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MONGKONG TELKRAFTL For and on behalf of

BOTH CHINA MONNING POST, LITHA

The

Hongkong Telegraph

Hold-Up Men Soviet Plan

In Hearse

Sydney-Mines, Nova Scotia, Mar. 24,-Pas- sers-by, glanced at a sleek black hearse glid- ing down Main Street On Thursday night, and doffed their hats in re- spect. But inside the hearse there was scene of gloom. A group of hold-up men were busy prying open n five hundred-pound safe.- United Press.

Almost

no

For Asia Aggression

London, Mar. 24. - The Daily Telegraph said on Fri- day that Russia has issued "direct and precise" orders for stepping up Communist aggression in South-East Asia and Australasia.

The Independent Conserva- tive

newspaper said it had "unimpeachable" evidence that the Soviet orders were issued at a series of secret meetings of hand-picked leaders in the Chinese capital of Peking.

The paper sald the Soviet nggression programine

Missed His prised five points.

Boat

Le Havre, Mar. 2.4.- Garry Davis, World Citizen No 1, today almost missed the boat that was to return him to his native United States on a Stateless per- son's passport.

He had forgotten to apply for an exit visa from France, but a hurried telephone call to the Paris authorities solved the question.

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CZECH PLANES

DEFECT

Bource to have

com-

(1.) Secret arming of native populations;

(2.) Inciting rikrat

for (3.) Provision agilators;

(4.) Infiltration into ranks of non-Communist ganisations; and

(5.) ground

nela.

nntive

the

Dr.

Establishment of under- communications chan-

Siam United

The Telegraph said the Com- musiała aimed to use Chita pa base for further Communist advances in Pakistan, India, Burma, Malaya, Indo-China, embarking on the Indonesia, and

Presi American Uner, America, he 19ll п surrounding about world eltizenship. He refused $20 offered him by : woman passenger. "Give 10 the Salvation Army," he said.

crowd

Reporters asked him about the rumour that he would marry 21-year-old Audrey Peter, a Hollywood dancer. He declined to comment but grieved: "It

Thailand's

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1950.

National Health Service

To Cost £7 Per Head

London, Mar. 24-Britain's National Health Servier will cost about £7's head of the population next year a total of £351,541,000, it was disclosed today with the publication of the 1950-51 Ministry of Health Estimates.

The total is £38,433,132 more than last year. The biggest item is £226,704,100 for hospital, special- ist and ancillary services-£14,822,000 more than they cost Last year.

The cost of general medical,

dental, pharmaceutical and supplementary ophthalmic services will be cut £691,- 300 to £132,226,600.

The new overall, health bill is regarded by the Go- vernment as a "celling" beyond which the country cannot

го.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Slr Stafford Cripps, replying to Conservative criticism of the cast of health services recently, made this statement and said that any further development in the health service would have to come out of savings elsewhere.--Reuler.

China Representation

At United Nations Urgent & Imperative

Lake Success, Mar. 24.-The United Nations Secretary General, Mr Trygve Lie, said today it was "urgent and imperative" that the question of who should represent China be solved before the next regular General Assembly, which is due in mid-September.

Mr Lie told a press conference: "That is why I have suggested a special periodic Security Council meeting. I myself am in favour of it, as a preparation at least for the General Assembly in September."

He added that the possibility į

"The differences have been

of holding such a special Coun- multiplied each year. All people cil session was up to the Gb know

King Returns vernments themselves.

25.-Ancient Bangkok, Mar. Thailand has a resident King

по

that the question of pence in the world is not a question which can be solved So far, he sld, he had had immediately."-Reuter.

commitment front

is said that the press is interest today for the first time in al- Government on the question.

ed only in my private affair and devotes too little space to my mission."--Reuter.

Seretse Khama To

Be Debated

most four years.

Phumiphon

10

ny

Mr Lin stated that all Govern- ments had promised to Kive Aduldet, careful

his consideration King How 22 years old, returned from proposal. ile said he had seen Switzerland yesterday amist "almost all Security Cound fanfare and ceremony brought to mind tradition

that represand

the to

permanent United

SOVIET BOYCOTT

past centurle: when Stornese Nations." Kings rode elephants and were

absolute monarcha.

DEATH OF

HAROLD

LASKI

London, Mar. 24. - Munich, Mar. 24.--Three

In hls Arst official act since London, Mar. 24.--The case

Mr Lle sald that the Soviet Harold Laski, the British planes irom Czechoslovakia, of Seretse Khama, exiled chief- bis return, the King assumed carrying political refugees, were derignate of the Bamangwnto, | Fovereign powers, which had Union, which is boycotting re- reported by a usully rellable will be debated in the British been exercised by the Recency mular Security Council meetings Socialist intellectual, died

landed at the House of Comment on Wednes- Council during his absence. A in protest against continued in hospital here tonight.

in Chinese Nationalist Teprent- Professor Laski was 56. 11 took place in United States Air Force bare day, April 5, it was learned here brief ceremony

7 not attend

Was n lecturer at Erding, near Munich, this

today,

front of the Royal Palace, mnation, would afternoon.

the presence of members of special Council bession if the Science at the London School of the Regency Council, Cabinet Chinese Nationalist representa Economics. He once described himself as a member of that members, diplomata and high tives were there.

whose dangerous species omelais. United

professional business is criticism and thought."

Though criticism will be ven- tilated, no vote is likely, 15 there will be no motion o11

before

Officials at the Air Base re- fused to disclose any Informa- 4ion about

Seretre the landing or the people on board.Reuter,

EDITORIAL

PROBABIL

Reuter.

Portinmen-government

Press.

Losing Out Both Ways

▶ROBABLY no other Hongkong Govern- ment budget has been under such critical re as that directed at Mr Follows Estimates for 1950-51, Criticism of public spending Anıl

revenue-

only inevitable; raising is non-democratic countries

NI

It

in the

non-

l

existent, and while Government may feel hurt that its aancial proposals for the coming year have been received unsympathetically by Unofficials, members of the Reform Club, and newspaper editorial writers, the criticism has been well motivated-may possibly have been helpful to Mr Follows and his colleagues. Fur, If it can be truthfully claimed that public opinion in this Colony is repre- sented through the Unofficials, the Reform Clubs and the Press, then one point has been made unquestionably clear Hong- kong violently disagrees with the proposed imposition of Increased direct taxation. And the reasons are varied enough; some

because direct object

laxation Tu appiled today Is inequitable; others on the grounds that it is just as easy to collect extra revenue by tapping other sources; while others contend that in any event no additional taxation Is justifiable. But the clamour against higher direct taxation is inescapable and we strongly urge Government to take full note of it, and, what is more, to heed it. The Government, as servants of the public as well as administrators can only heap the ridicule and disdain of the community on its head by ignoring the unanimous disapproval of the proposal to add now direct taxation burdens. And how could it avoid the taunt of being de- magogle at the expense of a community which, four years ago was promised constitutional reform as a fustification of direct taxa- for the Introduction tion? It is, perhaps, too..readily, for

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gotten that when so-called income tax was reintroduced after the war it was firmly Implied this would be concomitant a mensure of self-government and popular representation. Three years later to is a fait accompli all we can point concerning the imposition of direct taxn- tion, and the threat of this being increased, while constitutional reform seems to be as far away as ever. cannot be said that the Authorities, here or at Home, have kept faith in this matter. Mr Creech Jones may have been right in declaring in the House of Com mons earlier this year that constitutional reform has to be accomplished slowly, but so far as Hongkong is concerned, there appears to have been no further move towards its accomplishment since the Governor's final recommendations were forwarded to the Secretary of State many, many months ago. And all the indications are that, with the present not certain how British Government long it has to survive, the subject is unlikely to receive any further con- sideration by the Colonial, Office for some time to come. Thus the sop originally held out for willing agreement to direct taxation is now indefinitely withdrawn, while the victim has offered instead the prospect of additional demands on his taxable income. All this, of course, may have but little bearing on whether it is necessary to spend close on $200 million In the coming year,

or that the budget shows a deflclt of seven millions. It may well have been that if we had had our constitutional reform operating at this moment,

would the same conclusions have been reached. What is undisputable, however, is that whllo we have Incress- ing budgets, and the threat of greater direct taxation, we have no constitutional reform, So we lose out both ways.

"I think the conditions for the participation of the Soviet Union are still the same. I do

not think they would come to

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Brussels Police Battle With Students

CLIMAX TO VIOLENT GENERAL STRIKE

Brussels, Mar. 24.-Mounted State policemen with drawn sabres, charged four hundred student demonstrators in tho streets in Brussels on Friday night in a wild climax to the violent general strike staged by the opponents of King Leopold. The students, who throughout the day had overturned Brussels' double-decked street cars and tried unsuccessfully to storm the Stock Exchange with shouts of "Down with Leopold!" scattered into sidewalk cafes to escape the onrushing horses.

In the melee, three of twenty mounted policemen lost control of their mounts and crashed through the large plateglass windows of one of the cafes.

It was one of the wildest days and cool mines of the Liege area In Belgium's 120 years as an in- and the Walloon black country, dependent nation, and although where 58 percent of elector

of the violence was opposed Leopold's return in the touched off by young students, referendum,

Something In most

A Name

Detroit, Mar. 24.-- Steven Jackimovisco changed his name on Friday because his girl wouldn't marry him. "She says she won't marry me with that name," Jackimovisco fold Judge William Cot- ter. "It's either change it or lose the woman I love." The judge said: "I won't stand in your way. You may go now, Mr Jackson."-United Press.

the crisis over whether Leopold Strikers in Brussels amashed should remount the throne. Is windows of trams. deeper than ever.

It estimated that 35 per- sons were injured, two serious- ly, in Brussels before night, in clashes

OFFER REJECTED

M. Gaston Eyskens, the Bel-

in the swank Forte de linn out-going. Catholic Premier, Namur section

hill and M. Franz Van Cauwelaert, -

on the

which dominates the capital-the Catholle President of the United Press.

Chamber of Deputies, Belgium's Lower House, have both refused DE WIART GIVES UP

to form a one-Party Catholle Brussels, Mar. 24. The Government, it was learned on

Count good authority here tonight.

Catholic

ex-Premier,

Heuri Carton de Whart, today The offer was made to them abandoned his attempt to form by the Belgian Regent. Prince

government after bitter rioting Charles, this

A

afternoon when

In which Brussels demonstrators Count Henri Carton de Wlart. wrecked 200 tramcars during a 24-hour

"warning

strike abandoned his efforts to repatch against exiled King Leopold's he retirlag Catholic-Liberal

Contition Cab

Cabinet. The 80-year-old politician had told reporters

Earlier toxday Count de Wiart

return.

that the "mi>»

police in the heart of the capital whose first task |PLANE TO

science. e. find os on political TAKE

BNGWET Was

striving to break the dead- lock which followed the indecision of information" with which he was entrusted consisted in sive 57.6 percent. vote for the finding

out whether the Political NEW SUPER King's return in the referendum Catholics could Bad among

on March 12.

other parties partners for u Angry crowds battled armed

coalition new

Kovernment would be to as more than 300,000 workers repeal the Regency and recall in the city and the French-King Leopold to the throne.

Walloon Provinces "The peaking

no", he AIR

staged the protest strike, called added-Reuter, by the Socinisi-dominated a periodic meeting on conditions sity teacher since he left college ather than those of their parti- 30 years ago and a leading in- Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 21. General Federation of Labour.

University students, cipation regular Security tellectual of the British Labour-An atomic powered jet

in Council meetings," he said. Party, of whose Executive he

200 plane capable of flying asks

endarmes with rifle, POLIO OUTBREAK was Chairman trom 1945 to

around the world nonstop at burned effigles of 1910-Reuter.

aupersonic speed, is in pros chanting "Down with the clergy" pect, and a date has been set and "abillention."

the Labour In a manifesto, for its first test fight, ac- Federation called on all Belgien cording to one atomie scien- workers to "ola the fight tist, Andrew Kalilinsky, declaring that "the fate York, Mar. 24-Mrs chief engineer of the gov-democracy is at stake."

Meanwhile, the stoppage was Agnes Knickerbocker, widow.

Asked

in detall to explain what he hoped a special Council

Mr meeting could accomplish. Lie replied: "It is not my job to draw up a programme for such a periodic meeting. My aim is to have a review of the outstanding international ques- tions which had not been solved in the ordinary way. It is up to the Security Council itself to decide upon its programme." Mr Lle cantioned against

pincing too much confidence in

one such meeting,

Claim Against Dutch Airline

New

and

tear ga

defying

bombs, priests.

of war correspondent and radioernment project at Oak complete in many metal works commentator, H. R. Knicker Ridge, Tennessee, to develop bocker, today fled suit in the power for such a plane. United States District ngainst

for

Court

development work on the plane

lnst KLM Royal Dutch Air-Kalitinsky sald on Friday that

$250,000 She charged her husband dies is on a definite time-table, and "I should hope that it would in the Bombay plane crash on scientists have fixed the ilme be the beginning of the end of July 12 Inst because of whful for the first test flight the cold war. I am not an misconduct in the operation" of optimist in that I do think that the plane. one meeting will solve all prob lems. It will be the beginning and may overcome some of the tensions of today."

Forty-four olliers also died

in the crash.-Unlled Pres.

Dutch Waiting Westerling

Voo

He said the aircraft would be even larger than the present bombers.

He said It would out-speed present supersonic craft, and uffer a trip around the world would still have fucl rc. maining.

"There are many complicatedi

JUST SUGGESTIONS Mr Lle suggested that the For Council delegates could discuss Djakarta, Mar. 24. Mr problems still in the way of such items as international con-Johannes

Maarseveen, applying atomle energy to air- trol of atomic energy, the Dutch Minister for Overseas craft, but they do not look in- hydrogen bomb and bacteriologi- Territories, said here today that surmountable," he said.--United cal warfare.

the rebel leader Captain Press. "But." he quickly added, Raymond "Turco" Westerling "these are just suggestions. The were

were extradited from Slaga- agende is up to the Security pore to Holland, the Dutch Gov- ernment would arrest and pro- useful purpose socute him.

sider that question too."

what such a meeting would serve if *Mr Maarseveen lind Jucl it were held without agreement arrived from The Hague. on the Chinese representation Westerling, a Dutch citizen question, he replied: "I think and former Commando Cap- that

Governments must contain, la in prison in Singapore, serving a month's sentence for Не had "detalled pro-legally entering the Colony. gramme" in mind last Tuesday Reuter.. In the Washington speech when he appealed to Russia and the United States to embark on a 20-year programme for peace, Mr. Lio admitted,

a

Under-Secretary Resigns

де

Key West, Florida, Mar. 24.- President Truman, "with par- ticular reluctance." today cepted the resignation of Traty Voorlices. 08 Under-Secretary of the Army.

OFF TO MANILA In his letter of resignailon Sydney. Mar. 24-The Aus- hoes asked to be relieved of dated February 14, Mr. Voor- tralian External Affairs Mints his dulles not later than June "But I must wait to see Gov-ter, Mr Percy C. Spender, and 30. ernment reactions first.

Mrn Spander, left by air tonight

for

Me

Asked why he had suggested for Manila, capital of the The president was unusually

where they will lavish with pralao Д 20-year programme, the Philippines, Secretary-General, said he was spend several days as guests of Voorhees in addition to men- "not optimistic about roach the, Philippines Government. tioning this work as food ad- ling a quick poson settlement." Reuter.

| ministrator-United Press.

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Paris, Mar. 24-Several casco of infantile paralysis have been reported in Northern Indo- China, particularly at Hano! and Haiphong, the Agence France Prease reported today trom Snigon

All schools in the affected area have been closed-Router.

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