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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1950.
MALAYAN LEADER URGES
FORMATION OF NATIONAL ARMY
London, Sept. 21.
Dato Onn Bin Jaafar, an influential Malay political leader, who is here for the talks on aid to South-East Asia, today urged the formation of a Malayan national army.
In an interview with Reuters, he said that Britain was wasting much money on her Army in Malaya. A first-class Malayan army should be recruited in its stead.
"I could guarantee 50,000 men ! subordinated immediately," he added,
"I
would be easy. Unfortunately,
to
mea from
oversean. Unto
4
Onn complained
that
there is disinclination on the there had been a great influx part of the British Government of British officers and Gurk- to trust the local people. That is really what it holls down to."
With the 35-year-old Presid- ent of the United Malaya Na- tional Organisation was
the young Malayan Chinese leader the Singapore Progressive Party, Mr C. c.
Tan
Mr Tan raid that again and again in Singapore they had advised the Government lo con- sider the recruitment of Manyan corps composed of the Anest elements of the people,
who could help to relieve the
British troops now costing so much money to the British tax- pnyer.
Su fur, however, all their suggestions had fallen on barren ground.
There was a new generation of people In Malaya now. Some had been there for three or four | generations. They saw Malaya their mother country and
were very patrlotie. It was time they were encouraged to defend their nrins,
country by taking 191)
ro-
hao. It had gone a Jiltje be- yond what the emergency
quired. There was no neces- Kity. for instance, for creating Gurkha settlements and even a cantonment.
"In fairness to the Gurkhas," Mr Tan said, "they are an ex- cellent body of men."
The Malay political leader Bald he would go on advocating
strongly as ever that the the Malayan senior posts in
should Administrative Servico be thrown open to the local people.---Reuter.
Miners were recently trapped underground at Knockslinnock Castle Col- lery, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Seofland, when a whole field sank into the colliery workings, during the night, due to flooding from the torrential rains, Rescuers reached the en- tombed men through an
EDINBURGH old pit working by cutting
1.
FESTIVAL
com-
(Continued from Pare 4) Sultons appeared in it when she visited Edinburgh in 1784
there were Dr Johnson said "not ten gund line: +22 the whole play and I think mo- der audiences must agree with
clever Despite a Tiny, with Dame Sybil Thorn- dike nobly heroic as the tragie : and the stage! alive with 18th century tartans, this droton of the lost son, his brief return and carly death, Is Jikely
to the shelf | to return re-after it brief 20th century mir-
MODEST START The new army could begin modestly, perhaps with just a brigade, It might not be the complete answer to the guerili es operating
would
would
up country, but tady Raniolph, help" considerably. also promote
sense of nationalism.
a greater
Dato On Blu Jaafar, ferring again to the British Go- vernment's "bad mistake" of not trusting the local people, saith that even in the Molaya Reg- ment there was
for opportunity Malays to become officers with the King's Commission and local officers with the High Cominis sioners' Commission but there was no parity or equality be tween the two.
Malayans who had terved with the Malaya Regiment since before the war found themselves superseded by Europeans. This caused great dissatisfaction,
The
To the
Acers
same principles applied police, where local of with long service
were
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through 30 feet of coal One of the rescuers over- come by gas, is shown being carried away on a stretcher. (London Ex-
press Service).
Chinese Communist Celebrations
Rescuer Overcome By Gas
U.N. Refuses To Throw Out Charge
Of
:
Aggression
Flashing Meadow, Sept. 22. Russia today failed in an attempt to persuade the United Nations to throw out Nationalist China's charges of Russian aggression against its ferritory.
British Rearmament Will Not Materially
Affect Commonwealth
PLANNING
EUROPEAN ARMY
Mr
Washington, Sept. 21. George Airsholt,
C. American Secretary of Detener,
AN
to
confer
London, Sept. 21. Britain was today understood to have assured the Ministers of the nine Commonwealth countries meeting here that its rearmament programme would not materially affect its experts to Common- wealth countries.
But in view of the fact that economic and other related factors were liable to quick change, the assurance could only be considered to hold good for the near future.
announced today that he would
New York tomorrow to The assurance was believed country had .contributed sub- with the British and to have been given by Mrstantially to the sterling area's Harold Wilson, the President dollar pool by increased ex-
the ports.
from
ter
M.
Jules
arning
today, con-
to have said that now that Britain and
more
of
French Defence Ministers.
Mr Marshall, who was sworn of the Board of Trade, to in today on successor to Mr Commonwealth Ministers at He, therefore, contended that Louls Johnson, declined to say this afternoon's closed session, the cut should not be based on if he would take with him a plan when questions on trade be
the 1048 level, particularly in for the rearmament of Germany.
tween Commonwealth countries the case of his country, whose Mr
Marshall turned asido were discussed.
in 1948 could not expenditure questions of the war in Когел
The Ministers began a series form an accurate basis of assez- saying that since he resigned, of secret Conferences here on ment of the needs of the coun- Secretary of State he had tried
discuss Tuesday
mutual try. conscientiously-to-keep aloof Commonwealth Aranetal, TEXTILE COMPETITION
contact with the armed economic and trade problems.
He was understood Britain was believed to have forces and the State Department,
The meeting of Defence Minis-zlated that there should be no ters-Mr Emanuel Shinwell anxiety on the part of importers some West European countries (Britain)
Moch from the United Kingdom thai and the United States had em- (France) and Mr Marshall has the supply of manufactured pari
barked on a rearmament pro- been called to discuss the plan- goods would be reduced by any ramme,
It had become ning of an Integrated defences
appreciable extent in the near urgent than before for his coun- force for Western Europe. Reu- future as a consequence of her
to quicken the import new rearmament programme. capital goods and machinery, TECHNICAL PROBLEMS The Ministers, during their
Aonther Minister was believed moming New York, Sept. 21.
session
to have felt that the cut decision The Defence Ministers of Bri-1 Unued their discussions on the should not include special dollar tait, France and the United sterling area's problem of sav- expenditure like the emergency
in and States will try at their hurriedly ing
purchase of food grains from dollars. Galtskell. arranged meeting here tomorrow
the hard currency areas,
The Ministers were stated to to resolve some of the technical Minister for Economic Affairs, problems of hunching the pro-was in the chair. This morning matter in greater detail at sub- bave decided to consider 19 talks posed combled Atlantic Army were n continuation of in Europe,
yesterday's (wo meetings one equent meetings. There is no fixed agenda for in the morning and the other The question ot growing the meeting which was conven.
In the
trade competition, afternoon on the ques-Japanese delegate, Mr repatriate or offerwise accounted a few days ago at the sug- The tan
tion of the balance of payments particularly in the textile in- Andrej Vy hinsky, also failed to for prisoners of war.
of Commonwealth countries of dustry, which was originally ex- gestion of the British Foreign hav the Arently ignore the The whole world was aware Minister. Mr Ernest Bevin.
the sterling area.
pected to be discursed today, Gree.
repatriation of Germ
will now be The Defence Ministers, Mr
EARNING DOLLARS
laken up by the Japanese neighbourg
prisoners in Emanuel Shinwall (Britain), Mr Soviet Union
While discussing
Ways and There been Jules Moch (France) and
will
be two secret the means of eaming dollars, the sessions tomorrow-in the morn well or the question of lunnan
completed,
maintained, newly appointed General George Ministers were believed to living and in the afternoon. The fights violations in the Balkan
"quite a while ago.
C. Marshall (United States), are reviewed the developments morning session will deal with The Committee voted by 12 however expected to discuss (2) arising The Committe voted to de-
to two for the inclusion of the whether and how German con July, 1919, of some common-rade problems and
inter-Commonwealth and world on the agenda, complaint
the tingents can be incorporated wealth countries to cut their presided over by and Gzechoslovakin be-an integrated North
Mr Harold purchases in
Gession ing in oppositit-Reuter.
defence forer; (2) the method of about 25 per collar countries by Wilson. The afternoon
percent
will discuss Commonwealth Coganisation of the command of The Finance Ministers of financial and economic matters, such a force, (3) the powers dia, Pakistan And Ceylon with Mr Gaitskell in the chair. to be given in pericetime to the were believed to have stated-Reuter.
of the Commander
some additional allotment force, who will, it is anticipated, be an American.
The Assembly's 14-nation Steering Commit- tee, which arranges the agenda for the session, vnter to include the Nationalist complaints. Only Czechoslovakia supported Russia.
dopts between
r
Northern
M.
that and
15
net
the
un
the
Tokyo, Sept. 22, Peking Hadio shud today that | preparations are underway in
Hongkong and Macao for vele-i
it ma durin beating het anniversary of hate h the Chine Communist Rover-1
The atten
of United Na. Soviel ment on October 1.
It said th Hongkong-Kowloon tiens relations with Spain was agend. Trade Union Federation had 150 included on the entrusted the
Czechoslovakis op- - Hussia and Job of making)
There wer wo pas thir. asparations to three memberi
abstentlun. the H.K: its name implies, is really the unions, including
Mr Vyshinsky speke against greatest of English fairs, which Telephone Company Union and London's Lord Mayor proclaim
Another minor classic, rez
Festival, and vived for the
Enter be seen 13 which will London was Ben Jonson's "Bar- which the Old homew Fair", Vie
the put on ot
Arumbly Hall. First produced in 1014, the play's chief character.
D
"The Like
Three
had
Death Of An Supreme
the Dairy Farm Union. A rally the neuen of all four items Old
mild.
Resident
The death occurred this
Allantie
that
from the decision
Ministers tomorrow.
will be
should be U.S. To Discuss
dollars over and above the agried percentages made to account for the rise in orices of dollar goods.
Rising 'Prices
FRENCH ATTITUDE
The final decision on the Arsi the Foreign is one fur morning at the Precious Blood point Hospital of Mr Eduardo Loren-Ministers to make but it is as additional dollar allotment In President Truman told his here that both General order to maintain their develop-weekly press conference today
of
an Illegal Assembly
Cu
Barros,
Chinese
Hongkong maah.
The
ed open yearly on August 24 | also being plann'd by the but his proters wer; relatively (St. Bartholomew's Day) from Hongkong Chinese Chamber of:
century 10 Commerer, the Chinese Manu- the mid-fifteenth
He accused the "Kuomatang ! 1855, when it was abolished. facturers Association and re-clique and its supporters'
Estates" Presentatives of Chinese indus-seeking which preceded it at the As-trial and commercial circles in hearing.
is alfongkong."-United Pres Hall, this play sembly
satire
religious mordant
Un characters are hypocrisy. Its symbols rather than persons and I nevils considerable gusto to bring them alive today,
Furs.
as
as
of the ballets
1
Grim Fighting In Seoul
(Continued from Page 1)
Was
They were believed also to have
urged the need for an
Washington, Sept. 21.
long resident of sumed
programmes, many of that the United States Govern- and a keen sports- Marshall and Mr Shinwell will ment
sek to persuade M. Moch that which
werc
alreads under ment was working on plans to Inte Mr Barros was 05 his Government should agree in way.
deal with rising food prices. The
teral only
One
Commonwealth Minister; Mr Truman said that, as far Government was at Peking and years of age and had been principle to the incorporation of German contingents in the Russh
was understood to have stress- | as
contrata "best of for
or three combined army or, at any rate, ed that, since the agreement of were was on the
the Govern- concerned, terms" with it, he said.
year to
keep down the ment was working on hard of expenditure to 75 per- it could to meet the situation of the 1948 level,his is it found it.-Reuter.
the
months.
Inst iwo
Madeleine Carroll Married Again
of
cent
For many years he served that the Westin Defence Minis-last He Erted that the only with the Great Northern Tele-ters, should go ahead with the dollar In this the Old Vie wan parti-
LBERTeSSION against China
arh and retired from the com.planning and organisation cularly Lan and
successful. Roger Li-
been commited by the tinted pany on pension, He was men-Western European defices with vesey as Justice Overdo, Mark
States through its Dignam
Zeal-of-the-a
policy in ber of numerous clubs, including this possiblity in mind. Rey- Formous. He pleaded for rejecth: Club Lusitano, Club de Re- ter Busy. Dorothy Tutin as a gay
tion of the Nationalist charge creio, the Craigengower and the Hudson (Studio); 8.00. World News little wife, and, above all, Ro- Siban-nt after a four-mile ad- as "unwire and inappropriate". Catholle Union, and was for and News Analysis. (London Hebert Eddison the simple vance agains scattered revis- lay): 0.15, Studio Concert-Gaston gentleman who is anybody'stance, but pulled back "slighty All four items, L'Aquinių (Tenor) with Plano Ac-
many years a prominent lawn he declared.;
yer. He was champion towls player. companiment by Eric O'Nell Shaw; prey, are all worthy of men- !to the commanding ground to were "in direct opposition billiard and snooker player in 0.30, Vinir Horowitz (Piano):
the east for the night.
the internation co-operation 8.40, "Services Qute“ Introduced by
S:ban- formerly
the Catholic Union Club. the which we had wire to patolo". Peter Simon, (Studio); 9.00, "From
presented at Headquarters of three Commu- LE
the Empire. I liked best "Fall ist divisterSecond. Editorials" (London) 9.10. Weather Report; 0.11. Opening
River Legend"
and "Fancy and Nisth.
Mr Vyshinsky called for the Ceremonies of New Queen's College.
Free", ven by the American
withdrawal of foreign troops and Causeway Ray. Recorded Com
Fighting west of
Telt. Yongsan missions - from Greece and the i mentary by Norman Tucker); 9.30,
Ballet Theatre, and "A Tragesy
was the rst real enemy resis-holding of elections thers, The in Verona" which had its first tance the Second "Pal Temple and Steve A Soila! by Francis
Division had troubles in Greece would then Durbridge Episode 7: The Suspect" (BBCTS); 1000,
European performance in Edin-
encountered since it pushed be solved, he said. burgh, by the Grand Ballet du across the Naktong. The Divi- "Composer of the Week,” Vaulene; 10.15, London Studio Melodies Marquis de Cuevas.
of the son lost three tanks yesterday. Another Soviet delegate, Lauly Levy And III Orch (CTS). 10.4. "Soft Lights and
tw Jacob Malik, later vigorously Sweet "Music"-Skitch Henderson (Piano) with Auxin Accompani ment; 11.00, Radio News Reel. (London Relay); 11.15 Weather Report: 11.18. "Goodnight Music." God Save the King: 11.30. Cluse Down.
SIDE GLANCES
galliation
0+4
SHOP
Fourth
Mr
I complaint of Soviet failure to
the first is a dramatic, realistice to nuti-lank rille and story of 19th century America, ¦ja minem.-United Press and objected to the inclusion of 11 the second ngay trifle about Reuter. Three sailors on leave in New York, and the third a slight but Evocative version of "Romeo and ; Jullel" to music of Tchaikovsky.
Informal Talks On
By Galbraith Jap Peace
COPR. 1940 BY NA SERVICE. WG, T. M REG. U, 5, FAT, Org.
*These summor visitors think we're crazy, and we thinke they're crazy, and over in Europe they think we're all crazy!"
Pact
Flushing, Sept. 21.
The United States began this week informal consultations with representatives of members of the Far Eastern Allied Commission concerning the prompt signing of a peace treaty with Japan.
Far Eastern experts, led by foreign policy adviser, Mr John Foster Dulles, are taking advan- tage of the presence here for the General Assembly of the foreign ministers and top delegates from the countries concerned to put forth American views on the terms of the peace treaty.
An American spokesman, The United States would predicted 11 may take about rather see the question decided one month before the results by the Commission that would are known. He declined to not have veto powers-contrary comment on whether the Soviet to what the Russians have been Union, which is a member of trying to obtain for several the commission, would be ap years, pronched, but other Fources doubted it.
On the assumption the issue were to be taken up by the Com--
principle that the state of war
agree nople
the
Delegates said it was too mission the question would arise carly to comment on the United whether Britain and India, who States proposals--all
the Chinese Com- would be willing to sit should be ended--but informed together with
Chinese sources predicted that several Nationalist delegate. Nobody countries, particularly Australia disputes China's vital interest in and New Zealand, had objec- the matter
but wh
which China tions to the iden
of rearming should be invited to participate? Japan.
A British spokesman sald Another important question le that such questions would have whether the peace treaty should to be solved in London on the be discussed within the Fat cabinet level, but the issue or Eastern Commission or by the Chinese representation will poke BIR Four assuming that its head. In, all and any debates Vyshlusky would be interested on Japanese questions-United {in participating.
Press.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs L Ribeiro, and a son-in-law. with whom deep sympathy will be
Bri-
New York, Sept. 21. Madeleine Carroll, the
Alm actress, and ish-born Andrew Heukell, 35-year-old magazine, publisher of Life
married recently In said Spain, a Life spokesman today. Reuter,
evening, the cortege passing the were
The funeral takes place this
Monument at 5.30 p.m.
A 15-cwl, bomb was discovered during dredging operations in the water of the West Harbour (West- hafen), Berlin recently. The bomb, one of the biggest used during the war, was hauled out of the water after it had been "discharged.""
(London Express Ser- vice).
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