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Hongkong Telegraph. P.G

WEST EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS BACK SCHUMAN PROJECT

Compromise On Sovereignty Suggested

London, June 18.

M. Guy Mollet, Secretary-General of the French Socialist Party, today submitted to the leaders of the other 10 Western European Socialist Parties a compromise plan intended to give reality to their decision to back the Schuman coal and steel pool.

He

Economie proposed an Council of 54 members, drawn from all countries participating in the Schuman Plan.

i

for

The Doleb Socialists elatist Parties ended last night With

It supra-national with an agreed statement wel- pressint for

Schuman proposal authority able to impasse de-coming the cisions on individual govern and stating the conditions meats, and the British Labour Socialist support.

idea of But it indiested that the lea- rejecting any Party

hod ders

failed to agree sherificing national sovereignty,

the basic industries M. Mollet skerted that there whether

AN by be controlled could be agreement on a middle should

Or Sa supra-ntional authority course.

tome other way,

Each of the it national par- now re-examine the ties will

ubject on the basis of the re- porta made by their delegations National Governments, they felt national interests to be on today's meetings-Reuter, PRODUCTION ONLY threatened, could appeal against |

Parts, June 18. the controlling authority's

The In-! The French Foreign Minister, cisions, in some cases

nid to. ternational Court at The Hague. Robert Schuman,

proposed Euro- Appeal night that his might become Court: in other cares opals pean coal and steef pool would might be handled through other be limited to production.

"All that

is connected with channels.

trade and the use of the pro- ducts will be outside the high authority in charge of the pool," he told the National Council of the Popular Republican Movo

of

de-

The conference of the headers 11 Western European So-

Super Super- Fortresses For Britain

Detences

indy

forces

that the

being ent

Britain under

- war.

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1950.

Armbem Bridge Is Back Again

The new Rhinebridge at Arnhem which has just been officially opened. This is the bridge which played so large a part in the Arnhem, epic of World War II and which was destroyed during the fighting there.

Great Advance Made Europe Payment

In

European

Payment Union Plan

London, June 18,

The plan for a European Payments Union, which was agreed on in Paris this weekend, was believed in London tonight to be based on Ameri- can suggestions for a compromise.

These were for each country to grant moro credits than Belgium originally proposed and for

ment, of which he is a leading larger gold payments than Britain at first sug-

member.

The text of the original com- the French Coun- unique of

e of Minister Ministers on the 10-enfled

Schuman

in the

to Great educilon and

durit

An authoritative spoker man tet the herabera ww, far different and far nuge effective B-20's own than any of the

during the war

uf

her!

shortest Ros

improve

steel on identical of emal and

Fem and Geg terms to the man markets as well as 10 market of other countries.

thir

gested, it was understood.

this

felt ant 11 was

In other might also be a long step to- wards convertibility areas, and finally convertibu- ty into dollars.

the rom-

Suine aspects of promise were regarded as pre-

Mr Hugh tension of freer payments.

The remarks by redents towards a possible ex- Gaitskell, the Economics Minis- ter that the compromite held between inflation the balance

uf

the

Union Nearer

London, June 18.

Economics Britain's Minister, Mr Hugh Gali- skell, sald on arriving here from Paris today that he European believed

the

In Payment Union now prospect would "hold the

balance

between evenly

the dangers of boil infla- flon and deffailon,"

Mr Gallskell had pre- sided over the eight-nation Execullve Committee

of the Organisation for European Economlo Co- operation, wideh early to- day announced that it had reached agreement on All pointa on its agenda after a two-day meeting on the proposed Payments Union. -Reuter,

Motorcar Squeeze - Out

In Shanghai

For

Reservations

Price 20 Cents.

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Pessimism Dominates Shanghai Scene

These Waters

TAXES ON "DEMOCRATIC Mystery Ship In

APPRAISAL SYSTEM"

'Pessimism remains predominant in. Shanghai although the port is once again open to shipping after a year-long blockade, according to foreign arrivals from the north.

This sentiment is particularly widespread among foreign trade eireles as the authorities set a deadline for the payment of the land tax and speed up the arrangements for the collection of the business tax on the so-called "democratic appraisal system," according to Reuter's in- formants.

Shanghai Banks Liquidating

The latest foreign enterprize

Under this appraisal scheme,

the authorities Lutns

As tax trade

allocate certain

to the

gullds which,

various

In turn,

must try to split up the burden

123

na equitable

a manner os

possible among their members.

Hitherto

countless firms are

known to have

tister

WIUA

refused to re- the appropriate

Guilds on the ground that they have done no business at

In the past few months,

Many at the

to close down in Shanghai is timated that

Bank, fectly ready Moscow Narodny the which is the only Soviet bank so ordered. in the city,

same time in- they were per-

Talpeh, June 18,

A Nationalsit Air Forco communique reported that the Nallonalists moralug spotted

1

this mys.

terious ship 25 miles south

Island Redhead

f

South Formo93.

the

off

TC-

Alter receiving close scrutiny by fighter planes, ship holsted an Ameri Can flag and proceeded southward, This was tho Recond mystery ship ported In the vicinity of Taiwan by the Air Force during the past two days.

did not The communique mention the 4,000-ton ship apolled in the same arca on Friday-Uuited Fresh

Mystery Melbourne

Explosion

to close down if empty

Melbourne, June 18,

hotel,

An explosion demolished an three-storey

elty and in- shook the whole Jured 23 people here today.

Police and to diers immediato-

this

y cordoned

mated buildings.

Ing blocks of

off the surround- extensively da-

tax payable Another A cryptle notice in Chinese month is the rental levy, ac newspapers just received in cording to these informants.

With

tax Hongkong said that the institu-

regard to, this

7

press has operations Shanghat's Chinese

The injured were passers-by, tlon hus suspended

buildings with the approval of the finun-

playing up the official an people in adjoining Le will

e passing trum- percent and others in of a 20 cial authorities and

nouncement deleted from the list of appoint reduction because of stabiilsed ear, which

was wrecked, by residents the

hotel's blost. Tho ed banks (banks authorised to

conditions but most

been had quarters sum 50 to ridentin) will actually pay deal in foreign exchange).

the fourth This is

than last closed for foreign

re-decorating and the percent higher Central bank to close since

the building was empty at Chen YI': Drmies

occupied quarter's.

The reason for this in that time of explosion. May Jast year. Shanghai In

shoppers were in- Damage

Window

Eighteen business

Two Amerlean banks have been some weeks tore the reduc- waiting for over three months tion in rental tax rates was on-

tonounced, the basle rental rates jured by flying class.

was estimated at thousands for the necessary permit

of nearly all living premises in liquidate.

already the city were reassessed by the Pounds. The

cases 100 foreign banks

Ex- authorities, in omne closed are the American

immediately In-

percent higher, said the arrivals, were damaged. the Nederlandsche prera

It vestigation, the-Reuler. Handelsbank and dische

faulty (as mains Pour

sponsible-Reuter Press,

fect of tutorears, with fein Commerce of Industries, in Rising Trade In

awalling permission are the National City Bank and the Chase Bank.

Commonwealth

the

parts

re

of

houses Explosion ex- began in-

Was believed

were Te- and United

Valley Forge In Harbour

It appeared that both the world, British and Belgian special dim- Plan for cuttles would be helped from raid the reserve of Marshall dollars steel pooling. coal and that the task with which this with which the E.PU is to be : common higher authority will | kuunched. Washington, June 18.

be that of charged will be

Washington has proposed to disclosed recurlug sources

Marsh

Ald appropriation in B-29 Super-ible time the modernization $800 million of the

the pean integration. Park of this the matai ale nietst of Its quality: the supute the coming 12 months for Euro- would be available 10 defence programme are superior

lubricate the EP.U. the to anything used

be and dedation was also regarded would

reconciliation The remainder

Shangbai's large, "mothball Banque Franco-Chinese and Belgian divergent Dritish available for other steps towards FREE DISCIPLINE

European co-operation, such as n

Plan.

Daltonate! at 7,000, is expected in these the Schuman

Dr When

Hugh Referring to Britain' parti-

The

Labour Party's be substantially decreased in the unanimous agreemcat punched the tation, he said "The present

Landon, June 18. points of an E.P.U.

unity last romlig weeks as a result of the iclens on European

Meanwhile, Chinese banks are

with trade one in the licence fee for the

Britain's He would not say how uns besitations must not prevent us

to still liquidating at an average We argret that no reached in Paris was tegarded Fionday he laid emphas

quarter. according of planing recom have from artibgt.

cally (mo.t The

Chinese. Commonwealth has been rising per-fortres

When the the British policies has been reacled

rivate Chinese reports reaching of two reement

two years, Mr over the past dbeered. But he sait

are large money banks ព

employment,

U.S. aircraft carrier, with the Entish but we win EP.U. urts, sterking and aircraft of h wer than 200

by Dr Dalton Hongkong.

Arthur Bottomley, Secretary for As pursued

private cars in change thops)-Reuter

Overseas Trade, sald in York Valley Forge, accompanied by and types will have been alivered in our hope that we shall wel other European currencies will fl

The fee for is freely

himself when he was Chancellor exchangeable for all

the destroyers Radford come them later in our midst.

tonight.

in Hongkong Mr Schuman said that

current payments in the whole for the Exchequer up to Novem- now 1,950,000 to 2.400,000 Jen

In the first quarter of 1950 Fletcher, arrived policies were sim Pino Cabut USCG to $707. Gen. Smuts Making wouldretion of the European Marshaller, 1947, the Participating countries

2211- Meiti 36 21

Imports from the

Commun- this morning on a short "show- trucks

4208 million, the-flag" vait, Good Progress was revcatert previously have to level, as much a post-Aid countries, the sterling arealety enticed as having ancorting

wealth nouncement, and territories of inflationary blan

£235 million at lewe, ent prives and production and the overivas

The Valley Forge red tho that Frane in to get

720,000 to 960,000 Jen Min Piso | CONTRASTS

and Gun compared with Pretoria, June 18.

salute, customary 150 naval carrier type aircraft costs to pars: "from competition the continental colonial powers.

(about US$1 to $27). 15 at 1 free direipine." " reiterate,

Belgium, by contrast,"

Field-Murshul CONVERTIBILITY

Jan Christian in the same period of 1046.

re-ex Club I replied. excluding under the programine.

25 percent discount is

Exports, de Nationary ralemoly a

such encourag- possible, that

the Valley Forge million on On board £261 spokesman said

for The defenen

charcoal-turning Smula showed

John Admiral There will br, thur, on x-¦present pursuing a question of

ing improvement tonight in his ports, were nil type of witary equipment there con

USN, Commander, been except atomie have

de lowering the standard of living change control on current pay policy to reduce her high costs, allowed

When the in this retion which Europe could not be offered the vehicles of any category.

Communists oc- vallant battle against penumonia the first quarter of this year Bear Hvered! tur Alliesi nations-et any worker in any country."

the first three months of 1948. Carrier Division III, US. Naval cbr.ces, large part of the choice of co-operation only copied Shanghai, the city had that his family belleved he had compared with £185 million in Roskins,

either Inflationary

within passed the crisis. United Press.

were held to almost 14,000 cars, but

Doctors policies which have caused a crisis in Britain half a year the number dropped in 1947, or deflationary policies | to about half owing the high cost soldier-statesinen

accom- of upkeep and the dimeulty which are at present punit_ serious unemploy-obtaining sufficient gasolene-very good ment in Belgium. Reuter,

to Alliert countries under military

and programme

et of this month.

It

EDITORIAL

the!

be no

heil-Reuter,

2536

cat advance.

Subservience To Moscow

were

course.

purges in that the

ก pursues E Czech Governrient

It dealt with the inevitably stendy course in the

higher process of

quarters and showed cutting its people off from the world to

structure internally was not one hundred which

and They genuinely belong

percent secure, To prevent such truths tightening up the Iron Curtain barriers to

getting out and to complete isolation of truth and freedom. The intest espionage

the country from the West has been trial, like previous ones and like all the

Communist policy. That aim today complicated moves eliminating foreign

appears to have been virtually achieved. consulates, cutting down diplomatic statis,

1f the regime does not want to break 73 ousting foreign newspaper correspondents

relations with the United States and and closing forelga libraries, fits into a

There is

Britnin, this may be the climax, the trial no use trying to pattern.

to end all trials in Prague, and events exaniine the reasons given by the Czech

will not be allowed to take their enfeebled Government for their actions as though if mistake, they were logical, sincere opinions. The fantastle character of the latest spy Irial must have been quite

which Accusations deliberate. bolstered by extorted confessions seTVU the purpose of libelling the West and providing the excuse for taking further nction. One part of the objective is to for complete propagandu provide subservience to the Moscow dictate and the other is to terrorise those who refuse gracefully to submil. It Is monstrous to call the British and American newspaper correspondents who have been ordered out of Prague, and whose numes were of the with the trial. "agents Kinked

espionage systems." Anglo-American They were just doing their job; the crime of the sending committed involved

out of straightforward factual newμ

Sometimes It was not Czecho-Slovakia, particularly favourable to the, adminis. tration, sometimes it revealed signs of restiveness. insido tho country and

re

copouting

Reuter.

fur

CX-

in Incar

Prenz

attending the old-Heuler.

at his home made here said he had

progress"--United

STOP PRESS Sharp Attacks On

POYANG IN HARBOUR

Trygve

Lie

Washington, June 18.

Two Republican Senators today accused the Aboard the D. and S. steamer Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr [Peyang when she arrived in Trygve Lie, of being “a tool, if not an actual ally,”

Hongkong: this morning from

Tientsin were 70 of the mined of the Communists.

Anhul's Fourth

and

steamer Anhul's Chinese crew, Senators Styles Bridges, of New Hampshire,

PIRINE. Olcer Chich

and William Knowland, of California, urged the Second Engineer Campus.

Engineer United States Government to try to oust Mr Lie Grant is in the Presbyterian" unless he withdrew his proposal for scating a

Swatow Hospital et with third-degree burns to the Chinese Communist delegate on the Security! face and shoulders. The steamer Council. Hanyang landed Anhul's 800

Mission

The

The Communist party and the Government are now thoroughly purged. All old-timers like Clementis, who could not be entirely frusted to net as Moscow stooges, have been eliminated. Most foreigners-American, Krith, French, Belgian und Dutch-have now been

Both Senators Dre frequent Sinatory both two driven

Chinese passengers at Swatow or forced out of the country.

When Toyang left Anhui-members of the Senate Appra erities of the State Department, Diplomatic staffs are cul to a minimum

Dean mined in the boiler and engine priations Committee attacked but today they supported the

in n and hedged about with a fearsome wall

room on Frity-she was in 18 Mr Lie Joint ctatement. Secretary of State, Mr

the Acheson,

rejection of In his that recommended of ostracism. The Czech people are cut

feel low water on a bar and had Thry rishted her 45 degree list to 13 United Staten should off from the West, except by the tenuous

use its Mr Lie's proposal.

BLACKMAIL if necessary, degree list

veto power, link of radio broadensis. They

sald "She is

however, They suggested, prevent the seating of a Chinese Western Europeans by history, religion,

Poyang's

Capt.

D. Communist

that Mr Acheson should actively

nations tradition and culture. Moscow and the

The statement said: "Mr Le "organise the free Czech Communists are out to turn them

officers aboard says, in effect. if Russia will resist the Soviet blackmail"*

ashore not accept the rules of the "If we conside on China, we) into Eastern Europeans of the Stalinist

when she arrived in Kowloon United Nations, the rules muct will bo neked to yield next on

Koren, type. The polley of the whole democratie

adopla docked later be

the Indo-China, Bay and Poynort

changed. He

And world has been, and presumably still is,

lat Curlodinn Wharf.

as the Burma, Siam, Insidious tactles aimed at saving Czechoslovákia for the

Two of Anhui's Chinese pas-Communists themselves, and be the Philippines," they said.

"Thero 18 #rave danger that tengera West. But if the struggle is to continue

died after the explo- comes at least their tool, if not

the Soviet Union may destroy slon-one from heart failure their actual ally. against the discouragements, the Czech

"Whint Mr. Le proposes is the United Nations by holding und the other from tuberculosis. people themselves have a contribution to

more than mere craven apa un at the head of each free make.

pearement. It is surrender, abnation with a dictate: Do It ject capitulation"

our way or else."--Reuter,

Holmes.

salvageable" skipper,

Anhul's two

Poyuki were

takes

Fame

to

India,

Indonesia

were

The

M

Force in the Western Pacific.

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