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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 255

FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER'S

MERGER SCHEME

Paris, Oct. 28.-The French Finance Minis- ter, M. Maurice Petsche, today presented a memorandum which is believed to advocate the eventual merger of France, Italy and the three Benelux countries into one monetary bloc with complete freedom of trade among the members.

Circles close to the dele-Ministers of eight nations, met consider questions gations said that the French today to

which will arise at the con- plan included intermediate steps to be taken to achieve this final goal.

The "Economic

Cabinet" uf the Organisation for Europenn Co-Operation, consisting of the Foreign Finance and Economics

Return Of Churchill Demand

ference of the Foreign Minis ters Committee of the on October 31..

OEEC

Mr Averell Harriman,

Mar- roving ambassador, la Pinn and his deputy, Mr Milton Katz, also attended today's meeting,

The French pin put forward today calia for speedler liberalisation of European trade and the creation of a "regional and mone- group of free trade tary convertiblilty".

The Belgian Foreign Minis- ter, M. Paul Van Zeeland, who presided over today's meeting of the OEEC Consultative Committter, told reporters after. warda: "We have taken a step forward."

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1949.

Princess Poses For Amateurs

ECAFE

CLASH OF IDEOLOGIES

Singapore, Oct. 28. The Sovint delegate today challenged a survey report of the Secretariat of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East mooting here. This report, he said, "almost suggested" birth control for the area.

Fredericton, New Bruns-

Others

today's session wick, Oct. 28.-Lord Benver-

were the Netherlands Foreign brook predicted an increased Minister, Dr D. U. Sukker, the Mr public demand for the re- Norwegian Foreign Minister, Mr Nemtchina,

Halvard Lange, the Portuguese

Dr criticism during a three-

The delegate, Mr S. 8. his levelled

The Soviet speech was. "Caro- fully prepared propaganda and dishonest criticism calculated to divert our attention from the

of the Commu

turn of Winston Churchill Economic Affaire Mandez, hour clash of ideologies with true purpose to government leadership Antonio de Castro Without

Minister

following the announcement the Italian

be

tonight

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Princess Elizabeth, one "of the world's most photo- graphed women in the world, poses for a club member when she opened the 1949 show of the Windiesham Camera Club at Camberley, Surrey.

who The Princess, Patron of the Club, was photographed by a variety of cameras.

Princess

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ALL 48 DEAD IN AZORES PLANE CRASHI Rescuers Battle Fog And Rain To Wreck

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Oct. 28.—Rescue brigades tonight located the crashed French airlinor botwoon two peaks near Because of fog the Algarvia village but found no survivors. rescue parties only found the plane this evening, on the north coast of St. Miguel Island.

CROWDED PROGRAMME

the

FOR SHAH

will

Huy Jasmin, Montreal Journ

Villagers from Algarviag alist listed as a passenger on. said that, they heard the French liner, was travelling violent explosion early this in Europe morning when the plane for a series crashed.

The plane,

an Air France Constellation which carried 37 of 11, passengers and a crew crashed in flames into a moun

to- tain peak in the Azores day.

and

climb the mountains,.

-in-the

civilian

to gather material of stories in the Montreal newspaper, Lo Canada,

Reuter.

PILOT'S REPORT

Ponta Delgada, St. Michael's Island, Azoren, Oct. 28.-An Air Franco constellation bound_for the New York crashed into highest mountain on this deso Washington, Oct. 28.-

A telegram received in Paris late Atlantic Island today, kill- The Shah of Persia

France ing all 48 persons aboard.

Rescuers fought through wind, have little time left for tonight from the Air base at Santa Maria private social functions in Azores reported: "Medical help rain and fog to reach the smoul

dering wreckage, "near the top crowded

milltary three-week with

on the American tour which is volunteers have arrived at of 3,000-foot Mount Algarvin, northeast tip of the being planned for him by Algarvia and have begun to Island. They had expected to The British delegate, Mr of the new British austerity Portfolio, Signor Roberto Tre-delegates from seven other on".

and the Greek Minister countries.

the Protocol Division of the hunting several and some persons among the programme, when he was mei

He sald thal the economic P. J. II. Stent, characterized Mr

37. passengers and 11 crew for Economic Co-Ordination,

local parties have been search members alive, to crente Nemtchina's speech as "nothing

State Department. interviewed here today.

survey attempted Mr Stefanos Stefanopoulos.

The 30-year-old Shah Mo-ing without result because of

The search pilot who had; Lord Benverbrook termed the Mr Harriman said after the neo-Malthusian theory of popu-but propaganda" and

villity Western to place all "attempt.. to

hammed Reza Pahlevi, who is fox and rain.

spotted the wreckage on the now British Busterity pr meeting: "I am very satisfled lation and sought

evils on increasing countries",

"It is learned that the wreck rocky mountain hours after the. gramme "startling." He added with the way

are regiona} the talks that tho Prime Minister,

population. The survey seemed Mrgoing."

to suggest a decrease in the He said Britain had every- London, Oct. 28. expected to reach here by gir Clement Attlee, was pledged not

will spend only four days In The eight Cabinet Ministers birth-rate.

thing in his favour if comparison Princess Elizabeth is to fly from Teheran-on November..10. age of the Constellation has pland crashed reported that

arvivors, Will confirm."

him. If his report was correct, to nek for the dissolution of the

draft will tomorrow discuss

whirlwind his

Derial tour

Air France headquarters later the survivors died before help Government this year, "but most

He told the United Nations was made with Russle about the to Malta to join Prince Washington before starting on found with no sign of some survivors had waved to

treatment of dependent peoples. Philip on November 20, the

said that the control tower at reached them. of the country wish he would worked out by their deputies

and M. Petsche may Commission that large areas of

He will be guest at two din- Orly Airport had picked up a Rescuers returning from the co as swiftly as possible

all aboard- sers given change of administration might then spring a surprise propora the ECAFE region, now fallow

by message saying that there were crash teene said respectively President Truman and Mr Deanno survivors" brought to pass."

a speech, described as of could be cultivated by modern of thousands of people from second anniversary of their across the United States.

in the missing were dead. They said mutilated

bodies were strewn, over A 600 considered towed up and Incorporated into

An announcement from Acheson, the Secretary of State. French airliner. Lord Beaverbrook added: ""paramount importance," at to methods to meet the needs of their homen, we have not swal-marriage.

inurrow's ression.-Reuter,

our own state any historie

yard area. They added that the do not entirely accept Mr Chur-

surplus.

Clarence House, the Frincess A third dinner will be given

but sald chill's policies, but I do re-

The Russian delegate charged states," Mr Stent asserted.

nothing indicated that the plane' eugnise his genius for bringing

the survey with trying to "cover

He said that the population Loudon residence, said tonight

Mount Ver- Brilain out of this difficulty

A special aircraft left Orly, was burning before it crashed problem in the ECAPE etion that Princess Elizabeth will be President and nor of the COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

the guest of Philip's uncle and

Daytime visits to

United Press. was real and acute,

Countess Large por aunt, the Earl and The

in Academy

tentative Commission of Inquiry headed and a

De Levi Mirepoix, Mr Myron M. Cowen, led cultivatable.

Malta. Princess Elizabeth will urtcheon engagement to speak by M. chorus of criticism

Replying

to Mr Nemtchina's be act

be accompanied by her lady-in- to foreign correspondents will Secretary-General of the French Nemichina's speech,

criticism of foreign monopo- | waiting, but sho to leaving rule out the possibility of his Civil Aviation Department.

The commander of the Con- hes" in Burma, Mr Stent sold Prince Charles, her year-old accepting invitations from most

The annual Hongkong Police Mr Cowen said that the that several Burreso industries son, behind. She expects to re- of the organisations which have stellation, 37-year-old Jean de

him

at Happy took place as their Lapoul, was described by Alr review and turn to London before Christ-asked to have of almost all nations were already nationalised

France today as one of the must Valley this morning. guest. in the ECAFE region had been the Government had on hand a

The Shah will probably take experienced pilots on the North The parade was inspected bye. disrupted by programme of land reform.

brief skiing vacation Atlantic route. Prince Philip returned

His Excellency the Governor, systemacally Commuulst dissident elements, Mr Cowen Intervened here to

re-duty in the Navy on October 15 time for

1fe had crossed the ocean 88 Alexander udd that Mr Netchina's

Granthom who...... on board in the Rockies at the conclusion

was accompanied by Mr D, W. marks about Burma were all as First Lieutenant

hlm based on prewar conditions. the destroyer Chequers, based of his official tour, which pritics.

10 allow marily is to

Air France said that, this was Macintosh (Commissioner), study American industrial and the Company's first accident un The massed bands of the Ear Mountbatten commands agricultural techniques-Reu- the Paris-New York run since Buffs Regiment and the South It began flying the route in July Staffordshire Regiment were in Mr Ramaghandran (Indiaya Royal Navy cruiser squadron, ter.

1940.

attendance. said that his country was mak-also based at Malta-Associnteri |

'Passengers aboard the plane The Deputy Commissioner, Mr. ing a strenuous effort to securePress.

included, ar cariler reported, W. La Barte Sparrow, was in self-sufficiency in food by next

Marcel Cerdan, former world charge of the parade,

Two modals for gallantry and middleweight, boxing cham Now one British Empire Medal were Cerdan was on his way to

cram

"There has been a series of differences dividing us since the wor, when I was gratined at the opportunity to serve him.

"When he gets into ulice again, I will not full to press for the things I believe in.

only "We difer, of course, on matters of policy, And I have not the slightest personal difference in the world with him."--Associated Press,

EDITORIAL

1N

(STUSZEISS KEYCOON JA TÉNYÍTE VANLIGASTRONOPOLY MATTILAN SEZNANILA

PUT BACK YOUR CLOCK TONIGHT

a.m.

Hongkong summer time ends officially at 3.30

tomorrow morning. Clocks should be put back one hour.

BUCHETANIEREINE KATNINACAK nama

and Mrs Truman

up exploitation in the ECAFE region by colonial Powers."

United States delegate, llons of fallow land wero un-Mountbatten, at their villion and the Annapolis Naval Paris, this afternoon with

of

ONLY PROPAGANDA

economy

A Vast Project

N these days, when so much is heard of the necessity for Commonwealth cn.operation to help Britain and thus the whole of the sterling area-to over- come her economic dificulties, it is surprising that more attention has not

been paid to Australia's grent Snowy River scheme. This scheme, inaugurated earlier this month by the Governor-General of Australia, Mr W. J. McKell, will provide electric power for industry over a wide Drea of south-eastern Australia. Un doubtedly the country's most ambitious engineering project, it provides the with a programme people of Australia

constructive entailing thirty years of work, with almost unbounded possibilities. The scheme envisages the damming and diversion of the headwaters of the Snowy River, and in addition to providing-in- dustrial power, it will provide water for irrigation in Australia's two most develop ed states-Victoria and New South Wales. In New South Wales the water will enrich the dr valley, of the Murrumbidgee, in Victoria the Murray. Construction work entails the building of a number of big. doms and sixteen..... power stations... Engineers engaged on the scheme estimate that approximately 210,000 kilowatts of electricity should be available within ten years, another 160,000 kilowatts in the next two years, and 1,720,000 kilowatts when the work is completed. It is a sad commentury

onthe 'state' of 'the

world that in planning this · ambi.

lous and worthy project, the engineers. In charge have to pay so much attention to defence problems. The power stations are being sited underground in protected places in the Snowy Mountains, but the flama cannot be safeguarded in the same way. The RAF demonstrated the

now

Mr

vulnerability of dams in Germany during the last war, and their protection poses some difficult problema for Australian

The defence

scheme strategists. will

aid Australia's defence, how- ever,

the industries fa other ways: resulting from it will pay their contribu tion if needed, and the new resources will enable the decentralisation of Aus- tralia's factories. In addition, some of the power is to be used in the work of atomic research at Canberra University. It is to be hoped, however, that most of the power generated will be used for what it was designed: peaceful production. Eventually, the Snowy River scheme will provide more power than is being used for all purposes by Victoria and New South Wales. This, It is hoped, will attract more heavy in- dustries and consequently people to Australia, and expand the country's exist ing industries. Hardly less important: will be the improvement of. Irrigation in.; the two states concerned. It is estimated that this will enable the settlement in the two valleys of thousands more food producers, who will earn their living by dairy-farming, fruit-growing and the Is raising ef sheep Immigration recognised as one of Australia's biggest problems; the country is vast, and to develop it there must be a huge influx of workers-preferably, from the Australian" point of view, from Britain, Such ambitious schemes as that now beginning in the Snowy Mountains will provide the resources necessary to maintain a greatly Increased population. Britain, and the other members. of the Commonwealth, must recognise Australia's strategle and economic claim for more people.

year,

INDIA'S EFFORT

A large multi-purpose pro- fect on hand would bring many millions of acres under cultiva- tion, he added.

India was also spending five hundred to a thousand million rupees on industrial projects.

After the Malaya, Philippines, Burmese and French delegates Mr had briefly replied to Nemtchinu,

the Commission passed a a resolution spilsfaction at the

mas, the announcement said.

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at Malta.

CHARGED WITH

MURDER

PLAGUE NEAR

KALGAN

#

plane was destroyed

Sir

HK POLICE PARADE

do meet the reigning presented to three members of World middleweight champion, the Chinese contingent, as well

San, Francisco, Oct. 28.- America's Jake La Motta, to as a posthumous award of the Plague has broken out in an whom he lost the title earlier King's Police Medal for gal-

area north of Kalgan, Cha-this year,

har provincial capital, ac-

cording to Peking. Radio to-

London, Oct. 28.-Brian night.

Seven deaths have

expressing Donald Hume, 88-year-old so far been reported. "consider Londoner, W46 tonight The Radio did not specify the

will

appear

in

able improvements" effected

in "rat killing campaign" in the Secretariat's economic charged with the murder of type of plague, but it spoke of

Stanley Setty, the London which the whole

population Burvey for 1948-Router.

car dealer.

would take an active part. In- fected

villages were being Kume

a quarantined,

The plague had spread from Since Setty's body was found the inner Mongolian grasslands, punctured with seven alletto the Radio sald

Medical teams thrusts, Scotland Yard detectives have carried out a deep probe rushed of London's gangland. .

Burma Mass magistrate'a court tomorrow.

Execution Rangoon, Oct 28. Twenty- three persons among them Mr N. C. Paul an Indian Christian were executed by a firing squad

had been the affected area, and further units were on their way from Manchuria with sufficient They have questioned scores anteplague serum for 2,000,000 of known underworki characters, persons. scorched clubs and cars, and un- at the Prome headquarters of covered "used car rackets,

The theory they have worked been

Kalgan the combined People's Volunteer Organisation,

Communist In-on is that Sotty's body, after and Peking, the Cornmunist sawn up, was capital-southeast of Kalgan, the surgent administration 100 miles being clumsily north of Rangoon, according to dumped on the marshes from a Radio reported an unofficial report reaching low-flying plane:

here today.

To prevent the scourge spread- hnd ing, "sanitation cordons"

drawn between

it

It added that all traffle be Among those the police are tween Peking and Kalgan kad

-Router. The report said that 46 Bur-reported to have questioned in been suspended

their search for clues in a blonde ma Government officials, who friend of the murdered man, wäre captured by the insur-

Australian Appointments

gents as they occupied the Cen- Setty, uged "41, vanished on tral Burma districts of Promo October 0 with, it is said, £1,300 and Tharawaddy curly this in 26 notes in his pocket.

Canberra, Octa 28.Australia's A duck hunter found, his year, were tried by a people's

External Affairs Minister, Dr leglesson idal Evatt today announced

burt ón 8. charge the masses."

of

troying headorpet, on a bleak tidal

In a

In a single day's sitting, the moral on the English southeast the appointment of Mr. Claude court sentenced 23 officials to coast. Tck huntar Me Sidney to Egypt and Mr Desmond This was five days ago. Massey as Australian Miniator Tho death and 15 others, to various terms of imprisonment. Seven Tan, today claimed a £1,000 Charles William Furrmen or officials were acquitted, the re-reward offered by Betty's rala- Australian Minister to Israel, port added-Routen

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