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GIANT DNIEPER GENERATOR Schenectady, Mar, 16.

General Electric has on- nounced that the first of three glant American-made electric generators installed

in

Soviet Russia's great Dnieper Dam has been run successfully at full speed.

The announcement sald the test marked the first power operation of the dam since 1941, when the Red Army dynamited the original generators to deny their use to the Germans,

The two additional gen. erators soon will be in operation.

Associated Press.

United Ireland Demand

Cardiff, Mar. 16. The mobilisation of Irish opinion in the United States and the British Empire to support the demand for a United Ire- land was urged here to-day by Mr T. L. Mullins, member of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1947.

ARGENTINE EMPLOYS TOP NAZI SCIENTISTS

Paraguay Rebellion Spreads

Buenos Aires, Mar. 16. The Paraguay rebel broad- casting station at Concepcion

The same broadcast, claimed that the rebels have numerical super- ority in forces of three to one.

London, Mar. 16.

The Sunday nowspaper, Roynolds Nows, in a front page article by a special correspondent to-day, chargod that top- ranking Nazi scientists are boing taken on by the government of Argentino, where one of the most important deposits of uranium has been found in the province of Mondoza.

The dispatch said there was evidence that the evacun- tion of former top Nazis to Argentina. had been carried out under a secret agreement between Franco Spain and Gen Juan Peron, which virtually amounts to a military pnet.

"en n scale all out of proportion to civil requirements," especially hear Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bulbay

and Santander.

The disputch added it was re- ported the work was supervised by States tech- hush-hush, United nownicians."-United Press:

and ехи

The report said the group of announced that a Chacos divi-Nazi physicists included Dr sion, headed by Colonel Gug- giari, "decided to join the rebel Guido Beck, Czech expert "who Nazi physicists in forces and take the offensive assisted against Morlulgo's forces," curlyatomic experiments."

The Reynolds News report and

"are to-day.

star of 100 scientists working at a Jaboratory ` near Cordoba with unlimited funds drawn from dictator Peron's revenue classified

milltary as secret The Paraguay government broad.

at Asuncion, the | penditure!' casting station capital, announced that the Liberal Party has joined the revolution.

announced Asuncion dispatches

hnd Morinigo President that ordered the Loyal Army to start a the operation against large scale

and is Concepcion rebels

sending more troops to the fighting front. Reuter.

United Action

the Fianna Fail (Government By Democracies

party in Eire) at a meeting protesting against the partition of Ireland.

Urged By Koo

Charlottesville, Virginia, Mar. 16.

Mr. Mullis said that while, the Labour Party had declared partition to be a grave injustice against a free

Dr V. K. Wellington Koo, and friendly peuple, time was found to prepare

the new bill to enlarge the legislative power of Northern Ireland Chinese Ambassador

10

A resolution was

was passed at to-day's United States, said in an address meeting, organised by the Irish Anti-at the University of Virginia to- Partition Lengue, profesting against day there can be no doubt "British partition of Ireland" and demanding Immediate action by the democracy will triumph over British Government to end it. ather ideologies.

It

"Pence is indivisible" he said, "and like- prosperity and freedcin are

wise."

In 1921 a treaty was signed be- tween Grent Britain and Eire, by which the latter accepted Dominion

He said if the world powers can- status, and in 1925 the border between

international not co-operate, "the Eire and Northern Ireland was fixed. outlook cannot be anything but som- The constitution of Eire declares

He said the world be a sovereign, independent de bre and grim."

situation is "complicated by the pre- mocratic state, while executive power

of rival ideologies, and the in Northern Ireland is vested in the

is rendered cause of co-operation Governor on behalf of the Kinglimteult by different nations Reuter..

suing different modes of approach to a given question.”

Storm Holds Up

Sea Rescue

Honolulu, Mar. 16.

gence

Rival Ideologics

pur-

Dr Koo sald this only emphasises the need of understanding that leads

should be added,

that in

-ce of highly-ed and

the

forces of

The article said the group cluded "Nuzis who fled to Spain and Gen Franco by agreement with

Spanish became naturailsed

zens."

-

that

BYRD'S MEN

IN SYDNEY FOR VISIT

The report further alleged "Argentine mining experta Gabrera Alvarez and Demetrio Ortega, with Gennans,

Syducy, Mar. 17. six Franco naturalised are training as uranium prospectors"

United States naval officers In The Juyjuy Province, Villn from Admiral Richard Byrd's Dolores

Luls in San

Province, Chilecito in La Rioja and in Cata-Antarctic expedition said yes-i terday they were amazed at the way in which Sydney girls have been "throwing themselves" at the Americans.

marcu Province.

de-

POCKET CARTOON

"Your neighbours' com- pliments, madam, and do you want your roll?"

NIGHT ATTACK BY GREEK GUERILLAS

two

Athens, Mar. 16, Greck guerilla forces, battalions strong, launched a midnight attack against the military posts in six villages in the region of Karditza province of Trikkula, Central Greece, the Greek News Agency reported to- night.

At midnight lost night guerillos, using mortars, grenades and machine guns, assaulted a defence strengthened by detachments sent from Kärditza. post which had been

The fighting went on for several hours until all attacks, had been beaten off.

Network Of Aorodromes Reynold News said uranlum posits were found in Spain in 1945, "but although Franco sent an agent, Gumersindo Garela. to tie United

Units of the expedition have ar States to get special mining -

visit. myrived in Sydney for a brie! any." chinery he failed to secure The report

Police explained the rush by say- "it is sald therefore

hasing that it had been reported that possible he (France)

plant the men carried as much as about the Agency to be heavy-Reuter. arranged

gelling this through the Argentine Government $1,000 (£260) on them to spend in

him Inrge Sydney in about six daya leave. which recently granted

Police and United States shore credit."

patrols are co-operating to protee! being the men from racketeers-Associated

for

The report also said a "great net- work of aerodromes" hastily constructed throughout Spain Press.

Was

Americans Favour Curbing Totalitarian Aggression

Washington, Mar. 16.

National consciousness of the world situation has been deeply stirred by the first week's political discussion of Greece and Turkey aid since the White House leaders con- ference, with many indications of United States willingness to accept a more active role in world leadership, but it remains certain that many phases of foreign policy will be subjected to careful Congressional examination.

Developments have reversed to co-operation, and declared: "the earlier disposition of the and general public to shift attention the from world to domestic pro- rival ideologies, the A new storm is howling out Wemocracy must be united.bleme.

of action is 超

observers note of the North-west Pacific and Their tony stronger than the union that the sharpest, criticism of threatens to swamp the stern of democracy for the strength of de-

President Truman's programme section of the wrecked tanker mocracy lies in the fact that it is Fort Dearborn, making it im-based not upon the will of the invi- possible for any immediate ressible state but upon the free consent cue of the 22 men aboard.

Hopes are dimmed, but the sea and air search continues for the 12 tent-

bers of the tanker's crew who put out in a lifeboat after the ship broke in two in a storm last Wednesday,

"The 10" others "that were rescued from the bow section are safely en route to San Francisco in the liner General W. II. Gordon.---Associated Press

More Jews Arrive

In Australia

Sydney, Mar. 10. The Dutch ship John de Witt (10,474 tons) has arrived here wil 710 Jewish immigrants from Eur

Mr Arthur Calwell, the Australian immigration Minister, stated that when

the ship left Marseilles'

February the Australian

Gover

union Is

of ench individual.

strategie measure and the "Implicu- tlons" of the President's message to Congress as potentially applicable to a great number and varloty at un- defined situations in other parts of the world.

A large segment of the public and press and many politicans regret the situation could not have been handled br there is likely to be considerable came from the extremes of the the called Nations; consequently, becoming a Right and Left, and think, "iso-political demand for reassurance that lutionist sentiment so far has the United Nations is

This to attract spectacular more effective world agency.

will likely revive discussion whether leadership or important Con- the veto situation in the Security gressional strength.

Informad Public Opinion failed "When the light of reason and argument of discussion and debate is brought, to bear upon the merits of the different ideologies, there can be no doubt that democracy will triumph in the and."

Dr.

of

of

Council will indefinitely frustrate expansion of the usefulness of the United Nations.

Concern-over-the-ruló of the!

One gendarme was killed and on- other wounted.

Guerilla' losses were reported by

Clarification Of Russian Views On Alaska Sought

Washington, Mar. 16. -~

Representative Gearhardt, Republican of Cali- fornia, said to-day that Russia "is looking at Alaska with covetous eyes.”

OFFICIAL NOTICE

He declared the Soviets con- tend that Alaska's purchase by the United States from the Czarist Government in 1857 was Megal, and demanded that the Proposal to change a Ship's Name State Department say whether 1, Stuart Taylor Williamson of Moscow is seeking the return of Hong Kong hereby give notice that the rich and stragetic territory, being desirous of co-ordinating

Gearhardt told a reporter he will

Hils statement topped theso de velopments:

raise the question on the house floor nomenclature I have applied to to-morrow in connection with Pre- the Minister of Transport under sident Inrry Truman's programme Section 47 of the Merchant Ship- to curb Communist expansion by ping Act, 1894, in respect of my sending money, materials and expert's to Greece and Turkey.

ship "EMPIRE TYNE" - of Hong Kong Official Number 145527 of Gross tonnage 3724 tons Register tonnage 2800 tons, heretofore owned by me for permission to change her name to "INCHÜRAG" and to havo hor registered in the new name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by mo.

to

1. Paul Porter, chief of the American Economic Mission Greece,

left Athens to-day to return and report. His report on the Greek economic dimeulties and how to meet them was not due until April, but apparently is being speeded up in view of the pending ald programme.

2.

The United Nations Food and

Agriculture Organisation recommend ed a US$100,000,000 loan for 1947- 1948 for the international Bank, Associated Press.

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ARSON

Any objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping ht Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement. Dated at Hong Kong this 14th. day of March 1947. (Signed) S. T, WILLIAMSON.

OFFICIAL NOTICE

Frankfurt, Mar. 16. Military Government officer re- ported that a' fire, believed to have Proposal to change a Ship's Name been set by arsonists, early to-day damaged a building in Schleuchtern, I, Stuart Taylor Williamson 'of 50 miles north-east of here, con-Hong Kong hereby give notice that taining military and counter-

desirous of co-ordinating UNO COMMISSION intelligence headquarters and Ger- being

man denozification headquarters. Athens, Mar. 16.

nomenclaturo. I have applied to "We believe the fire was set The United Nations Commalssion of

by the -Minister of Transport under 10 ottempting

destroy Inquiry

Inta persons members looking

Section 47 of the Merchant Ship- denazineation and Military Govern- Greek: allegations of interference across her frontler, headed by Mrment Investigatiorf records," a Mili-ping Act, 1894, in respect of my J. D. L. Hood, of Australia, has tary Government official stated. ship "EMPIRE PLANET” of Hong reached Janing in Epirus, 50 kilo-

Onteers said the building janitor Kong Ofeial Number 146620. of metres from the Albanian frontier, was detained bricily, but was after having been into Albania, the leased after questioning. They said Gross tonnage 4266 tons Register Greek News Agency reported to they found an empty gasoline can tonnage 2587 tons, heretofore and, from all appearances, a large owned by me for permission to section of the top floor of the three- Members of the Commission were action building, and been saturated change her name to "INCHKEITH" to-day examining witnesses

before it was Ignited.

and to have her registered in the statements that guerilin elements

Damage was mainly to the top new stayed in

months. Albania for

name at the Port of Hong floor, where county records of the Kong as owned by me. Reuter.

day.

of

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British Arms Used Cherbres, Switzerland, Mar. 10. Weapons supplied by the British to Greek resistance forces during the war have been used to arm Leftist guerilla bands in the current civil strife in Greece, the Rev. Edward Every, the World Council 맛 Churches representative In Greece, told the second annual of the Church Council's conference Reconstruction Department to-day.

Rev. Every, a former Royal Air Force chaplain, said only a amall proportion of the arms dropped by the RAF were turned in, and added some weapons being used were sald to be coming in from across the borders-Reuter.

I

Saw Russian Manoeuvres

Berlin, Mar. 16, Niels Norlund, 20-year-old corres-

reported

news-

Whereas eller World War I, the strong isolationism of the west and northwest quickly "influenced foreign said he does not despair polley. the same altuation has not United Nations developed here be-pondent of the Copenhagen

of the Izvestia paper, Berlingske publication

but the to-day that British military ther possibility or ultimate out, recurred, partly because of no great fore

police on the subject, between nutions

farm surpluses in commodities and editorial come of co-operation

sion officers who attempted to pre. different ideologies. What is above partly because Far Eastern affairs lattor had great publicity in the fired three shots yesterday at Rus

vent him from returning to Berlin all desirable and necesary, is that compel the constant and active In United States and impressed some

for 20 there should be informed public terest of all western Congressmen in diplomatie observers

hours in the Russian occupation zone. opinion on important international the evolution of United States world adroit reaction yet made by Soviet after holding him captive Issues at slake and fully cognisant polley.

Definable Policy

Norlund, reicased after his two- day ordeal, said he was held by the Hon."-Associated Press.

Russians efter inadvertently witnes sing "huge" Soviet manoeuvres in the Russian zone 50 miles out of

sources.

0.0 the most

of sustained enlightened co-opera- Diplomatie observers estimate that

the United

The proposals to aid Greece and States public pre- ponderuntly approved Mr. Truman's Turkey had the effect automatically stop totalitarian aggression" thesis, of expanding political speculation hui see the emergency of other major to the entire Middle Eastern are Berlin-United Press. lasues as Congressional debate de- and many authorilles think a major long-term consequence of the im- velops.

Dakota Crash

Searchers Find

16 Bodies

ment had no part in arranging the passage of Jewish displaced Persones who came from Poland, Austria and Hungary.

He added that an officer on the Australians High Commission

Paris, Mar. 16. staff in London

that had agreed

Search parties in the Fontaine travelling conditions in the liner

Garrazine ravine in the French Alps, were not

uitable for British im- after recovering 10 bodies near the migrants.

Most of the landing snowbound wreckage of the Air permits had been issued more than France Dakota which crashed iwo n year ago to relatives who guarun-days ago, were impeded in their teed

the immigrants maintenance | efforts this evening by a heavy

thei and accommodation.

avalanche which swept-down side of the ravine and threatened to engulf both the remnants plone and the searchers as well.

The searchers heard the rumble of falling snow just in time to escape. They saw the avalanche, three to four metres deep, sweep down on a distance of one mile and a width of 60 metres past the wrecked plans.

The Jews aboard the ship include doctors, lawyers, engineers. builders and farmers.--Reuter.

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pending debate will be the evolution Variety Of Situations

of a definable integrated Progress of the discussion also States policy vis-a-vas reveals a tendency to distinguish bo- East. tween the Greek-Turkey aid pro- gramme as a necessary economic and Om

FIGHTING SOUTH OF YENAN

PASSENGER JET PLANE

The American purpose In 85-

San Diego, Cal, Mar, 17. suming greater world responsibili

A commercial air transport using ties revives political interest in the jet propulsion for added power United States long-term commercial from the exhausts of its two 2,400 polley. It is considered obvious that unqualified Republican opproval

of

horsepower convention type engines Mr Truman's programme would be made an initial fight yesterday. inconsistent with the

40-passenger transport cap- revival of

able of cruising at 300 miles an nationalistic "protectionism” and this is likely to perplex many Re-hour also is the first pesestime twin publicans who, simultaneously, engine commercial transport with favour world-wide resistance

pressurised compartmets for passen- Communism while regarding com-gers and crew. merce as essentially a national con- This will permit high altitude flying above storms. Consolidated corn. 47

The commercial aspects of United Vulti Aircraft Corporation, builders States foreign policy have not pre- of the plane, explained that occupied Congress while business auxiliary exhaust jets would is flourishing, but in the event of a from 10 to 12 miles an hour to the "recession" would command greater speed of the plane-Associated

Press.

. Shanghai, Mar. 17. News Central

reports that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's forces are

Communists battling of the

miles south of the Red. capital, Yenan.---Associated Press.

Three of the bodies found this afternoon were identified as those of Michel Knable. Parts Industrial- ist, Roger Burgne, the radio offcer and Yes Luochesi, second pilot.

Of the four who were found this morning one was a woman and an- ather believed to be an American passenger. AIL 10 bodies so for removed from the crash have been moved to a nearby village.—Reuter.

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Interest.-United Press.

DELEGATES TO STUDY REPORT ON GERMANY'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

Moscow, Mar, 16. Unless any further surprise changes are made in the agenda, the Foreign Ministers will start the second week of the Moscow Conference with a study of the Control Council's report on economic principles.

By SYLVAIN MANGEOT Router's Diplomatic Correspondent

10.

the acki

industry. 2. Liquidation of war single economic whole is the kernel potential. 3. Food and rationing. of the entire German problem. 4. Agriculturo.

6. Decartellisa Without economic unity, political ULTIMATUM TO:

8. Imports and Exports, unity of Germany is unthinkable. If Domestic Trads. R. Economic the Moscow conferencé reaches bigree-

ment on thin subject, it will repre .. Transport. unity. TRAM STRIKERS

nent cally the most successful singe Finance, banking and financial re- Singapore, Mar. 20.

to dato in the Allied attempts at con- form 11. Transfer of German

structive peacemaking. The latest development in the alx

und Allied property.

Paradoxically, each of the Big Four week old strike of tramway employees

The key sub-divison is undoubtedly

advod tes economic unity but each is that, the Traction Company has

It la generally recognised here the eighth. If the Ministers "can

Bola Ita OWI1 conditiorts

which, told strikers who do not return to that this section of the report is the agree on the question of economic

hitherto, show little sign of being work

by Wednesday that they will most important na well as the uhlly then, the whole prospects af

mutually compatible. be liable to be dismissed.

bulklest chapter in the

The first and underlying British Control joint four-party action in Germany Polico protection is offered to all authorities' analysts of the extent to become immeasurably simplified. condition is belloved 'to: bo unre- who resume work.

which, the. Potsdam Agreement las The Brillah Forela Minister, Mr. | stricted liberty of movement The Government has appointed Mr or has not been fulfilled.

Ernest Bevin, has made it abundantly | throughout all four zones, without Justico Jobling to act as mediator,=="

clear that the réalisation of the Pots- which economic unity would be D Router.

dam decision to treat Germany as a travesty.—Reuter.

The subject in sub-divided into 11 parts as follows: 1. The lovel of

re-

denazification court and records of Military Government investigations were kept, but officers said all re- cords were inthet-United Press.

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