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THE CHINA MAIIN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1949.

Favoured As Premier

London, October 16.

The "Sunday Pictorial” re- *parted today that Winston Churchill led its poll of favourites for Prime Minister if the Conservatives won the next election.

Mr.

PEIPING TALKS ON Churchill RECOGNITION ISSUE British Negotiations With Mao Regime STATEMENT BY REDS

Washington, October 16. Britain has been making earnest efforts to reach a practical Working basis with the Chinese Communists in current nego- tiations at Peiping, diplomatic authorities said today. What the Communists want is formal diplomatic recognition of their new government by the United States and Britain, along with resumption of full trade relations.

*Just what effect such recognition would have on relations between Britain

and the United States is not clear.

COMMONS ASSEMBLE TODAY

manoeuvring

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Churchill * received 7,049 votes against 4,510, for Anthony Eden, deputy leader the Conservative" Party. R. A. Butler and Oliver Stanley were also-rang

at

Last week, the "Pictorial" reported that Ancurin Bevan, with 5,386 votes, won its poli as favourite for Prime Min- ister if the Socialists were returned

power.-United Press.

to

EYSKENS VISITS LEOPOLD

Geneva, October 16.

MR. MORRISON SOUNDS A WARNING NOTE

Doncaster, October 16.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Herbert Morrison, wamed Britons today that the Government is about to make some decisions which “are bound to be unpleasant to us all.”

The stern measures contemplated, Mr. Morrison told a Labour Party meeting in Doncaster, are necessary to prevent a drift into "economic chaos and unemployment."

The Labour Government's pro- gramme to overcome some of the difficulties brought about by the acute shortage of dollars is ex- pected to considered by the Cabinet's Economic Policy Com mittee on Monday

It will also be the first concern. Parliament, which will resume sessions on Tuesday after its summer adjournment. A policy. statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attice, is expected

Mr. Morrison did not say to Kay

what the "unpleasant" mea

The Belgian Premier, M. Gas-. ton Eyskens, drove

Kinc IN Leopola's sumptuous Lake-righ

A

"special missinment may be. But there is which he declared was of great a general belief that more belt tightening is in store for Eri- tons.

However, it Britain should be China has only one govern-villa at Prexay today for the first!sures contemplated by the Gov-

toward recogni- ment--the Central People's gov-session of a tion, she would be following the ernment. Whoever continues course of Russia and the Soviet coke the remnant nuomai importance bloc, which recognised the pea-tang government is conducting ple's Republic" without delay. international criminal activities through the Villa gates lust he

American consular officials June will be showing Peiping have been carrying

or friendly

I come discussions, aimed at clari-Chinese people."

fying their status so they

Boundue; consular functions,

least to some extent.

His big black Cadillac SWCO: A cut in administrative ex- pense on which the Prime Münis- ter working is expected to eliminate some Government jobs. A reduction in food and tobacco imports is generally expected and may be necessary to diefer some contemplated expansions of su

an unfere 2.30 p.m. and his interview

the with toward

the priority xiled monarch t expected to Jas about 30 minutes

M. Eyskens was reported in

attitude

Russian Envoy

whether

to

"We in Britain are produc.! ing more and more wealth but; our trouble is that we keep on behaving as though we have j more wealth to distribute tran 15 actually the ease." Mr. Mer rison'said.

: As for American recognition The new Soviet Ambassador to Brussels to be seeking Royal apcial services.

the Communist regime, the Se-China, Mr. N.. V. Roschin, today proval for a formula for a na- London, Delaber, 15. cretary of State, Mr. Dean presented his credentials to Mr.tirnal referendum on The Parlament which Mr. Acheson, made it very clear this Man Tee-tung, the leader of the King Leopold should return Winston Churchill says is "dead week that the United States new Chinese Communist Govern- the throne. and decomposing

convenes on "favours in idemme pagore" | pant, according to a New CIUDA Tuesday ?< face the gravesten; of its decision on whether | News Agency report received in peacetime economic CT13:5 in ito recognise the Peising govern-Londer, Britain since 1931.

The

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Before his visit today, the Bel- gian Premier lunched with Ala- dame Eyskens at a country inn Labour government will Even if Britain should decide! The report said that the Soviet outside Geneva. He told corres- "I can say nothing present an emergency programme to grant

US Ambasader was accompanied by pondents.

Eabout my forthcoming talics with meeting for

devaluation would follow its own course..11 members of the Soviet the

senior the King except that I attach added bassy, and

that crisis. And on it will depend Acheson indicated.

Chinese officials, as well as the great importance to them" bluster of Foreign Affairs, Mr.

whether Parliament dogenevaites i

into a major political battle or

puls aside party consideration to

try to "save "England."

It was just four weeks ago! when the Chancellor of the 'Ex-!

chequer,

announced

Sir

Stafford Cripps. devaluation of pound and started chain reaction! currency juggling which

has

left the Chancial world bewilder-i

government officials

ed.

recognition, the

Truman Belief

President

re-

Truman is presented by informed officials as believing that United States relations with the Chinese Communista can be conducted indefinitely on

the same basic

Ch En-lai, and the acting Chier For St, General Tich Jung-chen,

here also present.

during

Mao was reported to have 'sent a congratulatory telegram to leaders of the now Soviet. sponsored East German regime. Man said the creation of this re-

as with Soviet Russia the 15 years prior to 1933.

ex-

After his conterence with

the

MR. MORRISON

SECESSIONISTS IN THAILAND

Yala, October 16. Malayan groups 111 Kelantan are again attempting to revive a secessionist movement across the border in the Muslim Southern States of Thailand, Kanchanadul Governor of Yala Province, told

talk

"You will soon be hearing

and more state services than our current production will cover, we are asking for trouble and get- ting it

of

B

Malayan press delegation today..

A uniformed oficer of a Mala- yan separatist organisation in Kelantan, the most Northerly of

Police patrols had encountered

of gang

more than 100 uniformed men.

The Governor said that the

Asking For Trouble "We are like a man whose in come rises a little each year but M. Eyskens Catholic-Liberal who is always spending this year Coalition Government is pledged rate which he will not be to and a solution to Belgium's earning until next year or

it we could "Royal Question."

year after.

only brate ourselves to hold off for little King Leopold, M. Eyskens sald production had gone up sufficient shot dead by Thai police in we would soon find that of the Malay States, had been that he was "extremely satis

ly to honour all our commitments March this year, he said, and five fied with the first. session of

"But as long as we continually legal Malay immigrants had his special mission.

press for more personal incomes been captured. After leaving the monarch's gime is "a decisive defeat of the villa, the Premier declared: "I Even

It is impossible to get direct criminal policy of the imperialist can only tell you that I am ex- admit that since

then nothing news reports from Peiping, due front henried

Unitedtremely satisâed with my the by the Communist move in cut-States reactionary government." has been done here either to

this afternoon. I cannot tell you, take advantage of the devaluationising off all communications

The Mongolian People's "Re. what we had discussed other the Government's decisions on Malayan authorities are watching of sterling or prepare for the in- cept to Soviet bloc

correspon-public decided to establish diplo-than that it was the question of measures to bring British eco-the leaders of the movement- flationary consequences of that cents,

Pratic relations with Communist monarchy and the

country.nomy into balance.

Some Communist China, the Peking Radio report | Reuter,

of Reuter. those decisions are bound to be The major concern of neutral capture of Canton is beginning en tonight. observers

unpleasant to us all but they are of non-political new dispersal

American

The decision was conveved to

far less unpleasant than the alter- publications is that the emer- official représentatives in China the Communist Foreign Minister,

native of drifting into economic gency programme of the govern- Mr. Robert Strong, ranking U.S. Mr. Chou Et-ki, in a note from ment will not

chaos and unemployment.”—As- come close to envoy with the Nationalists is ris Mongolian counterpart, Mr.

sociated Press. ordering steps that appear to bei

under orders to transfer his Choi

Bai-san-Associated Press called for. Az one London Headquarters from Hong Kong to and Deuter.

nancial writer put it: "Di-Chungking. tinction must be drawn between He is expected to leave by air; what the measures will be and this week-end along with #e Rain has been falling for 160 what they should be"

Second Secretary. Mr. Robert hours at Buena Ventura, a port Rondon and two Embassy clerks. on the Pacific coast of Colombia. Remaining in Hong Kong will be According to reports from the the Consul-General, Karl Ran-spot much damage has resulted. kin

-Reuter

action.

and

Difficult Problem

The problem facing government is a difficult one because despite the postponement of an election this year must face one next

Meanwhile,

the

Reds' Statement

year, probably in the spring and The Chinese Communis's de at least before the end of July.clared today that anyone re- Since devaluation the government cognising the Nationalists is has taken only these steps:

engaging in "criminal activities."

Announced plans to raise "The liberation of Canton has proEts taxes five per cent and rendered the political status of threatened to limit the distribution of dividends;

2. Exhorted industry and business to make every effort to seil in the dollar market;

3. Exhorted labour to work harder and defer demands 10r high wages:

4. Admitted the cost of living is going up slightly inmediately and more after the first of the -year-limited-Pressputes

The

New

the remnant Kuomintang bandits even more ridiculous," a Peiping broadcast hy the Reds' China News Agency said. "Any respectable organisation, the government of any country and the United Nations organisation should no

political

longer have relations with the bandits who have fied to Chungking, Taiwan and other

BENELUX PACT-

ON UNION

Luxembourg. October 16. One partner may not accumul- Governments of Bel-late another partner's currency, gium, Holland and Luxem- but if a grave structural dis- bourg, at a conference ending equilibrium caused such an ac- just, after midnight, signed adjusted either by a limitation of cumulation, it would have to be "pre-Union agreement" laying exchanges between the

two down conditions for the period economies or by the application leading up to next July's proof a policy taking into account jected full economic union of deflation in the debtor country Benelux,

and ang inflation in the

The conference comsuunique Events in the pre-Union period said that the three Governments will give a clearer picture of the desired a close co-operation be- effects of devaluation, and will tween the three Parliaments to determine whether full economic achieve more effective collabora union can be

achieved at once tion c probleins arising from next year, or whether certain European economic co-operation, limitations or trade and payments-Reuter.

will be provisionally necessary.

conference sources said,

Directives will be given to **-

rert bodies studying the project- ed union.

ENVOY WATCHED

Belgrade, October 16. The Yugoslav

news agency,

Trade deficits between Tanjug tonight reported that the the Bulgarian police in Sofia have countries, concerned will be kept constant watch at the resi- covered either by a credit mar-dence of the Yugoslav Ambas- gin. agreed by the creditor coun-sador, have followed Consular try, by calling on the

personnel and deliberately tried tional Monetary Fund, or by pay to ram a car in which the "Yugo- ments in gold or convertible slav Commercial Attache Surencies

travelling

Interna-

Was

On monetary and commercial The agency reported that in policy, the protocol. of the con- one Va list of "provocative ference said that internal and acts, the Yuensiny Consul, Mr. external stabilisation of the Butch N. Nakov, had been the victim of and Belgian economies must be a daylight "aggression"

pre-condition of convertibility city street, and in another the of the Dutch guilder, and the chauffeur of an Attache's car Belgian trane.

had been injured Reuter,

Ona

Bogota, October 16.

SLIM IN INDIA

New Delhi, October 16. Field-Marshal Siz William Slim, Chief of the British Im-

FAMILY POISONED perial General Staff, arrived here today for a three-day visit.

Rome, October 16." After his arrival, he conferred A farmer's family of sever for nearly one hour with the feasted on poisoned mushrooms Governor-General, C. Rajagopa-near. Eari, lachari.

Two little girls died and the Field-Marshal Slim is to visit five other members of the family Hong Kong.--Associated Press. are in hospital-Associated Press.

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