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PAYING FOR THE WAR IN MALAYA

BRITAIN TO BEGIN TALKS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

London, Feb. 4.—The Colonial Office announced today that Britain will soon begin financial talks "covering the widest range" with the Malayan Federation and Singapore Governments.

An authoritative source said: “Although at the moment no definite proposals are under study for meet- ing the costs of the present jungla warfare there is a distinct possibility that the British Government loan to the Malayan Federation will come ир in form."

Sport Nows

'Louis Now, Or Nothing' Says Savold

a

concrete

Cost of the war against the Communists are taxing the Onancial resources of Singapore and Maluyan Federation-two of Bri- tain's richest possessions-"to the ulmost extent," an official ainte- No, oficial figures nent reported.

of these costs have ever been re- lensed

Parliamentary Under-Sterclary for the Colonies, Mr David Rees Williains, sud yesterday that Bri- tain expected it would toku two more years to wipe out all ted

Mr Harry T. Boudillon, head of

London, Feb. 4.-Tho Ameri-resistance, can heavy weight boxer, Leo the Colonial Omec Financial De- Savold, and his manager Bill Daly, left London today to board the Queen Mary for New York.

"It's Joe Louls or nathing for me now," Savold said as he bade farewell to a crowd of fans, at Waterloo Station,

"I shall not fight anyone

but bald Louls in the Unfled States,” Savold, "and if that does not come off, my next fight will be against Freddie Mills or Bruce Woodcock back in London."

Lee Savold lost to the British chatopion. Bruce Woodcock, on foul here last December.

He expects to fight the winner of a Woodcock-Mills fight set for June 2 in London-Associated Press. K.O. WIN FOR JOE:

Daytona Beach (Florida) Feb. 4 'For tho second time this week, world heavyweight champion Joe Loula knocked out an exhibition op- ponent last night.

Ho rooted a third-round knockout over Bill Graves, Daytona Beach

negro.

It follows his knockout of Oliver at Saint Petersburg on day-Arsoclated Press, ZATOPEK FOR PARIS:

partnicht, will leave by nir on February 23 to begin financial con- the two govern- versations, with

nents.

A spoltesman sald that after "on the pot allts" with Malayan and Singapore authorities on how the costs of fighting the Communists can be met of barred, he was ex-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1949.

GERMAN REFUGFE SHOWS

THE AMERICANS HOW

New York. Feb. 4Leon Jolson, 16, A German displaced perton, has given Americans a lesson In free enterprise.

Broke, without a Job and unable to speak English when he camo here two years ago, Jolson le now head of a US$1,000,000 a year sewing miseling business which he started himself.

Yesterday he pold back a $2,000 loan from United Service for New Americans,-which-had--helped-him-gel-started, and threw in... an additional $1,000 to be used for some other displaced person.

Jelson told the aid society, "Glve it to someone who can bo as lucky as I am in this wonderful country,"

On his left arm, Jolson bears inttoed number which remind him of three years in a concentration camp-Unlied Press.

Calwell Stands

By White Australia Policy

than volun-

Communists Demand home values

Handing Over Of Jap War Criminals

Shanghai, Feb. 4.-A demand that the Nanking government turn over to the Chinese Communists 260 Japanese war criminals being sent to Japan to serve prison terms after conviction by Chinese courts was made in the North Shensi Red radio broadcast today.

Greek Red

Leader Gets Sack

by

The statement of the Central, Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party again raised the case of General Yasutsuge Okumura, who was acquitted of war crimes charges, but for the first time made the new issue of war crimes trials of 260 other Japanese.

Canberra, Feb. 4.—Mr Arthur Calwell, the Australian Immigration Minister, said in Canberra today that Ariatics who might be British subjects by birth would still be restricted from settling in Aus- tralia under the terms of the Immigration Act. Commenting on the case of lo disclosed that Mrs Annie O'Keefe, the Indo-5,000 had returned nesian wife of an Australian, exempted because of essential om- tarily, while a fow had boen who has been ordered to leave ployment in hospitals

or other the country with her eight places. Others again had resisted children by a former marriage, Federal official said later that

and were forcibly deported.

A he said the marriage of an Asia-Mrs O'Keefo and her tic woman to an Australian would be deported to Indonesia "or citizen gavo her no rights to to any Island in the Pacife where remain in Australia.

the Government could land them.” -Reuter

Denying that he was making any "drive against Asiaties," Mr Catwell said 300 Ashalles now studying in Australia enjoyed the same rights as Australian students.

"An awful tragedy nwalts Austrn- lls her economic standards are not protected by laws which have stood the test of nearly a century," he said,

Mr Calwell said that Asiatic war- would time evacuees knew they have to leave when the war ended and various Astalle Governments had given an unequivocal guarantee that they would be repatriated

their own countries.

to

About 6,000 people wero in- The demand regarding the 200volved, but none of them should Athens, Feb., 4.-General Japanese was not specifically made be confused with co-nationals ad- pected to bring back specific pro- Markos has been sacked

as condition for opening peace mitted to Australia before or since posla" to the Colonial Secretary,

negotiations, but presumably it was the war.

"The wartime the fifth plenary session of the so inletuled, as an earlier broadcast Mr Arthur Creech Jones.

At present Britain pays the bill | Central Committee

the find warned that the Okamura case special class other not-Mallyan Greek Communist Party, the for British and soldiers

anti-Red Oghting.

Minister added. The local governments maintah more rebel Radio said tonight.

user in

Tonight's rebel Radio

of

than 10,000 police. Almost all other ensta connected with the fighting are charged to the Malayan and Singa-came little more than a week after pore governments.

WAR DAMAGE ClaimS

Oth major matters will be covered in the forthcoming financial talks, it was stuled officially.

They are:

ernment.

evacuees and they

ore

invo all

would have an important bearing been treated the same way,"

on peace talks.

the

Karens To Be

Bombed Out

If the demand was not met, the broadcast said, the Communist Army report reserved the right to arrest Qkamura and 200 others and try them again. General Markos Free Greek Gov-

The broadcast' sald tant the ernment had announced terms for Nanking country-selling" govern- co-operating with the Greek Gov-ment was executing orders of the United States in war crimes cases. It sold that SCAP's action to have war criminals transferred to Japan wur

apan Rangoon, Feb. 4. The Burmese was interference with the Internal Government was authoritatively re- affairs in China, constituting theported on Friday to have ordered its helpint of "resurgence of aggressive air force to make incendiary bomb forces" In China and Japari and attacks on Karen rebels who are now raising a "menaco to Far Eastern perilously near Rangoon. peace."

report said

| The

that General Markos was seriously ill and un- able to fulfil the task assigned to him" and had been "discharged

1. How to finance Wir damage from any office." compensation. Under a pleann-

The decision was slated to have nounced last September, the Federa

tion of Malaya would pay out £50,- been adopted by the Committee, "sit- tion 000,000. Payments would extend ting somewhere" in the Grammos The tin and rubber Mountain region of Northern Dixie Dyer six years.

30 and on January Mon-industries would get approximately Greece

£10,000,000 each for the Japanese

session, the broadcast sald.

iti

at

Prague, Feb. 4-Emil Zatopek, the Olymple 10,000-metre champion, will match his strides with Pujazan distance other

runners Tif Paris.

Ho

will represent the Army Athletic Club in L'Humanite's kilometre racu.

10

Zatopek is n leutenant in the Czech Army-Associated Press.

Cricket League Team Averages

31.

It said the Communists also served the right to try again several other prominent Japanese freed by

O ACCADA Unge during Twenty-six members attended the SCAP.--United Press.

The Ralla

added that Chrysa

Singapore' messages have toil of Hatzivassiliou. former wife of the Catholic

2. How to find pounds for general rehabilitation of the local economy, sharp criticism in Malaya over delay

the wor damages. the original plan, Britain was expected to provide £10,000,- 000. A similar amount was expreled from Japanese reparations Malaya had to make up the re- mainder. Modifications to this plan are now believed possible owing to the strain on local Bnances by the anti-Ret operations. Associated Press.

Big Milk Drinkers

and

"Democratic Government's" Foreign Minister, Rousses, had also bean "discharged" from any duty as sho it was was also seriously it and Impossible for her to fullt any of the "party's tasks."

The

Missionaries

To Stay Put

Poli-

rebel brondcast announced that elections for the party's

be held and treat Bureau would

Bitter Aghting raged along the railway northwest of Isein, 10 miles Karens seized the town of Penwezon from Rangoon. Farther

In Central Burma.

A

north

Inancial crisis added to the Government's troubles and appeals! have been made against a general strike. Civil servants have been asked to accept a cut in their living

· allowance.—Associated Press,

Korca Recognition

Feb.

4.-France today the establishment of ine Re-

Parls New York, Feb. 4.-The Reverend changes made in the Central Com-Thomas Walsh, Vicar General of the announced millee after approval at the forth-Catholle Foreign Mission Society of diplomate relations with coming eighth Congress of the America (known as the Maryknoll | public of Koren, hended by Presl Greek Communist Party.

Mission), said today that Catholic dent Syngman Rheo. missionaries will remain at their

It was believed here that Markos posts China unless prevented by Henri Cotilles, French Consul at will be succeeded by General Cous-force,

Seoul, has been named Charge shi, who first leaped into pro- "In China today there are 1,100,~ | d'faires, the announcement said.--- New York, Feb. 4.-The Mminence during the recent Govern-600 Catholics being cared for by Associated Press. the Industry Foundation (uday reported ment attacks against Kastoria.

2,500 Optimists continue to lead

Chinese priests and 3,000- team averages in batting "us"a"result"-that-Americans drink more-than

-Markos - {} Tiste black-haired-

foreign-priests. In addition-there-are- of the last fortnight's League games 60,000,000 quarts of fresh milk and mystery man to most of the world some 8,000 Sisters and Brothers at while Recrris has been ousted from cream every day.

outside his Balkan hideouts-was work, almast half of them foreigners. This is 14 percent more that the barn in. 1008. He has been an un- To dates and Sisters have been put

100 more than

priests, the top of the table by Army in the team bowling averages.

daily per capita consumption before wavering supporter of the Com- Brothers The averages now are:

munist Party since joining it In to death," be BATTING

1924 after settling in Salonika from Asia Minor.-Router.

Optimists Recreio

University 1,399

Craigengewer 1,040

Royal Navy

the war-United I'ress.

Scorpions

HAF

Total Wkls. Average Runs Los Per Wkt. 1,807

19.10 #7 1.580

18.50, 46 453 1,463 f7 18.01 1,217

Artoy

1,273

KCC

1.592

14.60 D3 D4 13.5.1 .117 13.35 110 12.71

IRC

..... 1.001

03

11.02 102 10.25 ០៩៤

1.05 00 BOWLING

Runs Wkts. Averno

10.00

1,241 119

10.12

1,348 112

12.03

RAF

930 07

13.00

Optimists

1,383

14.11

University

1,407 104

14.20

KCC

1,400 100

14.00

IRC

1,275 71

10,34

Itoyal Navy

17.05

17.75

Army

Recreio Scorpiona

WEEK-END SPORT

TODAY

2:11Z

Cricket-First Division League: Army v. IRC at Sookunpoo; KCC v. Recreio at Cox's Palk; Scorpions v. Optimists at Chafer Road; Royal King's Given Taken per Wkt. Navy v. Craigengower at

1,051, 105.

Park; University v. RAF,

91 1,552

84 HOW THEY STAND

Craigengower 1,491

Army Reerclo Oplimbats Scorpions

University

KCC.

KAF

IRC

Craigengower.. Royal Navy

Second Division League: IRC v. Army ni Sookcunpoo," Recreio v. KCC

at King'o Park.

Football-First Division League: CAA v. Army at Boundary Street; "B" V. KMD at South Chinn Caroline Hill; RAF v. Club at Soo-

p.m.). kunpoo (Klek-off at 4

Second Division League: Police v. Solicitor at Boundary Street; St Joseph's v. Kitchee at Caroline Hill;

P W D L Pla. Army (IK) Tramways at Soo-

12 0 3

13 1 3

1 35

kumpon; Dockyard v. PCA at Chuse-

2 35 way Day: Club v. War Department Chinese at Army (1) Ground; Army (Kowloon) v. South China at Chat-

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A ham Road Kick-off at 2.30 p.m.).

Series: Rugger International

International XV, 3.15 England v. p.m.; Scotland v. Wales & Ireland, 4.30 pm, at Causeway Bay.

TOMORROW

6

CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS Solution of yesterday's puzzle.- Across: 1, Manicured; 0. Elope ment; 10, Loom; 12, Hessian; 14, Vesture; 15; Mimic; 17, Die; 10, Abbe: 20, Jest: .21, Tell-tale; 22, Rebel; 23, Oner.

Down: 1. Mesh; 2, Alleviate; 3, Nouse, Heins 6. Ensured, Possible B. Emit; 0, Trimeter; 11, Taut; 13, Amber; 10, Cell; 17, Dean; 15, Isle. Solution to Skeleton Crossword on Page 13-:

Cricket-Wayfoong` v. Talkoo at Chater Road, 11.15 m.; KCC V. CBA nt Cox's Path, 1.43 p.m.

Football-First Division League: at Kwong Wab V. St Joseph's Boundary Street; Eastern v. Police at Caroline Hüt: Navy v. Kilches at Causeway Bay (Kick-off at 4 p.m.).

Second Division League: KCMB V. CAA at Boundary Street; Navy v. Talkonal Causeway Bay: (Kick-off at 2.30 p.m.),

King'a

HockeyDutch HC v. Club do Recreio at King's Park, 10a.m.; Dockyard RC v. RAF at Park, 10 am; University v. Cable & Wireless at Pokfulam, 10 n.n.t YMCA v. Khalsa at King's Park, 10 an.; Civil Service v, Police at Sco- kunpoo, 10 a.m.

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policy in China would be the same The Reverend Walsh said the

as during the war when the mis- sionaries remained at their posts unless surrounded in combat.-

DUMBBELLS United Press.

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Procession Ban Lifted In London

on London, Feb. 4.-The ban political

in London, processions Imposed last year to prevent dis- turbances in predominantly Jewish quarters, will be lifted on Sunday, James the Home Secretary, Mr. Chuter Ede, announced today.

The Commissioner of Palice asked after the

for the ban last Apri Union Movement led by the ex- Fascist leader, Bir Oswald Mosley,

leader, bil had announced its intention of mer- ching through the East End. -

Mr Chuter Ede told Parliament today that the Police Commissioner now thought the ban no longer necessary-Reuter.

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