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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1949.

HK Witesses At Canton Unhappy At Siam Rounds Up Tokyo Rose Trial Wuchow Re-Opening

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San Francisco, March 2:

Several Hong Kong residents are witnesses in the trial of Mrs. Iva Toguri d'Aquino ("Tokyo Rose") so the case should be heard in the Bri- tish Colony.

This contention was put forward today by Mrs. d'Aquino's counsel in the Federal Court here.

at American Mrs. d'Aquino is alleged to Japanese, Tutch have minde wartime propaganda nationals.

Mrs. d'Aquino's counsel said broadcasts from Radio Tokyo that in addition to Hong Kong Popularly know

"Tokyo

the trial should be held in Tokyo Bose," she is being trled on

and Sydney. treason charges.

Witnesses from long Kong to include Thaddeus

Aqu

as

John Holland, a Briton.

Other witnesses include Bri- tish, French, Danish, Portuguese,

ERP GOODS: METHOD OF SHIPMENT

Council aleb asked the Court to subpoena General MacArthur,,

44 Witnessos

General MacArthur's Buite was included together with that chief. of intelligence, uf Major-General Charles Willough- by, and 42 other military and elviliam witnesses whosa the

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Canton, March 2. While Hong Kong shipping eledies have given, as a whole, favourable reception to the Government's announcement that Wuchow, port on the Kwangtung Kwangal border, will be opened to foreign shipping and trade, a majority of ship- ping firms here-ale not too happy over the declalon.

They fear Hong Kong shipping competition may have ad- verse effects on focal shippers servicing the Canton-Wuchow route. At present the river service is serviced by tow-boats, carrying both cargoes and passengers.

If Hong Kong shippers enter the West River trade, these tow-boats will, have to compete with medium-sized motor or

and "cargo. atoam ships, offering safely for both passengers Beuler.

ATLANTIC PACT

BLOW

AT REDS

Washington, March 1.

fence counsel wants totestity The North Atlantic Pact is expected to provide for

for Mrs O'

d'Aquino, charged with 'entertaining" American troops;

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Pacific will the broadensis.

wartime

before the Federal Du-

The motions will be argued on "Washington, March 1. The House Merchant Marine March 7 Committee lalay approved leg-trict Judge, Michael Roche.

The Army has trendy islation to require the shipping

veated that

of the one

chlef of at least 50 per cent of allied

will witnesses

be prosecution

American Antican aid goods in American | Major Wallace fner,

offeer who helped prepare scripta vessels.

The legislation, objecten te hy for Mrs d'Aquino when she was the foreign aid ebiet. Mr. Past one of six women broadcasting Holiran, will affect all Ameri-under the "Tokyo Rose" can-fpiciced goods shipped from from Japa. the United States

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label

on motions-United

No date has been set. The and between two foreign trink has been held up by pending countries. It

the arguments require using of American vessels for al Press, legt 50 per cent of the car

hipped

country.

or both

Cara

parkpaling to The 50 per cent is based

rusal Jonnige

revenue.

Mr. Hoffman, waiting to base the

5 per cent oa overall shipments instead of shipments tu ench

country.

ministered.

CO-RESPONDENT WAS DE GAULLE

London, March 1.

told the Committee that Roger de Gaulle, described in the measure could not be ad-court as the hephew of General Churles de Gaulle, was eller to- day as co-respondent in a divorce suft.

Henry Joseph Roper of Lon- don received a divorce from Mrs. Madeline Roper on the charge that Mrs. Roper had committed adultery with de Gaulle.

Originally, Mr. Hoffman said he thought it was his duty to

foreign ald hip

期 cargo cheaply as possible to have more money left for goods and commodities. American shippers complained. however, that higher Jubour and Mrs. Roper denied the charge. operating costs make it impossi- De Gaulle, who is suld to be in hle for them to compare with | North Africa, fled no answer,--- foreign shippers.--United Press. Associated Press.

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assistance to the Western European nations to resist aggression from within-such Communist subversive activities. This provision will be additional to the key terms of the Alliance-resistance to any aggres- sion on member States.

Communist activities will be sist in resisling the Communist inelt:ded in both the terms of maltration denounced by Presi- the treaty and in determining dent Truman when he inaugur

ated the programme of economie the distribution of military and military aid to Grecce and supplies, legislation for which is Turkey. now being drafted in the State Department.

The North Atlantie Pac! will thus follow the precedent set by the Rio Treaty for mutual des fence in the Western Hemisphere. The Ro

That Treaty provides the organ of consultation set-up by the treaty shall consider up- propriate collective. mensures. whenever

peace-threatening situation arises other than by a dirget attack.

Final Draft Earlier today, the repro sentatives of seven nations- the United States, Canada and the Ave Brussels Pact powers, Britain, France, Belgium, Hol- land and Luxembourg-met at "The State Department to work out the final draft of the security pact.

Attending the drafting session

were Mr. Dean Acheson, the US Secretary of State, and the Am- An article dealing with this bussadors of the countries con- was included in the present draft cerned. of the North Atlantic treaty. The treaty, it approved and The ometals now drafting the signed, will commit each of the the legislation necessary to authorize member countries, including the military ald programme ap- United States, to regard an at- pear .convinced that the United tack on any of the members as States will not only have to an attack on itself and take ac- provide supplies needed to resist lion to resist the *DERTESSOF.- an armed attack but also to as- Reuter,

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Plot Suspects

Bangkok, March 1. The police today continuod to hunt suspects in the

plot to overthrow the Government by forco. The official list of arrested persons includes two Chinese, but the majority ore Siamese civi- lians.

New arrests include the Lord Mayor of Bangkok and two former Ministers of the Tham- rong Government.

Omcials said the plotters had expected an easy victory Eucli na was won in previous coups, but had under estimated Govern- ment readiness. The Navy is not impileated

dotetudo the Ci

VICIOUS CIRCLE

IN JAPAN

Washington, March 2. American planners for Japan.

police chi

chiet, Colonel Banchong are looking tH UNG PERIVATE trader Cheerepensuk, who was deposed of the world to break the vicious

In the November 1047 coup, and circle around Japan's deficiency, Major Phon

anember economy, Indaratat, the Free Thai movement,

of

The circle is the nation's

of

to

A reliable Source said that due present Inability to Import and

the eusualties suffered fabricate sumeicht export's through military action in other overcome its vital food and other ineidents, the Navy, which deems shortages.

In the minds itself jointly responsible for na-

authorities tional pence, made a number of here the belief is growing

that suggestions to the Government. Inter-governmental trading my important part in Back To Normal Japan's recovery, but that the Bnal move that will take the

play

*

The Navy Commander, nation to a self-supporting level Rear Admiral

the Luang Binghu, will be given by

private sent a representative to confer businessman.

Government, pro There are many steps involved sumably to elaborate the Navy In accomplishing this *Imply viewpoint.

stated role of the

with the

businessman,

The Cabinet is FO using say the Washington, planners, the Army's anti-aircraft division headquarters as a meeting place.

The Premier, Phibun Song- gram, bonounced today that the situation in Slam is back to nor- mal.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO 00?

sure

it ranges all the way from getting the Yen on ■ single exchange basis, making Japan has plenty of raw mater- lats to fabricate, to allowing to Ko businessman Japanese

goods.

abroad to sell

enmity

Over the week-end, army and navy personnet. fred un ench The planners also realise that of other ather in clashes which caused 100 the war-born casualties-United Press and As-Oriental peoples toward the Jap- obstacle sociated Press.

anese an additional Japan will have, to overcome in at least a fair degree in her re- progrumme.- Associated Press,

MALAYA DEPORTS | industrialisation

UNDESIRABLES

Singapore, March 1.

Seventeen British subjeels were among 142 "undesirable" persona banished today by the Malayan Government.

The British subjects had been convicted by the Courts since the beginning of the year. Assoclated Press.

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London, March 1. Mr. Averell Harriman, Mar- shult Aid Ambassador-at-Large,

who arrived here by air from Paris today, called on Mr. Er- nest Bevin at the Foreign Office this morning, accompanied by the American Ambassador, Mr. Lewis Douglas.

The purpose of the visit was to discuss the United States plan to exempt 167 German factories from dismantling.

Britain has refused to nego- tirte on this plan unless agree- ment is reached on a revised list of West German prohibited in- dustries.

Mr. Harriman alzo discussed during his visit Congress criticism arising from the recent statement by Mr. Mayhew, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on Britain's economic recovery-Reuter,

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