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VOL. II NO. 226
Yaks Harass
U.S. Plane
Berl
The
Sept. 23, American authorities Luday protested 10 their Ruslan counterparts against
the
harassing ficties of two Soviet flchter plauca which en- dangered a Uulled States alr transport carry the 30 рав-
passengers Set Janars Galbraith, took a picture of one Yak as it flew alongside the traimport.
clearly
showed the Yak within six feet of the bigger plane, with the two big red stirs and the number 34 painted on its sidr.
The Incident occurred OFE Tursday on the Berlin 1+ Frankfurt Bight over Soviet Zone.
Elsewhere in Germany. ten American Constabulary troops were arrested by Russian border police ALS widely
separated points, but all were
returned to their banes by tonight.-United Press,
Murderer Given Life Imprisonment
Bruges, Sept. 23.-Herbert Frederick Stephens, 30-year-old Scottish born mechanic, was on Thursday sentenced to life im- prisonment with hard labour for murdering his wife. Lucin di Meo nt Blankenberghe. Belgium.
The jury found him guilty en premeditated murder despite his plen that he killed his wife as part of a suleide pact which he had not the court to complete.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948.
Plans To Prepare Britain For An Emergency
INCREASED ARMED FORCES
London, Sept. 23.-Plans to prepare Britain for an emergency were an- nounced by the Minister of Defence. Mr A. V. Alexander, in the House of Commons today. He was opening a debate on defence. Mobilisation machinery had been overhauled, he said, "and if unhappily such machinery had to be used it would be found to work satisfactorily."
Declaring that the "plain fact" was that collective security had not been achieved, Mr Alexander said: "We have an obligation so to maintain our armed forces that should a major emergency arise, they can be expected to make full contribution to the collective security."
Plans for an emergency recall had been prepared as "a matter of common prudence," Mr Alexander enumerated the measures being taken to increase the reserves of the Armed Forces.
there!
For Britain's general preparedness, the buildup of the Reserve forces "is one of the most urgent and necessary measures wo
and Auxiliary arc undertaking," he said. He outlined the Government's aim for the various Services as follows: Army: It was vital in the next 1 Mr Alexander ไป that few months the
that the strength of would be new types of armament Territorial Reserve Army for the gradual should
of re-equipment be increased by not less Britain's forces. than 100.000 men and women; tens ahead. We shall not allow of thousands had come forward al-
present problems to deflect us from taue ready and he hoped it would con-
the vital task of to expand.
assurin that
nce.
of
"We
must look MORE PAY
our
shall
nearly double the
In the many new fields, we Air Force: The Auxiliary Air
ol, if not ahead of Force and the Air Force Volunteer abreast Reserve
development elsewhere,' between them wanted another 60,000
Eritain's stocks and become de- volunteers. Recruits were niso needed for the Observer were since the end of the war and Corps. There would be a scheme now talten provide for the increased not well-balanced. Measures for the registration of reserves con- fined to men and women with pre-types of
production of certain of the latest vious
the for anti-aircraft
armaments and reconditioning of work.
was expected to give existing wartime equipment. certain
other the necessary reserve of manpower required for this work.
The production of the latest type The Royal Naval Volunteer Increased to Navy: The
of jet interceptor fighters was being Reserve was seeking to increase its strength
rate. planned to 7,500 in the months, mostly from
next six those who have already served.
Government attaches of these schemes, but they do not
importance to the success | doubled. diminish the need for the maximum duction voluntary recruitment of the auxillary celerated. The jury did not reach p
the Defence Minister said. final forces," -decision-regarding the charges of Civil Defence: Thousands of men fraud and It was agit ed that this and women in the forces were now question would be considered again being trained in civil defence duties,
except Bre lighting.
Asked if he had anything to say in his defence, Stephens, who showed Hft sign of outward emotion, de- clared he was sorry for what he had done and that he loved his wife, He again insisted that they had agreed
sulcide pact upon arning that the police were after him in
connection with certain greatest swindles of which he had also been accused).
on
4
on Saturday-Associated Press.
EDITORIAL
INLY
"The
West Point Disaster
today
fully fo
Irménity
godown
Is it possible comprehend the of the Weat Polnt fire disaster which, as
a spectacular blaze utarted early
on Wednesday morning and }v
'not
subdued
.
untit nearly
36
hours Inter.
# tragedy
parallels
The
has few
history of
dild the
Hanzkong. for not only
blaze defy the con. centrated efforts of the Lland's сень Are brigade, assisted by Army appliances
and four fire floats
this
The
of life
not have been condemned long ago.
Fire risks in such crowded Ilving quarters are constantly. present and when, as aise, there is overcrowding, the danger
of heavy loss through fire is all too obvious. That part of a godown building could could be used ELN residential quarter Brouses feelings surprise, for It
Ja
doubtful
are
When, in the
that
whether similar conditions permitted elsewhere. addition, #araition, It is found for more than a
godown day, but it is
17sed now established that some 130 people perithed In the flames while another 50 wern Injured. The story has made melancholy reading, relieved only by the contate and tenacity of the fire fighters and the gallant rescue work carried out by fire brigade officers. The loss of property bas been enormous, but the loss of life is a matter of far greater concern, Presumably full in- quity will be
Inte disaster and It Is not within our province to anticipate any such investigation. Nevertheless,
for storing hazardous
Koods, surprise emerges into consternation. The West Point dinster is deplorable from every point of view and it demands the fallest Investigation.
made
the
AN
* general principle, it felt that some explanation should be forthcoming as to why tenement flata are permitted above a dangerous goods rodowII., or alternatively, why dangerous should be allowed to be stored below
That tenements. over 100 people
hope- lessly trapped within this bulla- ing arouses feelings, not only of horror, but apprehension. It is apparent from eyewitness
were
counts that these inhabitants the lenements above the godown. had no chance whatever of excaping: and, in fact, the only
who
fortunate people enough to be rescued were, these who lived on the top floor and
were
were able to climb ́to the roof. This means that in the case of This 认购
the tenements were, for tlie more part, a death trap, The burnt-out tenements are what are known as old-style, and for this very,' reason the question crops up' whether they should
HK And The BIF THE British
Industries
Fair
Committee is congratulated on lis excellent report concern. ing the first showing of Hong- kong manufactures at this year's BIF. There will be
general
approval
of the recommendation that the Colony
lakes part in
the Fair next year, and if
1. the lessons of the Initial enterprise are learned, Hongkong should be even better represented at futare exhibitions. Thie
opinion
that and
been. previously advanced
the Colony's
in
induririalists
haa
Overseas
пен
rate
1
New French Premier
MAKE
AP
M. Henri Queullle" (left) smiles as he talks with reporters on leaving Elysée Palace, Paris, after informing President Vincent Auriol he would form a new. French cabinet to replace the short-lived government of Robert Schuman. In the new cabinet Queullie retains M. Schu-
man as foreign minister.-AP Picture.
Dine
At the
For
P.G.
Reservationa
FOR FRENCH Burmese Communist
WORKERS
15. Percent Increase
on n
Paris, Sept. 23--The French Cabinet today, decided general 15 percent wage increase for French workers while the of new National Assembly passed armoured fighting vehicles was being motion by 291 votes to 286 to increased. The planned
role of admit a bill to postpone until small arms ammunition was
March the local elections due to pro- take place in October.
The
of production
Anti-aircraft ammunition
The
being
nс-
was being greatly
fighting ships and reserves was being Navy programme for the speeded up. All three Services were taking steps with regard to essential spare parts.
Referring to Ute Government's decision on September 14 to increase the length of service by conscripts by three months, which would give
extra
80.000 men at the end of the year, Mr Alexander said the on January 1, 1940, Armed Forces on would number about 825,000.
On
an
it
i
Leaders Killed
Rangoon, Sept. 23.-Four Communist leaders and 36 others were killed in an encounter at Toungoo, on the railway midway between Rangoon and Mandalay, a Burmese Government communique tonight stated.
It also reported" minor actions at Insein, in the outer suburbs of Rangoon, and the Henzada district in the Irrawady Delta.
The Burmese Government's battle, against the insurgents. including
but
Red Flag and White Flag Coin- unists, has changed its paltern A detalled statement on the in-clashes continue to be reported in
since the recapture of Prome. Dally | creases-was-being published later, Government had cartier called a nation-wide communication centre, northwest of was learned. The trade unions, since the Government has had this
communiques, strike for a two-hours period to- Rangoon, back in their hands, there morrow in protest against the rising has been no clearly defined battle cost of living.
front.
AL
cordian 1, 1949, it would be, nc-voting
on
After the
an
voted
05
a meeting held during adjournment of today's debate, the
The insurgents have resorted to Radical group was reporter to have ment positions, disrupting communi- guerilla tactics, striking at Govern- decided by a narrow majority to cations, burning villages and loot- support an agreement for the elec-ing treasuries and rice shops tions to be held in the spring with opportunity offers and then with- to the present plan, 700,000 majority system and not by
the ordinary straight drawing to their lairs in the steam-
pro-ing, rain-soaked jungles, against 710,000-as originally portional representation. (16
The Government planned.
now While putting our whole strength
trunk railways from Rangoon Assembly had
northwards to the temple city behind the development of Western in favour of postponing local elec- Mandalay and northwestwards Union, we do not forget that Great tions, two members of the Coalition Prome. But trame is occasionally Britain has great part to play at Government threatened tonight to halted
4 the heart and centre of the British resign. They were the Minister for bridges and the railway tracks.
when Insurgents blow up Commonwealth and we must con- Reconstruction, Mr. Cladius Petit, The Government have established tinue to strengthen and improve the and the Information Secretary of effective machinery by which com- State, M. Francois Mitterand, who along the line.
repair
at Canige strategic polnis mon ideals are translated into com- opposed the delaying until March During the past week, communi mon policy.
of the elections due to be held next ques have reported for the Arst Donth.
time sizable clashes in the Arakan Division of Western Burma-scene of some of the 14th Army's grimmest battles
against the Japanese during
said.
Mr
sold
the
PLEA FOR UNITY
than 100
Guards Fully Trained
training.
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Tel: 27880
Price 20 Cents
FATAL LEAP
Newspapermen
Killed In
Plane Disaster
Amman, Sept. 23. Mr David Woodford, Correspon- dent of the London Telegraph, and Mr John Nixon, Correspon- dent of the British Broad- casting Corporation in the Middle East, were killed when an Arab plane crashed near the Transjordan frontier this afternoon.
An Arab passenger was also killed. All three had jumped us the plane approached the ground.
An Amb
report said that the Crash came after a Jewish plane
had Gred at the Arab machine over
: Tiberina, northern Palestine.
pas
.The plot of the crashed plane, Capinin Newers, and
two Fengers-an American and an Arab-escaped. The plane whs on its way from Beirut to Amman
EX-REUTER'S MAN.
Jack Reginald Nixon, 39-year-old, joined Reuter's London Om∞ in 1034 and during the war was a War Correspondent in France and in the Mediterranean. He later joined the BBC for whom he was correspon- lent in the Middle East
David Charles Woodford, aged 43, served on the Army Staff In the Middle East during the war and joined the Daily Telegraph as foreign correspondent in October.
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An official communique issued
in Amman tonight said that Jewish plane had fired at the Arab machine, and added that it continued firing until the damaged plane crashed.
The Iraqi Army did not fire on the Jewish plane, supposing it to be
United Nations machine, communique added. officer reported that the
the Iraqi Jewish plane was carrying the Red Cross emblem.-Reuter.
AIR LIFT TO
BE
BIGGER
SHINWELL Heidelberg, September, 23.-Gen-
to
Wa сап
our
London, Sept. 23. The War erai Lucius D. Clay, United States Minister, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, to- Military Governer for Germany, to- night dented
that some of the day promised a bigger and belter Guardsmen sent to Malaya recent-Berlin air lift, claiming "we've only ly had only had a few weeks', done about 60 per cent of what we
can easily do Mr Oliver Lyttleton, Conserva- The performance of the American tive, had zaid, during a debate on Air Forces in the first quarter of the defence in the House of Commons, year, justies aiming higher in plan- that
great
number of the ning extension of operation, he told Guardsmen recently cent to Malaya the poly can control had only a few weeks' training and
"Not
make Fome had
not completed their promised 4,500 tons daily, but we wenpon training.
·should be ̈áble to maintain Western to Challenged by
by Mr Shinwell give evidence
Berlin as well as she had been since support his allega- the end of the war." tion, Mr Lyttleton said that he had General Clay, holding his regular Brigade of Guarda, been told by serving officers of the monthly conference with his ranking subordinates from all parts of the Mr Shinwell described Mr Lyfile. American zone, was not discouraged ton's allegations as "unfounded and by the possibility astonishing."
of the winter respect for the Guards. But there is
"I have the highest weather interfering with the vital
operation. nothing sacrosanct about them or any
On the contrary, he expects a traeon why there should be such a mounting supply of deliveries in ullabaloo about the Guards regi- Berlin for the reason that the planes ments being sent to Malaya. It was
hauled in about 7,000 tons in more 10ue on expert advice.
than 800 flights,
General Clay termed this as a most
lift, but, of the forces and not a single man only four-engined craft had been he pointed, out that if
had at least six months' basic train been unloaded in the blockaded was sent to Malaya without having run, another 1,000 tons could have Ing."-Reuter.
metropolis-United Fress.
insurgents.
"Of the Brigade of Guards sent to Malaya, only 400 were conscripts.
TEST OF STRENGTH
"The whole question of the we- feneu of the Commonwealth will be) further explored at the forthcoming French Premier, M. Henri queuille,
In a moving plea for unity, the the war. meeting of the
INSURGENTS HARD. HIT Commonwealth told the Assembly: "The majority | Prine Ministers."
Mr Alexander which undertook to accomplish this ment troops
In one clash in Arakan, Govern work has not the right to split overkilled more
are reported to have The majority were regular members air cant "achievement of the Labour,
a question which, in spite of every-Communiques have also reported the tivo
thing, is a secondary order. The loss and recapture by Government but
question is whether we are going troops of a number of townlets in to spare the country the misfortune of inflation."
the fertile rice-growing Irrawady Delta area, whose network of water- ways favour an Insurgent type of This move represents a change of warfare, front on the part of the Government, which had earlier declared that it struck hard the Insurgents in the Burma Nay patrol boats have would leave the question to a free Delta, frin from the stream vote and would not take oldes in the sending lan parties ashore controversy.
argent nests of re- ferret. out! sistance. The Assembly has already de- Disturby! fented a Socialist, proposal to post-parts of U
reported in other funtry include localised pone the elections."
communn Incidents which aro h the main Communist
Richard Crossman, "I believe that in year, ahend war is unlikely there will ba a colossal test of strength as to whether a cold war shall lead to a shooting war.
"Our aim in this defence policy must not be
defeat the Russians but to deter them. This token re- armament will contributo 10 this diplomatic end."
the
Mr Frank Byers, Liberal, said: "We can
no longer assume for planning purposes that there might be no war for another five years. He urged Increasing the Regular merchants have quality products.
plenty
Army to 400,000 to offer
but abolishing markels,
conscription. bus hitherto only casual efforts -have been
Mr Fred Bellenger. Labour and mada ex-War Minister, paid: "The United capitalise
on this. The repre-
of the sentatives who attended the
States should provide some BIF this year
manpower and have broken
not
meroly ground, studiet now techniques,
dollars. If that great nation were and discovered (apparently, with
to provide a more substantial por-- some astonishment) that it care to tell the world
You bout yourself and your wares, world becomes interested. The recommendations of the Com- mitles for future Hongkong re- presentation at the British - In- dustries Fair should be thusiastically adopted and acted upon. The return la certain to more than fustify the outlay..
ch-
tion of the manpower, it would have a great effect upon Moscow." -Reuter.
EDEN CRITICAL London, Sept. 23-Mr Anthony Eden, answering for the Opposi tlon in the House of Commons to- day, complained that the Gover mont is maintaining an apparently unnecessary secrecy in withholding defence details.
(Continued on Take 5)
tomorrow.
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to
Czech Captain To Be Hanged
Bs suff was
For Espionage
Prague, Sept. 29-A Czech Army captain has been Bentenced to death, charged with spying for the British. The government said thirty-two other persons are under arrest, accused of spying for the United States.
Last night and again this afternoon, separate the emergency Cabinet debated the initiated...rrection. The situation, Wages increases to the workers who clently serious for the Burmese Pro-hanged for high treason and "crimes
however, was regarded planned to stage a two-hours strike sident, Sao Shwe Thaik, to announce a state of emergency throughout The token strlice would shut down Burma.—Router. transport. communications, shops, restaurants, hotels and factories for TWO BRITISH two hours tomorrow afternoon.
WARSHIPS SOLD
The Captain. Rudolf Hrazdilek, fourteen, students and two pro-
sentenced tast night to bo flasors. int
Police said one of the men accused the people's Democratic of leadership in spy network Regime." He was accused of turn-working with American Counter Ing information over to a British Intelligence agents has boen Ident!- Eutelligence agent.
fled as Josef Novolny, former coun- The announcement came during a sellor to the Ministry of Information. search for persons circulating anti-
Meanwhile, government statements charging that Ecran was expelled last night from Archbishop Josef former Foreign Minister Mosaryk
Jat the Union of Resistance Aghters, Was murdered..
The
Food shops would remain open and health and security services znain-
London, Sept. 23. --The Admiralty tained while United Nations com-announces that it has sold two government called Masaryk's death. Because of his attacks On Health munications were guaranteed. destroyers to Dominica at an un-a month after the Communists seized Minister Plolhar. Beran was / ac-
disclosed price.
power, a'suicide.
cused of Gold prices and exchange rates on
fostering"
greactionary" at- They are HMS Fame and HMB Twenty-two men and women tacks on a member of the govern the free currency and black markets Hotspur, reached now high peaks today owing Devonport.
balng rofitted at charged with circulating to the possibility of a Government
such ent The Holapur will all for Dominica sentences ranging from one to nine from the, Catholic priesthood bo-
pamphlets have received prison
Piolhar WILI suspended last June erials, labour' tinrest and the inter-on November 5; the Fame in Lyonne. Another 70 have national altuation.--Router.
December.Associated Press.
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