Fate Of Japanese Assets
Discussions Open In London
Landon, Mar. 1. The fate of Japanese assets abroad, estimated at more than £5,000,000, will be discussed by representa- tives of 13 countries who met here today.
These aspels, mostly in Berne, Switzerland, are ht present
"frozen" because the Allies in World War II Britain, the United States, Itusta and
-have not released
Chin
them.
Russia did not sign the San Francisco Peace Treaty with Japan un September 8,195 which came into effect on April 28, 1952, and under Article uf which Japan agreed transfer Japanese neutral or enemy countries, of their equivalent, to the Infur-
nationall
Committee
16
to
assets
in
the Rest Cross for liquidation and subsequent distribution of the restant fund to abruptate national agencies,
in
ani
Cerlain assets, described Article 14 of the Treaty, assets of Japanese not living in Japan when the Treaty tame into force, are excepled the transter.
frum
addition, the Aransfer provision of Article 16 does nut apply to the 19,770 shares un Üre Bank for Internatieval Settle- mentr Uat were owned by Japanese financial Institutions when the Treaty was signexi,
FACT-FINDING
Officers of the International Red Cross will confer for two or three days, it
it is expected, with the reprezentatives of Britain,
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1959.
Renewal Of
Red
Attacks
In Korea?
ALEXANDER'S REVIEW
London, Mar. 4.
Field-Marshal Earl Alexander, the Defence Minister, predicted today that the Communists might quite possibly resume their powerful limited objective attacks in Korea soon after only small- scale fighting since the Autumn,
com-
Field-Marshal Alexander, who once manded the present Korean Commander, General Mark Clark, in Italy during World War II, was making one of his periodic reports on the Korean war in the House of Lords,
Low Marks Hurt
Their Prospects
Tokyo, Mar. 4. The Kasugabe Glets C'uflege
in Salama pre- fecture near Tukyo 31- nounced today it would elving marka on examination results to JEN graduates from
ย
this Spring.
School authorities hald the girls were mostly from local farmers families, and low school marks badly influence chances of marriage. Reuler.
United Status, Australlu, Canada, BRITAIN
New Zealand, Pakistan, France, the Netherlands, die Philippines. Indonesia, Laos, Combolla, and Vietnam.
The discussions, are presided over
Mr uv
being! Jejuni
Pilcher, head of the Japan and Pacffle Department of the fai- Aish Foreign Offer,
A British official spokesman
today that the talks are.
raid
of a fort-hiding nature and that their conclusions would be x-i ferred back to the Governments. Foncerned.
Japan agreed at San Francisco that the assets should be used for the buncit of fouer pri- soners of war and their families. -Reuler.
OVER-FISHING MENACE
Twelve
talks here
BEATEN
their
BY PRICE
SLASH
A machine
Sald
that
Lord Alexander since the Autum enemy al- Incks had
never developed
beyond battalion
that their rote
dropped.
strength and exceptionally heavy
of artillery
Are
had
The safe, The lower rate of Hiring
means that the enemy has probably been able to build up serves of ammunition.
"Thus it 19 quite possible that they wil resume their powerful attacks against limited objectives before long.
a
There is по sign that major offensive Is Impending but as I have said before it always is possible for the chemy to launch one
with
Bttle warning. would
"Nevertheless, I have every confidence that the United Nations forces would be oble to prevent & inbjor break- through
NEW DIVISIONS Lord Alexwrider also made the points:
1.-Unitext. Nations furces have bren strengthened by formations of two inore South Korean divisions
many.
other South Koreans are being trased so that other divisions can be formed when there is etul ment.
of the
2-About two-thirds line, in fact, is now held by South Koreans,
3.The major achievements London. Mar. 4.
of the United Nations Air Forze made by Wes have been to drive Communist of England firm was quoted for planes off North Korean bases a contract at £21.900. A German back to the sanctuary of Man- firm's fender was £3.400 less. churia and to have restricted The English company modified the enemy supply rate to a level
reduced the believed the machine and price to concern asked £9,500
An £10,800.
got the contract.
These examples
to be inadequate to
Pagę 3.1
Ancient Order PATTERN OF TRADE IN Queen Mary
Conferred
Senora Carmen Franco Pola, Marchioness of Villaverde. daughter of General Franco, was Invesied with the Order of the Holy Sepulchre one of the oldest Orders in Spain-st the Franciscan Church, She is seen here with, on her right, Carmen Aparico, who was also invested-Express Photo.
Chinese Troops
In Burma Give
U.S. A Problem
Rangoon, Mar. 4.
The presence of Chinese Nationalist forces in Italian maintain a sustained large-scale Burma is providing the United States with a new
4.-A number of win jet light.diplomatic headache.
less and offensive,
FAR EAST TO
BE
CHANGED?
Manila, Mar. 4.
The conference sponsored by the United Na tions Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) closed here today with a forecast of a change in the "old pattern" of trade between this region and the West.
Better
day
London, Mar. 4. Alling Queen Mary spent
more comfortable and tonight her condklon showed a slight improve- ment.
The 85-year-old grand- mother of Queen Elizabeth II is suffering from a re- ourrance of gastric trouble. She has been ill for more than a wook.
Marlborough House, her residence, said queen Mary evening
was visited this
by
her physician, Sir Horace Evans—Associated Fress.
The forecast was made by Mr Cornelio Balmaceda, Philippines Commerce Minister and Chairman of the conference, who said the change Britain's
was "inevitable."
"
Delegates from 30 countries, basle rule in United Nations Including Britain, Russia and the agencies that no action affecting |
could be taken United States, wound up the 10-any country day session
by approving the without the agreement of that
Cotton
Men
conference and committee re- country's government-Router. Are Puzzled
commendations
trade.
of increasing
I
Mr Balmaceda sold it was up to each country or government
suggestions made ference.
at the
USSR-MALAYA TRADE
to
London, Mar. 4. Rusla's biggest export to follow up and implement the Malaya last year-despite pro con-mises of industrial aid to South- enst Asin-WAS four hundred- weight of cavinre, the Colonial The elimination of the rool Secretary, Mr Oliver Lyttelton, casses of poverty, social unrestfult the House of Commons to- and economic security must be day. regarded as the prime need of the "poore" part of the world's population, he said.
conference included:
of
1. A domination note confidence and optimism in re- on ports from many countries the General economic situation,
London, Mar. 4. Five hundred cotton chiefs, departmental heads, and trade union officials are divided on the question of the double-shift system for industry. three days at St. Anne's-on-Sea, They have been in session for
Lancashire.
Sir Raymond Streat, chairman "These
figures," he added, of the Cotton Board, who wound how clearly that Soviet pro- up the conference, called special- Ditres of industrial ald have ly to discuss the double-shift Mr Balmaceda said in his come
to nothing, despite the problem, said that although the closing address that observa- willingness of the Malayan system would not solve all the tions that he had made at the Government to grant import Industry's problems St would Heences for Russian capital be a step in the right direction. goods if any had been forth- Mr W. T. Winterbottom, presi coming at competitive prlees.” dent the
.of Yarn Spinners'
sold
that double- Association, A Locu: Member, Mr shift working was inevitable, Woodrow Wyatt, had asked for but some of the delegates. tween the the resiprocal trade Rgures be-
USSR and Malaya ected that it would affect the
social lives of operatives. since the Russian promise of In-
When one delegate suggested durial cld to Southeast Asia. that school hours in Lancashire mado at the United Nations Economic Conference at Singa- should be changed to make the
two-shift
system work, another delegate said he did not think it e 18 months ago.
was too far-fetched and went so for as to say that schoolteachers should work two shifts to care the shortage of stuff and justify their long holidays.
2. The income levels of pro- ducers must be improved and stabilised.
and
STUMBLING BLOCK
3. The flow of equipment capital goods Into the under-developed countries was Rreasing, despite the over- riding needs of defence..
4.
One great stumbling block to the free flow of world trade was the extensive use of "in- convertible" currencies
and
Mr Lyttelton Fald Malayon exports to Russia In 1951 and 1952, almost entirely of gubber, totalled £8,000,000 and £3,300,- 600, respectively.
KIGGEST ITEM
In 1932
general shortage of "conver-item sent from the Soviet Union
tible" currencies.
A con-
5. Co-operation and stant exchange of business in- formation among nations was the
the biggest single
was to Mulaya
400 lbs. of caviore valued at £1,725.
Mr Wyatt asked;
A
most effective base far
"Is it not fast that the promotion.
caviare Is the only product the foreign trade
Mr Balmaceda, denied that Russians have offered to any nothing concrete or practical country in Southeast Asia since had been accomplished at the their flamboyant promiser 18
Humours to this months ago?"
from effect stemmed
conference.
The activities of these Nationalist troops are pearance on the Communist side also creating tension between Burma and Thai-conception of ECAFE.
of undercut-bombers have made their ap- ting were given at Bristol by Mr A. W. Grunt, 11 enguncering but have not been used opera- London, Mar. 4.
col was causing much of Bel-
chiel. The practice, he tionally, countries begant said, was
plans to tain's export troubles. today on prevent future over-fishing In "If we are to
improve nur Atlantic and Arelie waters, position," he said, "we must in- The conference, first full crease our superiority over bther meeting of the 1046 Inter-nations in the use of energy and national Over-fishing Conven-skill.
tion, will seek to set up a per- "There can be no dodging the manent commission to consider fact that a great deal could be conservation measures.
achieved by harder work both Countries taking part are: by workers and managements." Britain, Belgium, Denmark, Mr Grant gave this warning: France, Iceland, Eire, the "Unless the present trend in ex- Netherlands, Norway, Poland, ports can be halted widespread the next Portugal, Spain and Sweslenmemployment within Houter.
12 months is certain."
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.—Across: 3 Lamb, 7. Waver, & Iron, 9. Load, 10 Ferused, 12 Bean, 18 Seven, 18 Bovy, 10 Orate 21 Also, 22 Stem, 23 Riles, 20 Hose, 20 Deduces, 30 Brew, 31 Club, 32 Decoy, 33 Saat Down 1 Cater, 2 Refuses, 4' Abódo; 5. Bids, 6 Coma, b Lovy, 11 Sover, 13 Cram, 14 Need, 10 Notod, 17 Rach, 10 Bins, 20 Rgsumed, 22 Slow, 24 Ideas, 25 Tenor, 27-Oils, 20 Ebba.
NEW SWISS
EXPEDITION |
land.
"
This plane is a straight-wing type reported to be capable of peals around 800 miles an hour and povered hy two Russian repits of the British Rolls-Royce 10,000. The original Nation- The KMT issue is one of the Nene cagine-United Press. alips in Burma were those biggest and hottest in Burma chated out of China by the today. Both civilion and Communists.
milltary officials are supplying For_a_long _time_these Na- the local Press with numerous tionalist troops or KMTs "as news items dally, Most" of these" they are called in Burma-were oficial releases, however, arc. satisfied with little and did not not published as such. They cause much trouble. They lived appear in the Burmese Press ns off the rich countryside. Every- "reports from travellers" or as body more or less agreed that
from coming
other private they were refugees."
The Burmese now calm 'that} Burmese Government officials these Nationalists are controlled have rejected a suggestion that trom Taipei and have a specific the KMTS in Burma actually
be to may A new Swiss Himalaya ex-mission eventual return
Communist troops pedition is setung out this month Ching. The Burmese claim that posing as Nationalist refugees on an attempt to conquer Mount the KMTs are being reinforced as means for kraung
Burma,United Press. Dhaulagiri in Nepal, the world's and supplied Ice Formosa.
These teventh-highest peak
reinforced and Tho
1л- expedition will be smaller supplied KMTs are causing and less ambitfous than last creasing trouble in Burma, ac- year's two Swiss attempts to cording to Burmese officials. climb Mount Everest. But They suggest privately that the Dhaulagiri, with its 20,800 feet, United States is supporting_the is higher than any peak hitherte KMTs and encouraging their known to have been elimbed ty cetivities.
US. and Burmese officials have army has pictures of what it estimated the Nationalists in says are dead KMT's. Burma at between 5,000 and
IN NEPAL
man
man,
Zurich, Mar. 4.
supposedly
sources.
Д
Britain Lines
Up With Soviet
Geneva, Mar. 4.
A Czechoslovak, backed by
The activities of the KMTs Include smuggling club, with Viversity Alpine
out of Burma into which is organising the wolfram Dhaulagiri climb, estimates the
Burnt has accused, Thailand. total costs, including equipment Thailand of selling supplies to and transport, at only 75,000 the KMTs and with permitting Russia and Britain but opposed fresh troops and equipment to by the United States and Yugo- cross Thailand en route Formosa to Burma.
US. DENIAL
from
Francs. The six climbers will be led by Bernhard Latuerburg, who was head of a successful Swiss expedition to the Peruvian Andes in 1940. The group will also include Andre Roch, veteran United States officials deny of three carlier Himalaya ex- any councelion with the KMTs peditions and one of Swillzor-Thailand dentes supplying the land's foremost snow and aval-KMTs and says that no KMT re- anche experts.
inforcements have been
per-
slavia, was today elected Chair. man of the United Nations Economic Commission for 1935.
The American and Yugoslav delegations protested that the election of M, Joseph Ullrich, chief delegate of Czechoslovakia
und former Ambasador to Bri- tain, would not further the Com- mission's work.
Dhaulagirt was the first tar-mitted to cross Thailand. get of the French Himalaya ex- Much of Burma's concern pedition which climbed 20,500- about the KMTs comes from M. Ullrich, who was Anally Communist Chi- declared Chairman without in foot Anapurna in 1950. The the fear that French climbers attacked nese forces may cross over into vote, was nominated by the after the former Soviet delegation and seconded Anapurna after being defeated Burma
by the neighbouring Dhaulagiri Nationalist troops. Burma Is by the Marquess of Reading for. and at present hold the world worried record for the highest conquered peak, Anapurna,
The
heיני
in
Dhaulagiri Anapurna massif is located in Central Nepal, Unlike most of the highest Himalayan peaks Nepal, it does not form part of the border with Communist- controlled Tibet and can thus be appranched from all sides by elimbers from
west countries
of the iron curtain. The ap- proach to the massif will taky the Swiss expedition up the almost entirely unexplored Valley
of the Sacred River Kall, overshadowed by 25,000- foot-high
on both sides. The final giri is due in mid-June. their way
towards the mount- tain, the climbers plan to un- dertako a detalled scientific study of the topography plant and animal life of the Kall Valley,Ampciated Press.
int nenuilt on Dhizun
about Communist Britain. China's intentions and does not
M. Amazaif Arutiuniao, the to stir up trouble. want
Burmese army oMcials told Soviet delegate, told the Com the United Press that in recent mission that the Soviet favoured weeks there had been evidence co-operation in trade between that the KMTs hat sometimes East and West in spite of the Joined forces with local insur- difference in political structure, [. gent groups. The Burmese-Reuter.
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Tokyo Gripped By Measles Epidemic
Tokyo, Mar. 4. *Public health officials sald today that a meades epidemie is sweeping the city.
They said 1.350 persons ere with 60 with the dicense deaths recorded so far.
Health authorities expect the Mr Lyttelton replied:
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the disease to reach 300,000 be- to execute the "You are getting wide of my fore the epidemie subsided.- organisation
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