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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1954,
BRITISH TIES WITH EDC Naguib Gets
He Bet His Life
Istanbul, Mar. 21.
A shepherd named Tahir bet his friend Hiasan one Turkish pound (two abil}- Ings and sixpence sterilna) that he could climb pylon and touch a high- tension electric cable.
Tahir was killed in- stantly and
tha neigh- bouring town of Mardin blacked-out for Ove hours. China Mall Spe- cini.
In World War II
Egypt Nearly Joined The Italians
London, Mar. 22.
DISCUSSED Setting France's Fears Of
Germany At Rest
London, Mar. 21.
Britain has started consultations with France and the other five European Army nations about the final form of her association with the pro- jected military merger, the Foreign Office an- nounced today.
A spokesman declined to elaborate the state- ment. But diplomatic sources said Sir Christo- pher Steele, British member of the Atlantic Pact Council in Paris, told the six-nation Committee planning the European Army about Britain's pro- posed additional commitments late last week. A British official war his-
information that premature leakages of tory book
the might weaken the effect of the formal announcement covering early Middle East campaign of Britain's plans have led to unusual secrecy about published Today declared the talka, that Egypt "wavered" on whether to support Britain or Haly.
"Among King Farouk's int male circle there was no lack of counsellors ready to thecount the decadent British and twin stend Albomla
Ethoge
to
The anil
author, Major General
ways
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the 50.
Fears
planned to publish details of Britain's guarantees to and relationship with the pro- Jected Community shortly before the French National Assembly begins debating ratification of the nearly two-year-old treaty seleng |1 Vậy
Many French Deputies have made it a condition of their vote for the treaty that Britain establishes strong links with the to balance any threatened German domination
of it.
Playfair says.
His book is the final of six Community elled The Mediterranean and the Middle East"
General Playfala
Italy was totally unprepared for war and entered only when Mussu-
said unly
town fighting would be required. Italy lost 190,000 tons of merchant shipping in the first two days of the war.
little
proposals did not promise the The sources said the British
maintenance of British troops on the continent for the 50-year- life of the proposed Community.
originally
by requested France. But Britain would make declaration about her inten- Admiral Alan Cunninghain.ions regarding her troops that Commander-in-Chief
the weat beyond anything promised Mediterranean ut thr time, s fur. and which, It ordered that all Italian tankers thought, would be well received should be sunk
in French political circles. on sight, but Ammerliatesv cameclel this was
THREE CONDITIONS
New York, Mar. 21. The Secretary-General of the
by the Admiralty. Even up to fying the Gerinin
1841, ships flag were allowed to sail freely
WAR
insuring
treaty arrangements that the United Stiles wi oppose the with awal of any from EDC or member nation the endeavour of any inerzbie to regain its military auto20:4V in violation of the treaty,
Finally, he aid, the organisa tion of an urned force is in- cone ivalle without setting the moblem of the political therty which w.uni decki to utilise 11.
This
1+1
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supra-
authority would bave
"genuine Dational power, under true democratic control, expressed through
elected purliament by universal vote," he declared.
He also would want this au- ! thority to be limited to EDC United Press.
the
CT
Parliamentarians
Six
A Beret
A now picture of General Naguib, restated President of the Egyptian Republic, shown the General with Colonel Salah Hatata, officer commanding the Infantry, Colonel Hatata pre- sented Nagulh with the Corns' new beret-Express Photo.
A New Kon-Tiki
Three Men Drifted 3,000 Miles
Across The Atlantic
London, Mar. 21.
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Japanese POWs Car Culpe
Started Gold Rush In Siberia
Tokyo, Mar. 21.
Two Japanese repatriates from Soviet Russia today told the story of rich gold deposits in Eastern Siberia which were first discovered by Japanese and German prisoners of war.
They said there was a "gold rush" for the rich gold territory which they said lies along the Kolyma River. This river runs north from the sen of Okhotk part of Magadan to the East Siberia Sea.
Cruise Around The World
Wellington, Mar. 31. A Wellington waterfront -end” returned in the 'liner
socidentai round-the-world
The cat fell from whalf into the sea when the liner-Inet'left 'Telling“ son and was resend by the CFT
• Is boogena a pet-with hundreds but the' eat showelt" RIC unasiny homing inglinst when the ship berthed here agaiİ).
& Tow. minutes it bounded inta the obscurity of a** whark Whod. The cat did not return. -- China MAIL Special.
Yoshio Kashiwabara, 44, and Munetoshi Goto, 46, who returned with 418 other Japanese nationals aboard the repatriation ship, Koan Maru, yesterday, Sequel To Explosions
told their story to the newspaper Sangyo Keizai.
They said the gold deposits, and Tarzan-type pictures found were first found, by German and * great appeni EUTORIT tho Japanese war prisoners engaged | farmers, they added, in forest and quarry work im- mediately after World War II.
Pelsoner
werking gangs longside the river found gold bearing ore lumps the size of a quell's egg. In spring when the river melted, gold dust could be seen on the river bed,
Kashiwabara and Goto sald
Agreement
Russian propaganda told them armament and this had caused widespread unemployment in the country, they said.
Jaban was pushing On Suez
Japanese labourers were paid 12 rubles (about $3) a day while those who worked in the heavy Industries received from 800 to
Less Likely
London, Mar. 21. The week-end disturbances
the prisoners frequently hid this 1,200 rubles a month, they said. in Cairo in which six bomb
ore in their mouth to exchange for bread with the local villagers.
The Soviet authorities found out about
Jater
this und
an
extensive development
pro-
gramme was started.
this
The repatriates gold bearing territory was big-
than the ger
four islands of Japan put together, As for as they knew there were several and re-hundred gold mines, big
small, scattered in the territory,
CRIMINAL LABOURERS
United Press.
Auction Of King Egyptian
Farouk's Treasures Flops
Cairo, Mar. 21. Ex-King Farouk's fabulous treasures failed to yield the expected metune for ino Egyptian Government, it wua
the
explosions
occurred are evidence of the continuing political instability in the capital which makes the early Anglo- Egyptian agreement about Britain's Suez Canal base most unlikely, diplomatic sources said today.
Another source of anxiety to the British Government is the retustil of Egypt's military, rulers to stamp out the terrorist attacks gainst British servicemen in the
Star Camal orga,
Two London men and a New Zealander turned here by air today after drifting in an 18- ton sloop, 3,000 miles from Dakar, in French West Africa, to Barbados, in the West Indies, in 82 days. The men were 28-year-old Frank Evans, of London, 33-year-old Roland Sharma, of London, whose father is a Malayan barrister, and 32-year- lat China and Italy were used as of
They old Claude Norman Dickson, a New Zealand burers in those mines.
also revealed that Soviet na-realised by the sale of Farouke's under which the base would be tionals were forced to leave the stamp collections, meteorologist and radio operator.
territory after three
witches years of clocks, residence.
a
OPPOSITION
Paris, Mar. 21.
from European countries ended twodny meeting in Paris lo night with an ufirmation the Arm
the opposition to proposed European Army and a decision to set up 1
off the coasts of Italy, Sicily or French Socialist Party M. Guyommittee to co-ordinate
cral
routed
more
later.
General Playinir said: ***The reasons for Italian fallure were that the nation was pitchforked
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called for the reopening fell
negotiations sharks. Berlin
a solution of the different international problemas, of Germany, holding of free including peaceful reunification
elections throughout
Institute
the conclusion of Germany; the dinghy.
and
"I
Tour To Karachi
New York, Mar. 21.
ordinary criminals from Latvia, cera Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Ger- mary, (North) Korea.
monarch
While
Formal negotiations for Bri- They said political and apparent today as the auction-tain's withdrawal of her 80,000
worked through
troops in the Suez base wero to the
former suspended last October after collection of paper-
the negotiators deadlock on Agures
coins, manned and other tain and
The repatriates sald were treated warmly by Russian people because worked "hard.".
the
knick-knacks
final
rare
the
came to
conditions
a
the
whether technicians who were, to main-
In poace-time should have not been totted up, it was clear the total have the right to wear uniforms they would be close to
the
The Egyptian 500mary
they Gouemment,
exiled
or not.
A spokesman of the Cairo which
Junta denied'à British statement Farouk and put their treasures on the bleak, had coulderly ought a Reopening of the talks. that's Egypt: had
"The
expected to raise close to 26- Russians wero very 000.000 from the sale.
the public rejection by And friendly and they talked freely With only the paperweight Britain's request to send troops President Mohammed Naguib of when we visited their homes," Dr Robert Kerr, the mayor
repatriate said. of Courtland (New York), and
"They said collection still to be sold, the
which auction, they were having an easier time champagne on the lawns,
with back to Suez if Turkey is at- three other members it since the advent of the Malen- settled down to bickering be the negotiations if ever
had tacked is likely to complicate Pakistan
they Courtland
kov regime.
But they refused Committee left the New York
tween Sothebys of London, are restarted. to discuss the top administra- which handled the sale. International airport this even-
and the Britain had proposed that at- tion."
Government
tacks on Persia, Turkey, or any the Arab states should Sothebys claimed the Govern of
Citizens
ing for Karachi. They will be the guests of Prime Minister Mohamed All.
A
opened
A Russian farmer was arrest-ment's reserve prices had been justify her reopening the base. This trip is the result
ed of a
because he praised an set tar
far too high for foreign Egypt insisted that only ́an at- gesture of international good- American-made truck and sald
crs, wializ buyers,
Government re- tack on the Arab states would will following the recent visits it was better than Russian pro- p:cerativs accused Sothebys warrant it. by Pakistanis to Courtland. Aducts, another repatriato said.
Another home corning Japan- said he knew of eight
sians and stayed behind, but believed they were not getting
a result the Pakistan Ambas- sador was invited for en offelni
est
Just sat there while the visit to Courtland lust October | Japanese who had married Rus- | -festing at the sale is due to alista just week ho could not
of "putting the reserves too low in the belief that the Glovesh- ment is so hard up it must sell." Sothebys coldly repiled: "Any the absurdly high, reserve prices fixed by the Egyptian Grove ment despite our advice. United Press,
The expedition, backed by a the Dodecanese Islands.
Mollet has outlined tree candl Driegates from France, Haly,
Belgian Industrialist and the The book
covers the Wavells necessary
of Natural US Mayor On when
European Germany and the three Benelux Belgian 30,000 advanco
British ratification
countries, us well as British Sciences, set off from Dakar and Alled troups under Gen-Defence Community
observers, Writing in the April issue of
attended the con- lust November in the 18-ton Goodwill Wavell Archibald Sir
ference
towing a small called by French op yawl, Petula, publication "Foreign AL- the than 100,000
ponents of the European fairs," he said the Socialist de-por
De raft, for close observation of sea Itailans in the Western desert ciston would depend on the ex-
fence Community.
life immediately below the sur- and the precarious days intent of
British
The final resolution In participation
adopted face. Malta when three aged biplanes EDC; the ass
Assurance of certain by the conference declared were her only air defence
American
and
That the EDC. guarantees,
Slowly they drifted, record- far from in- ing and photographing the life The three "Gladiator" aircraft political
the chances of peace, authority containing proving -"Faith, Hope and Charity"-supra-national powers to uulise could close the way to negotia of fish and
callecting scientific fought off Italy's Nuvy and Air the organisation.
tions between East and West information. Two crates full of Force until relief arrived much
create ou Insurmountable | specimens are waiting to be Reiterating the French four of
obstacle to a peaceful unifica- sent to Britain from Barbados, rearmed F
and Independent DDS Germany, M. Mollet said "the ton of Germany.
To six-fcot Claude Dickson actual und effective presence
Iwo of Great Britain is the principal |
adventures with he On one occasion, into a war for which it was not
way to reduce the risks which try to And The Italian leaders and
was sailing in a thin rubber ready,
dinghy from the Petula to Germany's participation soldiers had no heart for this
the actual partner might create for particular war."
raft when a large shark rubbed He added: "With the collapse
future
Defence European
Its nose along the bottom of in East Africa, Italy had suffered Community."
Britain's the third of the major defeats
that
Austrian she was willing to main-
organisation trian treaties, which followed her disastrous
system shark tain close co-operation with the of collective security
rubbed
the and a Pakistan Committee was against decision to enter the war. Africa was lost forever, but in said. He added, however, that
organisation were assuring, he and general disarmament,
bottom. He should have been formed. The resolution expressed the Cyrenaica and in Greece the
fear the rearmainent of Germany Eventually Germans were preparing to in-there assurances "obviously provided for in the EDC treaty and leapt aboard," he added.
I reached the raftion with the city of Peshawar
was announced. be stated in concrete and pre- tervene and the British were
would lead again to resurgence
The two cities have a num- soon to learn that the means and cise terms." methods which had done so well He said the U.S. guarantees of German militarian, claiming
When approaching Barbados, ber of things in common,
"The Russian women married so-called guarantees the New Zealander was about against the Italians were not
the Japanese because they are treaty American contained In the of
were good enough against the Ger-
essentially towns
hard workers," he said. "But mans."--Reuter,
troops on the continent" and illusory.
Tailan
raft when two sharks swam up agricultural areas raising main after marriage the women left-wing Socialist
The two aboard the yawl gotly fruit and livestock. Icader Pietro
asserted equal rights with men, Nenni, who was out a "shark ropellant.
This
While in Peshawar, Dr Kerr They began drinking beer and
actually ordered to leave France yester was thrown into the water and said, he would
vodka to the disgust of theic Norway today spent her Silver clay and then allowed to return attracted the two sharks while over the mayor's job for a tew Japanese husbands.
Wedding day
Some observers believe hospital, after the conference bad pro- Dickson hurried back to the days. On their return on April
what the British Government tested! stingly to Premier yacht. They managed to get 17, the Americans will be ne
Other repatriates said there where she has been for over
had in mind was an actual 'at- week with serious recurrence Joseph Lanic, attended today's some good action shots of sharks companied by the mayor of
was an unusually large number | W
tack on Turkish territory. But session.--Reuter.
as they dashed at the yacht.
Peshawar, Abdul Rashid, who
Russion spinsters be of a liver complaint,
milltary commentators here may will
similar visit to tween 30 and 40 pay a
In spite of years of age) ....
it is inconceivable that an East- DOLPITIN-FISH
Courtland.
and many of them iried to marry
West war in which Turkey, as a The American delegation is Japanese.
family and the Royal relatives We
Of member
the Sharma, a marine biologist, taking along a
Atlantic It alliance, number of
from Denmark and Sweden,
became involved would said they had made one im-uniquely American gifts, such
American and French movies bulletin, that her condition had the Soviet-Turkish frontier.
was reported: dra. tonight's not swirly lead to conflict on portant discovery about as baseballs, ball point pens, were shown in Russia, they dolphins, which constantly pipe cleaners, etc. for the re- said. The Americari western } been ""satisfactory, taking into followed the yacht.
sidenta of Peshawar-France- pictire, "Shane," was the most consideration the circumstances." He added: "Dolphins are de- Presse.
popular foreign picture in 1958,-Reuter. finitely of the whale family. Thuso dolphins were 15h. Dolphin-fish are something of a final,
rest on two essentials:
should "Maintenance
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both to return to the yawl from the cording to Dr Kerr. They are
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Oslo, Mar. 21. Crown Princess Martha
In
of
strenuous day with visite from all the Royal
No Immediate Thought Of Retiring, But
"Churchill Is Not Trying To Beat
Gladstone's
Record”
London, Mar. 21,
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT President Nagulb told journ=
accept the inclusion of Turkey Turkey was a member of the in the agreement because
Atlantic Pact, which stated that an attack upon one member would be regarded as an attack upon all.
he said, Britain to reman would brised the Suez Canal base it France were attacked.
British
aMeals today con-
tinued to refuse to comment on Naguib's interpretation.
that
This consideration clearly, In- fluenced the British: Chiots-of- Staff, who are consulted throughout Anglo- Egyptian negotiations, when they agreed to the proposal regarding
Competent servers say it is extremely difficult to see how and when the next move in the negotiations will be made. Router,
Israeli Outrage Inquiry Ends
Tel-Aviv, Mar. 21.
مناط
The main discovery recorded mentary Under-Secretary of by the three men was that the State for the Colonies, hopes to northern and southern equatorial visit the Indian Ocean Island of currents of the Atlantle moet in Mauritius in the early summer, the area of Central Africa. the Colonial Office announced They let the craft follow the today.
will of the currents and pros Eleven days ago, it was disgressed at about one mile an closed in the island that Mr hour for 82 days arriving finally Oliver Lyttelton, the Colonial at Barbados. Secretary, had turned down a
The trig spent Christmas Day
Rumour is keeping up its efforts to hustle 79-year-old Sir Winston Chur- request by the Mauritius Legis- lative Counell that he receive a aboard the yacht, and had a chill into retirement, but there is no firm foundation for believing he has made
The official inquiry, by Israéli delegating In Britain to discuss Christmas dinner of asparagus
up his mind when he will give up the Premiership, chicken and green butter,
and United Nations reprezenta- changes in the Colony's 1847 | 14.
Einth into the peas, and minced pios, all cook constitution,
The propheta, knowing the of these rumours were being Conservatives at the end of fives, Today's announcement saided by Dickson. But owing to a veteran statesman never denies put about by ambitious politi- their annual conference next massacre was ended
today.in Isawell military spokesman said the 48-year-old Eari. would mishap over cooking, the Christ-speculation, are getting bolder dans in the Prime Minister's October.
Tonight Tel-Aviv.
in was not on the every make the visit,
"If his duties in me pudding
day about retirement Conservative Party.
14. The Prime Minister HaS Police dogs used to track the London pormit, to Acquaint menu until Boxing Day.
dates, and are even reshuffling
What are the fictar
recently been atter than at any killers kit the trail because of himself personally
They dressed up in paper the Conservative Cabinet and with the
1. Sources cloncat: to hate, pulled crackers and drank arranging for an auturan' general
Sirilme since his illness a year ago, tan rocky ground and very hot Colony and its problems."
The Legistative Couneli voted
Winston Churchill said today and is still as anxious as over to weather which destroyed the toasts to relatives at home. All pigction.MALA of three on gained weight during the pipe. Some insist the Prime Minte while the Prima Malster was make some personal cofile buton pent by a majority
"However, - other evidnica wis December 23 to appoint a dele- They left the petula in Hart will resign soon after Queen admittedly unpredictable, they to the peaceful settlement of ration to meet Mt Lyttelton to badoa, where it will be sold, Elizabeth's reburn in Bany from were convinced he has estan the world's problema before he obtained, as well, sa sundementer
in the survivors. definite plans for lays down his official burdena, discuss constitutional changes Tacir specimens will probably her Commonwealth tour, and mak
Though he has ofteri, in reef tragedy, a "which would satisfy the legi- go to a London college where that Mr Anthony kalen, his retr
will, inka over: die reins
of quer cent times, cited the cap timate aspirations of the people Evans, a
red, nobody in the william Ewart Gladitode, who railed to renewing A Bunday newspaper today
had last century, was still a Libmand Katsina (
of this country towards greater.
lollient self expression."
Mr Lyttelton's reply said he
"Marine
Barbados:
the
8 Moan, 9 Beal, 10 Violent 11 Suet, 12 Cure, 14. Defenda, 17 wanted a clear indication of the rare Ready, 19 Arona, 23 Pressed, 26 Anon, 27 Term, 28. Agitato, 29 changes asked for" and, at the Meet, 30 Edge, 31 Meddles, 82 Done." Down 2 Avenue, same time, the views of the Ampted, 4 Bavod: 9 United, 6 Pulzo, 7 Caned,: 12 Crop, 18 other sections of the population Race, 15 Noun 16 Scan, 18 Bettoo, 20 Rammed, ki Móden, 23 which Doposed
24 Herod, 24 Deeds,
of "omée
they had to cut their declared Conservative:
scale, throughout Varde, rau hæ Advice: to Been Ipped on to
wanted to driff)
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the Atlantic whe to make i fix-election ABAYA
had -for
the reports:
Comto
various thought of challenging · The chai
an Prime Minister at the age of 14) in echiodide to
Churchill has no tomorrow.