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BERLIN INCIDENT

STATEMENT

No Trouble In British

Sector

Berlin, Sept. D.-Mnjor- General E. O. Herbert, the British Commandant in Berlin, issued tonight an official state- ment on today's incidents during the mass demonstration based on first reports by Dri- tish and German police.

The statement said that ni 1 p.m. the meeting win over "and in the British sector the crowd dispersed In an orderly fashion.

"There was n minor incident im- In mediately over the borderline the Soviet sector, where the crowd became hostile to the occupants of a Soviet jeep. It seems probable that stoned were thrown.

"A little inter, there was 11 fur- ther incident in the Unter Cen Linden, within hearing of but not in sight of the British sector. There was some revolver shooting. Rp- parently from the north side of the street to

skin. the south

Some youths pulled down the Red from the top of the Brandenburg Gate.

fing

The crowd in the Soviet sector then became hostile. Purt of it surged back through the Branden- burg Gate Into the British sector. The Soviet guard.

the war memorial in the British sector then entered into the proceedings,

on

DISSUADED FROM FIRING "They drove in a Jeep Into the road junction west of the Branden- burg Gate, which is part of the Soviet sector, and got into position to fire on the crowd in the British sector. They were dissuaded from doing this by the British Assistant Provost Marshal after two shots had bren fred in the air.

sue-

**British sector police then cessfully dispersed the crowd in, the British setor. There was no firing in the British sector. No one was British sector. Two shot in the khals were, however, fred into the British rectur.

"The number of casualties in the Soviet sector is unknown. Two per- cons with gunshot wounds, thought to be from revolvers, were passed back into the British sector.

"An Eastern sector policeman. who was alleged to have been con remed in the shooting and had been beaten up by the crowd, was also received Into the British sector. "By 7.45 pm, the area was empty." -Icuter.

James Roosevelt Has An Idea

Los Angeles, Sept. 9-The United States should "bomb" Russia with a huge batch of propagoida leaflets

if some

shot down on the mission. Mr Jurnes Roosevelt, the eldest son of the late President Roosevelt, suggested today.

even

airmen were

In an address to the Exchange Club, he sold that reaching the Russian people direct was the greatest tisk facing non-residents.

.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948.

Airliner Hits Hillside, 36 Killed

Singapore's Opium Smoking Facilities

Singapore, Sept. 9.-The foreign tourist who wants to be able to tell the boys back home that he has sampled a little of this wicked city's illicit de- lights can, for the moderate expenditure of one dollar Straits currency sample a whiff of opium in almost any one of Singapore's thousand odd smoking dens.

Under the law, possession of the drug, pipes, Jumps and the other paraphernalin connected with smoking is un offence punishable by imprisonment, but the law is ignored by the city's myriads of smokers who estimate their own numbers at 70.000,

ANTARCTIC

Cataly

consumption

Volunteer searchers nid the hunt for the bodies of 36 passengers and crew members in the wreckage of this Northwest Airlines plane which was demolished when it hit a Wisconsin hillside, five miles north- cast of Winona, Minn. · A Ktorm was raging at the time.-AP 'Icture.

RUSSIAN

POSER FOR

HOFFMAN

Note

Yugoslav Called "Slanderous And Libellous"

RUMANIAN INDIGNATION

London, Sept. 9.-The Rumanian Government on Thursday dismissed as "slanderous and libellous" a note from Yugoslavia, received on August 25, asserting the Rumanian leaders seek to overthrow the Marshal Tito regime. The news agency Tanjug. said that Rumania's note was a reply handed to the Yugoslav Charge d'Affaires in Bucharest on Thursday by the Rumanian Foreign Ministry.

Rumenian officials said that tho Yugoslay communication consists from beginning end of false and sinnderous affirmations, And was an attempt to challenge "the right of politician in Rumania to ex- prem their opinions freely."

The Yugoslavs contended that Anna Pauker, Rumaniasi Minister and other state

Foreign ofclala

had called upon Yugosinvinne tą "revolt and overthrow" their legal

Catholics

Postpone Conference

Kovernment which means Marstial Warsaw, Sept. 9.

Tito nnd his Yugoslav party followers.

communist

The text of the note as broadcast

declared

The

nutumn 'conference. of all Catholic Church bishops in.

by the Rumuniau telegraph agency, Poland, due, to open on Thurs that Yugoslavia's protest day in the city of Czestochow.1. was an attempt to protect the pre- was postponed until the end of sent leaders of the Yugoslav com- September as news of fresh munist party from criticism."

ment

PRAVDA JOINS IN

arrests of prominent Catholics reached Warsaw,

Glos

An authoritative source said secu- It said "the Rumanian Govern-

members rity police had seized the Reverend cannot forbid s from participating in the work of Doctor Roman Mielinski, chief editor those party organisations of which of the Catholic newspaper, They are members and similarly Katolicki. cannot forbid them from making political declarations on Instructions of these organisations."

Churges against Mielinski were not disclosed Fromedlately, Mean- while, Monsignor Zygmunt Kaczyn- Yugoslavia has publicly protested skl. chief press spokesman for the breach with the Catholic hierarchy romained under ever since its Washington, Sept. 9-A re cominform that it still looked to the watch of decurity police pending

order for Russia Russian

for leadership. However, investigation of accusations that he Assuming that every smoker's ported

of machine the Soviet Union's "Pravda" made was inovived in anti-state activities. $5, $48,000,000 worth average

week by the breach official this

Kaczynski was released within 72 Singapore's daily opium bill amounts tools from a British firm pro-joining openly in the knuckle rap-hours after his arrest on August

the staggering sum of $350,000 mised today to dump a tough plag of Marshal Tito, which up to most of which goes into the

problem in the lap of European nu lind been carried on by ollier, 31. Three members of his staff are

still in gool-Associated Press. extortioners, "protection" Recovery Administrator Paul G. nations in the Cominform. men and revenue officers and police. Hoffman. Nothing goes to the Government by way of tax.

den-

cious packets of smugglers, EXPEDITION

NOW READY

London,

keepers,

9. September, Equipped with planes, oil-find- cach ing seismographs and special men launches, Britain's newest Ant-smoke triangular fashion, one pre

A typical den consists of a small ront containing four roomy bunks, bunk accommodating three lying

Thie down.

smokers

one smoking and

arctic expedition will sail for ring the drug.

one resting between Indulgence.

the South Pole regions next month.

Under the command of Major K. S. Pierce Butler. It will carry re- Hef supplies to Britain's eight full- time bases scattered through the Falkland Island dependencies, and will mount a fresh assault against grim unknown of Alexander 1 Jand where petroleum deposits are expected to be found.

The huge hunk of load which lies off Grahain Land between 70 and 75 degrées latitude is about 300 miles long at its longest portion and 150 miles wide at the widest por tion.

Se

PLENTIFUL SUPPLIES

The Russians were said to have been unable to get the tools from the United States.

Mr Hoffman has authority from Congress to shut off billions in aid to the British if they ship the Soviet Union "War potential" goods which the United States won't let Russia buy here.

But Mr Hoffman and other off- plentiful aro supplies of cials have emphasised that trade

that den-keepers between smuggled oplum

Europe Western

and are ever on the look out for new Russian-controlled Eastern Europe victims and youths and-girls are must be revived in order to promote

free smokes In Western European recovery. order to make them become addicts. sometimes offfred

Like the American boy's first cigar. a single smoke of opium may not rest in ill effects but a beginner takilut two smokes consecutively usually experiences extreme nuusCO and sometimes retching.

The question now, Is: What kind of tools have the Russians ordered?

Few, if any, machine tools have bcen allowed to go to Russia since States March 1, when the United clamped down a virtual ban on ex- military Owners of dens do not themselves ports of industrial goods, operate them, but employ for that equipment or other items of "basic

or woman.toportance in the manufacture It has been haphazardly mapped purpose young man

expeditions. but the There is little attempt at concealment munitions." by several

Aides British party will give it a most and prices are posted. in Chinese thurnuigh exploitation that inoderi | characters

wall-United British selence can provide.-United Press

Postal Services

To Palestine

London, Sept. D.The Postmas- announced on Thurs-

Press.

to

the

Union Support|

For Dewey

to

of

suld

Thursday's note

Rumania against the "Indignantly protests insults and lying offirmations" against its officials contained in the

communication August 25

Yugoslavia.

from

*The Rumanian Government," accuεD- the note said, "rejects the ton that Rumanian politicians, press or radio have waged or are waging a campaign against the Yugoslav people or the Yugoslav Federal People's Republic." Associated Press.

Yugoslav And Greek Troops Clash

Athens, Sept. 9-The Minis- ter of War. M. George Stratos, and Mr Hoffman said a said tonight that Greek undertaking

fill to

clashed yes- the Yugoslav. troops order is sure to get close terday inside Greece and eight soldiers and one Yugoslav officer were killed.

Russion scrutiny from ECA.

It all depends, they said, on the nature of the tools.Associated

Press.

Big Four Talks

Impracticable

authorita-

He dil

there not any whether was any Greek casualties, but told a press conference three Yugoslavs were captured and an undisclosed number wounded in the first open skirmish between Greek and Yugo- slav troops since the guerilla

Wor began two years ago.

red,

The Minister said the clash took place in the Soubi frontler where Yugoslavs attacked the Greek 558th Battalion.

*We Ghould be so bold as to build fleets of long-distance hon- bers and drop all over Russia the greatest amount of propaganda ter General fendets ever dropped on any coun-day that the air and surface mail Thomas Dewey, Republican Presl- Albany, Sept. 0. Governor try," he added,

services to Palestine have been

the dential candidate, today won Mr Roosevelt, who is a Democra- extended to certain places in Arab

support of a 175,000-member labour tle National Committeeman,

ronirolled arcus. vil

which backed Presklent unlon

London, Sept. 9.-An that there was a risk of some air-

The following are the more im- men being shot down on such a portant: Beersheba. Jenin. Bethle-Roosevelt und Truman in 1944. The tive Whitehall source reported today powerful AFL Building Service Em- thint Britain will tell Russia that a hoped hem, Nablus, El Faluja, Ramallah, mission, but he "certainly and trusted that the Russians would Gazi and Tulkurm.

ployees international pledged itself call for a big four Foreign Ministers to do "all

that is lawful and pro- meeting on the itallan question in not bo that foolish."

1s New Parls tomorrow Impracticable. to aid in electing the per York Governor.

Britain will propose Instead, he said, The announcement of the Union that, the meeting should begin on action was made

counter- by Mr William Monday, MaKridge, General President, after

will be attacked and reoccupied Soubi, M. A note to conference in Mr Dewey's office. handed to Soviet Ambassador Zaru- Stratos said. He also

published the text of a bin tonight, the source said.

He added that the Yugoslav strongly worded resolution of the The move is the latest of a series Union's Executive Board saying, "in of East-West exchanges over wounded had been treated, but the the critical years with their postwar whether and when the Council of dead were left where they fell to be con- await investigation by the United problems and with the peace of the Foreign Ministers should world at stake. the nation must vened to discuss the future of Italy's Nations Balkan Commission team.

In Africa. have strong and whe

leadership, three prewar colonies We believe that Governor Dewey Associated Press.

"However, it is much better to run a risk of being killed in the interests of peace than in war." he said. Reuter.

Scientists In

The air mail service is still restricted to Jetlers not exceeding two ounces in weight and postcards.

Registration. Incilities available by elther ciated Press,

are

not

route.---Asso-

Red Dispute

The

L. A. Orbell (riglit), noted Soviet biologist, has been freed from his duties" according to a decree published in Moscow by the Soviet Academy of Sciences. academy has promised Premier Stalin that Soviet Scien tists have agreed to make their views on environment conform to those of Prof. T. D. Lysenko (left) whose approach to biology has been endorsed

the committee, AP Picture.

has shown himself to be a wise and able administrator of public affairs." -United Press.

ASSASSINATION RUMOUR

tils effect

MADAME FENG IS INDISPOSED

Moscow, Sept. 9-The widow of Marshal Feng Yu-slang remtined Hotel, indisposed at the National Moscow, yesterday,

She survived the Are aboard the Seoul, Sept. 9.-An assassination rumour kept President Syngman Russian ship Pobeda on which her Thee from a farewell gathering at husband and a daughter perished while en route to the Soviet Union Kempo nirport today.

The head of the Korean Repub-from New York. Her secretary told Be in South Korea was persuaded the Associated Press she was too ill not to appear at the airpori, after to see visitors.-Associated Press. Seoul's police chief' reported tho rumour. He said he had heard that

"Communist

had at- youngsters"

tempted to learn when Rhee would Padros Seok 'Ban On

be there.

Detectives were scattered through

the crowd of nearly 500 at the air-

"Blue", Telegrams

GREEKS WITHDRAW

withdrew The Greek defenders after the invaders occupied positions Inside Greece, but

later

Greek tio

M. Stratos also said the General Staff had ordered Greek troops "not to enter, under any circumstances, foreign terr tory" and to safeguard Greek ter- ritory by all means available...he United Press.

Bernadotte Back In Rhodes

Rhodes,

Sept. D.-Count Ber

to his Palestine nadotte returned headquarters from Tel-Aviv on Thursday. He is expected to work on his report to the United Nations dur- Ing the next few days. His staff said It possible the

was

report on efforts

to find a permanent solution to the Palestine problem might be flashed some time next week.

The report will go to Secretary- General Trygve Lie for distribution

members of

of UNO.

port, but there were no

incidenta Wellington, New Zealand, Sept

considering to 9.-After earnestly

It is expected to come

nor was anyone arrested.

✓

AB-

on

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at read at wedding breakfasts, ministers discussion before the General

Paris beginning in sembly South Korea goodwill emissaries, here have decided-no.

Therefore the National Council of September 21. One group is bound for the United

Count Bernadotte conferred with will be asked for con- Nations General Assembly, session at Churches heredity and

the Post Tarzell lenders in Tel-Aviv' oh Paris, the other plans official calli certed action, to request

previously talked in Nanking, Manila, Washington, Offee to ban "blue" telegrams Thursday. Ho

Alexandria London and

Indecent, with Arab leaders In Paris Associated "bordering on tho

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