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Siam Not UN Reducing Rice Price

1.

Bangkok, Nov. 1.

1

In spite of predictions from importing countries that rice prices will drop next year, Thailand is not planning revision in official government-set rice pricos, it was sinted by the Economie Affairs Minister, Colonel Nul Bancha, today.

Vornkara

The Minister added that due to more stringent offlelal control over the quality of rice for exports, consumers of Thai rice will be getting better ree for the same amount of money,

This, Nai Vorakärn said, "is

Itse lowering prices." Exporters generally have no complaint against official prices, when they had obtainezi some- 1day like 50 per cent more for rice Imported mustside. Kovern- ment-to-government contracts.

Buyers on government E'¢19 frnede, however, abjreled In US$20 per ton renviro charges they have to pay the Govern- ment

The Covevinsent has now re- duce this revie charge by 119$8 per ten, charging only $14. The newly reduce charge will begin with the Jupaternas Purchase of 100,000 tons this year,

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1953.

Assembly Debate How The World Looks From Russia

Macedonian War Games

Athens, Nov. 1. The United Sixth Fleet will take pari In the manoeuvres of the Greek ground and air farces In Macedonia beginnlog On Wednesday.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) ob-

· Lervers and Yugoslay and

delega military. Turklah flons win

the Watch manoeuvFER with offleem from the leadquarters of Lieutenant-General Willard Wyman. Commander of Allied Land Forces South- castern Europe.

The exercise will be de Jensive

character for the first phase. Then the Allied foters wil switch over.to the "offensive."-- Reuter,

ISRAELI

PREMIER

TO QUIT?

+

On Atrocity Allegations

OPENING TOMORROW

New York, Nov. 2.

AFRICA

иброско

BRALTAR

Atlantic Ocean

AZORES

EUROPE

ENGLAND

NEWFOUNDL

ICELAND

The first round in what is expected to be a bitter controversy over atrocities alleged to have been committed by Communist forces in Korea will open in the United Nations tomorrow.

A recommendation by the United States that the General Assembly examine this question will come before the Assembly's 15-member Steering Committee.

It was due to meet at 7.30 p.m. GMT and was expected to recommend placing the atrocities question on the Assembly's agenda.

The General Assembly w followed in the subsequent de-

plenary session

inect In

UTT

bate.

Tuesday and is expected to ap-

prove the inendation.

committer's

The Political Committee, Tecom- which la expreted eventually to debate the alleged atrocities, has

The Soviet Union and Poland | only just disposed of the often are expected to opposę vigorous- | repented Soviet charges of germ ly the inclusion of the United warfare by the United States States charges and were believed and United Nations forces.

lo be ready to launch counter-

harges of their own.

The Security Counell' is due

to meet today to take up again the Soviet request of a governor for the territory of Trieste.

RUSSIAN IDEAS

The United States, without Paris, Nov. 1. consulting Its Korean allies, an- The Israel Prime Minister,nounced its intention last Thura- Mr David Ben Gurtor, has con- day night of seeking a full air- The contract for the sale offirmed his Intention of restringing of the atrocities charges but

The Council met on the sub- 100,000

The Jeruzalem Radio reported is understood since to have con- ject a fortnight ago when dis- 15 rive

sulted Britain and other powers cussion was adjourned so that government-to-gvernment today basis at the offield prees is ex-

to be the five-power talks between rected to be signed this week.

regarding the strategy

Britain, France, the Unite States, Yugoslavia and

Italy

fons

The radio commentater said

that the retirement of the Premier, who is be leader of the Socialist Party, would result at freets a serious political crisis since it was only hits prestige and his moderate volley which kept the present Government coalition together.

The Japanese are allowed to buy an dititional · 30,000 Lozza in the

merkel open! market prices this year.

Mirawhile, the South Korean pur.boring prosentative, Chie Palk Son, old the Republle of Koza Government would take 40,000 tons before the end of this year,

The

explaine i cernentater that there

dilagreciment XSTS bebwean Socialist Ministers and the four Zianist Ministers, and However, no word his both M. Ben Gurion was able to received from Britain of au - medute in putes between the pected poronase at 80,000 fout two sides. for British ter Picz

United

Tass Looks At Pact

Paris, Nov. 1, The Soviel Tass Agency. DA the rezent agreement,

comumenting

Japanese-American

soid today that the United States and forced Japan to give

in to all their demands,

Tasa

the

Prime

Pakistani Approach

On Kashmir

Karachi, Nov. 1.

The Pakistani Premier, Mr Mohammed Ali, said

over the future of the territory would have a chance to get going.

The Western Allies are not. likely to want a debate on the problem. There is a chance of settling the issue by direct nego- tlations.

But Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet delegate, is expected to have other ideas.

The Politlend Committee wil resume, the discussions, opened on Saturday, regarding the presence of Chinese Nationalist

Two thousand of the 12,000 troops are due is be to Formosa by November 15,

Mr Archibald J. Carey. the American delegate, said that President Eisenhower had taken a personal Interest in the prob- lem.-Chino Mall Special.

lleled that Minister would, however, dass tonight he had written Guerillas in Burna. this port with the Ministers yesterday to the Indi concerne 1.

Prime Minister, Mr Should the Governmen! break Jawaharlal Nehru, suggest- fup, the ecorentafor concluded, ing that joint committees general elections would ineviton Kashmir, agreed on at ably result,--France-Presse, Delhi, should be established

at an early date.

Visit To Berlin

At An End

Berlin, Nov. 1. The new British High Com said: *Iteactionary missioner Jai Germany, Sir Hoyer-Millar, who official visit to left by train

Japanese forces,

wishing to| Frederiek speed up their country's rearma-

pald his Orst ment, fought permission from | Derlia

texday.

the United States, which on tonight for West Germany. side wished to establish bases in Japan

During his four-day visit, Sir Frederick-met-British, United

for future

-aggression-in-Asia;

American

Tass declared that the talks Strten French ad West Berl were carried

tal

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A British Crossword Puzzle

Mr Mohammed All, who mode is monthly nationwide broad- cast from a sick-bed, said the committees, which were to deal

་

with various problems pre- paratory to the induction of a administrator sext piebiscite April, had not been established

details are stil and "certain under discussion.

The latest bulletin on Mr All's health said he is making satis- story progresa and is allowed to work one hour daily.

Day-Dreaming

Drivers Are No. 1 Peril

*US AIR FIELDS

* BRITISH AIR FIELDS

ES NUMBER OF US

INDIA

CEYLON

Indian Ocean

US

CANADA

NORTHE

Arctic Oreon

CHINA

ALASKA

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Pacific Ocean

Downward Trend In American Business

Washington, Nov. 1. Reporta from the Govern mont's economic trend watchers indicato much of the nation's business has been readjusting downward for two months, although employment continues high. The Federal Reserve Board re- ports that the US Industrial output has not shown is normal September and October

creases.

In-

Department unemploy-

The Commerco says, however, the ment hit a post-World War II last month and employment was almost as high as it has ever been.

low"

The Labour Department's wholesale price index shows no change for the week--still 110 per cent of the 1947-49 average. A September. drop in farm prices dropped farmers to the lowest rung they have occupied ceonomic ladder since 1941, the Agriculture Depart- ment said.

on

The

The Reserve Board said that manufacturers'

efforts to keep

their inventories to a manage able size was a factor in holding October production to the Srp→ lember level-232 per cent of the 1935-30 average

three

HONGKONG

20 JAPAN

✔ OKINAWA

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

AAP Newifeatures

MAP SHOWS only the major overseas olrbases of Britain and the United States. Russie, surrounded by this ring of bases from which atom-laden bombers might be launched, must be prepared to defend liseli from all sides. The United States, however, con be attacked by air from Rusklo only from the north.

Graphic Illustration Of

Malenkov's 's

Dilemma

(By CLARKE BEACH)

end

percentage points lower than The "unusually high" levels of the first half of the year.

GOOD NEWS

Over - stocked

inventories, many of which had to be sold, at u loss, ure blamed in a large' part for the 1940 recession.

Economists regard Os good news evidence that inventories are not piling up too fast this year.

On the bay end of the eccoomy, the Federal Reserve says the American consumer is still setting secords for instalment credit, The September increase was only half as big as August's, however, and less than September, 1950, 1951 or 1932.

The amplosment report shows 1,102,000h out of work in October compared with 1,240,000 In September and 62,242,000 (cb- holders in October compared with 62,300,000 in September. About

22 per cent et factory workers worked overtime in October this yaar compared with 29 per cent a

The United States Defence Secretary, Mr Wilson, declared recently yo aga-United Press that Americans would really have something to worry about if they were in the position of the Russians. He was discussing the threat of H-bomb attacks.

The accompanying map of the world from a Russian point of view shows what Mr Wilson meant."

It demonstrates that

sver

day- lleva the

They said that moden. drivers day-dreamed for more than drivers of some years ago improve- because of the great

and car ments in boll design,

road

routes.

strike.

STRIKING CHANGE

and

be ex-

Policy Based On Realities

efforts

Ankara, Nov. 1.

Djelal

today

continue

Such Soviet are continually prowling tround |

bombing, however, Premier Malenkov must export the Russian perimeter, staying would give the United States to find American and British few days at one buse, a few weeks only the northern approach to bombers coming from every another. A few tre always direction if he and his comrndles pobed somewhere overseas, ready Russia. And it would

The Turkish Premio, retaliatory tremely wasteful of manpower were to start that dread for an ramcdiate

With aircraft. atomic war.

oversens Bayar, told Parliament :

closer to

Turkey the objective that

would United States experts, after North Atlantic Treaty Organi The B-30s, with their 5,000-mile bases

in view of the "confused studying many thousands of ac-salon (NATO) commanders be- radius of action, don't absolutely and widely distributed, effec-firmly, to increase her defence eldents agree that.

most important require oversens bares for attacks tiveness of the Air Force is

They multiplied.

elluation Dealing with problems which dreaming 13 the biggest advantage of air bases all around on the Soviel heartland.

diplomacy had been the rim of the Communist world could opernie from the cenize ci in an atmo- officials and paid a courtesy visit face the prosent Government cause, particularly on "super-

particularly successful

during Even if the bombers took off the past years in building up sphere of turipus haggling, with to the Soviet High Commissioner when it took over, he said the highways."

is that it gives NATO atomic the United States, the enemy bomber a variety of approach succeeded in capturing every one from American fields, crippled Americans winning thede in East Berlin, M. Vindlimir S.

food situation was now satisfac Semenov.-Reuter. claims.--France-Presse.

terily solved thanks to Amerkan,

of the overreas bases and over-planes returning from the atinsk security alliances, he said.

Other points made by Premier rusining all the allied nationa. could find haven on the overseas Bayor were: Canadian and Australian help.

That's the main reason the

bases. Many A Salpan-based 1. Germany should be given The economie situation wac

United States was so eager to

plane with its crew, was saved the chance of co-operating with obtain "much batter" and so was the

the recently negotiated

That is one of the most strikin World War I. by an emer the Atlantic Pact countries. budgetary position, while the

agreements for beses in Spain, ing differences. In milltary geney landing at Iwo Jima after constitutionai deadlock had been

Turkey and Greece.

2. Turkey had full strategy from pre-World War II being struck during an attack fidence in Yugoslavia's "healthy solved,

One of the major weak points days. Both the Navy and the on Japan.

and realistic views." Force have drustically

3.

the in Russia's position is that its Air

Turkey considered From bizes in England and allored their concepts of the aerial defence would have

Today Spain medhum bembers could entry of Spain and the Mediter- circle it

be importance of bases. completely to

a whole into the Mr Rebert J. Allen, chief effective. The men and mate- both services consider overseas maloo no-ciog raids on. Moscow ranean as

system as of utmost DA bases enormous milltary without refuelling. America's jet security te- for such a necessary

absolute median bimber, the B-47, with importance, and for this reason network would

advantages - NOT be

welcomed the hed

United essentials,

its 2,000-mile mdius of action, colossal commitment,

the The United States, an

considered by entry to be the States-Spanish pact. Before the

the Navy Logical carrier of the atomic war

4. Turkey was watching the ether hand, need fear air attack could NOT conceive of waging pera. It would be harder than evolution of Iran with a friend-

from the north. only

esca war moro. than 1.500 to the B-30 to intercept, for it is ly eye, and her relations with A Senate Armed Forces sub-2,500 miles from a full-rasle much faster and can fly higher. that country were based on committee, returning from repair and supply base. Strategy

"confidence and respect." tour abroad, reported that "aut that time required

Long-ringe escort planes, to The Premier concluded by position of formidable strecth bases frst be seized and put in protect the bembers. could be emphasising Turkey's "excellent" attained" through commission. Then the fight|Bown from the overstas bases relations with the United States, is belog

establishment of bases "within could be carried beyond the either reseganying the bombers minutes from

our strategic base. targets.",

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ACROSS

1 Skinned (8).

5 Angry (5).

8 Scent (5).

Venerate

10 Heaps (5).

(0).

11 Nominates (5).

12 Blockhead (4),

13 Reposes (5)..

10 Dwell (8),

18 Not singular (8).

20 Unr

Unripe (3).

Boverage (4).

10

24

22

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15

DOWN

1 Strutting around (8).

Outer covering (8). Deserve (4),

Unpractical person (7).

5 Put in danger (7),

Elevated (0).

7 Act towards (G).

14 Man of choice (8).

16 Joined with metal (8).

10 Desertor (7).

17 Russian tea-urn (7).

10 Fruits (0),

Ile announced the establish- mette of a committee to report within one month to the Govern- ment on increasing production capacity for consumer goods.

He reiterated a promise mode on the anniversary of the as- sassination of the late Prime Minister, Mr Liaquat All Khan, to make further investigations Into the crime, and said he would consider suggestions put forward.

dld not mention

The subject was discussed at the annual meeting of the U.S. Institute of TriMe Engine:rs in Buffalo, New York.

engineer of the Association of said that Casualty Companies, the experts had removed such hazards" AS sharp "normal

intersections, traffic curves, signals and pedestrian and rail- way crossings on many roads. They had substituted the port! of "deadly monotony."

them

t

Though he

Drivers developed 裁 talsc it directly, these suggestions in- clude one in Dawn that Lon-cense of security on the "dream don's Scotland Yard be asked to highways," and spent a lot of assist.

time thinking about other things The Premiler ended by asking than what hazards lay ahead of for the public to write to him on their reactions to the possible Introduction of decimal coinage in which the Rupee would re- mala rt the same value, but pre- iert units ofcamas ind pca would be replaced by 100 pies to the Hupce–Rzutir.

Denmark After Big Contract

A

the question of 10 ships to be

built in Denmark for Indonesia.

that

gineers had

Other speakers said that on- cutdistanced and drivers,

motorists would have to improve their handling of cars to match cd- vancements in travel comfort.

They ruggested that there might be a solution to the prob- lem by the use of "gadgets" to warn drivers there were greater dangers in unveiling on high- ways than they believed.

One molution could be the use of varying serrated patterns in

radio

rial

fence

A WARNING

to

But

that

con-

he is to visit next January-France-Presse.

Talks In Athens

freen the overseas ficlds, or meet which Ing them es they come from the the Navy has learned United States. that gigantic floating drydocks Anather big reason for over- and fleets of supply ships can scas bases is the need for tootical Great Britain and the United do the job as well as land base, ir support. Swans of fistster States between them now have

submarines Icast

An official Bulgarlan 100 large airfields*** around the Communist work to out for only a and more are being constructed, and distance because of supply fields would have to by cbse to delegation left Sofia yesterday.

to negotiate ucted. demands. Now the length of the bacio lines, Europe were agreement on

If the fighter for Greece

trade and pay- America has helped various the submarine's mission is folds in Western

nt

ILE

once

could planes would be needed to help limited time NATO amies in combat, Their

London, Nov. 1.

trado

an

nations construct about 100 other beses on which of the humans aboard.

or improve limited only by the endurance uverrum or bebed no ure.cssments with the Greek Govern

ness, those in Spain might save ment,, the day-Associated Prem TS Anricus are stationed but

of those baser

They

misht

ever

the

by NATO

which would be available to the The thing that has changed United States in case of trouble. the concept of air bases is new responsible official cars serici refueling techniques. been Aircraft ranges havo used to launch a war extended scmewhat, but the the surface of highways to pro- against Russia. But they stand great development has been in

Kremin duce unusual non-rhythmic as a warning to Copenhagen, Nov. 1.

the co- rulers that, if they ever start refuelling. sounds, another was Danish shipping official struction

Trouble, retaliation

Jet bombay moving at very of special will leave within the next few stations to broadenst selected bombers will be awit and sure. high speed and at great height

for Indonesia to discuss progammes devised to stir the days

strike from can be fuelled aloft by the KC- with the Djakarta Government day dreamer out of his lethargy. Alaska, Japan, Okinawa, Hong-07 Boeing tankers. Three fighter kong, Singapore,, Ceylon, Iraq, planes can be refuelled at ons Saudi Arabia, Libya, Malla. Ume. With mid-air refuelling,

Europe, Iceland Diphtheria Menace n

or fighters have flown Greenland. They

be across the Atlantic and Pacific. In Taipei

stopped only by a radar net. work and an armada of inter- Heavy bembers could take off Limestone, Mane, the Taipel, Nov, 1. ceptor planes of almost incón- from

continental feld American ships.

The city health officials have cevable mats. and British rarest Moscow (4,300 miles),

magnitude. The official director of one of the loading habitants to tako precautions

But they could stop bombing misdons to the SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD.—Across: 1 Repast, & Swamp, shipbuilding companies will try against diphtheria, and to in-homelands. 0 Oast, Mentor, 11 Racks, 12 Single, 14 Pert, 16 Cross, 18 to accuro this order. definitely oculate their children.

reach their overseas bases in Russian capital, Tankers would Pride, 19 Shun, 20 Thread, 24 Railo, 23 Allude, 26 Raps, 27 for Denmark as several other An epidemio of diphtheria is non-stop flights, refuel and take go with them hallway, refuci

experienced, and

them, then meet them half-way Waste, 28 Sealed. Down: 1 Ramp, 2 Pins, 8 Soon, Target, countries have offered to build being

on bomb loads. Stretch, G Auction, 7 Possess, 10 Tired, 13 Sparrow, 14 Pirates, the ships needed by Indonesia-than 40 cases have already been Not all heavy bombers are kept for another refueling on the

France-Premo

dotected

Presse,.

*-home. Some American B-301/return trip. 15. Restore, 17 Rural, 19 Scrape, 21 Else, 22 Dul, 29 Feud.

23 Army rank (5). ·

26 Make

20

Anancial

26 Conqueror (8),

21 Extent (5).

provision 24 Vex (4).

27 Retaiing to birth (5).

20 Untidy (5), 5*

20 Brought up (0).

****

The order would be for a total

of

200 millon Danish

(10

milljón sterling)

crowns and would cover 14 vessels of 10,000

two ions and

small 100-ton

could

non-stop

Barfoed-a issued a warning, to Taipei in bombers are kept in the and perform, round-trip, non-

more

Sofa Radio

todayReuter.

announced

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presents

PAT

and

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