1949-05-25 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRA

Lords Seek To Hold

Up Steel Bill Until After Election

London, May 24. — The battle over the Government's Bill to nationalise most of the iron and steel industry today moved from the House of Commons, where it has been passed, to the House of Lords.

In this mainly hereditary Chamber, the Conservatives, who have a big majority, pro- posed to give the Bill a second reading-agree- ment in principle-but decided to put down an amendment to it.

The date for the transfer has been fixed for May 1, 1950, when about 100 of the major firms, with a total issued capital of about £195,- 000,000 and employing about 300,000 workers, are to be taken over by the Government.

of

"That will give the electorate a chance of having another look

W. Berlin Police Take Over Railway Stations

out

Berlin, May 24-The Soviet- controlled railway polico, cused by the Weslem Military Governors of “EnnecessaTY bloodshed" In Berlin's four-day old rallway strike, moved quietly tonight when armed re- inforcements of West Berlin German police began taking over all the stations In their sector of the city. •

milltary police

The French and the German police took into custody 60 pro-Communist rail- waymen who had been occupy- ing the French sector station of the Schulzendorf, according to Western police headquarters.

With the stations now under the control of West Berlin police and the non-Communist rail- waymen still on strike, obser- vers here thought the Soviet Grailway authorities, who

operate

Lord Sailsbury, leader of the at it," he said. "If the elec-

torate return the present stouso in the Opposition

the lines by four-power agreOS- Lords, speaking on the first day vernment to power, nothing clu

Into

ment, would try to run steam of a two-day debate, proposed prevent the Bill coming

we however pernicious

trains through Westem Berlin. that the date. should be Octo- law,

The key electric Installations ber 1, 1950-the latest date think it. The people will have

to decide on it." for the general election,"

"If the present Governmenmained in the hands of the

strikers tonight. then it is are not returned,

General Frank Brigadier evident that the people reject Howley. Die United States the nationalisation of iron and

Chairman of the three-power steel.

Western Kommandotura, sent a This was a "wise and demo-felter to General Petrov at the cratic amendment," and it was headquarters of the Soviet-con- hoped that the Government trolled Railway Administration, calling on him to withdraw im- would accept It.

"If they do not," he warned,mediately any Soviet troop units "I will tell them here and now which have been cent into the that on that amendment we sha!) United States sector to occupy stand."

Relchabahn property."

Arabs' Demand For Refugees

on

Last week the Arabs for warded their first memorandum outthing "urgent measures" to

Lord Sathbury sold that the nationalisation of the steel in dusiry was a Sefinito step to wards Communism." It was the latest example of the Marxian doctrine of control by the State of all the means of production, distribution and exchange being imposed "on this unhappy cout- try,"

General Howley referred General Patrov to the presence of three Soviet military detach- ments in the United States sector of Berlin.

MILITARY POLICE ALERTED

and The British, American French military police were earlier reported to have been alerted for the take-over tonight, but were not scheduled to par ticipate in the operation unless Russian troops were involved er the West sector police appcaled for help.

Lausanne, May 24.-The Arab states conducting peace talks with Isruel today demanded that

estimated 300,000 who had homes in refugees

awarded to parts of Palestine

the United the Arabs under Nations partition plan be allowed to return. -

"Gradually, quito inextricably, free Institutions and free enter understood Egypt, prise are going to be utterly It was Syria,

Transjordan and the obliterated and taken over by an Lebanon had tacitly recognised all-powerful State," he asserted.

Nations partition the United

He claimed that the British

It was indicated that the for reset-iron and steel industry was a plan

as the basis

and French iting refugees. The UN Pales-"model industry; which is the British, American tine Commission at present is admiration of the world." The authorities have formally au

new Arab best chance an Industry had thorised Professor Ernest Reuter. [studying" the

memorandum presented jointly today of remaining in private the Western "Lord Mayor of by the four delegations.. hands was to be thoroughly u Berlin, to assure ai 7.30 p.m. successful and declare every local time the reaponsibility, for year "a thumping loss".

the maintenance of order on and in- about properly Lord Hall, the First Lord of; and the Admiralty, who opened the stallations

under Reichsbahn

groves and refugees whose ment definitely believed that to tors. tamilles were broken up.

The British Commandant, and so get Major General G. N. Bourne, The Jews have not yet an-industry properly swered the first memorandum, the maximum efficiency a single also informed General Kolikov, Soviet Commandant, by which also contains proposals owner must replace the many, the for compensation and minority and that single owner must give letter, of his intention to take the stations in the Brilish righis. It was reported that undivided

sector. the Israeli Foreign Minister,

He wrote: "In the past three Dr Moshe Sharelt, would

The Government, he sala,

the Relchbbahn police have days present the Arabs memorandum had discovered that there was exceeded their duties, have en to his government.--

the closest possible link-bedeavoured to establish their rule sources tween the industry and the Op- on the stations of the British While Commission

"If democracy is to sector, have opened fire indus denied that a deadlock existed position,

caused in the month-old talks, it was govern, it must take over some criminately and have

the basic Industries of casualties to residents of the the Commission tell of reported that neither side was talding a Britain. This means the pubile British sector."-Reuter. "realistic" view of the questions dustries, of which steel is one."

ownership under dispute.-United Press.

Reuter's political correspon dent wrote tonight: The prsing

ESDAY MAY 25, 1949.

President's Birthday

President Truman smiles as he lights a birth- day cake in his White House offices.

British

Business

Interests

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Optimistic SHE CAPTURES MEN

Prospects Likely

To Improve

In Red China

· London, ・ May 24-Official quarters Doré believe that Communist government for China is only a matter of time, In addition, tà offelal diplo- matic reports, Beltish cham bers of commerce and other authoritative bodies in various parts of North and South China Have reported that the advance In South China is virtually un- checked

"Communist

progress tu-

warda Canton is now measured can only by how fast they travel," one of the chamber al conunerce reports said.

The British business com-

munity generally appears to be that with com-

of the

victory pros-

plete said another

nects for likely to

commerce are

from the More Important Driush Foreign Ofce viewpoint

appraising On his desk

are bundles of greelings for the chief executive on his 65th birthday. This cako came from William Simmons, White House doorkeeper. — AP Plcture.

Gold Dealings Ban Driving Asiatics To Communism

Hongkong, May 25-The current inter- national restrictions on the sale of gold were an important reason why the Asiatic was being driven to Communism, an Buthoritative source, representing big Hongkong banking interests, said here today.

He said that the basic reason for the recent depreciation of the Hongkong dollar on the unofficial money market was that the Asiatic wanted gold, and the International Monetary Fund was depriving him of getting it by legitimate means..

The source said that the Asiatic recognised only one currency, which was: hard coin or its equivalent in specić.

!

repatriate the owners of citrus debate said that the Govern control in their respective scc-play the game with the Asia- for

tle," the banking source mid.

Convicts Revolt:

re-organise

State.

And equip the

dollar and led to allegiance to the Over

real capital of the now active

of the major in-

of the Steel B in the lifetime

of the present Parliament is safeguarded by the special Par- llament Act introduced by the

Government.

VOLCANO SHOWS ACTIVITY

are reports Indicaling that the Chinese Communists are now the situation. In Atalaya. Communist broadcasts from Pelping yesterday were addressed to "colonies of South- east Asia," assuring them of "moral and material assistance whenever possible.""*

The British Foreign Office is also studying reports submitted by the Southeast Asian Com missioner General, Mr Malcolm MacDonald, who was reported to be discussing Hongkong's defence with the Cabinet de fenco committee-United Press.

Aid Cuts To

Be Contested

Washington, May 24-The House Speaker, Sam Rayburn, promised today to take personal command of the fight to restore part of the Appropriation Com- mittee's 15 percent cut in foreign aid funds.

He said it was ill considered especially at this time" for the Committee to make such a heavy. cut in President Truman's re- quests.

bea

Rayburn reminded reporters that the House--leadership has pressing for early action on foreign aid appropriation In order to strengthen Secretary of Stato Dean Acheson's stand at

Paris Conference of For thonio.ers.

Lela

"We Western Powers must which the public need not deal апу legitimate purpose.

said, "I certainly construe People should realise that the this action as weakening his "He has the right to got lowest rate that banks could

hand." He said he was in what he wants."

allow the Honokong dollar to The closing down of Hongu was 1/2-13/16. It was impos- five percent lovel recommended favour of reducing cuts to the, kong dealings in gold started sible for it to be devalued.

by +1 sub-committee-United a depreciation in the Hongkong "Whatever happens the Press.

a spate of Hongkong dollar will still bear wild rumours that were the the same relation to Sterling as

fource sakd. speculators, he declared.

Nervousness about the China situation was aggravated by the

Rush hour crowds at the Star Yungise-Incident, which had were buying Storling on-the-un Farry wharf at Kowloon this

undermined con- official market with United seriously

morning experienced more than fidence. At the same time the States dollars in an effort to the usual delay owing to the ebb gold market had been driven to stabilise the Hongkong dollar,

tide, which hindered the berthing Where would we get Uniled of ferry launches. One ferry Macao and Canton.

dollars?"

he asked took as long as seven minutes to States "Dollars are as much controlled tie up owing to the difficult cur- for us as for anybody else."

He said that he could not ac- count for fluctuations on the

it does now, the banking Star Ferry Delay

punces

It was "utter rubbish" that

Hongkong banking interests

In the week before last 74,000 ounces of gold entered Macau alone, the banking source said. An additional 20,000 arrived last week.

FROM S. AMERICA Hongkong unofficial money These gold shipments were re-market except to say that they due to speculations Medan, May 24-Sumatra's ported to have come from South were biggest volcano, Mempl, showed America by air, often via Manila Reuter. signs

of activity this morning and Saigon.

"The unfortunate part about it This Act was designed to cut when a heavy smoke cloud was the House of Lords power to thrown high into the air, Aneta, alt is that this gold, some of delay fegislation from two years the Dutch new agency reported, which is finding its way to Can- to one and to operate retrose- The cloud reached a height to, has to be paid for in United Leghom. .May 24-Cara-

States dollars," the banker de This means that the estimated at more than 2,000 short- tively,

clared. biniert, summoned by wave radio to quell a revolt on Steel Bill, if held up for a year-metres

The population at the foot of Thus the unofficial pries of (Continued from Fare 1) the prison island

of Gorgona, by the House of Lords, will then off Leghorn, were become law regardless of their the mountain showed no signs the United States dollars in re-establishment of a German State 20-miles

lation to Hongkong dollars and Comell, sitting in ministrative of uneasiness-Reuter.

risen despite the that many economic and tracking down escaped "fers" resistance-Reuter.

United States dollars had been responsibilities.

Many Escape

Jual

no

late today among the

Truelifts...

rocky

SIDE GLANCES

The revolt broke out yester-

nubia khay day among working convicts, barricades along

a riwho erected

Spotli

elsa cuffs in driving rain. They hold out for hours, demanding reform in prison conditions, and at the while the short-wave radlo called "Revolt Among Prisoners, Bend Reinforce

Yonente "

Speedboats, laden with Cara- Letud forestierf armed with tommy-guns the 20 miles of

The

#allet out across quintizarea, and they were followed by Alquru? (others in a larger boat. pizda ailesi Carabinieri broke the convicts' barricades, but many cicaped.. Three hundred men were involved in the revolt. Most of them returned to their cells without trouble; and 37 others who resisted wore captured after a short chase-Reuter.

EISLERIS AGAIN Mat REMANDED

London, May 24-The Dow Street Court today granted a three day delay, until Friday, extradition proceedings xgajört the fugitive Communtel' Gerhart Eisler und ordered him backs in Brixton Prison without

was taken over

defence, cou

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using Dalat, 130 miles from Salgon, as: his headquarters the pending his return

He is to make a lour of the and vialt Hud and This Council which would be i Sountry United The

States dollar scarcity had been increased by drawn from both zones, would Hanoi.

The ex-Emperor's final place a certain amount of note hoard-act-under the suprema

Control of residence has not 'boen axed, ing, and the fact that the de- thority of the Allied

should resume the Prince said, but the French livery of United States notes Council which had been used in some custs

By Galbraith brought in.

for telegraphic transfers back

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WAS recently

is activities on its former basis. Government had offered the old Mr. Vyshinsky's proposal, Governor General's Palace in to America. The drying up or observers noted, would amount Hanel-Reuter. free market exchange in United to a return to military, govern-

which ment,

ty Answers to a result of the Staten dollars as a

abolished the Western Pow-

by situation in China

had Pers for their three zones. Correspondents gravated the scarcity,

Mr. Acheson criticised Mr The. falling off in the free market had been due to, Grsu. Vyshinsity's proposals and des

of exports 14 cribed them as a "back to Fots- the reduction

dam" polley. China to D strickle

He recalled how the three secondly, the heavy reduction Western zones had been united th the number of Chinese este

by the Western Powers in an

at- to give such unity as was

co-operation.

and,

averseas remittances from fee to Germany, in the]

Americu..

Although the Hongkong doi- absence of Soviet lar had fallen in value in term of United States dollars, the banking source said emphati cally that there had been ne verot any |evidenco - whatsoever'

real flight of capital, 05

Mr. Achtson explained that the Western Fowers were deter mind not to undo what they had already done to give growing responsibility to the Germanns.

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