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NECESSITY FOR NEW DEFENSIVE STRATEGY IN THE PACIFIC
RULES FOR N. CHINA TRADING
Shanghol, March 21.
The Chinese Communist radio tonight announced regulations under which trade will be per- mitter with Communist-occu- pied China.
the
The trendcast diselched formatim of a Foreign National, Affairs section in the Commun- 1፡1 People's Government North China.
for
London, March 21.
Informed sources said today that the United States
must provide loadership in the formation of a · Pacific pact to chock tho Far East Communist
monaco.
No official comment is available concerning the re-
ported shaping of the Pacific pact, However, it is reliably understood that the British Government is more concerned with Common- wealth discussions relating to India's omer- gence as an independent republic.
on, which reengnises Enstern Asia as the main base of Western Europe,
One oficial, commering India's declared intention of re- maining aloof from regionul pacts, said: india mild be either a wedge or a bond be twčen the East and West."
Informed sources say that fur- ther reversea in South East Asla can unlermine West Europe's promerity which is the United | States, first defence
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1948.
COMMONS QUERY ON. NEW PACT
London, March 21. Mr. Chelstopher Mayhew, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, informed a qusationer In the House of Commons to-
day that up far as he is aware there have been no negotia. tions or discussions for the conclusion of regional pacts other than the Atlantic Pact.
Mr. John Langford Halt (Conservative) asked who. ther in vlow of the over. whelming support which the Atlantic Pact has in this
country such regional pacts ard envisaged by the Govern. ment.
that
not
Mr. Mayhew replied the Atlantic Pact Mas heen signed yet. "Perhaps we had better do that first," he said.Router.
1*****OUTES
FLU EPIDEMIC
IN BRITAIN
London March 22. Influenza is sweeping Britain, two months after it hit the Euro- penn Continent.
Authoritative quiriers say that
They point out that even the the present disorders throughout United States resources are limit- ed anst American expen/liture on South East Asin make it nores- The broadcast sabl Foreighbury that the Western and other any large scale in the Far East wers, especially these might also lend to a reduction in of friendly powits. commercial bodies desirezis
China and of the Commonwealth, plan de-aid to Western Europe. trading with North
nfresh and fensive Strategy
trom For this which observe the polienes
reason, they security in the Far East depends deerees of the People's Govern-Japan to the Indian, ocean,
to appoint However, they say, individuand ment are permitted
on en-operation among all coun- with helion by any othe juwer can
threatened by Communist
The Ministry of Health TA- representatives for trade
aggression achieve httle and they meld that
including Australia, perted yesterday that deaths from this area,
there Bust be active leaderships from the tuted States,
The radio aid that wely for- eigt: fratlery inust be recommend - ed by the new Foreign Nationnis Affairs section.
Both importers and exporter
from the must obtain licences North China Trade Bureau as must Chinese businessmen de. siring to proceed abroad.
The broadens!
Fl said that trade contracts between Chinese
The Western powere must week a new
New
say.
Hong Zealand. Malaya, Kong the Philippines, Korea, Sam, Ilanesia and not the least,
fila. partnership with genuine nationalism as distinct from Communism In Aala as the most effective counter to Com. munism, they say.
Natural Corollary It is believel
that such รา!
and forem firms must be rati- understanding can follow as the fod by the Trade Bureau.--Unit-natural corollary to the Western ed Press,
Union
and the
Allantic pact
Cancer Diagnosis Appeal Upheld
London, March 21..
A surgeon who was said to have wrongly diagnosed in 1942 that a patient, an American, would die of cancer in a few months, today appealed successfully against a £6,300 damagos award.
Communist
Plot In America?
New York. March 21.
A Government attorney told
a Federal Judge and Jury in
New York today thai
the
11
Japanese Buffer
Regarding Japan, these sources say that the Commun. Lat successes in China are likely to strengthen the American de- sire to maintain Japan wtrong butter between herself and Avia.
As a
Reliable sources in New Delhi said today that the Prime Minis fer, Jawalartial Nehru, will attend The Commonwealth Conference in Londen next month. The co-
Queuille's Victory In Local Elections
Paris, March 21. Henri Queuille's middle of the road Government won France's local elections, the Interior Minis- try said tonight.
The result of Sunday's polls was: 51.12 per cent of the vote to the parties in the Government, 48.88 per cent to the Government's bitter op- ponents the Communists and followers of General de Gaulle.
The consensus of neutral ob-↑ Communists, who want to over- servers is that M. Queuille's throw the Government because i moderate pro-West Government they any it is too pro-Amerlcon. has been strengthened by the De Gaulle and the Communista detest one another.Assneinted
vole.
It should not be forgotten that Press. the parties in the Government are unlied, at least temporarily, in a coalition cabinet while M. Queuille's opponents aro divided.
De Gaulle won something of a personal success in posting 25.34 per cent of the vote, the largest
| gathered by any single party.
Out the Government still han two to one advantage over the General, who wants to lako power to give France what he
Aya in the
strong leadership sho needs.
RUSSIANS TAKE IT TAMELY
Berlin, March 22. The Russian authorities an- nounced last night. that they will take no retallatory action Still A Force
against the move by the West- The Communists
alsa showed ern powers which outlawed the nre still they
a force to be Soviet
East Mark in the reckoned with-despite the A-Western sector of Berlin. lantic Pact, the European Rc- covery Programme and the Ber-
the disease in London and then airR. bigger towns in Britain and Wales fast week totalled 321-300 per veni more than during any woek last year.Associated Press,
1
They polled the second highest number of votes, 23.54 per cent. But the Government also has two to one advantage over the
Search
Uranium
In Colonies
London, March 21,
ference will discuss matters arts Britain's Ministry of Supply has offered to buy all
the
meeting of the
ing from
tommonwealth Prime Ministers
last October,
Mr. Nehru, who holds the Fu eign
will Minister's portfolio. leave New Delhi in the middle of April for the conference. He will be accompanied by Sir Gurja Shankar Bajpai, Secretary-Gen- cral of the Foreign Ministry, United Press.
Anna Strong Attacks Pact
uranium ores containing over 10 per cent of the mineral-the basic material for atomic energy-produced in the colonial empire or in Britain during the next 10 years.
In the Orst offeini Soviet re neflon to the currency reform. Colonel Alexis Yelizarov, acting Soviet Commandant of
declared:
recher
Berlin,
"In an endeavour to help the population of Deriln's Western sectors, the Soviet Military Ad- ministration does not intend to carry out any mensures restrict. ing use of the mark of the Ger-
Bank of mon
Emission (Enst Mark) by residents of the West- ern sectors in the Soviet sector of Berlin and in the Soviet oc- cupation zone."
Many Berliners had expected the Russians to make a retalia- tory move.
Earlier yesterday, Russian-con- trolled German police tried to prevent Western Berliners from wild spending of surplus Enst Marks in ration-free ores In the Suviet sector of the city.
The East Mark tumbled to a rate of six to 10 for one West The Ministry announced this The Ministry recalls that the Mark on the black market. Even tonight, adding that the offer is
search for radioactive minerals in the legal exchange offices the being published in all colonial In the self-governing countries East Mark dropped to 5.2 for one.
of the Commonwealth Is al territories where there is consi-
puraded dered to be
ready being actively possibility of
by the respective Governments. locating the radioactive mate-
The offer
published in the colonies. which Arc unnamed, The Ministry is making
all says
the Ministry will buy all effort to stimulate interest among uranium ores and concentrates American, colonial mining houses and pros-produced in the colonial empire new currency rules quietly. pectors in locating substantial de- during the next 10 years at a posits of uranium and thorium minimum price of 13/0 the announcement said.
rials.
a
Before Sunday's currency change, the East Marks bad been worth about a quarter of the Western currency in West- arn Barlin.
The 2,250,000 Germans in the British and French sectors met the first day of the
The Western Allies told them per their situation would be improv. od because their blockade- pinched economy now would he tled closer to the strongly reviv
of Western ing economy
Ger-
The surgeon. Mr. John Bow- man unter, had been ordered Mr. to
damages to pay the
Easton, March 21. James Forbes Whiteford. Mr.
Miss Anna Louise Strong, Whiteford complained in the who
was recently expelled
pound of contained urunluni original action that Mr. Hunter froin Russia on charges of Colonial Geological Surveys oxide. and Dr. Seymour Gleed had espionage, yesterday termed the and the Geological Survey of This offer is subject only 10 wrongfully diagnosed his condi- North Atlantic Pact a step to- Great Britain are giving advice reservations that the Ministry
on the
muiter and analysing does not guarantee to buy are ermany-Associated Press. ward war,
brought in by pro-concentrate containing less than Speaking at the Boston Com-samples
the As a resul!
of the diagnosis munity Church, Miss Strong urg- spectors,
announcement 10 per cent of uranium oxide ner to buy lots of less than 10 tons Mr. Whiteford gave up his flated that a pact be drafted which added. sold his business and belongings
counters (in-of ore or concentrates. Ores or
DO YOU KNOW in England and returned to the would embody disarmament pro-
and abandonment of struments for measuring radio-concentrates containing less than
activity) produced in Britain pre 10 per cent uranium oxide may, YOUR HONG KONG?. being used and made available however, be bought on terms to for sale in increasing numbers be agreed with the seller in cer- in the colonies.
inin circumstances.-Reuter.
tion.
WHS
posals
with
leading United States Commu United States. He was seen by a atomic bombs. nists before them on a charge surgeon 121 New York, who of conspiracy could touch the found no evidence of cancer, fuse to a revolution of force in the United and violence States.
He accused the party leaders of making his diagnosis and award" } from Russia because she was a teaching by means of classes and Mr. Whiteford £2,000 general and £4,380 Speckal schools that the classic mortel ne damages the violent overthrow of the damages. He dismissed the case United States Government is the against Dr. Gleed, Russian revolution of October.
He accused the 11 accused of organising the party in 1945 to advocate the violent overthrow of the Government,
Strong said that she would defenil America Mr. Justice Birkett hell that every inch of her life if it were Mr. Hunter
negligent in attacked by Russia.
She sakl that she was deported Journalist seeking facts, and th was considered explonage by the Russlons. Reuter.
1917
Eugene
One of the accused, Dennis, General Secretary of the Party, spoke of the sinister pur pose behind this heresy trial. He sald the liberties of the whole American people hinged on
the
Today, Mr. Hunter appealed| CANADA COCKPIT against these findings.
Lord Justice Asquith, giving the appeal judgment, said the
Mr. question
whether Hunter, In making a mistake, was guilty of negligence.
was
Geiger-Muller
OF FUTURE WAR BOAC
that
Kitchener, Ontario, March 21.
Colonel Wallace Gofroth, form- er Deputy
Director-General of wartime defence re- Cunada's search. said today that the North Atlantic Pact leaves Canada as a possible battleground in another .There was a cross appeal by outcome of the case, He denied Mr. Whiteford from the decision world war.
Colonel Birkett in dis-
Gofroth salt the attorney's charge that the or Mr. Justive
Dr. Canada's position will make IL against Party principles advocate force missing the action
with the cockpit of any war between and violence in overthrowing the Gleed. This was dismissed
Russia and the United States. At United States Government.
costs.
the same time, he said, it the The attorney, Mr. John
Pact ensures peace, Gohey, and the 11 accused from Leave to appeal to the louse Atlantle
highest Appeal Canada will be in an excellent the National Board of the Ameri- of Iords-the
make tremendous Communisl Party. which Court-was granted in respect of position to could decide the imo for the re- the appeal and the cross-appeal. gains-United Press, volution.-Reuter.
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