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Most Dangerous Man In Europe' On Trial For Killing Americans

Munich, June 24.:

The scar-faced SS colonel, Otto Skorzeny, the "most dangerous man in Europe," was charged at the Dachau military government court today with killing and torturing surrendered ́American soldiers and using their uniforms for disguise during the

war.

NO ACTION AGAINST

KIM KOO

Arraigned with Skorzeny were the of his special duty SS troops. The axial will open on July 29,

Sturzeny was the principal figure "Operation Grler" which involved the filtration of Germans disguis- ed as Americans behind Allied lines | for mpyang and sabotage.

One of the attempts charged to Storzeny personally allertedly was Seoul, June 24.

the assassination of General Dwight While several extreme Left nhower at his Supreme Head-

this morning quarters in Paris. демарарега

The chief prosecutor, Col. Alfred queried, "How could extreme

called the six-foot- Rosenfeld, today Rightists hold a demonstration four Skorzeny the "most dangerous when Executive Ordinance No. man in Europe today."

Asked why, Rosenfeld sald: "Be- 3 does not allow even indoor meetings?," high American cause there are many of his men outside waiting for him. There is authorities revealed they were even rumour that have already

they not prepared yet to take action organised underground. If he really against Kim Koo for yesterday'a wanted to he could probably ge

chauffeur escaped out. lis demonstration work detailed anti-trusteeship

here few week because of "lack of sufficient ngo." evidence."

froni

Solitary Confinement In solitary confinement at Dachau, Although the authorities admitted

three that Koo's voice over a loudspeaker Skorzeny is checked every In Chongno pubile square began the minutes day and night by prison demonstration and the petition to the guards. While undergoing venereal the prison Joint

Commission was signed by Koo, disease treatment in

Dachnu told hospital recently, on authoritative army ofciul

officials he had one or

or two Special the press there was still no evidence said,

Pre- guarda 24 hours day, definitely linking the former

He kidnapped Mussaint from the sident of the Korean Provisional Government In Chungking with the Alles in the Gran Casse mountains disturbances.

of Italy in September 1944, and he is said to have captured Hungary's Admiral Nicklaus Horthy in order to thwart a paci between Hungary and Russia,

In

However, Maj-Gen Albert Brown this morning told the press that yesterday's incident "raised the question whether Kim Kop is capable

Today's charges involve his 150th of governing Korea." He said three mob spokesmen yesterday informed him they "represented the louder er Brigade of "American speak Germans who posed as Gls ship of Dr Syngman Rhee and Mr and Infiltrated into the American Kim Koo, which would continuelnes to "disrupt retreat" during the demonstrations against trusteeship Germana

Ardennes offensive December 1944.

During the proceedings, Skorzeny thanked the prosecution staff and heartily greeted his only surviving battalion commander, Walter Scheri, whom he had not seen since Jan- unry

1945. The sharp-nosed Scherf was captured in the British zone of Germany only a few weeks ago.

until death" and would murder various individuals if trusiceship is forced on them.

He said the spokesmen added the demonstrations would be peaceful and would not interfere with the work of the Joint Commission.

this

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1947.

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FAST ASLEEP,

Monetary Fund On

Gold Deals

ro-

coun-

Washington. June 24, The International Monetary Fund-one of the two Bretton Woods institutions-has quested all its member trips to take prompt action to stop transactions in gold at prices above monetary parity, it was confirmed here today.

The Fund issued the following :tatement:

Joe Won't

Broadcast

With The Other Four

Lake Success, June 24. Generalissimto Stalin has declined without comment the Invitation to join with the other four of the Big Fire leaders in the United Nations anniversary broadcast on June 26.

The United Nations Radio, in conjunction with national brondcasting stations, has planned a half-hour programme with messages from President Truman (United States), Mr Clement Åtiles (Great Britain), M. Paul Ramadier (France), and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek (China), to mark the second anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter.

M. Paul Henri Spank (Belgium) and Dr Trygve Lic (United Nations Secretary General) will also broadcast. -Reuter.

PROTEST OVER PRESS INQUIRY PROCEDURE

The International Monetary Fund has given consideration to the inter- Fational gold transactions at prices | Kummanum substantially above the monetary parity which have been taking place in various areas of the world. Be- cause of the importance of this

Fund, has matter

has prepared this sent of its views. statement

A primary purpose of the Fund in world exchange stabillly, and it is considered opinion of the Fund that exchange

bc stablity may

and in- undermined by continued creasing

re

external purchases and of gold at prices

which

directly produce exchange at depreciated rates. From Information at its disposal, the Fund belleves that unless dis- couraged this practice is likely to extensive, which would become

fundamentally disturb the exchange relationships among the members of Fund. Moreover, these transac-

loss tions involve แ

monetary re. serves, since much of the gold goes into private hoards rather than Into central holdings.

sales

or

the

London, June 24.

A protest was made in the House of Commons. today against the decision of the Royal Commission, which is to inquire into the best method of ensur ing the freedom of the British press, to take evid- ence in private.

Court-Martial Findings To Be Publicised

Labour Member Haydn Davis, 4 journalist,

said that

the

| taking of evidence in private was repugnant to those who sponsored the Commission. He urged that its terms of refer- ence should be revised to secure that evidence was taken in nublic.

Mr Anthony Eden, deputy leader of the Opposition, also protested against "this rather extraordinary procedure."

by HODGES

Newsmen Boycotted By Arabs

Jerusalem, June 24.

The Arnb boycott of the United Nations Committee on Palestine spread to the press today when Amb leaders in Jaffa Informed UNSCOP Its delegates would not be received if accompanied by newsmen.

Unscop asked 25 reporters, and enmeramen not to follow it to the Committee, but its delegates have In most cases been hospitably re- ceived by Arab elvil and Industrial leaders.

Action against newsmen started yesterday when It was announced

that Jewish newsmen would not be allowed to accompany Unscup into Arab arcus.

When the Commission Inspected the Golden Spindle cotton mills at Ramleh, delegates were greeted in a friendly manner by the Arab manager,, but when the Arabs heard newsmen were present they order- ed the plant gates shut.

Unscop finally Inspected the plant side-United Press. with newamen waiting in carg out.

More Potatoes In Offing

Through Non-Member States For these reasons, the Fund deprecates International strongly transactions in gold at premium prices and recommends that all of its, members take effective action to prevent such transactions in gold

merchants said today. in to prevents countries or with the

scr-

nationals of other countries.

rc-

London, June 24. The findings and sentence of British court-martial will in future be announced forthwith in open court after they have

"in-Gunther Fitze. Ralph Helistedt and comitations which, in their judg-Inquiry into British

7

Soveral, Months To Live Gen Brown added he told the re-

The tenth man, Capt., Phillip Von presentatives Utance it would be Behr, was served with charges

peveral months" before

thede the prison hospital where he could be lously i Anition of trusteeship

they "would have scached,

It is realised that some of these been determined. eight charged with Skorzeny The

transactions are being conducted by period of grace in which to live bo- were SS officers Scherf, Hans 11asy, fore committing suicide,"

This was one of the recommenda- Willholm Maus and Arend de Bruin or through non-member countries

The Fund revealed that and naval officers Dennis Muntz, or their nationals.

tlons-accepted by the Government Gen Brown also Col-Gen Terenly Shtikov

that members make any-made by the Lewis Commitice of court-manilal formally protested" to the United pink-faced Willam Kocherscheldt, States authorities concerning three whom Rosenfeld called the "bad ment, are warranted by the circum-procedure, which was set up after stances, to the governments of non- the court-martial of certain British Deparate incidents

in boy among the defendants. which Rusalons were

"Wed 10:

member countries to join with them troops in Malaya for mutiny in May Stolo Himmler Jewels

In eliminating this source of ex- last year. pelling by dirt and stones while in

Asked specifically if he had_or- transit between the Soviet Con-

ganised an attempt to kidnap Gen. change instability. sulate and Duke Soo Paluce."

Eisenhower in December 1944 when Gen Shilkav further protested Rosenfeld was Eisenhower's security that during one incident the Koreuu

commander, Skorzeny

said today: police surcebook

laughed "

no preventive mea- merely stood around and Gen Shtikov sald he re- garded the incidents ∙us "provoca- Bion, and I protest against the ac

reactionaries and tions of riotous

reactionary terrorista."

Cen Brown said he assured the Soviet delegation that "proper steps would be taken immediately," and conveyed his regrets.-United Press.

BRITISH MILK

RATION CUT

London, June 21, The Food Minister, John Strachey, Britons' announced today that the candy ration will be increased effec- tive August 17 from four to five ounces weekly, but their milk ration will be cut from three pints to two and a half weekly effective June 29,

The increase in the candy ration] for eight weeks will make up for the cuts imposed during the fuel crisis lost winter.

The milk ration cut is seasonal.— United Press.

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"That's only a rumour. You can be sure that if any attempt--hud been made it would have succeed-

nea he kidnapped Mussolini, Skorzeny said: "Mussolini em- braced me and said, 'Hitler was my friend and I knew he would rescue me'."

Skorzeny was captured at. Au- nenburg, Austria, near Salzburg on May 14, 1945. Dachou offcials said he escaped once but has not tried to escape since he has been

Dachau,

nt

The recommendations were an nouneed in the House of Commons today by the War Minister, Mr John Bellenger. Some have bren accept- and others ama "under active consideration.”

"In diplomacy," he declared, we nave operi covenants, openly arrived at. Apparently in this case we shall have open covenants secretly arrived

Another Conservative, Mr Anthony Marlowe, said that the statement by the Commission that it did not pro- evidence pose to publish the oral because that would enable witnesses to talk more freely had never been accepted in a court of law for hear

evidence in He asked why those who made certain allegations against the press should not come cut into the open and substantiate them in public.

ins

camer.

The Fund has not overlooked the problem arising in connection with domestic transactions in gold at

Not Court Of Law prices above parity. The conclusion was reached that the Fund would

The-Prime Minister, Mr-Clement: time to such not object at this

Attlee, replied that when the Coin- transactions unless they have the Those accepted-they will be put mission was appointed, It was made effect of establishing new rates of into effect forthwith are the fol- perfectly clear that it would settle

******** Judge exchange or undermining existing owing:

Advocate its own procedure. It was not a rates of other members, or unless should cease to retire with the court court of law. The Commission was they result in a significant weaken when it is considering its finding act up to

best Inquire into the Anancial For the present there should be no of the international

method of

of ensuring the freedom of change in the practice whereby he the press. retins with the court for considera- tion of sentence.

position of a member might affect its utilisation of the Fund's resources.

The Fund hus requested its mem- bers to take action as promptly as possible to put into effect the re- commendations contained in this One of the legends about him is statement-Reuter the tale of his enlistment in the $5. He was said to have been a suc- cessful thief in Berlin. Skorzeny turned himself in to Heinrich Him mier when the SS chief publicly offered immunity to the man who

had made off with his wife's jewels. When Skorzeny showed up Himmler

shid:

"Any man who could break Into that burglar-proof vault of mine to steal those jewels I can use." United Press.

ECAFE Through First Round

Shanghal, June 23. Delegates to the Economie Com- mission for Asia and the Far East in effect concluded their series.of sessions yesterday. The only point remaining to be discussed was the date for the next plenary meeting It may be set today.

The Commission Anally agreed to Initiate collection of information on economie reconstruction of Ašla the Far East, The task was relegated to the Secretariat strong Russian opposition.

and

over

The meeting was confused by numerous amendments to a sub committee's draft resolution on the work to be done by the Commission. India's R. K. Nehru rensrited that the Commission was "groping in the dark".

31,000 U.S. Miners Not At Work

The Chairman of the Commission had informed him that it had not "Findings and sentence should be closed its mind to the possibility of publishing some of the evidence court-martial announend by the forthwith in open court after they taken orally in private. It had not have been determined. A copy of been able to come to a final decision the charge sheet should be supplied on this at the present stage. Writ-

memoranda confidentially to all members of a

requested from curt-martial shortly in advance of particular witnesses would be pub-

u trial."

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

ten

ished.

Mr. Thomas Driberg, Labour member and Journalist, disagreed with those who thought the Com- Those under 'active consideration mission's decision repugnant and Washington, June 25. At least 56 mines

by In five coal

the

of subtle Government, which Mr. referred to the "danger producing states have been closed Bellenger sald were important are: forms of victimisation.-Router. by sporadic walk-outs since the

(a). The Judge Advocate Gen- Senato Invalidated President Harry eral should be appointed in future advice and Truman's veto on Monday.

on the recommendation of and should be responsible to the Lord Chancellor, though the responsibility for acting or not acting on the Judge Advocate General's advice in any particular case should re- main with the Secretary of State concerned.

Some 31,000 miners re of the job for reasons not explained by Union oficials,-Associated Press.

New York, June 24. The Columbia University Board of Trustees today announced that the Chief of Staff, General Ekenhower, had been elected President

London, June 24. Queueing British housewives look forward to an improvement in the pointo situation by next week- end, though the critical shortage will not be overcome for another two weeks, one of London's largest potato

"Nobody is to be blamed

for the

shortage. The weather is respon sible," he added-Reuter.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unless otherwise stated, Registered Articles and Parcel Puxta close 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below:

Wednesday June 25 Canton (train) 1.30 p.m Sandakan, boul, Australia and New

Zealand via Bydney (Bea) 2 p.m. Shanghai. (Ben) 3 pm. Ordinary letters & cards only for Japan

(B) 3 p.m.

US Central & South America & Canada via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) "(Sea)" 3° p.m. Kongmoon Macao, Tainahan & Shekki

(a) p.m.

Canton (tr«in) 5. p.m.

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basta. Calro. Johannesburg, Augusta, Marsellies and London (Air) 3.30 p.m. Mania P. 1. only (Air) 330 p.m.

Amoy, Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao and Pelping, Canton, Llu- chow and Kunming (Air) 3.30 p.m.

Thursday, June 20 Saigon, Swatow and Bangkok (Bea)

10 4.m.

Canton (train) 1.30 p.m. Randakan B. N. B. (Sea) 3 p.m. Keelung (Formosa) (Bea) 3 p.m. Straits, Batavia, Bourabaya & Macas•

sor (Sea) 3 pm.

Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, Bydney and Auckland (Air) 3.30 p.m. Swatow Amoy Canton, Foochow and

Shanghal (A!) 330 p.m. Canton (Bea) 6pm

Friday, June 27 Halphong (8ẹa) 10 a.m

Swatow Foochow Shanghai (Sea) 2 p.m. Bangkok, Rangoon. Caleutia, Karachi, Baara. Coiro, Johannesburg, Augusta, Marsellies and London (Air) 3.30 p.m.

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST

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The

former functions should ZBW Hongkong broadcasting on a cease to be a responsibility of the frequency of 945 kilocycles from 12.35 Judge Advocate General and should to pan, and 0 to 11 p.m., and also on 9.52 megacycles in the 31 metre band be transferred to the directorates from 12.30 to 1.18, 730 to 8.30 and 9.15 In the departments of the Secretaries to 11 gm of War and Air. The same should

Bludio: Children's Half-Rour: á.30. be done in the department of the Light Variety: 7 Studio: RM. Dance Band from H.M.B. "Gambia" by kind (b). The Judge Advocate Gen-Judge Advocate General for India The University Is one of the cral's department should as soon as this is in future to be a British N 720. A Spanish Programme, 185, permission of Captain Baker-Creswell. world's largest and wealthiest in- possible be reconstituted

B.B.C. Transcription Service:. "Why De- stilutions of higher learning.- separate the functions of pre-trial

"The Committee recognises that lief in God can help you," A Talk by there may

be substantial reasons His Gmce the Archbishop of Canterbury;

8. London Relay: World News: 8.10, Lon preventing the Immediate adoption don Relay Home News from Britain; of the above recommendations but 8.15, Studio: "I Bring You Music Clas suggest their approval forthwith in steal tequest Programme, arranged and principle, so that the preparatory prevented by Lynn Frazer: 9.15, B.B.C. work which would be necessary to Bession 10, Londes Relay: News; 10.10. Transcription Service: "The Braine Trust". put them into effect may so far as Weather Iteport: 10.11, Interlude: 10.15. possible be undertaken without Prokofieff Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op delay." Reuter.

20. London Symphony Orchestra; 10.40,

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ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS

HOSPITAL DEATH

Macon, France, June 23.

A new mysterious death in the hospital of Macon, where French police have been investigating reports of alleged wholesale poisoning of patients, was announced today by the -hospital's chief surgeon, Dr Raymond Denis.

The case brought the list of three other, doctors and the local") Monnett Davis, United States de suspicious deaths in the model hos coroner's physician, all of whom legale, charged the Soviet Union pilal to 18 in the past three years. confirmed his suspicions that death with bringing in "undesirable ultra-All the victims have been women had not been normal nationallam" in_thrusting national who had undergone gynaecological The Denis revelation was expect-

representation on field teams,

Russia's Alexander Stesenico ob fected that this was an "unfounded accusation"-Associated Press.

RICH HARVEST

or abdominal' surgery.

med

spur

to

the renowned. Sureto Dr Denis-did not reveal the same Nationale to renewed efforts to of the latest victim, but said she solve the mystery of the "Hospital was a young woman upon whom he of Death, himself had operated for a tumour

Since they ended an unproduc- Inst wook 'In the hospital's clinic tive 24-hour grilling of Anne Marie Sally Phen a De Unay, chef nurse at mally, then suddenly developed a

the past 10 years, A Moscow, Junie 24.

swollen face and blackened tongue, have announced nothing Bountiful crops are being reaped which were also the symptoms in sald, only their

Inveiligation was in the Kazakhstan Republic In the the other alleged poisonings.

continuing.-: Newspaper reports Although the death occurred isst have, intimated, however, that, the Ukraind, where-the harvest, is in full; awhóg, thỏ- Soviet: newspaper | week, it was not made public until police are preparing sai to drop the Pravda reported today Reuter. Today, after Dr Denis had called in mystory as Insoluble--United Press.

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