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PLAIN SPEAKING BY SPENDER ON INDONESIAN CLAIM
Sydney, Junő 8.
Australia today sharpened her reply to the Indonesian claim to Dutch
New Guinea.
This Western half of the big island just North of Australia has an area of
150,000 square miles and a population of 1,000,000...
RAJAH'S PLEA ON TAXES
East Grinsted, June 8. The Maharajah of Jaipur, an Indian Prince whose an- nual incomes was reported to be £135,000, asked the local village council today to exempt him from paying rates on his 450-nere estate
here.
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The Maharajah. who is al present on holiday in the United States, claimed exemption through his London solicitor
on the grounds of diplomatle privilege.
Rater
the 10-bedroom Georginn house. situated in the centre of large pinrk with an or- nanichlal Joke,
which the 38- year-old ruler of the Rajput Stutes bought in 1947, wouki be payabic at a rate of 18 shillings in the pound, the Council Treu- surer said.
"it is
is an extremely complicat- ed case," saki the Treasurer. "The Maharajah will be naked by us to pay rates for his properly, but understand he does enjoy certain diplomutte privilegen und this matter's being handled by his soileltor in London."
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A spokesinan at the Home Omec commented: "At present Maharajah is able to enjoy the right of rate exemption grant- ed
to Indian Princes."-United Press.
CABARET FIGHT SEQUEL
Buenos Aires, June 8. Sources close to the Argentine Foreign Minister, Hipolito Jesus Paz, old today that the Argentine Ambassador to, Indie, Oscar Tas- cheret, would be recalled.
Genor Tascheret was recently involved in a night dub fight with
a Briton-United Press,
The External Affairs Minis ter, P. C. Spender, sald in Par- liament today that Dutch New Guinen is strategically vital to Australian defence, His pre- pared' statement to the House of Representatives in Canberra was a direct reply to the In- donesian claim to this part ol the island. I
The Australian attitude is that Indonesia has no more claim to Western New Guinea thon has have salt that New Guineans are Chino. Australian spokesmen Pacific Islanders Astuties.
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Mr. Spender sald today, "We cannot alter our which, for all times, makes the geography maluland of New Gulten of vital significance to our country.".
is cur view," he added, "that should discussions between the Netherlands
and
Indonesia tend towards any arrangements which would alter the sintus of Western New Guinea, the matter is no longer one merely for those two parties themselves."
Quite apart from Australia's Interest, one obvious considera- tion is the Interests and desire of the people who Inhabit this area," he declared.
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PHONY
PEACE FRONTIER
New York, June 8. The new East German-Po-
Oder-Neisse Line as a lish agreement, including the per- manent frontier between the two countries, was obviously and was, in violation of all dictated by Soviet Russia
wartime agreements, the "New York Times" said in an editorial today.
The "Times" said that the agreement also raised serious questions for the. Western Powers, Which were partners to the war time agreements.
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"The Soviet purpuse in this deal is obvious. Having robbed Pa- land of its Eastern half, Mascow seeks to compensate Poland by giving it one-fourth of Germany.
Purchase of territory? "Our Information is that overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of Western New
"This has the double advan- Gulsen are of the same race,
Lage of riveting Poland to +21 with the same ethnic origins, and the same
characteristics and in 1 Soviets, who alone are able to defend that frontier, and of per- the same stage of development as those
Australian mitting the Soviets to angle for who Inhabit
German allegiance by dangling New Guinea and Papua," he said.
the possi- Mr. Spender's statement Indi-before German eyes
that Australia would be bility of a revision of the border- happy to see the Dutch continue by the grace of the Soviets, to Western New Guinea. But if the Netherlands should with- draw, Australia claims that the area should be linked with her part
of New Guinea rather than with Indonesia. gunesia.
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Dr. Herbert Evall, farmer Minister of. External Affairs and former Chairman of the U. N. General Assembly, spoke on the same lines as Mr. Spender.
He said that if folland stocs not wish to retain Dutch New Guines.
Australla should iry either to purchase the territory or secure a UN Trusteeship over It.-Associated Press.
"For, though the German Cam- munists have been ordered to try to sell the Oiler-Nelsse Line as the frontier of peace, all con- cerned know only too well that this peace frontier'. is as pheny as the whole Soviet 'peace offen- sive," the newspaper said.
"The London Foreign Office has already stated that Britain will not recognise the new "border" and the American Government may be expected to follow suit," the newspaper added.-Reuter.
THE WORLD'S MOST
THE CHINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1930.
German MRA rally
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About 2,500 people attended a rally of the Morní Réarmia- ment Movement at Gelsonklechen, Germany.. Frank N. D. Buchman, founder of the Movement, addressed the meeting. Among the quests were UBA Benator Theodore Greene, of Rhodo Island, Madame Eugenie Ebous, a member of the French Coun- alf of the Republic: Captain Paris Soekawati, son of the East Indonesian President, and many other representatives from all parts of the world. Photo shows: Surya and Nelun Sena, or Ceylon, well-known interpreters of Oriental mualo, perform during the rally. Surya la playing an Oriontal harp, said to be the only one of its kind in the world, (AP Photo).
Atrocity survivor attends Jap bishop
The
Canberra, June 8,
sofe surviving witness of a Japanese execution of eight Australian prisoners of war in June 1942 today acted as chaplain to the visiting Japanese Bishop, Michael Yashiro, at a do- dication service at St. John's Church, Can- berra.
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MOSCOW ATTACK ON SCAP PURGE OF REDS IN JAPAN
Moscow, June 8. "Izvestia's" V. Kudryavtsov, in a three-column article, foday strongly at tacked General MacArthur's, "efforts to remilitarito Japan, his Tönläh- cy towards war criminals and persecution of Communists. General MacArthur's circular No. 5 dated March 7, 1950, enabling the re- ledsd of war.criminals "reflected the whole aggressive character of the American policy in the East as well as the West preparatory to unléoshing d new wor," he said.
isntion in Japan.
"Following General MacArthur's direct Instructions, Premier Shigeru Yoshida's reactionary Government drafted a law out- lawing the Communist Party,
He condemned the failure of struggling for peace and demǝera- the State Department to reply toy two Soviet notes demanding the prosecution of Emperor Hirohito as, a war criminal.
General MacArthur's circular was tot on isolated act but manifestation of. American. polies. relying on the most renellonary groups for carrying out
out its aggrea. sive designs, he claimed.
According to Kudryavtsey. "I 's clear that the American Gov- crnment is aiming at the rebirth of militarism openly and r increasingly challenging forms that the services of Javonese-war criminals be useful to Gen-
may eral MacArthur, wishing to re- vive the idea of an East Aslan co-prosperity sphere as a branet: of the aggressive Atlantic pact in East and South Eastern Asia.'
"Only beginning"
He added, "In addition to pru- tecting Fascist-minded-militarists' General. MacArthur uses police terror towards democratic organ- irations of the Japanese“ pëbpir
cross-examination of witnesses, as much as possible,
Father Bashford Suid in of Interview: “I arrived at the com pound two days before the eight Australians escapes. They
"On June & General MacArthur ordered the removal of all lenders at the Communist Party in Goy- ernment service.
Something stirring in France
Paris, June 0.
A wave of political restless- nots has invaded the French "The campaigu against the political arena in the wake of of a police campaign against the the, heat-wave and behind the democratic movements of the Ja-
protection of the greatest panese people as a whole.”
stability the French franc has the end of the known since
The Soviet Press also carried several despatches from Shangha and London under, the caption "Poller Terror Stalking Japan," reporting raids on "democratie" organisations in Japan.
Will fight
In Tokyo, Japan's 34 Com. munist members of Parlament sald today that they would fight against "colonisation" of- Japan despite efforts of General Mac. Arthur and, the Japanese Gov- ernment against Communist ac- tivities.
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war.
Many Deputies are toying with tlie fded of a change in the Cabl not,
The Prime Minister, M. Georges Bidault, 15day warned the coun
against a recrudescence of de- iry magogy which had manifestod it- self in various ways in political Government's big circles since the Gove prestige success in rallying Ave continental countries to work in
for thie common
of thell pealing conl and
steel
resources.
tomar- Replying in advance to
debate in the Assembly on row's
Socialist proposition to Increase Civil Servants' wages, the Pre-
They would night all "intrigues" were at the approaching seralon ofmier told an audience in Western
recriptured two days later. Several Parliament. days Inter, Shiina
Shiing instructed me
und Brigadier A. L. Varley to
shot
France, "Our first duty is resist demagogic efforts made on One Communist member re the pretext of helping interests
in Witness the execution of the, es peated the Communist threat testimable
themselves but men call n copees. We witnessed the
national general strike. | which would, create, budget -de- down, and
a Workers at four Tokyo cor fac¬ ¦ tičita Impossible to cover."--Reu- and conducted
torics funeral over their bodies.
heid a one-hour
strike ter "Varley recorded the incident against the arrest of two union in a black book which was buried workers arrested for organising. In the camp and recovered after demonstration despite the Gov- the surrender, and handed to the erniment ban.
"Varley drowned when
forces, especially in view of the current trial of Japanese war authorities.
Father Frederick Hugh Bash-criminals on Manus Island, ford, who returned from Japan
Inin
The Chief Secretary of the torpedoed Cabinet, Katsuo Okazaki, told &
Press conference to lay that h
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CHOU RECEIVES POLISH ENVOY
San Francisco, June 8 Poking Radlo reported today that the Chinese Foreign Minis-
of the Second American submarine Tavo Japanese Konoya Imperial Guards Division, a ship carrying 100 former last January and who is, chap-Major Hiroshi Katsul and Captain prisoners to Japan for recupern- expected no additional anti-Com- | tor, Mr. Chou En-lol, had receiv
At the Royal Military | Mak College near there, described rayasu Shlins, are of trial attive treatment before repatriation. munist measures to be taken bed. Mr. Juliusz Burgin, Brst Am-
the the Government either today or bassador, Negros charged with lifting | Varley's death leaves Los Bishop Yashiro as a great eight Australians who cscaped lone surviving witness of the tomorrow. power for good in Japan.
from a compound at
1 Tampor. terrible incident which nover He said that the purge of Cóm- Bishop Yashiro's visit to Aus-Father Bachford said he had not forget because I liked with the munist leaders in the past two trolfa has caused some' con- been called as a direct witness, men before, they were, shot, and days. Involving a total of 41 peo troversy between churchmen and but had submitted affidavits. feel that I knew them better than ple. had been effective-United former members of the armed He understood this was to avold anybody.—United Press.
Press and Router.
DELICIOUS REFRESHER
Hong
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republie of Poland to the People's Republie of China........
Mr. Burgin called at the Chi- nese Forclun, Onlee yesterday, the Radio sakd-Reuter,
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