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Ambassador Dies In Train Wreck

Olterville, Missouri, Jan. 2.-Fourteen persons, in- cluding a former United States ambassador and his wife, were killed in yea- terday's collision, of two Missouri Pacific trains.

The dead included one · entire family of five per-

sons.

Also killed were Mr Alexander W. Wedell, 71, former Ambassador to Argentina and Spain, and his wife, and Miss Viola Andrews; believed to have 'been the Wedells' maid, travelling with them to Arizona.

Rescue workers toiled throughout the night in below freezing tempera. fures to cut away tangled masses of steel and reach victims:

died.-

Twelve passengers and two trainmen United Press.

FREEDOM FOR BURMA TOMORROW

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1948,

STRONG DEFENCE

OF MACARTHUR

New York, Jan. 2.-The New York Herald- Tribune vigorously defended Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur in an editorial today against charges that American policies are leading to socialisation of Japanese industry.

It lauded the General's New lo sabotage all major reforms in Year statement as a "vigorous Japan!

and admirable defence of Ameri

can economic policies."

重

Mac

The editorial said: "Gen. Arthur has gone not one step in the direction of socialism in trying to carry out orders on economic policy he received from Washington. ie merely attempted to begin a job creating a free enterprise system in country where none existed be- fore. The reason he was instructed to encourage free enterprise was that American political alms could be achieved in Japan only after the breaking up

family of the big monopolles.

"It also should be recalled that the industrial specialists condemned by Gen. MacArthur were the close allies of the milliarists and were the great They landlords of prewar Japan. bear a major share of responsibility for the attack on Pearl Harbour and the Pacific war. Not only that, they have done their utmost since the war

Canadian Food For Britain

Ottawn, Jan. 2.-New

in-

Rangoon, Jan. ' 2.- Free Burma's star-spangled tricolour will fly proudly over every roof- top in the country tomorrow- the eve of the greatest ovent in Burmese history-the proclama-tracts for Canadian food sup tlon on Sunday of the indepen-plies to Britain, providing for dence and birth of a new Asian reduced quantities and higher republic.

prices, were announced here to day by the Canadian Minister of Agriculture, Mr J. C. Gardiner, who said that there was “a real hope that Canada would be able to deliver all the goods called for."

bells

The signal for the transfer of power will be given on Sunday with

beating of ceremonial the

drum and the claging of temple throughout the country.

ot Rangoon's golden- Prayers demed Shwedagon Pagoda and homage to the spirits of departed Burmese leaders will follow the transfer ceremony.

The Burmese Constituent Asacht- bly building, where the British flag will be hauled down and the Bur- mesc flag holsted as the transfer tokes place, will be floodlit throughout the night.

which wil A new Cabinet, dominated by the recently-formed Marxist League, will be announced immediately after the transfer cere- mony,

be

Later in the day, the Constituent Assembly will meet as a Parliament to ratify the Anglo-Burmese treaty.

-Reuter.

DONETŻ. COAL PRODUCTION

Moscow, Jan. 2.-The programme reconstruction in the of mining

been less than Donetz Basin has two-thirds fulfilled, and in

some ureas less than half, the

Soviet Minister of the coal industry in the western-region of the Soviet Union. M. Alexander Zabyadko, said today in an article in Pravda, the official Soviet Communist Party newspaper.

Less than one-third of the houses planned for the miners-have-been

lic

built

added. But in western areas as a whole, mechanised cogl cutting has been

90 percent, the haulage of coal to the surface 92 percent, transport 75 percent, and loading into cars ยน porcent.

The Moscow coal basle lins pro- duced two and a half times

-Reuter.

more

bacon,

The contracts, covering beef, eggs and cheese, are for 1948 supplies.

Mr Gardiner sald that Britain would get noultry elsewhere.

entire Britain

to take the was estimated Canadian bacon surplus for the current year. Mr Gardiner

statel.

.

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The critics, to put it mildly, secin of what is happening in khawuro Japan today--what happened there Harbour," said the prior to Pearl paper-United Prem.

Sola Trustee London, Jan. 2.-The United Staten aimed to remain master In Japan and had eliminated all the other great powers from participa- tion in the occupation and control of that country, Professor Eidus, the Soviet bistorian, declared in a fecture quoted by Moscow Radio to- day.

The United States had emerged and as the solo trustee of Japan

the conclusion the arbiter of her fate" as the time approached for

differences

vf

between

a peace treaty. Professor Eidus said. Although Britain supported the American policy in the main, there were growing the two powers, he went on.

Professor Eldus said: "Since the Second World War, Britain has been playing the role of Junior partner to the United States, sub- ordinating her own policy to that of Wall Street.

"However, the mask of friendly relations hides profound contradic- tions between the two countries. In particular, these contradictions are clearly displayed in Japan.

East Asia Workshop

"For many decades, Britain oc- cupled a dominating position in the Far East. Now, however, the Unlied States has almost completely ousted the British from the Far East.

"It is quite natural that British capitalists are alarmed at this

Whe

"The British oppose the United States intention to convert Japan into an East Asiatic workshop, com- alber East Asiatic peting with countries, including the British colonies. |

"Since the British fear the com- "Since

favour a petition of Japan, they lowering of the industrial level set for Japan by America,

"Psssst! Like to make some casy money for yourself?"

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Konitsa Success Hailed As Helpful To Greece

Athens, Jan. 2.-Mr Dwight Griswold, chief of the United States Ald Mission to Greece, today predicted that the defeat of the Communist guerillas at Konitsa would contribute greatly to Greek unity in the campaign against leftists.

CALLED UP

FOR SERVICE

TOO LATE

Hv Is referred

Mr Griswold warmly praised the Greek Army for relieving Konitsa after a week-long siege by the guerillas of General

Markos Vathiades. The shat

tered remnants of the slege force were reported straggling back towards

the Albanian border.

Konitan

Army quarters said the ghting was now in the mopping-up tage. Engineers had cleared mines from the road between Konitsa and the Bourazani bridge.

FIFTEEN G.I. BRIDES

ARRIVED TOO LATE

+

New York, Jan. 2-Ten Irate combat veterans whose prospective war brides arrived in the United States too late to beat the December 31 deadline law providing free trans. portation for fiancees of war veterans, appealed to Presi. dent Truman today to free the women from the Ellin Island immigration detention centre.

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cause of the expiration of the bill.-

Planes carrying 15 Italian the parole they could marry former and three Austrian girls arrived soldiers- thus legalising residence in at La Guardia Field, New York, this country. after having been delayed by Other prospective brides bad weather and engine trouble. stranded in Scotland and Paris be-

Although the brides-to-be will United Press, receive hearing by a special im- migration board, Congressional action is necessary to admit them. Otherwise they have to return to Europe and await their turn undor the immigration quota system.

NOTICE

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION,

Notice is hereby given that a membera of tho

The three Viennese girls-Angela Humber 19, Helene Buchanwald 21, and Ludowikn

22.- Machtinger thought they had beaten the dead- ile when their plane, technically considered as United States terri-Meeting of lory, was airborne in London exact- Hongkong Automobile Association ly one minute before the law ex-will be held in the Board Room, pired.

Morning

Post Building, Their flances were ready to take Wednesday, January 14, 1948, at them home whon the other 15 girls 5.30 p.m. to discuss the question arrived, Immigration octals de of Reorganising the Association. cided to be on the safe side and All members ATO carnostly sent the entire group to Ellis Island.

requested to attend.

William J. Zucker, acting district Office director of the Immigration here, sald the girls might be formal-

ly excluded from the United States They

and then released on parole.

Under

Navy Rum Not For

Free Auction

London, Jan. 2.- Food Ministry oficial denied today that surplus Navy rum ls to be sold by free auction.

plained. "It has been directed, and

"Some of the surplus has already been disposed of," the official ex- remaining stocks will be directed, through ordinary trade channels and trade at the agreed sold by the maximum prices already in opera- tion."

The spirit has become surplus bo- cause of the reduction in personnel.

Reuter.

OUTWARD MAILS

Unica otherwion

Ktated,

registered

Macao, Tinshen & Shekki (Sex) 8 mAIL. Swatow (Box) 11 am113,

"The battle has made me have London, Jan. 2-The War

greater

the respect for

Greek Office has issued a statement Army," Mr Griswold said. "It put "They do not agree to the Amer-about Herbert Georges Barrett, up a good fight and did the job well. can notion of trecing Japan from payment of reparations and demand 36-year-old farmer of Olney, The issue is now clearer to everyone.

It will have a good effect.” paymen! to Britain and her Domi- Buckinghamshire, who WAR nions.

Ho called up to the army four years have no effect on the United States said the Konitsa battle would There are no few contradictions

Inte.

Mission's plans, part of which calis between the British and American

to as "Private for the training of 42 Greek Nation-ardcies and parcel posts close 20 minutes capitalists. But both the British and the Americans are endeavouring to

Barrett" in the statement, whlen al Guard battalions of 500 men each. caller than the ordinary mail. If mail closes before 10 am. tegistered and par- hide this fact in every way, in order says: "Coll-up papers were issued added, with some greaps now active

cels will close at 6 pm, on previous day. The plan was already working, he

SATURDAY, JANUARY 1. THE NEW PRICES

to maintain the anti-democratic to Barrett in the autumn of 1949. and others undergoing preliminary

Closing Times By Air front against the USSR. and the On December 5, 1943, he wrote ex- Iraining.

Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Taingiao Samples of the new prices are:

& Peiping 3.30 p.m. Bacon- $30 per hundredweight for countries of the new democracy,cusing himself on grounds of tent-

Swatow, Tainan and Amoy 3.30 pm. orary -health. Already, on No-

Closing Times By Sea & Train quality that cost $20 under the Reuter.

London, Jan. 2.-The Times 10-

Canton (Trato) 7 am. vember old contract.

23. 1943, an enlistment the. new economic

nollee had been sent to Barrett at advances raug-day described Beef-The price

decentralisation bili, which has just.

bis then address

Shanghai (Bea) 1 p.m. at Buntingford, from

$3.25 $1.50 to hundredweight, according to quality, passed through the Japanese Diet, Hertfordshire, ardering him to report as a "formidable blow at the econo- Eggs-The spring prices, effective as a

of certain mic

families late this month, to be five cents per which have hitherto, furnished the dozen higher than last year's, while the autumn price will advance 31⁄2 funds for the manipulation and cor-

ruption

of the Japanese political rents

dozen. per

life." Meanwhile, groin officials, stating

conservative "The that Canadian freight rates might re up 20 per cent on Monday, pre-Japan relied upon these divled that British grain and Hour build up an invisible government' overthrow democratie Canada might also pledged to

institutions when the Allled occupa- supplies from get more expensive.-Reuter.

tion ends," the paper stated.

Nov.-it-suid.-they-will-find-then selves much hanificapped by the lack of financial support, and the economic life of the country will be freed from the strangle-hokl monopolie..

inge

PURGE OF

RUMANIAN

DIPLOMATS

power

elements

funds to

from des-

to Bury St Edmunds.

"He did not repori npply for a deferment or notify the authorities of the new address to which he had removed.

Macao, Tsination

Vehicles carrying food to the town

operation - expected to be in morrow.United Press.

Are

p.m.

Bhekki

(Ben)

Canton (Trala) 2 p.m. Manlia, Colombo, East & South Africa

and Bombay (ões) 2 pan. Straite (Be) 3 p.m.

Amoy & Foochow (Bea) 3 p.m. Bangkok (801) 3 p.m.

Shanghal (Sea) 3 p.m.

U.3.A. Canada, Central

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& South America via San Francisco (Na Per cels for Canada) (Bex) 3 p.m.'. Macao, Tsinshan & Shekki (Ben) 4 pm. | Notices Kongmoon (800) 4 p.m.

Marines For Mediterranean Washington, Jan. 2.-The United "On March 14, 1944, the Regis-States Navy announced today that an undisclosed number of marines rar General reported. that Bar-

been living at Anlaby will sall on January 8 from Mor- rett had Rent, Hull. When the police visited head City, North Carolina, for the

SUNDAY, JANUARY the house, he had removed without Mediterranean for duty on board the

Closing Times Hy Air aircraft carrier Midway and three

Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, leaving a new address or notifying t the uithorities.

"light" cruisers one-of-which-is-nt---9ydney and Auckland 18 am

Canton, Piraeus, Greece.

Amoy. Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao, Peiping & Tainan

"On December 5, 1947, the Regis- 'ray General reported that he was at his home farm in Olney.

Bought Farm

Canton (Sa) 5 p.m..

10 a.m.

4.

1

Amoy, Shanghai, Nanking,

Taingiao, Palping Conton,

Hankow,

Luchaw

and Kunming 3.30 pm. Kothow, Swatoi and Foochow 330 p.m.

Closing Times By Bea & Train Canton (Train) 7 a.m.

The United States Navy declined to how many marines were

53y

Kunming. Calcutta and Kweliin 10 am.

Closing Timer By Hea & Train involved in its descriptive phrase "

Macno, Trinahan & Shekki (Sex) 8 a.m. group of marines," but it was learn-

Meeno. Tekashan & Shekki (Sea) 10 a.. ed that they were going over on a Kongmoon (Sea) 10 a.m. Formidable Blow

Canton (Trais) 10 a.m. Shanghal (Res) 10 am. "Although the Japanese Govern- "A recent letter on Barrett's be "normal size transport of 12,000 to

Swatow and Amoy (Bea) 10 am, ment may be expected to pursue its half to the Army Records, Ed 15,000 tons fully loaded."

The Navy statement added: "The

Batavia, Macassar" & Sourabaya (Sea) | usual tacties of overt disobedience|burgh, says that he was engaged | 100ADI

10 am. will restore the total per- increase

MONDAY, JANUARY 3 be during the war in the timber tradie sonnel on board and overt obstruction, it will

to approximately

Closing Times Dy Air London: Jan. 2-Rumantan powerless to prevent the Allied in a licensed slaughter house, and as

Manila, PI. 9.30 proprietor of the Earls Barton the normal overall complement diplomatic sources said today Liquidation Commission

Shanghai. B.30 a.m. the ship. in Northants."

On the basis that such figures coal than in 1940, M. Zabyadko said, that some 400 Rumanian diplo- troying the influence of one of the sports stadium

matic representatives and tech-main forces now striving to restore

the domination of 'Old Japan."

Barrett who bought a farm at are "top secret," the statement de- nical representatives abroad "The result

may be a lusing Olney 10 weeks ago for £5,000, in clined to give the present number have been purged since Mrs Ann change in the structure of Japanese an interview said that he did re- of Navy and Marine personnel! on ceive a milltary notice in 1943 and board the Midway, now at Naples,

the

USS replied that he had influenza. The and the three cruisers, Food Production

later notice he never received. Portsmouth at Genoa, the USS Pro- Washington, Jun, 2-Japan bas "It must have been a slip up." he vidence at Leghorn, and the USS

Little Rock at Piraeus. been asked to step up food produc-added.

The Navy said that the overall Yesterday, Barrett received a

of complement tion and to lighten the present sys-

large aircraft tem of food

collection, rationing letter from the adjutant at Talavera carrier such as the Midway and price control, the For Eastern

Camp, Northampton, granting him 2,200, of whom about 100 disclosed today. Commission

the light and that of deferment of call-up until January ring

marines, 15. Today he will see the County cruisers was 1,000, of whom about Agricultural Committee.-Reuter,

For some time 50 were marines. American ships have been under- mahned, it was added.

Questioners were told that in nd- dition to the Midway and the three cruisers, there were 10 destroyers In the Mediterranean arcs.-Reuter.

Pauker took over the Foreign economy."-Reuter. Office in November in anticipa- tlon of King Michael's abdica-

SERIOUS FLOODS IN GERMANY Hamburg. Jan. 2-The flooding of the Sanr River in Germany has killed tion. several people, swept away a bridge and flooded others, and Saarbrucken

by

water, the Germany news agency in the British zone reported today.

Several towns on the Rhino, in- cluding Neuwied,

10 kilometres northwest of Coblenz, were also sur- rounded, the agency said.

Debris carried along by the floods was becoming a danger to ships at

from Melting snow

the Eiffel mountains will cause further flood- ing, the agency added.--Router.

anchor.

at once

The rest

mese

WINNIE SAID

A great majority of these officials itself is now completely surrounded and employees were fired

when Mrs Pauker, one of the main satellite Communist leaders, took

In a policy decision approved on sald,

December il and forwarded to ofee, the sources

General MacArthur for action, the resiuned.

Diplomats said it was feared in Commission said the move Was Bucharest that non-Communist

acute world food shortage. diplomats abroad might refuse to necessary due to the

The Commission's directive to recognise the abdication and would continue functioning independently the Supreme Commander sald that of the. Communist government. If Japanese

food Importa between this happened the new "Popular November 1, 1947, and October 31, Rumanian government might have 1948, should be only the minimum dimculty in getung recognised,

to provent Mrs Pauker, determined to avoid widespread disease and civil unrest

London, Jan. 2.-Mrs Win- mass rebellion of her diplomats, has which would "endanger the safety ston Churchill, accompanied by i sent out special commissioners with of the, occupation forces.

Lord Moran, personal physician special powers to take over doubtful

this to the wartime Prime Minister, minimum should be permitted missions-United Press,

which would have the effect, of today left by air to join her giving preferential treatment to husband. at Marrakesh, Moroc- the Japanese over the people of any co, where he is again reported Allied power or liberated area," the as "indisponed." directive said.

BING REMAINS

ON TOP Hollywood, Jan. 2-Bing Crosby was the screen's box office favourite for the fourth successive year, the

1947, American film Trade Journal KCMG FOR MR.

Fire In New York West Side

re-

necessary

starvation.

"No imports exceeding

Necessary Measures

ILL AGAIN

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Letters To The Editor

Reinstatement Of “A "Captain"

Was were

Motion Picture Herald, announced today after a poll of the exhibitors.

secretary, Mr Churchill's private Others on the

the poll in

D.F. GASCOIGNE order

that Sir-We note

you have speaking by telephone from Mar- The Commission called on Gelakesh Hotel, sald only: "No com- published the following statement in popularity were: Belty Grable, their Ingrid Bergman. Gary Cooper

London, Jan. 2-Among the Bri. MacArthur to make certain that the

ment at the moment on Mr. Chur your "Stop Press" column today In Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope, Clark tish residents and officials honoured Japanese government took the neces-

chill's health.” The secretary refused connection with the Harbour View piso Gable and Alan Ladd-Reuter.

THO In the New Year's List was Mr Gary measures to:

to confirm or deny reports that the Hotel, 1. Altain maximum production of

management Alvary Douglas Frederick Gascoigne indigenous foods.

doctor had advised Mr Churchill to agreed to reinstate one of the Cup- the United Kingdom political

2. Ensure equitable distribution move to some other Moroccan town. tains who was dismissed because of In Japan. who Was presentative

her his activities in connection with the of indigenous food supplies by main-

Lady Moran accompained riven knighthood as a Knight Com-taining and improving the system husband and Mrs Churchill. Her working conditions of the staff."

This is not true. We sent a letter mander of the Order of St Michael

of collection, rationing and price presence let pome 20 Interpret the New York. Jan. 2.--A major fire, and St George.

to the Labour a "precautionary hollany" ber 29, 1947 indicating that we had

Oficer on Decem irlp as flats, today blanketed New York's representative In Hungary and first acute shortage of food was "causing physician to his side.

ployee at Columbus Circle, a entered the Foreign Office nearly 30 serious hardship in countries which West Side

on December 30, and in- few blocks north of Times Square, years ago.

suffered as a result of Japanese Mr Churchlik, who' was twice mating that he would be paid ono was "the worst they had seen in 20 United Kingdom Minister at Nan-MacArthur had already taken some by Lord Moran, caught cold while

MANAGEMENT years of fighting fires."

king, was made a Companion of the measures to improve Japan's pro- out painting during his winter holl-

day on the African coast, A number of people, many in their Order of St Michael and St George. duction and distribution of food. night clothes, scrambled down lad-

Colville Mr John

Hutchison,

Commission 1710

recommended safely. An 80-year-old Minister (Commercial) at the Bri- that its member governments ders to woman leapt to safely into a life net. tish Embassy in Nanking, received everything in their power to assist Eight Gremen were overcome by the Commandership of the British Gen MacArthur in carrying out the anoke.--Reuter:

Empire-Reuter.

new-food-polley-United Press,

control.

spread to two converted blocks of He was formerly British political The Commission noted that the that would bring, Mr Churchill's decided to dismiss a certain

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in dense smoko which firemen said Mr Lions Henry Lamb, the aggression." It 'noted that Gen brought through sleges of pneumonia full month's salary when dismissed.

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HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL [Our information WDB obtained from the Hongkong Foreign Labour พาร Ilis condition

reported to Union. It is also a fact that the have improved, but tale Tangier dis- employee in question was on duty and last night at the batches said he was "again India-yesterday posed."United - Press.

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