The
Rage Of Egypt
EXPRESS:
Introducing Canella, a fim star whose face decorates alt the cinema hoardings in Catro. Twenty-year-old Camelia Is Egypt's top star, She has a French mother, and Egyptian father, went to an English school in Alexandria, and had a Hollywood Sald year ago but the company went broke. contract & Camelia: "In Egyptian films, to make a success the girl musi be chased through most of the pleture and Anish of with a
and a dance.
U.S. Congress May Cut M-Aid
In New Session
CX-
Washington, Jan. 2.--utt in Marshal Aid and other drastic economier in foreign spending are pected to be proposed to the United States Congrean during its session, which aseur tomorrow.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1950.
Chinese Reds' Efforts To Disguise Their Totalitarian System
The Chinese Communists are covering up their tótalitarian system under a cloak of high-sounding domocratic torminology. and pretensions, according to Chang Kuo-sin, a United Press cor- respondent who has just arrived in Hongkong from Shanghai,
The Communists' arch; in the opinion of neutral ob- ogreed and called a meeting of
the whole student body, The pretension is that they reservers, the fact is that it is a
still refused to join. present the people, and that one-party dictatorship similar students
to the Kuomintang regime. The principal finally announced their party and Govorn-Once this correspondent asked that she would join
herself, ment are the People's Party Communist: "1low can you That broke the sialmate and the and the People's Govern-call your system democratic students went to the parade ment, Therefore, theirs. When It is actually your party "voluntarily."
that rules?"
pen"
" u new
6. Hope, When the Commu- people to do shows your thinking has not yet niats want the
something which is not in the been broken open,"
"Broken
of duty but which is politi- line Communist term meuning to cally significient, such as parades, their tactics are to tell them "We will do it." But accept Communist dialectics.
Lower down in the adminis-hope you trative levels, the Communists also have their "denieratic" | una
the only real demoerney. 11 answer was curt: "That What they say and do and advocate, is what the people Bay and do and advocate.
Anyone opposingt them Is opposing the people, and to say that they do not represent the people or that their system is latif and a capital offence,
"hope" has now come to be
understood as an order, beenust
democratic is blasphemy practices. To enumerate them several workers in a factory in
At present one of the chief missions of their propaganda Is die western political Bystem-which the majority of educated Chinese had accepted "İnlse tiemocracy-a 6 true demoracy." The reason they give is that the western systems is dominated by the capitalist the minority, class, which is las for the purporn of exploiting and oppressing the majority.
tha
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MAJORITY WILL
F
אווין
fre
one by one with instances of how they netunily operate:
1.
Free elections, Adinlitedly, tho voters are given full free- dom in casting their vota, bul the monkey wrench is that all the candidates are relected by the Communists. Sometimes
new oversights on the part there nee of Communist
supervisors, but they are corrected immediately In a brusque manner. For in- stance, the Shanghai Arts Col- lege was asked to elect several student delegatos to a meeting shortly after the "liberation" of the city.
The mudents thought
pro- It was a free election and
their delegates, mply elected but soon afterwards the election
of Communist
Commu approved st candidates arrived. Before the
Could situation
remedied, the elected delegates had al- the ready Kone to the meeting.
મ
There at the gate, however, they
were not przmilted to enter be cause their anunes were not on the L
Hscussions
2. Deleratie
are selertert. In arrangements
cafi-
Nanking who did not join in a recent parade 14 they were "hoped" to do were discharged for some other flimsy reasons.-- United Press.
Quirino Plans New
Conference
'Southwest Pacific"
Nations
Manila, January 3.-Pre- sident Elpidio Quirino told General Wu
Teh-chen, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
BIG WELCOME FOR 1950
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
New Year revellers at the Kowloon Cricket Club's annual New Year's Evo dance crowd the floor during a "hoki-koki." Picture by Staf Photographer.
African Peoples "Gripped
By Nationalism”
Bloemfontein, Jan. 2. — Dr J. S. Moroka.
HON
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
BRIGADE..
recently elected President of the African National HONG KONG DISTRICT.
WANTED Congress (largest national organisation of the South African Bantu) said today that African Books, papera and magazines nationalism had gripped the imagination of the for
distribution
to service
native peoples. No barrier could impede their camps in the New Territories.
forward march, he declared.
| shek's Minister without "There will be peace and, Portfolio, that he will con-harmony when side by side vene a conference of "South- with Europeans and upon west Paelle" nations short-terms of equality, fraternity ly after his return from the and liberty, the native con- United States In the last tributes his share
to the
week of January, Malacanan progress of the country," he j sources said.
returning
squid.
Opium Board's Reprimand For Persia
Please communicate with MRS HOLMES-BROWN, 2 Tal Hang Road. MR K. C. WONG,
Iloom 000, Bank of East Asia.
WE WILL ARRANGE TO COLLECT
Additional collecting centres :—- .
Jongkong Cricket Club, South China Morning Post. China Mall Office, Lower Peak Tramway Office,
They call their present trati5i- tional political set-up in Peking a systern of "derwerable concen- trution." The basic principles of the system, according to the Premier, Mr Chou En-in, are the minority shall obey the majordy, and the lower levels Half-bery the higher levels
at praeties thegg Liter
Carely principaleen
apply
the Out of Just case viniations of these priner- minarily Option (Communist party) prevaiku over the nuqorily empirijo (non-
Again admittedly, discussion is democratie
parties and
tier, dengerale, but all optmans ex Bersonages") in the selection, de tremel are usually favourable
ten found the
flag in Die | pro
the Communists, because the CamikultativKN People's Political
Jest Parbripants Umterener 120
open mertlungs, September
are made beforehand to
to ensure Tix
opinion, maurity
favourable trend in the de- To Kang Pa | berations. For instance, a meet-
"I only hope that white South General Wit. guilds was favoured a fine with the five-ng of business
to Africa will take stock of its pointed star on is red backgrounded in Nanking last July by the Taiwan after beting as Gener-cleallags with the natives and
Geneva, Jan. 2. — The natalintir horizontal
Tux Bureau director to dia- alissimo Chiang's envoy At the rosolve to net wisely and with United Nations Permanent with a
eust the rate
of yellow strip rousing vertos the
of the business inauguration
the United justice in the New Year."
Central Opium Board today the dag symbolising tax
And June. The States of Indonesia, for May inille of
Commenting conferred
Prens reports
the hut Mr C.
reprimanded amamt of hip tax for the two with Mr Quirino for 79 minutes the Yellow River, the "Cradle of
R. Swart, Union severely months had already been fixed last night.
Minister of Justice, was studying Government of Persia in its | Chlar Civilisation."
Manila observers placed par- the speeches of native leaders report to the Economic and PHOTOGRAPHS The Communists call then by the director at 40,000 pleuls
which will of ree.
ticular emphasia on Mr Quirino's at
of the recent conferences
Social Council, published use of "Southwest Pacifle" in- "DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT”
African National Congress and permanent systern
provisional follow the present
In Peking
In the meeting.
of the All-African Convention, Dr here. former many guild stead of his coalition pet-up
raised ob- "Southwest Asia Union" in re-Moroka said that native lenders "People's Democratic Dictator-representatives
demanded a
were in close touch with their minds of Jections and This, in the
re-ferring to participants in the But they were pro-economic and security union people. many Chinese, is a contradiction duction.
"Anybody Who Ми Tse-tung mptly shouted down by book-which the Philippines President
"reac-proposed last Spring. the Peo- store representatives os
The director mado ple's Democratie Dictatorship" tionarices"
The original proposal envl.the full confidence of those who it 15 that it U Ton July 3 explained
long speech defending the stoned Nationalist China and the have chosen them is stone drat because politien! tax as being in the Interest of United Nations sponsored South to the voice of Providence", he democratic of the parties in
Koren na member of a group said. he almost the power is vested in the hands of the people
dieintorship
There
was ti prolongra which adjourned the people and a
the bookstor which would take measures for Then polition! silence. dentes Demo
because Thai is
up and defence against the spread of respresentatives 262 (Senat 9 54 power to those who are not the
said that Bald
further Communisin and for their is people, accept what he ex- people. 109 (ilmuse)
mies through joint efforts. The next question that occurs
contrary American Labour
that time Nationalist China haspects observers 18 to the minds of
pressed
its last dilch people?" been forced back outpost of Taiwan, Burma and
The first big day of the session will be Wednes-rding to the day, when President Truman will deliver his State of the Union message in person. He is expected to cali for a broad expansion of social security benefits for to other the American people and continued aid peoples abroad.
over
both
President Troman Stern battles have been i
Wunself predicted
they propuse extured Marshall Pa spending It is predicted domestic and foreign policies abso that he will recommend and it is considered unlikely the repeal of several
wartine that Congress will give all exche taxes, including those on
travel, entertainment and com that Mr Truman asks inmunications. It will ask for either field.
Thereased taxes in other direc tions to make up the defteit,
The stale Congress in same as that
October
At home, Mr Truman is ex pected to nak for compulsary benith insurance, repeal of the Taft-Hartley labour low, new
subsidies And
creates
tax
will
Observers forecast that from Prats (Rouise
these Republicans
greas
will
shelve
Issues and that an expansion of (Senate) 42 lite "Welfare State" will have (Home)
**
to await the outcome of next vers November's Congressional elec. (Seente) ul. tions
CHINA POLICY
On the foreign side, utfenfion.
three
Though the Democratic Party has a majority in both Houk,
Struthe
members, who Mr Truman because of
1
sitip
JE
terina in his treatise in
ut
is
it showed had
CX-
term
thinks
wishfully
that they do
not enITY
The Board said that it was constrained to draw the attep- tion of governments and the Economic and Social Council to the
PRESS
Copies of
photographs
God and conduct of the taken by the South China Government of Persin, which has not even troubled to reply Morning Post and Hong Kong to communications sent by an international body with which, Telegraph Staff Photographar
a party to the 1931 Conven
tion, it stands in an official rein- tionship.
the Minister He asked
of Justice: "Would he, on behalf ot
กร
310
to accept
It was the ardent wish of
for my
The communications relate to Important questions of substance which will have to be further
ef-
rose since no
were uplatons
that the (Senale)
to a come
pursued The statistics sup- who are the people? The Com- participants (House)
munist conception
the higher degree of political un "people" is fluid and changes derstanding and moved that Thailand have extended recog-natives to live in peace and har with time. Now they are the the lax be supported and the nition to Communist China and mony with the white section of led by Persia were inaccurate "but in this and seldom complete, the report
sald. India has virtually ignored the the population. workers, farmers, petty bour-meeting closed.
Board
called for Veis of the inferior," Dr Moroke festive da geoisic
so-called
The next morning the New Quirino proposal. Associated venture we will not play the Log
and interna- national bourgeois (that is, the China Daily reported that after Press.
declared.-Reuter,
tional control of eynthetic cansultation with Fuild money cluss not connected with full
drugs, many of which were or capital) bureaucratic
representatives in a "democratic
uarcotics or habit-forming. · support the spirtt the Government received
Control was compleated by are unanimous
diverse the Communists, even if they
support for the business tax.
drugs formulae demand The people's When the Communists take
ressive measure, it is usually
will be focussed particularly on Eis civil rights polley, have in anything Mr Truman might say the
voted with the
The past vote
MINH
About future American polles publicans on must controversial
towards China.
п
mestic issues and have than
The Republican Party
helped to defeat the Presiden; a pressing him to embark on
This state of affa policy of alding Generalissimo Proposals.
Mr to continue, in expected
។
Chiang Kai-shek in his attempt utan will send his euomi to hold the island of Taiwan * an outpost against the Cam. report to Congress next Friday and his Budget next Monday. -
munist regime.
The renewal of Marshall Aid Reuter.
to Western Europe will be the
other big foreign
cut.
IsBuc. Must Congressional leaders forecast a
the Republicans So threatening retaliatory action" In the amount of aid to Britalo if she goes ahead with her re- ported plan to grant early re- cognition to Communist China.
ELECTIONS' EFFECT
The November elections wil be behind nearly every question likely to coms before Congress, į
Those seeking election will be anxious to try to ease the burden on the taxpayers pockets. Drastic economies are almost bound to be the order.
Desperate Flight To Save Life
Los Angeles, Jan. 2-Two- year-old Janet Beth Wagner ivas today flying the last leg of an air trip hall-way, round the world in an effort to save her life. She is suffering from u rare blood disease.
With her parents, Mr and Mrs Paul Wagner, and eight-year- old sister Parola, she arrived horp on Saturday night by Pan- American, Clipper from her. home in Singapore
They
are due in Cleveland, Ohile, this evening, where Janet Will
go immediately to the Cleveland Clinic, where doctors. Janct. COR- hope to cure her, tracted the malady two weeks ugo and Singapore doctora gava ber only six weeks to live, Mr Wagner is the Goodrich Rubber Company's head buyer ther Router.
SIDE GLANCES
shurt, those who
the
in
feudalistie
former warlords or
The laudlords
New China News Agency has not yel ex- plained who will constitute the "people" in the future.
Despite Communist explana- tions of their political system,
th
and enthusiastic" OUTWARD MAILS | RELIEVED
mcasure.
by letters to editors In the newspapers' readers column demanding such Thus, the foreign Press was banned because "the people lind
By Galbraith demanded "
SOOPR. 1940 BUY NHA BERVICE, MG, T. IL RED, MA SË FAT» OFF.
galliaute
10-25
"The Barkleys must be doing awfully well-every time they see an expensive new home advertised they rush out to look at it!".
13
When the 4. Voluntariness. Communists make the people do something, their tactics are to make them do it "voluntarily." Thus, workers are-reported to have "voluntarlly" reduced their calary and worked longer hours, polles "voluntarily" carried loads for the Communist army, office employees "voluntarily" resigned to go back to the vliege to produce and so forth.
"PERSUASION"
Unireglstered Letters only for
Fot Amoy. Canton. Bwatow, chow, Shanghai, Tientaln North China can be accepted at senders' risk, and will be far- warded as opportunity offers.
Unless otherwise stated, Re-
gistered Articles And Parcei Porta close One Hour earlies than the ordinary mat if malte close before 10 am., sepistared and Parcel Posts close at 5 am. Mails are on the previous day. closed at Kowloon Central Post Ore half an hour earlier than
be 0,1.0, closing times.
TUESDAY, JANUARY J Closing Times By Air flolhow, plan,
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Basra,
OF
DUTIES
nature of these
and innumer-
able trade names.
A Member of the Board fold
Warsaw,
Jan. 2.-General Mieczyslaw Wongrowski has Reuter it was
hoped that in-
been relieved of his duties as ternational control of synthetic director of political education In drugs would be fairly complete the Polish ormy. the press agency
night.
Only 25 Polish by the end of 1930.
signed the pro- announced to-countries had
tocol, which came into force in Λ former Polish
Military December, 1949.-Reuter, Attache In London, he will be placed on the reserve and "directed to political work out- side the
the sgency added.
Ariny."
Six Main
His duties will be assumed by Events Of 1949
Ocheb.
Cairo (Natrobl, Momban, Dar-es General Edward Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg | Vice-Minister of Notional De- via Cairo). Rure and London
(Kowloon CPO) 4,30 pm; (GPO) 5 fence since last April who from now on will combine both jobs. *Manila. Quam, Honolulu, USA and|--Reuter, Canada, 8 pm.
p.m.
*
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Homo- lulu and USA, (Kowloon CPO) p.m; (CPO) 8 pm.
Ordinary Air Mail (Printed_Mot
To menilan just two out of tea, Samples & Smail Packet Potts)
for Manlia, Guam, Honolulu & USA,
the many instances of "volun- Kowloon CPO) 4 pm. (GPO) tariness" which have come topm. the attention of this correspon~ dent:
Japan. 5. p.m.
Halphons and Saigon, 5 p.m.
Bangkok, 3 pm
Talpal, p.m.
Cloring Tunes Dy Sea
Parcels
New York, Jan. 2.-Four- teen
leading American newspaper editors and pub- lishers have picked Russia's development of the atom
Radio Hongkong bomb-and the Communist
II.K.T.
triumph in China as two of 0.00. "Hong Kong Calling"-Pro- the main events of 1949. gramme Summary: 0.03, “X's Swing- Here are some of the others time": 9.30, "Cantonese by Radio" they gave in a broadcast from Given by Ms Leg Wai Lan and Mr 8. Lee. (Studio); 8.50, Paul New York:
dis-couver,ny for Canada via Van Weston and His Orchestra: 7,00,
Firstly, is the case of a staff member in the Nanking Irriga-. tion
was Bureau He tharged in the recent austerity campaign, but was asked by the Communist departmental chief to sign a paper saying he had "voluntarily resigned to return lo the villago to produce,' The man refused. He was then subjected to an exhaustve pro- the by cess of "persuasjon"
He was departmental chief. criled in to the chief's office every hour. After five rounds of persunalan" he finally sub- mitied
a
gam.
Formoss via Keelung. 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY & Closing Tunes By Air Manila, 11 am
Talpean Times By Bea Iolhow and Bangkok, 9 am Rangoon, am. Martin, 2 pan
Formosa via celung, 2 sem Straits, Batavia, Sourabaya Macasar. 3 p.m.
and
THURSDAY, JANUARY S Closing Tintas By Air Canada and USA. 11 a Okkizwa and Tokyo, & p.m. Rangoon. Calcutta, Karachi, Baar Cairo (Nairobi. Mombasa. Dar-es Salaam. Mauritius and Johannesburg
and London Cairo), Itame Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m. (GPC)
VIA
"Welfare (1) The
States"
(2) Tho struggle between Russia and the Vatlean.
Work! News and Newe Analyse dispute in the United States. (London Relay); 7.15, American Lot- ter by Alistair Cooke (London Ba- Jay Recorded): 7,30,lage and Beroa Favourites Presented by Alleen Woods, (Studio): 8.00, From Russia. the Editoriala London Relay): 8.10, "Box 100-Bert Gilettost, the Hammonut Organ: 8.30.The Blue New Zealand elections.-Reu- Danube"The True Story of the ter.
Strauss Family, and Their Contem poraries. (Ep. 93): 9.00. "Forum of the Air-Tha. Nest Programme in a New Series in which Listeners Questionn ATG Discussed
and Answered on the Air. Guest-Doc- Lee Alfred » Crofia, Professor of History at the University of Denver, Colorado and well-known. Broad- caster on, Current Affairs. Members: Secondly, is the case of the
Dekker, the Reverend students of
Len Starbuck and girls middle
P. 8. Cassidy, Alleon school in Nanking. The girls
Father T. Ryan Society of Jesus. Question-Master-Norman Tucker; refused to fola in the parades
130, Excerpts from Opera 10.00, celebration of the stablish
new Poople's p
Laburn,, Sydney and Auckland, 8 Radio News Reol. (London Relay)! 10.15, Weather Report; 10.10, Timo ment of the Government. Communist stue Closing Times by Bex
chestra conducted by Gubert Vin- Dance To dents went in to ask the princi- Kores via inchan, Noon, a
Australia mod, Now Zealand: via tor. (ECTS); 10.15
MOMS Geraldo and His, Orotipatra:JA 11,15, pal to persuade the studenta sydney p to join in the parade volun- USA Canada Central and Bouth Weather Report, World and Home {torily."
Recorded) God Save the : King: The principal at first America via Ban Tranelsco No News from Britain (London-Helay
1190,- Closa' Down, NANGANG declined to do so, but later rcell for Canada), # Dm
in
Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia and Colombo, dpa
Tripell, B. p.m.
||
(3) Yugoslavia's break with
Australian (4) The
- and
aro on view in the Morning Post Building.
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