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The

For the Proprietem of HONGKONG TELECHAVIT, For end on hehe vi

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BENIOR, KIKI. Rublisher

Thongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1947.

MR ATTLEE RESHUFFLES

Pilotless Plane's 14 Hour Trip

London, Oct. 7-The Ameri- CAN Air Force Skymaster "Robert E. Lee" took off from the airport at Lyneham, Wilt- shire--about 100 west of London -at 7.05 a.m. today for the return pilotless flight across the Atlantic, and reached Newfound- land at 8.26 p.m. (GMT).

Only a few spectators were on the airfeld when Colonel J. M. Gillespie, In command, pulled the switch and left the automatic pilot to take the C64 into the air for its 2,400-mile trip to Stephenville, Newfoundland.

The

The take-off was perfect, plane, lontied with 3,500 gallons of fuel and eleven passengers, became airborne in 1,400 yards after taxing only half the length of the runway. I climbed swiftly into the overcast sky, and at a predetermined altitut: It swerved in the southwest as its self-controlled mechanism pleled up a radio beam from the ntrileld.

ENTIRE COURSE PRESET

stage of the flight was This frat estimated to fast fifteen hours. It|

Soviets Buy Tungstem

New

7. The York, Oct. Scripps-Howard correspondent, William H. Newton, fa a

patch from Hongkong, said:

"Evidence of Rusala bustly Tungsten-13 steel

stockpiling

harlening mineral used In the manufacture ot armaments has been uncovered here,

of

{o

"At the same time it is learn- ed the United States is making with the no effort to compete Ruslans for the mineral and is the shipment even permliting

Additional quantities Hongkong from

the Am

American occupied zone in Korea,

"Once оп Hongkong's market, tungsten may be freely pur- chased by Soviet agents.staiton- ed here for that purpose During July and Augmi Chinese merchants brought 400 ions of tungsten into Hongkong from the American zone in Korea."-- Gnited Press,

STOWAWAYS

ON LINER -

Youths' Escapade. Cork, Elre, Oct. 7.-One of three was not planned to take advantage Dub'in youths who slowed away to

HIS MINISTRY

Shinwell

Out Of Cabinet: Minister For War Resigns

HENDERSON'S APPOINTMENT

London, Oct. 7.—The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attice, to- night announced his long-awaited reshuffle of the Labour Government in an effort designed to strengthen his Cabinet and bring forward the younger men for a new attack on the nation's economic problems.

Taxi Driver Murdered

London, Oct. 7.--A Lon- don taxi driver known in his residential arca as "the Jolly Cabby," was shot to death

Dino

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

British Reds Back Communist

early today by a mysterious Bureau

assailant who riddled his back with four bullets.

Police speculated that the slaying

of "The Jolly Cabby", 44-year old Joseph Thomas Desmond, was plan- ned by at least two men, one of whom kept an escape car running while his ac-

shot complice

tho taxi driver, but Scotland Yard in- vestigators offered no tive for the crime.-A5- sociated Press.

The changes completed the reconstruction begun eight days ago when Mr HONGKONG

Attlee appointed Sir Stafford Cripps, the Minister of Economic Affairs, with overriding control of five departments, handling trade and commerce.

Then came the promotion of the 31-year old Secretary of Overseas Trade, Mr Harold Wilson, to Sir Stafford's former post of President of the Board of Trade, and the veteran Labour Minister, Mr Arthur Greenwood, was asked to retire.

Mr Fre- The Minister of War, Mr derick Bellenger, and the Ministr

Mr. of Supply. John Wilmot, re- signed.

to

mo-

WAS LUCKY

London, Oct. 7.-The British Communist Party's gunoral secretary, Mr Harry Pollitt, to night welcomed the setting up of a joint bureau by nine Euro- pean Communist parties and blamed the American and Bri- tish Governments for bringing about the division of the world into two campo.

Mr Pollitt gave no explanation for the absence of British and certain other Communist parties from the Warsaw conference and the Belgende bureau.

The British Communist Party, Mr welcomed the "recent Politt said, conference of nine European Com- munist parties held in Poland, and their decision to create an informa- tion centre in Belgrade to orchange Information on their country's situa

to the dght for The Royal Observatory this on appertaining

prace and to organise the volun- morning disclosed that Hong-tary co-ordination

of nit their kong was fortunate to miss the common activities to unite all lovers of democracy and peace in a com- typhoon which was described as

mon front against new agorcealon. A "very severe one."

of war mongus.

The official cyclone reads:

up near Swnlow,

statement on

the

and

"FIGHT FOR PEACE"

The reshuffle of the Labour Ministry, the biggest since its accession two years ago, commered with the Prime Minister's announcement today of the resignations of five- senior Ministers,

The Secretary of State for Com- The foremost of these were the

"Such a development em result monwealth Relations-Mr Philip

The typhoon which was approach- Minister of Fuel and Power. Emanuel Shimw:11, the rumours of

Noel-Baker;, the Secretary for Scot- ing the Colony from Luzon Strails in unifying and strengthening all of goodwill, who men and women whose removal had already aroused

land, Mr Arthur Woodburn, former

on Monday night fortunately curved Secretary Parliamentary

have no interest in war, and who the northwards during Tuesday,

and live in storm of protest from the extreme

The Lord Privy Seal, Lord Truman, Ministry of Supply: the Secretary this morning appears to be Alling desire only to work

teave with each other, Left and who incurred wide unpopu-

also resigned and was succeeded by for Air-Mr Arthur Henderson. the urity in connection with last win-

ter's fuel crisis, and the War Minis Vireount Addison, who left the of the liner

were Queen Elizabeth and

of Commonwealth Rela- hack here today on the My Frederick Bellenger, who Ministry brought

Marine Malcolm, is to be succeeded by Mr Shinwell Cons American vessel

without, however, a place in the Cabinet. said: "It was quite easy,"

Questioned about his escapade, the

The Minister of Supply. Mr John youth, Michael Francis Jones, aged Wilmot, whose departure was pre- 22, declared: "I had no trouble indicted because he was reported to getting on board the Queen Elizabeth, be opposed to the socialiantion of the and by day I mingled with the pas-iron and steel industry, has also sengers, sleeping each night whore resigned and leaves, the Ministry.

of radio beams sint from ships in the the United States last May on Atlantic. The entire course light was set before the take-off.

After leaving the radio bencon at Lynehun, it was explained, the plane was calculated to fly without further adjustment and was scheduled to pick up radio frequency with a hundred ilcs of Stephenville and follow it in to the airfield.

Weather conditions were reported here as favourable.

Many

Mr

Emmanuel Shinwell, becomes Minister of War without a seat in the Cabinet;

The Secretary for Scotland, Mr Joseph Westwood, and the Minister of Pensions, Mr John Buris Hynd, have also resigned.

The new appointments are:

takes Mr as Minister of

Mr Hugh Gaftakall Shinwell's place Fucl.

The new Minister of Supply is Mir G. R. Strauss, the new Minister of George Buchanan; Pensions-Mr Mr John Wheatley becomes Lord Mr G. R. Advocate succeeding

Lord Thomson, who is appointed Justice in succession to Lord Mon- crieff, whose resignation on grounds of 1-health was announced yts- terday.

New Junior Members

find a quite comer.

The list of Cabinet ezenges 15 a5 In addition to Colonel Gülespie,

When we docked at New York, follows: the passengers included two United; got ashore with ut difficulty and States Air Forve pilots, Captain T. J. walked off the boat with members Wells and Major T. F. Weldon, a of the crew. navigator, Captain R. J. Whiting. "Once ashore I got a job. I work- three sergianti and technical experts ed in Buffalo For some months and of the Air Force, and Wing Conn-then went to see an ler hørkey game mander F. R. Jeils, lying as observer in Canada. It was when attempting for the Royal Air Force,

to cross the border that I got caught A Washington report received here, and I flushed up on Ellis Island.”— tonight aid that the plane and Reuter.

arrived safely at Stephenville after making the fight without the mushy-

tance of the crew was in the Supreme penALTY

air 14 hours, 11 minules-Reuter.

In

af

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry appointed Minister Mr Shiinwell's

a very severe The typhoon was one and winds of full gale force were experienced by ships to the cast of Hongkong last night,

"We pledge ourselves to do all that lies in our power in Britain to warn the people of the seriousnes of the present international pituntion and to carry forward the fight for Hongkong

itself was parily cence and for national Independence sheltered by the hills to the norths and economile prosperity of Britain and gale force was never reached in against the offensive of doftar dicto the harbour.

lors and their supporters in Britain The maximum gale gust recorded -Mr Churdill and Richtwing nt the Observatory Was 30 mph Labour leaders" from the northwest at 9 pan., while Kale at Waglan the wind touched

Declaring at the British Labour

had печег Government force at 6 p.m.

was towered at sought o political

No. 6 signni

a.m. today is the danger was con-with sidered to have passed.

COAL OUTPUT SLIGHTLY UP

really understanding and "new

for

demands it

Iat

the Soviet Union European Democracica", Mr Pollitt sald, "there can be no doubt that The Cabinet is reduced in number; the 3mistry of Supply-Major_John | Government's middle class suppor

American Imperialists at present in from 19 to 18. More than 30 Mem-Freeman and Mr John Henry Jones. ters. His only previous connection

power. are actively preparing bers of Parliament

the are involved

Omce was

what lies behind Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry with the War

In 1920

war-this is the changes.

of Town and Country Planning when he was for a short time Parlia-

American policy in Greece, Turkey

tho The new Junior Ministers are: Evelyn Mansßeld_King.

Financial Secretary mentury and

and

Persin: In Joint Parliamentary Secretary to Parliamentary Secretary, Board of for War. He was a garment worker

makes on the Labour Government a price for The Ministry of Agriculture--Mr Trade (and Overseas Trad: in addi- by profession and a trade unionit).

to end nationalisation as a George Alfred Brown.

than-George Boltomiey. --

Mr Hugh Gaitskell, the newly-

further American-ald; in the aims Under-Secretary,

Fuel and Parliamentary Vice-

of the Marshall plan for devastated Batavia, Oct. 7.-Japanese

has been Admiral Toshizawa, has been sen-;

Offfee-Lieutenant Colones of Transport-Leonard James Cal-Power. Colonial

London, Oct. 7.—A slight overall Europe, out of whose plight Ameri- $50,- Parliamentary Secretary since May, increase of British coal production can millionaires Rees-Williams.

made over laghan. tenced to death by temporary David

11

Parliamentary Under-Secretary, War West

last week over the previous week 000

000,000,000 profit between 1940-45 'Quake Strikes Greece t

nt Ponti:nek, martial

and of Sinte

Finance Mr Philip Noci-Baker, 57, son of

was announced today by the Mink in its treties in the Security Coun- Bruen, for ordertag the beheading Commonwealth Relations-Mr Pat Secrifles, Parliamentary Under-1940.

a Canadian-born engineer, who be-try of Fuel and Power. Secretary Mr Michael Stewart.

vil, In the latest Marshall pro-

and West Borneo rielt Gordon-Walker, Athens, Oct. 7.--Hcuses were desol more than 1,500

of Commonwealth Parktuatemalary Secretary,

Secretary of State for War--Mr comes Minister

totalled poral to create a new organization Last week's production troyed and casualties were caused in men, women and children without

Emanu: Shinwall, who leaves his Relations, was the Foreign Secrc-3.901.800 tons, as compared with that can bypass the United Nations several regions of Greece yesterday trial in 1944, the Netherlands News Ministry-Mr Alfred Rubens,

Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Cabinet post as Minister of Fuel and tary, Mr Ernest Bevin's,, right hand 3,800.300 tons of the week before. Organisation and attempt to isolate during an earthquake, stated by Agency reported here today.

man after the general election of

production

ngures the nations" who Last week's the "Athens Observatory to have ilis

Vice-Admiral Colonial Office-Mr Kenneth Gilmur Pewer-outside the Cabinet. predecessor.

(Mr Shinwell, aged 83, incurred 1945.

r:presented an Increase of 113,700 custodians of peace in the world been centred 142 miles southwest Mchiaki, received the same sentenee Younger.

Master General-wide unpopularity lust winter Assistant Fest

A year later, he became Serre-

tons over the week ending Septem today. of Athens, the Athens News Agency for war crimes, the Agency added.

Charles Hobson.

alleged responsibility for tary for Air. One of the Labour ber 28, 1948 when the six-day work through reported--licuter.

Government's wealthiest Ministers, Joint Parliamentary Under-Seere- the fuel crisis and also for a fa-

พง was still in operation, tary for Scolland-James Robertson. maus "tinkers cuss" speech in which he won his Parliamentary seat in

to the Labour 1929. offence gave Joint Parliamentary Secretaries at he

EDITORIAL

-Reuter.

Problem Of Town Planning

TN the course of its development

IN

the island of Hongkong

bas

to

co:1-

become a combination of brauty and ugliness; of cunning-

material things trivance to t such as houses, roads and reser. voirs Inio natural surroundings without spolling their attractive- ness, and at the same time a silp. shod attempt to build up a sea. level city and environs without planning. thought of long-term

The blame for this, however, can. not be pin-pointed. In pari it is attributable to the allenallon of the castern valuable sites 031

fringe of Yard and

on

vern

the elty, 1.o., the Naval

and the military lands run- from Queen's Road Central to Kennedy

Road. Thus

ning

the

clatural extension of the city east-

Fucl

cercla

Welcomes Chance To Resign

.

2

The saltable output of deepmined

last

drop of coal week showed, a 6,200 tons less than the previous

werk.

with such distinc-| humble post of

to Secretary The text of the announcement of have conducted

Cabinet Minister to equal rank, these changes included these letters tion. the

between

"I agree with you therefore that though he will not be within the was listed as voluntary-Reuter. the Prime Minister and Lord Addison, who left the Minis- it is a wise course for you to relin Cabinet itself. try of Commonwealth Relations, but quich the Secretaryship of State whu will continue to act as the

in the Hotse of cordingly."

Aber-

mits of Victoria; sufficient

tax the ingenuity of highest class town planning ex- pert. Fortunately Hongkong is To have the benefit of just ruch a person in Sir Patrick cromble, recognised as one of the most distinguished of living ar-

chitects and town planners. Sir Patrick Is due here in November to offer guidance on the future reconstruction of the

Colony.

It

is promised that he will outlin a general plan and indicate what preliminary work is necessary. would be impertinence lo try and anticipate 'Bir Patrick's conclu- sjons, but it is difficult to chvisage he how the city of Victoria con modernised and rationalised wate eut embracing the Naval Yard and the nearby military lands: more- substantial reclamation aver.

Labour

Lords:

tary

leader

He Is regarded as one of the most und will make arrangements ac promising speakers and administra-

lors in the Party.

The

export group.

The

for

.:

are the

chief

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

what lies behind the "This is intention to bring about the break- down of the Foreign Minisicm con-

of German

Difference Between Blowing Off Steam & Letting Off Poison Gas

Abstentcelsm among all milie- terence on Germany, to be held in. workers fell from 10.70 in the week London in November so that the ended September 20 to 10.50 percent plans of Mr Marshall and Mr Bevin

the building up in the week ended September 27-for

be Of the latter percentage, only 4.09 moncpoly for capitalism can

carried out with awful threat, that implies to all nations whose Com- munist Parties were represented at the recent conference la Poland."

American Imperialism, continued Collier Hits Mine

Mr Poliit, had been assisted in this The Prime Minister's determina-! With tonight's change, and includ-

London, Oct. 7-The collier, Dotty policy of aggression by the actions From Lord Addison to Mr Attlee: tion to defy extreme Leftwing presing the recently retired Mr Arthur Hindley, struck a mine on the Tyne of the British Labour Government

Indonesia, Greece,

Palestine, "As you know from our post con- sure in reforming his Government Greenwood, Mr Attice has dismissed versations. I have for some time felt was demonstrated by the wholesale 12 Ministers, in all-slx of them off Scarborough today. One member in

of the crew was mising and be- Burma, India, Malaya and Cayion, in that, in view of the calls that, under Government reshuffle announced to- scolor and six junior.

lieved to be dead) and one of the 15 their efforts to rebuild. British. Im- the present conditions, are made on night, writes Reuter's politicnt cor- Lord Addison. though giving up

survivory WON Injured.-United perialism against American rivalry.

Router. the Commonwealth Relations Secre- ine as lender of the House of Lords, spondent.

Press, remain State, will that I should not it is preferable

taryship of keystone of the reshuffle, Government leader in the sinecure Java heavy departmental respon-

which involved all Ministerial grader('omes of Lord, Prity "Senî, ibilities.

except the Big Five of the Cabinet Despite his 78 years, Lord Addi- know, The Prime Minister himself, the son's mind is keen and the Prime "There are also, as you additional Cabinet responsibilities Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Minister holds him in high respect now that the functions of the Secre- Morrison, the Foreign Steretary, Mr as a member of the Indo-Burma

Commonwealth Ernest

the Chancellor of of State for

Bevin

of the

of State Relations have been extended by Exchequer, Mr Hugh Dalton, and the Minister of Economic Affairs, Sir

Relations goes to the the addition of responsibility for work from the Naval Yard to the has been throttled, depriv

London, Oct. 7.-The second in command of the League relations with India and Pakistan. Taumati Ferry piler would appear

Stafford Cripps was the Ministry of Air Minister, Mr No-Baker, who ing the big reclamation works

of ex-Servicemen today was convicted of using abusive agree with you that Fuck and Power from which fo was Mr. Hcolor MeNell's predecessor to be necessary, The Governor

"I. entirely carried out from Arsenal Street to

the time has come for the portfolio powerful and independent-minded as Minister of State. He is an over- words "likely to have occasioned a breach of the peace," their

has already hinted at the possibl→ Causeway Bay of much of

Shinwell of a Minister Mr Emanuel

has been reses policy expert. dc-

to be in the hands' of a cress-harbour tunnel an value. In Kowloon where

Mr Geoffrey it is one thing to blow off steam and Parlia-moved.

makietrate, who has not such heavy

Mr. Aneurin Bevan, the Health velapiment has been less urgent, a

port development

•part of the

Leftwing Mr Shinwell was the most crit Minister,

leader and Raphael, of Old Street Court, placed another to let off poison gor needed clementary

to

mentary and otlier duties

as foll certain amount of

unity town planning an

The great deal which has been Robert Pipkin on a year's probation cised of all the Ministers en account Cabinet member, where future was town planning has been, put into both sides of the harbour, while

upon myself.

ກ speculation, with the condition that he did not sold by the defendant at a public reconstruction cati be re-

"While therefore I deeply regret of last winter's fuel crisis through-the subject of much effect. Nathan Itead

any physical

the severing of my direct connect'en cut Britain, and because of the al-etays in his post.

attend public meetings in the Fast meeting must be regarded as

speech which is calculated to Kowloon would seem Inevitably as modern and sensible,

of Commonwealth legedly over-optimistic

unta- It is believed that eventually he End of London. to Involve the present elle of the with the work

it was the first major legal action intense, offence and likely to lead to will be entrusted with the nationall- artery

welcome the proposalgonistic speeches. Relations, Kowloon-Canton railway termi-

that in future I should be relieved He becomes War Minister and this saltan of Iron and steel.

against the League and was invoked a breach of the peace." as te marshalling

According to a eastern side,

a. Scotland Yard nus, a well

his renovál from tho Mr Bevan toprenints the powerful under the Publie Order Act of 1030. | residential

of these departmental responsibili: Involves yards, But whatever transpiren

Cabinet, though he is still a Minis Leftwing section of the Lab:ur Party It followed widespread appeals from detective who made shorthand notes Abercrombie's: from Sir Patrick

Attice replied: "Thank you tor of Cabinet rank and atorv and is one of the most. Independent press unions and many private and of Pipkin'specchi visit it has to be appreciated that

Statements from the Mineworkers factors in the Cabinet. for your letter. I realise the very town planning developments here

leader, Mr Arthur Horner, and

ment for action against the anti-they find ammunition heavy strain imposed upon you by

Despite much Opposition criticism public organisations to the Govern- on August 24, Pipkin shouted: "When

hicle menliyi cannot be rushed, but will be long

take the to provide Semitic campaign which resulted in the leadership in the House of Lords other figures in recent days suggest of his alloged failure

in recently and tedious. They will also

and disturbances several

against the wall ocstly and care will have to and the charge of a very important that this Government chango may hoses, he has the confidence of Mr

Jewish East London's predominantly provide the anger of the industrial | Aillec. department. taken that projects are not enter-

Most of the new Junior Ministors End. "I have been most grateful for, the world. ed into for the mere fake of do-

Mr Shinwell, who is over 69, in uro younger than their predecessors Mr Raphael declared, "It some-Sir Oswald Mosley as the leader of Επι

admirable way in which you have Bomething.

must

burden and un-replaced by his Deputy Minister, and the net, affect of the changes is Uimes is bald borne thin double Justify themselves

reduco the

AVO Average derstand your regret at giving up the young. Hugh Galtskéll, who, in

of į servo p useful purpose in enabling come before a Court on Friday on o point of view,

the care of a department whileh you a few years, has ziren from the

(Continued on Page 4)

people to blow off steam. It soems similar charge-United Pross

card the built-areas of Kow.

Food

Joon with a useful main from which, on the *Lem comfortable

barba, ali serviced with

After this has been said remains painfully clear that bulh the island and the mainland need

considerable amount of planning.

na they must freatest sa an entity, parallel port developments also come into the picture. The task is one of mag- Moult nliude, made specially becnie

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