THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1948.
WILL BUY ERP SUPPLIES FROM EASTERN EUROPE
Coal, Wheat & Timber
Washington, May 18.-Mr Paul G. Hoffman, the ERP Administrator, said today at a press con- ference that he planned "very definitely" to make purchases in Eastern Europe for the European recovery programme.
Mr Hoffman said the purchases would probably be confined to goods in short supply in the United States, such as coal, wheat and timber. Mr Hoffman oald it was hoped very shortly to extend to Latin America the Economic Co-operation. Administration's purchases in the Western Hemisphere which have, far, been confined to Canada.
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It would, however, 'be some time before arrangements could be com- for using Marshall Plen funds in Argentina.
EXORBITANT meted
PROFITS
Labour Party Wants
Thom Curbed
Questioned on the United States Administration's plans for lending money to Europe, Mr Haffman said he intended to make the kind of loans that could be repaid, und should be repaid, if recovery takes place."
At the same press conference, Mr Averell Harriman, the roving Am- bassador, reported on his recent said he was pro-
Scarborough, May 18.-The visit to Europe. He Labour Parly today urged its gratified by the "substantial leaders in the Government to gress" made by the organisation take sterner action to "curb for European economie, co-operation exorbitant profit distribution."la getting its organisation together So far, the Government has at the enthusiasm with which
moblins were being tackled.
ORGANISING STAFFS
relied upon voluntary appeals to mataifacturers and trading or
Mr Harriman added that he Wis ganisations to cut their divi-now working with Mr Hoffman on dends.
the enmpletion of the various ERP
Mr Hugh Dalton, the Party Ex-staffs to be placed in the European ecutive spokesman and former Chan-capitals and would probably leave
ang celler of the Exchequer, made cire Washington again to take up per- residence in Paris in about
Government would take further 10 days' time. measures it proved necessary.
to the Party Conference here that the
"If it should appear that certain monopolists are ignoring this request that would be so far an argument for putting them into the next list priorities for socialisation." he said.
APPROVE COVT. PLANS
With the demand curb dividends,
the
of
for action to
Government's
He agreed that it would be some thue before the organisation had comprehensive requirements listed and tends to place before the ECA in Washington,
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was hoped, however, to have their estimates for the July to Sep- tember quarter of this year within two or three weeks.
Answering questions, Mr Harri- man denied the United States in-
Refinery On
Fire
Firemen play hoses on a fire at a Rosslyn oil refinery on the Potomac River bluffs near Arlington, Va. For two and a half hours flames shot 40 to 50 feet into the air as oil gushed out of a valve at the base of the 20,000 gallon tank. Volunteer Fire Chief William R. Biggs finally hammered the valve shut with a heavy
lead bar. AP Wirephoto.
United States Of Indonesia
Target Date In Danger
Batavia, May 18.-The target date for the formation of a United States of Indonesia, January 1, 1949, was in danger, a Netherlands spokesman declared in a broadcast here tonight.
the Conference tended to impose a unilateral policy. coupled general approval of the "The United States has no unilateral Government's economic policies to boost production and fight infintion, polles" he maid.
Ali mutual problems will be It
accepted the
party statement- tackled together hetween the United "production, the bridge to socialism"
The Dutch delegation negotiating States and the European govern»
with the Republicans wanted a upporting
ments concerned. economic plans, discussion of
basic agreement with the Republic of which I was announced at the press before June 1 this year to make the was introduced Bir Herbert Moreanference that the ECA is acting target possible, he said.
by rison, the Deputy Prime Minister.
It passed a runnlution welcoming American
up a standing committee of leading
But those
hari who Government's efforts to estab- alleles for stabilising Europe's cur- followed, the negotiations the
clusely rencies and combating inflation..
and Ind nccess to the reports hund come to Harrison, President of the conclusion Mr George
that this was prac agreement of March, 1917, had made provisional January 1 next year the date for the transfer of sovereignty, If a
but nowhere did it say that sover- eim federal states would have to be formed on that specific date.
th a polley for wag-, prolits and other incomes, designed to prevent inffion.
Monclers to reving Dri
the New York Life Insurance Com-leally impossible. The Linggadjali pany, is organising the group.
Plans for the various ECA mis-
lon in Europe to furnish Anerican
The resolution insisted that th basis of such a polley must be the stabilisation of the cost of living.
Mr Morriso told the delegate, juhrsfriul knowledge to foreign in- there would have to be a pecutia destis were also direlesed. production. The countig's eifficul-avernment feels it can incrense Its ties could not be met by "squeezing; erodnetivity by more modern ma- capitalists any furthe: on by and shinery and methods, und if they re- short ent. other 1473 proftemquest the ECA to help, "we will
undertake to supply that kind Italent' Mie Hoffman said-Reufer.
nare."
FIRST DEFEAT
Today's session ended with the Brat defeat of the Executive turint the Conference.
Delegates voted
again of the 9490 milion sub- drawal sidies paid by the Govoriment
any reduction in 1 with-
heep
down food prices,
In
the
Chifley Refuses
To Sell Rifles
of
Canberra, May 18.-Prime Minis-{
Ht sold
(The Dutch-Indonesian agreement at Liurgadjati in Javn provided for
a Dutch-Urdumusan talon consid
was aunounced earlier that the Dutch intendel to give the non- Republican conference at Bandung 8 share in the planning of the United States, and the Indonesian Uulon. Reuter.
Murder In Prison
Man Found Guilty
Oxford, May 18.-Twenty- three-year-old Harry Nicholla was sentenced today to hang for the St Patrick's Day slay- ing of a fellow inmate Oxford prison.
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"I was singing 'I'll Take You Home Again. Kathleen' as it was St Patrick's Day." Nicholls testified. "He woke up and said, 'If you don't shut your nolgy Irish mouth, won't lake anyone home again.”
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Nicholls sald he lashed out at the other prisoner, Thomas Tonner, with his fists and "after that I don'i remember,"
Police witnesses testified Nicholls told them he hated Tonnte becauso he "kept moaning about conditions," The hanging sentence will be commuted
tlfe to
Imprisonment under government policy in force since a House of Commons vole last month to suspend the death penalty for murder for an experimental Ave. year perlod.--Associated Press,
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Dr Edith. Summerskill, the fartster J. B. Chifley said tonight repre- Republic were not the only factor most popular wonan leader, who is sentatives of Arab and other eastern Parliamentary Secretary
countries have tried to buy 68,000 in the maintenance of this agree- Ministry of Food, unsuccessfully surplus. rifles from Australia at three
ment. the spokesman declared. urged the Executive view that the thes
their value.
established A widely the There Chancellor of the Exchequer should offers were rejected.
federal Indonesian movement and in have discretion in fixing the amount He aid the Government had de-
many ways that was more impor- of subsidies, but assured the deed to ennvert the weapons into
tant for the federal structure. legates that subsidies on essential porting guns. rattoned foods would not be with- drawn,
The Prime Minister, Mr Clement
We will sell anything to every barly if we have got it," Mr Chifley asrerted in a declaration of policy,
This would and expression in, the conference beginning this mouth. TU
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Siam's Defence Chiefs Resign
Bangkok. Slani. May 18 The chicts of the Siamese Defence
Ministry resigned today, They maid they could no longer control Ute inlitary.
Those resigning were the Do-
.
Bett to anybody."-Associated
Press.
But It Was Quite
A Bottle!
HEAVY LOSSES
Washington. May 10.--Transworld Airlines, controlled by Howard Hughes, asked the U.S. Government foday for a $10 million loan to avolil defaulting on obligations due soon.
In New York n spokesman for
1 Landen. May 18.-A businessman who arrived at Northolt airport from Paris today told the Customs man Mr Hughes said the Airlines inn- he had "one bottle of brandy." elal condition was critical."
The Customs officer passed him; TWA borrowed $40 millilon from through. The passenger picked up the Equitable Life Assurance So- n cardboard box two feet square and elety In 1916 and a payment lurched away.
$1,100,000 is due on May 28. He was overtaken by the offer The alline lost st4 million ·
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Captain_Monchao Rongslyakurn.
The Defence Minister was in the Cabinet of Premier Khuang Aphai- | wong which was forced out by the j military la March. He was persuad-j ed to stay on in the government of Premier Pibun Songgram' on condi- tion that the coup clique did not interfere with the administration of the armed forces.
Army troops in recent weeks have been involved in a series of rob- beries, rape and other crimes. Police announceed some were involved in Use US$3,000.000 goli robbery last week-Associated Press.
Money For Children
Laks Success. May 18.-Collec-
for Children in 11 countries so far
Tress.
early in 1947—-Associated Press.
MASS FLIGHT FOLLOWS
MASSACRE
Siamese
Bangkok, May 18.-A member of the Parliament said today 6,000 Moslem, Malayans have fled South Siam into Kelantan State of Malaya after the massacre of 200 of their number.
The member, Nai. Amat fumviroj, | were fur greater than had been ro- just back from an Investigation of ported previrudy.
conditions in the South, snid the
Malays had been killed at Tambol situation directly to senior Cabinet Informants zuld he reported the Channe village late in April by Siamese police and military."
officinis.
tions by the United Nations Appeal: He also charged Siamese police Moslem Malays predominale_In shot without trial three men, includ- Stam's four southern provinces. For tutal nearly $11,000,000..
ing a village official, after they had the past six months there have been Norway'a contribution amounts to been held under arrest for three frequent reports of large scale un 8,063,454 kronors, Sweden
has days.
rost on the result of alleged per- Nal Amat's report Indicated that secution by Duddhist Slomete.- I deaths during the April fighting | Associated Press.
contributed eight million crowns.- Reuter.
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