1948-07-16 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1948.

PACT TO CARVE THE BALKANS

Tito Is Accused Of

The

Betraying

Agreement

Sofia, July 15-Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito and Bulgaria's George Dmitrov, agreed last year on a division of a Balkan territory, the creation of a separate Macedonian state and an eventual Southern Slav Federation, the Bulgarian Communist Party disclosed today.

The Communist Party's 16th Central Committee. Plenum adopted a resolution which was published today in the party newspaper, Rabotnitcheskoet Delo. It disclosed for the first time at the Tito- Dmitrov meeting at Bled, Yugoslavia, last year that the two Balkan Communists:

Buy British

Planes Policy Abandoned?

to

London, July 15.-The Cabinet was understood to

decided today have

the policy of abandon buying only British planes for Government-owned air- ways.

Úsually

well-informed

sources said the Ministers had decided to buy Canadair DC-4s for the British Over- seas Airways Corporation.

BOAC has been losing money flying uneconomical British four-engined planes in competition with air- liners using American planes.-United Press.

Resignation Of Burmese Cabinet

Burma Cabinet tonight tendered its resignation, which was ac- cepted by the President of the Shwe Sao Union, Burmese Thaik, who asked them to re- main in office

Bulgarian Firstly agreed that the Pirl (Bulgarian Macedonia) would be given to a Macedonian Repubile. Secondly, they decided that the small Yugoslav frontier regions given to Yugoslavia at Versailles, would be returned to Bulgarin.

Thirdly, that these changes would be made only in the framework of of the federation common one Southern Slave."

The Committee's resolution the

Marshal to charge that went on Tito had not followed the agreements reached with Dmitrov,

INSINCERE ATTITUDE

་་

The resolution said: "The Yugo- slav leaders carrying out their own Inational attitude, actually strove to and post- annex the Pirin region poning under various pretexts the creation of a South Slav Federation, In this way they demonstrated an insincere attitude towards the ques- tion of

of a federation." Marshal Tifo Slav Federation on the day after the Cominform ex-communicated him and his Party. Dmitrov proposed the federation earlier this year and was severely criticised by Moscow's Pravda.United Press.

proposed a Southern

TITO AGAIN ATTACKED

15, Today's Bucharest, July

Cominform Journal of the Issuc renewed and Intensified the Comin- form attacks on Marshal Tito and Communist charged the Yugoslav

established as a "ler- Party was rorist regime,"

The unsigned editorial said that not accept could the Communists the coming Yugoslav Party Congress as representative or its decisions as valid. beenuse "terror reigned" dur- Ing the election of the Congress de- lerater

Sees U.S. For UP

First Time

sits with Navy Comdr. Ernest M. Hale (left) Joseph (Skipper) Donnelly, 11, aboard the U.S. Trans- port Gen. Randall on arrival in San Francisco, as the boy visits with his aunt, Mrs Henry Mowbray (ex- treme right). Burbank, Calif., and cousin, Harriett Mowbray (next to him). Comdr. Hale is taking the boy to Fall River, Mass., for adoption. His American soldier father died in the Philippines nine years ago. caught in The boy and his Spanish mother Japan by the war. It is his first trip to the United States.-AP Picture.

were

"Ghosts" Tampering With Tokyo's Food Supply

Tokyo, July 15.-The authorities estimated today there were 300,000 "ghosts" tampering with Tokyo's tightly rationed food supply.

with

to five

the police sald The economic drive to exterminate these "appari- tions" would be intensified punishment ranging up years' imprisonment.

Many of the "ghosts" who con- tinue to draw rations of rice and of other foodstuffs were victims

They disappeared and the war. presumably were killed during air ralds of big Japanese cities. Their

Germany

Constitution

Plan

The arrests of pro-Soviet Com- West

bonning of the. Hebrng and the Rangoon, July 15. Theunists Sreten Zujevich and Andrija Yugoslavia Journal in Cominform

The editorial said that the were cited as examples of "terror." Inform's anti-Yugoslavia declaration touched off ideologient discussions revision of n policy and fundamental rev

this that until the elec-in all parties belonging to the Com-

and Inform, "development is of

Marxism. for portance

whole world and the

tions early next year.

uni-

Burmese

This follows today's caller

that four nouncement

decstanding im-

Leninism Communist Burmese A full-page article by I. Loutu

Ministers had asked to resign take commissions in the

to movement."

up A

Rejected

the

arcas

DEPORTATION OF 57 CHINESE

BRINGS PROTEST

Big Increase ERP Deliveries

Letter From H.K. Sent To Siam Premier

Bangkok, July 15-The Prime Minister, Field Marshal Pibul Songgram has received a letter from the China Committee of the International League for the Protection of Human Rights protesting the deportation of 57 Chinese residents of Bangkok arrested in recent Siamese police raids on alleged secret societies.

The letter was drafted at an emergency meeting of the committee held in Hongkong at the residence of the chairman, Mr Ma Si-len. A copy of the letter, which was signed by Mrs Herman O. E. Liu, of Hong- kong, executive șecretary of the League, was sent to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

per- would

Extradition of the arrested Fons to Nationalist China

govern- Indicate that the Stamese

info the ment WOK "playing trencheraus hands of the Chinese and the Kuomintang Embassy

special agents in Stam," the letter hald.

"Your Excellency may be quite nware that to expel and send the arrested persons who are reputedly opposed to Chiang Kai-shick's gov

be ernment back to China would tantamount to putting them to death.

not only be

Rehabilitating Japan And

Korea

More Money Needed REPORT TO U.N.

Washington, July 15-Au- "Such action would regarded as outright disregard of the thoritative sources see a strong principles of the protection of basie possibility that the U.S. Army human rights as provided in the will ask the returning Congress United Nations Charter, but would also

be construed as indirect con- to Increase funds for economic In Japan and' travention

with the time-honoured rehabilitation

of providing Koren. Washington, July 15-The international practice

with adequate

at pre-. Census Bureau reported today political refugees

Informed Army sources rent have little hope that any that exports to European Re-sheller."

The Prime Minister was told that n covery Plan countries

mission about five times greater in report was being made to the Com- money will be spent for rehabilita Rights of the tion purposes before autumn under on Human value during May than United United Nations and a further appeal present appropriations. The present

mado for immediate release of the tentativo rehabilitation figur States imports from them.

for US$100,000,000 speech and assembly portedly is about American exports in May total-Chinese held and "that their rights the fiscal year starting July 1 re-

US$393,700,000,

which of free led

Japan and Korea since cuts were reinstituted." were air shipments. be rein

Jocal impared by Congress. However, the US$64,300,000

to Moanwhile, according The total included goods sent,

coun-press reports, the arrested Chinese mission from Japan and Korea told China as well as European (rics:

of

were

"Comerating on this

to

move,

the Army this was not enough.

for

themselves have petitioned authorl-

The mission was headed by Mr was ties not to deport them to China,

to Indo-China. The overall export total

for but

one G. R. Fleming, who is an expert in US$10,800,000 less than that

This, it is thought, is the office of the deputy Chief of 370,000 from April to May as ship- paper April, but aid increased by US$4,- ments were made for goods con- confirmation that the prisoners are Staff, SCAP.

really Communists, or fellow travel- as such, they have tracted for earlier.

of lers, because,

In Na- reason to fear persecution

bereaved families or relatives, how ever, continue to receive rations at the ofelel price.

Others became. lost during

In 1944 large-scale depopulation 45 when citizens fled into the coun- try without completing formalities.ald

still living They presumably are outside the city in farming

food supply. is more friends in where tho Tokyo benefit by their rations. abundant while their

FAKED RATION CARDS The more malitious type of the "ghosts" seek to get by with coun- terfeit ration papers.

the clusive

the

May was the eecond month

shipments.

IN COTTAGE

GUERILLAS

IN RETREAT

TOKEN ALLOTMENTS

Mr Fleming, who will return to Japon next week, told the United Loken Press: "There will be only rehabilitation allotments made un- tl fall. We are not standing on our original estimates. They are ob- solete.

-

US imports from ERP countries tionalist China,"United Press. rose by US$1,800,000 in May to a total of US$70,700,000. That is allll the monthly average of below US$80,500,000 for the first quarter of 1948 before ald shipments began,

France led all ERP counriles in

By original estimates, Mr Fleming receipt of goods from the US.

meant the. US$150,000,000 the Army including US$89,000,000 getting

Athens, July 15-Dispatches from had sald was necessary over a 12- US$31,000,000 in ald. French ship- ments to the US in May amounted to

the

Greek Second Corps Head-month period. That was before Con- US$4,600,000.

the admit The pollee

Britain was the biggest shipper to quarters in Kozane said today the gress action.

The Army Under-Secretary, Brig- They dis- the US, sending US$20,000,000 worth Communist-led guerillus, in nature of their quarry, closed arrests were averaging only while getting US$45,700,000 from the Grammos mountains area, are in Gen. Willam Draper, inter revised

including only fell retreat.

cut States, United

of two converging this upward to US$220,000,000. Despite the revision, Congress about 80 per month.

A juncture "ghost"

was US$100,000 in ald-Associated Press. One gargantuan

Greek columns in the Konitsa sector WOS П recently. He

is imminent, reports from Ioannina out all specific funds for economic Dusseldorf, July 15The North

Instead, Congress said, the Army Such a meeting would split rehabilitation in all occupied areas. Parlia-picked up State

Inbour contractor. He admitted to Rhine-Westphalia ment today rejected the London the police he had faked cards for REDS ARRESTED said.

the rebel pocket in North Western all should divide up the overall Inbourers 4,000 non-existent over

reported appropriation for both economic ro Conference recommendations that steps be taken immediately to not supposed to be working under him

German Constituent As-and

and on their behalf consumed 20 piculs of rice.

Madrid, July 15-Police raided a taking a severe drubbing west of habilitation and food, fertiliser and sembly with a view to creating a

Com- Eptahorion, the southern anchor of medical supplies.-United Press. West German State.

By the lunar calendar, July 10

entered the the rebel chieftain Markos Vaflades

fell to Greek! instead

who recently munists The Deputies approved

from France defense line, which forward falls on "Honourable Ghost Day" cottage today arresting 13 Party leaders for their "deviation

the recommendations put

country clandestinely

MOUNTAIN LINE STORMED ANTI-COMMUNIST The Ministers were Saw Sax Po from the Marxist-Leninist theory

COUNTRY Affairs; of classes and class struggle."

the Yugoslavs by the Ministers President of the when the spirit of ancestors

to their homes.

A General Staff spokesman sald Thin, Minister for Karen

Minister for Lautu said that

West German ad-

The occasion is celebrated with rorists school of Toulouse, France.

The raiders discovered an abun- Mahn Win Maung.

six-mile rebel line on it Public Works and Communications; were "en route toward transform-Western Zores at Coblenz a week suposed to pay their annual visit and reported to belong to the ier- Army units several days ago.

cupied a ministration with the powers of a bonfires at the gate of every home,

be

set up and that an food offerings to mininture family dant arsenal of explosives, bombs Greek units had stormed and oc-

northeastern ridge of the Smolik The police claimed the portunist theory of class struggle administrative statute" be prepared shrines and floating lanterns in and arms.

"adven-

streams and off the seashore.-

munista planned terrorist acts in mountains.

Reports of guerilla reverses we aft in place of a constitution.

the Com-United Press.

a few hours All

except

Zaragoza, Logrono, Pamplonn and parties,

the 12th received only

I of the f in favour

other towns on July 18,

the Vaflades apparently made a munists, voted

and

of the start of anniversary Coblenz recommendations

peace bid. A broadcast interces Spanish Civil War.-United Press. against the recommendations drafted

by the General Staff said the

"ready

accept were

agro by the six-power

honorable Democratic London.

which would bring back to

its and

troubled people prade tranquility."

Army, presumably to fight the Com- castigated the Yugoslav Communist

munist insurgents.

tion

ing the Party into a popular Kulek ago that Party" and had adopted an "op-

4

and quieting down" and

U Nyo Tun, Minister of Informa

and Bo Sein Hman, Minister without portfolio.

Their move followed the resigna-

within the past few days, of turism in politics"United Press. tion, four other Cabinet Ministers, In- cluding the Premier, Thakin Nu. The Foreign Minister, U. Tin Tut, and the Minister of Defence, Let Ya, both announced signations over the weekend. The fourth was the Minister merce, U Ko Gyi

Bo

their ro-

of Com-

PUZZLING DECISION

The resignation of these moderate Ministers hos puzzled foreign' ob- servers here. U Tin Tut, in his let- that ter of resignation, announced

CEYLON'S TEA

PRODUCTION

Challenge To China

he intended to apply for a tem- Japan, seeking to regain lost glories

to

the

Washington, July 15-China and in the world tea trade, face formid-

Conference

SUSPECTED OF

arc

The Communists voted against both STARTING RIOT proposals, claiming that

-the six

Com-

Experimental Jet

Flights Fighter

Greece.

Tho guerillas

to

were

Western powers intended to create a "slave State" In Germany and that the recommendations on Ger- many of the Eastern European States be approvesman of the non-Com-under the Public Security Measures. Roer today preparing to leave, surrender of the rebel forcon

Bombay, July 15, Nooruddin to- Bandukwain, Western India's biggest licensed Breworks dealer, was night reported to have been arrested

Act.

Top Greek oficials rejected the uncondi St Johns, Newfoundland, July 15.

Royal Air Force. jet than

sociated Press

Montreal and New York after being Goose Bay Airfield, Labrador, far Atlantic from Great Britain. the first, jet planes to cross

the

The arrest of Bandukwaln, with London proposal that the Ruhr be

of munist parties sharply attacked the

due to suspected Instigation

At the same airfield 14 of the 10 porary Army commission.

Dr Friedrich Middelhauve, of the

killed

American Lockheed Shooting Start This has heightened the belief in able competition from Ceylon during placed under International control six other Moslems, was stated to be

persons. were many some quarters that the Ministers the present season.

and 100 wounded." The big island off the southern end Free Democratic Party, declared that recent communal rioting in Bonbay

the Ruhr in feeling that the actions arose from

placing the Western Pollco extended for five days the iots were preparing for their west-

had pilots p.m. and east trip. As a friendly gesture, the 10.30

postponed Government was not doing enough of India is expected to produce about International control would be "tant-in which

and

curfew between Communist uprising. 298,526,000 pounds during 1940. This amount suppress

arrival. powers to take steps to interna-

filera on Bo Let Ya was one of the late tidendeal with 1947, the largest shackles"

the supporters

part of the fort business areas their take-off last night and greeted the island ever has achieved. Aung San's principal

Router. sociated Press. the Burmese national

This huge crop is being turned out tonalise the entire West European a am in Central Bombay and in American

than during Industrial area for the colonel in

post reluctantly

good"-Reuter. smaller acreage on Army. He left that last year to become Minister of De former years,

The present acreage is reported to fence. Now he has stated that he serves a more useful purpose by re-e 352,853, compared with 555,452 during 1039. The increased yield care of tea turning to the Army.

to better have made the is resignations

credited

slimulus

4.5

choice of a new Premier difficult, plantings under the

is a desire in some political high prices

and in the country general-

During 1947,

more settled.

of

exported Ceylon

of black tea. ly, to ask Thakin Nu to retain the 287,258,020 pounds Premiership until conditions are The principal destinations were the United Kingdom with 107,363,000 Leaders of the frontier areas have pounds, Australia 32,447,000 pounds, pounds Egypt publicly associated themselves with Canada 24,479,000

pounds, Asso-

this move. Observera hare believe 20,198,000 pounds, and the United

20.922,000 that if Thakin Nu remains adamant States

on. resigning, strenuous efforts will elated Press.

cortimon

British

JAP GENERAL

FOR TRIAL

Britain Buys U.S. Lend-Lease High Commissioner war crimes, were

Military

Equipment

Washington, July 15.-The State Department an- nounced today that the United States has sold to Britain for US$7,000,000 all lend-lense military equipment in British possession in Western Europe and overseas terri- torics.

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For India Named

are

Send Y donation to

the

M. Vaciay

Minister of

n leader of g in the emocratic lovakia

States

Shanghai, July 10-Two Japanese Army generals, arr

months by SCAP about two

the Chi request of at the Government on charges of allen

escorted her yesterday from Japan to stand trial jbefore a Chinese tribunal.

the General Kenshiro They

Vice-Minister Call former Shibayama,

General Masatana 15-Lieutenant

of Wat, and July London, General Sir Archibald Nya was! named British High Commissioner in i Kanda, former Japanese Divisional Commander who fought in Chinn India today.

Sir Archibald, at present 53, ross during the war.

Gen. Shibayama is charged with from a private in World War I to Vice-Chief of the Imperial General conspiracy in formulating the plan in the second world war. He of attack on the Marco Polo Bridge Staff

Sino-Japanese war in 1937, willo has been Governor of Madras since near Pelping, which started the of having 1045.. they included

He will take over his now duties Gen. Kanda is accused This is part of the "final conclu-"I presumed

of Britain's artillery, lorries, ordinance

in November, succeeding Sir Terence allowed his troops to commit atro Alvo" rettlement

wartime lend- and communications equipment.

United Kingdom Reuter. US$14,000,000,000

Mr Shenefield said the US$7,000- Shone, who has been appointed to cities in Honan during the war.

was mare the permanent, lease account with the U.S.

Government officials sald the U.S.000 charged to ritain

the right to veto the British than the U.S..uld have obtained U.N. delegation.-Associated Press. reserves Philadelphia, July 15,-President Truman today formally called the enles of these lend-lease stocks to by selling the material itself.

Washington, July 15-The Inter- Monday reveals that the U.S, reduced

account

HER NECK Republican-controlled Congress. Into third countries and to

necessary.

national Emergency Food Counci in Mexico City next he Rhode- special session at noon on Monday, them if

15. Princess will meet Mr Hole Shenefeld, the Depart-Britain's lend lease

5,000,000. ro- US$35,0

over! London, July Sallabury, July 15.-The

20, just 12 hours after.

Printed and published by FREDERICK This sum must be paid back

Margaret, who will be 18 next Tuesday to decide how much rica slan government was defeated by July

of a 50-year period. The reduction 14 votes to 13 today on a coinage had announced he would do so atment's lend-lease expert told

nald South China Morning Post Limited currency bill. The Prime the Democratte National Convention, porters the U.S. might possibly use

he electrified the American this provision to supply some

and Britain Earlier

over ham Palace today and was unable to apportion 100,000 additional fons PERCY FRANKLIN for and on behalf of of rice from Siam. Officials

·And

United States Godfrey Huggins,

Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. Minister, Sir

mattor of con- political scene by the announcement these lead-lease arms to Western was due to the fact that both the month, hurt her neck at Bucking Europo will get this year and how

no estimated the amount of goods to attend a handicraft exhibition. which was an attempt to force his European countries.. made the bla

surplus-Associated Press. Sheneßeldi sald' that

or type of Britain Dought after V3-day when The Palace refused to give any Slam has reported it has that much at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of fidence.

estimate of - amount" The House adjoured and the Republican opponents to full their

weapons was now possible, but it was lend-lease hated.--Associated Press,details of her accident-Beuler. government's resignation is expected campaign promises before Novem-

ber's elections.--Ileuter. shortly-Associated Pres

be made to keep Bo Let Ya, who is also Deputy Premier, in the Govern- ment-Rouler.

RHODESIAN GOVT DEFEATED

Congress Convened

Mr

tanks, Blocka

The

recapture text of the agreement sigried on PRINCESS HURTS Rice For Europe

by

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FUND

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