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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950.

Haiphong relies

the BBC

On

for local news

Haiphong, October 14. To find out what is happening around the comer,

people hero tune in to the BBC. French, Vietnamese and foreigners regularly de-

pend on the distant foreign broadcasts to pierce the local blackout on information im- posed by the French army and Vietnam Government,

As Hanoi is nearly isolated and only 50 miles from the centre of Vietminh resistance and 100 miles from Red China, people here grasp avidly at Every bit of military news.

Crowds pack St. Peter's

Wild rumours sift rapidly

Vatican City, October 14. through the city. Eventually word

One hundred thousand pll-. gets arounds of how French mit!- tary operations are going in the grims packed the world's lar surrounding countryside despite gest Church and overflowed efforts to block information when into St. Peter's Square today for the weekend general au- it is considered unfavourable.

Honol's newspapers--one French dlance with the Pope. daily and four Vietnamese lan-

The crowd equalled the largest guage dailles-must submit their copy beforehand to Vietnam Gov-attendance at any of this year's audiences. Forty ernment censors who wield a blue Holy Year

Archbishops and Bishops attent- pencil with a heavy hand.

The censors did not allow even ed-many of them here, in ad- ceremonies on of recent vance, for the official announcements Vietminh attacks and French November 1 for the proclamation withdrawals in the region of the as dogma of the Church of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Chinn border,

Mary into Heaven.

Thirteen

Effect on public

confidence

The nawe would destroy public confidence and perhapa cause rico prices to rise, it was reasoned,

Master plan of sabotage in Australia

Newcastle, Octobar 14. Special Commonwealth security officers have started Investigations hara into ro. ports of a Communist-inspir. ed plot to exbstage the Aus tralian steel industry.

A senior Investigating om. cor sald the move followed a

confidential report

on mine stoppages and ship hold-ups made in the Commonwealth. One officer sald today It had been suspected for aɔmo time there was master plan directed by allen interests to undermine Austraila's output of raw materials needed for defence purposes-Reuter.

VOLUNTEERS CHANGE MIND

Lie expected to continue as UN Secretary-General

Lake Success, October 14. The extension of Mr. Trygva Lio's term as Socra-

tary-General of the United Nations—perhaps. for another full five years—appears assured. The nomination of Mr. Lie for re-election to the United Nations top office was vetoed by Rus- sia in the Security Council on Thursday:

But Mr. Lie's exponents ar- Soviet delegátion might place an- gued that since his original other name in the nominalion. term was set at five years by.

Pandit Nohru ? the General Assembly, that

Egyptian minister

Britain

London, October 14. Dr. Ahmed Hussein Bey, the Egyptian Minister for Sociak Affairs, has arrived here for body could, extend the teringian delegation, was reported as invitation.

Amazap Arutiunion, of the Rusa week's visit at the personal::: without the formality of a re- having said privately that the Secretary, Ernest Bovin. commendation from the Coun- Kremlin would find cil. .The original Security elther Pandit Nehru, the Prime Council

recommendation of

acceptable

of the Foreign

Hussein Bey, will study here

Mr. Lie will hold good untir Minister of Inwa,or one of his| Industrial and social problems.

term.

in

& neste resday on

the

apostles." The "apostle" most

The question of a revision of, the Council recommends some-frequently mentioned was

eminent Indian economist, Bir] the 1930 Anglo-Egyptian treaty one to replace him.

Ramaswami Mudallar.

will not be discussed. Brussels, October 14.

Britain and the United States). The United States is also hoping

Hussein Bey was accompanied":" Defence Ministry sources said are understood to be strongly in to get the, Assembly's Anal debate

Its by his wife, and several high today that Helgium will not be favour of extending Mr. Li's started next

Noxt resolution

the Security officials of his Ministry.

entertained able to send a full-strength bat- talion to Korea as originally plan-

Although initial plans called for Council's veto by earmarking na-Monday he will be

private ned because some 400 volunteers an extension of one or two years, tional defence units for use by at lunch by Mr. Bevin at his rosidence in Carlton changed their minds.

the Norwegian, who was elected the Assembly against aggressors.

A Government. candidate as a compromise

Hopes for a quick passage of Gardens. The sources said there are only 1946, is said to have insisted on the American resolution were set ception will be held on Monday enough volunteers to form two three

back when the Assembly's main in his honour.

commliteo cancelled its political companies approximately 700 three and preferably five years.

Plans for the Egyptian visitor Current plans are to have the men, There are three companies Assembly meet not later than

Saturday acasion.

include a trip to Canterbury in a full-strength battalion. About next Wednesday to decide the

The seven sponsoring nations visit to the Ministry of Labour 400 men withdrew their applica-issue of the Secretary-General- met on Friday afternoon to draft and National Service, discussions tions when asked to sign on

the ship.

Д revised

version of the American with Sir Harold Wills on employ- dotted Une. The majority of them Although the Soviet Union in measure that incorporated many ment policy and employment exst changed their minds after the fall Thursday's Security Council amendments offered. But it was changes, a visit to the Foreign hundred

English of Seoul. The battalion was due meeting proposed only Poland's not possible to have the new ver- Offlec, a reception at the Minis-

to soil for Korea at reduced Foreign Minister, Zygmunt Mod-slan ready in Anal form for the try for National Insurance

cotton mills-United Catholics, who arrived in Rome today for their Holy Year visit, strength early in November.zelewski, in opposition to Mr. Lle, committee to debate on Saturday, visit to

the audience. There United Press.

there was speculation that the-United Press, altenderl

the were also pilgrimages from

France, United States, Italy, Ireland, Scandinavia, Spain, Bel- glum, Germany, Austria, Holland Switzerland, New Zealand and Brazil.

Numerous gifts which the pll- their grims had brought from own countries were presented to the Pope.

Although Hanoi is the base for major French military operations in Indo-Chinn, news of what is taking place here is released only in Saigon, 700 miles to the South, Communiques la Salgon are picked up by news agencies and quickly relayed around the world.

News from the vicinity of For the tens of thousands who Hano! usually comes back on for could find no place in St. Peter's one day Basilicu for the audience, the eign news broadcasts

for

fow ahead of bulletins sent by air Fontiff appeared mail from Saigon.

minutes with a group of pilgrims who came by air from Fittsburgh, one of them a victim of paralysis.

Associated Press.

The BBC, relayed from Colom- bo, Ceylon, is generally received here better than other forelen broadcasts and is the stand-by for fast coverage of local Hanoi nows, --Associated Press,

Fruitful excavations in Cyprus

Nicosia, October 14.

RADIO

un

Radio Hong Kong broadcasts frequency of 846 kilocycles per second an on 9.02 megkcycles per second in the $1 metre band,

H.K.T.

P.M. 1290"Hong Kon

me Bummary,

Calling"--Program-

Piano Parade-Balo Costa & Carmen Cavallaro.

Studio Melceli-Loula 12.4-Londots

Levy and His Orch, (BBCTS) 1.1-Now, Weather Report and

Απ Anglo-French archac-12,32-Light ological team has made im- portant new finds in Cyprus this year, according to an of- ficial announcement here to- day marking the end of the season's work.

Son

Excavations for the fifth sea- running — were mado at Engomi, near Famagusta, on the site of a city which flourished during the second millenium be- fore Christ,

nouncements,

1.30 "Music for You." 2.00Close Dʊwth. 0,00"Hong Kong

the Summary.

An-

Calling"--ProZTAM

6.02--Children's Half Hour-Introduced

by Jack Frost, (Studio) 0,90-Portuguese Half Hour. (Studio) 7.00-Heather Mixture-A Variety Pro-

-gramme from Beotland,, (ECTS) 7.30-Time for Music"-The BBC Mid-

Innd Let Orch, (CTS) 8.00-World News nud Now Analysis.

(London Relay)

Talks

on

The expedition, under thej French archaeologist Dr. Claude Schaeffer, brought to light new evidence of extensive floods which 8.15 Like What I Like"-Presented "street levels to be raised-by-Brian-Tucker, (Studio).. caused

Cater B.45 Linda

Filmis. four feet.

Archaeologists belleve that

(Studio) 0.00 "From the Editorials." (London these floods, during the 12th cen-

Relay) tury before Christ, were the re-

0.10 Weather Report, sult of a general climatic deterio

9.11-"Concerto"-Marcello's Concerto in taken ration, believed to have place all over Europe and Asia at the beginning of the Iron age. Among the findings was bronze statue of young god of Alashia, as the Island seems to have been called at this time- Router.

300 DEAD IN PUNJAB FLOOD

C Minor, Leon Goosen (Oboe) and the Philharmonia String Orch. cond, by Walter' Susskind. Haydn's Concerto in

Major. Baymon Goldberg (Violla) and the Philhar-

by Grch. Cond.

Walter monla Surskind,

9.65"Ilm.", (DBCTS)

10.18 Roberto Ingles and His Orch {:10.30-United Nations Album

19.45-Dance to Ruas Morgan and His

Musle.

11.00-Radio News Reel. (Londen Reisy) 11.14--Weather Report.

11.16"Goodnight Music."

God Bare the King,

11.30-Close Down,

Rediffusion

Karachi, October 14, Mr. Liaquat All Khan, Pre- mier of Pakistan, said today' that the latest estimates were that 300 lives had been lost in the recent Punjab floods. This was less than had been feared. A.M.

He told the National Assembly that the material damage would undoubtedly run into milions of sterling, though it had not yet een possible to make an accurate estimate.

Ten thousand cattle were re- ported to have been drowned, the Premier naded. Cotton, rice, sugar fodder crops over an area of about 630 square miles bad been affected.

The Government of Pakistan

7.00-Up With The Bun. 7.30-Musical Clock, 7.46-Bhris Tinsa,

5.00~News & Weather Forecast... B.15-Random Rhythin

8.30-Redition's Broskfast, Season, 9,00-Morning Kubo... 9.16-Through The Looking Glasa. - 0.30-Relay. 10.00-News. 10,16-Belay. 11.00-News

11.16 Belar, 11.30-Make Believe Ball Room,

P.M.

12:22—Band Call.

had welcomed the proposal by 12.00-.K. Block Exchange, the Punjab Governor to set up a 12.10-Tune. Time: flood commisalon to examine the||| food problem in the region and make recommendations for 'min- imising the danger-Reuter..

TEXEIRO GOMES' P

REMAINS

1.00--Plano, 1,10-Nav

1,30-Os Concert. 2.00-Afternoon - Musical, 4.00-3.3,0. News,

4.10-Bil Bryant and His Wikdente, 4.50--Vocally Yours, 0,00-Mixie Makers, ()

·5,15—Harmony Hail, 6.30--Children's Corner, 5.46R50-Bendliners, 6.00dion Request Progra 6,30he Jutaple' Jacki,

--Do You Remember! 1,00-Bongs From: The Filme, 7.15Candlelisht- und -Allver.

Algiers, October 14, The Portuguese destroyer Dao arrived in Algiers today on ita way to Bowgle, Algerian port East of Algiers, to bring back the remains I former Porty- guese President of the Republic, 8,008.11.0. News. Texeiro Gomes, child-Local Newma

Gomes went to live in volun-2.18 Super-Cola Programme. tary exila in Bowgle in 1920 after The Dairy Phem Programing.

from resigning

the

‚0.00-No«tian Müzieni Merry Do Bound. Presidency and lived

for 10 years. He 9.16-Carroll Gibbons mad-bla Oreh.,

· 5,10...The' Redifalen" Coay, Quli, His remains will now bo

10.10/mLodet Nkwa Back for reburial in his native

and Badulla, village of Portimão in Portugali 19.30.Make Delicem Ballroom. Gomos, daughter and son-in-law 11.00-miqvet: Manhattis were on board the destroyer ! 11.100A Fule with Dev

POP

WHY AREN'T YOU' PALS WITH THE DENTAL SURGEON

ANYMORE

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

YOU MUST BE A VENTRILOQUIST,

CACTUS.

RIP KIRBY

YOU AIN'T THE ON'Y ONE WHO KNOWS TRICKS.

WE'D BETTER SEE HOW LOTHAR'S DOING WITH YOUR RUSTLER PALS.

IF HE'S

STILL ALIVE-

IT AIN'T NO

SO THEY CALL YOU FRISED FRITZT-WAS LOOT. FROM A BOMBED-OUT VILLA...

I WAS IN THE' GERMAN ARMY... THE ALLIES TELL ME, KID, WHATS THIS

HAD LANDED... WE WERE RETREATIN....... BURIED TREASURE GAG THEY WERE RIBBIN' YOU ABOUT

GAGI I TELL YA IT'S THERE

DIAMONDS.. EMERALOS..

ALL KINDS O' JEWELG...

JOHNNY

HAZARD

PHEW! PLAYING. HOUNDS AND HADE K HARD ON THE NERVES/ WONDER, [WHICH WAY THIS

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"HEADING //

JANE

SAW A ROAD MARKER WHEN WE JOINED UR. GOING

"TOWARD RANGOON/ BUT WE DITCH_IT", "FORE

IT GETS TO THE REVIEWING, STAND/

IT'S NOT GOING TO 'BE A PLEASURE CRUISE FOR ME. IF THEY WON'T. LET ME TALK TO ANYONE

YOU'RE NOT MISSING

MUCH,,* DEAR

UH-UH...LOOKS LIKE WE BETTER KEEP IN RANK FOR A LITTLE WHILE YET...THIM M.RS ARE STILL POLICING

THE AREA!

MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE "JUST. IDLE TOURISTS - ONLY MR TOUCHWOOD AND MYSELF 'ARE TRAVELLING S SERIOUSLY...

Press.

False friends

BECAUSE HE'S BEEN GEIN 'IN

TOWN WITH A VERY BAD SET LATELY!

and

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

MEANWHILE LOTHAR WATCHES THE INCREDIBLE HELICOPTER-RUSTLERS!

MANDRAKE

THAT'S THE LAST ONE.

TOP TRUCK

WE GOT NO MORE ROOM.

wh

By ALEX RAYMOND

**501 BURIED THE STUFF!?

A FEW HOURS AND SOME

MILEG LATER...

THESE PROCESSIONS PUT A STRAIN ON THE “ARCHIEC) GLAD WE COULD TAKE TEN/

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