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VULCAIN

SWISS MADE

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Ineffectual

Body

the "European" bodies formed in the

West during recent years by far the least satisfac. tory in Its working has been the Council of Europe. The first main eause of its failure has been that the Council had

no clearly defined role.

CHINA

No. 35175

Established 1845.

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1952,

TODAY'S RACING 40,000

SELECTIONS

By "Rapier"

RACE 1

Roue d'Or Acquisition Prince Dahka

Outsider:-Kwong Leung.

RACE 2 Sparkling Eyes Ben Macdhuk Light Star

Outsider-Battlefield.

RACE 3

Joint defence was, under Aga King

the Brussels Treaty,

al-Brivisto

ready in the hands of the The Kam Lung

organisation of the Brus- Outsider: Straight Forward. sels Powers, and has now

By "The Turf”

Amber

RACE I

Anyway.. Prince Dahlin

Outsider-cue d'Or.

RACE 2

Ben 'Macchin

Sparkling Eyes

Penforce

Outalderi-Concord.

RACE 3

Straight Forward

Outsider:-Ago King.

RACE 4

Brivisto

Debutante

RACE 4

Jericho

Busy Beo Ironside.

Outsider:Minya Mminya.

RACE 5

Chief Witness

devolved on the North At-Tronalde.. lantic Treaty Organisation. Jericho Joint economic interests Care Free

had for

some time been

well looked after by the Organisation for European

National Glory

A Grand Time

Outsider: Fleet Admirat.

RACE 6

Huntmaster Air Power Mabel |

Economic Co-operation. Chlet Witness True, a certain amount of harmless Intercourse hus Intterly been developed be- * Twech""" this body and the Council of Europe; but its purpose has rather been to help justify the Council's existence than to cure any Beautiful Lie defect in the OEEC. Yet Hawallan Moon

Valbridge

.there wero still

useful fields the Council might have occupied that of cul tural questions, for one, and also the wide range of political subjects which are not primarily concerned with either defence ог economies for example, the passport system. HE second cause of failure reflects the more general shortcomings of Continental parliamentarism. The Con

the tinental members of Assembly come mainly from Parliaments constructed more or less on the French model, with a large num ber of parties, little or no liability to dissolution, and

THE

'Outside!--Exquisite Love.

RACE 7

Outsider:--Carefree.

RACE 5

A Grand Time National Glory

Outsider: Constant Star.

RACE 6

Boom Town

Outsider:-Mabel.

RACE 7

Huntinusterka Winged

Marietta

Caesar

Beautiful Lie

Outsider: Valbridge.

RACE 8

Outsider:-Muricita.

RACE 8

Some Fun Miami Beauty

Ringmer

Some Fun Abdul Hamid Miami Beauty -

Outsider:-Gladiolus.

RACE 9 English Cabbage Aeroplano Copper

Outsider:-Toowoomba Boy. RACE 10

High Straight Desert Gold Countess Delight

Outsider: Hurry On.

RACE 11

Fleetmaster Cocktail Tea Thunderbolt

Outsider:-V. I. P.

RACE 12 the power of subjecting | National Income

fleeting Bitter Sweet their

successive

governments to every Hort Silver Fox

to

of "pull." In consequence the they are apt to want Assembly to become, not merely a Parliament, but n Purliament of the type

been nc- which they have customed to enjoy so much power with so little respon- #ibility Hence, instead of doing the uneful thinge

which it was designed to to, the Assembly has de- voted much eloquence to clamouring for its metamor. phosis into a supra-national Parliament with a national executive dent on It,

supra-

depen-

Outsider:Calamity.

Outsider:-Abdul Hamid.

RACE 9

English Cabbage,

Outsider: Gracechurch.

Jennifer

Copper

RACE 10

Desire

High Straight Hurry On

Outsider: Counters Delight.

RÁCE JI

Eleanor..

V. I. P.

Fleetmaster

OutsidThunderbolt

Rosemarie Double Coin. Calamity

RACE 12

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People Made Homeless

By Floods

MISSOURI

CAUSES HEAVY

DAMAGE

12:

Omaha, Nebraska, Apr. 13.

About 40,000 people were estimated to be homeless today along the... swirling | Missouri River, the worst of several rivers in floods in even Mid-West States.

The great stream surged through the streets of two hastily evacuated "ghost towns" and devastated-rich farmland-today- as the Missouri broke all high-water

records.

Almost 6,000 people fled from South Sioux City, Nebraska, leaving only a few behind..

Army amphibious vehicles, claimed to seven feet above flood, shuttled evacuees over the level and is expected to rise n river to Stoux City proper further two "fect during next itself gradually being inundated week,

by the spreading waters.

At least. 10 olher towns and No deaths have been reported villages along-the--1,000-mile in the floods, but there has been "critical" area from South heavy damage. Dakota into Kansas and Micsour! -wore early evacuated.

People in the heavily popula- ted Omaha Council Bláffs région The Missouri burst ite banks worked night and day, after unusually heavy winter airongthening dyices protecting shows had thawed. The creat their homes and ships from the of the Bloods

passed through food. South Dakota's capital of Pierre last week with heavy destruc- Though the, crest will not tion.

rench, the region for three days The Mississippi,

into which it is expected to rise to 30 feet. the Missouri Juns at St Louis, WDS also

The Army engineer in charge threatening heavy

of emergency operations at destruction today.

Omalia Council Bluffs - where 360,000 people live and work- said: "The test is now. We are in trouble all the time. It is really leaning

against dykes."

HEAVY DAMAGE At South St Paul, Minnesota, the dykes were holding back the Outsider: Home Sweet Home. Mississippi, which has already

First Eisenhower-Taft Clash

On Primaries Ballot Paper

New York, Apr. 13.

All non-essential

the

¦

Agreement On Nine Paragraphs Will Bring Armistice

Tokyo, Apr. 14.

n

The battle goes on in Indo-China. An amphi bious vehicle, called "crab" by its operators, sees in action against the Communists on the Indo- China front. - London Express.

Only nine paragraphs in the Korean armistice ""Tourists Subcommittees have been writing the text item

remain to be agreed upon.

by item as the United Nations and Communist delegations reached accord.

them, and

22.

Steal Cars

And Yacht

The current draft

The Communists want a thirti. runs 28 typewritten pages and contains | nation to represent 03 numberext paragraphs not have nominated Soviet Russia counting alphabetical break-Rusin's" designation. nsta

Cannes, Apr. 13. "neutral" has been quest pied Along the French Riviera downs of many items.

Much of the optimism ox-by United Nations Command coast were today. hunting hibited

both recently

in Inasmuch as most of the arms and Washington Panmunjom and ammunition used by the two "tourists" who have travelled throughout the obviously stems from glances Reds is Soviet made.¦

the more than 6,000 words' It is believed by tome and south of France by stealing

and done hoped by others that the Com- four cars and one yacht. which are written

at

munists will withdraw their

will make

Micographed copies of the demand for Russla ir the UN |

end the Armistice drafters businesses document which may

Korean we just short of its a few changes in their version 13. Associated second anniversary have been of Paragraph forwarded to the Joint Chiefs Press. of Staff by General Matthew B.; Ridgway

were closed by a proclamation of the Mayor. About 4,000 people bave already evacuated.

been

Tight restrictions were clamp- ed on traffe along the "escape" roads out of the city..

Special flood barriers were erected today round Omaha's

Army

Altached to the draft was a memorandum that hild "full and final agreement as to both conteni and form has been | S

roached on all paragraphs and subparagraphs except" the dis- puted nine,

remaining

BOY'S LUCKY

ESCAPE

Auckland, Apr, 19.

The men first stole ‘a car at Lyons, abandoned it and stole After another at· Perpignan. driving to Cannes they stole a 10-feet yacht, near the Palm

·Beach Club. In this they sailed to St Tropez, where they abon- daned

-the yacht and stole another car.

A five-year-old boy who fell

Challenged during last night overboard from ala father's near Cannes they left the car and launch at the harbour entrance) escaped in the dark under a hail here, today was picked up more of fire from pollesmen. Blood than half an hour later still stains and bullet holes were conscious although he could not found in the car.

o

swim

DISPUTED ISSUES 1,000 engineers and regular troops helped in the

riine Three of the floods, to be hashed out in the floppy against the struggle strengthening and raising dykes tents at Panmunjom deal with with, sand-bags and evacuating exchange of prisoners.

His father did not miss him Within little more than an threatened areas around Omaha, The fourth deals with air-

until he was three miles away, hous the mysterious Easter They worked alongside civilians fields, another to naming neu- but the boy's cries of "Daddy" travellers stole another car in the yesterday in pouring rain, which tral observers. The sixth con- attracted the attention of a centre scanner. The polled turned roads and dyke tops intains recommendations to the concerned. and But governments

woman fishing in a rowing boat.

ότ to slippery brown mud.

suspect they are English She insisted ол Investigating and ninth because today the rain had stopped the

eighth and

of her husband's American. They always stole still

to, bo Reuter,

German-made cars-Reuter

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Republican leaders expecten record turn-out in Tuesday's New main power plant. Jersey primary election where one of the most bitter and spirited cam- paigns of the year was fought in the absence of both major rivals...

It will be the first time that General Elisenhower and Senator Taft will both appear on a ballot paper since the General's spectacular success in New Hampshire a month ago, THERE are many reasons

why Great Britain could Eisenhower's campaign direc- views on campaign issues. He to "go the way of their own not enter any West Euro

consider tors

that the New urged the General to present conscience." penn federal system.

Issues One Jersey primary is a vital one, his position on all the

He said he might suggest for IN her relation to the

whom they should vote in such while Taft's supporters have before the American people." Commonwealth. Another is been minimising its

THREE SPEECHIES

case but he said it would be impor-

Representative H. Judd. sup- the difference between Britance.

up to them. said that Mr Warren stopped here on The Senator tried unsuccess-porting Elsenhower, tish and Continental (ea-

to withdraw from the the General intended to make a weather delayed night from French) pecially

parlia-fully mentarism. The two sys the

ballot three weeks ago when three speeches at West Point, New York to San Francisco with State Governor, Alfred Columbia University and his wife and three daughters, tems, cannot be fitted to-Driscoll, threw the Republican

Salina, Kansas.

The governor said he still thinics gether by any sort of com- Party machine behind. the He believed that one would he 109 good. chance for nomination and promise; it must be one or General.

deal with foreign policy, one presidential with domestic affairs and the estimated he would have 70 delegates at the outset.-United other with military, affairs.

Bystem crossed"

and

the other; and, with all its Taft Haid that he was "double vices, the French

abandoned his

In the Kentucky primary yes- Press. is so firmly rooted on the planned speeches and tour of

State. the

But his Continent that there could have gone on trying.

backers terday, Republicans gave Tatt 19 of their 20 votes to the be little hope of changing Harold Stassen,

Governor of national convention Elsenhower it. On the other hand Minnesota, is also entered in got the other one. But politicol there is greater need

the Republican

ballot but observers here warned, not to than ever before for Bri- though the only candidate to read too much significanca Inte toin to cultivate the friend-have done any personal cam-progressive totals of delegates to

now

Exiled Leader

Will Return

As Hero

Buenos Aires, Apr. 13.

Two Ships Dr Victor Paz Estensoro,

In Distress

lient relations with her get much of the votepecsed to conventions, and Democratie In

campaign has been

for anyone else,

NOT COMMITTED The Democratic State

or-

ganisation, which has put up ballots,

States malce by 1mw

for winners

their support fixed

West European neighbours. In the Democratic. primary, Most delegates to the national But in any realistic per Senator Estes Kefauver is the conventions are free to change

London, Apr. 13. spective the present im- only candidate. No "write-in" their votes. Only two primary The 5,476-ton Greek steamer,

organised election portance of the Council of

Marpersa, was grounded on a delegates Europe is limited. It is

Istanbul mud banks near an primary elsewhere--to NATO--that

suburb today after it had been periods of rational convention in collision in a strong current West Europe must look for

with the 2,704-ton Swedish the preservation of peace

steamer, Ulia, pecording to and niternatively defence for war. And the acid for each nation must be: does it make the contribution it should ta the effective maintenance of that or- ganisation 7

COLLISION

Blayes, France, Apr. 13. Two electric straina" packed with gay Eastern

passengera crashed head-on near here, kill4 In the person and injuring 30.

Five of the people were dragged from the wreckage in such a critical condition that the last Church sacraments were nd- ministered to them." The 'cónůl- tion of 12 inoza'was described ́un

sericus.---United Press.

candidates for 32 national con- A candidate has little assure vention delegates, is not com-ance that his delegates will sup: Lloyds report. milled to Kelauver or any other port him beyond the first ballet Considerable damage was re-

candidate. presidential

and even less that they will ported caused to the Uilo. candidates of both par- remain faithful after the second

The

Marpessa, which was ties rested during the week-end or third. In a tight race ballots bound for Britain with a cargo

Elsenhower's may run into dozens. news of

of maize, was grounded by her resignation from the Supreme This is how the major rivals master because she was talking Command *** digested by now stand in the number of water in a hold.-Router, Americans.

as the

Was

The General's supporters eaid that his decision to return made

delegates to the conventions,

REPUBLICAN

CALL FOR HELP

The

exiled leader of the move ment which seized power in a bloody revolution in Boli- via last week, is expected to return in triumph to La Paz tomorrow.

seventh,

parande "miscellaneous scepticism.-Router.

come

Talks on the majo

on the major obstacle- prisoner

exchange—were

5113-

pended more than a a week ago

It is

after 10 secret meetings. generally believed that grounds for

agreement had been worked out but that the United Nations side needed time to revise the list of prisoners it held.

Yesterday (Sunday) the Com- munists said they were ready. to meet again and' talk about in Their attitude prisoners.

might reveal the this meeting whole future course of the talks.

of

Agreement on a method exchanging prisoners could re- sucks abrupt fashion us to bring solve the remaining issues in a whirlwind finish to the talles which have dragged out

but now more than nine

months More than 3,000 people died

But Communist atubbornness in the three days of fighting in

In continuing

to demand which wrested control from the return of every prisoner held by Government of General Hugo the UN, whether he wants to Ballivian who gained power in go home or not, could continue May, 1951, by taking over the the talks indefinitely. Government with military forces.

the

· JUST ONE WORD Dr Herman Siles

The who. Suazo,

wording of the Neutral Nations led the revolution forces, has

Supervisory Com- masion clause has been agreed been proclaimed Acting Pre-

word- sident

but

reliablo Bolivian Upon except for one quarters

here expect that Dr Russia.

The United Nations version of Estensoro will be oered the Paragraph 37 now begins: Presidency when he returns

The Neutral Nations Super- to La Paz.

Dr Estensare, head of the Na-visory Commission shall be com Capetown, Apr. 13.

Sonal Revolutionary Movement posed of four senler officers, two 1,149-ton Portuguese Government steamer, Vinte (M) has spent six years in of whom shall be appointed by exile in Uruguay and Argentina, neutral nations nominated by Oite de Malo, radioed for help Yesterday he claimed that his Adlai Stevenson, Kefauver 150 miles north of Capetown forces were in full control of Nations the Cor

Commandochier.

United 40; Scnator Humphrey 23; Un-today.

namely committed, over 40 Reuter.

the country and that his Party Sweden and Switzerland, and The South African tug TH had returned to power. WARREN'S PROMISE

two of whom shall be Watermeyer

Appointed Chicago; Apr. 13.

(620 tons) will

Reports reaching here -sold | by: neutrál nations nominated Governor Earl Warren of go to her aid: The cause of the provisional Government was to

leave here early tomorrow to that one of the first acts of the jointly by the Supreme Com- California said on Saturday that trouble is not yet known annoinen Its: Intention of in- Army and the Commander of mander of the Korean People's if he drops out of the running at the Republican national conven

The steamer is on a voyage mediately nationalising the tinthe Chinese People's Volunteers, tion he will release his delegates Marques-Routor.

`trom... [Angola - to

Lourencu mines the country's main namely Czechoslovakia.

source of wealth-Reuter,

Polind

DEMOCRAT

raft 201; Eisenhower 88: his nomination as Republican Stasien 21; Earl Warren O; Mlace candidate virtually certain, but Arthur 2; Uncommited 56... Taft supporters sold that the General would have to make known his views on various and domestle issues before the' Res national convention in July could bo

expected

controversial foreign *pubileun

finally to decide,

..

Taft last night

Issued 'condlat Invitation to Elaert hower to disclose his definite

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