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VOL. IV NO. 57
Returning To
Canton
Nanking, Mar. 10— The outgoing Premier, Mr Sun Fo, and his deputy, General Wu Te- chen and Mr Hung Lan- yu and Mr Chung Tien- sien, former members of his Cabinet, will re- turn to Canton within one or two days to com- plete the preparations there for handing over to the new Peace Cabinet, it was re- liably learned today.
Sources explained that Mr Sun Fo must return to Canton to put the Cabinet records and official business) in readiness for the hand- over.Reuter-AAP.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949.
JAPAN TO BE UNDER CIVIL CONTROL SOON Expected Retirement Of General MacArthur
MILITARY FORCE WILL REMAIN
Washington, Mar. 9. It was authoritatively disclosed today that the United States intended to place Japan under civilian instead of military control within six to nine months and reduce army forces from administration to garrison status.
It was contemplated in the highest quarters that this move would be accompanied by the retirement of General MacArthur.
The sources emphasised that a change from military to civilian control, to be exercised under the direction of the State Department,, would not mean any reduction of American forces in Japan. On the contrary, American troop strength in Japan would be increased to about 20,000 during the coming year.
FIGHTING IN NEGEV DESERT REPORTED
London, Mar 9.-Transjordan today claimed that new fighting had broken out in Southern Palestine, menacing the British force based at Akaba, but an Israeli spokesman discounted the report..
However, when the State De, as American Military Governor Japan, to permit lesser mana- partment takes over from the In Germany, to be succeeded bygerial employees to take places War Department, military fune. a civilian administrator.
In current industry even though Bon will be changed from ad- Meanwhile, Unlled Stales they were farmerly connected ministrative to garrison activity, officials Intend a minor relaxa-with the now-banned Zaibatsu similar to the situation pre- tion of purge provisions in enterprises.-United Press. valling in the Philipplaes before the war, when the Americans kept a relatively strong military force there responsible to elvilion adininistrutor,
Some of the Increased troop
will come) strength for Japan from Korea. There are at pre- sent about 7,500 United States tivops in South Koren; these re- mained there at the request of the new South Korean Govern- ment, to assist security. It is believed they can be transferred to Japan by tire end of this year. Informed quarters said trans fer of control over Japan from military to
elvilian had been rendered caster by the resigna- A second column reportedly tion of the Army Under-SeerC- had reached the Jordan River
the impending resignation of about 70 miles north of Akabetary, Mr William Draper, and the Army Secretary, Mr Ken-
The Transjordanian report, sent to the British Foreign Office, said Israeli troops "in some strength" wero fighting their way across the Negev desert toward port.
Officials In Amman toll the British Minister, Sir, A. Kirk brkie, that troops of the two
nations clashed at an undisclosed point in the Negev area.
Transjordanian delegates on the Islnd of Rhodes reported to the Uniteİ Nations authorities that two Israeli columns were advancing on Akabu.
The acting United Nations, Palestine rediator. Dr Ralph
Bunche, arunediately ordered a team of cheervers to the Trans- Jordanian city to make a full report.
reports FL- Transjertanian ceived in Washington sald one Isrnell colinnn had reached a the 19 miles point
north of hamlet of Rusbrash on the Gulf of Awaba near the reportedly ihreatened senport.
EDITORIAL
the
Transjordanian
In Tel-Aviv, the Israeli mili-neth Royall. The plan for the lary spokesman, Licut-Colonel chunge had long been brewing Moshe Perlman. said he had no here, but Mr Draper and Mr knowledge of any clash between Hovall so far had successfully
Transjordanian resisted it. Isirell
and troops. Earlier, Colonel Perlman Sources emphasised that
nd said that no Ismelis had sudden ingrense in the tempera invaded Transjerdan
ture of the Soviet-American cold war in the Far East might alter the situation, but thought Responsible British sources that unlikely in Cairo were sceptical One The United States intention British Informant sad the re- to transfer control of Japan to port might have grown out of civilians, but to Incrense rather
or
left
Israeli soll at any other point.
Bevin Going To US To Sign
The Atlantic Pact
London, Mar. 9.—The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, and other West European Foreign Ministers are likely to sail in the Queen Mary on March 25 to sign the Atlantic Pact in April.
Tentative arrangements for signing the l'act will make it necessary to advance the date of the 10-power London conference on setting up a "Parlia- ment of Europe," due to be held on March 28.
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MOLOTOV'S
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AT. Bomb
Says German Scientist
Goettingen,
Mar. atomic
Germany,
9.-A German
cxpert today said. that he was "almost cer- tain" Russia was making atomic bombs at two re- mote Siberian industrial
centres.
Professor Werner Helsen- berg, Nobel Prize winner and wartime head of German atomic research, said also that Soviet scientists might have made "dangerous dis- coveries" in the field of "death raya."
Professor Heisenberg said in formation leaking through the iron curtain supported the belief that the Russians were produc- ing atomic weapons at their new cily
of Atomgrad and at the special
Uchta,
Industrial
at centre which resembles the
United States atom factory at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Both Atomgrad and the Uchta ares are southwest of the Sibe- rian capital of Irkutsk, in the East. Urat mountaing which separate European from Asiatic".
Twently apple-clicoked. West Russia: Country farmers, in tweed hunt- ing ackets and knee-bools, can- tered through the heart of Lon- dan recently, to cries of "Yolcks. Tally-ho!" and the blare of the hunting horn.
CLOSE SECRECY
said The German scientists Soviet atomic research had been eloaked in "remarkable secrecy", but that enough in- formation had altered through from Eastern Europe to con- They started off from Hyde vince him that Russia had suc-
in Park Corner from what county coeded producing atomic folk call a "meel." clattered weapons. down Piccadilly past the Ritz, Heisenberg did not describo moved and out. among the the death rays which ho sald the Russians were studying, but Soviet Inner Defence Cabinet Staffle in the Circus, trotted up he said there was evidence that has been remodelled under Regent Street to Oxford Circus Soviet researchers had reached In the de- NO MYSTERY- the direct control-of-al. and back to Hyde Park Corner. the "first stages"
Bakes and cara stopped, velopment of such a weapon. Mr Acheson said at his weekly Vyacheslav Molotov, who women shoppers turned away He said the rays probably no mystery about the nations
The final draft of the Northtary of State, sald that he had Atlantic Alliance was studied suggested to the negotiators of by the Foreign Office today the North Atlantic Pact that it and will probably be placed should be signed in Washing- before the Cabinet tomorrow. ton. He nid that they were According to present plans, aiming to sign the pact during British approval-considered the first week in April. certain-should reach Washing- ton kay the end of the week,
Washington today. ME
In
Remodelling The Defence Cabinet
Warsaw, Mar. 9.
- The
an incident about ten days ago than decrease military trouts Dean Acheson, the U.S. .Secre- press conference that there was was released from his duties from the windows, shop girls lently to be of any military
when a patrol, believed to have been Isriell, was sighted in the Southeast Negev. He did not happened to the know what patrol-- United Press.
strength there, at what is con- sidered the main Pacific defence line for the United States.
out was pointed
that General Lucius Clay would quit
11
Hongkong's Surplus Revenues
T the annual meeting of the Hong
Alone and lungnal. Banking Cor.
poration in 1948, the Hon Arthur Morse' forecast that the Colony's credit balance at the end of that financial year would dollars, be between 20 and 30 million He
the revised
far wrong: was not estimated surplus amounted to $30,074,85. Last week, in another annual report, Mr Morse declared "it is hoped there will be a good surplus of revenue over ex- penditure," which strikes a somewhat more cautious note, but is sufficient to make the taxpayers believe that the will be original estimate of $1,123,845 considerably surpassed. This expectation is based on the figures of the previous financial year, which, officially estimated a surplus of $351,000, and turned out to be 85 times that amount. If pre- vlous conservative methods of estimation are taken in conjunction with declared
and results,
the accepted' statement that the Colong has enjoyed a success. ful trading year, it is difficult to believe' that the 1948-49 Hurplus can
be lens than $20,000,000. In short we can anti- cipate an accumulated, surplus of any-- thing up to $60,000,000. Not that such a figure means much, except it will help to finance the new Volunteer Defence Force, which in Hself will leave the Colony in the position of being unable to indulge in any pretentious develop- ment schemes for the good of the public. At least, that is what we are expected to belleve. Mr Morse as good as said 80, and it is certnin the Financial Secretory will be much more emphalle and detailed. There are many signs in the wind, none of which will particularly appent to the public. One is that most everything must be subordinated to the Anancing of the Defence Force.
That
to
this has to be paid for is indisputable, and that it is necessary, If somewhat future of expensive safeguard for the
But there are Hongkong Is not denied, other more tangible assets to which the Colany feels it is now, entitled, and they should not all be allowed to go by the hard because of the cost of a Defence Force. We are not in u position anticipate or forecast Government's. pro- posals to deal with the question of improving amenities for the public, but if the tone of recent speeches (olicial and unofficial) is any indication, there will be little, if any provision made for It Is them in the forthcoming budget. highly doubtful, even, whether any of the increased revenue from radio licences will be devoted in any shape or form to improved programmes; whether social services will be given that "eg up" long waited. for which they have so As for n civic centre and public parks, they must continue to be dismissed as to be unwarranted pipe dreams, only referred to jocularly at the dinner table when conversation is running a trille low. The re-solvency of Hongkong since the war is something to rejoice about: and, of course, It has been 'hecessary to spend a lot of money on rehabilitation. But that still does not explain why revenue producing departments, which, in the intereste of the public, need forfelt all expoklon, should have to additional surpluses to general revenue in expenditure and become absorbed which so often represents the Higher Cost of Government. We would like to sto the taxpayers getting a little bit more for their money than they do at the pre- sent time. But we fear this is wishful thinking.
Sold Houses To Negroes
Commission To Hear Test Case
3L-
-Soviet
had not been developed be invited to join the United as Soviet Foreign Minister dashed out to see what all the value at the present time, but States, Canada, Britain, France, last week, according to in- noise was about, Norway, Belgium, Holland and formation reaching, political Luxembourg
The cavalcade were some of the in signing
noquarters here today. treaty, but he could make
the hunting men of Gloucester- In-i the
lo was stated announcement about
have been charged with the shire and Worcestershire, mem- vitatiors until each country had
long-term co-ordination of the bers of famova hunts-like the indicated it was agreeable.
M. Molotov
Atlanta, Georgia; Mar. 9. Allantle powers had decided on Soviet alarm at the progress of and come to town to challenge for ensuring the cercey of in-
Recovery European be invited to join the pact. gramme and the success of the
sport.
their
that some ho insisted
were "dangerous" discoveries for the future. United Press.
PROTECTING SECRETS London, Mar. 9.-Prolection
A leakage of aguinst
British Diplomatic quarters in Wash-industrial and military poten- Colswold, the Duke of Bea-atomic secrets and defence In-
tial of the Soviet Union and fort's, the Croome, the Worces-ventions
to foreign powers is ington believed Italy, Portugn),
the North Led-provided by a new Patents and Denmark and Iceland will be her alles in Eastern and Cen-tershire, and.
issued in Parlia- tral Europeu. invited to join the Allintice.
This
bury-who had risen like John Designs Bill, move, these sources Mr Acheson said that the re-
feels
the growing Peel, before this crack of dawn, ment today. presentatives of
North stated, the
It makes permanent provision
Pro- the campaign agatusi the list of nations whe
would the E
ventions indispensable to na- -Four Atlanta real estate
tional defence--Reuter Past The North Atlantic Pact nego-recent dealers will appear before the Georgia Real Estate ators were setting up Institu- moves by the West.
would make tional aids which
It was believed here that the Commission here tomorrow, the treaty effective.
Arst task.
of the
reconstituted accted of violating. public
Reviewing the events which Soviet Defence Cabinet, has been interest by selling houses to had led to the treaty negotia- to call an "Eastern Union" meel- Negroca in neighbourhoods tions, Mr Acheson said that it ing of salelute Service chiefs populated by whites. had unhappily become apparent with their political and intelll- that efforts to bring about eco-gence aldes, which was reported It is expected
In Hungary to provide anomic recovery, and work out a due to take place test case for the United States nom
settlement of the problems shortly. on this issue of Negro property
which underlied # permanent deals. The four estate dealers
pence settlement, were running face the loss of their licences if
inlo difficulties. found guilty.
t
Atlantic North
THE NEXT STEP Some quarters here believed that the next step will be the summoning of emissaries from More than 75 witnesses, in- WON'T CO-OPERATE
on the fresh cluding whites
cow for briefing and Negroes, It seemed clear that the Soviet each country concerned to Mos- the Soviet
to counter Union were not prepared to co-sovit movey have been summoned for the henting. The sales of homes to operate in this undertaking and growing Western influenco In Neftocs in white areas have were intending to delay, if not Scandinastin and to discuss re- resulted in racial disturbances obstruct, the efforts to reach avised priorities for heavy indus
settlement. In the past. Last Saturday, a
trial
production. It
The that tho important WDS
preliminary Polish home just purchased by Negroes
antions
Interested section of Atlanta
peaca national defence budget for in white
and it 1940, presented yesterday, pro- wak blasted by dynamite.should remain Reuter
was also important that the vides for an expenditure of £35 milltary should not run away million or more than 12 percent with things and that military of the total national budget, expenditure should
In strong
,
CANTON'S NEW disproportionatet not be compared with £22 million last
AIRFIELD
year. nation's total expenditure.
· Three quarters of this sum. Is It WEB
President Trumani devoted to the Army, which who had kept things in balance. Marshal Rola Zymiernisl, the Mr Acheson said he had gone National Defence Minister, pro- Canton, Mar. 9-A small air over the full draft of the pro- mised would be trained in 1949 field, multable for light aircraft posed treaty in detail yesterday according to the methods per- has been completed at Tolahan, with some members of the rected by the Soviet Army- 150 miles south-west of Canton. Senate Foreign Relations Com- Reuter.
Chinese sources say the air-mittee. fold to the first of several of similar size to be built through certain questions in their minds,
Kwangtung Province.
out
pedito
Jospect ment
He had been able to clear up Her 18th Baby
Both Washington and Bermuda Maesteg, South Wales, Mar, 0. They are to be used to ex- had been suggested as possible-A 42-year-old woman, Mrs tourn by places for the signing of the Sarah Elizabeth Beecham, today {Provincial
officials.
treaty.
Have birth to her 18th baby at The plan to build these air- The public announcement that a muternity home here.
was originated by Dr T. Washington has been suggested The mother and baby--a giri V. Boong when, he was Gov-as the place for signing the weighing 8 lbs 13 ounces-are ernor of Kwangtung.
treaty was regarded in Washing-both doing well. also No
bought soveral ton as imuilcating that the choice Mrs Beecham's husband, A arhil aircraft, which were de- of the United States' enpital was miner at present unemployed, is Hvered last year.—Reuter-AAP,' almost certain—Reuter,
one of 22 children.-Reuter.
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