1955-04-07 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL

· 1955.

Propaganda War Against Formosa EASTER

CHINA REPLIES

The

Londen, Apr.

Communist New

China News Agency to- day accused Mr John Foster Dulles, the Ameri can Secretary of State, of “uttering new threats" in his statement yesterday that the United States would defend Quemoy and Matsu if that was vital to the defence of Formosa.

The Agency said; "lis utterances also made it elear that American ‘ceuse- fire' talk was merely part and parcel of the American scheme to seize Taiwan (Formosa),”—Reuter.

Malayan Reports

Denied

Civilians Not

Wearing Aussie

THE

Uniforms

Eases Off

TOUGH ATTITUDE

MAINTAINED

AGAINST ISLANDS

Washington, Apr. 6.

The United States and its allies are giving closest attention to signs that the Chinese Communists have slackened their propaganda campaign in support of their threatend "liberation" of Formosa, it was disclosed today.

Red broadcasts aimed at the Chinese

people were said to be stressing less Witch' Saw Murder

threatening themes..

There is evidence, for example, that Formosa. propaganda dropped from a peak of 20 per cent in broadcasts last November-December to about five per cent today..

This reduction

Formosa

Canberra, Apr. 6. HE Australian Army Minister, Mr Josiah Francis, today denied the Malayan reports that Australian Army forms were tcing woSTI by prepaganda has prompted in civilians along the Malayan-terest in Washington, London, New Delhi and other capitals Thailand border.

of reducing on the prospecLS

uni-

int

He said that the only Australian tension in the Formosa Straits

uniforms being wom by area. civilians in Southeast

Asia

wore derived from old surplus supplies for the women's ser- Vrvices, including these for.

nurses.

There was no danger of Aus-

tralian troops being confused | during operations with South- east Asians wearing such } clothing, he declared.

His statement followed wide- spread discussion in Aus- tralia pending the dispatch of Australian, troops to Malays. Critics claimed that the Aus

tralians will be regarded in Malaya AS supporters of colonialism.

The subject was expected to be hotly debated in Parliament after the Easter recess. France-Presse.

NO SOFT TONE

To date, however, diplomats said behind-the- scenes efforts by Britain and India had not produced Any paralleling soft tone in Red China's "tough attitude against Formosa offshore Island trace moves.

Red China, informants said, still rebuffs truce overtures by Baming the United States and Nationalist China for tensions. Britain and Indin were said to be regarded by "the Reds United States "stooges" because of their truce efforts.

as

The Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, said yester- day that the United States and

allies were working [O duniame "dangerous elements" from the highly dangerous" Fa.

Eastern situation.

Mr Dales

told a news con- ference that ceasefire hopes had BONN WELCOMES been made abundantly clear to

RATIFICATION

Bonn, Apr. 6. West

German Government quarters laday welcomed the completion of the parliamentary ratification process of the Paris treaties in Belgium and Luxem- bourg, which they said, would contribute to strengthening good neighbourly relations with these

countries.

the Red Chinese,

"So, if there is any war, it will be enticly due to the provoca-

4:

As it ting to match this tone, Mr Dulles emphasised that the United States has only one commitment

the concerning defend Formosa situation-to and the Pescadores islands.

"We have no commitment of sort or description,

any kind,

Or implied. -expressed

which binds the United States to any- Thing Formosa and the Pescadores," Mr Dulles said

Dubles

except the defence of

In The Cards

AND

MADAME DIED

Paris, Apr. 6.

"I have seen it in the cards. I shall die mur- dered," 60-year-old Madame Suzanne Poinsot, the

Witch of Noailles", had told her neighbours.

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Madame Poinsot was once prosperous. She had married an expert in black magic who told fortunes to many people in France and even Mr

left unchanged, however,

flexible abroad. previous American policy which could bring prompt American retalia- tion if a Red Chinese attack to carry on against the Quemoy and Matsu islands were deemed to be part of an attack on Formose,

There are

When he died, she attempted But she did not mow her art well enough to be come a successful fortune-teller and she became poor.

Shabbily dressed, dishevelled, she really looked like a witch. Three months. age, telling fortune to

agricultural worker, Andre Fraines, she told him, "You will land in gaól after murdering someone.”

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Then, she established a rela tionship between this predic-

or did Fraines simply assassinate her with the hope of finding money. Nobody will ever know.-France-Presse,

The President' of Lebanon, I E Camille Chamoun, accompanied by his wife and retinue, were received in audience by the Pope at the Valicam. The Lebanon Pres!- dent is on-an-official-visit-to Rome.

the

Picture shows: the scene as President and his wife (seen behind him). left the Vatican after andience with the Pope. They are panied to their car by the Swiss Guard

and other Vatican

officials. Express

Photo.

ACCOTE-

Dulles Will Attend UN Anniversary

Washington, Apr. 6 John Foster Dulles,

Mr

secretary of State, will repre

States at the

gent the United 10th anniversary commencratica of the signing of the United Nation's Charter in San Fran cisco in June, the State Depart ment announced today.-Reuter,

Society Spiv · Fees

LONDON SEASON

NOT CONVINCED Authorities are

not con- vinced they know why the Chinese Red regime is talk-

to the Ing

Chinese people about Formoss these days.

several ideas, including: 1. The Reds may have dis- covered that any hopes they had of using the Formosa crisis as a spur to home-front activity has may have developed over war boomeranged. Negative reactions

She began waking in the Z Formosa drum

alerting beating middle of the night may be dropping in advance of neighbours, shouting, Fraines is here. He wants to murder Afro-Asian month's big

Theme. Of course, Fraines was conference in Indonesia.

their home.

fears.

this

tion, and what the cards had told her on her own fate. She believed that Fraines would

murder her.

FROM £2,000 UP

Johannesburg, Apr. 6.

A warning has been issued in Johannesburg to South African mothers to avoid "society spiva" Chinese, Mr Dulles said. "It, Chinese Recks may be trying to fount peacefully asleep at who seek to fleece Commonwealth, and American

The D and initiative" of the

fact, the Chinese Commun_s

get wider

support for

are failul to what they talk anti-American policies. abou-peace-then there will be 3. Britain

and India may no fighing in the area."

Have bad some. success in Mr Dulles reserence to Red China's pence

Red propagar.da quicting the talk surprised. some of his listeners. Buea the Reds may be a little easier If so, campaign on Formosa.

perts pointed to the survey" of

to deal with later-United

They said parliamentary ritt-Red China broadcasts and said Press. fication of the treaties in that the emphasis bad changed -Brussels and Luxembourg was a from Formosa. "Liberation to

conséquent continuation of the "non-interference

China's

policy pursued by these two, internal affairs....peace...@co- NZ Squadron

countries towards 3 united existence" and Europe-Reuter.

paganda tone.

2

softer pro-

A British Crossword Puzzle

DISCREET

IN

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Leaves Cyprus For Malaya

Cyprus, Apr. 7.

A ceremonial farewell to

BAD DAY

"Friday will be a bad day for me," she told neigh- bours. What happened is not clear.

morning, as lights Saturday were still burning in her home, the gendermes were alerted and

found the "witch" dead, with her head bashed in.

Questioned, Fraines admitted baving had several drinks with Friday night. She was drunk, he said, and began in- sulting him and beating him..

the end, he pushed her roughly and she fell on the corner of the fireplace and was killed

ber

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Did the witch provoke him Into murdering her to make her prediction come true and not

families to introduce their daughters as debutantes into top drawer social life in London,

"The season with its high-inclusion on the High Com- Light of presentation at Buck missioner's list. But to enjoy ingham Palace, has begun inter Britain Some 1,000 lucky young must attend the right parties season to the fullest, she debutantes of 1955 had ten and and dances-1.c. fruit cake in the State apart sharks come in for the kill." ments recently before curtsey- ing to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

OUTRAGEOUS FEES "This was the launching

but for many.... ceremony, debutantes

had been preceded by the payment of outrageous fees to some aristocratic“ chineers," подад just back from .London, told the Press · Ân

an interview recently.

where the

Some of the discreet advertise- ments in the personal columns of London newspapers were Inserted by these society splys" who offered to chaperone a de- butante throughout the season.

Gifts

Their fee was from £2,000 with expenses. upwards of jewellery that could be sold easily were preferred to cash.

An underground -- end quite unofficial — "committee of mothers" decided who would "For the South African girl,be the favoured 150 debutantes vi

the 14th Squadron of the "lose face" before the villagers the initial hurdle to debdon is the inner circles.

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9.Breakfast dish (8),

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12 Worry (4),

13 Mount (5).

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wrong (5).

19 Smooth (4).

22 Desiring earnestly (8).

24 Bring about (8),

25 Tenant (8);

20 Drops (8).

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3 Exhaust (7).

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Object of worship (4).

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7 Agreement (6).-

19 Allude to (5)

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23-Rain heavily (4) ---- YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 3 Affirmed, Error, 8 Earnings, 10 Oceans, 13 Release, 15 Come, 17 Entered, 18 Rapiers, 20 EES, 21 Tussore, 28 Recled, 27 Followed, 26 Adept, 29 Restrain. Down: 1 Senor 2 Creel, 3 Arena, I

5 Mentor, 6 Dashed, § Assert, 11 Cedar, 12 Aerie, 14: Ensure, 15 Cense, 16 Metre, 18 Roofer, 19 Psalms, 22 Sedan, 23 Older, 24 Edit 25 Moor.

Force bound for anti- terrorist operations in Malaya was given here today.

Sir Robert Armitage, Gov- ernor of Cyprus, clad in full; ceremonial' dress, reviewed the Squadron and expressed regret: that New Zealand's association with Cyprus had ended.

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But I know you wil pleased to put into practical use in an operational theatre all, the aldll and training you have ac quired here," he said.

Air Marshal Sir Claude Pelly, Commander-in-Chief ot the Middle East Air Force, thanked the squadron for its contribu tion to the Command.

LAST

ST TOME

The RAF and the RNZAF pennants few side by side during the ceremony for the last time in the Middle East.

As the last New Zealand air- man marched by the saluting base the

pennant was lowered, marking the two and a half years";

service in the Middle East, Ma

Britain's Secretary of State, Lord de Lisle and Dudley, today sent a special message to New Zealand's Defence Minister on the occasion of the departure of the squadron from Cyprus. for Malaya.

The

message said: on behalf of Her Majesty'e Government thanks for the con- tribution which the Squadron has made to the peaceand security of the Middle East since, it joied the Middle East Command two, and, half years ago. We look forward with great pleasure to its wrivel in Malaya, China, Mal Special

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