1946-08-22 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1946,

Czechoslovakia's Request

Britain Takes Over German

Territorial Demands On

Demands On Hungary Officer Free Steel Mills

Vyshinsky Peps Things Up

Paris, Aug. 21. Czechoslovakia today asked the Paris Conference to transfer to her some 40,000 acres of Hungar- lan territory to permit enlargement of the Danube port of Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. The area sought by Czechoslovakia faces Bratis-!

lava on the south bank of the Danube and in- cludes five villages with a population of 7,523 inhabitants, according to the Hungarian cen- sus of 1930.

The Czech demand was made, Territorial Committee. Urging Ja the form of an amendment an immediato debate on the to the Hungarian draft treaty, Italian memorandum he declar- handed into the Conference ed: "What is the use of argu- we shall be do- Secretariat a few hours before ing about what the deadline for auch nmending a quarter of an hour from ments-midnight tonight.

now or tomorrow ?"

Altogethe. fewer than 13 Anxiety Over Yugoslavia amendments were expected, al- Meanwhile, the Conference in though it will still be open to nwaiting with a mixture of to move further curiosity and anxiety the reper delegations Amendments as discussion preussions of the British and greases in the nine Conference American notes to Yugo-Slavia Committees dealing with the

accusing her of inelting the five draft treaties.

A second Czech amendment population of Trieste and the

Allled Occupied Zone.

of

proposes a new article in the

Most observers feel that the treaty authorising her to trans- fer up to 200,000 of the Hun-notes, coming at this moment, garia minority to Hungary,ure above all intended to em who would be bound to receive phasise the determination them as nationals.

The methods of carrying out

would this big transfer

be, firstly, bilateral agreement be tween the two countries to be, reached within six months from the coming into force of the treaty.

the Western Allies not to allow any efforts at intimidation in the disputed areas, or moves of the Yugo-Slav Government to precipitate a modification of the present form of Military, Gov- crament until a final solution is agreed for the disposal of the territory.

DYING GETS

DEARER

Paris, Aug. 21.

Death will be dearer in France on from today.

Mon. Charles Luizet, Parlo Police Prefect, has told un- dertakers they may increase charges by 200 per cent op the 1930 rates. The minimuma burial charges have been about £2-Reuter.

States, Britain, France and Russia). The American and British views are identical un all 31 points, both in substance and drafting, while France 151 believed

to begin substantial | agreement with them fewer than 28 clauses,

on

Transit Rights Although a single document incorporated all four views, in- cluding the Russian, it follows pattern of the main draft treaties in presenting simul- views on taneously divergent unagreed points.

On Murder Charge

Herford, Aug. 21.` The British Military Government has today taken over the whole of After deliberating for 20 min-the German iron and utes tonight, a general court mar-steel industry in the Bri- Allied tal here found. Lieutenant Ben- tish zone, the

Jerusalem, "Aug. 21.

Ploncer

A Woodworth, Jamin Corps officer, not guilty of mur-Control Commission an- dering a Jew, Amram Rosenberg,nounced tonight. at Telaviv on June 19.

This step is in accordance with The remaining finding, subject the British polley. to confirmation, will be promul-

A Control gated later, the president of the court said.

Commission official told Reuter: "The action la in ac- cordance with Article 12 in the The court martial will convene protocol to establish a firm con- again tomorrow for the announce-trol over major German industrial potential and to break down the ment of tho findings. Edmund Davis, judge advocato attion of economic power."

In a two hour summing up, Mr. influence of excessive concentra-

the court-martial, said: "All mur- der cases are important and this case la particularly important for Palestine having regard to the status of the accused and the race.

of the deceased man."cuter.

Fawcett In The News Again

The peak capacity of the Ger- man iron and steel industry in the British zone before and during the war was about 10,000,000 tons.

The British decision was not!- fled to the Allied Control Coun- ell today by Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, Commander- in-Chief of British forces in Ger- many-Reuter,

Sole Trustee Of

Palestine British explorer,

The most important outstand

Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 21. Reports published in Copen- ing issue is the definition of the rights of transit from the

hagen that the free port, which was agreed Colonel Fawcett, has been found upon by the Big Four during after # score of years in the the last Paris meeting.

Whereas the United States, Brazilian Jungle, were denied to- Britain and France interpretay by a onetime personal friend, today that Britain will these rights as freedom to use the rail and road communica- Lions connecting the free port with the hinterland for tra- ing with Central Europe, the Rassians seek to restrict this

Ominous Step By Italy This, it is understood, ig a

Itady, too, has taken thu-ad-1-point- draft, of which 11ight to the immediate aren of vantage of the opportunity clauses are unanimously agreed the free zone of Trieste.-Reu- given to ex-enemy states, and by all four members (United ter

bmitted a series of ninend- ments to the treaty drawn up for her by the Big Four. Among them is an ominous amendment secking to have the preamble to the treaty re-worded so as to Italy's pin responsibility for

part in the war or Germany's side, on the Fascist regime as distinct from the Italian peo- ple.

In the Committee today Yugo Slavia maintained that un ex-enemy state could not move amendments, and was support- ed by New Zealand among other delegations.

For four hours tonight, the Italian Political and Territorial Committee, having completed a on the preliminary discussion Italian memorandum, discussed how it should then proceed.

Vyshinsky Move

Disagreement ATORC over whut action should be taken on the memorandum.

Soviet Getting On With The Harvest

Moscow, Aug, 21.

Half of the Soviet Union's total grain acreage has already been harvested, as a result of crops having matured earlier and because of a bet- ter use of combines and other harvesting ma- chines, it was reported Tuesday in the Soviet

Press.

London, Aug. 21. A Government informant sald ask the United Nations Trusteeship Coun- General Candido Rondon,

The General, chief of the Brazi-ell next month to appoint her solo lian National Council for Indian trustee for Palestine.

The source said it had been de- Protection, and one of the world's authorities on the difficult back elded that the step was necessary country of Brazil, said that he since, with the demise of the Icn- was "convinced that Fawcett was gue of Nations, Britain's killed by Calapatos Indians several datory rights no longer exist. He added that Britain would "cer- General

Rondon himself led tainly not" give up the Holy Land many searches for Colonel Fawcett mandate and had never consider- In the years after his disappeared doing so, ance in 1925-Associated Press.

years ago."

NO JUNGLE IN GOA

Bombay, Aug. 21.

The Government of Portuguese India, commenting today on Mr. M. K. Gandhi's statement, in his paper Harjan, that there was no

civil liberty in Goa, said:

"Goans themselves do not wish

No figures have been given on fore tho war 04 cattle raising against the

man-

An Arab Office spokesman sald that there is good reason to be- lieve that, if Britain asks for trus-! teeship, Egypt will do likewise.- Associated Press.

DUTIES OF NEW

STEEL BOARD

London, Aug. 20. The British Government has

de-

to integrate Goa into Mr. Gandhi's decided that the Iron and Steel Greater India." The present move Board shall supervise the ment in Goa for civil liberties, the velopment and reconstruction of Government statement said, was the industry but will not adviac Umited to "a small number of per- on the plans for public owner- sons with a personal grudge ship, the Ministry of Supply

Portuguese adınınis-

announced to-day. tration.

Such plans will be treated by the expected full yield. but es- lands.

"There is freedom of the press the Government as a separate timates that the tako will be fair Greatly aiding the Russian food

large and the platform, but no licen-matter, it added. The decision than and better

are the average gavo aituntion today

potatoes and tous freedom of the Jungle," add to act up a board responsible to hope for an early end to brend shipments of new rationing, promised by Generalis- other garden vegetables and, cd the statement-Reuter,

the Ministry of Supply was pn- simo Stalin several months ago, fruit which have been pouring

nounced in the House of Com-. and alnco held out RO a goal by into Moscow and other Russian

mona last April. The name of other Russian leaders.

cities in great quantities. Asso-

the members of the board will ciated Press.

bo announced later-Heuter.

Tho fastest harvest pace is The airman, Mr Leif Ege- land (South Africa), repeatedly reported to have been set by the

NEW QUAKE İN

CARIBBEAN*

Miami, Aug. 21.

LAGUARDIA PUTS FOOT IN IT

Berlin, Aug. 21.

In reply to a question yester- day about immigration Into Pales- tine, Mr. LaGuardia replied, "If the British would just fire Ernest

When asked to comment on

EVEREST HERO'S NEW POST

London, Aug. 21. Major General J. G. Bruce, Deputy

Chief of the Indioo Coporal Staff, has been appoint- ad labore Area Commander in

Ukraine, Kuban, Crimen and suggested that the discussion Don River areas-Europe's most should be closed, the meeting important wheat growing regions. adjourn and the preamble be. In these areas, according to the discussed paragraph by paru-Russian dispatches, four-fifths of graph at the next meeting. the crops Bre already in the Lieutenant W, E. Hubert, Navy Bevin and appoint me Foreign

harvest this year includo about Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky (us 55,000,000 mero Acres of grain seismologist, today reported an-Minister, I could fix that." Bin) wanted either to adjourn than were reaped last year, as other quake which is classed as without any decision on the result of the introduction of heavy to severe and is apparently General Morgan's statement on succession to Major General W.

in the quake-shaken Jewish infiltration into the Ameri-B. Rinxland, who is retiring. Italian memorandum, or to re-wheat growing to other sections centred

con Zone of Germany made Major General Bruce, in cord in the minutes that it was of the Union discussed and that no one sup-

A slight tremor was noted on several months ago, LaGuardia company with Captain G. 1. ported it.

example, producing about Monday in the Dominican Re- replied, "I should be the last per- Finch, climbed to within 1,800 Spirited intervention by Mr. 2,500,000 acres of grain around public, which was already badly son to comment on someone else feel of the peak of Mount Vyshinsky speeded up the work the Caspian Sea and eastward to shaken by quakes. Associated making unfortunate remarks."

1922.-Associated Everest In Press. of the Italian Political and Central Asia, were regarded be- Press.

"JANE"

The Kazakhstan wheat fields,

for

Caribbean area.

GOODNIGHT, BOYS!—I'LL LOCK UP!

WE'LL BE SEEING YAI→ DON'T FORGET- AT THE RINGSIDE

ARMS....

HA! HA!—I CAN'T HELP LAUGHING AT◄ THE CRAMP FRITZ!-THE BIG HAM'S AS NERVOUS AS A KITTEN THE'S FRIGHTENED OF HIS OWN SHADOW-

BOOTS AND HER BU DDIES

WEIN, FROM WHERE I SIT.WE HADE JOGY ENOUGH ROOM IN OUR GARDEN FOR SIX. I STALKS OF. CORN) · A ROVO OF: POTATOES AND TWEINE

RADISHES

22 KOHAT KIND, OF A COUNTRY IS THIS I TS SNOWING!

Complications

DOWN IN TEXAS"

AEDADAS..

I KNOW!

Associated Press.

SHRIEK!

BY EDGAR MARTIN

SEE RIGHT, ASOW. THIS GARDEN YO ONLY A PART-

DECADES

RATS

PUPPET PREMIER

HANGED

Prague, Aug. 21, Bela Tuka, theology professor whom the Germans established as puppet promler of Slovakia, was hanged in the courtyard of the Bratislav Prison today for tren- BOU.

He attended bin trial in a wheel- chair, and heard himself accused of plunging Slovakia Into war against Russia and of persecut- ing Jews-Associated Press.

FINE GRAIN

7.

for. DEVELOPING

D. W. PAPER

for ENLARGEMENT.

PORTRAITURES

EVERYTHING

· în PHOTOGRAPHY VICTOR STUDIO

7. Des Voeux Boad, Ctl. (Opp. Cafe Wiseman)