THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1949.
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Threat Of Communism Among Arab Lausanne
Refugees
KING ABDULLAH'S. WARNING
Amman, Aug. 15.-King Abdullah of Jordan warned today of the threat of Communism among the 1,000,000 Arab refugees who fled from Jewish rule in Israel.
"I believe the United States should bear a part of the burden of these refugees," he said. "Com- munism follows poverty, thus destroying coun- trics. The capitalists ought to free the necks of their friends of economic chains.
poor
Syria To Have New
Constitution
currency
we
Talks
Continue
Not Affected By Syrian Upheaval
Lausanne, Aug. 15,--Despite
the pollilcal upheaval in Byria, the United Nations Conciliation of both smel and the
Commission today met delegates Arab
countries represented peace talks here.
tho
Syria is represented at Lau.
ranne, with Egypt, the Lebanon and Jordan. Jewn
A spokesman for the Arabs. the Comenission and
exceution at agreed that the Colonel Husni cl Zalm would make little or no difference the talks.
10
"The Arab world is between two dangers. Continued poverty may lead to Communism. But, At Today's meeting, the Com if we need something from the mission-for the first time sinco Western Powers, they ask for the talks opened last April- foreign
do not sought the views of both sides have. Both dangers are unjust on territorial questions. It also and potentially morial."
set up a Joint committee of King Abdullah, who is flying Arabs, Jews and a representa
of the UN, lo to London via Alexandria on tive
work out Wednesday,
visit to sold his
ways and means of unfreezing Britain was "only for a holi- Arab accounts held in Ismel! day, because I need a rest." banks and Jewish funds block-
ite rald "I have no intentioned in Arab banks. Ex-President Forms or
doing anything In Britain unless to tighten the relationship Coalition Govt.
between the two countries and Damascus, Aug.
16-The Eet something for the refugees
tools, irrigation Byrian ex-President, Hashem agricultural
materials and so forth.' Alasai Paslın, today
He said he would not visit the Coalition place the regime of Frealdent United States because he had Husni el Zaim, executed yester-nol received an Invitation. day in a coupled by army
officers.
formed Government to
re-
Colonel Sami Ifinnawi, head
TO VISIT SPAIN
Upon the Invitation of the
of the group which seized Pre-Spanish government, he would sklent Zalm and Premier Muh-visit Spain. tin Barazi
for summary trial "The Soviets show the same And exccution, attended
the enmity toward Franco and me meeting which asked Atass) so both of us are good for our Inshu to form a Cabinet.
countries."
The only other military lea-
der present was General Abdul- "I am going to Spain because In Outfals, Defence Minister In I wish to see the person who, the former Cabinet. He retains with me, is so hated by the this post in the new Govern- Soviets," he said. ment,
A few hours
"Furthermore, I believe that afier Colonel if there
is a conflict with the Hinnawi had handed over con- Soviets in Europe, the Spanish trol, the new Cabinet announced Army will be the only one of that it would
which will sup- Constitution, follow the United port France-and-they will not Nations Charter and observa walt until the Pyrenees are Infernational Law,
crossed,"
prepare
The continent D new
PROVISIONAL GOVT. Atassi Pacha, after a day of policy-making by his Coalition League Government, said tonight: "Wo
Dr. Pablo Azcorate, the com- mission's accretary, will act as chairman of the joint committee which will work out details of unblocking measures on
the basis of a pound to be freed by one site for every pound freed by the other. Each faction has
agreed in principle to unfreezing the accounts of the other.
NEGEV QUESTION
Mr Paul Porter, US member
on Thursday or of the Commission, will return Friday from Washington, where he has been consulting the American govern- ment after the deadlock in the conversations here.
While reports from Tel-Aviv mention that America is trying. to persuade Israzl lo accept 250,000 refugees and surrender the southern part of the Negev area to the Arabs, no such pro
bern made n! posal
the Commission Lausanne, spokesman said.
.hus
would follow
of the Arabs.-
This sailplane in flight over the airport at Grand Prairie, Texus, uses an nuxiliary engine which can be seen at the back of the cockpit-to get into the air. instead of the
tow conventional
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Call For "Daring" Measures
U Maung Talks Over Red Threat
With Mr Acheson
Burmese
Washington, Aug. 15.-Tho
Foreign Minister, U. E. Maung, conferred with the Secretary. of State, Dean Acheson, today on Communist prob- lems in the Far East,
After a two-hour talk with Mr Acheson and the Assistant Secretary, Mr George McGhee, U Maung said the talks covered Communist activities across the Burmese borders in China and also "internal candi. tions".
Ile said the losses inlcted
the Burmese Communists had been less than 2,000, and Indicated that they had received substantial help from across
Hoffman's Warning the Chinese border.
To Europe
Párls, Aug. 15 The Econo- mic Co-operation Administrator. Mr Paul Hoffman, today warned Europe that there was little time left if the Marshall Flan objectives were to be reached by 1952.
will cease.'
"If we only had to bear with our own Communists we would not worry much,” he added.
The Minister was cautiously optimistic concerning the UC- cers of the present efforts to overthrow the Communiels in Indo-China.
Another Bulgarian Reshuffle
Balla. Aug. 15.-The new premier, Vasil Kolarov, today | reshumlled his government for the |second time in two weeks, oust- "It may not be too late," he ing one Cabluet Minister and a
host of deputy Ministers. safth,
alliance
Mr Hoffman enlled fór "bold The spokesman for the Israeli and during measures to prepare
Asked Burma's attitude to the for the time when American ald proposals for a South-east Asian King Abdullah raid he felt delegation said the Israeli offer
Communism, of the Arab to accept an estimated 100,000 a quick meeting
against Hc told a press conference Political Committee refugees was the "last word".
that,
as a result of the "great Maung said: "We will have We (now scheduled for Alexandrine raid this figure was set as a
"the to move very carefully. are a provisional Government,
progress" already made, essential result of the most careful study Our main task is to pave the on August 20) was
beginning stage of a strong and want to be sure no one power way for the early election of a in view of the Syrian develop-of the economic and social con-
durable European economy is in a making use of that grouping
for its own interests." Constituent Assembly to pre- ments. He considered, the pre-sequences which
the making".
.He declined to of
name the the League repatriation set-up jare a new Constitution in full sent
"But I would not be candid 11
nation to which he indirectly freedom.
"outdated" but said that Jordan United Press.
I did not say the tasks ahead are 101 "During the Interim period would not desert any majority
even greater than those behind referred. Asked if it were Indi, our foreign policy will be based decision on the Lengue's future.
us, and that the thine In which he laughed and replied: more friendly co-operation-Associated Press.
to accomplish them is breath-are very good friends."
He then said the discussions lessly short."
touched
Burma's on
recent encourage foreign decision to investments in Burma for the
with the Arab countries and on
raising the standard of the Arab League.
International Law,"
Colonel Hinnawi said at his Anny Hendquarters today that the Cabinet had all rigiets o, Constitution and elect a new Parliament.
draft a new
RED RADIO STATION
Karens Take
Two Towns
"Our relations with forzign Powers-will--be-basÆRĪ — UN
Rangoon, Aug. 15-Karen courtesy and friendship within
back against the limits of our national m
15. The rebels, sirthing Bangkok, Aug. terests, the United
the Central Government's latest Natious
seizer two radio
drive. have occupied two more Charter and the observation of police today
transmitters said to be operated Burmese towns, it was officially by a Chinese Communist army
stated here today. had entered the
Today's military communique aptals, who
of
that they had cap- reported comtry secretly, from one
centre of Nga Bangkok's best known cabarets. tured the ricc
about 60 miles A reliable police source sold Thain Gysing.
of the that an arrested Chinese radio north
Irrawady Delta port of Bassein.
Omeals also stated that rebel "We have given nationalist rend political and military mes-vernment garrison stationed
forces overpowered a small Go- Communist Taunggyl, capital of Burma's country democratically and organisers
In Bangkok
took control pave the way to a full under-Chinese Communist groups who Shan States, and standing and co-operation had inditrated
of the town on Saturday. into the north
Taunggyi is about 300 miles between Syria and the Arab Thailand hinterland. League States, as well as the It was reported
In-north of Basacin. that
all
CHANGE WELCOMED
elements a chane: to rule the
operator ha confessed . to the
using of the top floor of the nine-storey cabaret building to
sages between
and
"We
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He urged: (1) Evidence of "dramatic progress toward the economic unification of Europe".
(2) Increased -empacity to development of natural earn dollars.
He said he would Mr Hoffman further discuss the subject with By Inference,
this criticised Britain's decision to other American omelals bring now dollar expenditure | week. almost to a standstill.
sources.
U Maung sald he would leave
United Press.
"I know of no other conWashington on August 20.- structive way to close the dol Jar deficit than to earn a dal. It Income. Certainly to close the gap by drastic curtailment
Ivanoff, is the new Minister of Politburo member, Glogoye Public Works, replacing Sake Larous, who resigned for health
reasons.
Another top Communist comes tive government in the info shoke-up. He is Ivan Rajkov, member of the Communist Party Central Committee. who goes into the strategically important | Ministry of the Interior na de-
puly Minister.
New deputies are also named in the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Internal Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Ministry-of-Justice. Ministry of Electrifient'on and Ministry Education.
of
General Ivanoff, new Minister
of Public Works, has been de puty Minister for some time.
Kolarov, who succeeded the late Georgi Dmitrov as premier on July 20, started shaking up the Cabinet on August 0. AL named a new Minister.
of imports is precisely the OUTWARD MAILS that time he
wrong Press.
at
withdraw cendiary flares destroyed now
Government forces recaptured documents connected with the a Karen-held village to the east transmission of Bassein after inflicting heavy
entirely,"
West. We
illegal quiet today alleged
told of the Press
and people Reuter.
welcoming change.
Damascuts wa and reports from the provinces station before the police raid-casualties, the communique stat-
Local observers think that
ane of the first steps of the new SIDE GLANCES
Cabinet will be to "clean
Up"
Communist organisations which,
though outlawed in Syria, have
bean distributing propaganda.-
Router.
New York Polio D
Death Toll
The
New York, Aug. 15. death toll today climbed to 74 in the city's pollo outbreak. An additional 41 cases brought the tolal to D05 for the year.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. was taken to hospital today as a possible victim.
Mrs Vanderbilt, afth wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. grand- son of the railroad tycoon, was stricken at Vanderbilt's Fifth Avenus home late on Sunday
night. Sho suffered partial paralysis of the back, neck and leg-United Press.
ARMY TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHES Shelbyville, Tennessee, Aug. Ib-AUnited States Army transport plane was reported to have crashed, near here...Am- bulances and highway patrol- men were rushed to the scene. No do'alls were avaliable im mediately
An eye wiiness sald later that he saw two bodies trapped In the wrecked and fiercely burning grutt, staled to be a two-engined.... Beechcraft plana from. Chunulo, lald, Milinols ----
ed.--Reuter,
By Galbraith
corn. Then by HEA BETVICE, ING. T. 1. RÉG, Á. B. PAT. OFF.
"Why don't you strike up a conversation with that lady Boross the court? They have a television set and a large chunk of Swiss choose for sandwicheal"
way to do it."-United
MINERS BACK TO WORK Sydney, Aug. 15-Miners In New
Wales Australia's South chief underground coal-mining state-dug 53,000 tons of coal today when they resumed work after their seven weeks' strike, mining authorities announced tonight.
of the
Unrealstered correspondence only for Khanghai, Tientsin and North China can be accepted at Benders' risk, and will be for warded as opportunity offer.
Unless otherwise stated zo- sistered articise and parcel posts close 30 minutes earlier If maila than the ordinary mail. clone before 10a.m., registered and parcel posts close at 5 p.m. un the previous day. Mais are einsed at Kowloon Central Port Omer half an hour earlier than the 0.1.0. closing times.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 Closing Times Dy Air Bwatow, Foochow, Kunming, Tal-
peh and Amoy, 330 p.m,
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA & Canada, p.m.
also
and
Vladimir Pollibur new Home.
д
Foreign Popomov. member, Finance and Industry Ministers The changes disclosed today аге belleved to be part of Kolarov's policy of surround- Ing himself with men he can trust.-United Press.
Macao Municipal
Kennels
The Macao Municipal
Ad-
·00
Air Parcel Posts for Manila. Hono-ministration has opened tulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) 130 | municipal kennels. It is named, pan (OPO) 3 p.m.
the "Canil Municipal" and has clean and spacious com-
Reports from the coalfields said that production was well
Ordinary Airmail (Printed Matters. below normal because
Sampire and Small Packet Ports) 'for first day atmosphere".
Manila, Guam Honolulu and USA,partments to accommodate dif- Losses in production also oc- (Kowloon CPO) 1.30 pm: (OPO) 6 ferent breeds. There is a gor curred because a number of p.m.
den with crazy paving and mines were idle as a result of
dogs's statue of white Pirazzo flood damage, safety hazards and;
marble perched on a pedestal mechanical difficulties.
A vet in attenance to attend to animals' complaints and {advise dog-lovers.
The mining authorities sald that they expected all mines to be in full production by the end
of this week-Reuter.
Walter Pidgeon
Sails For England
Bangkok. 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Séa Manila, Batavia, Sourabaya and Macassar, 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 Closing Times By Air Bwatow & Amoy, 8.30 a.m. (reg); am. (ord).
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Okinawa and Japan, 9.30 frag): 10 am.. (ord).
ALITI.
Manila. 13.30 p.m.
USA and Canada, 2 p.m.
Wolhow. Talpeh. Awatow, Amoy, Chungking and Chongtu, 3.30 p.m.
Saigon and Paris,
p.in.
Closing Times Jiy Bos
Korea via fnchon,, 10 am..
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Radio Hongkong
HK.T.
USA, Canada. Central and Southam
New York, Aug. 15.-The America via San Francisco (No Par
A star Walter Pidgeon sall-cels for Canada), 3 p.m.
ed
today on the Hollarid
America Lines flagship, Nieuw
Manila: 3 p.m.)
Formosa via Keelung, 3 p.m.
Bwalow, 4 pm.
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fair Cook, (London Relay); 2.15, Closing Times my Air Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. (Barra, Mantoven and Jil Orchestra: 7.30, Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, "Down Memory Lane"-Presented (Studio); 8.00, Mauritius. Johannesburg and Cairo by Alleen Woods.
Katachi), Alxandria, Home and World News and News Analysts. Gal-Londen, kowloon (10) 4.30 p.m.; London telay); B.to, "Meet the and Produced T'aragons" Willion (aro) & p.m.
(Studio); 8.30.
Amsterdam, for England, where sequel to his
the will make a
dim, "Mrs Miniver."
Another passenger on the Amsterdam was George lup, director of the Gallup Polly who will attend a meeting of hls European-affiliated. com- panies in Parls in Septembar. United Press.
-King Haakon In Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Aug. 15-King Haakon of Norway arrived here today aboard the Norwegian royal yacht Norge on a visit sinted officially to be "absolutoly privats"Reuter.
Singapore, Baiavia, Sydney Auckland, 6 p.m.
Bangkok, and Colombo, 6 pm,
Japan. B p.
Closing
Times By Box
Manila, 106.m.
Japon, 3 p.m.
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