THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1948.
COMMONS TO DEBATE
THE "NENNI?? INCIDENT
London, Apr. 29-The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Morrison, who has steadfastly refused to allow a Parliamentary inquiry into the "Nenni Incident," today agreed to an Opposition offer to give up one of its debating days for a debate.
The debate will be on the circumstances in which signatures to a goodwill telegram sent on the eve of the Italian elections to Signor Pietro Nenni's pro-Com- munist Socialists were obtained in view of the denial by some Members that they had signed their names to it.
DUAL POST
FOR
Announcing bis agreement to a debate, Mr Morrison commented: "And I hope a good tune will be hod by all."
The expulsion of Mr John Platts Mille by the Labour Party. Exacu- tive, following his participation in the telegram Incident, may bo challenged at the annual Party Con-
to- political correspondent learned
MACDONALD forence opening on May 17, Reuter's
London, Apr. 29-Mr Mal- Į night, colm MacDonald, the Governor | Party leaders are not expceled lo of Malnya, will take over the obstruct a hearing if delegates.
decision. additional duties of Special question the Executive's Commissioner for South East but the general expectation is that the Conference will endorse the Asia on May 1, the Colonial and action of the Executive, whore do- Foreign Offices announced here cision is otherwise final. Mr Platts tonight.
Mills will be unable to attend the Conference as a delegate, and it in doubtful whether he would bo allowed" to present his case per- sonally, although Sir Stafford Cripps, now Chancellor of the Exchequer, once spoke from the public gallery on
behalf of himself and several others who had been expelled.
Its new title will be "Commis- sloner General for the United King- dom in South East Asia.”
Mr MacDonald will be responsible as before for the co-ordination of ad- ministration and polley in relation to the Federation of Malnya, Singa- pore, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunel, and will now be responsible for the work before carried out by the Special Commissioner's organisa- tion.
7-DAY ULTIMATUM
a
Most of the other 21 Labour Members who have been given stven-day uftinatum from the In his relations with foreign ter- Executive to accept the Party Une ritories, he will have the rank of or be expelled were expected to
give the necessary assurances the deadline of May 6.
Ambassador.
The United Kingdom Government recently announced that the two
by
It was clear tonight that the 21 posts were to be amalgamated in Nennl telegram" Labour Members the Interests of econoiny.
to jare ready
obey the Labour seven-day ultimatum, Reuter's, political correspondent wrote.
The last Special Commissioner Executive's was Lord Killearn.-Reuter.
Commonwealth
Conference
Reather In -Hospital-
Walter. P. Reuther, United Auto Workers (CIO) president, lies in Detroit's Grace hospital where he was taken after a mysterious assaliant Dred a shotgun blast through a window of his home. He suffered severe chest and arm wounds.AP Wirephoto.
2,300 Jap-Americans Have U.S. Citizenship Restored
San Francisco, Apr. 29.-The United States District Court today ordered American citizenship to be restored tó 2,300 Japanese-Americans who were, interned during the war and renounced their citizenship in 1946,
Judge Louis E, Goodman criticised the government for accepting the renunciations. He expressed doubt as to the constitutional authority for imprisoning these American cluzens during the war years.
Communists Threaten Tsingtao
Indonesia Situation "Alarming
Security Council Meating Urged
Lake Success, Apr. 29.-Dr Tjoa Sik Ion, of Indonesia, called today for an immediate session of the Security Council to con- sider the alarming situation" in, Indonesia..
He alleged that the Dutch were violating the terms of the cease re agtreenient reached in JanuarY through the mediatlon af 10 Security Council's "good offices"
Committee.
Dr Tion told reporters that infer mation from Jogjakarin, the Repub- lizan capital, showed that the Dutch Governor in Eastern Java had Im- poser various restrictions on the plebiscite movement, Including a ban or the assembly of more than six 1errons in Malang.
"Without elementary political rights for the Inhabitants, the forth- coming plebiscite can never be hold
fair manner. Dr Tion added.
Dr Tjos, a member of the Indo- nesian delegation to the United Nations, said he has also written, in Mr George Marshall, the American Secretary of State, osking his help In "Resisting the 70,000,000 Indo- nesian people in receiving goods and services from the outside world.
Because of the Dulch blockade, he suid, no exports or imports of the necessities of life were possible Reuter..
were
RELATIONS STRAINED
Batavia, Apr. 20-Relations be- tween the Dutch and the Indonesian Republicans, secking a settlement In the Dutch East Indies. reported to be "strained" today after the publication of a Republican bulletin on the plebiselle
talks. The bulletin alleged that the Dutch had admitted their attitudo towards the plebiscite was not based the agreement signed last January on board the United States transport Renville in Batavia Harbour.
These allegations were described A8-0 "complete falschood" by a Dutch spokesman in a statement re- leased in Jogjakarta, the Republican capital.
The group, which had д tong meeting tonight; will meet again on Tuesday evening, 24 hours before the deadline for their answer to the | Executive-whether they will obey
The court's decision climaxed the party line in future, the alter-
(Dutch and Indonesian negotiators years of litigations. The Japanese-
met in Jogjakarta last Sunday after London, Apr. 20.-Representatives native to which was expulsion from
Americans said they renounced their
their talks, sponsored by
the of all Parliaments in the British the party--to take a final decision. citizenship under duress from no- Commonwealth will he invited to a
Security Council's good offices com- Leading signatories underlined tonalistic Japanese interned with
mittee, had been held up over a conference in London in the autumn, that the attitude of the group was them at Tule Lake, California. the Prime Minister, Mr Clement
Shanghal. Apr. 30-Com- the Dutch envoys were reported to railway station incident in which Attlee, announced today.
of Judge Goodman sald, "I a con-
munist battle forces today were have been manhandled at Jogjakarta They Attlee was speaking
at the crawling to" the Executive,
feel that their letter of explanation, obnoxious
ferslon secured annual meeting of the United King-which the Labour Executive re-
Congressional polley quarters of the United States
manner drawing near Tsingtao-hend- | rallway station)-Reuter, dom Branch of the Empire Parlia
unsatisfactory
may not be used in a criminal case. mentary Association, which decided cently rejected at
It is equally true that a document Naval Forces in the West Paci contained adequate
assurances of releasing the priceless insignia
validated when exceuted in a like
offic. though some American citizenship should not be
Mr
that the month most likely to suit
one
"neither of defiance
their party loyalty,
ΠΟΥ
at the Parliaments would be October. indicated tonight that if further as
At this first Parliamentary con- ference since the war, the Unitedsurances were needed, they would
edbe forthcoming.
Kingdom hopes to welcome not anly older Dominions but also the re. Between now and Tuesday, they presentatives of India, Pakistan and will note its effect on the Parlia Ceylon.
Labour mentary
Party of 400 Representatives of newly affilated| Members and on their own congli branches of the Association, recent-tuencies,
manner.
Tsingtao said that the fighting was A United. Press dispatch from
within 25 miles of the naval base, which is niso
the the site of Chinese Naval training base.
Finding A Berth For Battleship
at
.Port
"It must be kept in mind that Tule was a centre purposed not for relocation, but for segregation of
The dispatch said that a foren of; Canberra, Apr. 20-A plan for
the channel aliens who placed loyalty to Japan at least 3,000 Reds, including two deepening foremost, Americans of Japanese regiments of the 14th Column re-
42,500-tun Melbourne, so that the ancestry suspected of disloyalty, Inforced by local Red millila, at-battleship Vanguard can berth there and others of Japanese ancestry tacked Aushanwei, about 25 miles during the Royal visit next spring," whose loyalty to the US was not northeast of Tsingtao, on April 27, is being submitted to the Navai questioned."
It said that after two days' fighting Board of the Victorian Government. The conferense will probably dis- The letter says: "Our telegram day's decision, 264 previously were mountain retreat where they were Of the persons involved in to-the Communists were driven into a
after This was stated tonight cuss foreign affairs and the United way addressed 10 the
and Commonwealth officials Nations,migration and the dis- Socialist Party-and--not-to the ordered deported as enemy aliens at present besieged by the Na-bad discussed details of the tour and tribution of population, defence and communications, and the future of Parliamentary government.—Reuter,
ly formed in legislatures with non- official majorities, will also be in-
vited..
PRISONERS TO BE RETURNED
THE EXPLANATION
-
NO AUTHORITY
lonailsis,
Nenni Communist
Some of these were voluntarily re- combination. When our telegram was sent, we leased by the US government.
LANDEH ATTACKED were not aware that the National
Fifty miles north of Tsingtao, the Executive Committee had formally
Communists were sald to have at- withdrawn recognition from the
tacked Landeh, while 10 miles Italian Socialist Party, which it had
Questioning the Constitutionality of nearer Tsingtao the Communist -ecognised since 1944, nor do we wartime mass arrests of all persons force was reported to be in move
how we could have known of Nipponese descent on the Paciflement near Lanchuen, since we can and no report of this Coast Judge Goodman sald:
Tsingtao
area fighting is the closest at present the Reds have "I have no doubt that there was come to the US Naval base. How- a complete lack of constitutional ever, Naval circles there did not authority for administrative, execu- comment on
on whether they consi.... dered Tsingtas itself in danger.
'London, Apr. 29.-The Foreign decision in the press nor has it been Office reported today that Yugo-communicated to the Parliamentary alavia has agreed to return immedi- Labour Party. ately two British prisoners held
A
in-
"The
on
•
State
also the inability of Brisbane and Port Adelaide to berth the. Van- guard.
The Commonwealth Government today Informed the States It was considering striking A Common- wealth medal, printing a booklet for distribution to schoolchildren and is. suing special coins and stamps- Reuter.
since a clash on Sunday in which a; "Although it is not possible to tive or military officers to detain British Officer was killed.
withdraw signatures from a tele- and imprison American citizens not It was believed that the Ameri- Bombing Raid Off spokesman
said the agreement gram that has already been de-critically charged or subject to mar- cans are waiting for more definite will permit on early Joint Inquiry ilvered, we should like to make it tial-law."
information
London, Apr. 29-Unfavourable by Britain and Yugoslavia into the clear that our action: Wence or the heavy responsibilities and burns well as
the size of the Com-weather caused the postponement "This court is not unmindful of munist forces in the immediate area of an attack, by 40 heavy bombers shooting.
tended to be an open defiance or
to check with govern- One of the prisoners is the wife any deflance, either of the Party dens resting upon executives and ment
to the war tion try leaders on the situa. planned for tonight on the North Sen of Lt John Edmund Burke, the principles or policy. or of the military oficials
corning to any decision Island of Heligoland, part of a Officer killed. The other is Lt Philip Executive's authority.
with Japan"
while taking precautionary measures, training exercise over Holland, Marler, who had accompanied the couple on a picnic to the use the Parly. Some of us are Founda- the West coast of the United States, the Reds in the vicinity of Lanchuen.
The Tsingtao dispatch said that Germany and, Britain-Neuter. "All of us are old members of time."dangers particularly affecting government units were engaging trian Yugoslavia border where the ton members. The Executive may arrest and shooting took place.
but even expediency cannot remove-United Press. Burke was killed when he tried rest assured that we are loyal mem-
resist detention — Associated
to
Press.
SCAP MISSION ON WAY HERE Shanghal, Apr. 30-SCAP's Orst Zoreign trade mission, consisting of -two "Americans and four Japanese, "who arrived here from Tokyo yes- terday afternoon en route to India and Pakistan, took off this morning for Hongkong.
is
The purpose of their mission to survey possiblities for the re- sumption of trade between and India.
Japan
Heading the group is Mr W.. R. Eaton, Chief of the Cotton Branch
'of SCAP's Texillo Division. Ho
bers of the Party and would cer-
due
He said he was aware of the war-
the taint of unfairness with
which
tainly contino cur disagreements, the renunciations subsequently were if any, to what is permitted by the clothed."
Party's constitullon.
The government was given 90 days in which to name any in- "We think we should add that all | dividual among the 2,300 against of us are equally responsible whom it may want to offer ad- what occurred."--Reuter.
ditional evidence.-Associated Press,
for
Vice-President Li Thanks
The People
Nanking, Apr. 30.-General Li Tsung-jen, China's first constitutional Vice-President, In a message to the people of China last night said.
told local reporters that the missionatitutional Vice-President by the en- but I feel sure that they will con- "I was elected China's first con- warda democracy, were not, elected, was sent at the invitation of the Indian and Pakistan Governments.
tinue to give their wholehearted sup- port to the great task of suppressing the Communist. rebellion and the rehabilitation of our great country,
thusiastic support of the people and the unshaken confidence of the de-
Mit Eaton said that the mission legates in me. would survey the possiblities of a resumption of Indian-Japanese trade, but declined to answer whether it was "empowered to con- clude any deals,”—Ñcutor.
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BBC DISPUTE
·WITH UNION
NOTICE
.HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A GENERAL MEETING OF London, Apr. 29-A Union dia MEMBERS will be held on Corporation over pay rates will halt 4.30 p.m. in the Roof Garden of pute with the British Broadcasung THURSDAY, 6th MAY, 1948, at
all dance music broadcasts restaurants, hotels and dance halls a Member of the Chamber for ap
from the Hongkong Hotel to nominate after Friday night falling a Inst
lo pointment minute settlement.
The Legislative
Beginning-on Saturday, the only Council. dance music that listeners will hear will be played by bands broadcasting direct from the studio.
Notice in writing of the names
of Candidates and their Propoзers The Musicians Union is deman- and Secondem to be lodged with ding that the BBC raise the outside the Secretary of the Chamber of broadcasting fee from 12/04 a man Commerce at least 48 hours before to the 22-10 studio rate, · !
They turned down a BBC offer of the time appointed for holding 25 shillings-Associated Press
the Meeting.
Procession Banned
London, Apr. 29—A procession through the streets of London's East "I feel confident that their efforts Union Movement led by Sir Oswald End, planned for Saturday by the will be no less than mine."
Mosley, formerly head of the British
meeting of
"I am very grateful to them." General L attributed his sucecas to the following two reasons; (1) The inspiration given by President Dr Sun, Fo sent a message of con- Union, of Fascists, has been banned Chiang Kai-shek; (2) The people's gratulations to General Li lost even by the Government. appreciation of the meaning of con- ing following the latter's success," Sir Orwald Mosley will, however, 'stitutional government.
be allowed
#peak at The message said: "The election the Movement shall try and carry my plat- result showed that you, with Mr James Chuter Ede, the Hama Tau-form into effect and assist the Presi- popular support, have won the Secretary, stated in Parliament to- ber, the famous Austrian-born Bri- | dent of the Republic to carry honour of being elected. You will day that from midnight tonight ail fish singer. left only £2,400, it was through the political and economic be able to assist tije Chlef Executive public -disclosed ́today.
political processions of reforms necessary, I regret that the and put Into execution your great whatever party would be banned Mr. Tauber died intestate-United other candidates, who have done a plans, 1 tender my congratulo- for three months in that particular Press,
great deal in the present march to tons."Keuter,"
aroa-Reuter,
Estate
· London, Apr. 29. Richard
Hongkong,
By Order,
J. B. KITE
Secretary.
30.ħ Apṛll, 1948..
DEATH
STEPHENS--Trevor George Blephens,
aged 4 montha, youngest san of Mr. and Mrs L. D. Slephons, at kowloon Hospital on 30th April, 1949,
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