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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1950.

MALAYAN LEADER URGES

FORMATION OF NATIONAL ARMY

London, Sept. 21.

Dato Onn Bin Jaafar, an influential Malay political leader, who is here for the talks on aid to South-East Asia, today urged the formation of a Malayan national army.

In an interview with Reuters, he said that Britain was wasting much money on her Army in Malaya. A first-class Malayan army should be recruited in its stead.

"I could guarantee 50,000 men ! subordinated immediately," he added,

"I

would be easy. Unfortunately,

to

mea from

oversean. Unto

4

Onn complained

that

there is disinclination on the there had been a great influx part of the British Government of British officers and Gurk- to trust the local people. That is really what it holls down to."

With the 35-year-old Presid- ent of the United Malaya Na- tional Organisation was

the young Malayan Chinese leader the Singapore Progressive Party, Mr C. c.

Tan

Mr Tan raid that again and again in Singapore they had advised the Government lo con- sider the recruitment of Manyan corps composed of the Anest elements of the people,

who could help to relieve the

British troops now costing so much money to the British tax- pnyer.

Su fur, however, all their suggestions had fallen on barren ground.

There was a new generation of people In Malaya now. Some had been there for three or four | generations. They saw Malaya their mother country and

were very patrlotie. It was time they were encouraged to defend their nrins,

country by taking 191)

ro-

hao. It had gone a Jiltje be- yond what the emergency

quired. There was no neces- Kity. for instance, for creating Gurkha settlements and even a cantonment.

"In fairness to the Gurkhas," Mr Tan said, "they are an ex- cellent body of men."

The Malay political leader Bald he would go on advocating

strongly as ever that the the Malayan senior posts in

should Administrative Servico be thrown open to the local people.---Reuter.

Miners were recently trapped underground at Knockslinnock Castle Col- lery, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Seofland, when a whole field sank into the colliery workings, during the night, due to flooding from the torrential rains, Rescuers reached the en- tombed men through an

EDINBURGH old pit working by cutting

1.

FESTIVAL

com-

(Continued from Pare 4) Sultons appeared in it when she visited Edinburgh in 1784

there were Dr Johnson said "not ten gund line: +22 the whole play and I think mo- der audiences must agree with

clever Despite a Tiny, with Dame Sybil Thorn- dike nobly heroic as the tragie : and the stage! alive with 18th century tartans, this droton of the lost son, his brief return and carly death, Is Jikely

to the shelf | to return re-after it brief 20th century mir-

MODEST START The new army could begin modestly, perhaps with just a brigade, It might not be the complete answer to the guerili es operating

would

would

up country, but tady Raniolph, help" considerably. also promote

sense of nationalism.

a greater

Dato On Blu Jaafar, ferring again to the British Go- vernment's "bad mistake" of not trusting the local people, saith that even in the Molaya Reg- ment there was

for opportunity Malays to become officers with the King's Commission and local officers with the High Cominis sioners' Commission but there was no parity or equality be tween the two.

Malayans who had terved with the Malaya Regiment since before the war found themselves superseded by Europeans. This caused great dissatisfaction,

The

To the

Acers

same principles applied police, where local of with long service

were

Radio Hongkong

HK.T.

Radio

6.30, Cantiere by Given by Ming Lee Wil S.K. Lég: 6.50, Charles Williams and 1 Orchestra. (Studio); 1.00, "Muste Lavern Hour-Clamical and Light Classical Requests y Curtis

tiny

through 30 feet of coal One of the rescuers over- come by gas, is shown being carried away on a stretcher. (London Ex-

press Service).

Chinese Communist Celebrations

Rescuer Overcome By Gas

U.N. Refuses To Throw Out Charge

Of

:

Aggression

Flashing Meadow, Sept. 22. Russia today failed in an attempt to persuade the United Nations to throw out Nationalist China's charges of Russian aggression against its ferritory.

British Rearmament Will Not Materially

Affect Commonwealth

PLANNING

EUROPEAN ARMY

Mr

Washington, Sept. 21. George Airsholt,

C. American Secretary of Detener,

AN

to

confer

London, Sept. 21. Britain was today understood to have assured the Ministers of the nine Commonwealth countries meeting here that its rearmament programme would not materially affect its experts to Common- wealth countries.

But in view of the fact that economic and other related factors were liable to quick change, the assurance could only be considered to hold good for the near future.

announced today that he would

New York tomorrow to The assurance was believed country had .contributed sub- with the British and to have been given by Mrstantially to the sterling area's Harold Wilson, the President dollar pool by increased ex-

the ports.

from

ter

M.

Jules

arning

today, con-

to have said that now that Britain and

more

of

French Defence Ministers.

Mr Marshall, who was sworn of the Board of Trade, to in today on successor to Mr Commonwealth Ministers at He, therefore, contended that Louls Johnson, declined to say this afternoon's closed session, the cut should not be based on if he would take with him a plan when questions on trade be

the 1048 level, particularly in for the rearmament of Germany.

tween Commonwealth countries the case of his country, whose Mr

Marshall turned asido were discussed.

in 1948 could not expenditure questions of the war in Когел

The Ministers began a series form an accurate basis of assez- saying that since he resigned, of secret Conferences here on ment of the needs of the coun- Secretary of State he had tried

discuss Tuesday

mutual try. conscientiously-to-keep aloof Commonwealth Aranetal, TEXTILE COMPETITION

contact with the armed economic and trade problems.

He was understood Britain was believed to have forces and the State Department,

The meeting of Defence Minis-zlated that there should be no ters-Mr Emanuel Shinwell anxiety on the part of importers some West European countries (Britain)

Moch from the United Kingdom thai and the United States had em- (France) and Mr Marshall has the supply of manufactured pari

barked on a rearmament pro- been called to discuss the plan- goods would be reduced by any ramme,

It had become ning of an Integrated defences

appreciable extent in the near urgent than before for his coun- force for Western Europe. Reu- future as a consequence of her

to quicken the import new rearmament programme. capital goods and machinery, TECHNICAL PROBLEMS The Ministers, during their

Aonther Minister was believed moming New York, Sept. 21.

session

to have felt that the cut decision The Defence Ministers of Bri-1 Unued their discussions on the should not include special dollar tait, France and the United sterling area's problem of sav- expenditure like the emergency

in and States will try at their hurriedly ing

purchase of food grains from dollars. Galtskell. arranged meeting here tomorrow

the hard currency areas,

The Ministers were stated to to resolve some of the technical Minister for Economic Affairs, problems of hunching the pro-was in the chair. This morning matter in greater detail at sub- bave decided to consider 19 talks posed combled Atlantic Army were n continuation of in Europe,

yesterday's (wo meetings one equent meetings. There is no fixed agenda for in the morning and the other The question ot growing the meeting which was conven.

In the

trade competition, afternoon on the ques-Japanese delegate, Mr repatriate or offerwise accounted a few days ago at the sug- The tan

tion of the balance of payments particularly in the textile in- Andrej Vy hinsky, also failed to for prisoners of war.

of Commonwealth countries of dustry, which was originally ex- gestion of the British Foreign hav the Arently ignore the The whole world was aware Minister. Mr Ernest Bevin.

the sterling area.

pected to be discursed today, Gree.

repatriation of Germ

will now be The Defence Ministers, Mr

EARNING DOLLARS

laken up by the Japanese neighbourg

prisoners in Emanuel Shinwall (Britain), Mr Soviet Union

While discussing

Ways and There been Jules Moch (France) and

will

be two secret the means of eaming dollars, the sessions tomorrow-in the morn well or the question of lunnan

completed,

maintained, newly appointed General George Ministers were believed to living and in the afternoon. The fights violations in the Balkan

"quite a while ago.

C. Marshall (United States), are reviewed the developments morning session will deal with The Committee voted by 12 however expected to discuss (2) arising The Committe voted to de-

to two for the inclusion of the whether and how German con July, 1919, of some common-rade problems and

inter-Commonwealth and world on the agenda, complaint

the tingents can be incorporated wealth countries to cut their presided over by and Gzechoslovakin be-an integrated North

Mr Harold purchases in

Gession ing in oppositit-Reuter.

defence forer; (2) the method of about 25 per collar countries by Wilson. The afternoon

percent

will discuss Commonwealth Coganisation of the command of The Finance Ministers of financial and economic matters, such a force, (3) the powers dia, Pakistan And Ceylon with Mr Gaitskell in the chair. to be given in pericetime to the were believed to have stated-Reuter.

of the Commander

some additional allotment force, who will, it is anticipated, be an American.

The Assembly's 14-nation Steering Commit- tee, which arranges the agenda for the session, vnter to include the Nationalist complaints. Only Czechoslovakia supported Russia.

dopts between

r

Northern

M.

that and

15

net

the

un

the

Tokyo, Sept. 22, Peking Hadio shud today that | preparations are underway in

Hongkong and Macao for vele-i

it ma durin beating het anniversary of hate h the Chine Communist Rover-1

The atten

of United Na. Soviel ment on October 1.

It said th Hongkong-Kowloon tiens relations with Spain was agend. Trade Union Federation had 150 included on the entrusted the

Czechoslovakis op- - Hussia and Job of making)

There wer wo pas thir. asparations to three memberi

abstentlun. the H.K: its name implies, is really the unions, including

Mr Vyshinsky speke against greatest of English fairs, which Telephone Company Union and London's Lord Mayor proclaim

Another minor classic, rez

Festival, and vived for the

Enter be seen 13 which will London was Ben Jonson's "Bar- which the Old homew Fair", Vie

the put on ot

Arumbly Hall. First produced in 1014, the play's chief character.

D

"The Like

Three

had

Death Of An Supreme

the Dairy Farm Union. A rally the neuen of all four items Old

mild.

Resident

The death occurred this

Allantie

that

from the decision

Ministers tomorrow.

will be

should be U.S. To Discuss

dollars over and above the agried percentages made to account for the rise in orices of dollar goods.

Rising 'Prices

FRENCH ATTITUDE

The final decision on the Arsi the Foreign is one fur morning at the Precious Blood point Hospital of Mr Eduardo Loren-Ministers to make but it is as additional dollar allotment In President Truman told his here that both General order to maintain their develop-weekly press conference today

of

an Illegal Assembly

Cu

Barros,

Chinese

Hongkong maah.

The

ed open yearly on August 24 | also being plann'd by the but his proters wer; relatively (St. Bartholomew's Day) from Hongkong Chinese Chamber of:

century 10 Commerer, the Chinese Manu- the mid-fifteenth

He accused the "Kuomatang ! 1855, when it was abolished. facturers Association and re-clique and its supporters'

Estates" Presentatives of Chinese indus-seeking which preceded it at the As-trial and commercial circles in hearing.

is alfongkong."-United Pres Hall, this play sembly

satire

religious mordant

Un characters are hypocrisy. Its symbols rather than persons and I nevils considerable gusto to bring them alive today,

Furs.

as

as

of the ballets

1

Grim Fighting In Seoul

(Continued from Page 1)

Was

They were believed also to have

urged the need for an

Washington, Sept. 21.

long resident of sumed

programmes, many of that the United States Govern- and a keen sports- Marshall and Mr Shinwell will ment

sek to persuade M. Moch that which

werc

alreads under ment was working on plans to Inte Mr Barros was 05 his Government should agree in way.

deal with rising food prices. The

teral only

One

Commonwealth Minister; Mr Truman said that, as far Government was at Peking and years of age and had been principle to the incorporation of German contingents in the Russh

was understood to have stress- | as

contrata "best of for

or three combined army or, at any rate, ed that, since the agreement of were was on the

the Govern- concerned, terms" with it, he said.

year to

keep down the ment was working on hard of expenditure to 75 per- it could to meet the situation of the 1948 level,his is it found it.-Reuter.

the

months.

Inst iwo

Madeleine Carroll Married Again

of

cent

For many years he served that the Westin Defence Minis-last He Erted that the only with the Great Northern Tele-ters, should go ahead with the dollar In this the Old Vie wan parti-

LBERTeSSION against China

arh and retired from the com.planning and organisation cularly Lan and

successful. Roger Li-

been commited by the tinted pany on pension, He was men-Western European defices with vesey as Justice Overdo, Mark

States through its Dignam

Zeal-of-the-a

policy in ber of numerous clubs, including this possiblity in mind. Rey- Formous. He pleaded for rejecth: Club Lusitano, Club de Re- ter Busy. Dorothy Tutin as a gay

tion of the Nationalist charge creio, the Craigengower and the Hudson (Studio); 8.00. World News little wife, and, above all, Ro- Siban-nt after a four-mile ad- as "unwire and inappropriate". Catholle Union, and was for and News Analysis. (London Hebert Eddison the simple vance agains scattered revis- lay): 0.15, Studio Concert-Gaston gentleman who is anybody'stance, but pulled back "slighty All four items, L'Aquinių (Tenor) with Plano Ac-

many years a prominent lawn he declared.;

yer. He was champion towls player. companiment by Eric O'Nell Shaw; prey, are all worthy of men- !to the commanding ground to were "in direct opposition billiard and snooker player in 0.30, Vinir Horowitz (Piano):

the east for the night.

the internation co-operation 8.40, "Services Qute“ Introduced by

S:ban- formerly

the Catholic Union Club. the which we had wire to patolo". Peter Simon, (Studio); 9.00, "From

presented at Headquarters of three Commu- LE

the Empire. I liked best "Fall ist divisterSecond. Editorials" (London) 9.10. Weather Report; 0.11. Opening

River Legend"

and "Fancy and Nisth.

Mr Vyshinsky called for the Ceremonies of New Queen's College.

Free", ven by the American

withdrawal of foreign troops and Causeway Ray. Recorded Com

Fighting west of

Telt. Yongsan missions - from Greece and the i mentary by Norman Tucker); 9.30,

Ballet Theatre, and "A Tragesy

was the rst real enemy resis-holding of elections thers, The in Verona" which had its first tance the Second "Pal Temple and Steve A Soila! by Francis

Division had troubles in Greece would then Durbridge Episode 7: The Suspect" (BBCTS); 1000,

European performance in Edin-

encountered since it pushed be solved, he said. burgh, by the Grand Ballet du across the Naktong. The Divi- "Composer of the Week,” Vaulene; 10.15, London Studio Melodies Marquis de Cuevas.

of the son lost three tanks yesterday. Another Soviet delegate, Lauly Levy And III Orch (CTS). 10.4. "Soft Lights and

tw Jacob Malik, later vigorously Sweet "Music"-Skitch Henderson (Piano) with Auxin Accompani ment; 11.00, Radio News Reel. (London Relay); 11.15 Weather Report: 11.18. "Goodnight Music." God Save the King: 11.30. Cluse Down.

SIDE GLANCES

galliation

0+4

SHOP

Fourth

Mr

I complaint of Soviet failure to

the first is a dramatic, realistice to nuti-lank rille and story of 19th century America, ¦ja minem.-United Press and objected to the inclusion of 11 the second ngay trifle about Reuter. Three sailors on leave in New York, and the third a slight but Evocative version of "Romeo and ; Jullel" to music of Tchaikovsky.

Informal Talks On

By Galbraith Jap Peace

COPR. 1940 BY NA SERVICE. WG, T. M REG. U, 5, FAT, Org.

*These summor visitors think we're crazy, and we thinke they're crazy, and over in Europe they think we're all crazy!"

Pact

Flushing, Sept. 21.

The United States began this week informal consultations with representatives of members of the Far Eastern Allied Commission concerning the prompt signing of a peace treaty with Japan.

Far Eastern experts, led by foreign policy adviser, Mr John Foster Dulles, are taking advan- tage of the presence here for the General Assembly of the foreign ministers and top delegates from the countries concerned to put forth American views on the terms of the peace treaty.

An American spokesman, The United States would predicted 11 may take about rather see the question decided one month before the results by the Commission that would are known. He declined to not have veto powers-contrary comment on whether the Soviet to what the Russians have been Union, which is a member of trying to obtain for several the commission, would be ap years, pronched, but other Fources doubted it.

On the assumption the issue were to be taken up by the Com--

principle that the state of war

agree nople

the

Delegates said it was too mission the question would arise carly to comment on the United whether Britain and India, who States proposals--all

the Chinese Com- would be willing to sit should be ended--but informed together with

Chinese sources predicted that several Nationalist delegate. Nobody countries, particularly Australia disputes China's vital interest in and New Zealand, had objec- the matter

but wh

which China tions to the iden

of rearming should be invited to participate? Japan.

A British spokesman sald Another important question le that such questions would have whether the peace treaty should to be solved in London on the be discussed within the Fat cabinet level, but the issue or Eastern Commission or by the Chinese representation will poke BIR Four assuming that its head. In, all and any debates Vyshlusky would be interested on Japanese questions-United {in participating.

Press.

He leaves a daughter, Mrs L Ribeiro, and a son-in-law. with whom deep sympathy will be

Bri-

New York, Sept. 21. Madeleine Carroll, the

Alm actress, and ish-born Andrew Heukell, 35-year-old magazine, publisher of Life

married recently In said Spain, a Life spokesman today. Reuter,

evening, the cortege passing the were

The funeral takes place this

Monument at 5.30 p.m.

A 15-cwl, bomb was discovered during dredging operations in the water of the West Harbour (West- hafen), Berlin recently. The bomb, one of the biggest used during the war, was hauled out of the water after it had been "discharged.""

(London Express Ser- vice).

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