ECONOMIC SURVEY OF WORLD
Roarmamont's Effects Minimised
New York, May 11, The United Nations an- nuál economic survey, issued tonight, showed that the global rearmament race has falled, to hit civilian economy with the impact many leading economists feared a year ago.
Qo the contrary, the valu- minous repor! showed that the production of civilian goods has petually increased, wages gen- érally have kept
with have
pace
prices and raw materials continued to be available both
for military and elvillan re- quirements.
It said, however, that the ruid
widened war hus
the
Pontic reparations of the Communist and nun-Communist
worlds at
accelerated spred,
despite all efforts
East-West trade.
to improve
The report. prepared by United Nations cconomists für the Economie and Seelat Coun-
cil which meets in New
20, also
on May
Suid
York
that
many
the dollar shortage in countries has begun to 30 serious again because of heavy American exports and the cut in non-military economic ald from the US.
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Werld consumption
person was less
et food
than 15
years ago and the gap between
The production of the developed
countries and the
areas
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1952.
JAPAN SOCIETY ENTERTAINED
US Military
Members of the Japan Society were entertained ut Grosvenor House in London by Mr Asakal, the Japanese Charge d'Affaires (right), on the occasion of Emperor Hrollto's birthday, Also in the picture are: Lord-Sempill---| _and_the__wives_cl_members of the Japanese_diplomatic mis..... alo»,—Reuterphoto.
backward Havenga Threat
widened still further
Associated Press,
Warning To New York
New York, May 11. The City Civil Defence Direc- tor, Mr Arthur Wallander, warned today that it is Dow possible to destroy almost all the vity of New York in a single air altack.
Mr Wallander said that plants alone could do the job by drop- ping a string of a dozen smäll atomic bombs in a run from the Bronx in the north to the Battery in the south at the tip of Man- halton Island.
This dunger, he said, arises from development of new missiles | that are smaller than the originali atomic bombs but pack the same blust.
A bomber could only carry one
of the larger old-type bombs, he
said.
To Resign
Johannesburg, May 11. The pollileal correspon- -dent-of--the Johannesburg. Sunday Times learns on the highest authorily that Mr N. C. Havenga, the Finance Minister, has told the Cabinet that if High Court of Parliament Bill is thrown out by the couris be will resign from the Government and retire
from pulities.
the
said that
The correspondent lie also. learnt Government legal advisers have told the Cabinet that they can give no guarantee that the bill is court-proof. -Asociated Prest.
Revision Of Concession
Belrut, May 11. An agreement on revision of But Mr Wallander, in a report alt concession terms granted by to Mayor Vicent Impelliter, Lebanon to two foreign oil com-
note of relative A optimism saying that new detes paules will be signed here this
week.
sounded
Bulgaria Ties Her Currency
To Rouble
A
Leaders' New Oil Town In Kent
Analysis Of Red Strategy
Not Planning Attack
Washington, May 11.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House
of Representatives today published a report on the Foreign Aid Programme in which it was stated "The best judgment of U.S. military leaders and diplomats is that the Soviets have not set a date for an attack on the West."
The report, which followed a hearing by the Committee of 43 high-ranking military and civil officials, added that the Kremlin would only attack if it believed that a war would be to its advantage. The report stated that the menace of Russian ag- gression was not diminished to such an extent as lo justify any modification or relaxation of the railitery effort of the United States.
The report maintained that Important Soviet forces were on a wartime Icoting in Eastern Germany and elsewhere
According to the report, the morale of Europe had consider- shly increased; though" no one could fell with certainty whether the Europea peoples would effelendy reply to a Soviet attack.
Garbo Loses Again
New York, May 10. Greta Garbo lost an- other hide-and-seek game with photographers today.
Cameramen caught her In the galley to ba
of an acro- plane, where she had fled and snapped her picture ne she tried to hide be. hind a
venetian blind. Miss Garbo said she was flying 10 Parla pleasure trip. Press:
The will
of the European people to resist appeared rapidly increasing in relation- ship with the development of their means of resistance,
The report pointed out that a very
real danger of military argreston existed in the Near East but added that the un- Interrupted reinforcement-f the military strength of the
free nations was the best means of
Preventing a Soviet attack.
report said a continun- tion of military ald In the Far London, May 11. East was necessary to protect French Indo-Chins, the loss of The Bulgarian leva has
which would seriously menace been tied to the Sovieti
the liberty of the rest of the rouble, ending "the depen-South East Asian continent, dence
the Bulgarian of monetary system on the unstable
After United States dollar," the official Bulgarian Telegraph Agency said.
of
are
SURPLUS ARMAMENT
Д
United
REPUBLICAN
INDIA'S BIG WEEK
Picture shows the Anglo-Iranian Oll.Company's mighly new refinery which is being built on the Isle of Grain, in —Kent—Whon-completed, the—rofinery-will-process-annually.
four million tons of Middle East, crude' oj).-Reuterphoto.
American Warnings To
Israelis And
Arabs
Washington, May 11.
The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee today warned the Arab States and Israel that the United States does not intend to go on indefinitely giving help for refugees and im- migrants in that area.
The committee called on both sides to show constructive accomplishments this year.
Indian Show
+
Reds' War
Of Nerves
In Berlin
MAYOR SUMS UP
SITUATION
..
Berlin, May 11. Weat Berlin's Mayor. Ernest Reuter, today urged taking caution against threats from the East too seriously in a speech hore on the eve of the third an- niversary marking the end, of the 1948-1949 Berlin blockade,
F#
"People who opin their mouths
wide tre not go 'rong they seem-they must threaten and bluff for others who remain in the background,” he' zei in a radio address.
on
"They are trying to trompis the nerves of the West Berliners, but our novas rema!a
strong,"
The West Berlin newspaper Der Tag recalled that tho. frst Berlin blockade began with Soviet "pin pricks" of the type now being experienced.
"It is as well the Allies shouldi remember that the
first big achinm occurred after sucn small incidents இத
the turning back of Allied patrol cars," it
wrote.
(Armad Soviet cuards today. barred the way when United States and British military
police
patrols tried to leave Berlin for duty on the autobahn to West Germany,
They Arst Interfered ~Thursday,)~Heuter,
with patrols t
BERLIN ARRESTS
Berlin, May '11. West Berlin
today police arrested six youths, including che from East Germany, ofter breaking up an
illegal meeting of about 80 members of the Communist Youth movement Free German Youth,
The Free German Youth is banned in West Germany but
not in West Berlin.
Police said the alx were
heed
arrested when they refused to
police instructions to. break up the meeting, which was held in a railway goods station in the United States sector of Schoeneberg-Reuter.
Jap Assurance
To Australia
svaters.
into
Australian
submitting these con-
New Delhi, May 11, India is today preparing for the The warning was contained, While clusions the report did not ex.
no terminal. daté for lain how the Foreign Affairs biggest week in her constitutional in the committee's report on the external assistance can be deter Committee decided to reduce history.
foreign aid bill in which the mined at this time, this money, The currency reform was by $1,010,000,000 the
$7,900 installation
The next few days will see the group recommended appropria- together with more than $400,- decreed yesterday in a series of 000,000, appropriations asked elected President, the inaugura-Arab refugees, and $70,000,000 assistance to Israel, should make of the first fully ticns of $65,000,000 in ald for C00,000 given by US citizens for Government orders, one of President Truman for the which lowered retail prices
of mille countries
and conomic ald of tion of the first democratically for Israull immigrants during possible an early target date for
chosen for foreign many goods and provided
during the
Parliament and the the 1953 fiscal year.
completion of the resettlement abolition of food rationing, the fiscal year 1952-1953.
swearing in of the first govern-
The
Canberra, May 11. report said the $65,000,000 programme.
"As in the case ment in India based on full adult The report, however,
of the Arab The Australiem appropriation for Arab refugees
Commerce agency said.
pointed
franchise; A decree issued by the Minis-out that the law, after having
would be part of the total bud refugee programme, the United Minister, Mr John McEwen, to- With a pageantry equel to that get for United and the Central been reviewed by the Comcnitice, ¦ of Viceregal days, the ceremonies and Works Agency for Palestine cavincing demonstration of con- Government's
States has reason to expect Netions Relief
nday welcomed the teriol Council
Japanese Committee the Bulgarian allowed $4,500,000,000 for military firstam on Tuesday with the
that assurance Communist Party reforms the aid, the largest part of which
#tructive accomplishment this Japanese pearl fishers will wait refugees. swearing in of Dr Rajendra abolishes
rationing would be used to supply the Prasad as President of the Indian
your," Associate Preta.
for a formal agreement be currency,
This agency is seeking to re- following categories: 1,275 olt-Union.
tween the two countries before tickets, and lowers. prices.
integrate 50,000 Avab rofugce New
banknotes
venturing to be craft, môre thần 0,000 tanks and
The President will drive in an familles from Palestine into the put in circulation tomorrow and military vehicles and more than open carriage flanked tion and warning methods against
by Near East economy, enemy attack bave kept pace The agreement, though not the old leve notes will be ex-0,000 ground and naval artillery scarlat-coated bodyguard from.
Of the $70,000,000 recom- with weapons improvements.— giving full Satisfaction changed at a rate of 100 old plects.
To these allocations would be his residence to Parliament to mended for Israeli, the com- Associatia Press.
Lebanon's revision deinanda, leva for one new leva.
take the oath, --
millee declared, still available
70 por cent The leva is fixed at 1.7 to added credits provides for substantial advan-
A 31-run salute will be fired would be used for the relief from last year which Included lages as regards re-adjustment one
rouble,
mark
his assumption of and resettlement of Jewish im- of royalties payable in foreign Foreign legations and diplo- $326,000,000 worth of American
office.
migrants, of petrol matle missions may exchange ms declared to be surplus.
India's The report suggested
first Vice-President, 3 increase
cent allotted for domestic through sale of foreign cur- The Hague, May 10.
House that the Defence Depart philosopher-diplomit Dr Sar- rency to the Bulgarian General Elections in Holand consumption and safeguard of
Na-
ment should give America's vapall! Radhakrishnan, former tional Bank at the rate of 100 will be held on June 25 and 26 interests of Lebanese Labour,
in llles $1,000,000,000 worth of Ambassador Moscow, will trial and agricultural facilities, oid leva to four new leva, The two all companies are the for both Houses of Parliament,
army coming from this stock it then be sworn in, becoming Private and the I.P.C.-
enterprises will be was announced by Royal Tap Line
the credits: already mentioned automatically Chairman of the able to exchange currency decree yesterday.--Reuter.
should prove to be inadequate, Upper House or Council of the same rate up to the amount
The Foreign Aid Law will Stales. pald to their employees per come up for discussion before On the same day members of month. After this limit, they the two Houses this week. both Houses of Parliament will only receive one new leva France-Presse.
the House of the People and the for 200 old leva,
Council of Siates will be sworn in.
iL
Dutch Elections
France-Presse
A British Crossword Puzzle
2
ACROSS
1 Rained hard (8).
4 Box (5).
7-Frees from blame (D).
8 Tendency (5).
D Spruce (6)
11 Plece of embroidery (1).
13
Capered (7).
15 Mess (0)
18. Retinuo (6).
19 Tussle (B).
20 Equestrian ·(1).
21 Form of prayer, (0).
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Tartan (5).
ખરાયેલા વાં
Military formation (5).
1 Varied (7).
4. Habit (0),
5. Surpassed (8).
6- Offör (6),
10 Appeased (8).
17 Naval Fank (7).
19 Golt club (0).
14 Use the blue pencil (6).
16 Finger (8).
17 Foe (5).
to
As from tomorrow, ration tickets for food such as bread, macaroni, fats, rice and cheese are.to be abolished,
Prices of these commodities will undergo reductions vary- ing between 10 and 50 per cent.
France-Presse,
Radar
"Eye"
For Pilots
Washington, May 11,
A new radar "eye" fitted to
to
to tho
PRISONERS' WAGES IN
In Peking
London, May 11. An Indian art exhibition was
The remaining 30 per would be for expanding and in- opened in Peking by Premier ercasing the efficiency of indus- Chou En-lal yesterday, accord- to the New China News ing Agency.
and newer production port
trans-
After welcoming the opening of the exhibitlön, which 15
· NOT COMMITTED
sponsored by the Indian Em- To the Arab Sates involved thesy in Peking, the Premior in the problem, the committee said that both countries had the issued this warning
desire for peaceful and friendly "The United States is not cultural relations an dow committed to permanent con- foundations. "We shall try for The Indian Prime Minister, inuation of relief in this arca.mure visl's and an increase in Mr Jawaharlal Nehru,
wifi Negotiations with States in this the cultural interflow and trade present the resignation of his area
have reached the point relations between the Govern- Cabinet and will form a new
where the United States as men's and the peoples of the two Government.-Reuler.
reason to expect a convincing countries," he said. concentration of constructive ac-
Mr K. M. Panniker, the Indian Ambassador, speaking at; complishment this year.
To Israel It said: "The the came ezremony, gave as an $70,000,000 carried in this bill introduction to the exhibition a should do much to contribute to brief account of the evolution of the alleviation of Israel's distress. Indian art-Reuter.
VOUCHERS 20
Britain's
women
London, May 11.
and 24,000 men prisoners arc now
[without' money.
Instead of cash earnings they aircraft, which will "see" will have credits entered in through dark, fog and clouds prison ledger in which purchases and show the pilot any obstacles at the prison canteen will be In his line of flight has been debited. perfected by the United States Navy, the Naval Department announced.
Tons Of
Hot Bricks
Bury Four
* London, May 11, Six men held up a crumbling wall do: 15 minutes while col- leagues worked 10 free four bridleworktors trapped under 20 Commissioners tons of hot bricks in a say they bellove this will ap- The rescuers pulled away the 'diminish risks of hot bricks with their bare hands. ite consequent } They worked in intense heat.
The
Tho announcement added that preciably
Prison
kiin.
a pilot-nying a military trans- trafficking, with port aircraft, after receiving a temptations to staff, and the Only when their comrades had faulty order from the pirfield possibility of blackmailing and been released did they go to havo control tower to turn to the bullying among prisoners and their blistened hands treated. right during a take-off in thick danger prisan discipline The four who were trapped fog, was able to correct is generally.
were repairing the roof of a chamber at Oxshot: Brickworks, courto before crashing into a
Criminals described in a re- Surrey, when the arches awayof The new equipment, already cent official report as prison and collapsed.
to operate They fall 201t, and were installed in President Truman'a barons" are known transport aircraft, will be mass-tobacco and gambling rackets covered with 7,000 hot bricks and produced for commercial air-which net them. considerable ave tons of clay ballast.
Mr Peter is, the owner's son craft by the Radio Corporation sum
and
manager of the words,
hillside.
of America, the Bendix Aviation
A member of the Prison organised a nesoue team and sent Corporation and the Dumont officers Association said: "We for doctore, But there was danger Laboratories under the control know of places where these from the wall of the next kin. of Navy technicians.-France-prisoners bot on horses and It was then that six of the Prezie.
foodtiall pools for quite large strongest non, wearing singlets BUTTE,
Other prisoners get into and trousers, volunteered to hold
get away 3ft. thick, two-ton wall.
TIKY stood the terrific strain until the trapped men were got out.
Auri Porsia Solla Opium commit offences to
debt to them and sometimes it up and put their backs to the
Teheran, May 11, Persia has agreed to sell $2,400,000 worth of raw opium
from them."
All prisoners with cash earn-
The tour amon, all badly burned,
SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Brew, 4. Borrows, Aver, Foll, 10 Gapping, 11 Leot, 12 Mere, 14 Monster, 17 Irate, 10 Adult, 22 Supreme 23 Iris, 27 Evit, 28 Fanfare, 20 Alps, 30 Gnat, 31 Loveret, 32′′Enda, Hown: 2 Rister. 8. Wallet, to -an American concern, ainga in their possession will be were Robert Crossland, Tooling 4 Besar, B. Orator, 8 Ropes, 7 Wince, 12 Miss, 13 Rasp, 15 Tour, Government spokesman on required to exchange the money Joseph Archer, Kingston: Arthur and Herbort 10 Rois, 15 Emerge, 20 pilate, 21 Limpid, 43 Usage 24 Rifle,nounced today. He declined to far credite. The new onder will Brown, Wimbletion, and 25. IVEDL women em
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