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Great Britain canriot: afferi "to wait for. American, 'leadership: in Asia. Though, the› old · British Empire, no longer exists in Asia,

When it comes

to military

and America over foreign without Marshall ald Commun, Germany was bent on ousting the British Commonwealth of strategy, Truman thinks Robert policy. There are forecasts em might have extended to the Great Britain as Americans fav-free and independent partners is is a bit Tart: of widor differences in the English channel. future.

In

Western union

Great Britain's only, disagree- ment with America in Europe is

ourite, ally.

For East issues

.

very much a reality. The Com- monwealth is as anxious

28

of

bo

A Lizard is No Dragon. 'Formosa is not China?. Rabies ravings.

steals

America s about the spread

with At Communisme. It' hda`tà decido its

burglar, charged This is a very serious thing. The closest co-ordination of for

policies in the dangerous new breaking into a bar, was alleged ' It is in the Far East that the Asia. To discuss them was the to have consumed ari entire case eign policies between Great Bri-

math difficulties between Great

The cases' toʻ Conference at Colombo.

takoh into tain and America is essential if over the future pattern of West Britain and America are likely purpose of the Commonwealth of beer. He asked for five other there is to be world peace. This Union. It feels that America has to rise. Historically, the two coun confusions which are reached consideration. is a trulam. But it cannot be re-accepted in too rough and ready tries have seldom collaborated peated often enough Russia's a way the idea that Europe's very closely in this part of the may not harmonise with Ameri- principal hope is that, there will economic problems would be world. At the end of the recent can ideas. For example, the be a rift between the twa coun- solved if it would throw down war, Great Britain was ready for Commonwealth will recognise the tries.

Japan's aggression which the economie barriers between its a time to leave the lead in China Communist Government in China, It acquiescet In, since it togards this as the only opened they way for the aggretates, and create a customs union to America. sion of Mussolini of Hitler, was and currenty unfon, America's though it did not altogether sym-realist course even though it does not at all sympathise with Com- successful at ita start only because greatness rose out of federating pathise with, America's policy of

Įmutilen. America" on the other 1032 Great Britain

and, the original 13 states. It feels backing Chiang Kai-abck.

hand shows no sign of recognia-

"I think a thief who Amarica could not agree to act that Europe can revive its great- together in checking it.

America and Great ness by carrying through a simi-

Britain ng tile Communists.

Unfitppily these differences something and then takes it back inr Trent federation. Nobody have rather different pictures of

to the shop and says, 'Will you Ical to denies that the closer the unton Asta. America at the end of the Will almost certainly

pleuso change it?' is a very bold China could friction In the West, the better. But Great war believed that

thief indeed," says a magistrate. Britain has a kind of dual per- be made the centre of Asian re- sonality. It is part of West construction. There would be a Europe. It is also part of the China-America axis. Round this

bo It has to Commonwealth.

axis all the other countries af Asia would find their place. The careful that, in fitting itself into the "Integration" of West Europe British, whose historic ties with the with India 'and it does not take any step which Asia were

the continent rather will weaken the Commonwealth, | South of American is apt to be a little than with China, were sceptical

about China's ability to play thef Impatient with this caution. thinks that Great Britain is luke- part designed for it, warm owards the ideal of a re- vived European economy and civilisation.

Because both governments know that so much depends on their collaborating, they are un- koly ever to drift very far apart. HENRY DE LINTON

But they can diverge enough to cause anxiety and uncertainty in peacefully passed away

the non-Communist January 15, 1950, at his re

part of the world. The causes of friction be- sidence, 10, Tung Cheong

tween them and the differences Builting, Kowloon: Manager

of their nimus need therefore to of "The Great China Trading Company," Hongkong. Funeral be studied very closely. service at 4 p.m.

at the Colonial Cemetery.

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COMMONWEALTH

TALKS END

genmme

was an act

It

This is a headline

town

By John Hall

No doubt, but my favourite is still the fellow who broke into a warehouse and stole the collar off the watchdog.

a

An advertisement states that tests of hundreds of people who amokod

certain imported cigarette did not reveal a single ense of throat irritation.

If they'd only leated me, the Investigators would have got out of the rut,

Rabies ravings. I know it's

incredibic, but the slaughter of

The centre of trouble is not likely to be Europe, even though Europe there are differences

Amerien's plans in Asia have of conception between London

now to be modified. The, Kuo- and Washington. American policy

mintang has falled it as a part- in Europe, has been far-sighted, Differences may lie ahead over ner. America is very much oftald patient and skilful. The pro- Germany. Most Americans op- that Communiam, which ban of Marshoil ald to proach the problems of Europe triumphed in China, will now

Like a 20th-century beacon, Europe

of political with the one over-mustering in- sweep mest of Aalu, It has now

750ft. Western to consider how to build its de- the

pencil-silhouette genlus. It strengthens the talth terest of making the in democrncy that a democratic part of the continent a "going fences. For this, it has to deefde mast of the new Midlands they've made government was able to devise concern." Obviously, the 50,000,- Its policy towards Japan, to television transmitter land- dogs and cats for food illegal in and execute such an imaginative 900 West Germans, with The Conference of Com-polley

their wards South East Asia, towards marks the royal and ancient Hong Hons. (Democracy is usually industrimusness and with the India and Pakistan, and towards town of Sutton Coldfield.

On the other hand, it is a monwealth Foreign Ministers accused of being short-sighted). equipment of the Ruhr, could be Persia.

comfort to hear that the spice of But, down in tho, main street

together

the daniger,

with a valuable part of any European at Colombo has ended. Side

union.

It is taking an unconscionable and in the compact middle-class traditional whipping of the animal by side with the Ministerial

time to make up its mind what homes that nestle in the rolling to death, will now give an added meetings, officials concerned

The Americans

foreign polley North Warwickshire countryside aphrodisine quality to the tasty to to do. American with economic questions held

Inhabitants brush aside too lightly the is the victim of domestic policies the town's 57,000 doubts which beset discussions so as to take back

the French to a greater extent then is foreign give tile heed

to the BBC dish. especially, and to some extent polley in Great Britain.

It nowest wonder up there on the to their respective Ministers

the British, about the dangers American foreign policy is uns Hill two and a half miles away. an up-to-date picture of the

from an over-mighty Germany, certain or vacillating. It is often Sutton Coldfield is almost ex- Myrtle's grandfather considers economic position as it affects

And West Germany is quick to because of causes in the Ameri- elusively a residential town. To that a diplomat is a person who the Commonwealth. A brief

see the opportunity which this can political situation which have many of its residents, business is appointed to mend altuations offers her. One very frank Ger- very little to do with foreign chiefs,, and professional men who that would never occur if there of the official com- survey

travel each day to Birmingham were no diplomats, muniques will serve to refresh the memory.

The Conference considered, firstly, the general interna- tional situation and then the Chinese question-buth recog- nition of the new regime and

the

future relations of the Commonwealth countries with China. The Commonwealth practice of consultation on all important problems, leaving each Government to make its own individual decision, was

once more stressed.

AL the next session the Japanese Peace Treaty and the political and economic

conditions in the countries of

general agreement

terests

of

that

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Today America is reaping its rewards for its vision. Because of Marshall ald. Communism has been limited to Eastern Europe

impetus which the forces sym- pathetic to Communist rule may have received as a result of the recognition of the Chin- ese Communist Government by a number of democratic This does not imply States. that any concerted Common- wealth move will be taken. As in the case of China, each¦

of the Common- member wealth will act individually.

apt are

man admitted recently that West affairs.

Free

may

Ceylon well be pleased

By Victor Lewis

seven miles away, or to other parts of the Midlands conurba- ilon, television is hot a novelty.

Sturdy reaction of the rest is that they will believe it when they see it...

I

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well-known hear about, a novelist who was perminded to FO and see the filmed version of The publlcity that has come to his newest, novel. He reported their town is of little moment, for that he was glad ho Sutton Coldfield was of account because

went,

it had given him

as far back as Domesday times tip-top idea for a new plot, but, It is the Sytone of the Domesday not being a plagiarist, ho could' Book and (it will be the same not use its

proud town long after science has

passed on to new marvels.

Henry VIII went to Button

You know what a fan dancer

Es?

Saxon curl

A nudist with a cooling system.

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moron.

"Have I ever been fascinated?"; sald

ится the little indeed: twice. The first time it left some funny murks on my urt."

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The British attitude toward Vietnam is governed by con sideration of the welfare of It is considered its people.

As the Commonwealth For-¡ augment the medical services. Coldfield for the chase. Its great that at least eighty per cent

technicians are Sutton Park was once a royal eign Ministers depart from and American of those who have been sup its shores this week, Sri Lanka carrying out the biggest itrigation forest. Torquil, last porting the Vietnamese under

project in the Far East, .".

and ancestor of Mary Arden, What has Ceylon achtoved. In Shakespeare's mother, lived there. Dr. Ho Chi-minh are not Com- ("Free Ceylon") will prepare

Sutton Coldfeld was a thriving | A bull which had to be, treated munists, and are increasingly to celebrate on the February Its first two years?

It has cressed its first, bridges market and industrial town by a vet in England was foundy becoming weary of the civil 4 the end of its second year as without unrest. Through Com- local history claims that there to have swallowed broken biis of war he has provoked. The an independent Dominion munism's deadly memy, Premier was mechantent ention-antening a cup and saucer..

Nothing has brought greater Senanayake, it has South-East Asia. After a free British Government hopes pleasure to its people or greater munism at bay while that menace vention of the spinning frame mind, he'd turned the old saying kept Com- here long before- Arkwright's in-l Somehow, in his poor, confused exchange of views, there was that a truly independent State encouragement to their leader

may emerge, and will watch than the tribute to the country has spread through so many oiler when the now great commercint) inside out.

parts of the East.

districts of the Midlands were still satisfactory emergence as a Do- Peace Treaty for Japan should with sympathy the efforts of minion implied in the Common upon the battle against illiteracy

It has embarked successfully small agricultural hamlets, be concluded at an early the Nationalists, who have al-wealth's

The highly respectable BBC decision to hold the

and has set in motion the Arst Ots perfectly into the high respec- date on which, in point of ready secured a considerable Foreign Ministers' conference in machinery of free education. tability of Sutton Coldfield..

Under the of self-government its capital. fact, there has always been degree

guidance of the The first two formative years;

ears youngest and general agreement. No de under the leadership of Bao of Sri Lanka's life

most promising have been

cen | Minister, Dudley Senanayake, the cisions were taken, nor were Dai and by negotiation with eminently satisfactory.

LISBON'S ENVOY There Premier's son, it has tackled with any expected. The vital in the French.

have been teething troubles, but success the enormous problem of

TO RESIGN other nations, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, in there has been none of the strife agricultural development towards

The fond mother received which has accompanied the early independence from foreign especially the United States, his analysis of the Indo-Chin- days of freedom in many another supplies.

food

Washington, January 14. letter from her sont intune The Portuguese Ambassador to "Dear Mum,—I joined the Navy would preclude such action. ese situation, is believed to countries.

It has embarked upon Irrigation the United States, The basis for discussion was have given a comparativelyGovernment--which is practical- onck its food drive and to feed relinquishing his post here and I never knew, until this work

National Party and hydro-electric projecta

Senor Pedro because I liked the way the ships 19 Pereira, announced today that ho were kept so clean and tidy. But a Memorandum prepared by hopeful account of Bao Dai'sly a coalition-in setting out. on industrial development planned the British Delegation. The regime. He pointed out that a six years plan has shown that by the Minister for Industries returning to Portugal shortly who keeps them so clean and very far-reaching decision as it would be wrong to regard in the long run the infant Do- Ponnambalam, which will uillise Reuter to whether the democratic na- the Government as a puppet alalon could not have bad a bet- to a greater measure than ever

before the

country's natural re- tions should attempt to make of France. In fact, he said, Frankly, a few Ministers and sources, a peace settlement with the it was strongly nationalistic. several departmental eblets are It has explored, and la devela

co-The Indian Prime Minister, still undergraduates in government, ping its vast mineral wealth. ta Japanese without the operation of Russia and China however, counselled a policy but many have already, proved Its food drive it is reorganising -If that is still not forthcom- of caution in the recognition their fitness in the form of lon- the fishing industry.

'term "plans for education, agri- It has founded its ing is obviously a matter of Bao Dai until in fact it was cultural, development, irrigation and Army, its own internal and that will require further con-more clearly demonstrable schemes, the reorganisation of external airlines, has reorganised sideration.

whether the Emperor does or rural development, the ereation its radio services, and is about to does not represent the nation of new industries, defence and enter the commercial radlo Beid.

police. plistic will of the people.. And Time is beginning to show Sport. It has modernised its police.

Some reports indicate that that the majority

of these force, has already buili 8,000 new Commonwealth loan to schemes are well founded, social houses, has erobarked upon a na-

ly and economically, A

| tlon-wide fight against fubareu- assist Burma in the process of

losis, which claimi, 10,000 victims rehabilitation was discussed in

(a year, and'in its independence It principle by the delegates. It

perpetuation of indigenous arts and crafts.

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Indeed, at this session, in- terest, centred mainly on the report of Mr. Malcolm Maċ- Donald, the Commissioner- General in South-East Asia, when delegates turned, to the subject of conditions in that region. Mr. MacDonald gave was suggested that such a loan

a first-hand account not only would strengthen the coun-

ter nurse.

own

Navy

It has planned its road trai

Experts needed has nurtured and encouraged the

One aspect of these formative

Cabinet is the Government's Yen-

diness to admit the need for the acceptance of experts from other countries to assist inputling

Soekarno in Indonesia on his ship with the Western expire.

the Imported experts'.

Satisfactory economics

of Malaya but also of Slam try's internal currency, by al-years which shows the wisddin and Indo-China, which he re-lowing Burma to draw on a of Premier Senanayake and, his cently visited. The

Con- special. fund, which would ference benefited, too, by the guarantee her production and personal accounts given by export of rice. The question

Economically, Ceylon may be two other Ministers-Pandit also arises of supplying Com te house in order..

Where we have seen in other regarded as in faldly, satisfacfory Nehru, who last November monwealth technologists to newly independent countries: a shape. She is, of courap, a volun recolved the then Foreign assist in the development. rather ostrich-like" attitude to-tory member of the sterling area. Minister of Burma, UE The last item on the agenda wards outside help, Ceylon From the multilaterial trading Maung, in New Delhi, and Mr. of the conference was, the warmly invited experts to organ- group comes a major portion of Isc, and simultaneously, in effect, her imports in 1948 amounting PC. Spender, the Australian situation in Europe. On this to train Clegalese departmental to 703,000,000 rupees out of a total Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Bevin gave a report and sepiors, to the point where they of 983,000,000. (The present, value who had talks with President dealt with Britain's relation- are qualided to take over when of a Ceylon rupee is almost

-This year, the proportion way to Coylon.

European Powers, through Within two years of the end of the sterling area is even higher, a Political discussions were such organisations as the British administration,

Caylon is the only mèinber af chiefly concerned with the Western Union, the Council of less wise Government might have the Commonwealth,,dotnite, hör eschewed outside help, the Weish small size, which had dollar situation in Indo-China and in Europe, the Atlantic Fact and Sir Ivor Jennings is the Univer- surplus thoughout the war, and Burma. There was consider- similar regional bodies. NA alty's vice-chancellor; the English she still contributes the whỏip of able support for the view that The Conference was frult educationalist S. B. Rows her not earnings to the dollars some form of recognition ful of keen discussion, which director of education; the Austra-pool of the sterling aren,

llan Dr. Crumpston is the coun- · In 1940, ⋅ for the first time as a should be given to the Em- may help to dissolve diver-try's medical adviser, the Scottiab free country, she agreed to restrict peror Bao Dai's regime in gencies on certain issues. De Brigadier Lord. Caithness is the her dollar imports ta'100,000,000 Indo-China, especially as the cisions, of course, le with the military advisor the ex-B.B.C. rupees. In that year aher contră, French continue the process various Governments theme man, John Lampson, is director buted 120,000,000 rupees", worth of of transferring power, and selves--a point too often for of broadcasting dollars to the sterling arda'r dok In addition, team of Viennese lar pool. And the procças is stil also as a ránve to offset any gotten

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