BIDAULT TALKS OF THE WORLD'S GREAT INSOMNIA
Argenton Sur Creuse, France, Apr. 23.-The Prime Minister; Georges Bidault, said today that he still hoped for an understanding between East and West in the cold war but it would depend on the East. M. Bidault came here to award the Croix. de Guerre to this town, where the Nazi SS killed' 67 persons in June 1944.
He said: "The great in-never applied to the "world of somnia of the world begins
berly
Turning of internal affairs, once again the day after a M. Bidault called for a half to Communist Inspired activities great tragedy.
standard of which, under the
In such an arduous moment-peace, are all too often nets of
I cannot give up hope that possi- civil war.-United Press. bilities for meetings at nigree-
ment can exist between the two
halves of the world. Essential Steamer
ly, however, they do not depend
on us, who have offered them so often. They depend on the wildom of others who must at Just reply to our wisdom."
M, Bidaull clid not mention
Explosion
the Soviet Union by name, buIn Antwerp
he rald the great task was to remain vigorously on guard to ree that their principles" were
SABOTAGE TRIAL IN
RED ZONE
Antwerp. Aur.
23.-Police
murces tonight denied a report, according to which 12 duckers were slithtly injured this mor- de, when Communist demons- Irator clashed with the police Tary say the confusion Bro: C 11 12 dorkers Trom the fact
Injurel, feur of them reverely, when the bailer of the Norwegian steamer. Nigborn, on they worked, boord which
did not
of
exploded late last night, Ger- 23,-Enst
ane rources The Berlin: Apr.
that rubber however, many's first mass sabotage triat deuy,
truncheons were u ed against In due to begin tomorrow, when
demonstrators, rome nine men, including
a former the
Minister, | WOD
whom received blow. But they Christian Democrat
Com- face a court at Dessau. Saxe- formally deny that the
munist deputy M. Franz Van Den Branden, had been hit, The police had received orders pot to touch him on account of his Parliamentary madly. they explained.
Anhalt,
The Christian Democrat la De Leo Herwegen, formerly Saxe- Anhalt's Labour Minister.
Another defendant. Friedrich Methfeel, former Deu KAS
According to the rame soVPCVS, works director, has taken refuge when Van Den Branden In West Germany and will be
jumpa a policeman's throat againd tied in his absence.
1 actions Was taken
It was a friend of Van Dri Branden that rant ap Antwerp
omers announcin rewapape that the deputy had been 1- at by police truncheons, tho courers added.-Router.
The East Germany Govern him." ment has Invited seven Western;
and Doveral correspoalents German
journalists from West Bertin to attend the trial
The nine men face charged Bing "ner December, 1043, they consistently and actively, with intent to sabotage, frustrated German economie measures, thus causing great harm Germany's reetinstruction and the people's heritage."-leuter.
Comet Bid For New
Record
to
Vietminh guerillas
attack train
Pariz,
23.--Indo- Apr.
insur- Vietminh Chinera nents last night attacked a military train 101
17 Nhatrong-Sai l
of Saigon, ar- miles east "ecording to an Agence France
Presse report.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1950.
More Women At The... House
women elected is steadily With each new Parliament the number of Increasing, and following the recent General election and the Manchester by- election, won by Miss Florence Horsburgh, the number has reached 21. Here is a picture specially posed on the terrace on the House: (left to right) Dr Edith Summerskilt (Labour), Lady Megan Lloyd George (Liberal) and the youngest Miss Pat Hornsby-Smith (Conservative).
Big Three do not want Germany as buffer
between East and West
}
Washington, Apr. 23.-United States officials said today that the idea of establishing a unified but politically neutral Ger- many as a buffer between East and West would receive little if any support at the forthcoming conversations of the Big Three Foreign Ministers in London despite recent articles in support of it which have appeared in the American press.
These officials, some of whom are concerned
with drafting the agenda of the Foreign Ministers MacMahon Ball
meeting, took the position that even if such a Ger- many could be developed-which they said was highly unlikely the French in particular could| hardly be expected to stand for the recreation of a situation so potentially similar to those of 1914 and 1939.
sevesignty and eesnointe dependence,
Alarmed
Melbourne. Apr. 27-The use of Australian troops in Malaya nieth 1ght new femes through the whole of Roster Asia, Pin in-ferr
William MacMrden Ball, British Contenwelto
Allied Control: merator of the Council in Tapas, vid in al broadcast tonistit.
Officials pointed out that, while the idea of Germany
The best informed sources as a strong "third force" in feel the most probable imune- Europe, dedicated by its te recommendations of the will be for
strength and geographical | Foreign Ministers
increase it the riz! of
position to prevention of an
Lietamany's
merchant maste
of the
most
in
The
-
Peace Project Rouses Interest
Washington, Apr. 23.- The State Department has asked the French Prime Minister, M. Georges Bidault, for more informu- tion on his proposed "Ilgh Atlantic Council" of the Powera, usually reliable Washington sources said to- day.
The message was reported to .f. 13tuult have encouraged and supported his general cu-. jective of Western co-operation, without endorsing his proposal that the 12 Atlantic Treaty na- tions create an "Atlantic High Connell
Peare" for ordinate all major policies strategic, econ
economic
10
20-
and political.
State Department officials had been studying the plan since ML. Bidault's announcement a weekt ago, it was learnert,
still They were said to be cautioits because they were un certain of the Prime Minister's ideas whether he en- enet
officinis
| vim ned new agency or a new and broadened use of the pre-
est North Atlantle Counell.
State Department pointer out that the Couneti had authority to consider political. aut economic problems of the North Atlantic
but not machinery in deal with them.
In its first year, emphasis had hern the development of Committee machinery for de- vising Atlantic defence plans.- Heuter
.un
aret
Outlook Good In Greece
Ludon, Apr. 23.-Mr Henry
Am- the American Grady, bassador to Greece, arrived here today from Athens in a United Slates Air Force Dakota.
Mr Crady, who will stay in Britain for two days, told re- Barters that American aid to "hould definitely be
Greek Government, although topsy-turvy after the elections, is stable and the out- the Huk
fur appears Hood future," he added-fleuter.
Golfer Found Hanged
London, Apr. 23.-The well- known amateur golfer, Ronald would sintation mediately ree to the stand Royle Hardmm, who played in Walker Cup American LECIA S deme the Briti sue the major East-West conflict, and authorised output
etich the ste bilked tournament in 1925, was found themight appear attractive in Ruhr mills. The diures
principle, there was little inoften suggested unottelaly here this woe trygg to re-hanging in his garage at hus store law and order, but as an home in Birkdale, Southport, international politient hae, yesterday. He was 50,-Reuter. for the now level of steel pro- 14,500,000
Many Malayons, who riven full pport to the British, were still rating from a stat of insult
Train Huis, alded by air- craft, drove off the raiders.
A French Headquarters com- munique tald that the turkey
duction
tons an-
unity, empared with the 11,- 100,000 at present.
had
German history to suggest that she would long remain neutral. And they coutended that, in any case, a powerful
at Australia's There also appears the post nentral Germany could again
ibility that the Germans will migration polley. The use
might lose 1 tops become
threat Lo her he given a greater degree of Australian
did become contret
other s0- The British the bioral support of Professor Mac- neighbours as she
railed restricted" industries. the e people,
Mahon Ball cald.-Reuter, United Press.
Hatfield, Hertfordrhirs. Agr. 23.--The word-breaking Havilland Comel--the world's flest four-jet airliner will roar away fricrrow to attempt the fastest light in history on the stretch from London to Cairo,
Group Captain John Cunning- ham
hopes to chop at least pouffered heavy intcs, walletix Vietnamere were kitet. Before minutes from the present & hra 35 min.
point-to-point record stack, the Vietmah zuci-fore. for the 3,500 kilometres flight. las cut the railway line to slep
train, The rational Comet, firmly
The French military authori- established as a world beateries i Huni toray aneounced by tea lights of 800 miles per the recapture of the port of hour to Tripolitanla, Rome and pletu (in the Red River valley, whic: Wass Copenhuren, will fly from Coiroth of Lankay). for a tropical text at Khartoon varmated on February 13 after
Vietminh attacks. and Nairobi.
There it will receive further The Red River valley is now
RET
fr comitions end etaped by French tepers,
and altitude, the Janol statement added, ready for ultimate service
of extreme heat
the Brit-in-Australia service
Vietname
The
silver-winged aircraft Vict
refugees
froma
control,
p
Refer Buddhing
will Jake dezen techniciang pagodas In Hanoi will be partly and a substantial cargo in the converted into rest centres be form of test equipment on to the real authorities. morrow's fight.
Juno's present population of 200,000 is twice the number at the outbreak of the lihting five yars ago. Reuter,
Since first taking the air last July she has logged nearly 250 hours flying thing-Reuter.
SIDE GLANCES
INTA BERVICE, ING. T. M. REG, LÀ IL PAT.
By Galbraith
"Since you retired don't you feel tho need of a little exercise, Georgo? I feel like you're a foreman, therd watching me work!"
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In private conversations, Conceal here do 101 officials their concern at what they call
"historie progra Germany, Laity" for making treaties with
miche the Soviet Union. They
brew some day be revived in
the 1922 T'het of version of Itapally or
1938 Hitler. Sulm a cement.
·
They said it is of a mall hoop
to retlect that those two entien
tinu sted only a short collapsed when no longer diletat- cx-
ed by expedienty. They plained that there was no way
nowing how long a similar
vider exprdlent,
over
Schism Developing
Policy In
Over
Peking Politburo
til
ul
The Peking Communist Government's grand
future agreement might be con-policy in national affairs has been completely recast and everything is now believed to be subordinated to preparations in case there is a third world war.
"PAPER NEUTRALITY"
In view of such
considera-
tions, the United States' and
According to a highly placed Chinese who has otter Allied leaders are expect-just arrived in Hongkong from Peking, Mao Tse- ed to be cautious so that they tung, chairman of the Peking Government and
are not manoeuvred into aécept-
Ing proposals for "paper neutra-also head of the Communist Party, now believes war is inevitable, and lity which Inter plne Germans in a position to lar-
the
that a new
world
gain East and West off against since his return from Moscow the Peking Govern-
ment's plans have been drastically revised.
each other.
It is acknowledged in official quarters that a
has become
The highest priority is now riaus this cerlain Tours!
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of bargaining to taking place heim; given to military prepara- whether there will be an open fat present and it poses one uftions and conservation of sup- breach it is to early to tell..
10 the role nid the informant. tlie problems the Foreign lies according
Ministers must face in attempt which China would have to play
int to decide their future course as an ally of Russia.
in Germany.
Although it is acknowledged
Demobilisation plans for the in Chinese Communkt Army to be a distasteful approach, there has been rome discussion have been shelved, and a nation- in the preliminary planning to Wide campaign is now under the London meeting, as to what way to enlist youths aged 1 the Alles are in a position to and above in Chinese People's offer the Germans in the way of Youth Army," additional concesions.
Radio Hongkong
H.X.T.
G, Hongkong Calling"-Program- Hour-Introduced by Jack Frost
13.30, Prituguese (Studio): me Summary: 6.02, Children's Half Hour (Studio); 7, Lonitors Studio Reconstruction work started Atlete Deraldo and His Concert
The US. High Commissioner in many ellies just after the Orchestra (BBCTS): 7.30, "Of the i in Germany, John McCloy, be Gibbons
American oficials,
post-
other
Or in has been abandoned public statements in the past noned, and trade and economic few days, appear to have ruled development plans are
out ony hopes that the Germans teft in abeyance.
may have had for defence forces
ot their own or immediate fastle changes in the occupation
statute.
being
SCHISM POSSIBLE According to the informant, many of the Chinese Communists top leaders are themselves
with this disagreement
in
view,
STEEL PRODUCTION However, it is pointed aut anel oven thone who think there, hore that there still remain might be a new world war are several politically feasible alters Oppased to placing China's n that the Allies can make to the tional aspirations and needs be- Bonn Republic which, at least tow the pledge to support So- for the time being, may satisfy viet Russia. ibe. Adensper government in ita A schista in developing in the
and more Peking polliburo,"
demands for more
but how
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(BBCTS); 10.10. Spanish Nights" Prese:led by "Bettina" (studio): 10.30. At the Ballet": 10.45. Dance to "Moonlight Melodien 11, Jadio Newsreel ILondon Itelay}; 11.18 Weather Report, World News and Home News from Britain (lin corded Relay): God Savo the King: 11.30, Clow down. “
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