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"YALTA CONCESSIONS FANTASTIC”—MacArthur,
Piracy Stamped Out In Indonesia
Djakarta, Mar, 23. The Foreign Minister, Mr Sunarjo. thanked the Philippines today for stamp-
in ing out piracy the northernmost Indonesian islands.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955,
COLLAPSE APPARENT
Gen. MacArthur
WAS CLEARLY
Oldest Car
Roadworthy
Search For Missing
Prince
Mysterious
Iranian
Not Consulted Released
Before Yalta
New York, Mar. 23.
General Douglas MacArthur said to- day that "the imminent collapse of Japan" in World War II was clearly apparent several months". before the Yalta con- ference concession to bring Russia into the. Pacific war.
The former Commander of Allied Forces in the Far East issued a formal statement of his views as a result of the publication last week of the Yalta Papers.
"Had my views been request had neither the imagination nor ed in reference to Yalta, I would the foresighted ability to con- nost emphatically have re- tinue total war and that defeat the face," commended against bringing the now stares her in Soviet into the Pacifle war at General MacArthur said. that late date," General Mac-" He added, "Had my views, Arthur said.
EARLIER END
been requested in reference to Yalta I would most emphatical ly have recommended against bringing the Soviet inte the Pacific war at that late date. To have made vital concessions for such a purpose would have seemed to me fantastic.
Gen. MacArthur said that all his reports after October, 1941, had presaged the iro- "For two months Indonesian minent collapse of Japan and waters have been in peace that thoughts had even been without being disturbed by held in his headquarters crimes at the hands of Filipino about the possibility that the pirates," Mr Sunarjo told the
war against. Japan would Fress. "I consider it proper to end before the war in Europe. express my gratitude and ap-
There have been published correct the Philippines preciation to Government for the results reports that General MacArthur achieved in eliminating this had told Washington that the piracy."
invasion of Japan and the final ROOTED OUT
defeat of the Japanese would Mr Sunarjo said that Indo-cost perhaps 1,000,000 lives. nesian representatives in Manila These reports were cited by had informed him that Filipino backers of President Roosevelt. pirates operating in Indonesian as sufficient and good reason" to "territory had been rooted out make
concessions to.. the
by Philippine forces in accord-Russians at Yalta,
Indonesia
aree with surrepines,
made to the
Gen MacArthur staid that
Mr Sunarjo said he hopedfather directly or indirectly did regotiations or illegal Indo- the have the slightest connection nesian immigrants in the Philip with the Yalta conference. plaes would be
resumed
and
cor.cluded successfully "before long United Press,
Fertainbleau, Mar, 23.
A conference of the Chiefs
Ad-
'My views DI the visability of
Soviet Russia entering the war ar that Late date were never solicited," he said. "Neither I nor any mem- ber of my Command was pre- of Staff of the four major sub-
conference commands of SHAPE was held sent at the Yalta here today under the presidency and I personally did not even of US General Cortland van know it was being held."" Schuyler.
He said that the imminent
Military representatives were collapse of Japan was clearly present from the sectors of North apparent several months before Europe, Central Europe, South the Yalla conference. Europe and the Mediterr LAGEN.
These command conterences "All of my dispatches and will take Place
roughly reports clearly ericiated this every three months to discuss viewpoint. For instance, as early the problems of each of the
as September 21, 1944, I stated commands Individually and of the campaign was entering its the SHAPE || Command in cecisive phase and that Japan general-France-Presse.
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-Paris, Mar. 23.
POLICE held a mysterious
Iranica on charges of ene tering France without a visa today but later released him. The Ministry of the Interior
announced that the man land ed at Orly Airport today without a visa, claiming that he was Prince Hamil Rei Pakleri, brother of Iran's "King of Kings,"
with
He was here, he said. to help search for seven-year – old Prince Ali-Patrick, the Shah's nephew, who has vanished from his Swiss bcme his French mother. The Police said that they had released the man For 48 hours pending investigation of his chims to be the Shab's brother. The Shah originally had six brothers, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, but
Company. Built in Picture shows the first car constructed by the famous Mercedes 1886 this is probably one of the oldest cars in the world. It was seen at the 25th International Automobile Exhibition held in 'Geneva, recently.-Express Photo. "
it is not known how many of BOND THIEF
them are now living. Meanwhile, the hunt for All- Patrick continued. The Prince, with his mother, and half- brother disappeared from the Swiss resort town, of Gstand where he has been going to school-United Press.
Police Cadets
Reprieved
London, Mar, 23, -
QUIETLY
RELEASED
FROM GAOL
Paris, Mar. 23,
NATIONALIST-HELD ISLANDS
Knowland Can't Understand
UK
Washington, Mar. 23.
Page
Syria Resents Turkey's Action
Tapasons; Mar, 23.
The 'Syrian Government issued a communiqge today mying • that it “strongly resents", the attitude of the Turkish Prime Minister,
Adnan Menderes, in rejecting the Syrian nute
Turkey
of
clarifying its position in regard to the Egyptian- sponsored defence pack
The communique acensed disregarding
· Syria's rights (xa am-- dependent sovereign stale.
The communique, added
while Syria ncions friendly
to maintain
relations with
Turkey she would continue
to
the
polley
follow dictated by zupreme Arab fateresis-United Press *
JAPANESE WIN TWO KNITTING
AWARDS
Paris, Mar. 23.
Two Japanese women won prizes in the French Inter national Knitting Contest.
Second prize (50,000, francs) In the first category went to Miss Chichko Ishi Kawa of Hirosaki-. City, Acmari Prefecture, for a red cocktail dress, and, in the third, category Miss Hiroko Hirotomi of Tokyo won Arst pize (100,000 francs) for a grey,
sports sweater
by
The models were worn
difficulty was experienced ta
Senator William Knowland said today that he could not understand Britain's idea that the Chinese Communists should be recognised as having so-quins before the jury and vereignty over the Nationalist-held coastal islands. finding mannequins small enouga
Neither could he understand how Britain could to wear the Japanese entries.
12 nations, including Japan and
frcon
The "mystery of the faiss- The Government are to allowing 70,000,000 francs (about I have not the slightest de up to 2,000 police cadets a year $200,000) worth of bonds" sire to be involved in the de- to put off indefinitely
going on and I am national service due to the coun-returned to the fore in Paris bates now site son solely to try's "serious shortage of police again today with the revelat make such a suggestion and continue to support Meanwhile, contestants
Home Office an- tion that Antoine Chalvet certain
misinterpreta- forces, the
The police Bauny
de Recy, former her own position in Hongkong,, he added, in an Britain, were vying for the tions which have been advanced nounced last night.
General Mac are nearly 10,000 men short of through error,"
cavalry officer, Resistance address to the, American Legions' Legislative Com-International Knitting: "Grand, Arthur
United full strength in England
hero and Deputy of the Na- mission.. Wales, China Mail Special, Press.
tional Assembly, has been released from prison.
explained.
ind.
Mine Was Worked
Out Said Owners
THEN MR KRAFFT QUIETLY MOVED IN
Johannesburg, Mar. 23.
Recy, who had an arm amputated in 1940, but who nevertheless flew into France from Algeria and parachuted into a group of Maquis in 1844, was sentenced in May, 1952, to 10 years hard labour for theft and brand.
He also said that "as far as notice an aggressors that they I am concerned 1 will oppose have advanced as far as will be any more Yaltas or Munichs" allowed.
NOT ROAD TO PEACE
"Appeasemen is not the road to peace," he told the Commission...
Noting
by
But
continued almost immediately: "Voices of appease ment arose." Europe and Asia saying that the additional Islands of Quemoy and Mats should be surrendered."
that Congress, beavy bipartisan majorities, had adopted the resolution authoris→ ing President Eisenhower to use released American armed forces to defend said those islands were essential
today
Christmas
It was learned only that he was "quietly from prison last Eye
Recy, who
entered politics after the Liberation of France,
The success story of Mr George Krafft, a mind was a Deputy by the age ing engineer of Benoni on the South Africano 95, confessed to implication Witwatersrand, is one that should warm the hearts to the the of all small miners.
near
one of South
Five years ago, backed by three friends, Mr Kraft bought the Van Rhyn Mine, Once Benoni. Africa's big gold producers, the mine had been written off by the big concern which owned it as worked out.
IMPOSSIBLE TASK
Mr Kraft's old mining colleagues tried to dissuade him from buying, and, ex- perts told him that he had set himself an impossible lask as the mine had been explotted to its fullest.
Mr Kraft, however, was convinced that .there
Colonisation
.
Of Negev
Jerusalem, Mar. 23. The Neger colonisation plan is centred On two lange new transit camps for the reception of North African newcomers direct from the ship.
Immigrants receive huts with basic
furniture and welfare, education and health services in the
arranges un-
their
of 1,000 French treasury bonde, valued at 100,- 000 frames each, from the treasury of Pas de Calais (Northern France) in 1949.
·300 RECOVERED
Three hundred of these bonds, of a value of 30,000,000 trancë (about $85,500) were recovered
from a Paris banks, where they had been deposited, “
Senator Knowland said these with knowledge of the situation
Prix"
A FAVOURITE
'One of the favourites for this titie was Britain's 64-year-old
Reverend champion, The Reginald Parry, who was chosen out of 20,000 British com Petitors...
The Rev. Parry said that he hoped to win the coveted title" despite stiff competition from foreign candidates, including the Paris dressmaker M. famed Pierre Balmain,
to the defence of Formosa and Formosa and Islands necessary
it had been the "settied However, the Rev. Parry did for its protection, he said that that action sheuld
policy of this and the preceding (not carry off any of the major have encouraged
that we should prizes awarded to entries from Allies abroad Administration the United States and should have servad clear not have Formosa pass to une France, Belgium, Japan and
triendly forces."---Reuter,
Sweden-France-Presse.
'Colonialism'
On Bandung Agenda
Djakarta, Mar. 23. Colonialism will be the major subject tackled when Asian and African nations
But French police never dis- meet next month in Ban- covered what happened to the dung, the Indonesian Foreign remaining 70,000,000 franes Minister, Mr Sunarjo, said worth of bonds, that Recy
OD
claimed he burned in his bath today. tub. The search for these bonds, if they exist, still goes terence would discuss the five He also said that the coo-
principles of co-existence --- a Meanwhile, it was learned Communist Chinese Premier, Mr phrase made popular by, the that Recy, since his release from Chou En-lai- and world peace prison, has been worlding in an
in general.. insurance company."
The four accomplices of Recy 36 were all sentenced to terms
The covertiment jobs in the were rilled $20 sections of the mine still con-neighbourhood A
taining gold, which the pre-villages are built. The Minister vious, owners had considered) of Defence, Mr Ben Gurion, das too costly to mine when gold blueprinted owo main areas for fetched only £4 4s an ounce. intensive, resettlement, one in
Northern Negev
designated On March 8, 1950, he re- Alchish Lachish where opened the Van Rhyn Mine villagers comprising smallholder gaot One of them, Andre Fortie, with a staff of two Europeans farms are now being organised committed suicide three months and 23 Africans, His car was his United Press. office as the previous owners had not wound up their affairs and were still in possession of the offices..
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD ACTS 3 Streamer 7 Panie,
8 Earrings 10 Relent, 13 Eyelets, 15 Lace 17 Apricot, 18
Today, Mr Krafft's company employs a staff of 110 Euro- peans and 1,200 Africans, and is making bigger proats than many mines which are house- hold names.
.w
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"During the first year, worked in average of 18 hours a day," Mr Krafft recalled. *1 had to help in every section of the business from mining to the administrative work, remarked:
he
STILL | CONTROL
The four original” sharo». bolders still have control of the mine, but: their mum- bers had to be increased to 120 sa more capital was ro- quired from time to time. All of Mr Kanfft's key', men are shareholders and this, he feels, has had a lot to do with the success of his enterprise. France-Presse. S
Paris, Mar. 23.
The Soviet Foreign Minister,
Fig-tail, 20 Sere, 21 Niggers 28 Treaty, 27 Universe 23 Aheap, Mr V. M. Molotov, received Minister in Moscow 20: Obstruct., Down 1 Spare, 2 Angle, 3. Scene, 4 Earn 5 Syria's Manise 6 Fusset, 3 Attain 11 Eyrie, 12 Elite, 14 Splits, 15 Fark et Khadi today Radio Idege, ia
Court 16 Pseudo, 19 Grains, 22 Great, 23 Eagar, 24. Moscow monfired here said 16- Sylph, 23 Peer
night--France-Presse.
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Mr Sunarjo is Chairman of an Indonesian Government com- mission, writing the proposals Indonesia will subrait to the conference when it meets on April 18 He said the com- mission was just about finished with its task, but declined to discuss in advance the In- donesian proposals,
Mr Sumarjo said that the "greatest common denomina- ter should be sought when the conference formulates its
agenda-United Press.
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