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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1947.

Anglo-Egyptian Dispute Settlement Again Upset

Lake Success, Aug. 28.-The Anglo-Egyptian dispute, which came within an inch of solution, has been thrown into utter confusion by Colombia's last- minute surprise abstention from voting and her new resolution, calling for direct negotiations for the British evacuation of Egypt and a new Suez defence pact.

Partition Of India's Forces

The Egyptian delegation was not the only one to admit be wilderment at the unexpected turn of events.

While Senor Alfonso Lopez, of Colombia, maintained silence until the last minute on how he would vote and kept the new resolution calling for the evacun- tion of Egypt and a Suez de- fence agreement to himself, no one could foresee that the Security Council would find it- self in the present difficult posi- tion.

New Delhi, Aug. 29.--The In- dian Union will receive 32 naval vessels and all existing landing

Observery thought that not a single craft, while 16 oraft will be awarded to Pakistan, according delegion was in a position to take a stand on the new Colombian pro- to an official communique an-

posal at this stage.

however, rejected nouncing the final decisions of

Erypt tonight, the Partition Council regarding the new Colombian resolution, when the allotment of units of the the Egyptian Prime Minister, Nok- armed forces between the Gov-rashy Pasha, declared that the pro- ernments of Indian, and Pakistan. Posal made British evacuation con-

ditional un a new treaty. India also will receive 15 Infantry

"Without a complete evacuation of regiments, 12 armoured corps un, the Suez Canal ares, no progress can 18% artillery regiments and 61 en- gineer units, while Pakistan has been be made in the negotiations," he told allotted eight infantry regiments, Eent was resumed.

Earlier, corps unit, 8% artik and 34 engineer units,

six

lery

the

Council

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when the

debate an

resolution of direct anel

Brazlian calung for a resumption

between Britain Egypt was defeated.

- Vallons regarding the re- uego intions

of the

constitution of the Royal Indian Air Force and some units

Зулус пов Indian Army

yet been made, the communique said.

Indin's share of the navy will in- clude

loops, four

two frigates, 12

corvette, one

minesweepers,, survey

four trawlers,

une Eur

motor esseepers and four har-

bour defence motor launches.

Pakistan will receive two sloups,

two frigates, four minesweepers, two trawlers, two motor

and four harbour Inunches.

minesweepers

defence motor

"In allotting the ships, the re quirements of each Dominion have been kept in view, and care has been taken to see that the actual alloi- ment

ting

same

results in

cach

its fale share,"

Infantry,

Dominion the com-

armoured

considerations borne in mind."-United Press.

TREASURE RETURNED ·

TO DUTCH

escort today.

Sudan Condominium Nokrashy Pasha also objected to the second part of the Colombian

partics

10 proposal asking both negotiate "ap end of the Sudan con- dominium.

Ex-Governor Blamed For Punjab Riots

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Los

added.

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"This paragraph conveys the iden that we are going to discuss with the British the future of the Sudan", he said. "We maintain it is a domestic issue, and we shall solve to the mutual satisfaction it Egypt and the Sudanese, with full of the regard

principles to the The Soviet delegate asked for a

debate of the postponement

then Ad- consider the Colombian proposal.

The Security Council

7 p.m. journed the debata GMT tomorrow.

In the debate on the Brazilian resolution, six of the 11 members of the Council voted in favour, but. nb- Russia, Colombia and Syria

To carry a resolution, it is neces- Including atained and Poland voted against. sary for seven nations, all the Big Five, to concur in its favour.

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Gromyko On Dofacts

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M. Andrei Gromyko, the first speaker today, said that the Brazi lian resolution "completely ignores Britain have Egypt and the fact that the negotiations

first Is the failed. Thot nirendy tween defect!

"The second Important defect in conversations further that

any would

take place while the troops of one country were on the territory of the other. This would be totally unjust.

This is also contrary Charter, which guarantees the equat sovereignty of nations,

to the

"It is not difficult to understand why the Egyptian Government does not favour the Brazilian resolution."

"The third important defect of the Brazilian resolution is that it takes the settlement of the dispute out of the hands of the Security Council," Mr Gromyko said.

"NO

one in the Security Counch! of the the seriousness can deny Egyptian case and its dangers to the preservation of international peace and security".

he said.

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HERE are the Vernon Sisters, talented tap dancers, who appear in the now CSE rovua, "Over To You," at the China Fleet Club Theatre.

PRICE TUMBLE FOLLOWS AUSTERITY STATEMENT

London, Aug. 28. British stocks sagged sharply, second- hand motor car prices tumbled, and continental tourist authorities were pessimistic today under the impact of yesterday's British Government statement disclosing new austerity measures.

BILL GIVES

ALGERIA

HOME RULE

Paris, Aug. 28.--A bill giving the French colony of Algeria

after a

of

Numerous stocks on the London Stock Exchange, particularly those connected with the motor car industry, were hard hit. In some cases, jobbers cut values by as much as 30 percent.

Some dealers in second-hand cars slashed their price by 40 percont.

However, there is some optimism in British athletic circles, who feel at the government ban on pleasure travel after October is unlikely to affect British teams

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Raising Industry In Anglo-American Zone

Paris, Aug. 28.—The disarmament,

demilitarian-

tion and the democratisation of Germany are "indispen- sable," says a communique drafted following the talks between Britain, the United States and France on the level of Gorman industry.

Kingdom

and

The talks were held in Lon- the Anglo-American zones of Ger- of the present don from August 22 to August many as a result 27. In addition to the question allding scale would not be dimini-

khed, the United of the level of industry in the United States delegations agreed Anglo-German zone of Ger- that the French proposals should be many, the administration and discussed forthwith in Berlin. control of the Ruhr mines was

"The United Kingdom and the also under discussion.

United States dèlegations stated the The following are excerpts from reasons why they could not post- pans the publication of the plan for the text of tonight's communique:

The delegations were in agree the level of Industry in the Anglo- ment to recognise that the envisaged American zones of Germany until measures should not ultimately give the conclusion of the discussions re- Germon reconstruction over the referred to above, and informed the construction of democratie European French delegation that the plan would be published in Berlin on countries.

"It la necessary, In their minds, August 20.. that German resources contribute to

"The French delegation took note the general rehabilitation of Europe of this statement and gave the rea-

"The three delegations recognise

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that disarmament, demilitarisation sons why, for its part, It could not and democratisation of Germany are withdraw its objections pending indispensable to peaes, and that the satisfactory outcome of the proposed projects envisaged in the Anglo- discussions."-Reuter, American zone will not prejudice the guarantees to be established in the future.

does not

Ruhr Minos

OUTWARD MAILS

1947, the August 30, On Saturday, "In particular, the Amerlean and British delegations have indicated General Post Onice, and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to that the project for administration noon, and the other Brunch Post Offices and control of the Ruhr mines, com- from a.m. to 10 aun. There will be municated to the French delegation, one delivery of ordinary and registered not prejudios the future status correspondence at 10 am, and one col lection only from the pliar-boxes, The of these mines, and will not obstruct Money Order Office will be entirely closed. an application of the necessary mea- sures so that the Ruhr would not, once more, become an Instrument of measures obstruct uggression, nor

other countries destined to assure - access to le resources.

The French delegation has taken note of these indications and made reservations concerning its covern ment's position as to the terms of the administration and

and control.

"The French delegation asked that there should be an adjustment of the present arrangements to permit of a greater proportion of cake in the present export allocations, and that there should be a review of the Ruhr silding scale agreement for coal and coke experts with a view to extending it beyond the present figures.

Further Discussions "On the understanding that the coal available for consumpilon in

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Friday, August 19 Macao, Tinalian & Shekki (Ben) 1330

p.m. Japan (ordinary letlers & cards only)

(Sex) 1_pm. USA Canada, Central and South America via dan Francisco (No Par cels for Canada) (Bea) i pan. Bangkok (Boa) 3 pan.. Manila, P. (Bea) 3 p.m. Macao, Teinshan, Shekki & Kongmoon

thea) p.m.

Canton (sen) 5 pm.

Bangkok, tangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bara, Coro, Nairobi, Johannesburg Augusta, Marseilles & Londen (Alry 3.30 p.m.

Singapore, Colombo, Bourabaya, Bydney

and Auckland (Air) 3530 pm. Salgon (Air) 3.30 p.m. Amoy. Shanghal, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao, Poiping and Chungking (AJ) 3.30 pm. Canton and Kolhow (Air) 339 pmn.

Saturday, August 30 (Ueneral kloilday) Maczo, Tainahan & Shekki (Sea) 8 am Canton letters only) (Train) 10 am. Macao, Tinalan & hekki (Non) 10 am. Mausa, L. (bea) 10 am

Mabila. Pl., Honolulu, USA. de Canada

(A) 10 in.

Swatow and Bangkok (Sea) 10 mm. Shanghal, U.S., Canada, Central and South America via san Francisco (No Farcels for Canada) (Ura) 10

AM,

Straits (80) 10. am. Kongmoon (Sea) 10 min,

TO-DAY'S

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BROADCAST

Hongkong broadcasting on frequency of 45 llocycles from -12.30 to 4 pm, and 0.30 to 1 pun, and sing Coln 63 megacycles in the 1 metre band

..11 HRT

d, Studio; Children's Half-Hour: 4.30. "Seo Tee on Sport; 7, studio: "You asked for it." Variety Request Programme presented by Monica Jacks; 8, London Relay: World News; 810 London Relay: Home News from Britain; 8.6, Studio: dis-usic

Hall" Fremanted by John

12 to 1.10. 7.30 to 9.30 and 9.15

Populer Light Concert: 0.20, Btudio:

carrying out He drew a comparison between the partial home rule, universal unique said. "Similarly, in allot- New Delhi, Aug. 28—Mr

America, or in the West Indies.

Association Football the principle of was today presented to the cununlimenta on the Continent, where, corpa Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Egyption and Indonesian questions, Buffrage and financial autonomy, artillery and engineer units, the Prime Minister of the Dominion sovereign equally had been con- French Council of the Republic The

for review after having been nxtures arranged in Brussels have been of India, today joined Pakistan's tradicted.

soccer against Italy, Health Minister, Ghazancar All The decision to refer the question passed by, the National Ag-in Czechoslovakia, as well

Bring Back More Money Khan, in blaming the present back for negotiation could only

An amateur boxing team is to exhausted have not trouble in the Punjab on the Justined if it is shown that both sembly last night.

parties

The bill, which was the subject of post-regime under Sir Evan methods of discussion and concilia-

a cricket year; Jenkins, the retired Governor of tion", M. Gromsko sald, "There la heated Parliamentary discussion for visit Denmark and Switzerland later

that such conditions two full consecutive days before in this no evidence

passage, grants Moslem women the scheduled to tour the West Indies the state.

Shanghal, Aug. 28. The last "The trouble is due to past hand-exist",

Another Important shortcoming, right to vote but stipulates that the from January to March,

manner in which a vote is chst must professional golf team has

man lost on Gen Jimmy Doo- ling of the situation and not to the

Gromyko asserted, was that one M.

determined

Algerian to play the United States for by the be

Ryder Cup at Portland, Oregon, on little's historic raid on Tokyo present," be declared.

Assembly,

November 1 and "There was a section of the "Go. country had troops on the territory

of the nearly six years ago was sc- Stanley Hous, Secretary consider vemor's rule" in the Punjab for of the other

"The people of Egypt

The measure also calls for Algeria we had no

continuation to be governed by a

Governor Football Association, told the As-counted for today when The Hague, Aug. 28.-Fifteen months past in which

quite rightly that the wooden cases, containing 82,- hand, and the doing of which we proof negotiations with Britain, while General, but he is to be guided by a secinted Press that he felt sure soc-Charles F. Kearney announced

Cabine! chosen by the cer tours abroad would not be ban-

English football teams usually the recovery of the body of Cpl 000,000 guilders worth of dia-feated repeatedly.

not a shadow of doubt Egypt and the Sudars are still oc- six-man

tney Leland D. Faktor, of Plymouth, of the Algerian Finance Committee bring back more money than

Iowa, anonds and another 3,000.000 that what we are having today is cupied by British troops, would put Governor-General himself, the head nod. En

and chief of the Colonial Assembly, take out,

painted out.

Dr. Ame Munthe, Col Kearney, head of the Ameri- guilders of gold. silver and the result of the past years acti- them in an unfavourable position,"

The bill calls for

In Stockholm, an Algerian

Service, Egypt's Sovereignty

can Graves Registration gems, were returned to Holland vitles, inactivities and misdeeds in

spokesman for the Swedish Tourist the Associat- from Germany under... heavy the Punjab hazanear All-Khan-ne. "This affects not only their budget and other state and financial

said the corporal's body was

the village of Corner Builo" Walter Gleseking-Piano; used Sir Evan Jenkins, and his national feelings but is also incon-¡ matters to originalo In the Flancia Trac Associa lon, told holidays covered 450 miles- southwest of 】 Shilcock; B43, Debussy: "The Children's

with the sovereignty of Assembly and become effective only ed Press that the Ban on The diamonds and gems left Hol-Government with

vote two-thirds

the abroad would probably mean a drop Shangha!, outside

Service: responsibility Insistent

R.B.C. Transcription Egypt as a state. land In September 1944. when Ger-

the rioting.

Fellowship the Freg" By Edgar The two-thirds in the number of British travelers Wang Ts'un, and was returned to use fram til gaviota other self-respecting state Colonial Assembly.

Shanghat by Bampan and train. Any man SS troops fighting in the battle

Mr Nehru was addressing COF-

The corporal's grave was located Wallace. Epbode 7. "Promotion for tion from £10 to £ a day, in the for the would react to the Brazilian resolu- vote of the Assembly is the only to Sweden. Mun he said the reduc- of Arnhem took them away from respondents before leaving

travellers

ers on a sloping hillside overlooking Murder: 10, London Relay: News: 10.10. Weather Report: 10.11, Orchestral Inter- And bank vaults in that town under the Punjab tomorrow "for a number of tion in the same way as Egypt has check retained an, financial bills:

The bill has been the subject of money British merchant done."

rice fields. It was marked by Jude: 10.15. Gothod's "Faust" Acts The could spend would mean

green

Livette. leddio Nash, Doris orders of the German Minister of days."

small

monument bearing "If the Security Council

controverty for some time.

air etched

corps

wings Vane, Robert Easton with B.B.C. Cheir Armaments, Professor Albert Speer,

200.000 KILLED

itself," he continued, "to calling for Communists abstained from voting trips. This, he added, would not be one of the Nuremberg war crimi-

Two-hundred thousand people are

situation in erected by the Chinese. The body and Orchestra: 1), Close Down. the Assembly. the nals,

estimated to have died in the last renewed negotiations and does not last night, as did French members regretted because of the difficuity of crudely

state is own opinion

from on the sub-

Algeria to

was identified through a gold ring,

and. The diamonds were put into en ten days of communal rioting

a crumpled in stance of the question, it would mean During a spirited debate on the Sweden. velopes, each marked with the name

Newspaper Protosts

silver name bracelet Punjab.

Security Counell avoids its direct proposal last week, Moslem mem- of the Dutch owner.

three evening glove bearing the corporal's initials. Two of London's The Dutch

four the Sec A 24-hour curfew-to last

bers of the French Assembly walked

Of 80 crewmen, who followed, Gen held the key to the Arnhem bank | days, with a two-hour break every oongations.

newspapers protested today that the Government has been giving details Doolittle on the fight, 73 survived lost, including vault, tout during the battle of Arn- afternoon was imposed in Old Delhi, "For certain countries, in particu-out in protest-United Press.

Seven were of its crisis plan piecemeal. The and hem, SS troops forced the vault and from pan. today, after an attack lar, certain big powers, it has been

lett wing paper, suid Star, looled the gems.

on a train in which seven passengers difficult to adopt a position on the

substance of the Issue, but

Government has largely itself to the executed by the Japanese at wese reported killed.

Twelve bomber crewis baled out, blume If people are puzzled by the Mohamed Ali Jinnah, the Governor Security Council cannot avold 'taking General of Pakistan, who arrived in up a position in the situation which

latest cuts, and said that their three bombers made crash landings is potentially so dangerous."Reuter,

arousca meagre nature

misgiving on the coast and one plane landed which today, the Punjab clty of Lahore

The in Russia. The two crews confer with

about what has yet to come. Sir

sald landed in enemy area suffered in- Francis Mudle, tho Governor of

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 28.-More than Evening News, Conservative; West Punjab (Pakistan) and with

2,000 civilian workers at the Martin the shape of government policy could human imprisonment.

Cpl Faittor was among the crew- Provincial Ministers.

bomber plant, packing and preserv-not be discerned unui the picture is

men who might have been rescued machinery complete. Ing Army Air Force's

Lord Beaverbrook's Evening by Chinese peasants and apparently suffered in used during the war for the con- atruction of planes, were today dis- Standard protested that the middle succumbed to injuries

bore the brunt of the cuts the crash, since the grave was well Chinese.-United: by the missed without notice or explana- class

the Standard on "woeful mishandling Press. tion on secret orders from the War The cuts themselves were blamed by marked Department.

Officers at Fort Crook said "some of the nation's affairs."-Associated

the abrupt Press. thing big" is behind stoppage of work, but refused to

Treasure Traced

The GermAYIS took the Amhem diamonds to Berlin and later on to a sait mine at Friedrichsroda, where

4

they were captured by American was expected to

troops and transported to the Taunus

Bank at Frankfurt.

Dutch investigators, who worked

Earlier today, reports from Kara- for a considerable time on this

chi-the Pakistan capital-predicted question and found

trace of the a top-level conference on the rioting diamonds via a German girl in Lahore tomorrow between Lord Berlin, who had been present at the Mountbatten, the Governor General re-registration

of the treasure in 1944, could easly prove that the of the Dominion of India, and mar

Nehru. Holland. diamonds were looted from

The Americans thereupon gave their permission for the return of the jewels to Holland.

Some Dutch platinum is still mis- sirds, however, and it is. muro difficult to prove the origin of this as the Gommans melted it down There is still some hope, neverthe less, tant, the platinum also might come back to its Dutch owners. United Press..

Strange Malady

#

limits

the

Plane Workers

Dismissed

i

Cunningham Leaves For London Jerusalem, Aug. 28-General Sir Alan Cunningham, High Commis sioner in Palestine, left by plane today for London where, British officials said, he would confer with Government leaders over UNSCOP's Mr Nehru told correspondents pending report to the United Nations there had been "brutality and bes- Assembly-Unlied Press. tiality to an extreme degree, on soth sides in the Punjab.

EXTREME BRUTALITY '.'

not wh

3."

Officers of tlie Government from Karachi, not shown that sense of responsibi- Lahore and elsewhere, had ty which must govern the utteran- ces at the present moment, he said. this time of grave crisis and "At this Imminent danger for the large num- bers of people, the only way in saving the situation is by the Do- minions taking swift action far

128 ible in us possible co-operation.

Stressing, that co-operation is necessary between the two Govern- ments in the Punjab, Mr Nehru sald that, as well as the Lahore Con- Honolulu, August 28-Medical men ference and a Detence Council meet- are baffled by a strange malady that ing in Ambala (Punjab). Indian and is taken the lives of 35. apparently Pakistan ministers, with mluisters healthy. Filipinos within five years from the two Punjab provinces, seven occurring this year.

would tour the riot-torn areas. The Inst viem. Santiago Balben

As far

.៦៩ the Government of In- Montorio, was found dead in bed. dia was concerned, tref to inolated

the present

pro- An autopsy showed no discernible blems were to bring

minorities in the West Punjab and

cause.

Killed 35

All victims have been men be-

to arrange for the evacuation of the

tween the ages of 32 to 38, and sue refugees, ha addid.--Reuter,

cumbed between -midnight and 5 a.m. after reported to be in good health the night before. No screams or other warnings preceded

ths and there

detiths violence.

the

no marks of

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Answore

1. St. Paul.2. In the Atlantic

Harvard University pathologists reported no traces of known poisons were found in the vital organs of the victims shipped to them, Tils confirmed the fact that the deaths Ocean, 1,200 miles west of Africa. were sudden and were not the re- 3. Vancouver, B.C. 4, 365 days, 5 sult of prolonged disenses.United hours, 40 minutes and 49.7 seconds. Preza.:

3. Katherine. 8. South America.

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"I wonder if you'd mind making it a simpla 'yes' or 'no', Estallo promised mother I'd be home by 12.30."

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More Clashes Japan Must Be

In Indonesia

Kept Impotent

(Continued from Page 1)

Court

Batavia. Aug. 28-A Republican Japan to the International communique

today described con- and such bodies as the FAO and tinued 'ghting despite the cense fire the ILO."

According to reliable sources, the order. In various areas, today, with Į

delegates, joined lie Dutch allegedly using planes Commonwealth

today by Thakin Lun Baw, the. and tanks.

Foreign Minister for. Dutch Burmese communique

loid the details or plans dropped bomba in support of Affairs, were

to destroy the being taken around troops at Wagit, four miles steps southwest of Malang, causing "many Japanese Industrial potential, in

cluding atomic ffesearch, Indonesian dasunities.

The

wald

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CLARK

GABLE ROSALIND

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These sources sold that Australia The Republicans said eight Dutch trucks were blown up 40 miles insisted that no gilder clubs should | #gi southwest of Bandoeng, where the be allowed in Japan and that no Dutch employed tanks. Clashes also Japanese should be permitted to were reported at Pingit, nine miles train as pilots. south of Ambarawa, and at

10

Demak,

The Australian views, which were said to have been accepted, Included miles

northeast of Semarang. Meanwhile, Radio Jogjakarta re- proposals that there should be a orld conference to discuss the idea ported the Republican Cabinet world had decided to recall the foreign of in crnationally, controlled, aliports Minister, Hadj Agus Salim, from in Japan. New York for full report on The Australian delegates were Security Council action in the Indo- said to have supported in general principle the proposals that Japan nen on conflict.

that should: rema'n disarmed indennitoly The Same any decision had what countries would be nominated for internal order should be subject on three-nation tomasion to regular International supervision.

·broadcast and yet on and that any Japanese police force

to abitiate the dispute.

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