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VOL. II NO. 219

The

Printer and Pudijshor

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1947.

Making Marshall Plan

Terrorists Threaten Reprisals

PALESTINE TRUCE ENDANGERED

The

Jerusalem, June 17, Jowish underground served public notice on the British that the truce which had been promised during the United Nations hearings hore might proceed with new waves of violence if the death sen- tences of three Jewish youths were not commuted.

Irgun Zvai Leumi warned today that if the British intended to wait Com- unill the Palestine Inquiry mitten left before the youth were executed, the underground would not withhold reprisals.

sul-

In pamphlets sprend throughout Tel-Aviv, the Irgun said they would "allow" Palestine authorities a few days to commute the death tences of the three Jewish y‹iths. But they warned that they would not "expose the condemned men to possible repetition of the Gruner СОБС where execution was delayed and where the condemned mun a cell three months was held in

then and

executed unexpectedly

STERN GANG WARNING

-At- the

same time, the Stern Hang served similar warning that "unless the British were called up- on to respect the United Nations appent for a truce we shall be com- pelled to adopt the most drastie measures. We shall by no means be able to comply with UNSCOP becoming an instrument for the ex- tortion of a one-sided truce on the part of the Jewish fighting under- ground while the enemy proceeds with its crimes undisturbed."

In a four-page memorandum the members of Sternists recalled the offered following the United Nations call for a truce but elted "Instances

measures,

+

House Backs

Veto

Washington, June 17.

The House of Representatives loday sustained President Tru-" man's velo on the cut of four thousand million dollars in United States domesile taxation, which had been previously ap proved by Congress, by two votes, The

of

A

voting was 208.in favour of overriding the veto and 137 In favour of sustaining it. Since to overcome tho President's velo required

two-thirds majority

the those present, voting fell short of overriding the velo by only two votes.

The Republicans demanded a recount willa A second vote in. the

hope of securing two extra votes but

the this confirmed figures of 208 to 137.

The House action eliminates Any possibility of tax reduction

the presen! Congress. Reuter,

In

Loan For China

Projects Prosented

and

Washington, June 17. Oficial United States Chinese sources said today that Ambassador Wellington Koo in a conference late in the day, with the Assistant Secretary of Econo- mio Affairs, Mr WUtlam Clayton, was...... scheduled to present a oral request for State Depart- ment approval of the Chinese projects to use the $500,000,000 earmarked Export Import Bank loun.

Sources said the Chinese new have presented to the State Department projects which, if approved, would require the entire $500,000,000. They sald Koo and Clayton will discuss these projects this afternoon. They raid the projects now in the hands to of the State Department are divided the into three categories. UNSCOP,

Sources said the first importance they

rehabilitation of concerner China's transportation system; 2, „relating to Industrial rehabilitatiori

MARSHALL IN FAVOUR

terms

of

-

politica:!

the

In which the British allegedly and 3. agriculture. tinued to employ vigorous repressive,

deportations

of cxpulsion migranty,

It is known that Gen. George prisoners, death sentences, exceu-

restrictions, Marshall for the past several weeks ilons.

military trials,

economic strangula-has been pressing for the release of manhunts and

the Export Import Bank loan, which tion."

the bank

A Reality

MR BEVIN FLIES TO

PARIS FOR TALKS

Paris, June 17.

Foundations were being laid at a dinner party at the British Embassy here tonight to make the United States Secretary of State, George Marshall's plan for aid to Europe a reality.

Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, the French Premier, M. Paul Ramadier, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault, were all seated round the dinner table with their economic experts.

that

The talks represented the first con- against expreling too much and too incts towards defining the practical | fast, scope of Europe's answer to General Observers believe, however, Marshall's call for.. European Mr. Bevin, M. Ramader

and M. initiative..

Bidault will at least try to reach a decision on whether It is wiser to aim now for au optimum overall plan, based on consultation between everything west of Aala" or to start planning nearer home while keeping eventual participation of Russia and the door open for the The | Eastern Europe-Reuter.

Incomplete as this first contact was bound to be, it may well be fateful for the whole subsequent trend of planning under the Marshalf project, Herve Alphand, Economic Director of the French Foreign Ofcc,

M.

today submitted a written memoran dum to the British Embassy. British Foreign Minister and hls colleagues at the Embassy studied the plan shortly after their arrival in Paris.

It is taken for granted that the memorandum contains substantially the same proposals as were outlined previously by M. Alphand—particu- larly the setting up of four working committees to collate the needs and potential resources of European. countries under four heads cobl, ateel, transport and agriculture.

DOWN-TO-EARTH

observer.

→

of

ment.

the

over

SOVIET REACTION

about

-

economic-

Immigration

To Australia

Melboume, June 18. Australia plans to open immigration offices in eight foreign countries, Mr Arthur Calwell, Australian Immigration Minister an- nounced in Melbourne, on Tuesday.

The offices will be at.

Paris. Oslo, Amsterdam, Berlin. San Francisco, New York, Shanghai, New Delhi and Cairo, he said in a press statement.

functions

- Immigration previously dealt with by Australian government re- presentatives and, in some cases, by British govern- ment representatives, will be taken over by these new centres-Associated Press.

Plan To Assassinate

Stalin

Berlin Revelation

The document was a memorandum aigned by Heinrich. Himmler and taken from his personal fles with

the fall of the Nazis. It told of a conversation between Himmler and the Jennere ambassador to Berlin, General, Oshima.

Dine

At the

P.G.

For

Reservations.

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents.

HIGHSPOTS OF YESTERDAY'S SPORTS

Royal Ascot Opens In Sunshine

COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS

wns

•

Ascot, June 17. The Royal Ascot, graced today, the first of its four-day meeting, by the King and Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, did not turn out such a benefit for France as was generally anticipated for not one single prize of today's six valuable events went across the Channel.

In glorious sunshine and before a Mr Dewar complcted a first-last favourite, crowd which, if not up to its pre-war double when the Derby splendour in the matter of elegance. Tuder Minstrel won the St. James'

smart and well Palace Stakes. Running over bla.. nonetheles dressed, Sir John Jarvis won the favourite distance of une mile and chief prize of the day, the Ascot opposed only by two other gunnars, Stakes, for the second year in suc- the Minstrel won comfortably by cession with his five-year-old, horse five lengths from his old Derby rival Reynard Velant. This son of Fox Tile Street. Prohibitive odds were Hunter, starting at eight to

naked by bookmakers about Tudor scored an easy three lengths' victory Minstrel, who started at six to 100.

this

two

half mile and

over

onc

Fred Darling, trainer of Woodruffe and Tudor Minstrel, had a splendid treble when The Cobbler, owned by Colonel Giles Loder, ran away with

course, despite carrying top weight of nine stone four pounds.

In winging the events two years running Reynard Volant followed the Coventry. Stakes ut five furlongs. the footsteps of Frawn, who won in 1938 and 1930. No French-trained horse competed in this event.

FAST TWO-YEAR-OLD The Cobbler, who is by the famous Racing was marred by tragedy to Irish stallion Windor Supper, show- the four-year-old colt Gord in the ed himself to be one of the fastest, afternoon when he, struck the rails if not the fatest, toe-year-old coll a furlong from home and had to in the country. be destroyed as a result of his in-five Juries. He broke a leg as well as Belvedere.

race The

was

ho

Starting at four to beat by three lengths

his neck. His Jockey, Jock Carson, | It would boʻ a strange Ascot it come out ansenthed.

the Aga Khan's colours were not NO LUCK FOR FRENCH

sure enough his Ruccessful and In the other long distance of the filly Masaka won the Queen Mary day, the Gold Vase, run over tw Stakes over five furlongs. Again, it miles, no fewer than three French-Winch owners are looking for trained horses competed, but not one

ward to a better day tomorrow, but. caught the judges.

keep won by the English-owned grey coll, British owners think that they can Auralia, starting at 100 to eight.

the premier prize, The Royal Perhaps the chief blow to French Hunt Cup, In this country, hopes was in the opening event of the day, the Queen. Anne. Stakes, named after Ascot's Royal founder, In which the French favourite Solina only finished third to Wood- rufe, owned by Mr John Dewar.

There has been some very bdavy wagering on this handicap which, despite its annual open nature, is usually the heaviest gambling medium during the four

days

Reuter..

S. AFRICANS WIN AGAIN

Nuremberg, June 17. Files of the United States chief of war crimes counsel to

document day produced a London, June 17, One Soviet reaction, broadcast which alleged that the the Japanese plotted to assassi- today by Moscow Radio, to United States' Scerptory. of State, nate Marshal Josef Stalin in 1r. George Marshall's,

that January 1939 and succeeded aid-to-Europe plan, indicated

fresh attempt to reassess the in smuggling ten disgruntled economie: neods of Europe will be Russians, equipped with discouraged by the Soviet Govern Bomba, across the Soviet bor This statement coincides with the der to accomplish the deed. At Brat sight, the Alphand

publication of the French proposals memorandum suggests that France to set up international functional sees the first step of International committees to

gauge

the scale on planning on a very down-to-earth which cach nation will require as plane, since these four headings are

sistance from the United States. the key problems precisely

Repeating the criticism of the France's own economic position.

With the threat of an impending Pravda, the organ

Marshall plan already made in

AL the Soviet

London, June 17. inflationary spiral uppermost in the Communist Party, that it is a pro-

The document related that Oshima

Some brisk hitting by Dudley Nourse in the first hour minds of every statesman and most

in the gramme of interference men in the street here, the full force

was engaged in subversive work in

and half of play at Tauton today and steady bowling in the the of General Marshall's bellef that only domestic affairs of other countries",

in co-operation with

afternoon enabled the South Africans to beat Somerset by Soviet broadcast condemned in Russia the Europe can assess her urgent pro-

an innings and 43 runs with an hour to spare. blems is vividly brought home to the advance any decision to collect fur- Germans.

information

Europe's

"Up till now, Oshima has suc- needs.

The final scores were: .Somerest for four declared (Alderman_68). There is good reason to believe

iceconomie

ceeded in smuggling len tusslans 170 and 150. The thing is not to

South Africans 368 Sussex 108 (Pope five for 63) and collect in-

113 (Rhodes four for two runs in six tant the experts may wish to start formations about these needs all equipped with bomba over the Cau- for eight declared. consultations without delay Diz a

Nourse played a bright innings of overs five of which were maideas). the

broadcast sald, zus border," the document sald. again", small scate, involving only those rut to meet these needs in con

"Their mission is to murder Stalin. d5 in 75 minutes and hit ten fours-Reuter. countries in western Europe, whose formity with the clearcut

A number of other Russians sent He was ably supported by Kenneth resolu- problems

and are complementary whoso views could be

tions of the General Assembly and by him were shot on the border." obtained

Oshima also told Himmler he was Viljoen, who batted soundly for 54 NEW AMATEUR the Economic and Social Council, without too much loss of time. e holding earmarked for These countries are Belgium, Hol- in line with

minutes, The South sending propaganda surreptitiously Africans were thus able to declare STATUS RULING Both declarations were interpret-China, a personal

the principles of in

Into Russia. vla Poland and Ru- at lunch and leave the county to ed here us a prelude to joint irgun Marshall until June 30,

10 land, and Luxembourg.

Lernational, co-operation".

manio, according to the document make 108 to Slemist alloui sabotage against the

avert an innings defeat. Gen. Marshall started pressing the i Against this will be the political

Unlied Press.

The tourists attack, however, was

Stockholm, June 17. military police, government person-

convinced consideration of wishing to avoid

much

uch for

Amateur athletes the uninspired Somer-

dan" be re- nel, and property probably at the end Bank when he became

after talking with Senator Arthur the appearance of exclusive talks, of this week.

set batsmen, of whom, Lawrence imbursed for lost wages during the Vandenberg that no large scale which might be denounced as an suggested by the French Government, It was offelally learned that

Olympic Games without being guilty soven found of professionalism, it the report three Irgunisis, who were sentenced Congressional ald was possible this

Lee and Cenacing or through an International Ebers

real dilemma to death yesterday were transferred year.

facing Aritain's Conference which some members of

tyho each scored 23 made the Committee of Amateurism pre- from Jerusalem to Acre Prison. The This whole range of considera Socialist Foreign Minister and Mr Bevin's delegation to France are

an effort to pull the game round, fented today is dccepted by the reason for the transfer was nut tions will be reviewed by Koo and France's Socialist Premier at to-understood to favour, the most

but wickets fell at regular intervals International Olymple Committee in Formal to guard Clayton.

presentation of night's

New Delhi, June 17.

In later, sesalon given but it was believed

at. Stockholm: this and Somerset were well beaten by a Angio- probable outcome of the against suleide or Irgun

week. This accentuated by the French talks miri on the projects to the bank is scheduled

The food crisis in India--the team full of confidence, agreement Jerusalem Prison.-United Press. as the next step.-United Press. ominous comment on the Marshall (uno

support

continent-wide budgeting worst in three years will probably Plimsoll, fast-medium, took four plan published yesterday in Moscow of resources and requirements.

This is the view of well-informed an official wickets for 41 and Dawson three for athletic circles here. The Amateu last until September, the ofleinl mouthpiece of the The Moscow hint that the use of spokesman of the Central Food 28.

of Communist Party. Pravda, which the Economic Commission for Department

rtment said here today.

OTHER RESULTS rism Committee's definition

amateur le one "to whom the sport denounced the plan as a thinly dis Europe of the United Nationa He gave two reasons for the de- guised rehash of President Truman's Economic and Social Council might terioration in the food situation which ended today were:

Results of other first-class gumes is nothing more than recreation without materialguin of any kind, anti-Communist doctrine, trans-prove inoru acceptable than the the damage due to rust in the cen-

At Guildford: Surrey drow with direct or indirect.". planted into the economie field. creation of new machinery to set tral India wheat belt and the poor

Cambridge University.. Cambridge FOUR MAIN QUESTIONS the Marshall plan in motion quality of the wheat crop Just 200 (McMahon three for 20). Surrey gain athletic circles say, but merely Ro-Imbursement of wages is not Meanwhile, the questions facing bound to influence the Paris talks.harvested in the Punjab.

200 and 119 for four, The Government The full statement made yester the French and British delegations

was trying to

At Hereford: Combined Services avoidance of loss. now considering General Marshall's day by M. Herve Alphand, head of meet the situation, by three steps, heat Worcestershire by 131

Final interpretation is, however, the official sald, by intensifying in Combined Services. 87 and the Economie Department of the plan are

ternal

238. left to each National Federation- French Foreign Office, on the French terr

conserving procurement, 1. Is the Pan-European planning scheme to implement the Marshall existing stocks and importing from

Worcestershire 110 and 84 (White Reuter under the Marshall project to begin plan, and the fact that the French

sabroad.

head five for ten). on a limited, western European basis proposals, in a tentative form, were The.

drew Glamorgan expected fotal of importa At Swansen; and work outward in the hope of submitted in Washington last Friday, during June, July and August were shire 153 and 182 for Ave declared

with

Gloucestershire, Cloucester- gaining time and setting the ball suggests however, that this and not 454,000 tons as against India's fer (Wilson not out 51, Crupp 55). rolling, or is to awalt. the consent the views of the British delegation outrements of 1,500,000 tons during Glamorgan 90 and 120

these three lean months-Reuler.

EDITORIAL

trav

commitment

Rehabilitation Costs

Bgures allocations to various depart ments from the proposed rom habilitation loan of 200,000,000- odd dollars point an unwavering finger to the physical havoc the Colony suffered between Decem ber 1841 and September, 1945, and emphasise the high cost of - rehabiliation. At least 90 percent of the proposed 1047-48 expendl tare from the loan is

is to be di replacement

And

THE break-down

vated to

ro

stora sonilal some of t

to keep

services ticking

over until what time more pers

At Kat

manent imbruvement

dertaken.

can be 'uns-

Tak is an illustration. Under 20!

heading

of

"Air

Meteorologt cal Service," it is proposed spend about

$200,000

on an air-

craft lunch, airport 11htin

mooring,

bustly furnishing for

tower terminal

toon

which Insofar as

other

bo

flying boat pon equipment new only replace-

further

་

ment. Under the item, "Miscel

Pabllo tvorim, millon odd dollars are allocated on other Kal Tak Improvementa, or - rather reconditionlog. Allo gether about $1,500,000 is to be spent during the current financial year on pulling @ Kal Tak Into some sort of shape-presumably- into da aliport:that will strive to --

serve our needs for two or three year-time enough. It is hoped, to allow Whitehall to make up

iis mind about a permanent air- Geld that will meet requirements. The conclusion to be drawn after a study of the detalled allocations to the 14 departments Included

s are

in the proposed loan L that no substantial new publle works contemplated. Even under " Kl- culture, Forestry

at Garden one finds a

a considerable

percent- of the $900,000

estimated penditure la to co to "replanting" "restoration," "re-aforestalion," and rehabilitation." Medical Ser- vices

will absorb threequarters of Its total $722,000 allocation for `supplementary grants - In - aid, while eight out of the 13 sub hoads for Education are beinx devoted

equip to

ml, which means repla ment. The

4 and the good sense of

direc.

151

of the majority of European coun- tries to meet round a table to discuss a comprehensive

agenda, of recon- struction?

2 If the latter course is adopted, how is the meeting to be summoned [and who will draw up the agenda?

3. In the event of a Soviet re- fusal to take part in joint European planning under the Marshall project. | will Franco and Britain their initiative; in the remainder of

continue

PROBABLE OUTCOME

is made by the Committee machinery In fact, whether the investigation

is on

(Continued on'Page 4)

INDIA'S FOOD CRISIS

Clerk Allegedly Involved In $6,000,000 Transaction

not out. in 80.

tod

with 40, which included

was the Luckes,

scorer.

runs,

Choy's Success

of

London, June 17. for seven W. C. Choy, former Chinese Davis- (Dyann not out 71, Lambert four Cup player, and wellknown in Hong- for

kong tennis circles, today · entered" 18). At Manchester, Lancashire drew the third round of the Queen's Club with Essex, Lancashire.245 for three singles, beating G. E. Godsell, of declared. Essex 139 and 160 for Britain. 11-13, 4-6, 6-3 in a second

round match,

seven.

At Northampton: Northampton- Other second, round winners werO shire' drew with Hampshire. Homp-the Indian players, 1. Ahmed, who shire 380 for six declared. Northants defeated E. Wittman, of Poland by 193 (Brodericit 67; Davies 60, Ran-6-2, 6-3; M. Muhar, who beat the charges said the som five for

Rumanian player, C. Tanuscescu 7-ð,.

Berlin, June 17, legal possession of firearms,

The formal Army Headquarters disclosed

Europe, and if so, will they attempt today that it had charged and unlawfully, engage in business drew with Nottinghamshire. Not

youthful redhead did "wrongfully AL ningham: Warwickshire | 0-3.-Restor

for

with economic planning for Ger- volving a Czechoslovakian firm nected with his du comtespon- | two declared

102, Hardstaff

SAUCKEL WIDOW

to bring in the countries of eastern George F. Tripes, 24-year-old and wrongfully and unlawfully use 356 four (Keeton spending money these

Europe at present in the Soviet Military Government clerk, with his position with the Army of the 130). Warwickshire 357. Ilons is not ́in question,, but the

sphere of "Influenen?

to engage in a

with At Lords; Middlesex drew the illegally participating in a United States. 4. How is cost, of getting Hongkong "back

planning under to a working condition appro-

Marshall project to be co-ordinated US$6,000,000 transaction in business dealing not directly con- Yorkshire, Yorkshire 267 and 147 for

FINED four (Hution 67). Middlesex 350 for ximating to 1941 may come as 5 shock

Photostatic copies many, and who is to represent Ger and the British Government.

(Robinson 108. Brown to many. It means that if

dence showed that between July 23, 130,

Berchtesgaden, June 17, the Colony is to liave: bigger

not out 4, Compton not many in any and

planning organisation?

·A Tormer filing station attendant, 1945 and January 24, 1947.a total of out 50

Elizabeth, Sauckel, widow or better social servicosin

On the Inat point, observare here from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Triphs £10,470 was deposited in Tripes the future the demands on the publis

bélieve it

It inevitable that Franco will

At Loughbomligh: Kent beat Lel-Fritz Bauckel, Nazister of parse

аго going

by 53 runs, Kent 175 and Labour, was fined 1,000 marks and. to be Bevera

Joint account in the 133 York And because 'these services are the Buhr, whose resources she has Prague company sold 400,000 tons of names of rong to cost more the taxpayers consistently claimed should form the potatoes to the British Control Moudry, Identified as Tripes aunt.

160 (Weight seven for 16) Commissions for

und 100 must, have a full-volee" in, de-

and The clock's salary in the Military Wright ave for 62, Dovey termining how the money la, lo

Government's Decartelization Branch 80) be spent

of illegally was US$276 per month United At Horshami Derbyshire bent Sus etter seance by the International

and of Press,

sex by 09 runk Derby 217 and 103 Court at Nuremberg-Reuter,

roopen, in some form the question of fin à series; of · deals in which. a. NEW Ho F. Tripes and Anna' | Jackson five for 18). Leicestershifroj by Borchtesgadenst, donszlication was accused of having taken part name in, London, then transferred to contershire Walsh five for 01, placed on probation for free years

corner stong of any, Pan-European economic planning.

Austria.to many

was

In both French and British cir- |cles, there is a tendancy to warn | buying three: - automobiler

court today, SO for Fritz Saucket was one of the 10 vallesdorf, hanged last October