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No. 34851

The Hongkong Telegraph To Discontinue Publication

As will be seen from notice appearing in another wblcb, since part of the paper, the Hongkong. Telegraph

last November has been produced as a neon edition, will discontinue publication as from April 1.

This is necessitated by the current shortage of news- priat and the difficulty of obtaining new supplies.

ordinary

and other Hongkong Tele- As from April 1. "Nancy graphs features will be incorporated in the China Mall.

ary circumstances, will con The China Mall, in tinue to be published in the afternoon, but whenever the news warrants It, the China Mall will come out earlier, thus asuring the reading public of the earliest possible ser vice of Important news of the day.

YACHTSMAN WAR BRIDE

DROWNED REFUSED

Le Havre, Mar. 26. US ENTRY

Mr Harold Owen, 52, of

was

Shoreham, Sussex, drowned today when a high the life- wave overturned boat in which he was trying born to make shore disabled yachi.

His son, John, 18, managed to swim ashore but was injured und had to be taken to a hos- pital.

Vietminh Chief Being Shelved

Says Peking

San Francisco, Mar. 26.

A major shake-up intend- ed to stiffen the Communist revolutionary forces in Indo- China was reported today by the Peking Radio, with that the implications.

Chinese Reds now may be calling the signals.

The series of Peking broad- casts indicated that the changes might Include a gentle shelving of Ho Chi-minh, long-time Indo- China Red chief, for more active

a

man. Ho's exact new role was not made clear, but Peking reported he had been named "honorary chairman" of

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Washington, Mar. 26. Mrs Ellen Knauff, German-Viet".

Moscow trained Ho Chi-mlah, war bride seeking a frail ittle man of 010, has been from his entry to the United States, the active head of the old Viel- was permanently barred to minh "Republic" whose guerilla day after three witnesses army is fighting the French

sponsored had testified that she once of Emperor Bao Dai.

Ton Due Thang, described by for Czechoslovakia

Peking simply as an old Com- spied against the United States.

munist revolutionary, was named The special Immigration and acting chairman of the Lien

Viet. Naturalisation Board of Inquery

front was ex- This united Justice De- with the agreed

Laos and that her tended to include in ruling riment presence would be "prejudicini Cambodia as well as Vietnam. The These three states, of which 10 national security." Board deliberated for only one Vietnam 1s the most important,

make up Indo-China, hour.

The

for two men set out England last night, after spend- lag eight months in the yachi harbour at Le Havre repairing their 20-ton yacht La Olange.

When they were about a inile offshore, the engine went dead and they sent up distress sig- nals which were not seen be- visibility. The cause of 'bad father and son stayed on board until about 7 m. GMT when try to make they decided to land in the lifeboat,

When the wave upset the lifeboat., John tried vainly to save his father, then managed to swim to land.

A tughout went out and tock the disabled yacht in low but foun:! no

traze of Mr Owen's body. Associated Press.

|

The

The Peking Radio, heard In Khauff had made an im- San Francisco by the As-

also

heavily passioned plea for admission sociated Press,

emphasised formation of a new after contradicting testimony by

that she tebour party in Vietnam to take government witnesses spied for Czechoslovakia in the the lead in fighting to over- 1048 Communist coup.

ministration,-Associated Press, Board took her case under ad- throw the French Vietnam ad-

the visement after

evidence given by witnesses and after Mrs Knauf uttered this credo:

"I believed in freedom, truth and common decency, I believe detest diletatorship in God ... and violence. I have nothing more to offer thun a background which is in harmony with all and American traditions {rue promise to uphold these tra

Probing Attackitions forever,

With 8th Army, Mar. 27. The Chinese Communists tossed one probing attack at American units, whleh forged three link-ups on Monday north of Uljongbu, at 1.20 a.m.. today but the assault was contained one and a half hours inter.

The attack, 11 miles due north of Ujongbu along the road to Yongchon, was believed mounted by elements of

and

-North-Korean-finese

Asserting that there WOS nothing in her life for which Mrs she "need be ashamed", Knual recalled that she had the "ght against served in Hitler" and said, "I would just as wholeheartedly have joined this fight if Stalin huve been declared an enemy of freedom at that time."-United Press.

FARGIE_LEAVES.

squeezed north by one Yank and one Puerto Rican armoured task Driver Robert Fargie, RASC, force, plus an infantry battalion whose court-martial finding and which drove up from the South. sentence for the manslaughter Reports placed an enemy bulid- of a South Korean was not con- up with an unknown number of fimed, left Hongkong this morn- tanks 10 miles north-north-easting by BOAC via Singapore for

e United Kingdom. of Uljongbu.-United Press.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Smuggling Ship Allegation

Manila, Mar. 27. A crew member of the motor has testified vess: Antaretle that the boat was chartered in

August last year by six aliens for n smuggling trip to China.

The

testimony was given Joseph Chang. naturalised American first engineer of the Antarelic, before the Philippine Deportation. Board, which is hearing a motion for the depor lation of Peter Sigmund, Walter Sacklewicz, Vicente Lao, Rober to Lim and Sia Seng Beng. A sixth respondent, Maximo Woo la stiff at lorge.

Chang declared "under oath

that the Antarctic was charler-

ed to smuggle more than 800 cans of kerosene to Macao and Chino. He suld the vessel smug- gled four allens into the Phillp pines on the return trip.--United Press,

Spain & The Atlantic Pact

ATEST reports suggest that Spain

L considers she has a role to play in

the Western defence scheme, Washing- ton intelligence is given to understand. that General Franco is willing to accept all the commitments contained in the North Atlantic defence alliance; that Spain would be prepared to consider an attack on any of the members of the alliance as an attack on herself and would, in consequence, be ready to pro- the vide military assistance for threatened country; that the Spanish government would, if considered desir. the able, move its army beyond Pyrenees into Western Europe to help. repel aggression. For these commit ments Spain asks in return that the her United States should supply with sufficient military equipment. If there are no additional strings attached to Spain's offer it is fairly certain that she will be invited into the North Atlantic alliance. Her participation would further strengthen the defence of the Western Mediterranean and would geographically solidify Western Europe defences from Scandinavia: to North Africa. Britain would probably welcome Spain's admission to the alliance and her signature to the moral and material obligations contained. In. the pact because it would automatically; stifle the movement now afoot to alter the status of Gibraltar. But while the stratégical advantages of having a country like Spain sharing in the North Atlantic alliance are important and persuasive It will not be casy for the democracies to adjust themselves to the idea of having a nation' ruled by a dictatorship as a partner. This fact alono may Influence the United States

and her Western Europe colleagues to move cautiously in the matter. More- over, the alliance calls not only for mutual aid in the event of aggression, but for Individual effort on the part of the Western Europe countries to build up their own defences as far as possible without endangering normal economy. So far nothing has come to light that Spain is prepared to shoulder this responsibility. The inference in the present reports is that Spain intends to rely wholly on the United States to provide all the arms and, equipment necessary for bringing the Spanish forces up to the level of the North Atlantic alliance powera in quality and efficiency. The United States already has tremendous commitments in this phase of building up the defences of Western Europe and she can hardly be expected to shoulder completely the responsibility for arming and equipping large Spanish fighting forces. Clearly the North Atlantic alliance must receive .some assurances that Spain is prepared to make a positive contribution towards the creation of an effective. military - machine before, she, can; be, adinitted into the pact. The way is being paved for Spain's participation in the alliance, with General Franco clearly making the overtures. It will not be surprising if;' during the next few weeks, negotiationa are officially announced, although the Spanish government would be doluding. itself, and the Spanish people, if it feels it has nothing else to do but sign a pact 'and then awalt a flood of arma and materials from the United Stated. The allianco calla for something more than a signature; it requires self-help which in turn is Bolstered by mutual aid.

There are the chlofa of the Allied Fleadquarters, „Powers in Europe, as announced by General Dwight D. Eisen hawar, Bupreme Allied Comman der in Europe. -

Alr Top row (left to right); Forces Commander, central e- for, Lieutenant-General Kauris Narstad, 44, US Air Forces: Naval Commander central sector, Vice-

obert-Jaufard, Admiral.

33. French Navy; Chief of Btaff, M. Alfred Lieutenant-General Gruenther, Land Forces Commander, centra) sector, General Alphonse Juin, 63, French Armed Forces Inspector-

52, VB Army: and

puty Supreme Commander, Field Starthul Viscount, Montgomery, 64. Brilian Army; Supreme. Comman. der Auled Forces in Europe, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, UB army; and Deputy Comman der for Air, Air Chief Marshal Bir Hugh Baunders, 57, Royal Air Furce.

Murder

Plot In

Teheran

A

SOUGHT IN COURT

Eminent British KC's Application

Probably for the first time in the history of the Courts of the Colony, a microphone and wire- recorder were installed for Counsel at the Supreme Court this morning when the "Hongkong Airlines Case" opened before the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe.

A large number of spectators, including several lawyers and Americans, heard Sir Walter Monckton, KC, MP, open the case for the plaintiffs, the Civil Air Transport Incorporated. Defen- dants are the Central Air Transport Corporation who were not represented..

wero

Counsel

order

tho

Plaintiffs claim the return of 40 aircraft which now in Hongkong and which were formerly

and part of the assets of the CATC

other nssets which were the property of that Corporation. Appearing with the eminent contract of sale was completed K.C., are the Hon Leo d'Almada, in Taiwan and the purchase KC, Mr John McNell, KC, Mr price of these assets was one- |D.A.L.. Wright and Mr R.I. | ond-a-half million dollars.”

Threifall, all on the instructions

As from of Mr P.J. Griffiths, of Messrs

midnight, January Wilkinson and Grist,

5-0, 1950, HM Government Gendale row (left to right): De Police Make Arrests address, Mr d'Almada informed from the National Government Before Sir Walter started his¦ withdrew de jure recognition Teheran, Mar. 26. the Court that Sir Walter hndi and granted it to the Central plot to assassinate come from the United Kingdom People's Government. General Abdul Hossein specially to assist in the case. By said he would show his Lordship

arrangement among themselves in

chronological Hejazi, military governor of and with the indulgence of his instrument by which that decl- Teheran, has been uncover-i Lordship, Sir Walter

lon would

was conveyed 10 the ed with the arrest of nine address the Court and he (Mr d'Almada) trusted his Lordship armed members of the

would have no objection to this fanatical Moslem Society, cou

course. Fedayan Islam, a high police His Lordship -signifled his

approval. official said tonight. Norway Lieutenant-

This came on the heels of a decree imposing martial law on portions of Iran's rich British operated Southern Mounting strikes by oil workers brought on the decree.

officials high Iranian already have fallen victim to assassins this month in this strategic country

Russia's on Southern border, Teheran Is under martial law impused in the wake of wide unrest and political tension.

Lower row (left to right): Alr Forte Commander, northern sec. tor, Malor General Robart K. Taylor, 49, US Air Forces: Land Force Commander. Denmark- Lieutenant-General Ebba Goertz, 65, Danish Army: Land Forces Commander, General Wilhelm Elanston, 53, Norwegian and Northern Bector Commander- In-Chief: and Alted Naval Commander, northern sector, Ad- ralia Sir Patrick Brind, 50, Royal Navy-AP Picture.

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Tangen-

army

Smallest Woman Loses

Her Baby

He said

oll

felds.

Court,

Sir Walter cald that it was perfectly clear from the docu- ments that the change of re- cognition involved two things: Sir Walter said that he was firstly, de jure cognition of the really indebted to the Count and National Government peristed to his learned fenders for letting until midnight of Janumy 6-8, him address the Court and his and, secondly, the new People's first words would be words of Government

from that gratitude to his learned friends moment recognised in substitu for the courtesy In permitting tion. him to speak.

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•

was

Sir Walter Admitted

Bir Walter Moncklot. KC, MP. and Mr Richard Ian Threlfall, DA, who ar» rived from

United

rom the Kingdom last week by ale the

fo

participate "Hongkong Miripes case

were admitted and enrolled barristers ta Sho of Hong-

Supreme Court

kong this morning,

applications wore

The

made before the Chief Justice, Bir Gerarą Houré, by Mr A. Hooton, Acting' Bollettur-General.

Mr Hooton said that Bir' Walter

Monckton WW called to the Outer Bar by the Inner Temple on May 14. 1910, and called within the Bar

United in the

Kingdom in England in 1930.

mather 18.

one

to which

ald Mr Hooton. though Sir Walter is a leader in the English Bar and although this applica Han in itself cannot make bim a leader in this her. I am confident that your Lordship will grant friful- gence at least for the time in which Sir Walter may be appearing before your Lordship for him to wear the normal robes which he has been soonsborned to wear for the past twenty. years."

Granting

tion. said.

the

the Chief Walter

applica

Justice

Turner

Monckton. It is my plea

sure to approve, adinft and enrol you ne· a barrister and to the rights and pri- vileges attaining thereto

you will take your place" accordingly."

Sir Walter: I am much obliged to your Lordship. Dealing with the second application for enrolment, Mr Hooton said that M

Threlfall was called to the Bar In England. by Lin- coln's In on November 17.-1047.

His Lordship granted the application.

Atomic Claim Doubted

London, Mar. 20. British atomic scientists took a cautious approach today to Argentina's claim that her scien- tists had released atomic energy by a new process,

"The claim eeems unlikely but there may be something.in it,” said Professor Philip Moon of Birmingham University.

Counsel cald the Court would Opening for the plaintiffs, Sir Walter Monekton said that this appreciate the importance of was a case in which the plaintiffs this point and of the argument claimed 40 aircraft which were which would be forthcoming, now In Hongkong and which because all the transactions took formerly were part of the assets place in December 1949, A high police afcial eaid of the CATC and the other assets

Plaintiffs' case would be that nine members of Fedayan Islom

were the property of that ration.

by January 5-9, 1950, the pro- aro under arrest for a plot to

Counsel said that General Abdul

had perty now in question before the he assassinate Hossein Hejazi,

the capital's anxiously considered how best Court, the aircraft. spare parts, forth, had Louisiana, Missouri, military governor. This is the he could serve the Court and had apparatus and so

some sect that claimed respon-come to the conclusion that it passed to the partnership and Mar. 26.sibility for the slaying of Pre-would be probably most tit to eraand The baby born on Satur-mier All Rozmare on earth general terms of the nature of December 19, 1949.

venient if he should speak on to the plaintiff corporation on day to the "amallest woman ARMED LOITERERS

not divest the That could in the

The plot was discovered last the claim, world" died here

1949 TRANSACTION Thursday night, the official said,

plaintiffs of the property Sir Walter, Aracing the steps had acquired, said Sir Walter. when General Hejazi's adjutant

Massey, today of lung trouble.

Professor H. S. W. Dr G. L. Bilyea, who de rounded up two men armed through which this claim to the A principle of international

contended by vice-president of the Atomic said: livered the child,

"We with revolvers. loitering around aircraft were taken, said that the law which was

Energy Association, sald bo didn't have too much hope." the military governor's home, claim was made through the

the boy, born ame two broke down under American partnership of Generalj PiEntits was that recognition would like more information on of a new Government did not the process. He said that until Mr and was duc, police questioning and confess Willauer. month

Whiting divest properly in the hands of that was forthcoming the claim appeared 10 be doing welled the plot, then led authorities

those who acquired it from the must be regarded as "most dated yesterday, but respiratory to the gang's hideout where y trouble developed today causing the other seven were picked up. Decomber 12, 1949, the Chiasse old Government for value. The unlikely."

wholo point of the fact in law, Professor Sir O. Thomson, death. He weighed three

The erficial said police found National Government sold, the and in fact, of the recognition chairman of the first British CATC and its assets to this part of the old Government up to Atomic Energy Commission, said pounds 12 ounces.

a list of 40 other Iranion, nership. One of the matters with January 5-6, 1950, was that up he thought it possible Argentin The mother, Wo feet fall

dship would have

outside had made an advance but felt to then third parties Mrs Lavonda Evans, 31, washing high court functionaries

Ministers in the late Gen, which his Lordship Bazmara's Cabinet, in the hide to deal would no doubt be the the jurisdiction of that Govern- the claims were "exaggerated," reported in good condition.

documents by which that sale to The child was her first,

out Armed guards

(Continued on Page 8 Col, 4) Both she and her husband, placed around the homes of affected

the American par

partnership Was December 12, 1940. Alva, 59, who is four feet tall those on the assassination list.

"I and that the claim is made -toured with the Clyde Beatty

Gen, def z's life probably was through that partn

partnership be- Circus last year. Both came

saved, the official said, by the cause by that sale the plaintiff normal fami- fact that he worked late at his corporation acquired the right from physically lies Dr Bilyea said, and he

American partnership believed that the baby would office that night.

Fedayan Islam is a fanatically on December 10, 1949" have been normal if he had nationalistic group, which has Sir Walter, who added that he passed the first critical period. been agitating for nationalisation would trace the ownership

Associated Press.

of Iran's rich oil production, the assets, of which the bulk Including the holdings

the were the 40 planes, from the British-controlled Anglo-Iranian Chinese National

before he

in-

were

Chengsult

of the

од

transaction

said

of

Government

Monty To Visit Oil to the partnership and from the

Norway

Oslo, Mar. 20. The Oslo newspaper Verdens Dang reported tonight that Field Marshal Viscount Montgeme will visit Norway soon, prob- ably from April 7-8.

| 011-

Opposed to the move, Hojozi

was appointed

partnership

military governor and Police corporation.

the

to tho

plaintin

chief of Teberan when martial | The CATC, sald Counsel, was commercial WRE proclaimed in the an unincorporated law

enterprise wholly owned by the capital last work.

The

government today de-National Government of China at the time of these transactions. seven creed martial law at

Sir Walter went on to say outside. Teheran-all in places

the vlow after seeing the evid The newspaper said that his rich Southern Anglo-Iranian that his Lordship misht take

Oil felds.

ence

that that body was not visit is part of a round trip to

Apprentices and students em strictly a department of the all Atlantic Treaty nations in ployed by the Anglo-Iran Government of China and wit Europe..

Oll.Company at Abadan yester-] Lord Montgomery visited day joined a

winter-Associated wages res

strike for higher not, but it was, at day rate, wholly owned and was stu on Saturday, by controlled by

the Government older

at Company and was what the law corne- Installations in Bandar-Ma Shir, Persian Gulf port, and atmes called, on emanation of

the Government. the Agintari ofleld at Abadan,

Olso last Press,

W

15 Die In Air

· Disaster

Buenos Aires,': Mar, 26. An airliner belonging to the Argentino Stale Alriine plunged

About to earth today from

10,000 feet in Tierra del Fuego

Associated Press.

On December 12, 1949, the first of two stops, was: lakon, namely, sale by the National

Three Killed By Government to the partnership,

Landmine

Rangoon, Mar," 20, ...

That Government: Wha

by His Majesty's Gov cognised ornment, as the do jura Govern- ment of

China. At that date it have some territory on the ара Three Burmese soldiers were mainland under its control and kliling 15 of those aboard added and six soldiers and injuring

The alicraft, had taken on

of civiland injured when an Army It was maintaining itself; na a from Ushuaia, the world's most transport hit a land mine near Government In Taiwan, "which sinca

southerly elty. for. Buenos Aires the Norla Burma Army Head-laland it had a sp

of ELME

and had crashod a short while quarters at Melktin,165 war 1945 with the ap

| Government, to mak later at Rio Grande, where the ometall

reported talconto four injured were taken Sir dod-rebel but bent them off. The Walter, "the forty aircraft, Dere patched two planes to the scene injured were taken to Meiktila in Hongkong and the In question before you Lords. * Associated Premarang

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