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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1947.

COMPLETE DUTCH WITHDRAWAL No American Aid For

FROM INDONESIA DEMANDED

Sjahrir's Case Presented

Earldom For Lord Mountbatten

London, Aug. 14.

Viscount Mountbatten, Governor General-designate

of India, rear today awarded an Earldom.

An official, aunouncement tonight from No. 10. Downing Street, residence of the Prime Afinister, said: "The King has been pleased to approve that the dignity of an Enridom of the United Kingdom be conferred upon *Rear Admiral Viscount Mountbatten of Burnia,"

Lake Success, Aug. 14, Dr. Sutan Sjahrir, former Premier of the Indone- slan Republic, told the United Nations Secur- ity Council today that the Indonesian dispute was a "threat to lasting peace." He urged the Council to set up "impartial" arbitration ma- chinery as the "one and only means of ensur- ing a peaceful, stable solution." Dr. Sjahrir also asked the Council to order the complete withdrawal of Dutch troops from' Republican territory and threw his support behind the Australian resolution for sending a team to observe the uneasy truce in Indonesia. By nine votes and two absten- denied this charge. The chief tions, the Security Council vot remedy in' to restore peace. ed to invite the Philippines des China has urged the Security legate, General Carlos Romulo. Council to lay aside legal points greater part of his address to to take his place t the table and meet the situation with❘n recital of the history of hin

with people's relations Hussin and Po'and abstained. A practical means."

The Earldom was expreted by political quarters in London. Such quarters in recent months have been left in no doubt of the profound impression which Lord Mount- butter's wark an the transfer to power negotiator has inade upon the Government, scrites Franer Wighton, Reutera political rorrespondent. The Earldom elevates him to the third highest order of precedeùre in the British peerage. -Router.

the

Under "powerful arefights and! Dr. Tsiung wded that he heatch. He recalled that in the

whirring movie

CUNETAN

people con- 14th Century his thelieved the accusations by both stituted an empire embracing slight figure of Dr. Shabric, asics, although regrettable. all the {s[rnlu d[ Southeast companied by The Inneslacould he cleared up and that al He said Indonesian his Foreign Minister and other ad- most of them resulted from the dry took a turn with the in- visers. left their sent in the confusion usually following introduction of Dutch colonial public gallery and took

their the wake of war. He said un- ruh. places next to the Indian repress the dispute were settled im- sentative, Dr. Pillai, at the end mediately, the entire effort of of the semi-elreular talale.

the United Nations woud he i imprifled,

The Chinese delegate, Dr. T. F. Triang, supported the Aus tralian resolution to send ob servers to Indonesia and denied categorically accusations that Chinese troops were participat ing in any fighting.

With reference to a telegram from Indonesia nu Aug. 6, that one unit of Chinese troops took

Chinese Denial

Dejected Colony

Murder Trial Of Ex-Premier

Next

Seven Months

Washington, Aug. 14. Neither Britain nor any other European country would get any positive United States ald for at least another seven months, it was believed in Washington conight. British officials made no attempt to hide the meaning of the recent statement by President Trumon which appeared to rule the out any chance of speeding up economic aid plan for Europe or juny special United States Govern- ment Intorim help to critically situated countries until an over- all reconstruction plan had been

ly worked thoroughly

Diplomatic quarters hore wero particularly concerned because:

1. President Truman made his statement although the Under- Secretary of State for Economi Affairs, Mr. Willian Clayton, and three leading United States Am- bassadors in Europe advised: the Mr. Georgu Secretary of Sinte,

Yard Man

To Hunt

Currency

Violators

London, Aug. 15.

Marshall, last week that a special A Scotland Yard in- Congress session was the only

way

the United Stater would spector is to. visit the provide aid for Europe.

United States soon hunt- political con-

2. Although

niderations undoubtedly influenced ing for

the President's

evidence that remarks. Pres-some Britons have been dent Truman by the firmness of selling Pounds sterling his ylaws and his continued re- fusal to comment on the British for dollars at black mar- economic crisis indicated that the ket rates and violating fast moving events of the recent

other currency restric- weeks had not yet caused any revision in his plans.

tions.

Scotland Yard and today that either Chief Inspector Wilfred Parr or Detective Inspector

Amerten on behalf of the Trea. Rury to investigate the transfers, which London newspapers sald ran into hundreds of thousands of Pounda.

RANGOON, AUG. 14. British official sources here con- THE TRIAL OF EX- ceded that President Truman's PREMIER U SAW, WHO IS attitude appeared to bode ill for

to open here. "Not only did Dutch exploits. / ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN the success of the Anglo-American Herbert Hannan would go to

"DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN economic talks due tion and oppression account for LAST MONTH'S ASSASSINA- on Monday.Reuter *The Dateli Ambassador, our buckwardness and degradaTION OF

Truman Statement Eera van Kleffens,

BURMESE LEA- unsticeesstion but they also led to the DERS. WILL BEGIN SHORT-

Washington, Aug. 14, fully opposed a motion to nd- fall of my country from its anY AT INSEIN GAOL, NORTH

President Truman declined to journ the meeting after Dr.rient proud place to that of it Sjahrir's speech. Mr. van Klef weak, dejected colony."

OF RANGOON.

comment on the British economic

The Treasury declined to crisia today and wald that he

comment. fens insisted on being heard. { He later reviewed events lead- Also on trial at Ingela Grol saw "nothing on the horizon at

call for a special Yard Inspector

The "Star" said a Scotland saying he had an important anjing up to the Dutch Indonesiau will be six persons accused of present" to

would visit nouncement to make. His refighting, which was halted by asasinating U Aung San and salon of Congress before

Hollywood "to investigate quest was turned down, but the

the Council's cease-fire order the other Ministers,

announced.

January

the

He also told his press con- Activities of a number of per-

present to give any facts and

and other pro- bought homes

with perty

illegally priced figures as to the extent of ald

dollars."-Associated Press. which Europe might expect under the Marshal Plan,

| Council agreed reshuffle its earlier this month. He flailed The trial will be held before part against the Republicans, ↑ Apht pre-vacation schedule for the Dutch government for den special tribunal the composi- ference that he was unable at Rong who are believed to have Dr. Talong said. "I day cute another meeting on Indonesia manding that the Indonesians tion of which has not yet been

Theon Friday, afternoon. gorically this assertiou,

neeept the Ditch interpretations Chinese Consul Generat also Dr. Sjahrir devoted the

of the Linggadjati agreement and he charged the Dutch with repeatedly ignoring Indonesian arbitration under that agree

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INDO-CHINA

Yugoslavia On Egypt's "Democracy"

A Government spokesman to.

President Truman's view that day denleri reports of an at- no special scaston of Congress tempted garl-break at Ingeln. was called for caused consider- Reater,

able disappointment in quarters here where it was believed that the desperate economic altaation In Britnin ang Europe has caused the Administration to revise the

Belgrade, Aug. 14. Marshal Plon time-table in the The Yugoslav Communist hope of making new dollar ald Party newspaper Borba, com- available by the turn of the year.menting today on the Egyptian Paris, Aug. 14.

March 1948?

question, said that the very fact: French Government sources' The President's statement, of bringing It before the Security said that the surprise return of however, indicated that there Council represents an impor the High Commissioner, Emile was no intention of putting up tant victory for liberating the Bollaert, from Indo-China mark- the European-reconstruction; democratic forces of the Egyp ed a decisive moment in peace plan to Congress before next tian peoples over the military negotiations to end the eight- January and, therefore, final occupation and the economic and, month war.

approval before March was still political domination of the Bri

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In calling for a team of UN observers, Dr. Sjahrir main- tained that the Indonesians had complied unconditionally with the Council's cease-fire order but he charged: "The Dutch troops are still continuing what the Dutch colonial government calls 'mopping up' operations."

The Indonesian ex-premier ended his speech by repenting | M. Bollaert kas just returned unlikely. his government's pledge to n from Hanol, where, sources said, The committees of the 10- 11 constituted a victory over BOOKINGS ACCEPTED FOR ANY EUROPEAN DESTINATIO cept any Impartint arbitration | "obviously"

agreement nation conference in Paris were, the polley of Egypt's reactionary and abide by the Security Coun- may be reached as a basis for still working on details of the circles who wanted this problem cil decisions.

plan and, therefore, it was im-solved by means of diplomatie The Prime Minister, M, Paul possible to make public the facts bargaining with the British, it; Ramadier, called A. Cabinet anl figures yet, President said. meeting on the matter.

an armistice.

воме

The Truman said.

Important Event Dr. Sjahrir, as he waited to Ko before the Security Council, told Reuter: "I hope the military situation was understood He promised to announce the Netherlanda Government will to have been stabllized in the full detalls of the scheme pa tuke encouragement from what past three weeks.---United Press, soon as he could.-Reuter.

is happening to Iudin tomorrow and emulate the action of the British Government by grant- ing full independence to the East Indies."

Dr. Sjahrir interrupted the writing of his speech to the Security Council to declare in an interview at his suite in a New York hotel:

"Indian Independence Day

J

Zik Makes No Headway

In Whitehall

'London, Aug. 14.

and Pakistan Day is a very im. While elated Hindus and Moslems this morning

portant event in the history of Asia and in fact in the history of mankind. It is a day for rejoleing of the whole world, especially for countries and peo pica which have been in the same position as India.

gathered outside Whitehall's India Office wit- nessing the finalisation of national indepen- dence for their 300,000,000 people in a nearby city hotel, a six-foot, coal-black negro packed his bags, hot and angry because Britain would not give independence to Nigeria's 20,000,000 population.

otherwise known a Zik-was

Borba alleged that Britain had drawn fantastic profits from the Suez Canal Company, but yet owed Egypt 500,000,000 "which she does not intend to repay".

The paper accused the Egyptian Government of being responsible for the fact that the average length of life in Egypt was not more than 27 years and that 80 per cent of the men were unfit for military service.—— Router,

New Atom Pile In America

Washington, Aug. 15. "The day is not only signi-

Ground was officially broken at ficant and important because of India achieving its indepen-kiwe-the "Gandbi

Dr. Honourable Unamdi Azi., cooperate? Of course we shall not, Long Island, New York, today for of Nigeria" We shall go on fighting," said Zik, construction of the now Govern- dence, or Pakistan becoming a

ment financod centre for atomic state, but also of the role Bri-furious because after a more than And the soven Nigerlan de. research. tala has played in the reallsa-three hours conference, the Co-legates clambered into two wait- Described as an "atomie pilo" tion of India's Independence. Those events are nearly the only lonial Secretary, Arthur Creeching Rolls Royces while from the and costing $10,000,000, it is to un- be used primarily for research Jones, yesterday told him flatly Colonial Ofco portala on hopeful algns of the post-war that he was wasting his time ask. ruffled official bowed farewell to into the beneficient uses of atomic world.

"If the world could

ing for Nigerian self-government. the failure of the missionUnit.

ed Press, similar difficulties and great Zil, with seven delegates from problems in the same way as Nigeria, arrived in London three Britain did for India and weeks ago with high hopes of an Pakistan, there would be no fear for a future war."-United Press and Router.

.

solve

early “Quit Nigeria” promise from Decca's Big

Britain,

The delegation was financed to the extent of more than £13,000 by nationallat movements In under British rule since 1881.

|TRUMAN SALT OF Nigeria which has been THE EARTH

Contract

London, Aug. 14.

energy. site is at Brookhaven

National Laboratories operated by the Association of the Eastern United States Universities and s expected to provide scientists with much needed training in the ap- pileation and study of recent

discoveries. The

atomic

ALOTI

laboratory is expected to provido- facilities for up to 500 scientists.

Dr. Lyle B. Borst, director of

The Decca Navigation Com-the new atomk pile, said: "This -For months Zik and his fol-pany has secured from the is not a military laboratory; we lowers have worked to ferment Swedlah Government contracts are interested in the release and not the production of atomle Washington, Aug. 15. the fight of nationallem against for the supply of a complete

energy."--Bouter. Senator Claude, Pepper removed colonialism but the urbanity of Decca navigator system, com- any doubt as to his 1948 intenthe Colonial Office defeated thomprising three transmitting sta tions today by coming out fistly with a plain statement that Britons and marine receivers for |for another term for President tain had no intention of quitting the purpose of hydrographic

Harry Truman

Responding to a reporter's Nigeria until the Nigerians proved survey in Swedish and sur- question

themselves capable of self-govern-rounding waters. at the White Hours, Pepper said: "I don't think there ment.

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is any question but that the Zik wiped his sweat-misted, of this type obtained within a The Yugoslav Charge President should be and will be pearl-rimmed spectacles on the year, a similar system having d'Affaires, left here for Bol nominated and should be and wil hem of lite robe while the accom ready been supplied to the grade yesterday without making be elected. Considering the pro-

for the usual exit visa. bleins facing him, he has done an panying delegates grouped around Danish Government

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tions cables a survey ship his, departure a few hours be Is the wall of p

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"Our mission was not success equipped with a Dsova, receiver fore he left and stated that he Pepper sald he had not dia ful. Mr. Creech Jones told it to to fix accurately, ite position would be replaced by the Second casred politics with the President en home and cooperate with the throughout the whole period of Secretary of the Legation,

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