* THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1952.
Greeted By Disease, Starvation,
Royalty
At Northolt, greeting oured English children who have been patients at the Vording- borg Tuberculosis Hanatorium in Denmark, were Prince and Princess Georg of
Denmark. Kathleen Darby, aged 11, of London, holding her doll when welcomed by the Prince and his wife, was one of the first British children to go to Den- mark for T.D. cure last Sep-
tember.--Express Photo..
Mackensen Released
£1
GIRL'S
STORY IN COURT
in
Capetown, Oct, 2 A British immigrant, Leslie Gordon Etchells, 45, described as
miller, WE allegod
to have puged Capetown today as a film casting director and asked girls to strip so that he could take their measurements.
He was sent to gaol for 31 Bonn, Oct. 2. weeks with hard labour on 13 Former German General charges. Eberhard von Muckensen, who It was stated that Etchells in was sentenced to life imprison-terviewed young
women with sept for his part in the Arde the alleged object of maiding a tine caves Jassacre in Italy, nim in South Africa. One girl was released from the
British said Etchells told her that her prison at Werl today.
Lower hip measurement was not British
spokesman aldright and would require massage. Mackenzen, who command- Her mother accompanied her ed the German 14th Army in to Etchells' room where he Italy, did his best to mitigate massaged her for 10 minutes, the the severity of the order which he passed on from Hitler.
that
viri said.
Etchells pleaded for clemency. The massacre took place near Heald he arrived in South Remo in 1944, after 33 German Africa in Apria and had a-con-
were killed by a policemen
alderable amount of money from bomb thrown while they were the sale of his house in England. marching. Hitler ordered that He worked-as-a-miller with every dead poilseman."
The spokesman said that nection with taking
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Brm
but did not stay.
10 people should be killed for Dumitted he had no con-
into
and
film company. account pre-trial Etchells had his passage paid custody
good conduct, to South Africa under a contract Mackenser had served the and the firm was looking for equivalent of a 10-year sen-him, the prosecution stated- ience. Reuter.
Associated Press.
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YESTERDAY'S' CROSSWO ND—Aarvin 3 Deen 7 Hardy,
Graft No. Decision
Revealed In Survey Of Korean Conditions
Tokyo, Oct. 2.
Many United Nations civilian officers working in Korea fear that the Battle of Korea, stalemated at the front lines, is being lost behind the lines.
They report disease and starvation among the people, graft and corrup- tion in Government, and United Nations failure to give practical meaning to democratic teaching,
A survey made throughout South Korea by members of the Reuter staff shows that relief programmes have done much to alleviate suffering. But in thousands of cases, relief means only that death is postponed, leaving a ́still urgent need for grent affort.
wife and
All relief service officers In Members of United National and ammunition for the front- Korea are under army orders. feld tearns told of direct line troops. They ura forbilden to give evidence of wholesale police
He also knew that if he were information to the press. They arrests, imperament without sent away no provision would have even
made for his instructed not trial, and the use of force to be bren to criticise the relief programmes | secure "confessions".
family, the civil administration Many of the cuses they men- United Nations officers found among themselves,
tioned
seemed to be parallels of one such case where the woman casca reported from Communist had been left with her children countries.
to tend the family's small farm. did not stop One group of United Nations Police activity
with
the seizure of the hus situation of the inmates of a
One of those who discussed tho situation, nocessarily anonymous, told Reuter that he
Reached
London, Ock, 2. Trade union leaders of 3,000,000 workers in Erl- tain's Engineering. Industry. threatened today in impone a nation-wide ban on over- Linze if
if there was nó WISO increase within six days,
Today's meeting between the unions and employers
falled to reach * decision on the ware issue and ad- journed till October 8.
The overtime ban would Start
October 20,
The argument at today's meeting centred on whether the employers, should des part from their declaration that all talking about pay Increases was at an. end.—
Britain's Financial Position
BRITAIN WIL SUPPORT MALA ON RACE ISSUE
London, Oct. 2.. Britain has decided to back South Africa în opposing a demand by 12 Asian-African States for a United Nations debate on Prime Minister Danfel Malan's race policies.
This was disclosed by Commonwealth diplo- mats.today.
The Malan Government's voting to have their resolution known desire for a Republie accepted by the' Assembly for and to pull its air squadron out discussion,
the
of Korea may have influenceit With the support
of Britain's decision.
Soviet-led bloc and some But the decision also will
American the group "may be able Commonwealth to attain that majority.
put Britain squarely up against | State, ie Latin
Two
had come to the conclusion that officers attempted to relieve the hand. The woman was required of last March amotinled to fled to U.N. criticism of Britain's | delegation will at least walk out
the Republie of Korea is a pelice State, pure and simple." He added that the army arder gogging criticism seemed to him "very much on a par with Communist attempts at thought
control'
Ho predicted that
many Koreans will die this winter from cold, hunger, and disease. He estimated that in the pro- | vince where ho worked un-
relieved
of shortage conditions attributablo mainly to the war, but
also to bad government as well as natural стор failures, will kill
180,000 people before next
spring. Others, he added, will die in prison, most of them probably from tuberculosis accelerated by bad food, insufficient food, and other conditions.
|
was made
large prison where no provision to report the whereabouts of
for exercise or any alleged secret stores of grain. mental or physical activity. They
was at the time carrying a She proposed to start classes in Eng-child, which she lost as a result Ish.
of police bealings.
The guards sild: "Why do you bother, none of them will come out alive”.
The
would-be Samaritans found that expectancy of life in the prison was so short that sentence of two or three years was tantamount sentence.
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When United Nations omlecza complained to the publle prose culor, they were told that the woman could have avoided the beatings by giving the poifce the information they wanted.
NO ACTION death There have been instances of the Government taking steps to United Nations investigatoraĮ prevent brutality or punish cor- find that the police system Is ruption. used against anyone who
Last
year the Government paars as an opponent or critte Investigated the massacre of of the regime.
Home 200 civillans in the South Several who reported cases Korean village of Kochang. known to cm sold that they Colonel Kim Chong Won was were invariably struck by the found responsible and sentenced similarity of the methods to to three years' imprisonment. those reported from Communist This year, Colonel Kim Chong
Won
Is Police Chief of the Kyong Sang, North Province.
POLICE BRUTALITY Agreeing with other United Nations officers, having first-countries. hand knowledge, that brutality. was a part of the police system
TAX RACKET
Last year the then Minister of Defence, Shin Sung Mo, was held responsible for a system of graft which kept rations from recruits to the National Deleuce orps. The case involved starvation and death for more than 3,000 con- scripts.
No disciplinary action has been taken.
Opposition politicians have
two other nations-India and Pakistan--- Mr Malan himself has warned which helped to organise the publicly that South Africa demand for a UN. spotlight on might exercise her right to quit the explosive race situation in the U. N. if the world body South Africa.
meddles in the Union's domestic Tho British are also con-affairs. cerned, however, that the UN. The diplomatie officials doubled shall have no powers to probe whether so drastic a step will or pronounce upon the internal be taken by the Malan Govern affairs of member States. This ment. They considered it sure, London, Oct. 2.
the South African Britain's total debt at the end sort of thing in the past has however,
own rule in some Colonial of any debate the U.N, may have £25,890,450,873-a reduction of territories,
on the subject. £31,113,663 on the previous
The African-Aslon States are The 12 nations who signed the year, according officlit figures charging that Prime Minister complaint are Afghanistan, published
ished today.
Daniel Malan's race policies are Burma, Egypt, India, Indonesia, These show that Britain was creating a dangerous situation Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, owed £279,458,860 by Allied and violating human rights ac-Philippines, Saudi Arabia and
for advances copted by all N. N. members. Yemen.-Associated Press, governmenta during the war,
The group announced it will These a
advances were;
ask the General Assembly to China £12,237,393 (unchanged take "urgent consideration" of from the previous year),
the whole question and in parti- Czechoslovakia
£21,341,763 culor
to the campaign of de-
Jaunched by (Compared with £22,375,330 in-nance
South Africa's non-white the previous year),
groups Grance £84,313,793 (compared against Jim Crow laws. In that with 202,615,000 in the previous campaign more than 4,000, non- whiles have been arrested since year),
The Netherlands £36,335,475 (compared with £38,522,801 in the previous year),"
Poland £675,000,000 (10- changed from the previous year), Turkey £2,704,768 (compared with £20,374,542 in the previous year), and
Husala £38,006,087 (compared with £35,245,000 in the previous year),
Britain's debt to the United
in South Korea, he believes that Special police lovies are made some will also die from police under the guise of requests for
States under the 1945 financial beatings
contributions to public funds,
agreement was £1,030,097,455 A dozen civil officers inter-One farmer said that he had
compared with £1,555,160,755 viewed by Reuter
these "Special
In the correspon paid $5 of
previous year) and E.C.A.. loans dents said that there is grave Taxes," as he called them, since
amounting to £120,321,429 (unchanged from danger these conditions will he had been careless enough to
the previous year). ground for Comlet it be known that he dis- prepare the munism.
debta Britain's approved of the Government,
to Canada The United Nations. has pro- Ho
aware, from WOE
amounted to 2501,401,075 the claimed its collective intention experience of neighbours, that investigations success called for (compared with 2439,017,852
of an alleged scan- to save Bouth Korea from Com- | failure to
pay the
in the previous year). "taxes" dal in which the Government Total estimated assets of the munism. The United Nations would mean his conscription for allowed favoured businessmen to therefore appears to many the Republic of Korea. Army or secure dollars for Korea's Koreans as the agency respon a member of the civilian tungsten exports, to
labour gangs which carry stores dollars to buy fertilisers, and to sible for conditions in Korea.
sell the fertiliser at enormously Inflated rates to the already im- poverished Korean farmers,
First Move Made
Towards
Japanese
Entry To G.A.T.T.
Geneva, Oct. 2.
CROP PAILURE
were
1100 the
United Nations offices report that the average small farm supports the former and bis family in a state of "existing" for nine months of the your. I he has to borrow money to avold starving, the Interest rate is 20 per cent per month.
This year, the rice crop has failed in many districts.
on March 31, 1952, country
£4,127,551,784- in Crease of £287,413,083 In the year--Reuter.
Professor Killed
it began, last June 26.
U.S. UNDECIDED
The Informants cald so for the
or
those
:
Financial Experts End Survey
London, Oct. 2. Senior Commonwealth officials United States, has not decided have completed their examina- whether it will support or option of the Sterling Area's cur- pose the demand for a debate. rent Anancial position.
The sponsors must raise of Their analysis is understood two-thirds majority
to have
the general covered balance of payment situation and the gold and dollar reserves position of the Sterling Area, of which Britain is the banker. The officinis, over 50 anance and economic experts, are meet- ing here privately to prepare Ministers Conference in London
Cigarette Signal For Death
Singapore, Oct. 2,
for the Commonwealth Prime
in November
lleved
The experts ·wera, also, bo--
to have fully discussed the Sterling Area's relationships with the European Payments
Tariffs
A cigarette meant the death Union and the General Agres- of three Communist terrorists in ment on Trade and
and reviewed› iha- Kelantan yesterday. They were (GATT), killed by four Malay Home pattern of imperial preferences, Guards, who feigned friendship They are shortly expected to in order to get information, set up a special committee valuable to the security forces.
the Sterling Area's
consider questions oth
in a
But the terrorists at severnl meetings would not talk. The balance of payments prospects,
Guards decided to try to The officials are now dis- party capture them at their next cussing
n working Belfast, Oct. 2. rendezvous, but agreed that various Commonwealth develop Professor Roger Kyle, 23, who should they become suspielotment projects both Industria! had just been appointed Lectures and attempt to escape, they and agricultural in Mathematics at Trinity Col-
They are also discussing, in another
working party, mort- The signal for action would term and long-term commodities
one Home Guard come when
Area's raw materials,
lege, Dublin, was fatally injured would be killed. while trying to climb to a cave
on Cavchill, Belfast, last night.
;
He had almost reached the asked another for a cigaretie. | Sterling particularly for the
hospital.
to
cave when he lost his foothold That was the signal for "denthj The talks are likely to con- and fell about 50 feet. He died to the terrorists."
clude
by mid-October. The officials will then fly before he could be taken
A rendezvous was arranged back to their respective capitals He was the son of Sam Kyle, The four Home Guards met the to report on former member of the Belfast
their findings to retired trade unten ometal and terrorists while 20 others took the Commonwealth govern Ambush positions.
Ono ments-Router. terrorist, City Couned, Reuter.
armed with a Stea gun, was fidgety and suspicious, The situation
tense and drumatic.
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קני
The
was
Returning Ships To Germany
Field workers believe that this failure will bring increased watering and death in a country it is already common A first move towards Japanese membership in the enough to see babics dying in
public, streets. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was
Asked what they thought taken today when the opening meeting of the seventh might be a solution to this prob- session agreed to allow a Japanese observer to attend lem of suffering,
field officers the current conference.
urged that the United Nations Japan's application for membership will be discussed rear-area policles in Когел be brought "down to towards the end of the six-week session.
should
IVAN PIRECNIK earth."
The United Nations in It is likely to meet with op-ernments regarding possible Korea is at present, they say, “up ON WAY HOME
Home position from some of the mem- tariff negotiations.
in the air in a cloud of theory
they must act. ber States, notably Britain, who
Munich, Oct. 2. If Japan receives such an in-about democracy and preachings
Ivan Pircenik, aged 11, freedom. fear that a flood of cheap dication to proceed. It was as-about fre
re- cigarette. stored to his mother on Monday electr
electric. The Japanese goods would ensue sumed that the governments Mary experienced workers on
turning 53 German (merchant Japan were granted tariff bene concerned would wish to nego- the spat believe that Western after he had lived since child-Sten gun was stabbed. A second announced that they were re- hood with German foster terrorist put up a desperate vessels totalling 40,000 tons to fla already in operation with tinto simultaneously on the conceptions of democracy are
resistanca but was struck down their former owners. other GATT members.
usual GATT pattern.
meaningless to the Koreans as parents, left here by train today resis with for Japan requires only a simple
to
Belgrade. Oriental Recalling past experience, it they
parang (large native
The ships
had been held for many majority in a vote at the present would seem unlikely that the peoples. Their main concern is
mother, Mrs Pavla Pirec-knite). The third was wounded allocation among Alled govern. session to begin talks with gov-negotiations could open before for basic necessities. The nik, 42, of Sostanj, Slovenia, and Yell into a river. He
ments. They laclude lankers, him. The vo accompanied next Spring.
two appeared.
cargo verola, whale catchers, But they might weapons with which to achievo still be completed in time to a real democratic victory
The three terrorists killed, tuge, ice breakers, ferries and in were separated by the German allow Japan to become a mem- South Koros are simple" ones;
invasion of Yugoslavia in 1942. with 17 others last May, am- diving boats.. ber of GATT by the Autumn of food and medicine properly used
An American court, in Frank bushed a boat party in which Most have bean in use.... by next year.
restored him to his real a special constable was diled West Germans on and personal security guaranteed.
mother-Reuter.
and two wounded--Router. baglst-Reuter. Without this
SHIPPING
FARES DECISION
Paris, Oct. 2.
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
are
practical approach, field workers fear that The chairman of the present Communist promises may seem GATT session, Mr Johan Melin-equally, or even more, attrac der, director of the commercial -tive.-Reuter.
section of the
Norwegian.
Foreign Ministry, sald In his
opening speech today that a majority of GATT members obliged Representatives of, 19 shipping still, found themselves companies from Denmark, Nor-to maintain severe restrictions way, Sweden,. Holland, Italy, on imports and exports and en
international payments. Greece, France, Britain, United Status and Panama today de- Referring to the forthcoming cided to retain existing fares, meeting of Commonwealth despite Incrousing operating Ministers, Mr Melander Bald:
CONIZ.
"Wa know also that, for di
The representatives of the 10ferent reasons, some contracting shipping companies took this parties of great economie Im- decision
their bi-annual Portance may find it difficult at meeling here to discuss progress positions on malters
this and technical frame "problems."
Mr. F. A. Bates, Chairman polley."
of
the Cunard Steamship Com
A Tentative
Agreement
Madrid, Oct. 2. The Spanish Church hos tentatively agreed with the Government on the future rights of the Church in secondary school education, .it was an nounced
by the Con-
session to take clear-cut } feration opolitan Bishops.
!
of major
The agreement provides for certain forme in secondary Mr Melander declared that education and must now be dis- GATT members would not with cussed by the Corten. presided gver meeting, said that by the end the Schurin Plan, "one of the Primate of
the end to risk Trustrating the work of of 1952, over
pany, who
the
I will have cray_palaensters
Cardinal Enrique Y, Denible Spain, commented
the Atlantic most ambitious and courageous that it would be exaggerating
on ships of the 19 companies International during the year. This Agure, be attempted."
experiments yet
to say that the Churchi said, had not been reached since the Plan hid requested a waiver sement. It was rather "an The six member countries of "postively approved" the, iraff 1082 This was 100,000 more concerning certain of their GATT acceptance roached by mutual 8 Earl, Tire, 10 Concert, 12 Rash, 18 Amsas, Id Blopa19 than last your
obligations, he said, and hu-was agrednost. He added that with additional confident that a mutually antis- Trima, 21 Green, 22 Ares, 23 Divan, 26 Bape, Lin Repias, “DO-
Suma Church stations ma
saw in Moor, 31 Menu, 32 Ponny, 33 Gaap. Down 1 Bavoy, 2 Edu-tonnage, expected to operate in factory solution could be devised. the draft agreement regulations All seasons of the GATT on non-Stato schools which they ente, 4 Emite, 6 Peer, 6 Iris, 9 Trap, 11 Encod, 13 Arin, 14 | 1983, the figure might approach Hasi, 10 Strap, 17, Tags, 18, Beop, 30: Renewed, la: Aver, 25 Irons, the mision-mark next year, meetings are held in secret could rod "unaccepta 23 Fistik, 27 Apes, 20 Smug. Th
Rooter,
Eleuter..
Hls
furt
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Guards decided One asked for a The response was man with the
Bonn, Oct. 2, America and Britain today,
..
Emiles on aritest in Londen from these fierman, students, soma of a party i #re të 'spond in wonka's) British camps, helping, with the harvest, Thirty-six of the
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