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one by Mr Churchill, tho other by tho Chancellor of the Exchequer, following hard upon each other, have not helped to give particularly clear picture to the people of Britain of the country's -prosent economic and financial. condition. Mr Churchill | adopted a gravely warning! tone, and his Cabinet colleague told the House of Commons that the nation und done pretty well during past months after all. What appears to emergO from a combination of both statements in that Britain is in not nearly so bad way

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WAS months ago, but che situation is still Bo bud that at one time the coun-i try would have screamed in panic. It cannot be gain- Bald that Britain Is existing from hand to mouth, while it is obvious that the country can only ultimately live in the stylu to which

it has been accustomed by selling more abroad. Nevertheless, It Is not going to be casy for Britain to sell her goods. She is up ngainat growing foreign competi-: tion. The sellers' market is drying up.

Countries are cutting imports.

and SITTING back

plaining about all dopa not help to Britain's

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CHINA MAIL

No. 35237

Establishod. 1845)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1952.

Power Plant Bombings "Perfectly Legitimate'

DECLARATION BY UN

SPOKESMAN

Lovett Explains Chief

Of Staff Authority

United Nations, June 24.

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Mannequin Dies From

Injuries

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Paris, June 24. Praline, France's most famous mannequin, known to fashionable women the world over for her elegance in Paris Balons and day of injuries received in magazine covers, died to-

a car crash yesterday..

A tall, slender, 20-year-old blonde, whose real name was

a village of the Loire valley,

the war and went on a tour of America.

A United Nations official said today, shortly before conferring with the British Defence Minister, Field-Marshal Earl Alexander, that the bombing of the Yalu River power plants was a perfectly logical military step.

He said no delegations participating in the Korean campaign had Janine Moynier, she was born in complained in any way to the United Nations against the attack on hydro-won a beauty competition after electric installations.

Lord Alexander declined to comment on the Yalu bombings, but indicated strong general support of the United Nations' conduct of the war by saying in a prepared statement: "I think the Americans are running a very fine show."

Asked whether he thought there would be peace or extended warfare in Korea, Lord Alexander said, "Your gue sa is as good as mine."

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London. June 24.

· Correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick. Campbell, covering the whole period of their friend-

ship between 1809 and 1939, was sold at Sotheby's today for £1,100,

The buyer was Dr Rosenbach of Philadelphia, The letters were sent for sale by Mr Patricks Beech, grandson of Mrs Patrick Campbell,

Earllar ones related to Mrs Campbell's part no Elixa in “Pygmalion”, and a number concerned mistakes, Mira Camp- bell's writing of her autoblography, and Mr Shaw's indigna- ffon at her

manuscript of "Auld Lang Syne", written by Ilobert Burns on a scrap of paper, was bought by the Boras Sociels for £1,500.

The halatblish his letters, which, he refused,

Consisting of four stantas written on a scrap,of_paper, the manuscript was sent for sale by Miss Dora Robinson,

great granddaughter of the historian, Sir A. Robinson.

Bidding started at £200 and was very keen.-Reuter.

New Disarmament

Proposals Made By France

United Nations, June 24.

New Soviet Policy To Divide The Allies

Manchester, June 24. The diplomatic cortes- pondent of the Liberal Manchester Guardian said today that there were several recent indications of a now Soviet policy aimed at creating a split between America and West Europe.

The correspondent sald: "For some little whije Soviet polley has appeared to be direct- ed more or less indiscriminately towards the Western world. The

of

Communist Parties Western Europe have been con- ducting an unreming and often violent

not campaign

only against their own goverruments but also against all the other political parties

"They have not been enjoying

| much succesă,

"In Franco the Communist, Party appears to have decided to abandon its policy of sabotago and violence and to be trying to get back to the idea of a popular front,

"Reports from Rome indicata this is also the palley now, be-

ing advorated by Signor Togatil

SUBTLE APPROACHI "It would seem that Moscow

M. Jules Moch (France) in the Disarmament Commission today suggested a compromise "inter- mediary thesis" to bridge the differences between disarmament plans proposed by the Western has reailsed, both the impop Powers and the Soviet Union,

lerity which the Communist parties of Western Europe were

M. Moch proposed the establishment of an inter.incurring through their violent national control organ which might be the Security Council itself.

This

In the deld of armed forces and conventional -- armaments, increase of conventional wea pons, both in quantity and In quality, would be prohibited.

Replacements would be per- mitted only "piece for

piece" and in the same category.

Praline was returning to Paris The Defence Minister was matter and the bombings were been informed in advance of from a car rally in northern whisked through a rapid visit to militarily Juried.

the raid, but it was his impres-France when she was involved UN headquarters. Dressed in af Lord Alcxander's brief state- sion that it would have received | in a crash with another cor wns hurled near Lisieux and grey pin-stripe sult with a blue- ment was followed by one from advice. com-dotted tie and a brown smap-brim | the British Minister of State, Mr The power station bombings, into the road.

this hat, he was cocorted immediately Selwyn Lloyd; who accompanied he said, did not represent any

Surgeons at a Faris hospital

organ should," he said, solve to the top door for a 20-minute the Defence Minister to Korea. change in policy. The ale rald performed two operations in a. have the power of "permoncat

the The conference problem.

efectives with

acting The British officials were men

of the tactical bid to save her, Ho, but she verification of global was the result Secretary-General, M. Guillaume taken on quick tour of the

and total military expenditures" decision made by the theatre died of cerebral haemorrhage Hiluation is a challenge to Georges Pleet of France, other new, conference rooms, starting commander to hit selected mill-without

as well as the profitbition of British skill and craftsman- United Nations officials and top

regaining conscious- with the Security Council, where tary targets.

tarakod

and ship, and it is a challenge Western Power delegates.

bacteriological

chemical Pla ness.

surgeon C English interpreter was in

why the decision to

been stand. by to

weapons. to save try to which the nation must

to down

the process of translating a bomb the power plants had not her fam

their respond with all its vigour Secualty Council lounge on the speech by the Soviet delegates boon tande before, Me, Lovell colleagues sayed-fer life.. and

and enterprise. One third door to face cameramen Mr Jacob Malik,

repiled it was not considered

Praline's beauty of face And Immediate avenue

deliver fori and

brief statement A

militarily before. He said that gure was millions QL expanded trade

Lord would saying: "I have just returned

the theatre commander had the francs to Paris appear to

the from Korea and a visit to the

right to order air strikes on film producers who cast her in be within

battlefront. I am very impress

targets in North Korea without roles where she had to look Commonwealth. Even Mr Menzies, whose Australian cd by what I have been. I think

reference to the Joint Chiefs of beautiful" say little,

and

and Staff in Washington

editors magazine

for photo- Government has found it the Americans are running

One of the very fine show.

APPROVAL

graphs of the latest creations. essential to the country's things that Impressed me most

But he said decision

the

to

She had also written her economic equilibrium to was the sense given one of Д

bomb one of these stations was autobiography. She took her and slash imports, bolleves that happy

united United

referred to the Joint Chiefs for professional

from long, clogo Empire Nations family, all doing a good Press.

and this was given. approval,

popular Paris sweet-sugared economic conference coulc] Job

POWERS OF JES

Me Lovett sald any decision almonds. Reuter. achieve

bomb valuable resultal purpose.

Washington, June 24. to

north of the Yalu River for the Mother country as

"If we can carry on in this

The United States Defence would have to be referred to well as the rest of the way-united-I think thereis Secretary; Mr Robert Lovett, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commonwealth. His idea a good chance for peace in the said today that in an extreme their speelle approval obtained world and for the future of emergency the United States 23 it was not within the

Joint Chiefs of Staff could att- authority thorise the bombing of Chinese UNUSUAL CALM

bases

without referring river, statement of the UN ies in Manchuria, north of the operation. unity which has a wide ap- mclad that the Yalu bembings matter to the United Nations. peal. The challenge of the were logical military moves He said no agreement had times has to be faced, not reflected the unusual calm here been reached with Lord Alexan with gloom or complacency, over the attacks in contrast with der in the Washington talks this but with nor it is necessary that Bri- where.

The official expressed the baller tain should face it alone, but that there was no necessity for In the good company of her lor consultation because the Commonwealth partnera. operation was a strictly military

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is to reconcile policies "so mankind." that the strength of each contributes to the strengthị

of all-a conception of

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to come over and say hello.

Mr Lloyd and Mr Malik met at the Paris General Assembly last autumn, when they tangled in several debates.--- United

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of their supporters were unwill- methods and that the majority

the demon- mo to take part in strations and agitations directed agalust political as opposed, to. economic ends.

They are, therefore, it seems, being

Instructed to make them- selves more agreeable and en-

courage the belief that their co- with non-Communist eration

is possible and worth whildan

be

At the same time, it has been noticeable during the past few weeks that an overwhelming percentage of Communist pro

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"Britain and

Western

thíc

other

countries have got off

relatively lightly.

An assassin attempted to kill Band, the.

With regard to alomic pons and weapons of mass des- truction, the prohibition of

nature of the Pusan, Korca, June 25, bacteriological und Chemical

campaign against the weapons would be followed by

President Syngman Thee today tinited States has surpassed in stoppage of the production but missed when his automatic violence oven Moscow's past

ot

pistol aimed at the President high standards. fissionable matter in dangerous from only five feet away falls presumably hoped that the Wee "The Inference which it is to fire.

atomic weapons and

quantítics, he said. ----

The production of flssionable material

MEETS TUC quanties would

LEADERS

by the international organ.

ATOMIC PROHIBITION

theatre com- an mander to undertake such

He said he knew relationship between the raid yesterday and the current stalemate in the truce talks.

of

no alr

determination: the hubbub in London and clse- week would be given to any armistice prospects were now in!

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GERMAN PILSNER LAGER

made by recommendation British Government.

Asked directly if he favoured

The attempt. occurred shortly | European countries will draw in non-dangerous before noon while President from this is that some reason- bo licensed Rhee was addressing a crowd able settlement of the cold war of 50,000 persons gathered fo could be reached were not for

irresponsibi aggressive, downtown Pusan to observe the the second anniversary of the war. policies of the United States."

the Router President Rheo was in M. Moch sald that in the middle of his speech

when a atomic Beld, "prohibitior of milde Uso" would come into force once the

reduction

man apparently about 80 years of con-old on the platform five feet

behind

the 77-year-old president pistol

Home-Made Bomb Thrown Into House ventional armed forces had been ch an automatic certified by the international pointed

at his back. He pulled the A home-made bomb, thrown

organ.

This prohibition would be coupled with the destruction of existing stockplies.

Any reduction of armed conventional arma- presupposed knowledge

forces or of their previous level, he said.

ments

Replying to A question, he said he did not know what the

London, Juno 24. The Chancellor of the the view of the bombing raid on

Exchequer, the power station.

Mr R. A He added they had not been Butler, was tonight meet. the appointment of a British "particularly favourable" pointing leaders of the Trades Deputy to the Tokyo Commanding out that the United Nations Union Congress to discuss be

replied: "I

"I think this country negotiators had worked for al-

most a year In good faith to wages moderation in the would welcome it.'

honourable pence but face of new labour claims Mr Lovett

made it clear that get an he himself favoured appoint- had not been successful. ment of a British officer on "I know of nothing in the which, if granted, are esti General Mark Clark's staff to situation which offers additional maled to add £400,000,000 create better liaison In the promise of success," Mr Lovett a year to the pay bill,

Mr Butler has already made a

Elimination of atomic weapons operating level between the said. United Nations Command and

strong appeal for "reasonable and of weapons of mass destruc- Mr Lovett said it had been restraint" in wage claims and tion presupposed knowledge of Britain.

bart for the United Nations has assured Inbour leaders that stockpiles to be destroyed, He said such an appointment negotiators to stomach the Government would do every- would be "one method of nauseating diet" of Commmist thing in their power to stop obtaining better relations", sud propaganda in the dreary talks

happy solution." would be

He could see no end to it, but prices from rising, Replying to a question, Mr the United Nations "must stay in Lovett said such an appointment there and pitch", as this was no could open away for requests time to relax. from other United Nations mem- He said the decision to bomb bers with forces in Korea to be the power station had been based More than 3,500,000 workers represented on the Command, on a series of considerations. The are affected

But he pointed out that Bri. weather probably had a great demands which are being 2A Anding that the Inter- tal and he Commonwealth deal to do with it, he added, as negotiated this week, They national organ was thus ready tain

making.

sub-well as the accumulation of tire engineering, shipyards and bus countries were

y railwaymen Include.

and to assume new responsibilities. stantial contribution to the war required number of suitable air-

These two Andings would then workers, In Korea and had more than | eraft.

be followed "automatically" by "The stations had been hit by: On the eve of the Butler-TUC an implementation of measures 30,000 men there.

which He said he doubted that the fighter bombers,

the Rail with regard to armed forces and appointment of a

Jected the three railway unions one hand and atomic weapons on

the other. cluims for a 10 per cent Increase

M. Moch said that by the end and extra pay for Saturday of the first stage of disclosure ho worlding on behal of about envisaged an end to the arena- 450,000 employees of all grades, ments are and limitation of

-Reuter,

In his opinion, a new wages prices inflationary spiral would bo bo dangerous to the national economy.

M. Moch and that the pro- posed international organ would have to make two findings at cach, stage.

.: 1—A ¦ finding that a state "of disclosure had been correctly effected and had been verified; by the -wage and'

had lçadors talks, tonerday re-conventional armaments on the

a Deputy would reduced the danger of bombs way Executive be later extended to the truce dropping on the Manchurian side team negodating with the Com- of the rivar-Reuter.

He mun'sts at Panmunjom, bald that had not been To- queried and it had not beca discussed.

LONDON TALKS

London, June 24, The United States. Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, and WOULD RETALIATE Mr Lovett was asked what he the Brush Foreign Secretary, considered would be an extend- Mr Anthony Eden will discuss od emergency which would on Thursday the storm that hap justify the possible bombing of arisen in London over the 500- targets north of the Yalu river plano Yolu River bombing, by in Manchuria. "

Air Force. He replied: "It a full all-out The precipitated by the

storm,

opposition in the Hours

General Mack Clank's

OutTabour retaliate of

air strike were launched on us, of Commons today, is under

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Eight Miners Entombed

Essen, Juno 24. 'Eight miners were entombed

"global effectives" to the „Jevel disclosed, as well as of the total of military expenditures included both in military and civilian budgetsRouter,

Professor Missing

Keswick, Cumberland,

. Juno 24.

Ho sold the decision to bombaster, blades, the Defence the fallen rock but no contact mathematician, who disappeared

we would of course In that case the theatro com- stood to be the first: stem on 000 feet below the surface in a

A mountain rescue team is mander must have the right to their agenda when they resume cont ming near here today when taking part in the search for Dr safeguard his troops In

In any

talke

which started

the

rooding collapeod, an

Fredericit Bernard Pidduck, 38 Rescue forms began tearing at and former Oxford physicist and Communist awer stations leader will be back from made immediately

Field-Marshal Earl with the enclosed men could be in the Lake District Last: Wednes the Yalu river yesterday was,

day. 10,"stand vanim his Korea and Washington The accident occured at the Youth hostellers are being military Ile maid he did not know if visits and will have reported Friedrich Heine pit near Kamp | asked to keep a lookout for. Dr. the British Government had back to

to Mr Churchill-Reuter. Lufort,===Heuter,

Pidduck Bleuter.

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Casablanca, June 24.

trigger twice but was pounced into the house of a Moroccan; on by the National Police believed to sympathise with the Director, Yoon Woo Kyung, as French, exploded here today the gun failed to fire, --- United { without causing casualties.s Press

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