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World Russians To Give

US is a marvellous age.

We can y faster than sound. We can show the anties of a performing ape un the television screens of - continent and project a erooner's voic into fon million homes. But www camp tench half mankind to read or write. That humbling fact is stated in the latest report from UNESCO which says that] world-wide illiteracy is inereusing. J! defines! Illiteracy OR absence of schooling plus bad sanita tion and sub-standard living conditions. Is this all that

be shown

the intellectual plane after 150 svars of "progress"? The: masses have been raised frum extreme poverty, democracy hus, extended itsi sway, and

can

11

the West hus

free, compulsory education.

cannot

write

Back The Changchung Rly

PORT ARTHUR OFFER BY

PEKING GOVERNMENT·

Moscow, Sept. 15.

Ex-US

Official On Conspiracy Charge

Washington, Sept. 15. Clovis Walker, former Agriculture Department off- clal was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury today on charges of conspiring to give American trade secrets to an broker.

Egyptian cotton

The grand Jury Also indicted the broker, Loufty Monsour. He is a member of the R. & E, Muri & Company Alexandria, Egypt.

of

Mansour was indicted as a

co-conspirator.

The Indictment sold that

The Russian radio, transmitting a Tass report on Sino- Yet 1,200,000,000 people Soviet negotiations in Moscow, said today that political and

economic questions were discussed and agreement reached.

Moscow. Radio said the talks reaffirmed the determina-Welker, a' former director of the tion of both sides to strengthen their friendship. It added that the Changchung railway would be handed over to China at the end of this year."

their own i names or read a "comic." UNESCO wants to do some- thing about this. It i campaigning for something called "fundamental eduen- tion." which "must waken a consciousness of human dignity and develop a sense of the cultural and moral solidarity of mankind.". It is not

L

The radio also said Mr Vyshinsky and Mr Chou En-lai exchanged-notes. on the joint use of Port Arthur, the naval

base. clear just what

is meant by the "moral solidarity of mankind,” but there will be no disputing the necessity for some sort of action that will pierce the darkness of ignorance.

OBVIOUSLY neople must be

cotton brunch of the Agriculture Marketing Administration, used his job to supply confidential information about eatton pur choses to the dealer.

Department's Production and

Included prices quoted by com-

NO

"Co-

It said that the information pellier dealers. The indictment said that some of the informa The text of the communique said: "Talks have recently taken place lon was passed through Byke

Cullum, a Washington of the USSR, V.

broker in Moscow between the China Trade Council Minister

who 'Was named Stalin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR A. Y. Vyshinsky, and Minister of

conspirator" but was not in- Trade USSR P .N. Kumykin on the one hand, and the government delegation of

dicted. Cullum will not stand the Chinese People's Republic, headed by the chairman of the State Administra- tive Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chou En-lai, and including the Premier of the State Administrative Council, Chen Yung, vice-chairman of the

Ambassador-extraordinary Finance Economic Committee Li Fu- chun,

pleni. potentiary of the Chinese People's Republic in the USSR Chiang Wen-tion; and deputy head of the General Staff Su Yui, on the other.

"During the course of these talks, important political and economic questions

were discussed.

trial.

TRADED GIFTS Walker resigned from the

Department Agriculture

last

Over

General Naguib.(right);-

"strong

Mossadegh To Make Egyptian iron man

"Last Gesture"

Teheran, Sept. 16. Persia's lower house of Parliament (Majlis) will meet today (Tuesday) to hear from Premier Mohammed Mossadegh personally a report on the Anglo-American joint offer to settle the oil ques- tion, and his proposed counter-offers.

The session, originally fixed for September 10, was postponed at the Premier's request and he has now asked for the meeting.

The British Charge d'Affaires. Persian Government and the

Kashani said while in Mecca

of resignation that he was "gunity Premier yeateday afternoon he endeavoured to promote the May 6. He denied in his letter Mr George Middleton, met the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company: of any wilful wrong-doing but for the third time since the idea of a single unlied front of bonceded that there might be offer was made. The Press were Moslems throughout the world. Without disclosing the progress

is once more in the world news. This time he again selzed power in a new army coup, forced the re- signation of Premier Aly Maher and his Cabinet, and assumed the Premier

With the ship himself. General in this picture are

Colonel Mahanna (left) and Binn El-Din Barrakat, both members of the Re- gency Council. London Express.

|NEW POINT.

OF VIEW

London, Sept. 15."

concerning relations between the Soviet Union and the Chinese; People's Republic evidence to indicate some in given no inkling of what they this endeavour, he said he prisoners of war in Communist

taught to read and write. But educntion is more than that. Many who cannot *ign a cheque are better educated, in the true sense, than millions who can. If, In miny respects, the world is poorer intellee-

The talks, which were held; Foreign Affairs of the Chinese tally than the 18th

of friendly People's Republic. Chau En-lai, in an atmosphere century it is largely because mutual

Minister Vyshinsky and and understanding have permitted

Jointly-used the sincerity, reaffirmed the deter- changed notes on the question of minchine age to wreck havocmination of both sides to direct extending the term of Joint use with our cultural heritage. their elforts to further of the Chinese naval base of Port It is doing the same all over strengthening the development Arthur the world. Something has of friendship and collaboration

we

in

ex-

discretion." He acknowledged discussed.

that he and Mansour were "good

friends" and had "traded" gifs According to

the

between them and at the sacnounced the texts of various "Should the Soviet government indictment-soid--that the solye the oil dispute.

of

with

The plight of United Nations

was negatinting "with the chiefs hands in Korea was the subject an Port Sino-Soviet agreement

Govern of Islamic countries", to this of a letter appearing in the had A Federal Investigator

Times today from Brigadier the withdrawal Arthur for

ment

Bakhatar end, newspaper before the Senate

Desmond Young, author of the the testined trom of Soviet troops

*Premier Mossadegh last Emrooz, Committee

Islamic countries "should not best-selling book on Rommel. Chinese

naval Agriculture

rake "some counter join associations like the Middle Brigadier Young said that if base

until Spring that Mansour landed mill-will of Port Arthur

when reporting to East defence organisation," It were repugnant to .consider such times as peace treaties be-lions af dollars' worth of con- proposals

The paper said Kashani sald. tween the Chinese People's Re-tracts after apparently getting Parlament.

handing over Communist prl- inside information from Walker these would consiliute a "Inst TEXTS OF NOTES

public and Japan have been con- about the Government's atock- gesture"

soners who did not want re- on Pensia's

It is believed there are enough part to

and The official radio also an- cluded.

deputies now in Teheran to

patriation to the Korean Chinese authorities, "It is or bern.taken from the ancient time helping in every way the notes exchanged in connection agree to the above proposal by alleged arrangement gave Man-

farm-a. Majlis quorum today............ cultures which the world is

"should" be equally repugnant-to- The Persian religious leader, preservation and strengthening

Premier Mossadegh asked for contemplate

fa the 'now' trying desperately to

leaving the negotiations and of the Chinese People's government;

sou: "an illegal advantage" in Ayatullah Kashani, who and peace

International

the Soviel-Chinese communique this note and your note of reply offering Egyptian cotton for sale returned from Mecca, told put back, We are trying to

a postponement of the session power of that regime an almost on the railway.

would be considered an integral

fixed for September 10 pending equal number of our own pri- asminge guill-complex by

in the United States.

Local Press today he had "issued fighting the illiteracy which

Investigator Harold Mesabey the necessary of the The note on the railway said, part of the parecent of 14th

even clarifications from Britain after sonors of war." Instructions

"Are they to be left to rot we have helped to create. talks, the sides agreed to hold an accordance with relations of February, 1950 between the CPR

the USSR concerning the estimated that Mansour sold while away on the pilgrimage his Press conference.

worth $37,000,000 something has to be done, meeting on handing over with-friendship and collaboratio naval bare of Port Arthur, which

Britain meanwhile announced indefiultely in North of regarding the offer". when he cotton to the Agriculture De-heard about it.

she would not move her view-prison, camps, exposed to cold. but whether large-scale out compensation by the Soviet

People's Republic took effect on the day of the

partment from February 1 to government to the Government Chinese

was exchange of notes. centralised attempts to im- the Chinese People's Republic which developed, there

December. 1951. He sold that

Kashani, who since his return point or seek to explain the hunger, disease and occasionally

Truman-Churchill

plan until to our own bombing, with no in' Moscow

"1 beg you, Com;ade Minister, Decem on 14th pase "education" from with for its complete disposal at the signed

to receive this assurance of my Mans

Mansour's Egyptian firm made has been receiving the greetings Premier Mossadegh replied after prospect of release and no out is the right method is end of 1952 all

February, 1950 an

guarantee of ultimate survival Charchus profound respect. (Signed) Chou a huge profit on the sales. In of his followers, sold the Anglo- consulting Parilament. the Chinese

The Bakhatar Emrooz said the because we are so scrupulous of 'open to some doubt. The eering. Johit administration of

mination En-lal. 15th September, 1952, December, Mansour's sales to Americans had no right to inter- Railway on the termination

Chineses better way would; be to the Chinese Changchung Rull which the Soviet government

-new-proposals to be made today the lectings of 15,000 ent United Press.

would be Immediately after Who were taken in arms against create conditions in which way with all property appertain handed over without compensa-

wards communicated to the us, and now profess, to have each race or culture could ing to the railway

tion to the Government of the

British and American Embassies, changed their political faith."--

Reuter.. -Rauler.

security."

"During the

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course

matters con-

the

rebuild from within. But, "At the same time. the Chinese People's Republic "for that, again, may be asking Promics of the State, Administra-its complete disposal all its too much.

tive Council and Minister of rights concerning Joint ad-

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Disturbances In Beirut:

35 Arrested

Damascus, Sept. 16.

capital of

about

the

10 Department amounted between 75 and 80 per cent of the Department's total, he said.

Walker was one of tha three- man board that awarded con- tracts.

has the

fere in the affair between the

5 DROWNED

knew the IN FLOODS

KNEW DETAILS Messboy also said that on one cccasione Mansour exact details of a huge Gov- ernment purchaso of Eyptian

wng

cotton one hour after the sale Acapulco, Mexico, Sept. 15. ́

Information made. This was so secret that the Agricul- here reported at least five The garrison commander

"In accordance with this. agreement the transfer of the Chinese Changchung Railway

ture Department would nol must be completed not later

furnish it ta the 'Senate Com- persons drowned in the little the end of 1052. The

mittee. Soviet and Chinese governments Henvy clashes between

Messbov niso said he found town of Coyuca de Benitez have begun taking steps 10 implement this agreement and, demonstrators and police in no evidence that Walker re- as a result of heavy rains "tangible beneft" which flooded the town to a end in view, have Beirut,

the ceived any

Σκαπτι Mansour except gifts depth of six feet. agreed.

to form a mixed Soviet- Lebanon, were reported in which they exchanged. These, Chinese commission. The mixed messages reaching here this howover, were about equal in Thirty houses in the town commission 'must Complete

value, he said.

were reported destroyed, and handing over the Chinese morning.

road communications were cut. Changchung Nailway to

In his letter of resignation They followed a strike singat Chinese People's Repubile not by the opposition parties in Walker aaid he quit voluntarily town is 15 miles northwest of here. The Acapulco garriscri later than 31st December, 1952. Parliament.

and specifted that it "does not asked Mexico City for motor PORT ARTHUR

Most shops joined commercial constitute any implication of boats, to help rescue those The note from the Premier of firms in Beirut, Tripoli and gulit on my part." He said fro

ell and Minister

tho

to

covered.

the State Administrative Coun-other big towns in a protest belleved that bis "usefulness" marooned in liouses still stand- of Foreign strike against alleged corruption the Department was at an ending Five bodies have been re- Affairs of the Central People's in public life attributed to the and that the Department must government, the Chinese Foo-present rogime.

be "embarrassed by his con- Highway police reported about ple's Republic, Chou-En-lal, to People were unable to buy tinued employment. the USSR Foreign Minister, food in the shops as a result of Vyshinsky, anid:

"Dear Comrade, after the re-

the strike.

1,000 tourists stranded on the Walker added that the re-single read between here and The demonstrators sel are to cords "clearly indicate that 1 Moxies City. The heavy rains not profited financially downed two bridges and caused fubal of Japan to conclude an. two tramcars

and stoned shop have omnilateral pesce treaty follow-

way Amociated Press. Police arrested, 35 from any of these transactions."three landslides along that high- ing conclusion of a separate windows. treaty with the United States people, the reports asid.

A brother of the Lebanese and several other countries, as

Sheikh Fund

a result of which Japan has President,

not and seemingly do not wish Khour!, was reported

-United Press.

el

to HAVE $$25,000.

to have a peace treaty with the been assaulted and injured by People's Republic of China and rioters

for

who had forced cm-

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