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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1950. -

their price

LONG-TERM CAPITAL The Reds name

INVESTMENT PLAN FOR S. EAST ASIA Discussion at the Sydney Conference

Sydney: May 20.

Delegates to the Commonwealth conference on aid to South East Asia which ended here last night, were confident that a long- term capital investment scheme for the area would be working by June, 1951, it was authoritatively stated here today. They said a £15,000,000 long-term aid plan had been discussed in addition to the £8,000,000 which the conference agreed to devote to immediate technical aid, but a decision had been deferred until the next con- ference of the Commonwealth Consultative Committee in London in September.

Each of the seven countries represented on

contribute

tho

Committee-Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Britain, India, New Zealand and Pakistan-was to make a realistic and comprehensive survey of its economic strength and

· development prospects for submission to the London meeting...

It was hoped that the sevent

Ceylon and Pakistan supported countries would be able to say by Australia, but Britain, Canada, June, 1951 how much they could India and New Zealand felt that should each

to the long-substantial commliments term scheme. All realised that be approached more carefully. heavy capital commitments would There was no dispute over the be a great strain at Orst on some question of Immediate technical of the countries, but it was

ussistance tor under-developed pected that this would eventual- areas, but the Australian, Pakls jy be more than offset by an en- fan and Ceylon delegations were ormously increased dow of trade said to be disappointed that the und greater productivity.

conference reached no final de- cision on the Immediate supply

10 10 of food and drugs certain

LABOUR LEADERS CONFER

Dorking, Surrey, May 20. The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, today called 50 senior together Britain's labour leader-inchiding his *18 Cabinet ministers-in

secret conference to thresh out a vote-winning programme for the next general election.

Labour, with a bare majority, of six seats in the House of of Commons, may spring the election at any time this year,

This week-end conference was Intended to ensure the party in ready with a programme agreed

the British by every section of labour movement.

of

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It was understood. that the seven countries would help promote, under the long-term South East Asian countries. plan, the development

Most countries thought, chanised agriculture, hydro-ever, that the proposal should improved be considered further in London electric schemes, and

Well informed com-in September. irrigation, transport and

sources said the conference dis- munication facilities.

agreed on the question of con- trolled export prices which SC- veral delegates thought tended to restrict the flow of trade and disturb unduly the law of supply and demand.

Hugo outlays

The sources said the conferenco make no attempt to assess the total cost of such undertakings, which would obviously involve huge outlays.

Observers thought the con. forance had made the first hopeful stop towards raising Bouth East Aalan living stan dards, although it had not been a spectacular success. They thought Mr. Perey Spender, Australian External In bringing together the

Affairs Minister, whose proposals lenders of the political, trade union at last January's Commonwealth and

co-operative skles, it con-conference nt Coloinbo resulici stituted a unique policy-making in the

calling of the Sydney gathering

in the history of Bri-meeting, was to be congratulated Uish labour.

on having compromised when The conference should end by he found the odds were against tea time tomorrow.

him, thus avoiding

Dan Francisco, May 20, Chinese Communists strong. ly intimated today that their price for recognising Britain would includa British sup port for a seat in the United Nations and concessiona in Hong Kong and Malaya.

The Britishgarnment. extended diplomatid recogni tion to the Peking ragime on January 6, but the Chinese have not reciprocated. The Poking broadcast was mant. tored here by the Associated Pres-Associated Press.

Allies ready to shoot

in Berlin

Berlin, May 20.

KMT PREMIER APPEALS FOR AMERICAN AID.

Taipeh, May 20. The Nationalist Premier, General Chan Cheng, op- pealed today for United States aid to sava China before it is too late, and said thore is no place to go after Taiwan. The wiry 50-year-old Premier, in an interview with the United Press, said the Nationalists have no plans for a government in exile if the Communists capture their last island strong- hold.

|He said, "Wẹ have no plans after Taiwan except a victory followed by an invasion of the main- land and eventual liquidation of Soviet- inspired Communism. There is no altera- tive to a victory on Taiwan; there is no place to go.

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Premier Chen revealed thatĮ Washington has not answered last year's Nationalist request for a Major-General Maxwell Tay-S0,000,000 loan to bolster lor, the American commander racy and strengthen Taiwan's

detences. in Berlin, warned on Saturday that Western troops will shoot, He said, "The long-promised America has if necessary, to put down any helping hand from

extended, but wo: attempted Communist putsch not yet been

hope it will be forthcoming be noxt week-end.'

fore it is too late." General Taylor spoke as crack

whe General, The Premier American troops' trained to pro-

was Chief of Staff tect the American sector of the formerly city during the Whitsun holidays, spent more than an hour explain

showing through an interpreter the paraded in an impressive of strength before 50,068 enthus-Nationalist plans to hold Taiwan astic Allied and German guests against a Communist assault and then use li ns a springboard 10 at the Tempelhof airfield,

invade the mainland,

At the same time, exasperated British, French and United States authorities restricted the Soviet missions in Western Germany to and their homes and oicen, Posted squads of husky military policemen to see that the sions stayed put.

Rus-

The last battle

SCHUMAN MEETING WITH LIE

Paris, May 20. The French Foreign Minis- ter, M. Robert Schuman, and the United Nations Secretary General, Dr. Trygve Lle, con- ferred for an hour today.

M. Schuman said they had dia- eusaed the possibility of a Se- He said, "We lost Manchuriacurity Council meeting with the and many other battles but the big powers represented by heads last battle is still to be fought of state or Foreign Ministers, and the Chinese Communiste

M. Schuman-declined to are going to find a different

press the French viewpoint on enemy facing them when they such a question. He sold at it attempt an Invasion,"

must of course bo discussed by all members,

The Western retaliatory measures were ordered as the Russians restricted the French, British and American missions in

General Chen outlined reasons Potsdam, on the edge of Berlin, to their

homes

and offices on why he thought the Communists Friday,

apparently to

Prevent would be defeated this time. He them from observing the pre-sald the most important factor in theparations for the gigantic Com-the coming showdown is that "w

munist youth rally planned for have the confidence of the people,

something we have May 20.

bag General Taylor declared in an previously nor in all honesty did interview: "We are prepared for we deserve." any eventuality. The Commit- nista might start something, but

Most delegates said they were satisfied with the results of conference. A member of the Pakistan delegation commented: "We have achieved something, let us be thankful and happy that from this beginning great events will follow."

Speaking at the conference's final session yesterday, Lord MacDonald, British Paymaster- Cederal, who led the, British de- legation, said the results were immensely satisfactory,

He praised the part played by Mr. Spender.

Mr. Spender himself adid: a possible am satisfied that, to the extent to The Labour Party Chairman,deadlock.

which we are able to glye econo- Mr. Sam Watson, burly North

A cominunique issued when the mic ald, freedom and security Country miners leader, Is presi conference closed yesterday dis-to the peoples of this area. ding over the gathering which spelled fenry caused by the re-will contribute to the peace being held in 21 magnificent

ported difference between Br-the world,"Reuter, country mansion near Dark tain and Australia as to whether which was

purchased together with no estate of 130 acres in old should be short or long term. 1947 as

conference and educa- tional centre.-Reuter.

BAYAR TO BE TURK PRESIDENT

Ankara, May 20.

The communique recommended the establishment of Common- wealth ald bureau at Colombo to co-ordinate

the work which should be developed progressi- vely over a period of five years.

Non-Commonwealth_nations_o[. South and South East Asia would be told their full association with Celat Mayar, leader of the De-the aid plan would be welcomed, mocratic Party, will be the new the Committee said, President of Turkey.

Observers thought the Colombo At a Party caucus today his de-central bureau with Its pool of sire to remain simply the leader technicians avaliable to countries of his victorious Party was un-needing them should encourage animously overridden,

Asian countries to increase their Bayar will be formally elected own efforts to rehabilitate. their President on Monday, when the economies and raise their living Grand National Assembly con- standards. venes in its first fonual session. It is understood that the tech- Hla choice as Prime Minister | nical experts would Include will then form the new govern doctors, scientists, engineers and ment to succeed the government agriculturists, and, later, indus of Ismet Inonu, whose. People's trial experts. Party has been in power for 25 уелга

Official counts of the elections are still not available, but unot- ficial sources Indicate that the Democratic majority will hold at least 420 sents, the greatest ma- jority any party has ever held under Turkey's Democratic sys tem.Associated Press.

Sharp check

The Spender plan, it was aư thoritatively stated, received Its sharpest check on the proposal of short-term economia ald to allow Indonesia,

Malaya, Burma, Indo-China and Olam to build up food and drug re- serves for emergency uso.

we

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Vietminh terror blazing again

Salgon, May 20. After a quiet week, Vietminh (Indo-Chinese insurgent) terror- ism blazed out again in the Sal- gon district last night.

Raiders lunded from a Junk, lotted and burned a canal-side shop, and fired on Bremen with Sten gung,

never

Ex-

Dr. Lic has just returned fro›n Moscow, where he conferred with Prime Minister Josef Stalin and the Foreign Minister, M. Andral Vishinsky, on easing the cold war and the discord in the United Nations over the Chinese repre. sentation question,

we will end it. We will use gold currency was issued everything we have to put down June, the people did not trust it any putscli. We will shoot if ne- and made chemical tests to dedon where be expects to see the termine whether it was actually commander gold.

cessory."

For example, he said, when

Dr. Lle will see French Presi- last dent Vincent Auriol later today. On Monday he will go to Lon- Foreign Minister,

Mr. Ernest Bevin, and the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee

The 40-year-old praised the training and the state of readiness of 2,000 British,

He said the evacuation of bases French and American troops and on the Chusan Islands by the Na 12,000 German police la Westerntionalists was necessary to co Berlin.

serve and to avold sacrificing He said his latest intelligence more than 100,000 troops and their

+ exposed to mass reports indicated that the Reds equipment had abandoned their plans to Communist onslaught from the stage a Putsch in Berlin, but he nearby mainland. added: "We are not relaxing our vigilance," — United Press.

HIROHITO'S DAUGHTER WEDS COMMONER

Tokyo, May 20, Emperor Hirohito's daughter and her commoner husband re- tired to their honeymoon housd for the night after announcing they would hold a Press conter- enge tomorrow,

Former Princess Tako,

now 1x grenades were thrown in Mrs. Toshimichi, and her US$20 the city's streets, killing and a month Rallway Museum em

and ployee husband were married in wounding two Vietnamese one Chinese. One terrorist was an elaborate Shinto ceremony killed when he was blown up by this afternoon. his own grenade.

Japanese newsmen had request- Raiders infiltrated into theed a Press conference today but aerodrome zone before dawn to-appeared delighted they would day, but were discovered and have a chance to meet the couple driven off by an army patrbi- | tomorrow afternoon instead... Reuter.

United Press.

to

The UN Secretary General confirmed today he expected see President Harry Truman and the Secretary of State, Mr, Deal: Acheson, after his return to the

U.S.

Dr. Lie declined to make any statement on his meeting with M. Schuman. M. Schuman, how- ever, termed it a very interesting conversation and as the two men parted at the door of M. Schu- man's office, the French Foreign "Thank for your you that pro- Minister said, being made. visit and all you had to tell me."

-Associated Press,

Regarding the Nationalists' pre mised mainland invasion, he said, it was impossible as yet to give a time-table because they did not have the sufficient strength but added, "I assure parations United Press.

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