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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1953.

Exhibition Of Coronation Robes

Britain Approves Plan For New Link In European Community

Strasbourg, Jan. 14.

Britain today backed a new plan for linking the six-nation Schu- man coal-steel community with the other member States of the 15-nation Council of Europe.

In a brief statement to the Council of Europe's Consultative As sembly, the British Foreign. Under-Secretary, Mr Anthony Nutting, approved a proposal for a joint annual session of the Council of Europe Assembly and the six-nation group's-assembly.

Observers regard this as opening a new phase of co-operation between Britain, the Scandinavian countries, Greece and Turkey and the six "inner". nations ---- France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxem- bourg.

Churchill Taken

To Task

Criticism In U.S.

New York, Jan. 14. Mr Winston Churchill gove no more practical sup- port than had Mr Clement Attlee to European unity in his talks last week with) President-elect Dwight Eisenhower, Time magazine) said in this week's issue,

The magazine added that General Elsenhower wna dils- turbed, and said co, at this altitudo of Churchlil despite fine speeches by the latter on the Lubject.

Time did not give any qualed. statement by General Elsen- hower to support is story.

It said General Eisenhower and his advisees were irritated too by Mr Churchill's warning on the day of his arrival in New York that it would be a great plty for the United Nations armies or the American armies --to go wandering all about this vast China.”

Defence Chiefs Attend Meeting

Of ---Cabinet

London, Jan. 14.

The Cabinet called in whe Chiefs of Staff today for a discussion on vital foreløn polley questions, ranging from the Sudan constitu- tional problem to a detailed plan for Middle East do-

rence..

Earl

Alexander, the Defence Minister, and Mr James P. L. Thomas, First Lord of the Admiralty, were present at the meet- Ing.

Mr Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, presided over the meetlag In the absence of the Frime Minister Mr Winston Churchill, who is now on troliday In Jamaica. ~Reuter.

DOCTOR'S

REFUSAL

TO TALK

Madras, Jan. 14. The Swedish cancer expert, Though American policies are Professor. Ells Berven, refuse

name the mystery woefully misrepresented abroad, tonight to the Prime Minister ought to patient he treated in Moscow in

responsible January 1948.

realise that

Ainerlcan President would send The Stockholm

Al

The new plan also provides for meetings between the

| Council of Europe's committees

and the coal-steel high authorl-

ty,

It

replaces a plan hitherto

Britain, backed by

for the admission of observers from outside States-lo the meetings of the Ex-nailuli eommunities.--- Rcuter.

ACHESON CONFIDENT

Washington, Jan, 14. Mr Dean Acheson, United States Secretary of State, said today ha ። leaving effice

confident that the movement for

European unity, although check-

extent

at the

ed to some moment, would resume ita pro

res in the near future. Despite setbacks in works, Mr Acheson

recent

told his

Anal Press conference, the state of Western Europe today was much better than it was in May, 1947, bofore the begin- ning of the Marohali Plan.

Mr Acheson was asked if he hed any fears for the future of the European Army because of. the political crises in France and Germany.

were

ΠΟ admitted there clouds on the horizon and many problems and difficulties,—— Router.

FRENCH ATTITUDE

Paris, Jan. 14. Premier Rene Mayor tonight raid his new French Govern- ment would go ahead with the European Army Treaty while scelting changes in it.

After the Cabinet's first meel- ing, it

It WRS

announced that a special commitice of Ministers would draft protocols to the

newspaper, designed to change and

it. The nature of the an army wandering. Time sad. Aftonbladet, reported today that,

"according to Professor Berven", changes was not disclosed. The magazine said Mr Chur-the

Soviet leader Andrei

M. Mayer told the

the Anglo- chill had been briefed by the

Zhdanov whom group of American Press Association that Incoming Secretary of State, Me Russian doctors is now accused his government

put would present John Foster Dulics, on the now of murdering, died of incurable the Treaty for ratification by Administration's views on Asia. cancer.

"The American difficulty," it

The object of the to set up a European Army with

But Professor Berven sald to-

that

was night

this repart

| Parliament "without day is

commented, "is not that fantastic," adding: "I have not contingents from France, Italy, Churchill has different ideas on Asla but that his mind patient

told anybody the name of the Belgium,the Netherlands,

examined almost to the point of blanichess

there (in Luxembourg and West Germany.. on the very large part of the Moscow) or what happened to None of the signatory states world lying east of Singapore. hlin. As a doctor, i could not, have as yet ratified it.

"Dulles and Churchill coult and I will not do it. agree on at least two promises.

"Cac Anglo-American co operation in Asia is essential. will not mention that to any

"I know the patient's name and what happened to him. I

“Two, Asia must be treated at one." the start as a unit.

He not as a

called to said he was hodgepodge of individual prob- Moscow through the Russian lans."--Reuter.

Legation in Stockholm,--Reuter.

A British Crossword Puzzle

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Advertisement (B).

6 Deserve

10 Come

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HINT TO BRITAIN The proposed Treaty aroused the opposition of the French Gaullists, who saw it as a threat to the individuality of the French Army.

Historian's Plan

For Meeting

Red Challenge

London, Jan. 14.

An advance glimpse of Coronation splendour was given at the premises of Norman Hartnell in London 'when Robes of Stale for peers and pecresses and the alternative designs for Vla countesses and" Baronesses were on view. The alter. native designs, produced by Hartnell the Royal dressmaker-at the request

Mr

of the Earl Marshal's office, may be worn by those not in possession of Robes of State. Above is a 'close-up of the alternative dress for ☐ Baroness. At left is R group showing (from left to right) the alternative dress for Д Baroness; Baron's robe (old style) with new Cap of State, and the robe of.a Marchioness. -London Express and Reuterphotos.

PROTEST AT PANMUNJOM

Panmunjom, Jan. 14. Communist armistice negotia- tors today protested against the death of a Red prisoner-of-war in an Allied prisoner camp and again voiced the warning that tho United Nailons "carnot |escape tuli responsibility for the crime of slaughtering"

war

The historian, Arnold Toynbee, said today prisoners. that "snobbishness" was one of the big factors keeping Britain out of European unity schemes and warned:

The protest came

meeting.

In

Communist-called liaison officers'

"There is great danger for us to accept this The Reds were apparently referring to the death of an reluctance to face present-day facts."

anti-Communist prisoner who was found hanging in a camp at Speaking to the Association of history had time to assess them. Yang Mudal. A preliminary American Correspondents, Dr He then suggested the follow-investigation indicated suicide.— Toynbee said the Russian ing course for the West in the United Press. challenge have healthy results if the West world leadership:

to the West might face of Russia's challenge for made some of the reforms the

1. Economic, military Russians called for.

and political unity-unity of essen- "If we can take it the right tials but independence way, it is very good medicine governments.

in local for us," he said. 11 may pro- 2. Speeding up of indepen- duce froniesl results for the dense and self-government In Russians. I hope we will be Asia and Africa, who represent M. Mayer told British and able to meet the threat by doing the third force between the American correspondents that his some of the things the Russians West and Russia and comprise Government continued to stand rightly erluclse us for. It three-quarters of the world's for the polley pursued by France would be the best retort we population. since World War II: the pre- could make.”

*3. More equal distribution of motion of European unity based He mentioned the subjection | wealth,

To gain their support in seek ing election as Premier, M. Mayer promised to try to negotiate changes in it.

on closer association with the of Asian and African pooples 4. Unselfish technological mis- Atlantic community.

and unequal distribution of slonory work in Asia and Afflea He would strongly welcome we

wealth as examples of valid plong the lines of Albert

Sh. He British participation in the Russian criticism.

sald Schweltzar's work in Africa European Army. It would make "danger spots? today were United Press. iratification 'easier.

"mixed" areas Buch. Kenya, South Africa, French North Africa and the

But when asked whether, to facilitate it, he was prepared to

United

abandon, at least temporarily, States, where the problem of the supranational character of races was further

complicated

the European Defence Communi-by great inequality in wealth. ty, M. Mayer answered evasive- ly.-Reuter.

Pope Presents Cardinals

With Emblems

FOUR-POINT COURSE

In the Aslan and African areas, he said, North Africa had the best chance of achieving near-equality of living standards and reduced tensions, but he added that he felt the French were

are going too slowly in

grant-

ing

g self-govemment to the Arabs, France thinks of the Moroccan problem as Dolated from the rest of the

be continued. world," "Seen in the world framework it is going too dow. Libya, for in- stance don't. In these con has self-government, but Vatican City, Jan. 14. Morocco 'Sixteen of the 24 Cardinals ditions they are going too slow, created on Monday received but of course the French would tonight emblems of their rank say we were going too fast." from Pope Pius XII,

He predicted that Briain's and Holland's granting of self- to India. Ceylon, government Indies would appear ns-im- portant historical events when

The now Princes of the Catholic Church appeared for

the first time in their brilliant urma end the Dutch East

Makes as low as possible robes us they fled into the

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13 End of the Uno. (8),

14 Reels (0)."

18

Kind of parchment (0), 22. Lako (4).

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD. - Across: 3 Glimpsed, Endure & Entrenta, 11 Iterater, 2 Bass 13 Debit: 13 Sedan, 18 "Real, 22 Passport, 24 Convince. 25. Allere, 20' Senators Down: 1 Perii 2 Adder, 3 Greitos, 4 Lone, B Blam, 8 Beaman, 7 Desist, 10 Tepki, 14 Begon, 16 Tools, 1g Tracle 7 Cannon, 20. Boyer, 21, Strew, 22 Fizit 13, Scar

Pope's

to kneel throne room before him "and kiss his foot,

This was the first meeting Outbreak Of Typhoid

between the Pope and most ot the 24 Cardinelä he nominated on Monday.

It was a pretankoway to a grand ceremony tomorrow which will concludo four day of colourful medieval pagean.

The Props placed on the head of ooch kneeling Cardinal the let biretta, a square winged bet arst around thele, shouldery

In Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Jan. 14,

There are 424 reported cuses

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SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

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