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Today's Weather: Moderate East, and Boutheast winds; claudy, with bright intervalat. booòming warmer.

Noon Observations: Barometrio pressure, 1910.4 mb., 29.8 in. Temperature, 733 des. F. Dew point, 70 deg. F. ‘Re- lative humidity, 92. Wind direction, Exit. Wind force, 12 knots.

7 m. at 12.20 p.m. Low waters 1 ft. 11 si 0.04 p.m.

High water:

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Hongkong Telegraph..

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950,

PILOT BLAMED IN Pakistan Leader's Visit To Sandhurst

CONSTELLATION CRASH IN INDIA

The Hague, May 22.--Two errors of judgment by the pilot caused the crash of the Dutch Constel lation aircraft at Bombay on July 12 last year, in which 13 leading American journalists died, the Dutch Aviation Council announced today.

The aircraft, of the Royal Dutch Airlines, was piloted by Captain M. Van Der Vaart, 33. It crashed on a hill near Bombay's Santa Cruz Air- port, killing all aboard-11 members of the crew And 33 passengers.

The Cuplalu's fest error in under weather conditions which judgment, says the Dutch res were worse than the weather por, was he decision to al-[minbou for landings at Bom- tempt a landinu! at an airport lay's airport,”

with which he was not familitir

Tightening Up The Iron Curtain

The second error was the decision to circle

| Captain's

the airport

while he about il

at a low altitude must have known cloud-obscured

endangering the plane's safety."

Mr Habib Ibrahim Rahamtoola, Pakistan High Commissioner in London, inspecting cadets at Sandhurst during a visit ten days ago. With him is Major- General Sir Hugh Stockwell

important contributi Big Three China

factor" to the crash, the report ladded, was the Santa Cruz Air- port control tower's failure to advise the plane to suspend its landing until weather conditions 141,14:17. or to recommend a landing af another airport.

By asarning the plane to one of the airport's runways, the re- the control tower "inade it nocetary for the plane. to By acros the dangerous

Prague, May 22. The Czechoslovak Government has ordered Gloria Foley, a 26-year-old Australian müste student, to leave the coun- | hit." try without delay, it reliably reported here. to. day.

was

Miss Gloria Foley, who comes from Brisbane, is the daughter of a Minister in the Queensland State Government,

The Czech authorities

gave no reason for their demand that Miss Foley should Icave the country.

Miss Foley said tonight that she had appealed against the decision and had appiled to the Czech authorities for permission to marry a young Czechoslovak

student,

Among the American jour- nalists killed in the crash were Mr R. R. Knickerbocker, well- known war correspondent and ant Mr Charles Gratus, renfor an authority on foreign affira. member of the Christian Science Menitor,

Others were: Me Nat Barrows, Chicago Daily News Syndicate, Mis Elie Dick, Mutual Broad- casting System, Bertram Halen, Burion New York imes. S. Heath, George Moornd Vincent Mahoucy.

NOT CLEAR

The report said that on the

the hill on

Decision

Washington. May Responsible Melals

12.

puntel

here today that the "DE Three" Foreign Ministers (Britain, the United States had decided France)

London

and

at

their recent meeting not to

m:ute ut present for the admission of Camununist China the United Natious,

10

This was expected 10 mean that the Russlans would continue Intelinitely their boycoll of sessions of United Nations agencies

at whleh Nationalist China was represented-Reuter,

Poisoned Food In Hospitals

London,

Bridge Swept Away At Winnipeg:

Floods Slowly Drop

Winnipeg, May 22.-Men, women and children frolicked here today, rejoicing at the news that the swirling Red River had dropped a full inch.

But the Army, directing flood control, warned the people of the Red River Valley that the danger was far from ended.

And as if to fend welght to their caution one of the three bridges

the twin

connecting

and Winnipeg

swept away

cities at Boniface was day.

SL

Tou

Penalty

About 100,000 people, a third of the

left population, have Winnipeg and its suburbs.

May 22-Poisoned foot has killed six people in

The floo waters were two Lendon hospitals within a ping down

but with lisclosed here wracking slow pace, week, it

today.

wan

slip- nerve

Severe For

Stupidity

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Deepening Of East And West Tension

RUSSIA WARNED THAT U.S. WILL BLOCK_RED POLICIES

Washington, May 22. President Truman| made it clear today that he intends to work to- wards making the United Nations a "universal organisation"-but, at the same time, the United States would do everything it could to block the present policies of Moscow.

The Soviet boycott of the United Nations over China's representations was a "wilful flouting" of the Charter, he said.

"No nation, member or non- member,

or non- attending attending, can avold accounta- blaty before the United Nations for actions affecting the peace," Mr Truman declared.

Ile was making his annual

letter. The

to Congress on the United necompuiest by A

President emphasised

that, within the framework of a

universal" United Nallons

Including the Communist as well

Blunt

Tories Keep Up Their Tactics

London, May 22-Bri- tain's Labour Government tonight scored a six-vote victory over the Conserva-

Opposition

the House of Commons-the

Kinco

it began its

five

second ferm of office оп March G.

The Conservatives, pur- wung their polley of ligh lighting

Election Issues, challenged the Gavera- ment's housing programme by foreing a volo,

This

was defeated by 209 votes to 293-Reuter.

Speaking GRIM By McCloy

K the Western Powers the Hanover, May 22. The American Government intended United States High Commis-

Germany

PICTURE

OF MANILA

21

con-

of

New York, May

22.-

the New York Daily

to do everything to strengthen | sioner, John McCloy, said today The West and halt Russian that the time had come to stop The Manila correspondent. poliries.

treating "Our experiences during 18-49quered enemy and to place her

| News, Hugh Shuck, reported in the United Nations provided in the Atlantic community.

"The Communists further demostration that, as Making his first public tech today: the Secretary of State hing re-

the in the Philippines are openly mince returning from cently stated, agreements with Western Foreign Ministers con- preparing for armed revolu- Soviet Union

and its satellites forence in London, Mr McCloytion. They boast that they Bre valid only as and when they said: "There is no longer the

situations of time or pince to speak of con- will be strong enough to record existing

here seize control of the govern- fact," Mr Truman added.

He said that 1948 ended with quest and collaboration,

only,

and place for ment within a year." ademarked international the future of Europe is at stake of the tension, co-operation and unity, because

One of a group of Americai the post-

the German people, I correspondents Just returned ain sure, have made up their from the Far East, he added This W02 truc for many

minds that they are part of the reasons which still held good in free world and that they have the middle of 1950.

turned their backs on dictator ship, whether from Left.

which has relations throughout war period.

-

tinks

There

Many Americans in Manila, both in official and business circles, predict that the Com- Right or munists will succeed, especially it Formosa falls to the Chinese in the Communista.

ISOLATION Among them were the fallure

There is no choice on an atomle control to agree

world today for people who reck pinn, fallure to make any pro-

"A crials has developed be- ending the ar- freedom. All must unite against Kress towards

of the unpopularity of A strong Wretem cause maments race, and the increas oppression. Bebington, May 22-A tendency "Simultaneously it was reliably maps at the Captain's disposal

of the Russians, community of peoples

Elpidio is the President

Quirino's garbage truck driver, Syd- while reported that the Czech authori- during the flight

Kinrantee that blocking German and best

and wktespread Germany Bevernment, ties had ordered the expulsion, which the pinne crashed "was

peace settlements, will not be turned into a battle corruption is reaching clearly up ney Cooper, said, today that Japanese.

field."-United Press. owneds irolaljon.

to cabinet level. dozen Britons not clearly indicated".

outbreak was t To a city exhausted, crippled he must have lost his head fi+ce or six That in the Aviation Council's The latent

Air Truman praised the work Hospital,

South- and dirty from a month of food when he drove his bright of the United Nations-which opinion "the maps were a clear

#lowners was

Heaved orange vehicle

lives-in warning of the danger of rolli West London, where two men in the

behind and rial in itself. The Weather patients were sion while eireling Santa Cruz died and other

Office said there were no signs

etting the affected. Airport."

of serious rain within the next 24 hours, but predicted Some the crowd.

cattered showers in the next few days.

of nt during weeks.

jena!

Last The Official British circles tonight refused to disclose the names of the people affected by the ex-

Vaart had pulsion orders, some of which Captain Van Der

ave the

4.115 flying hours to bis credit, persons concerned it fortnight in which to leave- and bad flown from Amsterdam

o Djakarta 26 times-Reuter. Router.

EDITORIAL

I'

Restitution

An

it is permissible to gauge as a sound standard for guidance the still, strong and silent nttitude of the Govern ment towards the reparation hopes of Hongkong victims of the Japanese in vasion and accupation, the Intest protest ngainst passive inaction beurs all the appearance of a voice crying in the wilder. following initial In

singes ness, the Liberation in 1915, compensation for individuals who last home and household equipment, so often because they were official engaged

duty, stirred on war enthusiasm. Those who survived the ordeal of battle and internment, those who passed damaged, but on thelp own feet, through the bitter days of Decupation and the Kempcital, were invited to lodge claims and a special department was set. up to handle the rush. Encouragement, mors informally, was given to valuation at the highest reasonable level simply be cause it was implied that payment might not be on a 100 percent basis, and the avoid modesty. Sub- claimant should stance was given to the impression that the Home Government meant business by pursuit of residents evacuated to England, Kecking similar particulars of losses. In the 1941 upheaval. Enough was said on an official level to suggest that to expect full recompense would be optimistic, but there would be no Indifference to valid claims. For a long time, however, the Government has staged an act rather re- sembling the maxim, "Discretion is tho better part of valour,"--the less said tho better. The reasons are well-known or can be surmised with a high degree of accuracy. Confident compensation promises based upon expectations of a were

reparations toll Buccessful

of the Japanese. Nelther the economic collapse of Japan as the consequence of war de-

Springfield

Last week it was stated that four people had died and that 60 were affected in a Chelsea hospital-Reuter.

Obligation

struction and the loss of Manchuria, nor The political pressures vitally modifying Allied policy relating to subjection of Japan, came within oflicini calculations. When events began to tell their own story, most Hongkong victims without revising their insistence that they were strictly entitled to something, took an apathetic view. The Government observed com- placently. In the last few days, however, a new angle has been put forth by Mir L. Gamñinns, Miʻ, as a critic of the latest Burma Loan of 26,300,000. Already

Mus brin

poured

mto £70,000,000

achieving Burma, earning no thanks, virtually nothing. The money could have been better spent indemnitying residents of Hongkong and Malaya Who sullered And with Com. dearly ouring the war. munism on our local borders and Lom. munist-inspired, terrorism in Maluya, more cugency is given to the argument, US n local

insists. correspondent rightly The Commonwealth plans to spend about £31,000,000 to rehabilitate and develop Southeast Asia. Hongkong will not pro- fit thereby, although it is just as impor tant to establish goodivill and good sense within this Colony in an era of political crisis. Chinese residents were ravaged under Japanese rule, hundreds businesses were obliterated, brend-win- ners were slaughtered. Europeans and Portuguese were placed in hord straits by looting and Japanese barbarity. Some restitution should be regarded Rs an obligation where losses can be substan- flated. Not surprisingly, Mr Gammans has expressed astonishment at the absence of stronger

Action representations. must, presumably, come from the Govern- ment, but the stirring of public opinion suggests itself as a pre-requisite,

The main fear of flood COIL- trol

engineers was possible widespread rainfall DI two inches or more, which would pile more water on the sprawling

inlies of dyktes

many

Queen Elizabeth's proces- the Arab-Jewish

Indocsian cilsprite,

Aghting and

sion, nodding and waving to the Indo-Pakistan troubles over

of Royalty, was dischargeal he had held for denied his pen-

For this ridicule Cooper, 46. from the job 17

years and sion.

In the old days, he probably

Kashmir.Reuter.

Steel Control Lifted

Georke

Frankfurt Reprisal Incident

Documented charges have been made against numerous onelals, but up to now, early ta month, according to an American embassy spokesman, not one influential person had been convicted.

due

support. strong-arm

self has life.Quirino him-

popular partly to methods, whereby the Liberal won the elections jast

Party

resort.

November, and partly due to would have been beheaded. London, May 22. The La-

Frankfurt, May 22.-The the fact that he uses his poor dood creat and weaken the 20 Three other miscreants were hour Govemment touny gave United States military police mos

health as an excuZDO to spend of his time at Bagulo, a suspended for a week without up its control of the distribu- pus

mountain " this good weather CUIS

tion of steel in Britain-spart arrested two Russians by comfortable tinues, there is every indication The incident occurred when from sheet and fin plate, sup- design and three by mistake and neglects his Manila office.

"The truth 16, according to The river continue 20 inch Queen Elizabeth passed through plies of which are still scarce, today in enforcing restric- Americans in Manila and many Is way down.

sak the pro- Bebington en route to the ship- The Supply Minister, Mr tions on the movement of Filipinos, that the United States vincial

Strauss, Resources yards for the launching of the deputy

announcing Minister, D.M. Štephens, "We Bircraft carrier Ark Royal. The this in the House of Commons, members of the Soviet mili-gave independence to the country

Council have to get rid of 2000. And consider a request that Cooper of steel exports still necessary

tomorrow will today, said that any regulation tary mission here.

before it was prepared to as- All the Russians were released įsume the responsibility-United fils amount of water is enough be reinstated, should the plea would be made administrative and the seven-hour milltary Press.

townspeople

Government have ly between the collected 1,000 signatures for n and the steel industry, Flood waters now cover 50 petition to the Queen. She was Control over the distribution was quare miles of the Red River loo far ahend to nolice Cooper's of steel was a wartine measure. Pavlov, the Soviet commander, Valley south of here. The anties.-Unlled Press,

feet of water wr second.

to cover 50,000 acres or

townships per day."

Town

two | fall,

the

Kreatest arca covered had been 640 square miles, but the water ner cone down considerably an the past few days. The Army. said it had 079.100 sandbags on its hands and plenty of sand in case of any emergency-Üzitea Press and Reuter.

Turkey's

New

President

-Reuter.

French Unimpressed

By Lie

Report

the

nollee blockade of the mission tet after Colonel G.

INDONESIA

gave an naturance that the restrictions hereafter.

would be observad

Colonci Basil Perry, Frankfurt GIVEN A

1ost commander, said a Russian Heutenant named Terohn and a corporal named Emilov werO drove away arrested as they from the Soviet military

mission compound. All members of the

WARNING

ne's backyard" is not a good neighbour.

Sydney, May 22.—The Sydney mission had been ordered to stay Morning Herald (Conservative), Paris, May 22. Informed French officials within the compound and an commenting on the broadcast

building.

In report of the Indonesian Presl- said today that the Secretary General of the United delning office

for like restrictions on dent, Dr Soekarno, that “West Nations, Trygve Lie, got little positive encourage the movements of the American New Guinea must return to cur

at Potsdam. ment from the Kremlin for his proposal to call a military later, military police bour "who seeks to e-amp In fold," said today that a neigh- little truce in the cold war and start a series of high-

seized three other Russians, in- Ankara, May. 22-The level conferences.

cluding two civilians, as they Democrat Party lender,

tried to drive Into the mlesion By recalling ile Ambassador Mr Lie conferred

and for 30 Bevin,

possibly lo

trounds, Colonel Perry sold 63-year-old Celal Bayar,

to Indonesia, Mr John D. Hood, later that. was established

the Australian Government hnd sic will fly these three we bunker, was today elected nutes with the Prime Minis- Prime Minister, Mr Attlee.

Georges ter,

On Wednesday, Bidault, todny,

were members of left Djakarta in no doubt about President of Turkey.

Officinis said Mr Lie had failed to the United States for similar the Soviet reparations and re- the seriousness

with

with; which it President Celal Bayar hends to obtain

from conferences any promises

President dilution mission and were not regarded Dr Sockammo's asser- Josef S'alin the Party which swept the Re Marshal

to sit Truman and the Secretary of

Acheson,

affected by the restrictions or dered last week.

paper declared, publicans from power after. 27 down with the heads of the State, Mr Dean of

In all Mr Lic will report Western nations. They said the years unchallenged rule.

What Marchal All five were taken to Frank- Dutch New Guinea has no Ex-President Ismet Inonu, Russian leaders with whom Mr three capita's leader of the Republicans and Le had talked told him they Stalin said about his plan for furt military pollet headquarters foundation anywhere other than for questioning, and were re-in the inflated ambitions, of now Opposition chief, was a would

think about his pro- ending the cold war. He notable absentee from today's posal

expected to point out to the leased in the afternoon-United Javanese politicians," the Herald session of the Assembly which

leaders UN Tho

Secretary today Western

any possiblePress.

The

Djakarta Government, where urced M. Bidault to alt down areas

Dureement be- voted the new President.

MALAYA TRAIN with so much to gain from the Mr Adnan Menderes, new 31 with Marshal Stalln and other tween the Russians and

friendship of the Commonwealth year-old Premier, presented its world leaders in an effort to West may be possible.

SABOTAGED --which indted has been freely Cabinet, which includes Mr

Before he left on his pence settle the cold war before it

offered-would be well ndvised Singapore,

An May too late. He made Foreign was Fund

22 Korpruluar,

his intesion, Mr Lie declared the

to weigh the situation again, was blown off Minister.

appeal to the Premier ofter his cold war could lead, sooner or armoured train

"So long as it persists in its the truck by an explosion near Inter,

only to a shooting war ambassadors flying trip to Moscow. Many foreign

West. He Telang, in Pahang State. Aunreal claims to New Guinea, so attended the opening session, Tomorrow he will repeat his between East and Including those of India, Fakis arguments for a top-level cold said an effort to bridge the gap Malay police constable and a long must the Australian all- mado this yearsoldier were wounded-Reu- lude be once of suspicion and tan, Britain, the United States war peace effort to the Brillah must be

ter. and the Soviet Union-Reuter. Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest United Press.

the

fion, the

Indonesian claim to

added.

hostility" "Réuler.

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