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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949,

Central Java Republicans

To Have Voice In Own

Affairs

Dutch Recognition

Batavia, Mar. 3.--The Dutch recognised temporarily today a, new representative body for the 7,500,000 persons in the former A Republican territory in Central Java. government announcement today said that the group, which recently met informally at Semarang, was now considered a "temporary representative hody" for the area.

It said it was not desirable at present to set up an actual state but it was urgently necessary for the 7,500,000, persons to "have a voice in the administration of its own terri- tory and in political discussions with the Central government.'

F

the "temporary The announcement added representative body expressly declare that it does not wish to anticipate or prejudice future developments in Central Java.”

Under the extint Security He said he thought the gure Council resolution, the territories of six Dutch soldiers dad and

wounded of the Republicans taken over In 14

was ecrivet but the December offensive by the further details are to be issued Dutch should be sel

later today.

aggio

6,000 YEAR-OLD CEMETERY

U.S.

OCCUPATION POLICIES

Above are some of the 1,000 well-preserved brick tombs brought to light at Eridu, 6,000-year-old

settlement, by the Iraq Directorate-General of Antiqulties Expedition.-AP Picture.

Defence Budget Debate

(Continued from Pare 1) machinery and developed from the interchange of Service linison 'staff generally approved by other Commonwealth coun→ tries.

The Defence Minister praised

who are

as Repalle under the leaders now exiled on the Island of The surprise offensive on the the British troops in Malaya, "I Bangka. The

six Indonesian elly was made by armed bands would like here to pay a spectal leaders of the non-Republican froin several fronts on the city's tribute to the troups

the early morningperating in Malaya," he said states in other parts of the East outskirts in

amid cheers. ram darkness. The number of dead Artis Teturned Bangke where they have been jamong the guerillas has not beedunation which they have dis- conferring for two days with the revealed but the Dutch Army Itepublicans. They refused

Com

today

10

said they headquarters revent whether a decision had heavy. been taken by Dr Achmed Soekarno on the Dutch invitation

to a Round Table but sak the matter was one subject of the tacks.

The Republican offers exiled on Bangka are still holding out for the former capital of Jog- Jakarta.

NOT TO ACCEPT

the!

were

HARASSING TACTICS Guerillas are sill harassing plantations, roads, railways - and even larger cities throughout most parts of Jaya and Sumatra.

The courante, skill and deter-

played in that lack of the gra- dual restoration of the condi- tions of an ordered government ins that important teritory have

been worthy of the highest traditions of the Service.

"The arrest of the spread of Communism in that area is of Vita suntence in the cold war, adapted

and our troops

itive

It is cult for correspon- themselves to the unusual cir- lents

with all that or even United Nations cunstances

TC- Military observers to find outsoured and good humour which what is going on in the back are characteristic of the British Pincess Margaret listened to

United Nation Milliary oh- servers reported to the Security

Army.

the debate from the Speaker's. Gallery.

POCKET CARTOON

A

TY THEATRE

Clever, of course, but

obviously a falen.

Arrest Of

French Geologist

the

arreat

of

"FANTASTIC" SUGGESTION

MASS JAP EMIGRATION TO

NEW

GUINEA

Tokyo, Mar. 3.—Australia's chief repre- sentative in Japan today described as “fan- lastic" unofficial suggestions being made here that Japan's population problem be solved by mass emigration to New Guinea.

"Asin should first stabilise her population at home." Mr Patrick Shaw, Australian mission chief and British Commonwealth member of the Allied Council for Japan, told the United Press...

He said the Teported agitation] by Japanese and some Ameri-

cans

.....

to send tap to 40,000,000 German

Japanese to colonise the Island

just north of Australia was un- realistic and ignored Australia's wurborn determination to keep New Guine out of the hands of a potential enemy.

To View

Japan's population is growing Film Of

at the rate of 1,500,000 yearly officials and many American have privately expressed fears

have private

occupation's covery programmes will flounder

rc-

Court

Oliver Twist

stantial development schemes brought before a military the world's surface her part of milling

offence an

New System

1

Possible

Washington, Mar. 3.-The Administration is studying

plan which would give the State Department powerful

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authority to direct American ADVERTISERS occupation policies in Ger- many, it is learned today, Advertisors are requested to Informants said the plan note that not less than 24 hours would establish a system of notice prior to the day of direct communication on high publication should be givan for level polley between the Secre all commercial display adver lary of State, Mr Dean Ache- tisements, change of copy etc. son, and the United States mil-Notices and classified advertise tury governor in Germany, This

ments will be received up 10 post has been held in the tast a.m. and urgent notices unill three years by General Luckus days not later than 0830.

noon on day of Inde. D. Clay.

Since the end of war Ju Europe the State Department

has drawn up the occupation

polleles. The Army, however,

Batur.

TUITION GIVEN

has been responsible for carry-NALLROOM Dancing-"Made Easy" Ing them out. The Hoover for you,

"Late Variations".

Commision salt recently this Specialites—Nhumba, Samba, Tango, split responsibility had

Jittertrug (Enquiries 1-3 p.) given Tuny Hildsun, 012 China Bulding. rice of "serious frictions" be- tween the two departments,

THE NEW PLAN" Under the now plan the United States military governor Germany would receive orders relating in polleles frem the Secretary of State. And he would report on occupation acti- vities directly to Mr Acheson instead of to the Army Seere tory

MIr Kenneth C. Royall. Military

personnel

would con- Fr

their prezent jobs in Germany and the present - ininistrative machinery for per- sanuet, pay and so on would re- main atilelde of the State De- partment,

The new plan is under tensive conskleration, but officials emphasised no decision on implementing it had been Final recommenda- renched.

on will be sent to President

Truman for

for approval,

40 pre- vent friction between the two

An alternative

Ive plan

ports

Foreig

reports Jo Mr Royall.

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direct The President would act Member Of Atomic It was learned from reliable areas of Java and Sumatra ex-

"umpire" in

case of inter- but unofficial sources today that cept by piecing together rumours

departmental disputes. Energy Commission Soekarno will not accept

and fail unless the the and bits of information.

mounting

IN OPERATION invitation to the proposed Hague

Hamburg, Mar. 3.-The population pressure is enter Paris, Mar. 3.-French

ulready. Britain and France Hound Table conference unless

British film, “Oliver Twist," have adopted a polley of com- ONLY PALLIATIVE he is restored in the

COLONIAL DEFENCE Special Branch officers, in- central

"We acknowledge Turning to colonial defence,vestigating alleged

the exis-will be shown on Saturday munication system envisaged for MAY BE BOOKED AT THE Javn city.

Comtence of the problem of Council yesterday on the active Mr. Alexander said recent events munist espionage, tonight population not only for Japan fore members of the Ger- General Sir Brinn Robertson re- ROAD HOWLAND, JORDAN

over in a Hamburg cinema be- Germany by the Administration, He is thus maintaining the warfare both guerilia and on a had shown the

importance of policy announced on Monday by

but for a great

British KOWLOON. part of Asin," the economie announced

directly to the more generally organized basis pressing on with the Chairman of the Republican which

Office and General 'continuing". LS

to Mr Shaw said. "To altempt to man court trying Veit Har- They development of the territories a geologist attached delegation to the United Nations said there was no actin ces-under the British Crown.

solve

to the ******* this problem by large lan, leading film director Pierre Koenig reports Commission, Mohammed Rum,

France's Atomic Energy scale migration would be to up under the Nazi regime.

French Foreign Office. tion and hostilities th Rum said that the Republican although the Security Council

It was not easy for the gʊ- Indonesia

Commission. The

There is no Intention to ex- man,ply a temporary palliative and government considered

vernments concerned to put in

Pellaz, will benctually to spread a tendency to Harlan is charged with com- tend the "direct report" plan to move to hold a Round Table dered the cease are more than hand at the same time any sub-named

ever populate to two months ago.

ngainst Japan where General Douglas in u dual Conference as an effort to evade

for the defence forces support-tribunal charged with the the Security Council resolution

humanity by producing a dis-MacArthur serves He polated with

ith approval to forted "anti-Semitic" im ver- capactly as Supreme Allied com- The Executive Board of Milied by colonial territories. and the Republle, would

mander and chief of the United nut tary Observers told the Security |

for unauthorised disclosure of an editorial in the English ku-sion of the novel "Jew Suess". Nonetheless, the need

States occupation forces. which have any part in it.

Council that the "Netherlands" adequate forces to maintain in-military secrets, police head-guage Nippon Times,

in the No change His counsel asked that "Oliver The resolution of January 2l policy of refusing information ta ternal

present security was fully quarters stated.

"Population control is the said: ordered the Dutch to allow the Military Observers and denying recognized and colonial

contemplated govern- Pellaz,

only who was

way by which Japan could Twist should be shown at the procedure reco Service

for Austria where Republicans to function again then the opportunity to observements and

Commands employed by the French ave herself and the rest of the same time as the "Jew Suess" either a government in Jogjakarta, areas on the Netherlands side abroad bad been made aware Electricity

world from disaster."

film, so that the court could Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Board, The Dutch flatly refused.

had been The Australian the former status quo lines in of the threatening dangers.

diplomat judge how a Jewish theme could Keyes commands the United attached to the French Atomic added: "People who advocate a

States

forces. So the

be treated. former Republican which rest is said to colle

occupation colonial The

informants Administration capital and ancient

New sent the, severely handicaps them

migration were making every effort with-ery, Commission for a gene, Javanese Sultans becomes the in reporting fully on the con- in their means to strengthen Energy Commission

police said. France's Atomic Japanese

The counsel pointed out that sold several generals are being 15 headed Guinea forget that not too many the British film was banned In considered for General Clay's most nussive stumbling block ditions throughout Indonesia."- their police forces. "Permanent by Professor Frederick Jollot-cupied by the Japanese as a base various

years ago this island was in the Dulch-Republlean dis-Associated Press.

have been

United States cities, made Curie, a leading atomic scientist arrangements

from which

to after having won the first prize they prepared Kovernments and by which colonial

member of the Communist her from

Fortunately,

Post, Lid." at an International compétition récelve Kukdance

Invade Australia. vither

Party,

this plan was forestalled by the in Venice. the Defence Co-ordination Com-

Six civilians and two Army mely intervention of United mittee in the Middle East or the Far East, or from the Ser-cers have now been charged States and Australian forces.

in France's seven-day espionage "From the strategic point of vice Commands, or direct frotnunt.

view it appears to un the Colonia) Onice."

SABOTAGE CAMPAIGN to hand over to anyone a base OPPOSITION DISTURBED The French. Government is which Landon, Mart Harold

might, in Wilson, President of the Board Stanley, a former Cabinet Minis-sabotage Campaign in the coal-

considering action to

Guinea, retaliating of Trade, named today the first ter, said no indication had been gelds of Northern France, a second largest island, is ad-the portrayal of the Jew, Fagin.)

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the

GUERILLAS DEFEATED Batavia, Mar. 3-The guerilla

Jogjakarta, attack strongest since the Netherlands Airborne Ariny descended on. the city lust Decbiber, has been driven back by Dutch forces.

But some of the units, though scallered, are not far from the

city and they are from many sides.

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in Bookbinding, the distant the British Sector of Berlin, chief of staff for operations. stop a future, he used' against us. ld's!

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demonstrators objecting

New

unwise

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France Northern

today

11⁄2 MILLION NATIVES

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Czech

LIBERTY

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six British industries to be in- given of the real state of Bri-

Harlan told the couri In driving the querillas off.vestigatest by

today Dutch claims that they cop Commission inquiring into whe-country was paying so high a

the Government inin's defences for which the National Coal Board said today Netherlands. Its area of 312,000 that he had not been an active tured int

large amounts of stores, thermo

nopoly ownership or

He did not specify what steps square miles is more than twice Opponent of Nazism, but he op price.

British Isles posed the Propaganda Chief, restrictive

were being contemplated. trade practices are

as large as the The Opposition' wholly ap-

Josef Goebbels, in artistle Simon Spoor, Com- against the public interest.

The Board distributed leaflets while its population totale less matters. The industries are: matches, pose but was

proved the Government's pur- mander of Ground Forces in

la miners today warning them than 2,008,000. "profoundly dis-

COMMENCING TO-DAY that to Eatavia both from the point of view of turbed whether these vast re- Indonesia, returned

sabotage was allowed to

Goebbels's love affair with the At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20, & 9.20 p.m. today after a

actress, Lida Baarova, Jogjakarta to

take command. and in respect of the home murcient to ensure us security, are fying visit to export and the home market; sources, which should be suffi- continue, they would be endan

gering their own

wn lives.

Mr Shaw suid: "The Aussenused, dimculties between the Ho said the situation was now ket only, machinery for man- not being largely frittered, away Damage to machinery stapped tralian half of the island alone Propaganda Minister and the Hit- under control.

feluring matches; instruments, The Dutch

have countered appliances (including artificial without purpose and without work at a large in has a population of some 1,500,- Gestapo Chief, Henrich

Stanley said. Mr

BOO 000 natives. The former Germier, who was very hostile to plan," the guerliing moves by burn- teeth) used wholly or mainly in

Czechs, Harlan addert. He said Members were deeply after, the National

Boardman portion of New Guinea is the

Goebbels asked ing many emply houses which dentistry; electric lamps; lusula- could be used as hiding places, ted electric wires and cubles; anxious at the lack of informa-spokesman had warned. of pos- administered by Australia under Eventually

number. of Army sible Government action against a United Nations trusteeship,Harlan to marry Lida so that she tion on the Armoured cara are patrolling rainwater goods; and soil goods. formations up to strength, fully "the campaign of sabotage." It "Austratin strongly advocates might require German citizen- the streets of Jogjakarta.

deliberale. an Act

parsext

and practises a policy that ter-ship, but he declined. A Dutch Army spokesman months ago, the Board may re-not find it very easy to meet the

six trained and equipped. "We did was believed to be

Work also halted at another ritories Inhabited by

non-self disclosed today that the Dutch fer to the Commission any trade difficulty that arose in Malaya.blocked a shaft.

Amid loud laughter, Harlan when

tram governing peoples should be ad- runaway Army suffered twenty casualties for industry in which mono- he sald

ministered primarily in the In-sold Goebbels used to type all!

his love letters in red.. He said in beating off the heavy guerilla polien or restrictive practices "Are we in a position to meet M. Henri Mortel, a secretary terests of the inhabitants. attacks in Jogjakarta early on are believed to exist, detrimen-jany other commitments if they of the Communist-led Miners. "Australia's policy for all its that Lida brought him a note in

tal to pubile Interest-Reuter, farise today?"

Federation rejected wilful external territories has been to red lettering, summoning him ́WHIP'S SUGGESTION damage as the explanation of protect native peoples from ex- to discuss the project of marri-

He said piollation by any outsiders. Mr Stanley said that as a re-ie recent accidents. Ault of the war and its aftermath, they were caused by "not heed Australians

foreigneru. Britain was to longer in a posing the warnings given by safety Australia's extensive plans for PLAYING WITH TRAIN tion to have responsibility for men."-Reuter." Commonwealth defence, even at

Tuesday morning

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of

hostilities.

the

Armistice Talks Postponed

and

the social betterment of New

There was further laughter Guinea are well known in the when the Alm director said that United Nations. They include the rst time he met Goebbels for the economic the Propaganda Minister was programme recovery of the territory follow-lying on the floor, playing with ing the devasta

devastation caused by a toy train with the actor, Gus- the Japanese invasion.", Mrtav Froelich. Shaw added.

"Mass migration of any kind Gochbel's heart was Satanic, would clearly be contrary to but his Intelligence was that of our trusteeship obligations."a geulus, Harlan sald. United Press,

Smugglers' Trick

the outbreak of

Mr Frank Byers. eblaf Liberal

WHIP

suggested that Britain should ask her sister Commonwealth nations to un- dertake some of the overseas garrison and routing duties now Ras En Makura, Mar. 3,- carried out by Britain.

Armistice talks between the An Opposition motion asking Lebanese and Israeli delera- the House to decline approval tions were postponed here to-

the Government's

recent day untH Monday morning. statement on defence because They have been taking place It was "Inadequate" WAS de at the Ras En Nakura Customs feated by 201 vol

voles to 155 House which is held by the tonight. A Government motion Lebanese,

3.-Smugglers of livestock be-Semitism, but because his wife's asking for approval was carried After yesterday's, talks, a tween Germany and Belgium relatives, who were plous Jews, by 227 to three, after the two reliable Israeli source com- have a new trick to stop the Communist Members,

Messrs mented that the problems were cottle lowing as they cross the objected to her being married

to an Aryan, William Gallacher and Philip more complicated than had been border. Piratin, had challenged a divi- thought at first.

Police reported the smugglers For each of his feature flims Ordinarily there would Although thero is atilt an tub soap around the mouths of ho received 90,000 marks, not have been a division on this official news blackout, it is the cattle. The cattle lick off Goebbels had a 51 percent motion as one had already taken reliably learned that points the soap and are unable to low anancial share in most of tho place on the Opposition amend-scussed-Associated Press.

concerning Syria have been for some, Ume afterwards feature films, Harlan added.——

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