1948-12-23 — Page 5

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Denies

Foreign Office

Implication In Burma Rising

London, Dec. 22.—The · Foreign Office today denied reports published in the Communist Daily Worker that the British Government was implicated in efforts to instigate a rebellion against the Burmese. Government.

The denial concerned reports that a

British lieutenant-colonel, in the capacity' of 'a secret service and am- agent, was arranging for a supply of arms munition to the Karen hill tribesmen who had cx- pressed willingnèas to oppose Thakin Nu'à Government.

Attempted To "Wake Up' UN

York) Mineola, (New Dec. 22.--The

who man exploded home made bomb above the United Nations tendquarters at Lake Success Inst July- Stephen J. Sulina ap- peared in enurt at Mineola today and Was released from gaol,

Sulina, who was seil- tenced to the time he had alrendy spent in prison- 118 days had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge on December G.

He told the court that he dropped his bomb from a hifed plane to "wake up" the United Nations to The need for world peace.

He thought his notion reflected the feelings of millions of people.-Reuter.

NO STATEMENT YET ON RUHR CONFERENCE

22.—The six-power Loudon, en.

Kiza Conferenc London

the Infr deckier today at its expected last baf nge meeting before Chriinas - not to issue a communique on their. work until after the holking, prob- bly next Tuesday, It was authori- tatively reported,

The final text of the agreement, on the powers and fonétions of an Infernational Authority to vostrol the distribution of tuhr coul steel was not yet complete,

and

The Foreign Office said the per- sons named in the reports were not Office. connected with the Foreign

aut! recalled statements In the House of Combions that the Government

actions "disapproved of such

Dritish subjects,"

The reports, headlined

"Britons

Burn Rising Plot," published

Issuer allegedly official stateinents.

1 the Burmese Embassy in Londen, activities of ivaling with the Alder Campbell, former cor-

lek the respondent

Conservative Daily Mail, who was recently ex- pelled from Bužina, and 11-Colonel Comoarty Tulloch, who is believed 14 M-5 went."

tel:

Worker Dally Thu

also per:ons known to Ese da- "Other

fortner volved are a

Conservative Cabinet Minister, a newbpngwer pro-

buth Foreign Ofthe Jistor as to aites.l Fretza evideraces 11

That in lite per segon, at abpenes

the

of the year, wher

Burma political Alitation in extremely uniflor, a swell group of infuriant and highly-placed per- Bom in London reached the Cra cheion that event, were favourable for the overthrow of the Thinkin No Government by the Karen frikes, which they believed would be insi itate to rise anavond the Bhupen authorHies,"

NEWSPAPERS CITED

*S!

The Daily Worker cited the Daily 1 Mail เมพ! Sunday Dispatch

"earying on active propaganda on self of the Kore and strongly demeaneang 404 Anglo-Burpings Treaty."

Halo claimed to the former i Governg-Genera of Borma, Mir

Dorman-Smith, was Reginald

"[ supportin

ather delive Earens"

the

inside

pape, the Dair published

cutes Worker

letter

Campbell 11 1 of a Moulmela to Tulloch in Calmulta refering to "uur tents In th Jails" be meaning the pamily applica of arins el aromunution ex- preted from Putloch.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1948.

Louis D. Mayer, 63-year-old flm maganle. and Mrs Lorena Danker shown recently at Ciro's, n Hollywood night club, one of the numerous occasions on which he squired the widow of radio producer Danny Danker. The couple married in Yuma, Arizona. Mayer was divorced by his first wife, Margarei after 42 years of marriage.—AP Picture.

Ethiopia May Try Badoglio, Graziani

As War Criminals

London, Dec. 22-Ethiopia has demanded, the surrender by Italy of Marshal Pietro Badoglio, former Italian Prime Minister, and Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, former Italian Governor-General of Ethiopia, for trial as war criminals, the Ethiopian Legation in London announced today.

The demand was made in identical notes addressed to the British, French, United States and. Russian Govern- ments, requesting them under the terms of the Italian „ pence treaty to instruct their Ambassadors in Rome to represent Ethiopia in discussions with the Italian Govern

ment.

Kwangtung Goes Ahead With Plans

Canton, Dec. 22.--Chbu's civil war and economic and financial crises have affected; but not stopped Kwangtang from forging ahead slowly with its reconstruction plans.

Much has already been 'accom- plished in making up the leewny of industrial and agricultural pro- gress caused by the war and several ambitious schemes are now in hand or are being planned.

One of the schemes which has al- rely made substantial progress is the development of Whampoa into a harbour rivalling that of Hongkong. Whampoa nlready serving constal atcamera which are almost dally coming in with hundreds of refugees from North and Central China.

the installations Many of | been completed and St is now planned to connect this port of Can- ton aren with the Canton-Kowloon Railway by rali.

have

One big project planned is the construction in Northern, Kwangtung - of a hydro-electric power plant, the Initial stage of which will cost ♣ I nearly US$10,000,000, When com

pleted the plant will contribute considerably to Industrial expansion throughout the Province, as well as opening the way to the Province's ricli mineral resources, which are as yet untouched or not fully tapped.

Chinese The site chosen by the Resources Commission

this for undertaking is in the Wong Klang In Northern area (Yung River) Kwanglung and in conjunction with

it there is also a plan to build a

series of dykes to control

Hood

waters

Summer

which joundate

southern areas almost yearly.

Building of this power plant will probably depend upon the course of the civil war,

the moment construction Is scheduled to begin early next year.

has Ogured 150~ Agriculture minently in Kwangtung's recons

object is lo

1 Ireton plans. The

This

get very much more out of the lan hot by wholesale, injudicious cult- vation bat by gradually educating tradition-imbued farmers to modern

*rukl which methods,

combine #reater productivity with continued con- perservation of the soll. In neether there was talk recently, of the modern- model establishment of a

for the farm 10: method experimental benefit of forming throughout the Province. Confiatal measures are be drafted and implemented for the further promotion and improve- ment of agriculture in Kwangling.

also Fishermen are The pole and ten Italiuna stated

helped with to have been listed by the Cutted tensively

have Nattans War Cetines Tribunal in equipment which May, 1948, as guilty of war crimes available under America ald and crimes against humanity during Canton is itself evidence the war against and occupation of of

JAPANESE EXECUTED Badopte

terrorism

being

(x- modera

been inade

SOME proffess reconstruction

Big sections of wartime achieved.

hole-pitted roads have megbetes. been repaired, white the

sewage system in several districts has been verhauled. These are small things in themselves but they are never

as part of overall progress which the financial is of the past have not stultified-Reuter.

1 It stated that Ethiopia had de

cided to bring only two of these (Continued from Page 1).

men to trial, Marshal Bndoglio and executions began. 1wo

Marshal The Daily Winker reprinted sworn

military

Graziani "as the persons Jetters from policemen, urmel with sub-machine- most responsible for the policy of theless notable interempted ciples of Campbell, which mentioned cables | guns, took up positions at the prison systematic

duruf the to be re-received from the Daily Mail's gates.

occupations." Cerlain phrases have

1th of In the examines

legal foreign etilor referring in code to Two large canvas-covered Army Ethiopia invoked Article 1 of the

lorries, escorted advisers' comments, it was learned, Tulloch,

by jeeps, loaded Italian peace treaty, which requires with military police,

left Sugatan Haly to take all necessary steps to Prison after 24.11. One

local time surrender for trial persons accused presumably carrying the bodies of the executed men.

letter 10

Tuftoel

from

PRESSMEN ARRESTED

rushed To take pictures is the

The

Radio Hongkong

of war crimes,

note stated that the two men. Programtrue Summary; 8.01, Variety would be tried before an Inter-

Bandbox. From the People's Palace Lon- Demi-Heure

7.15. A

with

Fred

It was parit confrmed today that the Conference had reached a basle Campbell, seneding to the Daily agreement on its most difficult prob; ¦ Worker, said la part; "Now we lem-control of the management - emine to your immediate interests, of the Ruhr thines and Industries. Oliver the article said this referred

Scores of Japanese photographersational Tribunal constituted by the den BBCTS); 0.30. Zar

Praneale (Studio): 7.-World-and-llume The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest

la Karen agent) gave your note to

London Real Down-Heat Devin, laid before the Cabinet ears, the appropriate department, wha Torries drave out. Two Japanese Ethiopian Government,

15 Poul Stuart Her today the draft Statute for the

burbed it down fat.

They say The newspapermen who approached me majority of non-Ethiopian judges. Turtley interlude presented

The Editorials" International Authority for the Rulir. Colonel promise interest big

untes as the convoy was leaving The legal principles and procedure

(Studio); B, "From approved by the business in our case in England and

London Rely); 8.10, University Fro which has been

were arrested by, the military police. would be the same as those adopted Military Tri- Conference-Retter.

by the International

ramine: Pure and Applied Selenice No. get his arms, multions and money. Tojo was 64 this month. and now he 'comes and asks us for

4: "otany by Professor F. G. Grestors at Nuremberg. the bodies buna! The Torrics carrying funds. We alon't understand!

others reached. A Foreign Office spokesman said of Tajo and the liver says they are desperately Yokohama slut an hour after leav- tonight that Ethiopia's demands short of arms and ammunition, and try: Sugamo, Japanese newspapers were still being considered and that they ask you to send the stuff into reported they were proceeding by a ne reply had so far been sent to her Moaluielu either by air or other circuitous route to a crematorium.note, Reuter.

ALL ARE SAVED

Lisbon, Dec. 2.-11 as learned that everyone aboard the Finnish ship. Reima, which eight fire about 40 miles west of Vigo, Spain, las, now been saved,

A doctor examined each nun and

The Daily Worker said Tullons then sannmoned the senior medlca) : worked among the Karen' tribe in offiger who, after a further ex, mi- |

cunirrad that each was the art war, al nation,

shrad The alleged letters.

Buma during

The Norwegian tanker, Dovrefjen, ¦ Campbelt hart been a Major under

the commpad, arrived in fashon with

hass

TOW

.the

Dutch Action Condemned

(Continued from Page 1)

The American Army Grutes We-a irvivors, which included 13 of the ve

From Campbell to Tulloch were sal gistration team took the bodies from

been intercepted by a the gallows, After cremation, four passengers--two

Overseas women and two children. Eught are Bitch

Airways tight ashes will be sentere.

The condemned men saw their Italians,

Donald The others, including the a steward.

Symons, who | women and children, are finnish, textiles before notary public infamilles for the last time on. Decein- ber 1. Fromm Item on, they were Nune was hurt in the fire. Reuter, London --United . Press,

allowed to visit each other during two periods of the day.

Strict precautions were trikten by solution.

a! Tojo!

SIDE GLANCES

COPA, 1919 MY HEA SERVICE, ING, T. M. BIO, U, E. FAT, OFF.

By Galbraith the American Army to prevent

gathatty

10-27

"Now that all my Christmas shopping is done, I thought I'd savo time and write some thank-you notes for the presente we know we'll got!"

"finering!

su'elle incident."

하

and the six other condcmnia mend wage watched at all times by tatud of eight gangsta.

CONSTANTLY GUARDED

Che guard constantly kept watch en two of the prisoners and walked between the barred doors of the cells. They interchangel at 15 minutes interval.

Medicht on duty checked, each prisoner's respiration evne, 15. minates. A guard oflleer and err real of the guard also ut personal check Du che prister

very 15 minutes.

strong for other Council members,, some of whom are reluctant even to po along with the America te-

AWAITS INSTRUCTIONS

the

and

(BCTS: 330, "Concerto Concerto No. Serged Rachnantoff (Piano) and the Puladelphia Orchestra: 935, Light Opera

1 in F Starp Minor, Op 1. Ruchimnoff |

Company: 2.15; Book Review: Alleen Dekker (Studley; 9.39, "Crime Gently b men, please A Comedy Thriller Max Kester with Naunton Wayne and Das Radford (BBCTS;; 10. Radio News- reel (London Relay 10.15. Report: 10.19 Thur May Herenade Pingtantie of Continuous Musle; 1043, Dance to Carroll Gibbons and His Or cheta with Jane Lee (BRCTS): 11.15. Weality Report and Close Dawn,

· OUTWARD, MAILS

On Saturday, December 25 and Monday, December 27, the General Post face and Kowloon Central Post Dee W we open from 8 mm, to Nou, The ative branch Post Omeza from 8 am, to 10 a.m. There will be une delivery of ordinary and regis irred correspondence at 10 a.m. and ane zallretion unly tram pillar boxes on each day. The Manry Order Umee will be entirely closed

-A surfare mail to United Kingdom per Glenartney will be closed as follows:

GPO-Parceis, December 25, 10 m.; Registered. Noon: Ordinary, Nesn. Kowtom CPU-Parcels, Bereuber 12, 9.30a.m.; Hegistered, Nous; Ordinary, Noan

This mal is expected to arrive in London as or abd February 5,

Blew otherwhe stated, registered Articles and pareri posts close 10 minutes earlier then the ordinary . If mails elote before 10 m., registered and parcel posts close t par, on the previous day. Maile are closed at Kowloon Central Post nice, half an hour earlier than the Po closing timer.

The British attitude (35) Angrigan reintion had not been sei "tunkht. The British delegatinis instructions flom was awaiting Whitedral.

withont Even

Britista! resolution l support, The Amitless expected to gain-barely-the neces- sary, voles. Columbia, Argentino. Canada and the Ukralan probably would vote for it, American sourers

France. believed

Belgium Chim

would abstin probably A French spokesman said France over would vore for a troop with- drawal order. Syria tomorrow wil

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23 Seven adjoining cells in the block present on amendment

Closing Times By Air were used. No other prisomers were American resolution, calling for the Kuimlag. Lielow: Ainoy. Nanking. kept in the block. Most of the

Peiping. Swalow, officers cap-lankaw Tsingtad,

Chungking and Shangal, 320 p.m. guards were specially selected, and release of Indonesion

the Dutch paratroop

Saigon and Paris, 6 had guarded Tojo and the others tured during

attack on Jonkarla.

Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. Bahrein, J The Syrian for nearly two years.

Marseller via Alexandria) Rome and London, (CPG) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) 1 p.m. Jangkok, Singapore, Hatavia, Colombo, Sydney and Auckland, 5 pan,

Japan. 5 pm

in the

The news of the hangings carre delegate, Faris el Khouri, said he ex- Alexandin talebi, Johannesburg and while nast of Tokyo was asleep. pected no opposition to big amend

ment. He also predicted that the The Japanese press said the Emperor resolution as a whole would

1359, was notified but his reaction was

The debate is expected to insti

Closing Times Ty Ren not reported,

Stupits. Cevion, Madagasepr, Mauritius, Official occupation circles old, not through tomorrow and perhaps go

over into Christmas Eve. Eventually, East & South Africa, Aden, Egypt and expect his abdication e Kulbow.

of some delegates to Europe vin London, 10 a.m. (par); Noon High

officials told Reuter that the desire

Anuy, Holbow and Pakhol via fethow, General MacArthur hus personally celebrate Cinisinas might bring are ord, Christinas Day),

37.712 irected the Emperor aliente-euter.

to 201

DENTURES DENTED Hastings. Dec. 22-A set of falso teeth, passing through the Hastings Post Office in an envelope, caused the high speed cancelling machine to stop today,

An official said: "Now somebody

volc

The-Amerlean delegate, Dr Philip Jessup, who got out of hla'sick bed te bring the case to the Security Coun ell, and Belgium's Fertinand van Langenhov, Council President, both sat through today's resalon huddled in (léir overcoats-United 'Press,

fisiphons. pm

Japan, ..

FIDAY, DECEMBER ZI

Closing Times By Air

Bangkok. 5 per

Closing Timex y Bea UB.A.. Central and South America vin Francisco, 226 am, (par & rel; 10 a.sn. frd).

Manito, Noon,

Shanghai and Jan. 2 in.

AIR MAIL TO US. Penrith, Dec. 22-The first snow Atrinal o Manila, Honolulu, USA of winter hus fallen in Cumberland. nut Canado will close on Saturday, There is now snow one Inch deen | December 23 at GPO and CPO, is going to, have trouble in trying for five miles over Hurtsile Fell. Kowloon.. Ordinary, Noon: Regis- to eat their Christinas dlaner with--|

between

mid Alston-- tered, Noon; Instead of Fridas.

December 24 al 3 p.m. out teeth."-Reuter.

¡Reuter.'

Penrith

SHOWING

TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15,

Queen's

7.15 & 9.15 p.m.

WHEN KILLERS MEET.......THE LOSER GOES TO THE MORGUE...THE WINNER GOES TO THE CHAUSI

CAGNEY in RAFT

VS.

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