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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1947.

Trade Talks Truman Non-Partisan

Obstacle

London, July 23.

Board of Trade sources salt to- night that on Cabinet Instruc- tlons the British trade delegation was holding kinat last-minute dis- cussions with the Bovlet Govern ment representatives in Moscow tonight,

These

Mources naid

Lil meeting falled to overcome the obstacles to negotiations, Harold Wilson, Secretary for Overseas Trade, would fly back to Britain tomorrow.

The price the Soviet is asking for wheat in generally believed to be the stumbling black,

Unfled Press.

Intercepted Jews May Land In France

Paris, July. 23.

The French Government has decided to allow refugees from the President Garfold to land in France and give them immediate aid.

The decision was announced by the Minister of Veterans. Francois. -Mitterand, acting as Government

spokesman following meeting a President Auriol's coun- try house at. Rambouillet

" Cabinet

M. Mitterand said the Jews would not be forced to land, but those who

would do so would be helped. This reverses the previous French refusal to let them land.

Committee Meets To Examine Foreign Aid

Washington, July 23.

An important step in the evolution of the Mar- shall Plan was taken today with the first meeting of President Truman's nine-man "non-partisan" committee, which will be responsible for estimating' the extent of the United States' contribution to an overall reconstruction programmė,

Under the chairmanship of the Secretary of Commerce, Mr Averell Harriman, the Committee, representing both the major political parties as well- as industry, labour and allfed fields, began work under the terms of reference from President Truman that they "determine the facts with respect to the character and quantities of United States reserves available for economic assistance to foreign coun- tries, and advise, in the light of these facts, on the limits within which the United States may safely and wisely plan to extend such assistance."

U.S. TARIFF DISCUSSIONS

AT GENEVA

Today, the Committee heard

General Marshall, Secretary of

State, who brought them up to dato on the overall economic

situation in Europe and the pro-

gress being

made towards

evolving co-operative phi

there.

The Secretary of the Interior, Mr Geneva, July 23. Julius Krug who la heading sub- Informed quarters at the sidiary committee, and 19. examining Trade and Employment Con-the natural resources, and the extent.

of aid required, of the European ference said the United States countries under the plan, was heard. tariff team was 'making con-

The British Ambassador, Mr Al-siderable progress towards its Mr Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman of

bu!

fred Duff-Cooper, visited Ramboull- let during the meeting Mitterand said this was nected with the refugees' cake.

President Truman's Council of M.goal of completing tariff agree-Economic Advisers, who is conduct- not con-ments with 16 countries repre-ing a parallel study into the effect on United States economy of the far- sources summed up the shall Plan, was also heard by the

Commliter.

Disclaims Responsibility

The situation:

tion:

►

A United States-Norway agree- ment is expected within a few days,

The meeting was held behind closed doors and was otherwise large ly organisational.

"Franice intends to observe an attllude, of humanity," M. Mitterand Bald. He said France had agreed not to pass on any more illegal Im-Satisfactory progress in the Benelux migrants to Palestine but disclaimed French responsibility in this case, asserting that most came from Ger- many with their passports in order and with apparently valid Colom- Negotiations with the British Com- the urgency of the task with which

blan visas.

through

over

the

"Look what Albert's found, dear.”

Singapore Press Protest Against Chinese Order

Singapore, July 24. Singapore's Chinese editors have risen in ing dignation after reports from Nanking that the Commis sion for Overseas Affairs will Chinese newspapers in Malaya and Southeast Asia in general.

Indonesians"

Counter

Offensive

(Continued from Pure 1)

acceptable",

to the

attempt to

control

Rumanian Journalist Kidnapped

Vienna, July 28,

A Humanian Journalist, George Nenison, nephew of the Inte Nicolas Titulescu, famous Rumanian Foreign Minister, was reported here today to have been kidnapped by mon described as foreign secret police agents In central Vienna yesterday morning,

Nenison was stated to have feared for Rome timo that he would be kidnapped by Rumanlan Govern ment agents and had been trying to: escape to France. A ban on...all Austrians leaving the Soviet zohn of Austria, without a special stamp on their documents, made this im possible..

Large numbers of Hungarians, Rumanians, Poles and Yugoslava who have tried to cross the border without a permit are reported, do have been arrested at the zonal frontler by Soviet troops and de- ported to their own countries. Some who have elected to remain. In

Vienno

bern are said to have kidnapped and taken buck to, their homelands.Reuler.

Now U.S. Minister

Washington, July 23, President Trullon today named Mr Rudolf Emil Schoenfeld ns United Arst postwar Minister to States Rumania.

With the exception of the Kuomintang-controlled

Chung Shing Jit Pao, which has Sg- nored the report, the Chinese Mr Schoenfeld during the war was press has given the story con-First Secretary of American missions to various exiled governments in siderable prominence.

Editorially, the Nan Chlau Jit Pau London. He has been in the United

not States foreign service since 1916,

that the cald surprising, considering the suppres

in sion of independent newspapers Shanghat."

news

was

.

*Annual Reports

un- [LB

mining Mr Schoenfeld's up-

the Secretary of Stale,

Adventure that only

the strong could livel Love 'only

the brave

would daral

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ASSOCIATION

IS HEREBY GIVEN

The United States warned Rumania that the appointment "does not imply that the United States Government One report from Nanking said that condones the actions of the tumani- In denying the "In the hope of promoting an oversens

sens newspapers, in the future, on Government agreement, the British Government will be required to register with Rumanian people fundamental free-

ese embassies Chinese

doms." and consulates. Netherlands suggested Government the possible appoint. In the event that a paper's policy

attitude is regarded Custors of Belgium, the Nether-

ment of a neutral polico commis-or Omciels said that both Mr Harrisloner, but this idea did not prove desirable, it would not be permitted Gen. George Marshall, sald: The lands and Luxemburg, Negotiations

business dealings In China, norppointment predicates the intention with France practically deadlocked. man, who is just back from Europe,

would members of its staff be allow- of the United States to maintain its that. the Annual General Mooting Czechoslovakia progressing slowly. and General Marshall laid stress on

British Consul-jed to visit China.

interest in Meanwhile, the

the welfare of the of the Hongkong Football Asso Rumanian people, to keep itself in-ciation will be held at the Glou- group held up

they are grappling and called for the General in Batavia. Mr. Mitcheson.

formed of developments in Rumania The Colombian Ambassador, Fer-deadlock with Australia

final report to be ready for the Prest- had done a lot of valuable work to dent uando Londono y Londono, told a

by the time the European country to bridge the differences between wool issue.

which was very press conference the Garfield re- Meanwhile, the United States has tries have worked out their end of the two parties,

would not be allowed to go completed preparatory

with the scheme. work

greatly appreciated by both. A second meeting will be held to- Canada and the United Kingdom, Colombia.“ Senor Londono said the French enabling speedy progress

the murrow-Reuter, once Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not Australian deadlock has been consulted Colombia on the question, solved. Good progress with India. and he denied that the refugees A substantial measure of difficulty countries were carrying valid Colombian visas. with the Latin-American

if they had such they were

but the was reported

the outlook faise and he would prefer charges unhopeful. Negotiatons with Brazil against those responsible for the are stalling because of the Brazilian He added that the Gar- tariff increases averaging 40 percent forgeries. fleld did not carry papers valld to above 1938, Cuba-shows considera- land in Colombia—United Presa. able progress, but Cuba is proposing a raise in certain tariffs. Negotiations with Chile have alowed up while the Chilcans await instructions from Santiago, United Press.

to

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COMPANY LIMITED.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS FIRE FOLLOWS

EXPLOSIONS

IN LIVERPOOL

Notice is hereby given that the fifty-ninth Ordinary Yearly Meet- ing of the Company will be held "at-the-Registered Offices of the Company, th. Floor P. & 0.

Liverpool, July 23. Building, Hongkong, on Saturday. Nine miles of Liverpool's vital the Second of August, 1947 at 11 docks, tram cars and electric a.m. for the purpose of confirming the appointment of members of the trains wont dead today when Consulting Committee, to-receive explosions followed by fire the Report of the General Mana- gutted the high tension switch Clarence Dock gers, together with the Statements room at the of Accounts for: the periods 1st. power station. January to 31st. 'December 1941 and from 1st: January 1942 to 31st, December 1946, to re-elect members of the Consulting Com- mittee and to re-appoint Auditors.

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 28th. July to 2nd, August both days, inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong 22nd. July, 1947.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

was rushed to

Policy Towards China

overaças

the

the

to

The official Central News Agency report said that in rovising

of registration

and magazines, newspapers Commission had given for registration to be refused for journals which violate the mintang's principles." Every

Chinese

Instructions

Kuo- ife-

At all time. the British Govern- ment had made it plain that they were ready to place their good olliees at the disposal of both parties und in the British official statement of July 21, this offer of good officesgistered. Journal would have to on a was renewed.

Washington, July 23. Active Republican Senator Owen Brewster, in a radio forum local station, proposed today that the United States extend the Mar- shall Plan in some form to the Middle East and the For East. particularly China.

AUSTRALIAN REACTION The Australian Council of Trade Unions wiit ask the Australian immediate Government to urgo

He said: "If China falls into negotiation to settle the condlet in chaos and Communism, what we do the Netherlands East Indies, It was for Europe will matter little."

learned in Melbourne today.

He said the United States should help Generalissima Chiang Kai-shek

rising.

annually on its work. This will create a bad effect on the minds of overseas Chinese," said the Nan Chiau Jit Fou, "It is an unmistakable attempt to put down the voice of the overseas Chinese in line with a reactionary policy at home."

of

The Chinese Consul General. Dr Wu Pak-shing, was quoted by an English language paper here as soy- The Council is to ask the Governing that he thought the new order to put down the Communist up-ment "to use its influence with the "was not intended as a means

Indonesian Republic Government, the controlling Chinese newspapers out- We cannot have one polley Dutch authorities in Java and the side of China, where, of course, the in Greece and another in, China,'

British Government to urge that new Chinese Government has no jurisdic Senate Polley Committee

Chair-gotiations be reopened immediately man Robert Taft, on the same pro- for an early settlement of the con-1 gramme, said Scoretary of State flict." George Marshall, when he went to

The Council is also to urge ro- China or a mission a year and n half age, compelled Chiang to dent presentation for settlement to with the Communists and generally United Nations and to the Worlded new brder-United Press. yielded to the Russians in line with Federation of. Trade Unions; the Yalla and Potsdam agreements which put the Soviets in Berlin and

"The Intention, I think, is to con- trol the import into China of publica- tions printed overscas," said Dr Wu. He added that he had not yet been informed officially of the report-

OUTWARD MAILS

ler.

High Birth Rate

of American interests there."--Reu- in the Colony of Hongkong, on and to continue its effort on behalf Cester Hotel, top floor. Victoria

Monday the 28th day of July, 1947 at 6.30 o'clock in the afternoon to receive and consider the Ac- counts, and Balance Sheet and the Report of the Council and Audi- tors, and to elect Officers for London, July 23. The highest birth rate in England | 1947/48.. and Wales for any quarter ending March since 1920, and an excess of Dated this 18th day of July, births over deaths by more

than 1947. double the figure for the ponding, three months of last year, aro vecorded by the Registrar General in returns published tom night.

During the period, 241,421 births were registered, representing n birth rate of 22.8 for a thousand of the total population.

The

corres-

"natural Increase" of the population-the excess of births' over deaths in the quarter was 59,488 against a corresponding ex- cess for the same quarter last year of 26.995-Reuter,

Haifa Explosion

Jerusalem, July 23.

1

By Order of the Council,

H. DE SA, Acting Hon. Secretary. All Amilated Clubs are entitled to send two 'representatives to the meeting:

CONSULADO, GENERAL 'DE PANAMA.

The Panamanian Minister to China Wislies that Panama... DIA tionals in. this area contact him between 2.00 "B.m. and 1.00 p.m. on

A loud explosion rocked Halfa at Tueiday the 22nd and/or Friday 0.30 tonight.

The explosion been

have

Mr E. J. Harrison, deputy opposl- Manchuria.

tion leader (United Australia Party}

the 26th instant at the Pana- said today that Mr Joseph Chifley,

to was belleved Senator Taft added: "Now our

. Union otherwise stated, Registered

from a delayed action maníaà Consulate. S Australian Prime Minister, must say policy to China has changed and I whether Australia proposed to apply Articles and Parcel Posts clone 30 minutes bomb in the area near the foot of At the request of the Chilean

Carmel. Police hope. It stays

changed."--United sanctions against the Dutch or in-earlier than the Ordinary Mall. If mail Mount

reinforce Embnesy, Chilean citizens will Press...

ments attempting to reach the sceno donesians, or both, or neither, be-close before. 10 a.m.. Registered and Par- watersidócels will close at 5 pm on previous day. Australian

Thursday, July 24

found that the roads were mined. also be attended at the same hour. the Wallace On Plan

United Press. -Swatow (Sea) 1 p.m.

and days.. workers were already applying adne- New York, July 23.

tions against the Dutch by refusing to load their abips.

•

cutso

The only casualty was a cleaner, who was killed instantly by A Mr Henry Wallace, writing in the 30,000-volt jolt from a live wire.

Dr Sutan Sjahrir, former Repub- All fire equipment in the vicinity current issue of the New Republic,

sald today: "The

proclamation oflican Prime Minister in Indonesia, the station to light the are, which was confined

the to: n

Marshall Plan, so eagerly grasp who is on a mission to seek world ed by British Foreign Secretary support for the Republican cause, single roon."

Ernest Bevin and French Foreign said when he arrived in Rangoon to- Minister Georges Bidault, has end day on his way to New Deibi, "We couraged some major fear has been that Western

pesalmists, whose shall fight to the last man-either

we win or we perish".. Europe would run out of American dollars.

"But the

implementation of the

requires Congres Marshall Plan slunal action, and it is difficult, to predict the volume of aid the Re- publican-dominated Congress will Ive to sacial democracies of West tern Europe:

The cause of the explosions stili Scores of small villages fed by the has not been determined. big plant, which is the key unit of the national grid system, were also blacked out.

Technicians restored partial service about an hour inter by cutting out the damaged circuit-Unlied Press,

PROMISE OF

give

The Ho Hong, China Ltd. on behalf of GOOD HARVESTS Marion in the basis of the

their Principals the Ho Hong Steam-

ship Co (163) Ltd., Singapore, wish

to thank the officers and all ranks of

the Royal Navy, the US. Navy, the

Harbour Master, the EC. Police, the

kind assistance elven in connection with the 9.5. Hong Khong, and for

Halhow and Bangkok (Sea) 1 p.m.

Canton (Train)_2′′ pm.

Swatow (Ben) 3 pm,

Taamkong (Kwangchowwan),

Ztacao.

Tsinahan, Shekki- & Kongmoon (Sea) 4 p.r.

Bangkok, Singapore, (Batavia, Colombo, Bydney and” Auckland (Air) 3,30 pm. Canton, Amoy, Foochow and Shankhal

(A) 3.30 pm. Canton (Bea). A pin

.

Friday, July 25. Canton (Train) a.m.

Macao, Tsinshan & Stekkt (Sea) 6 am. Shanghai (Sea). Noon,

Strails, Macassar, Bourabaya & Batavia

(Bea) p.in.

Canton (Train) a p.m. Shanghai (Hea) 3 pm.

Manila PI. (Sea) 5 pm.

and

Ordinary letters and care only

Japan (Res) 3 p.m.

for

Mr George Marshall, Secretary of

to State, disclosed in Washington day that the Dutch in Indonesia of 118 former were in possession British lead-lease Oghters bombers.

..

Macao, Tainahan, Shekki & Konginoon

(ra) 4p.m.

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calculia, Karachi, Bera. Cairo, Johannesburg, Augusta, Marsoflies and Landan (Air) 330 p.m. Singapore. Colombo, Seurabaya, Sydney

and Auckland' (air) 320 p.m. Saigon only: (Air) 350 p.m. Japan (ordinary letters & cards only),

(Air) 3.30 p.m. Canion & Hỏihow (Atr) 3.30 p.m. Amoy, Shanghal, Nanking. Hankow, Talagtas and Petping (Alt) 339 pm.

TO-DAY'S

BROADCAST

These planes-54 B-25 Mitchells, "Those who predict that United 20 P-40 fighters, and 30 P-51 Mus- States indation on the basis of the tongs were paised over to the Dutch Indies after the State Department chasing power of Western Europe had given permission. Berlin, July 23, may have to change their opinions

Mr Marshall stressed that the. very

had notten't any. Four-power food and agriculture

"A

claively. small appropriation United States.

"lethal weapons" to the Dutch after Department, Butter- survey teams touring the occupation field & swire and all their friends zones of Germany reported today of $2,000,000,000 for overseas rellef Ver Day, apart from fulfilling cer- in to "Shipping fratemily for their that "promising harvests" were ex-will not hold foreign and domestic

tuln commitments and equipping a British purchasing power at levels necessary Netherlands maring reglinent, which pected this autumu from Brit

to maintain full employment. Really the good work which resulted in the Zung farma said that the agriculto do the job in Western Europe

had Will

been trained in the United

BW Hongkong broadcasting on B rescue of wil the souls on beard and The report

frequency at 43 kloeycles from, 1250 to die disembarkation of passengers on tural output would be still well be- take approximately $10,000,000,000, States.

Several other flems of American P and 8.30 to 11 pm, and also jon 3.82 magacyelem in the 31 meira band low pre-war levels because of acute while an additional $25,000,000,000 required shortages of

of fertilizer and skilled 0 35,000,000,000 would be

care of the Far East, Near Squipment were also left behind by from 12.30 10 LIS, 7.30 to 8.30 and 9.15

the British in Java, and taken over to 11 pm This year's harvest in the British East Eastern Europe and Russia,"

by the Dulch-Reuter. Zone, particularly rye, barley, gals, wheat, mixed grain, potatoes and roots crops, in expected to exceed the

"It be Marshall estimate made after the hard winter." Plon is financed by Cangress on a the report said.

The quadripartite delegation has hate Russia basla thout adopting has proper controls for our domestic

for the good, work "connected with

arrival

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visited the, British area," "Tomorrow they begin their tour of the French

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