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JOINT U.S.- DEADLOCK FACING MARSHALL 68 Par

CANADA

MANOEUVRES PLAN TALKS

Safeguarding Polar

Frontiers

Washington, June 29,

An authoritalive War Depari- ment source today said the United States and Canada would soon announce plans for joint Arctic manoeuvres next winter in continuance of preparations against possible trans-Polar at- tack.

The source sold an announcement would be rude by the Joint Board of Defence of the United States and Canada, which had been building up close military liaison since the war's end.

The two nations have already. engaged in extensive military diplomatic co-operation

and Pre- and sident Truman pledged ever closer co-operation In a recent Ollowa speech. Since the joint defence plan was established. the. United States Vist sold Canada

› quantities combat material ut far below original cost. These included Super- fortresses. tanks, artillery, and transportation, communications and hospital equipment.

DEFENCE PLANS

uf

the

Joint United States-Canada de

1. Exchange of experts

fence plans also include: to study

the defence features of each country. 2. Study of coininen tesigns and Landards for arms, equipment, organisation, training and other new developments,

3. Mutual and reciprocal avail ability of milltary, noval and facilites in each country.

Soviets Demand Guarantees

Paris, June 29.

The Big Three Marshall Plan Conference faced near-deadlock tonight as a result of Russia's refusal to endorse the European recovery plan without pre- vious American guarantees that no political strings would be attached to dollar aid.

The three Foreign Ministers were scheduled to meet a third time at 4 p.m. tomorrow, with Britain's Ernest Bevin and France's Georges Bidault demand- ing quick completion of the programme to be pre- sented to Washington by September 1.

that

refusing any Laken

Russia's Vyacheslav Molotov has with all delegation adamantly refused to join any, over- Information as to what had all economic plan for Europe unless pince. the United States guarantees

It was reported reliably, however, dollars actually will be forthcoming that Mr Bevin had decided to take and that Soviet hands will not be offensive early and insist on tied, politically or economically, in unequivocal reply from Mr Molotov

whether Europe.

relief ir

de-Europe.

special

Most of the first meeting on

Fri-

the Soviets

would

an

CO-

A further major source of distord operate in joint economic policy for was that Britain and France

BEVIN IN GRIM MOOD manded the

of creation

co- Mr Molotov also appeared to have international commissions le ordinate

recommendations manoeuvred so as not to reveal his and programmes, while Mr Molotov cards on this male question unless demanded that the whole problem and until the western powers accepted be tossed to the United Nations or his demands.

Mr Bevin has been in a parti one of its subsidiary agencies. day was taken up with statements cularly grim mood throughout and attiek by Mr Bidnult and Me Bevin urging it was reported he would present Mr Molotov with a virual ultimatum Big Three agreement and rapid proposing the establishment of an for a yes or no answer to enable the conference to end by mid-week after co-ordinating International

a technical organisation by four or five setting up commission aided

programmes. Leclinient committees on coal, iron for handing reiler

The Radlo Moscow attack today and steel, transport, food and Anance ent, the United States Army took to handle the European relief pre- part

Canadian Army's manoeuvres below the Aretic Circle

4. A chain of air buses, land communications and 11 highway linking the United States to Alaska.

The

two mailens agreed that the major and early objective of any

would be an enemy against vitul industrial areas on the Atlantic and in the vicinity

Ule Great In addition to providing Conada planes, tanks and other equip.

of

with

f

Cokes

the

Eramme.

In April last year and Canadian BIDAULT'S PROPOSITIONS Western

United Press,

proposed that Mr Bidauit

on an alleged French Pan-European economic programme spotlighted again obvibus Russian fears that the Rediting to powers were observers attended United States {'

all manoeuvre the Soviets into relaxing hold on Eastern Army manoeuvres Alaska. European nations, including neutrals their economic

and former enemies, but specifically Europe. excluding Spain, should be eligible French officials denied knowledge for Marshall Plan aid, and of any such plan and assumed that Mr Bevin both asked for Big Three Radio Moscow inust be referring to agreement by the middle or end of suggestions endorsed by both Mr next week,

Bevin and Mr Bidault for lining up After twice requesting postpone European relief on a continent-wide ments Moscow, Mr Molotov yesterday

Natives Whipped

burg.

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on

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in

Intended

Just like Hamm: The idle trains of

Commons Questions

On London Vice

France

DIES

mar

For Golf Tourney

British "Open" Is Big Tost Of Skill

Hoylake, June 30. Officials of the British open golf_championship set a back- breaking par of 68 on Sunday for the four-mile-long Hoylake golf course open in which five American competitors hid this week against a field of 258.te. keep the open crown for the United States.

This par equals the 11 year-old course record held by Henry Cottch, who is

stea trying nignin American domination of British golf as he did by winning the open

ink 1034 after 10 straight years of American victory.

British golf wrltors narrowed their choice of probable winners to ske persons, three if them Americans,

Buila, Ghezzi and Stranahan were most feared, And several Kave Stranahan an excellent chance of becoming the Arst amateur to win since Bobby Jones.

Another overseas challenger for the cup relinquished by Sam Snead was Norman von Nida, lttle Aus- tralian who is chief money winner on Britain's pro circult this season.

COTTON AND REES

Home hopes centred on the re- served, studious Cotton, who, at 40, is pressing to extend his competitive career, and Dai Rees, 34 year-oli Welshman and Ryder Cup player.

Bres negatived American charcés, predicting that either ho or Cotton would save British honour.

Writing in the Sunday Chronicle, Rees and Bulla “is not likely to do so well" as he did in 1930 and 1940 when he was sécond, but Rçes 'gave Stranahan "a good outside "chance". The little Welshman did not men- tion Ghezzi.

Bulla and Ghezzi vero inclined to disagres somewhat, A

"I've been playing good-and--1- think I'll do all right, hazarded Bulla, Mexico Airline pilot.

-ENGLAND'S BEST COURSE

Vic. pro at Konins City's Victory

Hills course, confided that "If I can get the kinks worked out after of that travelling around, I think I'll

get through ok."

The course itself is considered by many knowledgeable golf men here

Ant. Deep tangled roughs hold out disaster for any error, and score every mangling bunkera ambush velvet freen.

Reminiscent of the shalling yards at Hamm, the name that used so frequently to occur in RAF war communiques, is this aerial picture of the rail- way sidings at Boulogne. Here, Johannesburg. June 30. repiled calling for a joint Big Three France Libre, asserted that the U.S.

scores of passenger and goods Field Marshall Jan

trains were made idle by the note to Washington, asking additional Secretary of State, General George Christian

the Marshall Plan Marshall, originally had information Smuts, South African Premier, han ordered a strict inquiry into allega- and demanding

entice that his European relief plon should

London, June 29, As a result of the trial, John Fos-French rail strike, and this tions that native labourers, mostly technical procedure of drawing up

to nations of Western Europe to

"The Man with the Gold ter, Conservative MP, hes tabled scene was repeated at the time placed relief programmes be from Rhodesia and Nyasaland,

General Marshall, at the next being brutally whipped and kept in United Nations hands.

Lory, Mr Chuter Ede, asking for the barbed wire cages by farmers in Diplomats here believed that Mr scheduled Foreign, Ministers Council Toothpick" was on his way to four questions to the Home Secre- all over France. the Bethal district near Johannes Molotov was fighting against com- mecting in London in November, to gaol today with the doubtful appointment of a commission to in-

mitting the Soviet to co-operation present the Russians with an accom- satisfaction.

of knowing is quire into organised vice wire FOURTH SOLDIER to be England's best and most of 13 name would be mentioned on and

able The Premier has promised to take in any overall European economie plished fact and to invite them to

why the the door of the House of Com- to evade national wartime service. whatever actlen is necessary, programmes which might weaken its join the plan or stay outside it.

The Messinus

to have are reported to hold

over Eastern Europe until he Nevertheless, grave repercussions

U.S. ANNOYED

mons- distinction very few.

obtained Icases

on hundreds of had waterlight assurances: firstly, ore expected the September

The Kremlin's reply, Madame Ta- British criminals have ever West End luxury flats despite the

Jerusalem, June 30. meeting of the United Nations when that the United States Treasury and

critical housing shortage, in addition

The death toll from Saturday the Indian case will again be con- Congress actually would give Russia bouls claimed, would decide future received.

substantial of State Department policy towards

blte sidered.

to holding extensive outside interesta

on British soldiers Mmé Tubouin said But Eugene Messina, who is sold ranging from restaurants to real night's attacks The natives involved are mainly any relief.

rose to four Sunday, with the death United Stales had been to be admirer of Lucky Luciano, was estate. the precise size of loans available the British subjects from territories out-

In a Tel-Aviv hospital of a Royal France like few British criminals before him. side South Africa.

Engineers supper, to Hussin and Russian-dominated annoyed that Britain and

had roped

in the Soviet For one thing, he reputedly made USED GOLD TOOTHFICK

The victim was felled with three There have been numerous re-Eastern Europe; thirdly that no

ing Union before presenting their own law-breaking pay almost on the beat cent court cases in the Bethal area strings would be attached limiting

this country,

Eugene held Д gold toothpick companions when they were hit by in which farmers have been heavily Russia's present exclusive political relief requests direct to Washing- American scale in

where small risks for small divi- almost always between his lips, machinegun bullets in a crowded fined for flogging and the South African Department tries behind the so-called Iron cur-

their labourers and economie control over all coun- oere were no Conference meet-dends is the general underworld-rule. presiding over these as well as his Tel-Aviv. street. Two of the men brothers interests in other countries. died and a fourth is in critical con- of Native Affairs stated that about talk.

ings today and Mr Bevin and Mri

He built up an international white 30 farms were involved-Associated The Conference thus far has runs-Molotoy both spent Sunday morning

The police said girls, only beauti. In a simultaneous attack in Haifa, All slave organisation that was so co- by President Vincent Auriol at a one of the hundreds of girls who Portugal and France and swamped wounded

consider Press. State

ed. responsible at Elysee Palace, at worked for him at one time or as with luxury-one reasons

for also included Fremier other would help in their inquiries. loyalty. Each girl was given a their unusual which Paul Fament Edouard Herriot Mr Bidault, As

As a result, Messina was not sen- lavish wardrobe, a luxury flat and sembly

tenced as the head of the powerful even custom-made cosmetles. They and other high French Government

Messina brothers gang, reputed to worked a five-day week. und diplomalle officials.

Press,

EDITORIAL

and herppropriation; secondly, of Russia,

In their respective embassies,

dition,

tioned under a total news blackout, three delerations were entertained clent the police admitted that notful ones, were recruited In Spain. assullants killed one Lieutenant and

War Memorial Fund

THAT.. the Chairman of the Hongkong War Memorial Com. mitten considers it necessary to Issue a special publis appeal for accelerated donations Is'a provok- ing commentary on the Colony's willingness to sabscribe to living a token to the courage, gallantry, selflessness, develion, and loyalty

between

and 1945. We fully Bupport the

show those biller days

peal, although li is felt the committee : ma

may be ver themselves too much des pondency so far as response to I slate is concerned. 12 true the tempo of donations from the ren cral public is somewhat slow, but It must be remembered that there have been distracting calls on the pocket during fie past month. The

business houses aro beginning

to come forward with substantial

الأمين

the

ments scattered all over world-reminders of pasi waFE, and whether the appeal can be classed as charity. An emphatic answer in the negative given, but the assurance should come from the War Memorial Cammillee which has been in- clined to take too much for grant-

can be

ed over this appeal. It is neces- sary to remind the pubilo why, Rad to what they are subscribing. The generosity is there, but it has to bo stimulated because, even when comes memorial funds, Time memories

of clouding Ing perspective. morial

Committee

The

War

war

has a

habli and chape. might obtain a more ready general response to

and

incheon.

second-Associated

COMMUNAL RIOTS

The first five holes on the back nine tumble over dunes that sweep up past concrete "dragon's teeth" planted along the wide sands of the River Dee to keep Hiller from taking Ilberties with Britain's Irish Sea coast.Associated Press,

New India Govt. In Ten Days

Now, Delhi, June 20. Indin's present Interim Govern- ment will resign, within the next ten days and new government have grossed over £500,000 since the The Messinag collected nightly;;

Calcutta, June 29.

formed with more or less the same The United States Ambassador to

war out of prostitution alone, but in using two Rolls-Royces to make Four people were killed and eight members, according to reliable quar- France, Mr Jefferson Caffery, who connection with the stabbing of their rounds.

rare occasions were injured, in 12 separate cutters In New Delhi tonight. throughout the official news blackout Carmelo Sissalo, now serving a term when they had trouble with a girl, breaks of communal rioting in The Moslem members of the re- has been kept closely informed as a member of the rival Roman razor-slashing usually polved mat Bengal today, the Bengal Govern constituted cabinet will be respon- conference proceedings, was

also a Gang"

ters. Unlike his American Ideal, ment said tonight,

sible for Central Administration ex guest-United Press.

Eugene had no bodyguard,except This brings the total for two days' bulldogs which patrolled his fiat. disturbances to eight killed and 34 the United Press.

injured. Router.

of

THREE-YEAR SENTENCE

Messina and

On

Record HK Air Mail Deliveries

13!

for the rest of

Tess meeding areas, and

It was learned. The various expert committees op- pointed to plan the partition of In- dia into the future states of Fakka- tan and Hindurian are expected to submit their reports before the third weck in July.

WILLING TO ASSIST '

The London, June 29,

Romeo gangs Mr. John Foster Felles, Republl-wern said to have disputed certain can Party foreign affairs adviser, lucrative areas for prostitution fi said in a letter, published In the the fashionable Bond Street district, newspaper The Observer today, where sidewalk space is sometimes that the American people could be rented to independent prostitutes pro- counted on to help finance Europe's viding they are pretty enough and Because there is a general On June 11 a test letter was dep- The partition council Itself is ex- recovery only if European statesmen dress, well enough do maintain the impression that air lines and patched by air by the Postal De-pected to meet in New Delhi to- did not repent post thistakes. high prices with which hundreds of

post-offices do not bother great-partment to San Francisco and it morrow to decido finally on the terms that American "It was, sald last January

officers and soldiers arly about getting mail between arrived there at 3.30 p.m. on June af reference and the personnel of Europe is the world's worst, Ato familiar.

In this case the international

the boundary commission and the nzard. After each Dast confagra- Vasaalo and some of his henchmen points, it is interesting to be date no helped to cut down the administrative authorities for those its appeal

peal if it announced a tartion the structure- has been rebuilt chail the Mebsins brothers home able to report that last week a time, taking off a day. There would areas which have already decided lo and there was on argument "during new record was established be be an

additional 24 hours. the favour of partition. journey, cut trying

thesa facts, the wielded by Engine: Eugent, whe

who when mail, dated June 24 was Postmaster-Gonoral warns that there sembly. statermanship now claimed to be a diamond merchant, received by the General Post can be no guarantee that these re- level, primarily clo-

The decision was made 'nt an ext cord-flights will become a 'regular'traordinary joint acasion of the Con- pebrotul fellow got three years for unlawful wound- Office høre on June 26.

performance. Weather and other ference of Chieftain and elected.

which cannot be members of the Quaita municipality, people can be counted on to help. legat batteries obtainable. He offer the week previous, ale mall for circumstances I doubt if they will go on for long ed 23,000 to anyone who could help Sydney was despatched by the Hong- avoided are the main reasons why with non-Moslem members absent. subsidizing a repetition of past fol-bin fee the country. He is a Kong GPP on June 12 and arrived there are occasional delays in-trans- -The joint, session; was, attended by les. United Press

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