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FOUTH CHINA, MORNING POST, L'ER
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hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1949.
Bank Manager's COMMUNIST DANGER
Wife Killed
Mra Joan Christle, wife of Mr T. L. Christle, mann- ger of the Chartered Bank's branch in Saigon, was kill- ed on Friday afternoon by a servant who unsuccess- fully attempted to break open a safe in the Christie home, according to a tele- gram received here today.
Mra Christie was a sister of Lt-Col. E. J. R. Mitchell of Hongkong.
AMERICAN 'POLITBURO' TO BE TRIED
New York, Jan. 16-The "Politburo" of the American Communist Party-12 men who boss the United States' report- ed. 70,000 Communists-will ge on trial here tomorrow (Mon- day) morning.
IN MIDDLE EAST
Solid Anglo-American
·
Front Is Needed
London, Jan. 16.—A high British military authority today said the British Government believed a solid, common Anglo-American policy in Palestine was desperately needed. He suggested that an informal, high-level American-British mecting appeared to be more necessary than a meeting between President Tru- man and Marshal Josef Stalin. He added quickly that there had been no official discussion of such a meeting.
there is no
The informant voiced the opinion of one high British military man on the present state of the Palestine situation and American-British relations re- sulting therefrom. He indicated that when Sir Oliver Franks, the British Am- .bassador in Washington, saw President Truman last week, British fears over possible deterioration of relations with the United States was outlined frankly.
The informant made no attempt to conceal what he felt Britain's basic. motives to be in the Middle East, which are based on fears that the situation might get out of control and became a base for Communist operations. The largest police detail ever
In discussing Palestine, the formant holds that the time has ordered out for a trial in the informant made the following now come to face the problem on Its true merits, without regard to metropolitan aren-102 police-points: men and officers-will go on 1. There is no fundamental past errors of omission or commis- 4. Only Russia can profit by the guard at the Federal Building split inside the British Cabinet racial blas or prejudier. at 8 am, remaining on duty on Palestine policy. There were present confused situation
6. There is no excessive strain in every day the trial is in session. differences of opinion, but no
relations between Britain and the In a confidential order, Chief split.
United States, but it will be difficult August Police Inspector
2. Strict regard must be paid to to work out a common policy ordered the huge details out to pre international obligation as pet forth United Press.
in- vent any "demonstration." IL
Both tho er by the United Nations. cludes a motor-cyclo corps, emer-
flouted gency squads, mounted policemen, Jews and the Arabs have policewomen, detectives and patrol United Nations resolutions,
In addition squads, wagon
Bureau Federal.
of Investigation and Secret Service agents presumably will be assigned to the court ares for the duration of the trial,
The indicted
Flath
were
leaders Communist
last July 20 on charges violent averthrow VED
of advocating of ine Government,
offence
The
the under
" criminal
Smith Act of 1940, conviction
maximum penalty on
is 19
years. Imprisonment and
US$10,000 Ano, Prosecutions under
the Smith Act have
lower Federal
occurred in courts three times,
but its constitutionality has never
been ruled upon by the Supremo
Court.
NO. 1 COMMUNIST
BROAD UNDERSTANDING London, Jan. 16. The crisis in Palestine, has at least made it clear the past on Palerting, but the that the United States and Britain
9. Britain has made mistakes in
in
still have a broad understanding on. strategic aims for the Middle East, On the other hand, evidence that the exchanges be Washington, Sir Oliver Franks, and tween the British Ambarendor the acting Secretary of
Sinte, Robert Lovett, and subsequently with Presklent Truman, have re solved the differences between London and Washington on the im mediate means of achieving those .aims.
Brush policy is tied to achieving successive resolutions of the United settlement in conformity with the
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PAID BIGGEST DIVIDEND
My Love, ridden by Mr J. Pote-Hunt, in the Hopeful Stakes (Fourth Section) at the Valley on Saturday, paid the biggest dividend of the day. (Telegraph Staff Photographer)
DURBAN TROUBLE SPREADS:
VIOLENCE FEARED
AT JOHANNESBURG
Durban, Jan. 17-Machine-gun “ánd, rifle firo crackled yesterday in South Africa's · spreading raco
and Indian rioting. Bloody fighting between Zulu inhabitants seemed waning in Durban, where it started. on Thursday, but spread like an ugly rash into neigh- bouring towns and rural areas.
Violence was feared last nightshopowner was in a back room
Tel: 27880
TO-DAY'S RACING:
Home Builder Wins Chinese Club Cup
The Chinese Club Cup, third race on today's programme at Happy Valley, was won by Home Builder, with Mr B. L. Tho, as the jockey, we
There were only three star- ters, the other two being Rowanglon (A. Ostroumoff) and The Alligator (Wong Yan). K
Home Builder held the lead from start to finish, without serious challenge from the other two ponies. The Cup was presented after the race. by the Chairman of the Chinese Club, Mr Leung Fat-tin, to the joint owners of Home Builder. Messra Wong Kam-fan, and S. L Yuen.
of
It was learned today that Mr V. V. Needa, whose pony fell on top him after he had been thrown Inusaurday, did not suffer serious Injury,
his condition in TO- ported to be fair,
At 3 pm, today, the number of tickets sold in the big Derby
Tho drag
Sweep
I had exceeded 1,070,000.
will take place at Happy Valley at 9.30 tomorrow, morning, and Use
ace will be run at 3.30 p.m.
In the
the fifth race, a protest was lodged against My Love for crossing. The proteat was sustained and My Love was disqualified.
Results of today's first Ave Toces are as follows:
First
1. OLD COURSE HANDICAP, Section). For Australian Ponies, Clazz 3.. From the two mile post once round, and in (About One Mile 17 Yarde)...
1. Herolo Laare (Pote-lunt) 151.
2. The Disco (K, Kwok) 147. 3. Beadre (: F. Chiu) 142,
lengths. Won by 11% lengths" 2" Time: 1:65-2/5. Part-muritual Winner, 10.50 Pinoc 0.10, 0.007.10.\A
Also ran: Brivista (Ortroumoff), Card Treb (Gregory). Countess Delight (F.
(SEKILINIC). YoungDesert Knit
(S, W.. Lo0), Marber (Wong Yan).
A Jake A Nations. Security Council, while the in Johannesburg, largest city of and escaped injury, dying Tiger 18.4, "Canton Hồi Polloi Situation At Peiping Approaching Climax
By SPENCER MOOSA
Peiping, Jan. 17-Affairs here are approaching a climax. The decision to surrender or expose the city to a threatened Red attack, an attack which would have only one result-Red conquest of this former imperial city-has-to-bo-made within_the_next_few days.
Americnt policy, perhaps more res allstically, in the light of recent events, is laying the emphasis on In Rhodce be direct negotiationa tween Israel and Egypt, without strict letter of undue stress on the the. United Nations resolutions."
In fact, Washington regards the Negev truce resolution. of November 4 as a dead, letter...
POINT AT ISSUE
The big point at issue is possession
of South Africa, 310 miles The civil guard was alerted northwest of Durban. A bomb police stood by to forestall any out-
brenk of long similar to that Souvenir (L. 8. Blu), Tootsie » (313C.G.. was hurled from a passing auto which fins occurred in Durban, No Chull. 12 waters.
(Firab Section). at a shop owned by an Indian, rioting has occurred so far in
2. VALLET BYAKÉS,” For Australian Bubscriptton Ponice '01" Windows were blown in but the Johannesburg, but Africans have
been protesting that Indian shop-1949. Winters barred. Six furlongs keepers have been overcharging 1. Fairy Fect (Poto-Junt) 14. them.
2. Amarant (Maiiiand) 14.
PLOT TO KILL QUIRINO
of the Negev Here-Britain clings-Manila, Jan-17-The Bulletin
1. Top Hat (W.V.MI, Cook) L(7.
Won by lengths; many lengths Time: 1:13.2/0.
Part-mutuel Winnor, 17.10. Places: 0.10, 6.10, 0.10.
Also ranz Barbarian (P. Young), By- the-way (K. Kwok). Conday (L. B. Mlu). “Coogee~ #Gregory), Probability (K........ Chiu). Racing Queen (T. B. Dau), United
The decision to send peace1.thereby save him from any personal to the United Nations formule, while today reported that, at a recent dinn women raped and mutilated by Victory (Wong Yan), 10 starters, William Z. delegates to the Communist loss of face, but the conditions which Washington prefers to allow the meeting of political lenders. Zulu mobs. Indians were infuriated
The Number. One American Com- Inunist-alting, oging
sent
the Red leader, Mao Tse-tung, offer- that reed Nanking has delayed prospects of Foster-probably will not be pre-aren today suggests
the unprecedented
trial ports that the Reds have set a such a solution. Medical examinations have deadline for the city's surren As a result, Gen. Fu has been left орспя
with two firm choicelo surrender shown his life might be endangered
or to fight a losing battle. by the strain and excitement of the der are only too well founded.
Every now and then the Reds rend One belief is that they have a few shells into Peiping. specific objectives in mind, notably
is another. quarters
trial. Foster, 67, three times Con munist candidate for President,
North China Commander General
Concillation Commission and direct negotiations between the interested parties to play the deciding role.
maintaining peace still appear un- From London, the prospects of
clearly for more optimistic.
15 although Washington
certain,
geance.
the precedent the Rede the two airfields. Gen. Fu's hend negotiators to agree to an armistice i had now passed and the matter had
There are no accurate estimates of the casualties. Durban police on Saturday put it at 100 killed and 1,000 wounded in Durban alone. There is evidence the toll is far higher. Some eslimates run to 500 dend
Many cases were reported of In-
President Quirino disclosed a by these reports and cried for ven- plot to assassinate him.
Zulu King Cyprian called on his According to the Bulletin, the plot people to stop killing and return to was discovered by Army intelligence their homes. Chanting their ancient men and Manila police operatives battle cries, they have been on an last year, and confessions had been orgy of killing, arson, lost and repo. In the negotiations at Rhodes, it ob ained from two would-be trigger for three terrifying days.
It said danger from the plot will not be easy for the Egyptian men.
Police said.25,000 Indians have based on relinquishing the Negev, been referred to the proper authori
les ΣΟΥ action.
baen driven from their homes here, even if this were accompanied by
The two mon were described as
is unknown. The rloting started breken up by Government forces, but their identities were withheld.fter a negro boy was injured in They were supposed to have said fight with an Indian peddler.
Reinforced troops, striving to stern that a prominent businessman hnd
fire arranged to pay them for executing the spread of rioting, opened
with light machine-guns and rilles the plot.
yesterday at the town of Nevger many, about 15 miles from Durban. killing four Zulus.
ZULUS KILLED.
in serious eondition with a heart Fu. Tso-yi is providing the delegates allment.
with transportation and an escort to Even if convicted, three of the 12 the Nationalist perimeter. National Board members might not serve gaol sentences because they established at Tientsin, there is no
hint of what unmistakable have been arrested for deportation reason to believe they will be eatinmerely trying to give the city o They are out on ball pending hear-Bled with anything short of uncondi- could do if they open up with all the | of 4 000 now encircled by the Jews ( members of a gang which had bean and the fale of hundreds of them
From
Inga, which will not take place unt!tional surrender. their present trial is over-United Gen. Fu lind hoped Nanking would national pence and
Press.
EDITORIAL
work out a
Sir Stafford's Plan
SUR STAFFORD CHIPTS, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, last week stressed once more the bed for higher -Individual producitor by the British worker, and a still bigger increase in Repeated exhortations exports.
Sir of this sort, have caused Stafford's 'frequent appearance. In as Oliver 11ewspaper cartoons Twist-always asking the British people for mare-and as a Hindu Recelle, preaching the delights of susterity. Quite naturally, the Beltish people are becoming tired of the scant possibilties held out of •hisher standard of Uving. Bat
there is no doubt of the necesalty for a firm Industrial plan to tido Britain over the next few years, and Sir Stafford's plan being the
Avaliable only
them
E
it
must be fully supported, despite "the sacrifices' It demands.
The
Ald
United States cannot be expected allies to support her European
neither. can Indeßnitely; afford to. The only alternative is self-help. Bir Stafford's plan for the next four years after whicit Britala will have to support herself willout Marshall
at striking A balanes between external payments and reccinis at a reasonable standard of of living, with a surplus £300,000,000 Teft over for invest ment abroad. Increases in output are' basis assumps and exporta flous.of the plan, and in this that "respect it is encouraging
In October-the latest ́month for "which". figures are avaliable-
British industrial production was at its highest level to dale, When figures such as these are disclosed, however, Sir Stafford is always quick to
warn that still achieved. By must be 1952, we are told, the output of must manufacturing Industries
moro
increase by about 'a quarter com- pared with 1947. Coal output must increase by about a quarter compared with 1948. and electrical generating capaelly mast be stepped up. by a half.
targets, These are oxaciing they have their bright alde. the plan is realised the supply of British manufactured goods to consumers will be 15 to 20 per cent above the supply in. There will be "notable Inores
If
They
they
the release of the Egyption garrison
at Faluja.
guns they have around the elly.
CHILDREN KILLED Yesterday they dropped probably a dozen shells in the city.
One exploded among a group of children playing in the street. All were injured, several mortally.
There is no question that the en-hoween Dritain and
There is reason to believe that Israel will now be satisfied with nothing less than the Negev,
While the danger to tension
America over men
It was not determined whether the
were at largo
tire Chinese population of Peiping Palestine has lessened, it remains custody. United Press.
by to- is devoutly hoping for peace
be seen whether Mr Ernest Chinese New Year, which starts on Bevin. the Foreign Secretary, may full January 20, and preferably without not feel compelled to give n any prologue in the form of a battle account of the history of policy co- such as Tlentin endured.
ordination on Palestine and the Middle East between London and Washington.
Speaking of Tientsin, trustworthy reports say last resistance by Isolated pockets of Nationalists which, failed to receive surrender orders ended there at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday.
10
still
In
The white population at Pineville, 17 miles from here, was b rricaded In homes and hotels. Telephone
Evacuation To reports told of a "serious" citun-
Samar Island
are not that at all. It is simply the verse of their attitudes towards morning, it was learned. endless. blasting of things construct Palestine.
ed by the Japanese as an air raid
| structure.
The authorities, however,
.
The
masy
to
tion there, but Zulu warriors cut telephone lines to the town and there was no further word,
Trouble also spread to Pelter- maritzburg during the night.
Indians, and. Zulus shot it out 20
At
-3, CHINESE CLUB ́CUP. For Austra- llan Subscription Fonlar of 1949. ons and a quarter miles.
1. Home Builder. (N, L. Taaj-150. 2. Rowanglen (Dstroumo!) 141. 3. The Allgator (Wong Yan), 147, ' won by a lengths; many length. Time: 2:19-1/8. Pari-mutuel.Wmner, 6.50. Place; 6.50, Three starlora
4. VALLEY STAKES, (Second Sec- of 1940. Winners barred. six furlongs, Ben). For Australjan Subscription, Ponies
1. Pay Day (K. Kwok) 147.
2. Sparkling Star .(Ostroumos) 147.
3. Amazing (Gregory) 148.
Won by 25 lengths; & lengths, Time: 1:10.7/3. PATI-mutuel Winner, 5.GO. 5.70. 7.40.
1020,
Places:
Also ran: Jsemin (8. W. Leo). Mera cury (W. F, 81, Cook), Sportsmaster (33. L, Tso), The Huperi Unicorn (W. K. Shich). Eight starters.
1. VALLEY STAKES (Third Section). For Australian Subscription Ponies of. 1049. Winners barred. Bix furlonge.
i. My Love (Pote-luni) 147.
2. VIP. (Östroumoff) 147,
Sparkling Eyes (K, P. (hlm). 4. High Speed (Gregory) 141."
.
Won by 115 lengths; many lengths, Tume: 1:19-1/0.
Parl-muttie): Winner, 13.40 Pinces: 9,20, 0.00, 8.00,
CASH SWEEPS
RACE 1
No... 010
No, 950
No. 1101 kg
'INDIANS KILL ZULU ́ Mostly the offensive has rested with the Zulu; police sald, but bands of Indians formed to take revenge. Forty Ind'ans armed with clubs and Iron bars searched out a Zulu hid- den in tall grass on the outskirts of 47, 640, 671, 1211, 2331, 1517, 2085, 210,
Durban and beat him to Emamus
Defenes Minister F. C.
$1015 401 231 Unplaced ponies ($100 each) Nos, 104,
No. 1400 No. 2371
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$1821
PARADOXICAL: STANDS ·
Shanghat, Jan. 17-A plane with the Paradoxically, Long before, however, the Reds
British and
Also rani- Glaciaj: Lake (Wong Yan). a working party of 47 and three miles from Durban near the gov were in effective control of the city. American attitudes towards
ot Um-Reputation,(W. F2 Mt. Cook), Stayar (T. B. the International Refugee Organisation ernment's Zulu reserve Many of the explosions which the Indonesian dispute, which is due for employees will leave for Samar bumbula, Camperdown, 48
Dau), Yaeni (P. Young), Eight starters.
• Disqualified. residents in Pelping hear and which źresh discussions in the Security Island, in the Philippines, this miles from here, police said troublo come think are Red shells landing | Council, are, almost exactly the re-
wan, "Just starting," with raids on of White Indian 'shops. evacuation Russians will probably continue with shelter against American' bombs, Britain hero appears more realis- the next trip of the Chinese steamer which they put on the northern side tieally minded, in the light of the Hwallen, which left here last week of the Legation Quarter, where the recent Dutch action in the East with the first group of 500,
It was reported that the ship may new airstrip in new being built, Indies, while America is still using
NO EFFECT
the language of the strict Inter- he detained in Samar. If accom- In the consumption of meat, eEES,
for the evacuees is not olls and fats over
Ten days of ste dy blasting have pretation of the United Nations re-modation the 1047
on solution on the subject.
ready when they arrive. In that produced no noticeable effect
reinforced concrete this heavily
The Dutch representative at Lake case, they will remain on the boat.
Though large sections of the comp Success is expected to give assur-
silo in Samar have reverted Enid 2,000, un formed men were on arances regarding the creation of jungle, there are a number of cleur-duty to restore order in this batter- much handien pel because they provisional Indonesian Government,
may be set up ¦ ed elly, and 'that all pople in the cannot use heavy charges without early elections under Unlied Nations us where tents damaging nearly buildings, includ- observation, and tho eventual trans- Immediately it was reported Transvaal and Free Biate have been alerted. Flundreds of extra troops ing the Brilish, pnd Italian Emfer of sovereignty to a United States Router.
and polips have been ferried in by baegles
the South African Air Force for deployment here and, in menaced. areas around the city,
Wide actions of Durban have been
wrecked by battling mobs, some of which: burned down entire business and res donilal'streets.
have been un Europeans mostly molested in the fighting, although official reports said one, whits man was killed and 11 were injured be tween flare-ups. Zulus in the structs greet white police with the usual respciful: salutes Associated Press. won
yrars is
amounts. As those are the com- modkies which British house- wives lack most, that will mean not only a more palatable, but a more nourishing 'Olet Bo A certain amount of optiinism over the prospects for the next four Justifiable, Economilo planning in the United Kingdom is largely based on the fact "that Britain depends heavily on International trade. Therefore, mide by side with increased efforts and sacrifices by the people, must cos firm and Intelligent Govern- ment policy of International trade relations. With those conditions falfllød Britain may look forward to regaining her
resuming her normal
reasonably
and the Grand Hotel do of Indoncila,
·
Pekin
There is no evidence that the on tho The authorities have not yet Dutch will agree to act started tearing down part of the United Nations resolutions demand- British Embassy wall and small Ing withdrawal to military positions buildings jutting into the projecternrevious to the Dutch milliary ac- niratrip. This nction, when teken, tion. will probably draw strong British
10. 08 the British already have!
to It.
Vampire Flight Called Off
The second demonstration flight Britain is expected to welcome of the RAF Vampire jet fighter. tho assurances, but insist that they which was to have taken place at Peiping, which is close to its should be followed by early proof 3.15 p.m. today, was called off be solvency and self-reliance, and Afth week at stego today, is stil a that they will be given substance, cause of technical difficulties.
The public will be notified of the duil plnos, particularly. because of Whether Washington will continue
curfewAssociated to insist upon a military, withdrawal date and time of the next demon-
stration is not yet clear--Reuter,
life,
national
the 8 p.
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