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VOL. II NO. 199

Students To Strike

Nanking, May 26.

After lengthy discussions at a mass meeting held here, the students decided last night to call a one-week strika beginning today, which will have, as one of its main objectives, the pro- test against the arrest of students in Shanghai:

This move represents the the "next

which step"

federation student

an- nounced that it would take if the Government failed to comply with its ultimatum.

During the period of the strikc, student delegates will make a special "anti- civil war" appeal to the Peoples Political Council.- Reuter.

Race Tips

By "The Turf".

FIRST RACE

Jacobus

Reaalder

Mesu

Outsider:-Nigger

SECOND RACE

Normandy

Emperor's Gate Kelly

Outsider: Jackal

Kim.

THIRD RACE

Fifth Alarm

Thunderbolt

Outsider: Jeep Hing

FOURTH RACE Flying Arrow Pegly Hot Pollol Outsider:-Eastern Diamond

❖IRÁGAĽBISMUNOCIUNII

Races Still. Ou

The Telegraph was informed Just

The

Primer and Publisher

Hongkong Telegraph

MONDAY, MAY 26, 1947.

INDIANS MUST OWN FREEDOM

Gandhi's Advice To His Countrymen

New Delhi, May 25.

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian spiritual leader, said tonight that the answer to the freedom of India was in the hands of the Indians themselves and "not in London."

Returning from Patna, Gandhi said in a post-prayer speech: "The kohinoor of Indian freedom is in our hands. No body can snatch it away from us not even the collec- tive force of Russia, America and Britain. It is we In- dian people who have to find a solution to our problems." Referring to Viceroy Viscounted a frontier rond bridge and smash- Mountbatten's conversations with

ed the windows of the judges' court the British cabinet in London. at Marban, where there were inci- Gandhi sald if was no use for the dents last week. Indians to look to London for 3 solution to their political problems.

Gandhi sald he had heard of a plan for a sovereign Bengal

prn.

used by Sarat Bose of the All Indin Congress and H.S. Suhrawurdy of the Muster League, but he de- clined to elaborate on his previous statements.

According to Gandhi, Suhrawardy 5000 will see Mohammed Ali Jin- nah, who will make a decision on the Bengal proposal.

Gandhi emphisised that the Wor- king Committee of the Congress party already knew his stand on the Indian question, elaborate at this time.

thus

Two 'men two women and two children, all Hindus, were injured when a hand-grenade exploded in Kohat last night, a Northwest Fron- tier Government communique sid today.

In

Assam, where the Congress Ministry is conducting a campaign against Moslem "squatters," on pre- served lands, troops and elephants have been used to destroy the 500 houses built by the "squatters," leaving about 1,500 homeless, accord- of the All-India ing to a member Working Committee of the Moslem des- League, quoted in a Calcutta patch.

the

FIND

Two Killed In Fire

Tokyo, May 25. Two British Commonwealth ailleers were killed in a big fire which razed the officers' mess of the British Commonwealth Air Group at Iwakuni, southern Japan, early today. of other Scores pyjamas

dressing gowns and escaped by sliding down ropes. Jumping from windows,

officers

in

The blaze spread across the road and set a hangar alight but troops assisted by Japanese fire- men fought the flames, which were brought under control be- fore they had spread to the main administrative buildings.

No aircraft were damaged, Today's fire is the most serious In a wave of some 20 which have awept the BCOF area in recent month. The authorities Gro seriously concerned by the situa tion which is belloved to be due to faulty building construction

and exposed electrical wiring rather than to sabotage AN rumoured carller-Reuter.

Armistice

Rejected

he would not The civil disobedience movement He came to New Delhi, he said started by the Moslen League against Viet

Congress Party Ministry in Assam continued and demonstrators were being arrested almost daily for and shouting leading processions slogans.

at the request of the Congress party because its leaders wanted him to be nvaliable during

the forthcoming discussions-Unlied Press.

LEADERS CATHER

Namhese Spurn French Offer

Saigon, May 25. The Viet Namh government radio An effort to smooth over the reported today that Indo-Chinese dimculties in the mountain state of insurgents had received and rejected Kashmir was made today by Mr J. armistice offer from the French Kripalani, Congress President. High Commissioner, Emilo Bollnert. when he called on the people of the state to drop their "Quit Kashmir" campaign against their Maharajah. They should demand a People's State under their own ruler, he said. Con- gress had raised the "Quit India" logan against the British ns, they were foreigners, but the ruler of Kashmir was a son of the soil and had every right to live in Kashmir.

Reuter.

New Delhi, May 25. Indian leaders were already gather, Ing here today for inst-mate talks In readiness for the momentous meet ing eight days from now, nt which they will hear from the Viceroy the British Government's latest

pian for transferring

to Indians,

Maliating arrived here to

day by rail from Patna in responas to a specific Invitation from Pandit Nehru. The Interim Government is that Mr Gandhi should be

before going to press that, despite at a special Congress work-

June 2

the heavy overnight and morning rain, it was intended to hold the ing Committee meeting called before

of second hair

the Whitsun race meeting at Happy Valley this after- noon. The course is heavy, but not flooded.

FIFTH RACE

Norse Queen

Lily

Daisy Bell

SIXTH RACE

Specdaway

Avalon

Sunshine

Outsider: Hurricane

SEVENTH RACE

Airfield

Sunny Rosebud

Outsider Burge

EIGHTH RACE Crown Witness Canary Midnight Express Qutsider Flying Wheel.

EDITORIAL

Pandil Nehru is arriving here lo- morrow from Musamoric, a hill sla- tion in the United Provinces.

Admiral Lord Mountbatten war expec'ed to leave for India on Thurs. diny with the plan approved by the Cabinct last Friday.

As the stage was being set in New Delhi for the meeting at which the Indian leaders will be called upon to receive Britain's plan for with

drawal and eventually to make their

own choice on India's future, a new

wave of communal rioting, which has been sweeping India from coast

to coast, continued today.

The Mosiem League's "Volunteer Army," armed with rifles, revolvers and double-barrelled guns, today paraded the streets

INDIA'S ARMED FORCES

New Delhi, May 25. A division of India must Inevit-

The announcement broadcast by the accret "pice of Viet, Namh station said the proposed armistice terms were presented last week to the Viet Nanth president. Ho Chi Minh, by Professor Paul Mar, acting as the envoy of Bolisert.

13

THEIR Greek And

A Message Of "Candid Friendship"

Appeal To Germans

24

Essen, May 25. In

"candid message of friendship" to the German, Lord Pakenham, Chancellor of of Lancaster and the Duchy Minister Responsible for the British Zone of Germany, told a press conference here today of "a new era" that was opening in the history of the British and American zones of Germany.

Britain's hand of friendship was "stretched more than half way" especially towards the younger gen- cration of Germans.

"Even your best friends, however, beg you to realise that the war was a crime, the memory of which we are looking to the Germany of 10-

to wipe out," he said. "I ask

Germany's has come.

day

opportunity weakr.css monient to believe

that the spiritual

is her

Never be spiritual opportunity. lieve that the whole world is against you. The German people have Frent qualities of endurance. But in the past this quality and others has been often turned towards cvil enda.

"I believe that if the goal is pro- vided the same qualities of endur ance, patience and hard work will be used towards that goal.

"I feel that a great and clear hope lies before Germany in the next few months, and everything that Britain can do to help will be done."

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Albanian. Ships

In Gan Duel

Athens, May 25.

A gun duel between an Albanian ship and the Greek island of Corfu off the Albanian coast was reported today in a telegram fruzs Corfu to the Greek Ministry of Pubile Order, the Athens News Agency Bald.

The telegram said that on May 22, an Albanian ship approached Corfu and, after an exchange of fire with shore detachments, with drew towards the Albanian coast

An Albanian report that tun Greek planes had attacked the Albanian town of Körliza, nine miles west of the Greek border, was denied today by M. P. Kanellopoulos, the Greek Air Minister.

Another report that Greek planes flew over Albanian territory was also categorically denied by the Greek Department of Informa tion,

On May 21, the Department sald, Greek planes attacked 500 guerlitus within Greek territory but only a short distance from the Albanian frontier,

Albanian territory, probably taking with them their killed and wounded, it added-Reuter.

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These guerillas had retired in'o

AMERICA TURNS

HER ATTENTION TO

THE

FAR

EAST

Washington, May 25.

Authoritative sources reported today that the

Far East situation is now receiving more high level official attention than it has for many months.

Chinese officials here belleve they' During the past week three facets of Asiatic questions were have a good chance of getting part

of the earmarked $500,000,000 Ex the subjects of attention by port-Import Bank loan released bo- Secretary of State George C. fore it expires on June 30 and also Marshall and some of his top of getting the deadline extended. Gen Marshall's statement, however These three were: indicated he was thinking more along advisers.

Japanese pence the

treaty;

he ne of straight Congressional economic assistance for the authorised diplomatic nid such as is Chinese Central Government; being given Greece and Turkey. and Soviet-American negolia- CHINA'S OPPORTUNITY tions for the unification of Korea.

from

Gen Marshall indicated he thought Generalissimo Chiang had made some Well-informed sources expect the progress in liberalising his govern- ment and future developments might United States to solidify its ideas on

be such 35 warrant American the Japanese treaty within the next nie assistance to the Central few weeks and to start sounding out

out | Government, ISOLATION DEPLORED

on procedure

Oftiem nere admit`there'stil'is am Lord Pakenham deplored the isola- other governments

of political and

and chance the Chinese could secure some tion by the rest of Europe during the Numerous groups last two years and appealed for economic specialists on expert level of the Export-Import Bank funds if closer relationship between the young, have been working for months on they submitted a satisfactory project people of Germany and Great Britain. various details of the question of plan for the use of the money. can be just what af peace with Japan the Some observers belleve it is possible "Everything possible that

to arrange visits between the United States wants. These details that the United States may release The "unacceptable" French terms, two countries will be done," he said. now are being co-ordinated into a some portion of the Export-Import the broadcast said, included the sur-

"It is

on a heavy responsibility all master plan which is expected to be Bunk loan after checking on the

the completed soon.

projects and later go into China with render of Viet Namh arms to the the Allies in help break down French military authorities and free isolation of Germany greatest im-

Although the United States idea large economic assistance programmes under American administration, if dom for the French to move troops,

statement of the A state anywhere in Indo-Chinese territory. portance" for the future of Western on the date and place for convening the political situation in China Im-

the peaco conference still remains to next

proves. Germany was to be issued

condensun is that

Meanwhile State Department of Ho rejected the terms as "tan Tuesday. He declined to specify to be finalised, the

the Americans will

of their suggest next feials made no secret holy result in a division of the In- tamount to surrender" and his reply what I would refer, but said it would i dian armed forces, Sardar Baldev

San Francisco alto, probably the Syngman Rhee Just as the Americans Singh, Defence Member in the Indian to the offer was a fresh call to his be more important than any issued autumn with either Washington or displeasure with the activities, of Dr

followers to resist the French,the, recently, Interim Government, said In an In- Viet Namh radio said.-Associated Some observers tonight important military officials that Tokyo might be delayed negotiations to unify Korea

linked Lord lattor. Suggestions

ume and Russians were resuming the long terview today, adding:

Fress.

statement with the tail of a "new a good place have met no appreciable Officials fear his opposition may wreck the plan for a unified Korea era", but no confirmation was avail-sympathy here.

Funger

provisional government, able.

As for what nations will parti-delaying independence for a nurober An interim plan of associating cipate in writing the treaty, current Dr Rhee's attitude is considered by "non-party men with the adminis. offcials and with the Labour-Mer American thinking tends to the iden United States officials as all the more it was disclosed, was appointed his of having this done by the 11-mem-regrettable because they believe the Some officials think this get a unified Korean government set Parliamentary Private Secretary be- ber nailons of the Far Eastern Com way to approach the problem is to fore the present trip at the express mission. wish of the Foreign Secretary, Mr will be too unwieldy group to ac up first and then discuss the trustee- Ernst Beyin.

complish the tosit in good time, and ship question with the Koreans.

There is some sentiment in the During his afternoon tour, Lard are urging a smaller group.

However, it appears certain the Department for trying to get the Pakenham visited the worst slum districts

of Essen, the German In- United States will resist strongly Russions after a provisional govern- dustrial city, and accompanied Ger- any demands that any Big Four or ment is set up-to agree to a brief Although M. Bollaert has now man newspaper

reporters on an Five nations. write the Japanese period of advisoryship which would studied the whole political situation unscheduled trip to a shelter dwell-treaty. It is recognised here, that be less odious to the Koreans than New a trusteeship. However, it 跟 and completed contacts with nearlying where a woman was frozen tomations such as Australia,

determination of emphasised that all representative leaders in Indo-denth last January.-Reuter.

Zealand and the Philippines con- China, he is prepared to wait until

tributed a great deal more over this, which would be done in con

them- London, May 25.

he men and the groups who are

longer period of time to the defent sultation with the Koreans The Minister of Fuel, Mr Emmanuel

Dr Ho Chi Minh's, violent

of the Japanese than did some of the relves, ennnot be accomplished until Shinwell, told a raucous heckling and totalitarion

against

a provisional government is set up.-- methods have had

big powers. audience tonight that if Mr Winston

United Press. Churchill and Mr Anthony Eden, in- time to come together", these sources

stated.

If we have to nationalise and ut the same time divide the armed forces, it is going to have a terrible effect on the

the country. army and Such a division, he said, was not in the interests of either part of a divided India, but a division was In- it would be "highly evitable advisable" to have a joint army for Hindu and Moslem Indla.

(Continued on Page 4)

of Peshawar, SHINWELL İS

capital of the North-west Frontier Province, Peshawar despatch said. MOSLEM RIOTERS

Thirty miles northwest of Pesha- war, Moslem League rlo.ers dynamit-

Party Politics Play A Part

PARTY politics, especially

AS

practised in Britain, have long been subject to sneers and jeers by those who bellove the system to be arahalo and obstructive. Re cent events in the Homeside poll- tical arena have offered new op- poriuntiles for these critles who farmingly

spectacle of point to the the Conservative opposition, after fighting the Labour government's nationalisation bills tooth and nail, announcing that, if returned to power, it would not denationalise the coal mines or the Bank of England, but would certainly re- move from the Statute Book simi- lar measures enforced against steel and kindred industries. There

You have, say the critics, a typical example of the vaclilation and hypocrisy fostered by party poll tics.

viewpoint is shallow and shortsighted. More accurate

be to ascribe the Oppos!-- Lion's volle face to the ability of. a party to adapt Its policies to the will of the people. The Tories new platform is a retreat from their traditional championing of private and vested interests, but it is an honourable conocssion to what plainly is majority opinion, The same can be mid of the foun of Lords decision to support the Government's bill to nationalise

would

Tite

www

prevail.

Inland transport. The great value of the two, ar more, party system. when dealing with legislation, is that the Opposition often secures amendments which bring general benefits Government has already #corpted

lot of advice from the Osition on the Inland Trans- port Bill, even to the extent of exempting entirely die carriage of firms goods in their own road vehicles, but Government regards publio ownership of at least the railways and age for long-distance haul- an essential, condl- tion of any effective Integration of transport, and this principle the core of the bili-wili However, a modified in the House

mmon, the of Common,

leaves a large Bold for private enterprise on the road, and Government has hiated ...that it is open to persuasion on other important points not involv- Ing principle. When the bill final.

the royal assent tt reotives

will be a plech · of Iegislation which, while basically the product of a Labour Government, sise embodies constructive ideas from the Op poallion. In other words,

party pollfies will have played a

"a note- worthy part la making effective » 'meature expremly designed to place Britain's inland transport on a foundation that will promets an efftalent public service.

HECKLED

stead of the Labour Party, had been running the government, Britain to-

The Fuel Minister had to shout at times to be heard above the "eat calling" crowd.

INTERIM PLAN

Saigon. Muy 20,

tration of the northern Viet Namh provinces of Tonkin and Annan pending a log-term settlement with the "leaders of all political parties" is engaging the attention of the French High Commissioner, M. Emile Boller, according to semi- ofcial reports.

hesitation with Dr Ho

While diplomatic circles were of day would be deep in an "industrial the opinion that the "High Com- strife on a scale never before CX-

missioner's perienced.

Chin Minh is understandable in view of the recent dissociation of the Com munists from the French Govern ment and also because most of the French officials and business interests do not favour peace with the re- volutionaries,"

the

Speaking at a rally, onterence of the Labour party opening, Mr Shinwell said, "We have do

the spokesman of been spared the obscene presence of a Tory government in power.

w Viet Namhese resistance movement We must go forward

goal In our

and In Cochin-China declared: "We know namby-pamby timid spirits in M. Bollaert is playing a deep

poli our own party must be prevented. tical game, but he is mistaken if he "We decline to apologise for what regards our anxiety for peace as a has been done. Mistakes have been sign of our weaktress. made but we are making endeavour

the

to try to lay the foundation of a better order. of society."

raised his voice.

"What is the alternative to a ta- bour governmenThe Tory Lovern- " he asked and

led by that garrulous old gentleman Mr Churchill or by the Debonaire Minister Eden."

then answered, ment

that ultimately "We are certain

the French must settle with Dr Ho

nation."-teuler.

Lord Pakenham spent the afternoon touring the Ruhr with high Britisn

Carmona Becomes

A Marshal

Lisbon, May 25. The President, General Antonio Carmona, was promoted to Marshal today on the anniversary of the national revolution.

The army is to give him a gold baton.-United Press.

QUESTION OF NUMBERS

Attention is focussed anew on the Gen China loan question, while Marshall said he had given a great amount of thought since returning

and was seeking from Moscow

assistance to of economic method the Chiang Kai-shek government which would meet with the approval of Congress and the taxpayers.

England's Overwhelming

Soccer

Lisbon, May 26.

Victory

a year

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- ON 31ST MAY The All-England team played well England beat Portugal 10-0 and the selectors did well in choos

Ing a fast and thrustful forward line

(Per "HA Telegraph”)$264,849.45 Someone shouted, "Why don't Chi Minh because he is the only in the first full soccer interna- which quickly pierced holes in the Already acknowledged National Trading Co.... you sit down," but Shinwell merely leader who can deliver the goods on tional between the two coun-weak Portuguese defence.

Mortensen never al United Overseas Traders Lawton threw the heckler a cold look and behalf of the whole Vict

Numltries played here today, lowed the Portuguese to steady UP Lepack Company

England led Portugal 6-0 at half- from a shaky opening. If this was Mr and Mrs J. Pau time.

real England, then they proved that The match was played. In the given conditions like today and a aladium here billards tablelike surface, they are magnificent national

indeed masters. this evening.

Lawton and Mortensen scored four In spite of the great heat, the game was played at a cracking pice lost in Switz vid. throughout

felding the same eleven that beat. Al soundly beaten, the Pot Eire in Dublin on May 4. tuguese never gave up trying, and their lively forwards were always Cardosa. Feliciano, Amaro, Moreira, dangerous but England's defence was Ferreira, Fornier, Araujo, Peyroteo. England (16-ut, A number of hecklers started The force of the explosion blew out in magnificent form, Switt, in par- Travassos, Rogerio speaking at once forcing the Fuel the roof and ceiling which fell on ticular, has never played better and Scott, Handwick, Wright, Franklin Minister to discontinue for some time, workers and staff of the factory a Portuguese roerer anid: "He must Lowe, Matthews, Mortensen, Lawton,

United Press.

Reuter.

be the best goalkeeper in the world." Mannion, Finney-Reuter..

Another heckler interrupted with, "We should not have been here now if it had not been for Churchill.”**

EXPLOSION KILLS

· FIVE

Calro, May 25. Five people were killed and 14 Shiawell retorted "You should not injured in an explosion which wreck be here now if it had not been for ed a match factory at Callub, 30 for the collective efforts of the wor-miles north of Cairo, today. The kers of Great Britain. No one man police are investigaling. can win the war by his own efforts."

179fe since giya first match of Eng

short continental tour and they

and Finney and Matthews ens each. Ilangily regained all the prestige

'

The tears

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