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Race Selections

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LO WU HANDICAP-ONE MILE.

Jacke

Niger

Mayfair

Outsider: Mosey -

COOLGARDIE HANDICAP—"G"

CLASS 1st SECTION

LONGS,

Red Fox

Arabian Monry

Happy Valley

SIX FUR

Outsider: Miami Beauty

REAUMARIS

STAKES

"D"

CLASS (181 SECTION) (ABOUT }

MILE 171 YARDS).

Souvenir

Blue Peter

Eastern Diamor)

Outsider: Jinx

BEXARBA

HANDICAP

"

CLASS (1st SECTION) (ABOUT

Kim

MILE 17 YARDS).

Llly

White Dragon

Outsider: Elmer

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Hongkong Telegraph

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1947.

BEVIN'S PLAN FOR THE NEW

GERMANY

Decentralised Govt. System Proposed

Moscow, Mar. 21.

Mr Ernest Bevin proposed to-day the creation of a decentralised governmental system for Germany in which the powers of the central government would be limited.

The British plans submitted to the Council of Foreign Ministers coincided in most respects with the general plan submitted of Stuttgart last autumn by the then Secretary of State, Mr James Byrnes, for

It is completely opposite "United States of Germany". from the strong central government which the Soviet's Vyacheslav Molotov proposed.

Mr Bevin would create a Supreme Mr Bevin proposed the division of powers' between the central govern- Court to "safeguard the conЯlitu-

govern- tion. ment and laenders (State HANDICAP-ment) and to vest all powers

the laenders except those expressly delegated to the central government The central government would have

and legislative executive

respon- siblities essential to secure:

"A"-CLASS (ONE MILE).

Norac Que:13

Air Borne

Soulunpets

Outsider: Jeep Lee

COOLGARDIE

HANDICAP-"C"

CLASS (2nd SECTION) (SIX FUR-

LONGS).

Canary

Crown Witness

Midnight Express

Outsider: National Congress

BENARBA HANDICAP — "B" CLASS (2nd SECTION)

14 MILE 170 YARDS).

Cooper

Lucky Strike

Wodonga

ABOUT

Outsider: Speedaway BEAUMARIS STAKES "D" (ABOUT

CLASS (2nd SECTION)

I ILE 171 YARDS),

Emperor's Gale

Fifth Alart

Kelly.

Outsider: Toofsiu

Linor's Rough Trip

New York, Mar. 22.

Elizabeth ducked on The Queen Friday after the worst battering she had experienced "in years" accord ing to her caploin who added that the passage was completed without

ira

or

1. Political unity, naturalisation, immigration and foreign affairs.

2. Legal unity, such as principles of criminal law.

3. Econorale unity, customs foreign trade, communications transportation.

and

und

cur-

4. Financial unity, such as rency and powers for banking re-or- dination.

"We intend to establish the rule Inw and democratic develop- ment," he said.

BASIC FREEDOMS

He then listed all basle freedoms those rights should be and sald "freely and immediately exercised by all Germans in Germany."

He proposed that a German con- stitutional democracy be established in definite steps, beginning with the formation of central agencies to put the Potsdam agreement into effert, Mr Bevin proposed that for the

especially in

in the economie field, and central government there should be the framing and adoption of a trial a President and twa chambers constitution with the approval of the one representing the nation as a Control Council and a vote of the whole and the other separate laen-people. After a trial period, tho

der.

The

LIMITED FUNCTIONS

duties of the rights and President would be limited to those of the head of a constitutional state Independent executive without nuthority.

The chamber representing the nation to be popularly elected, for initiating central legislation.

The chamber

the representing incnder would be the most power; iful. It would be elected on equal

11 representation for each aender. main concern would be legislation. taking mainly into consteleratkin the interests of the laender. It would have absolute velo in constitutional

"even breaking a teacup." -Asso-matters and dispensary veto on all

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New Leprosy Treatment

Moscow, Mar. 21. An elective, preparation for freating leprosy hitherto con- been sidered Incurable, has evolved by two Soviet scientists according to Tass News Arener to-day, They are. Blochemist Gubarov and Dermatologist Tur- suyev and have named their pre- parailon Oxydiphtheric acid,

This aeld was extracted from bro- diphtheria microbes and duced striking results when test- ed on leprosy-infected milce and rabbits.

THE

It has been tested for a year For- Professor on pallents in Huyev's ellair and ulcers which usually persist for months have been healed in weeks. Scientific Council of the Soviel Pubile Health Ministry has ap proved the method of treatment and deelded to increase produc- tion of the aeld-Reuter.

Crippling Crop Losses

Floods In England

Still Serious

London, Mar, 22, Crippling losses of food crops in the flooded. lowlands of Bri- tain were reported on Friday as conditions grew worse in scat- tered parts of the stricken

ureny.

were

lo

Waters which trapped people The final constitution and new

their homes in the worst floods in some would follow the trial memory elections

receding in period. Mr Devin proposed that the areas but rising water levels were of Allied Control Council for the time reported in the lower reaches

the River Trent in Lincolnshire, the being reserve to itself the direction of such matters os disarmament, re- Severn ut Worcestershire and the parations, security, war criminals, Ouse in Yorkshire. foreign relations, prisoners of war:

The town of Crowland in Lincoln- displaced and

persons.---Unitedshire was in danger of becoming on Press.

Big Tax Cuts Proposed

and

were

hurried away to higher ground by

Russian Pressure

On Turkey

Disclosures By Dean Acheson

of

Washington, Mar. 21. The Acting Secretary State, Mr Dean Acheson, said to-day that Turkey needed American aid to bolster its de- "external fences against such

pressure" as the Soviet Govern- ment's insistence upon partici

of the pating in the defence strategic Dardanelles.

Acheson told Representative Karl Mundt that the Turkish armies have had to remain in a state of semi- mobilisation for several years. Ile this has beer a severe "bud- getary strain" on the government. hot worried He said the Turks are about "Internal hands of guerilias." Their worries stem entirely from

he added. "external

pressure,"

Mundt asked Acheson to deline this pressure, then added: "Or should I name it? The Congress and the people do not have access to classified documents and I would not reveal anyturkey a little over a year ago 1 know directly what that pres- sure in."

visited

to

them.

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having

It was of that point that Acheson deaned the Soviet demands for par- ticipation in the defence of the Dar- danelles as "external pressure."

MYSTERIOUS BLACK BOOK Acheson also promised to reveal

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EDITORIAL

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Salaries Commission-

PPOINTMENT of the Salaries

NCIL C

Commission for the specie purpose of establishing new rates of pay for all Hongkong pubile servants is certain to bring a

to of satisfactions those whose livelihoods are affected. And there will be no gengine protest from the general public, notwithstanding that any increases must be met ont of general ra.

It is now Veule.

widely held con- view that beller werking ditions for our civil servants lo a good cause, and warranting ap- congratulations

proval. Initiat

was,

co to the Government on its nur- cess in persuading Whitehall that this particular problem must be tackled by a locally-appointed There commission.

at one ilme, a danger that the Colonia! Ofice avould despatch "experts" from England, whose inability to livine appreciate comparative costs might well have ruined the purpose of their mission. Fur dermore, any such Commission would have involved a long and asgravating delay before effect could be given to recommenda- tions. Instead, the Hongko Government has been permitted to appoint Its own Commission-- men fully conversant with exist- ing conditions, permitting them a hroadminded approach to the sub- jeet.

On face value the terms of re- ference appear to be fals, although there are two paragraphs that check first enthusiasms. The first calls upon the Commission to con-

Asia

Economic Commission

Hongkong Included In Its Activities

sider the exient to which the cost of living allowances should be in- corporated in basle salaries having regard to the fact that stable economic conditions have not yet bren re-established. Clearly this could be restrictive, implying, an IL docs, that Government must not be committed to substantial Increases In basle salaries in case Ilving

costs should fall. If this be the mean- ing of the clause it must be pro- previous- tested by repetition of

ly

maid.

stated argument--that even assuming the cost of living should revert to 1941 standards, the ma- jority of Government servants would will be basically under- It is desirable that the too Commission should not give

to mucli regard

hypothetical crenumale conditions of the future when considering higher basic The second term of salaries.

doubt

direcla reference promptleg

of that recommendations

Ato Salarles Hongkong

Commission shall be related to those of tho Malayan Commission. This intera that the maximum recommenda- uns for Hongkong

cannot linns

exceed

the maximum

laid down for Malaya, irrespective of any differ- this ing local conditions. While might work to the advantage of Hongkong civil servants if the Malayan maximum is higher than that proposed here, it can also be the means of unfairly influencing focal recommendations to bring them Into line with Malaya. Government might well, clear up any double before the Commission tackles its job.

Chiang Expects

U.S. Loan

For Recovery `Work

re-

publicly the information on Greece

Nanking. Mar, 22. and Turkey contained in a myster-

A high Kuomintang Oficial Lake Success, Mar. 21. ported to-day that Generallssimo tous, black book given to members of Congress.

"other The Committee of the Economic Chiang Kai-shek told the party Acheson also said that claims have been made agalost and Social Council commenced the lenders that he confidently expected Turkey by the Soviet Union and drawing up of terms at reference for Bnancial aid from the United States, the new Economic Commission for and the money would be spent for and not to various Soviet republics. Mundt told Acheson that he thought he knew Asia and the Far East and agreed national reconstruction

would com- @ght the Communiets. asked to go into that the Commission island as a 40-yard breach in a dyke why "we are beamental reason tamese Australia, China, France, India, Last December President Trummi

The torrent which engulfed Turkey Soviet neighbour released a

the Philippines, said a united democratic China was the the Netherlands,

the United of utmost importance to world thousands of neres of rich agricul that the

orth is conducting a war of nerves Slam. Soviet Russia, tural land. drowned cattle,

pence. and is pressing for a favourable de- Kingdom and the United States.

Certain marooned isolated arms.

Mr Truman also said a US$500,- also decided that the Com- It Boats were sent to the rescue of cislon on the Straits and

eastern provinces The Turits are

mission's work should

embrace000,000 credit would be granted to stranded farmers. Cattle

maintaining this huge Army because Borneo, Burma, Ceylon, China, India, Ching when she has established a of the war of nerves. Is that a fuir

Hongkong Malaya, united democratie Government. Indo-China,

Obliquely referring to the capture the Netherlands East statement?" of the

Singapore,

on Wednesday of the Chinese Com- Indles, the Philippines and Slain.

The decision to proceed-with-work munist capital, Yenan. Generalis- represented a compromise in the simo Chiang said that recent events that the Chinese Com- debate in which: (1) the Soviet and showed British delegates expressed fear that munists could be beaten.

The Generalissimo did not men- the terms of reference could not

tion his war plans,

An informant sald Generaliskimo sion of the Connell and the Soviet

China's stressed

foreign be completed during the present ses- delegate warned that he might have Chiang to consult his government on some policy which he termed "perfectly correct" toward the Soviet Union. major, points.

That was a reply to the Rightist 2.

States The United

delegato

who had charged' thai Foreign proposed that, until the full ecuno- mic commission for the Far East Minlater Wang Shih-chieh had "a was ready to function, the Commit-weak and impotent polley Russia."--Associated Press. lee make interim arrangements.

rail.

for

seven days will be useless and will have to be replanted."

E. K. Benson, Secretary Cambridge branch of the National farmers unlon said: "all winter Washington, Mor, 21. wheat, barley, and oals which have The Repulican

completely Congressional been

subinerged Steering Committee to-day approved 38 arrcent income tax cut affecting 120,000.000 Americans with net ear

nines of less than 31,000 a year and 20 nerent slash on taxes on 11 other income groups above the $1,000 level to $300,000 annually.

If the House and Senate approve, ie GOP would like to make the las six retroretive to January, though the Taft wing wants it offhetivo from July 1.

The Steering Commitee decided pod the b'll under closed rule bring i mendments, and thus Con- ges would be called on fu role on ji bi as It stands, or none.

The Ways and Means Committee: rived the tax bill to-day and de- bate may start next Wedhicsday with

vate on Thursday-United Press.

Mr Benson said large acreages and quantities of pit stored potatoes would be ruled "as well as stacks of outthreshed grain.

to

from

Acheson said he did not want comment on that. But-he conceded that the maintenance of a big army strained Turkey's economy, Mundt sald Greece was entitled

reparations US$105,000,000 Italy and US$45,000,000 from Ger-

when these many under the peace treaties but Acheson said. would be paid was in the "specu- Flative realm."

Au unestimated number of rattle and sheep have been drowned in the finered funs, Mr Denson said. A. Eaton, previously

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Search Given Up

funds

The Committee chairman, Charles suid he de- nounced the secrecy about the State Department's "black book." The B. Chiper- Committeeman, Robert field, turned his copy of the black book back when he found that the State Department had placed restrictions on it.

Honolulu. Mar. 22. The United States Navy abandoned as hopeless the sea and air search for the 12 correct men who abun-contained doned the tanker Fort Dearborn when the bruke in two in a storm 1.100 miles north-west of Honolulu on March 12. All the 32 other mem- bera of the crew were rescued Associated Press.

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Acheson told Eaton that the book certain "classified" In- formation intended only as a buck- ground and did not constitute oflelal State Department statements. He said this would be explained to the press when the book was avaliable. It was learned that the State De- partment is preparing the book for release to the press.United Press.

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KAI TAK FIRE. Prompt action by an RAF Tre serious patrol prevented blaze at Kal Tak early this morning when two three-ton tenders-one, a 110 Squadron mobile omce, and the other belonging to Shell Mex Co. and converted to office use, caught fire. close to the airstrip.

The blaze was discovered at 145 a.m., and, so effectively did the fire patrol deal with, It that nearby do- mestic accommodation remained un- touched. The chassis and cab of the Shell Mex vehicle survived the fire, but the RAF mobile office was ex- tensively damaged.

Cause of the outbreak has not yet been estabilthed.

3. The Indian, Chinese and Dutch spokesman objected that such # course might give the impression that the Social Council was attaching more importance to the European problen-than_la_Astu.

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