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hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1948.

ENCOURAGING NEW TURN TO Girl Who Shoots Big Game

Should Women Smoke Pipes?

London, Aug. 31-A school-

girl and

Party's the Labour

Birred British women

Daily Herald

tempest over

BP A

whe ancke pipes; but with the protesta about pipe- amokluk pram-pushers

the disclosure that

came

the

cigarette ho

shortage had driven

samt

WONICI, 28

well

many men, to pipe-smoking,

Maureen Guerin,

3

дл

school- girl, birted the controversy in letter to the Herald last

મ

week. Bhc

pipes were

women, the

tako to them.

suggested that if

designed

for

fair sex would

It was her idea

for eastur the cigaretie shorlast.

To the Herald's appeal fur comments oume a variety of answers, from sharp

remarks

about "a woman pushing

pram while smoking cigaretic"

woman's

to

П married reply. ""I

have smoked a pipe for 12 years."

-United Press.

Dr Benes Is Gravely Ill

Prague, Aug.

THE BERLIN

CRISIS

Discussions By Allied

Military Governors

RESTORATION OF THE FOUR-POWER RULE

Berlin, Aug. 31.-The four Allied Military Governors of Germany assembled in the Control Council building here promptly at 5 p.m. (3 p.m. GMT) to discuss the Berlin blockade and the currency pro-

blem.

They talked for 65 minutes and parted in good humour. "There will be American further meetings," a British official statement revealed, while an announcement said that the four Military Governors will meet again tomorrow in the Allied Control Authority building.

American circles quoted by the German news agency, DPD, said that the four generals would resume functioning as the Allied Control Council as from today -- restoring the four-power rule over Berlin which was broken by the Soviet walk-out of March 20. General Lucius D. Clay, the American Military Governor, when asked whe

"That depends on what you mean by ther the meeting had been amicablo, said: 31.- Sixty-

amicable." four-year-old Dr Eduard Bencs, co-founder of the Republic of Czechoslovakin, who resigned as President on June 7 this year rather than submit to a Com-1 munist regime, was reported gravely ill tonight at his coun- try home near, here.

Dr Benes was unconcious, his tem- perature rising, his blood pressure lewering and his pulse irregular, An official report by his doctors sald that at about 5 o'clock this morning his condition was considered serious and was deteriorating.

American police guards lined the corridors and were posted at the entrances of the building. An American officer had orders to prepare dinner for the Gover nors, their Deputies and their technical advisers.

side invited

two fusslan

Into the cuteen. He bought them a whisky each. Then they sat talk- ing and laughing and clapping one another on the back.

new

roon, (The DID ngoney is Brillsh- Council licensed, and DENA American-

licensed).

Marshal Sokolovsky "was ' the fro of the four Governors to leave the TOOM. He looked Conference amiablo. The other three Gover- thenors followed Marshal Sokolovský,

to be in 13 They, too, appeared good mood.

When the meeting had been inffer in the main Conference progress half an hour, an Amerlenn where the Allied Central major standing in the corridor out-used to meet before Marshal Soko- officers lovsky's walk-out on March 20

ended their regular deliberations.

The Soviet "blockade" began when the Western powers introduced their

German

into currency capital, in the heart of the Soviet occupied Zones.

The Russians have argued that the An American Skymaster plane on economic the Berlin airlift flew over the Con- move endangered the structure of their Zone. Berlin nowtrol Council building as the Gover- has two forms of currency-Western | nors drove away in their cars.

Ailed The conference room was marks and Eastern marks.

When the meeting ended after an with cigarette smoke after the Mili- British announce tary Governors had left. The hour, an official

issued bearing on the ashtrays contained many cigarette ment was solution of the currency and ends, including some Russian enca blockade problems, and showing with long cardboard holders. the world the first concrete results- of the month-long negotiations in Moscow.

4.50

An American photographer who scene was attempted to snap the requested by the major not to do so in ease it would embarrass the Russians

General Pierre Koenig. the "Unconsicousness developed. The temperature began to rise and the French Military Governor, was the p.m. He pulse to quicken which in the after first to arrive at noon developed alight irregularity, smiled as he came up the stairs and Breathing indleates circ uintion waved his cane at the assembled

rx-correspondents. rouble. Physician and X-ray

General Sir Brian Robertson, the omination of the lungs present a

British Military Governor, and Mar- normal pleture, Blood pressure is

(Russia) gradually lowering. A chemical shal Vussil! Sokolovsky analysis of the blood showed no de arrived simultaneously at 4.55 p.m. viation from the normal General General Clay arrived at one minute

tate. The state of Dr Benes' health to Ave. is extremely serious."

The specific illnes WBS not divulged. First knowledge that the ex-President was seriously ill came yesterday when his physicians re- ported that he had been bedridden for some time, but had rallied the past 24 hours.-United Press.

EDITORIAL

in

STAFF INCREASED

Blaine Menemith, 12-year-old big FAMI hunter, holds a horn of a cape buffalo she shot ducingg A two- monte pafari in the Belgian Coniço with hom father, Jaraes Monesmith. Seven buffaloes were included in her bag of big game.

Maine and her father have returned

to the U.S. from Africń.—AP Picture.

"Logical Successor

To Stalin Dies

Dine

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Price 20 Cents

Assembly Votes For Schuman

Mandate To Form New Govt.

Paris Aug. 31. The Na- Bronnl

Assembly today gavo the Popular Republican, M. Robert Schuman, the mandato to form a row government. The vote of confidence in M. Schuman was 322 to 185.

M. Schuman thus becamo Premier of Franco six weeks and one day from the date ho resigned the Premiership be cause this same Assembly re- fused to give him a vote of con- fidence. His new Government will be France's thirteenth in three years.

The gaunt statesman and former resistance leader set about at enco to cope with rising living costs and the angry demands of labour for higher wages. Ho must mould-a mildly Liberal Cabinet, strong enough to withstand pressure from the .com- Left and Right, from munists and from General Charles de Gaulle.

A5-

M. Schuman had asked the sembly to give him its confidence Government and as head of the pledged to save, the trane and the 9iberty of France,

DEMONSTRATIONS

Even as M. Schuman spoke, Com- munist and non-Communist workera aliko demonstrated throughout the nation for higher wages and cost of living bonuses, threatening to strike if their demands were not met.

Five and a half hours buforo M. Schuman went before the AssCITI

kers at the Renault bly, 20

20,000 workers

Truck automobile works

for 30 to "emphasise

their do- delegation called

GEN. ALEXANDROVICH ZHDANOV Schuma

London, Aug. 31.-Moscow Radio reported to. night that Colonel General Alexandrovich_Zhdanov had died. General Zhdanov, 51-year-old Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party and sometimes termed the "logical successor”. to Marshal Stalin, was one of the prime movers in the foundation of the nine-nation Cominform last

year.

has

rainutes mands.

од

President Vincent Auriol; the group represented the Communist- led General

of

Confederation Labour, the non Communist Workers Force and io Federation

of Christian Workers,

new Bureau

where he

of Pro-

To

two- The Commuinats called a

the Red hour generul strike in stronghold of Marseille for tomorrow Ila was Marshal Stalin's closest He became Secretary of the morning to support requests for Mir Frank Roberts, the British co-worker and recognised The four Military Governors met

as the Leningrad Communist Party, In higher wages. Workers in the Pas forthright member of the 1038, he was promoted Chairman tie Calais elda were also preparing on the direct orders of the Moscow special envoy in Moscow, has made must

no plans yel for his return to London. Hussian Politburo. Trained ns of the Foreign Affairs Committee of taken work, stoppages. FINANCIAL ADVISERS negotiators--who conferred at the

The British Embassy radio staff has master planner of Russia's foreign the Soviet Congress, ninila General Koenig was closely fol Kremlin for the

lime last just been increased from four

the

Premler been plcked by created at

Assembly, to policy, be lowed by General George P. Hays, night-and were toki to report back

five with the arrival of

Schuman cutlined

for a new man Marshal Stalin to expound the party paganda.

programme the United States Deputy Military to Moscow as a matter of urgency,

from Paris, who has no instructions policy at markedly critical moments.

(1) slashing food prices, except Governor.

nc- Financial experts

as to how long he to be there.

Although he occupied many posts bread and milk which would have to MOSCOW INSTRUCTIONS

Its association with the Comin- companied the Governors.

M. Francols Seydoux, the political form, set up at Belgrade in Septemn was regarded

in the Communist Party set-up and

o up; (2) increasing family allot- They were understood to have adviser to General Koenig, new

a powerful in-ments and social insurance

benents; Instructed to draw been

tober 1947, was a natural sequence to up Berlin

from

today. M. his previous job as a member of the public appearances

behind the scenes, his (3) gradual return to wage bargain- for

Oh Moscow restoring arrangements

land Seydoux will give a full report on Central Committee of the original!

and speeches ing instead of the present Govern- communications between Berlin and the talks to General

were infrequent. Western Germany, and introducing his expected consultations with the Comintern) until its dissolution.

Koenig prior to

ment-set wages: (4) refusing de- Communist Innternational (the

General Zhdanov's funeral willmonds for general nationwide wage the Eastern

mark As the sole other Military Governors of Ger-

take place in the Red Square in increases which he sald would currency for Berlin

Political circles in

Moscow on Thursday and he will strangle, the export trade by allow- be buried at the foot of the Krem- ing production costs to skyrocket.--

United Press. in Wall-Reuter.

A few minutes bofore the meeting was due to begin, It was confirmed that the tour Governors would con-,

Berlin

saw

that

great significance in the fact Industrial Democracy

jank NIE noxt major

facing THE

the people of Britain 111 their progress towards a genuine Industrial democracy - that of educating the workers for their

In growing share

managerial responsibility is strikingly deall with ki the annual report of the Trades Union Counell, just

that

nok

out

Published. Pointing ability as * trade union official necessarily. Imply busi- ness affinity, the report strongly oppos the suggestion that alerted

workers' representatives should have scats on administra Live boards

controlling

nationalised Industries. At the

came time, the Council's Educa- tion Committee, after examining the means of training workers to share managerial responsiblilty and take part in joint committees with employers, lays responsibili. ty for this training on the publie educational services. Fortunately, this in task in which educationi ploneers. In Britain have already acquired

unrivalled experience. It both the flelds of democratie and Industelat education, experi mental schemes have been deve- loped on the same general peli- ciples of broadening classroom

■tudies to

to include visits, lectures and debates concerned with local government and commerce, This type of education starts at the carllest possible slages—la the Drimary

secondary and schools. Many schools have al- developed and Initiated ready practical courses to show pupils the actual machinery of local government and administration. These courses include visita to

municipal their, loes!

counell chambers where they watch the town council in session. These are followed by dramalio recon-

atructions acted by the children and presided over by the Town Clerk (who is the chief adminis- frative and executive officer of the Town Council) of the actual

couneli procedure of

meetings and

work Lubsequent routine necessary to effect council re- solutions. This stimulating

of education has so far produced แล

results Iully satifying originators that the technique can be successful In producing

of the prin an understanding ciples aud machinery of

of de- mocracy which are essential f workert are to be successful

In their negotiations with the works managements of factory counells: In some measure

technique might

almilar

be

adopted in the Hongkong schools,' The Colony has TO municipal council which children can study Arzt-hand, and visits to Legisla- Live

Council meetings would hardly serve

ervo the same purpose: but it is possible that educational Bimus,

Illustrating the subject,

are available from England, and the knowledge gained through this medium could be augmented by organised visits to some of the Colony's koy Industries

condi- factories where working tions and employer-labourer re- Intions could be studied first- hand. And these visits, in turn, could be followed by a practical application in the ordinary eur- riculi cubjects of the various problems raised. Hongkong needs to be educated in Indor- trial democracy just as much as Britain, and there

bo no can better way

ensuring that future generations shall have $ ilvely appreciation of what this Involves than by beginning to train our schoolchildren how.

of

headquarters of the Governors.

the highest

LENINGRAD DEFENDER

an an-

many, a Beuter Moscow cable said. Except for a few hours' sleep, the Western envoys in Moscow had been the meeting was held in the Allled in conference either among them-

As chief defender of Leningrad Control Council bullding in the selves or at the Kremlin from 4 pm. during the war, he roused the people American sector and not at the yesterday to noon today, when this to withstand the German siego. He moming's meeting at the British became head of the Allied Control The last meeting between the Embassy lasted three and a halt Commission for Finland and was o Military Governors took place nearly hours.

signatory of the Finnish treaty. two months ago, when the three

Moscow Radio broadcast pitch of This was Western Governors visited Marshal

from the Central Com nouncement from the talks began on mittee of the Communist Party of activity since Sokolovsky to ask for the lifting of July 31, The line between the the Berlin traffic restrictions. Before Russian capital and

Soviet Union and the USSR the Western the that they

had not met since Marshal capitals were buzzing all night as Council of Ministers, which said: Sokolosky walked out of the last code messages were dispatched and

"The death of Comrade

Andre! faithful Allied Control Council meeting on

Alexandrovich Zhdanov, a March 20.

received.

of Lenin and It should be emphasised, Reuter's son of the Observers here pointed out that Moscow correspondent cabled, that Stalin, who devoted all his life to the DPD and DENA reports that the any communique will be an "in serving the great cause of Com- Control Council was resuming its terim" one, indicating the areas of munism, is a very creat loss for the functions were probably based on a

panthe misreading of the official statement agreement to date and the next party and the whole Soviet people.

according to stage,

informed "In

person of Comrade that a meeting of the Military Go-

out- Western fources in the Russian Zhdanov the party has lost on and that

but will certainly capital,

noi standing vernors had taken place

Marxist theoreticlan. 1 there would be further meetings.

of very gifted propagandist the imply the end of the talks Today's conference was never

great idean of Lenin and Stalin, one regarded as a meeting of the Con-

of the most prominent constructors trol Council and British officials

of the party and the Soviet State." said that there was no question of further meetings being regarded as

WARTIME PROPAGANDIST- Buch.

1.For the first time, the envoys Born on February 2, 1890, the son returned to their respective Em-of a school inspector, Zhdanov No communique on the Moscow bassies immediately after the Krem- Joined the Communist Party when

until after in meeting, later going to a joint he was only 10 and set talks is now expected the Military Governors have report-conference at the American Em- spread Bolshevist propaganda cd to Moscow-possibly before the bassy.

among the Russian soldiers at the

NEXT KREMLIN MEETING

teru

UNUSUAL FEATURES

Observers In Moscow noted several unusual features in Inst night's meeting.

end of this week. The next Krem- Previously, they had always gone front. lin meeting is not expected to be held before Thursday or Friday.

It is now thought that the Mos- cow talks will last "some uma longer." authoritative Western sources said in Moscow today,

Circles close to the envoys in slated that there are no, substantial differences of view between. the three Western powers.

The DPD news agency later with drew their report saying that the Control Council would function again. The DENA agency; how- over, were still reporting that the four Military Governors had do elded it would function again and meat tomorrow,

together directly to either the British or the American Embassy. Z-Although the meeting was the shortest so far with M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, the envoya conference afterwards was the longest yet.

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out to

GIRL STARTS 100

FARM FIRES

her

New York, Aug. 31-A girl aged 3-Air Geoffrey Harrison, the 18, who wanted to live with British Minister, left the Kremlin divorced mother, has been respon after an hour and returned to the sible for more than 100 outbrenits of British Embassy, giving Instrue- fro on a farm near Macomb, Illinois. tions to the staff to be on the alert

burned Bhe thought that I sho

·

for the return of Mr Roberts, the down the houses of her father, bunl Briush representative.

and uncle she would have to bo sent Today's early conference was to her mother. No charges have. the first the Western diplomats have been made against the girl, but she held on the morning offer a Krem- will be examined by psychiatrists.—— Ilin mésting-Reuter,

Reuter.

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