KEFYBIENT 1989, PHE COLA-TALA DANGAUT
VOL. V NO. 126
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SOUTH CHINA MORIJI POST,
The
Today's Weather: "Light" variable, mainly Southeast, winds; cloudy, with smo perióđe of rain.
Noon Observatiotte: Esrometrie pressure, 1007.4 mb.. 20.75 in.. Temperature, 79.5 dos. F. Dew point, 75 der. F. fo- lative humidity, 89. Wind direction, But, Wind force, 6 kuota.. Low water: 8 in. at 2.55 pm, Iligh water: 4 ft. 7 in at 0.25 p.m.
Hongkong Telegraph.
RUSSIAN COUNTERPART OF
ATLANTIC HIGH COMMAND LIKELY
CHINA ASKED TO RESTRAIN EXPANSIONISM
London, May 29.-Diplomatic advices reach- ing the Foreign Office indicated today that Russia may soon set up an Iron Curtain counterpart to the permanent "cold war. Cabinet" created by the Atlantic Paet powers.
Some diplomats here expect the Supreme Soviet, which convenes on June 12, to be confronted with a new programme aimed to co-ordinate re- armament and unify the diplomatic policies of Russia and her European and Asiatic partners.
The political side . expected!! Members of the Soviet mis- direcions to all satellite countries, us leadership of V. M. Molutov, well as from Japan and Slum, ere proveeding! to Moscow in deply president of The Soviet Council Ministers
This connection.
Connell is intend to nobilise economic resources
to Cont
the
G. M. Malenkov, who is also
Prezident
the of cleputy Supreme Soviet and a member of the organising commitee, is expected to take charge of eo-
dination of rearment.
Holiday Death Toll
In America
Chicago,
May
20.-Holiday traffle deaths mounted atarining
ty today toward what may be
The
new Soviet Belleve ter
all the
its members, including China, to Fasure maxintura. readiness for war. It is believed that China already has been asked to rem strain her polley of expansion- Ism in Asta until it is en whether
a long-term armistice: with
is possible, the West The proposal for ercation of an all-Communist United Na- Hom had met with proval of Stalin.
گرمی
the A-
There have been numerous with recently that the advent n Council has been such a necelerated. Recent diplomatic negotiations between areas, 43 Hungary widely separated as and Outer Mongolia, Albania that the and Korea, indicate
est of the heaviest Memorial | Communist area is being "tidled
Day highway
tion'n history.
toils in the nas
Since Inst Friday evening, 320 persons died of violent deaths
in the four-day holiday period.
up" to cope with a "long drawn out coki war"
GIVEN WEIGHT
The theory that ituscia plans
10 form its own uiliance is
The toll included 202 traffe given weight by the fact that and her calellites deaths, even is plane crashes, 55 Rusia drownings and 50 deaths in il-bave ceased to participate in the work of the United Nations ellaneous mistaps.
Truffle
experts feared thatng a result of the dispute ny
whether
Nationalist or Com- ways would be Jammed all highways
munist China chould be repre- over again in the "split" holiday a thousands who had to work conledd on Monday started out to enjoy Memorial
Day
Tuesday. Trips to the graves of the war dead and to country parades and sporting events would in- tensify the crash,
un
The my weather over much ut the country was expected to vale the number of family ears on most-United Press.
EDITORIAL
It is not believed that Morcow will be the seene of a Foreign Ministers' meeting such, na was em London by the West, of ligh- a contention Such level officials was held in Mon- late host year, Elut in- pow
experts on rations are that
meet in the lower levels will Soviet capital-United Fresn.
|
TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1950.
And
Ava Was Wearing
Large Ring
A
Frank Sinatry, whose name has been romantically linked with Ava Gardner,
and Mrs. Frank Grant.
is pictured above at Tossa in Spain with Ava (left) Laughing Ava was wearing a large ring on the third finger of her left hand.
Naval Clash Last Night
The
sald Royal Navy this morning that the sound of gunfire heard by Peak residents last night was probably due to a action between sporadio Chinese Nationalist Communist
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naval craft near the Manshian group of The Nationalists Islands, have not completely with- drawn thetr
at activi- ties from this area,
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Fresh Move In Cold War Against Communism
MISSION BEING SENT
TO FAR EAST
Still Riding
At 85
Shaftesbury Dornet, May 19,--An 83-year-old woma rlder won a prize mounted gymkhana
Es which
youngest competitor aged three.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
today In approximately three] London, May 29, - weeks' time, a small mission leaves London for the Far East in one of the most important moves in the cold war against Communism,
The decision to send the Mission was one of the major outcomes of the meetings in Brussels of the Executive Board of the International Con- federation of Free Trade Unions, which concluded this week-end.
French Socialists Decide Policy
Union
The big aim of the Mision i will be the recovery of the de- mocratic lead in the labour d in which the Communists have long been the dominant factor.
The British Trades Congress hna 'ntrendy selected the British member of the gam --Fred Dalley, former officia! of the Railway Clerks Association, who has previously been with a mission to Malaya.
The
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hero
the
was
Woman Was Men Lilian Lewis, cf Compton Abbas, Dorselshire. She was plied third in a class for riding horse bent Bulted
rider.- Reuter.
lo
New Turkish Premier's
Programme
France, May 29. The Na- Other menbere will inchule Adnan
Britain And Debating Schuman
Merger
flonal Congress
of
to-
French Socialist Party day called for "an effort to include Britain in the Euro- pean coal and steel pool
scheme." Plan
of tite
American
Ankara, May 29.-The Turkish Prime Minister, Mr Adnan Monderes, told the | National Assembly today the member
Fideration of Labour and the that Turkey's foreign policy, rivat Ainerlenn organization, nimed at peace and security the CIO, and of the Belgian in the Eastern Mediter- Federation of labour.
ranean, required closer com Mission members are expect operation with Near East ed to meet in Brussels for pre-States. This request was included inminary talks during the next sha foreign policy motion, ten days. Flying first to He said
Govern- continue unent's foreign policy program- Thionville, Northern France, May 29.-Thecussed by the Congress in its Karachi, they will
third and last day.
Among their journey via India, Burname would be based on the tra French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, other points made by the Con- and Malaya to Japan and ex-ditional alliances with Britain
gress was a request that Com- pert to be In South-East Asia and France, and the
closest said here today that among the opponents of his
be admitted tu for a
period of about four enllaboration with the United European coal and steel pooling plan are "the munist Chin
the United Nations.
States, The motion said. "Our Party timid ones who seek salvation strictly within their
drems
On to admit
tho, domestic it necessary national frame”.
Prime into the United Nations Organi
Minister Inld ration the Government which
four-point programme. presides in effect
There were also, he said, "the anxious ones". But if they admitted that an idea was good it was
months.
LINK-IN CHAIN
This
is but
Washington, May 20. The their duty to help because the object was the put-destinies of Chimay over the the International Confederation
United States Attorney General's ice today granted 198 Jewish Train in the United States for displaced persons leave to re- 12 days pendiar! a decision to grant then permanent residence here.
They had come across country from San Francisco to New York in a sealed train en route from
ting over of peace for the world, he said.
M. Schuman said that come unions and treaties had met with nothing but failure.
"We want to replace them by this organisation of solidarity d co-operation and also we want to do away with this cold war which may break out some day like a bad disease.
For the first time the Sucialists issued a call for the eventual withdrawal of French
troops from Indo-China.
TRYGVE LIE the French Government:
AT WHITE
Ching to Germany and Austria. The negotiations are starting HOUSE
A new Displaced Persons Bill recently pasad by both Houses of Congress is at present before
Senate How Cummitue--teuter.
a
On Parallel Lines
Back On
MERICA'S response to the all cards.
and M. Schuman of the strife in Indu China has been gratifyingly swift. Military modern highest equipment of the standards is already on its way to Saigon. Within a few days of the decision to send π special economic mission to sponsar technient aid and development schemes, the appointed head, Mr Robert Blum, was
on
measures
his way and should by now have arrived. When the cruelul stage looms large on the horizon and France correctly declares her inability to carry longer the burden unaided, it is past time to recag- nise that peace is indivisible and that to block the march of Com- munism across Europe are futile while the door is left open in South-East Asia. In short, deeds not words, and happily both the United States and the Common- wealth have acted. That is heartening, Until recently, the palley of both hid Inclined to be negative in character. Not because the grim facts were not known and understood, except perhaps there was lock of appreciation of France's downward trend in Indo-Chinu, but because there was te disposition to march along parallel lines,' Britain, shouldering the cost of combatting 'guerilla terrorism in Malayn und malu- taining a largely expanded garrison in Hongkong, felt she had done her share, strategically, tactically, and financially. The United States experienced difficulty the in accepting the implications of collapse of the Nationalist Government in China, and, for that matter, nny Inclination to be realistic
some
was accom-
panied by reluctance to enter upon any southward commitments, military or financial, after pouring millions uselessly
in two or three weeks. There is no time to lose for a delay may impossible to nean making it in Conference 19
attain our objectives."
France and Beltain are likely jto exchange views on the French plan in à series of notes during the whole of this week, the French Foreign Office said
For
into the Nationalist coffers. Even today. South-East Asia the newly conceived polley cannot be regarded as more than a stop-gap resort. The urgent necessity for action is clearer than it was, but piece. meni assistance can achieve no more than while u a breathing-space gineer broader political and strategicul concept energes as the result of Big Three con- sultations and becomes operative. That reason, American approval of the results of the Commonwealth conference ut Sydney is of the highest importance and promise. Only fong-term policy designed to brenk poverty and gradually create conditions ensuring a raising of over-all living standards can offer the. slightest chance of success in combatting the Communist menace. For the time being, however, A prospective Improve nient for social well-being is no substitute for direct methods of challenging the Red onslaught, the use of arms. The con- fllet in this part of the globe, unfor- tunately, has yet to revert to the category of cold
Suppression of the Communist-inspired guerillas in Malaya and Indo-Chinu will compel exertion of military force on a scale exceeding any that has gone before, and then it is likely to prove a long and painful process. The vital thing, however, has been ac- complished. The United States hesitates Indo-China's uncomfortable no longer. situation na the key-alone to the entire Asin defence a fully ac- South-Enst knowledged and the earlier Altitude thrusting the task of control entirely on France has been dismissed. From now on, guardianship of this barrier to Soviet ambitions becomes a collective responsi- bility, Outside Moscow, the world will sleep a shade easier as a result.
war.
todas
They adopted a motion asking
(1) To Ing the Indo-China United before problem Nations Security Council.
the
slap on the part of
link in the chain of worldwide activities decided upon in an effort to secure an improvement in working condi- tous, particularly in areas of Communist infiltration.
It is reported by the Indus-
the new
side the
down a
1. The utmost Government economy;
2.--Fostering of foreign pri- vate capital investments;
3.-Lena State interference in Private affairs;
4.Encouragement of private
inftkilve.
He said that State-owned In-
Correspondent of the Daily dustries would gradually be | Telegraph that while the full
details of moves must be kept handed over to privato enter
the liquidation of State owner- secret, activities will extend to prise, the final objective being both sides of the fron Curtain, the
He called for the pro- will There
aggressive hip. strategy,
and tection of the rural population,
both
be
obvious
serritories declaring that agriculture was the State's is the foundation of pressure
economy.-Reuter.
In underground, where Communias strongest.
(2) To promise the United Nations that once penee returns
the real in It will recognise
within dependence of Vietnam the feely necepled framework Washington. May 29.- the French Union, and with
draw its troops at the request Truman, the President
A Vietnamese Mr chosen Secretary of State,
in tree Dean Acheson, and the Router. United Nations Secretary- General, Mr Trygve Li, Sir Owen Dixon mape of
去
Government elections-
TI long "confidential Meets Nehru
Cold War Dangers
Montreal, May 20. Str Cadogan, Britain's
that the Con- Alexander
be able to delegate to the United Nations,
The Manchester Guardian's labour correspondent writes that the report of the Union's Far East Mission will determine
the regional or ganisation which the Internn- held
tional Confederation proposes to A message from Rome says talk" on cold war problems
establish in the Far East. that Italy forluy annomeed today.
New Delhi, May 20,--Sir COLLEGES PLANNED that she would join the talks.
Nations United
It is hoped Onler Foreign
about Owen Dixon, An Italian
What they talked
for Kashmir, will federation will was not disclosed. medlator spokesman said that a delega-preetsety
formed to take That probably will depend on leave on Thursday for Karachi fance and equip at kast two predicted today that it might tion had bren
for colleges Acheson's report on Wednesday where he will discuss the Kash residential
the take "generations" to put an part in the Parks micelings on
Pakistani training of trade unionists in end to the problem with wir
cold war, but he the proposal for a European to Congress and the public.
before going on to Asia. These colleges would he could conceive of no other end by
Mr Acheron talked fing with officials French The marle Dool
White Srinagar, the the
capital. Kashmir
independent of Gov- but a victory for the free n ntirely Robert the President at Foreign Minister,
tioni. Sir Owen conterred with the crament support. nuse for about 45 minutes. Schuman.-Iteuler.
After the Far East mission, it
ст carly "Expect no Then were joined by Mr Lie Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal
Mr is expected that similar mis- and Mr Byron Price, assistant Nehru, and his deputy,
will be undertaken 25 Sardar Patel, for one hour this sions
Africa and the Near East, morning.-United Press,
Missing LinkSecretary-General
Clue Pursued
Loadon, May
minutes.
for
After the White House con- ference, Mr Lie said, "We had confidential talk and I was not bringing any mecastge from 29-Scotland Stalin to Truman, I think that Yard few a high olleer to Paris must be the tenth time I have this week-end to follow a newid that today."
Mr Acheson w25 equally elue in the five-week old myn- tery of an explosion In a Vik-guarded
airliner and today cloaked" made a full report on my all developments in security mission abroad."--United Press.
sitenes.
Superintendent William Rud-
kin, the detective who made ine
and said mcruly,
air dach, was working with the Convicts Commit French police on the "missing link" clue.
Suicide!
Michigan 20,--Two
some
Tide Of Refugees Flowing Back
to
Winnipeg, May 29.-The tide of the Manitoba flood refugees, mostly women and children, the old and sick,, was slowly beginning to flow back into the city today.
into the
The
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easy
solution," he said in ☐ speech
nt at graduation ceremoniee
"It may McGill University, take generations to reach tho even your goal and may be generation will not look upon
But in time, he said. "If you remain firm in your faith and true to the dictates
of your conscience and your heart, you
the last."
will gain in strength and know that the battle is to be won at
Sir Alexander, who received an honorary Doctorate of Laws at today's.. ceremonies, said that while the cold war was being waged, there were iwo dangers which threatened
degree
London, May
The return of 900 hospital this morning stood nearly four the frea“ peoples-n danger of The
Viking, 11 British
evacunted to Seskal-feet below the peak of 30.3 feet "fatofirlie despair and a dan- European Airways, airliner with
City, Indiana, May patients
the height of the ger of "too casy optimism," 27
convicts imped
dled and chewan started and the back reached nt passengers abouri,
of more than flood the week before last, The Reuter, back to Northolt Airport, Lon- four are seriously ill in the ward movement
Indiana State Prison after 400 cases evacuated to Alberta minimum flood level, however, don, on April 13. A bomb ex-
this is 18 feet and the to take place later
water stil was plosion had ripped out part of crinking
typewrнer week. Scores of other evacuees had eight feet more to drop to the tail fuselage over the cleaning fluid.
Some
city got back inside tus banks. The Britain's Return convlets will drink trickled back Chnusel.
alcohol in it," yesterday, bound for arcan now flood level is now dropping of Today, Scotland Yard would anything with
an average of six inches daily. To Good Old Days give no indication of the form commented the warden of the free of flood water.
Winnipeg residents like Three to four feet of water tho Paris inquiries were taking. prison.-Reuter.
David Mitchell, his wife and mill cloched through the streets Last month British police off-
Left His Pistol
two children were reunited in of Morris, a town 40 miles south cials abandoned the belief that
their home for the first time of hero with a normal populu holiday the sabotage attempt had a
At Home
d controlier, Brigadier | civilians on
of more than 1,000. Thirty homeward along Britain's high- tion of political motive-Reuter.
guard over Ways tonight after the biggest | week-end joyride they havo had sold the the town
по dry ground since before its wat GENERAL SMUTS
Chicago, May 20-Policeman R. E, A Morton,
from Army to within three miles.. San Zanniello, 20, was recover-change over
De-rationing of petrol on the Pretoria, May 20,--General Ing today from a knife slash civilian food control would be In Winnipeg, the authorities
evo of the first traditional publie blowly restoring Jon Smuts, who has been suffered when ho ran into agredual. Most units that made were
holiday of the British summer. serviced Blood-fighting from the chaos brought by brought out as many cars for ordered by his doctors can-ntoan to break up a riot among up the
his force of 6,000 men started to month of focus that sent nearly is three-day week-end, as eel all public engagements for 10 patrons,
of Winnipeg's 320,000 road patrols remembered in the somelime, rested quietly today pistol and discovered to had pull out for their own camps third at his farm at Irene, near here. left it home in his other unl-this morning.
from their "good old days." before the population fleeing Router.
The official flood level late idinen United Press,
war-Bettler.
reached for
form--United Press.
in weeks.
The
order
29.--Whitsun motorists stroomed