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WEEKEND

"We will fight in the banks and on the beaches, we will never devalue-how's that?"

"This £20 a week makes you put your heart into the job, doesn't it?'

"And another thing-Lord Hoilsham's got a pash . but not. new job, just to listen to what's said,

you....you have to sleep...!

BBC

"One of the now Hobbies people for Network Three, I think."

HOUSE OF

COMMONS

"Remember, don't open up until October 29th-- direction of Transport House!"

and keep a sharp look-out for paratroopers from

COLLINS HALL

COLLIN SAVE

Pairs

HUSK HALL

"Well, Vivien Leigh paraded the streets to save.

St. James's, didn't she?"

NATO

"As you were! General Speidel was discussing the evil economy of Marx, nat-marks ! “

Copyright in mil qountrite,

Friell

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1957.

KERUSHCHEV AND TITO

A matter of "Whether,

and if so...

VIE

How?"

by W. N. EWER

Then

A

Are you scared to call your doctor at night?

CT ONE. Time: 9 am Flaco: The doctor's house.... The telephone rings. Sleepy, the doctor picks up the phone to hear an urgent voice; Please come, doctor, I've had a most od kind of pain. I know it's late at night, bút ... ACT TWO. Time: 3.30 am. doctor replies crossly: "Marely "Also, avold night calls unlesa Place: Suinewhere in the indigestion." Silence for six they are absolutely necessary," suburbs... The patient, the seconda

La- before his wife I said, "It's in your que

you like to picture of health, says apolo mumbled: "Why don't you take tores!s. Would getically: "Only indigestion? something for it, dear?"

make important decisions when you are avertired and sheapy 7" Funny thing, due, an hour ago

Most calls at night are quite fyou should have seen me, I was

superfluous, but doctors under- beat double."

stand that a pain at arce in the morning: nkways stenis more frightening than it really is.

ACT THREE: Time: 4 an, Place: The doctor's bedroom.

Doctor's sleepy wife asks: The "Anything wrong, deur?”

RURITANIAN RAZZ in San Marino

recent top-level

Soviet, and Yugoslav leaders, somewhere in Rumania, Somatime Senior Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. has been the subject of W.N. Ewer is the Diplomatic Carecipondoni of the London lot of comment and specula. "Daily Herald", and her attended for that newspaper tion. Speculation because, very important international conference since 1914. as BO often the ease in He is well-known, not only as a writer on world affairs, Soviet affairs, there has

but also as a broadcaster, boon such an atmosphere of "bourgeois

poison." secrecy about the whole Khrushcher scems to have taken business. Not a word be a hand again. The anti-Yugoslav fore the meeting, and campaign died away suddenly. hardly a word after it ex To, noting this, spoke again of the possibility of co-operation cept the formal

commu provided that there was то nique.

question of "abandoning It was a "summit" meeting, positions of principle". Mr Khrushchev heading the Thereafter things begon Soviet delegation, Marshal Tito move quickly. Khrushchev in the Yugoslav. But what was rogue announced that he had about, and what has it achieved? soon ty talk to Tito. A Yugoslav One hue to go back to the economic mission

to tangled story of Soviet-Yugoslav Moscow. Khrushchev arranged relations since the big quarrel and presided at a meeting in the nine years ago: The forceness of USSN between Yugoslav, Bul- thun quarrel, on the Russian side, garian and Albanian Commuhlat From FRANK GOLDSWORTHY: San Marino. was astonishing. There was an leaders. Now he has met TiloTHIS tiny mountain-top re-blic has more quaint sights than ever for the Jurista, now that it is in the middle of a political uproar. And that is quite a point, for San Marino, with a population under 14,000, claims 1,500,000 tourists a year.

וד 1

RELATIONS

our

10

THIS

With

and

20 Chocolate Soldiers

prison in

tower

:

The children

On the other hand, no doctor Even during the day anany wants anyone who is feverish in calls to the doctor are quite his waiting room. For a tem- indicates that tho

| unnecessary. All patients aro perature

faced at one time or another patient might be infectious. with the problem: to phone ur no ta phone?

No time

"I suppose you would rather

sce children at home?”

Lawrence asked,

Mrs

Generally doctors prefer to With older visit sick babies. children It depends. 1

Little

If they decide ↓ doctor's Jeremy has caught his finger in opinion is to be desired, then the door the doctor would 'comes the

decision rather see him in his surgery. second Should Mohammed go to the 1t the child is infectious or doctor or should the doctor go really l that's another matter. to MohammTIEMİ?

When clitidrm are sickening **What would you prefer, for something the doctor often doctor?" Mra cannot maker diagnosis, for a Lawrence few days anyway. The child asked. "I live may just have a bit of a cold esty a few or acem of colour and all doors away.** parents can do is to wait and A doctor acc. But It is during this carly

there hasn't time to stage, then

to nothing visit every- definite, that the child may be body.

He most infections. From the first got the beat thing to do is to keep

All in a

wouldn't

through his the child in bed.

doctor's

day: by

CEDRIC

CARNE

on the whole,

ยก

din't come to

his surgery.

doctor can

often

Late season visitors to this "island" in the heart of Italy, this living Ruritanis, can expect to ages-

The Prisoner in the Tower, locked themselves in the palace From time to time he lowers a and put the police force

and outside.

basket from his cell window to collect cigarettes and money from passers-by.

attempt to break the Yugoslav himself, economy by cutting off all trade with the Soviet Union and the satellites. Tito was denounced as

50 It is pretty plain that a blood-thirsty Fascist. And his Khrushchev in the initiator of went on until well after Stalin's the whole move. He is trying death.

hard to re-establish the closest Then, two years ago, Khush end friendlilent

10- relations chev took charge and started a tween Moscow and Belgrade. new line. He went to Belgrade. Just what his purpose is perhaps was effusively friendly to Tile, only he knows; it may only be Explained that all the

Mh that he thinks this would be use- pleasantness had been the fault ful in restoring the situation in of Beria, and that now Beria had Exatciri Europe hal for been shot, the old friendship example, it would get rid of any could be restored. Tito and the danger of a sort of Polish- Tugoslava walked a little warily, Yugoslav entente. Or it may be

The San Marino Army. They were ready for friendly that he thinks he can, step by Usually its soldiers appear on relations, but they made it clear stop, draw Yugoslavia back into only four ceremoniol occasione that they would not give up one full membership of the Soviet each year.

Now it is quarter lot of their independence. They bloc.

mobilised—which provides Communists,

How far has he got? We know themselves would decide and nothing, of

course, of what doily spectacle of 20 control both their internal and happened at the meeting. Neither 20) Chocolate Soldier types in external policies.

the Soviet nor the Yugoslav neat blue uniforms with pillbox press or radio gave any help. Wel hats, This seemed to work pretty only look at the communique and well for a year OT

. The ty to read between the lines.

My own Judgment, for what Russiany not only lifted the economic boycott; they also is worth, is that, though offered Yugorinvin considerable obviously things have moved,

These are days of crisis. San not yet moved very Marine, isolated aid long-term eredils, for they have

2,500ft, up- example, for a big aluminium for.

literally on a mountain-top--has plant and an artificial fertillser There is no pretence of agree-never had a pollligat clash like On the controry the this in its 1,000-plus years of plant-and they seemed resigned ment.

were

bul

Bicy

OFFER AID

11

THE CLASH

D

(rüyeni

to the fact that Marshal Tito communique says that the two independence.

leaders "examined" problems would continue his "uncom

For 12 years, oddly enough, it mitted" foreign policy, keeping that "hinder the further success-

ul mutual has beer. Communist-run. on friendly relations both with ful development the Soviet bloc and with the relations".

And they will con-

Then last week six Socialist Weslem Powers.

continue to work for the rg-

of the ComDUNİSİS bor that supporters Then, last year, came the move! of obstacles

withdrew, leaving them with a Moreover, there events in Poland and Hungary, development". The Yugoslavs made no secret is a declaration that Soviet-minority of 29 to 31 in the little

parliament. of their sympathy with The Yugoslav desire of the Poles and the based co "equality, respect for Hungarians for national in- sovereignty, independence and dependence. The Russians were non-interference" angrily suspicious that "Titoism" had been a powerful factor be- hind the Polish and Hungarion revolts.

relations

must be

This dappered Just as the Parliament was to meet in San Marino's ancient Government Palace to elect the two men- called Captain-Regents - who jointly held executive power for six months at a time,

Palting these things together seems pretty plain that Tho has stood firmly on Yugoslavia's right to go her own way and to Relations became very strained "Build Socialism" in her own And that whatever once more, The Soviel Govern fashion.

So the reigning Captain- "obstacles" to Regenta mont "pastponed" its offers of they may be.

declared Parliament economic aid, and the old note really good relations between dissolved and announced elec- of abuse began to creep back Moscow and Belgrade have not tions for November.

Now

into

articles, yet been overcome

Wo

and speeches Suslov, for example, accused the have to see it Khrushchev will To prevent the anti-Commu- Yugoslavs of "national Com- have another try and if so, nist Opposition from going mailsm", adding that this was a how.

ahead with the meeting, they

WHEN THE COLONIES COME TO A PARTY CONFERENCE

FIVE

Cyprus, the Labour Party have been equivocal

By HAROLD JAMES yeurs ago, the There is a greater measure of Labour Party's annual agreement between Labour and

Conservative thought in these In one resolution only are the conference had no less than matters than appears on the sur- wild men of the parly allow- thirty resolutions on its face. For example, an all-party ed free rein. That is when they demond that all commercial agenda dealing with Com- delegation to Kenya this year

concerns in Britain having large monwealth and colonial arrived at the same conclusions

over that mast controversial of colonini Interests should be na questions. At Brighton there colonies, This is a healthy sign. tionalised and handed over to

the colories! are only eight.

Then, too, soma of the more Colonial and Commonwealth contentious toples of the past problems also figure less pro- have been wiped off the slate, minently in the Conservative For example, Seretse Klama, Party Conference ogendi-al a host cose was a 'handy annual", probably for much the same is back in Bechuanaland.

Does this mean there has been a decline in Socialist interest in the subject? Or that the colonial polley of the Conservatives since 1991 has been so successful that there is little left to criticise?

@mong

The

The federation of Central Or does it imply a greater unity Africa is now an accomplished of thought

political fact, but the issue is not dead. parties at Westralstar over the Three of this year's colonial, re- affairs of the Commonwealth? solutions are concerned with the

The truth is probably a bit Rhodesies and Nyasaland.

authors of all of them of all three.

like to see the federal egg un- scrambled. All would oppose any move to full self-goveṛa- ment in, 1960. One of the resolu- tlons emanates from Manchester of where an African Affairs Group,

Cost of Living

reasone.

It is good to see a slide away from thoughts political to

the more immediate problem of economic development In the newly independent territories.

Eleven Resolutions would

especially to Oght federation: another is sponsored by South Kensington, the home of many African students in London.

Overainadowing all toples discussion in the publle mind was formed a few years ago today is indiation and the cost of living, on the one hand, and the H-bomb and nuclear wea pons, on the other. On this last, there are no less than 120 re-

the Socialist solutions before conference-more than a quar- tant With Eter of the whole.

degree of concentration on these eublecls, colonial affairs tend to be crowded out or forgotten.

Added Support

The Conservatives have eleven resolutions on Commonwealth and colonies to diserts on Satur- day, October 12.

Five of these call for a strong effort to

colonial speed up economic development, two ask for tighter political and ceon- omic unity, one opposes aby thought of political partition in Сурги, another calls for Dominion status for the Central African Federation, and an- other deplores thoughts of This is, then, an indication of Maltese-British lategration, what lies ahead--when the cot- stitutions reviewed. Moreover, The eleventh, perhaps, indi- to Labour, opposition this cates Conservative satisfaction But there is also truth in the

subject will be added support with the government's poiley. fact that Labour ands it more from the Liberal Party, to judge It moves "that this conference

fault difficult to

Conservative from senthmeats expressed colonial policy. Like its pre- their Annual Conference. decegro, the present gover-

ment has carried on the aim of Cyprus, surprisingly, dgures in Jeading colonial territories to only one resolution and this .wards"self-government. So no only a mila eue. It calls on

+

congratulates the Prime Minister for upholding all that is best in the Brush charactor and tradi

wholehearted tion and pledges support for those policles which are designed to cure peace and

need nusy: for resolutions press- Labour la malte a clear policy prosperity for our largo

and

Ing for "Freedom" for dhana, statement on the island's future, ever-increasing Commonwealth *Merdeka* for Malaya,

Tila lo badly needed, for, on Esmily."

THE PRISON

Also, the

worlc if people,

One word

Then there are those people

work better in his consulting who think that they can have ᎥᏆ consultation anywhore I

That Prisoner in the Tower room. The examining couch is is a former Communist sup-not a decorative piece of furni- said, “even on a dus."

Some people believe the porter now accused of trying to ture. The doctor has installed

because he can make his doctor to be fuig game. Well, bribe members of Parliament to it

more efficiently than just be honest dingnosis join the Opposition.

with yourself. or bed, which is Can you bump into your doctor socially without thinking of your ulcer or your blood-

that to pressure or

touch of

on a divan

sterilised.

Els arrest last week doubled usually too low. the prison population. He la

There are Instruments held in a turreted, battlemented castle perched on San Marine's hand which can be highest point a castle that is There is silence which umbau had last week?

that doctor knows travel him to hear the faint sounds Every u gift to the makers of

spot posters.

picked up by his stethoscope. character who asks for a There Is a telephone and a of advice on the side. In the Onc afternoon tha two notebook with a list of numbers crowded foyer of a theatry, or prisoners were being entertained he might wish to consult. nt the windy corner of a sweet,

waiting

Do you think I'm callous? All by rock 'n' roll music deross from a juke-box in the "So it's to my advantage to I do is mod sympathetically and Falcon's Nest Night Club atop be examined in the surgery," say just one, single word.,

STRIP" the next mountain pinnacle. Mrs Lawrence nodded.

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