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COMMENT OF Molotov CIVIL WAR IMMINENT TODAY'S
THE DAY
Rice System On The
No Way Out? IN INDO-CHINA Bevan's
matter how stontly, Government. defends its
new system of import and distribution control, it is
perfectly clear the rice Gromyko Tipped As
situation in Hongkong to day is far from satisfactory. Reasonably fair comparisons show that prices here are' considerably
His Successor
New York, Mar. 25. more than A Washington dispatch from those ruling in places like Robert S. Allen in the New Singapore and Macao, and York Pest tonight said Mr the upward trend has deve Vyacheslav. Molowy would soon Joped since Government sur be dismired as Soviet Foreign rendered its position as a Minister. wholesale
rice purchaser and placed the responsibility of maintaining the Colony's supplies and stockpile in the hands of approved im porters.
The general public are not
Allen said the National Security Council, the top polley bedy on the United States, had received a special report to this effect from "exceptional sources trem behind the iron end diplomats,"
curtain
He said these informants in- likely to miss the signi- cluded the American Ambassa¬ ficance of the Civic. Associa-dor in Moscow. Mr Charles E. tion's criticisms, which are Bohlen.
carefully worded and clearly
based on a lot of thorough
search. Rice today is as
nuch the staple-diet of the Colony as ever before. It is, therefore, a precious com- modity which must, as far as possible, be protected from explcitation. If similar grades of rice can sell in Singapore at $10 less a picul than here, then mani- festly rice is being exploited to the detriment of the con- sumer.
In relieving itself of the task of trading in rice, Govern- ment introduced a "closed shop" system which at the time "raised doubts in the minds of the community. At the most it... was felt the system should be regarded as being on trial; that it had to justify itself; and that if it failed to do 50, Government should apply the necessary modifications. Indications are that the sys«.
many tem possesses too shortcomings and that it: needs revising. Its wort effect is that it has deve-
In their opinion Mr/Andrei loped a monopoly and, as Gromyko, former. Ambassador to the Civic Association points Foreign Minister, would become Britain and now First Deputy out, "the incentive to keep the new Foreign Minister, Allen down profit margins in the said. wholesale trade has been These experts di not, expect removed." The effect of this Mr Molotov to be executed as is inevitable-retail prices was Levrenti Beria, the secret police chief, but to be "stripped advance. Nor is it of any use to plead of all authority and shelved
The New York Post report that the law of supply and said that Red Army Marshals demand will ia due course had not forgotten that it was Mr correct the situation. Any- Malotoy whom - Stalin used to thing which resembles a "counter the military in both monopoly is beyond that domestic and foreign matters."-- economic dictum. And wel- Reuter. come though it is to know
Armies Deployed
In Saigon Area
ZERO HOUR TODAY
Saigon, Mar. 25.
With tension mounting, the Vietnant govern- ment and the opposition private armies both hurried strong reinforcements into the Saigon area today in the sharpest crisis since the Indo-China truce of last year.
Zero hour is the expiry tomorrow of an ultimatum from the warlords for extensive Cabinet changes, resisted by the Catholic Premier, Ngo] Dinh Diem.
The Premier had a 90-minute meeting with re- presentatives of the Opposition, but no firm settlement was reached as the heads of the three private armies did not attend and their delegates had no authority to commit them. A further meeting is expected to
morrow.
Eight Ministers representing jelty's food supplies from the the unified Nationalist front are surrounding countryside if Diem expected to resign when the does not yield to their demands. ültimatum expires tomorrow. -Beuter. The police fear their action may
be the signal for strikes and violence in Saigon.
Military sources said Diem
had brought five battalions in cluding a crack parachute-unit into the area today.
Four battalions of the Hoa Has Teligious sects' private#army were sent in · to reinfoe the Opposition strength.
Government troops mounted guard over the ministries, and other strategic points and some were stationed within grenade throwing distance of the green Xuyen, bereted commandos of the Binh
armies. dre of the private
WITH THEIR TROOPS
of the Hoa Hao
Disarmament
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China Mail
Feature Highlights
Here are the highlights of today's feature' section: P. 3: "The man who never died" by John Walton, P. 6: Titles for sale in England? Julian Symons tells the story of one of the century's Suggest
·Scandals.
F. 7; "Where women bongt of murdering”: John Red- farn's
repart .or the biggest problem of Mau Mas
COMUNITY
P.
"Beverley
Baxter's weekly report from London.
P. 18 & 17: Local and overseas sports reviews.
East German Government Takes Action
נו
Last Chance
Next Tuesday. Will Decide His Fate
London, Mar, 25.
TODAY'S RACING SELECTIONS
By
Fleetmaster Desert Gold. V. I. P.
RACE 1
Outsider:--Tan-Phone.
Matador
RACE 2
Rebel II
Flying Dutchman
RACE 3
Outsider: Emperor Delight.
Wild Oat
Gladiolus
Gracechurch
Outsider: South Paciile.
Misty Law
RACE 4
Bashful Beauty II
Outsider: Helicon. RACE 5
Outsider:Clonfeckle.
Mr Aneurin Bevan, left-Raja" wing politician, now facing the threat of expulsion from the Labour Party, has Huntington agreed to appear next Tues- Caesar day before a special eight-Marietta member committee of his official leaders, political gources, said today."
Labour right-wings made à move to eject Mr Bevan from the party at Wednesday's meet. ing of the National Executive Committee.
Good Girl Hiram C Harmony
By "The Turf”
~RACE |
Fleetmaster Gallant Knight Tune-Phone
Outsider:--Blondie.
Matador
RACE 2
Flying Dutchman
Rebel II
Outsider: -Precious Mine. RACE 3
Wild Ont
South Pacific
Dashing Beauty II
Outsiders-Kerrera.
Misty Law Helicon
Vendetta
TRACE 4
Outsider:-Bashful Beauty II.
RACE 5
Marletta
Rainbow
Huntington
Outsider: Apot.
RACE 6
RACE 6
Hiram C
Good Girl
Outsider:-Ringway.
RACE 7
Ironside Strathpeffer Pearl of Hongkong
Outsider:-Tip Top.
RACE 8
By a single vote, he was re- prieved" for a week so that the 1 special committee could inter-Prince Dahlia view him and seek assurances Avoca about his future political con- Allied Victory duct.
Outsider: The Stranger.
RACE 9
FRIENDS ANXIOUS
-Bent That Mr. Bevan's, friends tonight Beautiful Lie Berlin, Mar. 25.
expressed anxiety about Tues- | Crackerjack The East German govern- day's "inquisition." They be Outsider: Star glo. ment declared tonight it had Leve that if the left-winger
unwillingness to give Co,queror Armament the protection of the country party rules in future he will be Straight Flush
begun to take measures for cal promises to obey
Talks: True in accordance with the de- danger of expulsion the next
Position
London, Mar. 25. Russia bds accepted the Western proposal that world disarmament should take place in three stages but has disagreed over the extent to which armed forces should be reduced.
claration of the Moscow con- day when the executive rec ference of December 3, 1951nes to hear the report of the
special tribunal
The statement said the mea Sucre also taken in AC The left-winger has only one cordance with the resolution of acknowledged supporter Lathe their Volkskammer (Lower cominiitee--Mas Bartaza Castio, House of Parliament) of a Beranite. But in the interceta December 8, 1934
of securing party unity Mr. might lead a fresh move to save Clament Attlee, the party chief,
no
the
The announcement gave details of the measures but the Moscow declaration and Volkskammer resolution. ferred to a call for the creation
thi
...The left-winger's
Mr
friends Beat
British Warship Damaged
This was disclosed tonight by of an East German armyndare: that M. Jules Mach, French delegate case of ratification of the Paris demeanour before the" cood" at the five-nation disarmament agreements,
mittes is likely to settle his fate General Tran Van Soal conference talding place here.
A WARNING
one' way or the other They and leader
Today's statement said M... Moch also disclosed-its a
the are hopeful if he keeps his pride Phan Cong Tac, Pope of the counter to what the Western West German Bundestag (Lower and emotions in check, he may Caadist sect, were both with powers describe as "distorted House) and Bundesrat (Upper still save himself.--Reuter
of "Parliament) svece General De Van Wien, head of Soviet leaks from the supposedly bearing
Le
bearing full responsiblity for secret talks-that
ell consequences resulting from the Bink Xuyen army, said he
divergence still persists over their decisions." was unable to be there because international control of
any of a sore foot
The East German, government disermament measures agreed. Ex-Emperor Bao. Dai, Vietnam
expected the German people to The French
representative Chief of State, from his villa in called a press conference tonight continue their struggle against Cannes on the French Riviera to complain that Mr Andreihe Paris treaties." Police Inspector was reported to have cabled an Gromyko, Soviet First deputy
Sentenced
appeal to both sides to settleForeign Minister, had gone back their quarrels.
on his promise of secrecy of a fixed quota, to guar-
Nairobi, Mar. 25.
French troops were alerted in giving an interview to Tass, So antee that retail prices will Kenya police inspector George their barracks here but official viet news agency, yesterday
24-year-old reach their proper level, and Horsfall,
former French sources have said they Reuter, who remain there. We believe Leeds policeman,
Was will take no part in the internal extradited from Britain earlier struggle in Vietnam. Government should restudy this year, was
France's sentenced here agreement with Vietnam allows the whole problem today to 18 months' hard labour her troops to not only No London where necessary
apply for prejury. China correctives.
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that prices more recently
have fallen, there is nothing.
under the existing system
and
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The American aircraft carrier, Wyndham Bay, was today dock- ed in Saigon river in the heart of the city but the American authorities said it was "not for emergency purposes,”
Evening Papers
Naples, 'Mar. 25.
RACE 10
Outsider: Honey Dew,
Fel Chi
Outsider-Ringway.
Tip Top
King Rider Ironside
RACE 7
Outsider: Bayshore.
RACE 8
United Victory
Prince Dahlia
Avoca
Outsider: Aan Hing.
Potentiality
Ambition
RACE 9
Beautiful Star
Outsider: L'Are Triomphe.
Conqueror
RACE 10
Honey Dew Straight Flush
Outsider New
Home Truths For British
Textile
Industry
Bury, Mar. 25.
A leading Manchester mill-owner, Colonel W. A. Grierson, called here for "a radical surgical operation" in the structure of the British textile industry.
Only by modernisation and up-to-date ideas could it hope to compete with the rest of Europe he told textile mill shareholders here last night
Newspaperman
Arrested
Obsolete and uneconomic mills should be scrapped voluntarily, he said Their numbers could
Cairo, Mar. 23. be halved and bopper two-shift
French newspaperman, working arranged and a stand-Richard Didier, who is an editor ing joint committee of employ of the newspaper Le Matin, in ers organisations and the trade Beirut, was arrested by police The declaration described« as
Damage estimated at £1,725 mins should be set up to work here today as he was about to "misleading West German as-
leave for the Lebanon with an sumptions that ratification of sterling w33 by
suffered by the out new wage, structures.. agreements was British Dating class destroyer
estimated $2,857,000 worth of "The Industry is at the cross- the Paris. favouring German reunion and nichess, in a collision with the roads, he declared, "The sellers foreign currency, gold, jewellery that negotiations about a solu- | 9,644 – tom tion of the German question Excamion in Naples harbour froth and the honeymoon is gone
ship market is finished. The creamy and travellers' cheques. would be held shortly.
The police said Didier, who and we are down to brasstacks. arrived here on March 18, from The blow wrenched the R,610-| A radical surgical operation is Beirut carried his precious ten destroyer from its mooringscessary in the structure of the cargo in a money belt under his
and it bumped its ster against industry."-China Mail Special armpits.-France-Presse, the quay.
London, Mar. 25. Striking printshop-electricians and maintenarice workers held a mass meeting here today and decided to continue their one- day-old strike after talks with management representatives had
failed.
It ascribes the "measures to the "new situation?” created by West German ratification of the
Paris treaties Reiter,
BILL APPROVED
į.yesterday.
... American
Damage to
the Excamion which belongs to the American Export Lines, was estimated at £172. The damage was re- paired here and the vessel, the which
Paris, Mar. 25. The National Assembly Finance Committee today ap- proved the bill granting government special economic, SCANT HOPE
social and scal powers. Political observers tonight, saw
Voting was 21 to 16 - with scant hope of an 11th hour The strike, which tied up the seven abstentions. The bill was. agreement
printshops, and, prevented, the very slightly modifed. Pre- Sources in close touch with London evening papers from mier Edgar Faure has requested the private armies say the war-publishing today, is expected to special powers to deal with lords are planning organise last all week-end- France- Anancial reform -France strikes in Saigon and curt off the Presse.
Presse
Unsurpassed!
had come from Mar sailles, left for Alexandria lark night.
the
The Naples port authorities. declared tonight that the Ex- camion was inching up to quay when the rollision oc« (curred. An Inquiry is in pro-
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