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THE CHINA MAIL, BATURDAY, AUGUST 80, 1947.
LAST MINUTE SURPRISE
Anglo-Egyptian Dispute No Nearer Settlement
Bulgarian Trials
The
Belgrade, Aug. 28. Bulgarian Regional Court of Plovdiv has sentenced"
life imprisonment,
espionage. charges of membera
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Colombia Offers New Resolution
Lake Success, Aug. 28. The Anglo-Egyptian dispute, which came within an inch of solution, has been thrown into utter confusion by Colombia's last minute surprise abstention from voting and her new resolu- tton, calling for direct negotiations for the British evacuation of Egypt and a new Sucz defence pact.
of the Opposition Agrarian Party, whose lender. Nikola Petkov, was condemned The
to death in Sofa Inst week on charges of plotting an armed revolt.
events.
new
made in the
French Food Crisis
Truman Demands Universal Training
New York, Aug. 28.
Top military and political leaders today issued a warning at the American Legion convention that America must immediately man its arms powerfully and flexibly to prevent the chaos of another world war. Twelves thousand Legionnaire much nearer by unification of the delegates, listened solemnly to armed forces,
The United States must be sa telegram from President Tru man which said: "In a world rimed, that it could tell the en- where chaos' still exists and war tire world: "We intend to pro- Socialist remains a dread possibility, the serve peace, but if any nation cost of our security will remain would have it otherwise, we are high for some time to come. We prepared to meet war and meet. must be so strong that no aggresit successfully."-United Press. sor, however rash, can persunde kiselt that we are open to conquest."
Parks, Aug. 28. Grave warnings of food hard-a ships in France this winter were given today by both M. Pau Ramadier, France's Prime Minister, and the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party,
Shortages and restrictions in France were expected to be even worse than In Britain.
The Socialist Executive niated today:
"The Committee consider
people of the
cess."-Router.
Both Truman and Governor
Britain's
Surplus Population
Ottawa, Aug. 28.
Egyptian delegation was not the only one to admit bewilderment at the unexpected turn-of-it to be its duty to warn the whole
of the Thomas Dewey of New York, who gravity While Senor Afonso Lopez, Pasha, declared that the pro-renomle, financial and especially made the welcoming address, were atrong in appeals for universal maintained all-posal makes the British evacua-the food situation, Three other defendants, ne.at Colombia.
"Only exceptional measures can military training. The President conditional on
ward off the threat to the public sald: eused of espionage involving ente until the last minute on Lin
"Against the possibility of contact with Greek monarchists, how he would vote and kept the treaty.
"Without a complete evacua-well-being, and Socialist Deputies
must urge the passing of imme total war, we must have the cer received sentences from five 10 new resolution calling for the
evacuation of Egypt and a Suez tion of ahe Suez Cann aren, no
dinte legislation to deal with the tainty 15 years.
of total defence, using defence agreement to himself, progress can be
every resource of our being in The Agrarian Party was de-no one could foresee that the negotiation," he told the Coun-Problem before the Arsembly's re-
the effort. Only óniversal military. 'training can assure that sufficient Britain must part with clared Wegal on Tursday as the Serurity Council would find it-el when the debate on Egypt
200 TRAGEDY. British and American Govern self in the present difficult posi. was resumed.
forces will be vailable in the 10,000,000 surplus people Earller, a Brazilian resolu- ments
Trying to were
MAVé tion.
critical initial plase Paria, Aug. 28.
of another to prevent "starvation Petboy's life.
Observers thought that not ation calling for a resumption
One of the prize bears in the emergency." singe delegation was in a pos- of direct negotiations beween Parla Zo turned on a 64-year-ol The Secretary of Wor. Mr. and suffocation," declar-
the Britain and Egypt was defeat-keeper and ate him alive today. Kenneth M. Andrei Vyshinski, the So-tion to take a stand on
C. Royall, who wased the Australian Minis- in front of several people, viet Deputy Foreign Minister, new Colombia proposal at this cd.
cheered to the platform by Legion,ter of Immigration and Egyptian Objection
Attracted by the declined an Anglo American re-stage.
keeper's bands, told the convention that Information, Mr. A. A. Naty Pasta 80 object-screams for help, a sculptor left to lose the qualities of progress Calwell, here today. quest for a three-power review Egypt tonight, however, re-. of the sentence on the grounds jected the new Colombian reed to the second part of the the statue on which he was work.
and adaptability in national de. when the Egyptian Co ombin proposal asking both nearby and tried to hit the That it was an internal affairs In Inn,
tence would be animal with a hammer and chisel,
to "court Minister. Nokrushy parties to negoaute an end t
tional 1 Bulyaria. - Struter.
disaster." Adequate The plico finally killed the The Sudan endominium.
**This paragraph conveys the dea that we are going to dia- CUSH WILD the Britisп the fu- are at the Sudan," he said. We maintain i 18 a domestic
Rue und we shall solve it
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+ne MacBal saustaction, of egypt and the Sudanese with ith regard to the principles of The Charter.
The Sovie, delegate asked for postponement of the debate
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beant with revolver shots. Ren-fence required military flexi. bility. The goal would be brought ter
Palestine Crisis
Coming To A Head
o consider the Coomben pr. A
Jul.
ne Security Council adjour-
the debate until 7 pm. GMT OBOFTOW.
London, Aug. 28. ' warning to the British Government that Arabs in Palestine may not hesitate much longer to go into action for the protection of their lives and property, was given today in the editorial of the Arab News Bulletin, issued by the Arab Office in London.
In the debate on the Brazi- .an resolu.ion, six of the 11 nembers of the Council voted suffer from terrorism in Pales prestige of the terrorists, and any "It is not only the British who "Therefore, any rise in the a favour, but Russia, Colomine but also the Arabs," the Bul. success achieved by them, con inia and Syria austamed and
stitutes a serious threat to the oland Vited against.
Arabs of Palestine."
· Soviet Attitude
letin said.
"Furthermore the Arabs can not forget that the ultimate ob. The article said the M. ABOTU) Ananthy wsch the Jective of terrorism is to dis-Government acted with scandal. orst speaker today, said that possess them of their country
he Brazilian resolution "com-and to transform it into a Jewish pletely ignorca the fact that state.
he negotiations between Egypt
and Britain have already tail-
d.
That is the first defect.
Home Rule
For Algeria
Paris, Aug. 28.
A bill giving the French colony of
British
ous weakness" towards the Jewish terrorists and "had let events
"Britain never ean starve her alf back to security and pro
Perity since her ventomy can only told a press conference. support 36,000.00 people,"
de
Mr. Calwell said that he had proposed an Imperial Conference on Immigration to the Canadian and British Governments an all noilleial "thinking out aloud” URAIN, and had received "sym- pathetic reaction."
the
Britain, "overcrowded to point of starvation and suffeca- tion, should
Ancourage the emi gration of 10,000,000 to 15,000,-
be said. 000,"
Australia
needed an annual in- flux of 70,000 immigrants.
Mr. Catwell added that In
Found nothing. Britain, he Europe,
but despair and annternation, and said that he had promised emigrant Britons "a better and fuller life than WB: world." possible anywhere in the nlů
He said that Europe, including Britain, was "without spirit, hope or confidence."-Reuter."
KOREA'S FUTURE
drift, thus giving the terrorists
London, Aug. 28. opportunities to become stronger to Britain that
The United States has proposed and add to their prestige."
the future of The article concluded:
Korea should form the subject of "The four-power discussions, a Foreign choice is being brought home to Oce spokesman disclosed the Arabs: either to continue to tonight."
here suffer losses in men and property, The to suffer humillations
four
"The second important defect hat any further conversa- uns would take place while he troops of one country were
powers concerned without would be Britain, the Soviet a the territory of the other.
any hope of bringing this to an Union, the United States and his would be totally unjust.
end, and to appear before the China, the powers whom it WAD "The third impor.ant acrect
world as
a weak and negligible decided by the Moscow Conference was that it took the settlement Algeria partial home rufe, universal force in middle eastern life, or of December, 1945, should exercic of the dispute out of the hands suffrage and financial autonomy, was wise to defend themselves and year period after the formation trusteeship over Korea for a five- f the Security Council," Mr. today presented to the French Council put to the, test alt Jewish claims of a provisional government for Gromyko sald.
lof the Republic for review after and strength."-Reuter. "The decision to refer the having been passed by the National question back for negotiation the measure calls for Algeria to
Assembly last night. could only be justified if it is be governed by a Governor General shown that both parties have guided by a six-man Cabinet chosen not exhausted all me.hods of by himself, the head of the Algerian discussion and conciliation," Finance Committee and the chief of
Colonial Assembly. M. Gromyko said.
the
Dutch
the country as a whole-Reuter.
Accept UNO Arbitration
The Hague, Aug. 28.
Algerian budget and other financial i "If the Security Council
maniers are to originate in the Finan- limits Itself," he continued, "tocial Assembly and hecore effective calling for renewed negotia-only after a two-thirds vote tiona and does not state is own Colonial Assembly.
The bill has been the subject of The Dutch Cabinet last night decided to accept opinion on the substanco of
the good offices of the Security Council in the question, It would mean the controversy for some time. The Com Security Council avolds Its units abstained from voling last
Holland's dispute with the Indonesian Repub- direct obligations.
lic, well-informed circles said today, accord- ing to the Netherlands Press Agency.
night, an did French members from Algeria. During the spirited debate "For cer.ain countries, in on the proposal late week, Moslem particular certain big powers, members of the French Assembly it has been difficut to adopt a walked out in protest-sited Press
position on the substance of the
18sue but the Security Council
cummot avoid taking up a posi- have robbed it of any speaking
Don in the situation which is voice. -- potentially AO dangerous." Reuter,
"Advisable" ・・
"A Relic"
A Labour source said that two
Cablact sessions had been need-
ed because the Catholics and initially expressed strong reser-
vations, which pad been finally PANAMA
"ironed out" last night.
A Government statement is ex- peated shortly, though it is pos alble any such announcement
PROTEST
Washington, Aug. 28. Government officials, pointing
know-how
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"It stalka today 08 but phantom. it peralets only na will be delayed until a declarasut that the United States has relle of bygone days which the tion. has been made to the second not Colombia's delegate,
who world la trying to forget.
yet signed a formal peace chamber of the Netherlands treaty supported the Brazilian resolu-
with Japan, nevertheless "It offers now nothing but a Parliament. tion, said that Colombia be-menace to peace.”.
are not surprised at the demon. On Monday, the Security Cour.stration in Panama protesting lieved an eary resumption of
cil adopted an American proposal against continued Unlied States "Yet an entrenched privilege that the Council tender its "good occupation of Panama bases. the negotiations between Bri- tain and Egypt "seems to be begeta such strong temptations offices to the Dutch and the Ro the most advisable and most-it is
The United States believe, it RO difficult to admit
publicans for a peaceful settle. Is not required to give up the desirable course for the Secur- moral defent-that an imperi-ment of their dispute.
the bases until one year after a ity Council to recommend with- liatle invador never moves of
The Council expressed its readi. "definitive out prejudteing the case in sub-his own accord until it is too
treaty of peace" is BCSA, it the two parties Bo signed. utaneo nor projudging the legal late.
requested, to set up a committee. Other The
sources, not connected poultion of the parties,
pages of history are consisting of three Security Coun with the Government, Indicato
the tragediescil members-Reuter. France's alternate delegate, blackened by
that all except 12 of the 132 war. M. Guy de la Tournelle, who which the human race has suf-
time bases will be returned to declared that France would fered In consequence,"
The Egyptian Prime Minister SHANGHAI BLACK Panama by September 2 vote for the Brazilian reaolu-
MARKET lion, sald that Egypt had deni-f said that Egypt would abide cil the validity of the 1936 by the United Nations. Chor treaty.
ter, adding: "I make Iti
Sbanghal, Aug, 29.
BRIBERY CASE "We have heard such argu-threata."
All local markets liegun another ACQUITTAL Nokrashy Pasha, concluded fimb after a three months" full, with ments" before in the worse mo- | ments of European history," he fervent.y: "I ask you to sup- the blackmarket
rate of the U.S.
Mombasa, Aug, 28. said. Each Hitlerite aggres-port a email nation's claim. tong been stabilized temporarily in the Shamsuddin. Dhani Merall,
lollar reaching CN$48,000 after bay- A prominent Indian merchant, sion was proceded by a declara- have its sovereignty and equal- seighbourhood of CN$40,000 to US$1,Acquitted on a 1,000 bribery tion that the treaty, signed with ity ronpected by a powerful naż
Mayor K. C. Wo daparted for charge in the magistrate's court the intended victim was worth-tion and ask you to relieve "anking to report on the economie here today on the grounds that leas and had outlived ita pur- Egypt of the inevitable consoitusion. He is believed to be seek the prosecution evidence canfilet
jucaces of the presence of Bri- emergency measures to stave off ed and no case had been establish. The Egyptian Primo Minis-tish forces on our soil and threatened skyrocketing prices. ior, Nokrashy Paaho, then took secure to us our rightful positometer to the inflationary trend offered a bribe to Mr. 8. 8. David- The rice, market, which is the best It had boon alleged that he the floor, declaring: "No legal, on under the. Charter."" rose yesterday from CN$400,000 person, Inspector of the investigation filstrument will hold back the A Belgian amendment asking pleul to CN$470,000 and it is expected department of the Coust Province. tide of history.
that the International · Court to rise further today.
pose."
Already in the brief span of should be consulted was defeat
United Press.
trial it
was
The Central Bank of China is pre-auring the role was decided hoping to tighten the moneymarkte, the investigation department had
11 years, the traaty of 1988 ed, four favouring, with one pared to withdraw loans and credits has lost its validity. Eventuagainat and oix abatentiona.- (Continued at foot of woke CoL) Reuter.
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