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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1940,
Line-Up Of Armed Radio-Phone With Singapore
Strength Of North Atlantic Nations
Washington, April 3.
The 12 nations, which will sign the North Atlan- tic Treaty on Monday have a combined population of about 332,000,000 persons. Soviet Russia and her satellites have an estimated combined population of 255,354,000. But Russia and her satellites have more men in their armed forces, according to the best estimates. They are believed to have about 4,901,000 men under arms.
Singapore, April 4. Singapore will soon be the world radio-tele- phone map.
on
Before the end of this year, plans are already afoot to, tlak Singapore with the United Kingdom by telephone.
The move is to facilitate
quicker trade inquiries. Negotiations are also under way for direct rádlo-tela- phone links with other Commonwealth countries —Australia and India. Con- nections with Hong Kong Manila are also under con- sideration. Associated Press.
FRIENDLY RECEPTION
ON REACHING SICILY
By "TRAVELLER"
The 12 treaty signatories t'ers representing the old and new A shaft of evening sunlight glinted on the wing tip have 3,094,410 men under | Western' worlds" diplomats.
arms.
However, five other, key na- tions with
with the close ties treaty meinbern have, another 1,750,000 men under anus. These five nations are Greece, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The signing ceremonies will bring together 12 foreign minis-
A Typical Irish Question
Dublin, Etre, April 3.
The rst puser on the inter- pretation of the Atlantic Pact is to be raised by Mr. Sean MacBride, the Elre External Affairs Minister, nuw on his way to the United States--and observers call it typically frish.
youngest I Iceland's Bjarni Benediktsson, aged 40, and thei eldest is Italy's 75-year-old Count; Carlo Sforza, The Bons of the diplomats bath two foreign served in the armed forces of the United States during the war.
The foreign ministers will sign in the alphabetical order of their countries with the United Sintes last. Here Is the order of the
And
algning and a brief sketch of the| signers,
Henri Paul
Belgium-Dr.
100
of our flying boat as we glided gently down on to the harbour of Augusta, Sicily. ́Tho fint stage of the journey was over.
as we stepped ashore, we were greeted by singers and local players with accordians and guitars. It could have been the South Sea is- lands. During all my travels by air I had never had such a reception.
line,
bile with its new accommoda-
We had landed, quite by chance | The Journey by flying boat from jon a “rel letter" day, The opening the For East to England is one of Spank 50, lawyer, Was Airkt of the British Overseas Airways the most interesting that the air elected lo parliament in 1922
Corporation's new rest houses, routes have to offer but of all the rising to his government's
places along the post of premier as well as foreign
Every passenger has a delightful nuinister. He is an eloquent single room with a shower adjolution, with every amenity that can speaker.
Ing and in addition there is run-be thought of for the comfort of Canada-My Lester B. Pearning hot and cold water. There are the passengers, must take a lead , 51, Minister for External ICO rooms, including double rooms ing place. It is a step forward In Affairs and wartime minister and for marriet complex. ambassador to the United Stales, was one time u university of Toronto lecturer.
and
the progress of air travel.
MARSHALLING OF FORCES FOR ELECTION
of
local
Pale pink manquito nets cover the beds which I was assured had Denmark-Dr. Gustav Rasmus- 208 springs in each mattress! They sen, 03, a bachelor, author of are certainly very comfortable. books on international law, has
With fresh white walls and blue been a career diplomat for 32 curtains and bedspreads, the roomIN years. He has a keen sense of give a cool, soothing welcome to humour.
the tird It this; If Eire joined, would
traveller, whether he France M. Robert Schuman, a comes from the heat of the tropics the Atlantic Pact perpetuate the
German-educated
and or from the indifferent climate of lawyer partition of Ireland by guara native of Alsace Loraine.
London, April 3, Socialists and Conservatives was the United Kingdons. feeing the integrity of the fron forced to serve in the German
have mobilised their total forces tier with Northern Ireland?
The large airy reception rooms army during the first World War, is expected
raised to be
but became a French
this week-end for next Thurs- citizen with big windows opening out an day's London County Council when Mr. MacBride sceg Mr.
when Alsace Lorraine was land- to a perfect view of the harbour elections-a vital phase of an Deon
Acheson, the U.S. Secretory er back to France in 1918. He was include a bar designed on modern impending nation-wide party of State, on April 11 It is re-
onc of the French politicians and unusual lines. In these rooms here as
λ neat Kurded
point seized by the Gestapo in 1940, which the powers
possibly lid
Iceland-Mr. Bjarni Benedike 100, as well as the dining room, the struggle for control
on blue and white, government. emphosis not foresee when the pact was son, 40, is a taciturn law pro- The doors are particularly inter-
The Conservatives hope to drafted.
fessor
former mayor
of testing, being made
tho Socialists' 15-year Reykjavik.
of one sheet end Italy-Count Carlo Sforza opbrass, designed in the shape of a
of glass, the handles being of domination of the London Coun
ty Courell and to start a land. posed dictator Mussolini. He re Speedbirit, the emblem of BOAC,
slide in local contests for the turned from exile to help es-
election of 30,000 Councilors lablish Italy's postwar govern-
be held throughout Al travellers Brent. His son enlisted as a pri- Augusta will meet Mme.
Koing through which will
Britain in the next few weeks. Pittzi.
This "generol election” In ioen! She has a small shop at the head during the war. party to
government, the first of its kind, of the stairs leading to the receps hus been caused by the compres I uxembourg-Dr. reliable
413, a lawyer, has been
tion rooms. She sells local and sion of all contests into one short Minister for 23 years.
very attractive handicraft and she period, Formerly they were makes many friends, for she spread over. the year. served in the United States air force during the war.
speaks thres languages and has a Netherlands Dr. Dirk W. Stik-Welcoming smile for all the pan ker. 32, is a big business man, a sengers. banker and director of the Amis- terum Brewery. If Ireland could become
Norway-Dr.
Halvard M. sing.c
State
from Lange, 47, is a teacher and ou- governed Dublin, Mr. MacBride would be prepared to pledge
Its support for the Atlantic Pact and the Western Union. Mr. MacBride hopes to explain Eire's attitude
widely us possible United States.-Reuter.
Article 4 days: "The parties will consult together whenever, In the opinion of any of them. the territorial integrity, political Independence or security of any of the partles is threatened,"
On one
Eiro Interpretation, can never
да
bacome a
tha pact, usually
Aources say, as she will never
guarantee the integrity of the frontier with Northern Ireland, That would be regarded as FD- Gognising the partition, which she has consistently, refused to de since it was established 29 years ago,
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vate in the United States
Jose
army
Bech, Foreign His son
Italian Food
It will start with elections for England's 81 County Councils. to begin on Monday. Between next week and May 14, contests will also be held in the 23 London boroughs, 392 County
and non- Urban boroughs, 672 Italian food is particularly good county ther who became selive in public when eaten in a local atmosphere Councils, 475 rural district coun
flairs
new resthouse the cils, 33 Scottish County Councils, a Labour Party mem-and at this ber.
He was imprlanned and put catering supervisor makes a point and 108 Scottish borough coun- in a concentration camp by the of ordering menus
appeal to people who pride them Nazis during the war.
du selves on being gourmets. Portugal-Dr. Jose Carlo in the
Dies During Experiment
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which will
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Councils dumbering over 7,000, will also vote for the first time. Formerly the parish Matte. 05. former law pro- fessor, has held the post of t Spagghetti, of course, is cooked councils elected their officers by learned that show of hands at public meet eign ministers five difecent timer to perfection and
ings. during the last 13 years.
there are 456 different ways of : The Socialists are in control United Kingdom-Mr. Ernest serving it The sauce, of course, of only a substantial minority Bevin, 68, is a stocky and plain is the most important part and of Britain's local councils of all spaken socialist. He spent more
gives the variations.
kinds, but in addition to domin- than half his life organizing and
Besides spagghetti there are all sting the London County Coun- lending trade unions.
kinds of other local dishes which cil, they have majorities in 22 In the midst of experiments to United States Mr. Dean Ache-appeal, particularly to thone pas cut of London's 28 borough coun- build a fire-proof aircraft engine ron. 55, lawyer who held his sengers who come from the auster-clls-Reuter. because he had been haunted for post for a shorter time than any
ity
of England. years by the vision of death in a ΟΙ the others but where
national cost- Im- In their quaint burning plone, Dr. Willard Dow peccable dress.
andumes, the girls mannert
In wide striped perished in the flaming wreckage voice make him more like a lay-"football" stockings and fall skirts of his private plane last week, mon's idea of a diplomat than and
round their rcarves His wife and three others died any
shoulders, the man in velvet knee signing breeches and boots, came singing pact
New Delhi, April 3, His partner, another interna-ceremony tomorrow will bo and
and playing Into the reception
Approximately 50 American tionally famed chemist, Dr. broadcast globally by the "Inrgest lounge,
all William J. Hula revealed the acci- concentration of short-wave radio Gay and haunting, these mational diplomatie officials from dent this week-end.
facilites ever assembled for a tunes of theirs, with a touch of parts of Asia began gathering single programme," The State Arabic and Spanish Intermingled here today for a six-day Department announced that yes-with traditional Italian,
glonal conference beginning on terday.
One old mun, with a face like a Monday: It said the events--including faun, played small read pipe, Posts represented include China, President Truman's address will which normally he sits and plays Manila, Saigon, Batavia, Singa le carried to all parts of
the in the hills while watching. his pore, Rangoon, Bangkok, Colombo, world by these agencies:
flock sheep or gents.
of
Karachi, Teheran and Kabul as The State Department's “Volce
Oily
three quarters of an hour's well as State Department official
with him.
He said it had been Dow's am- bition to eliminate this flying hazard with the engine the two were designing-Associated Press.
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which is probably The United Broadcasting Company, the steeped of Singapore, the Archbishop of Netherlands Broadcasting Com- other in the Mediterranean, Gresk will be the only official present Canterbory announced today. pany, the U.S. Armed Forces theatres, a Roman amphitheatre. with the Ambassadprial rank.
The Reverend Baines succeeds | network overseas and the Aus- the famour Whispering Ear, the Omelal quarters stressed that the Right Reverend Bishop Wilson;tralian Government's network in catacombs-Syracuse is a paradiso | the meeting was a routine business who resigned and la now the Dean | the American occupation zone. for the traveller interested in conference not affecting official of Manchester-United Pros.
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