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Taipeh, October 24. Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shok, the Chinese Nationalist President, today took a stand on the status of Formosa. "The sovereignty of Formosa belongs to the Republie of China, rucially culturally and legally, he call in a broadcast to the Formosan people on the eve of fifth anniversary of its libera- the
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"No matter how the interna- ilonal situation may change, and whether or not International justice can be upheld, we will strengthen our base of Formosa for a counter-offensive on the. malaland," the President added.
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The counter-offensive would be waged "for the destruction of the traiterous regime under Muo Tae-ting and Chu Tel, and for driving out Soviet Russia." The Generalissimo sald China's declaration Japan in 1937 abolished the 1895 Treaty of Shimonseki, by which Formosa and the Pescadores Islands, be- tween Formosa and
and the mainland were ceded to Japan.
and
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World War, he added. Under the first it waÁ agreed that Formosa and the Pescadores should be returned to China, And the Potsciarr Do- claration confirmed this-Reuter.
Iran talks with USSR postponed
Teheran, October 24.
The opening of the Russo- trunian talks on border disputes has been postponed for more than # fortnight. an authoritative source said here tonight.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1950.
Time passes by
These girls awoke the interest of spectators with the huge alarm clock models they carried in procession through the streets of Frankfurt during the German watch and alook „makers' Annual Falt...(AP Photo).
Bunche voices hope peace to be achieved
New York, October 23.
another proof that the recent The Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Ralph Buncho, said
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- friendship propaganda campaign aimed at Iran has run into a snag.
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The first meeting of the joint Soviet-Iranian Bortier Commission had been arranged for tomorrow. However, a Government source sald today that the meeting - is postponed to November 11.
The source said that the Iran- ians asked for the postponement, Although they long have been seeking a settlement of the dis- putes at a dozen points on the Northern border, it is believed
that Premier Razmara's Govern- ment is reluctant to proceed with frontier talks while the Russians are holding up talks on trading arrangements.-Associated Press.
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MINDSZENTY'S HEALTH FAILING
Vatican City, October 24. The Communist authorities called in in Hungary have seven specialists during the past two months in an attempt to prop up the rapidly failing health of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty, the imprisoned Hungarian Primate, Vatican sources said tordght.
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The specialists were reported to have recommended continuat in- jections to enable the Cardinal to sleep in an attempt to stave off a threatened complete nervous col- lupse.
Writing in the unofficial monthly magazine, United Na- tions World, the director-gen- eral of the United Nations Trusteeship Commission sald his optimism was based on the promptness with which the United Nations met aggression in Korea,
He added: "It is unfortunate that the peace organisation should Yet, have to resort to force. there is no contradiction between and armed United Nations peace a intervention in Korea,"
Earlier in the day in an ex- elusive interview with the United Press at Toronto, Dr. Bunche sald The United Nations would be the cornerstone of a new bid for world peace by using the "human touch In a vast plan for deve lopment of Asia and Africa.
He said: "The under-privileged, suppressed and under-nourish- ed peoples in those areas are the biggest factor in our hopes for world peace."
The UN plans will start in Kerea with the holding of free the 30th elections North of Parallel. "These elections will not be easy," he said "We are The Vaticar reports said that geared to do the spadework for six of the specialists visited the them immediately. I would not Cardinal at various fines between
even hazard a guess as to when September and 15 in a villa at the elections will be held, but Svabhegy, a former German war-I think they can and must be time police post, where he was done." held prisoner.
Cardinal Mindzenty had been transferred to the villa earlier this
the prison year from
at Vac, where he is serving a life sentence for treason and espionage.
Prestige, raised
The same issue of the United Nations World also published an article by the Assembly President, Mr. Nasrolla Entezam, expressing The specialists were reported to the belief that the tinted Na- have found a serious deterioration tions prompt
action In
Korca
in the Cardinal's health and to raised the UN prestige among have recommended. Immediate hundreds of millions of men ond anti-neurotic treatment if a fatal wonten of every nationality and collapse were to be prevented.
race who dread the new holo-
On September 27 the Cardinal was visited by a seventh special-
curst,
'
The magazine alzo published a
ist, this time a famous Budapest tabulation of Russian violations neurologist.
of 11 non-aggression and neu
Immediately afterwards, the re-trality pacts plus 15 military ports sald, the neurologist was alliances. Lumunened to report personally to the Hungarian Prime Minister. Reuter.
NEHRU MAY BE CAMBRIDGE CHANCELLOR
Cambridge, October 23.
The magazine concluded: "AU Soviet non-aggression and“ neu- trality alliances and peace pacta are merely temporary manoeuvres when conditions change in Sta- lin's favour he junks the pacts as a matter of routine. A typical Soviet non-aggression or neutra- lity pact lasted an average (10 years before a Soviet violation.. An average alllonce lasted two years."--United Press.
performed by the Vice-Chancel for, who is the chief executive. More than a hundred, signa: The Chancellorship at (Cam- tures are understood to have bridge has been vacant since the been obtained for the noming death of General Smuts.
tion of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Prime Min- ister, for the Chancellorship of Cambridge University.
"The nomination tra due to ba made on Saturday. The only nomination so far announced is that of Lord Tedder, Marshal of
It was tearned that a committee the Itoyal Air Force. The mini-
of sponsors today called on the mum number of supporters for R Indian High Commissioner. Mr. valid nomination in 60. VK. Krishna Menon, in thinning STRZELA TA
The election will be held at a connection:
menting of the Senate on Novem The appointment would be for ber-10. Any a member of tho life, The Chancellor is the princ Senate, Wilds Includes all holders. dipal officer, of the University. Hp of Masters of Arts and other high Informally a non-resident-mend (degneory whether resident or not. Der of high disinction Hoban are called to rele but the vol
Casualty list in Malaya campaign rising steadily
Kuala Lumpur, October 24.
The casualty list is rising steadily in the war against Communist torrorists
in the Federation of Malaya.
It is not a one-sided picture, either. The losses among, British security forces are still running higher than those inflicted upon the Commu- nist bands.
total of 188 ware wounded, part-time terrorists ran between
Total Communist casualties up to October 1 were 2,720. The figuro included died, wounded and captured. Las ses totalled 2,629 as of Septem- ber 1.
Losses in the RAF were 27 kill ad and one wounded. The Royal Navy flated one wounded.
Some British authorities are hopeful that during 1951 it will The terrorists have killed or be possible to withdraw the 17,000 wounded 3,177 civilians, regular. British troops from Malaya. With special and auxiliary police. This this idea in mind, special com includes 334 civilians Ilated ao panies of well-trained police, on a missing but presumed to have been semi-military basis are being or killed. The figure up to Septem-ganised to take over the jungle ber. 1:was 2,082.
wartare.
All of the casualty statistics cover the period since the emer- geney proclamation of June 1. 1948, under which British troops joined local police authorities in battling the Communist terrorists. Chinese make up most of the terrorists killed. They number 1,357. Malayans, Indians, Indone- alans, Siamese and Sakai comprise the rest of the list. Terrorists have killed
of 1,147 civilians and 482 regular, special and auxiliary police.
a total
Army losses
Aside from wil of these, tho last report on military casualties -up to July 1-showed the Bri- tish army lost 113 men, includ ing Indian Gurkha soldiers. A
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Britain is sending jet planes to Malaya in November to aid in the air strikes against, Communist "breeding places in the dense Jungle.
British quthorities claim much progress has been made in the last 28 months in wiping out ter- | rorist banda.
But it seems they still have a long way to go, for every day brings news of shootings, looting, train derailments and sabotage throughout Malaya.
the Federation
of
Lleutenant General Sir Harold Briggs, commanding the British Army operations against the Com- munists, told a news conference recently that he thought the hard core strength of the full-time and
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He compared the terrorists to a plague of mosquitoes in a malaria- ridden country and said the Bri- tish troops and Federation security forces were swatting the Com- munists as fast as they could.
The emergency campaign is costing $$300,000 a day.
The British and local authorities are pushing the resettlement of civilians on lands cleared of the terrorist menace. --- Associated Press.
MILITARY BILL IN FRANCE
Paris, October 24, The French Government's 'bill to increase the length of military service from one year to 18 months was
the approved by National Assembly's National Affairs Committee today.
But the Committee adopted an amendment providing for Parlia ment to consider a reduction if any country outside the Atlantic Pact cuts down military service to less than 18 months.
This was taken by observers to that if Russia reduced
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Jerusalem, October 2
The United Nations chief of staff, Major Goneral William Riloy, is flying to Lake Success tomorrow to attend the Secu rity Council's meeting.
On October 20, after hosting Egyptian and Jordanian com- plaints against Israel, the Security Council deelded to invite General Riley to give the Council first- the small
hand information,
General Niley heads the. team of American, French and Belgian officers who constitute the United Nations Truce Supervision organisation, and also acts as the neutral chairman of the Mixed- Armistice Commissions,
Observer officers Investigate. either sides' complaints and re- port to the Armistice Boards. In this case Jordan and Egypt both. by-passed the Commissions and complained direct to the Security Council.
In a newspaper interview.. pub~" Hahed today, General Riley "de- clared that there is no Immediate danger of renewed hostilities In the Middle East. He is convinced that recent allegations of aggres- rion against Israel were simply a sparring for position, noting that complaints any counter-claims al- ways occurred when the UN is due to meet.-Associated Press.
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