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Today's Weather: Light BE winds; - Cloudy with occasional showers.

Noon Observations: Barometrio Presstre, 1004.1 mbs.. 29.05 in. Temperature, 82 deg. F. Dew point, 78 deg. F. Rela- tive humidity, 83%. Wind direction, E. Wid force, 11 knota, High water: 0 ft. 4 ingat 2.21 p.m. Low water; 1 f. 3 in. at 10.01 pm.

The mone

Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1950.

She Felt A Little ATTLEE MARSHALS Saracen Joust At Arezzo

Peeved PARTY FOR BATTLE

London, June 21.

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Grant WAN granted divorce today after tolk the court that her husband took her home the day they were married and Introduced her to s mistress-United Press,

TORNADO

HAVOC IN HOLLAND

Willemstad, Netherland,

June 21,

OVER MERGER PLAN

Prepared To Take Fight

Into Tory Country

London, June 21..

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, today rallied the entire Parliamentary Labour Party be hind him to beat off the challenge of the Conserva- tive leader, Mr Winston Churchill, on the Schu-

A huge funnel-shaped column,man Plan in Parliament on Monday.

whirling, swept howling over

in which live chickens, ting, Facing a full meeting of his Parliamentary planks and door panels were tankers, Mr Attlee gave notice that he will fight hack by pressing Mr Churchill to "come off the fence" and explain what the Conservatives them- tornulo baltered 30 selves propose in European unity. hours completely destroyed

this small town of 2,000 in isitants today, causing wide- spread damage.

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Strachey And Griffiths Commend Realistic Briggs

London, June 21.

The British War Minister, Mr John Strachey, back from an exhaustive tour of Malaya's guerilla battlefronts, said today that substantial reinforce- ments of land and air forces were arriving to join the "toilsome operations” in the peninsula,

Telling the House of Commons about the visit, the War Minister, and the Colonial Secretary, Mr James Griffiths, who went with him, said that they were confident that the guerillas could be crushed.

Jat, they warned, it was tough job in which swift and

THEY WANT xctacular resulta could not be

TO BULLY

BRITAIN

Washington. June 21.

expected.

Air Stok a questiuner } flitet

of American M2 carbines Night, ample weapons ident for jungle warfare--were Koing! 10 Malaya scon Strachey Mr

said that the the Com- agalnat campaign munist guerillas in Malaya was

American Republican Sena-ot exclusively military, tors today proposed that the

Stoles should United

"Ane" Britain $340,000,000 for staying out of the Schuman Plan,

Plan

OUT OF THE

BLUE

Fall River, Máss, Juúc 21. Four years hav, a metal strongbox was stolen from the bedroom of, Mrs Annie Waren.

Today her husband-dla-

covered that the box, com- 'plete with US$1,000 In bonds and Insurance poll- cle, had been returned -without- explanation to their back porch,-United Press,

France Ready

To Go Beyond

Schuman Plan

manifesto Govern-Executive's

unity-which hod Conservative- European is 40,000 ruikers ment and almost overturned

motion asking that been widely criticised as clash- Liberaj two

participate in the ring with Government official burges which, necarfing to eye- | Brilain

and as talks six-itower

on the statements of policy we rocked by anrent

mergesolationist in tone. column

plan uf water Schuman

Mr. Attlee I understood to sacked up by it.

European coal and steel. The wife of a butcher said After 10day's Ceting

no have praised the manifesto Member ut Parlia "an excellent document". as con as she heard the Labour

A medieval pageant, hundreds of years in origin, One thing the Prime Minister likely to vote against ment is approaching

was' carried out in Arezzo, Italy, and few.

twelve days regretted was the timing of its tornado the ra

elt. by to the cradle the Government,

which,

mis- publication, Aany, are expected to abstain.

Photo shows the Dragon knight and in the back- and santched tip her baby.

with coincided The challenge, if it sterreds, chaner,

ground, the Engle knight, just prior to parading and

Paris, June 21. moment later glass from n

Parliamentary shattered window showered into would probably bring down the Government's

France will propose de pool- Schuman talement the

breaking a Plan.

lance in the tournament. -

They circulated in the Senato restored order adequate forec (Express

a rough draft of the proposal, et police and civil edininistra- | Init of other European, basle unanimity today's heartened the What mainly

Despite

Service). The inhabitants of the town

which would cut Britalia Mariore were available,

resources if the Schuman plan Mr Attlee's sup- among the ranker, the Govern

shail Aid in two for as long as He said that Britain was in for a coal and steel pool goes today helped to search the rankers was

Labou Partyment will put out a three-line

she refused to join in the Paris

no sense trying to suppress u into effect, it was reliably re- surrounding aren for sects, port

Whip strongest Parliamentary clothes and household articles

iscusions on pooling European national movement of the Molasported here on Wednesday. order for members to attend)

heavy industry.

yar people seeking indepen swept away by the storm.

for Monday's debate.

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the empty cot.

Nearly all houses in the town have lonlenges.

The total damage is estimated wt 200,000 guilders-Reuter.

Malaya Bandit

Government,

of the

it

Concern For Judy Garland

Hollywood. June 21, The Metie Goldwyn Maye, state- Studios today Innued a ment sayiE that they were that the to know

of Miss

July Garland's condition Wele ex- agnerated."

Camp Unearthedly reports

Singapore, June 21. After

had been ret 1 big alight and the passengers rob- bed, recurity patrols.

"Her injury 1 only sight and uberler" the stalenient rai

the

FORGET DOCTRINE While strongly approving the National Executive's talement

an expression of Labour Party Rolicy and nits, he made it clear that in dealing with Lon-Socialist Governments the Cabinet at times had to forget doctrine.

The

by

ago.

Mystery Explosion Disaster:

Suspected Sabotage

Cairo, June 21.

Britain's

share

of Marshall

One of the main objects of. plans now being executed by Sir Harold Briggs, General Director of Operations, was to ensure that when the Army

dence.

"DA

French farm

a

pooling

is

Icaders called of Western the contrary, We are for Plan funds, authorised by Containg the great majority of the Europe's agricultural resources, Fress, is $683,000,000.

people in Malaya in preventing and the French Government

small but well-armed and reliably reported to be examin-. well-organized minority of Coming the Idea favourably. mundsis from seizing phwer

their country."

the

The Senatora planned place the proposal before the Senate Appropriatled's Com-

However, government sources admited that mittee in the form of an amend

any other to

Co- ment the Economic

BRIGGS PLAN

pool project was still la Act

Mr Griffiths said that he was first stages of general examina- Operation Administration

the rules for Mar- convinced that the Briggs Plantion and that no action would which sets thall Aid.

until the heavy in- was realistic and effective, its be tak

dustry pool gets under way. Muttering "magazine, magazine," a Pakistani

"We frankly want to put aim was steady progress, ron-

all gains

M. Schuman briefed slave seaman-sole survivor of the crew of 74-today pressure on Britain to join the dating

pool," one Senator said.

"Having seen the diffealles French cabinet this morning on rasped out the first key to Monday's mystery ex-

"If we lose in the Appropria- of the terrain and communicat-moment arms shiptions Committee we will carry Finn: I plosion aboard the 7,139-ton British

our fight to the Senate door."- the task," he said. Indian Enterprise.

Labour manifeste, there- fore, emuld not be allowed to fie the hands of the Govern- negotiation-any ment in its

than Labour conference mare resolution could do.

One combing

theme

advanced raniters at today's meeting was the jungle, in the Raud district

the need for the Prime Minis has Que 27-year-old ringing in Monday's debute to make In the Crik area of Perak film star mal cut her threat

contructive statement en The seaman, 38-year-old Nur Hossain of Cal-Reuter. Party motion by in a 14 of an-

principles

cutta, was brought to a shore hospital early this whh.

European co-operation.

It was orgster] British counter-proposals to the

of Pahang, yesterday unearthed abandist camp.

security forers had a 20-ninet

Aght with bandits, four of whom

were woundedi.

The war

strike nealmst

The

Studio

sald vorterday

for

active

that even if Was : Une petori Mi Gorland from the at was

for on Saturday cuntimed yesterday with a M.G.M

Schuman Plan could not be pui a tandif target faiting to report for work.

Today's statement. MGM forward 130 miles!

Mi

Garland Minister cekarvil:

state of mind have eneral British approach to the of grave vonetin to us! problem of European coal and

Strel-Reuter, for some time."-- Router.

in the Bahau area, north of Singanore, communique reported.

strike

wig munie

Kajang.Reuter

EDITORIAL

Another health and today in bun

at Quce The Prime should deribe

Beyond The Worst Expected

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come

the

TE Financial Secretary's proposal to be based upon the wall capacity of the create a new 'source of revenue by Apparatus, which is reasonable enough, taxing one of the Colony's most attractive

'The

cannot be said of other embellishments, the

signs, street neon

variations of the original programarie. criticism. came inevitably under henvy

The new by-laws, approved by the Urban Relatively few individuals, in proportion

Council, control what are described to total population, were directly affected,.

“Electric Advertising Signs" and they go but freedom from this particular demand

far concern.

The did not prevent widespread

beyond the worst expected. Renson varied. Some alarm was felt that definition of advertising is so startlingly

AL comprehensive that

can only be many responsible for installed neon signs would, in protest against a tax imposed supposed that thoughtful note was taken

pelar selected group without

That the sharpest criticism of the original upon R

scheme challenged n genuine definition. It warning or bint, decide to disconnect the

was argued that to place a shop's name electric supply and challenge' inspectors

enforce the tax. Certainly it

in neon could not be advertising in the to belleved that the official netion would strict sense of the term. Name lighting cun he intended to attract attention, but discourage those contemplating going

It could also be contended that its only Into illuminatory competition with neigh-

from restaurants

purpose is to guide a customer looking bouring shops

Attnek came for a particular shop. That argument persisting with the idea.

made no inroad into Government minds. largely from those appreciative of the

Any illuminated sign including character, colourful Broadway atmosphere

word, letter, border, box devler, and numerous shopping and entertainment

various odds and ends, is to them un centres, and deploring any step kely to

advertisement. Nothing whatsoever that diminish the decorative effect. Strictures

can be excluded is discoverable, except came, too, from those observing the different angle, spectacle from quite a

perhaps to n conjurer. Maybe Government anticipates approval for refusal to dis- vast improvement in the lighting of main

cost 10 thoroughfares

the criminatel Likewise, possibly, in the community, facilitation of traffic

matter of lighting. Mr Follows visualised move-

a lax on neony, As far as we can see, ment, with added safety, and above all. efficiency in eurbing the activities of every conceivable type of outside light prowlers and, snenk-thieves, thrusting now comes under the engle eye of the

Urban Council. Hundreds

pro- them back into the darker side-streets.

prietors who value outside lighting are to Sharp complaint was made also by owners

be roped in. Inside a building, in the of neon-signs who realised that assess.

window, for instance, the most favish ment on the area bhuis could be hopelessly

Ours not to electrified display escapes. Inequitable where design bore no relation

reason why. We would, however, recom- to length of neon tubing. When this third

A mend scrapping the whole scheme. drafters of point filtered through to

mild surtax on light consumers would spread the burden, produce the revenue. and eliminate a new inspectorate.

at

no

of

proposed by-laws governing the scheme, an entirely new method of approach was conceived. Fees for licensing are now to

more

AINON MOD GALAR

morning from the Norwegian ship which rescued Lie To Re-open

im, shivering and thirsty, from the Red Sea.

le was thought to be sug- thank hls rescuers in broken testing that the blast originated English with the words, "This in the explosives store.

ship to come, I die". bed with Lying bondaged in burns, Hossain gave' pressmen fragmentary account of

Weld,

The Indian Enterprize was tarbound for Calcutta from Lon

fun with 58 tons of explosives I disaster, which is estimated in

she blew up have involved a loss of £1,500,- pboard when

between Kessler, on the 000 in the few seconds it took

Egyptian coast, and the chip to disintegrate. He

Saudi Arabin. orobably owed his life to being

when on deck

the explosion

dier master. Captain

five tore the Indian Enterprise apart. Campbell, and

When picked up he tried to offlcers were British.

Eight other officer were In- dlan and the crew Indians and Pakistan.

Malone Orants

Boloney?

of

1s

"Peace Talks”

and

Di every

---

the

not underestimate pool tales

the six-nation coal and sleel

Mr Grinths said that the British Govɛrument Was Coll sidering a Malayan request for more nanelat aid,

Ife said, "I was able to meet

talk with Deople from every scetion of the community nd to see the giustion for myself in many different parts of the

country and to disenta official and with the leaders, unofficial, 1bcir prezent und their future problems,

dovelopment - in

which ave started here in earnest.-United Press.

Bank Robber

Murders

Frogmore, Ontario, June 21. Two well-meaning motorlats

Lake Success, June 21. The United Nations Secretary General, Dr Trygve Lle, will ieliver a major policy speech at the London Guildhall on July 3. Secretary of State for War on side and altered to assist two

"The

first object

of

the who stopped by a country roast-

more men in an overturned car wezo

Following the speech, Dr Lie myself was to gre what will go to Geneva to attend part could be done towards ending shot to death in cold blood to of the scasion of the Economie the emergency. We discussed day.

very fully with General Briggs

The motorists did not know with P. and Special Counell.

Til

Civil and military

plan of opera the men in the overturned enr authorities the which

General Briggs were bank bandits who had Just stolen US$21,500 from the That

now embarked,"

Hangion, Outario. branch of.. "It would not

he Imperial Bank of Canada. public interest

for me to liveThe police said the two trigger- details of the plan which IR-

Dr Lie favours the admittance of the Chinese Communists to the UN and is expected to press for approval of his plan at Die Geneva meeting.

ion on

the be in

The British Ministry of

Informet sources belleve it volves complete co-ordination, happy bandits were believed fransport in London has begun

miles from here. preliminary investigations into probable that Dr Lie will seize between the Army, police and trapped in a wooded area five the disaster. A report will be the London opportunity to re-the civli administration, but wa

convinced that it 13 * A

plane was being police matle 10 the Minister, Mr open the "peace talks" he started are Alfred Barnes, who will then recently on a five-week trip to realistic and effective plan and used to direct the ground posse.

and Parts, London and

(Contd. on Page 5, Cat, 1) -United Press. Washington, June 21.

decide whether to hold an en- aloscow, Malone Senator George

Dr Lie, who was understood quiry-outer. charged

vacation (Republican}

to be planning a short that the Truman Administration

11. his native Norway, is expected is "secretly planning" to streng- then Corumunist domination in the Far East.

today

LONDON. INQUIRIES

London, June 21.

The Landon Daily Graphle re-

or

to go through Paris en route to Reliable from Geneva.

he might talk sources believe further with the Premier, M. In a statement he said theported today that widespread In-

grant quirles were being made into Georges Bldault-United Press. State Department will

Ex- the auspected sabotage in the Jiplomatic recognition to Chinese Communist regime "asplosion aboord soon as they think they have British steamer Indion

Sra on Monday night.

the

States

the 7,139-ton Enter-

Dirt people prise which blew up in the Red United red that only

elliciently

Senator Malona oficial "fear" of publle opinion delaying such action. He Administration

The newspaper said that afficere *Middle Enst security

were hurrying to the Red Sea to investigate the "mystery" ex- plosion aboard the vessel-Reu-

sald, "While officials are mouthing brave ittle phrases and meaningless doubletalk against Communistur. Russia apparently In an 411- tempt to appease the new wary American

are public, they eretly planning to strengthen Communist domination after a period of softening up here." United Press.

General Smuts

STOP PRESS

Money Strike In N.Z.

Wellington, N.Z. June 21.

They, too, demanded

money.

British Clash With

Argentina

London, June 21.

The Minister of State, Kenneth Younger, said today that Britain sent two protests to Argentina in March against what he called unauthorised Argentine landings on Deception Island.

Me

to

A cario of carbon black un- Iraded by

Wellington dockers

Despite the protests, ko told, national action may in the end after they had won "dirt" money the House of Commons, the achieve a friendly settlement."

were still in a two-day strike was held up Argentines

on the The issue was raised by Mr transport island.

Fitzroy Maclean, who asked if again today when drivers refused to move it from

attention had Peter Smilfers (Cons) the government's

the recent Ar- the British been, drawn to the wharf.

acked what steps diri government was taking "to deal gentine expedition to Deception this insolent conduct". He Island and whether the goveri- with

Forcignment had given the Argentine. They asked for an extra two asked: "Would the

permission shillings and six penee an hour Secretary study history and see government

as awarded to the dockers what Lord Palmersion would station naval personnal there.

um- "Yes, replied Mr. Younger and

the provision of boiler have done in similar

circum- Pretoriu, June 21,

sults.

stances?"

to the first part of the question. The condition of General Jan

The

Younger: "I do not think to odded: No Mr employers offered

But two nought or Smuts, who in seriously I on

shilling and six pence a ton and Lord Palmerston's way can be 101

HOW his farm near Pretoria, was un-

to what compared

should be written prótesis” ngainst, the tonight,

Chief Petty Officer, Gordon boller suits. a bulletin changed

on British To

cargo was brought to done in 1950. We wish to have Argentine tandings stated.

Frederick Howard, aged 30, of

delivered in March was today Wellington by the 5,000-ton this settled in the proper way sell were Jamalca It added: "This afternoon he IMS

International action. We to the Argentins base leader.” picked up a bit. He is certainly charged with the murder of British ship: Myrtlebank

it the Argentinée The dockers won their demand have already tried and falled Asked Able. better tonight than he was this David McManus, 20,

still on the island, Mr. morning but for the present his Szaman of HMS Tamar at Vie- af er men in other por s pto get settlement through the were

that condition must still be regarded foria on June 11. He was romised lo support their strike International Court. We hope Younger replied: "yes" (PE-

other forma of inter-so-United Press Reuter. imanded a wook. as serious."--Heuter.

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