1947-06-10 — Page 4

Arrests In

Hanoi

Hanoi, Juno 9. French sources here to- day stated that an import- ant leader-unnamed--and 31 members of the alleged Viet Namh espionage and 'terrorist group have been arrested by the Security Corps' of Hanol.

The French said that the group had been formed to organise "attempts" against members of the administra- tive committees in Hanoi and had plotted unsuccess- fully against the French War Minister, M. Paul I Coste Floret. and the. French High Commissioner, M. Emile Bollaert, when they passed through Hanol a few months ago. ---Reuter.

Economic Freedom For Germans

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1947.

WORLD FINANCIAL STORM PREDICTED

New York, June 9. American Government officials and private business leaders seem to agree that an international financial storm is coming within the next six months.

But predictions on its inten-

AGREEMENT sity range from a light gale to

IN KOREA

COMMISSION

a typhoon. Most forecasters Like their predictions on the same evidences.

It is: Firstly, reserves of Ameri- can dollars and gold in foreign countries are rapidly evaporaling. They will disappear or become dan- gerously low within a matter of months.

Seoul, June 0.

Secondly, American visible exports Maj-Gen Brown told the press in the first four months of this year today that the Joint Commission were at an all-time high. Imports has reached final agreement on continued low. If the same dis- the method of consultation with parity remains continuous through- Koreans after two weeks of de-out the year, exparts would exceed Imports by about US$10,000,000.- bate and argument.

000, According to the agreement, Thirdly, sharply higher prices all democratic, political and so- foreign countries must pay for clal organisations will be coll-American imports are eating up the British loan and loans to other sulted, and sub-committees will countries at a faster rate than on- be appointed in order to begin

Gap May Nariow The only difference in the luter- pretation of these facts by American authorities is in the severity of the depression they will cause.

oral constitution of both North Fourthly, the British sterling bloc and South Korea on July 5. is due to be broken up in the corn- Gen Brown added that the Ing months. A start must be made questionnaire, which will probably by July 15 under the British loan ს.

agreement. all Korean made available to British Zone HQ. June 9.

parties and organisations tomorrow.

t The British Zone Commander, consists of questions relating

tinent into

party's or regarding a Sir Sholto Douglas, said today

rantsation, questions concerning that the future of Germany's provisional government charter, suca political structure must awaits civil rights and organisational set- the next meeting of the Council up and the political platform con- of Foreign Ministers,

cerning the future economic, political At a press conference outlining and social policies to be followed by the future of Western Germany the provisional government. under the new German Economic! Gen Brown said the consultation Counell, Sir Sholto sald: "Rumours agreement conformed, in effect, with are current that we are about to set Vyacheslav Molotov's May, 7 reply up a bizona Parliament." He said to Den George C. Marshall, there rumours were not true.

Food conditions H Germany re-) mained dimeult, the Commander revealed, but were

Primary Purpose

He udded that the two week's to expected

concerned was im-debate

the improve shortly, with enough ports

to tide over until the August breadth of the consultation, with the harvest.

Soviets holding out for last year's in both He sald all decisions of the agreement on 30 parties

Korea and the German Bizonal Economie Council North and South would be

There are some indications that the wide gap between American exports and Imports may narrow as the year progresses.

The Wall Street Journal noted that the 1921 trade (exports) collapsed when exports were running 60 per- cent above Imports. It commented that the "dwindling of dollar sup- plies overseas makes something like A collapse by the year end quite possible.

The Journal of Commerce said: "The situation in Europe and else where will surely be changed for the briter in the near future". It predicted there will be a growing resort to exchange controls and bl- collapse"--Associated

Control "pected, and as long as Americans for all whose member- / lateral trade agreements, rather than

an economic

1,000. legislation was not

Germans would He said the commissioners also Press.

ship is more than

hand to

cone

the

contravened the have a completely free govern Western Germany mically, However, he warned Germans not to conduct their affairs according to selfish or interests-United Press,

tangled over how

of last much year's agreements and previous cor- be included in respondence should the present

Brotations.

Ger sectional

primary

purpose

added that. the

of the consulta- tions was to see what Koreans think

should be changed.

"A

Tea Subsidy provisional government cannot

Reduction

Londoni, June 9, The Food Minister, Mr John Stra- chey, made it clear is the House of Commons' today that the recent in- crease in the price of tea in Britain meant a decrease of £5,865,000 in the tea aubsidy.

Major Spence (Conservative) had asked by what amount it was in tended, as a result of the estimated Increase in the price of tea to con- sumer of £6,000,000 in a full year to increase or decrease the subsidy on tea for the same period.

Mr Strachey replied: "It means a decrease of 20,805,000 in the ́subsidy."—Router.

do less for the people than the pre-

sent

are doing." he

future but

Right Wing Politicians

Beaten Up In Italy

Milan, June 9.

Army tanks, froops and police went into action in Cremona, 40 miles southeast, of Milan, to quoll crowds of Left Wing supporters who prevented the opening of the provincial congress of the Right Wing Uomo Qualungue (Common Man Party..

The chief of the Cremona police was attacked, manhandled and abused, and many persons underwent hospital treatment for injurics.

Hundreds of people, including many women, blocked all approaches to the palace where the congress was' to take place. They set upon those believed to belong to the movement, which was accused of sheltering many Fascists.

A group, of the congressmen who barricaded them- selves in the building was rescued by armed police and escorted to the railway station.-Reuter. outMENINÁCIE

Palestine Commission

To Start Work Soon

Jerusalem, June 9.

Russian Plan To Absorb Balkan Countries

now

London, June 9.

Dr Milan Gavrilovich, leader of the Serbian Poasant Party and fugitive from a 16-year prison sentence in Yugoslavia, said in an exclusive interview today that the Russian moves in the Balkans were aimed eventually at ~ logal Sovietiantion of Eastern Europe and absorption of the Balkan countries into Russia as "independent Soviet. republics."

in

Dr Gavrilovich, former Yugo The editorial added: "Perhaps this slav Ambassador to Moscow and is best illustrated by the coup d'etal

member of the Yugoslav

Hungary by a Rusalan citizen and National Committee which sup-who poses as Hungary's deputy pre- a brigadier-general named itakosi ports exiled King Peter, said the mler and whose power is derived Russians were achieving their not from Hungarian voters, who nims in the Balkans in easy Russion Army, This coup

have repudiated him, but from the d'etat de- stages.

finitely put Hungary under the Rusa sian heel and made a mockery of the Allied Control Commission.

The first stage, he said, was dni ftention of the Balkan armies, which In now complete.

the

"But there are other, Rakosla row In the present second slope, he culing or trying to rule most of the said, the Communists were attacking European countries and subject them the peasant parties to unify and Se-to the same fate," viêtize the

political and economic systems of Eastern and Southeastern The paper then enumerates Yugo- Europe.

slavin's Tito, Bulgaria's Dimitroff. Dr Gavrilovich predicted that as Austria's Fischer, Italy's Togliattl soon as this unification was nehloved, and France's Thorez, stating that Communists would begin these people have in common with the process of bringing the Balkan Rakosi that they owe "first" alle- countries formally into the Soviet glance to Russia as their real father- Union, first

น Balkan land and all are acting or attempting federation of

Greece countries of birth,"United Press.. whose fall the Communists expect Rooner or later, He said Albania had already abandoned her Indepen- Asked whether the under-dence by becoming part of federa- tive Yugoslavia in recently-con- ground would get an opportunity cluded treaties.

Thirty-three members of the Secretarial of the United Nations Special Commission on Palestine, headed by the British administrative secretary, Bernard George Alexan- der, arrived by plane today. The remaining 62 are expected in the next 24 hours.

POLAND TO

DEPORT UKRAINIANS

Albanin via, Bulgaria, to act as, Russian pro-consuls in their

abul and

Liquidating Peasants

to present its case, Alexander auid: "We still do not know

The peasants were the last class how to contact them."

In Eastern Europe to be politically Meanwhile a Haganah spokesman liquidated by the Communists, Dr sald there Was 110 intention of Gavrilovich continued, and thelr interrupting the flow of uncertifient-economic subjugation to the state ed refugees to Palestine. Irgun und would follow the liquidation of pea Stern gang spokesmen said they do sant parties just as it did in Russia. not intend to observe the "ruce" if He Warsaw, June 9.

if He said all 1. opposition leadera re- deportations continue.

cently arrested or A large group of Ukrainian

In British ofciuls are putting the Hungary,

Bulgaria, Yecuted

and nationalists, who refused to emi-finishing touches on elaborate Poland were pensant leaders.

thwart any The Yugoslav Parliament, in which the Gavrilovich once served as Minister during

of

Agriculture and Recon- struction, Wan now nothing but the Yugoslav Supreme Soviet, he said. Recent events in Hungary and Bu garin, he added, implied that the parliaments of those countries were being transformed Into Supreme Soviets.

security measures to. underground activity Commission sessions.

Sources in touch with Jewish

Bald was extremists

the underground would strike again if there were any during the sessions. deportations of Jewish immigrants

grate to Soviot Ukraine, nre to be deported from the province of Rzeszow to the Masurian takes district of what formerly Eastern Prussia, it was indicated by the Polish Government today.

Indonesian Note Poland actively supporting terrorist months ago.

Disappoints

The Hague, June 10: goverments

The Indonesian reply to the said.

"We are building-we hope Netherlands note, which was not for the immediate for a long time. The future pro-published at the Hague yester visional government must represent, day, has made a decidedly dis- not the American nor the Russiar, appointing impression, it is but the Korean concept.

learned from a high authorita- tive source who wishes to re- main anonymous.

New Government

Gen Brown sald when the cun-

The Dutch government is reported sultations are completed it will be to be studying the note. The Indo-

Three nestun Republic, government circles! the task of Sub-Commission to draw up a plan of integration of said, apparently wants to play a pre elements of the existing North and dominant pant in Indonesia at the South Korean governments in order expense of other parties which have to see how these can be taken over expressed the desire to be equal by the provisional

Indonesian government partners in the future Federation, without disruption.

Observers see in this final step as

In their note, the Dutch insisted tea presenting the most dangerous ob- on the greatest speed since they felt atacic to the success of the Joint it their international duly to rehabl- Commission-They pointed out the late the Indonesian economy for the United States desires to select

ake of international and national rade. "free

whereas there is elcations,"

The Republican nole, however, the some doubt whether the Soviets will

source continued, gives the impres Canton, June B.

necept such a proposal,

sion that the Indonesian Republle Authoritative quarters believe the The spokesmon of

eune Soviets intend to propose some sort in Cher bone men, meanwhile is trying to delay the application of Preservation Headquarters announc-

of praportion] representation, pos- blaming ed today that 25 journalists

Dutch.--Associated on the still held in prison, comprising 21 sibly based from the Daily Tribune, two from which would secure an effective Chien Kuo Jin Pao, one from the Press,

NEWSMEN GAOLED provisional government by means of

IN CANTON

Ta Kung

the

were

Pao and one from the Ying

Ming Agency,

The spokesman

the charges.

filled to specify

He said a total of 185 persons has been arrested since May 31, of which 122 have been released and 43 are still in custody, including eight students who may be released provided Sun Yat Sen University guarantees their behaviour.-United Press.

the

1930

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census, Press,

UTIN TUT GOING

TO LONDON

Rangoon, June 20,

the

State Department Appointment

The Commission will sit in the Police authorities reported

that monumental YMCA bullding in the not only did the Ultrainlons, as 'an centre of Jerusalem and only 20

Purge Might Spread organised group, refused emigration yards from the wing of the King

Meanwhile, other London observers but adopted on attitude "hostile to David Hotel which was blown up 11

predicted that the Communist purge in Eastern Europa might spread to nationalists."

Reinforcements arrived today for Following their

other countries. Unofficial diplomatic transportation, the British intelligence unit charged observers said the speech by Klement they are to be distributed among the with combatting extremists, and Polish, population, and their former miles of new

Gottwald, Czech Communist leader barbed wire were Prime Minister, to the Prague Com- homes will de acoupled by Poles. strung through the city. Troops are The numbers involved in this still forbidden to leave their bur-

munist meeting Inst week implled an impending Communist campaign operation are not yet known but it racks after sunset. is on a considerable scale--Reuter. An Irgun Zval Leumi broadenst parties and the Slovak Democratic against both the Czech Right Wing last

that President Party. night charged Truman had succumbed to "British pressure in opposing advertisements which has just reached Whitehall, Gottwald, in the text of his speech, in the United States which support-accused Czech non-Communist parties ed the campaign. ot violence in of sabotaging the government pro- Palestine. The Empress of Scotland, bringing

the "pervasion The

gramme and spoke of the Irgunists' claim that they did of certain parties of the national a certain number of returning long-not depend on outside aid in their front with reactionary forces." He kong realdents is due here at the rampaign was not considered serious- demanded that "things in Slovakia end of the week.

Fly here by

British oficials, who, sald they have unity and security of the state shall the Jewish Agency or will not drift on ns hitherto and the clear evidence campaign obtains financial support

that from friends in the United States.

the Irgunist be safeguarded."United Press, United Press.

Czechs To Visit Belgrado

Belgrade, June 9.

Defence,

H.K.. Residents Returning

It is understood that as the majori- ty have made their own arrangements for accommodation, Government will not make special provisions for their arrival, but a representative will go aboard and give whatever advice is

needed.

ROYAL HUNT CUP.

-CALL-OVER

TO-DAY'S

The Czech Minister of General Ludwik Svoboda, the Chiet of Stuff, General Bohumil Bochek, BROADCAST and other ranking Czech military figures will arrive here on Wednes- -day-by-plano- from Prague

The

party will stay in Belgrade! ZOW

Hongkong broadcasting on for two days and then will go on a frequency of 845 kineveles from 12.30 to countrywide tour for about 10 days.! 2.00 pm and 8.30 to 11.00 pm, and also on D4 megacyeles in the 31 metre bant

Their visit follows the visit to from 12.30 to 1.13, 7.30 to 8.30 and 0.13 to Prague in March of General Kochá 11.00 p.m.

Popovich, Yugoslav Chief of Staff.- United Press,

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Washington, June 0. President Truman today nomina- ted Mr Norman Armour os Assia- tant Secretary of State on Latin- American affairs in place of Mr Spruille Braden, who has resigned. U Tin Tut is due to leave Kangoon Mr Armour, former ambassador to on Thursday for London to discuss the Argentine and Spain, has KL The next callover on the Royal with the British government the broad experience of Latin American Hunt Cup will be on possibility of granting Immediate affairs-Reuter. Ba Dominion status to Burma, authorl- tative sources sald today.

!

The selection of U Tin Tut, member of the Governor's Exécu-

Snow On Ben Nevis Fort William, Scotland, June 9. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, had o frem coating of snow today covering the tive Council, as the official repre- mountain for 1,000 feet down from sentative of the Burmese govern. the summit. In the valley there is ment 'for discussions concerning alternate sunshine and cold roln Burma's future was announced ear- showers.-Reuter,

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OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SHELVES PROPOSAL TO PAY ATHLETES

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deferred in view of the fact that countries from South America, Can tral America, Asia and the East were not represented.

The

London, June 9. conference. It is an important mat- There will be no change inter and might shake the very founda- the rules governing amateurism tions of this organisation". when the Olympic Games are

Dragged Long Distancos

Russian Athletes held in London next year. A

After the Swedish delegate had Saying that the amateur question spoken in favour of an amendment, specially convened meeting of

had been discussed at Oslo last year saying that reimbursement of those. the International Amateur

with a two to one decision in favour who for economic reasona could not Athletic Association, at which of discussing the matter at the Con make sacrifices they were delegates of 28 nations attended gress in 1948, Mr Brundage protested por

called today decided to refer the ques- that "some of the losers on that oc- upon to make, was fair and would give everybody, an opportunity to tion of broken time payment to casion have taken advantage of the

rules and regulations which allow a take part in athletic aport, Mr Brun- the next meeting of the IAAP certain number of nations to call a page's deferment was put to the vole congress.

which will be held conference. after next year's' Olympiad.

"Delegates

have been dragged, in ttons for memberships from Burma congreas accepted applica- Today's meeting was specially some cases, thousands of miles, at and Lebanon, and subject to the convened by Sweden, Finland, Hol- great expense and loss of time to at fulßlment of certain conditions, from land, Norway, Czechoslovakia, Den- tend this meeting. I challenge these Iran, Jamaica and Korca. mark and Iceland with the purpose proceedings and warn you that they

Regarding the Soviet, Lord Burgh- of getting some payment to athletes might be illegal.

fery speech

conley sald that Mr Brundage added that the con- been for time lost, but after

an application had by the American delegate, Mr Avery veuers of this meeting were nation there were certain formalities to be

received

for membership but Brundage, it was decided to refer Lord Burghley, who presided at the could be accepted. He said that they who were not in good standing.

through gone the matter to the 1948 Congress,

before the

application meeting, said that the rules allowed to approach the question of votes being

of deferring Salled, and he had no al-wanted to or reasonable point: 20 In favour the question to 17 against,

A "hombshell" was dropped by ternative, but to permit it to con-

tinur.. It was then proposed by the of view and they Mr Brundage at the outset of the Dutch delegate that payment should forget the paid be no doubt that mcoting when, after declining to ac- be allowed in the world, European

There could cept the post of vice-president, he and international championships as many young Russian athletes did protested that today's meeting, should well as International matches to not realise the proper meaning of

ver have been held.

athletes who were the sole support amateurism. They had unknowing- is highly irregular," he said "It is a meeting called to discuss their family, such payments not ly become professionals and it was to exceed €1 or its equivalent. considered fair that they should be payments to athletes. This is not

Mr Brundage argued thint the given an opportunity of entering for consistent with amateurism -

and whole matter was illegal, proposing the Olympic Comes with a clean should be out of order at such that the whole question should be aheel-Reuter.

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