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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1954.
CONCERN OVER PREPARATIONS
Two Men Almost Married
FOR GENEVA
"Two Weeks To Go
The Wrong Girls Two
Rajot, India, Apr. 11. Two bridegrooms' retinueя got mixed up while travel- ling to wedding celebrations along the saine read bere --and they nearly married the wrong plets.
The Darty
have turned
that abould lofi turned
right. No tho other party took the opposite turning and the two men with their escorts arrived at the wrong house.
As the brides had been chosen for them, they did not
them and the Just parents only discovered the mistake at the last minute and sem then tearing away other again to pant each
irne brides in reach their thine.-China Mail Special.
Frontier Incidents
Egypt Stays Out Of Meeting
Chiro
London, Apr. 11.
Nothing
And Has Been
Settled"
Geneva, Apr. 12.
The Geneva Conference, due to start on April 26, is giving the city authorities and the United Nations officials one of the biggest headaches which this city of conference experts has ever ex- perienced.
With the meeting only two weeks away, literally nothing has been settled, except that the delegates will meet in the Palais des Nations, headquarters of the United Nations in Europe. United Nations officials do not even yet know in which room the delegates will hold their dis- cussions.
Geneva is awaiting in-
¦ The United Nations in
structions about what to do. They have offered full facilities. But it up to the delegations of the four great inviting Powers Britian, France, the United States and Soviet Russia to give the orders. So far, no one seems able to take any decisions.
"We are in a state of suspend. The British are moving into el animation or rathor, perhaps, the Hotel Beau Rivage, their
take of animated suspension." traditional headquarters from United Nations, celat said. League of Nations days, where Radio shid thisWe are reasty
to work Mr Eden will be no stranger. to go evening that Egypt had
if only imanndfately refused to attend a meeting would tell us what they want forlay
of
Jarneli- The
Egyptian Mixed Armistice Commission called to dis. cuss four Frontier incidents by allegedly provoked Egyptian forces.
The rat, says iteului, que tch in Egypt War Min style fts saying that the Egyptian de legations diel
** the TH- Be in- before cents stil twn hours the meeting was due to start
The als
that the
Unit ! Natamas olm, JALIST vestigation meords
added
done.
"We do not yet know if the Cuited Nations is to provide the secretarial of the ronterence or whether, as at Berlin, the dele cution will provide their own
secretariat,"
The United States have taken
two floors of the Hotel du Rhone
and, according to reports, are st short of space.
The French have occupied the Hole! Des Bergues and the remaining 13 or 14 delegations are scallered throughout town.
MUSICAL CHAIRS
the
for
Another point which must be In addition, an estimated 1,000
is the question or journalists are clamouring settlen soon Chinese translators for the Eng-rooms. lish, French and Russian vor- Unit Nations officials say that it is no easy matter to
In fact, a game of musical sumelaut Chinese trana- thi
chairs is on,
in the course of lators at short notice.
which press reservations made Nations While
United the
Las long ago 1 last February their "stule of observed wer at that time atlielais wait in
are being officially transferred the uf two
the m-animated suspension,"
into other hotels in an effort Geneva
have authorities
centralise as many delegations the itach to dn. For they are faced) Therefore asked
as possible. Anding Prezident
The with the pashlem of
With regard To accommoda- Robert space Colonel
not only for the Asian emference
delegates, but also on for the conference itself in meeting be postponed a day "evordaner for the 65 delegations attending the United Nations building, it that the delega- World Health scena likely the the
annual Upulations of the
in the Council Assembly and the 67 delegations tons will meet nust loomi
annual confer chamber. coming for the
the International Lill- This can seat some 10 to 18 so Egypt didence of
bour Organisation.
Investigating
cidents,
Egypt
Conzezaten.
American
Honauek, that
with
The
11/
armistice agreement.”
Colonel Rommel would grant this request, ;
not attend the meeting.
Except had appealed to General
to
Royal Memorial To Queen Mary
Dedicated in Sandringham Church fast week was thin erected by her children memorial plaque to Queen Mary and grandchildren, it was made during her lifetime by Sir
Sculptor-in - Ordinary for William Reid Dick, the Queen's Scotland, who was so scalptor to the late King George VI. The plaque, which is situated directly opposite to a similar memorial to King George V, bears a profile of the Queen in relief and the Inscription: In loving memory-Queen Mary 1867-1953-given by her beloved children and grandchildren,"
IN U.S.A.
Lung Cancer Deaths Jump 500 p.c.
In Last 20 Years
New York, Apr. 11. The American Cancer Society reported today delegation chiefs side by side that deaths from lung cancer in men had increased with their advisers and oldes
it 500 per cent in the past 20 years and that "causes now seated behind almost delegution lealers wish to have of this rise have not yet been in proving
Geneva | their advisers and aides seated
beside them,
as at the Berlin scientifically".
The food of requests for hotel
which 15 Vagn Bennike, Chief of Staff of accommodation. the United Nations Truce Super-pouring in, visory Commission to Palestine, too much for harassed the offcial added.-Reuter.
Reds Lose Power
111
Washington. Apr. 11.
Parties The Commun mest Western Europenia nations have
festing Ground
during the past eight years, the
officialdom.
The Russians have asked for conference,
them.
Geneva the
demonstrated
con- The society's annual report said that perio- accommodation for 150 persons, ference will have to go to an die examination against all forms of cancer could private mdio station and alterations will have to be made. save 41,000 lives a year in the United States.
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village for Mr.
Molotov, a other
facilities for a private vir ser- vice.
FOUR HOTELS
TOOD,
where
are
the treatment and had taken leadership
tho In establishing
Com- National Lung Cancer mitte to mobirise resources against the disease.
"SILENT CANCER"
The report
sald Increased
spectul
Nothing is known yet regard-
"Of the six forms of cancer of the measures for g security conference. The entire Geneva which the society is concentrat- police force will be mobiilsed ting," the report saith, "cancer of most The Chinese are bringing 200 deal with the conference oul- the lung has shown the
challenging in- They also want a priside the United Nations building dramatic and U.S. Information Agency and ¦ people.
radio station, vale
a private and reinforcements
10 Le crease. delegation chlefs brought in from other contons. In Denmark the Communists villa for their
other faciles, In Geneva,
international have lost more than 80 per cent and a host of of their popular
The bulk of their delegation is press centre has been set up in 20 years of 500 per cent. While emphasis on detecting "silent vole since
in four different
former women's
clothing the death rate in women has cancer" cancer without any postwar peak in 1945, and in beitig housed Norway, party membership has hotels,
store. Here, there will be dropped from about 40,000 The Russians have accepted rooms for press conferences by also increased, the major threat apparent sympton-was a ma- the stage when cancer 15 the end of World War II to the entire Hotel Metropote us different delegations. Offices on is to men over $5. It is estimated for development in 1953. That
the floors above have been put that male deaths from lung is
cancer in 1952 exceeded male usually most curable, the at the disposal of newspapers deaths from tuberculosis.
port said. and news agencies from all over the world-China Mall Special,
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"The society takes the posi tion that the causes of this rise have not yet been demonstrated scientifically.
"Perhaps the best way to DX press the society's attitude is to say that some evidence places
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US Defence Official Saysi
Cobalt Bomb Not Feasible
As A War Weapon
Pago
Secret Talks
By Two Middle East
Nations
New York, Apr. 11. Pakistan and Afghanistan Washington, Apr. 11. The U.S. Assistant Defence Secretary. Mr confederation aimed at a havo held pecret talks on Donald Quarles, said today the dread' cobalt bomb, joint foreign policy, the which could destroy entire continents, was scienti- New York Times said in a from Kuruchi fically possible but was "not feasible” as an instrú-lispatch
today. ment of war.
Mr Quarles, chief of research and development for the Defence Department, said no military man believed the C-bomb could be a good weapon of war because the radioactive material it released would kill friend and enemy indiscriminately.
Commlitee
said on ABC's Atomic Mr Quarica
may hold tel:vision show, "At Issue", the pubile hearings early in May. scientists already had produced Senator Bourke Hickenlooper
for uso
in (Republican, Iowa). certain chairman of the Atomic Com-
П
treat
he
The report sald talks between the two countries had been go- ing on for a year and were now
nearing completion. One of many reasons for confederation
that both countries have Nomudle tribol populations Rowing back and furth across the border to trade, the New York Times saki.
Vier-
Representatives *** | Governments hadl
of both
paved
the
smail C-bomb
to hospitals diseases. But he said it had mitee, is expected to introduce way by relaxing trade barriers. none of the characteristics of a
a companion bill in the Senate. "One of the most important larger war model, which
The bill colla for the first reasons for Pakistan welcoming malo would be a "suicide wea-wholesale revision of the eight-confederation Is to strengthen year-old atomic law. Mr Cole her defence of the Khyber Pass,
the measure would the
most practical approach cnacled before Congress from the Soviet Unton's eastern This summer-United republics into Pakistan." the
New York Times said.-Router.
pon".
of tho House predicted
Coin-1 be
saldourts
A member
Enciky Senate Atomic mittee Mr Chat Holfeld on the CBS "Man of the Week" TV show no one could enter a city for at least Ave years after a C-bomb had been dropped on
1t.
He said the theoretical wea- in- pon would have a cobalt stead of a steel casing to en- close ย hydrogen bonıb. He described cubalt on a lead-liko metal which absorbs radio- the activity and would permit winds to carry it to all corners of the earth.
Mir Elsenhower sald recently the United States did not intend to build 11-bombs or similar bigger or more weapons any destructive than this? it почи had.
In other atomic developments: 1. Mr Holifield, said he would introduce a resolution on Mon- day to raise the Civil Defence Administration to Cabinet level.
A
2. The chairman of the Joint
חריזי
Committee, Representative W. Sterling Cole (Republican, New York), said he would introduce cul bill this week to carry President Eisenhower's request for "modernisation" of the 1840
energy not. President asked Congress in February to make two basle changes in the law-to permit of certain tactical the transfer atomic data to Amerion's allles and to encourage US. business the firms to participate in atomic programme..
Mr Hollfeld said his resolu- civil defence to tion to ratie Cabinet level would permit the Director
of the agency to sit in of the National Council. He said there was plete defence against an enemy the only real air attack and precaution would be to give American cities adequate warn- ings through radar systems and other civil defence measures,
Mr Cole said he would intro- the Hous: duce his bill before
rocess 011 ila Easter starteci
The
House Senate
on metings Security
Friday.
по com-
Immediate Debate Sought On EDC
Paris, Apr. 11.
M. Pierre Henri Teitgen said tonight that any further delay In a foreword to the report
in the Parliamentary debate on Mr Walter J. Kohier, Governor
the ratification of the European Defenca of Wisconsin and Chairman of
Community treaty the Society's Board of Directors,
"not Immobilism would moons said: "Physicians aro imbued
but paralysis". with
the spirit of carlier
M.
Teltgen,
gen, a member of the diagnosis and more positive MRP. (Popular Republican) treatment.
Party, said the time for re- whole is flection is over, the hour "The public as o
of Iron Curtain cigarette smoking on the crimo but the evidence is not strong
more to see decision has struck. encuch to convlet x. Other coming more and
that it has fundamental "The Government must now .all tako data link air pollution to lung
responsiblity in seeking earlier
Immediately medicul attention, and cancer."
necessary betion for the opening of the debate on the ratification The society said it
in having perlodie cancer of 204,000 check-ups long before symptoms of
the treaty Instituting the sponsoring & study
European Defence Community. men whose smoking habits it develop." has recorded to see "If there is The society reported
"Not only is our foreign policy on the docisiona dependent which is to be taken but also our internal policy."-France- Presse.
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lung cancer and smoking."
London, Apr. 11. Ten United States newspaper editors
who and publishers arrived here by air today after a three-week's tour behind the the Russians Iron curtain sald were very civil-but careful."
Asked about the Russian reaction to news of the H-bomb Mr B. Franklin of Kansas said
"discreet sucnoo" Was ob ing served.
Mr R. C. Dix of the Evening Record, Kent, Ohio said: "I think they made sure we didn't anything We should'nt have,"
บ
Ho added that the standard' of living appeared to be higher
Wis
very
that it
statistical relation between allocated almost $5 millim to research in 1953, making a total It said it was also encourag-over nine years of almost $30
million. curly diagnosis and prompt
Shishakli In Cairo
For 1954, the society said, it had set a fund-raising goal of $20 million "but hopes to raise $29 million to make sure that every avenue to effective cancer Cairo, Apr. 11.
control may be promptly ex- Brigadier-General Adib Shi-plored."Reuter shaili,- who was ousted from power in Syria last February,
in Moscow than in the capitals crrived here today on his way
of satellito countries-Reuter. to Paris-Router.
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Casey Wants Nehru's View FEET
Melbourne, Apr. 12.
The Australian Minister of External Affairs, Mr Richard Casey, hopes to get the views of India's Prime Minister, Mr Nehru, on his way to the Geneva conference on Far-East problems, the newspaper Age reported here today.
He will tako Mr Nehru's views his journey to Geniva,
lo London, where he is to dis- At Singapore he will have. cutes the Far Eastern situation tales on Indo-China with the with the British Prime Minister, British” Commissioner-General
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