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MOUNTBATTEN: A LIKELY SUCCESSOR
TO MONTY?
London, Nov. 18. Earl Mountbatten of Burmo was tipped by a London nowspaper today as a likoly successor to Field Marshal Lord Montgomery as Deputy Supreme, Com- mander of Allied ForcOS
in Europa,
The London News Chronicle,
In a dispatch from Its Paris cor-
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1857.
SOVIET UNION NOW LEADS IN TECHNOLOGY RACE
RUSSIANS OUTSTRIP THE US
Khrushchev Chides
America On
Sudden Reversal
Moscow, Nov. 17.
respondent, David Wills, old Stalin's old slogan coined in 1929 urging
Lord Mountlatten was being "freely lipped" to succeed Lord Montgomery. The veteran British Commander announced yesterday that he was planning to retire and write his memoire.
Mountbatten, a cousin of the
Queen and unele of Prince Philip. is currently First Sea Lord-lop-making Admiral of the Royal Navy, In World Wor
If he was Supreme Allied Com-
mander in South-earl Aslu.
NO CONFIRMATION
There was no official confirma- tion of the Chronicle's report elther in London or Paris. Mont- gomery's retirement will not take
irisht next year.
*T0 Chronicle uld three te sous were bebin advanced fir The ap; ointment of Lord Mount-
They are:
1. He is no stranger to con- trol of forecs from many coun- tries, by virtue of his World War 11 experience.
2. He has an internationally known name "must" for NATO commanders,
3. He has the same tough- ness as Montgomery who, the Chrontele sald, often acted as "hatchel man" for NATO supreme commanders. United Press.
ALGERIAN BORDER BARRIER
Facts
Algiers, Nov. 17, French Defence Minister, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, today, praised the effectiveness of the Sew barrier along the Algerian Tunisian border.
the Speaking in Algiers at end of an Inspection tour of militury unity in Algeria, Chaban-Delmas noted that the barrier was already being called "the
barrier that kills".
said it had been constructed Не along the Tunisian border in very short time, built with simple, study materials,
Russions to "catch up and outstrip" the United States-is now operating the other way around.
The United States is trying to catch up with the Soviet Union, at least as far as education and technology are concerned.
That was in a sense some of Communist Party
leader Nikita Khrushchev's remarks during an interview at the Central Committee headquarters last week.
"We are pleased America is cults, trying to catch up with us and Georgi
noi
the
Case of Marchal Zhukov, expulsion of
he
contrarily," Khrushchevthe Molotov group, or the irre- said. Shrugging his shoulders, verstbility of the de-Stollnisation he added: "let America catch process, repeatedly up within 20 cven two, phasised-new peoplo, new types years" implying that it does and different outlooks, not make any difference and "Education played an Russia would welcome Auch
contest.
was at
1123-
However, there mistakable air of atronising,
porlant role in the develop- ment of new leadership," he said more than once.
Though retraining from using
ekpecially when the heavy-set the customary dictum "Russia balding Communist lead talk- ed about the size of the pro
Is no longer a nation of pea- Jerted American earth satellites," the phrase appeared to
"It is so small," Khrushchev be very much on his lips. said.
"If necessary ww Kan launch bigger Sputniks, or any number of Sputniks we want." Khrushchev, who almost al- ways a jovial, dynamle' and confident, this time exuded more confidence than had ever been seen in the past four yearo since he assumed top party Iradership."
Advantage
Kluushchev's confidence that the Soviet Union can stand pat on the present international
unless
make sub-
positions and not yield one ingli
the West stantial concessions appeared to spring from the following factors:
A believe in Soviet tech- nical and military superiority.
The size and strength of Communia! CLIP, par- ticularly in the Asian Middle
O
the
*
Ho look advantage
of the opportunity to chile Americans for suggesting that the Russians East. the aid of German scientists. have developed rockets with
• The decline of power of Britain, France and lialy. "But America has the best of the German rocket experts," he
The fear in Western Von Braun is there, European countries Fal
of total ing on American bread, and obliteration in the next was what did he do?"
Explaining his optimizm for More than once throughout peace for the foreseeable future, interview, Khrushchev Khrushchev said: "The Soviet stressed the superiority of the Union Soviet educational system.
was alone in the last He World War. Now Germany is attributed the extraordinary divided, France and Italy aren't succces
of Soviet selence and stron Their Socialist Com-
strong. technology to the educational munist parties light for peace. The whole European situation
as changed.
the
system.
Jouder Soviet
dwelled
Oil
mlso the
"Similarly, in the Far East with the emergence of the Chinese People's North Korea, North
Repubtle, Vietnam,
A British Crossword Puzzle
Firemen and police evacuate some of the estimated 5,000 victims of the Po River delta floods in Italy. About 20,000 people are still threatened by the fast- rising waters of the River as heavy rains continued to
fall Inst week. Keystone.
FLOODS HIT ITALY
Moscow's Behaviour Over
Turkey "Is
A
London, Nov. 17.
former U.S. Ambassador to Russia,
Forsyth-Smith George F. Kennan, said
Leaves Peking After Trade Talks
After
Peking, Nov. 17. ten days of "explora-
tonight that Russia's recent "irresponsible” propaganda attacks on Turkey were
a. "dis- turbing" factor and out
Irresponsible"
PRECEDENT:
THE BERLIN
BLOCKADE
the West, but in an analysis on the Western way of life and of line with Soviet pro-is molives the Russian intel-
ligence system broke down. paganda purposes.
The Soviet leaders were, in Mr Kennan described the attacks as the most disturbing fact, the first and leading vic- of the abuse they had manifestation of Soviet be tims haviour ence
Berlin practised on the freedom of the mind. Yes there was nothing blockade."
that could be done in a short The expert on Soviot affairs space of time to
alter the
the
It
"What I had to Gay this evening about the Soviet rola- tionship with the Western world
DISARMAMENT
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A CURE FOR CANCER
AT LAST?
Elo de Janeiro, Nov. 17.
· A "NEW・ vuosian being Matt Keserroh hes kliminated the symptoms of cancer in many patients Gider tralubent here. Dr Psalo Bueno of the Bao Paulo Biological Institute tald today.
Palo Bueno Dall numerone bitlents treated with the vaceto, mada from a canoer culture...is - chicken embryos, “quickly recovered from pain and lethargy. Most returnea to their normal pursuits.
Baeno mid the trials had been an exratnomi (23- ocrque uloar cases - bus, -would soon be extended to other forras of the dlacze including leukemia.
Bueno warned. against using the word “cure” be- cause bo suld recovered patients would have to be observed, for at least 'five JOAKS before researchers could be sure they would noi suffer recurrences of the disease.
He also said quantities of vaccine were very small and it would be some time before it could be prodused mufficient amounts for general use.
•En mid the vaccine could not be, considered a pre- ventive because it vTAS -effective only in the treat- ment of cancerous growths already formed. United Pres.
PUBLIC SAFETY '
OF MALAYAN
RAILWAYS ENDANGERED
Kuela lampur, Nov. 17. The general manager of the Malayan Raliways Mr C. G. Harrison, said today the de parture
of European omloera from the service had lowered efficiency to a point where pabllo safety- might äöơn - Ha endangered. said Ho author of an anonymous article
saven topporta an American magazins in vacated by expatriate offours sill, unalied. which he suggested "contain inat year were ment keeping Communism Of 57 expatriate officers left in from spreading as an alterna- the service, 27 would lets tivo to war or collaboration under the Malayanisation pró- with Russia,Reuter and Unigramme by next February,
Router. ed Press.
HUMAN SURVIVAL IN
THE ANTARCTIC
-Expedition To Investigate Next Month
San Francisco, Nov. 17.
"You are worried about your The main Interest of the education system," he mid, barrier lay in the met that "but we are not" "without foreign support
The Algerian rebellion would have pointedly
or at least it character of the present France fought 10 years in Vict- tory" talks on Improving trade already ended, would have been held within | tion of the Soviet population the limits of a minor dissidence," and the new type of feadership up half the country.
nam then exhausted and gave between Canada and China, the made the statements in a speech situation or correct this corrup- A combined team of American, British, and West the Defence Minister id. Whether discussing decentralisa-
Canadian Trade Commissioner over the facilities of the British tion of thought. "The same
in Algeria. hein Hongkong, Mr Max Forsyth is the second in a series of six
Broadcasting Corporation. Franco-PresBC.
ilon of Industry, personality
neid.d, "where the French Smith, left here for Tientaln. deleat
was
inevitable....nor
speeches. can the United States lake over Before leaving he said that Anglo-French position in the the Chinese seemed anxious to Middle East,
Americon plaris trade with Canada, but he did for the Mid-East have bem not think the immediate poten- has been based on the general tial was too big. There was, patton at Soviet behaviour Consequintly, the party however, definite scope for moreover the past few years, he Icader
Sald, the balance of trade. power has shifted heavily to ward the Soviet Union,
Nelther country appeared, to "Who can fight now?" he realise what cach had to offer. asked, "Germany is the strongest { Asked if there was any likeli- country in Europe but the Gerhood of China buying Canadian man people do not want to
wheat, he replied: "It is not fight. Only monopolists want possible at this stage to deter war but even the German re- inine whether Chios will require vanchists have to bo cautious imports of wheat in 1958." in the atomic age.
12
ACROSS
4
5
16
8
16
122
25
25
28
1 Overweight fellow (3, 3).
5 Has a great longing (8).
8 There's nothing to it (4).
Boating Etomian (3, 3).
.11 Dance (8).
12 Mix Spain (0),
14 Tax wo must pay! (4).
16 Once royal song (5).
18 It may catise heid-hanging
(8).
19 Cattle collectively (4).
20 Overcoat cloth (0).
24 Claim to have been clae
where (3),
25 Not very wrong (0).
20 Untouchable, maybe,
*1 Adrosa” (4).
27 Follow DA (0),
28 Tribulary, perhaps (6).
by
DOWN
1 Cringer's colour? (4).
2 Short drinks (4).
3 Swan river) (4). /
4 Insignificant
(0).
and
ghostly?
5 Go to get a loan! (7).
0 Nautical rope (7).
7 Not fruitful (7).
10 Eastern, princess (6),
19 Bot apart (7).
14 Wastes time (?).
15 White ant (7).
17 Hardly
(B).
shuttered.
"If lunaties or militarists start
"If imports are required, there they will be crushed," is a very good chance that e war. Khrushchev concluded.-United Canada will be one of the major Press.
suppliers," he said.
LAIRD BELIEVED DEAD
London, Nov. 17.
Sir David Gerald Moncreifte, 36-your-old Baronet and 23rd hereditary Laird of his ancient Scottish clan, is believed to have died in the day and a half- blaze which has burnt down hip- |50-room mansion, Moncreiffe, in
Perthshire.
Mr Forsyth-Smith, who is accompanied by Mr Ton Fope of the Canadian External Affairs Department, is the first official of the Canadian Government to Visit China since the Communists came to power-Reuter,
Turk Captured
Damascus, Nov. 17. A Turkish patrol which go cidentally crossed lato Byrlan territory was arrusted fast Damascus newspapers night, rosported this morning,
The reports sild tho. patrok was turned over to the Turkish It is thought that he was try- | authorities---Franco-Prosak, ing to rescue the family dogs when he died.
The fire is believed to have broken out in the library on the second floor of the mansion. The Baronet's sister, Elizabeth Moncreiffe, escaped by Jurolting sheeta together into o rope, but, féll some distance and was in-
a malchless crime
ab The
thorough don't dh Jured. things by these (8). 2) Try"out. (4),
22 The rest of the fastidious?
(4). 23 Bridge term (4).'
SATURDAY'S UROSSWORD=-Abrom: 1 Cargo, & Blocks,
8 Topper, 10 Error, 12 Redeem, 14 Pillage, 17 Vort, 19 Asscate,
A rescuer climbed into 'the- house to find Sir David's Bed- room empty and, he saved the Alsatian dog belonging to Etabeth Monereito. The dog's hloe puppies died in the fire ak well on the three belonging to the Barotiek, whose body imál: not yet been found.
Sir David was wounded twice
Fald
DISTURBING
and
German scientists will conduct a series of studies in the Antarctic next month of· Mr Kennan also said that weather stresses on the human body, the for disarmamenti University of California announced yesterday. prospects would only become real when political problems between East The underlaking, which will Erilish team, Dr Pace said. Sir West had been solved. be financed by the office of the Edmund will lead his expeditions Armaments were conditioned at United States Naval Research, inland to establish a supply depos bottom by political differences will start early in December on the Beardmore Gingler on the and rivalries. To try to remove when six members of this in- last leg of the route. the armaments before removing ternational physiological ex-
The second phase would in-- conflicting interests was putting|pedition to Antarctica will clude "the cart before the horse." leave Berkeley, California, for have seen things that will not But in recent weeks we
the South Pole. "At every turn we are entirely at within this pattern. fronted with the fact that there an American expedition had al- The announcement said that irresponsible, dellberate is no way of evading those ready started a series of studies agravation of Turkish-Syrlan specide political problems -- OR naval personnel In the differences by the people in usually questions of who is to "Operation Deeptreeze" to the loscow strikes me as the most rule whom and where--In South Pole two years ago. This disturbing main station of which
all this tension and
was her lod by Dr expedition sinoo Soviet behaviour
the trouble has its origins,
Nello Pace, University Cali- Berlin blockade," Mr Kennan
fornia, Professor of Physiology, PROSPECTS vald
The Berkeley group now plans discases in cold
The
con-
#
study of samples of. blood and other body fluids taken from the subjects. The fluids and blood will be frozen and transported to Berkeley for analysis, Dr Pace said,
He said the analysis would reflect the extent to which the environmental stresses déranged body metabolism. Saliva cam- plos will be also-taken for studies of upper respiratory environments,
to follow up its carller studies Dr Pace added.--Chino Mali
Mr Kennon, leading American "Only when these are alleviat-and study personnel who have Special. historian of Soviet Russia, suided will the prospects for dis-Lived through the winter in the that for 40 years Russian Com- armament become
real; and polar region and to determine munists had been characterised my then will all this pains the onects of long exposure to by their extraordinary ability taking preparatory
work yield the cold environment in the "to cultivate falschood as its dividends."
region. deliberate weapon of policy."
University of California cx- perts said they expected that o merger of scientific efforts, would
Struggle To Free Ship
bring about better results thin, From Rocks
individual studies.
Dr Pace said the work of the group would be conducted in two parts.
“It has seemod to them at all He also questioned the value times easter and in no way im- of East-West "summit” talks. proper to operate a militant He felt they should be held at movement on the basis of con- the end of negotiations to for venient falsehood than on the malise agreements rather than basis of awkward truth," he as tt treo ha of starting "be added.
wariscent proca of accom bhoday, the effects of this modation." "systematic abuse of the human
Mr Kennan, currently pro- Intelfout" were more deep-seated! fessor of history at the Instituto fand troublesome than had born ; of Advanced Study in Princeton The first phase, he said, will the day today to free a 340-foot- realised. Statistically, Rumla is this year a visiting professor | include. dalalled phormiologiemi. Swedish cargo ship which ran was excellently informed about at Oxford. In 1947 he was the observations. These will involve aground at the mouth of Tampa
Little Rock-
THE NEGROES MUST GO, FAUBUS MAINTAINS
Kastle Back, Nov. 14.
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BRITISH TEAM
St. Petersburg, Florida,
Nov. 17. A Coast Guard cutter and three lugs worked throughout
tests to determine the effects of Bay.. the British cross-continent gx-
Floodlights were sot tip 30 pedition on the heart, body-
fluid volumes, body heat work could continue after dark. balance, and senzory, preception. The Swedish motor vessel Antess, which ass aground about The British team, the first too-quarter of a mille west of attempt a crossing of the region. Egmont Key lata Saturday, was will start from the coast of the
Weddell Seo and continue pero not reported in danger.
The ship ran aground, when the South Polo to the United Stater base at Ross Island in the it apparently went off course Ross Bea, Dr Paco, said. This and become dalled in water too British Medical Research Council shallow for 12 30-foot draught,
The Coast Guard cutter Juniper Laboratories have got up tha, programme, The Crom-continen-ând shop three 'tuga handliert tal expedition will be led by Dr Towcur opérations.“
The Artets left here Saturday. Vivian Fuchs
with a load of fibrich phosphate
· Another team, from Naw Zau- hoeded : for. Dvamarky Its had land, lad by Sir Hamond Milkry,
of Bit Everest fame, and bioderator widowed-mado. af Rose Island wilt, support AB,
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