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MAUNA LOA
BELCHES FLAMES
Honolulu, Juna Mauna Los, 13.000 feet Hawalan peak, sald to be the world's biggest volcano for lava capacity, la in eruption again..
Flames began belching from the slant crater last
nicht. They could be seen 200, miles away.
Mauna Loa has been relatively quiet for about 18 months. The new erup
tion is described as ligger far than the last, but so there are 210 reports of ensualties,
Molten lara is pouring over the tip of the volcano, and a civil air patrol pilot who flew to the scene said that it was reaching the BOT.
fleuter.
Wanted To Kill Gen. MacArthur
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"But there was no actual plot to kill MacArthur," Willough
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SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1950.
Japan May Regain Some Islands
In Ryukyu Chain
COURSE SAID FAVOURED BY ACHESON'S ADVISERS
Washington, June 2.-Some top United States officials now favour a return to Japan of some of her prewar island possessions, it was learned today.
by said, "and the inau was re-trusteeship can be confined leared."
"Why should want
to kill Santa Claus?" be asked. "He has fought for the
to
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the overall
present being
ITALY'S NEW ARMY ON PARADE
The islands involved include some in the Ryukyu chain, stretching from Formosa to the four main islands of Japan. Okinawa, at present. a bastion in the United States Pacific defence line, would not be affected.
con- Secretary of State Dean treaty, is swayed by the Tokyo, June 2-Major- General Charles Willoughby, Acheson disclosed last Jan-viction among top State Depart
ment officials that Japan must anti- a strongly Allied Ileadquarters intelli-uary that the United States, gence chief, said today the "at the proper time," would Communist and pro-forelfin un-
the United Nations tion. Japanese police had arrested ask
unbalanced for trusteeship over the Consequently, mentally
Some of Mr American position on the peace
ettlementat Japanese who had talked of Ryukyus. assassinating General Doug Acheson's advisers indicated hammered out-pparently will as much las MacArthur.
they do not consider Ameri- be designed to win
Rome, June 2.-Fifteen with the Japonere Can control of the entire favour chain essential to American people as posible, without in thousand Italian troops of frimping on the minimum Italy's new treaty-controlled security. They belleve American security requirements. army today paraded through SEPARATE PEACE
the ruine forums of an- Okinawa and outlying
ston indications Are any Japanese islands, required for nux-that this formula will influence cient Rome to celebrate the the decision on retaluing mili- fourth anniversary of the liary bases, radar stations,tary bases in Japan on a de- Italian Republic. and other purposes.
terrent to any threat of Soviet They Goverment ald
Isolated whistles and calcalls that the aggression.
the from Fascists in
great It is n northernmost
United States if any, islands, including
Few the relatively large istands of observers believe that Russla or crowd greeted a detachment of Yakushima. Communist China will be par-partisans, taking part for the Tungegashima and
returned to
In frst time in a military parade could be
Japan, ties to treaty negotiations Willoughby Balti
the The latter two islands He the forseeable future. The best of this nature in Rome. Japanese Colice priced up
According that is hoped for men "esparate mau, a porannize, and question of the 30th parallel,
they are peace with him to scine deinitions,
non-Communist But they turned
Ryukyu alles, a part of the ald he not after doctors was a m.stal cue, Gen. Wil-aroup, but for practical purposes The Japanese Foreign minis-applause, accompanied the pro-
States officials apply Incident was given to him, nod the term Ryukyus to all lands and Japan apanes between he concurred action.
TO WIN FAVOUR
Under the terms f 1he
the
5.milar parades took place in Japanese surrender,
19 regional allan capitals. Japan's
Salgen, June 2,Dr Jo Chl- torious Allies united
I was the biggest display of overeignly to the four maiaminh, the head of the Vietminh
Hokkaido, rebel regime in Indo-China, has armed strength that an Italian lan in of Honshu Kyushu and Shikuku, and "such appointed Ambassadora to tus-Government has been able to mudor asinos as we determine," sa, China and Czechoslovakia, stage since the war.
S.multaneously,
the Italian The Angrinum attitude on this according to a usually
Communist Party, who now and other ismet, which must be informed
elalm to have 2,600,000 INCH- settled in any Japanese patice Reuter.
United States
so
to feed there prople.
lily,"
Gen.
em.
the
loughby said the report of the United
"We get such reports of as- sostination plets reveral times into yearly, and always look them," he said. "Frankly, we are getting bared with thein."
Other Allied officials rald the unbalanced Japanese asked the police to arrest him because he
thoughts. one hud "bad which was to assassinate Mac- Arthur."--Unitexi Press.
EDITORIAL
F
Me
of
proper.
sucated
Formos
VIC-
iry stated yesterday that such a separate peace would be ae- ceptable.-United Press.
Ho Appoints Envoys
Vietnam
The Reform Club's Effort
to
the Reform Club MAILURE of
arrange a personal interview with of John Strachey on the subject constitutional reform for Hongkong Is After the not particularly surprising. bitter political attacks levelled against him in London a brief while ago, in an Mr besmirch his name, endeavour to
with Strachey would probably regard disfavour any proposal that he should enter into discussions highly flavoured with pulities of local vintage, either with the Press or with n
group of residents whose purpose was unmistakable. There is, f, sound foundation for the official explanations regretting the ability to co-operate. Mr Strachey is the Secretary of State for War. His mission is to make time himself as well nequainted us limitations allow with the military bulld-up in Malaya and Hongkong, go G.O.C.s and over the ground with the their staf, study with them any sugges- tlans searching for possible improvement of military resources, men or material, and return to London better informed about the various problems, able to deal with matters concerning the Far East with more understanding. Thoroughness means that his time will be almost fully James Griffiths, the occupied. Had Mr Secretary of
Colonics, State for the found it possible also to get his first Inspection of Hongkong, the story would have been quite different, although Mr Strachey's literary ventures make it
possible to appraise him as an expert on constitutional, theory and therefore better able to appreciate the value or otherwise of any representations made, by Hongkong reform enthusiasts. His personal attitude to their approach is, incidentally, not yet known. Apart from
Club
well-
Lource.----
be
the telegram addressed to Mr Strachey in Singapore on Thursday by the Reform
direct, It
reasonably can assumed that the discouraging altitude of the civil and military authorities rested on self-made decisions and that the Secretary of State's reaction to the request was not sought through official deplore channels. Even so, those who the protracted delay in getting constitu- tional reform under way in Hongkong will regret that 11 leader powerful in Labour circles cannot spare half-an-hour favour to absorb the arguments in its for future reference. There is much that its advocates are anxious to learn, The Reform Club mukes excellent points i
might Strachey asserting that Mr conceivably be persuaded that introduc tion of legislation covering elections to the Council is overdue, and that political essential feature of the Stability is an defence system of. the Colony. Elimination of the political crisis over South-East Asia is not dependent solely, or even mainly, un military elciency, in certain areas in although that Malnya and Indo-China-is being put to the test. The Sydney Conference pointed concerted way-initiation of
onc
effort to raise living standards in back." ward countries, by Jending technical assistance from the outset and promoting development schemes to establish solid gains. Another is by precept and example to make the peoples of East Asia appreciate the value and advantages to democratic be gained in pursuit of the way of life. Such a rolo is offering to the Hongkong, and its effect would be more striking, poised as we are on the fringe of China.
Slightly more frequent whis- tles, and a llevable absence of
green of a body of Jeep-borne police "shock squads."
The President of the Republie was dauked at the saluting buse by the Prime Minister, Sigor Ateide
Gasperi and his Cabinel.
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Opening
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Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Cunningham, Lord High Commissioner (representative of the King) attended the opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at Edinburgh. Photo shows: His Grace inspecting the guard of honour of the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots, drawn up in Parliament Square.
Praise For Israel's New
Jerusalem Plan
Lake Success, June 2.-Israel drew warm praise today for its new Jerusalem plan from the outgoing President of the United Nations Trusteeship Council, M. Roger Garreau of France, who termed it “a con- siderable advance towards a settlement."
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Britain Rejects Schuman Plan
London, Juno 2.-Britain has decided against accept- ing proposals on the Schu- man heavy industries plan. contained in the Intest French note, according to Indications tonight from usually reliable source,
1
A note giving Britain's deck- sion was due to be handed over in Paris tonight by the British Ambarandor, Sir Oliver Harvey, As soon ay today's British note in delivered the text is to be published in London with an explanatory statement,
claration
France last night asked Brf- tain to adhern
10
to a joint de- by the interested Governments that the objective of future nego:lations was an industrial
of coal and merzer steel Industries and the creation of an international high Au- thority with binding powers. The precisa wording of tho declaration was amended in Paris yesterday in a bid to meet Brish objections.
ATTLEE ABSENT Britain's Labour Cabinet met today to make the decision- the gravest foreign policy question of its 15 weeks' life.
Neither the Prime Minister, Mr Cement Altler, nor the Forelan Minister, Mr Ernest Bevin, was able to attend. Mr Attlee is abroad on holiday and Mr Bevin is in hospital.
The British Cabinal's decl- sion not to
take part In the "egotiations for the constitution of a European coal and steel pool was made known to the French Foreign Offre late-to- night by a telephone call from The French Ambassador in
was learned
in London, it uuthoritative quarters.
Britam's attitude caused pro- found disappointment in French Government quarters.-Reuter.
10 BURIED IN LANDSLIDE
M. Garreau said the Council discussions at Geneva, "and cil's task of imposing strictured him to draw his Govern- ment's, rerlous attention to the United Nations rule over the
strangeness of the silence whole city, in accordance which would make it impos- with bust December's sible for me to proceed with General Assembly decree, the task entrusted to me by the
Trusteeship Council." "would seem to have heen seriously compromised" by He added: "I have no doubl the Israeli and Jordanese that the representative of Jor- ANIL to who understanding rejection of that decision.
and emuriery I wish to pay the The French diplomat said he tormed his Government of my at the end of Shing On Street, most inecre tribute, duly 11- Landslide occurred in a'quarry that Jordan. In whose repeat demnarenes and of my in hoped
The Shaukiwan district, Jerusalem area almost all Holyuggestions.
shortly after 3 n.m. 1oday.
Police
Firu Brigade sonnet were rushed to the scene and began digging opera-
Un to
press time, long no bodies had been discovered,
Pinces are located, would take
Brussels, June 2-Bel- gians must vote or be fined in next Sunday's General Election when for the third time within a year the 5,500,000 electors give their cue from Israel's "understand.
ing and benevolent verdict fer or against the and try to co-operate with the return of exiled King Leo United Nations.
hers, called macs mee.ings pold.
throughout the country to de- mand peace and the abolition of the atom bomb,--Reuter.
Investments In India
atlitude,"
com-
לה
re-
there "Unfortunately, mained unavailing, and I have to state with the deepest regre; that
up to yesterday, when my term
Prezident
the of
Jordan pected with
Trusteeship Couneli eam to an virtually plete silence M. Garreau's at-nd, the Government of Jordan formpts to carry out his fasit of not scen It At to break its three months as a result of a discussing with it the Trustecenes. In those circumstances. considered It preferable to crisis over the ship Council's statute for strict refrain from going to Palestine." A referedum in United Nations rule of Jerusa showed just over 57 cm.
Betium as been without 11 Government
in
constitutional
King's future,
March
percent of lavour .eflected
the population
the King's return and the division of the the constitutional оп
New Delki, June 2-The Indian Government
announced that it today
would allow "ountry countries in the
sterling area issue, Ind Scand lavla freely to rameter their capital invest- menis In India outside country.Reuter.
STOP PRESS
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
The Cathulie-Liberal
NEW APPROACH
Israel,
Ten
to have been buried when a persons-wera- reported
and
Three Teachers Detained
Singapore, June 3. Tha police are holding three Chinese teachers and two students at a Chinese school in the Ipoh area for in errogation following the discovery of suspected litera- turo in the school.
ISRAEL'S ATTITUDE Instead, M. Garrenu sald, he continued his negotiations with
in Twelve students are still de the Israeli representatives
[15 Rome, including
Minister tained at er a rald on a Chinese its there and a special representn-high school on Wednesday. The the five sent by Foreign Minitier others have been released.--
Reuter. United Moshe Sharelt-United Press.
whille rojecting statute, countered with liberalised proposal for Confi-Assembly to create A
the
und assure thel
the von Cabinet, formed last August Nations regime to contro the
under Premier Guston EysHoly Places
then resigned Kens,
But has protection, carried on as a "caretaker" ud-
minstration.
Marcus Alberto da Silva, solicitor, and Shao Kwai-lom, all's T. 1. Lo, alias H. K. Lo. a director of the Yung Hwa Motion Picture Comtany, were charged at Centrol this morn- le with conspiracy to procure false evidence to the perversion of justice.
Tc
new israch is not approach
far different from the proposals M. Garreau The three main politics himself had vainly put before Socialists the Trusteeship Council watca, Parties Ciristian
Sucialists (Catholics),
und ricad, heeded
the Arab Libernis-failed to agree onsistance compromite plan put forward | tasks assigned by the Anemiyy
that it carry out the
Regent, draw up a statute for strict by the King, and the Prince Charles, then dissolved United Nations rule. Parliament.
JUST MISSED
The text of Garreau's report WAO made public here this morning. He is due to present if in person at the Trust:eship afternoon. Council session this King Leopold has declared
learned that However, it was that if Parti,meal returned him
the Council will postpone the festering to the throng he would tent- actual debate on the porarily delegate his powers to Jerusalem issus until well after his 19-year-old son and heir, the next meeting, to
Five th: Prince Baudouin, but would det:gations time to study M. Garreau's up-to-the-minute re-
They appeared before Mr J. not abdicate.
ensus of opinion is that the
Reynolds. ADCI Thomas Cash- The Social Christians (Catho-sume of the situation. The con. man prosecuted. Silva was re-lies), Belgium's strongest party Council can do little more than presented hư the Han M. K. Lo. want to bring the King back
pass the issue back to the and Mr J. McNeill, KC.. Instruct The Socialists are opposed to the General Assembly, ed by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, repre- King's return. They want him sented. Shro.
to abdicato in favour of Prince
STRANGE SILENCE
to Baudouin. Tho Liberals also Defendants were alleged
In his report. M. Gorreau have conspired together to pen-favour the King's "effacement."
of his con- traced the course cure, falso evidence by W. H. The Catholics just missed tacts with co-operativa Israell Trusteeship
Cowie to the perversion of
on the
Justice in a crimina) cose pend-gaining an absolute majority in inicials Ing before the courts in which the last General Election. In cousell's statute for Jerusalem,
Chrung D'k-chan was
charged
the Lower House, the Chamber
and his abortive efforts to ar 105 of Deputies, they gained
top-level consultations with manslaughter and danger seats, the Socialists won 65, the
with Jordanese officials. ous driving.
Liberals 20 and the Communists
Ile zaid he contacted the Jor- The defendants were remand-12. In the Senate the Catholtes
in Rome, Mr ed one work, Silva on nerson"! won 91 seats, the Socialista 63,danese Minister
$10,000 recognisance of
and the Liberals 24 and the-Com-Edmond Roch, who had repre- Shino on ball in case of $25,000, | munists six-Reuter.
sented his country in the Coun-
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