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VOL. III NO. 228

Clumsy Porter Causes Strike

Aberdeen, Sept. 26-A sudden strike disrupted the service of the Douglas Hotel on Saturday night, because a porter stepped on the bride's dress at a wedding reception.

The porter was sacked and 95 other hotel workers walked out and the general manager washed dishes and made toast on Sunday morn- ir.g:

was

John Allan, the porter, who got his foot in the wrong place, said he attempting to brush con. fetti from the bride's gown. He insisted that his stopping on the train was a trifling incident, which made her laugh.

Strikers returned to work later on Saturday and the municipal and general work- ers union is negotiating about; Allan's dismissal.--- Associated Press.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1948.

Soviets Blamed For Berlin Talks Breakdown

Stalin

Goes Back On His Word

Washington, Sept. 27.-The United States, Britain and France early to- day placed "sole responsibility" on the Soviet Union for the failure of the four powers to reach agreement on the Berlin blockade.

In identical notes, delivered to the Soviet Ambassadors in Washington, London and Paris, the three Western powers charged that Russia had clearly shown it was attempting by "illegal and coercive measures" to secure political objectives "to which it is not entitled and which it could not achievé by peaceful

means,"

The three powers said the Soviet action in raising the blockade of Berlin over three months ago created a situation which "constitutes a threat to international peace and security. For that reason, they said, they were obliged to "refer the action of the Soviet Government" to the United Nations Security Council.

The three powers stated in thinly-veiled terms that the Soviet's Marshal Josef Stalin had gone back on his word to work out a settlement on the Berlin problem. The understandings reached at the Kremlin on August 23, the joint note said, were "personal ly confirmed by Generalissimo Stalin' during the Kremlin talks on that date.

SUPREME TEST FOR

UNITED NATIONS

Washington, Sept. 26.-The decision of the Western Powers to throw their Berlin dispute with Russia into the Security Council brings before the United Nations the kind of issue its founders feared might wreck the organi- sation.

Experts at the San Francisco them from growing into major wars. conférence, where the UN charter

Thus, the UN is being brought was written little more than three face to face with the severest lest years ago. agreed that its mujorit could have of its ability to eur- weakness would be. the inability of vive us a peace-keeping organisa-

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Florence, Sept. 27.—Seven people were killed, and 18 injured during a mofocar race at Florence on Sunday. Italy's Asquino Ermini in a Fiat car The accident happened when

was coming out of a sharp turn at 170 kilometres

per hour Iis steering gear jammed and his jumped the fence.

Ermini's

The thrte powers said that al-nue discussions when the funda- though instructions dispatched to mental agreements previously reach- the Military Governments in Berlin ed had been disregarded by the. called for the "unqualified Lifting Sovitt Government." of restrictions on transport and com- "It would have been equally

the munications between

Western fruitless to continuo such discussions Zones and Berlin, the Soviet Milltary in face of the unmistakable inten- Governor

mor failed to comply."

tions of the Soviet Government to At the same time.

the United undermine, and indeed to destroy, Slates made public a 24,000-word the rights of the three Governments "White Paper" which gave details of as occupying powers in Berlin as

negotiations in Moscow,

the price for lifting a blockade In

three their joint note, the

illegally imposed in the first in Western

said they had

stance and still unlawfully main- www powers

their willingness ta expressed

tained." with Russia

The

three Western powers said regarding

Berlin and Russia had ignored their request " an atmosphere freo

for lifting of the blockade, made on

Fint 110 went out of trom duress" "The Soviet Govern- September 23. Instead, they charged, control on the 41st lap plunging into ment hus, In fact, persisted in

Bussia sought to place restrictions a group of spectators. The victims using duress." It added: "It has on the airlift as a means of further were mostly youths. resorted to nets of force rather than

rail to processes of peaceful settlement."

and water blockade.United Press. ILLEGAL RESTRICTIONS The three powers stated in their 2,500-word note, "It has imposed and maintained illegal restrictions amounting to a blockade of Berlin.

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the organisation to deal effectively tiomerican officials, who have long with a major dispute world's great powers.

enforcing the previous land, been reluctant to let the row with

Among

They spoke hopefully of the UN Rusala reach this point, say Soviet capacity of settling relatively small policy in Berlin lett them no al- threats to the peace, and preventing ❘ternative.

Kremlin Policy Of Force

Russia's demand for control of Security Council of the Use of force the airlift is regarded in Washington | against Russia.

as clear evidence of a deliberate The Russians could veto such a Kremlin policy to use force to decision.

compel Western

dangers of war.

Powers to leave

It has failed to work out in good faith the four-power arrangements for control of currency city."

in that

Even while the Western occupying

Berlin-a-policy-which-risks the Yet: two-years or more" ago,"white" Bowers" - were seeking agreements Mr James F. Byrnes was still Secre-on mensures to implement the under- Having decided to appeal to the tary of State, the American govern-standings reached in Moscow, the Security Council, the Westernment proclaimed Powers are setting in

polley of own Soviet military authorities condoned motion a that "vcto or no velo," it would live and encouraged altempts to chain of events which eventually up to its commitments under the throw the legally constituted muni- could lead to consideration by the

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EDITORIAL

Soviets Stand Condemned.

MR VISHINSKY fost a great opportunity in his speech to the United Nations Assembly in Paris on Saturday of winning some sympathello world opinion for the Russian point of view concerning international relations. Had he made some effort to in- dicate a willingness on the part of the Kremlin to adopt a more conciliatory polley in helping to resolve world problems he could, and would have gained some respect. Instead, like his chief Mr Molotov, he preferred to strike a note of vindictiveness, spendlus much more time on repeating accusations about Anglo- American war-mongering,

than

In offering constructive ideas or how Russla intended to assist in keeping the peace. Apparently unknown

himself, Mr Vistinaky in accusing the United States and Britain of working

to

together for the express purpose of bringing about another was handling in a very amateur manner a dangerous boomerang. For, the question may be asked, Just what sign has Rusala given that he is working in the in- terests of prace? There has been nothing in her post-war Inter- national polley, and certainly nothing in her actions, to give the alightest hint that she is herself preparing for anything elsở but armed conflict. On matters affecting world peace she has been conalstontly negative. In the Security Council she has used the veto to such an extent as, to prove conclusively that this was lil-conceived concession. In

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and

her dealings with her wartime allies respecting Germany, Korea and the Danube she has been Intransigent, pugnacious wholly non-oo-operative. Obvious. ly the meri of the Kremlin bellerg that their policies, their Ideas and their methods are the only solu tion to current international problems. They ar utterly Intolerant of anything suggesting compromise and so far they have given no sign of gonuinely witching to perform as a respon

Bible

and

co-operative mem. ber of the United Nations.

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record stands as an irrefutable indictment. It need not laboured. Nor need it be denied that the Western allies are working In close

harmony, economically, pollileally and milj- tarktically. Russia has done much to force the situation into what it 13 today. The Soviets havo displayed no peaceful intentions: on the contrary their belligerency and their intrigues in many parts of the world, but mare especially, in Eastern Europe, have alerted the Western democracles to the necessity of taking proper steps for self-protection, The Russians prefer to aill this mongering, conveniently for-

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Smugglers

Battle Customs

Another clash between Chinese Maritime Customis officials and smugglers occurred at Wong Pul Ling Village, near) Man Kam Te, on the Shumchun border, about 7 a.m. yesterday.

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Tsinan A Costly Debacle

Nationalists Lose

100,000 Men

San Francisco, Sept. 26.--The Chinese Communist Radio claimed on Sunday the entire Nationalist garrison of "100,000 strong were killed, wounded or for captured" in the battle Tainan, Fighting for the Shan- tung Provincial capital ended. on Friday afternoon, it said.

The broadcast, received hero by .. the Associated Press, said the Com- "afier munista captured the city eight days and night fighting In which all outef defence points were three per-

defenco

Bwept away and tho manent Kuomintang city

lines were smashod."

The broadcast continued: "Aside from the Kuomintang re

This map shows how U. S.. and British air forces supply organised 84th Division, the Inde- pendent Brigade of the 90th Army Russian-blockaded Berlin.

and other Kuomintang troops who Most U. S. planes use the rose up and went over to the Peo- southern corridor from Frank-ple's Liberation Army in the course of the fighting, other Kuomintang furt to the capital city. Into

|clude the entire reorganised 2nd and

tho

the battle

are still

it feed C-54 transports from units lost in the Telnan battle in- Frankfurt's Rhein-Main air- 73rd Divisions. one brigade cach base and C-47 from nearby from the reorganised 74th, Division

and other special troops of Wiesbaden: All these planes Kuomintang Army and Air Forces. land at Tempelhof, U. S. Some of these units were airlifted operated airbase in Berlin. to Tainan just before.

All British planes and some began." U.S. C-47, use the northern tailed Kuomintang losses

The Communist Radio added "de- corridor to Berlin, running being tabulated."--Associated Press. southeast from the Hamburg SUIYUAN SKIRMISHES arca and

terminating at Peiping, Sept, 27-Skirmishes British-operated Gatow

air.near Kwelsul, capital of the Inner Mongolian province of Sulyuan, was field in Berlin.

reported last night, by General Fu British zone takeoff fields Tro-y's North China headquarters. are at Fassberg and Wunstorf with flying boats basing Hamburg Berlin's Havel Lake.

and landing

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Raimond Sommer of France won

GUIDED BY RADIO the race, the Circuito Delle Cascio,

Onco over Berlin, planes driving a Ferrari 2.000 car. He guided to landing strips by covered the 255 kilometres in two radio instructions from airport hours 15 minutes and 30 seconds at

an average speed of 112.15 kilo-control towers.

metres per hour. Stennd was

hind the winner

The headquarters, however, claim- ca gains in Hopes.

It confirmed press reports that the Nationalists have recaptured Changli on the Pelping-Mukden railroad, 40 miles from the Great Wall. It sald the railroad is being repaired to

points. north east of Changll;

A spokesman for the headquarters warned of possible Nationalist re- verses in Suiyuan, which he ad- mitted was

but

was only weakly defended,

added, "the overall outcome will After discharging their not depend upon the loss of this Italy's Clemente loads planes fly out of Blondelti in a Ferrari, one lap be Russian zone along central-

the town or that."

-TOWNS-ABANDONED. The toward Brunswick;

.spokesman admitted. tha corridor

bandnament of Holin and Feng- then separate to fly to theirchen in southern Sulyuan. A "cicar respective bases.

Italy's Cagliarini

In a Cisitalin Ewas third-Associated Press.

Smuggled Gold

house and empty field policy" had Inset at lower right shows | been Ars! carried

out there, how air traffic is spaced flying meaning, nothing of value had been

left fag the Communists, into Berlin. Each, corridor He declared that this policy would is divided into several traffic be carried out elsewhere, too.

The

said people spokesman

gathered the autumn already have altitude.

lanes harvest and had enough food to go Singapore, Sept. 26. Customs traffic is staggered to provide on with. If they had to flee from

cipal government of Berlin, the note said. These actions, the three powers asserted, were attempts by itusala unilaterally to nullify their rights to be in Berlin. Those rights, they added, were "co-equal with those of the Soviet Union and like Mr G. N. Gawler, Commissioner oficers said they seized US$500,000

them, derived from the defeat and unconditional surrender of Germany

Cr of and from the four-power agreements to which the Soviet Government is

party."

"Moreover, the use of coercive pressure against the Western occu- pying powers is a clear violation of the principles in the Charter of the United Nations"

Russla had used Stating th

And Diamonds lanes each lane at a different

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In smuggled gold and diamonds on greatest possible distance be any point they would leave nothing that information bad been received on Saturday

Sunday from a Dutch flight engineer tween all planes, Craft aro for the Reds. night that

"The gang of smugglers was seen na KLM plane when

of Sulyuan must people so spaced that they not only

their might," he proceeded. in the village making their way to from Java.

fly at least 15 minutes apart at wards the border.

A KLM spokesman identified him each altitude level but at least militia. He

He praised the Sulyuan people's as a Swiss national, a long-time

sald militiamén resident of Australia and at present three minutes in front or he Saturday inflicted 600 casualties on a rody of 3,000 Reds in a clash nea: based at Batavia by the airline.

hind the nearest plane at any Liangelien, a.highway town southeast Police said he offered a US$20,000 bribe to

lovel. officers, He customs

of Kwelsul-Associated Press. carried six kilograms of gold, and 2,000 diamonds in a

a body belt. He was

Customs men, sent to the scene, failed to locate the gang until yester day morning. It numbered about 50, some of whom were wearing military uniforms.

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Blegal and coercive measures to The party refused to halt and be secure political objectives which searched; instead they took could not be

by peaceful positions on the hillside and opened means, the three powers sakd: "It

fire. has resorted to blockade measures. It has threatened the Berlin popu- lation with starvation, disease and economic ruin. It has tolerated dis- orders and attempted to overthrow the duly-elected municipal govern ment of Berlin."

RUSSIAN INTENTIONS The actions, attitude and conduct of Russin, the three powers saft, sharply reveal its intent to:

. Continuo the illegal and

cocrelve blockade.

une

2. Reduce by "unlawful actions the stand of the United States: Bel- tala and France in Berlin to "com- plete subordination to Soviet rule and thus to obtain absoluto authori- ty over the economic, political and

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caught in a routine customs check, when the plane arrived from Batavin and Palembang.

Police expressed belief the arrest

The ensuing gunbattle, which lasted for over an hour, was heard by Customs men manning the post at smashed a large-scale ring smug-

Communication

Man Kam Te, and 60 reinforce- ments were despatched to the vilinge.

wis meanwhile made by telephone with Shumchun, whence 100 soldiers were sent render ald. By the time the soldiers arrived on the scene, however, the smugglers had already escaped, with their goods,

to

gling gold and diamonds to Singapore from Java. The Dutch impose strict regulations against the export of gold and valuables from the East Indies. Police said smugglers offer to smuggle out gold for US$250 9 kilogram.--Associated Press.

One of the smugglers was killed. BOAC MAKE BIG

The Customs Omcials suffered no casualties.

Rocial life of the people of Berlin Swoop On Black

and_to_Incorporate the city in the Soviet Zone."

The

thereby s

Soviet Government lins

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PURCHASE

London, Sept. 26. The British Overseas Airways Corporation an- nounced on Sunday night It has purchased the Lockheed Aircraft Service Depot at Shannon Airport in Elre and will

taken upon itself the sole. Shanghal, Sept. 27-The Shanghal to England,” - VAR, ove parts of il

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responsibility for creating economic police experienced altuation in which recourse to means prescribed in Article Charter is not, In the circumstances, possible

more

sultable

of the Great Unton at tho Sovici Republics and represent important political and ronomio conquests. Messy Molotov and Vishinsky never tali to mis

opportunity an referring to the spirit and inten- tion of thỏ United Nations Charler, and in their dialectical excursions they frequently endeavour to demonstrato Lizat the Western. Powers are sulity of violating tho Charter. But by her insilious annexation of south- castern Europe Russia lands wulity of the most flagrant repudiation of the Charter yet conceived or attempted. It is sil too clear there are no thoughts of peace in the hearts of the RusBÍAN leaders, and because of this the democracies would be falling in their duty

two-lidurs "search to mankind if they did not make themselves · strong

full right to take any measures Chinese reports said. the ́enough to realal

coldly

The necessary to maintain-themselves in

polico

today calculating

divulge to the prest intentions of the by Any

The special equipment, A further

her profitable weekend when they seized for servicing Constellation planes settlement, HK$500,000,

10 gold which the Britich company uses in than 3 of the bars of 10

Ita Atlantic service. will be set ounces each and an oxlating undisclosed amount of United States The depot, up. In England and which dollars during a swobp on

established about constitutes a threat to international marketeers' hideout in the western The company

block two years ago, employs 270 persons. peace and security."

· Kremlin -- domination means.

district.

disputo

the to the UN

did not disclose the price paid but said-It will be paid

in order that arrests

were made, but in sterling.-Associated Press

The Western powers Informed Russin formally that the was being referred Security Council international

believe that the ringleader

peace and security The foreign currencies and gold

should not be further endangered.

were hidden in a "secret cabinet"

At the same time, they served which the police discovered after a notice that they were reserving the

Berlin,

of the

the

TIRED OF IT ALL

Liskeard, Cornwall, Sept. 20--- Because he could no longersland the rationing and red tape, Leslie Kelly

П Greenway,

44-year-old

After tracing in detail the fruitless the missing ringleader but disclosed grocer, committed nuleide by driving efforts of the Western powers la that regional authorities throughout his car over a 250-feet high cliff, reach agreement with Russia. the the country have been notified to it was revealed at an inquest here noto said it would be futile "lo con- help in his apprehension.-Reuter,

today.-Reuter.

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