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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, · DECEMBER · 4, 1952.

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To Modern Dances FRENCH POLICE STAR

International Agreement

Stabilise Commodity Prices Essential

Vital Debate In Bonn

To Discuss Treaty Ratification

Bonn, Dec. 3.

The West German Bunde- slag (Lower House) today began a momentous three- day debate on Anal ratifica- tion of Bonn's treaties to re- arm in alliance with the free world.

Extra police were posted throughout the Beva of the Federal Parliament tuilding to guard against possible Conn- munist demonstrations.

Com

CONCLUSION REACHED

BY EMPIRE PREMIERS

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Dec. 3.

Some form of international agreement to stabilise commodity prices

is considered by the Commonwealth Prime Ministers to be imperative if

Under Fire

Rusia Lunspur, Dea: 3. Proponents of, ballrooZA dancing hava, started a campaign here to oust hot swing and five dancing.

handed together as the Belangor. Society Amateur Dancers, followers of graceful dancing bave been teaching about 80 youtha aud girls Tho piceties of ballroom style.

UNCOVER BIG SMUGGLING RING

Currency Racket In North Africa

(From Sydney Smith)

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Casablanca, Dec. 3. French Moroccan police have uncovered. a £1,000,000 smuggling racket between Morocco and Tangler. said,

"It is shocking to see the WAY some people dance there days nothing but sheer vulgarity," an official of the society Associated Press,

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They have arrested an American, William Gelberg (who possessed five passports), three Spaniards, one Moroccan and another American, who admitted being an agent for at least 100 businessmen getting their money out through

a repetition of the recent extreme price fluctuations, with all their damag- Will Come Tangier.

ing effects on the Sterling Area economics, is to be avoided.'

The Ministers, who resumed their London economic conference to- munist Party Headquarters at day, considered this problem against the statistical background of wide

swings in prices for many Sterling and dollar commodities since the out-- break of the Korean war.

Duesseldorf called for public de- monstrations and strikes throughout West Germany to protest against what the Reds called the "war treaties."

Few believed the Communist

campaign would have

niccess. Chancellor Konrad Admauer appeared confident that his majority would bring

STILL PRECARIOUS

So far as short-term policy, is concerned the Prime Ministers expressed their satisfaction with the rise in cold reserve last

month.

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In Tangier it can be changed | currency from French Morocca into any currency for the pur-to Tangier in only a minor part chase of American cargoes. of the International Zone's vast

Most of the.men whom Gel-exchange business. berg represented were French- Some of Tangler's 'exchange Moroccans hoping to avoid offices and mushroom* banks "Mussolini's Folly" currency control regulations. now offer to transfer currencies

Gelberg's account books, list through different national Rome, Dec. 3. Ing

ng all the customers for whom change controls for a charge of

Tangier, only 2 per cent. empty city whose he smuggled cash to

have been seized by French half-built marble palaces Moroccan police and a

major A year ago, the sea smug- have heard only their scandal is feared in Casablanca glers based in Tangier held most of this trade and brought builders' footsteps will come business quarters.

this to life next Spring.

Aggravating

currency in currency from Marseliles at

37 rates of 734 to 10 per cent., T. Buccaneer's. Cr snuggling is the fact that

who London Express Service. Franco-American soldiers are now in business in Moroc co want a Hague Court ruling giving them unrestricted import |privileges into the country,

And they are causing French businessmen there serious con- cern.

Folly," a It is "Mussolini's collection at grandiose buildings designed to hause Rome's 1942 Exhibition with which the Duce

An extension of the Prefer-planned ences would mean that a wider range of commodities would be affected.

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stun the world.

They had before them figures which show that though the prices of most Sterling commodities have now returned to their pre-Korean level and are in the commodities, especially in some cases even lower certain American much

mineral and food groups, are still well above the mid-1950 level.

The conference agreed that term policy. and this subject | At present only certain speel

forin of stabilisation w be further studied by filed lists of goods--the Com- the treaties through to adoption, come

up monwealth countries have The pacts are the Allled-West arrangement between the main officials before it is taken

different bi-lateral agreements contract which producers and consumers would again by the Ministers. German peace gives the Federal Republic near

be beneficial to all concerned."

with each other on what kind sovereignty and the six-nation

of goods get the benefit of the Generally speaking the Minis- European Defence Communityters are in favour of doing Lis

tariffs. treaty under which Germany International agreements to would raise

million a half

be worked out one by one in dollars for a European army. relation to the individual cir-

MOTION REJECTED

cumstances of each commodity.

The proposal now under dis- The conference also agreed it They confirmed their for-

cussion has nothing to do with desirable 10 A Communist motion to throw was

set upward balance

Now. of payments the Counell of Europe's Straa-

Landowners the aut the treaties as "a menace to machinery for calling Common- estimates in support of the bourg Plan which proposes have joined together to use the gold can be changed freely..

to deal peace and a work of the Ameri- wealth encelings

with hope that the Sterling Area

improving of economic relations forward meger" "ecmmodity (mergencies" it and could look can imperial war

to some between the Counell's members was rejected.

they arise. Purpose of stability when

until at and the overseas countries with meetings would be to least the middle of next year.

they have constitutional Formal debate was introduced these

But there was general agree-links. with a series of general reports enable the Commonwealth coun on the bulky treaties. After the trics to take collective action lo

The Council of Europe has reports, a

a spokesman for the prevent or arrest a serious faliment that the state of the re-

In Sterling commodity prices.

still too anti-rearmament Socialist op-

Commonwealth Some

reference was position, was scheduled to speak

Inturnal disinflationary Prima Ministers conference or the treatles and their rela-during today's meeting of Prane

policies adopted by the-Ser riing Reuter. Tion to Gerinan unification. Ministers to the possibility of alea Then Clincellor Adenauer will joint approach to the United Commonwealth countries. deliver the Government's argu States on the question of com. wealth Premiers will attend a inent for ratification.

In reserves

which

But the war Interrupted his ambitious project and much of the work remained unfinished.

a group of Italian Industrialists

and

city for an international agricul tural fair which is going to be the largest

ever hold

in the world.

Lying on the way from home water and with roads, sowers, electricity and it even boasts something that Rome itself does

ONLY MINOR PART In Tangler, just next door,

and

world currencies 'as well ns

Further Tangler lives an the world's 'panie" money acts as a bank for those who fear that cash in their own countries may fall in value.

The International Police

to allow of any submitted this plan for examina- to the sea, it is already equipped know that the smuggling of |

serves 135 made the

modity price policy. This was

Tomorrow

In tion

the Common-

Cabinet meeting al 10 Down-

This will launch a 16-hour considered desirable though the log Street when, it is under- verbal <fuel which, it the Ministers thought it too early tong St Government has its way, will make any fm plans for such culminate in a final vole on an approach, Friday.

The Socialists and their ant- treaty adherenta are expected to fight to the last to postpone the vote. They want to delay à decision until the Federal Supreme Court rules on a test of whether rearmament is un- constitutional-Associated Press.

Queen Elizabeth

Entertains

Leadon, Dec. 3. Queen Elizabeth it gave a dinner at Buckingham Palace tonight for the Ministers al- tending the Commonwealth Economic Conference_and_ther_ wlves. Seven Prime Ministars

ottendel,

the largest

The dinner was given by Queen Elizabeth of the Palace since she became Queen

last February-Associated Press.

FINANCE AND TRADE

No concrete proposals for labilising commodity prices aro expected, to emerge during the present conference, though it is thought likely the Ministers will on stops that should be agree taken within the Common- wealth to deal with cases of extreme urgency.

At this morning's session of the subject of the conference. finance and trade was again under discussion

small ami a sub-committee of officials was set

deal with certain up to technical matters raised by the Finance Ministers' group which is making a special study of his aspect of polley,

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stood, the main subject for dis- cussion will be the Korean

the to

Delegation

deadlock, which is itself one of To Boycott

the

great imponderables of the present economic situation.

The conference is not now expected to go on beyond the middle of next week.

PREFERENCES ISSUE

London, Dec. 3. Commonwealth statesmen to- clay failed to sec oye to eye over a proposal seeking the right to extend Imperial Preference, the trading fence built around the British Commonwealth and Empire.

Three countries are believed to have supported the idea. The remaining six were said to be unenthusiastic,

UN Debate

Paris, Dec. 3. French A

Foreign Office spokesman said today that the French delegation would not be present of the debate on North United Nations Africa in the Organisation.

the

He said that, in his speech to United Nations last month. the French Foreign Minister, M. R. Schumari, had made it clear that the French delegation would boycott the meeting.

cerious and the

not have an underground reil- German War

way.

At present the underground starts on the outskirts of Rome

and leads out almost to nowhere Criminals To

- large fold in the middle of "Mussolini's Folly" where sheep now graze

The agricultural fair organisers plan to use the underground to take visitors there, and the Rome Town, Cotinell has promised that

Keep Property

Berlin, Dec. 3. Four of the top Nazi wor by the Spring the underground criminals in will be linked to the main rail-are to retain their West Berlin Spandau Prison way

statione During

war the British property

causa the empty Eighth Army used. palaces na gorages for their nazification court tanks, and their walls echoed toed hearing of their the voices of British soldiers.

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Casablanca, Dec. 3.

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four are:

Albert Speer, Biller's arra- ments and construction chler;

Baldur

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Von Hitler's 'youth leader;

Grand-Admiral Karl Doenitz, Hitler's successor in, the last days of the war, and

Baron. Constantin

von

Neurath, former Foreign Minis

wer of Germany.

Court officials

sald proceed. Ings to decide the fate of their property had been suspended because Allied prison officials

Police were searching today had not allowed the prisoners

Negro's Post

The French Office spokesman There was no official in pointed out that a Tunisian No- leader, Salah Ben the Prime Ministers outlined reliable sources said the con-

During the general discussion formation available immediately tionalist

after. the meeting, but usually Youssef, had been accredited as Counselior to the Iraqi delega- their individual approach to the forence had asked officials to tion in the United Nations. main problems of finance and give further study to the whole (Salah Ben Youssef was a trade.

Imperial Preference was dis-question of Imperial Preferences. Minister in the Chenik Tunisian The right to extend Pre-Ministry which was dismissed cussed in the context of long ferentes could be given only It by the French Resident-General

for an unidentified man, possibly to see their lawyers or prepare GAT.T, (the General Agree earlier this year), ment on Trade and Tariffs) "This is a very

an Algerlin or Tunisian, who their defence-Reuter, were willing to relax its rules. regrettable precedent,"

assaulted 50-year-old Swedish governess here last week-end. G.A.T.T., fet up at Havana in i spokesnan said.

who Salah Ben Youssef will pre-arrived in Morocco only a few

Lisa Anderson, Ingr | 1945, had bound 30 mòmber ng-

1lons to stabilise world tariff | sumably be speaking as an

weeks ago Ko work Kör £

Geneva, Dez. 3. rates. These nations include Iraql.

Ал Norwegian family living here,

American Negro, Dr Commonwealth countries.

"All this may lead to an un-

met the Jerome S, Peterson. has been Imperial Preferences-disliked | fortunate precedent. Any private

was reported to have man in a cabaret on Saturday appointed Director of the Public by many countries outside the individual may now try and get

had had & Health Servicos of the British

World night. After they rougive Common enrolled on a United Nations wealth countries lower tariffs in delegation to attempt to air his to drive her home.

few drinius together, he offered Health Organisation.

He has been Chief Medical their trade with each other. private grievances before the

United

the United Nations Nations

On the way, he attacked her, omser of CANADA LUKEWARM

Assembly. robbing her of her bag which Reller and Works Agency for Reuter,

Refugees contained some dollar bills and Palestine Meronean francs.

Lebanon, Syria, Jordan' and the The woman was taker to Gaza area. hospital, suffering from severe He will take up his new post shock She left the hospital on in Geneva on December 8.

Reuter. Tuesday.-Associated Press.

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Outgoings

16 Rogues (7).

17 Snake (7),

(8).

10 Wax matches (8). 21 Normal (5). 24 Brink.(4).

·YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD: Across 1 Swarms, 5 Drear, & so, 8 Minosa, 11 Goths, 12 Sister, 14 Herd, 10, Dealt, 18 Abode 10 Felt, 10 Houses, 24 Drive, 25 Bortle, 20 Ayer, 27 Scent, 28 Starch. Howl Summp, 2 Alms, 3 Moss 4 Blated, 6. Degrade, Entreal, Regents, 10 Oiled 15 Farade1, 15 Hostile, 18 Repeat, 17 HIDUP, 19 "PAUKE), 21 Bolt, 22 BW, 79 '1015,

Imperiat Preferences in the past 20 years have helped to build

Commonwealth, up the the world's biggest trading unit. has an annual

The area now

£12,750,000,000

export-Import turnover

of

GESTURE BY BRITAIN

Bonn, Dec, 3. Britain has decided to return

But some of the countries be- confiscated trademarks to longing to the group are doubt-Western Germany.

ful about the wisdom of ex- The West German dovern- tending a system that cuts across ment's Information Bulletin to- the concept of freer world day said that Britain had in- trade,

formed the Government that, lukewarm about Imperial Protons and subject to the justified ferences and gives wholehearted Interests of British subjects, it support to G.A.TIT.

will return old German trade- The extension of Imperial marks free of charge to the Preferences visualised by somo the Germans entitled to them,

Canada, for instance, is following German representa

of the Commonwealth statesmen would not mean that other countries would be brought into the system.

Negotiations are in progress. with the United States, France and other countries for the re turn of trademarks-Reuter

“Cursing Parrot” Mystery

Chicago, Dec. 3..

A ""cursing: parrot of Brooks. feld Zoo became a more con- troversial bird today.

Two women are at present an

But a pecoral-woman report- Ing on the offending bird sald, "I don't think that story of pho cursing parrot is a myth."

'Sho 'added:. "Thero is such a

record asthaving heard the bird at Brookfeld. I kalow be

blasphemner.

The bird was put in the lkne-

Caligo

it cused me out god plenty one day last

light first when an unidentified Suminer."

and

woman wrote a scorching letter

to a Chicago rowspaper.

Mr Bean said: """T" still"dón'b

She and that a parrot in the see how gone could may one Zoo bad cursed her with such of our birds used honest-to vigour it would make "a sallde goodness clues

words. blugh and demanded the cul-

newspaperma TN that prit's death..

The Zon's director, Mr Robert all of the birds" but Bean, jumped. to the defence, no trang of thes of his feathered friends.

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