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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

A New Poser

THE Director of Education

introduced

public to a hitherto

mentioned aspoct

un-

of

Hongkong's schooling

problem, but

it in

ölement which quite clearly demanda attention and carefu

consideration. Speaking at the opening of the new Junior Heep Yunu School he disclosed that by 1961 the likely number of children in tho Colony reaching school age will be €8,000, "B increase of nearly 100 per cent on the 1953 figure," and he added that this would be mainly attributable to "an abnor- mally high birth

rote

coupled with a declining

mortality rate.

CHINA MAIL

No. 35758

Loṭablished 1845

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1954.

Molotov's Discouraging

Statement Stassen's

THROWS COLD WATER Report On

ON GENEVA

PROSPECTS

London, Mar. 6.

British official sources said today that Russia had tipped off the West there was little chance of settling the Indo-China war or Korea

at the Geneva Far Eastern conference on April 26,

This was the preliminary interpretation of official British quarters of the 6,000-word foreign policy review made by the Soviet Foreign Minis- ter, Mr V. M. Molotov, and broadcast from Moscow early today.

what also The expert review of Molotov's lengthy

of Moscow's continued British diplomats considered a strong reaffirmation adherence to the Stalin line of violent hostility to NATO, the European Defence Community and American defence policy, providing

infant

Which

meana

continually

that improving

the

health standards of Hong- kong bring with them the problem of

for

A

school facilities

juvenile greatly swollen population. The Director of Education did little more than pose the question of how Hongkong should face up to this new educational responsibility, and the only decisive sentiment he could was that express

"to at- we shall tempt this lond need to concert our energies und resources to the full, so that it will be Imperative than ever that we should all work together in the closest harmony and with the greatest efficiency."

IN

more

Court Sequel

To Capitol

Hill Shooting

Washington, Mar. 5. Four Puerto Rican Nation

when they op- alists deciured

of

Representatives

Mr

aurvey

by all to

uncovered

Indo-China

Washington, Mar. 5.

Mr Harold Stassen, Direc- tor of the Foreign Aid Ad- sald today ministration, that the military strength and morale of the Commu- nist army

Indo-China was weakening.

visited Indo-China He had during a recent Far Eastern tour.

Mr Stassen told a news con- ference "the Communist Viet- minh forces were much more

effective

your vigorous and ago. Now their morale is weakening while the forces of freedom are growing stronger."

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Just What Does It Mean?

London, Mar. 5. Lord Ogmere, the Labour In support of this conclusion he cited recent retreats of the Peer, is to ask the House of

their fallure importance Communists.

to Lords од Wednesday:

3.-Continued pressure for ac- Molotov's reference to

the Soviet moster the forthcoming Geneva parley ceptance of said that the main thing would plan for a 32 European nations depend on recognition

50-called security part, with the the conference participants exclusion of the United States Bettle peace is Indo-Ching, not from the defence of Europe. through continuing

4,-Considerable the hope- less war, but through agreement in attached to the Geneva parley john battle with the French and "What exactly is meant by

Kremlin- Asssociated forces of Vietnam,

of 'a United Nation conforming to the principles of HN

Cambodia and "relaxing Laos end

the freedom and national indepen-advocated policy of

of 2,000

Vietminti Malaya'? What is the Bri- through surrender dence of the peoples.

Cambodia.

|tish Government really out Officials auid

this amounted to was a hint to the French in dvance of the Geneva meeting implying "either you go out of Indo-China ur you will have to go on with the war."

forum

international

for the

tension

ד!

to B

Their boastful claims of for?"

meet-intentions

through sweep

He has tabled a motion calling

that what five-Power contacts.

Mos- 5.An Indication that

will seek further cow ings with the West on a minis- Indo-China, issued during the terial level to pursue its Ger- Berlin conference, have so far attention to the improved situa

Malaya to be thallow and mean- tion in

with special reference to the report on the Ingless propaganda," he said.

élections The

to the Invigorated and

Legislative Vietnamese panded

published by is Council recently army

the Federal Government, taking

and shape

its new

He said

when Luday that battalions are proving to be an

General Sir Gerald Templer was High Commissioner of

man

and European policy as proved highlighted in Berlin;

peared in court today that they

This waming tallied with the

6. No budging from its stand on had fred shots in the House

wounding renewed and increased emphasis on the Austrian question,

in the Kremlin's policy of split-the

so-called pretext de.in In the

ting the allies. This became danger of a new "anschluss" obvious at the Berlin Big Four with Germany prevailed.- Power conference last

month

United Press.

Na more tentative manner, five Congressmen

Mr Crozier put forward fence of Puerto Rico. one idea. If the population

trends continue as at pre-entered pleas of not guilty for gain emerged from Mr

Bent

their

but

of

religious

we believe it is the

first time it has received

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Molotov's policy survey, ometals added.

the

SUITABLE METHOD Mr Molotov has left little doubt, in the opinion of observers here, April 6 was set as the tenta- tial he was determined to exert pressure un France to torpedo tive date for their trial.

the EDC and German (carni- Mr Joseph Donohue, forins

And Chaliman

of athent and be seemed to uf the district

Increasingly Board of Commis Indo-China

their suitable method. appointed WIN

They noted his reference to the "colonial policy of France"

Columbia

When the judge asked Lebron 1 she was willing for

an

on

that

Duel With

Terrorists

Simpang Renggam, Johore, March 6. A planter, his driver and two escaped constables special

this unhurt

when land-

morning

was

Pallant,

effective fighting force.

"The whole atmosphere Indo-China is improving."

Mr Stassen reported under

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Private Arsenal Seized

New York, Mar. 5. Police seized an arsenal of, hand grenades, rifles and anti-tank guns today in a tiny shop on Manhattan's upper West Side and arrested two men, apparently Cubans, who had rented the place under the guise of making wooden crates.

Police

this

The judge, Mr James Morris,

directive by the British Govern- the Colony will be them

powerful This promised alleging

the assistance in

long-term confronted with the dilemma felonious assault with intent to

would million objective of forging a united of Haring' to choose kill and named four lawyers

military and economic nation As Generel Templer was between satisfactory educato represent them.

his the United States by about to relinqu from

appoint- tional standards for a part.į

ment, it was perhaps or diluted standards for

enquire how far the This would include between ment to the whole. Both, he claims,

£250 million and $950 million directive had been carried out. would be

Lord Ogmare said he intend- dangerous and

worth of guns, tanks and planes, ed to ask:

the Bri- unsatisfactory. What then

United States military

Ush to be done?

proposals It is the stoners,

stocks here and in Korca.

Does & United Nation' .now? Education's senior lawyer, Director

GEARED FOR 2 YEARS

federation of Malaya or He said military and econo-mean a suggestion thot parents

Federation of Malaya ond

The ine them, triggered off the mic help was geared to the two Singapore, with other territories Francis Adams, personally took ammunition and four cases of Lolita Lebron, 34, self-pro- in Indo-China which, he said, terrorists, attempting to should plan their families

Commissioner, ¡rifles, 24 cases of anti-tank "tras landed 10

27 Can passe.

fraction of a second years operations plan of the is

Asia like, "as their economic circum-claimed leader of the four, was r

French

Southeast Commander General

UVET the investigation after rifle magazinës, stances shall advise and asked to enter her plea Orst. She having encountered the herole charge a of the Vietnamese loo soon.

the Henri Eugene

first reports that a Puerto Ricdn appeared compitely unfamiliar struggle

Then they engaged

Navarre, which instance, Borneo?"

If the

is a scruples

the people who are defending their

much nationalist group was involved. Objective

The two men arrested in the with court procedure and

and national terrorists in a furious 15-minute began last September.

The amounts

federation of ald

than to be wider allow." A similar proposi-judge swore in a Spanish-speak-rights to peace

shop wore Roberta Oscar and batle, killing two gun

After briefly questioning the Acevedo, 58, and Mario Cruz, tion has been advanced ining secret service agent

to act freedom."

carbine given for the second year would Malaya-and of course this The prellinary assessment capturing a sien gun,

reasons-- for many

men, Mr Adams said they ap 34. be determined about next Octo-desirable

The building owner ro- other parts of the world, us her interpreter.

noted that Mr Molotov was and grenade,

ber when campaigning weather then it should be borne in mind peared to be Cubans and added, vealed that Cruz rented the The specifle Mra less

sprung the Kohen

ombush

would follow В

the end of the when building along on estate road on

season which tion of Malove the Federa- "We do not know yet whether shop last. November for $18 a there is any relationship be-month and told him the store question.

monsoon rain

rainy near estate official utterance in Hong-him to enter a plea of not guilty

tween the southern Malaya

OTHER QUERIES suld Mr Molotov

and group that

the was to be used "for the purpose begins in May. knog. It is a highly con- for her she just nodded.

nationalist Puerto Rican group." of making wooden crutes", would be here.

On the economic Geneva conference

For the 1954 iscal year which

side, Lord but

able to discuss

Mr N. troversial auggestion,

anal settle-

Kingsley

ends next July the United States Ogmorn will ask about the tin

Four Purio Ricartis were He said a truckload of cases manager of the estate, told has marked for Indo-China $785 and rubber situation. He wil seized In Washington carly this was unloaded at the store about There was a murmuring from ment of the Korea question." of

the other defendants at this

the consideration

week after shooting svo The task is to facilitate the porters: "I was driving through million worth of military assist also put questions about of

Con- two weeks ago.-Unlied Press. the judge stage and

said he national unification of Korea young

services Rendall Report on Singapore.

gressmen In the House of Re- that. But if the Director understood one to say he was along democratic lines and the

with ance in supplies and pickup truck

he will doubt the Finally between £250 million and $350 armoured

presentatives, All were from of Education has Govern- not guilty "because he did what transition of Korea from an my driver and two special

wisdom of restricting the powers New York. armistice to lasting peace," he constables as escort.

weapons and another $26 million of the assessors in capital cases said.

and "We crossed a bridge

In Malayan courts. for relief and technical aid This, the observers said, rings rounded a bend-and terrorists

Lord Opnore is proud of the The All the defendants kept re-

familiar bell in Western ears, detonated the landmine by re- centage" of this

be in the fact that he is still a member after that. arraignment recalling the phraseology used

mote control,

hands

of the French and their of the Bar in Malaya, to which as David Rees ho was called by Mr Molotov in his arguments

Alles by the end of this year. taken back to

ago he ap-grenades, a Mr Stassen who also visited Williams. Years it did They belleved

not

Japan, Korea, Formosa and the peared for the defence in augur well for the West's desire

dhis

organisa number of murder cases there, Philippines, said

Ho commented today:

The for free elections in Korea to

hole tion had mapped plans for the Assessor system was the equiva "The explosion blew o unify the country and give it a three feet by two feet in the next fiscal

which wero freely

all-Korean gov-

Fury. ground and we ran into it and based on continuation of our lent of our own trial by ernment,

A tradition which has existed stopped. Nobody was hurt, so expanded effort in Asia." on Other chief observations we leapt out and propared to sold these plans included for so long in Malaya connot

Molotov's foreign

few policy

engage the terrorists, I would continued support for Indo-be done away within a

nun of

China, the Chinese Nationalist minutes without some good were about Avo

reason. There are criticians of 1-An Indication that Russia say there

forces on Formosa and the re- will press hard for Red China's them, but it was difficult to tell

the British jury system, too, but "There was a lot of shooting construction in Korea. recognition and equal status in

I NOW emphasis would also be no one here would aboilsh the forthcoming Geneva parley; from both sides and the special.

2.-Continued hostility to constables were absolutely won-lald on a regional concept" for | overnight.

"I am very surprised that the NATO and the EDC with a derful. They accounted for both the air programmes of technical

and economic people of Malaya have not made possible hotting up of Moscow's the terrorists, withdrew, and we co-operation

East more fuss about this,"-China the Far our truck, it was development in campaign' in Europe exploiting returned to

Mail Special, area. Reuter, neutralism wherever possible, not damaged."Reuter,

nube

the lens worthy

because

ment backing for his iden, he did in the defence of his then something more than | country."

kite-flying reference at a school opening will be re-

quired to "put it over peating the phrase

After the formal to the public. the four were effectively Popular reaction will be gaol, Hall was fixed at $100,-

awaited with interest,

00g (about £35,000).-Reuter.

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