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Warships For SERIOUS GOLD

Chima

Londen, Mar. 3-Britain' will Mortly lend to LUC Chinese Government the cruiser Aurora and the destroyer Diendip, Mr Jahn Dugdale, the Financial Secretary to the Admirally, told the House of Commons today.

In ald that Britala bad already fent the Chinese Govern- ment the corvette Petunia and right harbeur defence launches,

Two

submarines yet to be Treted would be lent to them later.

One thousand Chinese officers and ratings had, so far. bern trained by British Insiturlors tu form crews for the stilps.— Reuter.

FINNISH

REDS SHOW

THEIR HAND

Submit Demands 'To President

Helsinki, Mar. 3--Finnish Communist leaders today called on President Juho K. Passikivi and demanded that negotiations for a

of! treaty friendship and military! alliance with Russia ho started immediately.

The demand SULES made alter reports that Passikivi informed the Russian Minister, Lieut-Gen. G. Savonenkov, that Finland cannot sign any treaty giving Husła power

to use the Finnish army anywhere

in the base of war.

A delegation of five leaders of the Communist Democratic Union. headed by Hertia Kuusinen, called on President Poskivi officially tel present the party's views.

with

The Stock Exchange in Helsinki rearted sharply to the tension creat ed by

treaty

discussions, quotations generally dropping a full ten percent in a single day's trau- The deck was particularly arked

industrials anoni government bonds.

unch

CLAUSE UNACCEPTABLE Reliable sources said that Paasikivi stressed Finnish opposition to Clause

2 of the Balkan wenties when he | discussed the matter' with Sanonen- kay on Saturday.

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The clauze -Hungarian and Rumaman -treating provides that each party in the eare of war shall give the other all mitt- tary and other support by all mean available. Paasikivi

ainted Chal

this clause is tinngreptable because it : meant that the Finnish Army could he used by the Russians anywhere.

All parties, except the Communist! Democratic Umet, formed a solid; bloc ngainst grating: Raszta a mil tary treaty on the Balkan zatethte. paltern......United Press.

EDITORIAL

COAST RIOTS

Royal Navy Sloops Rushing To Scene

TROOPS ON WAY?

Capetown, Mar. 3.-Two Royal Navy sloops left the naval base of Simonstown, South Africa, today for the Gold Coast, where 14 people are reported to have been killed and more than 140 wounded in rioting in the last few days.

The situation in Accra, the Gold Coast capital, was quiet today, a Reuter message from the city reported, but shops were still closed.

A small detachment of Nigerian troops has already been flown to Acera, from Idaban, Nigeria.

The sloops, the Actaen and Nereide, both about 1,400 tons, are similar to the sloop Snipe now helping in the "show the flag" operations in the Antarctic. Iulian and Syrian shops have been looted and burned and European attacked in the Gold Coast riots, which broke out after a paradle of African ex-servicemen.

Nows of the disturbances renching Dakar today said there had been fresh riots "against the cost of living" and that the total deathroll was now 14.

(It was learned in Accra last night that in Monday's disturbances nine people were killed and 120 hurt. The Governor, Sir Edward Creasy, allegest in a broadcast Inst night that the rioting had been incited by a new political body called the United Gold Const Convention)-Reuter.

Cameronians Ready

planes,

which

to

fly

London, Mar. 3-Troop carrying have already arrived at Gibraltar, are ready troops to West Africa in case they are needed there,

it was learned from the War Office tonight.

This is merely a precautionary measure, the War Office emphasised, adding that "if appears at the moment unlikely that they will be noviled.

A Renter dispatch from Gibraltar said the 2nd Bat- talion of the Camerenian Regiment was ready there fo- night to go by air tonight or tomorrow Aporing Pa secret destination.“

Four big transport planes have landed on Gibraltar Airfield, the despatch added.--Reuter.

Britain Has Nothing Left

In U.S. Loan Kitty

her

Washington, Mar. 3-Britain has exhausted $3,750 million loan from the United States, the United States Treasury announced here today.

Welcome Legislation

que Trade Unions and Trade |

Disputes Ordinance, which rẻ. erived Its first reading in Legisla - Rive Council yesterday welcome

picce of legistation, Trade Unionisme has grown apare in Hongkong sinee the liberation but more out of weerssity dun

TL Is, as yel, by no means design. properly organised or regulated. and more than once during past two years there good grounds for suspecting that political anation lay behind Some of the trade disputes. Under the new ordinance trade untons must be registered, cannot use their funds for other than specified purposes, must bave

bern

properly appointed officials, can Indulge in peaceful picketing, and hot subscribe to political nay parlles either within

outslide within or the colour, At the same time the unlons attain a legal status which

dale they have not en

enjoyed. this foundation It

to From pected

that the Colony's trade unions will develop into insilíu- Blons worthy of representing the interests of their members, Que unsatisfactory anpect f

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Trade

unionism which the ordinance will correct is the practice of

multiple representation. On

several occasions the task of the Labour Officer as mediator trade disputes has been made embarrassing by the sudden emergence of new spokesmen for the workers

after negotiations had been opened by other minees. This it has more than once been deult to discover Just who ders and stars not represent the airikers. This is now due for correction. The new legislation

119-

makes a cautious approach to the prablem at procedure for setting

sputes. It has been deciaed adopt the princiste that disputes shonk, as far as possible. settled by negotiations between repre.

employers tiati

and workers'

br

sentatives, but where these fall, both sides will have the oppor tunity of submitting their case to an arbitrator to be appointed by the Governor.

I the disputants care to, they can Kemluate an equal number of representatives to sit on the arbitration tribunal. This is

a common and generally acceptable type of machinery for dealing with trade disputes. Only one doubt arises: whether it goes far enough. In the first placr any appeal to arbitration is to be voluntary only, and in the second,

_ the decistous of the arbitrator are not legally binding on the parties. Theoretically the volun- tary arbitration system is ideal. tlic understanding belug

that once disputants have submittest their case to the arbitrator,

they are morally bound to accept his award. Nevertheless the templa ifon remalus for parties, dissils- fled

the arbitration, refuse to accept it, and there is nothing in the arillance framed at present to meet any such, sluation.

Experience, of course, will show whether necessary to tighten up the arbi- tration system with powers of enforcement. For the present JL Bald that the bill goes a long way in helping workers to organise sound and constructive antis, and it also makes a useful contribution towards regulatlar relations between employers and employees,

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The fat $100 million was with- drawn on Monday, it was stated.

hold rait

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1948.

The money originally expected to last Britain from three to five years only 18. sunnths, The credits were used at an average of nearly $20 million monthly,

20 aurerinerit, signeri by Presalent Truman on July 15, 1946, provided at Britain must begin re- Daying the money on December 31, 1951, and ramplete yearly payments | jover a 50-year perind unless the

United States granted waivers.

The Bununl 2100ml in abott

myment

$1411

would traitlicens

INTEREST AGREEMENT

Joint Anglo-US Military

Command Retained

Washington, Mar. 4-Britain and the United States are retaining the combined military high command that operated during most of

the war.

It In quartered in one of the most heavily guarded sections of the 11.8. War Department building, All but apecially approved visitors ure barred.

Our of the more important postwar jobs of the Joint organisa- on has been an effort to standardise types and sizes of the principal rammon weapons,

four from the Uniteit

The combine's chilefs are seven men, States and three from Beltain.

Drilish members are Adnitral Sir Harry Aloore. General Sir William Morgan and Air Chief Marshal Sir Guy Garted.

The organisation was created 17 February 1042 as the result of an agreement between the late President Roosevelt and Mr Winston Churchill, President Truman had expressed the bellef

the organisation should be continuri-Assoclated ·Press.

that

Greece And Turkey In Danger

MARSHALL'S LATEST WARNING

Washington, Mar. 3.-There is a "grave danger" that Greece and Turkey cannot remain free unless they get more military aid from the United States, Mr George Marshall, the Secretary of State, and Mr James Forrestal, the Secretary of Defence, told Congress today.

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Explosive-Laden Truck Blows Up

In Haifa Street

FIFTEEN ARABS KILLED

Jerusalem, Mar. 3.--A 15 hundredweight lorry, loaded with 400 pounds of explosives, blew up out- side a block of Arab flats, killing 15 Arabs and injuring 27 other Arabs in Stanton Street, in the business centre of Haifa today.

Police leadquarters stated that the blast tore down sections of the block of this, partly destroyed a building formerly used as an Arab boys' remand school, and damaged other buildings, including the police district headquarters. 200 yards away.

Shops and offices were shattered. ment for the men, indicating they Reuter's ollee in Haifa reported that were not prepared to pay the fine. heavy gundre broke out immediately The court granted after the explosion, with bulletssonable time" to decide whether to them "reo- pay or go to prison.-Beuter..

sweeping through clerks and

floors for

Dypists

safety. WILRESSCE said

buildings and

crouching

the lorry, laden with explosives. wan accompanied by n second vehicle with two ocell- pants, in which the driver of the lorry carrying the -explosives

The two Cabinet members gave; that stand in the way of their ex-escaped. gyidence jointly to the Lower House pansion. Foreign Affairs Committee in sup- De gald that port of the Administration's request for $275 million to be spent on guns, planes and other weapons for the

two nations.

Mr Morshall said that the arinin of the Greeks and Turks would be "discouraging" to aggression against

them.

as long as threats confront Greece and Turkey, there Can be no assurance that Amerlean assistance can be stopped.

All three 10:11 were dressed in battle-dress. Buth vehicles had been passed through a dewish road block. The explosion Was believed to bave been carried out by Jews.

"Disgraceful" Says British Protest Note

MUST RECEIVE ATTENTION

DAY AND NIGHT CUARD that "the military position in both mounting day and

Mr Forrestal said it was evident

British security forces today began countries must receive our first at-

night guards CUATEMALA CITY over the advance party of the United Both Mr Marshall and Me For Turkey lie on the fringe of the totall-tariat who arrived in

tention." He added: "Greece and Nations Palestine Commission Seere- DEMONSTRATION restal left little doubt

Jerusalem that they tarian countries whose actions leave this morning. were thinking of Russia, Mr Martie

London, Mar. 3.-Britain has shall said there Is "elear evidence in their control over these two strate-

doubt that they hope to extend The party-four men

and two protested "energetically Greeve and Czechoslovakia of Com-gically located nations.*

women-flew In to Kalundia

ani

numist intention mininst all nations

Airfield, about seven miles south of strongly" against what are des- Both Cabinet Ministers said the Jerusalem.

eribed as "disgraceful vecur- While the Guerillas

are getting help from neigh-

party was at Lydda,rences" i) Guatemala

made mass bouring countries in the north. They Arab guerillas

City attacks yesterday. aid that the economic recovery Jerusalem road which had been mined Foreign Offlee tonight, was handed on convoys on the main Lyddfa -

Britain's note, released Greece depends on the wiping-out of the merilla nuisance.

Murderers' Appeal Fails

A.

Chung was

Mr

TIC

Forrestal added: "Na program-

in a number of places.

by the

British tros. using two-inch to the Guatemalan Foreign Minister

Mr W. . Gallenne

of reconstruction can be carried Paunders, drove the Arabs back into yesterday by the Titish Minister,

the bill out until the guerillas are reduced

and military stability achieved. In Jerusalem, the police station

Therefore, we Greek armed forces by furnishini supplies and providing technical assistance."

must reinforce the

nf

The

and drove utt.

It reads: "I have the honour to In the Old City was raided this Protest energetically and strongly

oruing by a gang of men dressed gainst the disgraceful

occurrences that have taken place Arch police constables, and 25

this after- Full Court Decision

rifles and some

Stun

guns were Roon Mir Murehall said that of the $275 stoten, according to a preliminary

FLAG INSULTED Appeals brought on February 23

million special aid requested, $200 report.

"Large crowds assembled before raiders, who were believed to the by Lam, Kui, 35, and Cheung Kai, million were for. Greece.

Chancery of HIS Majesty's Both Mr. Marshall and Mr Forrestal be. Arabs, drove up in a police lorry Legation, climbed up-the-windows. 21. aufst their convictim-for-mur- der, and by Chung Tin, sgainst con- said that Turkey was under foreign and marched into the station, which fixed insulting placards,

climbed viction for

nansinaughter, were desire and needed continued help was occupied by Arab and a few over the roofs, twice hoisted the missed by the Full

Court this if her people were to be assured of British policemen.

Guatemalan flag on the omelal keeping their Independence. morning comprising: Mr Justice Gould

The riders removed gums from Bagstaff its Majesty's Legation, and, Mr Justice Reynolds

Mr Forrestal said that if Greece the armoury and one Arab police- took it down and hoisted another flag. should fall under control Lam Kui and Cheung Kai were intalliartan minority, the effect on

man who attempted to interfere designed to be offensive, thre found guilty on November 29 of the Turkey

was silenced by a blow on the heart. Stones, made violently anti-British murder of La Hee, enolle, in Second serious,"

would bu "extremely They parked the riles in the lorry

speeches, and shouted threats at the Street on May 25 last.

Government and people I love, the convicted of manslaughter and sent

BAR TO AMBITIONS

honour to represent. HAGANAH'S CLAIM

"The Guatemalan Government was to prison for ten years.

Turkey bars the path to the am the British League of Ex-Service- Haganah Radio said tonight that Mr A. J. Cifuer!

well aware that this demonstration' Was for thebitions of any power. Crown

coveting the

was planned; on while the Hon. Leech resmirees of the Near East. In

acknowledged in a writ- asked that hostile

February 20 I d'Almada, KC theructed by Mr M. addition,

demonstrations ten statement responsibility for the the loss of Greece and

His da Silva, who defended at the Turkey

outside Ben as free and independent

Majesty's Legation frial) represented the appellants,

22, in which more than 50 impact on other countries which are

with established practice Jews were killed. dem unter most difficult conditions. Sir Oswald Mosley's Union Party Struggling to maintain their

every other country in the world. free- The League is one of the British "Not only did the Government of groups which Joined up with Guatemala not prevent this demon- weakness on our part in this critical

consequences of display of in January this year.

stration but they apparently lic area me beyond calculation."

Six uniformed Syrian

volunteers nothing to discourage

press and rallo called on the people Marstanil said he believed of the Arab "Liberation Army" to assist in Greece's northern neighbours would

this were sentenced by a Belfish military display."

pre-arranged not dare to commit an

court today to fines of £400 each overt actor in default four year's imprison if the Greek Army would be more ment for carrying arms successful in its drive against the

Oring muerillas.

on Jews, the British

and Army There was "positive evidence" that

police. the guerillas were retiring across the the

When sentenced they shouted from northern border frequently for rest; Liberateds

dock in unison: "Long

Live and to reorganise

und Free their forces, he They declined to make

According to offelal reports here, Palestine." added.

a plen of the disturbances insted several hours

and 10,000 people took part. Mr Forrestal salt that he preted mitigation. the

defending counsel anick

Not only was the Union Jack torn Palestine In shooting had become a custom In down and the Guatemalan flag and himself was hoisted, but afterwards a flag bear- wakened this morning by bullets ing the skull and crossbones WOR coming into his house, and success- put up in pince of the Guatemalan fully asked for special prison trent-flag.

On February 17. Lam Kui and old anti Mr Justice Reynolds in Cheung

Kai failed before Mr Justice

bility of affidavit evidence by three

application for the admissi

their

Jurors who were stated to have dis- Sented from the verdicts of guilty of murder returned

against them at the Criminal Sessions.

Ballet Team Due April 20

sintes. would have a demoraliste February Street explosion of should be prevented in accordance

The

Mr

American

can

men Military New York, Mar. 3.-The ballet Greece to impart a new spirit to the dance team of Alicia Markova and Greek Army and I think we Anton Dolin wil make three-day look for an increase in vigour in the The agreement provides that the appearances on an Oriental tour spring"-Reuter. United States must waive interest starting in Manila on April 5, Hong-

payments upon a British request "In kong on April 20 and Singapore on i

any year" it the World Monetary Fund certified that Britain's come from its exports and such service

Aprit 25.

Violinist

Yebud! Menuhin will make the same

tour, leaving the United States on October 12. Dut the

to foreigners as usurance and ship- dates for his performances in the ping receipts falls below the respective cities have not been de- minimum Britain needs to pay for

Bnitely scheduled. "essential Imports."

Reuter's Financial Editor writes: Instead of the five years which the Valted States credit was originally

inle.ded to cover, the loan hos Insted 19 months and has ended with Britain still RA

Fascist

Fli

he

and

NO PROTECTION

In almost

пла the

The note went on to say, that the. police provided by the Cantemiolen Government to protect the legation "did nothing to prevent the out-

ages"

CZECH ENVOYS RESIGN IN PROTEST

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Washington, Mar. 3.-The according to a Reuter despatch re- that Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak

was A Ambassador to porting Dr Nemee's resignation. all demoerney and that

reol freedom of the United States, M. Juraj but three of his staff resigned with speech,

conaclence and worship, Slavik, and the Czech Minister!

would be fully preserved. to Canuda, Dr Frantisek Nemec, the military attache. Colonel Victor added, "I have therefore decided to These three, Dr Neince said, were "I cannot say so any longer," he Petzoli, a Legation elerk and fight for Czechoslovakian democracy. messenger.

I represent a free Czechoslovakia, Government nominated by Dr Bencs and I therefore cannot accept the under duress and peril."

Concert manager' A. Strok, who announced these dates, said he plans to arrange similar Oriental tours for at least six internationally known resigned today in protest over artists every year-Associated Press the recent events in Czecho

slovakia.

that

the

had

a

.

M. Slavik said he was confident there were patriots within his coun- try who would fight with him for the same ideals.

Dr Nemec, 50-year-old and a war- Lime member of the Czech Govern- losing Fold and GURKHAS LEAVE

M. Slavik, who has been Amment in exile in London said he would dollars at the rate of more than

bassador here since June, 1840, and remain in Canada as a private citizen $250 million per year.

of his FOR HONGKONG twice Minister of the interior and the resigning members

in the Czech Government, declared staff woult do the same. Treasury omeials frankly stated

todny

In Washington, in a statement ex- President Benes Just December that the $400 million Bombay, Mar. 3.-Eleven hundred neted under terrible pressure and plaining his resignation M. Slavik then remaining would reduce, but not Garkhs troops, with 33 British and dureas in ohviate. the monthly gold sales which 19 Curltha officers, Balled from here developments.

He said he had not been in touch recent political sald President Benes decision

Recept Communist demand was not

to with Dr Benes, but knew that he are Uritain's final recourse for meet-in the liner Strathnaver today for

made freely. He knew M. Benes the President."

was acting "In spiritual accord with ||ing her dollar deficit.

service in Singapore and Hongkong,

M. Slavik added: "Czechoslovakia acted with the idea of preventing Confirming this

become A They are part of a total of 8,300 | han

He said he knew President Benes' fully totalitarian | bloodshed and chaos, the Gurkhas who have volunteered gross gold sales in the three months serve with the British Army.

"Ife to pollee state."

main did not want the nation Czechoslovakian

task in life was to preserve The It was understood in. Washington divided, and he wanted to

democracy and since have approximately qeusled remainder are expected in leave that many leading officers of the lives". M. Slavik said.

freedom. The Prealdent's The monthly $100 million drawings India in three batches before the Czech Embassy

conver. from the loan-Reuter.

will follow M.

The Ambassador said he had he would never yield to pressure ur sations with him had stressed thai- end of the month,-Reuter,

Slavik's example, while in Ottawa, told his friends in the United States perll-Router.

prediction,

Savo