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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1948.

COMMONWEALTH BALANCING Dream Comes Communists

FORCE AGAINST COMMUNISM

Three Principal Objectives

London, Oct. 14.-In secret talks behind the scenes of the Premiers' Conference, British Common- wealth leaders have launched a drive to form a powerful "balancing force" against Communism.' They aim at stretching their influence from Europe It would be a through Africa to the Far East.

girdle of defence and a buffer between the main forces of the East and West. It would consolidate a total population of 500,000,000 on the side of the Western Powers.

The Commonwealth Chlef aims are:

1. Refrain India from calling herself a Republic. Commonwealth leaders fear that this would make India the next potential victim in the Communist Fifth Column drive in the Far East. They want to hold India solidly in tho Commonwealth and to organise her within the "balancing force."

2. Use every effort to bring Burma back into the Commonwealth. A year ago, Burma broke away from the rest of the Commonwealth untions and has since been torn by violence allegedly organised by the Communists.

3. Speed up the organisation of Africa as a second line bastion, the proposition of which is now occupying the supreme command of the Western Union Powers who are putting finishing touches to the western defence plan.

Australian, Zealand are using every effort Pressure by both the

to hammer out this new Fremier, Dr Herbert Evatt, and the London

concept of Far East queurity, South Hey Zealand Prime Minister, Peter

are worklug to- African delegates to bear Fraser, has been brought

wards the consolidation of the

African link.

en India not to secede from British Commonwealth.

Was

Prior to Dr Evall's departure for Paris, he reported that the feeling rout India's decision

"opti- rnistic" and it is considered likely that the United States point of view would be expressed by Mr George Marshall, US. Secretary of State. when he sees the Indian Premier, Pandit Nehru, in Paris on Friday,

While both Australia and

New

Siam To Fight

Communism

MALAN'S SURPRISE

the

The degree to which the South African Government under Premier Malan is willing, in fact cager, to collaborate in the organisation of u now line of buffer states has been the

Her favourite movie star was in town and 11-year- old Sylvia Jane Upshaw, of Indianapolis, was, bedridden with rheumatic fever. She wrote to the editor of the Indianapolis Star, and cow- boy Roy Rogers and Trig- ger dropped in for a visit. An

window open porch gave her a chance to pat Trigger's nose.-AP Pic- ture.

NO WAR AT

LEAST

FOR A YEAR

here

14. The Frankfurt, Oct. world can count on another year before war becomes an imme- threat. the Chinese rain surprise of the Common-diate wenlth Conference. After the detent Foreign Minister, Dr Wang of the pro-British Government of Shit-chich, said here today. former Premier Jan Smuts, it was generally

the accepted that

Na- tionalists under Malan would de- clare complete neutrality in anly quarrels affecting Europe. On the contrary this conference has shown that South Africans are unxious to pull their full weight in buildingEEEY! up an African bastion.

True

U.S. Foreign Aid Bill Likely To Exceed $8,000,000,000

Washington, Oct. 14.--A United Press survey disclosed today that regardless of the outcome of the November elections the next Congress faces the prospect of acting of over programme on a record-breaking foreign aid

011 military us. $8,000,000,000 with the emphasis going sistance and the Far East slated to get a large share of both economic and military help.

com.

The estimate. compiled from official sources. pares with about $7,000,000,000 authorised by the 80th Congress for economic and military spending abroad through June 30, 1949. The recipients are China, Japan, Greece and Koren, Western Europe. Tricste, Austria, Turkey.

that area,

year.

Seek To Split Berlin Government

Berlin. Oct. 14. The anti- Communist cus Government on Thursday shook under a new Communist attack which appeared destined to split it into two Governments-one for West and the other for East Berlin.

The Communist strategy ap-

drive the

City peared to

Magistrat (Executivo Branch of

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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

Copies of photographs taken

the Government) from the City by the South China Morning

Tiall lounted in the Russian

sector of the city just as they Post and Hong Kong Tolograph had driven out the City Parlin-Staff Photographers aro'on viów › ment in September.

to the

The City Assembly fed British sector of the city for protec- on after a series of riotous Com- demonstrations prevented munist further meetings in the City Hall.

On Wednesday, through the re- ful of a Communist official to ne-,

dismissal, the Magistrat cept his

was forced to move to the British sector to conduct its meeting undis- turbed.

The Communists called the move did when the illegal and as they Assembly moved to the West.

COUNTER ACCUSATIONS The Communists then branded the meeting of the non-Communist and majority n "rump" session accused it of "splitting" the city.

The anti-Communists on the other the Communists of band accuser!

to "sabotage" and of attempting wreck what is teft of a Central City Administration by splitting it into piecemeal disintegration.

The police. food and several other departments of the City Administra- tion have already been split.

the Comuniats altack on The Executive Brunch was launched when Socialist Unity Waldemar Schmit, (Communist) Chief of the Labour Depuriment, retused to accept his dismissal ordered by the elected Parliament. He was expelled for disobedience of Parliament orders in anti-Com- against discriminating munist Trade Unions.

Schmidt Insisted upon attending' the Magistrat's weekly meeting and to the majority, lacking police ald oust him, decided to move to Western Berlin for its session.

TEMPORARY MOVE

Help to be proposed for non- total would aim at getting Japan on

The non-Communist majority in- Communist nations next year will Its feet in the absence of a Japanese sisted that its move was temporary Dr Wang. who

reflect We present tense East-West peace treaty, "exchange observallons," predicted

Greece and Turkey, now receiving and that effort would be made to The to need meet again in the Soviet saeter that 1949 would

a "year of conflict throughout the world and be

Wednesday. next City Hall next

Ferdinand decision" as for as

war was con-increasing concern over the Far East $225,000,000, are expected

Dr. Mayor. Acling cerned.

situation will prompt greater ald for! another $175,000,000 or more

Officials emphasised that the Dnal Friedensburg and other non-Com- foreign aid programme depends on munist cificial were back in their

Asked world crops, speed of reconstruction City Hall offices on Thursday.

what they would do if in recipient nutions and the East-.

up and staged Weet conflict.—United Press.

Schmidt showed another sit down strike next Wed- nesday, the non-Communist officials admitted they would probably have to move again.

Govern-

be a decisive year for peace or war 1s up We have still one or two years

work for the salvation of peace."

INSPECTING airlift

The biggest single amount will be over $4,000,000,000 for the second year of the European recovery | gramme. Then there

are expected to be requests totalling $1,500,000,-! 000 or more for rearming Western Europe as the United States first line of defence. There will be more nid for China, Japan and Korea because of Communist threats in Asia.

PROGRAMME UNAFFECTED

7 YEARS FOR

YOUNG JEW

An American military

oficial said:

Iment Buy try once or

"The

can

twice again to meet, in the Russian

Communista But the sector.

them just as they did on block

lund Chinese offelni

just from from a quick -trip Paris and met the

the press in

house where ornate Victory guest This is in contrast with previous the American Army hoards its Bangkok, Siam, Oct. 14-A man that they did not desire to be-

nasertions of a South African spokes most distinguished visitors.

He told newsmen: "I do not Siamese come of "general staff”

arsenal for counter-belleve

Immediate there will be government and military ofli-attack which Field Marshal Viscount war. The year 1940 will probably clala is being organised to fight Montgomery has begun to build.

South Africa furthermore Premier Pibun with Britain in demanding that the Communiam, Songram announced today in an fornier Italian colony of Cyrenaica interview with the Associated with its vital bases should be held

London, Oct. 14.-A 23-year old Press.

us a Mediterranean link in the de-

The little gray-haired Foreign Budget bureau officials said the

be West and East Govern- The Premier luld down this three-fence girdic.

Minister said one purpose of his visit outcome of next month's elections Jew, Mone Harris, described by the Wednesday and the final result will The problem of holding India in

police as a member of an organisa-

the Jewishments." was inspection of the American air-will not change the foreign aid plan tion which supported phase programme:

information First, gather

per-the. strategte lineup resolves around

lift to Berlin. After surveying now

By being developed.

law

terrorists in Palestine, was today The usually well informed Brilish taining to Communist-nelivity. the pledges given by Mr Nehru. facilities-of-the-Rhine-Main-airdeld, President Truman is required to

sentenced-here-to-seven years penal controlled newspaper Die Well re- nesta Under the Independence Ael, Second, locate Communist

both he said he was surprised by its size. submit new budget requests on servitude on a charge of possessing

ported that the German Mayor of India and Pakistan have the right

shot dead by "The air supply service to Berlin after Congress meets on January 3.

Delitzech had been to leave the Commonwealth.

Russian military police and German is more adequate than I anticipated," Should Governor Thomas E. Dewey explosives. he said. "I had some anxiety as to be elected, he would not take over The judge told Harris: "You, police when

escape until January 20. its_ndequacy."

in your blind folly, apparently arrest. Comparing it to the India-China

B political cause- had ordered all government depart- Indian public opinion insists

However, foreign nid requests believe that

The Mayor, a Christian Democrat got in trouble ment heads

to weed out afficials their country should become a Re wartime "lump," Dr Wang said.

not be altered which I have no doubt you believe named Loeser, had public and break the British Empire The difficulties over the Ilimalayas presumably would with Communist leanings

Te probably were greater than those materially in the event of a Dewey can be advanced in this nation with occupation authorities because link Anally. When Mr Nehru

Ly the use He said he was not considering a

of explosives and of recent outspoken criticism against Com-turns India expects to hear that he you are meeting today, But the victory because of the bipartisan

violence.

Communists, the Parliamentary ban on

foreign policy,

newspaper said. Associated Press, munist Party, although such a bill has served notice on the Common-service at the Himalayas could no wealth conference of his Govern-

compare with the planes at the dis-

The $4,000,000,000 for European

"You are wrong. It never has has been tentatively prepared.

to do so. Now

Command recovery progranime' compares with | been and never wUL” "It is more like Democratic ment's Intention

Mr Nehru, after hearing the sombre posal of the American

here."United Press.

$5,055,000,000 appropriated by The Harris was found gulity of two practice to let the Party remain

views of other delegates, is healita-

last Congress. New requests might other charges of conspiring to cause legal, as England and America do,"

ting and seeking a way to get out

go over $4,500,000,000 if the Econo- an explosion of a nature likely to he declared,

of the dilemma.

mile

Administration endanger Ilfe. Co-operation takes over the present army aid pro- grammes in occupied areas.

in this country.

Third,

conduct

Euppression

Communist activity.

Within the past week the Premier

the

Instead, he intends to submit to the November session of Parliament n bill to suppress "riotous activities."

- NEHRU'S DILEMMA

that

Search For BBC Man Suspended

in-

Delegates belloved that Marshall may be able to say the final per- Euasive word which will induce India to mark time and thus add in the The Premier will head, the new might of the Western defence chain. anti-Communist staff. It will ~ The Burmese

is the imbroglio

Athens, Oct. 14-A British clude chlefs of the Army, Navy, most perplexing of

Com- all.

formation official said the Greek Air Force, police and Interior De- monwealth leaders are hopeful that gendarmerie suspended its search on partment.-Assoclated Press.

Premier. Thakin Nu may realise Thursday for Kenneth Matthews, that the way out of the civil war BBC correspondent, kidnapped from

now is which

country now Mycenne on Monday. is to rejoin the struggling

It was explained the general monwealth as an associated power. opinion of officials is that Matthews They feel that this would smooth will be released on Thursday or

OFFICIAL NOTICE

the

way to

Com-

con-

The gendarmerie might reconsider

he indicated.--- the matter on Friday, i Associated Press.

the

he sought

Earthquake Shocks

Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 14 Another 24-year old Jew, Nathan Two earthquake shocks were felt Raymond Burns, who had been Approximately $450,000,000 would

charged with Harris, was found not today nt Whakatane, on the evast of of Plenty in the North be asked for economic aid and at

uilty on all three counts and was the Bay

sald Island of New Zealand. No damage least $250,000,000 more for milltary

prosecution discharged. The help to the hard-pressed Chinese the police found a regular orsenal was reported,

The first shock was at 6.15 a Nationalist government. The pre- of explosive substances" at the pre- sent economic and military pro- mises in London rented by Harris and the second, slightly sharper, at

7.45 a.mReuter. grammes for China total only $400,- Reuter.

000,000.

ARMY SPENDING PLANS

The army tentatively plans asking

had

the incorporation of Friday as the guerillas told Mrs for around $1,000,000,000 to prevent the new Aane Michael who was with Mat-disease and unrest in Western Ger-

slowly thews when he was abdueled.

many, Japan and the Ryukyu islands chain; About $1,300,000,000 been. appropriated for the same areas which this year Including Korea will need .about $900,000,000 for economic rehabilitation next year from ECA.

"Tokyo Rose" Seeks Her Release On Bail

into Proposal to change a Ship's name Durma's 18,000,000

bloc which is seen to be 1. N.V.A. CROUCHER of Royal crystallising and is viewed as the

Issuo of this hereby most positive Hongkong Yacht Club

ference. United Press. Hive notice that in consequence rotain- of being desirous of ing the name, I have applied to the Minister of Trans- 47 of under Section port, the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. in respect of the Yacht "CIRRUS CLOUD" of HONGKONG REGIS- Number 178360 TRY. Oficial Gross tonnage 14.87 tons Register tonnago 13.31 tons, heretofore owned by NIGEL BORLAND LOVE Strathfold, Eydney, Aus- tralia, for permission to change her name to "LA CIGALE !!" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of HONGKONG

The present administration plans to call for trebling of the $75,000,000 granted to Japan this year for re- construction. purposes. The higher

PRESIDENT TRUMAN ON

DEWEY'S "BLUNDER”

Milwaukee, Oct. 14.-President Truman today charged that the Republican Presidential candidate, Mr Thomas Dewey, had displayed "dangerous lack of understanding" by bringing atomic energy issues into the Presidential cumpalgn.

ex-

In his first campaign speech on "serious" but that he had not given

question, the up hope of agreement. the atomic energy President said

had Mr Dowey

The Previdant said that until "blundered" by raising the atomic Russin-and all other nations

ptreed on Internatioun control, energy question. San Francisco, October. 14. Mrs Iva Toguri

In "we have no choice but to proceed Atom Bomb Ships Mr Truman's speech чуда Japanese

atomic d'Aquino, American born "Tokyo Road" of

Dewey's talk at with development of response to Mr wartime broadcasts, today asked for release from the

Still Afloat Phoenix, Arizor, on September 23 weapons."

With obvious reference

to what county jail on bail while she awaits her trial for treason.

when Mr Dewey said that "Govern he called Mir Dewey's "lack of Washington, Oct. 14-Twelve of ment monopoly must not be understanding." the President mid Government attorneys Insisted Ilose" over Japanese radio, would

control atomic develop- mited to

there were three fundamental facts that the United States law prohibits ce one of the principal witnesses 76. ships used in the 1948 Bikin

her. Ince, now at Fort atomic bomb tests are still afloat, ment for civilian use.

that Mr about atemic energy which every- the balling out of on accused traltor against

an- Mr Truman charged but the Counsel for "Tokyo Rose" Benning, Georgia, has been cleared the U.S. Navy Department

Doway "clearly implied the bellot one must know: Ho convinced the nounced “today.

1. "The atomic bomb is the most devastating WeBOOD dipped into history to prove that the by the Army. attractive Jap-American

American woman

authorities that he broad- Two of the three ships which that there should be private

asset terrible and plolintion of a tremendous #till. radioactive the heavy as owned by N.V.A. CROUCHER should be freed until her trial begins cast overhead milliary information are

man ever contrived," which belongs to the people of the the des- Pensacola and and weather reports for the benefit cruiser

2. "Because atomnle energy, Is United Sintes," Any objection to the proposed late sence lawyer, Wayne Col- of the Allied Intelligence. Ince is troyer "Hughes" will bo sunk in

Mr Dewey had said Government capable of destroying civilisation, change of name must be sent to Uns, cited the cases of Presdent expected to arrive here within a few naval eyes radioactive craft atomic war weapons should be con-ional authority.

monopoly in the development of it must be controlled by interna- Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy, days under direct assignment to The third of the

but that

properly enterprisa alter Thomas LaWolfe, special prosecutor is the bulk of the carrier "Indepen-tinued who was admitted

con enrich human for the United States Attorney dence" now anchored off San Fra-should be allowed to lead in de atomic energy treason charges In 1867, and of a man named Hamilton, bailed in 1905 General

cisco where It is being used in developing atomic power for civilian life for all generations to come."

Earlier. at Mankato in Minnesota, after taking part in the

contamination experiments, Whiskey

Of the nine Rebellion.

Collins indicated that he is ex-

remaining ships President Truman said private in-the President sald ko saw algns that Meanwhile the Army disclosed pected to base part of Mrs d'Aquino's cleansed of radioactivity, two sub-dustry and the Government already he was making "converts." He told that Major Wallace Ince, who helped defence on the grounds that she is marines and two landing craft will were partners in much atomie re- 5,000 persons he thought he was

and for Mr now a Portuguese citizen and not be returned to servico five search. He added that issues which "moking out the Republicans by to prepare the scripts

them facts they cannot d'Aquino when she was one, of the under American jurladiction-transports will be sold-Associated had blocked plans for International giving

I control of atomic energy. were stand."-United Press. six women who broadcast as "Tokyo United Press,

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