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Aided French Resistance

WIFE OF ABETZ HID

HUNTED WOMAN

Paris, July 20.-Madame Suzanne Abetz, the French-born wife of Hitler's Ambassador to France, gave. sanctuary in the German Embassy to a French resistance worker who was on the run after helping a British parachutist, it was stated at the trial of Otto Abetz today.

No Divorce

Law Inquiry

London, July 20.--The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, today turned down a suggestion in Parliament that he should appoint a Royal Commission to in- quire into the present slalo of the Divorce law in Detalii.

Marcus Lipton Mr (Labour) said that many people of all parties and creeds were convinced

that the present state of the Divorce Law should be examined by a responsible

body

The Prime Minister's continued refusal to appoint a Commission would cause bitter disappointment to "many thousands of men and women who are now We-long condemned to

misery," Frustration

and

Mr Lipton said.

Mr Attlee sald at this was the appropriate time lo appoint a Commission- Reuter.

Austrian Treaty

The witness, Madame Lucette Gilbert, explained that she had known Madame Abetz since 1919 but broke off the friendship when the war started. During the occupation, she hid in her house a British parachutist until resistance fighters. were able to take him to the border between occupied and Vichy France, where he was arrested and held pri- soner until the end of the hostilities.

Madante Gi1-

Her husband, bert mil, did not know she had helped the parachutist, but i was arrested by the Gestapo and freed after she had plead- ed with Madame Abetz on his | behalf,

Three weeks later, she her. relf was arrested but was freed after few days. Then she heard that the Gestapo were

after her again and telephoned.

Madame Abetz, who told to carne and hide in the German Embassy.

ber

now

Otto Abeiz,

who is facing charges of complicity in murder,

deportations. ntass torture and looting, questioned her

while at the

Embassy. Madame Gilbert agreed that Abetz was running a great risk In having her at the Embassy. DISOBEYED ORDERS

Abelz told the court that he bad informed the Gestapo that Madame Gilbert was at the Embassy, but said that would not give her up until he

was assured that she would be Tried immediately.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949.

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Dennis Cook, 9, of North Hollywood, grimaces with pain as he lies on the pavement following the collision of his bicycle with a parked car. Neighbours apply ice to his neck and provide umbrella shade while awalt- ing the ambulance, The boy, who apparently blacked out under a blazing sun, suffered a slight concussion and arm, hand and forehead contusions. (AP Photo).

Washington Sees Difficulties Ahead

For Chinese Reds

Washington, July 20-A high policy official said to- day that the United States has abandoned any hopes that it might once have had that the Chinese Com- munists might follow the example of Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia and turn against the master, Josef Stalin.

He said the State Depart- Chinese situation still involves to see whether the ment is convinced that the waiting Chinese Reds are inclined to Chinese Communists are actually able to control the situation or follow the Moscow line of will, as most American officials the Red revolution.

profess to believe, be defeated However, American officials by complex problems facing

them. known to be counting heavily on the possibility that

DIFFICULTIES the difficulties in administrating The American officials list a doing of the Communists.

Von

are

AGREEMENT ON

Madume Gilbert Was tried ONE ARTICLE

Immediately and released, London, July 20.-The

Another defener witness,

General four Foreign Ministers' de- stocky

Dietz puties, who are drafting an Choltitz, the German comman- before the in Paris Just Austrian State Treaty, to- der.

1044, told the day reached an agreement beration In on the article dealing with court that he saved the French China will prove to be the un- number of "Inspłuble" diflculties

capital from destruction by Austrian property in Ger-disobeying orders from Hitler. many and Austrian renun- clation of her claims on Ger-. many,

The following: main were recolved;

nationals in

Change

Of Sarawak

Governor

The Mr told

London, July 20. Colonial Secretary, Arthur Creech Jones, Parliament today that thro principle of continuity would| be kept in mind In appoint- ing a new Governor of Sarawak.

Mr William Teeling (Con-! servative) had asked why the Governor of Sarawak, Str Charles Ardern Clarke, had been transferred from Sarawak to the Gold Coast. He also asked whether the Minister intended to keep Governors in Sarawak fur only a short period of duty and whether he would give the name of the Governor.

"This

omcer

new

Me Creceli Jones rep

replied; Was selected for the governorship of the

Const because he was consideredi

the most suitable

ble person

that appointment."

Gokl

for

The Colonial Secretary added

POCKET CARTOON

LARGE DRUG RING IN. GERMANY

-Fina electrician you are the warmth's vuri to my wireless and Donald Peers is crooning through the blanket."

London Expreja Vergice,

PACIFIC SELF-HELP

PRAISED

Washington, July 20-Mr Aclicson, United

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Heidelberg, July 20,- News contributions, always wal- Agents of the United States come, should be addressed to the Army announced today that and advertuements to the Genera they had smashed Germany's Manager,

Editor: business

communications

largest postwar dope ring. Telephones: 26015, 20610, 20817, They arrested six Germans, who tried to sell on the black market oplum, cocaine and morphine worth £00,000.

Tho ogenis Enid that they zelzod 250 grammes of mor- phine, 000 grammes of cocaine and nearly two kilogrammes of oplum in three raids in Heidel- berg and Stuttgart, when the

six mon were covered

Tho

been

oplum

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 20 WORDS $3.00 for 1 DAY PREPAID. ADDITIONAL INSERTIONS $1.50 PER DAY.

had

10 cents PER WORD OVER 20. On the

Births, Deaths, Marriages.

cants

been found scattered ground in a Heidelberg wood. The 72-year old aunt of one of Personal. $5.00 per insertion not those arrested had tenttered exceeding 25 words, 25 four kilogrammes of the nar- each additional word. cotle in an attempt of hide the

ALTERNATE INSERTIONS evidence of her nephew's a-

10 EXTRA tivity.

IF NOT PREPAID A BOOKING The search for the two kilogrammes of

FEE OF 50 cents 18 CHARGED. oplum was being made, it was Name and addresses should accompany Advertisements, not

remainhig Inissing

that he had certainly no inten-Dean tion of keeping Governors in States Secretary of State, said. Sarawak for only a short period today praised the efforts of The arrests followed by only necessarily for publication, but

BROOKE FAMILY

days the

the

of duty.

arrest of two to ensure that repiles are rai "I am not now in a position Far Eastern countries to ve to announce

the name of the work towards a Pacific de-mans, Turk and a former colved by the person for who

American soldier in Wiesbaden they are intended. new Governor of Surawak," he fence union.

on charges of illegally possessing We will forward repfiento heroin valued at £12,500, addlect.

the stated address if the ad. Ile said at his weekly The United States

Army vartizer desires. at Heidelber press conference that the Headquarters tonight

All advertisers purporting to that Dr Kurt

loan money must publish their Mr Teeling: "When Sarawak State Department should not sald

Steinbach, former German names and addresses in two or three be interpreted as objecting Army physician, one of the advertisments. was confisented years ago it was pointed out to nations in the Pacific area rested Germans, had confessed that the Brooke family knew making arrangements for that the drugs came from АП if the wants of advertisers abandoned Wehrmacht medical are quickly mot and they do store.

not desire any further replies The Army identified four of forwarded, wo shall be glad to Such developments would be

the six men

former be notified "all to the good," he declared.

promptly to that asked to Wehrmacht officers-Reuter, affect when a suitable soknow. The Secretary was

ledgment will be inserted free commicat on a speech by Presl

of charge. dent Truman yesterday which the President

the country, the language and the people and that the main pence. trouble would be that the new Governor would not. The Colonial Secretary then sxid that everything would be done

to keep i Governor there as

porsible.

long

Win

not.

was re-

noraut neople there think that port

ported to have stated that the on the Far East was an area where the

means a failure part of the Goveniment

others realise that the Governor United States will not be kept there for the peace. length of time that it was said he would be?"

could provide

asked

of the

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Mr Acheson wor whether this meant any change In the United States attitude. My Creech Jones: I think you The

referring had better wait until a further to a possibility of the

questioner was

United announcement is made about States participating in a Pacifle the Governor of Sarawak. The defence pact on the lines of the principle of continuity is kept North Atlantic Pact. in mind."

Mr Acheson repiled that the Air Teeling further asked: "Is President had stated what was! it not true that the original

the

consistent Dulcy statement that n Governor United States. Ho draw atten- would be kept there for a long tion, however,

to his own time was irresponsibly made?" statement on

on May 18 that the Mr Creech Jones: "I do not United States agreed with India

that a pact similar to the Atlantic Union accept that I made any state-

A Labour member asked if would be premature. This did the Colonial Secretary agreed not menn that the Stato with Mr Teeling's suggestion Department objected to other 17 Hankow Road, Kowloon, that Sarawak was confiscated, nations In the Pacific ател Mr Creech Jones shook his making arrangements for peace. hend-Router.

--Reuter.

ment."

for the Pacific

us they gain control of more SYRIA-ISRAEL Britain's Gift

facing the Chinese Communists and more of China.

the

Top policy oflefals have to Von ChoHitz said that he ar- ported to President Truman that the Chinese Communists even- rived to Paris on August 10.

1 They believe that they are no Chine Communists will and 3044, with orders from Berlin to tually will Bod points destroy French Industry in

to control Chinn more, able

скопо it impossible to handle Paris and blow up all bridges. than previous governments. mie problems, the chlef of erre property of Austrian Ten days later, General Head-There is also the feeling among which is the necessity to "man-

Germany, includ- | quarters ordered him to destroy

unmanageable cur- Ing that forcibly removed after Paris completely. the Anschluss, is-to-be-return- ed, except in the cases of war criminals and people who have taw.

de-upzined. been

After his arrival in Paris, fe Abele several times and told him that he had accepted armistice offer for Paris The occupying powers in an Germany will be responsible made through the Swedish Con- for laying down the method of sul restitution.

3. Austria

will

waive

"The Ambassador (Abetz) all never once expressed disagree- claims on Germany and German ment." Von Choltilz stated. nationals wihch were outstand-"On the contrary, I had the ing on May 8, 1945 (the end of impression that he supported the war), except those arising me entirely." from contracts and ather obliga-

tions entered Into before the

Anschluss.

officials that the Chinese Com- munists if they

Indications ure thai United policy towards

Stales

Arrests In

Assam

the

age

แทง

rency."

sia,

ARMISTICE IS SIGNED

To Colonies

London, July 20.-Brlinin hac given or promised £100,500,000 to the British Colonies since January 1, 1944, the Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech-

succeed in gaining control of all of China.-2-American Melals belleve-Tel-Aviv, July 20Syria Jones said In parliamentary will find numerous points of

that the "traditional inertia" of) difficulty with Russia.

China will legislate against any and Israel have signed an reply today,

£120,000,000 This Included spectacular Communist muccess armistice agreement, it was

under the Colonial Development In the realms of economics and officially announced today. and Welfare Act of 1945, poilties.

Egypt, Transjordan and the 13,544,000 grant-in-aid of ad- 3. They see many possibil-

had previously ministration, £8.918,000 for de- tles for a conflict between the Lebanon

fence and reconstruction In the Chinese Communists and Rus-signed agreements.

sub- Far East, £2,530,000 for The two countries, Syria and sidles, mainly for food, to Malta They list principally the areas Isract, agreed to establish a and certain

West Indian ter- of condict in Manchuria where demilitarised zone along their ritaries, and £13,500,000 for Russia has taken over complete mutual border. In the armistice claims waived

by the British control of Dairen despite treaty signed under United Nations Government, chiefly in the Far obligations to share the manage supervision. The demilitarised East-Reuter- ment with the Chinese, and the border zone will be supervised province of Sinklang where the by

A Joint Syrian-Israeli- Russians already have made

armistice commitice under U.N. considerable economic penetra-chairmanship. tion..

They also expect, difficulties The inal agreement provides)

for the withdrawal of all Syrian Another witness.

forces from Israel, for cx- They Vichy civil servant, enid

also seized 300 acto along 4,000 miles of common

border between Russia

change of prisoners and for the Abetz's "courageous attude" bulbs and neid jars, truck loads Chin. had saved many French lives of brick bats and some dag-

The consensus of diplomatie and gained freedom for many gors and hand grenades as well observers is that the State De- prisoners.

as a large quantity of Com- munist literature.

partment intends to "sit tight" as far as the Chinese situa-

Von

SAVED LIVES

Choltz stated No agreement was reached in

long discussion of a Soviet would have been difcuti

cave Paris proposal dealing with restitution im to

by Austria of property-mostly Abetz's help. works of art or archaeological objects looted by the Nazis during the Anschluss 'period.

RAILWAY ASSETS

Calcutta, July

20.--Arsoin police have arrested 420 people that it on vaid on a village in the for suburbs of the industrial town near the India- of Dibrugarh without Burma frontier, according to

former toyed dispatch received scre of agreeing on "modus vivendi":

that

might have a

fast crowd

week-end

return of Jewish settlers to River Jordan, Mishmer Hoyarden, ΦΙΣ the

The area is at

The deputies then debated n subject brought up yesterday

present held by the Syrians.

Over 100 Arab families who Abelz, in a final statement, said the Soviet refusal to include ex-

The raid was made after a tion is concerned. Meanwhile, for Syria will be permitted to fled from the demilitarised zone German railway locomotives and, that he wishert

to correct any gun battle between police and they are known to be planning return, and rolling stock among former Ger- Impression that

Isrnell families steps which might bolster the who fled also man assets which the Foreign prisen of disloyalty on his part which three were killed und*****

will be per- democratic It ivas true that 11

the arcus around Minsters have agreed shall go to to Germany.

Injured.

mitted to return.--United Press. country without however In- Austria.

sabotaged the ordcra The killed included a police velving the necessity for large Mr Samuel Reber, the United Siven by Berlin and hindered inspector and a woman mem-expediture of American inoney.

delegate;

naked

the

We had

execution of other ber of the crowd,

the fult States

Mr measures, but he had acted in Reports sald that the crowd! Sovlet representative, George Zarubin, if in order to the sincero conviction that he shot at the police who tried to In a quarrel at a roach an agreement the Western was serving, the best interests intervene

movie theatre,-Reuter. deputies were faced

of both countries-Reuter. with a

Soviet ultimatum to accept the Soviet view on all points

Mr Zarubin replied: "On this. item, yes." He regretted that so little progress had been made question of

the

former German assets. Agreement had escaped them not because the Soviet delegation had rigidly but be- draft, inaintained cause the Council had maintain nd the decisions of the Foreign Ministers and would continue to do so, he added-Reuter,

Secretary To

Princess

London, July 21-Princess Elizabeth Is losing a 'private Pecretary. Mr Joha Colvilla is re- linquishing the royal post he has held for two years to return to the Foreign Ofice.

Mr Colville will go

Lisbon

In October as Firit Secretary of the British Embassy. He will be Recompanied by his wife, Lady Margaret Colville, a for- mer lady-in-walling to Princess Elizabeth Associated Press

EDITORS PRKER SERVICE, DIC.-NUEVA YORK

-United Press.

CASOLINE SHORTAGE Nanking,

July 20.—The authorities here have begun a drive

for

Rich Ragpicker

Sentenced

Parla July 20—Joseph Joano- welf-sufflelent Д

"millionaire economy in the fight against vicl;

rappleker"

economie blockade."

what they termed "Imperialist who built a huge fortune from

solling scrap metal to the Ger man army, was convicted today The first step, was taken cope with the gasoline shortage collaboration with the Nazis.

by a Paris court of economic which shot prices up to US $2.50 per gallon

court sentenced The

him to Alve

years in prison, a one of The New China Daily said: 600,000 franes, confiscation of "In

an effort to broak the im- his property up to a total of perialist economic blocknde,

and national ide," 50,000,000 tennes

buses of the state-owned Nan- disgrace for life. The court de- king Public Bus Company are cided he was not guilty of es-

is Cheer being converted into charcoal- plonage.--United Press. "SHORTY JORE suspended service on July 10 fori

FOR

7329

"He went in as Fire Chief on Boys' Governing Day, declared the school a fire trap and had It closed for alterations.”

burning vehicles. The company

necessary

conversion work. which is expected to be com- pleted at the end of the month.

BRITISH ENVOY SEES STALIN

London, July

20-Marshal

The paper and the step was taken to save gasoline and cut the cost of operation. It said Stalin, the Soviet Premier, and that revenue recently amounted the new British Ambassador, in Sir David Kelly, to only one-third of the gasoling Moscow oxpenditure. It suggested fur broached "a number of toples in ther cuts in the consumption of an informal way" at their re- gasoline and encouraging more cent interview, a Foreign Office und of bicycles and horse-carls spokesman said today.

that Two radio eut factories respond the meeting, which lasted about ed to the call, for self-sufficient 25 minutes, was private and la economy by planning a large the nature of a courtesy call on increase of production. United the Ambassador taking up bis

new appointment,--Reuter.

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