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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1948.
EUROPEAN CONGRESS BUSY ON SCHEMES FOR UNION Draft Resolution To Promote Unity Reynaud's Plan
Assembly
For
The Hague, May 8,
The Congress of Europe began today to hammer out the details of its plan for a European political, economic and cultural unión.
-It-split into-thice committees, each of which con- sidered a draft resolution to promote this unity.
The main points before the committees were the creation
of:
1. A European Assembly;
2. A European Economic
Union;
"The urgent need for action
10
I underlined by the present state of tension and the arma- mente race,"
Reynaud sald. Reynaud opposed appointment of such na Assembly by the 3. A cultural centre free of nations Parliaments. Only elect- ed delegates could speak for all “Government-supervision: Europe, he contended- Mr. Winston Churchill,
w.br addressed yesterday's opening form session, did not take part in ef_the_commulice meetings,
Reynaud sald It is too early to Kull Parliament for Europe, but that consultative and advisory body should "tockic
the problem of European rect"" struction and advise on the dis- tribution of American aid."
wens spending the week-end Queen Wilhelmina's guest,
The Congress meets in pleriary session_an-Monday,
One Currency
H.K. Crackers BRITISH
Explode
San Franelac, Máy 3. A fire on board the Pacifie Far East Lines freighter 8.8. 'Contest, unloading Oriental cargo. set off a series of ex- plosione today.
The • unexpected noise was caused by exploding fire- crackora, several CARCE which went up in amoko. The blaze was confined ta one bulkhead. The ship docked from Manila, Kong and Yokohama.—Aso- clated Press,
DOTTI
Hong
"EMERGENCY" TROOP TRANSFER
WARNING
TO GREECE
Eorldon, May 9. -Britain-has-warned-Greece against giving the impression that the execution of rebels is ļa reprisal for the recent as- sassination of the Minister of
Tathay Pacific
SPEED
● COMFORT
·SAFETY
Hongkong
Justice, M. Christos Ladas. Sto
A. Foreign Office spokesman said today that Britain had no Intention of intervening on br- -half-of-the-rabola_condemned to death for murder. The Govern- meni had never intervened to prevent the execution of persons charged with civil crimes.
“He' rocmied the miss murders" of 1944 and added that one of Washington, May 9. tlin
executed persons recently Captain Walter W. Weir, Assis-] had been responsible for the kill- Baruch Message tan Public Information Officer ing ot 400 people by mo-
There, said today an "emergency" | cbineguns, Winston Churchill is honorary transfer of 500 troops to Alasku Britain hndi, however, in chairman of this conference. He by air was being made to Gil out tervened in cases where death urged yesterday an internationalder manned units.
Rentences had been passed On assembly which calsich speak for
political
charges "which hod Europe in a united voice.
The fold earlier announced it seemed to be groundless, for Bernard
M. Baruch, adviser was flying the soldiers to the ter-instance, in the "Judicial mur- to United States Presidents, ritory in an unexplained "emerder of the Bulgarian Agrarian sont a message halling the Con.
leader, Nikola
Petkov," gress of Europe Idea as a ray
The Captain said the soldiers, The spokesman would not say Both in the political and econ- of hope for the survival of
collected from all over the United whether Britain was satisfled omar rom
rommittees 41 ATEN
Western civilisation. He said:
the present exccutions States und Hawaii, had been that that Europeati recon- "European unity under struction was doomed to failure United Nations alone can assure waiting transfer north by ship. reprisals
Fort Lawton "for a long time" Athens were not connected with if attempted 4311 #2 sectional
the survival of civilisation. You Men were being moved south | Ladas.—Reuter. individual basis.
kindle anew the hopes, of from Alasku posts steadily with- The political committee con-all mankind and encourage Amout replacements, leaving units sidered the calling of a European erican efforts to greater help for there undly understaffed. Consultative Assembly. Members Europe, which will help itself;
The ilveliest debate was in the political committee, After general discussion the draft resolution, the Chaleman, M. Paul Ramadler, put the docu- ment, paragraph by paragraph, A long list of amendments was tabled.
מויך
con
Henry",
of this would be appointed by back to enjoyment of life, liberty He sold the men were among the various Parliaments.
and happiness," Assoclated 2,100 destined to more north-
Associated Press,
The economie-committee, dif- "Prosse (cussed in union which envisaged i the ultimate abolition of customs barriers, free cireuintion of capi- nd completely Currency unification.
In All three committoes, de legates emphasised the next for sperd.
Germany
TWO MEN ACCUSED OF
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF POLICE CONSTABLE
in
for the death of M.
Palestine Battle Over?
Jerusalem, May 9.
Arab leaders, quoted by of- ficial sources, said today that partition was achieved. Akram Hamari, member of the Syrian Parliament, was quoi- fed as saying that the battle is
all over and that a Jewishr
Lord Layton told the econo. myic committee that many of the. problema raised at the first economic conference at Geneval In~1997—were—afil)-unaoivad............. These he listeri as fronfier res- tions, the position of the Unit- ed-States-an-a-creditor nation-Goorgo-King, 46-year-old silver_refiner of Goldingstate has arisen.
Russia's world trade.
Germany would have to bes conic a unity again and "econa- mically
part ol Western
position in relation with
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ur whole object must be to find a way of achieving greater prosperity," he saldi.-Reuter
of
Reynaud Plan
London, May 8.
Street, Stepncy, and Ronald Thomas Colverson, 17-year-old van guard of Batty Street, Stepney, were charged at West Ham court today with shooting at Police Constable Cecil John Harris, with intent to murder "him, at Woodrange Road, Forest Gate, East London.
1-
Both were remanded in cus- job. I might tody until Wednesday. The truth about it." police said the papers-of-the case would be put before the
The Hague, May 8 Former Premier Paul Reynaud
France-proposed today the Director of Public Prosecu-
election of a consultative Euro- peen Assembly this year by the
tions.
tions.
Detective
"
as well tell
Daggers Found
the
The Inspector said that when Colverson was asked would like his statement duced to writing, he said: "Ye please. I want to get it over." He then made a signed etate. ment.
In his
Tngi Iddin Es Folh, Lebanese adviser tu Azzan Pashu, was quoted from Amman as saying that the Arab states are not plan- €235 to send major forces__10_ Jerusalem after May 15 if The Jewish forces quit Arab states.
Asked the results of retent conferences, Es Soll was report- ed as replying. "We saved the Arabs half of Palestine."
t
Official sources did not..believe offensive a major Arab he would be planned after May 15, re-principally becaure the Arabs had not moved to meet the Haga- nah activity between the British heavy withdrawal and subse- quent return of reinforcements. United Press.
pockets were, found.
of
10 European Marshall Plan 1100- Detective Inspector Long said
that yesterday, with Reynaud's proposal, made to Inspector Jenkins, he saw Colver- the unofficial" 22-nation forum son at the police station and toht discussing European union here, him that he answered the des enlier for each of the 10 nations cription of one of two persons 10 oleel by universal suffrage, who shot a police officer at the smong other things, a pair une representative for each mil- rear of a shop at Woodrange sun glasses, part of a tin of pep- tion of its population.
Roud, Forest Gate, in the early per and a dagger in a sheath. This the Wartime French hours of Tuesday last. leader snid, would give. Britzin about 48 delegates, France 40, Belgium eight and the Nether Innds, nine.
When told he would be put up for identification, Colverson said; "You seem to know all about the
SOVIET DECIDE TO STAY AWAY
Berlin, May 9.
The Soviet delegation announced that it will be un- able to attend the next meeting of the Allied Kommandotura..
~~~~~~American-officials-interpret- ed this as a' new Russian step toward wrecking the Jast fuctioning organ of four-power Government in Germany.
Since the Russians walked out of the Alllect Control Council on
March 20, Western Allled officials
have forecast Soviet manoeuv
TWINS SET
A WORLD RECORD
Sydney, May U.
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At his home at Hobart House. Stepney--real-sport shirt, electric torch and another dagger were found in the bedroom."
Inspector Long said he went to Holding Street and searched the back bedroom of the house cupied.by King
ac-
"Underneath the mattress of a bed near a pillow I found this revolver, a dagger--and,
neath the pillow, an
under
electric
torch. On the mantle I found a paper bag containing 18 rounds of revolver ammunition."
"I'm Sorry"
hei
The Inspector said that saw King at the polles station -and-told-him he would be put up for Identification. King, said: "Cut that out. I am admitting i am the one who did the shooting. I am sorry now I did 11."
When the two were
charged
together, King sald: "The chap on my right"-indicating Colver- son-"had nothing to do with
res to kill the Allied Kommanda- |The newspaper Truth report- it," Neither had anything to say
tura, which is the four-power government body for Berlin. ed today.
The Russians advised the Chiefs of Staff of the Western Allies that their delegation would be unable to attend because of the illness
that an Australian when remanded woman gave birth to twins Reuter. six days and one hour apart for what was believed to be a world's record.
of Major-General Alexander Truth and the obstetrician, a Kotikov, Russian comniander in nam of 45 years experience, was Borlin
quito-shaken"-by-the-ordes-
and
An official British statement although the mother bore up well.
John The parents were stressed in the past, when a
The first twin commandant has been unable to Mary Plunkett. otlend, It has been the normal was born on May 2-a soven practice for his deputy to take pound boy. The second arrived his place."~Associated Press. - on May 8-a six pound four
Ottawa, May 0. "Fressure of business" In Wash- Ington has forced Mr. James Forrestal, the American Defence Secretary, to postpone. Hils, visit lo Canada for defence talks, Ho was to have left for Oltawa to- day--Reuter.
ounce girl..
John Plunkett såld later: No one will ever know what I've been through."United Press.
TRUMAN 64-
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