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This gambler bad
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ROXY BROADWAY
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THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
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ALL THE KING'S MEN
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1950.
COLOSSAL SPENDING ON DEFENCE BY WESTERN EUROPE
prevent
&
The enormous scope of the arms programme which the Western Allies have undertaken to
Communist a
sweep through Western Europe to disclosed in the following despatch.
Mr. Shackford, long by R. H. Shackford, United Press General European News Manager, chief diplomatic correspondent of the United Press, tarate the despatch on the basis of a thorough auruicy he made of the entire Western armaments programme
on
London, May 2.
The Atlantic Pact countries are spending nearly US$20,000,000,000 a year armaments, a survey disclosed, today. The United States is carrying about 75 per cent of this 'cold war financial burden: Today's totals may be only the beginning of the West's efforts to arm itself against possible attack on Western Europe, to "contain" Commun- ism in the Far East and to create strength for "total_diplomacy" against the Soviet Union.
LABOUR SPLIT ON RED BAN
1932.
Queen's nephew court
Perth, May 1.
A Scottish court today fined
a nephew of Queen Elizabeth £10 and suspended his licence for a year for driving a juop under the Influence of drink.
Timothy
Lyon, 32-year.
third
Bowes Ear!
of Strathmore and 18th Boot- tish Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, collided with a car on the Parth to Aberdeen road last December.
According to the driver of the other vehicle, the Earl staggered as he got out of the jeep.
The defence produced a certificato signed by a Perth surgeon, who has died, that the Eart drive
police
was la
a condition to
and to have complete control of the vehicle.
But the court decided that the Earl was guilty-Reuter.
ADMIRAL ON NEW WEAPONS
Washington, May 1, Admiral Forrest Sherman said today that, the U.S. Navy U.S. spends most has guided missiles good
leaders European
hope the The United States will be l called upon soon to foot ever United States will provide more more of the Alluntie commun-and more of the money for re- armament, The major obstacle ity's overall and expanding to the creation of more divisiona defence budget, especially in lock of equipment, and which Morshall Aid unds in modern equipment costs tremen- dous stime, A United Presa sur- vey of Atlantic Pact defence ex- A survey of current budgets penditares disclosed the follow- for Atlantic Poet nullons shows. mig facts: Canberra, May 1. in millions of dollars; total Gov-
The United States is spend- The Federal Labour Ad-crament expenses, $80,719, totaling 30.4 per cent of its total bul
defence, $17,881; get on its own defence catablish- budgeted for visory Committee, trying to Amerien's military aid program-nent, not counting $1,000,000,000 determine Labour's attitude me, $1,000; United States buket, it is spending
for Western to the Australian Govern- $13,100. Thus the United States Europe. ment's Anti-Communist Bill, is spending 74.67 per cent of ail money budgeted by Atlantic failed to reach agreement Part members for defence. after a day-long discussion.
2. Because of her heavy over-enough to be installed Imme- Labour member, described the
Even in these days of astrono- CRAB commitments, Hollanddiately aboard ships. Party cleavage on this.
He also thinks the atomic- themical figures, $18,881,000,000 for spends 25.4 per cent of her bud- most serious on nny Issue
plus get on arms. defence the budget totals for
Portugal, Britain, powered submarine Included in America's military aid to Europe Italy and France are next it that the naval, modernisation, pro- VOLTS,
Is a lot of money.
It amounts order. France also has heavy gramme can be, compicted in The Advisory Committee to more than $50 a year for military commitments in Indo- comprised of the, Federal Exe-every man, woman and chikt
China cutive of the Australian Labour under the Atlantic Pact. Thesa 3. The United States heads the Party, the Federal Parliamentary milliary costs arc
onlyrt of nailons in per capita ex- Labour Party and the Australian colossal but unprecedented for
$97.33 renúlture on defence, Council of Trade Unlons-has peacetime.
year. Britain's
per capila out- no power to direct the Federal
France Labour caucus, but ILS
But still the West's military lay is $43.74, views carry considerable weight, establishment is not nearly ready Canada $27.43, Holland
for the test if one develops, MI-Others range from Labour bodies will further dis-illary experts claim that the At-person in Portugal to $19.30 in cuss the Blil this week.
lantic Pact countries need at Eclgium.
4. Of all money spent by 11 of The Bill, which was introduced least 30 combat divisions to inte Parliament last week by ford Western Europe against a the Prime Minister, Mr. Robert possible Russian invasion, G. Menzies, proposes to outlaw most optimistic estimates place the Communist Party in Aus-Atlantie Pact combat forces at tralia.
no more than 12 or 15 divisions
да
not
$5.05
$28.00, $22.40.
PE
de the 12 Pact. countries-Iceland
three years.
Guided missiles are designed primarily for use against aircraft. Admiral Sherman declined to give other details.
House
The has no defence establishment- of US$40,000,000,
In Hobart, the Tasmanian La-scattered among different coun- bour Premier, Mr. R. Cosgrove,tries. approved the Anti-Communist Bin principle,
During an
Russian strength.
Runda to believed to have well over 100 divlalons, which she could put into the field at short notice, with scores more that could be mobilised within weeks.
He was testifying before the Com- Armed Services mittee, which is considering the Navy's request for nuthority to start work on a US$335,000,000; modernisation programme. This son of a heavy cruiser into a programme enlls for the conver-
guided-missile launcher at a cost 26.80 goes for armaments.
Asked whether guided missiles 5. Despite these record peace-lad been perfected to a point
costs time arms expenses,
are where such funds would be justi- increasing. The British budget fed, the Chief of Naval Opera- colls for an increase of almost tions replied "We have guided $588,000 this fiscal year-United missiles which are sufficiently Press,
advanced so that we should In- troduce them into the fleet as soon as possibic."
The Navy will not request ap- propriations for the modernisa- tion programme uhill next year, Admiral Sherman, however, plans to go to work at once on plans and specifications whether
·PUBLISHER WAS A SUICIDE
election compalga meeting in Victoria, the Deputy Premier, Mr. T. O. Oldham, de- clared that if the Liberal and Country Party Government were returned to power on May 13 in Victoria, It would move to ban the Communists from voting st State elections, serving Juries or tenching at universi-divisions. Western Europeaned was-returned at an inquest at Lles or schools.
countries such as France
and Winchester today on the 38-year-
Walter Hutchinson
on
El will cost the West a lot of
London, May 1. A verdict of suicide while the
programme
money to create an army of 30 1 balance of his, unlad was 'disturb notaited p15. quinzed ori
¿
The Liberal and
Country Italy are hard-pressed to main-old of one of the largest pub- Party Victorla .Government tain present defence budgets and "Head would co-operate fully with the will not be able to do so after fishing concerns.in Britain, he was Menzies Government in imple. Marshall Ald ends. So continued also a racchorse owner and ment Its Anti-Communist Bill aid of some sort will probably patron of the oris. His art col- ...Reuter,
be necessary.
Jection was estimated to be worth over £1,000,000.
Death was attributed to overdose of sleeping drugs-Reu-
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