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UCESTER 'ARCADE
COMMENT OF
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Eden's Triumph
INDOUBTEDLY
UND
one of
Important
developments to emerge from the nine-nation talks on German rearmament Has been, Mr Anthony Eden's offer to send four divisions to the Con- timent. In terms
manpower
of
it will mean
CHINA
No. 85937.
1845
SATURDAY,
TOBER 2, 1954.
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SUDDEN HITCH AT 9-NATION TALKS
French Premier Insists
Husband
On Drastic
Saves Family Arms Control
that the European de- From Death
fence network will have
un extra 60-80,000
men.
By Cutting Off
Town Gas Supply
It must not be forgotten either that After two world
wars in which Britain has gone to the
Copenhagen, Oct. 1. rescue of Europe, British
The people of Odense, one of troops hold a unique place the largest towns in Denmark in the minds of Western had their gas Europeans. Mr Eden's six hours so that the lives of
supply cut
for
mother and her three children
offer, however, is equally could be saved. important from another
On returning from the cinema, standpoint for it should Olaf Ravsen found a note from
go a
French fears that a re-
his wife saying that she was
The nine-nation
London, Oct. 1.
conference on German rearmament struck a big hitch today when the French Prime Minister, M. Pierre Mendes-France, insisted on retaining features of his drastic arms production pool plan against the wishes of all other Foreign Ministers, a British Foreign Office spokesman stated.
These last-minute objections by France
long way to allay determines to and her own we threatened the new European defence project and that of her three children embracing a rearmed Western Germany at a time' armed Western Germany by gus, and that she had gone. would dominate the new to a house where she knew she when the conference was on the brink of success. European military organi- could carry cut her threat with- sation, The French have out interruption.
Olaf Raven telephoned the wanted this direct
gas works and
implored the evidence of Britain's official in charge to cut off the concern for Europe for down's gas supply, until his One main reason family could be found." years. why French
He then went to the police, feeling
who searched all the houses mounted 80 decisively where the Raven family was ngainst EDC earlier this known. In the early hours of year, was Britain's persistent the morning they reached a refusal to participate. The house and the accupier saidnight the other eight delegations defence crisis caused by French
allowed Fru that he had
her children to had the frin Impression last rejection of EDC--might be Ravsen and
might that M. Mendes-France "seriously endangered".
Unices had accepted the Belgian arms the the
difficulty. "surprise control plan adapted in prin- overcome
by the conference.
The United States, Belgian
Mr Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary and conference chairman, after a vain appeal for agree- ment on this key issue, closed the three-hour meeting longest so far -
with the words: “Let us hope the night || brings wisdom.”
British
change in the attitude was due largely to sleep in the kitchen, the efforts of Mr Eden him-
The pollen burst into self who, it. reported, for kliches and found the woman 4 Tong strong opposition in the the floor. Cabinet to this move.
Then he went off to dine and fɔked with a crowd who with the French to try to persuade him to drop
Fremler and surrounded him on the stops.
West German and Benelux his new demands,
delegates said the vital confer A British spokesmans said to enco-called to end the Westeri
was
time encountered and her three children lying on pokesman said he had and Canadian Foreign Ministers |
THE
HE Government's decision fa not only logical-It was the only possible decision to take. A. con- tinuation of its *isola- tionalist" policy would have gravely jeopardised uny, chances of success at the talks. And how often
has it been stated tha:
British and Europonn security la
Inseparable.
The gas taps were
fully open but hardly any gas was coming through. China Mail Special..
High French Official Suspended
Paris, Oct. 1.
..
en won last night in his offered compromise proposals to impression that the conference
ince* M. Mendes"=" France's was "over the. hump, That was How it appeared yesterday to objections, but these were not the British and he believed to acceptable to Trance, the Brlish the other delegations. Evidently spokesman said
the wears see at the hu
wrong side humy."
G, ESSES AT STAKES |
Kowloon Station Not To Be
Moved Yet
The Kowloon-Canton rallway terminus-- at Tsimshatsui 'will re-
| main where It Is for
(some years yet, Government spokesman said yesterday.
Humours have been circulating · throughout the Colony during the past week that the station will be moved to the area near the ‚ Nafil In Chatham: Road. "Government has em- barked on a long-term. policy and there are more-pressing commit- ments at the moment," sald the spokesman
Anked to elaborate he mentioned the new Kal Tak airport, Tai, Lam Chung reservoir and Kowloon Hospital, some of which are men- tioned in the Aber-- cromble Report.
Has Attlee Endangered Hongkong?
view, the carned Mr
that what hap
But the spokesman said last At the end of the session, Mi pen
· minute · hitchos) sjere, a: chatur- teristic feature of International conferences., Hejsaid. Britain was confident the differenco would be overcome.
Eden begged the Minsters (410 | peni at one stege later, to remember the great issues at Hongkong giga stakert
But
platge in Wedareday to but- M. Mcnics-France, theiress European defence
Confident Of Success
ACCUSED OF MASS MURDER
Sensational Outburst In Court Against Communist Minister
Vienna, Oct. 1...
A prosecution witness caused an uproar in a Sofia court when he a accused Kimon Georgley, Bulgarian Minister of Electrification, of assisting in the murder of hundreds of Communists 30 years ago, according to reports reaching here.
The
witness, Stolcho the suppression of a Communief Mushanov, a Minister in several and Agrarian revcat in 1923 pro-war
Bulgarian Govern- In the latest trial, the cecuista ments, was brought from prison were alleged to have shot und to give evidence against seven strangled those (taking part in Bulgarians accused of commit the plot Router.
ting
the murders.
Не fold.
the
court that Georgiev played an important part with one of the accused, former General Ivan Vylkov, In the murders Vylkov
82, a former De fence Ministry official, and six others were sentenced to death for arranging the assassination of a former
Bulgarian Prime Minister,
Alexander Stanbo losaky, and the murder of hun- of Communists in 1928 and 1025. Thy wontenoes were com- muted to
to:20 years' izoprisonment. A PRELIMINARY
reds
Urually informed circles". In Sofia Bolleve | the trial
the
the preliminary to
Hongkong: The Berlin Of Asia'
Grantham's View
Washington, Oct. 1.
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arraign.. | today described Hongkong ment of Georgiev, according to as an example to the South the reports.
Mushanov Fentenced to Chinese of how the free To Subdue
Was three, year – imprisonment, re- world lives ou cently" on charges connected with " He addres
Bensinar at the Advanced School
Inber national Etudies of Johns Hop- Aniversity, “Hə cidice - on
24 Injured Innlentongkon
Squatter Fire- Alexander described; Hong
Boy Gunman
Colorado Springs
ots
"Does he not-' red 7 that as & Up to 9 am, today, to death the Chinese of the way we aring that meraced polce", and ·
500 spectators No one was hit jorg in the' shooting;
me bor
But few people in this country [ Centre to the distressed people if there 774% 5ben an offiché tried, fà quén,
Was S
The boy was paroled lånt a week from the State Industrial Bchool. He started alpoting tion him about a car theft
*portance to the Free World
A01 24 year751boy su would. Thap- Bay
kong as the Berlin of Ashad, and" "T" ható "cops, fought off a Në GovernITIONÍS . Social Pointed
out
that people www of policemen with sb Wellore. Centro at Shamshlupo, able to foove a molt freely there, working together wiff the Kal ooid reise the government more than an hour The Economist, criticising Fong Arked if he thought failure
Association, Cat that change their park and residence siege ended, when a to agree on arms control would what it called "wilful blind district, started the registrations and receive compensation: "When tying - tačkle, falled, HAIR RUFFLED
wreck the talks, the spokesman current campaign against chat devastated
attacked Mr Atuleer of vidims of the disastrous fire it was: nocorsary for the Goy gunman, still kic Mr Eden's hair was ruffled said. "It... the nine delegations
two squaters' crnment to appropriate proferty,
screaming deflance; and his face damp with cannot agree, the
*** districts at mid-night, while the in contrast to the practice; in M. Jean Mons, secretary perspiration as he left Lancaster falls and much else fails to the
conference Chiang Kai-shek." Surely the lant war im-
| Communist Chim. That,: he said, fire was ill burning.
You'll the general of
French House, where the conference is ground" including Britain's matter of practer politics, what has so far been reported and no world lived.
never as a good flugration to hosted the
tnice me alivo perved pressed that Icason ирол
"bay repentaci the free hiring the 90 mirxiles of wild the Government. If Europe national defence committee, being held.
been temporarily
happens to Forms will happen pervas until is to remain
misilog However, 24 He described. the attitude of weak and has
one stage later to Hongkong.", divided in the face of the suspended from duty, the Lost Minister to leave, smiled the end of the century.
the Economist staford,
persons were treated for slight the Chinese Communirs to buntis „prid" Injuries a growing Communist armed Premier's Office announced
"Both were omitted from the might, Britain is threaten- | tonight.
The kitchens of the Social wards long as cas of "old guarantees of the Southerst Aria Wellore
ing the the office started serving ed equally with
trade with Ita The suspension followed deve.
wald Hongleungi Treaty recently 'ped at Marilla. the first meals in Maple Street European allies. As it is,lopments in the investigation
to have suggested the early this morning Britain. для re-asserted into leakage of seret documents But the spokesman added: official communique after the am
'òminous significance of the herself in the diplomatie from the defence committee.
ference will prove Earller leadership of Europe which
ministers had further considered Two high French civil Ber-that it can succeed."
the for BO long
remaining problems and ter. has been vants, Rene Turpin, and Roger dominated by America. It Labrusse, were
The spokesman said there was would meet again tomorrow. charged with agreement
1n principle en all is to bo hoped Mr Dulles treason.
HOPES OF 'BUCCESS But such agree- other matters. follows Mr Eden's lead and The two men had confessed ment was subject to agreement
The communique added: "I promises to maintain U.S. citer dil-eight: questionor to on arms control,
In hoped-to complet: these · dls=" cussions over the weekend", military M. Merlo, Froncs, told, the Supreme
The French Premier's that effective control conference
production pcoi plan-criticised
Washington, Oct. 1. of armaments was a essential
by all his colleagues as cumber- The United States has pro- | of French preparedness, to
for elaborate co-ordination and of life imprisonment imposed na NOT HIS CUSTOM
inspection throughout the pro- Mr Hugh Redmond, an Ameri- He said it was not his custom posed seven-nation. defence
A court estimated the value to sign international agreements grouping.
can businessman in Shanghai, It
of a hard-working farm wife, at disclosed today. wan which had no chance of being Sama conference sources said A State Department spokes 200 marks (about £16, 18, 46 ratified by the Freach Parlla- M. Mendes-France was insisting man, Mr Lincoln White, said the sterling) a month, and ordered ment.
a lorry driver to pay that features which would make protest was made on September
Europe
away vital
forcen in
alao-giving
secrets from tho for this is the best way of National Defence Council, ensuring peace on the Con-which they held key posts. -tinent.
~France Prease-&-Reufer-
on
tomorrow
So far it has not yet been any sickle: because, of rigide
muggling it amounted
We are confident. that the con long meeting said the fact," the Economist sald-Reu-nossible to establish accuratelyovernment control;autest patrolman fricked him into, yes.
that
arms
He war subdued after
emrtridges
the number of huts ravaged, by the fire, but it was estimated to The Governor was the be more than 500. The number of hencur later in the day at a vealing how many
derland reseptlon giyen by "Mr. Walter He had left and then rushed in
· afectods rendered homeless was believed Robertson, - ansisatant Secretary to capture him when - he had to be over 6,000, TAASKOR of, State for Far Eastern Affairs; used up the last of his dinmuni-
Hon-Unged Fresn. How Much Is
U.S. Protest Toof perens
Red China
gree to German searmament. some end impracticable calls, tested to China over a sentence
A Wife Worth?
Stuttgart, Oct. 2.
JW. Beyen, the Dutch it difficult to produce any heavy 2 by the United States Con-amount to a farmer whose Forelo Minter, safd
he sill thought the issue should be left for examination after the pori- ference. Bi M. Mendes-France Insisted that it be settled by the ministers in London,
weapons in West Germany.mulate in Geneva direct to the he ran ove
ran over and killed wife
First hint that something had fona - wrong,' came : when the
An authoritative source said Chinese representative there.
- Judge said that the carlier that Britain, France and The Peking Government had ac farmer had shown that his wife the United States will tomorrow qused Mr Redmond of spying had looked after the-weekly pledge early sovereignty to West and convicted him on this marketing, as well as running: Germany and virtually renourice charge on September 12 this the house and garden and help. their occupation
powers
Im- year. He was arrested in Apriling in the Belda, “China "Mail mediately. — Reuter,.
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