1947-11-21 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1947.

Armed Peasants Wants China To Devise

Fight Police

Rome, Nov. 20-Striking peasants armed with rifles, machine-guns and spades today clashed with the police in a fresh outbreak of violence at Gravina, in "Bloody Puglia" Province.

Reporta reaching here said the police were forced to barricade themselves in their headquarters after the peasants attacked.

A showdown in country-wide violence cam- paign led by Communists appears to be near.

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the

The Government tonight stated that it was ready to force and Palmiro Togliatti, Italian Com- munist lender, repiled in a signed editorial in the Com. munist organ, Unita: "I am nol surprised that partisans, with anxiety, seek their arms."-United Press.

PALESTINE PARTITION QUESTIONS

(Continued From Page 1)

the

for

limit is envisaged how in the lablil- ty of an Arab State to be secured?" Khan also asked whether the partition sub-committee ad con- sidered the legal problems Involved and whether they considered the scope of the rafurco whole problem.

LEBANON'S QUERIES

M. Camille. Chamoun of Lebanon, raised these questions:

1. The proposed commission Palestine will have the supremo ad- ministrative and legislative powers. "But legislative power in any coun- try can only be based on a democra tically elected body This proposal the would give

commission the powers which don't even belong to Assembly. The As- the General sembly can make recommendations but cannot exercio legislative und Then, how administrative power.

Assembly delegate to one the of its subsidiary organs

can

enclaves.

to

Own

Recovery Plan

Before Grant. Of Aid

Washington, Nov. 20.-The Brookings Institute today suggested that the principles of the Marshall plan for Europe be applied to any future assistance to China,

I would require the Chinese to present the United States with their own recovery plan as a basis for aid, and thus put responsibility on China to come to grips with its own political and economie problems,

The Instituto reported that this would also "diminish the possibility of conditions being imposed that would be unsuited to China or beyond China's capacity to fulfil."

The Institute's annual study, and' experience" before she can of major problems of United have a government based upon States foreign policy recom- western standards.

The survey questioned "whether mended that the first objective of aid to China should be the the United States is in a position to establishment of a "united, Pesa judgment upon the merits or conditions for participation in a stable and reasonably efficient coalition government that the Na-

offered It added that tional Government

to the government."

the counter pro- China must bridge the "enor- Communists, or of

poents made by the Communists or mous gap in political traditions of the reasons for the National Gov- ernment's rejection of those counter proposals."

Gay Royal Wedding Scenes

(Conilaued From Page 1) Westminster Abbey, , brought

kitchen table ladders and

gates of the estate-tho

to the home

af

through

It

Chiang

remarked that Generalissimo Kat-shek owes his position to an ability to trold a balance of military per amond powerful fac- tions, and

EDITORD FARIS STAVICE,

"he therefore cannot World Sport Round-Up:

afford to risk upsetting the situation

by an action likely to alienate the

BAKS ESTERIN

support of powerfully placed indi- MALMOE TRAMPLE OVER

vidunts or groups.

not

"The risk involved would merely be the replacing of que auto- cratic group by another, but the dis- integration of the central authority altogether," the survey suid,

bo

PARIS RACING CLUB

Paris, Nov. 20.-The Malmoe Football Club overwhelm-

ed the Racing Club.of Paris in a soccer international match this afternoon by winning seven Swedes led four-nil at half-time.

goals to

zero.

The

Cease Fire Violation Charge By Indonesians

Batavia, Nov. 20.-A fow hours after the Security Council's good offices committee on Indonesia had an- nouced tonight that "substantial progress" had been. mado with the cease fire, the Republican Vice-Pro- mier, Dr Setiadjit, accused the Dutch of having "fla- grantly violated" the Security Council's order and oc- cupied the eastern portion of Madura Island,

Earlier, a Dutch communique had announced that "in east Madura, rendering of assistance to the population has started."'

A spokesman of the Netherlands Indies Government said tonight thut the communique did not mean that Dutch troops had completed the mill- tary occupation of Madura, but added that for some time now n few Dutcli troops had bean patrolling the whole Inland.

The communique sald that the rendering of assistance to the East Madura

WILS population

possible troops proved because "Republican to be absent."

Ont

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21

Closing Times By Air Bangkok. Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrein, Cairo Nairobi, JohannesburĄ & Marseilles vis Cairo) Augusta and London 3.30 p.m.

hal,

algon & Parts Swatow Anoy, Shang-

Nanking. Bankow,

Tsingtao Palpina Canton & Chungking 3.30 pm.

Hothow Kwellin 3.30 pm.

Closing Tians By Sea & Train Conton (Train) 7 a.m.

Macao, Taishan & Shokki (Sva) 8 a.m. Shanghai (Bea) 10 6.303.

Swatow & Saigon (Bea) 1 p.m.

Macon, Taining & Slickki (Bea) i p.. Canton (Train) 2 p.m.

Manila P. I. (Hea) 3 p.11.

Japan (Ord. letters & cards only) (Ben) 3 p.m.

U.S.A.. Canada, Central & South Amerien via San Francisco (No Parcots

It went on to announce that the distribution of clothes began November 11, several miles east of the Dutch demarcation line of the islands, and al towns farther east on November 13.

Tho Republican Vice-Premier denied that Republican troops were for Canada) (Sea) 3 pin. 21011-existent

Republican-held East Madura.. He said that the (en) 3p.in. WOR Dutch communique

incon-sea) 4p.m. aistent with the spirit of the cease- fire negotiations that were taking place, and said that the Dutch setlon was not discussed at the joint meet- ings of the delegallons of the two governments.

fri

Will Make Report

Australia and New Zealand via Sydney

Sackk! Macao, Tinshan Canton (ra) A pin.

Kongmoon

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Closing Times By Ale

Shangital_0.30 nm. Manila

U.S.A.

P. 1. Innolulu, Canada 11 am. Talaan Amoy Swnlow 3.30

m.

Shanghal, Nanking, lankow, Tsingtao & Pelping 3.30 p.m.

Closing Timea By Aca & Train Canton (Train) 7 a.m. Macao, Tainshan & Shekki (8e) 0 pm. Formosa via Takao (Sea) 10 a.m. Teamkong (Kwongchowwan)

He intended reporting the matter to the Security Council's committee of good offices. The latter com- mittee, in a communique issued to- night, said that "a meeting of views Noon..

Stralis (Sex) 1 pm. has been reached" on points of the

iMacao, Telan initial programme to implement them.

Council's November I re- Canton (Train), 2 p.m. Security

solution on Indonesia.

These were:

cheering masses in a black ratoon or adding:teriorating, as its com- to beat the English League Championships were continued here provoking or

in which they had made the trip from Winchester after their 80-mile train journey from Lendon. They dis- appeared into the gloom of the long drive leading to the

house. Spectators who lined

Steady Deterioration Chinng had to fall back upon con-

tho Government Earl Mountbatten-to get a good mervative agrarian landowners for

support becaUDO View of the Royal Couple,

"must rely upon land taxes as its

The Paris club showed little (Manchester) 21-11, 21-14, 21-10 in said the financial mainstay,"

Burvey, The newlyweds drovo

appears to of the form which enabled them the fourth round of the men's singles, The situation

when the English Open Table Tennis ponent part is intimately bound up leaders, Arsenal, last week, and today. with the future of China."

saw no The survey

"single key" China 10 a solution.

can be made gradual pro- healthy only through CCES

of applying th internal and external remedies "directed toward alleviating the condition of the many, afflicted parts" having due regard

to immediate permanent cure.

But the

survey warned of the of the Man- "global implications" churlan situation, where an area of vast agricultural and mineral wealth might fall under Soviet control.-- United Press,

na

the route from Romsey to the nearby country

admiration estato asped in Princess Elizabeth in her pale blue going away outfit bent to acknow- Tedge

their cheers. Beside her Prince Philip looked

an arduis

bul day tired after

waved and smiled cheerfully

to

wellwishers,

д

the old maat.. with

In the great Georgian mansion at Broadlands the inst touches had been given to the Royal Sulte. Flowers which it itself does not pose

2. Many delegations earlier eri-had been arranged in the lofty white- ucised the creation by UNSCOP of walled rooms and the servants had a final tour of inspection dangerous "corridors" in the part- tion plan. The sub-commitice had through the long passages now gone even further and created Paintings by

The house was taken over before the war as an annex to the Royal 3. The report appeared to put the Hampshire Hospital and part of it responsibility for the maintenance is still used for that purpose. Only of order

♫ transitional during the

small section was retained by the and Countess Mountbatten. period on a mandatory power. But Earl

This is the wing the Royal Couple This was in "Nastrant contradiction"

Government's re- will use. with the British

The newlyweds will spend the cent statement.

How did the sub-committee second part of their honeymoon of "Duppen if in Birkhall House on the Royal Estate explain what would the functioning of the commission, ai Deeskle, Scotland, where Princess confusion arose between the

as a child.

both

relief

Call For Quick Aid

and to

New York, Nov. 20-The Scripps Howard editorial today pointed out that Secretary of State Marshall

unsettled leaving behind him an China question when he departs for the Foreign Ministers' conference in London.

un

The editorial added: "The Chinese civil war will not wait for such im- portant negotiations ne those Germany and Austria. Though a long-range ald programme for China similar to those for Grecce and Turkey cannot be pulled out of

Assembly and the Security Elizabeth spent her autumn holidays the hat quickly, certain emergency

Fadhil Jamali of

of

al of frog, asked: "Did

hard

on a

measures

once.

21-15, 21-14,

1. To refrain from broadcasts and other forms of propaganda aimed at

disturbing troops

civilians.

and

2. To cease immediately publica- Ion of operational communiques without prior mutual agreement.

(Bea>

& Shekki (8e) 1

Bangkok (Bea) p.m. Amoy & Foochow (Hen) 3 p.m.

Japan (Ord. letters & cards only) (sea) 3 p.m.

Rangoon & Calcutta (Bea) 3 p.m.

Tainshan Shekki Kongmoon (ra) 4 p.m.

Macao,

Canton (Bea) 5 p.m.

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST

3. To give opportunity for observa- | 1.KT.

In the men's doubles, results were: their forwards saw little of the

R. Bergmann (London) and T. F. beat A. Agopoff ball.

Gustaf Nilsson opened the scoring Isberg (Sweden) In the 15th minute, and the visitors and M. Bordrez (France) 21-19, 21-

6. Studia: Children's Half Hour: 0.30, tion by advisers. ahead six minutes 11, 31-10; L. Kocz and F. Sido (Hun- went further later through Kell Rosen. Mnimee gary) beat, M. Huguenawer and G.

4. To initiate broadcasts and other Studio: "Jazz Journal Presented by Philip Burn; 7, Gludio: "You Asked For (France)

measures to continued

inform troops to attack, and Borge Amouretti

and Variety noquest Programme present in two 21-12-Reuter.

civilians of the delicate altuutioned by Monica Jacks; U, Londen Relay: Tapper scored two goals in

8.15, Studio: World and Homo News: Reuter. minutes just before the interval.

Religious Talk by the Rev. J. Kelly, I. Falke Nilsson repinced Tapper at

N. 8 Studio: Vocal Recital by Ruby Pheraz Pavr! (Soprano) with Piano ade Inside right and scored the Sivedes in the 1st minute. Stel- fifth goal

Riganti; 8.45, B.B.C. Transcription Bervico; "This is London" No 4 "The West-End". Jan Nüsson, Sweden's outside left

9.15, Albert Sandler, is Trio and Or against England yesterday, added

chestra: 9.35, Wagner: Tannhauser" the sixth goal a quarter of an hour

Venusbury Duald The Overture and later, and soon after Falke Nilsson

Bayreuth Festival Orchestra: 10, London Relay: gol another to complete the scoring. Nearly 10,000 people watched the

of

| match.

Erik Persson, President the Malmoe Club, sald after the game: "The French played a more open game, and their defence was not so good as ours.. On today's play, at feast four teams

have beaten them Sweden could

Persson was particularly pleased with the form of Rosen, at right half, and Jonsson, as outside right. Both should have played for Sweden

against England yesterday, he said. Malmoe's next game is on Satur- day, against Cornes-Reuter.

Boxer Claims Title

Rugby Results London, Nov. 20-In Rugby gome played today, the League New Zealand tourists beat Halifax, by 21 points 5.

In the gby Union County Championship, North Midlands beat Leicestershire by 10 points to nil,

while Warwickshire beat East Mid- lands by 27 points to 5. Oxford Uni- versity lost to Major Stanley's XV by 15 points to 6, in a friendly game. Reuter,

Army-Navy Game

Dr. Haw Po-Yuan companiment by the Very Rev. Father

Won't Talk

all, wagner: "Tannhauser Act 1. withi News: 10.10, Weather Report. tho the Principal Artists, Chorus of Pilgrims and Minstrels with the Bayreuth Festival. Orchestra conducted by Karl Elmendorf) 11, Close Down.

"If I tell the truth about the

Nanking, Nov. 20. The disclosure of the quantity of paper currency circulation in China would be an indiscretion, Dr Haw Po-yuan, Vice-Minister of Fin

Finance, told a press conferenco today. amount of money printed in China, I would bo committing the

Samo mistakes as Mr Hugh Dalton, the British, Minister of Finance," he said, referring to the recent resignation Truman will attend the Army-Navy of Sir Dalton, the Chancellor of the

of budget contcats, November 20 and break precedent Admitting that he was unable to football game at Philadelphia Vachequer, after a preliminary dis- by sitting only on the Army side. give figures on China's foreign or in- However, next year he will sit on lemal debts, he added that the re- the Navy side.

vised foreign exchange regulations had failed to achleve the desired results, primarily because of the wide divergence between the open and blackmarket rries.-Iteuter.

Washington, Nov.

20.--President

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LEE THEATRE

President Truman will sit on the could be initiated

Army side of the field to avoid con- Two Romsey girls who managed

fusion in changing eldes at half time. the sub-committee know that the to get into the hall of the mansion, "The flow of $300,000,000 which Araba-In-Palestine are against the reported when they

Belfast, Nov, 20.-Rinty Monag-United Press came ...back Dhe Secretary pledged could start partition and think

of the possibility through the gates that

they find

now instead of next April.

The hau, Belfast flyweight, recognised by. non-co-operation

by the Arabs: failed to see the Royal Couple but psychological effect would be more tional Boxing Association of Ameri

the Eire Boxing Board and the No- And, if as the

says, there is that the little brown Cargi dog who than financial, the

threat of the use of force, what

the uccompanied

newlyweds, "The United

has States large as world champion, is seeking does the sub-committee think will rushed out to greet them.

military supplies near China which legal advice on the decision of the Control happen in the Middle East?"

Lieutenant Philip's naval cap was are of no use to the United States, reinstating Jackie Paterson as the

British Boxing Board of a chair and there was a wonder- and it does not make sense to deny holder of the world title. ful basket of flowers of lies and our allies weapons of self-defenée roses on the table. The butler ac-against Communist penetration cepted their message of greetings to which we could supply so easily. the young couple and then the gris he comenon excuse for delaying "Monaghan is prepared to meet supplies to China is they might be Paterson or anyone else, but it will PHILIP'S FUTURE STATUS mishandled, but we have no man not be as challenger. He will claim The wedding over, forward-look-whom we can spare and of sufficient the champion's share."-Reuter, Ing observers asked today, what world reputation to be received as an

Table Tennis Tourney would be the status of the Duke of squal by Chiang Kai-shek."-United

Press. Edinburgh when his wife ascends the throne?

The choirmon, Dr Herbert Evatt of Australia, tried to fix Friday as the limit for discussions on the de-

bale, but Epypt, Poland, and Pakistan protested that this was impossible in view of the importance of the question.

Sir Alexander Cadogan promised to make a statement of the British policy Inter today and the committee adjourned

until this evening. Reuter.

ARMY OR POLICE FORCE?

The Netherlands delegate wanted to know the precise incaning of the term mulin. Was it an army only a police force?

or

Mr Lester Pearson of Canada, replying to one question

suld be

was not entirely satisfied about the legal powers of the proposed com- mission and would leave the others to answer that point,

|

sub-

Faced with a barrage of questions,

the members of the partition

committee, asked for these to be

put in writing as they could then study them and reply later,

Five Arabs Assassinated

said

were ushered out.

Dewey's Challenge

The answer is that the British Constitution gives no special place Manchester, New Hampshire, Nov. or authority to the Queen's Consort. 20-New York's Governor, Thomas accorded him by E. Dewey, told the press today that His rank is that the Sovereign.

President Truman seems to have Another question agitating stick-abandoned China 10 Communist lers for style was that whether the conquest," Princess or her husband will take

Dewey challenged the President

the precedence when they are ad- for failure to include China on the dressed together?

agenda

Monaghan's manager, Frankie

Reuter told McAloran,

today:

Manchester, Nov. 20-B. Vanu (Czechoslovakia) bent B. Casolaky

POLLING IN CHINA STARTS

of the special session of Debrett's, the publishers of the Congress. He said: "There is on standard work on British Peers, even more urgent alluation in think the correct address on formal China.

There the Communist Nanking, Nov. 21.-One huu occasions would be "Her Royal High- armies are not riding in the streets dred and seventy million Chin- ness Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of as in Italy and France, but they are

ese voters will go to the polls Edinburgh and His Royal Highness way ahead of the schedule in today until November 23 to elect Europe. They are actually engaged At other times they would be at this moment in highly soul 2,208 delegates, out of a rostur addressed as "Their Royal Highnesses warfare against the Chinese Gov- of more than 30,000 candidates,. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of

tragedy is that, to the National Assembly, which Edinburgh.

having fought side by side with the Chinese Government for five years

is scheduled to meet at Christ-

Duke of Edinburgh.

The official ruling may be given in a Court ciroulur later.—Reuter. ·

Agreement On

Pay Increases

ernment. The

quest.

and promised them still further mið, mas to elect China's first de- our government seems to havé mocratic President." abandoned them to Communist con- The President, whom political opinion agree will undoubtedly be Chiang Kai-shek, will form China's first constitutional government to replace the present one-party poll- Beal tutelage rale.

Dewey said the dollar cost of ald- ing China was very small compared with European assistance. He claim- ed that President Truman either did not know the situation or "dell- berately ignored it."-United Press.

The following have been selected

In

Jerusalem, Nov. 20.-Police today that 10 gurimen, whom they identified as members of the Stern cang-Jewish underground Organi-

The National Assembly election is ention killed five Arabs near the

China's first national experiment of town of Raanana last night - ap- Blackpool, Nov. 20.-The increases

democracy though, due to the low parently in reprisal for assistance in miner

including 15/- wages,

education level of the Chinese people which Arabs allegedly gave the weekly for underground workers and

and the

tho current economic and social police in trapping five of their mem-10/-weekly for surface bera last week.

were approved at a special con-

ARMY RUGBY XV insecurity, there may be imper-

fection The police reports said the 10 ference of National Ghion Workers

Only three political parties are gunmen went to an Arab estate near here today.

the election-the where police ambushed Ave Stern The acceptance was unanimous to represent the Army against the participating

Kuomintang, Young China and De- gang members last week,

and the meeting passed a resolution Navy at rugby football at Sookun-mocratic Socialist partica, all the men present and Inter-recommending acceptance by areas, poo on Saturday.

Kuomintang'a ticket rogated them about co-operating who will now be requested to con- Capt. Henderson (RA) Lt. do

of the party. with police. Then, according to the sult their members and return their Rome (Green Hardtains more than 1,000 names, some городны

five Arabs were lined up in decisions of the vole not later than rose (RA), Lt. Woolnogh (RE), other two minority parties have 470 a nearby orange grove and machine- December 3.

Moore (Inniska) Lt. Rock de Bos- candidates. མ་ ་ gunned.

the

agreement is finally p-combes (Buits) Capt, Irwin (Innisks)

An army of 500,000 script writers Polico-feuring Arab retaliation proved, the rater

Pryde (Inrisks), LL will be paid Lt.

is expected to be employed by the for the shooting of the five men-retrospectively from the first full

(Bulls) Capt. Stevens (Innleks) Gnr. government to write ballots for the rushed reinforcement to police pay wook in November.

Brookes (RA), Lt. Parke (Inniska), iterate voters, who constitute.75

Bruce (RA), posts in the Tannana area. Hagano, The weekly minimum wagen of Lt.

Lt. Doherty percent self-styled Jewish defence army, juvenile underground. and surface vines (Inninka), L, Ferrar (RA), raid sirens are sounding for three days (Innisks), Lt. Begley, Reserves: L Gongs, whistles and wartime air was reported to be alerting nearby workers will be increased by 18 per settlements for defence. Associated cont and 11 per cent, respectively I/Bdr. Iabull (RA), Fus. Fisher to urge the people to go to the polls,||

-United Press. (Inniska).

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