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Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1950.
She Felt A Little ATTLEE MARSHALS Saracen Joust At Arezzo
Peeved PARTY FOR BATTLE
London, June 21.
Lilian
Florence
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Grant WAN granted divorce today after tolk the court that her husband took her home the day they were married and Introduced her to s mistress-United Press,
TORNADO
HAVOC IN HOLLAND
Willemstad, Netherland,
June 21,
OVER MERGER PLAN
Prepared To Take Fight
Into Tory Country
London, June 21..
The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, today rallied the entire Parliamentary Labour Party be hind him to beat off the challenge of the Conserva- tive leader, Mr Winston Churchill, on the Schu-
A huge funnel-shaped column,man Plan in Parliament on Monday.
whirling, swept howling over
in which live chickens, ting, Facing a full meeting of his Parliamentary planks and door panels were tankers, Mr Attlee gave notice that he will fight hack by pressing Mr Churchill to "come off the fence" and explain what the Conservatives them- tornulo baltered 30 selves propose in European unity. hours completely destroyed
this small town of 2,000 in isitants today, causing wide- spread damage.
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Strachey And Griffiths Commend Realistic Briggs
London, June 21.
The British War Minister, Mr John Strachey, back from an exhaustive tour of Malaya's guerilla battlefronts, said today that substantial reinforce- ments of land and air forces were arriving to join the "toilsome operations” in the peninsula,
Telling the House of Commons about the visit, the War Minister, and the Colonial Secretary, Mr James Griffiths, who went with him, said that they were confident that the guerillas could be crushed.
Jat, they warned, it was tough job in which swift and
THEY WANT xctacular resulta could not be
TO BULLY
BRITAIN
Washington. June 21.
expected.
Air Stok a questiuner } flitet
of American M2 carbines Night, ample weapons ident for jungle warfare--were Koing! 10 Malaya scon Strachey Mr
said that the the Com- agalnat campaign munist guerillas in Malaya was
American Republican Sena-ot exclusively military, tors today proposed that the
Stoles should United
"Ane" Britain $340,000,000 for staying out of the Schuman Plan,
Plan
OUT OF THE
BLUE
Fall River, Máss, Juúc 21. Four years hav, a metal strongbox was stolen from the bedroom of, Mrs Annie Waren.
Today her husband-dla-
covered that the box, com- 'plete with US$1,000 In bonds and Insurance poll- cle, had been returned -without- explanation to their back porch,-United Press,
France Ready
To Go Beyond
Schuman Plan
manifesto Govern-Executive's
unity-which hod Conservative- European is 40,000 ruikers ment and almost overturned
motion asking that been widely criticised as clash- Liberaj two
participate in the ring with Government official burges which, necarfing to eye- | Brilain
and as talks six-itower
on the statements of policy we rocked by anrent
mergesolationist in tone. column
plan uf water Schuman
Mr. Attlee I understood to sacked up by it.
European coal and steel. The wife of a butcher said After 10day's Ceting
no have praised the manifesto Member ut Parlia "an excellent document". as con as she heard the Labour
A medieval pageant, hundreds of years in origin, One thing the Prime Minister likely to vote against ment is approaching
was' carried out in Arezzo, Italy, and few.
twelve days regretted was the timing of its tornado the ra
elt. by to the cradle the Government,
which,
mis- publication, Aany, are expected to abstain.
Photo shows the Dragon knight and in the back- and santched tip her baby.
with coincided The challenge, if it sterreds, chaner,
ground, the Engle knight, just prior to parading and
Paris, June 21. moment later glass from n
Parliamentary shattered window showered into would probably bring down the Government's
France will propose de pool- Schuman talement the
breaking a Plan.
lance in the tournament. -
They circulated in the Senato restored order adequate forec (Express
a rough draft of the proposal, et police and civil edininistra- | Init of other European, basle unanimity today's heartened the What mainly
Despite
Service). The inhabitants of the town
which would cut Britalia Mariore were available,
resources if the Schuman plan Mr Attlee's sup- among the ranker, the Govern
shail Aid in two for as long as He said that Britain was in for a coal and steel pool goes today helped to search the rankers was
Labou Partyment will put out a three-line
she refused to join in the Paris
no sense trying to suppress u into effect, it was reliably re- surrounding aren for sects, port
Whip strongest Parliamentary clothes and household articles
iscusions on pooling European national movement of the Molasported here on Wednesday. order for members to attend)
heavy industry.
yar people seeking indepen swept away by the storm.
for Monday's debate.
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the empty cot.
Nearly all houses in the town have lonlenges.
The total damage is estimated wt 200,000 guilders-Reuter.
Malaya Bandit
Government,
of the
it
Concern For Judy Garland
Hollywood. June 21, The Metie Goldwyn Maye, state- Studios today Innued a ment sayiE that they were that the to know
of Miss
July Garland's condition Wele ex- agnerated."
Camp Unearthedly reports
Singapore, June 21. After
had been ret 1 big alight and the passengers rob- bed, recurity patrols.
"Her injury 1 only sight and uberler" the stalenient rai
the
FORGET DOCTRINE While strongly approving the National Executive's talement
an expression of Labour Party Rolicy and nits, he made it clear that in dealing with Lon-Socialist Governments the Cabinet at times had to forget doctrine.
The
by
ago.
Mystery Explosion Disaster:
Suspected Sabotage
Cairo, June 21.
Britain's
share
of Marshall
One of the main objects of. plans now being executed by Sir Harold Briggs, General Director of Operations, was to ensure that when the Army
dence.
"DA
French farm
a
pooling
is
Icaders called of Western the contrary, We are for Plan funds, authorised by Containg the great majority of the Europe's agricultural resources, Fress, is $683,000,000.
people in Malaya in preventing and the French Government
small but well-armed and reliably reported to be examin-. well-organized minority of Coming the Idea favourably. mundsis from seizing phwer
their country."
the
The Senatora planned place the proposal before the Senate Appropriatled's Com-
However, government sources admited that mittee in the form of an amend
any other to
Co- ment the Economic
BRIGGS PLAN
pool project was still la Act
Mr Griffiths said that he was first stages of general examina- Operation Administration
the rules for Mar- convinced that the Briggs Plantion and that no action would which sets thall Aid.
until the heavy in- was realistic and effective, its be tak
dustry pool gets under way. Muttering "magazine, magazine," a Pakistani
"We frankly want to put aim was steady progress, ron-
all gains
M. Schuman briefed slave seaman-sole survivor of the crew of 74-today pressure on Britain to join the dating
pool," one Senator said.
"Having seen the diffealles French cabinet this morning on rasped out the first key to Monday's mystery ex-
"If we lose in the Appropria- of the terrain and communicat-moment arms shiptions Committee we will carry Finn: I plosion aboard the 7,139-ton British
our fight to the Senate door."- the task," he said. Indian Enterprise.
Labour manifeste, there- fore, emuld not be allowed to fie the hands of the Govern- negotiation-any ment in its
than Labour conference mare resolution could do.
One combing
theme
advanced raniters at today's meeting was the jungle, in the Raud district
the need for the Prime Minis has Que 27-year-old ringing in Monday's debute to make In the Crik area of Perak film star mal cut her threat
contructive statement en The seaman, 38-year-old Nur Hossain of Cal-Reuter. Party motion by in a 14 of an-
principles
cutta, was brought to a shore hospital early this whh.
European co-operation.
It was orgster] British counter-proposals to the
of Pahang, yesterday unearthed abandist camp.
security forers had a 20-ninet
Aght with bandits, four of whom
were woundedi.
The war
strike nealmst
The
Studio
sald vorterday
for
active
that even if Was : Une petori Mi Gorland from the at was
for on Saturday cuntimed yesterday with a M.G.M
Schuman Plan could not be pui a tandif target faiting to report for work.
Today's statement. MGM forward 130 miles!
Mi
Garland Minister cekarvil:
state of mind have eneral British approach to the of grave vonetin to us! problem of European coal and
Strel-Reuter, for some time."-- Router.
in the Bahau area, north of Singanore, communique reported.
strike
wig munie
Kajang.Reuter
EDITORIAL
Another health and today in bun
at Quce The Prime should deribe
Beyond The Worst Expected
THE
or
WIN
come
the
TE Financial Secretary's proposal to be based upon the wall capacity of the create a new 'source of revenue by Apparatus, which is reasonable enough, taxing one of the Colony's most attractive
'The
cannot be said of other embellishments, the
signs, street neon
variations of the original programarie. criticism. came inevitably under henvy
The new by-laws, approved by the Urban Relatively few individuals, in proportion
Council, control what are described to total population, were directly affected,.
“Electric Advertising Signs" and they go but freedom from this particular demand
far concern.
The did not prevent widespread
beyond the worst expected. Renson varied. Some alarm was felt that definition of advertising is so startlingly
AL comprehensive that
can only be many responsible for installed neon signs would, in protest against a tax imposed supposed that thoughtful note was taken
pelar selected group without
That the sharpest criticism of the original upon R
scheme challenged n genuine definition. It warning or bint, decide to disconnect the
was argued that to place a shop's name electric supply and challenge' inspectors
enforce the tax. Certainly it
in neon could not be advertising in the to belleved that the official netion would strict sense of the term. Name lighting cun he intended to attract attention, but discourage those contemplating going
It could also be contended that its only Into illuminatory competition with neigh-
from restaurants
purpose is to guide a customer looking bouring shops
Attnek came for a particular shop. That argument persisting with the idea.
made no inroad into Government minds. largely from those appreciative of the
Any illuminated sign including character, colourful Broadway atmosphere
word, letter, border, box devler, and numerous shopping and entertainment
various odds and ends, is to them un centres, and deploring any step kely to
advertisement. Nothing whatsoever that diminish the decorative effect. Strictures
can be excluded is discoverable, except came, too, from those observing the different angle, spectacle from quite a
perhaps to n conjurer. Maybe Government anticipates approval for refusal to dis- vast improvement in the lighting of main
cost 10 thoroughfares
the criminatel Likewise, possibly, in the community, facilitation of traffic
matter of lighting. Mr Follows visualised move-
a lax on neony, As far as we can see, ment, with added safety, and above all. efficiency in eurbing the activities of every conceivable type of outside light prowlers and, snenk-thieves, thrusting now comes under the engle eye of the
Urban Council. Hundreds
pro- them back into the darker side-streets.
prietors who value outside lighting are to Sharp complaint was made also by owners
be roped in. Inside a building, in the of neon-signs who realised that assess.
window, for instance, the most favish ment on the area bhuis could be hopelessly
Ours not to electrified display escapes. Inequitable where design bore no relation
reason why. We would, however, recom- to length of neon tubing. When this third
A mend scrapping the whole scheme. drafters of point filtered through to
mild surtax on light consumers would spread the burden, produce the revenue. and eliminate a new inspectorate.
at
no
of
proposed by-laws governing the scheme, an entirely new method of approach was conceived. Fees for licensing are now to
more
AINON MOD GALAR
morning from the Norwegian ship which rescued Lie To Re-open
im, shivering and thirsty, from the Red Sea.
le was thought to be sug- thank hls rescuers in broken testing that the blast originated English with the words, "This in the explosives store.
ship to come, I die". bed with Lying bondaged in burns, Hossain gave' pressmen fragmentary account of
Weld,
The Indian Enterprize was tarbound for Calcutta from Lon
fun with 58 tons of explosives I disaster, which is estimated in
she blew up have involved a loss of £1,500,- pboard when
between Kessler, on the 000 in the few seconds it took
Egyptian coast, and the chip to disintegrate. He
Saudi Arabin. orobably owed his life to being
when on deck
the explosion
dier master. Captain
five tore the Indian Enterprise apart. Campbell, and
When picked up he tried to offlcers were British.
Eight other officer were In- dlan and the crew Indians and Pakistan.
Malone Orants
Boloney?
of
1s
"Peace Talks”
and
Di every
---
the
not underestimate pool tales
the six-nation coal and sleel
Mr Grinths said that the British Govɛrument Was Coll sidering a Malayan request for more nanelat aid,
Ife said, "I was able to meet
talk with Deople from every scetion of the community nd to see the giustion for myself in many different parts of the
country and to disenta official and with the leaders, unofficial, 1bcir prezent und their future problems,
dovelopment - in
which ave started here in earnest.-United Press.
Bank Robber
Murders
Frogmore, Ontario, June 21. Two well-meaning motorlats
Lake Success, June 21. The United Nations Secretary General, Dr Trygve Lle, will ieliver a major policy speech at the London Guildhall on July 3. Secretary of State for War on side and altered to assist two
"The
first object
of
the who stopped by a country roast-
more men in an overturned car wezo
Following the speech, Dr Lie myself was to gre what will go to Geneva to attend part could be done towards ending shot to death in cold blood to of the scasion of the Economie the emergency. We discussed day.
very fully with General Briggs
The motorists did not know with P. and Special Counell.
Til
Civil and military
plan of opera the men in the overturned enr authorities the which
General Briggs were bank bandits who had Just stolen US$21,500 from the That
now embarked,"
Hangion, Outario. branch of.. "It would not
he Imperial Bank of Canada. public interest
for me to liveThe police said the two trigger- details of the plan which IR-
Dr Lie favours the admittance of the Chinese Communists to the UN and is expected to press for approval of his plan at Die Geneva meeting.
ion on
the be in
The British Ministry of
Informet sources belleve it volves complete co-ordination, happy bandits were believed fransport in London has begun
miles from here. preliminary investigations into probable that Dr Lie will seize between the Army, police and trapped in a wooded area five the disaster. A report will be the London opportunity to re-the civli administration, but wa
convinced that it 13 * A
plane was being police matle 10 the Minister, Mr open the "peace talks" he started are Alfred Barnes, who will then recently on a five-week trip to realistic and effective plan and used to direct the ground posse.
and Parts, London and
(Contd. on Page 5, Cat, 1) -United Press. Washington, June 21.
decide whether to hold an en- aloscow, Malone Senator George
Dr Lie, who was understood quiry-outer. charged
vacation (Republican}
to be planning a short that the Truman Administration
11. his native Norway, is expected is "secretly planning" to streng- then Corumunist domination in the Far East.
today
LONDON. INQUIRIES
London, June 21.
The Landon Daily Graphle re-
or
to go through Paris en route to Reliable from Geneva.
he might talk sources believe further with the Premier, M. In a statement he said theported today that widespread In-
grant quirles were being made into Georges Bldault-United Press. State Department will
Ex- the auspected sabotage in the Jiplomatic recognition to Chinese Communist regime "asplosion aboord soon as they think they have British steamer Indion
Sra on Monday night.
the
States
the 7,139-ton Enter-
Dirt people prise which blew up in the Red United red that only
elliciently
Senator Malona oficial "fear" of publle opinion delaying such action. He Administration
The newspaper said that afficere *Middle Enst security
were hurrying to the Red Sea to investigate the "mystery" ex- plosion aboard the vessel-Reu-
sald, "While officials are mouthing brave ittle phrases and meaningless doubletalk against Communistur. Russia apparently In an 411- tempt to appease the new wary American
are public, they eretly planning to strengthen Communist domination after a period of softening up here." United Press.
General Smuts
STOP PRESS
Money Strike In N.Z.
Wellington, N.Z. June 21.
They, too, demanded
money.
British Clash With
Argentina
London, June 21.
The Minister of State, Kenneth Younger, said today that Britain sent two protests to Argentina in March against what he called unauthorised Argentine landings on Deception Island.
Me
to
A cario of carbon black un- Iraded by
Wellington dockers
Despite the protests, ko told, national action may in the end after they had won "dirt" money the House of Commons, the achieve a friendly settlement."
were still in a two-day strike was held up Argentines
on the The issue was raised by Mr transport island.
Fitzroy Maclean, who asked if again today when drivers refused to move it from
attention had Peter Smilfers (Cons) the government's
the recent Ar- the British been, drawn to the wharf.
acked what steps diri government was taking "to deal gentine expedition to Deception this insolent conduct". He Island and whether the goveri- with
Forcignment had given the Argentine. They asked for an extra two asked: "Would the
permission shillings and six penee an hour Secretary study history and see government
as awarded to the dockers what Lord Palmersion would station naval personnal there.
um- "Yes, replied Mr. Younger and
the provision of boiler have done in similar
circum- Pretoriu, June 21,
sults.
stances?"
to the first part of the question. The condition of General Jan
The
Younger: "I do not think to odded: No Mr employers offered
But two nought or Smuts, who in seriously I on
shilling and six pence a ton and Lord Palmerston's way can be 101
HOW his farm near Pretoria, was un-
to what compared
should be written prótesis” ngainst, the tonight,
Chief Petty Officer, Gordon boller suits. a bulletin changed
on British To
cargo was brought to done in 1950. We wish to have Argentine tandings stated.
Frederick Howard, aged 30, of
delivered in March was today Wellington by the 5,000-ton this settled in the proper way sell were Jamalca It added: "This afternoon he IMS
International action. We to the Argentins base leader.” picked up a bit. He is certainly charged with the murder of British ship: Myrtlebank
it the Argentinée The dockers won their demand have already tried and falled Asked Able. better tonight than he was this David McManus, 20,
still on the island, Mr. morning but for the present his Szaman of HMS Tamar at Vie- af er men in other por s pto get settlement through the were
that condition must still be regarded foria on June 11. He was romised lo support their strike International Court. We hope Younger replied: "yes" (PE-
other forma of inter-so-United Press Reuter. imanded a wook. as serious."--Heuter.
C.P.O. On Murder Charge
anc
by
grantedion "was