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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CABINET APPROVES INDIA

TRANSFER OF POWER BILL

BY FRASER WIGHTON

• Reuter's Political Correspondent

London, July 3.

The Cabinet today, it is understood, considered and approved the bill for the transfer of power to the two new Dominions—the Union of Hindustan and Pakistan-prior to the bill's presentation in Parliament.

CONGRESSMAN SOLD FAVOURS

Washington, July 3. Former Democratic Con- gressman Andrew J. May was today convicted of sell- ing his influence while war- time Chairman of the House of Representatives Military Committee.

A Federal Court jury also convicted the munitions makers, Henry and Murray Garsson, of passing to 72- year-old May over $50,000 in bribes for favours during tho war...

was de.

The sentence ferred to give the defence an opportunity to appeal.- Reuter,

FIRENZENISCENTIERAJU NEVERINGS IN PLAČIARNATAKA ELIFASIN CIT

PANAMA

BASES DISPUTE

The expected date of presen- tation is Monday of next week, July. 7, but I am informed au-

thoritatively that last minute

exchanges on the subject of the draft bill are still taking place between Downing Street and New Delhi.

The bill, creating the two new Dominions, will be law in just over a fortnight's time if the complatoly revised British Government sche- dule is maintained...

In the past 24 hours, the Govern- ment, neting it is believed in con- cert with the Viceroy and the Indian political leaders at Delhi, has com-

pletely recast the programme for the passage of the bill with the re-

thought possibic

sult that the measure wilt, have reached the statute book nearly a fortnight earlier than had

been

Political

tonight were asking whether the revised arrange ments suggested the possibility of a corresponding advance. In the date for the transfer of, power-August 15-but at the moment authoritative quarters do not encourage this idea,

LION MEN JUST PLAIN

ASSASSINS

The much carlier passage of the bir uchieved, will, however, Indian greatly assist the Viceroy and the teatern by providing ♫ gap between the transfer date in which to settle many im- portant questions concerned with partition.

longer

Government Programmo

The new Government programme, 1 learn authoritatively, is as follows: 1. The b, named the Indian In- dependence Bill, will receive its first reading in the House of Com-

tomorrow. The mons

printed measure will be available to mem- bera of Parliament by the evening.

2. The second reading of the bill will be given in the House of Commons on Thursday, and this will be the occasion' of a debale.

The Government is now assured of goodwill and understanding from the Conservative opposition-Mr. Winston Churchill had earlier pro- expects a smooth mised this-nnd passage on the second reading.

Due to the speeding up of the whole passage of the measure, it will not now he necessary to rush the committee and report stages and the third reading on the same evening. The third committee and third reading stages will take place in the House

of Commons probably Monday, July 14.

on

By approximately July 15, unless there is bitch, the bill should be In the House of Lords and should he ready to go to the King for the Royal Assent within a couple of days, I!

this programme is kept, the Government will immediately call a Dar es Salaam, July 4.

Royal Commission for the purpose of announcing the King's will to Par A Tanganyika judge on lament, which is the British con- Thursday alleged that the institutional method of passing a bill Washington, July 3.. famous "Tion men" of Singida, a into law. The House Merchant Marine remote district of Tanganyika, Committee today urged Con-are specially disguised killers gress to postpone all improve-Eirod" out

on commercial menta on the strategic Panama basis. Canal until Panama agrees to Judge Will Stuart, now on clrcult, grant the United

quate defence bases.

aure

FRIDAY, JULY 1947.

Gestapo Men On Trial Get Double Rations

Hamburg, July 4.

The Gestapo men on trial in Hamburg for killing 50 Allied airmen are getting twice the rations of prisoners normally held in Hamburg gaol, the military court hearing war crimes charges against the Gestapo-men was told last night by the prosecutor, Colonel R. C. Halse, after the President had ordered an investigation Into the feeding of the prisoners.

Col Halse said that war criminals were usually given double rations while an trial,

Earlier, defence lawyers had requested largar rations for the accused on the ground that they had so little to eat they were unable properly to follow the proceedings.— Associated Press.

Australia's Grave View

T

Of Whaling Decision

Washington, July 3.

An Australian source today mid the Australian Am- bassador to the United States, Mr Norman Makin, planned to present a note to the Secretary of State, General George Marshall, today regarding Japanese whaling in the Antarctic.

Joint Zone May Become Unified Politically

Berlin, July 3.

The American and British Military Governments are stopping up their production plans for what may soon bo a politically unified area, General....... Lucius ' Clay, American Military Governor, said today,

Awaiting November Talks

General Clay told a press con- what extent the United States can ference that he hoped the break-help to restore German economy," down of the Paris conference the Communer sald "has not added difculties to unifying Germany," but "on the other band, anything

"It is very obvious," said General that clay, "that any overall makes uniflcation more difficult plan must take into serious consi- Europeat tends to make political fusion deration what Germany can provide the approach to our

for European economy.""" German problem."

He said political merging must awalt the results of the London

He wild the diangreement m Foreign Minister's meeting next No- Paris did not affect Anglo-vember, adding: "We certainly do American plana for boosting Gernot contemplate it at the present man steel production and the aen- moment." eral level of Industry because it had been decided to do just that "long before the Paris qference."

ment had been reached with the He said that although an agrce-

British on most parts of rising the General Clay pointed to the pre-industrial level, some minor details sent vialt of the American Secretary remained and would be worited: out of Commerce, Mr Averell Harri- in the course of a few dayu man, os latest evidence of Western determination to speed production and trade in Western Germany,

Mr Harriman is here to "B00 to He said he believed the note trade with the United States and to what extent be can revive German

FILIPINOS MAY would follow the lines of the

NATIONALISE INDUSTRIES

British note presented two days ago, which complained of insuЛ- cient consultation on the whaling expedition.

The source said the Far Eastern Commission today did not discuss Washington, July 4. the Brilish request for prohibition The possibility that the Phi-of further Japanese whaling in view further negotiations with the ippines Government may under-of

Department by certain take to nationalise that nation's State resources and industries as & countries. solution of its economic problem

The Commission confined most of

in its annual report.

is being held up before Ameri-is activities today to discussion of can businessmen interested Philippine trade. .

"I

American

Mr Makin told the United Press;

doing business in the Philippines to "I am seeing General Marshall this make the enterprise system work at afterno to express the grave

all times for the benefit of views

my

Government holds in |

Fillpinos as well 1s ourselves," regard to further Japanese whaling said Merle Robic, representative of in the Antarctle. I shall go very the Columbian Rope Company of thoroughly into the matter, staling

and Philippine

commercial enter-

the

Sir Cara Berendsen, New Zealand

OUTWARD · MAILS

Unless

Aritcles minutes

below:-

+

olherwise stated, Registered and Parcel Pasis cloro 30 earlier than the time stated

Friday, July 4, Canton (Train) 1.30 pm. Straits (Sea) 2/p.m.

Ceylon, Bombay, Straits and. Batavia

(Sea) 3 Puth Africa via Mauritius,

Durban. Mombasa, Beira and L. Marques (Sea) 3 p.m.

Manila P. (82a) 3 p.m. Ordinary latters and cards only for

Japan (Ben) 3p.m. Tramkong, Kwongchowwon) (Bea)

p.m.

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Cairo, Johannesburg. Augusta, Marseilles and London (Air) 3.30 p.m. Singapore. Colombo, Sourabaya, Sydavy

and Auckland (Air) 3.30 p.m. Saigon and Paria only (Air) 3.50 p.m. Japan (ordinary letters and cards only)

Aur) 3.30 p.m.

Amey, Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsinglan, Petping, Conton & Hollow (AIP) 3.30 p.m.

Kongmoon, Macao, Tainahan and Shekk!

(Ben) 4p.m. Canton (Train) pm.

Saturday, July 5

The whole process acceleration o revealed in understood, re- lective of the Cabinet's intention that nothing should stand in the way of the transfer of power.

The revised arrangements now on- nounced should, political quarters States ade- trying 48 African men and women think, considerably ease the task of Auburn, New York, now in the the Australian viewpoint."

on murder charges, connected with the "lion

kullaga man

the Viceroy and the Indian leaders. United States. of

Asked if he were presenting the Roble, mentioned the possibility of In a secret report to the House, 10 persons, said the

The acquiescence of the Dominions klilers were

nationalization of in- note to General Marshall, Mr Makin has naturally been obtained in all Philippine the Committee said increasing ship trained by proprietors who owned or

Manila P.I., Honolulu, U.S.A., & Canada

(Air) 10 nm. asaid he was not, but did not deny on their dustry 45 steps now projected, and

a "warning" before trame through

Straits and Calcutin (Bea) 9 am. the 44-mile water- managed them..

Witch

doctors said the judge, part everything will be done to en-

gathering of American foreign trade that he might leave some kind of way and the development of devas-

Rangoon and Swatow (Bea) 10 a., subject with the killings, tating new weapons made it neces-played little part in this

Shanghal and Halphong (Sea) 10 am. the smooth and speedy transfer bankers and others engaged in paper on Secretary,

Shanghai, and (ordinary letters and sary to take further steps to protect which he described as "plain mur-

of power.

Philippine trade in New York.

cards only) for Japan (Bea) Noon. The latest phase of the arrange-

Co-operation betw

between Americans the Canal, But unless Panama is der and sordid cash transactions."

Canton (Trai) 130 p.m. Shanglial (es) 3 p.m. willing to grant additional defence None of the lion men" has yet ments, I learn, was the subject of a unges, from which fart-flying enemy been arrested, though two have been meeting of the Cabinet India experts planes could bo intercepted, de- named in cases which have ended under the chairmanship of the Prime fence of the canal would be "serious in the Imposition of the death Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, to

penalty. ly weakened."

One was n Modmian, the night.

This conference followed other a woman. The Committee said

Those now on trial the present dispute over bases hinges on inter- are the alleged hirers, proprietors formal approval was given carlier meeting of the full Cabinet pretation of the wartime agreement or accomplices of the killers. which granted the United Stales The judge accepted a witness to the draft bill, already approved and the Indian permission to occupy defence sites in statement that a four-year old girl by the Viceroy Punama for one year after the war, who is missing bad been lddnapped lenders in Delhi,

Panama contends the United by a woman who, having hired a

Tomorrow's proceedings-intro- States was required to withdraw a "llon man" wanted the child trained ducing one of the most significant year after the Japanese surrender as "a lion weman of her own." loglalation that has ever come before aboard the Missouri. The United "Only Hitler at his worst" com-any parliament-will be Impressive States contended that withdrawal mented the Judge, "came near to this in their simplicity, should be not be made until a final deliberate intention of brutalising peace treaty is signed-United the soul and destroying an innocent Press.

Intellect."-Associated Press.

THE REST OF THE SPORT

Baksi Signed To Meet Louis In September

Stockholm, July 3.

Nate Wolfson, manager for the heavyweight con- tender, Joe Baksi, announced today that a contract had been signed with Lew Burston of the 20th Century Sport- ing Club giving Baksi a shot at Joe Louis' heavyweight tille "sometime this year"-probably September-If he defeats the Swede, Olle Tandberg, in Stockholm on Sunday night.

to

A second European victory

cn-

Was

of the gate thon in, any previous chalked up by the locivereeniging Louis fight. Baksi's cut is said

de Delfische Sports Club of Holland, be the highest ever given to П challenger. The fight probably which outstroked the Thames How would take place in New September,

York

in

Earlier, Wolfson said, "I Louis is unwilling to fight in September or any day we will get the world title without a fight."

The Netherlanders used their 13

an

A A New words spoken by the Speaker (Colonel Clifton Brown) and officials will launch the historic measure that is to transfer power to 400,000,000 people in India,

The announcement-of-the-title of the bill, and Mr. Attlee's nod of absent to the Speaker will constitute the first reading-Reuter.

Joint Dofence Authority

prises "in the mutual interest must representative on the FEC, said he the subject.- be susbtiwied for exploitation with had received no further Instructions the Filipino people. He said that from Wellington on this should extend to both business United Press, and social dealings.

ከሮ

States after seven years residence in Roble is on a trip to the United

of which the islands, three spent as a prisoner of the Japanese. -Associated Press.

13 KILLED IN AIR CRASH

Fast-Dwindling U.S. Loan

Taamkong, Haiphong, Paklol & Hoi-

how (BEA) 4p.n. USA.. Central and South America vis

San Francisco (8cm) 3 pm, Chungking (Air) 3,30 p.m. Canton, Kwellin, Shanghal, Peiping. Kunming and Calcutta (Atr) 4.30 p.m. Macao. Taishan & Shakki (Goa) 4 p.m. Canton (Train) p.m.

Sunday, July 6 Kongmoon, Macne, Tainshan and Shekki

(Seb) 10 a.m. Canton (Train) 10 am, Bangkok, Singapore Datavia, Colombo, Sydney and Auckland (Air) 15 am. Manila (Air) 10 a.. -

London, July 4. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Conserva-

the House of TO-DAY'S Dakar, French West tive, prediated in

Africa, July 3. Commons on Thursday night that at Thirteen people were dlled the present rate of expenditure, the yesterday in the French Cameroons $3,750,000,000 (£937,500,000) loan to

run out when an Air France plane, flying Britain, would from Dakar,crashed between Christmas, Yadunde and Douala, was an- nounced today Reuter.

Truman Broadcast

Charlotteville, Va., July 3. London, July 3.

President Truman arrived here by The hope that before long the defence of India will be entrusted to car from Washington for the Fourth

of July holiday week-end. by a joint authority is expressed

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On

The President will speak to morrow at Monticello, the home' of Thomas Jefferson, author of the. De- claration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776.

Mr Truman's address will be broadcast throughout the nation at 5.30 pm. GMT United Fress.

before:

BROADCAST

ZDW Hongkong broadcasting on frequency of 943 kilocycles from 12.30 to .....And.....0.30 to 11p.m., ...and – alsa on 6.32 megacycles in the al metro band Sir Arthur Salter, Independent, from 12.30 to 1.15, 7.30 to 8.30 and 9.35 who also spoke in # debate on PM.

Dally Programme productivity and labour, sald, "it is 12.30,

Summary: 12.32

Greetings: America: I.. Newe important that we should

Weather Report and Announcements some form of new loans or credits 1.10, Orchestral Interlude: 1.10, Edmundo 1.30 "From as the present loans run out and Ros and fix Cuban Bands

very much Down.

the Show Musics) Comedy; 2, Close they should be used to greater extent than the present ones for production rather than consumer

needs".

secure

Other Conservative speakers con- tended that the 40-hour week. introduced in the nationalised coal mines, was having an adverse effect upon output:-Associated Press,

CONFERENCE CALL TO

24 NATIONS

(Continued from Page 1)

is now

He also mentioned the visit of the New Yorit construction co-ordinator, Robert Moses, as another evidence of American determination toput

Western Germany on a stable basis, and sul such stability must be reached before the Germans could go in for socialisation of big Industries. -United Press.

Siam's Envoy Lands At Poole

London, July 3, Mr. Nal Direck Chayanama,

tho new Siamese Ambassador to Lon- don, arrived at Poole airport this evening from Bangkok. He is paying his second visit to England.

Mr. Chayanoma was met at the airport by 10 of his London stuff, and was driven to London in an em- bossy car-Reutor.

Lillibet, F.RS,

London, July 3. Princesa Elizabeth broke a proce- dent today by being the first woman member of the Royal Family do be come a Fellow of the Royal Society, which was founded by Charles the Second in 1868 to honour scientists,

-Associated Press.

Fathers Freed. From Military Training

·

Buenos Ayres, July 3. An Argentine who has a child has dong his duty to his country and need not Бегус the compulsory milltary training required of non- fathers. The court recently ruled that any man whose child has died also is exempted from conscription because paternity discharges a duty to the fatherland and makes military service unnecessary."-Associated Press,

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its current

ent issue today. The paper states: Under the control of a joint authority, modern antion would become possible. At the moment, however, both states: look at the armed forces from the point of view of the maintenance of Wolfson's announcement fol- [Grand Challenge Cup over a one- order.

"If the leaders Are agreed lowed another last night that mile and 650 yard course. Tandberg would fight Louis pro- the crowd, which started Uning the

Threatening ekler did not daunt partition and will accept the frontiers down, there are in both campy vided that he wins on Sunday. Thames banks early in the morning partition and still are prepared to large sections which disapprove of Wolfson' said tickets had been In the fashionable stewards' reserved on USS America for closure women again were out in disapprove any boundary that may the United States which is due day's programme. Old College ours-Congress minority alarms Mr Jinnah

their austerity best for the second be drawn.

"If the working of this pro- to leave Southampton on July men wandered about in their bright with its claim to Fathanistan, there

The economic isolation of Eastern Hitherto, French polley has aimed 18.

blazers and pink and blue rowing are sections in Hindustan which must virtually complete since the end of between East and West, but the firm and Western Europe has been on all occasions at bolding a balance It is reported that both challen-caps.

(equally alarm Mr Nehru; and there gers would get a higher percentage

is still the question, of the Princes the war, so that no sudden break in attitude taken by the French Fareiza

Inter-European trade

cx- Minister, M. Georges Bidault, dur- -Reuter.

pected.

Ing the Paris Conference leaves no Army Pay Arrcare

In terms of the Marshall plan, it doubt that a decisive step has barn is thought, there can be little doubt taken. London, July 3. The British | Ing Club "A" crew by three-quarters

Throughout Western Europe and Government would that the economic planning now of a length. The time was seven be prepared to niako representations beginning

under

Anglo-French perhaps even in some countries of ninutes and 24 seconds.

to the Indian authorities where leadership, involving only those Eastern Europe, local Communist Justified on claims for arrears of countries which voluntarily agreed pariles will be forced into opposition pay due to British officers and to take part in the new programme, to the economic policy initiated by pound average weight advantage other ranks serving in

quicker and the Marshall project, and will have the India will be incomparably over the English crew to lead all the defenco forces, nollwithstanding more efficient than if the Russians, to face the political consequences of "If Louis is fighting the title way with a 35 stroke a minute pace, the proposed transfer of power, Mr. with their fundamentally different this app

opposition in terms of public fight, there is no worthy opponent John B. Kelly Jnr., of Philadelphia Arthur Henderson Under-Secretary approach to the economy of Europe, opinion, except Bakai," Wolfson said.

Observers hero satt the fund of of State for India, replied, to In the

a were present. Burston said that Not Rogers Diamond Sculls, heat live over A. J,

question in Parliament today.

invitations by Britain and Franco to statement yesterday in New York Helway of England's Henley Rowing have no reason to suppose that the States: Congress considering favour Europe with

But, he added, "the Government that the prospects of the United

It is believed to be equally true take part in the economic planning that he had no

would confront every country in knowledge about Club in nine minutes 44 seconds. nny forthcoming fight was "okay but

arrangements which are being made ably any demands emerging.

the political and from it was made: hours before the con-

It was the second Henley Royal In connection with the transfer the

problem of courting certain planning Just starting, He said New Regatta victory in two days for Kelly, of power in India will fail to pro- brighter than if a request had been tract was signed."

are Russian displeasure, with possible York had booh informed now. son and namesake of a former Olym-vide satisfactory means for meeting made for appropriations to cover the Invitation,

economic consequences, by accepting The British promoter, Jack Solo-pic rowing champion..

the legitimate claims."-Reuter.

aid-to-Russia.” mans, sald: "Ilaksi is the only

The answers to the invitations American fighter equal to Louls, and Tabor Academy of Marion, Mas-

Germany, as a result of the fol might give lure in Paris, occupies a unique place much they felt themselves dependent give a clear indication of how I see no reason to refusa him the anchusetts, reached the quarter anals.

EX-ENEMIES READMITTED in the political and Utlo match. Also, I Tandberg is in the Thames Challenge Cup with

ture of Europe.--(omic strucTM on present or futuro. Russian good- the sensational winner, he will be ja speedy. soven minutes 34 seconds

London, July 3, definitely the top nome to the Yan-win over London's Imperial College Austria, Finland, Hungary, Italy and soldly on each side of the Stettin Vyacheslav Molotov, was driven out

The farmer enemy countries,

Shea the only power with a foot will Most observers feel that the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. kees.United Presa..

| Boat Club: "B" crew, who came. In

Davis Cup lawa tennis compoiition to divide. Europe... Rumania, ware readmitted to the Trieste line, which may now be said of his chosen role as defender of THE CHINA PACIFIC INSURANCE CO., LTD. HENLEY REGATTA “

Twenty-one-year-old Bert Bush at a meeting of the Davin Cup nai-

national sovereignty by M. Bidault. Henley on Thames, July 3.nell, Britain's chief hope for the fans here today party

The economic division of Germany; Foreign Minister, is due to visit M. Georges Bidault, the French An eight-man Sviss crew, rowing Diamond Sculls, defeated his follow

it is thought, will be intensifted with Swiss watch precision, scored Briton, J. B. Brown, by 16 lengths These countries will be eligible to through Russian and the Westem Britain within the coming week, A the Arst continental victory over in nine minutes 13 seconds, and empole in the next year com occupying powers both pushing ahead British curamun meets Kelly on Friday in the scrst-

in Paris tonight. Henley Royal Reguita.

South Africa's proposal that the

that the their hearective zones.

added that no definits time The Ruder Club of Zurich got off .E.

Davis Cup competition should be The political results of the Paris had yet been set for the trip, but to a quick start and defeated the In another, Thames Cup heat, held every other your instead of Conference, which are uporable that M. Bldkult would continue his London Rowing Club A crew by Kent School of Kent, Connecticutt, annually was defeated at the meet from its econorale, consequadro discussions with a Mr. Beving and obe and a quarter lengths.

scored two imgthe victory over ing,which was attended, by the dominated by France diel konto ather Britian Lambers Tale umeras seven minutes 24 Henley Rowing Cab in seven minu presentatives of nations throwsing her lot with Britain and development of the "Save wècendis. In: this first-heat isfor the tem 18 seconds, mAssociated Press.

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the United Stat

Plan Räuter.

scored an easy victory

two lengths behind.

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