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SCORCHED

Tackling The Crisis

General Wage-Stop Proposed

London, August 1.—Cabinet Ministers were today seeking the agreement of trade union leaders to a general stoppage of wage demands during Britain's dollar crisis.

The Ministers want to combine this measure with the appeal for voluntary overtime work which is expected to be presonted to the National Joint Advisory Council- reprezenting the Government, trades unions and employers organisationa al its meeting on August 0, the opening day of the Parliamentary debate on the crisis question.

The meeting of this "industrial parliament" has been called to re celve the Government's "progress report" on economic developments since the publication of the economic White Paper of last February.

*Particular Interest centres on proposals for gelting more labour into the undermanned industries auch as coal-mining and agriculture.

DILEMMA

rather than a direction of labour. But

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1947.

EARTH TACTICS

SAO PAULO

RIOT

Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 1. One person

was killed

and 20 injured in riots to- day in Brazil's second city, Sao Paulo, where shouting crowds stoned the City Hall and other buildings.

More than 100 buses were estimated to have been destroyed by the rioters, who were protesting over increases in bus and tram fares and the rising cost of living.

;.

Police tonight made many arrests and claimed that the situation was under control,

although disorders were still continuing at night-fail,- Router.

Illegal Use Of U. S. Arms Plants

IN INDONESIA

Factories And Oil Tanks Set On Fire

Batavia, August 1-The widespreat! scorch- earth tactics of the Republicans, like setting fire to quarters, factories and warehouses, were reported

Superforts Record. Flight

Washington, Aug, 1-Seven Superfortresses, winging 7,000 miles from Tokyo, landed at Andrews Field. In a record-breaking Alght climaxing the Air Forces' 40th anniversary celebration.

The sky giants swept over the Washington Monument in the capital 34 hours after: laking off from Tokyo [of 2° 0.m; EDT yesterday (Thursday), Actual flying time was 30 hours and five minutes,

And

The flight represented a new achievement in radio transmitting receiving. The Strategle Air Command Inaugurated on the trip lis new global strategy In the use of radio. For the first time in history, planes were, la continuous radio contact with Andrews Field Stralerte Headquarters, even when 7,000 miles distant.

The Superforts soared in high over the Washington Monument, then circled the capital for almost 30 minutes before landing.

Buzzing about the big planes were 23 fast fel-propelled P-80.) Shooling. Stars, which pleked up the Superforts at Martinsburg, West Virginia, and escorted them to Washington.

The ship which dropped out at Anchorage resumed fis flight seven hours after the fight of soven left.-United Press.

Dino

At the

P.G.

For:

Reservations

from the Indonesian fighting fronts today as the SURPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN

United Nations Security Council prepared to resume discussion of the Java problem, 12 days after the start of the fighting.

The Republicans have set fire to oil tanks in Tjilatjap Harbour, on Java's south coast, the most important port still reported to be in Republican hands-and to sugar, cigarette and cocoa factories in the centre of the island, a Dutch communique said today.

Union, whose leaders han declared office of the military govern than that caused by the years of weather), the statement said..

Also it is emphasised that the pvertime work, to, bo made to ali industries on the same terms as that; already made to be at least to in the miners, would

velopes.

!1

announcement

sald

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INDONESIA-DUTCH DISPUTE

Lake Success, N.Y., Aug. 1. The United Nations Security Council today again considered Australia's demand that the Dutch and Indonesians should stop fighting and let the United Nations arbitrate in the dispute.

“GLADLY ACCEPTS"

•

argument that it was decided to take action because the Indonesians did not fulft some parts of the Linggadjati absolutely "false logic,mont was

Even in this, would not justify aggression by The Netherlands Government."

Mr Gromyko also

were

it truo, It

Finally, Mr Gromyko proposed the following amendment to the Austra than resolutions

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The Sports Column

EXCITING WIN FOR SURREY

London, August 1. -- Surrey won a close two-wicket victory today over Essex nt Chelmsford,

Surrey had to get 340 runs to win on a dusty wicket, and with half the side out for less than 120, their Lasic appeared hopeless. Brit fast scoring turned what seemed 'as ·· certain victory, for

Essex into a triumph for Surrey,

The results of games which ended todny were: •

At Chelmsford; Surrey beat Essex by two wickets, Surrey 144 and 340 for eight (McIntyre 70, E.R.T Holmes 05 not out). Essex 102. and 301.

by

At Leicester: Leicestershire beat Derbyshire

three wickets. Derbyshire 357 ́ and 240 for eight declared (Popu 118 ADI "KDAL" Leicestershire 210 and 392 for seven (Tomkin 70. Jacks 120 not out)..

At

Glamorgan Nampton: beat Glamorgan 340

kets,

by ten

wickets. 34 and 12 for no wia Hampshire 149 and 204. AL Worcester: Worcestershire best. Northants by eight wickets. Worcestershire 308 and 44 for two Northants 190 and 243-Heuter.

BY GAD! YOU'RE RIGHT SIR London, August 1-Britons tako this their cricket seriously. Thus letter to The Times from a shocked reader:

at

Sir-In the recent university martin gazed, with surprise 63 many members of both

batsmen. the caps of the Cambridge opening The captain wore the Quidnung, and his partner the Crusa der. For a parallel we must go back 40 years. In 1907 R. A. Young, who wore glasses, had to bat in a drizzle. and preferred a Cr

a Crusader cap "Blue" cap because it had a

a bigger cage, honourable as they are, have, I think, never

previously been worn on this occasion except by substitutes. Surely in the university match the "Blue" is the only wear? It is no time for matley, United FreÍS,

Big Goodwood

Surprise

Last night the sky glowed over In Singapore, the Malayan De- The chairman, Dr Oscar Lange does not change the fact that it is Malang in East Central Java, ocpartment of Civil Aviation, in an (Poland), Inst night urged the Coun- a breach of peace," he declared. The cupied by the Dutch yesterday, from official statement

thecll to try to decide on the Australian Netherlands today fires. It by the Republicans, the clearance of the Indian Dakota, demand today, but immediately the communique added.

carrying Red Cross supplies, which meeting opened. Belgium's delegate, Unoficial reports reaching here crashed at Jogjakarta last Tuesday, M. Ferdinand Van Langenhove, last night told of a Dutch landing said that since there is no direct warned the members against reach east of Tillatfap in an attempt to communication between Singaporel ing a hasty decision on the boats of prevent the destruction of hundreds and Jogjakarta, the movement signal the scant information. of tons of rubber, sisal, kapok, sugar was sent to the Dulch air trafic He said. that if the Council called and tea stored in warehouses,

contral ∙centre. at Batavia, "who for a cessation of hostilities now, it Today's second Dutch communique were thus responsible for the safety would be

“Prejudging the whole issue. all The Nether that even complainta Berlin, Aug. 1.-OMeints of reported that 3,000 Chinese, evacu

of the aircraft after entering their This should, therefore, not be done about the internal political weak-

without discussion.

messes of the Indonesian Government The Government has so far favour the United States Army, Inated from towns on the north-east control area.":

The Belgian delegate also sup- were true, that would not justify Sumatra during the Dutch ad-

objection ed a poilcy; of differential advantages specting two plants in the or

The two Dakota pilots signed the ported The Netherlands to attract workers to these industries American sector, discovered vance, arrived in Medan-In the usual clearance sheet glving his made last night that the Council was the use of force

Dr Van Kleffens claimed that the north of the land.

were only of Some Sumatra plantations had destination as Jogjakarta, and al- not compotent to interfero in a mat- they have encountered the opposition that "war material was being

P foreign been

ternatively as Batavia: (pilots being tar which, as the Dutch had con- events in Indonesia burned in the Republican of powerful unions, especially the manufactured for

domestic local significance and not a threat always required to, give an alterna- tended, was within their Transport and

to peace. We do not agree. Big policy, although General Workers power without sonction hy the "scorched-carth"

bad turisdiction there was no damage more serious tive destination in case of

At this stage, there was an un-wars begin through small incidents. themselves unable to provent theirment," it was announced to-

expected development when

the He opposed the

British proposal members from raising wage "e

claims

neglect during the Japanese occupa- Normal international air traffic Dutali delegate, Dr Van Klefons. to shelve the question danger of while workers, in more favoured night..

tion, the communique

control procedure requires that alr-announced that his Government had sald, it would create the danger of penk This instance apart, these

the United Notions industries get proferential treatment. Dmcials discovered

Today's stockpiles

Jogjalican communique crafts' movements shall be signalled accepted the United States offer to circumventing Fored "“with "this" "dilemma, come hidden to avoid inspection, including

said that a Dutch by the nerodrome" of departure to mediate,

and, at the same time, it would leave Ministers have concluded that, a semi-completed gyroscople

motors destroyer shelled the north coast of the destination airport and reported

the Dutch in possession of important general wage-stop, proposed. at for aircraft, submarines and tanks, Java between Rembang, only north to the air traffe control centre re

strategie positions already captured. moment of crisis and as part of an wings and body parts of, trainers,enast port left in Republican hands, sponsible for the region of, destina-

AMENDMENT. overall appeal for greater efforts and theodolites and

"The Netherlands Government,” he multiple station and Mandoliko, the Java town cap- tion, the stalement explained. sacrifices, has a better chäfice of theodolites, for use in observing the tured yesterday by the Dutch the

said, "warmly welcomes the United acceptance than · wage-stops for trajectories of guided missies such Republican claimed,

"As regards the alleged illegality States offer of its good offices, which less vital industries.

as V-1 and V-P, submarine peris-

of flights from Singapore to Repub-it gladly accepts. In view of this,

"The Security Council considers copes and other similar precision -NEW PAPER MONEY

Ilcan-held territory this Department The Netherlands Government will be it necessary. the troops of both glad to enter into consultation as to Instruments...

The Republican Government had has repeatedly informed those con-

sides should be immediately with good offices can

drawn ૧૦ that urged the population of Contral cerned that the colony's air naviga- what manner

the previous positions The

Britain then suggested that the oficials of the Economics and Arrued Java to lend money and goods for Hon laws provide no power what-be made effective.

which they occupied before the be- Forces Division and Signal Corps the war in exchange for promissory ever for the detention of aircraft

drop the inning of military operations.

Goodwood, Sussex, August 1—The The Council made the arms discoveries during a notes. Antara, the Republican news registered outside Malaya for Wola-Security Council should

question

then adjourned 11 greatest surprise of Goodwood's four- A greater relianco, on negative or four of Inspection of two plants of agency, raported todayment had the statement concluded.-

len of traffic rules of other states", beton and, allow the United States Inter in the evening, when the de-day meeting, which was graced with Indirect methods of direction of la-Askania works in the Friedonou and

Republican

bate could be continued in the light brillant sunahing each day, came mediation to operate... bour, is likely to be inevitable, how-Mariendorf districts of the Ameri-issued new paper money in deno-

Nine people, including three Bri-The British delegate, Mr Valentine of the minutes earlier of its offer 1 outsider Avignon scored

the State Department explanation today, the final day, when the 20 to minations of

of 125 rupiah (about 11 aver, because of expected cuts of ean sector.

In the tons, lost thor、 lives when the Lawford, said: "We have not. heard some raw materials, and a

PLANTS CLOSE

the Dutch. shillings), Antara added. greater

(in Moscow the "Red Star", the Dakota crashed near Jogjakarta on any really convince Besar be that the United States Government's quarter miles, beating last year's This made it clear Chesterfield Cup over one” and a concentration of consumer goods in-

The officials did not

Tuesday. Dutch sources claimed that official Bowspaper,

persuado us that this the Soviet Army's name dustries on production for export. foreign power for: whom weapons, sald that Holland can hardly afford a Dutch plane fred warning shots tween two sovereign states, but what was to re-open negotiations in Derby failure, Edward Tudor, on

Air cler allocation of coal and

were manufactured.

A long war against 70,000,000 Indone at the Dakota, which then crashed we have here is a situation which the dispute rather than to undertake whom odds of four. raw materials to industries and firma

direct mediation. The

reasons Countor-Intelligence Corps alans, Moscow Radio,

a tree. An eyewitness reported for paiitical reported today). Into a

toward Tudor has been somewhat or. economic whose output makes a key contribu-

Immediately on the resumptir. Bombay, the Indian Maritime yesterday from Jogjakarta that the may lead to International friction: Ut Van Kleftens announced to the disappointing but when his enlaf and .the Criminal Investigation tion to national needs would su-

be denied that there have Cound

that he was tomatically mit the use of labour Division threw agenta around the Union asked all pilots in Bombay plane crashed in a rice-deid.

serious

expecting repercussions in Asia." troops harbour to refuse to take out the where near any trees-Beuter.

Signalman, who won this race. rival, the telephone call from

Hague, As the Dutch ha

The by other Industries, and thus act as two plants while other

had accepted the

last year, was not saddled owing to Dutch steamer Lambok if she loaded

which might have a bearing on the the firm going, it looked as if this American

the British were immediately ammunition for Indonesia. closed and placed

that, instead of whole question." Therefore, he ask-Hyperion colt had got his chance at under protective

ed for Q two-hour postponement. Inst, custody.

proceeding on the lines of the

This

But it was, more than Edward don chairman announced that there were

Tudor could The action was taken pending an

dó: to give cil should take note of the mediation still ten speakers on the Bat. the Investigation for violation of Allied control authority law forbid

effer and leave the malter on

Mr Lawford said that he could not ding manufacture, transportation

agenda till the Council had received vote for the Australian of American or storage of war materials.

report on all developments. Speaking for the United States hollies, because it would prejudge ates, resolutions calling for a cessation of American

agents took five men

Mr Herschel Johnson, said that the into

Brilola favoured the London. Aug. 1-Units of the Australian resolution raised two

mediation Fleet Mediterranean

received dificult

United

ted States warm welcome during a visit authoress, for her book "Mother indicates that war material was be-

to sovereignty of Indonesia, and the course to end hostilities, as the brat Sevastopol the Soviet Black Sea

Council Colonel, Hodgson (Australia) then Mary", an Intimate story of the ing manufactured for a foreign power The Republican Radio at Jon-Fleet base, the Admiralty stated to in the issus, He

an withdrew the Australian resolution everyday life of the Iloly Family, without sanction by the efce of the Stockholm Radio reported tonight-military

that night at the conclusion of a four- amendment which bypassed these in favour of the American versl jakarta announced tonight government." --United Lieutenant General Urip, the Indone-day courtesy call.

Dr Hsia (Chion), problems and merely called on both

warned. Reuter,

Press.

stan Republican Army Chief of Staff,!

parties to stop fighting and submit while legally any country might be to a peaceful settlement.

free to wage a colonial war, this was morally wrong and might hate SOVIET ATTITUDE serious consequences in Asia,

"This

nce wise politics in the Andrel Gromyko (Russia) East, he added, in supporting the disagreed with the delegates who American resolution. Jogjakarin, has been given the rank Mediterranean Fleet. Admiral Sir sovereign status, He also thought had supponted this resolution. S The Commander-in-Chief of the doubted whether Indonesia had B After Colombia, Brazil and India of honorary Lieutenant General Jogjakarta ir

I now under martial law,:

Algernon U. Willis, and officers and that the Security Council was per-seamed certain that a majority would men of a cruiser and two destroyers fectly competent to deal with the agree to call on the Dutch and In- the report added...

The Republican Radio confirmed were cordially recalved by Admiral situation. yesterday's report from New Delhi Filip S. Ortyabrysky, Commander- Mr-Gromyko added that the Soviet mediation, Reuter.

In-Chief Ihat Dr Sutori Sjahrfr

of the Black Sea Fleet, delegation could not support the donesian Premier, will fly to New Ocial lunches and receptions were British proposal to shelve the ques

operated, York to attend the Security Council exchanged and sporting events and tion while mediation discussions on the Java fighting, excursions were arranged, including this would ment bypassing the

reps to Yalia and Crimbun holiday United Nations. resorts.

A.

searched them.

a form of direction, without interfer- The plants

with the individual worker's freedom of cholco-Reuter.

Ing

Nobel Prize Award

London, August · 1.—The *1947 Nobel Prize for Literaturd has been unanimously awarded 10 Maria Brekker, the 28-year-old Norwegian

EDITORIAL

SER

L

"The

custody. The announcement said, evidence which is now being sifted

Our High Living Costs

IR Alexander Grantham's quick appreciation of one of Hong- King's, forest, problems—the high cost of: Hving-and- his hint that: Government might find it ex- nedient to interveno for the pur- |-pgse of helping to relieve the community of this heavy burden, will meet with the hearty ap proval of the general public. No- thing better illustrates: the- arŝi- fiolality of Hongkong's economic recovery than a aflated living costo. In part the

at celling

Is created by the abnormal de- mand for consumerį

goods, s161, in

short supply. But a big contribut

ing factor: is the presence of ex- cessive, and late capital, where- fore money has become so, cheap with certain sections of the com munity that they are willing to pay anything, to the embarrass- more who have to live on ment.of those who Realaries Tages hav

Increased but have not

nál kept with refall

pace prices, and with many commodi- ties and services the proft inaT wins have been, and sifil are, foo substantial, ... The most striking feature of the 1940 balance sheets of the Colony's principas trading.

concerns and its uillity companies has been the enormous

surplus funds left for distribution among shareholders atler providing for war losses and other exceptional contingencies. Significantly profits are reaching an all-time high mark simultaneously with a cord high cost of living. This isn't fair to the man in the street whose monthly budget has to conform to a non-clastle. Gnds

that

be

pay cheque; who purchasing value of his income is

progressively de- clising, Thero, cauld be an all- --round reduction in the retail cost

of goods and:

Jervices without making unreasonable inroads into profits,

and these reductions are Hot made voluntarily, they should enforced by Government . Al

In

dealing with commodities, is not sufficient to exert control only

bo over retailers; it must extended. to the wholesalers. The general conviction is that

is that Bir Alexander, Granthum will have no' difèolly. In satisfying himself that Govern- ment Intervention designed to bring down living costs is not only necessary, but will assuredly prove useful,

The local agents of the shipping company concerned in Bombay denied yesterday that the ship was loading ammunition, but dockerą re- fused to unload the ship's cargo, sald to consist of United States iner chandise and bulk ore, and casual labour had to be employed.

Police pickets were pealed near os a precautionary measure, but there were no further

further demonstrations. MILITARY GOVERNOR

now it

It

boon not be

delegation diation,

war:

Aus-

a

10.1

suven: were.

Kussians Greet trallon proposal, the Security Coun-request was not granted. The was really as Gordon Richards

British Navy

a

has been appointed Military Gover The statement contained many nor of Jogjakarta, the Republican appreciative references to the friend- capital

ith a staff of 10 omcors toliness and hospitality shown to organise the special, defence of the British sallors by Soviet sallora and

civiliana. city.

One of the affleers, the Sultan of

former

In-

Tad Saghos Salem, the. I was Deputy Foreign Minister, will Also

lo New

New York, report add-

A

30

claimed that

the

legal

problems.

compotence of the Sroposed

the

1-

the

donesians to cease

that

are and awalt

SWIMMING GALA POSTPONED

+

The Russian delegate accused Tha. Netherlands Government of aggres- lon' in Indonesia, "The fact that

Its action

The Swimming Gain arranged for

limited police measures has been postponed

Avignon 20 pounds and the atlant little horse triumped by one length, much to the delight of

Rown

but whereas the colt Merry Quip factory owner, Edith Garner.

Two St. Leger outsiders ran today, .

duly landed the odds laid on him in the Gordon Stakes of one and a halt. miles, the Ally Mermaid. had to be content with fourth place in the Nassua Stakes over one and a quar- ter miles. This race was won, after a photographic finish, by Gladys Joel's Wild Child.

The

Goodwood meeting very near- ly ended in tragedy, for after going a furlong the leading horse, August Festival, fell, throwing his fockey apprentice, Mervyn Rees, and bring- down a second horse with his jockey, Percy were badly shaken Both jockey's

August Festival broke his neck and had to be destroyed. Richards on Bellagio escaped all trouble .and went on to win by a length..

Another 50,000 crowd was present nud the meeting has broken all previous records on each day of its Inuit-day meeting-Reuter.

Brown In Final

Tom Brown reached the finals of Prague, Aug. 1.-The United States"

the open Czach tennis champlon- chips today, defeating Sweden' No. 1. Torsten Johansson, 4-0,4-0, 0-3,

B-3--Unlied Press. 0-2

Police Car Dashes Into Funeral Crowd Women Athletes

London, August 1British Wonten athletes with chances of being pick- td for the Olympic games next year- will show their paces in the

The announcement" stated that ed. Dutch statement broadcast by speeches stressed the friendship be The Netherlands. Government calls tonight at the European YMCA.

Radio stated that Dutch tween the two navics. Reuter. Batavia casualties in the Indonesian fighting to date totalled 67 killed, 124

Wound ed and 15

missing. The

Republican

communique the Republican capital,

* Jerusalem, Aug. 1-Violence |• The enraged crowd' to'ed to seize on Sumatra, Pematant Sinator,

First reports said several persons situated near Medan in the north of fared anow today at the funeral the occupants of the car, who were were wounded, even seriously, the island, had been recaptured to of the five Jows slain in riot. reported by witnesses to be British while a girl was said to be among day by Republican forces who took torn Tel-Aviv, and in Jerusalem police on the scene fired shots in the

The driver sped off while the injured. police. "19 tanics and much other War material."

where one Jew was killed in a air until the car was out of reach. Thousands did not go to work L Amateur Championships of men'

-before It was reported that the Dutch bombing attack on the gunpost Shortly

torby for fear of further outbreaks ise mat in the women's hurdles where Tel-Aviv

on Saturday, Foreign opposition will Have captured Banyumas in south guarding the Hampshire Bali fiareup, four Jews charged a gunoost although the funeral of the slain the holder, Betley Crowther of the „Central Javo and Important power

at-Hampshire Barracks in Jerusalem, Jows was attended en masse by the Middlesex Ladies Athletic Club, rus tallon barracks. "stations at Lemagkan and Plengan,

hurling explosives over the barbed population.

against. M. Tarblova of Czechoslova Batavia - (Dutch-controlled) "Kūdļo

A poilce armoured car plunged wire barricades. They fired a burst The funeral of the two British ka and A. Iversen of Danmark, said tonight,

straight, into the crowd of Jows at-

Eight of Saturday's winners will In south Sumatra, resistance from tending the funeral of five of a from a neighbouring garden to dis-sergeants found hanged in. 1. qucalyp

tract attention.

tus tree near Nathanya yesterday participate in the Britain v France infiltrated elements was met but number who were killed in the wild British guards answered with gun was held at Ramleh war cemeterymen and women athletic mest in mopping-up operations were being rioting in Tel-Aviv last night. A fire killing one attacker. A recond will full military hongu United Paris In September. -- Assoclated car-led out."

number of 'Jews was injured,

attacker, was, coptured...

Pross

"Pica.

the