THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1949.
US General's Statement On Aims Of Last Flight
Stockpiling
"THE TAIL MUST NOT
From Communism
WHITE RUSSIANS
IN AUSTRALIA
Mydney, Sept. 27-White Russianu arriving here from China say they hive made their
Maj-fast fight to escape Communism.
WAG THE DOG” Spokane, (Washington), Sept. 27. General A. B. Quinton, acting director of indus- trial programmes in the United States Munitions Board, said today that America had been urged to make heavy purchases of tin, rubber and other materials produced in the "British orbit" for her strategic stockpile.
He explained that this was proposed "go that the British in turn might buy more manufactured goods from us and thereby strengthen our own manufacturing industries.""
FINANCIAL EXPERT'S
EVIDENCE
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Maj-Gen. Quinton kald similar efforto had been made by UN In the producers, particularly mine Industry, to obtain con- |tracts for the purchase of their
output,
They say they are tired of
running," and want a permanent arrived recently were in Chin othern fled there to escape the before the Rusalan revolution;
Banctuary. Many who have
In the 30 years they were in
China they built up professional established themselves as trades. men. Now,
dominating most
and commercial career and
munists
with the Com- of
Chinn, they are scaltering to the four corners of the democratic world.
Three of them, Interviewed this week, said they were pre- paring to start again. They are: Diplomat: 08-year-old Corne- Hlus Luchich, who spent 45 years
He arrived in Aus "It has been our firm policy. In China. and one that we
oralla last month with his wife, want maintam, to construct a stock-con, and daughter.
Luchich, a career diplomat, for its pitmary pile
purpose and not to devinte
was to areon-
in the Imperial Russian plish side objectives,"
Consular service in China from 1904 to 1920. After the revolu- General Quinton.
"We
mate-tion he studied law and practised are stockpiling In foreign exchange
[rtals for
In Shanghai; he later entered national security, I for tending purposes.
prove help-business, And then Government adopted stockpiles should
Luchich, a slightly bent, grey- the
controls?Yesful to other national purposes. polley of And that polley was carried that is well enough. But the haired man, with penetrating out in stages,
tall should not wng the dog." eyer, seemned nad as he explained Go to speak.
Congress has authorised the the events that led up to him that is to say, you did not pass Munitions Board to store for| abandoning a life's work. your whole lot of regulations
ange possible emergency of materials, controlling
exchange foreign
PANIC transactions
one time?of which only eight are pre- don't think that would be the duced in America to any great
General
cleat
posilion.
at
at the bag were extent, and only 27 are pro- | vember when
faken at from
andduced in America at all.
time to time regulations Issued" were modliled necording
to change in the situation.
for
So that It was only na and when clrcumstances called
regulations were
it that new made? Yes.
EXCHANGE POOL Witness ogreed with Counsel
a foreign that there was change pool, and muld that the eneral purpose for which ex change was inade available from that pool
Taid was generally
down from the outset.
Control
Mr d'Almada: enme tighter and tighter?
Rogers: Yes?
GERMAN EXAMPLE
"The ponte started last No- the Communist armies were moving down," he ald, "Everybody said we would be deported. I didn't want to When completed, the stock-rave, but I was persuaded that le will cost about US$3.000,-the risk was very great."
Cossack: Cadel Serge Nemt- 000,000, according to General
aefs chosen. career as a pro- Quinton. He said the inventory
fessional soldier did not last ap to last June was about $1.-
long. 050,000 worth.
rc-
A member of the Habarovsk Military College In Siberia, he fought in Vindivostok at the tal end of the revolution.
Routed, he fled with others to Shanghai, where he worked telephone technician and
Nemtreff, now 44, and father
the
Bo
"Stockphing is not the only ex-way 10 alrengthen the strategis
materials position of the United Stater. One of the most markable achlevements In recent history was the fact that Ceras be-many, an inland empire without later as a storeman.
adequate copper petroleum, nickel, tl and rubber, was able to wage against three powerful of two icen-aged children, is
countries arsel to doing labouring work for industelal sustain this wor for six yearn."Australian Government at
Army camp. United Press,
Sallor: Alexis Medem, 51, former officer In the Imperial Russian Navy,
with works Nemizeff at the camp.
Medem, like Nemizelf. caped from the Far East Forces to Shanghai. He worked as an engineer in a Shanghai power company until January 20, 1945, a date he casily remembers,
For it was then he decided to get away: "I didn't want to go to Soviet Russia," he said.
The
which And the purpose for you could apply to the pool for foreign exchunge became more limited? Not exactly. type of control which took placc was through reducing the amount of exchange given for an agreed purpose.
A men may apply for, say, US$100,000 and he may be given twenty, thirty or forly thousand?-Exactly.
And how could he get the balance of that exchange if he needed the hundred thousand?- There was one-way-and-ons way only. In other words, if he held foreign exchange assets abroad he was required to use these assets for meeting his re- quirements.
ASSETS ABROAD
.common
Another Mass
Grave Found
At Dachau
Dachau, Sept. 27. -A third- mass grave of Dachau concen tration camp
victims. belleved
to contain 15,000 bollen. Wax unearthed today after discovery of a Nazi 98 map of the area.
metre radius.
RUSSIAN-CLUB-
ile-
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Page At Harewood Wedding
On the swing at his Aberdeenshire home is Malcolm He Nigel Forbes, three, son of the Master of Forbes. will be the page at tomorrow's wedding of his distant cousin, the Earl of Harewood, and Miss Marion Stein,
at St Mark's, North Audley Street, London.
-London Express Service)
Of US
Details
"Point Four" Plan Disclosed
Washington, Sept. 27.-The Assistant Secretary of State, Mr Willard Thorp, revealed today that the Far Eastern nations and the Mid-Eastern and African groups would share equally about 62 percent., or $53,000,000, of the proposed $85,620,000 fund for economic development under "Point Four" programme.
President
Truman's
Bride Faces Two-Year Wait For Honeymoon
Berlin, Sept. 27.—A pretty, 27-year-old Berlin blonde, who yesterday married by・ trana- Atlantio telephone an American Army Sergeant stationed En Texas, today found out that sho might have to walt ns. long an two years before she can joln | him in the United States..
The American Consul-
Generat here told her today that, she could not be given any priority in obtaining an txil permit.
Rita Wehrmann, who met her husband, Sergeant Eldon Coving.. ton, of Bloomington, Indiana, while he was manager of the Stork Club in Berlin, where she worked as a waitress, said that "apparently the only way I can get to the United States is under the emigration quota, and, be- enuse there are so many other people ahead of me, that might take as long as two years"
A consular oficial explained that since the Consulate did not recognise a telephone morringe, no special allowances could be made in the case.
"However, if Sergeant Coving- ton travels to Berlin and pro- duces his marriage certifiente, things might be speeded up," the !
fflcini addext.
Mrs Covington, meanwhile, has discovered that her tele- phone marriage has not yet been recognised by the German au- thorities,
the
"I літ still registered DA Fraulein
Wehrmann in German Registration Office." she sald. "They will not change my name to Mrs Covington until the marriage documents are re selved from Texas."-Reuter,
Textile Workers On Strike
Rome, Sept. 27-A one-hour strike of 10,000 textile workers in the Turin district has been called for Wednesday morning.
Astro, the Italian news agency, reported today.
The work stoppage is to pro- test against failure of the owners to begin negotiations for a new contact the report said. -Associated Press,
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This means $26,500.00 for each group. Mr Radio Hongkong WALLACE BEERY
Thorp said the remaining 38 percent. would go to Latin-American nations.
H.K.T.
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First Ascent of the these figures were only tentative ne
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$271,500,
NOT FINAL
Mir Thorpe made the statement fisheries, $1,271,300; housing $1,- | Children: by Will Summers Part 1: to the House Foreign Affair | 200,000; public administration (Studio): 0.25, Committee holding hearings on $1.047.000; geological surveys, Selections; d.to, Pete Valderrama nt statistics, SB15,700;
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Mr Thorp aald the recipients
concerned, Mr
Mr Thorp sald, that with Arisis in, "Green Berets" and contribute would
$28,540,000 would be accomplished largely Organ the Programme is Introduced of the fund and the United
through research laboratories, by Sgt. John Baker. Relay from States and International technical libraries and flim per-China Fleet Clubi: 10.10. Book Re- agencies would make up the remaining $57,080,000.
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Slates
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Medem, Nemtzeff, and Luchich go occasionally to the Russian Club In George Street gather Two similar graves were dis-ing place of White Russians.
The Club was established in covered last weeks when Dr
has Philip Auerbach,
1922, and its membership Bavarian
grown steadily. Pictures of the
·US SHARE $35m. of If he had no nasels abroad. it State Attorney for victims
the Russian Czar, Family, for him? Fascism, estimated that
4,000 Royal would be too bad
He said the United That L
with
bodies were buried within a 36- and pre-revolution poets mos:
share would be $35,000,000. corate the wails. foreign exchange controls.
for Under the picture of the Czar Including $3,008,000 Foreign exchange assets held The map, in the possessoin of
With- hangs flag of Imperialministrative expenses,
the abrond were not controlled, an unnamed architect since the understand, until August 1048, end of the war, showed the new Russia. Members include Prince uit specifying which countries would be involved, Mr Thorp Π grand- crave to be 135 metres long and Michael Romanoff,
details of of the Czar.
gave the following and nephew n'ne metres wide,
the proposed spending by pro- fromer Digging todny brought to light Michael Georgievitsch,
jects: uniforms. shoes and boots, con major-general In the Imperial
Agriculture and forestry, $18,- of Arning that the corpses were Russian Army, do with from the camp.
A club official said there were 389,550; health, $17,300,400; eda- more than 1,000 White Russianscation, $5,900,050; industrial Chinese nationals?-As far as
now in Sydney.-United Press.
am I right?--I would not say control; it depends on how you define control I think you mean registration.
And
these
regulations August 1946 had to
Iny
Investigations are continuifg.
memory serves me, I think-Reuter."
that is .
These regulations were con-
fined to Chinese nationals? SIDE GLANCES
Yoc
pool
And for the purpose of this the Central Bank was chosen as the one channel of control? I should say the main nuthority was delegated to #p pointed banks,
The Central Bank would have control over
foreign exchange held by the Chinese Postal Bank In the United States?-Again we come to the question of what you mean by control.
Replying further, Rogers sald that the Chinese Postal and Remittance Bank could deal
with foreign exchange in the U.S. only in accordance with the regulation delegated by authorities,
The heating is continuing.
the
PRÉCIOUS TEA
SERVICE
(Continued from Page 1) would first be made to and a purchaser, The disposal of this millionaire's fea set, which is unlikely to have it equal in Britain at the moment," is at the absolute deretion of the Com- missioners
Customs of
and Excise.
While
no decision has yet made, the aim will be to sell the service as profitably possible for the benefit of the Crown.
been
Enquiries will be made in high-cloer jewellery.trade.circles. and the forïélted: gooða may be advertised-Reuter.
By Galbraith
COPIL 190 ȘT NEA SERVICE, MO. T. 16. RES. EL A. FAT, OFF.AS.
mother says is the neighbours complain about vislinj:sha? might have to stop my lossonst.
Doesn't it bother you?”
$8,486,550;
development, clamation, $0,502,500; laboratory equipment $5,540, 150; trans-
Flight Of A Haggis
Customs Officials
Baffled
portation $5,192,050; general Caux-sur-Montreaux, Sept. economic development, $3,477,- 27-A haggis (traditional Scots 000; social services $2,736,550; dish) was own specially from mineral resources $2,073,700; Scotland and piped into tho
South African
Miners Stand
By Demand
World Assembly for Moral Rearmament here by a piper, Will Laird, of London.
The occasion was a Scottish night given to Indian Burmese, German, Italian and Egyptian delegates by Sir Patrick Dollan, former Lord Provost of Glasgow, and Lady Dollan.
OUTWARD MAILS
A surface mall to United King. dom via Ports per RMB Canton with be closed as follows!
G.P.G-'Ateels, Neptember 29, 5 p.. Reg., Beptember 30, 9 a.m.; Ord., 0.30 am. Kowloon C.P.U-Parcels, September 29, 5 p.m. Rec., September 30, 8.30 a.m.; Ord., 4 a.m.
This mall is expected to arrive at London on or atrout Octokar 31, 1949.
Varelatered correspondenco only for Shanghai, Tientsin and North Chion can be accepted at aendors' tisk, and will be for- warded as opportunity offers.
Unless otherwise stated re- clstered Articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall. I matis close before 19 a.m., registered and parcel posta close at 5 pm, on the previous day. Malis are einsrd at Kowloon Central Post Omer half an hour earlier than the G10. closing times.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Cloring Timer By Air Okinawa, Tokyo and UBA, 2 p.m Hothow, 3.30 p.m.
Taipeh, Rwalow," Chungking * and
Closing Times By Hea Tolhow, Pakhoi via Holhow, Strafla
Swalow, Noon,
Sir Patrick said that customs! ometals had difficulty in classi-| fying the hugg's as it was not Chengtu: 3.20 p.m Johannesburg, Sept 27 listed in their usual forms. South African mineworkers will Afte the dinner, Sir Patrick and Rangoon, il um. stand by their demand for a 30 presented Dr Frank Buchman, nercent. Waxe Increase, It the initiator of Moral Rarma-1
the unfavourable ment, with a tartan tie and scarf America via San Francisco. (No Andings of the Government and two bound volumes of the Parcels for Canada), 5 p. Commission, which they re poems of Robert Burns-Reu- Firded
Rs "ont of date and ter, academic," the miners' leader.
splie of
.Mr D. E. Ellis, deélared today.
Mr Ellis, the General Secre- PRISON FOR
said
tary of the Mineworkers' Union. that the gold mining companies were going to make normous profils as a result of devaluation, and therefore their main arguments against mineworkers'
away.
demands
SOLDIERS
Formosa via Keelung, a p.m. UBA, Canada, Central and South
Teamkong, pm,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBET 29 Closing Times by Alr Taipeh, Lluchow and Kunming, Hollow and Swatow, 1.30 p.m. -
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Barra, Catro (Nairobi, kiombasa, Darien- Salaam, Marrellius, and Johannesburg via Cairo), Nome and London, (Kow.. Joon CPO) 430 pam.; (OPO) 8 p.m. Bangkok. -Bingapore, Ustavia and Colombo, _pm.
Labuan, Bydney and Auckland, 8
Two British soldiers were sont p.m. the to prison at the Crimian) fell Sessions today for committing
robbery with violence.
whe tho
The Commission, which appointed to enquire into Union' demand for a 30 cent increase and demands hy and Pie Ernest Jantes. Knight, other mining unions for a 121420, of "8" Coy, 1st Argyle, and
robbed a Percent Increase, issued aro-Sulherlands,
taxi port earlier today,advising driver of $30 In Sheko Road, against higher wages. 2
Pie John William. Frederick per- Key, 20, of "D" Coy 1st Buffs,
Closing Times By Bea Japan, 5 p.m. Parcels only for Canada: vie. Van- couver, D.C.,
Mauritius and Sooth Africa vla Durban. 3 p.m.
Swatow, 4 p.m.
Biralts, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mauri- trus, Bombay, Aden. Egypt & Europe vis: London, 5-pm (par); Dan. (day) trøg); 5.30 14.m.. (Friday) ford.).
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Closing Times By Alf A Commenting on the findings. Defendants, through their USA and Canada, 2 pm,
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Mr. Eilis Kold that the mining lawyer, Mr John MacNeill,
Canada, 19.251. uniors Joint Committee would pleaded gulily, Key | was an-stair Parcol Poste for Manila, Złoto- meet on Monday or Tuesday fenced to three years, and tulu and URA, (Kowloon CPO) 450 next week to try to draft a joint Knight to two by the Chief Bingaporer Sourabaya, Bydney and
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