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First President Of New East German State Is Elected

Berlin, Oct. 11. The new, East German Government today clected Moscow-trained Herr Wilhelm Pieck president and received official word from the Russians that it could rule the Soviet Zone:

Russia's promise to turn over all administra- tive functions in Eastern Germany to its new puppet Government was read by Herr Johannes Dieckmann, president of the Lower House, at the first joint meeting of the two chambers of the Eastern parliament here.

S'hai Claim Case Now $1,400,000

The statement-the same as that read to East German leaders last night by the Soviet military governor, General Vassily Chulkov- said a Soviet High Commis- sion would replace the pre. sent Soviet military govern- ment.

it Indicated that the Russians tration of the Soviet Zone in

Entering upon its last would leave the actual adminis

day the 14th-of hearing their hand-picked supporters in nt the Supreme Court this the

new Government, super the pine-lakh vising their netivities through morning

the new High Commission.. Shanghai foreign currency exchange aetion

WIL

The statement and the estab- in-ishment of the puppet Govern. creased to $1,409,649.79 fol-¦ment were Russin's answer lowing an Amendment to the formation of the West Ger. |

of the State, a government at Bonn paragraph 5 ment of Claim,

In handing in vopser at the 1. Mr 1. A. amendment, Wright, Junior Counsel for the

that thin plaintif, said

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have 11:0 military Koverta

Western Allies pinced their inents with high commissions

TROOPS TO LEAVE?

Informed Fources I sick

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1949.

GREEK GIRL GUERILLAS

These two young girls, one downcast and the other smiling wanly, were among the guerilla captives brought back from the Grammos Mountains by Greek government forces after the recent drive to clear the area of Communists.

Resignation Of Austrian Government

DR FIGL INSTRUCTED TO

FORM

NEW

CABINET

brought about by the evidences would bid for the sup at witness from the Central

n

Vienna, Oct. 11.-The Austrian Government resigned to- Bank of China at the previous port of the Western hearing regarding foreign ex-roon by announcing change and CN currency. The gradual withdraw of Soviet day and the Chancellor, Dr Leopold Figl, was instructed to form

German

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fumendment relates to 12 con- troops from Eastern Germany tracts between December 1 and or 10, 1947.

offering a separate ] teity to the Eastern state

a new Cabinet.

Dr Figl, whose Right Wing People's Party emerged as the country's Herr Pieck said the Gerning strongest in Sunday's national elections, will confer with Socialist leaders Mir il. G. Sheldon, KC, lead-

bever Testspite | later this weck in efforts to form a Coalition Government, for the defence, people would Counsel ing

The Western wccupation statute, remarked that it was merely » matter of rome $500,000 in the Rulir statute or the removal

bis of any German territory imply his formal, in the Sanr-from

the mother the

Since the People's Party nas Both the Socialists and

77 seats in the new Parliament Party arc People's

The 07. the Socialista uthf

holds the country,

pledged to continue

League of Independents

power,--Anso- "The German people will not | Coalition Government which the balance

for clated Press. rest until unity of Gerry s has ruled the country restored

renvered," he neded.

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but he would ne អរ Lordship to note objection

Plaintift is A. V. White, of 3. College Road, Kowloon, and defendant la F. C. Rober's, of 00, Hobinson Road, Hongkong The case is being heard by Mr Justice Williams, Senior Pulane Judge.

The Hon Leo d'Almada, KCR sonfor Counsel for the plaintiff,, Leaders

concluding rub- resumed his

It was missions and said that

of clear that the organization the Chinone Government was constituted of five Yuans, each one with its own functious and

the other powera.

On

to

bad what could

"PATHETIC ATTEMPT"

Counsel dealt with the expert evidence on Chinese law given by Mr Lou, Mr Lam and Mr Lee

nil

asstaned

territories

that

he

the past four years.

In a formal meeting following!!

"PIECKISTAN"

Committee in Moscow

the

NOT SO EASY

muy

of

in

voters

and

ed prisoners, and new proper," the paper sald, added that in Austria this was equivalent to an increase of the electorale by ahnost one quar new ter of #

be mora

M. Vyshinsky Denies Human Rights Violation

for

Pandit Nehr Arrives In United States

Warm Wolcomo By President Truman

Washington, Oct. 11.- The Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, શ arrived here today on

the three-week • visit to United States as a guest of President Truman.

the

He was accompanied on President's plane. "The Inde- pendence," by his daughter, Mra Indira Gandhi, Sir Gidla Shan- kar Bajpai, Secretory General of the External Affairs Depart- ment of the Government of India, and Sir Chintaman Desa- mukh, Chairman of the Inter- and national Monetary Fund, the Indian Government's econo mic affairs adviser in America and Europe.

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President Truman, with mem- hers of his Cabinet and a re- ception committee, were waiting for Mr Nehru when The Inde- pendence landed at the national "we alrport.

nrel

19-CUN SALUTE

A salute of 10 guns WHS as Mr Nehru stepped down from his plane. I'niman

Proskirat

Arteted

Mr Nehru cordially and pre- members of the Ca- vented

reception com-

binet and the mittee.

Welcoming Mr Nehru to the United States,

ho said, "I am

very happy to welenme you to this country on behalf of the Government and people of the United States.

"I greet you riot only as the

Minister

ol your cijel Government, but also at the respected lender of

loved and

a great nation of people.

our

-

"Destiny willed it that country should have been covered in the search for a new route to yours.

of

"1 hope that your visit wilk

discovery Le, in sonite, fi America.

the hos- "I extend to you

of goodwill

the pitality and

of the United States with people the hope that your visit among us will leave you with the fru Indeed conviction that we are your warm friends."

GUARD OF HONOUR

Mr Nehru

responded briefly

UK PRESS COMMENT London, Oct. 11.-So far

concerned, was speaking of the Saar rather today's Cabinet session, Dr Figl the Government is

Chon- the results of Sunday's elections Kreat than of Eastern territories ceded and the Socialist Vice

the in Austria will make no Poland

Schneri, told by the Soviet cellor, Herr

Dr President,

Karl dillerence, said the Liberal t Germa, Federal of the West government have demanded the Renner, of the decision to diy-stependent Manchester Guardion

in an editorial today. of the reded Eastern solve the Government.

"I was an election dominated return territories United Press

Dr Henner then instructed Druy the new voters: 1,000.000

Lake Success, Oct. 11.10 the President's greetings

The National Anthems of the Pixl to from a new

Govern-a-half of them ex-Nazis who Thent. Dr

loo Figl was inhad previously been disqualified The Soviet Foreign Minister. United States and of India were structed to head

interin had the rest immigrants, return M. Andrel Vyshinsky, today played, after which Mr Nehru Reuter adds that Herr Pieck, Government side

denied that Hungary, Bul-inspected the Guard of Honour of n carter and A une takes once.

Rumania had presented by all branches of the thern were the People's Four is the son

Services Now

garia and white- Rights exercized enthely by the washerwoman.

Mra Vijaya Lakshmi Pendli, e Nailonal haired and corpulent, he joined

violated human rights. Supreme Council

Party' the Defence. There was nothing

Social Democratic

He counter-charged that the India's Ambassador, and other The formation tho Council show that

when 18 and the German Com

iz "capitulist" Indian officials were present at to welcome Mr the airport "The Sucialists and Catholic working classes Jegisktive powers and

denied elemen- munist Party at its founding in government they had not got they

January, 1919.

difficult than the Figl Party ex- People's Party, who are and will countries were

the remaln

parties of the tary rights to employment, equal Nehru,

After Mr Nehru had shalven not delegate.

He escaped to Moscow when pected.

coalition. "the

housing and equal pay. into power in There is

yet Government the Nazis came

no agreement

Guardian said. "have so far,

Making his first appearance hands with those present, the the extraordinary 1933, and during the war helped with the Socialista on how the

and under

more than a week at the party left the airport for Blair German Cabinet scats shall be divided, conditions to organise the Free

of an occupation United Nations question of worked

M. Vyshinsky House, official residence of the and the nor on the touchy

well reasonably

in was spealing

in the United President. whether

Mr Nehru will be the guest of Pan - German the

Mrs partnership.

Nations

Political' Committee.

and Truman Lengue of Indepenents shall be

which was TALK OF ANSCHLUSS

considering allega- President Berlin invited to join in the Coalition.

Balkan Turman at Blair House tonight. The League, which chowed "The Neo-Fascist indepen- tions that ted that the testimony of Leo newspaper. Kurier, today chris.

in winning dents'

with group,

one-tenth countries had violated the human He will move to the Indian Em- and Lam must be discarded tened the new Eastern German surprising strength

seats, which rights provisions of their peace bassy, Mrs Pandit's residence,

tomorrow-Reuter that of Lee accepted by his State Pieckistan." The Ameri-1 of Austria's 165 Pachamentary of the chamber's

Article

has apparently | treaties, Lordship. Loo had put

can-licensed Abend described its cents on Sunday, is not accept has emerged, 33 into ungrammatical and ex-President no "Whilhelm II." able to the People's Party. A used itself,

+

M. Vyshinsky coughed re- People's Party

"Such a point is most difficult spokesman sald that the presence of the League to judge for, although by allowquently and sipped water during

and the his speech, In the Austrian government Ing the Pan-Germans

this outlet the Aus- He repeated the charge that No More Summer might endanger the long awaited, ex-Nazis

trials held in the Austrian state treaty.

trian government has removed a the recent Time In Poland

The Socialists, on the ather possible cause of discontent, the three countries had proved that opposition elements Warsaw, Oct. 11-The Polish hand, are known to be insisting independent Group Itself con- political

hended by Drtains explosive material which, were supported by foreign in- de that the party, das Council of Ministers

ded to hatish Summer time Herbert Kraus, be brought into once the reasons for the present telligence agencies.

Sucu big party unity are gone, may

Sir, May

tell Government. The

your for the future, the Polish Press the

apparently hope that, by make itself felt.

renders of an organisation, the Agency reported today.

"One suspecs that it is not the League in this

Charges were directed against

International friendship-and- they can expect help only at Bonn that we-are-go-The People's Democracies as ital League of Pals, whose aim is

talk of an An- in any case Ing to hear

everywhere consignal had been given from some goodwill The Guardian the two major parties schluss."

headquarters, he said. Provoca- whose members are all working cluded. Associated Profs.

leurs by every means had tried for this gim?

on the translation and meaning anti-Nazi German Offlcers' A550×|

and 33 of the of Articles 4 Chinese Civil Code and submil-

..slation.

to

tremely bad English in order

and

1.m convey his meaning had tried to justify his - Iation by going back to time there were immemorial when

where

no businesses in China. It was a pathetic attempt to bring the contracts sued on within Arli cle 33, said Counsel,

asked Me d'Almada could one find in Article 4 that such contracts as were entered into with Roberts and Bacten were vold

The

French-licensed The

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The Agolicy said that Poland supporting and legal because will reinsla on Central Eur-instance, that was, in substance, the de-opean Time and DO further Irun the Lenguc fendant's case. There was noth-luck changing will take place, where

disagree.

ing in Article 4 from which oue Associated Press,

could infer that transactions not

done through an appointed bank

ware vold and illegal.

Hearing is proceeding and is SIDE

expected to conclude today.

ATOM BOMB

CENSUS

(Continued from Page 1)

failure

take to atomic weapons.

"The position of the

.count

of

Soviet Union is unchanged on this

Mr

issue, declared

"Atomic weapons must be

cluded. Such a thing is

Malik. in-

good,

for these two things are in- This would make separable,

possible agreement on the con- trol of atomic energy,"

WOULD VETO

Mr Malik then served notice that Russia would veto the arms uniess the proposal

censua

atomic bomb was included. ""The Security Council

and its commissions should ban the atomic bomb and reduce arma- ments," he said. "Only this can save the peace,”- ⠀

Russia

upon

insisted has twin treaties which would out- world's law and destroy the stockpiles of atomic weapone simultaneously with

·

tho

Slates

tablishment of an international control agency

nal The

United Britain have argued that con- trol should be achieved in stages, with the destruction of wanone Jeff until the control agency is effectively established

a process which they believe would require several years.-- United Press,

8:25

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COPE THY BY WEA BERVICE, INO, T. B. REG. UL. G. PAY, Orr

"I thought wo solved that kitchen warfare whon wo bought the elbotrio dishwasher, but now they're fighting to see who starts. it!"

Deserter's Complicated Love Life

Military Court's Light Sentence

the three

PROVOCATEURS

the

of

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

"League Of Pals"

1

and

to undemine

strugglo

I am only a boy of 10 but these countries to build up a havo through this league ob-} democratic State structure botalned lasting friends in Ice- Zealand, not ready to fund, Germany, New cause they were

United States, subordinate the interests of their Australla, people to Anglo-American mono-Huwail, Dahamas, Greece, Mal- Japan, Franco. Denmark, poly interest,

"This is the real purpose of the Holland, West Africa and other

countries, crusade launched against these

1 have also through the countries," he declared.

It had been proved "beyond league had the interesting ex-

Irom various

members

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doubt" that the Anglo-American Ferience or . The League circles had not accepted, and would not accept, the lose of of Pals was formed in 1032 by a Mr N. Booth, who is still the Eastern Europe. The trials in

chief organiser. Th

There are over the Batican countries, he said,

45,000 members in 102 different

the hand Farnborough, Oct.. 11. Awero carried out before the eyes

and countries court-martial sentenced a Bri- of the world and even the most friendship stretches to such dis- fish soldier, Private Stanley G. searching eyes had found no- tant places as Greece, Japan Piquet, 31, to 84 days deten thing to cavil about.

the 151

Pitcairn by

Island ilon for desertion caused

Many of the members The Soviet Foreign Minister |

correspond "extraordinary" complications in

said that talk of a psycholo are very eager to his love life.

Piquet went "over the hill" cal preparation late in 1047, when a Dutch girl dants in the trials was only there are very, very few mem-

lale." Cardinal' Minds hers there. told him that she was about to fairy

zenty had been convicted not: bear their second baby,

and evon

TO-MORROW

20

CENTURY FOX

"THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL" Starring

Michael RENNIE

Phyllis CALVERT

of the clefen with people in Hongkong but ICEF OFFICIAL Radio Hongkong

Anyone interested might sond: FOUND DEAD The two were unable to marry only.by his own people but by me particulars of date of birth,

had a letters written has his owr because Piquet already wife in the Channel Islands, hand-Reuter. where no divorce is possible.

Their marriage was broken up during the war, when Mrs Piquet love with one fell in

Franco Doesn't friends club, of 'the

Germans who occupied the smal) islands.

1ec-

Rangoon,

Oct.

H.K.T.

"ilangkong Caliing"-Programme Summary; 0.2, Children' Story: The Story of Three Cats by Will Summers (Studio): 0.25, Frank name and address, hobbles and

11Dr H. Deval and His Orchestra: 040, More lenguages, known I will' `ar- range for them to be accepted Ogburn 37-year-old, American ton and Kayo en Two Flanod TORBS): Record Hound-Aboul!! as incmbers through the head-member of the International Variety, Request Programme: Pre- Fund, sented by Jean Hallday. (Studio): Children's Emergency quarters.

Not only is this league a per- was today found doad in World Nuwa and News Analysis,

London Fetay) 18. "Much Bird it is something

bathroom

British-owned ata,

ing in the Marsh"with Richard them-

Murdoch hotel in Hongood. 1:

and more. Members band

Kenneth Horne, Believe It! Felves together for cultural, s0-

(EBCTS); 845,"Generally Speaking He had been slaying at the Incident in France by Francis Oct. 11 Mr clal and sporting activities Washington,

from Camminerts (London Relay): 0,

(London Re hotel since his arrival. Owen Brewster, a Republican cycling, camping, music. Senator, has quoted General lurcs, trips, language classen, Bangkok, six days ago, Herom the one" pode

atamy clubs, debates, parties,

was reported to be in Rangoon Selections from Onera: 30, "Ser- Franco of Spain as expressing dances etc. Also, there is cach

to distribute 200,000 rupees in vices pollight The Bands and doubt that the Russians have year a big gathering (in a dif- the Burmese Children Wel- Artists of the South Staffordszire

Regiment. Conductor:, Mr B behalf of the Thatcher. A.R.C.M., Dandmester), achloved an atomic blast

with ferent country cach time) call fare Fund ou the Generat He saw As soon as he had married

by kind permission of T.-Colnaet elin

United: Nallons,

clay from P. L. Martin, D.8.0. Jost the Dutch girl, Piquet surzen other Congress members

the Ching Fleet Club): 10 15. A. Ko- fotel fervant who went in ital ay dancha lleifetz (Violin) and dered to the British authorities Spturday.

A hotel The Senator said the Spanish "St.

to Dr. Ogburn's room found the manual Boy (Piano); 10.40, Llacht and was brought to trial: The

there Orchestral Belections; 11, nadió. 3,000 unusually loader commented, that,

body. It was reported. court gavo him an

Tinlav32,- 161D.: Weather Report and, BuMITEKS DI light sentence because of the tons of dvamite could produce a

"Now: 11:20, Close Down "nature of the case."United binst caulynient to that of an

atomic bomb-Reuter, [Press.

After leaving the Army, Piquet the Dutch went

to live with Birl in the Netherlands. He obtained a job there, and stayed for 18 months before, his wife's death cleared the way for his

second marriage.

"Palobice".

GORDON A. PICKUP, Hellers," 00, Windsor Crescent,

Bridlington,

E.Yorks..

England.

were no marks on the body In- Nowereel. London. dicating violence-Reute

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