THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1048.
U.S. Ready To Resume Britain's
Austria Peace Talks
Palestine Unification Approved
Washington, Dacombor 7.
The United States notified Austria today that it is ready to resume four-power nagotiations for an Austrian peace treaty, Austria had asked the United States, Britain, France
and Russia for the resumption of the talks:
Aus-
the first attempt to settle A note handed to the
'long argued issue with the Rus Washington Aminun, December 7. trian Legation in
sians by direct negotiations. United States King Abdullala's Cabinet to-today said the day opproved a Palestine Arab Government is fully prepared resolution to take part in renewed dis- General Congress
Verification of cussions and that as SUON RA calling for the Palestine with Transjardun the other powers reply, the
chairman American under King Abdullah.
the Foreign Ministers Deputies will act.
The resolution was adopted by The Congress at the meeting held
In Jericlm on December 1.
of
The Americns chairman Is Mr. Samuel Reber, of the Slate De- authorised 10 10 meet
The Transjordan Government|partment, who is will take constitutional and
summon the Deputies
ternational measures in umpirineulagam.
the re, aution, These Bacastikes Whether he does so presumably will be taken af the proper Une will be determined by Russin's and in arcordance with the prin-j
придућу. ciple of self-determinatkata.
The Transjordan Cabinets de- Chalon stated that the Government believed it was in the general in terest that suitable betion of The Palestin problem, ucluding refugees to the, telurnu Áruh Palestine and their adeguata com- pensation, should be renched as LODN 244 Possibile,
The Cabinet dreision, reached presided after a short hoveling
will be over by King Abdullah, presented to Parliament. -leuter.
Willing To Go?
One of the chief issues which led to the suspension of the Aus- trian treaty talka last May was the Soviet Union's
support of Yugosloy claims
Austrian Carinthip.
In view
of
to
the Caminform's bitter dispute with Marshal Tito. some observers have conjectured that Russia might now be less persistent on this issue, provided
made 142 that concessions were Russia on certain economite que “ tlons, welcomed The American nole
It is also said
Washington the initiative the Austrian Gov-that the Russians have been net urging ably
unsuccessfully economically Proment had shown in
administering Austrian enter- that a peace treaty should be com
They may cluded and pointed out that the rises in their Zone, Austrian Government considered therefore be willing to get out of that the four-power occupation Austels for the best concessions was an impediment to Austria's they can get from the Western economic recovery,
Allies,
Observers in Washington con. sider that the Austrian reques for a resumption of four power
the negotiations on
Austrian peace treaty opens the way for
FILM STAR FREED
BY WOMAN JURIST
New York, December 7.
A woman magistrate freod film actor Errol Flynn on $500 bail today when he appeared in court on charges of third degreo assault.
the
Agreement on an Austrian treaty would, however, remove the test legal excuse for Russiana
to keep troops In Hungary and Rumania to guard communications to Vienna,
Aus-
Frontier Question
Observers in London believe that the resumption of negotia- tons depends mainly on whether Russia is prepared to modify her territorial support for Yugoslav and reparations claims ou trin.
ls believed the new move is inspired by the hope that estrangement between Moscow Laut Belgrade had made Bussin theless inclined to support the Yugo- He was first heid in custody which had centred after allegedly. kicking a police-drive of a taxi in which Flynn slay claims. During the Foreign
Ministers' Deputies a dispute and a friend were riding.
Bri- man early today in
He was releases! $500 bail-st May, the United States,
tain and France felt Austrin's provided by a night club owner
but when he failed to appear in present frontlers to be inviolable.
The United States court magistrate's warrant was
tive, Mr. Reber, concluded that Issued for his crest,
nu further progress was possible so long as the Big Four disagreed on Austria's frentier-Renter.
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He was arrested in the Savoy Plaza Hotel and brought to court who ret There the magistrate heard the ense ordered him forfeit his bail.
Flynn apologised for his non- had he appearance. DRYING overslept.
The magistrate, Daris Byrne,
12.32 p.m.-Art Show and This Birchestra re-lastated his bail. Looking the
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Armed Forces'
London, December 7. Mr. A. V. Alexander, the Minister of Defence, told the House of Commons to- day that the total estimat- ed strength of the British armed forces ari January 1, 1049, will be 810,500. This comprises: Navy 420,000; 144,500; Army and Air Force 237,000.
The estimated not re- duction in the size of the armed forces during 1948 is about 310,000, Mr. Alex- ander added-Reuter.
Spanish As A ÚN Language
Women Should Alter Their Hair Styles
Paris, December 8.
"A woman should chango hor hair style as ofton as dross styles change, if not more often," says Paul Edwardı.
He is the young hair stylist in charge of Elizabeth Arden's beauty saloons in New York, London and Paris.
din-
"As soon as a hair do is old-bracelets, peppered with fashioned. It is nging to the monds, as earclips to accompany woman who wears it: he says a blonde hair style which had the hair brushed straight back from firmly. "Short hair is the vogue the forehead and fashioned into
the sooner now and
women three huge sweeps on the top of get around to it the
better the head. they will look."
Mata Hari
This good-looking Englishman, A real "Mata Hari" effect was
who spent the six wor years fly- ing with the
RAF,
makes
achieved because the model wore
steady round of the three big slinky hooded gown of black
crepe.. cities.
On beautiful Paris models
Asked about the sultability of he
hair for. present dny showed how different ways of short dressing short hair can conjure fashions, Paul Edwards said he Paris, December 7.
chie sophistication or carefree na-considered it imperative for the new-type hats and new-type Eight Spanish-speaking turalness, whichever is desired. States today succeeded In Jet-black hair, brushed back clothes.
"Women look like a lot of Spanish making
a working and furled into vertient sweeps
chopped short into a wave side-opping around their necks when language of the United Nations at the back, had the front hair grandmothers who have their hair along with French and English. fringe that encroached boyishly they wear the new-style clothes." He laughed. "I wonder why ile set The United Nations has always used Spanish, with Russian and this sophisticated style by clip-women are so reluctant to change hair-dos. They can't one of its five off-ping two colossal diamond plumes their Chipere, ng
to the back and top of the head, realise how much a change does
them good."-Associated Press. clat languages.
The addition of Spanish as a working tongue, it is estimated. will thercase printing custs by about $1,250,000 a year.
The eight countries which pro- posed the resolution were Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines and Urguny. The voir was 32 for and 20 against, with five abstentions.-Reuter.
onlo the forehead.
Bubbles Cut
off
A brief bob that bent out. wards by the very ends and a "bubbles" zut crushed sleek ti the side from a parting which ran non-stop from forehead to neck, both lent extreme youth.
to the modela. He displayed ingenuity by em- ploying goldmesh sausage-thick
Britain Resumes Talks With Spain
Madrid, December 7.
negotiations Trade talks between representatives of the British Treasury and the Spanish authorities have just bean resumed in Madrid.
representa-
AUSSIE FACTORY
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Sydney, Decanber 7.
exports Di canned Australian fonds to Britain will be seriously affected by a £400,000 tire which today destroyed Australia's big- worst gust can-muking factory covering half acreS un area of two and In Sydney.
Director El. Hughes said Irreplaceabic, machinery
of cases Three thousand tinplate and 3,000 cases of partly processed tinplates were Reuter.
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warned him: "be here."
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He told reporters he had failed to appear in court earlier because he had stayed awake during the night worrying about the incident and did not get out of bed until late this morning-Reuter.
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customers and
INDIA ISSUES
A DENIAL
New Delhi, December 8. A Government spokesman to- day dented knowledge of any official or special invitation re- ported from Batavia to have been sent by the Prime Minis. ter, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, 1to President Soekarno of the visit Indonesian Republic to India.
The Indonesian news agency Antara.in Batavia was quoted us saying that President Soekarno had accepted Mr. Nehru's Invita- tion to visit India as a prelude to a lightning tour of other Asian countries to bolster support for the Republic in relation to the Dutch.
The official spokesman said Mr. Nehru would always welcome Mr. the Soekarna and that the Indian leader is deeply interested in the materials, 15 Indonesian development. He add-
a fortnight to enable the two chief source of sterling that Spain parties to study means of over-needs to buy raw
ing out trade May
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SEVENTY-EIGHT YEARS AFTER
Paris, December 7.
With the sterling received from her sales, Spain buys, from wither A centenarian, M. Jean Linard, of Thonnance-les-Joinville, Marne Britain or the sterling area, cot- The Spanish Government is re-ton, coal,
awarded tia, fats, iron and Department, has been solutely opposed to a devaluation steel products, machinery, auto- the Medaille Militaire for cour of the pespts, but, on the other mobiles and manufactured pró-age in the Franco-Prussian way of hand, Britain, one of Spain's most | diets of all kinds---Reuter.
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