RollingTM In The Barrel
FURES
CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1951.
Commonwealth Premiers In
A Festival Inn is now being built in the heart of London's Dockland as part A celebration of a "live" architectural exhibit during the Festival of Britain. was held following the old building custom for the owner and workers to drink each other's health and to put out a flag when the last chimney was finished. Hot alo "possets" and "caudles," once popular at Christmastide, were served. Above are four "Ale Wives," dressed in traditional costume, rolling in a barrel for the ceremonial toasting. London Express Service.
French Forces Launch A Big Attack In Indo-China
Tienyen, Jan. 4.
Agreement On World Situation
WAR NOT
NOT INEVITABLE
London, Jan. 4.
The British Commonwealth Prime Ministers, opening a 10-day con- ference on the world crisis here today, were in agreement that war is not inevitable, informed quarters said.
It was made clear in the preliminary talks that the conference is not to discuss preparations for war but means of preventing it.
Strong emphasis was laid on a constructive approach Mr Nehru was heard to say,
we shall reduco to world problems, and the necessity for seeking to im- "I hope
tension of the world and con- prove living standards.
tribute to peace."
The importance of the free world holding together at this critical juncture în international affairs was fully appreciated, and there was general agreement on the utmost importance of maintaining the authority of the United Nations.
the
Decision
Mother's Hard Next Step In The Far East Discussed
her
Atjania, Jan. 4. Carolyn Purcell faces] = life without sight or no life at all, and the declalan must bo made by mother. The little Kirl, nged four, has cancer in both eyes. Specialists said Just before Christmas that her eyes must be removed
or gho would die,
Two
mora
yesterday, after
specialista long
examination, recommended that 'only Carolyn's right nyc bo removed mediately. About the elber eye, they would not say anything.
Ina not
Mrs Purvoll mado up her mlad yet, saying she keeps hoplar for a miracle,—ItGuler.
Burmese Rebels
Mr Attlee said, "We meet Surrender from time to time, and this time we are discussing the world situation.
general
AMERICA SEEKS SUPPORT
Lake Success, Jan. 4. Joint United Nations action against Communist Chinese aggression was re- ported on favoured today by some delegates in con- sultations on what the UN. should do about the Korean crisis.
Theso delegates were said to feel that the UN. cannot beg Peking forever for a ceasefire. fire.
Worried UN, delegates wont through
a round of Intensive taken on the next step, with the US. reported to be seeking support for a move to declare the Chinese Reds the aggressors iri Korea.
Delegates of the United States, France, Britain, Cuba, Ecuador and Norway met this afternoon for the second time in two days on the problem.
Rangoon, Jan. 4. About 10,000 insurgents are "I have with me the Foreign estimated to have taken ad- Secretary-Mr Ernest Bevin- vantage of the Burmese Gov- and the Minister of Defence ernment's general amnesty issued after defence costs india was almost Mr Emanuel Shinwell, A communique
order which expired today. the meeting sald, "The first the only country cutting down. "Our discussions will be very Official sources said today UN, oficials and delegates plenary meeting of the Prime her expenditure on armies by general, and we hope that there that the order would not
be noted without comment Pre- Ministers' meeting took place 15 percent.
will be an important contribu- extended further. The This did not mean that they tion to peace. at No. 10 Downing Street this
in-dent Harry Truman's statenent Communists, his
at surgents include
now%
conference that he morning. The Prime Ministers were weakening India's de- "Today, the conference will Karen rebels, tribesmen, army is not considering asking the of the United Kingdom, Canada, fences. Instead, a real
effort be concerned mainly with mutineers and "White Band" U.S. to bomb Red China with- the Commonwealth of
Aug-
was being made to turn more epoches and with the object of members tralia,
Zealand New
India, of her resources to the better- obtaining a general idea as to Volunteer Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia ment of her people,
procere."-Reuter. and Dr Donges representing the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa---were present.
"Mr Attles,
THE NEW CHINA
Mr Nehru is believed to have
that it was idle
and
who is host to declared
the meeting, was in the Chair. Irrelevant to talk of China as a He welcomed the other Com-satellite of Russla though it
nwealth representatives
Epidemic Holds biggest offensive of a four-year war in North Indo-weath
Up Shipping
Liverpool, Jan, 4. The North of England's Influenza epidemic haif
today claimed
three thousand Liverpool
doo- kers, causing a big hold up in unloading ships. More than 12 versels were
in
River the queuclog Mersey, awaliing berths.
The Health Ministry ap. pealed to the pubile today to ease the burden of the the with doctors coping
wave of Influenza witch Is of a mild form and has
caused no desilis,
It said that the spidemic spread to west Laucashier though some other areas Jiad had
share of localised outbreak. — Reuter,
Agreement
On
Decision
London, Jan. 4, The decision taken by the British Government not to ne- empt Mr Liaquat Ali Khan's demand to include Kashmir on the agenda of the full con- ference for formal discussion has the support of all the other members of the Commonwealth apart from India.
China today.
on might be that she was o friend-
ter.
of the
People's out UN, permission, and is not Organisation. Reu- considering asking for such per
mission.
BRITISH CALL FOR REALISM TOWARD PEKING
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
r
London, Jan. 4.
U.S. MUST
CONTAIN
COMMUNISM
Washington, Jan. 4.
Paul Shater Representative (Republican) said in a state- ment today that the United States must contain Communism
of the United Kingdom ly ally of the Soviet. Government.
The hard reality was that they "Mr Atlee recalled that since bad to work with the new China, the last meeting of Prime a major power in Asia and the Ministers the Commonwealth world, and that her voice should French land, sea and air forces launched their had lost three former Common- be heard in the councils of the
Prime
Ministers-Mr nations of the world, Mackenzie King of Canada, Mr Nehru is said to have told Field Marshal Smuts of South the other Prime Ministers that a "limited Africa and Mr Peter Fraser of the carrying on of New Zealand-and tribute was war" or an economie boycott of A call for the withdrawal of diplomatic re- by sen and air and avold land paid to their distinguished ser- China would keep the world in cognition from Red China is made this morning wars with Russia. vices.
Mr Shater endorsed Mr Hor- "A discussion took place on
by the Daily Telegraph. It says the Common-bert Hoover's proposal to send procedure and agreement was
statesmen altend-wealth Prime Ministers who begin their meetings no more American aid one as reached on the business of the ing the meeting also spoke.
After their morning session here today should consider their collective policy themselves. noting and on the manner in which it would be conducted. today the statesmen lunched towards China in a "mood of realism."
with King George, and bia family,
They struck from coastal positions into the mountains near the Chinese border to engage Communist-led Vietminh concentrations there or drive them away.
had
Eight hours after the push started, the enemy been sighted.
ground troops pushed into the not foothills from which Vietminh soldiers descended 10 days ago and overran the fortress of Binh Licu, 32 miles North Tiеnyсл.
i
Supported by artillery, cruiser standing off shore and several squadrons of warplanes,
ANTI-RED
CAMPAIGN
IN SIAM
of
A French Army communique last week reported that heavy enemy concentrations in the area made an assault on Tienyen appear imminent.
Instead of waiting for the attack. the French
went into action. General Jean de Lattro de Tassigny, the new Comman- der-in-Chief and French High
Commissioner In Indo-China, was at headquarters in Tienyen when the operation started,
HEAVY BARRAGE
one of the principal high prieststain trails by foot. of the kingdom, is distributing aj
"petice resolution" denouncing salvos Trouln
in
barrage and An artillery
from the emuiser Dugay
Jaict were
down the "false peace appeal which the Communists circulate in or-passes ahead of the troops.
Security regulations der to cover their aggression."
vented newsmen from giving the French Leaflets containing the peace the strength
Army officers resolution were widely distri- forces involved. butet In Bangkok by pedicab estimated Vietminh strength in drivers but their origin was not the area at 12,000 regulars, plus
guerilla battalions.
WORLD PROBLEMS
"The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom then opened a
discussion en the general inter- national situation in which all The Commonwealth representa- liver took part.
This Piscussion was continu ed in
in the second plenary meet-
held in the afternoon.
a state of tension and could only hold up progress,
The other
Earlier reports
about the
until the European nations arm
This third world war, which
is so close upon us, cannot be
There have been no indications in word or from our viewpoint, a war for the survival of any particular Premiers' meeting said that deed that China's intentions are or ever have been nation other than our own,"
the following rough they had heads on which to plan their other than aggressive, the newspaper says,
programme days:
over the next 10
4
FIVE POINTS
"In these circumstances," it continues, "there is little point!
in the Indian Prime Minister,
Mr Nehru, going on talking Situation
about the necessity of bringing the Peking Government into the Security Council.
(1) The situation in Kores be meetings today were and its implications for the devoted to a general analysis of Commonwealth, and policies to world problems. Tomorrow, par- be advanced in the United No-
"Nor by the same token can ticular aspects of these problems tions
in greater (2) Commonwealth policy to- any case now be made out for will be considered detail.'
wards Communist China.
protracting the absurd farco of One member of the Common- (3) Rearmament of Ger- this country's recognition wealth was missing-Pakistan, many
the possibility of Mao Tse-tung's regime. It has whose
nothing but insults
and
please
of
Mr Nehru,
In Burma
of
I said Mr Shaftr.
Не added that the United States could help nations Western Europe to arm, but "a cannot do all their fighting for them."
He said also that Mr John Foster Dulles "and other ad- ministration apologists" said the United States must have Euro- pean and Asian basts to retain control of the eca and air. Mr
quate bases in the Philippines, Formosa and the isles of the Western Facile. Spain can be made available to us."--United
Well In Hand Shafer added: "We have ade-
Prime Ministers today was to (5) A Japanese peace treaty, "It is high time that zu rebels in the absence of foreign
an act of re-intervention but warned that a cognition should be with- drawn,"
THE FACTS
a Communist victory in Indo- China would
an im- pose mediate threat to Burma.
US Offer To S. America
Chile for hemisphere defence, the offer were accepted, arrange
The State Department sald if
Bangkok, Jan. 4, Thailand's leading buddhist
Prime Minister, Mr high level talks with Russia. brought us not
New York, Jan. 4. dignitary is promoting a cam-
The initial phase was an en-Liaquat Ali Khan, has declined (4) Britain's commitments and humiliations...Mr Bevin's The United States Ambas- paign against Communism.
veloping movement in which to attend unless the Kashmir as a member of the Northgesture,' designed presum-sador to Buzma, Mr David Press.
Treaty out, first Wat two columns struck
Organisation ably to The Lord Abbot of
dispute between his country and Atlantic
said today that the Burmese Government could Kashmir Samphaya in Bangkok, who is by truck and then along moun- india is collectively considered and their implications in terms has certainly not pleased Mac Key,
of manpower, by the statesmen.
money and Tse-tung.
overcome the Communist One of the first acts of the rearmament. send a telegram to Mr-Liaquat and the American suggestion, unreciprocated
that an might be rearmed.
Japan All Khan, asking him to change
One prehis mind.
subject likely to
Washington, Jón. 4. be
The United States today brought up is the suggestion by General Douglas MacArthur RUSSIAN THREAT
offered to sell two light cruisers to each of three South American that Japan might be re-armed In his
In world to defend herself against the survey of the
Malaya, the Telegraph
Mr Key, who arrived from Nations-Argentina, Brazil and today, Mr Attlee threat of Communism.
continues, the Peking Govern- Rangoon for several months' situation referred to the threat to world Australia and other Common-ment actively encourages the consultations, sald at present known until today when more french authorities said that peace posed by present Russian wealth countries will urge that activities of predominantly there was no evidence. of any leaflets signed by the Abbot
in taking positions for the at-polley, the part Britain would strict limitations should be im- Chinese terrorists engaged វឌ were being prepared for circul tack Last weds on Binh Lieu.play in defence of Europe by posed in any Japanese rearma- trying to break down law and direct outside aid given to the habilitating
with signatures of those
forces Vietminh
circled
order. tion
her membership of the Northment. wishing to support the move-
In territory and, into Chinese
Organisation, One v the most dimcult ment.
It was helping the rebels in of the
The Government, which the face
ourrent drive,
and menacing They share the feeling that
any attempt is made, to surrounding ton with President Truman.
all described as democratic The resolution stated:
territories. Soo friendly to the United States, Router. that safety zone. The border in the "family" atmosphere of such
to He is understood
Commonwealth not be will do all we possibly can not the past few months has been
general
alth ta forces Invading Tibet will could cope with the local Com- should a gathering
recognition 0X to accept Communist ages wide open to them.-Associated surveyed the position of Ger- con and her right to anot
Communist be on India's frontier. vitlated by discussion of contro..
many and the progress made
munists, who were not numer- the slon in order to preserve world issues involving
and were versial
towards a
split up "These," says the Telegraph,ous) a Japanese peace treaty on the United Nations, national policy of member peace."
Mr Attlee stressed the urgency
Australia, New Zealand, South "are facts which the Common separate groups. States.
Africa and Canada of Far East problems.
have not wealth Prime Ministers should
the Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, India's recognised the Peking Govern-weigh against
muddled He added that there was no Prime Minister, ma
made speech ment while Fritain, India, thoughts and hopes of Mao be- coherent Communist move- in which he deplored the general Ceylon and Pakistan have. coming an Asiatic Tito,"
ment in Burma.-United Press. tendency becoming evident of
UNIQUE CEREMONY a "mad Face of rearmament."
This could only tend to in- After the first, session of to-
It is understood that India has been taking a consistently Over the dotached attitude exchanges between Pakistan and the British Government,
The Abbot is to make
the
Treaty Atlantic
"We could concolvably fall back into and his recent talks in Washing-problems of the conforenes will Indo-China
#
Preas.
strong denunciation of Commu- Steel ulum in a speech on Sunday.
Last November several thou- sand persons signed a so-call- od "peace petition" which later was found to have been Com-
munist inspired. Many of those who signed it were un- aware of its origin. United
Press.
Tito Receives Greek Envoy
For Reds
In China
be, have secure
It
Washington, Jan. 4,
crease rather than
lessen the day's meeting of Premiers, the Authoritative sources said on present tension of the world, he six Prime Ministers attended a Thursday that the United States said, according to usually re-meeting of the Privy Council at was trying to persuade France liable sources.
which King George presided. to cancel contructa to supply The Indian Prime Minister Mr Don Stephen Senanayake steel to Communist China,
was reported to have reminded (Ceylon) an. Mr Sidney Hol- French steel makers have con- the conference that in consider- | land (Now Zealand) Wero
India has made it clear to Mr Clement Attlee,
the British Prime Minister, that, firstly, the Kashmir dispute is before the United Nations and по step should be taken to take the dispute out of the jurisdiction of this world organisation; squondly, India is prepared to have the matter discussed in an friendly Informal,
Way Landon with the Pakistan Prime Minister. not with all the
Belgrade, Jan. 4. with around, but
It was announced officially that Britain and such other members Premier Marshal Tip of who have knowledge of the Yugoslavia on Thursday received inues in the dispute and can the newly-appoluted Minister of be expected to make Eome Greeces Spiros Kapo Tanides with the Chinese mainland.toned that against the interna- useful contribution--Reuter.
tracted to well the Chinese Redsing the problems Cacing them SWOTI in as
as new members of
members
in
United Press.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
THIS IS YOUR ROOM,MISS NARDA. PART OF THE MUSEUM'S ANIMAL SECTION
WE COULDN'T PUT YOU WITH
VEGETABLES OR MINERALS. THIS
IS YOUR WARDROBE. YOU ARE NEVER TO WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT MORE THAN ONCE.
were
the Council.
30,000 tons of steel, primarily they should not lose sight of rails for China's shaky railway their main objective-the pro- The King has mation of world
never before svetem.
peace.
presided over a Council altend Mr Nehru regretted that The French Government said
ed by six of the Commonwealth several of the firms had agreed most nations
spending Prime Ministers. of their re- not to accept any new orders more and more
The Prime Ministers Were annament which stars of a television programme The United States foels that sources previous contracto
should be could, and should, be used for broadcast to England and Wales cancelled. The United States the betterment of humanity.
today. He is reported to have men- has barred all American trade
United Press.
in
tionni background of piling up By, Lee Falk and Phil Davis
EVERY BRAND OF FINE PERFUME, BOOKS JEWELS,ANYTHING YOU WISH, WILL BE
FURNISHED. REMEMBER.
NO ONE WILL HARM
FOR DISTURA YOU.
1
ON NICE DAYS YOU CAN SIT IN YOUR GARDEN. YOU SEE, IT WON'T BE SO BAD.
BARS/IMA PRISONER
HERE
Viewers suw the earlier "shots" "of
the leaders arriv-
ing, the crowds and then close- upa taken in the drawing room of No 10 Downing Street,
The Prime Ministers wOT" able to see themselves on the television screen for a monitor in set was specially installed the room where they were being televised.
Short speeches made before television Cameras by the statesmon at the start of the Commonwealth conference (werd brandesist here today.
HOPES FOR. PEACE Dr Theophilis Dongos (South Africa's: „Minister - of thời Interior), who is representing Dr Daniel Malan, his Prime
·MInleder, said "At this time wd. fedlordt da metommy/that the friends, of:peace: siodā /Douter"
ph Wadakkeryptāsa deviis) werS AND
insurrectionists.
and
the
hy
and
ments would be made for re-
ships
three training crows of the countries.
All three nations have been conducting preliminary negotia- tions for the ships for some
in Assam Quake Shock
Bombay, Jan. 4. An earthquake shock of slight intensity, with Its origin in North Assim, www recorded here early today.-Reuter
The First Time For Centuries
For the first time for centuries an Arab Archbishop is on a visit to England.! He is the Most Revy George Hakim, an Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Church for the See of Galilee, and he la the man who helped to found the Holy Land Arab Refuges Fund. Here the Archblatiop is explaining to reporters, pictures which he fook during his visit to various European centres including. Rome. ---- London. Ex-
press Service,