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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1948,
SCANDINAVIAN UNITY
Defence Pact Discussions: Concrete Progress Peninsular
Carrying Out The Ngauruhoe
Compromise Useless And Dangerous
Washington, May 9:
The American delegation to the United Nations Conference
an Freedom of Information at fenyn told Mr. George Mar- shall, the Secretary of State, Today that a compromise with Russia in basic principles is "not only useless but
can be extremely dangerous.
In their report, the delegation,
Bevin Formula
London, May 9.
Tho 'conference of Scandinavian statesmen in Stock- holm this weekend has aroused considerable spéculation here as to whether a 'further re- gional grouping on the Western Union pattern is about to be born. ' According to a well-informed source, the Prime
Still Active
Rotorua, New Zealand,,
May-9.
The effect of magnetic and radio disturbances "upon New Zealand's newly-activated vol- cano, Ngatruhoe, is awaited with interest by the meeting There with the Government vol- Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Norway, canologist; Mr. J, Healy, on
May 11. Sweden and Denmark, who plan to discuss
Mr. L. Thomson, Director of further integration of their economic and de-
Carter Observatory at Wellington, predicted sunspot activities from fence policies, will also examine a report on
May 12 to 15. Mr Healy thinks- the possibility of a customs union.
they
affect Ngauruhoe, "which is more apt to react 10 by up
This conference is essentially whi This report, drawn which was headed by Mr. William Benton,
forner Assistant Stere- experts since the Scandinavian fane of the Western Union powers phases of the moon, since erup- closely with tidal effects in the tary of State, praised the Con-statesmen met earlier this year, and the United States on the partive activities seem to be up more
Germany is in hunar relationship." Terence's "record of constructive was not expected, however, to which Western
general achievebett,“
Jake precedence over military future to play in
affales of Western Europe,
Ngauruhoe was still active today The two key factori which after its explosive outburst at 5.30 pam, on April 30 ended a 2-year will determina this
པ་་ dormant period. Snowcapped the form. any, of a future West German Government, on Ruapehu, eight miles distant, has
been quiescent
tå slugie which the experts of the three heavy-blast-on-May 1shot sky- occupation powera are now re-word 6,000 feet.. depositing a ported to be in agreement, and the future of the Ruhr Indus- trial baslo, on which they are not.
They glded; "At the same time, proposals nasre them a score of
would mendments which have served to cripple freedom of expression
de- were decisively feated.
Condemning the intransigence of the Sovst blog" at the meet- they warned; "While fe- cognising that compromise
justment with the Soviet bloc
matters.
pact on the Western
The
rolo
Bro
Scandinavians In London be. of conclusion Heve that the allher a Scandinavian defenco Union pattern or of a customs unión is still a long way ofi. But many Scandinavians here have the impression that events are slowly but definitely moving in that direction.
If, at their next private meet the Stockholm meeting The far less
ing, the heads of the delegations at attention
of the London Conference cu agree A*|m botří these topics-and the
since
heyyah ring over the surround big reas
Probably the next volcano to let go, Mr Healy told the United Press, will be the largest of them all—Tongariro—which is already indicating restlessness.
Mr. Henly declined to predjet a
for
are deshable and, Inclved, exsen- Cal in sume fields, the non-totuli- | hus TRA malions
apparently than the wee are to realise that in areas Congress of Europe at The Hague, French delegation is reliably unprobable eruptive dale coming to involving deep-seated difference there was on impression in uilderstood to have made it very gariro United Press,
Tandkumental principles, pre-ntle quarters here that it might sent altempts at compromise are represent mure concrete progress plain in the past 48 hours that it Is not prepared to agree on them not only taseless but can be x-kwards European Feleration tremely dangerous."-Healer. than was likely to be achieved by separately-the next hurdle in the way of a consolidation of the the oratory and the committee Teste-Stettin line will have been work in the Dulch capital,
cleared. Reuter.
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Washington, May 9. Rear Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, according to per- sistent reports, will settle for nothing less than the Washing-
post after Ion Embassy
his retirement as Governor Gen- eral of India on June 21.
Inter-Group Defence
a move
than those
GEISHAS' NEW SYSTEM
Tokyo, May 8.
at
Tou-
Danish King's Visit To "Fresno”
Copenhagen, May 9: King Frederick of Denmark, who served for many years in the United States Navy, paid a weckend visit to the United Slates cruiser Fresno (6,000 tons) as the guest of Admiral Richard Connolly, the Com- mander-in-Chief.
Wearing an admiral's uniform,
In any case, if the Scandinavian meeting is at all significant, it clear that it represents along the lines, suggested by Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secré tury, in the House of Commons
Many geisha girls have decided inston it is more fun and more prostable last Tuesday rather sketched out by Mr. Winston Churchill at
at The Hague on Friday. to sell their "entertainment" Mr. Bevin very strongly. hinted parties In private homes rather on the first day of the foreign than to operate through the age- And when the next change is
Commander-in-Chief of the uffairs debate that he envisaged old system of "geisha exchange the King made the visit as the unde in that job, he probably the next steps toward the "conso-houses."
Hitherto singing, dancing and Danish Navy rather than as the gan canviare cinsin George
lidation of Western Europe" de- that he's the man for it.
He showed keeri interest velaping through the creation of otherwise attractive geisha chuid King of Denmark. This information comes
be channelled to parties at from other reglenni groups
called "tea houses" only through the ship's 12 five-inch dual pur- sourer very close to Mount Western Union pattern,
pose guns and spent some time batten in New Delhi. Published which Inter-group
defence rela-the medium of the exchanges,
Tokyo Times said the geisha on the bridge and in the crew's Ispatches announcing his retire-tionships might subsequently
που tolephone their patrons; quarters.
The Fresno and two American Recent events in Scandinavia directly and book engagements, are certainly not incompatible considerably boosting their income destroyers, the Johnson and W.R. collectors Rush, are on a six-day goodwill with this !ino
of thought, unid. confusing tax
visit to Copenhagen.-Reuter. though they may well prove to United Press.
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pent as Governor General have queculated that the dashing sailorman, who was lust of the Viceroys, might become either Britain's Ambassador to Moscow or to go back to the Royal Navy. -Associated Press.
REPATRIATION
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soldier. one demobilised
the ou
among
be
be Incompatible with the ap. peal made by Mr. Churchill at The Hapus that the Scandina vian states, the countries 01 the Iberian peninsula and Italy be brought Inte the Western Union group as soon A posible.
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In fact, though the evolution of thought on these matters in Scan-
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TAIWAN REPATRIATION
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of St. Paul's, became ill and went Union Itself has, this week been; backed.Count Sforza over three Japanese- to be repatriated from to a nursing home at Oxford this overshadowed by the alternate other independent polliclans. Talwan will sail from the island
six- The "gloomy dean" will progress and crises of
President Enrico de Nicolo, for Japan on May 12, according be 88 years
old next month.-power London Conference on Ger-
with whom Premier de Gasperi to Chinese press reports today. United Press.
The group numbers 422 persons, has often disagreed, was opposed
women and 170
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up additional repairiates.-Reuter, KING GUSTAV
Nice, May 8.
Signor de Nicola, ∙an unassum- ing, modest lawyer who never
wanted to be chief of the State when he became provisional in June, 1948, has
King Gustav of Sweden, whose
Preuvrod" out of the running annual holiday on the French]
for
re-election. The constitution. Riviera is about to end, was to-
in a tribute to his work during day making preparations to leave.
the formative period of the new here on Tuesday, May 11. Republic, bas
specifically He has told the Prefecture that
Ped as the he does not wish for a public
he will be
that he
first
of President of the country as farewell. He went for a motor}
January this year.
But as
as one of Italy's keanest jurists, painstaking in fulfilling even minor duties of his office, he has. often, blocked Signor de Gasperl's moves by refusing to yield on points of law.
drive to Beaulieu-sur-Mer after lunch today. Heuter.
CYCLING MISHAP
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here today was Nicola would hot want to be re-from his machine among the
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