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Young Girl's Suicide

Paris, Mar. 28.

The body of a 15-year-old 'school girl has been re- covered from the River

Selne in the Paris suburbs. A note left on the river bank said: "I am going to drown myself because I have committed

a grave fault."

The headmistress of the girl's school sald that the girl had hidden the quarter- ly report containing marks for her class and was afrald to own up when an inquiry wax made-Heuter.

Mountbatten Summons Conference

New Delhi, Mar. 28. Rear-Admiral Lord Mount- Latten, Viceroy of India, today of all invited the governors provinces of British India to a conference here in the middle of April.

The Viceroy a few days ago. In- vited Gandhi and Mohammed All Moslem Jinnah. President of the

Informal talks with him.

to

Jiano has accepted the Invita- tion and is expected here early in April, it is not yet known whether Gandhi

Is accepting

audience Gandhi told an

ot a

village in Bibar Province last night that the Viceroy's Arst speech ps Viceroy which he referred India-was Britain

to

B

leaving "dol birale, unconditional and un- equivocal pronouncement."

Referring to the "maxiness that had swept over the land,

Gandhi said that he hoped the pople would have "wisdom enough not to tempt the Viceroy to cat his own words." --Reuter,

U.N. Assembly And Palestine

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947.

MARSHALL NOT SEEKING TALK WITH STALIN

Moscow, Mar. 28.

Gonoral Marshall is playing "hard to get” with Generalis- simo Stalin. At the and of the third week of his stay in Moscow, the U.S. Secretary of Stato has made no- ovorturos for a talk with Stalin, and his advisors insist that he has no plans now to-tako:such initiativa.

Likewise, he has held no private talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, although be has conferred out- side the Council several times with Mr Ernest Bovini and M. Georges Bidault.

MERCHANT

MARINE OF

Marshall's advisers here, e9- pecially those at the Embassy, have been opposed to his seeking an audience with Stalin up to now, and some of them think Bovin made a tactical error in asking to sec Stalin. It is learn- ed thist Stalin, in his talk with Bevin, offered Soviet economic Washington, Mar. 28. help to the British during their Chairman Charles Wolverton current crisis..

THE AIR

The American view is that Stalin

and in the

POCKET CARTOON

Ajay.

Argumemt

In Balkans Commission

Deputies Turn Italian INTER-ASIAN Assembly Into Bedlam| CONFERENCE IMPORTANCE

Rame. Mar. 28.

Screaming, cursing deputies of the Constituent As- sembly staged a near brawl today When 2ghtists charged again that the Itallan Communists were spreading political violence throughout the country in a systematic campaign - of disorder.

themselves

New York, Mar. 28. The New York Times, in an editorial, to-day commented on the potentialities of the Inter- The Assembly Vice-President, mensures to avold in an unequivo-Asian Conference at present Giovanni Conti (Republican) cable manner these aggressions and being hold in New Delhi, and

violence which show lost control of the stormy meet with systematic regularly, we will sounded a warning that it would ing when Rightist and Leftist be constrained to intervene directly do well for the Western world deputies

to their feet, to defend ourselves.".

to watch its progress. hurling. Invective at each other while two angry members almost

Covelli charged that the Sicilian came to blows.

events showed "preparation on the The uproar began when the in- part of the Communisis for an elec- terlor Minister, Mario Scela toral battle," and said the "Monar- (Christian

political vomit to violence. This statement the Leftists to their fees

горе

Heated Exchange

The editorial said: "The Western world will do well to watch carefully the progress of the Inter-Asian Conference which

is convened

New Delhi at the call of Jawaharini

questions Conocrat), answered four, chist party was not disposed to sub- Nehru, All-India Congress lender in

To-

The deputies demanded houting wildly against the speaker. presentatives of over one-half of the

Alfredo

Order was restored after several

moll.

the Interim Government of india. "Attending this meeting are

world's people, largely brown and

lence, government statement on the attacks on Monarchist meetings, the fight) between

the

Communists and the minutes, but when Covelli engaged black. This half of the world's Uomo Qualunquists, and alleged Leftist disorders aimed at disrupting in a heated exchange with Scelbe, population is increasing by millions the Sicilian elections,

charging that the police had failed every year. Probably not even Mr Liberal Perrone Cogano, who de tu lake steps to avold political in- Nehru has hopes for any concrete manded an explanation of the at-eldents, all the deputies left their accompilaliments by the conference. Into tur But if it gives the representatives a tack on the monarchiat meeting in seats to turn the

sense of geographical unily, it may Rome, charged that the recent poll- tical

battles were "premeditated and m

Communist Raffaele Pastore rushed have large potentialitica,

"In Asia there is only a thin layer at Covelli, but was seized and held by of educated men. Sell them pn Idea systematie."

Independent

Independent *Covelli

Luigi. Flippo · Ben-

and you with have influenced the while was dettini,

Covell we thinking of

a routinent."---Unlied charged that political violence systematically conducted in Slelly Praded to return to his side of Vie | Press. "for continued

Chamber. provocation of the

Scelba the Communists

provoked another outburst Monur- against chists" and shouted to the governing "Provoentions do not come only

when he closed the debate by say "We must warn the from the clements of the Lett. ment bench: government that unless the

they take

Qualunquist demonstrations

have talten place in Sicily to cry of 'hip, hip, alals.

sald: "The government is Seelba determined to intervene, but pro vocations from all sides must cease. The electoral fight must be carried without grave incidents, and the

determined government 19

to fundamental berties and guarantee will carry out its action to suppress any attempt against these liberties." -United Press.

of the House of Representatives thus was able to put Devin on the Inter-State and Foreign Com-defensive immediately

Sofia, Mar. 27 (delayed). merce Committee to-day intra-embarrassing position of having to

The United States and Soviet duced a bill to create a "mer-accept or reject the offer of the So-

viet's helping hand.

delegates on the United Nations chant marine of the air."

Murthail expects to see Stalin be-

Commission investigating the fore leaving Moscow, but it is un-

Balkans squared off in a heated ucen anxious to derstood that he has

three-hour debate for the second Truman's keep Presdient

new polley divorced from the discussions here. straight day today over the

American proposal that to hold of the Stalin meeting until Greek charges of Bulgaria and It is also believed that he would like

the Council after United States proposal for a four- Yugo-Slavin supporting an au- govern- power disarmament treaty for Ger- tonomous Macedonian many so that if the Soviet objectment be investigated, again he can take the matter up with their top man.,

He suld "government-owned for eign airlines, monopolies and cartels show rent strength on trans-ocean air roules" and that his plan "seeks to pul United States strength behind

Amerkan avlution."

He said hearings would begin about Apr 21.

discusses

the

Senator Wallace White Introduced a similar measure in the Senate.

Senator Wilte sald: "We already face competition of government controlled and low wage and cost

Former ecretary of State Byrnes In airline monopolies from such coun contended that Stalin had agreed tries as England, France, the Nether-principle to such a treaty although Molotov always rejected it subsc- lunds and the Scandinavian coun-- tries. The tine cnot be far off quently. In the Council itself Mar- when Russia will bring to the inter-shall continues his calm but firm yet national air transport held her cautious attitude, which leaves most special form of government domina-delegates, including Americans, with thun."United Press.

the feeling of not knowing the man. --United Press.

Would Bayonet Helpless Baby

Singapore, Mar. 28. Lieutenant-General Numata. Chief of Staff to the late Count Terauchi, continuing his evi- dence at the afternoon session of the Chinese massacre trial today, gave further details of Lake Success, N.Y., Mar. 28. The State Department has in the Japanese Army code.

Je stated that "a poor nation" like formed the British Government that

to

the im- holding objection it sees no special sessions of the United No-Japan was dependent on

plicit obedience of her soldiers for success in war.

to discuss authoritatively

tions General Assembly Palestine, it was learned here to-night.

The note, reported to have been

to the British delivered last night Embassy, has not yet been officially published, but it is understood that it contains United States approval.

After consultation with London, the United the British delegate to Notions. Sir Alexander Cadesh, with, it is presumed, make a formal request to the United Nations... for holding a special Assembly..

In the required majority of two-

thirds of the United Nations. agree,

a special session could be held about

the end of April-Reuter.

ITALIANS RIOT

Bari, Italy, Mar. 28. Unemployed Italians rioted Clola Del Colle, 00 miles south of Barl, el fire to three buildings and proclaimed a general strikte to-day. Early reports said some persons were filled and many injured.

The rinters cut communications and blocked roads around Gion Del Colle.

Special squads of polled were dis- patched in armoured cats from Bari,

Labour Chamber of Tho Office, also headquarters of the Far- mers Organisation ad omce of the Common Man Party, were set on

c. The trouble stemined from an order to the farmers either to give Jobs to the unemployed or face con- fiscation of their land.-United Press.

pire

Plea For Imperial Preference

London, Mar. 28. The Counell of British Empire Producers to-day sent to the real- dent of the Board of Trade a re- solution calling on the United King- dom and Dominion governments not to sacrifice "proved benefit of Em- preference in exchange for benefits which may well prove transitory, if not illusory."

The political

pressure exerted by American manufacturers and pro- ducers, the resolution alleged, could at anytime undermine the adequate concessions”. naised from other countries in exchange for modifica- tions in empire. proferences-Reu- ter.

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Ile quoted "sulcide planes, humani

bullets" torpedoes and human working examples of the Japanese code of absolute obedience.

In answer to a question by the prosecution, Niimata bid that if he was ordered by a superior officer to bayonet a helpless baby, he would do so without hesitation.-Reuter.

DIPLOMAT

TO

WED IN SHANGHAI

Shanghal Mar. 28.

Jenta PREPORUvoranamanterCalcEndowmenty

Weapons Cache

Trial Opens

• Helsinki, Mar. 28. Twenty-two high-ranking Finnish Army offibers, including L150 generals, to-day heard themselves charged with plan. ning guerilla war against Soviet Russia after the armsilce was signed, when the long-delayed "weapons cache" trial opened

to-day.

hero

The prosecution said that early In 1945, the Allied Control Com- mission queried the Finnish General Staff about caches,

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a result, by October 1945 more than 1,300 arms dumps were discovered and numerous rests made. United Press.

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DBE RASTÁNEK PRESERVE

All Set For

Eclipse

The Soviet delegate, M. Lavrishev, aceused the United States delegate, Lo Mark Ethridge, of trying Mr "whilewash the Greek government,'

suld: "I Mr Ethridge in return am not willing to close my mind to the idea that other governments also have been responsible for the Greek situation."

An argument broke out when Mr Ethridge requested the Bulgarian ofcers to | and Yugo-Stav lalon

make a specific answer to the Greek charges that their governments were movement in Greece supporting a in an attempt to acquire a province for themselves.-Unlied Press.

JAP GOVT.

TOLD DUTIES

(Continued from Page 1) integrated series of economic and inancial controls "which the current eltuation demands.*

ACTION CALLED FOR "These economic objectives are national in scope, transcending the of any group and, special interests therefore, should be non-partisan," Gen

MacArthur anid. "Unless ness determined measures are undertaken nt once by the Japanese Government, the

of the Inflationary condition

together with its attendant ition of

food and other necessities, will become increasingly serious, industrial recovery will be retarded and achievement of social and political objectives toward which to-the Japanese people have made such encouraging start will be endanger-

Accra, Gold Coast, Mar. 28. A Finnish solar eclipse ex- pedition is expected here wards the middle of April. It The engagement and forthcoming will go to Kpong, 45 miles north marriage on April 12 between Mr west of Acera, which is known Rafael Hernandez, Argentine Charge d'Affaires and Consul-as the vantage point and where General at Shanghat, and Miss Marie it is expected that other obser- Lydia

of vers will join the expedition. Milanowska, daughter Count and Countess Milanowska of The eclipse will take place on

Augustov, Poland, was announced to- day.

The engagement was announced at a rocktail party in Mr Feniandez' resklence.

May 20

and will be visible on a

line roughly from Santiago in Chile to Kenya.

Four British selentists are going Brazil and 13 United States

to

Gen MacArthur said the nation's welfare was up to Japan's own efforts. He added: "Aid to Japan upon a acale cannot be expected sufficiently

to overcome maldistribution and inflation within Janan outside assistance is con-

Ite

tingent

great

resources. which is entirely a re- 5ponsibility of the Japanese Gov

The marriage will be solemnised scientists with two flying fortresses ernment. by Bishop Paul Yu-pin,--United

Press.

Spanish Tension

"The

and ten tons of special equipment are also going there on April 1 Rester.

More U.S.Holidays Likely

London, Mar, 28. The Times' Madrid correspondent, commenting on recent terroristle in- cidents In Spain, said to-day:

Washington, Mur, 20. frequency of such incidents and the

A House of Representatives judi- increase of guerilla activity through-

is considering out the country are tending to create clal subcommittee a general state of tension which re-

proposals to creato four more legal minds

observers of THIDY

holidays including August 14-the months of brewing trouble before | anniversary of Japan's unconditional

surrender.Associated Press. the civil war."-United Press.

the

GERMANS DEMONSTRATE

(Continued from Pate })*

the

and at 9.30

"NEW IDEAS" Premier Yoshida told Gen Mac- Arthur the

LEND-LEASE VESSELS

RETURNED

Washington, Mar. 28.

The Navy Department said to-day that Britain, Mexico and Panama are the only countries

CUP

SEMI-FINALS

London, Mar. 28, The F. A. Cup semi-finals between Newcastle and Charlton at Leeds, and Liverpool and Burnley Blackburn, hold pride of place in to-morrow's football programme.

at.

In each case a Firat Division side opposes a Second League rivál, but Newcastle and Burnley have shown themselves to be such formidable all Second Division aides that an Anal for the first time in history is a possibility-Reuter.

to return any of the 4,802 naval. Quality versus

vessels lend-leased during.

war.

the

are the two

Russia and France countries with the heaviest out- standing louns, wille 16 others silt retain United States craft,

The Department said that as of February 1, 2,210 units had been re- turned, 643 were lost during the war and 1,143 were returned "prior to termination of World War 2."

Britain received 3,063 units in all, including 37 escort carriers and 70 destroyer esco

escorts. Two carriers were sunk and 35 returned. Seven des- troyer escorts were sunk, 70 returned In all, and one is still retained. Britain lost 835 lend-lease craft, re- turned 2,207 and still owes $14.

returned Mexico received and seven units and Panama two. Rus- sia leased 500 small vessels, and as had returned none. of February 1

sald three PT boats The Navy leased by Russia were sunk.

France leased 247 vessels, lost four and re- turned none. China gol 93, Brazil 08, Greece 33 and the Netherlands 23, none of which has been re- turned. Other outstanding ships in- clude Norway 10, Yugo-Slavia 8 and Latin American countries 71,-United Press.

OUTWARD MAILS

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Parcel Posta close 30 time stated minutes earlier than the below.

Airmail:

Baturday, March 23

Canton,

Bangkok, Singapore, Colombo, Soura-

baya, Sydney, Auckland, Kwellin, Chungking, 3.30 p.m. Beumalf;

Straits, Rangoon, 4 p.m

America, USA, Central and South

Canada (via San Francisco), 3 p.m. Macassar. Sourabaya, Datavin, p.in. Ceylan, East and South Afries, 4 pm. Macao.. Tsinshan. Shekki, 4 pm. Taamkang. 4 p.m. Train:

Canton,

Airmail: Japanese Government now has some new ideas" and will points with tackle the following "Arm resolve:"

. (1) Will us force as well as per- suasion to insure proper food col- lections from farmers and will see to the efficiency of the control distribution.

uf

(2) Will try to produce 30,000,000 tons of coal during the coming fiscal year (This would be more than 50 per cent increase over present pro- duction). Plans to completely re- vise the system for the allocation of a strict priority basic materials on basis.

(3) Will continue efforts to check advance in commodity prices.

(4) Will aid Industries producing. for exports.

(5) Will adhere to principles of sound finance and take positivo mea- sures to increase the people's sav- Ings.

(6) Will expand the Economic Stabilleation Board.

AL one, the Landon Control Office for Ger- march through the city, stage, the crowd closed on the Brl-many and Austria as "all orderly."

"From atatement says: tish

and correspondenta

photo-The graphers standing on the roof of the early hours of this morning. lore marched in, an orderly stair car but moved away without columns

through the streets of violence after jeering. Later, stones fashion were thrown at the ear as it moved Dusseldorf to take part in a mass

demonstration in Hofgarten. slowly through lie crowd.

"Banners were carried protesting Fritz Stahl, Chairman of the Dus- seldoff Trade Unions Joint Commit-against food shortages tee, told the crowd through loud-am. it looked us if the whole popu- speakers In the paris that the unions lation of Dusseldorf was moving ined in your letter, and that you will would not rest until the present one direction. Even at that hour catastrophe had been overcome and tens of thousands of people Rome, Mar. 28:

the conscience of the world been, aroused, alkalom

Cheers greeted the statement one speaker that "we will demand until we got more food."

Italy And Ethiopia

A Foreign Office spokesman sald to-day that Italy' hoped' soar to re- sume diplomatic and consular rela- tions with Ethiopia, especially for the benefit of 7,000 Italians still living in the latter country-United Press.

Holiday For Popo

Vatican City, Mar. 28, Annuthoritativo Vatican source said to-day that Pope Plus may leave to-norrow for a 15-day : rést at his summer residence: Castel Gandolfo, 30 kilometres south of Rome, ASANOMATA

~:30)

had

of

were

jammed in Hofgarten and some had been there for several hours,

SIMILAR TO ESSEN

Trams were not running but es- sential sirvices such as gus, elec- trielty water and telephones were still in operation. Schools, shops and factories are closed.

POLICE STANDING BY A British safety officer said that extra police were standing by but he declined to say whether British

This demonstration in Dujaeldorf troops were being mobilised.

coincides will a similar one in Shortly before lunchtime to-day, Essen (this morning, and follows a British military policemen appeared number of stoppages and demonstra In the centre of Dussoldart for the ions in various towns of the Ruhr. arst time since the hunger de- Demonstration and stoppages of monstration began and light work are also taking place- to-day

the Witten, affecting suburbs, Hunger demonstrators to and 3,000 people. In Cologne yester

British Military Government, car and At 30mnabruck; 1; 0,000 building threw the car into a. lake,kers it workers considworks as a protest The demonstrations in Dusseldorf against the Ficks of brend. All and other centres of the Ruhe aru demonstrations have been orderly, described in a statement issued by the statement concluded-Reuter,

"It is my earnest hope that you will recognise the effort, the go- verriment is making in various measures stated above In order to carry out its responsibilities indicat- continue the assistance, and advice you have been kind enough' to give us," Yoshida, concluded. ---. Guilted Press.

PETITION FOR DOV GRUNER

Sunday, March 30

Salgon, Singapore, Colombo, Sydney, Auckland and London, Canton, Amoy. Shanghal, Nanking. Hankow. Tsing- too, Poiping. Lluchaw, Kunming, to Sendaй:

a.m.

Shanghai, Kongmont, 10 mm. Macau, Tsinshan, Shekki, 30 am. Train;

Canton, 1 .m.

Alemalt:

Salgan

L

·

Monday, March 31

Delhi,

Rankoon, Calcutta, Johannesburg, Cairo, 330 pm. Canton. Anoy, Feschaw, Kwellin, 3.30

p.m.

Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Taligtao.

Potping, Chungking, 330 pm. Beamali:

Straits, 10 6.m.

Swntow, Foochow. 10 am.

USA. Central and South America,

Canada (via San Francisco), 10 a.m.. Kongmoon, 4 pm,

A

Mecao. Tsinahan, Shekkti, § p. Traini

Canion, 4 p.m.

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Jerusalem, Mar! 28. Tel-Aviv, the world's largest, all- Jewish city, approved the filing of a petition in the Jerusalem High Court on behalf of Dov Bola Gruner, who Will anyone having knowledge was convicted and sentenced for antl of the whereabouts of Mr J. Mac- British violence in Palestine. DONALD Vinolly Communicate

Israel Rokach of Tel-Aviv agreed to

norco said the two day turned the occupants' out; of a },day 0,000 workers stopped work, The now pelition, whichì Mayor | with Lt C. G. Brett. War Crimes

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