THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1955.
WORLD TENSION
TENSION CAUSES
PAINTINGS
STOLEN
Versailles, June 22. Silverware and two original paintings, by Degas and Toulouse Lautreo were stelen last night from the home ear here of a British Embassy official, Mr John Fenton, police said today.
The silen goods estimated to be "worth several allen francs (several thousand pounds sterling).
#TO
Mr Fenton has been an leave a Britain, but said he would return to France tonight when French police Informed him "at burglary. -China
Special,
the
SEATO MILITARY COMMITMENTS
Eliminate Them
Rather Than
Seek Reduction
SPENDER'S
OPINION
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San Francisco, June 22,
Australian Sir Percy Spender, Ambassador to the United States, told the 10th anniversary meeting of the United Nations here today that a search for means to eliminate causes of world tension might do more to win peace than reduction of the tensions themselves.
He said tensions could be reduced temporarily by making concessions but unless the latter affected the underlying causes of the tensions it had always to be
National Development considered whether the concessions were Must Not Be
Jeopardised
Karachi. June 22.
Economic experts of eight member nations of the Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation have agreed dn a programme to study the ways in which the under developed partners could be assisted to meet the growing cost of military) commitments without jeo-! pardising national develop-i ment. it was reported here] today.
worthwhile.
the
Concessions to an aggressor Outside and behind rad rarely if ever produce!! United Nations dangerous forces other than fresh demands, he were engaged in a vast aria- Sperder said, and though it was imments race, Sir Percy
the awful portant to reduce tensions it was said, and there was not by the mere granting of a possibility of the end of civilisa- of peace and peace might tion. The issues
at mankind's destruction or So were largely in the hands of a few major nations and could. nct be decided inside he United Nations.
concession
that
ultimately be wor.
SEEKING CAUSES "It is rather by seeking the causes of tension and seeking to eliminate them," Sir Percy said, "It is not so much the Lensions afflicting the world which today present the dangers to world peace as it is the situaties of danger which the policles pursued by countries have
different created.
"The task which lies before he all is grave one," declared.
US
Burma WAF Officers
Fletured at Buckingham Palace as they do some sightseeing in. London are the first Uni- four women officers of the Burma Air Force. The girls, all graduates of Rangoon versity, have come to Britain to study the Women's Royal Air Force. They went to the lasting several weeks, WRAF Depot at Hawkinge, Kent, last week to attend a course
The On their return home they will form the women's section of the Burma Air Force.
will choose their new officers # present war their colourful national costume. They uniform when they return to Burma--Renterphoto.
Professor Throws More Hot
Coals On
Moslem Fire
Cairo, June 22.
Sheik Abdel Hamid Bekhit, Professor of Theology. at "Each of us must be always the El Azhar University, who has already been accused of ready to make accommodation heresy for advocating less strict observance of the Moslem been upposed to our own it the fast of Ramadan, has now thrown new and perhaps hotter. accommodation really advances coals on the fiery intra-Moslem dispute.
with those whose interests have
"It is within these man-made situations that the causes of war The eight member nations, are to be found and it is to these meeting in secret session are that our attention must princi-egret Australia, France, New Zealand,pally be directed."
Pakistan, the Philippines, Thai-
Jand, the United Kingdom and
the United
States
CONSIDERED REPORTS
The experts today considered AA Battalion
reports from two working groups which had been set up on Mon- day when the conference began. The Bist group, under the chairmanship cf Britain's D. M. Bull, reported on the prob lems faced by countries such as Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand 17 meeting increased military budgets while keeping up the pace of their economic development.
The second group, unde Dr Amando Delisay, of the Philip pines, discussed the production and supply of strategic material required for defence purposes.
session The final conference will be held tomorrow. Reuter.
Leaving Korea
the cause of ultimate peace,
"The democratic countries of
A
article
free called a "retraction" of his pre- in
the the forbidding women recent
EL magazine Rosa
Youssef choice of a mate,
vious stand on the modernisa- that we of security the world have achieved such a
tion of Ramadan, He maintains quotes Sheik Bekhit as declar- prepared to make
Bekhit should be
adds one that the Moslem fast cannot be Finally ing that Moslem worren should
in
original its cbligatory concessions and to take calcu- have the right to vote, to be more coal to the blaze, Himself lated risks in order to achieve elected to Parliament and to a wearer of lounge suits and rigorous form except for those he condemns faithful who are morally and a new and peaceful world pro-fulfil any public duty on an a Basque beret,
in his article the traditional physically able to undergo it. vided that those with whom we | equal basis with men. deal are prepared to take similar
costumes adopted by Moslem Those, for example, who must Sheiks and Ulemas (religious do hard physical labour can leaders).
dispense with it, he asserts.
risks and to make real conces sions also.".
Break Tradition
Sheik Berbit denies also in what some have
"But," he added, "we do not! In: the same article, Sheik
This tradition, be claime, means "a sort of creation of a intend to be luiled by fair ges- Bekhit further advocates break-
Moslem tradition clergy, whereas Islamism forbids tures and spurious moves to ing with the
that women must not be precisely the constitution of a relax tension',"
their own church with all its external The problems afflicting Europe allowed to choose
manifestations," and Ada must be seen against husbands.
He challenged all theologians a background of "two tremen- Pusan, June 22. dous and inescapable truths" to find some part of the Koran The United States Marine a vast destruction involving all on which to base this custom of the article Anti-Aircraft Arillery Battalion belligerents and "the great and guarding the Pusan harbour ineffable good" which would area will pull out of Koren this come if even partial disarmament week to return to the United could be safely agreed and States. Far East Naval Com-resources devoted to mankind's mard announced today.
betterment. battalion
to assigned Pusan in July, 1951 had never got a chance to prove their marksmanship against спету aircraft as practically no Com- munist planes ventured
as far south over the peninsula.
The
Melbourne, June 22. Qantas Empire Airways will open a service from Perth, West Australia, to London in early South Korean gunners will September,
Australian replace the Americans in the Minister for Civil Aviation, Me air defence of the Fusan area, Athol Townley, said here.the communique said.-France- China Mail Special.
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the
Presse.
A British Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Disturbance (8). *
4 Milltary formation (5),
Past of the body (5);
7 Fame (3).
a
9 Expunge (6).
11. Recovery (7)
13 Flustered (colloq) (7),
15
18.
(0);
nes. (5),
19 Envelop, (8)."
-20 Best part (5).
21 Sheen (8).
11 112
115
21
DOWN
Liberated (3).
Light craft (5),
Earnest (7).
16
4 Kind of embroidery, (6),
(8).
(a):
10 Scope (8),
12. Naval ranic. (7),
13 Rural, ...
14
Svelte
16 Fetters
(5)
17 Jog, with the elbow (5)
WILL BE OVERCOME
"We should declare to the world that whatever the -difficulties in the way they can be and will be overcome if all the nations are deter- mined that they shall be
Sir Percy overcome,"
de-
clared:
"Either we find the way
to
Scientist Produces Primitive Life Cell
Pasadena, Calif., June 22.
A noted scientist of the California Institute'
of Technology has produced artificially for the first time what may be the material that spawned
live in peace and devote our the first primitive life cell on earth. energies to the advancement of
civilised living for all mankind
we will all go down
or
Dr Stanley Miller said his experiment could
to a be the first step toward forming living cells in the common and violent destrue laboratory, but that it would be a long, long, long|
tion,"
Although the performance of process" to bring life out of the organic compounds the United Nations had fallen he produced by chemical and electrical means..
short of the "vision.plendid”
of 1943, he said, it would be talse to conclude that the aspirations of the 'Charter were urreal and continued efforts futile. Reuter,
Doves Drop Atomic Bombs
Helsinki, June 22.
Posters showing a dove
"It will be many years be-multiple ones-and it would be fare science will be able to do a long, long, long process," this," he said..
Els experiment was de- scribed, in a report he de. livered to the Pacific divi- sion meeting of the Ameri can
Association for the Advancement Df Science yesterday. His
described how the paper organic compounds, which he theorised were the forerunners of primaeval life, were synthe tically developed by electrically bambarding a mixture of gases that some scientists believe! duplicated the atmosphere the earth in its formative
of
stages is presumably how the
organic compounds were formed
Dr Miller said he knew of no
suck.
Currently experiments
for being contemplated
the immediate future, United Press
Astronomer Royal Appointed
London, June 23, The British-born Director of
On Trial
His trial by the El Azhar University, because of Ramadan, initially begun on June 19; wili be resumed behind closed doors on June 26.--France-Presse,
SEA FURY
CRASH
Valetta, June 22. Sub-Lieutenant Geoffrey William Coales was Hied, when his Sea Fury fighter. crashed into a farm hense in taking off yesterday, and exploded in flames,
A small girl who was standing nearby was in- Jured. China. Mail Special.
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PUBLICITY STUNT BACKFIRED
Geishas' Were Straight From Canadian Town
Vancouver, BC, June 22,
When is a Geisha
eta Geisha girl?
When she comes Canada, apparently.
This question pa
a corps of lawyers to-
day with three petite apanese-Canadian girls and an entertainment promoter in the middle of the quandary.
The dilemm bobbed up when a one-lime United States Army Sergeant, running an
entertainment agency in Vic TB
toria, BC, sponsored three Japanese Canadian.. dancing girls from
1
Ettle
British
Columbia fishing community and billed them as "Geisha giris from Kyoto, Japan "
A SURPRISE
Mr Wally Fraser, 32 of Anglo.Japanese Production, Limited. admiltled in an Vinterview that the whole thing was a “publicity, gim- mick,” But he didn't bargain. for the girls' reaction when they found out they had been advertised as “Geisha girls," Mr Fraser apologised for any have "hurt feelings" he may caused but insisted that he had not "defrauded anybody in any way,"
19.
Adviser
To Indian Government
Honoured
London, June 22.
Dr P. V. Benjamin, was honoured here today for his work as adviser on tubercu- .- losis to the Indian Govern- ment,
"
The Duchess of Kent pre- sented the Sir Robert. Philip Medial to him at the fourth Commonwealth Conference of
The girls, Aster Mukai, and. Sadayo and Chyoko Cura, 15 and 13, respectively, of the National Association for the Steveston, BC, appeared as a Victoria restaurant last Saturday here...
traditional.
and
performed
Prevention of Tuberculosis
Japanese dances which drew Investing Dr Benjamin with "chs" and "he" from a
denamed
lighted crowd.
the scarlet riband of the award after the famous tuberculosis pre-
The girls were one-day sonsa- ploneer of tions through a whirl of intervention..the Duchess said "I views, photograph sessions and comes to you in recognition of they your outstanding work in the public appearances but claimed
and treatisest they knew nothing prevention about being billed as from tuberculosis in India.
FIRST OCCASION
Japan this was done without i
00
my knowledge," Miss Mukai
"It is the first occasion. said today. "I'm so wonied
which the medal has been about it now that I don't know awarded, I wish you many what to do,"
She indicated she long years of activity and might see a lawyer.
enjoyment of the profound Öne of the girls objected to esteem of those who know the advance publicity, which said that they had just arrived from Kyoto, but she said she Reiying, Dr Benjamin said was told not to say anything; he greatly appreciated" the because any retractions would honour bestowed on him and spoil the
his country by his selection... að.
you."
New were taken in the first recipient of the medal.
when the girls spoke only Japanese in public, after they "The work we have been able were. described as having been to achieve in India has been, due korn
în Canaria but having for. to the co-operation I have re- gotten how to speak English ceived from my colleagues, there through living in Japan for and several years,
The Japanese Consulate in said. Vancouver started inquiries and learned that they were school girls from nearby Steveston.
BIGGEST HEADACHE
Mr Fraser said his biggest headache now to prove that the girls were not in- milled when they were billed
"Geisha giris.”
the
contribution from eminent people in Britain," he
Dr Benjamin said the people. who had supported his work in- cluded Countess Mountbatten, of Burma,, Sir Robert Young, Vice- Chakman of the National Association, and Dr J. H Harley Williams, the Secretary-General. The Duchess of Kent, wel- coming the delegates from the them ber Commonwealth, told
There is some question as to tour of the Far East three years. whether 2 Geisha girl is ago had shown her the mugd- respectable, Mr. Fraser admitted, tule of the problem with which but only because- "Westerners the extemely active anti-tuber-
cinosis associations of those cour have abused the term.!!
Mr Fraser borrowed a book tries have to contend.
from a Japanese friend which MAGNIFICENT WORK
showed that Geisha, girls were members of an old bus honour-
sumbe
work which these able profession in Japan, He societies-often composed largely added, “A business girl is 1 of private Individuals — are professional but a Geisha girl doing is nothing short of magni-. la en artist."-United Fress.
ficent, she added.
"I feel I must mention the Royal Singapore Tuberculosis Tokyo, June. 22 Clinic which I was invited to The new Vietnamese bassador
Tokyo
to
Am
RUNAWAY TRAIN NEC The, presented his creden- the Far East, I belleve and cer-
ACCIDENT
Nguyen open the largest TB clinic in tials to Emperor Hirohito this tainly a model of its
"Similar morring at a ceremony held in
Stind
developments the main palace audience hall. taking place throughout the Far Foreign Minister Mamoru East, notable among them being Shigemitsu was in attendance. the construction of a magnificent The new Ambassador arrived new sanatorium at Kuala Lum- Hon stope "China: Mall Special. Presse.
Court Confirms May last-France-pur of which I laid the founda
The Death
Sentence
Tokyo, June 22, Police and armoured cars were called to clear thefapproaches to the Japanese Supreme Court which confirmed this morning the death sentence against, one of the 12 accused in the 1948- Mitaka runaway train accident.
The sentenced man is Keisuke
symbol of peace-dropping that made up the arst or the Commmonwealth Observa Takeuch! who confessed that had tory in Canberra, Dr Richard he had, tampered with the en- atom bombs appeared in ganisers before the earth
Woolley, is to,gine of the train, the derailment public places
the fe," said Dr Miller today in van der Reli 28
Interpreting his paper,
succeed. Sir Harold Spencer of which caused the death of Communist backed World "But these artificial com Jones as Astronomer Royal-of six persons while another: 20 Peace Congress, opened in pounds are staple ones.
Royal Observatory at
|wers, injured,
the Fair Hall here today. order to get life from any com- Greenwich, it was announced,
Over 2,000 delegates from yo countries are to take part, but they have not yet all arrived.
Lathe
pounds, they would have, to be here today. much more complex ones
The Congress Press Officer CHURCHILLEDEN
Jorge Zalamer, Colomba, sald France, and India would have. the biggest delegations, each over 100 strong. Soviet Russin was sending a delegation of 36, and Ching one of 45
At today's opening,
LUNCHEON
Dr Woolley, who, is 49, takes, over from Sir Harold Spencer Jones, 65, on January 1, 1958,
Sir Harold Spencer Jones
retires the day before after having held the post- since 1933, BOEN AT WEYMOUTH London, June 22,
Dr Woolley was born Sir Winston Churchill today Weymouth, on England's South lunched with Sir Anthony, Eden Coast, and educated at Cam which at No, 10 Downing Barcet, the
Capetown Univer
was decided that there would
be no fixed agenda. But to
bridge
It was charged that the Com munists had engineered, the sabotago in protest against al
railway
mass dismissal of
workers,
Takeuchi was first sentenced. to life imprisonment in August, 1950, then to death by the sentence Supreme Court a which became final this morn
dom head to 1958 to 1997 he was was closed to press and public quarter sisters London head-sities 199
From This was the second time the cher alatant at the Royal and was pactested against old statesman has Observatory at Greenarten He by some 400 pro-Communist visited: his
Vice-President, of this nige=
ronomical. Uplón, The Royal -founded fix. 1675 Router
porous delegates are to split 83
SO YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Calm, 4 Rosters, 8/Over, 9 Oslo, 10 Advance, 11 Rude, 12 wine, 14 Sappers, 17 Elude, 19 Cease, 22 Treated, 26 Soap, 27, Pact, 28 Autator, 29 Alps, 30-Sect, 31 Reveres, 32 Ewer, Down: 2 Ansall, 3 Moored, into three groups. to discuss 4 Reads, 5. Ordeal 6. Tramp, 7 Recur, 12 Wept, 13 Nude, 15 Elanks, rental ban on atomic weapons, residence since he gave up the national 16 Step, 18-Rapore 20 Estate, 21 Sample, 23 Bruce, 24 Agile, pake politics and peacemat Examin Router 25 Dares
coexistence, Beuter.
demonstrators.
Eleven acquit
Attention ex · Chindits!
"And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
BUT
see Saturday's CHINA MAIL