THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1949.
HELICOPTER TO SPOT FISHI
Pilot Harry Watson of Palo Alto, Californin, brings his hellcopter in for a landing on the deck of the tuna clipper, Espirito Santo, during a demonstration near San Diego. The helicopter, to be used to scout tuna and bait, made a series of landings and take-offs, both on the clipper and the water. The demonstration was preliminary to actual use for a fish scouting trip to start soon, (AP Picture),
Pace Of Recovery In Europe Slackened
Washington, Aug. 25. The pace of European recovery has slackened, the Economic Co-operation reported today in a review of its first year's operations. The dollars earned by European nations during the period were enough to pay for only one fifth of their imports from the western hemisphere.
GREEK KING
WATCHES BATTLE
Athens. Aug. 25.-King
The report covered the year up in April 2, 19-19.
of
[lowever, the report add- ed, the programme's "ulti- mate objective of a healthy economy independent extraordinary outside assis- tance remains as a dificult but attainable goal."
The
Paul of Greece today watch-gress had set
report noted that Con-
of
up three auns
recovery programme.
MOSCOW
ATTACKS
GENERAL
BRADLEY
WORK TO BEGIN
ON CONSTITUTION FOR INDONESIA
The Hague, Aug. 25. -- Tho Republican. and. Fedoralist delegations to the round-table conferenco on Indonesia aim to draw up as quickly as possible the "definite text of the provisional constitution of the United Republic of Indonesia, it was learned here today.
aux-
The Political Committee, | visional Assembly will be formed which begins work to- from four members of the two morrow on the drafting of Indonesing delegations to, the
round-inble conference. the provisional constitution,mented. If necessary, by mem will have before it working bers of the provisional papers from each of the Republican Porilament. Indonesian delegations.
This Assembly, like the pro- will hold office
Spokesmen of both delegations i viston), cetion anally
that
establishes the regular Parlia ment. It i expected elections will take placa from six to nine months after the transfer of sovereignty-licuter
saki today that "no special until the dileulties are anticipated" In fusing the two sets of ideas on constitution details.
Committee A special
of Indonesians has been at work in Indonesia for some time pre- paring a draft.
The Republican and Federalist delegations both admit "the
sunableness
of
Dutch the to have the definite draft constitution submitted
of the
to them so that the Netherlands Parliament may know the kind of administration to which the
sovereignty is being transferred. They also accept the Dutch contention that the Netherlands constitution, as amenied last year, laya it down that the Netherlands-Inclanssinn Union must have definite quaranieca of a sound administration.
NOT SETTLED On certain aspects propored Union, the Republicans and the Federalists admittedly approach the problem from a different standpoint.
of the
At the recent inter-Indonesian
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the
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of detali
rettled. The discussions have now been resumed In The Hague and will be carried on by the Republican and Feder- alist leaders simultaneously with the general tripartite dis- Com- cursions in the Political mittee which is to work on the. factual di att.
In general there is already agreement between bott, Indo-
Moscow, Aug. 25.-The estan delegations on the main features of the Union and they Soviet trade union news-are unanimous on the principio paper, Trud, today de-of formulating the position of nounced General
Crown Omar the Netherlands
"head of the Union". United
The two Indonesian delega-
start the new
RJ
ed Government Helldiver when it authorised the Eurpoen aircraft, recently delivered Recovery Project; boosing pro- by the United States, going on. stabilising currencies and stimulating trade among the into action in support of participating nailons. troops attacking the rebels' mountain stronghold in then each of these felts," the Bradley of the
ECA said, "the nations of Europe States as an "overseas call-tions Intend to north Grammos Range.
made substantial progress in the Government forces north and first 12 months of the Europeannibal" who wanted to em-administration Immediately Routh patrolled near the Al-
broil the Europeans in
general ag
is reached agreement banian frontier to prevent the rebels withdrawing.
EXPORT TRADE
war to save American eco-with the Dutch on the draft of
the constitution. The batile area some 200
nomy.
CHOOSING PRESIDENT square miles, backed by over 20
"As the year drew to a close, At the came time, the New mileg the
One of the first tasks will bu Albanian frontier, however, there were indications Times, official Russian foreign is being held by 5,000 rebels but of it slackening in the rate of affairs weekly said Russia was the choosing of a President by At L
Feder- understood that the Greek progress, particularly in the not afraid of atomic bombs or the Republicans and tima we
alists, "and to gain army has planned o pincer export trade, which gave warn- "ny other kind of blackmail. movement to prevent their ing of the difficult problems that Both articles were published wish to begr that here in Tho escope.
said Hegue,"
It Repubuem must be solved before the goal in connection with the opening Simultaneously a frontal at- of economic independence can of the All-Union Conference of spokesman today. fuck by Commandos 13 at-be attained."
Peace Partisans in the Hall of The President will then choose templing to overrun a strong re-
Columns at Trade Union House Cabinet builders who will add bel position, situated between The agency noted thal
two more to their number lo here today. seven and eight thousand feet Western Europe boosted its ex-
Trud attacked General form an inner Cabinet of five near Stavros.
ports during the year until Bradley, new
chairman of the Ministers holding the portfolios According to usually reliable they were about equal to the US. Joint Chiefs of Staff, charg- of defence, foreign affairs, home
prewar volume. This, it said,
finance and economic military sources there.is.no.sign was signifcant gain. "Buting that American and British affairs. militarists, diplomats and other affairs, persistent difficuilles
The remainder of the Cabinet, holding Grammos is attempting earning dollars have posed aing a "monstrous conspiracy" to deal with such internal
reactionary forces were organis- 10 retreat into Albania, but
de- continuing problem of sustain- military experts believe that the ing
against mankind and, against the Piments as education, trans- the high level of trade. Soviet Union. Albanians will probably once which is of paramount impor
port and social affairs, will then be appointed. more harass Greek government tance both to Europe and the
BLIND ALLEY · units attempting to cover the United States, rebels' flanks along the border.-- Reuter,
so far that the rebel formation the
Returns From
Russia
The inner Cabinet will make decisions which will have the same legality as those taken by the full Cabinet.
"Having become entangled in: the their intrigues against While exports as a whole were peoples and having led the back on a prewar footing, the economy of their countries into ECA sail, tracte among the a blind alley, the Anglo-Ameri- western European nations then-can imperialists are looking for selves Ingged at about 10 percent a way out." below prewar,
It said the
of conference
for peace partisans was called
and to BRIGHTER PICTURE
peace and democracy "expose the Anglo-American However, the report went on, warmongers."
the war,
the playwright Koreneichuk, the biologist Trofim Lysenko and
The New Times article nakl the Soviet Union and people of democracies of Eastern Europe were "free of hysterla and look with confidence to the future."
And
When
the
President Cabinet have been appointed the United States of Indonesia "will be ready to receive sovereignty from the Netherlands," as the inter-Indoneslan agreement puts
Immediately sovereignty is and the United instituted, a pro-
Big Trooper Refitted
Helsinki, Aug. 25.-Norman Greene, a British student who the first three months of 1949 On hand for the opening res-transferred disappeared across the border showed a brighter picture than sion were the composer Dmitri Republic is into fussin on July 10, was re- the preceding nine months: trade Shostakovich, turned to Finland today. as a whole was 18 percent above Alexander
Greene уда escorted into the average before Finland by Russion frontier while trade among the European several foreign delegates. guards near Leksa, in northern nations was five percent higher Karelia, It was in this vicinity than prewar. The report also that Greene disappeared when tool un optimistic view of the hc was on an outing with other European indition situation. members of a volunteer recon- "The continued
London, Aug. 25.—The Empire increase In struction camp at Viltakski, Industrial and agricultumi out-;
Orwell (17,302 tons) which will Greene left his comrades be-put, the levelling off of the BRANDISHING SWORD be Britain's largest and best hind and they found hin bicycle money supply,
when sha restrictivo It added: "But the Soviet appointed troopship near the border where he had foredit policies, casing of the people do not frogel that the toes into commission, is nearing written a
the completion of a two and o message in the cand labour market, accelerated de- dark forces of imperialist rese- saying "Gone to hop,"
the
clin in world commodity tion and obscurantism are pre-half years refit. It was evident that Greene prices, and Improvements in
in pared to hurl
url the world once The ship begins her prelimi-
had crossed the border into
internal
government flanging moro into the hold of miserynary engine trials next month ace trials in November, Russian territory. Such ex- appear to
A handful of Wall Street and and produced have cursions are not infrequent, a general relaxation of intiation- London industrial and financial foreign omce apokesman saidary pressure," the report said. magnates are out to Associated Press,
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"Someone showed me today this amazing device that Bows buttons right on clothes."
attain their cellsh ends and, caged on by the mounting economic
the first trooping voyage at the end of that monik
will have amenities for She
other ranks and their
crisis and by their mortal fear on a senle never before
of the peoples in their countries attained in a peaċelime troop and colonies, are brandishing transport. There will be, necom- sword and poisoning the modation for 1,100 troops, 300 internat atmosphere."-Uniteйt crew
and 304. women and
tho
1'ress.
LAST OF SIX BROTHERS
children..
Notable, Innovations will bo separate mess rooms set apart from the sleeping quarters, cafeteria meals, beds instead .of hammocks, recreation rooms and cool water drinking fountains. Cheshunt, Herifordshire, Aug.
There will be moro deck. 25.-Herbert Spencer, last of
space than ever before alloited six brothers famous for nero-
In permanent troopship nautics, has died at Cheshunt, Reuter. nged 05. Between them, the six brothers have made more than 10,000 balloon escents and parachute drops.
They were the grandsons of
a
Now Air France Servico
Edward Spencer, who first London, Aug. 25-Air France
went up in balloon in 1037. announced here today plans for
Herbert
mado his frat extending their Far Eastern sar-.
vice to Nouman, New Caledonia, parschule descent from balloon in 1890. He jumped adding 5,000 miles to the routo from nearly 15,000 feet in 1009; now onding at Salgen
The new link, operated with
held pilot licenca number 12444-souter: Skymers, will be
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