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Liaquat Gives Lawn Bowlers Leave For
Pakistanis A New Symbol
Karachi, July 27.
A two-mile-long proces- sion of Pakistanis paraded through the streets. of this capital on Friday demand- ing a settlement of the Kashmir dispute and crying "Long live Pakistan! Down with India!"
The crowd converged on the residence of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, and tremen- dous cheers were raised' when Mr Liaquat, standing on a balcony, raised a clenched fist and suid: "Hereafter" GUF sym- bot is this."
The pecusion was observance of "Defence Day, and. Pakistan citizens launched 0 massive protest demonstration over the Kashmir territory, claimed by both Pakistan and Indlo.
Pakistan
charged recently that India moved large units of its army to the Kashmir bor. der, but Indian officials sald they are there only for defen- sive purpose, The Pokiston! yesterday invited the
Premier
Indian
on
Premler, Mr Pandit Nehru, to come to Karachi for a conference Kashmir, but in view of the con- ditions altached to the request it was not believed Mr Nehru would accept.
FIERY SPEECH
Do Well
The Hongkong Lawn bowlers have done well to date daring the Explon Cup week
which matches have been played against London clabs.
Four Colony rinks (the
targest number ever these series)
Belded
beat the powerful Mag- dalen Park club by 13 shots, and then went od the next day to lower the colours of the Surbiton Lesion Club by nine shots,
this
The Explen Cup match was played yesterday at Wanstead. but the result has not yet come to hand, Hongkong's rink for match was Gough, Easi- man,
Williamson Sykes- well balanced combination.
Last year the Colony rink skipped by McKelvle lost the Cup game by single shot after an extra
bend had been played.
FIELD
NOT
TALKING
Washington, July 27. Frederick Vanderbilt Field, millionaire supporter of leftwing causes, refused today to tell ä Senate Committee whether he stood ball for Communist lenders,
Kaesong
Base Camp,
Korea, July 28. Four helicopters carrying the United Nations deloga- tion took off for Kaesong at 9.25 a.m. today. Å convoy of UN ser-
and vice personnel respondents arrived at 9 at a.m., having started 7.30 a.m.
motor
cor.
near
The sky was heavily overcast Today, but there was no rain.
The United States destroyer escort Nolfch exchanged fire with ashore battery Kaesong
on Friday as United Nations naval elements con- tinued their bombardment and blockade of the North Korean coast,
The Naifch was straddled by shots before land-based Marine planes silenced the battery. The ship was not damaged.
In the Songjin arco, the heavy
USS Нейств. cruiser
the destroyers USS Thompson and USS Yarnall and the destroyer escort Selverling were active
day. throughout the
hitting installations and more shore supply routes.
again
Wonsan targets
Civil ment
were
air
battered by the guns of HMS
damage and USS Weiss, with Ceylon, USS Brien, USS Brown reported In several areas. Navy Skyraiders and Corsairs from Field was brought before the USS Bon Homme, Richard and Princeton off the East Coast, Senators from New York, where
from he was serving a 90-day prison Sea Furies and Fireflies
Marine Cor- Pre- term The streets around the
for contempt of court. HMS Glory and mier's
residence were jammed That sentence was given him for sairs from USS Sicily supple- before the procession, headed refusing to tell a Federal Judge mented surface vessel bombard-
co-ordinated with arrived. Mr who contributed to the by 100 women, Llagunt mude a flery
strikes.-United Press. five Rights Congress ball fund. minute speech. He said: "We do not want war with anyone. We want peace. But in the name of peace we shell not sacrifles freedom and the existence of Pakistan.
... As long as single human head
remains on its body in Pakision, that head shall not bow to aggression and injustice." He called
Jain people to "sland united like wall of steel for the preserva- tion and safety of Pakistan. Wo neither Aght with swords nor guns but are guided in our ac- tions by the blessings of God" Then he raised his clenched - fist and said: "Hereafter our
symbol is this."
our
on
4
The crowd, estimated at 130.
persons, gradually dis- 000 persed._United Press,
Bureau
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SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1951.
Cavalcade Of Cavalry.
The glamour of the British Cavalry uniforms was revived in the Cavalcade of Cavalry which was a fea- ture of the Festival Year Aldershot Tattoo held in the. Rushmore Arena, Aldershot recently. In this picture is a group of cavalrymen dressed in uniforms not often seen in public these days.
Shinwell Assesses Military Might Of Communist Powers
London, July 27.
The fund put up $80,000 bail for four Communists who fled after losing an appeal to the United States Supreme Court from
convictions with even others of plotting to teach the
Rome, July 27, overthrow of the Government by
Nationalist China has with- violence.
Two offelala from the Federal drawn from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisa- of Prisons brought
of her Field before the Senato Internal tlon, leaving $1,059,500
contributions unpaid, 0 F.A.O. Security Committee.
Mr Emanuel Shinwell, Minister of Defence, Hearings by
spokesman said today. Senators the
China's withdrawal reduces said today that the Communists had a formidable designed to determine F.A.O. membership to whether there had been sub-nations.
force "far beyond what any one country or group Peland, versive influences on American
Czechoslovakia of countries could ever acquire in peace-time."
and Far Eastern policy.
Hungary had previously with- The Senate group was in- drawn.
He gave these details to
"But we are still a long quiring Into the affairs of the A founder member, China Pressmen with whom he Was way from parity with the Institute of Pacific Relations. was a member of the F.A.O. talking:
"There Russians," he added. to official of Council from 1947
are sul many areas of in- Field was a former that organisation.-Reuter.
Reuter.
security and the temptation for the aggressor to attack still
were
COMMENT OF THE DAY
New Test For Britons
The
HILE some such measure as the
forecast by political and economic observers in Britain, the action, now that it has been taken, makes it no more palatable to shareholders, parti- cularly those thousands of people at Home whose incomes
are wholly de- pendent on interest earned from investments. Rather naturally they Government will regard this latest control as a sinister Socialistic political manoeuvre to deny them legitimate rewards for sound judgment. smallholders have already been badly hit by rising taxation, allied with the decreased purchasing value of the pound, and that they are now to have their potential incomes restricted by certain legislation must involve a
It is degree of additional hardship.
view the necessary, however, to
in light of the governnicnt's action national situation. Tacitly the Chancellor of the Exchequer admits that inflation has become a No. problem: that it is in grave danger of getting out of hand. One corrective envisaged by Mr Gaitskell (and it can be recalled, also by his predecessor Sir Stafford Cripps) is restriction of for the amount of money available spending on non-essentials in the home' the market. Profits distributed in form of dividends are, in the view of the British Government, contributing to inflation; therefore they must be curbed. But in pleading "national interest" to support the new controls over dividenda, the government mani- festly has in mind other issues of parallel importance, not the least being the restraining of demands by-workers for wage increases. To this extent, then, it can
bo argued that the dividend controls represent a political manoeuvre for placating the workers into denying themselves increases in
1
45
1049.-- The combined manpower strength of the Soviet army. navy, air force and security forces totailed 4,000,000. East Germany and the East European countries had a force Di 1,070,000.
wages. If the government is success- ful in this endeavour it will in truth be able to claim that it has effectively applied a policy in the general interests of the country. But the murmurings for new
wage levels to meet higher
have grown living costs
in volume during past months and it is a matter of some doubt whether the restrictions to be imposed on shareholders will be sufficient to Jull wage earners into submissive acquiescence of the govern- 'ment's policy. Mr Gaitskell has three other propositions. One is a tightening up of credit to be extended by the banks; another, the application of price controls over a wider variety of additional everyday commodities-an
And thirdly, Bоp to the workers.
Through greater production efforts. these
and various measures trivances
the the Chancellor of Exchequer belleves Britain
may weather the inflation storm and largely correct the current deficit in the gold reserves. It is a familiar refrain and wholly reminiscent of the Stafford Cripps ero. Like Sir Stafford,
. reasons for the new
con-
Mr Gaitskell has a tremendous and difficult task in convincing the people that pegged incomes together with harder work will provide the solution to the country's economic s. And the job is not made any easter by virtue of the fact the government has to admit that one of the primary restrictions is enforcement of a rearmament pro- gramme. It is virtually impossible
persuad A community to bo 'come 'enthusiastic over.
making sacrifices when they are not being borne on anything like the same scale in other parts of the free world. It is clear the spirit of the people of Britain is once again about to be severely tested.
to
In
The 3,200,000 men and women the Soviet Army were organised in 175 line and active divisions. They had another 40 anti-aircraft and artillery divi- signs. The total could be doubled on mobilisation.
with
Twenty-two divisions were in Enst Germany, 18 of them armoured
war a total
Four strength of 5,000 tanks. more armoured Ivisions were near at hand with about 70 divisions of the satellite armies, including an increasing propor- tion of
of tank and mechanised divisions.
Communit divisions num- about 12,000 men and were armoured -
bered one-third
OF
mechanised Russin had pro-
than 5,000 fighting vehicles
duced more armoured
1 cmains."Router.
Test: Close Of
Play
Scores
Leeds, July 27.
South Afrion meored 538 runs in their first innings of the fourth cricket Test England, who Against replied with 37 runs for no wicket by the close of play today.
Erio Rowan scored 230 kung and Percy
90 runs-Reuter.
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Turn For Worse In The Oil Crisis
London, July 27.
The Anglo-Iranian oil crisis took a turn for the worse on Friday night, and Sir Francis Shepherd, Britain's ambassador in Teheran, was enroute by plane for consultations with high off}. cials here.
BRITISH
SHARES
TOPPLE
Sir Francis left at 11.45 p.m. Teheran time aboard a plane with Mr Averell Harriman, Presi- dent Truman's special envoy in Iran. Mr Harri- man was expected to confer on Saturday with the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee and Foreign] Swift Reaction To Secretary Herbert Morrison.
The sudden flight to London of the two diplo- mats at the height of the oil crisis was considered in diplomatic quarters as an indication of a hitch in current efforts to bring about peace talks on the inonths-long oil feud.
Nationalist Army Invades Red China
Foreign Ofice officials said
not
been
New Controls
London, July 27.
All shares registered in Britain were torpedoed on the London Stock Exchange announced last night by the today by the dividend freeze
Mr Harriman had specifically invited for talks in Chancellor of the Exche.. London, but they welcomed his quer, Mr Hugh Galtskell. decision which, they hoped,
The announcement. meant would help clarify the uncer that many of them must cut tainties in Iran's Iniest
pro their dividends and that none posals.
can raise its dividend for the The British cabinet, on second next three years.
In rubber shares, which were thoughts, had cabled Sir Francis particularly hit to remain on the spot because losses of 20 per cent and more. feared his presence But it was a joyous day for all 11. might become necessary In view
overseas · securities which are of the uncertain position of
in British personnel the oll area, but the cable missed him. He had already left in Mt Hat riman's plane for London.
War
there
were
outside the Chancellor's reach.
There were strong advances in Japanese and German bonde, United States and Canadian dollar securities,
and copper base
metal shares regis- Reports received in London tered outside Britain, and some
Rangoon, July 27. A Chinese Nationalist army force has struck 65 miles into Red China from
of the today its refugee base in Burma
yesterday in Teheran of Sir
Typifying the general trends, and seized a 100-mile long Francis and Mr Hurriman with Reuter's Index of British in- were dustries slumped from 182.4 to
ather
conversations gold
shares.
frontier strip in Yunnan Persian aft officials,
studied at a meeting of Minis-140.7, one of the sharpest drops province.
on record in a single day.
GOLD SHARES UP
The Nationalists have cap-ters this afternoon. tured one alrfield and are re-
They centred round the porled trying to build another. Persian Intentions on the one
Communist troops in larger |
crucial matter which In the force aro counter-attacking
view of London still requires gold shares from headquarters, – bases
clarification before newsome African Paoshan on the Burma-Chime begin-the easing of Sulwell Road of the second world war,
at
The index of, South African rose from 89.8-to Nearly at the South golda are registered
101.3.
conditions to which British all there, not here.
At one time. 213 millon had The fighting is about 200 workers in the concession area
arc being subjected by local been knocked off the market miles
west and slightly south of
value of Shell shures alon Kunming, the Red-held Yunnan authorities. capital.
and the cut (on paper) in the Washington and London are market value of the Brooke Although
the Nationalist
believed to be in agreement on Family's holdings of Brooke penetration is relatively small- the desirabilty of making con- Hond (tea shares) was about male, it is regarded as
the diibos normal for Brilish £100,000. effective action on the workers most
both to create дл Conditions at the opening of mainland this year by forces
atmosphere conducive to the Stock Exchange this morn- linked with Chiang Kai-shek's succ
successful negotiations and to ing were chadtle, with very Formosa leland regime.
avoid the danger of Anglo-wide prices. But things be- 15,000 TROOPS
Iranian employees leaving came more normal as the day The Nationalist force was Persia on their own initiative wore on and extreme losses, and authoritatively said to number about 15,000 regular troops in because they find conditions gains were partially retraced.
unendurable,
Copper shares eased from the three columns. They are com
top on rumours that the British manded by LI MI, displaced A spokesman of the Ameel-Government
might
asic Nationalist Governor of Yunnan can Embassy in London said! colonialents to follow and one of Western China's today that Mr Harriman Its dividend
would arrive in London by air If there proved to be any- Li's sortie has been going on tomorrow.
thing in this rumour still more quietly for three months.
of the escapism would be He and his troops had come
British Foreign Office diverted to South African and Burma as refugees fleeing was unable tonight to con-dollar securities. from the Red Chinese,
Arm the departure of the Brilish Whitehall can influence the Their re-entry Into Yunnan Ambassador from Teheran Northern Rhodesian Govern- was prodded along by Burmese though question his ment but hardly the Govern- troops. Burma,
torn internally
London was stated toments of visking
South Africo. the by a Red-tinged civil war, has have been under discussion.- United States and Canada. recognised the Red China - United. Press and Reuter.
best-known generis.
to
from
gime of Mao Tse-tung at Pek- ing and
oMelally Burma i neutral in the China conflict.
Li's Burmese officials said troops were re-equipped sources in Thailand for the march into Red China. There was no conßrmation of this.
His three columns fanned out big trans- northeast of Lashio, a fer point inside Burma on
the old Burma Road to China.
North column took the airfield. Tho
The
Hedg
ser since the war and 25,000 WANTED: A Reds Kengma, ranged about
tonks were already with the forces and a similar number were in reserve.
SOVIET AIR FORCE
GOVT
100 miles
south and celzod Menghai. First resistance reported light,
was
43
Li also holds Mengsung. miles south of the Kengma air- fleld. The airfield is about 15 miics southwest of Menning, the biggest town in the area.
WARM WELCOME Airstrips in
this vicinity
The Sovlet Air Force had
Paris, July 27, 800,000 men and more
than
After 18 days of inter- 10,000 aircraft and Russia was producing aircraft at the rate party bargaining France of about 10,000 ☐ year: A
was today atill looking for large and creasing number were jet fighters and bombers. a governinent to succeed were formerly used as bases by Major-General Claire L Chen- Russia had some 350 airfields that of Dr Henri Queuille nault's Flying Tigers and later on the western perimeter of the which resigned following by his US 14th Air Force for Sovlet bloc, a number of them the general elections ΟΠ under active and continuous
development for the latest Jung 17.
of aircraft. These
nirfieldy
had the
After six Party leaders accommodate between could
or refused to try, 14,000 and 17,000 aircraft and failed
The President of the Republic, M. moro were being built.
emergency landings in the war with Japan.
Burmese Bources sold Ll's troops were warmly welcomed civilians ond by Yunnanese that
Red oppression has re- field of operallons of the Soviet Vincent Auriel, turned for the sulted.
sald the An official source Finance to the for -Korce alr
beyond second time Went Western Europe.
Maurice Petsche Communists last month carried Minister, M.
out 1,500 executions in a dis- air forces had (Independent Conservative). The aatellite
of Nationalist- trict northeast a total manpower strength of
M..Potscho said he could not held and about 1,000 aircraft.
Menghol. 50phe Soviet Navy had 600,- accept the offer right away but Communist troops are attack- 000
satellite
toward Kengma, from navics he agreed to preside at a special ing south men, the 20,000 men and Russia had a meeting of leaders of all the the Pasahan area An estimated powerful and modern fleet in-so-called Republican parties to 45,000 regulars are attached to Paoshan headquarters and post- cluding 300 submarines, many morrow in one more attempt to
en Packhah and ed mainly between' of them of modern design.
hammar, out
pro- an agreed Potentially, the North Atlan-gramme, for the future. coall- the Burima frontier. This i
the area where the late General tic allianco
Infialtely tlon Was
government.
Joseph W. Bulwell's Chinese stronger than Russia, Mr. Shin
This joint meeting of party and American forced emerged well uld, There was no field
In of major production in which leaders is without precedent in from the Burma fighting the West did not out-match French Cabinet-forming routine, 1944 to open the supply road to them.
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