1950-05-17 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1950...

Dedication At Dachau

COMMONWEALTH TALKS OPEN WITH A BANG! ·

Sydney delegates deny foundering over question of Asia aid

almost in Sydney, May 16. One by one. —

delegates to the Commonwealth procession

BRITAIN NOT South-East Asia Conference today denied reports

PUTTING

ON THE BRAKE

London, May 16.

spokesman Treasury

A

to

that it threatened to founder on the question of immediate or long-range aid.

First, Ceylon's chief delegate, Mr J. R. Jaya- wardene, said that there was "no possibility" that

the conference would break down.

Then Britain's

and Canada's delegation heads, the Paymaster- General, Lord MacDonald, and the Dominion's Fisheries Minister, Mr Robert W. Mayhew, said that differences of opinion were inevitable early in a conference.

Mr Mayhew said that he was confident that the conference, if left to itself, would evolve "a useful and

night declared that Britain realised fully the urgency of add for South-East Asia as was as "anxious and anyone to make a practical contribution without delay." He was clarifying the position of the British Government in view of reports that there was the end of the week.

According to the reports, only A split between the Common- wealth countries over all to Australia, Ceylon and Pakistan of immediate con- were in favour Bt the South-East Asin ference now silling in Sydney, ald while India, Britain, Canada,

apti New Zealari wanted Avstralle.

"long-runge" pinn.

Britnin deptured any sugLES- tion that she was putting the broke on proposals by Australia or other Canmonwealth coun- tries which contemplated imme- diate aid, he said,

workable plan" by

and Britain had presented docu- mented plans to date, felt that many more conferences would arise from the Sydney talks.

"They will be necessary for the other countries concerned to express their needs and opin lons," he said.

that Mr Jnyawardene sald Ceylon did not need immediate external financial aft

TECHNICAL AID "We have favourable Sterling and dollar balances. We

more dollars than we earning

arc

Lord MacDonald told Henter today that it was not a ques tion of "long and short term

development but of a "ontinumie policy of which economic begins today and possibly ex- ends over years."

"Canula's viewpoint is that Government we should begin with a little which had, in fact, made rib-plan, gradually developing into the dollar pool since it was

For a considerable time the problem of helping south-east Asia has been primary concern of the British

lantin

Mr Mayhew

are spending, and we have been Dominton contributor the only

created in 1948," he said.

Ceylon quired technical an contribution: toward bigger plan." Cronele relief since the wor.

Britain wat today circulate rilance for her development pro- Sometimes the

for bolsterin thee, he added. of money spent in the area in her plan that period was put as high as South-East

Grant Comman kun. £750,000,000.

total amountį

AID TO BURMA Direct and indivet ale! to Durma since the war had been approximately £80,000,000 Britain had "committed" thing like £125,000,000 to re- habilitation in Malaya,

In addition, countries of zouth and southeast Asia harl, since

ᎠᎴ

snil,

One delegate this morning!! Asian countries necused the Brith Trendy

of trying to "apply the brakes

replied. MacDonate

the Treasury are

they re

THE BEST WAY

Treasury, that

behind-the-

sharply divert

A crowd of former KX prisoners-leading personal- ties of the State and Church and foreign deputees were present for the laying of the foundation-stone of the

Leiten KX Honour Cemetery at

the

near

Pilot shot New

dead

Jakarta, May 16,-An

Indo Australlan pilot of

Airways. neslag

Jolm Roderick, who was shut ixx the back by an Inaloesia soldier fast Thursday, died telay in hospital here a hour after quarter of an

While I details were at "Omeials of anteed. Lord MacDonald always conservative! safe he thought that the best card themselves as stewards of

But if i and

way of tackling the problem the nation's Birds some-42,

would be for the countries in the policy of the United King South-East A in them elves to do Government, and not the

of the inalfers." survey their requirements and policy

Despite the et carefully estimated costs.

It would be for them to de- the war, been able to finance, in

rmine how much of this cost feernes reports of

offeial cum- in views, the terling payment for goods ant

end of the difference which munique services other than those paid they could provide and com-

A generali for by their current exportato le

Governmental 6: of several hundred would have to in made the extent

been concluded million pounds from their ne-Commonwealth countries would discussing"

then study the efinates and propmal had

number of general cumalated sterling balances.

ee what they could du to help. onc India.

his points of agreement" drafted would

apply to

My Mayhew wakerl Pakistan and other countries.

ciest guinion of the sugestion of Mi for tomorrow.

Delegates had examined the Britain also had the

Spunder Australian inte vest in wisting the policie

External Alairs, "urope and extent of India, Pakistan and Ceylon Minbar for

Commonwealth fund ne Technical

could

P

Shant

at the up. vecotul day said.

of

as well as Malaya to raise the tabliched fur inanmediate from that jurgent relief.

cconomic standards of their people.---Reuter.

W.H.O. Expel Byelo-Russia

sation

Executive Board.

If this meant the "creation of fiteuler. yet another organiention to dis- tribute money from the fund” Canada was definitely not in- terested, he declared

to which

his wife reached his side. -United Press.

Nurse says, "Hair pulled by Prince"

Dachau.

MARATHON SPEECH Merchants in

ON S.W. AFRICA

The Hague, May 16. The United Nations launeded a two-day marathon speech on the Inter- national Court of Justice here today to seck a ruling on the disputed status of South-West Africa.

Siam are

U.S. spies

or-

San Francisco, May 16- Dr Ivan Kerno, Czechoslovak Assistant Peking Radie tonight al- Secretary-General of the United Nations, was leged that, agents of the asking the Court's 15 judges for their guidance on "American espionago the future of the mandated territory and the ganisation in Asia" had rights of South Africa over this former German been sent into Siam in the

gulae of merchants, colony.

The radio said that thia was by the Singapore newspaper Nan Chiau Jit Pao an April 13, quoting a Siamese paper.

.

Council of the United Nations reported Lost December. He is hoping to Chinese daily gain a hearig later.

All today and tomorrow the Court will bear him explain why the General Assembly has

S. AFRICA'S ATTITUDE asked for advice on what ho himself described today as "be- South Africa, which has con-

"These agents have establish- yond doubt one of the mossistently denied that the South- dimcult and most debated ques-West comes under the provisioned contact with political circles 10ul ex-Army officers in Siam. Lons with which this Court

of the trusteeship system, do- Their mission is to spy on the and its predecessor have had to

cided two years ago to suspend activities of progresive forces deal."

annual reports on is adminis

tration to Lake Success becaunend seek out confidential infor was asking four main they had aroused "unwarranted mation about the country," the

broadcast said.-Reuter,

Ho questions There were!

criticism" from other nations. Inter-

Dr Kerne pointed out today the

That the territory hut recently naked to be admitted to the Union as a fifth province.

are the (1) What

of national obligations South African Government to the former mandated territory? Africa the Inter-

(2) Has South right to modify its

national status?

.

(3) If not, who hast

South Africa denied, he said, Chat

POSTAL UNION WALK-OUT

May 10 The

Postri

holding s here, have

is announced

a mandatory power was obliged to change such a terri-

Montreux, tory Inte a trust territory and (4) In South-West Africa sub-had repeated that it would not trussian and Czech delegates to

a trust 2127

agreement the 19-nation Executive Com-

mittee of the World until the freely expressed will Ject to the provisions of the raw

um native ELTHI

which Union, United Nations

both Europein Charter Jor

meeting annnal down the fundamental principles populations had been ascertained.

aut, it Dr Kerne traced the history of walkeil of the international trustecip

succeeding today. direussions In 1 system?

An absorbed latener from the versions of the General Assem-

The Executive Committee an- Court was back of the

thebly, up to the stage at which

the *Trusteeship Committee nounced that a resolution was Reverend Mieluel Scolt, British missionary who bas vigorously agreed to hear the, Rev. Michael passed declaring that the sole

the ease of the Scott on the Herero tribe, as a Chinese representative to be championed the

Committee tribes-result of which

South admitted to South-Western Herero

was the delegnie of the withdrew delegation the Trusteeship | Afrlem inen before

from the Committee

Popular Republic of China", dis-

of the 01 eunions.

but that the delegates

Czechoslovakia de- The teral situation. had by USSR and

solution was that this then

complicated stared becuma to

since to sufficiently definite that the Assembly decided refer the whole question to the effect was limited only to the International Court-Reuter, present meetings-Reuter,

"New evidence'

Petain trial

for

Paris, May 16-Counsel for Marshal Henri Philippe Petain asked today that his conviction on treason charges be set aside' on the basis of new evidence.

ATLANTIC PACT TALKS

(Continued from Paze 1)

Many of the Foreign Ministers tonight hurriedly consulted their Governments,

Jacques Izorni

and Jean Le Maire made the request at a conference with the Justlee The Rene Mayer. Minister, proceedings might eventually

Lo new trial, but cemed doubtful.

Potain.

94, chief

uf state under the Nazis, was found quity on August 15 1945, Hin | death sentence was commuted to life impris comms nb

NEW FACTS

Bombay, May 16. - A p. istance," aperture today accused Prince!

Isorni announced last month now being given. Moazzum Jah, younger son

that he would ask for revision made avaliable.—

of the Nizant of Hyderabad,

venliet on the of having "insulted and as- The American proposuits mark for the treason

of new facts, including: saulted her, causing hurt" the end of the old iden of each basis

Power being it-ulicient inome in the memoirs of Admiral when she asked him to pay the mitty feld.

William Leahy, American Am- basador to Vichy. United her fees for attending his

Sir Owen Dixon's Movements which countries

Mayhew dirt not want to need of ald was forme

but said

sources

that there

to the misconception as

of South-East Arian

THE MEANS

the

wife's confinement.

JUN

his

of

into thee! ench Presse.

which 10

i contribution concentrate as ic the general defence.

But diplomatic nut forward the "back

14

mre

Sentenced For Spying

30- eireles here

Tel-Aviv, May 10-A view tonight year-old Jew, Isane Shama, and organizational à 65-year-old Amb, Mohammed today changes in the Atl-ntic Pact Kider Matar, ware

and a half overcome the sentenced to three structure could fundamental problem worrying and three years imprisonment spectiery for spying for the the European members.

Egyptians. This problem is whether the The trial was held in recret. defence preparations considered Both were charged with pa necesary will endanger the al-ing maps, mifiiry Informations tempts of individual countries and document to the Egyptia get on their fret economicallyArmy at Gaza during the fight- before Marshall At ends in ing between the Jews and the

Araba-Reuter. 1052.

It brough

The nurse,

Mit Eid Floration would have well-defined ⚫esponsabilities Thomas, told the City Magis

Prince Lake Succers, May 16-Sir

that the tate's Cour! Owen Dixon, United Nations

used nithy my hair. "pilled Mediator in the India-Pakistan

and threw me out" Geneva, May 14-The United Nations' World Health Organi- |écotrien.

dispute over Kashmir, will leave

him to rettle take up bist when she asked to expel voleri

next Tuesday to today

The Magistrate postponed the Byelo-Russia from the 1-nation "Some of them have greater dulles on the spot, the United the bills,

hearing to ascertain if he had resources than Canada herself," Nations announced today.

En route "What needed are

to Kashmir, The term of office of Byclo-he said.

one of the constituent ways and

develop trouble spot, Sir Owen will con- jurisdiction over the ease. means to

Prince Meazzan Jab's father Russin,

fer with Indian and Pakistani republics of U.S.S.R., had one these resources".

New Delhi and was reported to be the world's had He believed that India, Pakis-oficials in

until India took! she

mebest man more year to run. But

will y first to

Princely Slate not attended Board meetings tan and Ceylon had good, stable Karachi. He since she, with Russin and the Governments and vast natural London.-United Press. Ukraine, announced withdrawal

resources,

assistance, from the WHO. in February, Given reasonable

they would soon be in

a pori- 1919.

anef strength Summing up the debate to- tion

Brent on whether or not a sub-

HARD-HITTING "If these countries are en- stitute for Byclo-Russin should economie independence.

Washington, May 10.-A Amrit

eturaged to develop their own

Cairo, May 16-King Farouk i

From .other conference Kouc,

their own way, ilState Department oficial sald of resources in

Royal decree President of the will be of immense benefit to day that Russia's claim that tonight med Health, and

youngest sister, sources tonight it was learned American Secretary Organization, pleatedl for the whole area and any project fran was using United States depriving his

of State Mr. Acheron, played a deration.

devised toward that crit should experts to take aerial photo-19-year-old Princess Fathia, of that the

ussis; graphs

along the Iran-Soviet her tile rights and privileges. **The Secretary-General of be given the maximum

frantier

"Just another A few hours earlier the Egyp-dominant part in today's dis- was the United Nations Is of pre-tance possible."

she sail.

Mr Jayawardene, who had fantastic Sovietle story with no tan Clown Council harl, after customs, sent in Moscow," "He is trying to hit the veil said that only Ceylon, Australia hosis in fact."---Router,

be

found, Rajkumari

Italian

Minister

of distrust and suspicion that

I shadowing the world today.

I would not like our Organisa-

of

tion to do anything that would SIDE GLANCES

not strengthen hig hand."

Reuter.

Judge called

“a gangster”

that the that

Berlin, May 16. Gerhart Eiler, chief of the Communist- dominated East German States Information Ofice, sald today American Imprison- of six East German People's Police would <have "bitter results".

Eisler

enlled

ment

Judito John for ruling Sabo a "gangster" that Enet German

pollee "Alert units" were paramilitary formations-United Press.

SEGREGATION BANNED

18.-The Washington, May Congress of Industrial Organ!- antions has banned all Negro- White segregation in the South of the United Slates or else- where on

properties owned or leased by the Union.

to offices, The ban applies drinking fountains, washrooms, meeting places and other facil-

tles,

Issuing the directive the CIO's Genrent Counsel, Mr Arthur J. Goldberg, challenged any State or local "tatute or ordinance" which would require the CIO topmcilia segregation.---Reu-

tor.

Just Another

Hyderaba--Reuter.

Farouk

Acts

Fantasy Against Sister

a three-hour session, ordered the "At

times he Ward rather Princess to part from bernard-hittins." there sources month-old commoner husband said, adding that today's ex- with whom she is now living in change Jl been at times

lively,

By Galbraith San Francisco-Reuter.

In Peking

galbraithe

4-7

DOPR. KOLO BY HER RERVICE, INC. T, AL MEG, SI, M. FAT, Ore.

"But, mom, I eat very little when George takes me out--! wouldn't want him to think he'd be marrying a glutton!”

Swiss Representative

Very few of the Ministers, it was reported, gave way to the about their tendenry to talk own special problems.

San Francisco, May 16.-The The debate on the defrace arrival in Peking of the Swiss report

Is understond

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRIGADE

KOWLOON SUB-DISTRICT TO: KOWLOON RESIDENTS WANTED

to have Books, Periodleats & Maga- Charge D'affaires ad interim. Mir covered the Committee's assess-tines for distribution to Service Sven C. Stiner, was reported by ment in terms of men, equin- the Peking Radlo.

ment and time--and the ques- arrived In Mr Stiner

the tion of financing these require- Chinese Communist capital to meats, day "to carry on talks for the establishment of diplomatic re- lations," the broadcast said. He was welcomed at the station by

MAIN PROBLEMS

The main lines of the prob.

un defence

In protocol oficial of the Chinese tems

Comps in the New Territories Please communicate with:- R. A. EDWARDS, c/o Kowloon Hospital WE WILL ARRANGE TO COLLECT

Note. If Donors wish to hand

facing the books in personally they can do

Communist Foreign Ministry-Ministers are regarded as fair United Press,

ly clear, Thy are as follows:

Radio Hongkong

K.K.T.

5.58, "ong Kong Calling"-Pro- Summary: 0. Cranima

so at the following places:

(1) What are the estimated. Despatch Omee, Kowloon

Railway Station minimum funds required?

(2) How

are these to be 2. Kowloon Tong Club. raised, and what is to be the 3. Kowloon Hospital, General contribution of each Power?

(3) How can the existing national separate **Fake | pattem of

Joy Jlerd" -w44ม

armed fores be progressively Nichols, Dick Bentley and Jimmy

0.30. rationalised so as to avoid the

it from

Edwards London Helay):

Strauss Polkas: 6.40. At the Pleno duplication of

Billy Mayert; 7, "Lucky Dip fort?

money and ef

Variety Request Programme Pre- (4) How are the commit-

nied by Christine Shore (Studio):

News

and

Newments of member Powers in the 8. World Analysis (London Relay); 0.15, Athmtic area to be balanced in "The Orchestra at the Week"-The relation to their other military Concertgebow of Amsterdam: 0.45.

The English Novel Sir Walter Commitments for Scott" by Lord David Cecil (Lun

don Relay): 2, "From the

torial"

(London Relay];

Henri Desire Landru-A

instance,

Office.

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

Copics of

photographs

OVETECOX and especially in taken by the South China Ed- Southeast Asia?

0.10.

Drama-

The Ministern yesterday dis-Morning Post and Hong Kong Weather Report: 9.11, The Case of cussed the Moscow visit of Mr Telegraph Staff Photographen

tixation of the French Murder Trial Trygve Lie,

30.45.

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