THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
GUATEMALAN DEMAND
Big X-Ray Export
London, May 11.-One of the largest consignments of X-ray equipment ever to leave Britain was shipped from here today for Buenos Aires aboard the steamship Highland Princess.
The equipment, worth £20,000, will be used in hospitals of Argentina. It includes six heavy duty diagnostic units and six motor-driven tilting cou- ches, as well as the latest In ultra shortwave electro- medical treatment ap. paratus.-United Press.
GEN. SMUTS' CONCEPTION
OF UNITY
REJECTED
Britain Refuses To Withdraw Troops
BRITISH HONDURAS ISSUE
London: May 11.-Britain announced tonight that it again had rejected a formal Guatemalan request to remove the British forces from British Honduras.
The Foreign Ministry published the texts of notes exchanged on March 24 by the Guatemalan Foreign Minister and the British Minister in Guatemala City.
The
British note add: "Unters and until cumpelent body such os the International Court has pro- nounced against Tig Majesty's Government's title the latter cannot discuss their right to send British ships or British troops to British Honduras,
"The presence of these forces in British Honduras was and is in no move
as a
Johannesburg, May 11. General Jan Smuts today heldense provecative and their
out hope of forming a third "great super group" of nations linking Europe with the British Commonwealth.
WIS
decided
upon
soleix guarantee for the adequate protec- of life and property in the ton colony.
"I Masty's Government are, therefore, unable to necept the pro- lest of the Guatemalan Government against the presence of these forces 37 in nccede to requests for their removal.
"I am, however to point out in this connection that it would be much Irss dimeult for
Majesty's step were
the
"It might be possible for human statesmanship to establish a close link und association between the British Commonwealth of Nations and Europe and lead to the ca tablishment of another great super
he said. You will then have, between the Government to consider this two great powers in the East and if the Guatemalan Government West, a power greater perhaps than for their part also to demonstrate elther, larger in population and re- their goodwill by taking action to
with Rources, bliger in experience, human genius at the of it bring about the cessation of
heart
continued campaign of propaganda with all the broadness of a civilis against Great Britain by seeing to
which has been developed in
the withdrawal of troops moved by Western Europe In that one them to positions near the frontier
The present world pattern of
between Honduras and Guaternalo, powerful states facing each other
and by showing willingnces to decide barren, almost desolate the dispute by proper means Europe"
was very dangerous. Ior
provided by the International Court the world and the future of man-in accordance with the Charter of kind, he added.
the United Nations.". Speaking at a Rotary Club lunch here. General Smuts said the three major problems facing the world today were European recovery and the peace treatics with Germany and Japan-Reuter
for
across
DEMAND FOR
FOOD
German
Munich. May 11.-The food strikes spread further today. and it was estimated that 213.000 workers were out.
GUATEMALAN NOTE
3
Court course to the International and seek judgment to establish their elain."United Press.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1948.
Weeps At Blør Of Roxas
FOREIGN AID GIFTS
FOR CHINA
Washington, May 11-The Economic Co- operation Administration tonight authorised the purchase of US$36,500,000 worth of food stuffs and other commodities as gifts to China under the foreign aid act.
India Fights
Illicit
The allotment, the first for China, includes US$13,500,000 for cereals and rice, US$13,000,000 for cotton, US$8,000,000 for petroleum, US$1.- 500,000 for fertiliser and a US$500,- 000 reserve. mostly for reconstruc- tion surveys.
Senor Elpido Quirino, who succeeded Manuel Roxas as President of the Philippine Republic, weeps at the bler of Roxas in Manila shortly after taking the oath of office. President Roxas died from a heart attack.-AP.
Civil Servants'
Rights
Appeal To Premier
London, May 11-Civil servants are to appeal to the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, to decide the rights of men and women removed
"The initial programime is intend- ed to provide a continued flow of
of the ground that they are Commu- said the announcement ports.
nists or Fascists, ECA Administrator Paul Hollman.
Negotiations between the staff and The
will outlay
from come Lake Success, May 11.-The
Government representatives which
Treasury President the Under-Secretary of the Indian US$50,000,000
to disclosed toda
today. Finance struction
Corporation
was the Ministry of External Affairs, Harry Truman ordered the Recon-have broken down, the The stumbling block Mr M. Gopala Menon, today told make available to ECA pending final
or transferred the United Nations Narcotics Congressional appropriations of the trade union demand that civil ser-
vants, suspended Commission that the Indian US$330,000,000 China aid funds.
from their usual work, should have taken strict
assistance of a trade the representative if and when he ap peared before an advisory commit- tee set up by the Government.
Drugs Traffic certain essential civilan supply in from work in Government omees an
The Guatemalan note replying to Government had
of
measures to control the traffic of illicit drugs in their country and had even gone further than some of the most progressive countries.
remind my Mr Menon said: "I colleagues that prohibition of traffic in cannabis and oplum has been the watchword of our national leaders.
dom we
greal
leader Mahatma
The cereal shipments will include 80,000 long tons of wheat or flour from the US and 57,000 long ions of rice from Siam and Burma. The petroleum will be sent largely from None will be Gull the Persian shipped from the U.S.
COTTON ASSISTANCE The US$13,000,000 proposed for cotton will finance about 60,000 bales to feed into China's largest single industry.
union
Today's Treasury announcement said the stall representatives were making immediate representation to the Prime Minister, and when he had given his decision a full state- ment on the recent falks between the two sides would be made.
In the meantime, although it is underfood the comb-out is to con- line, no cases will come before the advisory committee. Reuler.
a previous British nole said: "It is that Your Excel- Indeed strange lency's government should take such ns to mobilise the a grave Elep
toward territories armed forces under
sovereignty foreign
on the Dr.fext of improbable rumours to the effect that the settlement main- inlned these might be invaded, and that the dispatch of warships and
"Our
The USSI,500,000 for nitrogen disembarkation of troops was effect-
Gandhi stood for complete pro- ed at a time when both parties to
fertilisers will provide funds for the the dispute had pronounced them hibition. In the wake of our free purchase of China's share of that
of submitting the
are forging ahead with commodity. The International Emer- selves in favour controversy to Judicial decision.
our social legislation which, unfor-gency Food Committee has allocated
AIRPORT STRIKE "The Government of Guatemala
tunately, stagnated during the last that amount, but China has been unable to buy it for lack of foreign 150 years of foreign rule.
Paris, May 11.-The 1,500 workers considers that the Government
have committed an
The
Government have exchange.
the principal Paris Indian Great Britaini
on strike this oct which deeply
Mr Hoffman sold that "essentiall at Le Bourget, declared in recent session Minister. unconsidered
und attends
Parliament Guatemalan dignity
that the cultivation of ty" was the basis for selecting the airport, who went hundred housewives. verzignty. Ther.fore, the Govern
oplum will be limited as far as is commoditics. They are those de morning, decided to return to work
most and signed to contribute medical with
The workers, who are attached to chantlun slogans, demonstrated in ment of Guatemala reiterate
compatible front of the Bavarian Food Minis- formal protest and request the im-
scientifle requirements.
present circumstances to the welfare Air France, decided to return to of the people of China and to work before their case for the "All provinces try. The housewives carried pla-mediate withdrawal of the armed
com- are today cords demanding rapital punish contingents which-were-disembark-mitted to prohibition and many-afonemic stability within that coun- operation of cerlain wage claims was ment for black marketeers and ed in the territory of Belize."
them have, as a result, already ha
The funds will finance shipments pronteers.
said
sacrificed part of their
made
tlic The Bavarian Food Minister, Herr Guatemala long had favoured subs amounting to millions of rupees.
after April 3 when Forelin Aid Act breume law, or Alois Schlocgl, told a housewives'
the disinite. First,
how-
NO HESITATION delegation
those still awaiting shipment. They regretted the that he
nothingver, it said that the British war-
"You will therefore note that we will also permit the start of buying situation, but could do
should be with- He took his directions from the ships and troops Bizonal Food! Administration in drawn from the disputed territory.have gone a step further than some of cereals in May and June. Frankfurt, which had fixed the ra The British reply said: "The of the most progressive countries in
the work. A nation which Court of Justice now ternational
Hamburg Radio said 160,000 were itle in Lower Saxony, where they were stated to be demanding the resignation of the Food Herr August Block.
Several
ilon scale.
In
the Franconia district Bavaria, 16,000 workers
Are
The
Gust malan
note
their
of
revenue,
under
as Mr Hoffman sold.-Associated Pr:55,
strike-many of them in the heavy tuntemalan Government choose will have no hesitation in dealing
engineering Industries.
an estimated 25,000 to have In Munich, workers are ille-Reuter.
Britain's Tariff
Prerogatives
to it.
With the exerption of cereals and has rice, all the dealings will be hand- of have jurisdiction to deelde the ques-ulready gone ahead with its policy led through private trade channels, on ton at any time and to take cop-of stamping out what it regards as It Public Enemy No. 1-alcoholism- nizance of any legal argument the
The with a Junior member of the family recourse
in the same drastic manner." Guatemalan claims
are of a purely
Mr Menon legal
character and his Majesty's Dealing with detalls, Government therefore fail to under-pointed out that for obvious geogru- stand why if the Guatemalan Gophical and political reasons, the con- vernment are convinced the terri-trol of narcotic movements in India tory belongs to them by internation- was an exceedingly difficult problem. at law they do not at once have re-
London, May 11-The Govern- ment is to be asked for an assurance ihat no agreement with the United States or any other foreign country
Winston In Oslo
Anglo-Egytian Relations
11. The new Anglo- Cairo, May In addition to the special constituEgyptian talks on the constitutional tional position of Indian states, the future of the Sudan began here to- terrific economic day when the British Ambassador Government hnd anti social problems to face following Sir Ronald Campbell, called on the partition.
Minister. Ahmed Egyptian Foreign Mr Menon informed the Commls-Khashaba Pasha, will be ratified, which, in any way, Oslo, May 11-Mr Winston
tip on The talks will seek agreed amend restricts Dritain's freedom to enter Churchill arrived here by uir this sion that plans for setting
were now ments to the draft constitution into tari or other arrangements afternoon from The Hague, where he all-India Narcotic Board
its main function
drawn up in the Sudon East July and with any Dominion or Colony.
had presided over the Congress of nearly complete.
would be to review constantly the submitted to Britain and Egypt by
and to Lord Broughshane, Conservative, Europe.
the Governor-General, Sir Robert and gave administration of narcotics who will ask for this assurance in Great crowds cheered
maintain relations with the appro-
year the House of Lords on May 20, also him a warm reception.
Every effort. is being made to has King Hankon, Crown Prince Olav, priate international bodies.-Reuter, Howe, early this
end, wants the Government to undertake!
To this ten the discussions, two Sudan Government experts Mr thement, Oslo Municipality
Assistant Civil K.D.D. Henderson, Secretary, and Mr J. G. Mavrogordato are here for consultation if needed, Although they were not taking part in the talks-Heuter.
and
the
that most-favoured nation arrange and representatives of the. Govern-
within ments will not apply British Commonwealth and Empire. Diplomatic Corps met Mr. Churchill and his wife at the airport-cuter. -Reuter.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
PLANS FOR
и
CYPRUS
London, May 11.-The Colonial Office announced reform plans for today far-reaching constitutional
Mediterranean. The
Cyprus, strategic island in the
Cypriots are granted an elected parliament and a four- man representation on the island government - the Executive Council.
an
TURIN STRIKE STILL ON
.
Milan, May 11.--Workers at Turin's important factorles, called out yesterday on a one-hour "pro- general strike, were still out today. They said they would not return until the release of persons doinined after the theft of petrol from the Fint Motor Works.
The strike
whs called after the pollee had searched the Comununist headquarters. The Communists had been suspected of stealing 11,000 gallons of petrol for party Reuter.
use.
KOMMANDATURA TO MEET TOMORROW
tonight.
settled. Reuter,
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Arcado, turn Chiefs of Staff said that the Peninsula "difficulties in fixing the date of the
Tel. 58081. meeting have now been solved."
Chiefs of The Kommandatura on the agenda for'
for the meeting after Staff, who yesterday failed to agree today
the
Sovial representative had, de- menclared that he was not prepared to to 20 for 110 armed discuss the holdup in Berlin's postal servico to the Western Zones, were
U.S. CONSCRIPTION
Washington, May 11-The Senate Armed Services Committee approved the conscription of
The constitutional reform plan; The Cyprus parliament will be came four days before Dritain laid able to legislate with the consent of the Governor even on matters con- down
Its Palestino mandate.
corning external affairs and defence. event
Cyprus an which gives
All blits possed by the legislature, automatically increased Importanco however. will requiry the assent of within the British Empire defence the British Government. system.
་ ་ The Colonial Office said the voto from 19 The new legislature will be eleci-ngalniat deelstons of the Cyprus services.
try
Kowloon.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The engagement la announced of Nari. elder son of Mr & Mrs N. D. Shroff of Hongkong to Nergiah. daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Burjor Dilli- morts, of Bombay,
Printed and published by FnzoERICA
The legislation also provided for meeting again this evening to ed by the vote of all men over 21. Parliament will be used only are training 101,000 18-year old volun and decide what matters should be and will have 22 members in addi- rare cases since there is no destro tion to four official, members ap- to interfere with the freedom of teers. Southern Senators tried to discussed. pointed by the Governor. The four action of the new Cyprus parila-secure. the Insertion of an amend- elected members will belong to the ment as long as it deals with do- ment providing for racial segrega-this was not a major point, and South China Morning Post Limited Turlash minority, representing 10 mestic affairs of the Island United tion, but the Committee rejected it. stressed that the meeting would not at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of fall through because of It-Reuter, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. percent of the island's population. Prosz.
-Reuter,
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