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Red Army's Celebrations Boycotted

West Military Chiefs "Unable To Attend"

Berlin, Feb. 23.-The Western Military Governors in Germany were "unable to attend" today's Berlin celebrations of the Red Army's 31st anniversary, mark-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949.

FINNISH GOVERNMENT ONLY

JUST

AVOIDS DEFEAT

Confidence Motion Won By Two Votes

Helsinki, Feb. 23.--Finland's Social Democrat Government, defeated on one vote of confidence, succeeded in remaining in power tonight by nar- rowly winning a second confidence motion soon afterwards. In the second poll, it attained the con- majority, the stitutionally stipulated two-vote figures being 97 to 95.

The votes came during a heated 30-hour debate, starting yesterday, on the agrarian policy. The first vote, according to Helsinki Radio, showed 97-96 for the Government but on a recount the voting was 97- 97. The issue was settled by drawing lots which When the debate went against the Government.

was continued a second vote of confidence was taken and this time the Government secured the necessary majority.

ed through the Soviet Union and Lifting Of Borlin Eastern Europe by the tradi

tional parades and demonstra Blockade tions.

have

The top-runking American, British

Commanders and French received Invitations to a reception this evening at the residence of the

Soviet Military Sokolovsky. sat

Government, Mar- three Western

The

Military Governors will he repre-

police

sented by their deputies,

riot West Sector Berlin squads stood by this morning near just Inside the Soviet Memorial.

the British Sector, ready to prevent

passible incidents.

ur

dressed

MEMORIAL PARADE A: 10.15 a.m. (local time)

100 amarlly column uniformed Soviet officers, all armed Unter Den Brandenburg boundary.

Russians Putting Out Feelers

Berlin, Feb. 23.-Hints that: the Soviet Union is prepared to negotiate for the raising of the Berlin "blockade" were recently given to junior Western officials by members of the Polish Mili-

The Agrarion Party, which won the general elections laat July, had nsited the Government if "it is aware that low fixed prices of farm pro- duce, marketing difficulties, increa ed production costs and high taxa- tion, have made the position of farmers and especially smallholders, untenable?"

the

Parliament was asked to vote ut Conservative same time on a motion of conßdence in the Govern- after automatic ment. The result, voting

Agrarian wns 96 for the motion and 95 for the Conservative motion. Nine members abstained.

MECHANICAL VOTING In mechanical voting,

members

Lots

press buttons automatically, record- ing their decisions. The Social De- mocrats, defeated, called for open constitutionally were zirawn as voting which gave 7 to 97.

in case of equal voting hnd also stipulated

insure itself,

The

old-time "Bicycle

Built for Two" was a toy compared with this Belgian model made to carry ten persons or a weight of 2,204 pounds. The wheels, shown' at the Brussels Motorcycle and Cycle Show will have special heavyweight tires for the road.

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Mrs Roosevelt Is Included

Bleycle Built For Ten

Bulgaria Accused Of "Blatant Terrorism"

STRONGLY WORDED U.S. NOTE

Washington, Feb. 23.-The United States has accused Bulgaria of "blatant terrorism" in the arrest of 15 Protestant pastors on charges of espionage and treason, the State Department disclosed today. contained in a note The American charge was which, according to the Department spokesman, was re- jected by the Bulgarian Government "about 30 minutes" after it was handed to the Bulgarian Foreign Office.

The spokesman said that the note, which was delivered in Sofa last

as "unfounded

Monday. described the charges Mr Truman

against the pastors

It said the US. Government considered the charges a

Oslo, Feb. 23.-General Juan and ludicrous".

with revolvers, marched up to the tary Mission here, « high official and the Government lost. But, as Peron, the Argentine President,latan, terroristic effort in cynleal

Memorial. With

women.

to

were

small groups back

Sector.

A British spokesman

PRAVDA COMMENT

given the hints were He said earlier this month by the Poles in mado "very expert" approaches within a space of 48 hours to 14 Soviet different junior officials among the

the

Western Powers.

The British official said that he could not think the Russians

did stand the "loss of face" involved in calling off the blockade with nothing to show for it.

THREE ARGUMENTS The reasons given were: (1) This inove did not work in Korea, where

the

A

the

to

und

of

the ine Senor

handed back to him. Courtney was informed that the Bulgarian the United rejected Chancellor Government

Mr Drew

States representations.

the

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LUDICROUS CHARGES

indictment

on

to

16

the Americans refused to withdrawernment because of the narrow Parliamentary Union; and dipio | consider their formulation a blatant

victory.

Sources

Reprimanded

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of facts, designed to the of the British Military Governabled its own motion of confidence, his former film star wife, Eva, disregard

Collingswood, NJ., Feb. 23,--Tho through Linden,

mechanical Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, widow intimidate small, respected Protestant It

in Bulgarin Rev. Gate on the sectorment said today.

Carl McIntire, editor of the was lost by the War

voting, which gave 95 for the Gov- of the late President Roosevelt, religious denominations

and discredit their sincere religious Christian Beacon, said today that the big white

ernment and 87

were among 23 candidates for leaders." against.

the language President Truman used last Kussian

night was an in his address 20

The Social Democrats again de-

the Nobel Prize for 1949, pub- them

which gave

The spokesman said, "The Bul-offence to the Christian people, de-†BALLROOM Dancing--“Made Easy for two The

taid party

manded open young,

note about 30 grading to our youth and humiliating 98 for the Government and of lished here today.

Six societies as well as the 23 Carians had the wreaths, broke ranks, and walked in

United States before the nations of the world," tainst. While the Premier, M. Karl to the

against.

were included in the minutes when the

Second Legation Secretary, Ray- August Fagerhom, and his Cabinet individuals

The other and Finley Courtney was

called congratulating 1940 list of candidates. colleagues were sald

names were Dr Karl Renner, the

to the Foreign Office and the noto the tellers announced themselves et

Sir President; had not told the British

John Aussions

Boyd Orr, former Director of the they would parade into theic Sector today, but по protest

would be

that a Communist member had given Austrian

denied World Food and Agricultural As The Communist member made since it is an established cus-

in two slips. this and the People's Democratic sociation and at present Chas soldiers to parade tom for Soviet at the Memorial.

He said. the Western attitude re-Party wanted the matter referred of Glasgow University:

Committee. Pearson, the United States columnist;

Armattor, The Moscow Radlo today mad-

same-no negotiation to the Constitutional

In the The People's Democrats-merger of Dr Raphael E. G.

and left wing Irish pence writer and Director of

The 15 pastors were arrested cast an Order of the Day by Mar-mained the

in its Communists

elec-i the

Research Lomshie

Centre

February 5 on charges of espionage, shal Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet Armed until the blockade is lifted,

Biology,

treason and black market currency tions last July after the Agrarians, Anthropology and Human Forces Minister, calling for a "high meantime, the airlift, now standard of military preparedness to eighth month, would be continued Socialists-came third in the

as long as needed.

De Londonderry: M. Louis de Brouencre,

operations, involving former attaches who

and wun.

the Social

President

Belgian

of the U.S. Legation in Sofa, be constantly midintained."

The British official said that res-mocrats, who came second.

Socialist Party;

Antonio Parliament refused to refer the

y Sirven, A num-

The American note sald: ponsible British observers in Berlin

Banches de Businmente

O Ship Seized Cuban In an editorial on the anniver-did not expect the Russians to "do matter to the Committee.

expert on international law; Instructions from my government, I ber of People's Democrats then left

Professor Rebe Casgin.

French have the honour to refer Following Mutiny occupation sary, the Soviet Communist Party Korea" and declared their willing-

House as a protest, saying the

ON SALE "Food and Flowers" No remove their

of the Council of published

against ness, to paper, Pravda, said that while the

of Protestant pastors in Bulgaria who Internatknal Association

Athens, Feb. 23,-The harbour and 2 by Dr G. A. C. Herklots. Over thirty. ilustrations of local flowers and Soviet Union was succesfully every troups. If the other three occupying Government had retained power by jurist, President

a trick.

Democratie Lawyers; Count Richard are charged with 'espionage, treason authorities of Piraeus, port of fruits, Price six dollars. Obtainabis ar ing out the post-war five-year plan, powers did likewise.

TO FORM NEW GOVT.

Nicholas

operations" involving | Athens, today seized the Greek-C. M. Post," Cougenhove-Kalergi, foun- and currency in the camp of the "Imperialist

M. Fagerhom was reported

President of

the Pan- United States Government officials owned steamship Pampa, salling

AIRMAIL Writing Pads, $2. Scribbling instigators of a new war, we hear

en under the Panamanian ding, after a that

Fads, three 'alzes 25, 50 cents and $1 Secretary General formerly on duty in Bulgaria. Such Union; debale a demonstrative rating of sabres."

he European have told his party members pri- der

charges

are unfounded and ludl-unde Tass report from

"S. C. M. Post." the European of

mutiny among the crew. A Warsaw

vately after the

shortly form Coalition to the Committee

My government can only

over the A dispute hnd arisen Dr J. Gustavo crous. official Soviet news agency, mld that

OFFICE STATIONERY. Letter Hesda, of wages. nonpayment Salvador Jurist Marchal of the Soviet Union Con-

Memorandum, Forms, Visiting Cards, K- at the same time as the Russians.

Usually well informed Guerrero,

the Permanenter President of the

terroristle effort in cynical disregard alleged stantin Rokomovsky declared at a

gard (Lloyd's in London said that they velopes etc. Orders now taken, "8, C. M. intimidate to said, he had decided during mat, the Polish (2) The Communist-led Socialist

Justice; of facts, designed

date had no International

of a ship of ceremonial meeting

of the Scandinavian military allance Court

smail, General Frank T. McCoy,

respected Protestant religious

Blous | name),~~Reuter. capital that the comradeship-li- Unity Parly would not be able to

discursions to form a Coalition if Mater arms of the Soviet and Polish armica, win control in Western Germany,

those talks should fall and if Nor-Chairman of the Far Eastern Cem-denominations in Bulgaria and dis- credit their sincere religious leaders. born of the second World War, will which had shown its anti-Commu-

my overn he as eternu as is the growingnist sentiments in repeated elec The inuch publicised

way should decide to join the pro- mission; Eduaard Milhaud, French

ment reserves its rights under the friendship of the Polish and Soviet tions. (3)

"People's Police" in the Soviet Zone posed Atlantic Pact, will consequent social economist, Director of Un- In the circumstances,

treaty of peace with Bulgaria and tension in Scandinaviaemployment Services of the Interna- diplomatic peoples.*

tional Labour Bureau.

muda requests that facilities be The

meeting, which was attended was not nearly strong enough to

and Finland. Premier impose Communism by force. the Polish President,

The Social Democratic

available for representatives, of the United States Legation to attend the best British in- and Cabinet Ministers, sent a mes-

According to the

meat was formed lust July despile elaims for five Ministerial posts by

trial." United Press. sage of greeting to Generalissimo

formation this toren was badly led, Stalin and Marshal Bulganin

bitterly attacked by Tass reported from Prague that badly armed and numbered less than meetings of public bodies, attended 50,000, Estimates from other Allled the People's Democrats, by members of the Czechoslovak and German sources in the past few toon Government, political leaders, and months had ranged as high as 40.000 People's Democrats and the Soviet In December, the Soviet Legation Responsible Western observers had press.

Finland by frequen!

that been little impressed Service Chiefs, were held in the

In Helsinki warned of the Czech capital and in most

calls by pro-Suviet politicians for a

and an "propaganda hostile to the Soviet of

Germany re-unification country's large towns.-Reuter.

Colombo, Feb. 23.-The appoint- The note caused real concern to Miguel Tacornal, Chilean politician ment of Lord Soulbury as the new aniel. They, regarded this campaign ponsible elements."

bii" for German

and expert on international law; M. Governor General of Ceylon us desperate

Johannes Ude, Austrian theologian; welcomed here today as a "popular nationalist support at a time when Finnish politicinna-Reuter.

African cholce" in view of his close associa- Western Germany was making rapid

rabbi; M. Raoul Wallenberg, former tlon with the Island's independence. The Ceylon Daily News said: "It secretary of the Swedish Legation

welcomed by the many in Budapest, who disappeared when will be the Red Army entered the city (the

stay in Ceylon ns Chairman of the all and by Russians have denied that they are friends whom he made during his holding him); M. Hans Wehberg, Reforms Commission

who are able to appreciate his share German friend of peace.--Reuter.

in planning the epoch-making con- will be stitutional changes which known to history by his name."

Lord Soulbury, who appointment was officially announced in London yesterday, will succeed the present Governor General, Sir Henry Monck- Mason Moore, towards the end of the year.-Beuter.

by

'QUAKE RECORDED

Govern-

OTHER NOMINATIONS Others included were Don Jorge, It Was Hernandez Lille Jedetory, the Maria the Chilean friend of peace;

Montessori, the

Italian education M. expert;

Theodore Ryssen. POPULAR French expert on international law: Professor Georges Scelle, member of slty: and member

Allied withrawal, the British official Union is being carried out by irres- the Faculty of Law, Paris Univer- APPOINTMENT

Weston, Mass. February 23-Astrides toward economie recovery and strong arthquake, was recorded at political self-government. Boston College Seismological station'

They did not think it foreshadowed by the Soviet move

Union-Reuter.

on Wednesday at 4.23 p.m. GMT. Distance 5,000 miles; direction not any concrete cicar.--Associated Pass

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THER SATURDAY

avgöran Pe

"Hasn't her teacher got her playing a litle out of

character?"

not

Court Vindicates Doctors

Paris, Feb. 23,-A French court ruled today that three doctors did violate the rights of their patient when they injected him with fruth serum to get him to admit he was feigning loss of speech.

national Law

Mr

of the Commission:

Wold, South Marcus

Inter- Don

The court dismissed the damaged 1,200 DPs Reach

suit brought by Henri Cens against the doctors and directed him to pay

court costs.

used the said they The doctors drug only, to discover that Cens had feigned dumbness long after a bullet wound in his head had healed United Press.

Quest Continuos For A National Anthem

Canada

Halifax, Feb. 23-Desplic heavy Atlantic gales, the liner "Samaria," carrying 1,200 displaced persons to Canada, docked here today.

The liner was held back two days by heavy peas.

Aboard was eight-year-old Asuma Levaldla, the 50,000th person to be admitted to this country under the

Was

BIG MILITARY'. MANOEUVRES

International Refugee Organisation. Istanbul, Feb. 23. The Turkish Feb. 23.-Pakistan

Also aboard were the first Dutch armed forces today began large- oficiais, unable to decide on a choice of words and aimmigrants to Nova Scotia this year scale land, air and sea manoeuvres in Dominion's National as farm workers. Most of the die and on both banks of the Bosphorus Anthem despite long listening to the placed persons will be sent to jobs near the

in Ontario and Western Canada United Press.

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THE FIRST PUBLIC MEET- Lake Success, Fob, 23-The Inter-Aid Mission to Turkey and a numING will be held at The Roof Asked in the Assembly today if this committee included musiclan of national tuberculools campaign alms ber of American

the manoeuvres. Garden of The Hongkong Hotel repute, Minister of the Interior, Mrat immunising more that 10,000,000 experts followed Khawaja Shahabuddin, reassured people in Europe, Asia, the Middle Camouflaged anti-aircraft guns were on Friday, the 25th February, at

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