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REPORTING BIG FOUR MEETING:

Moscow Press Policy Requires Revision

By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Foreign News Editor

.New York, Feb. 16. Russia's pledge of freedom to report the March meeting of the Big Four in Moscow will require radical changes in Soviet press policy. At present all dispatches written by correspondents in Moscow must be submitted to the cen- sor. He must stamp his approval on the stories before they will be accepted by the Moscow post office for cable or wireless transmission,

GIFTS OF BRITANNICA TO UNESCO

Three hundred sets of the Encyclopaedia Britannica have been donated to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation for distribution among universities, libraries and other centres of study in devastated areas of the world.

Unesco's acceptance of the

the result of a carne ba

letter written by Mr Robert M. Hutchins, chancellor-on-leave of the Univer sity of Chicago and chairman of the Britannica's board of directors,

Mr Hutchins sald in a letter to Mr Archibald MacLeish, deputy chairman of the American delen- tion to Unesco, that the officers and directors of the Britannica helteved the distribution of a substantial gumber of sets among such instin tion would be a service to the cate of International understanding.

to

The Soviet censorship proce- dure may require anywhere from a few minutes to many hours or oven days when the dispatch deals with some matter regarded as "touchy" by the Soviet off. cials. Most diplomatic reports normally are placed in the "tou- chy" category,

The Saviet Censora

may

and

frequently do eliminate whole sections of a dispatch or kill a story to give any explanation to a corres- completely. They are not required pondent as to the reasons for dele- tiens nor are they required to dis- cuss censorship' questions with cor-. respondents

Censorship delays are that

50 frequent in most instances Important news has been announced to the world hours previously by the Moscow Radio before the foreign correspondents' stories have been cleared by

the

censors.

I assumed that Foreign Minis ter Malolov's pledge implied

that

be

censorship of any dispatches dhe walved at the time Big Four conference would

ut the March meeting.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1947.

MOSLEM LEAGUE

POSITION

Lahore, Feb. 16. The question of Moslem League

representatives leaving the Indian Interim Government does not arise at present, Ismail Chundri. zar, Moslem leader and Commerce Member of the Government, declared here, commenting on the cleavage between Congress and Moslem members of the Government.

"Congress has not ac- cepted the British inter- , pretation of December 6, 1946 (on the grouping of ⚫provinces) without mental reservations and this at- titudo is as good as an out- right rojection of the scheme itself", he added.-- Reuter.

UNGURUNE

U.S. ARCTIC

POLICY ATTACKED

MOST HEAVILY FRANCO HAS

FORTIFIED ISLAND

CASTLE

IN EIRE

Shannon, Airport, Feb. 16. Schleswig-Holstein of the Spanish Republican Go-

Sonor Jose Giral, ex-premier |

vernment in exile, said to-day that it was common belief among the Spanish people that

Appeal

Frankfurt, Feb. 16.

that Franco

The Government of Schlesif General Franco were driven wig-Holstein has made an "ele- from power he would seek re- venth hour appeal" to the Bri- tish Military Government to "re-

fuge in Eire. frain from destroying" Heligo- land. the world's most heavily Shammon this morning en route, fo Senor Giral, who passed through fortified island off the North Sea New York. coast and urgeil that it be newspapers reported

sinted that Spanish handed over to United Nations had purchased a castle in Eire. trusteeship.

The former premier was accom- About 6,700 tons of explosive are panied by his to be exploded about the end of

son Antonio, his March in the rocky fortress island daughter-in-law Mala to destroy its U-beat pens,

and twq gun grandchildren, batteries and 14 miles of ammunl-

is en route to Mexico tion storage tunnels.

City, where he hopes to resume his former post of chemistry stitute, professor at the Polytechnic In-

It was at first reported that the 130-acre island would be reduced to In heap of uninhabitable rocka by the explosion, but a British Naval Staff Office said on February 8 that there was no intention of wiping out the whole Island and that the four har- bours would be left intact.

The Schleswig-Holstein government yesterday asked Air Vice Marshal London, Feb. 16. Hugh de Crespigny, the civilian Radio Moscow to-day broad-governor of the province, to forward cast an article in the New Times Proposal for the trusteeship of the by the Soviet writer,

island to the General Secretary of Yerma- INOf the case should arise." khov, charging that the United Reuter. States Arctic policy was "clearly aggressive and not defensive in character."

in a lengthy article supplemented America Owes

Another Major Problem Another major news problem In Moscow is the question of trans- by a mop published "in the Hearst mission of news reports, All trans- press back in 1043," the author mission facilities are operated by the

describes the strategic military steps "It is not the Britannica a defire Soviet Government through

taken by the United States in Alaska the exercise any authority in the

Moscow post office. selection of the institutions

The Moscow and the Aleutian Islands on the one and transmiters work with American hand, and in Greenland and Iceland organisations to receive the sets," communications companies in New on the other, and finally in Mr Hutchins said in his letter.

the York and

British "It requests

communications | regions of Canada. the United Nations facilities in London, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation to designate those an stitutions and organisations and to distributo the sets to them. United Press.

Present communications from Moscow are slow and erratic. Moscow messages require

Most several hours for transmission, sometimes as long as 12 to 24 hours.

FIRE BELOW which would be sent on a major

HATCHES

Southampton, Feb. 16. examination of the main Danish Fest Asiatic

Alte hold of the

passenger-cargo ner, India, here to-day it was decided that it was sull unsafe to open the hatches and tackle the fire smouldering mung the car of sunflower reed being

taken to Denmark.

The ship put into Southampton on her voyage from Buenos Aires.

It was

deelded to-day to make further borings in the bulwarks of the hold from the engine room and pour water on to the fire.

The suggestion That the ship should!

be allowed to proceed to Copenhagen Ar over-ruled, be cause of the danger of her being delayed among ice floes and be- coming a total loss it the fire became warse-Reuter.

HIGH POLLING

IN RUSSIA

some

Special arrangements to facilitate the flow of the huge volume of news diplomatic meeting such as that of the Dig Four would presumably be

the

necessary.

ex-

Another factor Involved is free entry of foreign correspondents to Moscow to report the Big Four! conference. At present visas for the entry of correspondents to Russia and aften are refused by the Soviet frequently require many months Foreign Omee, often without planation.

Correspondents of American radio networks currently arc brondcast facilities in Moscow, al- without though they are allowed to

send that Molotov's pledge would require messages by cable. It is presumed that they receive the same facilities which are avaliable to broadcasters elsewhere.

Everywhere the United States is endeavouring to maintain bases set up during the war, to create new bases and conduct manoeuvres, ex- peditions, and so forth. The polar strategy has as its object expansion, the New Times author writes.

The article describes the Arctic re- gions as destined to become the crossroads of the shortest and most important trans-Arctic, trans-

sea lanes of the future.

Aggressive Groups

Russia Goods

Washington, Feb, 18. The State Department have In- formed Senators that the United States must ship to Russia the $25,- 000,000 worth of goods originally ordered under Lease-Lend, or violate "agreements made in good faith," i was disclosed to-day.

He

Senor Giral said he found it difficult to explain why his Cabinet had been driven out of office, but he said possibly it was because many exiled Spanish Republicans felt his government had failed to obtain the against the Franco regime. full support of the

great powers

POCKET CARTOON

AY OUT

WARREN STREET

Valentines

For The Princesses

NW PACIFIC,

AIR ROUTE

SECOND SURVEY

FLIGHT

Tokyo, Feb, 16.

The second Northwest Air- lines survey flight to the Orient arrived at Tokyo at 8.37 a.m. to-day after 21 hours and 19 minutes of elapsed flying time from Seattle and Washington, the Pacific northwest coast ter- minal of the company's new northwest passage, route from the United States and Alaska to Japan, China and the Philippine Talando,

Heading the party, which few from Shemya, Aleutian Islands, in approximately 10 hours, was Mr Croll Hunter, president of North- west Airlines, Mr Hunter connived the idea of a short cut time-saving air route across the North Pacifie in a great cirela course.

It was the second survey fight of the company since the first of the year; and Hunter revealed that an netun service "will be started be-

blazer" Douglas DC-4 plane. the Orlent In the company's "trail fore May 1" The party flew to

London, Feb. 16. correspondent aboard HMS Van- The Exchange Telegraph's guard said to-day that the ship's midshipmen beat the other off-air service by Northwest Airlines Beginning of a new commercial cers to it by sending valentines from terminals at Scattle, on Thursday to Princesses Eliza Washington, Chicago, Illinble and that beth and Margarot Roac and also New York City "will play an im-

Princess Elizabeth's

portant role in the rehabilitation of Indy-in-

the Orient" President Hunter cald. he waiting. Lady Margaret. Eger-

Wider Political Basis "I do not think, however, the present government, is now. con. stituted, will return to power,"

its

United Press. "It will need a

stated. political basis."

wider ion.

Also aboard Senor Giral's plane was General Martial Valin, chief of Staff of the French Air Force and formerly head of the French Millary Mission to the Nations. Gen Valin is travelling to United New York to wind up his affairs.- United Press.

Anti-Cigarette Burmese

The State Department's view was made publle by Senator Styles Bridges, Chairman of the Senate

Rangoon, Feb. 16. Appropriations Committee.

A mass meeting of Rangoon The committee had heard the citizens has launched a move- Controller-General,

ment to boycott the smoking of Mr

France. Belgium,

Lindsay

Senators

continental route and, perhaps, the Warren, give evidence that shipments cigarettes, in an effort to pro- to Russia, as well as to China, Brazil, tect the home tobacco-processing

The Netherlands industry. arki Australia, were prohibited under Congress. ruling, The radio broadcast added: "As to the

compaign being conducted

During the discussion by the reactionary press across the heard Mr Chester Lane, Lend- Atlantic under the watchword

Lease administrator, defending America from the north'

declare that Russia had ignored four consecutive the author of

New Times requests for Anal settlement of the article convincingly proves

this 511,260,000,000 wartime Lend-Lease sort of propagandin is false

aid. through and through, first of all because the United States has no Arctic approaches,

the

of

"Actually the United States Arctic is clearly

and aggressive

not defensive in chameter.

I repre-

at

senis

Problems Could Be Solved The Big Four Meetings in Moscow probably will be conducted Spiradonovka House, the claborate Mansion which the Soviet, maintains for important foreign visitors and where the Foreign Ministers have met before. Most of

of the problems involved in providing facilities for the world- press in Moscow equal to those in New York, probably could be solved

If the Soviet established a special communications centre in Spirodon- ovka House, where correspondents cau could send their dispatches free of censorship for rapid transmission to

outside

world.

the aspirations

had negotiated settlements, it was All other nations who received aid stated. Reuter.

of the most GANDHI'S "TOP aggressive groups of financial oli- SECRET" LETTERS

garchy-those for world Press.

which are striving domination."---United

Anti-Semitism

In Germany

London, Feb. 16. Radio Moscow reported that elec- tions to the Supreme Soviet were held to-day in the remaining re-

Berlin, Feb. 16. Such facilities never have before publies of the USSR, including Lat-

Leading figures in postwar via, Lithuania, Estonin and

been provided in Moscow. At the republics in Soviet Asia.

time of the Foreign Ministers' meet-

German public life are finding The broadcast sald polling every-ing in Moscow a year ago, censorship

that anti-Semitism in Germany ference for the transmission of the is reviving daily in a flood of was lifted at the end of the con- is neither dead nor dormant, but official communique but was main-anonymous death threats and tained on dispatches speculated during the course of the letters of vilification. conference on what the Ministers were discussing.

where was between 95 and 07 per-

cent.-Unlied Press.

OVERCROWDING

IN HAMBURG

Hamburg. Feb. 16. The entry of British Army familles from Britain into the overcrowded city of Tamburg will be stepped af ter March 16, it was officially an- nounced to-day.

which

Since the broadcasting of pro- grommes listing some of the major sins of the Utler regime, the head of Radio Berlin, Max Seydewitz,

Passenger Services has been receiving increasing uuni-

In Germany Cut

Shivering Humburg is at present

Hamburg, Feb. 16. Passenger services in the British accommodate g 200 Control Commis-zone and the United States zone of sion families an: 30 Army families. Germany But wing to the neu e housing short- Tuesday so that more engines can be

will be cut from next. age the number of families allowed used for goods trame, the controlled to leave Britain has fallen to a com- German News Service reported from parative trickle recenly.-Reuter.,

Bielefeld.

Berlin's, electricity situation is ex-

Former Indo-China pected to improve as the daily coal

Governor Dead

Paris, Feb. 16.

The death occurred at his home to-day of Alexandre Varenne, 67, former Governor-General of Indo- China and Minister of State with- out Perifolio in the Georges Bidault

Cabinet of 1946.

M. Varenne died of a heart at tack.-United Press.

FOR

supply line increased from 1,903 tons on Tuesday last to 3,254 tons to-day.

It was reported-Reater.

Fewer Canadian

Unemployed

Fewer persons were unemployed: and more jobs were available in Canada at the start of this year than

a year ago, the Department of Labour reported.

90,000

Unfilled vacanales stood at compared with 80,000 last year, while the total number of unplaced appli- cants for joba was 105,000, a drop of 20,000 from the start of 1940- Arraciated Proza,

Jap Leghorn Laid 279 Egge

PREPARING

ROYAL BIRTH

The Hogue, Feb. 16. Doctor Jan de Grect, Princess Juliana's physician, has taken up residence at Scosteljk Palace, where the princess is awaiting her fourth child, and "will not return to his hotel," it was confirmed here to-day. Baron Daud, the private secretary to the princess. said this morning"

Takamatsu, Feb 10. there was nothing special to report try revealed to-day that a leghorn

The Japanese Agricultural Minis General expectations are that an an- owned by Masali Okamoto Iafd 279 ouncement of birth is "not far away", according to the Netherlands News year despite an acute food shortage. CERS for a Japan high record last Agency-Reuter.

-United Press:

bers of anonymous letters describ ing him as a "dirty son of a Jew" who would have his "carcass torn to pieces limb by limb."

Other writers, he added, contend that "f Hitler had succeeded โท annihilating oll Jews Germany would never have lost the war and we would be rich and happy."- Associated Press.

CORRESPONDENCE

Changpur,

Eastern Bengal, Feb. 16, Mahatma Gandhi has sent two important-lop-secret letters to Pandit Jawaharlal

Nehru,

Vice- President of the Indian Interim Government and to the leadership of the Congress Party, it was learned at Gandhi's camp here to-day.

According to circles close

to Gandhi, the letters are believed to be in reply to a message from Con- gress leaders brought here from New Dellt by Sudhir Ghosh, who was Gandhi's emissary to London during the British Cabinet Mission negotia-

tions.

here yesterday and had a long talk Sudhir Ghosh met Gandhi' here with him. Ghosh later left for New Deihl-Reuter.

Bunna produces no cigareties, converting its tobacco only into eheroots and pipe tobacco.

The meeting was called because of the growing appetite for Ameri- can and British clgarettes, which sel; ut fantastic prices.

Three Buddhist pricats were up- pointed to direct the boycott.

Burmese men and women are in veterate smokers. Boys usually start to smoke at the age of seven years.Associated Press,

Scotland Yard's

The valentines carried Donald Drick designs.

The fact was disclosed last night in the ofleerst wardroom during the course of an amusing speech by the traditional Saturday night youngest officer, replying to

al sea toast, "Sweethearts and Wives." United Press.

a

escort

Due Cape Town To-day

Cape Town, Feb. 7. Three Irigates lay in Cape Town harbour yesterday ready to the Vanguard to her berth this morning while the elty Itself, swel tering in temperature, above 10 de- grees, nwaits the Royal party's ar rival,

The Vanguard is due to tie up at 0345 (local time) flanked by frigateg and welcoming planes, of the South African Air Fo:cc-Associated

Press-

Britain To Play

Rest Of Europe

Brussels, Feb. 16. The selection committee of the International Football Federation will meet on March 24, after the France versus Portugal game, to select - teen players who will travel to Bri- tain for the Britain versus "Rest of Europe" football match at Hampden Park, Scotland, on May 10,

the referees and linesmen for the The Federation also decided that

match would be British, while Swiss trainers will look after the Euro- pean team.

tion says that only Russia and Yugo

The Vice-President of the Federn-

Stavia have so far not answered the invitation to discuss the composition of the European team.

It was also nanounced, that the chosen European players will

05-

Treaties Blow semble in Amsterdam on May 6 and

To Cartels

}

London, Fei. 16. The peace treaties signed last week with the five former enemy coun- tries were "a blow at the monopolistic cartels and big banks of London and New York," Pravda, the

organ of the Soviet Communist Party, said to- day, according to Moscow Radio,

L

The treaties would make possible independent economic development of the five countries (Italy, Rumania, arouri basis, It added.

will travel to Britain by or boat the next day, Reuter.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unicza otherwise stated. Registered Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below.

Monday, February 11

Airmalt:

„Rangson, Calcutta, Delhi, Johannesburg. Calru. 3.30 p.m.

Beamall:

Shanghai, Formers, 2 pm. Manila, 3 pin.

Butterfly Chase Hungary, Bulgaria-ami Finland) on Macao, Tanahan, Ebekki, 3 pm.

London, Feb. 18. ended to-day in a Surrey country Scotland Yard's butterfly chase home.

Search for a valuable collection of 1,000 specimens was started when ported its theft from the Melbourne the Melbourne (Australia) police re Muscum a year ago.

Reports of the find have been sent to the Director of Pubile Pro- secutions and to the authorities in Australia and. New Zealand.--United Press.

POPE RECEIVES CHINESE MINISTER TO HOLY SEE

Vatican City, Feb. 16.

Pope Pius to-day received the new Chinese Minister to the Holy See, Mr John Wu Ching-hsiang, and in a tribute to China expressed the hope that the principles of brother- hood and love among nations would overcome the opposing forces delaying a true peace.

not belong to the Catholic Church."

Noting the minister is an "outstanding jurist" and "an Ho imparted his Apostolic benedic- authority in postwar intertection of the Almighty

tion upon China and invoked the pro- national questions," the Pontiff nation's "arduous journey, from twi- for the said China's representative to light to down" which, he said, he the Vatican "is in a better hoped "will soon shine forth in sin- position than many others to re internal and external peace. judge how far the present re- sults of the rulers of the nations Sir, regret to bring to light a concerning the fundamentals disgraceful public incident witness-

Action Resented

(The Editor, HH.. Teicfxanh).

morning.

Lord' and

·

connicting day'

dib-

The newspaper sald the signing of

Europe" and contributed to the "de the treaties signified the beginning of a

"new

historical period in

between nations."-Router. velopment of friendly relationshipa

FROM AIRCRAFT TO HOUSES

London, Feb. 10, Aircraft made during the war from melted

down aluminium kitchen utensils themselves are being re melted here and cast Inio preta- bricated houses. The current produc- ton is 489 prefabricated houses n week, with an increase to 1,200 an- ticipated by March. *

The Government has ordered 34,- 500 of them to help 'meet immediate housing needs and some will be ex- ported. For a two bedroom, living- dining room, kitchen and bathroom dwelling the present cost is £1,364. They can be assembled in an hour's time. Associated Press.

U.S. DEMAND FOR ISLANDS

(Continued from Page 1) Lemmy under which the United States wants custody over the islands.

Trakle Consequence of War Referring to international affairs, which obviously pointed toward the Chinese Communist-Nationallat civil

ADAMANT ATTITUDE ed in one of the trams last Saturday of a secure and lasting peace war the Ponur said:

have satisfied or deluded the divide nations tragie consequence-blic United States oldcipis here and

still

When the proposal, was made pu Two young Chinese Indien wha

legitimate expectations

of of the dreadful years of war. But in Washington made clear thint the were selling flags for the Boys and

humanity!"

country more noble, fur-War and Navy Departments intended in every Girls Clubs Association, suffered the

secing and mature minds The Chinese Minister stressed the learned in the school of suffering in! to get exclusive custody in some man-

have greatest humiliation possible, when

value of his mission to the Holy See the past that despite all their, differ- they were ordered off, the car by as a representative of a people ences they have a common element They indicated that the United States ner even If the Security Council re the collector on the ground that they with the oldest civilisation in the so caenial that no one can tamper was not willing to accept any changes jected the strategie trusteeship plan. were nuisances and acting in con- Eash" He said the Chinese "are in with it without imperilling the very travention of the Company's ragu a better position lations.

than any other foundations and prosperity of his

in the basic principles of the proposal.. people to understand the importance own people The

Papal message because

The matter goes to the Security of

collector through their sufferings and this

"For this reason we regard the Coundll rather than to the Trustee 1030 brought many Justifiable protests periences they are better able to ency

exalted sentiments of Your Excel-ship Council or the Assembly because from the passengers in the car; it understand the real value of charity

reflection of the mind of the United States is is hoped that the authorities con-und, Justice."

demanding a people that, after the zombre ex-strategie trusteeship-one which corned will give this matter their

periences in the past, rises to wider permit it to close of all or part of The Pope reviewed his appoint- and truer knowledge of reciprocal the territory to any foreigners and duo attention, to save further in- ment of a Chinese cardinal, the Grst functions and duties, determined to build whatever air, naval and military public-spirited citizens; who are at Church, and the establishment in action in the international field to States wants. Under the United Na- dignity and embarassment to these in least deserving of better considera-China of an episcopal hierarchy. He the moral concept that each member tions Charter strategie trusteeship the history of the Catholic adapt its thought, its will and its bases and fortifications the United low for the good work which they said: "We have no doubt the value are doing.

of this for the entire nation will be

of the great family of nations be assured of what belongs to it."posals such as that comes under M. P. recognized even by those who "do

the jurisdiction of the Security Council-United Press.

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Train:

Canton, 4 p.m.

Airmail:

Tuesday, February 1

Manila, 10a.m.

Saigon, Singapore,

Colombo, Bydney,

Auckland, Lendễn, 330 p.m.

Amoy, Shanghai, Nanking. Kankow Tinglas, Pelping, 3.30 pm.

Bearnall;

Manlia, 10a.in.

Straits and Egypt, 10 h.m.

Saigon and Mauritius, 10 am.. Formosa via Keelung. 10a.m. Batavia (Java),, noon.

Shanghal 2 part.

Manila, p.m.

Maçao, Tannhan, Shekk), 3 pm.

Train:

Canton, 4 p.ni,

Alemail:

Wednesday, February 19

Rangoon, Calcutta, Delhi, Johannesburg. Cairo. 3.30 p.m.

Seamall:

Shanghai, 10a.m.

Macau, Tainshan, Shekkel, 3 pm, Australia via Sydney, 3 pm.

Formosa, Canada via Yanvouver 13.C..

1 p.m..

Train:

Canion, p.m.

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