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Hongkong Telegraph

VOL. IV NO. 139

Strikes At West Coast Ports End

Railways Dispute May Also

Soon Be Settled

London, June 14.-British West Coast ports, crippled in recent weeks by one of the most serious and complicated industrial dis- putes since the war, will be back to normal working tomorrow.

Two thousand dockers at Bristol and Avonmouth decided today to resume work. Ten thousand dockers at Liverpool, who had been idle in support of the Bristol and Avonmouth men, went back yesterday.

This success of the joint efforts of the Government, the employers and trade union · officials to restore peace encouraged hopes that the unrest on the State-run British Rail- ways may also be smoothed out this week,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1949.

MARINE COMMANDOS

CAT WITH

WINGS

London, Juno 14-A "eat" ·with two well- developed wings and feathers on its legs, has been shot near Sundsvall, North Sweden, Stockholm Radio reported tonight. The body of the freak animal, which is 18-Inches long, is being studied by zoologists,

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The "cal" was said to have been seen by number of people who Bald that when maving it spread its wings and had a rocking galt, The wings emerged from

the hind

quarters, which were also covered with feathers willo the fur on the body was described as of a preylahı colour-teuler.

Slump In

S. African

The crucial moment in this that no one would be victimised Gold Shares

dispute will come on Thursday and that no

Canadian ships' when the 500,000-strong National¦tled up in other ports would Union of Hallwaymen holds be diverted to Bristol or Avon- national conference to discuss mouth. the dispute.

There are indientions that the "token" strikes, staged on the last Ave Sundays, to protest against the new schedules in

weekend--if they are not averted

Wild Solling Wave START OF TROUBLE Johannesburg, June 14– The trouble began on April The shares of two com

when the Canadian Sea-panies primarily concerned volving locomotive crows spend-men's Union called a world in the "fabulously rich" lug night away from their wide strike, and began a full-Erfdeel gold strike of June homes, will be less serious next scale "war with the rival International Seafarers' Union.

3 slumped on the stock altogether by a prior enttioment.cided to support, the Canadian the announcement of au-

The

""Avonmouth" "dockers' de market hore tonight after SERIOUS THREAT

strikers.

dlepeta Became more other strike only a few The most serious threat on ecule with the arrival of the inches away and less than

railways now centres on

Montreal City on May 13, man-1-200th as rich. the entirely separate claim for ned by a crew of Seafarers an all-round 10 shillings a week wage rise for all railway men. The Railway Executive is refusing to negotiate on this sclaim unill it is satisded that the National Union of Railway- men is giving its full co-opera- tion in ending the Sunday strikes.

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A London conference of the NUR last night decided to call on all 80,000 London railway men to launch a full-scale "go slow" movement on July 4 if the wage claim has not been satisfied by then. Such a move ment would create chaos in the caplial

The Bristol and Avonmouth dockers voled, about 750 to 50 to return to work tomorrow. They, were given assurances

EDITORIAL

Union methbers. The dockers The two companies were the refused to discharge her and Free Stato Gold Areas,

In

The

MAY REINFORCE

HONGKONG

War Office Refuses To Say Anything

(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

London, June 14.. Although the War Office would give no official con- firmation of reports reaching London that 2,000 Royal Marine Commandos were leaving Malta to reinforce the Hongkong garrison, it is believed here that the reports are substantially true.

The Commando Brigade is reported to be the one that has already seen service in Hong- kong.

A Reuter message from Malta received in Hongkong this morning states that the Bri- tish Commando Brigade Headquarters at Valetta categorically denied reports that Com- mandos had left Malta for Hongkong or else- where.

They declined to comment on current rumours of the imminent or early departure of Commando reinforcements for the Far East.

Arriving back in London today, Mr ́A. V. Alexander, Defence Minister, said "the situation in Hongkong is reassuring and morale appeared to be antisfactory." -SHIP DETAINED

upon the right to search" ships" passing through her territorial whters.

This procedure; against which protested, may

Cairo, Junc 15-Egyptian authorities detained, but later released, an' unidentified British Britain carller who

ship carrying tanks to Hong Kang, the Independent. paper Al Zamans said on Tues- day.

the port employers decided not hold options over Erfdeel, and to employ any dockers on any the Union Free State Mining, ship until they were prepared Canadian cargo. to handle the

the parent concern. the resulting deadlock,

1,200 In a wild wave of selling, the Government ärafted in troops to discharge vital food Free State Gold Areas chores cargood. Among the ships dis-slumped to 13 shillings after charged by the troops was

tho

touching 33/94. earlier in the Montreal City. The dockers ex-day, while Union. Free pressed a hope that the troops Mining fell to 15/0d. from..an. would also load her und that earlier peak of 23/0d. she would then sall from the port so that they could return to work without changing their stand. This hope was shattered last night by a Ministry of Trans- port announcement that troops would not be permitted to load cny vessel.

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The British Embassy stated that it had no information of any such incident, but added that the Radnorshire was cx- pected to pass through the Suez Conal about this me.

The newspaper gave no fur ther details as to the where- abouts of the vessel when it

detained wes

or its identity. Under martial law, Egypt insists

soon be modified, the newspaper stated.

Up From The

Ranks

Gordon Gray, North Carolina lawyer and publisher, at his Penta- gon building desk short- ly after. President Tru- man nominated him to bo secretary, of the Army. Mr Gray, a 'one-. time buck private has been Under-Secretary of the Army since last May. He is a native of Baltimore, Maryland.

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The Big Four Stay Silent On Discussions

Further Secret Meeting Arranged For Today

Paris, June 14. The "Big Four" Foreign Ministers decided in a total of three-and-a- quarter hours' discussion today-interrupted for two hours while Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, of Russia, telephoned Moscow for new instruc- tions to stay silent and have another secret meeting tomorrow.

After the first hour of today's session Mr Vyshinsky dashed off to the Soviet Embassy.** while the Western Ministers remained inside the Rose Palace.

Usually reliable sources said that the, three Western Ministers during the recess discussed counter-proposals from the Russian Foreign Minister on their new Berlin pro- posals submitted at Sunday's secret session.

A communique had been expected after tonight's session but authoritative sources said that the Minis- ters had decided to say absolutely nothing about what had happened today,

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Mr Vyshinsky, according to 1 Today's secret meeting was the British sources, replied in some fifth such session of the Foreign detail at the opening of 10- Ministers and was held in a day's debato to the Weatern declaive attempt to solve the proposals for easing the tension Berlin trade and transport in Berlin by four-Power con- problem and improve East-West sultations and a_gradual re- German trade. swaption of East-West trade,

To Continue bloscow for guidance on: fresh

Strike

The Egyptian Premier, Abdel Hadi Pasha, requested the State Minister, Mustafa Marsi, to

Berlin, June · 14.-West; amend the order, according to the Berlin rallmen voted today newspaper, following

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'ADVISERS' REPORTS. Ju the general discussion that developed new points arose and their economie advisers in Ber- They each bad reports from was then apparecided to and currenty problems

that lin dealing with trade, iransport the, four Ministers adjourn to enable (1) Mr There were two separate re-. Vyshinsky

to leave for the ports a joint Western ono and Soviet Embassy to telephone a Soviet one.

The meetings of the Berlin. proposals; and (2) the Western exports ended in disagreement Ministers to retire to their but disclosed offices in the Rose Palace to ground to serve as a basis for enough common Consider Soviet counter-propo- rals.

Ibe Foreign Ministers to work out n Joint directive for the restoration of Berlla trade and transport, The surprise departure of Mr that the results of the current Observers thought tonight

NO WALK-OUT

sessions will decido

talks in Paris between Ernest by an overwhelming major- Bevin, British Foreign Secretary ity to continue their 25-day Vyshinsky and his delegation. Stato

nut the Egyptian

from the Rose Palace after the secret. Foreign Old strike which has -para- Minister, Khashaba Poskin, The lysed the city's all transon had lasted an hour gave whether or not the Paris, con- paper added that Marst Bey has

rise to rumours that the Rus ference breaks zubmitted

alans had walked out of the con- without draft of amended

ference. regulations for the Premier to study-Associated Press,

The shores slumped after the Central Mining and Investment Corporation

had Announced that a fourth defecilon made near the rich 50,100-inch pennyweights intersection at Erfdeel had shown only 231- inch pennyweights.--Router.

Welcome, The Reinforcements!

THE arrival yesterday of the 1st

· Battalion the Leicestershire regiment, together, with other units, provides the first concreto sign of the British Govern ment's determination to afford the Colony protection against hösille moves by any unfriendly elements, We welcome the Leicestershirea for this reason, bại một for this reason alone. It is traditiònál. that the Hongkong garrison should :include two regimental battalions, and the arrival of the Leicestershires sustains that tradition. We hope our new, guests are going to liko Hongkong, We believe It has compensations for being so for removed from Home, and we feel sure the , officers and men will have opportunities for discovering and enjoying them. The local populace is not notably demonstra tive in receiving new visitors, but the , reinforcements can rest assured that there Is a deep consciousness of the importance * and significance of their presence in the Colony, and that Hongkong Is grateful for their arrival. It is possible, however, that the men could obtain a more ready appréciation of public sentiment towards. them were thọ military authorities to show them off." It is understandable that the tedious process of disembarkation, and the necessity of transferring the men as quickly as possible to barracks precluded a public demonstration yester- day. But there is no valld reason why the reinforcements, together with the who have been here for some time, not be presented to the public in permit them to be parado of Kowloon Berre the pur

acting as hosts to the troops at the end of the demonstration, say at the KCC and Hongkong Cricket Club. We are confident that there would be An Immediate response on the part of the citizens to Identify themselves with an event of this nature should the military authori ties agree to co-operate. In any everit it would be, for Hongkong, a unique way" of testing public sentiment and could create a worth-while precedent. The appearance of the Leicestershires and other reinforcements at this moment cannot but help have a'calming effect on the local mind and to add to that, quiet confidence which Hongkong' has already displayed. The newcomers arrive at a difficult time of the year-In fact our most unpleasant period and they will have to go through the process of scclimatisation, physically and mentally: and this, as has been so often demons- "trated, is a severe test of their discipline and esprit de corps. It is also a period when the public begins to reveal Its reaction to the troops and it is important" thereford that the friendliest relations possible be established - quickly between these now troops and the civilians. Much can be accomplished in this direction: through close liaison between the senior officers and local social and welfare organisations, for the civilians, réspect the goodwill of the servicemen as much as they hope their own goodwill" is appreciated. Therefore, in welcoming the Loicestershires, today, and later the Argylls, the Middlesex and the other unliau to Hongkong, we express the hole at the same time that they will all have a happy

Mr Bevin Calls Conference To Discuss

Middle East

London, June 14.-The Foreign Secre- tary, Mr Ernest Bevin, is calling a London conference of British representatives in the Middle East for the last week of July, it was learned here today.

The purposes of the ference will be:

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1-To discuss the effect of the political and economic de- velopments in the Middle East since a similar meeting was held in 1945:

2. To consider current prob- such as those or Arab re-

loms

fugees, reported to number about three-quarters of a mil- lion, as a a result of the Pales- fine war; and

made through the Middle East 3-To review the progress

Ofice, and, by other means, In

East States on aconomic social matters.

EXPERT TO. ATTEND". Attending the meeting will be

An

Warning To

port.

Final voting figures were 2,085 to resume work and 12,- Asked if there were

oks up in a few days agreement on Bny Germany or achieves a limited to regulariss the situation any pact, 628 to continue the strike, an atmosphere of "crisis," a British in Berlin and increase East- 85.5 percent majority.

delegation spokesman said, "Net West zonal trade, S About 10 percent of the 15,-at all. They are all in perfect After tonight's salon, Mr 000 workers voted, according to form and in a very good mood." Dean Acheson, the United States unofficial estimates..

Mr Vyshinsky returned to the Secretary of State, Mr Ernest The decision to continue the Rose Palace a few minutes heDevin

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the British Foreign strike means that 30. freight fore, the Council of the four Minister, Mr Vyshinsky and trains from West Germany will Foreign Ministers was due to their delegations went to the remain blocked in the Soviet restart its secret sessio11.

French Foreign Office, where M. zone, and that West Berlin will Earlier, on his way back

Robert Schuman, the French be dependent for supplies upon the Soviet Embassy

Foreign Minister, gave a dinner. from the what can be brought in by air-Rose Palace, M

in their honour. Vyshinsky lift, trucks and barges.

The Chairman of the striking Boulogne and walked for some his car in the Bols de stopped Union,

Heluz Bracht, said, time under the shady trees talk

ing earnestly with one of his delegates.

"The strike continues because Russian guarantees are insuffi- cient. We cannot expect the strikers to resume work as long as they fear for their safety.

"I regret that, as a result of the vote, Inter-zónal train traffic will necessarily suffer".

COMPROMISE REJECTED

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French Civil the

Servants

compromise, rejected by sirlkers, would have guaranteed them 73 percent, of their wages in West marks, and

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compromiso

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observers believed that a leading article in tha Paris, June 14. ed senior civil servants that authorities French Cabinet today warn-schau denying that the Soviet under-wrote the naxisting and advising Middle they will be immediately was put forward by General and suspended if they join a 24- Frank Howlay, the American hour strike of public em- Coramandant, on Saturday, had ployees tomorrow, Dem.

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important 1 part in About 1,000,000 public ser-

to continue the sirike.. bevants

Will Kreikmeyer Director- and - municipal officials Sir John Troutbeck, head of the belonging to three leading Hallways, repeated this morning

General of the Eastern Middle East Office, the Govern-

trade unions have combined in that this mental body formed to give ex-

Administration stood effort to halt all public

by port advice to Middle East States servicce as a protest against its offer to

striking. Woslern on economic and social matters, delay in the regarding of wage

sector which has its *headquarters in

West marks, Cairo.

wages The strikers demand full reported to be In a circular addressed partment in Western marks because Bovin is particularly Interested in cularly to high grade civil ser they live in the Western sectors, economic and

social problems vants and heads of Government throughout the Middle East. departments, the French where the Eastern mark hea only one-fifth of the purchasing Others attending the confer-

Cabinet made JE clear, however, erico

Early in the day, General G.. will be Sir John Le that suspension would be pro- power of the Western mark sador to Iran, Mc'P. M. Broad- Judformsand would not preK, Bourne, the British Common- Rougetel, the British Ambas-visional

́examination of their dant : broadcast:,; to the strikers mend, Minister to Syria, Mr W. wage claim after disciplinary an appeal to return to work E. Houstoun-Boswall; Minister measures kind buena

"pplied.

**: Reuter: KASY bride, Minister; to Transfordan, to

Tomorrow's strike is expected woman In The Lebanon, Sir Aler Kirk-Tomo

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(*** | senler, ** MARINA KA MASA the/Brilman 60 percent of

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M. Henri Queule, the French the Minister of the Interior, and Prime Minister, M. Jules Morh, M. Maurice Pelache, the Financa Minister, were also present- Houter.

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