1947-10-22 — Page 4

NEW COMMONWEALTH CITIZENSHIP MOVE

London, Oct. 21.-The British and Dominion Governments have agreed on a new form of citizenship for all citizens of British Commonwealth countrica to establish Д common national status throughout the Empire.

AL was announced in the speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament today

Communists Said that legislation would be intro-

Holding Pilot

Pelping, Oct. 21—A pilot, who flew over the wreckage of the crashed Central Air Trans- port C-10 near Paoling, Klopei Province, sald today that there Is reason to believe that the American pilot, Harley Moore. is alive and "all we can do is to sit by and walt until the Corn- munists release him."

"Harley speaks some Chinese and we are hoping that he will be let out in a week or so, If

sept men we

into 'Communist would probably

territory It

make them

the pilot said.

more suspleksus,"

He added that the condition

of the plane engine found show-

ed that Moore crash-landed after engine trouble.--United Press.

STAR BARES HOLLYWOOD

COMMUNISM

Washington, Oct. 21.-Actor Adolphe Menjou said. today that Hollywood was a hotbed of "un American, anti-capitalistic and anti-free enterprise" nativities.

The movie star told the House Un-! American Activities Committee that he was an expert on Communism.

what Menjou isted

he called Communist front organisations which are alive in Hollywood, include

duced in the House of Commons shortly to establish a common status and to amend the exist ing law governing the national status of married women.

The United Kingdom will confer the new Commonwealth ellizenship on British subjects in the British Istes and non-self-governing colonies,

Similar legislation is expected. to

be Introduced in the other Common- wealth Parlaments.

This step will, in most cases, be purely technical rather than prácti- cal.

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The term "British subject" henceforth apply only to citizens of the United Kingdom and not to these of Canada and South Africa, who ore aufionals of their own countries os

well.

citizen-

The new Commonwealth ship will be substituted for the terin "British subject."

Australian and New Zealanders,

it is understood, M acquire their own national status,

India And Pakistan

It is not known whether this new proposals, worked out at

n

con-

ference Inst February of experts: from all parts of the Commonwealth, will Tert

India and Pakistan, |

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1947.

DAB

AND FLOUNDER

by Walter

CHRISTIANS IN N.W. IRAN

PERSECUTED BY MOSLEMS

Reziach, via Teheran, Oct. 21.-Christians in this northwestern corner of Iran today told of Moslem persecutions which they believe are attempts to drive them from the fertile Lake Reziach arca. Catholic and Protestant

spokesmen, representing 10,000 Armenians and Assurians in the region, said the Iranian Government had been tolerating and even supporting the recent campaign of Moslem abuses and injustices suffered by Christians.

THREAT OF

NEW STRIKE

·

IN FRANCE ·

Puris, Oct. 21.-Hardly had where constitutional problems are 31,000 Paris transport workers still being hammered out.

The decision to introduce legisJn- tion governing the national status of married women, nt present regulated by that of the father or husband,

follows last summer's meeting of the Commonwealth Na

which reviewed inality Committee, whi

women the question of injustice to who lost their British citizenship through mixed marriages.

returned to work today after their week-long paralysing strike than delegates from the nation-wide French Civil Ser- vants' Union, representing 1,- 800.000 Government employees demanding job regrading, threatened a walk-out.

The sub- The tension rose as the Raliway- men's Federation threatened to enl! an "extraordinary meeting of the National Connell unless negotiations

resumed.

The Government

were

The two Dominions continent of India are expected to he interested in these developments only indirectly, Representatives from india attended only one meeting of the Commonwealth Nationality Com-had refused to deal separately with their demand for an 11 percent wage increase, preferring to consider the claim as part of the general wage increase demanded by the Commu- aist-led French Trade Union Con- gress.

the Independen! Citizens' Committee Test February and declared mittee of Arts, Selences and Ir- that they were not interested. fessions, abo the Political Action Committee and the American Vaata for Democracy.

Menjou described, as an example of Communist activities in Hollywood, the Jurisefictional strike of painters, enrientera and set treelors, whien has been going on for more than a

y

Married Europeans

A legal expert aufd tonight that the only Indians affected by the proposed British statue, if it becomes law, are those Indian and Pakistan women who have married European

men.

Under this law, they wondt, per- haps, be asked to retain their original

Jou said: "If the Communists status.

wage

wage

The Premier, M. Paul Ramadier. Government and indirectly whuise

the

workers transport yielded to

pending on

payments general revision of national come out Ju the apes we Any change in status of the people scales, was tonight discussing with would have no trouble watching of the two Dominions, at present postal workers their claim for an them, I agree with J. Edgar Hoover, British subjects, would be matter "urgent" wage increase pending a Who is

very good friend of mine, for their own Parliaments, that they should not be driven indet - ground but should be brought out an the open."---United Press,

avgrading #oner!

Indians in South Africa

not servants.--Reuter, are affected in any way, siner the laws there concerning them re South Africa's own laws, the legal expert Fusterd,-Reuter.

Two Air Crashes North Greece

(Continued from Page 1)

The British Press Association re- ported that two men were believed missing.

rescue

CIRI

Fighting

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pan

Nazi Top Brass

Lose Appeals

Vienna, Oct. 21-The Br{lish' ecsupation authorities annomeed today that former Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, Field Mar- whal von Mackensen and Air Force General

General Malzer, all eon- victed of war crimes in Italy, had been moved into prisons the British zone of Germany following rejection of their ap- peals against their life sentences, The tria had been held at a detenton

at Wolfsberg. camp half-way between Graz and Klagenfurt, in the British zone, pending hearings on their up- peals-Unlied Press.

DIPLOMATIC

RELATIONS

SEVERED

Brazil-Soviet Break

Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 21. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry nn- civilnounced today that Brazil had broken off diplomatic relations i with Russia.

Truman To Confer On Foreign Aid

Philip's 3 Sisters

Not Invited

King

London, Oct. 21. →→ George's desire to give his:

:

Gala Garden Party

in the Grounds of

daughter as normal a wedding Flagstaff

as possible ran into another. family sung today when it was agreed that the three sisters of Lieutenant Philip Mount- batton would not attend the Westminster Abbey ceremony, apparently because they are married to Germans.

Court ciroles described the omis- sion of the sisters from the invlia-

House

(by kind permission_of Major-General G.W.E.J. Erskine, CIL, D.S.O.)

In Aid Of The Hongkong Socioty

for tho Protection of Childrop

Organised by

tion list ns a friendly arrangement The Women's Auxiliary

which, while regrettable, was quite understandable in Royal quarters, where events that would pass with- out notice among the Smithr and

ទ Joneses can be magnified into the sinture of national Incidenta.

The sisters, who ure the great- granddaughters of Queen Victoria are children of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Batten- berg. They are:

Princess Marguerite, 42, married to Prince Godfrey of Hohenlohe-

Governor-General Ali Mansur of Azerbaijan Province denied Len the accusations, and said all in- stances of ill-treatment brought | to the government's attention by the Christian minority were being "firmly dealt with."

Christions pointed out that there had not been one Moslem conviction. on a series of their charges ranging trom rape to robbery,

Rezinch is the centre of Christian activity in

Iran,

is where 53 and Christians. were massacred and several villages burned and looted Inst December the

Hawless fall of interim between the pro-fussian denocratie

Sophin, 33, married to Prince Christopher of Hease.

·Princess Theodorn, 41, narrled to Berthold-Frederick, Margrave of Beden.

Princess At Wedding

Lleut Mountbatten's sistera thus Join the Duchess of Windsor as among those allied by blood or mar- riage to the Royal Family who will not be asked to the ceremony on November 20.

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret attended a wedding today thee marriage of Ursula, daughter of Lady Serena James, to the Hon.

in Azerbaijan and its ment David Bethel, Equrry to he Duke by Iranians.

Christians 10-1,

Moslems

outnumber

of Gloucester. Elizabeth and Miss James have been friends for years, There have been very few cases and it was at Miss James' engage- of physical violence, but the Chris- | ment reception that the heiress to the tians claim the Moslems are black- throne spent the evening her own and extorting money from engagement was announced.-United malling then threatening to

Press. report them by to the police as communists and denverais, Irrigation, water also has been shut off in many cases and an Increasing number of thefts of Christian properly is reported to have

The taken place recently. minorities say all attempts to obtain Justice from the Iranian authorities have been blocked by technicalities and delays.

Falso Testimony

One Christian today told of seeing six of his friends marched off to gaol. charged with having

been caught talking together in a closed room and conspiring to overthrow Many Christians the government.

have been forced to sell or mortgage crops to meet blackmal! payments, while others have already given up in disgust and moved

they are

to southern

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The plane crashed near the wreck Metsovo, in Epirus, military re- President Truman on the emer- the Brazil High Court had declare tween the two groups in this area,

of Qi steamer Charles

which sunk this morning.

night.

to-

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· OUTWARD MAILS

Unless otherwiso stated, registered articles and parcel posid (70se 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall. I mall close before 10 am, registered and par- cels will close at 8 pm. on previous day. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

Cloxing Times By Air Matte, P.I. 3.30 pm, Swntow and Taman 3.30 pm. Canton, Liuchow, Kunming, Amoy, Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Taing- inn and Peiping 3.30 p.m.

Closing Tunes By Rea Trala Canten (Train) 7 n.in,

Macau, Tainshan & Shekki (Bea) Ba.m. Swatow, Hnthow and Salgia (Sea) 20

a.in.

Macno. Teinshan & Shekki (Sea) i p.m. Canton (Train) 2 p.in.

Swalow anet Amoy (Sex) 2 pan. Macao, Taishan & Siekki (Séa) 4. p.m. Canton (Sea) p..

Shangal, U.S.A.. Canada, Central and South America vin San Franciscu (No Parcela for Canada) (Sea) pan. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

Closing Times By Air

Shanghai D.30 a.m.

Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombe,

Sydney and Auckland 3.30 p.m.

Atty and Tainan 3.30 1.0,

Canton, Kwellin, Nanking, Hankow and

Shanghai 3.30 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea & Train Canton (Train) 7 nun.

Macau, Tainshan & Shekki (Sea) un. Bongkok (Sea) 10. Shanghai (Sea) 10 n.. Mall, P., (Sex) 3 p.m.

7

Macao. Teinshan & Shekki (fea) 1"Dm") Canton Train) 1 pm. Maeno, Tainshan, Shekki & Kongmoon

(Hea) p.m.

Canton (Sea) 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Closing Times By Ale Shanghai 9.30 am.

Dangkok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra, Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Marseilles, Augusta and London 3.0 p.m.

Salgon and Paris 130 p.IT!. Singapore, Qulombo, Sourabaya, Sydney

and Auckland 3.30 p.m.

Nanking, Jiankow, Tsingtan and Pelping 3.30 p.m.

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HONGKONG-

WAR MEMORIAL

FUND

A Foreign Onlce spokesman sloted | Iran.

Leaders claim the Moslems that the United States had been gatified in advance of the intention to using the government campaign ta break off relations and had agreed to

clean out Reds from Azerbuljon as represent Brazilian

interest im- means of liquidating Christians, inediately.

by reporting them ELS "suspiciou (The United States State Depart-persong" and giving false testimony, mrat annonced in Washington today unless

paid blackma that the United States had agreed l Eighty Christians have been watch Brazilian interests in messus, as democrats by the Iranian savern- Asked by reporters whether the ment, and a Christian

spokesman The rescued inen were landed atį Athens, Oct. 21.-Greek Air Washington, Oct. 21.-Con- United States had given Brazil any admit many of them are undeniably Southend. They were picked up by Force planes today machine-gressional leaders will be called with Mow, the State Department centage are binocent but have also

advice on the severance of relations

but claim the larger per- quilty from Southend and gunned guerillas driven out by to the White House on Thursday spokesman declared: "Emphatic ly been prosecuted on completely un- Felixstowe, the base from which the plane took off.

Greek troops from the town of] for another conference. with nu. Absolutely not.")

founded charges brought by Mos- On May 13, seven days after lems. Parsons, ports from Yannina said

gency foreign aid programme.

There has long been friction be- the highly-organised Brazilian Com- Eleven Congressmen from both munist Party illegal, the Soviet and several thousand Christians The Brilish Air Ministry said that Hand to hand fighting took place Houses are invited to the session, Ambassador, M. Yakov there were 10 men on board. A in the streets of Metsovo before the which is expected to put into post left Rio de Janeiro for Moscow, for Czarist Russions pulled out of the Souritz, were slaughtered in 1918 when the spokesman sald that an curly report ejection of the guerillas, al to be tive form the Administration's time what he described as a "purely per- wur and the Turks, followed by said that the crew had been taken more than 1,000 strong, who attacked table for interim aid and the sonal trip.

Mosiem civilians, overrun off, but added that it was not clear the town on Saturday right and Marshall plan.

Iran. whether that meant all of the crew forced the garrison to flee to outlying

"OUTRAGEOUS ATTACKS"

Amoy, Shanghai, The Moslems either killed or drove Christians or only a part. The Ministry said parts until reinforcements arrived. The meeting is expected by in- The Party had marle considerable off most of the 40,000 the flying boat was

gains in the Brazilian State elce-

who had been living in Iran under engaged in The report said guerlin losses were formed quarters to concentrate "local flying" at the time of the very heavy.

seeking the approval of the Con- tions and was estimated to have the protection of the Russians, crash.Associated Press.

Meanwhile, the 13 Greek Com-gressional leaders to a further diver-

600,000 registered followers.

Economic Problem munists sentenced to death

A communique issued today by the on sion of Export-Import Bank Lunds

Iranian officials say the Moslems.K.T.

13.15. Studio: Morning Prayers; 13.30, September 14 were shot today in and the use it Corporation that relations were broken off be- Russla, despite the fact that the Groot and His Orchestra and Inn Sourz

the Brazilian Foreign of the resources of

Ministry

stated still regard the Christians as pro- Dalty Programme Summary: 12.32, Da Salonika..

Twenty-two other

disown religion (Soprano);, 1. Nowa, Weather Report and Communists, Commodity

"outrageous and France,

Italy and

attacks Russians publicly

Announcements; 1.10, Orchestral Inter- including two women who were sen- Austria with the necessary supplies against the Brazilian President and and the Christians have repeatedly fude: 1.15. Mitt Herth Tris: 1.30 Military armed forces" by the Soviet press. tenced to death on charges of co- of food, cnal

expressed disapproval of the Com-Band Concert and Peter Dawson Darl esssential raw

It added that Russia subsequently munist regime.

tone): 2 Close down. operating with guerillas, were also musterials over the next two and atalled to reply to a formal note of

and Catholics Protestants

Studio: Children's Half-Hour; 6.30, agree Flim Favourites: 7, Studio: Saxophone In all, 53 Communists were sen-

proten sent by Brazil "on the pre- the problem also is

Recital by Emillo Salonga, with Hermie text that It tenced to death on September H.

of the present

than a religious one, as Milanes 436 accompanist; 7.10, the Christians have been able to Transcription Service: "Heather Mixture": They were charged with working domestic economle situation, which ly terms was written in unfriend-economic

7.55. Itumance in F Sharp Major Chopin) Politient observers predicted that nitain with "rebel groups" and preparing a the President's aitvisers inve in-

a higher standard of living Artur Rubinstein, Piano: 8. London series of "errorist acis" to seize formed him is increasing in gravity would go underground as a result Moslems, who resent their own in- Studio: Appeal for Society for Protection the Brazilian Communist Party and are better farmers than the Relay: World and Home Nows; B.1, power in Salonica-Reuter..

and will inevitably result in a fur-

of the High Court's decision, after abilities to equal them and complain The leaders Digest: 8.20, Studio:

| of Children by Mr Dennis MeEvoy of ther serious inflation If steps are not taken to counter it, will be which troops with bayanels were on ibat the Christians attain their bring you Music" Classical Request Pro-

All firms requiring advertising: guard in Brazil's chief cities. wealth at the expense of the Mos-grune presented by Marion Glover: 0.20,

ton exceeding On October 5,

singlo Light Orchestras 0.30, B.,C, Transcrip- spaco Brazilian tems.

tion Service; "The Three Muske:cers" The inceting will also see the Foreign Minister, Senior Fernandes The several hundred Jews living by Alexander Duna.

column inches (other than that sounding out by the President and denied rumours that Brazil would in

Episode The under contract) are requested to the Rezlach area have never Ride to Calala": 10, London Row feading Cabinet members of the Con-break off diplomatic relations with been molested and live

peacefully iny Newa; 10.10, Weather gressional leaders' sentiments follow-Russia as the first step in an "all with both elements-United Press.

Report: give at least 48 hours notice. 10.11, Studio: Verse: "Forever new A lover's anthology corpplied by David No advertisements (with the- large-scale investigations out reaction" of the Western Hemis-

Perkis. Produced nad introduced by Denis carried out by Senators and Repre-phere against the formation of the

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half months.

examination An

made.

two by the Minister for Economic ing the Affairs, Sir Stafford Cripps, and the

Exchequer, Chancellor of the Hugh Dallon.

Referring to the Marshall plan, : Mr Attlee said that if would be fatal to have, wishful thinking and 10 Imagine that Britain could depend on some other help than her own.

"We have got to go all out on our own efforts. We have got to our own house in order," declared.

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Food Conservation

The meeting will also make an examination of the Congressional time table which begins with the

Foreign Affairs Committee hearings on November 10 and the advisabili

ty of a special session, in the light

of the emergency fund prospects.

cause of the

the

more

an

1.D.C.

In-

Eisenhower Speaks On Training

SHORTAGES HIT SHIPYARDS

Washington, Oct. 21. The US. Chief of Staff,

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London, Oct. 21-Lloyd's Registry military training is an Important 10.00-Science And Daily Life: 10.15 pm on the day preceding the of Shipping disclosed today that clause in American democracy's in Voices of Strings The Dorelli String date of publication.

Ensemble, conductor, Jolin Blore; 16,45 "We determined," concluded A review of the food 'conservation shortages of materials, were delay-surance policy against the extinction Interlude: 10.50-Unvelling Di the Prime Minister, "to carry our programme, aimed at saving 100,000,- ing the construction of merchant of war."

George V Memorial By ILM. The King The Army Chief of Staff's state-1 in the grounds of Westminster Abbey. country through This extremely 000 bushels of grain for export to vessels in British and North Ireland

Mcult time. Whatever our dif-

in the ship yards, and many launchings ment is regarded is a kick-off in the Commentator: Richard Dimbleby: 11:30, Europe, will be included

The News: 11.40-toma News Trom Andy drive to sail the people on Britain; 11.45Joseph Beat (theatro ferences, I am sure the country will agenda. The food conservation pro-

The Registry Ro all out to restore prosperity to gramme is at present on a voluntary

report said short-universal

military training. The organ) 12.00-From To-day's Papers: oges constituted

hopes to why Administration

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the 12.10-Interlude: 12.15.Carole Singing: Europe." Britain and

Britain had more vessels under con measure through in the next session

Launder-Sidney Gililat film Commenting on the fact that there

struction at the end of September of Congress-United Press.

Episode 5: The Inspector Han An Idea* and was no mention of the ironi

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13.00--The News; 33.16-Programme - An- atccl industry in the King's speceli,

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the

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The Congressional leaders will be informed of

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