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Royal Children At Malta
Radio picture received from
Malia showing
Prince Gourgo
Charles and Princess Anne setting foot on the Cross Island from the royal yacht Britannia. They are in the care of their great uncle and great aunt, Lord and Lady
Mountbatten.--Central Press,
Malta Prepares Big
Welcome For The Royal
Royal Family
Valetta, Malta, May 2.
Queen Elizabeth will step ashore tomorrow on this island which her father, King George VI decorated with the George Cross for its war- time courage.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1954.
ANZUS Council Holds Long Meeting In Geneva
Geneva, May 9.
A 10-man council of the three ANZUS pact countries-the United States, Australia and New Zealand-held a 75-minute review of the political and military situation in Southeast Asia at an emergency meeting today.
The meeting was called by the United States Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, under Artiole Three of the 81-month-old ANZUS pact, under which the three countries pledged mutual defence aid if attacked.
Article Three says that they for military old in Indo-China "parties will consult together | which Britaln and whenever, in the opinion of any welth
ar
erun less.
Comninon.
The wading
Zealand,
of them, the territorial Integrily, | Australia and New political independence.
have not heeded. security of any of the partie, is But Mr Dulles exerted no
additional prestare throatened in the Paelße."
an the two Commonwealth Ministers to change their vlewa fra the inter
Delegates would no! comment on the significance, it any, of Mr Dulles's invoking section of the treaty for calling the meeting.
But rellable sources Bald Mr Dulles made pluin to the Australian and New Zealand representives ho was determined 10 push ahead with extending non-Communist defensive ar- rangements in Southeast Asia.
It was suggested that today's meeting might prove to be the Arst of a series of defence talks between the United States and other friendly countries border- ing the Pacific.
Mr Dullce and the External Affairs Ministers of Austraila,
Mr Richard Casey, and of New Zealand, Mr T. Clifton Wobb, reafirmed their determination
A delegate cominented inter: "It was an extremoly friendly and smooth meeting"-Router.
American Song Writer Dead
Hollywood, May 3.
Mr Arthur Johnston, 56, htt qt composer
many tones, died yesterday after
long illness. Bong for which Mr Johnston wrote the music Included "Pennica from for
lieaven," "Cocktails Two," and "Thanks Aŝillon." would
that the ANZUS phet not be upset or superseded by any ather defensive bloc in Southeast Aals or the Pacific,
RECORDS KEPT
Records were kept meeting and it was doelded that
of the
an agreed minute - not neces- sarily a full text - would be re- leased to the British Govern
ings.
But Commonwealth SourceS would sold this official minute
fullcat be supplemented by the Le
As the Royal yacht, Bri-| On arrival, the Royal couplement, as at post ANZUS gather- tannia
the will receive on board the ship approaches
the Governor of Malta, Sir island from Tobruk. Aus-
Gerald Creasy, and Latty Creasy, trullar and New Zealand the
Metropolitan Archbishop, Air Force and Royal Navy Sir Michael Gonzl, and jet planes based on Malta Prime Minister, Dr G. I ru will fly past in greeting to Olivier and Mrs Olivier the Royal family.
the Grand Hor-
MARBLE TABLET
possible discussion of the meet- Ing with the British Foreign Becretary, Mr Anthony Eden,
her
He was a composer st music for films both here and in Loudon—Reuter.
Mr Dulles To
Russian MVD Agent Appeals For His Wife And Son
Holding photographs of his wife Yanina, 32, and Alexander Nikolalavitch, 11⁄2, is Captain Kbakhlov of the Rus- sian MVD secret police who sorrendered to the
American authorities in Frankfurt, Germany, where ho bad been sent to murder an anti-Communist Russian. He has appealed to the Russians to release his wife and son and allow them to
join him la America, -- Reuterphoto.
No British Troops For
Indo-China
Confer With Says Aneurin Bevan
Scelba Today
Milan, May 3.
Leeds, Yorkshire, May 2.
Mr Aneurin Bevan, leader of the left-wing of the Labour Party, said today Britain should tell The American Secretary the United States that "we are not prepared to
of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, will hold talks today send one soldier to Indo-China to support French ex with the Italian Premier, imperialism."
ant his advisers. The Queen and the Duke will Then, as tho Britannia pre-step ashore at the Custom House
Britain has made no secret of
at being annoyance cluded from the
pact, and al three countries have agreed that Britain receive a complete briefing on all ANZUS talks.
Mr Dulles It is understood referred again to the American- backed appeal
French by the
pares lo enter
steps where a small tablet of bour, embattled wartime refuge marble, lot into the well-worn of harassed convoys, bronzed stone, marks the spot where Mailese gunners of the Army King George VI stepped on his saluting battery in the ancient wartime visit to the island. fort of Saint Elmo and Naval
Here the Queen wil} meet gunners in the shore establish
Brid civilian vervice
person- inents, H.M.S.
and Inspect Naval Guard of Honour,
the their
Saint Angeloa alities and 11.M.S. Phoenicia will fire
Way
to
Hayal salutes of 21 guns.
the
decorated Governor's Palace, in Valetta. Kaily will ring out Malta's
will visitors
Over
harbour many church bells.
gunisations itning
On
the Royal
from
pitap
Youth or under lavish decorations-unic The break-re-crected
Coronation from water arms will give a rousing | your, others newly bulit welcome.
the £25.000 Maita is devoting Naval helicopter will provide to the Royal visit. an escort off the breakwater. Over the ancient King's Gate, For the
Queen, it will
where the Queen and the Duke eturn to a place where will
the city, enter
is an Princess Elizabeth she spent a enormous Royat Coat of Arms happy holiday in 1940, when in luminous joint which shines The Duke was serving with the by day and night-China Moil Mediterranean Fleet.
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British Crossword Puzzle
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5 Amusing (6),
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Outside London
Life Is Dull
For Tourists
Signor Mario Scelba, and He told a May Day rally; "It would have the Foreign Minister, Bignor been much better if that had been said to the Attilio Piccioni, on his way United States much earlier.
home from the Geneva con- ference.
It will be Signor Scelba's Mr Dulles, ärst meeting with which Signor Piccioni request
ed on his behalf at the recent Atlantic Pact conference Parts.
Political
the
quarters
Ju
Rom
"Men's lives would have Imperialist who won't lace the saved and the Geneva obligation of calling them back been conference would have been home."
and if America much easier not been allowed to belleve that whatever she said Britain would back."
Mr Beyan contended that
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Plans For Town In New Forest For 40,000 Londoners
London.
Planning officers of the Socialist-controlled London County Council and the Hampshire County Council, which has an Independent majori- ty, will have talks within the next few days on proposals to build an over-spill_town of 40,000 people in the heart of the New Forest, according to London reports.
They may discuss methods of overcoming the strong opposition of the local council. This body has voted against having anything further to do with the scheme.
The Hampshiro authorilles are the Landon development would in favour of some form of new be unbalanced, would destroy town, but alternative slles may the be proposed.
this and
rural amenities of small agricultural town An official of the Ringwood engulf forming land. and Fordingbridge Rural Dis- GO COUNCILS CONSULTED trict Counsell sak: "We know Thika havo been held with that the further talks are taking some 60 local authorities place despite our opposition. We throughout the whole of the shail watch the developments south-east, from the New Fores dosely."
north-eastwards along Ra This is the latest development which braces Swinden, Ket- In the relentless efforts of the toring, Grantham, Lines, and
to house its over-spill Peterborough. population.
Hunstanton, Norfolk, is con- The tentacles of the London stuering app
approaching the L..C.C. octopus are wriggling und to open preliminary talks. searching over an arcu mainly within a rndlus of 100 miles have from County Hall.
LC.C
Many
are
local authorities which approuched the council have been dismayed at the size
In some cases it has been the of population the council wishad L.C.C. which has made the fist to export to their area.
They
approach. In others the local council, hearing of the efforts have been thinking in terms of of London to find space, have 2,000, while London has mon-
floned up to 35,000. made offers to the authority.
would Nantwich, in Cheshire, which maiters considerably
have aimpiilod was well beyond the distance LC.C. If it could have found 10 London
contemplated moving towns willing to take 33,000 people, made such an approach ach.
has proved im-
and talks were held.
the Minister Recently Housing said this was too for away, and the scheme has been dropped,
Under the scheme it is some 350,000 with industry
Till
for
the
of possible, and has resulted in the ever-widening search for towns enpablo receiving between 5,000 and 10,000 and willing to enter tain such expansion.
expanded towns hoped to move people, together to support them, outlying areus, some very remote from London, within the next 20 years.
to
MINISTER'S KOLE
"SECRECY” CHITICISED Farming
organisations throughout the south are highly critical of what
secrecy" maintained by local they call the
councils.
Bre
two
then
An official of the National Farmers' Union aid: "No one knows just what is being
between
the authorities until a plan is
sud- denly produced. Wo left with only a limited time in which to preparo objections to the seizing of
af agricultural land." But London is placing great hopes on the Brockland area of East Anglia. There, it
The council hopes to achieve agreement with the local hatched authority and proceed on a friendly basis. If it meets op- or if the local or position, County authority meats in dividual opposition, an appeal can be made to Mr Macmillan, Minister of Housing and Local Government.
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At Swindon last work aj-claimed, little, damage would be
connmod for compulsary purchase order was done to agriculture.
the council to abtain 245 acres of valuable farm land for housing 5,000 people from London under the over-spill scheme.
at-
Restitution Sought For Victims
The Chairman of the Associa~ tion's Bavarian branch suggest= Kont authorities are od that tho restitution should
It is probable that Swindon
Munch, May 2, will later this year make
Two hundred former Nazi Mr Harold Wilson, a Bovanite templs to acquire a further 700
party officials and members of who took supporter,
over Mi детей
The Bevan's vacancy In the Labour
an "Association of Denazilica- L.C.C.'s approach was
at "ghadaw
bero rally cabinet", told A rejected at Edenbridge by the tion Victims", อ Manchester rally that Britain Conservative controlled Kent today, demanded."moral, legal said there would be no specifie unless the richer Governments must not join or encourage ise selusi permission for develop people Interned after colle
County Council, which has and economic restitutian for agenda for their talks but sub-of Wast were prepared to formation of anti-Communist jects to be discussed would in- spend more on raising the alliance in Asia.
ment there. There is a strong and dealt with by denazlicntipa clude
Trieste problem, standard of living of backward Italy's
ratification of
the people, "nothing will stop the
"I believe at the moment the feeling that London will, at a courts.
date, appeal to the Minis- European. Defence Community. revolutionists from spending | danger to a negotiated settle-ter. her altituda towards possible more or stopping us reaching ment in Asia is provided by conversion of the Balkan Pact
the edge of a third world war." the lunatic fringe in the Ameri- prepared to fight and to stage be financed by a 50 per cent tax Landon, May 2. into a military alliance, emigra-
can Senato--those who want to a strong case in support of on all capital acquired between Outside London, say tourists, tion
American offshore Mr Bevan claimed that "there destroy Communist China, their refusal. They claim that 1945 and 1949.-Reuter. life Britain s unbearably orders to Italian Industry.
have always been divisions of those who want to embark on
the Labour Party.* Bignor Scolba has repeated opinion in
a holy crusade against Com was a reference to The munism and those who Maxwell, ly stated his Government does This Alexander
not subordinate ED.C. ratifica state of the Party following his that the interests of the people and Holidays Association, said
putting that
an invariable the satisfaction of Italy's claims "shadow cabinet" in Parliament
all the resources this W13
On the
but through disagreements with the modern warfare behind French complaint.
ho has made clear that an leadership.
Imperialism in Indo-China,” he "We are told that even in our acceptable solution of the long ilvollest resorts people are more standing
said.-Heuter. issue would
He said there was a difference greatly of opinion in the governing
Conservative Party.
dull.
Sir
and
think
chairman of the British Travel tion, now before Parliament, to resignation from the Labour of Asia will be served by South Korean Minister At Geneva
Trieste territory.
or less compelled by lack of boost chances of obtaining " entertainment to go to bed by Large Parliamentary majority 10.30 or 11 o'clock.
"To many visitors, especially those from the Continent, the
| for E.D.C. ratification,-Reuter.
evening should be just beginning To Catch Speeding
of licensing
at this time and it merely a question laws.
"Of course those do make life
Motorists
Wellington, May 3 unnecessarily dimcult for many Microwave speed detectors, to people who wish to enjoy them- enable Now Zealand police to selves in normal way rather check speading motorists, may than cramming as many drinks soon be produced an a large
យ៉ង
Referring to 85,000 British
for Indo
GAITSKELL'S VIEW
Hull, May. 1. troops in the Suez Canal zone, Mr Hugh Gaitskell, farmor he said 35 to 40 Conservative Labour Chancellor of the Ex- Members of Parliament has told chequer, said last night that the Prime Minister, Sir Winston complete freedom Churchill, that if he dared to China was long overdue, evacunto them, they would vote against their own Party.
These people must be giyon their independence juri as we Mr Bevan said it cost Britain gave India - her independence," £85,000,000 a your to keep he told a May Day démonstṛp- troops in the Canal zone, yel | tion,
as they possibly can to the detri-scale by a firm of British manu-"there is по ment of their system or digestion, facturers.
a single ligh
ranking military authority In He said he had come back bofore the fatal hour of 10.30 Tests of the apparatus in New Great Britain who will come from the Commonwealth con- Zealand have been so successful forward to say that they are of pm, or 11 p.m."
ference of the Royal Institute Sir Alexander, talking to the that sufficient of the detectors ony military value at all... of International Affairs council of the association in are being manufactured to sup-
Pakistan with the deep convic- London, sold that inst yearly traffle officers throughout "They are only there beenuse tion that the principles of Com-
the American tourists brought in
Mall Sir Winston Churchill is an oldmonwealth dominion. China
unity were
the Special.
fashioned early 19th century Ideals of the Labour movement £30,000,000.
in Britain.
Russians Prefer Geraldo's Music
To Stan Kenton's
Moscow, May 2,
Leonid Utyosov, Russia's chief melody-maker, believes American jazz bands are weaving “bare sound patterns without any content.".
1'
NO DIFFERENCE
He thought there was no' TORĮ difference in the fundamental
| principles of the Labour foreign
policy.
It must be the foreign policy. of any Socialist Glovammant to bring" freedom- and -FRIDGERCY to all the peoples of the world
In a reference to
to the recent disagreement within the party on German rearmament car the subsequent, resiz left-winger. Ansurin the party's: shadow rabin Galinzell malig Parly believed lastbie
as one of He claimed in a magazine | Ruslans were "gomewhat harmony. As soon article that Rusalan do not surprised" to and the music of these elemente in missing there think much of music in the style Stan Kenton and Woody Her- no musje. of Stan Kenton and Woody mam enjoying the popularity it Незал
But Britain's Geraldo and ħili does among certain music lovers Orchestra stand upreme în | abroad. Soviet stimation they are his type of music is nothing SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD ---Acros: 8 Lamb, 7. Buret, B
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"We Boylet musicians. com rider the Geraldo Orchestra the best of the Westem variety of Kanisations Jun fordel, oulfire I would miY.
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10 Rebld, 17 Boop, 18 Ling, 10 Reduce, 22" Omen, 24 Idler,
25 Sople, #7 mai, 15 skip.