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Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1950.

VOL. V NO. 115

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CHURCHILL BACKS

Royal Family Visit

Hongkong Stand at BIF SCHUMAN PLAN:

BONN'S APPROVAL

London, May 16.-Mr Winston Churchill, as Chairman of the United Europe Movement, today warmly welcomed the Schuman Plan for merging the European coal and steel industries.

A statement issued by the Movement, on Mr Churchill's authority, called on the British Govern- ment to announce immediately that it is prepared to play its full part with other European Govern- ments in working out methods for a practical im- plementation of M. Schuman's proposals.

Dulles Urges New Tactics

The project, the statement said, should then be submitted in fuller detall to the Council of Europe for discussion at Siras- bourg in August.

and

The Conservative (Opposition) Party here, which Mr Churchili leads, has not yet expressed its opinion on the Schuman Plan, which proposa

primarily the Integration of the French German heavy Industries, with other countries such as Britain New York, May. 10-Mr John being invicoservers believe that

to participate, spectal United Political Foster Dulles, States State Department ad- the party favours the plan but for the ts awaiting to see what action of a high-level the Labour Government takes. establishment

was the Today's statement American planning staff and a supreme Allied ilitary comfirst indication from Mr Chur-, mand to courrier Soviet moves chill that he personally favours the plan. But by conveying bla in the "cold war."

opinion through the United Europe Movement, he avolded committing his party to thing-Reuter.

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Blanket Of Silence Is Hastily Thrown Over Atlantic Pact Discussions

The King and Queen inspecting the display at the Hongkong stand at the British Industries Fair. Mr C. Blaker is talking to His Majesty and Mr E. Grim- wood is explaining an exhibit to the Queen. (London Express Service).

Soviets

Up

Hotting Feud With Tito

Bons, May 18-The West SHARP BELGRADE

In a speech here he declared that although during the war "Whe true nature of Soviet Communism

obscured," the United States had new recognised "the evil" and was

German cabinet unanimously trying to deal with it.

French proposal foreign af approved the The Republican

to pool the steel and coal in- faire expert was speaking at

dinner of Industries of the two countries, a ab anniversary

spokesman zakt ternational House, New York Kovernment residential and social centre for here today,

Adenouer's 13- Chinnectior the foreign students, under Presidency of General George man cabinet approved "r prin- Marshall, former Secretary of State,

ciple"

the

sweeping proposal made by the French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, Α be] A. government commision

be up- study the plan would

Trade union re- pointed soon. Presentatives as well as econ

"We have little effective co- ordination with our Allies, asserted.

"It is painfully dieul tiz

ly,"

Reuter.

to

Het unified action that is timeamie experts will be appointed

to the commission.

"Many detail all remain to

man sald-United Press.

THE COLD WAR be worked out," the spokes-

SPEECHES

Belgrade, May 16. Mr Vladimir Dudijer, Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Yugoslav National Assembly, spoke today of re- newed Soviet troop movements this Spring near the Yugoslav frontier.

Addressing the Committee, Mr Dudijer said that these movements had followed recent anti- Yugoslav speeches by the Soviet Marshals Voro- shilov and Buganin in Budapest and Prague.

Still Ready For Punishment

Adelaide, Australia, May 16-Albert Ernest Edwards at 90 is taking the matri- monial plunge for the sixth time.

Straight-backed,

clear-

eyed Edwards, married fvo times before says: "I have been batching too long. I need someone to look after MR"

me.

Edwards never went to sehool. A 10 he left home and joined a circus, still likes to dance and play 1hr accordion, and reads without glasses. — United I'ress.

East Germany

Follows

ACHESON PLAN FOR "SUPERMAN" CHIEF

An attempt

to

London, May 16. associate Spain with the Atlantic Pact is likely to be made during the current con- ference here of the 12. Treaty Powers, some delegation circles predicted tonight.

As the Foreign Ministers met for the second day of momentous defence and economy talks, these sources forecast that Portugal would plead | ́her neighbour's cause.

The proposal, contained in re- ports from commilices, would cover defence and ceonomies.

The initiative for the new

plan is believed to come from the Americans.

It fits In with their polley to Introduce new

sense of

De Facto Peace Strengthened

Jerusalem, May 10 The de facto pesca be tween Israel and Jordan was strengthened on Tues- day by an agreement to estabils!! mixed patroin along the southern part of the frontier.

The decision to guard the

border against mar- auding bandits was taken at

Mixed Armistico Commission meeting in the presence of United Na tions oMelais. Jardan also agreed to repatriate thres

Jewish soldiers captured in a border incident several weeks ago...--United Prems,

TRYGVE LIE

The Portuguese delega tion and Embassy here have so far declined to comment. But it was recalled that in March, 1948, at a meeting of O.E.E.C. Ministers, Dr Caciro Da Matta, Portu urgency into the union of the PURSUES

United States, guese Foreign Minister who Western Europe for self-prolec- is here for the Atlantic Paction against the East. talks. asked that Spain should be associated with the work of the O.E.E.C. in were European recovery.

Canada

NO DECISIONS

and

No decialons on the new plan

MISSION

16.-Mr

taken today, observers Moscow, May believed tonight.

Trygve Lie, the Secretary When the four-hour session General of the United Na- of the conference ended, a blanket of allence was hastily Lions, who has seen General- issimo Stalin and other So- thrown over the proceedings. Labour Govern- Observers concluded that this viet leaders while in Moscow.

On that occasion the confer- enco broke up without

com- menting one way or another on the Portuguese suggestion.

The Brilish

ment has consistently

Cover the

opposed way intended to

closer contact with the Western the American Powers in face of argumenis greeted. here and in America that her strategie position in

the idea of admitting Spain to rentral indecision with which on his East-West "peace

warrants it.

proposals were mission," will have further talks here, he indicated to- comment on the day. Europu day's session was the following North At-

The only

communique, "The

Approached

by

reporters

Today's meeting of the For-inntic Trealy met again this white Junching at the National cign Ministers did not begin afternoon at Lancaster House, Hotel today, he suggested that

until well on In the afternoon,

PRIVATE TALKS

The morning

was spent

committee work,

Atlonile Pact

in

con- the tulks would probably con- The Foreign Ministers sidered reports from the Declude before Friday. He would not comment on his interview fence Committee and the De

Financial and Economicst night with Generalissimo But outside Comnikies, Discussions of these Stalin and M. Vyacheslav Molo-

be negutistions reports and the action to toy. the Soviet Deputy Prime

will Minister. there was a flurry of diplomatic laken in regard to them activity.

mor-

The

Britain's

Minister, Mr

with his own

Prime be continued tomorrow Clement Altlet, ring.

Foreign Secre

Mr Ernest

He described the troop move-į "When ww

these cumpare "war-mongering | movements with the Russian ments as of a and suspicious character", compaign for peace--and we eun They included the building of see them holding olive branches

by bridges

Soviet to the West-it is clear that they pontoon

be-consider they can do here what- LABOUR INVITATION 10-A Briti:)

over the Danube troops London, May

and Bulgaria, ever they want." Forels mee rpokesman today London, May 16-The British tween tumania

Mr Dudijer was followed by described as "completely mean Labour Party will shortly in the speeding up of the building

Soviet decisio ingin

vite representatives of Western of a military

Timisoara T Eastern European Socialist parties to a Ruslans reparations fron

on the Rumania, conference in Eustand Germany by 50 percent.

spokerman pointed

Also, during May 4 ml 5 future organisation of European out

exhibited in had been that, as no total of reparations heavy industry.

tanies Germany due to Ruta from

The recent French proposal the streets of Sofa and anti- logans were being Yugoslav had ever been fixed, the Soviet for integrating French and Ger- decision

completely man coal and steel production circulated among the Bulgarian elected to consider the subject, wnh arbitrary, Reuter.

tary, airport by the another member of the Com Moscow Line

cut

The

EDITORIAL

THOSE

to

will be discussed.—Renter.

Army.

Those Water Restrictions

re

HOSE who have, over the last two week-ends, ventured into the spurts fields, or looked bleakly out eventually accepting their innbility to play, will most probably have examined

Water the Authority's modification of supply strictions with a morbid eye, wondering why the system cannot be fully restored. There has, indeed, been plentiful rain re- cently, generally at the least convenient time. Figures show the Colony to be fortunale, the rainfall being well up to average after a slow, disturbing, start. Even so, the utmost conservatism among those responsible for gauging our reser voir resources, and the Colony's capacity for entering to public needs, is more than justified, it is still essential. If the storage volume has improved noticeably is compared with the situation a month ago, it remains at a point far short of that which would permit Mr Forbes to sit back in quiet satisfaction knowing the worry stage to be over for at least another six months. In these days of gross over- population, the continuing expansion of Industrial activity bearing heavily on our domestic water supplies, and the wasteful tendencies of far too many people, there can be no taking risks, or policy of hoping for the best. Until the reservoirs are full, restrictions of sorts should continue. Agreement on that point does not, how. ever. Imply entire approval of the official methods. Domestle consumers find cause for quarrel with the revision of the hours of restriction, arguing that they person- ully are worse off than before, mildly but factually. Up to the week-end, the hours of supply were ten and a half daily, -divided into periods of seven hours in the

An

morning and three and a linif in the even.

at 9 ing, closing

p.m. The increase unbroken nuthorised provides for period of 14 hours, from 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 Householders challenge these times p.m.

of

Observers

ان

deadlock the

over

Nallons caused by Chinese saw the

Mr Lie, who has declared that R The American view that one of his alms is to solve the Bevin, inel civilian should play the No. 1 problem of the "emply reats" in intsion

the United States Secretary uf rate in un overall command for the United who

suggested that

State, Mr these matters should be brought

Dean Actes, and he Atlantle

organisation is op- Polit- Mr Lesler Pearson, Chinda's nosed to recent meculation tukepresentation, today before as "international body".

Berlin, May 16-The

Minister bureau of the East German So- for a private talk, LIMITED PATIENCE

External Affairs, cesting that a military comman Chinese Ambassador here, Mr

der such as General Omar Brad- Wang Chin-hsing. A sub-committee of four was cialist Unity Party (SED) to-i

night described the decisions of

believe that they ley wo

would be appointed. the of discussed conference

exchange London

choice of The Foreign Minister, Edvard the

The

civilian

naturally Foreign observers "Superman" would be dictated

visit to Hotel inkel Wang's Kardell, then took the floor, de- Foreign Ministers as "a blow in atonite information mainly,

Meanwhile, the French For-by the vital role economics and National with Lie's proposal to cluring that there was a limited the fate of the Gennan people". Yugoslav

cin They patience.

would

Minister, M. Ilobert Schu- polities must play in the Atlantic terminnie the deadlock in the continue to fight for normal "This latest conspiracy against man, with his economic plan-structure, observers consider.

Security Council by admission means that the

nor. M. Jean Monnel, met the diplomatie

The new American plans were of the Peking representatives. relations but they Gennany

of Holland, presented to the full Counell were not willing to stand endless Pritlist Western Powers have Foreign Ministers

Belgium and Luxembourg: to for the first time this afternoon. As a result of Lie's discussion provocation and would considered to continue with renewed

vigour their policy of Colonial give them further detalls

CONSULTATIONS Laking other measures-iteuler.

with Stalin and other Soviet elavement of the Germans", a the plan for merging European

The few hours available for leaders he now knows precisely Politbureau statement said.

heavy industries.

Soviet standpoint and discussion today were obviously the A usunily reliable source said

too Title for final views to be whether pracffeable compromilces "By admitting West Germany | today that plans for super-

can be worked out.-Reuter and Atlantic into the Council of Europe, the

Union organisnilor given.

United PresR United States,

(Contd. on Page 5 Col, G) Brit:itt and with a civilian at the bead- France hope to create mother were placed before the Foreign willing tool for their war policy" Ministers when they met in the the statement asserted-Reuter. afternoon.

as conferring not the slightest benefit on them. Un the contrary, the closure ha}f un hour earlier than before has definitely a nuisance value, An apparently minor matter, such as cleaning up the dinner dishes, in normal fashion, was possible last week. Today, it is nol, and when it

be must

assumed

Water lint the

to extend Authority's purpose facilities, This phase seems rather maladroit. With this in mind, it might be worth while to enquire whether there is same explanation. It cannot be that the principal objective is to cater for industrial enterprises to the detriment of the flat-dweller. It could be, of course, netunted by a desire to Baye labour among the Water Authority's staff, the absence of the need to cut off the mains in the middle of the day achieving that. In the last analyals, were that correct, it The would be the worst of reasons. fundamental task of the waterworks is fo serve the public as well as the supply situation permits, and it must be agreed that their record in this respect has been excellent. Indeed, perhaps all that is necessary is re-consideration. The public would prefer two periods of supply each day, the second being sprend from & p.m. to 10 p.m. Consumption woukl not appreciably incrense, even with a grati- fying opportunity for an evening bath, because wasteful private storage would be reduced if not entirely eliminated. ยก the surface, it appears a small point, but we can guarantee the public's thanks.

Russia Walks

Out Of Bangkok Conference

Bangkok, May 16,-Soviet Rusia teday walked out of the Economic Commnisston for Asia and the Far East the 20th United Nations body the hos left this year-in protest against The Chinese Nationalist repre- Centation.

The Soviet delegation declared

Im-

In Revolt Against Prague Crimes

Lake Success, May 16. The Czechoslovak permanent delegate to the United Nations resigned today in protest against the present regime in his country.

its unwillingners to take part in ECAFE proceedings, when the Conference Its opentor ression approved a Thailand proposad tha!

result of "Informa- In a letter to Mr Byron Price, ( nga, as a of the whole question

the lion received from Prague." China's representation remain Acting Secretary-General,

He dented emphatically that for n

Nations delegate, Dr Vladimir Houdek, higher United nuthority, such as the General said, "The recent events in he had ever been "an agent of Czechoslovakia force me as the the Western Powers" as he ex- Assembly, to decide.

permanent representative of the peeled to be called by Prague. Eight uations backing! the

Czechoslovak Republic to the

Houdek declared, Dr

"By That proposal were the United United Nations to subject my submitting my rezignation 1 Si-tes, France, the Pallippines, relations to the Government with to protest mort categor!- China, Thailand, Australia, New

represent to a thorough

enlly before the whole world Zealand and Holland. Three fundamental examination.

against the methods which ten being Russia, Butma and India-op-

In applied

Eastern "These posel, while two-Britain and few individuals installed in European countries contrary to Pakistan-abstained. Reuter. Rokossovsky way in the top the interests of their population positions mechanically apply under the pressure-I regret to methods

which

are in flagrant state of the Soviet Union," contradiction to our best tra- Dr Houdek was due to leave ditions. Czechoslovakia thus hero for Prague Tomorrow after

Two Killed In

and

cventa show that

Village Landslide cease to exist as an indepen- being recalled by his Govern

dent State. In protest to this ment, it was learned here.

He was

as it known hero A man and a woman were development I am submitting

that is,

ho killed at 3 a.m. this morning as my resignation from the post "Clementis man"

representative of was belleved to share the views ( result of Inndslide which of permanent

Dr

Clementis, the United lof

Vladimir fell on their hut at the Tung Tau Czechoslovakia Village.

Nations."

Czechoslovak. Foreign Minister

Win resignation In a further statement, Dr whose Houdek sold that he had denounced in March by Premier elded to resign only 48 hours Anton Zapotocky-Reuter."

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