BRITISH SEAMEN WARNED
Savago Sentonces In Communist Ports
Lon.on, May 4.
The British Mercantile Marino Service Association today warned ships' crews visiting ports within the Soviet sphere of influence to be careful because rela- tively minor offences had resulted in savage · Impri- Honment sentences.
The Association, which look after the
of shipa interests muslera, published its annual res part today.
The report salu, "The state of tension throughout the world today impusca additional risks 1301 seafarers and particularly applies to those trading to countries with newly awakened or strongly developed nation- alistic movements,
"It is always cult to get frojn any kind of satisfaction
Kuch countries and mastery should warn, their crews about the possible serious consequences of any form of unseemly be- haviour."
Last year was prosperous for the ile
industry, shipping report said, and there was no indication that that prosperity. would not be repented in 1052. British ships recorded their lowest number of strandings for five years.
cl The report said that a turbing feature had been the uttraction. to shipping of financiers with resulting large-
Пuctuations scale values,
It expressed!
the hope
share
that
the Industry would preserve its management Ja the capable hands of min whoseJob ̄had always been shipping-Reuter,
Racial Libel
The Queen At
Horse Trials
THE CHINA MAIL)' MONDAY, MAY 0, 1952,
Taft Predicts A Near Up And Over Goes A Princess
The Queen, having replaced her hat with a scarf around her hair, walks with the Duke of Beaufort at the Olympic Ilorso Trials at Badminton, Gloucestershire, The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret accompanied the Queen.
Reuterphoto.
U.S. Air Force In
Arctic Keeps Constant Guard
New York, May 4.
Any aerial punch thrown across the Arctic region against Tokyo or Alaska will be met by United States air arms confident they can shatter
the blow.
Resolution For Congress a
Washington, May 4,
An attack from the north against either area alone would also provoke instant reaction and counter-action from the other command.
Sweep In His Home State
New York, May
Senator Robert Taft, today wound up his pre- sidential primary campaign In his home State of Ohio where Tuesday's election is expected to put him again ahead of General Dwight Eisenhower in the race for Republican nomination.
The Senator predicted a "near sweep" of the State's 56 Republican delegates. Write-ins are barred and only a former Governor, Mr Harold Stassen, is opposing the Senator in any strength.
Trieste Claim
Reaffirmed
Polenza, May 4.
The Italian Prime Minis- ter, Signer Alcido do Gasperi, todny reaffirmed the Italian claim to the whole territory of Trieste, including the Yugoslav Occupied Zone "h"
told an etection meeting here that Italy must watch that the Ailles observe their commilment under their 1948 declara- tton
the recommetiding return of the whole ares to
Tho
Government 13 making every effort to consolidate the Italian position at Trieste, It is laking care not to break the relidarity
linking the uity to the fate of Zone B,"
he said.
Local elcations will be held in Bouth Imly on May 25-Reuter.
BOMBERS ACTIVE IN INDO-CHINA
1
General Eisenhower's Bup- porters are trying to win two districts,
In-
-Firaworks are expected the Democratic primary where bid Senator Estes Kefauver's for, 54 Democratic delegates is being opposed in most areas by the State Demperalle Organiza- han run by a fowner Senator, Mr Robert Bulkley, a favourite
Tomorrow, Maryland chooses Its representatives to the Chi- cago national conventions
now two months away after a Batless campaign. Only Mr Kefauver has his name on the ballot. Democrats will have The chalce
of voting for him or for an uninstructed delega tien to the national conven- tions.
No Republican candidate is on the ballot sheet and Republicans will volo for an uninstructed delegation which Governor Theodore McKeidin. Is expected to control at Chicago.
Mr McKeldin returned from Europe over the week-end but denied
reporta that he had endorsed General Elsenhower,
· TOUGHEST FIGHT
Mr Ketauver has the toughest
Crown Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands', and }- ber sister Princesa Irene were ameir the many competitors taking
де Grebbeberg, part in the Youth Riding Contest Arnhem, recently. Over with ease goes Princess Beatrix during the jumping contest-Express Photo,
fight of the week on Tuesday, in ........... Florida where he is opposed by Senator Richard Russett of Georgia, the choice for President of the Dixiecrats" (the group
cd
whole Democratic State is against Mr Last night
·
Secret Gruenther
Testimony Before Senators Revealed
Washington, May 4.
opposing equal rights for colour-
people).
General Alfred Gruenther, North Atlantic Option
the Chief of Staff, told Senators that commitments Senator agreed to have a public bringing America into war in any part of the Governor Fuller Warren whom world were "the price of leadership the price he unsuccessfully tried to bring paid by Britain for a century.” to the witness stand during his
with
Hanol, May 4 French bombers ranged outside the Red Rive: delta defences
Parts of the General's secret testimony to the Senate today, plastering Communist-led Senate Crime Committes Inves-Foreign Relations Committee on March 24 were published Vietminh concentrations north tigation. The closest possible liaison experience and relentine data and south Four New York Congressmen
of the provincial Governor Warren has since | today. sald today that they would in-and state of alert is maintained daily. The Air Force has els capital of Hanol.
Air maintained routine flights over
repeatedly alped at the Senator destroyed. legislation to make it between the Far Eastern
The bombera troduce
and challenged him to debate Forces in Tokyo and the Alaskan the Pole for months. any racial or legal to bel
Air Command in
Further indication of United bridge and knocked out a vital his niness to be President, Anchorage.
On Tuesday, religious grotips,
Alabama It is still possible for enemy States alr dominance in this rail line near Laokay, 150 miles
Democrats choose 26 delegates Représentatives Jacob Jovit units to slip through the north-
general region is the commer-northwest of Hanoi. The line, bo:scting the Chinese province Arthur
with 22 votes at the national Klein ern
at elal airline (Republican).
defensive air lanes.
convention. Is appro- Northwest Airlines from Scattle of Yunnan, has been one of the
There is no fight (Demrat), Eugen Keogs (Dem.) course. Anchorige and Adam Clayton Powell (Dem.)ximately 3,600 air miles from to Andorage 13 Shemya to guerilinas key routes for getting there and all the delegates will said in a joint statement that Tokyo vin the Aleutians and
vely
stretch the year around.
om
route flown by
They would introduce the bili un nation. can effectively patrol no such regular
this for-bound cloudsevered
Monday.
Tokyo. The Communists have service any- where in this vast region, IMPOSING FORCE
Eastern
Air
Alaska,
of
४०
to the convention un- instructed. Reuter,
Ministry To Transfer
Hickenlooper Senator R. B.
General Gruenther said in a gold he radio interview doday that the (Republican, Iowa)
of for the defence was worried because in post- | forces
the United States Western Europe had moreased. war pacts had arranged it so that if war significantly.
"By this statement I do not starts in any part of the world we are in it.
mean to state that our resources Gruenther said: General
are able to stop a Soviet attack, of leader- "It is the price
because unfortunately they are ship in the final analysis. The
not, but our ability for a suc- for British held that position
cessful defence is much greater 100 years, from 1850, to 1950, than it was a year ago," he sold and is that time they were in everything."
General Gruenther appeared to sup- before the Committee
-Reuter,
port the $7,000 million Foreign Death Of BBC
Conductor
Ald Bill for the coming fiscal year.
Pågen3
Release Of Tunisians Demanded
Tunis, May 4.. Premier Eddine Baccou- che fa prossing the French authorities to release 1,916 political prisoners from, de- 'tention camps throughout the Protectorate.
In a statement Issued † re, he.. ald he beloved that tuele re- Jears would contribute toʻn re- turn to normal 'ccuditions In TUNIBIN.
Sources closo to the Frencil Residency said__ihat_the‘French would authorities
probably abandon the idea of prosecuting the Bey'a daughter. Princess Zakin, who is alleged to have given funds to a "realstarice" or- Kanisations
Prosecution would have been dificult, since only The Bey himself has the right to open proceedings against the mem- bers of his family.
French sources said tonight that the French authorifica were investigating another plot against she security of the State, in which some leading Tunisians, it was alleged, were involved.
ONE INCIDENT.
Several Tunisians, including Sheikh Rauhow, Vice-President of the North Finisia Chamber of Commeres, have been brought to Tunis from forced residence
in Remuda, in the extreme south of the Protectorate, for ques tioning on the alleged plot,
The only political incident reported over the week-end.was a parade of 150 girls through the Arab city, shouting "Long live Bourguiba (Hubis Bour- quiba, President of the Destour Nationalist Party now on forced residence in a remote vllinge),
Neo-
There were also shouts of "Down With Biccolicho" (the present Fromler);
A Frenchwoman who happen- ed to be passing the procession was beaten when she was re- ported to havé refused to. shout
these slogans with the giris,
A French Residency spokes- man sald on: Wednesday that
Princess Zakia, 30, daughter of Ben Salem, Health Minister, in
the Bey of Tunis and the wife of
was
the Government of M. Chenik, not Implicated in....o days earlier Router. terrorist" plot discovered some
Pontiff At St. Peter's
DS
Vatican City, May 4.
of Catholics Thousanda watched reverently today Pope Plus XII was carrieti shoulder-high on his portabla throne into St. Petera Basillen to vonerate the newly beatifled Rosa Venerini, Italian founder of the Institute of The Plous Teachers,
war material out of China,
Other planes blurted Red bar- racks and munitions depats along the Claire River, about 60 miles northwest of the capital. They Violation of the proposed ban of Tokyo and Alaska lie thou- From Japan, Lieutenant-lto pounded enemy barracks at on dissemination of false, de-sands of miles of tundra snow-Ceneral C.P. Weyland, com- Boha, near Pulang Thuong, 40 famatory statements against any covered wastes, mountains and manding general
Far miles northeast of Hanol. Enemy groups would be punishable as e-illed seas,
Jam Định, directs concentrations near Forces. a misdemeanour with a maxi-
70 miles southeast of Hanoi, An ever lightening massive actively the fighting air com- mum fine of $1,000 and a maxi-
yeur in rim of radar weather observa-pment in the Korean struggle. were subjected to heavy-napakm of one mum sentence
Major-General bombing. tion posts and air patrols is In gaol.
The French, following up re-
After hearing all the testi- closing possible gaps, however, William Old, in command since
Monsignor Fetlerico Prosprial, cent successes in the delta where
Jerusalem, May 4.
mony, the Committee voted to
Laren, May 4: Vatican Cenon, earlier read a The purpose of the legislation The new Installations and new December, 1950, has built up an
they have killed or captured The Israeli Government decided reduce it by $1,000 million. The
Mr K. Kelley, B.B.C. Co-Papal decree in the Basilica is to extend into Federal law forces are constantly being in- imposing force,
No exact figures as to num- more than 8,000 rebels in the today to transfer the Israeli Bill goes before the full Senate ductor of Savoy Hill days and raising her to the honour of the similar statutes on the books proved.
Monday.
afterwards In Illinois ond Massachusetts.
Alusta bers of planes in either aren can past four weeks, appeared to be Foreign Ministry from Tel-Aviv | on The navy ales from
Gene asbe released, but General Wey-intent on destroying enemy con- to Jerusalem,
Gruenther said that at one time conductor of the Altar, Immediately ice cases such The Supreme Court recently to floating
has the Bret Solemn Mass was said B.B.C. Variety Orchestra; his forces
General oul centrations from the air to check The Foreign Ministry was the his
Dwight
In honour of the upheld the Illinois faw-United T-3", a scan: 100 miles from land
Blessed the North
of broad-Venerini. Silence Press.
the North Pole, providing fresh numbered those of
fell as the After 14 years and Chinese whom he further Red attempts to infiltrate only Government Department not Eisenhower, beloved that in died at Eastbourne. Koreans
into the vital defence bastion. moved to Jerusalem when the dealing with the Russian threat,
Jn front estimanted to have 1,500 to 1,700
Meanwhile, the French Com Israeli Parliament and Govern-if we try to meet the Soviets casting, he left the B.B.C. in Pope knelt in prayer
1030 and become Músical of her portrait. mand in Saigon announced that ment transferred their seat to division for division and plane
Rosa Venerint was born, at; Best authoritative estimates French naval units had caught a the Holy City in December 1849. for planc, we are going to lose Director to the Eastbourne Cor-
Viterbo, north of Rome, in 1056, are that the United States has Vietminh
company crossing a It remained at Tel-Aviv the battle from on economie paration.
She founded a school where sho adequate and balanced forces in river in small boats 30 miles because many countries did not viewpoint.
taught poor girls of her native the area for defence, counter-south of Tourane navat base recognize». Jerusalem as Israel's
town how to cook, sow, road, capitol and action, observation, bombing and
some foreign
write and religious lessons, striking air. power, In addition
the diplomats refused to establish to combat craft, it has substan-
their themselves there, al numbers of transports of all kinds, heilcopters and hospital
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British Crossword Puzzle planes, half of them fighters.
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7 Trick (8).
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13 Ceden (7).
15 Joined (0).
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SABATURDAY'S CROSSWORD.----Across: 11 Hunt, 4 Provost, B Acre, D Limb, 10 dsolate, 11 Lide, 12 Cove 16 Errands 17 Unity, 19 nevel, 22 Elevate, 23 Next, 27- Tart, 28. Aspires, 20 Iron, 30 Rear, 31 Possess, 32 Ewer. Dawn: 2 Unison, 3 Tablet, 4 Pride, 5 Resort, 6 Villa, 7 Sated, 12 Curo, 13 Vlee; 15 Nave, 10 si 10 Uliers,20 Pagiro, 21 Expor 28 Lasso, 24 Vell,
23. Pasca
planes.
United States power in Korea, Japan, Okinawa and Alaska is divided between the air force, marines and navy providing fur- Mobility of ther diversification. carrier-based navy and marine. craft, for instance, is of the utmost importance to defence
plannerte
MAJOR BABES
and
killed 65 rebels. The communique suid rebels lost 300 boats, gil weapons and supplies.-Associa- ted Press.
*GREATER ABILITY
con"
Ho was leader of the Wire less Symphony Orchestra for five years, became leader, and "He wants to have a relative- depaly conductor of the Theatre
and then ly small active force and a very | Orchestra
The Church authorities tool ductor of the Variety Orches
an interest in her initiative ond No announcement. was made affective reserve force."
Field-Marshal Viscount Mont- tra.
helped her to open similar She alal for the date of the transfer, but
Не was known to boa
schools in Central Italy. understood that the Comery, Deputy North Atlantic
but
Today, died in Rome in 1728. Ministry will be moved on com- Fact,
Commander, modest, unobtrusive man, Supreme
was increased by the Instituto she founded bas
in Governmental quarter now being in Europe working on this comedians established 'in
of callstactory land grammes who brought his name Italy and another 20 in North ertialem problem
America-Reuter, bito their patter, Reuter. reserves, he said,
It
New Ships For pletion of a building in the spent most of his time traveling his fame variety pro-about 100 homes and schools in
Cunard Line
London, May 4. The Cunard Line announced tonight a
Shipbuilding pro- gramme that will add 10 ocean-
In both Japan and Korea the going vessels to its fleet in the
United Statos has access to a next five years
large number of major bases The ships are all to be in which could be reinforced rapidly service by the end of 1950.
into
tho by planes flown or shipped in
will go Three from Hawall and Alaska.
Mediterranean service, two into The North Koreans, have only the Canada service, three to one operational base in their Australia and New Zealand, and own country although the Com- the others for the India-Ceylon munists are known to have at route.
least 20 Manchurian bases, and Frederick Bales, Cunard additional cirfields cxist in the Steamship Company Chair Russian-held Kuriles and Sak-man, said in his annual report halin. They also probably have to shareholders that the period bases along the Bering Sea coast of "rather lean voyages" evident although
numbers And early in 1950. the North At- situation are uncertain.
lantic run had apparently, In Alaska the air fores bases pared-Associated Press, nt operation Field in
the
full
Elment Fairchorage,
Ladd
and
Naknek and Ellcon wild. be
Theoretically, it possible for the Russians to slip
ans " air fleet somewhere.
Liberal Leader. To Lecture In U.S.
London, May 4. down 'middla” between the
Thio Liberal Party leader, Mr Anchorage and Tokyo hubs but
Clement Davies, is to leave for nuch a
a manoeuvre seems imprac- the United States on June 4.on can attackers would face
lecture tour de g
the yearly Ho, will addres convention of the United World extremely long overwater flights and would have to turn Federation In Philadelphia. Ho right on left into well-protected" will be accompanied on his tour approaches,United Fres
by Mr Davies-France-KrossS,
The
Reuter,
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