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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1955.

US CHALLENGE TO RUSSIA Premier Inspects

·Postwar Reduction Of Arms WHAT CAUSED

Strength Revealed

At United Nations

United Nations, Sept. 19.

The United States today put full figures on its arms strength reduction since the war before the United Nations Disarmament sub-Committee and challenged the Soviet Union to do likewise.

THE TROUBLE?

The

Kiss

Or The Sovereign

Newcastle-on-TyTMw, Sept. 19. THE girls here are cross with

the chairman of their im- provement commission because he gave a traditional kiss anti sovereign to an out-of-town girl.

The presidential aide, Mr Harold Stassen, said he was authorised to lay the figures before the Committee. The statis- tics showed that US armed strength fell from a wartime peak Tradition decrees that when the of 11,500,000 men to a low of 1,400,000 in 1948 and 1950 and now stood at 2,900,000.

CURIOSITY

KILLED

THE CAT

Mr Stassen' offered the figurestion in the surrounding Baluc

in reply to the Soviet delegate, States? is Russia increasing or

Mr Arkady Sobolev, who pointed | reducing its strength there?

to the recently announced Red Army reduction of 840,000 me and the return of the Balle base of Porkkala to Finland as "confidence-building" measures.

The Russian pointed out that the May 10 disarma- Part of ment proposals of the Kremlin called for

the dismantling of military bases on foreign terri- tory.

Mr Stasson said it was incon-

authoritative

Cources

Port Elizabeth, Sept. 19. Soon after Mr and Mrs L. van dar Schulp moved into their home in Bay Street, Port clusive, Elizabeth; they noticed seme-said, to study a single statistic For instance, he thing strange about the hoor-by itself.

asked, even with the surrender Some were shorter than the jof Porkkala, what is the situa-

boards.

uthers. They looked as if they had been taken up and re- placed since the house hud been rebuilt,

Then someone told them that an old sea captain had once owned the house, which dated back well into the 18th century. Mr and Mrs Von der Schulp put two and two together maybe there

treasure under those (loorboards,

WOR

Saw Cord

So they spent several hours re- moving the short floor boards, They saw a nali in, one of the beams supporting the boards, To it was attached a cord. The cord was hauled up. At the end was a bottle stuffed yellowing paper. On the o of one piece of paper

was u

Inside was writton: "Curiosity killed the cat. If you look in here you're fools, the same as we were.

Porkkala

Established

Against Wishes

Washington, Sept. 19.

Meant Nothing

The West has lang entended announced 040,000 that the

Russla's armed reduction in ctrength meant nothing so long as the Kremlin kept its overli milliary manpower figures cceret.

Mr Stassen gave these figures to the Committee on Ameriçau armed strengil:

Wartime peak, 11,500,000 1947, men: 1946, 3,300,000; 1,500,000 1948, 1,400,000; 1949, 1,000,000; 1950, 1,400,- 000; 1951, 3,250,000: 1052. 3,000,000: 1953. 3,550,000: 1954, 3,300,000: 1955, 2,- 900,000,

He promised an answer "at an carly date" to two questions Mr Sobolev had asked earlier about President Elsenhower's. proposal for an exchange of military blueprints and and round inspection between Russia and the US, United Press,

aerial

The State Department's CEYLON BID

of

spokesman said today that the Soviet naval base Porkkala in Finland — now to be given up by the Sovjet Union was

established

against the wishes of the Finnish people.

The spokesman, Mr Lincoln White replying to questions at Some folk who had been caught a press conference on the state in the same way were getting ment of Marshal Georgi Zhukov, Soviet Defence Minister, their revenge

delayed the by

decided to liquidate its military bases on foreign soll, said:

action. The message was that the Soviet Government had

FOR UN

vlow to

Improvement commissionerS make their survey of the river here the chairman should kiss the first maiden he sees on the westerly Hmit of the river bank.

This year the chairman, Mr B. E. Common, kissed Mabel Stubbs -and that caused trouble.

An Employee

Mabel is one of the com- mission's employees and lives miles from the some boundary and traditional kissing place. Local girls objected to her getting the kisa-and the sovereign. The matter was brought up at

meeting of

the .com- missioners and Mr

Common

spid he Intended making a personal statement about the few minutes affair. But

Inter he dashed out saying he was not well.

13

The meeting decided by

dlocussed

should

not be

voice to three that the matter further China Mall Special,

Don't Be Fooled

By Soviet

New Look

-Mrs Roosevelt

Command Post

The Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, leaving a camouflaged Signals Divisional Com- mand Post at Colchester. The visit was one of a series he is making to the fighting Services. --Reuterphoto.

Malta Conference

Labour Assembles

Its

Big Guns

London, Sept. 19.

British Socialists sent their biggest guns to today's opening of a colonial round table conference on Malta's constitutional future and the Mediterranean island's de- the United mands for admission to Kingdom.

The unique proposal came from the 39-year-old Maltese Premier, Mr Dom Mintoff, himself a Socialist.

Xmas Poultry

All In One

Capetown, Sept. 19. Mr Arthur du Preeze, of Peddlo, owns a turfowl.

The bird was

ly bred when

Island

rooster

coldental- #thode

Red Australorp

with mated

turkey hen.

*

In appearance its legs, head and part of its body are turkey but the comb is half turkey and Hall towL

Some of its feathers are spotted groy, while thosO on its back are red with a few speckles of green.

The noise it makes neither turkey nor fowl China Mall Special

Socialista intend at least to give to succeed to the Party lender Turks Granted

Mr

As an indication that British | Griffiths, "dark horse" candidate the proposal serious considera ship; shadow Committee mem-

the Party tion,

leader,

ber Mr RHS, Crossman; Party Clement Attlee, and leftwing elder Mr James Chuter Ede; the Mr Aneurin Bovan were appoint- Earl of Listowel and Mr Douglas

Houghton. to the conference. Seventeen British MP's in all

Tory, Labour, and Liberal

Colombo, Sept. 10. The Government of Ceylon

New York, Sept. 19. has directed its Ambassador in

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt just the United States to contact delegates to the United Nations returned from the Far East Assembly which opens on her third round the General in New York tomorrow with a world trip said today that

gaining member coun-

Ceylon's bid the battle against commun-ment case. tries' support fo for membership of the Unitedism for men's minds and Nations Organisation.

hearts was still going on in Ceylon, though fully entitled

of UNO, has spite of a new Soviet look. to membership "I have no comment other been shut out in the past by the

"We can't afford to lose it," East-West than to point out the obvious, Russian veto in the

she told a press conference. "We must battle on the econo- base at Porkkala was establish the Organisation,

mic, the cultural and the social the wishes of the .Colombo, Sept. 19. cd against

front to win It." Alr Vice-Marshal Edward Finish people and Davis, former Commander-in-less than 60 miles from

followed by nine signatures, China Mail Special.

Air Marshal Dead namely, that the Soviet naval deadlock on new admissions to

Chief of the British in

that it is

the

Air

Soviet mainland."

Marshal Zhukov made Forces in East Africa, collapsed ond died suddenly today in the statement after the announce-

of the Ministry of ment that the Soviet courtyard

Union would Supply here.

give up the

Porkkala base-Reuter. He was 89--France-Presse.

his

A British Crossword Puzzle

15

18.

24

27

ACROSS

1 Extend (8).

6 Paces (5),

8 Outlet (4).

Sereno (0),

11 Bantah (6).

12 Diminish (0).

14 Portion (4).

(5).

18 p (5).

18

19 Saucy (4).

20 Mad (8).

24 Flexible (0).

25 Frightened (0),

ZE Chăngo course (4),

[19

26

28

27 Mournful retrain (8).

28 Respectable (9);

16

DOWN

1 Weakena (4).

2 Bring up (4).

3 Greedy (4).

4 Subtract (0).

5 Spire (7)

1 Famous (7).

Guided (7).

(D).

10: (?).

13

14 Sporting dog (7).

10 Enno (7);

17 Stadium (6).

19 Satiated the examiners (0),

21. Land measure (4),

33 Language (4):

33 Prepare for prona (4).

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1-Draws, 4 Bailad,

0 Opines 10 Errol, 12 Rosted 14 Perianice, 17, Dood, 10 Rotorvo, 20. Loveret, 92 Erin, 23. Thimble, 27 Rupo, 29 Alt 30 Sleeps 81 Emends, 82Tade. Downs 1 Droopy 2 Allen, 3 Stern, Abet, 6 Larder 7 Dalude, à Socrate, 11 Redeem, 18 Beethos, 13 wor, 10 Avenue, 18 Evil, 20, Legate, 21 VIMON, 24′′ 16, 20 Brown, 20 Brume, 28 Prod.

And Bulgaria

has

also

Asylum

10

Non-Recognition Of E. Germany

!!

WEST BOUND

BY PARIS TREATIES

Bonn, Sept. 19. The West Geaman Government considers that Britain and other Atlantic pact countries, DTO bound by the Paris treaties not to recognise the East German Republic,

Government Spokesman said today.

C

Q

He was answering a question at press conferenço about *peculation reported from London about the possibility of Britain recognizing the "Get- mun Democralle Republie."

Britain. France and the United States made a joint declara- tion in Paris last year that they considered "the gov ornment by the (West Ger mari) Federal Republie as the only German government fretty and legitimately con- stituted and, therefore, en- titled to speak for Germany as the representative of the Gennan people in international ́affairs."

Tho other 11 Atlantic pact powers associated themselves with this statement in the Paris treaty documents.

India's Assurance

According to Dr Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, India has assured Westem Germany

shares his

that shu that tho

view Western ropubile is the only legitimate Germany,

It is understood that the West

German Foreign Onco keenly en the lookout for signs that any other neutral power is about to recognisa Eastern Germany and will do its best to intervene, Finland, with whom both East and West Germany exchanged trado delegations several years ago, is the only country to be In relations with the two

Germanies.

It is generally expected in Bonn that the other Com- munist countries will follow the example of the Soviet Union in proposing diplomatic relations with West Germany in the near future. A Foreign Office społecznan said that ho offlelal "approaches had been received up to date.-Router.

GOLD COAST ADVISER

London, Sept. 19.

Tokyo, Sept. 19. North Korea has decided

asylum to two Turkish grant soldiers who crossed into North Korea last February, the North named Korean radio monitored here Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd as sald today.

Sir Fredericit Bourne was today by Colonial

adviser on constituional matters to the Government of the Gold Const.

No outstanding Conservative will hear the Maltese Govern-was named to the group.

Special attention focused on Counter-proposals by the tiny the conference because the last Isle's Conservative Nationalist colonial meeting on Cyprus

North Korea notified United Party for Dominion status will earlier this month-resulted in

set-back for Britain. Nations authorities of its de-

A former Governor of . East to grant the island cision at a meeting of the Olivier, a former Prime Minister.

freedom touched off bitter United Nations Military Armis Bengal, Sir Frederick will

pro- tice Greek-Turkish riots and

Commission held in Pan- begin his new work when he Next October

voked fresh nationalist violence munjom today, the broadcast arrives in Acera on September

said. France-Presse.

20-United Press, on the island itself.

be presented by Dr George Borg-a clear

Refux

Neither Mr Mintoff nor Mr Mrs Roosevelt said she agreed Bulgaria

asked there was a "new climate in the Borg-Olivier was present at io- A to be admitted 10 the United world. As far as war goes it is day's organising session.

Colonial Office spokesman said, Nations, the Bulgarian Informa- one of the things we must be however, that they had been in- tion Agency reported from Solla grateful for. I think the Soviet tonight.

Union now thinks war would be vited to testify at the next meet- The agency was quoting a suicidol but as they haven't given ing on Wednesday afternoon. letter addressed by the Foreign up their idea of communising The Prime Minister, Sir An- Minister, Mr Minero Nelezey to the world we must still be care-thony Dden, promised that no the chairman of the 10th session ful."

decision would be taken on the

of the United Nations General Mrs Roosevelt returned from island's future status until Par- Assembly.

Paris yesterday on the same fament assembles again in Octo-

He said the admission of Bul-plane with the Soviet Forsian ber. garla to the United Nations would be in line with the cur- rent detente in international re- Intions.-France-Presse,

Minister M: V. M. Molotoy. She said Mr Molotov reproached her for not visiting the Soviet Union,

Reuter.

Besides Mr Attleo and Mr Bevan, other Labotir lumigaties attending included Mr James

British Are Funny

Funny About

Dogs, Say Red Students

London, Sep2, 19.

Two Russian students told

Moscow Radio Ulsteners that The British are a "bit strango"

small,

promenading in the central atreets of London." he said.

about their dogs-they even "The attitude to dogs in aristo

have special restaurants and cemelerles for them.

"Several times In the British 'capital, and Later in other towns as well, we have ob- served fond mothers wheeling icfants with one or two little dogs in the perambulators," they reported,

Impressions

Moscow

Radio was broadcast- ing the second part of a feature called "A thousand miles in England," in which Igor Kobzcy and Georgi Ostroumov

their in- give pressions of a student visit to Britain.

Kobzev told of the "soVĒTS beauty" of London. "One can understund why the English like their capital sò much, he said.

Taking up his story, Kobrev

told

the Russians: "On the streets of London one may. cómo acrosa" propia of," cx= traordinary professionis tune tellers, organ grinder conjurors

And dom.

cratic districts is very affec- tionate. Special restaurants, baths, hairdressers and finally cemeteries have been made for them.

"This appeared a bit strange

to us," he said.

Some of Kobkev's other im-

pressions

The House of Lords: "There were about 15 or 20 people on the benches in different parts | of the chamber. Below us the Speaker (sle) was sitting in manille and wig." Orie of the members was scar but hin speech did not

to interest anybody. It was explained to us that a ques tlon of second-rate importance, about the form of some

# or other, was being |

The street-corner SOSTI: "A leisurely flow of pedestrians is passing by us-men with out. hate in whlio shirts anti dark.Jackets, wouring narrow trousers, many of them carry-

ing raincouts. This way la

have the

but London wenEVER Smart follows of their

ropped like

Ho

wido sickets and narrow waists and total absence of multi- coloured dresses,

Guards' Parade: "To- gether with us, a group of foreigners has stopped by the gates of the Guards barracks in Whitehall. We eye with wonder the uniforms of the sentrics, mounted on black hormos with monumental mobility, very high boots, white

be breaches, red tunics, heavy shining brass helmets on their heads. Their straps

come under their lower "per dot under their'.ching, guardianon, witia marilal im- perturbublifty, stand up to the snapping of "the" tourist

· COMETER,” ********

Visited Camps

....

費

Sanimer

DAMDE: The group visited camps organised by the National Union of gludents. At one camp on the outskirts of London, they found many students from abroad picking strawberries iding money for the

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