THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, JUNE" 1940
Sailing down the river on a Sunday afternoon-deep in the heart of London New ILO
OLD BAILEY ST. BRIDE'S S.S. WELLINGTON
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
"Of course, it's all terribly secret, and we must act just as though we kneto nothing about it, but rather think our appendix ts going to ba televised!"
POLISH
Little
'ST. MARTIN,
LUDGATE:
Marshall
Plan For Korea Suggested
Washington, June 8. Mr Paul G. Hoffman, United States Foreign Aid Ad- ministrator, today proposed a three-year "Little Marshall Plan" to make the Republic of Korea (South Korea) "a barrier to Com- munism in the Far East."
Testifying before the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee, on President Truman's request for $150,000,000 in Korean recovery aid for the year starting on July 1, he said.
Mr
"It simply
makes no sense to adopt a mere relief programme."
Truman's 'request was there to help the Korean forces only slightly more costly than resist Communlat pressure. relief. Mr Hoffman declared, but it could met Korea on the road to self sufficiency..
If extended for three years, the plan drafted by the Eco- nomic Co-operation Adminis- tration could make American-occupied
But, Mr Webb declared, both economic and military aid were urgently needed to keep South Korea on its feet,
Without outside help, "tho Korean economy will suffer n. Intvitable collapse. the rapid and
in Under such circumstances, only i South Korea largely indepen- the Communists would win," he
from the added.-Reuter.
tho
dent, economically.
Arca
PROTEST IS Russian-field portion in
REJECTED
north, he added.
BASIC OBJECTIVE "Tho basic objective of United States policy toward Korea is to establish; I ECON London, June 8.—Britain
Os possible, a united, il- today. formally rejected the governing and sovereign Korea, Polish protest note of May Independent of foreign control 16 against the arrest by Bri- and eligible for membership an tish police of the German- the United Nations," Me Flott-
born Communist Gerhard
man said.
India Has
Big Refugee Problem
ST. PAUL'S
Something that has not been seen in this busy part of the Thames for more than 100 years — ofllejal yacht racing,
Forty-nine dinghies wero laking part in the Ranelagh Salling Club's diamond Jubilee
racts an King'a Brach with St. Paul's In the background.
Hundreds watched from- the Embankment and from Waterloo and Blackfriars bridges.
At times the dinghies were completely becalmed and drifted back a
little with the tide. Ono boat lost its main-sail in a
Cust of wind, and there were yells
encouragement across the water as a crow battled to right a Merlin, its mast touching water. “It was righted, too, and went on without losing its place In the race.
Bill "Kitchen. Wambley speedway rider, got a special across-the-river "hand" as he finished seventh in the Meriln clasa,
Important Talks On
Indonesia
SULTAN DUE IN
return
BATAVIA
of
H.M.S. PRESIDENT ST. MARY-LE-BOW:
John Lewis Orders Coal Miners To
Go On Strike
Washington, June 8.-John L. Lewis' today ordered all coal miners to halt work next Monday for one week.
The shutdown will apply to both soft and hard coal fields that are manned by members
of United Mine Workers.
Lewis told all his local unions that the "magnificent produc- tion efforts of mine during the current year have
workers DP
CAMPS
created menacing instability in CLOSING DOWN the mining Industry". Therefore
authorising a, "brief_stabilising period of in-
tho
Union was
stocks the
President Elected
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Truman's "point, four" plan to aid the under-developed areas.
"If Asia is not as enthusiastic about it as she might be it is because she has not forgotten to old imperialism and ex- Paris, June 8-Six of the 18
ploitation for foreign profit Jewish displaced persons' camps from which she has suffered so In the American zone of Germany long.
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EDITION of Weighis the East will be teasurements of Cargo exported programme imply that large coal
drawn closer to it.
from Hongkong and South China | above ground had hurt
compiled by the Sworn Massurers. Union's position in bargaining. displaced persons remain, but
"In this way the bonds be $15 from the South China Morning Industry sources estimata he added, "If the present rate tween the East and the West Test there is about 80 days' supply of emigration continues, the can be strengthened so as to main part of the problem ensure goodwill and, understand- should be solved well before Ing throughout the world," he the end of the year."-Reuter. I said.-Reuter.
of coal on hand now.
LACK OF STABILITY
Lewis said the ane-weck strike would "emphasise lack of, general stability in the in- dustry."
affeet
Vie Republican tonnage for the domestic and
Berlin Riot
"It will contribute construc tively to abatement of the cur rent economic. demoralization," Batavia, June 8.-Jogja he added, "It will not adversely
It wi public interests. karta's Sultan, Hamangku help preserve property value in Buwono, is expected to ar-
and it will help pre- Industry and rive in Batavia for to-Gerve the living standards of the morrow's discussions, Re- mine worker."
Lewis' action affects 300,000
This was publican circles told Aneta, miners.
the second London, June 8.-India's the Dutch news agency. "Union between the north
sudden strike he called this Eisler in the 14,287-ton and south of the country can Minister of Health, Rajku
year. In a letter be said huge. Polish liner Batory.
be achieved on satisfactory mari Amrit Kaur, declared Republican members of the coal production this year had terms only if the Government
preparing the resulted in more than adequate In a Britisla note delivered and economy of South Kores today that the refugee prob- sub-committee this morning to the Polish Em- become so clearly vigorous and lem in India. had held up Government to Jogjakarta left export market"-United Press. b say in London. the Foreign cound as to convince the people many schemes for health Batavia Onco sold, "His Majesty's of
of North Korea that their best improvement.
for Jogjakarta this Government are satisfied that interests lie in union"
morning and will return to tomorrow to- the arrest of Eisler was in strict
Batavia About $110,000,000 of the
again Speaking at a lunch given by accordance with Intomational $150,000,000, asked
for Korca
the High Commissioner, Mr gether with the Sultan. Law.
would be used for fertilisers, Krishna Menon, she said that
Meanwhile, it was officially
bristling food and industrial raw mater- the shortage of medical person- lenrried in Jogjakarta that the
Berlin, June B-A "The traditional British re-fals.
nel and ancillary social workers Sultan,
crowd of more than 200 anti- as Minister spect for human rights and the
of Stato
Communist rallway strikers About $32,000,000 would be was also a handicap. rule of layy ls sufficiently
and
co-ordinator of internal devoted 10 increasing
Training coal,
facilities
smashed into the Russian con- for nurses evidence in this case by the fact
ordered guerillas trolled railway security, has
headquartere that the chief Magistrate at Dow Power and fertiliser produc- were dimeult to
In Jogjakarta Residency to In the American sector Df Streat decided that the
The Minister reviewed India's frain from armed contact with Berlin on Wednesday night. against Elater for extradition The U.S. Under-Secretary of main domestic problems lost Dutch troops unless the defence A strike leader called for "0 had not been established, State, Mr James Webb, told the night, when she was the guest of their own security muker
to lead the attack strong men" whereupon Elster was at once Committee that American troops of honour of the India League. this necessary. It is not known on the building, which is on the released and left the country now withdrawing from Korea She spoke, on food, housing whether all guerilla troops in Spree Canal only 600 yards
had left behind substantial and health and said that one of
have received from. tho Soviet Rector of The note concluded
quantities" of equipment for the healthiest signs in the India the Residency
the order as there are con Barlin. with a the Republic's military forces. of today, was the destre amons munication difficulties. counter-protest by Britain
The strikers said there were against the action of the Polish AID BADLY NEEDED
the masses for progress,
Soviet sector railway polico Praising the response of the An official source in Batavia sold that the United villagers to the activities of the this morning said that the and one or two Russians" in States would retain a "subsian- publicity vans now apreading Army graves
the building, and "we are going tal" milliary edvisory group knowledge of health and sanita-nesia has started removing to to go in there and throw, them
tion to the countryside, the Sematang the remains of mill-out."---Associated Press. Rajkumari remarked, "It is for tory personnel buried in Jogja- the villager we are working-karta's military cemetery. for the common man.”
tion.
case
captain of the Batory in re- fusing the surrender of Eisler. Reuter,
CHITOER SEATS VENETTE.
AUTO
PAIR
He
Suppose you leave it here with us for a couple of days, Me Fowler, while you go out and hunt up all
" the money you call!
provide.
· A year ago, she had spoken of According to
service in Indo-
a
statement by
the travell through which India the herd of the building. Bor- was passing. They were not yet vice of the Republican Ministry out of that travail, but they were of Public Works, Ir Puluhena, forging ahead, aho sold- 'Reuter..
CHIEFTAINESS EXECUTED
Maseru, Basistoland, June 8- all buildings la Jogjakarta, be- Namakhabane. Boshonne Peele, longing to religious quarters. Basuto chieftainess sentenced to which were used for Govern
death for ritual murder, by the ment purposes have been re- Basutoland
High Court last turned to their lawful quarters August was executed here today, Her appeal to the Privy Coun. cil was dismissed last week.
She is the first woman to be executed in the territory for ritual murder--Neuter.
Bustamente Off-Reuter
To England
Kingston, Jamaica. June 8 VISITORS SPEND
William Alexander Bustamente,
head of Jamaica's elected.
government, is going to England
FREELY
to seek a long term guarantco London, June B.--The British for the purchasa
West Indian sugar, # Was that oversORE
learnt today.
The
MASS PROTESTS
of British Travel Association sald today Duesseldorf, June B-Mass tourists who protests were spreading visited Britain during the year throughout the Ruhr today delegation will ny to numbered 504,304, "a record. against the British Military Now
and go by sea to They spent £47,000,000, includ Government's York
order to dus London
where they will have ing £1,000,000 in dollars and mantle 11 important synthetla talks with the Secretary of other hard currency.
product plants.listed as State, the Minister of Food and
hibited industries, the committee now altting in Thile compared with 390,015
Demonstrationsaru- London examining the question visitors in 1947 who spent 231-held in almost all Ruhr towns of the bulk purchase of British – 000,000, of which; 210,000,000 |with the support of town couns West Indian sugar.—Associated; war hard, sürrency-Samvelsted | ell, trade unions, and Frotestanti Freas
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