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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1958.
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MALAN BILL THROWN OUT Slay Dancers Russia Entering Into
Sixteen Votes Short Of Majority Premier Announces He Will
"Try
Another Course"
Capetown, Sept. 16.
Parliament today threw out a bill presented by Dr Daniel Malan, the Nationalist Prime Minister, amending the South Africa Act to change the coloured voting system.
The bill fell to votes short of the two-thirds majority from a session of both houses which was needed to pass it.
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Dr Malan immediately announced that ho would try "another course" to achieve his aims.
bill
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designed to right excep! by a two-thirds | separato validato វោហា varlier measure majority in a joint session of Parilament of Europeans thrown out by the courts to place both Houses of Parlinement.
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in a separate, electoral roll the
Today's vote coloured (mixed race) voters of
was 122 to 78.
krvoured majority Соро Province. So far they have The voles together with the Euro-Malan's bill but fell short of the penas and the courts have held 138 votes constituting the two that they could not be con-thirds majority in full attendance. elitutionally deprived of this
Explainers Will Have Hard Job
Munsan, Sept. 14. United Nations oftelala be- Beve that an effort by Com- munist "explainers" to persunde
nnel anti-Red Chinese
North Korean war prisoners to return home was doomed to failure.
"These prisoners have been given miny opportunities to make their chalce In tho past, sald Maj-Gen. William Lawton today. "I seriously doubt that the Communists will have any degree of success with them."
in
and
representation
non-Europeans but he said the Government saw ways in which this could be achieved without seeking a two-thirds majority at a joint session.
It had tried for a two-thirds as the best way to further strike, Dr
In the debate, Mr Jacobus majority Strauss, trader of the United prevent Paly, which dras declared against Malan said,
the bill rounded a warning Dr Malan maintained
trying alternative
Nationalist victory
►
tho
the
methosis of achieving the Govern- general election last April gave cher's nằm.
them "n very clear mandate" for the separate representation of coloured voters,
There has been talk of tam-
pering with the Supreme Court and packing the Senate," he declared.
"If these measures are taken, I would cause untold harm and
nisery to South Africa."
NO COMMITMENT
A member of the small Labour Party, Mr N. Q. Eaton, that the meeting suggestel
without adjourn
voting and turn the matter over to a select committee.
He was not prepared to ignore that mandate.
ANSWER TO CHARGE
Answering charges on his in-. vitation top opposition support, Dr Malap said it
was not noçossary for him to split the opposition where one section differed radically from the other though they might succeed in presenting the outward appear- ance of unity.
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to
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In Britain
A group of Yugoslav dancers, dressed In nailonal costume pictured in London where they will perform at the opening of the Badler's Wells Ballet season-Express Photo.
Big
Conference
Improvement Balkan Pact In European
Economic Position
Strasbourg, Sept. 16.
M. Bernard Lafay, French Secretary of State
Her deficit with the rest of the world had dropped from $1,607,000,000 (about £574,000,000) in the first quarter of 1952 to $1,195,000,000 (about £426,000,000) in the first quarter of 1959.
Belgrade, Sept. 10.
A General Staff con- ference between Yuro- slavia, Greece, and Turkey -the Balkan Pact ment- ber-is likely to be held in Belgrade this autumn. Tanjug, the official Yugo- Alay
news agency, sald
quoting well- Infor
afroles, sald preparations were already under WAY for this conterencs. The first Gen- cral Staff conference took plice at Athens in June.
today.
Later this week Greek and Turkish observers will attend Yugoslav army manoeuvres near Zagreb. -Reuter,
DEMOCRATS
New Trade Negotiations
CONCLUSION OF NINE
PACTS REPORTED
London, Sept. 16. Without any apparent encouragement from the West, Soviet trade negotiators have become re- markably active. In the last two months trade agreements have been officially reported from Egypt, Holland, India, Pakistan, France, Argen- tina, Iceland, Norway and Greece.
The Russians have concluded a coal-for-fishing boats deal with Japan, and they are also reporting to be making offerings of manganese, wheat, asbestos, heavy oil and potassium.
Two years ago the Russians, The drado drive claimed to have little interest laking shape wa
that is now preceded By
in trado with the West, alleging political moves, some of which that as the West would not sell took place before the death of the, things they wanted, they Stalen sundt before the switch is had little incentivo to build up davour of the Russian consumer their exporin.
that has been genernity ascribed to Malenkov.
In the interval Western trado restrictionis have not beenThe Masow Economie Con- modified, but the Russians have farczico di April, 1852, estabilshed evidently changed their minds a Committee for the Promotion as to the desirability of those of International Trade, whileh things, not of a strategic kind, has affiliated its national
councils established in a bun that can be bought,
bor of countries. The British Council for the novel
Promotion of Trade has res
aro several
There features about the latest list of International
Russian
to
offeringe. Since the cently attracted much publicity war their exports to Western through the parky' of Belfish, Europe have · boen - mainly of bustnessmga which 4 Spd Sta grains and timber, but thoy Poking. now offer a wider range..
Also in Britain are the London Included in it are metals, Export Corporation, régletered such as chrome and platinum, in September 1948, and the which bro not allowed to be International Traders Associe-. expented to Russia' because of tion, formed In October, 1952, their "stratogle 'importance", under the presidency of Lord fact that must appear Irondent | Boyd-Orr. to the Western export con trollers.
Although formed earlier tho London Export Corporation did Russia is also offering oil in not assume much significance increasing quantities, This until after the Moscow Con- comes from Rumanian as well ference.
Mr Paul Sauer, Minister of The Communists, embarrassed and infuriated by the refusal of Transport, sald the suggestion more than 22,000 prisoners to merited attention but he want-
lie was not actuated by any for Economic Affairs, told the 15-nation Council accept repatriation, were be-ed to know whether the United desire to harm any party, but of Europe today that there had been a marked ginning a propaganda campaign Party would accept it.
only to find a solution for re-improvement in Europe's economic situation since Eccusing the United States of Sir Villers Graaff, one of the moving the coloured question and "terrorising the anti-Communist lending United Party spokes the question of the courts rights last year. POWs, they added.
declared
the to rule on legislation from men,
that his group could net commit itself in cd-political arena, vance to the Andings of any Besides validating the bill to select commities.
coloured voters to Aware before the start of the separate register, Dr Malan's bill final third reading that a two- would also have enabled Parlia thirds majority was beyond his ment in future alter non- This Improvement was largely gold and dollar surplus equal to grasp, thes Prime
Minister told white franchise rights by a bart due to lower world prices and the economia aid she had the Joint session
the majority and defined the juris- the halting of Inflation in almost received, he concluded. House of Assembly General Lawion, who is re-floor: "We will
to pro- every European ahead."
country, M. sponsible for turning the POW'S
M. Lafay said the present rate nounce upon the validity of Lafay sold, Speaking in Afrikaans in TC-
industrial
in production over to the Indias furces at
Ip the day-long
The dollar debate, he laws passed by Parliament, ply 10
gap had beer of Indian Village, said tho print that if the
Immediately after the session reduced $1,713,000,000 (about Europe cannot compare with
Chlazgo, Sept. 10. present way the SOUCTS hnd been asked in- Government had chosen bring-ended there was much specula £611,000,000) in the fast five that of North America and the
The National Chairman, Mr times ing the issue to a joint session tion on what the Government's months of 1952 to $507,000,000 Communist countries.
Stephon Mitchell, said today that (about £213,000,000) in the same next move would be..
"Judged by any standards, "rafolidified" Democrt's would period this year.
the rate of progress in industrial carry the battle to the Repub- activity achieved in recent years leans "with new confidence in must indeat, be considered very special consonal elections sight,
Mitchell Mr
described 13 year, highly encouraging the results of a National Rally which wound last night with a call by Mr up das Adlai Stevenson for the Elsen-
dividually numerous while. In U.N. POW camps i they desire ropatriation.
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Per and diction of the courts
--failed, it would follow an- other course which would be arm equally constitutional and which
"ex-it hoped would meet success.
BLAMES OPPOSITION
Opposition enquiries during the debate falled to get Dr Malan to say more than that there re- mained only ono other course" constitutional one which had "already been foreshadowed and
obtained,"
Under the terms of the fulice,
Communist The plainers will have an oppor- tunity to persuade the reluctant anti-Communist prisoners to Dr Malan did not indicate the return to their native countries. exnet nature of his Governor which a mandate has been The "explaining period" will nient's next movo In the con-
As the Prins Minister in his begin on September 20 and run troversy but he said today's de-
any further for 90 days.
bate marked an end of a major speech deplored stage in South African political delay on the problem, it was United Nations and ROK_cx-history.
felt ikely that he wit soon him- plaining personnel will have Blaming the United Party self announce the Government's the same. opportunity to pet-apposition for refusing to co-intentions-Reuter,
suode reluctont American,operate with the Government
British and South prisoners to return home.
to the South Korean for amendments
Africa Act which the British Parliament passed in 1909 when the Union was launched ---- he aid it was the last opportunity for Co-operation between both sides of the House to solve the constitutional question without a further political struggle.
maintained the South Afries Act did not prohibit
The anti-Red prisoners, how
such violent ever, have shown aali-Communist sentiment On being turned over to the In- dians that the U.N. observers feel the Red "explainers" will face an almost impossible task. -United Press.
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Engineering Exhibition
In London
London, Sept. 18.-
It American military spending were to be taken into ferunt Europe had actually achieved a
Red China's Plan Gets Pravda's Blessing
GREAT DANGER
a few specially "Except in favoured countries.
production now barely exceeds the highest leve? reached in 1951.".
mem-
A Norwegian Labour ber, Mr Finn Mon, forecast dif. flculties if not actual depres-
sion as a result of reduced armament production following the end of the Korean war.
"The great danger may be no longer inflation but deftation." Mr Roger Motz, Liberal Bel London, Sept. 16. Pravda, the Russian Com-gian Senator, laid down
two essential requirements 419 munist Party newspaper, to convertibility of currency and day declared that solution liberalisation of trade. of the problema facing the
CONFIDENT
hower administration to "thinks
otrash" about zcizing the initia
ve from Russla in the cold war,
as Russian sources. It wan
a It now acts as a British agent traditional export in pre-war of the Chinese buying agents in years that entirely driod up Berlin, and has placed orders in after the war, büt se revived in Britain for about £4 million the new trade denis concluded. of textiles and chemicals, for with tho
Argentina, Iceland, export to Chină, Grepce and France
CARS FOR HERRINGS
WANTS MORE
It is reported to be seeking a IN all these deals should further £10 million of Briish mature, Russian oil exports to machinery and technical equip the West, including Finland, thent for the same destination. would roach two million tons à Lord Boyd-Orr's Internation-
ai Traders Association har function that was described by widened function range of raw materials, Rusula Tass
to
encourage and is also offering manufactured facilitate the implementation of
to Norway British citizens take part and
In addition
to
45
automobile offered
notably the "Moskvitch the trade agroamenti in which
in exchange for herrings, Nor-which arise out of the Inter.. way was also offered cameras, national Economic Conferenco optical goods and carpets, but in Moscow, and all similar it would seem likely tint these agreements in the future.": ware made in East Germany It is complementary in func= and they wern rejected on tion to the British Council for
Mr Stevenson, the 1952 presi dential nomirce, and former President Truman both have signified their willingness to
the Promotion of International campaign for the party is next grounds of price.
Among Russia's requirements Trade, which does the year's critical cangressional } ______
prope are fishing boats, bulk carriers ganda work, alections, Mr Mitchell said at electrical equipment and other makes the practical
while the ITA
Birange a Press conference.
Items that might be expected' in
planning
The National Chairman said the light oz the traditional cats. the
Mr Stevenson would probably Soviet
blas give two talks this autumn but heavy capital development
towards directly in connection with But she is also asking for in- special clections to all Housemate
not tho
Orders placed in Britain by the London Export -Corporn- tion are "validated" by the ITA. which charges á small commission for the service, the money so collected being
Korean political conference { Communist China were mäking Wisconsin, California and New Holland gui Autralia, mend drem used to finance the propaganda
The latest achievements of the British engineering Industry could not be ensured if only are represented by 1,250 exhl- the two belligerent sides bits at the Engineering, Marine took part. and Welding Exhibition which and we
has opened here. They range
According to
The United States, Russia and
but Europe had great strides, become a "backward 'area,"
'he
| said,——Router.
Moscow
HINT
TO US.
from o 00-ton Diesel engine Radio broadcast, the newspaper MANILA
to precision tubes less than a sald the only way to success human hale în diameter, One of was pointed out by the Prime the most interesting Items is Minister of Communist China, the welded aluminium dock Mr Chou En-lal, in his
house of an ocean
ship; it
pro-
going cargo posals for enlarged member- nan-magnatic,
ship of the conference. cheaper, lighter and stronger than steel.
The superstructure, The article said these
Manila, Sept. 18. The Philippines Foreign Office today reviewed latest develop- proments in Philippines proposals
the first of its kind to be made posals were "prompted by the for the revision of the copy-
in the UK, will enable cargo desire to find if rapid," and live ngrement governing trade
ships to be built more quickly peaceful solution of Far Eastern between the Philippines and
will rivo them more problems.
and
speed.or
is an Another atar exhibit
"They smc:Water televisiom rot for with the
are
+
the U.S.A.
accordance in
Attached to the statement demands of all the issued was a Ilst of proposed rearching the asean bed at a peoples of the world. · Only Philippines exports included in
British afcenic energy research has produced Feliomacive isotopes which can millionths of an ourure of metal
1.
trade be-
of Representatives' vacancies Incentive goods, notably butter
is being which
procured from Jorday.
Australia, tobacco from
Greece, "As a result of our meeting and woollens from Britain. Even activities of the ECPIT. hero and the better under-the search for electrical equip standings reached between disment may have a consumer angle. parato elements of the party we repo
from representatives
Bilkh have greater confidence for the cable companies who have been 1954 elections and for the special in Moscow racenily repeat am- present state, date back to the
elections before that" Mitchell said—Router. D
Mr biddous electrification pinns for
proviralal. Ruasakan cities.
Ironic By-Product
Of Adenauer Victory Possible
Manchester, Sept. 16.
کوه
FIVE-YEAR PLAN
These three bodies, in their...
Moscow conference of April, 1932.
In April this year the Rus- sians caused the UN Economic Commission for Europa to con vene a special secret session" (o consider tho
possibilities, of
East-West trade.
This
was described by the Commission's secretary
ELS
HORP
of the most important meetings.
held in the European
ever.
headquarters of the UN", but report has never
has never been di
The President of the
British
[being studied.
Unometally It is known that the Russian representatives mado:
convince), 180
Manchester
p
supplies.
to
Curope
depth
of 1,000 feet. A newtrey can ensure a normal the free trade arrangement and | hydraullo Jack £a on view which.course of negotiations leading a proposed list of free imports that the Fedoral elections have given Western GoParliament that the report The Manchester Guardian today maintained Board of Trade har sald although maghice only 24 153, to the peace and security of from the United States. cor Life ta dead weight of 15 tons natione."
The Foreign Office move was any one of the most socure Governments in Western Pravda deased the United
Europe. States of using pressure to obtain Interpreted here as an attempt
But it will be frente if, as a by-product, they make great efforts to decet one the rejection of the principle of to prod the United States into
the value of the Hussian markety wear in an engine. Another round-table conference and of faction on the Philippin's pro- some of the Land Governments of Western Germany in West European Governments o
consing Communist China rad posals owing to there being little secure, this Liberal newspaper stated.
and that they disclosed à flyer macro СП show produces North Korea participation in the time text to effect mutually satis soluble tow powder, a one-pound United Nations discussion on the factory adjustment
"Land elections aru not simul- "In Bavaria also the basis of year plan for whoat growing
calculated jur which will make 1,000 cups of maltor.
tween the two countries. tanoous with Fedem cloctions, the existing coalition anchester Independent of North American
and if the repulls of inst week's (undermined,”. the The trico in Karen had put an Reuter. Lorde · numbers of Doreign
voting are applied to the in- Guardian declared; end 'o a bloodthirsty but
That their efforts to buyers are expectekt to attend "aggressive international forces
divlobal lander. It is evident There the Innd elections two vincing were not attirol wh so dortnight's exhibition of the wore attempting to stop "ho Nehru Gesture that In Ave, their present gov industry which provides muriy I dangorous amouldering of war in
dzoloft the
Christian successful may be inferrujh from 46 per cent of Britain's total ex-the Far East from going out by
mid grilles
Democrats and Social Democrate the recent spate of trade agrops ernments would no longer have years
strength, and menta concluded in by Europears, posts.
trying to undermine a settlement
New Delhi, Sept. 18.
ult, the government at almost equal
formed Opening the exhibition, its
partleship countries thoy
with the Soviet in Koren."
Nehru, 'Indian”: Primą | of
ono President Mr D. D. Walker, Many United Nations mem- Minister, has prosented albums Baden, has resigned already moderate
which has
brought Bayarla Chida Mall Special.
and called for increasing
boldness bers, sald Praydn, including the containing copies of all Indian There a coalition of Fres Demon In British polling
methods Soviet Union, India and Great sampe istued since the Temocrats and Social Democrato administration.
Britain, favoured a round-table able was established in 1947 was led by Dr Reinhold Mater, "But today, with the voting
· H. V. Yorka, the Chairman conference which would include 01 the British Chamical Plant amitral States as well as belli to, the two sons of the Pakistan, The Frog Democratic Party; the strength of the Social
one of the leading: Liberals of for Federal candidates giving Salvage Agreemen Manufacturers Association, salil
algerents.
departure is
pbroad.
that Britids muginooring end dionical Arma could How
Me
E
Prime Minister.
!
It added: "It le obvious to all
Mr. Nehru heard that Mr
grotted,
resuurtemberg-
sirico
Tho Party
coalflori
to
*
the Christian Democrats doublo
Y, Democrats, . the demand for
government will be hard
Japanese
goed
to visiemal agreement for the s
Fot.ships amis
enough to
the
Jibrantes quicker deliveri poffical conference, as Chou
many thinking people thou Mohamed All, their father, wonkening of the Liberal, wing fresh clections or a change of officials today than any other coun'ry in the En-isl pointed out in hd toftiquit: canarohington: stamps | wwa. Hi, the Christion "If, however, the old partner. | Viotham during
Rm to the Secretary-General during his recent visit to Now
of others in reairt, of YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across: 3 Silenced, 7 Plump world. The great backlog 8 Rational,110 Eraspr. 13 Slacere. 15 Tome, 17 Essayed, 18 Dearna, drd whits and mounted up of the United Nations, is Homes Delhi for his younger con, his Party 20 E20, 21 Tallies, 20 Tampok, 27 Prepared 28 Laude, 29 Restrep, after 1943 had bons debit with thing rather different from the Hamid, who is a ben collector. Democrats sending the Social-ship
leadey.at
the wilderness, will carry Down Soles. 2 Thymen. A Annae, 4 Exit, #Convoy, 6: Dullad, and slicetag bardly existed | truos talks which were of the Indian 1'Afrost 11 Bled, 12 Soope, 16 20 Today :10. Talle 18h MALOW, SE NOW, had added Chipa Meli manly military charnofor, ordered:two complain mela for newcly represent the true Wielles changes Reuter.
both boya-Chins Mall Spesimis i or the pubile Daspar, 19 Barren in kroon, 23 Issue, 24 Sloop, 20 Polar]) & Special.