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COMMENT OF
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CHINA MAIL
No. 35216
VIGOROUS
The Council WESTERN
Election
R
ESPONSE by the elec-
torato yesterday to exer- cise their voting privileges hardly came up to expecta- tions. Less than 40 percent cast their votes which can scarcely
да be regarded a convincing sign that the Colony in desperately anxious to enjoy extended franchise. Nevertheless the election served a very de- | Anite and useful purpose,
voters'
apathy notwith-
which the
con-
ALLIES
Russians Blamed
For Actions
Against
Established 1845
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1952.
PROTEST BY
W. Berlin
Berlin, May 30.
atanding. One point to The three Western 'Allies today "protested Authorities vigorously" to the Soviet authorities against the latest Communist "obstructive measures" in East Germany and against interference with Allied patrels on the autobahn linking Berlin with West Germany.
might give serious nideration concerning future elections is the adoption of preferential voting system. It is a much more accurate method of disclos-
the
ing popular opinion than The Western High Commissioners released the all-or-nothing vote. the text of two protest notes sent to the head of n long the Soviet Control Commission, General Chuikov, as the East German authorities speeded up moves
Moreover it goes way
towards eliminating| election on minority sup- port inasmuch that
It to seal off East Germany from the West by mid- enables a voter to show bla night tomorrow. preferences for all the can- The note, protesting against the interference with didates. Voters need fotpatrols, said that the Allied right of free access be- find it any more difficult to ween Berlin and the West was "beyond challenge," place numbers against the namen of candidates in or It requested Chuikov to instruct his subordinates to
"desist from further interference."
der of preference than to affix crossen against two The note said that the Soviet | various pretexts" had closed names as required by yes-authorities persisted in refusing one half of the highway connec
clearance terday's system of voting.
to American and ons between the Western und British military patrols to go Savict zones, OW that the election is along the autebal.
tard that the British mill-
that the contestants
ned
existing agreements under paigned with becoming dig-and usages," tire nots said.
The note said that the right free access of American, and French military
Now
over it can be asserted Such actions cannot be justi-
nity and moderation.
Was n
cam-
It of
mision in Potsdam (Soviet headquarters near Berlin) (ad been deprived of telephone con- neetions with the Western CC- tory of Berlin."
"clean" campaign Britis
The note accused tho German authorities of and happily void of any forces to Berlin "over the auto-t thing suggesting mud-sling-bahin as well as by other means publishing an ordinance con- flows from taningfulse and insulting ing or personality-amearing. et communication For this, the candidates the rights of the United States, allegations against the Western -earned the appreciation of Da
United Kingdom and Franco da the electorate. Responsibili- Occupying Powers in Berlin and is
beyond challenge..
ty has now moved from the ARETERARY ACTION voters to the elected repre-
In the scecnd note the West- sentatives. Their task is to jern Commissioners protest:d "arbitrary unilateral rerve the general public against the
of the Soviet Zone action" faithfully and conscientious.
authorities in ly. Though they have been
closing inter-zonal crossings and culling elected by a handful of the
communications be-
border telephone
Colony's population, they tween East and West Germany
have to consider themselves and East and West Berlin.
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TODAY'S RACING
SELECTIONS
By Rapior
RACE 1
Srutheast Wind Yocal
A Grand Time
Outsider: Dawn
RACE 2
Outsiders-Adorable Atalanta.
Barbarian
Chinese Mackerei
John Halifax.
RACE 3
Gracechurch
Henrietta
Ironside
RACE 4.
Ficetmaster
Brivisto
Outsider:-Ago - King.
Outsider:Prince Delight.
By The Turf”
Amber Dawn Yocal
RACE 1
Outsider:-Acquisition.
RACE 2
Atrible Atlanta
Harvest Fleid
Blue Sky
Outsider: Vagabond King.
Gracechurch ·
Trenskle
RACE 3
Flying ArroW
Outsider: Green Velvet.
| Fleetmaster
RACE 4
Royal Enginccis, all National servicemen, have started work building a bildge and two ! dams across the River Avon at Chadbury, near Evesham, to lapinto the derelict lock and an- able the old lock gates to be repaired. If these gates gave way the river would quickly be- como a trickle. Picture shows Royal Engineers, under the direction of a corporsi, carrying one of the steel bridge sections which will stretch across the Avon at Chadbury.
COUNCIL
OF EUROPE
Votos Itself Naw Authority
Strasbourg, May 30. The 15-nation Assembly of the Council of Europe,. The East German Cabinet amid a burst of applause last Monday ordered security from its 132 members, to- measures along the whole.inter- zonal border to prevent inflitra-night voted by a large tlon by "sples and terrorists" majority in favour of a alleged to be sent by the West supra-national political German Government and the
authority for free Europe. Western Fowers-Reuter.
Voung was 84 in favour, and 17 absien- eight against, tions.
MORE ROADS CLOSED
Berlin, May 30, The East German Police con- to close roads on
This came after a long debate
д
Rocking Horse Tragedy
Fatally Shot During Exercises
London, May 30. The corporal who was fatally shot during Ersex
Brigade manoeuvres in the Exmouth area
on iwp
was Tuesday, Hubert Smith, 24, Royal shire Regiment of Southampton.
*Chigwell Row, May 30,
Jehona Hughes, Auda hait, was riding a moking hore Inside a ehestnut fcrioing which her fatlier Gordon Hughes, had erected for her as a play of pen In fle garden
Chigwell at their
when the horse
Canced, throwing the
young rider into the teno-... Ing and wedging her head between
en the spiked palings Endtep supporting wire.
Johanna was found un- ixed conscleus,
to fence by her neck.
the
A doctor was called, but all efforts to revive the girl failed and she died.
The father,
A wartime
see plist, is connected with a firm of nautical instru- ment manufacturers Barkingside.-Router.
Gargantuan Eaters
▸
Ham
The platoon was, "ombushed"
Eleanor
RACE 5
Goodwood...
Chief Witness
Cassic.
Outsider: True Love,
Knock-Down
Johnber Icefield
RACE 6
Outsider: Caesar.
RACE 7
Ben Mora Kentucky Lady
Chesterfield
Outsider: Hurrlennie.
RACE &
High Straight Battlefield. Conqueror
Outsider:-Sana Atout.
RACE 9 Golden Dahlia Prestwood Hellzapoppin
Outsider: Straight Fluch.
RACE 10
and the Corporal was later pick-Century
cu up with z. bullet wound in Lake Success the lace. A milltary court of Tonyber
inquiry, will be held-Router, Outsider: Top, Sac:
Eleanor
Debulante.
Outsider:-Brivisto,
Goodwood
RACE 5
Chief Witnes
Al Fresco
Outsider:-Golden_Wing.
Knock-Down
Johnber
Ben Lomond
RACE 6
Outsider: Icefield.
RACĘ 7
Kentucky Lady Chesterfold.
Hurricane
Oulolder:-L'Are Triomphe.
RACE 8
High Straight
Conqueror
Sans Atout
Outsider:-Madame Butterfly.
RACE 9
Hellzapoppin. Golden Dahlia Straight Flush
Outsider:-Atomic Power.
Century
Top Secret Muplang
RACE 10
Outsider:-The Lioness.
158 Charged With Plotting
Against
State's
Security
Paris, May 30.
French police today charged Communist leaders Jacques Duclos and Andre Stil and 156 others with plotting against the security of the state. Another 562 detained after Wednesday's violent demonstrations against the new NATO Commander, General Ridgway, will either be charged with minor offences, such as loitering or assaulting the police, or released.
themselves
The Ministry of the Interior Sporadic stoppages of work Socialist and Christian miners announced that Franco will ex- were reported from some indus- juhion: disassociated pel 31. foreigners arrested in the trial areas in Paris and the pro- from the call.
lols Spaniards,
Police took Persians, vinces, but they were not on a Poles, Israelis, Belgians, Italians, large scale and usually of short the frem Fremmes prison when Swies and Portuguese.
Two more men
were added to the charge ilst today-accused of firing shots at a police station near the Bourse and helping overturn a police van,
duration.
In the coal-mining districts of northern France, odce a Com muni stronghold, only 3,250 downed tools out of a total of
Duclos with
they made a halt-hour rold en his apartment today."
After the arrest of Duclos and in the absence of Party Maurice Secretary, General Thorez in fucsia, observers 41,000.
control of here bellove The Communist Miners Union Communists will be taken over Duclos, the Communist Acting
Marts, General Secretary, is in Frames called tonight for a 24-hour by 80-year-old Andre
Saturday" "to press leader of the Black Sea mutiny to be strike on
and considered ́ ́the prison His appication treated as
n political prisoner wage claims, for, the freeing of of 1017
Andro Sul and most extreme' n the party, Has not so far been granted. To Diclos ad
against Fascism and the war." Hierarchy-Router. day police raided his home.
ns direct representatives of They said that these actions tinued today all sections of the commu-"are manifestly contrary to the the border of West Berlin and on rival text; which succeeded nity. Moreover, no
matter interests of the whole German the surrounding Soviet zone two long days of a general de- preparing the new Communist bate on means to link the what conception they may population."
security measures which come have as to the mandate facilitate
"They are hardly likely to
at mid-Counell with the European De Into force tomorrow the reunification ni
fence Community, given them by the electors, Germany which, nevertheless, the night. It is well to remember that Soviet Government professes to The measures ban the entry The resolution adopted pro- they have been
primary objective," the note of West Germans or West Ber-posed that the six countries of returned be
declared.
finers Into East German terri- the EDC and the coal-steel primarily to help carry out
CAFE CONTEST possession of pool should seek the quickest The note said that the actions tory without the the existing functions of
ure in direct contradiction with special passes to be issued by means "to draft the statute of the Council to the best ad the agreements concluded during the East Berlin Police.
supra-national political commu- San Sebastian, May 30. vantage of the Colony as the last soven years between the According te an East Berlin nity which would remain open Thirty-six eggs were used
Powers," whole. Willing application | Occupying |
and re- Police officer, quoted by the to all member States of
for an omelet eaten by a German News to unspectacular and some-quested Chukov "to give the West
Agency Council of Europe and which
Spanish soldier in an eating what tedious
opportunities committee necessary instructions to have DFA today the new regulations would offer
these meatures rescinded,"
It would not
affect legal Inter- work will be the principal added.
uzzociation to
such of these contest with an American teat of these newly elected The note complained that the road and rail traffic be- States as are not full members soldier at a San Sebastian
West Berlin and
of this political community." restaurant. Germany nor transport services The six countries ara France, between East and West Berlin. Germany, Italy, Belgium, the the restaurant's regular clients, In the contest, watched by The West Berlin postal au- Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Stil, editor of the Communisi the Spaniard, Eduardo Mendia, thorities today rejected an East Berlin offer to restore 70 Inter-
The British and Scandinavian of Bilbao, ate these things: newspaper Humanite, arrested
The emelet generally dis city telephone
"a la Espagnolo" on Sunday on a charge of inclt- lines because, representatives they said, they feared that greed with the move, holding with potatoes, two kilograms (4 Ing to public disorder, was today there, would be routed through that it would take power out of lbs. 4 ounces), of stewed meat accused of the graver offence a Soviet censer channels.
the hackis of the
European and potatoes, two kilograms of plotting against internal security The East German authorities Counell ahu lead to disunity. asparagus with sauce, one kilo--which carries the penalty
| Imprisonment in a fortress. on Tuesday cut 2,000, telephone But the British Conservatives gram (2 lbs. 2 ounces) of tunny
The same charge lines in the city as well as 19 did not insist on their Premier, baranas, alx apples, and two last night against Duelos, wh of the 20 lines to West Ger- after the Belgioca
councillors.
Soviet Zono authorities under
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BRITISH ATTITUDE.
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Ash,
salad, six oranges, six
lee ercams.
With the drank wine, six brandies and smoked a clear.
of
was there
was first accused of possessing arms.
.
“REAL RIOTE The American soldier, Louis Patterson, of Monroe, Michigan,
Minister of tha Interior Eerving with the United States Charics Brune said in a brozdzas: France, replied with: Air Force at Brissac, Southern today the. Government 'would keep the country fully informed Three kilograms ( 1b, on the "criminal action" of the ounces) of macaroni, two kilo Communists against the Republi-:
of stewed meat and can regime and
against De- grams potatoes, a large ronst chleken,mocracy.
The Communists had Eatenges, a salad, 24 bana- changed the forbidden ánti. Das, and half a kilogram (1 lb.) Ridgway demonstrations Into of ice cream.
real rials," but the Government With the drank beer, coffee, kept order yesterday and will res brandies and smoked a keep it tomorrow," the Minifater
sald.
elgar
[
Paul Henri Spaak,
had Reports from the autobahn threatened to mass his tol- Inking Berlin and West Ger- lowers against the resolution it many showed that there was a It were amended. rush by goods lorries to get supplies into and out of the city. More than 800 lorries had The leader of the British Con- sped along the autobahn in both servatives, Air, Anthony Nutting, directions the past 24 hours Parliamentary Under-Secretary compared with a daily average for Foreign Affairs, said in a cf 400..
By carly today East German anxious to
final speech, "We are sincerely have the closest Police had blocked 137 out or 255 road exits from Berlin to
with the possible association
at all East Germany-Reuter.
European Community atages of its growth and deve- lopment. The only condition which we seek to impose en that development is that it
Tho reforce called It à draw. should be within the orbit of a
.* The body of which Britain, is a
competitors 'diengreed member and through which and arranged for another duel. Britain may be associated, win-Ruter. Ithaca, NY. May 30,
We believe it to be the Cornell.
Council of Europe.” ... University
Small Yacht today auspended for a year 21 studierits The resolution was the most Crosses Atlantic who seized a university radio controversial part of the
France, four pollaemen were pro station be Wednesday night and gramme of this meeting."
300 rijured in a clash with broadcast fake reports that
May 30, oba) Panom, Behind the scenes a battle
27-year-old Australians Communist demonstrators, four London and Marseilles were raged all morning between those arrived hero yesterday in a
of whom were detained by being born by "Ruston-type who wanted a toned down re- yacht which they claim is the
The Communists falled, today planc
solution to meet British objec smallest, ever to
bring French workern out Ten me
cross the At masked students had on flons and a large group, led by landle trom England to Panama, bgainst the arrest
into the streets to profe tered the student-operated uni-M, Spark, who would go even
of Ductos "We are just doing the trip despite the vigorous appeal for versity radio atnilou on Wedneo further and call a day and controlled the station Assembly to produce a United William Howell and Journalist stations, by the country's most Constituent for the heck of it, dentist mailonwide strikes and demon for eight minutes after over European State. powering, three student staff members
Students' Fake Broadcast
Humanito-coples of which were seized yesterday came out normally today, but police seized two Communist DGWB- contral paper In Limoges, France.
In
Montpelier
southern
Frank McNultysaid as they powerful trade union group.- Finally, the Committed of berthed their 20-foot waterling
The Communist-led: General old General Affairs, produced a come craft Wanderer 11. The will Confederation of Labour yesters promise- faxt", which was then now make for Australia-Rou- day colleck con la mombers to | adopted-Houter.
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