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LORD JOWITT
TOO MUCH
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1955.
Suicide Troops Attack Vietnam Government Forces Lion Has Pup
ARMY BOGGING
DOWN IN
IMMUNITY COCHIN-CHINA
London, July 6.
Lord Jowilt, a former Labour
Lord Chancellor, told the House
lensich in Britain of diplomatic
tions was becoming rather a scandal."
Saigon, July 6.
The Vietnamese High Command re-
of Lords last night that the exported today that the National Army has immunities for foreign organisa- killed or accepted the surrender of 1,234 | Hoa Hao sect rebels in violent fighting| "The only people I know who yesterday in western Cochin-China where are not subject to diplomatic fanatic General Ba Cut used "suicide" troops to save the main portion of his army,
immunity at present are the South African cricketers." he
stid adding and they are much
better entitled to it than many who have it."
He warned the Government
that he would start a campaign against the extension of diploma
tic immunity in the autuma unless something was
about i-China Mail Special.
done
TURKISH
PILOTS GRANTED
ASYLUM
Sofa, July 5, Two Turkish civilian pilots
who landed their bi-motored transport plane on an airsid near the Bulgarian city of Stalin (Verna) on the Black
Sea last month have asked for and received political asylum, the Bulgarien News Agency, reperied today.
T+2 pilots,
Sevsi Achmed
Reports filtering in from the rugged "wild west" of Vietnam said that heavy monsoon rains had turned the rice paddies of the area into vast swamps in which the army's equipment was bogging down.
The High Command said that; The Vietnamese Foreign 247 rebels were killed in yes- Minister, Mr Vu Van Mau, de terday's battle while 160 were elared today that "the State of captured and 827
rot consider it veluntarily Vicmam does their allegiance to self bound by the Geneva Premier Ngo Dinh Diem's agreements to which it was troops, Government losses were not a signatory." not announced, ·
swung
which
MEETING
Here in Sairon, attention focussed on the meeting should be held be- Mr Dlem's Govern- merit and the Communist before July 20, to the Geneva peace agreement.
tween
Vietminh
according
EX-ENEMY
ASSETS
***However, the Government has stressed styeral times that it supports at all cost the re- unification of the territory whose division was effected against the will of the "people," Mr Maa said.
"Struggling for liberty and true democracy, the Goverrunen: does not reject the principle of elections on the condition that they are free But is there freedom of the ballot in the Communist countries where the elections always give majorities of 99 per cent?"—United Press,
Gogeeniz and Satelk Sikeman IN CEYLON right stressed the need
Songom landed on June 3 in a plane of the Turkish civillan airline company of Jurkoch according to the Agency.
On June 22, it continued, the
Turkish Legation at
Sofia asked that the plane be re- turned, and the Bulgerian Government granted visas to
two other Turkish pilots SO
您织 that they could enter
country to fy the plane back..
Colombo, July 6:
Nationals or Japan, Germany and other ex-enemy countries had property valued at 1,525,800 rupees on September 30 in 1934, in trust with Ceylon's Public Trustee, according to a trustee's" administration report
here today.
issued
have
nationals Japanese Describing the background of 1,033,121 rupces lying with whilst in Ceylon two refugees, the com-the Trustee
the munique claimed that theyGerman nationals have 458,298
years
for scrved
in
several rupees,
the Turkish Air
Force, but had been dismissed The report said that the Cey- was taking in 1950. They then changed on Government
jobs several times, were un-ection to release Japanese uœets employed, and finally joined in accordance with
the
Jurkoch France-Presse,
company. -
treaty signed France-Presse,
the peace with Japan.--
A British Crossword Puzzle
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11 Haughty (5).
12 Way out (4).
13 Meditated (5).
16 Most recent (5).
18 Lessens (6).
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16 Mourns (7).
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD ---Aurons: 3 Able, 7. Stoop, 8- Acid, 9 Grit, 10 Prepare, 12 Stem, 15 Elite, 18 Stop, 19 Linen, 21 Ripen, Rend, 23 Erect. 28 Lens, 29 Esteems, 30 Meat, 31′ Diva, 23 Essay, 33 Game Down 1 Story, 2 Compete, 4 Beret, 3 Eats, 6 Lime, 9 Grip 11 Alone, 13 Tend 14 Mend, 16. Elect, 17 Oral, 18 Spin, 20 Intense, 22 Reat, 24 Beam, 35 Smear, 27 Einit, 28 Snag
Londen, July 7. *Lord Ogmore, former Labour Colonial Under-Secretary, Last for diverslication of production in Malaya and the production of cash crops to replace tin and Tubber.
There was a great need of capital in Malaya for this pur pose, he said. debate in the House of Lords on speaking in a short
colonial affairs,
He was
The Government spokesman did not comment in his reply- China Mail Special.
Briton Becomes
Buddhist Monk
London. July 5. KIchard Albison, 24- year-old Lancashire cloth. inx salesman, became Saddhawaddho, Buddhist monk here last night in the first public its kind to
ceremony of
be held in Britain.
אזור
a Novice
And
Re donned the saffron robes of the order faced life with his world- ly possessions now limited to three' simple cotton robes, a begging bowl, a Fazer, water strajner
needle and cotton.
The
ལྟ་
ceremony, held in a tiny room at the Lon- don
temple was presided by the Venerable
ever
Gunasiri, of Ceylon,
At the end of the year, the new novice will go to Siam
teacher with his and possibly four other English students of Bud- dblem. If his continued training is satisfactory. be will be sent to wander through the country living charity and seeking spiritual perfection --China Mall Special.
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Now
Soviet Union Open To Tourists
Moscow, July 6.
The Kremlin has decided to throw open the borders of the Soviet Union to tourist travel.
For the first time since before World War II;
For A Pal
Spot, a mongrel puppy from Bikion, Staffordshire, Lives in a cage with a LION, The lion, six-months-old Teter, plays all day with Spot; shares his meals with her. At night, they cuddle up for warmth.
Their owner, Mr William Cole, recently fold Spot. Peter turned savage; threw himself snarling and spitting at the bars of his cage. They were bastily reunited-Express Photo.
Mohammed Ali Rebuffed
Murree, Pakistan, July 6. Members of the Moslem League in Pakistan's Constituent. Assembly today rebuffed Mr Moham- med Ali, the Prime Minister, by deferring until the end of the month the election of their leader.
Mr Ali is the only candidate for leadership of the League in the Assembly. "As President of the National Moslem League he will be "acting. Party leader when the newly elected Assembly meets at this Punjabi hill resort tomorrow.
A senior Party member told
the reporters after
League members in the Assem-* meret bly will await the return of Mr meeting of the Party caucus Ghulam Mohammad, the that the decision was
Ln-Governor-General, who is now fluenced by the threat of Mr in London after a rest aure Hussein Shalted Suhrawardy Before electing their leader-
to resign as Low Minister -in. Reuter.
the present caretaker goverz-
ment unless he is made Prime. Minister.
REFUSE SUPPORT
He has also threatened Awami that his influential
League
will refuse dee C021-
cisive support for troversial constitutional
he gets
proposals unless
A the Premiership,
Many Moslem League members feel that Suhrawardy
is the man most capable of steering the constitutional pro-
a number of Soviet cities will be open to American and other tourists in what apparently will be a big ass, of which he is the main effort to encourage foreign travellers.
(This move has long been expected. Since the death 01 Stalin, preparations appear to have been under "way to make: certain seletted areas of the
!!
for
Soviet Union ready tourism. Many news corre pondents and specially invited delegations of foreigners al
covered
the the ap- the
have ready
which tourist itinerary,
will include parently storeyed aid cities of Soviet Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Ukraine
Central and the
Russian Republic.)
THE
AIM*
of the
Soviet
The aim Government appears to be contribute to its cur-
to
rent campaign Gf slacken- ing international tensions.
Western travel agents already are in Moscow making arrange- ments for tourist travel, which is expected to begin late in August or early in September, Travel agents fro
50
of
Norway. Sweden and Britain have been
the inspecting
facilities Moscow hotels, and have told correspondents they were doing in order to recommend accommodations to their clients. A tourist agent from New York also is in Moscow with the visiting American chess team and has indicated he plans to make similar arrangements,
However, there is no trimt yet of any change in the currency exchange rate. At present the roabis is quoted officially as 25 cents, which would make travel for tourists in the Soviet Union extremely expensive In past the Soviet tourist agency, Intourist, has offered a special plan under which tourists could Day a total of $10 a day in their own, currencies for accommoda- tions meals, sightseeing and Associated local transpcicia
the
brchitect, through the Assembly,
Royal Family At Polo
Ex-Colonel
Runs School
In Malayan Jungle
London, July 8.
A 53-year-old retired Indian Army. Heutenant-colonel, “who for six years has nun à multi- racial school in the Malayan 'jungle, returns to his schoci from Britain next Monday.
He is Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Adams, who took over the job of the of superintendent Serendah Boys School, Selangor, after his predecessor had been shot by bandits. The school maintained by the
"save the children fund Malay, Chinese, Tamil Eurasian boys among the 180 pupils.
has and
"Mosler, Buddhist and Chris
dan boys sit down to meals together, Colonel Adams said. "We are probably the school, in Asia where that happens"
Monly
PARENTS JUNGLE
IS IN
The school has had many bars whose parents were. in the Jungle, with the terrorists and Colonel: Adams'
proudest achievement was with a boy whose brothers were
in the jungle and whose family had been deported to China.
...
After his years with us, be became an excellent prefect and a fine character" Colozel Adams said. The school hadi one of its pupils pass through. the Royal Military College at Sandhurst and take a commis sion in the Malay regiment
On his way back to Malaya, Colonel Adams will advise on the running of a similar sclical In Somaliland East Africa, and visit Nairobl, where he is to talk to Keya education authorities on native education ize the Mau Anak troubled area China. Mali: Special:
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Re-Export Of Jap Cloth
BAN CALLED BY FEDERATION
Ostend, July 6.
The International Federation of Cotton and Allied Textile Industries decided here tonight to ask European national federations to agree to ban the re-export of finished Japanese grey cloth.
Mr M. Ludwig, British director of the Inter- . national Federation, said at the end of the six-day meeting tonight it was hoped that "a network of agreement" could be reached between European '. federations on the ban.
The International Federation | mare: suitable coverings and had previously asked the Organi- | importing countries "offered sation for European Economic | their full co-operation to
Co-operation (OEEC) to request achieve this end." European governments to take a The Federation tonight stat similar move, But the ODECA telegram to the American said such a decision could only Government asking it to make be taken by the nationals cetten policy known since federations.
SEPARATE AGREEMENTS ·
The ban would now have to be achieved by separate agreements between each of the national federations. The
German and Swiss federa tions had already reached such
Bg AgreemČOL
while
talks were now under way. between Belgium and Hal- land for a similar decision, he said.
The Federatien expressed a wish that Japan would agals become a member as she was before the war and sets
accepted Portugal as a new member.
The meeting
attended by delegates from 15 countries, also welcomed the agreement reach- ed between the Liverpool Cot- ton Ascelation and the Alexan- dria Cotton Exporters Associa tion allowing Liverpool to of Egyptian cotton to s
arbitrate disputes over
My Ludwig said the Federation "incerely hopes that similar agreements will be reached be- tween Egypt and other Euro- pean countries in the very near future"
The Federation's Raw Cotton Merchants Committee had been pleased to hear that the United
States Cotton Council and other
American organisations
WETE
making efforts to improve the present ble covering of cotton which now arrived at mills in a "most dilapidated state," he said.
The Committee had "strongly And the Council to
urge
SOLUTION WAS AT POTSDAM
MENERAL
Zhukov
uncertainty of future plans had mused European countries not to buy American colten for the last three months, he added.- Reuter.
Pontecorvo In Print
Moscow, July 6.
The name of Professor Bruno New York, July 6. Pontecorvo, who disappeared Eisenhower told from England five years ago, Soviet Marshal Georgi when engaged in secret atomic at Potsdam in 1945 research and now holds. Rus- that be believed solution of sian citizership, appeared for
time in the Germa
the Soviet problem "may the first" well determine the future "Academy of Science reports" course of history," according published during the Moscow to a magazine article publish conference on the peaceful use
of atomic energy:
which ended ed here today.
yesterday. The article, in Colliers mag- His name is appended to two zine, was by Major Paul articles, in collaboration with Houdakoff, who interpreted at Soviet scientists G. I. Selivanov the
meeting between the and A. Reourt, S. M. Koren- present American President chenko and V. Yuries, respec- and Marshal Zhukov, now lively-France-Presse, Soviet Defence Minister,
BASIC ISSUES
"It, is here in Germany, where
the basic issues are clear, that! the integrity and goodwill of{"
Heresy Trial
Mwatakce, July 6.
the victorious Allies are being The Rev. George Crist, Jr. 31. Dut "to the acid test** MY. Pastor of a Lutheran Parish in Eisenhower was quoted as suburban Durham, said today saying.
he will defend himself against heresy
"Let us never forget how during
charges by trying to
the War We all spoke about prove that his views are within the doctrine of the Lutheran peace and freedom from fear. The whole world a hopeful Church. world is watching us here in A five-member investigating the hub of Europe watching committee of the Church's north- for a genuine indication of our west synod has
informed
Mr
generosity of our ability Cut that his heresy trial date. compromise and settle issues of Has been set tentatively for July tar reaching consequences." -28 either here or at Minneapolis. » Reuter.
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