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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1968,

World Leaders Greet New Year In Mood Of Cautious Optimism

London, Jan. 1.

World leaders today greeted 1953 with hopes for peace and pros- perity, tempered with a warning that they will not be possible without the will to seek them and the work to keep them,

Ordinary, folk celebrating in their traditional ways tried to forget the world tensions, but many a glass was raised to a more settled new year and the end of the war in Korea.

Country by country, this is how 1952 gave way to 1953,

statement con- general

Washingtont Presklent Tru-; progress and room for man saw better chances of end- idence, tempered by cution. ing the cold war than a year Rome flatians sincker up ag. In the big cities, people with frod and drink for their

or gargantuan crowded the streets to see in "Cenone” the New Year with a round of Your meal. merry-making.

President-elect Dwight Eisen hower received a symbole New Year's message, a blank sheet of paper from refugee youthr of Communist countries in Europe.

New

Pope Pius XII, spiritual kead of the World's Roman Catholics. spent New Year's eve quietly in his private apartments.

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Copenhagen: The death Queen Mother Alexandrine last Sunday hus cust a gloom over Paris: The President of Denmark's New Year. France, Mr Vincent Auriol, ex- The Hague: Mothers, fathers, pressed a wish for peace talks sons and daughters-New Year between the leaders of the is a family ecension in Holland Kreat powers

in a New Yearate doughnuts washed down message to the diplomatic corps. with "bishop's wine."

He said: "I wish responsible statesmen may tackle discussion

of the big questions that divide the world. far from passions;

witherses

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Singapore:

British

Fecurity

.about

the

chances of achieving world peace, and at frat, would not make any prediellons, declaring that he was not a newspaper columnist. But then In auswer to questions, he said the chances

as good, even of peace were better, probably than this day a year ugo.

When he was asked why he sald that, he repiled it was be

felt that way and he cause he knew all the facts.

He repeated again with em- phasis that the chances were

better and said he was referring generally to the cold war around the world.

CHURCHILL VISIT

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He said he had not received any new plans for hastening the end of the Korean war. troops made as merry as possible he had any such plan, he would their conscience; with no other in the hot menacing jungle act upon it inmediately.

Sir Rob Lockhart, instructions then

the vision of General

President Truman said he was

with no other

than

the disasters which their hustill-Deputy Director of Operation: loking forward to a courtesy ties would pile up; with no other against the guerillas, weleened call. From the British Prime but frankness, wmarked improvement in the Minister, M. Winston Churchill, falk and the will to peace; and situation.

Oltawa: Canadians frem

weapony

solved."

CHURCHILL FORECAST

Prime New Delhi Indion Minister Nehru sald in a broad cast: "May the New Year take us along the road to achieve

Massty.

of

Rangoon: Burmese queued up al llquor stores to collect quart

of local Liquor bottles

rice Juice-distri fermented tuted fres for the New Year. Tokyo: Tample bells pealed as Japan

next week.

and

with no other agenda than Cabinet Ministers to ditch diggers Asked what he woulti

talk general agreement (313 the priority of the problems to be were invited on New Year's Day about with Mr. Churchill, he rc-

to shake the hand

theplied that he would have dinner Governor-General, Mr Vincent with him and they would dis- ships, scaling tax (quoting Lewis Carroll) just as they always did.

He said Mr Churchill was courtcous cour gentleman and that he good and Mr Churchill friends. He thought they would discuss some historical events, added, implying the President that their conversation would be more concerned with the past than the future in view of the President's departure from office on January 20.-Reuter.

ment."

He said the nation must work for self-sufficiency and balanced economy.

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bade a tuinulttious welcome to 1953.

At gay Western-style parties in ob. London; British Prime Minis-neon-lit cities, Japanese

served the age-old oriental cus- fer Churchill forecast an

toms 45 they hailed the New "historic"

year for Britain. "Le year of the Snake" and sald us try our best to keep li stron farewell to 1952 "the Year of the and solid," he said.

Dragon.".

Midnight bells rang from St Paul's Cathedral and, across the border, Scots maintained their happy Hogmanay tradition of Visiting friends one by one and taking a drink with each. Moscow: People celebrated in nine degrees of frost. Fir trees and coloured lights decorated the squares. Moscow Radio said the Russians were "coking with Joy to the future."

Korea: Scottish soldiers hold their feat of Hogmanay, with the traditional dish of Hoggis, made locally after one sent from Scotland had gone astray.

On the other side of the front lines, Chinese troops made

wine, fruit merry with musical Instruments;;

TITO'S BELIEF

and

PEACE PRECARIOUS ·

Genevas-The President of the Inlernational Commitice of the et Cross, M. Paul Rueger, in a New Year message today sald that world peace was precarious.

"The energy and faith of men f goodwill are everywhere more

ry," he said. necessary,"

M. Ruegger promised that the Red Cross would continue its efforts for victims of wors and conflicts,

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were

Russian Advance

At Limit?

Primo

British Envoy Visits Korea Front

U.S. Generál Mark British Ambassador to Japan, Kid Sir Esler Dening. Clark, Commander-in-Chief, Far East Command, salute the Korean colours. as they inspect From left to right a guard of honour during a visit to the South Korean fat Dlyléion. ure Brig-tien. Pak Lin Hang, 1st Division commander, General Clark, Sir Esler Dening and

(behind) General James Van Fleet-Reuterphalo,

Quirino's Blast At American Agency

Manila, Dec. 31.

President Elpidio Quirino lashed out at the Mutual Security Agency in a New Year's Eve state- ment charging undue "interference" in the internal affairs of the Philippines by the American Agency,

The President's statement was the first official and personal reaction to the publication of a report by the MSA on land tenure problems in the Philippines which said that the very existence of the Republic was threat- ened by the land tenure problem.

Lyttelton Broadcast To Malaya

London, Dec. 31. The Colonial Secretary, Mr Oliver Lyttelton, said today there were many im- be portant problems to Tokyo, Jan. 1. Minister

---social, Shigeru solved in Malaya Yoshida inst night expressed firm political and economic- bellef that the Soviet Union has but he felt the day was not reached the limit of its advance too far away when we can in international affairs. From now on, he asserted, Russian devote our minds and ener- influence will gradually decline.gies unimpeded to solving

He asserted the Russians

them." would not be promoting various directed conferences. peace

In

The President

that said American

for agitation

the implementation of the MSA land reform report constituted "Inter- ference" in the

domestic purely affairs of the Philippines.

The land reform Yeport was transmitted to the Preslocht and other high Filipino officials more than three months ago by the American Embassy but never made public because of the objection by the President that it was "Inaccurate"" and that its recommendations were not workable.

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by many other

The report, named after author, Mr Robert S. Hardie, MSA land reform specialist, called for sweeping land reforma in the Philippines, It was of the House of Representatives. atlacked publicly by the Speaker It would continue to "defend,

Mr Eugenio Perez,

but was vilhout compromise, principles of impartiality and universality

supported Filipino politicians. which are its basis."-Reuter,

CONSIDERABLE STORM. „TRUMAN'S OPTIMISM

The harshness of the criticism by President Quirino and Mr Washington, Dec. 31.

A New Year message President Harry S. Truman against the West if everything broadcast in the British Broad-Perez was offset to some degree Belgrade: Marsha! Tito called | said that the chance achieving was moving smoothly in their

casting Corporation's overseas by the reaction of other Flipino favour. on Yugoslavs to have faith in peace and ending the cold war

Regarding Red China, Yoshida service, Mr Lyttelton said "There politicians and the local Press.

The report, which was first fasting peace. He believed that all round the world was better did not want to black- are shadows which lie over the

made public by the

the United the common sense of the people | today.

Peking regime, since lives of our fellow citizens.

Press, has caused a considerable who are responsible would pre- President Truman spoke at a list the

local

circles. last Japan's basic polley was almed

"The grim struggle In Malaya storm in

political vent a new catastrophe.

conference-s press

Mr Perez has demanded that over but the Wellington: Prime Minister schedule before the New Year at fostering friendly relations is by no means

of MSA "experts" be screened for Sydney

support which the peoples und one of the last before his

Malaya have Increasingly ac-"lefist tendencies" and that the "momentous" year on the Com-term of uthice ends on January monwealth

corded to General Templer has dossiers of Americans assigned held proinlse

20. He declined to make Fur

to the Philippines be furnished transformed the scene,

to the Philippines: Government.

United Press,

Holland foresaw

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with its neighbours.

But, he added, he did not believe it appropriate for Japan to extend a hand of friendship to Peking when Communist China (1) was unwilling to conclude a peace treaty. (2) has formed an alliance against Japan with Russle and (3) is lighting in Korea.

The Prime Minister sald he did not believe that Washington would press Japan to rearen. If such a derand was made, he said, he would refuse to comply The 74-year-old statesman, in

"He is not only a soldier but a statesman with a liberal out- look and imagination, deter- mined to carry out effectively our policy of political advance- the ment and

progress for peoples of Malaya.

"I saw him in London recont-

madis no 1 Mr Lyttelton said.

promises

of

a New Year's Eve interview with early peace, he prefers per- Kyodo News Agency, sid theformance to promise.

desire "Eo-called Russian

for peace" seemed to point to re- cognition by the Soviets that their polley against the West has not been entirely successful,....... Associated Press.

Envoy Gives Warning To Colonisers

London, Dec. 31. Dr. A. R. Subandrio, Indo- nesla's Ambassador to Britain, warned colonisers today: "The establisli- more you delay the ment of national government, the more will be the nationalis- the demand for the rejection, of any trace of old ties between themselves and the ex-mother country.

"But it seems clear that the Communist terrorists have been forced on to the defensive and

change in tactics.

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Strip-Tease On The Way Out

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London, Dec. 31. Tonight was Londoners' Last chance to see a strip- tense act-but not one was to be found in town.

London Tomorrow County strip-tease hefs comes into force. prohibiting "any performance

kind of a commonly known as strip- tease act, involving the re- movat di garments while the performer... is within vlew of the audience."

But the Windmill Theatre continues to stage more shows.

In Windmill productions, the mades adapt statue-like Poses and now are, classi- fled as "ark"

Strip-tease acts may stifl be shown in the provinces, 'but the ban is rapidly Kèing imposed in all major provincial centres. Reuter.

KOREAN PEACE

IN 1953

Woman's Forecast

Berlin, Dec. 31. Peace in Korea in 1953 was. today by Germany's forcenst woman clairvoyante No. 1, Frau Ursula Kardos.

The 54-year-old grandmother, made whose second night has her consultant of politicians and

prophesied businessmen, change in world politics..

a

"The powers who are wag- ing war in one hemisphere will

peaceful negotiations.

conduct

in the other," she said in an in- terview, published by the West Berlin ovening paper NachtTM depesche.

"Though I erred in forecasting Germany's reunification for 1952, It will positively happen next year," she added.

She predicted great changes in Germany, "An old man who has a great influence on German politics today, will go. Prices will fall."

London, Dec. 31.

Disturbances in Asla will have' Readers of the Daily Herald dangerous effects on. Gemany, chose Queen Elizabeth as the and resistance will grow con- There are many important top personality of 1952 zad siderably in Eastern countries. A problems to be solved in Malaya, ¦ voted her husband, the Duke of lot of blood will be rhed, but not social, political end economic, Edinburgh, in fourth place in in Germany," she said. but I feel that the time is not their list of seven favourites, too far off when we can devote

the newspaper reported today. our minds and efforts to solve our

Runner-up to the Queen was then

John Bambford, 15, who was

She concluded with the pre- diction that "1853 will be excit ing, but there is nothing to fear, as the enemies will eventually

The Colonial Secretary added awarded the George Cross agree,Reuter, "let us then enter upon this highest award for bravery after year of the Coronation of our the Victoria Cross for rescuing young and gracious Queen with his two young brothers on their trust in ourselves and faith in dog from a blazing hone our future.

Captain Kurt Carisen, hero of "Given these, who or what | tho

"Flying Enterprise" can prevail against us? drama last January, was placed third in the list. The Duchess Reuler.

of Kent won ith position (for her triumphal visit to the For

New Fasting Record

An

Rome, Dec. 31. He was giving on Aslan view

Italian Fakir named on Europe 1953 to a youth con-

arranged by the Coun- Reikan, aged 15, today set up foronce ell for Education in World a new world fasting record of Citizenship, a United Nations 77 days. organisation.

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Accusation By Naguib

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"Today we have no traitors in is by the former Prime Minis- tér, Mr Clement Attice Reuter our midst to accept bribes," he

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