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A New Poser
THE Director of Education
introduced
public to a hitherto
mentioned aspoct
un-
of
Hongkong's schooling
problem, but
it in
ölement which quite clearly demanda attention and carefu
consideration. Speaking at the opening of the new Junior Heep Yunu School he disclosed that by 1961 the likely number of children in tho Colony reaching school age will be €8,000, "B increase of nearly 100 per cent on the 1953 figure," and he added that this would be mainly attributable to "an abnor- mally high birth
rote
coupled with a declining
mortality rate.
CHINA MAIL
No. 35758
Loṭablished 1845
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1954.
Molotov's Discouraging
Statement Stassen's
THROWS COLD WATER Report On
ON GENEVA
PROSPECTS
London, Mar. 6.
British official sources said today that Russia had tipped off the West there was little chance of settling the Indo-China war or Korea
at the Geneva Far Eastern conference on April 26,
This was the preliminary interpretation of official British quarters of the 6,000-word foreign policy review made by the Soviet Foreign Minis- ter, Mr V. M. Molotov, and broadcast from Moscow early today.
what also The expert review of Molotov's lengthy
of Moscow's continued British diplomats considered a strong reaffirmation adherence to the Stalin line of violent hostility to NATO, the European Defence Community and American defence policy, providing
infant
Which
meana
continually
that improving
the
health standards of Hong- kong bring with them the problem of
for
A
school facilities
juvenile greatly swollen population. The Director of Education did little more than pose the question of how Hongkong should face up to this new educational responsibility, and the only decisive sentiment he could was that express
"to at- we shall tempt this lond need to concert our energies und resources to the full, so that it will be Imperative than ever that we should all work together in the closest harmony and with the greatest efficiency."
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Court Sequel
To Capitol
Hill Shooting
Washington, Mar. 5. Four Puerto Rican Nation
when they op- alists deciured
of
Representatives
Mr
aurvey
by all to
uncovered
Indo-China
Washington, Mar. 5.
Mr Harold Stassen, Direc- tor of the Foreign Aid Ad- sald today ministration, that the military strength and morale of the Commu- nist army
Indo-China was weakening.
visited Indo-China He had during a recent Far Eastern tour.
Mr Stassen told a news con- ference "the Communist Viet- minh forces were much more
effective
your vigorous and ago. Now their morale is weakening while the forces of freedom are growing stronger."
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Just What Does It Mean?
London, Mar. 5. Lord Ogmere, the Labour In support of this conclusion he cited recent retreats of the Peer, is to ask the House of
their fallure importance Communists.
to Lords од Wednesday:
3.-Continued pressure for ac- Molotov's reference to
the Soviet moster the forthcoming Geneva parley ceptance of said that the main thing would plan for a 32 European nations depend on recognition
50-called security part, with the the conference participants exclusion of the United States Bettle peace is Indo-Ching, not from the defence of Europe. through continuing
4,-Considerable the hope- less war, but through agreement in attached to the Geneva parley john battle with the French and "What exactly is meant by
Kremlin- Asssociated forces of Vietnam,
of 'a United Nation conforming to the principles of HN
Cambodia and "relaxing Laos end
the freedom and national indepen-advocated policy of
of 2,000
Vietminti Malaya'? What is the Bri- through surrender dence of the peoples.
Cambodia.
|tish Government really out Officials auid
this amounted to was a hint to the French in dvance of the Geneva meeting implying "either you go out of Indo-China ur you will have to go on with the war."
forum
international
for the
tension
ד!
to B
Their boastful claims of for?"
meet-intentions
through sweep
He has tabled a motion calling
that what five-Power contacts.
Mos- 5.An Indication that
will seek further cow ings with the West on a minis- Indo-China, issued during the terial level to pursue its Ger- Berlin conference, have so far attention to the improved situa
Malaya to be thallow and mean- tion in
with special reference to the report on the Ingless propaganda," he said.
élections The
to the Invigorated and
Legislative Vietnamese panded
published by is Council recently army
the Federal Government, taking
and shape
its new
He said
when Luday that battalions are proving to be an
General Sir Gerald Templer was High Commissioner of
man
and European policy as proved highlighted in Berlin;
peared in court today that they
This waming tallied with the
6. No budging from its stand on had fred shots in the House
wounding renewed and increased emphasis on the Austrian question,
in the Kremlin's policy of split-the
so-called pretext de.in In the
ting the allies. This became danger of a new "anschluss" obvious at the Berlin Big Four with Germany prevailed.- Power conference last
month
United Press.
Na more tentative manner, five Congressmen
Mr Crozier put forward fence of Puerto Rico. one idea. If the population
trends continue as at pre-entered pleas of not guilty for gain emerged from Mr
Bent
their
but
of
religious
we believe it is the
first time it has received
10
charges
Molotov's policy survey, ometals added.
the
SUITABLE METHOD Mr Molotov has left little doubt, in the opinion of observers here, April 6 was set as the tenta- tial he was determined to exert pressure un France to torpedo tive date for their trial.
the EDC and German (carni- Mr Joseph Donohue, forins
And Chaliman
of athent and be seemed to uf the district
Increasingly Board of Commis Indo-China
their suitable method. appointed WIN
They noted his reference to the "colonial policy of France"
Columbia
When the judge asked Lebron 1 she was willing for
an
on
that
Duel With
Terrorists
Simpang Renggam, Johore, March 6. A planter, his driver and two escaped constables special
this unhurt
when land-
morning
was
Pallant,
effective fighting force.
"The whole atmosphere Indo-China is improving."
Mr Stassen reported under
Ox-
In appopration he was given a
that
the French current plans and Allied
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Private Arsenal Seized
New York, Mar. 5. Police seized an arsenal of, hand grenades, rifles and anti-tank guns today in a tiny shop on Manhattan's upper West Side and arrested two men, apparently Cubans, who had rented the place under the guise of making wooden crates.
Police
this
The judge, Mr James Morris,
directive by the British Govern- the Colony will be them
powerful This promised alleging
the assistance in
long-term confronted with the dilemma felonious assault with intent to
would million objective of forging a united of Haring' to choose kill and named four lawyers
military and economic nation As Generel Templer was between satisfactory educato represent them.
his the United States by about to relinqu from
appoint- tional standards for a part.į
ment, it was perhaps or diluted standards for
enquire how far the This would include between ment to the whole. Both, he claims,
£250 million and $950 million directive had been carried out. would be
Lord Ogmare said he intend- dangerous and
worth of guns, tanks and planes, ed to ask:
the Bri- unsatisfactory. What then
United States military
Ush to be done?
proposals It is the stoners,
stocks here and in Korca.
Does & United Nation' .now? Education's senior lawyer, Director
GEARED FOR 2 YEARS
federation of Malaya or He said military and econo-mean a suggestion thot parents
Federation of Malaya ond
The ine them, triggered off the mic help was geared to the two Singapore, with other territories Francis Adams, personally took ammunition and four cases of Lolita Lebron, 34, self-pro- in Indo-China which, he said, terrorists, attempting to should plan their families
Commissioner, ¡rifles, 24 cases of anti-tank "tras landed 10
27 Can passe.
fraction of a second years operations plan of the is
Asia like, "as their economic circum-claimed leader of the four, was r
French
Southeast Commander General
UVET the investigation after rifle magazinës, stances shall advise and asked to enter her plea Orst. She having encountered the herole charge a of the Vietnamese loo soon.
the Henri Eugene
first reports that a Puerto Ricdn appeared compitely unfamiliar struggle
Then they engaged
Navarre, which instance, Borneo?"
If the
is a scruples
the people who are defending their
much nationalist group was involved. Objective
The two men arrested in the with court procedure and
and national terrorists in a furious 15-minute began last September.
The amounts
federation of ald
than to be wider allow." A similar proposi-judge swore in a Spanish-speak-rights to peace
shop wore Roberta Oscar and batle, killing two gun
After briefly questioning the Acevedo, 58, and Mario Cruz, tion has been advanced ining secret service agent
to act freedom."
carbine given for the second year would Malaya-and of course this The prellinary assessment capturing a sien gun,
reasons-- for many
men, Mr Adams said they ap 34. be determined about next Octo-desirable
The building owner ro- other parts of the world, us her interpreter.
noted that Mr Molotov was and grenade,
ber when campaigning weather then it should be borne in mind peared to be Cubans and added, vealed that Cruz rented the The specifle Mra less
sprung the Kohen
ombush
would follow В
the end of the when building along on estate road on
season which tion of Malove the Federa- "We do not know yet whether shop last. November for $18 a there is any relationship be-month and told him the store question.
monsoon rain
rainy near estate official utterance in Hong-him to enter a plea of not guilty
tween the southern Malaya
OTHER QUERIES suld Mr Molotov
and group that
the was to be used "for the purpose begins in May. knog. It is a highly con- for her she just nodded.
nationalist Puerto Rican group." of making wooden crutes", would be here.
On the economic Geneva conference
For the 1954 iscal year which
side, Lord but
able to discuss
Mr N. troversial auggestion,
anal settle-
Kingsley
ends next July the United States Ogmorn will ask about the tin
Four Purio Ricartis were He said a truckload of cases manager of the estate, told has marked for Indo-China $785 and rubber situation. He wil seized In Washington carly this was unloaded at the store about There was a murmuring from ment of the Korea question." of
the other defendants at this
the consideration
week after shooting svo The task is to facilitate the porters: "I was driving through million worth of military assist also put questions about of
Con- two weeks ago.-Unlied Press. the judge stage and
said he national unification of Korea young
services Rendall Report on Singapore.
gressmen In the House of Re- that. But if the Director understood one to say he was along democratic lines and the
with ance in supplies and pickup truck
he will doubt the Finally between £250 million and $350 armoured
presentatives, All were from of Education has Govern- not guilty "because he did what transition of Korea from an my driver and two special
wisdom of restricting the powers New York. armistice to lasting peace," he constables as escort.
weapons and another $26 million of the assessors in capital cases said.
and "We crossed a bridge
In Malayan courts. for relief and technical aid This, the observers said, rings rounded a bend-and terrorists
Lord Opnore is proud of the The All the defendants kept re-
familiar bell in Western ears, detonated the landmine by re- centage" of this
be in the fact that he is still a member after that. arraignment recalling the phraseology used
mote control,
hands
of the French and their of the Bar in Malaya, to which as David Rees ho was called by Mr Molotov in his arguments
Alles by the end of this year. taken back to
ago he ap-grenades, a Mr Stassen who also visited Williams. Years it did They belleved
not
Japan, Korea, Formosa and the peared for the defence in augur well for the West's desire
dhis
organisa number of murder cases there, Philippines, said
Ho commented today:
The for free elections in Korea to
hole tion had mapped plans for the Assessor system was the equiva "The explosion blew o unify the country and give it a three feet by two feet in the next fiscal
which wero freely
all-Korean gov-
Fury. ground and we ran into it and based on continuation of our lent of our own trial by ernment,
A tradition which has existed stopped. Nobody was hurt, so expanded effort in Asia." on Other chief observations we leapt out and propared to sold these plans included for so long in Malaya connot
Molotov's foreign
few policy
engage the terrorists, I would continued support for Indo-be done away within a
nun of
China, the Chinese Nationalist minutes without some good were about Avo
reason. There are criticians of 1-An Indication that Russia say there
forces on Formosa and the re- will press hard for Red China's them, but it was difficult to tell
the British jury system, too, but "There was a lot of shooting construction in Korea. recognition and equal status in
I NOW emphasis would also be no one here would aboilsh the forthcoming Geneva parley; from both sides and the special.
2.-Continued hostility to constables were absolutely won-lald on a regional concept" for | overnight.
"I am very surprised that the NATO and the EDC with a derful. They accounted for both the air programmes of technical
and economic people of Malaya have not made possible hotting up of Moscow's the terrorists, withdrew, and we co-operation
East more fuss about this,"-China the Far our truck, it was development in campaign' in Europe exploiting returned to
Mail Special, area. Reuter, neutralism wherever possible, not damaged."Reuter,
nube
the lens worthy
because
ment backing for his iden, he did in the defence of his then something more than | country."
kite-flying reference at a school opening will be re-
quired to "put it over peating the phrase
After the formal to the public. the four were effectively Popular reaction will be gaol, Hall was fixed at $100,-
awaited with interest,
00g (about £35,000).-Reuter.
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