THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1951.
His Leave Was
No
Queen Elizabeth Gives Londoners A Smile
haf
Rest Cure
Evanstone. Nov. 13. When H. Bernard of Carson City. Neveda, went on leave from the Navy
days ago he did
30
know how glad he would be to be back on duty.
During the month that he was off, Bernard was in- volved in two automobile accidents, tried to horse and got sat
sat on the horse and was in
ride
#
train wreek. Bernard was asleep In the train
City
of San Francisco yesterday when it ploughed into the City of Los Angeles, He escaped injury except that to bla nlready Jumpy nerves--United Press.
by
NORWEGIAN
PREMIER
RESIGNS
Qdow, Nov 13.
The Norwegian Premier. Einar Gerhardsen, resigned tonight,
After over six years in office be fell he ought to be relieved be sald.
Mr Gerhardsen, who is 54 recominnederl the King 10 Ap point Mr Oscar Topr, Parlia mentary leader of the Labour Party, us the new Prime Minis- tvp.
Mr Topr stater fought !Bra! the resignation of Mr
tier- hardsen will not involve any changes in foreign or domestır policy.
RUSSIAN DEFEATS
The Queen smiles at the crowd gathered outside the Lord Roberts Workshops
in Brompton Road, London, when she visited the Disabled Men's Exhibition there.
Russians
Challenge
U.S. Court
The Germans
Central Press.
Western Germany's Economy Menaced
By
Smugglers
Aachen, Nov. 13.
Munich, Nov. 13. Three Russian officials walk- ed out of an American court- He had requested members room here today and challenged the competence of the court to of the Government to remain i. their positions.
deal with the repatriation of The
from Russia question
further children ubducted ur changes will be considered later by
during the parliamentary group of The the Labour Party has elected They said they had come at Mr Gerhardsen as its leader in the invitation of the United States High Commistion, re- succession to Mr Topr.
Mr Gerhardsen became Prime prestated the Soviel Govern-
o make entirely on the "Iron Curtain" frontier, is another Minister in the first post-warment, and wished Labour Government. In the declaration to the court. present Storting (Paritament)
But when Judge Goodman step against a growing menace to the West German Labour had an
insisted that the Russians should mcreased TELA- jorly-Reuter.
About 10,000 frontier protection police are to be transferred to Germany's Western frontier to combat smuggling.
The transfer of this force, so far used almost
IN THE UN
Votes
For Debate
On Yugoslav And Chinese Motions
Paris, Nov. 13.
The United Nations General Assembly today agreed to debate three subjects which Russia fought bitterly to keep off the agenda and överruled South African objections to an item dealing with the treatment of South African citizens of Indian origin in the Union.
The Assembly approved discussion of the Western plan for an International Commission to investigate whether free elections could be held throughout Germany.
It placed on the agenda a Yugoslav complaint of hostile activities" by the Cominform countries.
The Assembly voled 47 to six with two abstention: to include this item.
com-
The Russian move to throw It also included & Nationalist out Nationalist China's Chinese item alleging Soviet plaint of treaty violations was violations of the 1946. Smo-defeated by 30 votes Soviet treaty.
to eight with 13 abstentions,
The 88-item
agenda already approved by the Steering Com- mittee had to be passed by the Assembly before the general debate today, in its fourth day. could continue
The Assembly also did these! things:
1.----Shelved for
year the question of Chinese representa- tion.
2.--Approved for its agenda without discussion the Western Powers' disarmament plan and the Vyshinsky proposals.
3.-Postponed consideration of the Moroccan question-raised by the Arab Stales after the French Foreign Minister, Mr Robert Schuman, had made an Government's policy there.
his
impassioned defence of
4-Overruled South African Item dealing trea ment of people
follow regular American court economy coffee and cigarette smuggling, which is to an
with the
Mr procedure, the Russians walked is depriving the federal tax authorities of a con- of Indian origin in the Union.
At a Press conference after-sitlerable revenue each year.
Unlted Press adds that Gerhardsen's health wes paired in a wartime German concentrallon camp
RENEWAL OF
OLD, TIES
Direct
-
wards, Ports Maliwaiko, Soviet Consul-General in Berlin and
Every Customs
hidden under
RED
the гехол-
And the vote for the inclusion 44 to five with four abstentions. of Yugoslavia's complaint was
Steering
The Assembly rejected
Coinmittee's mendation for a five-day break Christmas. It approved a from December 23 to recess
votes to 15 January 2 by 35 with six absentions-Reuter.
at
MOROCCAN QUESTION
Paris, Nov. 18.
The United Nations Assembly agreed today to postpone a few days its debate on whether to place the Moroccan question on
the UN agenda.
Arag
门
the
The Soviet Union and the Philippines asked
that the the agenda include Moroccan fruc, listed formally as a "com. plaint of violation by France in Morocce of the principles of the Charter and the Declaration of Humen Rights." It was intro- a bloc of Arab States. duced by a OBJECTIONS
The issue is being brought up The Assembly's vote of officials, it is, rested and 7,500 cartons
of 37 while Western powers are try to 11 with four abstentions to
to get the Arab States to one of the officials, accused the alleged, have not always been cigarettes seized after investi-
the China set aside
Miditie new is proof against temptation to gel gation at Munich's Wholesale "Indennitely" came after strong East Command.
question participate in of acting beyond court
Egypt opposes rich quick. Ten officials at Lin-Fruit Marketing Hall. The jurisdiction.
delegation
Communist objections led by this. Leaders of the
Arab i would refuse to accept his decl-dau, in the French Zone, were cigarettes were
10 Germians accused of loads of prunes.
the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr States last night heard Egypt among Sion, he said.
Andrel Vyshinsky
explain her opposition, but Maliwaiko accused the United smuggling 980,000 pounds of
Cigarettes and coffee,
The matter al-
thus cannot be they took no decision States authorities of preventing poffee into Germany from Swit-
though the most 1,778
popular, are discussed formally during the participation in the plan. Russian children, alizerland in 1949.
not the only articles smuggled present Assembly.
Filipino support of The Arab originally abducted by the Nazis,
The officials were alleged to across German borders, Jewels, The Secretary of State, Mr States on the Moroccan issue from rejoining their parents.
have received 200,000 miles for instance, are sometimes Dean Acheson, replying to the was a surprise.
Usually Reuter.
Soviet
for (about
cali £16,500 sterling) for smuggled in on a larger scale.
Communist Philippines vote with the allowing the coffee through.
China's admission,
that Western powers, who have been Customs Officials claim to this was impossible while They were also accused of con-
the seeking
10 sidetrack have broken up a ring of dia- Peking load of 220 tons of mond smugglera
Government dened politically ticklish question. fiscating a Paris, Nov. 13.
here after United Nations authority in Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine coffee and "selling" it back to arresting a man who tried to Korea. Maurice Schuman,
a very low get
delegate,
his dele gaid Foreign Minis. the smugglers at
£8,500 sterling worth of Earlier, Mr Vyshinsky had said gation was not
committing ter, stated in a broadcast inter-cost.
precious stones across the that the suggestion of an Inter- itself on how it might ultimate- border in 8 hollow wooden Bavarian Customs officials un-
national Commission on Germany vote on the complaint, when and Mexican no security for Europe unless
bowl,
elections was used only by those and if it gets onto the Assembly diplomatic sources.
the North African zone, which covered a huge ring which since
to delay German
the He said, however, Several perrons were arrested who wanted The Mexican
agenda. Ambassador, Included Morocco, were includ-1948 had smuggled large quan-
tities of American cigarettes and in the break-up of a gang unification.
"will Senor Rafel de la Colina, toided in the defence system,
Philippines
always coffee from Austria to West which, the police said, had The Germans themselves espouse the right of non-self- the
Utribed Press that he He said in answer to ques-
about £7,500.000 should deal with the matter, be governing peoples who feci and the Philippine Ambassador, tions radio television pro- Germany. Nie passenger cars transmitted
un a
of diamonds, narcotics said.
their rights are being down- Mr Joaquin Elizalde, held con-gramme here that France could and two motor-cycles were con-worth
and foreign currencies between Sir Gladwyn Jebb (Britain) | trodden," versations on the subject earlier not allow its position in Morocco iscated and 32 people arrested. this year. Philippine
The Arab bloc, encouraged by sources or other parts of North Africa
and declared that the three Western; Customs Buthorities said that Belgium, West Germany
South America, said their Government hoped to be "undermined" without the gang smuggled over 30,000,-
Powery wanted a situation in Filipino support, is likely to use this thereby weakening the whole of noo cigarettes and almost 5,800
Germany treaty would be signed
where parties and the next few days in canvassing individuals could seek election other delegations in the hope of month.-United Press,
European defence-Reuter,
kilogrammes (about
12,760
without fear of discrimination picking up further votes.-- pounds) of coffee into Germany,
Associated Press. inost of it hidden in cars.
In
A VITAL AREA
Washington, Nov. 13.
relations between Mexico and the Philippines, established 500 years ago but interrupted for almost a century and a half, will be revived in the near future with the con- duston here of treaty of friendship between the former French Deputy Spanish Colonies
This was
A
Mr
both Philipfirmed today by view today that there could be
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The ring was discovered when Customs men here arrested a man trying to cross the Belgian border with 600 carats of dia- monds, worth about £30,000 sterling, hidden in his car, in book ends with hollow bases,
September, German Customs authorities seized 285,000 cartons of cigarettes from German smuggling rings in the Lake Constance area In smuggled. But ther are dow South Germany. A newspaper
Weapons, too, are being Munich coming in by a new method, amount according to the West German Minister of the Interior, Dr Robert Lehr. He would only divulge that they came $12 smaller consignments which pre more difficult to detect.---Bonter.
put the which got through unseized at 500,000 cartons.
.
GANG CAUGHT
One gang was caught when its shipping organisation went astray. One shipment was placed on a ferry instead of a privately shartered ship, The bill of lading listed 20,000 cartons. of cigarettes addressed to the "Customs Free Port, Munich Passing." But there ts no Customs-free port..
American
Gift
To India
Washington, Nov. 13.
A cheque for $1,000 for grain
Investigation showed that the purchases was presented to the
and
packages were weighed in at 7,806 pounds and 7,158 pounds. weighed 19.400 They actually
18,527 pounds. They con- inined 00,000 cartons cigarettes instead of the sysigned 30,000. It was suspected that bribed drivers were to have taken the smuggled cigarettes through with the aid of bribed Customs officials and that the remainder of the shipment would then have tallied with the bill of lading.
Indian Ambassador, Mrs Vilaya Lakshmi Pandit, today by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
In a short ceremony. at the the Secretary Indian Embassy,
of the League. Mrs Annales Stewart, said the cheque "re- Prosente many small contribu- tions from every part of the United States and is to be ured for the purpose of alleviating hunger in some area in India where the need is acute?” Unit=
Thirty-soven Germans livinged Press. at the border village of Muzenich were arrested in the break-up af 21 ring which successfully smuggled more than 100,000 pounds of coffee Into Germany. from Belgium.......
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gross
thklings thought to have amounted thore than one million marka tabout £94,000 sterling) and the total brought auroms to havd bren greater than 100,000 pounds, an
Smugglers have resolted to
ko, Deter Phenol, 10 Smart, 11 Lasto, 12 Open, 13 Fland, 10. Vellum, 18 Chides, 31 Steel, 35 Gute, 88 Aller, 25 | all kinds of dodges to setupe Vida, 10 Rushel, kredi & Bilde, 19 Tender, Dovens 1 am- detection. About 31.000 pound
Labi, RelatN, EV, Cormolu, 1. 161 come were seled white hid"
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