1950-10-09 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1950.

U.S. Congress Election Getting Under Way

Republicans Expected To Bring

Off Slight Gains

Washington, Oct. 8.

AUSTRIA

One month from today, on November 7, ¦ THE FUTURE OF United States voters will decide who will occupy the entire 435 seats in the House of Representa- tives and 36-or one-third-of the Senate seats in the Congress,

Foreign policy, especially the defence of a free

New York, Oct., B. The Austrian Foreign Minis- ter, Dr Karl Gruber, arrived by plane here this afternoon from London on route to

Department om:inia the change

world against Communist aggression, has de-Washington to discus with State veloped into one of the biggest issues in this elec- tion.

The Democratic Party under) painer and winner of several President Trum's leadership ele e

Jars, s

father

Was

|

over from military to elvittan administration of the Allied Zone of Austria,

Before leaving for Washing- tou, hen scheduled to confer briefly here with hir Walter Donnelly, newly-appointed High Commissioner and United

control both Hutten of Con- | the United Staten President Bress at present, but political Iron 1909 to 1913. history favours substantial However, Senator Taft 15 gains for the opposition in an oppond by much of the or-States Minister to Austria.

The

Labour

became he

election of this type, and Begansred

Arked to

comment on Russo- appositior

Republican

sponsored laws to make unions Austrian relations, are

Dr Gruber conceded some chance to win legally responsible for their aid: "We had come bad control of possibly on cham-actions and in authori:lut gy pertences with the Russlans ber. They controlled the Con- | errument la restrict unions' lately," gress before the last eleclion in power to strike in

It was presumed he was re- some cases 1948.

by means of court injunctions ferring to the Red-inspired preovul strength <if

He who has shown traditional | general strike,—United Press, Democrats to Republicans istil Western caution about the House in approximately mucis malters, For example, 260-170 and in the Senat. 54-be argued against the North $2.

Atlantic Pact and arms nid for "Galns for Republicans would Europe, althaugh he favoured In general. becaure Marshall Plan. This year

"con- #ulled off yea"he is considered more eleting. which

neervative" than the Roosevelt- which falls midway between Truman element which Presidential election. The lat-dominates the Democratle Party ter occurs. every for Vert

which is popularly When there is a race for the padered "more liberal" in tabour international Prestent and members of Con-relations

be normal this

IR

means

Ad

gress are being efectes at the fallair United Prezz

President party in

as in 1948

when

city-

Truman won. The DOCKERS BAN power Usually can i

bring out a misch larger vote i than woul Ils

beratze

that people ate more inclined to vote for the President than i

simply for members of Con-

Fresh,

FAVOURS OPPOSITION

MEETING

Landon, Oct. B.

Only 200 doekers at the port of Hull in North-East England aftended a meeting today when four toekers from Liverpool led to enlist support for n When an off year election demand for higher wages. come? two years later their¦ There are over 40,000 dockers voters ineling, to feel secure mat Brill. The visitors left resulta

obtained in the Pre without Anding volunteers to silent election year and do not form an Action Commitice. rally to polls in as large num- Drivers working for the hers on the oppuation. Con- sationalised Brill-h Road Ser- requently, this year

some Republican prines

favour view 211 Preston, Lancashire, iven 21 days notice to offietal strike over

have

Until late Inld-September [start

it appeared that the Repubh-remuntancy notices to eight men, cars might sweep into power in Meanwhile they started a two-

due

to pupular day, kokeen, frike to be repented

both houses

aların

verses

ever the military re- arh Sanday and Monday-

in Korea. 1šut

the Beul r.

title of battle there has turned,,

the consensus of impartial ob

servers is President Tru!

One of

London's Youngest

In the traditional colourful ceremony at the Guildhall a week ago, the new Lord Mayor of London was elected. He is Mr Denys Lowson, who is only 42 years of age, and one of the youngest ever Mayors. His wife is only 32. Our photo shows Mr Lowson (right) with the former Lord Mayor, Sir Frederick Rowland, after the election.

Two new Sheriffs were elected at the Guildhall in London ten days ago. Our

picture shows the swearing-in ceremony.

in that Pro Tri Day Of Prayer Reds In Austria THE END

mann's Democralle Party be

most certain to keep control of

at least one house and more

than likely both houses.

Nevertheless, there is sharp

political skirmishig

over

Proposed

London, Oct. A.

The Archtu, koja of Canter- theburg. Dr Geoffrey Fisher, today conduct of foreign polies with appealed for a day of nation il the opposition charges that Mr prayer on United Nations Sun- Democrats allowed day, October 29, "became the Truman's

of wor United States to suffer four the "Pearl Harbour No. 2" in the face of the

they

1he

broods over earth." Korea aoir aut

mipperl

by the have abandoned" most of Asia, Archbirm of York. Dr Cyri

Moderator to the Community by a policy tarbett, and

of "appeasement of Russia, of the Free Church federal particularly in China.

.

ASLEEP TO DANGER

4uncil. Dr William Farndale.

Dr Fisher is on has

way to

The reference to Peart Har-New Zealand, where he to edebra- bour is an allegation that the attend the centenary leadership of the United States tons of the Province of Can- was asleep to the danger of, ferbury--Reuter,

attack in Korea Just as were

the defenders of Pearl Harbour

in Hawaii, when the Japanese

the

bombed in 1941 to bring

United States into World War II.

itself.

Payments Talks Concluded

to t

LIT

com-i

Take It On Chin

OF IT ALL

HINT OF COMING TROUBLE IN BALKAN REGION

London, Oct. 8.

Bulgaria has decided to keep in her Army a class of military trainees normally due for release, military quarters reported here today,

The move was designed to reinforce the Army with a group of fully-trained men more suitable for emergency tasks than the reservists recalled from civilian life.

Offcials linked this with i voked by the forced emigration growing reports that Bulgaria of the Turkish minority from the most reliable of' Moscow's Bulgarian territory which was satellites in Eastern Europe→ consiilered Cominform

nt- appeared to huyo been chosen tempt to create trouble in the by the Cominform to "probe" area adjoining Bulgaria. Tho the West's defences in Turkey Turkish Government today

glarl and Yugoslavia.

the Turco-Bulgarian While no immediate anxiety (border for the second time be over aggressive moves is felt incuse Bulgaria WAR shipping official quarters,

refugees caution was Turkish

to Turkey advised with regard to future

without notice. Cominform intentions, Devolop- ments and their potential dan- Rers will be considered shortly when Turkey and Greece be- come Armly associated with the aid

INFILTRATION?

Government Communist agents

pokesman

were by

military planning of the Atlan-trying to infiltrate Turkey

tic

posing as refugecs.

the Bulgarian

trealy organisation tor Mediterranean defence, sources said."

Latest tension Bulgarian relations

Airlift Of 17,000

insistcuce on the Mass exodus of 250,000 Turks probably will seriously disturb in Tico-

Turkey's economy, chiefly be- was pro- cause the emigrants were pre-

vented from taking with

Sick And Wounded

From Korea Fronts

Tokyo, Oct. 8.

1-cm

mere than their personal be- fongings. Earlier this year, Soña also charged Turkey with negligence in falling oblign- tions

asse "Tranquility and cecurity of Bulgarian Le Kation: And Consulate Turkey,"

داع

1

In

Meanwhile, Morrow Radio reported from Sola that the Bulgarian Foreign Minister had handed a nole to the Yugoslav Ambassador, prote: ting that Bulgarian frontier patrols were Ared 01 by Yugoslavs.

A fast airlift of sick and wounded frontments, military quarters pointed

| Prompted by these develop Korea, which enables soldiers to get a smooth trip to the present strategic gaps from the frontlines to well equipped hospitals in which are involved and urged Japan in the same time it would take a jeep to drive them over bumpy roads to a field hospital,

modification-Unitel Press.

has "saved countless lives,” Lieutenant-General Radio Hongkong

George E. Strutemeyer pointed out today.

11 K.T.

Kramm

Nat

An official air force release carrying his state- 12:30, Hongkong Calling"-Pro-

Summary: 17 32. ment added that the hospital airlift as a morale Brandwyane and s booster is almost as good as a doctor's medicine.

Orchestra: 12.45, London Slate Melodies-Loule Levy and His Orchests and Chorus BECTS: 1.15, News. Weather Re- port and Announcements: 1.30. "Music for You"; 2, ferinan Flack

the Curtain"-Excerpta from "omco

Stratemeyer said the General

lift of morale. When 17,000 patients were airlifted wounded men are told they are and a Orchestra: 2.19. Ring Up since the start of the Korean going to fly from Tokyo 10 and Jetel" (aunod) BBC Theatre hostilities but only four died near their home towns and wil) | (BBCTS); 3. Eugen Wolff and fis during the flight, and none in tee their families in two or Orchestra 15, Popular Variety: 4, an air celint. However, one

three days, their joy it almost fight nurse and Two medical as good as all of the doctor's technicians lost their lives on medicine.--Unitid Proșs. mercy flights,

The FEAF commander paid

tribute to the devotion of No

ftp.onet "through their Torts ecuntleta of lives

01-

doubtedly have been saved and For Agrooment On Nile all have been spared pain and

Hair

Cairo, Oct. I

a century of political!

dir comfort."

Jeeping

wounded

lo feld denied

Military Aid Yugoslavia

Washington, Oct. 9.

th

Variety Bandbox" From the ic burn Einpire. London (BCTS); 430, Tea-Time Music" With Barnabas Von Gerly and Orchestra: . The Goose Girl"-Board on Geltim's Iniry tale-Script and Production by Francis

kung alin (BACTS): G. 17 Programme Sum Haul .02, Melodies from British

-Ceorge Crow and 11 Blue Marine Dance Orchestre with Har- bara Stoner (BBCTS); 630, Portu- guer Half Hour Stillo); 7, "Come Into the Parlour"-Music and Sones from Nombern Ireland with Ama Rich. Sain Carson and Billy MeCor- mack. Eddie Shaw and His Barid

Aftel and David Curry

the frigh Vienna, Oct. 8.

A Governinent official terny

bything and the Parlour Singers a repert thuet The Big BuCTS): "720, Edith Lorand and The Communists suffered their greatest post-squabblag has ended here with hospitals would take an hour Three

Groh Her Orchestra and Herbert devidext recently

(Tenory; 1, World News, and News war defcat in Central Europe when their at-eratend asserment for but helicopters and light phones principle to give military aid to Analyn London Relay): 0.15, "I the control of the upper waters do it in five minutes. Moving Yugoninavia. The official, whn Like What I Like"-Presented by tempted general strike in Austria collapsed last the river Nile in northeast them by ship from Pusan to lo

Katherine de Chalfoy (Studio); 845, position to know, sod Londa Caler Talks on Films (Studio); week, the Chancellor, Dr Leopold Figl, said today. | Africa.

southern Japen take 18 hours the Foreign Minister of Britam, "From the Editorials London biat a combat cargo plane does Frager and the United States Relay) 10. Weather Report: 9.11. The project may change the it in one hour. However, the Chancellor warned, in an exclu-

The trip to the did

confer lives of millions of people and United States home for those at their New York meeting last Astur Rubinstein Pano with the

did not

on the question certo No. 1 in 1 Flat Minor, Op. 23. sive interview, that if there ever were a Com-ring thousands of square miles requiring long convalescence is th. He 11 the Western Minneapolla Symphony Orch. Con- munist revolt in Austria, it would touch off and lind to life in the next cut from 15 daya to 27 hours.

ducted by Dimitri Miroposidos: 9.45, povernments had been discursing "ma" (BCTS): 10.11. L

Latin Ameri general war.

possible economic aid to van Ausleg 10:30, United Nations Al- The first word of the plan was medical attention in recovery is

Almost as good as the promptedavia for one time but bum: 10.48, Dance to Glenn Miller. and His Orchritra; N, Racio News "A Communist revolution in new waste-price scheduler, but riven by the Ens plian Minister

so far these talks had not dealt teel London Relay); 33.18, Weather Central Eurre Cannet belmot the only posons en of Works, Mr Osman Mohon

with military aristance, United Report: 18. "Goodnigli alune":

Go Save the King: localised bike the one in Korea," stilke were employers of Rus,Fashu, when, he announced that

Press.

Soviet Zone who were ordered greci on the construction of n On Thursday, dane nt Like Tana, the source

20 years.

<ian-owned factories [1 the Egypt, Britain and Ethiopia had İS. KOREANS

agrevient People's Party, has been head and road trafic around Vien- the Blue Nile in Ethiopia BELIEVED

but

IN WONSAN

London, Oct. 8. She said. British and West German ex- Another aspect of the opposi

Dr Fig. 48-year-old chair- to walk out. perts have satisfactorily tion attack 07 the present

cute talks on a new Anglo- man of the majority Catholic the Communists tied up rail United States leadership con- cerns alleged toleration of Com-Gemn payments

with the European of the Catholic-Soclast coali-na.

anti Communists This project, with similar munists and their "pink" payments agreement.

tion Eovernment rince the lerashed many barricades.

chemes on the rank Nile in lae friends within the government They will now report to liberation in 1945, The Cum- On Thursday night the Com-Sudan and the White Nile

their spovernments. This was munists cred a Hentral strike

mahlste Gave up and ordered Uganda, in expected to start! Some Republican candidates announced today by the British, to begin land. Wechne,day pro their followers back to

work. avithin the next six months, for The Congress are basing Treasury-Reuter.

(Continued from Page 1) his government's

Dr Figl declared: "It was the fringing a promise of immense their campaigns on promises to

greatest defeat the Communists benets to the life and economy is under attack by the Third. "clean up" government offices.

suffered in Central Europe. of several countries, The Democrats, on the con-

Even Communists admitted It will mean life-giving trary, contend that most of the

support 100 percent miscarriage of Irrigation and flood protection in sorties flown during the day admitted

of Communists

their plans by the strike com-ypt and the Sudan,

hyar 62 were in the immediate mittee's 400-3 decision to return electic power for Elliiopia and vicinity of Wonsul Pilota hit te work. They admitted it was

Liganda, while In Uganda anything that moved. ureless to fight such a united electricity would replace wood capitalist-socialist front,”

or their sympathisers. holding office were several years ago te when the United Stalk was working with Rustik for the defcal of the Nazi- Farcist axis.

Covernment oMetals claim that they have long since re- moved ony persons from office who might be rubversive. How- ever, rome Republicans, as for

Senator example

McCarthy. have won spectacular nation- wine publicity will, charges thaj Influcutial Communist and "appeasement-randed" piersoný remain within the government, particularly In the State partment.

De-

TAFT CONTEST Оле ор the most holly con- tested and Important election zaces is in Ohio, where Re- publican Senator Robert Taft is engured in a contert which could decide who will Se next United Stales President, Hig opponent is a relatively nbecure

stole auditor named Joe Ferguson, but a man who! has widespread backing among powerful Tabour unions

the

the

and

Democratle party political

- machine.

Senator Taft is chairman of the Republican Party

the Senate

committee in

Policy and

is considered by some as on outstanding figure in his Party. in the Congress. If he wins in Ohio, he is conceded a strong chance of becoming the Re- publican Presidential candidate in 1952. He is a voleran cam-

SIDE GLANCES

test

agalast

By Galbraith

8-21

DOPE, 1946 RY NEA BERVICE, SC, T. AL NEG, V. 8. PAT, CER.

"I don't care if he has got nico oyes! Ha'e still a chosp ̧

politician!"

The

The

BADLY SPLIT

Chanceller said he cx- preled no further trouble from the Communists this year

South Korean Division. Of the 211 close

fuel now used in cotton spin- | ring, sugar refining and gold the Parallel 'mining.

20-YEAR PROJECT

Calculated to take perhaps "because the Communist Party 20 years to complete, the whole

It needs time

Eighty-six sorties north

kept Communist communications and supply routes under constant attack, 1e communique added.

POW, DISAPPEAR

so badly split

A mystery force of 180 to 180 rrorganise". The Communists she will help to restore rich soldiers, believed to be Ameri

isited flood waters now runnlag can prisoners of war, received Central Committee is reported

4 to waste.

of food to have split wide open on the

a requested air-drop Egypt and the Anglo-Egypt and other question of how far to gu last au Sudan will be able to make North Korean territory today supplies deep in week. A Party urge is

be- use of the stored waters all but had disappeared when at- Beved pending as result. through the

year. This will tempts were made to rescue It. "The people have shown that enable them to regulate

Assembled in an open space they

ure solidly behind the culture and distribute on la- at the foot of mounlain, the government," added the Chan-creasing population to newly group hod arranged rocks on cellor. "They are nol frightened reclaimed and cultivated areas. the ground lo

spell out the by Communist terror."-United Though the great Nile flows word "Food."

mostly through Egypt and the

Press.

Morocco's Sultan Visits France

Bordeaux, Oct.

| Sudan, ita source the Blue Nilo Pilots who saw the signal ar- fes in Ethiopia, surrounded ranged for transport planes to

by the colonial territories of return to the location and drop Britain, France and Italy.

food, water, arms, omnmunition

In the Anglo-Ethiopian treaty and other supplies.

of 1902, the Emperor, of Ethio At the same time, arrange- hond for pla pledged not to carry out or ments were

put in The Sultan of Morocco, Sidi Blue Nile or Lake Tana with men and

on the rescue planes to pick up the authorise any project

back tu fy them Mohammed Ben Yousef, out the prior

agreement of American lines. But exten arrived here today on board the Britain

sive

pearch by observation French cruiser.

Georget The principal fear of the planes inter this morning falled- Leygues, on his way to Paris Egyptians has been that some to locate the group. as the guest of President Vin-scheme might diveri or use up cent Auriol.

most of the Nue waters south It is believed that after The Sultan,

ace of the border before they pleking up the dropped supplies companied by hla son, the Heir owed into Egypt, where mil the group may have broken up Apparent, Moulay Hassan, will long of lives depend on them, into smaller parties trying to stay two days in Bordeaux That fear has now been dis-move south individually-Reu- Beules.

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ter.

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