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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1949.
1000 Taiwan Students
In Protest
Parade
Taipeh, Mar. 30.—Approximately 1,000 students of the National Taiwan University staged a demonstration parade on March 21 and surrounded the Taiwan police bureau building in protest against the arrest of two fellow students for violating traffic regulations. This is the first student demonstration of such magnitude in Taiwan.
for the provide the power The preceding afternoon a,bers of cash orders which are
and power market, island's Industries money student, carrying another flooding the The issue to plants, are dangerously low.
Sun-Moon Lake, which pro- vides water for two-thirds of the island's hydraulic generalors. has less than six feet of water. Only half of this can be used for generating power.
the
Liu
statisties show,
of
allowing of
dent on his bicycle, was about four times what it was opped by a policeman. A last August before throngs fight onsued. The two refugees from the mainland ar
to the police | rived. rived. were taken
the situation Aggravating station.
is anoiner TW$200,000,-
Weather experts predict rain, Later, 400 students rushed to 600 which the Talwan Bank
demanding station
the has put aside to finance refining but they are not optimistic. They say rains now may help apology, After finding the
crop to maintain the present water Police Commissioner absent they of the present sugar
Omelals are hopeful the sugar returned the next day,
only four hours The dispute was settled after output will increase and will level. But the present practice
bring sufficient income to help Commissioner
Chein-lich
to offset the inflation, but a good of electricity dally for house- apologisedAssociated Press.
many financial people take the holds will have to continue.
Reservoirs now hold only five' CURRENCY INFLATION
opposite view.
of their normal Taipeh,
Mar.
30-Taiwan
The total output of govern- percent currency, which has been re-
ment-operated enterprises, which capacity. And Talwan's rainy have season is not due for coveral Jatively stable during the past include four years compared with the exceeded 65 percent of the pre-months.
FORESTS BURNED some of the national Chinese currency, war average, and now undergoing rapid inflation. island's products have not found Agriculture and forestry and officials do The note issue of the Talwan too ready a market. This year's water conservancy
water Bank has reached TW$200,000,-estimated total sugar output of not blame the present 000, in addition to huge num-45,000 tons has found no buyer shortage entirely on the absence of heavy rains. Reckless yot.
and Indis The acceleration of inflation burning of forests has boosted food costs, even creet this rich food-producing area. Ruce recently climbed to almost times higher than the threo Shanghal rice price. (Shanghat rico prices are somewhat con- trolled by ECA's rice rationing programme).
Philippines 'Aid Being Considered
sugar, never
LOW WATER RESERVES
Иве of timber reserves have been contributing factors, they said.
Governor Chen Cheng admits devoted that lately he has almost all his attention to the Washington, Mar. 29.-island's economic dificulties ruined
Associated Press. High U.S. military sources said today that the Chief of Staff, Gen. Omar Bradley, and other members of the Combined Chiefs of Staff are considering farther mill- tary assistance to the
Philippines.
However, no decisions have been reached so far, they added. One source said Ten, Albert Janes, Chief of American
Combined Military Mission in the Philippines,
has made recommendations on the Repub-
lic's
to the military ne da Army's high offelals. Gen. Jones
is now in Washington.
"Gen. Jones made recammen- dations according to his views of the Islands needs and capacity maintain establishments," 10
said the source. who declined to recommenda-
be named.
"Gen
Jones'
the
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NORWAY TO SIGN
Oslo, Mar. 20.-The Nor- wegian Parliament tonight vated in favour of Norway elening be North Atlantle Pact. The vollug was 130 for and 13 against. Boven of the 150 Representatilves were absent.
The contrary voles were cast by two Labour mem- -bers and the 11 Com-
muniais.
Parliament had before it an unanimous report from the Special Committee for Defence and Foreign Affairs recommending that the country should enter the Paot. The Communists were not represented this Commitee,
on
The Foreign Minister. Dr Halvard Lange, wlit be in the
United Statem Uma for the siening ceremony in Washington on Monday. He is leaving on Thursday to head the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, which opens at Lake Buocess on Tuesday, --Reater,
HYDERABAD
BRIGADIER
ON TRIAL
Mar.
De Gaulle Will Press Claim For New Elections
Paris, Mar. 29.-The Rally of the French People (RFP) would continue to press its claim for now Parliamentary elections, Gonoral Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the party, declared at a press conference here today.
He was discussing the re-flappy manifestation of inten-. sults of the departmental tion."
"I can only saluto the mert- elections held last week.
torious and healthy efforts the General de Gaulle sald
the Americans are making to over Communists had not lost votes come the traditional trond
"The grave towards In the elections,
Isolationism,"
tu
General de Gaulle expressen nome surprise that the terms of
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thing is that the situation added, remains unchanged," he con- tinued, adding that the Third Force grouping of part of the the pact included only Algiers porting the government of Premier M Henri Queuille, in North Africa, but did not extend to Tunia and Morocco. "does not in fact exist.
signatories had any parties were the These political
ол reservations
·This Birmingham, Mar. 29.-James French people "mental hindering the
British 19-year-old subject, they had better forget Farrell, from rallying round himself."
dawn the Atlantic Pact, General them," he added. But he re-soldier, was hanged at On
today for the murder of a 14- de Gaulle said: "Given the fact fused to define his point.
Returning the Atlantic Pact, year-old girl whom he met in that we are in the age of atomic bombs, radar, jet planes und General de Gaulle said: "It is cinema. long range planes, one cannot of capital importance that
AB the tell how the aggressors might world should know that attack in case of aggression by a United States, with its great an elderly
economic potential and also outsido certain totalitarian country.
The liberation by force of with its moral ideals, should be gates shouted: Western Europe and especially decided on the principal of war capital punishment. It's a dis-
grace." France would leave these coun-in case of aggression.
Farrell
on attractive "But we do not consider that tries devastated," he added,
this exhausts the subject.
schoolgirl, Joan Mamey, in aj "The
states of Western local flmhouse and, after tak- Europe, and especially France, ing her to a park, strangled consider that should aggression her.--United Press. take place they are bound to be pre-occupied about the aid that could effectively be given them to avoid invasion."
CAPITAL ERROR
on
the
we must wall'
trap was sprung, man in the crowd Birmingham Prison "Down with
mot
STAR
Phone 583352
"I consider it capital error Some forest areas have been
to centre Western defence left barren, with as much as
Britain, It was on enormous production five years' timber
blunder. left to rot. Unless strict laws
historic and strategic Sequel To Death
It is necessary for the Western prohibiting this destruction of
re-armed. States to be truly the Island's forests are estab-
Of Briton
detailed military Taiwan's lished, officials say,
He again called for the re- There must not necessarily made arming of Western Europe as a entire irrigation system will be
Hyderabad, In five
29 agreement-not years. Without conservation
laws, Major-General El Edroos, public-regarding the support to deterrent to an aggressor.
"Before judging the Atlantie be sent immediately to France there will be foods during the former
Pact from a defence point of 17 Hankow Road, Kowloon. Hyderabad Army if she were attacked. the
be no effective view, I consider "There will court commander, told a Taipeh, Mar. 30.-Two-thirds rainy season and drought
they predict
Rovernment martial here today that Mrness in the pact unless there is to see what happens in the way
n French national defence." has now begun to take steps F. H. Rouan,
A British
The defence
Western to preserve the forests. Mean-civilian killed during India's Europe should be centred
added. ho
There will while, the weather has become
action five-day
against France,
be no agreement between an important topic of conversa.
Hyderabad last year, had tion here.-Associated Press.
France and Germany If under
It be been brought from Karachione form or another
one
another Reich," the to Hyderabad to prevent his comes
"Germany making disclosure about neneral continued.
the form should take
DI a gun-running from Pakistan federation. Then we can
turn to Hyderabad.
towards Russia and try oncc
of this provincial island face a henvy power blackout unless pains fall within the next two weeks.
Talwan is experiencing one of its driest years in almost a cen- tury, and water reserves, which
rest of the year, The provincial
Clamour For Pacific Pact Grows In China
Shanghai, Mar. 30-If there is going to be a Pacific pact, the Chinese want to participate in it. Chinese government ollicials have been quick in urging the US. State Department to start some- They thing in the Orient like the Atlantic pact. feel they have a living excuse for founding of a regional defence system.
Brigadier Syed Bagig Ahmed,
of the Hyderabad Army, is charged before the
of
-TO-DAY ONLY →→ of rearmament and the exact By Popular Request! agreements on strategy in the 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. on event of aggression."—Reuter,
LIBERTY
COMMENCING TO-DAY
and for all to remake Europe. At 2.30, 5,15,720 & 920 p.m. That is the programme."
Fact,
The general expressed strong court support for the Atlantic martial with abetting the which he described as "a very murder of Mr Round.
Generni El Edroos said in cross-examluation that It Rouan olive after the had remained Indian "police action" and had revealed the details of the operations, the gun-running former Hyderabad Government would have been held respon- sible for all these actions.
Dr Sukiman
Back In Jogjakarta
Batavia, Mar. 20-Dr Sukiman,
leader of the
tians also
were made in light of the world-wide oblign-
The Reds now in North another In securing the leader tions of the United States and its military cominitments."
China are able to push south ship of Asia." Indian Premier
Jawaharlal Nehru, for example,
He said he Baw Rouan for denied Mantia as far as they want. some "s The source
most zealous In the the first and last time in June have rumours that decisions
Chinese say. In this they leadership sweepstakes. He 1148, before the Indian action. been made on
future what
the initiative Laken when an Army officer brought assistance the United have had the authoritative resents military States is going to extend to the backing of Major-General by "such countries as the Philip fouan to him and said he had strongest Republican right pines and Austraila," says the
threatened to make disclosures wing party (the all-Moslem Philippines.
David Barr, former chief of Tung Nan, declaring that Pacific about the transport of arms to Masjumi Party) has emerg "Philippines ald is part and
the American Advisory pact problems would differ in
Hyderabad.
ed from his East Java hide- parcel of global considerations."
continued. the source
"What Group in Chins, who this atmosphere from that. of the
On the instructions of Mirout and is now back in decisions un Island requests on week told a Congress com- formation of the Atlantic pact.
Lai All, the former Hyderabad Jogjakarta......... when they will be made it not mittee that there is no line BREWING" FOR "MONTHS Premier, he sent Hounn to Bidar
An official Dulch source today to determine at pre- of defence
south of the
about 75 miles from Hyderabad, said that Dr Sukiman was freed possible
The Shun Pao, Kumingtang for "safe custody." The Army Indicated that Gen. Yangtse River and that the
party paper, said the Pacific pact here until Nationalist Army cannot Jones will remain
"has been brewing for several April 15, when his duties as materially oppose the Reds. months. The British were well chief of the Philippine Mission
Leading Chinese newspapers ahend in the work, the paper expire. What duties he will 05-
the said, They dally hinted that ndd their voices to me thereafter appears uncer-
Facile pact. Premier Nehru's recent British for demand tain.
conference called Gen Jones has indicated he is Despite the crisis in the Go-Dominion
discuss Burran papers on "outwardly to vernment's affairs, considering retirement.
the Nationalist side found time troubles was in reality to debate Lt-Col. M. E. Sparks, Gen.
"he will and space to comment on the the regional security of South- Jones' alde, indicated
Atlantic treaty and to put in a probably retur 10
plea for a Pacle alliance, shortly-Associated Press.
sent
aume
Manita
Murder Of Dr Supeno Alleged
ΒΟΥ
cast Asia."
HOME IN JERSEY
If Nouan had escaped and re- vealed the details of the gun running, the transport of arma might have been interfered with and the policy of the Hyderabad Government affected.
The late Mr Frederick Harris Rouan's home address was given as Jersey.
sald the At the same ume, The Tung Nan Jih Pao, organ | Shun Pao, Australian Foreign "has for South China interests, holds Secretary Herbert Evatt
At yesterday's hearing. Major the Lushwitz, of that an Oriental line-up would also strongly advocated the for-J. H.
that Army, sald Slates cost the United
more mation in Southeast Asla of an Hyderabad
mission
MANY DIFFICULTIES
The
paper outliner difficultles in the path East Asla organisation. serted there was an power struggle in the
of an
after an investigation, In ac- cordance with the government policy that "Republicans have the same rights as other eitt-
ZARE"
Dr Sukiman
Was
Interlor Minister
in the Republican Cabinet of Dr Mohammed Hatta until the Dutch milltary action in December.
He escaped capture and join- ed other Republican leaders in an East Java mountain hide-out; Dr Sukiman was known to be strongly anti-Dutch before the military, action, and influenced the Masjumi Party accordingly.
Units
of the Republicans' are than its Occidental counterpart.organisation, similor to the while in Karachi on a
crack 6lwamgi division but appealed to America to Western Union to resist alien for the Hyderabad Government,
entrusted with keeping London, Mar. 28. The In-salvage" its standing in the
aggression. Mr Evatt added that he gained the Impression that now
in Bouan "had some grouse regard-law and order in several areas donesian
Australia, is ready to lead Office in
London Far East.
money matters against south and cast of Bandung.
Army Although the Dutch the movement to resist Coming alleged today that Dr Supeno,
Sydney Cotton, by whom Rouan
remains silent on the subject, the 28-year-old Minister for
muniem In Southeast Asia."
was employed on a a contract Australasian Reconstruction in the Republi-
At the recent
Mr Frederick Sydney Cotton, travellers confirm unofficial re- can Emergency Government,
defence conference at Canberra. 54-year old pioneer airman, aas ports that the Dutch agreed to had been "murdered" by Dutch
as associated let Republican soldiers control It as snid the Shun Pau, Lord Lis-been described
the with towel, special
and the estate of the rich Pengalen- envoy of
the Aeronautical that announcement
anti-British Cabinet, reported
Industrial Research Corpora gan highlands, 20 miles south formation of a Pacific alliance ton of London.
of the Bandong, as well as the
Tilamis Tasikmalaya, Red camp. It cited "the ques- hnd become "more concrete." Captain Mir Vaman All tion of the balance of power the paper added that Atlantic Khan, also of the Hyderbart | TJiwedel arcas further cast, in the For
DUTCH SCHEME East between the pact ratification came first, and
Republican units are reported British Empire and the United plans for the Pacife are being Army, said he had the task of a few guarding Rouan until States" As one phase
temporarily shelved.
days beforo India's "polico to have been left in possession struggle.
action." Rouan had told him of their arms and are serving own officers, who he was one of Sydney Cotton's under their engineers and had been brought aro directly responsible to the
without rhyme Dutch Supreme Command. to Hyderabad
It is reported that the Dutch or reason."-Reuter.
to follow a scheme
convert former
foes by giving Ro- six weeks' Dutch
troops in Java.
The
Internal
stated: Dr Supeno was captured by Dulch troops during A Dutch attack on Dukuh, near Jor Jakarta, ile was questioned, but steadfastly refused to give any Information on the whereabouts of his colleagues. The Dutch troops then shot him through Il said: "The nations In the the head."-Reuter.
Enst
vie also.
with ont
UDAY POWY
of the
EDITORE PRESE SERVICŇA
"You had a luncheon dat) with Mr Simms, but it · ~was your turn to get stuck with the check, so I can.. celled it."
PART OF CHAIN
An Interpretation that the Atlantic pact is only part of ‘a
defence
idea chain-an new borne out by current political observation In Washington-—- came from the Chung Yang Jih Pao, another government paper. The Atlantic pact is not an end, but beginning, snys the
Chung Yang. More regional pacts will follow with the pur- pose of "restoring the balance of power between East West"
And
and
SHINWELL military training. After perten-
REPLIES
ment,
Re-
ing then,
unit gets its own area to guard and re- celves Dutch arms and equip-
Republican officials In London, Mar. 29.-Four Bri-Batavia sald today that
commanders, ambushed
Army byuubllenn Ush gunneks guerillas in Malaya on January who negotiated the agreement Western criticism, which com- 19 "were killed while on mill-with the Dutch, acted without plained that the pact bypassed tary duty in aiding the civil the knowledge of Repubilean
on Bangka
island or the United Nations, is echoed in power," the War Secretary, Mr officials Nationallat China. One news- Emanuel Shinwell, fold the in Batavia-Associated Press.
tho paper,
hitherto indepen-House of Commons today. dent Ta Kung Pao, saw the
Mr Shinwell gave detalis of CATHOLIC PRIEST Atlantic pact as "an instru- the ambush at the request of
SENT TO PRISON ment to consolidate British and Air Commodore, A. V. Harver, American hegemony."
The a Conservative, who charged Lodz, Mar 20-A Military paper brought in Wall Street, that one of the victims, Gunner Court today sentenced a Catholle "Imperialists," fascist Portugal C. M. Balley, had been sent into Priest, Father Josef Janson, to and Spain," and other items in jungle warfare without adequate four years Imprisonment for having sald in Church sermons
vey of the pact
The
the Marxist glossary in its sur shinwell denied the state-that religion was persecuted in
Tho tone was in contrast to ment, and said that all of them Poland
and for urging his that of a Chinese daily that said: had had military service before parishioners to help the per- "If a way to peace and come going to Malays and had had secuted.
The Priest was said to have can be found under from two and a half to thirteen promiss
in Malaya admitted that his conduct was a balance of power, the months' experienc such world will be ready to trust in before the ambush,—Azaociated hostile to the State, and to have it."Associated Press.
Presa
Lahowed ropentance-Reuter.
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