1948-08-31 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1948.

TRUSTS THE

MOSCOW AGREEMENT IN SIGHT SINGAPORE Communique Expected After New Molotov Meeting OLD GANG Highest Hopes Now

Entertained

Moscow, August 29.

Prospects appear good for a procedural agreement this work of the four power talks in the Krem- lin, it was learned an excellent authority today.. The three Western diplomats negotiating with Rus- sian leaders conferred at the US Embassy for 45 minutes today after the arrival of an await-

·ed message from one of the Western capitals.

Soviet

Miners'

Target

Moscow, August 29.

Just which one was not dis- closed.

Cross communication has been ope of the dimculties in the talks. VS. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith, British

envoy Frank Roberts and French Am- baixador Yves Chataigneau have refer various matters back to their home of the

Governments then must be discussed and new

19

CASE. The repila

reports filled. This time consum- Soviet Miners' Day was cele-ing procedure explains why the

three

with Foreign Min-

Sex Crimes -Increase

London, August 29.

The number of sax crimes has nearly doubled, in Britain since 1938, according to a Home Office report entitled "Crime Statistics Just published.

for 1946"

There hai pden A steady Inoraase, avery year in wax crimes from 5,019 che in -1938 to 9,329 in 1946.

The.

figures for 1947 are not yet available, but it la- conalder- ad certain that they will show further considerable` Increase Reuter.

Soviet Zone Purge

BERLIN REDS ISSUE

NO QUARTER DECLARATION

Communist leader called on their supporters today for new efforts to overthrow the city govern- mant and supplant 'It'with a Rad dominated action committee.

The democratically elected government, fighting for its life against the Communist tactics of riot- ing, hoped that the four power talks in Mos- cow would bring them respite.

polica, have

Singapore, August -29.---

The Influential “Straits Times" in an editorial today declared that there was "un- 'casiness in Malaya that 'the control of Malayan affairs · ́in passing into the hands of men who are newcomers to the country at a time when it faces its greatest peacetime crisis."'

Referring to the rumoured up- pointment of Sir Henry Gumer, the former Chief Secretary to

·Falestine Government, Malaya High Commissioner, the "Straits Times", expressed satis= faction with the present acting High Commissioner, Sir Alee Newboult, who won a Malayan İ civil servant before the war.

"Many people in Malaya want na change,” the paper added. Pointing out "that another "ex- Palestinian," Colonel W. N.

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But the Communists issued a They called for more demonstra- "no quarter" declaration in tions of that kind.

Gray, former Inspector General their politieat warfare almed The city hall where the coun- of the Palestine police, had re at cutting blockaded Berlin offcil meets is situated in the Soviet cently been

appointed Malayan Police Commissioner and that 500 from the West and Incorporat- sector of the city.

ax-Palestinian police American Analysis ing it into the Soviet zone.

had been The plan of the Communist Soviet controlled

transferred to Malaya, the news- controlled Socialist Unity refused to restrain the demon-paper said that there were rum Berlin,' August 29.

ours that Colone) Gray's second- party (SED) to put a hand pick-strators. The council may be in-command would also be met have

Despatches in brated as a national holiday for ister V. M. Molotov six times and licensed Berlin papers indicated in the driver's seat was outlined occupied sector for any future

Western-ed 21 member action committee forced to move to the western "ex-Palestinian the first tine throughout the Prime Minister Josef Stalin twice

Recent developments, had dis- meeting In a special proclamation. Soviet Union today.

today that a large scale purge The miners plan

American authorities have call-turbed the Malayan police and since July 31. to increase

of Germany's Communist-

The special committes 'would ed last week's demonstrations Gray not only to use his aggrea- The fall of the French Gov-

the

пожарарег urged Colonel annual output jo 250 million tons

be made up of three memhors part of a Soviet plan to unseat sive leadership against the ter- ernment at Radical Socialist An-Social Unity Party is underway 'by 1950-84 million

of the tons more dre Marie was reported authori-in the Russian zone.

present Government, the elected Government through corints but also than in 1040.

tatively neither to have brought | The official American German nine members of the alty as Hots which might provide an

sympathetically All papers today devoted many the talks to columns to the occasion-the have blocked

a standstill, nor to language paper, Naue Zeitung, sembly and nine "cltizone" to excuse for intervention by Soviet tandle the officers and

be chosen from the Communist troops. Pravda, the Soviet Communist

the possibility of reported that released inmates of

faction of the city's Trado Party paper, giving three of its an agreement and a communique Russian concentration camps had

The American analysis said the Union Federation. been told that they were being

Soviet design was covering it. six pages to the subject.

to force the cleared out to make гость for The workers of the coal

Meeting Molotov in-

Communist representation from city Government to move to the prisoners taken in a "large scale" the legislative and executive sec-western sectors so the Commun dustry are faced with a tremen- The three Western envoys will campaign of arrests, dous task-to bring annual coal probably meet Mr. V. M. Molotov

tions of the Government, added to lats could hold the city hall and output to 500 million tons within tomorrow in what might be one charged are being locked in

The paper said that the person the "citizen" membership, would install their own Government. approximately the next three of the most important sessions in Avo-mile long concentration camp of the committee.

give the Cow

On the polles front American

• Communists solid control Five-Year plans," the paper de

and German authorities reported the present talks on Germany. clared,

in_Russian-occupied Saxony,

The Communists said their quiet night. The Russians re- Today, the Donetz field

If the customary procedure is The French-licensed Kurier re- producing over 80 per cent of followed, a meeting with Molotov ported that Russian authorities in Committee would work in closest leased Ave Americans on Satur the pre-war output, the Moscow will probably be arranged for to- Halle have circulated a confiden-co-operation with the Commun-day after a relatively brief con coal basin, restored in ten months morrow. There is a good post-tfal letter warning Soviet Omicers at controlled German economic is producing nearly two and ability the agreement will be not to trust the Social Unity Commission of

are

half times more coal than before | reached. Associated Press. the war,

"The miners

of the Castern

coal area, who gained great glory during the war years, have

Achloved new substantial BUC

CCA$5.

"As a result, as early as loul year, the coal Industry of the U.S.S.R

exceeded the pre-war

~Reuter,

PartyUnited Press.

FIRST CARS PASS THROUGH BLOCKADE

Berlin, August 29.

level of output," the Pravda aald. Heinrich Rau, Economic Chief of the Soviet Zone of Germany, declared at the opening of the Leip- zig Trade Fair today that he expected from the Moscow conference "positive results on the lines of the Potsdam Agreement.".

Rumanian

Cabinet

Reshuffle

Bucharest, Aug. 29. Yesterday's reshuffle of the

Rumanian Cabinet indicates a

Dr. Rou also launched an appeal for increased trade between the Western, and Eastern Zones and spoke of what conditions would be like "after the lifting of the transport blockade between the East and West."

The British military

Reuter.

police

A

the Soviet zone.

This would mean virtual incor- portation of Berlin Into the So- viet zone.

Communist Tactics

The Communists also demand- ed immediate withdrawal

of western sponsored currency from Berlin, even though this issue is reported being discussed by the four powers in Moscow.

The Non-Communists

finement.-Associated Press.

Finnish Communists Celebrate

The

under him Reuter.

men

Bulgarian Protest To Turkey

Solla, August 29. Bulgaria has filed a strong

protest against Turkey's refu-

hand over seven Bulgarian citizens accused of murder, the Foreign Office an- nounced today, Helsinki, August 29.

The Raven Bulgarians were Finnish Communist charged with soiting a Bulgarian

the, electtions erided today with

they will drht to kehave said Party's 30 year jubilee celebra-jaeroplane and landing it in Tur ed city Government and parlia- colourful demonsration through radio operator and wounding an- a key after killing the pilot and ment in office until they are re-the streets of Helsinki.

other member of the crew. placed in The SED

not

;

They

a democratie election. 4

does

More than 13,000 people, in- were alleged to have seized con- want any cluding veterans of the 1918 civil rol of the plane to escape trom elections, which normally would war, took part in the parade, the Bulgarian authorities be in October. It took a beating

led by Hertta the trials will be held in Turkey Turkish oficials announced that in the last Berlin balloting. SED which was

Kuusinen Leino, Minister without leadors called on the "workers portadilo, the Party President where the alleged crime occurred.

anun- are Ulsitalo and

Foreign Office authorities said

Aaro

against the city General Ville Pesal, the Secretary that the five-page sale of pro-

of Berlin" to continue an relaxed Oght Government majority and place

your

power behind the SED programme."

The

foreign representatives their

own bannera,

but

cational colour, blue and

test filed in-Ankara by members the Bulgarian Legation "most of energetically protested Dgainst "I expect the Moscow con- post in the Soviet Zone border They thanked the demonstra-white, dominated the scene,

this behaviour of the Turkish strengthening of the Rumanian ference to bring positive results sold that no Eritish cars had tors whose rioting and abuse pre- Speaking before an audience of authorities in Istanbul because it Workers Party founded at the on the lines of the Potsdam passed through today, but that vented the Cily Council from specially invited

In

invite repeating of such guests

the will twice last week, Joint Congress of the Commu-Agreement of 1945-the econo- some were expected tomorrow meeting

and Finnish National Theatre inst crimes and cannot but create a nist and Socialist parties early mic and political unity of Ger-

Ipraised them for their "initative". night, Mre, Kuusinen Leino, de feeling of surprise and Indigna- among the Bulgarians."- clared that Finland's peace policy ton

United Press.. got a new backbone in the Fin- mish-Russian

friendship pact. The Finnish Communist Party will do Its utmost "to prevent Finland from being dragged into a new war for reaction,,__gho said- Associated Press,

this year.

Dr. Vasile Marzo, the new Minister of Health,

and

many," he said.

"Difficulties will, however, 4— Drise when the transport blockade Eduard Mezinescu, ---- who has taken over the Ministry of Arte between East and West is lifted.

"The separate currencies, and of the Western

and Information, are both mem- the inclusion bers of the Communist-dominal Zones in the Marshall Plan pro- ed. Workers Party, and their ap pointment means that the party duce dificulties that will have now holds all the Ministerial to be solved." portfolios.

Dr. Rou spoke of trade agree- Prior to his present appointments made between the Soviet ment, Dr. Mezinescu was Secret Zone and the nations of castern ary General of the Ministry of Europe. Trade with Poland. had Foreign Affairs, where he work-reatly increased, he said, par- ed in close collaboration with ticularly imports of coal. Dr. Anna Pauker, the Foreign Minister-Reuter.

Israel Pound In Favour

Haifo, August 29.

URANIUM NOT IN OPERATION SQUIRREL

Washington, August 29.

Uranium, the raw material of atomic bombs, is too difficult to store and none is being stored away in the United States' US$3,400,000,000 war chest,

This was shown in a report,ing civilian recovery by hoarding

of

DEATH SENTENCES

Athens, August 20.- Thirteen alleged members the Communist. underground- three women and 10 mer-were sonfonced to death by a court martial here yesterday,

life imprisonment, 11 were sen-

on "Operation Squirrel", as the scarce materials needed in do- Beven other defendants got re-U.S. Munitions Board's stock-mestic production, security comes fenced to from one to 15 years

piling of critical war materials first.—Associated Press,

unofficially called.

Danger To Gormony in what was apparently a ference to the fact that the Western powers have stopped shipments of Ruhr coal to the Uranium, Fadium and 17 other Eastern Zone, he declared: "We materials are classed us "posing regard the fact that we are hav- problems of storage such as out" ing to import cool from Poland weigh the advantages of stock- ut a danger to Germany.

piling them." "We desire increased Inter- Because of the "unsettled in- Arab refugees are trying to zonal trade, but it will be under-ternational

conditions," the sell their green Palestine stood that we are having to make Board's previous slow steady buy- pounds for the blue Israel trade agreements with eastern ing of 87 items has increased.

Europe because we cannot wall pounds even though at a heavy until Western Germany sends us spent or obligated by June 1949 Some US$400,000,000 will be loss, United Nations officials what we need.

of which US$213,000,000 will ac- reported today.

The first two American motor-tually be These officials, arriving from cars to leave Berlin since the Syria and Lebanon, sald they are being constantly

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proached especially in Beirut by police

three

through, the military

Income delivered.

the in

only US$87,000,000

of materials was delivered

that traffic blockade began on Junes worth two years since the stock-

ep 23 passatus check point on piling programme started, Arab refugees from Falcating the boundary between the Am erican, sector of Berlin, and the lurian Zone today.

Botis care contained Amari- can citizens on their

way to the Fair, the opening of which caused the Russians to" lift for one week the hormatio, seal they put round; Berlin

who offer BB much as Palestine, for one Israci pound.

Transjordan is now the only country where the Palestine pound is official tender although It is no longer backed by, Britain. A United Nations pilot just `re- turned from Ainman, said that even there. some businessmen' "preferred the Israel' exchange.

United Press...

2

than two months ago..

About 25 per cent of the overall goal of U885,402,997,000

·la on hand for "in" sight,” the Board reported, but hinted that with coats elsing, the goals may be raised.

The Board explained, “Nation- al security now requires acceler- mareated stockpiling" and though the Board has tried to avold, disturb-"

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