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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1953.

CALL BY NEW DEMAND

BRITISH EX-POWS

"Protest Visits By Japanese"

London, June 22. A call to protest against visita of Japanese emissaries to Britain has just been despatched to members of the Far East Prisoners of

War organisation from its

London headquarters.

The executive Council F.E.P.O.W., passed a resolu- tion on the subject in April.

But this was withheld from members till now because of the Coronation visit of Japan's Crown Prince Akiho.

Explaining this defoy, Beir cular tells members that the Executive felt the resolution might have been misinterpreteul earlier as applying particularly to the Crown Prince and the Coronation occasion.

"The Executive Counull,"

Is stated, "was not prepared to advocate any action that might reflect upon our pledged loyalty to Her Majesty."

P.E.P.O.W. conten.is that the Japanese Government

EXPECTED

IN CAMBODIA

Pnom Penh, June 22.

French administrators today awaited new demands from King Norodom Sihanouk of Cam- bodin' asking for full independence from French control.

The 30-year-old monarch returned from volun- tary exile in neighbouring Thailand yesterday but refused to return to this capital city before he achieves his highly publicised goal of independence.

TV PLAN

FOR EVERY

HOME IN

BRITAIN

With 50 Stations

London, June 22.

has

A 50-station plan to bring TV has to every home in Britain not fulfilled obligations in ac- cen drafted by the BUC. curdance with the Peace Treaty. It may give a choice of three In view of this, it adds, Japan-programmestwo BBC and one ese emissarles "hould not

ex-private-to Lontion

pect any honourable co-opera- biggest cities.

on or welcome."

PURELY LOGICAL

and

the

The French were openly worried by the King's settling. even temporarily in Battam Bang, a elly 60 miles west of the Thailand border and 220 miles north-east of here.

I was feared by the French that he would come under the Influence of racionalists who would lead him to launch # third foren which right under- inke n "war of beration". against both the French the Communists

and

The French publicly extended An open hand to the King. hoping to forestall afy jere. parable break between him and the French forces.

A break might lead some of the strong nationalisis into forming a laelt agreement with the the Communists to Bght French.

ACCORD POSSIBLE

Twenty BBC stations would

M. Jean Alsterucci, French carry-one progfarme, 20 another.

Duplicate gear would enable High Commission. In Cambodia, Strong individual protests by programme No. 2 to go out trees has announced that an accord F.E.P.O.W. members. "to their seven existing stations-London, is possible with King Sihanouk local Press, ele" are, urged,

We are prepared to give to Sutton Coldfield, Holme Mass, The resolution, the Excentive Kisk of Shotts, Wenver, Pontop the Combodians all that they ask

Pike (Newcastle), and Glencairns in viates, "was not Intended. Ju

(Belfast) fix three new initiate or revive any deliberate stations on the Isle of Wight, in 'campaign of revenge, but to South Devon, and at Aberdeen. follow out the logical conse- quences of our fight for com- To fill in the blank spots ten pensation and justice."

more Jory perver transmitters are planned, each equipped for dual

The FEP.O.W. organisation, which has

programines. member- #strong

throughout

from

A boom in the TV industry has ship in branches Britain, began campaigning over followed the Coronation. Say makers "The wonderful pro- two years as for compensation aranes have already boosted

sules,

A wave of new orders is

Under the Peace

Treaty expected. Many people who hired arrangements. Japanese frozen suis over the Coronation have

for British F.E.P.O.W. Japanese funds.

assets in Britain were used to give an initial compensatión · of £15 esch F.E.P.0.W.. or to relatives of men who dled... London Express Service.

Australian Gift

To Ceylon

Canberra, June 22.

deckled to buy.

Truman Still

In Form

Washington, June 23.

Truman, 60- Mr Harry S. year-old former United States President, saki today that the Democratic Party

"good and ready io "resctie" the American people "special from what he called

One hundred Australian-built and healthy"

tractors have been delivered as a

was

gift to the Ceylon Government interest Republicanism.. under the Colombo Plan;' External

Allairs

ari the. Minister,

He declined to comment on Richard Casey, announced today. Korea, except to say that he

hoped the fighting would come to an end.

He call

Ceylon's Finnace Minister, J. R. Jayawarden, had .described Australia's contribu-

Mr Truman is staying tions under the Colombo Plan as "vital afd extended at a crucial Washington unli Friday seeing friends."-Reuter. time"-leuter.

A British Crossword Puzzle

CINCCLAVATA TES DEMOVER. USED VER

NEPEN

D

E

more

for

measures

which do not compromise military that is to say, within a

reason able limit. But the problem

precisely appears to be that the King does not search more on the grounds of

but

of passion," he said. The King fled into voluntary jumped the border into Bang- kok. He returned from Thailand yesterday and seliled at Battam Bang.

reason

exile nine days ago when he

The Fleet Air Arm At Spithead

A feature of the Coronation Naval Review at Epithead was a fly-past by some 300 the riant plames of the Fleet Air Arm which took place after the Queen had reviewed armada of British and foreign warships. Picture shows three planes passing over a Royal Navy ship-AP Phota.

Eisenhower Beginning Gives Better

To Fight 'Rebel'

Republicans

Congress

Washington, June 22. President Eisenhower is beginning to fight his rebellious Republican Conservatives in Congress.

Showing more signs of positive leadership, he! has already intervened successfully to persuade Congressional leaders to drop or modify legislation regarded by the Administration as detrimental to foreign policy.

Within past weeks there have proviso would been clear Indlentions that Mr | Congress. Eisenhower is now abandoning In another his "let Congress alone" polley so evident during Well was

hundred days of his the first occupancy of the White House.

be introduced in

move against his On May 9 French-Cambodian

challengers, Mr Eisenhower made fult use of "personal protocols were signed in Parl greatly increasing Cambodia's

diplomacy" to scare, an ira- home rule but they were later

win over rejected by the King

portant first-round because

high-tarif advocates who were the French reserved control This non-Interference had threatening to cripple the apparently encouraged right-Reciprocal Trade Agreements wing followers of Senator Robert programme and the "Trade-not- Taft of Ohio, the most powerful aid" concept. figure in Congress, to challenge This could have been done and even defy the authority of through the Simpson bill which the President.

over the forces fighting the Communist-led Vietminhs which the King wants-United Press.

GASPERI

TO SEE

CHURCHILL

Returns

Manila, June 22.

Moro smugglers of the Southern, Philippines have found kidnapping, even more profitable, as'a bir- fesión, the Customs Col-

lector if Jolo, Sulu Archip

.co, reported on his arms.al In Mandia day.

to-

He said that kidnapping of Jolo residents by armed Moro bandits was rampant and made travel dangerous in Moreland,

The victims were mostly Chinese residents ransomed for as much as Pesos 5,000. -Reuter,

PINAY TO REPLY TO

M.

AURIOL

Paris, June 23. Antoine Pinay, 60- would have deprived the Pre-year-old Conservative, will sident of discretionary

President Vincent ou- tell To beat down such dehance,thority in tariff-rate questions Auriol today whether he Mr Eisenhower often had to and made it easier for domestic accepts the task of forming rely heavily

on the support of industries to get greater tar! France's 19th post-war gov. thr opposition Democrats,

protection against imports. particularly in foreign policy matters.

TESTS AHEAD

ernment.

President Auriol called on M. It was becoming evident, however, that much of this To the surprise and chagrin Pinay to try his hand after re- ceiving a minimum programme be of the "protectionist" trade for curing French is drawn up Democrat support might withdrawn unless the President | terests this bill was suddenly by a conference to

3000

in

"just

London, June 23. Signor Alcide de Gasperi, the Italian Prime Minister will have a

private business Laik leday with the Rime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.

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Sitio de Gasperi is flying to Britain this morning fest Paris, where he attended mecting of the Foreign Minis ters of the six European De- fenre Community countries yes- terday.

and

which ex- Mr Eisenhower himself took more active steps dropped after

Ministers Prime

party behalf of his own

personally intervened policy had

10 lenders from all parties except exert legislation.

his influence on its Liberni

Republicans sponsor, Representative Richard the Communists were invited.

walked The Socialists (Republican, Pennsyl were privately critical of Mr Simpson

halt

through the con.

Minister

Eisenhower's

"soft"

Mr

year,

way

out

attitude. Vania) and the Speaker of theters Pinas, Prime towards rebellious Conservatives House of Representatives, and were urging a firmer stand Joseph Martin,

In both these achievements, Mr from March to December last to prevent his leadership from

Elsenhower hit

would presumably work being undermined.

the co-opera- on his programme. It called for tion of the leading congressional increase financial powers to be gures. How long such Co-vented in the next government Operation will last the strongly the White House will tax dodgers.

and how and greater power to deal with theaght to compel it are subjects

to for acute speculation.

It is recognised that

TIME FOR ACTION

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The programme further eplied for a full

employment policy and

disputes.

M. Pinoy had hoped to give

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Now, it would appear that Diplomatic quarters here in- White House has decided dicated that the discussions be time has come for action tween Slignor de Gaspert and

combat these Congressional Sir Winston Churchill and ex-

efforts to take over control.

tests of strength lie ahead. for compulsory arbitration in pected to cover recent Russian

First indications of

Particularly, the a stronger

Outcome of labour peace, moves and the outlook

front were given the forthcoming Bght over the If he accepts, M. Pinay will for Big Four talks in the light sonhower

recently when he summoned Administration's 5,474

the ith candidate to seck of the forthcoming Bermuda

million be leaders Republican

on dollar (about 10

Nailonal Assembly's up £1,825 million) the conference,

imperative" White House con- foreign aid programme will be proval for a programme to end The British Intention, it is ference and got them to abandon closely watched for pointers to longest since the war.

the month-old Cabinet crisis, understood here, is not to have 餞 money bill proviso which the future pattern of Presi- a specitte discussion about the would have stopped United States dential relations with Congress is reply last night but post- Trieste problems or the post-contributions

A Republican-led. economy electoral situation in Italy Nations Communix Chinn bloc, supported

by "solationist poned it to await the definite where Signor de Gasperi is try" | were given membership.

sentiment, 13 dema ling cuts views of Parliamentary parties. ing to form

government.--- This proviso, headed for apranging up

million on the long-term programine ke Reuter,

proval by Congress, was regarded dollars.

submitted to them. as a "foot-in-the-isor" for In

Such a reduction would be a the Presidential damaging

Though personally inclined to vasions of

In the conduct of defence project

blow to the Allied accept the task, M. Pinay was prerogatives

and to the understood to have made his foreign affairs.

It had been pressed by the leadership of Mr Elsenhower, acceptance dependent on a St. John Ambulance powerful "Asia-first bloe of himself a military man ond nite promise of support from fervent backers in Congress of former Supreme Commander of groups needed to Generallesimo Chiang Kai-shek's the Atlantic Pact forces.

As a first step in meeting this. Plany, a provincial tan- Free Ambulance Servico for Chinese nationalist regime and the shadowy "China" Lobby" challenge, he intends to mobilise nery owner, gave France one which have been able to exert publie support through nation-of its most stable post-war Emergency Accidant Cason great influence on Government wide radio and television talks. governments until ousted inst décisions

He was succeeded i It is becoming apparent that December. East.

the programme from by M. Reno Mayer, who held Mr Eisenhower took up this crippling cuts, the President will office until the present crisis- open challenge to his leadership, have to use substantial personal Reuter. the Dellish Government of he called the White House con pressure in Congress itself and position to abolish the monarchy ference and forced the "Asla prepare for "show-down” and become a republic, a For freters". jed by Senator clash, rather thin let Congress clyn Office spokesman said to-William Knowland of Californio, "go it alone."-Reuter,

Britain Is Told Officially

London, June 22.

Egypt has formally notified

day.

President Mohammed Naguib, to yield.

the Egyptian leader, took the posts of President and Prime Minister when he announced the move last week,

the concerning

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proviso, a simple resolution was The ofilcint notifention will approved which merely bo followed by a Brith depressed the opinion of Congress should cision on re-recognition of the that Communist China.

Boston, June 22, Egyptian Government. The not be admitted to the United

A bulletin on Me Anthony question of re-accreditation of Nations,

the Unilke the proviso, this would Eden,

Brish Forofgn envoys in London and Cairo will also come up.

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M Ivan Ivanovitch Ilychev, the While this was halted as an YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD:-Across: 3 Bout, 7 Comic, 3 Isus can be expected until re-

It added that " special new Soviet Ambasandor Ugly, 9. Sign, 10 Portent, 12 Else, 15 Erase, 18 Saug, 19 Lanah, recognition in complete, and Elenhower victory, many bulletin Vll be issued tomorrow High Commissioner to Austria, 131 Grasp, 22 Limp, 23 Trite, 20 Slep, 20 Emerald, 30 Role, 31 normal diplomatic relations are Washington observers felt that relative to subsequent plans for strived day by air to take up his new post it was officially Dado, 22 Merit, 93 Pick, Down: 1. Rabot, 2 Mittens, 4 Omits, restored, Neither side has yet the whole taste might have been leaving the hospital," Saga

He was formerly Tane, 0 Alps, 9 Snug, 11 Erupt, 13 Leap, 14 Echo, 16 Elite, 17 made any, move to reopen the avoided if White House pre-Me Eden had an operation for announced. Egga 10 Sage, 20 Emerges, 22 Lime, 24 Relle, 25 Plain, 17 Trup, falles, bralcom off by Egypt last sure had been exerted carller in all bladder condition here dif Soviet hankitiston dis

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