THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1955.
ADENAUER APPLAUDS FRENCH Bronze Medal
DR ADENAUER
CLIMBERS ESTABLISH
BASE CAMP
Katamandu, Mar. 27. LFRED Gregory
four-man
RATIFICATION Close Co-operation Now Possible Between
The Two Countries
Bonn, Mar. 27.
Dr Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, to-- day applauded French approval of the Paris treaties as an "important step towards the establishment of peace Europe."
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Close Franco-German, co-operation in an atmosphere of mutual confidence could now begin, he told reporters.
the
Ratification news brought re- | political parties would prefering achievement of the European and his Her to Government circles here. the rearmament treaties and policy which it embarked upon
this much disputed Saar with the launching of Merseyside
agreement to enter into force Marshall Plan
an:l im 1948, on a different day.
followed up with the Atlantic Alliance.
(Liverpool) moutaineering group have established their base camp for an attack on 23,550-foot high Himalaya mountain, Melurgise,
The
party reached Beding village. 10,000 feet up in the Melungtse mountain range northeast of here on March 23, according to a message ro ceived today.
ARDUOUS EFFORT
„They,"regard. it as the result of five years of arduous effort by Dr Aden- auer to end the ten-year- old Allied occupation and admit West Germany to the Western Alliance.
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From now policy wik elimbers, aided by three solving the "divided" Germany The
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Dr Adenauer porters, problem. followed the muccessful 1953 maintained that treaty ratifica British Everest expedition tan would not close the door to route. They will spend two full-scale East-West talks on months in attempts on un- German unity, but, promote climbed peaks.
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GREGORY'S PARTY Gregory's party includes C.
Booth Dennis Davis, Peler Boultbee and Edward Countenay.
Another Party, the Kenya Himalayan expedition, headed by John Howard and A. 5. Firming, have cabled Tokyo for advice on the Japanese Alpine Club's intentions to climb 26,658-foot Mount Mariaslu,
for which Nepal has given permission
them.
Diplomatic sources say M. Antoine Pinay, the French
America has made it clear Foreign Minister, will meet Dr that this policy must lead on ta Adenauer.. in Germany
on the reinforcement of Western. April 17 or 18 to discuss the unity, with Germany playing a immediate effects of ratification full part in all Europe's under- of the treaties.
takings.
because
years before the Atlantic Alliance
man army.
Gaza Incident
Commission Blames The Egyptians
Tel-Aviv, Mar. 27.
The attackers threw hand-brutal and murderous act of grenades into a crowd attending aggression" and noted with
a wedding celebration, killing grave concern the aggravation of one woman and wounding 18 the serious situation di the
Other subjects will ba
The goal has not yet been Franco-German economic co reached since the Paris Agree-
The Egypt-Israel Mixed Armistice Com- operation and the date for the ments have still to be ratifies in Saar plebiscite to determine A final peace treaty solution for several countrics and it will be mission today condemned Egypt for last week's the coal.
and iron producing
can count on an effective Ge-attack on the Israeli settlement of Patish by in- territory.
filtrators from the Gaza strip. Dr Adenauer wants implem Dr Adenauer wants to pro-mentation
But with the French ratifica- of the rearmament tion, Washington considers that claim the date on which West pact to procede a big power
a milestone has been reached. Germany acquires her sovereiga- conference,
walibary ty as a national holiday. The legislation will certainly provoke
Observers here believe that American foreign policy will Social Democratic
women, Israeli-Egyptian border." opposition continue to be based on support persons, including six and may
constitutional for catal
Western European Union three children and an infant in
Later, an Israeli army spokes- and the Atlantic Aliance and พบ
man announced tonight that one that the "drastic revision" which Herr Erich
Meeting here in an urgent Egyptian soldier was wanded Oltenhauer, Secretary of State John Foster session, Social opposition
the Mixed Armistice by Israeli Bre Democratic Dulles warned might be neces- Commission
in a mow Gaza Chairman, said his Party would sary in the event of Europe reattack, perpetrated on March 24
ruted that the strip harder incident, continue to press for unification maining divided will not now
by two armed men without rearmament-Reuter.
from the He said the Egyptian soldier take place.
Egyptian-held Gaza strip was "away" wounded when an Israeli
patrol opened
on four Egyptian soldiers who had penetrated into Israeli territory from the Gaza strip,
US Produces
Most -Tinned
The Japanese have not replied Food Products
If...
to reports that their exped!- tion has been cancelled, they come to Nepal, the Kenya climbers will try the neigh bouring 25,800-foot Himalchuli peak instead ----Reuter,
JULES VERNE COMMEMORATED
London, Mar. 27. The United States produces about two-thirds of the world's carsted food products with Great, Britain topping the first of im- porters of tinned foods, it was disclosed here today.
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· amerriments.
US GRATIFICATION
In Washington, the satis faction which American statesman fest at the rati- ication
considerably
greater than appears in the soberly worded exmmunique Issued by the State Depart- ment today.
For the United States,
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GREAT IMPORTANCE
Great Importance is at- tached to the promiss-of Franco-German reconcilia- tion which the Paris agree- ments seem to foreshadow,
with Committee ratification represents the Town
A report of the Common- wealth Economic said that while Britain remained by far the biggest importer with 30 per cent of the world's im- parts, she only consumed 20 to 40 lbs per person annually, com-
Nantes, Mar, 27, Jules Verne, the "Frenchman who wrote the classic scientific thriller fortelling the advent of submarines, the bathysphere Helicopters and space travel was pared with 120 Bs in the United commemorated today on the 50th States. anniversary of his death in his
native
town of Nantes.
Total production of tinned
Among Verne's best known foods has doubled in volume
books
were
20,000
Leagues since 1938.
Under the Sea," "Hound the
World in 80 Days,"
"Michel
The main tinned products are Strogoff" and, "Five Weeks in a vegetables, meat and fruit juice, Balloon."--France-Presse,
in that order-France-Presse,
A British Crossword Puzzle
Hatoyama
It has been evident for some time that the United States .considered European unity as an
preliminary the essential
to an understanding From this
Russia. point of view, the ratification is seen by Washing- ∙ton as a major check to Soviet
and diplomacy,
puta the Western Allies in the "position of strength.” considered as a prerequisite to any negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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Tokyo, Mar, 27.
HE newspaper Yomiuri said today Premier Ichiro Hatoyama ia preparing an official reply to questions in the Diet on United States stockpiling of atom bombs in Japan.
The newspaper said the Govern- ment decision stemmed from charges by Communist Diet member Mr Kanichi Kawa- kami
Prime Minister that Ichiro Hatoyama's answers Gre "rague."
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JOURNALISTS' APPEAL
Meanwhile, the Iracti Journalists Association call- ed upon all Arab Journalistę? orýanizations to help bring about peace between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
The appeal was made in the form of a resolution adopted at
of the a meeting
Israeli
OVERNIGHT Journalists-France-Presse.
Singapore, Mar. 27. From Brunel, the small
This theory appears to be! confirmed by the Soviet Premier sultanate in Borneo, have Marshal Nicolai Bulganin cn come reports of a strange Saturday who said, in a state-
lness that afflicts large
ment to the Prese, that Russia
would consider taking part in the exploratory conversationați mentioned on Wednesday Last by President Elsenhower." France-Presse,
numbers of the population
-"contagious senility."
Symptoms are sudden loss of muscular control, loiss of memory and general debility, usually afflicting the middle- the vic- 20 years
FOUR MEN aged. In some cases,
RESCUED
AT SEA
Man Plants
More
་
Than
6 Million Trees
Johannesburg, Mar. 27. Mr
Otto Brandmuller, South Africa's leading arboriculturist, has planted more than 6,000,000 trees) And the cause? Old age since 1899,
tim's appear to age overnight
pensions!
NO CERTIFICATES
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so many
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Last week, he celebrated his
high but **be Redwood is con-
sidered to be the biggest tree in the world, growing to
Says the columnist Cynicus: 90th birthday by holding a writing in the Straits Times, party round a California Red- New York, Mar. 27. "Brunel is to introduce old age wood tree. He planted it from at the end of this seed on his B6th birthday. It A New York city surgeon and | pensions" three other men were rescued month, thanks to its oil wells. is at present only four feet by the Coast Guard from a foundering sailboat today in Mr Kawakami questioned Mr sub-freezing temperatures after Hatoyama on Saturday about high winds ripped the mainsail
of the inbeight of 200 feet, and having the Prime Minister's statement and jib of their 40-foot craft to habitants have
birth a life span of some 3.000
years, recently before a Press con- shreds,
certificates, and simply do not Mr Brandmuller intends to be ference with foreign COPA The surgeon was identified as know when they were torn, hurled under this tree, respondents that Japan would Dr Herbert Parsons, owner of compilation of the old age re- consent to stockpiling atom the sailboat, Arlel IV. Dr Par-gister presents unusual dificully bombs here if the motive was cons said the other three men. In case of real doubt a to assure maintenance of were relatives,
medical examination decides the peace...
The boat's auxiliary engine point. Hence the wave of cou could not cope with the 10-foot tagious senility. demandat a waves. Me Kawakami
Winds were clocked at straightforward answer from 48 miles an hour at the time- Mr Hatorama at Saturday's
United | Press, jadikan House budget comanlitee session whether the favoured making Japan & báse for atom bombs for the United States.
BEAUTY SPOTS
The forests he has planted are among the leading beauty spots in South Affen. At Mac cauvlet on the Vaal River, there are 4,000,000 oak trees. "The doctors became so over- A herd of Scottish. spotted deer worked that the Government roams in this sanctury. hospital will no linger accept * MT Pietermaritzburg, Mar. 27.,
by
giving
Fretoria Zoo A coloured woman who, if her out a written statement from a 100 bags of acorns in exchange claims were correct, was bore responsible person stating that for a buck and a doe seven years before "I cannot now say whether Victoria came to the throne in the applicant is of pensionable stoned in 1836, after 44 years
Queen there is reason to believe that Mr. Brandmüller was pen I will permit or not permit 1837, has died at Plessisiner, out- age, -
but even in his redire the United States to stockpile side. Pietermaritzburg
anyone for examination with-bed the tarbert the
work, no bas covered 400 acres)
atom bombs in Japan,” Mr At one time she was thought The doctors found that only with trees of 100, varleffes, and Hatorama replied, "I have no to be the second oldest living one in 20 was anywhere near at 90 he is still indefatigably alternative than to consider persum in the world. Sophia
the question when a request (Granny) van der Merwe claim the age of 50, and that many is actually made by the United ed to be 124 years old Ching quite obviously were under 49.* States United Press...
Madi Special
France-Presse,
They'll sail the world-Arab style
planting trees-France-Presse,
STRIKE APPEAL IN CASABLANCA
Casablanca, Mar 27, Appeals to the workers to strike were plastered in Arabic, London, Mar. 27. The stone will be mounted in spent weeks at the British over the walls of a house in the TWO young men are quit- g stick floating in water. Arab Museum wotting, seamanship, new Arab quarter of Casablanca
ting their homes in Kensing- sesmen slied their cocan for Aro-style, He, sald last night: today
tom is will ■ 31-ion: Arab dhow, centuries with the same lastru- wybe vennel will he visioned. The strike was called for and the world, using the oldest ments. But there is no record of with rice, dates, and salted March 30 the anniversary of aids to navigation.
a dhow croisms the Padão, to ment
the signing of thes *They will fenya. Adam during | Americal halfway, singo- of the vis
treaty with France in 1912, will be A sullar / sppeal last
the monsoon season, and jaet voyago...by the ancient method. course for Deylon with a lode Twenty-six-year-old Donald rim: Curtis, who served in the resulted in → mun stone compass fitted to the deck. Carne, one of the dine maakners, | Aut
Of Fleming
Snake Killed In Second Attempt
Melbourne, Mar. 2T. Twelve-year-old Janice Hinchellite" was bitten Evo times on the foot and leg ́by a make while playing garden lawn, with other children.“
A. B. Lyons, who killed the snake identified it as one he tried to kil "two years ago. The snake skill bare “sears of the wounds Me Lyon had in- floted on It-China Mail Special
ECAFE States Willing To Co-operate
Tokyo, Mar. 28.
At the opening of the 11th plenary session this morning. Dr P. S. Lokana- than, Executive Secretary of ECAFE, declared that there was ample evidence. that countries belonging to the United Nations Econo- mic Commission for Asia and the Far East are will.
Mr Frank Kovaka, who won the 1953 Bronze Medal for. Sculpture at the Paris Salon, has just completed his bronze medallion of Sir Alexander Fleming, the dis- -coverer of Penicillin. Sir Alexander and Lady Fleminging to co-operate. were with the scuiptor when be completed the plaster cast and had asked him to bring the medal along for them to see when it was completed. Bat two days later came. Sir Alexander's tragic death. He never saw the finished work. Mr Kovaks had five sittings with Sir Alexander and both he and Lady Fleming were pleased with the result. They were looking forward to see- ing it before leaving on their
out that one at He pointed the paramount objectives of the Chimmission is to foster re gional co-operation.
projected holiday. Experts
consider that this medallion is one of Mr Kovaks' best works, Picture shows: Mr Frank Kovaks with his bronze medallion of Sir Alexander Fleming-Express Photo,
Concentration
Of Troops Denied By Turkey
Khaled
el
Fortunately, he added, thera is ample evidence that the countries are willing to com operate in a number of ways and also have indicated the direction in which such.co operation is possible.
COMMON PROBLEMS
Suca regional
to
co-operation among groups of countries having common
problers and similar interests will tend paye the way for more exten sive and co-ordinated activity in the field of planning, he statedi
Co-ordination of development plars among the countries of the region will naturally result in avoiding expensive use of re- sources and consequent difficul ties in marketing ma
Dr Lokanathan went on “I must of course, be clearly recognised that the governments themselves would have to take the responsibility, but the Comér mission could, at least, help in providing information and analysis as the basis for inter- governmental actions,
As an example of further op- Damascus, Mar. 27,
Azém, Syrian rtunities for consultation in. Foreign Minister, said here to-planning and trade, he said, the day that the
that Turkish survey of 1954 revealed Minister
in Damascus .had
there is a need for a closu categorically denier a report understanding among the pro- that Turkish troops had been
ducing and consiming countries. concentrated on the Turco- with regard to trade in rice and Syrian frontier:
also for co-ordination of deve- lopment plans so as to ensure The Foreign Minister told the the best possible use of the Turkish Minister it was inexact available factors of production. that Syrian planes had flown over Turkish territory.
GREATEST CHALLENGE
said
the
He added that, despite recent Dr Lokanathan events, the Syrian Government economic problems of Asia continued to deal with the situa- į provide the greatest challenge for Asian countries tion calmly and with modera- not only tion, so as to koop up good but for the entire world today. relations with Turkey.
He stated it was also fitting.. that the session, should, meet in The alleged flights of the Japan which, by her geographic Syrian planes was the subject. position and economic develop- of a Turkish note handed to the ment, has a special contribution Legation in Ankara to make to the potential of the Syrian yesterday.France-Presse.
Asiale region-France-Presse.
Lighthouse Bird Cage
Mr Gordon Carter of Eastbourne took six weeks, to make hi wire model of Beach Head Lighthouse, using 500 pieces of wire in the work I purposer. A novel home for a bud- Erlent, Tho, tinanand care is topped by a light which LAKIER once every 15 seconds, controlled by an electzia clock
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