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Police Fire Kills Two In Calcutta

Calcutta, Jan. 18,-- Two people were killed and 85 injured when police opened fire on students demonstrating in front of the university building to day.

Several members of the police forco were injured earlier when the demonstrators refused to disperse and started throwing stones,

. The students

protesting against the polled action on January 14 when pollee used tear gas ta disperse u procession by refugees

from East Bengal,

were

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1949.

London Students Demonstrate Outside Dutch Embassy

London, Jan. 18.-Placards bearing the words "Hands Off Indonesin" were carried round Portman Square, London, today when 50 London University students took part in a demonstration outside the Dutch Embassy organised by the Co-ordinating Council for Colonial Students' Affairs.

Most of the students were the Republican President, Dr I.

with him from West Africa, Inglia and Sockarno. was interned

and other Republican leaders when South-east Asia. The women the Dutch "police action" began. wore national dress.

Dr Sjahrir told correspondents that the Dutch 'gove him complete free- Dilip Bose, n Bengali President dom of movement and that he had of the Council, fold a Press Asso- not been required to sign any

pledges. ciation reporter, "we shall submil

to the Embassy a resolution saying Dr Sjahrir added that he might that the Colonint students recognise meet leaders of the Federal the rights of the Indonesian people States informally and arrangements to complete independence and de-might be made for him to com- manding the inmediate release of municate with Dr Soekarno and the

other Republican leaders. all political prisoners."

He had been told that a small deputation would be received.

Also outside the Embassy with a placard was Miss Jean Jacobs, Secretary of the Student Labour Federation, who said: "The Labour Federation share this expression of indignation against the Dutch policy

In Indonesia."

TH Amsterdam, a special Dutch Labour Party Congress on Indonesia had adopted a resolution calling for Holland's

the co-operation with United Nations by an immediate and full implementation of her political promises to

Indonesia and the Security Council, including the re- lease of the Republican lenders."

· TWO RESOLUTIONS

LONDONERS' SUPPORT

The voting was 1,870 to 900. The resolution says the political promises Passers-by stopped to rend the would be futolled through the placards and one of them told an unediate establishment of an Indian student; "There's a lot of Interim Federal Government, accept- Londoners with you, Miss."

able as genuinely National Govern-

the whole ment throughout an Indo-Indonesia, including the Republie," elections and by organising free through the territory with a secret ballot.

Hurustati Subaudrio, nesian student of anthropology, said that she had attended to show that the few Indonesians In Lonodn were

taken

A duck-to-dawn curfew was in-grateful for the support of London posed in a limited area around the studenta, scene of the disturbances. Later ubout 12 more people were known to have been injured by police fira, bringing the total casualties to two killed and 25 injured.

official estimates, According ta four people were killed and 10 injured,

The police opened fire for the third time after night-fall when n police patrol was attacked with ex- plosives.-Router..

INQUIRY INTO

DOCKYARD INCIDENTS

of

Federal The Indonesian Interim Government should have its own police and army as soon as possible to take over the maintenance of law and order from the Dutch troops."

Later the resolution WR3

the Embassy by three men Into While the delegation was inside, the students, led by a West African, chanted slogans and shouted "Down with

sup- with Imperialist aggression, port Indonesia and stop the Dutch

war"

A second resolution, which was adopted by 1,388 10 1,324 votes, noted that 08 abstentions, "suspicion of Dutch intentions, both in Indonesia and in the world, has been very greatly increased by the Dutch military action."

One of the delegation said thai an officis had accepted the resolu- tion and that it would be forwarded 10 the Ambassador

the and to Netherlands Government. - Asso- ciated Press.

action,"

even

the

Abdel Hamid Ahmed Hassan (centre), 21, veterinary college student who. Cairo police said, assassinated Prime Minister Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha, is held by Ibraham police after his arrest. At right is Col. Imam Bey, chief of Arab Affairs of the Police. The student was Bald to be a member of the ardent nationalist association, the Moslem Brotherhood. AP Wirephoto.

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Equally optimistle were sources close to M. Leon Pignon, French High Commissioner for Indo-China, who has been conferring here with Bao Dak

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Negotiations have hitherto broken- down over such details on whether Indo-Chin could have its own Farmee

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that fccla Indo-China may be coon outflanked by the Communist armies in China.

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Acheson's Appointment

Washington, Jan. 18.—Dapper, 55-year-old Dean Acheson was confirmed as United States Secretary of State by the Senate today, but not before some dissent- ing members criticised him sharply as an "appeaser"

in of the Russians and as a proponent of policy Japan and China which they opposed, “

Republican leaders were ob- The resolution declared that "a viously annoyed because Presl rapid and consistent liquidation of dent Truman had not consulted colonial relationships is now

them in advance on the New more necessary than before

Deal veteran lawyer to succeed measures advocated the alling Secretary, George Among the SJAHRIR SEES DREES were release of and renewed con- Marshall, and warned that their

sultations with

the Republican Batavia, Jan. 18.--Dr Suton leaders, restoration of the Indone-approval of Mr Acheson in no Sjahrie, former Indonesian Repub-sian Republic and "regular,"

con-way should be interpreted as Henn Premier who was released sciously-sought consultations with Republican' endorsement of Mr from Dutch Internment this morn- the United Nation Committee of Truman's foreign policy. ing, later had a 00-minute, discus- Good Offices and with the states in- sion of Batavia with the Dutch valved Internationally in develop-Senatór Arthur Vandenberg, top Premier, Dr Willem Prees.

After the talk, at which Jonkheer

Plymouth, Jan. 18-The Ad-Michiels Van Verduyen, the Dutch miralty ordered an inquiry today to determine whether sabotage is involved in incidents concern- ing two Royal Navy vessels in Devonport dockyard.

During tesis of the reftied 1.000- ton submarine, Trenchant, an oli pipe in the steering machinery was found to have been blocked by n -rag.........

The second incident is that of a inotor fishing vessel which rank at its moorings. - After it hud been raised, a valve below water level was found open.

Plymouth,

Ambassador to Britain, was also said nothing present, Dr Sjahrir hat been fixed for the future,

He said the talks were purely in- formal and personal anit covered a wide range of subjects. Dr Sjahrir, who was personal adviser to

WEDEMEYER

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TO JAPAN

Washington, Jan.

ments in Indonesia.Router.

APPEAL TO NEHRU

New Delhi, Jan.

10-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has re- colved an appeal from the fugitive donesian Itepublic to urge nations to Intervene in the Repub- lie's conflict with the Dutch.

emergency government of the In-

Asiatic

The appeal, dated January 0, was received today. It did not explain the type of intervention requested, but said the United Nations Se "curity" Council ̄is "impotent ̄lo do anything more than offer its Good Offices Committee."

preserve peace

Republican foreign policy strategist, voted with the majority of 83 votes, wille six Republicans voted against confirmation.

The Senate Republican leader,

Acheson was an "appeasér of the

Senator Kenneth Wherry, sald Mr

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Senator Wherry saw in the "necessity" for this state- ment reason for misgivings.

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eliminated. OF SPACE "destroy German Industry and keep The Midlands programme direc-

her forever an agricultural state".

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Chicago, Jan, 18.—James T. į

Sonator William the forthcoming Asiatic nations con-

was described the effect of glands and ference on Indonesia as an example Mangan today filed a claim with equally critical of the Administra-hormones and pointed out that now Admiral Sir Rober L. Burnett, Commander-in-Chief,

18.-Lt to the UN of what can be done to the Recorder's Office to owner- tion's foreign polley, which he sold techniques marked the way to the

throughout

of the day when women of 60 may be able sold it was "too carly" to determine | Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, U.S.and the world.

Asia ship of "all space in all direc- would result in one-half

"But will they The letter

falling under to have children. was tions," and the Recorder said world's population

want to?" whether either case was the result Army Deputy Chief of Staff for signed by S. P. Negara, who

He related that glands "mould the of subotuge....

Plans and Combat Training, will cribed himself as the head of Mangan would be given a deed. Communist sway "when China and

Asia fall."

In addition to Senators Wherry curves of a woman, soften her skin Another suspected salitage OC- accompany Secretary of the Republican Government.

and modulate her voice, make £ curred in the same dockyard last Army Kenneth Royall to Japan

William Know-man muscular, grow hair on his CASTLETONE FINE STATIONERY. Thice Homer Capchart, December when seven bolts were

While the leaders of the Republic, stars or planets, but merely wanted and Jenner, negative volers

and Premier Possession of all celestial space. land, William Langer and Styles chest and roughen his voice."plossing shades in boxes of 25 envoloper found in a vital part of machinery next week. In making the an-President Soekarno

United Press. in the aircraft carrier "Sydney."nouncement, the Army declined Mohamed Hatts, are in Dutch

to say why Gen. Wedemeyer is making the trip.

Associated Press.

Conductor Barred From Germany

The Army sold Assistant Secretary

Royall, company

together with Joseph Dodge, president of a Detroit bank,

of the Army Voorhees also would ec-

government

tody, a fugitive been reported functioning in under several Ministers of Cabinet Associated Press.

des-

the

cus-

Java Halta's

Mangan said he did not cìalm any

IMPROMPTU POLICY

"I am going to call it Celestia and Bridges. hasbar any further rocket experiments," [he said. "A hundred years from now, thousands of people will be living in space ships, and I won't tolerate any trespassing."

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Mr Acheson will be sworn in on after. President Thursday, shortly SIAM DISAPPROVES

Truman is inaugurated.

addressed Vandenberg Senator He said he would organise a model Bangkok. Jan. 18.-The Siamese nation dedicated to peace in space, the Senate on the nomination and Government today asserted that fe also plans to operate a

its ramifientions In bl-partisan

The Hague, Jan. 10-Sir did

after the chairman Dutch Vienna, Jan. 18. The Australian

not approve of the

the tery, explaining: "My plans for a foreign policy

British Scaklos,

Solicitor Dodge was a deputy to Secretary military action in Indonesia, and celestial Cemetery Involve freezing of the Foreign Relations conductor, Clemens Krauss, has been Marshall at the London Council of that Siam desired to see Indonesia a

Com- refused entry into Western Germany Foreign Ministers, and was head of sovereign country.

the bodies of the deceased and plac-mittee, Senator Tom Connally, hud General, demanded before the Inter- national Court of Justice today that by the British military authorities; the U.S. delegation to the Austrian

ing them in sodium balls. Then we appealed for "overwhelming appres Albanin should pay £875,000 dam- the Austrian news agency reported Treaty Commission to Vienna.

the balls into space, where val to show that United today,

A Foreign Office announcement shoot Voorhees is concerned primarily salt the Siamese Charge D'affaires they are unaffected by the carth's polley abroad would be administer-ges to Britain for breaking inter- Tenancy Agreement Formsney Forma Krause was to have conducted with food programmes in occupied in New Delhi would be an observer gravity, and they will begin to take ed with "firmness and skill." How-national law in the Corfu Channel S. C. Al. Fest, Ltd.""

Vandenberg said case,

the The case concerns the two British THE "POST" Typhoon Map, Unmounted The up motion. Eventually, these balls ever. concerts in Hamburg and Dusseldort Lareas, and it is expected that he will at the Asian conference. In the British Zone.

look into this subject in Japan as Government will not sent a repre- will reflect the sun's rays and will foreign policy as thiconelines be destroyers which struck mines in the H. Mounted B. "S, C. M. Post, Ltd: well as participate in overall con- tentative

Bike sters or planets from Administration might to the meeting. it was thine

quite impromptu and unpredictable." Corfu Channel on October 22, 1946, THE COMPANIES

ratings Annual Return Forme now on' wala at No reason was given for the Bri-siderations aimed at further assisting explained, because

this might be then on."

He apparently referred to Mr Thirty-eight oficers and

A were killed and 45 others were '5. C. M. Post, Ltd. 1ish refusal, the agency said.-Reu- | Japaneso economie recovery.

considered interference in a matter

He said the United States Army Truman's recent proposal

send the

wounded. Dodge will remain in Japan in-already under consideration by the

would be trespassing if it carried Chief Justice, Mr Free Vinson, on a Sir Frank claimed that damages definitely as financial adviser to UN Security Council-United Press.

out the iden of establishing atom-"peace mission" to Moscow. He suffered by the British were, £750,- General MacArthur, the Army sald.

hombing boses near the moon. He went on to say that henceforth mast 000 for damage to the destroyer He will have the diplomatie rank of

for damago Republicans would be willing to "Sausmarez," 175,000 Minister.

Insisted: "That is my property,"

is up to the to the Radio waves now travel through leave Cabinet appointments

destroyer Volnge, and £30,000 compensation for pensiona space, Mangan, added, "but they President, but thereafter, he added,

and other expenses incurred by tho will have to get permission from me the Republicans would hold Mr

Truman to "strict' non-partisan, ac- | United Kingdom Government in: ir future"

countability" for their performance. respect of death and insurance of

naval personnel Associated Press, United Press.

ter.

Korea Recognised

By Britain

Royall's visit to Japan Expected New P & O Liner

execution

of tho

to further the recently announced reonamle pro lodny gramme for that country, and to recognised the Government of the make progress towards solution of Republic of Koren elected last year fundamental problems related

London, Jan. 10.-Britain

in the American-occupied southern zone,

The United States, China and the Philippines have already extended recognition to the Republic,, which

That

terid

to

to Japan's programme overall economic rehabilitation- Associated Press.

has is sent at Seoul Associated LORD INCHCAPE

Press,

Teacher Exchange

London, Jan. 18.-The

OPTIMISTIC

Ready In 1950

Mangan filed a decil on January 0, but the County Recorder refused London, Jan. 18.-The New P & 1 accept it.. The State Attorney, 24,000-ton Iner Chusan, the largest however, wrote

2,000-word and fastest of the company's For Eastern feet, will make her first run opinion, declaring Mangan's claim was in order and should be ad- to Singapore in the spring of, 1050,

owners estimated in London mitted.-United Press.

her

today.

The builders, Vickers Armstrong

of Barrow-in-Furaces, gave the end BURMESE REBELS

of June as a tentative dato for her

SLAIN

of Education announces that ex- Shanghal in a press conte* people | ing, but the cost of building ships troops near Amherst, 40 miles south

language

this place,"

Shanghal, Jan. 10-Lord Inch-launching on the Tyne. capo, senior partner of Mackinnon, The price of the Chusan has not Mackenzle and Co. expressed op- been officially stated by the builders

Rangoon, Jan. 18.-Niño rebels Ministrymism regarding the future of or the owners and probably will

not be announced until the launch-were killed today in a clash with perienced modem

Bri- "I share the optimism of

was of Moulmem, an ometal commual- ho salt of this class at present price fish specialists are to be exchanged here about

que stated. with similar tenchers from France, "Shanghai is a very important port, calimated in the region of £2,300,- Austria and other highly qualified serving a wealthy producing area, 000,

The communique sold reinforca- teachers from tho Netherlands, and trade is bound to continue here. The new liner revives a traditional ments were rushed to the area where Denmark,, Norway and Sweden this although deteriorating Internal and historical name in the Hina. The the rebels were concentrating. · Jo for one transportation conditions may delay first Chusan, built in 1852, became brother battle, which lasted three autumn, the visits being

lis full recovery." year in each case.

famour as the first steamer to open hours, in a village in Contral Burma, on a tour of up the-Australian mail service Vin | Government forces killed, eight. In- The number of teachers to boox- Lord Inchcape de changed will be tho samo on both inspection of Far Eastern branches. Singapore. A second was launched surgents, the communique-added. rides-Näuter.

].Jn «1884,—Reuter, -Reutor.

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