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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1955,

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Russians Making Final Efforts To Nehru Challenges

Divide The West

BROKE INTO

PRISON

Melbourne, Apr. 3.

A thief, believed to have,,

former Inmate,

been

broko into Castemalne prison, Victoria, and stole ale weighing 200 lb. from the Governor's office. Poliet said the mic cop- inined £A135 (about £98 sterling) and a revolver. The thief escaped In stolen car:

There were 22 prisoners in the cells the Ume

but no nicht guard. The gaol holds only "trusted" Prisoners. China Mall Special

PUT WIFE

OUT OF

SUFFERING

Paris. Apr. 3. A 70-year-old Italian agricul

tural worker, Benedetto Gepponi, and his wife Madeleine loved each other, dearly.

They were 'gulting enuigh money

lo live on out of a small patch bi land in the righbour- hood of Menton and they were happy.

However, ill-

⚫ luck struck them one day

when 'Madeleine was found

SOVIET PRESIDENT

MAKES APPEAL

Paris, Apr. 3.

Marshal Klementi Voroshilov, Pre- sident of the Presidium of the Supremë Soviet of the USSR, said in Budapest today that "the Paris accords have been ratified, but it is not yet too late to prevent them from being put into effect."

In his speech, delivered on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Hungary's liberation, Marshal Voroshilov was re- ported by Radio Budapest to have blamed the United States for the ratification of the Paris "agreements creating а West European Defence Union.

M. Edgar Fiure, the French Premier, addresses the Council of the Republic in Paris, where be made a spirited and dramatic defence of the vital Paris agreement. Express Photo.

SPORTS FANS

Marshal Voroshilov said the Radio, "they would become Soviet Union had "taken,

behind which. Britain's | on screen more than one occasion, initia- und France's ruling circles tives to lessen international would Hide their participation tension" and would "continue to

in a bloc with the Bonn (West work for peace,”

Germany) revenge seekers spearheaded against the Soviet Union.".

ABROGATION

However, 'the newspaper Izvestia wald today that rati- fication of the Paris, agree- ments to rearm West Ger 113.ny had "made the abroration of the Anglo- Soviet and Franco-Soviet treadies unavoidable.” "Otherwise,"

mid Izvestia in

to be sufering from a tumour, an article broadcast by Moscow

Little by little her suffering

became unbearable, Day of

night she had no respite. She

was hospitalised several times East German

but with no result.

For seven long

years.

the

husband took care of her, Anding time to cook, sweep the floors and cultivate their land. A compensatos of £300 for war damage melted like snow in the sun, in the purchase of uscless drugs,

FINALLY WEAKENED Then, Madeleine began urging her husband to kiti her. After resisting a long time, he finally weakened and bought a pistol

Youth Will

Serve In People's Police

Berlin, Apr. 3.

The East Cétman Communists said today that youths "would be "called upon" for two years'

service In the Soviet Zone's Palice Army.

Zie stil hesitated. However, one The Communist Party news- day, when she was pressing paper Neues Deutschland said him more than usual he placed Army duty for youths between the barrel on her chest and 18 and 22 was necessary to fired.

mili- counter West German He then attempted, to commit | tarism and protect East GLT-

suicide but the pistol jammed, Į many. He rushed out crying, "I killed her! I killed her!"

was

newspaper's

not clear from the editorial whether

When the gendarmer" -arrived, the Communists plan to intro- he was stiling on a chair by duce conscription at the present the side of his wife's bed, time." At one point the news- weeping silently.

paper said "voluntary enlist-

Moscow already had threaten- ed in formal diplomatic roles to London and Paris to tear up the Friendship treaties if West Ger- man rearmament were ratifled.

Liplomas had wondered however, whether Russia meant to carry out the threat when the accords were merely Paris

ratified

or when they were ordered into effect.

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Responsible diplomats gen- erally felt Russia would delay denouncing the 1wo treaties until the Allies have all ratified the Paris accords and German

soldiers were given the groen light to march. *.

Izvestia did say it was stir

possible to hold up the trend

toward new conflicts."

"It is still possible, before this happens (before the Paris agreements come into effect), to hold up this trend and put a halt to the preparation of new conflicts," said the paper. "No task can be more important at

junctie

that than

of strengthening peace and lessen- ing world tensions."

this

UNAVOIDABLE

But Izvestia sald flatly: "The ralifies forï' of the Paris agreements has made the abrogation of the.. Anglo-Soviet and Franco- Soviet treaties unavoidable." Both the British and French Parliaments have ratified the treaties.

MISS PAPERS

Spivs Cashing In

By Vernon Morgan

London, Apr. 4.

If anyone was ever in any doubt as to what constitutes the most important part of a newspaper the current national newspapers strike has re- moved it. Sport and racing in particular is what the British public are missing most,

Of course as a sport editor, the writer is biased, but for all that there is ample proof that those interested in sport are the worst sufferers.

Quite a lot of people one, sports news of some kind. Mostly or it was for racing dogs and meets in the morning bus evening train are quite happy horses, Others wanted soccer and rugger though they have mestly been well catered for by the radio and televisión.

not to have a newspaper to read, but not so the sports fan. QUEUE UP

...

Part of his daily fun has been suddenly taken from him and he does not like it.

The "spivo" are again in ful cry. They are printing news sheets with racing information and football results. The cost is sixpence, tour times as much as

daily now paper. Where they get their information is a secret for the racing, news, and the soccer results too. are copyright. But they get it all right and are doing a roaring trade.

Such public figures as the famous coloured tipster "Prince Monolulu" are queuing up soon after dawn

outside provincial newspaper offices to get a list of the probable runners, jockeys and betting for the day's racing,

Others somehow get bold of To the judge examining him, he ment" would help strengthen

Without this the tipster and provincial newspapers and sell said, "am 70 and have a Fast Germany. But then -it

every racing fan is lost,

them to ezger buyers for six- clean record. But my wife added:

The Izvestia article, signed by Super optimists that they are, pence a copy. There is perhaps insisted too much to rid her "Youths, particularly Com-N. Polyanov, charged that the the racing fiends will not believe even greater demand for the from her mufferings: And now, munist Party members and can- British and French Govern the strike has saved them quite evening newspapers with the 1.am in.gool but she knows didates between 13 and will meals had "assumed full

re a bit of money. It is only the racing results and starting_prices

But all be called upon to defend the sponsibility" for their future.remised winners they ever think than for the morning's. I am not a criminal.” The old man was acquitted-hemoland in the ranks of the lations with Russia.

of. They conveniently overlook have a ready sale, France-Presse.

People's Police."-United Press.

the losers.

Bookmakers

making history by circulating to their cllers the list or enres for the

A British Crossword Puzzle ̋

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SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD-ACTOs: 1 Assess, 7. Sure, Dross, 10 Lasso, 11 East 18 Commencing, 15 Teak, 16 Evan, 18 Contenders 22 Morr, 24 Prize, 26 Trate 26 Want, 27 Steady Down: 2 Storm, 3. Ensue, é Select, 5 Assented, 6 Eros, & Usage, 12 Takes 13 Cream, 14 Minority, 17 Acorn, 18 Strews, 20 Noise 2] Eland, 23 Opal,"

"The approval of the Paris

A poll of the queues outside agreements by the Parliaments the provincial newspaper offices

fire

the

of a number of Western coun-in Fleet Street has shown that various races, but they do not tries has substantially changed

everyone virtually

was have time to prove

That is where the #spiv steps in.

the international situation," said endeavouring to get a paper for probables Izvestia,

"The Paris agreements, as shown by their sum and sub- stance, make the restoration of the Wehrmacht and Hitler's military potential and the in- tegration of West Germany Into militaristic blocs

official Its policy of Washington and West European partners.

an

"This tends to aggravate the international situation and in- crease the danger of war. The Governments of France and Bri-

Dulles Will

Not Meet Shigemitsu

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Washington, Apr., 3. tain, once they have become the The US Secretary of State, allies of the German militarists, Mr John Foster Dulles, disclosed have assured the full responsi-" tonight that he would not be bility for the future of the able_to comply with the request Anglo-Soviet and Franco-Soviet of Japanese Foreign Minister, Lreaties."

Mix Mam.oma Shigemitsu, for talks between the two statesmen in order to reinforce American" Japanese relations.

WOO WEST

But the English language Moscow magazine News, set up specifically as & pro- paganda journs! to woo the West, said in an article by Its editor in chief, historian Evgeny

Kosminsky, "We want to preserve the Anglo- 'Boyle; treaty,”

News sald, however, We can only do so it that (Anglo-Soviet)

treaty is a reality, not a spurious harmful Action,

Mr

Saigernitsu

announced yesterday that he had naked the US Ambassador, Mr John All- son, to propose a meeting with Mr Dulles in Washington

It

reported that the Japanese Foreign Minister `was prepared to leave for Washing ton within 48 hours.

was

It is paradoxical to think that readers in nearly every country of the world knew the Baturday" football results before they were known to the general publle in Lencion and that racing Cathusiasts in South Africa had all the necessary details about the big race of the week, the Newbury Spring Cup, soon aftef ..the.

race was run while Londoners were trying to get at least a part of the information. COMPLAINTS

Mach to the annoyance of the racing fan the British Broadcasting Corporation will not "play ball" by giving either the number of runners or the betting re- Σάντις.

There are also com- plaints from people playing the football pools that ther cannot ・ get the nodessary IvaIiiimme scorts of radio,

The general public may be content with radio news head- lines but not the sports enthusiast, He wants not only

The State Department tonight facts but to know how his team issued a statement saying, that played or how his horse ran.

FULL TIME"

CARPENTER

Bonn, Apr. 3.

A dead carpenter's device to keep himself in basi-

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worrying

still

деат

pollen and the fire brigade in the Manerkirchen dis- triot on the Rhine here because it makes farm houses burn down with ominous regularity.

The carpenter, Johann Bernhofer, hanged himself in a prison cell two years ago at the age of 17 after the police had found out about his trick of buliding Miming devices" Into houses, so that they would burn down after a' certain period

Bernhofer, according to pollce records, designed his device during the world economic crisis in the early 1930' because he feared that the

depression and slackening buliding activity might force him out of a Job.

In all chimneys he helped 10 centruct, he built in a panel of wood, which would burn through slowly and then expose a "trigger" that would fire the house. -China Mail Special,

Pope Blesses

Big Crowds

Vatican City, Apr. 3. SEA of palm. branches and fluttering handkerchiefs wayed by a big crowd in St Peter's square greeted Pope Pin3 XII. wha the zip- peared at his study window on the top floor of the Vatican palace today to bless them on Palm Sunday.

The crowd which included mamy pilgrims from abroad called for the Pope until he

при .peared to give his blessing.

-and Branches of palm, olive

box were blessed and car- ried in procession

in the world's Catholic churches today in memory of Christ's entry into Jerusalem over a road strewn with palm in his honour.

The Pope received today two intricately hand-worked palms made for him by the rains of the Camal Dolese Convent in Rome who are vowed to almost total

The silence. presentation was made in his private apartments by his Dutch sacristan, Monsignor Pieter Canisius van Lieade.

also

The 79-year-old Pontiff

made a speech on the pre- vention of decidents in in- | dustry when he received a the Vatican palace about 1,000 delegates

attending a Rome Costgress

thes subject -Reuter

Milan, Apr. 3.

Arturo

Mr Dulles work schedule did in the latter case they are grest- Mrs Ada Riva, sister of the

maestro not allow him the time to pre-ly missing information provided celebrated

tury correspon-Toscanini, died here last night "The matter now resis with pare for conversations at this by the expert

dents Chim Mail Special time.-France-Presse,

at the age of 79-United Press. the British public."-France" Presse and United Press.

TODAY

Las Vegas, Apr. 3.”

Collective Farm Bosses Blasted

London, Apr. 31 The testing of an atomic anti-Pravda sealed the fate of nircraft

Originally weapon, scheduled over the Nevada deschi for today, has been post- poned until blooday, because The aircraft which was to carry the new weapon had developed engine trouble.

J

The anti-alncraft weapon to-be-released by: the car pirant at an altitude of 35,000 Keutikyance-Presse,

tens of thousands of collective form bosser today with a bitter blast against lagging Production in the rich black earth agricultural

region belleped marked for a sweeping purOE. The Soviet Communist Party ergon charged that the vast region was legging behind in the production of orpin, Eiger

beet and sunflower." Soviet experts said the Pravda editorial probably signalled the beginning of the shift of tens of thousands of hard-core Communist Party leaders to farms to replace present farm bortes

falt Jegging

production. The Soviet Communist Party Secretary, dig Khryshentes, those crificiam of etmomio policies

Georgi

Malenkou's removal

as premier, ioarned last week that the massive replacement programme was on the wazi He said so in speech at Voronezh in the black earth reoton" much Moscow on was on a Wednesday He "meet the workers, tour of the district, one of a series, being Kremlin leaders.

"United

led to

Press

All Countries

New Delhi, Apr. 3.

"Mr Jawarharlal Nehru, the Indian Premier, today called on the Soviet Union and the United States to declare their stand on what he called the "tyrannical oppression" of Africans and people of Indian origin by the South African Government.:

Addressing a public meeting here, he said the protagonists of the Russian and Americon ways of life had pitched their flags in India and were dis- tributing propaganda that India was "neither here nor there."

pre

Mr Nehru added: "We are South African racial question." neither here nor there, but we He said the United Nations wholly 'br the side of passed some resolutions now and again then sat back "with folded hands in a state of come

decer.cy

- CHALLENGE

"E challenge every coun- try in the world to give ils ... opinion unquestionably on the naked racial persecu ion being perpetrated by the sapialist white revern- ment of South Africa on African and Indian people there.

plete

who spoke for nearly eight minutes in Hindu said the ruling Congress Party had been careful in declaring objective of A et pattern of society.

the socialist

Indian

Communists and others were demanding confiscation of British and

other foreign in- "India is not prepared to vestments in Calcutta and other tolerate this racial persecution pinces but he would not do so under any consideration of anti- because it would split India's Communism

Communisn good rame and because India Let the African Government needed foreign capital to develop forget about Communism and her

cconomy. anti-Communism and learn some decency," he said.

Mr Nehru also criticised the United Nations treatment of the

The Government" welcomed foreign capital 'and would guarantee such investments India, he said-Reuter.

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