1947-01-27 — Page 4

FRENCH TAKE ANOTHER TOWN

Paris, Jan. 28.

The French forces in TODI- king, norikern province of Indo- China, have captured the town of Yen Lap, after forcing their way across the Bonghot river, west of Hangay on the coast north of Hotphour, the

.French High Command. In Indo-China nounced to-day,

"The Viet Namhese defenders In their retreat left behind 15 dead, Including a Japanese, and a large muallions depot," the communique sidied,

North of Hanol, along the Red River, the Frencli have occupied six villages, the comununique added.--Neuter.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1947.

Viet Namh Déclared

Taking Orders From Communists In China

BY LEIF ERICKSON

Saigon, Jan. 27.

Allegations that the Viet Namhese Government is hased on the Soviet pattern and that the rebellion is Com- munist-inspired were made in an interview with the Asso- ciated Press here yesterday by France's High Commisioner for Indo-China. Admiral George Thierry d'Argenlleu.

The High Commissioner also claimed that the Viet Namhese

22 mm War Minister, Nguyen Wah

CONFER ON Giup, was a "tough guy" trying

PALESTINE

ONCE AGAIN

London, Jan. 27. In an atmosphere of pessim- ism, heightened by the threat of renewed violence and the im- minent prospect of a dispute with the strongest Arab power, Egypt, British Government officials will resume their efforts to-day to resolve the Holy Land problem around a conference table.

Chi-

to draw a curtain between his own Prime Minister, Ho minh, and the French authori- tica,

After staling that both the Pre nier and War Minister had received instructions from the Communists in China, Admiral d'Argenties claimed Commis that while in France the sioner, M. Jear Santeny, was able to sec Ilo Chi-minh only once and then with Nguyen Wan Glap present. Elaborating an his assertion that the Viet Namhese government is built on Soviet lines, the Admiral de clared that the actual ruling power was the Viet Minh party executive committee, which was spreading its Influence on a national scale in amall cells.

JAP GENERAL

STAFF SAID STILL ACTIVE

London, Jan. 27. The suggestion that the offi- cially dissolved Japanese General Staff is still functioning was made by the Tokyo correspon- dent of the Soviet newspaper, Red Star, according to a Tass re- port quoted in London by the Soviet Monitor yesterday.

Japanese army, navy and air force

"geveral officers, numbering

thou- sand." the report seld, are engaged

In activities which have nothing to do with demobilisation while ostensibly

demobilisation board.

CRIME KING Anti-US Feeling Traced To Russian Propaganda

Al Capone, dreaded Calcago gangster fender of the 1920's, died on Saturday following an apopleotte stroke. The article below Is by a reporter who knew him before is rise to power and who covered the Kang warn of the period.

Capone As I Knew Him

By

He said an iron-clad delegation" attached to the so-called Japanese ROBERT L. LOUGHRAN Neither British nor Arab sources of 15 men could check any decision hold out much hope for ngreement.by the so-called Viet Namh National Jewish leaders will not be officially

Claiming that n thing has

been United Press Staff Correspondent Assembly.

done in

to abolish arma- represented, although they are near-

Japan "This,

he stressed, "was able In London.--Associates Press.

not ments and that the militarista elreted and actually met only once," | "taking every step to preserve mili- Appeal for Condemned Mon

tary cadres," the correspondent con- Viet Nam "Reichstag"

Jerusalens, Joy. 27. Isane Den Zvi, President of the

Jewish National Council, left Jeru salem for Lond yesterday..

He will join the Jewish Agency 'Executive

deliberating members There.

are

tinued that war criminals are stilt "The Viet Namh National Assem-active in many parts of the govern-

lily," he further

only as a "Relehstag" to cheer the Dsserted, "meets

government,

ment machine. Asucelated Press.

International

Before leaving. Hen Zvi appealed Hanol atines, ne lenger exists legals Bill Of Rights

the

In a letter to the High Commissioner, Sir Alan Cunningham to reconsider The death sentence passed on Irgun Zvai Leumi member. Dov Bela Groner, who is now in Acre prison is fixed for and whose execution Tuesday.

Meanwhile, a lending Jerusalema lawyer, Ashel Levitzky, planned to make an appeal for elemency to the High Commissioner to-day. He is acting in the name of the condemned man's sister. Mrs Helen Friedmann of Lancaster, Pennsylvanin.,

When visited by a Telaviv lawyer in prison on Saturday, Groner so was informed that he is entitled to appent to the King of England for clemency.-Associated Press

Arabs' Opinion

Jeruenlom, Jan. 26. The entire press her attaches much importance to the attack made

by the Soviet weekly, Now Times, on the Turkish-Transfordon pnet of friendship, claiming that the treaty negotiations were signed on the nd vice of the British,

including the

generally

negotiations To Be Framed

Chicago, Jan. 26. When I first met Al Capone in a dingy joint called the Rex Cafe, his career of crime had hardly begun. From his quiet, soft-spoken manner it would have been hard to believe that this man would turn Chicago's streets into the bloody front lines of gangster warfare.

1

But in the years that followed i cute to know Capone as a vicious and rathless dietator of crime whe could order the execution of an enemy in the same tone that he would heu buying a silk shirt- use when

In the days whim he was taking In $2,000,000 per week from bootleg ging gambling and prostitution, rode with him many times in his $20- 000 bullet-proof motor car.

During the days when Chicago's history was punctuated by the rattle of sub-machine guns, I walked fre- quently through the heart of the elty with Capone, and I visited his head- quarters many times. Often I have seen him step, wave his bodyguard down-and-out aside and hand a

Washington, Jan. 26.

Russian propagands in the Far East directed against the United States is chiefly responsible for the mounting anti-American feeling, the State Department has been informed.

60 MORE MOSLEMS ARRESTED

"Telegraph" Cup Comes

Back To H.K.

The Interport football cup presented by the "imgkong Telegraph" 24 years ago, and which was recovered." after the Japanese occupation

of | Shanghai, was on view at the Inter- port dinner last night and presented to Lee Wal-tong, captain of the win- ning Itongkong team.

The dinner, which was woll attend-. ed. was

marked

cellent speeches by a series of ex- bute to the remarkably high standard The Hon. Mr A. Morne paid a tri-

of play given by both Shanghai and Hongkong in the two weekend games, while the Chief Justice, Sir Henry in his discourse on the origins of Blackall was delightfully humorous

John C. Caldwell, United States Public Affairs Officer in Shanghai, has reported to the Department that Soviet radio stations, newspapers and books are attacking the United States ly China as well as in Eastern Europe.

Caldwell said the Russians main tain a radio station Lahore, Jan. 26.

In Shanghai which A further 60 Moslems, in the Soviet Union" despite the Chinese announces Itself as "Voice of cluding six town councillors, Government's ban on foreign stations, football. were arrested here to-day when He said: "I have listened to some of Mr C. C. Yung spoko on behalf-of processions marched through the its news programme and they are the Shanghal Football Ansoeintion, city in renewed protests against American activity in the United Nu-made by Mr Lee Wai-tong and Mr very alauter. Attucks against while complimentary speeches were the arrests of Moslem League tons, against our occupation polkeles Roboostoff. leaders in the past two days by in Germany and Jopen and inter- The evening ideally enpped an the Punjab Government.

vention in China are common." common."

afternoon of exciting and skilful Caldwell said he recently talked to football. delayed dispatch from Rom Jullunder, 90 miles east of Lahore from Yenan. He

MT1 American wonion who returned sald that a crowd of 1,000 Moslems

said: "She tells stormed the main gate of the dis- me that the Anti-American

cam- trict gaol yesterday as the police paign there has been vigorous, with were lending in 34 people arrested lurid posters depicting Gi rape, mur- for defying the Punjab Government's der and robbery in a dozen ways." ban on processions.

Active Programme The crowd stoned the police but Caldwell reported that although the reinforcements arrived and dispersed United States,

France Britain, the demonstrators by a baton charge. Australia as well as Russia have in- Eight women were among the formation offices in Shanghai, "the Moslems arrested to-day.

Russians are currying on the most Police pickets have been strength-active programme although it is not ened at strategic points in the city. organised that is, not obviously the -Reuter.

function of Russian deplanintie posts He said the Russians are Lahore, Jan. 27.

Publishing four newspapers The seven Moslem League lea- addition, there ro half મ ders arrested on Friday by the Russian-owned Punjab police during a raid on publishers in Shanghai. the banned Moslem League Na- tional Guard office here were re- leased unconditionally last night with an apology from the Punjab premier. They had been charged with obstructing the police Associated Press.

The

India.

Leaguers Set Free

and

and in

dozen bookstores

and sald Chinese

youth is tre- interested in the United Interested in

EGYPT CASE FOR UNO

Cairo, Jan. 26. The Egyptian Prime Minister. confirmed to-night that Egypt Nations "the whole question of was submitting to the United

Egypt and the Sudan."

The Premier is expected to mike an announcement to the Egyption Parliament saying that_the" long- drawn-out negotiations for a revi- sion of the Angle-Egyptian Treaty. of 1930 are being broken off. States but it is also

Egyptian newspapers and political

earlier Russin and is doing lots of intel- quarters

to-day generally lectual shopping around." He warned confrined that the Egyptian Cabinet had rejected the latest British pro- that United States ofleinls need to

posals on the Sudan which, some the information and diplomatic ser-

beween reports

had said.

suggested the establishment of a tripartite com-* mission

develop better team work

vices. United Press.

of British, Egyptian and Sudanene representatives, whose ob- ject would be to

prepare the Sudanese for self-government in a period not exceeding 20 years.

Meanwhile, the British Embassy in Cairo last night issued a statement unt-leaving the door open for an eleventi hour agreement on the Sudan issu? and declaring that legal grounds for submitting the matter to the United Nallons were "it apparent in Lu- don"-Reuter.

"France now officially holds the view the fligh Commissioner con- tinued, "that the Viet Namhese overnment, as constituted before the

Jinnah Appeals To Viceroy teenuse it

all existing

Korachi, Jan. 20. agreements with the attack."

TOJO'S LAWYERS' Moslem League President, He declined to comment on the

Mohammed Ali Jinnah, to-day ap- possibility of future

CHALLENGE with Ho Chi-mini if he could rid

pealed to the Viceroy. Viscount Wh-

(Continued from Page 1) vell, himself of the Nguyen Wan Glap in-

Intervene nimediately in the New York, Jan. 27,

Punjab disturbances fluence, saying he

to prevent she would abide by the general was awaiting The formulation of 11

bloodshed from erupting throughout line of the Convention, inter. directives

from the new French national bill of rights to guarantee government.

In attacking Pearl Harbour with- the personal dignity and herty of

Jinnah's statement issued here said out warning, the defence comtended Concluding, Admiral d'Argentica humanity is the task before R

that Punjab state's arrest of leaders that no international law was broken the view that because of United Nations commission which ment

the Western among

will meet at Lake Success to day.

of the Moslem League National because America had been engaged There Communism was advancing

are 17 men and only one

Guard was "highhanded and unwar- in a "de facto" state of war will ranted." He said: "Repermissions of Japan for several years by supplying Asia. in Southeast

woman-Mrs Franklin Delano Rece He added that to-day's tragedy velt on the commission; which Is

more mad and, inimical aellon against China since 1937 with contented Student Riots In

financial the opposition of the United one of the main sub-borlies of the States and its followers, with their

Social Economic Aliled

Council, conception

of spiritual values, created to attack the causes of war Inwards the Soviet and its associates

nt their rools. and their "historic materialism."— The drafters of the United Natramp a $10 billi Associated Press.

tions Charter believed that these in- clude the absence of freedom, secu- health and standards of comfort- able Bving

Since it is generally conceded that the proposals will be accepted by the United Nations, the commission is empowered to establish at the com. ing se

session three submissions to take care of the pressing human rights

is the

TO INVESTIGATE GREEK WAR

from

Paris, Jan. 28.

investigate

rity.

During the early days of the. de- pression he called his Heutenants in and said: "We are going to feud. the hungry people with good food, so go out and set up a food kitchen". It was established half a block from a police station and operated for a year and a half.

Was

Boys In White Hats

"Otherwihe the situation may be come a very serious one, for which the entire responsibility will rest with the Viceroy and Its Majesty's Government,"

on

Or-

and military

the League by the Punjab Govern economie. ment will be terrific all over Moslem assistance. India, and I appeal to the Viceroy Since a "killing by armed forces to intervene immediately and save of a sovereign nation never had the situation.

been regarded as 'murder' nobody was murdered as the indlelment charges when the Japanese launched their swift, sudden and surprise at tack upon Pearl Harbour as well as olher areas throughout the Pacific. Jinnah said the League's Working

The defence also said Tolo and Committee would meet at Karachi the others were being tried illegal

January 20 to deckie action ly and ex post facto-being tried against this uncalled for aggression for breaking laws created after the and unwarranted policy of the Pun- commission of their crimes, Although Palestine Arabs

Forty-seven members of the United | probienembers of the commission are given a job of getting bread, soup, Ench of Capene's benchimen was

Jab Government at this most critical The bitter motion added: "No much nation or individual can make the do not support King Adduliah's Nations Commission to

time, when already there is so much law of nations." alleged interest in a greater Syria Greek frontier incidents embarked Australla, Belgium, White Russia, ment and other items. How they got

trouble and unrest all over Indla. scheme,

Toulon for Athens to-day Chile, China, Egypt, France, India, it

He said the National Guard their business. The food

The defence Incorporation

attorneys placed into a part of Palestine into his terri- board the French cruiser Georges Iran, Lebanon, Panama, Philippine must have been good, because police ganisation had new

never attempted any the tribunal's record on behalf of 11 Leygues. lory, Arab public opinion welcomes

unlawfui nation as the

of the defendants a motion to de- Republic, Ukraine, United Kingdom, from the Central Station made it a

Punjab the Turkish-Transjordanian pact on national

the biggest inter- United States, USSR, Paraguay and regular stopping place for lunch and Government charged, He And the clare a mis-trial because "air Investigation body Turis would

dinner. ground

ever Yuga-Slavia... Associated Press.

organisation's office in Lahore were trial is impossible". sent out by either the support the Palestine Arabs case. League of Nations or the

Capone's..

in headquarters

but run by terrorist methods and the Influential Arab daily. Al United Nations. It includes

Lexington Hotel occupied a whole Punjab premier had not sanctioned wihda, which represents the Arab sentatives

repre-

action-United Press. of

floor, and you could not get to see every member of the

m Party headed by the Mufti of Jurusa Security Council, and it has a total

without

appointment.

the defendants acted under a single lem, on Sunday addressed the Arab strength of more than 100 people.

Capore bought expensive clothes, but

government the Tokyo war trinis delegates to London, "You should

unlike his henchmen he was not The All-India Moslem Students cover seven years and fifteen di- chairman is Colone) convey to the British the word of Lund, of Norway.

loudly dressed. He had one sar Federation branch in Britain issued ferent Cabinets and evidence in the Palestine Arabs, We have been An advance party has already ar-

torial idiosyncrasy-ils hats. They e statement to the press here to-day troduced is so vast in qutily, that suffering too long from British

Little America, Jan. 27. imrived in Athens. The inquiry, it is

were expensive felt, light in colour, expressing

with sympathy

the no defendant enn obinin n fair trial." perialism and aflicted with talk of estimated, will take at

Plans are now being made in de almost white.

Heutenants Moslem League population in the United Press. Zionists." United Press.

Jeast two tall for the flight of six twin-engined emulated him, and the Capone mob | Punjab.

transport planes to the airstrip laid was sometimes known no "the boys Issued by the secretary, Hinz down on the United States Antarctle in the white hals".

Ahmed Khan, the statement sold: expedition base of Little America. Capone had one iron rule. He "War on the Moslem League In The carrier Philippine Sea Q11 never would put himself "an the the Punjab has been declared by the Saturday kept her appointment with spot" by keeping prearranged | Dlwann government. The terrible the sub-appointment. If you wanted to see repressions following the banning of

the

that the

This

13

The

months.-Reuter.

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| the icebreaker North Wing, tanker him, one of his hoodlums would elther the Moslem National Guard, which

marine Sennet and the Cancapon, 000 miles out to sea, take you to him or you could wait The departure of the first plane is until he got around to teeing you. expected at any moment.-Associated But even those who stayed with the Press.

deposed king of crime until the end last night in Florida could not keep FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE his lust Visitor waiting.-United

London, Jan. 27.

mouth

An outbreak of foot and

disease caused 4,000 head of livestock to be slaughtered during the past five weeks in Britain, it was on- |nounced to-day-Associated Press.

NOTICE

HONGKONG/AUSTRALIAN

FREIGHT CONFERENCE

Press.

STRIKE THREAT IN RANGOON

The defence said: "in striking contrast to the situation Neurem berg where all the evidence showed

JEWS KIDNAP TWO BRITONS

cemetery.

afternoon

Alexandria

Alexandria, Jan. 20.

The police arrested 64 students to- day following demonstrations and strikes held in the city's universities and schools during the weekend by students who were protesting against developments in the Anglo-Egyptian treaty negotiations. the police fired with buckshot as the One student was wounded when

boys of Q school were trying to leave the square in the centre of the town. the grounds in a long procession for

Four other students were injured in baton charger and four policemen were injured by atoning.

The authorities have ordered the closing down of the polytechnic faculty until further notice.

Order was restored late this even- ng after iets which had lasted since yesterday.

Calro

was entirely demonstrations took cotton trade centre Bassal, but there were no incidents-Reuter.

quiet. Small“ place in the of Minet El serious

Corfu Channel Incidents

London, Jan. 20. An Albanian delegation has loft Tirana for New York on the invita tion of the Secretarial of the United Albanian case Nations to state the

to the inquiry into with regard incidents in the Corfu channel de- manded by Britain, the Tirana Radio reported to-night-Reuter.

(Continued from Page 1). The cemetery which 1s opposite mostly consists of Mostem students the house is protected by a 10 foot and youths, has only one nim-to cut wall and it is not known how the

clambered Into the militant spirit of a

the resurgent abductors Moslem India.

"The arrest of our leaders in India On Sunday

Jeru- will only silen our resolve to ght | salem lawyer, Ashere Isvilaky sub- for the achievement of our goal of milled a clemency petitions for Dov Hele Croner to the High Commis- an Independent Pakistan.

"The shameful role which British sioner for Palestine, Si Alan

Cunningham. troops may be called upon to play must shock British public opinion. The withdrawal of British troops is kidnapping about 000 soldiers a prerequisite of the independence of police were on the scene engaged in Pakistan, and we demand it with all but one British officer in charge of a a slow, combing out of the cemetery, the vehemence at our command.

pr

Britain Shivers Again

An hour and at half after

the

und

Officials quoted eyewitnesses 1.3 saying Collins was carried into the cernetery with a sack over his head. He was not struggling because ho was dopey from

of the effects chloroform. The other occupant of Collins' fat was reported by the

Office Publle Information "unable to speak at this moment."- Associated Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

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Monday, January 17

Airmail!

Auckland, London, 1.30 pm.

Saigon, Singapore, Colombo, Sydney.

Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Shangizal, 3.30- Sexmail:

Macao. Tamashati, Bhekki. 10 am, and 3

Siraits, 2 p.n."

Malls, p.m.

Kangmoon 4 p.m.

Train-

Canton, 4 pin.

Airmail:

Triday, January 29

Rangoon, Calcutta, Delhi, Jolmreiburg.

cairo, 3.30 p.m.

Rangoon, Jan. 27. At a mass meeting In Rangoon coalition with Premier Diwan, can- They wouldn't take a man in there p.m.

"The Congress Party, which is in party of troops said "about all we can hope for is to find a dead body, yesterday 0,000 workers, representing not escape the responsibility of this 48 labour organisations declared despleable action."-Associated Press, unless they intended to do him in." their intention of staging an Imme-]- diate strike until January 31.

Futher orders might be issued by U. Aung San when the Burmese de- legation The Public are hereby notified"

returns from London, they

·said. that all Receiving, Storing and The meeting passed a resolution Delivery charges which have slating that if no reply is received hitherto been paid by Steamship to the Burmese demands for Indepen

dence by January 31 "the workers Companies will be for Consignees will go one step further for achieving account in respect of all vessels their aims.", commencing to load in Australia on and after the 16th January 1947.

NOTICE

FAR EASTERN FREIGHT CONFERENCE

The men Include road transport or staff, and dock and mill labourers. workers, municipal staff, NAAFI mo-

-Associated Press,

HOW THEY DO IT IN MOSCOW

London, Jan, 20.. spell to-day more snow fell, adding As Briain shivered in an Arclic

the road hazards and curtailing

frum London airports reported. some transport services, but air trafic was not materially affected, officials

to

bo

"BLACK HOLE" OF

HANOI (Continued from Page 1) "Soveral services from countries

Nobody is sure exactly how many nutside Europe have been delayed 24 Indians are at present in the native hours owing to rough weather over quarter. While tho Chineze

the

aro

Mediterranean"

can" an official at known to number many thousands, London's Heathrow airport said. He present valuation estimates the Nartholl airport reported "Con- Indian community to range from 200 Lincatal services hov

invo been coming in to 500. and going out according to schedule Moscow, Jan. 20.

A merchant from Madras, who Moscow court has sentenced two with very few exceptions.

came out during the withdrawal on to ten and five years imtinental airfelds being unserviceable. 190 males and less than 30 women "There have been caused by Con-January 16, toki me that there were The Public are hereby notified slators that all Receiving, Storing and Black Market chocolate at double of snow, had another fall during the Consul, Mr Trevor Wilson, who has

prisonment respectively for selling

London, already under a covering and children. However, the. British Delivery charges which have standard prices.

night and this afternoon mow was been looking after Indian interests, hitherto been paid by Steamship Two others involved in the case

still falling. Snow ploughs were believed that originally there were Companies will be for Consignees

recolved seven-year sontences.

used to keep roads open. Tho sisters were members of a Black

anything up to 400, account in respect of all vessels

flough seas were running off all the Markol chain broken up by Soviet

Carrying the Union Jack for coasts of Britain.. In the Straits of identification, Mr Killson commencing to load in Europe on palice. One worked in a food supply Dover it was the wildest day of the times risked his life, walking into and after the 15th January 1047. storo, the other in a circus refresh-winter with

chocolate was snow, and ment buffet where

a northeasterly gale, the heart of this sector-where no temperature well below Frenchman dare to venturo-to con cold/Router.

freezing point-Reuter.

tact Indian citizens---Reuter,

several

Canton, Luchow, Kunming, 3.30 pm.

Amoy Shangbal,

Nanking.

Tincião, Peiping, 130 p.m.

Chungking, 330 p.m.

Beamalli

Swatow; 10 A

Swatow, Bangkok, noori, Straits, Colcutta, 2 pm.

Shanghal, 2 pm.

Honolulu. 3 pm.

Tannkong, 3 pm.

Atacao, sinahas, Shokki, 3 pm. Kongmoon, 4 pm.

Contos, p.m.

те

Sandakan. Madras, 4 pm.

Fankow

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