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Hongkong Telegraph.

ITALIAN WAR CAPITULATION SECRETS TOLD

London, June 12.--Field Marshal Viscount Alexander wrote today that Italy's capitulation under Marshal Badoglio in 1913 was because she had decided, as in the past, to "spring to the aid if the victor." It was not dictated by internal un- rest and popular demand.

2

was contained which led to it were not gen- H statement'

despatch published as a rally understood by the public

to the Supplement

London at the time and had been widely But it Gazette, written in his empacity misrepresented since.

fortner Commander-in-Chief was not true, Lord Alexander the Allied Armies in Italy,, rots, that it was diclated by covering the period from Sep-terral unrest and popular de- tomber 3, 1943, to December 12, nund:

1044.

was

"The plain fact Is that the

Italian Government clid not submitted 10 thedeelde to capitulate because it Secretary of State for War on was itself incapable of offering April 19, 1047.

further resistance nor because The capitulation, the despatch of any change of heart or fu

tellectual conviction ol the

ich was attributable to the fac! Justice of the Allied and demo- at the Italing Government date cause.

cel, as Italian statemen had

ןןןן!

"A similar calculation, false- decided in the post, that the time had come to spring to the ly as it turned out, had brought June, war in Into the aid of the victors."

The moment then had carefully chosen.

Now they

1940.

It declared that the nature of bçen

enpitulation

reasons; also

MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1950.

An Unusual Train, Crash

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A passenger express and a goods train collided head-on at Moraggia, Switzer- lund on June 2, and all traffic was held up for 24 hours. The engine of the goods train is shown mounted on the express after the collision.

the chestaladost and the rescued them in an open Budapest Baby Revalued Currency

Madame Sun

Rumours

Gain Pace

San Francisco,

Juns 11.-

Peking Radio appeared to enn

that, changing sides at this juncture, they would have Just enough

fighting to justify when the actual

cladin,

end of the war came. In place among the victorious Alller.

GROSSLY MISINFORMED "They had been grossly misin formed of the strength of the Alled force in the Mediter ranean theatre, and had assum-

thal w could land at any point of the Italian coastline. ferra of such a size that, with firmn 21 recent report from the gistance of Halinn troopr. Sun, the German would either be Shanghal that Mariame Yat-ren had been placed under destroyer or driven from Italy surveillance in connection within rout"

the discovery of an anti-Com- munist plot

Commenting on the German Ideirion to sit in the def nee of Holy, and held the Allies ay

Tragedies

Budapest, June 11-AL least wine babies died at the Infants' Hospital here Infected rerelying after

whooping couch serum,

A remmunique sald that

Furago. Ferenc

of the Bacteriological Institute of The University of Buda- pest, which allegedly pro- anced

the fatal serum, and four of his assistants had been detained. It said sil Rive were "former Nazis or Right Wing ele- ments."-United Press.

The broadcast reported thatį far mouth, us preshie, Lord St. Lawrence River

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Dramatic Rescue Bids With Vessel Trapped:

Four Survivors

Cheswick, Pennsylvania, June 11.-An early] morning boating party ended in tragedy today when a small cabin cruiser was trapped in the overflow beneath the Allegheny River dam and four persons drowned. Two other boats, including a 75-foot diesel towboat, were wrecked during a six-hour attempt to rescue six passengers aboard the eruiser.

The police said the power boat approached too close to the foot of the dam and was sucked in by the backwash from the tons of water pouring over the 15-foot structure. The boat's engine stalled and it became helpless about 600 feet from shore.

An advertising blimp, piloted

after

the the

The lock tenders, S. Wright, I 50, and Jane Wolf.nden, 49, al- by J. B. Mills, made the next tempted a rescue in an open rescue. attempt, rhortly

for daybreak. after hearing cries

Mills, skirting 12.30

line across help

a.m. high tension at about

n line to the They were drawn into the dam, river, sirofped where their boat was wreeked cruiser and attempted to pull Both inen managed to reach the the vesrel free. The line broke cruiser and cling to the hull. under the strain. Attempts to The police said Woffenden float lines down to the cruiser crawled on board, but Wright from above the dam were un- lost his grasp and was sucked successful.

Meanwhile, three passengers under despile the fejscket he

swept overboard and WDE wearing. His body recovered,

drowned. Their bodies were not recovered. The police Identif:d the victims as Mrs John Kreig and Mrs Sarah Fisher and William Leahy, believed to be a medical student.

London, June 11.-Week-end currency reports Floods

in Paris and Canberra today set London bankers

was

And

and business men speculating about the future of Landslides

the French franc and the Australian Pound und- less immediately-about several other currencies, including Sterling and the Belgian franc.

In London it was noted that last night's state- ment by M. Emmanuel Monick, Honorary Presi- dent of the Bank of France, foreshadowed only "stabilisation" of the French frant,

Atlantic Paci

Mao Tse-tung gave a banquet | Alexander raid: Turid pe for 35 top-level Communist two psychali tlest farters which umelala, but Madame Sun's | wink it itrourly with Hitler:

In elf, stabilisation is for herself free to jump 10 percent Quebee, June 11.-The.Cana- reluctance to appear on the the well-knoWar

convertibility of

and in either direction next time. nomenul

Sian Steamships Lines vessel, short ground whopt She one of wield any

bring the French Reter, list of quia.

would only five deputy chairmen of the night and to rome extent at least St Laurent, was scheduled to

at half-speed towards frane kvel with Sterling His to

Inst Central People'. Government, loyalty

fer

a devaluation Cu-bre Today

docking Sinc and the other four were all ib olini,"

following a collision on the St Segeber, Sterling has been at invited.

„After the fights, m kiume ni jis

But the Peneb 1 Baver hate yesterday | a The banquet

in cou: Tudoglio W.15

COTAS the King, the

franc, though it has be held the talian-owned 10,000 fed aft "were mul retion with the reening serion German dilleultier

erma

pa freiche Abapo Palonima, 350 Frauen to the doit has insigni- of the Chinese People's Political aggravated, or buly

which ploughert into the St

never been formally fixed at Carltalve Conference, which peanuty, by the stance, ethi

be meeting within a few of the armed forces or of the Laurent quid hips at the mouth that level.

River during But the reports on which M. of the ST cabina on the Moaick my ban putin."

was commenting had heavy Ten from

St Lanent were ripped opencken of convertibility of the

en-parking platforms frone.

In London I had been silt Ambassader to ECA damaged, hout passengers on the river erne er suffered only for teme time that the French

An inquiry

frane coul! soon be mathy tully banks and chuck.

or almost fully convertible in gold and dollars.

days ago

"We had not expertes march: A report overal

Twenty-on and Bug Madame Sun (Soong

apprehended years of Fascia cerruption and and war Ching-ilog)

genere i any just she was about to leave inefficiency ha

for Hongkong, where he was spark of patriotic feeling in a to make contnet with anti-Com- hot naturally wat like people."; munist elements.-United Press. Henter.

EDITORIAL

A

A

Big

Three

N. ugly dilemma faces the Big Three in their occupation responsibilities In Western Germany. The Enst Germinns

to

Should

More

today have, virtually, an army, The Western Alles agree to arm their half of the country, or are they prepared to occupy the zone indefinitely and guarantee its security? Recent Notes to Moscow protesting against the creation of para- military police units in Eastern Germany as a disregard of Four-Power agreements put the problem in high relief. In forming these units, designated alert squnds. modelled on the lines of Himmler's SS. and equipped not only with rifles and machine-guns but also with howitzers and

Russians probably tanks, the

have a twofold purpose. The alert squads could be used to garrison East Germany should Moscow at any time regard it as poiitle

withdraw the Red Army. dangerously, their formation may well be port of a plan to seize all Germany 'through civil war, as Mr Ernest Bevin. suggested. It is significant that the Bercitschften's chief, Wilhelm Zaisser, was in command of operations during the

The. youth rally in Berlin at Whitsun. so-called Free German Youth will form

clite the

uf eventual

- Zalsɛer's indoctrinated force and the alert qunds, totalling more than 50,000 already, will he, in turn, the nucleus of the new all- German army. Western protests are not Hkely to deter Moscow. The Kremlin has gone too far to contemplate reversal of policy and the dilemma of the West remains: to arm in Western Germany a or maintain the counter-organisation occupation unill Moscow's teeth have been The orthodox view is that on drawn? army for West Germany is neither practical or desirable today. Though the

Sifter:

Cat

at kevn urtiered.--United Press.

Dilemma

the

deliberations of the foreign ministers in London did not produce specißle tention, the conference communique implied election of any idea of German reurma. ment in declaring that the crcupation would continue as long as necessary. As attempt at colution of the German problem, the Western Posers have offered the Benn Government full partnership in Live

community, European

and Selumaa Plan Is clearly a step in this dhection. Whether this will satisfy the D) Germans for long is questionable. Adenauer may appear compliant, but the Opposition parly, the Social Democrats, tave nirendy through their leader, Dr Schumacher, opposed the decision to join the Council of Europe on the grounds that the Counell is "the antercom, of the Atlantic Puct." The argument is that by joining the Council, Germany would forfeit the right of decision over her own reurmament. The problem is complicated by increasing German nationalism. Ir they subscribe to the iden of Western Union, the existing division of Germany will be perpetuated, whereas there is tendency in some quarters to press for terms with Russin in order to restore national unity. What the final answer is must be quickly resolved. It looks likely Western to include recognition that

for evermore remain Germany cannot unarmed.. A nucleus of trained men may be essential to discourage oggression," elffer overt or by infiltration. The Big Three plan should be to add German contingents to the Atlantic Pact collective force. Whatever else is doubtful in the existing tension, certainly the welding of Western Germany into the Pact argṛnive- tlon could become an important factor in guaranteeing peaco,ḥ trie

Chief

In Japan

15.

were

VOLUNTEER CREW

More Arms

Found

On Lamma

Further arm and am- munition have been found Lamma Island by the Polles.

on

flo

Lasi Wednesday a large number

of rifles, sortie tommy-gung and ammani- were unearthed оп the Island which lies a fow miles southeast of Hong- - kong.

On Saturday the Polles found a machine-gun and

a box of 303 ammunition buried. It is thought that the arms were left behind by Nationalist soldiers on their retrea

PRIEST FACES A CHALLENGE

Belfast, June 11.--The Labour Government's nur- row Parliamentary majorl- The four persons remaining on board the cruiser were finally will be further reduced- rescued at about 7 a.m. when when the House of Com- Frank Zuble, an official of the mous re-assembles on Tues- Towing Company of Pittsburgh,

CORN.

took a towboat into the turbulent day after the Whitsun re Tokyo, June 11-Continued water with a volunteer crew. rains throughout Japan caused

Robert Crowley, superin- The Reverend Godfrey Mac- prati landslides today tendent

of the riverlock Manaway, Unionist (Conserva- which killed one person,

system, said the towboat also tive) Member for West Belfast, jured five. If one missing and

was sucked Into the foot of the whose eligibility for election brought water lapping over the

come the forces of the water. News of 900 houses in Tokyo's dam and was not able to over

He added: Zubic managed to reverse the engines, and greda ly worked his way

Western end of to the der against the wall of the

eastern wards.

has been questioned, will be at the sitting - of the present House of Commons, ready to take the however,

Oath and his scot, He will vote with the Oppost- ilon,

the

Meanwhile, the will

One Fuccoper was killed and five oti.crs were injured when land.tice derailed a train coach acar Atpagi Sagano prefecture,

Mr MacManaway said today: miks west of Tokyo.

tam Beting on Mr Churchill's The Nagano authorities report.

advice not to delay further," "We were unable to pull: thṛ ed that

three

were houses

Mr A, J, Mulvey, Nationalist boat free and anally took the

Member for Mid-Ulster, who 300 more four survivors washe Dway and

and four-mantood as an Abstentionist but Tinmcal.d. One man washed In

(now has leave to take his seat, the tiver was missing. Swollen volunteer crew off with an ex-

tended ladder. lvers also broke down three

not be present. He 14 skill had broken up and dis- 013

holiday

In the West of brides and flooded 21 roads in

appeared,"

England. Nagano.

said the towboat

Mir MacManaway's eligibility The Tone River north

bogen break to sit in the House of Commons Tokyo rose three feet in the

was questioned because of an The Ara rivering up about half an hour after past 24 hours

the passengers were removed.

Act of 1901, disqualifying Irish In addition to Waffendin, the clergymes from being British which campurs into Tokyo Bay landed three words in Eastern

survivors. were Lentified as Members of Parliament. James McHugh. 21, Jolin The question la how the Tokyo bringing water over the

Kerin, 28,

Charles Riley silla of 900 houses.

Residents

Act's provisions are affected by the in lowlying 35. All were reported in fair the split of the Irish Church

Washington,

June 11-It understood in reliable quarters that Mr W. Averell Harrima at prerent ring United States countries, is the most likely choice to head the Atlantic Pact Council.

Authoritative sources repor that Mr Harrimon is the Secre- top choice for Today i was thought that litary of State's cold to be made as fully the job and this intelligence ha: convertible as the Belgian trane,been communicated to President und that both the French and Truman. Bebian francs might for be Jane as fully convertible as the der and Swire frone.

The difference, if any, would

the traiter only on

he

it has been Sug Belgiunt 4258 geted in

this would make a European Pay. ments Union Unnecessary or these Sep. even a backward two things could eccur side by side.

At

the

could

of

As the

more

overty and

I is considered here that MSumida, Tokyo and Edogawa condition at Pitsburgh Hospi- from the English Churely in most wards were prepared wearily tol, where attendants said they 1869, The Churches had united Harriman would be the tegical cholce because his busi- for seasonal evacuation

were suffering from shock and a year before the passing of the preeted and govern-weatherman

controversial Act.-Reuter, ess background

rp!

what one rain airl service offer

meteorological exposure.-United Press. administration rouree described station

the people the "perfect combination" througout Japan against further

as

the warned

to carry out the duties he would floods anxi landslide. United have in tife new past.United Press. Press.

Arms To Be Flown

To Indo-China

Washington, June 11.-The flow of arms to French Indo-China, starting next week, is the start of the combined economic and military programme to help France and the Indo-Chinese States "to restore stability and permit those States to pursue their peaceful and democratic development," State Department officials said today.

CONVERTIBILITY France and Belgium mave towards convertibility, while Britain and other Euro-1 pean countries went on towards within partial convertibility the European Payments Unlon

As regards the Australian Pound, it was thought that any ently rise would be half way

present,

Australian Pound Is 20 percent below Sterling and a change, if any. during the coming week, might below It to. 10 percent ralie Sterling.

The great advantage of the half-way move would be to keep the speculators Cussing When Canada, Sweden and New Zealand raised their currencles, the moves were fallures because went the full those countries distance.

People

look money reasoning that if there were anoiber change, it could only be downward—as, in the event, it was. Dut it Australia "went only halt way, she would leave the

out,

fresh

Asia

оп

They were expanding on the 20 naval vessels that have al- an ready been transferred or ns- Defence. Department's rouncement last night that the signed to friendly countries un- United States Air Force would der the mutual defence pacis.

eight C-47 transport tice programme. y planes to Saigon next week as

escort The others to

are two the first shipment of arms

vessels which were turned over the under South-East

other escort June 1 and 10 mutual defence assistance pro-to the Dutch Government gramme,

submarines two The twin-engined Planes, Vesels and

now belug overhauled. from an overhaul by

France is eligible for military United States Air Force,

kd under the $1,000,000,000 will each carry

an American

for North Atlantic programme Treaty members..

The South-East Asian, coun- draw American, ald naval landing craft, now being under the $75 million aid pro- "general area Lisbon, June 11-Torrential overhauled at the Puget Sound ramme for the

of China.". at Bremertón, rains, accompanied by thunder- naval shipyard

The announcement of the storms and cyclonle winds, Washington State, Ished. Northern Portugal today, The delivery of these vessels forthcoming abipments did not hing four persons, Damage to is still many weeks off because state how the cost would

between the sums crops and property was estimat-their reconditioning is expected divided

available for France and.. Indo- rd at several million escudos to take about eight weeks, United Preces

They are part of a group of | China. Reuter,

Heavy Gale Hits crow of ave and a cargo

of

spare parts;

Also due for eventual delivery

Portugal to Indo-China are six .158-foot tries. can

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