1949-04-14 — Page 9

THE CHINA. MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL-14, 1949, "I

PACT GOES TO U.S. SENATE Surprise Vote On

Atlantic Treaty For Ratification

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO THE LEGISLATORS

Washington, April 12:

President Truman today sent the North Atlantic Treaty to the

Sénate for ratification.

In an accompanying message, President Truman said that the peoples of the North Atlantic community are resolved that their nations should not suffer one by one the same fate as certain nations which had been de- prived of freedom by terror and oppression.

President Truman said: "The people of the North Atlantic community have seon solemn agreements, designed to assure peace and the rights of small nations, broken one by one and the people of those notions do- prived of freedom by terror and oppression. "They are resolved that their "No single nations shall not, one by one, after the same fate."

action, no wil

mattor schleve to

how significant,

We must continue | pence.

work patiently and carefully, ad- realistic The Preddent said that the vancing with practical, rea treaty is only one step-- al-aleps in the light of the circum- and events as they oo- the structure of eur, building pence soundly and solidly. that the balleva

though a long one

to peace.

- the road

PACIFIC SHIPPING DISPUTE

Manila, April 19.

sunpees

"|

North Atlantic Treaty is such a stop,

the realities of the based on

And situation we face today framed within the terms of tha and Charter United Nationa the Constitution of the United States.

"In

the convletion

While the Senate is expected to approve the treaty by a large it I finally when margin brought to a vote, there prospects of long debate ahoad before the final ballot. Chairman Tom Connally of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- the mitte tuld reporters that Committee probully will not open its hearings on the treaty until April 25, although the group orl- begin hnd planned to ginnily them on Monday.

Arms Cost

Mr. Connally did not disclose reasons for the delay, but many Senators have been demanding that the that the administration furnish

the

ALLEGED SMUGGLING FROM HK

Shanghai, April 12.

In a statement to the press tonight the Chinese Maritime Customs sald that a protest has been addressed to the Belilah Navy over the soĥisa. tional smuggling caso un. covered by Customs officere an Monday and in which a Brith ship is alleged to ba Involved.

The ship the Oreon Archer, float auxillary ves- menned by clvlilans, mest of them Chinese, and British officers or without rankings

The Customs claim that the ship smuggled from Hong textiles, saD- Cong woollen

Копо

charine and radio parta

Two Chinese arreated ara said to have admitted operat- ing a smuggling ring, bring- ing

tho Green JA goods Archer-Router.

Canadian Officials Worried

Budget In Commons

London April 12,

The Labour Government tonight easily won pre- liminary approval of its austerity Budget in the House of Commons.

The Communists forced a vote and the Conservative

Party abstained to a man,

10 com-

The vote, taken on a motion to send the Budget mitten for study, was 302 for and three against, bui it was by no means a fair test of the over- whelming opposition by the Conservatives to the Budget, which was laid down last week by the Chancellor of the Exche- quer, Sir Stafford Cripps.

Tho Conservatives apparently because a division was

abstained

William Gallacher mons, Philip Piratin.

and

BRITISH

EXPORT DRIVE

London, April 12.

Mr. Harold Wilson, President

on-

forced by the only two Comprunin of the Board of Trade, members in the House of Com-nounced today that he will call a meeting on April 20 to launch the intensive sales drive to in- the crease British exports to United States and Canada which he announced in Parliament yesterday.

was

The other man who voted with them

em against the budget John

Platt-Min, former Labour Party member who has gone over

with to side

the Communists on almost every Rave.

About a dozen Labour members in- nino abstained on the vote, dicating that opposition within the Party to the budget has not yet dled down.

Surprise Move

The budget will now be taken up in the Ways and Means returned Committed, and then

to the floor of the House as a finance bill for another vote.

The meeting will be attended

representatives by leading

of Annnce British trade,

and in- duntry, together with trade union and co-operative movement dele- Kutes.

OI

Mr. Wilson's plan, which calls for an increase of exports to the North American market up to

next £180,000,000

in year, widely featured in the British

The Minister press today. On that occasion, the Conserva- tives ate expected to register Supply. Mr. George R. Strauss, their real oppoaltion to what they sald today that the Government have called the joy through will do everything in its power to assist industries to increase misory" budget.

The vale tonight caught both exports across the Atlantic and slee surprise. Both Labour help the sales mechanism to move

by concerned at what they describe and the Conservatives had sent | swiftly and smoothly. as the deterioration of British-out Whips for tomorrow night, Canadian relations, particularly when they expected a vote on the Budget. However, the Communists

Ottawa, April 12.

Government officials here are

economic and trade relations.

North Atlantic Treaty is a great estimates of the cost of helping the Europe at advance towards the fullment of rearm Western

some time they are conslitering The United States Maritime the unconquerable will of

In the face of the trade barriers forced the issue suddenly-United Commission has been called on people of the United States to the treaty self.

On that score, Senator Wherry to settle a Manita shipping dis-achieve a just and enduring peace.

I request the advice and consent of Nebraska the Republican Floor pute that could possibly lead to of the Senate to its ratification." Leader, said: "The Administra-going up against them in dollar-Pread.

tion is tumbling with fate by not stort Britain and other Dominions, there is game feeling that Canada's a Paestle tale war.

telling the lawinskers what I s Roing to cust to implement this relationship to the Commonwealth

becoming almost those of Elre and India. treaty."

conference of shipping firing, has

Associated Steamship Lines, of Mr. Acheson's Statement

President submitted the defence agreement for ratification only eight the

The with referral disagreement

+1

Lines to the mutual Pacific For Commission in Washington. An Senate

Mr. Truman did not touch on his special arms issue t

days after the historic document message, but he has said that the Ansoci tion pokesanan sak the Commion a deetle whether was signed here by the Secretary military aid programme will be PFEL

Thould be expelled from of State, Dean Acheson, and the submitted after it has been clear- the confere, ne gamutted Foreign Ministers of 1 other na-ed by the Bulget Bureau to Atlante shappant.

tions.

and

18

involved us

At present Canada inds hersel! apparently drifting away from the old Commonwealth idea, and her close proxlinity with the United

States is influencing her relation- ship with Britain,

other agencies concerned.

in Brussels, the Foreign Affairs

of The peaceful objectives of the Committee of the Belgien Chom

ber of Deputies today approved Fenry have form expiterned that expulsión night fored PPE1, jato inutual aid pact also were stress- cargo competition with conterence ed anew by Mr. Acheson In members which would range rate separate report to the President, cutting.

Mr. Acheson said the alliance

the North Atlantic Paet by 12 to The one with one abstention. fone apposition vule was cast by

Communist,--Reuter, Associat

Thie dispute hegan in January members insigning the accorded Proes and United Press. win the Pacific Far East Lines appitention realem their faith

fur

ference

rejected

In the pur- membership is a sub grouses and principles of the Unit

Nations charter and their de- a!! with peace sire to live peoples and all governments.

of the conference made

nf up

Philippine-North Atlantic ship-

ретя

Lines Associated Steamship

"By pledging their joint ald,"

held that PFEL failed to show he said, "they express their de-

It could provide adequate vice

the

United

o

ser termination to safeguard the States freedom and the common heritage Atlantic coast. It also alleged and civilisation of their peoples that PFEL signed a contract to founded upon the principles

the Phillp. Democracy, individual liberty and cherry sugar from pines to Atlantic ports on terms the rule of law." Violating conference regulations. Purfle Far East Lines, whose "

in Sall offices head

Associated Press-

tre

San

по

Essence Of Pact

Lo

Japanese To Remember Englishman

Tokyo, April 12.

Chief among the senior Conma- Memorial services will be | dian officials to sound alarms on held on Thursday in Tokyo for

the subject is the Minister Finance, Mr. Douglas Abbott, In the first European to acquaint his recent Budget speech, he pro-Japan with the Western world. tested against British bilateral trade deals, which he said, freeze Canada out of her traditional markets. Reuter,,

Joint U.S.-Canada Emergency Body

Washington, April 12.

The United States and Canada today agreed to set up a joint committoe to study mobilisation of industrial resources of both nations in the ovent of an emergency.

ba

William Adnes, an Englishmon who set foot on Japanese soil near Nagasaki on Southern Honshu, was the first to strict the Japan- cse on Andings the West mode in Kunnery,

the fields of shipbuildi

geography, and

!crew

The

Minister, speaking at a lunch to celebrate the recent BUSOCESOR of Norten motor cycles in the Daytona races, added that Britain's motor cycle industry

a Beralsient and

most valuable fordigh currency having risen саглег, exporta from ler than 20,000 machines

to in 1938 over 75,000 усаг.

Already, the motor cycle.- dustry has achieved outstanding results in the United States and Canada, sending 8,178 machines to the United States and 3,790 to Canada last year. Reuter.

ARMY FAMILIES COMING EAST

London, April 12. He arrived here ինչ

Since June 1, 1947, 983 fami- member of a Dutch ship and was lles have joined their husbands imprisoned in the Tokyo area by serving in the British Army in The Japanese who at that time Malaya and Singapore, the War looked upon foreigners, as "Chi-Minister, Mr. Emanuel Shin- nese barbarians.".

Paillamentary

Later on, however, he was re- well, said in a deemed by the services he ren- reply today. dered to the Shogun who, ut the time, was ruling the country for the Emperor.

When he died £ shrine was erected in his memory in the Tokyo area which will be the centre of the memorial services.— United Press.

INVESTIGATION

Francisco, denied having signed Mr. Acheson went on, to repeat The State Department re- Steelman, neting chairman of the Security [Resources the contraet Its Manita manager previous assurances that there is leased

an exchange of notes National

Donald Carpenter, further sald that, according to

commitment automatic

Leboard, and establishing body, to Pharman of the U.S. Muntions CHURCH TRAGEDY PFEL interpretation of the con- the US. to go to war in an ef

15 the Joint United

Roard. allowed ference rules, they are

fort to help an alliance member known

States and Canada In- to ship to the Atlantic Coast, -

under attack. He said the treat

Mobilisation Com- cach dustrial obligation upon poses an party to use its honest judgment mittee. The function of the s to action it deems necessary Committee will be to exchange maintain the information and co-ordinate the and to restore

the North Atlantic views of the two Governments security of отса.

in connection with planning for the industrial mobilisation in

vent of an emergency.

NEW APOSTOLIC

DELEGATION

Vallean City. April 12.

The essence of the agreement, Pope Pius today created a new apostolie delegation in Korea. he said, is the recognition of the Monsignor Patrick James fact that an armed attack on any Byrne, at present member of the of the North Atlantic, nations is congregation of foreign minions, in effect an attack upon them all was appointed to hend the new directed squarely agalest our delegation-United Press,

common Democratic way of life.

The Committee will co-operate with the United States and Cana- dian Permanent Joint Defence Board.

U.S. members will be Dr. John

Fifty-eight are at present ch mute and 276 families have bech called forward and ore awaiting passage.

BRAATHENS

SOUTH AMERICAN & FAR EAST AIRTRANSPORT, A-S

Page

SAFE

KALI UN-HAL

LUXURIOUS SKYMASTER" POUR ENGINED PLANES NORWAY-EUROPE & BONG KONG.

HONGKONG LONDON

via AMSTERDAM

BOOKINGS ACCEPTED FOR ANY EUROPEAN DESTINATION Also through bookings via Amsterdam_to:----- BERMUDA, HAVANA, ARUBA, CURACAO, VENEZUELA, COSTA RICA

on SA.F.E.'s South American Service. BRAATHENS S.A.F.E. AIRTRANSPORT A/S

ARRIVALS

19/4

27/4

3/5

DEPARTURES

14/4

21/4

29/4

5/5

For Passage & Freight Bookings Apply to:-

WALLEM & CO.

Agents:

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Bldg.

Tel: 34177-9.

A COMMERCIAL GUIDE

TO HONGKONG

This book has been compiled by the Asked how many remain on the Department of Commerce and Industry to this could not be given without meet a need of Merchant houses.overseas reference to the military authori- tles in the Far East

waiting list, Mr. Shinwell said

The information would be ob- for Commercial information concerning tained and passed on to Comman- der Allan Noble, Conservative Member, who made the inquiry, Mr. Shinwall said.--Reuter.

Marion, April 12. A state Investigation of the blast that flattened St. Mary's Church, killing Bix Catholic

they worshippers as

knelt in DO YOU KNOW prayer, has been started by thei

Dakota Fire Marshal's YOUR HONG KONG? South Office.

explosion reduceri the to rubble a fow Palm Sunday to have started. -

will Canadian membera Harry Carmlehel, chairman of the Industrial Defence Board, and 8. B. Pierce, deputy Minis tor of the Department of Trade and Commerce. The American note establishing the Committee said that the ad- vantages of co-ordinating plans for Industrial mobilisation are clearly indicated by the common interests brick church of Canada and the United States moments before in defence, their proximity and Mass was the complementary characteristles Reuter.

their resources.United Press.

The

The photo shows, the war- damaged King's Collège build- ing. Bonham Road.

Hong Kong.

A Fund Of Information

Well illustrated

PRICE $2.00 ONLY

ON SALE AT KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

London To Hong Hong

San Francisco

To London

by B.O.A.C.

Hong Kong To

San Francisco

MACAU!

BY

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY'S

m.v. "WUSUEH"

SPECIAL EASTER SAILINGS

Sails from Kong Kong 8.30 a.m. Friday 15.4.49. Salli from Macao 2.00 p.m. Friday 15.4.49. Sall from Hong Kong 1.00 p.m. Saturday 16.4,49. Sails from Macau 3.00 p.m. Sunday" 17.4.49. Sails from Hong Kong 8.30 a.m. Monday 18.4.49. Sails from Macau 2.00 p.m. Monday 18.4.49.

PASSAGE RATES: Single Fares:

Saloon Class with Berth

Saloon Class without Berth

Cabin Class with Berth

Cabin Class without Berth

*Deck or Steerage

HONG KONG AIRWAYS LTD.

CANTON

FOUR

times DAILY

SHANGHAI

HONGKONG

FROM HONG KONG

11.15 .. 3.45 p.m.

9.00 .m. 1.30 p.m.

FROM CANTON

HK$25 IIK$20

10.00 a.m.

2.30 p.m.

HIK 18

IIK

FOUR times WEEKLY

By 4 engined Flying Boad..

Hongkong

Balarday Monday /Wednesday

12.15 pm. 4.45 p.m.

(ПОЛС

Friday

(BOAC)

Fron

Blonghai

長崎・

Áradar

Today

Totoday

(OAC)

Monday

(BOAC)

by American Airlines

For Freight & Passage Bookings Apply:

Hong Kong: Buttérfield"

Swire (Central), Tal: AGRI

Connaught

Matau:

F. Rodrigues (Buett

- Teli - 632, -

IN ABBOCIATION WITH BOAG..

For Information and. Booking"

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

AIRWAYS DEPT.

6/8 Chater Road, Hongkong Peninsula Hotel, Kowloof.

Tels. 27760 8 27766 Tels." 50227: 8.69421

"any travel" Agency.

APB1-3

by PAL

WATCH THE MAP FOR FURTHER ROUND-THE-WORLD ROIJTES

THE PRE WAY!

PHILIPPINE AIR LINES

WITH FRIENDS THE WORLD OVER