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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1947.

POCKET CARTOON

MOLOTOV REPLY RULES OUT CHINA DEBATE AT MOSCOW

Berlin Paper

Suspended

Berlin, Mar. 26. Tho Sovjet-ifcensed Berlin newspaper, Berlin Am Miltag, has been suspended for three dows and fined 3,000 marke (C125) for attacking KL. Georges Bidault, French Foreign Minister.

The article, according to the official Soviet newspaper Tagliche Itundschau today, "inauised" M. nklault by referring to the statement by tha Minister, declaring France's willingness to absorb a portion of Germany's surplus population, as "a false theory".

The action appeared to be on direct ILunalan Initiative. om- clat circles said that there had been no French protest over the article-Reuter,

BY SYLVAIN MANGEOT

Reuter's Diplomatie Cosnespondent

Moscow, Mar. 26.,

M. Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister, to-day agreed to the proposal of the United States Secretary of State, General George Marshall, to exchange information on China by lotter, with copies supplied to the Chinese Government.

This method, M. Molotov said, was "not entirely satis- factory" as both General Marshall and the British Foreign Minister. Mr Ernest Bevin, had spoken in favour of informal conferences when the matter was first discussed by the Council of Foreign Ministers.

CAN'T USE

ATOM FOR

Then M. Molotov had sug- gested talks on the way the three countries. had fulfilled their decisions at the last Mos- cow conference in December 1945, including the agreement not to interfere in China's in- ternal affairs. Since then the Soviet press has printed allega-: tions of United States help to the Kuomintang Government' British scientista sce no pos-in its war against the Com-

munists.

INDUSTRY

'London, Mar. 26.

MARIRENINISTRACIALELENILAINEN:24ssibility of the industrial use of

Col Peron Described As Leftist

Rome, Mar. 26. Professor Mario Bracci. special Italian commercial envoy who recently returned from a month in the Argentina, today described the regime of Colonel Juan Peron as "Leftist" but distinct from Fascism 01 Nazism.

Speaking to the Foreign Office press conference of 20 newsmen, Prot Bracci revented details of the trade ngreements ke negoilnted with

Uruguay and Argentina, and urged Italy to succeed Germany as the mäin exporting Country Argentina.

to

atomic energy within the mea- surable future, a high govern- ment source revealed today.

Repeated efforts by the British Cabinet to ascertain whether there is a chance that the alom could be counted on to assist the nation's in- dustrial comeback driver met with only negative results, he said.

10-

on

General

accep-

CLAMAM.

"Well, it doesn't say 'D. m., does 17"

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Burma Oil Workers

On Strike

Mr Bevin called Marshall: this moralog and had a brief conversation, during which it

Rangoon, Mar. 26. was believed M. Molotov's

About 2,000 employees of the tance of an exchange of information was one of the subjects discussed. Burma Oil Company installa- When the Chinese Government tions at Dunneedaw, in the and refused to take part in any talks suburbs of Rangoon, staged a and strongly urged the Foreign Ministers "lo cense any discussion in sit-down strike inside the re- any form of the internal affairs of finery and workshops, to-day China," General Marshall said that protesting against the alleged he was not prepared to take part in any conference but suggested an ex-viointion of the recent strike change of written information before settlement agreement by the April 1,

company management. Molotov's Reply

Efforts are being made

by the

"Despite most intensive research in the nations laboratories, all reports state that so far no method of con- trolling the tremendous leased by atomle fission has

force

been found. Government's researchers Eay the production of un atomic bomb is in his reply delivered last night management of the Burma Oil Com relatively simple-but to drive the or early this morning. M. Molotov pany to bring about an early settle- nel in o problem which so far has continues to hold to its opinion as to force of the explosion Into a chan-sold:

Soviet Governmentment of the dispute. defled solution."

The Rangoon dock workers, who the complete consistency of ex-served a strike notice to the Part changing information in an informal Commissioners last week, conference of the three Ministers on

are re- behalf of which you and Mr Bevin spoke at the meeting of the Council

In view of these reports, govern- ment's industrial plans do not take into account the possible future use of atomic energy, he said.

"The

of Foreign Ministers

"I have no objection to offer to However, the Ministry of Supply your suggestion that we should up to as sued a standing directive for April 1 this year keep each other report Immilately informed respecting the fullment whenever developments make future of the agreement with regard

scientists to

to

use of this source definite possibl-China and that each of us should:

send a copy of the text of such in- formation to the Chinese Gover-

lity.

"We would welcome it as mannament, although such a way of com-

heaven," he said.-Unitedmunicating information

Turning to the Peron regime, he kuld: "It should not be confused with Fascism or Nazism. It is from something new; one might say it is] Press, a Leftist regime. In fact, Col Peron

Foreign Exchange Institute.

Replacing Gormany

scem

docs

not to me to be entirely satisfac- tory,"

Diplomatic observers in London said to-day that the agreement to information gues only a part of the way toward meet- ing the standpoint of the Chinese Government.

Indonesia Not exchange written

All Calm

Batavia, Mar. 26.

Chinese Standpoint According to usually well-informed sources, a further Chinese protest is

ported to have decided not to go on strike, as a settlement of the dispute is expected shortly.

Three members of the International Labour Offee, headed by Dr P. Pillai, are arriving here tonight to investi- gate labour conditions in Burma Reuter.

'AMBASSADOR

FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Mr Victor Bentinck, British Ambassador

Truman Wants Speed-Up Of Greece-Turkey Aid

Washington, Mar. 26.

President Hurry Truman today called for speed on his Greece Turkey aid programme, while opposition witnesses complained to the Senate Foreign Relations Commitice that the plan contémplates a kind of “war” on Itussin,

JAPS CHOOSE PEACE TALKS

DELEGATE

Tokyo, Mar. 27. An 88-year-old Diet member, Yukio Ozaki, reputedly Japan's outstanding liberal, Was Aug-

thought of a US$100,000,000

NOTICE

War Crimes, desires to get in touch with Mr J. MacDONALD, formerly of 319 Laichikok Road, Kowloon. The above-mentioned Is-believed to have been a member of the Royal Scots Regiment and was, during the war years,-intern-

President Truman was askeded in Camps 10D, Tokyo, and 2B, at a press conference what he Kawasaki, Japan. stop-gap loan to Greece if Con- of the whereabouts of Mr J. Mac- Will anyone having knowledge gress cannot act before Match 31 on his whole US$400,000,000 with Lt C. C. Brett, War Crimes DONALD kindly communicato programme to bolster Greece Investigation Unit, Hong Kong. and Turkey against Com- munism.

Telephone No. 34018.

He replied that he hoped the US- $400,000,000 progamme would be date when the British plan to end approved before March 31-the their aid to Grecce.

The Senate Commllice was stri-

gested last night as Japan's ving to wind up the hearings,

Chairman Arthur Vandenberg told delegate to the peace conference a reporter that the Committee may when it is held. The suggestion start work on the bill behind closed was made by a group of politi-doors tomorrow it testimony can be

ended quickly, cally-minded persons who form

The Senate diplomatic leader, Mr. the "People's Diplomacy Barkley, predicted prompt approval. Association."

although he said there may be some The organisers said the associa "clarifying" amendments before the tion's purpose is "realising people's plan to extend financial and limited. diplomancy based

military help to the Mediterranena and democracy."

countries

goes to the Senate floor. The association plans to contribute

Mr. Barkley mentioned an amend- to world practices, and to promote ent by Senator Lodge, Republican foregin trade and peaceful immigrof Massachusetts, to prevent the use of any American funds to pay off Thirty

the old Greek and Turkish debts, an one of those which might be attached to the measure--Associated Press,

tion.

on workd

peace

persons allending the Association's inauguration meeting

planned to elect Ozaki as president and Social Democrat Party leader Daikichiro Tagown as vice-president.

tins reported to live SCAP

Well-informed cireles said the ns-

blessing-United Press.

M.P.'S BRIBERY CHARGE

(Continued from Page 1)

Mr Attlee replied that procedyre was a matter for the Commission it self to settle.-United Press.

FREEDOM OF PRESS

New York, Mar. 26. Freedom of the press can only continue if the press is accountable to society, according to the Univer- sity of Chicago Commission on the Freedom of the Press in a report, "A Free and Responsible Press," pub-¦ lished to-day.

The study is one of a seriou being prepared by the Commission which is financed by grants from Time Incorporated and the Encyclopedia Britannica Incorporated.

Robert Hutchins, Chancellor the University of Chicago, is the chairmats.

DUTCH DAKOTA MISSING

Brisbane, Mar. 26.

THE BIRDS OF HONGKONG

Field Identification

and Field Note Book by

G. A. C. Herklots

NOW ON SALE $7.50

South China Morning Post and

Kelly & Walth, Ltd.

A Dutch Naval Dakota, carrying seven Dutch personnel, was reported to-day to be missing between Long Reach (central Queensland) and TO-DAY'S Darwin, on Australia's north coast.

Dutch sources kald that the

plang left Long Reach yesterday, and there are fears that it may have erashed owing to heavy storms

in that area.

Royal Australian Air Force planes from Brisbane searching for the

and Darwin

Dakota Reuter.

New Uniforms For ATS Advocated

arc

London, Mur, 25. Lord Mancraft today recommend- ed to his colleagues that the Auxi- liary Territorial Service (ATS) be given new uniforms.

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Printed and published by Frederick young and was determined to be re- Vale on the whole female sex."-st 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Vic- South China Morning Post Limited United Press.

toria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

Dutch troops have occupied (not likely at this stage since the designate to Brazil and former who can express themselves through man who was crossed in love when Percy Franklin for and on behalf of

London, Mar. 26.

The Commission said press free Cavendish-dom is endangered due to the grent decrease in proportion to the people the press, because the press has no needs of society and because the provided n service adequate to the

press has engaged from time to time in practices which society condemns. The Commission recommended to the public that a new and indepen- to ap- praise and report annually upon, the performance of the press. Such a body must be independent of the government ond of the

press-

other

with dent agency be established Judgment

is opposed by big agrarians and big. industrialists, whereas the working classes favour him. It should be remembered the Peron regime is a typical South-American movement." He Bairl the Italian-Argentine commercial agreement has not yet been completed, and disclosed the main points of agreement were that Argentino would export to Italy approximately 400,000 tons of wheat without resistance a sugar fac-possibility to which Nanking objected,

Ambassador to Poland, sought in 1947 and also extend sufficient tory at Gempol-Krep and pre- a debate by the Council of Foreign dissolution of his marriage in credit to Italy for purchases of wheat and other products controlled vented it being destroyed by Ministers on the affairs of a member the divorce court today.

has been

His by the monopolistic Argentine looters, and Indonesian Repub-state, has dropped.

Whether or not there is any fur-for judicial separation.

wife, in a cross petition, asked lican forces are preventing ther reaction

from the Chinese civilians from crossing the Kali- Government is believed to depend on desertion. and adultery.

Each charged the porong River in order to reach the character of the information ex is expected to-morrow. sary credit would be about $158,000.-tary spokesman said to-day, acment in the Chinese capital. If the Amay 3. Torres, a Spanish diplomat, United-Press.

Prof Bracci estimated the neces-Dutch territory, a Dutch mili- changed. There is no doubt that the

Cavendish-Bentinck elted Soviet move has caused great resent-

respondent

Francisco GOO. "Such a credit will permit cording to the Netherlands exchange is limited matters of who after holding various posts was Italy to spend In-alber-markets press agency. dollars we receive from the United

direct concern to the Big

Three States, sume of which we are now

appointed Spanish Consul at San powers, such as the record of United Francisco. spending in Argentina," he said.

Following the signing of the Lang Siates troo

troops in China, gadjal agreement between the In-

The Soviet authorities

or of the

Cavendish-Bentincks were "From what I saw In Argentino, doeslon Republic and the Dutch

Dairen, the Chinese Government is

controlling married at the British Consulate- it is necessary that Italy take ad- Commission-General, reports reach- most unlikely to raise any further

General in Paris in February 1924. She was an American, and there are vantage of the fact that Germany is,ed Batavia today of snipers and of objections. The

position, it at least for the moment, absent from building of defences contrary to the thought, would

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two children, a son and a daughter. that market. Therefore, Italy should terms of the agreement but there

'be very different ----Associated Press.

ir try to replace her by exporting were no serious incidents, says the contain recommendations

reports exchanged were found to machines and chemicals."

Netherlands agency.

connected with the civil war between the Speaking of the Italian-Argentina

The tulks between the Commis Kuomintang Government and the mass emigration, Prof Bracci warn- sion-General and the Indonesian de- Communists-Reuter. ed that hundreds of thousands of legation were being resumed today. Italians cannot go to Argentina be one of the first points to be dealt cause of the lack of interior Argen-with being the installation

tine transportation facilities and joint secretariat-Reuter,

other accommodation for

the im-

migrants. He said Argentine trans-

port was such that even wheat from

the interior

could not always

bo

quickly transferred from the interlor

to the ports.

Uruguay Credit

thei

Reparations For China

of a

the

some

Senor

as co- De

Attlee May Go

To Australia

London, Mar. 26.

PORTUGAL BANS EMIGRATION

Lisbon, Mar. 28. The migration of Portuguese is suspended by a decree announced to- day, the main purpose of which is to safeguard the country's manpower.

Reuter.

OUTWARD MAILS

30

otherwine stated Registered Articles am Parcel Posts close minutes earlier than the time sinted below.

Airmail:

Thursday, March 27

Shanghai, Pelping, 3,30 pm. Benmail:

Shanghal. 2 p.tit

Kongmoon, 4 p.m.

Macua, Tainshan, Shekki, 4 pm. Train:

Canion...

MirmalI:

Friday, March 28

Manila, 10 m

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachu, Basra, Cairo. Johannesburg. Atıgusta, Marseilles. Landon, New York, Conn da, 130 p

Wrangling Over Austria

Moscow, Mar. 26. The Big Four Foreign Ministers' deputies for Austria returned to mik wrangling to-day after yester- day's escape from the rut of con- Prime Minister Attice will accept the

-Unless There is still a possibillly that tinual disagreements when Fedor invitation to visit Australia and New Guscy, the Soviet delegate, accepted Zealand this summer and that he

number of minor compromises. To-day, the deputies, discussed the to a high Government source today. would travel vlu India, according more important matter of economie clauses of the Austrian treaty and still open, but the Prime Minister's This source said the Invitation Is He said his warning did not mean i

general economic condRions Aus-plans cannot be made definite for a that Itallan emigrants could not go

Nanking, Mar. 27.

tria. There has been little previous number of reasons, including the do- to Argentina but not in

Chinese personnel to be dis- discussion on the economie clauses mestle political situation. large numbers, which prospective patched to Japan to negotiate of them have not been touched on that developments

of the Austrian treaty and emigrants in Italy have been led to the transportation of the first at all.

Informed quarters further believed expect.

Ju the Indian reparations to China are expec

situation would also Among the subjects distussed to Prime Minister's plans in this res influence Ue Ile salt the Italian-Uruguayanted to depart at the end of this day was the restitution by Austria pect.United Press. commercial agreement signed month, it was learned here to there after the war. month ago marked the first

of United Nations property found Uruguay ever granted a favoured-

One of the: nation clause to any one. He said the agreement

Austria should be required to restoro called for Uruguayan credit to Italy equal about $2,200,000 (U.S. currency) and Finance

to for the exchange annually of about

Tokyo, Mar. 27.' $12,000,000 (Uruguayan currency) in

one minor agreement was Occupation health officials to-day goods.

tons of Japanese equipment may that claims for the restitution of that abnormalities and

reached when the French agreed flatly denied a Washington report immediately be dismantled and

malforma Uruguay will export to Italy woot, transported to China, although the property must be presented within Lions are occurring among children Shina and frozen meat, while Italy Alles have not reached a decision nine months instead of 12 months recently born to victims of the ntom will export to Uruguay textiles and on final reparations settlement. for which they had been holding out.

bombings of Hiroshima and Naga-seamail: machines, especially form tractors. United Press.

snici, "Italy is particularly satisfied with the agreement," ht concluded.- United Press.

•

time day.

BOAC CHAIRMAN

RESIGNING

London, Mar. 20.

Canton.

Hothow, Kunming.

Amoy,

Shanghai Nanking. Hankow, Taing tao, Pelping. Chungking, 3.30 p.m.

mah bones of contention is whether Atom Victims Not Sama

The group will include representa property in good order er in its pre- an tives of the Ministries of Foreign sent condition.

Affairs, National Defence, Economics,

The Executive munications, Very little progress was made, al-

-Reuter...

Producing Freaks

One high official said: "It simply is not, so."

of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Com

The report was made by members

SOVIET MISSION Minister, and other members of the mission.

ENTERTAINED

Yugo-Slavs Invited

Straits, Rangoon, 10 ani,

Shangtial, nuon.

Shanghai 2. p.m.

Tumkong. 10 nm.

Macao, Tunshan, Shekk!, p.m.

Kongmoon, 4 p.m.

Traini

Canton, 4 pm.

Alemail:

Haturday, March 29 Bangkok, Singapore, Colombo, Soura

baya. Bydney, Auckland, Canton, Kwellin, Chungking. 3.30 p.m.

USA, Central and South America, Canada (via San Francisco), 10 am. Shanghai, 10, .m.

Macassar, Sourabaya, Batavia, 3 pm. Bombay, Egypt. 3 p.

stralia, Coylon, East and South Africa,

3 p.in

Macao, Tsinaan. Shekki, 4 pm. Train:

Canton, 4 pm.

TRIAL OF MAJOR GENERAL TANAKA RYOSABURO

Austrian Dologation

Moscow, Mar. 20., Dr Carl Gruber, Austrian Foreign Austrian delegation to the meeting Another official here: said: "IL of the Council of Foreign Ministers, sounds like theoretical speculation. arrived in Moscow to-day.

The facts simply do not bear it out.". They proceeded to the NationalUnited Press London, Mar. 26.. Hotel, which houses the Austrian The Speaker of the House of political representatives and di- Fewer Deaths Commons gave A dinner at Lord Knollys, Chairman of the of the Soviet parliamentary delega- quartered-Reuter,

official residenco to-night in honour where the Council delegations are From Air Crashes

his rectly opposite to the Moslova Hotel, British Overseas Airways Corpora- tion now visiting Britain Premier Lion, has told the Minister of Civil Attico and Cabinet Ministers Aviation that he will be unable to present.

London Mar. 27. continue as chairman beyond June

Elght passengern were killed for

WI the gentleman who tele- London, Mar, 20. 30, the expiry date of his term of

overy 100 million ralles of scheduled phoned War Crimes Investigation Radlo Moscow announced to-day flight by British commercial plones four years, from which he was re- the Soviet delegation were guests Ministers was under the chairman-Aviation disclosed on Wednesday.

Earlier. In the day, members of that to-day's session of the Foreign, during 1040. the Ministry of Civil Team on 27th March, 1947, about of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth, ship of General George C. Marshall Replying to questions in the House

the Repulse Bay attack please the Victory, and where they visited Nelson's flagship, (United States), and the Howe, now being used for training to a sesalon of the Foreign Ministers Linderen sald, the exact heures was 34048.

the battleship of inviting the Yugo-Slay delegation mentary Secretary,

question of Commons the Ministry's Parlia- call again so that full information Mr G. S. may be obtained... Telephone No. recruits.

Council was raised. motor torpedo-boats to the aircraft decided to invite the

Bad weather prevented a visit in

8.2 while the United States The broadcast said the Ministers during the same year was 2.3, carrier Illustrious at Spithead, from delegation to give it an opportunity Lindgren said: was 35.3-for British- Yugo-Slav The figure from 1931 to 1935 Mr

War Crimes Investigation Teant. due course where they would have seen a dying to express its views on the Austrian lines and from 1938 to 1940 was 10.3.

display in the Channel Reuter, treaty United Press.

Associated Press.

leased from his elty business.

Lord Knollys was Managing Director of the Employers Liability Assurance Corporation Limited.

The Miclater of Civil Aviation will make a statement regarding the Reuter

now chairman

in

were

rato

-Hong Kong, 27th Mareli, 1947.

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