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TAMIBIENT 190, THE 49A-SOLABORANT

VOL. V NO. 76

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The

Today's Weather: Light or moderate BE winds. Fair. Noon Observations: Barometric pressure. 1014.4 mbe, 29.05 In Temperature, 74 deg. F. Dew point, 66 dez. F. Re- lative humidity, 78% Wind direction, E by 8. Wind force, 15 knots.

- High water: 7 ft. at 7.24 p.m. 2.30 .m.

(Saturday),

Low water! 1 ft. at

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At the

hongkong Telegraph.S

CONSTITUTIONAL

IN

MALAYA

Concessions

Unlikely

(Our Own Correspondent)

London, Mar. 30.-The Government is not likely to yield immediate concessions! in the way of rapid constitu- tional progress as a result of proposals forwarded to Lon- don by the President of the Malaya National Organisa. tion.

no

In Whitehall today there comment obtainable war from the Colonial Office, The Colonial Secretary has received a cabled summary of the pro- posals but the recommendation

Antoin Macdonald . from Mr

have not yet been received, it

Is understood.

The view taken government alls

that

REFORM

Ethel Moller9 MEN

Protest

London, Mar. 30-Br taln Is protesting to the Chinese Nationalisis about the detention off Amoy of

Brilish ship, the Moller, it was tively stated today.

Ethel authorita-

In London

The representations are being made by the British Consul in Tamsul, Taiwan. Britain has no diplomalle relations with the Chinese Nationalist

Government

but retains a Consul in Taiwan

10 handle Jocs! Brillah Interests la contact with

the administrallye authorities-Renter.

One For

The Road!

DIE IN BLAZE

Philadelphia, Mar. 30- Nine male patients-somo strapped to concrete bunks and others trapped in barrel | and bolted rooms-died in a fire which swept through one wing of the Belle Vista private sanatorium here

near

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1950.

Actress Disappears

Paris, Mar. 30-Surele detectives swarmed over the slace of the Grand Guignol Theatre today probing for a clue to the mysteriou disappearance of the blondo actress.

Nicole Riche.

night

costume

The actress vanished last

1x

a thin begligee between second and fled

the acts of

"No Orchids for Alles

Blandish" after receivlar false message from an

unknown man.

dresser sald that telle Richo turned read the pale when she message. W

which had been given to a theatre atten- dant by a tall, blonde man in a beige overcoat,

In her haste

ket away, Mile, Riche dropped the note she had received.

read:

"Mademoiselle: Excuse me for bothering I wish to Ree you

about your very urgently nad

mather. I shall meet you

Two fremen, a nurse and at least 80 other patients, meYTH were injured or and women, overcome by smoke as flames from the basement to swep upper rooms last night.

sanatorium72 treats con 20 valescent. senile, nervous nienia) cages.

SCORES RESCUED Rescuers ripped thick wire from windows to lead Bombay, Mar, 30-All clubs mesh

Some of the male patients hotels here held special scores of patients to safely. and

fastened to were it-who died dances tonight to extcausi

that the Malayan Coin- munity have been given a very or stocks their cellars he-bunks upon which they had lain. Inre

A measure of political re-fore Bombay City and the pro-without mattresses and only a

sponsibility.c

assert 11 if they are capable

and a further

definite step of

to The local police said

thought that a patient

te men. 14)

vince go completely dry

Citizens (locked of morrow,

bars for a fast drink.

10-

few blankets. strait Jackets,

Toll

prohibition overtakes

political alvancement

wait on proof that the Madnyan are able to bear the leaders responsibilities already reach.

the

within

POLICY UNCHANGED

It was emphasised to me that

British Labour

Govern-

and

few wore

they

might

WOR

have started the fire.

A joint Investigation

the province's 20,000,000 on begun immediately by the State April 1 but bars, liquor shopa and toddy

booths throughout

local police and the fire

sanatorium. Airo

at the

It

the province closed down "for which lies on the north-western the edge of Philadelphia, was the ment's policy towari Malayu good" tonight, tomorrow,

14 months. Mr monthly pay-day, being a dry third there in not changed, has

broke out in the basement of to the day. Attlee's recent answer

the two-storey, wood and stono But question reaffirmed this that answer was by no mana

building. Only the swift betion intended to indicate a modifica

tion of the constitution of the Federation of Molnya,

the

even

change were concealed as a mere change of formula.

The oficial inauguration of prohibition with street singing

and other festivities on April is expected to be attended by President Rajendra Prasad.

The Malaga National Or-

The Bombay Home Minister, Banisation asked for ministerial

minis-Morarji Desai, declared tonight without responsibility terial tities, so merely adapting that those who cherished hopes rather than changing the con- stitution.)

Mr Attlee's statement

a "leady.

that

demo- 10wards self- anacle

policy was

cratic progres

Was

Conservative MP's

governmeni

answer

challenging prohibition through the law ecurts Wern "wasting their time"

The Government was deter- mited to enforce prohibition. and would evoke new Beth who wanted lation if the present legislation

to questioners among

assurances that the Government was found to be ineffective, be

had no intention of submitting aid.

in

any respeel to Communist pressure. The words

resource- fulness

and other members of the staff prevented panic.-Router,

of rescuers and the

af nurses

ADMITS STARTING FIRE

30. The Philadelphia, Mar.

a convicted State Poller sald Arsonist today confessed that he

the Arg

which killed started!

In the Bella Vista nine persons private sanatorium,

An investigator said Nicholas Verna, 20, admitted starting the Ore-United Press,

Village Destroyed Cairo, Mar. 30-Press

ro-

were in- Government servants who deports rahi today that a fire de tended to contrast steady, de-not fall in line with the Govern-stroyed 129 house in Hah Ania, mocratic progress to the Comment's prohibition polley "would a small lower Egyptian village, 10 p." he declared. on Wednesday. Three persons erratic revolutionary have

were injured.-United Press.

munist "progress."

EDITORIAL

Reuter.

Two Matters Of Moment

LTHOUGH

Aropok pen

on

han

the

public interest

centred Financial Secretary's reply to general criticisms levelled against increased direct taxation, other Officlal members of the legislative Council made some in- teresting contributions to the Budget debate. For the most puri they were on the defensive, which was to be expected, but over more than one issue they dis

112 unsinkable played aggression and faith in the correctness of Government's policy and of administrative ability to implement that pulley. The neting Colonlal Secretary, for example, hit out with concerning astonishing forthrightness price controls and refused, point blank, to They were the proposition that accept duing more harm than good. The Coloniat Secretary argued in effect, rather than in detail, that while so many retailers were prepared to try and defeat price controls, it was hardly the time to allow private enterprise free rein in the marketing and selling of essential 'commodities. When it comes to priçe controls (iovernment must bo given the credit for being motivated by the desire to prevent higher living costa and a consequent inflationary spiral. And this, to the ordinary householder, 18 rather more vital than complete freedom for private enterprise. But the complete removal of price controla is, obviously, not dependent on whether merchants or retailers will be "good boys” and refrain from overcharging, but whether supplies can be consistently enough maintained (in essential commodities) ns to guaran- tee there will be no violent fluctuations in purchasing prices. Clently Government is convinced that such is not yet the case; hence the determination to retain controls where they are: considered necessary. And while such controls do,

In fact, protect the general public, their value cannot easily be discounted. Another subject which has a wide interest and may well have important repercussions on the man-in-the-street is the proposal Tenant to amend the Landlord and Ordinance in such a manner as to permit mutil agreements between

property owners and tenants for new tenancy con. tracts which exclude application of the Ordinance. In effect, what were previously the existing controlled premises under Ordinance would, through mutual agree-

In this form ment, become decontrolled. the proposition seems to be reasonable enough, but unless the amendment to the Ordinance is carefully phrased to guaran- coercion, tenant immunity from ice a

Few considerable hardship may arise. tenants will willingly agree to a revised tenancy which involves higher rentals, and must, therefore, be clearly laid down that only where tenants readily agree to a new tenancy agreement which permits the property to become decontrolled, shall the amended Ordinance apply. Some land- lords, has been fully established, are having their interesis seriously joepardised by the existing terms of the Ordinance, and it is possible that a number of tenants would be willing for an upward readjust- men!

of their rentals because of this. But property owners as a whole should not be given carte blanche to benefit under any amendment to the current law, and. under no circumstances must the proper Interests of tenants be sacrificed simply to satisfy the desires of landlords. We do not condemn the proposed amended legislation as indicated by the Attorney- General, but we certainly Insist that equal protection be given to tenants and taken by landlords whatever form is amendments to the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance.

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Lattimore Denounced As A Soviet Agent

ON DIPLOMAT BY SENATOR McCARTHY

SLASHING ATTACK

Washington, Mar. 30.-Senator Joseph McCarthy said on Thursday that Mr Owen Lattimore “is a Soviet agent, and is or has been a member of the Communist Party."

McCarthy said he can produco a witness who will testify under oath that Latti- more has been a member of the Communist Party "for many years."

McCarthy repeated and elaborated on his previous charges against Lattimore during a long speech on the Senate floor. He promised to issue specific details on his charges that the State Department is loaded with pro-Communists. He told the Senate he would give the name of his proposed witness to the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the conclusion of his speech today.

He said this witness, firstly, has been a "memi ber of the Communist Party for

many

DEATH OF M. secondly, was "high up in Communist circles; third-

LEON BLUM

Famous French Socialist

veteran

Paris, Mar. 30.- The French Socialist leader, M. Leon Blum, died today at the age of 78.

years;"

ly, carried out Party work which required that he know members of the Party;" fourthly, would testify that "Lattimore was known to him to be a member of the Communist Party,—a member over whom they had disciplinary powers."

Were

McCarthy said the State De- not make publie the knowledge partment has called Lattimore he has of Lattimore. "the architect of our

Far

Soft McCarthy: "When I Eastern policy." He said it started this investigation, I

odds would have been "irresponsible realised that the to a most alarming degree," if greatly against me. I realized he had not checked his informa- the odds were greatly against thou carefully. He accused theme in my attempt to clean out State Department's "closed cor- a small percentage of twisted poration of untouchables" of intellectuals in the State De- M. Blum was seriously ill in May calling for advice upon "erack partment." last year and had two operations. He pote," and, "to But it raildly, READS AFFIDAVIT

security risks."

He said he could give the was suffering from phlebitis. A dis-poor

Soon after McCarthy began FBI the name of a second wit- tinguished lawyer, journalist and politi-

to speak, there was stundness who is willing to teality cian, M. Blum was Franco's first Jewish room only in the galleries, and tie: subpoena that ho

Invitation To W. Germany & Saar

means.

WAS

the back of the Senate chamber

been

from

more.

"met

the

and first Socialist Primo Minister.

The crudite Parisian three was Jamined with House men-jund got to know Owen Latti- He read He failed by only 10hers who had travelled from the more in Moscow," times Premier.

what he said was Ea affidavit that the witness votes to head the Government for a fourth other side of the Capitol.

claimed Owen Lattimore "and CONFUSING LANGUAGE November, time

1947. in

French

E. C. Carter were obviously Moderates had denounced him as the "rich

McCarthy told his hushed receiving instructions" from audience that some "confusing" the Soviets in Moscow at the lender of poor Socialists."

language has been used in hits me the witness know Latti- Up to the time of first investigation. He said his cases

He cald thin withesA have

"Com termed.

that his name not be becoming. Premier in 1936, munists, pro-Communists,

and asked at least, he was a man of bad security risks." He added: fue publicly.

The third "witness," McCarthy comparatively moderate" think a more proper term!

would be bad policy, which fur-explained, "wan reluctant to sign During the war M. Blumthers the polleles of the totall- his mane" because he feared for tarian half of the world at the bis job and preferred not to of the God-fearing testify because ho "might be was tried at Vichy and im-expense

time by world. He given a rough tree half of the prisoned by the Germans.

He died suddenly today at conceded that these are prob- Committee." He said his testi- only a small percentage of mony tled in Lattimore with Jouy-en-Josa

country ably

government workers. "But that the case of John Service, a home outside Paris. He had re- small percentage can, and has foreign cervice officer once ac- In retire been doing almost untold dam-cused but then cleared in con- cently lived quictly ment, but still contributed fre-

with a theft of State quently to the Socialist news-lfe said he was accusing Lat-Department papers during the

nection are re-between the two bodles and that paper.

timore as an "agent of Russia" war. Associate members

M Blum was in good health only after he had made a "deep the Consultative this situation needed Improve- presented in

yesterday and his death came as and painstaking study." He two affidavits and a document

to his Assembly but not on the Comment,

Ministers.

complete surprise

said he would be "guilty of nitico of Foreign

at-

Socialist Party spokesworse than treason" if he did no conditions

Maitre said.

Andre tached to the invitations except

close friend of M. acceptance of the Statute of the various proposals that have been met, o

Assembly's Blum, who was

head of his Council, and willingness to ac-submitted by the

Committee and the Secretariat private office during his prewar and abide by provisions. cept

conditions Are belag of the Council to this end and Premiership, sald today that M. The

some of Blum had probably died of the drafted tonight and will be sent decided to name

cnused his tomorrow to Germany through members to maintain permanent lines which had

Consultative retirement from politics, and the three ich Commissioners contact with the

which was believed to have and to the Saar through the Assembly,

been cancer. French Government.

Strasbourg, Mar. 30.-The Committee of Minis- ters of the Council of Europe today decided to invite Western Germany and the Saar to become associate members of the Council of Europe.

There are

BEVIN ARRIVES 'The Ministers studied the

friends, a

Mr Ernest Blevin

(Britain)

at

mun

his

M. Robert Schuman, the arrived here by road at midday

DIED WRITING overnight D

stop

of the French Foreign Minister, stated after

All lending figures of today's Verdun. He was reported to be the conclusion nt

political world, from sersion: "There are no con- in fair health and to have made French

from the President of the Republle, dillons attached to the lavitn-an uneventful journey

M. Vincent Auriol, to back- tions other than acceptance of Calais.

Tonight the visiting Ministers roum officials of the Sociniim pay n the Statute of the Council and willingness to abide by its pro-will be the guests of the French Party, tonight went to

an in-ust visit to 11. Leon Blum, at Foreign Ministera

where he died formal dinner at the Strasburg Clos-les-Metz,

today. Jefecture.

Mudame Blum told them her

visious.”

QUESTIONS ONLY

at

A Council spokesinan raid

M. Schuman said that he today that yesterday's meeting husband sat down to write an wished unofficially to correct the ar advisers was concerned with article for Le Populaire after At 10 minutes to three Dr Konrad urocedural questions and did lunch. impression that

ad-he said he did not feel well and Adenauer had laid down condi- attempt to discum the

of new members. would finish the article Inter. tlons for West Germany's mem- mission Reuter.

minutes later he was bership in his recent letter to

Forty the infee High Commissioners.

ditions,

to which but questions answers had not been given. It

doad

At the Socialist Party Head- His three points were not con- Capt. Pleads Guilty

tonight, the red flag

nt half-masl. Norfolk, Virginia, Mar. 30, quarters

A roselle

of black crepe was at- was now up to Western Ger- Captain Willan C. Brown, who was flown

was in command of the battle tached to the flag. many to decide whether the

ship Missous! (45,000 ton), It is unofficially Jearned that Council of Europe's invitation when she ran aground on the funeral will take place on was acceptable.

Bay in January. Sunday. Observers here Interpreted the Chesapeake

today to Reuter. declsion as evidence that pleaded guilty here

and negligence agreement has, been reached neglect of duty.

in Bonn between Dr Adenauer and

He faced court martini conti

an

charges

of

the three ligh Comuniesioner posed of four Rear Admirals

and

that

Dr

18 Adenauer confident that the and three Captains-Reuter.. form of the invitation will be reasonably

to the acceptable

at Jouy-En-Josag--

NAILS WIFE IN

HER BEDROOM

Lor

Angeles, Mar. 30-Mrs

frum Bundestag Curse Of Education! Mozelle Dudney, 44, won a

divorce

salesman

Roy

(the West German Parliament). Edinburgh, Texas, Mar. 30-Dudney, 44, on ovidence that visions."

Mrs John Williams Harrington he nailed her in her bedroom The Committee of Ministers asked for a divorce because her after they quarrelled.

Sha sald; its husband has four collega de-

"To jak nalla also considered today relationship to the Consultative | grees and the never went to and hammer and nails the door Assembly. It agreed. M. college. She said: "It's down- co I can't get out. Once I was Schuman stated, that there was right embarrassing. United nailed in for a week"--United

Press a lack of contact and liaison PrORT."

McCarthy

read the Senate

(Contd. on Page 5, Col. 1)

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