19 Killed In Corsica Air Crash
Paris, Mar. 28.-Volunteer parties of gendarmes and ex- perienced mountaineers set out today for the snow-covered heights of Mont Cardo, in Cen- tral Corsica, to recover the bodies of the 19 passengers and crew of the Indian National Airways Viking which crashed, yesterday.
Major William Routley, the British Consul in Ajaccio, told Reuter that the continuing foggy weather over Corsica today would make rescue operations on the slippery mountain top difficult. and that the parties did not expect to return to Ajaccio until later today.
He said the bodies recovered would be taken immediately to Venaco village, three miles from the scene of the crash.
One parly reached the wreck laat night but was unable to get the bo- dles 10 Vennco because
of lack of equipment. They camped the night" In a sheltered spot near by, awaiting the arrival of heavily-equipped par- ties who had set out on the four- hour climb soon after dawn today.
The plane, on its way from Now Delhi to London, struck the eastern stopes of Mont Cardo at 6,000 feet coon after leaving Rome yesterday. It is belleved that it crashed after being buffeted by a heavy wlad and striking an air pocket.
Fuselage Broko Into Two
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1948.
Rangoon Police Raid
Communist Party HQ
Rangoon. Mar. 28-The Burma Communist Party has expelled Its former Chairman, Thakin Thol, Burmese newspapers, reported today. He was stated to have diapproved of the party's present policy."
Meanwhile, the Rangoon police raided the headquarters' of the party and fried to arrest Thakin Than Tun. Secretary-General of the party, who, however, was still at fargo this evening.
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The raid was part of the strong measures taken by the Govern-
willt inent to combal allered Communist interference
labour in Rangoon, where there is a threat of a general strike,
Patrols were active in the olty throughout the day, and strike pickets outside the supply depot of the British-owned Burma Oll Company, where employees have been on strike for about three weeks, supported by workers in thres other British-owned companies, were dispersed by the police---Reuter.
KIDNAPPING OF
GREEK CHILDREN
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LEBANON
Beirut, Mar. 28.-A Minis- terial crisis appears to be brew- ing in The Lebanon as a result of the recent extension for three months of the Syro- Lebanese Common Interests Convention of 1944, which ends on March 31.
The Prime Ministers of both Syrin and Lebanon took advantage of tho Arab League Political Committee meetings in Beirut to agree to post- Done the separation of the currency of their respective countries pending discussions to reach a compromiss solution.
The Syrians are making Lebanca's separation from the frane bloc a primary condition for a review and settlement. on a new basis, of the present joint financial and economic policy.
The
Lebanese Parliamentary
PROTEST TO LAKE SUCCESS majority, on the other hand, favours
Athens, Mar. 28.-M. Constantin Tsaldaris, the Greek Foreign Minister, has sent telegrams to Dr Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Na- tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisa- tion, the Greek news agency reported today.
Maximos, Greek
Patriarch, To
The fuselage Resign
Reports indicated broke into two, throwing the pas sengers into the snow covering the
Bodies of the penk.
crew were found in the machine,
A Reuter
Issued earlier from Paris:
Resign Soon
Istanbul, Mar. 28.-Maximos, the fifth Patriarch of the
Protesting
and their
the Kidnapping of children by "Markos guerilins
to countries transference neighbouring north of Greece, the telegram. sald: "In the atteinpt to torture the Greeks and terrify free peoples into submission, totall- Communism has contrived and is now carrying out a diabolical International conspiracy to kidnap tens of thousands of the children of Greece.
ages of three and 14 are being systematically
tarian
the "Children between
come shortly, and informed sourcesdded. predicted that Archbishop Athina- goras of New York would be elected
from transported for
their
Pelin delolls of this deliberate
Delhi gave patch today from New Greek Orthodox Church, in-lenticed or torn from their parents
the list of passengers and formed the Holy Synod today and crew as follows, amending the list he is retiring shortly from one homes.. their churches and their na- Mrs Dougall, Mr P. G. Harwood, of the world's mightiest réll-tive surroundings, to be schooled in the hatred of their families, their Mr Bauni, Mr Mudan, Miss Lane, gious thrones.
on which Mr Krishen Prasad, Mr and Mrs
The resignation is expected to religion and the virtues
telegram Talati, Mrs Bani, Miss Rudra, Mr K.
civilisation depends," the Sifle, Major, Mra and Master Nott (passengers), Commander Ghosh, engineer B. Lall, pilot 13. D. Choud- hry. radle officer B. D. Patwardan, and L. N. Gupta, fcrew).
It was believed in New Delhi that all the passengers were travelling tree. The Indian National Airways statement Issued today sait the Viking was on a charter flight, bound for Britain.
The opinion was expressed in New
to barbarism
are still being Nations United
Delhi that the Viking was going to hierarchy the youngest Britain, the United States and France
London for a routine overhaul. Several of the passengers were be lieved to be connected with the
Indian National Airways Reuter.
3.
World's Rubber
Requirements
Maximos.
runry
honouring the agreement initialled with France. insisting that it is vital to the country's economic stability that be ratified without delay.
Premior Accused
This blog of supporters of the | Franco-Lebanese monetary agree- ment hccuses the Lebanese Prime Minister, Rind Bey El Soll, of canvassing for its rejection and of attempting to delay as long as pos~ sible the debate in the Chamber of Deputies.
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'FLYING TIGER' TESTIFIES
Gen. Claire Chennault, famed wartime commander of American air forces in China, and his Chinese wife snapped in Washington, where the General recently gave testimony on aid for China before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (AP Wirephoto)
Chinese Assembly Will
PEACEFUL
POLLING IN RUMANIA
28.-,
Bucharest. Mar. Bucharest was calm today as Rumanians. formed long queues: at polling stations to poll for the first time under a Republic to elect a now Constituent Assembly.
The Rumanian nows agency re- ported that in every polling station, n committee of two representatives of cach political party participating in the elections and, presided over by a rnagistrate, ensured "full application of the democratic principica of the` electoral law.
A single list of candidates was put forward by the Popular Democrat Front formed of the four Government tho parties the United Workers, Labourers'
the Front,
National Popular Party and the Hungarian Popular Union--and headed by Dr. Petre Groza, the Rumahlan Prime Minister.
Foreign correspondents throughout the country were given permission to watch the voting, in which moró than 3,000,000 people over the age- of 18 took part.
It was tho largest voto ever re- corded. Official results are expected tomorrow evening.
The Liberals, led by M. Petru Bejan, filed 22 lists of candidates in nbout half the constituencies, and the Democratic Peasant Party, headed by Dr Nicholas Lupu, put forward a Fists.
In the present Government, the Popular Democratic Front has 317 Beats out of 414, while the National. Popular Party 29. the National Peasant Party has 33, the Hungarian- Liberal Party three and the De- mocratic Peasant Parly two.-Reuter.
Open Officially Today Soviet Official
Nanking, Mar. 29-The Chinese National Assembly will open today as scheduled as the result of an inter- party agreement reached through the personal interces- sion of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
NEHRU ON
S.E. ASIA
"Freed" Of Duties.
Moscow, Mar, 20-Deputy Sturun, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Georgian Socialist Savlet Republic, has been "freed from his duties," Pravda reported on.
Pravan added that Deputy Gogur had been elected to this post.-As-
sociated Press.
The Young China and Demo-Sunday, cratic Socialist parties, accept- Ing the Generalissimo's "per- sonal guarantee of future co- operation" as a substitute for part of the Assembly seats promised them by the Kuomin tang, commenced registration of their delegates shortly before midnight.
EASTER VIOLENCE
IN PALESTINE
They coupled this accusation with repeated public and private state- ments made by him, expressing his for "health intention of resigning reasons.
Neutral observers here generally believe that the resignation of Riad Bey El Soth at this stage of the "doilar crista" in the sterling aren of would precipitate the conclusion the Franco-Lebanese Convention by a successor Ministry, unless that re- signation was followed by dis solution by the President of the Tie- public of the Chamber of Deputies.
Last Ties The latter step, they forecast, would pave the way for the Opposi- tion to coaleser and gain a majority In the subsequent election. to net as the supreme spiritual verified by the
A refusal to ratify the agreement, leader of the world's 140,000,000 Balkans Commission, the perpetrators.
they
the last tles between people of Orthotox falth.
are boastfully broadensting admissions of point, out, means the severing While no official com
communique was of their part in this international France and The Lebanon. It is understood.
tradition. the Holy crime.
the Le- Synod promised to make
According to Maximos "From Belgrade. Sofia, Bucharest,
banese Prime Minister must be a New Delhi, Mar. 28.-Pandit Archbishop of Ephesus (in Turkish Budapest and Tirana, the controlled Moslem. Hameed Bey Frangie, the Nehru, the Indian Prime Minis- Anatolia), and give that bishopric radios announce the arrival of the Christian Foreign Minister and Le-ter, today, rejected the idea of
banese delegate who spent status which would leave Maximos children separated from their parents first below the Patriarch in the in Greece," the telegram said.
The offelally announced Assembly months in France negotiating the Indian domination of South of the church,
Copies of the telegrams have been
and who tends and South East Asin, but called activities open with a visit of the monetary agreement ́30, i hunded to the Ambassador of its Parliamentary supporters, may for--co-operation with other delegates to the grave of Dr. Sun
followed "Yat-sen.
by therefore not become Prime Minister. countries in building up
inaugural Grave doubts are being expressed common
sphere of action in ceremonies shortly before noon.
With only 1,125 delegates re- by informed circles here whether
economic, defence and other
It is expected it will be could
gistered, be any prominent Moslem
fields" found who would approve
the ra-
necessary to call a recess for severni Addressing the 21st dification.-Router.
annual days to obtain the necessary quorum general meeting of the Indian Cham- of 2,030 for election of President and bers of Commerce and Industry in Vice-President,
Spokesman for the "Independent" Now Delhi, Pandit Nehru said there;
Bishop Catholic could be little doubt that Southeast candidates sald Asia was going to develop in close Paul Yu-pin had appealed to them the police to the body,-Associated
their hunger and sit-Press. to abandon with India. co-operation The telegram terrorise the Greek
"Everything in economic, defence down strike as well as violent de- munists plan to
and geograpliy points to it" he said, monstrations, and settle their claims But India could not be thought of by negotiation. people to submission. It is planned
Earlier, the Kuomintang's Minis- that Greek parents should
London, Mar. 28-On Easter Sun- as a leader of the South or South- prefer
day in England everybody was talks-cast Asia as this was "an imperialist tor of Organisation, Chen themselves to be enslaved in the
failed to persuade the strikers Communist system in Greece rathering about the weather. The weather outlook," he declared.
or to accept was wonderful. It was a "little'
Pandit Nehru said the "common leave the auditorium London, Mar. 28.--Men - of the than to have their children separated
By the sands. Summer" In March. Easter holiday
Ceylon, Malaya, makers had
Indo- Gendarmes using army mine de- tectors gave the National Assembly first holiday-of-the-year-at-the China, Slam-and-Indonesia,----- seaside resorts.
Ultimately, for geographical auditorium n thorough screening last to talk about
reasons, Australia and New Zealand night in search of hidden bombs. was one of the special would also find their places in the This action
precautions taken to protect General- Southeast Asia group.
issimo Chiang as well as to
pre- Goographical Idea
vent any Communist interference The idea was neither racini nor with the election of President and religious, but a geographical idea Vice-President.--Associated Press. which had a powerful influence on future policy, he said.
1947 became one of church at the age of 51, broke down Patriarchs In the history of the in Athens.
M. Tsaldaris said that on March in health
announced the shortly after assuming 12, Tirana Radio office and has been unwell since. arrival of children between three Doctors examining his case deelded and 14 and Belgrade Radio had said he is suffering from neule melnn-on March 14 that 400 children had chosis brought on by the severe arrived there, while Son Radio sald restrictions imposed by hfs high that arrivals there
were saldo be office.
only
the vanguard of 60,000 children destined for orphanages in Albania, Bulgaria. Yu
Rumania and some other
DS
He has frequently been reported resigning, but nothing definite Washington, Mar. 28-Delegates was known until today.Associated from at least a dozen countries will | Press. meet in Washington un Apell 20 to study world rubber supplies and needs.
A major task will be to arrive at an accurate estimate of production of natural, rubber and synthetic rubber throughout the world.
Road Transport Strike
rhe Com-
Nottingham Corporation of "Notting-from them and enslaved in that With that figure determined the ham-and-Ashton-under-Lyne-today system-in-foreign lands. group
is expected to work on these
joined in the passenger road trans- "Among the active countries par. further questions:
has port strike, which 1-What are the probable world i
affected a ticipating in this international erime
adherents
the large area of the North of England. (are
Atlantic needs for rubber-both natural and
solemnly The issue is the national award of Charter who synthetic during the next year?
pledged 7/00 per week increases in wages. themselves to co-operate in ruin the world from fear and want, and
2-How much can be made avail- nble for stockpiling to meet shortages that might result in the future?
Associated Press.
TORTOISE LAYS
EASTER EGGS
London, Mar. 20.-There was a real Easter occasion at Dudley, Worcestershire, on Saturday when
à giant African tortoise laid three CERS.
Not all the Nottingham men are out, and a skeleton service is being members of the United Nations who operated on some routes.
solemnly covenanted to refrain from foding all manner of interference in Also joining the stoppage, are some 400 Wigan Corporation men internal affairs of other members.
"The abduction of
who, at midnight, began 9. 24-hours strike, which has badly disorganised the holiday plans of thousands of people.-Reuter.
Yugoslav Left In A Hurry
Singapore, Mar. 28.-British
Grand Easter
Weather
With the weather.
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thair 26 20 referred to should include rich food brought to them.
of
|
Britons could forget for a while the international crises, warnings
in their way of more "austerity"
threats of national living, and
had troubled bankruptcy which them for months. the
The four day Easter holiday ends the Greek on Tuesday, however. And in the children is more than a violation of West of England there were clouds treaty pledges. It is a crime against and the threat of rain for Monday. humanity.
"Greece will continue the fight but she needs the active help of all civiilsed people in her fight against the enemies of all mankind."
The telegram said the Balkans Commission would soon submit a Im-report respecting "this latest chal- lenge to the United Nations and humanity,"
The tortoise, a native of tropical Africa, was brought to the Zoo with migration authorities hustled a 28- many other specimens lost autumn.year-old Yugoslav magazine editor It weighs two hundredweight and out of this Crown Colony on Satur is thought to be 200 years old,
after day less than 24 hours
The 200 manager said it is a rare arrived.
event for a tortoise to lay eggs in Dusan
Puhalo, editor of
he
the
captivity. On only one occasion, at Belgrade magazine Youth, arrived
-Associated Press,
Search For Sub. Abandoned
San Francisco, Ματ.
28.-Tho
He thought Pakistan would cer-
Li-fu,
to
Hongkong Mass Meeting Over 1,500 people, representing Various Chinese publle organisations, tainly come into the picture from including about 300 students, attended a meeting at the King's Theatre this the economic and defence point of view, though he was not certain how morning at 9 am. to mark the con- the Middle East would be affected.
vocation of the Chinese National Although he did not think there Assembly which opens today in would be war in the near future. Nanking. India still could not afford to Ignore
Mr Li Ta-chao, director of the the fact that the world was at pre- Kuomintang Ofte for Hongkong and sent "treading a dangerous path Macao, presided, and a number which may lead to serious
up speakers addressed the meeting. heavals.
continuation of the present "war
of
such urgency as to call for a pre- the search for "foreign submarine" to the country's commerce and in-
The matter. It was added. was of United States Navy today gave up of nerves" was sure to do great harn OUTWARD MAILS Uminary statement by the Greek off the California coast. Scout planes dustry, Government.---Reuter,
of the -trace no
Speaking of capital goods, Pandi! reported that mysterious undersco vessc) was Nehru sold if India could not get United States, she found in an extensive search of the them from the "Free shipping lanes off the Golden Gate, would try to get them from wherever
"Froo" Radio Statement
Regent's Park, has a giant. African by air on Friday from Rangoon, Moscow, Mar. 20. The tortolse been hatched in this country. Immigration authorities told Puhalo Greek Radio has broadcast a state-when it was spotted yesterday only alie could.—Reuter, An attempt will now be made to to Icave in the next plane.
The
hotch the Dudley eggs in and government obtained a plane passagement, addressed by the "Provisional 60 miles offshore.
of Freo Government
Reuter:
INTERNATIONAL
RINK HOCKEY Montreaux, Mar. 28.-The results
of matches played in the Inter- national Rink Hockey Championships here, today were:
on Saturday for Calcutta.
Pubalo addressed a meeting of left wing organisations before leaving.
No official statement, was made as to why Puhalo was asked to go Associated Press.
Rugby Result
England beat Switzerland by five Paris, Mar. 28-The Racing Club goats to one. Portugal beat Spain de France rugby team defeated by three goals to one. France beat Blackheath 14-8 in Paris today. Holland by six goals to zero-Reater, Associated Press.
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CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE International Red Cross, accusing the not discounting the report of sub- "Greek Royalist Army" of atrocities sighting by the
trans- crew of a
Answers. and the murder of
1. Three. 2. The "Savannah." 3. women and Pacific plane, but pointed out that
Soviet there was "little chance" of finding The Roman emperor Augustus. 4 children, Tass, the official
5. Two-thirds of news agency, reported from Belgrade any foreign submarine that wished Berylo Markham. today.
to remain hidden.-United Press. tta length, 0. Its big tusks.
The statement compared "the very humane treatment accorded to the monarcho-Fascists by the Greek forces with the ruthless extermina- of captured democrats by tion monarcho-Fascists with the help of
have American officers, who cently begun to take an active part In murdering war prisoners."
ree
The statement declared: "The Free Greek Government resolutely pro tests against the attitude of the Tied Cross, which, 'to this day, pusses' In silence the monarcho-Fascists! atro- cities."-Reuter.
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KING PAUL'S THANKS
Athens, Mar. 20-King Paul of the Hellencs todny sent a message to President Truman thanking him for his good wishes on the national feto on Thursday la Greece to com- memorate the 1821. war of Indo- pendence.
King Paul sald; "Your message constitutes a `great encouragement to the Greek people in their un shakeable decision to Öght at pil costs to conserve; their. Independence and free democratic instliutions. They are convinced that their baltle is the same for all civilised nations against enslavement, and, totalitari- anism."-Reuter,
EDITORI PAKER BERVICE.
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On Monday, March, 20, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Poit omee will be open from 8 a.m. to noop and the other branch post omers frem 8 .. to 10 a.m. There will be ope delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 10 an. and one collection only from pillar boxes each day. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holidays,
Outward Malls. Unico otherwise stated, registered articies and parce) posts close 33 minutes earlier than the ordinary mail. if mail close before 10 am, registered and parcels will close at a pan. on previous day.
Amoy.
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Manila (Bek) Noon.
Shanghal (Sex) Noen.
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The Jewish press reported the woman, Mrs Ver Ducas, 35 and her 11-year-old son were taken from`n
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