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Paris Peace Congress To
Discuss Atlantic Pact
Paris, Apr. 19.-The World Congress for Peace, opening here tomorrow, will discuss tho
aid Atlantic Pact, Marshall
and President Truman's foreign policy, a Congress spokesman announced tonight.
Religious leaders, scientists and artists are among the delegates from 59 countries atten ding the Congress, one of the largest meetings of its kind ever held.
Soviet Drivel
For More Livestock
Three-Year Plan
2
the
Moscow, Apr. 19-The Rus Alan Government and the Com-
Party today issued munkat Joini decree selling out fest steps in Its new three-year plan for 2 vast increase in livestock and the production of food and raw materlain.
Higher wages--with the award of the title of "Hero of Soclutist Labour" in the most outstanding cuse-will be payable under the deeree for increased cattle pro- duction.
Inul Roberon, the singer, s one of the American represen- tatlyes.
The Congress
1 under
mceling
the chiruneship 01 Professor Juliet-Covas, a feuding French atem mtentist. The disewstorm will be simultaneous- by translated ovrg carphones into English. French, Russian and Spanish, in the United
Nation General Assembly,
The United Stales and Britain are not affected by a French Foreign Ofire decision to Krat to eight the number of dete- Eater from each country whose require visas to enter lionnis
The restriction Face lecter alerted th Soviet
Union, which planned to rend 50 dele- rules. And the countries of Eastern Europe.
The British delegates selected include Dr Hewlift Jolinson, the "Red" Dean of Canterbury, Lord Boyd Orr, Chancellor of Glas- gow University, Professors J. B. S. Haldone and P. M. S. Blue- kett, Mr Konni Zilliacus, Mr John Platts-Mills and Mr D. N. prit, Members of Parlinnent.
of Alexis, A representative it the Patriarch of Moscow and they continue working they All-Russia,
ussin, will be in the Soviet will receive full wages in addi-delegation, and the Patriarch tion. The decree gives its at
All persons engaged in cattle breeding may retire at 50 on 450-percent persion,
but
"to stop lagging behind” In the cattle-breeding industry.
The new three-year plan also sets a 1931 target of a 50-per- cent increase of ment, fals, milk, butter, eggs, leather, wool und other products on collective farms.--Reuter.
A United
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Arhold
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1949.
COW WITH A Indian Plan WOODEN LEG For Colonies Arouses UN Interest
owner
'Crip,' a three-year-old brown Swiss cow, stands patiently Howard Martin of Union, la., makes an adjustment to her wooden leg she's worn for two years. The leg was amputated at the hock after an infection re- sulted from a fall. Because, he wanted to save the calf she was carrying at the time and because she represented one of the best blood lines in his herd, Martin fashioned the artificial leg. Although not quite as active as other cows in the herd, Martin says "Crip's" habits haven't changed much because of the handicap-AP Picture.
Hongkong Telephone Co. v Govt:
Arbitration Court Hearing
(Continued from Page 1)
stage in the
of
the ac-
himself
may attend, The Czech delegation will include
Mr Lansdale then referred to quired at a later Emile Zatopek, star of the 1948 In Jetter dated April 14, 1940, arbitration.
Games in Olymple
London.
from Government to the Tele- Mr. Potter agreed that thero The German news agency, phone Company, He said that should be an investigation
In Berlin that throughout the time that these, in accounts, but pointed out DPD, reported the German delegation would negotiations took
and that the Company would never place Include
Zweig, the which resulted in the arbitra- have agreed writer. Otto Nuschke, Chairman tion
to arbitration if agreement, Government
བ་ iment they though: for
a moment that of the Executive of the Chris were under the assumption the charges they proposed to | Ulan Democrulle Union and Pre- which they believed to be well-make message
were wrong. rtates that all newspapers today ident of the People's Council founded that they were being He argued, however, that the
Zone, a repre- asked to increase devoted three out of a total of in the Soviet
the lawful preliminary point of law should sentative each of the Catholic rates and charges under the be decided before they went on four pages to the decrer.
and Protestant Churches, and a Ordinance and the Defence Reto an investigation of secretary of the trade unions in gulations, and that in fact the counts. The Company did not the Soviet Zone.
Ogures supplied in support of mind how long Government took The conference, which will that application referred to their investigations into facts meet in the Salle Pleyel, a large lawful rates and charges and and Agures. Parts concert hall, was decided that they were able by On February by a joint con-ordinating the application.
"TOOTH AND NAIL" Dru mittee of two pro-Soviet organi- the Agures to claim
Gavernment sations the International Com- quasi jucleiat decision.
could have the fullest investigation and all the Russian mittee of Intellectual
Government, Artisans of
he sald, had time they wanted to check the Peace and the World Democratie more than one interest in this figures, but first of all the Bourd Federal on of Women.
matter. There was the question of Arbitration should decide on The proceedings will end with of royalties on which they were the preliminary point. inonster rally next Sunday: Paid on profts of over 12 per- that had been
Buffalo cent which were available for afternoon nt the Stadium, south of Paris. "Pence distribution. Any increase in and charges would antomatically result in increase of royalties.
By 105 collective and stale farms are expected to possess roughly 10,000,000 large horned cuttle in adfillon to cattle owned individually. Individual ownership at present for 30,000,000 head,
accounts on
even
The decree sald livestock was inelequate before the war, while during the war the Germans slaughter- ed end took to Germany 70,- 000,000 head of horned cuttle, horses, pigs and sheep.
day.
Fateful Battle
caravans," organised by Com- munist youth associations throughout France, will arrive at the Stadium during the rally.- Neuter.
with DEATH OF RABBI
WISE
be-
(Conthued from Page 1)
rales
Co-
After
li-
in
Lake Success, Apr. 10-Hall the members of the United Na tions have now expressed their views on the future of the Italian colonles, but the result of the General Assembly's se-
on still remains in doubt.
Meanwhile, considerable terest bas been nroused United Nutions circles by Indlan proposal. While sup- porting the general Soviet and Arab flue that utl former colonies should be placed un- der Unlled Nations trusteeship, India would like the Big Powers to be left out of any adminis- tration.
An
It is too early for obzervers to determine how much support this proposal may receive. The Arab delegation, in particular. have not expressed their view. But is considered in some circles to have the virtue of not making the administration of the colonies
1 stamping ground for Big Power disagree- ments.
Some observers also see in it the advantage that it would not give the Soviet Union a foot- hold in the administration of the North African territories.
From the 20 declarations made so far the following pal- tern has emerged:
Seventeen nailons have ex- pressed themselves in favour of giving Beltain trusteeship over
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Somaliland to Italian adminis- tration under a trusteeship agreement.
Twelve countries are on re- cord for a return of Tripolitaniu to Italian administration, and to have recognised France's claim to administer the Fezzan. The largest measure of un- animity so far has been for the Ethiopian
claims to part of
were being gone into at the moment.
Discussion on the prelimmary point then proceeded.
Mr Lonsdale frat dealt with the Telephone Ordinance enacted in 1925. The dominant purpose in construing an Or- dinance was to consider the in-Eritrea, giving an access to the tention of the legislature, and one had therefore to seek that
Twenty-one of the 20 nations intention from the wording of have favoured giving Ethiopla the Ordinance itself. In the at least part of Eritrea, either 1925 Ordinance the dominant
by annexation OT note was clear-that there should
under
Government over a public utility
trusteeship. be a large measure of control by
company.
The concession to the Com- pany was for 50 years, and the franchise which had previously been granted to and exercised by the China-Japan Telephone (termined and taken over by the and Electrle Company was de Telephone Company.
He
OFFICIAL CONSENT
DEADLOCK FEARS
Although this preliminary sur- vey of opinion shows a certain amount of agreement on cer- diplomatic observers lain
parts of
The problem, here stil fear that a deadlock may bo reached in attempting to find an overall solution.
The General Assembly's Political Committee, apart
of administration, now appears from divergences over detalls
to be splitting into two widely separated camps.
decided, they could fight tooth and nail as to what charges should be made,
went on to refer to the Mr McNeill, Lonsdale, sald the Arbitrators randum of Association. Alur-
addressing Mr requirements under the Meme wished to hear his reply on the ther restriction was that there question as to how the admis- could not be any amendment sion of any evidence stage would affect the discussioning of the Governor-in-Council.
at this except with the consent in writ- 1.-Those who want
h
2.The supporters of in- dividual
adminis- trusteeship trations.
was never for increase in rates Board and the parties to it to there should be no increase in first proposal
The chief supporters of the
rates.
extent
Re-
not be
to
PUBLIC PROTECTION (Continued from Page 1)
Government's interest primari and protection of the public. It the interpretation st Section 40. to who might be the Directors ship over all the colonies. ly was the interest of the public on the point of law concerning There was also a limitation as general United Nations trustee- Contact had been lost the Nationalist bridgehead at
was his submission that Govern- -Shihorwei,-last-reported -io
The evidence he was sucking of the Company and how many ment had never agreed to this when he asked for invest there should be. surrounded by advancing Com-
matter and had never been in a
in agation would not assist thal nunists. Other Communist for-
Provision was also made as to position to agree that the ap discussion. Mr Lonsdale re what the canin should be and plication which had been made plied. It would only assist the it was further provided that ces were within three miles of
ite received $22,000 as a ga Luwel and were
within
1wo- trum frends on bis 60th birth thirds of a mile of Kwachow. day and spent
and charges but an increase in know lo what the money rate and charges plus unlawful charges had been illegal.
are India, the Big fires were seen burning be- ussist Jewish refugees from Nazi
the the capital except with the con-
Soviet Union
and
the Arab tween Luwei and Kwachow. A persecution, He
sent of the Legislative Council. to Mr Potter's argu. The operating power of the the final voting is expected to helped found
States. Their total strength in heavy Communist attacke
Mr McNell said that had the American Jewish Congress arbitrators could not consider never been any request made sitered without the same con
the
he cald there had
#110 Company
coult begun at about 5 p.m. on Mon 1.1917 and also the first inter charges which
reach about 18. While this were not per- ! to American Jewish Council in
Government for n revi-
figure would not 1941, 1 122 he founded the missible..
the rates Mr Lonsdale
und $ent, said he agreed charges set forth
put through with Dealing Yangchung on an island Jewish Institute of Religion, and
charges, the Yangise River north-east of school aimed to "place libera: primary duty of fix s rates lay for it revision of those charges was provided that they should h
in the Sche-Mr Lonsdale went on to say that
thedule.
they were posal, it is
that request had been set out in the Ordinance, and there Chinklang was also under at-Judaism on well-organised tnek. No fighting was reported basis."
Dr Wise liked to think between the Company and the from Wuhu, 60 miles south-he was the only rabbi born on Government, ant Government plus something else inextricably not be in excess of those in the thirds majority west of Nanking.
St Patrick's Day and he was
was had never been in a a position to
Schedule, and included the cost Proposal-Reuter. Tanks rumbled through Nan-pleased when the Friendly Sons agree or disagree because there a letter received from Govern-
Mr Potter pointed out that in of erection, servicing, etc. king streets heading eastward of St Patrick
The Schedule also provided a Bridgeport, had been misicpresentation.....ment, it was headed "tevision miscellany of services at such shortly after midnight.
Connecticut, made him #n Mr Potter: You are not sug- of rates." The curfew was strictly en honorary member. Valted zesting fraudulent m sreprésen-
rates as the Governor-in-Counel! forced-Reuter-AAP,
Press.
should
and removals! approve, ten b
included under that sub- were On
head. There was provision resuming, Mr McNeill said the inspection of accounts and they understood that Mr Lous auditing by an authorised audi- dale had raised two points. He
tor appointed by the Governor-¡
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COV. 1948 MY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. SÈ NED, U. 8. PAT, OFF.
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Mr Lonsdale: I do not say fraudulent.
It might have beon innocent misrepresentation.
The Arbitrators then Journed the hearing for
nutes. In
Mr McNeill: I understand
the sald
for
that this is un agreement had asked for an adjournment In-Council, and for reporting to tween Government and the Telephone Company. I think for the purpose of applying to
14 may
to block
be sufficient any one pro- considered likely be large a clear two-
for any other
Canton Insurance
in respect of
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we are entitled to assume that the Court for revocation of the the Government
royalties. but the Arbitrators
the signature of the Crown Seli- greed that liud since been | etor is an authorised signature. under loud tfel that our duty as arbitra-withdrawn.
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tors is going to be to take pny Mr Lonsciale interrupted to There were also sections pro-held at Messrs Jardine's Office nction on what you are saying.say the Arbitrators had under-viding for penalties for breaches this morning, the Chairman, the other than adjourning, on your stood him wrongly. He had said of the Ordinate, and bruid Hon D. F. Landale, explained
thehe was unable to make na contingencies Government une the changed method of present- offers to apply to anulertaking Court to revoke the agreement. application to the Court because also inke
then I think we with the hearbut.
over the
telephone
As long as that agrecest stands of the insuficiency of information system. The last provision was 1,140, cousas from any althou
continue as to the unlawful charges in the one on which Section 40 was 1, 1948, and said that, had the view of the short period of time based, and provided that none accounts been drawn up in the
rates of sub- old manner, the balance of the dimly since Government became aware of the statutory
seription set out in the Schedule 1947 Working account would Investigation would have to should operate except in certain have disclosed a record figure. be carried out in due course, and contingencies. he could see no reason why it
COUNSEL'S APPLICATION
Crown Counsel again refer- red to the letter of April 14, 1940. Government took steps
taj
Com-
of I.
GREER
GARSON'S GREAT "DESIRE ME"
in M-G-M's
ROBERT MITCHUM - RICHARD HAKI
There was mention of a period In the short time available
Justification could not be carried out now in of two years before that took ascertain what there was for the applica tion
made by the any, powers, the cral
order to consider whether any place, noties must be given in a notable change in this type NEXT CHANGE "ERING SMITH"
his Under
Accountant
The
Speaking of War Risk tu- surance, Mr Landale said that application should be made to writing and the matter might of insurance was the decision November last Court to revoke the fub-
go before an arbitrator if there announced in mission to arbitration,
was any disagreement. If the that as from January 1, 1940. the British Market would reveri arbitrator came to certain con-
he was to the "Waterborno" War Rinis NOT RELEVANT
clusions on the facts, Continuing, Mr McNelll said nilowed to do certain things to Clauses of 1938. Mr Lonsdale added that if it the Arbitrators niso felt that the the charges, but again the arul- was a case of minor irregularities question of evidence at the pre-trator was controlled as to what Government would not make a sent stage was not relevant to he could do..
They Taking the whole of the pro- oint of upsetting the arbitra- the preliminary point.
proposed that argu- visions of the Ordinance Intention at therefore It was
went to the Telephone Company and made Investiga- tion into the necounts.
40 to
WON drafted
Into
"I fear this is a sad reflection on the uneasy times in which we live," he added.
Radio Hongkong
HKT
Delegation
To BIF Leaves
6. Programme Summary: 6.01, Or- chertre Raymonde and Jomph Schmidt (Tenor); 6.50, "Around, thu Camp-Firo"; 8,40, Hal Lorenzo at The Hongkong delegation to.
(Studio): 7. "Record At le meeting It was decided the Hano
the British Industries Far, num- Round-About" Variety Request: this stage to inoke application to ment proceed on the preliminary reclinatorical basis of the 813.000 ps to wane pas. Programme presented by Jean Hol-hering 33, took off from Kal Tak 613,845 as follows: To n Itday (Studio); B. World News and this morning by BOAC Solent the arbitrators to exercise their point.
Some pointed statements had Comonny, it was clear that the dividend of $14 per share, free News Anaiyals (London Relay): 8,15 (aving boat on the first lap of
An Informal interview about the section powers under
and of tax; to transfer to Reserve British Industries Fair and the Newther journey to London, Telephone Company us that ment, he added, and it Counsel passed with the very fixed in for contingencies $101,407; and Salent Hving boat which reeew enquire into the accounts of the been made on behalf of Govern- Ordinance
They were seen off by Mr J. arrived in the Colony, (Studio): 0.30; W. Ferris, secretary of the Hong- the charges made had been law to them, they would hear what matter
they had to say.
Company could
chargo the Committee present at the meet-Serenade" with Peter Yorke and kong BIF Committee. Mr Paul ills Concert Orch, Paula Green K. C. Tsui, of the Department ful or unlawful.
Mr Potter replied that ail he oublie, sald Mr Lonsdale. He ing were: The Hon. D. F. Rieve Crnway (BBCTS of Commerce and Industry, and He said he was not asking at wished to say was that the Com- had compared other Ordinances Landale (Chairman), Mr F. C. Editorials" (London Relay); {Of this stage for an adjournment to bring an application before any was prepared, and had dealing with public utility com- Barry, Mr D. E. Clark, the Hon. B. Cambridge Mugle Festivalo others. Mr. Ferris, read ito the BBC Symphony Orchestra conductra delegation a message of good the Court, but he was asking for always been prepared, to give panies and had come across no Sir Man Kam Lo, Mr W. A. by Sir Adrian Rault (NBCTB); 10,15. wishes from HE, the Governor.
every possible assistance and others where there was 28 Stewart, Mr S T. Williamson an adjournment
to pursue in Information to Government. In riuita control. The hearing is and Mr K. A Mason (Serre vestigations which would be re-fact,
tary). he added, the
they might know to what extent for the Company wanted to reply tention of rigid control on the to carry forward $712,138,
of raten which the Members of the Consulting London Studio Melodies, "Sweet
accounts.i continuing.
Antholory presented by Clifford
Davis (atudio) 10.40. Dance
to
Geraldo and His Orchestra 11.11.15, Weather Radio Newsreel (London Relay); Down.
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