1947-02-19 — Page 4

U.S. Fleet May Leave

China

Washington, Feb, 18. United States naval forces

may

кооп

withdraw from

and

China in the wake of State Department mediators departing Marines, It was In- deated here to-day,

Admiral Charles Cooke, Jr. commanding the United States Fleet at Tsingtao, is due hore to-morrow for a conference on the "changing situation Chinn." Navy officials aald.

in

Since Admiral Cooko's, fleet is originally composed of light car" | rlers, destroyera and cruisers, ns- nignal to China to support the American mediation policy, the

เษ Navy has been expecting the force to depart from China after General Marshall's recall.

The

chips may be transferred to

Gunt or Salpan.

The Admiral ig understood to favour

maintaining the naval strength in the For East to assist in stabling ceonomic Conditions there.

Whether Amerienn Navy person- nel at Tsingtao, assisting in the training of Chinese sailors, will de- park if the Fleet is recalled, is not disclosed. Associated Press,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1947,

THE PARKERS

SORRY, OLD MAN, SCOTTIE'S BOTHERING YOU AGRIN

TU, REPAIR THE FENCE

TOMORROW.

by HODGES

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Appeal For Foreign Assistance To China

Now York, Fab. 18.

The Chinese Ambassador, Dr Wellington Koo, in a specch to-day at the China-America Council of Commerce and Industry conference, expressed confidence in Presidont Chiang's stringent measures to rescue the tottering Chinese He said: "When carried out, not only by the economy. Chinese people but also by those who are interested in Chinese economy, they will bear the fruit it is hoped they will produce,'

The speech carried a consistent undertone of appeal to the United States for increased aid on the senle tended to friendly Western nations which are also suffering economic ills as a result of the war.

Moscow Attacks nations, China received financialov, but UNRRA plans covered only

U.S.-Canada Pact

Moscow, Feb. 18.

The Soviet raper, Izvestia, declared to lay that Canada was turning over its territory and army to the United States in preparation for aggression.

The newspaper labelled the reernt- ly announced U.S.-Canadian apree ment an "iron fist in s velvet glove." The Izvestin commentator said the agreement was "evil" and "had no- thing in common with the interests of

Dence."

The United States and Canada an- nounced on February 12 that without entering into a formal treaty or bind- ing agreements, they intended to con- tinue in pencetime their close war- for the military time collaboration Recurity of the North American con-

standardina tinent. United training; tion of arms and use of each other's smilitary, naval and air facilities were agreed upon-Associated Press,

GREEK LABOUR COMPLAINTS

Athens, Feb. 18.

A former official of the Greek General Confederation of Labour, which was banned last year, told the United Nations Commission inveall gating Greek complaints of vlola- ions that 43 Trade Union leaders and members had been murdered and 63 Imprisoned or exited.

He contended that "this wide- spread persecution of Labour lenders in Greece Is an Important factor in the civil war."-Reuier.

was

Dr. Koo said: “Like other for an expenditure of US$2,000,000- of the total require- aid from the United States since 25 percent

ments, and "even this limited pro- the end of the war, but the

Remune may not be fully carried amount

limited, Apart out because of the fact that UNRRA will terminale beneficent activities from the aid given by UNRRA, she received about $143.000.000, compared with $4,400,000,000 for Great Britain and $2.429.- 900,000 for France."

B pointed out that the minimum programin for relief and rehabilita- tion worked out by the Chinese Government at the war's end called

WINGATE

Dr Kon denied the charge which Is often heard in America that Chun brought the present shiotic conditions upon herself.

ile declared:

from "The which China la suffering to-day are not of her own making nor peculiar to her alone." He pointed out that many European

with countries well ordered cent

cconomics" are suffering similar

in China before June 30 this year.

FIRE DESTROYS 50. PLANES

Copenhagen, Feb. 18. Fifty planes ready for delivery abroad were des- troyed during the night here in a fire which burned down .Denmark's only aircraft factory, "Scandinavian Aero Industry."

A Danish Dakota carrying 'night mail made a forced landing last night on ice in Dersund, off the Swedish part of Malmoe. It caught fire but the crew escaped -Reuter.

ROYAL GARDEN

PARTY

6,000 Guests

Capetown, Feb. 18. Pipers played "The Road to the Isles" as the Royal Family

el that since ments: He add passed down lanes of bowing

"fought the lougest and suffered most, when cumpared with other United Na

guests at the Westbrooke estate of the Governor of South Africa, Mr G. Brund Van Syl, this after-

REMEMBERED tons, it is not surprising that her noon when about 6,000 guests

BY JEWS

Jerusalem, Feb. 18. The first of 10,000 trees in a plantation on Mount Gilboa, to be provided in memory of the late Major-General Charles Orde Wingate, were planted this morning in the presence of Mrs Golda Meyerson, the political head of the Jewish Agency.

economy to-duy is in £1 state

Коо

cerious

attended a Royal garden party.

Guests commented on the vitality | NEEDS OUTSIDE AID and freshness of the Royal Family. The Queen was wearing a white He added that China needs and chiffon gown with a wide hat with and co-operation from outside, es-

an encircling of rich feather, and pecially from the United States. both Princesses were also in white. With such aid and co-operation 88- The King wore a while uniform. sured, there could be no doubt thot

Male guests were mostly in strict- the potentialties of the

Chinese- ly formal attire but a few dark be very lounge suits and tropical sults were Auterican trade would

seen. The feminine guests' dresses great, while the outlook for the im-u

future would also improve revealed every known colour, and hats ranged from Gainsborough models to pert Parision styles.

Matrons and elderly men forgot catch

A Klimpse of the Royal Family.

Earlier the Royal Family departed tenbosch botanical gardens with the He said the talk was merely Prime Minister, Field Marshal Jan "explanatory," and while the sub-Christian Sanuts. They spent half an Ject of the United States $500,000,000 hour admiring the South African loan to China was taken up, nothing flowers.

He said the subject of

-To-night the Royal visitors will was decided.

attend a civic ball given by the Capetown Council. Associated Press.

Froud Day For Rhodes

The memorial forest is being pre-hall, with whom he conferred yester- | decorum and clambered on chairs to

vided under a scheme organised and ilnunced by the Jewish Agency and the Jewish National Fund.

Dr Koo told the press later that the Secretary of State, Gen George Mur-

was "most sympathetic and an: preciative

of China's

dificulties.' again the But

the Ambassador was re- and the decisions reached, if

IRA SAID RESUMING ACTIVITY

Belfast, Feb, 18. Allorney General William Lowry told the Ulster House of Commons to-lay that the Irish Republican Army-Ireland's vio- lently nationalist underground group was busily reorganising for renewed activity.

Lowry sald that the Government of Northern Ireland planned to re- tain its special wartime powers for action against legal political or ganisations.

"The rasenlity and violence of the IRA is no surprise to us, and we in-, tend to be ready for it." Lowry said.

He said that specially trained Ulster constabulary squads had been enrrying out widespread searches for Illegal weapons,

came to pro-

The IRA, which minence in the Irish "troubles" following the first World War, has since been outlawed in Eire as well as Northern Ireland-Associated Press,

Pilot Walks Over Frozen Sea

Copenhagen, Feb. 18. Frost-bition and with face In- Juries, the British co-pilot of the Danish Dakota nail plone walked Ave kilometres In darkness over the frozen

бел, to Malmoe on the coast, when his machine Swedish made a forced landing in fog Inst night.

Behind him

was the burning plane, ablaze for two hours, with the British pilot with a broken leg and a Danish radio operator named Blomgren with a broken collarbone and head injuries huddled near it,

They were rescued by a Swedish ferry. To-night the co-pilt and the other members of the crew

were in Copenhagen hospital and

reported "out of danger." It has not been possible lo question, them and investigation into the forced landing will not be com- pleted until to-morrow-Reuter,

Doctor Chaim Welzmann. the late reveal the subjects dis- from their programme, visiting Kirs- therefore

president of the World Zionists, sent a message describing Wingate "one of the brightest men among the nations of the world."

of

WINTER STORMS Order leading Jewish guerilla forces

IN EUROPE

London, Feb, 18.

Winter storms piled show on the British Isles and Western Europe

Wingate first won the hearts the Jews when he spoke to them In

US mediation in Chinese political Hebrew in Palestine before the war. | US. mediati

He won the Distinguished Service problems was not touched.

Dr Kos told the press that Chiang's of the decision to was announcement ngolnat Arab terrorists. He killed in an air crash in 1914 while return many state-operated indus

in tries to

would in private commanding his Chindit forces

ownership effect aid the government financial Burma Reuter.

through structure more than merely realisation of revenue from the sale of such industries. He said generally they

were taken over by the govera- measure, and ment as a wartime many were operated at a loss be- cause of the government's reluctance to make excessive profits. The ic- to private turning of the plants enterprise will stop the drain government coffers.

10-day, and torrential rains soaked Baseball Hitch

the Portuguese countryside, damag- ing grain and bean crops.

Weather forecasters report no signs of un early break in the cold wave, which has drained coal stocks to vanishing polni and spread death and misery over a large area of the continent.Associated Pean

Princess Sees Baby Sister

In Mexico

on

Mexico City, Feb. 18. Mr Jorge Fasquel, president of the

MONEY FOR IMPORTS Mexican Baseball League. which

$250,000 into went

the red fast

Although the meetings of the season by offering higher salaries China-America Council were closed, than the big American leagues to it was learned that the government's win away stars. files to Havana te-announcement to

from withdraw ultimatum that operation of many industries was en- hald-outs must sign up immediately thusiastically greeted by official or the Mexican League will not play Chinese Government representasen

morrow

with an

this season.

Most of the hold-outs are at pre- sent playing in the Cuban winter lengue.

here as well as U.S. businessmen with interests in China..

It was reported that Chinese, om- clal spokesmen here expressed confi- dence that the steps promised by Chiang would be effectively carried

The Hague: Feb, 18. Princess Beatrix, the nine-year- old eldest daughter of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, was altowed to hold her newly-born

The League normally would start sister in her arms this morning, the season in mid-March. but the Prince. Bernhard sald to-day.

majority of its players, chiefly He added that at three princesses Cubans.

cut. Mexlenns and American

Both Americans and Chinese agree "were excited" about their new ais-negroes, have formed a hold-out that the new exchange rute ter. Reuter.

bloc.-United Press

CN$12,000 to US$1 is a "more realis- tic" evaluation, and will promote trade which has been stagnant be cause of the previous artificial rate..

Jap Raw Silk Exports

Takyo, Feb. 18.

SCAP's econom'c and scientific beetlost: announced to-day, that post-

war experts of Japanese raw silk up

Bulgaria Deries Spy Ring Reports

}

Solla, Feb. 18

of

is also learned that Chinese

spokesmen confided to Americans that more money will. benvailable in China for the purchase of imports than generally thought, buf China husbanding her financial rc-

The Bulgarian News Agency to-sources and will continue to give pre-

to February 7 were 88,027 balca, day denied Greek newspaper

valued at approximately $80,877,000.

Speakers at the

poris qoling M. Georgi Dimitravference to capital good sessions in-

"United States by ricovery of

of Bulgaria, having announced the

Of this only $30,000 worth has been Prime Minister nold up to date, United Press.

D'ARGENLIEU FLYING

TO PARIS

Saigon, Feb. 18.

Admiral: Thierry: d'Argenlleu, High Commissioner for Indo-China, will leave Indo-China for Paris by air on Thursday morning, according to well-informed

About 10 days ago thờ

as cluded Loy Chang, representative of the Ministry of Finance, Dr D. X. Licu.

Commercial Counsellor to the Dr S. P. Ladas, Chinese Embassy

China-America

of

New York, Feb. 18. The New York Times, commenting on the Royal tour of South Africa, aid editorially to-day.

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London, Feb. 10. The marriage between Captain the Hon. Felicity Waveli will take Peter Maitland Longmore, RA, and "It would have been a proud hour

place at New Delhi on February 20, for Cecil Rhodes, empire builder, if

it was announced to-day. he could have looked

down on Miss Wavell Is the second Capetown yesterday

from

Viscount his daughter

Wavell, memorial on Table Mountain. If Viceroy of India. The wedding re- there are any cracks in the bonds

ception will be held at the Viceroy's which link South Africa to

House, New Delhi. the Commonwealth, none was visible."

Comparing the arrival with "the gloomy scenes at home in ice-bound, darkened, care-worn England" the newspaper snid:

"There, people ridden by hardship

The and grimly wrestling with troubles that seem almost Insuperable, sec afar off great segments of British inquence and power slipping irre- Egypt-gone, Palestine is struggling vocably out of the Imperial orbit. towards independence, India and Burma are going, but South Africa will stay.

"Britain's

socialst

hus joined

Capt Longmore is the younger son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur and Lady Longmore of Wentworth, Surrey-Associated Press.

HEAVY SPENDING

Lendon, Feb. 18. Dr Hugh Dalton, announced in the The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Commons to-day that Britain was spending £30,000,000 in non-ster-

ing areas. Kovernment De Dalton said the American toon,

Smuts to keep this key to the Con-art beyond December 31, 1947, ot forces will Premier even if it was not increased, would

To Spain

Madrid, Feb. 18. While a crowd shouted

"Hasta Pronto "See you soon" The Infante, Don Jaime, and Infanta Donu Christina took off for Barce long at 1.50 p.m. to-day after a swo and a half hour stopover at Madrid on their flight from Lisbon.

Some $,000 people, Including numerous workers, filed before the Royal pair, who are on their visit to Spain in 16 years, to shake banusi and murmur brief greetings.

was

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PICTURE 4.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unless otherwise stated, Itterod Articles and Parcel Poats' close 30 minutes garlier than the time stated below

Airmail:

Wednesday, February is

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

Canton, Chungking, 330 p.m.

Seamat):

Kungmoon, 4 pm.

Shanghai, 3 pun.

Macao, Tinahan, Shekki,' 4'p.m. Australia via Sydney. 3 p.m.. Train:

Canton, 4 p.m.

Thursday, February 20

The visit coincided with the Lis bon report that negotiations for the restoration a. the Spanish monarcay

in its final stages. Political | Airmati sources here vlawed the report with Saigon, Singapore, Colombo, Sydney, not gee any visible solution to the extreme reserve, since they could Auckland, London, 330 pm

Amoy, Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow.. Tsingtao, Pelping.' 3.30 p.m. basic differences between the Pre-Seamall tender, Don Juan, and Generalle almo Franco, unless a new formula were reached suddenly.

Don

Junn's secretary, Ramon Unent firmly within the Common-he present rate of expenditure- fantes, remained In Madrid

Padilla, who accompanied the In- wealth." Associated Press.

nited Press,

Italian Workers Soon

Leaving For Argentine

Rome, Feb..18.

The Argentine immigration delegation told the United Press to-day that an agreement for the emigration of thousands of Italian workers to Argentina will be signed to-night or to-morrow afternoon after concessions by both sides to speed it,

some

thought this significant United Press.

STATEMENT ON PALESTINE

(Continued from Page 1)

Manila, 3 p.m. Batavia, Satgen, Strata, p.in.

noon,

Formosa, Canada (via Vancouver) 3 pm.. Macao, Tainshan, Shekki, 4 p.m. Swatow, 10 am.

Kongmoon, 4 p.m.

Saigon, p.m.

and

Train!

"There are in Palestine about 1.200.000 Arab and C00,000 Jews, continued Mr Bevin. "For the rest,

the essential point of principle

ibe

for the Jews is the creation of a sovereign Jewish state. For the casential point of principle for the Arabs, 11 is to resist to the Inst establishment of Jewish sovereignty: in any part of Fales- tine.

garia..

The reports alleged that the "spy Chairman

The Argentine delegation Bitossi added: "It is useless to ring" was working against Bulgaria Council's legislative committee, K. spokesman said final details tell us Argentina is a civilised country and Soviet Russia, and that mem-

the would be reached to-day at a and Italian workers will receive the bers who had been arrested would Wang

the same treatment as Argentine citizens. In Argentina there is a capital ste economy and employers treat work- era as every employer in any part of the world would treat them unless they were protected by a syndicalistic (unton) system."-United Press,

Router.

be tried by, a military tribunal. The Tscu, representative of the Ministry meeting between minister Adolfo Agency maid is authorised to of Agriculture, and Cari Neprud, off- Seilingo and Father Jose Cle- deny all the Greek reportscial in the Chinese Customs Admin- mente Silva and Foreign Minis- Istration for more than 30 years-ter Carlo Sforza at the Chigi

Palace.

According to Signor Vittorio Calef, secretary to Count Sforza,

to

was recalled for consultations by Disagreements On

the French Premier, M. Paul Ramadler.

Ils, return has been

deloyed owing to

nn accident in which he sustüined a lég injury-. Router.

Train Dorailment

Kills Ton

Germany Remain

Relin, Feb. 10. Top Allied Contril officials work-

United Press.

BA MAW'S PARTY WON'T PLAY

Ing én o jejet monet on Germany

Rangoon, Feb. 18, Mahobama, the party of which Dr. for the Forejo Ministers" meeting in Moreni krun failed so far to re- By Maw, "one-time, premier of enten any of the malor disagreements, Burma, is the leader, to-day pledged which havn stalemated the Four-"all-out effort to wreck "the Aung Power pantral machinery here for Ban-Atulee agreement." Altoona, Pennsylvania, Feb. 10. six- monthe, Lieut-General. Lucius The party, which has concluded a Ten persons were killed, and D. Clay rid in-day

three-day session, passed a resolu- "around 30 injured" in the derall-H

He declared:. "At the present than not to participato in the forth- ment of the Pennsylvania fallroad's moment I am not too happy about coming elections and Constituent "Red"Arrow" Detroit, to New York the report, but many matters of Amembly and to prevent voting by passenger train, a callrond spokes- worry may be settled by February the public, by every possible, means. man reported, Aakorlatéd Press:"

Router. 20."--Associated Press.

and Silva, the first, contingent of

Italian, workers, is expected leave from Genoa for Buenos Aires on Argentine. ships during March. The first group will total 1,000 in- stead of 5,000 as first scheduled.

Italian government officials fear that conclusion of the accor

accord may lo affected by an editorial in the official Communist, organ, Unita, signed by Renato Bitassi, Cominumist Vice-Se cretary, of the Italian Confederation of Labour.

Bitossi charged the Italian Govern ment with having curtailed the de mands of the Confederation to pro- tec!" Italian labourers once they are in Argentina.

Refugees For Venesuela.

London, Feb. 18, The Venezuelan Ambassador in Dondon annotinced to-day that 5- 000 refugee families or some 15,000 persons would be admitted Venezuela during this year.

Most of the inmigrants are ex- pected to come from Germany and Austria. The

to

officials to select immigrants will arrive in Europe within a few weeks, and the first contingent of refugees would be ready to travel by May 1, the announcement said. An inter-governmental commit tee for refugees will provide transport for the refugees, United Presa.

CANNOT MAKE AWARD "If the conflict is to be resolved by an arbitrary decision, that is not the position which the Government Is empowered as a mandatory power to take.

"The Government have of them- selves no power under the terms of mandate to award the country either to the Arabs or the Jews or even to partition, it between them.

the

Canton, 4 pm.

Airmati

Friday, February 21

Piscita, 10 mM),

Amoy, Shanghai, Nanking, Bankow. Tsingtao, Pelping. 3.

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Cairo, Johannesburg. Augusta, Barsoilles, London, New York, Canada. 3.30 p.m.

Beam:

Formosa (via Keetung). 10 am. Straits, 10 am

Shanghai, 2 pm.

Macao, Tsinshan, Shekk), 4 pp. Train:

Canton, 4 pm.

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