1951-03-05 — Page 1

SOUTH "CHIKA

F. P. Framfline.

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Bandits Ambush A Bus

Manila, Mar. 5. Press reports said least two persons

at

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killed and seven wounded on Sunday afternoon when estimated .30 bandits

an

ambushed

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Modernio or fresh East winds. Cloudy. Milder.

CHINA MAIL

No. 34833

PRINCESS

IN BED

ELIZABETH

COLD

WITH

London, Mar. 4.

King George ang Princeur Elizabeth, heir to the throne, are both bedridden with feverish colds, The King has been

it since the middle of the week.

The announcement of Princess Elizabeth's illness was made from Clarence Ilouse, her London home near Buck. Ingham Palace. It said, "The Princess in suffering from a cold and wilt be confined to her room for several days."

tier engagements for Monday have been cancelled,

N. ZEALAND STRIKE

fully-loaded British

passenger bus near Naic, a town in Cavite

same 35

here.

province

miles south of Seamen's

The reports and the bandits later rohibed the Maulla-bound passengers,

road, of n on the sprawled "cons.terable amount of cash, a jewels and other valuables be-

including those

forest.

Attitude

Wellington, Mar. 4. British seamen from lore withdrawing to a nearby strike-bound ships here de- cided today that they would Thruse reported killed in the take their ships to ser but daylight attack were a mem-would not load them while ber of the

Constabulary whethe forthight-old national returned the bandits fire and

medical dock strike continues, a 26-year-okt

woman

includ- student. The wounded

ed four aged persons and a

The men said that they would five-year-old child. Reports carry out their routine duties said government troops rushed but do nothing normally done

to the scene, and gave

of

ambush by watersiders who are striking for a pay increase of two shil- lings and nine pence a day.

chase but thus far

not reported contact. The ambush

was the

scene

last year

The

New Zealand Labour

of two earlier attacks Minister, Mr William Sullivan,

in which a total of i tive persons were kilkyl and insid that things were "progress- wounded.-- United Press.

Clementis' Wife

In Custody

Prague, Mar. 4. The wife of Dr Vlado

well in Clementis, a usually formed source sold today, has been taken into custody.

A tall, thin blonde, Mrs Lida Clementisova had been Eving in an apartinent here since her husband, former

of Czecho- Foreign Minister slovakia. vanished on January 27.

The

i

ing lavourably" and added that

Court circlea said the Klaz had been visited at leart once a day by five specialists. Bir John Weit, physician in ordinary to

Majesty, heads the medical experts who have been calling at the Palace mince the King complained of headache and general tiredness last Wednesday. A Palace bulletin issued tonight after the King had been visited by his doctorz for the second time today sald, "The King has had a beiter day and is feeling mare comfortable."

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Court circles said there was no concern over the cold itself but the specialists were anxious in The event that any symptom a recurrence of his 1948 lex aliment should develop. For that reason any lliness is regarded as serious for the hard-working King— United Press,

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S. Koreans' Drive

22 MILES FROM

THE 38TH

Reds Building-Up Near Seoul

With The Eighth Army, Mar. 5.

South Korean patrols drove to within 22 miles of the 38th Parallel over the week-end, entering the village of Soksari, six miles north-east of Changpyong,

The South Koreans on the eastern dank of the United Nations central front offensive — met no resistance but when they withdrew and a big body of South Korean cavalry moved on Soksari, a Chinese Communist regiment resisted strongly. General MacArthur said today that bitter fighting continued southeast of Hoengsong where the North Koreans resisted advancing American and ROK forces.

American Marines, advancing in the frozen hills north-east of the battered road junction town, met only moderate resistance a and out limited gains.

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Exchange Of Prisoners

In the arms of a French soldier, a rebel Viet- minh prisoner of war is carried to a plane at Hanoi, to be flown into Vietminh territory. He was one of several Vietminh rebels released in an exchange of 48 wounded. The scheme was worked out between the French and Vietminh Red Cross organisations.

AP Picture.

Big Three Agree On Strategy

For Today's Meeting

Tel. 21428

axpayers "Gouged" By Tin-Mine Speculators

Washington, Mar. 4.

The United States Senate -Preparedness-Sub-Commit- tee called upon the Govern ment today to stop buying tin for ite strategic stock- plle until Britain and other! non-Communist countries! agreed to end "gouging" of American tax-payers by tin mine owners and specu Intors.

The Senate group, composed. of three Republicans and four: Democrats, headed by Lyndon

Mr.

Johnson (Democrat

Senator Texas), said that

the

of tin had soared more than 150 per cent during the Korean war

It aid that the cost of reach- Ing the national stockplie goal.

at the present price would be hundreds of millions of dollars more than! at pre-Korea prices and added, "The American tax- payer

weary of being gouged. for the privilege of obtaining from some of its allies the raw- materials with which he is ex-.

to supply

the food and pected to st

armament needs

non-

cif the Communist rations in the event

all-out war,

of

do

Another

"This Committee intends to

to that gouging

end to

ver it can to put an whatever

Control over the major part Indonesia,

serves in

Malaya,

of the world's Important re-

Bolivia, the Belgian Congo and, Nigeria was in the hands of B few British, Dutch, Belgian and Bolivian corporations with in- terlocking connections boundaries.

British interests

Of Deputy Foreign Ministers production in

across

controlled

the Government had not yet

Mr Herbert Morrison, British

Elsewhere along the Korean The force was composed of a decided to call for free labour Deputy Prime Minister, tonight front, activity sluckened as large part of two infantry bat- to break the strike,

tribute pald

10 Mr Ernest United

contalions, one field artillery bat- Bevin's ports have Secretary.

work as Foreign solidated positions gained dur tallon and one battery of me- All New Zealand

ing the past few days while dium artillery-all belonging to been paralysed.

Replying to a question put continuing aggressive patrolling, the US Second Division.

The Seoul sector was gen- |2 Wellington's Industrial centre from an audience of 1,200 here,

but the British

(This evidently was the same of Hutt Valley was threatened he said, "In my judgment Ernest erally quiet, inday with no gas while the city Bevin has done a great job not light cruiser Belfast bombarded ambush reported on Saturday on destroyed. Communist a far smaller scale, when the only supplies for only in the trade union move-and self had another day. Gas-workers have ment but as Foreign Secretary troops, barracks and gun poel- Marines arrived at the scene).

conl since 1945. I think he has done tions in the coastal area north

Wrocked and burned trucks, continued to refuse to use unicated by Servicemen.

considerable job for his west of the besieged capital.

overturned tanks and' frozen

Paris, Mar. 4. of American, South

Western delegations reached agreement today on Lieutenant-General Ridgway's bodies Bakers decided

use flour

soldiers forces continued Korean and Chinere unloaded by Servicemen and

common strategy for Monday's far us

opening - session of moderate unions were believed

probing north in search of the littered the road as

while, in main Chinose Communist do Samael, five miles North of the Big Four Deputy Foreign Ministers

Communist China, Russia, Britain and the United Allied "Operation. Killer" neared the end of its second work.

States having a joint hand in making a peace treaty for. Japan.

There also were stronger indications that the Rus-they still turned out less than slans might propose that the Big Four meeting be widen- 70 per cent, as much tin as they ed to include Communist China.

country.

The question was, "How can the Labour party fully defend Mr Bevin's policy as Foreign the Tory

when

multi-nation

Communist to be succeeding in their efforts Secreta diver Firty has public fence lines this morning as the Horngsongeng PL-Moscow," the Soviet declared it would insist upon

Communist Party dis- closed recently that Dr Clementis Was under arrest. for the charged with spying French,

Informant The

sold police were seen to call at the apart- mont a week ago last

night

and leave with Mrs Clementis. Party has accused Dr The Clementis also of plotting to switch Czechoslovakia from Soviet to Western political alignment,

capitalist

No charges of any kind have even been published against his wife. But she presumably might be useful in any investi-

to prevent the dockers getting support in other trades.-Reuter.

Morocco Riots

Denied

,

Paris, Mar. 4.

ly praised it?"

Mr Morrison said that the Tories had repeatedly criticised Mr Bevin's foreign policy with "unjust allegations, falsifications and criticisms of Mr Bevin's policy."

war- General MacArthur's planes took off early today but met bad weather on the coast, They are expected to conten-

efforts trate their

on close support of the central front area work where clear weather was pre-

dicted-Reuter.

Mr Bevin had become ill as the result of hard

French News Agency dis- Reuter. patches from Rabat, Morocco,

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Army ofBeers who came supervise recovery of bodies said there probably were more in the mountain defle Northwest of Samael.

The ambushed task force had rushed forward to support the South Korean Eighth Division

The idea of including China Philip Jossup, Chief American when the Chinese attacked 'on February 11. When the South was advanced by the pro-Com-Delegate, and US Ambassador

David K. Korean divison folded up on numist: World Peace

Bruce-Associated Council

Press. February 12, the Americans in Berlin several weeks ago. found themselves miles ahead

The Soviet press endorsed It. main Allied lines.

were surrounded almost Today, the official Soviet Army

of a running fight through on in Berlin devoted considerable almost continuous enemy rond editorial space to the proposal

survivors managed to

as a means of achieving world reach Hongsong and safence, peace, including a Korean set-

Bosides the the Marines found on Hill 637 tlement. Coong the Samsel road]

of

weapons.

2

vast cashe of Chlaese The strongly worded Izvestia There were so many editorial reiterated the Russian that line troops could not dispose position that the treaty should of them all and had to call on an be the subject, first of all, of talks among the four powers ordnance battalion for

for help.

today denied that disorders were Drugs For Hongkong

With US Third Division on the sweeping the country as reported

Western Front, Mar. 5.

Division intelligence Third Seized In Manila Cairo acwspapers, Absolute calm reigns.

Manila, Mar. 5. officers reported today that the throughout the country," "the

troops in the reinforcing its eg declared, dispatches

slated for shipment to Hong- One report said that nine kong were seized by Customs Seoul area. members of the and-French inspectors at International. Alr-

Reports said that "numerous" block, Nationalist Party, létaqlal, and port resterday. The drugo in-trucks and other vehicles have been arrested af Oujda following cluded medicine, penicillin and been observed in

recent days gation leading up to a trial of an investigation of recent secret sulfa drugs which are banned moving south to the Han River her husband and others accused; meetings. No other incidents for export from the Philippines, from the Manchurian border. with him.-Associated Press, | were reported.—Associated Press, |—United Press,

Meanwhile, one American patrol pushed its way into the COMMENT OF THE DAY

outskirts of Seoul last night before falling back under small arms and automatic weapons They included American M-1 and when a treaty is worked rifies, carbines, Thompson sub- out, it should be presented for fire.

Communist forces stepped up machine guns, Johnson automatic the approval of other interested lery barrages tossing 75 high made light weapons. Associated forces must be withdrawn com- pletely from Japan, Izvestia explosive shells into the Third Press.

sald,

In Paris, spokesmen for the US Embassy and the French Foreign Ministry said the West- ern delegations, in two meetings on Sunday, reached unanimous

what agreement on

subjects they believe the Foreign Ministers should tackle,

Heavy Expenditure Burden

MORECAST expenditure for 1951-52 | expenditure for 1950-51 has been fairly

exceeds estimates for the current

FORECAS

year by nearly $8 million dollars, which means that the Colony has to earn for itself at least $283,456,000-an impres- Bive but not surprising figure. Practically every administrative depart- ment calls for some sort of increase, though only one requires a substantial amount. The Marine Department is asking for five million dollars more this year. Public Works non-recurrent needs an extra $5 million; Miscellaneous Services will absorb an additional $11 million; and Subventions (official subsidies, grants and donations) are up another two and a half million dollars.

of None

these increases denotos extravagance: they are caused partly by increased operating costs and partly to help pay for now undertakings. Nevertheless total estimated expendi- ture sets a new record for the Colony, posing once again the question: what is the maximum Hongkong can afford to pay for its public services and administration? Clearly a limit exists, and the latest budget may have found it. The public will certainly wait with some anxiety for the Financial Secro- tary's proposals for raising the required revenue. Warning has already been given that because of the American embargo, with its effect on the trade and economy of the Colony, revenue can be expected to fall off; that the 1950 boom is not likely to be repeated. There- fore, if this important contribution to general revenue is seriously affected, Government, may have to probe other more direct forms of money-rafsing to make good the difference. Furthermore, it has to be accepted that the original qutimates of expordituraj do not necessarily reprosent 1 the whole Wapensling demands which have to be made during the year, Supplementary

substantial and it may have to be repeated next year. The Colony's capacity to meet the final budget must assuredly be severely tested and at the end of the year there may not be very much left to put into the "kitty". We Prudent spending is called for. cannot avoid heavy commitments on defence and security. They are essential needs and must be paid for. Neither can public services and the charitable institutions be neglected. They are integral features of the Colony's social structure and in the interests of general welfare must be preserved and main- its tained. Government reveals appreciation of this by making larger provisions to meet expanding operationa and higher costs. The 1951-52 expendi- ture estimates, therefore, while staggering burden, have to be accepted as more or less the minimum if essen- tial public services are to remain unimpaired. From Sir Geoffrey Follows this Wednesday the public will learn how Government expects to raise sufficient revenue to meet all expendi- -ture requirements. It will be hoped that the Financial Secretary will not find it necessary to make further demands in the way of direct taxation, and that, despite his traditional conservative budgetting, he will be able to provide for a surplus. He will, at least, have

£

this satisfaction: he can point to an

• accumulated revenue balance which has attained the objective he laid down '12 months ago total that is equal to the complete revenue for one year. How- over heavy the financial burdens which Hongkong may have to bear in the coming financial year, the Colony can boast it la completely solvent, an envlable arid always satiafactory condition.

BEA Windows Smashed

1

in

con-

Malaya which normally turned out more than: a third of the world's supply

Nigeria and some in Bolivia.

Sub-Committee fended that the tin producers appeared more concerned about the prospect of future unsale- able tin murpher than with the m "spectre of Communist aggres sión".

In 1950 in the face of our Increased stockpile purchaser

had mined in 1941", the report sold,

"As a result, the price we have" had

to pay not only for the" stockpile but for defence produc Hon and civilian ́needs bak spared to record heights-more than two and a half times what it was before

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And Koren.

throughout the world are pushing the price to even still higher levels in reliance upon continuing high United States stockpile demands and continued Inadequate" pro- duction.

Madrid, Mar. 4. Eight youths tonight smashed

group urged the State the window of the British Department to call a conference European Airways office here of the principal tin producing and took away a display adver- and consuming nations to seek tisement depicting Gibraltar. i an sgreement on steps to increase The advertisement, which had production, allocate the supply" been on show for three months, among non-Communisi countries. was removed this morning after and reduce the

price. the Falange Farly paper Ariba Proposing that the tin mar- had printed a front-page picture kets in

be closed, the Senate Insult to

Sub-Committee said that stable When Alme

officials restor-prices

be negotiated should ed the advertisement later today among governments at reason-- they had rempoyed the flock of able levels based upon fair. pro- Goraltar, leaving only a picture fils to the producers rather than of a glamorous senorita inviting upon what the necessities tourists to como south from our defence will bear."---Reu- Madrid. Reuter.

ter.

their nightly mortar and artil-rifles and British and Russian countries. · American occupation | of the display and captioned it New vapore, London an

Division

area alone and also Korean and pounding South American 28th Division posi tions along the western front.

Air Force and Navy fighters flew 30 sorties munist gun and troop positions on the Third Division front an Sunday-United Press.

Explosion At

against Com-Power Station

UN WARPLANES

OUT

Tokyo, Mar. 6. Allled warplanes flashed over Communist targets in Korea early today in relentlessly con- tinuing attacks at troop con- centrations and communications facilities

after

and ground carrier-based planes flew more than 1,009 gorties on Sunday for the

consecutive day. pecond Rain and 600w showers greeted flyers over the West coast thle

but general- morning, ly good weather was predicted for other areas.

flew Ground-based planes more than 900 sortles on Sun-

including massive satura

on a 300-building Songlin on the northeast coast the Far East Air Force

day,

tion cantonment area" near

enemy

by

Han announced

Superforts blasted the

Lisbon, Mar. 4. People ron panic stricken from their houses when a series

SEEKING AN AGENDA of explosions sent large lumps of machinery hurtling into the

power station at The purpose of the meetings air from a Serra De Estrela. The popula starting on Monday is to try to tion thought an earthquake had work out an agenda for a Big Four Foreign Ministers meeting occurred.

at setiling the issues One house was destroyed by almed

the entire which have brought falling debris and the transformer which was being Russian and the Western, world repaired when the explosions to its present critical state. took place-was gutted. —Asso-

Represented at Monday's ciated Press.

tho United meeting will be States, Britain, France and Russia. The first

three parti. cipated in today's preliminary consulted talks. The Russians only among themselves,

Germans Slain

In Danco. Hall.

Kassel, American Zone of Germany, Mar. 4, Two Germans were killed and four seriously Injured when a wood-cutter allegedly fired several rifle volleys into

gove

The US Embassy spokesman no details on what the Western representatives reached agreemtient, but the Western powers already are on record ajan The

to. discuss the

armament situation, not only 蟲食 AP- but to the pound bombe, leaving Bres and Rede near here last night,

was alleged to plying to Germany The shooting. they socondary. explosions

have occurred after the man East West overall picture,

thrown out been ap-had

for specific German problems and In peside treaty with Austria, drunkenness Router.

There, is no doubt that Russia considered the rearmament of

barracks with hundreda of 500- ¡ crowded dance-hall at Vickern- ! wanting the Forelo Ministers

Loared away.

B-20s droppest

Four proximately

24 tons of bombs last night on the northwestern centres of communication Kumuri and Chongju. No enemy

air, opposition was encountered New Appointment Germany most important. Thal

on Bunday, the Air Force said. -- United Press,

*WIAT MÄRINES. FOUND

Hoengsong, Korea, Mar, 4. US Marines advancing: MP F'death' valley" on found what was reft of u Nations task, tzro ambushed sod out to

Ice by 22 the Calbers Reda"

Red Joosuarve, in mid

was the Soviet view when Russia London, Mar. 4... proposed & Dig Four meeting The War Omes; Announced four months ago. The Western loday that the King" hadap powers want to go into:all-sub- proved

the appointment of Jenta imperiling, the peace. Major-General LA, D. Miller - The Western delegations were 162: Military. 3 Dscfetary to the giving,top:'consideration to the | Secretary of State: for! Wara de German problem.,

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