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Today's Weather: Moderato SW winds, Fresh and wqually at times.- Mainly: falę, bul showers.

Noon Observallonii Barometric pressure, 1007.0 mbx, 29.74 in. Temperature, 86.8 deg. F. Dew point, 10 deg. F. Nelativa humidify, 78. Wind direction, Sw by W, Wind forec, 13 knots,

High water: Kft. a). Low water: 2 ft. 8 in, at 1.37 a.m. 1.89 p.m. (Wednesday),

The ans

Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 132

22 Killed In

Britain Has A Homeside Plane Crash

Holiday

RAIL AND ROAD

"TRAFFIC LIGHT

London. June 6.---Dis- couraged by yesterday's rall strike and earlier forecasts of bad weather, most Bri- tons spent the Whitsun today at Bank Holiday home.

said

The main railway stations re- ported that traffic was a little above n normal Sunday, and the

Association Automobile that the roads out of London fo the coast and country were not exceptionally busy.

Many Londonera basked in the banks of the sun along the "Thames, and swimmers thronged the Serpentine, and the lake in Hyde Park. At famous Lord's cricket ground spectators to- Iailed about the 30,000 capacity figure to see the bencht match for Denis Compton Middlesex and Sussex,

The only

between

reported "black spot" in the weather was the

there

Athens, June 6. — Twenty-two persons were killed today in the first major disaster in Greek airline history' when a Kavalla-Athens Dakota crashed against a mountainside 30 miles northeast of here.

The crash occurred during a storm in the mountains near Kako- salesst. The plane burst into flames when it hit the ground.

The Dakota carried 18 passengers and a crew of four. It was owned by the TWE company, partly owned by Trans-World Air- Ihes. United Press.

Offices InvadedBy

Negroes

Bridlington district, on the New York, June 6-A Yorkshire coast. There a south-group of Negroes invaded westerly, gala was blowing this the offices of the American morning, though

were Federation of Labour's In- bright intervals of sunshine,

Lernational Longshoremen's (dockers) Association today. and took over the quarters.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1049.

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Russia To Act As Stromboli Again In British

"Big Brother" To Chinese Reds

MOLOTOV'S NEW TASK

Paris, June 6.—Mr V. M. Molotov was reported on Monday to have been given the task of bringing the Chinese Communists. into line with Soviet Communism.

An Eastern European diplomat said that the Soviet ex-Foreign Minister and one time Premier has the tusk of shaping and imple- menting a "big brother" policy toward the victoriously emerging Chinese regime. Western diplomatic sources said they had heard of such an arrangement though they could not confirm the report.

The reports, if confirmed, would dispel some of the mystery arising over Mr Molotov's position in Politburo politics since he was suddenly replaced by Mr Andrei Vyshinsky as Foreign Minister. Mr Molotov kept the title of Senior Deputy Premier under Joseph Stalin. The scope of Mr Molotov's job, the Eastern diplomat reported, would take in all the Far East, but he would concentrate first on an attempt to ex- ~~ ploit the Chinese Communist triumphs by warming up a thus far cool and wary relationship.

OLD CUSTOMS HONOURED In several parts of Britain, time-honoured customs provided -entertainment and interest for

holiday-makers today.

Weat At

Wickham, Kent, there was "Mitch" trial-a contest to find the most happily married couple in the district- who are rewarded with tion as Communist-inspired; and Foreign Ministers on the Cer-

"itch" (a ham).

in

1

At

12,000

The Russian big brother at- head-itude would be assumed in a country of more than 400,000,000 Inhabitants, whero the United States and Britain have played that sort of role in the past.

Western diplomats, gathered in Paris in large numbers

four power Council of man question, sald they have

Mr Joseph P. Ryan, the union president, said that there were 35 in the office and that 85 or 70 others were downstairs and around the building.

Ho described the demonstra-the

of

movo

for

from

tho

he had pent for the heard nothing officially, said that police. A spokesman for the de- the Russians to confirm the re- Manchester, over

port on Mr Molotov. Some sald Sunday school children, dressed monstrators, who said that he port

their gayest clothes for the

they had been advised of such a the city was speaking on the Instructions por "Whit-walk" through

of Mr Ferdinand C.

C. Smith, de the

from their representatives streets, a custom 143 years old, posed several months ago na in Moscow, however.

in high Informants, Led by the Angilcan Bishop of the International Secretary

Greer, the National Maritime Union, Council's of the Western powers Manchester,

Dr D. L

the music of sad the

this Interpretation suggested they marched to

40 bands, watched by

"Jim-Crowiem "(racial segregu- could be placed on Mr Molotov's neacly

tion). proud parents lining the route.

reported new assignment:

TWO POSSIBILITIES 1.-It could mean that Russia

At Lichfield, Staffordshire,

people saw

men were

fighting

The spokesman later sald the in the to stay centuries-old cus-group planned tom-the "array of arms," a offices for 48 hours. A police in- survival of the time when once spector, after a conference with is planning a big time old pro- for the Chinese Com- Mr Ryan, cald the polleo had no gramme

the Negroes-munists once they set up a new right to evict

all,China regime.

a year each householder, had to appear and produce his weapon of defenec.-Router,

EDITORIAL

THE

last

Reuter,

Municipal Council Bill

20

to

MR MOLOTOV

2.--In a long term sense, it could mean that Russia hopes to help China develop Its Communism as closely as pass- Ible along traditional Marxist line, In other words. Russia hopes to torpedo any Western form of bid to promote a Chinese "Titolsm".

in

ward

old

Li Tsung-jen Gives Pep Talk

To Officials

Canton; June 7-Acting. President Li Tsung-jen took

Eruption

Palermo, Slolly, June 4-The volcano. Stromboli WAS reported in eruption tonight with copious streams of laya Bowing towards the ses amid clouds of steam. Explosiona inside the volcano were heard during the afternoon.

from The eruption was officially confirmed tonight

to be lowing from the Riczalna and lava was reported northwest side of the volcano. So far, lihas not caused any grave danger, Stromboll

is a 3,038-foot volcano in the Lipari Islands, north of Sicily, and west of the west coast of Italy. The voloino is always in a mila, state of activity and le known to sailors as "the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean."

It last burst Into life in September, 1040, threw out showers of ashes and cinders for some days, damaging crops and emitted a stream of Java, which flowed down the cater to the sea.

when

#

The film star, Ingrid Bergman, and her Italian film producer. Roberto Rosselini, who have been making a flim called "After the Hurricane" on the Island of Stromball. -left two days ago—Reuter.

BIG FOUR

FOUR FAIL TO REACH TO

AGREEMENT

AN

Paris, June 6.-The Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers today failed, after three secret sessions, to reach any agreement on plans for restoring unity to Berlin.

The Ministers agreed to abandon the secret sessions and return tomorrow to the plenary sessions, details of which will be dis closed to the public.

Delegates announced at the close of today's secret session that "no agreement".was reached on Berlin.

During the meeting, the United Stales and Russia' submitted more specife and detalled papers on plans for Berlin, but "ap- parently they were just as far apart as ever.

Railway

Lab. Party Leaders Criticised

Juno

6. —

Blackpool, Government and Labour Party leaders came under heavy fire from some of their followers when tho Labour Party's annual con- ference opened here today.

heard Ministers Cabinet themselves described as "prima donnas" and accused of doing as dera- "stupid" things such

tioning candy and bringing out an unpopular budget just be- local elec- fore the nation's tions.

But the hardest hitting of the day was reserved for debate on the recent expulsion of Party from the Labour foreign policy rebels Konnle Solley, Zilliacus and Leslie both Members of Parliament." At one time there was an uproar when a delegate, do- tending

expulsion Zilliacus, declared, "Sometimes I wonder If we do believe in Britain. Can't we get Engilsh

House of Com- men" Into the mons?"

the

of

The rest of his speech was drowned in boos and catcalls.

SUPPORT FOR REBELS

Zililacus la British born of Finnish and American parents. He was a British intelligence officer in Siberia in 1914-19 and for 18 years was a member of the League of Nations Secre- tariat.

Therd was no official explana Crisis Talks delegate described the decision

of

and a passing slap at Russia on tion of the decision to go back

to semi-public, meetings

London, June 6.-Mr J. B. Monday in an address criti-give up super-secrecy. However,

explained: "The Figgins, General-Secretary cal both of the Chinese Comone delegate munists and his own Na- general plan of the Council of the National Union of Raway, on members of Ministers is to have today" called Foreign tionalist government leaders.

open meetings with occasional Mr Ll addressed the weekly

closed sessions. We have had a the Union Executive to meet Sun Yat Sen memorial services round of closed sessions. It has tomorrow to discuss

taken little shape. No agree-railway crisis. held by high government of- cials. Informants in attendance ments were reached.

PESSIMISM

soon

and

Britain's

Several Members of Parlla- medt were among the speakers who supported the expelled Members of Parliament... Oud

to expel. Zilliacus as "another the Intolerance example of which is creeping over the Lu bour movement like paralysis.” the Another declared that expulsions were "a repetition of the same anti-democratic pro- cedure that is practised in Prague and Moscow. against political opponents."

British The Executive of Railways is prepared to discuss

The strikers the lodging turns if the strikes are called off.

of the "difficult and great his possue study of dimeult. and the

proposals sub-

Although dis-

of them tomorrow will

American delegu-

or

This brought a retort from a of Parliament, Will Member of Nally, defending the Executive,

persecution with the bloody that to compare these expulsions Social Democrats were under

body maintains going in Central Europe was

completely beside the point, bo Zillacus, he said, had become

the arch pleader and apologist,

in the names of the "new de-

NOT GIVEN HEARING -

pretical purposes. YOUR COMFORT.

make details

....OUR CONCERN!

quoted

him as saying tho Chineso under Red domination would end up like the Russian

but

birds people nothing

"It is now possible to go back detained in cages with absolute-

to plenary cessions," the dele ly no freedom."

gale continued, "We don't want committee an "unofficial" Mr Li's remark was not to give the wrong impression non-union elaborated, but he went on to by remaining in secret sessions." that lodging turns should

Today's session, however, climinated altogether, but charge that the Chinese Rede Have nellher democracy nor merely added to the pessimism ready to call off the strike and for the evils being perpetrated freedom to those they rule. which has prevalled over the negotiate if new lodging turns

Speaking to about 1,000 off-weekend-that little chance of announced on May 23 are with-mocracies".

remains government visibly agreement

and the drawn. clals of a

Discussions are to take place dollapsing under Red assaults, Council will agree to disagree adjourn. council will be

By a card vote majority of volumineus Ordinance

constitution of the and

leaving their deputies between, the railway executive

Union later in the over 1,000,000, the conference President Li vowed continuance fairly and 10 nominated, in elected membera

torical mission" of halting Com- to accompanying schedules published

on weck

the railwaymen's decided against hearing speecher which event it is suggested the represen

munism in China.

unsolved problems.

wage by the two expelled members. claim for an all round Saturday brings the proposed

this mission, intives of the minority communal groups,

Further To accomplish

confusion was added Council into legislative

Increase of 10/- per week, and And by an even bigger voto- Municipal

Mr Molutov, a devout

status of thet is blieved that the question 4,721,000 against 714,000-the... i.c. Indians, Portuguese and Europeans, perspective and consolidates in legal

Bolshevist, is one of the Com-ne di Bovernment must to the present from the nominated

achieve

aside conference by the 'disclosure by of ""unomcial" strikes may be meating endorsed the Executive's unity and put should be drawn phraseology the Mark Young Plan. The

munist party's leading and most personal interests.

some delegates that the Coun- gone into, during these discup decision to expel them. members, thus leaving the electorate to

POLITICAL CORRUPTION eil tomorrow would discuss insions."-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 5) Bill, in fact, embodies both the merils

orthodox Marxist theoreticians, and defects of the Young plan. Walle," choose representatives from the majority

He blamed political corrup- an open sesalon the new Soviet attitude lo-

as much and American form

Russia's whole on the one hand, it offers a wide

groups. This would remove the stigma

ward the two conflicting forces tion and selfshacks

for mitted today. of having been elected on a minority

and as military ineffectiveness China-Communists

cussion Red victories. the vote, but would preserve the dignity of

to bo Nationalists is likely

Nationalist be, for all Meanwhile, the the Eastern being chosen to represent the whole

revamped soon,

new Premier, old Marshal Yen publie, the

told interests of the Colony. We would cer-

Hsl -Shop, European informant said.

a press con- tion refused to tainly like to see an amendment made to

be The current situation is conference there were "many dim-public. for the

The new Soviet and American the proposed Ward system

sidered grotesque by Western culties to overcome," but

were sald to have election of Chinese councillors and

diplomats. Bending over back-Intends to continue the war proposals

spelled out in greater detail to adhere to the 1944 against the Reds. the restriction which makes it impossible

Just returned from Formosa, earlier proposals by each dele Moscow declaration of the great į

he conferred with gallon for re-establishing the for a Chinese to vote for any candidate

powers not to intervene in the where

has no Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, four-power Kommandaturn and China other than a fellow countryman. There

Russla

Marahal Yen

said he was at return to a single government who,

above-board dealings many enlightened Chinese

tempting to rclect non-for the blockaded city. Chinese Communists. undoubtedly, would like to cast a vote fer

partisan cabinet,

Tha grizzled 66-year-old non-Chinese candidates and to deprive

Marshal

long blue them of this choice la denying a funda- mentul aspect of free elections. The single electorate is the only one truly serving. the intentions of popular franchise, and If there should be any fear that this. - would permit the Chinese votera to swamp the poll, sufficient protection is given under the provision that there shall be a certain number of Chinese' councillors lected and a certain number of non-Chinese returned to the Council. Also worthy of further consideration is. the method of voting, and whether it would not be advantageous to adopt elther the Proportional Representation system, or its near relation, the Pre- ference Vote. Both possess the value of giving a more mathematically correct nasessment of popular voting" opinion and counter the defects of the split voici We are In agreement with the majority" of the proposal, embodied in the Municipal Counell Ordinance, at the same time believing that some of its features, more particularly in relation to the composition of the Council and the electoral system, still call for adjustment. “

Some

of franchise, this, in turn, is restricted In application by the Ward system of placed on voting, and the limitation

con- Chinese to vote only for Chinese

also seeks to didates. The Ordinance effectuate the proposal that the Council shall be composed of nominated, as well 18 elected representativcs—a contro- versini issue which has been receiving a considerable amount of public attention during past weeks. But if In details, the Municipal Council envisaged terms of the new ordinancë, is by the not all that popular opinion requires, it does provide a sound foundation for the eventual development of a Council that. will be fully representailvo: and Aa at present democratically elected, framed, the Bill places rather unfortunato emphasis on communal representation, especially as a number of candidates are bound to obtala. election on a minority vote. It has of course, long been recognised that it is practically Impossible to have a., fully representative, municipal councit without giving at least the appearance of pander- In fact, wo ing to communal Interests. subscribe to the belief that it is desirable to have as many nationalities as possiblo serving on the Council; but it is also csential that whoever be elected or nominated should regard himself as a representative of the people of the Colony and not as a spokesman for any special section of the community, Although the conviction remains that the whole of the municipal council an elbetod body, it is fairly that, at least to start with, the

are

•

war,

with the

In all the vast areas the Com- munists have taken, the Rus- sinns have promptly shut down their consulater.

REPORTS TO MOLOTOV

The Soviet Ambassador to China, General Nicolai Roschim trekked southward from Nan king to Canton with the fleeing Kuomintang government while the American, Brilish Fronch onvoys remained Communist ruled Nanking.

A wore

D

-PROPOSALS EXAMINED

For the last three meetings

Chinese gown and felt slippers Counell has met in the

es he talked affably to reporters the

in a

with only a

barn-like mansion on utmost secrecy, Canton's outskirts. His born- very curt communique issued at rimmed spectacles, rode well the end, forward on his nose and he In the past, the Ministers twirled a paper fat in gnarled always announced agreements handa-Asociated Press.

reached In secret sessions, but they made no such announce

and LIBERALS LEAD ment tonight: Their communi-

All that appears to be ending now, however,

Carrier

ROOM AIR

CONDITIONERS;

Work, play and sleep in cool comfort all summer - free from dust, noise" and sticky heat.

que merely said the four Minis tere continued, under the pre- IN ELECTION:sidency of M. Robert Schuman (France), examination of the Bogota, June 6. The Liberals proposals of delegations of the were leading by a narrow mar- United States and the USSI on that ther Berlin. It added Gen Roschin few last week in today over the Conservatives would meet again tomorrow at from Canton to Paris and had in Colombia's general election,

Foreign in which four people were killed 3.30 p.m. in plenary session. several talks with

The debato

revolving Minister Andret Vyshinsky. Overesterday and, one gravely in-

cround re-establishment of the the weekned, Gan. Roschin flew Jured. **

Kommandatura, Returns for 10 of the 18 de four-power on to Moscow, where lie

partments gave 620,000 votes Russia has insisted upon main- Expectations among diplomats for the Liberals and. 847,000 fortaining the veto in that body, over In the re even the most unimportant day here aro that Russia will rothe Conservatives.

elly petivities such as to day

The of rubbish," cognise the Chiness Communists, malang ave departments the to

irregulari collection Liberals have- Information reaching the fles in the voting. The Com-Western powers wanted to turn such matters responsibility for Western powers hero suggests munists polled-4,000 votes. that will place this summer after Final remulls for Bogota, the over to the Germans and retain Windsor, House, Hongkong.

Communist conyoked consulta capital were: Liborne: 85,000; the velo for each of the Big tive assembly has fashioned a Conservatives 20,000; Commun Four on only the most im government to rule all Chiaste and other parties 1,300 portant items, such as security,

Reuterie

United -Présb, Associated Press,

have reported to Mr Molala

Sole. Agents:

GRAY BROTHERS

Tols: 31291/2/3,