1947-03-05 — Page 4

Press Curb In China Predicted

BY SPENCER MOOSA

Associated Press Staff Correspondent

Shanghai, Mar. '5.

The Chinese Government,

harassed by

civil war and

economic troubles and by up- risings in Formosa, has tight- ened its policy.

Foreign correspondents fear that the censorship of the Chinese press may follow, and some prediet complete suppression because of criticism of the Government,

own

The Shanghai new paper, Sin Min Wan Pao, published, by liberal In- terests of the Government's party, was suspended for one day for publishing a poem, "Hymn of Hell", which criticised party leaders,

Newsmen express the fear that this was an indication of things to come in troubled China, where in the past

lew days Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek lins taken the Premiership and has had himself hamed chairman of the National Economic Council.*

over

new

Rumours were quickly circulated that the independent newspaper Wen Hul Pao which hos been severely critical of the Government. would be suppressed..

..

Various foreign nows agencies In Shanghai, Including the.. Russian Toss, have been instructed to apply for permission in order to continue the issuing of Chinese translations of their news.

Such translations have been made without restrictions since the news services were re-established after the war.

CANAL ZONE TROOPS

London, Mar. 4. Official British quarters to- day expressed "surprise" at the Egyptian Premier's statement that Egypt had failed to obtain satisfaction on the evacuation of British troops.

A Foreign Office spokesman said the British Government had consider- ed the question of withdrawal of British forces from Egypt as settled.

Official British quarters said with- drawal of British troops from the Canal Zone in Egypt was not expected bofore 1956 under the terms of the treaty-United Press.

"Gate-Crasher" Churchill

London, Mar. 4. Mr. Winston Churchill protested violently in the House of Commons to-day against being called a "gate crasher" by the Speaker, Cal D. Cifton Brown.

Mr Churchill objected, not on the grounds that he did not deserve the censure, but, because Col. Brown chose to speak to him In "un- Parliamentary language".

Col, Brown said he thought the term "gate crasher was appropriate because Mr Churchill tried to speak when the Speaker had already re- cognized another member,

Reported Churchill: "As you have gone out of your way to Inlet this censure upori me in terms of un- usually un-Parliamentary innight- age-gate, crasher, is a slang ex- pression-inuy I place on record as a very old Member of this House my regret that you should have thought it necessary to take such action."United Press.

Japs Welcome Spring

Tokyo, Mar. 4, "Spring has come" said the nowspaper Yomiuri Shimbun to-day, publishing a picture of Miyakodori (metropolitan birds) flying over one of the moats outside the Imperial Palace. ...

The paper said: "Thesō seagulls, with their breasts fattened by warni southern winds, have mrrived, ushering in the first signs of Spring.

Aweatherman of the Japanese Central Meteorological Observatorý Bald. winter Rimospherics from Siberia have practically peared."

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1947.

THE PARKER'S

BAI JOVE THAT TAKES MY

MIND BACK TO MY

YOUNG DAYS..

by HODGES

ANGLO-FRENCH TREATY

CLEANING MOSCOW

FOR TALKS

Moscow, Mar. 4.

paint, fadders and scaffolding work- Bustling workmen armed with ed feverishly to-day in an effort to "put a dub of rouge" on Moscow's faded cheeks in time for the Big Four Foreign Ministers' meeting

A month ago these painters, de- corators, carpenters, masong

and electricians moved into the down- town uren for the task of putting a little glafhour on the war-ravaged bulldings. Most of the work is dane, and there is less than a week to go. The six-week effort, however, ennnot

repair the damago years even in the limited area where these foreign visitors likely to circulate.

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Moscow is planning with care the delegates' amusements as well as living comfort and working con- tilions. Large blocks of seats have. been set aside every night at ballet and opera.

Restaurants and cafes popular with foreigners-marble- wallet Aurora and Metropole and the Grand-have fitted out their walters with new black suits, white shirts and black ties.

ALLIANCE

Dunkirk, Mar. 4.

The fallowing is the text of the Anglo-French treaty of alfiance:

"His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and. the British Dominions, Emperor of India, and the President of the French Republic, desiring to confirm.in a treaty of alliance the friendship and closest association of interests between the United Kingdom and France; convinced that the conclusion of such a treaty will facilitate a settlement in the spirit of mutual und erstanding of all questions arising between the two countries; resolved to co-operate closely with one another as well as with the United Nations in preserving pouce and resisting aggression, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and in particular with Articles 49, 61, 52, 53 and 107; determined to collaborate in measures of mutual assistance in the event of any renewal of German aggression; while considering the most desirable conclusion of the treaty between all powers, having responsibility for action in relation to Ger- many with the object of preventing Germany becoming again a menace to peace; having regard to the treaties of alliance and mutual assistance which they have respectively concluded with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Intonding to strengthen economic relations between the two countries to their mutual advantage and in the in- terests of general prosperity: have decided to conclude a treaty with those objects."

Articlo One

After naming the plenipoten- tiaries of oach country the And the wine cellars have been treaty continues: reinforced-United Press.

AURORAS ON

RAMPAGE

agreed action taken against Ger- many under Article 1 of this treaty or as the result of the enforcement of action taken against Germany by the United Nations Security Coun- cfl, the other high contracting party Ing party so involved in hostilities, will at once give the high contract- all the military and other support and resistance in his power.

"Article 1. Without prejudice to any arrangements that may be made under any treaty concluded between all the powers having responsibility for the action in relation to Germany tinder Article 107 of the Charter of United Nations, for the purpose of "Article J. In the event of either

infringement by high contracting party being

sation London, Mar. 1. The Aurora were on the ram- page to-day.

Article Throo

pre-

021

con-

of her obligations with re-judiced by the fallure of Germany gard to disarmament and demilitari- to

full any obligation of and generally ensuring that economic character imposed on her menace to the peace, the high con- Germany shall not again become as a result of an instrument of sur- render or arising out of'any sub- tracting parties will, in the event of sequent settlement, the high any threat to the security of either of

with trueting parties will consult con-them arising from adoption

many of a policy of aggression or with other powers having respon

Ger by each other and where appropriate from action by Germany designed sibility to facilitate such a policy, after con- Germany, with a view sulting with each other and where an agreed act to deal with the situa appropriate with other powers hav- tion, ng responsibility for action in rc- lations to Germany, take such agreed

Articlo Four nction as is best calculated to put] an end to this threat.

The General Post Office, trolling most communication routes out of the United Kingom, said that both the Aurora Borealis and, the Aurora Australis were blotting out radiocasts.

The East-West channels between Europe and America were out, and there was no communication tween Britain and Bombay Singapore.-Associated Press,

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Seiyukai Head Again Active

Fu-

Tokyo, Mar. 4. Seventy-eight-year-old Banosuke Kuhara, former Pre-

of sident

the now-defunct Seiyukai political party and adviser to the Konoye Cabinet] in 1940, will attempt a political comeback by running for the House of Representatives from his native Yamaguchi Pre- fecture, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported to-day.

The paper said Kuhard, who was one of the most influential figures before Pearl Harbour, has submitted his application to the screening com- mitteo for eligibility.

Kuhara, who is owner of the big Kuhara mining interests, retired from

Article Two

"Article 2, Should either of the high contracting partles become again involved in hostilites with Germany either in consequentee - of da armed attack, within the mean- Ing of Article 31 of the Charter of the United Nations by Germany, against that party, or as a result of

Ship'sCargo Confiscated

At Batavia

Batavia, Mar. 5. The Netherlands East Indies Government has confiscated the multi-million dollar cargo of the United

Martin Behrmann, which was States liberty ship, loaded at the Nationalist port of Cheribon.

The ship was brought into Batavia the political roene when the mili-harbour on Sunday, with 10.Dutch tarists abolished political parties and marines aboard and the Dutch des organised a single party, the totall-troyer Kortenser in escort. tarlan Imperial Rule Assistance Po- Iltical Association-United Press.

CANADA ARMED FORCES CUT

Ottawa, Mar. 4. Canadian Defence Minister Brooke Chhyon told newsmen that Canadian defence forces, vital to North

America, would be reduced 25 per- cent below the figure planned a year ago.

will be approximately five percent of Total personnel of about 38,000 the wartime peak of 700,730, he said. Originally it was planned to have a peacetime force of 51,000-Asso- ciated Press,

Polish Treasures

She had entered Cherlbon without a Dutch permit, but with the sane- tion of the unrecognised Indonesian Republic.

for action in relation to

10

taking

OF

NEARLY EXECUTED

4 TIMES

Accra, Gold Coast, Mar. 4. Five. Gold Coast tribesmen sentenced to hang for the ju ju murder of a native chieftain were granted an eleventh-hour reprieve to-day as the result of strong protests yesterday in the House of Commons.

4,12,

The executions scheduled for 8 to-day-were "auspended" after the Governor, Sir Alan Burns, received a telegram from the Secre- tary for Colonles, Mr Arthur Creech Jones, urging that the case be given further consideration.

Mr Creech Jancs enbled the Governor last night after Mr Whiston Churchilt, raised a protest in the House of Commons over the fact that the condemned men had been taken to the place of execution four times--cach time

escoping through last-minute legal Inter- vention.

Should Bo Reprieved

Mr Churchill said this situation was nn "affront to every decent He said under British justice once a tradition of British administration." prisoner is taken to the place of be reprieved. exccution but not hanged, he should

A Colonial Office spokesman sald to-day's respite was. postponement of sentence and not a formal cc- prieve or commutation of the death senterice. He said the next step

was up ta Ргеля.

.

the Governor.-United

Chiang Has

The Power

HUNGER AND DISEASE IN PHILIPPINES

Maulla. Mar. 4.

Disease and hunger is wide- spread in the provinces and is threatening to undermine the fabric of Philippines social life, Frank Gaines, Director of the UNRRA Mission in the Philip- pines, told the Evening, Newa to-day.

"It is literally true that villoge people are dying of hunger in Nor- thern Luzon, in the outlying sections of Visayas and in the fow benighted scetions of Mindanao.

"On the basis of fair assumptions, it would seem that the liealth and rehabilitation

programme of the Philippines has considerably ingged behind," he said.

Gaines stressed the importance of a clean bill health for the nation as handmaid towards speedy re- habilitation of thu

country's economy, declaring: "A programme of recovery in which rehabilitation of health does not keep pace with the rehabilitation of other aspects of economy bodes no good for the collective health, of the nation na a whole."

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Under-nourishment especially ta "eating away at the vitals of Philip- pines' rural Hic," Gaines emphasised. Government machinery in bringing

He deplored the dilatoriness

reller in the form of medicine stricken rural populations, that the immediate concern

stating should be "to localise known destitute areas and funnel relief to them within the

time speediest Press:

possible,"—United

OUTWARD MAILS

Unters otherwise slated, Registered Articles and Parcel Posta clase 30 minutes earlier then the time stated below.

Alemail:

Wednesday, March 5

Rangoon, Calcutta, Dellit, Johannesburg, Cairo, 3.30 p.m. Seamall;

Java. Datavis, 3 p..

Kongmoon,

p.m.

Macao, Tainahon, Shekki, 4 p.m.

Bongkok, 1 p.m.

Manila, J-p.m.

Thin:

Canton. 4 p.m.

Airmail:

Thursday, March 6

Saigon, Singapore. Colomba, Sydney, Auckland, London, 1.30 pht.

Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Petping, 3.30 Canton, Chungking, Amoy, Shanghai,

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Seamail:

Straits. Batavia, 3 p.m.

Shanglia, 2 pan.

Macao, Tsinahan. Shekki, pan. Kongrioon, p.m.

Tramkong, 4 p.m.

Train:

Canton, 4 p.m.

Airmail:

.

Friday, March 7

Kunming. 3.30 p.m.

Bangkok Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Cairo, Johannesburg.

Augusta,

Marsailles, London, New York, Canada, 3.30 Scam

Paklios, Klangehow, Trarakong, 18, am, Sandakan, 10 a..

Manila, 10 0.011,

Strails. 10 am,

San Francisco) 10 m

USA, Central and South America (vla

Swalow, Bangkok, noon. ↑

that

New York, Mar. 4. The Times, in an editorial, hoped

Generalissimo

1

pm.

Manila, Batavis, Saurabaya, Macassar.

Kangmoon, 4 p.m.

Train:

"Artlele Four. Bearing in mind the interests of the other meenberg of Chiang Kai-shek would appoint the United Nations the

a liberal rather than one of the high con- tracting parties will by constant con-old inner group to succeed T. V. sultations on matters affecting their Soong. economic relations with each other, take all possible steps to promote prosperity and economic security of both countries and thus enable cach of them to contribute more effective- ly to the economic and social objec- tives of the United Nations.

Articlo Five

"Article 5. (1) Nothing in the present treaty should be interpreted as derogating in any way from the obligations devolving upon the high contracting parties from the provi- sions of the Charter of the United Nations or from any special agree- ments concluded in virtue of Article 43 of the Charter.

"(2). Neither of the high con- tracting parties will conclude any alliance or take part in any coalition tracting party nor vill they enter directed against the other high con- into any obligation inconsistent with the provisions of the present treaty.

Article Six

"Artfele 6. (1) The present treaty is subject to ratification and instru ments of ratification will be changed In possible.

London

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(2) It will come into force imme- diately on the exchange of instru- ments of ratification and will remain In force for a period of 60 years. (3) Unless either of the high con- tracting parties give to the other Rubber, sugar, cinchona werd in notice in writing to terminate it at the cargo,

least one year before expiration of this period it will remain in force without any specified time subject to the right of either of the limit: high contracting parties to terminate. by giving to the other In writing a year's notice of his intention to do

The Dutch had previously seized 10 small British vessels under simi- lar Press.

clrcumstances, Associated

Correspondence

Calling the P.M.G.

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Macao, Tinshan, Stickkt, 4 p.m.

Canton,p.m.

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The editorial added that there were many foreign observers believed that Chiang had the pre- stige and power to reverse the course of recent years and give China the democratic government which it has not had under one-party-rufe, United Press.

ROUND-WORLD CRUISES

San Francisco, Mar, 4. American President Lines to-day nanounced that agents throughout the United States were again booking

for passengers

round-the-world

US$2,409. cruises. The fare from San Francis co to San Francisco is US$2,213 to The service resumes with the President Monroe sailing on April 16 and the President Polk sailing on May 2 Both ships will touch Hono- lulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong, Manila Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, paid. Alexandria, Naples, Genoa,

Marseilles, New

York, Beaton, Havana, Cristobal, Balboa and Los Angeles-United Press.

GUNS SEEK OUT TERRORISTS

(Continued from Page 1) One of them was an economist

had Anglo-American Inquiry Committee appeared before the to give evidence.

who

Asking me

nat to mention his name, he said, "We were prepared for this sort of thing for the last above six months. We knew the British have would resort. to these measures.

In witness whereof mentioned plenipotentiaries signed the present treely and affixed thereto their seals.

"Done In Dunkirk, the fourth day of March, 1047 in duplicate in English and French, both being equally authentic."-Reuter.

REMEMBERS CHURCHILL

"acts of murderin carrying out.

A Haganah spokesman, in the coastal area showed me a copy of the broadcast which he intended to make in two hours. texts The message which was ap (To the Editor, ILK. Telegraph}

parently in reply to the argan Zval Louml's call to arms yesterday, sald Sir,-Now that spring is here, I tan again using my old Hour, buga

that the an air-mail envelopes. 11owever,

was "playing into when I ask the. clerk at the

Dunkirk, Mar. 4. the hands of those elements of the Font M. Paul Reynaud, Prime Minister British nation Once for a dollar stamp, he will give of France in the dark days when the would do so.'

which hoped you me only alx 13-cent pieces and two British Army was a Ava cent. These are not enough to from Europe, recalled these memories concentrate

withdrawing He declared that they should Spring's advent witt be good news

All in what remains of the bag sur-

on the constructive to long-shivering Japanese who have

face after writing the address. I pak

today in a telegram to Mr Winston work of "bringing in more refu- tuffered from lack of fuel. There

Churchill: Montreal Mar. 6. you is this a square deal? Why

Eccs."

"Carry on the work we Bas been virtually no ration delivery Polish-Canadian Ongress, sakl that

Jullen Pepelnieki, president of the can't I get 100 one-cent stempa for

"Being present at the signing of came to do," the message sald of charcoal, which the Japanese for Polish treasures nud relics, hidden

my dollar, and thus be able to make. I tavall with emotion how,

n treaty between our two countries.

United Press. conturion used for warming their somewhere.

thurough fob of it? Think how French soldiers wera matched here 110,000 hands through the winter. Also, during the war, will not be re, people at home, specially how they particularly through your indomit

in Quebec. province happy this would make there has been ajeevory shortage of turned to Poland while any Russlan

the old from the jaws of the enemy in 1940, electricity due to low coal produc

liave no electric ght. tion-United Proxs,

forces remain there.Associated This is my last warning, etc.

able energy and the heroism of the Press.

Navy and the Rosal Air Force." HONGKONG Hangover.

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