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(Continued from page 3)
He has been appointed to a £5,000-a-year job as adviser 10 the International Boxing Club, and he has more than $500,000 ̊ in
Į property and annuities,
He went out proud enough, and
I make no apologies for giving
him to win.
Charles is an erudite, quiet- spoken, devout mau, nworthy champion. Personally, I think Tomany Farr would give blm a run for his money and his title.
Edith speaks out :
-Women-rather-than-men are in the American news just now.
of
Our Edith Sitwell is here to read the part of Lady Macbeth at the Museum of Modern Art, but mcanwhile she has plenty other things to
say. Sample: "I can't resist sharpening my wits on a wooden bead any more than a cat not sharpen his claws on table-leg." She said this after going through Customs, and I don't blame her.
a
Sir Osbert, who tells me he is a faithful reader of this Diary, is
ulso here
Salute to the Sitwells.
The 1951 W.A.C. costumes for girls in the Army are very, very smart-designed to lake warriors' minds of the war.
Latest dresses are called tourers have the top down.. Margot Fonteyn, the prima bal- lerinn, whose real name is Mar- garet Hookham, is now rivalling Ambassadress
Moira Shearer us for Britain.
Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier plan a big Hollywood deal which will make them a lot of money and keep them very busy.
Earned the cheers
Flora Robson got cheers here for her "Eluck Chifton," but the play itself was flimsy and trans- parent. Our Gertrude Lawrence triumphs again in "The Class Menogerle," a fine Bl.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1950.
Link-up in Korea Bridegroom says TRIAL OF DR. SEAGRAVE
Soldiers of the U,6. First Cavalry Division driving North- ward and the Seventh Division moving South from the Inchon- Seoul sector exchange greetings after" Inking up-AP Photo
SCAP likely to thank Truman for quick action
Tokyo, October 12.
When General Douglas MacArthur meets Prosidont Truman at their secret Pacific rondozvous ho will thank the United States president for quick action to meet the Communist threat in Korea and urge the same policy be applied throughout Asia, usually reliable quartors said today.
General MacArthur believes no ground can be given up to the Reds in Asia, the sources said, because it will be ground that must be re- gained later.
"General MacArthur believes you have to draw a line some- where and he hopes that the line has been drawn," the United Press was told.
The general will also emphasise to the President that Asia is just as important as Europe in world affairs and the United States must give equal attention and aid to this part of the globe.
The sources said General Mac- Arthur is likely to point out to Mr. Truman that the United States got into World War I
mocratic nations but they must have an assurance they will not be left out in the cold when they are down,
Diplomalle observers here look Truman as General MacArthur's upon this meeting with President
big chance to explain in detail his unswerving conviction to the president. They believe the forth. coming talks may have, some in- Auence on future American policy for Asia-United Press.
through the Pacific and into this Russia says
way.
present conflict the same They suid SCAP will likely point out that while many persons in America keep talking about Europe's importance, it is a fact that the Pacific has been the door through which the Americans have marched first into their last two wars.
Formosa question
If-Truman-aska General-Mac. Arthur for his views on For- mosa, the President will get thom, the sources said. How over, it was emphasised that the general le going to this meeting because Mr. Truman, his com mander-in-chief has summoned him and he will let the president run this conference,
true
General MacArthur, In milltary fashion, respects chain of command and will not take the Initiative in a conference, the sources pointed out. But he will answer fully and without reser- vation if asked his views.
"No" to Trygve Lie
Lake Success, October 12. Russia
the today vetoed Security Council recommenda tion to let Mr. Trygve Lie of Norway continue as Secretary General of the United Nations.
The vote was nine to one re- commending Mr. Lie for another five-year term as the United Na- tions' top official. Nationalist China abstained on the vote, bus Russia's lone negation con- stituted h.veto:
Mr.
Russia then proposed, accord-, The usually informed sources ing to informed sources, that the said the following points are al- Polish Foreign Minister, most certain to be made by Gen-Mr. Lic.
Zygmunt Modzelewski, succeed eral MacArthur ir Mr. Truman gives him the opportunity:
It was pointed out that Russia'a 1. Communism is the world's veto did not mean Mr. Llo's biggest problem and
office this threat chances of continuing in
Al- must be met with firm measures
were dead beyond recall.
Mr. though the Soviet delegate, such as was the case in Korea.
Jacob Malik, at an earlier meet-
expressed ing
disapproval of the suggestion to permit Mr. Lie to
2. Asia is just as important as Europe to the United States and the importance of Asta in World affairs is growing.
3. Something must be done to prevent Formosa, Indo-Ching and other non-Communist areas from falling into Red hands.
4. The United States has a responsibility of leadership in Asta that she cannot dodge without dis- astrous results. Signs of weakness In meeting the problem. here will be Interpreted us general weak
ness.
5. Most Asiatic nations would rather be on the side of the de-
Somerset Maugham's gun Is ahining brightly in a televisión WOLVES
contract.
Heard around town: British and American troops can always be depended on to win provided they have a bad enough start.
Fostnate: Second thoughts on the 08th Parallel-ignore it.
GRUBER TALKS WITH MARSHALL
Dr.
MENACE
continue for one or two years of the five-year term, it was stil possible this might be the only
develops and at this juncture it solution if an East-West impasse
did not uppenr unlikely that it would.
the
In the present situation, thy Security Council, which recom- mends the candidate for post to be elected by the General Assembly, was in a position akin the opposing Western and
East- ern candidates for Secretary General were Mr. Lester Pearson of Canada and Mr. Stanojo Simic
that in 1940. În London' when
of Yugoslavia. The deadlock was broken when Mr. Trygve Lio was ITALIAN TOWNS | greed on as a compromise candi.
Rome, October 12. Wolves, are terrorising country villages 25 miles South of Rome, They killed about 30 sheep last night.
Believed to have been starved out of their lairs in the rugged Abruzzo Mountains, South of Rome, the wolves are reported
date,
Nationalist China” abstainad on the voting today booause ́of Mr. Lles, long campaign to give China's United Nations seat to the Communist regimà of Paking.
Four nations voted against Mr. Modzelewski-Yugoslavia, China,
to be smaller than the normal Ecuador and Cuban The United
size of wolves, but very fast on.States. their feet. They wero Been
Washington, October 12.
Gruber. Austria along 'Minister, conferred with
Foreign Kart
the Secretary of Defence, Mr.
the
last night.
ancient Via
Britain, Franco, India, and Norway abstained, the Ramaswami, Mudaliar, the eminent economist, in now the In an area or about eight leading compromise candidate.. George Marshall, today square miles they left scenes of Other possibilities are Mr. Gun-
He will discuss Austrian can-
Shephards found half-| ner Myrdal, Swedish econo ditions with ECA this afternoon onten sheep, and lambs inside and who heads the UN
carnogo and will be honour guest at a outside their pens. Word went Commission for Legallon, reception later.
M.
"No" and the guests go hungry
Rome, October 12. Eighty guests waited in vain for a wedding lunch at a sump- tuous hotel here today because the bridegroom said an em phatic "No" at the chure ceremony,
The bridegroom, 30-year-old Vittorio Jannitti Piremallo,, was kneeling besido the 20-year-old bride, Claudia Sealco.
The church was pocked, The bride's father, an ex-army offeer, ateod tall and straight on his daughter's left.
OPENS IN RANGOON
Rangoon, October 12.
Colonel Naw Gawng, wartime winner of the British Military Cross, was principal witness today in the Seagrave trial bofore a special tribunal. The 33-year-old Commanding Officer of the First Kachin Rifles testified he was taken prisoner by a junior officer under Kachin renegade Captain Now Seng, whom Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave, world famous "Burma Surgeon" stands accused of helping to wage war against the Union of Burma.
The State brought three, his hospital on fabricated charges The priest asked the bride the specific charges against Dr. of misconduct with civilian off- isual question. She answered, Seagrave, clearly: "Yes, I do".
Then it was the bridegroom's turn
He almost shouted his "No", rese to his feet and rushed out of the church, with the bride's grandfather in hot pursuit.
The bridegroom jumped into a car. The grandfather, showing surprising agility. Jumped onto the running board.
Reporters following the pair heard
un angry exchange beforo he groom drove away.
Inside the church, meanwhile, the two families almost came to blows
each 18
party commented on
the
of com-
First, it accuses him mitting high treason by Diding Naw Seng wage war on the state; secondly of assisting, abetting and comforting the enemy; thirdly, of failing to report to the re- cognised authorities his knowledge of someone about to rise against the government.
Assistant
Attorney General
Chen Tun Aung" told the tribunal Dr. Seagrave, though an Ameri- can citizen, owes temporary alle- giunte to the State while residing
there.
did
this
CURE.
Chan Tup Aung alleged the doctor
be cause he feared the Burmese girls would betray him to the government. He further alleged that the doctor alienced others by threatening to hand them over to the rebels when they occupie | Namkham, Sino-Burmese border
town where the hospital was.
The prosecution claimed that Dr. Seagrave welcomed Naw Seng with a tea party and gave his rebels the run of the hospital. He was hostile to government troops, Chan Tun alleged, order- ing them to clear out of the hos pital grounds.
freely the incident.
Dr. Seagrave faces a death sen- Pence returned to
tence old
on the first count and church only when the bride was banishment on a second. taken away by her family.
The Assistant Attorney General declared that Dr. Seagrave was subtly preparing to aid the rebels by disinising Burmese nurses ined Press.
The Kuests walting or the luncheon were later informed that there would not be uny.-Reuter.
POP
||| round to the various Villegas Carita Romulotinet:b
Dr. Gruber plans to start a today for shepherds and local the former General Assembly
Icetüre tour on Friday-Associa
ted Press.
peasants to organise wolf hunts nii, over the aron Routers S
NONVARAS
“and Benors Padilla
of Mexico in Ualted Press..
PHOEBE - WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST IF POP ATE ONE OF MY POISON TOADSTOOL
SANDWICHES?
A CHANGE
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
SO--AUNT JANET'S FOREMAN! CACTUS --- YOU'RE THE
TWO-HEADED cow- BOY WHO'S SCARED EVERYONE OFF THE RANGE--
RIP KIRBY
YYATCH.OUT.
| MANGLERI HE'S
GOT A
KNIFEI
JOHNNY HAZARD
C'MON... YOU DERAILED.*** THEM......B-BUT LET'S NOT
PRESS OUR LUCK!
C'MON/
JANE
·ME "WOOD'S ORDERS,
OF DIET
A PLASTIC HEAD? WHAT A STUNT --TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY WHILE YOUR PALS, THE OTHER RUSTLERS, DID THEIR JOB WITH
A HELICOPTER!
YEAH...BUT": !NOT THAT WAY.....
THIS WAY!
· MIBS [- STAY THIS END
OF THE SHIP— DON'T
TALK TO THE PASSENGERS***** AND KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE
FITTINGS
KEEP
YOURS OFF MINE
YOU GONE DAFT...PLAYING RUMBLE SEAT
TO A POSTE#!
WHO'S THAT IMPERTINENT MONKEY, LAVINIA P
A number of prosecution wit- nesses save' evidence in support of the charges The trial will probably last a month-Assocint-
YEAH? YOU CAN'T
PROVE NOTHIN CAUSE YOU'LL NEVER KETCH'EM!
Assassination
attempt on Syrian C of S
Beirut, October 12. Four men, using tommy guns, altempted last night to, assassinate: Colonel Abid Shi}, shekli, the Syrian Army Chief of Staff, according to a report. here today.
were Berlously
Colonel Shishekli was not hurt, but an Army officer and a soldier him accompanying injured, the report added.
Colonel Shishekil was on his when four tommy-gunners started way home from a casino at 2 a.m. Aring at his car as it crossed bridge, the reports
said.
The
driver stopped, reversed the car and trained the headlights on the attackers, who retreated behind some trees to escape the light. They continued firing their replied with revolver fire. The tommy-guns and Shishekli's group alinckers then fled in a car.
Shishekli immediately visited the Defence Minister, Colonel Silo, and the officers remained in conference until morning. Many arrests are reported.
Syrian frontier guards today refused to allow people to leave the country although traveller: were admitted-Reuter.
Seeing the fungicide!
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
LOTHAR'S TAKING CARE OF THAT RIGHT NOW.
SAFECT PLACE WHEN.
A CUVIC POINTING, A GUN AT YOU KI... BEHIND HIM/ 'WE'LL "TAG ALONG FOR
A WHILE AND THEN...
GET LOST/
HE KEEPS FOLLOWING · MS. AROUND AND ORDERING ME ABOUT ---- ON MRE WOOD'S INSTRUCTIONS...
MEANWHILE, QH THE HIGHWAY~~
WE BETTER GIT MOVIN
IT'S LIGHT ALREADY,
[CONTINUED)
By ALEX RAYMOND
THANKS, KID.......YOU DID. MB
A FAVOR, WHAT'S YOUR
NAME?
JUST CALL ME
'FRISCO FRITZ.
By FRANK ROBBINS
YOU FEEL SOCIABLE 77: C'MON...HERE'S OUR
CHANCE / LETS
MINGLE /
I'M AFRAID HE'S THE SHIP'S DETECTIVE,
JANE
OH, DEAR IT DOESN'T E LOOK AS IF BOOTLAND YARD
IS BACKING MET
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