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CHURCHILL CHIDES AS SHINWELL PRAISES WEST UNION

London, Apr. 20.-The Defence Minister, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, said in Parliament today that Western Union was a "constructive and essentially a pacific conception and not merely a military alliance."

He was stressing the importance of the social and cultural matters discussed at the eighth meet- ing of the Consultative Council of the Brussels Treaty Powers held at Brussels on Sunday and Monday,

Mr Winston Churchill, the adjustments that might be re- Conservative lender, suggested quired until an examination of the military expenditure Ind that Mr Shinwell should not have used the word "merely" been completed, he added. In referring to the milltary alliance.

"It seems to me--I will not Any disparaging-butan adequate term to use," he said.

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NO DUPLICATION In further discussion fence problems, the Council took steps to ensure that there was no duplication In the defence Brussela under the

being

Mr Shwell replied that the plannlig

to make Treaty with the work Government wished shundantly clear that the condone under the North Atlantle ception underlying the Western Treaty, he cald. Union defence organisation, and To this end, all information the Brussels Treaty in particu-would be made available to the inilitary Standing Group in Washington regard to coclal with an invitation that it should Propose any urgently desirable existing Wes- miscations of tern Union plans.

not

merely lar, was not une but had considerations also.

He said the Counell discussed such matters as social security, public health, assistance, war pensions and the rehabilitation of the disabled

Mr Churchili commented that he did not feel much wiser after

the Minister's bearing ment.

he

Finte

"He had it fully in mind that

nelded: the maintenongs of economic Amid laughter, atability was a first priority in "We will, however, study it and the

of the defence

Western try to ste what meaning, if any, world," he raid.

can extracted,"

Mr B question, Specific defence projects be- Replying to

Shinwell cald the Council con- fure the Council, he added, in-

the desirability cluded the preparation of head- Esitlered quarter, the installation ofco-orinating or asociating the OF- defence alguals communication,

Trealy the Nursets Development of certain airfields malsation

the North and air navigational aids.

Atlantte organisation.-Reuter.

VITAL PRINCIPLE

Mr Shinwell said he had made it clear that Britain accepts the princips that she must be pre- pared to make a contribution Howards the cost of such pro- leol as were clearly shown to be of common advantage to the five power and to be of high military priority.

"We regard

this principle, which was accepted by all the meeting, as vital," he declared.

with

Belgian Crisis

Compromise

Brussels, Apr. 20,-Social

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, } FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1950, de Stately *Home Open to Pubĺle

Blenheim Palace, the stately Oxfordshire home of the Duke of Marlborough, was opened to the public this month. Thus the Duke is following the examples of a number of Britain's nobility in throwing open their ancestral homes to the public on payment which will go towards their upkeep.

LYTTLETON LAMBASTS:

66

Britain's

debts

have

hardly changed at all”

London, Apr. 20.--Mr Oliver Lyttleton, Conservative war- time Minister of Production, resuming the debate on the Budget in the House of Commons today, said he thought that Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had devoted too little time in his Budget speech to Sterling balances.

In 1949, he said, the overall figure of Sterling balances and debts They stood ut Britain owed overseas had hardly changed at all.

a reduction of only £15,000,000 on £3,344,000,000 at the end of 1919 1948.

But he added: "On behalf of

How long would Sterling] the British Government I had, however, to make plain to our Allies that any ruch contribution Christian (Catholic) mem-Area countries be allowed to could only be found at the ex-bers of the Belgian Parlia-buiki up Sterling balances pense of some other projected ment today said that they on that scale? he asked.

Much of the increase in the Expenditure in our current de-would vote in favour of unrestricted balances fence budget."

He could not be precise at this bill designed to allow King to the actions of countries such stage about the nature of the Leopold to temporarily dele-as Australia, which was popu- Kate his prerogatives to hislarly supposed to have more than £100,000,000 at its disposal 19-year-old KON Prince in Londor, he said.

"It is certain."

Uranium

under Bath Springs?

Baudouin.

was due

he declared,

Tala compromise solution to "that the accumulation of Ster- be on this reale must the nation's live-year-old con-ling

who tiphon deadlber was pro-stopped. One day those

have accumulated it will want posed by the King himself in a

cash or over in be paid message broadcast to the Belgian people at the end of last week. goods."

Following a inceting of the Catholle Parliamentarians today. Bristol, Apr. 20,--British atoma communique announced that experts were toxiny studying at "to permit a Government to be 27-year-old University student's formed whose programme would Uranium deposits be based on the King's mest age", theory that may He beneath the hot springs Catholic members of both Houses of Bath, Somerset, and other would adhere, on the legislative secured a contract in Turkey at watering centres,

place, to a falution respecting about 42 percent of the lowest

allow

Mc

Lirisred

JAP COMPETITION

Lyttleton ako growing German and Japanese competition.

He said he understood that had German

manufacturers

The student,, Mr Ian Ford, constitutional principles which prices quoted eleswhere.

that

studying

Ecolony

Bristol AL

University, said more today that

he had visited

Prince Hauloula

Ic

to exercise

the

of the Crown".

ex

the atomic re- preto catholic decision is

pected to greatly facilitate the

search centre at Harwell, Berk shire, to explain hu theory,

The

Mr Ford said he belleved com- | Cabinet-forming mission of the sklerable deposits of radio- Premier-designate, M. Pian Van

Active ores may le beneath Zeeland. Bath, where the hot springs are used in treating rheumatisin day, and arthritis.--Reuter.

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understood Pakistan Japanese machinery was being offered at from 30 to 40 percent. below British prices. The first Government speaker Loday, Mr Harold Wilson, Pro- of the Board of Trade,

sident

A Catholic spokesman said to continett himself to commercial

"We are more than half matters.

We stream. across the

way

A Rainmaker's

Patience

New York, Apr. 20,-- New York's official rain- makter, $100-a-day Dr Wallace E. Howell, today abandoned 2 fourth al- tempt to make the skies drip for the benefit of the city's depleted reservoirs.

Ic took off with 150 pounds of dry ice-but 30 minutes later he was back on the ground arruli because the plane was un- able to fly above the ligh clouds.

Two of his previous at- Iempts were folled by unfavourable weather, A third was followed by Rome unseasonable snow-Reu-

ter,

Bomb in

another U.S. legation

Beirut.

Apr.

SORENSON MOVES:

Abolition

VICTORIA REVELS

PRESENTS

of corporal A MUSICAL REVUE punishment

in

Colonies

Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. 20-The eventual abolition

of cor-

poral punishment in all Colonial Territories is being sought by the Labour Member of Parliament, Mr Reginald Sorensen. He is the man who some years ngo

was instrumental in securing the abolition of such a form of punishment in the Colonial armies.

On April 20 he wit ask the Colonial Serretary, Me James Grits, why there is such a wide disparity ces

in the Colonies in the

in which согрога! punishment спп or cannot be inflicted; if he will

why this disparity

And if he will seek general abolition of this form ol unishmen will

also be naked what Arc the general views of the native authorities. on this matter and, pending abolition, whether power to in- tlict corporal punishment will be reserved only for the higher courts.

GENERAL STANDARD

Today Mr Sorensen to me that he was anxious to secure a common procedure and obtain a genérol standard for all Colo- nial territories

"At tho moment there

Colonies where corporal cerlola

pre

punishment can be infleted and certain Colonies where is cannot

be,"

he said.

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That doesn't

teem right to

to me. I would like to see it completely abolished. I know there are different soclul conditions in different Colonial territories, but corporal punish- ment has been abolished here and I don't see why it should not be in the Colonies. I anı certain some alternative form of punishment could be evolved."

"Stalin wants to

conquer U.S."

The former Com- munist leader, Louis Budenz, swore today that Owen Lattimore was a member of the Soviet spy cell and he asked for two weeks' time to produce documentary evidence to prove this..

Washington, Apr. 20. --

Mr Budenz also said that, Carthy's

statement that Mr If given time, he could pre. Lattimore was Russia's top spy. sent "documentary evidence" sintement technically is not ac- "Well, to my knowledge, that that Marshal Josef Stalin curnie," replled Mr Budent. of Soviet Russia had "an "From my own knowledge, iron determination to con. would not say he was a top

Soviet ageni." quer the United States."

Mr Budenz acknowledged

that he did not know Mr Lattl- Rumanian

more personally. le based his accusation principally

1037

on the

meeling of Communist Party leaders in New York at

which, he said. Mr Lattimore

Chinese

Lattimore did not.

Expropriation

Bucharest, Apr. 20.-Rumania was assigned the mission of today nationalised alt fixed pro- promoting the

Com-perty owned by rural Innd- mmunist-cause. Mr Budenz at-owners, bankers, big commercial tended the meeting, but Me concerns and other "elements

of the

bourgeoisie." The decree operates at once,

brings He agreed that "the powerful

measure He added that Earl Browder,

The The new then secretary of the Communist under State ownership the lat Itsel are well on the way to a solu-rowth of German and Japanese

Competition is making

20. The Party, attended the 1937 Follt remaining property of any con- nud said that British in-

buro meeting and "commanded"equence in Rumania.

The only dustry was going to need all is authorities believe that the Lattimore for "placing Com-classes atil unaffecter by

and same group

of terrorists, munist writers" on the Tushiute nationalisation Resilience, inventiveness

are urtisans, kill to succeed in this Bght.

possibly Communists, en-of Pacific Relations magazine, mail traders and members of

Affaire," which Mr

some professions such nur doctors, gineered the bomb attack "Pacific THE CORNERSTONE

Lattimore edited.

engineers, architects and small on the United States Lega-

Edward Morgan, chief counsel iraprietors. donation); The Insurance Co. M. Van Zeeland is to report Mir Wikon said he "prafoundly

here and in neigh- tions

for the investigating sub-com. of Nurth America $500.00; to Prince Charles, the Belgian belleved that the fullest de

bouring Syria. IL was mittee, asked Mr Büdenz if he Hongkong

Tramways

tomorrow Ltd, Regent,

his velopment of trade within the

support Senator Me. Reuter. -$500.00; Total to April 19th, Cabinet-forming mission.-Heu- British Commonwealth must be learned today. The incidents could 1050 $11,205.00.

cornerstone Britain's occurred almost simultane- the economic recovery.

ously on Tuesday night,

Donations

received

Denation

Anti-T.B. Association on to our Royal problem.

Unless some last minute hitch loceurs in the three-Party talks, (and the form m of a new Catholic acknowledged) since 1st Jan. [Labical conlition is a matter of uary, 1850 $7,705.00; Mr Wong hours,

same spokesman Sil Kuen $2,500,00

second addet

SIDE GLANCES

ler.

the

On

for

British exports to the Com-

An American Marine was in-

By Galbraith monwealth bind increase from Jured slightly in the Damoreus 43 percent. of her total experts bombing. In Beirut, n hand-

COP, 1998 BY HEA BERVICE, INC. T. IL RÈS, U, KE PAT, OFF.

3-17

* plowed undar that nature boy of mine! Walt'll you see

the new flutter `ohum--he really vibrates mei”

in the immediate ilve prewar

grenade tomed to the Legation years to 51 percent. in 1949.

exploded without causing That had enabled Britain to

damage. The authorities In pay not only for a considerable proportion of her imported Damascus blamed foods, but make n great con-munists for the incident there. tribution to capital development, specially in the Commonwealth, peculated

he

Bald

the Com-

There will be no compensa- tion for property taken over......

H. K. S. P. C.

DINNER DANCE

in the

Organlaed by the Women's Auxiliary and under the dis- tinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Granthem. However, nome quarters here that it might have been the work of the extremist

Brotherhood.

They Imports from the Common- Moslem wealth had increased from 30 said members of the Brother- percent in the five prewar hood might have taken violent years to 45 percent last year. measures to show their support

official's -Reuter.

for a Syrian statement that he would prefer to see the Arab nations become Soviet states rather than

Radio Hongkong

II.K.T.

0.00, Hong Kong Calling"-Pro- gramme Summary: 0.02, Children's Tali Hour-Toytown"-"Tes far Two". (DTS): 0.30, Cantonese by Radio-Given by Misa Lee Wa! Lan and 8. K. Lee. (Stuto): 6.60, Three Songs by Tone Martin; 7.00. Musto Lovers HourClassics and Light Classical Requests-Presented by

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the U.S. control the Middle East.

United Press.

Acheson Speech Forecast

+

Washington., Apr.

20,-The

Yvonne Charter. (Studio); 0.00. American State Department an- World News and News Analysis. (London Relay): 0.15, Studio Recital nounced today that the Secre- by Harry Talbot (Baritone) with tary of Stale, Mr Dean Acheson, Plane Accompaniment by Belty would make a "major speech ou Drown A Programme of Liederi

in Washington 8.30, Interlude: 2.48, "Services quis foreign policy" in Introduced by Kenneth Mackenzie. on Saturday night. (Studio): 9.00, "From the Editoctals." Mr Acheson will speak at a London Relay): 2.10, Weather Be meeting of the American port: 9.11, Salon Concert Players Society of Newspaper Editors. from the Madding Crowd"A We Reuter.

With Max Hollander: 0,30,

"Yar

Hanoi Perit

sex Comedy by Thomas Hardy Dramatized by Desmond Hawkins. Episods 7) Wanny Robin's Re venge." BBCTS); 10.00, "Composer of the Week-Purcel; 10.10. Kies

Kate"-Excerp

from the Broadway Production Composed by

Paris,

Apr. 20-Hanol, ta Cale Porter: 10.50, Dance to tzienn Miller and His Orchestra: 11.00, Northern Vietnam, has had 241 Radio News Reel. (London Relay): cases of infantile paralysis 16) 11.10 Weather Report, World News the last six weeks, the French and Home News Frum

Recorded"πteley}; God Save the news agenty reported today.—--- Ikina · 1130, Close Desen.

Britain.

Reuter

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