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VULCAIN
SWISS MADE
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
The TB Menace
TUBERCULOSIS in Hong-
Ton on the increase
This disconcerting fact is all too plainly revealed in the annual report of the Anti-TB Association; which діни
the heavy notes mortality rate during last year.
Moreover,
the
it
Today's weatheri Moderate SE winds, becoming NE North- easterly tonight, Continuing clouly but becoming soolar.
CHINA MAIL
No. 35135
Established 1845
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1952.
Anglo-Egyptian Negotiations To
Begin Saturday
ANNOUNCEMENT BY ALY MAHER PASHA
Cairo, Feb. 25.
The Prime Minister, Aly Maher Pasha, tonight an-
Rubber Lost In Factory Blaze
A
Singapore, Feb. 25.
ro belloved to have
been alarted by Commun- ists destroyed Siraiis $150,- 000 worth of rubber when and of the Colony's biggest rubber factories was parti- aily gutted at Lamchoon to- day.
Fire alarms were sounded in other parts of the city to 'divert fire engines and rescue parties from the blazing factory. A large bus was also set on fire and destroyed. One Chinese was detained following the
fire. France factory Presse,
Assault
Hanoi Feared
nounced that direct negotiations with the British Ambassador, On Sir Ralph Stevenson, in an attempt to settle the Anglo-Egyptian dispute, would begin on Saturday.
Maher Pasha said he was not negotiating on the principle of evacuation of British troops from the Canal Zone area, but that by negotiation this could be effected. He said negotiations would be conducted without waste of time.
Association Ands impossible to strike any very optimistic note about The the future outlook. continued overcrowded con- } ditions must be considered the principal contributing factor in the incronse in the discuse," observes the report, adding, "and it is reasonable to suppose that these conditions will not improve to any appreciable extent in the foreseeable Kloomy future." The analysis of TB incidence and mortality rate is sup-
Bgares: ported by
the number of new TB notifica- from 2,801 in tions rose 1940, 4,855 in 1947, 6,279 In 1948, 7,610 in 1949, 9,287 in 1950 to 19,822 last year. Deaths from the disease were 4,167 last year com- pared with 1,762 in 1946. These are grave statistics and underscore the need for the most energetic mensures to be taken to resolve the problem. In this direction both Government and the Anti-TB Associa- Pasho. (ion have worked manfully, with the Ruttonjce In
statement A
to the Sanatorium making a Egyptian people, Mahce Pasha said: "We are facing an impor- positive contribution
tant stage in the struggle for the
liberation. We are aiming at an
successful
to
treatment
of patients. Unfortunately the inescapable truth 1 that the Colony is still badly deficient in clinics and
with the sanatorin inevitable result that both
detection and curative work Is severely restricted. In view of the handicaps the achievements of the Anti- TB Association are remark- able.
a
The Prime Minister said they would discuss unification of the Sudan as well as British evacuation of the Canal Zone,
Maher Pasha announced his decision after a full session of the Cabinet.
A British Embassy spokesman had declined to comment earlier regarding reports that the talks He said all might be renewed.
from Maher
news must come
objective the road to which is paved with the blood of martyrs who have sacrificed themselves from 1919 until now."
Parliament To
Debate Ching, Defence
And Malaya
London, Feb. 26,
business in the British Parliament in the next ten China, Defence and Malaya will dominate
days or so.
Vietminh Rebels Start Probing
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NATO GIVES ‘IKE?
INCREASED POWERS
Lisbon, Feb. 25.
The North Atlantic Treaty Council session in Lisbon ended tonight after agreement that General Dwight Eisenhower would have increased powers under the planned streamlining of the organisa- tion.
on
Death Sentences Upheld
US ATOM SPIES LOSE APPEAL
New York, Feb. 25. A Federal Appeals Court In a final communique summarising the re- sults of the most important of the nine Council sentences
Monday upheld death. against the meetings since NATO was formed in Washington husband-wife atom spy in the spring of 1949, the Council said: "This as- team of Julius and Ethel sociation was forged as a shield against aggression. Rosenberg.
that "It cannot Its first aim is peace, and the armed strength which
be held these sentences are un. is being built up by the united efforts of member constitutional," sald the nations will be used only for the defence of their three Appeals Judges in an countries and the security of their peoples." historic
FOSL
Sir
and unanimous
decision. "In the final day, the Council According the informanta decided to make Paris the per- the British view appeared to Only the US Supreme Court menent headquarters of the have carried the day—namely, can save the Rosenbergs NOW organisation and to offer the the best way to proceed was to from the electric chair, as the of Secretary General to allow Britain and Egypt first to first Americans ever so doomet Oliver
Franks, British settle their differences, at least outside a military court-room. Ambassador in Washington, and to establish a friendlier utmos-They were convicted of meal- approved reorganisation Hanoi, Feb. 25.
of phere before embarking on more ing secrets for Russia. NATO inte a compact body ambitious schemes involving the Defence Attorney Emanuel Communist rebel patrols with a permanent secretariat. overall security of the strategi-Bloch said ho definitely would started harassing French
cally important Middle East, appeal to the highest Court in forces along the defence line On the last day of its six-day
Official quarters insisted that bitter end a legal battle that the land, carrying on to the only 20 miles west of Hanoi meeting here, the Council also
Its long debate over the United States, France and began in mid-summer of 1959 finished tonight in possible prepara-how much should be spent this Turkey either directly or tacitly
with the Rosenbergs arrest. tion for an all-out assault. year for the construction of approved this course of allowing The defence in-appealing-
Patrols of the Red Vietminh
Birflelds,
"have called and Billain and Egypt to forces started activity at night communications for Eisenhower's another try and decided to stand "'cruel and unusual punish-
aside while these fall, as soon as they became in-
forces.
delicate ment. They said the Rosen- visible to scout plane crows,
defence perimeter. The new still fluid in many places, was formed after the French forces
their most completed
serious
20,000 to 22,000-French and
headquarters
The Agure settled
the dealh sentences
was reportedly about $500,000,- approaches are in progress." bergs worked for Russly when 000, with the United States do Other NATO members were the nation was allied with the put up roughly 40 per cent of sald to have tacitly accepted this United States. the telat, the British about 10 course in order not to prejudge.
AGREE WITH JUDGE per cent and the French slightly new, moves,
But the Appeals Court, held with the trial judge that the Nobody will predict what will spying continued past this period. This was the so-called "Intra-happen if the talks fail, pat mbet (cf Soviet-American friendship structure 'problem-a word expressed the hope mist some and into the hostile "cold war" coined from the French le thing concrete will emerge from era. describe the cost-sharing system the Calro contacts.
Allied ..instalationa Western Europe,
loyal Vietnamese troops made withdrawal since 1950. About 15.
I
the retreat from Hoa Binti, for- Mr Herbert Morrison, former Foreign Secretary, willmiles southwest of Hanol,
tress on the Black River 40 In announcing the resumption move today--and Prime Minister Winston Churchill will
The French Command had sald Egypt was taking a further that the Prime Minister, during his visit to the United Hoa Binh. of negotiations, Maher Pasha, reply later the Labour Opposition motion which declares once said it would never give up step towards her objectives", He said it had become clear to States, falled to give "ndequate expression" to the world that Egypt believed Government's policy towards the Korean conflict and deeply" in her cause and was China. determined to achieve her de- mands.
The motion says: "This House takes note of the Foreign "The Egyptian people are un- Secretary's statement (made on animaus in realising evacuaian Feb. 5), welcomes his adherence
and will not flinch, and unity
there muy the policy followed by the whatever obstacles
previous administrat with and whatever oppression
trailon be
regard to the Korean conflict may come."-United Press.
NO RECOGNITION
London, Feb. 25. Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of State, told the House of Com- mons today that Britain was not proposing to recognise King Farouk's claim to sovereignty over the Sudan.
and the relations between Great Britain and China, but regrets the Prime Minister's failure to give adequate expression. to this policy in the course of his recent
visit to the United States."
the
Discovering that the French forces had made a retreat under the fanatic Communist, attack,
the rebels rushed at the French, throwing hand grenades and In- cendiary bombs. French For- eign Legionnaires fought them
UPROAR IN off in hand-to-hand action.
COMMONS
Government Wins Critical Vote
London, Feb. 25. The fears which prompted the A strong Labour attack Opposition to table a motion against Mr Winston Chur- criuelsing Mr Answering questions, he sald expressed by Mr Clement Attlee Sandys, for allegedly forcing Church were chill's son-in-law, Mr Duncan that Britain
give would
the Sudanese Clovernment every
the resignation of the head encouragement to complete its Mr Attlee said that it was a of the nationalised steel constitution by the end of this pity that the year.
when he addressed the Ameri- corporation was defeated to- recently, seemed night 250-203,. to ean Congress
then be open
to decide oIL country,
It would the Sudanese status for their Minister sald-Reuter.
1
in his broadcast on Saturday.
Prime Minister,
The
}
STRATEGIC
General Northern France-Vietnam com- mander, announced at his hend- quarters here tonight that the strategic withdrawal from Hoa Binh, wrested from rebel hands in bloody fighting last autumn, had been completed.
Gonzales de Linares,
a
Evacuation began last Friday No Man's Land through
tween Harvi pierced by Colonial Highway No. 6, only overland line bc- General Gonzales do Linares estimated the Communist losses
and Hoa
Binh
for
In
The couple have been tri Sing Sing's grim death house since were convicted and, sen- they tenced, last Spring as the first tense, new spies of America's alemic era.
There last summer they were
Most people here are also ngrood that the West must not DIRECT CONTACT lose too much time and should
make every effort to find a settle Under the reorganisation plan ment in the area in the interest adopted, General
Eirenhower of its own overall security will be able to deal directly with United Press. a permanent Council of Minis- ters from 14 member Sintes in- stead of having to go through many governmental The U.S. delegation Hopes that over Franks is not certain is
The British Ambassador Sir canteen. Ministers on the
channels.
MAY NOT ACCEPT
Washington, Feb. 25.
visited by two shy little boys their only children, Robert, 8, and Michael, 4. They pressed Into the lads' hands little bags candy, bought in the prison
there, on Monday, they permanent
that death ecuncil will be empowered to accept the post of Secretary presumably learned take all but the highest deci-General of the North Atlantic is a stop nearer. Prison officials. Treaty Orgardsation, informed said they will break the news sources disclosed here tonight. officially only when the Appeals Court's decision reaches them in Sir Oliver, the sources said, writing. But
sions.
بایی
And
Smiling, Mr Averell Harriman
a warden's assis- of the United States emerged from the Council meeting hall only knew of the proposal of tant said the Rosenbergs hardly
miss the to declare that this meeting had himself for the post through could
news of the been a real success. The senti- Increasingly persistent reports radio-Associated Press.
He would still ment was echoed by most of the in the Press, high-ranking Ministers who at
cept the post or not. tended the session.
The final communique stress- ed that the Council's approval of the master economic plan for its the next three members for years "will prove the best defer-
urmately one battalion. Com-rent to aggression".
The ninth session of the NATO Council, failed to decide whether or not Middle East Planning Board should be set up.
the evacuation et ap- French plate figures on the to be encouraging "dangerous
fosses were not disclosed; yes vate came after Me the elements" in the United States
which advocated spreading the Sandys outlined policies, some-terday's official reports sald 170
men. times in a bitter uproar, He war in the Far East.
said it was agreed that the steel Southward in Saigon, mean-
NATO officials expected that by These elements, he said, sup-head should resign, "but to
to while, the French Ministers, M. ported the "corrupt and re-suggest that
his Jean Letourneau, told newsmen the kreue will be studied is without actionary" forces of Chiang Kai-resignation
any that he did not believe the the Standing Group in Washing- ton and by other NATO organs slick.
foundation, without the slightest Vietminh rebels were preparing before a definite stand is taken, vestige of truth, and has not to make any peace moves, been supported by a angle fact
Coronation Latest
London, Feb. 26.
=
debato,"
I forced
There were angry
.
But even this eminently Coronation would not take affairs were concerned, it set the average of about £4 o tom, the first step and any peace
IT is significant that the Association's report lays special emphasis on the necessity for educating the general public to appreciate the basic facts relating to better health. The ultimate objective must be to make TB the community но conscious that in duo course there will transpire downward trend in the morbidity and mortality of rates. One difficulty,
tho course, is to reach ignorant in such a way that they not only realise the perils of Tuberculosis, but are persuaded, daily to apply simple health rules that will help them to keep clear of the disease. It is encouraging to note that the Association's Health Education Committee has worked out a practical pro- gramme, that should bear tangible results. The com- mittee intends to try and educate the community in
OPPOSITION POLICY
PLANS HELD UP the ways and means that
cr argument advanced during Aaked about reports that lle within the scope of the
Folitical circles interpreted Mr
France would welcome an inter- All plans on a possible Middle Individual to prevent
Attlee's broadcast as an impor-
scenes national convorence to settle its East defence structure has been tant pronouncement at time infection; recognition of
the time being to “France would not turn down in allow Britain the disease; and the general
and Egypt to when the Opposition policy was when Mr Duncan Sandys, Sup costly war, M. Letourneau said: held up for It was authoritatively re- coming into
announced that principle any chance to God steps that must be taken to
shape. They be-ply Minister,
establish whether there is fe had raised the price of fron 20 far as foreign and steel
neslides." He added that in Britain
chance for a direct settlement seck cure of the infected. ported last night that the leved that
by an it was not up to France to make of differences, informants said, practical approach to the place until next year and key for the coming debate.
The Labour Opposition, which negotiations undertaken would problem of TB prevention e News Chronicle sald The personal vota of censure" accuses the Supply Minister of
be in concert with the governments may be asked to express a Middle East. and cure cannot hope to tds morning that it might on Mr Churchill, with Mr Aules forcing Mr Hardle's resignation,
that Mr Sandysments of Indo-China, "which we their views on enjoy any success unless be because of "family cir- and Mr Morrison hending the demanded
Planning Board which would be recogniact and which we con- debated to-
in Cyprus and compitse fm- sider as the Igni governments." the public are prepared to cumstances a possible signatories to the motion, nas action should be
as a matter of urgent United Press. served to unite all sections of the night
mediately interested countries have a co-operate by following the hint about Queen Elizabeth. Parliamentary Labour Party, pubile importance.
us well us thooo, who rules and instructions laid
When the entire Labour
legitimate interest in communi- down and to make their The News Chronicle wald:
beaches arose in support of
cation lines running through the "Thougti arrangements for The Party meeting on foreign the demand, the Speaker agreed living habits.conform to the
and statesmen polley held last week was stated to a debate tonight. fundamental and simple visiting rulers
the organisation and
of many to have been "the most har
DECISION CHEERED tenets which yield botter.
ceremonies require a good deal monious they have held for a The decision was greeted with health. The Anti-TB of time, it would have been long time."
loud Opposition cheers. Association has set Itself a possible to carry out the work
Prime Minister Churchill wili difficult propaganda task, by summer. But other factors but carried out with deter are involved in the change of be speaking again on Wednesday Minister of Supply in the late mination, it can produce plans. These could include the of next week, when he will open Labour Government, suggested
the that steel prices had been in- ernment; pledged on Monday Oficials made it clear that the absence of a decision 'heru White Paper on defence published creased to ensure very large that it will eventually satisfactory and far-reach-perronay wishes of the Queen and important debate on
family circumstances." Ing results.
inst week.
profits for the steel companies the purchasing of Argentinu does not mean lack of interest Other papers simply said that Some Labour
abour circles belleved it would be impossible to hold that Mr Sainwell, former Defered any and their transfer to private meat over to private enterprise, among NATU members, for a owners would be made more
Food Minister Gwilyn Lloyd solution of Middle East. proh- the Coronation this year because Minister, might announce the attractive.
George said the change will be the volved prepiretions. that the Labour Party supported
Mr Strauss, sald's
said that
the pro-
made "as coOR ds wa havo recti- On, the contrary, the Foreign Speculation now favours the British participation in the pro-ats of the steel industry since ned the position created by the Ministers were Anld to have
posed. European army.
nationalisation early last year' A truck loaded with about 80 month of May in 1953.
previous government.
emphasised in secret session last It was recalled that when the
main debate in. the House had amounted to £130,000,000. men, women migrating from northeast-
He made the statement in the week the need for speedy moves scheme which to develop on Wednesday on the profits of the nationalised indus- House of Commons during ques would help to close the danger- Brazil fell into a deep ravine on Africa ani authoritatives source place Morgiay killing 18 and injuring and she then definitely wanted situation in Malaya-the first to try were at the rate of £08,000 tons about the government'sous defence gap in this region Coronation this. YOZT. Informed be held in either. House kines Mr. 009 a year, When tax and other; plans for replacing the current but which would be acceptable The trunke collided with a quartere balleve the sudden Oliva, Leiceston, Colonial Stors costa had been - deducted theme Argentine meat contract which to countries in the area as well tar-me Petropoll reversal lent weight to family tary, made his Malayan appoint- was a final proft of only £26,- | expires: April 23, — Associated ins to those concerned with their
Kładany day, United Prass, nonts-Itenter,
(000,000, oʻyers -UP end Houltry, Press,
15 KILLED IN
TRUCK ACCIDENT
Rio De Janeiro, Feb, 15.
about 50.
according to observers,
and childcoupesi irst noturned from South of
Today, Mr. George Strauss,
Lords this week will. take But Mr. Sandys said that
the
Purchasing Of Meat Pledge
"
Meanwhile, interested govern.
arca.
up 65 - ឈរ It was brough alternative to the Middle East Command Defence
proposed last November by the United States, Britain, France and London, Feb. 25, Britain's Conservative gov-Turkey.
curn
have to consider whether to ac
Accepts Principle
Sir Oliver has been indisposed
Tunis, Feb. 25. The French Government hos and away from his office in the
accepted in principle the Idea of last few days,
internal autonomy for Tunisia The appointment would un-provided that reforms are care questionably be a popular one ried out stage by stage, it was
learned with the State Department.- | authoritatively
today. Reuter." Reuter,
here
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