1949-07-27 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1949.

"Remarkable" Medical

Discoveries In Malaya

COLONIAL OFFICE REPORT ON FAR EAST RESEARCH

Protest At

Action Of

US Mil. Govt. Bavarian Minister Of

Justice Resigns

Munich, July 20.-Dr Joket Mueller resigned

Bavarian

Master of Justice today to against the United protest intervention in the prosecution

Slatea military government

London, July 26. A Colonial Office report today described Malaya as an important testing ground where remarkable medical discoveries had recently been made, and where ambitious experi-of Bavaria's ments in fish culture were about to begin.

The report, which also mentioned that £185,000 had been granted for the construction of a fisheries research station at Hongkong, was com- It was piled by the Colonial Research Council. Aubmitted to the Secretary of State for the

polliteal stormy

peire), Alfred Loriiz.

The military government had ordered Loritz's trial to be post- poned in order not to interfere with his campaign for the West German Parliamentary election on August 14.

Colonies by Mr David Rees-Williams, Chairman of the development of a Democratic the Council.

Mr Reen-Williams told cor-1 respondents

scrub.

the tonight that discovery at the Inliute for Medical Researchi a! Kuala Lumpur of a cure for typhus was "one of the tout successful pleces of research we have done In the lant fox

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The report said thint scrub-| 15 plus enused 25,000 casualties. Ліпоп

British and American troops during the Japanese war, and was still a menee to forces in the Far East and the planting community in Malaya and elsewhere.

nervous systems. Death

MP's Complaint

Against

Daily Worker

Referred To C'tteo

Of Privilego

lad

"Such action makes impossible Judletal system in Bavala," Dr Mueller said in his letter of resignation,

Loritz is accused of slandering the administrators of the gaol where he was recently confined while awaiting trial on black marketing charges, of which he was later acquitted.

Head of Davaria's Economic Reconstruction Party, Loritz has fund [ career.

tempestuous political

He esemped from gaol in 1947 and cluded the police. for 13 months. In the meantime, how ever, he shade dromalle emergence from hiding to re- cover the leadership of his Hitherto, patients suffered is London, July 26-A com Parly. days or amore of fever, and there plaint by z Labour Member of

His trint on the slander was a Hability to grave com- Parliament, Mr Raymond Black-

charge was recently advanced plications affecting the hung and burn, that the Communist newe-

after having been set for a later Worker. paper, might

Dally

The military government pecur from the 12th day. onwards cressly misrepresented a speech date.

intervened committed a

after he had The British Government cent of his and had

pro- fested. of Parliamentary to breach

pri.

Dr Mueller

is one of the a United House of Commons Comunitleenders of the Christinti Social Unlon, Bavaria's strongest poli- unit of of Privilege.

Loritz's Parly is This Committee, which "pro- tical Party. plane,

tects the honour and dignity the third strongest in the pre- the world's supply-one pound of Members of Parliament," sent state Parliament.

will investigate the complaint A military government spokes- | barely-

and report to Parliament.

man said known drug just discovered.

that the delay in It consists of Members of all Loritz's trial was ordered to Within 24 hours of arrival,

parties.

prevent interference with his the American team began treat-

Mr Blackburn asserted that civil rights to take part in an ing three cases of scrub-typhus,

campaign.-Associated and, two days later, the three he had not accused the Coin-election had

Lemperatures. munists of retaining Buchen- Press. normal Toxicity had vanished, and wald as a concentration camp convalescence was well on the and had not demanded that the

a team of three scientists Kuala Lumpur after the warliere, was today referred to the and in March, States

Army

five flew in by with two tong of

of Chloromycetin,

why.

ent and

INFALLIBLE CURE

Dr L Lewthwalte, the British Director of the Institute at the ume of the experiment, told correspondenin tonight that 90 cased of scrub-typhus had now been treated and had all been cured.

Chloromycetin, he averted, was an infallible cure, so much so that it had been possible for research purposes deliberately of human volunteers In known Infected

to

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Creek "Fascists" be given the right to invade Albania, as was reported by the Daily Worker.

Death Of Mr

R. E. Sisson

He had simply asked the Government whether Buchen- wald was not being used as a concentration camp and whe- ther Greece had the right, in The death occurred last night self-defence, to go into Albania.nt the French Hospital of Mr R. Mr Sydney Silverman, Labour, E. Sisson, who saw war service arserted that many Members' in Hongkong as Lieutenant Pay-

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Damaged During Revolt

UK Debt To India Again

Residents of Guatemala walk past one of the many buildings damaged by bullets during the recent military revolt against the government of President Juan Jose Arevalo, Fronts of buildings were poek-marked by bullets and windows were shattered during the fighting. (AP Picture).

Misled Catholics Not Liable To Excommunication

BUT WARNED OF DANGER

OF RED PROPAGANDA

Vatican City, July 26.—The people who seek social reform and follow the Communist Party to get it without adopting fundamental Communist doctrines do not incur the risk of excommunication, the semi-official Vatican newspaper, Romano Os servatore, said today.

Queried In Commons

London, July 20—Mr Clenvll

Causeway Day, Tol-23028.

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Hall, Financial Scertary to the A£ 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m. At 2.30, 6.30, 7.30, às 0.20 pax.

| Treasury, Indicated in the Nouse

of Commons today that i was "quile #kely" that the relilo- meat of India' sterling balances in Britain lay some yearn, ahead, perhaps five or jen

Earller, Mr Leonard Gam- maus, Conservative, had asked what was the amount of tho Sterling balance claimed as 'duo ito Indin at the end of the war, by how much it had been reduced at the time of partition, and what the sums claimed by India and Pakistan were now.

Mr Hall replied that in the marietal agreement of August 14, 1947, the sterling assets of undivided Inclia. were put at

£1,100,000,000,

regretted that he could not disclose the size of the balances al other dates.

Al Jolson

wid

says,

YOU AIN'T

SEEN NOTHIN'

FOLKS TILL

YOU SEE..

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DAN DAILEY Give my Regards

to Broadway

Color by TECHNICOLOR-

as could CHARLES WINNINGER NANCY GUILD CHARLIE RUGGLES FAY BAINTER

Such information properly be given of the releases from

balances the sterling would be made available when the current financial negatia-

lans were completed.

Me Gammans: Will you deny that fairly large sums of sterling have been in fact released with- out any corresponding Imports and that the case for the scaling down of these balances has been largely allowed to go by de-

fault?

an"

Mr Hull: I do not think I can add to my answer. Negotiations Bre procecting and an nouncement will be made in due course.

Mr Oliver Stanley (Con- servative): Why must there be all this secrecy about the sterl ing balances? Surely we are entitled to know how much we have paid off since the figure

tho mentioned by

Financial Secretary.

Mr Hall: This is the accepted practice, I have no doubt it goes back some years and the Government of which you were look a distinguished member this line.

Mr Stanley: Do you rently believe that before 1830 there were ever any cases of balances similar to this? We might have had balances which were bc-

hind the currency of a particu iar country or

Dominion, but nothing in the same class this. Would it not be perfectly safe to give the country infor- "In Italy, Belgium, France, and other countries"mation which it ought to have the paper said, "there are quite a number of Catho-as to what money

has been lics who, deceived by the promises of the Communist paid off these balances by un-} speeches were not reported to master, RNVR (HMS Tamar), leaders or moved by the desire for social reforms,requited exporta? their satisfaction in the news-He was taken ill only yesterday support Communism without adopting its fundament- Mr Richard Stokes (Labour): papers.

afternoon.

al doctrines.

Will the Government consider "If we are to be permitted' to

settling this matter by sending The late Mr Sisson, a native,

These persons do not incur in the course of their work, can the Indian Government a bill shulpo Camp. After the libera-excommunication, but the Holy obinin the necessary permission for the amount for saving them tion he was invalided home, Sec. confronts them with their to read it from competent from the Japanese? where he married in 1947. He grave responsibility for the Church authorities," the article There was no reply,Reuter returned to Hongkong last year kupport given to the sworn added. with his wife,

The funeral service will be held at St. John's Cathedral at 5,30TM pini.TMTMTMlórormw.

of Derby, was Interned in Sham- expose groups

It was now being produced commercially in the United States and a production plant near London was about to be opened.

Malaya had stepped in quick- ly and obtained priority for

$50,000 (Malayan) worth of the drug each year for five yours.

Chloromycetin had also been

raise a breach of privilem every time, the Committee le likely to be kept busy."Reuter.

Reds Set

Date

(Continued from Page 1)

used successfully against typhoid the Democratic League-Asso- fever and gonorrhoeal urethri-ciated Press

tis.

"DOMESTIC FISH"

The vital rail junelion elly

of Hengyang, 75 milles south of

port the

enemies of the Christian rell- Many Catholics, it said, sup- cion and with the danger Df poisoning their own minds with the false ideas continually an pearing In Lie Communist Breks."

DEMONSTRATION serious reason for reading the

were wounded

IN TEL-AVIV

Tel-Aviv, July 20. Six Chuchow, is facing immincast Communist demonstrators and assault by Communists. Heng-live policemen The report disclosed that

yang is 265 miles north of on Friday after 150 Com- £252,000 had been granted for Canton, on the Canton-Hankow munists had,

thei the establishment

besieged of an In-railway

Israeli Asembly, and tried to alute for Research and Train-

Fighting reported

stop members entering

demonstrators, unem-

ink in Fish Farming on Penang miles

for Hongkong.

will

from Changsha,

free The

"Those Catholics who have a

Communist press, for example

Indonesian Cease-Fire Discussions

Communist Parly in elections-with-money-given to the Communist

press, without wanting to adhere religious doctrines.

to anti-

These persons did not fall under the excommunication de-

cree, but the Church seriously

warned them of the grave ovil that they were committing

"With regard to Socialism, of which there are various forms," the ariele declared,

Resumption Judgment

Compensation For House Owners

Judgment was delivered this "It is morning by the Board of Arbi-

trators in respect of enough to say that a Socialist sation for the resumption of on

compen

Party which makes absolute

common cause with the Com-rea which before the war was munists, directly

14 house sites, in Bridges Street Uniting. its forces

and seven house sites in Wing Communist Party,

Lee Street,

together with a length of street bullt

on pri-

The Ikland, in addition to the grant sound of gun is clearly audible ployed from Jalta and mainly

in the city.

now immigrants, wanted As- The Penang Institute

The Nationallats have ad-rembly members to listen to a serve the entire colonial empire mitted the fall of Palshul, 32 delegation. They and will be the first attempt at miles North of Changho, and the Assembly courtyard and Jogjakarta, July 20-Re-decree, fish farming of this type and Lillng, 45 miles South east.clashed with the police.-Asso-publican, Dutch United Nations

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on this scale ever made.

"The report spoke of the 3,000 years' experience of the Far East in the artificial rearing of fish in ponds, stated that yields of lah obtained by this means were far higher than those from natural fisheries, and referred to "the possibility -of Taising domestic strains of h

which might prove as superior to wild fish as domestic cattle are to

wild cattle."

The colonial research pro gramme ranges from aludica ofj African witchcraft, to the pre ventive treatment of malaria,

and-tuberculosis.

Research

grants have been approved for 125 separate pro- lects, the report cald-Reuter,

Shaw, 93, Still Hates Birthdays

Ayot St Lawrence, (Hert- fordshire), July 26. The famous dramaust, Mr George. Bernard Shaw, remained prisoner in. his own house today-his 93rd birthday—rather than face tho crowds who were anxious to see him:

The world's most famous playwright, who hates · birüh- days." remained adamant about refusing interviews to the crowds of reporters and photographers who surrounded his house here. -Reuter.

Sir Robert Ho-tung, “Grand old man of Hongkong," who is now on a visit to Britain, sent the following message of con- gratulation to:Me Shaw:

May

"Many happy returns. you have many years; ·df-con- tinued good health to carry on with your writing."--Our Own Correspondent

Associated Press.

SIDE GLANCES

broke into

clated Press.

By Galbraith

COPR. THE BY HEA BERVICE, WIC, T, ME REC XA, B. PAT.OFF.

"How can we hope for world peace when even a family. can't agree on a nice," quiet vacation spot where a man

Bebcan fish?"!

with the is automatically demned by the first part of the

con.

clearly fall

vate land.

the

delegates, assisted by their mill- "Ilo followers

The Board comprised tary advisers, today began under the excommunication de-Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, discussions here on a cease-fire | cree."

as Chairman, Mr J. E. Richard. agreement for Indonesia.

son (nominated by the Gover While all parties are agreed which was published on July 13, (nominated by the Chairman on The excommunication decree, nor) and Mr G. W. Grey un the need for a cease-fire as made it clear that Catholies who behalf of the former owners). soon as possible, 60 that

But In willingly belong to the Commu- machinery might be motion for The Hague

Party or support its round-nist

incur table conference, there is no teachinga

excommuni- indication today how soon the cation-Reuler. discussions will

end.

All three members of the United Nations Commission for Indonesia, Mr Merle Cochran, Mr Thomas Chritchley, and Mr Raymond Herremens,

who ar- rived two days ago, are staying in the Republican capital and taking part in the talks.

Deputies

Mr E. H. Sainsbury, Deputy Registrar General, appeared for the Crown, assisted by Mr R. Glies, Valuation and Resump. tion Officer. Mr M. A. da Silva represented the owners of 38,

In 40, 42, 62, 50, 58, 62 and 64

Free-For-All

(Continued from Page 1),

Dr Jan Van Royen, who is personally leading the Dutch When the debate resumed to- vide, is also staying in the Re-day, a large parcel of politions publican capital

.

was

against, the Atlantic Pact handed to the Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, by a re- presentative of the Assembly's Communist deputies.

while It is understood that agreement has been reached that the Dulch and Republican should be forces respectively

The petitions were collected made responsible for the scuri-

by Communist sympathizers in ly and order of the arcus untrade unions and

other der their control, details of how

ganisations.-Reuter, this can be worked out are still

being hammered out.

Some form of joint organisa tlon of the Dutch and the Re-

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or-

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Compensation Wed Axod at $7.50

for per square foot

and $4.50 per Bridges Street square foot for Wing Street,

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of the United Nations Commla~ | Qucuille, will hold a special | News, and News Analygr (London alous, may be set up to ensure Cabinet meeting tonight to dis-Relax) 0-15, Much Binding in the Marth (DBCTS): 148 "Generally local com cuss the political crisis resuit-speaking William Holt Taiking this, possibly with mittees in various areas. ing from the approval by the "Weeds Welle "and "Weathercocks" If this is finally agreed, ob Labour Minister, M. Daniel London Hely); 2.00, From the

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