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Wheelock's Dividend

It was announced this morning that the Board of Directors of Wheelock Marden & Co. Ltd., have decided to recommend to the forthcoming annual general meeting the pay- ment of a dividend of ten per cent, and a bonus of five per cont, both free of tax, together making 75 cents a share in respect of the year ended March 31. 1954.

Dulles Leaves For Paris

Washington, Oct. 19. Mr John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State, today said that any be difficult problems must solved before West Ger- many could become armed member of the West- ern Alliance.

# re-

But he expressed the hope that decisive action could br taken at meetings in Paris (bis

week,

His

Mc Dulles expressed views on the German problem shortly before leaving Washing-

ton for the Paris conference.

In Paris he will

confer with

West European Foreign Ministers at a series of meetings aimed at creating a new

Western Euro-

ponn Union and giving West Germany membership In

the

North Atlantic Treaty Organist

ngreements tion. Preliminary were reached in London a fort-

night ago.

the "Primary action be- 10 the European coun-

the United would be "aytapathette and re sponsive" to their effurls

Mr Dulley said

billy" for

tries but

secure their defences.

on

Slates

lo

re-

He said that since the London conference work had been pro- arresing

the technical arrangements necessary to store sovereignty to West Ger- many to create a Council of the Western European Union under Brussels Treaty to give West Germany membership in

the

NATO

WORK COMPLETED

London, Ort, 19. The London Working Group Powers today of the Brusscia completed Its work on new Jest protocols designed to admit West Germany and Italy to member- be- 1948 treaty ship of the tween Britalo, France and the Benelux countries.

The protocols will bo pre

sented to Friday's nine-power Paris on West Ger-

meeting in Pay man rearmament.

A communique Issued after today's meeting of the group said the group had approved a number of texts for submission" to the Paris meeting.

CHINA MAIL

Soviet Motion On 'U.S. Aggression' Postponed In U.N.

New York, Oct. 19.

The Steering Committee of the United Na- tions General Assembly today approved by 12 votes to 2 a proposal by Britain, postponing for two weeks the consideration of a Soviet request for inclusion in the Assembly's agenda of charges of United States aggression against Communist China.

Only the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia opposed the postponement.

favour

a new

do

The Steering Commitee first Mr Selwyn Lloyd of Britain turned today to a Czech re-sald he did not · think the quest for incluston of their enbling of the Item would Item "prohibition of pronny good, Had this not been a paganda In war."

"ecol war Item" and put for- ward for cold war purposes, it Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, the would have seemed that when United States delegate, said that if it were possible to disarmament

the proposed sub-committee on

were sch

up li in their cept words

normal meaning, one

would almost could be examined again in an

Item objective way. the proposed welcome

But one could not accept wordy at their face value from "those

DON'T THROW PETROL

Mr Henry Hoppenat

or

whose masters work from within the steel walls of the France said that he would have

Kremlin.

whe

He said the Assembly quite secustomed to proposals

of this nature which had usually been submitted by the Soviet Union in the past.

NO FEAR Since the item had been sub- mitted, the

the question.

that this

preferred that the Crech delega- tion had refrained from raising

"We hope

debato will be moderate and not throw petrol on the fire It professes to extinguish," he said.

The Czech proposal to have "prohibition of propaganda in favour of new war" wan accepted on the agenda of the AS- United Nations General dignity (sembly by 13-1 (China) with no

abstentions.

United States did not fear debate on it and would not oppose inscription of it on the agenda.

What was hurt, he added,

the prestige and

WOR

of the United Nations.

Mr Andrel Vyshinsky of the So let Union reported

An Australian proposal to "the recommend that the Czech Item Cacch item calls for cessation should be sent to the Ad Hoc or of propaganda for a_newy war. | Special Politeal Committee for |Me Lodge Jooks as though his debate was approved by. 10-0 hat had caught fire on his own with four abstentions - Cuba, head."

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U.S. THREAT TO

CUT AID

TO SOUTH KOREA

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Sheaffers SNORKEL

British Compromise On Japan's

Entry Into G.A.T.T.

From Our Own Correspondent

London, Oct. 19.

JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

Partnership

Dissolved

THE # pleasant looking young, woman in the dock was charged with

stealing money something between £50 and £60 from

The British Government has decided after all not to offer outright opposition to Japan's entry Into GATT. But the terms on which it would be a house. The good-looking prepared to support Japanese application for membership are still not clear.

This change of policy was first indicated in a Tokyo report regarded in London as officially that Britain was working out com- inspired promise proposals for Japanese admission to GATT.

young man who stood in the witness-box at Clerkenwell court was the prosecutor. And the two were husband' and wife.

They

were also father, and

mother to children aged two- and-a-half and 13 months; and

they shared in the ruming of a business. It' was talking from

bo ad

with

would almost ME

- TELEGRAMS, PHONES THE

The Board of Trade today. Instead

of granting this the business, which did not be- denied any proposal had yet treatment automatically to all long to them, that the husband been put to the Japanese Gov-Japanese imports, Britain and accused the wife of stealing.

Commonwealth The wife. whose name was emment regarding her entry curtain other Into GATT.

countries including Australia Tina, pleaded not guilty, and the It is understood, however, that and No

New Zealand would, it is tale was begun for the the British Government is anxious suggested, negotiate separate magistrate, Mr T. F. Davies, to not to pince itself in an invidi bilateral agreements with

bear. only Which

certa ous position of being one of the under few members. to oppose fume mited on squal terms

Japan Importa accession. At the same: time

husband said: "She got though, it

it insists upon the right these from other countries,

As textiles

up in the morning before lo anfeguard its own vital trad-A

certainly be one of "excluded" was awake, took my keys, and ing interests in the event

this would go a long way went to the fafe and took the Japan's admission

de removing

the most money. When I woke up, she Briush objections to was gone, and the older child admission to GATT, with her, I thought she would But the difficulty would be to have gone to her parents down. get other members to agree to on the coast. I sent telegrams this formula despite Britain's and I telephoned. I went to try orgument that Japan is a special to bring her back, but it was no caso requiring special treatment. good."

of

A Board of Trade spokes towards nan summed up the British

attitude in these words: "We dio not oppose Japan's member ship in principle. But we are anxious above all to avoid the situation in which competition from Japanese Imports, In the British home market might well reach crisis proportions,"

"Hod relations been bed) between you?" the magistrate naked.

"No"!

"Not bad at all!" -"Well, tíoy/: had been, car) she's accusing mo of casin

· Cross, '--examntristiem v

wim's lawyers Berceni

i went into the witnes

CHANGE OF POLICY .....

Under the present rules of ..VERY LIKELY

GATT a country may withhold He considered it. "very likely application of the agreement therefore Washington, Oct. 20.

that Britain would of certain parts of it-from somio form of com- new member nations by declin- United States military and economic aid to

promise,

ing to enter into tariff negotia= The sort of safeguard that tions with it prior to its formal South Korea may be reduced unless President

Britain would Syngman Rhee's Government adopts a more co-tached to Japanese membership

like to see at access the Beerved. its

sh Govern operative attitude, informed officials said today. of GATT B one that would ment has oficially

They were hopeful but not optimistic" that Japanese imports from most reports that if would invoke this exclude certain portion" it did not discourage the meeting between President Rhee, and General favoured nation treatment. "I wish to underscore

clause in GATT and thereby re- 'J., and the zoccžný ! John E. Hull, the United Nations Far East Com-

fuse to recogniso Japan's mem- "We'd had a w bership.

telephone call came The mander, today would produce some agreement on

that Britain is now and I answered. aid conditions, including a revaluation of Korea's currency unit, the hwan.

Provocative Proposal

that

The proposal postponing con- | Iteration of Soviet charges we are running awry from anual the United States was nothing," he said. mod by the British delegate. The Soviet complaint against

Mr Lloyd said he had termed the Soviet proposal an "pro- vocalive in the sense that it would promote acrimonious de- bate, some of which had already been experienced in the Steering Committee.

rust be met: ...1.

alleged "piratical attacks" by Chinese National Naval units on merchant ships in the China Seas was

also postponed for two votes to five, weeks by soven with two abstentions.

Those against were: the Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, the So- United States, the Soviet Union, viet delegate, said there was a China, Cuba and Czechoslovakia. Jong history behind the issue Burma and Syria abstained.. and that I could not be sald The United States wanted the Russia now had an motive for bringing up the while the Soviet Union opposed question.

2. any adjournment at all.-Reuter | Japan. "We want to put an end to rand United Press. situation that is a de Lacto war," he said. • "There is a do

facto occupation' of a Chinese island of Chinese soil.

molitving and completing the right."***

M

Nations

A total of 700 million dollars† dojlar is worth about 600 hwan has been marked for aid to the in the open market. Korean Republic over the next Cut off from currency, súp- your but the United States is plies through the banks, the command is insisting that these conditions United

Tho ple

ald now propocing to sell petrol. dollars must be used buy and all to Korean civilians at

to

from the towest

funds to pay

the salaries of ita Korean employees. accounting of its dollar an

announced by plant balances. 3.

Take decisive General Hull, has drawn sharp steps to control inflation protests from Korean officials Fatablish

exchange questioned its legality and

ulterior matter adjourned indefinitely Korcan rehabilitation conluding market prices to raise

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COCKTAILS

FOR NEHRU

Paris, Oct. 10,

an

rates.

der

must gives

ns 1

to

h

ABNORMAL POSITION

The conditions were discussed

Rhed's visit "Any attempt to reparate

during Dr Formosa from. China

Washington last July but since counter ta Chinese territorial

then, officials said, he has given integrity. The situation

A cocktail party attended by no indication that he would which now prevails there on Taiwan more than 600 people was given accept them

"package" deal, (Formosa) is an abnormal one. today by Mr Chou En-lai, Pro- include draft protocols This state of affairs must be set mier of the People's Republic of

On the contrary,

Korean China, in honour of Jawaharlal

officials have become increas- Brussols Treaty and extending

Vyshinsky snid the Nehru, the Indian Prime Minis

ingly irritated over the Korean the Powers of the Council and Formosa Straits had fallen under ter, now on a viall to China, the

attitude and now feel that #ditional, ogreements covering the "sway" of the Unlied States New Chino News Agency

"show down" is imminent and other decisions reached in the Seventh Ficet and the area had noted fright

would begin with ¡General Anall act

of the Rent London become "a hotbed of war,"

Among those present THÁNG conference, the He said the responsibility representatives of the Chinese Hull's talk with the Infran

fridi | abrent President, rested with "aggressive circle" Government, Massigli, М. Аспе

French in the United States who were well es representatives of inbour

Chinese Communist Parly, Ambassador to Britain, apparently unable to become unions and cultural organisations presided at the group's meet-reconelled to peace and the re- and members of the diplomatic ing at which

Winthrop duction of international tensions. rerpy--France-ProSSE. Aldrich, the United

Stales

U.S. ELECTIONS?« *Ambassador in London, was an

observer.

The other countries

repre- sented were Britain, Belizkim, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany. - Italy and West Reuter

Penttiau gald

Mr

Soviet Soldier Seeks Asylum

lenders

of the

complained that At would cripple the Korean economy by contributing

theblack market-Reuter.

to

U.S. Asylum

For 23 Polish

Seamen?

(From The Times Washington Correspondent),

of

aggravation between the

two

Wor

IBSUC.

"Is". it the America?" he said.

elections in

the Two Months' Gaol local currency to the United Under-Secretary of State, ask-

For Stealing

FOCAL POINT

The current focal point

London, October, 19. countries now centres on

tho

A spokesman of the Depart- exchange rate issue and the ment of Justice, said yesterday action of the Korean Govern that a letter, had been "received. ment in cutting off supplies of from Mr Herbert Hoover, Nations command on Oct. 1. Ing for consideration

to be

to

Mr Vyshinsky said he mystifled why the Committer should want to postpone

enable her to

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER M By Air

Formosa Japan, Korea, 3. p.m. Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia, Aur- tralia," New Zealand, 0 pin.........

Japen, 8 pm.

India, Ceylon. Pakistan” Middle East, Africa, Great Brits (à Xurope,

p.m.

Burma, 6 pm.

By-Surface Ti

Korea, 3pm.

Maced, 0 p.m.

THURIDAY, OCTOBER 21

India, Ceylon, 10 am

Japan; Noon,

· fact

STORMY PASSAGE

E told me to take

HE

thinking in terms of a compro-rolleve me for a recond: mi

indicates A

change

of should I do all the work." polley. What caused this is not was storming now," and te indwn but it may be significant had for the moment

destro

that in the last week or two, her pleasant Booler. Britain has had the opportunity Madam," said the minais, views on the question rate, "you may lose your tem- Tan's membership of

GATT

of

from her partners in both the per as much as you like, but it Commonwealth

and

Western won't do you much good. If you a like that here, what are

Europe-art opinion which is you like at home?" **{"

strongly in favour of Japan's adailion may also have in-

fluenced a change of attitude.nl you wondered that the

London Express Service..

Tina pulled herself together. The tale of mistry "mounted;

four walls of a house, could dori- tain so much of it,

S

BLACK EYES.

LETTER TOT Jealous when he avoll bits

THE husband agreed to was

THE EDITOR

Empire Field Of Remembrance

Bir-The

wife, in the couras of business, seeming to pay too much atten tion to other me. The wife talked of beatings and black eyes, Until this last ume, the quarrels had been patched up;

This is an unhappy story," wald: the magistrate, KITI one of bosa

Empire Field of should hayo Remembrance, which is or sublimely happy.

It only for ganised each year by the British the children's should like

sake, I Legion Poppy Factory, is to be to see you together agais, būt Philippines, Guam, Miswali, USA opened with the urgal brier you rem both to take the other

& Canada, pan.

Philippines, N. Borneo, Dime

on

Service of Dedication at 12 noon view. You have both, gone conf By Surface

Wednesday, November 3, pletely egerit each other Macao, m.

1954. China, People's Republic, 130 13 3

| THRIR SERÁLATE WAYS Манул, Caylon Aden, Midote There are possibly In Hong East, Great Britain & Europe, 31.a. kong a number of relatives who

Japan, 1 pm.

would like to be closely sesso-H registers, than Macao, ů pům,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER' 22, Go By Atr

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Indo-China, E DID.

The heart of this dispute is given to granting 23 Polish

admittance Mr Lloyd said, the purpose of When searched by Polleo-do- the United States refusal to pers his proposal was to chable the tectives on Saturday, a 22-year-accept the "official" of 188 United States.. disarmament debate' in the old unemployed, Chting Kau, at hwan to the dollar when the Assembly's Political Committee Connaught Road, West, was ina: reasonable found to have a quantity of clothing concealed beneath a

10

atmosphere,

Mr Cabot Lodge for America | raincoat.

was "preposterous". to

maj

It was revealed ju three cotton singlets, one pale clothing one pair of pyjamas,

Damage Charges Brought Against Young P.C

Charges of malldous dama

of underpants, and one brass and criminal intimidation, were

Vienna, Oct. 19. Brigadier

William said it General

was sentenced to two Nutter, commander of American accuse the United States Seventh Poon Yan-hot at Centrul thi

... imprisonment by Mr forces in Vienna, announced to Fleet as Mr yahin ky had done. morning for simple largany dry that, Inst Sunday a Soviet

NEW PLOIT soldier stationed in this city had Russia's charga

the asked the American authorities "designed to hide a new Sevier

political grounds. for asylum, on

plot The announcement old that the soldier, Nikola. Tulumakoy hdd contacted American author ties at the American Broadcast Ing Stoikin, "Hot Welas Hotel *ife was hunded over to the American rullliary pollon which

Investigating

nan Movie Gul

Ta début here

Mr Lodge, recalled that pot had been stolen from the brought against similar chargo against the US. roof of 17 and 20 Connaught 04 Police Constable Lul was brought to the Security Courell by Communist China Rood, West, earlier in the day, wh, of astorn Follee and to the General Assembly by

appeared before Hin-thing, Lo at Central Ruanda, in 1950, H

to "znát, proved to be a prelude the dreamson in Kören pof which Communist

Two Killed

The men doserted in Formosa after the Chineso Nationalists seized the freighter Praco and the tanker Gottwald some time.

ciated with the Fold and have

in

sigtsd and wro

khall

a crom planted on their behalf in British Plot saved for the conditionally, he ad

She ran from the cour British Commonwealth

and Thall and Burma, India, Ceylon, Empire, or in any particular to the officer in charge

sobbing): Hér hujabusid. Formosa, Okinawat Japán, Kores, Toure and plots for all sections for of the colare

Regimental plot

Potions case, and left by anoth

ones

of the Military and Civil Ser+ [ Bashalland, India, Caylón, Pakistan, Pet, Middle East, Africs. Great Britain & vices, and a pamphlet on the was the end of

arneral arrangements may bej jhenaya, Indonesia, Austenzia

office 317 Queen's polit JAMA, New Lealand, 6pm.

happened atives who young couple članfad, 2)

The State Department, after a week of negotiations, feels that admission would be in keeping with the traditional polley of granting asylum to political ro fugees, and the rectaent' is said to2 koldt dan have the backing of other sovervimental gencies.Par

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