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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 265

COUNCIL OF EUROPE:

Suspension Admission Of

Denied

*

A report that the China Merchants Steam

· Navigation.... had . sus-· pended sailings from Hongkong was denied this morning. An offi cial of the Company sinted that sailings were being maintained nccording to schedule to Singapore, Keelung and Bangkok.

At present there are nine of the firm's vessela in harbour,

Quirino Likely To Win

Manila. Nov 10. Pro Mident Quirinu'a Liberal Party today appeared cer- tain of victory in the race for the Presidency, Vire- Presidency and control of the important Lower House,

Voten slowly trickling in fram the Junglen

distant pro- vinces continue to show the

and

Germany And

Saar Favoured

Paris, Nov. 9. The 28-member "Little Assembly" of the Council of Europe voted unanimously for the admission of Germany and the Saar as members of the Council of Europe, it was announced as their three-day meeting ended tonight.

The "Little Assembly". the Standing Com- mittee representing 12 nations also insisted on more freedom of action than the Committee of had Ministers Europe's "Shadow Cabinet" been willing to give it, a communique stated.

The Committer of Minis- but economically linked to tors had asked the advice of France. The "Little Assembly bes fore taking final decisiona on the admissain of

Ger- (many and of the Saar, which the admission of Germany

independent should be made.

IN

politically

RUSSIAN'S ALBANIAN

SUB BASE

Late today, the Standing Committee wns still debating the exact form of words In which the recommendation for

Members were agreed that it must be dependent on Germany a specific application making for membershly. Although there were no adverse votes on the nission of the Saar, there by were two abstentions, one the French Socials, M. Guy 1 Mollet, and the uther by the

| Spanish Socialist, Senor Jakob-

Ken

FRENCH OBJECTION M. Mollet's

ne-

trend in favour of Quirino ever London. Nov. D-Lord Tem-

abstention his two opponents, Jose Laurel plewood charged in the House

the objection of tho of lords today that "Russlas flected and

being brought French Socialist Party to the French policy on the of the omelal centre

Jose Avelino. In many places, local candkinies of the Avelino party were concediast.

The latest tabulations

RAVE Quirino 850,321 votes, Laure! 721,345 and Avelino 220,195.

subminrises are

the very into

Mediterranean" and that the Sanr.

The letter which the Standing Soviet had a base at the mouth of the Adriatic.

Committee proposes to address Speaking during a defence to the Committee of Ministera debate, Lord Templewood ad covers the following points on form of words submarine menace which the exact the Russian was rapidly Increasing, and he

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949.

LONDON PREPARES

Giant toy soldiers being erected on the front of Selfidge's store, in Oxford street, London. During the Christmas week these will be lit up and will add to the festive decorations in London's famous shopping street,

Foreign Ministers

In Conference

Dine

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

Tel: 27880.

Communists Plan Revolution At Peiping Meeting

STRUGGLE IN AUSTRALIA MAIN ITEM ON AGENDA

BY HAROLD GUARD

LONDON, NOV. 9.—COMMUnists from 20 COUN- TRIES, INCLUDING EASTERN EUROPE, ASIA AND AUS- TRALIA, WILL MEET IN PEIPING ON SATURDAY TO MAP OUT A MASTER PLAN FOR A REVOLUTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, IT WAS REPORTED HERE TODAY.

Poiping Radio, în one of a series of broadcasts preparing for the conference, sponsored by the Communist:World Federa- tion of Trade Unions, said it would aim to combat the "im- perialism of India in Southeast Asia,'

BRIGADIER

AND RUSSIAN people's struggle for Further evidence of the la-

BALLERINA

Twice In One Day DIVORCED

Gita

Women's

na-

The major item on the struggle or have matured as conference agenda is

reserves of revolution." the establishment of a "com-the

Louls Sallaint, Secretary of

WITU, left Prague mon plan of action in the November 5

for Palping.

tional independence in Aus-portance attached to the con- tralia," the broadcast said. ference was seen in a Polping

In London, I was

broadenat by Liu Ning-1, Vice- learneddde

Presiden!

the of that the Indian delegate. Miss Federation of Labour, who said: "All-China Bannerjee, who

is com Under the banner, of the nected with the World Youth Movernant, recently left for greatest leader of the Chinoso Pelping by way of Prague and people, Mao Tse-tung, the coming conference will be an Moscow, and Mis Taruna Bose London, Nov. 9-A Brindian delegate attending the c-making conference --ot Paris, Nov. 9, The British, French and United tish Brigadier who married International

Con-unity and victory." This jittery nation Inald-

he remained 10 be agreed ол States Foreign Ministers word in session here tonight for a Russian ballerina, lived ference at Prague, is also en

Pelping broadcasts recently tained precautions agalus re-added: *The Russiana are ne- tonight,

the second time in eight hours, holding talks which are with her for only two days route for Pelping by way of have given the conference a ter 1 newed violence and

Moscow, a posible uvely engaged in making a sub- The mimission of 'Austria.-

rific bulld-up, charging that the Ministers expected vitally to affect the future of Western Germany, and has not seen her since, bare nari

Albanian agreement with

"ail revolution which is still being

non-Communist existing The Daily Telegraph reported East Asian governments will bo island

The Ministers met in the French Foreign Ministry was today granted a divorce! ut the mouth of the that this is premature, hinted by rome trailing can-

Adriatic,

2

in the London Courts. which

Agreement reached with

late this afternoon. They had opened their Paris con-

E. V. Elliot, Communis. wept away and peoples' repub that MERTIS to

of Secretary

the necording didintos,

ore being the Ministers through unofficial press Russlan submarines

Australia les set up," ference with a two and a half-hour meeting this mor-

Asking for the divorce, the Seamen's Union, left Sydney reports. However, the Govern- brought into the very centre of talks with the French Foreign

ning when, according to M. Robert Schuman, the French

Brigadier Minister, M. Robert Schuman,

charged that there on Tuesday for Hongkong to meni forces decinred them the Mediterranean."

should, in Foreign Minister, they "just drafted" their agenda. had been wilful refusal by the Int.end the Pelplig conference, An Admiralty spokesman, that the Assembly selves ready to meet any trou-

wife to consummate the marri- queried about references to a practice, have the right to draw

Paris, Nov.-A communique nge. bic.

The Cominform Journal said: A doubled guard is being

But tonight, usually reli- Russian Island base aff the up its own agenda although the

"The meeting would have full Council maintained at the palace.

of the

ofable sources said that the sued after the second session Albanian const, sald he had no Charter

Europe reserves this right

Ministers were going beyond which ended at 7 pm.

of the three Foreign Ministers The Brigadier, Gordon Red- Cominform support, India comment

GMT In an interview later, Lord the Committee of Ministers,

vera Way, was attached to the Burma, Indonesia, Vietnam and this and their preliminary tonight

said: i-The

Military Foreign British

Mission In other countries of the East-- EUROPEAN PASSPORT

They also attacked the Indo- Dow lives In defined by Josef Stalin as heavynesian Prime Minister, Moham- 3. Governments to be asked examination of the "German Ministers of France, the Unlled Moscow. He member of the

reserves of the main hinterland med Hatta, as "another running I am Con- through since I

the Committee of problem". They would in- Kingdom and the United States London.

and morning

of world Imperialism—already dog of imperialism."—United. the but I have definite Ministers to decide on a Euro-clude

question of met this

afternoon at the Qual 'O'Orsay He was the only one of four have become centres of the Press. informa ion that the Russians pean passport within a fixed European economic unity, to consider a number of prob- Britons who was successful in

rushing work on this sub- time limit.

tems ož common

Tho interest, asking for nullification. base on the Albanian The Committee of Ministers It was Enid.

notably the general line of their other three, all of whom mar- United to be requested not simply to

M. Schuman had earlier re-joint policy in Germany. Sails-ried Russian women while (Continued on Page 5)

Veltran local observers

-941

1st

Hleve the next "crista" will cons Templewood said: "Of course I when the Anal votes are in and am

not

the Josers have to face the fact Government that they have lost.

servative.

Reports of election fraud and minor disorders continued

to

marine reach the Election Commission island of Sasero." -United Press.

EDITORIAL

THE

Preps.

No Policy Towards Germany

E four Powers governing Germany-- behind the two German govern- ments are all, at present, without 11 policy. We do not know, but that is how it seems, even in the East where Soviet Russia rules. The Kremlin now finda withdrawal of the Red Army offered its Moscow Best "unrealistic." puppet freedum, control of foreign policy and independence of foreign 'armies." Now Soviet policy appears to be confused-or maintaining a wait ond see attitude. As for Britain, her domes. tic troubles, ker anxieties over devaluation and Sterling balances and the situation in the Far Enst mean that her Cabinet is overlooking "German policy." France, which Was Intely without a government for three wocks, now has a double-headed government. Bidault and Schuman differ on Germany. The policy of the United States is patently one of wait and see-since the Russlany exploded their atom bomb in Siberin. Temporarily, all this is very opportune for the -Germans. Free American thoughts' from. Mr. McCloy, the US. High Commissioner, and - vague statements from General Robertson, the -United Kingdom High Commissioner, encourage German politicians to make out that the United States has all nlong: been willing to end dismantling, but has, been prevented by the Intransigent 'altitude of Britain and France. Because most earmarked plants happen to be in the British zone, the British are bearing the brunt of German-resentment,- although the dismantling programme was agreed on by all three Western Powers. German bitterness is under-

a

that

standable if it is remembered German politicians encourage the people to have short memories. It is true that nearly 10 percent of the working papula- tion are unemployed, but this is only partly due to the closing down of plants. Nearly A year

after anxious Bgo, negotiations and the slow and painful extraction of concessions from France. scheme was evolved to control the Ruhr, Germany's industrial and rearma. ment centre, and make Western Europe feel safe against future aggres- sion. France and Britain agreed to this scheme on the understanding that all its control clauses would be applied with vigour. Now the United States. appears to accept a German boycott, of the Ruhr Authority, the agreed organ of control. The Germans, of all the parties, will not recognise its authority unless it is under stood to be the beginning of an Inter- national system of control for the heavy Industry of all Western, Europe. Mean- while, Russia is making the most of Allled indecision. and confusion. Propaganda la devoted to making Western Germans feel they are getting a raw dent compared with their Eastern brothers. They are reminded that the Eastern Republie has charge of its own foreign affairs-In theory-and has no Allied Commission vetoing. decisions, Eart Germany is offering the West the unity' of Germany at Itussin's price. At present,' though, Soviet propaganda la cutting little ice with the Germans, of the West, It will cut even less if the Western Powers evolve a consistent, straight thinking policy...

plied "No" when asked Yugoslavia would be consider ed. He said that the Ministers hoped to end their discussions tomorrow.

Today's meeting, involving many advisers as well as Minis- ters, was the biggest gathering of Western Allled experts on Germany seen since the war.

NEW PROPOSALS

The three Ministers, usually well-informed diplomatic cor- respondents believed, were al- most certain

discuss either today or tomorrow new pro-

German problem.

The French

Foreign Minis-

Last week, it was understood, the three Western High Com-

tomorrow."-Rauter.

this

factory progren was made and

rving in Russia during the the conference · will continue war, fallod in their argument that marriage, as understood in the Soviet Union, did not com- ply with the essentials of mar- riago under English law and did not constitute a valid mar- riage.

POLICY

ON WAGES

REACHED

WILFUL REFUSAL

wife

who

continued

that

The broadcasts have included. repeated attacks on the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was named as the

imperialists"

successor

Chiang Kai-shek."

Independence Is Voted For Libya

to

Lake Success, Nov. 9.-The United Nations Political Committed today' decided to recommend that Libya, comprising the territories of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and the Fezzan, shall be constituted an independent and

Mr Justice Hodson granted the nullity decree to Brigadier Way on the ground of wilful refusal to consummale. The sovereign State. evidence,, ho sald, showed that The vote was 51 in favour, and the liquidation of all mill="

Brigadier, London, Nov. 9,-British the

spoke Hussian fluently, and the none against, and soven ab-tary bases in Libya within three

months was also rejected. posals submilled by the West trade union leaders repre-ballerina attended at the local stentions. It came on an German Chancellor, Dr Konard senting 8,000,000 workers bureau in Moscow in Septem-amendment to the wording The vote on this was 31 to 11, Adenauer, for a solution of the tonight announced that they ber 1942, produced their puss of an original recommenda-with 11 abstentions.

had at last produced a wages porta, signed the Register and

a 21-nation Sub- The Committee voted on the try today confirmed that the policy following the devalusa certicate was handed to the tion hy

husband. No entries were made Committee. The amend-Soviet proposals before deciding Bonn Government had made tion of the pound-but re-in the passports, nothing was ment, a modified form of a on the Sub-Committee's pro- certain offers to the conference fused to publish details. said about previous marriages on behalf of Western Germany

of either, nor was their atten- change suggested by India, posals. In a memorandum sent here by The decisions, taken at a don

A Soviet proposal that Eritrea drawn to the Marriage substituted the words "ahall special courier. But the key to four-hour

of meeting

the Code.

be constituted an in-should be granted independence the problem, observers were Trades Union Congress Gen- convinced tonight, was whether eral Council

her dependent and sovereign after five years and should be today, would be

administered in the meantime The the German Federal Govern- irst discussed with the Chan- work at the opera house and State" for "be established under direct United Nations ment will give its active

Sir after two days, in which, the us a single independent .so-fusteeship was defeated by 33 cellor of the Exchequer, Oc-Stafford operation to the Western

votes to six, with 15 abstentions Cripps,

the Brigadier said, there was a rovereign State." and cupying Powers,

Foreign Secretary Mr Ernest fusol of consummation, he was

A similar Soviet proposal ordered away on duty and had Bevin, they said.

which The Soviet Union, never seen the ballerina since. abstained, on the voling for the regarding Italian Somaliland amendment, then demanded an- was defeated by 34 votes to 12. CONSCIENCE SHOCKED

olher vote. This resulted in 60 with pine abstentions. a letter from Dr Adenauer out-

tor: noba against, and two Hining proposals for a joint com- Observers, tonight beloved

The Judge said it "shocked

AMONG ABSTENTIONS the trade union leaders the conscience that human re-text.

abstentions on the amended mittee of experts composed of that

The Soviet group was joined, Germans and representatives hesitancy In annoucing the new fations should be ignored" by

by the Mostem States' and 'some the Wer ern Occupying policy indicated that they had the Soviet Government which The Committee adjourned for un-American nations in the Powers. The aim of the.com-beon unable to find a preciso

ittee was · understood to have and detalled. way out of their had prevented the wives from tunch before voting on the other vote, an immediate indepedenes;

Joining the husbands,

provisions with regard to Libya, for Libya India abstained. been to draft proposals for dilemma.

But he held that "the failure including the suggested date of India, Israel and Burma were solving such current problems as the discontinuation of dis

to co-operate with the Labour of the Soviet Government to set January 1, 1952, by which in among the abstentions mantling, the provision of

and the proposals. for Somaliland, adequate security guarantees to Govermanent in its "wage freeze in accordance with international dependence should become effec-Soviet proposals for Eritrea and

Come lime Logo" did not

The the Western Powers, and the policy and at the

Yugoslavia voted "with" Leep favour with the many times on the ground that the Somaliland and Eritren

Soviet Union gradual transfer of executive trade unionists who are clam- marriages were entered into in

SOVIET PROPOSAL

on Libya but authority to 'the'. German

the mistaken balief that the

voted on the opposite side, anj ouring for higher wages, Government.

wives could leave · thé : Soviet.

Earlier, the Committee had the Eritrean proposal. The fact that the Bonn Mr Vincent Towson, the Union or the husbands, be perfected a Soviet proposal for Before the Committee passed: Government had indicated its Secretary-General of the TUC, mitted to rejoin their wives,

the granting of immediate inde- to the vole on the Sub-Commit willingness to work with the fold newspaper reporters after Occupying Powers, in formulat

tea recommendatiori on Lábyn, today's meeting that there was The Judge mid that the Soviet endence to Libya, ing a “nent deal for Western no truth at all in the sugges-ode did not impose, the duty on The vole on this was 21 to 20 there was a long procedural di Germany represented signincantons that there were splin one party to follow the other in with eight abstentions.usalon over the wording of the

The Soviet" demand for the initial. progress, observers here

the General Council or its the event of a change of ra-

paregraph of the re sidered tonight, Reuter.

Economic Committee Reuter. sidenco-Router,

withdrawall; of foreign forces ralution

No action would missioners in Germany meelved | until then.

of

con-

be taken

This dilemma is the desire

vold the mar-

tive.

on the