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PRUSSIA TO BE DISSOLVED

Borlin, Feb. 21, General losoph T. McNarney, in his last nows conference as the American military commander In Germany, said the Allied Control Council has agreed on the promulgation of a law to dissolve Prussia, the heart of German militarism.

He added Germany must remain under 'occupation from 10 to 15 years to in- sure world security.—As- sociated Press,

BESTLING TO REKSTRIPTEANSDO/EJORA MELATI JE JOŠKITE ANT INTENSORZIONEZ ORS

ARMS FOR

VIET NAMH

SUPPLIED FROM CHINA AND SIAM

Saigon, Feb. 21. Commercial gun-running from China and Siam is officially blamed for coping the All- namite fight alive in Northern Indo-Chinn.

M. Leon Pignon, Political Affairs Adviser to the French High Com- of missioner, Gald the curtailment such shipmeats would be possible only. with the co-operation of the Chinese and Siamese governments.

He charged that gubber and other commoditica were exchanged for uns in strictly commercial trans-

He actions.

aid Chinese Com munists and part of the Siamese Annamite colony were alding in the transport of arms. However, he Siamese absolved the Chinese and governments of complicity, saying it was believed "they are merely incapable of controlling the traffic".

M. Pignon said the liberation Hanol and Hue would bringt France within sight of ultinote miltary domination of Indo-China.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1947.

Communist Shantung

Suffers From Lack Of Medical Supplies

Shanghai, Feb. 22.

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After 14 months of UNRRA relief work in China. people of Communist-held southern Shantung are abysmally lacking in medical supplies, surgical instruments and hospitals that the grave malaria epidemies that fre- quently sweep the region often wipe out whole villages. Patients have to drag their own beds to the medical wards. And there is only ono pair of obstetrical forceps for 13,000,000 persons,

they

This is the story brought to It was last winter that the people Shanghai from the Linyi aren, of Communist Shantung first heard would get UNRRA supplies, from which UNRRA and the evacuees continued. They start CNIRA personnel were evacua ed plans for housing reconstruction, ted when their lives were but by Deormber 1940 they had not endangered by frequent Na-received a nall or a hammer and tionalist air raids, including an

"wondered why the Americans did The peasants attempt on February 6 to bomb not send anything."

a purely there think ́UNRRA 15 an LST carrying medical up-

American concern. ples to the area,

were

The bombing and strafing raids, the evacuees said,

directed against market places, civilian trable on roads and "anything conspicuous" including civilian hospitals--as far an 18 miles from the front..

"Their accounts told the story of

the human misery behind the stalls- Heal.fnet that less than two percent of all UNRRA supplies reaching

Chim have been perihitted to reach Communist territory. Most of that two percent, they anld, wns food which is not critically needed in what to-day is described as à vir- hully self-feeding agrarian region.

alarla Epidemic They

told of an astonishingly had" epidemie of malaria. For ex- ample, half the people of one village of 380 persons filed. Of the remain- ng 180 people, only eight survived. it beenme a ghost village, with weeds growing shoulder-high in the streets and wolves playing in the huts,

Also prevalent, they said, is kala- nzae of which there are over 400,-

000 cases. One small area had 8,000 lepers. Another village was 'com. pletely leprous,

there

Hospitals and medient wards are "woefully inadequate" to cope with General Jenn Etienne Valluy, this suffering. Us

UNRNA officer told acting High Commissioner, said no of hospitals with 10 beds for 60 or pence negotiations were expected i so from Admiral Thierry d'Arenile's patients. Until Madame Sun Yat- visit to Paris. He added: "Cessation Sen's Chins Welfare Fund brought in were two of hostilities is currently impossible some equipment,

hospitals in the whole area with aur and the defent of the Viet gical instruments. Even the Fund's Namh forces is necessary to the

equipment did not include the most prestige of the white race."

basically needed items for operation

Cases Waiting A communique reported that about Microscopes are few. The region 600 Viet Namh soldiers were killed is "begging for medical books." Most in a battle along the coastal road hospitals have no thermometers or outside Haiphong, and announced scalpels, One hospital director had a that a French amphibious expedi-single old scalpel which the Japanese tion had landed on the island of left behind. He had sharpened it Vuun Quan, 18 Ellometres north-so often that i had become practi- west of Hanoi, and surprised the cally uselesa.. "And I've got cakes unemy, who abandoned their wea- walling until I have knife to

operate with," he said.

pons.

Viet Namh Reverse -

driver A Russian truck

and an Annamite clerk employed by the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company were killed yesterday on the road out- side Saigon in the first such instance involving American business In- ferents since the fighting began. It was not known if the attackers were bandits or if they were Viet Namh Aghters-United Press.

MAGIC HELPED TO WIN

المي

(Continued from Page 10)

unfastened valuable. Swiss wrist watch he was wearing at the time and presented it. Jasper was wear- Ing it the other day when I visited him in his dressing room after a show, and he is very proud of it.

purposes.

The American, "supplies" They have seen mostly so far, the account would suggest, have been captured American-mado military equipment. The evacuees

said they saw American cruiser tanks. several hundred General Motors trucks, howitzers

POCKET CARTOON

Rony Appleby

TOTE

STOP LOOKING ROUND I'LL TELL YOU IF THERE'S ANY DANGER

KULING TO ΤΟ

HAVE CABLE TRAMWAY

Nanking, Feb. 22. Kuling, China's summer Generalissimo them the tanks were being driven capital where

and jeeps. The Comhiunists. told

by Nationalist prisoners who decided Ghiang Kai-shek in 1937 made they would rather fight for the his historic decision

to resist Communists-United Press.

Japan's invasion, is being modernised.

QUIT INDIA

STATEMENT REACTION

Perched on Lushan mountalu, in Klangs Province, Xuling is to have a cable tramway to carry travellers up from the Yangtse plain to the ascent of more than summit-an 1,000 metres,

became

The cable tram will replace the by unctent sedan chair, carried coolles-four or more if one happens to be a heavyweight-up the 10,039 New Delhi, Feb. 21:

stone steps of the mountain trail. Yesterday's wave of enthu-It was by this means of transporta- siasm created by Mr. Attlee's tion,

used since Kuling statement to-day left a wake of known as one of the most scenic calm reflection on how it would mountain resorts centuries ago, that General George C. Marshall made affect India's troubled waters.

nine trips up and down the mountain Throughout the sub-continent, pro-last summer in his futile efforts to Congress Party press grected the set- mediate in the civil strife in China.

deadline for Britain's

Longer Than Hongkong's ting of a quitting India as "India's date with

will start at The cable train destiny," but editorial opinion was divided on whether it gave any new Changlingchuch (Long Ridge Foot) impetus to Hindu-Moslern co-near Kuklang, the nearest port city operation in the Constituent Assem on the Yangtse River, and terminate bly on which the constitutional issue at Hsiantienchih (Small Sky Pond) at the summit of Kulinga distance of four and a half kilometres-ave the Hongkong times longer than Peak Tram.

hangs.

It is reliably learned that Pandit Nehru called on Lord Wavell to-day to discuss the terms and implications | of the staternent

It is understood that Mr Nehru in- tended asking the British to clucl- date certain points, en which Lord

These include Wavell concurred. questions as to the scope and fune- tions of the Indian Interim Govern- ment between now' and June 1940.

In the face of these conditions, the

Moslem League's Position evacuees reported, the Communist

Mr Nehru also pressed for an an- areas of Shantung, which contain, 5 swer to his original request regard- percent of the province's population ing the Moslem League's position in of 40,000,000, received 16 percent of the interim Government, reliable UNHRA medical

auppiles

sent to Shantung. The rest went to the Nationalist Live percent of the population. Up to December 1 less than 10 tons reached the 13,000,000 people in the Linyl area.

other

The machinery, cars and equipment are to be supplied by Coretli and Tenfant, an Italian con

cern known for its construction work in the Italian and Swiss Alps. The first shipment of materials will be on its way to Chinn within three months. The project will cost CN$21,000,000,000,

-10,000

reside

KING OPENS SHOWING |SOUTH AFRICAN TO-DAY

PARLIAMENT

Capetown. Feb. 21.

King George VI open the ninth session of the South African Parliament at Capetown to-day. In a ceremony which surpassed for colour and drama any since the Union's first Parliament was inaugurated in 1910, the King affirmed the aim to strengthen cordial Common- wealth relations and ties with other countries.

After a drive through crowded streets, the King and Qücen arrived at Parlament House to the accom- paniment of a salute of guns.

ille Majesty was dressed in the troplent uniform of Admiral of the Fient with ceremonial sword. The Queen wore white.

20."

The King's speech was simple but Impressive. This is the first occa sion," said his Majesty, "on which I have been able to open a session of Parliament in any of my Dominions. I welcome the opportunity of doing

The

the King paid tribute to Union's war effort, saying that it hand brought him great comfort in a period of trial,

"You are now dealing with the problems of peace," ha continued, a peace which must be based on the principles of freedom and tice if it is to endure. For that there is a call for courage, good- will and the effective co-operation of all who desire the welfare of humanity.

"Afrikaans Transistion

"To that end" declared his Ma- jesty, "my Government has nought to work in close consultation with Common- other membera of my wealth in malters of common con- cern.

"It wit be the constant alm of my Ministers to promote the hap- in the Union and to maintain the piness and prosperity of my peoples enjoys with the members of my Common- cordial relations which It wealth and with other Nations,

At the conclusion of his speech, the King rend the opening sentence in Afrikaans, then naked that the entire speech be, read in that lan

guage.

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret watched tho proceeding from a balcony.

The Royal family were due late to board their train which will stop for the night at a vineyard about 90 miles from Capetown.-Associated Press,

Repatriation Of Italians

Tokyo, Feb. 21. The Italian motor ship Sestriere will dock at Tokyo on March 10 on repatriatlon mission, it was an- nounced to-day.

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On the

return

The surplus electricity generated to run the cable tram will be

The Italian ship expected to pick made up 134 Italians here for the return available to the mountain area where trip to Naples. sources said.

permanently and voyage the ship will stop over at Mosiem League quarters are un- 100,000 tranalenta visit each summer. Shanghal,

Batavia, Colombo and der, Mohammed All Jinnah, is re- communicative and the Moslem lea-United Press.

Ceylon to take on more Italian ro- patriates. ported from Karach! as saying: "It appears to be a very important statement which requires very care- ful examination before I can ex- press any opinion.”

Agricultural machinery such as generators and tractors are badly needed for rural rehabilitation, they said, but the only items in this category received to data were seven newspaper in India, the Calcutta Statesman, called it a "cap in the

ordinary shovels. Of the 10 cases

spare parts useless for UNRRA Forda,

Jasper, by now Major Maskelyne,

Welfare of People also served in Central Mediterranean

With the most primitive instru- Force and India on a variety of

doctors and activities which cannot yet be disments, Communist

nurses are doing "wonderful work," closed. Demobbed at the end of August 1840, "Hey Presto" marked they continued.

from drugi

block get

Navigational

The last remaining British-owned Aids For H.K.

ments,

The

are

The Italians here are mulaly sca men from vessels torpedoed by the Americans before the Italian sur- render, or torpedoed by the Japan- ese after the Italian capitulation to the Alles.--United Press.

DEMOBILISATION

·PLAN-COMPLETE-

(Continued from Paro 1) McNarney declined detalls of what he said was the "signißeant pro- gress" on the Four Power report to the Foreign Ministers, He said the trading with enemy act would be lifted or made more flexible scon and that administrative machinery for such is being devised in Washing- ten now. He said the troops kept here for long range task need not be many but he would hate to see all were un “insurance." He reiterated his ori- pulled out because they ginal belief that the governing of Germany was a State Department job. The Army is not a proper in- strument for government, he said.

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(Continued from Page 1) six did not contain imperatively-re- vertment of adding another.to.thel quired wrenches, jacks and tyres, long list of theoretlent plans,

by which shipping

agents are in The other 10 contained Chevrolet Mahatma Gandh! is reported to constant touch with their ships at the 15 have approved the British statement buoys, and obversely, ships with

func which were trucks,

all because it gave a delnite date for agents. The service is now

quitting India, which Gandhi hadtioning on a 24-hour basis, and be- long demanded.

'cause of its success, it is expected the facilities will be extended in Transfer of Power

due course to

Island the Greeni Indian editorial comment from all signal station.

Tour Yu: the light is at present some centres focussed attention on Para-

Japanese his return to the gentler art of stage sometimes from Tientsin and some-in which reference was made to the rives

runners graph 10 of Mr Attlee's statement, functioning with a small

lantern, but when equipment ar- illusion. He showed that he has not lost any of his dexterity in tunes along the coast from Shanghai. transfer of power to a central gorives, this will be replaced by a making the oplooker think the wrong

There is tremendous

lona and 25 litre burner giving people. thing and see the wrong thing. But regarding the welfare of the neopies vernment or to provincial govern- LBSA lantern with 375 mm droptrie after the exciting days of the desert they reported. For instance, 128

consensus of Indian opinion range of 10 miles. and the great scopo his fertile in- nurses

walked

three and a half is that this carefully-worded clause Mr Jolly said that requests ventiveness was allowed his eyes weeks from Cheloo and Welhalvel, kept the initiative with Britain. Pan-

now being made to fit stations with and the first of light up when he speaks of the crossing the Nationalist lines, to get dit Nehru's newspaper, National radar reflectors, Rocks will be re- thousands of examples of Maskelyne to thu Linyi Peace medical as a premium on conflicts and encourage | constructed very shortly to carry this | Russians had Improved, he said. "I

Hospital,

Heráld, commented: "It may place these--Channel

canvassing for British help." Com-

He added that although a con- There is comparatively little com- forced

ment on Lord Wavell's replacement siderable amount of work will be The necessary to install the new equip villages.

"Everything con- by Lord Louis Mountbatten. spicuous" is made the

of main tenor was a hope that the Ad-ment, when it has been completed it bombs.

where The planes American-miral would succeed

first-class

Beamail: the will give to shipping o JASPER, by the way, was not themade go over frequently, bomb General falled.--Unlied Press, service of havigational aids.

first of the Muskelynes to assisting the fighting services in the dark hour of war. His grandfather, the "Father of English Mngle,"

was a clever in- 'ventor as well as illusionlat and con- Juror. One of his devices for filling military observation balloons was used by the British Army in the South African War. Ho also did some early photography of shells in fight for the War Office at the Artil- Tery Station at Shoeburyness.

What Hitle effective

magic which liter the Bunds of Afrien-it must be very tome going sistance there is, through the old blarney again twice plicated by the

a.day.

The Holy Men

evacuation to tas

tain

und

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target

strufing market places. Some times they synchronise their nstacks with the peasant custom to take food to market every fifth day, Dhe evacuees said.

Object of Bombings UNRRA offers said they often suw victims brought in. Sometimes tne attacks took place so near they could hear the bombs exploding. Une hospital' had Its number of patients doubled quickly to 180 by peasants brought in from the inarket

Nevil, Jasper's father, was called in by the Admiralty after the Battle places.

of Jutland to assist them over The bombings were presumably methods to protect the skin against meant to dialecato the economic fire. Nevil divulged the Maskelyne life of the region and stop volunteers secret of playing with fire, and alter from moving, up to join the Lightn

It had been mast thoroughly tested | Route Army,

authorities since October, and the UNKRA and CNRRA deld workers did all their travelling by night.

by Admiralty chemists, it was adop→ Day travel has been prohibited by ted throughout the Royal Navy. the Communist

Magle helped Britain in another way in World War I. During the Near East campaign against the Lawrence of Arabia usited for E to be sent out to travel among the native tribes posing as Holy Men and prophesying the de-

ALLOCATIONS OF Leat

of the Turks. Five magicians COCOA BEANS were provided, two of whom dix- Appeared completely and were never

London, Feb. 21. heard of again, but the other three Council to-day recommended that The International Emergency Food established great reputations. They not only necurately foretold the do export supplies of cocon beans bo feat of Turkey, but also prophesied allocated among importing nations the outcome of many minor military of the world for the year ending operations. This was great magic

30, 1947, September

to the natives, but not very sur- The total exportable surplus was prising, as Intelligence sow to it estimated at 812,320 long lons.

that the "Holy Men" were advised in advance of everything that WAR going to happen.

Brazil for the. Arst time was signalory to the IEFC and its alloen. tion was 130,730 tona-United Press,

device.

can see very little change."

It is impossible to get speeltic on Russion reductiona hut figures observers believed the present force to be less than 200,000 which would mean more than half of the strength of lust summer.-United Press.

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