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Dutch Dakota Missing

Batavia, Mar, 12.

A Dutch Dakota, carrying 24 passengers and a crew of two, was to-day reported missing on a flight from' Batavia to Bandoeng.

The aircraft, which be- longs to the Netherlands Indies Air Force, had sufficient fuel for four hours in the air. The flight from Batavia to Bandoong lasts only half an hour.

Extensive air searches are being carried out on the as- sumption that the plane made a forced landing.- Reuter.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1947.

BEVIN VIGOROUSLY REFUTES POCKET CARTOON

CHARGES MADE BY MOLOTOV

BY SYLVAIN MANGEOT Renter's Diplomatie Correspondent

Moscow, Mar. 12.

Mr Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Secretary, vigorously refuted the charges levelled against Britain yesterday by the Soviet Foreign Ministor, Mr Vyacheslav Molotov, that sho was not fulfilling the demilitarisation clauses of the Potsdam Agreement at to-day's third plenary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow.

CHAUTEMPS WILL NOT

Paraguay FACE TRIAL

Forces Rebel

Buenos Aires, Mar. 12.

Despatches Bitering to-day through rigi censorship at Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, suggest that part of the country is now under the control of the millary forces which re- belled

Concepcion Province, northeastern Paraguay.

The Puraguay Government an- nouncement that the northern part of the country has been declared a war xone is taken here as collaborating this belief-Reuter,

Bombers Sent Aloft

Asuncion, Paraguay, Mar, 12. An official announcement to-day sulda bombing squadron went into action against the ormy division at Concepcion which rebelled and, ne- cording to the national radio, touch- ed off civil war.

Bombers of the Paragunyan Army carried out their first attack on the First Infantry Division, according to official sources.-United Presa.

Petition To President

Washington, Mar. 12.

The former French Premier, Camille Chautemps, who was the Minister of State in the first Potain post-armistice Cabinet and who later took refuge in the United States, has decided to refuse to return to France and stand trial by the High Court of Justice as a wartime collabora- tor in the Vichy regime.

The trial is due to start on March

25, but through his son Chautcmps annmaced he was not returning because he had definitely quit poli- ties and was interested only in the artistic careers of his planist wife and child, and movie actress daughter-United Press,

Admiral Robert Charged

Paris, Mar. 12.

In continuation of the war gullt trials of former Vielty government members Vice-Admiral Robert, 72-year-old former commander of the French West Indies

Mr Bevin called on the Soviet Union, firstly, to disclose how many German prisoners of war she still held in Russia and when they would be sent home and at what rate; secondly, to disclose a detailed account of what had been removed and what remained of the German war factories in the Soviet, zone; thirdly, whether Russia proposed to adhere to the Potsdam clause which stipulated the treatment of Germany as an economic whole or not. Until this information was re- f steps had been taken to bring the ceived, Mr Bevin declared him-basie industries under control of self unable to approve Mr Molo had clearly stated that they would the British zone commander, who tov's four-point proposal for

not bc returned to the former to the instructions

Council owners, Mr Bevin asked. A recent

law dealt specifically with the mat ter of cartels and the British Gov- ernment held the view that basic industries should be removed alto-

ether from privalo ownership,

Comparing the figures of the "vast quantiles" of industrial equipment removed from the Soviet zone with igures for the

made yesterday.

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Mr Bevin divided his analysis demilitarisation into two main divisions the human and material aspects.

Dealing with Mr Molotov's charge the much smaller that military formations were main- Western zones, Mr Bevin sairi that fained in the British zone, Mr Bevin he found no cause to disagree with sald that Mr Molotov's anxieties Mr Molotov, Why were the Wes- were unrealistic. Three million ter figures 30 members of the Wehrmacht had been when in March 1946, the level of

small? Becaus disbanded in the British zone. The the industry plan was signed In remaining 01,000 were organised in Berlin, , had been based on certain a way appropriate to labour corps assumptions, the most important of on a civil basis. There were no which, that Germany be treated as secreto attaching to them and a full an economic whole, had not yet been account was included in the Contral replised. Council's report to the Council of Foreign Ministers.

Economic Unity

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LandBuying Rivalry In N. Ireland

Belfast, Mar. 12. The Premier of Northern

Ireland, Sir Basil Brooke, in the House of Commons to-day de- fended the action of Protestants

u fund to in subscribing to enable their co-religionista to hold farms against Roman Catholic bidders.

The fund was launched after the Protestunts had alleged that, in an attempt to drive them out of the country, wealthy Roman Catholic groups were paying high prices for ninantly Catholle Eire. land near the border with prede-

Basutos Stage

Stage Festive Welcome For Royalty

Maseru, South Africa, Mar. 13.

Filled with ment and drink after hours of feasting. the Basutos yesterday offered homage to the Royal Family at a Pitso (gathering), a ceremony reserved for only the most important occasions,

An estimated 70,000 tribesmen packed the horseshoe- whaped flatland to see the overseas visitors. Smoke from huge cooking fires drifted over the crowd, and on the fringe half-naked children wandered exeltedly. them grazed thousands of ponies.

Beyond

The colourful throng swayed! The Regent reaffirmed loyalty to. and chanted and shouted. Some the Crown, and the crowd shouted observers described the gather for ralt, and its use on this occasion "Pulo." Pula is the native word ing as a masterpiece of un- sophiscated showmanship.

dates from ancient oneiromance to the rainmakers, whose witchernft Still survives in some areas.

Formal greetings were exchanged between the King and the Regent, The customary climax of the pitso a woman, Manisebo Seciso. Then foot charge down the centre of. King acknowledged Basutoland's the amphitlicatre was omitted be- contributions to the war effort and cause of cramped quarters and the praised the colony's loyalty.

possibility of an accident.

RAILWAYS IN

BRAZIL

PURCHASE TALKS MAKE PROGRESS

London, Mar. 12.

The Regent arrived in a brilliant robe, will many-coloured phoes and a straw hat adorned with flowers and a vell. The outfit, was completed by a heavy gold necklace and beaded sash,

The King awarded her the O.B.E. and then distributed decorations, medallions and honours to chlets u leopard skins and black soldiers in battledress.Associated Press,

They had been driven to title lown under the care of nurses and nuns to share in Basutoland's historic welcome to their Majesties.

Lopers Choor Princesscs Moseru, South Africa, M13. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret The Financial Times said to day: "It was learned that pro-with a bustoad of lepers-zome three exchanged pleasantries yesterday gress is being made in the Lon- dozen native girls in the blue uni- don discussions on the future of forms of the girl guides. British-owned utilities in Brazli. It was understood that the Bra- Sir Basil said: "The Protestant zilians want to buy out the population are entitled to take what British, utilising their sterling action they like, provided it is legal, balancea, which now stand at to protect their own interests.

Deprived at most of the normal as- Set up na an independent

£65,000,000. self-

sociations and enjoyments, the pa Eire governing state after

had ob

"On this basis the negotiations are tents, their faces distigured by the inned home rule, Northern Ireland proveeding, the British interest being dread disease, waved eagerly from hus population of 1,250,000, one- to securs as good a price is possible the

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the bus of open windows

and Mr Molotov had clted the Potsdam "I feel that the question of Dienst-

third of them being Roman Catho- for the assets. The talks are said tolled out greetings as

Princesses gruppen (Service Groups) is a bogey Agreement and complained that the tica and two-thirda Protestants, the to be going well, with the Brazilians Elizabeth and Margaret, in bright of which nobody need to be frighten-war potential of the Western Zones majority of whom are Presbysterians, anxious to secure control of the summery Frocks and looking healthier

was not being liquidated as sliput--Reuter.

rallways and the British determined than ever because of their riding. ated therein. But Agreement must be regarded as a the Polsdam

this shall be done only at a fair swimming and walking, approached. whole and the treatment of Germany

price."

The Financil Times said: "There was The Princessus, keenly responsive Keneral agreement yesterday on the touch situations, emite hose waved acilon of the authorities in reques. back, and as they drew closer there ting Brazil to resume purchases of was a hum of voices in which those

Drazli sterling. Whatever

might of their royal Highnesses could be think about concessions to

Argen- detected. tine, and however much she may cel Taking leave at last, the Princcases that she also has the right to conver- | smiles leided tibility, the fact remains that her shock and pity.

expressions of action in refusing to purchase ster- What a dreadful thing to happen to Elizabeth gold:"

ling contravenes existing arrange- children," and Margaret replied: ments.United Press.

"Terrible." Associated Press.

possessions of Martinique, Guade loupe and Guiana from the fall of France to July 1943, went on trialed." he said. to-day before the French high court Mr Devin' assured Mr Molotov that charged with "acts prejudicial to these units were being replaced by ordinary civil labour' he date for their disbandment anything ke as he could not accept close as that proposed yesterday by Mr Molotov (June 1, 1947).

France's best interests."

He pleaded that all his acts were prompted by the fear that the United States coveted the French colonies.

pa on economic unity was a funda- WOODERSON FOR be disregarded. mental principle which could not

Mr Molotov had suggested draw- ing up a plan to eliminate German war Industry by July 1, 1947. Mr

OLYMPICS?

Montevideo, Mar. 12. After an urgent meeting, the Chamber of Deputies approved a message of the Paraguayan Gavern-. ment petitioning President Morinige not to bomb "open cllies" occupied Allies three warships, including the employed in the British zone, Mr up the Allies must know whether 1948 Olympic Games.

by the revolutionaries.-United Fress.

U.S. TOURIST

SPENDING

American tourists spent $130,- 000,000 last year in foreign countries, not counting ship and plane fares to get there, the United States Commerce Depart- ment estimated.

The amount is nearly double the total of the $218,000,000 regn tourists spent last your in the United States, nearly half of which were Canadian.

The American-tourist-spending is about $110,000,000 more than the previous year-Associated Press.

NAVAL LAUNCH FATALITY

Jerusalem. Mar. 12. One British naval officer and two Daval ratings lost their lives when a naval launch from a British des- troyer capsized while they were trying to board an illegal Jewish immigrant ship, according to conarmed reports here to-night- Reuter.

WORLD RECORD FLIGHT

Un-

Washington, Mar. 12. The Army Air Force announced to-day the newest six-engine XB-36 super-bomber set a world record

by lifting. 270,000 pounds off the ground of Fort Worth, Texas, con- cluding 13- successful test, flights.

At the same time, AAF announced the peacetime conversion of the B-20, which scourged Japan. Into X-07 "stralos-freighter" capable of carrying a full cargo 4,000 miles ni 9 mph-United Press.

MIDDLEWEIGHT

TITLE BOUT

Vinco Hawkins,

the British

middleweight champion, is to nght

Before the championship fight, Hawkins will have

"warming-up bouts,

one ur

10.

During the war, he protected U.S. $40,000,000 worth of Bank of France. Hold kept in Martinique for safety, and refused to hand over to the

aircraft carrier Bearn, and the crack cruiser Emile Bertin.--United

Press

London, Mar. iz. Sydney Wooderson dropped a pos- Bevin agreed on the necessity for sibic hint to-night that he may such a plan, but before drawing it change his mind and compete in the they were going to get- economic unity in Germany or not.

The wiry, bespectacled Wooder- A further prerequisite for plan was, in Mr Bevin's opinion, a plon, was guest of honour at a dinner the son, European 5,000 metres cham- review of the level of the industries given by the Amateur Athletic As agreement. Mr Molotov, had him-sociation. A speaker Fuggested that self stated that Germany must be Wooderson compete in the 10,000 capable of Hving and trading as a metres or the marathon event at the peaceful nation.

14th Olympiad.

Non-German Nationals Turning to non-German nationals Bevin said that he was unaware of any agreement against the employ ment by zone commanders of Allied nationals who fought on the Allied side. The so-called Royal Yugo Slay Army referred to by Mr Molotov had been disbanded and its

sons, Mr Bevin said. Those used as guards to replace British soldiers were unarmed with the exception of rifies for sentries and were not In their original military units.

"This watchman's corps cunsi- tutes a menace to nobody and in--Reuter. taken towards any ally," he said. fringes no obligation which we have

Ultimatum To members were not displaced per-

Paris Printers

Paris, Mar. 12. Publishers of Paris' 24 daily newspapers to-night drafted a lockout ultimatum to their pressmen, who will have been on strike for morrow.

four weeks

The Foreign Secretary declared that he was prepared to table com-, plete figures for prisoners

of wor to-held by the British, together with the rate of their repatriation, but said that he

in- had no reliable formation from the Soviet side un this matter.

The ultimatum, which will be de- livered to the pressmen to-morrow, gives thein 48 hours to return to work hefore the publishers lock out printers and all other employees, including edillors, reporters, secretaries and copy boys.

The ultimatum accepts the printers' demanded wage increñses, but only on condition of proportionately increased hours of labour.

The printers refused a similar offer from the Government on Sunday.

United Press.

N.Z. Import Of Livestock

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Wellington, Mar, 12. Restrictions on the direct 'Im- portation into New Zealand livestock from Britain

are to abolished, Premier Peter Frazer announced here to-day.

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Mr Bevin referred to the reports that a number of prisoners held in Rusain had been induced to serve with the Soviet armed forces, and asked for a categorical assurance that these reports had no founda-

tion.

Manpower Shortage

Mr Bevin completed the

human side of the picture by saying that Germany, already denuded by war of a heavy proportion of young working men, had her napower situation aggravated by the transfer from eastern territories of numbers of Germans; a high pro- portion of whom was neither young nor fit enough for work,

"I have come to the conclusion that the March 1946 plan does not achieve this objective in certain very Important respects," Me Bevin said.

AZERBAIJAN ELECTIONS

"I certainly will not run in the marathon," Wooderson sald.

He refused to say whether he would run in any other event United Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unless

otherwise stated, Registered Articles and Parcel Posts cloos 30 minics earlier than the time stated below.

Thursday, March 13

Airmail:

Salgon, Singapore Colombo,.. Sydney, Auckland, London, 3038

Stanghal, Peiping. p.m. Canton, Chungking, 3.30 p.m. Amoy, Nanking, Hankow," Tsingtao, 330

Azerbaijan, Mar. 12. Genaral elections for 15th Majlis (Parliament), which were postponed in the province of Azerbaijan, are to be held within the next few days, the Teheran radio said to-day. The Seamalt:

P.m. positive date has not been announ~ ced.

Azerbaijan is the northern home rule" province occupied by Imperial troops in December to supervise the elections-Reuter.

Iran Premier Resigns

Baghdad, Mar. 12.

* Manila, Bangkok, Mauritius, Lourenco, Marques, Beira, South Africa, via Dur-

an. 3 p.m. Mačno, Taigshan, Shekki, 4 pm. Kongmoon, 4 pm.

Traini

Friday, March 14

Canton, 4 pm. “

Kungming, 3.30 p.m.

Airmail:

Bangkok, Bangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Boara, Calro. Johannesburg. Augurla, Marselites, London, New York, Canada, was re-3.30 p.m.

Premier Nouri el Said vast

ported to-day to have submitted his resignation to the Regent on the ground that he had concluded his general election mission,

"Something must be done to re- dress this unbalanced position, and A new Cabinet is not likely to the return of prisoners of war is an bo appointed before Parliament obvious step in this direction," Mr meets. A

Royal decree to-day Bovin said. "This would greatly summoned Parlament for March 17. assist those engaged on the planning)—United Press. of Germany's economy."

Turning to the material sido of demilitarisation, Mr Bevin

agreed

with Mr Molotov that it might be valuable to Instruct the Control The embargo was introduced 1924, according to the Minister

Council to expedite the destruction of of war material of all sorts and of Agriculture, Mr Edward L. Cullen, fortifications, although he consider. "beenuse of the serious outbreak of ed progress In this foot and mouth disease in

fleld mainly the satisfactory. United Kingdom."

The Department of Agriculture now considered, Mr Cullen added, that there was now no risk of the introduction of scrlous animal diseasea if quarantine safeguards were followed-Reuter.

FRENCH CLAIMS

in

One

Destruction Of Ships

Opposition To Trusteeship

Lake Success, Mor, 12.

Manila, 10 a.m.

Bexmail:

Swatow, Bangkok, 10 am. Ceylon, India, East Africa, noon.. Shanghat, 2 p.m.

Mauritius, South Adrien (via Durban),

Straits, Egypt, Europe, (vla London), J

hoon.

p.n.

Macao, Tuinshan, Shekk, 4 pm.

Kongmoon. 4 p.m.

Swatow, noon.

Balgon, I am.

Train:

Canton, 4 pm.

Airmail:

Saturday, March 13

Canton, Lluchow, Kunining, 3.30 p.m. Turkok. Sukapure, Colombo, Soura- baya. Sydney, Auckland, 3.30 p.m.

Satgon, ftangoon.

Calcutta. Delhi, Johannesburg, Cafro, London, 330 pm. Beamail:

Swatow, Bangkok, 10 am.

Shanghai, 2 p.m.

US... Central

and South America,

Talnishan, Shekki, 4 pm..

Canton, 4 p.m.

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST

Britain to-day affered fresh objec-Canada (via San Francisco). p.m. flons to the United States trustee- tremely unsatisfactory." The Soviet Pacific islands, announcing that Sir point be regarded as "ex ship plan over 623 former Japanese months pro authorities, although asked

many Alexander Cadogan (British UNO for a report on the permanent member) will state speci- destruction of German naval ships fe British opposition to the economic In their posscasion designated for provisions in the American plan destruction by the Tripartite Naval when the Security Council meets Commission, had given only a vague 3 pm. to net on Washington's re- at reply, which made it clear that the quest for speedy opproval process of destruction had not trusteeship. appreciably advanced.

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of the

pm, and 8.30 to 11 p.m., and also on 9.2 Zawan 643 kilodycles from 3230 to 2 megacycles in the ai metre band from 12.30 to 1.15, 5,30 to 7.30, and to 11 pm. H.K.T.

8.30 Abudip: Children's fourt 6.30 Patients in Hospital, arranged by Lynit Studio: "Hospital Rounds"-Selections by Frazer: 7 London Relay: World News: 710 London Relay: Home News from Britain: 7.15 The n-Bultes: 720 Studio: "Seo Teo's Soccer Commentary on the Memorial Cup: 1.30- Studio: Keit Barrelt at the Plana; 7.50 London Transcription Borvica: "It's a Pleasure"; 8.20 Studio: Records received by Zw, arranged and "Record RevueA Itevun of the Latest Presented by Robert Blase; London Relay: News: 9.10 "Aloods in Muals": 9.30 Landon Transcription Service: The be surprised 10 Violin Interlude: 10.10 Adventures of Juita Episode 2 "You'd The Kentucky tirutrela: 1033 Avahalo most: Concerto in G-port Thomes

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Paris, Mor. 19. Marcel Cerdan of France for the nounced that its caminandos

The French Navy Ministry on-

These ships Included capital ships, The British said the objections do European middleweight champion-Indo-China had captured the Is- and could not be dismissed"

aircraft carriers, submarines, elc not concern milltary, strategic and ship, held by Cerdan. The contest land of Cat Ba in the gulf of minor importance.

as of administrative custody will be staged in London on Co-Tongking dominating the entranco

islands, but referred to dan's return from the United States: the talphong river,

"What assurance will Mr Molotov economic position the American plan the probably in May.

and the offer

us on this subject?" Mr gives the United States in the village of Opowom near the Gulf

Bevin asited.

falando. to silence, Viet Namhese

On the question of Industrial de- batteries that have been

militarisation, Mr Bevin said: "The

The British concedo the islands troubling the French shipping In

main problem was not those fácare of little commercial value pre- the Gulf United Press.

tories exclusively devoted to war sently except as trans-Pacific air- mnterinla-which all agreed should line "stepping stones," but despite bo suppressed-but to decide on the official American assurance that exact types of plant representing the United States does not intend Equalegitimate peaceful needs of Ger- benefit "such meagre, almost non-

war potential and in excess of to take advantage

for its own existent resoureca and opportunilles na may exist in these scattered bar-Down. ren islands," the British argue tho principle of equa economic oppor Mrtunity provision, written into that Jorge UN's eight non-trategie trusteeship trusts, cartels and monopolies re-agreements-was an important one mainted in the Rüht. Surely, Mr which should be observed in all Molotov was aware that effective casesUnited Press.

KCC CRICKET Xİ

The following will represent the XCC in a cricket match against the HK University on Saturday at Cox's Path, starting at 2 pond, H. 10, A., Gray (Capt), J. R. Luke, Dr Willis. D. Anderson, V.. White, F. E. Skinner, C. Tiernan, E. Ras- dal, and R. Leigh Scorer, TW

Care. Meida")

Americans Get

Rights In P.I.

Manila, Mar. 12. The Philippines to-day voted overwhelmingly in favour of grant- ing equal rights to American citizens in exploiting the nation's natural resources-Reuter.

many."

German Cartels

Molotov's Implication

He expressed surprise

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SHIPPING UNDER CONSTRUCTION

of

At the end of 1940, the world total shipping under construction amounted to about 3,670,000 tons deadweight. Over 30 percent of this, or about 1,040,000 tons, is being bullt in Grent Britain and Northern Ireland.

The United States comes second with 327,000 tons, followed by Sweden with 248,000 tons.

The tonnage being built in Sweden comprises in all 60 vessels. motor ships, aggregating almost 234,000 tons, and seven steamers of in all 14,000 tons.

Assassination Attempt

Peshawar, Mar. 12, An attempt was made on the life of Rai Bhabar Mehr Chang Khanna, Minister of Finance and Information of the Northwest Frontier Province to-day. The Minister escaped hurt. He is a Hindu-Reuter..

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