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NO. 33345.

Big Four Meeting Makes Progress

(By Reuters Diplomatic Corespondent)

Paris, April. 29.

The total achievement at the end of three full days' work by the conference of the "Big Four" Ministers is agree- ment on two points-the preamble of the peace treaty with Italy, already virtually agreed on by the Foreign Ministers deputies in London, and Italy's peacetime naval tonnage and disposing of the rest of the Italian Fleet.

field where con- cessions cost little or nothing. and Russie's big guns have yet to come into action.

This result is certainly not breath-taking, and it is still too carly to make any responsible forcast whether the pre- sent conference will develop into success, or end in a failure. While the real topics lieber in London and later in Mos. ahead, optimiam in Paris is al-cow at the "Big Three" meet- ready detected regarding a gen-jings. But these are minor con- cral settlement by the victorious cession in n powers of the post-war destinies of the world. Such optimism 1s based m the 'decisions Lo refer both the question of Italy Ability to pay reparations and division of the Italian Fleet to committees of experts, since this concessions by represents two the Soviot Government, if the earlier reports of cut and dried Russian claims in both these felds were correct.

So far, no well defined roles have emerged in the conference. The Soviet delegation, it is true, made conciliatory gestures in admitting France to the confer- ence table for the Balkan in- cussions and agreeing to waive-i the hard reparations and naval claims against Italy in favour of a joint investigation into her

capacity to pay up.

This is in marked contrast to the Soviet attitude last Septemn-

The American delegation- more than at any previous inter- national kathering-shows signs to the con- of having brought

policy and ference a clearcut tangible aims on all the major issues.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

MONIY'S BOOK

Berlin, Apr. 29.

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1946.

Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery'e book "From Normandy to the Baltic" re- cently written for private cir- culation, disproves the aug pastionn

in the American malian Ralph ingersoll's Top Secret that there was fundamental disagreement be twent the Field Barshal and. American Army leaders, an

officer who has read the book said today.

The book

drals

with the and vigorous out of 1 master vian

to beat the Germans, which over had to be zer- iously changed in any major aspect once the invasion had begun, this officer said Reuter.

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Failure To Agree On Major Issues

More Clashes

Expected

(By MAX HARRELSON)

NEW YORK, APRIL 29. RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN POWERS, WHO HAVE BEEN AT ODDS OVER EVERY MAJOR ISSUE BROUGHT BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS SECURI. TOWARD NEW CLA- TY COUNCIL, ARE HEADED SHES THIS WEEK AND NEXT ON THREE IMPORT- ANT QUESTIONS SPAIN, IRAN AND THE VITAL ISSUE OF VETO POWER.

SOME DELEGATES HAVE INDICATED PRIVATELY THEY WERE NOT SO MUCH CONCERNED OVER THE QUESTIONS THEMSELVES AS OVER THE CONTINU- ED FAILURE OF THE BIG THREE TO AGREE UN- ANIMOUSLY ON MAJOR ISSUES,

Governor To MYSTERY

Broadcast

His Excellency the Gover- nor. Sif Mark Young, Till broadenat tonight at 9 o'clock from Government House,

The broadcast will be relay- ed through the ZBW, ZEK and shortwave transmitters.

BRITISH CAPTAIN RELEASED

MEN OF

THE SEA

Mystery shrouds the iden- tity and origin of two mon who were picked up at sea by the American President Lines st. Marine Flier" and landed here yesterday morning, The sampan was sighted some 18 hours out of Hong Kong shortly after noon on Sunday.

On the arrival of the "Marino Flier" in Hong Kong, the two men were taken off by the po lice, but it was found that nei- ther was in a condition to stand any lengthy interrogation they were sent off to the Queen Mary

This explains to some extant floor by attempting to yeto the Frankfurt, Apr. 29. the strenuous efforts made this Australian proposal on Spain.

Singapore, April 29: After six wook's captivity appearance of Nazi weckend to get the Soviet dele- Most delegates expressed the view gate, Andrei Gromyko, to reverse that the Australian proposal was wastikas and an attack on his position and vote for Austra 0 matter of procedure, and there in the junglo in the hands of spital, where they are being The presence in Paris of Communist meeting hall mar-lia's proposal to investigate Fran fore not subject to voto. It was Chinese bandits, a British cap: given treatment in the Deten-

however, Senator Tom Connally and Ar- red the election of the county Spain. Russin is, the only regardell as possible,

ho might welt Australian resolution.

question thur Vandenburg, in the role of council here throughout the council member opposed to the that Gromyko might argue it was tain. Capt R.B. Smart, has tion Ward. One of the men was

of "substance."

been released in exchange for emaciated

have been a formar inmate of watchdogs of vital United States

Since the experts have not yet con- American occupation zone of interests. unquestionably

worked out a definition of what two bandit hostages held by the notorious camp at Belsen.

The "Meine ter was on tributes to this more positive Germany, yostorday,

constitutes "procedure" and what the headquarters of the 33rd

of sub- Indian Brigade. Capt“ Smart, | her way to Hong Kong from line.

constitutes a question stance, this would have

Associated Press.

A

to be

On the Austrian proposals, north Bavarian towns of Gemun- to a Russian position remain- { determined by the council Itself.who is an intelligence officer, Manila when, at 1246 p.m. on

particularly,

the

The Mexican delegate, Dr. de la Colina,

ina, who has been busy since Friday trying for unanimity on Swastikas appeared in the

the Spanish case, was understood been told by Gromyka Americans den and Reineck where cam- that the have taken the initiative, Bri-paign posters of democratic ed unchanged. tain, up to now, appears to stand parties were torn down Satur- much where she did before. Not day night. until her vital Mediterrancan interests come up in connection (Continued on Page 5)

Tripolitania Base

London, April 29-

The traditional. English restful week-end was destroyed by Mr. Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary, for with his air trip from Paris today, the centre of gravity in the high level political discussions concerning Europe's futuro moved from the French capital to London,

Two hours after touching down at the Northolt aerodromo, he attended the first full meeting of the British Empire No. 10 Downing Prime Ministers in conference at Street.

a

These Empire talks are believed to have been present at lieved to range far beyond the today's meeting. scope of British Commonwealth i defense policy.

The Empire Premiers are attempting to work out a com- mon foreign policy. As Dr.

After three days at the "Big vatt has constantly pointed Four" conference in Paris, Mr Bovin returned to consult the out, it in Increasingly felt in the Dominions that readiness to Commonwealth representatives

on problems actually being dis-fight when Britain is threatened cussed in Paris, or upon the should be matched by the ability Foreign Ministers agenda-the to influence the conduct of Bri-

tish foreign policy. vital questions of Italian colonies and permanent control machinery in Germany.

Emp. Premiers Meet

two

Bome delegates agreed that chances of Gromyko receiving in- atructions from Moscow to TAVOVRE

is stand were remote,

The Spanish case will come to- day when the Council is scheduled to vote on the Australian resolu- tion.

Iran 'Difficulty

Scouts March Past The King

Windsor, Apr. 29. Wearing civilian clothes,

was captured after injuring his Sunday in a position roughly half-way between the Colony Tog escaping from an ambush and Luzon drifting sampan hear Lenggong village In was sighted. Captain H. J. Ariny counter intelligence

Northern Malaya, where he Boehn, master of the "Marine agents and German police began

was Investigating the murder Flier, stopped his ship and scat off a motor lifeboat. Two men investigation of the Incidents,

of two Malays. No arrests were reported.

were found lying exhausted in A Communist meeting hall

Smart ordered his escort of the sampan and when they had three Punjabis to escape with been transferred to the Ameri- Was set on fire in another

out him and he fell into the can ship their frail craft Bavarian town, Oberstdorf, dis- turbing a party meeting, The The Iranin question is schedul

bandits' hands a few minutes which wah covered amidships with a thatched "roof" and was Lichidarists were not detected."

Though considerately treated fitted with a makeshift sail — Nearly 5,500,000 people were ed to come up by May 6 on which the King today acknowledgedatory

date Russia has promised to have the salute of 1,000 Bay Scouts and even given quinine and was sunk as a derelict consider- expected to vote in Sunday's all her troops out of Iran. Just from all parts of Britain by mepacrine during a malaria ated dangerous to shipping. election. Military Government how difficult this case will be, officials estimated that at least depends upon whether the Rus-raising his bowler hat during 70 per cent and perhaps as many

the "March Past" in the an 90 per cent of elegible votera

quadrangle at Windsor Castle. would go to the polls.

It was the first time that His Majesty had not worn uniform at an occasion of this kind since before the wor.

Last January, la Germany's first free election since 1933, more than 80 per cent of the turned out~Associated voters Prees.

FASCISM IN FLORENCE

M.F.V. "Provider" Rescued

on

DON'T TAKE THAT SWORD HOME!

Liverpool, Apr. 29. Ceremonial Japanese.. sidords and. daggers which are normally regarded a war souvenirs ware confie- cated in an intensive search. for enemy arms and am- munition carried out when troops arrived at Liverpool from the Far East in the troopship. "Duchess of Rick- mond." Military and cus tonia officials examined all the hit of the 400 Service personnel on board, after an appeal had been broadcast. for arms to be given up voluntarily.-Reuter.

tack, Smart was always tied to atake at night and haltered during the Jungle journeys.

Smart lives at Langford Gar- dens, Bangalore, India and he in shortly flying to Calcutta to be married. Reuter.

PREMIER ELECTED

Stepping smartly to music of the Grenadier Guards Band, the

Cairo, Apr. 20. 3couts carried the King's colour

The Egyptian Prime Minister, of the Boys Scout's Association Sidky Pasha, has been: elected to and the Scout's own green flag the Egyptian Senate. with its gold refoll.

With the King were the inf

the

Neither man could speak, any language understood by those un the "Marine Ther" "but Chinese members of the latter's crew man- aged to get one or two items of information when the men reveal- ed they could read and write story Chinese characters The they "old" ty, this means leaves a lot to be explained and does not exactly tally at any points!

Formosana? Siponta da They claim to be FormosRNS This was one of the first results and any they escaped by ulting election to be themselves adift from a launch Senatorial known tonight, Abu Sam:n off an island near Formosa. They Princess Margaret.-

Lord Rowallan, the Chief Social Affairs, Fund Seraged and or why an eccare was necessary, Scout, and

Abdul Magaid, the president of but allege they were trying to number of in the Chamber of Commerce, have make for Foochow me tha guests were presented to them,

Afterwards, the Scouts at- also been elected. The last aam-set out they had with them a bax. ed are both members of the of rico, sama dried fish and water. londed a service at St. George's WFD, the Nationalist party, which When picked up, they had but two a little Chapel to mark Founder's Day making determined efforts to bowls of rice left and in memory of the late Lord gain, control

Senate.water. Baden Powell, Reuter.

They claim that they escaped no lels than 27 days ng

Quecu, Princess Elizabeth and the Liberal Minister of do not say who was in the launch

Ricuter.

of

the

REVIEW OF YEAR OF WAR CRIME TRIALS

The Chinese crew of the "Mar- ine Flier" were, unable to get much more Information from the two men, not even their names They appeared to be brothers and one of them was deaf. While the story

they

told by:

fumblingly writing down a few Chinese charactore, at a time is

not beyond belief, the garmenta

they were wearing lend ground to a suspicion that they are actually Japanese and that they probably escaped from one of the Philippine Island prison camps.

Wiesbaden, April 29, Seventy Gormans have been sentenced to death and 55 re- ceived long prison terms in a year-old campaign of the United States army to punish war crimes in Germany. The term "war crimes" covers a number of Nazi mis- deeds but most of 125 wore convicted of murdoring

One man was clad in a fatigua captured. American' airmen.

uniform of the type issued to Seventeen of 142 brought to At least three more concen-"G.Is." in the US Army, the trial, were acquitted. There are tration camp trials are planned, other in a blue denim suit similar

account operators to that lasped to men of the Unit still hundreds of accused and bringing to still more hundreds whom war of the Flossenburg. Buchenwald d Staton Navy.

Both are suffering from expo-. crimes prosecutors would like to and Nordhausen camps. bring to trial if they; can find ond Dachau trial and another suro and extreme malnutrition

some days before, they can givo: enough investigators to develop Mauthausen trial also may be and they may be in hospital for cases and lawyers to try them. held. Associated Press.

coherent "account of themselves. The biggest single bag of war criminals hung was "the Dachau, case" in which 40 men were convicted of torturing and

Rome, Apr. 29. While the whole of North- orn Italy was mobilized in In face of the immense pow search for Mussolini's body, er of the United States and the pro-Fascists hoisted two Fas- Soviet Union, Britain has come cist flags in Florence today. Mr. Bevin was particularly to realise that her influence at

The first flag of black silk anxious to have the views of any great power talks derives with embroidered white faces Field Marshal Jani

Smuts, from her position as representa was seen flying early today veteran South African Premier, tives of the Commonwealth from the belfrey of the famous who arrived in London today, rather than from her position church of Santa Maria Del about the future of Italian as an island kingdom of 40,000,- Flore. colonies in Africa, and in view 000 inhabitants,

The second flag was found of Russia's request for sole

Field-Marshal Smuts is stay-flying from the tower of the sans have completed the evacus-

tion by May 6. trusteeship of Tripolitania, foring tonight with the King and Florence Stadium of Maratona.

Reports from Iran have in- ! The whole city is being sub-dicated that the withdrawal is bases in the Dodecanese Islands Queen at Windsor Castle, and and her interest in the future of while he is there they will doubt-jected to the most careful search til far from compitied, but dele the Dardanelles.

less discuss the arrangements by the police and all roads in gates clung to the hope that the Mr. Clement Attlee, Field for next February's vleit to and out of the city are blocked troops would be out by the speci- flod time. In any case under pro- Marshal Jan Smuts, -Mr. Walter South Africa of King George, by the authorities-Reuter.

visions of the Council's resolution Nash, Mr. Joseph Chicfley and Queen Elizabeth and the

of April 3, Russia will be asked Dr. Herbert Evatt are all be Princesses.-Reuter,

to report on the situation in Iran

6. May Gromyko, however, has served notice on the council that he will in no further dis- participate cussion of Iran. As before, be may again walk out of the Coun- eil when the question comes up and imala may refuse to submit a report, even though evacuation is completed.

What Next?

'DE, LA'ROCQUE 'DEAD, On the other hand, if Iran The boat 16ft Caernarvon on reported Russian troopa, to be still

Paris, Apr. 20. Friday and was due at Bar in Iran on May 6, the council

Colonel. Francois de la Reoquo, the founder of the Croix de eu, mouth, 80 miles away, the same would face an even more difficult

centration camp. Of these 28. action

Manila, Apr. 29.

the first prowar tegunlad French awalt exccution, Fourteen have night. Three lifeboat stations prohlam What will be the The deafre for a base in Tri-¡the

Nations, defense and an RAF station near Har to take?

Debate on the veto power start boen convicted and five condemn Correspondent Les Martin bas Fascist Farty, died in Parle ven- politania is closely linked with forco.

lech Joined in the search after the possibility that Britain may But, if the colony wore to ro- a plane had reported a distressed last week as the council's ed to death in the trial of those bean trying to catch up with hor terdayagod 69. Deported to committee of exports on rules and responsible for the Borkum In husband, Robert Pepper Martin of Germany in 1948 for his anti- loso, her bases in Egypt and turn to Italy under trusteeship signal flying from the "Pro-procedure debated the question land massaare of seven United the "New York Post for more German attitude" after the Gur mana, occupied tins whole et Palestine.

as France insists, British of vidur" on Friday night.N

bohind

closed doors in an effort. States airmen. Three drew than a year.

Now he has almost made in France, he a buon under house Alongside the determination ficials feel it would not be dif- Bad visibility and tow, cloud to work out a specifle definition death and faur prison sentences Got to admit the Soviet Union, flcult to get a long term lease prevented the Aberystwyth life of what could be velded and what for hypodermic killing of 400 She was in Manila on an sientalno his return to Fram

ment and her husband bad return- J Router, an what they call "a new colonial from the Italians

bout from locating the vessel. could not,

Russie was reported to be Foles and Russians at Hadamared to Shanthal after covering the power in the Mediterranean," If ever Russia should increase yesterday and the ICA.F. had to clinging to previous ows that insane asylum.

Russian occupation of Manchuria

THE WEATHER the British desire to seek a new towards the French view, Bri- give up the search when it got the two power (fhould be very Now on trial are 61 officials Mrs. Martin boarded a akip for base is given an one of the most tain would undoubtedly turn her dark, The Fishguard lifeboat Important reasons why they ro- support in the same direction put up before :: midnight and broad. The inwestern powers. of Mauthause extermination the three day run to Bhanghel and fuse to turn Tripolitania evor to the only, reluctantly accepted he lighted the boat, after six hour, kyto should be mich camp while 78 8.8. (elite happy reunions. Before the ro

lifeboat -

wa how much guards) troopers are due forelsked;)-fija: Wartin was hand, the Soviet under the trustsenhip American plan för United Na

wow trial beginning May 8 for the flon trusteeship over the Italian

Traying Malmedy chasesore of hoarly, 100 ptured dur-

Paris, April 29.

Britain, has strong hopes of socuring a baso in Tripolitania,

either under the United Nations, or directly with Its - administering authority, it was learned in British circles yesterday.

While Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin will probably only re-..

veal the question at the Four Power Conference if ab- solutely necessary, It was sald the plan has an Import- ant bearing on London's attitude to the future of the Italian colony.

United

The source believed that Bri- colone Decade that aimed to fain-bud a good chance of plas" have the best chance of grou

Aberystwyth, Apr. 29, After an all-night search by planes and lifeboats, Llaut. . Flint and Lieut. Patrick Buckle were rescued early today by the Fishguard lifeboat, after being missing in their motor fishing vessel, the "Provider," since Fri day night. Y

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