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JAPAN IS RUSSIA'S TARGET 20,000

Foreign Aid WARNS DULLES

HE dellvery next Monday

The President Eisenhower

tour

of

much

of his initint State of the Union mensage coincide with the opening, of Mr Foster Dulles' Western Europe. Both

events

are invested with relative Importance aud complementary algnificance, Mr Elsenhower will expound greater detail is proposed policies, domestle and foreign, with the accent probably placed on national. affairs which closely affect the daily lives of the Ameri- can people. A clue as to the range of subjects which the President proposes to cover is provided by the meeting he held with his Cabinet

on Monday. Domestically he will con- cern himself with labour- employer relations as they are affected today by the Taft-Hartley Labour Law; with the question of price und wagen controls; with taxatlon, and with national In the field expenditures.

of foreign affairs the Korean war will undoubted- ly receive the President's main attention, while future foreign aid programmes w rate high, in the new Administration's : interna- tional policies. Ifʻl on this subject particularly where the President's message and Mr Dulles European tour dovetail. Mr Eisenhower It expedient may not find to commit himself to any stated figure either financial or other material aid, but he сап hardly

from eserpe

definite pronouncement Ba his intentions regarding foreign

nid.

То

the

14

10

can

in

econo-

Review Of Communist

Strategy In The Far East

Washington, Jan. 27.

The Secretary of State, Mr Join Foster Dulles, in a speech tonight described Japan as the central target of Russian moves in the Far East.

In his first important statement since assuming office, the Secre- tary spoke to the nation on television and radio. He used maps and a pointer to illustrate his talk for the television audience and gave a general review of the world situation.

When he turned to the Far East, he said, "Let me now, with a map before me, pick out some of the high spots of trouble.

"Let us start with Korea, which naturally comes first to our minds be- cause of the cruel and bloody war going on there.

the

116 Year-Old Medallion Found At The HKCC

Found when dleglar was going on along the Jackson Road side of the Hongkong Cricket Club ground recently this copper 'esin is believed to be a medallion commemorating Queen Victoria's accesalon. Xi was struck in 1837, the year she came to the throne, and although it has milled edges, bears no mark denoting its value. Above the pattern of St. George and the Dragon on one side, is the inscription "To Hanover" with the date 1837 beneath, and on the

her,

the young Queen's head and Victoria Regina". I may possibly have been struck to commemorate Queen Victoria's first visit to Hanover after her accession. The medallion, which is in a fair slate of pre- servation, was picked up by Mr R. R. Davies, of the Hongkong Cricket Club. The medallion is the same size as a Hongkong 50 cents piece.

British Firms In

China: New Note

Sent To Peking

"What is that all about? Well, one thing it is about is Japan. You see, the Soviet Union has already moved into the Northern Islands, which are very close to Japan. In fact, they are within two milos of Northern Japan and their planes are reported daily almost as flying across the northern part of Japan.

"And you can see from this land "should go thoir separate, creation of military strength map that

they had not only ways".

among our friends, but the pur this area up to the north of "The United States has pose is never to wage war" but Japan trut also had all of Korea, made FIL

Investment big

In only to deter war.” then Japan would be within Western Europe on the theory- Ife sold the second principle. Communist pincers. And if the that there could be

of unity Russions or the Chinese Com- there,"

"must be to create in policy ho 'cald. "Of the

$40,-

other peoples such love and munists got control of Japan 000,000,000

which

we have respect for freedom that they with its great industrial power, then

spent abroad since the end of can never really be absorbed they could use that to

totalitarian second World War, almost by the despotism, the process

materials $30,000,000,000

have gone to dictatorship of the Communist which come from Asia, from Western Europe.

world." Manchuria

and from China, and to process them into armi

"If, however, there were no Mr Dulles said already there and weapons for the vast man-

chance-and that just refused were signs behind the IronBritain has complained to. Communist China ta belleve but appeared Curtain, whet some 800,000,000 power of China.

"And that, it it happened,

there were no chance of get people lie amder Russian tyranny about difficulties put in the way of, British firms would be a very unfortunate

ting effective unity and if, in "The punges and trials that thing for

France. us. It

particular, was hard

Germany are going on in Eastern Europe, who wish to wind up their business and leave the should go their the wholesalo executions that country, the British Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr enough for us to win the war und England

then certainly are going on when Japan was against Japan in the Pacific separate ways,

alone, when

It would be necessary to give China, all these things show the Anthony Nutting told the House of Commons to- China was our ally und the

uille re-thinking to America's people are restive

day. own foreign policy in relation unhappy." Soviet Union was neutral.

to Western Europe."

Taw

STALIN'S BOAST

"If Russia, China and Japan all combined. It would be pretty tough going for us in the Pacifle. Stalin has boasted that with Japan the Soviet Union would be invincible. We do not need to belleve that, but at least we can see it would be pretty tough song.

"Now the Soviet Russians are making a drive to get Japan, not enly through what they are doing in the Northern areas of the islands and in Korea, but

Siam,

da Communist-

and

ure

He said, to those people as well Mr Dulles said the plan forns to all "Limid and intimidate: creation of a European dafence peoples of the world", "You can community "now seems to be count on us,"United Press. somewhat stalled".

"And It seems 05 though Somo of the wast___ again to

To go.__.on separate ways," he added.

He said one of the purposes of the European tour which he and the Mutual Security Director, Mr Harold Stossen, will mence on Friday was to deter mine "whether" this

German people 4 Dangerous

trend

com-

to

unity is on the up-grade or is on

the down-grade".

commit to one!

London, Jan. 27.

Explosion Causes Death &

Destruction

Refugees Flee To W. Berlin

Berlin, Jan. 27.

The past weekend brought

another 2,000 frightened refugees into West Berlin from the

purge-ridden Soviet zone.

An

estimated 20,000 have crossed the Red frontler thla Aiken, S. Carolina Jan, 27. month in a flight covering all

A shattering explosion in communist dominated

walks

Germany's of East

life, the basement of a store They Include: killed one woman today and 1. Jews, who are the latest trapped at least nine other target of Moscow's wrath.

2. Farmers being squeezed persons under flaming out of their chances to make a wreckage. They are be-living through rigged crop lieved to be dead,

quotas which the Communista know in advance they cannot

Two stores were demolished All. and two othera were Badly 3. Little businessmen bowing damaged in the blast which to the inevitable in a land occurred about 8.30 am, at Jones where everything is rapidly Electric Company.

being nationalized Into "Peoples' { owned" enterprises. Fires started by the blast 4. Borderline officials who spread to at least half a dozen had Communist blessing for a other business buildings in the time and now elther have lost it area and were still burning, or tear they are about to lose it. though reported to bo under 5. Poor familles unable to get control, four hours after the ex- enough to eat because they lack plosion,

political influence to get special

and also fuck ratings

extra "We don't know definitely how

money to buy In the high- many are dead," Police Sergeant priced "slate stores." J. D. Donicle said. "And wo 0. Germans living on tho won't know until we get into fringe of West Berlin in a 70- the wrecked buildings. The fires mile perimeter the Communists ars pretty well down but it is are clearing to create a "death still too hot to go in there to

zone" between Red Germany get these people out."

and free West Berlin.

The nine anlasing persons are reported to be trapped under electric the wreckage at the Orm.

GAS FUMES

for business this morning.

"BOREENING"

Allied intelligence agencies have assigned their top men la the refugee centres to spot Eastern officials who may have valuable information and also to help the West Berlin au-

in thorliles their "screening" of suspected planteti agents.

Those

who

to in the East rubbed

of

He added that he had turned cibows

air "and the explosion occurred immediately."

Store,

or

ments may now be worked out down-town Types Of

Mr Jimmy Jones, son of the owner of the electric firm, and one of at least four persons who were sent to hospital, said

get swept into the that the explosion occurred in Allied not are swallowed up by fing. He said that gas times cources said for instance this the gas heating system of tha light security vell... German were noticeable throughout the Americans are holding Count Thun, who is chief building when it was opened

with Foreign Minister on the electric fan to clear the Andrei Vyshinsky and other top Russians over years of state functions in East Berlin. US officials Replying to a question, Mr Nutting said a further

it ᏗᏂ was byw of the Jones bulding defused to confirm British note to China was delivered by the British Charge | was blown out and fell across a

One American authority sald d'Affaires in Peking, Sir Lionel Lamb, on January 8.

narrow alley onto the Platthaus also that Bruno Wolf, Communist oflefal for Church and School Mr Nutting reminded the House, lations between China and this In all four buildings were Affairs in the East, had fled to that on July 5, the Chinese country on a basis of equality severely damaged by, the ex- the West because he was caught Government gave assurances that and mutual beneût,

plosion and the fire raged out of helping Jews to escape. This was local authorities to whom British The British Government control until shortly before noon. denied today in official quarters, businessmen appiled in connee- shares this desire and it is In The explosion occurred in a which colt a German report that tion with closing down formall- the hope that practical arrange-row of buildings in the busy Wait had been arrested by the ties would deal with each case on

district of Alkon Eastern Security Pelke is prob its merits.

to this end, that they have whose population has been great-ably more accurate,

Jews who fled West said, those made this further approach to jy swollen by the near - by China was then replying to a the Chinese Government."

in the Soviet zono British note of May 19 an-;

Svannah River H-Bomb plant remaining

are living in mortal fear, This British assets in China, built United Press. nouncing the general intention of

includes Jews who still hold high in trading over the past 180 up British firms in China to close years, are commonly estimated

Communist positions--and there down their business because of art about £300,000,000.

are some. They include Fritz the many trading difficulties

Kaul, top attorney for the ruling Socialist Unity

(Communist) Rudolf Party:

Herrnstadt, editor of the party organ Neues Deutschland; and Dr. Georg Singapore, Jan. 28. The British Canberra jet Honigmann, 'exditor of the Ber-

liner Zeitung Am record

Abend. bomber attempting a flight to Australia from London Honigmann had been reported radioed arrival over Singapore in trouble but ho is still func- at 1.05 am, GMT (HK time toning as editor of the paper 9.03 a.m.).—Reuter.

Associated Pres

Women

which they experienced,

They include the local injet Bomber

British- the Mr Nutting said the latest American

Tobacco

Reaches Singapore Company

staliations of

Penzance, Jan. 27. NO COMMITMENTS

Judge J., Scobell Arm "Let me say to you, first of all, that in this trip we are taking we strong, divorce court are not going to make any com- veteran, warned men today Brits of Juramry 8 stated and of the great China ship-

mitments of any kind, sort or description...We shall be there against four kinds of that though firms had complied ping and general trading firms,

with

the advice to apply to the Jardine Matheson and Butter- Jocal authorities,

"many

of them field & Swire-Reuter. been unable to make appreciable progross."

Reminding the Chinese Gov-TWWW7 ernment of a further assurance that questions of the termination of employment of Chinese pa- "Saints Uonals would be "expeditiously rather and reasonably settled," the new

live British note sald:

In his 30-minute

1. Cats.

"Let him

sco have

let

O the European democracies the subject is of acute Importance. The undoubted desire of America's allies in Europe to share fully in the responsibility of safeguard-lso through what they are doing Ing the West from aggres-in Indo-China. sion and simultaneously "If they could get this penin- making themselves

of Indo-China, sula Burma and Malaya. they would mically sound is conditioned have what, is called the rice by the knowledge that with-bowl of Asia. That is an area from which the great peoples of out American assistance

Asta, the great countries of

to observe and to listen but not! women: nelther objective

be

Asia, such as Japan and India, to make any realised. It will thus be Mr obtain in large measure their

bright Dalles' task to assure him- food

Secretary pointed out how the whether her eyes are." "And you can see that if the Communist polley of "chelrcle- and kind, or whether they are self of the indisputable facts Soviet Union had control of the ment' was operating against the catty. If they are

cally, concerning

alm sheer off." bowl of Asia that would be financial rice

free world. another weapon) which would and economic position of tend to expand their control it need not and must not dis-are

"That is a gloomy picture, but 2. Saintly women. wonderful, but the West European coun- into Japan and into India.

courage us. These Communists dimoull for sinners "That is a growing danger and are not supermen tries; to satisfy himself

and their with It is not only a bad situation where nid is most needed

of the because

threat

in the leg is not irresistible." and in what direction; and Asian countries I refer to, but who to advise President Elsen- also because the French,

are doing much of the fighting hower on how be considers there, are making a great effort, United States assistance can and that effort subtracts just be most effectively employed that much from the capacity of to fulfil the common nima building a European Army and of America and her friends, making contributions which By this report the President otherwise they could be expected

to make." will be helped in deciding how to implement in a prac- tical manner the policies of foreign aid which he will enunciato next Monday. And it is supremely important that he be frankly and fully

to

} 3. The fun-mad type. "The feel absolutely conddent we can wife who is always wanting make it fail.

you to go to dances, however

MANY DIFFICULTIES "The firms have, however, you are, con be very encountered many difficulties in the process of trying to wind up

TWO HUK

LEADERS KILLED

Manila, Jan. 28. Two trusted, aldes of the

He said: "We will not try to Partner-and she will give him which appear to have been un-Tuesday by

Mr Dulles generally stoored tired clear of specific policy state | trying . . ments in his first address as 4. Stupid women. "Marriage their businesses and in par- Secretary of State. He did, with a (vol. however sweet cular have been presented by however, lay down two "indica and lovely she may be, is a their employees and workers Huk Supreme Commander, tice of the course of Republi-dry affair for the cleverer with demands for settlements Luis Taruc, were killed on can world policy.

Government stupid children."

reasonable and exorbitant." moet the

Judge Soviet strategy", uf

froops, while attempting to Armstrong delivered The noto concluded: encirclement EUROPEAN POLICY

by ourselves | tlila distillation of his long ex- "The Chinese

break through the army Government Mr Dulles warned that the starting a war.

perience to members of the have expressed a desire for the cordon in the ceasefire zone United States would have to "We ourselves must have a Church of England Men's active promotion of trade re-in Arayat Town, Pampanga re-cxamine its European policy strong military establishment Spelety here.

encourage the if France, Germany and Eng- and we should

advised; for the signs have Shan State Ruler Driven

already been given that cer- tain Republican members of the new Congress intend to have cuta made in foreign

of

the

"

From His Capital

.

Rangoon, Jan. 27.

Oficial Sources said that

.....

His qualifications? "I have put asunder betwcca 1,000 and 1,500 couples.”—

| Arsoclated Press.

Prince Akihito

To Visit US |

Province, even as President Elpidio Quirino ordered, a

Free Of Quota careful re-examination of

Restrictions

the reported offer of the Huk leaders to surrender.

An authoritative source Bald that President Quirino WHA Manila, Jan. 28.

against'extending an amnesty to Okinawan beldes of Filipino the Huk leaders, although he nationals, will be allowed to would be willing to grant con- enter the Philippines as non-voluntarily, return to peaceful ditional pardon if they would quola Immigrants, according to

life... un. a government decision nounced today...

ald spending unless they can be convinced

The ruler of Monchsu, ons cf} Government troopa operating

Washington, Jan. 27. necessity of grants such as the princely. Shar stated of in Aawchl. south-west of

The Japanese Ambasadort those sought in the past by Burma, has been driven from Monghsu. ато expected President Truman. What his capital by Chinese Nu launch fresh offensives against Ekich Araki, called on Mr John Allison, the United States ever the appropriations Mrtionalist forces, according to re- the Nationalists.

President Quirino would have Secretary of State for the Far

The decision was made by the Huk leaders surrender their A BUTESO Wor Eisenhower may have in Ports reaching here.

Office East, today and informed him the Cabinet because a number me and aims to show good faith alleged here last that Crown Prince Akihito of Flipinos Ruler Sao Man Ha odaped speltema

in Okinawa have to remain within the folds of the with lus tamilly to the party had joined up with local rebels America In the autumn.

wock Chinese Nationalists would an informal visit to applied for permission to bring law

pay

their wives here as non-quota state of Hsipaw.

A vilinge where ho sheltered

Mr Arnici said the Crown immigraver, that applica--| were killed were Commammler The Cabinet niso The aldes of Luis Tarue who Prince would arrive in Washing- | ruled, on the run was turned to the meht's forces have been (ton towards the end of: Septem" { flons for the entry of Okinawan Acosta and Commander Hagíble. |

mind they will almost cer tainly meet with consider

able opposition from con-

gressional elementa. And

bo well armed with facts fled in panic, "and arguments in order to. win 'full approval for their foreign spending

In

Heings

Villagers Overal

the Govern-

both the President and Er ground by pursuing Chinese, Foster Dulles will need to the reports added.

in the past few weeks her or early in October after brides as non-quota Immigrants The all-out / Government cam- between Government forces attending the Coronation of should be screened individually, palgo against the Huks swung Monghat is reported under and the Nationalisis, who num- Queen Elizabeth.

Under the Immigration Law," into high gear on Tumday with the control of the Nationalists on bering bout 400, are stretched Tho Ambasador tald re only 30 immigrants from any aparatroop battalion Joining Burma's Eastern border with from Mytkyina, capital of the porters that defuils of the Crown foreign counity are allowed to the 10,000... Government troops China who are reported to have Kachin laten, down to the Prince's visit" had not yet besa enter the Philippines In ́à 'year already engaged in the opora. infiltrated into the state.

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