1948-12-29 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1948.

Stranded

The Hagus, December 28,

RUSSIAN DEMANDS FOR KLM Planes

ACTION IN INDONESIA TURNED DOWN BY UN

13,000,000 Prisoners In Russia

arc

Berlin. December 27. The Russians

holding more than 13 million prisoners, Including many women and children. in concentration camps in the Soviet Union, the American Secretary of the Army. Mr. Kenneth Royall, declared today.

Two million of the prisoners ar German civilians, Aud prl- soners of war still held in the Soviet Union are rust included in

the

figure, Mr Royall told press conference.

"1 bose any figures on a most reliable intelligener survey made nt my request over a period of several months," he saich.

"Nine milion of the roncen- tration ca mmates are R- sans, two million Germans and the remainder Poles, Czechs and other nationalities.

dozena

J1J

The prisoners include many wo- men and children.”

Paris, Docombør 27.

The United Nations Security Council today rojected Russia's demand that it order à cease fire and Dutch troop withdrawal in Indonesia within the next 24 hours.

Lost week Soviet and French abstentions killed o similar American proposal. Today, the United States and Britain abstained, so the Russian resolution got only five votes. It needed seven for a majority.

11

resolution

Also

would

ask the Commission to report on conditions in areas now under military Occupation

from which armed förres now in oc- cupation may be withdrawn,

Enst-West The Commenting manoeuvring within the Cousell. the American delegate (Dr. Philip Jessup) said, "f decline to be put in a false position by other delegations. The record of the United States on Indonesia in before the world."

The Ukraine's Vassily Turn- Senku declared: "Without alie United States francial help, the Netherlands would Invas bren unable to wage war in indone sin. The United States Govern

escape respunsi-

Just Tuesday

ment cannot

The before 7

Connell

p.m.

adjourned

untii morning.

After the vole, Cl Russian member Mr. Jarol Malik) said briefly and bitterly: "It Is cleur that the United States and the United Kingdom want to shun any effective action.

ordered

Dutch Refusal

First Mr. Malik offered Alr. Royall, who

resolution which quired the conrentration camp figures as au

the Netherlands 18 example

"iotalitarianism," f

МА! Hostilities in Indonesia rol he had been most Improm

within 24 hours and withdraw all the Europeas and har troops ta positions Mediterranean countries he had visited in the past works by the "growing courage of these nu- tion in their stand against total- Bortna gréssion."--Reuter.

ri in

DEMONSTRATIONS IN BOMBAY

Bombay, December 28. Students twice demonstrated yesterday against the Dutch e- tion Indonesia. Seven persons were injured.

The students seized an emblem from the Dutch, hut police pre- vented thera from throwing i Into the seat. Four students were hurt.

Mr. Tarasenko called the Dutch acilan Illegal, shame. ful and

to the UN contrary Charter". similar ones by Hitler," he add- "This attack cun compete with

erdi.

Was

kept in New York until Decem

He also alleged that he er 24 because of the delay of the French Consulate General to grant him a visa. Stoner, ho said, he would make his statement on Indonesia now.

French Reply

B

The French delegate

(M. Alexanttre Parod!) said Mr. Tarasenko's visa application was brought to the New York Con- sulate by a minor assistant Why given no indication of its hnd importance. He sald

went through

ugh the regular channels to would have Washington, where

visa was immediately granted.

Ho added that even a tele. hone call from the Ukrainian authorities to indicate the im- portance

tha of

application would have hurried it through Immediately. A French spokesman later 1710 United States. Britain, added

that

Mr. Tarnsenko's name Canadu, France, Belgium, Ar- was not recognised by the Con- gentina and Colombia abstained, sulate General and it was only

Then the

when the Embassy in Wughing- Ukraine

proposed a ton realised he was troop withdrawal order alene.

a United Colombia foined the affirmative

Allematis Nations delegate that the appli- yoters for the Jirst resolution United Press. but the others again abstained,

they held before the present police action,

The Soviet Union, the Ukraine, China and Syria voted for it.

Pcation was harried through

Mr Malik submitted his re- solution when the Dutch delegate refused to tell the Council whe- ther his Government would comply with the cense Are order Issued last Friday.

"Shamaful Action"

Colombia submited a resolu- Eorfler, deinoustrators tried to tion, to be considered tomorrow, prevent consulate employees asking the UN Good Offices Com- from entering their buliting. One mission in Indonesia to report palice inspector and two demon- to the Serurity Council on com- strators were injured in the seuf-pliance with Friday's rease ive fe.-Associated Press.

order.

America Accused Of Hypocrisy

London, December 28.

Pravda, the Communist Party's Moscow newspaper, accused the United States yesterday of hypo- crisy in its handling of the Indonesian dispute.

Holland's Appeal To Washington

The Hague, December 28. The Netherlands Governinent

suggested to the U.S. yesterday hat Economic Co-operation Administration aid to Indonesia should be resumed.

The U.S. discontinued ECA assistance to Indonesia following the Dutch attack on the Far Eastern Republic.

Yesterday the Netherlands made public a letter from the Ambass→ dur. Eelco N. Van Kleffens, in Washington,- to the ECA Administrator. Paul

G. Hofl-

KLM, the Royal, Dutch Airlines, announce that sev» eral of it planes have been stranded an the Far

East run because of bane Impro- ed by India and Pakistan,

The two nations denied the Dutch airlines, garnission to land in thelì tarřitórios as a protest against the Dutch Government's police action In Indonésia.

KLM wald ene plano sti in Baars with 20 adults Rnd

number of children itaying in a hotel. A second plane, without passengers, h

Four in Bangkok.

other planes are in Batavia.—As- taciated Press.

TITO SAYS MAY TRADE

WITH WESTERN EUROPE

Belgrade, December 27.

[Marshal Josef Tito, the Yugoslav Premior, today threatened to divert Yugoslav, exports of raw materials to the West if the Cominform, coun- tries continue to violate trade agreements. {Marshal Tito, who was speaking in the Yugoslav Parliament debate on the budget, said Yugo- slavia will be compelled to do this to obtain from the other side the machinery she so badly needs. Referring to plans to Indus- slavin to remain a Source trialise Yugoslavia, Marshal raw materials for their indus Tho said this did not sult many Yugoslavia und decided to ex-

States which expected Yugo-

Inflation Spiral Hits Shanghai

Shanghai, December 27. China's latest inflationary spell threatened to as: sume a galloping character today when an- other wild buying spree sont prices in the local share, commodity and financial markets up another 30 por çont.

Thus, in two successive trad- ing days-Christmas Eve, when quotations spurted over 40 per cent on the news of the Cen- tral Bank's suspension of gold sales, and today--prices hère have risen some 70 per cent.

Wallace Says Stop U.S. Help

of

ploit all her own resources con- Irary to their advlee us it had though iron are to Justify the construction of a honvy industry. It Whs absurd to export copper, bauxite, aluminium and re-im port them in other forms.

Marshal Tito sold that ot Yugoslavia's total exports to 1948, 72 per cent of copper, 62 of antirony, 59 of lend, 97,3 of zinc and 72 per cent of morcury and 100 per cent of iron ore bad gone to Russia and the Comin' forin countries,

Defence Budget

Last year had been the most dicule for Yugoslavia but nevertheless the annual econo mic plan hed Bech Fuittred 100.4 per cant "In spite of eco.! nomic

pressure against out forced us to

country, which

produca

did!

some items we not produce before." Marshal Tito said that the de- fence budget in the coming year would be considerably increased due to the necessity for improv Ing rearmements, building a war Industry and producing house. for officers.

Among those for 1949, Marshal Tito cited building a heavy In- New York, December 27.

dustry, improving agriculture, today because in Mr. Henry Wallace

its present form it demanded that the United cannot cope

with the needs af States stop all armaments, ship- the nation, and building more The U.S. dollar today touched ments and all Marshall Plan houses for workers in mines and

factories.-Reuter. new high of 117 gold yuanaid to the Netherlands. after opening at 9, while gold bars climbed from 4,800 to 5.700 per ounce.

The prime cause of the latest Chinese panicky unloading of currency was the report, as yet that the Central unconfirmed, Bank will resume public sales of gold bars shortly at a revised higher rate that the present 2,003 gold yuan per ounce.

A similar bullish trend per

vaded the commodity and share markets, which word (wamped with buying orders.

Communist -

HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL MOUNTS

Mr. Wallace, Progressive Party candidate for President In November, denounced the United Nations order for a cease are in Indonesia as hypocritical, de- liberately Ineffective gesture and that the United States

Chicago. December 28. major responsibility for hotes

The holiday death toll in the the Dutch attack on Indonesia.

United States mounted to 377 Mr. Wallace sald that the United States is not

on Monday, using its

Of these, 207 were killed in traffic accidents and 32 dled in

raid

condon-

their

In the midst of this #nancial confusion. the city's leading councillors, meeting at the open- moral and materini influence in ing of the eighth plenary session the United Nations to holt Dutch res. The remainier were froin of the Shanghai City Council, eti

action and added:

"BY urged the local populace to dis-ing the United Nations ridiculous miscellaneous accidental causes, regard

Inspired cease are order, we have con- including three frozen to death. rumours, aiming at upsetting 30-tributed to weakening the Unit-led in a Christmas Day dre Seven members of one family cial-order-and-national economy Nations and to the further

which cles.royed

home at Jersey. the Another family of six similorly Dutch must be forced to with perished at Barre, Massachusetts. draw from Indonesia

Four members of a family Indonesians must be permitted I were burned to death: at Kangas to pursue their independence. Clly. Five negroes perished in a Bessemer, Alabama, fre.—Asso- "The Dutch action is a clear-elated Press. cut violation of the UN Charler and in open defiance of Security

New Brunswick, New In a brief speech, Mayor K. Cance of archale Imperialism."

Wu deprecated the rumours of possible peace talks. He said: "Lasting peace can only be achieved by hard struggle and

ultimate victory."

Most Bombed Bishop Dead

....................

Hereford, December 27. man. It recalled the ecoriainic

Dr. Richard Parsons, Bishop purposes of the Marshal Plan and offered to prove that aid to Inda of Hereford, died in a hospital esia las prompted economic re-út Hereford on Sunday night,

nt the age of 86.

covery.

Writing from Paris, Pravda's trent events in Indonesia are takt-be granted. Associated Press. correspondent Yuri Zhukov ing place not only with

said:

the. knowledge of the U.S. but are

"The U.S. representative, by to a considerable extent, if not to a decisive extent, inspired by demanding urgent convocation

the U.S.

U.S. representative Security

Council thunderbolls

"The

RESCUED BY A HELICOPTER

were

Mr. Wallace declared

and the

Connell orders. There are no two sides, to this question. Since the end of World War 11, colonial peoples have been be troyed time and again. Unless we are to sacrifice whatever claim we have left to moral

must loadership, we

act un- equivocally and vigorously now."

United Press.

GREEK DRIVE

Athens, December 27. The Greek Prime Minister, M.

CHRISTMAS MAIL

A RECORD

Tondon, December 27. The Postmaster-General nounced today that the Christ- mas mail was the heaviest since the war.

The number of letters posted was estimated to exceed last year's Ogure by more than 30 million, bringing the tolol to more than 405 milion-Reuter;

The photograph shown the steps leading tip to the Hop Yat Church at the beginning of Bonham Road.

The Dutch Government deciar- He was taken to hospital on ed itself disappointed by Mr. Christmas Eve. Hoffman's statement tint a clari-. Bishop Parsons went to Here- fication of the present situation in ford in 1941 after being Bishop Indonesia is needed before ald can for Southwark since 1932.

Near his home in Kennington

DO YOU KNOW -he lived in an ordinary house Themistocles Sophoulis, today

-four churches

bombed

announced a drive against gueril-YOUR HONG KONG? during the war and he became las in the Peloponnese. Press des- known as London's most bombed patches of the Council, was in no way

from Patras sald over New York, December 27.

Bishop. guided by a desire to bridle the the

100 guerillas were captured or The only

In May, 1948, Bishop Parsons surrendered in the Peloponnese Uccupant of nggressor and assist in pro-phraseological

into toured Yugoslavia as the repre- last week-Reuter. which plane

crashed tecting the lawful interests of the use of gross violence by the international airport, New York, Canterbury,

Jamaten Bay, near the Idlewild sentative of the Archbishop of the Indonesian Republic. Netherlunds government," Zhukov

A number of ar- "American diplomacy,

today was rescued ver- wrote, "and hypocritically sym-

by a police rests by Yugoslav police follow- bally censuring the Dutch arm-pathies

the Indonesian helicopter.

ed a sermon preached by him in cdl invasion of the Indonesian Republic, covered with sea of The man was pioting a civilian Belgrade Cathedral.

plune wiilch had just left Brook- He leaves Republic, has no intention what bloodshed in

widow and ong the invasion of

Hig soever of taking measures, to halt foreigners armed

elder son died of to the teeth. New York. He was dazed Nov. this aggression," Zhukov added.

wounds in Egypt in 1942.-Reu- with American tariks and Ameri- but without sericus Injuries. — The Fravdi writer claimed re- can bombers.Associated Press. Reuler.

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