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Today's Weather: Light BE winds, becoming Moderato this afternoon: fog forming in the approaches this evening.
Noon Observation: Barometrio pressure, 1013.5 mba 20.90 in. Temperature, 71.8 der. F. Dew point, 6 deg. F. lative humlolly, 83%. Wind direction, WNW. knola,
1 Pt. 2 fm. at 5.18 p.nt.
Low water: 5 in. at 11.53 p.m.
Re- Wind force, 3
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At the
hongkong Telegraph.9
Case Of The 71 Hongkong Planes
LONDON WORRIED BY COMPLICATIONS
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Mar. 6-The case of the 71 Hong- kong planes which are claimed by the Chinese Communists and an American civil airline, which says they were sold to them, may be discussed at Cabinet level before a final decision is taken.
"No
British government departments who would always prefer to dismiss such questions with a polite comment" are more than ever touchy about the future of these planes.
Such comment as
I could
obtain at the Colonial Office was
in vague terms such as "Issues GREEK ELECTIONS
aud
of the highest moment," "legal and diplomalle complica. tions."
Was an appeal to the courts contemplated by the American Guverunt? Nchody knew-it- was being investigated by legal experts.
NOBODY KNOWS
In view of the court's decision to release the planes to the Communists were they now t liberty to take the pinnes away Nobody whene they liked? knew.
L
6. All inajor Athens, Mar. parties in the Greek
buit with
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1950.
TORIES CHALLENGE
To
Mt
Attack Everest
Bombay. Mar. 6.-Five Judian explorers will make an attempt some time next April to reach the summit ot Nount Everest-the highest peak in the world.
Tida will be the first Indian attempt to conquer the 25 yet unconquered Mount Everest after 14 German arti British ex- peditions Just previously falled.
The expedition, sponsor- ed by the Himalayan Mandat
of Pouna, ts be- lieved to be part of Mandal play to make a detailed Study of the Ibuatayas.
Before
the five-man group takes off on its ex pedition its members will be briefed in meteorology, wireless telegraphs Rel photography.-United Press.
Angry Germans
Reservations
Price 20 Cents
GOVT TO
IMMEDIATE TEST OF STRENGTH
Amendments To The King's Speech
London, Mar. 6.-Mr Winston Churchill's Conservatives on Monday night challenged the weakened Labour government to an immediate test of strength on the issues of housing and the nationalisation of iron and steel.
The Tories moved two amend nents to the King's speeeh, which out- Fined the government's legislative plans.
The amendments expressed regret that the King had made no re- ference to the critical housing situation or the repeal of the nationalisation of iron and steel.
Voling on the amendments probably will come next Monday night at the conclusion of the debate on the King's address, and if the govern- ment is defeated on one amendment, it will fall.
Several Labour Members of Parliament from districts with poorer in
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Hear Their Fate
Robert A. Vogeler (left), American business executive, and Edgar Sanders, his British associate, crouch over table micro. phone in Budapest, Hungary, as they listen to the judge'n com- -mentary-before-hearing-thele-sentences after..conviction charEEN. of spying and sabotare. Vogeler was sentenced to 15 years in prison; Sanders to 13, The U.S. Stale Department has denouneed the legal proceedings and Hungary's treatment of Vogeler.
-AP Picture.
New Equipment For British Army Will Cost Taxpayers An Additional £21 Million
NO PARTY Burn Down MAJORITY Dismantling
Commission HQ habitants, have expressed dissatisfaction with the government's housing-pro- granime, and might abstain from voting on that issue. Also, the Party's left election Watenstedt-Salzgitter, wing is annoyed with the decision to softpedal nationalisation in this session, failed to get close to a majority, Mar. 6. An infuriated
and may cause some trouble on the iron and steel issue. nearly complete unofficial re
of 1,000 German
AS Socialist State, I showed tonisht, and crowd
stormed The Conservatives had been] Britain tonight turns
however short its life, it Greece appeared to be headed workers
an amendment to the King's will not have lived in vain." for another period of coalities and burned down the Bri-ecided whether to introduce then, government and periodic crises.
until Mr Churchill and speech, unt tish Dismantling Commis.
Mr Eden demanded to know Late returns showed Nicholas ston headquarters at the his shadow cabinet" met at Plastiras moderate Left Wing huge Hermann Goering steel the iouse of Commons on Mon- what steps the government was day evening after Prime Minis-takit; to co-ordinate its policies with other Common- and with Who was responsible for the group out in front,
the plant here.
wealth lead over
countries a small Nobody unly pinnre at present?
France and the United States. A crowd trying to stop dister Clement Attlee opened the Asia Centret Liberals led by Sophie- the Hong-
Beth mations were signed by knew-procumbly
complained: Progress cles Venizelos nud the Populist mantling of part of a forge hudebate on the King's speech.
the offices of the
Mr Churchill and his leading
fac Constant burst into
slow. been painfully kong Government was.
Party led by
Commission, smashed windows
colleagues. Taidaris, the Democratic So
bonfire of radios,
Both Mr Attlee and Mr An-I wo ore to build an effcclive Communism in barrier again files,
and
in traps cialist Party of George Papan- and mu
thony Eden, Conservative, Democratie telephones, and dreous
Southeast Asia, we cannot do it technical churts.
opening debate on the King's
basis of isulated treaties Front of John Sophianopoulos,
Five British officers barn-
the almost a
ап speech agreed that
We Britain
alone, must produce of Parliament division
of IT the
alternative way equal With about 1,500,000 votes of ended themselves in one of the
effective lose prestige.
duringhould will
the building
Britain's weaken not
life that will appeal to the men planes are handed over to the the expected 1,800,000 returnen, rooms of
and women in those lands, just American standings were! Plastirun, 395,-Die rinting, but escaped when voice in foreign affairs. Communists, the
Altlec cald: "The fact ne
Commomiza undoubtedly will protest; it the planes are 600 r 23.67 per cent Vinilo, police detachments were rushed
percent to the see 21.
Parliament is
The while the complica-13,00 {X: grounded
The British Rhine Army
Jonger
la renching Tendaris, 306 000 or 20.4 per are untangled, the Com- dons
almost certaints eest Sophianopoulos 218,000 or Headquarters ordere troops inqually divided does not mean appeals to one of them.
in the least that the handy by
apriament among the countri munist; will
foreign affairs Japandreous. the area to stand by after the this country of percent
who share that view, the greater take the opportunity to let the 15.53
፭ le- 14.47 percent Buliding was haurned down, hold
in the be weakened
the danger to the continent of world know that Britain is un-17,000- or
pre-rest of the vote was reattered Brith spokesman smith
dichtest degrEC." political der American
Asia, and the higher the per The spokesman old that Jamang minor parties.
"no the freedom-loving nations will Mr Elen said he saw STUY
British vops called out from four lending
Read reason", why Britain should behave to pay if we me to make Be local In London this is seen as the! first of
embarras in control about 70 percent of the Brunswick, inany
will eaty far, while in 1946 arters, found the rioters had wrakend in foreign affairs be-his contritation effective.
they reached case of Labour's stealer ma-
He referred to the plan sub- djob when situations which
sait: I should think jority,
Columbo re-mitted to the The building. Was
ult. and that
policy foreign Minister for External The attempted demolition and the opposite would be therence by the then Australian throne entered the final stages.
would be strengthened.""
What was the next move? Back came the inevitable an- awer-nobody knows.
Whatever happens,
tind herself in
Communist
Britain
The
the
partes
made a
as a result of Tentdaros party alone rolled me trying to cancile her relations 19 percent its supperk
China and later out to 35 per cent and to with
continued re-ele net retain power.Unalet | tonight heen abandoned and was
postponed until Preca lations with the Nationalists.
Itenter.
with America's
EDITORIAL
1950-51 Budget Prospects
TOMORROW afternoon the Financial
Secretary presents his estimates of
and expenditure Colony revenue
for
It can be assumed with a fair 1950-51.
that
will he of confidence degree emphasise heavier defence commitments, with less money available for routine ser- vices. Last year it was made clear that the Colony was rapidly neuring its maximum revenue production from normal sources, with the dreaded implication that if a substantial increase in expenditure had to be met, the money would possibly have to be raised from additional direct taxation. This mny well be an unwelcome feature of the next Budget. On the other hand, It is certain that the Financial Secretary will be able to show a much better working credit balance for the year now ending than that envisaged in his estimates last the April. The official #gures for first seven months disclosed that revenue was substantially larger than expected, while useful savings had been made in departmental expenditure. There should he a very nice credit balance to help swell the existing surplus-possibly enough to persuade Government that further direct taxation is not yet necessary. The coming Budget will undoubtedly be prepared along the customary.conservative lines, pro- viding for a more or less token balance on the right side, and its theme, one can anticipate, will be to trim expenditure to the utmost limalt. In general such an ob jective will meet with popular approval; what, however, will call for closest examination is in what direction it is intended to apply this trimming. It will be informative, for instance, to be shown extent the Efficiency Expert's to what advice on how to reduce superfluous ad- miniatrațive costs has been taken to date, and whether, and to what degree, it is "proposed further to implement his sug- 'gestions to achieve this objective. If there
of the
tomorrow. —
but tin
is to be a curtailment of general expendi- fure to meet with increased defence and
the public will
expect a allled costs, reasonable share to be borne by adminis. trative departments through the elimina- tion of "dend wood" and the reduction of staffs to a minimum which still permits of maximum efficiency. This may smack
counsel of perfection, Efficiency Expert was, himself, confident that it could be accomplished, and it now remains for Government to implement his recommendations in order to prove the point. Prospects at capital expenditure on projects such as municipal buildings, and additional public playgrounds gardens, or giving effect to any of the
Sir by
Patrick recommendations Abercrombie, the Town Planning expert, will almost certainly not appear in Me Follows' estimates, and there are no signs in the abstract of estimated expenditure to show that Government intends to ante up additional funds for social services, The PWD is to absorb the greater pro- portion of the, increased $19 million ex- penditure, hut precisely on what projects remains to be seen. What can be taken for granted is that there will be no
either direct
Indirect; rellef, on the contrary it may be felt necessary to guarantee additional revenue by in- crensing duties or licences, or by intro- during a levy through a new medium. The Budget is not likely to give a great deal of satisfaction to the general public, for 1 must contain some disagreeable, but unavoidable commitments which, in them- selves, will demand curtailment of ex- popular other and more penditure in directions. The brightest spot about the Financial Secretary's speech will probably be his final estimate of the 1949-50 surplus, but how he proposes to make use
of it is another matter.
or
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the
that
But
We
lay
Fist Fights
Over Return
Of Leopold
011
Landon, Mar. 6.-Britain will cut its defence manpower in the coming year but overall costs will be nearly £21,000,000 higher, mostly for new equip- ment, the Government announced tonight in a state. ment on defence policy.
The total defence estimates for 1950-51 amount Inst to £780,820,000 compared with £759,860,000
year.
This year's total includes nearly £35,000,000 more for equipment and research than in 1949-50.
Brussels, Mar. G.-Fist fights
Ful- I understood that
Under America's Mutual De- were reported from widelystantial quantities of this new fence Assistance Part, the White scattered parts of the country equipment are to meet Britain's | Paper salt the "most important for Britain was the Monday, as the compalming commitments with the Western provision"
Royal Air some for and against the return of Union.
Equipment of bomber Con-King Leopold
"No drastle reduction can be | Force
rquadrons with to the Bian
made so long as the preen 11-26 aircraft,
International situn-
"WC Most fights started when sup- mettled
paper declared: The statement must maintain persist,"
our position in opponents of the tion porters and King were caught nearing or declared,
Acures to the Middle East and the Far that uniformed strength | East,"
Affairs
with the TV-
The
he saltiched the government for Mr Percy Spender, for a collec
It gav effort its "painfully slow" progress inve Commonwealth
n-ordinating
policy in Asia improving the living standards
wit be brought to 718.003 by The White Paper promised with other Commonweal h gov-in Southeast Asia, Ile said: tearing down cach other's pos- show
Are we
April 1 this year, and to 682,900 that reductions in defence man- the United ask the Government: Comments and with
On Sunday, right in thinking that the United
by April 2,
than 1051-more
power would be made "keeping States and France.
below the strength a
in mind the need to matutain Mr Attlee told the Commons States is prepared to co-operate ferendur only six days away,
the there was hardly a billboard 100,000
of OUR striking power the liven-vote what has been called
that did that Lr's
not ear ago, country Plan? If so, is any, in the
Ministry of Supply forces." majority made the government Spender
for that bear propaganda postera,
which sponsors atomic research. broke Opis task "hot free from difficulties."meeting contemplated
and how soon will puose.
At least three
will get £653 million compared there. be sich meeting? out in Brussels, one Antwerp, with £57,750,000.
and many othe
others throughout the Serious provinces. None however, and the police sald were the heaviest
ensunitica cuta and bruises from fists.
Le Peuple, has
STORMY DEBATE
PROMISE
Mr Eden indicate that his
to offer! group did not intend
United Press,
wachous opposition" 10 Dr Fuchs' Defection
He Coverament at this time.
debate 10 promised a studny Tueday however, when he an-
that unced
Winston Churchill Intended to attack the problem of Housing, Weiten, e Tories claim, the Socialists have failed to solve.
But
Attlee Defends Government
London, Mar. 6. The Prime Attlee Minister, Mr Clement
ad on Monday that atomic
victed last week as a Russian Mr rejected
***** spy, was employed In Britain'
for at-
On re-
The paper said that some of "On the Army and Navy to the dollar cost of raw materiala jured in North Atlantle defence gether we shall spend about the might also be recovered.
In 1950-51 as in 1949-50; The White Paper raid that the Royal Air Force would complete The offee of the Social of which is for the Air Force) e doubling of itt let fighter strength in the new year as bomber well as Increase been equipped with fire hoses £20,000,000,"
3-20 trength with American squadrong.
party organ,
to repulse any to-be Catholile party demonstrators. United Irces.
Another Ambush
and hydrogen / Scientist Dr Klaus Fuchs. con-bushed n
Air Force and on the search and development (much
thun rather more
icale,
תח
the statement
WESTERN UNION AID "The defence polley is based consist
Its
New naval construction would
of work mainly
due
ort
to be
on the assumption that we existing programmes and only
hould not stand alone in resist-femall ships wero ing angrezon," added,
Britain had already contri-
laid down.
Mr Altice said the govern
- MILITARY STRENGTH Singapore, Mar, 6.A large buted to Western Union needs was "naturally concerned ment
making available fighter of terrorists today am- by force
would fall and thila agistance Naval manpower over the danger to civilisation"
lorry and shot six of aircraft of the Romic
continued In 1950-mainly by reducing manpower. the Occupants dend
on an would be bomba.
ashore to help balance expendi Churchill's suggestion
State of Kedah. Those killed New proposals were raised turr on flect modernisation and other meting with Stalin. He super-secret atomic plants be-estate road in the northwestern 51.
cause Nazi charges that he was included three special con- by the North Atlantic Treaty, other services. said: "We have sought very
Communist had appeared un-stables, an estate clerk and he statement said, but "pro-! earnestly to arrive at an agree
the driver. Another special Kress has been
solution ment with the Soviet Union. 11 founded.
was wounded.-Reu- their difficult so long as they He
"No slur can be constable
12 months," which pinned on the security services" ter attitude an all the regards
the for letting Dr Fuchs sit on rest of world as hostile, and so long as Britain' atomic general klaf
world-wide for seven years. Mr Attlee said they Indulge in subversive Activities. High-
thal without using totalitarian not will
of the Britisla .evel meetings
security the need." themselves meet
could not have found out earlie He mer
earlier than they did, that affairs
He mentioned other foreign services
said:
there burielly, noting at Dr Fuchs was n Russian sny.
the Western
the
the
had
pro- been steady
Ited tress on the Atlantic Pact and said, when, Dr Fuchs
Union. He said to Britain from Nazi Germany,
the British Government South 2 proposals for eastern Asia defence ngaina hecked on a Gestapo charge that he was a Communist, and the mude Corumunium
found no support for 11" Foreign Ministers* Colombo conference in January, had not yet been fully considered.
at
Missionary Societies Join
·
down to
A reduction of 20,000 men by made towards April 1 next year will bring! during the last the Army strength
reserve but 350.000,
Britain's
will increase Terri'orial Army rapidly after the middle of this National Service year, when
flowing into ranko 10411 niter 18 months* training with the regulars, the statement sold, On colonial forces, the White Paper said the bacle difcuity was that the cost even for in- ternal security forces was often
In Blockade Protest
|
all begin
London, Mar. 6.-Church missionary societies are joining force with representatives of British commer.
beyond the means of the colony. cial interests seeking United States intervention to halt Means of bridging the gap were the Nationalist blockade and the bombing of the China under consideration.
recruiting
const.
אודן
Inst
The Navy met its reduces
requirimenta the Army
and Alr German-born Dr Kinus Fuchs A missionary society official action will nehleve little. There year but
nphasised that there was must be the closest co-operation Force figures feil "considerably was sentenced to 14 years In
China's | short" what was
of
required Implication to their among all who have prison after confessing he had political
He suid they real interests at heart." jand recrulta were needed on a Mr Eden Bald: "The great given atomle secrets to Russia. representailons,
A spokesman for British com scale never before attempted sh were being made "purely on Parliament, and divide in this
mercial Interests in China simi-a time of peace and full em- Me
that Mr humanitarian grounds." Afllo recaRed indeed in the nation, is on the
that Ha was Prime He Winston Churchill
missionary inrly stressed that there was no ployment, Lusue of nationalisation."
The Government rolled sakd his party believed further Minister when Dr Fuchs was groups in Britain had written political move in their approach
British Foreign Office National Service to make up its their would be dis- taken on in 1941. But he said to
counterparts in thu to the nationalLestion
think any
blame is United States secking their help pressing for United Slater inter required numbers and dizinis for the future of our" don't astrous
sed any idea of abandoning or "If attacked either to the Govern- and urging immediate actionvention.
tho and declared: country,"
conteription, The spokesman said, "We are curtailing this Parlament serves seriously ment of Mr. Winston Churchill, aimed at holding the bombing.
to avoid taking White Paper declared.-Reu- (Contd, on Puro 5, Cal. 7) ter.
"
sald
to range and balance arguments or to this government, or tolle sald, "We intend to take all being careful for and against the future of any officinis."-United Press.
action Wo enn. Individual
on