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COMMENT

No clear picture is possible, "of course, to enable any

Big Three Request More Time For Consideration General Feeling That Russia

accurate estimate of the Has Been More Constructive

number of persons who have been put to death for political reasons in the newly intensified "purge" by the Chinese Communists. Even if Taipeh's figures are grossly exaggerated, however, the eradication has approached the scale of mass murder. Grimmest aspect of the new decree is its indica- tion of a completely callous attitude towards human life and liberty.

"Past experience of Com-

Paris, Mar. 29...

The "Big Four" Foreign Ministers' deputies today post- poned their 20th session for 24 hours to give the Western Powers more time to consider Russia's new compromise offer.

A new proposal put forward by Mr Andrei Gromyko, the Soviet delegate, represents a middle way between what the Russian delegation and the Western delegates respectively consider top priority subjects for discussion by the Foreign Ministers later.

munism exerting rigid STRIKES

controls should, perhaps,

have reconciled observers

The Western, Ministers, while recognising it as a concession, are seeking clarification on how far Mr. Gromyko still wishes to treat German reTM armament as an isolated topic, and whether he

Lady Godiva

Chosen

Coventry, Mar, 29.

A young London actress has been chosen from more than 100 applicants: to play the part of Lady Godiva and simulate the famous naked ride through the City of Coventry for the Festival of Britain pageant, She is Ann Wrigg, 27- year-old brunette with an excellent figure, who is said to be a good horsewoman. She said today: "I applied for the role because I love horses."-Reuter.

Mystery Plane

to a total disregard of SPREADING still wants to treat the four Powers' armaments as Over Delhi

what we hold. to be moral values. Nevertheless, each manifestation comes as a fresh shock..

IN PERSIA

sources said today.

an item separate from the general question of the arms level in Europe.

The absence in Washington framework of a single agenda Tomorrow morning, the three

of the French Foreign Minis-item, ter, M. Robert Schuman, adds

New Delhi, Mar. 29. An unidentified mystery plane flew over New Delhi on Thurs- day at a height too great to be intercepted by planes of the to the time factor but may Western deputies, presumably Indian Air Force, make it simpler to reach high armed with the latest instruc-

Deputy Defence Minister level policy decisions since M. tions from their governments, Major-General Himma Singhji will meet again and co-ordinate told Parliament he was certain their final plans for replying to the plane did not belong to the Mr Gromyko.

Indian Air Force and had flown over the capital without per- mission.

Teheran, Mar. 29. Striking transport workers in the Anglo-Iranian oilfields have raised the total of men idle to 10,000, because men have been unable to reach work, official Schuman and the American Secretary of State, Mr Dean The strike spread yesterday Acheson, will be be in the.

oil-capital. to the Madjidi Sulaiman field, 150 miles north of Abadan, It is assumere that Sir Until then the number of men Oliver Franks, British Ambas- actually on strike was about sador in Washington will be 3,000, including 350 apprentices asked to keep in touch with

workmėn at Abadan, and

at the two Foreign Ministers. Bangar Rasmuk, Naft-Sufit and French newspaper comment Agha-Jari.

today tended to the viey that

To us it is unthinkable that thousands of Chinese have deserved to die be cause of what they be lieved. What is happening must

necessarily have bear ing on relations between the free world and the Peking regime. Mao be: gan with an àir of liberalism and progress. Because of that Peking The garage and transport Mr Gromyko's latest proposals

went on strike for are constructive enough higher wages, according to re-ticularly when ports from the affected areas.

seen through the eyes of public opinion, to The Persian authorities are call for a carefully considered certain that the strikes are and equally constructive reply

by the Communist from the Western Powers. inspired Tudeh Party, which is taking This is great advantage of the National for taking 24 hours extra to an additional reason Front's oil nationalisation cam- concert the tripartite line, be- paign.

!fore answering Mr Gromyko. A known agitator and leader! The consultations between the of the Tudeh Party, Mustafa Western Powers, most observers Lanakarani, has been seen in believe, will centre principally the southern oilfield region. on the wording of that part of the Soviet proposal which deals with the demilitarisation of Germany.

found friends and apolo- gists. Then this comes, Loss of that goodwill may be a matter of in- difference to Peking if the Moscow model is to be followed. But it is not a matter of light concern to those who were look- ing -for better days in China, after, the birth- pangs of the revolution.

workers

The latest reports say the situation is considered calm There have been few arrests.

The Anglo-Iranian Oil Com- pany has issued leallets, an- nouncing that workers' grie- vances will be considered on Today, on the eve of its their return to work-Reuter.

Au Revoir

Famous Paper Suspended

Johannesburg, Mar. 29, 1 Because of rising costs, the oldest Afrikaans newspaper, i Die Volkstem, will suspend pub- thislication temporarily after to- news-morrow's issue.

70th birthday, the Hong- kong Telegraph has perforce to suspend pub- lication and bid its "Au Revoir" to a host of loyal readers, whose re- grets are appreciatively shared. Factors compelling exit from the local paper field have been already explained the rapidly mounting cost of production, particularly the of newsprint, and difficulties in guarantee- ing adequate supplies. The time will come, it is hoped, when easier and healthier conditions are restored, permitting this journal to rise again, a Phoenix from the Ashes, and play again its part in the life of this munity. Till then, Wiedersehen.

The paper, which supports the United (Opposition) Party, was established in Pretoria in 1873.

Reuter.

Monks Attack

Newspaper

Rangoon, Mar. 29. Fifty Buddhist monks broke into the office of the Burmese

newspaper, language

par-

Dr Philip Jessup, the Ameri- can deputy, left the impression in his recent interventions at the Rose Palace that Washing- ton is still extremely reluctant to accept any formula which would enable the Russian dele- gation at a Big Four conference to isolate this question from that of the general level of armaments, even inside the

What A Star

Foretells

London, Mar. 29; British astrologers think that the Big Four Foreign Ministers will meet in June and there will be a compromise solution of the Korean problem by August.

They will report a whole batch of predictions to this May meeting of the Federation of British Astrologists.

Here are some of the things they say the stars foretell: Oway, No world war for 20 years. here today and attacked one of Molotov will take over from the newspaper's reporters.

Stalin, whose health is failing, Police armed with Sten guns in the next two years. Winston were later standing guard out-Churchill will win the next Bri side the office. The newspaper tish, general election possibly had carried a report alleging next November, or December.. Auf misconduct by a monk in A general world trade slump is

likely in 1952-58.-Reuter.

com-

public place Reuter,

It is expected that in any case they will ask for clari- cation of the Soviet text on several points.

Whether they will also be able to table proposals of their own will necessarily depend on the outcome of ministerial ex- changes by the Western Powers and the time factor involved in their transmission to the -de- puties.--Reuter.

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The mystery aircraft flew at about 30,000 feet-a. height to which the Indian planes could not climb and left a vapour trail as it passed.

wer

Indian air stations alerted to intercept it if it should turn up elsewhere. United Press.

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