1947-02-27 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1947.

ENSURING Greek Guerilla Leader POCKET CARTOON

FAIR JAP To Testify Before ELECTIONS U.N. Investigators

Tokyo, Feb. 27,

A spokesman for. Gen Mac- Arthur's headquarters said that in view of the outspoken and deep international interest in the April elections in Japan, and in view of the profound influence which they can exert toward democratic world, they will be under close Allied surveillance to ensure they are fair and express the free will of the Japanese peopic.

In

Li-Cut Cecil G. Tilton, of SCAP government section, Buick nt specially arranged press conference for

yesterday Japanese newamen that Gen MacArthur has directed the U.S. Eighth Army and the Bri- tish

Occupation Commonwealth Forces to exercise Allied surveillance over the forthcoming elections, both national and loeni.

will be de-

ro

He said surveillance gned entirely to ensure that sults of the elections coincide with the expressed free will of the clee- and to provide unlimited torate,

for reporting to the opportunities Occupation foreta any violation of the election Inws not corrected by Japanese oftleials.

Salonika, Feb. 26.

The United Nations Balkans investigating Commission to-day decided, over the protests of the American and British delegates, to hear the testimony of Gen Marcos Viflades, self- styled Commander-in-Chiot of the "Free Democratic Army" in Grocca.

The American and British delegates insisted that acceptance of his testimony would be de facto recognition of the existence of the democratic army, or Rule of rebellion in Greece.

The Commission did not decide whether the full 11 members will go into guerilla territory to hear Gen Vifindes or send a team to record his testimony..

HINNAKIRUMALIZIMINTA CLARAMONIZACION

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN

Washington, Feb. 26. President Truman to-day nominated Mr Lewis W. Douglas,

insurance executive, as United States Ambassador to Great Bri-

in

tain.—United Press. immediately.|

Another purpose of the surveil lance will be to Inform the world at large on how the Japanese excret their freedom.

has

Largest Number Of Votors Col Titan sak a provision been laid down for making possible voting for the largest possible num- ber of voters in Japanese political history.

The Japanese Home Ministry states that intl of 38,340,358 pers will be eligible to vote in the April elections. They include 20,383,280

and 17.057.078 MECH

wornen

year

represents an increase of 1,503,868 over the number of eligible voters in the general elections in April Last Col Tilton said: "It is up to the population now to turn ponsibilities Anto realitica. It is the duty of every pollideal party, of every social worker, of every eltizen of Japan to contribute to the fairest elec- tion."--United Press.

FRENCH AIR MANOEUVRES

Paris, Feb. 26. French air manoeuvres official- ly described as "of very great importance" were begun to-day from French air bases in Ger- many.

A French Air Ministry communi- que stated that one-seater fighter

However, on the insistence of the Russian delegate, Col A. A. Lavrishey, that Gen Viliades was not to be permitted to make a speech, the Commission de- ciled to submit to him a series of questions requiring him to confine his statements to matters relevant to the Commission's assignment.

"Don't sit

there like Idiota - find out who's monkeying with the engines."

i.

CHINESE WAR:

VICTORIES

CLAIMED BY

BOTH SIDES

Gen Villades, a 44-year-oki former tobacco worker wtio Bed to the

Nanking, Feb. 26. mountains after the 1944 revolution,

The Communists and Govern- offered to testify in a letter to the

ment alike to-day claimed mo- Commission. The Communista

he commentous victories as figleling in the civil war swept to new fury on Shantung Province's battle fronts.

ATOM BOMB supported his claim that

MINERALS

IN INDIA

munded all Andartes, but it is be- Hleved he was merely selected to represent the guerilins before the Commission..

that

The Greek Government charged

Vifindes Cien

with ordering the klmg in 1944 of 1,200 loyalists who are burled in a Salonica cistern.

Meanwhile, the Greek Army re- New Delhi, Feb. 26.

ported

the villagers off A Government spokesman dis- Mayrannis, in Western Macedoniu, closed in the Central Assembly are keepmiz 4

unburied the bodies that

men. uranium-bearing of 19 | 10-day

women and children minerals have been found "n killed in a guert raid cu Sunday small occasional" specimens in

in the hope the Commission will The Commission was view theni. South and Central India, inclu-

not informed offcially at the action, ding two native states.

but the Greek press gave it wide publicity.

mem-

Answering questions from bers, the Secretary of the Works. Mines and Power Department of the Central Government said the 'Binds were made in

in Bihor, Madras, Akmer. As the native states.

Merwar as well

of Mysore and

td Travancore. He also revealed that monazite, thurium-bearing minerai, had

been found in Trayancure, on the const of Madras und in Orissa Province.

He sold an Indian Atomic Re- search Committee in functioning

The Commission's

press

officer,

Mr Stanley Ryan, annmeed that both Yugo-Slavia and Bulgaria have agreed to admit all foreign news- paperinen travelling with the Com- mission and Greek newsmen on reciprocity basis.--United Press,

Drive Planned

Athens, Feb. 26. The Goverment is planning a under the chairmanship of Professor large-scale ssnuit to wipe out It. J. 13abha.

guerilla bands starting Z month lle said

export of therium and hence, but the number of troops of

7

granlum-bearing minerals from Bri- Greece's 300,000-man army to be ish India is controlled by the Cen-used will depend upon arms avail- trul Government, but he said nothing able, it was learned to-day. about exports from states such Travancore and Mysore.United

Press.

bombers, as well as a formation of INDIA VEDATE transport planes, were to take off from their bases in Germany.

"These manoeuvres will test the Frerich air arms capacity for mobile and effective action over long dis- tances," the communique added.— Reuter,

Three Serious Air Crashes

London, Feb. 20.

Reuter

Lord Halifax

Supports Government

London, Feb. 26.

1-

Additional mobilisation now being planned is expected to rulse other 15,000 men to help to carry out the Government policy, long since announced, of taking posive steps against guerillas.

The basis of the plan is to strike the guerillas with a military com- mand trained in mountain fighting. The Government, it is reported without confirmation, has approach-

Large South African Crowd Cheers Royalty

Port Elizabeth, Feb. 26.

Crowds estimated by military and civil police at between 110,000 and 125,000 roared an hour-and-a-half greeting to the Royal Family in Port Elizabeth to-day in the most, enthusiastic single demonstration so far.

TRUMAN BUDGET

SLASHED

Washington, Feb. 26, The Senate to-day voted 51 to 33 to slash $4.500.- 000,000 from President Truman's $37,500,000,000 budget,

This tacitly rejected any major cuts for the Army and Navy which administra- tion spokesmen said, would be harmful to the occupa- tion forces and would result in starvation in Japan and Korea,

The House of Represen tatives has voted for a $6,- 000,000,000 cut.--Asso- ciated Press.

DEFENCE

BY BASIC

ENGLISH

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 26.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were reported involved, and entire annies were reported "annihilated."

Yenon Radio claimed the Com- munists goined the "biggest victory of the civil war." at the same time Dr Ivor Armstrong Richards, branding as faise an announcement one of the first workers on Basic by the Government Minister of In-English, says that £23,000 is a formation last week that the army of General Chen Yi had been "utterly very small sum" to pay for a defeated. Not only are Chen Yi's language which, he considers, soldiers in good health, Yerran Radio might be a defence against the sak, but they on February 23 "on-atom bomb. nihilated

two whole Nationalist armles, plus another division central Shantung.“

A

in

pro-Government spokesman countered with claims from the Isu- chow correspondent of the Hsin Min Pao that Government armies in cen- tral Shantung had themselves wiped

out two Communist divisions in 48 hours of bloody fighting, and that more than 100,000 attacking Com- munists were repulsed with heavy ensualties and Red morale badly shaken.

A Government dispatch added that

the main body of Communists had been encircled southwest of Poshan and were making fullle attempts to break out of the Government ring along the Tieaisin-Pukow railway. The report said Nationalist columns converged on the town of Tsow- asien from the south to effect a Juncture at Tsaochsten and a third column drove a spearliced toward Chulow.-Associated Press.

RUSSIAN

ed Britain secking arms and equip ACQUIESCENCE

ment,

With completion of the army pre- parations, the new Minister of Public Order, General Napoleon within Zervas, expects to launch

Parallel

with these

(Continued from Page 1)

those grounds, Gen Marshall may. find himself handicapped in Mos- cow when he discusses such major dimenities as German reparations and frontiers unliy.

In cloudy, sticky weather the Royal visitors motored through a city covered with flags, ban- ners and bunting to

apark known as the Cruander Ground, from which thousands of voices arose while the procession was still blocks away.

Same 15.900 schoolchildren were massed in an amphitheatre wearing their colours find waving Bngs. 'They were an exciting part of the

panorama,

GOLF:

Challenge To St Andrew's Authority

London, Feb. 26. The unchallenged authority of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrew's us the world's rulers of golf seems to have ended with the Royal and Ancient announcement on Tues- day night that the United States Golf Association has decided to adopt its own code of laws on March 1.

In

1

St Andrew's added that its own nction had been delayed by the war and the necessity to get the views of The King and Queen walked other national golt unions and con- down a long line of ex-servicemen trolling authorities

the Do- and women who had lost men in minions. battle or had themselves been netive The Ruyat and Ancient Club Is in the war. Their Majesties spoke still awaiting replies from these to a number of these, asking about bodies referring to the Unlled decorations, campaign ribbons ur States Golf Association's dimeulles wounds.

1st res

respect

of the open disregard shown for the rules of gelt by the American Professional Golfer An rociation.

One veteran, standing proudly on crutches, and an elderly woman in A wheel chair, received special at- tention from the King and Queen.

Stirring Scene

Their Majesties appeared to spot at once certain figures such as on aged chaplain wearing medals, his hands and lips trembling, and face streaming with perspiration, gled old warriors with tooping taches or short beards, and an in- fantryman who could not hold back his tears. The stirring

Beent noticeably affected the Royal Family.

mous-

'Andrew's statement said: "That the USGA is artxiou, to maintain the best traditions of the Hame is beyond doubt. It is all the tion between the Royal and Anelent more important that the co-opern-

continue. to be close and friendly. Golf Club and the USGA should

and It is hoped that In the end the differences between the two codes. O will be as few and as insignificant

as possible."

Formal ceremonies were conducted against this stirring background. There were presentations, handling over of addresses of welcome, the signing of the city's golden book. girls wearing fluffy frocks and the giving of Bowers by little Blushing under the curls.

and

Every movement of Their Majes- ties on the dais, which was draped wath United Nations tings, prompted fresh outbursts of cheers, which unly the playing of the National Anthem

British-born, Dr Richards is now at Harvard University. He was co- worker in 1920 qvith Mr C. K. Ogden, inventor of the simplified language. He said to-day: "Communication might now be our best bet against errupted. destruction. Baste English is perhaps nly while children gathered in our best communication with other the park to-dny. Non-European? peoples the Russians, for example, girls and boys will occupy the same could guard us against atemle bomb Conceivably, Magn. Baste Engilsh lace to-man-Associated Press.

and warfare."

The price paid to Mr Ogden by the British Government, Dr Richards maintains, is "insignificant in view at the proliglous powers of Dasle- English and the enormous feat on the part of Mr Ogden.-Associated Press.

PAUL MCNUTT

IN SHANGHAI ·

Shanghai, Feb. 26. United States Ambassador to the Philippines, Paul V. McNutt, arrived here from Tokyo to-day, en route to Nanking to visit Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

It was rumoured that McNutt might try to smooth over the dimeulties in reaching u Sino- Philippine treaty of friendship and commerce.-Assoclated Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unleas otherwise stated,

Registered

cables from France, Australia and division if it would be possible méncy steps by declaring amnesty Slates does not recognise the earlier than the Ume stated below.

arms United Press.

Lord Halifax, former Viceroy two weeks minor altack using of India, told the House of Lords! gendarmerie forces. He will be In in the resumed Indin debate to-personal command, transferring his Three air crashes, in which 13 day, he would find it difficult to headquarters to the mountain, area. people are feared to have been

support Lord Templewood in a killed, were reported in

measures Government has announced cle Brazil to-day, while search planes to avoid one. were over Malay and coastal waters "If this chapter of Indian history for all guerillas who surrender their looking for a missing Royal Air Force Dakota with ten people aboard.

An unidentified aircraft, believed to be a Curtiss, with Ave passengers is reported to have crashed into the sen, exploded and sunk off Cape Ferret, near Bordeaux, this noon, leaving only a small notebook floating on the surface, a despatch said.

new

has to come to a close," he told a betler crowded Housé, "there is way of closing it than by offering to assist India's passage into a order and that would be the spirit of a message I would like to see this House send to India to-night." after- Lord Jowitt, Lord Chancellor, making his reply for the Govern-

Ilite to ment, sold he would "ditto" to what Lord Halifax had just declared.

This opened by

Reuter

A woman and another occupant of a small civillan training plane were killed when it crashed in Rio de Janeiro this afternoon.

Earlier 10-dny. R Dutch East Indics Air Force Dakala, seeking to land at Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane, after a test flight, crashed into the sea in flames with the loss of six lives-three Dutch and three Australians.

peaco

Simon

say

(Lib.)

H

Improved Brain Surgery

Tokyo, Feb. 26. New brain surgery technique

afternoon's debate was curing imbecility, insanity and

Lord speaking on the motion put yes. other mental illnesses has been terday by Lord Templewood saying discovered by Dr Musao the transfer of power to India by Kitaoka, president of the Kumu- Jund 1948 "is likely to Imperil the moto Municipal Hospital. the

and prosperity of India Asahi reported. Lord Simon said he thought it grave mistake" to think they were

Kitaoka reportedly devised a uni- dealing with 蝨 problem similar Smoke was reported to be seen to the granting of self-government que technique in operation, involving pouring from the aircraft when she

Africa and Elre. Then incision and removal of the frontal to South began losing height rapidly and three miles from the island. The they were dealing with homogeneous lol of the brain which hitherto was and dangerous. settlement extremely difficult If no people, he said." had been reached by a fixed date His methods proved, successful in 11 of operations in "would they (the cabinet) dream of out of 12 cases handing the Government of India over to Nehru," ho asked.

Kitaoka, the Asahi said, complete Acceding to Lord Halifax's appeally cured one patient suffering from -and to a similar one from the habltun! vagrancy and chronic In- Archbishop of Canterbury-Lord quacity and another afflicted with Templewood withdrew his motion memory fallure. and there was therefore no vote Reuter.

Dakota burst into flames and dived into the sen a mile from shore, one wing coming off before she hit water. Small boats went out immediately to attempt rescues. Reuter.

EIRE STARTS TO THAW OUT

Dublin, Feb. 20. Partial thaw occurred in Bire to- day following the worst blizzard in 25 years which swept the stand causing extensive damage yesterday. Many areas in the central and western sections were completely cut off by wrecked tek-phone and telegraph lines.

Tho

fuel situation worsened despite the thaw and weather ex-

drop again to-night-United Press. Danish Housewives Demonstrate

Dismissed For

Misbehaviour

London, Feb; 26.

mental diseases.

Le

Kitaoka's brain surgery will made public by the Japon Physicians' Association in Osaka on April 5- Associated Press

POLISH AMNESTY

Warsaw, Feb. 20.

Gen Marshall's polley statement yesterday stressed the United States wants a reasonable limit to German reparations. He also said the United Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes

Oder- Neisse line as the final castern boundary

for

Germany. He sald the United States wants certain re- vision of that line at the expense of Poland which previously bought gains in the west by consenting to

territorial sacrifices in the Pripet

Marshes to Russia.

$11

Airmails:

Thursday, February 27

Canton, Chungiting, Amoy, Shanghal, Nanking, Honkow, Tiingtao, Peiping, 1.30 p.m.

Saigon, Singapore, Colombo, Bydney. Auckland, London. 3.30 pm. searails:

USA. Central and South America, Canada (vin San Francisco). 3 p.n.

Teamkong. 4 p.m.

Swalow, 1 p.m.

Shanghai, 3 p.m. Tramkong. 4 p.m.

Kongmoon, 4 p.m.

Macao, Tainattan, Shekki, 4 p.m.

Canton, 4 p.m.

If territorial decisions are to be taken on grounds of comparable sacrifices. It be hard for Gen Marshall to oppose Poland's claims, yet President Truman has declared Train: he does not feel bound to accept as

the provisional line drafted at Potsdam.

The Foreign Ministers Depulies' failure to reach agreement in Lon- don on the smali Allied nations bid

final

Oder-Neisse

for a share in writing the German peace treaty further complicates the Pacific mandate

because problems Australla, which is opposed to haste in disposing the Japanese islands and wants to await

peace A Japanese treaty, is the major moving force behind the demand for a seat in the German pence table.

The Deputies merely forwarded to the Big Four in Moscow the latest mand for a voice in the peace based Australian nate, reiterating

a de-

on Australia's "incomparable great sacrifices" in the African campaign against Field Marshal Rommel- United Press..

SUMMER TIME EXTENSION

(Continued from Page 1). Local transport stops soon after midnight in London, and earlier else whore, most restaurants and pubs

Airmail:

Friday, February 28.

"Manila, 10 a.m.

Kunming. 3 p.m.

Bangkok, Tangoun, Calcutta, Karachi, Dasra. Cairo, Johannesburg, Augusta, Marsellies, London, Now York, Canada. 330 p.m.

Beamali:

Swatow, 10 am,

Rangoon. 10 Am

Australia (via Sydney), 10 a.m. Haiphong. noon.

Straits, Egypt, Europe (via London),

noch,

Macao, Txinsban. Shèkk), 4 pm.

Saturday, March

Scamall;

Shanghai, Formosa, noon. Siralls, Calcutta, noon.. Straits, p.m. Shanghat," USA. Central

South America, Canada, (vla San Francisca), 1 p.m.

Australia (via Bydney); 4 p.m.

and

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST

ZBW on 345, kilocycles, from 12:30 to * pm, and 5.30 to 11. p.m., and, niso, DN 9.83 megacycles in the 311 metre bånd from, 12.30 to -135, 5.30 to 730 and 9, to 11, p.in.

HIT.

7. 'London Batches of 20,000 political and

Posters

their

shut their doors by 10 p.m. und theatres are emply before 10,45.

Government sources said that night shifts, with all the social changes they entail, would become a permanent. aspect of British life. continuing for "at least three years". At least 2,300,000 women will be among the estimated 7,000,000 work. ers affected. Details were expected to emerg: in a Commons debate on the fuel crisis late, Wednesday but meanwhile I was indicated that the i

hours will themselves bo

The Chancellor of the Duchyther prisoners began leaving prisons

in different parts of the country to perts said the temperature would of Lancaster, John Hynd, told day when the long-awaited amnesty

the House of Commons to-day came into force. that 217 members of the British

prominently displayed Control Commission for Ger- throughout the country appealed to many had been distniased for members of the underground resist- misbehaviour, generally invol-ance movement to surrender with

printing prebsCA nems.

arid Copenhagen, Feb. 20. ving, offences against rules of radio equipment. Ten thousand Danish housewives conduct,

The innerty law specifies that marched in precession to-day to He said recently that the standard Pales abroad wishing to take advant the Danish Parliament where Khud of conduct among Commission mem- age of its provisions must "surrender" Christiansen, the Prime Minister bera hnd greatly improved.

to the nearest Polish Embasay or con- and „leaders. of the parties in the government received a representa" by Commission members were being mit inld down by the Embassy and tive deputation criticising the dis- Investigated but the results of the report to the securly authorities tribution of essential upplies investigation were

confidential within one month of "returning to | bne week out of every three or four. Fleuter.

United Press.

Poland.-Reuter.

Associated Press.

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Wild Scenes

Port Elizabeth, Feb. 26. and flower beds trampled down in Tables and chairs were smushed

when the Royal Family attended a wild scenes of enthusiasm to-day garden party with 7,000 guests in Victorin Park, Port Elizabeth.

Guests climbed tables six at a time to view the Royal Family walking round slowly, with a police guard clearing the way.

Others hurrying from one side of the garden to the other to catch a af flowers. alght of the visitors inapt neross beds

The Royal Family's departure from the ten table beside the orna- mental lake was the signal for an outburst of cheering, which went on almost continuously for an hour dur- ing which they stayed in the gardens. The Royal Family were given the greatest welcome in their South Afri- can tour

when 23,000 children and thousands of adults cheered them for 20 minutes at a sports ground bere, where the King received an ad- dress from the Mayor-Reuter.

Main features in the new United States code include changes in the principle of the styrale, out of hounds rules, and indue delay playing shots-Associated Pres

GOLD BULLION

In

London, Feb. 28. Gold bullion worth £45,000 was among the cargo of a British Over- scas Airways Corporation Constella- tion which arrived at London air. port last night.

The bullion was transferred to another plane which left for the Middle East to-day. It was con- signed from New York baik to Belrut.--Neuter.

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