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Don At The Dorchester

EXPRESS

At the recent reunion of men of No. 11 Group, Royal Air Force, held at the Dorchester Hotel, London, Wing Commander D. O. Finlay, Britain's veteran Olymple hurdler, dances with Mrs A. L.. Deere, wife of a New Zealand war ace.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1949.

Protest At Conduct

Of Manstein Trial

POLISH OBSERVER WITHDRAWS

Hamburg, Nov. 10.—The official Polish observer to the court trying the formor German Field Marshal Erich Von Manstein today announced his withdrawal in protest against the conduct of the trial.

In

DEFENCE PROTEST

letter to the Hamburg, Nov. 10. Prose-1943. accused British and French President of the court. cuting counsel charged the de- forces during the Russian cam- Lieutenant General

fence with the "monstrous are Sir

paign in 1910 of carrying off 20 rertion" that British troops shot leading Baku Frank Simpson, the Polish Bolshevik commissars in Russia the

Bolsheviks after occupation of Turkestan observer, Major B. Acht, in 1918 und with "Impugning andi. "with the aid of the said that the trial has been the honour of the inte-Major Socimitar revolutionarjes, having General L., C. Dunsterville, used for the glorification of

them "brutally shot,”] Kipling's "Stalky," at the trial Nazism and the rehabilita-here todny of the Nazi Field-' tion of war crimes and Naziį Marshal Erich Von Manecin. methods.

The atmosphere in the British A further "brecze” · occurred War Crime Court became In the Court Inter

when Mr The letter sald thai the electrical when Mr R. T. Paget, Paget protested against the pro- Brancing of the defence had in-leading defence counsel, arguing seculion's, not having called fluenced the "cilmate" of the that The Hague conventions did General Wochter, Manstein's court. Lending British per not apply to countries where Chief of Staff, though they had Ronalities have contributed they were ignored, referred to quoted from documents written

to help the defence, the British campaign in among them Winston Church Northern Hussia after the by him bearing against the ac 111.3

world war.

money

Major Acht Wan among several observera banned from the three-day weret pension of

from the court, which lasted Monday to Wednesday.

It was revealed today that two German mystery witnesses testified during the secret pesalons

When the court convened in public again today, Von Man- stein's chief defence counsel, Mr RT Paget, thanked the court for keeping the last day' pessions in camera

I sat that the two German witherees who testided "might otherwise have been endan- gered" - Associated Press.

Lancet Praises Bevan

And

Jealth Scheme

Sir Arthur

Comyna Carr, chief prosecutor, leapt to his feet saying that he knew to whant Mr Paget was referring

This

he la doing on the authority of a commemorative stamp Issued by the Russians," he added.

It is great aspersion on the memory of a beloved and much respected British officer."

CAUSES LAUGHTER

Page caused Mr

Jaughter by retorting, "My friend will! forget that he is conducting a law case and not making poll- ties."

г

cused

"Mr Paget said, "It is a scanda- lous abuse of cross-examination not to call General Woehler,"

Sir Arthur retorted, "I will not allow myself to be provoked by examples of advocacy which were formerly seen in the minor courts in England".

Arguing thni The Hague convention applied only to war fare in which it was accepted by both aldes, Mr Paget sald that the war in the Crimea was not fought in accordance with the normal rules,

MONSTROUS SLANDER

Sir Arthur replied, "Mr Paget in arguing that neither Germany Major General

14:1- THOT Suviet Runtu Wad R sierville Stalky" of Kipling'servited country and, therefore. "Staiky And Co". led "Dunsterforer" In North-West, they

the

Persia in 1918 to safeguard the Haku cal wells from the Turks He retired two years later.

Mr Paget added, "I resent intensely the suggestiest that

tacking the honor of a Britisti offere In 1919 whal dun cikel in Bassin Was To t?j། duel a proper war, and we were right."

London, Nov. 10.-The influential medical weekly, the Lancet, in a recent issue told foreign critics that Britain's dure evidence that the Russian nationalised health service was none of their business, and suggested a “revolution" in tax methods, if necessary, to financo the social services.

U.S. Trade

With China

in

New York, Nov. 10.- American consular reports from Communist Chinese areas "clearly indicate that considerably more trade taking place with the United States than is commonly

the New realised,"

York Journal of Commerce sald today.

It added That fragmentary reports distributed In recent months by the Department of Commerce "suggested that United States-Communist China trede hos been Increasing steadily and has reached monthly volume of well

$1,000,000." Reuter.

COTTON EXEMPT

over

San Francisco, Nov. 10.-.

Cotton is exempted from im- port dutica in Communist reported Chinn, Peking Radio

tonight.

This enables

private mer-

chants to exchange home-woven cloth and home-spun yarn imported raw cotton, the Radio Bald.-Reuter,

iviera.

if we

were not bound by the conventions.

The Court has to decide whether Munstein let himself

ment's wicked Intentions.

FLYING VISIT TO LONDON

These hals were part of the luggage of the former United States Secretary of the Tren-

Fury, Mr Laurence Robert,

when he arrived in London recently by air with two friends, Miss Florence Craw- ford, a former model, and Mr

Price Gilbert, a iravel agent. The party also had the skin of a tiger shot in Ceylon, 70-15. cheese from Rome, and elc- phant tusks from the Far East.

Local Boy

In Honour

Roll Of U.S.

University

C.

£2,000,000 Fire Razes Warehouse On L'pool

Docks

HOME OFFICE SCIENTIST CALLED IN FOR INQUIRY

Liverpool, Nov. 10. — The Liverpool Fire Brigade today called in a Government scientist to investigate a £2,000,000 blaze in a dockside ware- house packed with rubber and oil.

Firemen wading in foot-deep molten rubberj were trying to keep the flames from spreading at noon today, 24 hours after the fire began.

A Fire Brigade spokes-

to carrying out the Nazi Govern Louis Arnulphy (19),

of Mr jeldest "It i

monstrous slander Arnulphy, managing direc- even on the Germans, and cer tainly on the Russians, to bend tor of Olivier, Chine SA and ther an uncivilised nations." the Hongkong Canton Ex-

Sir Arthur continued. "It Mrport Co. Ltd.. na won

aman sald the flames were DOCTOR'S Page: can produce a Soviet or place in this year's Presi-under control unless a brisk der showing that illegalities were done

the dent's Honour Roll of Santa wind should spring up. of Soviet Command then it will be Clara University. Cull-

fornia.

*

by order

He said that he would pro-

Dr J. Firth, Director of authorhies denberately intended

relevant

Home Office Forenale Selener Ju conduct BI tilegal WIT

Mr Paget sald that he would i

The honour roll lists only the Laboratory at Preston, stood by against Germany

produce certain general Rus- top 200 students, or the highest ready to explore the ruins lo The Court adjourned to cls-

start

20 percent of these attending | determine the cause of the blaze. Mr Paget plans to start his the University. admissibility of the

Firemen had no clues as to how evidence and announces that two-day closing speech vn

Includes

honour it started. could hot give an overall

November 21. Enel tem submitted would have to be considered

orders,

The Tribunal is expected to retire to consider is verdict on November 25—just aver three fA history of the Bolsheviks | months after the triat opened.

ue its merits.

| CUNS The Lancet, which reflects, entire cost of the hospital set- the views of an important

ruling. "We can, one suspects," the section of British medicine. Lancet concluded, "have a good war at one time critical of health service

want it some aspects of the health badly enough. And if we tell plan. But its editorial re- the Americans that we prefer to Party published in Moscow In-Reuter.

have our health service--and to cently praised the Healthi wear our logs till they arc Minister, Mr Aneurin Bevan, patched and patched again--- for successfully resisting what is that to them?"United cute to the social services in the present economy wave.

TO END RACKET Mentioning

London, Nov. 10-Britain is American crill- elam that the British tax bur-

taking steps to prevent over- Whe throttling

cean visitors from coming here industry. the

get free spectacles, whether merely to

or similar some means might not be found wigs, false teeth to make the cost of a healthy health service.

Britain's State

community "RS much a Arst

To prevent deliberate abuses charge on each man's earnings

the Government of this kind. has introduced amending legis-

Lancel asked

an is his expenditure on food and shelter."

In Our

Presa.

benenta

Pope's Appeal For Solution

Of

Jerusalem Problem

Vatican City, Nov. 10. Pope Pius XII lation in the House of Lords, appealed to all Christians today, on the eve of the "Big changes

Under it, people normally living United Nations' debate on Palestine's Holy Places, system, not cuts in the social outside Britain will be naked to services. muy be the

right pay if they want surgleat ap- to unite with the world's 425,000,000 Catholics in a answer to our dilemma. It cor- pliances.

"Crusade of Prayer" for Jerusalem and the Holy But the regulations will not Land.

with varlous rangements

countries. Nor will

thinly seems worth access to reciprocal health

reduce

of

ΤΟ

overseas

ican

with

only

students who have maintained a B average or better during one

year.

The warehouse was 1,200 feet

or two terms of the academic long and 300 feet wide. Flames

swept through its entire length Louis, who attended La Salle Eight 20-ton ernues mounted on College, studied in Macao during

the roof fell into the building the war with Wah Yan Fathers, during tho night-long fight, and later completed a year in forcing Bremen to scatter for Arts at

University their lives.

before leaving

for

in

In August, 1947 Gonzaga University Spokane (Washington).

when he finishes his four-year

PLAN FOR

BETTER BRITONS

"Should Be Bred Like Racehorses”

London, Nov. 10.-"Bri- Amid scenes reminiscent of tain's Best men and women the wartime blitz, Are brigades should be bred like pedigreo' from as far as 100 miles away race horses for the best- battled

an adjoining possible offspring," an Aus Jammed with cars

warehouse With

to anve

He studied business adminis- tration there for a year before switching to Santa Clara.

Louis will take over my job and other export goods. Mol trian doctor told the Daily

rubber ten

oozed

500 yards Mirror. course and gets further ex- from

warehouse the burning perience in London and Paris" like volcanle lava, said Mr Arnulphy. "I'm very

Mr J. B. Clitherow, proud of him."

of the Liverpool Fire Brigade,

the Bald

warehouse would probably, burn for another two wecks

Radio-Isotopes For Japan

Washington,

Nov,

10. The Atomic Energy Commission to-

announced that

radio. in for use in work

and biology and as for research in physical sciences would bo cent

to

Chief

"Our headache is the burning rubber," he said. "It is stored in bales and the difficulty is to keep it at a temperature below that of itp normal Ignition point."--Associated Press.

"We need another 42,000 chil- dren a year if the population is to be maintained. Why not get the best said Dr Robert Eisler, according 42,000 we can?"

to the Mirror.

The Mirror described

Eisler as an authority on astrology, heroglyphics, religion, philose- phy and economics: better and more beautiful Bri- I said The Eisler Plan for a ton was this:

Beauty

contest for men; Judged by women.

Competitions to find the best craftsmen.

Choosing of the best braina Selection of the thest athletes,

for all those chosen.

Education come to the fore and probably define what are to be Palestine is being discussed nations as a bloc and emphasise ngan-the first occupied coun-24 Typhoid Cases Brea to make sure those

the possibility the pattern of taxation

so la to

Calling for a "just solu- the load of the social

11 is expected that the paper day

also explain Israeli ob- loolopes services on Industry and give visitors taken ill in Britain betion" of a problem of vital will expression to a truer scale of affected by the changes.

interest to all,

jections to negotiating a Jeruse-medicino the Pope

settlement values in which Health and and

Arab tools will said: The new arrangements

"As the future of

the desirability of continued cigarettes and television masts regarded as abuses of the serin public assembly, sin bilateral negotiations for

between try to be granted approval to are pushed into the background," vice by visitors from averseus. it said.

The definition may leave dis-cerely desire that all who Israel and her former enemies receive Pointing qut that many people eretton to a Committee,

outside the framework of the to glory in the name of Chris-United Nations Palestine Com- seem to have money for nylons doctors und dentists treating tians should unite with us mission. and other Items It considers non-particular cases.

in ever more insistent The Minister will be given expendilure on tobacco

alone rower to recover costs if action prayer that the Holy Places efse the recommandations was three times as great as the is necessary.-Reuter.

be granted the gifts of! peace, love and justice.

MENZIES ON excentia, the Lancet said that

COMMUNISTS

(Continued from Page 1) and, if elected, we shall cullaw 11," Mr Menzies added.-Asso- clated Press,

CANBERRA MEETING Canberra, Nov. 10-An off- cial statement issued tonight on the conference of United King- dom, Australian and New Zea- land diplomats said that the meeting received full reports of the recent Singapore conference- of. Southeast Asian and United Kingdom representatives,

The statement sald the meet- Ing "also discussed matters of mutual concern to the three

ing

countries represented, includ- the situation in Japan, Malaya, Burma, In- and Southeast

Asia

generally.

of

"These Informai. exchanges views are to be followed by discussiona between depart- mental officials and Australian representatives from Southeast Asia, which is expected will lead to a further stage in the development of Australia's long term

policy in relation to Southeast Asia."

The statement added that the objective of that policy is the maximum economic develop- ment, higher living standards and the orderly growth of poll- tical autonomy and democratie institution. This is regarded as the best means of establish- -ing a firm basis, for lasting friendly relations with South- cast

Asian countries. Aus- tralla regards these relations as the best bulwark against- ex- tremist or disruptive develop ments Associated Press,

SIDE GLANCES

8-8

or

By Galbraith throughout the world to pray to

I'll bet no other baby in the neighbourhood less than one-year-old is for enough advanced to do that!"

Press.

radio-isotopes.--United

In Manchester

chose

meet, "They should be able to marry, start a home and have 10.chlidren within a year, without on a woman "carrier", put 24 told the Mirror. persons in hospital today,

Manchester, Nov. I understood also to criti- Cold Price Not To typhoid fever outbreak, blamed cost to themselves," the doctor

of

the Commission for the Jerusa- lem partition plan which is backed at least officially by the United States and Britain,

Be Raised

Washington, Nov. 10.-Presi- dent Truman said today that there would be no change in the dollar value of gold as long as he was President.

All the victims were among

"Why should all the beautifuk faces and bodles go to waste?"

the 3,000 persone who hayo he asked,-United Press. caten meals at Salford Masonje Hall during the last month. City medical · ofcial said they were antisfied, that a woman on the Hall domestic staff was the source of the infection.

"We invite our sons scattered

Israel is belleved to prefer God for that sacred land from that International control be which so much of the light of limited to the Holy Places in The President replled with truth has been given to all the Jerusalem area,

what he described as a "cote- nations since remote antiquity." Meanwhile, the Commission gorical ne" when he was asked continued drafting its reply to it anyone in the Administration Last April the Pope called for an Israeli note of October 20 was giving consideration to the Such carriers, while able to Jerusalem area, the safeguarding tions with her former enemies, gold an international regime in the which naked for direct negotia- question of raising the price of transmit the disease, often show as a means of reducing no outward signa of it them- of all Holy Places, free access-United Press.

the national debt-Reuter, fselves.—Associated Press. for all pilgrims, and liberty for ull Catfiolle cultural institutiðna. in the country.

His present "exhortation" was Nations issued as 'the United General Assembly neared dis- cussion of the proposal to inter- nationalise Jerusalem, submitted by the United Nations Concilla- Von Commission. Reuter.

ISRAELI VIEW · ·

Lake Success, Nov. 10. Israeli delegation is expected to make publie in the next few days a. detailed memorandum

Krug Resigns

Washington, Nov.

10.-Mr- Julius A. Krug announced his resignation today as Secretory of the Interior amid signs that he and President Harry Trus non had disagreed on depart- mental

policy.

Associated Press,

Italian Trusteeship Over Radio Hongkong

Somaliland Favoured

I.K.T.

6.00, "Hong Kong Calling-Pro- gramme Summary! 6.02, Children's Story: "Winter Holiday"--by Arthur Ransome! Read by Captain Filat." (Studio); 0.20, Cantonese by Radfo.

by

the Exif-

Lake Success, Nov. 10.-The United Nations' Political Committee Given by Mi Leo Wal Lan and today agreed that Italy should have trusteeship of her former colony of S, Lee (Studio): 650, Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra: 7.00. Somaliland. Voting was 40 in favour, seven against and four abstentions. World News, and News Analysis. (London Relay): 7.15, "Swing To" Small Band Groups"-Presented Earlier, the Committee on

John Baker. this, after the vole, re-group of questions posed by the

(Studio); 7.45. Farewell Recital · by Chamber on the Jerusalem siluation for rejected a Polish proposal marking that good nole ought futura of Somaliland had pre-

a more uang (Ilarmanica) Plano Accom

poniment .by. Bolty Drown, a difficult choice than I have over 'Toslem Stales, bad. mado

(Studio): 8.00, the guidance of the United Na- for a direct United Nations taken of the fact that the sente Pakistan "with

"From flons temporary Political Com-trusteeship over the terri-united front with Israel.

had to deal with before in the|lorials”. (London Relay 8.10, mittee when the question come

0.15. up for debato,

"Musta Lovers JourClassical Request Programme. Presented by week.

Yvonne Charter, (Btudio); 9.15, "No Other Tiger"The Novel by, A. L W. Mason Adapted for broadcaling by Norman Edwards. (BBCTS); 0.45. "Composer of the Week Rachmaninoff; 19.00. Redio. News (London Relay) 10.15, Weather Report: 10.10, London Melodies The Melačrtine Italian Orchestra conducted by George Maurice Kenry (BDCT): 10.45,

possibly next tory.

a Verusalem government

now

For the moment; wo

or from voting

The

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, of period which Pakistan has been Sports Preview (Studio) The vote was 35 to oight, India, explaining India's absten- in the United Nations,"

tion, said that as a general

shall principle India favoured trustee. Authoritative sources said the with 18 abstentions. memorandum, which is now bo-

ship with the United Nations abstain Thosa, voting for the proposal ing printed, will emphasise that were the Soviet group of five self as the administering auto- Polish amendment," he said,

and would support that exists in fact and is functioning nailons and Yugoslavia, Ethio-rity.

type of trusteeship. If it were pln and Liberla..

The Soviet Union, Foland Reel, smoothly

But according to and Byelo-Russia all strongly Studio India, the Middle Eastern possible. Informed sources

sold this States, Israel, Pakistan, Bur-information available, it was not opposed the suggested explanation was designed to dis-ma, Thalland and the Philip-practicable and Indio would, trusteeship of Somaliland. M. Melechring with Maria Perbil ond pel any impression that tho pines, abstained.**

Amaznap Aruliunion, the Soviet Music For Dancing: 11.15, Weather, therefore, abstatii, delegates.may, have that the elty The Polish delegato, M. Sir Mohammed Zatrullah delegate, said that it would be Report and Summary, of Nowa;

$11.20 Closa. Downs. is a political vacuum

Stefan Wlerblowak, commented (Khan, Pakistan: sild that the lanew occupation Reuter,

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