1952-09-23 — Page 3

Russian Rubber

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1952.

'Operation Mainbrace'

Purchases Approaching Final

And Decisive Stage

Buying Heavily In Great Britain

London, Sept. 22:"

Russia is increasing her U.S. MARINES LAND IN DENMARK

rubber purchases in Britain

and her trade agents are again buying heavily, off- cial figures disclosed today. of Trade The latest Boord returns showed that the Soviet Union last month bought 4,340 compared with only 50 tons in the game month last year,

Oslo, Sept. 22. The wind having abated, the landing of 1,500 United States Marines as part of "Operation Mainbrace" began at 430 p.m. today cast of Skagen Lighthouse in the extreme north of Denmark.

After waiting for almost 18 hours for the signal, the landing of the Marines from three transports went without a hitch. They immediately Union formed into a skirmishing line.

a red flag was hoisted

In July the Soviet

tons compared bought 12,003 with only 10,750 tons in the tatne month of 1950.

Russion agents are Laking advantage of lowered prices for natural rubber. and are getting greater quantities for Sterling of which they have teen run- ning short recently.

In eight months of this year the Russians have bought from Britain a total of 70,235 lona This compares for £27,747,504.

with Russian purchases of last year of 18,510 tons for £10,345,- 010,

MARKED TREND

British oficials state that the increase lo partly due to the fact that Russian rubber purchases through previously transacted

Malayu are now being made through Britain which re-exports to the Soviet Malayan rubber Union.

ex-

Nevertheless, commodity perts claim that there has been n marked upward trend in Rus- sinn purchases in recent weeks.

Britain has so far declined to bar rubber exports allogether to the Soviet Union, but she has undertaken to limit exports to the Russians to such quantities

reasonably us. might

be considered to serve internal,

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had begun

Half an hour after the operation signifying that all had safely disembarked.

Queen Mother

To Visit S. Rhodesia

Salisbury, Sopt. 22. The Queen Mother will travel to Salisbury next year to

Central open the Africa Rhodes Centenary Exhibition, it was officially announced tonight,

The Exhibition will com- memorate the Centenary of the British Empire pioneer, Ceell Rhodes, whose grave is in the Malopo Hills of Southern Rhudlesia,

No

been date has yet fixed for the queen Mother's

the visit and official announcement did not say

whether Princess Margaret would accoin- pany her mother.-Reuter,

CHOU ON

non-military requirements. This WAY BACK

quantity has been fixed at-some 80,000 tons per year.

The latest official returns of the Board of Trade showed that Russia has already drawn most of her annual allowance by the end of August-more than 70,000 tons.-United Press.

TO PEKING

Moscow, Sept. 22. Chou En-lai, Foreign Minis- ter of Red China, left from the Central Airfield by plane ir Peking at 5:00 a.m. today.

Chau had been in the Soviet delegation

from

port of Murmansk, took sheltor from heavy weather off Skagen, the far urther point of Den- mark, last night. She anchored inside the three-mile limit of territorial waters.

This morning, when the land-

for ing point

the American WOS

switched from Marines Torup Bay to

more sheltered waters of Grenen, near Skagen, the obvious that it became

4 view Kooperatzia would get the NATO operation. of

A Danish coastal patrol ship then ordered the Russian vessel to weigh anchor and escorted her outside Danish territorial waters and away from the land-

Latest commualque Adiniral Sir Patrick Brind's hondquarters said: "The opera- tlons scheduled for Mainbrace are approaching the final and decisive stage. The hard-pressed Bluc land forces in Denmark ted by the are being

supported Blue carrier-bome powerful aircraft of the striking fleet.

"While on their mission over Denmark the Blue aircraft came under the overall command of Major-General W. R. Carter, Air Force, United States Army Allied Air Commander in Northern Europe, and under the operational control of Major- General Tage Andersen, Royal

ing area. Danish Air Force.

"Among the most important People on board the Koopera- seen to be watching roles of the carrier aircraft ontzia were this occasion is to give close the NATO landing preparations.

and a support to the troops,

SHITS COLLIDE large number of sorties have

Admiral Sir Patrick Brind's been flown with planes being headquarters in Oslo later an- guided

targets by nounced that a ship flying the Kround-controlled teams."

Russian flag had been asked to The communique added:

leave the landing area "Land-based jet fighters of the "Operation Mainbrace" off north Allied

forces, air

northern

Jutland. Europe, are operating as Orange aircraft in this Jutland opera- tion.

心

Their

of

During the morning a second "Iron Curtain" ship was seen approaching the three transports "LOW-LEVEL ATTACKS

and other Allied vessels of the "The role of the Orange-air-landing operation, and a Danish craft is to intercept the Blue warship escorted her away from carrier-barme aircraft,

the area.

the

"In the first three hours of

A Britlth officer at the landing daylight today the carrier task told Danish Journalists that the force sent in 134 aircraft to sup-sea was much rougher, dor port Blue ground forces. D-Day landings in Normandy. Although the sea was extremely adding: "But then we had some rough, with a 45 m.ph. wind, thing to and for." The weather it was not sufficient to inter- was bad enough to make all local lishermen haul up their boals for fere with carrier

er operations.

stricty. "In the air strike 41 aircraft flow over the "Orange" airfield Although at Karup, Jutland, they were intercepted by enemy air patrols they claimed to have strated and rocketed bombed,

"Blue" Fleet In The Firth Of Forth

Tiile picture, laken at sunset in the Firth of Forth, shows pert of the glant armada of more than 100 ships of the "Blue" Fleet taking part in Operation Mainbrabo, the N.A.T.O sations' war manoeuvres off the Scandinavian coast. At left can be keen one end of the

Forth Bridge.Express Photb. :

Announces Intention

To America

Chaplin

To Return

Cherbourg, Sept. 22.

BOAC'S FIRST PROFITS

London, Sept. 22.

The British Overštas Air- Waya Corporation made its Brat profit last year- £274,909 heSir Miles Thomas, its Chairman, told a Press conference today.

He was discussing the annual report and abarthia, ptblished today, which. Usted the gross profit In the year endca March 31, 1952, 4, 23312

1,283,723.

The net was left lifter paying £958,723 ' interest "on "Capital, the report sald.

Sir Miles told the Press éon- ference that höxt year's figuro might not be as good.

The current rate of improve- ment was not as fast ពន last year's, mostly because of a £250,000 loss through the air. Hine fuel strike last June and July

There is also a failing off in the mail revenue due to the Import restrictions between

Britain and Australia and tho general slackening of Inter- nutional trade," he added.

DRAMATIO CHANGE Commenting on BOAC's first profit, Sir Miles said:

**This fa

from

dramatis

change couplo of years ago when the total loss was £7,- 702,000 and last year. when the loss was £4,505,000.**

Sir Milco said that BOAC was establishment discussing the soon of tourist services to Aus- tralia with Qantas Airlines,

dimculties But, if equipment prevented the sciting up of such

Charlie Chaplin, barred from re-entering the United States pending. Jan an inquiry into his politics, arrived in Europe today after 21 years and said he did not want to create a revolution.

Then he said he intended to Seated elegantly in a small wicker armchair aboard the liner make a new film about life in the silver Now York-about "a displaced Queen Elizabeth,

nim star person who has been hit ovet London-born haired, sipped a glass of water and told the head during the war and has reverted back to a period a about 100 pretsmen:

very long time

"I am not a political man.... I am an individual and I believe in Ilberty."

ago." Smiling. Mr Chaplin added: "He will speak a language that

and

only expansion is around here." Then he went out on deck and posed for photographs with his wife, Oona, and their four children-Geraldine, 8, Michael, 0, Josephine, 3, and Victoria, 15 months.

10 Australia, British airline

service all the way he added, the would go ahead with a tourist service to Singa-

pore.

flown BOAC, he said, had about 2,000,000,000

passenger miles between July 1948 and June 1950 without an accident involving passenger fatales or serious injuries--Reutor.

Red Leaders Indicted

Mr Chaplin stole the lime- no one understands, so of course light from such other dis- "On the other hand, he the immigration authorities let tinguished passengers as King him through to the United Reisal of Iraq, returning to

Britain

Washington, Sept. 22. after n tour of the added, "I am not a super-patriot. States.

to leads

The Justice Department, an- Super-patriellam

"His subsequent activities in United States, and the plantat New

York getting in an Arthur Rubenstein, who disem-nounced today that alx Com- Hitlerism-and we have had our

out of trouble should pro-barked at Cherbourg.

munist Party leaders had been on chartes lesson there."

Indicted in Detroit vide plenty of pantomime Mr Chaplin, due in England comedy."

Asked for his views on cen- of conspiracy to overthrow the tomorrow,

the United

sorship, Mr Chaplin replied: United States Government by VIEW8 ON CENSORSHIP States Government's decision to open an enquiry whether or Asked by reporters when his "I have had very little trouble force.

The six were among 18 party be with oficial censorship. On the eldest son, Sidney, would not he should be re-admitted to

would not the country

alter come engaged to Claire Bloom, ether hand, especially in my leaders rounded up by the F.B.I. and in 'Monsieur last Wednesday in a number his plan to return after six, the young English actress whe past films

Mr Verdoux, I came in for a great of cities across the country. A starred in "Limelight,"

returned the Chaplin replied: "As far as I deal of criticism from unofficial Federal grand jury

indictment, it. is all

Miss censorship bodies. up to

The Asked about American news-know

Department said puper

per criticism of him, he sold: Bloom."

"It was a satirical comic fim evidence against As the meeting broke up, & They have always tried to

was now being negotiated with Soviet Govern the airfleld, destroying fight taking an Gulen, which was

brand me in the United States. reporter commented that Mr and a certain amount of critical corsons taken into custody on

ex-comment is implied in a satiric the same day

ülm. leaders, including Gen- | Meteors which were taking out the time, but damugo to both During the war I made several | Chaplin had become more

I belleve any eralissimo Stalin, an agreement nite aircraft on the ground and ships was slight and there were

subject presented to other Federal grand speeches sponsored by the pansive with the Press, London, Sept. 22.

United States Government. The film star laughed, patted should be discussed and aired."juries in St. Louls and Scattle.

-Router. Inflicting damage on 18 other no casualties, The Soviet Communist Party by which the U.S.S.R. will con-

-Occurred off Some people took exception to his stomach, and said: The-Reuter. The collision newspaper Pravda today crittinue to have joint use, with the

Chinese, of the Port Arthur fighter-aircraft and one trans-

what I said There was nothing north Jutland. The Eagle re- cised "serious shortcomings"

subversive in "IIcavy damage to buildings,mained in the manoeuvres but some of the country's scientific naval base until they have con-port plane."

cluded a peace treaty with

runways and control towers was the destroyer, able to proceed also claimed. The attacks were under her own steam and with- out 'escort, made for the Dutch naval base of Den Helder. -- made at、low level,”

Reuter.

"PRAVDA” ON capital since August 17.

WARPATH

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and his

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Chou and his delegation were Sometimes, said, quoted by Moscow Radio, seen off by a number of lenders they were "occupied by untime-of the the Soviet Government, ly problems of le importance by officials of the Soviet Minis

SOVIET INTRUDER The Rucalon passenger-cargo WOS today *while they neglect fundamental try of Foreign Affairs and the chip Kooperatzia

problems of selence."

Ministry of Foreign Trade, and warned away from the area of The newspaper also complain-by members of the Moscow Danish territorial waters where ed of the tardiness of

some Diplomatic Corps who represent the NATO fleet was preparing

which have relations to land the Marines. institutions in

ship. applying the nailers

The 3,767-ton Russian results of their research to in-with the Peking Government.—

Assocated Press,

on a voyage from Wismar, East Germany, to the Russien Arctic

dustrial production-Reuter.

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King Paul's. Criticism Of "Bad Greeks"

Athens, Sept. 22 Abandoning his traditiona!! neutrality, King Patti hit out yesterday at "bad Greeks" who, "instead of thanking the United States, insult her."

Britain's biggest and newest aircraft carrier, HMS Eagle, months. signalled during the night that she had been involved in collision with the Dutch

from the carrier

fuel

RUHR EXERCISES

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Sennelager, Sept. 22. About 500 Centurions, Bri- tain's latest and best tanks, ought the Anal battle of Exer- ise "Holdfast" In the Ruhr, to-

day.

About 155,000 British, Belgian, Canadian and Dutch troops took part in the week-long exercise the biggest and toughest ever staged by the British forces in north Germany.

ho

my speeches,” FAMILY DUNES

Presso to say whether might eventually settle in Eng- land, he replied: "I have in- terests in the United States, which I have had for 40 years. We all have obligations and duties to ourselves

and our family,"

to the Mr Chaplin went United States 40 years ogo. when

he was 35 and an obscure musie hall comedian.

He has retained his British nationality, and has been at- tacked by some American poli- ticians for his supposed Left- wing leunings.

The end of "Holdfast" was

Last Friday, just after Mr also the end of a month of

salied for Britain Chaplin Allied exercices from north to

lila latest where

Alm "Lime south Germany involving more light" is be shown soon-the

than 300,000 troops, including United States Attorney-General, the American Exercise "Rose- bush and the French Exercise his re-dini

Mr "Equinox."

Jumes McGranery, barred dinition to the country data Immigrant omcials had

eated his eligibility."

Main purpose of Holdfast invest in radioed a protest

which 800 Allled, aircraft took part was to give fleld experi

commanders of divi- chce to clong and

had corps, which The King made his remarks never before worked together.

BYdAth camtalties froz in a brief, unexpected speech at

Holdfast road accidents were the inauguration of an irrigeix killed, including two

om tion project at Mavromatí, €

cers, and six Injured-Router. northwest village

smalt

Athens.

of

"I censure this. It isn't a Greek act, and these bad

Greeks don't voice the scnti- ments of the Greek people," the King said. He added that he was "expressing the gratitude and thanks of the Greeks to the great friendly powers,"

U.S.

Rhee Declines

To Comment

Mr

from the liner. He said he had re-entry visa been granted a valid for 12 months.

Today he told reporters he would

on not commcrit

tho Attorney-General's action. "All I do know is that Mr McGranery is not aware of the facts," he Faid.

POLITICIANS' DAY

As Mr Chaptin chatted to the reporters a photographer stand- ing on a chair to get a picture overbdiancea und crushed through a bank of chrysan themums. Mr Chaplin said "Are the photographers through? That one écrtainly is."

The ceremonies were attended

Pusan, Sept. 22. by the now chief of the

President Syngman Rhee re- Mutual Security Administration | turned from Seoul today

but (MSA), Leland Barrow, Cabinet declined to comment

a U.S. Ministers and Members of Congressman's statement quot-again when he said in answer to Parliament.

and

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But he quickly became serious ing Mr Rhee as saying the questions: "In these days of tur- The statement by the

King State Department had worked moil and bittemess, today is not similar statement by

for his removal.

the day of great artists. Today Minister were interpreted as a

The charge was made public is the day of politicians. People direct rebuff to sections of the in the United States at Indian are only too willing to make Athens Press which for weeks apolis, Indianh, on Friday by Issues about anything: I do not a bitter Republican Representative, Earl want to create a revolution, I have been carrying on anti-American campaign, direct Wilson. He said the laforma only want to make some

mora

ed particularly at the US. tion came from Mr Rheo durifig. 1 shall probably be th Ambassador, John E. Peurifoy, a visit the Congressman made pictures until I drop dend," and his recommendations for Inst. April. Government reformsAssocia

ted Press.

•

Mr Chaplin, the red ribbon of The State Department to the French Legion of Honour, th the charge the birthble of his dark blue Washington denied and all the U.S. refrained it, then slipped easily into & from taking aides in the recent decision of his din plins Kotexti election. Embassy of tials here branded the charge Mr Rhee Indicated that some

may bej about JAN shortly through the he said.

Talks On Tunisia Paris, Sept. 22. Count Jean de Hautectocque, "ridiculous",

Resident-General In French

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD——A«rose: 3 Proposal, 8 Crew, Tunisia, atsived here by ale 16-official Korean roply

9 Discover, 11 Martinet, 13 Army, 16 Compeled, 18 Director, day for consultations with the made 10 Help, 21 Silencer, 20 Torektor, 28 Limb, 27 Desisted. Down:French Govestment. It is be- Korean Ambassador in Waal+ 1 Sćum, 2 Bear, 4 Ituin, 5 Pact, 0 Sever, 7 Larry, D Dived, 10 eyed that the Tunisian budget ington, Dr Y. C. Yang," - "There Sewer, 17 Ardle, 14 Moose, 16 Timid, 17 Dator, 19 Hafed, 20ll be the main subject Rea-wow no hints to the neture of

the rubly afócialed Free,” Lures, 21 Saps, 22 Lôné, 25 Cram, 24 Ruby..

He would like to make a Bim in Britan but so far do occa

or had presented tell.

I feel framendiamily. Excited hick to London,

He added that he was looking for house in England ufar a school which, off children” Could

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