1953-06-11 — Page 1

CORRECT on all occasions

VULCAIN

SWISS

MADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Legacy For The Colony

THE official announcement

Prof the appointment of . Mr A. C. Maxwell to succeed.Mr D. W. Macintosh ins Commissioner of Police will be received with general satisfaction. As the Commissioner's deputy,| Mr Maxwell has shown him- self during the past fourį years to be a enpable police ollicer and one well fitted to lead a police force which in diligence and ellelency in second to none. It is. matter for congratulation that Mr. MucIntosh has successfully trained Д member of his Force to take

over his thereby making it necessary to look outside of the Colony for a new

Today's Weather: Fresh Southwest winds. Cloudy wi bright Intervala. 'Very warm.

CHINA & MAIL

No. 35533

Established 1845

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1953.

Swiss Will Serve

After All On

POW Commission

ANOTHER OBSTACLE TO

TRUCE REMOVED

-Berne, June 10.

The Swiss government has revised its earlier decision and will participate in the five-power repatriation commission for prisoners of war in Korea even if the South Korean government declines to give its explicit dation permission, it was officially announced today.

un-

Commissioner. The value is that continuity of policy is

ensured while the Force as:

a whole continues to work under an officer whom they have known well and in whom they enn place full confidence. With the depar- ture of Mr MacIntosh next August the Colony lonce the nest Police Chief It has yet: had. But that Mr MacIntosh should end his

Only yesterday the Swiss government had sent a note to the United States State Department stating that Switzerland could participate in thè neutral five-power commission for Korea only if the South Korean goverṇ- ment gave its consent.

According to an official communique published tonight, the Swiss Political Department (Foreign Office) received information today that the South Korean United Nations Army is not a separate body but part of the troops under the Command.

Therefore, there are no prisoners of war under South Korean jurisdiction

or control.

Japan Eases

carver on such a note of Ban On Goods

distinction is not AL

prising. He is a policeman,

·

The communique continued; ment constituted a formal reply,

of the Mr White said.

(the

It was leamed that Switzer- Petit- land has asked the State De-

that partment:

"Therefore the chief Political Department Foreign Minister, Max plerre) is of the opinion the Federal Courell

1. To explain the attitude of (the Swiss government), In order cach belligerent towards the delay In the imminent truce, paticularly the.

trained throughout distinct To Red China agreement on the prisoners of should Dr Syngman Rhoe per

work,

from our pre-war Polico

Chiefs who were Colonial

HON

Tokyo, June 11.

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Rehearsal For Today's Ceremony Tornadoes

FIRE GIRLS SET

TO SCHOOL Extraordinary Escapade

Wolverhampton, June 10...

After a little schoolgirl had been tucked up for the night, the thought came to her that it would be rather a nice idea to burn down her school.

and the whole Life was not very happy

class was fed up, anyway.

Two other girls joined her, one of them taking bets from sceptical schoolmates who said they would never do it.

Today in London the Trooping of the Colour ceremony to mark the off- cinl birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth will take place. This pic ture taken last week shows a general view of the rehearsal of the cere mony on Horse Guarda Parade.-AP photo,

Shinwell's Son's Offence

Caused By A-Bombs?

Lively Discussion Started

Washington, June 10. Representative James E. Republican, Van Zandt, Pennsylvania, said today that the current tornadoes in his opinion "definitely" can be traced to the serica of atomic tests in Nevada,

Mr Van Zandt, a member of the Joint Congressional Atomic Encry Committee, said, "I know that the experts will deny Weather that this is possible.

Energy Bureau and Atomic Commission experts deny any A-bomb effect on tornadoes. However, in one of the recent iesta in Novada they did get come reactions from the stand- bo It would point of weather.

socurity to say which test this

this was or just what

breath of

weather phenomena took place, I think definitely that these blows can be traced to the re- cent series of tests in Nevada"

Mr Van Zandt's view was at

variance with official denials by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Weather Bureau that the leats could havo had any general effect on, the weather.

EXPERTS DEFINITE

The Joint Committee's Chale- man,'

Mr Sterling Cole, Re- publican, Now York, also re- Jected

that speculation

the testa

were to blame for the epidemic of storms that have slashed through South Ohio, Michigan and parts of New England with devastating re- sults.

Ayr, June 10.

Mr Colo fată a reporter, "All I Mr Ernest Harry Shin-now is that the experts have all well, farmer son of former agreed that there is nó county- Defence Minister Emanuel on whatever between the ex-

Nevada and the. Shinwell, was fined £50 here plo

weathos." today for contravening the

Republican Cart T. Durham, National Health Insurance Democrat, North Carolina, Dartner Chairman of the Atomic Co- mittee, lo scoffed at the re- He was also ordered to pay ports.

Then one Sunday night after church, they set fire to | Act. the school.

Riots Officially Admitted

to avoid any achievement of a truce and in opposition of South Korea, and

Implementation the

of the the

consequences probable

threat to "go it war, would be in a position to sist in his

parti- alone." to Switzerland's agree cipation In the Commission 2. To clarify the reference. Service Cadets, Class 1 and Mr Kiyohide Okano, even if only the United Nations made in the prisoner of war were,, in consequence, Minister of

International Command on one hand and the agreement to article 132 of the Convertion, which trained for administrative Trade and Industry,

commands of the North Korean Geneva troops duties and possessed

and the Chinese Switzerland feels does not apply of quoted by the Kyodo news volunteers on the other hand to a commission made up of specialised knowledge

five representatives of government to the running a police force. This agency today as disclosing ask the Swiss

countries, post-war policy of appoint that 43 items had been lifted do so,"

Mention of this section of the the list of banned ing properly trained men from

Geneva Convention is made in to head key departments is goods to Communist China. stand of the Swiss government

was first made this afternoon war agreement, which states paragraph 3 (2) of the prisoner clearly paying dividends-m

during a He was reported to have made by M. Petitpierre

that India's representative on our Post Office and Fire

at a press in session of the Foreign Affairs

Comntittee of the Swiss National the commission "shall be the Brigade, for example, have the disclosure vastly improved as public terview aboard a train carry Council (lower House of Parlia- umpire (in case of a split vote

him to the, Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto survices.

ment).

The Foreign Minister between the other members

Sweden, Poland aren, where he will confer with

gave the Deputies a detailed ac- Switzerland, business leaders,

lop and Czechoslovakia) in accord- Count of the recent develop JONGKONGTMs well "entis-

^^ with the ---provisions ---of- Mr. Okano said the casing of ments in Korea and of the rea-

article fed with its present-day the restrictions was the result sons which motivated the gov

Switzerland," It was learned, decline par- police force. It also feels a

ernment first to of recent negotiations, with the sense of pride when visitors United States Government, ac-]

ticipation In

the Repatriation has pointed out that article 132

the

Geneva Convention without Commission laud the smart appearance cording to Kyodo.

South of

only when appiles

single Korca's consent. and quiet efficiency of our

arbitrator has been appointed to Mr Okano, advocate of in- The Foreign Minister then resolve questions in dispute be- politemen. But by far the

feature creased trade with Communist outlined the new information,

tween belligerents. most important about the police force is China, said he would continue According to this, there were no

is the background to This talks with Washington authorities

Federal Council's that it has won the conto exclude from the banned, like Prisoners of war under separate the Swiss

South Korean control, where- sintement

that I yesterday fidence of the general many other items, such public, and instilled in them galvanised

steel fore, the government sces no Switzerland

20 Siviroid, its support suster she must be permitted sense of civic plate and ammonium sulphate,, for the repatriation commission to

Would-be

in full independence and ramponsibility.

He was quoted as saying that any victims of corruption and considerable number of The official

in coercion

the conflict," members of the Foreign

Swiss officials of the Woshing- afraid of reporting quickly to Communist China depending Affairs Committee "took note*

of the government's decision. ton talks have pointed out that immediate action will be in Koren.

objections raised-United Press. differences arose between mem- taken; likewise there is an

U.S. REQUEST

bers of the commission. kom Kyodo said the 'Ministry was eagerness today quite studying the possibility of con-

Reuter. unknown in Hongkong a ducting non barter trade with

States today fow years

and Soviet asked Switzerland to reconsider ago to report Communist China thefts, hold-ups and other Russia, with which trade at pre-her refusal to serve on the

Czechoslovakia This sent was limited to a barter five-member prisoner repatria: NO MORE AID :criminal activities. "representa a major achieve-baols.-Router.

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Czech Bakers Go On Strike

The story was told by police in a juvenile court here today when the girls, two aged 15 and one 14, pleaded gulity to starting the are 10 days ago.

£113. 10s. 10d, to the Ministry Man never yet has been abla of National Insurance.

to create anything like a harri- Shinwell had been

It was stated in court that Mr cone" Mr Durham said. “There

"extremely unce-operative" to the Ministry over a long time. They found

Police Superintendent Thin "extremely clusive and Marsh told the court that clothes had great difficulty in contact and school equipment- worth ing him.-~ £282 were damaged and the

Mr Shinwell wrote pleading bur Inbrie of the school would guilty to 10 contraventions of cost an estimated £220 to the act-fourteen of failing to repair,

pay contributions for employees, one of falling to pay contribu- "If it had not been for thems for himself and four of fact that the floors of both falling to return national In- rooms were either concrete or surance cards in, employees, tiles, this would have developed Reuter. into a much more serious fire," he said..

Vienus, June 10. Czech President Antonin Zapotocky sald over Prague The the accused girls cume Radio today that there had time to time their headmistress protests" in Czechoslovakia tain disciplinary action." against the Government's

longer items would be made exportable that the communique states) common interest of both sides been "widespread rlois and had "seen proper to take cer-

to the Police, for they know upon developments niter peace This implies that there were no India would be the umpire if recent currency reform.

ment on the part of Police Commissioner MacIntosh

and, his colleagues and is, More Schoolchildren

undoubtedly, one of the

Than Ever Before the

of

principal factors in speedier detection

London, June 10, criminals as well as some-

There are more children in thing of a deterrent to those schools in England and Wales who contemplate criminal than ever before, a Ministry acts. When he departs on of Education report revealed to- retirement in August, Mr day. AuMacintosh will Jeavo to the

The

Bacon, June 10.

tion pommission in Korca unless South Korm withdrawe opposition

imminent

truce.

themselves."

ta

ot

REQUIRED

the school, the

The girls took their punish ment the wrong way and about three weeks, before the fre President Zapotocky. “joyfully announced that they had been talked with other girls of burn- unsuccessful, thanks mainly to down the efforts of the united front Superintendent mld.

In the end the plan Several reports of rioting in known to nearly every dri in

have reached the class. Vienna lately, some in Czecho- alovak newspapers received hero

of the workers.

expected

-DECAME SCARED

was

Four girls started out for the The riots appeared to be bad fire raising after church but the in the Ostrava district, centre of fourth girl became stared and the mining and heavy iron in-left the others. dustries. A Feries of trials is

"It is a curious skleight on to be

be staged against

by

the the affair the Superintendent named

said, "thad in the blazer pocket of one of these girls was found a The recent currency, reform piece of paper on which was pegged the new crown to the written a list of girls' nimes with Soviet rouble at 1.80 crowna për

against themi rouble. Wages, salaries, pen- sums of money

ranging from dd to In elons were calculated on the basis of one new crowh for Ave "It now transpires that these old Large deposits were ex-were wagers sho had had with changed at 50 old crowns for other in the school with regard

to petting fire to the school.", one, new. Heuter.

Questioned by police, one girl

The only formal comment

Copenhagen, June 10. Denmark officially told the the State Department carte from its spokesman, Mr Lincoln United States authorities hero needed no MOTO White, when asked if there was today she any possibility that the Swles Marshall aid.

thanked ringleaders press. Danishi

Minister's are going to have to speak for

United States Embassy officials Mr White sald the Stato for the $300,000,000 (about has Department yesterday sent alde £107,000,000)

Denmark memoires to the government of received since ald started.

Sweden The report stated the school Switzerland

India of that total $33,000,000 ard Czechoslovakia (about £12,000,000) was a lonn Colony tho logacy of a population increased by 250,000 Poland police force fully alive to to 6,250,000 last year. Most of anking if they were prepared to and $267,000,000 (about £95;- its duties and responsibill. this increase was the result of serve on the prisoner repatria-000,000) a gift-Reuter. tica, caker to carry them the high birth rate in the years tion commission, out, and although not with just after the second world war. England and Wales last year Tout shortcomings, an had 675 new schools put into

honourable body of pubile use, compared with 444 in 1951. dyervants.

-Reuter.

Tho

Nothing had been heard yet from these governments. State Department did not con- sider that yesterday's statement by the Swiss Federal Govern

as Military Discussions Planned

U.S. PERSONNEL STONED

| skid the idea came to her when

she was in bed.

"It came to me that it would

for

throo

[had started go-alow strikes; Tan- Commonwealth annangement for defence com Positions Attacked statesmen, Sir Winston Chur- was given chill, Mr Robert Monales

BAKERS STRIKE

Belgrade, June 10. Teharan, June 10.

Tangjug, tho official Yugo- Press, reports from Kürdistan reaching hers said a jeep carry-slav news agency, tonight re-be rather nice to bum the ing American military advisers ported that bakeries at Vreo- whole school down. Things had was stoned by leftist elements. vici, near Prague, had been on not been very happy and the

since "Friday" "and the whole form was red up". was stated that one of the strike

army had taken over statement muld, advisers suffered injuries, The Czech

for the civilian Ordering the girls to be re- authorities apprehended the mis- baking bread Britain Then full! London, Jure 11. Well-informed London quar-|

is excluded

from creants,

manded population. the reports added.

custody This was in protest against fortnight, tho magistrate cald be Reuter. Britain, Australia and Newters understood that the meeting Anzus.

the Czech_Government currency could not accept the excure that Zealand have agreed that one of was toncerned with defence

Observers here think that the

Ireforms, Tanjug, saldat

they were Lho the British Chicts of Staff should problems in the Pacific, pad three statesmen may

only also have South Korean

· In

suburba of the courage to vidt Australia and New Zealand Southeast Asia.

what the discussed Anzio, a cuggested

the Pragu, warkers (others wanted to do, Soitlove and this year for military discus-

you will be loopt is a remand stiltations covering・・ Australia, LANGENDO! Tokyo, June 11. jug stated. The workers had time for Kortright so, that we New Zealand and Malaya.

More than 4,000 Chinese Com- said they would, work 80 times cas discover what was in your in an officing communique after Australia, and Mr Sidney Hol Antem, originally an Austra-munista attacked. South Korean more slowly than usual, strice minds when you did this, he

wpa^ exchanges told them. a meeting the morning of the land of New Zealand wero Lan conception, visines con- positions on the East Central their currency

Anelon Beitish, law, the names" Brit Australian and New bolfoved

discussed sultations between, Brian, Aus front last night, overrunnlag at the rate of 50 to ond.

Tandug sold its reports, came of juvenils offenders szó net die-, Zedland Peling Ministers at questions relating to Ansus, free art New Zealand at Chiefs several outposta and slamming No. 10 Dowring Street.

Paciac

defence alliance of of Staff level on defensive plane into the main Allied line from Czechoslovaks arriving in closed amless the court orders The Billah Chief of Staff Australia, New Zealand and for the Australian and Malayan Heavy ghting" raged at Munich, West Germany-Reu- publication, in the public interest.

| celions --Better. the United States. also attended the meating,

| midnight-United Premi

h

today

it was officially announced The

The announcement

to have

of

་རྩྭ

ones with

Bidault Rejected

Paris, June 11.

It was officially announced today that the National As- sembly had rejected M. Georges as Prime Minister by Bidault

one vote.-Reuter,

·Fly

is no connection whatever."

Mr Van Zandt said, how- ever, that so little was, known about what went on in the that tho atmosphere upper experts--could-not-really-say. with assurance that there were after effects of the tests on the weather. "We have

по

ave had eclentists tell us on the Committee that a release of a great amount of radio- activity.

timed could properly destroy elements in the air,” he sald.

""It would have to be A chain reaction. There has been such a great release of radio- activity in recent weeks. Some thing could have happened there."

Mr Van Zandt said that future tests if hela' in Nevada should be spaced farther apart, Botter: still would be to hold them in (Conid on back page. Col, 8)

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