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BRITAIN
Strangest MuseumTM
For Sale
Bremen, Mar. 2., One ot West Germany's strangest museums, of prehistoric bones and pottery, is up for sale following the death of its owner.
All its exhibits were found by one man in the River Weser.
A Bramen businessman, August Wulff, discovered pieces of broken pottery in the Weser during a Sunday afternoon walk 25 years agu.
The pieces were later Identifled ne ports of old Germanie ums. Wuld became Interested in pre- historic relies and spent almost river. every pare hour by the fishing out whatever he could find.
Together with rusty in cans, Ulscorded shoes and old pots, he found hundreds of prehistoric implements and human bones.
Selentists estimated that some of the skeletons which he die covered were 20,000 years old.
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Wulff became one of the best- known amateur archaeologists In Germany. and opene small museum In his home at Bremen.
Among
the
most valuule lems in the collection พอล แ 8,000-year-old skull of a "homo paplens" whom
local people
Jokingly called "Bremen's oldest citizen,"
Wulff died #
few weeks byʊ,
is will ordered that the museum be put up for sale. Kruter.
Indo-American
Friendship Stressed
THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1953.
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Coronation
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TO ASK FOR A Bearskins For Far Eastern Balance Of GUARANTEE FUND FOR STERLING?
Dulles Wants Regional Pacts
For Defence
Washington, 3far. 2.
The Secretary of State Mr John Foster Dulles, declared today that FC- gional defence pacts were the most practical means of arriving at International security.
Mr Dulles was speaking at the Third National Con- ference of the American Association for the United Nations.
He was convinced that the United Nations would triumph in the end and he Fave assurances fla! the Eisenhower Administration would do everything in lis power to help reach that objective, France-Presse.
Denial By France
Paris, Mar 2.
Reported
·
Plan Το
Assure Partial Convertibility
Washington, Mar. 2.
Usually reliable sources said today that the British Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr R. A. Butler, are expected to ask for a guarantee fund of at least $500,000,000 to enable partial convertibility of Sterling. They will arrive here on Wednesday, The sources understood that this was a secret decision taken at the Commonwealth conference in London last December.
It is also understood that this subject will have first priority in the coming talks between Mr Eden and. Mr Butler and the Scoretary of State, Mr John_Foster Dulles, and the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr George Humphrey.
The sources said that Mr in London insisted that nve Buffer intends to make
minimum the years should be the greatest efforts to convince Me perlog for any agreement and Humphrey that this guarantee | Phat three years were not long fund would be vital to the | enough. success of partial convertibility.
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Further, they said. Mr Eden The French Foreign Ministry Mr Butler, the sources stress- and Mr Butler would ask the today denied reports that fol- rd.
convinced Was
that Mr Administration to consider an [Howling the recent Rome Con-Humphrey was a key Cabinet | tricreased price for gold and
ference the French Government | officer
the Eisenhower this was considered to be direct- had withdrawn the additional Administration and
carried they due to the fact that the protocols to the European De- greatest weight with the Presi- South African Finance Minister, fence Community Treaty or dent. drawn up substituly proposals.
The Foreign Ministry said it wished to point out:-
(1) That there had never been any question of withdraw ing the protocols or of changing their sense.
Mr Nicolas Havengo, had blunt- ly told Mr Eden and Mr Butler They said that convertibility that they had to include this would apply especially to certain point in their negotiations in the
trade trans-United States. types of current actions considered usual by the Commonwealth
The sources also sald that Mr and
for also interest and
Eden and Mr Buller were ex- capital of new
list of goods United States investments in the pected to present
and commodities 021 which Commonwealth area.
Commonwealth nations would Mr Eden and Me Butler. on like to have lower tariffs.- behalf of the Commonwealth. United Press. the Treaty, will ask for a five-year plan for are which there never #*ts the world's two greatest dema-question of alterlig, remained stockpiling and pricing of raw materials such as rubber, tin, cracies with a total population a fundamental necessity.
copper and the like. of one-fourth of the world.
New Delhi, Mar. 2. The outgoing United States Ambassador to India, Mr Chexi-
Press to er Bowles, told the day. "India and America
"In the past year Our two Breat
the eyes of the French Government
protocols, whileh interpreted and were
thebe
complementary to
any
(2) The Interim Comunitice
The sources understood that or mareuf the EDC Treaty was stili nations have studying the protocols and its the Commonwealth conference grown greatly in knowledge. friendship and understanding of experts had continued working
one another. The ties between us are already strong."
Mr Bowles was sure these tes would grow constantly stronger in the future, concluding, such understanding. Krowing each year on a solid foundation of mutual respect, may well lie the world's best hope of peace."
Mr Bowles, whose resignation has been accepted by President Eisenhower, will leave India on March 10. His successor, Mr George Allen, will arrive at the beginning
April-France- of I'resse."
The Hague, Mar. 2. Holland
Brazil have and agreed to raise the status of their diplomatic missions and to Ambasadors, the exchange Dutch Foreign Ministry an- nounced toxlas-Reuter.
on them.-France-Presse.
COAL SURVEY
IN SHANSI
London, Mar. 2. China's State-owned Tatung Mining Burehu has started to survey what is believed to be one of China's richest coalfields. North Shansi Province,
Communist New China, the China News Agency said today. The held covers about 8,750 square miles-Reuter...
Drought Relief
Rio de Janeiro, Mar. 2. Brazil is to spend÷2,000,000,000 eruzeiros (about £40,000,000)
UNESCO
LOOKS FOR
NEW
CHIEF
Paris, Mar. 2. UNESCO today set May 18 as the date of a special session itt Paris to pick
Dr James | General to succeed
Torres-Bodet, of Mexico, who
cuts.
resigned last year over budget
Candidates for the post, year, pay's $10,000
which
ta
U.S. TARIFF POLICY
Benjamin Goodman, 85-year-old craftsman of Blackney, appears to be working on lobster pola but netually he is making the framework for the bearskins the Brigade of Guards will wear during thele Coronation ceremonial duties, Mr Good- man has seen four Coronations and has been employed by the same firm for 40 years. --- Central Press Pluto,
MALAYAN
CAMPAIGN SLOWING
Singapore, Mar. 3. The tempo of the
Malayan Washington, Mar. 2. war has definitely slowed down Leaders of the House Woys judging from official Agures for and Means Committee will con- February, and observers belleve soon to chart a course of that the Malayan Communists action on foreign trade policy
have "suffered a and Customs tariffs but the knock-ou! or are wrestling in prospect of an early dramatic a corner and groggy." development is alight,
for
Feel. Slighted
Palermo, March 2. Bletan lawyers went on sirike here today breatise, they claimed, judges were showing indifference and Inattention 10 their speeches,
All Sicilian court hear- ings were suspended. Reuter,
Power Changing
Tokyo, Mar. 3.
A rapid, important, but little' noticed change in the balance of power in the Far East has de- veloped in the past 12 months.^
South Korea has built up an army numerically greater than any other Far Eastern force outside China. It includes, some of the finest fighting troops in the Korean War and is now holding three quarters of the 155-mile battlefront-and, it, is still growing.
In Japan, small but firm, which led them to disaster in foundations have been laid for World War 11. And meat would in army, u navy end an air force. | agree with the Prime Minister, Their potentiallites are great. Mr Shigeru Yoshido, that eco- On Formosa, Chiang Kai-shek'e nomle recovery must come be-
of Chinese Nationalists fore. large rearmament, have been schooled in modern fighting methods by 700 United States oMeers.
any
be included.
STRONG RELUCTANCE
Polkien observers here believe But the Japanese Government. that President Eisenhower formed is clearly, preparing for bigger a plan for welding this growing armed forces 1 future. It power into an anti-Communist recently agreed to accept 18 bloc during his visit to Karoa in frigates and 50 large landing December. Visits to Japan by craft from the United States. A President Syngman Rhee, of small nucleus of pilots from the Korea, End George Yeh, the last war are practising flying Foreign Minister, of Nationalist again. China in January suggested that the ground was being cleared for There is strong reluctance on some such plat.
the part of Japan, however, to Reports from Korea indicated get involved in any overseas that the Philippines would also wars. Her part in the military Une-up must be at present as In Singapore, a joint military the strengthening of her own committee for South-East Asia islands as a bastion against ng- is reported under way.
gression, the provision
bases of for United Nations troops and the manufacture of arms and and supplies for Korea antipathies of Far Eastern coun-other possible theatre of war. tries con be overcome...and It
In the case of Nationalist Appears at present that they China, there is
ab expressed reluctance to engage in over- nay-major dimeuities will stil have to be smoothed out,
offennives out,
Chinese
against There are just as many prob-
But lems here is there were in Chiang
army has Western Europe when the Norili neither
actual fighting Atlante Treaty Organisation was strength of the Korean Army nor the potential military power first mcoled.
of Japan
MAJOR SNAGS
If the local rivalries
|
Communists, Kol-shek's
the
and any
In Korea, an estimated 000,- 000 men are now in the forces,
The Nationalist Anny, sald to not including the numerous be about 350,000 streng, is cctn- service corps" battalione which posed of veterans of the Chinese
Civil War. fetch, carry and dig for fighting here say that it could probably Military observers units la the front line. Several more divisions are likely to be badly, equipped divisions at short produce two well-trained but Irontier which notice and four
within several months.
The Nationalists are backed neither by an effective amis industry nor by a flow of young | recruits.—Reuter,
edded
to the already. make up the Korean army.
But military
observers hero doubt whether President Rhee's million men under target of a
arms can ever be reached. This would be a crippling burden for a little country with only 22.-
in
n
000,000 population all. It
technical EXODUS FROM would mean the permanent ra
RED AREA
TYCH
aro
of all the young from her forms, fishing boats and factories.
Already, London. Mar. 27
press gangs
districts to Between 35,000 and 40,000 East operating in some
demanded German refugees fed into West provide the recruits Berlin during February. the by the Korean Government. Minister of Slate, Selwyn Lloyd, Another problem looms in told the House of Commend Korea. and today. were lower the terrorist
Every apparent procedure Only 15 contacts were regis- would require recommendations tered in February, which was from the State Department as the quietest month in the the tariff system le overlapped emergency for a long time by the reciprocal trade agree-cne-fifth of the number reported
in February, 1932. Outside of Congress there is
The
forces security widespread agitation for a more liberal trade policy to meet the civilian casualties
ever and Western European clamour
for than
ments.
If the United Notions decide io withdraw American and About 750 are being transferred European troops from the to West Germany every day and Korean front line and replace the rate will increase to 1,000 them entirely by Koreans, the day as soon as reception facilities Commander-in-Chief, In fact it permit, Mr Lloyd added.
Labourite Philip-- Noel-Baker urged that
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international
not in name, will be President Syngman Rhee
"trade not ald" but the injority losses were also the lowest for of the 50 bills awaiting commit-ore than two years.
The Communists eliminated tee action are proposals for in-
February totalled 107-55 ereases In tariffs or quantitative { in
lied, 36-surrenderesi,15 restrictions on imports.
wounded and one
one captured, Only one member of the agency be set up to handle the security forces was killed, three refugees and international funds And Be President has 10- speciol constables and one be raised it necessary.
peatedly stated that ho wants to soldier were wounded. Eg Mr Lloyd said the Allies were drive all Communists out of his dyillons were killed and two already working out a rozeption country by an offensive up to plan with German authorities the Yalu River. If he should
The clamour for "protection" is the strongest from coal pros ducers disturbed by increasing imports of residual fuel oil, the therits Industry which is worried by Japanese competition, domestic the 20-slow up the importation of semi- member Executive Committee processed wools and metals pro- headed by Britain's Sir Ronald ducers in domestic areas where the costs of production are relas tively high.
JAPANESE FEAR
on drought relief in her north. With an $8,800 expenso account, wool-growers who would like to cal figures up to the end end Britain had already contri-deelde to strike north against
castern States,—Reuter.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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22
ACROSS
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7 Old Ireland (4);
→ Praise (5),
10 Check accounts (5).
11 Poema (4).
13 Get together again (10)..
13 Name: (4),
10
Ceremony (4).
10 Fickle-110).
22 Go ahead (4).
24 Inscribe (5).
25 Enraged (6).
20 Cleric (4),
27 Special aptitude (8)...
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Additional (5).
3 Narrates (5).
4 Demands as n right (8),
5 Smelling irongly (0),
& Quote (4).
B Travels (8).
12 Aroma (5).
13 Rustic (6),
14 Paying out (8).
17 Diadem (8).
18 Powerful (6).
20 Upset (5).
21 Once more (5).
23 Female shoop (4).
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will be studied
Adam
by
Only offeinl candidate so for is Jacques Carera, Professor at the University of Brussels,
•
Aturminium producers
would
ko to put crude bauxite on the
free 1st. Some car manufac turers favour free entry for cars.
AMBIGUOUS
Other possibilities for the post are belleved to be Paulo de Gerredo Chaneiro, Brazil's per- Under Congressional rules all manent delegate to the United proposal, regarding foreign Nations Econoinic, Social and iratie and tariffs are referred to Cultural Organisation; Charles the House Ways and Means Lebanon's permanent Committee which is under the aclegate to the United Nations; chairmanship of Mr Daniel A. Dr C. Beeby
of New Zealand, Reed, Republican, with 14 other Director of. Education at Republican and 10 Democratic UNESCO, and Franz Bender pt members the Netherlands, who may be put forward by the Scandinavian notions.
The Committee is one of the oldest and most powerful
In Congress,
The Republican platform in 1952 gave the Committee wide
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the late U. S. President | latitude in dealing with foreign
Franklin D. Roosevelt, has also trade proposals. It favoured been mentioned 35 a possible the expansion of mutually ad- chulce.
Dr John W. Taylor of the U. S. is neting Director-General,
Associated Press.
vantageous world trade and promised that efforts would be mado to remove foreign dis- crimination against United
Hates exports and declared:
"Our reciprocal trad
trade agre ments will be entered into and maintained on the basis of trus
Yoshida Sacks reciprocity and to safeguard
Ministers
་
Tokyo, Mar. 2.
our domestic enterprises and payrolls and our workers against unfair import compell- Hon."
This ambiguous declaration The Chief Cabinet Secretary, is being cited by advocates of Taketors Ogata, tonight an- both high and low tariffs, nounced another dismissal of two The probable procedure of the Parliamentary Vice-Ministers Committee
to will be
give
pending
(ono is for Agriculture-Forestry priority over other and the other Welfare) who bills to the bill to extend the allegedly sided with Kozen Hiro reciprocity trade Act's limited kaws and "deliberately" stayed period.
the
away from the vote on
Some InQuential Committee- Opposition's disciplinary motion men think
against the Prime Minister.
in
that Д two-year extension from June 12, 1953,
The Chiet Cabinet Secretary would be ample and would give sald Prime Minister Yoshida's the Elsenbower Administration
time Liberal policy if it desired. diamissal of dissident
to formulate broad new Cabinot 'member Kezen Hirokawa and two other officials was
If this view prevails it would accordance with the provisions of leave International trade on clauso two, article 08 of the approximately the present basis Constitution, which peruits until the basic economie trends Ministers of State to serve at the of the Elsenhower Administra- pleasure of the Prime Minister flodare catablished. United
Reuter,
Press.
of February show that sincebuted funds.-Associated Prets. the beginning of the emergency 3,012 Communist terrorists were. killed Against this, 1,155 regular and special constables were lost in action and 2,184 murdered, United
dvillans Press.
Unanimous Vote
Murder Trial Broadcast
Roseburg, Oregon, Mar. 2. A murder trial opening bero today will be recorded for inter *broadcasting, the local radio station Washington, Mar. 2.
manager, Mr LeRoy The Senate today unanimously Wintt, old last night. confirmed the nomination of Mrs He added that the judge had Claire Boothe Luce to bi given permission provided there Ambassador to Italy. United was no broadcast until a verdict Press.
was reached.-Reuter.
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the advice of United Nations commanders, his army, not yet trained or staffed for equipped.
a war of movement, might get into difficulties.
In
this case it is doubtful whether tho United Nations. would have any choice but to go to the Koreans' ald, and re- commit themselves as much as if not more than, at present,
In Japan, with her big war potential both in fine fighting troops and Industry for orros production, rearmament has so far been slow.
Pacifism is strong here. Many Japanese fear the re- vival of the military cliques
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