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SIAM HOLDS KEY TO COMMUNIST SCHEMES
AMBUSH OF U.N. OFFICERS
Batavio, March 19. Five addiuinistrative officers of | the United Nations military ob- zerver new from their head- quarters in Batavia to Medan, Sumatra, this morning to inves- tigate the condition and circum · stances of the shooting of two observers on Friday, The condition of Colonel H. D.
Chaplin, British Army, is termet serious but us. We appears in ne danger. He was the victim of six bullet wounds l in not
London, March 20.
|British intelligonco quarters believe that Siam holds the key to Communist plans for the domina- tion of Asia.
Informed sources said today that most of the For Eastern Communist activity is directed from Bangkok, Siamese capital.
British reports from Bangkok į Any organisation with hend- qupriers-at Bangkok is situated old that the Siamese Premier,
Songkram,
taken strategically to spread tentacles Phobun into the four most vital orientalineosures to deal with the Com- munist threat which earned him countries.
frontiers the reputation of being notl-Chí- ¦ with Burma to the West, French nese, and therein lay the real Indochina to the East and Malaya Idanster,
Stam
comun
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1949.
Lord Listowel Sees Dedman
Canberra, March 19. Lord Listowel, the British Government's special envoy to Australia and New Zea land, had further talks today with the Minister of Defence, Mr. John Dedman. No In- dication was given of what *WAR discusand.
ATOM ROCKETS TO BE TESTED IN AUSTRALIA
Sydney, March 19.
The "Sunday 'Sun" reports in a despatch from Can- berra that the United States will test, rockets with atomic warheads on a rockot rango în Cen- tral Australia.
America also will use the range for the development
and testing of other long range weapons.
Sta
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A later message from Syd. ndy said that Lord Llatowel, on arrival there tonight, sald bis Canberra talka had been
that The despatch said very friendly, frank and futh He said he had changed his Ogreement Kiving the United plans
Stutes the He would not leave
use of the range in conjunction for New Zealand until Mon-
with Britni Brid Australin day next and Instead - would
will be ninde rest in Bydney tomorrow.
among the three Governments.
christmas Island in the Indian broadcasting on Earlier, it
Fladlo Hong Kong a frequency of Ocean, 2,000 miles North West 845 kiloeveles per second and an Australian range. wit9.52 megacycles per second in the also be an impurtant observation 31 metre bad. buse from which to observe new H.K.T.. American rocketa.
Programme Summary. cently acquired the rights to ex- 12.32 pm-Mekaties from British Films, platt
phosphate deposits On
Janila Levy
Fia Orchestra, Christmas Island,
with Marla Brill, Jack Couper, Honala ('Dell and Chorus, (MBCTH) 1.00 p.m.--}«} Laren ni
Plasto (Bali) 1.15 pm. --News, Weather Report And
Announcements,
WAS reported that Lord Listowel had plan- to the South. Only 100 miles Unofficial reports said that at
ned to My to Wellington to- 1. the North acress the Indo-least half of the Chintse popula- Lieutenant-Chinese corridor
morrow for talks with is the frontier tion are Communist sympathisers) of the of China prosper.
and Barigkok accepted it as com- Developments 12 the prikii-
knowledge
believed kuring
countries recently Oat they are well armed.--Unit- stimulatre British interest En ed Press, Stam. Tal leterest was reflect-
Meden
to be
Foreign
-
hospital, a UN spokesinan sulet ed the visits of British militory
Also brspital is U.S. Army
fenders in Mudaya +45 Major Jotin Albert Simmons, ministrators. to Bangkok. While condition Is sad
Ofter felala sani lem ekran. He was wounded
that several factors contributet to closer en-operation between rape for Jntert A Dutch Army
spokesman Sur, and Bestan wald the UN Jeep was attacked acten in slumping out ferocism by automatio
ndon the Malaya-Stamese fron- bably Sten
fler. The importance Stam has ng- punk, it is not known whether sumed as a semirer of rier, espres
weapons pra- gunk or machine
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the jeep was escorted, The Jeep
Www
Junty wilderness in South of Medan between that esty and the town of Brastag Be Lake Toba,
These were
The Art capsanīties DI IN police acties in Java and Sunz
a targat in the sutras. 1945
Associate items
Date
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SHOWING TODAY
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The
with
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costly for Malaya whose supplies.
drastically by the re were eut belon to Burma; Cùmmunism
te makes
appeal Sume who l not have 1 samme sort of Nationalist straunde which disrupted. The eronomy of other South But Asun pourilties.
grave
because the
British aurvey
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the New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Fator
his Fraser, and Government-Reuter.
Government Asked To Aid Films
London, March 19.
One of Britain's biggest film trade unions, the Cinematograph and Allied Technicians, today called on the Government to-requisition all idle studio space and start a full production pro- gramme there as a move to cope with the film industry crisis.
the industry the resoluti
In the British view, however,],
Meeting in London, the Asso- "This meeting ses no solution the threat to Siam
from Com elation inamnously passed a to the present
dißculties other munika
the intervention of the movement is principally under resolution calling on the Presi-than ground A
redent of this Board of Trade, Mr. Government to an extent equal, cently indicated that the Harold Wilson, to take all desir-o that by which Hilself has failed." Blamese were becoming more able action, however drastic, to
[said.-Reuler. and more affald of the Chire-establish full working. They nese economic pressure and the include the
fixing of quotas formation within the country
high enough to stimulate pro- duction and the ending of quotu The survey put the number of relief.
ה of
Burt of Chinese emplce.
erry Musical Miracle Camere in the counter of theit
ALICE
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AND HIS ORCHESTRA
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INTECHNIC
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NEXT CHANGE
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"Botween US Girls"
COPPERS BEST AT LARCENY Port Huron, Michigan,
March 19. Five policemen, decribed as the National best inreeny men on the force. Film Finance Corporation: to ru- were lodgeet in jail today while
the
prosecutor, Nex film" distribution and sure far
at a sought warrants exhibition; to Bs quotas cufficiently high Agure to pro-
The resolutizm enlis 4712 Mr. 250,000 and all that Chiane Wilson to stort full film produc- opies ar Staro, an 20 Malaya,
theat in cimetom with the would help line with which
Gemertumentespotisored eventually Revered Cla
Russian In A Fog
Moscow, March 19. The film director, Mildai Chaurelli, one of the former delegades to the World Pearc Congress in an article in "So- virt Art," said today that the poisonous fog of propaganda for the war is rising over
"Replacing the
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Hitlerite
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with looting
Plumber yards dretten of both feature bengals homes.
Australia
A sellable informant told the United Press that at least one American observer recently visited the Australian range. Otherwise there has been no of- efal indication here of the Unit- ed States' interest in the use of the range.
Rigid Security
that
12.24 p.
1.25 p.m.-Interlude,
the
120 pm-London Audio Concert.The Westmater" Orchestra, (ITB) 2.00 p.m.-Chee Down.
4.00 .-Programme Bammary, 4,01 m. Being Time", 4.20 p.m.Portuguese
Пет
Hi! Hour.
7,00 pm-World Neven and Newa An
Kinder mg)
7.15 pm--~||~~ Myron
Some sources spreutate the U.S. Ambasador. Cowen, who is now on holiday in Honolulu, might make-n-detalled report lo President Trum when he visits Washington prior lu assuming his new pust in Manila, Mr. Cowen in a close friend of the newly-named Unit- Defence Secretary,
States
Louis Johnson,
The "Bunday Bun" sald that United States experts told the British authorities that Am- erica needs more space than is
the New Avaliable in
Mexico range to test new weapons. American scientists have been hampered by the fact that the latest "two stage" rockets their maximum distance would land in inhabited areas beyond the New Mexico testing area.
at
Rigid security safeguncus have been thrown around the range. Atkins. Under the direction of British charging them experts, considerable progress has materials from been made in the construction of to remodel their the range which will cover 2,700 miles. including a 1.300 mile
and shot ims, and not to re- Atkins said they had confessed | lanting stage-United Press. peat in the forthcoming quota to using police cars to haul away
a pulley of quota relief paint, linber and other materi- which has resulted in reduced als-United Press,
and, in some cases, cota- for two movie plete exemption houses out of every ye
PUBS WITHOUT ALCOHOE
London, March 18. "Pubs" without the traditional i
The resolution alleges that those who control the industry are pursuing a policy which will perpetuate this tragle peal. tian, which has left hundreds beer or other alcoholic drinks are of film technicians without fur to be proposed by delegates of
the National Temperance Organi ther hope of employment.
I continues: "In our view, the sations when they meet the Home
lus plans for world dominu-movie homes are completely able Secretary, Mr. James Chuter Efe,;
Tite nd dass delirios to absorb and the pill would, next week. theuphu. for world dominate by Weleume all the films which the
They want "friendship public
the Wall Street mappolists," he lustry can produce, were (1) houses,"
working to full capacity, declared.
******* with the aid of the Machadi Plan, decided to en-
Europe.
They are en- mesting the globe with work at naval and ar Janss ONLY
-
which
without 1z+le! border on the Soviet Union. They bentie with the atom bomb and Shreaten to deprive
freedom- loving nations of their indepen- dence and sovereignty."
By contrast, he said, the Soviet Union is engaged
peaceable
labour and is not planning mill- tary bases around America or any other state.-United Press,
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