1950-05-23 — Page 9

RUSSIAN TRAWLER MYSTERY DEEPENS

Falmouth, May 21.

Thirty Russian fishing trawlors and a mother ship, which stirred specula- tion by anchoring in Falmouth Bay, loft at noon today and within a fow hours headed into another British harbour.

The ships sailed Westward from Falmouth Bay, but merely rounded

Cape and stopped a few hours later off the fishing village of Porth- leven, in Mounts Bay, near the tip of Corn wall.

ISSARAKS THREAT IN CAMBODIA

The mother ship, the Tam-. bov, stopped and the trawicie visited it one after another, ap- parently taking something on board,

They would scream explonuge, seize all ships and Imprison all

crews,"

of the

An

spokesman. Admiralty. stated that the passage Late in the day the British al-fut and no military

Russian ships was perfectly law- significance craft carrier Theseus came in was attached to it. The captain from the Channel, steaming to- ward Penzance, its course taking of the Tambov said the trawlers were on the way to the Binck Il close to the Tambov. All movė-

United seo.-Associated Press, ments of the Russian ships are

Press and Reuter, being reported to the Naval Commander-in-Chier at Ply-

mouth.

were

Pnompenh, May 21.

The skipper of the Tomboy A highly reliable Cambodian

British customs Chi-minh's yesterday told source snys Ho

that the vessels Communist operations in Indo-officers

Baltle China are being aided by an being brought from the

Sea to reinforce the Soviet Ashirist agreement

with Cambollan

fleet in the Black Sea. dissidents, called Issaraks

Nine British warships steamed Official French sources disclos-off today for manoeuvres with ed that about 3,000 Communist French and

Dutch Dav

naval units led troops have Invaded Com-white 31 small Russinn, vessels badin and have opened a corridor hoisted anchor and followed in

Thailand to obtain smuggled

the

same general direction. The Russian ships which ap- eared off Britain's South const en

10

Праля.

Infiltration has recently been

is now

bring

the heart of manoeuvre

Increased, the French sald,

Traffic

on the 250-mile rait. Friday sailed off just as mysteri-.

ously today on a course which way from Pnompenh to the Thal- British Naval officials said would land border leading to Bangkok take them through

disrupted frequently, the Western Union The Jasaraks whose name i meaning "League for Independence of Cambodin," came into being shortly after the Japanese war.

contraction

area.

+

Naval manoeuvres

They fall into six large Inde- pendent units which Cambodian officials say are split as follows

Nationalists opposed only to, the French: Communist-Influenced bands and ordinary bandits whe mediately. He said Russia use the issirak name,

WAR GAMES IN BAY OF BISCAY

Aboard HMS Implacable,

May 21. With the weather closing and high seas predicted, crui- БСТВ and destroyers of the British Home Fleet are leaving Portland 'tonight to rendezvous in the Bay of Biscay with Dutch and Fronch ships for manoeuvres as an Atlantic Pac! fleet.

This force from Portland is to meet the 23,000-ton aircraft enr- rier Implacable. tomorrow at 11 a.m.

The combined British force is The Soviet vessels, mostly to be taken two hours later off rawlers, sailed as Lord Vansit-Douarnenez, South of Brest, un- tart, former British Foreign der the command of the Dutch Under-Secretary, demanded that Vice-Admiral 3. L. Willinge who

to leave they be invited

Im-controls the exercise which will глау be known under the name of have sent them to provoke on in- | "Activity." The French army garrison of eldent. about 0,000 has been concentrated

reinforced

from

the

1

the

· Rear-Admiral Slater will com- mand the British Fleet.

Nine British ships led by the The Dutch Fleet will include 13,000-ton alrcraft-carrier against the invaders and is re-atréraft carrier. Implacable, will

exercise with two French cruisers, Karel Doorman, flying the flag of gularly

Dute ight fleet alreraft carrier Vice-Admiral Willinge. French army 150,000 that is

Karel Doorman, Dutch cruiser ighting in the North. There is and some submarines: From May

re- 5,000 Cambodian are some

22 to 29 exercises will begin in the gulars under French officers.

Bay of Biscay through which Cambodia's popular King Norodom Siuntuk Varmen the Russian ships were believed exercise is to perfect communica- has succeeded in winning the al-to be bound for Gibraltar legiance of some of the Issaraks, route to the Black Sea to fish for but activities of both Issataks and sardines and sprats. Ho's invaders show a threatening increase.

28-year-old

Cambodia, of which Prompenh is the capital, is one of three Indo-China States which obtain- ed internal autonomy with the French Union Iast year and have been recognised by the United States and other Western powers The others are Vietnam and Laos. Vietnam has 21,000,000 popula tlon, compared with 3,500,000 la Cambodia and about 1,000,000 in

Lous. LIDS.

One of the main points of the

tions.

For this purpose the British and American navles have standard-

The Naval exercles la com. Ised procedure and the process of manded by Vice-Admiral J. 5. | standardisation is now being car- D. Willinge, of the Netherlands ried out through all the fleets Navy, and will teat submarines, with English as the No. 1 lan- Britain's alr coastal defences guage-Reuter. and secret radar apparatus.

The Naval authorities recalled that Soviet vessels have been re- of several ported in the vicinity post-war naval exercises staged by the Western nations. The Rus- Bian ships are apparently new and speedy vessels.

Ho Chi-minh's Communist or-

Some quarters said the transfer ganisation of Vietminh calls it- self the "Republic of Vietnam" of Russian vessels from the Baltle and has been recognised by Com-to the Black Sen could have been munist China, Russia and satel-made by lites. Associated Press.

TB_MENACE IN

PORTUGAL

Between

con-

internal canals structed by the Russians since the

war.

Vansittart demand

A

Trygve Lie to fly to U.S

Lake Success, May 21. The United Nations Secretary will fly General, Trygve Lie, directly to New York on Wednes- day instead of sailing on Thurs- day in the Queen Elizabeth BL planned.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950.

"Pimpernel rescuer

Wing Commander Donald Shaw, 44, of Petersfield, Hamp- chire, landed at London Airport with his slater-in-law, Mrs. Mary Kukucava and daughter Pavlina, 5. Amlited by halpore within Czechoslovakia, he speeded their escape Into" Germany with Mary's husband, Karol. The Kukucavas were under con stant watch by Czech Becret Police, living in dread of arrest. BRTO

Nuernberg, Mrs. Ku! In

Mrs. Kukucava refused to raveni dotalis of the escape, adding, "my husband still has relations in Prague." Photo shows?—Mrs. Kukucava (extrems right), and

her daughter Pavlina on their arrival at London Airport from Frankfurt. With them, are Wing Commander Donald Shaw who assisted their escaps, Mrs. Shaw (left) who la Mr. Kukucava's sister, and her mother. (AP Photo).

Mines, planes and submarines are the main threat

London, May 22.

Research into methods of combating the fast sub- marine and the latest typos of mines which cannot be dealt with by orthodox sweeping methods-is being pursued by the Admiralty. With the disappearance of any potential enemy with a large surface fleet, the threat is no longer in the battleship or other large warship, but in the submarine, the air and the mine. This was the gist of a state-shipping than those of the last ment which Viscount Hall, war, First Lord of the Admiralty, made in the House of Lords. He was replying to a debate on naval affairs.

Freak storms in England

London, May 21.

Large hallstones and thun- der and lightning, ACCD panled marion of freak whirlwind storms that struck Central and South East Eng- land

causad And today,

doath. widespread damage and

floods.

Worst hit appeared to be Bedfordshire, where two peo. ple were killed in a three- -hour storm. Nearly an inch of rain fell in an hour, and large hallstones, said to be ins large as pigeon eggs, accom. panied lightning and thunder. The two poopla killed were struck

while

for running shelter. Three other people were injured at the same time.

Flood waters from the Ouss

reached a depth of three feat In some

Parts of

Bedford.

Five golfers were injured by lightning on a golf course

near Watford.

In London, firemen were busy. for many hours dealing. with floods caused by burst main-Reuter,

ARCTIC FLOODING DANGER

Columbus, Ohio, May 21.

A group of 20 scientists will begin investigations this week near the Arctic Circle to de- termine whether the world's

great cities may eventually be drowned in water from melt- ing Polar Ice caps.

One of the members of the group is Professor Richard Gold- thwalt of Ohio State University geology department. He will study the Baffin Island's ice cup which is 00 miles long and 40 miles wide. He hopes to deter- kning

whether thle model size Ico cap is shrinking as a result of gradual warming of the world's climate.

the

The

expedition is sponsored by Arctic Institute of North America. Members set out for Baffin last week by Royal Cana- dian Air Force planes from Mon- Ireal and made the last leg of the trip in small ski-equipped planes. Scientists recently became in- terested in the problem of melting ice caps on the North and South Poles since about 10 per cent of the world's surface is covered by.

ice.

Experts said that If all the world's glacial tee melted, the sea level would rise 150 feet, Inundo- ting many Important seaports In- cluding New York and London. Some leading glaciologista bellove the ice has already begun to melt, Bon Island ice cap is con- sidered excellent for study since it is a relfe of a great tea sheet that once covered North America as far South as Northern Ohio- A special experimental mine- | United Press. sweeping flotila is to be com- missioned this year. More flotillas will be operating for training sub-purposes. [The Navy has now 10 devoted to training duties and active mine-sweepers. Two are

54 are in reserve.]

Several of the Navy's marines were being converted to fast electric drive, said Eord Hall.

Among the

the

Mr. Lic, returning from Mos- cow, where he conferred with Marshal Joseph Stalin and other

counter-measures leaders on

to means of Russian

threat of the fost ending the cold war, will leave submarine was a prototype anti-

which. Wednesday Imme--subinarine vessel

-was diately after conferences with the being ordered this

year, and Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, which would be fast enough to and the Foreign Secretary, Ernest deal with such boats. Bevin, Yesterda' he conferred with the French Foreign Robert Schuman, and Presiden Vincent Aurial and plans to con- tomorrow with the Prime fer Minister, Georges Bidault.

Lord Vansittort, in front- page article in the 8,000,000 clr- culation "News of the World," 'Lisbon, May 21.

and 70,000 said there were a number of pos- London on 00,000

for the Russian Portuguese suffer from tuber-sible motives culosis, oficial statistics revealed, Bction.

He said, "We want no incidents and 13,000 persons die each year

but these intruders should be in- from the disease.

vited to leave without any fur The death rate is the highest for

ther

no doubt delay. There is tuberculosis victims in Europe.

what the Russians would call a The sickness rate is double that for all other diseases in Portugalshing expedition' of this kind if combined. United Press,

it were undertaken by Britain.

The 'danger' age in marriage

London, May 22.

Suggestions for helping married couples between the "dangerous" ages of 40 and 50 were made yesterday by the Rev. John Crowletmith, vice- chairman of the National Marriage Guidance Council.

He was speaking at the resumed conference of the

Council at Rustington, Sussex. "Between those ages," Mr.. Crowlesmith said, "many mar- ried couples let themselves go. The woman ceases to try and make herself attractive.

"The man also tends to get slovenly jand does not bother about his appearance. Both begin to develop the middle-age spread. "It at this time that inciful advice should be given to them on how to care for themselves, how to dress, and how to make the best of their appearance.

to Club

Mr. Lic will leave by boat train for his Landon conferences. He will arrive here on Thursday morsing via Pan American Ale-] 'ways.United Press.

Meeting of Turk Assembly

Ankara, May 21.

The Turkish Assembly, meet- ing ton:orrow for the Arst time since the Democratic Party general election landslide last Sunday. is expected to elect 03- year-old M. CecalTM Bayer, banker, to the Presidency.

Now frigates

There was also being developed an anti-submarine frigate. This night be turned out cheaply jin large numbers,

"Reserves of^70,000-

Heferring to the Navy's man- power Lord Hall sald nearly 70,000 officers and men in the organised reserves were Imre- diately available.

That number was expected to be increased by about 7,000 dur- ing the next. 12 months.

H.MS. Hawke, the "upper yardmen" college near South- ampton-where oflicer-candidates He also revealed what netion is from the lower deck receivo being taken in the near future preliminary training-is soon to to deal with the potential threat be incorporated into the Royal of mines. WILK their Latest Naval. College, Dartmouth. The numerous variations they might move will take place in the well prove la greater threat to autumn.

Mrs. Truman now enjoys her role

naturally

Washington, May 21. especially orchilds. She even went When Harry Truman sud-on a slimming diet last year along denly became President of the with the President. Fresident Ismet Inonu, the United States five years ago,

Now

Mrs. Truman, who "Money troubles are another leader of the Republican People's Mrs. Truman is sald to have cently observed her 85th birthday, CAURO of difficulty in middle Party, which has

seems to enjoy her age marriage. it may either, ba for 27 years, w ruled Turkey | cried at the prospect of becom- actually ·

become leader ing First Lady.

role. She poses agreeably that the children having grown of the Opposition with only 62

for cameramen, is more com- Α more plentiful Parliamentary seats against 434 up, money

retiring, home-fortable with the Press. and there are disputes as to beld by the Democrats."

loving person, Mrs. Truman made M. Bayar had earlier announced no bones about disliking her sur how it should be spent.

that he would not look for office roundings when she moved from "It may be that the combined wishing to remain merely as the private life to be White House

and earnings of the wife

the leader of his party, but he mistress. Eyen in 1940, when ber

succumbed to rank children are greater than those

and file husband was elected top man lo of the husband who begins to pressure and yesterday Was the Government, she was quoted feel himself of no account in the chosen by the Democrat Parlia. as wishing only to go home to In- home.

mentary group to be elected.-| dependence, Missouri, and settle Reuter.

down

"Shoot anchor"

"To meet this difficulty, I think that family, councils on how the "Another dengar at this time money should be spent are use

ful.

Drift

is for couples to get absorbed in

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U.S. ARMS FOR FRANCE

Cherbourg, May 21.

"But when she realised that fate acemed to have other plans for her, she made the best of the deal,

With quiet dignity, competence and wifely understanding, she has adjusted herself to the limelight,

One feels that she stil han- kers to do her own housewærk, stlit prefers to most ofd Mis- sour! friends to attending White House functions and, State din=" nore":

The First Lady has steadfastly. refused to hold Press conferences or to make speeches. · She would rather, exchange recipes and household hints with friends. Han

instales conferences and She the speech-mak- policy statements to her husband throughout his entire caroar.

separato interests and to drift Sometimes the home in which-Thờ third · consignment Of away from each other. The man the couple had lived all their United States military materialNo longer self-conscious bo- Nevertheless, she is considered spends all his time at his Club married illo neted as sheet for France mainly aircraft en fore the public, the dore not seem a strong source of personal sup while the woman is always play-ancher at this difficult stago... eines destined for Indo-Chin- to mind people, predbe around port during Mr. Truman's pollua ing bridge.

arrived here today. Mama Among his suggestions for The first dirgo a combating to touch her family wants cal baltic

Her, familiarly calling" koetta There is often a tendency, at helping couples over this period planes, for France under the arms her "BesEREMBAN

The President calls her - thu this time for one of the partner were week-ends away.", together | ald a programme's was devant in medsomt met "boss" He reads his speeches to to try and dominate the other and a weekly,

", "night out" at the March The French aircraft: She has become more clothes her bite values har udgment. „The wife may become shrewish; theatra or the cinema carrier Dixmude salled from. Nors conscious, dressos istyślenty, vibut She never fails to extend a warm

which counen – her, husband", to Sometimes changing the rooms folks Virginia, on May 12 with taste. Her hats are pretty." She greetin" to dimilfartka" and is fast became sulang it may even drive of the home freund or altarlos a second cargo of 150. American nola e permanent wave overy, foin becoming one at the most popular "him", korankung" tlmpof [by, going| the position of the furnituro Navy" ilkutera, and 3- bombartem, mont

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