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SHIP ON FIRE IN Much-Needed DEMAND FOR PROBE INTO

H.K. HARBOUR Rubber Ablaze In The

No. 1 Hold

FIRE FLOATS' STRUGGLE

TO SUBDUE FLAMES

The 4,455-ton Hongkong registered ship, Vic- toria Peak, fired on by Communist shore batteries off Lingting as she was approaching Hongkong yesterday evening, caught alight in her No. 1 hold at 4.20 this morning while at anchor off Green Island.

and rubber WDB The hold, containing cotton still alight six hours later and the fire was then re- ported to be spreading.

Two fire floats were despatched to the vessel at the request of the Master and they fought the outbreak for several hours. At 6.20 a.m. the ship was given permission to move from her position off Green Island to the dan- gerous goods anchorage off Stonecutters.

Murine

The unfortunate adventures of the Fire Brigade, together with the Victoria Peak began at 6.15 a surveyor from the yesterday evening when the Department went out to Master, Captain W. D. Conway ship.

sent a signal to Hongkong that

the

Át 9.40 a report was made

she was being fired on by Com-that the rubber was still alight munist shore batteries from and the fire gave signs of Ling.ing Island,

Lingling is a few mile south of Hongkong.

The ring went on for 15 minutes, but no report was made hits were as to whether any Tegistered.

4.20

spreading.

The Victoria Peak was for- built in merly the Caduceus, 1927. The ship was involved in an incident last year when she was held for several months by the Nationaliste at Kaohsiung, Formosa,

Eventually the Victoria Peak

It is understood that the Vic- reached Hongkong and anchored

was torin Peak

twice hit by off Green Island.

from the Communist this morning the shells

batteries, but whether Master reported to the Marine shore

Indirect cause Department that a re had these were the broken out in No. 1 hold, wherd of this morning's fire cannot be

ascertained. cotton and rubber was stored.

By noon the fire had become Two fre floats and police launches went to the assistance completely under control and it and managed to subdue the blaze. was possible to withdraw one

Two hours later, with the hold of the fire floats.

It vas learned that one still dangerously smouldering the

received in- ship was transferred to the dan-the ship's crew

Juries and that he was removed gerous goods anchorage,

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Rest

N. Korean Peace

Proposal Now Being Translated

Lake Success, Apr. 16.

A United Nations spokesman said on Monday

a message "in a foreign language"-presumably

the North Korean peace bid-was now being_re- ceived at the United Nations headquarters. The

in

U.S.

ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES

Republican Party's Unanimous Decision

Washington, Apr. 16,

Senate Republicans agreed unanimously on Monday there should be

a "full and complete" investigation of American foreign and military

policy as a result of the dismissal of General MacArthur,

The decision was taken at a closed Party conference and announced

by the chairman, of the conference, Mr George Millikin.

Mr Millikin said: "It was the unanimous opinion that there should be a full and complete investigation of foreign and military policy in thé light of the dismissal of General Mac Arthur."

CONSENSUS

A soldier of the Argyll

Senator Millikin disclosed that the "question of impeachment" of Mr and

that "final Sutherland

Truman was raised by several Senators but it was the High- landers, somewhere

conclusions" should await the outcome of the proposed inquiry. Korea, snatches a well- earned nap after a spell of hard fighting. He was waiting for transport to take him to Japan for a little rest and relaxation.

Refinery Strikers

spokesman said it would take several hours until Drift Back

The

sources

The Senate Republican Policy Committee was instructed to draft a resolution proposing machinery for the investigation. Mr Millikin said no decision was reached on procedure, but most of the discussion involved proposals for a special committee representing both the Senate and the House.

While reporting "a number of whether he would vote for the suggestions that the President forthcoming resolution in the calling for a formal

should be impeached," he did not Senate

identify the authors of these declaration of war against Com-

试 Asked

any munist China. ggestions.

President Truman's dismissal! ·

"in". to our

were suggested, he said

General MacArthur It was pointed out that President of Truman

last week diostes a in

compromise speechica referred to "war" in Korea and allies", according to Serntor there had been no declaration of Bridges. He added: "What we war by Congress. He said it can gain by was also suggested "the whale range of his activities" might be involved.

Mr Millikin Bald an inquiry was needed to fill "gaps" in in- formation now availabio to Con- gress and the public. He re- Teheran, Apr. 16.

ported that it was suggested Oil refinery workers bo- such gaps included the up-

Shortly after 9 o'clock Mr from the Victoria Peak during translated, officials, knew nothing municafiy Russian com- gan to drift back to work | pressed report on Koren made

W.J. Gorman, Chief Officer of the morning,

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Insufficient Doctors

his annual report for the year Nonding March 1050, tabled recently in the Legislative Council, the Director of Medical Services made the disquieting disclosure that his depart ment is gravely short of senior medical officers and specialists. In addition to the loss of Dr Thomas, on retirement, Dr Farr, Senior Radiologist who has returned to England, and Dr Hackett, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, transferred to Nigeria, four other senior local doctors resigned to go into private practice during the year. And, so far as we understand, it has not yet been possible to fill all of these vacancies with men possessing the highest qualifications. This is a serious situation, for, in the public interest, it is necessary that the Medical Depart- ment should be properly staffed; and particularly that there should be avail- able at the hospitals coming within the of the Department jurisdiction specialists and fully qualified and experienced senior medical officers. Main contributing factor to the

problem appears recruitment be unenticing conditions of employ- ment. The DMS admits that re- cruitment both locally and from the United Kingdom has been exceedingly poor and adds the notation, "It seems likely that the department, depends to a large extent on the medical staff available, will encounter

T

today in the strife-tarn by Lt-General Albert Wedemo- Persian Gulf port of Abadan.

About 3,200 of the 14,000 bo the strikers who returned Anglo-Iranian Company's finery this morning found pickets to deter them.

ro-

no

yer and relations between the: Unlied States and United Na- tions' military policies.

compromise does not balance disunity among our own people, especially among servicemen in Korce."United Press.

DOCKERSGO

ON STRIKE

Jed illegal

Wreckage Of Warship Found

can

and

above

sides

Washington, Apr. 18. The wreckage of a vessel, the message is decoded and translated.

believed to be the 70-year-oli has been warship. Monitor, Pending release by the world PICKETS REMOVED The message received by the

which Was ex-

found in 120 feet of water off United Nations was from the organisation,

Cape Hatteras on the Ameri- North Korean government. The pected later in the day, United

States

here and in

the United cast coast, communication was in Russian Washington refused to comment

States Navy announced here. and signed by Pak Hon-yong, the North

Foreign on its terms for pouco, Korean

The Monitor was the first of Minister, but until it had been

still being translat

the, iron-clad warships built ed here, was addressed to Mr

for the Union Navy in the definkle of its contents,

London, Apr. 16.

war and launched in civil von Balluseck and Mr Nasrollah

Nearly 10,000 dockers in the Entezam, President of the Gen-

Other vessels January, 1862. and Birken-of similar design eral Assembly and head of the

took their Senator Millikin sild Scrabor Ports of London Harry Cain told the conference head went on strike today be, naime from the Monitor. Offices Committee, and not Good

cause seven of their unofficial

She was 179 feet long his proposal to declare war on to Mr Trygve Lle as previously reported. According to United

Red China was made "to pin- leaders were on trial on charge weighed 1,200. tons.

they had the document Nations scurces,

All the 30 Americans in the point the fact that the war in that

Korea is Truman's war He strikes. dealt with atrocity accusations

A revolving turret, protected Verdicts against the United States and port had been evacuated but no Kore

attributed the statement about

are expected to-by eight Inches of iron armour to Mr

two 11-inch and Cain morOW.

containing concludes with references to the British families had left.

The country was today in "Truman's war

the vlow-

strike was Today's North Korean peace proposals.

the guns, slood on the deck which

only 18 inches Ha seventh one-day stoppage since was On Sunday Pyongyang Hadio the grip of fear at the pos-and did not state it as

the conference. of sibility

foreign point of Inding

time water. bogan, Every that messages_con- announced

was asked if there was any dis-the trial

lons the

accused have appeared in faining peace for set- troops on Persian-soil;---

The Many Persians believed that cussion of political implications

Monitor's Court several thousand London war had tlement of the

dis- a landing by British forces of General MacArthur's

work.covered by iron plates and the been dispatched to the UN

by one-inch deck. shields to do so expected Secretary-General. Mr Lie, and in South Persia to protect Bri-missal among the Republicans, dockers have stopped

armour. "delighted" the Security Council President, tish lives and property might He replied that all the Senators They are

MacArthur again tomorrow.

and Mr Danie) van Balluseck of the bring Russian troops in from were

There would address | Congress

a demonstration

Her first battle-a four-hour Netherlands,

outside the Court today when close range duel with a Con- The Prime Minister, Hussein make his views known.

adjourned. federate the hearing was

iron-cind-was U- On the basis of valuable lu-

have Alo formation, it was learned most himself given expression to this

was understood to

However, he also reported it Several hundred dockers shook decisive because neither vessel delegates agreed the bid

hand was "pretty widespread opinion the defendants by the

was able to inflict much damage not acceptable because it not belief in private conversation.

This morning the Senate that MacArthur doesn't need to and cheered and sang.

on the other. only calls for condemnation of

Mr Roy particular voted unanil appear under any

Wikon, who repre (Upper House) the United States for "aggremous confidence

of the accused,

The Monitor foundered and In him and auspices and the Republican scnts sion

but also demands that his Government.

Party is not needed us the argued today that they had not Bank in heavy seas off. Cape actual political settlement of

manager of his affairs while he broken the law because there Hatteras in December, 1802. MINISTERS TO MEET the conflict

by the

Government Ministers had is in this country." United had been no Security Council with the pre-

of the Chinese Com-been called to a special meet- Press. munists, following ceasefire and ing for later today to consider situation in withdrawal of

explosive foreign the

the Abadan where yesterday

Chicago, Apr. 18. Anglo-Iranian refinery was SMOKE-SCREEN

Senator Styles Bridges (RC- Diplomats who noted that the virtually closed down. Pyongyang peace bid was ac-

Today, tankers were being publican) said today that the Peking loaded from storage tanks in the Senate Armed Services Com-

mittee

wanted to investigate a *Tumour" that the Defence Teheran, wasumour'

General Secretary,

George atmosphere

the the future unless difficulties in emoluments and conditions of service for the are improved sufliciently Medical Department to compete ̄ ̄ ̄on more level terms with the National Health Service in the United Kingdom." If Government is prepared to concede that its hospitals must be adequately staffed no further hesitation should be shown in revising the service conditions and emoluments in such a way that the best suited doctors and specialists Govern- are attracted to the Service.

ment, to the satisfaction of the public, has succeeded in making substantial cuts in administrative costs, but it would be false economy to apply the to the of cheeseparing principle Medical Department if this results in qualified its hospitals being denied medical officers. It is axiomatic that cent 100 per should be hospitals efficient, but clearly this is difficult to attain if there is any shortage of senior We do not think the taxpayers staff. would begrudge extra expenditure in this

that for direction inasmuch Government hospitals to possess the best qualified and experienced doctors an asset to the and specialists is community. Government can afford to offer more lucrative conditions to and in the practitioners both here which

United Kingdom without ruining the Colony's finances.

to

more

Trouble Looms In

THE troubled atmosphere in Iran which had virtually · brought operations in one of the world's greatest ollfields to a standstill compels swift not to be action if the situation is allowed to deteriorate disastrously. More than £200 millions of British money has been invested in the ofl- fields, and strategically the stake is not less important than the financial. That steps be taken before the rot spreads is) imperative and for, the benefit of the Iranian as well of British intérests. Behind the flare-up, of course, is Com, munist agitation, skilfully directed from Moscow, and finding fertile soil in the cupidity of wealthy land-owners. Wealth notoriously breeds the desire for more wealth. And all the Middle East coun- tries are realising that they are not. getting all the prodts they could get from their own oil. The moro fast that the oilfields have been pioneered by

Iran

foreign enterprise is discreetly over- looked. When this sentiment is whipped up over a brisk flame of nationalism, an explosive situation develops. For in the Middle East nationalism is some- thing which burns superficially but very the aim is to violently. And since detach "ollfields from Anglo-American control, it is getting the 100 per cent backing of Russia. To permit herself. to be edged out of Pornia, Britain would lose six per cent of the world's oil output; and with it, the world's biggest refinery. Not a 'pleasing' prospect. What the effective answer is at the moment is unfortunately not clear. Landing of protective troops raises fears in Teheran of a direct i Boviot riposte. Nevertheless, decisions, requiro to be made and cannot wait. Visions of disaster if the disputé is not soon nettled do not lack substance.

sance

(TOOPS.

be made

companied by now

charges

States feel merely new offensive

whe

the north.

the

ANOTHER RUMOUR

the against

United port. the proposals are

The capital,

but for a quiet a smokescreen

against

the throughout the country remained Marshall, had oppooed General heavy and troubled. In Isfahan, MacArthur's dismissal but had A spokesman for Mr Ballu- where riots broke out last week, lost out to the wishes of the seck said that, Korca no longer the situation was "a itils better, Secretary of State, Mr Dean

Acheson. being on the Council's agenda, but not good."

United Nations forces.

•

who

It would be necessary for n

In the capital agitators were The leading Republican mem- delegation formally to inclusion of the North Korean trying to induce workers in the ber of the Committee.

tobacco anonopoly to strike but came here to address a railway fedler. The Council is conven- so far without success.

mpeting, said Committee hear ing tomorrow on the Syrian- Reports that the Shah planned ings with General Marshall as Israelt

dispute and observers to leave the country for medical the first witness would start on believed possible the Soviet treatment were rejected by a Wednesday in Washington and court amelal. For the time General MacArthur had agreed

Union would make such a move wing the Shah would remain into appear before it any time

the

which would be defeated.

Meanwhile, epokesman for-the-country-but might callin after his address to a joint Arab-Astan group said the foreign specialists to operate on Congressional session on Thurs- caucus might meet in an emer-an intestinal and appendix com- day. geney session wheri full details plaint, the official said.-Reuter.

were

cf the Pyongyang offer officially revealed. United

Pross

Mr Bridges said

the Com-

mition had heard a "rumour!! of

disagreement between Me Ache-

CHURCHILL'S COMMENT EDITH MOLLER and General Marshall nad

Shefeld, Apr. 10.

Mr Winston Churchill, Conser- vative Opposition leader, said here tonight that a reported North Korean request for pezos | terms "would be a relief

satisfaction to everyone of us.”

"Nekher ne nor

PROTEST

London, Apr. 18. Britain is protesting to the provincial Chinese Nationallet

it

Baid

was one of the things it wanbod to consider, Be members also wanted to in- That Pro- vestigate a rumour,

dent Trumman's statement dis couraging General MacArthur the United authorities in Formosa against Was written by Mr Acheron and States nor the United Nations, the interception of the Brush Mr Dean Rusk, assistant Secre Organisation have the slightest motor vessel, Edith. Moller, by tary of State

Nationallet gunboat on He said the Committee wanted wish to become involved in a

April 10:

to get at the bottom of the Korea or China," he said.

Far graver dangers loom in{

Announcing this in the House repons for the MacArthur firing of Commons today, Mr Kenneth and the whole Eastern prob- E aartime leader was Younger, the Minister of Blate, lem." Besides * ManArikur- und

Marshall, Scontar Bridges con speaking at a ceremony · giving said that the British Consul at 206

Committen wanted him the freedom of the city of Tamsul had been instructat

to tod, ho

to call Mr Achowon, L-Gen. Shemold:

make representations, Indeed, that we should have to

Mr Churchill said, "II is hard, Me Willara Teeding, Cases Wedemeyer and Admiral Arthur | Bedford, commander-in-chief of fund back to rearmament again ive, who raised the matter, the Pacile Fiest and look upon the past not only at the Duth Moller's: charts, said that the gumboot connecated anan: inspiring mummy but to relivo dia processes again with an which caused by to return to

• Eva Cut Hongkong, she was on her that a late of war units in

macha way to Ghunghal-Beuter.

He, told,nows: conference wo might as well rovegnise

Hores but he declined to my

was

four

dispute between

treno

the workers and the employers The Navy said it had no plan but one between the workers to raise the vessel or to dis- and their trade union-Reuter. pase of the wreckage-Reuter.

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