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Behind-The-Scenes Talks On Greek War To Begin Today

Lake Success, Oct. 3.-The President of the United Nations General Assembly, General Carlos. Romulo, today announced that behind-the-scenes negotiations to end the war in Greece would begin tomorrow.

Mr Romulo said he planned to meet the Greek delegation first, then follow up on Wednesday by discussing the Balkan dispute with Greece and her. three northern neighbours, Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria.

i. The special or ad hod re-Political Committee voted over- United whelmingly to increase the Blates, Runds and Britain to-trategically located alon

in strategically-located

It was reported also that bef

meet had arranged

presentatives of the

morrow.

Hopes for the opening new smothering a Soviet-bloc at- concilation efforts in a favour-tempt to kill it. The renegade able atmosphere were jolted by Yugoslav delegation voted with its former Soviet bloc allies. reports from Soviet bloc mem-

to strengthen the bers that the Athens Govern- The vote

Commission inent had just executed a Greek Soviet-boycotted trade union leader

was 44-8 with five abstentions. The Ukrainian Foreign Minis-The vole kiling the Soviet pro- ter, Mr Dmitri Manulisky, and post to abolish the group was the Polish delegate, Mr Julius also 44-6 with five abstentions. the abstaining nations being Katz-Suchy, angrily complained Syria, Saudi-Arabia,

cal Commitico that Sweden and Guatemala. Political to the the action violated the Greek

the debate on the

Yemen,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1949.

REBUILDING IN HOLLAND

A model of the new Rotterdam Trade Centre, a seven-storey building which 2. The main Political Com will house organisations which lost their property in the war bombardment.

pledge to the United Nationsmilte question of the form

that executions would be halted Involved pending discussion on the Italian colonies. Mr Manullaky newly-proposed mercy law.

took up the Soviet bloc churgo

The Greek delegates tald that Britain was granting the they did not bellevo the United States air base righte Demosthenes in North Africa in "polley of labour leader,

fact had in Groglu,

been Imperialist expansion" thant executed and they ware await- ing word from Athens.

could not but raise tears that be endangered. pence would

The busy United Nations The US and Britain were come sebedule produced theso other

what split, however, over the development:

method of granting indepen dence to Libyn-key aren in Britain the colonies problem. Lovourest

keeping the nd- ministration strictly in its own hunds in the three to five year

Albanians, Czechs May

Break With

Yugoslavia

period before independence,

while the US favoured creation of on advisory International council-United Press.

(AP Picture).

Sir Stafford's Praise

For Pakistan

COURAGEOUS" EFFORTS TO SOLVE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

London, Oct. 3.—Sir Stafford Cripps, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, said here today that he admired the courageous and efficient way in which Pakistan had tackled its most com- Athens, Oct. 3.The combat plex economic and financial problems.

US OFFICERS TO TRAIN ARMY

training of the Greek Army

Sir Stafford was speaking at a lunch in honour of Mr-Ghulam- Mohammed. Pakistan's Finance Minister, given by Mr Habib Rahimtoola, Pakistani High Commissioner to Britain.

London; Oct. 3.--Czecho- which until a year ago, Was slovakia and Albania, the only ca'irely In the hands of the two Cominform States which British Military Mission, is to be

not Lavo

denounced their completely taken over by treaties of friendship

The Chancellor declared that Britain regarded the capital develop and Am rican officers. mutual assistance with Yugo- The British Military Mission ment of Pakistan as an absolutely essential matter in the general world

do at any will now be limited to advising interest,

#O moment, diplomailo observers on artillery, transport here believed tonight.

supply services. Concurrently with the do- Intensive training

centres nunciation of their treaties, the will be established at Kozano East European States appear to and Trikkain, with a division be slowly withdrawing diplo- at each point,

alavia. m6Y

argi

matic staffu from Belgrade. Fo The Americans have been that severance of diplomatic re-supplying the Greek Army since lations with Yugoslavia

may military aid began two years a reality."

ngo.

soon bo

Once accomplished, the possi bilties of further anti-Yugoslav

torious Vitsi

Americans took

Greck Army from

It is believed here that the campaigns-Associated Press. reason why Albania has not yet denounced her treaty might be poor communications, coupled

with her geographical isolation "Remove Wilson”

from the Cominform countries.

UK Dentist

Taken Off.

Health List

Resolution that

an

very

Downward

Drift In Market

Yangtsze Financo Company's Mooting

At the annual general meeting of the Yangtaze. Finance Co. Ltd, held this] morning, the chairman Mr -G. E.-Marden, spoke of the steady downward drift in the market since last winter,

Mr.Marden said:

"When I last addressed you 1 referred to the fact that local shares stood at prices which yielded unusually sausfactory dividends. Since then the market has continued to fall, the fact that dividends despite have been well maintained and promins, generally speaking,

o continue

I think, fair to say that

sharp selling movement during last winter was initiated by non-resident holders of shares following the striking Communist successes in North Chinn, This selling movement was too strong and

sustained

for local powers of absorption. and local weak holders having Joined

It the market has drifted steadily downward ever since. despite sudden sharp rises which indicate Intent strength without ever bringing it to fulfiment.

UNUSUAL FEATURE

"An unusual fea ure of the carly liquidation was that it proceeded -from

portfolios which had been held intact for generations and were unaffect- ed by the high prices of 1947/10 was in fact only pre- cipitated by a fear complex born largely of political pro- paganda."

"It must now be accepted that there has occurred a substan- tial disinvestment in respect of local stocks held abroad and particularly in England. small, represented

"These portfolios,

great and estates and bequests by fermer risidents

wo, and whose beneficiaries

had, bitherto shown their con- fidence in the Colony by retain ing its s:curfiles. It is unlikely that t

there will be repurchases

by the same Interests and an important source of strength In the market has thus been lost-

Marden sald.,

possibly for a generation," Mr

"The substantial use of funds in the general business of the "We should like to see other

Colony has certainly for the He said that the total value time being, removed another countries 100 'playing their of exports

to Pakistan from section of support from the part In supplying capital Britain in the half year ending Stock

whils Exchange,

tho goods to Pakistan,”

offered by the Bir Staf June, 1940, was just under $18, greater return ford 'said.

000 000 compared with £12,200, speculative bullion and currency "We hope, therefore, much that it will

000 for the previous half year marketa has lured away furids be possibly and £8,700,000 for the corres- which might otherwise hava for Pakistan to join iri those international Institutions, such Ponding period of 1940.

been invested in loent shares, as the International Bank

AVERAGE RETURN "I think that is a pretty good which cun and do provide record and I know that Mr "At prices ruling last week capital for such development." Ghulam Mohammed will agree and based upon current di

Sir Stafford said that the that we have, in view of our vidends the averago return British Government had watch-own

most given by a selection of some of problems, bren

annum.

A

and

Last year action in the diplomatic field over the advanced combat train- would be exhausted. The ques-ng of the

Sheffield, Oct. 3-A National tion would then arise whether the British. The new training Health Service tribunal here the Soviet Union was prepared | orogramme will be supervised today expelled a dentist from od Pakistan struggle with her reasonable in releasing, all the the most popular local public to risk bringing direct pressure by US officers with battle ex-

practice under the Govern- dificulties wi.h the deepest to bear on Marshal Tite in the perience who were with the

dental scheme. face of

after sympathy always hoping that Sterling necessary to buy there utilities and industrials would world studentally explosive ferk Army during the vic-ment's

In time their causes might be imports that I have mentioned have well exceeded 12% per Grammos finding that he had "failed to dissolved. and

to you," he added.

is obvious that such employ a proper degree of

"AGE-LONG HISTORY" Sir Stafford recollected with return on capital Is too high rkill and attention" in

most to continue indefinitely We still have that hope, for pleasure "the long and operation.

we realise that your race and friendly association" which he is likely that mere reason- Mr Jinnah, which able period. of freedom from culture

have an age-long his had with

rumours The tribunal's report

satory which long ante-dates our started from the time when he unfounded

practising lawyer

of inveskisent In bring a volume Frank own civilisation and which can was a the dentist, Mr

In- capital into the provide

you wih a guide in the London.

"We were fellow members of deed, surprissy be felt that Cardiff, Oct. 3-Britain's Na-Bates, "had failed to provide

formulation of wise policy.

Suhebential amount of is in fact generally regarded tional Chamber of Trade, in con- the treatment necessary" and

"In the meantime, we have the Bar and even at that time,

I admired his

not already single-hearted contar has:

been as even more moribund

demanded had issued a certificate saying done our best to help in such,

by the oppor- were the other treaties, as Al the removal from office the that treatment was complete, wys as we could.

purpose in securing the frenracted here banla lost intimato economic President of the Board of Trade, when it was still unfinished.

dom of his own people Sir tunities offered,"

The Directors' Report dis- and technical links

"But I must express my ad- Stafford sald-Reuto with Mr Harold Wilson.

closed a profit for the year Yagoslavia in the Comluforin The resolution, which only The report split last year.

recognised that miration of the courageous and

ending March 31, 1949, of $803,- six cut of 400 delegates opposed, ha may have been Ul at the efficient way in which Pakistan most complex.

to, which lo added the The only reason that, might declared "Implacable hostility time, and faced with an amount has tackled the

balance of $383.005 brought for- cause Cichoslovakia to delay to Mr Wilson's recent five per- of work under the Government economic and financial problems OUTWARD MAILS

ward from 1940. her denunciation,

observers cent cut in the prices of certain scheme "greatly in excess of which have faced it

The Chancellor cald that he thought, would be the pro- Tito cheaper clothes.

held the view that sooner or feeling amont, the Czech Com- It was stated that this cut the munists, if this were stronger distributors' surplus, after paying This is the second ease with- afer the two sovereign states of expenses, to one farthing in the in two weeks of a dentist being the Indian.continent "must live Sokol Youth Movement Paund-less than one-tenth of removed from the National side by side in amity and co-

The Yugoslav

treaty, alged in July,

Albanian 1947,

than is known hero.

thanference here today,

parades in Prague last year were one percent.-Reufer. recalled, Western observers

then commented on the pro-

Tito antiments of the young SIDE GLANCES

Crochs.

It kas also been suggested that the Czechoslovak Govern- ment has postponed bringing its new Church Control Bill before Parlament · because of anti-

Moscow feeling among Czechs and Slovaka-Reuter,

COMMUNIST NOTE

(Continued “from Fáze (1)

Dermott anid none has been received yet by American diplo- mats there.Associated Press, BULGARIAN · ACTION' Solo, Oct. 3-Bulgaria deelded to, establish diplomatic relations with thio Chines People's Republle Government in Polping and to exchange diplomalle representatives, the

· Bulgarian News Agency sald

tonight-Heuter.

MAN RUMANIA ALSO

ha

Bucharest, Oct. 3.-Rumania. tonight recognised the Com munist Chinese Government and will establish diplomatic relations with the People's Ro- public of China, an 'official com- munique, announced ---- United Press

+

The First Snow

→ London, Oct. 3-Winter has

·come :.to-

Northern Sweden, Stockholm, Radio reported to- mighter diagn

thick now covers the coun- trysidaTeuter.

નિર્મા

usuni,

Health Service 1st-cuter.

operation,"

By Galbraith States however

COPBL TIME BY HEA NERVOS, 196, T. M. RES. 1 R, PIN GI

Wif you'd let me stay and play pinochle with your father, I'd soon have enough to buy, a kitchen stove anyway!

"Once it is reallsed and ad- mitted that they will continue ng two separate, independent close and friendly their relations may be then there is no reason what- ever why that better and closer feeling should not come about which would vasily advance the

asperity

of of the peoples both States" Sir Stafford sald.

Soviet "Ban"

On London

Port Denied

on Thursday, October 5, the General Post- Ofles and Kovivon Central Post Once will open from 5am to Noon. The other. Branch Post OMeek from 8 am, to 10 am. There will be one delivery of registered and or- dinary correspondence and one collection only from půlar boxes

The Money Order at 10 a.. Ogies and Poito Restanie will be entirely closed,

Unregistered

corresponderies only for Shanghai, Tieniein and North China "ezn" du accepted at senders” rickx, and will be forwarded as opportunity offers Unicas otherwise stated re- stitored articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall. If malls close before 10am · registarea and parcel posts close at 5 pm. on the previous day. Mails are closed at Kowloon Central Post: Once half an hour earlier than the G3.0. closing times.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Closing Timer By Air Taipeh, Chungking, Chengtʊ, Kun- ming. Lluchow, Kwelyang. Hotow and Swatow, 330, p.m.

Mania, Guam, Honolulu, USA & Cannda. p.m.

Alr Parcel Posts for Manlia, Hono- lulu and USA, "(Kowloon CPO), 1.30 |ping (GPO) 5 p.m.-

London, Oct. 3.—The 'Sovietters, Sampits & Small Packet 2^östs)

USA, Kowinon

931,

This makes a total available for appropriation of $1,040,070, which the Directors recom- mend should be dealt with as follows: to pay a dividend of six porcent frs of tax, $300,031; transfer to Investment reserve $500,000; carry forward, $237,- 130.

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0.00, Hong Kong Calling"-Pro- *Great gramme Summary 6,02,

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in "EL PASO" Color by Technicolor

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Ordinary Air Mall (Printed Mai- Wyatt

Citizens-Robdri Owen-by Honor 66'

JA. BBC Broadcast For Embassy here today denied for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and Campbell and its Hilly Billy Band;

Schools) (BBCTS): 0.20, Big Di that the recent London Dock (GPO) B.M.

c) 4.30 pm 0.30, Cantones by Radio Given by srica had caused a Soviet Bangkok, & p.m./

Miss Lea Wai Lank B. K. Len (Studio); 8.59, Barnabas Von Gecey Hanol and Galgo (10 p.m. "ban" on the use of the Port of London for transhipment of Auckland. 6 pin

Singapore, Sour, Sydney and and His Orchestra 7.00, American Latter by Alistair Cooke (London Australian wool bought by. Japan, 8 pan. **

Relay); 7.15, Grand Symphony Or Russia.

Sulta Closing Times By Grade chestra-Popy's

Oriantala USA, Canada. Central and South Conducted by Dr. Weissmann: 7.30,

Tha Embassy said that, Bri

cost

call for Canada), 3 p.m.

Japan, 3 D.m

Menila, 3 pun....

Ewatow, 4 pm.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER'S Closing Times By Ale Swalow,Da.m. (reg); 0.30 am,

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Okinawa, Tokyo, and USA, 3

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high delays: url caused by the strikes,

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Great Orchestras of Cur Day A in the Soviet-lfconsed news-established here during a special Tolk by the Row Tallberim paper, Nacht Express, today safely wock, it was announced

10,000

former Gestapo.

· Lahti öncials and 89 officers were F

Police

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