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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1948.

REDS TRY COUP IN BERLIN

Another Kremlin Meeting

Moscow, August 27. Tho three Western envoys went to the Krom- lin today for an appoint- ment with Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov.

The throo Westerners had an appointment for 5 (1400 GMT), the p.m. U.S. Embassy announced. The Embassy added that the three would meet al the British Embassy fot- lowing the Kremlin ses- sion. Associated Press.

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Doing What They Are Told

Tokyo, August 27. The

Prime Minister, Mr. Hitoshi Ashida, said at a lun- cheon given for him at an Allied billet in Tokyo today, that the Japanese Government has no other course than to conform its policies to those of the Occupation.

Therefore, he said,

It would

March On City Hall Again, Break Up Council Meeting

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Communist-led demonstrators tried to set up a

'most handpicked Borlin regime of their own today after breaking up a meeting of the anti-Communist City Council in their second march on the City Hall in two days,

They demanded that a special committee, composed of members of Com- munist-dominated labour unions in the Soviet Zone of the city, be appointed to replace the council..

A spokesman denied that it was to be an "action committed” such as took over Czechoslovakia, but it apparently could serve the same purpose. Outside, milling crowds un- able to get into the hall, shout- ed when told of the cancella- tion of a scheduled elty coun- cil meeting:

no matter what the council It. self does.

"We will clay as long as possi- Award To

bie," he added.

There may he decision Inter today about a futuro meeting "We will come back again place for the coureil. There have been suggestions that it move into and again."

the American zone under the pro- tertiun of the western half of the Berlin police force.

This appeared to indiente Com- munist strategy in to keep up constant demonstrations Intended

That probably would mean o

Constable

Cheung Mau-bau has been granted the King's Com- mendation duct.

for Bravo Con-

His fellow-constable wound. ed, Cheung disregarding grave Injury, engaged group of armed robbers at Territories,

to stop all work of the City Gov-Cuinmunist blitz on city officials ernment, force it to abandon the left in the Soviet zone. The Rus- City Hatt and then set

Balkung, Naw up a slans already have arrested the Communist-front government for head of the coal distribution, sec- the divided, blockaded elty. tion of the city administration.-

Associated Press.

"Rumpus In Berlin"-Page 7.

This morning's crowd, which make no difference to the country numbered only 200 at the begin- the Opposition Democratic-ning of the demonstration, well- Liberal Party was in control., ed to more than 2,000 before it

it

"The Opposition Party merely ended. opposes for the purpose of gain- ing control of the Government," he stated,

Ho said Japan's food problem next year would not be at acute as hitherto if Allied aid could be counted upon us in the past...

Prime Minister

Refused Protection

There were broadcast reports that shops in the vicinity of the

V optfinisile that current unrest and get recruits. The demonstration Birikes among the Government broke up after an hour and one tallway workers would be settled half.

8007.

General MacArthur's lel

July

ter to him on

strikes or

22.

collective NCURibiting]

by

Government workers had served

as a good lesson, he said,

"I am hopeful that this will be

a starting point from which labour in Japan will set out on a normal curse and got down. to the vent" business of economic rrhaisillation," Mr. Ashida sold. -Reuter.

'Correspondents' Club Split

Tokyo, August 27. The Tokyo Correspondents' Club, which has been in exislonco as a private association of Inter-

An

Ferdinand Friedensburg, the olty's acting Mayor Christian Democrat, tater charged that Boviet.controlled German po.

and held them at bay until help arrived.

Apathy Challenge

To Church

Amsterdam, August 26.

The Bishop of London, Dr. J. W. Wand, foday fold the World Council of Churches that they had to counter a growing attitude of "What tho hell" (on expression signifying lack of inter- est) among the masses of the people in coun- tries like Britain and America.

lice not only refused the city's He said the existing apathy was a challenge to the

parliament protection "but ac- tually backed the demonstra- tors."

He declared the demonstrators

had been let into the City Hall

Church and the Church must do something about it for the average person who seemed to be living for the moment without any hope for the future..

by the back door, which Was In the Assembly's-study-Ree- strength of Catholicism in Cans- opened, ne sald, by a menibertions progress was being made da tends to give a strong cohe- the Communist-dominated today in putting world prob-siveness to Protestism which Socialist Unity Party (SED) after lems-into practical forms. One claims 60 per cent of the popula the front door had been locked of the committees which

tlon-thanks to successive waves and the key hidden,

are of immigration-Reuter.

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MAE GOT TOO UPSET

He said a Soviet Army major considering the everyday con- demanded that he be let out byens of the Churches had a the front door ofter it was lock-lively discussion on the Chris- ed. This, the sefing Mayor said,tian attitude to the Jews. apparently was to let demonstra Delegates agreed that the tors in.

Churches had failed and some- times still failed to show national newspapermen since the Council's Future

Los Angeles, August 27.. "really Christian spirit." end of the war, virtually disolved

Mae West, defendant in a. today.

Christians hail "on absolute ob- US$100,000 plagiarism Buit ligation," to combat anti-Semitic here, got "too upset" and ask advertisement signed by British, Australian and American "It is questionable whether the prejudice and to promote...a newspapermen

and .. women city parliament *will stay

here creative love of the Jewish peo-ed for a recess during ques-- appeared in tho Nippon

Times under Dsituation where the ple

There was frank criticism tioning by plaintiff's counsel tonight, announcing the resigns-police refuse to grant it protesthat the Christians had not, es a about the lovers of the Czarina tion of 12 members.

lon against the ernstant danger whole, been outspoken or strong Catherina. of Russta. They included representatives of being disturbed by a small enough to "prevent the barbaric She is being sued by two stage of the London Observer, New | minority pressure group," Persecution of the Jews in Eu-writers who claim that she York Times, Reuter-AAP, Asso-Friedenburg continued.

appropriated

their clated Press of America, Inter

some. : of The committed agreed that this material for her production of .national News. Service, NBC.

was a central issue and an in-"Catherine was great", Christian Science Monitor,

cacapable responsibility of and a Chicago Tribune and Newsweek,

Miss West denied this. Quer- challenge

the Christian tioned about the lovers-Prince -Reuter,

Church.

In debating the place of lay and one Alexis Orloss and asked Potemkin, Count Gregory Orloss Workers in Church activities, in which order Potemkin came, many delegates urged that the Miss West said that she could men who had responsible posi-not see what difference it made tions in economic and social life whether he was the Brst, the should br Riven greater oppor-tenth or the hundredth. tunities in Church work.

He added, however, that the City Government's administra- tion offices would stay in the City Hall In the Soviet asalar

LUKE MCGLOOK'S BIG

SONG HIT

London, August 26:

Luke McGlook had himself a big song hit today. Those tweet twosts he used to hear when ho was knocked out, have finally paid off..

You may be whistling his But the cable came, addressed tune right now. It's called to Bud Flanagan That's. Luke's "Underneath the Arches" and name in his present, role as ong Luke is folding and unfolding Britain's most popular the cable which tells him it is highly paid comedians. the No. 2 seller in the States and probably the No. 1.

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BOAC PLANE CRASHES

Jiner liks the

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ted above as American

Lines

announced

President the early, start of construction

on three sugh ships. At a total cost of $33,000,000, the 528-foot liners will be built at Camden, New Jorasy, and Join

the famous "President Lite" fleet in 1950. In ad dition to 228 passengers, they will carry 622,000 cuble feet of cargo.

HK-Macao Travelling Difficulty

Dr. Eduardo Brazao, Portu- guese Consul-General at Hong Kong.. yesterday admitted that difficulties confront travellers between Hong Kong to Macao. While declining to comment on yesterday's "China Mail". report regarding the.cumbersome

for. malities

Portuguese nationals mus go through before they can travel from Macao to Hong Kong, Dr. Brazao said that negotiations ovelliminate these formalities are

In progress

Dr. BRAZAO

Dr. Brazzo told the "China Mall that he had been entrusted by the Governor of Macao with negotiating with the British au- thorities in Hong Kong on Visas between the two colonies in order to facilitate travel between Hong

Kong and Maguo.

Canada To Have

Direct Air Link With Hong Kong

Hong Kong will soon be directly linked by air with

Canada.

The Canadian Paelle Air Lines ure preparing inaugurate flights to the East, Australia and New Bealand. The opruing of the new air routes will add 14.420. milca

Canadian-operated

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national air services.

Consulate

In Macao Inter-To Close

The routes to be flown arc Vancouver-Honolulu-Canton In- Innd-Fiji-Sydney (7,065 miles) und Vancouver-Kodiak Shemya Island -

Tokyo

Shanghai - Hong 16.365 miles)

A branch service from FM will connect New Zealand with the Sydney Vancouver services.

Kong

through

Great Circle Route Flights from Canada to the East will follow the Great Circle route almost directly.

the

northern flight, the Canadian pienes

wint not 'fly more than 280 miles from the nearest, land

On

Four pressurized, four-engined ircraft have her ordered from Canadair Limit, Monticat, to

sperate on the new routes.

Personnel will be recruited. from experienced pllots now In Canadian Pacific Air Lines ser-

The aircraft will each have a

of 40 passengers pacity

and three tons of cargo or mail. The cruising speed of the planes is 300 miles an hour."

New PFEL Vessel Arriving

The British Consulate at Macan will close down an Tuesday. It was established shortly before the outbreak of the Pacific War...

Previously, on honorary British Consul 'looked after British commercial intereste in the Portuguean Colony,

Mr. H. C. Rabbetts, the Consul-General, “le being transferred to Changhai.

Hollywood Approach On Quotas

London, August 28. Eric Johnston, President of the America met J.-Arthur Rank, Motion Picture Association of

Igading British Alm producer to day for a discussion of "the gen

Alm altuation."

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JAPANESE CANNIBALS SENTENCED

Yokohama, August 27.

The five-month-old vivisec- tion trial of Japanese wor criminals ended today with the sentencing of Lieutenant-Gen- éral Isamu Yokoyama and four others, to hang.

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Four other "defendants given life imprisonment and defendants sentences ranging

trom three to 26 years.

The first woman tried for war crimes here, nures Shizuko.

sentenced to five Tautaui, was

Ja the liver feast. The gruesome meat was furnished by her 'and several of her co-defendants, with

years for participating

the

liver from the vivisected body of

30

a captive American airman,

Eight among

were acquitted,

defendants

b

tried

The accused were cannibalism,

for

They were allegedly responsible for taking the liver from one of eight captured' American Niers who were vivisected and dissectail in medical experiments at Kyushu Imperial Univer-ymprisonment.

Sentences

were meted out to 18 former medical personnet and surgical assistants for participating in the experiments and Scannabaliemra,----- United Prore.

BRITAIN'S NEW COAL RECORD

- Genova, August' 20. -|- Britain's coal exports again reached a new postwar record In July, despite the holiday period, the Economic Commlä- sion for Europe announced to: 'night.

Nearly 1,100,000 tons were ex- ported in the four weeks ending i July 31 compured with 1,050,000 tons in the previous five weeks. Over 85 per cent of the four weeks" exports In July went to European counts as the main

Spain including: Mire, Italy,

and Denmark

The production, of Western Germany and Poland, Europe's two largest producers, also struck new postwar high levels in July. --Router.

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BODIES PICKED UP:

Catalina By-

Macao, August 27, Later Johnston discussed, the Parts of unidentified bodies. effects of

of a new British flro presumed to bgvictims of the quota with the managing direc-July 18 crash of tors of American film companies ing boat, wore picked up torlay in Eritain. Johnston expects to

*** floating in the China Sea »ncër tee Board

of Trade President, Macao Harold

and request that the quota

mediately to say, whether the rus requiring British theatres, to give manants were those of man, British Bim 45 per cent of their women or children Associated Early' tomorrow morning screen time, be changed to, per-

Press Hong Kong will see one of the mit the showing of mote Ameri- Pacific Far East Line's "Bear can films, The flim trade pro- Ships" steaming through Kow-diets that the roquest will be re-

fused-Associated Press. loon Bay.

Wilson, over the week". Authorities were unable. In-

She is tho Flying, Dragon, on the PFEL's fast regular frigerated cargo service, arriving from Manila.

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SECRET POLICE INVESTIGATION

* Helsinki, August 26. The Finnish Government; today decided to set up): a four-mon Detroit, August 26.

committee to investigate the re- The number of auto workers organization of the 'Secret Police. On board the steamer are Mr. Idled because of the heat exceed-According to Government circles, and Mrs. Wang Kung-Jul, who ed 49,000 today as the mercury this will mean the total abolition. were touring the United States on scared to a mid-afternoon peak of the force in the present form.

after. their honeymoon

their of 96 degrees.-United Press. marriage in

Hong

Mr.

He added: "The matter is be- ing dealt with most, satisfac. Wang is the son of a former torily and I have received from Chinese Ambassador to America. the British authorities their full Travelling with them also is Misu co-operation, which the Macao M. L. Von Mengersen. Other Government has highly appre-passengers who embarked at San clated,"

Francisco left the ship at Manila.

The Dr. Brazzo al that the, nego-

Flying Dragon, whose. tlutions are expected to be contanter, is Mr. E, D.

D. Nelson, whe heads an American crew of 50. éluded shortly.

is bringing froh fruits and vége- tables from the Amorican' west' coast, besides general cargo.

Government Re-Enters Land Lots

She will leave for San Francisco vla. Japan on Monday,

The general agents for the Fly- ing Dingon are the United fitates Line...

The Weather

The Church, it was stressed, could not afford to wanie

talent. Subjects wilch the World Council of Churches is now ap- proaching with some caution pacifism, colonialism, Imperialism and nationalism. It is believed that, a satisfactory statement of the Assembly's views on war and A British. Overseas Airways

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Church's Strength

On the other three subjects, no detalls have emerged from the fered a dislocated shoulder when and squatters camps. Some of about 600 miles of Gusti, teoring confidential sessions the delegates views, but it is sers and alx crew, hit a hill after gaids Crown Rent; others have crude with cocsaimant showers! (tl) vi

to indicate the plane, carrying 12 passen- the owners are in default as re- WKW and Intensifying

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