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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1949.

Japan Seeking Big New

Merchant Fleet

Opposition By U.S. Shipping Interests

Washington, Feb. 7.-The National Federation of American Shipping is opposed to allowing Japan to regain a merchant fleet similar to the one she had before the war. Further, the Federation does not want to allow Japan to charter foreign ships to enlarge its capacity to engage in overseas trade.

This attitude of American ship operators toward Japan's postwar maritime aspirations was disclosed after Tokyo reports said the Japanese are preparing to ask the occupation authorities for permission to charter foreign ships.

is The

"For"

Tha_lapunese ure also, according! The Federation says this

The

TT-nation seeking re-position of 10 Tokyo indications, noval of restrictions which keep Eastern Commission, excepting the which formulates their merchant Beet principally in United States, home waters. Exceptions to this are governing policies for Jupan.

(The Fur Eastern Commission has that Japanesc ilon direction, are operating now to made no statement on its views of Korea, China, Busslan-held Sakha what size of fleet

under

occupa-

Jupan should

The Federation questioned the fairness of the reported Japanese plan to get permission for expansion of her fleet, saying:

in Island and the Persian Gulf.have.) Trips to the Middle East are being. made to get oil that the occupation authorities hold necessary to Japan's economic life. Japanese

interests marine safd to be seeking a fleet of 4.000,- 000 tons.

Are

NEEDS ONLY HALF American ship operators hold that about half that tonnage is suffelent for Japan's present needs and those of the foreseeable future.

and Euro- "Competent American pean authorities place the maximum tonnage of her. (Japan) merchant flect for reasonable participation in her domestic trade and her imports and exports at 2,000,000 Krass tons of shipping." the Shipping Federation

cald.

"There is no justification for the reported latention of the Japanese to ask the occupation authorities for permission to charter foreign shlps."

were

auxiliary not with

be sub-

"The fact that the Japanese Prime Minister took as a figure (6,330,000 tonnage tons) a so-called

prewar as the all time peak of Japan'! chipping--when military

included-does vessels argue well for the fairness which the proposal may

by the Japanese authorities." mitic contemplating the

the necessi erstwhile enemics and tier of our with every humane and sionate feeling. It would seen, to be paradoxical to elevate those who have recently been restrained supreme military effort, and were important factors in disturbing the peace of the world, to a ion it world shipping reintively superior to that enjoyed by our own American ships prior to World Wor 11 or in the foreseeable future."-

The Japanese contention that they Associated Press. themselves to can further help

economic recovery, through greater merchant fleet operation is false, the Federation says.

Impossible

to restore “1፡ ነ

economy Japanese

aid

living standards through the operation of Japanese shipping on any reasonable basis," the Federation says. than one percent of the national incone prior to the

net was derived from

compas-

by

who

posi-

sworn

Dean Acheson (left), is in as secretary of state by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson in President Tru- man's White House office. The president (centre), witnesses the ceremony from behind his desk. Maj-Gen. Harry Vaughan, presidential military alde, is in the background- AP 'Picture.

$3,000,000 A Year Income

For Nizam

Surrenders Lands Bombay, Feb. 7-The fabu iously rich Nizam of Hyderabad said on Monday that he has

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Dean Acheson Takes Oath

Berliners Feel Terror Of Secret Police

secret

Berlin, Feb. 7.-The Social Democrats charged in Berlin on Monday night that the dread Soviet police force (AVD) had imposed a "terror regime" in the Russian occupation zone.

The anti-Communist Western 'slanding cells where they have to all the time." Associated Berlin press reported on Monday stand that 100 political refugees arc Press. fleeing to Berlin daily from Eastern Germany,

In a report entitled "political sup- pression of the German population

In the Soviet occupation zone," the

NOTICE

left of centre Soclai Democratic HONGKONG KENNEL CLUB party said:

"The real holder of state power in the Soviet zone is the Soviet secret police."

TERROR REGIME

Members are notified that talk on Dogs & Dog Shows" will be given by Mr W. S. Hunt

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The Russians have re-established at the Roof Garden, Hongkong In their zone the successful lerror Hotel between 5,30 & 6.30 p.m. on regime developed by the Nazis with

an all-powerful secret pailee force. Thursday 10th February. concentration camps and forced la-

Alleged Gunman turned his vast land holdings tour camps.

Surrenders

over to the state in return for a pay increase estimated at well over $3,000,000 a year. "Less

Conquered Hyderabad's military Japanese

Maniin, Feb. 8.-Vicente Lecaros, War 25, imember of a wealthy Batangas Governor said the ruler has handed over 7,000 square miles of land for the administration by the elvil Govern-j

reform. the police as the gunman in

shooting ment in a big new land ballroom Hotel Manila

Stumily and who was identified to

profits in the international

The Federation urged that Japan be allowed only suficient

to handle all-af-its domestic.com

merce.

morc Dian tom early Monday morning, surrendered In return, the Nizar said, his Privy

to Mayor Manuel de la Fuente late Purse, amounting to

at the City chief exceu-|-10,000,000 office.

U.S. SHIPPING COAL

the

rupees a year, will be increased,

Neither the Nizam, nor Major- General J. N. Chowdbury, the Mil- tary Governor, revealed the extent of the increase in the Privy Purse, but it is reliably reported to be about 100,000,000 rupees.

rc-

report said that the Russians every 100 have one informer for. persons in the Soviet zone.

Kurier The French-licensed

Western porled that an average of 100 Ger- sectors of Berlin every day fron mans are decing to the

zone. the Soviet

them Most of thes

from Are

the uranium mines at Aue, Saxony.

Kurier

ǝther The

said that refugees include "nen and women of all professions and ranks of the

from all areas pcpulation

An American military government JAS reported that 1.189 official

the first two Germans fed from the Soviet zone into Berlin during weeks of January.

Soviet occupation zone." Lecaros, charged with murder for killing uf St 20-year-old "The goal which American ship ping is setting for itself is the car-University student, Francisco Matias, flage of its domestic trade, and Jr. turned in a licensed 45 calibre minimum of 50 percent of its own pistol believed to have been used in the shooting and poster 30,000 imports and experts" the Federation

pelos ball.

state- said.

He refused to make any

Police investigation showed that the shooting arose out of a dispute over who should occupy a table in the paviljon where dancing golag on-United Press.

"Even with participation in ECA (Economle Co-operation Adminismest.

15f tration) Pargoes, maintenance

our shipping is this position by being found difficult."

"American ships in the Pacille are There is no Anding cargoes scarce. justification for putting Japan in a more favourable shipping position This than we seek for ourselves. would surely follow if Japanese ships with low paid crews were allowed the expand substantially to Pucille overseas trades."

Estimates in Japan say Japan had merchant about 6,330,000 tons of shipping before the war,

DRINKING MORE, WORKING LESS

of, the

FEUDALISM TO GO

PRISON ACTIVITY Nizam to this, the In adition gets about 23,000,000 rupees a year

The American-licensed Der Abend This is from his surrendered lands.

the expected to be increased by 5.000,000 reported renewed activity by rupees. General Chowdbury told Soviet secret, police at their main

prison in Berlin. was newsnet.

"At present about 250 prisoners The Governor said the new land

since 10-13, reform plan also is being circulated are held there, some

interrogated among other feudal landlords, who without having been

Der Abend re- with the Nizam have held some 42 more than once,"

Jand in the ported. percent of the arable

They include children and mothers ainte.

The land reform scheme is ex-with babies, it said and added:

over- "The prisoners live in Canberra,

7.-Australians Feb.

pected to improve living conditioni cigarettes and are smoking more

and deal a blow to Communist acti- crowded cells without windows and beere

comes through a lund reform their only light vities there. The tobacco aud drinking

They sleep on to abolish clot in the door. aims eventually scheme then ever before, but are producing

beds plank

without wooden

is completely in- less butter, jam, steel and big iron, feudalism in Hyderabad.

Indian troops invaded the princely blankets. Food and fewer copper ingola.

In the 12 months to last Novem-state of Hyderabad last September sufficient."

"For punishment the prisoners ber Australian beer production rose 13. The Moslem Nizam, who ruled

any food, arc elgarette 17,000,000 people, surrendered within either are denied

brought arc or four-Bfths of his handcuffed About 10 per cent, tobacco and

week. production by 25' percent.

Since the beginning of 1948 there people are Hindus-Associated Press, A 2,000,000-ton fleet, according to the Federation, would Kive Japan have been only slight increases "greater participation in her domes-production of milk, cheese, reflued

fresh and canned tle and overseas trades than is today sugar, enjoyed by the United States in our building materials and chemicals. trades of similar character."

This is a misleading staternent says the Federation. "Thin is a peak Agure and represents a very large bulldup of merchant tonnage for au xiliary war purposes by the previous Japanese government."

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