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VOL, V NO. 75

Charge Called "Utter Lie"

Berila-Mar 29,-In A formal note to the United State High Commlsior In Berlin, the Russians to- night charged that a crew member of an American mbitary freight train had deliberately fired on destroyed a railway traffic signal in the Soviet Zone,

The charge war deuled by the American authori- iles as "an utter lle." The Soviet charge, coupled with

and

slowdown bloc. kade" of highway trafic, increased concern in some quarters over the possibi- lity of a renewed blockade, -United Press.

New Shanghai Evacuation Plan Okayed

For the Propelator of

HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, For and on behalf of

SOUTH CHINA LIDENING POST, LEI

The

Today's Weather: Light southerly winds. Fale and warm, with coastal for patches,

Noon Observations: Baromatric pressure, 1012.1 mba, 20.02 in. Temperature, 78.5 deg. F. Dew point, 60 deg. F. Re- lative humidity, 74 %. Wind direction. E by 8. Wind force, 2 kuots.

High water: 0 ft. 3 in at 0.20 p.m. "Law water; 1 ft at 1.08 a.m. (Friday),

Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950.

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Colonial Sec. To Lili Marlene Arrives In Town Harbour Collision

Visit Malaya This Summer

London, Mar. 29.-The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, told Parliament today that he hoped that the Colonial Secretary, Mr James Griffiths, would be able to visit Malaya this sum-

mer.

He had been asked by Mr Arthur Harvey (Conservative) to consider arranging such a visit in view of the disturbed situation in Malaya.

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Mr Harvey further suggested that a visit in the im- mediate future would be far more beneficial than further ahead as it would encourage those who were fighting the "bandits."

Mr Attice repiled, "The cam- wgainst the bandils is palga very fully organised, I cannot ray the exact time (for the Colonial Secretary's visit) but we agree that it would be a use ful thing for Jaina to visht Malaya."

The House laughed when Mr Walter Fletcher (Conservative; anggested that in view of the riths involved and

Palmer

There, elected members of the Lentislative Council are elected by the lower body to the Executive Counell, and are entrusted by the Government of

Legislative Council are the domnica with charge of various departments.

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i likely that the pro- posals now being turned over Include alco the iden of in- cluding a larger number of in the 10- Local representatives, San Francisco, Mar. 29.-terests of economy Mr Grimths

Chinere and The American President should take a single ticket.

There was no reply when

the arcutive Council, A point Lines amounced on Wed-Brigadier Othe Prida

whtelt may wccupy attention in the present diis. nesday that its Shanghai |- (Chinservative) asked if it was

the question office has completed negotin-ot equally important for the cursions is

War Minister, Mr John Strachey, do not nerezzarily acquire Mala- Chine horn. in Malaya--who tions to evacuate 2,000 foreign nationals, including tau.

van citizenship. Discussion may revolve round the idea of agreem ment an some common form of citizenship.

Americans, from Shanghai.

LONDON REACTIONS

An American President Lines i The projected visit of the

sald spokesman

both the Colonial Secretary Jo Malaya Chinese Communists and Na-ri Gummer, announced today, tionalists

have agreed to quickened expectation in poli- evacuate the refugees on twotical quarters that there will be river

steamers, The steamers early moves to give Malayans will proceed to Saddle Island, greater control of their own In the mouth

of the Yangise affair.

River, where they will rendez- Hut

vous with the

observers here rceptical about an

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In the strangest hair-style seen so far in 1950, and

Inquiry Findings

COXSWAINS HAVE THEIR LICENCES SUSPENDED

Better Sound Signals For Small Craft Recommended

As a result of a Marino Department inquiry into the colli- sion between the forry Man To and the walla-walla Australia on the night of March 16, which resulted in the loss of two lives

the Mr David Fitzroy-Williams and Mrs Penelope Osborne liconco of the Man To's coxswain has been suspended for two months and the licence of the coxswain of the walla-walla one month.

The findings also recommended the installation of more efficient sound signalling apparatus on small power-driven craft.

It is understood that in consequence of this recommendation, walla- wallas in future must be fitted with klaxons, and that the use of trumpets for giving signals is to be discontinued.

a leopard-trimmed cont, Lale Andersen (the original Lill Marlene of wartime song fame) arrives in England from Switzerland to make a music-hall tour.-London Expressental Inquiry follows: The Government

intends to

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encourage the Malayan people- whose great conriflution to the Present anti-band! drive their own country has aroused universul admiration-to an ever-increasing responsibili-

aflairs Weir

were tv

for two LSTs that

American Reuber. have been waiting there since previous negotiations brokes agency report suggesting Cabinet of Asian Ministers" as an immediate likelihood;

down.

take

The spokesman said the LSTS tl known that talks are $1 MILLION A will to directly either to Naga- taking place in Malyn between YEAR MAN SOON snif or Yokeliama. There, the the British High Commissioner, passengers will wait to be pick-Sir Henry Gumes, and local,

ed up later by the liner: General leaders of the general question? Gardon and resident Cleveland

politien: advances through

ment.

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on their next trips to the Far the new constitution, East.

These talk: touch on possible the inclusion The APL sald it had heard changes, such as nothing from the State Depart of lakyan political leaders in the Executive Commeil with the

of Ministers style

and charge Gordon is now j of

administrative Ele- The General

restain about three daya out of Hano- partments.

from Jup Jamaica provided. previous attempt taden for giving members Minis- the evacuation fellterial style and charge of do-

United Press.

partments.

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EDITORIAL

PUBLIC

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prece-

New York,

Mar. 20. The American ciemna comedian, Bob Topy experts to be worth more | tuan $1,000,000 a's year recording to Variety, the enter-

Service.

Food For Starving China: Knowland Makes Suggestion

Washington, Mar. 29.—The United States Republican Senator, Mr William Knowland, today tamment trade journal, which proposed that surplus American foodstuffs should reported today that Rob Hope | be sent to Communist China as a “humanitarian

long-terin contraut will sign a

"the move" to relieve famine conditions. For

with amount this National Broadcasting Company,

Boo Hope

recently

fortnight's $120,000 for it seasonal appearance in a Brond- way cinema.--Reuter.

A Demand For Realism

which has been UBLIC opinion

almost challenging, forcibly and unanimously, the justice of Government's proposals for balancing the budget, can derive nu whit of satisfaction from the result. Judged by the official attitude, disclosed during the final stages of the dehnte yesterday, the main issue is settled, to all intents and purposes, and against the crities. Outwardly, this may not be obvious. The procedure permitted stalling, and the art of leaving things in A promise the air was neatly executed.

will the Government was given that explore all methods of raising additional direct from increasing revenue, apart taxation scales, with the views of the New Unofficlul kept clearly la ruind. legislation will be required and there will Un- be further opportunity for debate. fortunately, unless we seriously mistake the meaning of the Financial Secretary's analysis of potential revenue sources. hopes that there is implied an intention to avoid new exuction by way of direct taxation should not be held high lest they prove delusory. In the main, Mr Follows Get himself to break down arguments in favour of other methods of boasting There were reasons why this revenue. could not or should not be done, why this would not be worth while, how there were peculiar complications which would prevent that being worked satisfactorily Much of it, of course. in Hongkong.

the natural carried conviction, but consequence, oddly enough, was that the Financial Secretary found himself with only two sources of higher revenue, the

Revenue Department, Inland

and the business registration scheme outlined by the Hon. Mr Leo d'Almada. Any visionary expectation that one might be substituted for the other was blacked out, however, by raising the ante, setting the revenue target at $204,000,000, and the possible

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Mr Knowland made the recommendation in identical letters to President Truman and Mr Dean Acheson, the Secretary of State, which he made public today.

Ethel Moller Mystery

Two

binets short The full report of the Depart-; detected.

were sounded and a slight al- We were

instructed to hold iteration to port was made for the third time when distance Departmental Inquiry into the circumstances attending a colli- from the Australia was estimat- slon which occurred at about ed to be 200 feet but full speed

was maintained until the Aus- 10.30 p.m ол March 16, 1950 between the ferry vessel Manralia's port side light was seen To and the

chapproximately right ahead at mator launch

to distance estimated by the Man Australia, with

vlew a

To's coxswain, to be 120 feet. Said Being Used As establishing whether, underThe engines were then put full Section 17 (XI) of Ordinance 10 of 1890 it was necessary to ran cel or suspend the certificate 1 competency of any person involved. The Inquiry was held on March 22 and 23 and we find Fas follows:

The Man To is a motor ferry

Street,

ght and red side light of a ves-

180

The

Troop Transport

i famine areas anki over 10,000,000 states of continuing and stepping charge of Cheng Ki who held marks on the ferry and on the: ottelals of Messrs Moller said

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speed astem. No sound signum were heard from the Australia.

The Telegraph under- Shortly after passing Bovy stands that, according to 7.9, the coxswain of the Aus intelligence reports reaching tralla saw the white masthead Hongkong, the Ethel Muller, rel which he recommised to be a Which has been missing vessel, length 110 feet, owned ferry, at a distance estimated to since February 26, has been by The Hunggong and Yuumati be 200-250 feet, approximately seized by the Chinese Nu- Ferry Co, Ltd. At the time of on his starboard bean. He tionalists and is now being

collision her coxswain was

inrdistely altered course to star- Leung Sal Lo who holds certi-

rt-board and sounded one blast used as a troopship.

These reports added that the on a portable horn blown by ficate of competency No, AGD dated September 1, 1947. The mouth, Whilst altering course. Ethel Moller was used in this Bunch Australia In 26 he heard two blasts from the capacity in the recent landing of motor feet long and has a licence ferry and, later, a second two Nationalist troops near Chusan. (No. 213) to carry 16 persons. blasts. He continued to after Nothing is known about the She is owned by The Republic course to storboard considering officers and crew of the Ethel Motor Boat Co. and chartered it too late to attempt to pass Moller-whether they are being

The held "cabin" "Ambassador He said that reports from

Khu Jessup

Cheng cm-10

captives, or aro Slug of 474, ahead of the "Man To", Shanghat

3rd floor,

in China Indicated that more than phasised from his personal ex-

Incommunicado "Australia" turned through up-detainex

and

was Formosa. At the time of the proximately and observations the Kowloof. 10,000,000 people were in the perience

Questioned this morning, vital importance to the United collision, the Australia was in struck on the port site. more in danger of starving.

At the Game time, he said, up United

Stales assistance to a coxswain's certificate No. 590 Australia indicate that the stem they had received no Informa- reports Indented that the the countries of this region dated April 18, 1947 and also an of the Man To struck the awnington as to what has happened near Ghito the Ethel Møller. They Chinese to be

certißente No. 412 of the "Australia" Communists were (where it can add to their defct-engineer's deficit at $12,000,000, too heavy

sending food to

Inmination

and ability 10 resist Issued

on January 11, 1947, latter's stern, causing her to heel could neither deny nor confirm covered by receipts from business regis-

industrial equ-Communist infiltration

over and swing arainst the port the above report. exchange for

uur to The night was dark and clear, ment. tration fees. No personal criticism of the

make further progress towards wind Ensterly force 5, sea very bow of the Man To with a force

sufficient

to trneture "Nevertheless, the American sound Financial Secretary is possible. As the

and Army right,

At about 10.30 p.m., the Aus- frames

open

up and had a friendly established democratic people always

govern- guardian of the Colony's finances, he is

tralia was alongside the port planking.

The Australia cap- intercet in the well-being of the inents." entitled to his opinions and his conser-

FLEXIBLE FUND

gangway of the Amerlennized and rank immediately in sides people of China." Mr Knowland

aleamer Steel Navigator lying at Mr Follows valism. Il, however,

Prague, Mar. 29.-Dr Busker Senator Connally added that box

a position approximately 70 feel let.

No.A2. The #ide was East of Buoy A2. The propeller Fierlinger, Deputy Premier of in discussing the einelt, the cbb tide just making, "unsettled situation" in

in the bow of the Man To was

Czechoslovakia, attended today's then

the Steel Navigator was, at that time going full speed plenary meeting of the National by Mr Herbert Hoover after the Far East, pointed out the neces-heading about N.N.E. There

of having available

Assembly and in dining so effec first world war, should be sent y

Hexible fund for use in

European

mgmented the capsizing motively quashed rumours of his to distribute the food,

the the

The launch from the Steel

assassination. "when This would no way meaneneral urea of China

gator and instructed the and where

The General-Secretary of the the need might to

RESCUE WORK wain to proceed to the public United States recognition of the

Communist

Purly. develop."

Rudolf int Tsimshatsui Chinese Communist regime, he

After the collision, the Man Slansky, rumoured to have been arlded.

off and proceeded. To stood by to assist in rescue wounded by revolver shots at Launch cast Dr Jessup Atressed the passing busy A2 about 50-00❘ work. Lifebuoys were im the time of Dr Flerlinger's as- importance of early action by feet away on the starboard side mediately thrown overboard sassination" also attended, The US Secretary of State, Bir Congress on President Truman's and traveling at her full speed and the three Chinese Members

Point Four

programme fur of 5-0 knots, Dean Acheson, and the Ambas-under-developed arens, sudor-at-large, Dr Philip Jessup, (In a Foreign Aid Bill now urged the Senate Foreign Re-before the House of Represen- A few minutes earlier, the lations Committee today for ntatives, President Truunan re-Man To had left the Enstern creased alt to help countries inquested $15,000,000 to launets berth at the Vehicular Ferry the Far East resist Communism. the Point Four · programme). Pier bound for 'Mongkok steer- This was disclosed by Senator Dr Jessup ns_quo{cel asing to pass to the eastward Tam Connally, Democratie telling the Committee Chairman

i

entitled to congratulations on a suave and elever presentation of the Government's case, and his sincerity, it does not follow Wenk is compelled, that

agreement

Perhaps It is entirely points abound. correct to say Unallicial members of the Legislative Counell accepted the Govern- ment's basic insistence that the deficit must be covered, Small Is the quarrel on that score. But nequiescence is quite a different thing from further consenting to the iden that a defeit is inevitable without new taxation. If it seems wrong for comparatively few to meet the cost of providing security for the many, it is doubly wrong to bleed the few before an As absolute necessity is demonstrated. several times urged, Government would been, happier ground if, after three months, the revenue estimates were proved substantially correct. The crities, in discomfiture, would respect the Financlnl Secretury's

and willingly disgorge. Then the disclosure that the Government has devoted much time to devising a means for wealthy refugees to contribute to the cost of administration. As they are mostly living on capital, sald Mr Follows, they are affected only by Indirect taxation. A more powerful plea for tackling the problem from that angle can hardly be imagined-except

that Government did not mean it to be so Interpreted. There remains only the assurance that the various aspects will be further considered. We can only insist that the process must be realistic, and that fears are unwarranted that minds are already made up.

acunien,

economics

He also said that a reller Dr Jessup, mission, similar to that headed

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According to Senator Con-

needed

the

some The

passengers 2 lern and its wash my have

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NO SIGNALS HEARD

meni.

The

of

thut the Steel Navigator. The Man

Death Was Án Exaggeration

Government officials had al- of the crew and one European

ready denied the reports last (Contd. on Page 5, Col, 1) week.Reuter.

Leopold Crisis: Socialists Suggest A Compromise

Brussels, Mar 29.-The first break in the 12- day Belgian Cabinet crisis camo today when the Socialist Party said it was willing to consider King Leopold's return provided he promised to abdicate in favour of his 19-year-old son.

of the Committes, early Congressional action was to had reached a position an-

to two-and-a-half-hour required

start after

He said it was great-Steel Navigator's stern and was pro-proximately 300 feet East of the closed meeting with Me Actiesnagramme.

on Far lop advisers and his

and desired by the trave

travelling

at a speed of about Eastern policy.

Eastern Asla of

and nine knota when the coxswain Sentor Connally said that the Southern Asia to help them in saw, fine on his port bow, the

major their own

efforts to obtain a white mast head light and the meeting had disclosed United States policy moves in higher standard of living from green side light of the Australia China, Talwan and South-East their own resources,

coming clear of A2 buoy. He

Paul fenri Spank, former national solution" to the 12- Senator Theodore Green estimated the distance of the

premier und hand of the anti-year-old government crisla over Mr Acheson arrived for the Democrat-Rhode Island) told green light at about 400 feet.

the Leopold's proposed return. meeting accompanied by Dr reporters after the meeting that (The length of the Sicel Navi- Leopold Socialists, cald

shown In

Sources close to the Premier- Lloyd's concession should offer the pre- Jessup, Mr Walton Butterworth, they had discussed the whole gator is

Social Leopold

Christians designote, M. Albert Deveze, Register 03 460.5 feet). He

(Catholles) a graceful way formerly Assistant Secretary of Far Eastern situation-Reuter.

out Liberal who is also acting De- two immediately gave State for Far

short of the present deadlock. blasts and

fence Minister, said his formula altered his course and now an Assistant Secretary ARMED ROBBERY slightly to port.

Chrisilans want also called upon the King to The Social No appre of State dealing with Japanese

a pledge clable change in the bearing of Leopold buck on the throne. He return but with Three men-one armed with a problems; and Mr Dean Rusk,

exiled In was noticed

The abdicate in favour of the Crown 1945. the green light former Deputy Under-Secretary revolver, and another with and, an

estimated distance Socialists are bitterly opposed Prince. who this week was placed in dagger-held up the occupants of 300 feet from the Australia, to him, but M. Spank said they Meanwhile, M. Deveze monde charge of the State Department's of 157 Reclamation Street, he again sounded two short would necept his heir, Crown an interim report to the Re- Far Eastern Affairs Division. Yaumati, Arst floor, about 10 blasts and

rince Baudouin, altered course Prince

gent, King Leopold's brother Dr Jessup and Mr Butterworth a.m. this morning.

slightly to port, No reduction The seting premler, Gaston Prince Charles. The Premier- recently returned from exten-

They escaped with $300 in of

will speed was made by the Eyskens, and

negotiations remaining designato's sive tours of the Far East. cash and two gold rings. Armed Man To at this time. No sound eight Social Christian Ministers be interrupted from tomorrow In a statement to the press Police later searched passen-signals were heard from the in his outgoing coalition Cabinet for the Defence Ministers" after the meeting, Senator Con-gers leaving Star ferries on the Australia and no action on the met today to discuss the meeting in the Hague-United nally anid:

Hongkong elde.

part of the Austrila was Premier-designate's so-called Prosa.

Eastern Affairs

was

the

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