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THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1947.

SECURITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS INDONESIAN SITUATION

Reducing British Army

Faster Domobilisation

London, July 30.--The Secre- tary for War, Mr F. J. Bel- lenger, tonight denied in the House of Commons rumours that Field Marshal Lord Mont- gomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, was flying home to Britain from New Zealand to' make drastic cuts in Britain's armed forces to provide more men for the undermanned in-j! dustries.

"Field Marshal Montgomery coming home on his own initiative, ho, sold. He understood thint ho

would arrive in Britain on August 8, Mr Bellenger also announced a re- duction in the Army by speeding up demobilisation. It would

feet the

Regular Army which consists of volunteers, but 48,000 more warlime officers and men would be demobl- lised in the last quarter than was originally intended.

this your

The Secretary for War explained that in the first quarter of next year, there would be "Ul further acca- leration of the rate of release "with-

ม out prejudice to the maintenance of those commitments considered vital," Something like a 100,000 service- mon would be enlised next year and

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Coal Output Discussions

• London, July 10-Leading Cabinet Ministers today met miniers leaders and National Coal Board oficials for "Tuli and frank discussion" of wars

Fri- and trans of Increasing tain's vital coal output.

The Prime Minister, Mr Attlee,

fee, the Foreign

of

| Mr Bevin, the Lord Presiden

the Council, Mr Morrison, the Minister of Fuel and Power, Mr Skinwell, and the

the Minister of Labour, Air Issacs, talked for three hou with Mr WHIL Lawther, President of the Na- tional Union of Mineworkers, Mr J. Bowman, Vice-President, and Mr Arthur Horner, General Secretary, and Lord Hyndley, Chairman of the National Coal Board.

Representatives, both of the Board and of the Union, made It elear that it was their de- intention sire and

to make every possible contribution" to wards increasing production, an official announcement declared.

It was reported in London tonight that Mr Atlice suggest- ed voluntary extra half-hours' of work day as a temporary measure to overcome

Some the crise

It is understood, however, that the Prime Minister made clear that there was no ques- tion of suspending the miners five-day week granted on May 1- this year.-Reuter

About 250,000 officers and men re- ömmunnenzucHKINU! leased during that period.

Mr Anthony Eden of the Conser

vative Opposition had emphasised ATTLEE'S

that if the strength of the Regular

Army was allowed to

fall behind,

there would be a shortage of men to

train the conscript army.

INSUFFICIENT PAY

cent,

ono.

of

increased After announcing the

rate of release, Mr Bellenger said

PROGRAMME

London,

for which the

there would have to be recruiting, would be relied upon for austerity

places lico

Europe and perhaps Gibraltar, Malta, 'Trieste and, Cyprus. of preventing

Cscripts.alth, he suggested

AD

the

EDITORIAL

n the

an economic

melted away.-United Press.

Crisis. In Britain.

Will Be Treated As A Matter Of Urgency

Lake Success, N.Y. July 31.-Oscar Lange of Poland, president of the United Nations Security Council ordered an immediate hearing on the Indonésian question which was laid before the Council on Wed-, nosday by Australia and India.

Lange put the case on the Council's provisional agenda for Thursday afternoon's meeting, previously scheduled on the Balkan question. The Council itself will decide which issue gets priority.

United Nations officials said they were prepared to schedule the Council's first night session on Thursday night to take up either of the issues, if the Council decided this was desirable. The Australian and Indian delegations, acting almost simultaneously, told the Council the strife between the Dutch and Indonesian forces threatened world peace.

Lange declared the case would be treated "as a matter of urgency" which would. permit action without the normal three-day delay. Besides. the Indonesian and Balkan cases, the Council is committed to take up Egypt's complaint against Britain next Tues- day.-Associated Press.

BRITISH DECISION

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In the presence of Dr Amir Starifud- Batavia, July 30-India and Aus-din, Republican Prime Minister.

The Union Jacks, covering the tralia have both referred the Dutchs. Indonesian conflict ten days after cofing of the four British victims. the start of the Java fighting-to the were improvised in haste locally for the ccene:cn. The Indonesians were United Nations · Security Council while the British Government have buried with full Moslem rites. suspended all milltary supplies and facilities to the Netherlands authori- ties in the Far East,

Announcing the Intest British do- cision in the House of Coramons to-

the

The embalmed bodies of the four British victims--including the wife of

the pilotara being kept in Jogjakarta, pending an answer from the British Consul-General the re-

Foreign Secretary, Mrport said, Best Bevin said that the suspen- A Dutch communique about the slon applied to military supplies and Dakota plane, sub in Batavia, said facilities from Singapore and Bilish that the Dutch pishes fired only a territories in the Far East, including warning salvo, after which the Dako

la crashed well-training facilities.

the

and

itm

LE HAGUE "SURPRISED" A Dutch Foreign Office spokesman at the Hague expressed regret and surprise at the Australian decision.

By referring the question under Chapter Seven (Article 39) of the Charter which deals with unlawful action of one state against another

that

The Australian delegate, Colonel Williain Hodgson, formally filed a complaint shortly after a similar note had been submitted by the Indian delegation.

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The camera caught this pleasant study of Lady Grantham as she was being, interviewed by the Tele- graph yesterday. Story appears below-Photo, Ming Yuen..

In An Exclusive Interview, the Telegraph Discovers

Lady Grantham's Chief Hobbies Are Interior Decoration & Gardening

Government House is due for a face-lifting in the hands of the Colony's new First Lady, charming, petite and energetic Lady Grantham.

Interior decorating is a major hobby with the new tenant, she told the Hongkong Telegraph on Wednesday,

Britain To Tap® Gold Reserves

This can stave

her

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Lady Grantham hos blue-grey eyes, light brown hair, and is very small, measuring only 4 feet, inches in height. She was born in. San Francisco, educated in privata evely before. she met her future schools, and had travelled exten husband. She

of 'a big

husband is visible from their present re July 30-A

Although she and her Dutch airmen told correspondents His complaint that

"No supplies of war material in-

have been back in Hongkong legs sidence. The couple met in Peking drawbacks was the insuficient pay informed source today said

fi

than a week, Lady Grantham al- and were introduced by his mother. this tops diving from 6,000 feet in eva- for warrant officers and non-com- Prime Minister, Mr Attlee, told the tended for the Netherlands East In that the Dakota crashed into tree-

dles will be permitted

ready is busy on plans to make the Sir Alexander was on holiday from missioned officers was acknowledged Labour Party caucus today that the

sive action without being hit by the he added. country."

official residence a more pleasant his studies as a government cadet, by Mr Bellinger, who described the

had decided to cut Mr Bevin'said that there had been guns of the pursuing planes. "serious,"

us," but Government

home and a more beautiful centre and his future wife was an American The sien, Lieutenant B..J. recruiting position as

Sergeant aged 27, and

of Colony activities. She brings to tourist.

TOO LONG TO WAIT suld that even if the pay was In-dollar imports drastically, to speed no request from Holland for British

Regular up demobilisalox of

the job a wealth of experience for armed mediation in Indonesia. He made it Ruesink, the

W. E. Erkeleng, 28, both

houses

wasn't due for, leave for two cronsed by 60

served in the Dutch East Indies

she "did over"

governmen Army was still competing with the forces, and divert still more produc- clear that the British offer of me- Major

stiller cer

diation remained opell

and Fiji dustry, and men were looking for Lion to exports.

in Nigeria

Sir years," Lady Grantham related with was squadrons with the Royal Australian Answering criticism why it

Alexander administered those arcás. a smile. "We thought that was too civilian life, not the army.

left to India and Australia to refer Air Force during the Puclic war.

Lady Grantham likes white and long to walt to be married. So I His announcement revealed that the matter to the United Nations, Mr Lieutenant Ruesink, who fired, a

home interloss. Pastels for

Her went home, persuaded my people it Government had decided to Bevin said that India and Australia warning-luurst-at-the Dakota, said:

~London,-July-80.-Britain-is-ex-taste in furnishings-runs-to-the-was all-right and come to Hongkong "I was convinced

Wie A pected to tap her gold reserves"moderately modem," and she likes eight months later where we were that the Regular Army Increased impose far greater than wartime I had every right to do so but it was

difficult for him to mediate and refer Japanese-type bomber, such as we the biggest in the world, outside to combine the best features of old married," on this ratlon-weary,

on the same

the United States to bridge the

in planning and new things day. I saw all the explosive bullets xcas servico at all stations except | dollar-poor island as the only means the matter to the United Nations at have over Semarang

gap between the exhaustion of the homes. the same time.

Every phase of housekeeping is Australia's Prime Minister, Mr from my burst hilethe ground.

"The plane dived from 5,000 feet, American dollar loan, which is It might be a good thing to send industrial catastrophe next winter. Joseph Chifley, said in Canberra

today that his government's decision and must have been travelling at fast running out, and the beginning enjoyed by the First Lady, who de to those parts

The extent of Mr Attlee's pro-invoked for the first time Article 39 350 miles an hour, skimming the of the operation of the Marshall cinred, "I do not think any house can

United Nations

Charter tree-tops. When it crashed, its tall, plan for economie ald to Europe.ch-be-run successfully without the por The figure of 250,000 had been gramme, in face of earlier indica of the

PLANS THE MENUS Governments tions that Government had decided dealing with acts of aggression and in flames, flow 75 feet into the air,

Perched on the edge. mentioned

the

additional period, however, it was She does her own menu planaing. he continued

oration of international peaco. which made me thinks that it must ing economic crisis for only a brief sonal touch. It means everytning" attitude, Bee" target for the Regulars,

"It is the government's hope that i have been carrying aramunition". upon a "wait asd

emphasised in London today. would it

but but he anticipated that

URGENT SITUATION It has been stated unofficially in consults dally with the chief servants ohair, she discussed her twin bobbies... probably be about 20,000 or 30,000 staggered rank and Ale Parlia-not only will hostilities cease

will have proved expec- the Council mentary members, whose

confessed she had to be "methodical, Is than that when finally set.

At Lake Success today. Australia many quarters that the tapping of and keeps a watchful eye on public of Interior decoration and gardening,

stock seems the gold

Inevitable. rooms as well as the couple's own

and talked of the differences betweers It would take probably 15 years ited opposition at the caucus to the worth in dealing quickly and effce- to rebuild and reform army barracks, Cabinet's conduct almost completely tively with a situation of this kind", requested the calling immediately of there was an offcial Intimation of quarters. Nothing about the huge or I couldn't get everything done,

Mr Chifley said.

a special meeting of the United Na-

on July 15, house escapes her attention.

"I must do something about the the Hoogkong of today and the (Continued on. Page 4)

tions Security Council to consider the it "off the record".

the docado. In when sterling became convertible.

Britain appears to have augmented garden," she exclaimed as the Tele-Colony as the knew it Indonesian issue.

her hidden reserve of gold and hard groph photographer was taking her from 1925 to 1935.

"My husband and I have always fond of China and tho a lot of attention." And she promptly been drawings on the America loan.

ent to confer with | Chinese," she said. currency as some offset to excessive picture beside the fountain. "It needs

In official quarters in London to- made an appointment

"As for Hongkong,g our? ny, however, it was doubtful the head gardener today.

her days are very busy," spiritual home. We both fe really Colonel Hodgson said that the

whether during 1947 this had even Although situation was urgent" and appealed replaced the US$200,000,000 of gold Lady Grantham is thoroughly happy happy and content to find dirgel

the Council President, Dr Oscar

car which Britain transferred to the to be in Hongkong. working hours; Introducing social

last

"I had my first lessons in house- legislation Intended to bring

the Lange of Poland to call an im International Monetary Fund

recalled, "It's keeping here," she | February. better health and more content-

diate meeting of the Segufity Coun

Consequently, by the time the like coming home to be back-even In Batavin, the Dutch claimed acil for considerallon of this communi-

house- ment when the country faces the

38-mile advance south of Medan, cation, and that a provisional agenda, dollar loan is exhausted, this British, though it's a different kind of prospect of less food, less fuel,

liem, bo communi- less light, less clothing and fewer

capital of Sumatra, and the occupa-including this

reserva may be no bigger than the keeping this time."

She first camo, to the Colony as and Sir Alexander amenities considered neces

Tebing-ented to the representatives on the last published figures. These show- the

tion of Labungpak and

Sly Council.

simultaneously with ed a reserve of US$2,500,000,000. by a bride. She sary for happy living. Politically

tinggi.

of the meeting." there are all the signs of drama-

The Dutch also claimed to

to be on October 28, 1925, and hnd their three-quartern was believed It is reported that the Indonesian the end of 1040, of which more than were married at the Cathedral here ile developments. A Government

occupied Kalingu, 16 miles west of

arst home in Algburth Hall, which so Ormly established with an un-

Semarang, on Java's central north

question will be the first item on the in gold-Router. agenda when the Security Council assallable majority in the los cost.

Jogjakarta From

(Republican

at Lake incets of Commons appears to be on the

Success at 7. p.m. only of a high minis-

capital) an Indonculan communique (GMT)

Dutch Dutch

E. N. van Kleffens, terial shake-up, but possibly of

tonight claimed that general election. Against

alternately Ambassador to the United States, ut caling a

ships and planes were Auch and it is easy to shelling and bombing Java's main Washington tonight claimed that

Tillotjap

both south coast port of

India and Australia are "over- вело the desperate need for

Observera predicted early stepping the jurisdiction of the action that will restore the na-

This was announced in Partis- Dutch landing near this port und United Nations Charter," in putting tlon's equilibirum. A great deal

the Dutch

before Indonesian probiera the

ment today by Prime Minister of Britain's plight today can be

attempt to Hnk up with

from Security Council.

Clement Attlee, who said that the traced

bellevod to

column advancing south natural cazacsa

thus cutting

Burmese Government also Dr.van. Kleifens insisted that the cently captured Tegal, aftermath of the war in which, an

the assassinations were part of co-victors,

ors, the country is saddled the island in two, the communique Indonesian dispute was not ope be

tween sovereign states and therefore

plot to overthrow the Government with responsibilities

added. too heavy

Giving detalls of the plot. The Republicans reported earlier the complaints were "unfounded." **

However, the Consensus of opinion nerves. The Jewish Agency even for her to carry. The unvarnish

messuge. of Attlee disclosed that the assassins raided planes also that Dutch

AUSTRALIAN ACTION truth is that Britain can no

sympathy for the relatives of the got their arms and ammunition trom longer afford to surrender essen-

Nepandjen, 12 miles south of Malang,

Mr Chifley, the Prime Minister, In the Holy Land la that the two handed newsmen

Britons are probably,, dead.

Relations two sergeants, but later withdrew the Burmese Base Ordnance Depot. The Palestine Publie in east central Java, and flat goods and money to help

The message read: "We express at the end of June, and from the supported by artillery andouneed at Canberra today that

Officer, Richard Stubbs, announced other people; neither '... can; she

to Bare Ammunition Depot on July 12. took

structed Its representative on the

later. expensive

"The police deny that the our deep and heartfelt sympathy afford to keep

Armies

coast, spois much Palestine

De

Republican air attacks on Dutch Security Council to draw the Coun- bodies of the two sergeants have the relatives and innocent victims They were stolen by: Individuals of this hornble deed. We beg them posing as Civil Police and carrying

not

to identify the forged documents. positions in Semarang and ut Salati all's attention to the situation in been found."

Indonesia

The Irgun announcement said the and their prople under Article 30 of the

and Jewish people which is engaged in ds and Ambaraun, in cestral, Java, United Nations: Chanter

two sergeants-Mervyn Price Have satisfactory results." the com,

"Australia takes this action

Clifford Martin were not hanged in an effort to rebuild

of the with the perpetrators of

Jaional life ho munique added, d

days after hostilities have commenc reprisal for the execution

because In

He would be a

thoughtless.

shallow person who dismiss- ed the latest political, economic and financial situation confront- Ing Britain, with a wave of the hand. From this distance, and Information with the meagre, available, it is not easy to focus a true perspective, but a number to a singie of Items add up.

answer that Britain is facing a deadly serious crisis. Some of the items are: Field Marshal Montgomery rushing back to Eng- land from a world tour only half completed, to try and save his standing army from being cut o Britain is likely to

bbons, most of her military

of

in-

-the

Quence in the western rons, of Germany because she necils those troops for more urgent domestic uses; the attenuit by the Prime Minister to "play ball" with the the opposition on

ription and the of conscription

substantial peace ung fighting forces has falled he is about to concedo to 1 preasure which has long been put on him by his left-wing supe porters:

Britain is not only finan- cally bankrupt, short of food and other essentials, but has not and export yet started to pro

to produce sumfolently, to make good the ad+ verse balance sheet; she is Torkout an experiment in 'sociali milon at a most unfavourable time, creating such contradictions han n 40-hnur week when produc-. ondemands mreynico longer

of

vergej

In trouble

and Western

Germany Those ranks are skillcit mra required to

up home prodaction. The gamble offered..

the

the Home Government withdrawing of skilled personnel from the military forces and making the best use of them at Bilhis time against the possiblilty of another war before the country can reguin ils economie and finan-. cial-foot

the Australian Government holds the inaccurate view that the Re- public is sovereign stato". spokesman said.

D

**

an

✡

have

Dutch

to

"tomorrow."

Infantaling, on the cast- central the Australian Government had in-

STATE FUNERAL

"

teu

Irgun's Cruel War Of Nerves.

Jerusalem. July 30.-The Irgun underground today. caught all of Palestine in its most effective and cruel war of [-nerves with an announcement that the two British Army Sergeant hostages bad heen, hanged from trees in the government foreat on the Sharon coastal plain but the bodies were not found..

E

here agalo."

THERANGOON BLOOD BATH

axinesIns London, July 30 Thirty reponsible for the deaths in Rangoon of U Aung San, former Deputy Chairman of the Burmese Executive Council and several of his colleagues,. are believed by the Burmese Gov- ernment to be among those arrested in Burma.

orig

a

of the alassing and ramineation of tho foul outrage werd still under investiga

The

situation at the moment Honet Army unile continued to search Was sind under control." The Jogjakarta radio said, tonighted in Indonesia cat the Charter, three Truuniste by the British yester. murder."

Mr. Attica declared that most of unt the bodies of the bine victims of parties to any dispute are obliged to legal action which it would take the woods where the Irgun snid the

Britons were hanged, but neither the stolen arms had been recovered the Dakota plane shot down hear seck a solution by negotiation or against Belilah forces in futuro.

The announcement threw

high headquarters nor the Secants and that the officer in charge of the +

the Jewish

offcep commanding

took offelul depot from which they were stolen laid in a row of rough wooden costina, "Strenuous tempis have been,

In consultation with other Agency into the greatest confusion notice of the Irgun announcement had been relieved of this post. covered by their national flags to mudo

(Continued on Page 4) (Codiinued on Paşa (4)

yet in the Holy Land's long war of United Press. awali a state funeral. this afternoon

|Józjakarta: airfeld "yesterday, were mediation," he declared. Critia officials: and