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THE CHINĄ MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1053.

HARRY ODELL presents

Germ War Accusations Unpopularity Chancellor Of Exchequer A

Against America Trumped Up & False

SPENDER ON "INFAMOUS CALUMNIES"

New York, Oct. 28,

Sir Percy Spender of Australia told the General Assembly's 'Poli-' tical Committee today that history would record the germ warfare charges

· made by the Communists as "one of the most infamous calumnies ever concocted by one civilised State against another.”

Stepped Backwards In Time

London, Ort, 28. Mr Lerle Cook, of Croydon, South London.pped 2,000 years backwards in Ume when he fell into hole which ap reared suddenly in his garden during a rainstorm,

Speaking in the resumed debate in the Com- mittee on the United States proposal for an im- partial investigation of the Communist charges, was in a Sir Percy said the present discussion sense a phantom debate,

"Everyone here, even Mr Malik (the Soviet de- legate), knows that the charges made by the Soviet Union were trumped up and wholly false."

The repudiation of the confessions by the American statements ittesting fliers, the that they were obtained through and the Communists' torture refusal to permit any impartijaj

the ulter investigation proved Insity of the charges, Sir Percy

sold.

He covered the hole with

Earlier In the debate, Mr dustbin, but notleed 15 mimics Selwyn Lloyd, British Minister later that the bin had disappear= |ot State, hud called for the

ed.

Mr Cook had stumbled

"decent buri" of the "most Soviet allegations over indecent"

the entrance to an underground that cave in which people had lived Korea

United Nations forces in had sised germ warfare, Dr H.R. We of China de- during the Raman occupation of

the time of theclared that it would

be a Bituin abuot

mis- birth of Christ,

take to drop the matter now.

He sold the General Assembly

Mr Alon Reid, a school-depcher should "take all necessary

archnenixgist,muusures smalcu:

to bring the Com- inspected the hole and recognised munist regimes to account kt, is part of an underground this mistreatment of the housing element,

soners of war."

pri

Colombo Plan Statistics

Colombo, Oct. 28. India continued to be the only Asian country which had supplied experts under the Colombo Plan technical assistance scheme, accord- ing to figures given_today by Dr P. W. Curtin, Director of the Bureau for Technical Co-operation in

He urged that the General | South-East Asia.

adopt the following Assembly lines of juction:

PAINFÜL' IMPRESSION

He gathered a volunteer teur of schoolboys to dig for Remun ege lies and they moved 50 tons af squal to uncover the floor nf the cave at a depth of 15 feet below ground level. Their ex- cavations have revealed an oval munat germ werdure rocan, measuring 11 feet by 10

were false in order to tell the fect six inches, in which the in-truth to the world and to clear hablunts had left incer of their the United Nations forces of the civilisatio

Infamous, fulse-accusations,

1 To declare that the Com- charges

nt

fndin hudl provided five ex- perts who were Assisting the Ceylon Governmight. She had trainces-60 tuken 132 also from Ceylon, 21 from Pakistan. 18 from the Philippines, eight from Thailand, Ave each from Burma, Indonesia

and Nepal

Of U.N. In United States

Claveland, Ohla, Ost. 28.

Protestant Church leaders today described the "and- United Nations attitude"" in the United States, where, ohn speaker salt world organization "threatened by a Jungle of dathing nationalism.”

A New York Congrega- ilonalist, Dr Richard M. Farley, spoke out against what be called the "social systems and power bloca" salive in the United States, Similar sentiments were expressed by many

the of 400 clergymen and laymen, representing 30 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox groups, at a four-day inter- denominational conference, -Reuter,

J

Call For Reduction

Of U.S. Tariffs

Washington, Oct. 28.

AFL President George Meany said today it Was sheer nonsense to say that 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 Americans would lose their jobs if United States tariffs were abolished,

The extent to which Ameri- can industry was, in fact, sub- Ject to jeopardy from imports. whether because of lower labour standards or other reasons, tad been greatly over-stated, he added.

Mr Meany salt that the pre- diction of millions of iny-offs was made in testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee.

United

to

he

Statca Imports

increase

To Preside At Conference

Of European

Ministers

Paris, Oct, 28,

The Ministerial Council of the. Organisation for European Econo- mic Co-operation (OEEC) meets here tomorrow to discuss a plan aimed at freeing all trade between its 18 member countries.

The two-day conference of Foreign and Finance Ministers from the 18 countries as well as Mr Harold Stassen, United States Foreign Aid Administrator, and a Canadian representative, will be under the Chairmanship of Britain's Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Mr R. A, Butler. · ́

QBF1-

The call for a 100 per cent | Randall Committee has liberalisation of European trade eluded its studles of the prpb- comes from OEEC's ecónoraie lem and issued its report, thero experts, who fear that Die whole will be no indication as to how structure of the West's economic much American help can be unity might collapsa and the expected. hopes of eventual currency convertibility set back, unl Immediate progress is mode.

|

But meanwhite the report says Europe can improve her payments position by:

STARTLING PROPOSAL

I. 10

Greater liberalization of trade, and

Britain and France, the two principal loggards in the free trade field, are expected announce the lifting of further ripart restrictions to demon- strate their faith in the policy of liberalisation.

2. A reduction of restrictions at imports from the dollar area. This second proposal is An almost revolutionary approach from an area long plagued with

Device To

Reduce Highway Accidents

Paris, Oct. 28.

A gadget to cut down high- The Council will face a three-

way socidents by permitting point agenda, based on reports a huge delle gap. But the forth with bunlding lights wher motorists to signal back and from three different groups of has now not only been closed experts who have all reached but Western Europe had

they want to pass trucks or the suma conclusion

the $1,000,000,000 surplus in the past French market.

on the was launched

urgent necessity of free trade.

They are: 1. A report from the Skering Committee for Trade.

2. A report from the Managing Board of the Eurapon Payments Union on the question convertibility.

sente reversal from deficit to

The

of

rw

of

area.

3. A report by a group economists

the general Europeah economic situation.

THE DANGER.

The Arst document points to the danger of a retreat from their liberal policies by some European countries, such as Italy and Germany, unless Britain and France catch up with the last OEEC torget of 75 per cent liberalisation.

the

defence

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by R.B, GOODWIN,

Numerous enquiries having received 0 further supply has been ordered.

As the supply will be limited intending pur- chasers are asked to place their orders Immediately.

surplus was due to severe Import by Inventor. Henri resurtetions and massive Ameri-functions by

receiving unit mounted on the HONGKONG ESCAPE can

expenditure

back of the heavy vehicle and Europe. But the report says that

control lights on the dashboard. much of European prosperity and

When the anxious driver be- industrial expansion depends on hind a heavy

truck wants to materials and michinery

his lights, which must come from the dollar pass, he blinks

him his amber tall-light tells บริ algnal has been received. When The third report

fiem thu economic exper's declares that the truck driver has pulled over The rond production must be expanded to the sido and sees immediately to malce ErODE" crar ahead, he signals the car green light exports

compellitve on behind him with world markets and thus earn the that it is OK to pass.

The whole

operation is done foreign currency need to make

without horn blowing. convertibility possible.

Henri Guerin, Director of the Derml Company, which makes the gadget, said he was nogętia- Morelli Ung with the Italian

British Lucas Company, the and the German Bosch to sell | SOUTH CHINA MORNING the licence.

mone

The Ministers will examine directly linked two questions with industrni and agricultural expansion-the operations of the The present European average newly-established European pro- To come true. bes 70 per cent, but Italy for the ductivity agency and the move would have

has threatended by

to tuum bock jment of manpower.

Tho from her advanced

Council le expected to 525.

position of

up a manpower. code to l0,000 a year after the

of duties.

This he 00 per cent unless some attempt draw

now

of foreign called inconceivable,

is made to close the gap between regulate the

workers frem

one country to and the rear, front The labour chief called for a and four from Malnya.

The experis say that the wide another and the conditions under

which they should be employed, } Under the scheme for tech-reduction of tariffs in a state-

threaten the dis-

-Rovic:. ment before the Commission on disparilles nical assistance, countries bod

Foreign Economic Policy which integration of OEEC and calls first on the laggards to remove applied for 375 experts and had

two days of hearings to- while training been allotted

opened

more of their barriers and then day. facilities had been provided for

Mr Allan E. Kline, President for a general move forward to 1,302 against 1,019 requests.

of the American Farm Bureau the complete abolition of quanti- 30 r in- Total expenditure

the scheme

Federation, urged relaxation of tative restrictions. 15 curred

under

trade barriers as a solution to They propose that 100 per cent about $1,000,000,000.

falling United States furm ex-

be tried "for ຄ possible earth collapse, After

India received the services

perjod next week-end Mr Reid and his 3. To condemn the Soviet ot 40 experts-33 from the vulunteers will begin fling in bloc and the Soviet Union in United Kingdom, three

deliberate Australia, three from the envity and the eave will particular for "their elsupper-China Mail Special.melicious fabrications" in viola-Zealand and one from Canada.

tien of the principles of the

2. To instruct representatives Today, Mr Reid said the cave

of the United Nations sule WES War, thy and very co- Jertable. Pottery of the land the Korean political conference led in Roman days had been to cul te enemy regimes to de- Count and to have their offers found In It,

punished for the torture of the But now

the Croydon Cor-prisoners of war in extracting poration has decided that the false germ warfare accusations, digging must stop to prevent a and to rescue those prisoners of

war who were still alive.

Churter.

Senhor Henrique de Souza

IN BRITAIN

from

New

porla,

REVISION ASKED

Bix

Mr Meuny called for a seven-

or 3 year and suggest the Council' sol a date point programme that would in- that clude measures to eliminate ex- when the period should start. chango dificulties, lucre:se After that time the whole foreign investments, stabilise | situation should be reviewed world prices of raw materials, | again. eliminate No expert has been taken by

oppressive labour Burma

standards Indionesla,

Dnd elimination of Investigation of the Brunel, Pmunist

arifficial trade restrictions. Nepal, the Philippines and but they have all

EXPERT OPINION Blindfolded with a woollen charges was the "only sensible Thulland,

nationals abroad for sent scarf during a game of blind position in this matter." man's ball, seven-year-old Alien The refusal of the Soviet rakaing, Brunet luz sent two Scontes fell over a 14-foot, high Unic

Communist to the United Kingdom; Burma Unior primenade Into the sea

Game's Tragic End Gomes, of Brazil, rald an im-

Edinburgh, Oct. 28.

Kerm

warfare

to

that show

and the ut countries to permit an impartial four to Australia, Ave to India elimination of present tariffs for those pleading shortages of Cramon village, Edinburgh, lust investigatio "cannot but give and four to the United King

night and was drowned. had been

world He the

the painful im playing with two pression that the charges are village boys. China Mali false and clanderous," he said.

Reuter,

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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD--Across: 1 Torrid, A Malch,

7 Absolves, 8 Carat, & Cutler, 11, Tresclo, 13 Diverse 13 Paison, 18 Onset 10 Triangle, 20, Singe, 21, Steepy," Down; 1 Twong, 2 Root, 3 Diverts," Muscle; 0 Tertnečt, 8. Hustlo, 10 Invasion, 11 Repairs, 13 Droops, 14 Rattle, 10 Rinse, 17, Netdy,

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dom; Indonesia 30 to the United Kingdom, five to India, one to Ceylon and 57 to Australia; Nepal two to the United King- dom, five to India, two to Cey- Jon and three to Australia; the Philippines four to the Unlied Kingdom, 18 to India and 15 to Australia; Thailand 8 to India

and nine to Australia.

Of the uninces under instrus- on abroad 387 are from India, 317 from Ceylon, 315 ercin Pakic,

60 tern Makyn, 10 Ism Singapote, 12 f.cm Samwak and 12 free Nerth Borneo.

Tivere

te piogether 1,302 trainers broad now, of whom 450 s'e in the United Kingdom, 417 in Australia, 150 45 Canada, | 144 in New Zṛaland, 132 Da India, five la Pakistan and four in | Ceylon.--Reulez.

Collapsed

At Palace

Ceremony

The

the experts, realising difficulties certain countries would face with cheaper goods MrMeanycted expir flooding-across-their-frontier- the say exceptions should be made

foreign currency.

want the escape But they clause in the present liberalsa- Bion code to be revised to avoid ite over-frequent use as has happened in the past.

opinion would affect less than 300,000 jobs. Other studies, he report- ed, 'indicate limited tarli revision would only eliminate 45,000 jobs at the most.

have not

On the other hand, he said, continued high tariffs would The EPU managing board re- help curtail United States ex- ports that little progress had affecting some 3,000,000 been made towards conver- ports, American

can industrial

trade and ability since the Ministers last farm workers.

mot here in. March es the Mr Kilus sold that United necessary conditions States farmers faced a prisis be- yet been established.

One of those

conditions is cause of sharply dropping ex-

con- ports and trade policies must be United Sates backing of

direct geared

vertibility with

or In- to encourage foreign countries to buy more Upiled direct carb. old but, upto the States goods..

The Lass in cur expost markets is a páliťul fact,” he said in prepared testimony,

During the 12 months t-cen July, 1953, to June, 1953, fre said, form exports had dropped 31 per eint compreed with the sime perlod a year: carlier.

"Falling exports have stared a spiral of developmerits-large - pluses, falling farm pileer, re- duced farm Incomes and drastic production controls.""

British Women Shocked

London, Oct. 28,

Mr Kline proposed amplifica- tion of Customs procedures, the British farmers and house- reduction of any tariffs over 25 wives got together on the sub- per cont and more flexibility feet of girls in bathing suits, and for the President 10 make both groups thought something changes in US tariffs in negella- ought to be done about them. tions for conccasions from other

Women's Institute of New- The condition of Mr Eric countries.

port in

In Shropshire wants to ban Whitelaw, who collapsed yester- Не

called for trade the Bikini suit girls from the day at a Buckingham Palace policies pegged on "national In- papers as harmful to "younger investiture, was sold at the terests instead of particular members' of Middlesex Hospital today to be Industries--United Press. unchanged, and atlil satisfactory.

London, Oct. 28.

Д retired

Mr Whitelaw, rubber planter, who now lives in Scotland, was to be invested with the Order of the Briush Empire in the Ceylon Corona- tion honours but was rushed to hospital by ambulance when he rollapsed

Queen Elizabeth, on learning

also

of the family.

The farmers have not got anything against the Bikinis, but think it

Ink it somewhat misleading to to lure volunteers to agricul ural holiday camps this way.

for organiser

the and Durham Workers' Union

'Flu Vaccine Claim try to lun

An London, Oct. 20.

Northumberland Soviet scientists have de veloped an anti-Influenza vac- Agricultural

luscious lovelice in swim-

cine which has "positive results said that adverlistinents pictur- by reducing the severity of Ill-Ing ness and preventing complica- suits led people to expect" a

of the Incident, esired to be kept, tions, Tass, the eficiel Soviet holiday rather thon hard work

Informed of his progress.

**

Mr Whitelaw. who was member of the Rubber Com mission appointed a few years ggo by the Ceylon Government to study the development of the plantation industry, in the la- Iand, collapsed before receiving

news agency, reported. Chian at the camps. Mall Special.

Liner Sets Record

have never soen Bikinis among the holiday workers.* a Farmers Union regional officer said.

The leader of Newport's Women's Instituto said that the Southampton: Oct, 20.1 [group' was;rging * "complete The 81,000-ton Cunard linerban en all. these rovelling

Faylographs.

Sunday popers afternoon after only 24 hours are easily the worst offenders,

his honour and not, na earlier Queen Mary sailed for Now

eported, just afterwards,

| York-from Southanipton- this

of the

He will return to the Palace In porte quiletibaturn with giris in bikinis" who have to receive his honour at another round in her 17 yours Atlantic no cities. of awlipping." Investiaire-Router."

"Some 29 per cent of ail accidents in France como while passing trucks and buses," M. Guerin said, “so wo believe this should cut down accidents,"

It will cost around 30,000 francs-United Press.

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