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Nehru explains Asia's Reds here Mr Strachey on the border Chiang on

role in world affairs

Urges Gandhi's approach to meet problems

ADDRESS IN JAKARTA

Jakarta, June 8,

Addressing a mass meeting in front of the President's Palace this evening, Pandit. Nohru, Indian Prime Minister, declared: "When aggression and evil threaten us, we cannot submit to. them and have to face them with all our strength.”

Even in doing so, he warned: "We must always remember the basic objectives we have, lest the success we achieve may be superficial only and leod ultimately to some other form of degradation."

Pandit Nehru was speaking on the role of Asia in international affairs, He referred to the achievement, of Indian independence and said: "Almost always nations attained their freedom by a violent revolution but Gandhi showed us another way.

"That method did not do away with blood, tears ΟΥ suffering, but it did reduce the extent of suffering, lesserred the hatred and violence that normally accompany struggles.

such

"Keeping true to our ancient kdeals, we must build up a modern state which all our people of whatever religion or faith or preed they may belong, have an equal place and an equal oppor- tunity.

That is the ideal of the modern.

Soekarno on colonialism in Indo-China

Jakarta, June B.

A ringing declaration of South East Asia's determina. tion to be wholly free was made jointly today by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India and President Boekarno of Indonesia.

President Boekarno, In a fiery perch before 20.000 In front of the Government palace, called for an end to colonialiem In Indo-China...... Associated Press.

for talks

on KCR

Six representatives of the Kowloon Canton Railway, Canton Sectlon, arrived in the Colony on Wednesday to con- tinue discussions with Mr, 1. B. Trevor, General Manager of the British Section, on condi- tions for the re-opening of through trairī service between Hong Kong and Canton.

This Information was contained in the Vernacular

Prese,

though no confirmation was available from officin

quarters on the subject.

Mr. Trevor, went to Canor recently to discuss with th authorities there tarms for the ra-opening of through train sor. yice, but officials on the spot were unable to finalise arrange- mants without approval from Peking,

In view of this, Mr. Trevor re- turned to Hong Kong to awalt, the result of the reply from Peking.

Observers said the answer from Peking must have been favour- able, ar else the Canion authoritle: would not have sent representa- tives down to Hong Ko; to con tinue to talks,

Truman to make two speeches

Washington, June 8. President Harry S. Truman leaves today for two foreign policy talks in Missouri, after asking the nation's prayers for the wisdom "obtain peace in the world."

Mr. John Strachey, Secretary of State for War (wearing aun-glasses" and "hat), and military officials at the Lowu bridge on the Chinese border yesterday afterncon, in the course - of his inspection of military installations and peregrinel in the New Territories, ("China Mall" Photo).

Recruiting more men for Malaya

Singapore, June 8.

The

Colonial Secretary, Mr. James Griffiths, skid here to? day that acting on his cabled Instructions the Gɔlonial Offics had already taken stepa to ras cruit mare, men for Malaya from

available source. every "Malaya's most urgent need from Britain towards winning its war against Communist tor- Forlets limora man, both civil and military," Mr. Griffithe old his final Press confer

ence.

"Never in the history of the country has a servant of_the people-and that is what, the Pre- aldent is-needed your support "The civil administration and your prayers as does the

here has a great burden and present occupant of the White

I am fully resolved to find House," President Truman told

them asalstance," Mr. Griffiths a church gathering here yesterday.

Ladder. Hä„declined, to, dia- In solemn to remember that secular style which wo

words, he related

Close the number of men re today, when the world is full adopted, in Indian Wo have but even in doing so, we must something of his feeling at this

Squirad, but agreed that the country's of his. always remember the barin obtime

~ponce, nanded""reinforcements. we have given shape in our comives we have lest the succes possibilities in the cold "It was largely, by following rituljonu yapan

Rauter No man, he said, no matter how Gandhi's method that we achieved Any other

ww achlove "nay be y supërNJIA freedom and we did it in a way

" is well

of hatred and violence.

I asr sure

so as to leave little bitterness be would be a throwback to medieval/other form of degradation.* some great for how. Informed he may

twech

en us and those agulant when we struggled til yesterday.

"That, I think, is an achieve ment which is worthy of note und which may well have a lesson for us in solving the great problent that ecofvent us today,

"We have achieved Indepen- device and so have you, But both you and we have tremendous pro- Wo. will solve blems before 15.

quire

ounce of energy that we posses: and all the wisdom and esurag that we may have:

Mr. Nehru added:

An

is a

We

be

More steps against Jap Reds

Strachey inspects troops in NT, pays visit to border area

Mr. John Strachey, Secretary of State for War, had his first view of Communist-ruled torri- tory at close range across the Lowu bridge at Man Kam To yesterday during his mili- tary tour of the New Territories,

The War Minister fold newsmen there that he was

defence of Taiwan

Taipeh, June 8.

The task of defending Tal- wan against all Communist attempts at invasion: and to rebuild and fight back to the mainland is the greatest over, faced by Nationalist China since the first days of the re- volution, Generalissimo Chiông” Kal-shek told staff officers of the Armoured Corps today, De

The Generalissimo, talking to- the men who serve under his son, Colonel Chilang Wal-kuo, As Armoured Forces Commander, told them:

*From now on you must

defano Taiwan to fight back to

your native land, to liberate relatives and Irlanda and to. racover the mainland in order to fulfil the mission, of anti- Communtat and anti - Savist aggression. We must alt realign this misalan le a very dimoult and an Important task... "It is for: bigger and more im- portant than any which we havð. undertaken in the, course of our revolution,"

The Generalissimo, further sounded caution that the military on Taiwan cannot be allowed to disrupt the civilian population's daily lives.

Ho said "Close

co-operation

between the civilan and military Attention highly important.

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must be paid to this. It must be put into practice. We must maintain closer relationship with the people, to help them improve their livelihood in order to alle- vlate their sufferings"-United Presn.

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Chen Yi to lead Tajwan invasion force Communi

General Chen... Yi's Third Field Army will

impressed with the active passage of trade, both big and small, across the border, which var he said was striking foth the vanguard. In the in- 40th Division were visited Mr. Strachey then viewed the dependent Vernacular “Wah-- earlier in the day by Mr police searchleg party doing the Kiu Yot Fo yesterday quot- Strachey, accompanied by work at the bridge, at the faring a report from Canton..

the Red General Sir John Harding five-star banner over an armed,

end of which waved

The report adued that General Lin Pino's Fourth Field Army. Commander-in-Chief, Far East white-uniformed customs guard. which conquered Central and Youth Ching will be held in gon- cral reserve.

The War Minister dubséquent - ly spoke to Pressmen about the mead of leave centres in the

ay for servicemen,

It said that General Chen, who defeated the _Nationalists to take It he *had iny comment | Shanghai - last year and who is now concurrently Mayor of Silanghal, recantly, vialted Amoý to establish forward headquarters there.

Plans revited →te added that the -- Chinese Communists have had to revije, their plane for the attack on Taiwan following: ""the with-- drawal of the Nationalists from -Halnan jaland and the Chusen

Islands to

STOWER, SECON

he ideal would be harmful to India and only and lead ultimately to

is capable of ailing the Pre- conditions, when it would be-nesia have a great and splendid ought to be done. He called "We in India and you in Indo-sidency in the manner in which

Land Forces; Major-General- come dimeult even to maintain

It the greatest job in the world. the freedom that we had task before us to build up new

Blanding in the pulpit of the

|G. C. Evans, Acting GOC-in- and free nations on old founda- achieved."

C. Hong Kong; Major-General "In the tions and to co-operate in the Augustant Evangelical Lutheran both Church, he told delegates to the

H. Redman, Director of Mili- world today, there is a multipli- advancement of hues That B1st National Annual Synod:

tary Operations,; War Office; elty of probleme, We have

and In

"All any man can do ta to da

and by Mr. Strachey's private to make on the general border enough work to do in building beckons to us all today, and all splendid enterprise which

the heat he can in the Interest:

secretary, Mr. W. Geraghty,

situation, Mr. Strachey said he un, our own countries than to pains and penalties that are in-

of all the people of the United

The first atop of the tour was was impressed by the active pass pet entangled in these problems. volved in

States." of little con- tils are "We have to concentrate on)

at HQ 27 Infantry Brigado, where age across the border. Both facts Religious people, the President

Tokyo, June 8, them ne duubt. But they will to advise others. But whether we

science when Work Our GWP

Mr. Strachey met Brigadier B. existing at present, big scale and of the Buid, or the greatest support Kiyoshi Asal, President of Coad, the brigade commander. peddler trade, were striking, he before we prestline

cause we work for their solution every

Japan's Civil Service Commis- Next, he visited the a free government can have.” Earlier, want to or not we cannot escape

Pandil Nehru

14 Field stated. referred Nentu

He speaks at the University of sion, today conferred with Regiment, RA, af. Sek-kong, and The party then returned to, the the burdens and responsibilities to "with what anxious interest

Missouri at Columbia at 1016 SCAP officials on steps to oust thence to Fanling where the 1st Hong Kong side, where the Wor that Independence brings

to a and sympathy the people of Indin eguntry, both in the domestic and followed your struggle for free GMT tomorrow of commencement Communists from Government Battalion, Middlesex Hegiment, Minister attended the Governor's

garden International spheres.

party at Government exercises. He will be awarded on jobs.

in stationed. dom and with what joy they honourary Degree of Doctor of learned of your success."

A Japanese Government spokes- After lunch, Mr, Strachey In-House in honour of the birthday Laws and a Phi Beta Kappa:kéy.

vi indin did to because of a feel-

announced today that all spected the campe of the 3rd of King George man

The Nationallets are now con- His other prepared speech on com- Royal Tank Regiment and 1st The visitor arrived in Hong of old kinship but also be- foreign valley will be delivered legal properations have been cum Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment Kong from a tour of Malayn mr. ing

In оде area Taiwan cuure they ware convinced that their own freedom was sirenk- on Saturday at 2000 GMT in St.

This thened by the freedom of Indo Louls at the dedication of Jeffer-Communist Party "at any time." after which the party travelled the purpose of assessing the wel- where they have increased liels

Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsuo to the border zone at Man Kom fare and military deployment of defence power considerably. Okazaki did not indicate when To,

the Cot

Colony's garrison. On Wed-has forced the Chinese Coin- nesia Just as Indonesian freedom son Park-Associated Press.

The party louded: or if the step. would be taken

various nesday he toured military

to make changes. In their but it was belloved the Govern Army staff officers, a police patrol, stallations on the

due to return

the Com- report added at 7 Bunte

Third Fleet: tinder the munists continue their anti-occu-| were conducted around by. Cap-to-the pation campaign.

by: tain Pickies RAZ Army: Prass today

BOAC with the command of: Admiral Teng Shab- At Press · conference this Relations Officer."

private secretary, and the Directorhsiang has been placed at the dis afternoon, Communist Dlet mem- The entire tour covered al- of Military Operations.

Ipozal of General Chen YI. bers defuntly said the party together about 30 miles by motor Yoshida's attempts to "transform and back. would continue to fight Prenler through the twisting countryside Japan Into a military base."

Chats with men. Automobile workers

Basic approach

be

Obligations

"Freedom does not stand by itself. It is always accompanied These respons)- us to, tuke

was strengthened by the existened

an of the free, independent Republie

"Some of your problems are the sanje us ours, some are different. But whatever the problems, may

the basic approach to thein by obligations, should be governed by the same billes compet principles. You have great and ever-increasing part in world of India. experienced leaders whom we inoffairs. Indly honour and respect and it if

So It was not only a question of "It is often difficult to decide sympathy but of mutual interest not for the to offer advice to you what we should do and what for either country to desire tän as to what you should do and we should not. But if we apply freedom of the other. what you should not dó,

certain basic principles and have

Concluding.. Mr. Nehru wished

HK TRADE REPRESENTATIVES

IN TIENTSIN

San Francisco: June 0. The group of 41 representatives retch; after varled, experience, our actions cannot go for wrong, the and unity and good fortune Kong: and Kowloon arrived in certain standards of values, then the Republic of Indonesia "cour of industrial circles from Hoag stretching over 35 yaary of in- "Those principles, I submit, are in this enterprise and to susure Tientsin on their way to Man tence public activity, with all its what Gandly told wie of Asin./ you of the friendship of the peo-churia to study industriale achievements, I want to tell you. Pandit, Nehru said: "Our mother ple of India and their good will" tablishments there,

radio announced, United Press.

up and downs, failures ahr

that I am convinced that the progreca, of my country zs-wej" se others depends greatly on our adopting that baale" approach that Gandhi taught us.

"It in in the measure that we

Turning (a-the

continent of Asia is in a great ferment today. Having woken up from. Its long slumber it ands | If, dimeult to adjust itself und to id a new equilibrium. That la riatural and we should not be frightened because of it.

do that we will solve our own. "We should strive to under-

or the world's problems. We have stand these great changes that

Router.

the Peking

on

Eden granted divorce

grounds of desertion

London, June 8.

The former Foreign Secre

to build up and maintain unity are going on in Asia and else among all the people of our | where and try to mould them in Teértive countries and make so far as we can for the advantage tary, Mr. Anthony Eden, weni

freedom,

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then all equot charges in our of human progress and world a divorce decred today by peace, that pence is of the most testifying that his attractive Greent consequence to us for wife dcserted him': In 1847 to “ without it there can be no pro live in America. dress. Nga NE

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Mr. Eden, whose political ambie We see today many of these

tions as deputy Conservativo great forces working for Peace leadert may be jeopardised by The thaumav: working " for ward

Wa. sas, le the name of freedom was granted a decree nisi in a divorce in straight-lored - Britain, that vary freddom-threatened

five-minute hearing ! before Mr. fand, man: becoming dehumanie-

Justice Hodson.gr ed, and losing that vital spirit

The dapper, proving Mr. Eden and Individuality that has made all handsome at 63-told the

great, *

aħfirm.voles that, hif "Having rid ourselves of colont-Court in

wife insisted gon: visiting"" - tha'

him

hat developed over Korenis ghin depidus al; domination we have to work United States in 1910, “ilat by: sion is moving slowly Eastwards. The for advancement not only of the Lrough of low-pressure persiste over the hution but of the Individual in decompanied her, there and that Chint), few feats the granical storm very way to raise his standard she then refused to return to her

Britain. of living to give every opportunity native

Mr. Eden was not repres

represented dech of progress and at the same time

Bouthwest wind to the Paracoli, Steph

Mr. Anthony Edan

Stracheyla

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ment would act if, the Com- and members of the Press who ted Kingdom

at four

plants in the Tokyo-Yokohama area staged, a one-hour protest strike against the arrest of two men held for organising an illegal rally on June 8-United Press.

B-29 crashes in North Sea

Yarmouth, England, June f

Ships today rescued four of the 11 American crewmen aboard a B-10 Flying Fortress which crashed in flames in the North Sea on Wednesday night helicoptors and ships

Planes,

pressed widespread search for the six crowmen still missing,

The survivors and one body were found 18 miles off this East England, seaport where the bis

went down bqmber

with Ita No. 1 engine in flames."

At each station he inspected, the War Minister" was ducted around the camp

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centrated

munists to

The Hinges and the Handles

the Doors on the

question, "where he stopped 10 chat to thứ mgh, 1Occasionally, he would question 'n soldier sa ́to whathen, he was a nationas}

Borvicaman of regular." Mr. Strachey showed great energy while clknbing up and down the many..

yknolla and un- finished paths at the camps, and appeared very much saliated ot the things ha Edw. He wore sun- glasses and a

tection from the hot sun pro

At the Low bridge, the dis- tinguished visitor, was met at the police station |by| Sub-Inspector

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the Sapmisty practice mission Papa:3 Dat

coast of England when Remindersi engine caught fire. The | Page 4 plane plunged into the sea about. Barclay/on Bridge 18 miles of the East coast port

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of the Britful!

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to increase his spiritual stature at the houring She did not con-

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produced

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