THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1950.
Long Wrangles In UN General Assembly Over Plan To Strengthen Powers
Lako Success, Oct. 16,
The General Assembly's Political Committeo reconvened today after a weekend recess to consider the revised draft of the seven-power resolution on strengthening the powers of the General Assembly.
He said Russia would respect General debate on the proposal ended last any majority decision providing Friday and the 60-nation group began considerat was one under law but ha warned that it would respect no tion of revisions. In addition to the revised joint decisions inken outside the law. text, which includes the Chilean provision for. VETO READY observance of human rights and enforcement of measures for the development of underdeveloped areas, the Committee has to consider a joint Syrian-Iraqi resolution calling on the United
"Put all your armendments to-
gether and call a constitutional convention...but you fear that you will fail to get a two-third majority and if you do get that you will fear that you would permanent Security Council,"
members of the
States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union tot to get the votes of the five meet during the current session of the Assembly to discuss afresh outstanding world problems and report back on November 15,
bust Sponsors of the reven-power | meeting.
he alreed that draft rejected
rather this proposal, Trael would
nee the Init Faris el Khouri of Syrla! Council itself determine pr-
<f before the meeting ibat, cedure.
the press
iwo delegations would Mr Perry Spender, Australian their resolution notwith-External Affairs Minister, said Alanding this rejection.
there was to foundation to the Also before the Committeej Ukrainian claim that this man- were 1wn Soviet
resolutionsner of convocation was legal that was oma,ural. He said
that
chiling for consultation of Be insisted convocation was not the B Five Forcin Ministers
question of substance and the creation of a Volted therefore not subject to veto. Nations armed force under pro-
Wierblewski Stefan United Nations 1oland) said the whole premise visions of the Charter,
The that speaker
today was the Council would be un- able to fullt is functions to Senor Hernan
Santa Chiz
preserve peace was false. Me announced that aid it the Assembly would be (Chile), who Chile
box!
withdrawn
tudy the called similarly separate rezolution which, aside
ence.
from rights and econom prou preserving
would have no objec-
and granding of special powers | asot
the idea of a
to hell
fur
done by a two-thirds majority.
Nine Czechs Flee To Britain
Three Czech ex-RAF officers and their families told the story ten days ago of a car dash from Prague, a secret meeting near a lonely aktfeld and flight to Manslin airfield in Kent. They escaped with their families before Ex-RAF officers were to be sent to the state prison and held as political prisoners. Our picture shows most of the party photographed in London. (London Express Service).
Eight H.K.
Franco-American
Talks
Students Enrol In Financial
U.S.
University
Run Into Snags
Washington, Oct, 16.
EAST GERMANY'S YES-MEN “WIN" ELECTION FARCE
Berlin, Oct. 16.
The East German Ministry of the Interlor re- ported that by 8.00 a.m. today 12,088,745 affirma- tive votes and 35,544 opposing votes bad been counted in the Soviet Zone general election.
The East German news agency, ADN, gave these figures:
Total electorate-12,331,905.
Votes cast-12,139,932 (or 98.44 percent)
Valid votes----12,124,289,
Invalid votes--15,643.
Votes for Regional Front candidates 12,088,715,
portles.
Opposition votes
-
35,544.
Radio Hongkong
I.K.T.
"Hongkong Calling". Pro-
On the ballot papers was the single list of candidates of the Communist-led National Front,
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East Berlin, which did not vote, will be represente! In the new Parliament by 66 delegates with an advisory role.
The State Department spokesman, Mr Lincoln sed state of Turingis, which God Save the King: 1140, CO
Lorders on the American Zone, Down. White, issued the following statement on today's
This was taken as meaning Iturria would veto any attempt to revise the Charter if such a proposal were made at this time. However, Mr. Vyrhinsky sud he wanted to meet the sponsors of the seven-power resolution half- and was willing to concede way that some
questions might he
the Counent determine for self #tatt
Ile Bren foruvally proposed deletion from the draft resolution of the provision sembly into emergency session.
the As- calling
University Sixteen Baylor icon ay have good inten-
but, gentlemen, the road students from China have bech. tentions. Do not take that road.ter. Truett K, Grant, registrar, is paved with good in-enrolled during the Fall quar-
Do not walk on that pavement. has announced. Baylor is the You must act as is required by world's largest Southern Bap- the lin visions, contained a proposal fortions to the seven-power pro elementary decency."
and constitution, antist University.
Of this number, eight stud- a pact of democrtle antion: 1:
he lded, he could (posal,
idea of accept the
He opposed the proposal that nis are from Hongkong. Hong-meeting of the United States and French Cabinet
denta include:
Yong Ministers: to the Assembly's Interim Com- the Acceinbly making recome the Arsembly decide by simple Shan Chang,
kong studenta mitter. Senor Santa Cruz
So1 of Mr and raendations for the
in majority [+ cali A special Mrs Chang
F. Shon-Chow,
"The French and U.S. Ministers met again at however, that
nce of peace. Mr Wierblow-
this should be losion, raying
Breezy Terrace, Amy Chen. 10 o'clock today to continue their discussion of pact must be discursed at a Ski
Look exerption He then pledged charges that the Soviet Union! The also had objections to 21ughter of Me and Mrs Chen means of financing the military effort in the At- suppent for the revised draft, was responsible for lack of bours notice for the calling of Kowloon: Cok-Tim Cheung, son lantic treaty organisation and Indo-China, pro-
Senor Victor Andres Belaunde unanimity in the Council. Hespecial ressions and grid the of Ir Sun-Kee Cheung, New of Peru taraised
the revised said Busin was representing matter were important enough Asla Hotel, 200 Des. Voeux posed by the French for 1951. draft but said he would bring other antions as well as herself there should be plenty of time
Road E; Pranklin Kwong-Sen up bi amendment conerning when she cast vetoes. He said to study evidence and reports.
"Suggestions by US. repre- Llu, son of Mrs Herman C. E. the importance of maintenance Poland could accept this section
sentatives were discussed. of peace, by mens provided of the draft only if the Suvich diplomacy," he said. "On Samiel Liang-Chu Liu, son of "Sometimes there is machine, Liu, 83 Austin Road, Kowloon:
French und US, ofielais were instructed to study together the amendments,
U.S. :uggestions. Further meet maka June 12, these gentlemen in the Mr and Mrs C. W. Liu, 74 Ken- sembly the Fight in
Coundl, withoutedy Road; Ann Han-i Wang. Security
ngs of the Ministers are plan- commendations, were negupted.
hearing from North Korea, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wang UNABLE TO VOTE
ned for Tuesday and Wednes- ASSEMBLY POWER Mr G. P. Jooste of South Sir Zafrullah Khan (Pakis very in determining aggression Valley; Simpson Wang, son of
Minis- Afrlen said the new draft con-tan) then took the floor again in Korea. You acted very Mr and Mr Alexander Wang, tained many new positions and to analyse the seelion of the rapidly nad still apparently 81 Wong-net-chong Road; and William Wang, son of Mr anyti
nei-chong Road.
Other Chinese students en- rolled
In Baylor
are Joseph Wu, Hunan; Rebecca Chih-Lan
Asked if he was pleased with Han. Kaifang; David Bao-Shan
the progress made, he replied: Chu, Shanghai; George Shorl-
"One cannot be satisfied until
Nichols, Shanghai: Itose Shivan- Chang Hsieh, Shanghai; 5 results are visible. We are
still Long. Shanghai; Buford Lee a stage of reciprocal informa-
tion. French
one: and American Ching Wang, Shanghai: Lucy Al Chu Zia, Shanghai.
und technical experts meet this after
noon and we will meet again tomorrow."
later stage.
under existing treaties, when the resedution's preamble was diecured,
cognised by governments,
power
refining
the As
Fu Lan, 121 Granville Rond
I found themselves to be count-Fan, 31 Blue Pool Road, Hoppy" French Finance
COUNTER-PROPOSALS
I.
principles which must be re-draft under, consideration and aggression succeeded and now Mrs Wang Yau Wu. 81 Wond- in a carefully-worded statement on is way past Vie 38th. He said it would be difcult for aid the Assembly should have
have Parallel." him to vote on any part of the th
to make recommen- | resolutions at the stage. The dations, for keeping inter- revised craft was an improve national peace if the Council fa- ment over the old text but he Pa
However, P needed new instructions,
whether doubt, d
under The Pakistani Foreign Minis-Charter the 60-ion Acob ler, Sir Mohammed Zatrullah could take any direct
action. Khan asked one of the sponsors
approved
provision of the resolution to explainor calling chunger the draft to the
notice.
of the the
he the
Committee and Mr John Foster% rsion on 24 hourly into
Dulles (United States) began explaining Section A of the <perative part of the draft,
section deals
with
pence and
to act to preserve
*ecurity when the Security
Mr Dulles pointed to important amendment-inciu
of the words "acts aggression" circumstances
Bion
10
Mr Vyshinsky proposed: That the reference to the con members be deleted from the vocatory council vote of seven
resolution.
2. Twenty-four hours' notice
on calling a session he deleted two weeks*
3. The Assembly he per- milted to make recommenda. tons only when the Council
not studying
question.
the matter in
The first
by afternoon speaker and replaced Was
vs Sir France Soskice of Bri- notice, tain, who said Britain attached the
Creatent Importance allowing the General Assembly Whether the new proposals were strictly within the terms of the Charter,
M. Maurice Schuman (France) Council is paralysed by a veto supported Section A, then Mr
The final speaker, Mr Percy This is the most controversial Vavro Sajdi (Czechoslovakia)
Spender (Australia), sold Aus- rart of the darument and the charged this section ent
tralia was satised That the Soviet Union has charged that
resolution seven-power
Was adoption of this proposal would asked the sponsors of the seven- Aboukaler (Lebanon) Joseph
within the competence of the violate the Charter and wrrek
el Assembly, saying it recommend- the United Nations.
power resolution la reconsidered to governinents action to put The Russian Foreign Mials-clude his
their Saturday decision to ex-themselves in a position to im- ter, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, ac-which called on United Natious was a breach of peace.
country's amendment i plement the Charter when there companied by his usual large group of advisers, was on hundrops to enforer decisions of
Turning to Mr
Vyshin,ky's for the debate.
the Assembly.
statement, Mr Spender Fald: Ar Mobamed Fadhil al
pray that something can be done one mali
(Iraq) audi Faris by Russia except words and
Bey Khouri u!
(Syria) then words and arguments und argu- in the Itsting; of followed, asking the Committee
under which the the Big Four Foreign Ministers United Press.
proposal for Dents."
The Committee adjourned Assembly could act it then consult together and report Council were paralysed by veto.
He said this change had senor Francisco Ichoso (Cuba) the Assembly next month. been made it response 10 Israell
Yugoslav sugges supported tlons and in the new form consideration. United Nations troops could be VYSHINSKY INTERVENES called into action before there Mr Vyskinsky then took the breach of floor for a lengthy, intervention. peace and thus prevent au cul- Mr Vyshinsky began by at- break of hostilities, Ja legaracking the provision permit- language there is a difference ting the Council to call an between an act of aggression emergency session of the As- and a breach of peace.
sembly by a procedural vote SECURITY COUNCIL ISSUE of seven of its members. He
Another
mensa in the first place members amendment tioned by Mr Dulles
right
lo deler. whether faculty given to a minimum of mine
convoca- tory vote would seven members of the Security
Iore free of veto-because Council was master of its own procedure.
Was
and
a recognised
to
1:0
wus the had
consider their
the section
under
SIDE GLANCES
п
Counci to ask for convocation matter of procedure and there-
Gi
the
the
special sesalon of the General Assembly on 24 hours notice by
ya-vote in the Council,
"If We observe elementary The
iginal
draft gave that power to seven members of the respect for the Security Coun
meeting outside Coundi
eil, we will see it is quite in- admisible for. anybody to Council and the change was Introduced after much criticism consider
decide what the Council is to ล procedural and was heard.
what 1 substantive said: "We believe he said.
matter," Mr Dulles any Allbuster in the Council
He insisted on safeguarding wilt be adequately met by the integrity of a Charter procedurs now in the resolu article which states the Coun-
cil is to determine its "My A. M. Bamnovsky (the rules of procedure. Mr Vyshin- Ukraine)
protested that the ky then
told the Committee provision for calling of the that it was a "monk's habit to Assembly into session by a vote call pork fish when he wants of seven members of the Coun- to eat pork during Lent, but ell was obvious violation of the you cannot turn a pls into Charter and on attempt to cir-fish." He sald uttempts to pre-
determine the cumvent the veto.
Council's pro- លំច Mr Aubrey Ebon (Ismel) devoted most of his intervenedure violated the Charler and he declared such an attitude tion to procedure for convoca could not be tolerated in the
the Assembly In Committee. emergency session. He said the
tion
Own
If it
la your purpose to new draft partielly met the modify the Charter, be kind point by allowing a decision, tocnough to modify it.. by con
at a Council !etitutional procedures." members
seven
Off Again To The Antarctic
tour
of the
ter, M. Maurice Pelsche, after the meeting which endea at 1815 GMT, said:
"We" are carefully studying our prob- lems because
we are people and we do not want to reach hasty decisions."
serious
severn in his review of the new French budget-United Press,
But It Suited Side Whiskers
(Continued From Part 4)
ing from 24 ounces! The most the popular brim is known "Anglesey Curl," where the crown is blocked and the brim left, so that it can be fashioned to the curl the wearer best.
likes
The enemies of the hard hot are many and scathing. Sald "Years ago the hatters used to say that the
bowler gained is name from cricket,
סוחבנ s!
beenuse in the old days the the One French delegate, upon
team wore top hats, but leaving the State Department,
bowler used to wear o hard hat-er bowler-gad that's how suld some new complications had
arisen
and the French
originated." But we are Įprobterns did not look us casy
asured by halters today that this was only a te resolve as they did on Satur-
popular day. He expressed confidence,
misbelief." Southampton, Oct. 16,
solutions would Even However, thật
more extraordinary was The British curvey ship, John be found in the next two days
an old, old photograph of the Bisene (1,200 tons) left today for with goodwill on both sides
Northwest Mounted Police, in n nine-months'
bowlers uniform, sporting tall Another delegate gave the Antarctic. She will put arbore Impression that the U.S.
curly brims. Once upon a with curls reliefs at British
bases and Secretary of the Treasury, Mr time, too, one could pick out a carry out occan surveys,
dockyard foreman, John Snyder, was being rather
he In February this year the John
would be the only man with Biscoe crashed through an ice-
this particular type of hat, and Acht to rezeue six British Realty Co. Dividend young slee boys would
1in- who had been
mediately
with develop one scientists marooned on Stonington Island,' The Board of Directors of the
their Ast job. Realty in the Antarctic, for over two Hongkong
and Trust Must remarkable of all are years.
of Co., Ltd, have decided to recom- young Guards officers, out mend to the forthcoming absual uniform. Since it is an unwrit- general meeting the payment of ten law that off duty they must to dividend of 10 cents per wear bowlers, they manage share, free of corporation profits look as regimented and uncom- tax. la respect of the year fortable in their leisure hours. ended April 30, 1950.
an they do in uniform.
Five other relentists who had been on the island for three years were taken off by a planet
from the vessel-Reuter,
By Galbraith
gullime they
8:17
SCAPE, 18D BY MEA NERVIOK, SNG, T, AL NETL IL IL PAT. O5P,
"10 have to raise the price of outting your grass, Mra. Owsley--you know thora's a war on!"
since
Britain Urged To
Develop N.Z. Newsprint
Sources
Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 16.
Britain's present crisis over newsprint sup- plies "could well become permanent unless Britain looks for new sources within the Empire," accord- ing to Mr D. Henry, the managing director of New | Zealand Forest Products, Limited.
He was commenting on
Within a Iew years New reported attack by a London Zealand could become not only newspaper editor on the Brl-self-supporting in newsprint tish Government's decision
to supplies but also could be a export newsprint to Australia valuable exporter to Australia and New Zealand while Brl- and Far Eastern countries. It tish newspapers were "living was time that mere talk about virtually from hand to mouth." New Zealand's potential forest
nction. Mr Henry said that rises Inwealth gave
way to prices of newsprint overseas, Although New Zealand's pine coupled with the dollar short- crops could theoretically be har-
pgc,
had created most dif-wested for over, the country had ficult conditions for publishers rnillons of treen aulable for and if war came suppiles could | pniping for newsprint rapidly
be cut off entirely to British | Dpproaching maturity.
and Dominion consumers.
He said the aRtuation, which showed no signs of improving, brought into focus once again New Zealand's vast growth of exolle pine forests as the logical source for pulp paper and rewsprint,
+
"We have both Government plans and private plans for more fully uping our forests, but we have not yet got a co-ordinated rational plan and a decision to: take active
steps immediately to extend and expand our new forest Industries,"
Henry Lald-Reuter.
The "Yes" votee :ytlkél 1.965,817. Invalid votes cast here-4,087-was also highest state total in the poll.
the
West Berlin political spokes- man sald today that the Eart Germans, under pressure, had put into power Government more ruthless and more nighly organised than Hitler's rejtime
Nazl
At the last East German elec- tlons in May, 1919. the pro- portion of "Yes" votes was 60 percent. Four million voters then voted against munkat dominated Reuter.
the Com- regime...
Tense Days For Government
London, Oct. 10. Premler Clement Attlee's Labour Government will be kept on its toes during the closing days of the present Parilaca tury session which resumes to- mo Inorrow after the summer recess, On Wednesday, the Commons will debate the second annual report of the British Transport Committee
which Jast year operated the State-owned rail Bad road services at a loss of
£20,800,000.
The Conservatives, in a sharp assault on the Governinént" will argue that there has been In- efficiency and that costs, fares und freight charges have risen excessively.
The session, whicła
the Febriy
after
opened General Election, will end on October 26. Five days later the House at
Commons will meet again-in the rebuilt Chamber--ter a new
ssion.--Reuler.
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