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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1948.

HOUSE OF LORDS TO COMMUNISM IN SIAM

DEBATE HK DEFENCE

Demand For Strengthening Of British Position POSSIBLE EMERGENCY"

London, February 19.

The British Government will be asked next week what steps are

being taken to meet the, Communist drive in South East Asia....

Rangoon's Concession To Karens

Rangoon, February 19. The Burmese Government to- day published an interim report recognising in principle the creation of a separate state; within the Burma Union for rebellious Karen tribesmen.

The initiative will be taken in the House or Lords on Wednesday. by Lord Mancroft and Viscount Bridgeman, both with recent first-hand know- ledge of developments in the Far East. They will demand that the British Far Eastern do-

fences bo substantially reinforced.

A

other

an

Bookies Enter Politics

London, February 19. Bookmakers have intervan. od. In 籍 political election campaign for the first time. They have taken motion in the South

Hammersmith Parliamentary bys.slection, in which polling cakes place on Thursday.

The "booking" are not only "calling the odds" on the ra- suit After a

a meeting by the National Bookmakera Proted. tion Ausolation, they are to canvas actively for the Con- servative candidate. Ms. An- thony Fell, who promises to favour their demand for repeat of the Government's recently-Introduced tax on

track bookmakers.—Reuter.

New Air Route To Indonesia

CHINESE SWAYED BY RED VICTORY

London, February 19,

The Communist victorios in China are already hav- ing a noticeable offect among the Chinese minority in Siam, according to an articlo in the Landon "Times” today.

"Communist

Following a report that they The correspondent concludes, Siamese Government has pro- however, that the Siamese Pre- claimed a state of emergency as mior. Marshal.Phibul Song- measure of protection again kram's, Government is taking as

inditration,"

the firm on anti-Communist line os paper's special correspondent in any Siamese Government can Bangkok writes that Communism is

although Router. negligible force among the Slamese themselves, there is a strong branch of the Chinese Communist Party, with close

affiliations with the move-

Operation

Faux Pas Attacked

"Communist influence has been apparent in three sphered~~~ labour.

education and, commerce," the article states, adding that the circulation of the Chinese Com- munist daily, the "Chuan Min Pao", now estimated at 10,000,

Washington, February 19. reported to

to bo increasing daily.

Two Democratic members of There is

Is no

doubt that Chi-

Congress today urged full in- will fall into line nese opinion here, as in Malaya, vestigation of ""Operation Faux

with which-

Pas"-the unsubstantiated ever political group emerges Army report on pre-war Com- victorious in China. The Phibul munist espionage in the Far Government has FO for taken East. only limited action; last summer Senator Ilster Fi}] sold it the police arrested about 200 would be most proper for the Chinese and Siamese, mostly left Congress to look into the Army wing leaders ostensibly on charges blunder and perhaps into the like black marketing."

whole

question of efficiency in the Intelligence service.

Representative Overton Brooks suid he will take up the question of investigation with other mem- bers of the House Armed Ser- vices Committee next week.

Senator Hill noted that the Central Intelligence Group of the

all such matters, but it was not posed to be the top nuthority on | military establishments is sup-

Russian Mission

The correspondent attributes Government reluctance to take more drastic action to the presence of a Russian diploma- tic mission.

The Hague, February 19. The Royal Dutch Airlines Questioners will ask the Gov-Dutch blockade of the Indonesian ernment whether there are suff-Repubile and there is still

(KLM) will open a service be- elent forces in the Far East to [nefive Communist Insurrectionary

tween Amsterdam and Batavia Tropps with the Malayan situation movement under overt Chinese on Monday, February 20. There

21.17 n possible emertoney In leadership.

will be three fights a week in inal Ko

cach direction, According to Lord Douglas The Communist strength in

The service was suspended on there are two posible threats in Indonesin is reported as being December 23, 1948, as a result of Hong Kong

relatively small, totalling about the ban by the Indian, Pakistan Internal riot and sabotage, 50.0080.

and Ceylon Governments on KLM In Bumn, the Communists are nights over their territory, Im- incursion from outside

described as troublesome Posel after the Dutch "police ac- The report, by the regional der

across the Leased Territory bor-

Indonesia. separatist movement. Their tan" in tondmy commission appointed by

the The route will be Amsterdam- numerteal strength is dependent the Prime Minister, Thaka Nu, nulled a detailed

Intelligence sources have sub-

an cohesion between the red and N Khartoum-Mauritius-Batavin,

A now leaves it to the Kion to the Communist campalen coun- Nationalist movements.

assessment of white flag and

extreme plane with sleeping accommoda- deckle whether

they will

tion for 16 passengers will leave satisfied with a separate state or describe the Communist penetra-

try by country. Their

Amsterdam on Mondays, return- In Trulo-China, the actual mill-ing after a two-day stop in Bala-vetoed an application by Slam fight for complete autonomy.

The boundaries of the proposed

tion ip Indo-China, Slami, Turmatant Communist factions are re- via. On Wednesdays n second state have not yet been complete and Malaya as alerady well ad-ported to number 3,000,000.

- plans will leave with mall only Nations; the ban was only lifted ly defines, but the report recomaneras the

vanerd and emphasise that in altelligence sources say that theond on Fridays

ays a Constellation mends that It shoulti

movement is

На almost Vietnam Government was found-carrying 20 passengers and mail, after arrangements were made to

said! nclude exclusively under

"What happened Chinese caned on the Chinese occupation of but without sleeping accommoda- establish diplomatic relations. adjacent

to Miss Agnes Smedley could, ent to and between the districts which are pre-min intelligence reports include full

Northern Indo-China in 1945. tion, will fly from Amsterdam. "One of the conditions of the happen to you or me."

Dr. Louis Beel, Dutch High agreement appears to have been populated. The

Representative Broeks agreed boundaries will be finally demag-ists campatum of terrorism from detalls of the Malaya Commun-

Chinese population of Commissioner in Indonesia, who that left wing groups should have that a peculiarly tragie mistake ented after consultation with the Jute last year when it was stort.

Siam is estimated at 2,500,000. is returning to Indonesia on Tues- freedom to operate. If the Gov- has been made. But he sees no Intelligence reports say majority or n

that day after his talks here, is ex-ernment clamps down too hard way in which Miss Smedley can of residents. Meanwhile,

ed in response to orders from ab Communiam is not entirely ab- pected to fly by the new route. on the Communists, the Russians obtain redress-United Press. heavy fighting continued

sent among the Siamese them- Reuter. external authority. All day between

selves, but greater activity has rebel Karan forces and Govern.

been among the Chinese who ment troops in the inseln dis

predominate in urban areas. trict.

Area:

antly

Karen -

1

The Burmese Guvernatent land- ed naval forces and started an at- tack with armoured cars which the Karens repulsed with 30 mm. armour-piercing shells. The Gov- ernment troops gained several hundred yards along the main

frol.

reports

Strength In Malaya

The

The

Philippines

reporta estimate the total strength of the Commun. late in Malaya at about 700,000, which is about one-third of the The Chinese population in the

Chinese total

population of Philippines is estimated at about 2,000,000.

100,000, but intelligence reports sny that Communism has been motor root to Insein.-United sources report that the Commun- suspicion

intelligence' kept in check by the Filipino of Chinese economic ists are being encouraged by the penetration.

Press.

In

Tortonesin,

Cotton Shipments Resumed To China

Washington, February 20. Shipment of $15,000,000-worth of American-cotton-

to China was ordered resumed today by the

Foreign Aid Administrator, Mr. Paul Hoffman. Shipments have baan halted more than a week due to China's civil war.

It recalls that Russia originally

port. for membership of the United consulted on the Tokyo spy re-1

will be certain to protest.'

Bright Prospects

In Rhodes Talks

Rhodos, February 19.

The Egyptian and Israeli armistice delegations here wero today hindered from final agreement by only a few points mainly concerning Beersheba, "capital" of the Negev, with

The reports add: "The Philip- pines are not a promising ground for Communist guerilla tactics but it is possible that, Communist successes in China, The result will probably show will be small and will present the signal will be given for strik-little change from the present no major difficulties. ing at another unit of the 'capi-position, with the Israelis con-

talist rear."-United Press.

40 KILLED IN

TRAIN WRECK

Įtinuing to hold and garrison the

town.

AVIATRIX MAY

GIVE UP

Anchorage, Alaska, February 1D. An English housewife who wanted to fly around the world appears to be ready to give up. Mrs. Richard Morrow-Tait, returned to Alaska by begging rides in mid-winter weather up the Alcan highway. She had vainly tried to raise money to repair her pinne which crashed

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Agreement has been reached on Aula, the Southern. Negev town due to become the head- quarters of the Armistice Com- Prospects of peace in Palestine

DRAPER RESIGNS mission which will supervise | seem hopeful today with fore-

the execution of the decision.

Washington, February. 10. casts that lie Israeli-Egyptian

Major-General William reached here. armistice

II. will be signed early A high conference source dec- Secretary of the Army, will r

Draper, United States Under- next week, Port Datelier. February 19. Meanwhile,

lared

today:

"The whole thing is sign on, Fobrtary 28, the White reports from our now Forty were killed and 20 Damascus

matter of days." It is House announced tonight. say a Jewish-Lebanese

this source added, that possible, critically Injured when a Nancy-armistice draft. agreement

In a letter to President Tru has the

discussions on Dijon express crashed into a

drawn up. been

Beersheba man, General Proper said he will bring out several other wants to return to private life. Dr. lone locomotive" last night.

Ralph Bunche, acting points, hitherto unforeseen.

-Reuter.

Colton shippers

who had The agency several weeks ago feared loss of the contracts were hatted wheat and flour shipments been identified and some injured tor, is due to present today or of caution, He decline to answer Ten of the dead have not yet United Nations Palestine Media- Dr. Bunche has sounded a note fold by telegram to make de- to China when the entry port are in critical, conitition, All ho- tomorrow what is hopet to be any questions at a press confer liverles to Shanghai through to Pelping and Tientsin, the dies were removed from the the final draft of the Teraelience last night on the substance this month and into March,

DO YOU KNOW major wheat consuming ureas, wrecked train.

Egyptian agreement. It was of the current talks, saying the YOUR HONG KONG? Mr. Harlan Cleveland, Director became inaccessible. Harbour

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ultations with both sides all day been steady, with little time mic Co-operatiori Administration, had been confiscated by Chinese

yesterday, continuing until well wasted. said ECA has satisfied itself that Nationalists for use in their battle

pant midnight.

"I would like to add that if we the supply situation in Shanghai against the Communist armies.-

Conference circles predict that fail to reach an agreement here, permits resumption of car

Associated Press. of cargoes.

if any changes are made. by it will be by a very close mar- either side in this draft, they gin."--Reuter.

The suspension of shipping was ordered, he said, because ECA did not want to have large stock piles accumulating in China in view of the unsettled conditions there.

PRINCE ALY'S DIVORCE

Paris, February 19, Aly Khan's plans to marry the

More than 100 other passen- gers were shaken up in the crush but were not taken to hospital.

United Press.

BLIZZARDS MAY IMPROVE CROPS

Chicago, February 19, Blizzards which struck the American Middle West this winter, killing and marooning livestock.

About 100,000 bales were in- glamorous Hollywood actress, may result in bumper wheat and volved. More than 10,000 bales Rita Hayworth, moved forward forage crops, according to agricul were afloat when the suspension today when he and his wife tural experts.

was ordered. EÇA considered made the legally required op- Cattle and sheep which survived diverting them to Japan. The pearance before a Paris judge the severe winter should find rest was ready for loading,

and rejected his technical at-lush forage in grasses and bay Shippers had been assured tempt at reconciliation.

which will thrive in: moist sali that ECA, in any case, would The wealthy Indian prince and left by the snows, the agricultural- protect them against loss oven his wife told the judge that fata believe. Excellent prospects though it might, Involve ECA they will carry on their proceed have been reported from Colorado, purchasing the cotton itself for ings for a divorce which would where a record 3,134,000 acres of eventual shipment to Europe' free him to marry the red-haired winter wheat have been sown or elsewhere.

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