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Bevin And ISBRANDTSEN DEMANDS U.S. AID Truman
Pacific Pact
DOES NOT FAVOUR
INTERVENTION
9. Mr
Colombs. Jan Ernest Bevin today to the Commonwealth Foreign i Minister here that, circum. not in Asia did staners favour a Pacific Pact simi lar to the Atlantic Pact.
He was nddrevnit the Com at 11 monwealth Conference
pening here to dny
Chase Bank Robbery | Nationalist
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Statement
On Shooting
Taipeh, Jan. 9.-A Nationalist
Chinese
Navy spokesman
clared tonight that the gunboat Woling Bredl American
on
the freighter Flying ArrowS "to save her from com- plete destruction” in a Nationalist mine field at the mouth of the Yangtse. Held the shelling
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9. York, Jan.
Shipowner Isbrandtsen of the Isbrandtsen Company Monday appealed directly to President Truman, Secretary of Defence. Louis Johnson, and Secre- tary of the Navy, Francis Matthews for American : aid for his ship Flying Arrow, which was crippled by a Chinese warship off Shanghai.
In a telegram to the three officials he said
that the barrage had caused serious damage to the 4,21 1-ton freighter, and that its crew and passen- gers were in a "dangerous and unsafe position." Isbrandtsen said the Flying Arrow was on the high seas when she was attacked 19 miles from the
nearest land at the mouth of the Yangtse river.
The Chinese Nationalists claim 12-miles of terri- torial waters.
It was learned that the Flying Arrow was damaged more soverely than admitted by Isbrandtsen.
A re-
Recognition Says Agency
London, Jan. 9. The Brish Foreign Office mald that i had not received no'lce of the Chinese Communist decision to establish diplomatic relations at a late hour tonight.
The New China News Agency, which represents The Chinese Communia's, sald it monitored a Peking radio. broadenst which said the Chinese Foreign Minister, Chou En-lai, anneomeed that he was willing to establish diploma. the relations with Britain "on the basis of equality, mutual benefi and mutual respect for territory and sovereignty."
to respect territory and sovereign'y The promise regarded as important here because it was interpreted as an impiled promise that the Commandsts would not inter-
with longkong. fere
Britain recognised
Communista on Friday and the Chon's answer was regarded an encouraging. The New China News Agency reported that the Peking broadenst sakl 1 Premier Chou accepted Britain's proposal that Me 1. C. Hutchinson, He Charge d'Affaires at Nanking, be cepted an Charge d'Affaires xi Peking.--Uni.ed Press,
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Cripps' Review Of Economic Position
Cautiously Optimistic
OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Sir Stafford Cripps, in a London, Jan. 9. ---- statement issued this evening on Britain's econo- nic position at the end of 1949, said the year's trade figures would probably show that we did at
Presents Budget
Foreign Military Aid Expenditure Nearly Doubled
Washington, Jon. F..... President Truman, pro- senting his 1951 budget to Congress today,
disclosed that foreign military aid expenditure was being al mot doubled, while a 20 percent, cut was being made in outlay on other interna- tional activities, including the Marshall Plan.
Declaring that "the threat of aggression süll exists, requiring cortmued efforts to bolster the defences of free nations," he asked
for $1,100,000,000 for #ld to Atlantic Pact
military einntries.
The very substantial reduction an expenditure on International activities. -$1,300,000,000 or 20 percent. below extimated spend. ing in 1950 reflected "the de- bning costs of our recovery and relief programmes as they ve stumulated and supported economic reconstruction, rising living standards and growing political stability,"
Mr Truman forecast cintor United States attention to "ex- Undeveloped
lay-out of the bank extremely the battle for Harman by defent liable starce said the ship was hit below the water least as well as in 1948. This comes as a surprize pansion of world production" in
well, Mr Luscombe zaht doned the crime being carriest tassistance our with any inside as Police investigation revealed at the majority of the bank
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HE current labour disputes attrael
un NOMO Interesting acts of trade unionism in Hongkong. There appear to be a number of composite
whose alleginner ta groups
any master body is variable. Certainly there are signs that unionism
Chinese among workers lacks solidarity and cohesion. On the other hond It is difficult to find a single union, representing one type
strong Artisan,
enough
itself in remain independent. The dangers of such a situation ure obvious: The unions, in their existing state of relative individual weakness, and incking harmony single co-operative organisation estab- lished solely to protect the welfare of the workers, are a prey to nulside Influences, them political and subversive elements. The same tendencies are dis- cernible in Amerka and Australia, and they have become to be recognised as deplorable factors besmirching the good name of Unionism in those countries. For Trade Unionism in Hongkong to find Itself similarly threatened there are ехсинен, Trade Unionlum is a workers' brotherhood which, in this Colony, is still in its infancy. Its historical and traditional precepts and concepts are not yet fully comprehended, neither have our unions wholly grasped the disadvaninges ne well as the use of weapons such as the Strike and the Ultimatum, in these directions much valuable advice and knowledge can be imparted - a task which Mr K. A Baker, as an acknowledged expert, on British trade unionism, and his colleagues In the Labour Department are not only fully qualified to fulfi, but which they are only too anxious and willing to ac complish. We have observed before that trade unions, if Hongkong
they are properly to fulfil their functions, must avold at all costs, outside control and domination, especially of a political natore. No trade unionist is expected to
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Unionism
workers
be above pulities, but he owes it to himself and his colleagues to see that his union is not being used as a whip for vested
The Tramway political ends. have vehemently denied that they are Reting today under any Nort of outside political pressure; and strictly speaking they are probably currect. But there are believe that certain political reasons to interests are striving to utilise the current labour troubles in order to gain for them- selves prestige in the eyes of the Colony's trade unionists, and with the ultimate over them. aim of gaining domination Unionists should resist any such enter. prise. for, in the long run, their own mure Nothing Will ruller. interests disastrous
trade unions can happen to
4 aplain vad Jones, aides of
Flyout Arrow
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to most observers.
He was in jovial mood for his one-man "Brains Trust" act before 400 pressmen who questioned him on nearly every aspect of his survey.
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that
reruvery is well under way" li main industrial arene
ile asked for $25.000.000 for
this purpose, and called for legislation to guarantee private American Investments in back- word territories.
Just September. He smiled beni;guly at camera. ' devaluation
of two Sir Stufford reminded the na and struck une spen
there for their tion that
WIL n "very
In the $42,000,000,000 budget, chamelonista
much bigger proportionat | income, expenditure and de- benefit
of fet all showed reductions un drop" 1st dollar eurulags 415 Laughter lalerrupted
last year Alut national defence "Sn Stafford Sterling Trotter win dreggents
1938
$13,500,000,000, was expenditure, Laero' Just time to fend all Your stafenwat, but is there ANY
et that! betur in it taken your bing to rent shows Sa Staffel
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conamenting the fact that a Bitish warshup
a parte
the Fiving Arrow charged 1 at the Seervlory of State had
pred Amerman naval Vessels
countiese
1937-
SHORTAGE OF RESERVES
The Chin't cause 口 Crists
reserves were the more than $4,000 million, equal 1 11. punt pace. $10,000
over
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said,
S Stafford's relort matches! I was eitimųs but
+1 per Them had been an leszel increase
in industrial Etment respTVIA
Stafford Su ༄།༣, ༔ white people production, and
fer tors the river for building were spending more and saving w to at the Tabrandtra ship
they were, nevertheless up reserves of the Sterling area
11 h selang We up whe
-tewart admirable resta i
a large ever we can get it.' Mi Isbrand the after
bass for fully demands of wire
# Acheson tas Meet 0121 1131X werk
malfilateral trade throughout the world in the prment sull very stralued ebreuntistances of world BCDEROORLY"
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ffre profits."
At An run norval vessels to operation in the Crippsinn pelay fave thight be reverent if he keep away from ux" frand for the bien kude Contramai 1-bel
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3 cable treat th Myg rdan office tr uted that the
warting Arrow to Janel Teen gave to the skipper New York sand that farte wee
'The Go vasul es roused by of the Brooklyn Heights. vessel schedul to clear shelling, labrundsen sold that
uther American 011 Shanghai
Honge
Wednesday.
Member
for
of Congress
d to lean toward the State Re- position. Department's
Alexander Senator, accused the Isbrandtsen up an trying la "stic
Other Congressmen that they regarded the Incident as "unfortunate," that does not rall for drastic Amerteun action.
Litres of incident indiem
"PIRATICAL" ATTACK The Coast Guard, which nd- misters the regulations atfect- ing American-dag shipping, in-
drated that the Flying Arrow's [ master could be "beached for bis action.
termed the
<cf), President of the
harged that the Secretary
Line,
FULL REDUCTION
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by $400,000,000. Other items included $817,000,000 for atomic energy development.
"NOTABLE PROGRESS" President Truman sald that of the total surn 71 percent provided for in the budget re- presented the cost of past wors and of untional defence and in- ternational programmes,
On the European Recovery *** | Progermine, Mr Truman sold that since it began two years
superba -
ago I had made "notable pro- Press
requirements Pro-
Appropriation for all see Juns of the
Including gramme,
aid Germany which had
to
He spoke of the "erten in Western
1 **SO fir лв vur unports
+fract of propagatora previously been provided separ- a Ponçurned,"
Safford thous
would of the cold war" and said this ately,
be mare ihan sarch "we huve from January
amounis brought that a strain of heavy expen- $1,000,000,000 below thats your
provided defence, upon over-
by Congress for the some purposes in 1950,
"Serious
obstacles, however, remain to be surmounted," he odded.
shipping lines shout
tra with the Chinese Cons mus, but that My Acheson and declared Jabrandisen sall- (Continued on Page 51
K'loon-Canton
Freight Wagon
Service Resumes
the
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reduction
of
dhure
full
services and per cent, af dollar expendi-s information
in one in eronomie assistance Ture that was arranged with our
or another. These were form Commo.wealth partherm las!
responsibilities we could not and would no wish to neglect.
Sir Stafford ended with these
July
"Meanwhile
our increase in
Stressfig
production enables us to raise words: "My own as ment expansions
the volume of exports to a level the situation is that there is no
h
Iets
area
Extend Recognition
assistance to enable
the proples of these areas to earn and to adapt to their own needs modem technological and scientific knowledge in i felds
elds as agriculture,
On
auch
health,
transportation ortunities for private
and private capital
in such areas, be
enterprise remarked.
will remain certain ab-
Jan. 9.--Den risks which doter poten-
for potentialities in under-developed the regions,
President sald, "again urge the Congress tu high again as in 199D. country in anything like similar
nuthorise } programme can put up! technical This was on Increase of about jelrcumstances that
better, or indeed as good cal 10 per cent, over 1948,"
Sir Stafford seemed generally record as we have done over the with the result or past усаг, and I am prouder pleased
evaluation. In fact he said, than ever of the efforts of my "the Government forecast made fellow countrymen."
the time of devaluation whien caused so much scepticism
has and occt amongst A
EUMC pessimists restricted
csa favour- sional
freight wagon proved so far to br through service between able than the fac..."
Devaluation hid
Copenhagen, not uniy and Canton has strengthened ouir bargaining mark today extended full re- In New York, 1sbrandtsen Kowloon
it power for the Amenean mar- cognition to the Communist re- attack on recently been resumed. the Flying Arrow "praca was
revealed by Mr 1. B.kels but had also improved our rime as the legal government of tial investors, and I again urge the enactment of legislation than that they become discredited in the
since it occurred outside the
United Press
experimental eyes of the public in consequence of
reports that authorising mile limit. Mr Hans Isbrandt Trevor. General Manager of posion in the non-dollar mar- China-Associated Press. in the
the by In Israci drop
yesterday granted de programme
Export- Referring to the machinations which place them
the KCR this morning.
10 rocognition to Import Bank
guarantee dollar earnings jure diplomalle cliques. Trade of political
of During power
past fortnight sterling State,
Dean Acheson, had about Mr
haif dozen freight which began in the latter part Communist China and the new private development investments Untonism, in a long and difficult struggle
1943 and continued until United States of Indonesia. ngainst such risks"-Reuter, refused to allow American navet trins had travelled direct from of cleswhere in the world, has bullt for self
vessels to give assistance to his Kowloon to Canton, a reputation that is respected; it has als
ships.
Mr Trevor also disclosed that produced national leaders and statesmen-
Isbrandtsen's Jolné telegram coal wagons had been making of the
direct complete grasp
to the President and the Sec- the with a
retorica of Defence and the November. essential problems of everyday life as
Navy reads: "The master: of Questioned about the post- well as a sound appreciation of the fact
our American steamship, Fly- billly of the passenger through-
being that there is no easy solution to any of
tug Arrow, engaged with other service
resumed, Mir sald nothing Renmen of our line in reguin Trevor
had you
Twenty persons those problems. Such men represent the
Modena, Italy, Jan. 9-labour leaders met to decide fire, round-the-world service, ad been arranged. best there Is to be found in trade union
Six persons were killed and whether to proclaim a general listed as injured seriously. Of. vines that early this morning
citywide strike in support of these, there were police, one of leadership and administration-nevèr
(China time), at 31 4.5' North S'HAI-CANTON SERVICE up to 110 injured today the Modena workers,
whom was injured by an explo- the tool of political opportunists,
and 122° 15' East, and while in
when 30,000 strikers storm-
ding hand grenade, Another 90; Rome Inbour the process
San Francisco, Jan. 9-A of anchoring, the
leaders also persons were treated for minor. always the sincere spokesmen for and
ed police guards at six fac- vessel was fired on with a bar-through train - express service
were meeting ip discuss the cuts and bruises. guardians of the workers' welfare. It is
given them by rage of shells by two Nallon- between Shanghai and Canion tories with firearms, hand strike mandate
National Labour Federa
The
Labour Federation, lenders, patterned on such men, which
silst gunboats, using serious will be inaugurated on January grenades, clubs and stones. the
the ves-12,
Imeeting in Rome under the damage and leaving
Communist Peking can raise Hongkong trade unions to the
As a result, Italy's Communist tion.. sel's crew and passengers In A Radio reported
labour borses gave local unions At Modena, It was the worst leadership of Gluseppe Vivittorio, tonight. high levels of honesty and integrity, which
dangerous and unsafe position"
It said that a trial run had free hand to proclaim general outbreak of inbour violence in the Communist Party's labour will win for them the status they deserve
Tite
24-hour "nation telegram continued to
the bloody disor boas, called proved successful. This train strikes tonight in protest against Italy since. In this community. But any willingness
point out that the skipper of the left Shanghai on January 5 at the Modens labour riot.
ders of July 1948, Columns of wide strike of Italy's well- theeft Flying Arrow informed on the part of the unions to sacrifice them."
were strikers tried to break through organiset steelworkers, begin- Police reinforcements
from Bologna owners that, according to the 3.20 p.m., and reached Canton
to police lines to occupy factories nix tonight They ales selves for political intrigue can achieve.
position of the vessel, the at- at 8.30 p.m. on January 8,11 rushed out
Sashlolo, Carpl and cloted by the renorol strike. into dis-
travelled along the Shanghai Modena,
workers in the Emilia zone to only one. thing-bring them
tack began and ended
Strikers hurled hand grenades stage a 24-hour general strike, repute, with a consequent forfeiture of wostword of the line drawn be- Hankow railway, the Klangat Milan, where the police feared
In Milan, and opened fire with rifles and but left it up to the local unles tween the capes or headlands Cheklang railway and along; & further outbreaks.
All the dend were to decide on their public sympathy and confidence.
on the alert |'piziols,
own. strike across the 80-mile wide mouth section of the Centon-Hankow the police were
for; trouble while Communist civilian victims of police gunnellonUnited. Press. of the Yangtse River, and 10 | railway-Reuter.
men
but
the
trip
since
Last
Six-Killed, 110 Injured In Clash
Between Police And Strikers
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were