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Hongkong Telegraph

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1949.

Reds Shell And Send Aground

Death Of Princess To

Rabbi Wise

A PROMINENT

ZIONÍST

New York, Apr. 19.--- Rabbi Stephen Wise, 75- year-old Jewish leader, died here today.

Born Ja

Budapest, Hungary, on March 17, 1947, Dr Wise wis States brought to the United when a year ok! by his parents. His father was Dr Aaron Wine, who became minister of the of Odepli Sholom in temple New York City.

Dr Whe was alucated in New York public schools and al Columbia University. He began h's career at the age of 10 when he was appointed? one of the naistorts to Dr Henry Jacobs, rabbi of Madison Avenue Syn- agogue. Within the year he came head of the synagogue.

Ite was only 23 when he declined the post of rabbl of the Temple El Emanuel, whose congregation was one of New York's richest.

OWN SYNACOCUE Instead, he decided to have a synagogue of his

1007 established

Visit Italy

London, Apr. 19.-

Margaret in

Princess going to. Italy for, a private leur next month, it was learned here to- This will be the Con- trip to the

night.

Becond

tinent

for the Princera, who is 19 next August. It

is also the first visit by a

of

Royal the member

for. Family to an ex-enemy ter- ritory since the war. The actual date of her depar- ture has not yet been

drekted, but it is under-

stood that Princess Mar- garet will leave early in May, and will spend four

weeks in Italy, visiting กรดไ centres it tal Reuter

artistic

of historic

interesl.-

ULTIMATUM

TO WBVS

35

10-Burmese

Rangoon, Apr.

forces, with Government

miles west of Mayinyo, Mandalay back in their hands,

Issued

40-hour today ultimatum to the White Band Communists Inside Mandalay to come outside the city and face them in battle.

The Army challenge sak that own and in lie the Communists did not

"Freo come the

thus avold and out, Synagogue" with the backing of battle losses in civilian life and Government Mr

the and properly. Непку Morgenthau

the city troops would assault other prominent New Yorkers.

It

He had been rabbi of this and unnluilate them.

since then, organisation ever

was organised democratic group with the rabbi given complete freedom in his religious and social work. Dr Wise @gured prominently in the Zionist movement after World War I. He was one of the founders of the Foundation of American Zionists throughout his career

The Government appealed to the Buddhist clergy and eltizens the inside Mandalay to urge White Band Volunteers to quit the city, around which isolated attacks between the two forces were reported tonight.

ol

The British

Sloop, Amethyst

YANGTSE RIVER DRAMA: HEAVY CASUALTIES

The British naval sloop, Amethyst, attached to the 1st Escort Flotilla, Far East Station, and commanded by Lt.Cdr. B. A. I. Skinner, was shelled by Communist guns from the banks of the Yangtse, about 80 miles from Nanking at 9 o'clock this morning. The ship is aground and it is feared there have been heavy casualties.

The Amethyst, a 1,375-ton Sloop, launched in 1943, was, according to a Reuter message from Shanghai, on what is described as a humane and peaceful mission to Nanking, where she was to relieve HMS Consort in prò- viding protection for British nationals in the threatened Nationalist capital.

In Nanking, adds Reuter, the British Em- baasy announced at 9.30 a.m., that it had re- ceived a signal from the Amethyst to the effect that she was under heavy fire, WAN aground and had suffered heavy casualties.

determined from as east of Kuan, a small village which side of the river the bank of the shells were fired, but they are north on the

come from Yangtae, about 30 miles down- presumed to have

the Communist-held side as the stream from Chinking.

Naval authorities In Nanking signal was sent said that the under obvious distress.

According to Naval standing orders the Amethyst is belleved to have painted a large Union Jack on both sides of the vessel.

It

understood Is

The sloopgave, her poslilon | officially

Island

ship's voyage was being mode with the consent of the Non- king Government.

TO THE RESCUE

The British destroyer, Con- that sort (1,710 tons) has left Nan- Black

out urgent rescue take off casualties of operations:

and to take any other The Amethyst left Shanghat necessary, yesterday and anchored over night at Kiangyin, about 82 miles upstream from Wousung

United Press reports that at the moment it has not been

I is expected it wil

Inko

Better Late Than Never

London, Apr. 19.—A 70- year-old Royal Marine pensioner, William Gregory, hns been awarded tho Meritorious Service Medal by the Admiralty

years after a China wat exploit which earned it.

Mc Gregory was a cor- poral in a force of 70 Marines which successfully defended the British Lega- tion at Peklug in 1950. Badly wounded fi a sortie he

mentioned despatches and promoted.

WAS

the

In the first World War ho

In WAN

Royal Marines and in the last war fi the Home Guard. has two sons In the Navy.

At the Royal Marine Headquarters in London It was stated that the delar in making the award was not due to forgetfulness. "There is An officer wald: only 趄 certain qunts of Meritorious Service Medals and the quota is normally

that an alled so

award cannot be made until vacancy arise from the death of folder. The award carries with It a small aunulty."—Reuter,

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Plan Prepared To Keep India Within. Commonwealth

London, Apr. 19.-A compromise plan for keeping India in the British Commonwealth will be placed before the meeting of the Prime Ministers when it convenes on Thursday.

A delegate said that the compromise probably would enable India to stay within the Common- wealth even after India proclaimed herself a re- He said this would so strengthen the Com- public. monwealth that the suggested Pacific pact against aggression would not be necessary.

Mr sell

obliged

to leave ibe

Dino

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

Tel: 27880

Crown Counsel Asks For Inquiry Into Telephone Company Accounts

"If it were a matter of minor irregularities Government would not make a point of up- setting the arbitration. The intention of my application at this stage is for the arbitrators to exercise their powers under section 40 to enquire into the Telephone Company accounts so that we may know to what extent the charges made have been lawful or unlawful,” said Mr A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, when he represented the Government at the Telephone Company-Hongkong Government Arbitra- tion hearing which commenced in the board room of the S. C. M. Post this morning.

The arbitrators

Agures. Mr J. further are McNeill and .Mr P. D. A Chladell. Instructing Crowl Counsel is Mr L. R. Andrewes, Crown Solicitor. while the Telephone Company nfe Te presented by Mr Eldon Potter K.C., Mr H. G. Sheklon, K. C. and Mr D. A. L. Wright, in- structed by Mr R. A. Wadeson. of Messrs Deacons.

in

this During period A number of accounts had been submitted and the account for the first half-year of 1948 was supplied. On enn- sideration of these

these further further figures by Government and on analysis IL WOS found | Government's

t's view that profits which were being made were sufficient as not to justify Mr Percy Chen, instructed by the original offer of 90 percent Mr. W. H. Young, is holding a

business telephones increase on which had watching belef on behalf of Ng | whi

put forward been

ward At this stage Fuk-chu, You Sun, the Star by Government.

down and Hotel Lad., Chuen Yee Hong, Ku negotiations broke Chock-lun, F. Au Pun, Wong the Company advised them that Tai-chiu and Hul Kwok-ho, all they were going to arbitration.. members of the Preparatory Crown Counsel said that Committee of the Hongkong throughout this "imo Gover- Chinese Reform Association. ment had been working on the In his opening, Mr Lonsdal assumption, and a justified as- dealt with a point arising from sumption, he submitted, that the being sup. a communication to Govern-accounts which were nient, from the Chairman or plied concerned purely lawful Directors of the

charges. It was at this stage that e Telephonta Company. Counsel sald that in communication was made by the prewar axles, and Government to the Company that It had SOTTIC

me suspiclon that some charges under the Telephonat Ordinance were

1040

ns

tion

the

in force, and of the rates and charges were

was

n result of an applica- not in conformity with the De- made by the Company fence Regulations or the Tele-

It Ordinance the charges were increased un-phone

to the attention of the not by amendment of the about fashion through the soll- dinance or by the Governor-in-

der the Defence Regulations,ompany's advisers in 4 roun

Council. A 50 percent increase cltors of the Company. It was The Prime Minister,

was gazetted by the British Mill-nssumed in the correspondence rates that the figures of Clement Attice, will hold private Commonwealth toll be malen tary Administration in February supplied in the accounts of the wasque tonight raid its aircraft had artery fire about 10 miles east Swan, has sailed from Shanghai | conversations with each of the loss to both, The Commonwealth | of that year. And The Government's communi- the sloop came under heavy king and the frigate,

In 1947 the Com- Kuan. opposite the Com-to carry

visiting delegates before they is the only political institution pany represented again that the Company were based entirely on **** | charges which the Company ardent spokesman for Zionism bombed three rebel concentra-of

Mr which forms a link between the rates and charges were Insum- start their fortnal work.

sub- Among tions in Moulmein district vil-munist-occupied

steps Attlee in the United States.

will start

hich could lawfully make to by seeing democracies of the West and the cicut to provide the preft which

scribers under the Telephone- the first Amerleans to recogniselages on the east coast, scoring Kulyang

of Pakistan newly awakened politically self the Company conidered Liaquat Ali Khan

reason. the menace-of-Hilerism-to-direct hits. It added!__that_the_

Ordinance. Stephen-Senanayake-of and

-of conscious--Asia-of-which-India. Karen sup-

able, and they supplied accounts world prace.

he frequently Communists, with

these ships 12 hours to reach Ceylon

Daniel should be the natural Icader." and possibly

in support of the application.

COMPANY'S REPLY called for a boycott of Germanport, were massing for an at-

the scene where the Amethyst | Mala of South Africa and

negotiations, Govern noods during the early stages luck on the Moulmeingyun rice

is grounded.

Foreign Minister Lester Pearson The Daily Mail sald, "There! After some

Government asked the solici ment offered an increase in rates of Nazism'.

centre, 70 miles southwest

of Canada. He planned to see 15 reason to believe that some

for business lein- tors of the Company for con (Continued on Page 63 Rangoon, -Reuter.

would be con-and charges It is recalled that at the end Peter Fraser of New Zealand, Indian lenders

phones amounting to 25 Ormation of this assumption and of November, last year, when Joseph B. Chifley of Australia tent to remain within the circle

own past utter- percent Increase on the

the prewar the reply given was neither an nor a denial. The the Communists appeared likely and Jawaharlal Nehru of India tied by their

rates. The to take Hanming within a mat-on Thursday,

unces. Egypt must often regret

Company refuse admission ter of days, the Amethyst took

that she has regained her feeth's offer and after negotiations last paragraph of the letter to Government, said Counsel, stated A cargo of flour, rice and tinned Authoritative Indian quarters dom and so must Burma. The Government offered a 90 percent that the solicitors fell that the

must were of the opinion that a solu- people foods to the Nationalist capital from Hongkong at the request tion might be found by which tyranny","

request was tantamount to ask- ing their advice to the company on figures which they had not. to as yet had an opportunity (Continued on Page 5)

EDITORIAL

Reds Show Their Hand

THE Chinese Communists' original eight

with the for demands

репсе Nationalists have now been extended to a 24-point programme, typical of a party which feels itself strong enough to make a "take it or suffer the consequences" confirms The offer. The

programme

While it con- worst fears of the KMT. tains a slight modification in the "war criminals" demand, it is wholeheartedly

the Reds complete: designed to make

n

held by Chiang Kai-shek, T. V. Soong, H. f. Kung, Chen Li-fu and Chen Ku-fu, are the chief features of the Communists' domestic programme. The only clue to is con- their foreign relations policy tained in clause which demands repudiation of a number of Sino-American agreements, the majority of which are the post-war pacts, and rendition to

United coalition government by the

These States of "Imperialistic" rights.

two conditions could be regarded as a

of the British Embassy.

India as a republie could stay

Q

Sigh for the old

The Times suggested that the In the Commonwealth with

Burma should ba According to Jane's Fighting i

the Gov-leht president,

fent, replacing Ships, the Amethyst was com-

the King sympathetically considered by ernor-general which missioned on May 7, 1943. She sends all Commonwealth the

to

Commonwealth

Prime

has a displacement of 1,375 tons, countries. Under such a for- Ministers. The Time said, "Al- and is equipped with six 4-ins mula, the President could act as though Burma chore to sever AA mins and eight 2-pounder the King's representative. The ties with the Commonwealth the King himself would be recog-state of affairs in that part of nised as the "first citizen" or the world is still

pompoms.

STOP PRESS

the Commonwealth.

DELEGATES ARRIVE

Canada's Foreign

Mr

sign that the Chinese Reds are willing HMS Consort

to toe the Soviet line in its foreign policy, though it has to be observed that directed they are, at present, only against the United States, Nevertheless, if they were to represent the foreign relations policy of a Chinese coalition government operating under the aegis of the. Communists, there would be no cause for the Western Powers generally to having to congratulate themselves on deal with such an administration. Mas Tse-tung's 24-point-programme as a basis for pence conference has still to he officially announced and Nanking's re- The conditions actions known thereto.

and military of the political masters

Chinn.

example, For of future coalition government is suggested, but it will be under the strict guidance of the Communist Party. It envisages n seven- member supreme policy-making council, but again its chairman will be chosen by the Communists. The People's National Assembly will adopt a new constitution, the drafting of which will be in the hands of a Communist-controlled New Pallical Consultative Council. On the provocative subject of the future of the Army, the Reds have defalte idens: Nationalist troops are to await reorgani sation

of the mensures on the lines adopted in Pelping, which means nothing less than liquidation of the Nationalist forces. And the Navy and Air Force are to be "handed over to the coalition government," which, translated into more realistic terms, means they are to come of the Reds. the direct control under Agrarian reform, If the vague terms of clauses 21 and 22 can be so classed, is follow the pattern adopted in the to

Communists' terms, ore tantamount to an Manchuria and North China “liberated"

unconditional surrender challenge, areas, namely, partial confiscation of private properly, and, at some unsinted Heemingly Intended to indicate the Reds'

confidence measures for

in themselves, and also to date, the introduction of

forco Nanking Into making Л rapid reducing rentals and Interest, and still later, application of the "three mou for decision. The odds are, however, that each farmer" principle. These, together peace negotiations, as Buch, will break with the confiscation of properties now down.

Are

severe and the constitution of the so-called coalition government will tool nobody, The only question of doubt which now arises is whether Li Tsung- Jen and his colleagues are prepared to terme, or with- Recept the Communist draw whatever Nationalist forces remain to the South in an effort to thwart the Reds from imposing their will there. The

Imatter for 19 much concern to a number of Commonwealth countries. Nehru

and Liaquat All Khan will be settle- can be done to further Minister, able to advise what, if anything, Lester Pearson, was the ment in Burma."-United Press. first to arrive by plane yester- : day und Premier Malan of South Africa arrived today.

Also Comes Pakistan's Foreign Minister Sir Six Jews Killed

Under Fire

Zafrulah Khan was due here by

nightfall and the Prima Ministers of Australia, Now Zealand. India, Ceylon and Pakistan were due tomorrow,

In Ambush

Tel-Aviv, Apr. 19--The Gov- The last to arrive will be ernment reported tonight that six HMS Consort, which has

Premier India's

Nehru of Jews were killed and five in- gone to the rescue of the India, described by Common-jured carly today when a party Amethyst reports that she wealth relations quarters today of civilians was ambushed while has been fired on, but that as the "Hamlet of the con- on a trip to the Edom area at

pondering whether she has suffered no casual. ference"

India Is "lo be or not to be" ties.

member Π

Commori- of the wealth.

Commonwealth relations of ciuls emphasized that the con- ference would be a top secret. They described the proceedings ns "very ticklish, and said it was doubtful whether any in- formation would be made publle until the participating statesmett had returned to their countries.

The Naval authorities Issued the following state- ment:

It is now known that HMS Amethyst is aground in the Yangise in a position approximately 30 miles cast of Chinking.

the southern tip of the Dead Sea, Survivors of the party. of 12 reported they were.ambushed by Bedouins. Three of the injured were reported to be in serious condition.-United Press.

NO REPRIEVE

London, Apr. 18-The Home that in Omeial sources said the Bri-Secretary has decided tish government wishes to the case of Harry Lewis, who HMS Consort is in atten."maintain as close relations with was sentenced to death on dance and HMS Black Swan Indians she may desire herself." March D, there are not sufficient will arrive early Thursday the circle of Commonwealth commending any interference South African sources believed grounds to justify him in re- morning.

can videned by the entry with the due course of Inw. of those who enter on the com- Lewis is due to be executed on At present there are no mon basis of tree Association Thursday, details of casualties in the among self-governing communi- Amethyst.

Aged 21 oz no fixed address. The Brilah press today pon-he was sentenced to death for IIMS Consort reporta dered

over the question and the murder of Harry Michael- offered no solution,

son, a lightning cartoonist, in a being fired on, but there

The Conservative Dally Tele- Marylebone flat on Christmas |were no casuallies.

graph: sald, "If india feels her night-Reuter.

tics,"

-

increase for business telephones but this was not accepted by the Telenhone Company.

ACCOUNTS ANALYSED Mr Lonsdale zaid that consider. Government then naked

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