PROSPECTS FOR PEACE

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25081, 13 January 1947, Page 7

PROSPECTS FOR PEACE

Responsibilities Of Great Powers ADDRESS BY BYRNES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 9 p.m.) NEW YORK. Jan. 11. “The present power relationships cannot substantially be altered by any one nation without disturbing the whole of the United Nations.” said Mr J. F. Byrnes, the retiring United States Secretary of State, in an address to the Cleveland Foreign Affairs Forum. It was his last major address before retiring. The relative strength of the Great Powers was such that no one of them could safely break the peace of others that stood united in defence of the United Nations Charter. “The United States must discharge its responsibility as a great Power in the Security Council to see that other States do not use force except in defence of the law, veto or no veto,” he said. “The Great Powers must realise that unless they are prepared not only to observe the law but also to act in defence of it, the United Nations cannot prevent war. “To-day I am more confident than at any time since V-J Day that ve can achieve a just peace by co-opera-tive effort if we persist ‘with the firmness in the right as God gives us the power to see the right’.”

COMMUNISTS IN CHINA GENERAL MARSHALL’S COMMENT NO EVIDENCE SEEN OF RUSSIAN SUPPORT (Rec. 10 p.m.) HONOLULU, Jan. 11. General G. C. Marshall, in his first public statement since the confirmation of his appointment as United States Secretary of State, said that he had no evidence that the Chinese Communists were supported by Russia. He added that he befie'ved that the recent anti-American demonstrations in China were “inspired,” but he refused to disclose by whom. General Marshall refused to discuss his new job, beyond saying that he considered the secretaryship more challenging than his war-time post as Chief of Staff. When asked if he preferred being a soldier to a diplomat. General Marshall replied: “l» do not want to be either. I want to be a cit zen of some plain American community, but the new appointment is very much a call to duty.”

MORE CLASHES IN BOMBAY 19 STABBED IN DAY

POLICE FORCED TO OPEN FIRE

<Rec. 1 pin.) BOMBAY, Jan. 10. The Government announced that during daylight to-day 19 were stabbed, two fatally. The police opened fire eight times to prevent communal clashes or to stop stonethrowing. An official communique reports tha* 12 were dead and 110 injured, and there were 15 cases of arson in the disturbances cabled on January 9. The police fired on the demonstrators 17 times. Troops at Karachi are being used to unload more than 100,000 tons of food grains tied up in 10 steamers berthed at Karachi harbour, after a strike of 2000 dockers. The Governor of the North-West Frontier Province, Sir Olaf Caroe, hag issued a public safety ordinance, forbidding reports, speeches, or statements which may cause fear or alarm in the public or defame Government servants, or which are otherwise prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. The ordinance is already in force in the Hazara district, which was the scene of recent communal disturbances.

Reports from Rawalpindi state that 250 policemen, at considerable personal risk, rescued about 250 villagers at Bottabad Tehsil, in the Hazara district, from attacks by tribesmen.

COMBINED TEAM LEADS_M.C.C. GAME CONTINUED AT HOBART

BRILLIANT BATTING BY MILLER AND GARDINER (Rec. 8 p.m.) HOBART, January 12. Brilliant and, at times reckless bat? ting gave the combined Australian team a lead over England’s 278 by 96 runs. Six sixes were hit, three by K. Miller, who drove powerfully in scoring a grand 70 in 94 minutes. The top scorer was Gardiner the wicketkeeper, with 94 not out in 92 minutes of fine pulling and driving S. G. Barnes made many fine shots, but he, I. Johnson, and A. L. Hassett threw their wickets away by swishing at the bowling. Miller and Gardiner took 72 off five overs when the new ball was given R. Pollard and A. V. Bedser. Barnes,- Hassett, and Miller were all out to the next ball after they had hit a six. Gardiner was missed in similar circumstances. Gardiner, a senior football umpire and former senior player, was unfortunate in missing his century. He hit 11 fours and one six. The English bowlers were punished but D. V. P. Wright was given little work. P. A. Gibb did not last long when England batted again, and J. Hardstaff wag missed, before scoring, off Hassett. Scores:— COMBINED TEAM ’ First Innings R. Thomas, c Edrich, b Bedser .. 16 Morrisby. b Pollard .16 S. G. Barnes, c Pollard, b Wright 57 A. L. Hassett, c Evane. b Pollard 35 K. Miller, c Evans, b Bedser .. 70 I. Johnson, c Edrich b Compton 6 M. Thomas, run out 1 Laver, c Evans, b Compton .. 30 Gardiner, not out .. ..94 Clark, c Ikin, b Edrich .. .. 27 Murfett, c Evans, b Edrich .. 9 Extras .. .. ..13

Volcano Erupts Near Mani!*.— Libog and Camalig, towns at the foot of the Mayon volcano. 200 miles south-east of Manila, were evacuated as the mountain sent streams of molten lava down its slopes. The mountain, which has been dormant for five years, came to life on August 1 last. A serious eruption occurred in 1896. when several hundred Filipinos were j killed.—Manila, January 11.

Total Bowling O. M. R. 374 W. R. Pollard .. 20 1 124 2 A. V. Bedser .. 13 0 75 2 W. J. Edrich 7.3 0 40 2 D. V. P. Wright 5 0 48 1 D. C. S. Compton 13 1 58 2 N. W. D. Yardley 2 0 18 0 ENGLAND First Innings 278 Second Innings P. A. Gibb, c Gardiner. b Murfett 1 L. B. Fishlock, not out 28 J. Hardstaft, aot out 13 Total for one wicket 52 Bowling O. M. R. w. K. Miller .. 3 0 12 0 Murfett .. 5 0 19 1 A. L. Hassett 4 1 21 0