E.D.C. PROSPECTS
Child Kidnapping Ring Exposed
Calcutta, Apr. 16
The curious thought the beggar's suck was strangely heavy, The beggar resented his curto- sity and there was a fight, The police stepped in and inside the sack they found five-year-old dragged
4 boy.
to
The beggar confessed to
the child kidnapping sell him to a well organised ring trading in children.
The police said that in two wocks. 40 cases of child kidnapping had been reported.
Informed ROUTES said the vice ring crippled the children and then hired them out lo professional beggara. China Special
French Revision Proposals Drastic
PESSIMISM
IN UNITED
PREVAILS
KINGDOM
London, Aug. 16.
Pessimism was expressed unofficially in London today about the prospects that the other Italy, West Ger- five governments concerned many and the Benelux states would accept the French European Army revisions.
Reports suggest that the French proposals are very drastic and liable to evoke sharp reactions in capitals where the present form of the EDC has already been ratified.
Assembly Of the proposals which the French Premier and Foreign
Youth
Conference
FIRST PLENARY SESSION OPENS
Singapore, Aug. 10. When the dret plenary session of the World Assembly of Youth fraternal opened here today. messages were
presented from the International Confederation of Trade Unions, the Begum Liaquat Ali Khan, President of the All-Pakistan Women's Asto- eintion, the Mayor of Freetow, Dr H. Taylor Cummings. Mr A. Morse, Director- David
International General of the Labour Office and Mr Hevenue, Italion Under-Secretary Foreign Affairs.
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Should the five other EDC governments approve Minister, M. Pierre Mendes-France, is to submit to a Thursday and six-power conference in Brussels on Friday, no criticiam would be made from London."
month, as proposed by Russia, is also causing concern hert.
But the reopening of a debate on the form of the EDC, which may delay a definite decision on the whole issue, is now greatly feared here.
It had been assumed hero that Froner. like the United States And Britain would want to reject both the Soviet proposal for an all European conference | about a collectivo security part and its later proposal for four- tniky to prepare the Britain Power
wider conference.
In recent weeks, the main ob- Ject of British polley has been to get a decision on the EDC ques- tion one way or the other.
THE CHINA "MAIL" TUESDAY]' 'AUGUST '17,/31954,
At the end of June, and the United States decided that the European Defence
The Impression now in diplo- Community and the consequent malle quarters here is that tho ending of the occupation of West French Government no longer Germany were not achieved thin wants to close the door to a aulwinn, steps must be taken to restore West German sovereign-four-power meeting In case such a move should enuse the French ty by other means.
PLANS BĦELVED
Balkan Part Signed
The Balkan Pari-A 20-year ""Treaty of alliance, political co-operation and muintal
of Yugoslavia, - assistance" has been signed in Bled, Yurosiavis, by the Foreign Ministers Greece and Turkey. In a joint declaration the three ministers expressed the opinion that tho treaty augmented the Balkan equntries' impacity for constructive political action in the In- ternational field and represented “s precious contribution" to the consolidation of peace. The signing took place in the conference room of the Villa Bled, the Yugoslav Government's Ministers, N. Stefanopoulos official residence. Signing the Pact are left to right: Foreign (Greece), M. Popovic (Yugoslavia) and AL Loprulu (Turkey).---Express Photo.
Report On McCarthy
Ready By October,
Says Senator
Washington, Aug. 16,
Chairman Arthur V. Watkins said today he
No Flour
Cartel In Germany
Bonn, Aug. 16. The Allied Commission, in the first such action over
taken under its anti-cartel
BAVARIAN STRIKE
Pago
Union Leaders & Industrialists Get Together
Munich, Aug. 16.
The Bavarian Labour Ministry today brought together representatives of Metal Industry and Striking Union for talks on wage claims,.
The negotiators accepted as a bargaining, basis a compromise proposal somewhere between the extra:12 pfennigs (about 21⁄2 pence)' an hour demanded by the Union and the sight pfennigs (about 11⁄2 pance) offered by the employers.
The Bavarian police today escorted to the Soviet Zone border a group of 90 singers, dancers and instrumentalists from an East German factory who had came to Bavaria to entertain the strikers.
The Union had cold shouldered 10 Communist attempts "comfort" the strikers, including money and food parcels from East Germany.
01:
The Bavarian loadership of the Mobal Union has ordered its cfficials to bolster the strike which is angging in front, several places. Fewer than half the state's 23,000 metal workers obeyed the strike notices.
BAGUIO TALKS
American Defeat,
Says Moscow
London, Aug. 16. Moscow Radio's political commentator said today In several places, agreements for interim increase were made that the forthcoming con. between shop stewards and the ference at Baguio, Philip management. Under these agree pines, will "not be so much ments work was renamed at significant because of its once. Employers agrood to ad- participants, as because of just wages once the strike 19
Tho
Assembly to feel that ratifica is "reasonably sure" his special Senate Committee laws, rejected today a re-it would later this week begin tho
tion treaty in any form might make
he
manent-Reuter.
DUTCH STATEMENT
settled and to bring them in line the states that have re with whatever
fused to take part in it.” agreement is reached at the state level.
"Behind the conference table, POSTAL WORKERS
representa- there will be not Board of the Portales of India, Indonesian, Workers Union announced that Burma and Ceylon that is,
principal
countries with the West South-east Asia. Thus the an
A rise Cos millers for permission to German Post Ofes for
nouncement revealing the names pfennigs (about two
participating of Europe per- R. McCarthy can submit its report by October 1. division
of the countries a price-fixing cartel of
in the Bagulo But two Republican Senate Leaders imme-form
has pence) an hour.
conference While
collar workers of the disclosed another defeat of the diately voiced concern over the lateness of this covering some 75 per cent
of the industry.
Hesso
paper and printing in American attempts to split the target date, hardly a month before the November
dustry are to get a salary in- peoples of Asia and to set Asians In a letter to the Minister of crouse of 3.0 per cent under an against Asians, election.
Xconomien, Ludwig Ethard, the agreement announced today.
Hamburg transport, gaa "The countries of Asia : Have will re- Allied High Commision EXY Senator Homer E. Ferguson, Carthy, The Senate
to corno to Bagulo, Chairman of the Senate Recess when it cleans up its pressed the belief that such and water strike, settled inst refused!
by the the attempts business, probably cartel would mean higher four Thursday, had a sad postscript Thus publican Policy Committee, said legislativo
today. The request, of the
accidents in tary bloc in-Bouth-east Asia be I was "fairly late" to expect the special committee is ready supported the
millers to be given an exempthe city last week was on, all-nothing else but an endeavour
timo
record Elght people were to organise a coalition of the from WILL NOT TESTIFY Senators to return to the capital to file its report. because of campaign commil
anti-cartel
[coliniais, state and killed and 888 injured;
few The Senate will then return jagistation.
The police blamed traffic jams satellites to be directed against And Senate Republican lender to the capital to decide whether
street the countries of Asia in general controversial William F. Knowland said it to condemn the
and the fact that ga would be harder to get the Wisconsin Republican for con-
amps and traffic signs did not and the Chinese People's Re- Senator.
public in pardular. burn at night--fleuter, Senate to
In October duct unbecoming a return
Meanwhile, a member of the then at an earlier date.
Watkins' six-man Benate Committee, who asked not to be
Several months ago it ap-| "Jury" is scheduled to begin identified said that the three
filed who on August 30 Senators
formal proved an application, by a group public hearings
Mc- charges Ggainst
McCarthy- of, soep manufacturers for per- to reprimand
Senator Ralph E. Flanders, J. mission to form a cartel. William Fulbright and Wayne
In the expretation of decisive vote in the French Assembly on the question of EDC ratification, plans for the immediate return Wesl German sovereignty The Begum Liaquat All Khan of
The Hague, Aug. 10. been sheived for the An official Dutch statement zent the wish that the gathering have
today said it did not seem the world's youth may moment,
agremont could succeed in bringing to the age
be reached on the basis of thu But the whale question of the pessible that problems
poverty. of
West German new French proposals for a re- living
sovereignty may be re-opened ivision of the European Defenco generally prevalent Asia
determined no clear decision on the future Community trenty. a more
of EDC appears in sight. effort to overcome them...and new angle of vision which will make possible newer and better approaches with more far-reaching and permanent results,"
In
The
and
and
Τσιν
BIOT OF COLOUR
Singapor Government
House laws were a lot of
colour and sound today
when
the 450 delegates and observers
to the World Assembly of
return
four-power
ot
The statement issued by the The possibility that the French Dutch Foreign Ministry, after a dovernment may wish for top level meeting at the conference next Ministry, sald the proposals would be studied further, but ns they were, they could not be sanctioned "without renewed ratification procedure" by EDC partners.
Armenian Judge Dismissed
Moscow, Aug. 10. The President of the Supreme
Youth from 54 countries met the Court of Soviet Armenia,
Mr
Bogarded in Dutch circles as the strongent reaction so for to the proposed changes, the state- ment sald: "Those proposals
the supranational elements of Decording to the .Armen lan
the treaty, and thus affect tho Delegates wore their, national Communist Party newspaper, real character of the treaty." costumes. There were colour-Communist, which arrived in
When Mr Johan Beyen, Dutch ful African togna, Japanese Moscow today.
Foreign Minister, meets the Kimonos and Indian saris. Most
brief
Ave announcement other The
EDC nations al delegates spoke English.
for the Brussels on which gave no reason
Thursday, he will strongly. according to dismissal, said Mr Aroyan had argue
circles. agains! any been replaced by Mr Aleksan Dutch yan, formerly a member of the French proposal which appears Supreme Court to alter the substance of the
treaty,
Governor, Sir John Nicoll, A. Aroyan, has been dismissed, involve the whittling away of
The average age of the youth tielegates was 25, However, in 15 delegations, the average age of the delegates was more than Armenian 30.-Router.
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A British Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
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YESTERDAY'S - CROSSWORD 3 Promised,
he had told Watkins that Octo-❘ by the end of this week, until and bread prices, Erhard had number of tice said that the United States to build a mili»
merts,
on moves
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Pilots' Strike
Threat
A
Port of Spain, Aug. 16.
The Trinidad branch of Airline Pilots the British Association voted unani- mously during the week- Political experts believe that end to go
strika while Holland has no desire to "torpedo" the Brussels talks, it unless negotiations are re- will be hard for her to agree to sumed within a month on changes which will
their demand for a 50 per drafting and go-ratifying ---
treaty the
Introducing cent increase in salaries, amendments for ratification. The plots who have a 100 per
or
mean re-
ülled
This was only the second time the Allied High Commisalon has had to pass on such a requist,
Morse would be expected to The rejection of the millers' testify under oath during the request was the Arst time the hearings,
High Commission turned down
Press.
Watkins had cald previously that he did not think McCarthy's accusers would be expected to testify unless they had personal knowledge of the incidents on which they based their charges.
-United PreRY.
Spain To Boost Small Arms Trade
Such an outcome would cause cent membership in the Associato Damascus today as part of further long delays and affection, cam an average of about all the EDC countriesFrance. $420 a month. They said they Holland, Italy, Belgium, West demanded the Increase "to bring Germany and Luxembourg, salaries in the Caribbean more nearly to the level of those paid these circles added.
other airlines."
THE TEXT
The text of the Dutch state- ment was: "The French pro- posals concerning the European Defence Community have caused much disappointment in Nether- lands government circles.
These proposals involve the whilling away of the supra- national elements of the treaty. and thus affect, the character of the treaty.
"According to the Dutch slande point, it will not be possible to realise the proposed changes without ronowed iratiäcation procedure by the parliaments Involved.
"Although the proposals will studiod further, Hague circles cannot see how it will be possible to reach agreements in Brussels on this basin."Router.
Draft Abrogation Bill Approved
Djakarta, Aug. 17.
Barcelona, Aug. 10. Samples bf Spanish-made small arms were on their way Spain's latest bid to extend its trade with Arab nations.
Ing rifles Revolvers and hunting were included in the samples,
Spain already had a consider able trade in small arms with One effect of the strike would Egypt, and was anxious to ex-
the be the cessation of communica-Land flourishing expost tions between British Caribbean dustry to other Arab States possessions since the British The wall arms were packed West Indies Airways provides the only link between them other thon by schooners. United Press.
They
Wrestled
For A Road
Tokyo, Aug. 17.
The women of Oktchi, small
Crash
41
Air Victims
Saigon, Aug. 18. Forty passengers and steward were tonight reported
-
NOT FIRST TIME
This was not the .dést time that Asiatic peoples had to deal with "the
colonial plots of powers" but "today the Ameri can designs on Asia aro opposed by a great Asiatle power the a People's Republic of China.
"All peopics of
of Asia/ stand
4 cartel application, United killed in a Vietnam freighter shoulder to shoulder in the fight.
plane which crashed near Fakse, for peace, determined. to con
continent from A Long, yesterday, when evacuating vert soldiers' familles from the Red chronic hotbed of war inte a River delta to Baigan..
rellable fortress of internationa Rangoon, Aug. 10.
Eloven passengers and three pegos. An official spokoman today of the crew
It is precisely this- deter survived, rescuers announced that the Burmaze | said. Six Lat
reported mination
Washington that the Brat Government had decided to drowned wore found alive in planners of another', military recognise Cambodia and Laos the wreckago.
* affianca directed' against the on a de jure basis, — France- The dead are feared to include peoples of Azia are not taking
many children-Reuter.
into account."Router.
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PRIZE WINNERS IN WATSON'S COLLECT
Name
Place
1. Loi Choy
A BOTTLE TOP COMPETITION
2. Leg Hung Chi
in
3. Chu Kwong Hure
4. Kong, Noh Kam
way beside casos of jewellery, chemical instruments, furniture, machinery, toys and other Span- Ish products in the holds of the liner Andress Rini.
They were to be shown at the 700-square metre Spanish stand at tho International. Fair United Press,
INDIAN OFFER
New Delhi, Aug. 17. India is offernig ito soll sur- plus arms to friendly countries, it was learned hore,
5. Chan Chi Par 6. Michael Wicke 7. Glennis Netball
B. Anthony Allwright
10. Liu Kam To
11. Ng Man Lazber 12. Yam Kwok : Wai 13. Kum Crin Tung 14. Bee Nop
'15., Yim Bo Tira India's ordnance factories are 16. Chan Wing, reported to be producing more 17. nor arksge | Islands of Saebo, Kyushu than her needs, and India: is decided their children should ready to oil rifles, small arme, have
highway ammunition concrete
and explosives.—— home and
the Rouber. between their island primary school.
But they nooded 1,800,000 yon (£1,800 sterling) to pave the muddy strip that served as a road.
Chan Ching Kai
19. Mariin Orien
10. Chan Yan Chain-
31. Young #hite Yh
P.O.W. EXCHANGE 21, Chiu Hippo Tak
TOMORROW.
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22. Ng Tad Nam
M Parts, Aug. 16, Exchange of prisoners in the 25, Xai Keri Bak Since the male community showed less than a little Interest Tonking delta of Indo-China at Lassi Lamia
Wedznoday, the
17. Ho shiu Chiong night approved a draft bill on the ladies decided to stage a will start on the abrogation of the union be charity sumo wrestling tourna French press rrency reported Yupa wa Yan tween Indonesia and the Nether-mant to advertise the project
The Indonesian Cathot last
from Hanoi todaya
nounded that the
would start at Viteli northe
of.
of
the cralla pors of Haly,
Tábor and at Samun,
news agency an lands, an Aneis
at the same time start the The French Command adi-pe. Tim Hong Khống” report rald. The Cabinet an campaign for funds.
rolling *Dressed Tin the regulation nounced that the bill would
below be submitted to Parliament soon
outtelittle indies were a big hit. Ch
and debated batore it
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