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Comet Splits Into Two

London, Dec. 39-The now comet, "1947N, 1 reported to have split into two .scolions, which are now 3.200 mlies apart and going different ways.

by fa made The report

but Copenhagen Observatory. scleniista at Greenwich Obser- vatory have seen no signs of the

Epic at Plymouth and In

Jersey and the Belly Tales re ported

reeing" the comet last night. It was visible for about seven minutes.

The Plymouth observers do- clared they saw a bright star, orange in colour. Beilly Isles Inhabitants said that the comet was low on the horizon at a low minutes past six.

A member of the Cambridge Solar Physics Observatory, how- evor, says that the people prob- ably were mistaken-Reater.

GRIM FLOOD

SPECTRE IN

W. EUROPE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1947.

INDIA TO TAKE KASHMIR CASE TO UNITED NATIONS

London, Dec. 30-India will ask the United Nations Security Council for judgment on the Kash- mir issue if Pakistan does not, within the next few days, respond to India's request that the raiders be withdrawn from that state, it is reliably learned in New Delhi.

India has not, however, given Pakistan any specific deadline which would amount to an ulti- matum, authoritative quarters stated

10

of

to

the Council any

situation

informed often unable to take positive action in political disputes, United Nations observers feel more optimistic about the Kashmir case. ns it would appear on the surfaco that there are no big power interests involved and no ideological or pull- fical aspects to the dispute,

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It is, therefore, confidently pected at the headquarters of the the Security United Nations that Council may reach a solution ac- ceptable to both parties, though not necessarily satisfying to either.

DAB & FLOUNDER

BEWARE

THE

OF

by WALTER

Decision On Japanese Reparations Felt Near

Tokyo, Dec. 30.-The final United States stand on the Japanese reparations question and future Industrial level appears to be closer to definition today with the announce- ment that a group of American experis have departed for ・・・ the United States after coming to Japan to study indus- trial conditiona.

sens

Commission Leaves

For Korea

Lake Success, Dec. 80-The 27-member secretarial staff of the U.N. Temporary Commission on Korea will leave Now York by plane on Friday.

A UN. spokesman said the first meeting of the Commission on Ko rean coll ta expected to be held on January, 14. The Secretariat staff It expected will fly via Tokyo. to reach Seoul on January 9.-

The Commission itself is expected to reach Seoul simultaneously, One of its initial tasks will be to create for and superviso the machinery national elections, which will result In establishing a Korean constituent assembly. The UN Assembly resolu

Commission the tion

creating stipulated the elections must be hold by March 31. The Commission was constituted as a nine-nation body, by the refusal of the Soviet Ukraine but is number was reduced to eight to accept appointment.

the refer India's decision

the Security Kashmir dispute to Council is entirely proper and legal, nccording to United Nations legal counsellors at Lake Success tonight. The hope was expressed, however,

The reparations question is economle and social stability. United that conciliation can still be effected

one of the hottest facing the Press

Philippines Reparations

Five member nations have named They are between both parties,

The United Nations has not as 34 of the

Tokyo, Dec, 30-The removal by

representatives. According to Article Charter, any state can bring to the yet been informed oficially of the Japanese today along with the

exact industrial levels to be per the Philippines of reparations from their "any dispute, and it is not regarded like- altention

which ly by United Nations observers that mitted--and what exact plants Japan--the first items to icave this. H. Jackson of Australia, Yu country and expected to take plare Wan-llu of China, Jean Louis Paul of France, Senator Mileclo dispute or

delayed Boncour of

Arranz of the Philippines and Dr might lead to International friction the case could start at Lake Sue-

late this year has been

Ziki Dlabi of Syria. or determine whether the continuance cess before the end of January at will be left intact.

revealed today. of a dispute or a situation is likely the earliest.

If the Kashmir issue cames before

because of a ship accident, it was endanger the maintenace of in-

the Council, it is expected in London London, Dec. 30. France ternational peace and securlly."

But legal experts at Lake Success quarters that United Kingdom re- article presentatives will be Instructed to sought emergency credits to-

point with night to cope

out that the commends to give support to any proposal calcula- the vast

of the Charter also

to bring the curliest possible floods which have rendered states to seek first of all a solution more than 1,000 persons home-of any dispute by negotiation, en settlement of the problem which

before Government of India. less and plunged many large quirs, mediation, conciliation, arbitra- would avoid unilateral action by the

tion or judicial settlement

British Anxiety northeastern towns into dark bringing it to the Security Council.

rstont which Not Exhausted

This is the If all such measures fall-and there emerges from the news that Indla is a feeling here that conciliation has has declared her intention of laying not been entirely exhausted-then complaint against Pakistan over nothing is left but to debate the the Kashmir problemi.

London quarters Authoritative issue in the Security Council.

that the Govern- shown tonight confirm Although experience has that the Security Counell Is

too ment of India has now informed the United Kingdom Government of its intentions.

ness.

The principal rivers in Western Europe are in spate and still rising. The Rhine and its tributaries have overflowed at many polnis, bringing shipping to a standstill and threatening the homes of basement dwellers in Cologne and other towns of Germany.

The French Council of Ministers decided to ask the National Assembly to vote supplementary credits, where necessary, for areas affected by the (looding. which left many large elles without heat and light.

River authorities are reported to be working "all-out" to minimise the threat to life and property.

Eighteen tons of food from the "Friendship. Train," which brought the voluntary gifts to France from America, are to be sent to flooded areas of Eastern France,

Collar Dwellers Move

In Germany, families living in the collars of wrecked houses Cologne's old city are moving out as a safety precaution while the Rhine rises steadily.

Road traffic across the Rhire obstructed by a partial collapse of the "Freeman" bridge near Duca- seldorf when flood water swept a string of barges against one of the plers.

Considerable reported today tributaries.

SPORT:

eeding

YVON PETRA

WILL SOON

TURN PRO

senne,

fed

The British Government, much concerned about the Kashmir situa- tlon, is known to be anxious to assist in measures likely to achieve a peaceful settlement between India and Pakistan.

An Allied Headquarters announce

The Secretariat staff is headed by ment said Mr Rufua J. Wysor and

Allied Headquarters officials said

for U.N. of Consultants Incorporated lett other remaining members of Over- by plane this morning for the United as a result it is now possible that Dr Victor Hoo. of China, Assistant

affairs. trusteeship assistants either one or other of the claimant Secretary-General

the Stales. Mr Wysor and

Hollant and

The Commission, constituted to were brought to Japan in August at nations-China,

nations dence of Korea, faces a major pro- They

These saitl

what to do about North have blem in the request of Gen. Douglas Mac United Kingdom-might become the

levels.

have made arrangements to Arthur to study Japanese industrial first to remove reparations from lay the groundwork for the Indepen-

Details of their report were not hapan.

occupies that half of the nation, has In the near future.

Andicated it will not permit immediately available, and informed their ships call at Japanese porta Koren. The Soviet Union, which

arters lo Allied Headquarters

The Philippines LST 875 fouled Commission to operate there. The

for scheduled arrival at Manila

forces its propeller shortly after leaving Southern section is operated by U.S. Yokosuka around Décember 20 order to load reparations, and con- The ship al- to undergo repairs. sequently had to put into Subic Bay o elals have kosuka where Allied the reparations items packed and ready had clearance to enter Yo-

ready for shipment.

quariu

come.

the

on

In

Associated Press.

the

would not comment on the probable effect in the final reparations out

The Japanese regard the * significant, departure of the group as pointing out that it obviously, brings a final decision closer,

DOG RESCUES At the same time, it is recalled that Clifford Strike report original

TWO BOYS on the same subject called for more

Isle of Wight, Dec. 30-"Laddie". and recommendations lenient terms than the first Allied

Other Ships Ready

golden retriever, swam a five-year survey

The Philippines Embassy in Tokyo more than 60 yards in the Solent reparations and permanent industrial

rescue two boys drifting help- Consultants. level. Mr Strike is head of Overscus

Japanese feel that the sooner the said since then word had been re-

Laddle belongs to a resident of will be better armed to overcome being got ready to visit Japan, but

which it was not known when these ships Ashlake, Fishbourne, Isle of Wight. two boys, aged six and 12, the current difficulties-in

afloat in Fish- a'dinghy

Before they could The reparations items carmarked

nwaltingbourne Creek. and inflation constitute twin pro- uncertainty over reparations removals would be arriving.

achleve domestic for the Philippines and

shipment

500 to 600 jump out, the tide had carried them consist of

out 50 yards. machine tools and secondary metal blems and to

They tried to guide the boat with it drifted working machinery formerly be longing to Japanese arsenals. the

pointed out that SCAP officials Post Office will open from 8 am to under the Far Eastern Commission the problem of transporting

to

No doubt every possible step would be taken to ensure the earliest reparations pleture is clarified they ceived that two other LSTs were lessly in a dinghy,

OUTWARD MAILS

On Thursday, January 1, 1948, General Post Office and Kowloon Central

p.m.

pushed

a piece of wood but

Laddia heard the boy's cries for helplessly.

The other branch Post Oflees from Japan is entirely help and swan to the drifting dinghy.

of

Protation dynamos, thermal

machinery

and

NOTICE

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION

possible hearing of the Government and Pakistan's complaint of India's

tion own appreciation of the situation and her reply to the specific charges made by the Government of India. There will, doubtless, be a general Paris, Dec. 30-Marcel Han-desire to avoid any lengthy process French of argument and counter-argument well-known athlete who is a great friend that might delay a peaceful of Yvon Petra, former Wimble-friendly settlement.

Noon. matter is to be if the Equally,

from 8 am to 10 am. There will be

Laddle towed the dinghy to shore.or one delivery of ordinary and registered don tennis champion, today raised before the Security Council,

In pro Reuter, correspondence at 10 am. and ona collec- up to claimant nations. They sald The boys grabbed his collar and inconfirmed reports that Petra there will be a desire to defer any

lon shly from plitar boxes. The Money there had been no

the paring for will shortly forego. his amateur action that might be prejudicial to

stated, registered Unless otherwise an amicable outcome of the dispute. Order Once will be entirely closed. status.

general Britain, as. has been underlined

articles and parcel posts ciaze 30 minutes goods-tools,

I mail plants, According to Hanseune, Petra is

earlier than the ordinary mail, himself

the advanced in Belglum time and again, like her Common-

previous day.

under be removed establishing

WEDNESDAY,

transfer reparations programme for Japanese where he will take up a contract wealth sisters, has no status in the closes before 10 r. registered and Dar- chemical equipment-which are to

Closing Time By Air

countries damaged by with a Belgian Anm of racquet matter beyond that of a sympathetic cels will close at & PEMBER

Manila. P.1, 3.30 pan,

aggression. Cantor Lluchow and Kunming, 330 makers and will devote himself to observer, and no one questions the to place the Kashmir issue before

Nanking. Brig-Gen W. K. Harrison, Jnr., training the Belgian Olymple tennis right of the Government of India team. Reuter

Tainan, Amoy, Shanghai, the Council, or the propriety of its TENNIS AND DOLLARS

Hankow Tsingtae and Pelping, 339 pm Chief of SCAP's reparations

Closing Times By Sea & Train

reported SCAP had recently also floods were

Melbourne, Dec. 30-Mr. H. A. action in so doing.

declared additional machinery and Manila (Be) 3 pm. Swatow & Foochow (Bea) Noon. from the Rhine's Pitts, senior Vice-President of the

In some British political quarters

Macao, Tainshan & Shekki (sex) i pa equipment in former Japanese army Lawn Tennis Association of Australia,

Canton (Train) p.m.

to the Shanghai, USA, Canada, Central and and naval arsenals announcing the formal challenge for tonight, however, there was a dis- the 1948 Davis Cup competition, position to recall that the

nations.

5,000-Itoms said that this would not commit the continent. of India, during her long south America via San Francisco (No allocation

for {struggle

Independence, has Parcels for Canada) (Sea), p. Association to competing.

Japan (ordinary letters & cards only)

Previous allocations in the advance The Association. It is understood. always tended to resent anything in 3 pm.

transfer programme had consisted of Wednesday, January 14, 1048, at and 5.30 p.m. to discuss the question nature of outside advice the

tools will not discuss the tour and the

machine about 10,000 dollar position until next month arbitration.

secondary metal working machine of Reorganising the Association. Reuter.

Are earnestly membera All the carly part of December, repara- of former Japanese arsenals. Up to tons delegates of the four nations requested to attend.

equipment allo- had inspected the

of 1

17 plants cated to them In seven

claims for 5,280 and submitted

inspecte items from a total of 9,745

The new equipment made able include most of the

In mining types in arsenals.

In the Cologne area, are immobilised.

.

50 vessels

the

Five French departments worst affected, are in the basins of Meurthe and the Moselle rivers, where low-lying farms vanished un- der water.

are

Local military formations carrying out rescue operations.

Flooding in the Bas Rhin depart- ment, on the German frontier, the worst for 50 years-Reuter.

Factory Shipped To China

1s

for

Price Of Independence

sub-

or

Livo The division of India into FRENCH NATIONAL STUD dominions has been the inevitable

30-The Paris, Dec.

French price of independence, but to many in London, Government has spent 20,100 guineas sympathetic observers

n French the interests of India and Pakistan an eight horses to start

seem to be so closely bound up with nutional stud.

noother politically and econo- and 4,500 one It paid 3,000 guineas

that

It is impossible guineas respectively for Camarade mically II and Fasano, both of whom ran in think of the two nations looking over other's frontiers as foreigners, coch England this year without success.

Chesterfield, by Admiral Drake, let alone as enemies. was bought for 6,000 guineas and a Many people in sleeplechaser, Fair Blond, for 4.000 doubtless throughout the Common-

DS wealth would hall

nn act of guineas. Reuter

a friendly statesmanship supreme

achieved directly by

RING RATINGS

to

to

Britain and

Washington, Dec. 30.The Na- settlement tional Boxing Association, In the India and Pakistan.-Reuter, final ratings for the year, warned Willie. Pep and Gus Lesnevich make "long overdue" defence of their titles and at the same time declared the "logical Jersey Joe Walcott

for the heavyweight contander"

Ottawa, Dec. 30. The compon- ents parts of a small arms factory have been shipped from Canada to China as part of a $10,000,000 deal between the two countries Canadian military equipment,

ammunition crown. Mosquito bombers, for the planes, and landing ground equipment are also included in the deal. which developed from the 1945 mutual aid agreement, it was dle closed.

arms

The small

ammunition making equipment included machine tools, power tools and presses,

When assembled, it would be able

Macao, Tainshan, Shekk! & Kongmoon (Sex) 4 pm.

Canton (Bea) 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY Closing Times By Air

Shanghai, 0.30 am,

Shanghal, Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao and Pelping, Noon.

Canton, watow, Amoy, Foochow and Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, Kwrilin, Noon. Sydney and Auckland, Noen

Closing Time By Sta & Train Macao. Tanihan & Shekki (Bea) 8 s.m, Swatow (Bea) 11 am,

Canton (Train) Noon.

Saigon (sex) Noon.

Shanghal (6ea) Noon.

na

sec-

Notice is hereby given that a of the members for Meeting of available four claimant Hongkong Automobile Association will be held in the Board Room,

Building, Morning Post

Canada (Parcels only) via Vancouver, consists of all movable machinery 1.C. (Sex) Noon.

Straits und Batavin (Sea) Noon.

except special purpose equipment Macao, Tsinahan, Shekki & Kongmoon solely designed for war, equipment (8) Noon.

occupa- in authorised use for the tion and certain other types exempt-

by the FEC polley.

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Brig-Gen Harrison said the ad- vance allocations would not exceed 3 percent of equipment located in Call Hour. 6.00, Studio: Children's

with their several B.B.C. Transcripton Bervice: "The approximately 90 former army and Rrims Progress" 8.30, flelay S: Joseph's naval nesenais Church, Garden Ronal, Solerna Te Deum; hundred subordinate dispersal areas.

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The East Astatic Company Hong-Request Programs presented by Marion this of the Year 1947: 9.00, London Helay: .11, announced

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Shepherd and Kenneth Dommett; 10.30, weight division because of his recent of the Kina beyond the 29 now in Episoda 3-The Law of the Leglun great fight against

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to produce. 303 bullets, used chiefly Louis.

In the Lee Enfield rifle and certain medium machine guns."

These survivors have been sent In the middleweight division, the to hospital for a check-up, but all of are reported to be in good health. N.B.A. placed Marcel Cerdan, France, ahead of former middle-

It would also be able to turn out weight champlon Tony Zale among nine millimetre bullets used in Sten the aspirants for Rocky Graziano's guns and in the now Canadian automatic pistol.-Reuter.

P And Q Ships

Returning

ernwm.

Air Crew Saved

On the welterweight title-held by Ray Robinson, the N.B.A. refused to recognise any logical challenger.

In the lightweight division Bob Montgomery, former champ, and Enrique Bolanes and Gene Burton were listed as the logical conten-mile

crown.- Williams* ders for Iko United Prens.

New York, Dec. 30-Two civilian Alaskan bush plots, Dying light planes, have rescued dix members of the crew of a Superfortress which The Te Deum a hymn of pratec crashed on h mountainside some 05 do called from its opening words "We praise You, O God...." and It is used miles north of Nome, Alaska, on by Catholics on solemn publle occasions December 23, radio reports here such as the signing of a peace treaty, OF ile election of a Popu. It is also used soul today.

as a hymn of thanks for gifts received William

God, and or the last day of the One of the pilots, Mr

from Muntz, landed four survivors, and yent for all the gifts received, from God ger liners of the Peninsular and New York, Dec. 30.-Two heavy- the other pilot, Mr Frank Whaley, during that year. Oriental Steam Navigation Company weight boxere from Europe, who two at Noms. are expected to bo back in regular service by the end of next summer.

These six chips will be in addition the

London, Dec. 30-Six more passen-

GARDEN PROSPECTS

Two other members of the Super-

we as yet undefeated in their ring fortress grew were not at the scene In the United States, are of the crash but were believed, to be campalate to win their matches till alive.

on Fri In Madison Square Garden to two vessels which are now run day evening.

India

and Australia

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The rescuers said the other main- 1. In the English Channel, off the bers of the crew had left the scene coast of Normandy, France, 2. Dalry ning on the service from Britain to Fidel Arcinizor of Spain is of the crash In search for nid before products. 3 Robert Louis Steven- Britain, to Ingla and the Far East slight favourite to gain the decision the Superiortress was located by pond Hoppitals established for Tommy Gomez of Tampa, search planes on December 27 children abandoned, by unknown respectively.

barents. 5. In ngrihem Canada. Florida, and Gino Bustvino of lialy Reuter.

6. Bombay, India. The Strathaird Leaves London for la expected to beat Reno, Gesrey of Australia next Friday on her first Oklahoma who was considered a postwar voyage as a reconditioned

n' Low first heavyweight prospect

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The alx vessels are the Moolian, years ago, is trying to make a conto- Maldja, Ronchi, Chiral, Carthage buck, campaign. A cocky youngster 30-Alfred North Whitehead, 80, PERCY FRANKLIN for and on behalf of and the Corfu.

The Ranchi and of Indian descent who recently internationally known philosopher, South China Morning Post Limited Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong. Chitral will take emigrants to turned professional, he has yet to died today of a cerebral haemorrhage, at 1-8 Wyndham Street, City of

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