THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1948.
Thousands Flee From Their Ages Total 364 Years
Red Czechoslovakia
·
Prague, Mar. 4.—Thousands of people who fear persecution in Czecho- slovakin because of their known opposition to Communism have tried to cross the frontier into the American Zone of Germany, according to unofficial reports here today.
Frontier guards have been reinforced by powerful groups of armed workers' militiamen,' experts in underground resistance, familiar with all the channels through which resistance groups crossed the frontler during the war. Trained dogs are reported to be helping the frontier watch.
SPORT:
Cheltenham Gold Cup
Escape over the snowbound mountains has thus been made much more dificult, these re- ports said.
The rumours of attempted escapes grew after in official announcement today that Professor Adolf Prohazka, former People's Party (Catholic) Health Minister, and his wife had tried to leave the country..
Their daughter was arrested while
| GUATEMALAN
GOVERNMENT
MAY TOPPLE
Cheltenham, Mar. 4.-Mr F.1 L. Vickerman's versatile Irish trying to cross the border with a San Salvador, Mar. 4.-Major gelding, Cottage. Rake, by Cot Czech Soclulist Member of Parlin-Guatemalan Cabinet changes- tage out of Hartingo, today ment,
widely predicted to give a shift won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Twenty former members of the to the left, or even a fall of the; the premier British steeplechase Czech Brigade, who served with the government are likely to leave apart from the Grand National, British forces during the war, are
the 170 refugees who have unchanged the country's anti- among valued at £2,000 and run over crossed from Czechoslovakia into tude to her claims on neigh. three and a quarter miles here. the United States Zone,
bouring British Honduras. He beat Miss Dorothy Paget's According to the German palice The Guatemalan presa almost un- Happy Home by one and half at Hof, on the Czech-German border, animously condemned President lens, with Mr W. F. Ishnan's several of the escapees wore the uni-Arevalo for tackling the matter too Coloured Schoolboy A further 10 form of the regular forces.
gingerly. Jengths away third of 12 cœnners. Dr tienes, the Czechoslovak Pre- The French challenger, the nine-sident, has been ordered a complete year-old offire Salmiany. finished rest by his doctors, oficials of the take Courth place-Ministary of Information sald today. It was added that the President, whose illness was officially confirm-
strongy fleuter.
TEST CRICKET Georgetown, British Gulano, Mar. 4.West Indes declared their Brot innings closed at 297 for eight in the third Test match here today, and in reply England scored 110 for nine in their first innings by the close of play. !
-Reuter.
LESNEVICH-FOX AGAIN
New York, Mar. 4-Cus Lesner vich, world light-heavyweight cham- ion since 1941, is n 9-5 on favourite to beat Billy Fox, 21-year-old Phila- dephia Negro, in their second title bout at Madison Square Garden here tomorrow night, for which a gate of Gver £25,000 is expected.
pre- of
Lesnevich, who kuncked out Fox
round in their in the tenth vious life match in February last year, has fought only heavy- weights since then, knocking out Mello Betuloa and first outpointing and then knocking mut Tam: Mauriello.
The knockout by Lesnevich was the only defent suffered by Fox In
51 bouts, all the others of which he won by the short route.
Since
his defeat by the light heavyweight champion, Fox has fought and won seven boots.---Reuter.
Argentina - Chile
Defence Pact
President Benes... order.
ed complete rest
of the
not more than 10 percent
European diplomats estimated that Guatemalan population Kenuinely wanted Belize, the British fonduras part and capital, to be seized.
Most of the business men, mikicle elass and the Indian peasants were indifferent sad dublvil the whole subject "just poliles".
Carried Too Far There was every sign that orishint- ty this was a correct description of their attempt. It
that was alleged President Arevalo used the problem of British Honduras Amenas of distracting his crities.
Now, however, public opinion is and the Irading the
government, campaign which is gone on for over six months has become an issue from which it would be most dificult for any politician to step down.
British Legution officials claimed they had mde several compromise British proposals
settle the dispute during the past Honduras
six months,
10
All their proposals had been re- jected. Their treatment at the hands of Guatemalan officials became in- ereasingly cursory.
Minister's Protest
Five "Grand Old Men" of lawn bowls figure in the nhove picture taken at the Kowloon Bowling Green From left to right during the recent Attaboy Match.
they are T. H. G. Brayfield, W. Russell, R. Duncan, L. Guy and R. P. Phillips, and their conbined ages total 364
All five played in the Attaboy game.
years.
MICHAEL EXPLAINS
ABDICATION FACTS
London, Mar. 4.-Young King Michael of Rumunia to- dny declared his abilication was forced and he would not be bound by it. He said Rumania was being ruled by a government "installed and maintained in power by a foreign country."
COLOURFUL
CEREMONY
AT WINDSOR
Immediately after making his statement to nearly 100 newa- he boarded n train for men, Southampton to catch the liner Queen Elizabeth, which sails for New York tomorrow.
issued Michael statement:
the following
"At the present moment it is no longer necessary to insist on the circumstances and causes of certain London, Mar. 4.--Princess political events.
"The motives of the profound Elizabeth and the Duke of Edin-
changes imposed polllicnl burgh will be installed as mem-small states of eastern Europe are bers of the Order of the Garter already too well known.
on the
in St George's Chapel, Windsor, "As far as Rumania is concerned. on April 23, Buckingham Palace1 want to avall myself of the first possibility personally to confirm the announced today.
facts as they happened.
The
Rumanian
colourful ceremony, with "On the morning of December 30, traditional pageantry and ceremonini 1047, Petru Groza and Gheorghli robes, will be performed in the Dej, members of the church which is the Chapel of the Cabinet, presented to me the text, of Order, en St George's
the act of abdication, urging me to who Is sign it at once. His Majesty the King w
Order, and Her
Palace Surrounded Sovereign of the Majesty the Queen, will attend the "Both them came to the Royal
delachments. informing four ladies of the Order, the others by armed
hold mu being Queen Mary, Queen Wilhel
would that they the minn of the Netherlands and Princess responsible for the bloodshed which
would follow us a consequence of the instructions already issued by them in case I should not sign within the time limit.
International Incident In Antarctic Waters
BY FREDERICK JONES
(Reuter's Special Correspondent)
On board HMS Nigeria, Mar. 4.-An officer from the Argentine minesweeper Parker boarded the Nor- wegian fishing vessel-Bratog (486 tona) and told the Norwegian captain that he had no right to be sailing`in. Antarctic waters' without the permission of the Argen- tino authoritica, according to news received on board this British cruiser by the Falkland Islands Governor, Mr. Miles Clifford.
GERMANS
The details of this first inter- national incident involving. foreign ships in Antarelic waters reached the Nigeria as
GIVEN FOOD she zigzagged at 12 knots
WARNING
through Icebergs and "grow- Jers" on her way to British settlements in the Antarctic, where Chile and Argentina have Berlin, Mar. 4.-A warning to mado claims to novereignty. Germans that they must show
The ofcer from the Argentine dlucipline and unselfishness in minesweeper wrote in the lot book securing a fair distribution of of the Brategg that it had no right their own resources if they in those waters without Argentine
permission. wanted to convince, nations nl-
The Parker then went off towards ready short of food that they Marguerite Bay, which she is bo- must go shorter still to help lieved to have now reached.
The Norwegian vessel, which has Germany, was given today by General Sir Brinn Robertson, oll engines, went to Whalers Bay, British Commander-in-Chief in Deception Island, and the master re- ported the maiter to the British Germany.
authorities.
1
Log Entry Struck Out
The British Harbour Muster then went on board the vessel and struck out the Argentine officer's entry, in the
1
General Robertson, speaking over the British-controlled radio network, Hald imports into the British and American zones from June 30 Inst year to June 30 this year would total over 4,000,000 tons-all paid for by British and Amerienn taxpayers.
"Never before have the victors in whr spent
freely to get the vanquished on their feet again.".
He warned the Gerinana that "i the entire proceeds of German ex- ports, even had they been multiplied severalfold, were added to the funds already produced by the British and there could American Governments, be no significant improvement in the
The feeding of Western Germany."
Norwegian Vessel which Lack Of Goodwill
hails from Trondheim And Sir Brian said it was the lack of launched in 1932, is believed to be goodwill among certain other nations still at Deception Island.
and not the lack of money wheth prevented higher food imports,
log. He told the Norwegian master to ignore if us the entry was illegal.
The Harbour Master sent a protest to the captain of the Argentine minesweeper and delivered by hand
protest to the Argentine n
of Wie base which the mander Argentine authorities have sel up on Deception Inland.
com-
was
The Chilean frigate, Covadonga, is now about 60 miles north of Anvers Island and is believed to be meeting
Chilean oll tanker.
Going South
The nations of the world, he said, "have to be convinced that, although they are short of food, they must to shorter still in order to help Ger- many.
that the 11 know all too well
and
The Falkland Islands Dependencies existence of large-scale black
John Krey markets in Germany makes it survey ship, the 1,200-ton immensely difficult for the British Biscoe, which is making a tour of and American Governments to ob- British stallons in the Falklands, lain a larger shore of the world's has reached Hope Bar, Graham's food, which we know you Germans Land. need."-Reuter.
1
The Nigeria is being led by the 1,400-ton sloop Snipe, which is now about 100 miles north of Boyd and going on a southerly
Czechoslovak Constitution, which sets ment against Tuesday's "disgraceful Peremony. The Queen, is one of the Paluse after it had been surrounded OUTWARD MAILS Stent.
th
British
the outside
hote
a
Elizabeth.
For weeks, the British Minister in Guatemala, Mr Wilfred Hansford ed last night, would not be return-Galliene, had been unable to see the ing yet to Prague from his country Guatemalan Foreign Minister. Yes- residence.
terday, he personally delivered his It is understood that the former protest to the Guatemalan Govern-
prevedent in such matters, pre-
British accurrences" vides that when the President is un Legation. able to carry out his duties, he is Mr Galilene also delivered
the rejecting replaced by the Premier,
It was reponed from The Ingue Guatemalan protest against the dis
that General Serge Ingre, patch of the cruisers Shefkid and torlay Czech Minister to The Netherlands, Devonshire to Belize and the landing has resigned In connection. It is of troops there.
Belize today Reports from The agreement states that it is understood, with the crisis in Prague.) intended to "consolidate definitely
men of the Gloucestershire Regiment the rights of Chlle and Argentina"
were now dug into defensive posi- tions. The troops were carried to American Antarctic."-- over the
A review
ust thei Czechoslovák British Honduras armed with an!!- Reuter.
{It:འང* nationalisation tank guns and mobile equipment by Enlarging on the Argentine-Chile Government's
cruiser Devonshire [rom pact.
published rumme, published today, show the will
of the Jamaica. that, less than eight percent simultaneously here and in Santing, prauction, and no wholesale or for Dr. Brumugita mid that in it both countries declare "irstly, they will trade at all. remained in ri-the time being-Reuter.
(Continued from Page 1)
which
be
South Americua Antaretile, which lies
Nationalisation
| vate hands.
The newly-appointed Communit
said
The Devonshire has left Belize for
The ceremony will be on the same lines as that of 1937, when the King took seat as Sovereign of the Order and the Queen was installed as Lady of the Garter.
Others To Be Installed
This act was imposed to me by force, by a guvernment installed n maintained in power by a foreign utterly un- country, a government
will of the representative of the Knights and ladies, wearing full Rumanian people."
Violated Pledges
had violated "This Government their international pledges binding them seats within the Chapel, where the to respect the political freedom of coat of arms each member hangs the Rumanian people, had falsified on a pennant above his stall. The the elections and annihilated the de- pennants of Princess Elizabeth and mocratic political leaders who en the Duke of Edinburgh will be in th
Garter robes and regalia, will form a procession through Windsor Castle to the Chapel and will take
SWEDEN LOOKS | plice."
TO DEFENCES
was made a
ot
net together in the legal protection and defence of their rights in the Minister of Justice has invited thel
Joyed the conflence of the between 25 and 90 degrees West and public to denounce my case of co-
of "The removal the laboration with the Germans during| in whose territory the countries re-
Princess Elizabeth
constitutes a new act of violence in
the enslavement_ cognise each other's unquestionable the occupation where they think the
Lady of the Garter
on November the polley of punishment inflicted was too light.
do. sovereign rights.
Special courts. composed of one
11 last, and the King bestowed the Rumania. In these conditions I
not consider myself bound, in any "Secondly, they will continue their professional judge and two partisans, Stockholm. Mar. 4.-General Elge order on the Duke on November 19, activities in the region of the as yet will revise all trials of collaborators. fung. the Swedish Commander-in-
toway, by this act imposed upon me. his marrlage on e eve of
With unshaken faith in our undefined frontier (between the
MI. Zdenek Nejedly, the Com-Chief, urned measures to strengthen Princess Elizabeth. Argentine-Chilean nectors) in a spirit mist Minister of Education.
future, animated by the same devo- has Sweden's defencer when he called Several other Knights of thelor and will to work, I will con- of mutual co-operation.
ordered special meetings of all on M. Allan Vougt, the Minister for Garter will be installed on April 23.tinue to serve the Rumanian people Thirdly, they will continue upo- schools and universities for lectures Defence,
this afternoon, well- tiations for a treaty defining the Ans on the importance of the Soviet Informed ericles stated afterwards. In December 1943, the King abound."-Associated Press.
with whom my destiny is inexorably tarctic frontler between thern Union and of "brotherly relations" General Jung was sold to have pointed Viscount Addison, the Mor- Reuter.
British Statement among the Czechs, Slovaks and the warned
of the quess of Salisbury, Field Marshal government Soviet peoples.
dangers of not strengthening the Lord Alanbrooke, Air Chlef Marshal The British Foreign Omice said of country's defences in the face of a Lord Portal of Hungerford, Fick Michael's statement: "At the time he deteriorating world situation. The Marshal
Lord Montgomery, Fleki left the throne, we recalled that he niceting lasted over 90 minutes. Marshal Lord Alexander and Ad- tad played a great part in helping! ruiral Earl Mountbatten to the Order, to relense Ruman from the Fascist
yoke. Lord Mountbatten is at present bi "We also recalled that he was one Inclu and Lord! Alexander Canada, and it is not know whether Order of Victory. That is still our of the rare recipients of the Soviet they will return for the ceremony only comment."
U.S. Price Break
Halted
Student Arrests
The Ministry of the Interior told a delegation of the International Students Union today that 118 peu- ple, nearly all students, were ar- rested during the recent crisis, ne- Czechoslovak news cording to the cora
Chirago, Mnr. 4-A United Press survey shows that retail prices of mast foods have stopped dropping, agency. and the grain market has recovered |
ago
tracking
M.
The delegation, consisting of M. 50 percent of the loss taken in the Joza Grohman, the Chairman, big price break starting a month Madden, the General Secretary, and Mr Jin Smith, Vice-Chairman for today. Grains dropped to the limit allow the United States, sald the Govern- police in a single day's
ment maintained that the February 4. Grains and other com-act
action in dispersing the demonstra- modities continued
untitling students was justifled. February 13, dropping dally to the The delegation was told that limit almost every day. Since then the 118 persons arrested, six were grains have climbed steadily.
released, two were handed over to The commodities break was re. the security forces because of in- flected almost immediately
criminating documents
to
duced retail food prices.
A
survey of 10
falt
in re-
found
[
(in
| them, and two were handed over to a criminal court on charges nol
representative cities related to the demonstrations. shows that declines have been halted.
The other 108 were imprisoned for,
The National Association of Retall from two to seven days, except for Grocers said: "Retail food prices one man who got 14 days-Reuter, generally appear to have halted on the downward silde, at least tem- porarily, and certain western areas actually edged up several cents."-- United Press.
Tank Landing Ships
For China
BRITONS MOVED FROM HAIFA
Halfe, Mar. 4.-British officials and their familles waiting at alle Washington, Mar. 4.-The State to return to England have been Department - announced today the moved to the Arab grea of Jenin
of the fear because
of possible
sale of 50 surplus. demilitarised fank Jewish attacks, a reliable source in Innding ships to China.
The craft at present are in Suble Haifu said today.
Pinns for the evacuation of
Bay in the Philippines.
They cost originally US$80,800-elvilians from Palestine had been 000, China has agreed to pay US$1,recast, owing to the temper of the 400,000 for them.–Associated Press. Jows since the Ben Yehuda Street bombing nearly a fortnight ago and CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE to other information," the source
addied.
Answers
British, offelals haya dented that 1. The piano. 2. Because they bury British security forces were impli- carrion. 3. In the extreme north-eated in the bombing, but the Jewish eastern part of Africa, 4, Switzer- Apancy is condueling its own land, 5, Treeless Arctic plain, 6, 6ix. | vestigation.—Associated Press.
in-
the
A communique Issued afterwards merely stated that certain "rouline"
matters
were discussed. It added that General Jung had reported on the result of the Defence Staff investigations Into Sweden's military preparedness.-Reuter,
`ROCTONS PRETE FERTICE?^ INCH;«
STER BATURDAY
·WYKNINO PORT❤
United Press.
"I advised him not to buy such a cheap hat!"
The Rurnanian Legation declined to comment.
An authoritative Pimanian source sald, however, tha: Michael's abdict- tion was in accord with the will of the Rumanian people.--Associated
Press.
Bones Suicide
Reports Discredited
Nanking, Mar. 5.-The Czecho- slovak Ambassador to China, Dr Josef Lelck. last night discredited reports that President Denes had resigned, or committed suicide.
Dr Benes' philosophy of life for- bids him to commit suicide, the en- voy said, adding, however, that he had not received any oflcini infor- mation DII the subject.-Reuter-
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Several toore whales have been scen blowing: whale products. represent the Antarctic's only de- finite practicable economic wealth
for known
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