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RUSSIANS PLAYING

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New York, June 26.

Despite increasing pressure on the Allies in Berlin,

the Warsaw conference indicatos clearly that Russia not only intends to confine her actions to the political field, but also is continuing hor "peace offensiva,”

Although they are threatening, the lifelines of -2,000,000-Germons-in-Berlin, the Communists also apparently hope to be able to continue their pose as friends of a unified Germany. Even while withdrawing from the most objurgate "negotiators". Of course, all the four-power food pool and in world history. turning the East-West demar-they are doing is getting ready wall.to eat up a Government in East- ention line into a solid

ein Germany which they will chil

they talk about negotiations for an all-German Government.

an all-German Government.

They want to resume four power discussions where they were when their Foreign Minis ter Motatov scuttled them at Moscow.

The Russians are probably the most eager, and at the same time,

Battle Now For Europe

Vatican City, June 28. The Vatican newspaper, Osservatore Romano, said to

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॥ Juge one editorial, wal-offlelut daily url: "Divided

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unity or division of Europe. "It Germany is divided we cannot think of possibility of a united Europe

day.

tomorrow.

whatever may ba

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It.

"On the contrary, if

one

of the two opposing blocs would drawn united Germany into its uwn system this would constitute in Europe n decisive balance in its favour,

There is no longer here да economic question but a political question, and the battle for Ger-

becomes the battle many Europe-United Press

Shanghai PO Rulings

for

They did just that in Korea, and started a campaign for an end military occupation, Just as they are doing in Ger many. Bertin's secret police could then expand their basa of, ope; utlanı.

Reparations

The Warsaw conferces auxgent four power agreement on de- We militarisation, Germany.

Manta, June 20.

The National Airports Cor. poration's new $115,000 forminál at the Manila Inter. national airport (formerly Nichols Flold) was inaugurat- ed this afternoon In the pre sence of more than 1,000 visitors, headed by ranking. Government, Army and Navy officials.

—INENI_—Connection, Manila" to making a strong bid to be

the come the terminal for different commercial airlines operating in the Far East, it Pan understood that American World Airways are planning to make Mania their principat asrlài hup in the Orient.Reuter.

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Blind Will Pay Expenses

New York, June 20. The John Milton Society for Blind announced today 1,000 blind Americans

all thought it wna agreed on be- foro, But we must admit that Russia's attitude in Eastern Eu- the

remili that rope strongly Fuggests forisation may be more practical. have undertaken to poy all

Que section of the Warsaw

of Helen ¡expenses

Keller's pronouncement ipally means current trip to the Pacific, Asla what it says. The Communisty and the Middle East. would certainly like to see re- The Society's General Secro- parations shipments stepped up tary, Dr. Milton T. Stauffer said from the small trickle to which he is cabling the news to Mise the Allies reduce them because Kellee in Sydney, Australie, o of Russia's fallure to keep her Sunday, which is her 08th birth- share of the burgain regarding day. Germany.

The cable says: "We are thrill- So Russia tries to drive the jed over your approtiching mis-

with one sion Allies out of Berlin

of hope to the 12,000,000 hand and keep up the pence of-blind in the Orient and the Near

She is East," fensive with the other.

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Alisa Keller is scheduled to visit keep on suggesflog toing

Korea in Begotiation no matter how many Jupan in September, incidents she may have to create October, China in November, and to make them seem necausary: the Philippines in late December and early January,-United Press.

Associated Press.

Berliners Asking -

Will Allies Leave?

Berlin, June 26.

Worried Berliners are asking one big question

will the Western Allies leave Berlin under So- viet pressure?

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Iti heardon "all-sides-in food queues, in the long lines of Barliners waiting to change old money for new, in homes and on street corners. Even food has become momen- tarily secondary in the minds of Berliners,

ITALIAN FOOD TRADE STRIKE

SOKOLOVSKY ARRESTED BY AMERICAN M.P.'S !

Berlin, June 26, American military police this evening arrested the Soviet Military Governor, Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky, for apoading in the United States sector of Berlin, police officials stated. The Marshal's car was detained for 30 minutes and he was released without being booked on c charge.

car

for the 30 minutes he was de- tained. Lator it was not ca. tablished whether the car con tained anyone beside the Mar- -shal and his driver, “

Rolcase Order

The Russlan Military Gov-

Marshal Sokolovsky was in a limousine accompanied by several people when his was stopped by the American poilce. The car was halted on the road leading into the city from Potsdam, the United States Provost Marshal's Officeernor was released on the per-

sonat Instruction of General! sloted

Lucius D. Clay, the Americto Marshal Sokolovsky's normal Military Governor' Els arrest route for his trip, from residence to his headquarters at issued earlier

was in accordance with orders in the week to Karlshorst,

is long this road, American military police road which

passes through the Ameri-patrols to arrest and escort to the can sector.

nearest police headquarters say Russian soldier caught speeding on_the_Autobahn. inke-alde

The Marshal's car, a big mô- dern American Duick, was half-

Wannsee, ed near residential district in the Ameri- can sector near the Soviet zonni boundary.

According to the police, Mar- ahal Sokolovsky sat in his car

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The American police patrol car was reported to be mounting a machine-gun.

After studying his documents, the patrol took Marshal Sokolov- sky to it

to it military police station where an American colonel tele- phoned General Clay and receiv ed a personal orter for the Mar- shal's release.

General Clay da

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Philippines AMMUNITION

Hong Kong is making loan of 10,000 tons of rice to an official the Philippines, statement disclosed on Satur- day. Eight thousand tons will be shipped on Tuesday by the s.s. Susanna.

tons from

The loan, in addition to 15,000 the Netherlands East Indies, is to ide the Philippines over until the autumn harvest.

The local official spokesman said yesterday that the loan will not affect the size of the rotion in Hong Kong as the rice will be

SMUGGLING SUSPECTS

Garrison

Shonghol, June 27.

headquarters today arrested three Chinese suspected of heading a ring smuggling am- to the Communist munition armies. ammunition were found in their Omelals said 4,000 rounds of

possession.

They said the suspects formed one of the cells in the Communist setup in this part of China for

tion.

replaced by the time the rice lent buying up all available ammuni

would have been issued in the normal course of events, There was no danger of the Colony running short in the meantime.

Further arrests

are expected. Meanwhile Chu Shun-kun, de- puty chief of the Fuel Control Commission of the Ministry-of- Economics, was down to Hankow under military guard for trial on charges of selling military equip ment while division commander

in the Nationalist cimy two years

Chu was dismissed from the

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takings were at a standstill lie in Hong Kong, sald the In the face of the dreary out-though shops carried on. spokesman. None of the first

Shanghai, June 27.

The 2,000,000 Germans in mail basklei NOW-while yet thlak of t. for Palestine has been tempora- Western Berlin, most of whom

The acceptance of ordinary

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the local Post have not had Ofce announced today, It also than three years, are experiencing revealed that international "air gain the discomforts of darken- mail

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Rome, June 26, All workers in the Italian

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"It isn't for us to say anything" protest against the dismissal of ped, us it is being reserved for

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MANY PEOPLE OFTEN SUFFER eign countries are not considered se

to be usuable in Ching even ven though they are prepared as such with postage stamps.

Forms of foreign origin posted with

names and addresses of senders given thereon will be re- turned to the senders, while those bearing no such names and ad- dresses will be treated ordinary air mail letters and taxed,

Owing to the disturbed situs- tion in Honan Province, only let- ters and postcards are accepted for all places in that province. The acceptance of other calogor- jes of mail -matter-therefore-la-said:...---- temporarily suspended from to- day.Router,

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factory and several Kilon Politient motives were thought What about the new currency to underlie this strike and the issued

by the Western Allies, general strikes in Pisa and Bres- which precipitated the Russian clo, all of which are regarded as retaliations?

ja prelude to a bigger movement; "It's a good thing,"

just possible we could do a better shops. Job alone."

a walter

This was the general view of the Western zone Germans, who exchanged their old marks

for the new Deutsche mark.

"The East (Soviet zone) mark Rome, June 28, is tho same old mark with a Signor Pietro Nenni, leader of stamp on it," one said. "It has the Italian Socialist Party's Pro-galy the Russian zone bebind-it.- Communist Rection, tonight sprung You-can-buy-seven_of_the_new____ a surprise by announcing his re- Russian marks with one of these signation from the editorship of West sector marks already." (Tho the party's organ, Avante, on the rate

Wes 25 to one on

some eve of the opening of the Con- blackmarkets.) gress of the Italian Socialist Party Some Germans, particularly in Genoa tomorrow,

women, are worried more about

At the Conference, the party a new war than their future food must decide whether to continue supply or the value of their its collaboration with the Com-money. Rumoura revolve about munists.--Router,

| the reported departure of British,

French and Am

American forces.

ARGENTINA

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One

current among Germans was that Major General Aloxan- der Kotikov, Russian commandant in Berlin, had given the Western

Buenos Aires, June 26.] Allies 60 hours to leave the city. Argentina announced today, that-Associated Press.

Britain and other European cus-

tomers will be required to pay

in, dollare if they buy food after. Scaled tenders for repairing the termination of the present the Motor Launch "Lila" have barter treaties--Associated Press, been called for by the P.W.D.

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REPUBLICAN LEADER

Philadelphia, June 26, The nationwide strike of food- Representative Hugh D. Scott, workers started with the dismissal Jr., of Pennsylvania, was chosen of workers from the Milon shops (today to head the Republican of the Motta Company.

National Committee.

After yesterday's meeting, the He was chosen by Governor Cabinet warned the workers that Dewey, Presidential nominee, and "their right to strike should not his rimning-mate Governor War- be used to disturb pubile- order (ner,,io take over the party leader- nor to infringe the freedom to ship, succeeding Carroll ReccoTMa! work"Relier.

| Tennessee.Associated Press.

BOLLAERT'S TRIP TO PARIS

Paris, Juna 26.

Reminders

Today

Whist Drive, European YMCA,

B p.m. American International Assur- ance Co., Ltd., extraordinary meeting, 12-14 Queen's Road. Central, 11 a..

HK Club, members meeting, at

Clubhouse, 5.30 p.m. Cocktail party in honour of Bir

Man-kam Lo, by Major and Mrs. M. Churn, Jacobena Room, H.K. Hölel, 6-7,30° p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW.

Bridge Drive, European-YMCA,-

8.p.m.

ing)

H.K. Rotary Club (closed-meet- Roof Garden, HK. Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Women's Guild Meeting, Kow-

loon Union, Church, 10 a.m. Sino-British Club (Gramophont Group) lecture illustrated by records, Helena May Thaila tute, 9.15, p.m.

General Nguyen van Xuan, President of the Pro- vincial Central Government of Vietnam, was said today to have been making; contact with

WEDNESDAY representatives of the Nationalist resistanca Games Morning, European movement, sections of whom might recognise HK, & Youmati Ferry Co., Ltd. the Central Government, the French Press Agency reported from Saigan..........

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The President is to establish |rives on Wednesday in Hanoi, H., & Canton Ice Manufactur ministries and draft the con- stitution of the National Con- stituent Assembly when he ar-

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WE'LL TAKE THE DINGHY AN' MUFFLE THE CARS. WATCH YER STER NUREM

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The French Government will shortly have to defend its Indo-Cocktail Party in honour, of Si China polley in the National As- sambly and this adds significance to the expected arrival here on Monday of the High Cordiskin- er for Indochina, Mi; Emile Bol-

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Man-kam Lo by Chinese Chamber of Commerco, at Roof Garden, H.K. Hotel, 4.30-8 pm.

THURSDAY Y's Men's Club luncheon, foot H.K. Hotel, 12.45 Garden, Domaión Day commemoration; wreath-laying ceremony at Suiwan Military · Cemetery, 10 am; reception at HK. ClubTM annex 0.30-8. p.m According to the Inter!

special broadcast over ZBW, Lplomatic despatches from Mahjong Class, European YMCA, Indochida, there have bien no 7.8 p.m.

Bollaert will make a full re- port to the Government on the position in Indochina since the signing on June & of the agree- |ment "recognising_the_ newly- touted Government of General

Important Internal changese

FRIDAY

during the past few works, Clámical Music Concert, Euro- The visit of the High Commis-pean YMCA, 8 p.m. sloner coincided with the pre- Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon; sance in the. French capital of 8x-. 2. Peninsula Hotel,-12.30.p.m.. Emperok Hao. Eli bf Annam.

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The latter's visit, however, is "The Magle Lamp", staged by described as strictly private,|

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