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try-Cold

New Island In Pacific

ionolulu, Nov. 2 new Pacific island Win reported today-so new in fact that it has not been christened, or even claimed.

An airline pilot wild he saw the land rise in a volcanic eruption In the

New Hebrides STOOP, 3,000 miles southwest of Hawall

la nos unusual for Islandia tл the Pacific to rive - and disappear owing to volcanio eruption.

Britain has had nasty

time keeping tab on Falcon Island, 2,600 miles southwest of Hawali.

Since 1865, Falcon M apprared and disappeared Asociated

four

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TOLL OF

PHILIPPINE

TYPHOON

For the Pretetetor of

RONGKONG TELEGRAFH, For and on behalf of N

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, ETTİ.

The

„Today's. Wenikers Modersie or fresh ́Esslerty wisda. Fals"- – Noon Observations Barometelo petsuare, 1617.3 mbs. 30,04 In. Temperature, 11.i. der. F. Dew point, 65 dez. F. Rolaliyo humidity, 68%. Wind direction. ESE. Wind force, 10 knots.

Low weier: 3 ft. 1 in, as 2.55 am, High waters'@ ft. 6 in, at 8.as v.m. (Friday).

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Hongkong Telegraph.G

VOL. IV NO. 259

BRITAIN SEEKS REVISION OF

U.N. LIBYA PLAN

Lake Success, Nov. 2.-The spokesman for the British delegation today said the plan for an independent Libya, as drafted by the United Nations sub-committee here, would in effect set up "rival administrations" in the former Italian colony, and he served notice that Britain would seck a revision.

'The Libyan proposal, together with recommen- Eritrea and Somaliland, was completed

REDS REFUSE dations

on

TO RELEASE by the sub-committee yes-

terday and may be debated in the full Political Com-

U.S. CONSULmittee later this week. The

Washington. Nov. 2.

sub-committee recommended

n six-nation advisory council

The State Department sald to assist in carrying out the today that the Communists independence plan.

have rejected all demands for the release of Mr Angus Ward, US. Consul at Muk- Manila, Nov. 3.--Philip-Iden, arrested on charges of pine Red Cross disaster ¡beating a Chinese employee units counted 26 dend, 40 of the Consulate. injured and 20,000 homeless

in

the

The Department spokesman, Mr Michael McDermott, ald the central Philippines

the Vice-Consul, Mr William today in the wake of the Stokes. in a message to worst typhoon for this aren' State Department, said that he in 12 years.

has been unabin even to get permission to vishi Mr Ward and the four other Consulate em- pluyew groled with him,

Reports are still coming in from outlying discricts on the >{{ blow. which arrived 12 hours ahead of time to catch Cebu and other heavily popa.. inted islands by surprise,

The damage may excesi 50,- 090,000 pesos.

Some 20 ranall

Inter-Island boats am 10 large sailboats In Cebu Harbour were wrecked by 70-mile-per-bour winds, with Kusts up to 100 miles on hour Cebu, Negros and Panay Islands hammerlik Louk three-hou

late Moralry and early yester <toy

Accurate Red

Cross reports

placed the dend in Cebu City

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anid

The British spokesman Britain felt this provision, 113 now drafted, might complieste the problem of administration, for which Britain is responsible

4 local government established.

"Wrangling and intrigue might result, which would postpone

of independence, achievement he said.

unul

He emphasised approved the proposal in prin. ciple and considered the ques- tion of the powers to be given the advisory council merely a detail, although a somewhat im- portant one.

He said Briinin Biso ques- tioned the provisions of the resolution which rall for A unified" Independent Libya. He contended that this might not be in accordance with the ex wishes of the people. He urged health that

residents of the three

tania, Fezzan and

two

Mr Stokes reported that he hat "received and filled" quests for food, heavy clothing and bedding from n Consulate clerk, Ralph Rehberg, and European members of the Con

ulate stall. Mr Stokes pressed anxiety for the of the detained men due to the Impending winter weather.-United Press.

TITO

onset of the severe Tajor areas of 1 Cyrennien.....)

WARNS ALBANIA

15 garde, Nuv. 2.-In note

be given an opportunity to say

whether they

desire to

anite. federalise OF perhaps set un separate atates.

The plan at present dictates inity to the three areas," he udded. "We feel the principle of unity should not be imposed

at 15, with 20 more Injured. | just short of an ultimatum, arbitrarily."-United Press. About 5,000 homeless are being Yugoslavia tonight sternly "cau-

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1949.

Lady Godiva Statue Unveiled

National Service Remains Keystone Of Defence Policy

London, Nov. 2-The Defence Minister, Mr A. V. Aloxander, told the House of Commons today that rocont speculation in the press as to major changes in the present scheme of conscription is not well founded. Ho had been asked if he could announce details of the economies proposed in the National Service schomo;

Ball Pen King Due

Search For Air Tomorrow

temporarily cared for in public one little Albania to live Search For Air

buildings and universites.

Towno along; Cebu's gastern seaboard were taken unawares

were caught by the storm as it passed over the island und struck hard at the rich

trenty obligations with Marshal Tito's country.

The note demanded in the most abrupt terms that Albania

sugar-posible time."

prodjicing Istand of Negros

Tister

series

471

Mr Alexander added that national service remained ΣΠ essential feature ог

The statue of Lady Godiva, by Sir William Reid, Dick, RA, was un- veiled in Broadgate, Coventry, recently by Mrs Douglas, wife of the American Ambassador to Great Britain.

Newlywed Couple Slain On Ranch

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for

Price 20 Centa

Tel: 27880

China Reds Try To Lay Hands On Bank Funds

New York, Nov. 2.—Banking circles_ reported today that efforts by the Chinese Communists to draw on bank accounts here in the name of the Bank of China have so far run into a blank wall. They said that. cabled demands for the recognition of the legitimacy of the Communist claims to an estimated $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 in the banks here. have been ignored by the banks.

Banking circles continue money by posting a bond equal to honour the signaturo of to the withdrawals, protecting bank officials who held posts the bank against possible loss. in the Bank of China before the Communist seizure Shanghai.

These circles said the

The bankers bere said so far the Communist authorities have not offered to put up bonds or tor

of

other surelles as a basis

banks

NO DECISION

are taking refuge under the New York statute which saya

their claima-United Press,

that haw signature on claims London, Nov. 2-The Under- against funds of banks in oc-Secretary for Foreign Affairs,

not be cupied territory need

Mr Christopher Mayhew, in- titis honoured. Whether

will diented today that Britain had

| affect Chinese funds In other not yet reached a decision on banks scross the country is not the recognition of the Chinese known since they are guided by Communist government. Individual state laws,

The statute provides, however, that new claimants may draw

Exchange

Claim Decision

of

Asked it he would make statement on the question British recognition of the Chin- etc Communist government, Mr Mayhew' said ho; had nothing further to add to the statement which the Foreign Secretory, Me Ernest Bevin, made on the sub- Ject on October 19,

At that time, Mr Bevin told the House of Commons that the British Government had 'reach-, ed no decision" and proposed to "consult with other friendly governments before doing so." United Press.

Santa Rosa, Cal., Nov. 2. Britain's defence policy, A newlywed couple, the though its practical work bride's sister and a ranch ings would continue to be hand were slaughtered by Santa kept under close review lo shotgun blasts at ensure that it met the needs Rosa while a five-year-old of the Services as efficiently girl ran screaming down a

lonely ranch as possible.

Mr Frank Byers (Liberal) help. asked if the Government hod definitely

· FRANKS INTERVIEW- no intention of in- Henry Pio, 37, a ranchi hand, troducing the selected ballof.

was arrested and held in gnol

San Francisco, Nov. 2.---Bri-, Mr Alexander replied that he Wednesday after the four kill-plaintiff, A. V. White. intain's decision on whether to re- answer, but whatever had nothing to add lo his Ings.

the Shanghai foreign ex-cognise Communist China "must change dents claim involving depend on how the new govern- over $1,400,000, was de- ment establishes itself in China livered in

and how it behaves," the Bri- the Supreme tish Ambassador, Sir Oliver Court this morning by the Franks, sald today. Senior Puisne Judge, Mr

mendations

Crash Victims

Chicago ball-pen mil- Washington, Nov. 2.The lionaire Milton Reynolds, "answer this note in the shortest bodies of 48 of the 55 people who is trying to break the killed in yesterday's dister to record round-the-world flight

Eastern Airline's Skymaster

recom- by regular commercial air- | today

Ibe Government wwe recovered

Police gave this story of the The search is continuing for lines, is due at Kai Tak to-

would come

before the slayings. Lodges of the other ning pas- morrow afternoon in the Bouse,

Clyde Howard, 23, and his Bežers The Civi Aeropasties first Constellation scheduled

Speculation оп changes wife of one week, Louise, 27, Boord saadh that investigations. into the cause of the crash would to Innd there. stari in few days.-- Reuter.

Ten more were kliked un Negros, - complaints against Albanim, In- according to the latest reports. luding alleged horter provoca and 3.000 houses were either nens, frontier shootings. Izet totally or partially destroyed. semtion of Yugoslav citizens in

WRA reported i Albania nii espionage by AL from Hoito capital of Panay.--| banan agents in Yugoslavia. » Associated Press.

Associated Press.

Another death

EDITORIAL

World Food Problems

URING the last hundred years, and especially since the turn of the present century, there has been an un- paralleled increase in the population of the world. Lord

Boyd Orr, former Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, who has just won the 1949 Nobel Pence Prize, estimates that there will be over three billion people in the world by 1989 If the Increase continues at the present rate of 22,000,000 a year. Before retiring from

the FAO, he gave this pessimistic warn- ing: "The whole human race is rumbling to destruction. There is only a fifty-fifty chance of getting over the food problem. If it is not solved, there will be chaos in the world in the next 60 years." The prophet of disaster certainly painted in dark colours.. But a picture can be no less true for being gloomy. What, then, are the facts about the world food altuation? Is there a danger of the pooples of this carth

of sub- outrunning their means slätence? And if so, can the danger be overcome? Lord Boyd Ort, thinks it can bo averted, if world production of food is doubled and if all the governments of the world co-operate. The problems to be solved are many. When......In the 19th century vast tracts of land were opened up, and vast acres of virgin soil brought under cultivation, no one took any thought of the morrow. - Their heads filled with dreams of illimitable progress, the people then believed that the process of cul«: ́tivating and opening up now lands and · 'new soll could be continued indefinitely," and regardless of the fertility, of the soil. They forgot or Ignored the fact that soll gradually wears out, or erodes. One

carrying

of the greatest agricultural problema facing the world today is this soil erosion. This isn problem that must be squarely faced when considering world food pro- duction. Another obstacle in the way of feeding the world is the difficulty. mainly due to shipping-of millions of ions of food from surplus to needy areas. Maldistribution largely ac- counts for the present shortage. On the...) whole, it is not so much that there is an Inadequacy of food in the world as that the means and policy of distributing it are Inadequate. Proper distribution can only be accomplished if all governments co-operate, as Lord Boyd Orr insists is necessary. But wholehearted world co- operation is nearly as difficult to achieve in this sphere as it is in the political. Yet only a world food plan, properly executed, can put an end to the spectro of hunger. This overall plan must secure, principally, Increased yfolds and It is estimated that, theoretically, enough food can be produced in the world to feed six, not three, billion people-stop waste; provide for the opening up of new arans of production and the careful con- servation of the soil; and encourage scientific research into processes of dieting and of synthetic food production. The FAO has been a good step-forward» | in the right direction. The situation may not be as black as some believe, and there is no need yet to consider reducing world population by some drastic method. Populations may still Increase and have a chance of survival. On the other hand,— however, there is little cause for optimism in a world divided as it is today.

mads

Britain's

defence system

and

drove

Written judgment against

to Plo's cottage with conscription methods has ranged Mra Howard's Bister, Maris Justice Williams. Although Reynolds is in the over a wide field, and sections Silvae, and Mr Sivas' daugh Arst scheduled Constellation, of left wing Labour have begater Esther. non-scheduled PAA Constella-pressing the Government to

The Judgment occupied 54 pages and took one hour and 35 minutes to read.

The question of costs is still being argued in court.

"Certainly there will be con- sullations with our friends, if not agreement," on recognising the Red regime; he added at a press conference,

Sir Oliver said Britain's at- toward China is some-

The hearing of the case titude sprend over 14 days.

what different from that of the States in that "our White, of 3 College Road, Kow- United argumeni,

loon, was represented by the stake is commercial and there- followed by more than a dozen Jon, Leo d'Almada, KC, and fore bigger than yours, which

was

an

adults, knocking the shots which riddled the three Mr D. A. L, Wright, instructed is tied closely to your educators

begica

tion with Sir Robert Ho Tung abandon the principle of con- They left Esther in the cur aboard is due at Kal Tuk at scription and to rely upon a and went up the steps to collect lunch-time today,

regular army, possibly enlarged a trunk Mrs Howard had left This will be the first Con- by more attractive terms of there before her marriage, stellation to ever louch dawnculistment. at Kai Tak, and

There tomorrow It

BALLOT SYSTEM will leave again with'

passen-

Other political quarters have gers on the first outward trip. urged that compulsory service

An Associated Press message rhould operate on

by Mr M. A. da Silva, Delen- and missionaries." from the porch. says for over London yesterday vlmost

dant, F. C. Roberts, of blotted out Reynoldsystem which might result in

deferred call-up for 200,000 of Esther

to a Robinson Road, Hongkong, ran screaming record attempt when it forced the 300,000 total of men annually neighbour. Lator, Plo appeared represented by Mr H. G. Shamat said there would be litilo. the PAA alrither carrying him

available. New York from

at the cabin of another ranch don, KC, and Mr A..J, Clifford, to land

This plan would be coupled hand, Tony Abaya, three mics on the Instructions of the Hon.kelihood of a change in for- Shannon Airport, Ireland, In-

with an extension of the pre- away. There were more shots, Sir Mun-kam Lo, stead of London.

sent 18 months' period of ser-and Abaya fell dying, vice to two years or more.

ballot

No

NEXT STOP MANILA

Certain other quarters hav»

charges were filed im- Reynolds originally intended to land at Los Angeles Just should. be an extension of the ated Press. four days and 23 hours after system of reserved occupations leaving there on. Monday night whereby men urgently needed and his chances of setting new for Britain's industrial recovery record now depend on making would have their milltary ser-

plane connection

at Hong-vico deferred-Router.

DEFENCE.COSTS

advanced the idea that there raediately, against Ple-Assoc

konk

today

90

was

SHANGHAI MERCHANTS

Both plaintiff and defendant are former Shanghai merchants. The clolm was in respect of payments alleged to have been made in Shanghai In 1947 and 1948 in Chinese National Cur-

equivalent sums were to paid outside China in foreign currencies.

As to next year's British elections, the 44-year-old diplo-

cign polley if the Conservatives' regain power, or even if the Liberais, should win, for that matter-Associated Press.

DERMESANANANTENNELSENESSMALLERSTENJESIFIEKENLANDS

Cu STOP PRESS

Gave Date Of rency, in consideration of which

Election

be

REDS CLOSE TO MACÃO

A. Reuter message from received -- shortly after noon today said that sunfire was distinctly audible there, this; morning as -- Chinese...» Communist (roops drove to within three miles of the border. (...

A PAA Hongkong omelal sai Londen, Nov. 2.-The Brilm Reynolds need not be disap-Government. announced

In his statement of defence,. pointed as he should break the that it has decided to put an

Roberts denied the claim and present record of six days, three upper limit of £700,000,000 on

further denied any money, had hours and Afteen minutes' pet defence expenditure during the

London, Nov. 2-Lord Cal- been received by him as alleged.

a Labour inst December by Col. Edward current

Peer, today Expert witnesses on Chinese-Macao Engen, Chairman of the New nexi Murch.

financial year ending verly

startled the House of Lords by law gave evidence during the York State Athletic Commis Lord Addison;

saying that Britain's general protracted hearing both for the Lord Privy Bion

next plaintiff and defendant. made the announcement cicellon, due sometime The plane carrying Reynolds.

in the House of Lords today year, would be held on July 6. la due between 3 and 4 p.m

when opening a two-stay debate tomorrow, he said. Reynolds on the economy cuts announced the election comes on July 8,

"I venture to say that when TASS AGENCY will then transfer to a DCA leaving of 4.30 pm. for Manlia, by the Prime Minister, Mr the Conservatives will still be CURB SOUGHT Ali Macae forces, alerted

he Opposition," and, from there catch a Boeing

during a two-day debate on thể Stratocruiser to America.

economic situation.

Inniskillings OFF

To West Indies

Seal,

The

declared

Clement Attlee, last month.

These economies Include.

London, Nov. 2-Lord Van- £30,000,000 cut in defence in

start today, demanded that the full year and about £12,500,000 in the present financial year. For a few minutes there was British Government curb the Lord Addison said that ex-something of a sensation, Mem-activities of the official Soviet penditure on défence had been bers of the House wondering news agency, Tast

A British forecast for the year at £700,- whether Lord Calverly, had lot

Court of Appeals 000,000, but considerable supple-out the Government's biggest ruled last June 27 that Tans has diplomatic immunity and Liverpool, Nov. 2. Tomentary estimates had been put secret. First Battalion, Royal Inniskilin amounting to 230,000,000,

and even the figure, of £790,- But when asked by a reporter not be sued for libel

Lord

Vansittart. A former: ling Fusiliers, marched aboard 900,000 was not likely to have on leaving the Chamber whether Ardonat. described Tass on a the troopship, Empress of Aus-

ho was merely guessing, Lord been.

the end of the story.

scurrilous news agency”. tralin, at Liverpool today, bound. However, after the most Calverly said: "I have

nar been wild he will ask the Government. for the West Indies.

ernment had dosided' that the every general election" except November 23 to take "apprai Singapore only six weeks ago. figure of £780,000,000 must not 1991. I know as much as you printe measures”

against it. Renter

be exceeded-outer,

sinos

noon yesterday, are remaining in · barracks In preparation for any even- fuality.

At the frontierenie, which remains open, all in qufel, but incoming peasant thoroughly searched.. ⚫ and

refugees are being

A high-ranking officer of the Portuguesó –African- Farces who are patrolling the border said:-"The situa=

don't expect trouble."

The.. Battalion robirmed from.earching examination, the Gov. right in forecasting the date of | In the House of Lordselton kunder" Toontrol.""

tto."--Reuter.

Absociated Press.