THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1949.
Concert Hall For 1951 Festival
Above is a model of the concert hall which will be a feature of the 1951 Festival of Britain. It is ca the south bank of the Thames, will seat over 3,000 people and will cost £2,000 000 including furnishings. Below, Mr Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister, lays the foundation stone for the concert hall.
Dutch Preparing To Withdraw Troops From Java
Vcry
FICTITIOUS
ATTACK
BY NAZIS
Hamburg, Oct. 27.--The prosecution today attempt. ed to link the former Ger. man Field Marshal, Erich Von Manstein, with the Nazi
incident engineered which started the war.
JIS
Von Manstein, facing tris) on 17 charges of wor crimes in Poland and Russla, who asked by the chief prosecutor, Arthur Comyns-Carr, whether he had obtained Polish uniforma for three German storm bat- talions to make a Bellious al-
tack on the German radio station
wit Gleiwitz in August 1939.
Von
Manstein all he did not remember but recalled that Hitler said he would make Ger. man companies in Polish uni- forms attack the station.
NORTH EUROPEAN POCKET CARTOON
DEFENCE GROUP
IN EXISTENCE
London, Oct. 27. The North Europcari defence group of the Atlantic Pact is already in existence, it was learned today.
Informed sources revealed that the nine representatives of the group met at the Defence Ministry in London on Monday-and-yesterday, when they prepared the group's "schedule of work" for presentation to the group's Defence Ministers |moeting here next Monday -
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The group was composed of one representative each of the Army, Navy and Air Forces of Britain, Denmark and Norway.
Next Monday, the group's De-17 Hankow Road, Kowloon.
OCTOBER 28 & 29 fence Ministers are scheduled to give anal approval to plana 2,30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. prepared at this week's meetings and "formally inaugurate the
She just made a date North European defence group," |œurces anid.
with MURDER!!
They added that the "schedule of work" prepared at this week's meetings comprised two mai points:
1. Allocation of kaipment under programme,
Paris, Oct. 27.——Asking | the French National As sembly today to invest him
Prime Minister. the Popular Republican leader, M. Georges Bidault, declared tor That "evality had been on holiday" for three weeks in France.
And the military
2. Frambu of a defence plan the North European arcu. which will include Spitzbergen as well as Britain, Denmark and Norway.
FIRST STEP
fohl the deputies that eternational problema and the Sauces deribed the meet-
Tatang #1 hone
gently its in Yanuliof this week as thi
that step award a truly in- without¦tegrated
force in the North
Fema
that France should
Ne
| Rovernment
urther delay
M Bicult Gold thot The
ad broken
European group of the Atlantie Past" They sud "strings" at-
neay upheaval following fach, d to the Military Aid Pro- he British decision to devaluemme Including United States up the Republjene presion of uses to which ald oalition under Mr Henrqpment is put, and restriction uculle, the outgoing Premier of such usage to protection of
Ingred geographieu)
prest This Coalition must be recon.
rendy been "generally accepted”. structed, he added.
"Not all United States mill- M. Bidault's proposals follow-tary equipment will have these ed the lines of those of his two restrictions," suld lnformants. unsuccesful predecessors, M. Jules Moch and M. Rene Mayer
currency stabilisation, reduc
Some equipment to the North European group would be up-
"under
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piled from U.S. surplus stock. "Under Two Flags" tion of state spending, a "once some would be provided under only" bonus to the poorest paid the system of lend-lease and
bargaining by some free
sold outrigh10 workers, conciliation and arbi- ! favourable price conditions."
ration
disputes in Industrial and "regulation" of the right of civil servants to strike.
He termed the ruse a "poli-workers. tical extravagance."
Von Manstein said he heard later that the radio station was attacked bul ho did not know who arranged it. Germany de- livered an ultimatum to Poland after the Gleiwitz inciden!,
DENIED CONNECTION He added that if he had asked for the uniforms it was probably for
another equivalent to sailing under a false flag.
Mine
of
wir
BOTH FAILED
Both M Moch and M Rene Mayer fulled to clinch Cabinet-making agreement be- tween the parties.
appointed a
"Only equipment paid for by U.S. funds will be subject to restrictions," anid sources. They believed it would be 'only a mut- ler of time" before Sweden de- cided to join the Atlantic Pact.
"Sweden's Foreign Minister. Osten Unden, is known to be opposed to joining the part, but there has bien new permanent Under-Secretary muned Skjold who is known to Manstein denied that he was
and
firm billever in the Atlan connected with any plan to
nelze lie Pact. His views are expected create a pretext for the war every opportunity to bring to be made known before long.
Sir Arthur asked von Manstein
peace again to Indo-China This Bralization is rowing that t would be impossible to plan de- fence of tire North European area wout Sweden."United Preas
M. Bidault today pledged his Mupport for The Bao Dai CLvernment of Vietnam said that France would
if he knew why Jews were was taken to be an indirect expelled from Upper SUrsin etamment on the possibility of after
ter the German "Army-had † husdintion by Pundit Mehrir; the crupled half of Poland.
He replied, "It was not the tum is the German Army to
explain orders"
Prime Minister of India
1
Bidault stressed the need
to create a truly united Europe,
4 was up to Germany to create PLEBISCITE ON
- Reuter
OPPOSITION
Further questioned about the expulsions from Upper Silesia, a new destiny for her with- Von Marstein referred to other in its framework mom, expulsion 11 she tho Batavia, Oct. 27.--A
high Dutch military
Germans were 12 000 018
Eartera Germany Delle rom the Dutch and Dutch authority told Router tonight that
y the Allies after the Inst war Indonesian armies word now regrouping to meet any
There were also, he said. ከነገ ¡ጔ ደና situation which might arise from the grant of sovereignty expulsions of Greeks from
Turkey offer the First to Indonesia."
War "That he arved, hod the approval of the powerя,
The trial Wil continue Of Friday-Associated Press.
The
measures included; have been neglected, yet it is of paramount Importance for the the withdrawal of outposts new nation and the protection and the concentration of of hte and pope ty." he added forces throughout Jurge
FI
"An early announcement ou the military situation would
to proceed
part of Java and Sumatra, allty
The authority said that the "December 7" Division, total | ling about 20,000 men, many ol them trained in Britain, would be withdrawn to Holland by dhe end of the year after three years' active service in Indone
fears
enable Ind
the
World
TO RUHR
STATUTE
LEOPOLD
Brussels, Oct. 27.--The Sennte voted today to hold a plebiscite 01 the question of King Leopold's return to the Belgian throne
The King has agreed to ab dicate if he falls to get at least 65 percent of the votes cast.
Leopold went into exile in Switzerland after the war be- Bonu, Oct. 27.-Dr Kurt sause of criticism of his surrcn- Schumacher, the Social Deder of the Belgian Army to the PARIS BANK
mocratic Opposition leader. stay in his homeland during the HELD UP told reporters here today Nazi occupation.--United Press,
that he was opposed to the Paris, Oct.
27-Four bandits signing by the West German thearted with sub-machine guns Govermnent transfer of power in India wha robbed an armoured car of about
of the Rubr not a true persilet with that in 3,000,000 francs in a daring day- Statute in its present form.
transfer of power peacefully."
TRANSFER OF POWER
The
Rource sold that
Indonesia is the British force
"The Republican Army seems to reject Dutch military advice and has not the training or
The authority rdded: The Army High Command has fully discipline of the Netherlands
Netherlands forces," informed the Government of the dangers in- herent in the Indonesian situa-source declared.
alter tion
the
of grant sovereignty.
of the Paris
Divorce-Two
Versions
Oct
Germans
and his decision to
GUATEMALA EMERGENCY
Six British
troopships had hearded over military and poltes ght raid in front
"It tends to project the been chartered to sepatriate the control to well organised and Bank today,
Inevitable social conflicts in the Division, most of whom would disceplined forces
Bandits held up armed guardsRuhr on to the plane of rational retaining a
Guatemala City, Oct. 27-A be gemobilised in Holland, the hitch
bage of n!. British who were discharging
was pro- said. "It goes 180 state of emergency proportion
Guatemnatu remainder being
re10, med and effeces and commanded by Bri-money in front of the Bank and conflict." be trained
made their get-away in a fast for towards direct international claimed throughout of Hollanu'sish generele, as part
management of the Ruhr fn-today after a special meeting sedan.United Press. contribution to the Western
dustry, and it falls to consider of the President, De Juan Jose Union forces.
the working men of the Ruhr Arevalos, with his Cabiner and to give a my to the trade
rational
emergency unions," he added.
created by the floods" was given for the as the official
reason the high military
The Ruhr Statute contains de proclamation
but widespread tails of the agreement made on rumours said that the Govern He added that the future of
Hollywood,
27-Artist December 28, 1948, between ment had uncovered a revolu- the Sourabaya naval base in william Grant Sherry said to-Belgium, France, Luxembourg. East Java was one for the naval day that Bette Davis had agreed Holland, Britain and the United tionary plot-Reuter. authorities. It belonged to the to drop her suit to divorce hum States for international control Netherlands, not to Indonesia.
if he could learn to control is of basic Ruhr Industries. military Competent foreign
"tempér: by visiting a psychiatrist When the Statute was made to be done with the Royal and absorvers today considered the before the case came to trial. public, it was stated that as soon Dutch-Indonesian armles and Dutch concentration of forces Miss Davis lawyers, however, military and to be the prelude to further stated: "There is no change af political position after over withdrawal to main evacuation the time in Mrs Sherry's divorce oignty is needed urgently."
centres when, orders covering plans-United Press,
trailer of power "We soldiers want to know the military
remaining
are received from The Hague, how long we thall be rem in Indontain, how we are to
They expressed fears that a transfor
10larne proportion military withority to
the Dutch- Indonesiari and how much
forces, especially the Republic, war material'
THE MAIN TASK
"A firm decision on what
is
concerning their
of
is to be handed to the Amboness, would be un-
the Republican Army and under willing to serve under Repub-
dock conditions." the authority1ian command-Router.
what
of
Belgian Ship
SOS
the main task of the Dutch Army after the transfer Cover- eignty is to protect the lives and property of Europeans. This
In Distress can be assured the ellics where are in strength."
Lendon, Oct, 27--An The source sold that most of
were pro- from the Belgian steamer, these questiona surably discussed by the Mill-Suzon, of 1,920 tons. In the Bay Committee at The Hague. of Biscay, was picked up this but in general, the Republican morning, Lloyds shipping... In- attitude seemed concerned only yllence reported,
The American steamer, Hely- with the natual transfer of Rovereignty and not with the con III, was reported to be pro- grave milliary consequences oeding, to her assistance.
The
SYANINO PO47. 160.
In the political argumenta Suron was en route from Spain the militar carpect appears to to Liverpool Reuter,
as a German Government was established, it would have the opportunity of accading to the Statute. Heuter.
New Stamps In Russia
27,--Postage Moscow, Oct. stampa bearing portraits of Rus- sian playwrights and actressCE were issued today to mark the 125th anniversary of the Mos- cow. Maly, Theatre.
The actress, Alexandra Yab- tochkina, told a meeting in the theatre: We owe all pur vie torics to our great people, our Party, our Government and our great leader, Comrade Stalin,"
Reuter.
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