1949-01-14 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1940.

HONG KONG ONLY

BASTION IN THE PACIFIO

Forrestal Asks New Powers

Washington, January 12.

The Defence Secretary, Mr.

has naked James Forrestal,

Congress for authority to send American military missions to all parts of the world, wherever they may serve the global in terest of the United States.

Senators learned of Mr For- testul's project today as the Senate Armet

Com-

Services

mittee nie, in secret session,

Oasis In Desert Of Destruction

London, January 12.

Mr. A. Comyns-Carr, K.C.; British prosecutor at the major Japanosa war trials, today said that Hong Kong is the sole remaining bastion of British prestige in the Pacific.

"Hong Kong is an oasis of prosperity in a desert of

desolution and destruction," he said.

"The calamities of the Kuomintang in China have

given greater opportunities to the little Colony, which is ono place in the Pacific which is oblo to rely on British administration"

military mission usually -

Mr. Comyns-Carr said the Russia hae not eludes officers, technicians experts but no regular organised † collapse of China was due to

units.

these

exhaustion, coupled with mis-

During the last war, authority government, which had crip- existed to send

misatona pling effects on Shanghai and anywhere.

other treaty ports handed over to China after the war.

Mr. Comyn-Carr compared The Chinese Communist policy to 12 ol Cimperat

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Mr. Forrestat Informed the Senaire that three types of milltary missions should be authorleed:

1. General military assistant | Japan.

An Inter-Americņa

agrond to a troaty. The best Idea would be for Japan to be neutral area.""

A

United

Both тел told the Press that the spread of Com- munism in Asin has Jeopardiszi world petes and is the graves threat to Commonwealth security,

Other members MacArthur tes

Mi Comyns-Cart told thr

Empr Society: T

operation plan, which in effect Royal

will be a military assistance DIB | Chinese Comiaturist Party, For the American Republicș, ,fi as cati be gathered from ac-

of global interesta.---Beuter,

of the Royal Empire Society emphasised the argency of economic and poli- tien unity among the Western nations in counter aggression in Asia 15 much as in Europ",

They stressed the need for

3. Missions to fit the pattern counts of Europeans caining

in thea mzens and from the texts | greater of their deernes. primarily an

IN agrarian reform party.

Retaliation By British

Their new agrarian law ap- pears to be no more d ́ustic on the whole than the one priopted | under Glenveal MacArthur's pres- sure on Japan. Both are merely schemes Berlin, January 13.

for redistribution of The British Military Gov-existing cultivated areas among

General Robertson, today bunned the importation of any Sovjet

nor,

Sir

Brianners."

Including

existing

cultivators,

Mr. Comyns-Cher saut he had intention of being provocă- leenced newspaper, film, book uve or critical of MacArthur's fr other German-language magnificent job but simply wish- publication into the Betisht ta enalise that MacArthur's Zone of Germany.

poltey ran be tak na Today's order was similar to omple of the most effective men

General suures to counter Communisın.

the

has decreeri tay Robertson on November 10 but

In a revised form intended give the ban a tighter bestal Lusia

d close the Inopholes though publien- which Soviet-licerend

bous have been leaking through. En are uppruchx f the order.

it stated that the action fol- lows a recent Soviet sudej paras hibiting the distribution of Bri- tish-livened iterature

the an Soviet Zoar.

Pump-Priming

Lieutenant

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General Sir Charles Gairdner, who went te Japan In 1945 as Mr. Winston Churchill's personal

Anglo-American

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Manila, January 13.' Custome mon Иго ΠΟΥ ready to deal a homvy blow to smuggling with the use of device, newly acquired United Statos the ⚫icular JD-

from

the

known anactoscope.

Believed, to

be the first of its kind to be used in the -Orient, the new inspectoscope se vald to be effective In de- tecting

jewellery and other objects concealed in amug- ofers' clothing or tuggage.

The apparatus functions in a way similar to that of Sn X-ray. It cost United Press.

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Edinburgh's Visit To Yorkshire

Bradford, January 12. The Duke of Edinburgh Visited Bradford today to open eoin the

new Bradford Grammar beration.

School. He first went to Yea- A member of the House fdon, where he visited James Lords, who prefers to remain Ives and Company and made anonymous, satıl: "America and presentations to employees with Britain do not think in the same long service. way about Asia. Amerien thinks in terms of trade and sentimen

He was accompanied by the white Britain has serious polt-the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Ar- tical issues to face. While thirthur Creech Jones, and the Re- exists, there is always the dan- gional Controller of the Board of fer of our policy going directly Trade, Mr. A. D. Robinson, opposite ነቲ America's This should be stopped now."

Questioned further regard Ing General MacArthur's policy in Japan. Mr. Comyne Carr wald: think it is founded more closely

British on the Constitution than on the Unit ed States, despite the fact that It was framed by the Ameri cans,"

defeat, he Japan's

Regarding Japan's repre- said: "The Irony of sentative and stayed three failure is that she succeeded in years, voice similar convic. Hringing about why she preached

tions,

The order does not exclude bleins," he

Soviet-licenced editions of stan-

school works.

dard

Dour raw

-liberation of the Far East from "I would call it a pump-prim- the West-irslend of what she

for Eastern ing solution

pro- | practiced, which was the sub- sutel. "W.

should stitution of Japanese for West- terials Into areas ern domination.

"In some countries, collaboru- Technen) threatened by Communism, suff!-

dent fo rakse living standards tors who oppressed fellow coun- have to offer, it would ultimate- now nccepted as champions above anything the Comartinisis trymen for Japanese benefit ar

ly prove less

than liberty."-United Press. expensive vast military operations."

Mr. Comyns-Corr said! It is difficult to understand Russia' Far Eastern polter.

hooke l seientale other publications of a utilitarian Ot strictly mat-partisan uture will be allowed.

The United States military au- thorities have similar restrictive orders covering thee Zone. The apply to all Soviet-licenced pub- lications Irrespective of their nas ture. Reuter,

Died The Day Before Show

"I Hussin is the protector of the Chinese Communists, it is fold she did not leave them the great plants captured from the

Northern Japanese in

Man- ehurin," he said.

The Russians carried them all away and left only an empty) shell. Similarly, her refusal to New York, January 12.

any peace treaty with Japan has The death occurred here to

its unly practical effect in pro- day of Willle Howard, 62, sturlonging American occupation of of Variety and the Broadway Japun, which is a useful if rather musical stage In the Ziegfeld vulnerable advanced base in the

cra.

Mr. Howard died in the Poly- clinic Hospital after a six-week illness.

The sad-eyed Hulle comedian, who introduced "Sweet Adeline" and who made famous the song akit "Pay The Man Two Dollars," died just a day before a musical in which he was to star was to open on Broadway-United Press.

event of war."

Throat To The Commonwealth

General Gairdner said he could not completely share this view. "I am not sure whether Ja-

pan would be the event

ba

of

Japanese Propaganda Machine

Tokyo, January 13. The Japanese press-is, louded these days with what appears to be a directed propaganda cam- paign 15 gain concessions from the Allies for economic stability.

For several days the stories in all Tokyo papers have concerned economics. All Inter- national alories and

even local politics have been subordinated.

top

The Duke then attended a con- ference of the National Playing Flelds Association,

He lunched

at the Bradford

the

lown hall before driving to Listar Park for the opening of school, which was occupied by the mulltury during the war.

A slawi made of Bradford wool by bind women, was pro- sented to the Duke us a gift from the school to Prince Churica, Reuter,

Greek Rebels' Big Attack

Athens, January 12. The Greek General Staff announced that two brigades of Greek guerillas with heavy ar- tillery and mortars are battling with Greek Army units on the Northern and Southern out- skirts of the Macedonian town of Naoussa.

They began their attack from North and South last night.

Another battle is being fought near Edessa, 15 times North West

Stockholm, January 12. Sweden, in a fast-minute bid to salvage the proposed joint Scandinavian defence agreement; hos recalled for consultations to Stockholm, her Ambassadors in Washington, London, Paris and Moscow.

The move follows feelers from Washington to Nor-

way and Denmark but not Sweden on their at titude to a possible formal invitation to join the proposed North Atlantic Pact.

out the the three Scandinavian

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During the private meeting | knowledge will try to smooth roomy Volox gives out- of the Prime Ministers and

differences between standing performance Foreign Ministers of the threa Scandinavian countries in Karl- stad, Sweden, last week, the Norwegians said they are will- ing to join the Atlantic Pact, in which the United States and Informed observers hera be-1 Canada will be associated with lieve that the cleavage between the five Western Union nations. Norway and Sweden on the ab- The Dones are hesitant about | jectives, of the proposed Scan- committing themselves but are dinavian bloc is too wide to be Inclined to follow the Nor-closed. wegians. The Swedes are firmly determined

to maintain their traditional neutrality outside all International alliances.

Sweden's object

in consulting her Ambassadors Four" capitala is to evolve some compromise formula which will permit Norway and Denmark 10 Peck their security with the Wes-likely to continue tomorrow. The in Oslo today and their talka Gre tern powers without committing Committee, appointed last Octo- Sweden too far.

bar by the three Fefence Minis- To Go Own Way ters, is believed to be discussing If their consultation does not standardisation of arms and joint produce a formula, the Am-strategy In the event of an attack, bassadors with their speciati—Reuter.

to the

"Big

At the end of the Copenhagen meeting. these observers pre- dict, each country, will go its own way-Norway to the North At- lantic Alliance and Sweden to neutrality,

The Swedish, Norwegian and Donish defence chiefs met again

"LUCKY" ACCIDENT FOLLOWED GIRL'S TRIP TO LOURDES

Albany, California, January 12. Six-year-old Mary Ann McMahon, crippled since birth, made the trip to the shrine of St. Ber- nadotte in Lourdos, France, recently and pray- ed for the use of her legs.

prayer may be answered. Dr. and Mrs. Robert

Today it appears that her, Prior to her accident, she was unable to walk without heavy Mc-plaster casis on her legs. The Mahon, the girl's parents, say McMahons say that, although the the little blonde child has re-lists, none has advised branking

child has been to many specia gained partial use of her legs

her legs. by virtue of a fortunate acci- dent.

Soon after

her return from Lourdes, the girl fell off her

Her mother said: "But when she fell off her tricycle she broke It in the perfect place. I am sure

tricycle and broke her left leg Mary Ann is going to be fine."—

United Press. just below the knee.

What appeared to be tragedy at the time turned out to be a blessing, for doctors set the leg straight and thereby made It stronger.

Now Mary can walk short distances without help.

Dr. McMalion says the next step will be an operation on her right leg in the hope that it too any be strengthened and straightened.

of Narussa, where the Marko Her father explains that Mary forces have launched diver- Ann Was born without

sionary attack. Offcial details are fibula the bone between knee lucking-Reuter,

and ankle,

"For hair like this-

This emphasis on economics is timed to a degree by Washing- would policy

a grant avaat in fon's directive for a "get tough":

It of war.

great responsibility and stability.

in restoring domestic

The current

that la possibly the reason why campaign contains

Press Peer Explains His Political Policy

London, January 12.

Lord Beaverbrook, owner of the Daily Express, which has a circulation of 4,000,000 copies, explain- ed his politics today following a roport that ho is no longer a Conservative.

Move To Loft?

world-

In an interview with A. J. [tion in Epsom, the Parliamentary Cummings, political commenta- constituency which embraces his tor of the Liberal News-home. Chroniclo, Lord Beaverbrook was asked if he intends to give whole-hearted or modified sup- port to Mr. Winston Churchill | and the Conservative Party in the next general election.

His reply, according to Mr. Cummings, was: "That will de

The story recalvod wide publicity, and the Soviet published newspaper, Pravda,

Beaver. brook has constantly come out against

on tho dependance

It waying that Lord

United States. Lord Beaverbrook told Mr.

pend upon the polley developed Cummings

Jittle

Dress

fresh

news but it does emphasise the

major points that Industrial

politica!

leaders and their spokesmen want to get acroES.

It started long enough aftori the 'December directive was la sued to allow time for careful; preparation of what was to be said.

The local reader gets the In- The pression that stability would be restored automatically

by threa moves: establishment of an ex- change rute favourable to Japan- ese business, release of wartime economie lenders from purge restrictions and a heavy, flow of foreign capital

investment, roostly for plant expansion. Associated Press.

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DEATH" WARRANT

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OF WFTU?

London, January 12.

Mr. James Carey, Secretary- that the Evening Treasurer of the United States

by Mr. Churchill and the Con- Standard statement was not is- Congress of Industrial Organi- servative Party. If it is an Em-sued by him but by the pire policy I am with them. If servative Central Office. not, I oppose them."

Con-sations, tonight mat Mr. Arthur Deakin, Secretary of the Trade The facts are that he con- Union Congress and President tributed to the Epsom funds his while Sir Archibald Southby was of the World Federation of they have Parliamentury candidate for the Trades Union.

made it clear constituency, He

Lord Benverbrook said politics

what art

Though it was an Informal talk

always been, as set forth in his in letters that he does not intend rather than an ofcial consulta-

1920 book Polliciuns and the n Prest."

to to contribute further

ton, observers hers believe they K

thaigned the death warrant of the policy of Sir Archibald's sucWorld Federation.

to his

Mr. Cummings quoted a pas-cessor does not conform sage from that book: "In the views. Empire and not in Europe tulure Hles,"

aur

Before the meeting with Mr. Deakin, Mr: Carey told 'nawamen that the CIO attitude when the World Federation's Executiys moots in Paris. next week will

Mr. Cummings commented that the Evening Standard paragraph had caused widespread specula The paragraph quoting Loration about Lord Beaverbrook certainly not be less bold than Beaverbrook as saying he is no Politicians had asked: "Is he that of the TUC longer a Conservative appeared changing direction? Is he moving Asked if the CIO delegation will in his own London Evening Stan-to the left? Is he going to don follow the British delegates if they dard last week. It declared. hel the cloak of liberalism, for which decide to walk out, Mr. Carer will not renew his subscription to of late he has had many kind commented: "You may well and the Conservativo. Party Associa- wards?"—Itouter.

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