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VOL. IV NO. 67

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, For and on behalf of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LIIA.

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The

Today's Weather: Winds gradually increasing to moderate or fresh East; sea fog rapidly clearing; weather becoming cloudy, with scattered light drizzle lonight; cooler.

Noon Observations: Barometrio pressure, 1015.1 mbs., 29.03 in. Temperature, 72.2 deg. F. Dew point, 68 deg. F. Relative humidity, 18. Wind direction, East. Wind force, 10 knots.

High water: 6 ft. 3 in. at 2.40 pm, Low water: 1 ft. 8 in. ai'

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1949.

Ban On Stop Work

Dine

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

Tel: 27880

Govt. Imposes A Ban On Stop Work U.S. Reds Charged

Russia Not To

Retaliate

Berlin. Mar. 21. The Russlan authorities an nounced tonight they will take no retaliatory action against the more by the Western powers which out-

the lawed

Soviet Fart Mark in the Watern nee- tor of Berlin.

In the first official Soviet reaction to the currency reform. Colonci Alexis Yelizarov, acting Novic

CHEATH Commandant of Berlin, de- clared:

an endeavour to help the population of Berlin's Western sectors, the Soviet

Mitary Administration

does not intend to carry Dui

measures

restricting

ину

Any use

of-the mark of the Gertian Bank of Emission (East Mark) by residents. of the Western sectors in the Soviet sector of Berlin 'and in the Soviet occupa- flon zone. — Associated Press,

SKI-ER'S COOL

NERVE

Mor.

after

Political

Processions

LONDON AREA

BARRED

London, Mar. 21-All political proces- were, banned for sions in the London area three months by the Home Secretary, Mr James Chuter Ede. The announcement came less than 24 hours after big clashes in the East End of London between anti-Fascists and supporters of Sir Oswald Mosley, the prewar. Fascist leader.

Mr Chuter Ede, who made his statement to the House of Commons, said: "I regret it is necessary to take this step, but it is in- tolerable that the streets of the metropolis should be made a battleground for opposing factions."

The Home Secretary' said he

been informed End

Mr Chuter Ede said that by the when the procession arrived at Commissioner of Police that the its destination where a further powers conferred on him were meeting was intended, it was that the pince Whe Bot sufficient to enable him to fourl

"serious public dis-occupied by four other meet- prevent

The police therefore order being caused by political ings.

the marchers to dis- processions and he had, there-ordered fore. nsked that such processions

perse forthwith. for

added: be banned.

He

ground, he curled up and rolled staging similar marches, ended

on February 8 this year. and over down the hill. Ile got up unhurt.

vver

The ski he lost fell into the *pectators and one person was Injured-Associated Press.

POLICE RUSE FAILS

These coal miners trooping into a lamp house of the H. C. Frick mine Coke company Rear Pittsburgh, indi- cated they would join in the two-week stoppage asked by Coal Mine Union Chief, John L. Lewis-AP Picture.

Paper's Contempt Court

Miners

J

Mysterious Fires Destroy Turkish Military Property

Istanbul, Mar. 21.-Unofficial quarters today linked the Communists with a series of mysterious fires and explosions which military property in the past few weeks,

Of destroyed large amounts of Turkish

21-Masterly Oslo, skiing technique saved the life a Jump of Shorleif Mostue in in the Skuibakken ski jumping hilt near Oslo on Sunday.

Watched by 15,000 spectators, leapt out 230 feet and Mostue lost one of his skis. Balancing

"When their his body with his skiless leg,

A ban on political demon-

discovered that he soared through the air and then calmly rested his free legstrations, imposed in April, 1948, ponents...

the procession had already dis- A split after Mosley

supporters hael

Their they diverted: behind his other len

thu touching nunounced their intention. of persed,

animosity

to the police. Mil second

lumpy of concrete, bottles, hurricane lamps and, in fact. missile wero Available any hurled by the crowd, and in the target was the Mr Chuter Edę said the police, each case anticipating that disorders tnight police.

by "Allempls were also made to nrise en the route Helicopter Rescue

Mosley's Union Movement, pre-interfere with the mounted po scribed in different route, which lice by throwing marbles and Maryville, Tenn. Mar. 21-A four

Was not disclosed to the or-ball bearings on the road. helicopter today rescued

from the

anisers until yesterday morn-further aloe arrests were made pervons injured

Stories Smoky Muntains, where theying with the object of pre-by the pellee at this stage."

three venting the mute from being Mr Chuter Ede said that 10 had been stranded for

policemen were injured, but beside- their crashed publicly advertised."

"So far as the

21.-The London, Mar. He said that 20 arrests were none seriously. A Bfth occupant had stum-made during attempts to inter-palive are aware, no personal

The first in the chain of ex- meeting injuries were suffered by mem-proprietors ant publishers bied about 40 kilometres in 42 fere with the

and at no of the Daily Mirror in Ridley road and to interferebers of the public

today ordered to attend the plosions and fires here, on March A private (Continued on Page 5)

was the worst. hours to reach a telephone and

with the march.

working Divisional ainmunition Bench

inctory. King's report the crash.-Reuter.

orders, was Court on Friday to answer on for contempt of court, al-destroyed and 32 persons killed:

On March 10, at Tuzla, near leged to have been committed mir naval base, by the publication of reports try rador statlan

days plane.

EDITORIAL

Union

chosen

Mr Cassidy's Cheerful Report

THE

the

#L

HE chairman's speech at the annual! general meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce is some- thing more than a report to members: It is necepted by all those interested in

progress of The Colony authoritative precis of developments during the preceding 12 months and ot

LO acceptable pointer the immediate future. In these respects the Hon P. S. Cassidy's address to the Chamber yester- day ranks on equal terms with speeches delivered

Mr by his predecessors.

hia steners thin be Cassidy warned

the to overlap would probably have comprehensive surveys of the state of Hongkong which had been made during recent weeks, but in at least one respect he advanced à great deal further than any of those reviews, Mr Cassidy had the courage to peer into the future--not too distant, it is true, but with a degree of confidence that had not been attempted by earlier/reviewers. His opinion' cạn decidedly encouraging. Firstly, he sees few signs of a recession; secondly, there is no ebrious reason for anxiety about effecting future sales of seasonal stacks; thirdly, while the pollti-. cal situation in China is disturbing and undoubtedly has affected trade between Hongkong and the hinterland, he docs the basic character of not think that the Chinese merchant will be changed by any political creed adopted in his country. Here is a note of optimism which merits attention because it repre- sents an important body of responsible opinion-opinion based on experience, knowledge and business acumen.

bo

rated

በዞ

Nor

of con-

do we believe Mr Cassidy is indulging in

The signs wishful thinking.

outweigh tinued prosperity here for the vague indications of slumps, caused conditions world economic either by

or the political upheaval within China.

In his appreciation of the past year's trading and the future prospects, Mr "il is Cassidy sagely observed that obvious that the sphere of our entrepot trade has widened." That, of course, is the fascinating prime reason for the recurd trade returns for 1948, and that Is the basic justification for

A

Sequel To Murder

were

2.

One official pointed to the fact that 12 persons had been arrested here for "spreading Communist propaganda," the first such arrests The Communist Party is in many months. outlawed in Turkey.

The police had not said the arrests were con- nected with possible sabotage, but the timing of the round-up was considered significant.

Hovernment

large mili- containing

on March 4 relating to a man equipment sent by the United

at present in prison on murder charge.

Д

Ship Runs Aground On Waglan Is.

Not Believed To Be Seriously Damaged

With Conspiracy

BLUEPRINT FOR REVOLUTION

New York, Mar, 21.The Government today charged 11 top United States Com- munists, using the Russian revolution as a blueprint, had advocated the smashing of the U.S. Government.

In an hourlong opening statement, the United States Attorney, Mr John McGohey, told the Federal Court jury of seven women and five men (including three negroes) that the 11 Communist National Board members had conspired to teach "that this revolution cannot be without violence, for, to be success- ful, the entire apparatus of government must be smashed."

Mr McGohey said the Com- munist Party, as reorganised by the defendants in 1945, taught students who were being trained as "professional revolutionaries" that Marxism was the "guide to

action."

The

accept any. as evidence unless they were made as a sworn statement and not in his role of attorney.

The first weeks of the triat were taken up largely by the de-. fence's unsuccessful efforts to Russian rovolution is prove the New York system of studled in detail as the blueprint jury selection was illegal. Selec- for revolution in every other ion of the fury required two continued. "This weeks and one of the three ne- country," he Is the model for revolution in groes on the jury-woman- this country. At the proper is foreman.

"Not

We

that

time of national crisis, unrest Dennis said the defence would and disorder, brought about by "expose sinister political pur- severe depression or war, Party members will be in positions of poses behind this trial."

Am one paragraph Indictment Influence in key trades and basle

charges Industries. When the National the

Communist leaders Bourd decides that the revolu-

at nny time committed tionary situation is at hand, the single overt act against the Unit- Parly will lead the proletariated States Government or advo

cated its forcible overthrow," he said. "We will have no alibis that we were somewhere elso (during the times mentioned in the indictment)."-United Press.

in violent revolution."

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MOTION DENIED "The 11 men, who have claim ed they love America, are charged with conspiring in 1945 to dissolve the Cominunist poll-

PLEADS INNOCENCE tleal association and set up the

Washington:-Mar-21-Miss- present Communist Party of the United States to teach and ad-Judith Coplon, 27-year-old for- violent overthrow of the mer American Government em- Serument.

ployee, pleaded innocent today

on

M.

The actual trial opened after to a charge of taking secret Federal Judge Harald Medina security information from the

motion to Justice Department files. denied

a defence

Miss Coplon's trial out the Indictment or throw udjourn the case for 90 days on Grand Jury indictment alleg- that adverse newsing the removal of information #rounds paper publicity had prevented a will start on April 25,

She is also to be tried in fair trial.

York Sitting with the defence cous-New

the chief defendant, Valentin kel was

his engineer Eugene Dennis, acting as own counsel. He mude the main Headquarters,

conspiracy. defence opening statement.

Mr Justice Medina instructed

on April 1 with

Gubitchov, Russian

at United Nations on an espionage

Miss Coplon is nt provisional is in cus- the jury to give close attention liberty. Gubltchey

to Dennis' remarks, but not lo tody-Reuter.

States was destroyed by fire.

REPORTERS BARRED On March 11, at Adana, south The order was arouneed by of Anulolie, a modern military the Lord Chief Justice of Eng-hospital was damaged by fire. land, Lord Goddard, and two No casunities were announced. 12, at Dagrenice other judges after they had On Mareli considered

an application on military base near Istanbul, fire

George John behalf of Mr

swept a large ammunition dump

The 8,000-ton merchant THE NEW Haigh. for leave to apply a and caused an explosion felt

First for miles. writ of attachment against o belleving

there were casualties, later re-ship, Surprise, owned by editor.

sald there were none. Re-the Pacific Far East Lines,: were barred from the which left Hongkong har- bour yesterday afternoon, aground Ori Waglan

our trade will continue to flourish. The widening of our sphere of entrepot trade does not mean-even infer--that

he Indepen Hongkong believes it can dent of China's economic position, but it dues demonstrate that the Colony Is capable of expanding its dealings, and 10- that if China became stabilised

could efficiently handle any morrow it additional demands, for entrepot trade. And that this is so can be credited to the sagacity, of the Colony's commercial interests and the commonsense practi

cability of Government. Hongkong hur- bour permits the quickest turn-about of shipping in any port east of Suez and for this state of affairs due recognition must be given to the Port Executive Commillee and to the rapid rehabilitation by private undertakings. of wharf fucilities, Moreover, it la n matter for Chamber record that, although the

named of Commerce and the newly Department of Supplies and Distribution have not always seen eye to eye over the technique of marketing, they have, for the

part worked together mon!

effectively. This, hormonlously and clearly, has been a factor in the Colany's continued success in rehabilitating and consolidating itself. Mr Cassidy's report was pleasantly cheerful in tone, and while it would be unwise to assume too much, we believe he was fully justified' In adopting the note of confidence which characterised his comments about tho future.

reports said

ports is in Hnigh

custody On a charge of murdering Mrs Olive porters Durant-Deneon, a widow who scene.

On March 14, a building at disappeared from her London hotel.

writ,

when Ule proprietors and pub-

lislers were before the court.

and in

com-

With Communist activities

have

The Surprise, carrying car- (nine 1 passengers Ko and from Hongkong and two from Manila) was scheduled to make

After Mr Bolam had accepted EXODUS FROM received

responsibility for the

matter

PEIPING

Carrier

ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS ARE HERE

n military ran Isinbiaye, housing During today's hearing of the recruiting office, was destroyed Island about midnight, ne- After the March 10 cording to reports reaching the by fire. application for the

Silvester fire at Tuzlu, the commander the Colony this morning. heard Mr judges

Dally of the First Army in Istanbul Bolam, editor of the

through his asked newspapers not to pub- Mirror, express

thu incidents counsel, "his sincere and un-lelse

newspapers qualified regret" for "his grave general the error" in publishing the reports. plled.

JUDGE'S COMMENT legal, all known Communists direct trip to San Francisco.

from the

Captained by Mr E. Nelson, disappeared

There have been per- the Surprise left Buoy Ant They ordered that the co-public.

cleared tempt of court allegation and theristent reports that an under-14 p.m. yesterday and exists. Lyemun an. hour later. application for the writ should, ground organisation both be dealt with on Friday, United Press.

No information has yet been weather ns to the conditions when the ship ran possible she aground, but it ran into fog after leaving the now before the court, the Lord

harbour inasmuch as it was Chief Justice said: "No one can

seven hours later when bay this was an error of judg Shinghal, Mar. 22.-The first

of foreigners from went.aground. ment. These things are the most exodua

Talkoo are horrifying things one can pos- Pelping since the Communists sibly read. The whole thing is took over control of the city alleging it a man has com-is expected to begin within standing by to render assistanco the foreign in getting the ship afloat again. mitted murder.

few days when

this One on one staff members of the Economic

report received With a man held

Administration murder,

the most horrifying Co-operation

Icave for the South, morning said the Surprise was detalls are given of other mur-there ders which are said to have either for Shanghal or Hong not making water and that all

jaboard were safe and well. been committed, with details kong.

Headed by Mr Ritchie C. Two agents of the owners left about them."

for Wagian during the moming Lord Goddard, following a Davies, the group will catch a conference with Justice. Hum-steamer at Tientsin. Communlet and reports from them are ex-

permission to leave the city pected later this afternoon. phreys and Birkelt, then sald

boen Sir Walter Monckton, represen-was reported to have

The Surprise is on a regular Ung Haigh: "The court thinks given a few days ago.

The ECA Peiping Office sun-schedule between San Francisco that in a case of this gravity the publishing company-the pro- pended operations shortly after and Hongkong, her other ports Windsor House, Hong Kong prietors ought to be brought the Communists assumed con of before the court."-Reuter, trol of the city-Router.

Two tugs from

call being Shanghai

Manila.

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