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Western United States Hit By Cold Spell

Chicago, Jan. 31. The, Western States stag- gered today from the battering of one of the worst winters in history. Housewives will probably feel the full effects eventually in food supplies and costs. Some of the effects, strangely, may be beneficial.

An extended series of storms, starting the day after New Year, hit South California, lashed through the coastal and Rocky Mountain ranges and swept

locher and 1,100 miles across the meat basket States.

Crowds Hold Up Trial Of

German Red

bread

Conservative estimates Indicated that

storms left more than the 5,000,000 ment animals imperille: by foed shortages. A check

of officials in 12 States showed that storms to late have cost

78 Lv5, lest in fighting blizzards, la storm accidents and by freezing. Estimated overall losses lo date are US$100,- 000,000.

The stormas also killed nn estimated Duesseldorf. Jan. 31.—Judg-|110,000 cattle and 134,000 sheep, in ment will be given here to addition to endangering 2,725,000 morrow in the trial of the Westcattle and 2.823,000 sheep valued at ELM estimated $421,160,000. Heavy German Communist leader, Ilerr

'areas and the snow covers many Max Reimann, which provoked | Stockman, national stock newspaper, of excited demonstrations outside estimatext that 1,000,000 head the court today.

eattle and sheep would be found dead in Wyoming, Colorado and the Dukotas. Crop

He is charged with "encouraging discrimination against persons wha have alded or niny and the Military Government of the Allied Forces."

German mounted police today broke up street demonstrations when crowds singing the Internationale temporarily halted the trial. Relmann was surrounded by two or three hundred prople carrylag banners Inscribed; "Down with the Bir Statute" and "Liberty of

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losses are estimated nt $108.000.000. property damage at $1.073.000, railway damage and re- venue losses at $50,000,000, And wages lest at $1,000,000.

An the great storms swept across the plains, SHOW bank plied on snow bank. Humans froze to death. Hundreds of cattle and sheep died In their tracks and were buried in the snow. Some died alongside their Speech" when he left the court-ice-alled troughs.

Entire cltles were snowbound. Reimann's trial had been twice Hard-packed drifts as high as 40 deferred. The prosecutor quoted feet Reimann as saying that German politicians who were prepared to work under the Ruhr Statule should

surprised if they were not garded as quislings and the would come when they would have to count on reprisals,

F- day

raid

Two German Journalists Reimann made the first statement but could not confirm that he had threatened reprisals. The prosec- tion then agreed to drop that part of the charge.

When Reimann gave evidence ou his own behalf this afternoon, the magistrate rebuked him for making a political speech. His British coun- Dudley Collard, objected sel, Mr that Rehman was trying to justify his use of the word "quisling."

Helmann went on: "I made iny speech attacking the German politi- clans because I am convinced that German politicians under the Ruhr Statute and occupation

the

statute will establish Government which will split Germany.

"The German people want a re- publie for the whole of Germany--a dernocratic republic and a Central German Government. They do not want a West German Government, but they want a peace treaty."—Reu- ter.

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blocked rescue workers in

Nebraska.

The weather had warmed a bit yesterday, but another cold wave

storm and

arc moving In from Canada United Press..

Winter Strikes

Southern U.S.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1949.

Crippled Coastguard Icebreaker

Smoke pours from amid-

shilp of the Constguard Ice- breaker Eastwind off Cupe May, NJ., after a collision with a tanker, the ss Gulf- stream. Ten Coast Guards- mier were killed and 19 others injured. Arrow points to the gaping hole in the side of the Const Guard ship which is listing after the accident.--AP Picture.

Compromise

Sought On Overfishing

Washington, Jan. 31-A reliable source sakl today that the Spanish, Portuguese and French delegations to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Conference were trying to find some compromise between the United States draft convention and the Norwegian, Danish and British viewpoints.

The source said every effort would be made to form Kome type of international commission with

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BRITISH M.P. MAY BE CALLED BY DEFENCE IN LIBEL SUIT

Paris, Jan. 31.-Vietor Kravchenko, Russian- born author of the anti-Soviet best seller, "I Chose Freedom," said in court today that he had used ten or fifteen different names "to protect himself from his enemies."

He is suing the French Communist literary weekly Les Lettres Francaises for libet damages of three million francs for saying that he enough to write a book, that he was a and an habitual drunkard.

When Maitre Nordmann, Counsel for the weekly, asked today It he knew a Paul Nedrin, the plastif smiled and sald: "Yes and no" He sold that he had often changed his had used 15 already and name. might have to use another 10. New York, Jan. 31-Snow, slect scientific and investigating powers, Kravchenke, in reply

People in court applaudal when to a request and freezing rain in the southern to try to establish whether United States today caused 17 deaths.ishing existed in

over for his identity papers, cald: "I am the Northwest.

not in the Soviet Union where you need pile of documents, recom-

in free France."

In Kentucky, four people died in Atlantic areas, and if so what sart accidents and five in fires blamed on of

regulations should overheated furnaces,

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Israeli Flag

Hoisted In

London.

London, Jan. 31-Thousande

|BICIDE wy up to five years might public and expelled one man

The Judge rebuked the applauding of Jews cheered and clapped in from London's West-End, today ns 17- year-old Ruth Liebstadter, a switchboard girl, "extra-telephone

In Arkansas, two people died in. food and Two through the cold. bc proposed for the commission's the court

and Louisiana

Tennessee cach work, and then a further conference

Maitre reported a trafle death.

couple

frozen were found

in a fooded coston feld near Charleston, Missouri. Reuler.

Nordmann alleged that

The bodies of an elderly Neutro / Would have to be held in the event Kravchenko had received

of the commission considering regu-ordinary privileges" from the hoisted the blue and white flag American Departments of State, of Israel above the Israeli Finance, Justice and Police..

Government offices.

lations necessary.

The United States delegation has asserted that there is overfishing on George's Bank, off the New England Coast, but there is no evidence of it in other Northwest Atlantic areas.

Some Scandinavian delegates are not convinced that the present scarcity of fishing on George's Bank is due to overashing and point out enuses, Geneva, Jan. 31-Housing experts it might be due to other from Eastern and Western Euro- which should

studled. pean countries and the United States United Press.

Conference On Building

Acquitted On War meet here today to try to modernise

Crimes Charge

be

Leeuwarden, Holland, Jan. 31.- Joseph Schreider, former chief of the

in to German counter-espionage land, was acquitted on a war crimes charge here today and immediately re-arrested on the court's order to deported as an undesirable allen. The court decided it was prove that he had ordered the execution of 14 Dutchmen in April, 1945, as a reprisal for alleged sabot- age al Dronrijp, a village near Leeu- wardert.

not

He was also acquitted on a charge

of being a member of the German security police.-Reuter,

SIDE GLANCES

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Europe's building industry.

also

be

The experts were faced by an es- Anglo-Swiss

timate made by the United Nations Economic Commission tor Europe that it will take nearly 40 years to provide adequate housing for Euro- peans at the present rate of build-

ing

The Counsel said that without their aid. Kravchenko could not The raising of the flug proclaimed have obtained an exit permit from the United States and 3 French entry visa under the false name of Paul Nedrin,

the Israel Government's recognition by Britain.

Long before the ceremony was One of Kravchenko's witnesses, it due to take place Jews from all over stout middle-aged Russian woman London flocked to Manchester from displaced persons camp in

Square which iles just behind when into tears Germany, burst telling how she lost her form in

Oxford Street, one of the West- Russla in 1930 under the collectivisa-

End's main shopping centres. tion of farms programme.

She said that all her clothing.

It was a seething, exclled crowd. furniture and cattle were confiscated Some groups danced. Others played. The cheering was led by a young and she was turned out into the snow although she was pregnant.man with long fair hair. Waving a

newspaper, he led the

crowd. In cries of "Long Live the State of When she sought refuge with a Tersel. Long Live the Prime Minis village neighbour, she said, a drun-

ter of Israel," ken Russian official pestered her in

Her baby died. Trade Talks

To Continue

The Economic Commission also reported that the building industry

her bedroom. She said that she The ceremony itself was simple was making a slower recovery from·

could not return to Russia, as she but impressive. A hush fell on the the

war than any other major London, Jan. 31-The Anglo- would be classified as a Kulak (rich crowd when the Sefertorah, the European industry.

Swiss trade and Anaucini talks, peasant class liquidated

by the Jewish symbol of law, was brought The countries represented at the originally expected to end today, Soviet Government in 1830).

on to the balcony, meeting arc: Belgium, Czechowill continue for another week, it After several more witnesses, the

Council for the defence sald that he The Rev. J. K. Goldbloom sald u was learned here from an authorita-hoped to be able to call tomorrow blessing. The flag was then unfurled

slovakin, Denmark, France, Italy,

The Netherlands, Norway, Poland. tive source today. Sweden, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Greece, Britain and

Reuter.

The main difficulty facing the two Mr Zillincus, the British Labour and the whole crowd broke into the the United States-delegations is to fit the allowances Member of Parliament,

singing of the Jewish National An- for British tourists to Switzerland The hearing was adjourned until them. Into Switzerland's total payments) tomorrow.—Reuter, balance with the sterling aren.

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Switzerland in 1948,

Ulster Premier's

Election Plank

There was a common phrase on most lips-"It is good to be alive to see this,"

After the ceremony the carnival atmosphere remained in Manchester Square, with hundreds staying lo Competition from German expoi-

dance the "Horn" the traditional ters, who can undersell Britain, has

dance of the Hebrew ploneers, caused a drop in British exports to Switzerland, and officials apparently

The ceremony was presided over; believe this decrease has come to out of the 52 seats in the Northern by Me J. Linton, the Iriell acting Ireland House of Commons will be representative and Consul General

stny.

Belfast,

Jan. 31-Thirty-two

The Treasury will only allow a contested at the general election on There were no speeches-Reuter. certain proportion of Britain's Swiss February 10, franc

be earnings to

used for • Nominations today

UN- gave tourists. During the 1948 negotia-opposed returns to 14 Unionists, two Llons, it was estimated that Britain Independent

Unionisis, o Hotel Rates To

would be able to spare £5,000,000 Nationalists and two Irish Labour Continue Until Mar. 1

for this, purpose during the year. candidates. For 20 scats in It is understood that the Swiss Belfast and the counties there are delegation has asked for a larger | 28 . Unionist candidates, 15 amount to be released for tourists Nationalists. nine Labour, three In- in 1940, white British effeints are dependent Labour, one Independent hot even sure that last year's total Unionist, and one Communist. can be repented.

An order issued by the Competent Authority extends tire date for the, operation of existing hotel rates from February 1 to March 1.

Radio Hongkong

Sir Basil Brooke, the Premier and Much hard bargaining is expected Unfonist leader, who has made the during the coming week, but usual-election Issue: "King or Republic”, ly well informed sources were not aims at increasing his majority to today prepared to 'predict the 'qut demonstrate that Northern Ireland come-Reuter.

will not leave the United Kingdom to HKT Join the new Eire Republic.

Progremnie Summary: 0.01, London The Nationalist Party, aided by Bludlo Melodies. A Programme of Con-

the Masquerade with Wilfred Parry (Piano) (NCTS): 30, Contanese by ludio given by Miss Lee Wai Lan & S. X. Lee (Gludio): 0.50. A Short Variety Programmnet 7, World News and News Analysis (London Re Lay) 7.13. "Soe Tee" Talks on Sport (Studio); 728, Interlude: 7.30, Blage and Wonds (Studio): 1, "From the Edi- teriale" London Itely): 8.10, Tionn and

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London. Jan. 31-Princess Eliza. heth and the Duke of Edinburgh

and 30, visiting Manchester, Liver-

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