1953-03-16 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1953.

Japan's Rearmament Expected To Be An Election Issue

Olivier Flies

To Wife

Sir

Hollywood, Mar. 16.

Laurence Olivier, the British actor, arrived by air from itome today. and went immediately to the bedalife of his wife,

actress Vivien Leigh, wito is suffering from nervous exhaustion,

Tokyo, Mar. 15.

Rearmament will be a top issue in next month's general elections, political observers pre- dicted today as the major parties began mapping out their campaigns.

Leaders of the various parties met today in the wake of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's dissolution of the House of Representatives on Saturday night immediately after the passage of a no-confidence motion against his Government.

Their discusions were hold amid virtually

of the Houso dis unanimous public condemnation #

solution which stemmed from a strife for power within Premier Yoshida's own Liberal Party and not over a major political issue.

--Min Lele arrived 10 Hollywood 10 days aro after a month in Ceylon where she had made film. iler ductor ordered her to bed last WedneN- day.

Studio officials expect who will be able to return to work

here on a film later this week,

Sir Laurenco Olivier was met at the airport by actor David Niven and said he would stay unti Ms Leigh's condition in- proved-Reuter,

ONE-PARTY

COLOMBIA

"ELECTION”

Bogota. Mar. 15. Voters went through heavily guarded streets to the polls today to All 75 of the 100 seats In the lower House of Congress Its a one-Party "election".

Ballotting was boycotted by the opposition Liberd Party and the dissident non-Conservative faction, giving the governing Conservatives a clear field.

Inents

of

ecotomic

Public reaction generally was recovery of sufficient that the last gâmerat elections | strength by the country. were held only six months ago and the elections next mon will not save to "elez" 25 unsatis@ctory" politient situa-

tion.

Observere altf developments in the international situation will unfailingly make the ques- tion whether Japas is. ip rearm a trp issue in the new 'cicetion campaign.

wifi

ascer-

Whether Mr Shigemitsu again advocate immediate re armament could not be tained so early in the campaign. Mr Yoshich will continue his same platform or rearmament,

was sahe

.

Commonwealth Air Force Memorial

The Queen is to unveil, on October 17, the Runnymede memorial to officers and 'men of the air forces of the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the Inst war when operating from bases in the United Kingdom and north- west Europe and who have no known graves. On a magnif]- cent site on the edge of a wooded hill overlooking the Thames over the meadow of the memorial Runnymede, consists of shrine with elnisters embracing it. The The Yochida Government bes site was the gift of Sir Eugene within the past two yours bolstered the Nationalist Safely

und Lady Millington-Drake, Coms to such an extent that and it is doubtful if a more They stressed particularly the members of the opposition party beautiful spot could have rcera violations by Soviet air- have called it a "real amy". The

been found. To the left of the craft of Japanese skies aver Corps has tanks and planes. On

memorial is the historic spol Northern Hokkaido and the the other hand the Coast Guard Knowledg that the Russians has frigates obtained from the

where Magna Carta Was I have strong! forces massed ai

United States.

has accused signed, and behind it is The Oppositiun Sakhalin within striking dia- tance from Hokkaido,

the Yoshida Government

Windsor Castle, Top picture

In this

establishing connection observers

forces in armed

shows a generat vlew of the violation of the said the attitude to be taken by

post-war memorini on Cooper's Hill 'American-sponsored "war dewith the shrine in the centre. bouncing" Constitution.

The right and left wing of Lower picture is of a section Socialist Party have of the cloisters where the the definitely opposed rearmament

names of 20,456 missing their and

Inclusion in

airmen will be expected coalition government Empire

inscribed. Central Press. afier. elections may delay a definite Government declsión on this subject.

former Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, President of the conservative Progressive Party which on Saturday night voted to Dust the Yoshiun Government, will be watched carefully.

A President of the current No. I opposition party, Mr Shigemitsu loomed today as a strong candidate to head the new government to be organised after the elections next month

SWITCH POSSIBLE This view was taken because a split in Yoshita's Liberal

Saturday.

Parly on

Observer will

believed that

smale

party

The turnout was small and voling was quiet. Heavy detach

police anit troops were stationed throughout the city and no poutical disorders elect an

although the reported, nuthorities said more then 100 the persons had been gauled for Representatives. violating the election day pro-

were

hibition laws.

Military guards were stationed at the affices of some

news papers, including El Tiempo and Diario de Colombia, to prevent a recurrence of recent mob altacks.

Combined detachments of police and troops patrolled, the streets of Central Bogota.

Only 75 seats were at stake under the terms of the electoral

110 be able to majority to

460-r House 0/

wing They believed the left and right wing Suchlists will switch their votes

Mr . to Shigemitsu

and help to cléet the new Prime Minister him as even if Mr Yoshida should again be a candidate to succeed himself. เค

What would follow would be coalition government.

the

next

mouth's

of

the

general

Whatever the make-up of the new Government, it is not expected to make a change in Yoshida Government's to improve polley of striving reintions with the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries as soon as possible.

-United Press.

PERSIAN

CHARGES

Senator Demands A Science Opening

Check

On

Ammunition Stocks

Washington, Mar. 15.

A quick check on supplies of U.S. ammunition in Europe has been asked because of "the outrageous Communist attacks on United States and British aircraft."

The demand came from Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Republican, Maine), Chairman of a special Armed Services Sub-committee' directed to make a global in- today❘vestigation of U.S. ammunition stocks.

REFUTED

London, Mar. 15. Mr Shigemitsu's Progressive The Iraq Government Party advocated immediate re- denied Persian charges that armament for Japan in the last Britain was using their country October 1 and as a base for anti-Persian acti- elections an elected only BB members to the rities, Baghdad Radio reported.

Note was handed to the

House.

considerable support at

Servers.

The only woman Senator heads

a new ilve-member group set up this week after Senators heard complaints of serious ammunt-

Iraq was used as a "centre of | former

commander

REPORT OF

UPRISINGS

Armed Services Committee. DISCOUNTED

law, which gives three-quarters-This platform-lost-the party Persian Ambassador in Baghdad tien shortages in Korea. of Congress to the Party which polls the najbrity vote.

that today. (Persia sent a Note to The complaints were made by time, according to political ob- Iraq last week alleging that | General James A. Van Fleet, The 25 seals which normally

Held would go to the minority Party The voters, they said, pre-intrigues against Persia by the Korea, and were found fully will remain vacant because of ferrel the more abstract view

Brish since the diplomatic rup-justifed by Senators กา the the Liberal boycott of the elec-of the Liberal Party which ad-ture with Britain"). tion-United Press.

vocated rearmament upon

The Baghdad Radio report,

Communist air attacks i heard in London, also said that Europe make it prudent, to say the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mr the least, for a quick look at the Trafiq Suwaidi, has asked the status of our annuntion stocks Persian Goverrunent to prevent in that area." Mrs Smith said at the State-run Teheran Radio

a news conference. from broadcasting "mendacious

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SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1. Pomade,

the

Amasa,

the situation in Europe,

Rome, Mar, 15. Members of the "hadow Government" In exile Albanian

here-the National Committee

there was no truth in reports of in Albania since

trol

"With the recen

ece tightening for Free Albania-sald tonight

would uprisings I Minister sail these think that the sub-committe Stalin's death, broadcasts were only harmful should not go all out on the to good neighbourly relations Korean shortages which between the twa kingdoms, admittedly improving without which Iraq was anxious to main at least a precautionary Inquiry tain.

into the situation on the other Baghdad Radio quoted an side of the world," she said. Iraq Foreign Office spokesman as saying that a detailed in-

LT-

NO INTENTION

They said the change in con- at the Kremlin "has un- doubtedly created #1 certain amount of exeltement in Albania but they excluded the possibility of a planned attempt to over- threw the. Communist Govem- ment.

vestigation of the Persian "What I mean is simply that charges undertaken in the

Other Albanian sources hoped our sub-committee has no inton- terests of maintaining good co- tion of getting caught out in left that Britain would help the lations between the two coun- fld when the next battle may efforts of the National Com- trles had falled to confirm swing from the other side of the miltice to obtain a guarantee of

plate.

independence and Albanin's them.—Reuter,

Mrs Smith, first weman ever to integrity from head an

Important Senate in Yugoslav Presiden shal Tito, the

Albaniars vestigation, outlined her plans

would never rise for the inquiry directed to deter- against the present Communist mine whether condition от Government until they were

sure this would not mean their) "offidats" were responsible for the Korean shortages. Mrs Smith cald that responsible Pentagon ing under Yugoslav control, Asha, 15-year-old cow ele-heads under the recent Trumans

Nehru's Gift

To Peking

Calcutta, Mar. 15.

testity.

A New Field

Ithaca, N.Y., Mar. 15. Scientists here are build- ing a 1,000 million electron volt machine, expected to lead to new studies of the Inner mysteries of the

atom.

the most

It will be powerful of a kind in the world and is expected to

a vast new open up field in high energy

search.

+01

Constructed by Cornell scientists, it Universliy

will be basically a larger model of the university's present 300 million electron- volt machine.Reuter.

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these sources said, adding:

"A Communist Government 17, T COBRA WOMAN

phant, Premier Jawaharlal Administration may be called to controlled from distant Moscow I w. Father alarties Agata Nehru's

India's gift children to Red China's children. left for Hongkong by sen today on the way to Peking in the care of an Indian keeper.

19 lets alarming for most 19, T. David and lathsheba

Tem Brown's Schwul Days,

Asha is carrying a message from Nelwu to Red China Pre- mier Chou En-lai which she has been trained here to hand over in her trunk.

For the 20-day voyage Asha is taking 1,000 pounds of grass and leaves, 800 pounds of hay and straw, 1,000 bananas, 300 sugar-cano stalks and 40 pounds of salt.-Associated Press.

K.

FINAL

She mentioned former Achalans than a Communtet Secretary of Defence Robert Government controlled from Lovett, former Secretary of the Belgrade."-Reuter, Army Frank Pace, and former Under-Secretary of the

Army Archibald S. Alexander, adding that Army generals officers

and would also be summoned. would try to

to keep the in- vestigation out of the

twin Aelds of strategy and tacties.

Sho

but it is the duty of Congress to know that the men to the frontlines have at least enough Ammunition and supplies to protect themselves."--Associated Moscow, Mar. 15.

Press. The Indian Ambassador, MI

P. Menon, returned to

Moscow from Budapest early

today after having presented Quake In Mindanao

his credentials na

Indian Am-

Mandla, Mar. 15. ;. bassador to Hungary.

Mr Menon was absent in: An earthquake of medium Budapest for about a fortnight,rength roused residents

Colabate City, southern Min- Illness prevented his attending

dahab Kaland, early today t Arid, & Coolle, 11 Unite, 12 Rascal, 14 Mess, 10 Tutor, 18the meeting of the Supreme

Weather the Indian Em-, did no damaro. The Adore, 19 Rene, 20 Ransom, 24 Ensue, 20 Genial, 20 Tler 27 Soviet where

represented by its Bureau Brted its intensity 03 | 12 Taste, 20 Relent. Down: 1 Fick,2 Mcor, 3 Dals, 4 Erectz, bussy was

four on a scale of 10. It insted Adulate, 0 Atate, 7 Scenery, 10 Later, 13 Tangent, 14 Molests, First Secretary, Mr Sathe-Reu-

20 secondsociated Press, 18 Berge, 17 Vrilon, 19 Ranger, 21 Sere, 22 Milc, 25 Plot,

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