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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1953.
A Ballerina
Half World's Adult Population Welcome For
Illiterate: Revelations In UN Body's Report
TRAGIC LACK OF SCHOOLS IN ASIA
Paris, Sept. 8.
Half of the world's men and women can neither read nor write and there are no schools for nearly half the world's children, a United Nations report published here today disclosed.
In some countries the birth rate was going up faster than now school buildings so that the number of illiterates was, in fact, increasing.
Abbey In Grave Danger
Parts Of It May
Be Closed
In almost all Asia south of Russia, almost all Africa, much of Latin America and most of the Pacific islanda, the Achools position was "gravely unsatisfactory," de- clared the fifth annual report of the United Nations Eco- nomic and Social Council of UNESCO.
"With the lack of schoots, inturally, goes a high percentage of literacy. But also there in usually found a low level of cecnomie development and pro-
therefore wide- ductivity, and spread poverty, winch means
cetnomic and financial ont. Compulsory education required wealth, or a surplus taxable Income that could be taxed, PROBLEMS MAGNIFIED
Yet the great masses of the
mability to support an adequate people in the regions where programme of education and literacy prevails, produced Social services if one were m-hardly enough to maintain an London, Sept., 7. troduced. Finally, disease 19 extremely low standard 01 Westminster Abbey,revalent in much of the south-living. They were quite unable where the Queen was en dres, which to tropteal or support schools and 18
for provide crowned on June 2, is in sub-tropical," the report stated,
The altuution was a source of necessities of grave, danger.
danger when hundreds of mű- | child. Unless repairs can be done at Hens of people were living lives once the cloisters and other
below an adequate tével; dia- parts will have to be closed lo
unrest aroze,
the public, warned Archdeaconsfaction and Adam Fox, the Abbey, treasures, which constituted a thinat to
The damage mostly caused world peace. over the last 100 years
10slun, sool,
the minimum the school-going
with
A very high birthrate a low expectancy of life and the fewer
adults "ble to be <mployed in under-developed countries greatly magnified the probleins,
The low productivity of inwae by cor- and impurities in areas tended to drag down the
"I disastrous."life of the rest of Dr Fox uppealed to the rous falling to provide the world by and Syria, were conscious of the
air, he
£1,000,000 and
considerations
Many countries, as
Some would like to theer scheme for univer- foodstuffs to, mect try to support the
realise ratoration fund launched by world's needs, and by their in-
sni education in one generation. Bir Winston
in ability to Churchill
buy products from
Although free and compulsory January. He appealed specially countries in the more illerate education was not a universál
of the world. half to the women of Britain.
These And he said that only £300,-
hatt panacea there was little doubt; 000 had been raised so far, helped determine the educational that it was basic to all progress "It is not only the outside of programmes of UNESCO which in the under-developed coun- Popular demand for education the Abbey which has suffered," has the twin alm of furthering Added Dr Fox. "In the vast the cause of peace and the
was on the mercare and gov- interior, which is well ever 100 common welfare of mankind-emmeats were opening schools feet high, this destructive prime the report declared.
with the most meagre means- has collected in places which
In often under · canvas, are not easy to reach.
bamboo and mud huts.
marble are chocolate hue.
NEW CONCEPT
The inside walls of the To deal with the illiterate Abbey were originally built of adult UNESCO had developed pearly grey stone enlivened by the concept of fundamental
shafts of Areaming
Purbeck education, which had now taken marble! Now both stone and root in many parts of the world
drab, unsightly and was developing rapidly.
Systems of free and com- WALLS FLAKING
pulsory education, as developed decorative in the West, appeared essential "In the cloisters, stone-work which only cen- in countries which had not so tury ago was well preserved has far achieved universal school completely úlsappeared. The attendance. Bolk stone walls are encrusted wish grime.
{
"Their surface is flaking us though they are suffering from sume terrible disease which indeed they are.
irles.
reed,
Pare 3.
SECURITY CHIEFS BAN DATA ON NEW
A tremendous welcome awaited Margrethe Schange, natierims of the Danish ballet when Hundreds she returned to Copenhagen after her great success at Dayen) Garden; London. walled to welcome her when she arrived at the Town Hall Büuare and she drove away in a author of books on billet-Express Photo.
carriage decorated with flowers, accompanied by Mr Svend Krath-Jacobsen, the well-known 1
To Continue
Spanish-American Duty Suspension
Pact Signing This Month?
Washington, Sept. 7.
Spain was a neutral in two world wars but is expected to renounce her isolation by the end of this month to become a willing partner of the United States in the global battle against Com-
munism,
for
Mr James C. Dunn, United States Ambas- sador to Spain, has been here to arrange the final details of a military agreement between the two TECHNICAL AID Governments. He flew back to Madrid today. Technical ajd
already Was
SHAPE. Allied military High officials in the Pentagon | et International hold that signature of the experts agreed with Mr Elson- being given and Investment in mony under-
will agreement
enormously hower's conclusion. But France developed areas would eventual-strengthen a back to the wall and Great Britain remain outside
the resources of
#gretment defence line against Communism the
political 1y increase Those
countries.
which extends from Great reasons, their Socialist partica In the meanwhile, millions of
Britain south and eastward into being too powerful to permit the Government of either to sign children on whose intelligence North and skill the economie develop-
with Madrid. ment and social progress of the Many of these States wero
world would ultimately depend moving in thot direction.
were growing up as illiterates. large number had passed com-
education laws
and that Pulsory
UNESCO continue. Ba school patronage of the social sciences, were extending their facilites.
the sciences of man and the natural selences all directed to the central task of training con- temporary man for peaceful life
A setlöus rent of Comunist then inte te overnight..
The
London, Sept. 7. one-year suspen- sion of import duties on
fron and certain
steel goods, which beran оц September 10 last year, is to be continued for a further six months with Bome
modifications, the Board of Trade announced tonight.
Goods 'exempted fróin the now order include heat-
for resisting alloys used electric heating elements, cold rolled platen, and barbed and single wire.—
China Majl Spécial,
JET ENGINE
Precautions Taken At
Farnborough Show
Farnborough, Sept. 7.
Security chiefs at the opening of the annual alt show today bänned the release of precise de- tails of Britain's latest "rcheat” RA-4 jet engine, the power unit used by Squadron Leader Neville Duke in his Hawker Hunter speed runs.
The engine is a Rolls-Royce Avon type. Security chiefs swooped on several exhibits at the air show, being held at Farnborough, Hampshire...
They also banned exact
formation about a sensational, new сатеть which has been "backroom" developed by the
boys
for
bou
of the Royal Aircraft Establishment of Farnborough taking pictures from jets travelling at high speeds tween heights varying from eight miles above the earth to a few hundred feet above the ground.
Security also banned de.
Russian
Strength
Analysed
tails of a revolutionary turbo- Washington, Sept. 7. prop hellcopter, the P-74, General Alfred Gruenther, which has secret engine-cooling Supreme Allied Com-
special
transmander, Europe, says Rus-
methods
and
mission arrangeucties,
Tight securly also vented developments made public in the inissiles "feld.
pra-sia's armed forces are as being large as they were four guided years ago-175 land divi- Bions, 20,000 operational But there was though on dis-aircraft and more than 300 play to show, that Britain was submarines. still supreme in world aviation.
Today was preview day at the He gave these estimates, in chow. Tho public will he copyrighted, interview published admitted later in the week. It by US. News and World Re- is the annual shop window of port, an independent Weekly British aeronautical Arms. It shows magazinë publiked i big business for Britain,
Washington.
RECORD-BREAKER
Army
General Gruenther, said the Soviet Jet airliners
constitutes the and military most effective land drihy in thờ planes vt tremendous power brought £62 million revenue this year,
HELP FOR demand for Bhish planes.
KOREAN
CHILDREN
world.
About 30 Soviet divisions are There is heavy Oversær stationed in Europe, and He "satellite" countries thèinseivės For instance, the Vickers turbo had more then 70 divisions prop Viscount, the world's first available. turbo-prop machine in regular passenger servith, Wes so much in demand
The North Atlantic allies had that Vickers could not reached the point where not spare any to put a show, they could give Europo adequate
Huge
crowds Insthetively security, and General Gruenther duced toddy as upbranle believed the Soviet Union eguld
echoed bangs
round the occupy the continent it they United Nations, Sept. 7.
aerodrome,
were willing to devote the A request for funds for
the effort. supplemental feeding programme
Fight Lieutenant Bilt Bed-necessary resources for Korean children is due to be ford went through the sound He added: "I must stress that a Hawker Hunter. wo would not be a pushover made tomorrow by the head of barrier in the United Nations Children's Milke Lithgow and Dave Mor-for them, yet, if they were will
In other fields, the report sala (@galest all but air attack, but aggressieh, however, could bring Emergency Fund, Mr Maurice gan Supermarine test pilots,ing to devote the air power and
nuclear research
Use
United of
the
had
ATOMIC ATTACKS
not
Spain lles behind the rugged : Pyrenees, a natural fortification likewise a shield behind which
Pate, who has been on a survey both exceeded sound in Swifts. the ground grees to the effort, air and raval bases can be safe
ENTIRELY AT ONE trip to
war-battered
John Wilson, flying the fourth they could fet us back today, country. The request will be made to
supersonic.
DH-110 We do not yet have enough to machine, the from a Panzer thrust such as that which overran the plains The United States Congress the UNICEF Executive Com- whbed is disintegrated In be able to resist successfully "In the higher parts of the
But most had not been able
of Europe in World War II. has voted money and confidence mittee which open
opens a two-day mid-air at last year's display-against an all-out attack." building the stone is crumbling to apply these laws on secount
In a military agreement with meeting tomorrow.
kept well below sound speed, The agreement with Spain La Spain. The Truman Adminis-
dehitral Many of the pinnacies of mainly' economic reasons. away.
Before he left for Korea a
Gruenther thought The DI-110 experinitial which lent the exterior Kitch The report stressed that as in a community of nations.
On May 3, 1952, a European for United States air and naval tration balked at first. But Mr week ago Mr Pato estimated plane, rou beitig developed for there were three reasons why DS brovision for the
bases. It will provide:
Soviet Union height
are rapidly long
Truman was woh by military that his request for UNICEF ald the Royal Navy, was malding Its the grace and
for in-council becoming unsafe. If they are education of children was
into being. It 1.--Modernisation of Spanish arguments and began the nego for the supplemental programme arst pubile appearance since attacked in Europë. the tide left
much longer without atten- sufficient,
of young affiiculty comes
tlations for the
agreement probably would amount to about last year's crash.-—Reuter. on they will fail,
people growing up into illiterate will deal with the investigation air bases for
The the Eisenhower Administration.
will funds adults would never be slemmed. of non-military applications of States strategie bombers, These which finally will be signed by $2,300,000.
be spent facing countries attempting to study groups of scientists were bases in French Morocco.
deal is pleasing to Spanish available from the United States work under eminent Euro- effective establish
systems of
Department of Agriculture at of ILSC
protected authorities. the pean specialists. compulsory education was
a cost of one cent a pound.. In addition
it was proposed Spanish harbours by the United
In his last message to Con- to set up an international com- States 8th Fleet
In the
Up to August 31 of this year to UNICEF these the press on January 16, 1933, Mr contributions with head-Mediterranean. putation centre,
Ini quarters in Rome, to promote 6th Fleet could be revictualled Truman sald that negotiations reached the highest total in its
soveral history-$13,718,000, from research
In progress new devices to and fuelled for many months of had been in mechanical
calculation
and
months and were coming toward governments-United Press. sudden war. train specialists. These two
3-$215.400,000 for military a successful conclusion. institutions may
Serve 59 and
economic ald for Spain.
August 17, 1953, Mr On models for the future establish- This defenes support will help Elsenhower soat to Congress a ment of international and
Spanish economy by report saying that in view of pokal stiftrca sprëtalising Other side-Reuter.
telecommunications all viti in the general defence of Western
Europe the United States
"One great stretch is toppling inwards. Ind it inclined out- wards it would have hurtled to ground."-London Express
the Service.
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Heir To Earldom Sentenced
2.-The
now
Tilt roads, talis ad Spain's strategic importance
war.
Earmarked
to
was
roing it aloto in making a military agreement for the coin- mon defence of all the anti- Communist nations,
40
Honour For
'Acheson
New York, Sopi. 1.
Washing Off Effects Of
1. Though they could have won the first phase, they prob- ably did not yet have the in- dustrial potential to fight a long
war.
2. The Soviet Union would have great difficulty in defend- ing itself against atomle attacks, 3. The Soviet might imyo do. elded they wore dolig teaton- Chicago, Sept, #ably well in the "cold war" and
Radiation
If atomic bombs ever should did to want to take a chanco strike cities, housewives will bo
on
a "hot war."
able to wash .08.8 per cent of
The Supreme Allied Com→ deadly radiation contamination mander said it wiis still urgent- right off, their walls and, furni-ly necessary to incorporate 12 The Woodrow Wilson tward ture with a simple solution of West German divisions in the for distinguished service will be noap.or a detergent and other allied armies, because the con- presented to the former Secretary household-chemicals. of State, Mr Dean Acheson, at a dinner to be given in his honour
The
"strong
expressed In sortie
4. A further shot in the arm for the Sahish economy from an estimated $160,000,000 to be spent that by the United States
tral European sector of his Air Force and additional pur- The Spanish authorities have
Dr Fotter Snell, Present of
was not command chases in Spain of supplies for
been frankly appreciative of
a chemical consulting firm of enough yet to ensure its safety United States and Allied forces. Usitbd Stated economic as an October 1.
the before
tastrvis could bo ~6-Arms and possibly new sistance already delivered and Mr Frank Altschul, Presiderit New York, reparted on machinery for Spanish armärchit of future plans under the of the Woodrow Wilson Found cleaning technique today at the brought up. factorles,
124th National Meeting of the pending agreement.
tion sald He directors werd
"It is not practicable to count selecting Mr American Chemical Society. At Spanish ALL-OUT ALLY
Government unanimous
rectalent of the Soap alone. removed. El per en getting the additional forces London, Sept. 7.
spokesman recently said "Spain Acheson
In their opinion he echt of exfitamination from for this shield from the United Lord Glenorchy, 34-year-old
for. Spain
are feels entirely at one with the ard.
frosted glass in one experiment States, British or French re- heir to the Earldom of Bridal American-made heavy artillery, polley of the United States for richly merits this distinction" bane and Holland,
The award is given from time and clear water took off 47 per sources," he gild was found fighter aircraft,
com the defence of Western dvd to me to individuals who have cent of the radiation. radat
General Gruerther dismissed guilty at Brighton of alcaling munications and similar equip tion. The United States under-rendered merito dous eroice to "sequestering chemical used in fears, 1s. 10d, in pennies from a slot ment with the ammunition and stands our way of life just as the cause of liberal thought, the experiments was a modifed quarters in the United States,
the sacrifices container In à públle-house, zupplies necessary to maintain wo understand
made by them in defending the pulse welfare and peace through form of seldi hutametaphos that the French would not fight the operation.
Justice. This man, who spent a large
The
cost of nearly agreement, wheti sigitod, West
Tho Foundation was established phate (old commercially an effectively in an emergency, Inheritance, who worked in tum will not be formal alliance three-quarters of their budget 1922 by contributors from more calgon). Dr Snell said that the saying: "Reject this feeling, as a labourer, a bagpipe player But it wil provide for instant and at the far greater cost of than 200,000 people as a per compound somed to trap radio- categorically. We are convinced forces, will In pantomime, and a berman, consultation in the event of the blood
of 180,000 young manent memorial to the former active molecules and carry them that the French was charged in his family name,
| Americans which was bten the President Woodrow Wilson away with it when removed by fight and will fight gallantly." John Romer Campbell.
water-United Press.
Router, Is no question here but in KoreaUnited Press, In the dock with him was 48- that in such circumstances Jar-old Edward Spencer Smith, Spain would become an allbust forimer engineering draughts. Inily of the United States. mark, who cald he had been President Eisenhower recognis Hiving for some weeks with sed dio need for an air and naval Campbel; lo a room in Bedford base agreement with Spain whiri Street, Brighton.
he was Supreme Commander of They were fired as each and the North Atlantic Treaty Forces ordered to pay one guinem to- wards the damage, one month's imprisonment. Both pleaded not guilty.
or stTVO
Campbell, It was stated, ser vai tie an officer in the Black Watch from 1937, to 1942 with n flod war record. He was wound-
ed it Gibralist and received ESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD. Acrora-3 Tomb, 7 Novbi, 210 a month disability pension, Azog, Mers, 10 Reposts 12 Scab, 10 Sinow, 18 Herd, 19 Haven, Mr J. L. Linsley-Thomas, de- 21 Abido, 22 Rove, 23 Suple, 20. Légs, 25 Emirald, 30 Trap, 31 rending, sald Campbell met File, 32 Again, 33 Meet. Dai-1, Bored, 2 Depoped, 4. Obere Sindi who was down and out Biss, 6 Coma, 9 Mend, 11 Birk, is Cove, 14 Bent, 10 Whole, 17ant gave lilin shelter. He and Haul, 18 Hide, 20 Average, 22. Romp, 4 Touse, 25 Plain, 87 helped him fancially, and phid Exit 20 ste
the rent of their room,
.....
Boy Survivės Fall Of 100 Foot
Ciudad Real, Spain, Seph:7; When Ave-year-old
at the
Reuter.
First Central Africa Premier Sworn In
Salisbury, Sept. 7. Sir Godfrey Hupdns told a The Federation will, unite | Consideration would be given to Sir Godfrey Huggins was press conference to had also Northern and Southern Rthodoxing October 23 ns the day for today sworn in by Lord aken the portrolio Finance, si and Nyamaland in the one this probinmaubh.
| Extornal Allaire äisd Detence in British Cofiliai Afican Staic
During this stake the Interim Lowellyn, the Governor the now Federation
It will over 500,000 square Minister would be fainly con- Sir Maison Eltrow, General of the Central Afri
Benfor
miles and a population of six corned with setting a govorn can Federation, as Prime Unofficial millon Aaligina 250,000 Euro-ment machine this reparing the
land Legisktyen, Council, whe
initial electoral lie under which Minister of the temporary worn in 17 hinder or internal parts and 14,000 Asiaha, Government of the Central Aoy Wolky, fender of Sir Godträ Hugg sold the
After, the swobring in today, the first Federal Assembly
would be elected: Pedro African Federation.
the Unoliletal Members of the operation of setting up tbo The second stage, ŝi, bontrty. feet down a well into deep the Gardel Todds Parent of Northcer: fthodesian Begini Pedrafith would be ovided Kuldne said, would staff when water, he uncle lowered to him thodesia, 1 on Coinell left for London today into two stages,
it complete Federal Constitu the bucket used for drawing Huggins at Prime Minister for talks well the Secretary of The flint would be A pro- tivi ekme into force. Federal water,
Southern Rhodesla por Bir Stuto for Colpeles, Mr Oliver paratory
stage which would elections would be held and the Tão boy, who was unhurt by Godfrey hud alla tur 20 years, Lyttelton, and will became continue until the Governor- temporary Ministry would in- his fall, hold on to the burket longest town, for ADF Premiership Minister of Trungpost and Devo- General broclaimers that all creasingly také ovdi 158 day to and will merely handed, in the in the dilim Sufidiweaith's Topment in (Hd Telibration when provisions of the Federal Con- day governmental functions. trip - Chiam hosil special,
he returns, mahtution, should of me into force, neuter.
Castellanos fall more than 100
Sir,