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A REMINDER OF PAST HISTORY
President Truman (right), Mr Dean Acheson and Mr Anthony Eden
Jook on
as Mr Winston
Churchill, complete with
long
cigat,
examines
the
colour
of prints Potsdam Meeting in 1915 which was attended by the President and Mr Churchill-Express Ser-
vice.
ARRESTS OF
NEPALESE
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952.
Vision Of United States Of
Sharp Reminder
Of U.S. Role
In Middle East
New York, Jan. 24.
British Africa
OPPORTUNITY TO STAKE A CLAIM
London, Jan. 24.
Sir Godfrey Huggins, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, said here today that he had always visualised that one day there would be a "United States of British Africa" as rich if not richer in potential than the United States of America.
Sir Godfrey, who is in London trying to negotiate a federal constitution for Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, was replying at a meeting of the Royal Empire and Royal African Societies to a question as to whether he thought the East African territories-Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda—would join Central Africa in forming a great dominion.
He warned: "Britain will | Africans because that suggested
ordinary with that eventually be left
members were nothing but this little island incapable or unwilling to do so.
The average Southern Rhode- if she is not careful."
sim knew that if he wished to stay in Africa he inust the African with him.
In recent times Great Britain has lost territory and spheres of influence," Sir Godfrey said.
your
"Everything is turning against you. You have to import all your raw materials and you will have to Bind a home for your surplus population.
"Now
you have got an op- portunity by being reasonable people. and by trusting own kith and kin on the spot, to "What Mr Winston Churchill, the British
toke a claim to South Central Prime Minister, said and what Mr Anthony Eden, Africa, where your ideas and the British way of life will prevail." the British Foreign Secretary. also said in a
BETTER JUDGES notable address at Columbia University has given us a sharp and disturbing reminder on the Middle!
INSURGENTS East. The Times asserted in an editorial today.
New Dein, Jan, 24 About 800 rebels have be 1&ken
prisoner by Gave 17angy trons, the Nepal Andas - dor in Indio, General Singh to'd newspapermen tought
General Singha said he had a
telephone renversation with the
Nepalese Prime Mini ield him th
a
durmaz menaber
"We should not let it slip easily from our minds or permit other vital problems to distract
us from its importance.... We simply cannot sit back and say 'Egypt and Iran are British head- aches, Tunisia and Morocco are problems for the French io worry about,'
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of the Nisalese Vongres Party,wa Dr K. 1 Singh, was re-ponsible ulturally at sinke for the disorder.
Dr Saugh, W
1erm hnet arrested mind was in bu tred for just murder. By and armed al-
the Times continued.
The Southern Rhodesian Prime Minister claimed that there was no trouble with the Africans in tus country,
Those who knew their future
depended on good race relations better judges of such problems than Government off-
were
rials in London.
Th blessed word "partner- A had been adopted by ship"
Whitehall, he said, but partner- ship was not practised in those countries for which the British House of Commons was respon-
In bilis balling for US AN rudence of the Middle East,
The defence of the Mooch Pules out the Russians- sible.
husia isk, Nothing irreparable
Several thousand African How tucsperale ever happens while
the would we say today that we are people talk. It is
when volts could be added to unly as concerned with the they stop that the crackling electoral roll in Southern Rhode
sia they wished but they were sadely of the Suez Canal as the voice of the gun takes over and
in everything.
not interested, he said, Iteks, was being detained in ... Bestish? Scen tarin; of the Government Palure, Goneen! Suurla tinue!
Head
W: THUS! not delic our- erculs in the Mildle Bust are deteriorating 1.200.
Sonk how,
ynupurier of D. Sugh aftreked somewhere, this progressium to- the Pai me to free them ader !.!
General Singla
themig
frant d
Nepal
patal-- Frau-Presse.
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Troops For Tibet
No Deliu, Ja. 24. Chine, troops are continuing to arriv reports
reacting
Kalimpong on
herr
1.
frem the late-Tibet border. The report added that Chinese soldiers many
have died from the cold, which has been particularly
severe this
year.
France-Presse.
A British
וי:
JY
COMMON SENSE
PIs well indrston
Halesmanlike minds in Male East. King lon Saud mul 'sip,
of Saudi Arabia is making pro- al for tive Egyption dispute pur "Force as no solution ss the that have much common sense in Titish and the French concede.
Prime Minist: Nuri The danger. however, is that Set of traq, Arab fmd of the -Luge slution. King Farouk of Eger! belcy except more lerce is pos-is ce cainly statesman enough to sible
in that event pedum aest; secure a peaceful understanding. Franer WID not have the
the "The British would only be too strength to sit on the lid without hup to walk instead of to light
This is a con- American heip.
Fructlessly and Sitle ty again: sunimation we may well dread, who minds hav been
What is the alumotive!
poisoned by weekend men. The
carry
A hostile
would majority make the situation impossible.
For economic reasons he must raise the African standard of living by education and im- economic conditions.---- proved Reuter
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Opening Of Swedish Parliament
King Gustav Adolph of Sweden opened the new session of Parliament re- cently. Photo shows King Gustav reading the Speech from the Throne. In foreground is the Prime Minister, Tage Erlander, and on extreme left Prince Bertil. - Express Service,
PROPOSAL
FOR
WORLD
COURT CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP ISSUE
PRESS GAG Deadlock In The UN
SCRAPPED
BY COLONY
Hamilton, Jan. 24 Bermuda's Assembly, which banned the newspaper Royal Gazette for publishing a debate, has been told to scrap its gag on the Press.
Paris, Jan. 24.
Five Latin-American States today proposed asking the International Court at The Hague to help them end the deadlock over the applications of 16 countries to join the United Nations.
Nine countries have been kept out by Russia's veto in the Security Council and five Communist countries have been barred.
Holland Denies Arms Charge
The Hague, Jan, 345 Authoritative circles here yesterday denied newspaper reports from Indonesia that the Dutch Govern- ment was smuggling arms
to New Guine
The reports
had sáhl
that arms and troops, were
being smuggled to Dutch way of
Bul the select committer which investigated
the
ban
The Latin-American resolu- Committee pending an armistice, said the Gazette's action was tion, submitted
New Guinea by to the Political largely on the urging of the a deliberate challenge to Committee, would ask the In- Court to give na authority, and contempt of the ternational
advisory opinion on: House.
The debate was on the dollar
It question, was public, but the Assembly later banned
1. What standards should be accepted in interpreting the re- sult of the Security Council's admission of new votes on the
A
members, and
2. Whether the veto keep
who out those
votes or more soven
A NECESSITY He opposed the nomination of reports on it,
The Gazette
published for the pro- | Abicin members Parsed Federation because that report. That was December 17. Now the committee says the would divide membership by
position taken by the Gazette's colour rather than by policy.
lle also opposed the nominating editor was that he and not the of Europeans represent House should decide what was
in the public interest.
TE fact that the
report caused no alarm "was beside the point"
to
violence and reaction to it will West, is seeking & rentary Atomic Bomb
an unly be nestation. Some-French cannot be so stubborn as how we must get together—all 10 Ro on fighting this leng
who are concerned with
battle in Tuni.ia if the peace, democracy and inde- stopped.
of us
Crossword
Puzzle
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ACROSS
1 Narrative poem (6).
5 Deluge (5).
» Mix-up (5)..
Alfresco meal (6).
10 of birth (5).
11 Seat (4).
| 12,5 Ancestor (4)
38 Elephant's long pointed
*
teeth, (D),
10 Distant (6)
Spalker (5),
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2
Tear (8),
3 Arhang (4).:
4 Satties (7).
5 Legislator (7).
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Monkey-nut (8).
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Too Much Of
A Bogey?
be
The
San Antonio, Jan. 24. chief of the armed "We Americans have every
forces' Special Weapons Pro- the atomic bomb 19 interest in getting these parties Jert says together either in pairs or as vastly over-rated in the public
live-nation proposition (the mind.
become aware "People must that the A-bomb is not as all-
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gained In the
Security Council.
The Committee also has be- fore in the Soviet and Peruvian proposals aimed at overcoming the deadlock.
Russia proposed block consideration of 14 applications, cating those of Vietnam and Scuth Korea.
Przu's
has
resolution,
already
United States.
"What right has the United States to drag the question back into the window now?" M. Malik asked.
Sardar H. S.
Malik (India) supported the Peruvian draft us Ecuded.
Ee would also support the Soviet draft
with and noted that its list included plessure Ceylon, Nepal, Eire and Libya.. t the inclusion of which he was particularly interested.
Salah Ud Din (Pakistan) said that he had backed the Lebanese- amendment to the this Syrian Peruvian resolution. With amendment he would support the Peruvian draft and oppose in
ment to the Peruvian resolution. He would abstain from voting on the Soviet resolution which should have covered all ap-
cases em, called for considera-elther case the Argentine amend
tion ut each of the 16 applica-
'A CHALLENGE' The committee came to the conclusion that reporting banned debate was the same as publishing a report of a secret session because "In both it is a challenge to authority."
Bermuda's Solicitor-General tons on its own merits.
VIEWS told the committee that though in Britain have both Houses
Applicants would be invited wide powers, Colonial Parlia-
lo submit to the Security Coun- ments have few.
Assembly The committee recommended cil and the General an inquiry to see if legislation evidence to show that they were to correct this should be passed. | pcare-loving.
RUSSIAN
the
plicants, he said.
LOCKED OUT
Mr Ernest GTOBS (United States) said he would vote for the Peruvian "amended and
enriched" resolution.
-
Manila.
That the Dutch Gov- ernment is Implicated In arms smuggling is an allegation too foolish to discuss," "authoritative dir- cies here sald,
"Holland
exexbises sovereignty +over New Guinea
and that obliges her to take all measures required by normál exer- clses of authority, includ-
maintenance ing the
of law and order."--Realer.
Hundreds
Of Cattle Frozen In
Blizzards
Chicago, Jan. 24. South Dakota ranchers found cattle frozen to death in deep He quoted Russian opposition worst blizzard which left 10 snow.today after the wimer's
to the United States proposal
for
bloc" an "en admission of eight countries.
Laled States, Britain, France Windle and Turkey plus the
The report will be debated by Russu today accepted an Etern party to the dispute). powerful and all-destructive as
the Assembly.
Argentine amendment to This is a type of diplomacy that it is reputed to be," Lieutenant-
Technical notc: All reporting Soviet resolution, calling for told the the United
McDonnell States used with Colonel
In 1040 International of Parliament in Britain is a the Security Council to report annual 16th good effect in inter-American
breach of privilege, but this is back on the matter to the here last Medical Assembly affairs. Why not apply it to the
never enforced unless a secret General Assembly during the night. Middle East?"--United Press.
present session expected to "We'd all be dead right now session is declared
end about February 5. if the bomb could do every-
The Soviet delegate, M. Jacob thing that has been attributed
Malik, said that the Soviet resolution envisaged favourable consideratiin of all 14 applicants listed.
Approval By
Parliament
In Paris
Khartoum, Jan. 24. An estimated 20,000 mourners
Mr Gross said: "There is no deadlock. There is a lock in the Security Council."
people dead in the Mid-West,
The numbing cold began to moderate in Iowa and Dakota, and United States weather forecasters promised some relief from the cold throughout most of the Mid-West.
The Hoviet Union was locking
Transportation In the northern out applicants approved by the tier of the States was return."
ing to normal as roads and rail majority of the Council,
lines were cleared; At Pierre, The Soviet nominees had South Dakotay the first passen
to it," he said. "It is a conven- SHEIKH MOURNED tional weapon, subject to the same laws of physics which control all other explosives."
population in the States in The Col.
Esid McDonnell
that converged on the Sudan's radiation danger especially is Gezira cotton belt today to pay question numbered about 112,-
600,000 people. misunderstood. "If you're caught homage to one of the country's What a great stride that never obtained a Security ger train since Monday arrived in the field of radiation, you'll noted religious leaders, 85-year- would be toward universalising Council majolity, he said, The early today. be killed anyway by the effect old Sheikh Abdel Bagi Hamid the United Nations," M. Malik United States had never imposed Ranchers who to
went into the of the heat and blast," he said. En Nil, who died this morning. said.
its veto in this connection and fields today found many attic "So, there's no point of worry- Sheikh Abdel Bogi was He would not dwell on the he repeated his pledge that it dead. Some of them reported Ing about radiation.
tribal application of the "buffer regime" religious as the Arakien, of South Sorba, he said. is predominant in the
The Korean question" fnd northern Gezira area-Reuter. ready been deferred
The best A-bomb shelter, was
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hole in the ground, he added, -Associated Press.
leader of a sect known which
Paris, Jan. 24. National Assembly tonight ratified the admission of Greece and Turkey into the North Atlantic Organisation by votes to 101.
The Communists were the only party to vote against.
The Foreign Minister, XI.
Robert Schuman, 'told the Assembly that France would do
all she could to convince her
never would.
The Committee has adjourned until tomorrow Reut the
losses as heavy as 100 head.
At Des Moines, Iowa, the air- port was re-opened for airline travel after workers had spread Umestone over the lty runways.
Throughout the Upper Mid- West, however, many roads and
ATOMIC CARRIERS BY 1960? Anxious For gwyr are still dangerously
Washington, Jan: 24.
Allies about the inclusion of Admiral William M. Fechteler determination to have atomic eventuality more ships would Morocco and Tunisia in the predicted tonight that the United Atlantic defence system, taking States may have huge, atomic- Into account now developments powered aircraft carriers on In those countries and the fact the high seas by 1980. that Morocco had an important
place
Real
Thing
Questioned about the Navy's he said, bading that in trich an power plants in some of the have to be cont into the Pacific carriers, Adm. Fechteler was from the Atlantic Flest or the
Darmstadt, Jan. 24. asked: "How far in the future "mothball" armada of
stored
A total of 400 eligible members la that?"
ships
of the United States Pilt Infan He also expressed confidence
non. try Division. In Germany..........!! in the Atlantic defence The Chief of Naval Operations
"Well, I would say around that the US Navy could handle Fighting First" hayd volun system.
the Russian submarine threat tesrud to fight in Koris Arm said these warships would not 1960," he replied, The indusion of Morocco and travel any faster than conven
the event of a war with the sources suld today. Tunisia into the Atlantic defence donat carriers, but that they craft flying from carriers could hurt in doing
The Navy chief said that air- Soviet "but not without got system was demanded by the Do would be able to maintain their now deliver on stomia bomb to Gaullisto Reuter.
top spead almost indefinitely gets 600 miles away, The Job
such time Above all, ho bald during a | could ba, dans, he said by thei radio: "Interview, atom-powerek i hew Buver Jaf-bombination carriers would be able to mitove member 25
#espable! great quantities of aircraft fuel anore, thêri 350 milės in the sbabe, no
Ith a 10,000-pound hip's bropullon
...... · PARIS TALKS ******
The Hague, Jan., 24. Greek and Turkish, parite tion in the Paris Miks European defence colminu may be considered"
Severbi hundreds more volum Maried but were not
because ther VELES
for transfer of
hovered around
the zero mark dver ares:
The latest den thestorm hand was, that ot
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