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THE CHINA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1954.
GIBRALTAR FOR SPANISH
NEUTRALITY?
Newspaper Says Churchill Made This
Offer During Last
War
Madrid, Feb. 21,
The Falange newspaper, Arriba, today published an article aller- ing that during the war Sir Winston Churchill had offered the return of Gibraltar in return for Spanish neutrality, Reuter reports.
Socialists Want To Join French Coalition
Paris, Feb. 21. The National Committee of the
Socialist French Party today called for a broader coalition Govern- ment to include the left but without the Com
monista.
The Party resolution urged a broad "major regrouping of the deraterntic forces in the country, bused un the
of the propie."
IRASS
It warned 11s members, how- ever, "agalust any form of unity of action with the Com- munist Party."
the idea of
The Communists have been trying to talk the Socialists into a "popular front" similar to that which existed in the 1930s),
The
Socialist resolution also on its congratulated the Party oprostion during the past year 10 the "reactionary palley" of
the Government.
It approved the Party's "cam- paign to raise the living standard of industrial and agricultural workers.”
POLICY CONDEMNED
The article was signed "Macaulay” which is believed to be the pen name used by a prominent figure of the regime.
Despite denials by Buckingham Palaes officials, there are persistent reports in Madrid that the Quem's visit will be cancelled.
The Arriba article suid: “The British forget that when during the last war Britain faced the most difficult moment in her history, it whe Spain's neutrality which held out hope for her.
"It was then Mr Churchill
told the Spanish Ambassador. the Duke of Albe, that if Spain remained neutral and did not attack Britain, at the end of the war she would arrange the re- turn of Gibraltar to Spain, and would help her achieve her traditional desire for expansion In North Africa at the expense of the French."
0
note
(Sir
Winston Churchill in the second volume of
his War memoirs reproduced which he sent on June 28, 1940. to the Secretary of State
for Foreign Alkurs in which he said: "I am sure we shall gain nothing by offering to discuss Gibraltar at the end of the war. Spoolards will know that, if we win, dis- cussions would not be truliful; and if we lost, they would not be do not believe necessary. more verbiage of this kind will affect the Spanish decision,"
צין
Earlier in the same volume, Sir Winston wrote that Spain, Bike everyone
cloc, was stag- gered by the sudden downfall of France and the expected downfall of Britain. "Franco, therefore, indicated in June that he was prepared to
to join the share in victors and
in the die- tribution of the spoils August & the German Ambassa dor in Madd informed Berlin that the
shane vieno still held the
but that he had certain requests to make. First, the assurance that Gibraltar, Morocco and part of
...finally,
The National Council of the including Oran, should
party tonight approved
given to
to Spain
in on bo adopted resolution the action of France felt that the intervention the Steering Committee and of Spain should not take place parliamentary
until after the German landing in England.")—Router.
groups
against "the reactionary government
policy at home and overseas."
The Steering Committee's de- cision to open a joint enquiry into the problem of ratification of the European defence com-
PERSISTENT REPORTS
Madrid, Feb. 21. Spanish papers revived their discussion of the Gibraltar issue today against a background of continuing reports that Queen Elizabeth would cancel her pro naked posed
visit there at the
inst
mainly treaty was also approved
the National Council,
Party members were
not to take part
In any votes moment,
within parliament that might The reports arose from an off compromise the final decision in the record remark to Spanish
the matter. France-Presse & reporters ten days ago by a Reuter.
well-known personality.
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April, 13.Ordeal,
Ho stated: “We have TALO impression here that at the last moment the Queen's visit may be cancelled. But this 19 strictly off the record.
Despite h embargo, remark leaked out and apparently published abroad.
"1
the
ABC The Monarchist paper. said today that Spain would be pleased if the Queen's trip was cancelled "thanks to the well- known discretion of Sir Winston Churchill."-Router.
South Africa Stops "Gretna Green" Marriages
Pretoria, South Afrien,
Feb. 21.
The South African and the Morumbique Govern- ments have agreed to stop "Gretna Green”
between couples who the border when the las their own land intniferma.
It le nt
*
Africa
present epsler for Portuguese couples to get married In South than It
in their try. In Mozambique certificates must be pro- duced but in the Valon a declaration of the age of
comple
the wedding
enough. Many
underage For
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tuguese couples this dope to the Union.
Variations marriage lawn aka veable Mouth Afrikan
married legally in Longach Marques Whip & spudier would be prohibited in the
Unjon
It is understood that the method to be adopted to prevent irregular mayzing en will be to require intending couplo: to report to their consular representabres, who must see that the law of their countries is obeyeů. -Chlua Mall Spyplaž,
Newly-Wed_Says "I'm Still Faithful
Bertha"
To
Henry Moore
”
three
For his first exhibition of sculpture in London in years, Henry Moore, whose provocative work is known through- opt the world, has sent a We size pair of figures in bronze and called them "King and Queen”. Head designs are in contrast ip the beautifully modelled feet. Price is £3,000 Expresa
Tisto,
To Be
Narriman To
Charged
With Smuggling
Cairo, Feb. 22.
An investigation of a smuggling charge against ex-Queen Narrimäll will" begin here on Wednesday, the Government's Legal Department disclosed last night.
It's That Man Again Insta
Para &
Players
McCarthy Says US Garrison Army Is "Coddling And Promoting Reds"
New York, Feb. 21.
Senator Joseph McCarthy, Chairman of the Senate
today Investigations Sub-committee, accused the army of an "attempt to coddle and promote Communists" and of claiming "special Immunity from legislative investigations and ex- posure of the malefactors.”.
He made the accusation in a statement saying Ariny Secretary, Mr Robert Stevens, due to testify publicly before him in Washington on Tuesday, would be asked to explain the Army's "shielding and coddling" of "amendment Com- munists"-witnesses who refused to answer ques- tions under the provision against self incrimina- tion in the fifth amendment of the Constitution.
•
Fuel Costs Halved. In
This New Car
Last night the Army Secre- tory ordered two army officers not to appear before the Mc- Carthy investigating body.
the
Mr Stevens said at the shima time he would testify on Tues- day as a "voluntary witness."
Senator McCarthy's state- ment sold the issus raised by Mr Stevens was "whether ariny is supreme over the Cons Britain's first big economy cies and the American
gress, over Government agep- people, car is on its way-a diesel-ou can enjoy special dictatortal engined version of a 6-seat immunity in eovering
up its salon that can go 45 miles own wrong doings." on a 4s. Id. gallon of gas threatened proceedings for con-
Last Thursday
Senator oil, according to reports tempt of Congress from London,
army agreed within 24 hours to produce the names of those re- sponsible for the promotion and honourable discharge of a den- tal officer alleged to have been a Communis.
motor
It is a new Standard Vane guard and it will be in the
showrooms by April Fuel consumption is about half that of the normal Ven- guard.
The
makers claim that it engine will save a 20,000-mile- a-year motorist £125 in fuel costs that is compared with running a sumilar-sized petrol- engined car, with petrol 45. 22d. to 49, 5d. a gallon.
Outwardly, the new Van- guard is exactly the same ag the latest petrol-engined model.
tha
unless the
The Army ignored the de-. mand.--Reuter.
Atoms Help
Find
But beneath the roomy body is The Draughts
IT'S
HEAVIER
a redesigned
Atoms in the air are This is to take the heavier helping engine 5391b., compared
with
Britain's factory
health inspectors to find its 4421b. petrol counterpart.
The whole car weighs about draughts and to put out zowt, more than the
Among petrol colds
workers, version, and at £1,042 (In-Atoms in water pipes are £225 also helping to trace under-
cluding £307 tax) is JERTET.
5,000 of alimony A spokesman for the DepartĮ claiming
that Narziman had Egyptian pounds a month (about ment cald been accused of having smuggled 25,125 sterling) with the right son, Ahmed from Egypt 17,000 Egyptian of access to their pounds (about £17,425 sterling) Fuad II-Router.
In 1950 when she left for Italy
to buy her trousseau before her the then King
Farpoka
to
Ripetan-year-old Narriman, now given the courtesy title of "Process." spent seven months In Byma in 1989, being groomed |don her yola as Queen.
Bingapore, Feb. 21. The Singapore Malay school- teacher Marisor Adabi thea annulment of whose marriage to the Dutch "jungle girl" Bertha Hertzog led to serious
Niagara Falls
Will
She married Farouk in May Be Diverted
1951, but spent only, 14 months Is the Egyptian court before her husband WES forced to abilicate.
Aftag night months of exile the left Farouk to
return to Cairo in March of last year.
Burly this month she obtained divorce from Farouk. She is
The
2.1 litre four-cylinder ground leaks, say reports diesel
rung smoothly, but is from London."
This is all part of a little- slightly noisier than the normal
draw-known service to industry given engine. And there is back: top speed is 65-80 miles through the Isotope Informa- an hour-about 10 miles an hour tian Omce at Britain's Atom słower.
Research Centre, Harwell. Standards have been turning The atoms in the form of out the diesel for two and a half radio-active isotopes rare being ycars. More than 38,000 have employed in these and other been built-all for tractors and ways on ball-blogs down to taxis. Modifications have been one millionth of an ingh, anță, to the private-car en-in radiography, the X-ray of
MORE MILES An official of the dam old; a test to Madrid und back the car did 42 miles to the gallon all the way.
made gine.
The
"London cab drivers get 32 governments of the United States and Canada are
miles per gallon for all-town to "turn of Nigara Falls for work, against the normal 17 per gallon on a patrol the biggest plastic surgery job miles in history, according to reports patrol-engined Vanguard
from New York,
The job entutis giving boautiful though crumbling face of the falls a "U" before water erosion wears it away further.
The whole operation, starting TOUT summer, will take years and cost £8,000,000.
rioting here in 1950, was mir WRAF Director ext
ried today to a 17-year-old
Malay girl-still faithful to the
13-year-old Dutch girl he re- Visiting
members as his bride.
Adabi told the press after his
marriage to Kafton
Jamuri, a demure Malay bride,
he was still faithful to Beriba,
The Far East
London, Feb. 22.
First the roaring waters of the Niagara River will be diverted to lay bare the lip of the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian sido,
two Then
will continue in production; out- put of the new car will depend
on demand,
FOOTNOTE-The new Van- guard is the first shot in a manufacturers sales battle-an engine that can almost double car's mileage to a gallon of cheaper fuel is an obvious attraction, and I have seen several hush-hush models in other factories,
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whom the court here ordered to The Director of the Women's sections of the lip must be nuca Mass Destruction
be
mother,
Air Force, Air Com-like giant teeth to keep them returned to her Dutch mandant N.M. Salman, will from crumbling Many Europeans were killed visit the Far East from February Until March 14, the Air
97800 the
in the four-day Musim rioting istry announced today.
OVER 180FT. DROP which following the court den
Workmen will hang at the cision
very brink of the 100ft drop Today's marrispo
Aft: Commandant Salmon will to begin part of the ip surgery. cuimluation of a festiver » piedi ( tour all units of the Far East romance which began at Air Force at which members of When they RTO Anished, Young Berthu, who pol the Women's Royal Air Force engineers hope they which has
is now in are serving.
halted the erosion, Holland with her parents, apént
eaten back sono sections by the period of the Japanele oc- | 1.3)
They will include the head-900ft. in the last 250 years. cupation with a Malayan famliği quartiers of the Far East Air and went through has former headquarters Singa, they set now, the Ameon Engineers day that unless marriage willi Adable Her: 2000, the headquarters Malaya, mother went to Narkoore to And Royal Air Force stations at side of the falls would be bond clatiti
back. - Frančys | dharigi,,
Soleter and Butter dry in 2,000 years. They be
lieve that if the erosion is us Рт.
worth, Reuter,
checked the falls eventually would become more rapids,
bór
Soviet Schools
Are Cold
21.
today,
:
SPEADING THE WATER Frivato contractors will do the work, Ananced jointly by the two Gover
Basically the project calls for $1,650t control building sotne schools be- relieve Goat and staying away: da the Canadian aldo, to aprend
the flow of water more evenly. over the Horstine: Falls. This 1,000,000.
to
Frédes the river; bot-
and Ax
Weapons
Must Be Banned”
"London, Feb, 21.
The Archbishop of York, Dr Cyril Garbett, aɛld today: "at tho earliest practical moment,. rés newed attempts should be made to forbid the use of weapona of moss destruction,"
In a broadcast speech on the "Misuse of Science," the Arch-
is threatened with destruction." bishop said: Unui such an is reached, the world
he agreement.
sald, would have to provide for erective Inspection and drastic saictions for any breach
15 The
He added: "tested by Chris- lian standards, all methods of mass desruction whether by bombs, by nuclear woons, by gas, or by bactoriological ware fare, are condemned." YENCË- Presse
Home From Behind The Iron Curtain
metals flaws
10
discover Interfer BASILY CRAFTED
To pack down draughts, th isotopes are incorporated into a gas ond relassed into the air;
Their progress
cnally charted
ments.
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by recording instru
Tracing water laka is pos sodium into the water-Landyn sible by releasing radio- ctive
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