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Britain Asks For
Postponement Of Jap Peace Treaty Date
Washington, July 16.
The United States State Department has accepted the British Common- wealth explanation that August 15, the date announced earlier today for the The United States is Japanese peace treaty conference, was inconvenient. expected to agree to a postponement of the negotiations. until sometime in September.
Malay Youth Organisation Branded
Singapore, July 16. A Malay youth organisation with a membership of ten thou sand, mostly of Indonesian blood, has been declared an "unlawful
the society" by Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent.
The organisation, called the API and "freedom through blood" na Ite slogan.
August 15 was not convenient in the British view because it clashed with
British Commonwealth the Conference to discuss the Japanese peace treaty due to meet. at Can: berra on August 20.
It
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947.
It is understood that the United States hna already done considerable preliminary world towards drafting a Washington pact. The tentative
be confined meeting is likely to largely to agreement as to pro- This view had already been ten-ceduro and establishment.
a reliable is reported from dered informally to the Stale De- partment by Australia and New Zea-source that Britain will be repre- land, as well as by Britain, and In-sented by Mr Hector McNeil, the Under-Secretury of Foreign Affairs, ella was expected to follow sait.
It is reported from London that while the other countries are likely the Forelgri tonight had des- to be represented by similar ranking cribed as "inconvenient" the date of } deputies. August. 15
by the United for an 11-power conference on States for an
ace treaty. In an the Japanese peace
the Foreign official communique, Office that the date would not
said be convenient as Britain had already accepted an Invitation from the Aus- traiian Government for a preliminary exchange of views among members of the British Commonwealth to take place
at Canberra on August 20. British Government, the com-
added,
The welcomed
munique
The Governor's action followed the recent conviction of the API leader. proposal for an early Con- Ahmad Boeslampu, on a charge ofference, and hoped it would there sedition.
fore be possible to agree with the other member states of the Far Eastern Commission on a date after
the Canberra meeting.
to
It is reported from Paris that the United States Government's invita- tion to on.Al-power conference. start work on a peace treaty with has been received" "by the Japan French Government
with great satisfaction.
Particularly satisfactory is the fact that the United States Issued the invitation directly and on equal terms to the 11-powers particularly Interested in the Pacific.
The alternative. it is stressed, would have been to hold the con ference within the framework of the Advisory Commission for the Far East set up. In Moscow in
and December, 1945,
which ຝີກ Russia, the United States, China and Great Britain have right of veto, The American Invitation is taken is Paris to mean that all the eleven
right.
French circles whether the
Workmen's Compensation
Government is taking steps looking toward the introduction of uniform workmen's compensation in the Colony, the Hongkong Talegraph learns.
"
Officials are holding conferences with representatives of larger industries and labour organisations as a preliminary to drafting an ordinance. Progress made so far is "purely preparatory," the Telegraph was told.
Some Hongkong industries have their own workmen's compensation programmes, which operate on a voluntary basis. It is understood that Government is seeking the views of these business leaders and of labour leaders on what might constitute a fair and workable compulsory scheme adapted to the Colony's needs,
SI Nippard's Union Sec's
Condition
The condition of Sulr-Insp. L. G. Nippard, member of the New Territories.Frontier Forec who was wounded seriously two days ago in a gun battle, called "as good as could be ex- preted" this morning,
The European inspector is at Kowloon Hospital with a bullet in his back. An operation to remove the shot may be under- taxey today.
Inspector Nippard and PCC Lau Chek-wah suffered bullet- wounds Tuesday night when they challenged three Chinéso In the vicinity of Afs Cho Long Gan. The Chinese, opened fire and can toward the Shut chan river. The officers were bit. in the gun battle which followed.
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TWO COLUMNS OF SPORTS NEWS~
BRILLIANT BATTING BY DONNELLY
Rain Affects Cricket
London, July 16.
Rain took toll of most county matches today, but at Lords, where the Gentlemen met the Players, the match was not interfered with, and a brilliant batting display was given by Martin Donnelly, New Zealand Test player and Oxford captain this season.
Donnelly, thought by many to be the world's best lefthanded batsmen, made 162 not out in two and three quarters hour out of the Gentlemen'a total of 302. He hit 20 fours.
The close of play scores were: At Lords: Gentlemen 302 (Edrich
79. Donnelly 162 not out). Players
AL
Workmanlike
Marino Wins
Glasgow, July 10. "-Britain's biggost labour 67 for two,
Salvador Dado Marino, 31-year- union' today turned. down a
At Manchester: Lancashire 10 for old Hawaiian from Honolulu, bent no wickets resolution advocating compul- Rain prevented further play.
versus Northamptonshire-Rinty Monaghan, Irish flyweight box- ing champion, wlio deputised for the sory direction of industry by
At Huddersfield: Yorkshire 38 for world champion, Jack Paterson, în government.
one against Leicestershire. Rain pre-a non-title fight here tonight. Delegates to the annual conference vented further play,
At
Warwickshire 104 The Irishman was disqualified in Birmingham; and in Hastings of the Transport General Workers Union thereby re-
(Dollery 50, Harding five for 30). the ninth round of the ten rounds contest for alleged persistent holding. fused to follow their own leaders Kent two for no wicket.
AL Westcliffe: and in particular, indicted, a cheek
Glamorgan
Marino took a definite step towards General (Davies 50. Porter 80, Watkins 75. Me Arthur Deakin,
Essoxachloving his ambition of winning Secretary of the Union, who again Peter Smith five for 113). today'
the world flyweight title from Faber- two. for of labouscated "limited
At Taunton: Somerset 340 for son as the result of tonight's light. resolution that the delegates eight (Cooper 113, Watts 31, Trem
His performance was a great one. refused to accept after a debate in lett 58 not out). Middlesex to bat. He gave away nearly half a stone private session was not a specifie At Nottingham: Hampshire
an
"The
direction.59
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Derby, July 18.
323
222
havo
question of direction of labour, but for two (Rogers 115 not out, Mc to his powerful and Tagged opponent, was on a closely related subject. Corkoll 50 not out). Nottingham- but fought to such good purpose that
the issue was never in doubt. called оп the Government shiro to bat.
At Gloucester: Gloucestershire 09 compulsorily to direct, industry so
In spite of this disadvantage in. to provide a balanced Industry. The for three versus Worcestershire. Rain
"weight and the fact that he was resolution referred mainly to the restricted playReuter.
several years older than the Irish- problem of distributing industry 5. AFRICANS' MATCH
man, Marino did a workmanlikte, fob In an effort to encourage geographically to provide more em-
of beating one of the outstanding women to take a larger part inployment in so-called development Rain Interfered with play on Byweights in the world. He took the Colony's social and civic areas-regions bullt up industrially several occasions in the three-day some henvy punches from the Irish-
only as a result of wartime Jus
match between Derbyshire and the man-punches which would affairs, group of women dusiry,
South Afrleans, which began here to dropped most men, and he suffered Implicit in this compulsory direr-day, and by the close of play then bad cut over his left eye in the leaders is sponsoring formation
a Hongkong Council of tion of industry by Government county had only scored 186 for seven fourth round. Women,
however, was the issue raised yes- wickets in their first innings.
Nevertheless. Marino dictated the terday by Mr Deakin, when he The movement is an outgrowth of startled delegates to the conferones
When Derbyshire lust four wickel fight throughout. From a bad start for serious when Monaghan dropped him the group brought together a few by advocating a limited measure for 78, they seemed
trouble. Then Revill joined Elliott,, two with a right to the jaw, tho months ago to seek legislation per- of direction of labour. mitting women to serve on Juries.
This could mean a return to the who batted from the start of the winner forced the exchanges. He The Council will be non-political wartime system whereby the innings, and attacked the bowling: drove Monaghan before him and
non-sectarian and eventually Government was able to tell any. He hit Smith for 14 in an over and practically every round and it was will seek affiliation with the Inter-worker where he or she should reached 50 in 70 minutes, but was only spasmodic bursts that the national Council of Women, accord- and what he or she should do.
out with the addition of another ten Irishman looked dangerous. lag to preliminary plans. Indivi-
runs when he mistimed an attempt dual memberships will be open to all
to drive. women-over 10, and women's clubs and organisations may elect repre- sentatives to the council.
During the trial, the judge des cribed Boestaman's political testa ment
as "a spirtied Invocation to Malay youth to Join the API-Ang- katan Permuda Insaf and achieve
SOVIET PROTEST REPORTS Independence through blood in the
nations attending the conference shortest possible time."
Reports were current here and in He held that its tendency was to London that Russin has already will have an equal voice in prepar- excite subjects to alter the present registered strong objections to the ing the peace trealy, with no veto
of government through vlo-holding of the proposed conference
There is speculation in omleial Jonce
on August 15. though this was not judge then fined Boestaman, mentioned in the Stole Department Union will accept, and, in any case,
Soviet of who appealed, later withdrew his announcement.
It is expected that Moscow may appeal, paid the fine and then re-
The reports said that these objec-raiso objections because the con- sumed leadership of the movement.
reghtered when
ference was not called within the The API was formed early in 1946 Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Advisory Commission framework out of the Malay National Party, which was founded towards the end Smith, the United States Ambassador eutar. of the Japanese occupation with the in Moscow, discussed the matter with M. Molotov, die Soviet Foreign object of making Malaya part of the
Minister, shortly after General Bedell Indonesian Republic.
Smith had returned to Moscow after a visit to Washington recently.
M. Molotov is snid to have object- ed
promptly and emphatically,
tiona
were
MEMBERS' UNIFORM Before the arrest of Boestaman, the API members were a uniform arguing that the Council of Foreign consisting of a white shirt with the Ministers should handle, the Japanese API flash, walle trousers, black treaty, as in the case of Europe. sonka (Malay national headdress) General Bedell Smith is under- with
two red and white buttons, stood to have replied by reiterating Red And white are the Indonesian the views already vigorously express- colours. The officers wore red tiened by Mr Ernest Bevin that other The API dng, which was flown at countries had taken an Important all meetings and demonstrations part in the Paciße war and must be before Bocstamau's arrest, showed a
Pented,
black clenched fist against a red and The State Department announce
white background.
of
ment of the Conference said: "In In banning the organisation, Sir view of the serious commitments of Edward Gent said he had taken into the Terelga Ministers of the Govern consideration the political testament ments concerned, it does not appear In relation to the Society's declared practicable to the Government objects, and was of the opinion that the United States to propose that the Society was used, or was likely such a Conference be on the Foreign to be used for a purpose Incompatible Minister level, It is envisaged with the peace, good order and wel- |that it would initially be composed fare of the Malayan Union."—Reuter. 'of deputies and experts."
EDITORIAL CORNER
SO
"LADIES and Gentlemen
Of The Jury
THEN « handful of women some
monėlis ago formed them-. Pelves into an organsation for the express purpose of obtaining re- cognition of their public spilled- ness by inclusion on the Jury List, It is probable that very few other members of the
samo sax mach thought to the implications:* It is almost certain they never ex- pected to find themselves in position where they might become blaves to the law.
aw. That, however,
se
ve
19 precisely the situation in which they will and themselves after the hos amended Jury Ordinance passed its third reading. Morning coffee "tiates" and afternoon bridge and mah Jong parties will have to sive way to the exorable call of privileges and duly (especially duty, which happens to be backed law to the extent that a juror, .by
wilfully absenting herself, is liable to a fine, and even Imprisonment.) A testing thao' for Hongkong femininity is at hand. The exelte-
.
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ment of going three down on grossly overbid, sint · Is about to give way to the mental' and play- nical discomfort of sitting for hours listening to tedious evidence, forensic fireworks and impassioned summings-up, with the lunate responsibility of deciding whether
person has or has not been proved guilty of a crime szálust society; a searching lest of the Tenuine public-mindedness of our womenfolk. or course. Govern- ment's decision to include women on the Jury List wins approval, only for the reason that it helps to brin
Hongkong 2 little bit to date.
date. More Important, it may encourage our women to take an-
towards civiq
savo respon- offering thengselves a
other step
up
futuro Mun! Council, If they need en- coursgenient they will find it in the knowledge that a woman's point of view in public affairs is no longer discounted; on the contrary, it is sought.
And As An Afterthought DURING the past fortnight, the Press of Hongkong, on behalf of the public, has tried hard to obtain Ffrom the military authorities answers to the questions, who
· COMMŢUTER" the Tokunaga and Salto sentences; why, and how? Xt
somebody at Headquarters Com- mand has a minute to spare, per. hans he could bring, the sub- @ject to the attention of the GOC. It would be quite in order to add 'a FS`that the pubile, is fretfully
walling for the replies,
ROUND-UP OF LEFTISTS
"Greece Situation'
Prague, July 16,
news agency,
The Yugoslav Tanjug, today reported new mass arrests of Leftists in Greece, with 2,500 seized in Athens and Piraeus alone.
Adlapatch from Athens said. "New mais arrests of
democratic Greece. A further 2,500 persons have citizens have taken place throughout been arrested in Athens and Piracus alenc
So far, 70,000 citizens have been arrested in Athens and Piracus and I approximately. 80,000 in the pro- vinces.
Tanjug sald those seized on Mon- day included 10 editors and em-
newspaper ployees of the
"Rizos- pastis" and nine from the newspaper
Elefterla Elada."
"The monarcho-Fascist authorities have begun to transfer prisoners to the island of Ikaria," Tanjug said. "Rizospastis" reports that orders have been issued for the arrest of Zahariades, secretary of the Graok Communist Party, and other legifera of the Left."-United Press,""
BATTLE.OVER
Mra W.. L Calcraft is serving as temporary chairman of the group.
MOTION EXPLAINED
in
Monaghan fought gamely and was warned for alleged holding in the second and third round and twice in
to
In the face of developing oppo-
Altogether he batted for 87 minutes sition to his suggestion, Dealdn today for 60 and hit eight fours. explained to the conference that by Revill dominated in the fifth wie-the ninth before the referee stopped
limited direction of labour" he ket stand of 80 before Elliott was out the fight, giving the decision meant "there should be limited for a patient 50 lasting three and a Marino-Reuter. direction of people who are doing quarter hours,
no job of work at the present time." The young leg spin bowler, Vivian
He did not, however, abandon the Smith caused trouble among
the
GLOOMY MR principle of direction of labour. batsmen and finished the day with
MORRISON-
London, July 10. The Lord President of the Coun ell, Mr Herbert Morrison, said at
a serious transport
though whether he intends to press five wickets for 48 runs-Reuter. the matter further in view of the negative attitude of the conference is not clear.
His advocacy came as a completa And curprise to the Government, was not, as has been suggested, a trial balloon, it was learned on rond authority today.
a press conference today: "I must warn the country we may well be Faced with prospect during the coming win for ter", affecting mostly heavy goods, bricks, cement, Iran and steel. He said food was unlikely to be
affected.
"Shortage Involves the risk of slowing down in our industrial acti- the winter season," he said. vity and in the building trade during
|
COTTON WINS
French Tennis Championships
Paris, July 16,
hova the
The American girl players all won their first matches in
Here are the results of the main matches:
GOLF TITLE French tennis championships.
Chantilly, July 16. Henry Cotton retained his
The attkude of the British Gov- ernment as it could be ascertained French Open golf championship today is still opposed to the direc- tion of labour both in-principle bo here today when he finished cause it is regarded as a blow to 'with an aggregate of 285 for 72 democratie freedom, and in practice holes. He had rounds of 68, 71, because the dificulties of applying 73 and 73... the measure in peace-timic would be enormous.
NO POLICY CHANGE
Women's singles: Miss Osborne (USA) beat Hire Muller (South Africa) 0-0, 4-6, 6-3. Miss Brough (USA) beat Mrs, Peterdy
(Hun-. gary) 0-1, 4-0, 6-4, Miss Montredi (Italy) beat Miss de Sorman (Bel- gium) 6-2, 1-6 6-0, Mrs Kormoczy beat Mr Straubrova
Johu Knipe, Cotton's assistant atachoslovakia) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3,
Monte Carlo, finished second with a lotal of 288, and F. Cavalo, of France, The Goverment, it is learned, was third with 289.-Reuter, has always believed that trade re- unions are also opposed 10 the
He added that the problem was railroad freight cars.
Mr Morrison said Britain's covery depantled "upon International decisions".
JUNE EXPORTS UP
an
the
QUESTION OF CLUBS
Women's doubles: Mrs Mathieu and Miss Welvers beat Miss Barbier and Mrs Claude 6-0, 6-0. Miss J. Toronto, July 17. Cannon and Miss Quentier beat Miss direction of labour in peace-time. If British golfers had been able to de Borman and Miss J. Toy 0-2, 8-0. Unless there is a strong demand get new clubs they might have won Mrs Amourette. and Mrs Charponel from more than one union, there this year's Walker Cup matches, beat Miss Carris and Miss Marcellin
that fore, It can be taken
sald Skee Riegel, a member of the 6-3, 0-4. Government doca not intend
United States team that regained the 10 sald: the provisional export change Its polley.
Men's singles:. Pellizer (France) Agure for June was £93,100,000,
Riegel, who, is here to compete in beat G. L. Paish (Britain) 1-0, 0-0, The conferenco adopted a resolu- trophy at St Andrews, Scotland.
the which was the highest figure since tion today calling on. Govern-the Canadian spen championship 0-4, 0-7, 8-1-Reuter. December 1020,
ment to review prices and distribus from July 16 to July 10, averred, “a London, July 18, The keynote to his comments was tion costs and to consider Cx-solfer is only as good as his equip NY Yankees? The Exchange Telegraph reported
short-term tension of subsidies in an attempt to ment will let him be. And", those from Athens that an announcement
sharp warning that
old country golfers had to play with tonight sald the battle of Grambala aspects of the country were maintain the real value of wages.
tough but long-term prospects were Another resolution pledged the equipment they had long before had ended with the guerillas being encouraging.
conference to strive for the "fullest the war, Even at that they made put to fight-Unlled Press.
"In terms of effort and achieve possible
of co-operation close. There are some fine players ment, June shows quite good results, between the British labour move-over there and, if their clubs had "INTERFERENCE" COMPLAINT but in relation to our present pro- ment and the labour and progres- bean as new as ours, they
might us.Associated London, July 10,
blems and dimculties quite good issive movements of other countries." easily have taken
good --Reuter. The Tass news agency reported a very long way from being from Belgrade today that Gen enough" Mr Morrison said.
"Whether It will be along and Markos, leader of the Greek guerilla forces, condemned the United States very rough road or not so long and and Britain for "interfering" in the only fairly rough depends upon
International decisions," he added, United Press.
Greek civil war.
In the name of the "High Com- mand of the · Greek Demberatie Army" Gen Markos said: "The Bri tish and American authorities aro londing support to Greek royalists and fascists and are fanning civil in Greece which is, reaching proportions." Jorge
war
A communique distributed to Bel-
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JET-PROPELLED FLYING-BOAT
-measure
.Press.
Death Of Mr Norman Railton
Long Lead
New York, July 17. The New York Yankee wins have. turned the American League pennant race Into a shambles. Just as Inst year, when Boston's Rex Sox ran faway, front competitors, other con- tenders are so busy eliminating one another that the Yanks are pulling One of the Colony's best last September after repatriation out of sight. known personalities and for leave.E
Their current lead is 10 games, "In his carly days he was merly, a prominent sportsman, prominent sportsman, being a keen
But Yank Manager Bucky Harris Mr Norman H. L. Railton, died and skilful tennis player and also a does not like that sort of thing for this morning at St Paul's Hos footballer. He was a playing meminta which his team can run,
he is fully aware of the misfortunes. ber of the Ladies' Recreation Club, |pital after a brief illness. · the USRC and the Hongkong Foot Other and perhaps better
¿
teams The son of Mr N. L. Railton and ball Club. He was also a member have blown longer leads at much London, July 16. Britain's Arst fet propelled flying had spent close on 30 years in long-
the late Mrs A.-M. Raton, Norman of the Sports Club,'-. '
later dates. But the current well- Mr Railion leaves a wife, who is balanced Yankee Club with per- grade newspapers by the Albanian boat fighter aircraft, the Saunders kong and the Far East with Messrs In | Telegraph Agency reviewed · British Ron Al, made a successful first test Jardine, Matheson and the Indo-at kong, a son who is living sistently stendy, hurling, iceopa: and American aid to the Greek Gov night today,
on
Burton-on-Trent, and three bro- winning while the second place thers Manning and Eric who are changes hands day after day. in Hongkong, and Cecil who is, in Ten and a half games is not an The late Mr Railton was, before Singapore.
impossible handicap to overcome In
ernment: It accused American "9m-. The Al is a single-seat aircraft, China Steamship Company. cers of participating In Grock army driven by two Metropollton Vickers staff conferences, and said: "We have set contines, mounted side by sidu in the war, a Lieutenant in the Heng- The funeral takes place this after mid-July but none of the other Brat ample grounds to assume that British the hull. As the aircraft is all on kong Volunteers and was a very noon, pussing the Monument at 4.30 division teams appear to be capable ainen took part in air raids against the secret list, no further details are good marksman. Hio was intemed A service will be conducted by the of making a sustained drive.. rebel forces."United 'Press."
|| ovajlable--Reuter.
fat Stanley and returned to Hongkong Dean, they. Very Rev. A. P. Rose. Leluted Press,
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