1949-08-05 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1949,

Australia Determined

To Carry On New PH Laws

Deportations

CALWELL DEFENDS

HIS POLICY

Canberra, Aug. 4.—The Australian Labour Government is determined to deport 800 remaining wartime Asiatic refugees, but claims that its action, while justifiable, has been "magnified and distorted" by the Parliamentary opposition.

Final deportations will be accomplished through passage of a "Wartime Refugees Removal Bill" introduced by the Immigration Minister, Mr Arthur A. Calwell, who explained the govern- ment's position on this and a companion measure in second reading speeches in the Lower House of Parliament recently.

Labour majorities assure the passage of the two Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley's gou- measures, ernment sought new legislation after Mrs Annic O'Keefe, an Ambonese (Indonesian) woman, success- fully challenged immigration laws in Australia's High Court several months previously.

States

the

1

Australia

Will Ban Race Prejudice

EXTRAVAGANCE AN OFFENCE

Manita. Avs. 4-The new Philippino elvu code. which becomes effective In July, 1950. safeguards aquinat

contain

racial prejudice or discrimina

tlon.

Former Supreme Cour!

Justice Jorge Bocobo, chairman

of the commission which pre- pared the code for enactment,

said that one of its nime was the implementation of demo-

crncy."

*You can sue a man under the new code for vexing or humiliating another on pecount of his religious beliefs, lowly station in life, place of birth.

THE EARL AND HIS FIANCEE

SHOWING

The car) of Harewoodl

physical defect, or other personal

and said. "One condition," Bocobo article penalises rncial prejudice or any similar discrimination.

"Another article: compels Letchers and parents to imbue the child by precept and ex-

with love umple

of country, fidelity to democracy as a way of life, and altachment to the

of

world icient

permanent

the

Australia United During

War

charge, made peace.". Cave sanctuary to about G,000 refutes Astatic refugees, The gover-recklessly and mallelously, that ment contends that It provided I have been unnecessarily severe, refugo on Lie understanding or intolerant in administering the that these people would leave the Immigration Act,"

mitied. More than 5,000 returned

tries.

Australia when conditions per- America in those two years voluntarily to their own coun-deported 33,038 persons, or ap- proximately one deportation for every 4,200 head of population.

Australia deported 14 the whin Mr Calwell

in a ratio of one to remaining 800 as a "recalcitrant persons

every 40,000 of the population, minority."

necording to Mr Calvell's figures.

described

Another unusual provision of

In w

is directed against "thoughtless extravagance" on the part of any person in time of want or distress. Bocobo "Las seen said that the world nothing liko this except in wartime.".

REPLACES OLD CODE

"It provides that thoughtless extravagance in expenses for pleasure or display during a

his flancec, Miss Marlon Stein, photo- graphed after supper in the crush bar at Covent Garden during the in- terval of an opera. The Earl is the eldest son of the Princess Royal and a

the of nephew

King. Miss Steln is a pinnist of repute. (London Ex- press Service).

Royal Family

He charged that the two com servative opposition parties, aided by a hostile press, "have attempted to explolt a few in- Mr Calwell quoted a compari-period of actual public want or dividual capes where con- son of American and Australian emergency may be stopped by order of the courts at the passionate grounds might have immigration

instance of any government or seemed to justify the grant of Sir

private charitable organisa- permanent residence."

to China and tion," he explained.

"After all, doesn't such ex- nake travagance

of Juts

Mr Colwell also challengid the opposition parties to "test "restricted their opinions" Immigration matters."

on

He added: "If they fail to take advantage of this oppor- will have no funity...they right in future ever to mention the subject of restricted inmai- gration again."

Labour years

a

and

policies made by Eggleston, Frederie distinguished conservative former minister the United States.

Sir Frederic's statement was people?" originally

published

the fil Sydney Morning Heraki ol June 2.

the establish-

Sees West

End Show

Queen's Quiet Birthday

4.-Queen her 40th

On

Agreement In Sight

One Article Of Austrian Treaty

London, Aug. 4.-The deputies of the Council

of Foreign Ministers, who are discussing a treaty for Austria, today came within sight of an agreement. on Article 16, which deals with the Austrian obliga- tions to displaced persons and refugees.

The deputies, however, failed to reach agree- ment on the question of Russia's claims to assets of the Danube Shipping Company and on the minority question of Carinthia.

Separate drafts of a paragraplı referring to relief are before the conference,

Refugee

tions.

of the

Japanese Tax Collectors Led Astray

And Women”

The American draft. which follows closely the text of the Charter

Internationhi Organisation, refuses relief to persons who in varlous

with m circumstances fought a visit to assisted the Axis powers during the war, or who have since the

against the King, fought or worked group of companied by

Elizabeth and Princess Governments of their countries

of origin, if these Governments "Drinking, Gambling Duke and the

ol Margaret Ediburgh, she went to see the are members of the United No- American Pulitzer prize winning show "Harvey", now a long run

The Soviet draft, which Mr hi in London.

Was George Zarubin cialmed

line There had been no advance also in

with the IRO their appear- Charter, would also deny XC- publicity about ance at the performance and the fief to persons "hostile" to the crowded house when the Roval Family

was surprised Governments of their countries

took

of origin. their seats in the front row just

They are: "Drinking, Kam- before curtain time.

Mr Zarubin proposed a com- įbling and women." promise to reach agreement un The board released the And-

Article 16.

ings of two Independent sur- veys which showed:

London, Aug. Elizabetli celebrated birthday tonight with Hils reference was to the out-the theatre, lawed Hukbalalap movement in the Philippines-a It said: "America's exclu-grarian dissidents in rebellion alon of Orientals was always against the government.

The new code niso gives the ruthless before

right of independent civil action ment of the quota system and

to any person whose individual Calwell claimed that non-

now, outside the quotas, it liberties are tampered with. governments in

still ruthless for all migrants. deported not-

Few exceptions are made, and The code, will replace the old Europeting without extraordinary deportation follows any viola- "Codigo Civil," which has been in use since the days, of Spanish publicity.

tion of temporary permits. "Nor has the fact that a non-

rule. Spanish laws continued, "Notwithstanding the trifling in most instances even after the European, admitted temporarily, an Aus-

10 quota

Orientals by 10 may have married

American period began some 50 Australia has | years ago.-United Press. ever been re- United Sintes, tralian woman, garded as a ground for autho always been, and still is, more

admission. rising his permanent

lenient In her policy Previous immigration ministers America. frowned on such marriages and did everything in their power

had

I

than

"The difference is that Ameri-

Resistance By Catholics

to discourage them," he said. ean action is taken as a matter "None (of these immigration of course by the people of that ----ministern) was, however, as country and is not ventilated in salled on the score of harsh and the press, whereas, in Australia,

a political

London, ical basis criticism has

Aug.

Vatican Intolerant administration us

Radio sald today that the resis- without a know- told and is made have been," Mr Calwell parliament. The fact that all ledge of the circumstances of tance of Catholles in Slovakia was continuing "In spite of were non-Labour ministers each case, in ignorance of the

Intimidation and the violencG will no doubt, account for the policy of other countries."

of the police". difference."

He claimed that a comparison of 1940-47 deportations by the

US White Paper On

China Will Be 'Frank'

- Truman

Washington, Aug. 1.-Presl- dent Truman announced today that the US State Department would publish a "frank and fac- fual record" of American rela- tions with China tomorrow.

America's role in China has been subject to "considerable misrepresentation

and understanding," he said, He expressed the hope that publien- tion of

"white tha

an

niiz-

paper" would provide a new basis for "informed and intelligen public opinion, on the whole situation."

Mr Truman made it clear that a chapter in American policy toward China is ending. and that he and the Scoretur of. Stato Mr Dean Achesón, are now.confronted with the task

to

the

of working out new policies situation deal with created by the Communist con- quests.

American friendship for the people of China "is as strong today as it has ever been," the president said, but the prob- lem now was to "find ways to

practical: expression give

that friendship."

to

Mr. Truman said this at news conference, Soon after. ward the State Department was to issue for publication at 1800 GMT (midnight Hongkong time) a thick volume dealing with the history of American-Chinco TV- lations for more than a century, concentrating on the last five yearAsociated Press, Be

After ciling resolutions com- mending his deportation policy

country' The Rodio said from several of the biggest organisations, Mr Cal- person was killed

out a similarity others seriously well pointed

that one

Tokyo, Aug. 4.-Japan's tax payments are 13,150,000,000 yen in arrears,

tax the national board reported today.

The board gave three frasens why tax collectors take grafi.

Throughout the day, Union Jacks were flown' from London buildings and radio news broad. casts opened with the National He offered to accept an ex- 1. Japanese owel more than Anthem. In Hyde Park, troops tension of the scope of the

Associated Press.

€4,000,000,000

yen in taxes for of the Royal Horse Artillery article to include refugees and the fiscal year 1048-49, and fred u 41-gun salule at noon-displaced persons, He would

were lagging by 8,580,000,000 a130 accept the principle of

oyen in the present fiscal year. voluntary repatriation, pro. 2. Investigation of 498 taxa- vided an agreement was reach. tion offelals charged with irre- ed

5, dealing gularities showed that 70 per- on paragraph with the conditions for with-

cent owed their downfall to holding relief.

drinking, gambinig and women. The surveys noted that most offences were motivated by tox- "temptations offered by payers."-United Press,

DEBATE

ON BUNCHE agreed to consider

REPORT and several

wounded in

in the attitude toward refugees the village of Bolnia Krupa, in between the American Legion Slovakin, when the police fred and the Australian Returned into a crowd Servicemen's League.

which de endea

The three Western deputies the Soviet text of the draft,

Before the end of their sitting, the deputies reached agreement on paragraph 3. Under this, the Western deputies agreed to the (Continued from Page 1)

Soviet text, which insisted that In "Popular opinion

should theso Repatriation Missions the local priest.

countries is being fed on these have the right freely to enter "Violent clashes between the doctrines,

DP comps. The deputies will work tomorrow. police and the population also "The representative of one continue their occurred in a number of other Arab State

has quoted Bgures-Reuter. villages", the Radio added, which give an Impression of the

He quoted a resolution of the American Legion adopted ile 1945 national convention "that all refugees- who have been enjoying our zanctuary "In Bratislava the whole scale of armaments, which is

haven and hospitallly shall be returned promptly to the coun iries whence they came." United Press.

SIDE GLANCES

w

clergy, with опе exception, planned. sized a proclamation of Adelity "He speaks of $125,000,000

to their Bishop," the Radio said.} being spent in one year for the

--Reuter.

purchase of arms.

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Jobless Increasing

Berlin, Aug. 4.-The City La- bour Commissioner, Mr Paul Fleischmann, sald today that one out of every four workers in the Western sectors of Ber- lin was unemployed.

He added: "The number of New York, Aug, 4-The Imdaily. If something is not done men out of work is growing

tention on Tuesday.

of

of

migration authorities sald today that the Swedish union leader, to halt it, it will lendus to "The head of the Syrian Tage Lindstrom, would be de- the brink of catastrophe.

He placed the number date has announced jan am

fained until the investigation

his entry had been com- the Western sectors at 94.019 or

wholly unemployed persons bitious plan of rearmament. Iroq into and Transjordan have treaty pleted.

20.6 percent of the working connections with the United

The spokesman said there had population. In addition, appro- Kingdom which. unless tho been no new developments in ximately 00,000 were Working Security Council will decide the case since Lindstrom's de-only part time.

otherwisk, would involve the

The Commissioner also sald immediate general renewal of heavy

arms supplies to these When asked specifically wherellef doles lind almost doubled ther the question of Communist since the beginning of the year countries"

almost 40,000 men had said that Israel sympathy had any connection and "fully

supports Dr Bunche's with the case, Immigration of been thrown out of work since conclusion that the iruce period elals took pains to emphasise: the Russians lifted the blockade us been left behind, and that "He is not charged with or ac-of the Western sectors on May

We are 12-United Press, the first phase in the transition cused of anything. to peace has been successfully mighty careful about what we accomplished."Reuter.

say....tie being held Fun! local authority and

being all- vestigated on certain factors Other than that, there is nc

|thing."—United Press.

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Arabs Re-enter justification for implying any

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Halla, Aug. 4-Surprisingly fow Arab heads of families in

the return of

PETITION BY DOG LOVERS

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2,30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

The DUDE GOES WEST

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Radio Hongkong TO-MORROW with William BENDIX *

"THE BABE RUTH STORY

News

with Plano

Critical Strike

In Malta

Clairo TREVOR”

Arab Differences

"Superficial”

IKT. 8.00, Hong Kong Calling Pro- gramme Summary: 4,02, “Rhythm Xendezvous" (Studio): 0.30, Can- tonnan by Radio, Given by. Ma Les Wai Lan and 9. K. Lee (Studio): 0,00, Putup Green and ills Orches tra 7,00, **Music.___Lovers" Hour Classical - Request Programmo Pre- sented by Уѵопло Charter the Halfa district have, Aled

World News and (Bludio): 0,00, petitions for

Beirut, London, Aug. Analysis__ (London Relay);

4-Mr Paúl |

Aug.

4-The 8.10. Vocal Recits by

Boffa, the Maltese Prime Minis Lebanese Promier, Riad El refugee members of their fami- ! A petition addressed to His Schumann Chua (Боргило) lies to Israel, an Israeil soures | Excellency the Governor is be- Richard Lan (Tenor),

ter, and Mr. D. Minton, Miniser Salh, sald here today that zald today..

ing prepared by a group

of Accompaniment by Betty Drown of Reconstruction. were flying differences among the Arab Hongkong dog lovers seeking 18ludio): 8.55 Adami Giselle back to Malta tomorrow for an Slates were "uperficiei" and

Ballet Music: 2.03, "From' the. Edi- Ho sold that the reason was the Institution of legislation for-

emergency meeting of the that. they would be disappear torials" (London Relay); D.10. the large

number of refugees bidding the killing of dogs Weather Report: 2.11. "Taut Temple Cabinet on the Malta dockyard after a meeting of thé Árab who had already rejoined their and setting.

League Political Committed in up government and the Curzon Case" by Transla trouble, familles illegally.

Alexandria, on August 20.

20.00 Unauthorised konnels for unwanted animals. Durbaldge (ACTSI 1.40. AF

" gramme of the muslaint Mar Infiltration has increased the

On the same plane with them The petition recalls the wide. delesohn: 10.00, ime, for Music will be Mr George Ellul, Malta's Ho mid ho Arab population of Israel from

was proud that D.D.C.. Midland Light Orchestr

had Facted "as Vinter, Commissioner-General in Lon-the-Lebanon 70,000 to 100,000, he added, spread practice of killing dogs Conducted by albert

Only about 200 pail lons had for 1. od, and also draws siten (BOC) 10.50, A "Swingtime don. It understood, that the mediator between ✨ the, Arab been field in the life distri tion to the danger of rabies bo- Reel (London. Relay: 11.15, Weather re in the dockyard duation. rh its mission of conditation

danes sassion; 11.00, tadio News | Cabinet is to discuss the critical countries and, would continue for the return of about 1,00ing carried by dogs Imported Report and Summary of News women and children.--Reuter from across the border.j *|-11,30," Close.. Down...

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