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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1950.
U.S. ONLY HOPE TO END Children freeze
INDIA-NEPAL IMPASSE
Reds attack family system
San Francisco, February 5, The biggest revolution in Chine In the one you never hear about.
Now York, February 5.
The "New York Times" reported from Paris today that the United States, which has immonso prostige in India, was being looked to in the hope that its friendly counsel could ond a prevailing impasse between India and Nepal. The writer of the despatch, Mr. C.L. Sulzberger, said: "Events are forcing the United States to take a diplomatic interest throughout Asia on a scale without precedent.
One case in point is that of Nepal," he said. Nepal was "on The Communists never openly the verge of becoming a border may they are attacking the Chi-land in the ideological contest nese family system. They assall between Soviet Communism and "feudalism" and "Imperialistic Western democracy. Influences" but never the trndl-
only that "Nepal argues not she wants her own small stock of dollars but that she would like to avall herself of possible op portunities under President Tru- man's Point Four programme to develop hydro-electric power in
tional ties which for 4,000 years "Mao Tse-tung's Peking Gov-her valleys. have made China the source of aernment has proclaimed its inten- unique culture.
the
The family system has been glue that held Chiru tugether, Le "med" "field fier back. Bustu un
cestor worship. It was the warp upon which the fabric of Chinese life was woven. It dictated mar- riages and procreation that the ancestors might be honoured. It kept family loyalties supreme.
to death
Taheran, February 6, Tan children have been frozen to death In Ahar, K alty North West of Azar bayan, a government' officiat reported today,
Thousands of refugees who cama to Taheran
faw months @go and aro now being sent back to Axarbayan have been trapped
on'the ronds by the heavy snow.
Army planes are dropping food to savoræl partian by parachute and cavalry units aro taking alak refugees to noarby towns on horeshack.— Associated Press,
Marketing
is biggest headache
tion of taking over Tibet. If "Furthermore, she would like that manoeuvre is accomplished, to open herself up to surveys for
whe-economic development and possi Nopal will have to decide time in reedenis the new
bly - privato
the new magterbly of its
neighbour. Furthermore | artiche barve zamang stanch Nepal, the home of the famous being made with a view to pos- brave Gurkhas, will face the tide sible establishment of an altline.
but of Communism."
until regularised transit rights across India were not only The article, pointing out that guaranteed but carried out this
Washington, February 5. nation must Nepal's only link with the out-Important border
The United States Agricul- side world was across India, remain in Isolation. For
this It was China's salvation and alleged that Nepal's jute exports reason, the paper said, the United ture Department said today her curse. It kept her from falling to the dollar area "the only Sintes, "which has immense apart into little nations but throt-source of dollars for the iled her growth into a really kingdom"-had been great power.
with by India.
Hittle prestige in India. is being looked that the world hunger pro- tampered to in the hope that its friendly blem has reached a point counsel · cont end the prevalling where marketing rather than impasse." Reuler.
production is the biggest headache. The Department made the statement in its annual report on the world food situation.
The Reds are undermining it
The Indians lake the dollars quietly through three approaches received by Nepal at Calcutta and
through the mouth, through
thair rupec women, and through
peasant pay the Nepalese
Furthermore, India equivalent. politics,
hos consistently made dificulties of rolling A college student in Communist in the availability
Nepalese goods," it Peking recently
his stock tor wrote to father in Hong Kong,
"I should added. not call you-father because I now belong to the State, I am short of funds and would appreciate a cheque by return-mall_gag
This boy still has to ask his father for money, bút he is learn- ing to recognise a new supreme authority In his life. Before, it was his father. Now it Is Com- munist leadership.
Peasant dance
Nepal's suspicions ·
India
Peking relations with Pakistan
London, February 6.
It said that while hungry peo-
their dicts
levels.
Radio Moscow sald today that ple are eating better than at any the Chinese Communists have time since the war This had led some Nepalosengreed to establish diplomatic re-still are below pre-war to suspect that
would lations with. Pakistan on basis that part of the-blame-
lies in the fact that world food like to isolate them economical of equality."
production has Increased only ly with the eventual aspiration of absorbing Nepal into the Indian Republic. It added. Until New Delhi acted more co-operatively, these suspicions were likely to remain.
said, the
The broadenst quoted a Com-two to three per cent since be- munist news agency message from fore war while the population Peking which said relations would has climbed more than 10 per be based on "équality, mutual ad- cent. But it sold the major vantage and mutual respect for problem is how to funnel fond "Negotiations have been going severeignty and territorial in from surplus producing nations,
tegrity
Com-like the United States, to short Even in such simple things us on in New Delhi between Indian The message
age countries, like India, which the "Yang Ko" pensant
dance, and Nepalese representatives for which the Reds have spread far, a long time without any conclu-munist Deputy Foreign Minister,
Аба result Nepali Ke-nun, informed Pakistan of need food but lack the
Government's decision and wide, Chinese youth breaks sive results.
to buy. of her his sharply, with classic Chinese has taken the occasion
through the Pakistan ideas of how young people sitould new diplomatic relationships with February behave. Before, they were
not the United States to complain of Ambassador to the Soviet Jalon.
United Press. publie this," the article continued. supposed to be seen in together alone, let alone duncing --and touching-each other.
If children used to be told what to do by their parents, the great mass of Chinese women were equally under the
of their husbands. They
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As an elephant man I'm
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By Richard Viner
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lillle status under family custom. Their husbands could divorce them, but it was their duty to put up with their husbands, serve them, and bear the child- ren demanded by custom. The great mass of peasant women could not own property. They I am an extraordinary man, them through seldom met their husbands before I am. Excuse my complacency marriage, which was, of course, but I have it (on the au- At 2.30, 5.30,
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ly in well to do families where What can I do? Why, I can the matriarchal boss was not uncommon. But the great mass make an elephant start, stop and of Chinese women had to take it, go backwards,
Why are you sneering? It is to not easy. It is all done by the power, of the volee-in the same and Stuart Hibberd MacPherson command
they
The Communists have given Chinese women what looks them like equality. Now cun criticise their husbands In way that public and divorce them. Mari- Stewart
their audiences. tal relations are no longer, $0 much a one-way street.
But that does not mean that The very active Women's Association which the Reds pro- Mr. Hibberd or Mr. MacPherson mole play a big part in this pro- can necessarily make an elephant and go backwards. found re-arrangement of Chinese start, step life. They call dle-hard hus- Far from it.
have bands on the carpet and been known to beat them up after warnings had no effect.very rare sort of voice, which I have got and which Mr. John Associated Press.
Gindl has got.
Slow sale of Red bonds in America
ài
Must know you
Now, then, come on, come on, come on. Quicker there. Lachme, Pick 'em up, quicker, quicker.
Hurry! pick 'em up, pick 'em up. Pahto, don't be lazy. Hull! Hurry. Come on, you lazy girls, quicker, quicker. Now Lachme, get ready, get ready. Change!"
And on that simple word the elephants, from circling round and round the ring, wuddenly break formation and, following their leader Lachme, go into the noxt number routine.
of
their
But having the right voice is not. everything. The
animale
It requires a very special, must know you before they will learn tricks, Elephants are like women. They prefer to serve
Expensive job
You don't know Mr.
one master.
But for that man they will do anything "Pick up my whip," of the Gindi? says Gindi and one Let me introduce him. He is the elephants hands it to him. "Hold man who can not only make my handkerchief," he says and
the elephant does so. clephants start, stop and go backwards, but can make them Were the trainer the only kneel, dance, lie down, ait 'up play cricket, clamber on each other's backs, stand on their heads and play the zither.
...
person who could take command would be his wife. Even then, New York, February 5.
he would have to be present or The "Times" says 1 secret
the elephants would not obey her. campaign is * going оп among sell
John Gindi, who was born in Chinese Americans here to
And all done by the volca! Mao Tse-tung's, "People's Victory We have positively nothing up Vienna and is now a British sub- Bonds."
'our leaves.
ject, says elephants are exactly The Times said only a fow
Upkeep of my new kingdom, like human beings. Look at their. thousand dollars worth of bonds unfortunately, is beyond the eyes, he says, and you can see have been sold.
all but about 50 men whether they can be trusted. means of Nationalist sympathisers in the In the country. An elephant Chinese
He learned that lesson DB · community, including
eats £3,000 worth of hay in a most of those who could afford to year, at a rate of seven ewts, a boy in Carl Hagenbeck's Circus buy the bonds, are opposing the day, and two cwts, of bran and in 1914. There was one elephant drive, the "Times" sald.
a month and, when thirsty, whose eye gave him the day onts a me The newspaper sald that to got drinks 200 gallons of water from signant cater and suw around regulations, buyers of
him pick up trainer hurl the bonds are asked to commis breakfast till dinner. sion the sellers to send
their Above the music of the circus him abross the ring. cannot hear Mr. money to China. There, the orchestra you formal sale is effected and the Gld talking to his six elephants. bonds are held in deposit by a But If you played sound track Canton bank Associated Press.
of his voice while he was putting
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This problem is pointed up, iz nt added, by the accumulation
food huge
In the surpluses 1nited States when people are not getting enough to eat In other areas.
The Department said, how- ever, there should be further im-
world food provement in the supplies in the coming year it the optimistic 1050 crop produc-
It tion estimates are borne out, said crops in the Northern he misphere are generally good al- though Russla may run into dimculties with its winter whent
crop.
The report said, "In the Soviet Union there were reports of a dry autumni and snow cover has been light in a number of Western re- tho gions. Winter
whent in Unit United States is developing well and prospects are for a good crop The acreage in plantings. despite the 15 per cent decline planted to winter wheat In India and Japan is slightly higher the last year and developments to date are good although more rain is needed in India."
Europe which had an unusually mild autumn which permitted late plantings, has increased its win- ter wheat acreage slight ανατ Jast year, the report said, adding that rainfall has been good and
United Press. the crop is coming along good.--
Efforts to
resume
air flights
Tokyo, February@6. American, British and Dutch airlines are continuing constant efforts to resumo fights into. Communist China, an informed
... source said today.
This source said Pan Americar and Northwest Airlines, British Overseas Airways Corporation, Hong Kong Airways and KLM, the Dutch airline, had suggested to Pelping a joint operation into China ifthe Red Government disapproves lights by ladividual lines.
This is just one of the deals Elephants, again like women which are being planned at pre- excuse me are quick in their sent for resumption of air traffic ilkes und dislikes. One reason into China, this informant as-
serted. the trainer thinks he has never hesita been hurt by an elephant is that Northwest Altlines had a “green- ho has refused to have anything ;light" from, the Reds, to fly Into In- to do with an animalɣin which hè | China · last November, this sensed enmity.
formant reported. Certain Com- munist conditions: attached to the operation, however, made it im possible to
to fulfill Sach
-Doubtful eye
Pahto is the only one of Gindi's
alephants with a doubtful eye. A
VERA | The Saoured presumed these 16" "wecks Bo John noticed conditions had been made known Pahto trying to bite and kick his to the State Department. He said would not groo It: wasn't the boy's fault, American Airlines" but he had to go. The animal operate into Red China: without
approval had taken a dislike to him.
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