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BEWILDERED &

GLUM

DUTCH TAKE INDONESIANS

BY SURPRISE

Jogjakarta, Dec. 28-Ro- publicans.. in.. this captured capital were. glum and be. wildered on Tuesday. With their army scattered and their top leaders interned, they pinned their hopes on guerilla activity at home and on diplo- matic aid abroad.

However, the Dutch are already receiving co-operation from

some

Indonesians in the Jogjakarta area. Large railrend workshops, for example, are operating again. line of job seekers walted at the Kute

Tuesday. Workers 011 were returning

alno

to other factories

and offlees in the area, Dutch off-

elals said.

It remained a major question just much help the Republican

how

cause will get from Its scattered army. The inaun was:

Would Indonesia turn into an- other guerilla ridden Indo-Ching? PLANS KNOWN

officer for the

An Inteligence Dutch brigade in Jogjakarta said the Dutch had plans on how the Republican Army planned to deploy and recollect their torces In case of attack. The officer said information in Dutch hands concerning loca- tions of various concentrations not male- showed the plans tild rinlisc.

The city of Jogjakarta itself is little damaged. Not more than eight buildings were destroyed and most of these by demolitions Infd by Republicans.

The Republicana' largest building was seized intact.

the

office

So was the State Bank in which Bank of Java already is operating,

with its The Dutch radio staff

has moved into equipment own three bungalows from which Republics', "Voice of Free Indo- nesln" once was heard.

the

RICE DISTRIBUTED

hud kept the Milliary traffic ronds clear of bullock drawn carts, the city's. Chlef supply method. As a result there was a serious rice shortage until the Dutch imported the all important staple food from North Java,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1948.

Terrorists Stand Trial: In Acre

Of

Regionalism Replaces

Original Concept

United Nations

London, Dec. 28. "We are now entering a temporary era of regionalism-the second best to what had been hoped for in the United Nations," a high British official said today.

This official made the statement in a private conversation during discussion of:

1. The unfruitful United Nations General Assembly meeting this autumn in Paris;

2. The Western plan to proceed with the North at uniting the West Atlantic Security Pact aimed

against possible Russian aggression.

Guarded by an Israeli

Cardinal Accused Of Treason

Alleged Plot To Restore Monarchy Budapest, Dec. 28.-Car dinal Mindszenty, the arrested Primate of Hungary, was accused by the Hungarian Government tonight of plot- American- |ting to set up an

sponsored Central European kingdom after a third world war, when Hungary ik occupied by Western forces."

A Ministry of the Interior communique alleged that the Cardinal had discussed the plan Fat a secret meeting with Arch- duke Otto of Hapsburg, Pre-

soldier, Nathan Friedman-torder to the Austrian throne, in a monastery near Chicago Yellin (centre), leader of

and reported on the talk to Car- the Stern gang, and

dinal Spellman, the Archbishop Malityahu Schmuelewitz

of New York. (left), one of his chief

ill lleutenants,

in the prisoners' dock before a Jewish military court at Acrc.

Friedman Yellin, who will direct his own defence, and Schmuelewitz are charged with being active in a terrorist organi- sation outlawed by Israeli

law-AP Picture.

COMMUNISTS

PERSECUTE

CATHOLICS

He edphasised he did not mean, United Nations is impossible at the the United Nations should be 'nban- moment their only alternative is to

together

Vatican City, Dec. 28.-The doned. On the contrary, he urged band

and unite those to make it efforts

against whom they fear Russian ng Chinese Communists are follow- even greater

gression might be aimed. work as conceived.

"We must nover abandon the Mr John

Dulles, at the ending the "same pattern of per- Foster hope that someday, somehow, all

of the recent United Nations meet secution of the Catholic Church other will be ing, said **Let the unity of the as that prevailing in the notions of the world willing to co-operate sufficiently to West be a warning to a would-be Communist controlled make the organisation what it was aggressor that he cannot count on tries," officials of the Mission designed to be an organisation to subduing his possible victims one News Service of the Congrega- maininin pence and security-an by one."-United Press.

tion of Propagation of the Faith organisation to which all the no-

said today. tlons, large and small, can look for security," he said.

MUST BE REALISTIC

He added the world must be Distribution began onrealistic, Because of a quarrel be- tween the, East and West the United Monday-Associated Press.

Nations cannot work as planned now.

A few peasants bring in small baskets of vegetables and do business In small groups outside the city's large markets. The long lines of market stalls still are bare, however.

Most

shops of the

Chinese- operated, remained closed or did business through half opened doors. Restaurants also are closed.

"Because of the Inability of the Great Western Powers and Rusain

•

ECA GRANT

TO CHINA

Washington. Dec. 28.--The special

recovery

coun-

POCKET CARTOON-

1:0

"My brother's 'In' censorship department. He gives me these to that 1 can plece the dim together!"

U.S. AND KOREAN GOVT.

It named other leading Royalists Full Recognition Soon

AR

and "certain foreign powera" being involved in the alleged plot to restore the Hapsburg Dynasty to the throne.

The, communique niso discloson that other leading Hungarian Catholles, including Prince Faut Eszterhazy, Hungary's richest pre- war landowner, had been arrested.

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Advertisers are requested to note as a result of the United Na-

prior to the day of publication shoutd The communique said that when tions approval of the elections that not less than 24 hours notice the Cardinal's house was searched on in Southern Korea and the ve given for all commercial display Christmas Eve. archives

found

of the Govern- advertisements, change of copy sto. burled in the cellar included letters establishment in the Cardinal's own handwriting ment in Seoul. urging the Western powers to Inter- These archives vene la Hungary, were said to have contained reports to errlain Western powers about Russian troop movements and in- formation about the Soviet Union.

At the secret Chicago: meeting, the communique said, "Mindszenty an underground undertook to head to New York to report about this Royalist organisation and later went

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The communiqué quoted part of agreement to Cardinal Spellman. what it alleged was the Cardinal's own confession in which he was said to have told the polica: "My secre- tary forwarded a number of poll- tical reports to a foreign Legation with my knowledge and agreement." "On the basis of these archives 05

It was also indicated in informed from South China Morning Post. well as the confession of the arrest- quarters that reparted further U.9.JUST PUBLISHED! Now ed persons." it added, "It has been troop withdrawals from Korea are weights and Measurements of Cargo ex

pro- ported from Hongkong and South China established that Cardinal Mindszen- "strictly in accordance with

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Other allegations against the Cardinal were; One bulletin said: "The strength That he had sold US$50,000 on the of most mission to of the Catholic religion, its univer-Hungarian blackmarket,

having been to settle their disagreements the China has been given a blanket mity, vast, and profound culture the money

given to United Nations Organisation has $1,000,000 authorisation to buy and centralisation of the Church Prince Paul Eszterhazy;

The U.S. Army said on Tuesday". C. A. Post been frustrated and will continue for

That he wrote to a Minister of a night it is withdrawing a "portion" have made a great Impression on

power asking him to of its troop strength from Korea, Hongkong.

A. V. Skvorzov "in attracævo album. some time to be unable to fulni its emergency supplies.

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declaro said is slowly coming into

opening chapter of the United Na-chief, Mr Roger Lapham, anywhere is therefore natural that the Chinese Best King of Hungary), which is now circulation.

China. Presumably Communist Party The current exchange rate with the ions Charter, is to maintain inter-except inside

and peace

money will

supplies.

national

should

Republican rupiah is 500 rupiahs to Throughout the Charter, that phrase food and medical ill be spent. the death sentence of the Church."

1 guilder.-Associated Press,

"The world today la filled with

fear of another war. That is why

DR EVATT'S FEAR

2)

FRAMED ACCUSATIONS

be held by the American forces in Germany; and

That he and

ose personal relations with the Minister of a great power in Budapest "in order to

S'HAI READY FOR TROUBLE

one half.

It announced plans for a "general of U.S. Army forces regrouping

Douglos under General serving MacArthur," including the transfer from of the 7th Infantry Division Korea to Japan.

grouping of forces in Korent

-J1

of

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The grant was included in daily obvious to any observer that the authorisations totalling $14,932,000. Another bulletin said: "The reach-his-nims,"-Reuter, United Nations, because of the to toven European nations, the bloods winter of 1047-48 in Com- failure of its big members to get French zone of Germany and China. munist regions will remain in the WOMEN STAGE along, has been unable to maintain The total ECA authorisations to annals of China as

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recovery nations to date are $4,-intense persecution. People's courts PROTEST MARCH

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and enable Mr. Lapham to thousand women today marched to regional arrangements," he said.

buy ders, destruction and massacre and, emergency supplies immediately in not the least important, the death

Establishment in the US. zone of FORD'S BRITISH BLUTTING PAPER the government secretary demand-

Shanghal, Dec. 28.-Plans to put ing the release of persons being held • This official referred to Foreign stead of having to wait for several

of the Trappists in Yan- march

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all municipal areas and their res- Koren; 14 assumption of respon-10), "9. C. M. Post-... taping." Hindu extremist organisation, Rach that since co-operation between East Headquarters here. He said he be-

pective governing bodies on a total sibilities: the United Nations de- The and West inside the United Nations Heved that it would be used chiefly trek of 75 priests and seminarists the Shanghal Garrison triya Swaymeseval Sangli.

The death march referred to the war footing have been completed, einration on December 12 that the FIELD IDENTIFICATION and Note Book. "The Birds of Hongkong" by Dr G. A. G. women presented a petition to the

announced Government is only lawful one in Herkiols, Blustrated by 74 jino drawings, was missing Britain was prepared Governor

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Detalled measures into Communist-held villages. The

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within the at Yosu. In Southern Korea.

Obtainable at "9, C. M. Post." 1,478 arrests have been made since Pact..

the bulletin charged, and the fate next few days.

The Army anid that "In the con- the Indian Government began the Australia's Dr Herbert Evatt for

The While all' political, military of the others was unknown.

and

of forces, AIRMAIL Writing Pade, 12 Scribbling regrouping

Pada. three sizes 13, 50 cents and extremist factors on

fear St " roundup of

priests were charged before people's economic organisations are expected templated take fo Local press reports example, has expressed December D.

would imply abandonment of the

alding

unified action in time of an troops of the 7th Infantry Division B. C. M. Fest saving and Kansas said that rioting broke out this United Nations. He warned regional

City, Dec, 28,President Japanese, sympathy for the Kuamin-emergency, a spectal administrative will be moved from Korea to Japart:

In several echelons to replace the OFFICE STATIONERY, Letter Heads, Memorandum Forms, Visiting Cards, Es= morning

ning in the central India pro-arrangements cannot substitute for Truman refused to elaborate today

committee may be formed to push 11th airborne Division which is being velopes ele. Orders now jakan, “B. C. M. vince of Indore. The reports said a strong United Nations. Like on his surprise statement yesterday tang and espionage

the total war scheme. It was sairl,

the United States for Post that at least two deaths resulted mindedness among potential mem-exceedingly

that "certain leaders" in Russia were

The Inspection of all mails and moved to has been imposed,bers of the Atlantic Pact is and a curfew

telegrams was reported by the Car-tentative station at Camp Campbell, bringing the situation under con- France's tears

about als

rison authorliles

to have started Kentucky"-Associated Press, trol United Press.

yesterday.

Meanwhile, all local newspapers

after

SUITURS PRkus plavic,

was some doubt about the decision

of German war

limited. the revival Industries are of

con-

modities.—United Press,

.

CLARIFY

courts with

tionalist government.

for the No-

Schoolteachers

the

anxious"

to settle

. MISSIONARIES SUFFER differences with the United State

He was approached by reporters at The bulletins sald Communist the end of his dally before-breakfast

pressure on the Church was hordest long standing. And the Netherlands walk ni his home in Independence, in areas long controlled by the Com- LEAVES HOSPITAL use of force in Indonesia has un-Missour), and asked: "There has munists; In newly-conquered areas, have been ordered by the Mayor, Mr Washington, Dec. 28. The Secre- covered another split among the been a lot of speculation about your persecution was minimised, the K. C. W, to refrain from publishing tary of State. Mr George Marshall, Western Powers, with the United, statement, Mr President. Could bulletins said.

They charged that such news Items as were liable to

disturbanco foreign left Walter Reed Hospital today States playing a major role in the

missionaries

Rmong sometimes cause threa weeks

He answered with a smile: undergoing a campaign to condemn the Dutch who you clarity,"

"You suffered from Communist treatment, general public-Reuter, kidney operation.

ane destined to be charter members will just have to continue to specu- being considered priests. He and Mrs Marshall left washing- of the Atlantic Pact,

late,"

The bulletin for July 1940 told of. tan by plane for their home in But most Western officials Pinehurst, North Carolina-Reuter, tend that since security under the Accounts of the President's speech 25 nuns of the Precious Elcod, ave

was broadcast, to Russia today by Americans and five Canadians, who Soviet Counts Her the State Department's "Voice. of were received by the United States America" Radio. It was left to con- Consular authorities at Tientsin jecture whether he spoke on the spur

after

of captivity in six months of the moment or was following.

Communist prisons.

the same course chartered by his diplomatic

bulletin or ndvisers/Reuter.

This figure was given in an edi- Quentin Pecsers, 62, Apostolic pre- fect of Kiangchow, and four nuns torial article in Pravda urging all Australia's Pop:

loent authorities to see that laws on and

nil Dutch Father Dosithus Ruys, from

the Communist prison at Universal Education are rigorously * 7,579,358

Kiangchow

enforced. in Shunsi Province.

the Editorial also stated that the The fate of many Catholic priests

hnd In their Canberra, Dec. 28-Australia's was still unknown, they said, and no 1,250,000 teachers population at June 30, 1917 was wond.ot 70 missionaries of Trinan cinsten 32,000,000 pupils in 190,000 .7.570.350.

had reached the Catholle authorities schopis. The Soviet Education But- article, la sixty This is the final figure'ns result since the Communists occupied the pot, stated the

Illien Roubles,~Associated Press. of the census taken on that date. nrea in 1948-United Press.

The total comprises 3,707,370 males and 3,781,908 females.--Asso- cinteti Press.

P

Buben

"See how quickly you came to! It pays to train 'and keep in good shapo!"

Took Too Many

Slooping Tablets

ba

Moscow, Dec. 28. The Soviet

Another the release of Bishop Union has 1,250,000 school teachers.

month

OL

Rescue Tugs Reach

Stranded Ship

London, Dee: 20.-Lloyds shipping London, Dec. 20-Baroncas Oyl Intelligence announced that Britiali Jenstrierna, belloved to

tho

East Coast tugs today renched the widow of a Swedish baron, died in Norwegian motor vessel Bosphorus, hospital in Croydon, South London, stranded on the Halsborough Sands today. A police statement said she since December 20. died nye hours after falling ill

Prospects of refloating the 2,110- from an overdose of sleepington vessel were considored favour tablets.

abla If the weather remained good The Baroness, wlio, was 83, hab The Cromer (Norfolk) lifeboat went been visiting relatives in South out today to assist in the salvage

work.--Reuler.” Norwood, near Croydon-Reuter

Winston Off To South Of France

London, Dec. 20-Mr Winston Churchill, left Londor today for a private visit to south of France. where he will continue the work on his war memoirs.

During his stay he will be the tuest of Life and the New York Times

He was accompanied by his wife and his daughter, Mrs Oliver-Ret

tor.

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