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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1952.
British Britain Expected To Back Move For Higher World Price Of
Quakers' Proposals
FOR ENDING THE KOREA WAR
London, Sept. 17. British Quakers today submitted a new, set of pro- posals to the Prime Minis- ter, Mr Winston Churchill, to end the war in Korea and urged that the good ofllces of India should be fully used.
The organisation, the Spciety of Friends in Great Britain, pro- posed:
1. An immediate cease-fire on already agree.) the conditions
upen, leaving unsolved sues. aside.
2
Gold
Washington, Sept. 17.
A highly authoritative financial source told the United Press today that Britain is expected to give full support to South Africa and Australia in their stand for a higher gold price when the Commonwealth financial. conference meets-in London in November.
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The source said that this was likely to be one of the most important decisions taken at the conference.
Word of Britain's expected position was confidentially revealed to a few delegates at the recent International Bank and Monetary Fund conference in Mexico City.
A cuminission representing INDIAN
Asian govemments
in
both sides have confidence, or a mixed commission of two op- pointed by each side, to negotiate on the re-screening and release of prisoners of war. Prisoners not wishing to be repatriated to where receive asylum in areas they cannot be used in any further fighting.
3. The good offices of India to be fully used.
WARNING
ON KASHMIR
to
New Delhi, Sept. 19. Sheikh Abdullah gove warning to-day again disrup- tive forces which sought
of Kashmir weaken the unity by demanding the separation of Jammu and Tladakh.
Other eduntries at the Com- countries having sumelent, guld monwealth conference will reserves as it was unable to get probably also "favour-this gold-the-flow of gold into-national polley as, for instance, India treasuries. nrel Pakistan, this source understood.
ONLY SOLID BASIS
The Informant said that the The pressure of the goldi
realised that mining industry in Canada in British, at least, becoming So rent on the gold was the only soild basis stimulating Internationaj Canadian Government to favour for
and
a true of getting thin polley that conceivably trade
payments. I was Canada might also come out for
flowing into the British Britain now had six supply as compared
months'
supply in
it.
balance of added that because rold' was
not
Commonwealth wury,
six
The source said that if the a
of majority
should favour countries
an with Increase in the gold price at 1030. the conference, then they are
It was contended that world likely to ask the new United
direct had a States
carly wats inevitably administration next year to give most serious repercussion on gold due to the
amount immediate consideration to the matter money that had
paper to be printed Reuter.
with the consequence that the
gold value was un and hindrance
a
4. All governments to prac tise,
and to use on the Press and radio, restraint in comment on the dispute.
The Quakers, however, su- rested
that the "spirit" of the, Geneva Convention, rather than
He said that the consequence its "letter," be respected in the mattor of releasing the prisoners. of accepting the demand would
Though the Geneva Conven- tion involves the return of all be the division of the State on without question, they religious and ethnological ines prisoners sald those prisoners who do not agahust which they had fought, wish to be repatriated should be It would not be possible for given asylum in areas where any single unit to survive in they cannot be use in any isolation and all must sink or further Bghting.
A few years ago, they said, swim together, Quaker relief workers found themselves involved
Ife was emphatic that his in the forced repatriation
would resist of persons party who had been caught in the tide cf war.
of
to
The source said that the In- pre-war- realistic ternational Monetary Fund's an- nuai report declared that gold trade. reserves of most member coun-
The United States Secretary tries were Insufficient and,
of the Treasury, Mr Jolu. furthermore, only 15 per cent Snyder, at the Mexico City con- of gold production in 1951 went The rest
ret feronce, as at previous meetings into gold reserves. went into commercial and black tenaciously kept to the point of view that the United States uny chal-market channels, It was said.
could not favour an increase in According to this source the the price of gold as it would report clearly showed that the have an inflationary effect, re- Fund could not carry out its cording to this source. proper function without member
the However,
GOLDCO
Snyder that the recent increase
lenge to the unity of the State, "We envisage," he said, "a These workers were profound- voluntary union of willing disturbed by the carrying out partners and there would be formal agreements for re- patriation which mored the no scope for the domination of fears of individuals, they stated. ¡one area by another." -Reuter
ly
of
East Africa
Loan. Issue
London, Sept. 17. The Colonial Office announced today that underwriting is pro- ceeding for a loan of £7,135,000 being raised by the East Africa High
Commission for general Improvement to rollways and harbours.
Only £4,500,000 of the total
He regretted that during the RICE
last four years the United Na- tions had mude no attempt to grapple with the basic ques tion of aggression and said that even now, when fresh negotia- at
END
liona were being carried on NO
TALKS
WITH
RESULT
sold,
some of the delegates told Mi in stoel prices in the United States had had an inflationary effect and that this was caused by gold.
not
The source added
that Mr Snyder confided to some dele Rates in México that the United States might consider raising the price of gold if there were a de- pression in the United States but tho source claimed that Australia nations thought it and other would be better to raise the price of gold to prevent a do-
Geneva, there could be "very little optimism about the re-. sults." He said that Kashmir
Bangkok, Sept. 17. could not confine herself to an
Negotiations between Thai indefinite period of suspense and anxiety and co the constituent omeinis and representatives of
territories in South been convened Erlilsh Assembly had
East Asia for the purchase of presalon. additional Thai rice terminated yesterday with no result, it was reliably learned.
to determine "the future pat- and affiliations of the tern State."
Pointing.out that the A5-
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War
Manoeuvres Burmese Rubber
In Europe Nearing Climax
London, Sept. 17.
A dawn bombardment with live shells and an air strike by planes from six carriers intensified today's manoeuvres in Exercise Mainbrace, in which the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is using 160 ships of eight nations to defend Scan- dinavia against an eastern "attack.”
Simultaneously on land, 150,000 British, Bel- gian, Dutch and Canadian soldiers were locked in Exercise Holdfast aimed at defending West Ger many's industrial Ruhr.
And in the Black Forest Sound between Denmarie and 100,000 French and Sweden during the night, nearly
swung into American troops action in Exercise "Equinox" to prevent a westward crossing of the Rhine,
As the "Mainbrace" striking
on
Important
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The Mainbraće "enemy" ships were attacked by "Blue" motor torpedo boats, which inflebed such damage that only reduced
For
Peking?
Rangoon, Sept. 17.
Burma
is considering whether to sell her rubber to China or elsewhere to secure better prices, the Minister of Industries and Mines.
Kyaw Myint, Parliament today.
Government
drop in of the rubber prices, fio told a questioner.
told
Tha
The
aware
wa.
Though many rubber estates in Burns were still under robel --control, the country produced a total of 22,000,000 lbs. of rubber in 1951.-Neuter.
GENERAL
NAGUIB'S
CHOICE
-Pago, -8°
DOCTORS DISCUSS POLIO
London, Sept. 17. Five hundred doctors from 30 countries meeting In conference here today were told that Infantile paralysis is often more prevalent in countries, with high-Being standards than those with primitive sanitation. :
Dr John R. Paul, of America's Yale University, addressing the second International Congress of Internal Medicine, said;,
"Countries with high standards of sanitation have experienced high rates for
of
poliomyelitis last during the
generation, whereas in crowded unhygenie cities, polio remains as it did in the 100r century-largely endemic and ↑ discaso infants."
He said one possible preven
thro
Let of* conconlated immune. scrum (gamma globulin). from recovered. patients to give temporary protection to exposed patients.
tion might be
But he added: "It seems un- likely that offeclive vaccines will be discovered by scientists working on mice and monkeys along the real experiments. will bo made 011 human beings,
either
ส
He described polio es a tropical disease, which strays periodically. into temperate climates.
"There are two possible ex- planations:
something happens during 16o... warm weather which helps the spread of the virus, or something hap- pens which makes some people the non-immune
people more vulnerable. Both theories quire more study."
Countries
represented at the conference Include Italy, Iraq, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Nor- way, France, Austria, Germany, Holland, Finland, İsrael and India. Reuter.
Kashmir Moves, Unlikely
rc-
London, Sept. 17.
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, Pakistan's Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations
attacking forces were able to get Honour For Young Minister, left London by nir
within firing distance Copenhagen forts,
enemy
of the
Army Officer
was
for Karachi today, after his alx-day visit here.
air-
"The talks in Geneva served only to give dach side a clearer conception of the other's view- point," he added. "Unfortunately we failed to reach an agrees. ment.”
feet opened fire, a Reuter do
Before he left London Calro, Sept. 17. patch from Oslo reported that
Early this morning "Orange" British Commandias, asalsted by Norwegian guiden, had reached
General Naguib has chosen port, Sir Zafrullah Khan sald that there were no immediate military objectives near Bergen planes began to attack the north
young Army
to be expected Arst saw developments CHECKING INFLATION during the night. They carried Norway "Blue" buse of Bodoe, the head of a
lieutenant, whom ho out a considerable amount of an Oslo erble reported.
on an Army parade some days from the recent Kashinir talks. Furthermore, the source satd, { "sabotage”
Immediately after the Arst sgo, to replace Farouk's on the in Geneva, the Australian delegation at military buildings. is being offered for public sub-sembly was for the whole of The The officials suggested
attack, Danish Meteor new issue of Egyptian stamps. Mexico City contended that
other Allied jet scription
in Britain. Another Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah said: that the negotiations be post-
From the British carrier Eagle, planes and
General Nagulb had refused £1,000,000 has been reserved
pened until a new date fixed inflation could be controlled if
the price of gold were raised. Reuter's Correspondent, Astley planes look off from Bodoe Air- for applicants resident in East
Hawkins, described the bombard-field and chased the enemy, who to have his own portrait used. The absence of representa-
The present negotiations re- The source pointed out that ment of the southwest tip-of were using ordinary propeller. Then he saw-Lieutenant Africa, and the balance of £1-tives from the territory by the Thai Government
Ahmed Abdel Hallm. He asked €35,000
the earlier Thai when South Africa in 1949 the Lofoten Islands off Norway's planes. has been placed private cupied by Pakistan has been sulted from
The doors
born. keenly felt by us.
see whether addi- advocated raising the gold price Arctic Circle shores. promise to The Juan will bear interest at of the Assembly are always lionm rice surplus will be avail- the Philippinos alone supported
Shortly before midday 500 Halim where he
It was now a matter of wait- Halim said his father was In addition aircraft from planes from the Allled carrier
ing to see developments after 42 percent. I will be re-open and we will welcome their able for export after September. her. Later, the source added, American and British carriers, force swept in on the Bodoe Sudanese, his mother Egyptian.
Nations mediator, the United his General Nagulb smiled deemable in 1901-1969 and will participation in its deliberations At present, Thai maintained, France and Beiglum favoured it 100 miles offshore, flew in corector in waves of 100 at a time.
Graham, had raised be issued at 90% per share. The so that their view on the vital
For his Dr. Frank Cnly a small balance target of and at Mexico City, Australin
ordinated reconnaissance and "Blue" air attacks were also customary slow smile. State con London Usts will open and close problem facing our
1,300,000 tons would have to be
to be took the leadership in showing its striking sorties
against land made on the "Orange"-gccupied parentage is mixed Egyptian and the matter before the Security Council, Sir Mohammed Zafrul- on September 23-Reuter, also be taken into account."
Sudanese. alleviate possible rice advantages. Stept
targets indicated by token Nor Hardufoss Airfield.
Jah Khan said. shortages locally. Crop failure is
weglan army units manoeuvring
He had Hallm brought to his year due to
India, which previously was anticipated this
or the mountainou coast
BRITISH TROOPS
office and ordered him first to drought and dood, late rain and vigorously against raising the line around the areas of Bodo
of left turn, then right turn as he typhoons which have affected price of gold, no longer took and Narvik.
The first major action particularly that view at Mexico City, it was
"Holdfast". began during the studied his face and profile. provinces, Thuriy
added. It was understood that
when Stormy seas moderated overnight
assault those in the north-east.
then had the puzzled An official source told the Pakistan and India might favour night to permit pre-dawn take" "Greenland" United. Press that only 70,000 an increased price at the Com-offs from the Eagle in answer to 7th Armoured Division launched eutenant photographed like a tons of rice may be avaliable monwealth conference on the a request for ald from Norwegian a six-pronged attack westwards film star, and after seeing the
A British Crossword Puzzle
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ACROSS:
1 Noisy, quarrel (8).
5 Discourages. (8).
8 Uninterested (5)..
9 Cunning? (6);
10 Stupidity
(B).
11 Animal (5)..
13 Holst (4)
13 Tree (8).
10 Amend (0).
18
Helleve
{}.
20 Precipitoun (5).
32 Liquid measuro (#).
23 Makes dirty (5),
25 False (5)
20 Not so dimoult (6).
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DOWN:
1 Intrepid (8).
2 Trick (8).
3 Border on (4),
4 Comforted (7).
6 Amount short (7).
o Worships (6).
7 Dance (5)
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Judgment (8),
16 Pula back (8).
(7).
A
from the
-
troops Не Brush
decided Halim “gym- for export
grounds that it would bring out land Haison groups.
over the River Wesel and estáb prints,
bollsed the forward-looking As a recent meeting between large amounts of hoarded gold
A Copenhagen despatch today lished three bridgeheade. the British and Thai represento- in their countries.
said the people of the Danish The Arst opposition they are spirit of the Army,"
in when they tives one member of the Thai
On the new stamp Halim's delegation was reported to have! The source said that Canada capital could regard themselves Ulkely to meet told the British that Thailand took a neutral attitude on this as saved from "enemy" occupa- come up against three armoured head will be flanked on the left decisivo defeat divisions ready in battle pos- by a young Egyptian woman- had already made available A subject at Mexico City but that tion after
not yet chosen for Egypt and from "very real and equitable con- pressure Canadian gold inflicted on the strong "Orange" tions.
Yesterday "Greenland" at-on the right by a Sudanese man, tribution of our rice supplies producers was in evidence and forces which tried to sall up the
tacking forces ellamed 41 enemy akendy selected. to hungry millions." United extended to those of other dele-
alrcraft destroyed and "Bue-
trio of heads will be land" forces, who are defend- ing, claimed 54 in the air and superimposed on a Nile scene. on the ground.
An Army spokesman sold the General Matthew B. Ridgway, new issue would be made soon." Atlantic Pact Supreme Com-London Express Service,
Press,
Why Comet
Had No
Passengers
gations there.
The source pointed out that due to the premium on tho Canadian dollar over the United States dollar, Canadian pro-. ducers were getting $33 per ounce instead of $35 so that Canada might consider this, an- other reason to support an in- croased gold price at the Lon- don conference.
The source thought that Bri tain, Australia, South
Africa
and other Commonwealth coun tries at the conference would
London, Sept. 17. agree as to what should be the
-on
Acheson Recalls A
Prediction
Washington, Sept. 17. The U.S. Secretary of State,
today re Mr. Doan Acheson,
A spokesman of the BOAC, new official price for gold and called a prediction he made 24. commenting the Ceylon that this price would be sub- years ago that the Soviet Union report that the Comet jet linermitted to the new Administra-would not relinquish its control
over Port Arthur. duo here tomorrow frointion in Washington for Colombo had left there for aiderations United Fres).
Ho told his weekly Press com-
Bombay
said:
without passengers,
"Ceylon has its own airline which operates out of Colombo
on Wednesday, and the Cegion
Government
aro preserving
con-
PARIS-TOKYO
traffic rights out of Ceylon on AIR SERVICE
18 Rested by great physical that day for their own airline.
17
force (7).
10 Carry on again (6).
21 Military unit (5), 24 Girdle (4).
27 Intends (5)
28 Spotted (8).
29 Leather strips (0). ̧
YESTERDAY'S CROSSİVORD.
Paris, Sept. 17.
mander,
-
Baden- arrived in Baden today to watch Exercise
According
plans,
to manoeuvre "Blucland" defenders
with their backs against the River Rhine
were battling
against "an invasion from the 品 was aiming East," which
The
:
Sir Zafrullah Khan arrived He had separate private meet- hero
from Parla on Friday,
ings here with the British Minister of State, Mr Solwyn Lloyd, and the Commonwealth Relations Secretary, the Mar- quess of Salisbury-Reuter.
Will Practice Favouritism In Export Trade
London, Sept. 17.
Mr Harry R. Mackson, Secre- tary for Overseas Trade, de- clared today that Britain, to
Flood Control foster trado, would deliberately
In Lines.
Gainsborough, Sept. 17. Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Fisheries River Board and local authorl- ties today. Inspected a £160,000 flood prevention scheme at Gains borough, Lincolnshire, which bas taken two years to complete,'
crossing the river. Reuter, "MOST IMPRESSIVE” V
Guetersloh, Sept._17. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's Council Baw on impressive results
today, when they has been built up to a new level, by the Sinte Department spokes-watched allied defences, cover- 18 inches above the previously man, Mr Michael McDermott, ing the industrial Ruhr being agreed safety margin. Reuter.
con-ing Soviet-Chipòso
tested, Mr Lester ference in Moscow, which agreed Canadian External
ference he had nothing to add their first visit to a major The town frontoga of 11⁄2 miles
to the statement made yesterday
on
the
manoeuvтO
that Port Arthur should remain Minister, stated here.
base.
THAI MISSION'S VISIT, TO_HK
a joint. Chinese-Russian naval "It was good for the Council "We have to operate the Comet
to 'seo como results of the out of Ceylon on Wednesday.bo-
A weekly Paris-Tokyo air
talking
* Bangkok, Sept. 17. But, he said, it was interest-work they have been cause if we did it on any other service, to start on November
about,” he told reporters be
A fivo-mus, Thei tiede zulssion day, we should clash with Indian 4e was: announced today by ing to recall that in February Council members returned operations. It is a question of Air France.
1050, following the announce-fore | traffic_rights.”
Soviet-Chinese by air to Paris after a one-day is to leave on September 25 for a tour of South-East Ada and tour of the British-run Exercise Pacifle countries. The 0,500-mito fight willment of the The spokesman said that the ke 38 hours 30 minutes, stop Mutual As discussions were taking place at
he had
Over 150,000 British,
The Mission, headed by the
482260. Agreemem Hokfast in north Belgian,
doubts whe-
employ opan davoters certain directions towards firms exporting to Canada and tha United States,
Mr Mackeson will fly to Canada' tomorrow on an official visit lasting adveral woolt. He said that the Government would do, everything possible to ca courage effective British porti- cipation in development, m Cahada...
Me Macksons will 'donia! measures to develop the, trada. of the two countries,"
The Canadian market is not an easy dhe to capture," he said, "We shall havo to competa with the United States) which ruppiles 70 per cent of Canada's 'imports and with growing 'oom=" petition with countriós 'such as: Germany and Japan.”
Ho added that Britain"""wid
posible, expand exports
prosent on the question of a new ping at Beirut, Karachi, Elgon her the full terms of the agrees nuich and Canadian troops are Deputy Minkter, : Colorel ·Bird | of wool and woollend and' Across: 1 Invade bilateral agreement with Ceylon and Hongkong.
34ment would ever come out in Constellations carrying 34 Inane, 8 Anon, ↑ Afraid, 11 Vague, 12 Assume, 14 Siro, 10 on BOÁC operation. Serge. 10 Score, 19 Leus, 20 Cutter, 24 Adieu, 28 Tureen, 20 Even, so added that the Comet had passengers and equipped with printed form, though it was taking part together with 600 Siriyothin, is due to roach Home worsted cloths but it le maloly 27 Egged, 23 Regret Down: 1 Ivan, 2 Vera, 8 Dals, Enthralled, emply only as far as deepers will leave Only on Mon- likely that some of the condi aircraft in Holdfast, the biggest kong the same day. Tog tour in the field of capitalul
"Wa Tan'expect to increase dure, 5 Inverse, 6 Anglers, 7 Elected, 10 Astir, 13 Isolate, 14 Bombay, as he had full traffic days at 6 pm. GNT and will lohs would become apparent allied manoeuvres yet hold in will include Manila, Sydney,
Bellish Zond of Gemanity.njelenté Garapore Coleum plast and mechly Reuter,
and Rangoon United Press our exporta — Heuter. Sobbing, 18 Rescued, 17 Enger 19 Litter, 21 Tune, 22, Rear, 23 rights from India through to arrive in Tokyo on Wednesday with the naggage of, time--- Kult,
| London.-Rentor.
at 10 p.m. local time-outery
Reuter.
the