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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 10,' 1940.

URGENT CONSULTATIONS Rail Strike

ON ASIAN COMMUNISM

PACIFIC ALLIANCE

London, March 8.

Four top-ranking Commonwealth Ministers and of ficials are flying to Dominion capitols for urgent consultations on vital problems which may include defonce and the expansion of Communism in South East Asia.

DOUBTFUL An official statement from No. 10, Downing Street,

tonight gave their names and destinations.

Lord Listowel (aged 42), the pected to spend three weeks in Jast Secretary of State for In-India, Pakistan and Ceylon. din and now Colonial Minister

will Ko

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Postponed

Madras, March 0. The South Indlan rail strike, due to begin today (Wednesday), has been post- poned until March 14, the Communist led Untons' Ad- tion Committon. announced yealerday,

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The Committen gava retion for the postponement Local authorities Bald that the rounding up of

Com. munist workers is continu. ing-Associated Press.

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Now Delhi, March 9. The Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, said today that India can help prevent another world war by avoiding ties with any world power or power bloc. "The only possible (Indion) foreign policy in the interests of world peace," Mr. Nehru told the Legislative Assembly, "is not to get entangled, militarlly or otherwise, with any power or groups of powers. Referring to the Dominion's spokesman said precautions future relations with the British being taken in the Calcutta, As- Commonwealth,

Primesam and Madras areas, as well as J. the.

Bombay, those areas are the main Communist strength. about Law away men mond(A. JIYMATIC ENGIN centre of Communists, have been arrested weeks, Assoclated

Washington, March 9. Authoritative quarters said yesterday that there is no pro-

Roscribed as ons of the most posal under consideration here

promising younger members of for formation of a Pacific anti-of State, is leaving tomorrow for

Government,

waa ho Communist alliance similar to Australia and New Zealand.

formerly private secretary Gordon Mr. Patrick

Walker, the Atlantic Pact.

Mr. Herbert Morrison, Deputy Re-

New York, March 9, aged 41, Commonwenith

Prime Minister, lie

American Smelting and Refin- Minister said: Government's talions Under-Secretary,

India, Pakision and Cuylon.olicini spokasino stutor Holding Company- yesterday reduced Sir Percival Liesching, Coin Commonwealth Prime Ministers the price of lead two cents

Permanent Conference last year, monwealth

and "sat pound to 194 cents, New York. This was the first price break for in on the Downing Strect dia- Engler-Sectetur

for any major non-ferrous metal cussions, Sir Norman Brook, Secretary Political quarters described the since the end of OPA in 1946. The of the Cabinet, will go to Canadcapulch of such high-level record high price of 21% cents

of the a pound for lead had been in obtained officials or an Indiention importance alischer to the mis- effect since last November.-As-

sociated Press, sions-Reuter,

London despatches sald that has proposed holding Bingonadal plotomegarding Joint defence plans against the sprearling of Communist influence In the Orient.

Informed sources said the gen- crni den for sech an agreement ztart has, reached official circles has received passing attention but no formal consideration.

The reaction here to the Bri tish Pecific pact move appeara to be that the United Stater may feel it is fecs directly con cerned with the problem than 3ritain

and the Commonwealth nations. Australia Is apparently supe porting the intve strongly.

London despatches Alf - tai, propuses hekling urgent taiks M London or Ottawa la consider

-Red muves in thee Pace... Press.

Wait And See Attitude In Washington

Washington, Maren B. The State Department Indian Prino: "nated" the Minister, Pandit Nehru's, cei- feration torlay of India's de fer- mination to become" a "republic, but officials preferred to await developments before comment- "India'a relationship with the British Commonwealth is a mai- ter for herself to determine," que official stated, pointing out that total independence has long been Congress Party plank, and it. implementation is only to bu expected.

Ing.

The Prime Minister's assurance that India is propored to associate herself with other countries In.u friendly way, is welcomed.

It is emphasised that India has already demonstrated its desire for mutually helpful relationships with other countries, and cupacity for enlightened leader-| ship.-Reuter.

POPULATION OF TANGANYIKA

its

Dar Es Salaam, March 9. The European population in Tanganyika has risen from 8,165 In 1938 to 10,648 in 1948, while the African population hus jumped from 5,250,000 to just 7,000,000, ficlal Aigures

over

showed yesterday.

The Asiatic pupulation bus rlsen from 34,000 in 1938 to 59,- 000 in 1940.-Associated Press.

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sold they The announcement will discuss with the Govern- ments of the countries they are visiting, matters arising from the meeting of the Common- wealth Prime Ministers held last October.

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One of their chief tasks. it is believed, will be to diecues the Dominion leaders portle alternatives to the now postponed Common-

Burma Situation Becoming Grave

London, March 8.

wraith Foreign Ministers con Reports from Burma today said that Premier Thokin

ference In Ceylon This can. ference was to have been held

in May.

Personal Contact

Nu's Government apparently has lost control throughout the country excepting a 12-mile radius around Rangoon.

tonight.

They

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in naturally que ele

and inevitably menths, an independent, sovereign Republic. She never accepts the slightest degree of dependency on any foreign authority."

(More than a year before India Dominion status Un

August 15, 1947. the British

Prime Minister, Mr. Clement All- les, totri the House of Commons that, in the Brillsh, view, she has the right to chose full Independ- He said the British Com- Empire is not bound together by the chains of external compulsion).

eneealth and

Mr. Nehru, whose Government hus deployed troops to combat a Communist-Inspired rallway, mail and telegraph strike due to start on Wednesday, told the Assem- bly: "The various Hems thal threaten conflict nee legacies of Europe's power polities.

India A Giant "There is no reason why India should borrow any ideology or group," he said. Join any power

"The major question today lo the readjustment of relations between Asia and Europe, India has become a kind of meeting ground for various trends and forces of the East and West. "The domination of Europe is fargely gone, but her legacy of conflict and power politics still

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11 was reported yesterday that | Drastic censorship is preventing detailed reports. the Veylon merllug may be re-

Beadquarters offices of Bri- Mandalay, arrived in Rangoon placed by a Commenwealth con-

Ush interests in Burma. how- free elsewhere, possibly nt-

ever, has received messages re-

There were 15 women and 2, tended by Prime Ministers.

layed from India which indicate children, all families of person- Although such a conference is

nel in the British Services Mis- of urgent strongly that the initiativesion stationed at Maymyo present the subject of Commonwealth exchanges, PU now in the hands of the Karens

Came to

to Rangoon in four and other insurgent groups, ente en place has been fixed.

Royal Air Force Dakotas, char-

The Foreign Ofce announced! tered from Singapore. One of the chief objects in des-

the Burmah Headquarters of

on January @ that the Task Force The children's ages patching this corps of couriers to

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Anglo-Trans- wealth is to give the Domnulo,dicated that Yenanayaung, chief

A spokesman said that 13 Bri-

the terms of the leartene first-hand Information ull town in Central Burma, la

tish afficers and about 120 Bri-rennins. Asta has no such legacy, Jordan treaty of alliance to star 4 Des Voeux Rd, C. about the views of the United now in the bands of the insur-

tish civilians have not yet left making it easy for Asin-especial- the port Associated Press.

India to prevent another Kents. Kingdom on the proposed

Маутуо.

world catastrophe. ference and other matters,

An official communique today

"India becoming

Is

a. giant that Burmese troops

again. She is the largest single claimed have controlled completely the political unit in terms of popula- their Central Burma towns of Pyin- tion and, in the course of time,

mana, Yamethin and Pyswbwe

other potentials. Geographically, said, on the Rangoon-Mandalay rail-India is centrally located and

It is fell that personal contact will achieve much more than is possible through

<i graphic Canimowealth

tion.

other

tele- of

normal

means Intercommunica-.

Missions Important Mr. Goritun Walker Is flying tomorrow to the East, and is ex-

Britons In Germany To

Be Trained

London, March 8. Britain is putting British civilians employed by the Control Mission in Germany in- to defence units the Minister of Stute. Elector McNell, told the House of Commons today.

The purpose of the units, he said, Is for the protection of Bri- lish lives and premises in the event of civil disturbance until the armed forces of occupation can take over.

Training will be nonfined to the use of small arms, the only type to be issued, he said.

Jolen Platts Mills, un Indepen- dent MP, asked if the force In- tended to be a strike-breaking organisation in the event of poli-| tical or

or Industrial unrest in the British zone.

"There is no question of volun- teers being used for strike- breaking, and the Foreign Secre- tary wishes to take the oppor tunity

of dispelling 1-founded beliefs and maliciously circulated rumours to this effect," Mr. Mc- Nell repiled.-Associated Press.

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Several British companies, in- cluding Steel Brothers. Burma's biggest industrial group. have chartered planes to. By British staff to Calcutta.

Uncensored despatches that additional danger to Burma way.

the Siamese Is developing on border which is completely un- der the control of the Commun-rail junction of Thazi, 300 miles it."

ist insurgents.

It also claimed that Govern- ment forces have retaken the

from Rangoon,

It added: "Rebel forces in up- are cut off from to their main base of Toungog while

British Foreign Oflce ources said has sent

息

that Premier Thakin Nuper Burma

a negative reply the Commonwealth Governments rebel groups at Meiktila, Myitnbe suggestion that conciliation and Maymyo are isolated from

other," each mission be sent to Burma.

Communist at- Meanwhlic, B tack upon Pyuntaza, 90 miles North of Hangoon, destroyed a batch of British railway station and police sta women and children taken by tion, it was omcially admitted

Associated air from the Army centre of United Press

of Press. Maymyo, 40 miles North

Britons Loava

The first

and

nothing can happen in this part of the world without India In

Strike Threat"

(The Dominion's population is China's popu- about 320,000,000. lotion is larger but it split by the Chinese civil war.)

The National Government hus announced that it will ure troops to replace strikers if any large number of rallway, mail and tele- graph service workers walk out Among other on Wednesday. things, the workers more pay."

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