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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Peking Visit

now

in hard to avoid the con- clusion

that the Labour Party "goodwill" visit to Communist China-

be TRY however hourd it

in principle has been un- | fortunately timed. And how! ronic is the word "good. of The will".

Requence recent events in the Far Eust obviously could not have been foreseen. To that. extent, Mr Attlee and his colleagues are not to blame. But in Peking they have been caught in the middle of a vicious propaganda wor between Communist China of and America, a battle words which has been grow- ing in intensity every day. The Chiness are auxious to

JL.

make

much

political enpital un gusalile out of the visit. In America, the Republican Party is elec tioneering, making the most out of its stand against past and possibly future Cam munist aggression in the Far East. The conflict was anavoidable but what is the Labour

saying? group Plans are going ahead for & conference to discuss the formation of SEATO

in

which Britain is partici- pating. Communist

China

hns its own plan for a Asian non-aggression pret which it has shown to the Labour Party in the hope of What getting its support.

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14 Dead In Fireworks Explosion

Bombay, Aug. 24.

here

An explosion which destroyed a fireworks fuc- tory

tonight killed

11 people and in- Jured 15.

near

Police Arc Investigating the cause of the disaster, which occurred at Andhere,

suburb 15 miles outside Bombay

Later reperin said that in addition to the 11 people whose charred bodies were recovered from the debris, three other people had died from burns, bringing the death roll to 14-Reuter.

Sequel To Vargas'

Suicide

RIOTING

SWEEPS

BRAZIL

Dinner Speech Daring Flight Through Tower Bridge

To British

Labour Group

Peking, Aug. 25.

Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of the Chinese People's Government proposed a four-point plan to ease East-West tension at a dinner party speech to the visiting British Labour Party delegation last night.

He proposed:

(1) That the United States should withdraw its Seventh Fleet from the Straits of Formosa.

(2) The U.S. should stop rearming Japan.

(3) The U.S. should stop rearming Germany.

(4) The Labour delegates should per- suade Britain to take a "more reasonable" line in foreign policy to promote world peace.

Rio De Janeiro, Aug. 24,

Demonstrators roamed the

Mao, appealing for a more reasonable attitude streets of Rio today storm-

in the field of foreign affairs, said China could co- ing opposition party newspaper offices after Pre-exist with other states provided the other States sident Getulio Vargas had

were reasonable. shot himself.

and

Persident Vergas, 71, who was found shot through the heart la his office, had left a note accus- of "insults, the opposition are orations and calumny

Hi resignation had been maled by the Air Force Navy

"

GL-

ond

Appeals For More Trade

He was also reported to have louder

of

and louder regarding sald China and the U.S. could Formosa and the necessity quite well exist together in a liberating the island. friendly manner.

Is Me Allee saying to this?,

ADDED AT U.. It can only be hoped that

Mao's pep talk tonight was his delegation puts Eat-

The situation in Rio quietened

Rene MacColl, London Daily right in line with this. What West goodwill above any during itie Jate afternoon but Express correspondent, said:

Mao was asking for in effect What Mao was asking for in was the destruction of American individual convictions and there were riots in other places

ine thing Pole Algie, roll fact was that Mr Aulce should foreign podry and world non-committal

of Vargas's home state, where

come out with a "hend-on" at-stre.egy not only in the East platitudes. Commanist several people were reported tack on American world polley but also Europe and Laboin

killet when pojler opened fire

two ship

Mao also stressed the need for a great expansion of trade with Britain.

annwers

On

Ples fired shots into the air and rasper the mob.

China in necking admission | Boers who burned down as the price for China's friend- help in securing it. to the UN. and an easing on of

on trade opposition newspaver buildings. the embargo

All this was laid down by Mae in Rio de Jancto, demenirs-

unsuccessful in a bland outline to the British An made America

China, he said, had never in implacably, tors

as to "what Labour in Britain been an expansionist power but opposed to both. Mr Attlee temp: to fore their way into

can do to facilitate peace in the desired only to safeguard its the Amkan Embassy. is on sufer ground on this

East."

borders from the threat of Needless to say, this informaggression. will be question for he

Peder, troops and tanks con-

tium dia noi come from Labcu: Once the question of Formosa speaking for #1 large tourd to patrol the stree's of delegation sources which pre-was "regulated" Chma wants section of the Free World the capital.

served ita FINLAN

tight-lipped only a long period of peace for US CONSUL RANSACKED

silence but from if he says that Labour sup-

Demonstrators inflamed by ports increased trade and the announcement of President. China's admission into the vargas's suicide ransacked the Consulate a! Belo United Nations. Peking is American

in Miras Ceraia horizonte demanding the liberation of

State. Formosa. America

riotera The

up and

is

(ore

mashed windows.

A young American, 25-year-old Gene Thompson, from Texas, flew a small Auster seroplane under Tower Bridge and London Bridge over the river Thames to win his girl-friend's consent to marry him. Gene's plane is pictured here with Tower Bridge in the background.— Express Photo.

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London, Aug. 24.

A mother-in-law strangled her son's wife and then placed the body on a funeral pyre in the backyard of her London suburban home, the pro- secutor alleged here today.

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French Cabinet Hold Stormy Meeting On

:

EDC

Free Vote' Decided

Paris, Aug. 25. French members of Parliament will be free to vote as their conscience dictates when the crucial debate on the European Army Treaty starts here on Saturday.

M. Pierre Mendes-France, the Prime Minister, will remain "neutral" throughout the debate —'on

a motion rejecting ratification of E.D.C.

This was decided at a stormy | oppose any motions submitted four-hour Cabinet meeting lost to the Assembly aimed at de night, which nearly succeeded laying a decision.

Assembly has in front Cabinet in breaking up the Several members argued that į of it a report from Its Foreign the Government should renign Affairs Commission, which re- leaving the Prime Minister to commends the Assembly to re- conduct the debate on his own, Jeck ratification of the EDC

M. Mendes-France succeeded treaty. In talking his Ministers round- but the issue is expected to be raised oven more firmly at the next Cabinet meeting on Friday, ove of the debate.

The debate will therefore take place on the basis of this report.

Defining tho attitude the Government would take tri the debate, the Premier said: "The full 4 Ministers were given

M. Mendes-France's and fully on

Government will report loyally report on

with Sir Winston meeting

negotiations in Churchill and the

Brussels, on what has happened France's live partners At the since (a

(a reference to his visit Brussels conference to agree to to Sir Winston Churchili), and amendments

the on what may happen between

to

refusal of

make

the

European army treaty more now and when the debate starts.

palatable to the

Assembly

National

EDC ADVOCATES

The Assembly will thus have a full and complete picture of the situation in front of it bei

All the Ministers who pressed foro it deeldes on it, a course of

for the Cabinet's resignation action."

were E.D.C. advocates.

felt

They 接 collective resignation

BROADCAST

M. Mendes-France, said in a

might win over some deputies nation-wide

broadcast carlier

to yote for the European Army tonight it would have been the Llan.

If the

"worst of polleles for him to

Cabinet members 28 Faccept throw in their hands at the Fri- Brussels

undertakings - at the

conference

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which

day meeting to discuss Govern- might have shocked French- the debate will men's consciences and bo, diss ment tactics.

avowed by Parliament. not be held 179.

M. Mendes-France, making Opponents of EDC claimed to

99 Communists).

Firmly for-190.

Uncurtain-124.

reckoned "uncertain" voled other source development and Improvement which are completely reliable at home.

Recently the propaganda He stressed the Chinese de- crums here have been beating are for a final peace in Korta,

Sam Watson's Criticism

Mr

reasonable

be confident tonight it would be one of his weekly fireside chats to the Freath people, said: rejected when the debate had

their latest "After making all They said ended. check on the attitude of the 628 concessions I could not accept Deputies on the subject showed: proposals which risked shocking ence of many French- (Includ- the conscience Firmly against-288

men and being disowned by their

that I have given spite Cabinet ministers and Speaker taken engagements

given way, would have under- In France', -24.

name fully aware that 'they Assuming the ministers and

would not vote, and would not be fulfilled. That is Speaker

the worst of policies and one I that only 40 of the 124 Deputies will never practise.

various

which have this would

your government against ratification, mean that 326, or more than an since its formation have been absolute majority of the Asburdensome. The one (EDC) J. F. bembly, would reject the treaty, which it has been tackling for The prosecutor, A neighbour saw the paraffin- {

the past fortnight is painful an soaked body blazing in the yard Claxton, said the body had been-Reuter

NO MORE DELAY

"well. the charred round and mistook it for an old wax "terribly

M. Mendca-France told re- head and most portions had equally determined to burned books in the library and

Later at a reception given by since the present regime was model on a bondre.

An illiterate Greck-speaking come in contact with heat. repulse the Communists All members of the Brazilian Mr Humphrey Trevelyan, British set up in 1949.

d'Affaires,

"Scattered Charge

round it was not should they try. What is Cabinet tendered their resigna-

These included Chang Han-fu. Cypriot, Mrs Christofis Styulou,

08, was in the dock at Hamp Watson enlivened matters by Vice-Minister of Foreign

charred paper and wood as a Mr Allee saying to the tions to the new President, Čafe |

stend Magistrate's

dellberate Ting Hsi-lin, Vice-

attempt had been charged wit Chinese about this? It is to Filho, this afternoon, the Brazi-criticising things he had seen in Affairs;

Mnister of Culture and Lei Jen-

murdering her

made to light a proper fire. The German-born daughter-in-law, lian Radio announced-Reuter. are

min, Vice Minister of Foreign Mrs Hella Christols.

whole of it had obviously been Why, he demanded, do

An engineer, young John well soaked in paraffin." many of the heads of mines, Trade, who recently returned mills and factories seem to be from the Geneva conference.

Byres, said that just before

SMELT BURNING · administrators of Altogether 27 Chinese pofiil- midnight on July 28, he noticed the Communist regime and not clars and civil servants and the back of the Christofs house The caused women told the

was glowing red. AS PARACHUTE workers risen from the ranks? number of their wives were at

He called police she awoke about tho dinner, which followed his wife into their garden and o'clock and smelt something been embarrassed by the

To which the Chinese replied within an hour of the three-hour they poured Into the backyard. burning. She saw the body in tuctlessness of some Peking And It Worked! that the American President talk on world affairs which the

the yard, ran out and sought not always officials. The Chinese alle-

a professional British delegation had with Mao politician

American Too-tung. and the

chairman New York, Aug. 24.

helthat is the explanation she the gation that British shipa

of the Army not Central People's Government An air conditioning engineer Secretary

"I saw a fire and what I fool: earrying have been

from the

to Icaped

(equivalent tri-borough always a soldier.

President of to bo a wax model lying on it," has given and which she has stuck to all along," Mr Claxton bargoed goods from Europe bridge into the East River 10-

China).

he said,

Mrs Christofs was to the Chinese mainland was day, holding a blanket over

Fraser Wighton, Reuter's Spc-

making decinrot. Tonight's menu was water salik Mr

before the The hearing appearance

was adjourned cial Corespondent, foolish

to head for a parachule. charge

Thursday and Mrs court will unl make to a British good-| Charles Sleckenleh 30, mide Chou En-ll, he Chingas Prime melon soup, cold fish, chicken her. in Minister,

was remanded in set foot inside the and, sweet, served with red and magistrates.

white wines and champagne-decide whether she is to go en Christofs will delegation. It does not a safe landing, fully clad,

for the Arst

custody.-Ching Mall Special. help Sino-British relations the rive; and swam to shore and British Mission

to honour Mr Reuter. right into the arms of waiting time tonight

Atlee and the British Labour

be hoped his replies cautious and reserved for this question

ін fraught

China.

with dangers for Britain. USED BLANKET professional CERTAINLY

#1

Britain

em-

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one inta, And the Chinese pollee. have shown little subtlety in "I wanted to prove that I mission. Recking Labour's support you jump holding a blanket and landed in for their plans for Aslan) over your head

Mir

Sam

so

Fifty guests at the dinner given by Mr Humphrey defence. The inference in the water feet first you would Trevelyan, included members of

live," he explained,

the hierarchy of both the The police sent him to hos-Chinese Govermented and the pital for observation.-United | Chinese Communist Party,

obvious that the Chinese are backing British Labour to win the next elections for Fress.

there they belleve

are

greater opportunities for co- Terrorist Leader of the Labour Party delegation

operation and friendship

The dinner given in honour was the first occasion on which top-level leaders of the Chinese

with a Labour Government Shot In Tunisia Government had entered the One thing should be made clear to the Chinese: Britain destres friendship with

Tunis, Aug. 24. Tunisian terrorist' leader All

forces.

hended

8

British compot Prince

onco the of a pałaco

Others attending the dinner Included Kuo Mo-jo, oro of the four Vice Premiers of the Chi-

of

trial.

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Wealthy Socialite 'Horrified'

one

At Salvador Dali's Painting Refuses To Hang Portrait In Her Home

New York, Aug. 24..

The surrealist artist Salvador Dali filed a $7,000 suit today for pay- ment for a portrait which had so horrified the subject that she refused to hang

it in her home.

China earnestly and sincere Forchichi was shot dead today ly but hardly at the expense forces in the Ferry

ville region.

People's of its traditional alliance

Dall

suet Ann Woodward factory" or they would not posed in Dall's studio, the with America. The Chinese Tunisian Terroristshell Mayor Fung Chen of

„of glamorous

painting showed her standing Shen Yon-ping, Minister

socialite, and her take it. must also realise that it has in Northern. Tunisia, was the taken four years for Sino- first important leader killed by Cultura; and Hd Chung-hsun, wealthy husband, William The portrait was started in noot a beach in front of a coral

the Clov-Woodward Jr. He said it took Capri in 1952, Miller said. Mrs cave, Miller said. Secretary General of

Mrs Woodward looked at the sold his band

erianent Administration Coun-him a year to paint Mrs Wood Woodward and, Dall had an wal

ward's portrait and that $7,000 agreement that she would not picture and immediately left responsible for the cli. is much to be accomplished deaths of six Frenchmen and

"reasonable. · value for take so much as a peep until the the studio, the attorney added. PURELY SOCIAL···

hir service value for

painting was finished, and she "It's something, 1200 would not before firm and mutually two Tunisians in the machineTM.

The function was of a purely · Mes·.· Woodward'

have in her hone," he said, mylived up to that pact. [Attorney,

A year later, after an un- He said also was the portrait matisfactory relations can running of a Ferryville cafe last

admitted, they hirsch.

gallery - in toasts nor spooches

paint her portrait, But here Woodward, was shown the Skantation, and The added, they had gotipuškart the paketing; mANG, Spa

British rolatfona to develop ice to the present stage. Thero boiloved

be established between the July, an attack on Radio Tunts social charactor with ninther Theodore Biller, paid the coupleritined number of "altingg', way at thé, Carstairs Gallery\in]

in 1953, many recent safesina

two countries, however, and os temple, pillaging and ran-It brought to the British dip China, cannot expect the soming of Tunisian Chants and lomalle, centre in Peking Chinese [viritten whd hindi hot beda gumia British to not precipitately. Trwich coloniega,

"But with composure, clear porters at the w of the sightedness and decision we will Cabinet meeting:

must master it like the others and· allow settlement of the soon our political life, both at EDC question to be delayed any home and abroad, will be rid of longer. The Government main yet another perplexity which tains August 28 as the date for has been paralysing it for years

anth it will past."-Reuter. starting Its debate

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