1951-01-05 — Page 2

RollingTM In The Barrel

FURES

CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1951.

Commonwealth Premiers In

A Festival Inn is now being built in the heart of London's Dockland as part A celebration of a "live" architectural exhibit during the Festival of Britain. was held following the old building custom for the owner and workers to drink each other's health and to put out a flag when the last chimney was finished. Hot alo "possets" and "caudles," once popular at Christmastide, were served. Above are four "Ale Wives," dressed in traditional costume, rolling in a barrel for the ceremonial toasting. London Express Service.

French Forces Launch A Big Attack In Indo-China

Tienyen, Jan. 4.

Agreement On World Situation

WAR NOT

NOT INEVITABLE

London, Jan. 4.

The British Commonwealth Prime Ministers, opening a 10-day con- ference on the world crisis here today, were in agreement that war is not inevitable, informed quarters said.

It was made clear in the preliminary talks that the conference is not to discuss preparations for war but means of preventing it.

Strong emphasis was laid on a constructive approach Mr Nehru was heard to say,

we shall reduco to world problems, and the necessity for seeking to im- "I hope

tension of the world and con- prove living standards.

tribute to peace."

The importance of the free world holding together at this critical juncture în international affairs was fully appreciated, and there was general agreement on the utmost importance of maintaining the authority of the United Nations.

the

Decision

Mother's Hard Next Step In The Far East Discussed

her

Atjania, Jan. 4. Carolyn Purcell faces] = life without sight or no life at all, and the declalan must bo made by mother. The little Kirl, nged four, has cancer in both eyes. Specialists said Just before Christmas that her eyes must be removed

or gho would die,

Two

mora

yesterday, after

specialista long

examination, recommended that 'only Carolyn's right nyc bo removed mediately. About the elber eye, they would not say anything.

Ina not

Mrs Purvoll mado up her mlad yet, saying she keeps hoplar for a miracle,—ItGuler.

Burmese Rebels

Mr Attlee said, "We meet Surrender from time to time, and this time we are discussing the world situation.

general

AMERICA SEEKS SUPPORT

Lake Success, Jan. 4. Joint United Nations action against Communist Chinese aggression was re- ported on favoured today by some delegates in con- sultations on what the UN. should do about the Korean crisis.

Theso delegates were said to feel that the UN. cannot beg Peking forever for a ceasefire. fire.

Worried UN, delegates wont through

a round of Intensive taken on the next step, with the US. reported to be seeking support for a move to declare the Chinese Reds the aggressors iri Korea.

Delegates of the United States, France, Britain, Cuba, Ecuador and Norway met this afternoon for the second time in two days on the problem.

Rangoon, Jan. 4. About 10,000 insurgents are "I have with me the Foreign estimated to have taken ad- Secretary-Mr Ernest Bevin- vantage of the Burmese Gov- and the Minister of Defence ernment's general amnesty issued after defence costs india was almost Mr Emanuel Shinwell, A communique

order which expired today. the meeting sald, "The first the only country cutting down. "Our discussions will be very Official sources said today UN, oficials and delegates plenary meeting of the Prime her expenditure on armies by general, and we hope that there that the order would not

be noted without comment Pre- Ministers' meeting took place 15 percent.

will be an important contribu- extended further. The This did not mean that they tion to peace. at No. 10 Downing Street this

in-dent Harry Truman's statenent Communists, his

at surgents include

now%

conference that he morning. The Prime Ministers were weakening India's de- "Today, the conference will Karen rebels, tribesmen, army is not considering asking the of the United Kingdom, Canada, fences. Instead, a real

effort be concerned mainly with mutineers and "White Band" U.S. to bomb Red China with- the Commonwealth of

Aug-

was being made to turn more epoches and with the object of members tralia,

Zealand New

India, of her resources to the better- obtaining a general idea as to Volunteer Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia ment of her people,

procere."-Reuter. and Dr Donges representing the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa---were present.

"Mr Attles,

THE NEW CHINA

Mr Nehru is believed to have

that it was idle

and

who is host to declared

the meeting, was in the Chair. Irrelevant to talk of China as a He welcomed the other Com-satellite of Russla though it

nwealth representatives

Epidemic Holds biggest offensive of a four-year war in North Indo-weath

Up Shipping

Liverpool, Jan, 4. The North of England's Influenza epidemic haif

today claimed

three thousand Liverpool

doo- kers, causing a big hold up in unloading ships. More than 12 versels were

in

River the queuclog Mersey, awaliing berths.

The Health Ministry ap. pealed to the pubile today to ease the burden of the the with doctors coping

wave of Influenza witch Is of a mild form and has

caused no desilis,

It said that the spidemic spread to west Laucashier though some other areas Jiad had

share of localised outbreak. — Reuter,

Agreement

On

Decision

London, Jan. 4, The decision taken by the British Government not to ne- empt Mr Liaquat Ali Khan's demand to include Kashmir on the agenda of the full con- ference for formal discussion has the support of all the other members of the Commonwealth apart from India.

China today.

on might be that she was o friend-

ter.

of the

People's out UN, permission, and is not Organisation. Reu- considering asking for such per

mission.

BRITISH CALL FOR REALISM TOWARD PEKING

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

r

London, Jan. 4.

U.S. MUST

CONTAIN

COMMUNISM

Washington, Jan. 4.

Paul Shater Representative (Republican) said in a state- ment today that the United States must contain Communism

of the United Kingdom ly ally of the Soviet. Government.

The hard reality was that they "Mr Atlee recalled that since bad to work with the new China, the last meeting of Prime a major power in Asia and the Ministers the Commonwealth world, and that her voice should French land, sea and air forces launched their had lost three former Common- be heard in the councils of the

Prime

Ministers-Mr nations of the world, Mackenzie King of Canada, Mr Nehru is said to have told Field Marshal Smuts of South the other Prime Ministers that a "limited Africa and Mr Peter Fraser of the carrying on of New Zealand-and tribute was war" or an economie boycott of A call for the withdrawal of diplomatic re- by sen and air and avold land paid to their distinguished ser- China would keep the world in cognition from Red China is made this morning wars with Russia. vices.

Mr Shater endorsed Mr Hor- "A discussion took place on

by the Daily Telegraph. It says the Common-bert Hoover's proposal to send procedure and agreement was

statesmen altend-wealth Prime Ministers who begin their meetings no more American aid one as reached on the business of the ing the meeting also spoke.

After their morning session here today should consider their collective policy themselves. noting and on the manner in which it would be conducted. today the statesmen lunched towards China in a "mood of realism."

with King George, and bia family,

They struck from coastal positions into the mountains near the Chinese border to engage Communist-led Vietminh concentrations there or drive them away.

had

Eight hours after the push started, the enemy been sighted.

ground troops pushed into the not foothills from which Vietminh soldiers descended 10 days ago and overran the fortress of Binh Licu, 32 miles North Tiеnyсл.

i

Supported by artillery, cruiser standing off shore and several squadrons of warplanes,

ANTI-RED

CAMPAIGN

IN SIAM

of

A French Army communique last week reported that heavy enemy concentrations in the area made an assault on Tienyen appear imminent.

Instead of waiting for the attack. the French

went into action. General Jean de Lattro de Tassigny, the new Comman- der-in-Chief and French High

Commissioner In Indo-China, was at headquarters in Tienyen when the operation started,

HEAVY BARRAGE

one of the principal high prieststain trails by foot. of the kingdom, is distributing aj

"petice resolution" denouncing salvos Trouln

in

barrage and An artillery

from the emuiser Dugay

Jaict were

down the "false peace appeal which the Communists circulate in or-passes ahead of the troops.

Security regulations der to cover their aggression."

vented newsmen from giving the French Leaflets containing the peace the strength

Army officers resolution were widely distri- forces involved. butet In Bangkok by pedicab estimated Vietminh strength in drivers but their origin was not the area at 12,000 regulars, plus

guerilla battalions.

WORLD PROBLEMS

"The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom then opened a

discussion en the general inter- national situation in which all The Commonwealth representa- liver took part.

This Piscussion was continu ed in

in the second plenary meet-

held in the afternoon.

a state of tension and could only hold up progress,

The other

Earlier reports

about the

until the European nations arm

This third world war, which

is so close upon us, cannot be

There have been no indications in word or from our viewpoint, a war for the survival of any particular Premiers' meeting said that deed that China's intentions are or ever have been nation other than our own,"

the following rough they had heads on which to plan their other than aggressive, the newspaper says,

programme days:

over the next 10

4

FIVE POINTS

"In these circumstances," it continues, "there is little point!

in the Indian Prime Minister,

Mr Nehru, going on talking Situation

about the necessity of bringing the Peking Government into the Security Council.

(1) The situation in Kores be meetings today were and its implications for the devoted to a general analysis of Commonwealth, and policies to world problems. Tomorrow, par- be advanced in the United No-

"Nor by the same token can ticular aspects of these problems tions

in greater (2) Commonwealth policy to- any case now be made out for will be considered detail.'

wards Communist China.

protracting the absurd farco of One member of the Common- (3) Rearmament of Ger- this country's recognition wealth was missing-Pakistan, many

the possibility of Mao Tse-tung's regime. It has whose

nothing but insults

and

please

of

Mr Nehru,

In Burma

of

I said Mr Shaftr.

Не added that the United States could help nations Western Europe to arm, but "a cannot do all their fighting for them."

He said also that Mr John Foster Dulles "and other ad- ministration apologists" said the United States must have Euro- pean and Asian basts to retain control of the eca and air. Mr

quate bases in the Philippines, Formosa and the isles of the Western Facile. Spain can be made available to us."--United

Well In Hand Shafer added: "We have ade-

Prime Ministers today was to (5) A Japanese peace treaty, "It is high time that zu rebels in the absence of foreign

an act of re-intervention but warned that a cognition should be with- drawn,"

THE FACTS

a Communist victory in Indo- China would

an im- pose mediate threat to Burma.

US Offer To S. America

Chile for hemisphere defence, the offer were accepted, arrange

The State Department sald if

Bangkok, Jan. 4, Thailand's leading buddhist

Prime Minister, Mr high level talks with Russia. brought us not

New York, Jan. 4. dignitary is promoting a cam-

The initial phase was an en-Liaquat Ali Khan, has declined (4) Britain's commitments and humiliations...Mr Bevin's The United States Ambas- paign against Communism.

veloping movement in which to attend unless the Kashmir as a member of the Northgesture,' designed presum-sador to Buzma, Mr David Press.

Treaty out, first Wat two columns struck

Organisation ably to The Lord Abbot of

dispute between his country and Atlantic

said today that the Burmese Government could Kashmir Samphaya in Bangkok, who is by truck and then along moun- india is collectively considered and their implications in terms has certainly not pleased Mac Key,

of manpower, by the statesmen.

money and Tse-tung.

overcome the Communist One of the first acts of the rearmament. send a telegram to Mr-Liaquat and the American suggestion, unreciprocated

that an might be rearmed.

Japan All Khan, asking him to change

One prehis mind.

subject likely to

Washington, Jón. 4. be

The United States today brought up is the suggestion by General Douglas MacArthur RUSSIAN THREAT

offered to sell two light cruisers to each of three South American that Japan might be re-armed In his

In world to defend herself against the survey of the

Malaya, the Telegraph

Mr Key, who arrived from Nations-Argentina, Brazil and today, Mr Attlee threat of Communism.

continues, the Peking Govern- Rangoon for several months' situation referred to the threat to world Australia and other Common-ment actively encourages the consultations, sald at present known until today when more french authorities said that peace posed by present Russian wealth countries will urge that activities of predominantly there was no evidence. of any leaflets signed by the Abbot

in taking positions for the at-polley, the part Britain would strict limitations should be im- Chinese terrorists engaged វឌ were being prepared for circul tack Last weds on Binh Lieu.play in defence of Europe by posed in any Japanese rearma- trying to break down law and direct outside aid given to the habilitating

with signatures of those

forces Vietminh

circled

order. tion

her membership of the Northment. wishing to support the move-

In territory and, into Chinese

Organisation, One v the most dimcult ment.

It was helping the rebels in of the

The Government, which the face

ourrent drive,

and menacing They share the feeling that

any attempt is made, to surrounding ton with President Truman.

all described as democratic The resolution stated:

territories. Soo friendly to the United States, Router. that safety zone. The border in the "family" atmosphere of such

to He is understood

Commonwealth not be will do all we possibly can not the past few months has been

general

alth ta forces Invading Tibet will could cope with the local Com- should a gathering

recognition 0X to accept Communist ages wide open to them.-Associated surveyed the position of Ger- con and her right to anot

Communist be on India's frontier. vitlated by discussion of contro..

many and the progress made

munists, who were not numer- the slon in order to preserve world issues involving

and were versial

towards a

split up "These," says the Telegraph,ous) a Japanese peace treaty on the United Nations, national policy of member peace."

Mr Attlee stressed the urgency

Australia, New Zealand, South "are facts which the Common separate groups. States.

Africa and Canada of Far East problems.

have not wealth Prime Ministers should

the Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, India's recognised the Peking Govern-weigh against

muddled He added that there was no Prime Minister, ma

made speech ment while Fritain, India, thoughts and hopes of Mao be- coherent Communist move- in which he deplored the general Ceylon and Pakistan have. coming an Asiatic Tito,"

ment in Burma.-United Press. tendency becoming evident of

UNIQUE CEREMONY a "mad Face of rearmament."

This could only tend to in- After the first, session of to-

It is understood that India has been taking a consistently Over the dotached attitude exchanges between Pakistan and the British Government,

The Abbot is to make

the

Treaty Atlantic

"We could concolvably fall back into and his recent talks in Washing-problems of the conforenes will Indo-China

#

Preas.

strong denunciation of Commu- Steel ulum in a speech on Sunday.

Last November several thou- sand persons signed a so-call- od "peace petition" which later was found to have been Com-

munist inspired. Many of those who signed it were un- aware of its origin. United

Press.

Tito Receives Greek Envoy

For Reds

In China

be, have secure

It

Washington, Jan. 4,

crease rather than

lessen the day's meeting of Premiers, the Authoritative sources said on present tension of the world, he six Prime Ministers attended a Thursday that the United States said, according to usually re-meeting of the Privy Council at was trying to persuade France liable sources.

which King George presided. to cancel contructa to supply The Indian Prime Minister Mr Don Stephen Senanayake steel to Communist China,

was reported to have reminded (Ceylon) an. Mr Sidney Hol- French steel makers have con- the conference that in consider- | land (Now Zealand) Wero

India has made it clear to Mr Clement Attlee,

the British Prime Minister, that, firstly, the Kashmir dispute is before the United Nations and по step should be taken to take the dispute out of the jurisdiction of this world organisation; squondly, India is prepared to have the matter discussed in an friendly Informal,

Way Landon with the Pakistan Prime Minister. not with all the

Belgrade, Jan. 4. with around, but

It was announced officially that Britain and such other members Premier Marshal Tip of who have knowledge of the Yugoslavia on Thursday received inues in the dispute and can the newly-appoluted Minister of be expected to make Eome Greeces Spiros Kapo Tanides with the Chinese mainland.toned that against the interna- useful contribution--Reuter.

tracted to well the Chinese Redsing the problems Cacing them SWOTI in as

as new members of

members

in

United Press.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

THIS IS YOUR ROOM,MISS NARDA. PART OF THE MUSEUM'S ANIMAL SECTION

WE COULDN'T PUT YOU WITH

VEGETABLES OR MINERALS. THIS

IS YOUR WARDROBE. YOU ARE NEVER TO WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT MORE THAN ONCE.

were

the Council.

30,000 tons of steel, primarily they should not lose sight of rails for China's shaky railway their main objective-the pro- The King has mation of world

never before svetem.

peace.

presided over a Council altend Mr Nehru regretted that The French Government said

ed by six of the Commonwealth several of the firms had agreed most nations

spending Prime Ministers. of their re- not to accept any new orders more and more

The Prime Ministers Were annament which stars of a television programme The United States foels that sources previous contracto

should be could, and should, be used for broadcast to England and Wales cancelled. The United States the betterment of humanity.

today. He is reported to have men- has barred all American trade

United Press.

in

tionni background of piling up By, Lee Falk and Phil Davis

EVERY BRAND OF FINE PERFUME, BOOKS JEWELS,ANYTHING YOU WISH, WILL BE

FURNISHED. REMEMBER.

NO ONE WILL HARM

FOR DISTURA YOU.

1

ON NICE DAYS YOU CAN SIT IN YOUR GARDEN. YOU SEE, IT WON'T BE SO BAD.

BARS/IMA PRISONER

HERE

Viewers suw the earlier "shots" "of

the leaders arriv-

ing, the crowds and then close- upa taken in the drawing room of No 10 Downing Street,

The Prime Ministers wOT" able to see themselves on the television screen for a monitor in set was specially installed the room where they were being televised.

Short speeches made before television Cameras by the statesmon at the start of the Commonwealth conference (werd brandesist here today.

HOPES FOR. PEACE Dr Theophilis Dongos (South Africa's: „Minister - of thời Interior), who is representing Dr Daniel Malan, his Prime

·MInleder, said "At this time wd. fedlordt da metommy/that the friends, of:peace: siodā /Douter"

ph Wadakkeryptāsa deviis) werS AND

insurrectionists.

and

the

hy

and

ments would be made for re-

ships

three training crows of the countries.

All three nations have been conducting preliminary negotia- tions for the ships for some

in Assam Quake Shock

Bombay, Jan. 4. An earthquake shock of slight intensity, with Its origin in North Assim, www recorded here early today.-Reuter

The First Time For Centuries

For the first time for centuries an Arab Archbishop is on a visit to England.! He is the Most Revy George Hakim, an Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Church for the See of Galilee, and he la the man who helped to found the Holy Land Arab Refuges Fund. Here the Archblatiop is explaining to reporters, pictures which he fook during his visit to various European centres including. Rome. ---- London. Ex-

press Service,