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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1050,

ARP system

PORTUGUESE BEAT for New York

COLUMBUS TO IT

Birmingham, September 6,

'because he Columbus falsified his ship's log

had boon boaton to Amarica by five years by a Portuguese explorer named Dulamo, a professor told scientists of the British Asso- ciation hore today.

Professor A. Davies of Exeter University said that.

there were several features about Columbus's voyage which suggested that he had positive knowledge of the existence of land before he set out.

His conviction that he would find land 750 leagues West of the Canary Islands was based on information given to him by his brother, a map maker in Portugal, and he maintained a course due West from the Canary Islands for this pur- pose, Professor Davies said.

He added that as sood as the ships left the Canary Islands, Columbus began to falsify the log

Pakistan admitted

at Geneva

Geneva, September 6. The World · Federation

of

of his ship and by the time the United Nations Association-a vessel had reached the West In-hon-governmental body affiliat- dies Columbus's log showed that ed to the United Nations- the ships had covered 000 miles

today unanimously voted more than, they really had.

admit Pakistan as a member.

Professor Davies said that when Columbus laidded in Cuba he re-

corded the latitude as 42 degrees North Instead of 21 degrees North.

Quite deliberate

These falalfications were de Fiberate on the part of Columbus;

to

Over 40 nations today attended the opening of the Federation's fth annual Assembly here. under the Presidency of M. Pierce Cot,

of France.

Dr. Herbert Evatt, Australia's

so that he could claim now President of the Federation, had

by urgent Parlamentary public duties, but sent a message wish- ing the Assembly success.

discovery, the Professor added, been prevented from attending He said that from 1600 onwards world maps began to appear based on Portuguese charts which show ed the coast of North America in detall many years before the Spaniards began to explore the coast of the United States.

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Japan was admitted as an as- soclate member against the votes of the Czechoslovak and Polish delegates, who said that the time was not yet ripe for such a step.

Although no logs and records of the earlier voyages the Portu guese were in existence, there was the Portuguese Royal Charter of 1487 authorising Dulamo to make voyages of discovery to the West.us. -Reuter.

The Federation voted to admit on associate member the Argentine group.

The Assembly then heard Mr.

MYSTERY FLAMES Arnold Foster, of Britain, present

IN BERING SEA.

a report on possible ways of breaking the United Nations deadlock over the control of atomic energy.

Day

Anchorage, September 6. Residents of Nunivak Island,

Introducing the report, Mr. off, the Alaskan. coast, claimed today that they saw a mysterious Foster said that his delegation pillar of flame shoot skyward did not think there was from the Bering Sea.

chance of breaking the deadlock The Civil Aeronautics Ad-by compromise until the United ministration

lon radio

operator on Nations repel the aggressors In island said he saw the flames Korea. for a period of about five min-

utes last Friday. Several other seeing the reported

and

The report, which will be de- residents also

bated in committee and will form phenomenon at a spot less than the subject of a resolution, sug- 400 miles from Russian Siberia pats various concessions which,

Nunivak Yalond is about 50 might be made by East miles off Alaska's West coast, West. 550 miles North West of An- chorage. Reports indicated that the flames were between Nunivak Island and the coast.

The military authorities were

They include Russian accept- ance of continuous international inspection of atom production and the cessation of Western in-

at a loss to explain the-report-sistence.on. international owner- United Press

ship of atomic energy.-Router.

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New York, Beptember 6.

An air raid warning sya- tem will operate In New York'. alty from next Monday.

nook

Mr. Arthur W. Wallender Civil Defence Director, sald fest night that from

on September 11 (G.M.T.) sirena on, police, And firs brigado voħloles were not to "sounded except when an alert was recolved from the United States Air Forco,

be

These sirens would be used as air raid alarms until cirane had boon Installed at fixed. locations throughout the city, he said.

"There la no evidence at

hand to indicate that the danger of an attack on Now York city le any prostor in-

day than it WAR, say, Bix webka ago," he added.

"But we feel that we must In our preparations for civil defence havo such a system ready for immediate use." Router,

TIBETANS IN NEW DELHI

OEEC CALLS FOR END TO INVESTMENT BARS

Paris, September 6.

The Organization for European Economic Co- Operation today called for on and to existing controls on foreign investment by European countries to attract capital from overseas. A report drawn up by a working party under the chairmanship of Sir Mark Turner, well-known British merchant banker, and published by the OEEC, made recommendations designed to stimulate worldwide international invest- ment.

Was

Economic Co-Operation studying a proposal by Eire to create a spokial fund for Western European currencies for financing investment in under-developed areas gencrally. '

The Fund would be fed with the proceeds of the sale of cer- tain North American products in Western European countries own. against payment in their

·currencles, It would, in turn, be used to Anance Investment in under-developed areas, carried out with goods and services from Western Europe which would

exchange for surplus North Ame-. rican staple, products-Reuter.

An expanding flow of for ing development in under-deve-supply these investment goods in

Tloped areas.

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European countries should fire meet their large investment needs from their own resources, the re- port said.

WOMEN FIGHTING The establishment of the Euro IN KOREA War,

and the

eign capital was essential for a better standard of life in the under-developed parts of the world and even in the more industrialised countries, the speeding up of defence pre-pean Payments Union parations and additional pro- trend toward trade liberalisation duction of raw materials would help by casing short torm

Longer in capital requirements. would be facilitated by

term investment to finance de investment, creased foreign

velopment projects must come both privately and by govern mainly from the United States, ments, the report declared:

It made three main recommen- dations:

(1) Private investment should be encouraged by a relaxation of controls, reduced taxation, greater publicity to the possibili

offered overseas investors and guarantees of non-commer- eial risks,

(2). A more flexible policy by the International Export-Import Banks,

New Delhi, September 6. The Tibetan delegation, here to negotiate with the Chinese Com-tles munist Ambassador on the future of their country, today paid a courtesy call on the Charge d'Affaires, Shan Chien.

The Tibetans plan no further tellon until the arrival on Sunday of Ambassador Yuan Chung-sien from China-Associated Press.

POP

lending

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(3) The creation of of supply of foreign capital to finance basle non-revenue carn-

SOON WE WILL BE

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CAIRO-IN LESS TIME

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

THAT'S WHERE THE CATTLE'VE BEEN DISAPPEARIN'--ABOUT TWENTY HEAD. EVERY NIGHT. GROUNDS BEEN SOFT-

RIP KIRBY

THE FIVE GRAND WASN'T IN HIS ROOM, JULIE...HE'S LUGGIN' IT AROUND IN HIS POCKET... WE GOTTA GET IT...QUIOKI

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Britain praised

The report outlined various steps European countries could take to stop up the scate of Bol- Investment and praised glum, France, Italy and Britain for taking bold, liberal steps In thla direction.

en-

women

Tokyo, September: 7.- A New

China news agency despatch from Peking sald today that more than 200,000 in North Korea have joined the army váluntarily, according `to Chi Yun of the All-China Demo- cratie Women's Federation and member of the recent Chinese delegation to Korea,

She said

South, that in the wamen

guerillas were fighting "long before the war and since the war started they have fought

The United States would

in co-operation with the People's She cited statistics that Invest Army.' courage its nationals to

women joined work overseas by extending preferen- | 220,000 tial tax treatment and relaxing squads In Seoul and said the wo- men work alongside men in res certain other controls.

that the pairing bridgea and roads. European United Press.

The report revealed Organisation

for

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