1947-02-24 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL,' MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1947.

Miniature Forces British Plan To "Import" Britian's Decision

For Austria

London, Feb. 22.

The special deputies for Austria today agreed that. Marshall

Austria shall have an air force of 90 aircraft and 5,000 personnel. Of the aircraft, not more than 70 are to be combat types and there are to be no bombers..

No agreement was

runched

on the size of Austria's army, : "France and the Soviet Union

„proposed a total

of 50,000.

Britain the Voited States

stiggested 65,000,

The Soviet representative. thani Fedor Güney, - proposed the treaty should Hilt the number of size of airfields to correspond with the permitted | gize of the nip faree and elvil aviation.

The Soviet deputy also urged 1. the Austrian ärmed forera should be equipped only with weapons of national rumpufie. these paragraphs Bares Betli wore opposed by the rest

British the conference. The

the Soviet deputy, oppising perposal that Austria must produce frey own war materiał, hald that agrording to a report of the Allied Coune in Vien- im, all war factories in Vienaa but berg dismantled.

Allied Council in Vienna, all war factories in Vienna Been dismantled.

hind

An agreedat was reached ! on the follywing list of per- son who my not serve in the future Austrinn army or air

force:

t. Persons dot of Ausifian nationality,

Austrian nationals who were German nationals before

the Auschings,

AURIOL NOT ILL

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Paris, Feb. 22, * Reports current her, that 3. Vincent, Auriol, „Premdent of the Fourth Repúblic, had woffered

acerr Heart niinch; and, according to nome versions, war on the point of death, were denied tonight by a quember of the Presidential. Kinf.

1. Auriol pas in perfect, health and had put du à muamal working day, it wona" stuted-Rentre,

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Gold From Australia

Marshall

Warns America

Princeton, NJ., Feb. 23.

Secretary of State 'George C. Marahil sald today that "a strong lead and definite assist

States ance from the United

If "tomo- will be necessary" cratic processes in many coun. tries are to resume their fuge tioning

of

Speaking at a luncheon the Princeton University alum. ni after he had been awarded bonornvily a degree of doctor! of laws, General Marshall said | "we have had a cessation of hostilities but we have no gen- uine peace.”

He urget the United Slates to lend its aid "if the profitie- tive fheilities of the world are to be restored.”

"Now that

immediate peril is not plainly, visible there is a natural tendency to relax! and return in business us nsual", General Marshall enid.

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Foreign Labour Holland's

Able To Return Home At Any Time

London, Feb. 23,

The British Government is, according to the Sun- day. Times today, taking Immediate steps to open British employment exchanges in Ger- many and Austria.

The first exchanges will probably be opened in

Berlin for Germany, and Vienna for Austria, and will be staffed by officials selected by British Ministry of Labour experts, "

By the opening of the ex changesjft is hoped this year to

secure

thu 100,000 displaced American

„foreslintowed in this Economie

survey of

persons week's Britain's menta, the paper ndits.

manpower require Ex-internees

Confer

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Prosperity And Germany

•The Hague, Feh. 22.............

A memoranduri reflecting the views of members of the Dutch Higher Chumber 011 Foreign Affairs "4isted today what it termed 'lack" of Anglo- American support for Vol. land's interests in Germans) one of the factors which made it essential for Holland follow a foreign policy not linked up with that

Of y other nation,

A Challenge

New Delhi, Feb. 23.1 Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress Party Chief Minister in the interim-Government, declared that the British Government's decision to withdraw completely from India in June of 1948 was "wise and courageous" and a "challenge to all of us."

"DELILIAN”

ON FIRE

Firemen

Glasgow, Feb. 23.

sing neetylene torches to - mut holes in the plating had poured 20,000 puilons of water by noon pe#= ".

terduy 10

Claiming, that there was . nó self-evident indication of such support in Britain of the United States, the memorne-

dum maintained that Holland's prosperity Was tuliasolubly bound up with Germany's pros- perity and production Foten- tirlities.

New York, Feb. 220 The first national cumference of the American Internees Committes met here today

It demanded that the Dutch Lo

Government in the peace nego- consider means to obinin re-tiations should insist on guar parations from the

Japanesej

The Sunday Times says thin total is not necessarily the Ifmit. Indeed, it is hopet that It will not be, provided negotia- tions with trade unions are successful and what foreign Jabour available is suftable. He said many of our people | The newapapoe anys repistera are becoming indifferent "to of suitable

would workers will he for personal injuries and innatees which the long term donger of the complied in Germany and Aus- dividual property, losses. nation's security and general-tria, a as employment be- have the attitude of spectacombs available in Britain they, He taken there if necessary "Spectators of life are not with their families. have tightened up mea-] those who will retaia - Lheig sures for searching out-berty nor are they likely to going passengers.

contribute to their country's meurity." he added.—Associat- el Prose.

Sydney, Feb. 22. Customs officials at airports seaports and

Reuter reports from Kalgoor- Austrian nationals

who fie. Western Australia's goldfield. served as generals in the Gor- [that Sydney is becoming the head- The Army between the An- quarters of a clever gang smugg- echiusa and April, 1945.

ling thousands of ounces of illicht 1. Collaborationista, includ-old from Australia to Singapore

an offer Far East centrés. ing members of Nazi

The gold

Is believed to r mugennisiat iams Beuter,

bought from prospectors in Kut- goorlie at 412 an ounce and soli in Singapore at 430.

Party

Nanking Issues A Denial

Hanking, Feb. 23.

A Porelin Office souve reparts that the denies perga

riyently Chinees Government tolitied the United States that China will not be bound by any decisions made at the forth conference ension Moscow without Chinese participation.

The source admitted

tors.

CNAC, CATC Passage Rates

"The Australian. fixed price is May Increase

£10 15 30 an ounce. Reuter

Death Of Harry Thaw

.

Nanking, Feb. 23.. CNAC and CATC ar passage may be hiked in the near future

result of the recent readjust- ment of the official exchange rate, it was reliably learned today.

A meeting will be called next werk in Nanking by the Ministry of Communications tď costider the question.

After an initial stay in hold-') iny camps they will be distri-

ujed to trades.

Nationalisation? They will be paid British trade union rates of wages and except that

will be they specially housed in commun[7] ties, will be treated in the same way as British workers.

The language difficulty may be mitigated by ensuring that one, at least, in every group of foreign workers in a factory? —has adequate knowledgem English Organised instruction in-English may be given to the rest.

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The Committee, organised year ago, by composed of 6,000 American divilian citizens terned by the Japanese in the Philippines during the war.

restore Dutch-German trade to its for- mer position. It was essential that Holland's trade with Ger- many should not be changer! to the detriment of Holland without Dutch industry being given the opportunity of neck.

ing other outlets.

The General Counsel, Lewis A. McGown, said he would re- commend the group to support It had struck members that legislation pending in Washing-Dutelimen, who had property ton that would utilise Japan. in Germany before the war. se properly seized In the were meeting with great diffi- United States'

to pay the culties in trying to find out claims of the civilian-internees. what had happened to it, the

United Press.

memorandum said.-Reuter.

A Milestone On Road

To Democracy

Tokyo, Feb. 23.

Their future. including eventual naturalisation, is a matter for Inter consideration. General MacArthur in his monthly report, devol They will be able to return home at my time if they wish.

ed largely to his views on Japan's new Con- stitution, characterised adoption of this basic Similar opportunities of em

law as a milestone.on the road to Democracy. may be offered to ployment Chat German prisoners of

He warned the Japanese,

against "Tile, in broad, outline: is the lowever,

permitting [ Ministry of irresponsible elements to attain plan which the Labour in now working out in power-or-to-mbvert the Con detail," says the Sunday Time», stilution which places sovereign- The Minister of Labour 'will!ty in the people and abolisher shortly make an announeumert | Japan's armed forces. "The new In the House of Commons →→ lawe go into effect on May 3. Reuter.

MacArthur'a report also toucheil on Japan's economic situation, his observations fleeting the difficulties Japan I undergoing.

Miami Beach, Feb. :23. Harry K. Thaw, 76 year old millionaire. who 40 years ago was tried for the shooting of munications, told the press

Yu Tu-wei, Minister of Com- architect Standford White, died the ban on the domestic service here last night.

His doctor said

that death continue pending settlemen: of the passage question and con- attack of pletion of overhauling air equip-} was caused by an coronary thrombosis. Thawment and 'safety in air travel.........

United Press. ffered a week ago. At the age of 34, Thaw miar-

chorus girl. Fourteen months Britain and Russia in connectater, three shots were, fired in

thint

China, had sent identient notes then Nesbit New York Denial OF

to the United States, France,

tion

with the procedure a New York roof garden, ki Discrimination

will

of

Counsel for Thaw, who- Was

|ing Stanford White, said to peace-making

Germany

have known Miss Nesbit before ! int-Anstri-sometime anко as already reported,, anking that her marringe. the Moscow Conference be limited to discussions of mak- ing peace with, Germany is

Austria, but stressed that this) Canticipation | was not done in that.

might! the negotiators touch on China's internal pro blumis.

Well-informed sources opin- | that China-i ed, however,

on the i Though not included

agenda-might b dincussed!

Informiadly ly the Foreign Ministers confereneb.

the

Foreign

Shanghai, Feb. 23. The Australian Legation here

charged with murder, pleaded has issued a statement denying that his ellent was temporarily

of in-

a charge made in Brisbane that

Fighting Spaniards

presented

Paris, Feb. 23. *

re-

The report said: Unemployment persista. Pro duction of steel, machine tools, rayon" and "paper pulp har de

WANTED BY THE POLICE

Chou

Chale-wan, 42-year- old partner in a firm at 100 Connaught Road West, is wanted by the police for ques- tioning in connection with the alleged larchy of $3,000 in cal and four gold Ingots. weighing 20 tacks, valued at £5.400.

increased rice

the

ever

into hotle of the 4.000-ton Liverpool freighter Delitian, blazing siner Friday night in rezate docks in Glas-

gow.

Fire brigade officials said they believed that the fire war slawly coming under controi, but feared that the ship might - cupsize at high

rinted Pres.

Indian Officers Needed

He added. "we took forward ;o) peaceful and cooperative, tran “*ition and to the establishment of

close and friendly relations with --ɗ the British people for the inutust advantage of both countelex: anil......... for the advancement of the cagay of peace and freedem all over the warld.

Nehru coupled this statement with a strous plen' for the rival Mosler League lo chit its boycott of the constituent, assembly,

No Compulsion

Asserting that the "work of tho constituent assembly now must be carried on with greater spend yo that a new and independent India may take shape, " Mr. Nehru sala the assemblby's work could pro- ered only "on a voluntary blisky”. and that "there can be no compul xion except the compulsion events which nong sau ignore."

Nehru's statement was the first ficial Indian reaction to Mr Attlee's announcement of Thurs day. He sold the Congress Work Inge Coinmittee would meet and give a "considered views" of the British, anaoupeement. early in Murch. So far no reaction of Mohamed AH Jinnah, Marlem Lengue lander, has been disclosed

Earlier, Mr. Nehru criticised as "unjust" a report quoting him as saying he had considered Viceroy Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar, Lord Wavell as an obstruction to Chief of Travancore State. Lohl an Indian settlement. He decint a press conference today that wavell's sincerity and desire to ed he had "naver doubted Lord the British Governments fall-serva Indian interests."-A- ure to train enough Indlans ciated Press. for the 'officer. class of the Indian Army was "Toolish and) criminal."

Trivandrum vis_Bombay, Feb. 23.

Sir Ramaswami Aiyar, who is the administrative head of Travancore and an authorita tive spokesman on the attitudo of the Indian princes, su -four-fifths of the officer class

of the Indian Army will su denly he removed in June. 1948. He said it was "foollah ad criminal of the British Govern- ment not to have foreseen this step and trained enough dians to fill the breach."

The situation today there fore is that India will have to train a officer class within. 16 months and be capable of re- 1 sisting any great, power," je

added-United Press.

Molotov Not Satisfied

Stalin's

Order Of The Day

London, Feb. 23. issued an "Order of the Day" Generalissimo Stalin has to the Soviet armed forces o the decacion of today's 29th anniversary Army, the loncow Radlo saldı.

The Order said that the an nivcranry was celebrated at a time when the whole nation la working on the reconstruc- tion of the enuntry, on the liquidation of the consequéners of war and on further develop. munt of the country's cconomy."

of the Soviet

In 'reference to domestic pro.. duction. Generalissimo 'Stalin sab: "After successfully ful- fling the plan for the first of the new five

year

London, Feb. 23. Soviet Foreign Minister Molo-year tov on Thursday sent a note to

U.S. Secretary of State Marshall period, the workers, peasants which sold the Russian Govern and intelligentia of our coun- inent retained its original opinion try are striving devotedly for ncerning the remarks of Under further acceleration of the insane and called the case new pussians in favour of Juan Negrin who are not re-mined does not meet the quota. of sweet potatoes

It was discriminating against

collections and Secretary of State Dean Acheson constuction Leftist minorities headed by creased and the amount of coal harvesting of the largest cropore a Congressional committee, greater production in

pace and for nli of "dementia Aniericana."----

pro- Moscow Radio announced today.branches of national economy. in the Spanish Copper, zinc and fertiliser produced in the country. However, After the jury had failed to refugee Jews in granting per

The broadcast gave few detals for a fresh advance in industry Government ruch any decision, the trial mita in China to enter Austra- Republican resulted in a verdict

of duction is satisfactory, although MacArthur said, the "overall of the note, but said that "Mr. and agriculture, for increase fu Rudolfo Llopis will form adapan still is producing only aupply of food still is insuflihusule statement of Mr. Achesort it of consumer goods and fla.

Marshall's reply regarding the sanity. Reuter.

The charge was attributed new group called the "Fighting fraction of the fertiliser she cient to meet requirements of was not convincing." It said "the ald to Andrew Clark. Brisbane. Spaniards," it was learned to-nocis,

progress of Soviet director of the Russian aud day.'

Increasing. population." Soviet Government chains Yen Declines

its -science and technology.”. European

What food available is cost-opinion expressed in the note of Christian Mission Dissident Republican leaders

Generalissimo Stalin stressed The food situation in Novem-ing the Japanese much more,Feb. 14-lhe date of Molotov's the need for a high degree of there. The Legation quoted him have sent a sharp note to the her was somewhat improved by the report added.

Arst note of complaints. as suying White Russians in Llopis Government. protesting

Sighting efficiency in the troops, The radio sald Molot v consladding: "The task of the out- The yen decreased in valueered Marshall's reply "unsatis- tire personnel of our army, because they were not China were getting no answer

notes in circulation, Increased." Molotov hd complained that air force, and navy is to work The report noted that over Acheson's remarks were slunder constantly day by day to per-

Govemment 98,000 Japanese had violated cus to the Soviet

fect their military skill, ́ ́to price and rationing laws-not Russian polley was aggres

when he expressed the opinion continue the thorough study Associated Press.

of the experience of war und İsive."—United. Press.

to make effective une of it. Reuter.

NORTH CHINA FIGHTING

seents

Meanwhile, the Curamunist Associated Press. High Command; seeing that Gov- ernment is determined to open at all-out attack against the Yenas

ean

con-

the

as the number of Bank of Japan factory." "GOLD PROBE"

TO INCLUDE COTTON, FUEL

Shanghal, Feb. 23.

Nanking. Feb, 2. The “Ta Kung Pao* reports

Semi-ocial sources today re-

to their applications and tsulted in the formation of that the Chineté Government's

the Guvernment forces

that only Jews

Llopis Cabinet. mandaglamanieinstakuunitlul Clingee scorul mare, successes troiust enter Australia."

The "Fighting · Spaniards" The Legation said that Aux-include Juan Negrin, SCREEN ATTRIERTE, singid in sected by¦ Communist Gen, Liu Pe-chen's |

of the The 2013 muse themselves, and are Western Shantung, and Sulhsien persons who cannot

forces, capturing

Socialist Yunchen in tralia refuses to receive any Leftwing of the not subject to secret discussion and Ningling, in lionas, rester proof of their ability to sup- of the Cortes: Left Republican provide Party; Fernandez Clerigo, hend by the foreigh powers. Other}

day, while Gen. Chen Yi's mala. quarters said

port themselves for a reason Rodrigues Vegi of Minister, Dr. Wang Shih-chel, tow boxed in the hilisable period after their enirs General Workers Union; and

around Linyi and Mengyin."

By ordea from Generalissimo miglet Moscow in event

Federica Montseny, head of the Chiang Kai-shek the scope of the that Chin is invited to join

National Confederation" of investigation into the recent "gold the peacemaking: United

Workern.

rush" which almost caused On Pre..

Moscow, Feb. 23. A manifesto of the "Fight- economic collapse of Nationalist area, have ordered generai mobi- A Soviet-news agency reporting Spaniarde" will be publish- China has been broadened to in- isation in the Kansu and Ning from Teheran says: "A fewed tomorrow If all the signa- sctivities affecting cotton, fuel clude a proba into speculative Sir Cintha Mackenzie, noted ble border regions for the pur-days ago more than one hundred tures can be obtained before and British bind welfare worker, left pose of "blasting open a road and members of

other markets. for Nanking by train tonight on developing a north load,"

so-called tonight, a spokesman for

black Hat reported to contain 50 wil ture him as for north as Peleled Yenna pocket United Press. cluding members of fake trade that Leftist Republicans would prominent national figures but for the start of a tour of China, which sumably escape lanes for enci Democratic Party of Iran, in Negrin revealed.

Clerigo told United Press names including those of several inions which the Party bad Shanghai, Feb. 23,

to act up a sponsored, attacked the offices find it "useful"

the present are keeping it accret A spokesman for the invest!- Reliable sources reported that of the Secretariat and Club of common front to defend in draw up a plan of work in United States Secretary of In- the Central Couneli to

publican principles.

Rating United

Maid any committee China after studying and gathor terior Krug is scheduled to arrive Unions in Iran, broke down the Tradic

Prees.

sous found to have used public ing first hand information about here today. Purpose of his visit doors and forelbly occupied the

funds for speculation might be Fabio to the death penalty because in to Chinn Is not known-Centri

martial law, which was imposed in Shanghai after the liberation of the city, still in technically in -force.-Associated Press.

Shanghai, Feb. 23,

Chungking and

ping, west 10. Chenglu In Szechuan Province, anul, south to, Canton. He expects

existing blind welfare work

this country.—Reuger. -

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premises,"-Iontor,

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THE GLOUCESTER ARCADE

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Ex-Enemy Flags To Fly Cause Of

At Albert Hall

London, Feb, 22.

Investigators have prepared a The flags of three of Britain's former enemies

Saigon Epidemics

Italy, Austria and Hungary will be dipped beside the Union Jack in memory of the war dead at a meeting in London's Albert Hall next Saturday, to be attended by the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee.

Los Angeles Explosion

Los Angeles, Fob, 22.

A mixture of "explosivo-com- pounds devised by vasbrilliant -young

chemist to brighten aluminum was, Axéd by'n board, of Inquiry today, as the cause of Thursday's blast, which struck The meeting has been or, night: "The presence of ex-with the fores of a one-ton block. ganised by the British United enemy flags arhong those of buster bomb, killing 10 peractId Nations Association to welcome the Inlled Nations is of great and injuring hundreds more. delegatca who will attend the significance In that it is a clear General Council meeting of the start towards univaranlity of Robert Magee, 85, and his The dead "Thellided"; Dr.

- Canton, Feb, 22,

World Federation of United application of the principle of assistant, Alleo, Iba, 22, who . The Central - Trust Co. has

Nations Asociations,

law and order to all stations vanished in the oxplosion, of the notified the Provinclid Com-

Mr. Attlee and the Foreign Saigon, Feb. 22. mission of Food and Supply Cholera and smallpox epide

All Included

Police Minister of Czechoslovakia,

electroplating plant. could find no truce" of their that a part of the 80,000 tons mica have broken gut in the Sale Jan Masaryk, who is President "Regardless of past records bodies, of rice bought from French gon area on the heels of args of the World Federation, will and particularly in view of

AvrInvestigators were told Indo-China and Slam has al- which destroyed parts of the sin-1. be the chief speakers at the future designs, it is essential

pale" "woro standing ready arrived in Shanghal.tive quarters of Saigon and near-meeting.

me to ugranice pesco, that all

chemical tank stim) It further asked the Com- by Cholen..

During the evening, the nations, large, or small," "good" mission to state the amount of Thirty-one deaths from cholera fings of 66 United Nations will of bad, should be included in chlaste sold and acetic rice needed by Kwangtung so reported in the part few dayt

and 10-from: small-pox have been he paraded and special bearers our security system, when the mixture explode. that transportation facilities

Avill, carry tho, llage of -hon- Twenty-two national United Saping 26-foot oratory dis could be arranged without been mobilised to qu

***Flying squiads" of doctors have. United Nations countriege Nations Associations are of where the tank stond delay

igion.) "giving :: vacel

The switzerland, Austria, Haly and Hinted to the World Federation chemists analyzin According to offcial soirces (qunda plan to give here today the Kwangtung pox vaccination Provincial Government has cholera

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