8
Sicily Too. Quiet For
· Luciano
Naples, July 25,-- Saying that "Stelly Is far too quiet for n guy like me," Charles (Lucky) Luciano, former New York "vlee king," was back on the Italian mainland today after only a week of "exile" In his native vilinge near Palermo.
The Rome police hind "exiled" him after a period of questioning in Regina Ceolt Prison about an international
drug ring.
Luciano said that he inicuded to spend "long time" in Naples.---
Reuter.
WESTERN
UNION
DEFENCE
PLANS READY,
1
OIL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1949.
PRODUCTION KEY FACTOR
IN MIDDLE EAST
London, July 25.-Middle East diplomats con- ferring at the Foreign Office were reported today to favour increased royalties to the Arab govern- ments for foreign oil concessions, The purpose of the increase was said to be creation of a fund for resettlement of 900,000 Arab refugees which the British diplomats said were the overriding consideration in Middle East economic develop- ment.
In the opinion of British prove the most significant diplomatic sources, expan- factor in raising living the through sion of all production would standards
Middle East, besides sup- plying a fur higher propor-
EARTHQUAKE tion of the sterling aren's
TREMORS
CONTINUING
were
oil requirements than at present.
In the meantime, the comings and
of Middle East Koings diplomatic representatives add- ed an air of mystery to tho conferences. being held behind closed doors at the Foreign
The
Athens, July 25-Athens Omice.
0 Saudi-Arablan Am- Observatory announeed to-!
bassador to London was re- day that earth
tremors ported
to have left by air continuing i the
yesterday for consultations with Greek island of Chios, where his government. It was under- his visit concerned all SAYS DOUGLAS four people were killed, 50, stood
British diploinats reported Washington, July 25.were injured and over 200 concession royalties.
houses were destroyed in that the flow of gold and hard. The American Ambassador i
currencies into Saudi-Arabia Saturday's earthquake.
to the detrimental to Britain, Mr Lewis
The inhabitants of the island had been
the reported today are
A sterling area's Interests, and Douglas,
living in
apen. thut the five Western Union Greek warship has been sent to consequently made little contri- powers already had plans the island with provisions and bution to the economic rehabi
supplies, Including litation of the Middle East as whole. for ground, air and sea de-hospital
The arrival
the Prime fence of Western Europe in'
Botho, Mr Minister of Malta the event of war.
believed to coincide also was A
with Middle East deliberations. special report on the
out that the progress of the Brussels treaty
I was pointed
Ministry had powers was made pubile today
British Delence by the State Department tokilleri and 20 were injured, had virtually replaced the Colonial Office In matters -concerning support President Truman's re- 70 houses wrecked
at Foreign Malta and Cyprus quest for a $1,450,000,000 arms tremors. programme,
once level. Ollicini sources said it was a reasonable assumption that Mr Botha's visit was con- E131 nected with the Middle conference.
aggression programme.
Mr Douglas
France. Delgium.
Britain,
tenis.
The village of Marmara was one of the worst affected, with 120 houses wrecked, the Athens news agency reported tonight.
The village of Lower Kar- dumyła, where
une person was
by
the
In most of the island's small ripped off, walls
the
were cracked
of
the
would be service chiefs
Laid To Final Rest
A bugler sounds taps as the casket containing the remains of Ernie Pyle, the famous war journalist, is laid in its final resting place in the new U.S. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. at Honolulu. Pyle was killed in a Japanese machine-gun ambush on April
18, 1945 on le Shima, off Okinawa. (AP Picture)
Porter
Attends Lausanne Talks
For
First Time
Lausanne, July 25.-Paul A. Porter, the newly- appointed United States member of the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission, attended a formal meeting of the three-member Commission for the first time here today,
Mr Porter arrived here last week to take over the
The report was designed to towns and villages, roofs were show that the Western European nations had a foundation an
Slight damage was also re- which to build a broader antle and stripped of their facings.
They also sald It was possible post vacated recently by from
island ported Lemnos. A church collapsed on catied to the closing sessions of Raymond Ilare, of the State Luxembourg the little island of Inoussai.
the conference, which is due to Department's Middle East
The Chlos was believed
end tomorrow evening, when a Division.
rotating
pointed out that defence communique is expected. They chairmanship of the Com- of mission will pass to Mr Por Commonwealth communications Persian clifields and the vital would not be possible without secure territorial bases, which must take the place of Pales- line.-United Press,
to have and the Netherlands had made
in co been the centre of two strong unprecedented progress ordinating their defence forces, earth tremors on Saturday night in the Smyrna Herald some of the defence and yesterday
were area of Turkey, in which eight communication systems already operating, and estimates people were killed, many were of the forces required and their injured and hundreds of homes employment had been made, He were wrecked.-Reuter. added that compulsory military
service existed in the five coun
tries for a period of one to two years.
Or the total
Western Union
population at 108,000,000 he re- porled, 1,500,000 were In uni-
form.
Mr Douglas also said produc- tion efforts were being co- ordinated, warships had been ex- changed, surface equipment re- distributed and information on
been effected.--Unltet Press.
Queen's Cousin
Dead
LEOPOLD
TOLD OF SITUATION Foreign
to time.
Porter on August 1.
of
Trades Union International
In Formation
with
Thomas Mann Receives Goethe Prize
Frankfurt, July 25,-Dr Thomas Maun, the Ameri- can
naturalised German novelist, today received the City of Frankfurt's Goethe Prize, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the poet's birth.
One of Dr Mann's novels "Lotto in Weimar" deals with the life of Goethe,
The novelist, who is now visiting his native land for the first time since Hitler came to power, has agreed to go to Zone, Weimar, in the Russian
und
to receive n rival prize honorary citizenship from the authorities there.
Tonight's presentation was 10 Frankfurt's historic St. Paul's Church, which was decorated with the black, red and gold fing of the
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London, July 25.-Trade
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which is my language, sentatives of the Army, Navy last April.
under the Commission's auspices trades unions which is to be home as a German writer," he "CORVETTE K-225" Envelopes old. Orders now talked.
established later said. and Air Force,
formally are assisting
A Commission spokesman British diplomats from the said today that it was hoped this year.
Repudiating reports that he Middle East here for a special that the new Israel delegate,
was now looking on his native Office conference, an Reuven Shiloah.
M. Paul Finet, secretary of Germany would bring i
Indifferent "an 1115
Dr
Mann claimed official source suld today.
the Belgian Federation Generate stranger." new instructions from his du Travall, is Chairman of the that
his latest
"Dr in
book, studying
vernment when he arrives here the
thoroughly Middle later
might Committee which has the task Faustus," with its this week, which Brussels, July 26.-M.ments in
and feeling, the
preparing a Constitution and | German overtone talks peace
for the a programme production of equipment, had Frans Van Cauwelaert, Pre- East our peoples are concerned help to move
had "re- that he . NOW was proof with defence as well as other out of their present deadlock, sident of the Belgian Cham- matters," he said. He empha
International. Mr Shilloah, who signed the
mained a German and felt the ber of Deputies, returned tosised, however, that technicians Israeli armistice agreements at
This Cominillee
was set up German fate as deeply as any Brussels by air this after-from other branches of the Rhodes, is to replace Dr Walter Geneva Inst "anonth" when good German could."Reuter. -
were also called Eylan, the previous head of the delegates, representing national noon after an hour's talk government earlier in the day with into the conference from time Israell delegation who left here trades union movements
when the Commission recessed membership of nearly 50,000,- King Leopold at the King's
The diplomats, holding their at the end of June, villa near Geneva,
Arst conference together since
FORMAL SESSION M. Van Cauwelaert, who went 1943 in an effort to assess the A formal session of the Com- of Queen to acquaint the King with the effpet of postwar developments mission is scheduled for July 20 Elizabeth, died today at
developments in
the on Britain's diplomatic position to hear a report on the opera home in London, aged 53.
situation, is in the Middle East, will have tion of Crippled
Miss Belalan political by arthritis.
in the Western sector today for see M.
Gaston their Inst meeting on Tuesday, from Brigadier-General William Commillee must decide expected to Bowes-Lyon was the daughter
Prime Minister-i Foreign Once sources
urces sald Riley, chief of staff of the suitable name and of the late Mr Frano's Bowes- Eyskens, the
the head the first postwar summer sales. that they expect a communique United Nations Truco Supervi- quarters for the new Inter-Crowds of women also jammed of Hamburg Lynn, brother of the Queen's designate, later tonight.
the main strects M.
outgoing to be issued on the conference, slon Organisation. Gen. Riley national Eyslens, the father, the 14th Earl of Strath-
This is more of
to the Security
today for the first sales there There is Finance Minister, called on by but added:
a substantial body before the war, Is responsible more, who died last May 25,
examination of our own Council and, as such, is not of opinion in favour of making Arthellis necessitated the am the Regent, Prince Charles, to an
so any results will
Hundreds of police were call- be the month-old political work,
under the control of the Con- the headquarters of the Inter-ed out as excited women rushed her legs and solve pulation of both
from
helther startling nor inmediately cillation arising
last
Commission, the national in the capital of one of She deadlock ister affected her hands.
the shops for bargains. Pollee-. apparent." Associated Press.
spokesman said. But he is re- the smaller European countries, men were the only men scen was a writer. An edition of her mouth's elections, is seeking a
porting on his work at his own und Brussels seems to be the in the crowds.--Reuter. collected poems
was published coalition of Catholics, Liberals
request. inst year. Reuter.
and Socialists. This would mean
most probable choice. The Commission is also ex- The Committee is meeting in postponement
to receive pected
a personal private but may announce its report next week from Henr main decisions when it con- Vigier of France, the deputy of (cludes its business on Friday. United Nationa __Palestine is full report will be submitted Mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche to the first Congress of the new Associated Press.
International, probably in No- vember-fleuter..
London, July 25.-Miss Lilian Bowes-Lyon, cousin
ALLIED BERLIN
STAFF CUTS
her
latest
sideration
of the of the
con..
question.
"royal
are
The Catholics. who favour two the King's return, voler short of an absolute Frankfurt, July 25-Cuts in majority in the Lower House.
the United States Military Go-
the lot.
TRUMAN
RATIFIES
PACT
Liberals The
consider that urgent economic problems, vernment staff in Germany are should come first, and the So- expected to be announced next cinlists want the King's abdica- week, in accordance with granting of extended duties to Usually well-informed Brus- The West German Governmentsels quarters believe that under the occupation statute. Van Cauwelaert told King Leo
There are about 2,000 Ameri-pold the setting up of a new anns on the Occupation staff. | Belgian Cabinet could and about 10,000 Britons. The longer bo deloyed by the_un- latter will be cut to about 6,000. | solved dynostle problem.-Reu- ratilleation on
--Reuter.
PCA
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Washington, July 25- President Truman todny formally ratified the North Atlantic Pact, hailing it as a "historic step toward a no world of peace."
The Seriate gave consent to Thursday and the President took this formal step loday.
As he signed
President Trumas statement:
ນ
000
workers, took the decision German Women
In principle of establishing on International in opposition to
the Communist-led World Federation of Trades Unions.
Apart from drafting a Con..
Jam Sales
Berlin, July 25.-Thousands
the Palestine. truce } stitution and a programme, the/91 Berlin women stormed shops
Students
Arrested
•
CLASHES IN
BURMA
on a
Singapore, July 24-Three
Rangoon, July 25.-Burmese Chinese high school students were nrrested
under troops Inilleted heavy casualties today
insurgents in a clash at emergency regulations on sus-on
Com-Kinukicyan, 21 miles north of of picion of possession munist- literature.
Rangoon, tonight's communiqua
The Government lost six kill ined and 10 wounded..
were reported. Two schoolgirls, who the treaty,
Issued
ก
delained two months ago, gave. information, which resulted raids on three girls schools, but Sixteen insurgents were kill- "The American people value nothing was found The two ed and 54 wounded in mopping- Deaco and Ireedom above all things. Our ratification of girls are still delained.
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