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NECESSITY FOR NEW DEFENSIVE STRATEGY IN THE PACIFIC

RULES FOR N. CHINA TRADING

Shanghol, March 21.

The Chinese Communist radio tonight announced regulations under which trade will be per- mitter with Communist-occu- pied China.

the

The trendcast diselched formatim of a Foreign National, Affairs section in the Commun- 1፡1 People's Government North China.

for

London, March 21.

Informed sources said today that the United States

must provide loadership in the formation of a · Pacific pact to chock tho Far East Communist

monaco.

No official comment is available concerning the re-

ported shaping of the Pacific pact, However, it is reliably understood that the British Government is more concerned with Common- wealth discussions relating to India's omer- gence as an independent republic.

on, which reengnises Enstern Asia as the main base of Western Europe,

One oficial, commering India's declared intention of re- maining aloof from regionul pacts, said: india mild be either a wedge or a bond be twčen the East and West."

Informed sources say that fur- ther reversea in South East Asla can unlermine West Europe's promerity which is the United | States, first defence

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1948.

COMMONS QUERY ON. NEW PACT

London, March 21. Mr. Chelstopher Mayhew, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, informed a qusationer In the House of Commons to-

day that up far as he is aware there have been no negotia. tions or discussions for the conclusion of regional pacts other than the Atlantic Pact.

Mr. John Langford Halt (Conservative) asked who. ther in vlow of the over. whelming support which the Atlantic Pact has in this

country such regional pacts ard envisaged by the Govern. ment.

that

not

Mr. Mayhew replied the Atlantic Pact Mas heen signed yet. "Perhaps we had better do that first," he said.Router.

1*****OUTES

FLU EPIDEMIC

IN BRITAIN

London March 22. Influenza is sweeping Britain, two months after it hit the Euro- penn Continent.

Authoritative quiriers say that

They point out that even the the present disorders throughout United States resources are limit- ed anst American expen/liture on South East Asin make it nores- The broadcast sabl Foreighbury that the Western and other any large scale in the Far East wers, especially these might also lend to a reduction in of friendly powits. commercial bodies desirezis

China and of the Commonwealth, plan de-aid to Western Europe. trading with North

nfresh and fensive Strategy

trom For this which observe the polienes

reason, they security in the Far East depends deerees of the People's Govern-Japan to the Indian, ocean,

to appoint However, they say, individuand ment are permitted

on en-operation among all coun- with helion by any othe juwer can

threatened by Communist

The Ministry of Health TA- representatives for trade

aggression achieve httle and they meld that

including Australia, perted yesterday that deaths from this area,

there Bust be active leaderships from the tuted States,

The radio aid that wely for- eigt: fratlery inust be recommend - ed by the new Foreign Nationnis Affairs section.

Both importers and exporter

from the must obtain licences North China Trade Bureau as must Chinese businessmen de. siring to proceed abroad.

The broadens!

Fl said that trade contracts between Chinese

The Western powere must week a new

New

say.

Hong Zealand. Malaya, Kong the Philippines, Korea, Sam, Ilanesia and not the least,

fila. partnership with genuine nationalism as distinct from Communism In Aala as the most effective counter to Com. munism, they say.

Natural Corollary It is believel

that such รา!

and forem firms must be rati- understanding can follow as the fod by the Trade Bureau.--Unit-natural corollary to the Western ed Press,

Union

and the

Allantic pact

Cancer Diagnosis Appeal Upheld

London, March 21..

A surgeon who was said to have wrongly diagnosed in 1942 that a patient, an American, would die of cancer in a few months, today appealed successfully against a £6,300 damagos award.

Communist

Plot In America?

New York. March 21.

A Government attorney told

a Federal Judge and Jury in

New York today thai

the

11

Japanese Buffer

Regarding Japan, these sources say that the Commun. Lat successes in China are likely to strengthen the American de- sire to maintain Japan wtrong butter between herself and Avia.

As a

Reliable sources in New Delhi said today that the Prime Minis fer, Jawalartial Nehru, will attend The Commonwealth Conference in Londen next month. The co-

Queuille's Victory In Local Elections

Paris, March 21. Henri Queuille's middle of the road Government won France's local elections, the Interior Minis- try said tonight.

The result of Sunday's polls was: 51.12 per cent of the vote to the parties in the Government, 48.88 per cent to the Government's bitter op- ponents the Communists and followers of General de Gaulle.

The consensus of neutral ob-↑ Communists, who want to over- servers is that M. Queuille's throw the Government because i moderate pro-West Government they any it is too pro-Amerlcon. has been strengthened by the De Gaulle and the Communista detest one another.Assneinted

vole.

It should not be forgotten that Press. the parties in the Government are unlied, at least temporarily, in a coalition cabinet while M. Queuille's opponents aro divided.

De Gaulle won something of a personal success in posting 25.34 per cent of the vote, the largest

| gathered by any single party.

Out the Government still han two to one advantage over the General, who wants to lako power to give France what he

Aya in the

strong leadership sho needs.

RUSSIANS TAKE IT TAMELY

Berlin, March 22. The Russian authorities an- nounced last night. that they will take no retallatory action Still A Force

against the move by the West- The Communists

alsa showed ern powers which outlawed the nre still they

a force to be Soviet

East Mark in the reckoned with-despite the A-Western sector of Berlin. lantic Pact, the European Rc- covery Programme and the Ber-

the disease in London and then airR. bigger towns in Britain and Wales fast week totalled 321-300 per veni more than during any woek last year.Associated Press,

1

They polled the second highest number of votes, 23.54 per cent. But the Government also has two to one advantage over the

Search

Uranium

In Colonies

London, March 21,

ference will discuss matters arts Britain's Ministry of Supply has offered to buy all

the

meeting of the

ing from

tommonwealth Prime Ministers

last October,

Mr. Nehru, who holds the Fu eign

will Minister's portfolio. leave New Delhi in the middle of April for the conference. He will be accompanied by Sir Gurja Shankar Bajpai, Secretary-Gen- cral of the Foreign Ministry, United Press.

Anna Strong Attacks Pact

uranium ores containing over 10 per cent of the mineral-the basic material for atomic energy-produced in the colonial empire or in Britain during the next 10 years.

In the Orst offeini Soviet re neflon to the currency reform. Colonel Alexis Yelizarov, acting Soviet Commandant of

declared:

recher

Berlin,

"In an endeavour to help the population of Deriln's Western sectors, the Soviet Military Ad- ministration does not intend to carry out any mensures restrict. ing use of the mark of the Ger-

Bank of mon

Emission (Enst Mark) by residents of the West- ern sectors in the Soviet sector of Berlin and in the Soviet oc- cupation zone."

Many Berliners had expected the Russians to make a retalia- tory move.

Earlier yesterday, Russian-con- trolled German police tried to prevent Western Berliners from wild spending of surplus Enst Marks in ration-free ores In the Suviet sector of the city.

The East Mark tumbled to a rate of six to 10 for one West The Ministry announced this The Ministry recalls that the Mark on the black market. Even tonight, adding that the offer is

search for radioactive minerals in the legal exchange offices the being published in all colonial In the self-governing countries East Mark dropped to 5.2 for one.

of the Commonwealth Is al territories where there is consi-

puraded dered to be

ready being actively possibility of

by the respective Governments. locating the radioactive mate-

The offer

published in the colonies. which Arc unnamed, The Ministry is making

all says

the Ministry will buy all effort to stimulate interest among uranium ores and concentrates American, colonial mining houses and pros-produced in the colonial empire new currency rules quietly. pectors in locating substantial de- during the next 10 years at a posits of uranium and thorium minimum price of 13/0 the announcement said.

rials.

a

Before Sunday's currency change, the East Marks bad been worth about a quarter of the Western currency in West- arn Barlin.

The 2,250,000 Germans in the British and French sectors met the first day of the

The Western Allies told them per their situation would be improv. od because their blockade- pinched economy now would he tled closer to the strongly reviv

of Western ing economy

Ger-

The surgeon. Mr. John Bow- man unter, had been ordered Mr. to

damages to pay the

Easton, March 21. James Forbes Whiteford. Mr.

Miss Anna Louise Strong, Whiteford complained in the who

was recently expelled

pound of contained urunluni original action that Mr. Hunter froin Russia on charges of Colonial Geological Surveys oxide. and Dr. Seymour Gleed had espionage, yesterday termed the and the Geological Survey of This offer is subject only 10 wrongfully diagnosed his condi- North Atlantic Pact a step to- Great Britain are giving advice reservations that the Ministry

on the

muiter and analysing does not guarantee to buy are ermany-Associated Press. ward war,

brought in by pro-concentrate containing less than Speaking at the Boston Com-samples

the As a resul!

of the diagnosis munity Church, Miss Strong urg- spectors,

announcement 10 per cent of uranium oxide ner to buy lots of less than 10 tons Mr. Whiteford gave up his flated that a pact be drafted which added. sold his business and belongings

counters (in-of ore or concentrates. Ores or

DO YOU KNOW in England and returned to the would embody disarmament pro-

and abandonment of struments for measuring radio-concentrates containing less than

activity) produced in Britain pre 10 per cent uranium oxide may, YOUR HONG KONG?. being used and made available however, be bought on terms to for sale in increasing numbers be agreed with the seller in cer- in the colonies.

inin circumstances.-Reuter.

tion.

WHS

posals

with

leading United States Commu United States. He was seen by a atomic bombs. nists before them on a charge surgeon 121 New York, who of conspiracy could touch the found no evidence of cancer, fuse to a revolution of force in the United and violence States.

He accused the party leaders of making his diagnosis and award" } from Russia because she was a teaching by means of classes and Mr. Whiteford £2,000 general and £4,380 Speckal schools that the classic mortel ne damages the violent overthrow of the damages. He dismissed the case United States Government is the against Dr. Gleed, Russian revolution of October.

He accused the 11 accused of organising the party in 1945 to advocate the violent overthrow of the Government,

Strong said that she would defenil America Mr. Justice Birkett hell that every inch of her life if it were Mr. Hunter

negligent in attacked by Russia.

She sakl that she was deported Journalist seeking facts, and th was considered explonage by the Russlons. Reuter.

1917

Eugene

One of the accused, Dennis, General Secretary of the Party, spoke of the sinister pur pose behind this heresy trial. He sald the liberties of the whole American people hinged on

the

Today, Mr. Hunter appealed| CANADA COCKPIT against these findings.

Lord Justice Asquith, giving the appeal judgment, said the

Mr. question

whether Hunter, In making a mistake, was guilty of negligence.

was

Geiger-Muller

OF FUTURE WAR BOAC

that

Kitchener, Ontario, March 21.

Colonel Wallace Gofroth, form- er Deputy

Director-General of wartime defence re- Cunada's search. said today that the North Atlantic Pact leaves Canada as a possible battleground in another .There was a cross appeal by outcome of the case, He denied Mr. Whiteford from the decision world war.

Colonel Birkett in dis-

Gofroth salt the attorney's charge that the or Mr. Justive

Dr. Canada's position will make IL against Party principles advocate force missing the action

with the cockpit of any war between and violence in overthrowing the Gleed. This was dismissed

Russia and the United States. At United States Government.

costs.

the same time, he said, it the The attorney, Mr. John

Pact ensures peace, Gohey, and the 11 accused from Leave to appeal to the louse Atlantle

highest Appeal Canada will be in an excellent the National Board of the Ameri- of Iords-the

make tremendous Communisl Party. which Court-was granted in respect of position to could decide the imo for the re- the appeal and the cross-appeal. gains-United Press, volution.-Reuter.

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