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VOL. IV NO. 134

Washington, June 8.-- Acting Secretary of State Mr James Webb disclosed on Wednesday that the U.S. State Department is giving "Very serious conslileration" to plans for taking over the administration

Japan from the US. Army.

of

Ife made the disclosure in re-

•ponse. to huestions during 10xmony before the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee on the proposed SI50,000,000 Korean

· programme,

recovery

Asked "when does the Stale Department contemplate taking over the control of Japon as it will do in Germany next month, or is such a plan in the offing," he replied:

We have had conversations covering the whole question. It is under very serious considera- tion,

MAKING PROGRESS *There are cerinin steps, certain complex arrangements that have lo be worked out, I think we are making rent pro- Bress in doing this."

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Detroit Mr Joseph Dodge, banker who recently made a financial survey of Japan, and the Army Department participating in the discussions.

Mr Webb did not give details ning that is being studied. of

the Nor did he give any Indication of when the problems involver in devising such a plan may be solved.

This line of questioning was not pursued by Representative Manfeld, Montana Democrat, after it was point out by Rep.

lehned sof North Carolina that the Committee preferred conda-

Hand-Painted

The chief item of in- terest in this picture, It says here, is the hand- painted western bathing suit. Penny Karnofsky of Phoenix, Arizona, is the model for whom the suit was designed.—AP Picture.

THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1949.

KING'S BIRTHDAY

HONOURS

Sir Oliver Franks

Made A PC

KNIGHTHOOD FOR BARBIROLLI

London, June 8.-The traditional list of honours bestowed by the King of England on the occasion of his official birthday was pub- lished tonight. It is notable for numerous- awards for achievement in music and the Arts, in science and medical discovery and for diplo--- matic, political and public service.

At the head of the list are two Peerages, four Privy Counsellorships and 30 Knight- hoods. Then follow appointments to e Orders of Chivalry-the Order of the Bath, the Order of St Michael and St George, the Order of the British Empire and the Imperial Service Order.

the to Sir Oliver Franks, Ambassador United States, will become a member of "His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council".

baker's

after 34 Sir Oliver Franks, an Oxford | last week

years as professor of philosphy who Clerk of Parliaments.

"For

to music", servico once described himself as "on unapologette amateur in diplo Giovanni Batista (John) Par

over a was former Chairman birolli, born macy" of the 1947 Marshall Plan Conference in Paris, reconciling the conflicting demands of 10 European nations for dollar from the United

ing is questions to the imme-LEGAL RULING | assistance

dinte subject of the hearing- the Korean recovery programm? -Associated Press.

States.

ON URANIUM At 44, youngest Ambassador

Over Bridge

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Price 20 Cents

Tel: 27880

Taxi Topples NEW U.S. DEMAND

TO END THE BERLIN DISPUTE

This picturé, taken by a render, graphically, lustrates what happened to a taxi when it toppled over a brige near Taipo Inst, Monday morning and finished among the rocks. The bonnet and engine were completely telescoped, despite which the driver miraculously escaped uninjured. But a woman passenger died from her injuries.

Nationalisation Criticised At Lab.

•

Party Conference

shop in London nearly 30 years Railwayman Complains Of

ago, in one of the new Knights. He succeeded Toscanini as con ductor of the New York Phil- harmonic in 1028 and returned to England to select, train and conduct the reconstituted Halle Orchestra.

Frankfurt, Juno -Pure in the foreign service, le has

PAINTER. KNIGHT uranium vital to atomic bomb made "A great hit" in little

than 12 months ‚ În ' is not war material and there more

Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley, is no law to prevent anyone Washington,'

portrait painter, who becomes a from possessing It, a United

has probably painted States Military

Knight, Government

of the British court ruled.

more members Royal Family than any other living painter. He was born in New Zealand 60 years ago.

Honours to literature-in- Miss Rebecca West, clude novelist and critle. Now 50, she is made Commander of the Or- der of the British Empl.

Soong Heads For New York

The two new Peers are Mr Paris, June 8.-Chinese, ex-

George Archibald, director of itted Foreign Minister T. V. Soong Judgo Fred Cohn made the the film documentaries left Paris by plano for New ruling and freed nine Germans This Modern Age, York today accompanied by who tried to sell a two-inch ciated with the Rank Orgaisa Madame Soong and three other euh e of pure uranlun to Ation, as well as a member of Chinese listed by the airline as Criminal Investigation ngent the Labour Party, and Sir retired Henry Badeley,

"employees."--Associated Press. for $3,000,000-United Press.

EDITORIAL

ONGKONG

Rather. Too

Too Cagey

on

нау

appreciates the gesture H

made by Mr A. V. Alexander in putting himself at the disposal of the Press for a discussion

problems which today are agitating the minds of the Colony's citizens: It appreciates, also, that a Minister of the Imperial Government must be circumspect in answering questions for public, consump- tion "of the cuff." But we think the Defence Minister could have been slightly less cagey about some of his answers without running the risk of divulging State top-secrets. We parti- cularly feel this way on questions of policy and implementation thereof. Mr Alexander dismissed the policy Issue by bland references his

to

House of Commons speech on May 5, thereby suggesting that he had already said the last word on this subject. It is difficult to believe this to be the case, for what precisely old the Defence. Minister on that occasion? "The British Govern- ment had consistently maintained # policy, of non-interference in the elvil war and a very vigilant watch is being kept in Hongkong." In deciding on further measures to protect Hongkong, the Government had been moved "solely by the desire and determination to prevent the unsettled, conditions In: China from endangering the welfare and safety of the people in Hongkongor hampering the peaceful pursuit of legitimate, trade through Hongkong with China." Somewhat grandiloquent and. not especially speelfic. We had hoped that Me Alexander; - In addition to inspecting ous defence measures and Conferring with Services chlofs, would have felt some obligation to boost morale. with a firm (If carefully phrased) declaration, which would not only have brought the situation up to date (and it has changed somewhat since May 5), but would inspire added confidence in those whose responsibility in to live and

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work in the Colony of Hongkong. On policy, Mr Alexander's latest contribution reads: "Our policy is, to maintain the with friendliest possible relationship whatever may be at the given moment the

18 Government of China." That laudable enough, but could not we have hint as to how it was been given some intended

that to make certain of relationship? We must not let the Government of China (no matter what Its complexion be at any given moment) call all the tune and expect us to pay the piper. It is necessary when making generalised declarations about our hopes for future relationships that also intimate our terms. We indulged in enough appeasement with the Nationalist Government and none of

elther it benefitted the Colony or curned us credit. The time'seems to have arrived when we should not only express a policy for future relations with China, but also our conditions. These can be simply stated: firstly, a guarantee of the integrity of Hongkong from

we

the

Sir Robert Robinson, one of world's leading organic chemists, receives the Order of Merit. He won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1947.

1

Mismanagement

Blackpool, June 8.-The current wave of industrial unrest on Britain's State-owned Railways swept right into the Labour Govern- ment Party's annual conference here today when a railwayman stood up to declare that since nationalisation things had "got worse" on the railways.

Unperturbed by loud cries of "No," Mr R. Shaw, a goods-guard, declared that on the railways there was a wide feeling of frustra- tion and of being held down by the managers who had been placed in control.

"Place the workers in control of the Railways and we will run them for you more efficiently than your present £5,000 a year Railway Executive," he said. The first British Minister, to More criticism of nationalis state the nation's business. Israel, Mr Alexander Knox

worker in Private industry or finance which Helm, becomes a Knight to tion came from a

of St the State-run electricity indus- indulged in anti-social conduct mander of the Order

try who said that his fellow would be pulled up "short and Michael and St George,,

Aged 58, he entered the Bri workers were perturbed at the sharp,"

SUBCONSCIOUS FEAR tish Foreign Office as a secona excessive salaries being paid to officials. They were objecilng, division clerk 37 years ago

Mr Aneurin Bevan the Health Before going to Tel-Aviv he he said, to high salaried posts

being given

declared that Trade | Minister,

one was Minister to Ilungary and

was that formerly Counsellor in the Em-unlon ometals. There were too trouble in Industry "bassies Washington, Ankara many of these"Jobs for grand-workers still had the subconcious fear, inherited from capitalism, fathers." und Addis Ababa.

This sniping at nationalisation of working themselves out of a fear was stil! a The joint discoverers of the came on a day when the Party job. This new anti-tretse fly drug Antry chiefs had brought up some of brake on every industry. cide, Dr David Carnet Davey and their heaviest guns to lead the Dr Francis Lesile Rose, are ap- debate on the programme for polated to the Order of the Bri- the next General Election, dus Lish Empire.

The use of this next year. drug to immunise cattle against sleeping sickness, some authori Les think, may lead to tropical a great ment

Africa becoming producer.

ROSE FROM CADET Captain Cyril Gordon 1lling- worth, who gets a Knighthood,

fron A shilling-a-month; cadet in a Liverpool sailing ship. ugo to Commodore Master of the Cunard White Star fleet, from which past he

ruso

to retired

Paris, June 8.-The United States pro- posed today that the Foreign Ministers instruct the Berlin Commandants to try to settle trade and communication matters now under discussion and report back to the Foreign Ministers by June 13.

Should present negotiations fail in Berlin, presumably the Foreign Ministers would take up the question at the end of five days and settle it.

Toward the end of an inconclusive four and a half hours session, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson insisted that the Council send in. structions to the four sector commanders in Berlin asking a report. on their trade and transit negotiations by June 13,

This was interpreted by Bri- tho Russian occupied Zono for. fish sources as a demand that several years. Tho German all restrictions on travel and offefal said both General Robert- transport from the West into son and Mr Murphy painted an Berlin cease by that date. The extremely gloomy" picture of the Council agreed to discuss this conference at Paris.. proposal at its session on Thursday.

Mr Acheson, according to British sources, told the Foreign Ministers that current negotia tions in Berlin for Implementing the New York' agreement which ended the blockade are not proceeding well."

One leading German official said thero would be no fub.... ther delay in the formation, of a state embracing all Germany outside the Russian Zone, He aald the trizonal capital might now

be moved to Frankfurt from, Bonn Bonn originally was chosen

sen, to stress tho pro- visional character of the repar-

Western

THE DEADLINE The New York

ate government agreement was between American, British, the French and the Rusalans at the Press. beginning of May. It resulted In the lifting of the blockade and the convocation of the current Foreign Ministers ministers session. Mr Acheson suggested that the Ministers should tell their respective representatives Berlin they should reach on agreement not later than June 13.

in

The talks in Berlin between Bcelor commanders wero to work out on the spot procedures for Implementing the New York agreement. These

WCEC Improve transport facilities and to promote East-West trade.

This trame has been compli ented by the strike of Berlin, rail. workers for payment in Western * Marks.—Associated Press.

GERMANS WARNED Frankfurf, June B—The thres Western Foreign Ministers today warned the West German leaders to expect, no new developments from The Ht Four meeting in Paris and to

sponsored by Allies.United

Socialists' Plan For Britain

Collectivist State

Blackpool, Juno 8 Britain's Labour Govern ment disclosed today that it was aiming-at-establish. ing a collectivist state in the United Kingdom.

As part of the collectivist state, the government will be resigned to a divided Ger- ask Parliament for per many for the next few years at manent authority to imposs least, German officials said. rationing and controls where

The omelal said one repre- necessary. sentative of the Western Minis- ters indicated

The deputy Prime Minister, that the Porls meeting might brenic up before Mr Herbert Morrison, gave this version of future Labour policy the end of this week.

It was

to the annual reported that this gloomy fore-contrarcas

conference of the Labour Party. 11 cast was reloyed to top His speech, opened the debate Western German politicians on its platform for the 1050 during # three-hour

Becret

general elections. sesalon with the Foreign Minis

Mr Morrison, who is Lord here this President tors

representatives

of the Council and one of Labour's top planners, The representatives were the moved that the convention ac British military governor, Gercept the broad outlines of the ral Sir Brian Roborison, the 1950-55 platform embodied in director of the US Once of the booklet "Labour Believes In German and Austrian Affairs, Britain."-United Press. Mr Robert Murphy, and the French political adviser, M. Francols Seydoux.

morning.

Tho War Minister, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, spoke for the Executive on agriculture.

Johore Gun Fight Ho said that : although the "UTMOST RECRET" Singapore, Juno 8-A Eurp Mr Herbert Morrison, Deputy Labour Party had not abandon- The Garman leaders, the in- pean sergeant was shot and a Prime Minister and the Party's ed the principle of nationalisa- formants sold, expressed feelings Mulay constable wounded in a between to main strategist, declared that tion of the land, I the present "of utmost regret and distress" fierce battle today private industry could no longer circumstances it would be un-

and 18 police ry because they had to face a divid- small be allowed to go just its own wise to disturb the farming com- ed nation for several years bandits In the Segammat arža o way. All business, private or munity and perhaps agricultural come.

of North Johore. in the Socialist, was

present production.

Four bandits were killed. A German informantenid Existing teglalation gave the Central Robertson told the Cor- The polico party was chasing Government adequate powers to mans to get on with establish two bandits who earller had acquiro land,, ho added.--- | Ing the Western republle and to killed a Chinese shop-keeper in Reuter.

be prepared to get along without an ambush, Reuter.

Fined £50

to

For Evasion Govt. Threatens To Intervene

retired last October. fe had. commanded both the Queen Biggleswade,

Bedford-

Mary and the Queen Elizabeth, shiro, June 8.-A Royal Air

Earl

(Bertrand Force Flight Lieutenant Russell Russell) 77-year-old philosopher was fined £50 and, ordered

for.

the

Order of Merit. Sir Robert Georgo Howe,

48 years external and internal assault; secondly, reciprocal trading," rights. This Is a policy we can afford 1o make quite clear at this moment for the Information of any future. national government of China. And we should also be thoroughly unequivocal at this "stage about our determination to résist any attempted infringement of our sovereignty: "not by the sending ... | Hongkong of a squadron of Spitfires, an additional cruiser, and some 8,000 troops,/ but by bringing our defensive forces up to a division of front-line soldiers, an effective combat: ale force, and on internal security force of not less than 10,000. We sincerely suggest to... dir... Alexander that, when ho submits, his report to the Cabinet on his Hongkong visit that he will make recommendationu along those lines. Otherwise, our "de termination to reslat aggression,” as in "1941, will be so much nonsense.

In Liverpool Dock Strike

!

and mathematiclan, is chosen to pay £10 costs here today London, June Btary of the Dockers' Trado export cargo of British can op for trying to evade Customs Troops may be used to Union, for volunteers to dis- the Montreal City when troops

About 30 ships are now Governor General of the Sudan duty on a parcel of 420 unload food cargoes held charge perishables at Liverpool. finish unloading, her, Since 1947, is made a Knight imitation pearl necklaces up by dockers refusing to wailing at Liverpool to load or eased slightly today, when em

Brlinin's, fall ‘Inbour "Troubles Grand Cross of the Order of sent from Singapore.

work Canadian ships in discharge, All have become the British Empire.

The officer, Ambrose Thomas the port of Liverpool.

Involved In the dispute which Doyees at five main goods de-

"go alow Mr George Curtis, aged 77, Vacquler, of the Royal Air

began over a slugle Canadian Pots dropped their President of the Royal Insulute Force Station, Henlow, Bedford. Today's announcement vessel, the Dromere, diverted to tactics adopted -10 days ago in of International Affairs, which

protest against the delay by that the British Govern- Liverpool from Avonmouth the nationalled Railway as shire, pleaded guilty. alteled him ita Art Honorary The Court was told that

ment would intervono unless fortn

fortnight одо

thorities in settling elalins for Secretary in 1920,

hecomes

to parcel, declared Companion of Honour

food, was opened by Binning food cargoes were handled Avonmouth and Bristol dock Liontenant-General Sir Brian ham postal ometais and, found without delay, was regarded refused this weeks ARU. IS, S

to discharge n' Gwynne Horrocks, who in ap to contains the necklaces.

At Britain's fargost, rail goods 1 as a threat to use troops at grain from the Canadian ship pointed a Knight Commander has been sent byna Leading Liverpool ns has already Montreal City because her crow centro, Nine Elms, London, Uta of the order of the brunander Afterpose, né lustres falled been done at the Western antemational Union, tafelved 1080 Toda and employees

British Army" "commander

but Inquirted

involved of goods, 'at. during the war in Egypt, in to traco, such a personas ports of Avonmouth and in a "war" with the striking two ether London depola, Bad Libya; Tunisia, and North-West Vacquier stated that he needed Bristol.

Canadian Seamen's Union, two in Shemeld, Yorkshire, niso Europe.

money to get his sister into a it followed an appeal by Mr. ~Today the - 2,000 Westport | decided, to stop “going slow.. (Continued on Page 5) sanatorium Reuter.

BArthur Deakin, Guneral: Becro, dockers decided not to food fan | Reuter.

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contain

en all-round 10 shillings a week

cargo of