THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1948.
Quake Ruins One Who Hopes To Act
Japan's Silk Export Programme
Tokyo, June 430,-Japan's silk rayon' export programme haa boon wrecked by the earthquake which devastated the silk town of Fukui on the Mon- southwestern coast on day night.
Mr. Kotaro Nagal Director. General of the Board of Trade told the House of Councillors, Commerce Commitico today that the quako had been a disaster for the rayon and staple fibre industries.
The damage is estimated at eight thousand million yen (about 24
million). Millions of yards of silk - and rayon in stockpiles were des- troyed and probably no high as 20 per cent of Japan's spinning and weaving machines.
TOTAL LOSS
Mr Nagai said that Fukul accounted for about a third, of Japan's, silk rayon and staple Abre production. The refining facilities concentrated at Fukul had suffered a total loss, he said.
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- Ho sald the rehabilitation Japan's production of silk and staple fibres had suffered "shocking setback,” As a result of the quake, tho silk and rayon fabrics export plan amounting to 00 million yen (£330,000) was practically wrecked, he added.
Omelal Japanese police reports of the disaster issued today gave the latest casualty figures at more than 13,000, including 4,000 dead.
pre-
From Fukui City, reporta from rellable Australian observers dicted that the death roll will mount steadily да the debris is cleared.
!
In an interview with Router's correspondent, the Governor
of
Fukui prefecture. Mr Obnta, sald that the deaths in Fukui
alono would probably
reach
5,000, and, according to the cor respondent, this figure is probably noi exaggerated as throughout the whole of the earthquake area towns and villages for mile upon mile had been utterly destroyed."
ORDERLY REFUGEES
Fukul County, with 10,000 homes destroyed, suffered the heaviest disaster, but the province of Sakal lost 15,000 homes.
Reller
traing equipped with American medical supplies, food and blankets have been railheading the outskirts of the quake area ali last night, and again today, Jeeps and trucks carried thousands of pounds weight of urgently needed goods into the area for distribution to the refugees.
Complete orderliness among the refugees was a surprising aspect of the disaster, Reuter's correspondent reported. Nowhere In Fuku! or Ishikawa Prefectures have there been uny reports of looting or organised crime.
Most reports indicated that the situation Was well Ja hand, although it probably would be many weeks before full casualty lists were
known-Reuter
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Christine Cooper, 23, (above) is living with fingers crossed these days. She has taken wardrobe and makeup tests In preparation for her first screen test for a role in an RKO-Radio' picture. The daughter of the late A. J. Cooper, mid-west theatre chain owner, she has been a frequent performer on eastern tele-
vision stations--AP Picture.
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Arabs To
Control Holy City?
REPORTED PEACE
PROPOSALS
a
Lako Success, June 30, It was learned today that the United Nations Palestine me- diator, Count Folke Berna- dotte, secretly proposed Palestine peaco treatment which would give the Arabs control of the Holy City of Jerusalem, Bernadotte also proposed that the Arabs give up their fight to block the existenco of the Jewish state of Israel.
Authoritative sources disclosed suggested that Count Bernadotte [several important modifications which would pare down the size of Israel as it now exists and as it originally was.blueprinted in the United Nations Holy Land partition programme.
Bernadotte's suggestions seemed to be destined for rejection by both xides on the basis of their con- fleting claims. But United Nations diplomats said the proposal offered int lenst a basis for the discussion of the final Holy Land settlement- United Press.
SECRET NAVY
Halfs, Juno 30.-The last British soldiers of occupation left Palestine
Ban On Supply Of War Goods today and within six hours, Israel
To The Soviet Bloc
Washington, June 30-The European Recovery Pro- gramme Administrator, Mr Paul Hoffman, said that American aid may be shut off from any Marshall Plan country which sends war potential goods into the Soviet bloc countries.
Mr Hoffman made this state-E.R.P. schedule of grain and food ment at a press conference today shipments Overseas will be
of the British | maintained. We when the question
believe that the Jalo of jet-plane engines WAR best course from the standpoint of raised.
recovery is to let the food go into an Improved European diet."
its, until now, secret navy, complete with gay bunting and smartly attired Jewish sailors.
Israel flags and bunting flew from
the masts of Jewish corvettes, tups
and transports, including the im migrant ship, Spanish
Virginia Davis, 25-year-old soprano who sang the national anthem at the opening session of the Republi- can convention at Philadelphia, modelled her conven- tion dress, featuring names and pictures of the Presidential candidates. She was tagged "Miss GOP
Convention."-AP Picture.
YUGOSLAV COMMUNISTS SNUB MOSCOW AGAIN
Belgrade, Juno 30.—Marshal Tito's Communirt- nailed up another proclamation of Yugoslavia's Na- tionalistic indepedence of Moscow today.
was
The military authoritiga will explode a dangerous maga- zino,at Lyomun' at 10.30 a.m,^ on- Friday, 2nd July, 1048 (ie., old calendar. 26th day of 5th moon).
2 All persons within 500 yards of the magazino must on- Broly ovacuate.thổ ared between 09:40 am, and until permitted to re-ontor by Polica,
D.
The danger aron. Includes un all that part of- Lyemun' between “ the Old Polico Station, Kung Am. Point, Pak Sha Wan and Leymum Barracks. It includes the whole" village of Ah Kung Ngam... “
4.
At 09,45 n.m. Taikoo Dock- yard will sound one long warning- signal on the dockyard airen. Tho area within 500 yards of the magazine must be evacuated by this signal.
5. Persona living within the danger aren are advised to remove all valuable moveable property to avoid loss or damage during the period or evacuation,
6. At 10,27 am. Taikoo Dock- yard siron will commenco. to sound. a long fluctuating signal”, laating until 10.30 am. when the explosion will take place.
7. This is the final urgent warning signal for all persons within one mille of Lyemun to take Immediate cover from falling* tones. This includes all that part of Shaukiwan between Tal- koo Dockyard and the old Police Station. Sai Wan Bay and Sam K. Tistin.
De there may be inture dan' Fone explonfee, pocide within, uttel pnite must mak wider cov
entil y vinilted by Pelice sa dutg Byta abou
9. Orders given by Pollee aro
They at their willingness to However, it emphasised its ob- for the sole purpose of preventing York and deal with the West as well as the lective of "peaceful co-operation with Injury to to and limb and must Far Crescent. They were docked East on a basta of peaceful CO- all countries who wish to co-operate gently just off the Haifa docks from oper Moscow-derived project of a of Yugoslavia on a basis of honour
operation and equality, and revived with the Fedemilst People's Republic bo obeyed, which the last British soldiers em- barked this moming, leaving this Balkan Federation;
ing their Independence and equality 10, TRAFFIC. The main road The programme big port in almost ghostly emptiness.
announced in the framework of the principles between the cast wall of Taikoo At the Port Administration build as Marshal Tito appeared in public of the charter of the United Nations." Dockyard and Tai Tam Gap will Ing where the last British Union today for the first time in more Associated Press.
bo closed to traffic from 0.45 a.m. Jack was slowly lowered at 8.38 than two weeks. Accompanied by GMT today, the Israeli Prima top. Communists and
RELATIONS AS USUAL until the All Clear is given by liigh ranking Minister, Mr David Ben Gurion army officers, he aspected a cen-.
This is anticipated not Police. Sofia, Juno '30. An official com- wildly cheering crowd. delivered a fiery speech before struction Job in Belgrade. Members
of Youth Brigades working on the munique today said that Yugoslavia's earlier than 11.00 a.m., and may Mr Hoffman said that certainly
Waving toward a somewhat pathe-job
shouts of troubles with the Cominform him with
will be extended according to advico Job saluted any sales of war potential goods to
The 44 percent of E.R.P.'s first tie looking Israel "fect," the Pre-Tito, Tito" when he appeared. He not affect relations between Sofa from the Military authorities. Soviet blee nations would be con-quarter ald schedule, not
and Belgrade. mier shouted his promise that this spent two hours at the site. sidered cause for discussions and approved, will be carried over com-
AND AIR- was only the beginning.
His appearance indicated Yugo-
SHIPPING At the same time, the Fatherland 11. possible shut down of American pletely into the July-September Jewish sailors, drawn up at atten-slavia's Communists still are behind Front National council" fenied a CRAFT. Seo separate notices to aid.
quarter for cach country
Lon on the decks of the various Tito in defiance of the accusation statement approving the Cominform Mariners and Aircraft issued by Associated Press.
units, then marched ashore, dressed by the Communist International declaration on Yugoslavia United Director of Marino, and Director in white shirts and wearing Ameri- Information Bureau (Cominform) Press. can type caps and ammunition belts. that he is leading them astray from AIL carried brand now rilles the world Party line. United Press.
He emphasised that this polley would apply not only to American made recovery goods ananced with ECA dollars, but to products pro- duced by the sixiçen Marshall Plan countries themselves.
of
POLICY BROADENED
This represents a broadening US. polley on the issue of "con- teaband" shipments to the Soviet
sphere.
Prevolusly the ERP administration had stated that it would cut off mid If the Marshall Plan shipments were diverted to Russia,
GAOL FOR US
*
TRAITOR
yet
Hey
Best, an American newspaperman
Boston, June 30.-Robert
and a radio propagandist for the Nazis, was gooled for life today for treason.
The Assistant
More Fighting In Yugoslavia
COMINFORM MOVING?
..
Reliable word was received here that the Cominform plans to dis- continue publishing its bi-weekly This was newspaper In Belgrade. interpreted here as meaning that the Cominform
its move wouki headquarters from Belgrade, But -Athens, Juno 30-A spokesman there was no confirmation of reports for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the agency.........would... 5.
shift its today said that heavy machine gun offices to Warsaw or Progue. and mortar fires were heard again
Outwardly the Yugosiny Party this morning ini Yugoslavia Just leaders continued to hold out the
border from Florina.
olive branch by declaring
they He confirmed that firing was heard stood for "strengthening and yesterday.
ther developing tight co-operation However, he said, some
reports with the Sex
Soviet Union"
and with that a Yugoslav battalion had crossed the "peoples Democracies" of the into Greece were not true. The other Soviet satellites. port sald, however, a battalion had But, they asserted, "the national the bon, Mr Hoffman sald: "A jetrend a four-page prepared stale intended to cross but did not do so. independence of the people of plane is still a jet plane whether it ment and, in addition, he extem- In Western Macedonia, according Yugoslavia is the condition for their joint United States Congres. comes from this country' or a par- poraneously told the court that "it to a communique, clashes are going road to Socialism and their pro-
ticipating country,
US PACIFIC
ISLANDS
Washington, June 30.
A
sional Committee has been named to study strategic and international aspects of United States island possessions and trusteeships, and is expected to visit the Pacific islands and the Orient.
Senator Guy Cordon, Oregon Re- publican. named chairman of the 12 man group, said the Committee tentatively plans to leave the United States on September 11.
Britain has already sold some fet planes to Russia and has announced her intention of negotiating a broad trade agreement with Moscow.
Emphasising that even European- made war material would go under
He indicated that the United States Commerce Department's list of goods which may not be shipped from the United States to areas of Soviet in- fluence, would serve as a guide to his administration in determining contraband.
upon
are
nt- ho
Attorney General of the United States had asked for a death sentence. Best's counsel, Mr Charles W. Bartlett, appealed for leniency as his ellent was a fanatica crusader-doing what he thought best for his country,"
Best was also Aned $10,000. Best
that Best
across
fur-
the people had followed my advico and impeached the Administration torion and, west of Grevena. Heavya, "gc
on the west and southwest of Nes- gresa in general." They called for "geeral strengthening". of the in Washington, tens of thousands of losses were reported to have been Yugoslav Americans would now be alive in- inflicted on two guerrilla battalions and independence of the people of
Army which, they de clared, "protects the freedom stead of dead in' Europe.""
west of Grevens. Judge Ford declared
press dispatch' said that
145 Yugoslavia." guerillas were killed and 37 wound-
The eight-point Yugoslav Com- "knew what he was doing."
declared "When a man intends to betrayed at Megali Ondria, southwest of munist Party programme
Nestorion.
The
report also said that Guerilla bodies were found in Vourblani area after artillery plane attacks.
AID TO CHINA
SPEEDS UP
for the continued "co-operation of the 70 federated peoples Republic of Yugo
in the struggle of Democratie, slavia the and anti-imperialistic forces of the world, headed by the Soviet Union, against Dispatches from scattered areas of anti-Democratlo, imperialistic forces Aghting listed four querilla captains and warmongers." killed-Associated Press.
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his country, his motive is immas Mr Hoffman declared, however, | terial?"—Reuter, that the United States intend to pro- moto
with partnership
Europe without in the slightest degree in- Iringing upon the national sovereign- He said that the group will likely ty of any nation. visit Guam, Samoa, Wako and all
"Communists
wo say the islands formerly under Japanese mandate. He said that the Com-
tempting to dominate Europe",
economie mittee
declared, "to impose our may also visit Japan and Clilna.
system
such participating country." The group is composed of Senate Interfor and Insular Affairs
BEST SYSTEM EVER Committee, Senate Foreiga Relations Committee, House of Representatives "We in the United States bellove Public Lands Committee, and House that our economic system is the best tor, Mr Paul Hoffman, told a press agreed today to rush consideration sphere of sharp dissention as it pro- Foreign Affairs Committer.
the world has ever known, and waconference he thought ald to Ching of the ERP bilateral accord with pared for tonight's vote which will think Communism one of the worst, had been moving with unusuni the United States on a priority basis decide whether the Socialists will PERCY FRANKLIN for and on behalf of but we have no intention of diclal-spood." This was different from the and established a special committee keep the Communist
at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of
the
Senator Cordon sold the joint Committee is interested in economie conditions and problems "Incident to some kind of government for the island areas,"Associated Press.
Jews Move Out Of Pakistan
New Delhi, June. 30-OMelal cir- cles said today that a number of Jewish familles have crossed to India from. Pakistan, but that the exact numbers are not available. Pakistan had sided with the Arabs in Palestino conflict-Associated Press.
the
Time Bomb Reported On Big Liner
to our partner countries."
Washington, June 30-Mr /A. L Henderson of the ECA Government Council said today that the bilateral ald agreement with China probably would be signed within a few days.
Meanwhile, the ECA Administra-
Italy Considering Bilateral Accord
Nome, June 30 Tho Chamber
FALL OUT
Genoa,
Socialist June 30.-The Congress met today In an atmo-
ing internal economic programmes opinion expressed by Senator Styles to consider the agreement. Fascists break fros.
Bridges, who said that the China old and Left Wingers programme had been unduly delayed, granting
voted
against
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Mr Hoffman said: "We are seek
priority and against
A Socialist centre resolution was Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. ing merely to help to make each of Mr Hoffman pointed out that establishment of a special com-presented today to counter Sandro them strong, prosperous politically, military phoses of the China ald (mitter.
Pertini's extreme left resolution ECA Independent and free of all need programme were not under
The Foreign Minister, Count Carlo last night. for outalde economic assistance." administration. He added that the Sforza urged the utmost haste in: Rudolfo Morant, Immediately Other points made by the ERP US$125.000,000) grant by Congress considering the accord. He said the made a bitter speech against the Chief Administrator were:
for military supplies for China was committee would have to report for moderate resolution. "Despite the great improvement in being administered by the Stato) the Chamber's consideration by European crops prospects, the full Department-United Press.
July 4.---United Press.
200 Roundtrip Flights To Berlin Daily
Berlin, ́June 30.—Thờ British Dominions for loan of all cargo one every four minutes. Well over Garrison Commander, Major. planes they can spare to fling into 100 flights will be made in the first
24 hours.. told newsmen that the British General, E. O.; Herbert, today the job.
He expressed utmost confidence in Maj-General Herbert sald: "We the success of the nir lift. He will expand roundtrip flights to did not wish to divulge details of reiterated that Western Berlin can until we are 100 per be maintained for a considerable
According to some moderate mem- ber, the Left Wing Socialist leader, Pietro Nenni, in backing Portini's nomination to the Party Secretariat, intending to rule the Party through Pertini-United Press.
RECALLED FOR CONSULTATIONS
food Berlin to 200 dally before our planes.
cent certain We could produce period by air. "In order to econo- Paris, June 30-Sir Charles Peako.
New York, June 30-A polico the week's end. emergency squad' was dispatched to
materials and appreciable effects on mise in air lift, it will be necessary British Ambassador to Yugoslavia, the Queen Elizabeth
at her pler. The Americans are already flying the situation. N
to modify the normal scale of sup- passed through Farls this morning today following receipt of an anony approximately 125. round trips The stopped-up British air effort plles to Berlin by substituting for enroute to London.
has already started:
potatoes Planes roared heavy foodstuffs, such as mous telephone call that a time-daily.
Official sources said the Ambassa bomb had been placed
Its learned that the Brilish; Into Gatow airfeld, 12 miles from and more concentrated food."-~ {dor had been talled home for con- ❘ called On Canada and other Berlin city centre, at the rate of United Press,
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