTTER AND BACON AGAIN
(Continued from Page 1)
If the teneral trade and financial agreement makes it possible to supply 70 percent in the British offer, Denmark would expect to send to Brlinin about 70,000 tons of butter
of bacon.
contingent.
munist Vice-Premier said that no "The Amateur Athletic
Com- Union new conference of the nine
of the Cominform team is doing the parading. We are unist parties doing the playing," Mr Walter and been arranged but a meeting Brown. President of the AllA, fold take place if the international Beuler
sibuation requires it."
To
the sound of cannon fire the: M. Gomulka added that "the sys- Olympic flame was lit by Bibi tem of places in the East is not Torriani, veteran Swiss leo hockeyn bloc but is purely defensive in player, who took the Olymple auth |uim."~~Reuter. on behalf of all athletes competing. ¡-Reuter,
BOXING IN DUBLIN
OUTWARD MAILS
the world," Wong
party
commented.........
FINDLATERS
DRY FLY SHERRY
A gracious way
to welcome your guests
Dublin, Jun. 38.-The third and Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 intutes Gilman & Co., Ltd.
in one year and about 25,000 tons concluding reries of contests bu
tween Spanish and Irish boxeru took is understood that Britain has place here tonight,, offerett about 800,000 tons of coal, Flyweight 1. Martinez of Spain petrol and fuel oll (about £4,000,- Leat W. MeLoughlin of Ireland on 000), 60,000 tons of iron and steet points in a dull but. Martinez, and an unknown quantity of textile, foxing with confidence, was always
on top and kept striving for
brantire cars move through the raw materials. streets of Bombay tonight after
Together with other goods want-kneekout. særlden communal flare-up with un-[ed by Denmark. the total valt..
P. Min, the Spanish bantam, lost A DAUGHTER FOR official casualties put at 11 dead and would be anout £17,500. Steel to T Dunne of Ireland on points,
nearly 30 injured,
considerably less than half of Den
when the Irishiman weathered the SHIRLEY TEMPLE
Tonight's clashes were attributed mark's estimated needs.
fast pace set by the Spaniard in the Santa Monica, California, Jan. 30. unofficially by police oilleers to the
first two rounds and hit back with Shirley Temple, 19-year-old film "misapprehension regardhig the
stinging left and right hoots. stor, gave birth today to a daughter identity of Mr Gandhi's assassin."
Featherweight S. Verdu of Spain jo be named Linda Susan.
Troops were moved to liction
fost in D. Faulkner of Ireland Miss Temple, formerly the world-stations tonight, ready to be entled the total sterling earnings should be points. Despite Verdu's 'good work famous child star of the screen, put it necessary, it was learned, About £32,500,000 per year. This with his 'left, the aggressive' Irish- married John Agay, a the star, in The police fired repeatedly to dis-igans some, £15,000,000 would have, than wore him down and weakened
1945-Reuter,
perse communal rioters.
An allright curfew was imposed over the six stare kilometre aren of Central Beinbay and all tramers and burn were withdrawn from the city streets after the demonstrators had tried to stop and attack them.-**
Mickey Rooney III London, Jun 30-Mickey Rooney, today the flm star, who is suffering from after the worst vaccine fever after a vaccination, Is flooding for 30 years,
to being flown back tho United Reuter, States for treatment.
After 48 hours of continuous rain
A second opinion was called in
and rules, the sea gowed up sewer, before the flight was deelded
and over sea walls.
Donia, moored
In Polperro Bar- bour. Cornwall, were lifted on quoys during SD mitor: gale-70 les An hour in places.
to
an hour sonie
At Lons, hotels and houses were flooded several feet deep.
Sen debris blocked the moin Folkestone-Sandgate Road,
A freak storm hit Northants in the vilinge of Bishops yesterday, The whirlwind damaged roots and uprooted trees. --Reuter,
on
and a bulletin Inst night from Dor- chester Hotel where he was con- ned to bed, said: "Ho is rather BL"-Reuter.
KING'S ALE London, Jan. 30-Ten pints of "King's Ale" bottled beer, personal- ly brewed by King Edward VII 40 years ago, were auctioned, at a cute at Reading for 17 guineus,
Ruhr Disaster
Britain niso proposes that most of sterling earnings should be spent on British goods not the list of essential requirements. It estimated
to be spent on non-essential goods, |
Reutor.
of
Exploded Tanker Survivors Safe
W.
with body punching.
on
Lightweigh Akuse of Spain beat Gifford of Ireland on a points decision, which met with mixed reception from the crowd.
an
After taking some heavy lefia to the head early in the fight, Argote scored well in the third round and Paris. Jan. 30-Thirteen survivors was forcing the pace at the finish.
the 4,015
The ton Ponat tanker
Spanish welterweight, A. Panchito. which blew up and sank Diaz, beat Midgley Ireland aff the French Atlantie port of points, Lorient yesterday, ́renchied Lorient | scoring on board a French fishing
They Inchided a Spanish
using both hands well and repeatedly with left swings and right 'hooka. Router, MCC SCORE
Wuppertai, Jan. 30. Twelve today people were killed and at least 33 vessel. injured in tramway disaster at
slow- Porto Souln, Trinitind, Jan. 30.m Wuppertal. In the Ruhr, last night. away which marle the number of At the close of play today, the MCC A heavily crowded traincar Jump-suved one more than previously re-nd reared 19 for no wickets in, re- d the rails at the bottom of a steep ported.
bly to Trinidad's Best Junines fotal incline, ran into A Fiandard
i lunlly rammed a tree.
They rald 10 of their comrades | nt 481 runs for four declared. were killed by the explésion British soldiers helped in the re- drowned in the heavy seas as the
or Neuter.. sens work and moved some of the Panchito
steaming towards injured to a British military hospital. Antwerp from Spain with a cargo
and
Was
The sale was in aid of the Agri-a producers are invited to submit of minerals. The Panchito's captain, cultural Distress Fund-Reuter,
---Ieuter,
a Czech. was drowned-Neuler.
SEAGRAVE TROPHY
famous racing motorist was awarded London, Jan. 30.-Jolin Cobb, the the Seagrave Trophy for his 1947 world's land speed record-Beuter.
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