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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNES DAY, DECEMBER 10, 1947,

SPLIT BETWEEN EAST

AND WEST WIDENS

By Robert Hensley

groups.

As the United Nations Gen-[cessfully sponsored all the jeeeded in winning approval of eral Assembly terminated, the three, lasues” and won Assembly ja. resolution calling for the consensus of most delegates was approval over most strenuous Security Council to reconsider that its main effect had been Soviet objection which ended the membership · applications. to document still further the with tho announcement that of Italy, Trans-Jordan, Eire, Reporters & General Office 32312 split between the Soviet Union Russia would boycott all threa Finland and Austria all of

and the Western world.

whom were vetoed earlier by (four lines)

The voting in the Assembly Most delegates agreed it the Sovlet. during the past 10 weeks clear-would not at all be likely that The Soviet demand that the showed that at least three anything constructive could be United States and other na- quarters of the nations of the accomplished by the United Nations take punitive action world were backing the United tions in the Balkans, Koren or fagainst warmongers was water- States in the showdown test of the Little Assembly withouted down considerably by the economic and ideological Russian participation.

Assembly which finally merely 8 months... H.K.$10,00

strength with Russia.

The Soviet and the United expressed condemnation of pro 6 months

While United States officials, States succeeded in agreeing on paganda from ....... H.K.$36.00

any quarter took some satisfaction from only one major issue the which tended to incite war. One year

the fact that they won Asaem necessity. for partitioning The Assembly decided the bly support In most battles Palestine into separate Arab Little Assembly, which will alt with the Russians they, as well and Jewish states,

In-between the end of this sea- as the representatives of other And as the Assembly enters slon and the beginning of the nations, would have preferred its last few days it is still not next but, without participation to find some means of rap-apparent whether even Soviet of the Soviet blow of nations, proachment with the Sovieta. American accord on this would should consider, the question The BCAAION ended on a be enough to win for the plan of whether and how the veto note of frustration with an in- the hecessary two-thirds ma- nower should be modified. session for using number of delegates jority in the voting.

privately expressing outright

Reverse Trend persimism regarding the sue cess of the world organisation. it appears that the Soviet in gradually isolating from the practical work of the United Nations while,

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BIG FOUR

The Big Four of the Council ut Furcign Ministers have now been in continuous more than a fortnight without reaching absolute deadlock, OF It might have very much else. been thought that the Austrian rrenty could have been disposed of, so that here should be no fur-

at the

·

ther prolongation of the occupa- same time, having no intention/bera, the Soviet demand that have all member nations recall

tion of a country not regarded as an ex-enemy State, but even here Molotor has been completely un- compromising, and discussion of the Austrian Treaty has been discontinued,

of formally quitting Sanisation."

Other Highlights

The Assembly action this Among other highlights of year showed a definite reverse her the Assembly session were the troud in sentiment on two is- action taken on the questionues compared with last year. of the admission of new mom in 1946 the Assembly voted to the United Nations condemn their ambassadors from Spain the or warmongering in the

United

and recommended the Security States and some other nations Council to take further action and efforts to restrict the veto "within reasonable time" if power which the big Franco remained in power. Ave nations enjoy in the

The United Statca

Major Breaks Three major bronka came

over the creation of the Balkans Security Council. On Germany, ne better progress has been made. In Commission, the "Little Anaem-

bly" and the sending to Korea the United Kingdom, fact, the impression has grown of a United Nations commia-the backing of

tactics are slon. that M. Molotoy's

other The United States suc¦ oús

nations, designed to prevent an agree. ment. while keeping the door a little way open, for the reason that there is a distinct distraction of interest from Lancaster House to the other side of the Channel, where the French political situa- tion has been unfolding. Communist

to purpose

chieftain of the

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Things were rather quiet, for;

By J. W. TAYLOR

Life

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The White Crosses In The Reichswald

France in Broad-street, Birmingham.jamin should he be anywhere opinion on the basic merits of

from any general change in the men who did

100 Years Ago

the

much for the Storeman, veteran though he was. The senior N.C.O., for once, was quite speechless. As for the Q.M.S.

BY NORAH DUFF

comes from 9000 graver,

forest and across the Rblnc. There

That-1 only half the total. In their | the "early""mopths of alde in

mark.

material

This year despite strong de- mands from the Soviet bloc for and stiffer

action, the Assembly with adopted a much milder resolu- numertion. It even failed to reaffirm.

In the Reichsrald Forest. Itive in the long, tree-surrounded suelast year's resolution and mere. The Reichswald, its dense woods cleazing. Their company is not yet ly passed a relatively weak and moor-like open spaces, is quiet complete for more, graves ore dug statement noting its assump enough to-day. In the thin autumn every day in the hard, sandy soil to tion that the Security Council sunlight falling leaves loiter down to receive bodies brought in from their might take any action neces-lying along the tracks and ditches, A when completed next year, will have

join the red, bronze and gold drifts first

first resting-places, The burial ground, sary against Franco when it

chill nor

north-easterly belleves the situation warrants the Dutch plains, and

wind

the wood- Here lie men of the Cameronians; In 1946 the Assembly im gathering parties of Germans stamp H.L.I., Black Watch, Camerons, Sta plicitly condemned South Afrl-heir feet and blow on their hands forth, Gordons, A. and S.H.. K.O.S.B., Royal Scots. Almost every "Er......sure you've got the ca's treatment of Indians and as they load their catts.

But this peaceful scene was the unit which Scotland raired during economic and political chaos in

a change, at No. 38 Army right place?", someone said to called upon the two nations to France has not been concealed, Primary Training Centre at him not unkindly, but rather get together and attempt to stage on which was fought one of the the war is represented.

work out a method of rectify-sternest battles of the war. The clear- General's Grave nor it it obscure where this pro- Lichfield. The usual intake hopefully.

Sure" said Benjamin, pry year several resolutions on the in

ing the alleged situation. This ing of the forest In February, 1945. Here lies the General who led the gramme originated. M. Duclos, had been passed through, and

in appalling conditions of flood and the parliamentary leader of the everything was under control.senting his 18th, birthday call subject were introduced by Innud, was the key to the series of 51st Division in the assault on the

great operations which took 21st. French Communists, the At least it was until Benjamin up-papers.

It was then that the N.C.O. dla and her supporters but Army Group to the west bank of the nothing to mark his grave out principal French participant in

i/c. made a forthright observa-one was able to muster the re-Rhine, and across the river itself the from those of his men who lie around the Cominform. Three other

him. The same white cross bears the quired two-thirds vote.

following month. tion that was permissable un- Though the sentiment of One of the forest French Communist leaders, in-

clearings les inscription, in the same black letter der the circumstances. Boiled cluding M. Thorez, the nominal Thomas Crowe, a young giant down it meant: "Am I seeing of the trend on these two is from Cleve through the eastern patt

many delegates was a reversal alongside the road which rune south ing, Maj-Gen. T. G. Rennie, C.B...

D.S.O., M.B.E., B.W., K/A

23/3/45. party, arrived of a forester at Connock Chase things, or

On his right ties Lance-Cargl, H. am I?" Not that sucs, it did not necessarily stem of the forest and is that clearing rest Blench of the Camerons, killed in back only ten days ago from strode in fresh from his home! you could miss seeing Bon-

not return fram these battles,

action on the same day #1 his RED- Moscow. Anarchy in

the biggest recruit in the vicinity. He's 7ft. " either question. Rather obser-

on the other eral; Scottish Divisions

alde, Pte, D. would not only make it difficult He was

Strachan of the Black Watch, killed tall in his socks and still reach-vors thought it but one more (Scotial), 43rd, 4th, 51st (High-

Here lie 3600 men for her to participate in the Mar- they'd ever seen.

of the 15th on April-11th. ing up. shall Plan, but might well pre-

manifestation of an increasing

Around lie the graves of hundreds Towering above his escort, tendency of nations to choose Divisions, who fell in the Reichswald, battalions,

land) 52nd (Lowland) and 53rd of officers and men of the

Scots clude any coherent French policy

Benjamin was hurried over to sides as between Moscow and Rhine and Mass battles, and the comrades of the

and nearby sleep their in regard to Germany, Hence

disturb the temporary

Middlesex, Rifle tran Washington. M. Molotov has probably been

quillity of the Q.M.S. stores, the United States favoured the and supply personnel who died while of all the units which fought in the On both issues ankmen, signallers, gunners, medical Brigade, Durham Light Infantry, men going slow until he could judge

which, as the Orderly Room so course eventually the effect of the Kremlin plans

accurately prophesied, was while

adopted supporting and caring for the in-series of great battles which raged the Soviet demanded fantry, "shaken rigid." It was too stronger action-United Press. in France and also in Italy

over this Rhineland where similar Communist moves

own section are buried 3400 offices The simple crosses which to disorganise civic life are all

New Delhi, Dec. 8.

and men of the Royal Air Force, over their graves are not the

only half of them unidentified, whose monuments Steps are being taken to sot

there men too visible. The tactics of those

have. bodies have been brought here from Across their battlefields lie the seeking to disrupt France have so

......nothing like this had up in India two major steel: pro graves all over the Rhineland where shattered towDE.

which

felt their far been tentative and uncertain--

(From the files of the "China happened to him since a well-city of 500,000 Ingot tong, Dr. being shot down in the years-long air spectre of a town, Cleve where the duction plants, each with a cape they were buried by the enemy after might-Wesel, even in sunshine the another example of marking time Mail").

meaning recruit had addressed Syama Prasad Mookerji, Minia war over Germany, -but it may well be, that, M.

tall weeds are beginning to hide the him as "chum." of Captain Garwood,

ter of Industry and Supplies, Thorez has brought back from

Over 2000 fighting men lle beneath mounds of Rallying under the ancient told the Constituent Assembly the white crosses of thin metal, black cleared by 15th and 51st. Divisions rubble, Goch which was Moscow a more definite direc- "Gipay," reports having seen,

inside the breakers of the Frat can't it out isn't born yet," the

Army adage: "The bloke we today.-Reuter,

lettered, which make a and perspec in forty-eight hours of bitter fighting tive. Sabotage, intimidation and

Shoals, apparently a ship's long-

among the ruins.

́All these battles the seizure of factories or Gov-boat with a number of men in staff went into conference at

Wera brilitant ernment offices by mass action have her could render no assistance, high level, as you might say.

feats of arms, but the cost was heavy so far produced strikes in many being on the weather side of the his fate leaning on one of the Benjamin meanwhile awaited

as the white crosses in the Reichswald HK$180.-

clearing testify. trade unions and in many areas. shoal. 35,-

top shelves. His feet, which Though the, C.G.T. (the French

is under Communist It weig noticed in thes cover a lot of floor space, pre- 300.- T.U.C.)

are columns recently that Lontick's acted the first problem. They 250.-domination, its members

largely non-Communist. Hence the army had been beaten by the bad no 10 large boots to house 400-opposition of the Communists to Imperial force. Since which he them, so the cobbler was sent secret ballot before a strike, and had been in hiding; suspicion, for to measure him for a pair. The matter of a battle-dress;

it was not. In fact, it was a técélble however, tell upon the neigh- hence, too, their efforts to spread bourhood in which he laid con- was not easy, alther Big lad,

bid. Whenever one partner hears disorder by roving bands of strike coaled, and overy house

Berjamin. The tailor* In all ordinary.élécumstances, possult bid across from him and Ira- aurhmoried "Go- session of sufficient number of cards mediately jumps to game in another reason suit, he is indicating that his hand a General Strike, a call which He was not discovered; howing to take a lot of cloth," he of your partner's sult in a

played

contains nor

valus solitary thing they realised would be disputed ever, having been hid in a large testily observed as someone for causing the band to be

UM LONDON, DEC. 8. situations, however when some ter keen partner, that he will never be or Largely disregarded. Two basket by a poor woman. Her phelped him run the tape over in that suit. In the most extraordinary (except that, long suit. It should warn

rific bid or bids by him

THE MINISTRY OF SUP- Some underclothing was unthat he hasn't a thing of merit in that partner becomes the declarer, HELT LAMBETH HOSPITAL indicates able to take a trick in that hand, if PLY HAS BEEN ASKED TO signs now are that the Commun hut, which is, situated within the the young giant, a

walls of Changyune, WOS ist attempt to paralyse France searched, with the rest, but with earthed. Then seme denim his hand except a whale of a suit unless he happens to have one or has been defeated and defeated out success.

** overalls, They were danger total lack of cards in it can be a more cards of the long suit which TO TRY TO RECOVER 50 without civil, war-and that the As soon as the soldiers were qualy near the knees, but, as reassa for letting him name the had been shigwa. North did not po MILLIGRAMMES. OF -"RA grip of extremists in the C.G.T. gone, he attempted his escape the Q.M.S. observed: They'll trump. It may be that you can never as a solitary club, so should have DIUM ACCIDENTALLY is loosened for the future. M. from the city; but was recognis- do." Webbing equipmout pro- put the lead in his hand, without any let the bid alone, realizing that only LOST

the two tricks could be lost by the side The radium was in a manber Schuman- and his colleagues lave ed while passing the gates, and sented no problem, neither did cards of his cult, urless it fr

if South's suit was solid. « taken the boldest measures and a hot pursuit Immediately com his rifle, although it somehow trump

seemed a trifle short.KRAINA the stringent anti-subotage laws menced. But Lontick, being

The drill sergeant was vast-kely are at least having an effect. It very active as well as hardy

man, aoon, outdistanced most of ly interested. On the parade was'a risk, Too rigorous his pursuers. When he found around he checked Benjamin's s. A 10 7 action against the unions that only four or five were in pace. No need to tell him to H. AJ 76 could have alienated patriotic sight, he faced about to give step out. Ho strode over 40," workmen with real grievances. them battle, but they declined as against the regulation D. 143 Too easy pliancy would, however, the engagement and commenced in with No. 23 Platoon; he was

thirty. When Benjamin fell CTES have opened the road to further to flee in their turn." insurrectionary, jactice and weak-It is understood that he has alongside, a 4'6" squaddle who ened those forces, in-the unions taken refuge in Honam, where a wanted to know, "If it was cold which are trying to remove the quiet but thorough sharp look up there. N

Whilst awaiting his tailored (Dealer out is kept for him.. Moscow yoke. The position has, KARACA KORONT battle-dress, Benjamin, started

nerable) in fact, so much improved that Canton continuea remarkably his training. Everything was North the hint that Mr. Marshall, Mr. quiet, and the people over just fine for a fortnight til his D Bevin, and M., Bidqult are preif whelmingly pollton Crony size 15 boots begun to pinch paring to force a:

with vagabond who, a short month ago his feet. After orderly room. He oubted would have almost hurled a duty for a month he was sent Haro was one of thos

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