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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LINA-

The

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1 p.m. Observations: Harometrio pressure, 1602.0 mba, 20.63 In. Temperature, 86.5 deg. F. Dew point, 79 deg. F. Relative humidity, 75. Wind direction, East-South-East. Wind force, 12 knots,

Low water: 9 th. ut 4.50 p.m.

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Moscow Agreement Chances, 60-40

EARLY MEETING OF BIG FOUR THOUGHT LIKELY

Envoys Awaiting Instructions

London, Aug. 18.-While informed observers in Moscow tonight estimated the chances of agreement in the current talks between Western representatives and the Kremlin as 60 to 40 favouring agreement, Soviet-controlled radio stations in Germany said the Western envoys in the Russian capital were expected to have more talks with the Russian authorities tomorrow or Friday, and that a conference of the Big-Four Foreign Ministers was expected to be called soon.

The radio stations added that the Western representatives were also expected to seek another meeting with Marshal Stalin.

"In this connection, diplomatie circles believe that the Moscow talks, whether they brought agreement or not, have cleared the air and have helped to bring together the various opinions regarding the German problem,” the radio said.

"In case agreement is reached, the present talks will have relieved the Foreign Ministers of much preparatory work.”

Vain Effort

To Save Man's Life

Police Inspector George Moss

and

Leading American, British

The three envoys conferred for a French officinis In the Russian short time at the French Embassy capital, however, would not com- today, together with Mr Geoffrey ment on the progress of the nero- Harrison, the British Minister, and tlations between the Western re- Mr Roy Kohler, American Counsel- presentatives and the Kremlin. lor, but the mood today is generally

a waiting one.

Typlent replies to the question: "Do you Uhlik there will be an agreement?" were:

"We cannot British Embassy: i sny."

American Embassy: "No comment." French Embassy: "Nothing to Bay

The American Embassy staff to- day had their usual half-day holl- day, finishing work at I p.m., custom not followed by the British and French Embassies.

Informed sources believe that if Council of Foreign Ministers Cat the meets, Paris is the most likely

before bul venue presumably

United Nations General Assembly meets.

CONCLUSIVE TALK?

Was any

Os

Meanwhile, a Queen Mary Hospital ambulance had been called, but when it arrived back at the hospital, Lobservers as likely to be a conelusive Sum was found to be dead.

EDITORIAL

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The Kosenkina Affair

THE disturbances

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Mrs Virginia Geary, 32, who graduated from Duquesne U. at Pittsburgh, Pa., after 13 years' study sandwiched between marriage, housework and four children, shows her diploma to son Kevin, 4. She has another son, 8, and 11-month-old twins. — AP Picture.

Police And Gurkhas In Gun Battle With Malayan Guerillas

Singapore, Aug. 18.-Raiding police and Gurkhas killed six uniformed guerillas in a gun battle with 40 armed Chinese in Central Malaya to- day while further south four Chinese were killed when police drove off an insurgent attack.

Armed Chinese ambushed a bus at Kampong Luas, in and wounded

three others.

OXYGEN TENT

Consulate Visitors Turned Away

WASHINGTON REPUDIATES KIDNAPPING CHARGES

New York, Aug. 18-Mrs Oksana Kosenkina was placed in an oxygen tent today, six days after At her dramatic leap from the Soviet Consulate. 4 p.m., after an afternoon in the tent, she received another blood transfusion. She received several yesterday.

Dr Grant Pennoyer, Mrs Kosenkina's physician, said she was having difficulty in breathing but he was not particularly alarmed. The hospital au- thorities emphasised, however, that the little school teacher was literally in a "critical condition.”

One source said, "She is very seriously ill and she is being watched very carefully for any changes."

Soviet

In the carly afternoon, Mrs Mr. Marshall said he was forced Kosenkina's temperature rose to to state frankly the United States 103.4 and her pulse to 125. However,views with serious concern charges United States at C p.m. her temperature was 102 made against the

Government and some of its officials and her pulse 90.4.

of the The hospital authorities would by representatives

He not say whether her condition was Union in the United States.

and tho worsening. To all questions they referred to Mr Lomakia

Soviet Ambassador, Alexander replied, "She is still on the critical

who lodged the pro- Panyushkin, Ter condition list.

is

Mr Marshall said that all tests. rosenkina At 5.15 p.m. as Mrs

evidence available does not sustain lay in on oxygen fent, two women

their charges. from the Soviet Consulate arrived at Roosevelt Hospital and naked to me..her. The hospital authorities refused because "she is entirely too ill to see anyone".

BOX OF RED ROSES

"

NO COMMENT

Mr Marshall replied with a crisp. "no comment" when asked whether ...the United States might request the

recall

of these Soviet re- present

Mr Lomakin, according to some

The women were Miss Zina Ivanova, secretary to the Soviet Vice-Consul (Mr Zot Chepurnykh),authorities, might be subiekt to such and Miss Marla Kharlanova, typist action if the United States can prove big box of red that he forcibly held Mrs Kosenkina sent They

up a

prisoner against her will But no We action against Mr Panyushkin is re- roses with this note attached: have come here to see you, butgarded likely because of the possibi- you are still in critical condition. lity of retaliation against Auchas- We shall come again soon."

sador Waiter. Bedell Smith In

They had written another note in Moscow. Russian, but when they were not allowed to see her they took this note back to the Consulate. They would not tell reparters the contents of this note.

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Meanwhile. the New York Supreme Court Justice. Mr Samuel Dickstein, indicated that he would step out of the dispute even though Mr Lomakin

writ of Ignored habeas corpus ordering him to pro- duce Mrs Kosenkina in court last Thursday morning.

who

and a Jesuit priest yesterday The impression prevails in Mos- the afternoon made vain efforts to cow diplomatic quarters

talks are drawing to a close, savo the life of a young that the envoys are as guarded Chinese worker in the Queen over. Mary Hospital malarial burenu when he got into difficulties

In Berlin, In while swimming

# deep

Neither

Information

Berliners who nouncement that available about M. Molotov's com- stream at Pokfulam.

the registered for their rations in the Warned by a crowd that the young munication to the envoys

Soviet Sector would man, Li Sum, aged 19. was drowning, last meeting on Monday, which is allocated 100 cwt. of cool,

now being studie

Mr by

Ernest Inspector Moss jumped into the stream-and eventually managed to Bevin, Mr George Marshall and Mrty displayed prominently in all

Soviel-licensed papers.-- the Foreign bring the unconscious man ashore. Robert Schumann,

United

Only 20,000 of the an unidentified Ministers of Britain, the lie, together with

Kedah State, killed a Chinese passenger inhabitants of Western Berlin have priest then applied artificial respira-States and France, respectively.

It was rellably understood tonight so far registered for tion for about 20 minutes, but with

that the envoys have not yet received rations in the Soviet Sector, but out result.

In other attacks early today and late last night.. ter- instructions for their next approach the official Soviet Tacgliche Runds-

rorists killed one Malay and two Chinese.

Earlier, the Soviet Consul General to Mr Molotov, believed by

some chau made it clear today that others

(Mr Jacob Lomakin) had announced could still change their minds and

The press and

public today | number of the men gow in them that he woukl seek permission register for higher rations and welcomed the posting of the Second have enlisted since the war.

visit Mrs Kosenkina because

Mr Dickstein conferred for half special con allotments

to the In Septem- Guards Brigade

troubled The

the 2nd Battalion. Coldstream was so . However, bolti

an hour with Mr Marshall's legal ber.

peninsula, bringing the British forces | Guards and the 3rd Battalion Police Department and the Reeseveti

Ernest adviser, Mr

Gross, to their highest level since Just Grenadier Guards both served with Bospital denied that Mr Lomakin assured him that the Department Western-licensed papers, com- after the liberation. The Secretary the British Expeditionary Force at himself had asked to visit her. The does not recognise the Russian menting on the new Soviet offer, of the United Planting Association the start of the war and later fought hospital authorities added that the claims to the woman. Mr Marshall

"Until such In North Africa and Italy. were unanimous in describing it as commented, however::

Consulate had called to ree

would give

un the no comment. a "bribe."

time as the planter can be rollove.d The Second Battalion of the Scots Mrs Kosenkins was feeling.

Moscow talks-United Press. from staff and himself, we cannot of the war.

the job of protecting the lives Guards were in Egypt at the start Police Headquarters said all American licensed

THE SWEDISH CASE Abend, under the headline "Ber- say if these reinforcements will be North Africa and Italy and as part made at the hospital-United Press. They later served in quests to see her would have to be liners Will Not Sell Their Freedom adequate."

Stockholm, Aug 18-A Foreign of the British Hiberation army in

Office spokesman told the Associated He disclosed that several hundred For a Bag of Coal," stated, "Ber-

MARSHALL IS FRANK Europu.

that the Press today

Swedish liners who have so far had every Sten guns and hand grenades had

Until their new orders arrived, Washington, Aug. 18-Mr Georgo Foreign Office is making new repre- confidence in the air bridge, will not now been issued to planters.

Powerful commercial be caught by this new. Russlan

interests the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards Marshall, Secretary of State, said sentations to the Russian Embassy. have manoeuvre,"

FederalMalay were on guard duties at Windsor today that the bitter Soviet charges about Lydia Makarova, the Russian -asked the Government to declare, for in Castle, where they are now being that the United States abetted the girl whose case has become known

purposes, whether The Britt-licensed Telegrať said, |surance

the replaced. The 2nd Battalion Scols

of three "kidnapping"

runaway locally as the "Swedish Kosenki "the Berliners have shown again uprising is an insurrection, a re

at present at their Russian school teachers are a mat- case." Guards are and again

or a war, that they prefer to belliun

a Government barracks at Chelsea. The 2nd Batter of serious concern to the United

The girl, who is 19. fed to Sweden Euffer rather than submit to a sys-spokesman conarmed today.

nre in Welling- fallon Scols Guards

States Government. His statement Some insurance companies, facing ton Barracks adjacent to Bucking volunteered at

Gin 1044. She is now refusing to tem so similar to that from which

press conference

from the the autuation hem they have only just been freed." heavy claims, think

tes comply with demands Palace.. Col. Frank Howley, the American bas become more than a state of Duty in the jungles of Mataya indicated that the United States Russian Embassy that the go there

to see Ambassador Tchernychev. Commandant of Berlin, sald the riot or civil commotion.

will be something new to add to will reject outright within 24 hours official Soviet protests that tho four Soviet blockade has to date robbed

the brilliant regimental histories of United States Government or any of The Russian Charge d'Affaires, 4,000 TROOPS ON WAY Berlin of 500.000 tons of coal, and

to its officials had in any way acted M. Semen Basurov was called the coal which they now offer to the

From London,

Reuter reported the Guarde. Until now, they have

rarely served east of Egypt.

the Swedish Foreign Office tonight illegally in the bizarre case of Mrs Western Sectors comes from stocks that tropical kit is already

Kosenkino, and Mr and Mrs to receive an official Swedish re Oksana of Ruhr conl originally supplied by Issued to men of the Second Brigade

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Mikhail Samarin. leave of Guards who are due to

quest that the Russians "leave the the Western Allies."-Reuter,

the for Malaya at the end of August. Between now and the day

Moscow girl alone," the spokesman said. 2. May

request

Miss Makarova told the newspaper Although the orders caine through thele, departure, the men the Government to recall the Soviet

of acknowledged Consul General, Jacob Lomakin, fot only at the weekend, no time in be- | Brigade, who

Dagens today that she dreams the 4,000 Ing lost getting

men among the best soldiers in Britain, his action in detaining Mra Kosen going to Paris to continue her music ready for embarkation.

are expected to receive special in-king at the Soviet Consulate in New studies but she, is afraid to lears The bulk of the troops are

protection--Associated Ex-structions on their, task in Malaya. York until she jumped from a Sweden's

Press, pected to go by sea in an Army

window. (Continued on Page 5) transporta voyage of about four weeks but some special units may Advance officers may go for the

that the

Malay and Burma clearly

show to the democratlo world that the Communists are making

A

bld

to seize power, but it is from the Unlied States that the world has received the clearest illustration of the methods used

distort Communists to

facts to vervo

their own net of

of world In terms purposes. affairs the story is unimportant.

It affects only two

any

Individuals But desplie that, perhaps, indeed, because of that, It has

the

aroused

Interest. The keenesi beran wheл

ties in New

story itory Soviet aut

authorl- York decided to

the

other

who, teacher, Samarin, with his family, had filed rather than return to Russia. It was at familiar point that the. this

Communist technique of accus- ing others of what they them- selves are practising began ro adrift. Mr Samarin emerged

hiding to tell from

the

New

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one

York Times that he. had

kidnapped been

by any and that he wished to be given unctuary as a political refugee. organisation Then voluntary

for a applied a writ to compel the Soviet Consul to hamt aver Mrs

that she Kosenkina BO

might give evidente at an inquiry into Communist explonage which

in the Staten. now in progress The fat was fairly in the fire. in- AN Mr Molotov presented nero except

the dirmant diplomalle noto to

and the American Ambassador Soviet press broke out in "polillail

for

close down a special school run

the by

Soviet Embassy children of Rumian officials. Teachers from the school sent back to Russia-all twn. Thus far nobody but the Soviet officiats knew or cared Bat matter. much about the two of the teachers did not want to return. They did not board the ship with the reat. They disappeared and one of them, a woman named Kotenkina, went by дл anti- a farm run Communia Russian organisation

New York. She neur located there

Soviet by the Consulate and taken back to the Consulate bullding. There the matter might have ended but for the fact the second furtive The Soviet was still at large. Consul called a press conference at which.ho. declared

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that

Kosenkina had been kidnapped

by "Fascista" and he told

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dramalte story of hypodermic

to

syringes being used in the street

overpower whom he

na bed “rescued." The real reason for

press, conference the

emerged when he made an impassioned "demand that the United States palice should at once and an hand over to the Consulate the

abuse #gainst attempte

of ap

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hands on subjects of the great Soviet slate. Unfortunately

for

MANILA-AMOY

the Communist case, Mrs Keen GUN RUNNING

kina, who ought by all calcula ilon to have been safely out of the argument, chosa a moment when Lite fall force of Com

being munist Invective relaised, to leap from the fourth floor window of the Cormulate the pertainty of either death or terrible Injury rather than remin with her benefactor who

has

thoughtfully 10 "renouc" her from her friends. The story has not yet ended but already the Kosenkins case ranks

us a major political sensation, and

parteci example of the contradictions with which · Communist pre- paganda la Invested. The whole, affair hardly justifies the claim) of the Cominform that the world Communist movement "innot. Orr."

Manila, Aug. 19-Mr. D.' ..go by air. Monroe, Customs Commissioner of ahead by air to

Amoy, in a communication to the arrival of the mange

Philippion Customs Commissioner

aboard ships.

smuggled by an unknown ring to

cases of smuggling ‘attempts.

It

was thought likely

...

being

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of

Lid Taken Off Food, Prices In France

2. Daring measures to encourage a meeting that industrialists would Paris, Aug. 18. The lid went (Mr Alfredo do Ron) disclosed General Officer in command of the flagrant smuggling of arms and Brigado-yet unnamed-will av to off food prices in France today agriculture. M. Reynaud belleves call on their workers to put in more

to receive Singapore to be ready ammunition from Manila to Amoy his Brigado on their arrival by is the now government of M Franco must become prepondernatly i ovorume, in line with the production

an agricultural country in order to drive... The names of possible commanders Andre Marie throw caution and take its place in the Europe of the

M. Villiers, also indicated that the Mr Monroe said arms were being for the mission were bellayed today most price controls to the winds futura.

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Holding of the line on wages and Government probably would allow to be under discussion at a special an unknown destination through meeting at the War Office. Whoever and sought to fight inflation by industrial prices as far as possible slight increases In the prices of ex- Amoy and he cited three known will be chosen will automatically an all-out production drive. until food prices are forced down by port items in order to encourage

In that direction. production surplus production. He said arms and ammunition come under the overall direction of

General Sir Niel Menthuen Richle, Broad cutlines of à programme M. Marte mot with Industrial Intercepted by the Customs at

and his financial feaders today in a conference de

Coude M. Yve

du Foresto, Amoy includel 68 submachineguna, Commander in Chief of South East by M.-Marle

wizard, M. Paul Reynaud, followed signed to step up production as Wall Under-Secretary of State for Food three platols, one carbine and 5,541 Asia Land Forces.

a week of experimental liberalizas to hold down prices, The evening Supply, went on the air tonight in a rounds of different kinds of am- ·THREE BATTALIONS

tion of price controls.

newspapers predleted a forthcoming nationwide broadcast to announce

heretofore Principal points in the pro-announcements of price reductions that butcher “shops, The three battalions making up the

of four to five per cent, with 10-15 allowed to remain open only thren days a week, would be placed on a M. Georges Villiers, President of six-day schedule following lifting

munition.

Mr Monroe suggested

that gun-

| running could be mora effectively Brigadethe 3rd Grenadiers, the gramma word form to halt con- | per cent, on toxtiles,

checked 'at the point of, origin.);

1... Financial 2nd Scots and the 2nd Coldstream....

The Philippine port authorlifes are all crock battalions with distin- tinual increase in the amount are investigating.—United® Press, guished war records although money in circulation.

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the Manufacturers' Union, said after, of controls-United Press.