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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1955.
ZHUKOV NOT IN PRESIDIUM GEISHA GIRLS
MARSHÁŁ ZHUKOV
Sydney Newspaper
: Strike
Journalists
Publish
Own Paper
Sydney, July 13. Sydney journalists, Idle because
Powerful Army Group Still
In Background
By W. A. Ryser
London, July 13.
The most striking feature of the new reshuffle in the Kremlin is that Marshal Georgi Zhukov has not been appointed a member of the Party Praesidium, Soviet experts said here today,
The two new members of the body that runs Russia are trusted and prominent professional party organisers.
A.
Mikhail They are Mr Suslov and Mr A. Kirchenko. They raise
the number of the Praesidiem members from aine to 11.
prominent sup Both
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porters of the Party group led by the Premier, Marshal Nikoll ulganin, the Foreign Minister, Mr V. M. Molotov, and
Party's First Secretary, Nikeita Khrushev, the which is now in power.
the Mr
group
MOST INFLUENTIAL
Mr Suslov was unti now the most influential Central Committee Secretary after Mr Khrushchev, Presum- ably, ho retains his Joh In tho Secretariat in addition
of a dispute which has stop. ped publication of all the city's daily and Sunday newa- out papers, today brought their own evening paper,
to his now one. As one of the oldest secre- Called the Clarion it is in op-
position
to £1 composite turies, Mr Suslov was for many the overlord of Party inorning newspaper produced years
The supervisor by
propaganda and managements
of foreign Com four
Communist parties. He helped Mr Andrei Zhdanov and Mr Molotov set up the A conference between the State Cominform in 1947.
the
of
Sydney's
newspapers whose production has been halted by the dispute,
representatives, today
the
Labour Council und news- Mr Kirichenko was until now - First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Com- which threatens to spread munist Party of the Ukraine
paper
failed to settle the dispute
within the industry.
THE - START
The dispute started as a printers' strike at the Sydney. Daily Mirror and spread to the other newspapers when the manuge. ments decided to produce composite. Journalists on the evening news- the Sun and the Daily
Mirror,
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the post Mr Khrushchev held until 1950.
The First Secretary of the
traditionally Ukraine member of the Pollburs or the Parly Praesidium as it is
A
now
elled.
- The appointment of three new Secretaries has doubled the size the Secretariut of the Central Committee, after one of
ciscussed
of
the nowbitity holding a congress of the Parly is taken here as a sure indica- tion that such a congresa wili; be held later this year.
F
The most significant aspect ofl the
Kremlin reshuffle: new however, seems to be hal military leader was included in the Praesidium.
Marshal Georgi Zhukov's up- pointment to the Defence Ministry after Premier Georgi Malenkov's fall in Feburary led Western observers to assume that the new regime was closely Unked with the increasingly powerful Army leaders. Some observera
the speculated
possibility that Marshal Zhukov was the The real master" of Russia,
to make the Marshal's fallure grade Indicates that the Army, While much more powerful thân ever before, is still in the back- ground.
even
FULL MEMBERS Marshal Zhukov, Marshal Ivan Koniev
other anti Soviet Marshals are full members of the Central Committee but powerful Praesidium
the
all-
Is
apparently to remain closed to them.
cve
on the
The significance of this Krenilin gesture made
of the Geneva talks is to emphasise the authority of the Communist Party and to blast any hepe existing in the West that Marshal Zhukov or
who refused to help its most prominent members, Mr other, Anny leader could
were sacked. The Australian Journalists Association on Sunday told its members to stop work if asked to produce the composite newspaper. Yesterday more than 600 mem- bers decided not to return to work but to begin producing their own newspaper-fleuter
Soldier Drowned
Hereford, July 13. Private Edward Gould, 20, of Cardiff was drowned while bath- ing with other soldiers in the River Wye at Hereford.
three months ago. dropped
Of the new Secretaries who will work under Mr Khrushchty the
Mr most interesting is Dimitri T. Shepilov, the Editor worked of Pravda, who once under Mr Suslov in the Propu- ganda Department of the Central Committee.
He has recently acquired con- siderable influence on is likely to take over the entire propa- ganda machine of the Party.
were
The two remaining new Secretaries, Mr B. Aristov and Nr. 1.Belyaev, until now Secretaries of Pro-
Parly Gould, stalloned al-Hereford, vincial
organisations, swam out to mid-river opposite respectively in the F. East and Bishop's Palace and disappeared. ¦ in "East Kazakistan, The fact -China Mail Special,
that the Central Commitee has
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14 Noblethan (4).
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the Praesidlum United Press,
KING IN SUMMER DRESS
This very informal plcture is of King Frederick of Den- mark with his daughter the 15-year-old heir apparent Princess Margarethe, They are enjoying private life on board the yacht Danhebrog on ils summer tour in Danish waters, and leave the yacht in Reene Harbour
go bathing... Express Photo.
to
Lennox-Boyd Discusses
Education In
I
Malaya
London, July 13.
THREATEN TO
GO ON STRIKE
Tokyo, July 13.
More than 250 Geisha girls threatened to strike or "sell their bodies" unless they get more money for their "artistic services."
Japan's newest labour dispute--which some Tokyo males blame on too much democracy brought in by American occupation forces-is raging in the gay Maruyama district of this capital city.
JEWEL THEFT FROM YACHT
Ramsgate, July 13, Polico today were In- quiring into 'the theft of jewellery valuçd at £8,000 trom a motor yacht in Ramsgate harbour,
tho
Jan Zavadal, a Czech, lives alon Aboard yacht which arrived from Calals tast
Thursday. Among the articles missing diamond pendant
*
containing over
monds
valued int £5,000, on platinum
brooch oblonk
100 dia- and valued £2,000 and a gold and platinum ring with a ruby sei In diamonds.
The yacht, Ruddy Shel- duck, was tied up along- cido a wharf in the har- bour. China Mail Special.
PRESS COUNCIL
VERDICT
Exposure Of Vice A Service
The official demands of the Geisha girls were made pubile by their spokesman after emergency meeting,
DEMANDS FORMALISED
The demands formalized the situation which began yesterday with
wildcat wirike. Last night theTO were no Gelshas In any of the 140 restaurants in the Maruyama district,
The Maruyama Geisha Union said that the girls now are get- ting about 16 cunts an hour for twanging their three-strong sumisens, dancing. singing and entertaining the customers,
They are holding out for $1.20 an hour.
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch (85)3)
Tried A
Back Flip
Washington, July 13. Mr Bernard M. Baruch, 85-year-old Now York flaan- cior, showed up at the White House today limping from
A spokesman for the Maru- an accident he suffered while yama Restaurant Owners' Asso- | trying to make a back dive
their demand into a swimming pool. elation rejected and pointed out that the girls in the famous Akasaka district -- Tokyo's No. 1 Geisha quarter get only a little more than 31 an hour.
The spokesman said he was thinking of the public's welfare and could not think of charging enough to justify the $1.25 wage
for the Gelshus.
Mr Baruch called on President Eisenhower to chat about the coming Big Four meetings, but his swimming pool performance dominated the attention..
#
Easing himself gingerly into a taxi, Mr Barack, wearing broad-brimmed southern pian- "It would mean too bigter's straw hat, said, "When you burden on our customers," he
aro 85 don't try a back Sip." I said.
Some members of the Restau- Mr Baruch Injured himself rant Owners' Association sald several weeks ago trying a back they thought the girls had been | dive_luto the pool of a South unfair when they threatened to Caratina estate,
"sell their bodies" if they didn't get a raise.
"I
SLIPPED ON EDGE
This threat seemed to be an obvious effort to win pubile
hata to sco this in the sympathy at a time when there papers," ho said, "because is a "great debate" in Japan over people will think that only a London, July 13. Britain's Press Council said to-
prostitution.
fool at the ago of 85 would try The debate over prostitution diving backwurde." day that the exposure of vice by is hottest in Parliament On a newspaper was often a service one side are women representa- to the community.
tives who The Press Council, ethical trafficking
When Mr Baruch attempted want to make to dive, he slipped on the edge human flesh of the pool and hit his hip before On the other side, aro splashing into the water, sidered a complaint placed before the brothel owners who say any It by a member of the public such step would just lead to an about two articles in the mass increase in sex crimes. circulation Sunday newspaper, the People, on vice in London's West End.
in The Colonial Secretary, Mr Alan Lennox-watch dog of the industry, con illegal. have Boyd, told a questioner in the House of Commons outside today that no schools had been closed because of control.political activities in either Singapore or the
Federation of Malaya.
Attempt To Cross Atlantic
alleged
Mr Reginald Sorensen, Labour, had asked what were the present proposals of future educa-paper had published the names tional development in the Federation and in Singa- pore both in respect of post-primary education and the co-ordination of different racial and other types of existing schools, their financial assistance from governments, and how many schools had been closed because of political, activities.
In a written reply Mr Lennox-Boyd said special New York, July 14.
committee had considered last A 33-year-old soft-spoken year the pace at which having bachelor sails today (Thurs-regard to the resources of the day) to cross the Atlantic Federation it would be possible alone in his 30-foot home Education Ordinance of 1052. The
to apply
the policy in the made boat,
committee's report was com- prehensive, and he said he was of it, with a placing a copy statement by the Federation Government, in the library of the House.
Mr George Bostou, 200-lb. former Harvard and Boston University football player, said if all goes well he may conlinue round the world.
Mr Boston himself built the Tahill
double-end auxillary
that
ketch
the on
lawn
outside
his Swampscott, Massachuseils,
home. It took him two and d half years and cost $1,500.
His Arat goal is the Azoreg, 2,200 miles from this port. He hopes to cover that distance in 40 days.
some
FOR GIBRALTAR
Then
for he wii head Gibraltar, a 1,000-mile Sall that he figures will take him about 20 days.
Mr Boston has stocked his boat with five dozen eggs, four pounds of bacon, aix loaves of
tinned
In Singapore post-primary education was provided in 49 schools either run or fully alied by the Singapore Government,
Approval had been given for the construction of eight further schools including two secondary technical schools within the next year.
Post-primary education wing | also provided by several schools including 10 Chinese language schools not fully aided by the Government.
bread, onions, potatoes, candy; the Legislative Assembly
An all-party committee
powdered milk and goods.
WEB
now considering the position in He also will carry 70. gallons schools in which Chinese is the
medium of instruction. of fresh water and 65 gallons of petrol. He said he will sail most
No schools had been closed of the way and use his eight because of political activitica horse-power engine only when other in Singapore or
he has to do soUnited Press. Federation-Retrier.
NEED MORE
The Maruyama Gelahas said that the cost of living is too high and they need more money. They said they wear out one brighily coloured kimono per month, and these run from $50 to $100 each.
The complaint said the news-
full addresses of individual
prostitutes. A letter
from the editor of the People to the Council sald that apparently the complainant approved of newspapers **- posing call organisers
girl
but "Then we have cotmetics and not the girls nor it followed other extras," theGolsha FOULC landlords who often spokesman pointed out, "and battened on
have nothing left to live on on them.. The Council, in a statement, honourably,United Press.
hat: While realising that some harm might follow from
CLARA WILL such publication" they "never-
HIT SOUTH
JAPAN
Tokyo, July 14. Typhoon Clara, with savage 138- mile-an-hour winds suced northward across the occan toward Scullieras Japan today (Thursday) sending strips scurrying to safety.
Force
US
weathermen reported at 11 p.m. ать Wednesday that Clara was wobbling and could change at any moment but was expected to be within 190 miles southwest of Kyushu this afternoon,
course
Storm
theless took the view that the exposure of vice
by a news- paper is often a service to the community and the publica- tion of details such as names and addresses may aften be necessary for the exposure to be fully effective,”-China Mall Special.
US-German
Arms Aid Discussions
Bonn, July 13. West Germany's Chan- warnings went out to the cellor Konrad Adenauer and southern Japanese island as United States Ambassador well
Ryukyu James B. Conant, with their Islands still in the path of the
as to small
50-mike-wide storm.
military and economic assis- Small boats hurried to parts tants, today discussed the while Japanese and American question of US military aid: Servicemen dug in to meet
the fury of the typhoon with to Germany,
the strongest winds of the A joint - American «German, early sensor. Weathermen
́statement published this evening
said that the US said that the question would be base of Okinawa definitely studied further in all its aspects
the tropical
was mafe
storin
In the
by
og
a "country team" composed marched northword of specialists from the American samo 160 miles
west of the Embassy all member countries This is the procedure
US base. United Press.
Russia To Pay Compensation
To
Moscow, July 13.
THE Soylet Government has
to pay
partial agreed. damages to the widow of a Bolgian radio, operator who was killed when Bovics planer fired on a Sabena. Altlines Bolgian Dommerajal plane near the Austro-Yugoslav, frontier:... last June 3,
announcom here to was
The UBNB • hay Barend to pay
500,000 Belgian france (abonb
$10,000) to the widire
18
Belgian Widow
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). (*
The statement mid however, that. Germany was in a special category, es complicates the becnuso has no army question
présent.
of what military material should be supplied to
Germany in addition to, that contained on a list which haw,
When negoliations between the| Authoritative circles bare already been turned over to the pointed out that: the Belt German Government for study Union sanood to the principle ·
· statement ⠀⠀ sald, the "UB, of paying damages prior to would
heavy begin with molition of the question of weapons-ncluding · tanks, plañer responsibility when Foreign and guns to West Germany. The | Miplater... › Vyacheslaw Młołojoy amount to be delivered, though substantial, would reprendik. kola VI. Saeculare në Białe only.aarnall part of the total.
· MF," John Forlar: "Dulles, the | cost of Chernan zuirinainent, tho
Belgian
Boylet ro. presentatives began. the Boviet Government, rajected Belgian protest claimed damages, Last Juna Vaters Zorine, Deputy Foreign Drinister sammaned Beiginn. Beotolary
Huge, and neg "wewn› · rostfod; "ending,
Joseph Clanwääri, ayer eller Tüp Belčiai
bij group had been
On the serious side, Mr Baruch declined to discuss what ho talked to the President about, adding that it would be improper to tell a chief execu». tive what he should do.
Philosophically, however, ho said, "This, meeting of the Bl Four will show whether the world, travelling from chãos to cosmos -- wants to go
back again."
there
"Those fellows over will find out how far they have moved from primitive man to civilised man."United Press,
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