1950-11-14 — Page 1

For Hospitality

Serve Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

VOL. V NO. 267

HONGHUNTS STAMTRAPH, For and on behalf of

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD,

The

Dino

At the

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1950.

Reservations Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

LABOUR SHOCKS THE COMMONS Unable To Accept Proposals For European Army COMMENT Not Prepared To Enter Into

Ominous in its possibilities is the talk in the United States of direct action in the against China

form of aerial bombing. of bases in Manchuria from which Peking's in- tervention in the North Korean operations îş being staged. Ominous but perhaps in- evitable, as ever since the decision was taken to cross the 38th Parallel and eliminate the North Korean army as a fight- ing force some such development became disturbing likelihood. Whether this reprisal

a

is

Federation

Schemes

London, Nov. 13.

The Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr Ernest Davies, told the House of Commons today that Britain was unable to accept proposals for a European army and a European De- fence Minister.

The British Government could not enter into any constitutional federation of Europe, he said. It was · Bri- tain's intention to co-operate with European countries through the appropriate organisations, including the Council of Europe.

NO BASIS

translated into actual FOR BIG

fact depends, of course, on-China's future course.

of action if she with- FOUR

draws her troops from North Korea the need for such a drastic step will vanish...

the British

TALK

the

Mr Davies was opening a debate on the Council of Europe. He said that domestic squabbles ex- ported to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe at Strasbourg had retarded European co-operation.

He said it was regrettable that sections of the delegations were inclined to use the Assembly as a platform to attack their home governments.

to

what

extent

the Sex Life Of

A

Lobster

Shaking The Dirt Out

Frankfurt, Nov. 14.

A German firm at Ruh- mannsfelden has placed on the market a washing- machine which uses low frequency electrical cur- rent to "shake" the dirt out of clothing.

The Inventor first tried supersonic frequencies, such as those used in recent Ifquor distilling expert- ments,

it was reported,

but he soon found out the ordinary low frequencies would do a better job.

The machine uses 49 much current as a "small light bulb," and washes clothing as clean as hand rubbing or ether washing machines.-United Press.

SKYMASTER

CRASHES IN ALPS

Lyons, Nov. 13. A Canadian Skymaster, carry-

passengers and

seven

flying low

A search plane set out tonight from Aix-en-Provence after re-

Washingtin, Nov. 13. State Department spokesman The Government asked the Michael McDermott indicated House to approve a non-con- today that the United States troversial motion "noting" It must be admitted, how- agrees with the position of the proceedings at Strasbourg."

British Foreign Secretary, Mr Mr Davies said that Britain ever, that the picture is

Ernest Bevin, that Russia's had uridertaken commitments anything but bright. The latest proposals for four-power on a wider basis than Europe Chinese forces show no talks on Germany do not con- through the Atlantic Treaty Or

Los Angeles, Nov. 13. ing 51 indication of evacuating tain a suitable basis for negitia-ganisation.

ilons.

The Government was pre- After a year of scientific crew, on a Rome-Paris; flight, the areas in North Korea

Mr McDermott, when asked pared to examine its relation- mvestigation, the University re-crashed tonight in the French they have occupied; such to comment at his daily Press ships with functional organisa- ported today that lobsters are Alps neart St Etienne-en-

at making closer true to their wives.

Devoluy. withdrawals as have been conference on Mr Bevin's state- tions aimed

A "Kinsey Report" on the made have been purely ment before the House of Com-co-operation with Europe.

But before it made any com-sex life of the lobster, prepared Villagers reported that they local retirements in the mons, said he was not surprised

after Foreign Secretary miments it must know exactly by the University of California heard a loud explosion

the plane British at Los Angeles, said the male seeing face of United Nations had taken this position.

clings to

overhead. only one He said the State Department sovereignty had to be abandoned lobster counter-attacks, and Chin-

and the consent of Parliament female and guards her vigorous- ese prisoners captured by could not add anything to

ly from bachelor lobsters. He statement made by the Secretary must be obtained. the Americans claim the of State, Mr Dean Acheson, on

makes no attempt, however, to objective of the Chinese the same subject last week. Mr FORUM FOR DISCUSSION protect her from other preda- ports were received from a corps

Turning to the Council of tory lobsters.

in the Isere Department that Communist armies is to Acheson then said that while

Dr Theodore Bullock, who two loud explosions · had been drive the UN forces off the Russian proposal would be Europe's functions the said that

Com-conducted the survey, said his carefully examined, there ap- Britain considered the

heard followed by the distant the peninsula.

that mittee of Ministers should aspire findings might mean a cheaper sight of flames. peared to be little hope The latter may be dis- such talks would be construc-to co-operation between govern and more constant supply

He the positionments "in spheres not covered lobster for dinner. of

sug- missed as fanciful buttive in view

taken in the past by Russia to- by other bodies."

gested for instance that Califor- The Assembly should 'Peking's abrupt refusal

should nian fishing laws

be wards an implementation of the to discuss, in the Security Austrian peace treaty and other forum for discussion. It could changed to protect the female

become a Western not

parliamentary lobster.-United Press. Council, the presence of differences with

body to force its opinions on Chinese troops in Korea,

Mr McDermott said the Unit-Governements. is an obvious indication ed States may reply soon to the Mr Davies sald that the that Mao Tse-tung has Russian Note proposing four- Government had been accused

talks on chartered his

Germany-of being unenthusiastic toward future power

United Press.

the Council "because we took a course of action and does

realistic approach”. not intend to be side- tracked by discussions in the United Nations. Yesterday's expression in London of British views

Paris, Nov. 13. on policy vis-a-vis Man- Twenty people were severely churia, deprecating what injured when a Paris-Versailles was described as highly train ran off the rails outside premature talk of British Montreuil station near Versailles

tonight. ..... participation in bombing

allies.

the

TRAIN RUNS

OFF RAILS

be a

"We approached it with a' view of trying to fit the Counc!l Into a pattern of European co- operation so that it will play its appropriate part and not on activities engaged

success-

fully carried out by other or- gunisations," he said.

First reports said that it was

some passengers were of

beneath overturned

of bases across the bor-feared der, seems to point to trapped the assumption that coaches.-Reuter, Washington has already

Ti sounded out London

the subject.

on

Undoubtedly Britain's view, that all political methods of handling the problem

NO MONOPOLY

He continued, "The Council of Europe can, hold no monopoly

European co-operation, think it is necessary to get the Council in its right perspective -that is, to assist co-operation where it can be most effective

Severe Quakes and most helpful."

In Assam

Dibrugarh, Upper Assam, Nov. 13. Two successive earthquake

we

US

of

Search parties immediately set out to the scene of the crash which, at first estimates, they set at three or four hours' walk- ing distance away.-Reuter.

Consul-General Under Peking Fire

Tokyo, Nov. 13.

Peking Radio today described the United States Consulate-General in Hongkong as “one of the main centres of American espionage activities against China.”

Quoting a Manila dispatch by ordered not to restrict them- the Cominform news agency, selves to their administrative all Talepress, the broadcast said regions but to report on the American Consul-General in issues in which the United Hongkong wans also "chiet States Government may take an

States interest," obsever of the United Monitoring service, an espion- organisation engaged in age combing the Chinese Press for intelligence purposes."

"Here, at Government level, are willing to make some

The broadcast said. the sacrifices as far as our economic

has been policy is concerned for the com-

Consulate-General asked in this connection to mon European good. But we

The radio asserted that the expand their "espionage activi- say that this must be reached

of the Consulate tives" from Hongkong to the should first be attempted, tremors of great intensity after by agreement with other coun-activities

based on "a Chinese mainland."to direct If these

and cannot be imposed General will prevail.

u break of a fortnight were felt tries

upon one country by others." special decision taken by the the organisation of Kuomintang fail, and a tragic exten-here carly this morning,

The first one lasted 10 min- Britain had not dissociated United States espionage head- diversionists and armed groups,

"of agents to carry Wision of the conflict en- utes. No damage has been herself-and she had been fre-quarters whereby all organs of and

of doing so the American administration activities in China's southern sues, it will not be hard reported so far from any area- quently accused

(Continued on Pago 8, Col. 1) Labroad engaged in explonage are provinces-United Press, to nail the culprit.

Reuter.

were

On