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Queen Starts The Rammer

THE CHINA MALL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1949.

Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands (at left) got set to heave the rope to start a "Rammer" during a pageant in the Rotterdam "Sparta" Stadium, on Holland's "Reconstruction Day." The soft ground in the Western part of Holland, makes it necessary to build housca on wooden piles. These are driven into the ground with a "Rammer."-AP Photo.

To Protest Truman's Foreign Aid

Bill Gets Approval

Treaty Violations

London, May 26. Diplomatir quarters said to- day that Britain may take iresh netion shortly against violation of the peace treaties by Hungary, Bulgaria Rumania. This action probably would be naken in conjunc- tion with the United States following joint consultations on the matter.

iles,

and

Washington, May 26.

The

The House of Representatives today passed the US$5,617,470,000 foreign aid bill after going most of the way to meet President Truman's fast-minute appeal for more monoy. Possage was by o standing vote of 193-27.

measure now goes to the Senate. In a letter read just before the requested. The Appropriations inal vote

on the compromise Committee hnd voted a total cut measure. Mr. Truman particular of $779,730,000. ly urged the House to restore the $154,000,000 cut by the Appro- priations Committee from his re- quested $1,000,000,000 for the or- cupied grens.

Actually, most of the cut was offse; by the compromise on the Marshall Plan phase and House action in restoring $75,000,000 of the $150,000,000 cut in funds for occupied areas.

The vote was preceded by de- bating in which the House heard the foreign and programme hall-

On April 2, Britain and the United States presented notes to the three govertiments accusing them of arbitrary exercise of po-

The House met him halfway un Her power. violation of freedom

thai request by voting 120-30 to of the Individual and indulging restore $75,000,000 of the cut, to

religious persecution. Rul-

| bring to $925,000,000 the total for garia and Rumanla niso were ne-

as the weapon which bud the vecupled areas in the sealed of

milltury userd

violating

yeur 1850.

checkeri Communism in Europe stipulations in their peace trea- Besides $925,000,000 for the de

and denounced as an Invitation cupied arens, the bill carries

to national bankruptcy.-United for Marshall Plan Press. Between April 10 and April 22 $3,508,470,000 the three countries sent negative spending. Under the compromisc, answers to the British and Am- this amount can be spent during governments. British the first 104 months of the fiscal 1050 instead of being spread quarters hinted repeatedly that-

over 12 months. machinery provided for the peace

administration .The

will be eatles in case

treaty viola-

able to come back for more tions would be set into motion if

money for the final month and the three countries did not res-

a half of the fiscal year 1980. pond to the Anglo-American re-

This would nearly equal the presentatives. Britain may now make use of that machinery.

spending rate proposed by Mr. Truman for the second year of the Marshall Plan.

crican

of

Now Violations

Diplomatic quarters said new ренсе treaty violations been added to the old particularly regarding Hungarian Parliamentary

tions.

had

year

Grook Aid

The bill also carries $1,074,- onc. 000,000 for Marshall Plan spend resenting in the fast three months of elec-the current fiscal year and $50,- 000,000 in Greek and Turkish ald for the scal year 1950.

foreign

The machinery of the peace The overall total of

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Indians To Insist In SA

London, May 28. Mr. N. D. Naidoo, Durban business man who flew to the United Nations General Assem-

DON DEA

IDDON'S

Nearing New

We dock in New York at dawn, It has been one of the most pleasant crossings I have 'over made, and you can call the ship the . Utopin for my money.

Sho is

is a miniaturo Queen Mary 34,000 tons-and she cost the Cunard Company much as the Mary herself because the Coronla was built at post-war prices.'

HARRIMAN TO SEE CRIPPS

DIARY

York

Again

It has been more like a pleasure, never been moru surprized in my cruiso in the Caribean then an life. I thought you'd would be a Atlantic crossing. The boat much oldar man--you know, tall deck has been crowded with Bun- and mature and well..........shom............ bathers ever since we left Bouth-glad to met you, anyway,”. ampton.

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• On Palm Terracê

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I'm Overweight

I had this sort of greeling many

The boys and girls have shown times during my holiday in Eng off their shapes In the open-air land. Perhaps I write in an old cream-tiled swimming pool. Pas-way. sengers 'hava sipped their cham- pague cocktaila and Dry Martinis and Scotches and sodas on the palm terrace off the dazzling mir- Tored bar,

This is a delightful way to earn one's living. Up at eight for a brisk walk on the promenade deck. Breakfast from mem that offers Limitless orange juice or grapefruit, eggs (two or three if you like), bacon, kippers,. kid- neys, llver, chops, buttor by the

abundance of

Paris, May 20.. Mr. Averell Harriman, the Marshall Plan Ambassador-at- large, who is visiting London tomorrow to see Sir Stafford tableload. Cripps, the Chancellor of the

If there is an Exechequer, will seek to recon-, cile the Anglo-American differ-food in New York and huge help ence of opinion on European same is true hore.

Inga In the restaurants, then the

There is al trade recovery problems.

ways meat-beet or lamb or pork

There For several

months, United or ham at lunch.

always fish-sole or plaice or and observers at haddock or lobster or States experts the meetings of the Organisation and often all of them at once. for European Economic Co-opera- tion have urged a broadening of the term of the intra-European Dayments agreencut. They have mei opposition from British experts.

Sir Stafford, who originally invited Mr. Harriman to London, is expected to endeavour to con-

vince him that the American proposals art Impracticable The clash hos arisen on purely technical ground, OEEC officials said today.

The American and European views on the ultimate objective are Identical,

Sterling

The devaluation of will not be discussed with Mr. larriman, an authoritative source stated.

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For the record let it be slated that I am 36, 6ft 8in, and weigh 1001-10b, overweight.

The Captain is all for frank- nos and candour in any dealings between Britain and the United States.

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Tell the truth as you see it. Docs them good. Americana don't mind speaking out about us. We shouldn't be reluctant to speak out about them. That's the way to get along together. admire Americans Intensely, and I'm sure you do.”

I spert part of the voyage go- Ing through the letters sent to

me while I was in England - huge, unwieldy batch, dimcult to handle without a secretary.

And here and now want to apologise to Emile Littlor, to Bortic

crabmeat Speaking to the English.

There

Dinner is a feast and a banquet. Between meals there are chicken broth served on dock, tea, sand- wiches, cake and fruit. are cocktail parties every day, and sometimes you have to attend three within the space of an hour and a half.

This in an idle, extravagant, unreal life, and every soul aboard knows it.

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The price of this pleasure high. There are only two classes aboard the Caronia, First and Cabin, and there's little to choose between the two, The fares are not much smaller than those in the Mary and Elizabeth.

Cigarettes and drinks are cheap -is. for 20 of the popular brands 28. for a large whisky or enck- tall.

Title Or Two

Wo дго 1106 star-studded crowd-just a title or two Lady Doverdale, the Viscountess Monck,

The existing intra-European payments agreement mada avaliable now funds with which European countries could buy what they needed from each Lord and Lady Monson but other. It enabled them to use mostly it's plain Mr. and Mrs. money carned by exports to

and Junior one European country to pay for imports from a third or its oversnas territories.

as a

Branch), to

(Liverpool

das Botary Club,

and a whole group of people anİ not list here because of space dif. organisations whose names I can.

ficulties for not replying earlier to their generous invitations,

All my letters came in a bundle to the office, and this is the first chance I've had to sort them out. No Embarrassment

Most of the letters wore about my article on Britain. Mont readers endorsed it. would like to quote from the letters, but I would hate to cause anyone any embarrassment.

Seventy per cent of the letters wore from housewives. There was one nasty note which I will quote. (Why shouldn't the read- ern write the Diary for a change?)

It's from J. L. Rowlandson, of Brighton Road, Sutton, Surrey, He writes: "I have never rand such distorted hunk in all my life --just k—awful," and a lot more in the same vein.

When I start pleasing everybody Well, you get that sort of thing, I will be finished. Incidentally, i will reply to every letter person- My stoward telis ally once I got myself organized me sorrowfully that there are only in New York. three millionaires on bourd.

I think that's about all' from the Catonia. I've written piece as a sort of letter to you, reporting progress.

The Pretty girls are

More than US$80 million worth of goods have crossed frontiers

result of,

,this agreement, in- stead of lying unused in ware- houses. Most European countries are satisiled with the agreement,

en and would be prepared to renew it on its present terms when it expires at the end of June, but American observers would like bly at Lake Success to repre- to use this occasion to go a step have been American. sent the South African Indian further. Congress, said here today that the Indians in

South Africa would insist on the fullest ob- servance of the United Nations Charter and the Declaration of Human Rights.

these spent

this

of

Ninety per cent of the people who have made the trip are sold business types and their neatly dressed wives.

holiday in England was na enchantment from start to finish. at a premium,

It has been a quiet, sober, early- The march towards recovery to-bed voyage.

Gin rummy and sounds throughout the world. The lemonade in the evening for many

British aro on their way, patient. afternoon and evening. people, the ship's cinema in the ly, doggedly, unswervingly. There has nover been such a come-back. Incidentally, want to know You should be

very proud why the films shown each day youselves, I am.

This is a British ship, and a beautiful one. Then why no British filma? Or, if you are worried about Anglo- but. American relations why not a

bo British film every other day? the

As usual on these trips I've spent a good deal of time with the ship's officers.

Captain Grat- The Federal Reserve tidge Staff Captain Cauncea said the decline was continuing brilliant anecdotalist-and Purser in early May. April output mea Newcombe have had drinks and talk.

me in for sured on the seasonally adjusted index was 179 per cent of the Captain Grattidge is a Diary 1936-39 average, compared with reader, but when I first walked 184 in March, and a record high into his quarters he said: "I've of 113 inst October.

Under the present system, for so-called example, France has drawing rights on Britain,

sterling funds must in buying

goods In sterling area.

The American suggestion would mean that France could use this British sterling to buy in any even in the dollar area,

Another American

treaties is fairly complicated. At spending $704,730,000 less than Pakistan and South Africa to hold country were cheaper there.

First, the

beads of the British.

French and Russian missions in

Bucharest, Budapest and Sofia

Truel discuss treaty violations. nationals of a third country.

The commission will give Its If their discussions fall, a com- mission will be appointed in ench verdict on treaty violations by a of the three capitals concerned. majority vole.

of

The Anglo-American and

the

The commission will include one) satellite representatives do no1 representative

the accusing agree on the appointment of the countries, one representative off third commission member, the country charged with viola United Nations Secretary General, flons and a third member select Mr. Trygve Lie, will make the ed by mutual agreement from appointment.-United Press.

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"It is quite clear that the res ponsiblity rests with South Africa

but forward less forcuggestion

is that con- drawing rights should be verted into dollars. Belgium, for example, could use the sterling, to which she is called from the payments

Britain

under

to show a readiness to make the to buy goods in the necessary adjustment.

United States. This would mean,

"India will be fortified in her

stand by the full participation of in practice, that Britain's dollar Pakistan at the conference" deficit was belog Increased.~~~

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