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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1950.
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Big Three will discuss
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London, Apr. 16.-The Big Three Foreign Ministers confer- ence to be held on May 8 in London will review the whole field of foreign policy and study an overall line of their future moves in the cold war in European co-operation and Far Eastern develop- ments, according to government officials today.
The tentative agenda for the Big Three meet- ing is so comprehensive that weeks of negotiations of the Foreign Ministers would be required to cope with it. British suggestions alone were said to run to eight typed pages of foolscap, laying particular emphasis on Germany and the Far East.
Leopold Offer Creates run to New Situation
convene
sift the tackle themselves do not those malters which warrant direct handling by the Foreign Ministers.
The American Secretary proposals so far submitted pro- of State, Mr Dean Acheson, mised to make the forthcoming prior to the Big Three meet-meeting one of the most impor- tant of the postwar period and discuss Franco-to involve "a very comprehen- ing will Brussels, Apr. 16. The
of International Party's American problems with the rive review" Belgian Catholic Executive today described French Foreign Minister,polley and western co-operation,
dinte Three Power decisions. King Leoplod's broadcast Robert Schuman, on May 7 They did not anticipate imme-
The delegates who offer last night to hand over or 8. This will be followed his Royal prerogatives tem-by bilateral talks with the later this month will porarily to his Ho as "con- British Foreign Secretary, agenda and trary to the initiatives ofr Ernest Bevin.
The Big Three discersion with the party," but it paid "homage to the high senti-be followed by a meeting of the
composed of This procedure is expected to the Atlantic Council ments expressed in
ters and nilow them to delve King's message and to the Foreign Ministers of the 12 At-ghten the burden of the Minis-
andle Pact member nations,
intricate problems sovereign's desire to recon-
Diplomatie exchanges on the into more
future relations with agenula are In full progress, such as cile the Belgian people."
the Suviet Russin.-United Press, thint Indicated The leading paper, Libre Belgique, refrin ed its views that the provi- sionally exiled King's return to the throne must be "uncondi tionat."
Oficials Catholic news-
Catholic leaders
interviewed
by the newspaper were quoted as saying that they considered
the King's offer to transfer is
powers for the time being tu hiss
Prince
EX-MINER IS UK's
LEADER IN SYDNEY
Baudonin, as "unconstitutional Government cannot spare
TRAFFIC JAMS
The attitude of the main and-
Leopold party, the
Socialists,
was not expected to be known'
top-level Minister
until tomorrow, when the par- London, Apr. 16.—The outlook is not too good
will mest to
ty's Executive
the new situation for the Commonwealth conference on aid to South- consider
east Asia which begins in Sydney on May 10, created by the King's offer.
diplomatic observers here said today.
According to anti-Leopold Brussels newspaper, Le Soir, Belgian Socialists wouk Insist on a clarification of a number of points in the King's message espectully "there regarding the guarantee of the rights of the (anti-Leopold) minority,"
According to reports from all every parts of the country, singe Belgian radio appeared to have been tuned in to the King's recorded broadcast.
For one
the but the political economie and
has been in- thing. they $2,200,000,000,
and Southern Korea from in- pointed out, the hard pressed vested in the rescue of Japan Labour government in Brisolvency, nad other $700,000,000 rehabilitation of a high-has gone into
the Philippines. tain cannot spare level Minister as its repre-
American dollars These are social effect are bound 1. occupy sentative for it needs vote of every minister.
the large of
part of the Common- leader Hence the
discussion in Sydney is to be wealth Kingdom delegation Labour Peer Lord MacDonaid next month. who is virtually unknown to
Britain's post-war expendi- Ife is no ex-
from the British public.
public funds in went into public ures miner who car radios pulled into the kerb politics rising to be Governor south-cast Asia included a grant to allow passers-by to listen.eneral of Newfoundland. ite of some £110,000,000 to Malays holds a purely honorary post and of £80,000,000 odd to Hur
In the larger cities there were traffic jams as motorists with
Reuter.
SERETSE
HOME AMID Asia who will
CHEERS
in the present, plus an unknown proportion of pay-master
of annual military expenditure Government.
which last year reached £760,- ANOTHER MACDONALD 900,000.
While the conference is trying Co-leader with him will be Malcolm MacDonald, Comms to guess how anuch more can be Southeast spent in South-east Asia, the Lioner General ut
Join the party American State Department is
to be studying Singapore. reportexi from London at Neither could sign any egree scheme under which the entire Art consulting Asina pattern is to be definitely ment without
American "master Axed-an London.
Observers said both are right plan" in which Japan in to be top of The converted into the workshop wing labour polliclans. Serowe, Apr. 16-Seretse outstanding fact confronting this the Pacife for the construction conference 1 Industrial goods with other Khama, exiled chief desig-Commonwealth
Western countries continuing to supply nate of the Bamangwatoa pollclans of the
According to the report,' the tribe, returned to his white world have since the end of the raw materials,
to scheme
for credit provides Asta and lave litle wife for a short visit today war poured some $6,250,000,000 amid the rousing cheers of show for it.
agreements among the Asiatic his people.
About a $1,000,000,000 sunk in countries, largely under Amer- with the direction and The call China represents in 1950
for the dollar as common currency. As Sercise's car rolled Inta colossal advertisement
Communists. Another United Press, Serowe shortly after midnight, | Chinese ending a 300-le dash from Lobati hrough
into
the African SIDE GLANCES
bush, "Queen Ruth" ran out of their house and met him & quar- ter-mile down the road.
Photographers bulbs lighted! the path for Seretse's car, which ' went slowly through the town' and then came to a stop in fron of Ruth. Sercise bounded from his sent and embraced his wife, a former London typist. He took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from her cheeks nud said, "Everything is going to be ali right."
Later in the morning, the couplo called on the District Commissioner, Mr Forbes Mac- kenle, and Seretse reported his arrival. All along the four- mile road from their bungalow, crowds gathered and whistle and chanted their greetings.
In front of Mackenzio's office, some held out their hands to touch Screlse and bowed to kiss the hem of Ruth's skirt.
WOR
that
Soretso was allowed to como here only on condition peace plans to obtain documentary proof that his tribe wants him as their leader for the forth- coming hearing, in which he will appeal against the British Clovernment's decision banning him from the Bamangwato re- servation for five years.
maintained. Ho
This was the couple's first this year, meeting since early when he was called to London for consultations with govern- ment officials and was informed of his exile--United Press,
By Galbraith
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think my job in the department store was more Interest- Ing work than this office routine there were two follows there who proposed to me?”
Unstable economic trends and a general business depression force a dealer in Tokyo, Japan, to sell his The hard-pressed dealer let neckties by their weight. them go for about 14 cents a bunch, in American coins.
George
Last summer Bernard Shaw, 93, enter.
POINT FOUR VICTORIA REVELS
WARNING
PRESENTS
Delays Dangerous A MUSICAL REVUE
Philadelphia, Apr. 16.-D. Alun Valentine, president of the University of Rochester, that Presi- warned yesterday
dont Truman's Point Four pro- gramme will become a "major failure" in American diplominey unless it soon become a work- ing reality.
With Orchestra of H.M.S. JAMAICA Under the Direction of Bandmaster J. E. WHITE, R.M.
By kind permission of the Commanding Officer
CAST INCLUDES
De Valentine told the annual Chippy Twigg, Tommy Morris, Frank Boor, Jessica Young.
of
the American
mealing Academy of Political and Social Selences that "delays between proposal and performance"
the Paint Four programme have brought great disappointinents and "even uangers."
The Truman proposal raised in countries excessive hopes,
to be aided their Ignorance under- slowness and pro- disap- toward
gave them no realistie standing of the dimeulties of reonunic.
gress. Impatience and
pointment
has led
cynicism about
mlacs."
American pro-
Dr Valentine said the next should be nu "oMelal
step
Etatement of American
policy
nad procedure under Four." Such
Point
st
Press.
atatement must detalled to ve sufficiently answer questions of procedure
under
Kes. Withers and Chorus of 14 Lovelion
in Musical Scones
Show presented and directed by
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To halt Communism
in East Asia
TOKYO ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
Tokyo, Apr. 17.-The Tokyo economic con- ference for the Far East opens this morning with 23 American officials from Washington and Orien- Ital capitals determined to hammer out aid and trade recommendations that will halt communism in East Asia.
Untler the chairmanship
of delegates plan to visit manufac Mr Willian J. Sebald, United turing plants in the Tokyo area States acting political adviser on the final day.
will Like the Bangkok political Tokyu dan fer Japan, the conferees tackle an agenda that includes: conference, the
and Fou will be secret with no members 1. Import tariffs
of the press Dilewell to attend. of regional It opens at 9.15 a.m. local time
and trade
In the chambers of the Allied development Council for Japan.
trols.
2. Expansion
and inter-regionnt
Overall economic
of Asiatic areas,
of
C
Major-General E. M. Almond, cur- SCAP Chief of Staff will wel- 3. Probleme involving rency exchange and ways and come the delegates on behalf of means to break convertibility General Douglas MacArthur.
The Assistant Socretary Thomas bottlenecks
Bye-day aginda has been Commerce, amond so as to provide two Blaisdell, will deliver the open- days for general discussion in ing address followed by Mr C. one day of Thayer White, of the U.S. State plenary sessions, special committee meetings and Department's Office
discussions, two days of informal sporte of cost Asian Affairs.
During full the Angl
Df sections committees to
from setsjuna.
Japan's role in whatever re- MacArthur's leadquarters will commendations the conference take part in the talks and offer to be a number of specially prepared the studies on subjects related to
the conference.-United Press.
will make farge. Time
is expected
permitting,
Nehru's Gift To
tained Sir Robert Hotung, U.S. Children
87, the Hongkong indus- trialist, at his Ayot St. Lawrence, Herts, home. Mr Shaw much admired Chinese Sir Robert's
roles. Now he has one of his own. Sir Robert sent it recently from Kowloon.
Integration
Of Europe
Imperative
to
Washington, Apr, 16-Two Ashok and baby elephants, Shanti, were presented Washington Zoo today as a gift to the children of the United Status from the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru.
The
elephants were handed over at a colourful ceremony by the
Ambassador, Mrs
pre-
Indian
Pandit.
Mr Pandit, making the
Fold. "These gift Bentation. tables come here as messengers of goodwill, bringing the af
l the treelings fectionate chidren of India to the children of the United States.
"They airo bring greetings Minister who from the Prime
Ile is loves all children dearly, atver to happy as when he is Phler, Mr James Zellerbach. atmong them," Reuter, nail today that economic
Millan.
Apr 18-The
ECA
1r:- was in- of Europe tegration perative and he asked European nations to "fuift their promises" } on that score,
Speaking at the Milan Inter-
national
Australia Wants New Guinea
IC-
Sydney, Apr. 10.-Australia Fair on the special
all circumstances, main in New Guinea, Mr Perey Marshall Plan Day, Mr Zeller-must, in bach reminded Italians of the C. Spender, the Minister for Ex- etonomic gains of the past two ternal Affairs, said today on his years under ECA and sald frst sleps formed the
the
for the economic Integration of Europe. He added Organisation
Guinea
from д tour of New nucleus and Papua.
If Australia did not rema'n that the work in harmony with the for European natives, other nations would, he Economic Co-operation nations added in a broadcast. "have assumed a formal com- mitment to achieve
Integration"
we ask
Mr Spender said ous native he economic had talked with told him they regarded Australia as their pro- Ai
Is that these tector and motherland and want- promises be fulfilled. We think ed no ether. Reuter. major steps should be taken in that direction before the end of the Marshall Plan because the Plan itself can actively assist the movement."--United Press.
Radio Hongkong
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Radio Nawn Berl. (London, layl 11.15, Weather Report, World News
Frisco 'Quake San Francisco, Apr. 10-A brief, sharp earthquake widely felt in the San Francisco Bay region this morning but Indications were it caused no damage. United Press.
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