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SENATORS BACK CONTINUED U.S. AID FOR JAPAN

Washington, Mar. 16.

A Senator and a Congressman, both sharply concerned with American Far Eastern policy, said today that the United States must continue to make sure Japan has a sound domestic economy "or we lose her to Communism.”

Sen. John Sparkman, Alabama Democrat and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Sub- committee on the Far East, and Walter Judd, Minnesota Republican Congressman, declared:

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His Fare

A Pound

London, Mar. 16. Tho first elephant to fly the Atlantle, Rajab, weighing 1,200 lbs, left here today in a Pan- American Clipper for Boston.

He is being sent as a gift from the Governor of East Bengal to the Boston Parks Commission

The cost of flying the elephant across the Atlan- tich £380 — xix shillings for each pound of his weight. — Reuter,

BURMESE

CABINET

SWORN IN

Rangoon, Mar. 16.

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"We need Japan; she must be aligned with the free world: and we must continue to old her as long as necessary or she will go behind the Communist Iran Curtain."

The legislators macle the statements in a radio broadcast discussing "What is the role of the now Japan?"

-Sen, Sparkman, who is play- ing a leading role in presenting the Japanese peace treaty to the Senate, sald that despite vurious criticism to the contrary, the proposed treaty rejects any Russion claim on the Kurile Islands which might be based on the Yalta Agreement.

the

Asked what assurance United States have that Japan would not fo Communist after the treaty is effective, both Mr. Sparkman and Mr Judd replied:

ALIGNED WITH WEST

"We have no such assurance," but both expressed confidence that

Japan would remain ullgned with the tree nations,

have

Sen, Sparkman said "Japan's actions indicate they tired in with the Western powers."

Both Mr Sparkman-and-Mr-

The new Cabinet of Premier Judd said Japan must be assured

U Nu was sworn in today essential raw material and given: before recently-elected

Presi-the opportunity to trade with dent Ba U. The Cabinet re-the United States places the Provisional

And other

Govern- nations "or we must continue ment which ruled Burma since subsidising them." she gained independence in 1948.

But

The Premier - formerly known as Thakin Nu-formed a' Cabinet of 22 portfolios, all эле of which has been assigned. Included is Burme's first woman Minister, Mrs Ba Maung Chain, who takes the portfolio for the affairs of the Karen State,

In addition to the Premier and Mrs Chain, the principal Ministers are:

Affairs Foreign

and Slates Sao Hkun Hkio,

Finance and Revenue-U Tia

Defence-Ba Swe,

Shan

Forests and Agriculture Thakin Kyaw Tun.

Land Nationalisation-Thakin Tin,

Commerce, Supply and Co- operation-Thakin The Kkin. Information-U Tun Win, Labour M. Raschld.

more

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1952,⠀⠀

February's Gifts

TROUBLE MAY BE BREWING IN S. AFRICA

They look like cuddly toys but these February lumbs are very much alive. They charmed the two little girls at Bickleigh, on Dartmoor, where tabing was in full swing. — Reuterphoto,

Extensive Search

For Oil In

South Seas

The South

Singapore, Mar. 16.

Major Crisis Can

Arise Over Rights Of Voters

Johannesburg, Mar. 16. Prime Minister Daniel F, Malan's racé segre- gation policies will face a major court decision and threatened mass demonstrations in the coming month.

Arms Caches Uncovered

Rome, Mar. 10. Police found 14 Highl artilery pieces, thousands of rab-machine guns, and *ifles and millions of Fourits of ammunition in raide

Kopyti arma

dumps throughout Kiafy, I was announced today,

The police hellove that meat of the

Arms were

hidden by Communist par- *cars duting and im. mediately after the war, They were well-olled, care- fully stored and in perfect condition-Reuter.

Decline In

Wool Sales Reported

Washington, Mar. 16. One-fifth less wool was

In this nation where 2,500,000 whites dwell alongside 10,000,000 non-whites, denied full pro-exported by the five princi perty and other rights, the situation is filled with explosive possibilities.

The

nation

RUSSIANS HOLD UP UN PROBE

Investigation On Gorman Elections

Bonn, Mar. 16. The United Nations' com- mission to investigate con- ditions for holding all- Germany elections arrived here today.

"We are awaiting, on official anawer from the East German authorities to cur request to vestigui there the possibility of holding Dice elections Kristjan Albertson. or Iceland, the commission's chairman, said.

"So far we know only from the prothes of the East German Government Raders that we neo bazired.

"The West German Govern- ment and Western Berlin bave welcomed the investigation," Mr Albertson said.

"Our task in Germany is to look into the conditions for free democratic elections," ha sold

pal Southern Hemisphere producing countries in the 1951-52 season

to up

"We can solve our task only highest The decision. of the South December, the United States it all authorities concerned give court is due in a few days African Appeal Court at Bloem- Agriculture Department re-us thoir help," he added. to rule on the legality of a barring the vote to the coloured ported today.

fontein on whether the Aut Parliamentary act which people is constitutional stems would reduce the voting front the fact it was passed by rights of 1,000,000 colcured¦valy, a bare majority in Parlin-

mcnt. people.

An extensive land and sea search for oil is American aid to Japan since going on over wide areas of Sarawak, British the war ended amounts to about Borneo, and under the bed of the South China Sea.ace two billion dollars.

On Monday the Senate wil resume debate on the Japanese peace treaty and the Pacifie security pacts,

As the debate is due to go Into its second day, Senatorial opinion Was that the four treaties. will receive approval this week but none would fore- cast when voting would start.

Mr Sparkman and Mr Smith, of New Jersey, ranking Repub- lican on Mr Sparkman's For East Committee, appear likely to open the second day of debate

and will urge adoption, of the

treaty-Associated Press.

Miniature TV Set

Birmingham, Mar. 16.

The new Cabinet has four A television set so small that posts then the former It can be held in the hand will Provisional Government. The be on show next 'week at the portfolle for the Shan States National Trade Fair and Tele- sull remains to be filled-As-vision Exhibition opening here sociated Press.

on Tuesday. Reuter,

A British Crossword Puzzle

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8 Fanish (8)

1. Last ((6),

9 Fame (8)

11 Fall to pieces:(8)

12 Male animal (4)

13 Flaner (5)

18 Trickles through (5)

19 Cut short (4).

24 Retallation (8)

25 Boredom. (B) (.

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20 Became solid (6)

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4 Rope Abro (4)

6 of sound mind (4)

6 Inborn (4)

7'Come out (8);

10 Result (5)

14 Lizard like erailures (5).

10 Lizard like creatures

15 Marred (7)

18 Burn alightly (6)

17 Matal (0)

20 Quantity of wool

21 Goblin (5)

22 Erigo (4)

23 Local tax (4),

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General

a two-

office:s

sympathisers.

discontent.

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SOVIET SILENCE'

to

An announcement by the British-Malayan Petroleum niversary of white settlement inputy De Wet, the present chases of 115 million lbs.

Exports by Australia, South Atrich, New Zealand, Argentina The commission has sent two and Uruguay dropped by 154 requests to 'Soviet .General million Lus, in spite of heavier Vassily Chulkov for permission shipments from New Zealand

to enter Eastern Germany. This group stem mostly from constitution provides that such August

Its opponents contend the as result of special sales in Gen.

Chulkov, is chief of the marriages between whites and measures must have

Boviet Control Commission in non-whites

Badlarn and äre

virtually thirds majority of both Houses, sales of the current clip in all Gen, Chulkov has not answered,

The figures reflected lower at

Gormany. Alhough the only non-whites who, up to now, have had the franchise to

the East Germans have The Torch

aleg markets, particularly in Argen- it plain that the Commando

medo vote in South Africa.

ina and Uruguay. plans to demonstrate against the

commission will be unwelcome an Government's defence

Practically the entire 1951- Observers predict that a They contend the Government itinu ar about one-third of the Max Kohnstamm of the Nether

policies,

52 clip of Uruguay and Argen-are Haider Abbasi of Pakistan, Members of the Commission judgment against the Govern-removing capable ment will touch off a major constitutional crisis. There isplacing them with Nationalist three Dominion clips remainedlands, Antonio Mendes Vianna ·

Government

Within on hand of the end of February. of Brazil and Kristjan Albertson. speculation that Dr Malun may the r Try to settle it by appealing to omcers, three of them former demand for the rest of the sea investigate whether Germany

past three days four senior Supplies were apparently

They were appointed by the met the expor UN in Paris last December the-country in a snap general Generals, have lashed out

:dequate its election.

what they call interference of on, but a pinch might. cebu could be unified through free A judgment for

in line wool later in the year. natimol elections. the Govern-politielans in military affairs. ment will add fuel to the fires of

the

Poland was Department. Lieutenant-General

sold. George resentment already smouldering Brink, former Deputy Chiet

Total exports from the

also mamed to the commlasica but of countries

its delegate refused to serve.-- amounted on the non-whites who have Stat, said recently that the million los compared with 787 Associated Press. announced nationwide demon- strations to defy the country's wefence organisation is seething million as in the season up race laws on April 6.

Lieutenant December. United States That day marks the 300th an-

of Staff, has denied presented a drop of 28 per cent. the allegations. South Africa, which is to be

STAGNATION Prime Minister Malan "in celebrated

Government- yesterday he would like to ban the period were

from Australia Exports sponsored programme.

the Torch Commando,

were down: about 22. which Adding το the confused pic-claims a membership of 160,000, and reduced world consumption per cent, reflecting slower sales, ture, white opponents of the He changed it was founded in an Malan Government plan to take atmosphere of Communism,

of about the same magnitude. a strong stand as

The the which its leaders have denied.- sales raised exports for the Zealand special New cous decision de announced. Associated Press.

Leaders

of the Torch Com-

perlod by 100 per cent, bus the mando, strong right arm of Dr

current cilp was selling at Malan's white opponents-say

about

same rate As in

Washington, Mar. 16. their members will march on

A drive to stamp out locust Australia. Capetown 8 hours after the

Sales and exports fram South plagues wil begin In Perala verdict la handed down, no

Africa were progressing fairly this week, using an Insecticide matter what the decision,

well. They were about equal to so powerful that 140 grams in those of the 1949-60 season, but solution, will clear a hectare. 14 per cent below the record The attack, sponsored by the movement of last year.

American Point

Four Fro- The Agriculture Department gramme, will be extended to a Canberra, Mar. 18. Australian Importers will held clip wool had been exported the

said that only small amounts of | huge stretch of the Middle East, able to exceed their

Technical Co-operation quotas under the new import restric from Argentina and Uruguay in Administration announced here. tions if they

has been can prove that ne current season. Exports from

Nearly $450,000 exporters could not both countries were down more allocated to it. divert goods already ordered to than at pin those wool markets light planes with the help of reflecting the Crops will be sprayed from

Company, Limited, subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell, which operates the Seria and Miri oilfields in British Borneo, says an intensive geological and geographic sur- vey has started over wide areas of Sarawak and that two test wells are being drilled.

In addition to the search for j of which the former predomin- oil on land, the announcement ates. About half the production adds, a search. is also being is proctiszd al the Lutong under the refinery in the adjoining Colony made for reserves bed of the South China Sea. of Sarawak, the balance being

shipped overseas. Serla oilfield,

Output of

which was discovered in 1929, has soared to a record level of 14,000 tons daily.

This rich well was only dis- covered in 1929 after years of detalled

investiga- geological tion along the coast and infand through swampy jungle border- ing the South China Sen.

The Pacific war larrupted development of Seria and the Japanese left behind them a trail of utter destruction.

was

200 WELLS

Rehabilitation work started in 1946 and rapid pro- gress was made. Daily produc- tion rose to 2,000 tons, but by the end of the year it had risen to 4,570.

The all company staff numbers about 1,000 and is composed of English, Dutch, Australian, Malay, Indian and Chinese. The labour force of about 0,000 is largely Malay, Chinese, Indian and Dyak.-United Press,

SECURITY

PACT

RATIFIED

|

Baghdad, Mar, 18. Iraq's Parliament today ratl-

soon as

TENSIONS RISING

The group, composed largely of ex-Servicemen, will carry torches and arrive in cars from (every part of the Union to de-

mand the Government's resigna-

tion, lenders predict.

this background, racial Against this tensions seem to be rising. In Johannesburg 11 Negroes were killed

led and nearly 70 injured in a recent week of fighting be tween non-white groups. Thou- sands of these non-whites

puy

DX

advocated

now

д

sald

New Ruling

On Imports

overemos

the

another market without loss. stagnation

this

Drive To Stamp Out

Locusts

Food arki Organisation.

Agricultural

The FAO Advisory Commit

tee on locusts mid yesterday that next month the attack would be

Feder FORCES JUDGE read to Ethiopia, Eritrea, So

RETIRING

maliland and Kenya and later to

the area from Libya to Pakistan. will be timed to wipe out

I

An arouncement sadd that as a result of the depressed con- the

ruling specially made

covered goods ditions in world markets and the for the Austendency of growars to withhaid tralian market or to importers for higher pricer-Reuter. specifications. to be protected from lawless

Mr R. Rowe, gangs who terrorise their segre- Secretary of the Associated gated crime-soaked townships.

Chambers of

Commerce, sald The non-whites plan д that the decision could mean that up to a month's extra im- By December 1940, I had fled the Arab League collective campaign of passive resistance

the swarms of locusts sweeping by

bo Manilal ports would tons and by security pact, signed by Egypt, Gandhi.

admitted to risen

London, Mar. id. to 10,000

scross the region in the summer. Australia undergoing

above the quota It was announced yesterday Normally, locusts cost $80,000,- to 13,000 tons. Saudi Arabla, Iraq, Syria, the December 1980

by the Lord and the Yemen in three-week fast to point up his allowance. Now it stands at

Chancellor's 600 damage in the area each than Lebanon Xors

opposition to

isegregation Impor s reaching Austraila office that, on the abolition of yearReuter.. 5,000,000

yearly, being Caro on Feb. 2, 1051. tons

The derived from nearly 200 wells.

laws. He is a son of the late before March 8 would not be his office in consequence of the binds member pact

Mohandas into a military and

Gandhi, spiritual subject to the The oilneld yields two tapes or States

new quota re- Courta: Martial (Appeals) ~Act, strictions, under which Aus- C. crude oil-waxy and non-waxy, economic alliance, It is modelled leader of India who once lived

on the Atlantic Pact and pro- In South Africa. vides for mutual aid in case, of To help the campaign mony halved-Reuter. attack from any source, includ-hundreds of non-whites, in Ing from an Arab country.

cluding

500 Indian's, have Jordan at first refused to sign volunteered to go to guol if because the thought the States | necessary,

Travellers Molested

:

In Tibet

Bombay, Mar. 10.

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should help each other only This joining of forces is when attacked from outside. algnificant. Nover before in this The Jordan Minister in Cairo country have different non- signed the pact over a year/white groups combined in their later on Feb. 18 this year, political struggle.. Reuter.

SYRIA AND 'JORDAN-

Damascus, Mar. 10. Chinese Communist troops are Fawzi Selo, Syrian Head of policing the road from India to State, and Colonel Shishakli, Lhasa, Tibet, following the pil-Army Chief of Staff, will visit laging of travellers by famine- Amman next Wednesday. arielten peasants, reports from They will be returning the Kalimponi sald today.

recent visit here. of King Talai reports cald. the Chinese

and strengthening economic and entered the important Tibetan financial relations between the centre of Pharijong, 10 miles two countries. northeast of Kalimpong on

avolded

the

Foreign, Finance, and other Indian-Tibetan border. The officials will accompany them.-- Chinese

the

Indo-Reuter. trade route on their. 200-mile mule trek from their

Chinese

base at Gyangtse.

REGENT'S TRIP

Daghdad, Mar, 10m.

The Times of India cortes- pondent in Kalimpong reported Regent Abdullah of Img will today that several parts of leave Baghdad en Mar, 20 oh a Tibet are faced with an acute Journey to Europe. food shortage. Gyengtso was The Regent will visit Britain one of the worst affected towns, before going to Spain where he The correspondent mid the has been officially invited by. famino

ww.d calised by the General Franco France-Presse, Chinese authorities In Gyangtso commandeering nli available food to feed an estimated 10,000

Chinese troops garrisoned in Biggest In Memory Lhasa,

London, Mar, 16,

The biggest entities of halce

The correspondent said that Tibetan

poscanty, desperate for food, wery waylaying travellers in memory are now being along their India Lassa „rond, obtained at the Muckle FluggR The focal aliumilón, in the fishing area off the .... Shetland Tibeizs. capital, • - Recifes ro Islands, ported to be perlous-United been taken by "throo ~ trawlers,

$17,000 | slone*: bevind

tratalo imports will be about Queen's Counset, Deputy Jutro US Envoy To Spain

the

Advocate-General of Forces,

will be retiring on

New York, Mdr. -10.7- June 2, 1952 after 28 years of The new United States (Am- Birkenhead, Mar. 10. service in the Judge Advocate-bassador to Spain, Mr Lincoln. Ann Stelter, aged nine,

General's office.

BlacVeigh, left New York today daughter of Mr R. B. Stoker, The Lord Chanocilor pro- by air for Lisbon My Mac- Director of Manchester Lines poses to appoint Sir Frederick Veagh, who was formerly Am launched the. cargo steamer Gentle, Queen's Counsel, to the bassador to Portugal will spend Manchester Explorer, 2,750 tons, new office of Vice-Judge a week in Lisbon before going here. -- Reuter.

Advocate-Generpi,—Router;

to. Madrid-France-Presse.

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