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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

The Urban Council

NEW one is detectable The Urban Counci debates, Flamboyancy and rhetoric is giving way to reasoned arguments based on knowledge and a more practicable appreciation of "the various problems which the Council has to tackle. This is all to the good and wins public approval. While there was a heavy spate of opinions at. this week's Council meeting, must of them made good sense; moreover they were pre-

sented by members with

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CHINA MAIL

No. 35551

Peace

Established 1845

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1953.

New Soviet

Offensive Expected

WHITEHALL VIEWS ON

RECALL OF

OF ENVOYS

London, July 1.

British officials today predicted a new major Soviet "peace" offen- proper, decorum. One highly sive centring on Germany following the sudden recall of the Kremlin's

three top ambassadors in the West.

important

issuc

ri that

introduced W83

rinting to an enlarged Urban Council, and the fact that consideration of the proposition

WELK deferred

until the next meeting indicates that the question is exercising the minds of the Council as a whole, Mr Bernacchi, in fact, advanced some powerful argumenta in favour of 黯 larger Council. Its functions have, undoubtedly, become Ex- tunded

since the war, additional necessitating #elect committees, much more paper work, and the need for personal on-the- spot investigations by Coun- cillors. Mr Bernacchi said his Reform Club colleagues desire that another four members should be elected and there are merita attached to the proposal. Most important, however, is that If Government sees

fit to mercaso the size of the Urban Council, those who fill the Vacancies should

endowed with enthusiasm

and caverneяя for a which demands hard work and heavy calls on spare time. The present Council ja blessed

Kuch with members, and if the purpose of the proposal to make the Council larger is to be fully realised, the existing members must have the support and assistance of men inspired by the same high sense of duty and responsibility. It does nut matter a great deal whether they be elected ur appointed.

NOR

would suffer by

They expected a major diplomatic offensive to take advantage of the illness of the British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, which forced the cancellation of the Bermuda Big Three conference.

The Soviet Union is expected here to make an early formal bid for discussions on a peace treaty with Germany by the United States, Britain, France and Russia.

opinion in

The Kremlin also appeared to be anxious to have the first-hand assess- ment of its representatives in London, Paris and Washington about the West and to review the effect of its recent "goodwill" gestures.

Woman Found Guilty Of Murder

SHOT HUSBAND

Oakland, Calif., July 1. Mrs Hildegarde Garni Pelton, 82-year-old German

carries

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The Soviet leaders may want to exploit the present inck of of Western policies alignment

which the and the confusion postponement of the Bermuda

well meeting, as

as the latest Soviet peace offensive, may have? caused in Western Europe.

The Russian Ambassadors in Washington, Paris and London are now on their way, to the Soviet

capital following yes-

sudden

for recall terday's consultations.

The Zarubin, in the United States, Pavlov, in France, Me Alexi and Mr Jacob Malik, in Britain are the three men best placed to gauge the effect of the recent conciliatory gestures and

Russia.

diplomats Mr Georgi

This was precisely what Sir Winston had in mind when he was urging speedy minoves on the part of the West to straighten decide out its differences

on a meeting with the Kremlin leaders, officials said today.

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Washington, July 1.

The United States Senate today voted to end the Mutual Security Agency on July 1, 1955, and to stop foreign aid spending a year later.

The Senate's vote came during the resumption of the debate President Eisenhower's $5,318,000,000 foreign ald authorisation bill.

on

The "vote was on an amend-understanding that such a vote Their reports to Mr Molotov ment proposed by Democratic did not commit him "to a special will Induence the Foreign Senators Walter George and amount in the actual appropria- Minister in deciding whether Mike Mansfield. It was adopted on Bill" when it came before, the Kremlin's new polley, has by a volen vote. gone for enough in producing. the results he had hoped for or whether new concessions are

The reports he will get from

Mission Ruesian

in Washington will differ sharply from those in the French and British

capitals. This should please him. For Mr Molotov has long sought to divide the

COOL REACTIONS

the Senate... The

hid tho amendment

The Senate also rejected, by 84 acting Re-votes to 17 am amendment, de- support of the publican leader in the Senate, signed to make France move Senator William Knowland.

faster in giving independence to Senator George, a member of the Associated States of Indo- the Foreign Relations Com China-Reuter. mitice, told the Sennte: "If after

. years," Seven

European free nations are not on their own feet they never will be."

He sald that the only

way for Europe "to

stay on Its own feet!! was

to "let them find a way themselves to do it". Agency

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war bride, was found guilty jected Bermuda additional

therefore, be today of murder in the appeared,

second degree for the slay greatly relieved at its indefinite

and Indications the postponement jobing of her husband, William

here were that it was out to Pelton. The guilty, verdict try to cash in on that with penalty of five out much delay.

It was for these reasons that years to life imprisonment.

Mrs Pelton pleaded not guilty Sir Winston has instructed the to first degree murder.

Acting Foreign Secretary, the Allier.

im- Marquess of Salisbury, to

United States William Pelton, 20, was shot press on the

Mr Zarubin will doubtless Mr John to death in his British

sports Secretary of State,

Dulles, the need to tell Mr Molotov that the United car on February 1.

Foster

cool in its anticipate such a Sovici diplo- States is decidedly cool in a He was shot nine times.

will" The matte initiative when they meet reactions and

succeeded the Economic blood had been wiped from his in Washington in 10 days until Rusda makes some major

like signing the operation Administration known concession, face and a crimson lipstick kiss time.

είνα tronty to

as the Marshall Plan. imprinted on his mouth, Avit- Some officials believed that the Austria independence.

long-delayed

Senator Mansfeld had intend- Kremlin would start with a reply

From

Mr Malik and Aired to propose an amendment Mrs Pelton met her husband to the West on its suggestionsPavlov, the Foreign Minister to end the Mutual Security in Munich when he was serving of last year for the unification will probably hear # more Agency in July next year, but

of Germany when with the American army.

it proposer

ollowing

years for the free all-Geman elections and heartening story.

Sir Winston Churchill's call agency to unspent funds the formation of an all-Germa

appropriated to for a Big Four meeting- preliminary to governement as

direct result of the

Congressional authorities sald The jury of six men und six negotiating a peace treaty. women

led much gestures has

he altered it at the request of returned the verdlet Omcial quarters

Europe to believe that an end Senator Knowland who sold he

the cold wor can be would support the amendment in be devised ten minutes of deliberations. have been recalled

negotiated.

ita present form. The Eisen- They failed to reach a verdict them their Western posts. This

Rusala's "now look" policy hower Administration had re- yesterday after 10 hrs 45 mins. appeared unlikely because both has also dampened what little

quested the programme be con- the Ambassador in Washington European enthusiasm there was tinued until 1958. The defence lawyer claimed Mr Georgi Zarubin, and In

for putting Germans that her husband's indifference London, Mr Jacob Malik, vere

into

FOREIGN AID BILL ory, during the last months of their appointed only after the death of uniform in a six-vation

The Senate today passed a marriage had driven her to an Stalin and can therefore be con- in her niping at Allied polle); } after defeating three moves to aroused widespread ' comment

one of Moscow's

the Council a little

more

tolerance on the part of its chairman at the fortnightly

nesses told the Court.

AFTER 12 HOURS

nestings. It is easy to be today after twelve hours and speculation

that the WYS

pompous and exacting, but Councillors should not be as though they trented were wayward schoolboys. Between them Mr Philip Au and. Dr Kaymond Lee this week made out a good ease for

extensive and vigorous action to prevent the spread of malaria in the Colony. The chairman saw

marc

emotional. state where she was gidered as the confidants of the not responsible for her acts,

The

sinte claimer

she

"new regime."

Moreover, both men have in dicated that they would return deliberately plotted to kill her

to their posts. This fit to chide Mr Au because | husband,

shortly does not scem to be the case the evidence ho had collected to show that there nine bullets into his head.

She was judged guilty of firing with the Ambassador in Paris, Mr Alexei Pavlov, who, accord- was a danger of a malarial

She will have a second trial on

ing to the latest reports from epidemic in the Colony he

France, is to be replaced, had kept to himself and her plea of not guilty by reason offered for the first time at of insanity. The verdict in this

second trial, starting tomorrow,

the Council meeting. It was | will

not, however, the first time jurors. that Councillor Au had

be returned by the same

to

Russian

main targets

The red Ink on Mr Molotov's balance sheet will record the

mady

Western impact

on opinion of the anti-Communist riots in the Soviet orbit, es- pocially last month's uprising in Berlin.

urce

to that date.

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Churchill Recovering

+

London, July 1. Sir Winston Churchill, order ed by his doctors to rest, Is impressing

everybody by ha extraordinary rocuperative close to the powers, sources Primo Minister said last night.

These

sources admitted

ho

Seoul, July 2 President Syngman Rheo faced with America's "final offer" of a Korean truce agreement last night sent out an urgent summons to his Cabinet Ministers and top military leaders to meet him early this morning.

The Americans have sald they will now go ahead and negotiate an armistice whether Dr Rhee agrees or not, it was learned last night.

The meetings of the South Korean Council of State and National Defence Committee ate expected to discuss a re- ply to the forms put up by Mr Walter Robertson Eisenhower's

has been

President special envoy, who Dr negotiating with Rhee for five days.

United States cora- Top manders in the Far East met.

Tokyo in

yesterday General

Supreme

General J.

Mark Clark, Commander,

with

the and

Lawton

Collins,

Was

Army Chief of Staff. Their talk secret but is believed to have covered possible measures Koreans in

against the South tho event of Reuter.

a showdowIL

ASSEMBLY MAY MEET

New York, July 2. News of the continuing im passe in the United States negotiations with Dr Syngman Rhee in Korea raised anew in United Nations circles today!

tha the question of calling General Assembly to deal with the situation.

The overriding consideration with most delegates is still that the United States negotiators must be given every chance to work out an agreement with the President. But South Koreah

in the view of some, the time is fast drawing near, especially In view of the pessimistic ports now coming from Seoul, when the matter should be dis- cussed by the Assembly,

Mr Nehru, the Indian Prime

had been desperately tired and Minister, suggested last week in itself quite a cable to Mr Lester Pearson, that this showed

suddenly.

But hly

tlon caused

mental of Canada, the Assembly Pros!- vigour was very good and while deat, that an early meeting was the doctors insisted ho must desirable to consider the altuan- Rheo's by Dr he relax they evidently should not be entirely idle opposition to the armistice.

Mr Nehru did not specifically Sir It was

recognised that

request the reconvening of Winston, once back at

wing

work.

Assembly, but made known his

many

"THE PRESIDENT

the

on the

Commons Statements never again try to be Prima opinion that the matter should Minister and at the same time be given argent consideration. tako on the burdens of another His initiative has fed to in- (From Our Correspondent)

department Ulice tio

creasing diplomatic activity at London, July 1.

Foreign Oilce,

United Nations Headquarters, The more he looked into the

The sources said Sir Winston with delegates anxious to ex- matter the more he was satisfied

to sco change private Ideas that the present system, in force Churchill continued

Et visitors

his subject. since 1870, gives more effective good

Sir Gladwyn Jebb, the British protection to Colonial judges Cherwell (Kent) home because than any legislation that could he liked to have people about delegate, has seen Mr Dag Ham- him but today he had no out- marskjaeid, the Secretary- Calle presumably to ride guests, lunching only with General,

Koren, Today Mr The Colonial Secretary, his family and Lord Moran, his about! Oliver Lyttelton, gave this personal physician-Reuter. (Contd. on back page, col. ) answer to the House of Communa this afternoon when questionedi about the case of a Malaya Judge, Mr A. Terrell, which has since the decision of the Lord cut it sharply.

The Bill was passed by a voice Chlor Justice, vote.

Sir Herbert Williams, Tory It will now go before a joint MP for Croydon East, asked committee from the Senate and whether the Colonial Secretary's the House of Representatives to attention hal been drawn to eliminate differences in the the decision to the effect that not prom measures passexi by both legisla- | Colonial judges are tive bodies.

tected against the Executive" The House last month passed and whether he would consider a measure authorising $4,000, introducing legislation, to give 000,000 (about 21,660,000,000) Colonial judges the came pro- for the Mutual Security protection as judges in the United gramme in the next year,

Kingdom. In passing the Bill, the Senate

NOT DISMISSED When members pressed the June 30, 1957, as the date on

Mr. which the United States would "gravity" of the issue, end its military ascistance Lyttelton said: "I am fully spending overseas in the foreign aware that this is a most im- ald programme, and June 30,|portant matter."* 1936, as the ceration dates for

warned that he possessed when she shot her husband che other goodwill gesture-the pz.to those in the United States--passed 20-amendment to fix |

If they find she was-Insane eve of hits departure of yet-an will, under Californian law, be out freed.-Reuter,

tension

NEXT MOVEST

Huge Deficit other gestures of goodwill by the path, what are the next moves economic ald. The Senate voted

Washington, July 1.

The revolts have completely justified the Western belief that anti-Soviet resistance behind GOODWILL GESTURE

the Iron Curtain is far from crushed and that public feeling Oficials pointed to the

fact would be a serious ability to the event of that Mr Malik informed the the Russians in Marquess of Sallsbury

on the war.

They have also given a Allip

personal knowledge of the

of the Anglo-Russian who aim at berating" Eastern malarial threat, and he

fishing agreement which Moscow Europe. gave the health department

hod Intended carlier to ter a very broad- hint at the

minate this month.

If Mr Molotov decides on previous, meeting that it

The move, also coincided with balance that he is on the right should go more deeply into

He pointed out that the Judge the mattor. This apart, the

Kremlin:

ho could make to keep the to end the Mutual Security concerned was not dismissed. The chairman appeared to be

The easing of the hold on pence offensive rolling?

Agency on June 30, 1855.

question was merely that, of the Just before the passage of relation of his date East Berlin by ending the slate asking the Council to stretch

of retire- Ho could open the Soviet The Treasury announced to- {of emergency.

Union to foreign tourists; he the Bill, the Senate defeated by ment to the rate of pension he its Imagination to the fullest

2- The resumption today of could lift the petty restrictions a vote of 42 to 38 a proposal by should enjoy. in declaring the propoaltion day that the United States Gov-

the Austrians Senator Rustl Long (De- ernment had a deflelt of $9,389, the Big Four talks on flying in still imposed on

Mr Lyttelton row attention presented, by Mesare Au

at Russian insistence, and he ; mocrat, Louisiana) to cut $320,-. and Lee to be a motion of 000,000 for the fiscal year which the air corridor to Berlin,

ended yesterday.

the diphaticipation of a new Soviet could travel in Coon on Inter-100,000 from the foreign aid to go in the Chief Justin' against the conauro

have that judges concerned further zonal Germany.

which figure

would time, sime Mosquito Prevention Select

Secretary of the Treasury, Mr strengthened by on announce He might also offer bigger ball brought the Bill to the figure hold their office at the Queen's

plenare. Her Majesty, Committee. Furthermore, it George Humphrey, ald. the ment earlier this week of the to increase, East-West, trade, proved by the House..

Becretary of State pointed out, will surprise many to learn Treasury next week would Cominform Journal of a broad allow foreign journals to cir-

could only exercise her picasuré. through $5,500,000,000 "pesco that a chairman considers borrow between

Later the Senato rejected by on the advice of her Ministers negotiation" culate behind the Iron Curtain,

or order a sealing down of ontroll call vote of 48 to 34 a move as part of his functions an and $6,000,000,000 in tax. anti-campaign.-United Frees.

elpation certificates to take care

Western propaganda.

to cut the Foreign Aid Bill by "The safeguards for Coloniaf appeal to the Council to

the Government's cash needs

Aside from

£635,- Judges," ho went on, "are at roject a motion. If Council in the first quarter of the naw

Initiative akce a diplomalle ajor move, $1,600,000,000 Lonkton, July 1.

least as great as they can get by. on 714,000). members go astray. on fiscal your, which began today.

The attempt was made in an Reglaiation." Western The defielt announced today mattors of procedure. the

diplomalle quarters Germany, these will be the sort karo tonight Bald

signs that Western diplomats amendment proposed by Sena- A further question, Mr Moscow's of signs chairman is the person to

vas the biggest since 1940.

The Treasury announcement stocktaking of the international will be watching for in the next torg Russel Long (Democrat) Lyttelton said, was whether it them, but correct

his

and Herman Welker (Rowould be proper for the United said that during the Bacal year situation with her envoys from few weeks. If they came they

that Mr Molotov publican),

Kingdom Government; to legis- opinion on the merits or from July 1, 1982, to June 30, the Western capitals will probe will Indicato

Senator Taft told the Senate late in malters which were the otherwise of correctly pre-1953.

the Russian has decided that his new tactics the

convince government spent ably

was voting for the full concern of the Colonial 1gri- Bonted motions are quite $74,607,000,000 and its receipts loaders of the success of their are paying full dividends, he

Reuter. post-Stalin fóreign policy,

authorisation with the distinct tories themselves, unnecessary,

were $69,238,000,000-Router

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