1949-12-09 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER,

Held By Communists Indonesian Bill Before

Marine Master Sgi Elmer Bender (left) and United States Navy Chief Electrician William C. Smith, who have been held for more than a year by Chinese Com- munists. In Washington, the Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, said that Americans were "thoroughly indignant" over the "inhumane" detention of the two men. AP Picture.

Dutch Parliament

OVERSEAS MINISTER ON 'LAST CHANCE OF CO-OPERATION'

The Hague, Dec. 8.—The Dutch Minister for Overseas Territorios, Mr Johannes Van Maarsoveen, told the Lower House today that it was "wiser to come to terms with nationalism in South-East Asia than to drive nationalism into the arms of Com- munism."

and friendship with Indonesia sovereignty",

that it was such n 'disordered

Mr The Dutch people thes did not of much understanding

hnve

A

he said, adding Speaking during the con- tinued debate on the Bill and the outside world."

Indonesia The Dutch people hnd once politient set-up In for the transfer of 80-

bellevel

small that the sovereignty could not that "only n

were be transferred to it in the com- minority

Indonesia in |vereignty to Indonesin, Mr

Van Maarseveen said that against us and the vast ninjority in weeks.

13 VOTES were waiting for us." "only Russia would applaud"

Schouten's Party has if the resulta of the round-

total of 13 votes in the second Chamber, table conference on Indo-

The lender of the nesin were rejected,

Professor C. PM. Party,

Fald that bo hod Romne,

with pleasure to the listened Overseas Territories Minister's remark that he hoped that the Chamber would pass the draft large majority in view of the Impression that

"are

These resulta, he said, our last chaivee of co-operation

29 Nations Sign New

"Rules

Of

War"

Genova, Doc. 8.--Twenty-nine nations, including Britain and the United States, today signed new Red Cross "Rules of War" drafted by a four-month conference here last summer.

M Peillpierre, as President of the Red Croes Conferencn, sald:

W

A total of 45 Governments have now signed the three

If the world should ever again modernised Conventions on

The real sander by a new con- the treatment of prisoners

will of it agam the

of that of war, the rare of wounded | propile.

The new Conventions will seamen and soldiers and aaj mu

at any rate Jesses, entirely new treaty to pro prevent, or

tuve berik the hereare which civilians in wartime

astroentert lay it generation the bitter! up

feet

drawn

of the Nazi con- |

memory centration CAINIDIS,

W.

earney West that a feeling of humanity when is nave brith fra

whate

the ten of Be Het Crow and

mplied the Conventions, we have jush atgned in y develop the day give 1 1 է լ է matures a necese of Avent constion interests which are great than so, at davides them"

At a poletnih

peremmy treaties were signed on dre sani

original tubiu

tor used

Die Geneva Red Cross Conventions uf 1804. Government represen tatives al wat h he sage red

2. plush chakra of 03 years

The Hussian delegate' was too

Fog at! late for the ceremony

plane, in

Vienua delayed his which the representa Ives of the Ukraine nad Byelo-Rumja wefa A telegram Match also envelling.

that these countries would sign the treaties as soon as their re-

could presentatives

2600h

Geneva. The Greek delegation wan ale dn ayed.

DEATH PENALTY

The United States, Britain, Canada, Holland and Argentina.

In ali 59 nalus are exported, to have signed the frenten by

They come into for Febuary

two or mure Mix Bounther after fet instruments of patien Don huve been depustted at the Mustry In Foreign

Reuter

U.S. WRITES

all qualified their signature of OFF FORMOSA

the civilians trenty. All reser ved

the right to impose capitul puntchment on civilians of an becupled country, even if the death sentence were abolished before the occupation began.

Several Governmentis Made Eastern

reservations,

tha

varying Europeas delegates made simi- j tar statements regretting the new Convention did not go

Alsu They far Chough. pressed

disappointment

+x 201

Russia's demand for a ban un WATTHEW ntemie

br

Com

was ruled

ani chemical

out of order

of the Cirneva

ference.

Isruel said

that the

majority

would

use the Red Shield of David an the emblem of the mediensi zen Vices of her armed forery

spite of failing to win alterna

recognition tionni

three narrow Jeneva conference

Plosing Foreign

11 for voley

171

rs :

the

address, Mbuster,

th

M

In Swiss

Mux Pelpierre, told the dele- Ates that the "legal system" they had drafted would protect "combatants and civilians alike

"from

blind brutality the which any authed cuntlet lets loose."

SIDE GLANCES

10-31

:

Bulgarian's Espionage

Story

(C'ontinued from Page 1)

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was expected to cantitate asked me for regular and con- fistential reports

I would assist me.“

who

thn

tra-

| nationalism.

there are "Now, however, large sections

Dutch of the population who understand the situation and know that we can no longer dominate Indonesia." "GREAT DANGER"

in

Indonesia.

Catholic

and

Minister said that the Bill with The Darul Islam (militant Moslema) und the Communists were would make in Indonesin.

Professor Romme said that "great danger" But a rapid transfer of sover-those voting in favour of the

should do so to eignty would reduce that danger. Bill

preven We must equip the Republi-"disastrous" conditions in in- Indonesian ormed forces doneria and to save the only cuable them to maintain possibility for co-operation be

tween the law and order”, he said.

Netherlands Indonesin-Reuter. Referring to members' ques- tons on the reported statement by the Indonesian Republican Prime Minister, Dr Mohammed Netherlands- Hatta, hnt the Ladonesian Union could be mven up by either party at will, that Mr Van Maarseveen said 12-- Union agreement contained ne stipulation on this point.

He warned the one that the

couli fake Cinvernment Terponibility whatsoever"

the

"no

for

Stowaway's

Attempt To

Escape Fails

and ratastrophie | "Jatal entia squamulces of rejection of the 21 and that, should this hap- would py, the Government draw the conclusions immediate. 1y."

A new mutary action under would L'abinet Dutch H Tiཐཱ*Ar

Holland's international

UNI

Flat would Would Indonesin

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Algeciras, South - Western Spain. Dee 8.-Enrique Her- nandez, 28-year-old Spanish ex- aval raftur, was in hospital at Gibraltar today recovering fram shock and exposure after being peked up in the Straits while yg to swim to the Rock from ship in which he had stowed nway.

1949

HE WANTS COMPENSATION

The shotgan might not be

neccesary,

this but

irato householder in Dallas, (Texas) is making certain that the cars jammed together above ard not moved until damage to his house is paid for. One night recently the two cars crashed, then rammed into the house. The householder then began his vili to make certain the cars are not moved until the damage has been paid for,-

AF Meture.

New Union Body Elects Belgian

As President

-London, Dec. 8-The Executive Board of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions;

WORLD OPIUM at their first meeting today at the County Hall

MONOPOLY

Ankara, Dec. 8.An inter- national opium monopoly, world limiting production to requirements purposes. war

London, unanimously elected M. Paul Finet to bo President of the Confederation.

M. Finet, who presided over the sessions of the Free World Labour Conference at which the Confederation was formed, is the 52-year-old medicinal secretary of the Belgian Confederation of Labour,

The Board has appointed

Promising all the support that seven vice-presidents of the could give to Spanish workers in their resistance to the Franco. Confederation. In accord-

regtime, the resolutión declared ance with the Constitution, that one of the chlef alms at:

for was announced here on Thursday by Mr Lev Stetning, representative of the U.N. Secretary-General.

producing

of the Confederation, it has the Congress was to "combat

It was agreed that any state- ment on the situation in Iron Curtain countries should be left.

The announcement was made O completion of the commit- tee meeting of representatives also formed a sub-committee totalitarianism in all its forms.

The principal opnum to be convened to deal with front

countries -

Indin, questions of urgency or im- Iran, Turkey and Yugoslavia,

arising between observers from

China, portance

all the facts Ngypt, France,

and meetings of the Board, and

Die U.S.

Miss Florence Hancock, of the the Nethertumis

This sub-committee consists

British T.U.C., today spoke on a production of Mr Deven Sen, representing requent from the Perlan

of Allocations shares are to be announced inter, Ata Mr Vincent Tewson, re- but it

get

ho

Andan

and

TC-

to the Executive Board, would

first acquiro

who

de

protest

He said he hid at Valenciu in hold containing oranges in the Spank steamer,

understood that about presenting Great Britain, M. legate that the Congress should 3,300-ton Maine, just before the left

50 percent will be allowed to Hana Boeckler, and M. Jou- disetts

Europe, through and the remaining 60 houx, Turkey be hoped-for Copenhagen.

representing He

Aguirre, had been unable

Senor Francisco number of small presenting Latin America work after he left the Spanish percent among Yugoslavia, Iran,

Bud Navy

was starving,

Mr William Green and producers. stated.

Members of the coinmitice are Philip

representing Two days out from Valencia, during which time he lived on leaving Ankara by air on Thurs- the United

York United New for day the oranges, he gave himself up. Press. The master of the vessel Mrm

on

told

that he would land me at a Spanish port. That was was the last thing he wanted so and undressed went al. he jumped overboard, falling close the propellers.

Mamies

making

Nations the United Economic and Social Council and against the regime of "forced

Jabour

campa toncentration Mr

known to exist" in Russia and the Baltle countries.

today The Confederation

Mia Hancock sala: "TH unanimously adopted a resolu- Standing Orders Committee has

this destro bul.... condemning

spnpathy with regime in Spain. The resolution cince the matter is already any assistance to Spain engaging the attention opposed Stamp Duty Increase until such time as democracy United Nation's It feels that it

It is announced in today's and full trade union rights have cannot admit the Item to tho-

and asks instead that Government Gezeilo that been restored and the worker agenda

to make the Executive Board shoukk from tomorrow, the stamp duy are once more able on Bills of Health will be in-

their contribution to the coun-give the matter early consideru

lilon.”—Reuter. creased from atx dollars to $10.

This, he said, he gave to Mi House until he left Bulgaria

House muske Mr 1 1948, he said. valled tim again and told him position untenabile,

he and heard of A The situmsitua What as

delegation which WAN

Bieu arise unde Poom to leave for Budapest "I bleed our people to death and the bill that would be presented should slow up the talks and, Al-

new Cabinet would be if possible, Frustrate them

by the together."

errible," the Minister said. embursed by this The new regime in Indonesia I was

even be established that I would request and suggested was beyond my capability. He Parliament rejected the results of the round-table conference said he knew that I could ac

"but in a very differen; way. and

that naid complish Elant there were higher person

FOREIGN INFLUENCE Tuwv then testified

The Foreign Minister. Rave him similar

said that "foreign Kostoy

Dirk Stikker, suuctions to those given by Mr

miduelices" had exerted prussure Housew days later and he

Goverment the that the British

Indonesian policy. He cited as realised then First Secretary must have been

examples the Australian water- referring to Kostov

ide workers boycott on Dutch "I was in two minds whether Tev sald that he received #

to go down and end things, but during trade shipping, the threat of a similair similar directive

American boycutt, the threatened I saw the Rock and decided to CzechoslovIL negotiations with

try

to swim

for it, he said. He suggested that there cutting off of Marshall Aid to

and the Lolland,

Indian and kept going for

about five had been

some Cerechoslovak

un Royal Dutch

hours but then got exhausted." things difficult Pakistan ban official making

Norwegian The Central Government

Fortunately, the Government ship, Oris, appeared. She heard Dich The was only respostalale for one along the same lines as those Alrimes planes,

him. rescued quarter of the expenses of the jon which Kustov was working.

Intervention resisted foreign pressure to the Only personal armed forces on Taiwan

Gottwald and

Foreign Minister Hernandez is now awaiting a tmost", the from President had to bear Foal Government

"But I can now say with decision on what is to be done Dimitrov batt wn-keked the said talks and caused an agreement conviction that the international with him.-Reuter.

be signed.

consequences of the rejection of The Bi before the House would be disastrous for us."

The world would be able to recognise compel Holland the Independence of Indonesia

more unfavourab

last kW

Continued from Page 1)

that I 19 2 poor I live a simple Hfe and don't require comfortable living This is perhaps why I got over a pinchamps and writ

Cieverul Chen painted vul

that

The

The remaining free fourths of

But den

thot

CONSTELLAT

* the everrent fiscal

the

Provincial

{"

TORTURED BY POLICE budget.

Nikola Koley, who held the Government was being maby- vital peition of Administrative taoned to evennes firm tobacco Secretary of the Pulitbureau as A big well as being a member of the wine napoltes

on terms admitted Committee. that under police turture in 1942 us he fund become an informer. He told the Court that in 1994, after the liberation. Kostov had or dered him to find the police files

portion of the reming 80 per- Central

caine frotas larid taxes.

General Chez further addi The tre was grafted at 12r vo-

The per coon being shown by Deal pepulce towards conserp.mber of Bulgarian Com- tion for military servire ne

nnual leaders including Kestov

thut

former himself,

of the

Petokov Jadustry, Minister

Minister of Kalin, the Deputy

1

It would be the duly of får Government. look after

The well-being of the dependents.

Reuter

By Galbraith

AVID

thesu

to

hc

reached after "laborious negotiations."

of rejection The effects

disastrous" Fait would be "no less

it Indonesia itself.

He pressed the House to ne- cept the agreement

SUPPORT WITHHELD

bate

the

his erles and

Gazette

NEW UNOFFICIAL JP The Government today announced that Mr Robert Gordon has been appointed an Uniocial Justice of Peace.

Radio Hongkong

Half 01

31 K T 6. "Hongkong Calling"-Programme

Children's Summary: 602 Hour: "Toylown"-"The Cruis the Toytown Belle" (BCTS); 6.30, by On the resumption of the de-

"Cantoneta by Radio" Given the

Miss Leg Wal-lan and Mr SK. Lee Jater in the day,

6.50, Anti-Revolu- 1 Lesson No. 31, (Studio); of the the verfl-Leong of the dependants Trade, Petrovsk, the Organiza- | lender

Second Swing It Bob"; 7. World News and Nowa Analysis (Landon itely): 7.15, tional Secretary of the Central tionary Party in the

Jan Schouten,

"Sweet and Sentim.ntalPresented Committee, Ivan Nasarov, and Chamber, Mr

thul 1old

Chamber

hic by Martin Anderson (Studio); 1.45, Kolev himself

Studio Concer-Richard Lin (Tenor).

"In

Fritz Lin (Cello) with Piano Ac Koley would not support the Bill "ac- my

Alic",

Betty companiment by leslilled, I found references to lively or passively.

The first speaker la reply to Studio).om the Editoria

Stelky); 0.10, Qui"'—- | my empitulation to the palice in

statements London the Government's

Hongkong Signal Squadron V 27 1042"

this file," Kolev earlier in the day, Mr Schouten Heavy, A.A. Regiment RA (Studio)

said that his conscience did not 830, Music Lovers Hour"-Classical take the respon Yvonne Charter (Studio): 9.39. "No Request Program. Presented by Other Tiger" The Novel by AE.W. ability to support the Bill

He supported a transfer of Mason (PL 5) (BBCTS): 10, adio Relay): 10.15, early Newsreal (London ΠΠ even

Weather Report; 10.10.Composer 10.30, sovereignty,

д respon of the Week" -- Granados), transfer, but such

con- "Grand Hotel"Albert Sandler and Bibility involved certain

Paint Court Orchestra with that ditions being fulfilled. In his 1

Norman Alim (Base) (BBCTS); 11, opinion they had not been ful- News Variety: 11.15, Weather Re

port, World and Home News from "We do not know exactly to Britain (London Relay Recorded- God Save the King: 11.30, Close transferring Down

COM TRYNA BERVICE, IL. T. 62. REC. II. 3. PAT, OFF.

"Oh, I haven't any prejudices—I'd voto for a woman for president, if. her husband was the right kind of man!"

of destroyed added.

"The police Bies I turned over allow him to to Kostov, but Kostov's own ale Was completely empty," Kulev also sakd. "There was not a line in if about Kostov at all, Just his name and the cover."

IA has been alleged Kostov's file was turned over Billed.

political by the head of the police to Colonel Willam Bailey, head of British Military Tutell whom gence, who allegedly used this: file to recruit Kostov Into the British Intelligence Service.--

Reuter,

we are

New

PEAK RIFLE Shipment

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It is officially revealed that

the Peak Rifle range is to bo brought into use again.

the

The fring points of this range are to the south of Har- lech Road and the stop butts are a short distance to south of the Junction of Har- lech and Hatton Roads. Firing tales place from East to West. When the range is in use red flags will be raised at the follow- Ing points: (a) on the shoulder

of High West, above and behind

the stop butts; (b) where the

Just

Arrived

track leading to the butts leaves Cleans 30 kinds

Harlech Road; (c) at points along Harlech Road.

Movement of pedotrians along Harlech Road will not be affected.

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