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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1947.
DE GAULLE DISCLAIMER
Not Thinking Of Dictatorship For France Mild Uproar At Conference
Holiday Smugglers In Britain
London, Apr. 24.
Customs officers
are
searching the London
Paris, Apr. 24. General de Gaulle disclaimed at a press conference tonight any intention to create a single party system in France with the formation of the Rally of French People Movement. His inten- tion was only to give the French people free and universal voice in the French Govern- ment, General de Gaulle added.
homes of people suspect- He was holding his first press conference as Icader
ed of smuggling goods back to Britain after visits abroad.
10 t major drive to round op smugglers and trace costraband gords, the Customs officers are using the widest powers the law give to them.
As special investigators, they
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of the Rally. Asked about his future plans for the movement, Genéral de Gaulle said: "We intend to act without any precipitation." On relations with other anked General de Gaulle if it French parties, he said that the was not true that his Resistance new movement did not pretend Secret Service during the war experimenta seen had supplied more equipment to re-start abroad in the past decades with to "certain rightwing Resistance a single party.
Group" thun to "other Resis- tance groups?"
"A single party?" he asked, , are able to conduel the search "That is ridealous. We are not
of a suspret's home without up-heading for dictatorship. plying to the courts for a war- for democracy rant. They are issued with an emmibus warrant by the fum- missioners which "mpowere
them to enter a private house,
Authority With ther Warning to the tenant.
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This power is used only in extreme cases, but during the jant
is almost impossible for ufficers
obvious
Tho inference was but that the Communists were the of the French "other Resistance groups" and of protest from people, voting under a free and many cries
moderate and rightwing universal suffrage."
General de Gaulle said that jour@alists filled the room be- he was not surprised by Presi-Core General de Gaulle
dent Truman's recent "doctrine| reply. speech" to Congress.
caused
party."
could
WAR OVER WOMEN
. Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 24. - A ·lear over 100tlien har broken out in The Amazon jungle between the Viaca and Puquidari tribes; it was you ported today from Belem.
The Uleen, who practice polygamy... complain.. that women are in meh short aup, ply that they have not enough to provide one wife for each san. Furing that the
vival of the tribe is in jeo. pardy, they have
Liberal Censures Mr. Wallace
Bournemouth, Apr. 24. 7
Mr. D. M. Foot, one of the Party's top leaders, cen- sured Mr. Henry Wallace at the annual Liber-. "al Party conference today for his anti-Truman
speeches.
"We should make it quite clear we have no sym- 'pathy with Mr. Henry Wallace's criticism of his Government," Mr. Foot said, in moving adoption of the Party's thousand-word policy statement on world affairs.
"We welcome President Tru- man's action with regard to aid for Turkey and Greece."
Sailor's
Mr. Foct, son of the newly- elected President of the Party, said the Liberals always had res- organised
pected and admired Mr. Wallace, but it now appeared they must his policies distinguish between
raids on the encampments of their neighbours, the Paqué darts, who are said to have a surplus of females.
Brazilian Government affi- cinia are trying to mediate— Bruter.
Holland's
Foreign Exchange
The Hague, Apr. 24. Reviewing Holland's forele
the exchange position,
Finance Minister announced the voluntary
Government
and his economics.
"No one should make the myls- take of supposing that Mr. Wal- Ince speaks for the whole, or even Amenicdn Her the majority, of
liberal opinion," he said.
"The picture which he draws
of reactionary United States wan-
with n
tonly seeking a quarref demure USSR is a picture which I do not reet gnize."
"No one wishes to indulge in Red-balting
ur
Amnesia
Plea Fails
Leghorn, (via
Rome), Apr. 24. Private Michael A. de Bartolo, 22-year-old Dor- Mass., soldier chester, who claimed he lost his
The Army court martial de liberated' the case for 20 mi nutes.
abusing Soviet memory when he disap- Russia, but the desirability of peared from the U.S. bringing about friendly relatkins Army in 1944, has been should be emphasized.
found guilty of desertion "Friendly relations, however, do "I deny any such statements!
in time of war and sen- not mean the saine thing, an up- "Amerlen is continuing her No one group was more favour.
peasement, and for a tasting tenced to life imprison- traditional policy of assuring thas the ether," he antd.
pence to be established, it is es- ment today. in- In the rights of nation and
General de Gaulle raid that fiquidation of Dutch holdings in Rential that Russia should acquire week several homes
American stocks and shares, total the habit of international chopera. London, and particularly in the dividunt to govern themselves," France's chief economic concerning $671,000,000, restriction ol
and respect for other na- West End, have been sechedirte mod." i apoke at Strasbourg should be the re-establishment financial aid
the Netherlantation The reass she is that an on Easter Monday) in almost of the balance between expendi- Index and a
revision of foreign tons." revenue, that this, exchange budgets of Dutch Minis Amendment Defeated De Bartolo also will be dis- many more people are travelling the same nense with the same ture and
teries. cries. *x- since the ent of the war and convictions regarding France plan social, imperial and
After a stormy debate, the meet. | honourably discharged and for guls as President Truman expressed ternal policies, "ahould be above dollars could be obtained from the If It appeared that insufficient
feit all rights to pay and allow. Ing defeated on amendment to attempting 10 bring
His sentence will be Party's polley statement. The unces. through
which concerning his own country." Porta
Mild Uproar
voluntary liquidation of American amendment would have expressed reviewed by higher authorities. Customs dutiy is payable Chut it.
the holdings, then
usual procedure in all Social Policy
would make it compulsory.
disapproval of the rise of tyranny the Th Minister also announced and dictatorship in Greece" and courts-martial. Emphasising the social pulley, ruts in the 1947
De Bartolo's trial opened on import pra- recommended the withdrawal of
first Tuesday, He British troops.
attracted General de Gaulle sald: "We gramme,
University Regarding foreign credits, the
student delegates wide publicity when he walked ennnot form
Republican
Government and attempted to take proposed the amendment and into UNRRA headquarters in Pociety on a fight between the
up the transition period credits were backed by Ronald Brighton, Rome Inst November, identified classes. We must form
fat such a time that it would be
member of the Party's Executive. himself as an American soldier pruetical and equal association zoraible to redeem
Bhein when
Mr. Foot said that if the Greek and asked what was the out- on all peoples."
Auch balance of payment is over
case were taken before the Unit come of the Battle of Cassino. Asked if he meant by his reasonable expectation that nut-ed Nations, Russla would veto any He Insisted he had suffered cariter remarks that his policy pluses would be available.
solution offered.
from amnaesia during his ab would be exactly the same 18 be admitted in many cases that
sence from the Army. In yes. that of the United States, Gen it has been impossible to achieve
terday's session, his fatlier's crb de Gaulle sald that there this end and that "we had to he
inter, an Italian woman from and satisfied with short-term credits." naturally were material
Bari, appeared as a surprise spiritual differences between
Govern- Although the Dutch
Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 24. witness to any she had seen de the two countries, which would ment had always tried to stress
President Enrico Gaspar Dutra | Bartolo three times at her parallel the necessity of long-term credits,of Brazil an exactly
will meet President home last year and had given prevent
the domest and foreign policer Juan Peren of Argentina on thehin money she had obtained Polley.
A mi uproar was at airports and ducks to keep amung journalists attending the track of all travellers. Renter.] enference when one of them
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The Minister said that it must
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made
PRESIDENTS TO MEET
it impossible for creditor coun Brazil-Argentine border on May from his father, in the United tries to comply with Dutch wishes, 21. The meeting will be followed States. United. Freas. resulting in Holland having to
by one between President Dutru long
"But there is a common de- sire to respect the rights of the Individual, which in the run would produce precisely the same effects".
rely to a greater extent than do sirable on short-torin credits Reuter.
and President Tomas Berrets of Uruguay on the Brazli-Uruguayan border on May 22.Reuter.
New Cotton Fabric
Asked: "Why, do you think that war 18 inevitable between the United States and Russia?" General
replied: de Gaulle
We "War is never inevitable. must always try to maintain peace, but the hour is getting tate. Reuter.
Paris, Apr. 24.
or-
The French Communist Party Political Bureau today called on a party members to ganise "rully of workers and Republican forces to bar the way to my attempt for person
power" by General dë
| Gaulle-Reuter.
GREECE AND CYPRUS
Athens, Apr. 24.
M. Sophocles Venizelos, Greek Vice-Premier, commenting Dn Mr. Creech Jones' statement in the Bouse of Commons yester
"The future of Cyprus,
From
Lancashire
:
London, Apr. 23, Considerable interest has been aroused in textile circles following the release of information about "Ventile" waterproof cotton fabric. Ven- tile, which was used extensively during the war and therefore was'on the secret list, is re- ported to have given satisfactory results under severe conditions.
Ventile fabric not only gives protection against water but allows the passage of air and water vapour outwards, which is contrary to the usual methods of water-proofing: These results are achieved by working accurately to specifi-
cations at every stage of manufacture, and the
The
yorns.
re-
Expedition Called Off
London, Apr. 24.
As the result of the air crash at Dakar on April 13, the Ad- miralty has had to abandon it plans for a British scientific ex- pedition to Brazil
Kled in the crash were two leading members of the expedi tion, which was to have studied the solar eclipse duo on May 20. Baxter The scientists, Dr. A.
and Mr. J.A. Strong, were on their way to Brazil with preci. sion optical instruments for the expedition.
The Admiralty had hoped to reorganise the project, but some instruments were so budly damaged that no repair is pos. Bible within the time left.-Reu- ter.
final result is due equally to spinning, close CHINA BALL IN
weave and partial proofing.
fabric is made of long This is more especially in the
LONDON
day that no change in the staple cotton and excludes water case in lighter cloths and it is A coming social event in status of Cyprus was contem-through swelling of soft-twisted understood that the difficulty lies London whlen in certain to at plated, said today:
in spinning. It has been stated tract considerable attention la The Lancashire cotton Industry that, pa cther country has either the Chion Ball that is being mains an open question for the has taken the revolutionary step the machinery or skill to produce held at the Hyde Park Hotel
to ensure that all fabrics of this the lightest weights Greek Government".
'type' produced shall reach re-fabric-Reuter.
cognised standards. A Ventile
The Colonial Secretary's statement was in reply to
a Fabrics Association of question by Mr. Edward Keeling has been formed which
Britain Covers
(Conservative). - whe naked every process from spinning to Turning
Whether the announcement. by converting, and making-up. Lard Winster, Governor, of Under present conditions only Cyprus, that the Island was to a small amount of this eleth is remain under . British gover- being made for the home market elgnty was in accordance with and export but it la considered the policy of the British Gov- that there, is a large market wait- ernment.-Reuter,
APPEAL TO HALT VIOLENCE
ing:
Ventile fabrics, for example, are particularly suitable, for In dian monsoon conditions and the South African gold mining in dustry Is. Interested in one of the
heavier cloths.
A trade mark has already been New Delhi, Apr. 24. registered in 14 countries and ap: Mohammed Al Jinnah, pre-plication has been made in eleven sident of the Moslem League, others. The United States is not today asked Moslems in the one of these and an alternative Northwest Frontier to halt civil trade make is being applied for dlanbedience. He announced that there. the Viceroy Viscount Mounti batten, would make a trip to the riot ridden province to examine the situation.
Point In History?
of Ventilo on June 10.
Istanbul, Avr. 24. Voting by the US. Senate of the Bill granting ald to Turkey and Greece is greeted enthusian tically in Turkish circles and la described by the semi official Paper "Ulus" as a "gesture for
peace."
"America now removes the
danger of a Third World War" the paper says. "Russia, after the war, could have won ever- U.S. Can't Copy stone of world peace, but she laåling laurels By being the key-
The United
United States
Inlet alip this glorious opport formation about Ventile under unity," raverso ). lease-lend | but It,swas | p!! "Taminwrites: "The voto feel the Viceroy is deter-round that the organisation, ef, the is the turning point in History mined to play fale” Mr. Jinnah | American insulle industry was Henceforth, support of the asid, "..-"I appeal to 31oslems such that some departure from weak against aggression by the |generally and League members specification was necessary with strong ** hàn, consed... to be In particular to maintain peace, the cremilt that, jmort: American theoretical concept. Aid bas law and order, and give the simples fosted – here, have not "beur, gyinted” to Turkey and: Viceroy every opportunity fato pren, opasi Alu constructioniker, Grace because these countries understand the situation.”— parformance to the c Bipro, Intard the getmirprivilege of bey United Pr
ing most axposed.". Reuters
H. E. the Chinese Ambas- Rudor to Britain, Dr. T. H., Cheng, has agreed to be Presi- dent of the Committee whilst his wife and Lady Cripps are to be Chairmen..
Proceeds will be in aid of the British United Ald to China Fund, of which Lady Cripps is the President.
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