THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1954.
Lava Ejected EUROPEAN DEFENCE
From Volcano
Wellington, Sept. 2 Huge blocks of flaming Java were ejected amid deafening explosions night from Mount Ngaur- hase, New Zealand), as pre- sent one of the world's most active volcanoes,
Government observers reported that the eruption had altered the shape of the mountain.
the
Mr J. M. Gibson, a forest ranger, who live tive miles from the crater, sald eruption was preceded by a tremendous puff of grey ash laden smoke that look- ed "tike an atom bomb." -Reuter
De Castries May Be Delayed
Hanoi, Sept. 2. The
silence that taut veiled the fate of Brigadier- de General Christian Castries for days after the fall of Dien Bien Phu re- peated itself today the day the Reds promised to free him.
Communists
German
Government's
Position Outlined
Opportunity For France To Explain Attitude
Bonn, Sept. 2.
Opposition to a five-nation European Defence Community without France as proposed today by Herr Felix von Eckardt, Bonn Government Press Chief, is seen here as making this goal almost certainly impracticable.
The impression grew in Bonn today that even Dr Adenauer no longer had any hope of attaining his dream of a Western Europe united for defence against Communism around a Franco-German axis.
It was pointed out that France's "no" to EDC extinguishes ut the same time any chance of the European political community (EDC) seeing the light of day. Many politicians here say even throws doubt on the com- con. was only unity which reivert in the first place as a
link in the "ittle
chain,
The Vietminh handed over
700 | attempts t nore than Preneha Basu prisoners al Vet: today and started them un the roud to freedom in Hunol, where they are due to arrive around midnight,
But tonight it still was unt known # De Castries was among them.
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Vietminh Radio had promised That a weeld be released tlay, although it announced this mong hat heavy rains WTED rstense, persuaaliy
In renetian difficulty
delaying bas
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PROLONGED EXCHANCE
Bad weather as sy delayed the prisoner exchange recently that both sides
י
agreed to pro- long the North Vietnam change.
The exchange will now go on until September 4, one day be yond the original September deadline.
But
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A number of field grade- officers
were understood to be in the group released today.
a sudden news blackout here confused tlie situation. restrieling newsmen tu about 200 words each transmitted by the French Army radio systemi. -United Press.
London Sept. 2.
no reason to suppose that a French Parliament which has rejected EDC will approve of any other form of reartnament which puts West Germany on equal terms with France.
The
CLARIFICATION
West German statement as
Cabinet
clarified by Herr European
von Eckardt means France will no
ihat since live up
righis, neither
will
In spite of Herr von Eckarat's | sovereign
minimize the shock West Germany. emused abroad by the Cabinet)
it I clear that De
The statement,
Independent General Anzeiger at Bonn said today Adenauer la deliberately leaving France out of the next stage of
Lirai the Cabinet statement his political calculations,
"shows no sign of the patience with which Dr. Adenauer till HOW WTF always prepared 15 wait fur the French In all decisions of Importance."
Several West German news- papers said today that there is
Missing Yacht French Premier was to ask for
Found: Man Arrested
towed
Edinburgh, Sept. 2. A shing boat today Into Anstruther. East Scott | port, a
missing 32-foot yuchl carrying three people after an all night search in the Firth of Forth.
The mon on board, James Cooper Shields, 43, believed to have ladsen the boat named South Queensferry Maud from harbour, neer Edinburgh, yes- terday morning was arrested.
His daughter. Rene, 15, his twe dogs on, lan, eight, and are being cared for by pulice.
GOING TO AMERICA
Royal Air Force planes, pojler and coastguards Joined in the
Mr D. 11. Semper, Raident-hunt for the yacht after a pass- Magistrate of Jamaica, has beening thing bout reported that appointed Puisne Judge
Shields told him he was making
Jamaica, the Colonial Office ator Aunerica, niced today. China Mail Special.
London, Sept. 2. Mr Vernon Bartlett, 80-year- old Journalist and broadcaster, in hospital here afler un abdominal operation, was stated today to be "much improved."--China Mall Special.
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It was known to carry only one tin of condensed milk as food and only sufficient fuel for three hours
Courtguards who spotted it off the coast last night reported that whoever in charge "appeared to have no knowledge of sailing."~~ China Mall Special.
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Dr. Adenauer's answer to the more powers than were granted in the treaties which France re
Jected.
Th
Gerano
position, according
here is this:
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Clovernment lo obsevers
CONSULTATIONS
An opportunity will be given what France to explain method she has in mind for ob- taining a West German defence contribution.
NEAR RIOTS IN SINGAPORE
Wife Elopes
With Lover
Singapore, Sept. 2.
A young Punjabi (North Indian) wife who eloped with a Pakistani lover nearly caused bloody communal clashes, the Singapore First Police Magistrate was told today.
Summoned to show cause why they should not be bound over to keep the peace for six months were a Punjabi, Charan Singh, his wife, Ajit Kaur, and the Pakistani, driver Barkat Ali.
South American Presidents Meet
Salating
Ascunsion,
Paraguay, Stroessner
the flare
capital
of
Го President (left), and Presl- dent Peron (right). This occasion pras a State visit, by Fresident Peron of Argentina where ha, was to Paraguay, met by the President of
General Paraguay.
Alfredo Strucester. This is the second visit
to neighbouring tries. that President
roun-
Feron
had made recently. On the cccasion of his visit to Para! guay, Argentina returned to that country war trophies sho rained during the Chaco-
war earlier this century- Express Photo.
Wiley Wants Full Sovereignty For Germany
Bann, Sept. 2. Senator Alexander
Wiley.
Dr
Police prosecutor M. C. H. jkver might incite the Silchs an Guyler told the Court that on cause bloody communal clashes,
Charan Singh and his wife, Chairman of the United States August 14 Ajit Kaur left her
to live husband
with the Ajit Kaur, refused to show Senate Foreign Relations Com- Pakistani driver Barkat Ali. cause on the charge and were mittee, who arrived here today
He said that Sikhi (Punjabi) bound over in a sum of $500 after a 31⁄2 hour talk with
Adenauer Germany, after nationals) were angry and some each to keep the peace for six Konrad
in Baden- of them, armed with
sticks, months. The Pakistani pleaded Baden, sald West Germany must went out in trucks to search for he had done nothing to disturb have full
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Sovereignty "forth- the peace, and was not bound with." over United Press.
Then West consulting the other four "littlo European Powers, will negotiate direct with the United States and Britain for entry into the Atlantic Pact Dr for military treaties with these two principal NATO members in the same way as Yugoslavin is associated by treuly with
and Greece Turkey.
The co-operation of France
be will
welcomed warmly wherever It is received but it is not an essential part of Dr Adenauer's calculation in this view-Reuter,
Bevanites
Concede
Defeat
London, Sept. 2. Followers of the Left Wing leader, Aneurin Bevan, conceded today that he would be defeated by Right Winger Hugh Gaitskell for the position of Treasurer of the Labour Party.
The Weekly Tribune,
edited
by Jenny Lee (Mrs Ancurin Bevan), claimed that Mr Bevan was running any way in the in- terests of democracy.
the woman and her lover.
The Police prosecutor said that if the Police had not found the woman there would have been communal clashes.
ON ISLAND
The eloped couple were found on un band opposite Singapore. Meanwhile. the prosecutor said, the lted husband had hired four men in a plot to abduct a Pakistan! woman to get his own back.
Travel Visas
For Enclave
Residents
Now that France had rejected
army plait the European
he hoped West Germans would look at the future with the "realism which was the great virtue they hart In common with the Americans.
"I believe that if you do that, you will see that freedom and liberty require West Germany to march shoulder to shoulder A Special Branch corporal
with the free nations," he said. said that Charan Singh had ad- milted
giving $400 to some
New Delhi, Sept. 2.
The United States Senate had and "clearly "rogues" to abduct = Pakistani India announced
spoken today that already woman and they were on their starting on Saturday, a permit finally" on the need for the im- way in a car to pull off the job would be necessary for travel mediate restoration of full West when the Police intervened. from Portuguese Indian settle- German sovereignty.
found by the Policements to India.
When
Ajit Kaur refused to return to her husband. She told Police officers she was in love her Pakistani boy friend.
PUT IN HOME
WILL HELP
A statement issued today said
"I believe my government is with the permit scheme was being in-
troduced
check prepared primarily to
to help Germany In this respect," the Senator add- large-scale smuggling into India.
"Unlike the Portuguese Goved, in a statement to reporters She was taken by the Police
put in a social welfare ernment's order which suddenly at the airport. and home because the Police au- put a ban thorities sistence
feared that her to remain with
More Police
Wanted For
W.
movement from
He deplored the "tragedy" of in-
India to Portuguese possessions,
by the French EDC rejection—"B her every effort will be made
anus must be the Government of India to en- decision whose
is borne by the present govern- no inconvenience sire that
I caused to bona fide travellers," ment of that nation, since the statement said,
cannot believe that a free ex- will of the French have given the sumo
Germany
All Goals except Portuguese pression officks will be given permits to would travel to India, it said. Goan result."
from seamen coming to India abroad will be allowed to iand without Indian port aDy requiring a permit
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During the last week the Chancellor Adenauer "great has shown the
his steel of
Goans recrufted for jobs in character and the understanding the Middle East will be given of a great mind," Senator Wiley permita or transit visas if they said. produced a letter of authority from a Brm or government, it
It would present a clearcut choice to the forthcoming Labour Party convention and show that the big unione' decision to sup-
Bonn, Sept. 2. port Mr Gaitskell was an un-
An increase in the strength of democratic decision, the Tribune the West German frontier police said. claimed.-United Press.
force was called for in a brond- Intifa cost over the
German North- mces
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The Senator, who is here on 4 two-day visit, will be
President Theodor at Heuss and will address a meet
is getting up apecial celved by to⚫ iste permits
ciation tomorrow.
west Radio today by Foderal Satanda, Dodmarg, Castlerocking of the Foreign Press Asso-
the Problems of and Majall-Reuter. Minister for Gorman Unity, Jakob Kaiser.
Nuclear Fission said that if it
In Peacetime
Oxford, Sept. 2. Leading British scientists to day discussed the role of nuclear fision in peacetime, learned about new methods of catching whales and pondered over the love lie of English and Ameri- can studenta.
The subjects were among the
were true
the methods for German NATO SHOULD
MEET EARLIER
participation in defence were now to be discussed, the least to be done was to end the present superiority of the East German Tone Communist police force over that in the West zone,
His statement applied to NATO members, she favours an weapons as well as numbers France-Presse.
Police Evict
opening batch of varied topics Red Officials
which were examined when the nonunt meeting of the British Association for the Advance mout of Science began today.
For the next week the 4,000 member association will lasten to about 300 speakers putting over their ideas of science today. About one milion words of caxy to understand facts and figures for the benent of laymen will be spoken.
Ottawa, Sept. 2. Canada hoa told the other
carly special meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- tion to acum the German question!
He leaved for London by air
on Saturday.---Reyter.
Invitation
To N.U.R.
London, Sept. 2.*-
Sir Brian Robertson, Cháire Officials wild today Canada'n man of the British Transport view was made known through Commission, today sent an her embassies and legatione urgent invitation to Mr James
Campbell, abroad.
Secretary of this National Union of Railwaymen to confer on Britain's worsening railway wage claim crisis.
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Bologna, Sept. 2. Italian riot polico today
The North Atlantic Council is detained 25 people whon
due to hold its regulae annual crowd protested against the meeting in Paris in December.
The Communist-led Canada dolt that a special meet-
NUR and two other. of vicllon
a formering labour officials from
should be held earlier major rail.unions broke off talks tha Commission Inst Fascist Party headquarters at because of Fraich rejection of month after rejecting its offer
the tropean Defence, Com-month Ozzano, near here.
ranging The police
of wago fricreases armod with a munity, oficials said.
from › two milling, and six court order had to break down the back door of the building No date was mentioned but petion to our willlings a week. where 21 members of the officials said they believed the The association, meets once a Communist-controlled chambery meeting should be held by estrly
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-All of them "were police station, with's four
The ! lowickl
day
Raliway, union executivas, tos are hopeful that the In- vitation and it imply a trest They warmed UNIT THE not "the clak - A.' serious
Maurice Chevalier
Plans To
Return To Broadway
Cannes, Sept. 2.
Maurice Chevalier plans to pack up his straw hat and tap shoes this winter and visit America. He says he is "burning" to sing again on Broad-
way.
The 61-year-old song and dance man, as agile as ever, is packing Riviera crowds into the Casino of Juan Les Pins here with the same husky bari- tone and rakish. manner that have made him the toast of French vaudeville since before the first world war.
His schedule in France is so tight that ire conet consider going to the United States until after January 1. He can take his plek of a dozen Amerluan offers.
"Pil take whatever job suits
По best," ho suid between numbers at the Cacino.
at-
"I've received several tractive offers from Hollywood and others from television directors.
Tho
largest
hall in the
musi. world on Broad- me the star way has offered spot on its programme."
He referred to the old Palace Theatre, where the mado
his Just Broadway appearanEr in
Review Of
Empire Preference
Canberra, Sept. 2. Australia is to seek review of the Empire pre- ference trading system which she claims favours
at week. His offer for a return
her
expense, engagement, & is cold, is much authoritative sources hero higher.
said tonight,
1047 for a falary of $10,000 Britain
VISA GRANTED
Tho United
States
.
Sir
Arthur Fadden, the State Finance Minister, is said to have
Department granted Chevaller a taken the view that Australia visa to enter the country last haa kept the present system month after denying him alive only out of sentiment for orre last apring. No uflicial Britain.
explanation was made for the carlier dental, or for the re- versal of the decision.
Australia's case for an over- houl will be pressed by Mr John "I was sure," Chevalier sud, McEwen, Minister of Commerce "that a country like the United and Agriculture, and Senator States would not allow a mis- | Neil O'Sullivan, Minister of understanding which did me an Trade and Customs, at Common- injustice to go on."
wealth trade talks in London was reported that the early next month, State Department had frowned on the fact that Chevalier signed the Stockholm peace petition, a Communist propaganda, weapon. Chevalier has admitted signing it but said that he had no iden cold wir it was involved in politics.
GATT TALKS
Theso talks are
to precede the International conference in
Geneva late in October on ther Tariffs General Agreement on and Trade (GATT), But at the ene
time, the FIRST APPEARANCE
Ministers will presen: proposals Chevalier, who made his first strongly favouring the retention music hall appearance when he of Empire
They will Commonwealth was 13 years old, has weathered seek two world
WILE KLA
one
In a
the
support France's best-loved entertainers for a move in GATT to cancel a
(no preferences) clause in He spent 20 months
agreement which prevents Com- German prison camp during motwealth countries increasing World War and when, France their margins of protection. was occupied in World War Router.
French DOCK
ho refused to sing for the Germans but world perform
only soldiers.
for captured
STRIKE
OFF
CALLED
London, Sept. 2.
a
When the curtains part at the Casino and Chevaller taps gently into view the audience reacts with the same enthusiasm shown for Chevalier and his
great 101 pariner of 410 усага ARO, About 200 Lendors dockera Mistinguette.
who struck yesterday while un- His routine still includes the loading shipment of 4,000 "Louise" which became tons of New Zealand meat, sung
this Identified with him during his resumed
work
morning -ecttlement of the reign as a Hollywood film idol pending between 1928 ond 1935.
dispute. "Thero's something about The me stopped world at the Chevaller," an Americon in the Royal Albert Docles here schen audience
"People their demand for extra hands to, remarked, have tried to Imitate him but help them with the unloading and no one has come up with a con- sorting of meat from the 13,687- vincing counterfeit." United ton British steamer Runic was Pcrs.
turned down-Reuter
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