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VOL. III NO. 36

The

HONGKONG TELEGRAPTI, War and on behalf of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.

Printer and Publisher

Dino

At tho

Thongkong Telegraph.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1948.

Arab Leader Forecasts Wheat & "Holy War" In

Rice For China

United States. Aid

Washington, Feb., 13--The US$18,000,000 which

Con- gress voted for additional nid to China will provide 18,600 long tons of wheat and 47,752 tons of rice, the State Depart ment announced today.

Relief shipments have already etarted and will be speeded so as to orrive by April at the Intest, of)- cials sold.

Spring was described as a critical perio for Chinese food supplies.

Commo-Held

Marine Dies

Francisco, San

Feb.

1.3.-**** Announcing today that one of the live inlted Rates Marines captured by the Communists in North China on Christmas Day had died of wounds, the Chinese Communist Radio accused the United States of arily part- cipation in China's civil war.

The Ave Marines set out ou hunting trip from Tangtao. chief port of the province of Shantung, on Christmas Day and were not heard of afterwards,

On January . United States officials suld the men were br- leved to he prisoners of the Chinese Communists-Reuter.

Congress added, US$18,000,000 f China December to legislation, summ providing stopgap aid for

France!

with

Italy and Austrin. The Chino 11 Feared Dead

was added to an earlier relief appro. printion to swell the total for Chim

to US$45.700,000,

of

EARLIER ALLOTMENT The eariler relief allotment US$27,700,000 will supply 50,000 tons of whent from the US. niong with 43.500 tons of rice from this country,

In Sim

through

controlled

distributed ration

system

operated by Chinese government in five constal

worth of pesticides

supplies worth

+ sociated Press.

Soviet Widens

In House Fire

were

Palestine

London, Feb. 13.-Forecasting a "holy war" in Palestine, the head of the Palestine Arab political mission in Britain, Izzedeen Shawn Bey, declared in London today that "but for their unfortunate dispute over Kashmir, both India and Pakistan would have overwhelmed us-and that is the word----- with volunteers and financial and other aid."

In London, Shawa Bey said, hetween 8,000 and 10,000 volunteers had come forward from the Indian sub-continent, Ceylon, China, Great Britain, the United States, and South Africa.

Hindus as well as Moslems were among the volunteers from the Indian peninsula. They were for the most part veterans of the last war.

LAUREL FREED ON AMNESTY

Manila, Feb. 13.---The Philippine Congres late

tonight completed f President legislative

approval Manuel Roxas' proclamation of amnesty for political collaborators moving very the Republie's hottest issue.

And

MAY RESIST ARREST

A Jewish Agency spokesman to- day hinted that the Jews were pre-

Kidnapped

Reservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

KWONG TUNG

From Husband COURT OF INQUIRY

Blackshear, Georgia, Feb. 13. -Pollee, armed with a warrant charging kidnapping, were to- slay searching for B "boy friend" alleged to have whisked

off

t

14-year-old school girl a quarter of an hour after she had married ATI 18-year-old farm hand,

The girl. blue-eyed Mildred Aspinwall Texton, las returned to her home after a week, and has told Sheriff Taylor that the former boy friend, James B. Davis, drove off with her in a car as her husband stood be. wildered at a roadside cafe.

She said they slept together in ear every night and had been un wild ride" to a mountain spot In Tennessee.

The husband. Daniver Teston, wald that annulment proceed- Ings had been filed.

the

Earlier, Tesion, after hearing the girl's story that she tried to Bel away from Davis but that she was "afraid even to move.” said: "I'll take her back if this Isn't her fault. I don't blame ber for anything."-Reuter

KETENTUANIDANANGIR29110049133

BURMA TO

pared to resist arrest by the Bri- NATIONALISE

areas

atmy

tish because they were likely to be forced to leave police and Vehicles in Arab

and left to the mercy of the Arabs

spokesman was commenting on the death of four Jews who hai been arrested yesterday with arms

Inter

were accessories before

the fact.-

Union

GOVT. MUST control immediately, even

WOO TUC

Ko Ko Gyi.

FINDINGS

Several Recommendations

The Court of Inquiry into the fire aboard the ss Kwong Tung on January 24 this morning made known its findings. In a written report read by the President (Mr.James Jolly, CBE), the Court paid tribute to the excellent work carried out by the crew and nearby police officers and revenue officers, and also made recommendations regarding future arrangements for handling passengers and their baggage.

The full findings of the Court | it is clearly apparent to us that the follow.

united efforts of all concerned in the We And that the River Steamer extinguishing af the fire undoubtedly "Kwong "TUP!". oficial Number | prevented more serious loss of life, 116.132 and of 1218,44 gruss tous, and probably the ultimate destruc-

of the vessel registered at Hongkong under the lion

as opposed to inside estimated to be ownership of the Yuen On Steam daronge ship Company, Limited, of 8, Queen's twenty dollars. Hond, Wert, longkeng, arrived in The Port of Victoria from Canton at {1}:unt 02.11 on Saturday, January 24 1048, and berthed alongside the east side of the pier known as the Yuen

On Wharf where she lay part side to.

ww

to.

Shawn Bey said he had been re- calfed to the Middle East for dis-i

INADEQUATE CANGPLANK cussions with the Arab League and the Palestine Arubs Higher Committee

The means of egress from the which would embrace the

question

vessel ng she iny at the wharf were "International of forming Art "Brigade" to help the Arabs,

sufficient to meet all reasonable con-

only tingeneles, and the

criticisin He accused the United States of Utica, New York State, Feb. 13.--

Govt. Will Take Over

we have to offer in this respect is the Eleven persons

The believed to being responsible for faciliinting the

The "Kwong Tung" was due to have perished in a fee that razed revelopment of Communist influence

Foreign Concerns sail for Canton at 9 p.m. haviat fact that a very inadequate gang- Additional rice for China was bought a two-storey house here today. Five in the Middle East by taking sides

cleared outwards with all manifest, plank was in use at the port for- Rangoon. Feb. 14. --

and there is no doubt in our mind ward cargo port. A gangway was in All The American relief food is to be borlies, including those of three chill with Russia in the scheme to parti- [and were alleged to have been forced

dren, had been recovered six hours tion Palestine.

that she was satisfactorily equipped position from the port after cargo to leave an army vehicle outside the

businesses

in-and

manned for the forthcoming port and also one from the upper The strategy in Pulestine," Shawa walls of Jerusalem's old city, where foreign-owned theaffer the fire broke out.

deck amidships. We also note that #hot

those operated and cluding found said that 14 other persons Bey, "is very much in favour of the they were

by voyage and that Charles Trott was deck am Fireinen

the port stairway, the forward stair- of Arabs. tahad escaped. Three members

the Master of the vessel, Anyone, however, who has

British stabbed.

commercial concerns

We

that way and the after stairway were the evidenec necept cities, including Shanghai.

The Jewish Agency spokesman will be taken froin in mind warfare on modern princi- one family who had jumped

over by the passengers began to embark after readily accessible at all times, and Aside from the wheat and rice the second floor window suffered in-ples will be very disappointed.

had been made of Government 5 pm. and we have no reason to greater use the auditional US$10,000,000 relief juries requiring hospital attention.—;

"We have been told that the Jews said the Jewish Executive made a

definite charge of murder against the Burma

that the

them we feel that fewer lves would estimated number on provide 2,000 tons Reiter.

are going to have aeroplanes british troops who, by leaving the within two years, it was offi-bours at the time of the casualty have been lost for due to the state programme will

submarines and tanks with corn, US$200,000 REN} of hybri

tor Jews in an Arab area to be killed. cially stated on Friday,

of the tide (L.W. 0.44 p.m.) it would anel medical!

pedo beats all ston; the 60 miles of

was between four and five hundred

comparatively easy coast, but the Arabs are very wisely Reuter.

Although only four hun have been US$1,000,000.—A$--

Under the present plans, major in-persons. dustries like forestries, inating provision for all eventually

mines and dred and two passage tickets hhd have escaped to the wharf from the oil come under direct

been government soli, it is quite possible that upper deck. friends but accompanied intending though

In this con-

We fully recognise the fact that they muy rezagin unnationalised, for passengers on board.

no arrangement of gangways can which nection The present.

we have evidence

circumstances cope with clearly shows that passage tickets possibly Communications may be obtained subsequent to the where passengers attempt to carry Minister who is handling the gov-verrel's departure, and under these their heavy baggage on shore and in emment nationalisation programme, eircumstances it is very obvious that some cases endeavour to return on fold the Associated Press that the the total number of passengers on board to collect it. British owned Irrawaddy Flotilla board at the time of sailing could Obstacles In Way Of Company will be transferred to the

he know with any not possibly Burma government

accuracy and neither could the Port shortly." "Freezing" Plan

Clearance be accepted as being in Negutiations are almost

com- any way a true statement of the London, Feb. 13. Responsible

pleted, he said, adding the goveru- vessel's contents. Labour Members of Parliament

SMALL FIRE laught declared that eritles who ment will pay the Flotilla Company only for such floating assets as it expect 2

minister breach between the requires. Thic

declared The last survey of the

Tung" was completed on July the Trades Government and

will

be paid on Union

Congress. over

That compensation the government's terins not on ternis 1947, and she was issued with Cabinet's

appropriate certificate fully cover probably wakes. plan to freeze

sought by the company. profits and prices, will be disap-

According to well-informed quaring the nature of her voyages and while the potassium chlorate itself of 700 would decompose forming a white pointcil.

ters, Lord Listowell, former Serre-providing for the carriage

anci crew of 64.

smoke which was referred to by a It is recognised generally. how-

tary of State for Burma, who helped passengers an

From evidence adduced before the large majority of the witnesses. We evor. that four obstacles inust be negotiate the Anglo-Burmese treatyours we are of the opinion that a cannot set aside the possibility of elenced before the Government can In October last year, is coming to

at approximately mineral nclds also belog contained in from the Ceylon Indepen-re broke out

baggage, and where "Not only is the co-operation of secure an effective backing from the

assist the 7 p.m. and was confined to a very passengers dence celebrations to the whole industrial population there two nations evident on

new policy to t the economie British Ambassador. here to protect small area on the deck immediately potassium chlorate is concerned the of the presence of such acids would be question ol partition," continued

crisis.

*Are. is ample

British business interests affected by adjacent to the port side indicate that the

We are aware that under the pro- Shawa Dey. "but there

buth America evidence that

main deck to the upper deck.

use of visions of Section 15 of the Merchant Russia are assisting the Jews with negotiating commitee of the TUC Burmese nationalisation-Associated starboard stairway leading from the sunleient to start

has already decided to revise

ifs Press.

The prompt and efficient arms and other war material,

General Council to endorse

well placed chemical extinguishers Shipping Ordnance of Hengkong, "I have no evirlerige

that

the

Government's polley.

by the three frult stall attendants Number 10 of 1890, and again under Section 440 of the United Kingdom American Government, as such, IN

Feans Hin Cheung, Chu Chung Lins Merchant Shipping Act of 1894, i assisting the Jews to take out arms.

Partition

has T- Berlin. Feb. 13.-Russia dered a Soviet mile of the British- Amerlean economic administration to be set up in Eastern Germany.

EVENTS MOVING FAST

Arab "There exists a Supreme

which

top Includes Cominand, tallitary people. The name of the has not yet Commander in Chief been published. Things have been i

fast

the Mille East of inte, much faster than people

realise." in Britain seem to

Levelling his charges against the Rey said it United States, Shawa

that Japanese was evident

many of the Palestine Jewish immigrants coming chiefly from Eastern Europe, were Their spearheads." "Communist

father on Compet seftlements were" Laurel,, nunist lines. islands

He did not understand how there during the Japanese occupation, and rould be a compromise between the Jorge Vargas, wartime Ambassador increasing to Japan-Associated Press,

The House approved by 4 votes to eight a Senate-approved resoluti d missing treason charges against The netion was a further step in Filipinos who helped the the partition of Germany between pohtically and economically.

Immediately after the resolution's East and West. It marked a further

from the united four brutal. Solicitor-General Manuts departure

P Jose zone economy promised by the big! Lm signed motines for dismissal of

charges

brainst

the three at Pedsdam in the summer of?

of puppet President 1945.

March!

Russie

Viiesity Sokolovsky. Germany. unander in Issued dentins for formation of a

in the Eastern

25-member German "cronomic

commission"

2010. German It clowly parallels the eronomic adhuinistration set up by the British and American military governments at Frankfurt for their emmbines zones.--Associated Press.

Tornado Kills Five

Newton, Mississippi, Feb. 13.-Five persons were killed and more than

EDITORIAL

THE

Fire Destroys Cornell Lab

voltage

University

Ibaca, New York State, Feb. 13.

the high A re destroyed faboratory at Cornell during the tight.

The research centre was one of the laboratories complete college most

koown.-Reuter.

Petty Propaganda War

propaganda war between

the Valted States (ulded by a Bumewhat reluctant Britain) and Soviet Russia is Ending a petty. childish level which refeels

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haded f Comontaneam apparent in the United States, and American co-operation with Rugsta n scheme which would bring the Itussians Intu the Mediterranean basin.

ก

Early reports

the

Burma for its

the

If this is true, the Government bas

cleared the first hurdle.

"very control

Patrols Active

In Kashmir

nc-

There is insuficient evidence to show what actually started the fire,

the but

undoubted presence of large qualities of potassium chlorate personal baggage must be Trepted as the primary cause. We admit the evidence of the Govern- ment Chemist that this substance is "Kwong dangerous_in_itselt_and_ also when *in contact with other substances, and the in such

would circumstances

organic infiame

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ant! Alak Kau brought the fire un- der complete control before the ar- rival of the dre brigade at 7.17 p.m. in answer to a call received at 7.15 pn., but we note with very deep New Delhi, Feb. 13-The Govern- regret that the latest figures avail- Loday reported that Indian able show that 70 persons lost their We are fully patrols killed 6 Moslem raiders at lives by drowning.

the mir last night, and forced 4,000 was a direct result of paule and the Samka, in the Janunu area of Kash- satisfled that the heavy loss of life ensuing stampede, which resulted in either #1-a large number of persons attackers to retreat.

The communique sail the

patrol fire with the the weapon before withdrawing from Samka.

Indian transport planes dropper to the garrison at food supplies Poonch. which has been cut off by the Mosiem raiders.-United Press,

maiter

an offence for any person to carry, or attempt to carry, in any vessel any dangerous goods without so notifying the Master of the vessel. considering At the same time, and this particular trade, we are of the Grm opinion that a fuller and mor

of passengers examination careful exam that bartage should be enforced baggage

by the Authorities concerned with routine searches for arms and the control of

of prohibited exports and nre fully There is no doubt that the Fire Fighting Equipment was in first class aware of the difficulties connected

noted

for with with such closer supervision, order, nnd we have

dangerous goods appreciation the commendable action many

the crew who rapidly brought readily recognisable as such.

(Continued on Page 12) hoses to bear on the sent of the fire.

of unions representing tackers exchanged rifle an automa-falling or being pressed overboard.fested cargo. W

All

of

are

not

the United States and the Direct that does not mean that the Jews

ranmust go fusto me of the America TUC General Council's endorsement. The scend lasit is to secure the 20 Injured when a tornado ripped for estimated a loss of over $1,000,-

cause of the fire is un Departments and buy the officials if the whole General Council agrees through this town today.-Associated poo, The Press

Shawa Iey said he hoped to meet this course, an even bigger Job

lies abend. the Mufti of Jerusalem in a few

BIGGEST OBSTACLE days. The Mufti. Haj Ann Et Husseini, commanded the undis- This is to secure the acquiescencement puted leadership of the Palestine of all the 200 individual trade unions people and was the only man for affiliated to the TUC for these are Palestine, he declared.

the rent

arbiters of the success or In accordance with the Principles failure. They are wage negotiating of self-determination and freedom badies, while the TUC is not.

A number of conscience, the Arabs of Palestine would take no substitute" for him. several million workers are at pre- in negotiations for sunt -Reuter,

engaged

unions will wage increases. FOUR JEWS SHOT Jerusalem, Feb. 13-A full em have to take individual decisions on elal inquiry into the deaths of four the Government plan.

that the individual Assuming Jows found shot in an Arab quar-

union executives officially approve ter of Jerusalem was tonight order-

there will still remain one obstacle

by General H. A.

the ed by Lieutenant

endorsement ---securing MacMillan. General Omcer Corn-

of Britain membership infon manding. Palestine, after a British totalling over 7,500,000 workers.

Paris, Feb. 13.-The close framework, Germany can play a role the means at our disposal and, fail- ing four-power agreement, to do this major had Army sergeant

Uno@lelal strikes by sectioris placed under arrest

M. Bidault added: "There is no by means of a common policy be- pending in-the usions could endanger the plan union and community of views commensurate with her resources."

start.

between tween the three other governmenta, Intermediary quiries.

other than and we shall try to harmonise our There seems to be little evidence, between Great Britain and possible The Jews were found dead with and even wreck it at the

and bullet wounds outside St Stephen's however, that Labour quarters are France-this co-operation be- Germany and Europe

Great Britain." outcome tween. the two countries"was France herself. pessimistle as Gate last night.

M. Bidault said that on important The Jewish Agency Executive de- Reuter.

the keystone of the 16-nation reassured by Fraurope can only be views with the United States

M. Bidault demanded the follow-

the United Britain and rence, and ing guarantee on Germany: and the Army manded an inquiry nuthorities arrested the

1.The occupation to be eventual-States diverged from France in her sergeant

of French

A fuller ex- majar when he was reported to have

1. Georges ly limited to the Rhenish provinces. views on Germany.

place soldiers been in charge of the

2.A limitation or prohibition of change of views would take alleged to be concerned.

ch Foreign

Jin London and if a tripartite agree- certain industries.

cret to any of the protagonists. It is impossible to discover any thing of constructive value either the in America's publication of secret Russo-German agreement of 1940 or of Moscow's retallation

disclosures with

of Ro-called Anglo-French nertidy in 193k and 1939. These high-power polliles and exhilarating diplamatic "achievement have, of course. their proper place in the histori- cal archives, but beyond that they in- Importance or possess tile

has been sug- terest. If, as it rested, this mud-slinging is de. vised to Influence the attitude of the peoples in the so-called "No Man's Zone" of Europe towards either Sovletism or Democracy, it is as ingenuous as it is fatuous. It a technique reminiscent of Ill- bred children scribbling insuliing. things about each other on street walls, and with the same danger: those children come eventually

dists say or write, prople will ac- boltering to think cept without about or analyse it. Et Is

dangerous premise, stupid, even because the public generally is becoming more and more propa

levy ilierefore ganda-wise and willing to accept everything

not face value. The people do ubject to propaganda so long as li and intelligent, Instructive Cheap Bbcs, half truths, distorted facis. and angled" versions are

swallowed Jonger

without 214) question, nor are they desire The propaganda which the vast ajority of the world wants 10-

which can help day is that bring the nations together, split them further apart. Cliarges about counter-charges aut treacherous secret treatles and ap- peasement policles which go back ten years achieve nothing; it too much like the kettle calling the pot black. The best form of is information not propaganda normally accessible to the peop

We need less of of the world. the Voice of America," and the .of "Voice of Moscow." and more the Voice of the United Nations,

to noi

through whichi propaganda, blows. Both the American and Russlan professional płopa- formative In its material, in perspective Kensible gandista display the same short-

fu

and

and

coming-they

underrate the in-

balance, can be dispensed to

telligence

of

their audiences.

universo now in the process being sent half crazy by exhr- gerations and distortions.

o!

There appears to be an assump- tion that whatever the propagan-

been

An Army communique, stating an Inquiry would be held on General MacMillan's orders, sald it was the duty of all citizens to cume forward with alt

the evidence concerning deaths.

Arab

Higher Committee sources tonight said the Army bud nuthing to/ do with the deaths of the Jews ind reported that the four Jews, dressed as Arabs, had been stopped In lane lending to the Moslem hea quarters of the old elly.

The Jews were found to be her ly nimed and were executed Arab guards, these sources said

to, the

of

Entente Cordiale An Immutable Alliance

he National day.

'points

3. An international regime for the ment could be reached, it would re- reach agreement between Ruhr and an equitable distribution of main to are can separate tuhr conl. Ruhr coal was a Euro- the four powers. { France. The Dean source of wenith which must

has become an "he declared,

In an earlier reference to Russin

be exploited for the benefit of and Slav opposition at the United Europe,

4-A

Nations organisation, the Freneli an Foreign Minister sald some rays of federal Germany and ded, "must cease effectively controlled Rubr, "which light appeared to be showing on the A existing inter were casential conditions of our castern horizon, and if this develop- country Then nations security."

was confirmed, no ment understanding for "It is essential," he sold, "that we would be more satisfied than France. M. Bidault anid that Marshall aid a pacific Germany enable that part of Germany for

which wo are responsible to live. was vital to the welfare of Europe urope.

peace.- Our duty la to achieve the perman- and the maintenance of J. Within a, federal ent objectives of French polley with 'Reuter...

we do not want a