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VOL IV NO. 49
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1949.
COMMUNISTS' PEACE
Butler Robs
The Cellar
Cam-
Arrington, bridgeshire, Feb. 28.-- Rudyard Kipling's daughter likes her tea but not when it comes out of a sherry bottle.
Mrs Elsie Bamba- ridge, daughter of the late writer thought the sherry tasted queer Investigating further in her cellar she found rows of wine bottles filled with tea, ink and Water.
On Monday her butler, William Kirby. 59. pleaded guilty to stealing £700 worth of wines and liquors. He was sentenced to months in prisonment. --Associated Press.
Six
DELEGATES CHOSEN
Nanking Said To
Have List
REDS MAY BE WILLING
TO MODIFY DEMANDS
Shanghai, Mar. 1. It was reliably learned, but unconfirmed, today that the Chinese Communists have already chosen members of the delegation which will sit down with the Nationalists at the peace table, and there is evidence that the Communists are willing to modify their demands for stiff Reds Shower penalties for the "war criminal" list headed
Leaflets
On Princess
London, Feb. 28.-Communists
showeres
Princess Elizabeth
leaflets with propaganda
on
Monday,
Appearing in public with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh time since Prince for the Arst Charles was born, the Princess toured an "ideal hare" exhibi- tion staged by the Daily Mall.
Shortly after she arrived two climbert a balcony rail and rew down leaflets bearing the threw Communist hammer and sickie.
One of the
few. Houses for
men
people not for the rich."
by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
Chinese_reports asserted this morning that the unofficial peace mission headed by Dr W. W. Yen, of which the government delegate, Shao Li-tze, is also a member, was informed at Peiping of the names of the Communist negotiators and the information has been landed on to government officials at Nanking. However, none of the names was made public.
Other information from sources close to the Shanghai mission members pointed to the soften- ing of the war criminal demands 'but increased emphasis by the Communists on the reorganisa, tion of the Nationalist armies.
Laut
search
an
One report indicated that the, are being listed, presumably as In the new records of conferences between obstacles to avoid shouted the Nationalists and Communists | peace discussions. "houses for TWIL for the during the Marshall mission to The revived spirit of unity the working China in 1946 have been brought between the Nasking and Can- ton faction was stressed by to be given a close study in
formula which most of the Chinese reports. A bystander pulled him down.
to both Temporarily at least, President I acceptable The royal party Ignored the in-night
points brought up | Li Tsung-jeu is the actual and went on examining sites. The cident
furnishings.
during the conferences during nursery fulTS
well as the titular head of the
Mu
of the Landon (that period, on which partial or government. secretary Young Comin
Communist League later fall nggreement was at least told
reporters the
the leaflets had tentatively decided, are Riw the League being listed, it was said. At the been prepared by
fline, ihost points on "pointing out the absurdity of nume holding an exhibition of ideal which the widest disagreement | and face the overall peace prob-
results and whch humes when 1,000,000 people are
led to the lemn,
believed. It is generally homeless In London."Asso-eventual failure of the Marshall will result in sufficient repair to ciated Press.
mediation programme likewise (Continued on Page 5)
EDITORIAL
REPAIRING MACHINE. Premier Sun Fo's decision to
Does Trade MAYHEW
On Rubble
An old woman newsdealer spreads her wares atop a pile of rubble in Berlin. She is one of the many small vendors amid the city's war ruing...
China's Basic
Currency
Shanghai, Mar. 1-Gay- erhor 8. Y. Liu of the Central Bank declared yes terday evening that the Gold Yuan will continue to br the baslo currency for China, following the intro duction of the economie re- form and all business form, and transactions, contracts and accounting should continup to be stated in Gold Yuan
He said the Gold Yuan would continue to be issued
Mir on a restricted scale.
Liu
ADA
also announced ikat the Central Bank and other Government banks would
shortly undertake ta buy foreign currencies at prices to be quoted dally.
Air Liu said that to com- bat skyrocketing commodity prlers the Central Bank would continue Lo lump
markci supplies on the Reuter,
return to Nanking to meet crites Weekend
The Star Ferry Service
has been stressed time and again during the past two years through editorials and by correspondents that. unless and until, the ferries are moierris. ed by means of new piers and decen tralised services, the queueing, the over- crowding and the Irregular time tables which for so long have characterised cross-linrbour commuting, will never be corrected. This was tacitis admitted at the annual meeting of the Star Ferry Company held yesterday, with the blame for difficult and inadequate service being thrust upon Government. That there is n dispute between these two factions is obvious: what concerns the travelling public is why they should he the sufferers. The Star Ferry necuses Government of being responsible for retarding the work of reconstructing plers because it will not promise renewal of franchise until. the Abercromble report has been received and approved. Government's position in, the argument has not been stated, may he all, less, or more what the Star Ferries claim.
It
less. No visible attempt has been made to correct this position. The fleet is one short of the pre-war strength: the piers are the same (except that one on either to be in a side of the harbour seems permanent state of repair, thus reducing The speed by which passengers can be off nud on londed); and, because the trallic today is three times pre-war, this means to the passengers irritating delays in getting from one side of the harbour to the other. A duly to solve this problem
to devolve appears
en two parties- Government and the Star Ferry Company, Оп
the Government's part to extend franchise once it is satisfied that neces sary Improvements are going to be made to the servlee: on the company's part to make those guarantees. It may well be that development, and modernisation of the Star Ferry service is dependent on the Abercrombie' report. If this. be O The sooner. Government is told to insist on production of that report, the better for the Colony. On the other, hand, the an assurance
public would appreciate But to the public who have suffered a fair amount of incon venience for more than three years it that the time has passed when seems dialectics should govern the running of Undoubtedly the Star a utility service.
the reasonable; thai fares are Ferry mouthly ticket holder is, from the pocket- book point of view being given a fair deal; assuredly the company's staff, from
to inspectors, are performing n crowa frat cinus job. All this is recognised and appreciated, But the fact remuins that for the harbour commuter, travelling. especially at the peak hours, is a trial and an irksome problem. It is admitted that the annual lond for 1918 was nearly
times that of three
pre-war; yet the physical ability to handle that Increase today is no greater, if anything slightly
that the franchiser has prepared at least a blueprint for bringing the ferry services into line with present-day requirements. On this score little has been said and some enlightenment would not come
Government inertia on amiss.
a pubfle Isstte of this importance is intolerable. And inexcusable. But it would help the public to place the blame more fairly if it were assured that those who are res- ponsible for this utility service had done everything within, their power to bring R into line with present-day requirements. The ferry service is Indispensible to tens of thousands of workers in Hongkong: that is its importance, and that is why It must be maintained at the highest level of efficiency-Abercrombie Report notwithstanding.
Indonesian Republicans Refuse Round-Table Conference
Batavia, Feb. 28.-The Indonesian Repub- licans have rejected the Netherlands' invita- tion to attend a round-table conference on the Indonesian problem at the Hague on March 12. At the same time, they charged the Dutch · with failure to comply with the United'. Nations' security resolution on Indonesia:~~
The flat refusal came from the island of Banka, where the Republican leaders have been held in "protective" custody by the Dutch colonial officials since December,
Dr Mohammed Rum, chairman of the Re- publican delegation, cabled Batavia. "Our go- ment will never take part in any action evading implementation of the Security Council's resolu-
tion."
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Britain's Recovery Not Yet Complete
Washington, Feb. 28.-Mr Paul G. Hoff- man, the Marshall Aid Administrator, claimed today that Mr Christopher Mayhew, the British Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, had been "needled by the Russians" into saying that Britain had already achieved recovery.
He characterised both this and yester- day's statement by Mr Hector McNeil, that Mr Mayhew had been "telling the truth," as "almost purely political.".
Mr Hoffman, "embarrassed and distressed”· by the Mayhew affair, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to save the British allocation under the second year of Mar- shall aid. The general opinion here is that he may have succeeded.
The Committee huid called in British programme by at least Mr Hollman nod à group of $200 million had been explored. advisers to Justify Britain's In addition to the adverso share of the $5.580 million to be effect this would have on the allocated to the European Re-British economy, Mr Hoffman covery Programme in its second said it might cut into the United year.
States exports of cotton, foods, Mr Hoffman safe that any re- tobacco end industrial goods. duction in Britain's allocation} t
mean would
that Britain would adversely affect continued would have that much less to recovery in both the
United spend in the United States, States and Western Europe. Canada and other markets, "We are convinced that the sal- where goods could be bougar vation of Western Europe de- only for dollars. pends upon the joint economie: effort of all the participants and can only be achieved by mutual
and cliser
nid
operation.
economic
co-
"Any setback to a country so important as Britain would be bound to have the most serious consequences."
over
un-
Senator Tom Connally (De- mocratic, Texas) said later that he did not think any "manterial change" would be made in Britain's allocation.
In London, Conservative of Parliament ore ex- embers of
to question the Govern ment vigorously tomorrow cuts impossiBLE
the Mayhew incident. The He told the Committee that Prime Minister, Mr Clement Neutral sources In Batavin, 7 2. Negotiating with the Reno cut could be made in the aid Attlee, will probably reply. Ineluring United Nations repre- public as a party In a disputoto Britain, despite the statement
The Conservatives tried sentatives, immediately in-before the Security Counch. of Mr Mayhew that Britain had dicated that the "Republican re
*ur successfully to -open- the ques- 3. Withdrawing Dutch troops.
Oops.virtually achieved recovery." fusal suelt doom to the Hague i
It remains to be seen what ion in the House of Commons iconference aimed at indonesian
FINAL AUTHORITY.
Mr R A. Butler sald effect the British statements will today. Sovereignty.
All these were called for by ave on the full Senate debate the party regarded the matter Yesterday, Indonesian federn- the Security Council resolutions, in the next few weeks.
as one of extreme urgency. ist lenders hailed the Nether- | Mr Palar added.
On Saturday, Mr McNeil. The
Labour Parliamentary lands' conference proposal and "In
the
Dutch plan, Anal Minister of State, speaking In Party on Wednesday may also warmly promised co-operation authority would rest with the Scotland, sald Mr Mayhew and discuss it. Left wing Members in sovereignty discussions. How Dutch. The Dutch statement blurted out the truth at the will seek to exploit the incident,
observers said. the Reclaims that sovereignty will be wrong
moment." The same it was learned.-Reuter. publican rejection dashed cold accorded to the United States evening, the Chancellor of the Bangkok, Feb.
28. -
water on Dutch hopes for settle- af Indonesia. However, the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, Siam's weekend war" ended me of the Indonesian ques- Netherlands Ambassador to the issued a statement that Britain's
tion outside the United Nations. (United States has today with a reported truce
already Exiled Republicans con-pointed out that in these with the rebels and the ap-demned Dutch inaction on thei table discussions the Nethe ¡pointment of a Government Security Council's
Government resolutim lands
will Conciliation Commission. enit in the Netherionds to bound by limitations of
"War" Ends
In Truce
the
ever,
IC
15.
for the
recovery was not complete ond
depended on continued Ameri-
con aid.
be
ос Mr Hoffman told the Com-
"Murdered" Aboriginal Still Alive
the mittee: "A cut cannot be made. A Government communique form an interim government recent amendment to the Dutch This present situation is a very said the troops called out for including
Republican constitution, which was formu- distressing one for us. To put suppression of the revolt leaders-by Marc
o United
Theated by an all-Dutch commis- it mildly, these speeches have Nations would be withdrawn by
Indonesian sion and which does not give proved very embarrassing to us. p.m.
has already
In-a single locul time but would be orderedt Commiss on
of But I can say that, if there guarantee to stand by for further action. dicated that it will report the sovereignty
United should be any slowing down of whole At least 40 rebels were arrested. ¦ W
malter back to the States of Indonesia.
British recovery, I can think of be more Security Council tomorrow No casualty Agures have been
that would Dutch plan nothing relsed
The fighting, in which Ads acceptance. streets of the capital, was be- Hague's round-table proposal aspect. All 1ues which have Britain's proposed allocation Darwin, Feb. 28-Rai- ieved to be a sequel to an open was an "expression
the existed between The Republic is $940 million in new ald. Mr revolt against the Government Netherlands denial
and the Netherlands and which Hoffman told the Committee wala, "the greatest abori- of Marshal Pibul Songkram by legality of the Security Com-have twice led the Dutch to re-that it was "a light at the ginal of all times," who the elv lih followers
He turned up 300 miles from of Prids cil's intervention and substitule sort to military netion will arise absolute minimum needed.
their Panomyong, the wartime leader a different proposal an
and Navy groups clashed in the
the deadline for does not give a foundation for disastrous to the whole Recovery TELLS DRAMATIC
STORY "TIGHT FIT"
The Republicans
"In reality, the
said the
any solution reaching much less acceleration
at ail, Programme. of one
of
of the
of the anti-Japanese Resistance own author.ty, United Press, gain."--United Press.
Movement.
Peldi Panomyong was supported by elements the Navy,
11
HOW IT STARTED
PALAR'S PREDICTION
Feb,'
13
its
own pro-
sald the question of cutting the here after his "murder” had
been reported last Decem- ber, today told his own story
Man Shoots Wife, Buries of a long chase through
Infant Child Alive
Fairfax, Virginin, Feb. 28-A jewellery elerk today confessed, according to the police, that he. shot his wife three times and buried her.in a nudist. camp, then interred his infant daughter alive when his gun jammed, Charles Ilolaber, 40.
was
scrub in pursuit of a young native who had carried off his daughter.
York New
20-The Indonesian Republican delegate to the UN Security Council, Mr First reports from the Sinm-L.N. Palar, predicted today ere Army Radio sald heavy that the Republic, after reject-
A patrol of white police is now Bghting had centred on the ing the Dutch invitation to a
Trekking through the Arnhem railway workshop area on the round-table conference at the
Land escarpment looking for the outskirts of Bangkok, around Hague, would "present to the
"murderer," who wis said to the Royal Palace in the centre United Nations
have killed him with a shovel- of the
at the river posals for a solution based on the elly, and
nosed spear. Ralwala, who has the present mouth town of Poknun, 20 miles the realities of
|neled as right-hand man to Aus- 'and to the south
Indunesla situation
The police said Holober told tralia's leading anthropologist, The ghing began, the state-Southeast Asia. ment said, when "a party of Mr Palar told the press thint arrested on murder warrant them he took his wife and child Dr Donald Tomson, is now in people in military uniform at-the Dutch call for a conference outside his home in Washington, for a ride last Thursday. They hospital here. tacked the
Keveral hours after drove to a nudist camp some 20 Publicity Depart was "clear rejection and out-D.C.,
Four months ago, Ratwala Fincket
from Washington where said today, a young aboriginal ment
and took over its radio right defiance of the Security searchers came upon a shallow miles statlon-one of the four broad-Council's three resolutions, grave. For a while, he himself Holuber was a methe winter carried off his daughter,
closed ndopted Gince
Dutch had aided the searching party. Coleber sald he shot his wife casting slutions in the capital.
The Slumese Ale Ford and launched their attack on the
Holober told the police tre and three times in the police were understood to have Republic on December 18
He cold the
Luger. Ile United Nations his wife, who was expreting a been neutral in the crisis.
The capital was practically, was "bound to net on Dutch non-second child, had quarrelled turned the main on the Infant, March 12. constantly since their marriage but the weapon would not fire. back to normal today but Go-compliance" before
So
lot and he grabbed the vernment bulldings and strategic but if the Council took no action, in December 1947. points were stil strongly the nations represented at the The victins were Mes Frances threw her into the grave at her eight mother's feet and tossed some New Delhi conference Holober, 37, guarded.
Diplomatic sources regarded were "gure to come to our as-month-old daughter. June. They loose dirt over her.
Mrs had been missing since Friday.
Holobera body wan tense but sistance"," the situation as stili
rebel lenders
the press the Their bodies were found in an found lying on its back. improving. The
Mr Palar told and the Government were re-Dutch statement of palley was improvised grave late yesterday baby's tiny flats were clutching as searchers were about to enli bits nf dirt as if she had tried ported to be in conference on a designed to avold: Anal "peace" settlement,--Reu- 1. Restoring the Republie of off the hunt' because of dark-to claw her way out-United
Indonesia.
Press. ter.
iness.
recent
ine
........
her
Gemnan
The
neck with
then
The
П
Accompanied by his wife, Maldie, he got off in pursult After many days' travel, they were ambushed by the abori- ginal. Halwain ducked and spear almed at his head passed through his hat. Another spent
at his stomach
passed between his legs. Ho Bide stepped and a third spear passed, under his armpit.
The eloping native, a warrior, rushed into the thick scrub, bli stolen bride following him.
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