1947-06-03 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1947.

AVAK THE FAITH HEALER. AND THE VINTNER'S SON

Palm Springs, Cal. June 2. A millionaire vintner's seven-bedroom home, with a huge swimming pool, has be- come the scene for attempts by Avak Hagopian, bearded young American faith healer, to cure the wine producer's in- valid son.

The estate of the father, Krekor Arakellan, an immigrant Armenian who came to California and turned grapes into a fortune he estimates at US$10,000,000, is known "Dream of the Desert."

AB

Avak arrived in Los Angeles | after a 10,000-mile plane trip from kellan, who said he has spent US Calro, financed by The elder Ara- $250,000 in unsuccessful efforts to heal his son.

Another son, Dirom, said that it Avak cures Vaughn "my father will build a themorial in the form of a faith healing centre open to the people of the world."

year

The family, which has connec- tions virtually throughout the world, first read of Avak a ngo and sent a London agent to Iran to Investigate, then sent for Aval after being satisfied about the validity of his cures.

There his son, Vaughn Arakellan, 37, it with epilepsy and related allments since he was struck by a "I have seen other cases similar motor bus as a nine-year-old boy, to hin, many

undoubtedly cases lies unaware of

forthcoming worne, and I am sure I can cure ministrations of Avak, a 20-year him," said Aval when he arrived old uneducated incelinnie who, re-nt the Los Angeles airport, putedly has effected

Armenian, with piercing cures by prayer alone,

black eyes, long hair and a silky

tho

miraculous

The

beord, was wearing a hood, and a cape fastened at the throat with two large silver ́engraved pins. He was also wearing blue serge trousers and green suede shoes.

A member of Avok'a parly, Colonel Sumbat Yechlazurian, Iranian Army officer and a doctor, said the healer has affected many cures in Iran.

"I examined the patients before and after the treatment," said the colonel. All he does da to touch

the

patient, then he says a prayer on his behalf and asks the patient to think and believe in the prayer as spoken,

medical man I will vouch for these cures. They are authentic. Whatever ho doing is through the Inspiration of God."

Avak has a six month visa for his American trip, and Arakelian snld he hopes that he can stay here at least that long.—Associated Press,

INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE REPORTED READY TO JOIN CAMPAIGNS IN GREECE

Athens, June 2,

The Greek authorities are understood to have reports that the first ele- ments of an international brigade formed in France and Italy to aid Leftist 'campaigns in Greece has arrived at the Yugo-Slay port of Split.

The Communist Party newspaper, Rizospustis, over

a month ago published a story from Paris, saying such a brigade had been formed. The story has been repeated several times since. Now the Greek General Staff, Govern- ment and military officials are reported to have received word that a brigade has been actually formed along the lines of that which fought the Spanish Civil War.

It is understood the brigade was trained at Rosier, between

ENCOURAGING Saint Pavage and Le Mans,

WOMEN TO

WEAR SILK

Washington, June 2. The government is trying to resell American women into wearing silk. Its motives are

not to make the ladies look more

beautiful but to reduce the costs of occupying Japan and case the threat of a cotton surplus in this country.

France. Its headquarters alleg- edly were at Perpignan and Darbone. The brigade is said to be preparing to move through Albania and Yugo-Slavia into One of the brigade's Greece. top commanders is reported to have already arrived on Greek soll to confer with Communist guerilla leaders on the brigade's role in the fighting.

Reports

say *

Czech captain

named Franticzek heads the brigade,

Brsisted by a Yugo-Slav officer using the Italian name of Laboccha and a Czech named Rok.

HUNGARIAN

POLITICS

Britain

Awaiting Developments

pest, Mr. A. K. Heim, a Foreign

Office spokesman said today.

on

Soviet

Dyak Autonomous State Fight On, Urges Palestine

In West Borneo

Batavia, June 2.

The Netherlands East Indies Government has ap-. proved in principle the formation of another autono- mous territory in Dutch Borneo to be called Greater Dyak Territory.

A draft statute similar to the one signed last month with East Borneo, granting that territory its own govern- ment and an ultimate place in the United States of Indo- nesia. is expected to be ready within one month.

Lie

Trygve Cannot See

War Ahead

It will be signed after tho Netherlands Commission Gen- eral has visited the area.

The Greater Dyak Territory com prises 150,000 square kilometres east of West Borneo, including strip of South Borneo coastline.

Its population of 320,000 Includes former head-hunting tribes. The capital of the territory will be Kuala Kapuas-Reuter.

Dutch Policy

com-

con-

Viet Namh Head

Saigon, June 2. Dr Ho Chi-minh, the Viet Namh President, last night broadcast an appeal,' over the

Annamite-controlled radio at Bachmal, to Viet Namh forces to continue. active resistance through- out Indo-China.

Dr Ho Chi-minh" also urged his troops-now re. ported to number over 100,000 to follow a "code of conduct" by which they would show clemency and humanity to prisoners and help and protection to the people generally.

"Comrades, observe per- fect discipline and always act as if the enemy everywhere," he added- Reuter.

NEW GERMAN

ECONOMIC

COUNCIL

Policy Sabotage

MR BEVIN ACCUSED

· Parls, June 2: ⠀⠀ Dr Moshe Snch, member of the Executive Committee of the Jewish Agency, charged todny that the British Foreign Secre tary, Mr Ernest Bovin, was de termined to "sabotage" any United Nations, decision on Palestine contrary to his own policy.

Dr Sneh lovelled the accusation against Mr Bovin înzaù addresa fe- fore the National Conference of the French Zionist organisation now in

in Paris,

Lession

"We have every reason to believe," Dr Sneh said, "that Mr Bovin hopes to obtain from the United Nations sanction of his policy and that he proposes to sabotage

decision not conforming to this policy, fits as he sabotaged the decisions the Anglo-American Commission." -United Pres

any

of

The Hague, Juno 2. The present unsatisfactory situa Lake Success, June 2. tion in Indonesla will be solved "In The United Nations Secre- mother woy" if the Repubilean Lary-General, Trygve Lie, in a Government's reply to the Dutch speech broadcast to Switzer note, proposing a Federal Interim Government and demanding Co- landin connection with the operation in restoring order, is not Congress of the International favourable, according to a

munique fasued tonight by the Chamber of Commerce, said Netherlands Government

informa- that no large-scale war is Pos-The Dutch Government will

Service..

United Nations Committea sible in the foreseeable future,

tinue to regard the Linggadjuti

Lake Success, June 20 but that the world's greatest agreement as a guide to its foreign

The United Nations Palestine Com-- danger was the possibility that policy, however, the communique

Berlin, June 2. mittee, meeting informally today, de- it would fail to give the needy

From June 10, 40,000,000 of whether the

cided unanimously that tha qucation The Dulch Cabinet would be nations relief in time.

Committee should Germany, ready to reduce the strength of its

through popularly visit displaced persons camps In Lic conceded; **The political armed forces "on grounds of -elected representatives will as Europe will be decided in Palestine. situation is not as pleasant as we ciprocity? If the Republican Govern-sume the final share in the The Committee also decided thot would like to see it, and we are ment necepted the nole "as may be responsibility for the economic living and working in a period of reasonably expected," the com→ postwar disturbance politically, munique added. Reuler,

rehabilitation of the two major economically and socially".

western occupation zones,

The text of the Anglo-American agreement for the creation of Economic Council, issued

the view that another large scale in the foreseeablo war in Dossible

ndded.

al

todiny,

the 15 organisations which had 'ex- pressed a desire to testify before the Committee here should submit state- ments in writing and the Commitice would then decide whether to give them

a hearing.

The choirman of the Committee

meeting.

Jogjakarta via Batavia to attend covernments on a propor. Justice Sandstroem of Sweden is at

to

Indonesian Consultations He said as long 5.3 the major

Balavia, June 2. peace treulles remained unsigned,

Four Republican Cabinet minis- the International situation would

ters had to break off their Inspec- remain disturbed, and added;

The hope of agreement must tion tour of Sumatra and return to shows that German representatives will be elected at an open session. never be lost. I reject completely the Republican Cabinet session.

54 in all, chosen by the According to an informni Rome Affairs Minister Moham-tional basis will now be able the head of the list of possible can- future. I am certain that the peoples med Roem, who headed the Sumatra issue orders through the new Coun-I close second.-Reuter.

didates, with Latin Americans. a trip.

told the Dutch news

agency, cil.

Individual states today that he and the other

other they please will in future have to comply with these orders.

The German Executive Committee, with German executive directors in cach department, is charged with seeing that these directives are car

art,

of the world would not allow such Asters were at Slantar, Sumatra's | more or less independently of each

n catastrophic to occur. There

is true, difficulties and frictions between governments but I have no

cast coast, when they got word from

Jogjakarta that their presence was required for discussion of the Commission General's note to the Indonesian delegation.

The

Republicans are given a

now operating

greatest danger is the fortnight to accept or reject the con- ried out. Imprisonment up to five

and

on

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EMPIRE NOT evening.

DISSOLVING

The British Government is sill waiting to receive Information Sources close to the Greek General the evidence in support of the ac

by the Staff said recently that come 10,000 cusations brought The United States Commercial guerilias of unspecified nationality authorities against the newly-resign-

had been concentrated in

Premier, Yugo-ed Hungarian Company, a subsidiary of the Re-Slavia and Albania, awaiting the Nagy, leading to the resignation of Ambassador construction Finance Corporation, signal to enter the hostilities In the Cabinet and the formation of a which has the job of selling Japan- Greece.

new government, he added.

Ferenc

who refuse to obey the directives. Allied Supervision

The new Council and its Bubor- dinate agencies all come within the supervision the

of American military governments

and British

nt varying levels, but for the Arst time Germans themselves may have a big voice in the economic planning of their own Industries so far as the western zones are concerned.

At the highest level of

of the

Allied military govern- supervision are the ors or their deputies, forming bipartite board which will #rev

"review and approve the ordinances and de- cisions of the Economie Council, is- sue instructions to the Economic Council and the executivo commit-

doubt that on the crucial question of peace or war there is no diference of view whatever among member goveruments of the United Nations. London, June 2. "The The British Government may disorganisation

of continued economic and consult with the United States misery for the masses of mankind.

and progressive tents of the note, which recapitulate years and ines up to 100,000 marks

the discussions will Government on the question of For some time to come it

and Anglo-American intervention necessary for nations which can do contain further proposals which are would be the last word on im- with the Soviet Government one to help other nations which

In distress. Above all, this relief plementation of the agreement.

in good lime."- the subject of the Hungarian must tren

Meanwhile, discussions on the me sequence of further factual re- political developments in con- United Press.

morandum by the Cabinet have been postponed pending these Ministers' ports received from a British

arrival today. A Cabinet decision Wednesday is not expected before political representative in Budg-

The

agency correspondent reported from Jogjakarta that copies of the memorandum were distributed. In considerable number in

Jogjakarla antong the numerous political ica- Des Moines, Iowa, June 2.

ders, including youth leaders and Lord Inverchapel, British trade unionists, to enable them to to the United consult on the ultimate Dutch stand- States, said today that anyone Provisional reactions in circles who believes that the British connected with the government show ice and exercise overall control of the validity of the accusations cannot Empire is dissolving is wrong, that the grave responsibility lyingperations of the entire administra-

shoulders in a big promotion programme to win

be judged, and no step has yet been He said: "This Commonwealth is on the government's

decision is fully realised. borne out, taken. To do this, it la Greece, If reports are

first example

of the United coming to counting on the help of Paris would coincide with a Slav demand It is expected that Britain will re- Nations organisation that cach part-United Press.

of it is willing to forego some of ils fashion readers as well as major for a free Mucedonia.

quest a report on the subject from the Sov

Sovic: authorities in Budapest,

for Sovereignty as provided for under the Allied

common good". "He said thore Is "widespread Commission statute in cases

to the Em. - when misunderstanding" as any one of its tripartite Control pire's statute and that many_be Commission for Hungary has in-

leve It is dissolving. But, Lord

added, "they formation of Interest to the others. Inverchapel

Commenting on the reconstruc- wrong. tion of the Hungarian Government, Lord Inverchapel spoke before a withdrawal a day carlier than that the spokesman said that as far as meeting of the Midwest Institute of laid down. could be judged from reports International Relations. He sald According to present arrangements ceived so far, the change in govern-

compulsion no legal

would the world may hear tomorrOW ever organisation be perfectly keep such an

as the key decisions of the Delhi conference. ment, would seem to constitutional-Reuter.

Briüsh Commonwealth together. The Viceroy

broad is expected to He said: "That was proved in cast at 7 p.m. (Deihi time) National Assembly Called

1776. Our Commonwealth exista in message which will be followed by the virtue of belief-the belief in his Budapest, June 2. the essentials of liberty and respect for the dimity of man."-United

ese raw silk here, plans to launch Some sources belleve the entry of the International brigade into

over

women.

American-designers to put across Government sources here believe some advantages of silk which were the brigade would be made up largely lost sight of during the war.

of Albanian, Bulgarian and Yugo

mixture Since July 1940, when the com- Slav soldiery, with u

of The mixture pany started selling Japanese silk,other nationalities. it sold 31,331 bales for $20,500,000 would provide an excuse in reply to This is only a drop in the bucket any Greek protest in that the neigh- compared to 34,000 bales used here bouring states could not prevent in 1039. The company, which has their nationals from joining an in- 50,000 bules on hand and an avail-ternational group. ablo supply of 75,000, would like to sell a lot more.

It is reported that Alexis Kyrou, Greek liation officer with the United Proceeds from the sales do not Nations Balkan Commission, to pro- go back to the Japanese but are pared to present a complete dossier turned over to the War Department on the brigade when the Security after deductions for expenses, and Council takes up the Commission's applied against the costs of occupa- | report at Laite Success-United tion.-United Press.

Press.

· Up-to-the-Minute Sports News:

BELGIUM ELIMINATED

IN DAVIS CUP

Brussels, June 2. Yugo-Slavin won the final two singles today and defeated Bel- gium four rubbers to one enter the European Zone semi- final of the Davis Cup.

to

Their next opponents will be South Africa.

Today's results were: D. Mitic beat P. Geelhone 6/0, 0/3, 0/4. J. Fallada beat F. Washer 0/3, 0/2, 0/0--Reuter. FA PROPOSALS

MAJOR BALL LEADERS

New York, Juno 3. Major league leaders are:--

National League

Batting-Mizo (New York) .370; Walker (Philadelphia) 353.

Runs Mizc, 42; Thomson (New York) 34.

Runs batted in:Torgeson (Bos ton) 36; Mize, 35.

Hits: Baymholtz (Cincinnati) 52; Mize and. Slaughter. (St Louis) 50.

Homo

14; runs: Mize,

Miller

(Cincinnati) 10.

London, June 2, 1) 0.

Stolen bases:-Torgenon, 7; Haas (Cincinnati) and Robinson, (Brook

Strike outs-Blackwell (Cincin-

eight

The proposal to the International nati) 40; Branca (Brooklyn) 42. Board that in international soccer

substitutes should be per matches mitted up to the 42nd minutes af the game for not more than two injured players received unanimous support at the annual general meet- ing of the Football Association today.

Pitching Sparn (Boston) and zero; Hartung, New York, four and zero.

American League

Until this information is available.

#

re-

the

A special session of the National Assembly to debate new elections Press. was set today by the Ministers Council for June 10.

THE DERBY (Continued From Page 1)

are

point.

TRANSFER INDIA

(Continued From Page 1)

not

the

organisation."—Reuter.

•

BERT AMBROSE

FINED £2000

London, June 3. Bert Ambrose, one of Britain's top danca band leaders was fined £2,000 and £100 conts at a magistrate's court in London yesterday for cur rency offences involving £950 rclat ing to cheques aued in favour of "an unknown person" in the south of France last summer.

Ambrose, who admitted the offences, cashed the cheques for franes in violation of Britain's stringent re- culations concerning money spent offcial abroad by Britons.

a

The band lender is well known at French Riviera resorts.--Associated

of the "announcement British statement. Simultaneously

with this

nn- nouncement, the Prime Minister, Mr Pres

will inform the Clement Attice, House of Commons and the Secretary of State for Inula, Lord Listowel, the House of Lords.

OUTWARD MAILS

The Ministers Council will meet on June to approve the final draft of election and other legislation

These arrangements are contingent which the new premier,

Lajos ther offered. 15 to 1 taken. 100 tu 6 upon the progress of the conference. Dinnyes, will present in his In Blue Train, taken and offered, 18-Reuter. augural speech.

to 1 Migoli offered, 20 to 1 taken Father Istvan Balogh, Secretary and wanted. 33 to 1 Merry Quip General of the Smallholders Party akeu and offered. 33 to 1 Tite and State Secretary, said today Street and Saravan offered. 40 to

1 that he was resigning both positions Codir offered. 50 to 1 taken and for "reasons of health but would wanted. 40 to 1 Parisien and Com- remain in the former post if the bat, both offered. 50 to I Pearl Diver Party desired.

Political observers

and offered, 60 to 1 Fire- thought ft unlikely Dinnyes would

offered. 200 to 1 any others, retain Balogh, recalling that a week be- fore ex-premier Ferene Nagy's re- Special place betting: 4 tu 9 signation, Dinnyes mado

Tudor Minstrel. 5 to 4 Sayajirao, speech 100 o 30 Grand Weather, . 7 to 2-

#

taken mus

in favour of nationalization of banks, Micolor Minstrel is now even money which Balogh publicly opposed.... United Press.

:

Pest Threatens

Cotton Crop

Cairo, June 2. About 1,200,000

acres of Egypt's total co.ton cultivated area of 1,500,- 000 peres have been affected by a Ministry of Agriculture official dis- "devastating" cotton worm attack, a closed here tonight.

Batting McQuinn (New York) 354; DiMaggio (New York) 352,

Runs-Keller (New York) 35; Another F. A. proposal for the Williams (Boston) 31.

It was the worse attack in a quar- International Board is to amend the Runa batted in-Keller, 35; tor of a century, he said. law regarding goal kicks so that all Williams and DiMaggio, 29.

The cst.on worm, It was stated, players of the attacking, side must Hits:-Dillinger (St. Louis) 52; had infested all the cultivated area. remain outside the penalty area as Keiler (Detroit) and Kennedy (Chi- in Lower the kick is being taken, instead of the present 10-yard rulo.-Router.

RUGBY RESULT.

London, June 2,

In a Rugby League game played this evening, Rochdale Hornets do- feated Harrinton by oight points to soven/---Reuter.

cago) 49.

wards in

and, moving southi-

Tudor

chance and Migoll is backed to win £66,000. These were the features of today's callover. At the previous callover last Friday bookmakers re- fused to lay Tudor Minstrel at 11 to 10 on. There were few takers at evens today, the weakening being dule to the run on Migolt, Cadir,

and

Weathhan

Blue Train Grand

Migoll, owned by the, Aga opened 20 to 1 and he was still in demand at that price after being backed to win £00,000, but the odds against him were cut to 18 to 1.

Cad T, Marcel Boussac's French colt, was taken to win £25,000 at 50 to 1 before 40 to 1 become. the top offer.

Grand Weather, x now. replacing

Home runs:-Keller, 13; Williams, reached **2, had tonight 100 to B.

Unless otherwiso stated. Registered Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes earlier than the ilme stated below!-

Tuesday June 3 Canton (Train) 130 p.m. Bangkok, Swatow (Sea) 2 DJ Straits (Be) 2 p.m. Pakhot (Sea) noon, Shanghai (8) 3 p.m. U.S.A., Central and South America and Canada via San Francisco (No Pa cels for Canada) (Hex) 3 pm. Kangmoon (84x) 4, p.m. Macho. Tainuhan & Shekki (Sex) 4 pm. Canton (Trzla) & pan.

Singapore, Sourabaya & Colombo (Alz)

50 p.m.

Shanghai, Pelping, Canton, Kwollin, Chungking, walow and Amoy (Al) 330 p.m.

!

Wednesday, June 4 Manila, Honolulu, Oakland, New York, Vancoilver and Toronto (Air) 10 km) Shanghai (den) 10 mm. Birgit (Am)_10 HLM.

4

Hoihow and Bangkok (Bea) 0.30 am. Manila PJ. (Bea) noon. Shanghal (Sea) nood. Canton (Train) 130 p.m. Japan (ordinary letters and cards only)

(en) pm, Amoy, Shangha!, Nanking, Hankow. Tsingtao, Felping. Canton, Liuchow and Kumming (Alt) 3:30 pm. Macao, Tainthan & Shekki (sea) 4 p.m. Kongmoon (Ben) 4p. Canton (Train) pim.

Thursday, Juno E Manda P.I. (Ab) 10 31. Shanghal (Sea)_noon. Swatow. (es) noon. Hethow and Tramkong (Bea) noori." Canton (Train) 130 p.m. Shanghai, Pelving, Bwatow,

Amoy Canton and Foochow (Air) 3,30 p.m. Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia

and

Blue Train as third favourite, was backed to win £8,000 at 15 to 1. being then offered at 100 to 7.

Although Blue, Train was laid to 1050 £8,000 he remained steady at

11.

Sayajirao and (Pearl - Diver: wère The attack was "taking on very each backed to win. £4,000, Stolen bases: Dillinger, 11; Phil-serious proportions", and the Minis- The next callover will be ley (Chicago) 0.

try of Agriculture were using every on

held Strike ouls: Newhouser (Detroit) possible means at its disposal to fight.

Wednesday, 71; Feller (Cleveland) 03...

the worm but the shortage of labour, Princesses are to watch the Derby Percy Franklin for and on behalf o

The King and Queen and the two

Printed and published by Frederick Pitching Hutchinson and Shea (New York) Ave and one. seriously hampering the campaign Epsom

(Detroit) In Lower Egypt' was said to be on Saturday. They will travel to South China Morning Post Limiter Average. „833,--Associated Press.

traits by

trom London at 1-8 Wyndham Street City of Vie Reuter.

tris, in the Colony of Hongkong::

Reu.pr.

QUEEN'S

WATCH FOR OPENING DATE!

Stolen Love....

WITH HER OWN HUSBANDI

JOAN

FONTAINE

from This Day Forward

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NOTICE

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

Notice la heroby given that ap Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 18 Pedder Street (1st floor) Hong Kong on MONDAY the NINTH day of JUNE, 1947, at NOON, for the purpose of proposing and if thought it passing the sub-join- ed resolutions as a special re solution, we

That the Articles of Association be altered in the manner follow- ing:-

(a) Article 17 shall be cancell

ed

(b) In the third Hne of Article 71 the word "two" shall be aubstituted for the word "throo"

(c) The following Articló shall

be substituted for Article'. 76 76. Subject to any special terms as to voting upon which any shares of the Company, may have beon Issued or may for the time being be held, upon a show of hands every mom- bor present in person shall

... have one vote, and upon a

poll every member pro sent in person or by proxy · shall have one vote for every phare held by him”. By Order of the Board,

R. G. CRAIG,

Chlef Manager.

Hong Kong. Dated: this Nin

day of May, 1947.

NOTICE.

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| Saturdayı, and 9 a.m. on Mone

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From and including Mondays

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