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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1949.
MORE COUNTRIES CRITICAL OF ENDURANCE
Aid For China DUTCH ACTION
Washington, Jan. 3.-The United States on Monday boosted American aid to China by $16,490,000, to provido emergency
food
supplies of wheat, and rice to seven large population centres in that country.
the Tho
by action Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration was in line with the policy of maintaining a for rationing programme emergency food supplies in. Peiping, Tientsin, Tsingtao. Shanghai, Nanking, Canton and Swatow.
At the same time ECA announced it had cut $3.- 935.000 from previously authorised China ald to buy fertiliser.
The new supplies of wheat will come from the U.S. while the rice will come from Oriental Sources. Associated Press. '
War Crimes Sentences Upheld
3 The Washington, Jan, Supreme Court has again re- fused to intervene in the con- viction of Japanese war crimi- nals by the Far East Milltary Tribunal, Without comment, the Court turned down a peti- tion for a rehearing filed for six former warlords.
IN JAVA
Many Accept Delhi
Talks
Invitation
London, Jan. 3-More Eastern countries, pre- paring to confer on Indonesia at the call of India, spoke today against the Dutch action in Java and Sumatra, where Republican, guerillas are reported ready for new widespread attacks, -
Egypt, Syria and China are said to have already accepted the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru's, invitation to a general conference in Delhi.
The Burmese Information Minister, U Tun Pe, said aggressive imperialism in the East could be met only by joint Asian action.
Ceylon's Premier, Dr Don Stephen Senanayake, told Reuter that Ceylon was "most interested" in the invita tion but he would like more details of its objects be fore committing himself,
The Persian Foreign Minister, All Athghar Hekmat, said his Govern ment intensely desired ladepend- dence and herty for Indonesia.
At The Hague, an official spokea- man said Holland is considering the position arising from India's call for a conference but is not yet ready to express a view,
of Bolland on Monday to comply with the United Nations' cease-fire order in the Dutch Indonesian con- flict.
In her first formal statement after taking office as the Senate's asy woman member. Mrs Smith zak:"
wiu.
"The potency of the United Na- tions has been challenged first by Turkey is expected to be repre- the earlier Dutch Indonesian war sented at the conference by its and second by the Palestiniau Ambassador to India, Mir Hait Turk-In these two instances the UN did not Lail, as It sued cease-fre geldi.
.But Other invited Eastern countries orders which were obeyed.
the potency of the UN is Bre Siam, Pakistan, Afghanistan, again The Lebanon, Hedjaz and Iraq. A threatened by renewed fighting in Baghdad report late last night raid Dutch Indonesian war,... Irq might refuse to renew pernis- UN fails to stop its war, then its
future is threatened.
sion for Dutch airliners to land.
SEEK AIR FACILITIES Holland is meanwhile negotiating with several governments for the passage of an aircraft carrying the Dutch Premier, Dr Willem Drees, to Indonesia.
Two weeks ago, the Court ruled six to one that the Far East Military Tribunal was an International body. It said it had no power to intervene in trials or convictions by the Mill tary Tribunal. That ruling snuffed out the last hope of seven Japanese
Usually reliable sources said The to escape the gallows. Two days la ter, the seven-including the war- Hague was, neklug Infin and
Hideki Pakistan to walve prenler, ne Japanese
their December Tojo were hanged in Tokyo..
23 ban on Royal Dutch Airlines' Today's ruling, involved, among flights and allow the Dutch party to others, the petition filed on behaltimid at Karachi and cross the Indian of one of the seven men who died continent. Dritain, it was reported ur. the gallows on December 22, General Kenj! Dothara, the rence of Manchuria."
.If the
The
United Nations can. do no more than its Dig Four will do," she said
That puts the question directly up to the United States as one of the Big Four
Dis Four. The question is what can we do? Since it is fairly clear that Holland started this
war, Bie quetsion is how we can make Holland stop the war. The most obvious way is to cut ofT Marshall Plan aid to Holland if our persuasion
fails."
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Two endurance flyers who had been droning over the. Southern California desert for 19 days bring their light monoplane down almost to runway level at Indio, Calif., for a hand-to-hand refuelling that became routine. Re. fuelling crew, travelling 80 miles an hour, kand up a can of gas as an empty one is lowered. Dick Riedel and Bill Barris, were out to break the 30% day record set in 1939.
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Battle
Landing Fees
Turns Idlewild Into A Ghost Airport
New York, Jan. 3.-A bitter rate dispute between nine domestic airlines and the operators of Idlewild International Airport is threatening to turn the world's largest landing field into a mere port of · call instead of the great global hub of aviation en- visioned by its founders.
Because its facilities are still incomplete, the field now is handling only about four percent of the flights But un- which it eventually will be able to receive.
less airlines and the Port of New York Authority, which holds leases on the four major airports in the New York area, including Idlewild, settle their battle over landing fees, Idlewild may remain a virtual ghost airport.
unofficially, had intervened in the| "Law-egotiations in favour of the Dutch.
Senator Smith said some nutkori- At The Hague tonight, the Dutch ties hold this would be fatal, since It is reported Holland has said that Foreign Minister, Dr D. U. Stikker"if we do this then she will start announced that Dr Drees hud to postpone his journey to Indonesin courting Russia."
onight because of bad weather. Dr the in Slikker snid bad weather Mediterranean area was the cause.
Reuter reports from New Delhi that it in learned authoritatively that India has decided to allow the passage across her territory of the Dutch airliner carrying Dr Drees, the Dutch Premier, to Indonesia 10
"In my first statement as a United military air might in history, Idle the Re-States Senator," she continued, "wild is the rentest airport in the seek a settlement with publicans.
was
TO SERVE TERMS The other petitions turned down today were from Marquis Kolch! Kide. Admiral Shlgetaro Shimada, General Kenryo Sato and Admiral Takazumi Okta, all sentenced to lite imprisonment, and Shigenori Tego, former Furelen Minister, who sentenced to 20 years.
Dollar's counsel, Mr John Court Brannon, said the Supreme and intlest to consider the real issue presented by the cases. He claimed the United States' participation in the trial was illegal. He also wid the executive brunch and General Douglas MacArthur had exceeded Ucrawful authority under the United States Constitution when they joined in the prosecution of had crimes against
offence never
under
bren dose which
United Press,
"15 This," Mrs Smith said, counter-threat to break the alliance of Western European nations against the spread of Communism and for a common defence front. If we suc cumb to this counter-threat,
Inaugurated only four months ago the United Nations might as well by President Truman with the big- gest peacetime show of American fold up."
then
U.S. MARINES
am prompted by what i know is in world in terms of orea, urth TO EMBARK
Canada, was understood to have re- their will and
the law of the nations commended that facility should be Hers is an unprecedented
given the Dutch Premier as his object was to seek a settlement.
The Government of India, it was slated, had informed the British
JAPS PREFER Government and the doverament of
TAIWAN
Tokyo, Jin, 3-More than 9.000 former Japanese servicemen have made their homes in the mountains of Taiwan rather than return to Japan.
They have married mitive women, organised their own colony and sup- and port themselves by farining hunting.
Pakistan of her decision.
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
In Datavin, the Dutch ruthorities are reported to have given the United Nations military observers and complete freedoni "munedinte 2-movement" in Java.
oppor-
CENSORS AT foreign oversens airlines, one
WORK
Authority
AT TSINGTAO
Tsingtau, Jan. 3.—Some 3,000
ure
caused
The "Dutch request for permission the hearts of American women to number of runways, copacity, Inci- was referred by India to the Pro-cali upon Holland's Quern to lities and 'cost of construction. sident of the Security Council as the exercise the power that is hers to It is potentially capable of hand- Indonesin question was pending stop the Dutch Indonesian fighting the some 1.000 nights daily and re- Lefore the Council.
The women of the world are on lieving the staing congestion at New The President of the Council, trial. Juliana uy her Individual York's second largest airport, La General Andrew MeNaughton, of decision can prove to the world Guardian-nine times smaller than
power for pence. Idlewild.
United States Marines, officers An average of only 39 planes a day and men, will be put on board unity for women."Associated
Lis landing at Idlewild. All available naval vessels in Tsingtao hur- Press.
space in the two completed hangars and in the temporary administration hour to await further orders building is being used by eight for the next movement.
([0- The exact date of the withdrawal mestic line and one cargo line. The has not been; revealed so far but field's more than seven square miles is expected before January 25. are bare. Its alx completed Klant Admiral Oscar Badger's head-
scem as deserted as its quarters will remain here. Tunways unfinished seventh strip.
STUBBORN ARGUMENT Nanking. Jan, 3-Delays and
The Port
is going from Thes were also notified of the deletions
dispatches press order of the Dutch Commander-in-filed by foreign correspondents in- right ahead with its $100,000,000 Chief in Indonesia, Lieutenant dleate that Garrison Headquarters plans to finish construction of the General S. II. Snoor, announcing the is applying secret censorship under airport. It says the field will be to handle all international ready end of the hostilities in Java since the authority of martial law.
Garrison officials responsible for fights by the end of 1949 and long December 31.
by 1950. such matters insist as this is writ-haul domnestic flights ten that they are "only studying the There is no indication, however, that the nine embattled airlines will question of censorship."
But
the. Chinese government now representatives of both the permit their planes to land at the Communications Ministry and the field.
The airlines want to use Illes Government Radio Communientions
from wild. The Port Authority wants the Administration said censors
business. But the two A party resolution said the Gee-Garrison Headquarters were already airlines rnment's policy in Indonesia would checking telegrams and radiograms. parties are locked in a stubborn financial terms Foreign prove itself Justified it:
correspondents protested argument about the 1.-The Republican breas of to
Government Information under which the giant planes. will Indonesia were set up in a federal, Director, Mr Shen Chang-huan, that land at the airport on which New the Garrison had failed to notify York City taxpayers spent $50,000,- system. constitutionally formed.
Republican leaders were foreign correspondents of the start 000 before it was leased to the Port
of censorship. They also said the Authority in 1947.
The dispute is pegred on the KNEW THE ROPES
the Interim Government an efficiently operated office which
question of whether the large. 113 a would climinate delays to dispatches, Dannsindt, Jan. 3-Witnesses accepted by the Indonesiang
Mr Shen replied that he would schedule carriers should get whole waiting outside a courtroom to tes-real National Government
4.If a decree for a Constituent confer on Tuesday with Garrison sale rules because they operate. tity against a black market
Assembly were speedily realised, an officials on the subject-Associated great number of planas, or whether Flaughterer were startled when
extraordinary Party Congress will Press. prosecution witness offered to sell black' market causages.
When another witness. reported this Juside the court-room the pro- secutor, rushed out, but the black market salesman had left-Asso- ciated Press.
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This report was recently brought to Japan by Mr Iwao Shigematsu, Japanese businessman who accom- panied
Chinese Government Mission sent to investigate claims still that Japanese soldiers were hiding on the island,
These soldiers escaneil from their barracks with the intention of find- ing a way to Jupan.
Oficial Japanese reports say that 1,000 former Japanese soldiers are missing in Talwan-Reyter.
ment.
A
At The Hague, The Dutch Labour, Party said today that it would have been better. If the Government had not arrested the Republican leaders, at the same time it supported the Government's "police action" in Indonesia.
the
to was
taken immediately Guvernment had failed to establish
to
be called in Amsterdam on January
17 to discuss the question-Reuter REQUEST TO QUEEN
Washington, Jan. 3.-U.S. Senator Frantic Work On
Margaret Chase Smith, Maing Re- publican, called upon Queen Juliana
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Marine authorities officially noti- ned the National Shantung Univer- Hity on Sunday the marines Vacating the school campus, which has been teased as barracks Aince VJ Day and the buildings will be turned over before January 25,
The
reason officially given for the
which has surprise move. considerable
speculation and sumc
- TO-MORROW war, jittery among Chinese residents, was
that since "ESCAPE ME NEVER" decided to negotiate for a pence
Starring settlement with the Reds and there is good prospect for peace
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WILD RUMOURS Meanwhile, wild rumours spreal through the
clty following the marine decision. One of these said the Shunghai Reds are concentraling in the Tsingtao perimeter
not want to get hivolved in the largesunte attack and the murines de subsequent fighting: This is com- pletely unconflrined, Another rumour.
regur. Is
that
The United States government fins accepted the request of the Chinese government to mediate between the Reds and the Nationalists and the withdrawal The nine airlines say the Port of the Marines is a token ör United Authority assumed the obligations | States neutrality.—Associated Press. of the. contracts
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