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VOL. IV NO. 150

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1949.

Mock Raids BRITAIN FACING AN

Said To ECONOMIC

Be Too Realistic

London, June 27, The frat phase of air exercises to test the defences of in- dustrial England against an atom bomb blitz ended un Monday with one major

complaint. London resi- dents said they were "Loo realistic."

iteferees and high air officials -o! three countries were discreet about preliminary results of "Operation Fall" in which Bri- Itch bombors And fighters, American Superforts and jet fighters and Dutch jet fighters participated..

There were indientions from other observers and from the sound of the heavy bomber formations over the metropoli- fan erea that England's capital had been "heavily pounded" in two night attacks.

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"Operation Foll" tinuo for another week fighter and bomber squadrons reinforced at the weekend by reserve air formation of British pliots test plans for protecting England in war.

SLEEP DISTURBED

Thousands of Britons, their sleep disturbed by low flying - warplanes, telephoned the Air Ministry to complain. Many said their children, reminded of the wartime blitz raids, ran screaming from their homes. "To theso complaints an Air Ministry spokesman had one \RNEWCFI =

"If we are to prepare an adequate defence our practices be as real as we cant make

CRISIS

Cripps-Harriman Conference

BANKRUPTCY DANGER

London, June 27.-Britain faces an econo-

As news- mic and perhaps political crisis. papers drove home to Britons the sad news that the nation is in danger of going broke, these were Monday's developments.

1. Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer called in the American Aid Ambas- sador, Mr W. Averell Harriman, for an un- scheduled conference.

2. The Stock Market sagged alarmingly in a day of frightened selling.

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3. Political experts predicted that the Socialist Government might be forced to gỡ, to the people in a general election next autumn. Britain's gold and dollar re-tain

the ERP. serves are fading fast. Financial Stafford refused on the grounds quarters said the next figures that it would be a drain to be published carly in July Britain's meagre dollar supply. might be alarming enough to

Sir Stafford and Mr Harri

d the to set off a panic. At the same

man discussed Issue for an

Treasury time because her prices are high hour today at the and buyers are waiting hopeful he still hoped that there could Afterward Mr Harriman sald ly for the Pound to be devalded, Britain's dollar earnings had be some agreement, before the

Issue

thrashed out by was føllen off sharply,

Marshall Plan nations in Paris on Wednesday.

SPLIT OVER ERP Against this background, Sir himself square in the in the middle of the worst split the short history of the

theers. 17ing with Ameri- Stafford faund

Can B-29 Superforts

teresting development at

The 14,000-ion Bri- tish ··· aircraft --carrier,- Triumph, which, it is reported from, London, Is to come to Hongkong The in the Autumn. Triumph is one of the seven Colossus Class of carriers. Her keel was laid in 1942 and shè. was completed in 1944. She carries from 39 lo 44 aircraft.

Emergency Powers For

"ECONOMIC DUNKIRK" NSW

Financial experts, however,

Govt.

thought that Sir Stafford would Sydney, June 27 The stick to his guns both on the New South Wales Cabinet intra-European payments Issue tonight approved extreme

and on the devaluation of the

**stocks

Coming To Coming To

Hongkong

Catholics Win Belgian Elections

BUT JUST FAIL TO GAIN

ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

Brussels, June 27.—The official Belgian ́ election results, announced late tonight, show- ed a victory for the Catholics in both Houses of Parliament.

The Catholics supporters of exiled failed to secure a King Leopold's return majority over all the other parties in the Chamber of Deputies, which would be neces weekend ad reported high European Recovery Programme.

sary for any action on the Royal question. aflitudes. These big bombers The crux of the problem is the

be 400 adverso balance of trade

The final figures for the Cham-; He added: "The Christian doveloped nlr speeds of over

powers to pro- bor of Deputies were: pound. The Opposition press emergency

Catho Socialists scored their splendid miles an hour. They reported tween various European coun- approaching the speeds of do- iries, Belgium, for example, warned that Britain faces an tect life and property during lics 104 seats (a gain of 12), electoral success thanks to their fending interceptors. At altitudes sells Britain more than she buys "economie Dunkirk."

the worst industrial stop- Socialists 68 (a loss of three), slogan: We Want Our King Some Government abovo 35,000 feet they said the from her and ends up with a

the Communists 12 (a loss of party dropped four and five dollars page in Australia's history. Liberala 30 (a gain of 137 and It would be difcuit for the

leaders not th-winged fighters had great surplus of the Found Sterling.

to press diculty in manoeuvring to

wholeheartedly for the King's Belgium, with United States The overall losses were in mil. The emergency powers will 11). bring the bombers under at support, wants to aller its lions.

The final figures for the early return."-Reuter. be rushed through the State tack-Associated Press.

payments agreement with Bri- (Continued on "Page 5). Parliament tomorrow.

Senate were: Catholics 54 seats (a gain of thres), Socialists; 83 (a loss of one), Liberais, 14. Ca the Com- Bala of nine) and munista five (a loss of six).)

The election showed a clear swing to the right, and the Catholics are only three short of an absolute majority in the

EDITORIAL

Radio

For The Forces

ENTERTAINMENT for Hongkong's

Services reinforcements will not wholly consist of bun flights, social evenings, dances, discussion groups, cabarets, "pub crawls" and conver- Bazioni: there is to be considered the extremely important medium of Radio. Especially na the indications are that a - substantial proportion of the reinforce

ments will find themselves landed out in the New Territories from whence it will not be particularly easy to "pop into „town;" neither is it a part of the Colony boasting social diversifications calculated

to

keep soldiers amused during their spare time." It therefore seems that Radio. Hongkong, and Hongkong Services -~chiefs, should make a close study of this \-problem. ....... It is presumed the Hong- kong *** Broadensṭing Advisory | Çom- mitteo has not overlooked the making necessity of

some special effort through Radio, Hongkong, of telloving the tedium of the non-working "hours" of Brliish troops shortly to bo camped in the Now Territories: moreover,

them at any time of the day? And program- mes specially designed for their benefit?' The extra transmission hours, it is realised, will that

cost money, but it is conceivable a major portion of this extra expenditure could be easily met by the War Office, the Admiralty and, the Air, Ministry. Nor could Government

The measure was announced following the strike this morning coal of 23,000 Communist-led miners,

Cabinet Ministers, sitting in a room Jit by oil lamps because of shortage, approved the power

legislation authorising any pro- Chamber of Depan

mises to be starched and all other action deemed necessary to protect the public.

The

Communists

overwhelming. defcat, losing

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Belligerent Power Status For Commos

Recognition Likely

London, June' 27.—It was learned today that the Bri-, tish Commonwealth woun- tries may recognlso, tho Chinese Communists as อ "belligerent power" as a re- sult of the coastal blockade proclaimed by the Nation- alists.

The entire question was un- derstood to be under review not only with the Dominions bul with the United States as well. Britain's decision was expected within a few days.

British experts felt that the Nationalists had erred in pro claiming the "closure of ports aver which they no longer had effective con

control." They said it would harm the British com mercial interests in China with- out bringing the Nationalists any military advantages.

tion

of

They pointed out that undor international law, the proclama blockado amounts to im plicit recognition of a state of war and automatically confers o status of belligerency to the op-

Kalde. Thor posing

the sald British acceptance of the block- ade would amount to recognising the Communists as a belligerent power.—United Press,

Mr

NOT ANTI-CHINESE

London, June 27. The Foreign Under-Secretary, Christopher Mayhew,today denied that the British Govern- ment's policy was anti-Chinesa. This was the "reverse of the truth," he said.

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Titanic Wimbledon Tennis

While the New Zea~ landeru yesterday were piling up a first innings lead of 50 for the loss of seven wickets in the second cricket.Test mateli aguinai England at Loris, some titanlo tennis was being played at Wimbledon where the men's singles quarter- finals were decided.

the

All four matches went to vé • exciting

scia. ultimate winners being Ted Schroeder (UB). Job Bromwich (Austraila), J. Drobny (Czocho-Slovakia) and Erio Sturgess

(South Africa)

Bromwich avenged his defeat in last year's final: At the hands of Bob Falkenburg, while Sturgess eliminated- Frankie Parker.

Frank Scdgman the young Australian, put up a Luperb show

against Schroeder, before losing 9-7 In the final set. To bad previously twloo hela matol polut

AL

Lords, the New Zea Jand cricketers, led by Don- nelly who scored 120 not out, gained first innings lend la the second ⠀ Test and are still batting,

Experialve errors in the neld lost for England some cheap wickets.

Full description scores of

and Wimbledon

maichies and the Lords Test will be found on the Sporis page.

Social Security Plan For S'hai

Shanghal, Jane - 28-

Replying to a question asked by Mr John Langford-Holt, Con servative, in the House of Com mons, Mr Mayhew 'sald: Our policy is to maintain friendly Sweeping social security relations.

Chinece plans calling for graduat

- with the

should lika to taka

that

people and the opportunity of making it elimination of pedicab and | rickshaw pullers, taxi- clear that the statement the policy of the British Goy-dancers and prostitutes, are ernment is anti-Chinese is the being contemplated by the police authorities here, ac- reverse of the truth."-Reuter,

cording to press reports to= day.

NEW DEFENCE ́LINE

Manila, June 28-The Chinese. Minister, Mr Chen Chih-ping. Under the scheme all pro- who returned last night from cessions which are either non- Chinn, said the Nationalists had productive or existent by the established-a-defence line in exploitation of other people's South China and were con-labour. will be eradicated, sald fident they would be able to the Ta Kung Pao. hold Canton, He said the defence Une ran West to East ton of such professions will be The first step towards eradica-

-

was also

across Hunan province.

to give their members baslo Mr Chen, who spent about

will, ansblo training which four weeks visiting Canton and them to make a living by other Taiwan, said in the event that Canton fell the National govern means. The Burenu Thero was no immediate pros-about 50 percent of their seats

London, June 27-A 23-ment probably would be trans-reported to be considering the prohibition of "all-night_opera- pect of settling the dispute after in both flouses of Parliament

and in thys County Councils-year old British police con-ferred to Chungking and plans tion of cabarets and ballrooms, last-ditch efforts failed yester which were elected on the same stable, alleged to have con had been made for such m day-United Press,

expect London

Swelters

London, June 27-London swoltered today when the temperature rose to 39 de grees the highest this summer and Southern England entered its fifth day of official "drought after being without rain for

day.

CABINET RESIGNS

Gambling, yellow journ- fessed to lighting fires "to eventuailly, He said morale

South China as allem" and publications of an was high In get my own back on the well as in Taiwan."

Indecent nature will also bot Prince Charles,

(Continued on Page 5) strictly forbidden.--Reulor. the Regent, Jews," was sentenced today today, accepted the resignation to five years' imprisonment. of the Prime Minister, M. Paul The constable, Clifford Alex- Henri Spank's, two-year old ander Weallans, stationed at Socialist Catholics. Coalition West Ham, was found guilty by Cabinet. The Ministers handed an Old Bailey jury, ofter

the

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to escape some reasonable share of this additional expense, for, if Radio Hongkong went on full time transmission, obviously quite a few civilian licence holders would

in their resignations in accor-three-day trial, of cotting fire to dance with normal Belgian con four works buildings and a enjoy these mid-morning and mid-after-

stitutional

under noon programmes. And if this Idea be"

which the Government resigns warehouse at Stratford and election, no causing damage to the extent of carried out, it is a first principle, that

after a general matter what the result of

£00,000. the programmes should be designed for

polling may bo.

? The police asked that 15 other Bervices listeners not only Request

M. Spank the Socialist leader, cases of setting fire to, property Hours, "Music. While You Work," light.

sted that, in compliance with or causing malicious damage in variety sessions, Swing, the Classics, and

tradition, the chief of the the same area should be taken Christian Democrats the into consideration. -‛r, such-like-musical

15 days. programmes,`` but-

strongest party-would be called a porfectly wrecked

that innocent people Intervals in which the Services are given

The remainder of Britain has on

thing that had no rain since June 12. In to form a Government.

Asked whether he would be this country should be mode to tidbits, Information add news which hold

there is no rain before tomorrow willing again to combine the suffer in this way for come particular interest for them. The oppor morning-the Meteorological posts of Premier and Foreign thing for which they had noth- Justice tunity for Radio Hongkong becoming a

Office forecast is fine and warm Minister it entrusted with the ing whatever to do,"

the whole of Britain will be task of forming a new Cabinet, Birkett said in passing sen In a state of "absoluto drought."

M. Spank said: I do not bellev ter the ordinary way if you, Thousands of London workers

the question, not simply of giving them "|"váfuable entertainment medium for: the

radio programmes, but something which

troops already here and thoso

particularly appeals to them. This may who are to follow is, one that only took their sandwich lunches this would be a good formula."

involve longer hours of broadcasting, for, not only has it been shown in other parts of the world that the Services, have their own likes, and dislikes, when It comes to radio entertainmont, but also they, (or some of them cach day), have available listening time which belongs not to the civilian population.In Us Pro grammo Review on Sunday, Radio Hongkong "announced a "special", "Forces Hour" to be conducted every Sunday henceforth. That is a beginning, but it cannot represent the suri total of possible effort on the part of the Government endio station. The Services, and part!" cularly those of them "stranded" out in the New Territories are entitled to more consideration. Why should they not have Radio Hongkong programmes available to

stupid shortsightedness would, ignore. And provision of sultable radio, at times when the Services mest need it, would be a gesture on the part of Government. which assuredly would be appreciated. We suggest the whole field of radio entertainment for the Forces be carefully - explored that the Broadcasting" "Advisory

Committee and the Services chiefs co». operate to bring "this entertainment, to the Forces for as many hours a day, as possible that advice, it felt necessary.. be obtained from the BBC Radio Australia and other broadcasting units! which have had experience of preparing programmes for the Forcest that, in short, overything be done to offer the Forem here real good radio listening through our local station.

"In a police constable, had stood

on being there

found gulis.

shady spota near the Thames LEOPOLD'S RETURN and to the city's open spaces, -An official in close touch with your could have expected to

The

high day temperatures King Leopold (now living near have been sentenced to [D followed a warm, night in, which

Geneva) sald here tonight: years. Happily, there are miti- London's midnight temperature with the Catholics skirting an gating, circumstances and I am was 60 degrees four degrees absolute majority in Parliament, going to try to give full weight above, the year's previous highest and with the support of several to them," he said.--Neuter. midnight temperature-Reuter. Royalist Liberals who make this comfortable

Historic Murdor Sóntence

Nairobi, June 27For the first time in Kenya's legat his tory, a non-native woman has been sentenced to death,

majority, 'very

indeed, the scrapping of the BIG HAUL OF

Parliament Act which is keeping our monarch In exile seems to be a foregone conclusion 'and' is a mero question of timing."

COUNTERFEITS

Washington, June. 27--Secret The law referred to by the Service agents today seized official was passed in July, 1945, nearly $100,000 in counterfelt soon after King Leopold's re notes, in a rald on a sulte or lease from captivity in Germany, onces not far from the White After a fortnight's hoering" In'} Declaring that the King House and the Secret Service the Supreme Court of Nairobi: “would never

return

tortho Headquarters Más Teja Singh, aged 12, wife of country.

| a-Sikh;'wan found Kgulity; oží abrogate efore this ALLOW."LERY The searchers #afa. IANA

the omicial added: monty was being made in an murdering her father-in-law by King Leopold Is not a man once suite In the same block ar shooting him. So who would stage a coup d'ets the loadquarters of the World, 1 An appeal is to be lodged. It is out of the question for the Bank Four men and woman Reuter

King to abdicate!! 5950000 201 were arrested/Router.

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