THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950.
Garrett artists show their work
31 Russian mystery ships in British waters
THOUGHT TO BE SNOOPING ON WESTERN UNION NAVAL EXERCISES
London, May 22.-The Royal Navy said on Monday that the 31 Russian mystery ships now loafing in British waters, could go right ahead and snoop on the Western Union naval exercises if they wanted to-but they have discreetly moved a secret air- craft carrier out of sight,
PLAN TO "PUNCH HOLES
A Navy spokesman said: "I should think,
the more Western Union battleships they see, the more pleased we should be."
However, he declined to reveal the type of aircraft aboard the newly refitted carrier, Theseus,
IN CURTAIN❞ British
Peruvian
which sailed on Monday Disaster
the
from Mounts Bay on southwest const after one of the Russian vessels there moved within sight of the
Casualties
London, May 22.-The Information Chiefs of all the Atlantic Pact nations are to confer on a plan to "punch holes" in Russia's Iron Cur-j flight decks,
Washington, May 22,— through which news He added, lain.
the Theseus was Over 100 people were killed in the Sellynd 200 were injured in the and ordered to tent of Western activities
Isles, presumably to test the klons can be passed.
Navy's latest operation aircraft, earthquake that wrecked After a meeting today. the which are believed to be jet the Peruvian city of Cuzco Foreign Offre in London nn-propelled.
last night, according to nounced: "These conversations
The naval apokesman sald
report received by the US are to be followed by similar in that
Russins probably formal decuzio
State Department today. with other planned to
the ships, merabera of the North Atlanite i largely trawlers, from the Baltic
The Prefect of Cuzco sald Treaty organdalon in line with to the Mack Sen for Athing that many buildings-possibly the North Atlantie
destroyed or Treaty anyway, and "Just picked an
20 perceni-were dabinged. agreement to promote and en- Fopportune moment to do it.”
H
estimate Af ardicate public information in
casualties did not include those furtherance of the objectives of
the surrounding country-
the
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"JUST IN CASE"
the Treaty, while leaving the "Let them to right ahead and resumibility for
pro-watch the spokesman said as Britici, French, et Duter
in French Western
Europe's
trannies to resetups converge
M. Christopher
R
ride,
The medical authorities today to sheiter appented for tents Vir
those who dared not return to head of the information Depart waters for
their homes.
An Army Medical Corps ment of the Foreign Office, dis-¡first test of naval power under
speaking
Radio over cussed with Mr Edward 15. Bar-the strengthened Atlantic Pact. Cuzco, said that the city was rett. the American Assistant But
mobilized in without electricity the Navy
or water. Secretary of State for Pubileellinen air beles Including
casualties were Affairs, who controls the "Voice Levos of Indon's famed in-ald to be in
to be Indians. The
tadio
transmitter
of America" brondeusts.
STOP JAMMING
telligente departineat, to
Mir J. D. Clarke, Deputy two-mile
| this Huggian ships, “junk in cave," Arequipa, about 180 miles south The Soviel ships string out in a Cuzen, sald that communica-
colume just Ave
ફેફસા reopened, and a muto: caravan was leaving with sup-| plies and people looking for their relatives.
Director of Overseas Services al miles from Culdrose naval bastions with the atrieken city had
the British Broadcasting Cur-where new poration, who called into the meeting.
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Mr Barrett is experledi leave for Park tomorrow of his way to the United Nations Edu- cation. Selentifle and Cultural Organization conference Florence.
The new plan visualises many new transmittera
a that, by
simultaneous moming and even-
naval pilot:: #TC
| trainer-United Press.
THAILAND'S
RICE GIFTS
Lake Success, May 22.-- Thailand has contributed more
Ingvadcasting, they could than 1,000,000 lbs of rice to help rlefeat the
Russians' highly the United Nations foodti pro- developed "Jamming techniques,
stramme for Middle East re- Probably about 70 transmitters fugees the International Chil- would be brought into use when dren's Emergency Fund the plan is in full operation nounced today. Reuter.
SOVIET BARRIER
TO TREATY
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Two aircraft
Were leaving
Lima, the capital of Peru, 300 miles from Cuzeb, with sup plies-Reuter.
Westerling decision
Singapore, May 22.-The Colonial Secretary of Singa- poru, Sir P. A. B. McKerron, today denied reports that Indonesia's request for the extradition of the former Dutch army officer Captain the third flroc
"Turco" Westerling had whicl itself
assistance, been rejected.
The rice will soon be used as part of the UNICEF profect uf providing some 440.000 Arab and Jewish refugee mothers and children with food.
This marks
Thailand, that
received UNICEF
has provided rice for United The Singapore Government,
Nations feeding programmes
in he said, was still considering ather countries. The Govern- the request. ment of Thailand sent one pre- A decision Is expected within London, May 22.-The vious contribution for the the next few days on whether Soviet Union told the Big | Afidde East programme and Westerling will be extradited to Three Western powers to- one to help feed needy children | Indonesia or deported to Hal-
day that further talks
on
the Austrian treaty would
in China, Reuter.
land.-Reuter
depend on the Western reply ASIA AID WORKING
to the Soviet demand for
withdrawal
American
Trieste.
of Anglo.
troops
from
The British, French, American and Soviet deputies ended their session with only a tentative In on Friday after consulting their governments.
agreement to
meet
The Western deputies rejected and told the
London.
BEFORE 1951
Canberra, May 22-The leader of the British delegation to the Commonwealth conference, Lord MacDonald, told a press conference today he hoped the six-year plan for assistance to Southeast Asia, arising from the Sydney talks, would be in opera tion before the end of 1950.
the demand for settlement of the Trieste
laues Russian Ambasador to Georgi Zarublu, that continua-
could not east Asia
were
The annual open-air display of paintings organised by the London County Council, opened recently in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, W.C. Object is to enable the public to see and buy the work of the exhibiting artists. Photo shows:-Bryan Robey of Kensington standing disconsolately in the rain trying to shelter his paintings,
He poked in Film star planned to
his noseand-end war with Japan
Detroit, May 22-es Nelson, 26, decided
today
to be more careful about poking his nose in other people's business,
Nelson Intervened in a family dispute between Mr and Mrs Olle Henderson and Henderson bli off the end of his nose with one bite. Henderson was held for investigation of telo- nious assault.
1
Nelson went to veterans' Respital in the hope of getting a new nose. -United Press.
Pigeons
New York, May 22.
A daring landing in wartime Japan by movie star Douglas Fairbanks Jr., was part of a plan which could have brought the Japanese surrender in World War II, six months before V-J Day, Rear-Admiral Ellis Zacharias said today.
Fairbanks, then Com-1 mander in the Navy, volun-
teered to enter Japan by SWEDISH
submarine
to establish
direct contact with influen- PROTEST
til political leaders who wanted
to discuss pence. TO
said the Admiral, who is
fireerty director of War-time
cottages:
two die
NAval intelligence.
RUSSIA
Stockholm, May 22.--Sweden
has warned Russia nat to "eap-
If Fairbanks had been per- ture or molest" Swedish fishin
vessels in international waters. clandestine and has claimed compensatio
mitted to hold his
meeting with Japanese leaders
In conjunction with other dipts-for losses incurred by her fisher- through Sovict NAVAL matic moves, the United States
could have won the war with- action,
out
the using
man bring ussia
In reply to the Swedish pro-
Moscow has teal,
promised i investigate and reply fully "later." This was stated today
atom
bomb or Cairo, May 22-A
Into the Parific Adm. Zacharins al and a woman were burned to
The overall plan was worked death when pigeons with
our by the late James Forrestal, Parliament by tlie Foreig their feathers ablaze set fire
Minister, M. Oesten Undon, in of Defence. It would Secretary to a row of 10 cottages at have brought Japan to her kneesy to a Member's questions measures taken by the Mary,
eight miles from without Bring a shot, the Ad-about
Government over the capture here.
miral wrote
thic Look of four Swedish trawlers, the magazine. But the plan was The pigeons caught fire when fost in the "muddle of wartinn, yen and Hamnfjord last a strong wind blow the reed-Washington."
Fairbanks' and which they were roosting on to Buck Rogers stuff. Fairbanks Denmark are considering com- built wall of the collage apart in it was dismissed the kitchen fire.
developed his part of the plan mor measures to meet Russia's The birds, roasting in mid-aly, his nwn,
decision of last year, extending flew to other rooflops, setting
The men around other finder-dry cottages
territorial waters in the Downger er afire.-United Press.
Empress were his friends and Baltic to 12 sea miles from th acquaintances and he felt he const instead of the customary could exploit a peace offer they three sen inlles-Reuter.
mide through a Swedion
States United nine
SIDE GLANCES
He said the people of South- via the United tion of negotiations
have been adpeed toj Press, depend en c
their reply to the subrait a substantial plan of note on Trieste. They renewest economic development for their their offer, however, to settle all area to determine the strength outstanding me if this would of this self-help, and he en- ead to completion of the treaty.phasised the need for an exten- A Western spokesman said ton of this master plan later. was clear the Russions
The next conference, to be seckling new excuseo lo: a defay held in London early in Septem- In concluding the treaty, which ber, will be a substantial step would force the withdrawal of forward in the implementation occupation troops and eat for of the Sydney decisions removal of Soviet forces guard- Lord MacDonald pointed out ing lines of communication that the question of stopping the through Rumania and Hungary march of Communism in Asia was not overwhelmingly em- phasised us
the s
secret meeting in Sydney, but he said the con-
In mind
mind that the
to Viennn-United Pre
Speed
Up On European Pool
Strasbourg. May
ferees had kept economic development of the aren was likely to be an effec- İtive barrier against Communism.
The fact that
realise people that the British Commonwealth
interested In
their
22.The future, will help to get the psychological attitude desired.
Connell of Europe's Commlitee of Ministers will probably meet
In Communist-controlled areas.
in Paris next month instead of he said, the Russians are no August 3 as originally intended, doubt doing their best to ald a Council spokesman said here economie planning Com-
munist lines,
un
today.
Generally well-informed ob- Lord MacDonald is going to servers said the French wanted New Zealand on May 24. From an early meeting to give ample there he will return to Londen discussion time to the French
Foreign Minister, M. Robert War veterans stage Schuman's, plan for a Franco- anen-
German pool of coal and steel
protest
production and other proposals Rome, May 22-Five hundred aimed at unification of Europe. Italian crippled
The
M-
war veterans
Ministers agenda today drove through the streets
cludes reparation of a report of cestral
Rome In lorries
to the Consultative Assembly shouting that ther wanted
of their actions and the pollil- their pensions increased,
cal reasons behind them since
Pasted on the slowly-moving
the last Assembly last summer torries were.
posters declaring:
- and drawing up of the agenda | "The war has broken our
for the next. Assembly, due bedies and here, on Augat 7-Beuter.
peace is breaking
our. spirits.”—Reuler.
DOPI, 199 AY NA BERVICE, INC. T. M. REO. LE PAT. DEV.
By Galbraitha
3-10
"Don't you think you'd better depend on dieting to reduce till we can afford a larger apartment?”--
diplomatic officer,
STOPPED RUSSIA
The plan. Included Fairbanks' landing in Japan, a meeting be-
year and the Larex and Marion this year.
-M. Unden fald Sweden and
Greta May Be
The Attraction
tween the US. top Japanese Berlin, May 22.-Grein prisoner, General Oshima, and Garbo will be one of the Western representatives of the Japanese counter attractions in the giant Premier on a Pacific Island, ex-Communist youth rally in Ber- ploitation of a peace bid made lin_al Whitsun.
by the Japanese though the West Berlin cinemas situated Yailean and a flexible psycholo-near the Soviet Sector boundary gleal programme to promote the will
chow
the anti-Soviet whole project of Japanese peace American film comedy "Ninot- feelers in every possible way.
which Greta thu” in
Garbo "The White House, Army and stars, during the Whitsun holl- Stale Department rebuffed the days at reduced prices.—Router.
plan." Admiral
Zacharias mold.
"'1
it would have pre am surc vented Russia, from entering the Japanese war and overrunning| Eastern Asia after the war- United Press.
Radio Hongkong
I.K.T.
D. "Hongkong Calling"-Program. me Summary: 6.02. Kingsway Bym- phony Orchestra-Luton Grin Choir Guest Artists: 8.20, Organ Solo by
Sir Owen Dixon Weitz (On the Organ of West-
In London
minster Cathedral): 8.30, Cantonese by Radio-Oiven by My Leo Wal- 1 and S.X. Len (Studio); 1.50, Franciaon Loreto and Tile Tango Orch. 1, London Promenade Or. London, May 22-Slr Owen chestra: 7.15, "Letter from America" Dixon the United Nations By Alistair Cooke (London No- Mediator in the Kashmir dis- 7.50. Elage and Sereen Favou- riies By Alleen Woods (Studio): 4, oute, arrived in London tonight world News and News Analysis by air from New York. He Is London Relay: 8.15. Bert Galette expected to meet Mr Trygve Lie, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, here to MOITOW.
at the Flammond Organ: B.30. "Gil- bert and Sullivan-Excerpts fro
the Gondolierai 9. "From the Exti fortale" (London Helar): 9.10. Wea ther Report: 0.11, "Forum of the Sir Owen wis met at London Alt-Members: Alleen Dekker. Len Starbuck and Bill Barry, Question Airport by Mr Habib Rahim Master: Norman Tucker ftudia tools, the Paklatan High Com-0.40, "Time for Musta"-BBC Mid- missioner in London. There were and Light Orchestra (BBCTS);
10.10. "Rosalind" --A Play by JME na representatives from the narrie with Phyllis, Neilson-Terry Office of the ligh: Commissioner (DBCra: 10.40, Tommy Dotwey and of India.
| 11% "Orchestra, Play some, old 74- Sir Owen will fly to Now ; 11.18 Weather Iteport: 11.10. vourites: Radio Newweed (London Delhi on Thursday... and then Goodnight :: Muret God Save the proceed to Koçlmile:—Reutar, Hina: 11.50, Clow-down.
RED CHINA AIMS TO CONTROL SOUTHEAST ASIA
Wellington Koo
Detroit, May 22.-The Chinese Ambassador, Dr Wellington Koo, in a speech before the Econo- mic Club said today there can be little doubt that Communist China is now and will continue to bo the base of operations to seize control of Southeast and Central Asia,
sup
Dr Koo sald, "A glance the for communication and mup of Asia will at once dis-pites. The security of Formosa close the significant fact that is a matter of contmon interest Communist China adjoins the for all countries and peoples border of Korea in the east who are concerned with the which is separated from Japan problem of
safeguarding only by the narrow strait of Korea, Japan and Southeast Tauhimu, and adjoins Indo- † Asin," China and Burma in Southeast Dr Kos said the extension of Aala, and through Tibet and
little as $10,000,000 per Sinkiang province reaches the month for both military and
1 of Indin, Afghanistan, economie
Assistance will bo
and Eastern Pakistan. adequate to help Free Chins to can be no doubt that the malṁlula this bastion of resis-'
Communist
to
fall of mainland
and China la Com-tance munism is a
a severe blow to the Periollan,”—United Press. cause of democracy and free- dom. It is not only a great blow to the Chinese National govern ment but also a serious danger to the Western democracies in the
war."
Cold
that
Stressing the strategic impor- tance of Formosa, Dr Keo re- minded listeners
the Japanse launched their attacks on the Philippines from For
Very Unpleasant Situation
im-
Cape Town, May 22-birs Singh, Vice-President of the Cape Indian Congress, who is leaving for India and Pakistan, will take a message from the Indian community here about the "very unpleasant situation" Struit of Formosa is facing Indians in South Africa, astride the trade route between It asks India and Pakistan Japan and Korea in the north to "help fight the Cause to n and countries of Southeast Asla successful end."-Reuter.
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