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VOL. II NO. 248

The

For the Triclar ol HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, For and ny behalf of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POS

Maulit

Krinter, and Publisher

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1947.

100,000 DUTCH TROOPS

"Lynch Him" Yells Hurled At U Saw

300 Arrosts Follow

Assassinations

Rangoon, July 21. Crowds at the prison gates shouted: "Tear him to pieces" and "Lynch him" when U. Saw, Burmese ex-Premier and leader of the Myochit Party, was taken to the Rangoon Central Gaol today under heavy police guard.

His lake-side residence looked like on armed camp today, with troops and police occupying the house and for arms grounds, while a search continued.

The arrest of U. Saw followed the assassinations last Saturday of seven Hurmese ministers.

Weapons reized included machine- guns, Bren guns and Slen rifles and

officer in command of the search party denied that U. Saw's wife and family were arrested Justi night..

In a letter signed in blood, leaders of the

17

All-Burma Workers

Union today sent a letter to the

Fuscist Peoples Freedom League Exe- cutive Committee pledging their readiness to lay down their lives "to annihilate the murderers and traitors who took the life of our great leader General Aung San.

"We will not rest until we have brought these criminals to book," they told the League.

Explosion Rocks Haifa

Jerusalem, July 21.

A heavy explosion, believed to be in the harbour area, rock-

ed Half, tonight, Sirens were sounded and all British troops and police slood at the alert,

The Iraq Petroleum Com- pany's pipeling was sabotaged between Halla and Afulah -at midday today, it was officially stated here tonight.

four

Eight Jews, Including who were carrying arms and spades, were detained for ques- tloning.

Was

The pipeline

attacked near the Jewish settlement of Kefar Yukoshua half-way, bo- Afulah in tween Halfa and North Palestine. No details pro yet available of any damage- Rouler.

IN ACTION

Indonesians Report An All-Out Offensive

Singapore, July 21,

Radio Jogjakarta claimed that 100,000 Dutch troops started a large-scale invasion of the Republic today and that a Dutch airfloot The broadcast did bombed the Republican capital of Jogjakarta. not give the size of the airfleet and did not mention damage.

General Sudirman, Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Army, broadcast briefly. He said, "The Dutch did not declare war officially, although they are The Dutch have launched an all-out attack now engaged in a state of war. against both military and non-military objectives.”

Soekarno Asks For

UNO Intervention

Batavia, July 21.

President Sockarno appealed today in a radio broadcast the United Nations to intervene in the

to

* Indo-Dutch conflict, which has flared into warfare af-

ter arduous months of proposals and counter-propo. sals.

:

undoubtedly would

accept and

Dr Soekarno said, "I am convinced, Dutch tart justice is on our side and I am Britain's offer of mediation i prepared to put this question before when the circumstances provided the the United

organisation, opportunity-United Press. Nations which was formed to build security and peace in the whole world.

ernmenuc, more than 300 people] Saturday) things huppened that wè i

· area,

was the

U.S. BLESSING

Washington, July 21. The State Department sold today that the United States gave its bless- ing to Britain's futile effort to settle the Dutch-Indonesian dispute peace fully.

the 'rection of the hill city of Lanag, about 45 miles to the south.

Laler, Radio Jogjakorin introduced an Englishman, whom they identified

Two Dutch rocket firing plants at- as Peter Radclif, who told listeners, "For the Dutch to say their attack tacked Tasikmalaya, southeast of is police action to quell disorders Eandceng, west Java, the radio sald. 14 ludicrous and allly. There is The Jogjakarta-Malang express war Dutch plance. simply no disorder to be quelicd."

machinegunned by Radcliff spoke in a cultured Eng-it added.

lish voice.

A Republican spokesman- said in Jogjakarta that heavy fighting was (north Java) and Semarang. Seerabayn (enst Java).

SKYMASTER CRASHES

Buenos Aires, July 21, A military Shymaster plane, belloved to be carrying 36 AR- sengers. crashed Rebr Palomar milliary base today. causing a number of casualties,

ing severat dead.

The plans hit

telegraphs

pole, The Best unofficial re- ports said that the plane was possibly one which was to have taken part in the aviation

over Buenos, Aires this

The parade was postponed in view of the accident whila Gen- Argenilno crai Juan Peron, President, and the War Minister hurried to El Palomar.

A

Argentine Air Ministry announcement stated briefly that Douglas C-1 crashed during a take-off this morning at EI Palomar military base, outside Buenos Aires.

The communtque added that part of the crew and some pas- sengers were killed as well as a number of people, who were watching the take-off. Others were taken to hospital,

The latest rumours, however, put the casualties up to about 50,--Reuter,

A

Kai Tak

Closure For

Dr raging in Bandung (west Java), HE'S Arrival

An Antara news agency broadcast. monitored in Singapore, sald Sukman, chairman of the Indonesian Muslim League, called on all Mus

defend the Republic. lims to

Dine

At the

P.G.

For

Reservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Conta

Cricket, Golf, Tennis

HUTTON'S FINE CENTURY

Sheffold, July 21.-

Len Hutton, England's open log batsman, dispelled doubts, about his fitness to play in tho fourth Test Match against the South Africans beginning at Leeds on Saturday, by scoring 117 not out for Yorkshire against the South Africans here - today.

Yorkshire had scored 171 for 1-in reply to the tourists, first innings total of 270 when rain halted play three hou

the scheduled before

time.

:

After his century, which lathe 50th of his first-class career and his Atth this season, Hution informed the selectors that he will be it to play in the Test.

Hutton and W. G. Keighley, the young Oxford Blue who scored 51, added 169 runs in two and three- quarter hours for the opening: part- nership. Hutton raced to a sparking fifty, which included eight fours, in 55 minutes, and completed his cen- tury in 2 hours, 20 minutes, having. hit 12 fours.

He has thus broken his bad spell against the South Africans, against whom he had scored only 93 runs in aix Test innings.

10

after

CLOSE OF PLAY

13. Raineicestershire to bat,

icave during the period, and "fantomptonshire 37 for 2. No play.

the bitter aplican Vice- unscheduled aircraft does

of course we will take care of it.

"We urge the alr companies to notify us if they anticipate trouble because of this arrangement," nddad. "We will try to fron out the d!Mculty."

Close of play scores in the first- "Kai Tak aerodrome will be At an Indonesian Cabinet meeling

73 and 223 Blackheath-Kent aria de broadcast, Radio Jogja- in Jogjakarta, min'sters and army closed to aircraft and the class matches the karta sald the Indian government

unanimously accepted

Wright, right arm was considering the Indonesian re-situation as a consequence of outer general public from 2.45 to 4.15 for 4; Surrey 288 (Barling 197,

p.m., on Friday because of the McIntyre 89; quest that India submit the Indones-aggression",

At Ukeston-Derbyshire 141 and lan case to the United Nations.--

In a broadcast ofter the meeting, arrival of the new Governor, Sir medium leg break, 8 for 85).

(Butler, right arm fast, b for Dr Amir

Sjarifuddin, Indonesian Alexander Grantham, KCMG. Prime Minister, called the Indonesiani Air lines operating out of Hong-70); Nottinghamshire 100 and 30

notified that

no for 1. Rain prevented further play United Press.

WIDESPREAD FIGHTING

people to arms "lo defend their free-kong have been

tea. dom."

planes will be permitted to land, or Batavia, July 21

At Birmingham-Warwickshire 58 0 minutes. Indonesia was now a free gation take off during the 90 Dutch planes bomby the airfeld STUDENTS' RESOLUTION

further play at Jogjakarta, Indonesian capital in with its own government and would The arrangement will cause no for

Mr. A. J. R. after lunch. Leices "We call upon all true Nationalists

"I appeal to those who love pence

as widespread never again recognise any other hardship to my air services, said.

At Gloucester-Gloucestershire 201; to help the new government to track

central Java today

and alr government as it had done during Mess, director of down the murderers of the nationul nnd order to solva these dimeulties

Aghting began by land

of the Dutch No aircraft is scheduled to land or the Range University before UNO," leaders,"

due to rain. he said. "At the beginning of this holy

against the Indonesian Republican

And Japanese

At Lords Middlesex 389 for 7 de- Students Union declared today in a

Dr A. J. Gant.

come in, resolution supporting the new gov-month (Ramadan-the Moslem be

foros.

An hour's alert was sounded in

clured and 270 for 3 (Robertson 100, gan their monthlong holy fast last

the city and men, women and child-Premier, arrested in Batavia by

Brown 70): Essex 350 (Horsfelt 09, shelter Dutch troops laal' night, appealed to The Department revealed that the ren rushed for improvised Not only

planes began a 20 have been arrested in the Rangoon have feared so long but the British nsited the United States yes- when Dutch

the British, the United States and

Dodds 66, Ray Smith 61). he At Bournemouth-Somerset 255; Jogja- Chinese representatives to intervene It was learned unamcially to-

Republic

attacked,

to end the hostilities.

Hampshire 118 for 4 (McCorkell not night

The police said that they people as well, from land, air and terday whether the United States minutes rald, reports from

A Dutch Brmy communique re-

out 55). Rain

Rain hampered play. These actions have taken place would favour a British attempt to karta stated.

In effect the "certain of catching all the as-sea

zettle the dispute.

A Dutch communique announced Worc

At Hove Glamorgan 200 and 230 Mr. Moss explained that personnel *Fassing."

reports of trouble In the coun-/thout realisation of the consertnited States told the British to go | thah air attacks had been carried ported that the Mayor of Padang,

ahead.

airfields in Java and Suma- Sumatra, was killed by six Repub of the air lines would remain on the far 7 Davies 50, Muncer not out quences." United Press.

out on

llenn army men The Department also disclosed that tra where fighter aircraft

yesterday while field during the ceremony and would 53); Sussex 145 (Wooler 5 for 531. TO DISCUSS ACTION

At Stourbridgo Worcestershire of investigating trace violations sido New York, July 21. the Netherlands-Foreign-Offco-ad-Republican army were known to be the Dutch demarcation line in the available in case of emergency

will His Excellency

arrive by 67-for-3.-Lancashire to bat... Rain A high-ranking police offer sald

delegates on vised the United States through the held in readiness. States The Arab

Kandis district, Batavia, At Bandoeng, south of that the arrests of suspects and in-

BOAC flying boat, which is expect hampered, play. Reuter. ed at 3 vestigations were going on vigorous-Tuesday will meet with Indonesian United States Ambassador, Hermana

p.. Mr Moss pointed out Indonesian INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS ly. "We shall certainly bring all the Lengue representatives here to dis- Baruch, that the Dutch government Dutch artillery shelled

radio re- declared. cuss the possibility of bringing the has decided to embark upon a course positions, the Jogjakarta

From other world centres Reuter's happens only about once in every brok," he culpats

"police

strictly ported. 'measures

As Dutch troops advanced despatches today reported this reac- The Indonesian-Dutch dispute before the "There is no cause for alarm.

United Nations Security Council-imited character" in

In-planes dropped leaflets ahead

letion on the outbreak of hostilities: five years. We believe closing of the eld for a brief period will not Government is prepared for

donesian Republic areas.

The Hogue: A Dutch Foreign Office harm anyone." them, urging the Indonesian people United Fress. thing."

Charles A. DUTCH MEMORANDUM

newly not to flee and not to take part in spokesman said that the Dutch Go- Likengood, HOMAGE TO DEAD

named U.S. Consul General in in-the scorched earth tactics. The Hague, July 21.

vernment had "laken a good note" to leave on Dr Sockarne, Indonesian President,

of the Government today donesia, is scheduled

British offer Thousands of people paid homage

The Dutch the Ministera

a broadcast appealed the remains of

whether 08.they lay in state at Jubilee Hall. handed a memorandum on Holland's Friday for the Hague en route to his

the Hague peace in

in the world to solve the In- American and British envoys at the with Dutch officials in

the about those who

crisis. were among

doreslan problem without war. Hogue,

State Department spokesman the General's coffin.

The Repubile was prepared to put The note was reported in the

the United States has "con-its case before the United Nations, Tension seemed heightened by the matn, to be identical with the Dutch said reported arrest of Dr Ba Maw, broadcast last night, in which the indonesian crisis and is "following be based on the principles of free

Interest" in events in the he said. The Indonesian case would Premier of Burma during. the

Ilia alleged action was announced. Japanese occupation.

Authoritative sources said it could the situation very closely as there not be determined how far the Dutch are a number of American enter dom, liberty, humanity and faith in farrest was denied by Mrs Ba Maw, who said that her husband "left home this afternoon."

try were reported, but tension con-

inued in the capital itself:--

tu

to

any-

of

In

#

certain

In

from

MRS TODD that the occasion is "something that

of mediation. "It PANDA HUNTER

FOUND DEAD ·

will depend on developed op-

Mrs Aung Sun and her children military action in Indonesia to the new post in Batavia, He will confer Jogjakarta tonight to those who love or when it will be

prayed before

troop

automobile com-

would march into Republican prises including

before law and order panies as well as some U.S. mer- Yesterday, the police searched could bo considered suficiently chant ships in that area. United his house and arrested his son-in- guaranteed. However, the sources did Press.

Bo

and low,

Naing.

not think the whole of Java Yan Next Saturday will be observed Sumatre would be occupied. throughout Burma as a "Day of Power to halt the military offen-

Nations! Mourning," according to a sive. Hes with Lt-Gen 5. H. Spoor, New Bombs To

directive issued by the Headquarters Dutch military commander in Jaya.

of the Anti-Fascist League-Reuter. Semi-official

EDITORIAL

O

circles sald the

Fight For Public Health

helplug better record

Fall the Government depart- micals engaged in helping bring. Hongkong back, to normal, none has been faced with a more difficult task than the health “atf- thorities; none has of accomplishment. Faced in the

days of

of reoccupation with shortage of trained personnel, the health authorities had to tackle a problem greatly aggra vated by the Indolence of the Japanese, who, for a long

had grossly neglected the ordinary practices of maintaining public Malaria,

health and hygiene had been

before which

unimportant ind

had returned

renewed

and cholera

than

valenco, smallpenic presented a greater menace ever before because of the Ty

Bluto

of the streets and scavenging

lanes and the ne

neglect of bombed

fora!

rats. and

-and threatening as never since 1920, was the dagger plague from infected These were the immediate mon pressing of the hesitli pro blems, bus se resolutely wore they lackied that all have been solved le, such" a "degree that this year"

the Medical Department was able to disclose record health statiailės, Part of the credit goes to the Ser- vices who, in the first monthis.of reoccupation,

In did superb work to cradicate

discase, The Colony was. regularly sprayed by naval planes with DDT, with the reguit that the malaria Incidence fell with dramatic sud- deness; part credit also goes to the public which has splendidly co-operated with the authorities. The

epidemio serious smallpox has been conquered through an energetic vaccination campaign curried out by the health authorl- ties and the willingness of Chinese to submit to this preven Live treatment; cholera is no longer the trave menace of 18 months aro for the same reason; and the story of

of the rellalicas war aguinat plague carrying rats was told In the Telegraph last week, provid 20 another illustration of ex- cellent, though unobtrusive work carried out by the health authorl- atles. The department: lins a fine record, meriting the congratula- tions and thanks of the com- mantly

Mankind.

Dr Suekarno told the Indonesian people that if they were conscious of these ideals, "God would show them the way in this holy Moslem month (Ramadan) to safety and in- dependence".

"WE MUST WIN"

tish

aid.

WINS TITLE

Paris, July 311. Mrs Patricia Todd defeated Miss Dorla Hart 6-3, 3-0, 6-4 in an All- American Anal of the women's singles in the French tennis cham- plonship.

title in the

This is the second

to make another appeal to portune

Pittsburgh, July 21. the friendly United States and Bri-

Ruth Harkness. middle-aged Governments" he Washington: The United States dress designer who carried on her no objections to an offer by Britain. his death, dled in a hotel here to- Department said tonight that it had husband's Tib:lau explorations after to use her "good offices" to try to d settle the Indonesian

dispute

Her body was found by a hotel The British Government had asked maid in a water-filled bathtub.

The widow of William Harkness, the United States Embassy in Lon- don whether Washington had any well-known explorer who disappear objections. An oindal said that the ed mysteriously in 1935. Mrs Hark 6-4, 6-4.

panda United States was following deve-ness brought the first live

In December lopments closely.

the United States. Brisbane: Mr Joseph B. Chifley, 1930, she arrived in San Francisco Australian Prime Minister, said that with a baby panda she captured in Australia had not yet been asked to Tibet. She captured another in 1938. Both animals were placed in a zoo.

United Press. (Continued en Page 43

"We shall win. We must win he sald. "We are sure we shall win be- cause of out. two years sacrifice in blood, goods and fields-even - same- tes our honour and security"

He appealed to the people of Jave, The War Department announced Sumatra and even those from Atchin Sumatra to Papua, io com- today that heavy bombers will con-in duct tests with new types of pene bine their energy and will to defend trating bombs of American and the republic. British design against the German

intervene or mediate in Indonesia, Be Tested

Washington, July 21.

inctory

norther

after E Soekarno, Broadcasting assembly

at General Sudiman, Indonesian Com- car. Bremen.

mander-in-Chief; declared that every The announcement aald three Dutch attack would have to be on-

have arrived Superfortresses

at swered with an attack. Glebeistadt, and the tests will begin Freedom is ours. No one shall as soon as the first bombs arrive: take St. from us," he 'aald, warning The Department said the Royal his troops to be prepared to march Air Force will provide 13 missiles forward. weighing 1,050 pounds, adding that As

forces

Fresh Guerilla Attacks

In Greece

to

It

French championships to go to the United States, Miss Margaret Us- borne and Mies Louise Brough hav- ing won the doubles yesterday,

Budge Patty, another American the fourth round of p.oyer

entered the men's singles event,' by easily defeating J. Thomas, of France, 6-4,;

In the second round of the men's doubles, Tom Brown and Bill Sidwell doubles, beat J. Sanglier and J. Spitzer 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.

In a third round match of the mixed doubles, Enrico Morea and Mrs Mathieu beat Mr and Mrs Bossi 2-0, 0-4, 0-1. J. Asboth and Mrs Kormerzy beat J. Masson and Misa Hermegn 0-0, 6-3.-Reuter.

SUCCESSFUL DEBUT

London, July 21, Pauline Betz, in her professional debut in Europe, defeated. Sarah Palfrey Cooke, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, before" 6,000 tennis fans at the Wembley Stadium tonight-United Press.

Record Twice

Broken

Athens, July 21. fence and gendarmerie forces.

said the guerillas fired 30 heavy mor Afternoon newspapers, quot far shells and several

anti-tank ing press dispatches, reported shells at Meschorion, sciting afire today that guerillas, supported ning houses and escaping, with come by Yugoslav machine gun fire livestock,

According to these reports the Dutch nighi-bombers dying from the border, had entered

by querillas were supported machino their began at least two direct kits will be re- through heavy rain. quired to complete the British tests. widespread attacks at down today, Greece from the points on the guns of the 58th Yugoslav border

Three months will be necessary to Dutch strongholds in western out what appeared to be small-

attacked Yugoslav border and carried guard.

Fifteen families described as Com- complete the tests. United Press.

munist were said to have followed Java, Antara, the Indonesion Nows Agency, reported before its Batavia scale attacks on three villages. the guerilles back into Yugoslavia.

One force estimated at 400 ot- The afternoon newspapers report- ollice was closed and put under

attacked the town of Mouries early ed a sizable battle in progress in the Dutch guard.

Zagorla area, but had no-detalis or Other details of fighting given by yesterday the Agency wwerd.

cstimated at 300, results. This was the area which attacked the planes strafed an airfield still be- and tie village of Mesokabos about Albania a Week ago are supposed to known Lancashire gulfer, Lambert did 07, which was after Topping a mile from the Yugoslav border. have fled. ing constructed.

Three fighters

from Reports

Salonika. said the

equalled by the former Open cham- The papern-claimed that the Ware Malang, East

making strong Ministry. considering ousting plon, Alfred Perry,

J. H Buston, of Lancashire, held attack on

King To Review

Home Fleet

Harrogate, July 21. The Belgian professional, Flory Van Dohck, had a record 68 on the Starbeck course in the first Inground of the newly-founded North-British Two Thousand Guineas But his record stood for only professional golf tournament.

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Tilbereum, west Java: Two Dutch / Another ton of 'Mesoliorion the forces that invided it from minutes before,a comparatively un-

wis

London, July 21. The Prime Minister and Mrs Attice left London by air inte todny strated and damaged bulidings with guerillas, affures were driven back Brigadier etianos Manidakes, chief for Glasgow, to accompany the King machine-gun fire in two attacks. and Queen to the Royal review of Madiun, Ensi Java: Dutch planes Into: Yugoslavia, leaving ten killed of the operations branch of the the lead with a record round of 09 the Home Flost tomorrow in the attacked a Republican ammunition. Two Greek soldiers were reported General Staff, and replacing him at the tricky Oakdale course:

killed Clyde.

dump.

with a major-general in accordance wounded. and two ang North Jayar Honvy Semarang. Royal party, including

A cable to the Ministry of Publie with the rules providing for higher Order, from Florina, said the attacks ranit. His successor probably will Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip land ghung. Mountbatten, meanwhile Jaft Edin According to the Republican radio on Mesolation and Metokabos were be Maj-Gen Pentzopoulos, comman- burgh on the Royal train today for at Jogjakarta, Dutch forcts are drly carried by guerillas with heavy wea- der, of the Eighth Division-United GinagaxUnited Press.

ing from the Soerabaya perimeter | pons, Who, engaged the civilian da- Press.

The players reverse courses to- marrow far the second qualifying

which the leading: round, after hundred compete, in the 72-holes tournament proper at Starbeck: on Wednesday-feuter,