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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1947.

MERCY PLANE SHOT DOWN

Holland May Accept

BY DUTCH

Mediation Nine, Including Four

Offer

The Hague, July 29.—Well- informed but unofficial sources said today that Holland was about ready to accept Britain's offer to mediate to end the Indonesian war if the. Indo- nesians would recognise Dutch sovereignty over the whole of their country and if the Re- 'publicans would issue an im- mediate cease-fire order.

The Dutch Labour Party, mean- while, was understood to feel that military action had accomplished its Initial aims and the time had come renowed negotiations. The Labourites were said to favour call- Ing in both the British

the and Americans to negotiate 0 peace settlement.

-for

Circles in close touch with Govern- ment opinion sald the Dutch pro- bably would stop the offensive near Tegal on the Javanese north coast and short of Mainng on the eastern side, without capturing the Republi- can stronghold.

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NON-COMMITTAL

Britons, Killed

Carrying Medical Supplies Batavia, July 20sino people on board

and. four -an Indian, four Indonesians

an! Britons-were killed when an Indian Dakota plane was shot down by two Dutch fighters today as it was about to land in the airfield at Jogjakarta, the Indonesïan Republican capital.

The plane, which belonged to Mr B. Patnaik, crashed into the village of Wodjo, two and a half miles south of Jogjakarta and burst into flames. There was one survivor.

The Jogjakarta radio named these victims as: The pilot, former Wing-Commander Constantine, his wife, ex-Squadron-Leader Hazelhurst, an Indian engineer, Mechanic Bidarin, and four Indonesians, Mrs Agi Sutjipho, Abdul Rachman Saleh, Hadi Sumarno and Arifan. Gani. The fourth British victim has not yet been identified. The plane, which left

carth" policy per Cross, belenged to Mr B. Patnaik, ernment has issued a special com- |

continue

of

FACING A CRISIS

Mr Clement Attice, British Prime Minister, who is facing a personal political crisis and who, according to reports, may be forced to resign. Mr Attlee is hold- ing important conferences this week with high rank- ing members of the Cabinet and with the Labour Party caticus,

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ROYAL WEDDING DATE

Nov. 18 Suggested

MRT-

London, July 29,-Princess 'Elizabeth and Lieutenant Phi-l

lip Mountbatten will be ried in Westminster Abbey on November 18. the United Press was informed today by excellent Palace sources.

an-

There will be no omelal nouncement of the date until after the meeting of the Privy Council on Friday, but November 18 has been suggested by King George himself and there is no reason to doubt that the Council will confirm his wishes in the motter.

Previously, October had been most favourably mentioned oa the wedding month because London's weather then is usually mild and would enhance chances of big out- dnar erlebrations, such as rework displays, certain to mark the event.

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Gas For Happy Valley

Gas will be available to the whole Happy Valley arca within two weeks, officials of the Hongkong and China Gas Co., Ltd., said today,

Work of installing gas mains and replacing pipes torn out during the Japanese occupation has been going on for several months and is now nearing completion,

Restoration of the supply in the Valley area will leave only two sections not supplied with gas, officials said. Some sections of the Peak do not have gas, "but we have started work up there and hope to supply all that area by the end of the year,”

Pokfulam is the other district which has no gas. A company representative said resumption of service there. would depend on rebuilding of the area, in which fow houses are occupied at present. Pokfulam was badly. looted or damaged during the war.

.

Resumption of the Happy Valloy service will be wel comed by the many residents who have been cooking on charcoal chatties because no gas was available.

Britain's Political

& Economic Crisis

on

London, July 29,~An official announcement the

evc of tomorrow's “critis meeting" of the Par- liamentary Labour Party that Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. has cancelled his visit to Japan and is hurrying home from New Zealand, was linked in London tonight with re- ports that a slashing of Britain's armed forces might be forced on the Government by the looming economic crisis.

F

Government's

supporters.

Parliamentary

While the War Office merely gave | the "pressure of business in London" as

The belief among the Party's colld the reason, the sudden declalop has

the spotlight the major trade union following that a big cut placed in problem confronting the Prime Minis in the armed forces is the only way Singapore plone and also пп eye-witness

alleviate ter, Mr Clement Attlee the growing to

the dollar crisis demand for drastic steps to alleviate suficiently quickly to avert a drasile These sources hedged on making! out-and-out predictions that the earlier today, carrying two tons of account.

The Indonesian Republican Gov-

the manpower shortage, which la reduction of the people's standard of Dutch war machine would be halted, medical supplies for the Indonesian

The choice of Tuesday was re- threatening a renewal of the winter living has hardened in recent weeks however, pointing out that the Re-Red

expressing the 'deepest

the slogans "Food before friend of Jawaharlal Nehru. munique,

carded as a surprise. It was under-crisis that crippled industrial produc- under publican "scorched

Forces" and "Rather The pilot, ex-Wing Commander sorrow and heartfelt sympathy with

stood fears were felt that a mid-tion carlier this year.

a prosperous. might force the Dutch to

those who lost

Sweden than A week wedding would seriously in- As discussions among high-rank-

bankrupt. Great their march.

Constantine, was an unofficial civil the families aviation adviser to

Power" the Indonesian their lives,

terfere with Britain's production, in Ing Ministers of the Government con As India's

reference of the

which every hour is vital. In fact, tinue, the Labour Patty rank and ported increasingly, by most of the

These demands are being sup 'an commanded. Labour Party executives Government. He

10 the UNO

the Cabinet was said to have sug- file were, seething with rumours of met to discuss the Indonesian ques-RAF fighter squadron in 3nd during Indonesian situation

was awaited today, a Dutch Foreign

gested a Sunday wedding for this impending Cabinet reshumes involve Ministers concerned with economic tion after branches throughout the war,

__ |Office spokesman soid that his Holland expressed "great anxiety"!! Last week, the plane flaf Dr Sutan Government "saw no reason to

Royal wedding one never has been a ing the Prime Minister's own position policy, metuens, he believed, Me

on a Sunday and the as well as that of the Foreign

Morrison, Chancellor the at what was going on in Java.

Prime Sjahrir, former Indonesian

oppose" the mova. to bring the con-

Exchequer, Mr Hugh Dalton and Minister, from Jogjakart to India

King vetoed the lden. Another sug-tary, Mr Emest Bevin, and the Lord Bir George Isaacs, as well the Security Council. before-t

Restion for a Saturday ceremony as President of the Council, Mr Herbert outspoken Leftwingers in the Cabinet Jus by The spokesman added that Holland

the least harmful to production also Morrison, who is Britain's confirmation yet that India

such as Mr. Aneurin Bevan the was discarded,

Planning Minister. had naked the security Council to

Minister of Health, and Mr Em- One rumour, current among consider the matter.

of the Minister Leftist members, was that the Right-Fuel and Power, but they have so far

manuel Shinwell, wingers of the Party would formally been steadfastly opposed by the move at tomorrow's meeting that Mr Prime Minister as incompatible with Attlee should resign the leadership the discharging of Britain's respon- and hand over to Mr Bevin.

sibililies in the post-war world.

SECOND ISSUE

It was reliably reported that they through the Dutch air tickade on voled wholeheartedly to support the Government for the time being and the first stage of his world by tour, Jogjakarta radio sald that the decided to call an emergency Farty appealing for aid for his country congresso get the rank and file

the airfield plane was coming into opinion on Indonesia. The date for with its under-carriage already the congress was not set.--United | jowered when it was attacked and

shot down.

Press.

AIRFIELD ATTACKED The airfield was attacked twice today by Butch planes, tonight's Indonesian army communique sald. later re The Jogjakarta radio ported that the sole survivor was! Abdul Gani, Secretary-General of Republican Information

Strong Earthquake ` Honolulu, July 30-An apparently strong earthquake, probably in the Celebes or Borneo, was registered at the 1.30 p.m. GMT at the seismological Ministry.

The radio tonight broadcast 4 observatory at Barber's Point.

a warning to India that it would Shocks continued for three and

official half hours. Their estimated dis shortly be broadensting an tance was 5,800 miles from Hawali. communique in connection with the Dutch attack on the Indian Dakota

-Associated Press.

EDITORIAL

Don't Play Hide & Seek MONDAY night's public meet-

Braga ing to discuss the home-building schema accom~ plished oue purpose: It elected a Luto commliter to go more fully the subject. Otherwise the pro- ecedings were somewhat colour- less, and the chief impression left was that cf healtaner on the part of the sponsors to commit them- selves over costs, sites and typės buildings 'unifi certain of assurances were obtained Government. There appears

from

to

be a certain amount of mutuat suspleton about this: The home-

bullders.

want

official promises of 16. socins

assistance while,

Gavernment requires more solid facts of large-scale building pro Jects before it will associate fiself with any of them. The danger obvious a stalemate la

quickly

of a

A walch, it not

tive

HAVO

can easily kill intila-

these

and interest before

chance

demonstrating of de their good. Intentions. Onus for tho next. move clearly resta on. Government. The Braga scheme has been well alred

alred in publie: lin main Idea is thoroughly under- stood. Just baw practical it can on the co-opération is prepared to offer. are entitled

bo

dovome builders

The

to know, at this stage, whether

the Authorities are prepared to support Um scheme in principle. This, at

would encourage.

the mako a

Single lected for

10

of trying to paper, upposition a reality, approach their task with confdence. Government, If it w to be fuandlally-or otherwise

some

10

large-scale Identified with building project musi, in the in terests of the public, be fully ac quainted with the solid details design of the proposed buildings; whether they are best suited meet the needs of the moment whether construction work can be carried out on a sufficiently But imposing scale, and sa there is no reason why Govern- ment should stand aloof, offering no sign of encouragement to any alt POSSERBES figures. In his

scheme unit it

MacDougall

on.

hal

no

Given New Powers To

Fight Terrorists Jerusalem, July 29,-Pow- While a report that China hal

ora enabling the British made an offer to mediate in the dis- Army to destroy houses used pute wi

was denied at the Hague, the Chinese Vice-Minister for Foreign by terrorists in their attacks Affairs, Dr George Yeh, necused on security forces are announ- the that onesian Republicans of "reced in a decree to-day. peated acts of arson and violence", inflicted upon innocent Chinese the Arab revolt of 1930 to 1939, but Such measures were used against tionals, said a Reuter message from this is the first time that they have Nanking.

been used in the present terrorist CHINESE VICTIMS

wave.

Dr Yeh's statement said: "Since the renewal of the armed conflict between the Netherlands forces and the Indonesions as a result of mili- tary action taken by the Netherlands Cloverment in the regions concern- ed. Chinese nationals there have be- come the victims of the Indonesian's scorched earth policy and have suffered heavy losses in lives and property.

British troops were todny warned that the Irgun Zval Leumi group

The Royal Family will stay at Balmoral until the beginning of October and then will return to where the Princess will London. start an intensive series of Bttings for her trousseau-United 'Press.

Scotland Yard Does It Again

chief

Qe

to

Another claimed that yesterday's personal attack ол Mr Afilçe's leadership in the pro-Government. mass-circulation Daily Mirror, call. A second issue — methods Ing on the Labour Party to replace achievo a better distribution of Mr Attice, had been inspired by Mr British manpower at home wać Morrison.

probably nearer an agreed solution. Sober observers were not inclined The Cabinet will have to present its to take these reports seriously, but proposals for it to a meeting of the they agreed in regarding them as National Joint Advisory Council of London, July 23.-Scotland Yard mucit inore significant than the last Trade Union leaders and employers today answered Moscow's charges wave of reshuffle reports in the representatives on August 6,

0, and is Sports On Back. Page that it was ineficient by bringing

ertain to stick to a policy of dif- ferential advantages for the under- manned industries, with the support | of a great majority of the Labour.

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Latest sports news and results, including county cricket and the opening of Goodwood, will be found on the back page.

spring.

TWO CERTAIN FACTS

Behind the welter

movement.

Judge Laurence Vine asked: "Is number of decisive issues which it opposcalesue was created by the

into court the gang who robbed the flat of. Boris Karavacy, first Secre- tary to the Russian Embassy here.

Dawson, 22, was

of conflicting Today, James sentenced to three years in prison, Informat, there were two certain

But even here the proposals for and Sidney Stallard, 10, Arthur facts. One was that, owing to the Rouse, 10, and John Catway, 17, to dollar crials, the present Government the appoinument of wage advisers" reformatory terms of up to three was confronted with the need of at the Ministry of Labour to imple

making up is mind quickly on A ment this policy are able to ba

by, many unlons, has,,so far, shelved, anything

A third The other was that, under this campaign for a cutting down of pressure,

differences

within the Government expenditure for "social Cabinet, which have so far pre-services, food subsidies and housing, vented a decision, have become a waged for some time nowy in indo- common subject of discussion among pendent papers like The Times, on

the

ground that only a reduction of purchasing power can achieva tho

contraction necessary

of

of

"It is

is with grave concern that the Chinese Government views the re- peated acts of arson and violence inflicted upon the innocent nationals

comt years. by the Indonesian army, which con. ailluto a serious offence against la might attempt to kidnap a Mikro

there any suggestion tornational law and humanity, soldier to join Sergeants Mervyn

"It may be recalled that during Paice and Clifford Marlin, whom secret having been stolen?""

The prosecutor, Mr Griffiths Jones, the hostilities that took place before the Irgun threatened to hang replied "I understand there the Linggadjati agreement, the this morning's executions of three

never any such suggestion. by Mr Chinese communities in the Nether-terrorists were carried oul.

Karavacy."United Press. lands East Indies had already' sun-

tained irreparable losses in lives and The three terrorists sentenced property throughout the period of to death for their part in the gaol fighting, although the Chinese com-break at Acre last May-were ex- munities, in accordance with In ecuted at Acre carly today and later

Safact, structions from the Chinese Govern- buried in

in northern ment, had observed strict neutrality, Palestine.

"Now that fighting has resumed

4 100

"doneston

theon facts and winding up of the Legislative Council debate on housing .weeks

Hon Mr D. M. the

frankly declared Government was prepared to assist any

practical scheme which would contributo

slo towards solving the housing problem.

that

IL

ds to be hoped that there will not be too much quibbilog about that word "practical Sponsors

ол

En even

to

and the Chinese nationals in In- Irgun Zvol Leum! members to- donesia are being bgnin subjected night toured shops, cafes and cinemas to violence

in Tel-Aviv, ordering owners greater scale, I must call upon the

close their premises immediately as In- authorities to consider the "mark of respect" for the three consequences of such terrorists executed. lawless nets оп the part of

Most owners obeyed under threat troops and to order those troops. refrain strictly from further acts of of physical violence.

this kind against the defenceless

HONGKONG HAS NEW

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

Many telephone subscribers are getting twice as much use out of their phones as the result of a new unit plan just Installed in part of the Colony by the Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd.

without n threat of internal infauon

only

This is firmly rejected by the majority of the Cabinet, not for political and social reasons, but. also as unlikely to have the desired economic effect in a aliation where. large numbers of people could, fall: back on savings to nvold a cut in their expenditure...

It would, most Ministers belleve. exasperate the workers and dis courage. the. production effort with out really reducing the demand for Imports...

:

Company technicians devised the jing for telephones would be able to

Sir Stafford Cripps, however, la system, which is equivalent to get them.

credited with being in sympathy for Hongkong has nearly as many separating outgoing and incoming calls through use of wires arrang phones ok before the war, he polat such proposals as part of a general

sclentino ed out, but the demand is abnormal programme of confronting the na complicated

tion with sacrifices which ho believes |duo to, the great increase in

population. Advantages of the new unit are Colony's:

Company to be inevitable. that it cuts down the number of officials believe the demand for once the busy signals, raises standards of service will drop off

of

Dr

The Mayor of Tel-Aviv tonight and neutral Chinese population told Reuter that the reports that he

"Vre

must be urged that the had been told by terrorists that Netherlands Government fulfils the two kidnapped sergeants "would moral and legal obligations In re-be returned shortly"

Was "pure gard to the protection of Chinese invention."--Reuter. lives and property throughout the Netherlands East Indies."

cu

pattern.

are

the Brags home-buliding projeel argue they cannot fully prove its practicablilly unless they

assistance, Kiven assurances of such as capital and cheap build- Ing sites; Government, ola-its

d

part, insists that it must be given. a blueprint down to the last koy": hole and the last cent to be ex- pended before it can regárd building plan ya

then Fraeffent,

walt Hongkong will have a

problem is before ils housing

Government should not solved. only publicly express. Its general attitude. to the home-building schieme, but should indicate the provisions under which It Is will- Ing to give it practical assis lance. A game of hide and seek. over one word is not the way to produce either housen, flats. bungalows

or

♥ WAR FRONT REPORTS.

Reports from the wor fronts in Indonesia today hold of a continued Dutch advance, admitted by the Re publicans, from the north coast town of Tegal, west of Semurang, in Jaya, while the carly fall to the

the

NATIONALISATION

A fourth issue concerns the futuro

service, and greatly increates the situation in China' becomes slagof the Government's nationalisation.

usage the subscriber, geis from his ed.

It was explained by Mr J. P. Sherry director.

Held Negro Maid In Slavery

phone,

Dutch forces of the east Java Inland San Diego, California, July 39.--- city of Malang, scat. publican Provisional

WAS

new development

affects

The shortage of telephone equips programme-both in Britain and in

has

Germany.

the company's managing ment is worldwide and cannot be

The nationalisation of the iron and We have been reiting equip atcel industrica In Britain, provi In effect it given two lines and overcome for several years. дли

ment faster than most parts of slanally, scheduled by the Govern tira telephones where one existed

the world," said the managing ment for, the next session of Parilaw: -before.

The

director, who recently observed ment, has been thrown into the of the Re- Mrs Elizabeth Ingalls, 62-year-old existing phones only and will not

telephone systems in the United melting pot again, by the pressure Parliament,

tho former Boston socialite, was today rolleva,

Slates and England. cxlating shortage of

"In many of section of opinion which urges been that the risk of obstruction by the -rospects. predicted by neutral observers.

convicted of holding a negro maid phones, Mr Sherry emphasised. Malang

fortunate."ong has be threatened atavery fined

to just portion of the

most by a Dutch encircling movement, drven very and warren sentence of system, but 11 defaultery rollével The Colany's telephone system crucial induriries should not be rust loaded required, complete overhauling after In the present emergency, and also Republican communique said thaf

overcrowding few miles south of Malang, Kevand-

capecially had the Japonge surrender, and major that this move, might decisively telephones" and is Jen lind been attackert by Dutch Mrs Ingalls was placed on proba vantageous to industries and offices

"of the work has been done, but opinion on the eve of vital loan deci forces, who, it was claimed, were re-tion for five years with the provision where ntäny people use the line incements were necessary. Much antagonias American Congressional pulsed.

Mr. Sherry could not proplisy jefflciple sold it would not be com- Rions. that she paid the maid $0,000 for her (Conitased on Page 4)

services-United Press.

when the hundreds of people wall-pleted for many months.

(Continued on Pare

a

three

years.