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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1952.

British Britain Expected To Back Move For Higher World Price Of

Quakers' Proposals

FOR ENDING THE KOREA WAR

London, Sept. 17. British Quakers today submitted a new, set of pro- posals to the Prime Minis- ter, Mr Winston Churchill, to end the war in Korea and urged that the good ofllces of India should be fully used.

The organisation, the Spciety of Friends in Great Britain, pro- posed:

1. An immediate cease-fire on already agree.) the conditions

upen, leaving unsolved sues. aside.

2

Gold

Washington, Sept. 17.

A highly authoritative financial source told the United Press today that Britain is expected to give full support to South Africa and Australia in their stand for a higher gold price when the Commonwealth financial. conference meets-in London in November.

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The source said that this was likely to be one of the most important decisions taken at the conference.

Word of Britain's expected position was confidentially revealed to a few delegates at the recent International Bank and Monetary Fund conference in Mexico City.

A cuminission representing INDIAN

Asian govemments

in

both sides have confidence, or a mixed commission of two op- pointed by each side, to negotiate on the re-screening and release of prisoners of war. Prisoners not wishing to be repatriated to where receive asylum in areas they cannot be used in any further fighting.

3. The good offices of India to be fully used.

WARNING

ON KASHMIR

to

New Delhi, Sept. 19. Sheikh Abdullah gove warning to-day again disrup- tive forces which sought

of Kashmir weaken the unity by demanding the separation of Jammu and Tladakh.

Other eduntries at the Com- countries having sumelent, guld monwealth conference will reserves as it was unable to get probably also "favour-this gold-the-flow of gold into-national polley as, for instance, India treasuries. nrel Pakistan, this source understood.

ONLY SOLID BASIS

The Informant said that the The pressure of the goldi

realised that mining industry in Canada in British, at least, becoming So rent on the gold was the only soild basis stimulating Internationaj Canadian Government to favour for

and

a true of getting thin polley that conceivably trade

payments. I was Canada might also come out for

flowing into the British Britain now had six supply as compared

months'

supply in

it.

balance of added that because rold' was

not

Commonwealth wury,

six

The source said that if the a

of majority

should favour countries

an with Increase in the gold price at 1030. the conference, then they are

It was contended that world likely to ask the new United

direct had a States

carly wats inevitably administration next year to give most serious repercussion on gold due to the

amount immediate consideration to the matter money that had

paper to be printed Reuter.

with the consequence that the

gold value was un and hindrance

a

4. All governments to prac tise,

and to use on the Press and radio, restraint in comment on the dispute.

The Quakers, however, su- rested

that the "spirit" of the, Geneva Convention, rather than

He said that the consequence its "letter," be respected in the mattor of releasing the prisoners. of accepting the demand would

Though the Geneva Conven- tion involves the return of all be the division of the State on without question, they religious and ethnological ines prisoners sald those prisoners who do not agahust which they had fought, wish to be repatriated should be It would not be possible for given asylum in areas where any single unit to survive in they cannot be use in any isolation and all must sink or further Bghting.

A few years ago, they said, swim together, Quaker relief workers found themselves involved

Ife was emphatic that his in the forced repatriation

would resist of persons party who had been caught in the tide cf war.

of

to

The source said that the In- pre-war- realistic ternational Monetary Fund's an- nuai report declared that gold trade. reserves of most member coun-

The United States Secretary tries were Insufficient and,

of the Treasury, Mr Jolu. furthermore, only 15 per cent Snyder, at the Mexico City con- of gold production in 1951 went The rest

ret feronce, as at previous meetings into gold reserves. went into commercial and black tenaciously kept to the point of view that the United States uny chal-market channels, It was said.

could not favour an increase in According to this source the the price of gold as it would report clearly showed that the have an inflationary effect, re- Fund could not carry out its cording to this source. proper function without member

the However,

GOLDCO

Snyder that the recent increase

lenge to the unity of the State, "We envisage," he said, "a These workers were profound- voluntary union of willing disturbed by the carrying out partners and there would be formal agreements for re- patriation which mored the no scope for the domination of fears of individuals, they stated. ¡one area by another." -Reuter

ly

of

East Africa

Loan. Issue

London, Sept. 17. The Colonial Office announced today that underwriting is pro- ceeding for a loan of £7,135,000 being raised by the East Africa High

Commission for general Improvement to rollways and harbours.

Only £4,500,000 of the total

He regretted that during the RICE

last four years the United Na- tions had mude no attempt to grapple with the basic ques tion of aggression and said that even now, when fresh negotia- at

END

liona were being carried on NO

TALKS

WITH

RESULT

sold,

some of the delegates told Mi in stoel prices in the United States had had an inflationary effect and that this was caused by gold.

not

The source added

that Mr Snyder confided to some dele Rates in México that the United States might consider raising the price of gold if there were a de- pression in the United States but tho source claimed that Australia nations thought it and other would be better to raise the price of gold to prevent a do-

Geneva, there could be "very little optimism about the re-. sults." He said that Kashmir

Bangkok, Sept. 17. could not confine herself to an

Negotiations between Thai indefinite period of suspense and anxiety and co the constituent omeinis and representatives of

territories in South been convened Erlilsh Assembly had

East Asia for the purchase of presalon. additional Thai rice terminated yesterday with no result, it was reliably learned.

to determine "the future pat- and affiliations of the tern State."

Pointing.out that the A5-

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War

Manoeuvres Burmese Rubber

In Europe Nearing Climax

London, Sept. 17.

A dawn bombardment with live shells and an air strike by planes from six carriers intensified today's manoeuvres in Exercise Mainbrace, in which the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is using 160 ships of eight nations to defend Scan- dinavia against an eastern "attack.”

Simultaneously on land, 150,000 British, Bel- gian, Dutch and Canadian soldiers were locked in Exercise Holdfast aimed at defending West Ger many's industrial Ruhr.

And in the Black Forest Sound between Denmarie and 100,000 French and Sweden during the night, nearly

swung into American troops action in Exercise "Equinox" to prevent a westward crossing of the Rhine,

As the "Mainbrace" striking

on

Important

+

The Mainbraće "enemy" ships were attacked by "Blue" motor torpedo boats, which inflebed such damage that only reduced

For

Peking?

Rangoon, Sept. 17.

Burma

is considering whether to sell her rubber to China or elsewhere to secure better prices, the Minister of Industries and Mines.

Kyaw Myint, Parliament today.

Government

drop in of the rubber prices, fio told a questioner.

told

Tha

The

aware

wa.

Though many rubber estates in Burns were still under robel --control, the country produced a total of 22,000,000 lbs. of rubber in 1951.-Neuter.

GENERAL

NAGUIB'S

CHOICE

-Pago, -8°

DOCTORS DISCUSS POLIO

London, Sept. 17. Five hundred doctors from 30 countries meeting In conference here today were told that Infantile paralysis is often more prevalent in countries, with high-Being standards than those with primitive sanitation. :

Dr John R. Paul, of America's Yale University, addressing the second International Congress of Internal Medicine, said;,

"Countries with high standards of sanitation have experienced high rates for

of

poliomyelitis last during the

generation, whereas in crowded unhygenie cities, polio remains as it did in the 100r century-largely endemic and ↑ discaso infants."

He said one possible preven

thro

Let of* conconlated immune. scrum (gamma globulin). from recovered. patients to give temporary protection to exposed patients.

tion might be

But he added: "It seems un- likely that offeclive vaccines will be discovered by scientists working on mice and monkeys along the real experiments. will bo made 011 human beings,

either

ส

He described polio es a tropical disease, which strays periodically. into temperate climates.

"There are two possible ex- planations:

something happens during 16o... warm weather which helps the spread of the virus, or something hap- pens which makes some people the non-immune

people more vulnerable. Both theories quire more study."

Countries

represented at the conference Include Italy, Iraq, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Nor- way, France, Austria, Germany, Holland, Finland, İsrael and India. Reuter.

Kashmir Moves, Unlikely

rc-

London, Sept. 17.

Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, Pakistan's Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations

attacking forces were able to get Honour For Young Minister, left London by nir

within firing distance Copenhagen forts,

enemy

of the

Army Officer

was

for Karachi today, after his alx-day visit here.

air-

"The talks in Geneva served only to give dach side a clearer conception of the other's view- point," he added. "Unfortunately we failed to reach an agrees. ment.”

feet opened fire, a Reuter do

Before he left London Calro, Sept. 17. patch from Oslo reported that

Early this morning "Orange" British Commandias, asalsted by Norwegian guiden, had reached

General Naguib has chosen port, Sir Zafrullah Khan sald that there were no immediate military objectives near Bergen planes began to attack the north

young Army

to be expected Arst saw developments CHECKING INFLATION during the night. They carried Norway "Blue" buse of Bodoe, the head of a

lieutenant, whom ho out a considerable amount of an Oslo erble reported.

on an Army parade some days from the recent Kashinir talks. Furthermore, the source satd, { "sabotage”

Immediately after the Arst sgo, to replace Farouk's on the in Geneva, the Australian delegation at military buildings. is being offered for public sub-sembly was for the whole of The The officials suggested

attack, Danish Meteor new issue of Egyptian stamps. Mexico City contended that

other Allied jet scription

in Britain. Another Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah said: that the negotiations be post-

From the British carrier Eagle, planes and

General Nagulb had refused £1,000,000 has been reserved

pened until a new date fixed inflation could be controlled if

the price of gold were raised. Reuter's Correspondent, Astley planes look off from Bodoe Air- for applicants resident in East

Hawkins, described the bombard-field and chased the enemy, who to have his own portrait used. The absence of representa-

The present negotiations re- The source pointed out that ment of the southwest tip-of were using ordinary propeller. Then he saw-Lieutenant Africa, and the balance of £1-tives from the territory by the Thai Government

Ahmed Abdel Hallm. He asked €35,000

the earlier Thai when South Africa in 1949 the Lofoten Islands off Norway's planes. has been placed private cupied by Pakistan has been sulted from

The doors

born. keenly felt by us.

see whether addi- advocated raising the gold price Arctic Circle shores. promise to The Juan will bear interest at of the Assembly are always lionm rice surplus will be avail- the Philippinos alone supported

Shortly before midday 500 Halim where he

It was now a matter of wait- Halim said his father was In addition aircraft from planes from the Allled carrier

ing to see developments after 42 percent. I will be re-open and we will welcome their able for export after September. her. Later, the source added, American and British carriers, force swept in on the Bodoe Sudanese, his mother Egyptian.

Nations mediator, the United his General Nagulb smiled deemable in 1901-1969 and will participation in its deliberations At present, Thai maintained, France and Beiglum favoured it 100 miles offshore, flew in corector in waves of 100 at a time.

Graham, had raised be issued at 90% per share. The so that their view on the vital

For his Dr. Frank Cnly a small balance target of and at Mexico City, Australin

ordinated reconnaissance and "Blue" air attacks were also customary slow smile. State con London Usts will open and close problem facing our

1,300,000 tons would have to be

to be took the leadership in showing its striking sorties

against land made on the "Orange"-gccupied parentage is mixed Egyptian and the matter before the Security Council, Sir Mohammed Zafrul- on September 23-Reuter, also be taken into account."

Sudanese. alleviate possible rice advantages. Stept

targets indicated by token Nor Hardufoss Airfield.

Jah Khan said. shortages locally. Crop failure is

weglan army units manoeuvring

He had Hallm brought to his year due to

India, which previously was anticipated this

or the mountainou coast

BRITISH TROOPS

office and ordered him first to drought and dood, late rain and vigorously against raising the line around the areas of Bodo

of left turn, then right turn as he typhoons which have affected price of gold, no longer took and Narvik.

The first major action particularly that view at Mexico City, it was

"Holdfast". began during the studied his face and profile. provinces, Thuriy

added. It was understood that

when Stormy seas moderated overnight

assault those in the north-east.

then had the puzzled An official source told the Pakistan and India might favour night to permit pre-dawn take" "Greenland" United. Press that only 70,000 an increased price at the Com-offs from the Eagle in answer to 7th Armoured Division launched eutenant photographed like a tons of rice may be avaliable monwealth conference on the a request for ald from Norwegian a six-pronged attack westwards film star, and after seeing the

A British Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS:

1 Noisy, quarrel (8).

5 Discourages. (8).

8 Uninterested (5)..

9 Cunning? (6);

10 Stupidity

(B).

11 Animal (5)..

13 Holst (4)

13 Tree (8).

10 Amend (0).

18

Helleve

{}.

20 Precipitoun (5).

32 Liquid measuro (#).

23 Makes dirty (5),

25 False (5)

20 Not so dimoult (6).

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DOWN:

1 Intrepid (8).

2 Trick (8).

3 Border on (4),

4 Comforted (7).

6 Amount short (7).

o Worships (6).

7 Dance (5)

14

Judgment (8),

16 Pula back (8).

(7).

A

from the

-

troops Не Brush

decided Halim “gym- for export

grounds that it would bring out land Haison groups.

over the River Wesel and estáb prints,

bollsed the forward-looking As a recent meeting between large amounts of hoarded gold

A Copenhagen despatch today lished three bridgeheade. the British and Thai represento- in their countries.

said the people of the Danish The Arst opposition they are spirit of the Army,"

in when they tives one member of the Thai

On the new stamp Halim's delegation was reported to have! The source said that Canada capital could regard themselves Ulkely to meet told the British that Thailand took a neutral attitude on this as saved from "enemy" occupa- come up against three armoured head will be flanked on the left decisivo defeat divisions ready in battle pos- by a young Egyptian woman- had already made available A subject at Mexico City but that tion after

not yet chosen for Egypt and from "very real and equitable con- pressure Canadian gold inflicted on the strong "Orange" tions.

Yesterday "Greenland" at-on the right by a Sudanese man, tribution of our rice supplies producers was in evidence and forces which tried to sall up the

tacking forces ellamed 41 enemy akendy selected. to hungry millions." United extended to those of other dele-

alrcraft destroyed and "Bue-

trio of heads will be land" forces, who are defend- ing, claimed 54 in the air and superimposed on a Nile scene. on the ground.

An Army spokesman sold the General Matthew B. Ridgway, new issue would be made soon." Atlantic Pact Supreme Com-London Express Service,

Press,

Why Comet

Had No

Passengers

gations there.

The source pointed out that due to the premium on tho Canadian dollar over the United States dollar, Canadian pro-. ducers were getting $33 per ounce instead of $35 so that Canada might consider this, an- other reason to support an in- croased gold price at the Lon- don conference.

The source thought that Bri tain, Australia, South

Africa

and other Commonwealth coun tries at the conference would

London, Sept. 17. agree as to what should be the

-on

Acheson Recalls A

Prediction

Washington, Sept. 17. The U.S. Secretary of State,

today re Mr. Doan Acheson,

A spokesman of the BOAC, new official price for gold and called a prediction he made 24. commenting the Ceylon that this price would be sub- years ago that the Soviet Union report that the Comet jet linermitted to the new Administra-would not relinquish its control

over Port Arthur. duo here tomorrow frointion in Washington for Colombo had left there for aiderations United Fres).

Ho told his weekly Press com-

Bombay

said:

without passengers,

"Ceylon has its own airline which operates out of Colombo

on Wednesday, and the Cegion

Government

aro preserving

con-

PARIS-TOKYO

traffic rights out of Ceylon on AIR SERVICE

18 Rested by great physical that day for their own airline.

17

force (7).

10 Carry on again (6).

21 Military unit (5), 24 Girdle (4).

27 Intends (5)

28 Spotted (8).

29 Leather strips (0). ̧

YESTERDAY'S CROSSİVORD.

Paris, Sept. 17.

mander,

-

Baden- arrived in Baden today to watch Exercise

According

plans,

to manoeuvre "Blucland" defenders

with their backs against the River Rhine

were battling

against "an invasion from the 品 was aiming East," which

The

:

Sir Zafrullah Khan arrived He had separate private meet- hero

from Parla on Friday,

ings here with the British Minister of State, Mr Solwyn Lloyd, and the Commonwealth Relations Secretary, the Mar- quess of Salisbury-Reuter.

Will Practice Favouritism In Export Trade

London, Sept. 17.

Mr Harry R. Mackson, Secre- tary for Overseas Trade, de- clared today that Britain, to

Flood Control foster trado, would deliberately

In Lines.

Gainsborough, Sept. 17. Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Fisheries River Board and local authorl- ties today. Inspected a £160,000 flood prevention scheme at Gains borough, Lincolnshire, which bas taken two years to complete,'

crossing the river. Reuter, "MOST IMPRESSIVE” V

Guetersloh, Sept._17. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's Council Baw on impressive results

today, when they has been built up to a new level, by the Sinte Department spokes-watched allied defences, cover- 18 inches above the previously man, Mr Michael McDermott, ing the industrial Ruhr being agreed safety margin. Reuter.

con-ing Soviet-Chipòso

tested, Mr Lester ference in Moscow, which agreed Canadian External

ference he had nothing to add their first visit to a major The town frontoga of 11⁄2 miles

to the statement made yesterday

on

the

manoeuvтO

that Port Arthur should remain Minister, stated here.

base.

THAI MISSION'S VISIT, TO_HK

a joint. Chinese-Russian naval "It was good for the Council "We have to operate the Comet

to 'seo como results of the out of Ceylon on Wednesday.bo-

A weekly Paris-Tokyo air

talking

* Bangkok, Sept. 17. But, he said, it was interest-work they have been cause if we did it on any other service, to start on November

about,” he told reporters be

A fivo-mus, Thei tiede zulssion day, we should clash with Indian 4e was: announced today by ing to recall that in February Council members returned operations. It is a question of Air France.

1050, following the announce-fore | traffic_rights.”

Soviet-Chinese by air to Paris after a one-day is to leave on September 25 for a tour of South-East Ada and tour of the British-run Exercise Pacifle countries. The 0,500-mito fight willment of the The spokesman said that the ke 38 hours 30 minutes, stop Mutual As discussions were taking place at

he had

Over 150,000 British,

The Mission, headed by the

482260. Agreemem Hokfast in north Belgian,

doubts whe-

employ opan davoters certain directions towards firms exporting to Canada and tha United States,

Mr Mackeson will fly to Canada' tomorrow on an official visit lasting adveral woolt. He said that the Government would do, everything possible to ca courage effective British porti- cipation in development, m Cahada...

Me Macksons will 'donia! measures to develop the, trada. of the two countries,"

The Canadian market is not an easy dhe to capture," he said, "We shall havo to competa with the United States) which ruppiles 70 per cent of Canada's 'imports and with growing 'oom=" petition with countriós 'such as: Germany and Japan.”

Ho added that Britain"""wid

posible, expand exports

prosent on the question of a new ping at Beirut, Karachi, Elgon her the full terms of the agrees nuich and Canadian troops are Deputy Minkter, : Colorel ·Bird | of wool and woollend and' Across: 1 Invade bilateral agreement with Ceylon and Hongkong.

34ment would ever come out in Constellations carrying 34 Inane, 8 Anon, ↑ Afraid, 11 Vague, 12 Assume, 14 Siro, 10 on BOÁC operation. Serge. 10 Score, 19 Leus, 20 Cutter, 24 Adieu, 28 Tureen, 20 Even, so added that the Comet had passengers and equipped with printed form, though it was taking part together with 600 Siriyothin, is due to roach Home worsted cloths but it le maloly 27 Egged, 23 Regret Down: 1 Ivan, 2 Vera, 8 Dals, Enthralled, emply only as far as deepers will leave Only on Mon- likely that some of the condi aircraft in Holdfast, the biggest kong the same day. Tog tour in the field of capitalul

"Wa Tan'expect to increase dure, 5 Inverse, 6 Anglers, 7 Elected, 10 Astir, 13 Isolate, 14 Bombay, as he had full traffic days at 6 pm. GNT and will lohs would become apparent allied manoeuvres yet hold in will include Manila, Sydney,

Bellish Zond of Gemanity.njelenté Garapore Coleum plast and mechly Reuter,

and Rangoon United Press our exporta — Heuter. Sobbing, 18 Rescued, 17 Enger 19 Litter, 21 Tune, 22, Rear, 23 rights from India through to arrive in Tokyo on Wednesday with the naggage of, time--- Kult,

| London.-Rentor.

at 10 p.m. local time-outery

Reuter.

the