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SCANDINAVIAN UNITY

Defence Pact Discussions: Concrete Progress Peninsular

Carrying Out The Ngauruhoe

Compromise Useless And Dangerous

Washington, May 9:

The American delegation to the United Nations Conference

an Freedom of Information at fenyn told Mr. George Mar- shall, the Secretary of State, Today that a compromise with Russia in basic principles is "not only useless but

can be extremely dangerous.

In their report, the delegation,

Bevin Formula

London, May 9.

Tho 'conference of Scandinavian statesmen in Stock- holm this weekend has aroused considerable spéculation here as to whether a 'further re- gional grouping on the Western Union pattern is about to be born. ' According to a well-informed source, the Prime

Still Active

Rotorua, New Zealand,,

May-9.

The effect of magnetic and radio disturbances "upon New Zealand's newly-activated vol- cano, Ngatruhoe, is awaited with interest by the meeting There with the Government vol- Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Norway, canologist; Mr. J, Healy, on

May 11. Sweden and Denmark, who plan to discuss

Mr. L. Thomson, Director of further integration of their economic and de-

Carter Observatory at Wellington, predicted sunspot activities from fence policies, will also examine a report on

May 12 to 15. Mr Healy thinks- the possibility of a customs union.

they

affect Ngauruhoe, "which is more apt to react 10 by up

This conference is essentially whi This report, drawn which was headed by Mr. William Benton,

forner Assistant Stere- experts since the Scandinavian fane of the Western Union powers phases of the moon, since erup- closely with tidal effects in the tary of State, praised the Con-statesmen met earlier this year, and the United States on the partive activities seem to be up more

Germany is in hunar relationship." Terence's "record of constructive was not expected, however, to which Western

general achievebett,“

Jake precedence over military future to play in

affales of Western Europe,

Ngauruhoe was still active today The two key factori which after its explosive outburst at 5.30 pam, on April 30 ended a 2-year will determina this

པ་་ dormant period. Snowcapped the form. any, of a future West German Government, on Ruapehu, eight miles distant, has

been quiescent

tå slugie which the experts of the three heavy-blast-on-May 1shot sky- occupation powera are now re-word 6,000 feet.. depositing a ported to be in agreement, and the future of the Ruhr Indus- trial baslo, on which they are not.

They glded; "At the same time, proposals nasre them a score of

would mendments which have served to cripple freedom of expression

de- were decisively feated.

Condemning the intransigence of the Sovst blog" at the meet- they warned; "While fe- cognising that compromise

justment with the Soviet bloc

matters.

pact on the Western

The

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Scandinavians In London be. of conclusion Heve that the allher a Scandinavian defenco Union pattern or of a customs unión is still a long way ofi. But many Scandinavians here have the impression that events are slowly but definitely moving in that direction.

If, at their next private meet the Stockholm meeting The far less

ing, the heads of the delegations at attention

of the London Conference cu agree A*|m botří these topics-and the

since

heyyah ring over the surround big reas

Probably the next volcano to let go, Mr Healy told the United Press, will be the largest of them all—Tongariro—which is already indicating restlessness.

Mr. Henly declined to predjet a

for

are deshable and, Inclved, exsen- Cal in sume fields, the non-totuli- | hus TRA malions

apparently than the wee are to realise that in areas Congress of Europe at The Hague, French delegation is reliably unprobable eruptive dale coming to involving deep-seated difference there was on impression in uilderstood to have made it very gariro United Press,

Tandkumental principles, pre-ntle quarters here that it might sent altempts at compromise are represent mure concrete progress plain in the past 48 hours that it Is not prepared to agree on them not only taseless but can be x-kwards European Feleration tremely dangerous."-Healer. than was likely to be achieved by separately-the next hurdle in the way of a consolidation of the the oratory and the committee Teste-Stettin line will have been work in the Dulch capital,

cleared. Reuter.

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Washington, May 9. Rear Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, according to per- sistent reports, will settle for nothing less than the Washing-

post after Ion Embassy

his retirement as Governor Gen- eral of India on June 21.

Inter-Group Defence

a move

than those

GEISHAS' NEW SYSTEM

Tokyo, May 8.

at

Tou-

Danish King's Visit To "Fresno”

Copenhagen, May 9: King Frederick of Denmark, who served for many years in the United States Navy, paid a weckend visit to the United Slates cruiser Fresno (6,000 tons) as the guest of Admiral Richard Connolly, the Com- mander-in-Chief.

Wearing an admiral's uniform,

In any case, if the Scandinavian meeting is at all significant, it clear that it represents along the lines, suggested by Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secré tury, in the House of Commons

Many geisha girls have decided inston it is more fun and more prostable last Tuesday rather sketched out by Mr. Winston Churchill at

at The Hague on Friday. to sell their "entertainment" Mr. Bevin very strongly. hinted parties In private homes rather on the first day of the foreign than to operate through the age- And when the next change is

Commander-in-Chief of the uffairs debate that he envisaged old system of "geisha exchange the King made the visit as the unde in that job, he probably the next steps toward the "conso-houses."

Hitherto singing, dancing and Danish Navy rather than as the gan canviare cinsin George

lidation of Western Europe" de- that he's the man for it.

He showed keeri interest velaping through the creation of otherwise attractive geisha chuid King of Denmark. This information comes

be channelled to parties at from other reglenni groups

called "tea houses" only through the ship's 12 five-inch dual pur- sourer very close to Mount Western Union pattern,

pose guns and spent some time batten in New Delhi. Published which Inter-group

defence rela-the medium of the exchanges,

Tokyo Times said the geisha on the bridge and in the crew's Ispatches announcing his retire-tionships might subsequently

που tolephone their patrons; quarters.

The Fresno and two American Recent events in Scandinavia directly and book engagements, are certainly not incompatible considerably boosting their income destroyers, the Johnson and W.R. collectors Rush, are on a six-day goodwill with this !ino

of thought, unid. confusing tax

visit to Copenhagen.-Reuter. though they may well prove to United Press.

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pent as Governor General have queculated that the dashing sailorman, who was lust of the Viceroys, might become either Britain's Ambassador to Moscow or to go back to the Royal Navy. -Associated Press.

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diplomat, was made the majority choice tonight. for election as President of the Italian Republic at Parliament's joint meeting tomorrow. Premier Alcide de Gasperi reasong There are strong

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six- The "gloomy dean" will progress and crises of

President Enrico de Nicolo, for Japan on May 12, according be 88 years

old next month.-power London Conference on Ger-

with whom Premier de Gasperi to Chinese press reports today. United Press.

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up additional repairiates.-Reuter, KING GUSTAV

Nice, May 8.

Signor de Nicola, ∙an unassum- ing, modest lawyer who never

wanted to be chief of the State when he became provisional in June, 1948, has

King Gustav of Sweden, whose

Preuvrod" out of the running annual holiday on the French]

for

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in a tribute to his work during day making preparations to leave.

the formative period of the new here on Tuesday, May 11. Republic, bas

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But as

as one of Italy's keanest jurists, painstaking in fulfilling even minor duties of his office, he has. often, blocked Signor de Gasperl's moves by refusing to yield on points of law.

drive to Beaulieu-sur-Mer after lunch today. Heuter.

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