VOL. V NO. 19
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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LEA
The
Today's weather: Moderato E or 8E winda; cloudy with fair periods.
pressure, 1025.7 mbs,
Noon Observations: Barometrio 30.29 in. Temperature, 80.8 der. F. Dew point, 48 deg. F. Ro- lative humidity, 64 5. Wind direction, E by 8. Wind foren, 15 knots.
Low water: 1 ft. 1 in al
High water: 6 ft. 7. In at 5.38 p.m. 2.03 a.m. (Wednesday)
hongkong Telegraph.
Two U.S. Ships Strafed At Tsingtao
State Department's Protest To Taipeh
Washington, Feb. 27. — Two American mer- chant ships were attacked from air today in the barbour of Communist-held Tsingtao and the State Department revealed that it has protested to the Chinese Nationalists against the lawless attack" on United States shipping.
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The first reports did not identify the planes the involved in today's bombing and attacks American ships, Flying Clipper and Pioneer Dale, but it was presumed-here-that they were Nation- alist aircraft trying to enforce the blockade of the Communist-held mainland.
The United States Lines un relve at the carlest pregilde date i
urances that there will be po navneet on Monday that its
freighter
Pioneer Dizi wa in petition of ruch
- honitnal and Arafed winde apelants."
Arching the breakwater in
Taingiao terbar
Jawby at-
"Tepat tinent. - spokesman on Monday aid the Nationals have not
by an unidentides! Plone.
The shop
by the
13.
however
which
fell Car
One crew minter wa
injured whea
turned to drafe.
The plate,
The protest card) are that hit d States hip where
1 in are extremely patient in denun Vorel
lightly
Te
Berlin's 5-in Snowfall
Diana, Feb. worst 2.
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-The year!
blocked highways through- met the Russian Zour of Germany today and slowrd tr. file on the international autobahn to Brelin to a bare rickle.
Herila struggled to dis self out from under a five- kel snowfall which drified into midtown and tied up traflin The drift ranged from ar to three feet drep. Old residents old it was the lavirst snowfall they could remember in Beriin.
parks from the Busi Zone said there were very drifts through- High snow
ut the state of Thulagi. were and Trucks warned agaber travel an any of the superhighways In that zone. It was impos- sikte, under such conditions, to estimate the varet. Russia's life blockade of Born.Tatted Press,
of
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28,-1950.
Nationalisation
To Be Left Out
Of King's Speech
NEW CABINET MAY BE
ANNOUNCED
TODAY
London, Feb. 27. The Prime Minister, Mr Clemont Attlee, will discourage any reference to further nationalisation in the King's Speech outlining the Government's programme to the new Parliament, it was learned from a usually reliable-source-
Testimony At today.
Mercy Killing Trial
Manche ter, New Hampshire, with the Nationalst attacks on feb 2. A nice who withd laying by American the alleged nerey
the The Herren Savier text St today that the patient was alive
The tur pang wiem
lockade - ro
sint, d t veel, but
tence fo teoring an end. The Dep traent by no diret, cumment on th latest attack
Triuntay pending offteist res
on the identity finited Pre &.
TRIFLING DAMAGE The United States Les sabl on the damag to their ship was put "trifline. Tary aid the shop Pian
proceeding 18yo
WAS DOW
according to in-huctions
The shipping compong's report
YUNES
JASCIVO:]
4,30 p... Tokyo time
Tokyo at BULS.
Lurs snd the Plone Pal
Survival
of the
Trial
Completed
into here veins.
She was Miss Elizabeth Rost. who was at the buck-ide of Str. Abbie Parreto, 59, cancer peting wiree death De Sander is accused of hastening.
Testaging for the proscention,
how Dr Bros Hote dwcribed Albert Sway of the hospital staff Losedon, Feb. 27.-Nm- Uniting, besamined the woman and found no signs 30. its rare was it revealed, aller have mathfactory com- no pulse and heard
aasiple® 4" an Arette vical at of life with a stethoscope. How- The Spate D partment's pan- fest did not enters the leta sarto die, in condenseever, after he left the attacks but was directed nie; milk, toffee and war in below, Falue added, afte hard the patient
the 1 values of The Staten signier, Flying Arrow,
warups
an 8,000 tommer with a view of
N
January 2.
The protein to wear of lits tot to the Nationalist de gerament on February 3. The an
why t official platfis Department as it to me at Тень But a LT (JAN with the sew attacks at Toit te 10 the The American note Nationali 1 verament a
V.
that the Flyme Aniow was on high teas when it was afundand nul libled by warships.
3: mapenaqure
dus rally nanotel
room,
Mr. Borrain was gasping after Dr Sander entered the
rotum, The nine mon, all volunteer-Wiling; enthurd. She cat she
151 heard a Parise sheph talked to the Arstie unti
ve der afrit show and dont after she noticed Dr San- cer putting an emply syringe
er the patient's skin,
o a new type of life ra
She
anet Specially-de ignet rab-age tied that she then caw De and a new type of Bander start to push the plun- acket, they were left ex-
Ker down. He said, "Air in the with
veins would met like tools."
jas
11
dally
her calory fond rotinu of 10
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use were
With Labour's majority on a knife edge, the Prime Minister and his senior Ministers have decided that the Speech will not mention controversial legislation.
To introduce the business of the new Parliament on a high note of challenge might force an immediate test of strength between fabour and Conservatives before the new Left-wing administration, with its tiny majority, had got into its stride.
While Mr Attlee continued his talks with the Inter Cabinet this afternoon on the reconstruction of th Government, Election results still coming in reduced Two Con- Labour's narrow overall majority in the House of Commons to seven. servatives and a Liberal respectively won in three delayed North Scotland results announced today. The Labour Party now holds 315 seals to the Comervatives' 296, Liberals' nine and ladependents' 3
Tories Win Another Seat
State Of Parties
Mr Attlee's recenstructed Government expected to be annameel elther tomorrow or ApayWednestly. He was scaiaq
King George tought tended to submit informally to him. Cabinet and other Govern- ment changes already settled.
21-
The list of new appointments. dos reveally extrave, thay arunced in two Pestal
b
meats though the Prime Minis-! der lopen, if possible, to list al the changes in a tle state- ment.
Quarterr
Bear the
tiovern mat tonight made it clear that Air Attre had received no visas
|
Election Possibility
Broad Hint By Morrison
London, Feb. 27-Say ing that he was making no predictions, the
Deputy
Prime Minister, Mr Her
Morrison, lold д bert
Dino
At the
For
P.G.
Reservations
Price 20 Cents
Peasants In Revolt
Catanzaro, Italy, Feb. 27. -Landlers and unemploy ed peasants of Southern Tinty today seized 20,000 hectares (50,000 heres) of unenalivated estates in a NEW Bareup uf last autumu's s‡11 smouldering "peasant revolt."
The Intes seizures were made in the early hours of this morning on the relig hills and flat yellow-brown plafrase which border The Gulf of Taranto,
In the dim, grey light of dawn, lashed by rain which drove In from the sta, caravGRA of peasants wound their way from bill-
top villages. In some cases they went back un to land which
they had seized and then given
up again tast after promises of
referant
leader ald forlay that local land- DW DEF had promlerd to apportion land and, where
was not passible, to Live imployment. Three promises bail not betn Rept, he said. So far, the prasants bave Ignored potter orders to leave the land thus seized-Reuict.
Leopard Still At Large
Lion Dogs Fail To Pick Up Scent
Tel: 27880
Sino-Soviet_Treaty
Moscow Came Off Second Best
LONDON EXPERTS'
OPINION
London, Feb. 27.—A line by line study of the new Sino-Soviet treaty has con- vinced official quarters here that Moscow came off second best in its dealings with the Chinese Communist leader. Mao Tse-tung.
Experts who have beeh cam- paring, the new treaty with the 1015 Sino-Soviet paet said that in many respects the new one "represents Itumsitua climb
down without precedent in re- Frent foreign relations."
Our
expert said
the new *treaty differs from its
tore-
Fumer in some important re- speels which should dispel any illuar that Chum must come under the category of a Soviet satellite."
"It was pointed out that the 1515 treaty was a pact between Russia and China to wage war Jupatust Japan whereas the new treaty is a pledge of co-opera- tion to bring about a Japanese peace settlement.
LOOPHOLE
Oficial experts sakci tils aspect of the new treaty was
important because it might be the basis ot
solution to pro-
| cedural_dißculties in
the way of the Japanese peace treaty
It was pointed out that in 1945 China Bol Russla promised not le
conclude any alliance against Gujj other "or to take part i
any coalition" directed against each other. The phrase is omit- ted in the new Treaty, diving Oklahoma City, Feb. 27,China a koophole for consultation [or even co-operation with other The search for the wild es powers providing that this did eaped Leopard-which may und entail pets of aggression he drugged with sleeping aminat Iussia.
The new out medicine moved
treaty furthermore of
includes a phrase not found in Lincoln Park Zoo today the 1015 pnet. It said that after seven "lion dogs" front relations will develop in cou Colorado failed to pick up formity with the principles of the scent in the area.
equality and mutual interests. British experts believe that the Sotne jon hunters wha ter Chinese Communist negotiators from leaders or representatives
pated for today's search hoped approached the Soviet govern- equals and remained ha the big cat might be slowed men! as London, Feb, 27. - The jof the Conservative or Laboral
Farlan
Labour Party jubilee cete-down by if passolig-trendid (in Horsin for nearly two montina Conservatives have won an-
bration here tonight that chunk of hou: most left war until they could depart as such. ot condemnel and%, a mudf| Witness then desevitert how other seat in the British BEVAN STAYS AWAY
Oncial expers drew atten- they would be "wise to be the opord on Sunday night. of toffee and two-thirds of the and another
The Elections, Loril
The poult was gone on Monday tion to unable to get a pulse from Mirs
Left-wis prepared Labour's Cabinet
for pent of water,
another Douglas-Hamilton completion of Borreto at abunt 11 am. De-Madeolm bution th
Hesse, Mr Aneurm Bevan, the
General Election Boone She then summoned capturing Inverness with a Heat Mivider, does not appear the trial, the Admically tonight cember
staff physielan gpall, that an "extet knowlerine : De Sway,
histe have been among the visities majority of 4,820 over Hospital, County (et survival requirements in very Hill drough
al . 10 Lowning Street, the the door of Labour apponent.
oflend condition." www
Minster's who
was parsing Condit
to where Mrs Horro
General
ather than later", National
FULLY RESPONSIBLE The note said, "The United States vernament Poli: fant the Chinese (National-D) Prament is fully reaparitie for violation of American Flats un high seas and exprets to re-
EDITORIAL
The votes cast
13 WOTE
I'm sadence,
The
At the end of five days hay. Dr Sway was abo anable | V. 34 al their medede tot a poco or detect sipes of follows:
The high,"
Admiralty fife with tethoscope-Uniterli Reuter.
"ACEY stat
Pre:2.
No Meeting Of Minds
NE subject
which
Mr
Churchill
Ordered to make an issue during
the recent election campaign was a new approach to Stalin to reach agreement between Suviet Russin and the Western. powers over the control and outlawing of tomile weapons. The people of Briain displayed unly polite interest in the pro- position, but in the United States, a similar scientists and proposition by leading politicians produced a quick reaction from President Truman and the Secretary of State, Mr Acheson. Mr Acheson developed the theme that it was useless discussing new agreements with Russia until the
Western powers had sufficiently con- solidated their alliance to make the Soviet appreciate future agreements had to be based on the reality that the West was faithfully capable of seeing they were observed by the Russians. Both President Truman and Mr Acheson emphasised that an agreement would be worthless unless the Independent strength of The democracies was the ruling consideration. The declaration points up one of the most basic differences in political and moral philosophy between the Soviet Union and the Western democracles. It is one of the irreconcilables that make our present international course un dificult. It is not A new thing, nor is it a product of the ntomic age. It is a very old division ut the question of what makes pacts valid, The difference in Judgment was expressed several centuries ago in the controversy between Grotius and Bynkershoek. The Western demoerncles have followed the Grotius position, while the Soviet Union, Bismark's Germany, Hitler and
· like
Imperial Japan, have followed the opposite doctrine. The democracies hold that an derives its international agreement validity from a meeting of minds. Because there is such an agreement the parties are bound to honour and respect it until there is a subsequent meeting of minds invalidating the first. Having agreed to agree, it is imperative to remain in agree- ment until it is agreed to disagree. The meeting of minds is a compact, contrac- be It cannot in character. tural
act of one invalidated by the will or
The Soviet But only by both. party,
that hand, is the other position, on treaties derive their validity from the advantage that accrues to the contracting When that advantage ceases to parties. exist in the case of either party the agree- ment is held to have fallen of its own weight and to be invalid and inoperative, Only such a concept could expinin the extreme cynicisma of the shotgun wedding Stalinist Germany and between Naz} Itussin. That same concept explained the bland Japanese contention that the Nine- Power
lunger Pacific Treaty was no operative or binding because "conditions had changed." President Truman and Mr Acheson are not indulging in a verbal sparring match with the Soviet Union. They are down to bedrock on American, and incidentally British policy, on inter- national law and on moral and political philosophy. The democracies cannot con- fidently suggest or promote an "agree- ment" at this point when they know that there is no meeting of minds on what shall make that "agreement" good..
J. M. Bonnerman,
8,023
the
of the Ex-
the
morning.
text of the new treaty dealing with Changchun
Tort Railway,
Arthur find The Zoo directe, Me Frazier, Dairen.
The treaty roki that aid it might have been taken chia had "proven its ability to Thanking J'arty workers for
by raccoons or skunks but he defend mate independence and viot out the biggest ag-added, "I hope the tempand an Kveral vote in British historyome of it He
teritorial integrity of China." that There could be added
new approach said this of the cat ought to be pretty the question of Ruslan coo- The Cabinet's consultations | Mr Mori'son
for fatur
itt the have been contined manly to prospects
hungry by now." "Subject to our next Election,
eessions in Manchurin. Comeita- Douglas-Hamilleen,
"Big Three"--Mr Autive, iki |****
Dogs handled by professionat
RIGHTS SURRENDERED tive, 16,050.
the Deputy people bein: wae and sensible Herbert Alorry,on,
in betr propaganda in the hunties were led into the 20-
According to the old treaty Frane Marter, and Mr Einst Captain
Hussia had 30 years of joint Thompson.1902 D). N.
frondom on evin, the Foreign Secretary meantime, it is, I think, a fair foot deep pit from which the that Labour, 11,235.
the Tories eutend leaped to
rights in the railway but ug- ] together with Sir Sunora complic
sniffed eagerly. (Conservatives have palter Saturday and
Then the dogs nosed around cording to the new agreement Liberal, Crippa, Chancellor
she must surrender them by Wallin their maximum." Mr chequer, and
He salt that
British the zoo area for 15 minutes but
treaty gove The 1945 chiel [Whiteley, Government
Hussin 30
age of year: Joint Earlier, the Conservative can-wp. ir Ancurin Bevan is not clectorate would have a chance the scent was as elusive as the 1933.
10 to think
again before the next black spotted eat itself.
Port Arthur as Naval base with didate retained his seat in then the immer Cabinet.
when I hope it will
full control over the im-Elec lon
Chinese Argyll division with a majority Meanwhitic,
to return Labour with
GOAT TRAP ADVISED
and fuit of more than 10,000 votes. Inmediate poucal muri stiti decide
civil administration an adequate working majority
City Park
defence responsibility. The new superintendent R. the Orkney and She and con- completely unpredictable. stituency, however, the Comer- The Conservatives leader, Mr and not recreate the extremely
wil. Murphy ald the hunt was treaty says that this, too, must terminate by 1953 when Russla has dificult situation which vative candlalate lost the seat to Winston Churchill,
now face all the Parliamentary bogged down for lack of leads
must give up all influence aver He raid, "As far as Ups are con- his Liberat opponent.
moned necting of his "Sha-
parties." dow Cabinet tomorow to als
of the Liberal Party vote of day."
we are worne off than the Chinese civil administration 84 PER CENT PULL cuss the suation arising from
Ife sadd three re-and allow the Chinese chairman- Sino-Soviet Parliament more than 2,000,000 with only alemate"
Mr Morrison perts of the leopard's where-ship of the Joint
Commission respon- Today's polling brought vates which meets for the swearing in nine reats won,
not done He conceded, for the main parties up lo: La-of members on Wednesday but pad that the Liberals, as far as about today proved groundless, Millitary
sible for military affiles. leopard 15 bour 13.248,957;
The omelas said that the 1945 Conservative which does not begin real taste could see, "have
themselves or just smarter than we are." good to 12,450,403; Liberal 2,834,412. ness until after the loyal open- much
A wild animal trainer for the treaty made Dairen a free port anybody else."
fle added, "It may well be world's biggest circus advised for Russian commerce wire2- The aggregate vots recorded ing on March 6.
hunters In Oklahoma as In the new agreement China Loverrunent's capacity
dh-leopard
to for the British General Election to carry on indefinitely with its that Liberal intervention
a has refused
Bitree minute majority may hingemaged Labour no less than the City today that they need
(Contd, on Page 5, Col, 1) (Conta, on Page 5, Col. 1) largely on the mood of its rankTories."-Reuter. to-and file whom the leaders will
was tonight given as 28,700,000 -a poll of 84 percent.
The state of the parties night stood as follows:
Labour Conservatives
Liberals Irish Nationalista Independent Liberals
The Spenker
The
THE
Britain's
racel 315 Wednesday 208 Election aftermath.
*
024
to
behind closed doors un
consider
the
FIRST DUTY
Obrervers
that think
the
The
More Disturbances In Asmara
pro-1
the five-power Members of Unlted Nations Commission,
Asmara, Feb. 27-Pistol Eritrean businessmen were mak- shots wounded four Copticing Inventories of their
of Eritren, with divided to 623 Government may well take the Christians and two others Petics after last week's rioting now inquiring into the future clubbed in minor Two Eritrean Copts will go on two groups today for visits to if view that its first duty to its were
on charges of the country around Asmara to followers is to remain lu offlee.clushes in a Moslem quarter trial next week
at a hear the views of the popula- But throwing hand grenades Asmara today. will
be to satisfy the of Its lask Party generally that this can be other African sectors of the Maslen funeral procession near ton.
the Asmara Moslem Cemetery - abandoning So- done without
city were calm after the on Tuesday. cindisl principles.
Much will depend upon the recent riots.
unknown Election reactions the Cabinet Left-wing leader, Mr Bevan.
The result sill to come will be from Moss Side, Manchester, where polling will be on Maren was here The Election 0, postponed when the Conserva-of tive carlidate died shortly be fore polling day-Reuter.
3. C. Cooper.
of
Than
Tho
of Bite Saturday's hearing Commission took statements by the representatives of the Indepen- Captain The total curfew, which was
Superintendent the Amarsdent Eritrea United to Ethiopia hiposed four days ago, was not Divisions! Headquarters of the Party. the Moslem League of re-applied after this morning' Eritrean Police,
tok a British the Westers Province and the
community Conservative newspapers have been headlining him as "sulk-free hours, though this was re- Court of Inquiry, which open-
ed today under Sir Frederick The first of these sald that and independence didgarded as a tentative relief. Ing" because The Cabinet
Eritrean Moslems, Arabs and Pearce, the Chief Secretory to anexation
thing. not take l advice for
the same Yementes were abandoning the
League requested November, 1040, Election.
He did not attend Saturday's African quarter of the city for Mosem procession on Tuesday Moslem
the but this is European section, which has was "orderly and non-provoca-10-year Iritish trusteeship only for the Western province, re- Cabinet megling,
by tho Jering aunexation und Prague, Feb. 27-A Czecho-believed to inve been because remained undisturbed through-five
No one out the week of rioting.
Warehouse were Ile said he was fired on while Sudan, alovak Airlines plano crashed of intestinal trouble.
The Commission retained the today in Moravin and coafliccan imagine the Health Minis-many coods
carrying out police dulles after away from any transferred.
bomb-throwing and had allan statement, a documentary ting reports said between live ter staying
where a show-down In the African market areas the were killed.place
Coptle Christian fired back, killing two people. one, for study.-Reuter. linlght be on the cards.-Reuter. Mazleins and
Airliner Crashos
and 27 persons United Press.
the
Adminltention, thnt
the were