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VOL. II NO. 359

The

For the Proleter of HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, For and on behalf of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.

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Thongkong Telegraph..

France Calls Up

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1947,

More Reservists As Crisis Worsens

DANGER OF CIVIL WAR

Paris, Nov. 28.-The French Cabinet, faced with the over-sproad-. ing Communist-led strike wave, which is slowly paralysing Franco's economic life, today decided to recall for Army service the first half of the 1946 military class.

Simultaneously, the Council of Prefecture Police cancelled the appoint- ments of 66 Police Commissioners named after the liberation on the strength of their records in the resistance movement. The dismissal was preceded by a long attack from the Police Officers' Union on the grounds that nominations failed to conform with regulations and the authorities claimed the sudden dis- missals today were purely routine and not connected with the current crisis.

Faced with the slow spread of the strike wave through vital industries, the Cabinet at a four-hour meeting decided to ask the National Assembly and the Council of Ministers to be ready to meet at a moment's notice to push through crisis measures.

PARTITION DECISION POSTPONED

New York, Nov. 28. The United Nations Assembly voted late today to postpone for 24 hours a decision on the "Soviet. American" proposal to partition Palestine. The vote to postpone

vas 20 to 15.

French delegate Alexandre Parodi, in proposing the 24-hour delay, ex- plained that hla purpose was to give The Arabs and Jews one more chance to try to find a more acceptable solution through conciliation. He did not, however, offer any specifle proposal for bringing the two oppo- together,-Associated ging groups Press.

rnil

M. Pierre Abelin. Secreinry of i power line to the Versailles State in Premier Robert Schuman's station was cut during the night and Government, told newsmen, "The the police had to clear nearby Government tras decided to make Juvisy sur Orge Station, as well as publle order and liberty to work Rennes Station, of strikers. respected by all the means at its disposal,"

STRIKES SPREAD The strikes sprend.

morrow.

Canal the

The Cabinot also reportedly die workers in North France and cussed the mobilisation of striking | Paris aron quit and in some cases dockers, miners and railwaymen, blocked the movement of food on but did not rèbol a decision. The canals by pulling barges across the Cabinet meets again at 7 pm, and the Inner Cabinot meets at 9.30 p.m. Lille tramway workers voted

waterways: Versailles, Nico and for up of the first half of 24-hour demonstration Calling

strikte 10- the class of 1946, young men who

Paris metro workers meet were 20 years old in that year,

tu ear, tomorrow. determine will bring approximately 10.000 titude.

their at- additional

back into

In a noon broadcast, the Bocialist Army. The new call came as re-

of State for of strike sabotage became

Posts and more frequent and police in Paris and many other places, said are out were called upon to clear out

strikes

were "being imposed by strikebound railway stations and minority nucleus through the use of factories,

force, brutality and terror."

There are no Paris, but other communications have

mail sleliveries been affected only slightly so far.

pors

men

the

Secrews, whose postmen

and

in

Clocks Go

Back One Hour

Tonight

Hongkong ends "Summer Time" at 3 o'clock to- Morrow (Sunday) morning,

This means if you are to have the correct time to- morrow, you must put your clocks and watches back one hour when going to bed tonight,

It also means you will get an extra hour's sleep.

BIG FOUR MEET UNDER CRISIS CLOUD

London, Nov. 28.-The Big Four Foreign Ministers met for their fourth session here today with every indication that the Communist-inspired chaos in France and Italy may prevent any" compromise agreements here.

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MOSLEY RETURNING TO POLITICS

Organisation To Include

The Klu Klux Klan

London, Nov. 28.-He and his supporters would form a "Union Move- ment," at a date to be announced early next year, Sir Oswald Mosley, former leader of the British Union of Fascists, announced in London today.

He told his press conference that 51 organisations, which had asked him to start a movement, had offered to close down in his favour. These organi- sations include about a dozen Rightwing groups such as the League of Ex- Servicemen Union of British Freedom and the British section of the American Kiu Klux Klan.

pamphlet

to bo settled on principles of equity. Jews from families that had been in Britain several generations might

be allowed to remain. Moscow & Jap

Asked whether his new Move:

Fascism or democracy-all that died ment was a Fascist organisation, he replied: "IL is far beyond elther

in 1030,"

Peace Treaty

The League of Ex-Servicemen has recently held a serica of public meetings in London's East End-the pores quarter of the city-at which there have been fights between Left and Rightwing supporters. tributed by Sir Onwald the objects

According to

din- of the Union Movoment are:

To secure a union of European

Washington, Nov. 20.--Moscow's peoples.

He then defined his attitude

notification to China that it intended 2-To resist the menace of inter-wards the Soviet Union..

to- to call a conference of the Pacific Big national Communism and of inter-

"I would tell Russia straight out treaty for Japan was under study Four Ministers to prepare a peace 'You

must accept the American today by State Department officials. 3.-To join not only the current offer to scrap atomic weapons if all but the spiritual entalign of the countries agree. You must

An early comment was that it had people for the idea of a now draw from those areas

with-brought to light no new facts that civilisation.

which have nothing to do with you agree to peace talks which would in Europe might Influence the United States to 4.To win power in Britain by and from which you hope to get the exclude representatives of all the sclentine ability with which you nations that had actively participated hope to attack the rest of the world."

In the war with Japan.

The US. Secretary of State (Mrnational finance. George Marshall) held a long con- ference with the French Foreign Minister (M. Georgos Bidault) to get a pessimistic first-hand report of France's political and economic difficulties.

The Marshall-Bidault conference come as high American octals offered the opinion that the United States would be foolhardy to make compromise agreements on Germany now before finding out how the Communist test of strength would. turn out, especially in France.

MARSHALL'S PROMISE

Air Marshall was understood to have promised M. Bidault at their either meeting every possible aid to combat

the Communists

or de Gatillist extremists asuming power alyo

in

ence. But he probably

to M, Bidault that if the United States would have to support choice were between the two, the de Gaulle rather than see Frunce go by default to the Communists.

the vole of the people.

-To abolish the party "game" and create a system of unified national action to serve the people as effectively in peace is in war. which can solve the economic prob- 6-To develop Africa as an estate lems of Europe,

"If you give them an ultimatum before they have found the atomic. weapons, the Russians will give way. tists, under compulsion, have supplied "If we wait until German scien- Russia with atomic weapons, I be 7-To abolish class privilege and lieve war la certain." hereditary wealth,

Er Oswald, who said 8-To assert the right and the hoped his Movement would eventual. that he will of the British pooplo to end allly spread everywhere, said that he "throttle" national life. restrictivo practices which today advocated the suppression of, Com

munists though they would not be of "hunted."

A renewed economic crisis would strike Britain, he declared, and, the people would then look for a new leader.-Reuter.

sense a now

9To create Kervice and a new morality in the Stale,

JEWS BARRED. The new call comes upon the heels! of last week's recall of the second

tomorrow.

He said that 51 member organisa- half of the 1947 military class. This

Ilons would begin collecting fundu They would get candi- group, numbering about 40,000 men,

dates for Parliament into the field consists of youths who were under- SHOWDOWN IS ON going training but who recently had

as soon as possible, he added. been relensed although they were to down

France's long-impending show-

American sources see to explosionment would be open to every man

Membership of the Union Move-") CLIMACTIC DEBATE

finish their training next springtrolled organised Inbour and

between Communist-con-here which would end in un Irrg

the vocable split. But they also see the Lake Success,

SABOTAGE REPORTS Nov. 28.-The

rest of the nation is on. With General Assembly today began a

French and Italian situations making and Such are the elements that any-

it virtually Impossible on strike,

for elimactic debate on Palestine amid 2,000,000 workers

but thing. such as u national

the general 20 per cent of the strike,

Ministers to agree on Germany. growing predictions that the United with about

inight even provoke civil Nations will decree partition. A vote nation's workers registoring dissen- | war, tis expected lato, today.

between

1,500,000

In Paris, strikers jammed

signal

The Brs of the day's speakers. Pakistan's Zafrullah Khan, said that a Big Four declaration promised the Jews a national home and the in- dependence of l'alestine. He added gineer in

workers,

or

sion against the strikes, reports of The split was becoming clearcut sabotage came from rail stations in between 5,000,000 Parls and the provinces.

who since the Liberation three years ago the have voted Communist, and 15,000,- box at Austerlitz Station, 000 other voters who have voted a paving block at the en-

Socialist, middle of the road, locomotive al Vanves more latterly Right Wing, that according to the mandate a outside Montparnasse Station, inational home already exists, there-turned loose a locomotive under full time being, was tall, austere Charles In the background, aloof for the fore what now should be done is steam at La Villetto freight station. de Gaulle, who, four out to give Palestine independence.-- The only violence reported any Frenchmen-including

of Ave United Press.

where were minor scuffles. The munists believe in the next low the Com- months must and will take over France's fute.

EDITORIAL

Rather A Poor. Concession

STATIONS ZBW and ZEK are

J

to go on the air half an hour earlier every evening. It is 1 concession though

poor одо - 10 Wo 72 per cent of listeners who stressed, in the Telegraph 2BW Questionnaire conducted last October that they desired longer hours of transmis- alon from the Hongkong stations, Moreover, it is debatable whether the extra half-hour at the begin ning of the

evening session late

time. most appropriate

Many listeners' find it imposible Lo

home reach

from work, bath and change before 6.30, and it con.. sequence are not in a position to fumo in to the radio before then, There is certain to be a substan- tlai_body of opinion which prefer the stations to remain half an hour beyond present One advantarD would bo ZUW could then relay the BBC's famous "Radio Newsreci” 11 to 11.15, and the remaining Bilatace

would

that

•time

นาม trom

quarter hour could be filled svih light recordings. More

tory all round, however, would be

to have a live and ZBW hours transmission ba

∙by the even- ing, from 6 to 11.30-an increase over the entire day's broadcasting of one hver, the cost of which could easily be met from revenue. There is some slight matiafaction to be

derived from the he hour increase in transmimions, but while numbers of latenser will feel that half a bone is Del- fer than Rome, this 68 per cent

and

who demanded an early morning session will continue to wonder whether the voice of the public conveys anything to officialdom. The unmistakable slen is

that Treasury continues broadcasting

regard

to

Which has, unfortuna

be

attitude in

15

Is

tolerated, but never Fossibly any such

created because broadcasting but a part of the FMG Depart- menian orphan subsidiary, helther be seen nor heard. All of this requires correction. The broadcasting services should be controlled and conducted by separate departinezi, authorised to establish its own policles, ar- range Ita

programmes,

Aro

own

be

Ila own affairs, and be tely financed. The PMG Department's connection with broadcasting services should to supply the technicians, Issue receivers licences and collected Bicence fees. Radio's principal functions

be enterisining and informative, and to realiso these objectives it is necessary to have a staff trained for that work people who can set about the job with confidence without

appeal having to

the Secretariat or some other depart- ment, evéty (five, minutes for ad- vice or approval. The creation of self-contained broadcasting de- partment in Houskour is A pre requisite for radio services Ent will appeal, not only to local lis teners, but to thousands in, the hinterland.

to

Rround between

A showdown was inevitable after it became clear that France and Italy would be the main battle- Communism, and the

Soviet-backed Western mocratle regime sustained by United States and Great Britain.

Early this year, a wave and a car, a national strike series of middle-of-the-

de- the

"and"woman" in "Britain, except Jews;

gir Oswald declared.

Commencing

The views of the Ualled States suggested a pence conference among were made clear when Washington

Far Eastern Commission all the nations represented on the rejected the Moscow

and later proposal that the treaty should be written by the United States, Britain, China and Russia alone... Washington indicated

The Pacific policy makers in

today nothing had occurred to change the United States view that it would be improper and

exclude unjust to from the discussions many nations which had contributed more than Russia to Japan's defeat.--Beuter.

MONDAY

Answering a barrage of questions

from reporters, Sir Oswald sold that Jew who had not been in Britain

at the

M. Bidault told Mr Murshell to- a long time would have to leave. day, for example, that he considered said that these matters would have Asked to define "a long time," he general discussions on Germany were settled. But the Russians are useless until Germany's frontiers equally insistent that the

frontiers come after agreement on the future Rovernment of Germany. United Press.

ATTLEE TO

VISIT INDIA?

LAB HOLDS

SEAT

Clear-Cut Majority In E. Edinburgh

London, Nov. 28-The Labour Government retained its Parlia- mentary seat in East Edinburgh in New Delhi Report the bye-election result announced

the today, while

Conservative London, Nov. 28-London offi- Party hold its seat in Howdenshire. clal quarters had no comment to There are two bye-elections left, road

governments paved the

make about wny

the reports

Con- from One is at Epsom, in Surrey, a for It. The governments fought

Delbl, published here today, sug-servative stronghold, and the other of losing rearguard battle against in- gesting that the Prime Minister, Camlachie, Glasgow, regarded as a flation, wage and price spirals and Mr Clement Attlee, is to be asked į safe Labour seat, prespective economic collapse.

But the chief starting point for immediate action was when Charles do Gaulle gut 40 per cent of the votes with his new anti-Communist movement in the October 19 muni- cipal elections. United Press.

Death Of Mr.

A. R. Dallah

to visti India to pave the way for

an agreement between the Gov-

If the Government holds it, it will

ernments of India and Pakistan on he the 24h Labour seat retained in

the vexed problém of Kashmir.

There is no reason to bellove that an invitation of this kind has been received in London or that the Prime Minister is. contemplating such visit..

Q

the bye-elections since Labour came to power in 1945.

The division of opinion balioved to exist in the Conservative hierarchy on election fighting technique is ex- pected to iden as the result of these three bye-elections, ・ writes Fraser Wighton, Reuter's political correspondent

The reports contain an alfer- native... suggestion that the Indian Tho Conservative Party had Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, thrown all its weight into the strug- and his Pakistan counterpart, glo at Gravesend, and with so many Liaquat Ali Khan, might come to circumstances a discredited former Lawn bowlers will regret to learn

London for consultations. There is Member, new, t ratloping rigours and

economic ovidence, so far, of shy such the of the death this morning of Mr A. R. proposal having been made from against the

crisis-operating Dallah, who passed away at his re-india or Pakistan. Both the Do- seemed good ground

thero sidence 13,

optimlam. Yee Woo Street, after a minions have their own High Com- long illness.

The Labour success Was attri- The late Mr Dallah had been with constant touch with their

missioners in Londen who are in buted by many largely to the Union Insurance

Gover- factors a more able candidate than Company for

the *Drments, ...

Conservative how and a concen-

many years and up to the war was

Government.

two

Kashmirion upon attack rather than de-

a prominent lawn bowler. He re It is known that the presented the Indian G. in the problem has been a matter of con-

The results, taken League and skipped Malaya in the corn to the British Government, as inake it clear that Gravesend affect- as a group, annual International matches. In well the final

of India De to those

anded the Edst. Edinburgh decision to of the Open Bingles cham-Pakistan, and exchanges have been some extent. The Government was plonship shortly before the war he taking place on the subject to believed to be anxious about the nearly boat U. M. Omar.

tween the British, ・・ Indian Mr Dallah leaves

andoutcome in

this constituency, which a widow and Paleistan Governments. These oxwas Liberal before it become Labour three children.

The funeral takes place this after I hope that there may eventually

changes are still going on, and there 12 years ago.

A narrow win would not have been noon, leaving the house at 2.80 p.m. emerge from them a path to a solu- a surprise. Instead, Labour has ob- and arriving at the cemetery at. tion of the Kosandr problem. Happy Valley at D. p.m.

iained a majority over the three Router.

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