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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1947.

De Gaulle On Dangers Before France Today

400,000 U.S. Miners Out

Pittsburgh, Apr. 7. The nations soft coal in- 'dustry was crippled badly as at least three-quarters of the 400,000 miners remain- ed idle today In response to the United Mine Workers' Leaders' demands to stay off jobs until the Federal safety conditions are met,

Production is estimated at between 20 to 25 percent of Associated the normal.

Press.

PROTECTION

FOR MARINE PERSONNEL

Strasbourg, Apr. 7.

General Charles de Gaullo, speaking before an enthusiastic crowd of 20,000 people in Strasbourg. to-day said that Franco's chief problem to-day was to maintain its indepen- dence between the opposing blocs represented by America and Russia.

General de Gaulle attacked the constitution, saying it had engendered a system and was leading the people astray

and paralysing their efforts.

that the It is quite clear nation has not, in order to guide it, a coherent state whose off ciency and authority are capable of handling problems facing us today," he said.

rebuild Europe so that beside these two masses there should exist that element of balance without which the world of to-morrow, although it might well subsist in a regime of breathless modus vivendi, will not be able to breathe and flourish in

angle. Referring to the domestic General de Gaulle sald France could not solve its problems if the people were split up into "rigid" and opposing categories."

General de Gaulle caused consider-pence. able surprise among his listeners by not embarking on an But-and-out violent attack on the Fourth Repub

hud ile and its institution, which generally been expected.

The 20,000 people massed in the

"Wo will only solve them if thu square had great difficulty in hearing state, whose rain it is to guide the

shortly before because

he started

to speak the loudspeaker nation, is geared to function on the system wen

went out of commission. very basis of this division and by reason of the different groups which There were unconfirmed

ho said:

rumours

that political opponents had saun-express these division of French

POCKET CARTOON |

Congressmen

On Tour Of Holy Land

Cairo, Apr. 7.

Major Aim Of Soviet Spurious

Policy In China

London, Apr. 7.

The letter of the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov, published in Moscow today in reply to one from the United Staics Secretary of State, General George Marshall, on the United States policy in China, is considered by London diplomatic observers to be both a challenge and defence.

ADVOCATES

SELF-RULE

FOR GUAM

By challenging the right of the United States Government to leave troops in China at the request of the Chinese Govern- ment, M. Molotov is in fact nc- cusing the United States of it- self breaking the three-power agreement on non-interference in the internal affairs of China, concluded nt Moscow in Decem- ber 1945.

of

Stalin Interview

London, Apr. 7. Radio Moscow said to-day that the Soviet Ambassador to Greece was recalled due to the publien- tion in the Greek pro-govern- ment press of a spurious inter- view allegedly obtained from

Stalin.

Moscow Radio said the Interview

WOS-1D-

was an untrue report and "hostile to the Soviet Union." The Interview was reported in the Salonika news-

and paper, Macedonia, published by four government nows- papers at Athens.

Macedonia claimed that the Inter

by the United

View

· New York, Apr. 7. The New York Times, com- on self- menting editorially

The claim that the

presence government for Guam, said to- tome 6,000 United States troops in China really constitutes such inter- day the people of this. Pacific ference would probably be difficult was obtalaed or island had proved their com- to substantiate before the Security petence.

"A report of The editorial said: the eighth Guam Congress, recently come to light, offers convincing evi- dence of the ability of the people of that stand to deal with public affairs In on orderly, competent While the main party, of manner. "It is high time

"A joint session of the House of taged the system.

American Congressmen spent which, within organised Referring to the current tension people be

bated several controverskil measures, United States the

and the framework of the law, shail pro- yesterday in Palestine visiting Council, and House of Assembly de between

to triumph above shrines and biblical spots like One by one disputed points were dis- said: the General

"Our mate and cause. Russia, planet, as it stands to-day, has two differences of opinion the great effort Jericho and the Dead Sea, Sena-posed of bot present is one of our "Guam ut our of the common weal and of huge masses of people, both

profound tor Ralph O. Brewster, who had

In

the mest important naval bases been in the Holy Land previous-Pacific. It is all the more important whom are seeking to expand but reform of the state. who are animated by two entirely General de Gaulle dwelt at length

Freely, conferred with David Ben that the United States should prac- and also by on the shuntfon in which Renewal of the Chinese Com-alfferent conceptions munist attacks on the Peiping-opposing ideological ideals. America found herself immediately after the Gurion and Mrs Goldie Meyer- time there the democracy it preaches. "Congress would do well to grant and Russia-it is to be hoped they war, the reasons for his quitting son, of the Jewish Agency, on Tientsin Railway caused the will not become enemies are auto-power and on what he termed the the vital problem of presenta citizenship to Guamanians and give United States Marines to armatically rivals. In such a situation intransigent attitude of the different tion of the Palestine question to to the Eighth Congress of Gum the range for heavy air and train and occupying the place we do, the pol followed the situation through UNO.

maintenance of our independence He protection for tomorrow's trip comes for us a burning and capital to adoption of the constitution, of

Peiping, Apr. 7.

of 369 Americans route.

over

that

The Americans-army personnel and their dependants from the dis- banded Pelping truce headquarters are due to leave Priping early in the forenoon and make the 116-mile jour- ney to Tangku in seven hours with a brief stop in Tientsin.

At Tangku they are to board ship

for return to the United States or to ports outside China.

Marine planes are to cover the

Tientsin, route starting at

while

ground forces aboard the train will be increased.

The route was cut briefly by Cam munist raidera during the day, but service was restored in afternoon.

In Nanking, a pro-government newspaper reported the couture by

Shens! province

northern

Sulteh, 84 miles north east of Yenan, the fallen Communist capital, was said to have been occupied on Sunday after a 24-hour battle in the

problem."

Element Of Balance

meant that efforts must be made

parties.

which he heartily disapproves.

"You all know what happened,"

Senator Brewster told United Press the Jewish Agency already had re- quested their American members, headed by Rabbi Silver, to prepare саве. Но Bald: "The Jews are convinced of the righteousness of their claims."

fio said. "The constitution, which makes all power emanate directly This problem, the General said.and exclusively from the politient and present their

to parties and their combinations, was accepted by 0,000,000 electors, re- jected by 8,000,000 and Ignored by 8,000,000 others. But it went into efect, and to-day we can see what It has produced.

Deputies

Discuss Austria

Moscow, Apr. 7.. Russia has insisted that Aus- the

"It is clear the nation has not to guide it а state whose cohesion, efficiency and authority are capable of coping with the problems facing

Us."

Four Points

General de Gaulle nomed four points which he cafd had to be dealt with efficiently. They were economic activity, social activity, imperial ac- tivity and foreign affairs,

The rest of the party, after open- ding the morning visiting churches In Jerusalem, also saw Bethlehem. Senator Alben W. Darkley told United Press; "We wished to spend Easter Day in Palestine."

He said while he would like to visit the Middle East states of Greece and Turkey the tour was de- pendent on news from Washington. The party arrived in Cairo at mid- night from Lydda airport, Palestine.

Step In Right Direction

right of velf-government to which the Gunmanians are entitled and for which we believe they would prove their competence."-United Press.

IRISH GRAND -NATIONAL

Easy Win For Revelry

the

Council,

M. Molotov's letter leaves no doubl as with British troops in that, Greece, the withdrawal of United States Marines from Chian is the major alm of the Russian policy.

M. Molatov's letter also provides A subtle defence against the view that by pressing for nu exchange of information on the Chinese situation during the Moscow session of the Council of Foreign Ministers and in the absence of a represent Soviet

Chinese Government, Union is itself committing a breach of the non-interference agreement of December, 1945.

Further Exchange

The latest statement, with its firm and formal support for the non- Interference

puts principle.

the Soviet Union on record as desiring a further exchange of information on China, not in order to discuss its internal situation but solely to examine the alleged breach of non- interference agreement through the United States' fallure to withdraw all troops.

In such a limited form, a dis- cussion of policy towards China by the Foreign Ministers in Moscow clearly

tho does not transgress bounds laid down by the conference el 1946-Router.

PAULINE BETZ

CHARGES INVESTIGATED

New York, Apr. 7. Members of the Amateur

was obtained Press in Moscow. No such Interview reported by the United Press, which has asked that a denial be distributed in Greece- Unlled Press

Phone Strike In U.S.

Washington, Apr. 7. The first nation-wide telephone ktrike in American history cut the

long-distance service by 80 percent today and crippled the local service at many points not served by the

dial system.

The National Federation of Tele- phone Workers said incomplete re. ports showed 294,000 of the Bell System's 617,000 workers were off their jobs. Most of these women-Associated Press.

were

LABOUR GOVT. FACES CRISIS

(Continued from- Page 1) conference "to examine the whole activities and future role of the Party and its place in the British

class

Was working

movement" adopted during the closing session to-day of the Independent Labour Party's two-day conference here.

Yesterday, the

WOS decision reached that Individual members of the Party could not join the Labour Party while still retaining member- ship

of the Independent Labour but to-day the General ary, Mr J. McNair, stated: "The previous decision regarding

Individual

membership of Labour Party was reconsidered" and the decision to call a new conference

was taken.

Independent Labour Party leaders would not state what the specifie

Dublin, Apr. 7. Revelry, the £10,000 steeple- chaser who fell early on in Grand National in which he was Senator Brewster lunched with

the Irish favourite, won second Mr Gurion and Mrs Meyerson and

National to-day at Fairy- Grand then spent the afternoon visiting a

house, near here, by 10 lengths at Jewish settlement 10 miles from odds of six to one.

He was ridden by D. Moore and Aviv.

trained by R. O'Connel not far from Не wald: "Air Gurion, Mrs Fairyhouse. Meyerson

and I

discussed the Highland Lad, starting at 100 to Palestine problem and its presenta-, was second, and African Collec tion to the United Nations." He tion, at 20 to 1, was third of 17 added the United Nations, in tackling runters. the Palestine problem, took a "step Cloncarrig was a 9 to 2 favourite. in the right direction."

-Reuter.

Queen's Priza Winner and others were concerned that

London, Apr. 7. Todd Manton, the suspended immediately in face the Labour Party had been rejected. the Rosebery of her announced desire to turn "We are now continuing the status Stakes on Saturday, completed

que and going on as an independent body," it was added.---Reuter.

With regard to the economic side,

•Rent forces of Suitch, the all tria be required to pay

the General said France had lost Jerusalem, and then went to Tel- Communist stronghold in Allies for all services and sup half of her national fortune as a re

plies delivered during the occu-sult of the war. Other nations had patien, including even such items been able to modernise their indus- own food-rial equipment either before or as the Austrians'

during the war. stuffs taken by occupation forces

To get off on the right foot again, and used to feed other Aus-France must first of all stabilise her currency. This implied considerable trians.

reduction of

expenditure, combined with increased industrial and agri- cultural production.

strecis.—Associated Presa,

French Club's Rugger Defeat

London, Apr 7 The French rugby club, Stade Francais, paying their first visit to Richmond, Surrey, lost, a moderate Came, to Rossyn Park by a goal and

goal a try to a penalty

and try Brown and Crouch scored tries for the

Bradiern converting Park, Garcin try, and Sales, a penalty goal, replied for the Frenchmen,

int

one.

"This means that 'everybody must It means work to the maximum. that we must incorporale 2,000,000 foreign workers, that by all commer- to clal and diplomatic means We

Senator Brewster said that Jews

while Arabs are on the United Nations Jews are not represented, which means the Arabs will be ori the jury bench while Jews pre merely applicants.

Mr. George trainer who won

a

not

Rules Committee of the United purpose of the proposed conference States Lawn Tennis Association was although one said: "It is a ques- met to-day to decide whether tion of tactics and dissolution of the

Party is Independent Labour the world-famous woman tennis at pread been previously stated that. star, Pauline Betz, should beamilation of the TLP, as party to

It

The Association's president, Hol-

ing, said the Committee would in-

Savlet proposal, obtain at least half as much coal visited, he saw 40 displaced percons admirably ridden by Cliff Richards.combe Ward, who called the meets

He said that in the settlement he whom he previously had seen in 2000 Queen's Prize, run over vesilgate charges against Miss Betz,

The subject of Austrian supplies came up to-day at a meeting of the Big Four deputies for Austria, This was the first formal business transacted at the start of the Bfth week of the Moscow conference.

General Mark Clark vigorously opposed the demand payment for all supplies.

would we can dig ourselves. It means He said the United States never consent to making Austria We must re-equip in a modern way pay for her own indigenous supplies. our agriculture, our plants and our

The Americans, British and French mines." maintained that Austria should be made to pay only for "Imported" supplies for civilians-United Press, Restoration Of Property

Moscow, Apr. 7.

to-day The Moscow Conference agreed in the

Committee on the must Austrian treaty that Austria restore to Jewish and other owners property taken from them for racial and religious reasons in the German- control period.

It was also agreed that in cases where restoration was impossible compensation would be paid.

These agreements were restricted by the usual string of reservations and minor amendments. They were

Two Systems

With regard to the social side, General de Gaulle asked whether "swing France was condemned to painfully between one system, ac- cording to which workers were merely the instruments in the enter prise

prise of which they formed a part, which would and another system erush everybody and everything, body and soul, in an odious totall- tarian and bureaucratic machine.

said neither General de Gaulle was the right solution. The right one, he said, was "the dignified and fruittal association of those who work side by side."

Concerning

action imperial

in

Dachau and they seemed in Anc health. He said he was greatly im- pressed by both the settlement and Tel-Aviv. United Press.

PROMOTION

STRUGGLES

London, Apr. 7. The feature of English soccer at the present time is the rare promo- tion struggle between the pride of Wales, Cardiff City, and London's Queen's Park Rangers in the Third Division South.

notable double at Kempton Park to- professional, day when Mr D. Baring's Gremlin, easily beat the French Invaders in the two miles.

The best of the French-bred holder of the US. and Wimbledon Anished ties and the National Indoor tile. horses was Roscoff, who

second. Salu-He declined to state what charges four lengths away, brious, a head further away, third of 12 runners.

A month ago the Los Angeles Star The favourite, National Spirit, was declared Pauline Beiz was tired of straight, amateur tennis and would listen to well placed entering the but could not accelerate.

Gremlin started at 13 to 2, while the "right offers" to join the pro lanks. Since then she has been Roscoff was 7 to 1 and Salubrious playing in Europe. 20 la 1.-Reuter.

Was

Action Against

Kurd Rebels

Teheran, Apr. 7. The tribesmen in Kurdistan

Lots 10: Halifax 2 Warrington 12. reached as word spread among the France's empire, General de Gaulle 100 and has been out to one by mountains near the Iraq border,

to a

draw

The

had been made.

Only last week it was disclosed that she and Sarah Palfrey Cooke of New York were toying with the idca of making a nation-wide pro tour.---- Associated Press.

POCKET-SIZED

CIVIL WAR CARRIES ON

With 11 internationals in the side the Barbarians were rather fortunate to beat Swansea by a dropped goal and try to two tries in an exclling played before 14,000 specta- game tors.

The Barbarians were seven points

the Sead at the interval, but later were so outplayed that to limit Swansea's they did well successes to two tries.

Rugby League games played to- day resulted: Bradford Northem 2

A few weeks ago Cardiff seemed 4 Hat Huddersfield 19. Bramley

almost certain for Second Division Kingston Rovers 9. Castleford 2

next season, but their seven Western diplomats that M. Molotov said France could not "'renounce Hull 20 Workington 6. Hunslet 5 w

the duties We assumed Queen's Park Rangers, who have now

who fled into Persia a year ago Wakefield Trinity 7. Keighley 24 was preparing a new blast at the fulfiking States-British reparations without

won their last five games. creating trouble in those York 3. Lelsh Featherstone 7 United

Cardiff drew the highest gate of after rebelling against the Iraq Oldhar

22 Barrow 15. Rochdale policies in Germany when the Inter- lands or without handing them over

the day

of

have lost more 50,000, but once again | Government, the ambitions of others,” Allied Reparations Agency report ta Horntis 13 Swinton 3. Salford 5 comes up in the Council of Foreign General de Gaulle summed up the falled to get both points, being held than 50 villages after large-scale Wigan 21. St. Helen's 10 Bellevu?

aw by Bristol City. Rangers 12. Widnes 18 Liverpool Ministers. Some oficials expect the foreign affairs angle in the following

report would reach the terms: reparations

Welsh club have only gained six engagements, a Persian Army Stanley 2.

points from their last seven games, communique said to-day. In a friendly match Batley de-Ministers to-day from the deputies.

which is hardly championship form. feated Dewsbury by 27 points to 10.

Nearly a million people..watched Neuter:

bank holiday League football. The tenseness of the Easter struggle is shown by the fact that besides the and Norwich Rangers only Stoke gained six points.

Stoke, now at the top of their form, have

a good chance of the form, premier league championship, for the

and new leaders, Blackpool, second club, Wolverhampton, both beaten today. Stoke, lying third, are three points, behind the leaders with four games in hand.

morale from In the second division, Manchester City and Burnicy show no signs of While Doncaster are romping home in the third division north-Reuter,

Viet Namh Activity

Hanol, Apr. 7. Fresh activity by Viet Namnh troops fa reported by the French military headquarters here today.

According to this source groups of Indo-Chinese troops launched a vio lent attack on a French post in Lang non sector but were eventually forced to retire.

In the Nam Dinh region French troops are continuing mopping up operations and between Haiphong and Hanol- they captured · several Viet Naml agenla and considerable stocks of ammunition. It was added.. -Router.

fold

President Jacques Rucif, of the

Foreign Affairs Inter-Allied Réparations Agency

"Our planet, as it stands to-day, deputies that the 18 small dispensing were highly presents two huge inasses, both of slowness of re- which want to expand, led by essen- with parations deliveries.

tially different dispositions and op- M. Molotov was reported ready to posing ideologies. Amerien and

to lay full Russia-it is hoped they will not be seize the opportunity responsibility for the whole situa come enemies-are automatically tion on the Western powers.-Asso- rivals, all the more because the world ciated Press.

has bee

smaller and because the advance

of

puts them in

This means that they are every- where watchful, and it manns. the Invention of terrible means of des-

U.S. Ship Aground

contact eclen

the

were

Buenos Aires, Apr. 7. The pocket-sized civil war in One Persian colunin stormed the town while another column occupied Paraguay, which is a month old high mountain range and routed to-day, is still largely a battle the rebels, who were bombed recently of words between news reporters

by the Persian Air Force.

DEATH OF SIR

CECIL CLEMENTI

(Continued from Page 1). Secretary and member of the Execu- Live and Legislative, Councils in 1911 and 1912.

He received the Cuthbert Peck award of the Royal Geographical So- ciety in 1912 and in 1913 was ap pointed Colonial Secretary, British Guiana, an office which he held un- til 1022. He was Colonial Secretary, Ceylon from 1922 to 1025 and wa appointed Governor of Hongkong in 1025, an office he held until 1830. Sir Ceell then became Governor of the Straits Settlements and High. Comunissioner for Malaya, remaining. In these posts until his retirement owing to l health in 1934.

His publlentions included Cantonese Love Songs: Pervigillum Veneris: Summary of Geographical Observa- tions taken during a journey from Kashgar to Kowloon; The Chinese ip. British Guiana; Elements In Analysis of Thought; A Constitutional History of British Guiană, 1937.

OUTWARD MAILS:

Unless

allserwisolated, Registered* earlier than the ilme stated below!).

Tuesday, April 8

Fighting between members of the lining the Brazilian and Argen- Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minuter Barzani tribe, numbering about 15- tine frontiers of the beleaguered, no0, and Persian troops has been go-country. ing on since March 23-Repter.

Camera To Record Race Finishes

.Birmingham, Apr. 7.

Macno. Tinchan,

Australia (via Sydney), (Bra) 3 pm. Kanginoon, (e) okki, (Bea), 4 pm. Couton. (Tralis). 4. pim.. Shanghal, Pelping, (Air) 33ɔ pm.

Repeated announcements of a "three-pronged offensive on Amun- flow froin rebel saurois and of the Imminent collapse of the insurrec- tion due to lack of food and poor TO-DAY'S BROADCAST have proved to have been based on

Goverment sources,

truction has introduced into their re-dipping in their promotion bids, on a raveroyrse in Great Britain at wishful thinking rather than facts,

The Hague, Apr. 7. The American steamship Aulations an acrimonious element of gustana Victory (7:007 tons) ran disquiet-not to say anxiety. aground off Schowwenbank, hear "In such situation, placed as we the island of Schowen, off the coast are, the maintenance of our indepen- of Holland, to-day.

dence becomes for us, a burning and capital questions.

A tug-boat han left Maasius do help reflost her-Reuter.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB

presents:--

'WORM'S EYE VIEW

ON FRIDAY, 11TH, SATURDAY, 12TH AND SATURDAY, 19TH OF APRIL. BOOKINGS AT MOUTRIE'S AND THE CLUB.

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This Implies that the fate of the German people be settled in such u mmuniter that the ambitions of our neighbour cannat one day become u menace for us."

REDS PROTEST TO UNRRA

A new photographic apparatus will be used officially for the first time

the Birmingham Races to-morrow. The camera was used experimentally on the opening day of the meeting to-day.

Racegoers gazed in astonishment at the fortress-like erection in the paddock, which had been built in The tower is almost, record time;

The actual position is that neither strength to take the initiative. side has, hitherto, Built up someient

ZBW on 845 kilorycles from 1230 lo 2. p.m., and 0.30 to 11 p... and also on V.02 mezzcycles in the 31 metre band from 12.30 to 1.15, 830 to 7,30' and 0.to 11. p.J. H.K.T.

J

6.30, Times of, Not-So-Long-Aga:- London Relay; World News; 7.10, London The week-end reports that the | Relays: Home News from Brilsin: 7.15, whole

of southern Paraguay has STUDIO Weber Recital by hilchpal (Planol (RY courtesy of the now rizen.against the Government Boder

Three Songs by Elizabeth Schumanni

(Soprano): 7,43, Parisian Grill): 1.35, Beethoven: Bymphony No 4 in Flat Majer, BBC, Symphony Orch. Conducted by Arturo Toscanini: B15, London Trane- gription Servicet.."The English Theatre". No, The Court Masque":820 Light.. Variety: 0.00 London Relay: Nows: 0.10, STUDIO:"Hadlo Magazine Issue 0. Devised and Produced by Robert, Sios and Colin James Slaters: 10.10, RELAY

The Merry' Mata · and The Four King

about 40 feet high and consists of appear to have arisen from highly exaggerated versions of develop- Shanghai, Apr. 7. - three storeys. The first loor is forments in the tiny port of Villa Al- The Chinese Communist Relief Stewards, the second is for the judge berdi.-Reuter.

cubled Administration

General and the third accommodates. the

comeru. Rooks and the UNRRA Central Com-

Actual photographs" are mittee in Washington to-day protest- taken of the finish capacity from a government building against the Chinese Government's irrespective of the closeness of the

alleged discrimination policy in the Enish-Reuter. distribution of UNRRA relief

and

Until late this morning, local Com- munists and SocinUsts insisted that General de Gaulle should not be permitted to sperk in his private

| Ing.

They were reportedly pacified, at the last minute by assurances frorn the General that his speech would not be "too violent."

denopfles and those supplies at

able

of every race,

Food For Britain

Suggestion

The

of the Dance Drchestra from the Park-- mount Ballroom; :11, Close, Down

that all UNRRA avail- Two-Hour Conversation

Canberra, Apr. 8. to come to China be allocated to

New Delhi Apr. 7.

leader of the Australian Mohamed the people of the Communist areas.”

All Jinnah, Moalem Opposition, Mr Hobert Menzies, This assurance also gave the death

Printed and published by Frederick It also demanded that UNRRA League President, met the Viceroy, advocated on Monday the masi Percy Franklin for and on bebe et. blow to reported Communist plans work directly with the Communist Admiral Viscount Mountbatten, for purchase and export of food to meet South China Morning: Port Limilada for, a counter-demonstrationUnited Relief Administration in the Com the third time today. The talk the emergency in Britain-Azot 1-3 Wyndhamn Street, City of VLAST Press.

munist areas ----Reuter.

lasted for two hours.--Router..

clated Press.......

algunn foris, in the Colony of Housicong.

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