1948-01-17 — Page 12

Marshall On Europe's Recovery

Pittsburgh, Jan. 16.-Gen. George Marshall, Secretary of State, and here last night that state control by European coun- teles of foreign trade would be come a matter of "serious con- cern" to American business and industry if they were not helpod economic out of the present difficulties by the European recovery programme.

Geth Marshall, addressing Chamber of Commerce here, clared that the United

the de-

States "vigorously opposen" any nation or group in Europe which seeks to de- lay or impede Continental recovery, He expressed the hope that the present Congressional investigation would "im- of the old programme prove in some particulars" the over- all scheme, but he warned "a radi- cal alteration of the basic structure would appear to jeopardise the pros- pect that the measure will success- for lly accomplish the purpose fully which

It is

designed."

Ged. Marahul) sold the breakdown of the Council of Foreign Ministers at Moscow last spring necessitated

of the situation in

a complete reappraisement slendily deterioraling

Europe.

Choico Faced Him

"It brought us to the important conclusion that we faced the choice

of quitting Europe altogether or of completing

recovery.

of

quitting."

the task of European Intention We have

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1948.

se-Kachin Clash

InUpper Burma Denied

Hangoon,n. 10-The Chinese Consul-General in Barma, Mr 1. C. Hau, tody denied Burmese press reports of fighting between Chinese troops and Kachin tribesmen in Upper Burma, near the Burma-China frontier.

Some disturbances had been reported from the Chinese alde of the frontler® between Chinese troops and Chinese tribesmen, ho adfled.

No Burmese nationala, he added, were involved in these dis- turbances, which arose from the Chinese Government's opium sup». pression campaign.

Burmese reports earlier this week claimed that Chinese troops had entered Burmese hill territory, destroying poppy plantations. It was claimed that a clash broke out between the Chinese and Kachin tribesmen.

Official Burmese quarters made no comment on these reports, saying they were without any Information whatever-Router.

High French Official Detained In Paris

Paris, Jan. 16.-M. Jean Sainteny, former French Commissioner of Tongking Province in Indo-China, is being detained by military authorities in Paris pending investigation of claims that he was guilty of acts prejudicial to the French state.

Dimitrov Denounces

Greek Aid

Budapest, Jan. 16.-Bulgariun Communist Premier Georgi Dimitrov said today the Balkan states are preparing to protect themselves against a "hot bed of war and conflict" in Greccu.

Addressing a huge open air rally of Rumanlans after signing a new Bulgarian-Rumanian treaty of friend- ship and collaboration, Dimitrov sald his country signed "not as aggressors and EL but to conf Provent aggression

which might spread and encompass our nation."

"If there had been no foreign could intervention, Greece today

have been a free democracy standing on our side as an ally in our fight for democracy," he said.

Referring to American and British activities in Greece, he continued:

"What

1s new happening Greece is a threat against peace the Balkans, and it is high time to put an end to this source of new conflict."

In in

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Dimitrov's speech was considered in Bucharest to be, the first state- ment showing the purpose of the He is being detained on in-network of treaties which are bind- Ink Eastern European nations to- structions. from. General Jean

CONFERENCE EV, acting -High gether under Russian lendership,

ON WAR

REPARATIONS

Brussels, Jan. 16.-An inter- Ife insisted that his proposals for national conference to discuss "the policy of war reparations European recovery contained geographical or ideologieat quali-will be held at Brussels ications

"A fatal deterioration and collapse of Europe economically, and there-

February 5.

on

.Invitations to the conference have to coun- forc politically, would result in con-been sent by Yugoslavin pequences of the most serious nature tries which were at war with Ger- for this country.

many but which Germann territory.

do not vertipy

Commissioner while M. Emile Bollaert is in Europe.

M. Sainteuy is being questioned on his reasons for allegedly having

The text of the new treaty may be published Inter. Associated Press.

kept reports for the last six months SPORT: on the position of French troops in Indo-China, the morale of French troops and the general political situation.

the

M. Bollaert is reported in Paris Press to have told Journalists he did not consider M. Saiteny's activities to have been "intentionally prejudicial" to the state.

M. Bollaert, according 10 the "thought M. reports, newspaper Sainteny was a victim of his owD imprudence and excessive zeal and that his activities could not be in- terpreted as a plot of any sort."

M. Meanwhile,

Bollaert, the

Countries represented will present their eventual claims to the govern-High Commissioner to Indo-China, ments of the occupation zoner afwill meet ex-Emperor Bao Dal of Western Germany, it also was learn- Annam, in Indo-China on February

"The situation we then would face would necessarily impose on us such burdens in the way of taxes, dis- camforts, sacrifices and impairments of the rights and privileges we now employ as to make those that now confront us seem trivial by com- Į ed. parison.

and

"It Europe fails to recover, abe certainly cannot recover without our aid, the repercussions will be folt throughout the entire world

Teuter.

Moscow Attack

On Labourites

Moscow, Jan. 16.The de- terloration of diet in Britain

Albania, Australia, Belgium, Den mark, Egypt, India, Luxembourg Norway, New Zealand, the Nether

Czechoslovakia lands, Africa are to be represented at the conference.

and

13.

Arsenal After New Forward

London, June

16.-Arsenal have been in touch with officials concerning of Queen of the South, a Scat- tish League Club, the possible transfer of Billy

KÖITORS PALUS SERVICE.

© COLLIER'S

"Oh well, so long as he hates it I suppose it's all right"

CHINESE MISSION IN

U.S. TO ASK AID

Threo

U.S. JUDGES WALK OUT

ON CASE

Washington, Jan. 16.-Threo of the nine US judges in the Supreme Court walked out of the hearing which continued here today of an appeal against a lower court's decision pre- venting Negroes from using houses which they had bought St Louis and in Detroit, Washington.

The appeal was brought by the for the Ad- National Association vancement of Coloured People and was part of a 30-year legal battle to lest the legality of government.

restrictive enforcement of private covenants on residential property.

Justices Wiley A. Routledge, Stan- loy F. Reed and Robert H. Jackson disqualified themselves from the hearing of the suit but gave no ren- son for doing so when they left the bench.

Each judge is entitled to make ils own decision whether he should take part in the hoaring of a case. end when judges have done so in recent years they have not known their reasons.

made

The present case binges on the right, upheld by State and Federal courts, of property owners to pre- vent the sale of houses, to members of racial groups through agreements of covenants forbidding such sales. With only six jurites left on the

Washington, Jan. 16-Members of a five-man Chinese mission arrived today to help put the final touches on the Administration's new recovery programme for China. Sent by Generalissimo Chiang Bank, heads the mission.

1 Kai-shek, the group already has members arrived by plane and were bench to hear the appeal there arose received a pledge that it will be joined here by two others who were the possibility of an ergii divided already in this country. They were

By historie precedent the consulted by Secretary of State greeted at the sirport by China's court

decisions given by Supreme George Marshall before the ald Ambassador. Dr Wellington Koo,

lower Court sustain ruling by proposal, expected to call for and by Arthur R. Ringwalt, chief expenditure of about US$300, of the State Department's Division courts,--Reuter. 000,000, is sent to Congress,

Pel Tau-yl, a former Governor of the Nanking government's

Central

OUTWARD MAILS Unlead otherwias slated, registered articles and parcel posia close 30 minutes Cose before 10 R.M. registered and parcels will close at 3 p.m. on previous day.

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NOTICE

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION

Notice is hereby given that a the members of

Just back from Geneva, where bo / Houlston, centre forward who earlier than the ordinary mail, prograranie unul Congress makes Mecting of

directors

de-

scored twice for the Scottish had had talks with the ex-Emperor

proposals for a peace League against the Irish League on French settlement in Indo-China, the High in Glasgow on Wednesday.

meeting yesterday, At a boord South Commissioner carlier today met the

Premier, M. Robert Schuman, He Charlton Athletic's declined to disclose any details of ferred a decision on the request of to televise their fourth his discussion with M. Schuman or the BBC of his negotiations with the forma round.

FC have Bristol City

signed Emperor.

The Agence France Presse report-Sidney Smith, inside forward who ed from Salgon, French administra Was with Notts County during the tive capital of Indo-China,, that war and has scored 50 goals in 10

army representative several people were wounded today by grenades nurled into a street in the centre of tho town by Vict Namese agents.-Router.

From Belgrade I in reported that the Yugoslav Government, in calling the conference, seeks discussion of the "small" number of industrial corporations put at the disposal of the Inter-Allied Reparations Agency Britain and by the United States, France-Associated Press.

constitutes "but one part of the PROTOCOL -M

general offensive against the standard of living of Britain's working people," Soviet writer, Polyakov, sail in an attack on the British Labour Government In the Soviet Youth

Komsomolskaya - Pravda,

*The Government's

paper,

RELEASED

London, Jan. 17.-The British Foreign Office released copies

Measures Taken

Against Turks

policy of of "Protocol M" today, stating In Bulgaria

freezing wages In conditions of a again it was satisfied as to tho steadfast increase of prices is lead-document's authenticity.

Ing-to-#-enter-impoverishment of ror-obvious reasons we cannot mensures--have been taken say how we came by " a spokes- man said.

the workers."

Polyakov adds:

"The

British

He added that it was working people's life is becoming prepared by the Communist Party of Germany, and that when the British Government obtained a copy it made the document available to American and French officials. None was sent to Russian nuthorlites. he said. Associated Press.

more and more difficult. The con stant lowering of the living staad- arts of the British people is to be explained by the polley of the Labour Government which has shown itself to be a loci of British and Americas monopoly capital."-- Router.

FINDLATERS

DRY FLY SHERRY

gracious way to welcome your guests

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Ankara, Jan. 16. Severe against Turks of Bulgarian nationality living in Bulgaria, according to Turkish reports from Sofia circulating here to- day.

wag

season.

Kames this

Another Bristol City signing is Roinnid Wilcox, 18-year-old contre- John's, half from Peasedown, St. who played for Somerset last week.

Reuter,

FOOTBALL IN CAIRO

Cairo, Jan. 10. The Hungarian first soccer team Upest lost the match of their Egyptian tour when a Calro selected XI beat them by Egyptian one goal to zero at the Anny ground here today.

A capacity crowd of 15,000 watch-

ect the gamu

In warm sunny weather the Up- lent were not their best and the cairo team had the better of the match territorially,

Cairo's centre forward, Galal, scored the winning goal after 20 minutes of the first half.

The visitors arrived by air -1081 night from Rome where they stop- ped on their journey from Hungary and beat a Rome Xi by 2-1-Reu-

ter.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 Closing Times By Air Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Taingtan and Peping. Reg. 3 pm.

Bwalow, Tainan and Amoy, leg-3 p.m. Macao, Teinshan & Shekki (Bes) 1 Canton (Train) 2 pun.

Closing Times by dea & Train

Foochow and Shanghal (Bea) 3 p.m. Macao, Tsinshan & Shokki (Bea) è p.m. Kongmoon (Sea) 4 p.m. Canton (77ain) 8 pm.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18

Cloting Times By Air Dangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, Sydney and Auckland, Hog. 17/1, 5 pm.

Canton,

Amoy, Shanghai, Nanking, Hankaw, Tsingtao and Peiping, Reg. 1771,

num,

Tainan, Reg. 17/1, 8 pm. Kunming and Calcutta, Reg. 17/1, 5 pm. Kwellin, Reg: 17/1, 5 pan..

Closing Times Dy Ses & Train

Macau. Teinehan & Shekki (6ea) 8 n.15. Macao, Tsinahan & Shekk! (Bea) 10 am. Canton (Train) 10 am.

Kongmoon (Sea) 10 at, Swatow (Sex) 10 a.m. Bangkok (Bea) 10 a.m. Amoy (Sex) 10 am..

MONDAY, JANUARY 19

Closing Times By Air

Manila, P. Reg., 9 am. Shanghai. Reg.. Da.m71. Amoy. Shanghai. Nanking, Hankow, Tsingtao and Peiping. Reg. 3 p.m.

Canton, Lluchow and Kuntning. Rer 3 p.m.

Hoihow. Reg. 3 pm.

Swalow and Foochow, Reg. 3 p.m.

Closing Times By Ben & Train Canton Train) 7am.

Macao, Teinshan & Shekkl (Sea) 9 am, Maces Trisha & Shekk (Seat 1 pm. Canton (Train) 2 pm.

WOODCOCK IN HOSPITAL London, Jan 16.-Bruce Woodcock, British Empire and European heavy- weight champion, was detained in

p.m. and Leeds general infirmary tonight,

suffering from eye trouble.

The Bulgarian Government reported to have compelled Turks

the living near

Greek-Bulgarian scitle In Northern border Gorman Reds' Story

Bulgaria. Berlin, Jan. 16. The executive The reports suld 1,500 Turks had committee of the Soviet-sponsored been sent to the mines at Pernik Socialist Unity Party today charged and interned in labour camps the Anglo-American Intelligence the displacement of Turkish minori- services with having forged "Pro- ties northward wna "going on syste-

matically. tocol M."

the Some Turkish. papers interpreted The resolution passed by executive committee said: "The the reported movements of Turks from the border area. as a prelude Anglo-American intelligence vices produced and published in the to the massing of Bulgarian troops the the border and urges Anglo-American licensed press an along alleged sabotage programme of the Turkish Government to be "watch-

ful." Communist Party, a clurany prova-

Unofficial circles were today dis- cution which is being used to divert attention from the heavy assault cussing a possibility of the Turkish taking diplomatic that Anglo-Amerlcun monopoly Government's

United capitalism is making on the German steps or appealing to the people."

Бег-

The executive committee asserted

it had been aware of the existence of the document and "knew that

this scandalous document is being continuously revleed, and the mili tury authorities were sceptical the beginning of its efflency."

nt

The Neues Deutschland, official newspaper of the Unity Party, sald that Protocol M. smelled of a new Reichstag fre."United Press.

Soviets Won't

Give In

Berlin, Jan, 10-The Soviet Union hos refused to agree to the British and American suggestions that inter- Allied Inspection teams appointed to check

foriner German arms allowed a tree

on

should be

?

to Inspect any plant at any

Russian disagreement came

sta neeting in Berlin of the Allied

Nations-Reuter.

He underwent an operation on his left eye last year.

He will be seen by specialists to- morrow. He is stated tonight to be fairly comfortable.

The trouble started when Wood- cock was carrying out "toughening" work in a quarry, and stone dust became lodged behind his left eye,

An operation was performed, and Woodcock left hospital last month.

The two prospective nights for the champion are against Johnny Ralph of South Africa and Jo Weldin of Austria in detence of his Empire and European tilles respectively. He also had in mind and extensive

tour early this year.

TROOPS SENT TO American

MOGADISCIO

London. Jhn The Foreign Once tonight announced that

had Inforcements

to been sent Mogadiscio, former Italian Somal!- Inst land, where rlola broke out Sunday, killing 50 Italians.

The statement, which was issued In answer to Italy' protest days ago that the British authorities orld the

failed to control the d

situation was now in

two

A court of inquiry would make a full investigation into the disorders, which bruice out between a Nation alist demonstration by the Somali Youth League and Italian residents supported by pro-Italian Somal

The Italian Consul at Nairobi was being invited to attend the court as an observer, the statement said. Reuler,

four power co-ordinating committen Hongkong Council

Ipst- night.

The Russian representative refused 10 support the suggestion

because,

ho, sold, he felt the success of the Inspection teams "depended on their tours being properly planned."

Of Women

A generot menting of the Hong- Kons Connell of Women will be held No hint was given by the Russian In the YWCA, Duddall Street, on

of representatives what netion would Thursday, January 20 of 8.15 m. be taken by the Russian Military The, Deputy Director of Health Ser- of the public lovsky, at the Allied Control Council "A general survey meeting to be held on Tuesday health services of Hongkang."

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BRAZIL RICE FOR INDIA

will

*Singapore. Jan. 10.India receive 30,100 tons of Brazilian rico under the latest agreement between Britain and Brazil, It was announced here

A statement from the office of the Special Commissioner for South East Asia also disclosed that Malaya will get 20,300 tons and Ceylon 10.000 tons..

of

Negotiations for the purchaso the Brazil's 1947 allocations are still was arded, and if going on. it successful Malaya' may get an addi- tlonal 28,000 tons--Reuter

wey's Decision

Albany, New York, Jan. 16-m Dewey. today Governor Thomas brought his randidney for the Re- publican Presidential nomination Into the open.

In an authorised statement, Mr Dewey said he would not conduct nn active campaign just now but that if nominated he would accopt. Mr Dowey palled more than 27.- 000,000 votes when he lost to the late President Franklin Roosevelt in 1944-United Pres

а scaled The new ald proposal. down companion of the European recovery programme - now before Congress, may be ready before the end of the month, officials indicated. They said there is no foundation for talk that the Administration might delay submitting the Chinese plain its attitude on the European Hongkong Automobila Adaociation will be held in the Board Room,

Post The US$300,000,000 estimate for Morning

Building, on to Chlos was given

by Thursday, January 22, 1948, at the ald

Marshall, who told Congress. in November that under existing con- 0.40 p.m. to discuss the question dillons China might use profitably of Reorganising the Association. US$20.000.000 a month for the next

All members are earnestly

plan.

15 months. The State Department

said it is prepared to discuss with requested to attend. the mission "the present economic situation in China and measures that the Chinese Government 19 undertaking."--Associated Press.

Trado Council's Views

New York, Jan. 10 The Board of Directors of the Foreign Trade Council today urged "prompt and most adequate aid to China," but at the same time it demanded that China agree to permit private busl- ness to operate without restrictions.

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