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WORLD Health Day, which is being observed today, deserves more than casual interest on the puri of Hongkong. The occasion possesses special signill- ennee
the Colony Junarnuch thut де thin mument representatives of the World Health Organisa- tion are here to give practical expression
to
to
WHO's declared aims and objectives by assisting the local authorities in their immunising campaign ngainst Tuberculosis. Thus to Hongkong, World Health:
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Immunity Tories Lose Essex
County Council To Socialists
To Returned Prisoners
CONCILIATORY
STATEMENT
Attitude Changes
Munsan, Apr. 7.
The Reds today promised immunity to
Day should mean something prisoners who are returned to them-even anniversary designed to those who apparently renounced Com-
munism.
publicise the activities of WHO; I calls for 21 Colony-wide
appreciation
of the urgent necessity for
tackling
manifoldi 11'
The unprecedented conciliatory state- improving and increasing ment, made by order of the Korean People's am further facilities for armed forces and Chinese People's Volun health problems. The teers, was broadcast in the Korean language BCG - vaccine campaign last night (Sunday) on Pyongyang Radio, against Tuberculosis is a typical example, and the and repeated soon afterwards in Chinese fact that the World Health on the Peking Radio. Organisation is identifying itself actively and in
practical manner with this incidence of TB in Hong-
effort 10 reduce the
kong is gratifying.
la constantly- being emphasised by the World
aguinst
tu
It even promised restoration of "peace- ful livelihood" to prisoners held by the Allies who have tattooed anti-Communist sentiments on their body.
Early today (Monday) Air Force Brigadier General William P. Nuckols, the United Nations Command spokesman, said the Allied armistice camp had no immediate interpretation or comment on the broadcast,
Health Organisation shai the purpose of its existence is not only to wage a buttle
disease, but strive unceasingly for the establishment of health in i all parts of the earth. Fut! this reason great stress in luid on education of the public 43 a necessary Loundation for the help that
can give towards uchieving and maintaining health, The principle has been whole-nu
12CC13 would end within four or heartedly embraced by five days. Meanwhile there was the Colony's
speculation here that the staff authorities and recent officers could be winding up the
particular POW exchange problem. mail report attention In the subject. |
The statement came as vitat Agenda Four discussions cun-
hud in ross while slicers of both sides worked on "additional avenues for discus- sich of the remaining problems.
science
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Thus, while the
health!
The recess on the prisoner of werks began on Friday after 10 centcutive stere: meetings. Unofficial reports
indleated the
In order to protect prisoners BCG in their hands from possibile
compromise Inside the armistico tast, the UN says.
The Red nessmen, however, Bold Red delegates were hinting that they will withdraw the no- mination of Soviet Russia as a "neutral" truce inspector if the its UN Command would drop demand for a ban on airfields rehabilitation.
Last night's Korean language broadcast from Pyongyang and Peking sald:
"The Korean People's armed - forces and the Chinese People's Volunteers have consistently been
immunising campaign revenge by the Communists the proposing from the beginning of
Move Into New Home
Seretse Khama, exiled Chief of the Bamangwato, tribe and his English wife, Ruth, with their 20-month- old daughter, Jacqueline, have just moved into a new house with half an acre of garden, called The Knoll, in Starrocks Lane, Chipstead, Surrey, England. The house has been rented from an Anglo-Iranian oli official-London Express.
Election Landslide Continues
London, Apr. 6.
Socialists wrested complete control from the Conservatives on one council when they continued to make heavy gains in Britain's county elections today.
Following up its big victory in London, the Labour Party emerged with a clear majority when results were announced in the neighbouring county of Essex.
It was the first time the Labour Party had won control of a county council from its opponents since the county élections started on Thursday.
With a Socialist gain of 31morrow and Tuesday. All 02 seats 18 from the Conserva-county councils in England and tives and 12 from Indepen- Wales will have been re-elected
dents and cne new cat-this by Wednesday. new Essex Council has 52 La Bour members, 25 Conservativer and 18 Independents.
BIG GAINS
Throughout the country, the Labour Party has recorded blg
Labour won Essex in 1046 but Jost it again In 1949, when the Conservatives secured 38 seats, the Independents 35 and La-servatives. bour only 21,
Tel. 21433.
China Mail's New Star Contributor
Beverley Baxter, MP, ons it Ulis moni bruillant critics and political com- mentators of the day, - is now writing for the China Mfall.
"He capped a daxaling career in Fleet Street: by entering Parliament as a Conservative in 1935. Ho Is still an MP and still a journalist and drama eritio. Baxter is writing
Mr
for the China Mail a fort- Ietler centred nightly
around the political scene at Westminster, but cover- ing also the latest develop- moals in the international political situation. Mr Bax- ter's writing is as incisive as it is authoritative,
first contribution. which
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brilliant analysis of Russia's con- stantly changing diplo- macy, appears today on 'Page 4.
Talks To
Avert Strike
gains at the expense of the Con- Broken
The Socialists attribute the Before the elections, the So- successes to dissatisfaction with cialists---who were defeated in Mr Winston Churchill's Con- the Parliamentary polls last servative Government over October-had control of eight in the food subsidies and eco- county councils.
So far, they have retained London
witin
a record majority of 55, Staffordshire with 11 gains and yesterday consolidated their dominant position in Derbyshire by winning 13 new seats,
The other Labour-controlled councils will be clected to
Indian Envoy Sees Stalin
Frank Discussion
monta a vital feature! Alles have strongly clung to the ceasefire talks that both sides TAFT OR EISENHOWER? for half an hour yesterday,
of Government's struggh their principle in armistice talks release
to contain and eventually that no prisoner should be re-prisoners.
reduce the incidence of TR,
it is by no means the only activity directed at raising local health standards. The Includes the programme.
physical, of promotion mental and social well- being, particularly among
The
the re-
turned against his will. Reds have demanded
p turn all prisoners
in-
and the night last broadenst elected a softening toward some form of compromise.
on
3-MINUTES SESSION The Item Three talks
armistice lasted
the under-privileged classes policing
serve as
pro-
and repatriate pill
"This logical stand will not be affected by the fact that some of have our personnel interned Inscribed (tattooed) letters on their erms, have produced docu- ments or have done similar acts expressing their desires.
"We know full well that all such actions done while held have never been done of their lay stimulating interest only three minutes yesterday.
Red journalists at Panmunjom free will and also that all our in personal bygiene
- who often and improving nutritional Wh
return home. a third day standards. World Health paganda voices for their side-people taken prisoner desire to Day is a valuable reminder of the need for capturing to the full public interest
in this ambitious project.
maintained for
that the Reds stelt a cleanup compromise on remaining Item Three problems. Red delegates bave stated no such desire for
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Michigan Remains Undecided
Washington, Apr. 6.
Michigan Republicans were undecided last night about their preference between General Eisenhower and Senator Taft as Republican Party candidate for President of the United States.
"In our statements given the alter-side we guaranteed that all our prisoners who returned will participate in work of peace with help of their fami- lies and that their Deaceful livelihood will be restored."
Among the remaining 13, seven | The latest forecasts suggest SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
Expressed themselves in favour that General Elsenhower will One outstanding thing noted of General Eisenhower and six get at least 10 delegates, about the Red broadcast state- for Senator Taft,
Taft, who has the State Re-. ment was that it spoke of Red prisoners In Allied
Michigan's Democratic Party publican Party machino solidly hands tattooing themselves. Previous convention will not be held until behind him, is expected to get broadcasts
up to 70 per cent of the vote in the "popularity" poll.
Senator Estes Ketauver to the only official delegate In the Dehiocratic primary but is cx-
Out of the 46 delegates chosen at Detroit for the Republican national Congress to be held in Chicago next July, 33 were not publicly committed to support any particular candidate.
and official state- May 10. ments OL Panmunjom have accused the Allies of forcibly tattooing prisoners.
Also conciliatory in tone al- though presented as a "furlous protest" was the Reds!
cord-
Yesterday's Republican Party convention ends a week in which the political race in both camps became a tree onç for all
Idaho Republicans also named
pected to meet some ovation
from write-ins for
plaint at Panmunjom yesterday their delegates to the national Adlai Stevenson who has come accusing UNC planes of attack-convention yesterday.
ing supply vehicles of the Red They adopted delegation on the
| Pyongyang highway.
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Funder steadily growing pressure resolution to run for President since Trut Kacsong saying that they were not in- man announced he is opposed structing their 14 delegates onto the writing-in of his name The protest sald two Allied how to vote, "on the definite in the Illinois primary-Eeu- plares strafed the convoy at understanding that delegate ter. 11.45 m. on April 5 and that should be honour bound" to оло truck was destroyed.
Wine personnel
completely extent
our
delegation were wounded, three Meanwhile,
Senator Taft "to every
Senator Taft,
the
pri-
Drought Kills Off Cattle
from
victories in
of them critically stated the Nebraska and Wisconsin protest, which was handed to maries, today wound up his Air Forco Colonel Andrew J. methodical campaign in flinois Kinney, the conior Allied where he a expected to win Maison officer.
The Reds "requested" that again in Tuesday's polling.
Senator Taft's only opponents
Station
Darwin, Apr., 6. managers in a vast
the Allies deal with the sileged | in the Iinola Republican area of Northern Australia are violation "speedily and respon primary are Mr Harold Stassen elbly
and a local, hotel owner. But in contrast to other pro- tests the one yesterday did not SPECIAL CONDITIONS
"demand" any punishment of
the plots involved.
1
"Write-in" votes are permitted
still helplessly alanding by watching thousands of cattle die as the unbroken drought con- tinues to turn the area into a dust bowl,
With the annual'
cats
Off
Situation "Critical"
New York, Apr. 6. Last-minute negotiations
nomles in the State Health called to avert a nationwide Service but regional issues telephone strike on Monday played
a big part in the Labour broke off after only 45 progapanda for the county minutes today and a union- polls.
official said the situation was critical.
Fifty-one .county councils have been elected to date. Five will be chosen tomorrow, three on Tuesday and the remaining three on Wednesday.
Some of the Labour successes included these:
Cheshire, seven from the Conservatives,
Leicestershire three Conservatives and one Independents,
- from from
Enest Weaver, director of District 10 of the CIO Commu- nications Workers of America, reached raid an impasse was between Union officials and re- presentatives of Wealern- Elec- tric Company:
The 16,500 workers in District 10 are the key men in the nationwide strike.
Gloucestershire four from In-threatened dependents and two Conservatives,
Hampshire eight from the country.
Coriservatives,
frorn theThey install equipment and re- pair switchboards across the
Their picket lines generally Merionethshire (Wales), one are respected by other workers, from Independents.
such as phone operators, and complete tie-up is ex- East Suffolk, five from Inde. thus perdenis and two from the pected. Conservatives.
Lincolnshire (Kesteven) four from Independents-Reuler.
SEPARATE BESSIONS does occur, If a strike
hamper could seriously
the country's 'communications. About
Union 35,000 Western
the country employees aurous Melbourne, Apr. 7.
have been The independent Melbourne Thursday.
Moscow, Ápr. 6. The Indian Ambassador to Russia, Mr S. Radhakrish- nan, who saw Marshal Stalin
said today "There is no out- standing problem now divid- Age ing the world which cannot be settled by discussion and negotiation."
PRESS COMMENT
on
on strike
sinco
sald today that Labour Federai mediatora persuaded" victories in the British local both parties to hold separate elections suggested that people sessions in the hope that a set were
whether dement could be reached before undecided they had had
enough
of the Installation, men are called Socialism or not.
out at 6 a.m. on Monday. "For
District 10 of the Communica tons Workers has demanded a and a seniority wage increase clause in contracts. Mr Weaver would not reveal how much money the Union wanted,
In a statement to the Press, Mei Radhakrishnan added: "It woult Churchill
the Conservative Government, which
be unwise to bang the door is only freshly back in power, against every approach and give the results must have come as
a political rebut it sald. up the task as impossible.
"In 11 period of five months it seem's evident that the Conservative Britain is not £15 Armly established as many people had thought."Reuter,
"No cont should be wasted and every effort should be made to get the top people together."
Mr Radhakrishnan, who was
the first Ambassador to tee the Russian leader in more than two years, said he had a very franke discussion of many of the issues now agitating the world.
Earlier today the Ambassador declined to give details of the discussion which ranged over Indian, Asian and International problems. But it was under- stood here that he got the Im- pression that the Soviet Union in ready and willing to discuss all outstanding issues dividing East and West today.
IN GOOD HUMOUR Mr Iadhakrishnan said today Bat Premier Stalin wore his Marshal's uniform, looked as tisual and was in good humour.
Mr Radhakrishnan is the only Ambassador that Marshal Stalin has received both at the, begin- ning and close of his tour of duty. He has been nominated by the Indian Congress for the and Vice-Presidency of Indla Reaves for India on Monday.
He lo sending a report on the meeting to India.
All Moscow newspapers today printed. the announcement of the meeting in ble type on their front pages without editorial
comment.
Later Mr Radhakrishnan re- colved the Indian delegation attending the World Economie Conference, Threo Britons to Col Kinney said the charge under special conditions, People the monsoon rains now almost ed the reception which was held season of the Economic Conference attend- would be duly investigated. Helmho want to support General Anished, the prospects on the at the Indian Embassy. They sold Reds did not seem angry in Eisenhower must opel his name
were Lord Boyd Orr, former presenting the protest but correctly and put a specified cattle stations are grim, "strictly business-like."
More than 300,000 head of Director-General of the United letter alongside.
caille in the drought area- Nations Food and Agriculture Brig. Nuckols estimated today. Illinois sends 60 delegates to embracing the Kimberleya, the Organisation, Lady Boyd Orr, at the Itom Three meeting than the Republican national con- Gulf country, and northwest and Mr Henry C. Usborne, La- at any armistice, session sincevention in Chicago in July, and southwest Queensland-are bour Member of Parliament for
the pledged to estimated to have perished in the truce talks began last July Thirty delegates
Yardley Division 10-Associated Press. -
Taft are not opposed.
the drought already-Reuter. Birmingham.---Router.
that fewer words, were spoken
....
.of
Government
in
He said today's negotiations. ended after the company Had refused to increase its offer of increases of 10-12 cents, an bour.-United Presa.
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