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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947.

U.S. Army Wife Effect Of Reparations

Wounded

Triesic, June 11.

The United States Army an- nounced today that the wife of

American Heutenant wounded last night when

known

persona

fired jeep near the border

A in Venezia Giufa.

WAS

1133-

on their

of Zone

rmy Public Relations ld Lt Kell Monroe and Mrs Monroe were proceeding

The Army

from

Flezzo to Tarcento on officlat

bursts of when 10

business when

from

bul-

antomatio weapont

blasted their woundiar

Blx bursta Mrs car, hit the Monros in the leg and scratch ing the driver, Pfc Eldon Moret Li Monroe was not injured. Airs Monroe was treated at the 301 Station Hospital of tha 68th Division at Gorizia-United Presi

AUSTRIA'S NARROW ESCAPE

On Jap Foreign Trade

Soldier

Convicts

Captured

Frankfurt, June 11. Four of eight armed soldier convicts who escaped from the U.S. Army's European Theatre prison at Mannheim on Sunday morning were apprehended near Nancy, France, about midnight last night, constabulary officers reported today.

Two other escaped prisoners were apprehended on Monday. Still at large are two negroes.

Arnold Ziegler.

The

Tokyo, June 11.

The new Commerce and Industry Minister, Chozaburo Mizutani, today welcomed the SCAP announcement authorising private international commercial relations with Japan on August 15 as a "major step" toward effecting Japan's economic recovery, but said success of this programme to a large extent would depend on the Allied Powers' "sympathetic" settlement of the reparations question." He declined to state what ex- where the development of hydro- tent he believed the removal of electric power and lagged behind.

He Japan's foreign trade will industrial equipment could be necessarily have to be re-orientated made as reparations without too from the Far East and the southern seriously crippling Japan's pro-regions to the United States. duotive capacity, but said: "We have been defeated in war and we are in no position to state any detailed desires as to re- moval of industrial equipment, We do hope, however, the Allied Powers will understand Japan's position and be magnanimous in their decisions so that Japan can

Lack Of Raw Materials

POCKET CARTOON Balance Of Trade With

United States Sought

"Horace, this gentleman insinis vou invited him to linch"

HELP for

BASQUE STRIKERS

Mizutani sald 60 percent of Japan's prewar exports went to the For East and the southern regions, and comprised cotton, textiles, rayon

London, June 11. and fibre, but resumption of that

Basque Republican Hources trade was Impossible because of the loss of equipment and wartime suid today that Britain's Trades Incit of materials, He pointed out

3.000.000 Union Congress was "consider that prewar there were

to-ing financial or other assist- whereas

anco to leaders of last month's Basque strike in Spain.

at become a self-sustaining coun- | spindles in V

the

necr

The officers said three white men and one negro were arrested Vienna, June 11.

Mirecourt, France, about three kello-try." Ernst Koreff. Socialist metres south of Nancy, by

French

four gendarmerie, Speaker of the National A-fugitives were still driving the black Bembly, told the House today Chevrolet sedan they stole that Austria had only narrowly Mannhehn on Monday from Li-Col escaped the fate of Hungary.

He said informat talks between Chancellor Leopold Figl and the Communist lender, Ernst Fischer, on possible reorganisation of the gov- ernment were "on ambush against a strong of attempting to achieve government idea".

The four entered a Mirecourt cafe about 10 o'clock last night, and the cafe owner notified

the police, who closed in on the cafe, capturing them without a fight, The

und

day there are

He said raw silk and sille textiles He pointed out that a reparations would comprise the major items of dustrial capacity on the 1930 level. added that emphasis also will be put settlement permitting Japan an in exports to the United States,

us ceramic when production was at its lowest, on sundry goods such would result in 'velthood difficul-ware and art craft.. ties"

Ho for the Japanese nation.

be made to "All-out efforts will said he based this view primarily on

produce superior goods In sharp the fact that Japan's population, in contrast to the prewar emphasis on

cheap goods," he said. French 1030 was 04,000,000, whereas today

of Mizutani Bald the resumption it is 00,000,000.

Mizutani said reparations payment private foreign trade would mean

feld rifles stolen from the Mannheim the

under Japanese severely

their share" by producing more coal conditions when production, and food-both inter-related in the armoury on Sunday and five rounds sent

recovery programme. of ammunition when they searched even with full operation of available economic

He pointed out that Koreffthe sedan.—United Press,

throughurt Industrial equipment, does not meet

Inst year 00 percent of Japan's im- Japan's own needs due largely to

ports from the United States con lacic

of raw materials," Io said the removal of coal power sisted of foodstuffs, which left little generating plants would seriously for raw materials. He said efforts

were imperative to reduce the pro affect Industrial production, particu-

portion for food and increase that larly in western Japan and Kyushu for cotton, ull, Buthracite, salt and other materials essential for pro- duction.—United Press.

.

Dundee, June 11.

Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, said today that world chaos would follow unless a trade balance between the United States and the rest of the world was restored.

"Somehow or other we must; ment-operated tankers were with-- solve this problem, or else we drawn from circulation.

Mr William Clayton, Under- shall rovert to chaos even worse Secretary of State for Economic than that in inter-war years, | Affairs, testified: "It would be dlif- of and all the world must coma cult to exaggerate the seriousnes into that solution," Sir Stafford curtailing the movement

leum. It would delay European re- said at the opening of the new covery perhaps more than any other National Cash Register Com- single factor"-Reuter. pany factory here.

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not

and happiness and

of the

L

to

of petrú

Bavia Statement "There is no room for blocks er}

London, Jtme 11. cliques of countries Aghting and The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest quarrelling among one another. it Bevin, told the House of Commons

problem grave and dificult and today that Britain was giving urgent. it needs the help of every country, consideration to the possiblity of treat and small, in its solution, and drawing up with other European until that solution is found we shall countries a combined programme of all exist in n stalo

of discomfort import credit requirements for which will encourage joint which we are all seeking for and any other country willing to nake loans for economie recovery." Sir Stafford said the supreme need f He declared to comment further, to find a way of balancing the during question period, on the speech productive power

United Imade by the US. Secretary of State, States against the sadly diminished

Europe. productive power of Europe unta General George Marshall, on aid to Mr William Warbey (Lab) asked balance could be obtained. He entd the United States was now exporting Mr Bevin to make it clear that Bri- US$500,000,000 more than it Im-

tain was prepared to play her part ported.

Another American Ioan would jon condition that no country would A spokesman for the TUC, how-only postpone the inevitable show-be excluded on political grounds,

"I that is reciprocal, yes," Mr down, he said. He added, however, ever, sald any action.

or decision that Secretary of State Marshall Bevin replied.-United Press. would have to await consideration ald to Europe speech

well of the whole Spanish situation by

solution for which all the world is the World Federation of Trades contain within it the seeds of the

seeking. United Press. Unions now meeting at Prague.

"Our General Council will take up the British trades unionists' attitudo towards Spain once that decision is "OUF known," the spokesman said.

If any, would have to within

We must Also consider decision. what is possible and practical. It cannot be said now whether either financial or political or both types of action would be ordered."

come

"may

democracy--a definite Fascist method police found one of the twʊ Spring-from current production would "hit little if the Japanese did not "dose the framework of the WFTU cution of the American foreign eco-

The Flacher-Figi talics, sald, had brought Austria "danger- ously close to the fate of Hungary". Both Figl and Fischer sat la glum Rilence as Koref! bernted them in a pre-agenda delute. They had re- peated their versions of the talks only a short time before.

Figl said that depite the talks his party-the People's Party-did not intend to negotiate with the Com- munista.

Fischer said he had proposed dur- Ing his conversations with Figl that he (Fischer) be named Minister of the Interior and Trade. He told the Assembly that Austria's recovery would be speeded if this change were made.

Laughter almost drowned out his last words when he concluded that any decent government in a de- mocratic European state "would re- sign under the conditions prevailing in Austria at present-United Press.

QUADRUPLETS ADDED TO

HIS FAMILY

OPPOSITION

pre-

TO JAPANESE

Jerusalem, June 11. An Arab policeman, Naif Toumch, said today that he was "thoroughly himself when he wife was going to have a baby what he thought would be his sixth.

displeased with WHALING

found his

I asked myself how am, I going to support six children on month?" he said.

£20 a

A baby girl was born early this morning

Then

Mrs Tounich complained of

government hospital.

Three hours Inter a second daugh-

Washington, June 11. An Australian 'expert said to day that if it is decided to send a second Japanese expedition to the Antarctic it will be unilateral action by the United States.

Press Reaction

Tokyo, June 11.

Margato Decision

At the Margate Labour Party con- ference it was announced that a mes- to the Basque sage would be sent

action wan by unionists, but that Britain's dominant political party.

Tend its significance would be to moral rather than

support practical under 1,000 ringleaders" of the and sold the Allied Powers' goodwill strike were feeling the government's this was of private displeasure. They

relations manifest by the reluctance of former employers to rehire these men and

overt means.

Japanese newspapers today ran

Asks For Authority

Washington, June 11. Warning that the successful exc-

nomic policy was directly at stake, the Secretary of State, General George Marshall, today urged Con- gress to continue for another year the authority of the Government operate the charter of several hun- dred vessels in order to avoid Inter- ruption in the flow of fuel and food-

10

stuffs to overseas areas desperately

In need of both.

Specifically, he urged the Congres- alonal Committee to allow the Mari- time Commission to continue, atter June

30, the operation of the petro-

ver fleet Jeum tanker

now supplying

pictures of Gen Douglas MacArthur,ue Bources here sal nome- fuel, both directly to Europe and to

will permit the

International com

with Japan on August 15.

All papers interpreted the SCAP | by announcement as the beginning of

Japan and other jected the trade between countries.

sald

Other Republicans generally re trike, with theory that the Basque throughout Spain, crisia in In a typient editorial, the Nippon signalled any imminent Times enld: "The SCAP statement Spanish politics. They said, "While is highly welcomed by the entire the pot is simmering, nothing explo-

to contribute

alve is cooking at the moment." nation, for it will Japan's economic reconstruction. United Press. It is indeed the most significant step, : but it must be accompanied by de-

sincerity Japanese people to do their part for trade is a two-way pro- foreign position in which exports must balance imports."

WHAT'S GOING further pain and was taken to the contribute anything at all in that termination and

ON AROUND?

Paris, June 12,

now

Vice President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines and yesterday: "the Philippines Government trying to find out what is going on in the world and what our country can contribute to the reconstruction and lo consolidating the peace."

His statement was

made at

n

a

press conference here while

תם

tour of Europe that has brought him from England and will take him to Germany, Italy and Egypt.

"The Philippine Islands have t very rich production, and it is a eroasrond for the large, continents by sea and air" he said.

"Our people have had to struggle for centuries for their Independence, and the Japanese occupation and the damages of war have made us suffer terribly." Associated Press.

Treason Charge Against Nisei

Los Angeles, June 11. The Federal Grand Jury will be asked teday to return a treason in- dictment against Tomoya Kawakita, California-born Japanese accused of beating American soldiers while he was foreman at a Japoncse prison camp.

Kawakita was arrested last week after former Sgt William Leon Bruce said he recognised him in a Los Angeles Blore Inst October as the man who beat him in the Ocyama Prisoners of War camp-United Press.

ter was born.

An hour later it was a boy. Then it was a girl. Toumeh, adding quadruplets to the five children he already has, got the answer of nine and was even more depressed.

"This mass production is a catar- trophe in my predicament," he said.

this luxury," "I cannot afford United Press.

17 INJURED BY EXPLOSION

Philadelphia, June 11.

the

He said the Japanese would not

whale case to

overall situation us next censon the Britishs, Norwegians and others will be fully able to take care of the 10,000 blue the total whale units, which is allowed to be caught by international whaling regulations,

i

balance her foreign trade.

of the

Stolen Shells Explode

Piacenza, June 11.

Japan's Foreign Trade Association president, Kumakichi Nakajima, said a considerable amount of raw Actually it would mean less oll materials must be imported before would be available due to inefficient Japan can export sumciently to Twelve persons moving stolen and wasteful Japanese methods.

"It is all very well for SCAP to

Industrial circles sald uncertainty explosives from a truck wero assert that this time better facilities on the reparations question would killed last night when one shell will be provided aboard the two prevent any immediate large-scale was dropped and exploded with Japanese factory-ships-for-processing volume-of-forelin-trade-which-they such violence that--nearby the whales, but what Lalth can felt would not increase immediately Australia have," the expert usked. "In the last expedition one of the over present exports-United Press.

two Japanese

ships did not have enough fuel aboard for processinit

whale oil property, yet SCAP before

the expedition sold everything necessary for efficient whaling would be done."

Women's Golf

Championship

was

building was demolished.

ago

The explosives were stolen several days

from 2 government Italian munitions dump by an ordinance employe. Temporarily they had been stored in a garage but

nt the were being shifted

garage owner's insistence when the ex- plosion occurred-United Press.

Looters Shot

on

An explosion on board the 37,- As to the argument that whate 000-ton United States aircraft carrier meat provides proteins for the Valley Forge at the Naval Base here Japanese, he said the total amount would not

(Continued from Page 1) today injured between nine and 15 of whale meat caught

provide for more than one and

Berlin, June 11.. # The Japan-three and two and then crushed The American-licensed of the crew, the public relationsį

Berlin office announced.

the Munich Neuc got on all right without whaling Scotland's best player, Jean Donald, supplement ad Casualties were taken from the ese got on

seven and five.

Zeltung reported today that German ship to the Philadelphia naval hos-expeditions in wartime, he added.

The expert said Australia would

hundred Meanwhile, Miss Gordon

Dolke fired

several pital.

further Japanese beating Mrs M. K. MacKean, of looters at a Soviet Zone railway never agree to

and expeditions and would continue to Wales, who lives near the Gullance station last week, killing one

wounding two seriously. protest. He said he could not say course, four and three, and in the whether Australin would take re-remi-final

defeated the

The newspapers said the looters former

retaliated with a heil of stones. The champion, Mrs taliatory measures-United Press.

George Valentine three and two. This was a particu- report sald the looters were stripping

fght care larly sound performance

of textiles, household DS Mre Valentine had knocked out Mrs Agoods and bicycle tires at Mageburg- M. Holm, twice winner of the title, Fermersleben station United Press. by one hole in the morning.

POWERFUL HITTING Power is certainly the secret of London, June 11.

she WEB The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Mrs Zaharlas' play, for

11 drive Attice, revealed

that the reaching long holes with today

rivols were British Government does not intend and light iron when

needing two full wooden club shots sum-then sometimes a little pitch.

The explosion was stated to have originated in a steam valve.

The number of injured was later Esven as 17 crew and workmen.

They were sealded when a broken steamline Dange Rooded the ship's fire-room with steam, the pubile re- lations office reported-Reuter,

PLANES COLLIDE

Newquay, June 12. Two naval planes collided during

manoeuvrea oft the Cornwall const da Wednesday, killing one of the pilots and the other missing pllot wns presumed dead.--Associated Fress.

NO 1948 DOUBLE SUMMERTIME

to introduce British double mertime in 1948.

The information was contained in a letter which Mr. Attice wrote to

Scottish farmera-Reuter,

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The Army revealed today that burglars stole $40,000 from a poet exchange in Guam, and that an in- tensive manhunt

was underway. throughout the Marlanne and Hawaiian islands.

The

Un

London, June 11.

No, junior, your eyes are not deceiving you. That is a pink bat which the man is wearing down Piccadilly. Yes, that other one is cream and the one coming out of Bond Street really is blue.

On a course measuring 6,597 vardo, Mrs Zaharias reached the ninth in

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Nobody ever thought it would (dasher, who admitted a little shame- is facedly that he had laid in stock of happen, but the English male

Beckenham, Kent. June 11. coming out of his cocoon of consur-apple green soft hats and was actual- Lennart Bergelin and Torsten vallen so far as clothes are concern-ly selling some of them. announcement said

Johansson, of Sweden, bath This man's alant on the now identified persons knocked out the ed, and he in really something gor

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Lawn tennis singles championship In army sentry guarding the post ex-geous to behold.

Look at that yellow necktie with

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"Our food is monotonous, Our was taken to 12 games in the second

Our houses set...

by D. Bose, India Davis Cup Road," which has raffish, Broad-need painting. And our old clothes, player. way atmosphere,

the black that's the only kind most of us Hergelin beat J. R. Mansell 0/2, 6/1 Antony Eden hat and the dark sdt have, look as though they had been and Johansson beat Boso 6/1, 7/5 generation of funerals. .. are giving ground to the colours of to

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RUGBY LEAGUE.

London, June 11.

In the Rugby League today: Brod-|

points to.:10—Heuter.

the drobness of London life gener younger men are taking advantage food Northern beat Batley by 24 ally." said a Bond Street · Haber- of I."--Associated Press,

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