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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955.

STRENGTH THROUGH

THEY TALK TOO MUCH

Bonn, May 26.

West German Parlin- mentarians talk too much In the view of the Free Demderatie Party, second largest in the Govern- ment coalition, who sur rest that a time Umit be set in future.

The proposal will be discussed when deputies of all parties in the Bundestag (lower house} meet lateT this year to revise Parlia mentary procedures, China Mail Special

ARMS AID

Present Position

Of Free World

Due

To America

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Washington, May 26.

The Assistant Defence Secretary, Mr H. Struva Hensel, "said today that it would “U.S. SPIES" be better to double the American military aid programme rather than cut it on the SENTENCED eve of the Big Four meeting.

TO DEATH

Tokyo, May 26. Three "United States air- dropped sples" and another' who "sneaked into Hunan Province," were sentenced by the High People's Court of Hunan Province in Chang- sha, the New China News Agency said tonight. Three were sentenced to death and the other to 10 years' im- prisonment, because of his repentence after arrest.'

The Agency said the spies confessed "during the trial that they joined American espionage agencies in Hongkong in 1950,

They alsu confessed that the task assigned them by the American espionage organiss- tions was to set up armed agents "bases" in western Hunan, collect military, national defence and industrial con- struction information, gather remnant connier-revolutionary elements and organise armed attacks, the agency stated.- France-Presse,

KING'S WEDDING POSTPONED

Cairo, May 26. The marriage of King Idriss of Libya, to Miss Aliya Abdul Kader Lamloum, which was supposed to take place here to- night, has been postponed until next week, the Libyan Embassy here said today,-France-PrERSE,

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He said that any gains which have been made by the free world recently in the cold war have been due to the position of strength generated partly by United States military aid to its allies.

of peace "If there's a dove abroad "in the land," he added, "this is where it was hatched."

HOUSE COMMITTEE Mr Hensel was testifyin before the House Foreign during Affairs Committee hearings on the President's request for $3,530,000,000 in foreign military, economic technical aid for the and coming year.

Journalists

The Chairman of the Com- mittee, Mr James P. Richards. asked Mr Honsel whether his advocacy of the military aid programme was a sign he did results anticipate zood from the

"surnamit so-called meeting this Summer.,

not

"No Sir," Mr Hensel replied. If you "On want

PAINTING EXPOSED

AS A FAKE

A painting riven to the London National Gallery as a masterpièce 30 years ago has been exposed, as a fake. Sir Philip Hendy, the Gallery director said: "As a masterpiece it was worth £19.000. What its value is now I can not say. The painting is "Virgin and Child with an Angel" and the artist was believed to have been Francesco Francia, the 15th century master. "But." said Sir Philip, it was not painted by him at all." It took three months of

Mr scientific tests to expose the fake. The painting was denounced last December by Leonard Koetzer, a Mayfair art dealer. Pictured here is Mr Arthur Lucas, the "National Gallery's chief restorer, examining the painting-Express Photo.

Purge Of S. Vietnam Army Officers Ordered

the contrary:

conícrocs to arm the with real power at

the Big Four meeting you ought to

double gramme."

may be

this

pro-

Saigon, May 26.

The government of South Vietnam has order- ed a purge of army officers suspected of disloyalty new in preparation for a general offensive against the to United rebel "army of liberation," due to be launched this

the weekend.

Almost half of the aid request is earmarked for

Played Dice direct military aid

Paris, May 26.

States world.

throughout

authoritative

The rebel army led by former | ful striking force of 24,000, Mr Hensel said that any move Vietnamese Chief Paris journalists, printers and

of Stag, beavily armed regulars. newspaper van drivers played by the United States which General Nguyen Van Hinh, is Unless he can reach agree-

a loss at Caith dlee in cares and canteens lo- might indicate

stretched along southwestern ment with the "liberation day as a 24-hour strike called in the system of collective de provinces of Vietnam between army" leaders by the weekend,

bad the Cambodian frontier and the be is by the Communist-led prin- fence would have a

expected to order a tery union kept all but a few chological effect which might chic

China Sca. It includes 37.000 As allies relax of the ecurry's 151 morning tend to make

black-shirted troops of the Hoaerral offensive on Saturday, sources said to- and evening papers cft, the their own defences,

Hao Buddhist sect and an right. Earlier, he said the Korean estimated F000 troops of the

a "small war, although

One Binh Xuyen private army diven

from

Saigon early this month. 000.000 or more, not to mention cost the United States $18,000,-

Also in its ranks are token lives lost and disrupted.

forces

the cf

Roman Catholic and Cao Dai religions

Catholic Premier Ngo Dinh Diem has rushed 13 battalions to the area in the past week to build his forces into a power-

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called to de-

stre was mestrete opposition to a bill so and the Union's monopoly of hiring and firing printers, which is being debated in Parliament today. The Cathole

Meanwhile, the Senate For- Printing Workers Union has eign Relations Committee ten- denounced the stoppage 25tatively approved today most of

aimed at profecting a "trade President Eisenhower's requests

tion dictatorship." union

in his $3,530,000,000 foreign ald Com~ Another branch of the

The Senate Com- programme,

SUMMIT TALKS London Welcomes Moscow Approval

London, May 26.

Official quarters here tonight welcomed Moscow's formal agreement to a "summit" con- ference and were not discouraged by the more the hostile passages of today's Soviet Note to Western capitals.

The Note compared favourably with last weekend's attack by Pravda on the concept of the conference of government leaders as suggested by the West, it was held.

Two significant omissions from today's

reply to the Western invitation were the criticisms voiced by the Com-

are

Dursue the matter through diplomatic channels rather than waste three weeks.

The

Western Powers munist Party newspaper of the opposed to Vienna as the venue proposed three, or four-day sa suggested by Russia and Mr duration of the meeting and Molotov is against the Western the suggested method for proposal of Lausanne, tackling outstanding issues.

REVERTED

: But officials here але сопе Adent that the meeting will not be prevented by a long wrangle over the site.

The attack in today's Soviet Nole against America's intention of raising

in the situation. Russiar dominated Eastern Europe is regarded here as an attempt to disabuse Washing- tom of any ideas that these Communist

states could be bargaining countries in a pan- European settlement.

Except for its' attack on United States policy, today's Nota reverted to the attitude * adopted by «Mr Vrachesiny

Malatoy, the Soviet Foreign- Minister, in his talks with the Western ministers in Vlonna this month. The Foreign Office here said today's Note would be studied in consultation with France and the United States,

મંગ

Women Tramps reply should be sent or not. The American statements about the

Like Rum

Paris, May 26. Women tramps in France have a "great liking for rum” while 30 per cent of male tramps" are" teeto- tallers, according to` M, Alexandre Vexliard, whe has prepared a doctoral theals on tramos for Parts University, He

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there are about 15,000 Paris.China, tramps in Mall Special,

Can't Cough

Out These False Teeth

Several ameers have already received notice that they are to be relieved of their posts.

They include five colonels, and lieutenant-colonels, two majors

Glasgow, May 26. with General Hinh and

A new, "spectacularly success Vietnam's Head of State, extus method of fitting false teeth Emperor Bao Dai. More names will be demonstrated at the Bri- are expected to be blacklisted.

Official sources tonight con- tish Dental Association annual

conference here in July, Armed that General Hinh was

An Association spokesman In the Hoa Hao area south of

munist-led GGT (trade union mittee held its hearings earlier. No Longer British Saigen. With him are former said today that "a few people

federation) had 11,000 Le Havre scamen out on a day- long strike at dawn today in Support of wage claims. Bordeaux scamen promised to strike for two hours tonight In sympathy with the step- page.

Today it approved tentatively $1,400,000,000 for military aid; $311,200,000 for. direct forces support; $1,000,300,000 for Bangkok, May 26.

"defence support" such as roads. The Thai Goveinmment is con-

and power facilities: and sidering

possibility the

$172,000,000 for "Point Four" controlling the "export" by The French National Assembly technical assistance to under. travellers of Thai banknotes Eater approved by 510 votes to developed countries, which recently caused a note 109 the bull which provoked shortage here.

the newspaper strike.

of

Large quantities of bank notes have been taken to Malaya to buy American dollars there. Frame Presse. ·

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The bill now goes to the Upper House which is not expected to consider it before the end of June-Reufer.

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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD Acrow 1 Public, 4 Gaped, 7 Indicate, 8 Abate, Seldom, 11 Emerald, 13 Corrode, 15 Rested, 18 Split, 19 Lathered, 20 Fight, 21 Deltide. Down: 1 Pails. 2 Laird, 3 Charmed, 4 Grease, 5 Pheasant, 6 Defend, 10 Lordling, 12 Merited, 12 Coster, 15 Outlet, 18 Steal, 17 Dodge,

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NOT IMMEDIATELY

..The

Commnifice did not immediately complete action on other money requests conlained in the bill

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are subject to a final vote

on the entire measure..

The Committee hoped

Pontecorvo

Loses Citizenship

London, May 26: Dr Bruno Pontecorvo, the Italian-born British atomic scientist, who went over to to the Russians, has forfeited

WOITY way

Inspector-General Ngiyen Van had already been fitted with the Colonel Nguyen Tuyen new dentures, which have no former commander of Bao Dai's plate, and experiments have Imperial Guard and several proved spectacularly successful,"

The wearer has no former army officers who came with Hinh recently from Paris.- about food working its

under his dentures, which have Reuter,

been found to be more "natural" looking than the usual ones and "supremely comfortable," he said:

New York, May 28, Five-year old' Norberto Garcia has beca granted $190,000 out of court settlement New York City

from the

The dentist using the system cuts through the gum to the bone and fits a metal, frame onto

Omnibus Corporation for the it The gum is allowed to heal

over the frame, leaving a series of prongs sticking through, and the false teeth are Atted onto Mail

loss of his left arm and left leg after being struck by a bus,

the largest such finish action tonight but his British citizenship, it settlement on record here for a these prongs. Chica

minor-Chine Mill Special. Special

still faced a fight over a pro-was announced today. vision in the Administration's

bill to permit the discharge of most higher bracket

Foreign

The Home Office made the said: whe and Operations Administration en- announcement

ployees when the non-military has shown himself by act and aid programme is shifted to the specch to be disloyal or dis- State Department on June 30.

affected".

the

Dr Pontecorvo is now working for the Soviet Union as atomic scientist in

or Fance-Presse Ho

The majority leader in Senate, Mr Lyndon B. Johnson, said he hoped the Senate could start cebate on the aid measure on the floor on Tuesday Wednesday of next week. said the Armed Services Com- mittee, which usually reviews, the bill after it is approved by Foreign Relations group,

the

voted today not to do so this year, The move will fürther speed up Scoate consideration.

At the Administration's re- quest, the Foreign Relations Group eliminated a provision requiring 30 per cent of exorio- mic aid to be disbursed in the form of loans. Administration officials said that an even largër part could be in the form loans if the requirement

were ciminatext--Votted Press.

Mrs Luce Not

Replacing Gruenther

Rome, May 26.

of

Moscow....

It

was

Transport to Hongkong Problem

Chinese Students (Returning Home) In U.S.A.

BEECHAM Delayed

SUPPORTS

MASTERS

Washington, May 26. American officials said today the exodus from the United States of Chinese students who wanted to return to China was proceeding very slowly, despite the fact that all 82 who expressed such a desire had been cleared to leave.

Bath, May 25. Sir Thomas Beecham, famous

They said that of the 82 who Of 27 Chinese students cleared ago to leave British composer-conductor, has were given permission to leave more than a year

several are still in hit out at critics of the old music only three were actually known for China masters.

to have departed for China, One America and three have changed of the principal reasons for the their minds and asiced permis. in the United slowness of the exocus was the ton to restle scarcity of cheap transport to States permanently, officials sold.

Their cases are under considera Hongkong, officials said,

They noted that most of the ton now.

He told Bath May Music Festival officials; "The cry to day is 'Down with Mozart, To

| hell with anyone who can write Chinese students, wanting to cently the 82 who were re-

a tune. Give us disconi.”

"Way

do the have to give 18th century music in the festival? In. ok music you stand alone, alone and naked,

cently cleared to leave were a conserve whatever money the number against whom restrain- have, book third class passage ing orders had been issued be via the American President cause, the United States Govern- Steamship Lines from Sanment said

men

had acquired Francisco to Hongkong and they

special bendiis

here

Mrs Clare Booth Luce, Ameri- Every note you play has got to usually have to wait some weeks which would aid the war patan, can Ambassador to Italy, today be perfect, whereas no one dealed reports that she would leave her post to be appointed notices in modern music bow Secretary of Health, Education many wrong notes you play."

«bem

tial of Communist China. How- for space,

Information here is that ever, the restraining orders were during the past two other 12 to 15 Chinese students lifted will be on the next sailing from months.

and other will San Franciscg

Although the United States and Welfare. She said these regir Thomas Beecham salt-the- ports were the late for 5-1028 Rue was clem

You must kong out from time to time Government did not say so if

the Summer.

was assumed that the action series of groundless

NEVER LEAVE She jokingly added that per-reply with vigour to those who the s

was taken in the hopes that it it was quite would Influence the Chinese haps she should deny that she wish to. turn this country and Officials said

the 82 Communist authorities to re- would be appointed to replace this city into a third rate posible that some of General Alfred Gruenther as imitation of the Middle West would never leave the United lease the American airmen im-

that country. Commander of the Allied Powers of America" be sold-Chine States, it past experience was prisoned in

United Prest. amy pride. Mail Special in Europe France Free

The Soviet Note's assertion. One of the first questions to that Britain and France could be decided would be whether a hardy agreeTM with recent

text of today's Note did not Communist states of Eastern appear to call for a formal res-Europe is probably an attempt ponse by the West, it was to drive a minor wedge between. thought, and when Mr Molotov the Western Alles. suggested further discussion shout date and site for the talks, he may have had next month's United Nations meeting of Foreign Ministers In San Francisco in mirai.

On the other hand, the Western Powers, who would like the "summit" conference to open

But official quarters here say that the manoeuvre will fall in both preliminary skirmishes and at the conference itself if it is tried there because all three.. Western Governments are equal- ly concerned about the fate of the peoples living under Com-

regimes munist

on July 18, might decide to Europe.-Reuter.

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