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No. 34888

Pyrites Offered To Hongkong-

·But At A

Price!

(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, May 8.

An India businessman in London claims to have 100,000 tons of pyrites—a source of sulphur-- for immediate shipment from Karachi-at a price. This offer was made to Mr B. F. Wong, a Hongkong chemical manufacturer who is visiting London for the BIF Mr Wong owns the biggest of three sulphuric acid plants in the Colony.

Hertogh Marriage

Dutch Govt Seeks Annulment

When America cut off sup- ples of raw materials to long- kong, Mr Wong was faced with the problem of finding alter- native sources of sulphur. Thot Is how he came to get in touch with Mr P. N. Rau, who has an office in London.

Mr Rau offered Mr Wong 16- 000 tons of

pyrites

which he

sold could be shipped from Karachi to Hongkong without delay. | There was one smag-the price.

He wanted for the pyrites £18 10s, a ton, f.o.b., which means the buyer has to pay ad- ditionally for sea transport, in- sarance, etc. By the time

reached Hongkong the pyrites would have cost Mr Wong nearly half a million pounds.

Breda, Holland, May 8. The Dutch Government presented its case today for the annulment of the mar- riage of 14-year-old Bertha

Mr Wong was told that if he Hertogh, the Dutch "Jungle accepted this offer he could Girl," to 21-year-old Man-have up do 100,000 tons of soor Adabi, a Malay school pyrites from the same source, teacher.

Mr Wong turned it down, Had he accepted it it would have meant the price of sulphuric Hongkong would have over 300 per cent and many local industries which depend upon this raw material would not have been able to afford it,

But neither Bertha nor Man-mean soor Adabl, who were married eld in according to Moslem

law in Singapore last August, was pre- sent at the Breda District Court. The case had been ad- journed from March 27.

Serious rioting broke out at Singapore in February when the Court of Appen! dismissed the application of Che Aminah, Bertha's Malay "foster mother" turing the war years, against restoring the girl to her parents In Holland.

Today the Public Prosecutor's representative, Mr J. Tekopeus,

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When I spoke today he said, "I am going to India next week. As soon as I get back I will give you all the information you want. But thing about in the meantime do not say any- this matter. IL might, prejudice. the whore business."

declared that at the time of the PAY STATE VISIT

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1951.

Gloucesters Answer, Roll-Call

After

Epic, Tragic Battle

TYPHOON

Security Council Orders Israeli-Syrian Ceasefire

Lake Success, May 8.

The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution ordering a ceasefire in the Palestine flare-up between Syria and Israel.

Both Syria and Israel withdrew their amendments, after which the resolution was approved by a vote of 10-0, with Russia abstaining. The United States, Britain, France and Turkey submitted the resolution, which called for an immediate end to the fighting.

The chief United States dele-| Mr Austin soid neither Israel gate, Mr Warren Austin, told or Syria should "stipulate con- the Council in submitting the ditions for carrying out the tesolution that such on order order." must be taken before the United Dr Moshe Sharett, has expressed was an "emergency step" which The Israeli Foreign Minister, Nations could slit conflicting his government's willingness to must stop" and 11 was a situa- as the United Nations has pre- charges. He said the "ghting halt action by its troops as soon tion which demanded immediate valled on the Syrians to remove action by the Council.

armed forces from demilitarised zone.

all

the

marriage Bertha held Dutch

London, May 8. nationality. She was not of King Frederik and legal age and therefore, under Ingrid of Denmark arrived in Queen Article 88 of the Civil Code, she

London today for a three-day could not be married.

State visit. King George and The Court will give judgment Queen Elizabeth and other But adoption of the resolu- In May 16, Bertha now lives members of the Royal Family tion would in no way mean the After drawing the attention of with ber parents and aix were DA Victoria Station to Council drops discussion of the both sides to their obligailons, brothers and sisters at Bergen- welcome them as they stepped Palestine question," he Op Zoom, acor The Hague off the Royal rain from Dover. "Discussion of the question and the armistice part, to cease Reuter,

-Reuter.

should thereafter continue."

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Twisting The Lion's Tail

WHAT precisely is meant by the

or

as a

British demarche suggesting arbitration on the Persian Government's decision to nationalise the vast proper- ties of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company has yet to appear: whether it implies adjustment of ideas tó a fait accompli,

stands

challenge, requires clarification. What has happened in Persia, on the other hand, permits of no mistake. The virtual expropriation of British-owned oilfields 'has been pro- claimed by an almost unanimous Parlia- mentary vote and the Lion's tail is being sharply -twisted, There is no regard either for freely ratified agree. ments or for future consequences in the attitude of Nationalist funatics towards the dispute Despite his better judg ment and that of the more sober influences in Teheran, the Shah had no choice as a constitutional monarch but to sign the nationalisation law. In an orgy of nationalist feeling; always near: boiling point in a country long the focus. of international interest, the Iraniana have thrown discretion to the winds in order to get rid of "foreigners." It is. another case-of throwing out_the_baby_ with the bath water, for no considera- tion of how the great installations erected by British technical experts are to be paid for, how they are to be run,' how the complexities of shipping and marketing facilities are to be met and controlled, appears to have sobered the almost pathetic delirium of the "patriots" to whom "ownership" of their chief revenue producer means independence. The British Labour Government has done little to provide either a sensiblo answer or a riposto, The time once was when we should have had no hesitation in sending a gunboat. up the Persian Gulf, but that day is long past. Mr Horbert Morrison, is ao committed to the principle of nationali- sation, that he can only pland against the unilateral abrogation of a legal agreement... He has said, in fact, that,

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support me when I saw peaceful-conditions have been restored in the demilitarise zone the Council and its repre- and the chairman of the mixed sentatives, the Chief of Staff farmistice. Commission will not with the points in issue which fail to grapple most earnestly

given rise. present highting.-United Press,

have

to

odded, under the United Nations Charter That Changes

it is natural and right that the Persians should, have a greater share in their main industry, forgetting or ignoring that he was referring to an industry British in its conception, beginnings and development. Now we ask for arbitration. In the present temper of leading Iranian politicians, agreement on such a reasonable course seems very doubtful. Mohammed Mossadiq, the now Premier, an extreme nationalist. ia on record as repudiating the value of negotiations. The one hopeful factor is that, in the absence of adequate knowledge and experience, the compli cations certain to arise in the process. of taking over will compel a different line of approach. Meantime,

fire promptly without conditions,

Austin said: "The

wur

the

Situation United

States carnestly hopes the Coun- will adopt the ceasefire resolution without delay today. This action is necessary to safe- guard the security of the area. Adoption of the resolution would in no way mean the Council drops discussion of the Palestine question. It is

an emergency step."

BRITISH ATTITUDE

our

Sin Gladwyn Jobb of Bri- tain, following Mr Austin, ad- monished

Israel and Syria alike, saying, "Whatever the provocation · mnay be, in the view of

my government re- should wres

first

be sought through machinery provided in the general armistice agreement, not through resort to armed force. It has always been hape that the

armistice mixed commission form of administra- tion might be speedily

replaced by a permanent settlement arising out of the peace treaty between the

Israel and Syria.. the en

meantime, in our vlew, is the indscapable duty of Israel and Syria to give their {full_co-operation, to the chair- man of the mixed armistice Commission in order to over- come difficulties inherent in this temporary form of adminis- Itration.

It

Washington, May 8.

The Defence Secretary, Mr George Marshall, tolá a Senate committee today that the British acceptance of plans for an Interna- Homal ambargo against Communist China "will of course make 'the 'question, of Naval blockade of. far less importance —'almost academic."

the

Bir. Marshall' said the Unlied Blates Ima been pressing for many months - "for

application of: such interational contro? measures as will be' effec- tive in diminishing the Chinese Communiat poten- tial for aggression Finally May 7 the United Kingdom indicated that they are now prepared to support a resolution Intro- duced by the United States for an International em- bargo agathat Communist China."United Press.

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DEATH TOLL

OF FIFTY Storm Causes Landslide

100 PEOPLE MISSING

Manila, May 9.

Reports of 26 additional deaths, including eight killed in a landslide on Biliran Island, raised the toll of last weekend's typhoon to 50 known dead and more than 100 missing in the Philippines.

Property damage is known to run to several million dollars but no accurate tabulation has been made.

Although more than 50 fishermen and crews of boats previously reported missing. have been found, new reports: - on other missing craft have run the total missing at sen for three days or more to well over 100. *

relief

Red

Searching parties who have blocked by washed out bridges been combing the Sibuyan Sea or landslides, making агер North of Cebu Island work difficult, returned without finding any Philippines National trace of a group of 40 Asher- Cross teams from Manila have men who set out from the gone to both islands to atd pro- North tip of the island on Satir-vincial authorities in .rellef day In small bencas {nntive work, Reports indicate crops outrigger sailing craft).

were almost a total loss and The bodies of eight members stored food was damaged when of one family, burled by a buildings were blown down. landslide at Barrio Bool, Cal-Emergency supplies birin Town, on Biliran Island rushed off the North end of Leyte, clated Press. wore recovered last night Workers continued to dig in the mud for others feared trapped when a steep hillside gave way under the heavy rain · accola- panying the typhoon on Satur- great

day night.

The 1st Batt of the Gloucester Regiment play- ed a tragic and heroic part in halting the recent Communist offensive in Korea, for which they have been presented with the US Presidential Unit Citation, This picture shows the Gloucesters answering a roll-call at a rest camp at the rear of the fighting line after the battle. But the bulk of the battalion were not present. They were either killed, wounded or missing. AP Picture.

The Glory Of The Gloucesters

(From Cyril Aynaloy)

Korean Front, May 8.

reported

to the

are being txlando,--A580-

Russia's

Proposal Rejected

EIGHT DROWNED Other new deaths included eight more drowned by roaring rivers on Leyto LART,

which poured thoir flood Washington, May

streams through several towns, The United States today one man crushed to death by a rejected Russia's proposal to failing tree' on Mindoro Island turn over the drafting of a aid one new drowning reported from Iloilo Province..

Japanese peace treaty to The Philippines Weather four Pacific. powers, includ Bureau issued its last advisorying Communist China," on the storm, which it said· has decreased in intensity and pass- ed beyond the reporting limits of this country.

Russia's purpose in advancing obtain a "double vote" over a the proposal yesterday was to Japanese peace settlement, the State Department said.

The United States intended, a Department spokesman made

It was easy today to he been christened “fris" in keep plain, to go ahead with the pre- -

sent preparations for a settle- ment for Japan, with or without Russian participation.

The next advisory will be Issued by weather authorities at Tokyo where the storm has

meteorolo Ing with American proud to be British. General | Rical customs. -Associated Van Fleet, Commander of Press.

At 2 am. today the centre the 8th Army in Korea, by

was located direction of the President of North, 123.0 degrees East, mov- 'the United States cited the Ing northeast Gloucesters, and the 107th miles per hot at the rate of 20 and it is hoped to have a draft Mortar Battery for their centre at that time were

ported in exocas of 60 miles- valour in the battle of a fort- night ago.

storm centre is forcecast | miral

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at 23.0

degrees

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The United States has been consulting 15 other nations in working out the treaty terms,

ready-for-signing within a few

re-weeks,

Islands

Russia, in a note handed to

the Am Ambassador, Ad-

G. Kirk, in Moscow

It was made an occasion for a to be about 100 miles southwest yesterday (and to the British parado: Every unit of the 20th of Naha, Okinawa, at 2 p.m. and French envoys today) pro-

on a Manila time today.

posed calling a Council of the Brigade was represented

Foreign Ministers of the United | bull-dozed flat in front of a long Samar and Leyto

two-storeyed shell-shattered Ko-apparently were the hardest hit States, Russia Britain and rean secondary school which is by the typhoon winds and the Communist China to meet in the Brigade HQ. who

aftermath of floods and land June or July to draft a treaty.— The Belgians fought slides. Almost all highways are Reuter.

our men were alongside

there too, with Some

Boldiers from Luxembourg who are attached to them. So the Union Jack was accompanied by the Delgian and Haxembourg Tags which, to- gether with the Gloucester and Monar pennants, made a fino clash of colour.

the accurate, con- was not ciso kind of parade we should have seen if it had been in Eng- land. The men from ditent units were differently dressed. Some were in khaki batticdrees, others in jungle green, others in shirt sleeves. The rifle drill was not too accurate, either because the men have been putting thele rifies to atlier and better uses Paris, May 8.

than drill recently.

GALLANT The Big Four deputy But it was a galant

PARADE Foreign Ministers remained men

parade of who grumble a lot and deadlocked at the end of fight with extraordinary kra- Sir Gladwyn mid there was their brief session today to apparent need to increase the

General Van Fleetwas piped to number of United Nations ob- seek agreement on an agenda the parade ground by Pipe Major pervers

in Palestine to asist for a Foreign Ministers' con- Thomas Woods, and five of the the Commission. He concluded:ference.

Royal Uistors in their brown Konce

more appeal to the The deputies, who met for and a 'handshake with Brigadier kits He stopped to have word governments of Israel and Syria only an hour, were holding

Commission and operate in ita

erally to co-

explosion threatens the stability of a' strategic borderland, of the Soviet Union. The uninterrupted flow of oil is of tremendous importance to Western Europe but of more importance is the chaos that looms over Iran and the other oil countries of the Middle East if impulsive action halts. production,

"I must express my govern- creates unemployment and opens the

ment's opinion that there could be no justification for the re- way to calculated Soviét infiltration.

fuml of either party to a general Thus-it-la-the-concern-of-all-that-the-armistice agreement, to attend dispute should be settled justly and in

meetings of the mixed armistice accordance with international law as well as the natural aspirations of the Iranian people. Whatever the Nationalists may say in the heat of con- flict, the development and prosperity of Persia depend very largely on out side financing and this cannot be obtained unless the Teheran Govern- ment fulfills its solemn obligations. Self-assertion is not independence, as the Persians would soon learn if they allowed themselves to drift into the Kremlin orbit. Then they would dis- cover what "dependence on a foreign country" really means. In submitting arbitration as an alternative, Britain proffers an cany face-saving escape, from an awkward situation, but whether the Mostadigs will rise to the occasion is problematical..

"I

very

to show their adherence in their 10th session, and the Tom Brodie, and said, "It is practice to the principles of the meetings are now in their lemth good to see you again, Brigadier. United Nations Charter and

Sorry I could not make Wock.

it deneral armistice

agreement to The talks which they both solemnly b

are stone-walled sooner. You cortainly were in at the moment

a hot spot by the insistence scribed, not only by themselves of the Soviet delegate. Mr

Then he addressed the troops the use of armed force Andrej Grompico, on the item from the rostrum and gaya

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and Sovies Union.

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