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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1953.
ULBRICHT HOPEFUL Whisky Galore To
Rats Killed Themselves
Trowbridge, Eugland,
Doc. 16.
Trowbridge Urban Coun- cli members said that when they summoned their rat- catcher ho arrived to find the job already done for him.
The rain had eaten their way into a shed standing in the
'Connell's yard and devoured a large quantity of poison stored there.
Tho rat-catcher found the shelves and flçor litter-
ed with the dead prats- United Press.
Safety Belt
For Spear
Fishermen
Outcome Of Big Four Foreign
Talks Ministers'
Berlin, Dec. 16.
Herr Walter Ulbricht, Acting Premier of East Germany, who is also First Secretary of the East German Communist Party, gave an interview last night to Reuter's Berlin corres- pondent on the forthcoming four-power conference and the German question.
It was his first interview with a Western correspondent for several years. It took place in the Premier's office in the Eastern sector.
The only portrait in the office where the meeting took place was a big painting of Lenin hanging on a side wall.
Bes
of
Herr Ulbricht, in an elegant wide. circles of the Christian black striped suit, had before population. him a red leather bound writing
of the The very abruptness pad with a type-written script reappearace of German mili- of questions and answers. The tarism will open the correspondent had not put any wide circles in West Germany Sydney, Dec. 10. Spearfisherman Dick Charles, but indicated the trend of things Government and German mili
detalled questions in his letter, to the policy of the Adenauer president
the Underwater he wanted to ask. of
The Ulbricht tarism, which is threatening the Spearfishermen's Association here, claims to have invented an, solded to and somewhat extend peoples. And this will and must and its questions corres-German people and the other inflatable safety belt which he hopes will save mony
the questions the correspon-lead to lives in
dent had in mind. Sydney
year.
rurting this
It weighs only one pound, and
ed
or spearmen who are forsening of international tensitet trapped drop down
Charles tld.
by dropping the
European Defence
change in the distri-
bution of political Strength in West Germany,
The interview run as follows: Question: What method does the Government of the German Democratic Republle Conker feasible for the achievement of German unity?
Volkskammer Answer: The flower house of the East Ger- man Parliament) and Premier
London, Dea.' 10. Christmas sticks of Bootch whisky - shipped OVER CAS daring October brought export totals so the highest 10-month figure over at 10,800,000 ations, is was announced, The whisky brought in £36,000,000.
Total 1953 exporta are ex- pected to reach 19,500,000 fallons or about throo quarters of Britain's whisky output-United · Press,
Pakistan Navy
Karachi, Dec. 16. Pakistani Premier Mohammed
hero today
Be Rented To AMERICAN
Private Persons
London, Dec. 16. . . Buckingham Palace has announced that gray turreted Fort Belvedere where in loneliness King Edward VIII reached his tormented decision to abdicate for love, will be rented out to private tenants.
CHILDREN GET SOFT
Washington, Dec. 18
The National. Education Asso- ciation said that automobiles, school buses and elevators have
little exercise that the lack of it
so softened American children that they are now less physically nt than European youngstera
The ration's children get 10
in "comparablo to a vitamin deficiency," according to a study
made by the NEA's Association for Health, Physical Education
and Recreation.”
The castle now is semi-derelict, standing dark and unoccupied in the grounds of historic Windsor All ald
that Castle, 40 miles west of London, like some
The report maid that the Pakistan proposed to develop crumbling monument to a King's sadness.
"highly mechanised society of her navy as rapidly as her re-
A tennis court and swimming urban communities has caused sources would permit,
pool that were constructed in
American children to como in physico fitness the grounds by the Duke and second best
as compared central heating that was install-
with L ropean et by him have fallen into dis-} children."--United Press. repair.
There may even be difficulty in renting it. Even the Duke
Speaking at a prize-giving on inter-ship ceremony after technical competition, he said that it was sufficent to look at the map to see how necessary a strong navy was to Pakistan. -France-Presse.
Deputies & Senators Meet To Elect French President
By HAROLD KING
Versailles, Dec. 17. France's elected representatives of the Senate and Chamber will meet here today, in the midst of the faded glories of former Emperors, to choose a President of the French Republic.
He said his belt-made of Asked whether he expected. plastic-can be blown up the four-power conference in automatically by 11 carbon- Berlin to make progress towards dioxide cari:kige, or by the reaching a peaceful solution of mouth through a tube,
the German problem Herr Ulbricht replied that he did de enrries a sealed packet of shark 80. deterrent which a person egn re-
EDC FORMATION lease
to keep sharks away.
During the interview he also "My belt is designed
A total of 947 Deputies and Senators, making mainly suggested that Britain and for fisherman who get swept off France could contribule to a Otto Grotewohl have several up the Congress of Versailles, will gather here to occasions made proposals having cast their votes for a President to succeed 69-year- under," Mr
between understanding n for the in
munity representatives of the German old Vincent Auriol. the EDC Democralle Republic and West
a front Germany,
FROVISIONAL GOVT and
declaration of November 25, 1853 that the existence of two stales In Germany necessitates the formation of a provisional government, by way of negolia tions between representatives of West Germany and representa- lives of the German Democratic Republic, and
also
Buff will swimmers and poor swimrancis.
"A person caught in heavy
The formation
pl means the creation in the middle of Europe
seas has only to tug a card, and would lend to war. In this I declared in the government
Indian Literary Figure Dead
of
the
the belt inflater within seccuds." process not only West Germany -China Mail Special.
be destroyed but also would France and England would have. to suffer under the consequences by German an aggression militarism,
If
Tepresentatives of London, Dec. 10. France and Britain would co3- A verdict of accidental death tribute at this Berlin conference was recorded at today's Inquest to a lessening of international at Hammersmith on Abdullah tension by dropping the plan
the "European Yusuf Ali,
Defence 81-year-old for CBE, Indian literary Agur? and Community" this would con- siderably facilitate the peaceful He died at Hammersmith solution of the German ques- after being found by the police tion.
How Question: sitting on some steps in West-
do you evaluate the mltrs.cr.
chances of His widow, sald, "He spent his
German talks, as suggested re- at the Royal Empire peatedly by the Government of
The
Democratic Society,
German
Ro Northumberland
when
take you
into Avenue but I do
not know public,
necount that a change in their
former minister.
days
where he lodged at night.”
Ife had a pension of £800 a rejection by the West German
Civli
year from the Indian Service as well as independent
Officer
Muninz,
West
hardly be
M. Auriol himself will not be at Versailles. Instead he will be giving a Christmas party at the Elysee Palace for 500 poor children,
of secret bailofting and meticulous scru- least
Only after hours
for
name of the new President be- prestige. ecme known.
The absolute majority of at 474 votes necessary for y bargaining in the lobbies election is not expected from the pected second or even third vote ten candidates may contest, if between the parties and an ex- Arst ballot, which as many as
on the following day, will the only
reasona of party
agreement оп
Then, after the party leaders The race is still an open one, have discussed a realignment of the conditions for all-German for anyone can enter the Pre- elections. Whoever wants the
forces. the whole laborious reunion
sidential contest, even a foreigner Germany
and of
A number of private citizens Process will begin again, negotinte. It is, alus, a fact that two
stales exist in Ger- have done so. Including a taxi probably go on until after mid- many as a result of the split driver, a coal miner and a cafe night. of the country, a fact we regret owner who sent his name in for very much.
But
musi
Question: How does the East German Goverrunent intend to overcome the problem of any negotiations with the West Ger- man Government?
a bet.
It is consideret certain that the man who will succeed M. Auriol will be a party poll ticlan. Among such mea the chief possible candidates are:
M. Joseph Laniel, 69, the pre- sent Prine Minister, who is a Moderate Conservative (Indepen dent);
If a second ballot is SUCCES- ful, the new chief of state will postpone his entry into Puris uniti the following day and spend the night with the local prefect in Versailles.
the
SPECIAL TRAIN
procession
+
im-
Answer: The rejection of joint
A special train will also be waiting with steam up at the talks by the Adenauer Govern
stallon if bad weather makes Government can
ment confirms in fact that the
motor Adenauer Government fear all- expected?
CHRISTIAN POPULATION German free
M. Georges Bidault, Foreign practicable. For Minister, elections.
who represents the M. Auriol will be walling on тения.
Answer: Your question is put them the slogun G.M.
"All-Gerinan Popular Education too narrowly. You
Republican (Roman the steps of his palace, dressed must take Elections" is only a means of Catholic Reformist) Party; at the Pakistan Embassy, into consideration the develop camouflaging the civil war and
in traditional top hat, full told the inquest that he saw the ment
M. Marcel Naegelen,
a sash, of 53, a evening dress and Germany. the way they are planning with Socialist, who
to be office, used deceased on the day of his Adenauer-cheated-wide circles-the-nid-of-the-so-called "Euro-Governor-General of Algeria.
to hand over the keys tenth. "His condition was de- of the
when
the new Incumbent ar population before the pean Defence Community I plorable, and had known him
September 8 (West German)
rives, to It would be a mistake the days when he was a great election and In
The second President of the up openly assume that the fate of Ger came man. I was horrified at the after September 0
„ura | many will be decided by re- of the fervour of its counterpart | officially take over his functions]
Repubile,
will with
however, change.
had excellent aggressive programme. Talsvengeful politicians and friends in this country, some of contributed 10 unity in thetarists in Bonn. A decisive in-: Vote gathering will be done until January 17, when the pre- them members of the House of struggle against remilitarisation fluence will be exerted by the Lords," 1: sald. ---France-nut unly among the broad masses workers and Presse.
but also in population. of trade unionists
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NO FERVOUR
The French election has none
mili-in the United States:
the peace-loving
In
of the
The Buckingham Palace an- nouncement said that Queen Elizabeth II Edward's niece --- had decided that the fort wan no longer needed as a residence "gruce and favour" for tho
and Royal Family Household, and so was being
spotlight
returned to the Commissioners could not quite like the con- for Crown Lands to be rented į struction of the house which to private citizens:
put the kitchens at one end and The world
beat the dining room unhandily at the fiercely around
"weather- | the other.-United Press, beaten fort while the king who now the Duke of Windsor pondered his enormous decision on whether to renounce the throne of his fathers for the American woman he loved.
Is
The fort has been more than a home: it has been a way of Fife for me," the Duke said in recalling his departure from t
voluntary
to
bride,
t
JAP
RAYON
FOR CHINA
American
Business
Outlook
Washington, Dec. 16.
The year-end" flow of state- ments and Tokyo Dec. 17.
economic forecasts reflected Japan will export 100,000 lbs has
official optimism of myon yarn to Red China concerning the Inter-American against Tussuh silk amounting business outlook for 1954. to 9,000 kilograms, trade sources revealed, according to Japanese. press reports today.
exile with his
A SYMBOL
The United States will have But it was also a way of life
anese a sustained purchasing power for the whole of Britain during
by the fact that total personal of the cluded formally between Taly income in the January-October his eight years' occupancy-the This is the first contruct con- in the new year, as indicated home and the symbol
happy supposedly
bachelor Bustan K. K. and Red China's existence of the young Prince Export-Import Corporation out period of 1953 was at an annual of Wales.
of eight temporary deals closed rate of $284,500,000,000, which WW.3 six percent above the Rain has seeped now through in Peking towards the end of the castle's roof where thieves October between the Communist same period of 1952. have stolen the lead covering. Chinese
and
This
that
corporation and д
trend completely dis- Dry has affected the Interior Japanese Parliamentary trade credited predictions of a year
Tot
have rats
made it their mission. recent Ministry Total value involved is about Do that a business recession playground. A
was imminent In the United of Works estimate said that it
£45,000 sterling.
States, and a large majority of would take thousands of pounds
The
rayon yarn will be ship-economists now believe to make it habitable again. ped
before the end of this month sustained prosperity is certain as the Japanese firm has al- through the first half of 1954 The house
was at one time
home ready been given a licence by and probably thereafter. suggested as a possible for Princers Margaret, and has the Ministry of International!
Estimates of permanent trends Industry. been on the list of Royal "grace Trade and and favour" residences for many
Taiyo Busson also has a tem- will obviously depend upon on, Pre- porary contract with the Red Congressional action years.
Chinese
Export-Import Cor-sident Eisenhower's basic pro
the grammes, including the libera- partition which calls for
£930,000sation of foreign trade policy; shipment of about sterling worth of rayon yarn in and upon the course of the struggle.--- exchange for magnesio, clinker East-versus-West
United, PreES. and wheat bran-Reuter.
RENT FREE This meant that in theory it could be granted by the Queen to any member of ter Household or family as a rent-free home but it has remained vacant ainee the Duke abdicated and depart- ed 17 years ago.
CHINA'S
ADMISSION
TO UN?
An
New York, Doc. 16. Mr Selwyn Lloyd, British Minister of State, said in Interview with the "magazino Newsweek published that it would be a mistako
today
the
"not to face the fact that
Government Central People's
the effective Government of Chuna."
is
be China
in committee rooms and lobbles, ent Government, headed by M. and no speakers, not even the Joseph Laniel, will be dissolved.
Mr Lloyd added: "To admit will newly-elected President, will
The new head
ad of state
that does not mean that we FREE
address the PLEBISCITE
A Inherit gathering,
a post richer in honour
approve of the Chinesa Com- If one were to conduct a free The procedure, virtually un- and prestige than in cash. The
munis's recognition of ong piebiselie in the whole of Ger- changed since the birth of the salary of the President of Franco
slale by another, in the British Third Republic in 1871, will be 4,000,000 francs many today on the EDC or a
(about
view, does not mean approval. with peace treaty
Germany surroundings
character with the dignified £4,000) compared to the £00,-
"The worse your relations then the majority of the people marble
studded,000 of the English Queen's Privy
are with
a country the more $100,000 (about meed halls of the Versailles | Purse “and the would declare themselves even Palace,
there is
for normal £80,000) camed by the Presl-
diplomatic channels to handle Loday for a peace treaty and for
But for this occasion, at least, dent of the United States. negotiations between representa-
the business between you.” he 20th century is invading the
PENSION lives of West Germany and the massive chateau.
"INAPPROPRIATE" When M. Auriol Jenyes the German Democratic Republic in
For that reason Dritain For weeks an army of work-Elysee Palace next month, he lleved that Communist the intere ts of ຕ Joint re-men and technicians have been will receive only 80,000 francs should eventually be admitted presentation for a peace treaty, swarming over the south ing. (£80) a month--the pension of to the United Nations, but The majority of the Germun xing lihts, teleprinter lines, a retired Parliamentarian,
admission would bo "in- people favours all-German talks radia communications, putting The new President will take appropriate" as long as there especially now, since only they extra seats into
was no armistice in Koroa. the Assembly over a gracious palace on the can
make
possible. an alle Hall, erecting telephone booths, fashionable
Faubourg SL- Mr Lloyd said it was the German representation at the buffets and barriers to keep out Honore, in the centre of Paris, Brillah Government's view that time of
con. the four-power
the curious.
China a household staff of 22 and a¦ when Communist
had Spotlights and television and ference.
host of duties ranging from given some evidence of
peaceful cinema cameras are being placed presiding over wieldy Cabinet intentions "we say the situation between the marble columns meetings and seeking out new must be considered.
which support the ornate celling Premiers to entertaining visit of the great wall.
ing Royalty and launching ships, FORCE OF POLICE
But for seven yours his job A large force Answer: My perfectly clear
of police, Re-will be virtually secure,
Binco Adophou. Theire was naswer to this question is publican Guards, troops and "Jawahi" (an emphalle yes). We tremen have been mobilised to elected first President of the Third Repubile în 1871, only two hope that the peoples of Europe keep order and escort, the new have not forgotten the crimes of President to the capital in a heads of state-Sadi. Carnot and
Paul went through | Pat Gennan militarisen in the second ceram
[ceremony which
been Doumer-have thal careful rehearsal last week. world war and understand
And Carnot was nssnatulizatod. The whole the Adenauer Government is
wide expanse of only three months short of renewing the Hiltrite conception the famous Versailles Park will finishing his term when he was by д Italian of the "European new order. It be closed to all except official murdered is now called the European De- truffle
Besides the fence Community."--Reuter,
Only one man, Felle Feure, Senators, only officials, a few died while in office, and only distinguished guests and press- one, Casimir-Parter, who ro
will be allowed through signed after six months, falled to the wing and the reception to save at loost two years. [hall, ined with busts of famous Both Jules Grevy and Albert
Frenchmen of the past, which Lebrun the
President held the post for
Question: Do you expect the four-power foreign ministers' conference in Berlin to make pro- 'gress towards reaching a peace ful solution of the German questitu?
'IKE FOR NEWS
HEADLINES
Washington, Dec. 10.
men
Deputies and
Note for newspaper headline icads to the Assembly Hall.
anarchist.
prowar
writers: President Elsenhower Each Deputy and Senator, as eight years and a few months. him as if they refer to its name is called, wil step. up-China Mail Special.
does not
to place a card bearing the name
of his choice in a bugs run-in front of the tribunal.
The process is expected - 10. take about three hours.
When the last vote has been
No Answer For McCarthy
Now York, Dec. 16.:
engineer Albert.
President Eisenhower smiled broadly when a reporter raised the question today at the Pre- sident's weekly news conference, The reporter observed that "Tkon
is much easier to fit into cast, the urn will be carried Baddowitz radused to tell Sent- headlines han "Elsenhower.
through the Vestibule and The President said of courso
nickname all Finace.
American
Napoleon past the emales ton Joseph McCarthy # Ite vestigations sub-committee today?
he did not mind, that he has of the 15 art Presidents of whether he had best in the
to the Marengo Holl
7 Commanden Party or not,jean
Albert
TESTERDAY'S CHÓSSWORD-Acre; 1, Broops, 4 Claps, 7amswered to the Intimate. 8 Vault, 9 Ferret, 11 Lotion, 15 Mounder, 16 Daunts, his life and that his personal Thore, under the immobile Hamid that, Prof. 18 Hills, 19 Practice, 20. Dazel, F11 Berapa Ars. Downs Stin, opinion is that it does not take scrutiny of a bronze bust.of the Einerais had cold him not to Oster, & Startie, Clevery & Allusion & Blates 10 Resins 13 from the dignity of his high young Napbloon, the votes, will answer quidam Ordeals, 18, Mobile:16. Liepos 16 Ulter, 13 divadle,
United Pres
I be counted.
"We feel that the fact must be faced that the United Nations cannot be a world organisation If you excludo permanently a Government ruling several hundred million Asians.
"To put it shortly, wo do not regard recognition of a Govern- ment en admission to the United Nations as a reward for good conduct."Reuter,
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