THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1950.
Festival Bridge In Thames
No Socialists in France's right-centre coalition
BUT QUEUILLE'S GOVERNMENT MAY ONLY BE TEMPORARY.
Paris, July 2
The Prime Minister, Henri Queuille, formed a new right of centre coalition government tonight, ending eight days of internal political uncertainty that had left France leaderless amid a growing world crisis.
KOREAN
FIGHTING
The new government, already pledged in ad- vance by its 66-year-old Radical Socialist head to full co-operation with the United States and Bri- tain in the present Far Eastern conflict, differed little from the government of ex-Premier Georges Bidault, which was overthrown eight days ago.
It was made up almost cu- up to 3 ptirely of Radical Socialists,
United the today,
M. Bidault's Catholic Popu- States Defence Department
lar Republicans, the small, De- Washington announced
Rightist 10 moderate,
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in the 24 hours
GM.T.
in
Tho fighters destroyed lorries with 29 "probables," 10 mocratic and Socialist Union
and and one "probable" of Resistants
a few locomotives and an ammunition dump.
other Independents and Force ani Usat no confirmation had Rightists. It contained no
An Air
been received
of
spokesman
la Washington Socialists.
that air- a Karean report
The 9 Socialist Deputies in craft bearing the Russian Red the National Assembly voted for Star had bombed the airstrip at.. Queuille early yesterday inerning to ensure his approval as Prime Minister, but their leaders Inter decided to remain Duside the government itself.
Suwan.
142 SORTIES The Defence Department said that in the rame 24 hours United States of operations
planes made 142 sortles, These included attacks by D2 Super- fortress bombers on the airfeld at Yongpo an the east coast of Northern Kurca.
Otherwise no further reports of fighting on land or in the air, ere receivest by the Depart
ment.
AN INTERIM?
After presenting the new go- President Vincent vernment to Auriol, M. Queuille told news
he hoperl the country men observe the political trace he called for in his speech had
aking for endorsement by the National Assembly.
political
However,
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experts
No information was available were less confident, and the go- here on the part which Austra-vernment
tion Mustart aircraft
Ward
generally
or Uri Kurder as an interim one,
Korean
tish und Australian nevnt unita were pitying it the enitutement",
M. Quvuille, who was Mints- ter of the Interior in the Bidault Roverment, kept this Job with in itsell Acket chout the condition of his premiership. This
was tipul that everyone ha Korean Army, n the Sith
the approaching: bis eye spokesman replied, "That woulch
our North Reneral elections, be giving away to Koreny friends Sonic Very Gresting information. We can- that question."- not answer Ieuter.
NAVAL ACTION
121
An Air Force spokesman said Air Force dropped five
of leaflets over
he tro carrying an appeal.
engaged!
torpedo
It
or
the
the East
The Minister of the Interior control the varrying out of Keneral elretions and his Mini- try has funds for which no ac- counting is needed.
War Bonuses. In Korean Waters
U.S. preparing war with bacteria!
London, July 2 Radio Moscow charred United tought that the States was preparing for bacteriological war And was being assisted by "18
Yapacese experts.”
the re- Commenting on ceul trial of Japanese war criminals In Siberia, a Radio Moscow commenta for sald. "It is no secret the American that today
militarists themselves aro
preparing selively
teriological war.
bao-
sceret laboratories in Camp Dietrich in Mary. land and f bacteriological departments of the Ameri can Army in Massachusetts the criminal Utali, and
Japanese actions of the
aro bacteriologists repeated. United Press.
Part of the first span of the 1150 ft. Festival of Britain Bailey Bridge fell into the Thames last night as tappers were pushing it out to meet the first of six break, Photo piers which will carry it. They worked nil night to repair the shows: Sappers dismantling the section of the bridge, where it fell into the Thames Last night.
New Task Force Assembling
FREE POLLING
PLEA IN INDIA
political
Bombay, July 2.* Forty Indian
leaders, Liberal, Socialist and other leftists, today appealed to the President of the Indian Union, Dr Rajendra Prasad, through a memorandum to ensure "free and fair polling" in the country's first general clec- tions next spring.
The six-point memorandum, detailing, the "steps to ensure free and fair elections,' Was adopted by the Socialist-sponsored conference of "Opposition parties" here.
Under the chairmanship of Dry the world's biggest electorate of Raghunath Paranjpye, a Liberal 100 millions, which was likely to who was a former Indian High participate in the elections next Commisioner in Australia, the year. Conference demanded the reposil
There la
Ull no recognised of the new Preventive Detention opposition to Constream in the Act until the elections and the Indian Parliament, though non- lifting of the restrictions in the Congress groups are functioning way of propaganda by political in coniltion ns the Opposition Doriles.
In the State Legislatures, The memorandum urged that ELECTORAL ROLLS the State-owned All-India
of Work in the preparation Radio and
Other Government- | electoral relis: is almost com controlled broadcasting systems pleted, and the Election Com- should be made avelable to all mikoner, appointed by the parties for the election compaign President, is at present fouring and polling arrangements should the States to discuss the do
modelled
tho British | limitation of conalituencies with system.
the local Advisory Councils con ntiluted by the Speakers of Sponsored by the Socialist
Parliament last month. Party's General Secretary, Mr
General elections for Parlia- Jayaprakash Narayan, the Con- ference Intended to discuss thement and for the States Legloin. delimitation oľ constituencien tures have been provlalonully wet for next spring, after harvest time, on the basis of the univer-
adult franchise.-Reuter,
be
nt election procedure.
CUMULATIVE VOTING?
It recommended mull-mem- ber constituencies wih cumula- live voling
for legislatures, Glamis Castle
Tokyo, July 2 though such a method of election Admiral Arthur W. Rad-to the House was likely to pre- ford, Commander-in-Chief of rent difficulties. the United States Atlantic' und Pacific Fleets, announ-the participants included the task All-India Hindu Mahasbha, the
ced here that a now
Besides the Socialists National
Liberation Federation,
Decision
force, now being assembled | Federation of Scheduled Castes of the Queen of England and
un
of
West the
Const America would move short- ly to the Hawaii area.
to
bring
Molotov - the new Soviet
master mind
Washington, July 2. The Soviet deputy pre- mier, Vyncheslav Molotov isi "masterminding" the Korcan
hla wedidly
Molotov assumed in Fur Eastern
affairs after
be
of sight about a Pearson claimed surprised by the States' intervention
ago. year Molotov was
COVETED JOB For bath rene ons, the Ministry
moet the Interior * © } tuf
is the Korea coveted
Cabinet job in France from the when the elections approach. United Nations to the South
Under the constitution, if two resist
the Com- Koreans to
successive governments fall munist invaders and promising a perici of 13 months as a re-war for Russin, the radio every help to drly,
aprese
ruit of votes, thy Prehlent ea commentator Drew Pearson dissolve the Assembly vall sors back behind their corner.
itti
asserted tonight. The Navy
nationwide confried reports
general eletion.
In
newscast, that American naval units had 1: M. Queuille. Rovernment
in combat
with should fall a 31, Bidault's eld Pearson said the former Foreign
the Minister hati set up headquar a wek ng, clections al Korean
destroyed end of the year or in early 1851ers on Ruslan-owned Sakhalla off the northern tip has no reports would be live vessels.
almost certaintygland,
Тарап. casualties
prisoners United Press. of
He said teelership taken. Units Press,
Communist AMERICAN COMMAND So far no American combat
with hes clashed unit
dropped out Communists United Press war correspondent Itabert C. Miller Ituu th American
the war, reported
Ite Korea. But United base in
San Francisco, July 2
was so amazed that he States offers are serving in
Six United
written explana-) Skates Pacte demanded a
from signed tion "advisory capaciting" with the maritime union, bay.
the Soviet Embassy had South Koreso units who are ingreements with the Pacile here, asking why Russla
covering not been warned in advance of trying to hold the wavering Maritime Association
added attitude," battle line.
war bonu payments in Korean America's
Pearron-Uniter Press. Fourteen Communist plan, waters.
with unadorned; The four murkel
remonts provide red star of Rusia, hit the South double post for work Korean aired late on Sunday.areas plus a $100 bonus when a United Pres staff en respondentship enters a port under attack Juck James and six South and $125 bonus for
Geneva, July 2. The death
announced, Korean solliers were injured bombing. The employers slightly and a train was set afre provide paid life insurance
here today of the Swiss com- $10,000. by the raiding planes.
The unions concerned are the pore Entile Jacques-Daleroze, radio who first linked ausle rhythm ariel invented marine rooks, cogineers, operators, saliors, nastere mates and ymnastics and pilots and independent fire the art of curhythmicn
He was nearly 85.-Reuter. men.Beuter,
Early today (Monday) Miller reported from the American Headquarters in Korea that is Communist spearheusis
crossed the Han River south captured, Seoul.
of Red-
A spokerman al the Suwon headquarters said that
Korean forces pushed their way 10 miles through the South Korran defences In a predown flanking attack east of Suwon.
NOT SO GOOD
Said
the
The spokesman situation Was "not so good." Additional South Korean unita have been ordered to the front. The tank crossings occurrel near Yongdungps in the vicini- ty of Communist captured Kimpo airport near Scout.
Major General William F.
Dean, Coming General of
the 24th
Division, has been named comminander of
Gen.
U, S. forces in Korea, Gen. MacArthur's announced. Dean replaces Brigadier Gen, John Church who gave hasty order for evacuation ot Suwon and its airstrip on
day.
the
Fri.
Gen. MacArthur also An- nounced that United States troops in Korea ure "rapidly
being deployed for action against the invading Communist forces of North Korea."
INCHON TAKEN
ro-
The headquarters here ported that a new two-pronged Communist penetration" spear- headed by, artillery and tanks
was heading toward Suwon, a
spokesman
なの
nan sald. astern
prong, composed
of Suwon.
·South Koreani," forces are la a defensive pbrition north
mostly of infantry, has reached Inchon northwest
of
Suwon; and Mustangs and jot „Lighters have been to attack the Communist concentration,-
an war
each
alen
at
SIDE GLANCES
United
He Invented Eurhythmics
ju
Three musicians playing in the street, in Chicago, I., before the funeral procession of Joseph Horvath, 58, a Chicago gypsy musician. The violinists preceded the hearse en route to St. Michael's Catholic Church in the unusual salute to their departed friend.
Red China and U.N.
question unsolved
Geneva, July 2.
whether
the
Glamis, Scotland, July 2. Glamis Castle, the birthplace Zone-lime "untouchables") and Princess Margaret, with a his-
Servants of Inila Society,
to tory going back Shaka- Communists were ex- cluded from The Conference peare's Macbeth, in to be open- ed to the public → at 5 cmall trounds of "their can. 1cc. A Navy spokesman declined on the
n of violence, murtier and
The castle in the seat of the newly Palin say
1001"
but Mr N.M. Juulet, A Earl of Strathmore, the Queen's formed task force was destined former General Secretary of
sephew, who announced today for possible action
the Indian Communist Party, that death duties and Eastern waters,
present by special invita-
pling" taxation had forced this Mr Narayan sold that the decision. Opposition parties
India Sar the feared
that Congress would and not
elections in stin the
and fair WAN
ir
Fur
[linn,
The group of ships will be Wan known as Task Group "Toke”.
It will consist of the aircraft carrier carrier
Sex, Philipple
heavy cruisers
Helen
Toledo, the destroyers Hollister, honest Parks, Craig, Chevalier, Wiltale,itere Sutherland, Hamner, Chander and Knox,
country
"crip-
The present Glamis Castle is 17th-Century building, stand-
ing on the site where Macbeth an
Thane or Lord of Glamis- manner. (LSA)
at present in the with his wife carried out the "almost 11 single.nurder of King Duncan.
The Earl of Strathmore now The Conference
considered joine n long list of British Rear-Admiral) that suffleient education of the Peers turning their homes into
The group is under the command of
Walter F. Boone.
In Los Angeles Mr Dan Kim.
Under-Secretary tall,
United
Pacifle
of the States Navy said that! mothball feet,"
War-
ships now lying idle, might be put into
if Service American ships were needed in
Korean waters.
Units of the Atlantic
more
Fleet
would probably not be shipped
to the Pacifle theatre, be san -Reuter.
HOLIDAY DEATHS
MOUNT
Chicago, July 2 Trafic deaths climbed
relaxed over Independence
The last chance of settling the question of steadily today as the nation Chinese Communist membership in the United Na-Day holiday. tions before the General. Assembly meets in September appeared to be lost today.
tative.
A press survey since Friday evening showed that 226 per- Fons died violently In nelion. The Loll Included 150 traße Informed sources pre- Poland and Czechoslovakia are
deaths, 21 drownings, 11 fatali- and 35 iles In plane crashes The Counell nt its 10th from mircellaneous causes. dicted that members of the Britain, India and Pakistan. Economic and Social Council ression last February defeated
The good weather over most of 10-3 with five ! which begins its seventh voc
of the
nation st pleanthe ณ session here on Monday will abstentions a Rusan move to
the leath and Sed numbers, and Britain, defeat nay Russian attempt at the Nationalist represen-makers out on highways in re-
India to exclude the Chinese Na-Pakistan
abstained although list piralled upward.
The absence of general heat Peking the they
recognise
wave rav the uation a respite that government.-United Press. added
deaths, frem hept prostration These
which last year killed 57 per- Britain varlier reported to be
over the three-day Tile. pendence Day holiday. With this year's four-day holiday nearly half over, no heat stentha and no fairies from fireworks were reported.
By Galbraithiovalist delegate.
A
COPAL 18 ÉT HÉA BERVICE, ING. T. UL RECI U.A. PAT, OFF.
"You're always telling me how you can sway the board of directors--let's see you use some of that dominant per- sonality on these two!"
Sources
trying to persuade a su Political
umber of council members to adimit Communist China was] sald to have changed her pori- War In the
tion
Korra.
following
It was learned that the United Nations European headquarters here as trimmed its staff for the ESC meeting in expectation
of Rusalan absence from all but
(the opening session.
RECOGNITION
Decay In
Philippines
OBS
Drownings were also lagging? behind last year when 277 swimmers lost their lives.
Traffic exper's expected the Washtuelon, July 2. frame toil to continue to elimu
on
A Posl editorial said today as many people would return that the United States' survey to work on Monday. Another mission to the Phillpnices | fraflis murty will come on Men- The only members of the 18-would have diffulty reparatit day night and Tuesday when nation Council who recognize
political prob-hose who have to work erunoniic from the Chinese Communist governlems.
Monday pour out again for Russia, addition to
IL ment in
that the independence Day. raid, however,
Na- The the of appointment
former tional Safety Council predicted
the Secretary of Under
wil die on that 384 persons Treasury, Daniel Hell to head highways. United Press, accord " In mission with the understanding that
obtained has been 6,"longkong Calling" Program. with the Philippine govern- me Summary: 6.02, Children's fall HourIntroduced by Jack Frost ment. The mission will of course (Studio); 0.30, Portuguese Iatt centre its attention upon econo- tour (Studio): "Time for me problems, the appalling Light defcit facing the Philippine
Radio Hongkong
1.K.T.
Music" BNC
Aildland
Orchestra (BBCTS); 7.30, "on
the
the Record Presented by Ronnie Treasury, domestic reconstruc Gibbons (Studio); B. World Newstion and the latt and News Analysis (London Relay);
8.15, Like What I Like Prentbehind imports.
ed by Anthony Smith (studio); 0.45,
Chicago's “half a railway"
The
Chicago, July 2 railroad switchmen's)
of exports union, responding to a govern
ment appeal to end its week-
"It will be impossible, how old strike against five Ameri-
Linda Caloriks on Film (stu ever, completely to disentangle can railroads, tedry offered to
the
economic plicht of the
end only enough men back to
to Islands from the political decuywork
move "essential" that has advanced so rapidly material.
The
regime, present
A spokesman for the rillronds} Economic byndor
stability and pros. Immediately replied that the
proposal verity without a secure political switchmen's foundation is a myth and it utterly impractical (Moonsger);
dio: f. "Trom the Editorials (Lon- dan Helay); D.10, Weather Report; 9.11, "Concerto"Haydn's Concerto In D Major for Cello and Orchestro. Emanuel Feuermann (Cello) mod Symphony Orchestra conducted Blr Malcolm Bargents, 2.45,
DEC 10.10 Latin American Music: 19.20, "From the Ballet", "Les Deux Pigeons". 10., Dance to Quy Lombardo and Royal Canadians; fl, Radio News Fleet (London Relay): 7110, Weather Heport: 11.18, 07500 My God Bave the King; 11.20, Close downs.
WES
to
the
'spokesman. -- United
not likely that Mr Bell and hits |-- "It fa impossible to try colleagues will an lyse Philipeun half a railroad," said
in economy as if it were carriers sealed vacuum"-Dalled Press. Press.
Party State.""
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museums-Reuter.
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