THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1950...
Dedication At Dachau
COMMONWEALTH TALKS OPEN WITH A BANG! ·
Sydney delegates deny foundering over question of Asia aid
almost in Sydney, May 16. One by one. —
delegates to the Commonwealth procession
BRITAIN NOT South-East Asia Conference today denied reports
PUTTING
ON THE BRAKE
London, May 16.
spokesman Treasury
A
to
that it threatened to founder on the question of immediate or long-range aid.
First, Ceylon's chief delegate, Mr J. R. Jaya- wardene, said that there was "no possibility" that
the conference would break down.
Then Britain's
and Canada's delegation heads, the Paymaster- General, Lord MacDonald, and the Dominion's Fisheries Minister, Mr Robert W. Mayhew, said that differences of opinion were inevitable early in a conference.
Mr Mayhew said that he was confident that the conference, if left to itself, would evolve "a useful and
night declared that Britain realised fully the urgency of add for South-East Asia as was as "anxious and anyone to make a practical contribution without delay." He was clarifying the position of the British Government in view of reports that there was the end of the week.
According to the reports, only A split between the Common- wealth countries over all to Australia, Ceylon and Pakistan of immediate con- were in favour Bt the South-East Asin ference now silling in Sydney, ald while India, Britain, Canada,
apti New Zealari wanted Avstralle.
"long-runge" pinn.
Britnin deptured any sugLES- tion that she was putting the broke on proposals by Australia or other Canmonwealth coun- tries which contemplated imme- diate aid, he said,
workable plan" by
and Britain had presented docu- mented plans to date, felt that many more conferences would arise from the Sydney talks.
"They will be necessary for the other countries concerned to express their needs and opin lons," he said.
that Mr Jnyawardene sald Ceylon did not need immediate external financial aft
TECHNICAL AID "We have favourable Sterling and dollar balances. We
more dollars than we earning
arc
Lord MacDonald told Henter today that it was not a ques tion of "long and short term
development but of a "ontinumie policy of which economic begins today and possibly ex- ends over years."
"Canula's viewpoint is that Government we should begin with a little which had, in fact, made rib-plan, gradually developing into the dollar pool since it was
For a considerable time the problem of helping south-east Asia has been primary concern of the British
lantin
Mr Mayhew
are spending, and we have been Dominton contributor the only
created in 1948," he said.
Ceylon quired technical an contribution: toward bigger plan." Cronele relief since the wor.
Britain wat today circulate rilance for her development pro- Sometimes the
for bolsterin thee, he added. of money spent in the area in her plan that period was put as high as South-East
Grant Comman kun. £750,000,000.
total amountį
AID TO BURMA Direct and indivet ale! to Durma since the war had been approximately £80,000,000 Britain had "committed" thing like £125,000,000 to re- habilitation in Malaya,
In addition, countries of zouth and southeast Asia harl, since
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snil,
One delegate this morning!! Asian countries necused the Brith Trendy
of trying to "apply the brakes
replied. MacDonate
the Treasury are
they re
THE BEST WAY
Treasury, that
behind-the-
sharply divert
A crowd of former KX prisoners-leading personal- ties of the State and Church and foreign deputees were present for the laying of the foundation-stone of the
Leiten KX Honour Cemetery at
the
near
Pilot shot New
dead
Jakarta, May 16,-An
Indo Australlan pilot of
Airways. neslag
Jolm Roderick, who was shut ixx the back by an Inaloesia soldier fast Thursday, died telay in hospital here a hour after quarter of an
While I details were at "Omeials of anteed. Lord MacDonald always conservative! safe he thought that the best card themselves as stewards of
But if i and
way of tackling the problem the nation's Birds some-42,
would be for the countries in the policy of the United King South-East A in them elves to do Government, and not the
of the inalfers." survey their requirements and policy
Despite the et carefully estimated costs.
It would be for them to de- the war, been able to finance, in
rmine how much of this cost feernes reports of
offeial cum- in views, the terling payment for goods ant
end of the difference which munique services other than those paid they could provide and com-
A generali for by their current exportato le
Governmental 6: of several hundred would have to in made the extent
been concluded million pounds from their ne-Commonwealth countries would discussing"
then study the efinates and propmal had
number of general cumalated sterling balances.
ee what they could du to help. onc India.
his points of agreement" drafted would
apply to
My Mayhew wakerl Pakistan and other countries.
ciest guinion of the sugestion of Mi for tomorrow.
Delegates had examined the Britain also had the
Spunder Australian inte vest in wisting the policie
External Alairs, "urope and extent of India, Pakistan and Ceylon Minbar for
Commonwealth fund ne Technical
could
P
Shant
at the up. vecotul day said.
of
as well as Malaya to raise the tabliched fur inanmediate from that jurgent relief.
cconomic standards of their people.---Reuter.
W.H.O. Expel Byelo-Russia
sation
Executive Board.
If this meant the "creation of fiteuler. yet another organiention to dis- tribute money from the fund” Canada was definitely not in- terested, he declared
to which
his wife reached his side. -United Press.
Nurse says, "Hair pulled by Prince"
Dachau.
MARATHON SPEECH Merchants in
ON S.W. AFRICA
The Hague, May 16. The United Nations launeded a two-day marathon speech on the Inter- national Court of Justice here today to seck a ruling on the disputed status of South-West Africa.
Siam are
U.S. spies
or-
San Francisco, May 16- Dr Ivan Kerno, Czechoslovak Assistant Peking Radie tonight al- Secretary-General of the United Nations, was leged that, agents of the asking the Court's 15 judges for their guidance on "American espionago the future of the mandated territory and the ganisation in Asia" had rights of South Africa over this former German been sent into Siam in the
gulae of merchants, colony.
The radio said that thia was by the Singapore newspaper Nan Chiau Jit Pao an April 13, quoting a Siamese paper.
.
Council of the United Nations reported Lost December. He is hoping to Chinese daily gain a hearig later.
All today and tomorrow the Court will bear him explain why the General Assembly has
S. AFRICA'S ATTITUDE asked for advice on what ho himself described today as "be- South Africa, which has con-
"These agents have establish- yond doubt one of the mossistently denied that the South- dimcult and most debated ques-West comes under the provisioned contact with political circles 10ul ex-Army officers in Siam. Lons with which this Court
of the trusteeship system, do- Their mission is to spy on the and its predecessor have had to
cided two years ago to suspend activities of progresive forces deal."
annual reports on is adminis
tration to Lake Success becaunend seek out confidential infor was asking four main they had aroused "unwarranted mation about the country," the
broadcast said.-Reuter,
Ho questions There were!
criticism" from other nations. Inter-
Dr Kerne pointed out today the
That the territory hut recently naked to be admitted to the Union as a fifth province.
are the (1) What
of national obligations South African Government to the former mandated territory? Africa the Inter-
(2) Has South right to modify its
national status?
.
(3) If not, who hast
South Africa denied, he said, Chat
POSTAL UNION WALK-OUT
May 10 The
Postri
holding s here, have
is announced
a mandatory power was obliged to change such a terri-
Montreux, tory Inte a trust territory and (4) In South-West Africa sub-had repeated that it would not trussian and Czech delegates to
a trust 2127
agreement the 19-nation Executive Com-
mittee of the World until the freely expressed will Ject to the provisions of the raw
um native ELTHI
which Union, United Nations
both Europein Charter Jor
meeting annnal down the fundamental principles populations had been ascertained.
aut, it Dr Kerne traced the history of walkeil of the international trustecip
succeeding today. direussions In 1 system?
An absorbed latener from the versions of the General Assem-
The Executive Committee an- Court was back of the
thebly, up to the stage at which
the *Trusteeship Committee nounced that a resolution was Reverend Mieluel Scolt, British missionary who bas vigorously agreed to hear the, Rev. Michael passed declaring that the sole
the ease of the Scott on the Herero tribe, as a Chinese representative to be championed the
Committee tribes-result of which
South admitted to South-Western Herero
was the delegnie of the withdrew delegation the Trusteeship | Afrlem inen before
from the Committee
Popular Republic of China", dis-
of the 01 eunions.
but that the delegates
Czechoslovakia de- The teral situation. had by USSR and
solution was that this then
complicated stared becuma to
since to sufficiently definite that the Assembly decided refer the whole question to the effect was limited only to the International Court-Reuter, present meetings-Reuter,
"New evidence'
Petain trial
for
Paris, May 16-Counsel for Marshal Henri Philippe Petain asked today that his conviction on treason charges be set aside' on the basis of new evidence.
ATLANTIC PACT TALKS
(Continued from Paze 1)
Many of the Foreign Ministers tonight hurriedly consulted their Governments,
Jacques Izorni
and Jean Le Maire made the request at a conference with the Justlee The Rene Mayer. Minister, proceedings might eventually
Lo new trial, but cemed doubtful.
Potain.
94, chief
uf state under the Nazis, was found quity on August 15 1945, Hin | death sentence was commuted to life impris comms nb
NEW FACTS
Bombay, May 16. - A p. istance," aperture today accused Prince!
Isorni announced last month now being given. Moazzum Jah, younger son
that he would ask for revision made avaliable.—
of the Nizant of Hyderabad,
venliet on the of having "insulted and as- The American proposuits mark for the treason
of new facts, including: saulted her, causing hurt" the end of the old iden of each basis
Power being it-ulicient inome in the memoirs of Admiral when she asked him to pay the mitty feld.
William Leahy, American Am- basador to Vichy. United her fees for attending his
Sir Owen Dixon's Movements which countries
Mayhew dirt not want to need of ald was forme
but said
sources
that there
to the misconception as
of South-East Arian
THE MEANS
the
wife's confinement.
JUN
his
of
into thee! ench Presse.
which 10
i contribution concentrate as ic the general defence.
But diplomatic nut forward the "back
14
mre
Sentenced For Spying
30- eireles here
Tel-Aviv, May 10-A view tonight year-old Jew, Isane Shama, and organizational à 65-year-old Amb, Mohammed today changes in the Atl-ntic Pact Kider Matar, ware
and a half overcome the sentenced to three structure could fundamental problem worrying and three years imprisonment spectiery for spying for the the European members.
Egyptians. This problem is whether the The trial was held in recret. defence preparations considered Both were charged with pa necesary will endanger the al-ing maps, mifiiry Informations tempts of individual countries and document to the Egyptia get on their fret economicallyArmy at Gaza during the fight- before Marshall At ends in ing between the Jews and the
Araba-Reuter. 1052.
It brough
The nurse,
Mit Eid Floration would have well-defined ⚫esponsabilities Thomas, told the City Magis
Prince Lake Succers, May 16-Sir
that the tate's Cour! Owen Dixon, United Nations
used nithy my hair. "pilled Mediator in the India-Pakistan
and threw me out" Geneva, May 14-The United Nations' World Health Organi- |écotrien.
dispute over Kashmir, will leave
him to rettle take up bist when she asked to expel voleri
next Tuesday to today
The Magistrate postponed the Byelo-Russia from the 1-nation "Some of them have greater dulles on the spot, the United the bills,
hearing to ascertain if he had resources than Canada herself," Nations announced today.
En route "What needed are
to Kashmir, The term of office of Byclo-he said.
one of the constituent ways and
develop trouble spot, Sir Owen will con- jurisdiction over the ease. means to
Prince Meazzan Jab's father Russin,
fer with Indian and Pakistani republics of U.S.S.R., had one these resources".
New Delhi and was reported to be the world's had He believed that India, Pakis-oficials in
until India took! she
mebest man more year to run. But
will y first to
Princely Slate not attended Board meetings tan and Ceylon had good, stable Karachi. He since she, with Russin and the Governments and vast natural London.-United Press. Ukraine, announced withdrawal
resources,
assistance, from the WHO. in February, Given reasonable
they would soon be in
a pori- 1919.
anef strength Summing up the debate to- tion
Brent on whether or not a sub-
HARD-HITTING "If these countries are en- stitute for Byclo-Russin should economie independence.
Washington, May 10.-A Amrit
eturaged to develop their own
Cairo, May 16-King Farouk i
From .other conference Kouc,
their own way, ilState Department oficial sald of resources in
Royal decree President of the will be of immense benefit to day that Russia's claim that tonight med Health, and
youngest sister, sources tonight it was learned American Secretary Organization, pleatedl for the whole area and any project fran was using United States depriving his
of State Mr. Acheron, played a deration.
devised toward that crit should experts to take aerial photo-19-year-old Princess Fathia, of that the
ussis; graphs
along the Iran-Soviet her tile rights and privileges. **The Secretary-General of be given the maximum
frantier
"Just another A few hours earlier the Egyp-dominant part in today's dis- was the United Nations Is of pre-tance possible."
she sail.
Mr Jayawardene, who had fantastic Sovietle story with no tan Clown Council harl, after customs, sent in Moscow," "He is trying to hit the veil said that only Ceylon, Australia hosis in fact."---Router,
be
found, Rajkumari
Italian
Minister
of distrust and suspicion that
I shadowing the world today.
I would not like our Organisa-
of
tion to do anything that would SIDE GLANCES
not strengthen hig hand."
Reuter.
Judge called
“a gangster”
that the that
Berlin, May 16. Gerhart Eiler, chief of the Communist- dominated East German States Information Ofice, sald today American Imprison- of six East German People's Police would <have "bitter results".
Eisler
enlled
ment
Judito John for ruling Sabo a "gangster" that Enet German
pollee "Alert units" were paramilitary formations-United Press.
SEGREGATION BANNED
18.-The Washington, May Congress of Industrial Organ!- antions has banned all Negro- White segregation in the South of the United Slates or else- where on
properties owned or leased by the Union.
to offices, The ban applies drinking fountains, washrooms, meeting places and other facil-
tles,
Issuing the directive the CIO's Genrent Counsel, Mr Arthur J. Goldberg, challenged any State or local "tatute or ordinance" which would require the CIO topmcilia segregation.---Reu-
tor.
Just Another
Hyderaba--Reuter.
Farouk
Acts
Fantasy Against Sister
a three-hour session, ordered the "At
times he Ward rather Princess to part from bernard-hittins." there sources month-old commoner husband said, adding that today's ex- with whom she is now living in change Jl been at times
lively,
By Galbraith San Francisco-Reuter.
In Peking
galbraithe
4-7
DOPR. KOLO BY HER RERVICE, INC. T, AL MEG, SI, M. FAT, Ore.
"But, mom, I eat very little when George takes me out--! wouldn't want him to think he'd be marrying a glutton!”
Swiss Representative
Very few of the Ministers, it was reported, gave way to the about their tendenry to talk own special problems.
San Francisco, May 16.-The The debate on the defrace arrival in Peking of the Swiss report
Is understond
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
BRIGADE
KOWLOON SUB-DISTRICT TO: KOWLOON RESIDENTS WANTED
to have Books, Periodleats & Maga- Charge D'affaires ad interim. Mir covered the Committee's assess-tines for distribution to Service Sven C. Stiner, was reported by ment in terms of men, equin- the Peking Radlo.
ment and time--and the ques- arrived In Mr Stiner
the tion of financing these require- Chinese Communist capital to meats, day "to carry on talks for the establishment of diplomatic re- lations," the broadcast said. He was welcomed at the station by
MAIN PROBLEMS
The main lines of the prob.
un defence
In protocol oficial of the Chinese tems
Comps in the New Territories Please communicate with:- R. A. EDWARDS, c/o Kowloon Hospital WE WILL ARRANGE TO COLLECT
Note. If Donors wish to hand
facing the books in personally they can do
Communist Foreign Ministry-Ministers are regarded as fair United Press,
ly clear, Thy are as follows:
Radio Hongkong
K.K.T.
5.58, "ong Kong Calling"-Pro- Summary: 0. Cranima
so at the following places:
(1) What are the estimated. Despatch Omee, Kowloon
Railway Station minimum funds required?
(2) How
are these to be 2. Kowloon Tong Club. raised, and what is to be the 3. Kowloon Hospital, General contribution of each Power?
(3) How can the existing national separate **Fake | pattem of
Joy Jlerd" -w44ม
armed fores be progressively Nichols, Dick Bentley and Jimmy
0.30. rationalised so as to avoid the
it from
Edwards London Helay):
Strauss Polkas: 6.40. At the Pleno duplication of
Billy Mayert; 7, "Lucky Dip fort?
money and ef
Variety Request Programme Pre- (4) How are the commit-
nied by Christine Shore (Studio):
News
and
Newments of member Powers in the 8. World Analysis (London Relay); 0.15, Athmtic area to be balanced in "The Orchestra at the Week"-The relation to their other military Concertgebow of Amsterdam: 0.45.
The English Novel Sir Walter Commitments for Scott" by Lord David Cecil (Lun
don Relay): 2, "From the
torial"
(London Relay];
Henri Desire Landru-A
instance,
Office.
PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
Copics of
photographs
OVETECOX and especially in taken by the South China Ed- Southeast Asia?
0.10.
Drama-
The Ministern yesterday dis-Morning Post and Hong Kong Weather Report: 9.11, The Case of cussed the Moscow visit of Mr Telegraph Staff Photographen
tixation of the French Murder Trial Trygve Lie,
30.45.
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