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RED STATEMENT
Moscow, May 7.
All newspapers today gave prominence to the Pai- ping statement by General Li Too in connection with the Yangtsa incident condemning the "ravings of the war provocateur, Churchill." General Li reiterated that the British warships illegal- ly sailed the Yangtse and intervened in the civil war causing 252 Chinese fatalities.
EUROPE'S GREATEST
PROBLEM
He also condemned the British Pretinier Mr. Attlee's statement and rejected the British claim that they are entitled to operate in China.
"The Chinose people must de- fend the sovereignty and terrl- torial Integrity of, China and not tolerate invasion by foreign government," he said, and de Geneva, May 8.
manded that "England, the Unit- Europe will remain depen-ed States and France, with the dent on American capital for least delay, withdraw their war many years, a United Nations ships, warplanes and other arm- economic review says.
The review prepared by the U.N, Economic Commission for Europe, says European industry has recovered with remarkable speed and will soon be as highly developed as it the war hac never occurred.
But, in spite of this recovery, says the general economic outlook La poor because of a persistent dollar shortage nnel the almost total absence of in- tegration of the economic plans |
The dollar Europe's major biem, the
ed forces from the Yangise, the Whangpoo and other territorial rivers and seas and from China's land and no longer aid the enemies of China's people in the civil war."
General Li said that though| diplomatic rotations have notį yet been established with for. aign States his government and protect army are prepared to the Interests of foreign citizens "engaged in activities useful to China,"
He asserted his readiness to of the various European nations. undertake negotlutions leading to establishment of diplomatie the shortage remains
pro-relations with Foreign States on cconamie
concluded a basis of "equality, mutual use- fulness and territorial integrity hut primarily the foreign State must cease to help the Kuomia- fang."
survey Associated Press.
Czech Trade
4
With Germany
Crowthorne Epidemic Worsens
Growthorne, May 8.
The typhold fever outbreak In Crowthorne took a second life yesterday and eight more people ware sent to hospitale suspected of having the dia. ense.
A
Thirty-eight are now !!! from typhold, discovered week ago In this little village of 3,000 a short distance West of London.
The source of the disease germ has not yet been estab. ilshed. Until It Is. the Medical journal "Lancet" Bays, the outbreak may be ex pected to spread.
The Ministry of Health bas put up isolation warde and ordered a water and milk ed in the community to be bollad Associated Press.
Bubbles His Only Protection
Sydney, May 7. A professional diver, Dick hos offered to go Hellings,
full of swimming in
a lank sharks to prove or disprove his gadget for guarding crowd- ed beaches against sharks,
Hellings' idea is to lay around a beach a screen of air bubbles
#perforated pipe. rising from
"Sharks won't pass through a screen of nir bubbles.
cornered," he claims.
These gentlemen are not off to a fancy drees bali,.but to Buckingham Palace, to see the dressed in their King. They are the Ambassador and Staff of the Burmese Embassy in London, ceremonial ofothes. Left to right: D. Thein Han, 3rd Secretary; Boh Tun Shwe, 3rd Secretary: U. Burmese Ambassador at the Maung Maung, 2nd Secretary, U. Zaw Win, 1at Secretary: U. Ohn, court of St. James; U. Bain Owa, fat Secretary: Major Myo His, Assistant Military Attache; U. Soa Tint, 3rd Secretary: and U. Sein Maung, 3rd Bscrolary. They are seen outside the Burmese Em-
(AP Photo). bassy, Charles Street.
BURMA
KEEPING WATCH
ON CHINESE FRONTIER
Rangoon, May 8.
even if A Government spokesman said yesterday that Burma has doubled its guard on the Chino border. The purpose is to break up any at- tempt by Burmese and Chinoso Communists to join forces.
He re-asserted the indispensa- they're ble conditions for discussion of "I'm willing to enkr a tank of diplomatic relations--severance of sharks separated from them only relations with the remnants of by a grill of nir bubbles." the Kuomintang and withdrawal of all armed forces from China -United Press,
APPEALS FAIL
Ion
The Sydney Zoo President, E.J.L
Hallstrom, said he Wit He now allow Hellings to demon- strate his invention at the Zoo shark tank.
said that small groups of Chinese Reds who moved into Burma near Kengtung via French Indo-China have been thwarted.
this
Vansittart Warning On Stalin
Lord
London, May 7. Vansittart, who was.
Belgrade, May 7. Yugoslavia claimed today that Czecho-Slovakin has been trade ing with Western Germany des- pite economie tension between
chlef diplomatic adviser to the East and West.
"Borba," the
who together recently inside the com- British Foreign Secretary from ometal Govern-
Bucharest, May 7.
"Chinese Communists
infiltrate "Our shark, one of the tiger attempted to
into munications centre of Prome. It
1038 to 1041, declares in an Dr. Juliu Maniu, Rumanian ment newspaper, said thai Wen.
Dia- route were falled, according to the report. tern Germany and
aged 75, specles, is a female, and I don't Burma by lender exported Peasant Party
Burmese £1,444,250 worth
Government forces article in the "Sunday of goods to and
returned to Mihflache, Vice-think she would take even the rounded up and Czecho-Slovakio
said, have retaken two villages held patch": "No wise man will be and received President of the party, will have lightest notice of Mr. Hellings China." the spokesman imports worth
by Communist rebels in the San- deceived by Stalin's temporary £3,793,250.
to serve their sentences of life he should get in the tank with
"We are maintaining a special downy District,
the West desire to seek a truce." The newspaper claimed
well-known that imprisonment for treason.
Lord Vansittart, watch in the Kangtung area."
Government communique coast, #
on Poland and Hungary had also Their appeals, together with
The spokesman denied a recent said tonight. The communique for his outspoken comments
in writes renched trade agreements
Reutenced with the appeals of those
affairs, for any injury in case she took Central Chinese News agency realso reported a two-hour battle international
taken has Western Germany. -Associated with them, were rejected Today,
fright,
port from Shanghai that Chinese with the Karens near the rice his article: "Stalln Press,
Reds had concluded a deal with port of Bassein, South West of the Burmese Communists for Rangoon. joint action.
Reuter,
China To Support Israel For UN
Lake Success, May 7.
China will vote for the admission of Israel to the United Nations, Dr. T. F. Tsiong, the Chinese delegate, told the U.N. Special Political Com- mittee today.
But, he said, in the continued debate on the admission of Israel to the U.N., that he is greatly disturbed at Israel's refusal to allow unrestricted re- patriation of Arab refugees.
The Syrian delegate, Rafik Fusha. saki that If Israel is admit. ted to the U.N, now. it vit] cause irreparable harm to the in- terests of the Arab refugees.
urged while the applications of other states much better qualified had been put aside.
ber.
I would not like her to suf-
"Our shark is nice and placid. A tady visitor once caught her tail but she took not the slightest notice."
on
on
but on over Hitler's ambitions, an even greater scale.
The Communist conquest of Meanwhile, discussiona
fearful danger China Involves
involves a civilisation.
he adds. Commonwealth for proposed ald to Burma are now nearing "For the past four years Com- a conclusive state hero.
munism has been winning thoritative Rangoon sources cause Democracy has not
There has admittedly been au
the upsurge of Communism here re- The Shark Menace 'Commissionerntly but we have no reason to several years ago claimed that the believe the Burmese Communists Ideo would not
from work.-United are acting on instruction Press.
the Chinese Reds," he said.
EIRE PROTEST OVER ULSTER
He said no Important Burmese
wald today..
They said that the
au
be- been
stern enough in combatting it.
"No, lasting settlement, is com- week-old patible with the doctrine of ex-
Communist has left the country recently. But, he continued, it is consultations between the British, pansion. We must never rely on not improbable that representa Indian and Pakistan Ambassadors à dictator's pledge until it has tives of the less important Com-und the Burmese
ob- Cabinet have been fully and honourably munist groups have been np-
resulted in a complete
agreement served for at least 20 years."--" proached by
the Chinese Com- on the aid polley. They added Reuter. munists. However, they have no that the detailed working of an In Burma and are not even aid programme is now being power recognised by the major Burmese thrashed out at secretariat
level. Communist leaders, the Govern- The secretaries of the three Em- bassies are conferring today with ment spokesman said.
"There is no danger of Burma the Burmese Army Commander,
while going Communiat
tho Lieutenant-General Ne Win.-As- Prime Minister Thakin Nu, soclated Press and Reuter, remains pt the helm," he con- cluded.
Dublin, May 7. The Prime Minister of Eire, Mr. John Costello, today tabled a motion in the Dail (Eire's Parliament), protesting against the British Parliamentary Bill re-declaring that the six countries turael did not meet the quirements or qualification of Northern Ireland remain necessary for United Nations part of the United Kingdom. membership, he asserted, Juri«. The motion, which will come dically it la
Two Parties la not a state and the before the House on Tuesday.
Com- two major territory It now occupies is not states that the Dail "places on
Burma has its territory assigned to it in the record
Indignant
protest munist parties-the rabidly mill- partition plan,
against the introduction in the tant Red Fing Party (Trotskyists) It is an unfounded assumption, British Furliament of legislation led by Thakin Soe, and the White
He urged support of the Le- faith that the
he added, to belleve in good purporting to endorse and con- Flax (Stalinists) Communist under the leadership of declarations given by land and calls upon the British
banese proposal to postpone ac-mises or meaningless pro- tinue the existing partition of Ire-in Than Tun.
The
Friendship Emissary Coming
PRAYERS FOR CHINA COUPLE
Macclesfield, May 7. Prayers for a couple who are being married today in China, aro being offered by parishion- ers of Bollington Kerridge, near Mactelesfield, Cheshire.
a
They have supported the bride, Chinese girl, since she was abandoned as a baby and adopted | by a woman missionary who
found her on the door-step.
tion until Israel agrees to the in- Israel are going to be carried out. Government and people to end The Red Flag Party was out-
New York, May 8. ternationalization of Jerusalem To admit the Zionists now, he the present occupation of our six lawed in January, 1947,
The Vicar, Reverend W. 0. counties
The New York World Trade Thomas, sald and, White Fing Party was outlawed
today: and the repatriation of refugees: sald, will only gravely prejudice North-Eastern
"We are the satisfactory solution of such thereby enable the unity of Ire-in March, 1948 and went under- Week Committee is sending an praying for God's blessing on the Abdalla El Erian, of the Yemen, problems as the displaced Arab land to be restored and the age-ground. Both parties have since emissary on an 18-day friend- marriage. The bridegroom is à said that Israel's application is refugees and the Internationalisa-long differences between the two Feen fighting the Government in- ship trip around the world, at- member of the Christian Church being treated in an abnormal way |tion of Jerusalem. Association nations to be brought to an end." dependently. They was a retired as Father Knickerbocker, In Lumchow."—Reuter. -very hasly action on it had been 'Press.
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Belgrade, May 7.
Professor James J. O'Brien, Secretary of the Department of Pubile Works, will portray Father Knickerbocker. He will arrive in Manila via Pan Anterican on May if leaving on May 13 via Hong
The now paper "Borda" ssid Kong, Bangkok, Calcutto anch hore today that Ramanla is float- ing anti-Tito propaganda leaflets the committee, sald: "New York in wooden containers down the tributaries of the Danube into is truly a city of friendship, where Yugoslav territory. ncarly 0,000,000 peopin of every
New Delhi.
James S. Carson, Chairman of
race, creed and colour live and The newspaper added that con- work in amity."
tatners which are not flashed out "Father Knickerbocker" will return to Rumania as the Danube attempt to "carry this message to flows on, and thus the undelivered other nations."——Associated Press. copies can be used again."---Reuter.
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