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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1947.

Weather Ship Saves All From Plane

New York, Oct. 15. The last the of the 09 people aboard jlying bout, Bermuda Sky Queen, which was forced down by gale-force winds in mid- Atlantic, were today takon" off and transferred to the interna- tional weather ship, Bibb, to which she had taxied.

The last 18 were taken aboard the Bibb, a United States Coast Guard cutter of 2,210 tona, la morning. The Bibb had stood by during the 25. hotra ordeal which 63 passengers, including 11 chlidren and seven

of the

hadl erow,

1,100

in this adventure, miles west of Shannon, Elre, and 800 miles northeast of Gander, foundland.

New

LITTLE ASSEMBLY

PLAN SUPPORTED

Lake Success, Oct. 15.-The United States plan for a year-round General Assembly Committee was supported by five countries with certain reservations in the United Nations Political Committee hero today.

Yugoslavia and Czecho- slovakia, however, strongly

WEDDING OF opposed the plan on the ground

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that it was

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an attempt bypass the Security Council and was against the Charter,

Turkey, Uruguay and Salvador supported the plan to principle.

China, giving general support, added that it should be made clear

Approval Address that the Interim Committer would

From Church

not be substitute for the General Assembly and would not have the right 10 make

recommendations directly to States. London, Oct. 15.-Upper and

Belgium, also supporting in prin- Lower Houses of the Convoca- eple, reserved the right

to submit tion of Canterbury laboured to-amendments: The flying boat, reported to be «

Uruguay's delegate, Dr Pedro Mani on the drafting of an "menace to navigation",

tlay will bo

y Rios, said that nobody could deny Address to the King, which is that the General Assembly had the destroyed.

In effect to be an approval of right to study questions which might the betrothal

Princesa threaten peace and security. of Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.

The survivors aboard the Bibb were Bald to

but bo "quite well neas!ck" They

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expected reach Argentin, Newfoundland, Friday morning.

Bake,

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The children, among the first ta be saved, were highly praised by the rescuers for showing a "brave front".

A man with a cut bend was the only casualty reported. Turbulent Seas After sending out an SOS

the Bermuda Sky

facint running out of "ef and tremendous headwind, came down

turbulent sea at 10.30 yesterday and taxied two miles to

weather the

ship, whose crew im- mediately made rescue preparations, including pouring oil on the sea,

Their efforts were last night, when they took off the Arst 10 people, including five chil-

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"Hey, I've just got through sweeping there!"

Persian Tribesmen Wreck Dam In Afghanistan

Teheran, Oct. 15.-Persian tribesmen have crossed into Afghan territory and destroyed the "Mankongi Dam," which they believed diverted the waters of the Hirmand River from Persin, the morning newspaper, Mihan, reports today.

**tan.

desert.

Dr Wellington Koo of China supported this view, though he said The Lower House of the Convoca- that it should be made clear that tion, a centuries old 'consultative

such an Interim Committee would body with some of the functions of not substitute for the General As-

parlament

the conduct ofsembly and In

would not have the Church affairs, gave general appro- | right to make recommendations val to n 50-word document drawn directly to States.

But it up by the Upper House.

in uis opposition, to the plan,

The Hirmand, which rises in plain to the United Nations Security Queen.chanted a few words and the nd-Yugoslav's M. Vladimir Popovic

drers must now be passed finally

his previous | repeated

accusations Afghanistan, flows into the Per-Comell because the diversion of the that the proposal by the full synod.

was an attemptsian southeastern province of Irmand bad cut off the entire sup- The Royal Navy, in which Lirat. to bypass the Security Council.

Sistan and re-enters Afghanis-ply of Sista, turning the area into a "What the United States proposes Mountbatten in an active officer.

Khon, Kahimollah

the Mghana Indication

ila would tranform the United Nations of another

replied at the special interest in the wedding on Into something like the League of Owing to the drying up of the Minister to Persia, November 20, The Admiralty an- Nations, which was a tool in the

Persian part of the Hirmand, 6,000 time that the drying up was due to that until rounced

eight Chief Peity hands of certain powerful sites Sistanis are reported to be emigrata general drought "for which not the Afghan Government, but Eleut. he said. who served with

ing to Afghanistan. Officers

Mohamed Mountbatten at Royal Navy Petty

Hazein Adi, Persian Heaven, is responsible."~~Reuter, Officers' School at Kingsmour wii

Minister of Agriculture, stated four dren, and then a further 4, leavine stationed at the West Door of

weeks ago that Persia might com- 18 still on the flying boal when

Westminster

as the wedding darkness postponed resete

Abbey procession passes. tions.

Wedding prenents continue to arrive, and the formal acceptance of thrilled 13-year-old donor, Joycelone Ashton of "Crayford. She designed a brooch and an earring set which were made up in plastics in her father's plaatle goods stup. Unknown to her father, Joycelene sent the ornaments to the Princess who, said a letter from Buckingham Palace, was grustly pleased.

fotled

opera-

ship

At one time, in the half-light last night, mountainous seas swamped a motor-driven lifebont and a raft full of people. The weather drifted down on them and, in the words of the captain, Paul Cronk, "we shed them out of the water" -Reuter.

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"It is a pink and blue floral design on a shell-shaped background," said Joycelene-Associated Press.

Reasonable Dignity

The Czechoslovak delegate, M. Slavik, said, "This artificial creature called the Little Assembly would upset the equilibrium between the functions of the General Assembly and the Security Counell, and there- for would be contrary to the Char-

He asked where would the many delegations get the required dollars

maintalu to

delegations in New York the year round?

The Comin!ttee then adjourned until tomorrow-Reuter.

Destroying Co-operation

George

Castle, Labour M. for Blackburn, tween Rumia epitomised the basle reaction of Powers.

INTERIM AID

TO FRANCE SUFFICIENT

Army Activity

Teheran, Oct. 15-The Chief of Staff of the Persian Army, General Razmara, calling for greater army expenditure here today, told the Persian Cultural Club that a foreign attack on Persia could be made "only over the bodies of the country's 15,000,000 people."

Considerable activity has taken place in Persian military circles in the past week.

The commanders of provincial for conferences. They attended garrisons were ordered to Teheron start college re-opening, and with

watched Persian air force in-

British aircraft.

Aides with Persian pilots flying The Persian army also held an exercise north of Teheran as the of their summer training-

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Lake Success, Oct. 15.-Yugo- stavka today charged that Secretary Bidault, French Foreign Minis- Paris, Oct. 15-M. Georges of State

Marshall's pro-ter, who returned to Paris from ramme to overhaul United Nations | Washington last Friday, today the Shan, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, peace-kreping machinery syns do- Londen, Del. 15.-Mas Barbara signed to destroy co-operation benssured the French Cabinet that

and the Western the provisional interim Betons towards their Royal family The Yugoslav delegate declared grants to France by the United in an address to her constituents. that United States

delegate, John States would be sufficient Speaking of the allowance to be Fuster Dalles, the Australien in keep French industry going t grast.d Princess Elizabeth

beth by the Minister, Dr Herbert Evatt. and until Marshall Plan-aid began. Government after her marriage to others did not like to see Co- M. Bidault SW both President Lieut Pilip Mountbatten, Mra operation between the Fast and Truman and Gen. George Marshall, Castle, Who is Parliamentary Scere.

U.S. Secretary of State, during his TO-DAY'S BROADCAST tary to Sir Stafford Cripps, sald: seeking to destroy it.

visit to Washington

On 10 emphasize "If you are going to have a con- Addressing Dulles directly, Yuge-France's need for dollar aid. Today, stitutional monarchy, you cannot ex-slav delegate Pupovic shouted: "You he acquainted his Cabinet colleagues pet her in start in a prefab house,"

are attempting to impel us, the small with these discussions. "Why not?" hecklers interrupted. countries. to accept a programnie "if olfered five seats on the

which would constitute route of the Royal procession to the waiver on the principles w.dding, how many would refuse?

Francisco.

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Zmy Hongkung brandensting on A frequency of 45 kiloveles from 12.30 16 2.00 11.05. and 0.30 to 11.00 pm, and also in 0.5% megacycles in the 3 metre band from 12.30 to 1.15, 7.30 to 8.30 and 1.15 to 11.00 p.m.

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the

II.K.T. San Ministers were optimistic concers-

Ing the future application of the gription Services ITMA with Tommy Marshall Plan, and that the interim aid grants from the United States would maintain French industry un-

the plan came into force It was reverted in Ponks and a similar sum from the yesterday that France was to set $90,000,000 from the Export-Import

charter meeting there in 1945,

Popovic poke before the Political Committee of the General Assembly, which earlier had heard China and Uruguay support the United States plan for RUMANIA TO ating of the 57-member nations as a continguus year-round

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Bucharest.

Now that the

a so-called "little assembly."—Asso clated Press.

David Fleming

Released

Dublin, Oct.

Interlude: $30, Washington

distribution of gold seized by the Nuzis, and about $30,000,000 from the gold lonter by the Japanese, Another $50,000,000 was hoped for com- In United States military pensation, now being discussed in Paris.Reuter.

Sharp Minny (Chopin) Natan Presented by Alleen Woods, B. Fantasin on Metodles of Johann Strauss. Marek

Weber & Drehg 125, Nocturne in C Müstein.

violin: 9.30, n.B.C. Transcription Ser- vice: "The Human Mind"; 10, London 10.10. Weather Report: telay: News: 10.11, "Dreamland Special": 10:30, Musle

for Dancing: 11, Close down.

BBC PROGRAMME

Transinission of the DBC General

Programmier, which can heard in Hongkong this evening:

GMT 10.00-Cultural Talk "Plenkure from Books": Boswell looks at the great Doctor Somuel Johnson; 10,13-Murie of

RUSSIA BANS U.S. Overseas

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Oct. 15.-King Michael of Rumania declared at the opening of Parliament here

16, David today that collaboration with Fleming. 27, leader of the IRA, the Soviet Union in all fields was today released from Belfast Washington, Oct. 15.-The Soviet Scotland: 10,45-Military Band (grama-

for the would continue to be the basis Prison

second time authorities have banned the distribu-ne records): 11.00-The News; 11.10.- Home News From Britain; 11.13.-Pau! tion of 5,000 copies of the State Fenoulhet and his Skyrockets Dance Or- of Rumania's foreign policy. after a hunger strike,

12.10 Interlude: 12.15-Cavan O'Connor His release was ordered by Mr Department's magazine "America," It shestra: 12.00--From To-day's Papers: peace treaty with

was learned today. the Allies had been ratißed, Rumenla Edmond Warnock, Northern Ireland

The ban affects copies distributed with Chorus and BBC Revue Orchestra, 12.30.- would take an active part in close Home Affairs Minister, following a

free to Soviet offieinis by the Ameri-nducted by Frank Cantell:

Accordeon Club; 13.00.—The News: 13.10.- and sincere collaboration with the report by two specialists on Fleming's

can Embassy in Moscow.

Programme Announcements; 13.13-Jazz nations which respected Indepen-mental condition.

Diplomatic sources cald the Soviets Club: 13.45-A Talk: 14.00.Radlo News- reel: 14.15-BC Nurtherm Orchestra dence, sovereignty and the freedom water since his re-arrest on Septem- Fleming; had refused bread and

Lave no reason for the action. people,

The ruling so far does not affect Conductor: Charles Grove: 11.19-Pro- 19,20,---Inter- Announcementa: Framme

Orchestra; With friendly countries Rumaila er 20. He was removed from prison the import of 50,000 coples sold to lude: 19.30.-BBC Welsh

In an ambulance and taken to hos-Russians by a Soviet distributing 10.00-The News: 10.10-News Analyals: Affairs The Economio pital.

Scene: 10.30-17.00-Michael Miles in Radio 19.15-1ritsh

Forfelts.

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of

would conclude treaties of friendship and mutual assistance.

Press.

Judicial reforms, including the in-vumber Inst year

He was released from prison in No-company for 80 cents each-United troduction of elected judges, tax hunger strikke. United Press, reforms steps to increase

ahd Improvements In the equipment

production

of the army were mentioned in parts

of his speech concerned with internal

policy.

King Michael, who was in uni-

form, was received with applause.

The British, United States, Russian

sent-Reuter.

after

78-day

Service Drivers

Less Careless

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OUTWARD MAILS Christmas Cards and Small Facket Post for United Kingdom will close at General Fost Office at 3 p.m. and Kow loon Central Post Office at 230 pm, on Dr. Barnes, who In his book Saturday, October 18. This Mall is ex- pected to arrive at the United Kingdom Christmas Cards is open Words Drents. About mid December. Postage rate for not more than five written words gistercal

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Unless otherwise

London, Oct. 15. An analysis of published last March questioned the and French Ambassadors were pre-road accidents involving Army vehl-validity of the virgin birth, Christ's cles shows that 40 per cent occurred physical resurrection, his miracles on straight roada away from all

and usefulness of Intent baptism, Junctions and that in collisions only told the House of Bishops: "The box articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes

ent of Service drivers were 30 per cent White House Stops

careless as against 40

per cent civilian drivers. State Dinners

was The differance

even more Washington, Oct. 16-President pronounced at night and might, be to Service drivers having night driving

Mnd Mr Truman have cancelled due Walaine, while most civilians |

state dinners at the White House is learn by experience, mys a report beason "because of the urgent neces sily for the conservation of food in of the Department of Scientific and

Industrial Research.

arder that our country may help relieve hunger abroad," Mrs James Helm, White House Social Secretary, announced today.--Reuter.

Evatt Urges Early Peace Conferenco Lake Success, New York, Oct. 15. Dr. Herbert Evalt, the Austra Jian Minister for External Affairs, sakd in an interview today that he had urged that a peace conference with Japan be held

as soon 13

possible when he discussed it with President Trumen and Mr George Marshall. the Secretary of State recently.Reuter,

lief of miracles has gone from the scientifle world

The Church and too many of its theologians have refused to accept There has been the now outlook. silence and delay which are, proving disastrous."

The Archbishop of Canterbury made no reply to the Bishop's statement. His earlier attack on the A third of all accidents occurred books, which he made clear he con- when one vehicle was overtaking or sidered it his duty to make while passing stationary vehicle, and ala-of the same time he had tionary vehicles were noted as a tac- respect for Dr Barnes sincerity was for in 20 per cent of the most serious made to the Convocation, which to-i over-taklog accidents.

gether with that of York, is the con- stitutional advisory body to the King on ecclesiastical matters-Reuter,

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers

Army molor-cycles were involved in surprisingly few accidents, com- pared with trucks and lorries, but much their injury rate was very higher the report added.Router.

Stalin On Vacation

a great

1. It generally means perfect fly- Ing weather, 2. They are found ni over the world. 3. In the Atlantic

London, Oct. 15.-Prime Minister | Dezan west of Portugal. 4. The Ten Stalin was reported today by the Commandments. 8. Because it was Moscow Radio to bo vacationing in men of foreign nationalities. the Black Без arca.--Associated Because it consists principally

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Isiphong, Pakhol, Hothow & Teamkong

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Macao, Tainahan, Shekki & Hongmoon

. (Bea) 4 pm, * = Canton (Sex) § p.m.

Bangkok. Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, Sydney and Auckland (Air) 3.30 p.m. Amoy and Tainon (Air) 3.30 p.m., Cantun, Kwollin, Hankow, Nanking &

Shanghai (Air), 3.30 pan.

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Canton (Train) 7 a.m. Macap, Zainahan & Shakk! (Bea) © aan, Camión (Bea) 8.30 aİT).

Bangkok (Bea) 10 a.m.

Swalow and Amoy (Bea) 10 am. Manña, P.I. (Bra) 10 a.m. Macro, Teitishan de Shekki (Sta) i piz Canion (Train) 3 p.m. Shanghal (810) 3 p.m.

Bangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. * Bara, Calro (Netrobl, Johannesburg & Marsellicu via Catrót Augusta and London (Air) 3.30 pan.

Saigon and Paris (Alt) 230 pm. Singapore, Colombo, Hourabaya, Bydney

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Talagtso, Peiping and chungklni (Air) 350 p.m.

Canton and Holhow (Ale). 330 pan. Maco, Tainshan, Dhekkt & Kongmoon

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Cantors (des) 6 pag.

French Seek

To Stop Arms To Viet Nam

Ilanol, Oct. 15-Military ro- ports said today that French troops had captured the town of Caobang, 187 miles north of Hanoi, In a drive to close the frontier to arms amuggling and end Hudson between Viet Min and Chinese Communists.

Viet Min in the ruling political party of the Viet Nam Republic, which seeks independence from French colonjal rule. These reports Bald the drive cut off the retreat of Viet Min forces towards Kwangal Province, in Chino.-Associated Press.

Serious Fighting

Itanol, Oct. 15.-Serious fighting is going on between French troops. and Viet Min Indo-Chinese nation- ailsta near Laichat, in Tonking, near the Yunnan frontier, and 310 miles northwest of Hanoi, according to n French communique Issued here to- day,

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Не University.

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The other nominees were Walter Elliot (Conservative M.P. for Scot- tish Universltes): Dr G. H. May (sponsored by Scottish Nationalists) and Thornas Johnston (sponsored by the Labour Party)-Reuter.

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