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Thongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 292

New Australian Government Has A Majority Of 31

“VERY HEAVY DEFEAT” OF LABOUR PARTY

Melbourne, Dec. 11. The anti-Socialist Coali- tion claimed tonight to have "very heavily de feated" the Chifley Government. Thus, in a second British Commonwealth election within a fortnight, a Labour Government has been thrown out. The first was New Zealand. The claim was made by the Australian Liberal leader, Mr Robert Gordon Menzies, who is Prime Minister-designate. The latest estimates placed the likely majority of his Liberal-Country Party Coalition at 31 in a House of Representatives with 121 voting mem-

bera.

Though the final voting figures will not be known for some days, it was expected that the present position-Coalition 75 seats, Labour 44, two doubtful-would be little changed.

The figures for the cities and outlawed by the new 'Govern. big industrial areas were com- pleto when the vote

counting closed tonight. Time was need-

ment.

He was commenting on the pledge of the victorious Coolt.

ed to collect the votes in re-ion to declare the Communist moler orcRA.

Party Illegal.

Poltical observers in Can- "We will carry on our work berra, tho Australian Federal whether in the conditions of capital, thought it unlikely that legality or illegality," Mr Dixon would added. Mr Joseph B. Chifley lead his party in another el:e- tion campaign ito is expected to be at his desk in the capital tomorrow

the 40 complete

for transferring arrangements power to the Coalition.

It is thought that Mr Menzies will need at least a week to Government, In the form bis

Mr Menzies must know, he said, that the banning of the Communist Parly would not be acceptable to the trado anfon

movement and that unions would resist such an action.

The political correspondent of meantime, the defeated Labour the Melbourne Sun today pre-

Government

will carry caretaker Administration.

on A

MENZIES OR CASEY Observern expect Mr Chifley

dicted carly legislation by the new Government to outlaw the Party. The Sun also reported that there had been Indications Sydney in recent months in

to call on the Governor-General that the Communist Party had

of Australia, Mr W. J. McKell, tomorrow to advise him formally that ho no longer retains con-

made plans to "go underground” if necessary.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1949.

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THE SAME · OLD FEET U.S. RECOGNITION Cyprus Turks Angus Ward

Errett, Mills, 60, smiled and meant it. Both of his feet were severed in a power-saw accident on Oc. tóber, 8. He told doctors he wanted to die but they wouldn't listen. Instead they performed a daring opera- tion at Louisville, Ky., that rejoined feet and legs at the ankle. The surgery has been termed a complete suc-

cess-AP Picture.

How Two U.S. Seamen

Were Shanghaied By

OF RED CHINA IN

6 MONTHS LIKELY

Far Eastern Policy May Become Political Issue

Washington, Dec. 11.-Administra- tion leaders realise that they cannot post- pone indefinitely the decision on the re- cognition of Communist China. The In- formed consensus is that recognition of the Chinese Communist regime will take place within six months at the latest.

However, the State Department and other official agencies here feel that they have compell- ing reasons for adopting a very cautious attitude. in this matter.

then than

credited.

has

o's For

Eastern

There

Want

British Rule

Nicosia, Dec. 11-A mecting of Turks in Cyprus today. passed a resolution: urging that the island's defence and security could only be safeguarded by Britain,

Large crowds crted: "Down with Enosla" (Union with Greece), (and want Brit.in to stay.".

The resolution declaring that Enosis would lead to civil war and economie ruln has been cabled to the United Nations, to Me Ernest. Bevin, to the Tur kish Foreign Minister, Mr Necmeddia Badak, and to the Governor of Cyprus, Sir Andrew Harnworth Wright.

to

by

The meeting was called

· protest - -against- the Cyprus Holy Synod's dechten to organise "la peaceful battle" for Enosis About plebiscite,

the island's $10,000 of 150,000 inhabitants belong to the Greek Orthodox Church. There are about 60,000 Mostems-Reuter

Latest Disclosures

In Bulgarian

Spy Trial

Goes Aboard American Rescue Ship

Aboard Lakeland Victory, off Taku Bar, Dec. 12.-Mr Angus Ward boarded this, American freighter at 7.20 a.m, today (Monday).

The tugboat bearing the American consul genéral to this evacuation. ship hud beon long overdue and It was earlier feared that he and his party had again been

detained by the Chinese Communists.

The anxious crew and news- men aboard the ... Lakeland. Victory walled throughout the frigid, wind-swept night and na dawn approached the tug- boat Ferry from · Tientsin and Taku still had not been sighted,

There was one flurry of ex- citement aboard the slip at 20 o'clock last night when a tug drawing a bargo drew up along- side the ship, but it was a false alarm and the American party was not aboard,

BAD ATMOSPHERICS

They feel it is up to the Chinese Communists to give some evidence of their willingness to assume

Men aboard the Lakeland international obligations and protect nationals of

weils speculating whether Mr Ward's tug had broken down on foreign powers before they can be considered to have

the 50-mile trip from Tientsin fulfilled the basic requirements for recognition,

or the Communists had, for some reason, again delayed tils depar- 'Administration leaders want] not particularly in China but in

ture from China. to test the Congressional temper the global "cold war,"

(The radio message to San when the legislators reconvene le still a strong feeling in the

Francisco from the Lakeland in January before making any State Department that Moscow to - embroil the

Victory, reporting that Mr Ward- further decisions on Far Eastern would like

had boarded the ship, was de- policy. This latter factor ap- United States in the Far East

inter- to a sufficient extent to direct

companied by natural pears to weigh more heavily

attention trom

ference with radio communica- determining the State Depart Washington's

East.

reception Sofia, Dec. 11-At to-tions which mods ment's "go slow" alutude with Europe and the Middle

China particularly the latter,

day's

of sitting respect to Communist

the spotty and there were no further boen gonerally

Officials hope to present as Hulgarian spy trial, Lazar details)-United Press. frm as possible an anti-Com- are indications that the munist front in the Far East Popovski-a former editor

San Francisco, December 11. becom and before the war an im 15 they can without

Tading radio communications may erupt into full ing entangled in situations portant figure in Bulgarian between the Lakeland Victory. scale domestle political issue which may react to their dis- politics testified that a and her home port of San Fran when the Congress reconvenes, credit.

British

mancisco today added to the mystery. intelligence Sceretary of Stato Mr Denn

General Seoul, Dec. 11.-Two American seamen shang-Those legislators who contend

the United States should Acheson's meeting with House predicted Yugoslavia's split concerning Consulate

Angus Ward and his party. continue bucking Generasimo and Senate Foreign Affairs with the Soviet Union.

Radio signals from the lone Kai-shek Chiang

and his groups after first of next year, Popovski said that in 1945. operator aboard the Lakeland Nationaliste despite the match of plus the meeting in Bangkok in when he was Bulgarian Consul. Victory faded steadily

during pm. GATT events in the Orient appear to January of United States Far General in Istanbul, he gave have given no ground in recent to carry the situations some banyo sogliano had been commercial radio companies, in Watson" who San Francisco total

sow. ativo in the failure as an atmospheric cur Was con Bulgarian Black Sea port of tain descended. It Varna before the war,

sidered probable that the at- Watson, he

was identmospherics said,

would Improve fied to him later by Nikgiai sufficiently within an liour, or Petkov, Bulgarian Opposition so to permit a resumption of leader executed for treason in efforts to "read" the steamer 1947,

"one ཐ

of the chief United Press British Intelligence men in tho

Korean Communists

haied by a mutinous crew were released today by the North Korean Communists who had held them prisoner for 80 days on a diet so poor even their

the day and at 8 The Communist Party sold its

guards became worried.

-lahted--

This was by the recent

change officials see no possibility of American recognition untu Re Knowland, California

well after those events have publican, who reiterated his taken place-United Press.

and could win belief that food that the guards became If he Wha worried. Then the food im- proved.

to China of Senator to Visit extent. Barring some dramatic hugh representativo

trol of Parliament and to tender Sydney headquarters and have moved secret membership lists,

Captain Alfred Meschter and --chief engineer.. ls resignation.

over Important Bles and other docu-

Albert Willis crossed the 38th parallel separating Mr Menzies may take the External Affairs Ministry meats to scattered hiding places,

Communist-controlled North Korea and the Southern himself or he may feel the in- the newspaper said.

Korean Republic at 3.30 p.m. WORLD REACTION creasing travel obligations of a Foreign Minister should not be World reaction to the Austro-

Meschter and Willis were undertaken by a Prime Minister. Han election was reported by

fol aboard the vessel, Kimball R. R. G. Casey, wartime Reuter correspondents as

Smith, when its crew mutinied member of the British Cabinet, lows:

being quoted an a likely New York:-American poli- and sailed for a North Korean 22. They Foreign Minister if Mr Menziestical writers believed the swing port on September decides against taking the port-away from - Labour indicated were

Administration as follo himself.

advisers to the South Korean

15

Mr

Com-

that a similar trend was likely Cooperation by the Economic

in Sydney tonight, the Press in the British election next year Moscow: The official Soviet news agency, Tass, reported the election result without comment

dont of the Australian munist Party, Mr It. Dixon, sald that the Party would contine its work underground if it were

EDITORIAL

(Continued on Page 5)

Republle. They appeared happy and well-fed, but said that at one period of their confinement they grew so thin from lack of

Traffic And Silent Zones

THE silent zones and pedestrian right. To way schemes have now been in operation for a week, and in the main they can be rated na successful. Motorists, in particular, have been quick to adapt them. selves to the regulations, and the relative quietness of the city is heavenly for office works and residents of hotels. If, in the first two or three days, there was n slowing up of vehicular traffic, especially through Queen's Road, this, later last week,

corrected due was largely principally to the more efficient handling of all types of traffic by police on point. duty, and also to a more intelligent use of their rights of way by pedestrians. Perhaps the most striking feature of the new control system is that here has been no increase in the accident rate within the city areas. This goes a long way towards justifying the experiment; had there been an alarming increase in accidents, the scheme would have con- demned itself. Full credit must be given to the Police for the patient and courteous way, in which they have helped the public to understand and respect the new traile regulations. Pedestrians, however, can. still co-operate to a greater extent and thus facilitate the smoother movement of traffic-far too many are too impatient to cross the road and Ignore the algasis of the point dutymen. They have been given a considerable amount of latitude during the past six days, but the Pollco would be quite entitled, from now on, to make an example of a few of these people who apparently care for neither rules of the road nor the rights of others, The effectiveness of the ellent, zone is undeni able and completely vindicates the con-

victions of those who so long ago urged the adoption of this system. The flow of vehicular traffic through the main city streets today does, in fact, prove once and for all that car horns and hooters are entirely unnecessary once 8 rational The method of traffle control operates. Introduction of night time silent zone areas in Kowloon is also demonstrating its value, although, Ironically enough, it la not tooting vehicles that disturb the peace of the residents in those districts; the real offenders are those inconsiderate inhabitants who play mah Jong half the night without making the Blightest at- tempt to mute the noise of the playing tiles on hardwood tables. And the night hawkers who wall their wares cause more less of sleep than the occasional motor car sounding its hooter. The difficulty of dealing with the anti-social mah jong fienda is that it is necessary to prove in' court they are creating a public nuisance; It is a tedious, and not always successful process. It is hardly feasible to give the Police arbitrary powers of prosecution, although much of this nuisance, might be abated if the Police were entitled to issue a warning and then, if the party continued to cause a 'disturbance through making unnecessary noise, to serve a summons. Too many residential areas are plagued by nolay late-night mah jong schools, in comparison with which the sounds of motor-cnr horns, are innocuous. The Police might well make a further study of this problem which affects a large number of quiet-living law-abiding citizens in n number of residential" areas, both on the mainland and the islands,

Surveys in Washington show Million

American adequato

ranking Workers May

Foreign

Meschter, and

told that about 25 of the Senata's 96 Willia press correspondents their members share Senator Know- story during a two-hour train

land's

views to some extent; ride to Seoul. They said the among them

the 15 Korean captain and the calef minority member of

of the engineer of the Kimball Smith

Committee, Relations

Republican on which they were aboard as 2NDERL

In the House of ECA ndvisers were among the Senator Arthur Vor Rix ringleaders of the Commu- tives there is a very vocal nist cell which took over the ve

Waller Rep ship and salled it north,

Willis was

captured

ted by

Arthurzenia Mike"

group

Judd,

Balkans".

In February, 1948, Watson

BLOKSEMUANYA RISHINERAYAAEZYTOMARTOTICES

had predicted to him that events STOP PRESS

then "coming to a head" in Yugoslavia would split off Yugo. slavia from the Soviet Union and this followed by

serious split also in Bulgaria No Renewal Of

and other countries.

Romo, Dec 11-A nationwide

(The Yugoslav-Boviet split government Minnesota Republican, who has strike of 1,000,000 and not retreated from his position workers threatened Italy again occurred

calling for heavy American ald today.

hound 10 minutes before

Meschter when the craw

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tleed him into the engine room to Chiang and non-recognition by reporting

mechanical of the Chinese Communists, trouble, Meschter was taken in hls cabin by armed crewmen.

Are

will not occur,

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and

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Two

of sumber

1

tlers of Yugoslavia.-Reuter,

Wharf Leases

Canton and Company

in the

The Hongkong, SEIZURE PLAN Labour leaders representlug both Communist and anti-Com-

witnesses Macao Steamboat prosecution munist Unions announced they inld the Court today that Yugo have been notified by Govern- OFFICIALS CAUTIOUS

call a 24-hour would

strike slavin hud planned to take over ment that they are not to EX- Faced with this Congressional

the Administration of the government fails to grant Greek Macedonia with Salonika Peet a repawal of the leases on company's two wharves sentment, LONG INTERROGATION

general pay increases,

as capital at the end of 1944,

and clala

when these expire on December are understandably can-

The strike

Kascu Stolchev had originally

Georgi They said they were heavily

31 of this year. interrogated by the

been set for Saturday but was Madooey, both Bulgarian Mac Noth tious in approaching the prob-

snders, testified that in

This was revealed by Mr. Lå lem of recognition. While they suspended Korean officials and allowed

pending possible contan lenders, Mttle sleep for three alghts would prefer and have express-

told Marshal Tilo's emissary al after they arrived at Chinnampo, ed the hope that the British action by the Senate next Tucs- 1944 Gentral Vurkanovic Tempo Tse-fong, Chairman, at the an-

momine however

they He major North Korean port, on Commonwealth nations

The labour leaders, however, that Macedonia had begu to the meeting of the Company. refused other countries delay recogni- renewed their strike trent after organise a brigade of Mace- September 23, They

been informed that appli- under have been to Greece to give the details of the inter- tion until all Western nadons the Finance Minister, Giuseppe Monians to

10:20 command of General cations for permit to use the rogation. They said only that it can not in concert, they are Polia, indicated the government the concerned the "affairs of the resigned to the fact that this could not afford the increases.

period will recélva – favourable Sources close to the Labour porcols, a Yugoslav Com- properties for a determinable probably

munist leader, Vessel

strike However, oficials stress that Unions said the

is now The Yugoslav plan was also consideration, Most of the examinations wire

and wine tentatively set for next Thurn" stated to have included, un-A

Mr LI Tsq-fong also disclosed conducted by what they called the

recodan, Britun

not be allowed

dry? There was no confirmation nexation of the Bulgarian part that the profit on working for the North Korean

NKVD."

Americans hands of rumours that employees of of Macedonia, known as the the year amounted to $170,871, to to force the They said they were allowed

From the standpoint of the the government owned railways Pirin region, and the unlacation while the net proat was $00,220. keep Meschter's personal radio

policy the the first two and a half overall American

Associated Press. weeks and allowed to listen to plariners stakes in the global stem might also come out of Macedonia within the fron

too high. They short wave newscasts. They game

that if they recognise said the first nows they heard realiso

without of their incident was when a Communist United States protect was ated general Congressional sanction it may well crack the bi-partisan Soviet Union. They it through

so we filed our own pro-policy front on European Mid- test-one with the North Korean Eastern affairs and lead to the govertiment, protesting against scuttling of American aid pro- and grammes designed to contain

Paris, Dec. 11-Some

Issued paid into the question if the fears the prolonged detainment,

the Communists in the West

the statesmen discussed ever became real. another to the Russian Embassy

Administration officinis And British, French and German that

mainly the Ruhr and bad' de- The next meeting on Ruhr in Pyongyang.

their major inculty, so far delegates to the two-day cided to hold further talks of problems was fixed for enrly in days, Intery.

as the American public opinion international Socialist con- this kind.

1950, probably in Germany,

M a concerned, in resisting pres

Principal bone of conten. Grumbach said after ton

day's talics sure efforts to force the state ference here today slipped The

that dismantling was Department's hand in various into an adjoining room to

Lion, conference circles said, hardly touched upon as the aspects of the Chinese situaIron-out German problems was the International Ruhr Boan Agreement satisfied fairly tion.

* Authority which was set up by well. Socialsis on both sides, of as those Suggestions much

They were the British. Labour Article 18 of the Ruhr Statute, the Rhine hold that the United Sintes Navy Party Secretary, Mr Morgan Rigned last December by the memorandum sent art blockade the court of Commu- Phillips the French older states- France, Britain, the United July by the German Socialists nist: China, wond troops to Forma; M. Leon Blum, M. Salo-States and the Benelux couns to the British Labour Party, in

French So-tries. For security reasons protest against the moss against the Communists mon: Grumbach,

Western orland marines to rescue the cialist expert on German the Authority tina trading conAlles' dismantling policy missing Americans in the area affairs: Herr Erich Collenhauer trol over prices competition, Manchester, Dec..

have not been taken seriously Vice-President of the German trading practices and so on mondate and the crea tain's only gon" (the off-by any responsible government Socialist Party: Professor Erich

The delegates purest that spring of a Ugor, and a lioness) oficial. However they repre- Neeting. Minister of Economic The Fetchy and British seem to admit if he said. has died at the age of 17 in n sent constant irritants in the Affairs for North Rhine, and presentatives Boil stress that was desirable that the "Bonn zoo here after catching a chill situation. Westphalia and Herr Franz German fears of this Authority Arenment between West derz There are now bellared to be officials feel that any of the Boesler, member of the Gere were marely hypothelfenl and many and the Alller should only two tigone in the world foregoing situations would play man Socialist Party's Executive that both the Labour Party and raided by the West German

Pepe A directly into Communist funds, Committeo, o mo

the French Sociallets would to Parliament Router Router::SPRES

the

But

they said, received a visit from a 1

man who told them they would be released. instead they had their radio and ether gear taken from them and ware moved to new quarters Urilted Press.

Death Of

Tigon

"

Attempt To Iron Out German Problems

By Informal Discussions

A