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COMMENT OF
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The Queen's Birthday Hnthusiastically with
TONGKONG tony joins
other British subjects in all parts of the world in celebrating the first official birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second. It is a unique occasion for the vast majority of the Colony's inhabitants. for few remain who can recall the birthday celebrations of Britain's previous Queen, Victoria. And as it was Victoria's privilege to en- joy a reign of undiminished success and achlavement, so
it is the forvent wish that
be
our now Queen shall similarly blessed. With the official mourning period now at an end, the Queen must enter
upon the full
and busy life of royal duties. The plea has already been expressed in several influen- tial quarters
Her Majesty should be spared as, much as possible the arduous public responsiblit- ties which, in the
that
courag
CHINA & MAIL
No. 35220
Established 1845
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1952.
Queen's Birthday
THE HONOURS
LIST
Duff Cooper
A Viscount
London, Juno 5. Queen Elizabeth II, in Honours List of
the first her four-month-old reign, two now today, created Viscounts, two Barons and 60 knights bachelor,
and
In other
The 20-year-old Queen, like ber namesake of 400 years ago. rewarded with titles and de- corntions her soldiers, states- men, mientists, authors and ad- venturers, including many Hongkong. Malaya parts of the Far East.
Sir Basil Brooke, 63, Prime of Northern Ireland, Minister is created 11 Viscount.
Member of a family known ጎነቲ as "The Fighting Brooke", is a firm antagonist
of the to end
of their momentum, Inevit- South Irish campaign
Trish partition.
ably place a severe. strain
Sic The other Viscount is on the health of a ruling Duff Cooper, 62, Britain's Am- monarch, It is naturalbassador to France from 1944 enough that her devoted to 1047. aubjects through Britain and the Commonwealth de sire to enjoy that close contact with the Queen and her family in the Hammo
General A. Barony
goes to St. George
Jeffreys, a former member of Parliament, who in the Arst World War was Mr Winston Churchill's command- ing officer in the
did with Guards.
manner as they
the late King George
Lord Simonds,
the Lord Chancellor,
Grenadier
the present other is the
Sixth and his gracious Huron. Ha present #le as a wife. Moreover, it is aw Lord sured that our new Queen Now he becomes
will ardently strive to satis- pter.
fy the innumerable de.
mands, which will be madé,
was only for life. à hereditary
SIR COMPTON Compton Mackenzie, 69, world
of her, and to follow faith-amous author of more than 50
novels and plays ("Carnival", Street", "Whisky
Galore), becomes Sir Compton in the new Elizabethan age.
A knighthood is also awarded to Carol Reed, 45, film director, who made the big British Alm hit "The Third Man."
fully in the traditions of "Sinister" public service to which she has assiduously been train ed. Nevertheless, the health of the Queen is of paramount importance, and all will subscribe to the
A lusty sea adventurer, Cap- thoughtful suggestion of tuin Dan Parker, skipper of the protecting her well-being by tug Turmoil, which went to the relieving Her Majesty of rescue of Captain Carlsen's Fly- Home of the onerous publicing Enterprise early this year, is, awarded the MBE (Member of duties which, in the course of time, undermined the the Order of the British Em stamina and health of King pire). George the Sixth.
MP,
a Cabinet
Lord Simonds
Compton Mackenzie
Duff Cooper
Young Man Electrocuted
Parade
A Brilliant Spectacle
Impressive March Past In Kowloon
In warm, but overcast weather, thousands of people this morning lined vantage points in Kow- loon to watch the Queen's birthday parade, while on a specially constructed dais in Gascoigne Road, His Excellency the Governor, Sir. Alexander Grantham, GCMG, took the salute.
This, the first of Queen Elizabeth's official birthdays, was celebrated by the largest Services parade yet seen in the Colony.
No less than ten units constituted the marching column, while there were slx contingents in the mechanised column. The fly past by the Royal Air Force consisted of Meteor, Vampires and Hornets' aircraft, together with three planes of the Hongkong Auxillary
Air Force and two Sunderland flying boats.
Seven regimental participated in a brilliant and colourful parać 3.
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the oMcial afternoon bunds This
ceremonies conclude with a gar- den party o: Government House at which 2,700 people are ex- pected.
His Excellency the Governor arrived at the saluting base at 9.30 where he was received by His Excellency the Commander British Forces (Lt-General Sir Terence Airey), and the Service Commanders. Commanders,
Lady Grantham was met by Brigadier BA, Burke, Comman- der, 27th Infantry Brigade, who estoried her to her seat.
Upon mounting the-dals, the Governor was given feu-de-... jole fred by a battalion formed up opposite the saluting bose.
A Royal Saluto of 21 güns was then Bred by the Royal Artillery,
This traditional ceremony Look! the usual form, the salute being interspersed by three volleys of a f:u-de-jole.
Following the Royal Sniute, the troops on porade gave three
Berlin
Price 20 Cents
Guard's Held As Hostages
Raleigh, N. Carolina,
June 4.
Several guards were re-j ported today, being held ́un hostages at North Caro- lina's central prison here by a mob of about 150 risting
ing prisoners.
Official
sources
would
ok
not comment immediately whether any of the guarde had been harmed.
Between
600 150 and prisoners are quartered in the prison.
the This is
Intest several American prison riota in less than two months in which guards have been seized·ps host- ages and heavy damage done.--Reuter. '
Reds Seize, Then Quit Renault Car Works
Paris, June 4. Two thousand Communist commandos tonight volun- tarily moved out of the Renault car plant, which they had seized earlier in
Latest:seized the Renault plant.
The
the
STOP PRESS the day forcefully throwing out workers and executives. Employees promptly hauled down the Red dog which the Communist holsted when they Oled out Communists Leburely
industrial piling in Paris, leaving behind the normal nlaht Police reservca, stationloyees, as about a mile from the State-owned car factory stood by all day, making 110 move against the Communist storm
troopers who seized, the plant's
in workshops
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NEW BERLIN INCIDENT
US Military Policeman Shot And Wounded
Berlin, June 4. An American military policeman was shot and wounded by an East German People's policeman in a new "Berlin incident" today.
Major-General Lemuel Mathewson, United States Commander in Berlin, later protested in the strongest terms to Sergei Dengin, Berlin represen- tative of the Soviet Control Commission, "at this barbaric and undisciplined violence by the police under Soviet control.'
cor
D
The American soldier was
A · United States military patrolling the perimeter of the police patrol was allowed' by American sector in an Army Russian
mako guards to when he was fired on routine sweep along the 90-milc without
any warning or autobahn to Berlin today-the provocation whatever," accord- first since the Russians banned ing to General Mathewson.
such patrols on May 27. The American protest said But one bewildered Allied that
the military polleeman official said he thought that the was fired on this morning by Russian guard at the West one of the Volkspolizei (People's German end of the autobatin Police) on duty during a routine had made a mistake. patrol of the Berlin perimeter
to the disputed Stejn- stubekeri arca where 150 Ger- under new
mone
are, isolated Sevlet border measures.
CUT OFF
Steinstuecken, the largest of the West Berlin enclaves 34 East German territory, Was
The
Russians
"I expect Immediately A completely cut off from West 'surances from, you that the Berlin
today. gulity policeman kas been occupied Steinstuccken for five severely punished and that such days last October but left after deplorable incidents will not repeated American protests. occur in the future, the protest said.
MEETING CALLED
The three. Western Commandants called a
1
Allied special
A commentator of Radio Berlin said in a special broad- CES: this afternoon that the station would continue opera=.. tions despite the "Anglo-Ameri→ can terror act."
Ho sald that the Radio had told xina
cheers for Her Majesty the ordered West Berlin Police to buliding in the ministration soldiers who form the guard and the immediate withdrawal of
meeung after the shooting to management discuss and co-ordinate plans for the security of the Western members that they could leave sectors for which they are ulti-if they wished but none had
accepted the offer. mately responsible.
According to Radio Berlin the The American sector, adjoin-
representative of the Soviet ing the British ecctor where Control Commission In Berlin, British troops and West German M. Dengin, yesterday delivered police today still surrounded the the "sharpest, protest" to the Soviet-controlled Radio Berlin, British Commandant in Berlin. was keeping en uneasy watch Major-General Cyril Coleman on lis occupants
against the "outrageous", British action, The two Soviet ofeers and 25
The Soviet official demanded Top Alled officials tonight morning and
an estimated 300 German staff British military, police barring throw an armed security cor-) The police said 50 workers appeared determined to stick the entance to the Radio build- don round the West Berlin peri-, were manhandled when the
the out the "alego" which began
and the "restoration, ot meter after Soviet troops had Reds took over.
Windows and carly yesterday.
normal working conditions." moved up close to the French furnishings in the administration
M. Dengin called on General sector border an hour before offices were, damaged when the A woman official inside the
Coleman
yesterday afternoon dusk:
executives-were forced out, but building told Reuter by tele-.
British no serious violence or injuries phone that all was set for a long and according to n
atatement, the two rada This followed two incidents | were reported. **
alege and that the occupants of
"some progress" in discussions In the tense city today. In one,
the building had no intention of
on the British move and on 'the East German Police fired on and
quitting.
Govlet action agairist the en- an Americani › slightly wounded
A short time betoro the Com-
claves of West Berliners Living The three Western Comman military police, producing a
described by plant dants met this afternoon munists,
to in the Soviet Zone. strong United States protest
executives as mostly дол-
Queen,
the Immediately afterwards Parade, which had formed up in Chatham Road, marched past in two columns, one on foot and the other mechanised.--Each unit marched past to its own Re- gimental March.
THE PARADE
Was
The marching column headed by a detachment of the
afternoon,
A FAILURE
Royal Navy, under the command against this "barbaric violence".employees, of Renault, quit the discuss the Radio Berlin situa-.;
of Commander E. M. Thorpe, DSO. The contingent was drawn
and HMS Tamor.
were
No one was injured,
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ing
Reuter.
"The Queen bus" modo Urce" Women Damos of the British Empire. One is Mrs Emest Be- Reassuring Action
vin, widow of the late British Foreign Secretary. THERE is always a lurking
Three new members are ap fear among the people pointed to the Privy Council, of West Berlin
Constitu- that they the Queen's highest
The Western Ailies say that might be thrown to the Renal advisory body. One is
enclaves come under, the theso tion. wolves in the event
administration of their respec- Eric Harrison, Australia's De of
force Production Minister, The
In the other. Germans living premisen, the Minister of the
Charles Brune, The cordon of barbed wire | tive sectors. Revere pressure by the others are Earl, Fortescue, Chief
from officers and men of the on the outskirts of the French Interior, M.
at Frohnau issed a communique calling the and road blocks mund the radio The East German authorities Russians. Yet their minds, Government Whip in the House
Cussack, Concord, Charity, sector border area which recently have been Lords,
of
Morecambe Bay, St Bride's Bay, tonight reported that East Ger- first day of strikes arted by building was as completo this were reported today to have and Colonel Sir
the Communist-10d General
of a two and a half morning as the East German lopped man or Soviet soldiers fired to- Confederation of Labours com "security curtain" round West mile Komewhat
con- set at
Charles MacAndrow, a
in stretch rest by
of East Borlin the terms of the
servative MP. -Contruc-
They
followed by a day at West Berlin police who
plete failure.
Berlin and the East-West inter-territory and corporated Another Conservative
squadron of 24 Field Engineer returned the fire. tual Agreement, must have
The Renault incident was the Regiment, Royal Engineers, com-
zonol German border which has into the. Soviet Zone propers Walter Eillot, once been even-
more reassured
been operating since Sunday, A Reuter correspondient
at major one reported in the wake Minister, becomes a member of
manded by Major H. Tennant,
of the Communist calls for by the Arm mannor in the select order of the Com-
En squadron of 50 Gurkha | Frohnau tonight reported:
Labour disruption throughout the which the Western Allies panions of Honour, which is
Field Engineer Regiment, Royal
"From the edge of the French country to protest against the have met the latest in- limited to 85 members,
Engineers (Major 3. Radford, scefor I can see squads of Soviet gaoling of their Farty leader, RE); the 1st Battalion, the timidating acts by the
HG troopa moving through the Jacques Duclos. Soviets and their Eastern
Renault plant executives A 17-year-old youth, Lee Wiltshire Regiment
the Russian Zone, The
cused the Communists of German satellites.
Chak-lau, was electrocuted. R. Welchman, DSO); the 1st fields which lle just inside
Ulster the Royal action of the British au-
Hundreds of awards, big and during the early hours of lion,
(Licul-Col J. "Drummond, "They
damaging equipment and using armed ALTO
with
violence thorities in blockading the mail, have been given to men this morning on the roof DSO); the
employe 1st Battalion, the tommy-guns and appear to be
against There was no estimate Sutherland East German
High controlled and women in the British Com- of No. 385 Portland Street, Argyll and
reconnolizing the ground over-damage, but it was known that landers (Llout-Col J. C. looking the French sector." radio station in the West monwealth and Colonies.
It appeared that Lee and some Church,
(MDC); Uns
The Army FAR EAST HONOURS
Reuter. Berlin ́sector is likely to
of interest to
(Capti the of his friends had gone up to the Oh have # moro Balutary Far East include: the
rooftop after midnight to cool Guard effect on the Kremlin's
of (Commander
the off on account of the heat when L. J. Radford, MBE, RAVC); a cohorts than a dozen notes Order of the British Empire a live overhead electric wire sud-detachment of the Hongkong of diplomatic protest. The Civil Division) for Mr Kenneth denly broke and fell on him,
-
The Queen has also created Ave new Baronets, including Sir Cecil Wakely, President of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Honours
CRE
In Yaumati
(T.Jeut-Col
Chinese Training Unit (Motor Steel Strike Leo was knocked unconscious R. E. Jerrard-Tull, RA); a General at Shanghal; J.P. and was sent, to Kowloon Hospi-tachment of the Royal Air Force Talks Promise
A Stevenson, OBE, Russians have, in fact Edwards, Director of Forestry,tal but he died on the way.
Trams between Arsenal Street RAF); and the Royal Hongkong
carly
reactions
the Bumstead, .of
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British
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all electric power cables were cut. They said work would go on 78 usual tomorrow and police said they would keep intassed, security forces standing by.
POLICE RUSHED
The only other violence was Washington, June 4. reported from. Eastern France, been illuminating in this Masaya; Alfred William Frisby, Percival Street, Wanchal, Defence Forces, under the com- The heads of the major stee! } where several demonstrators respect. They made the ob- Director of Education, Singa- were held up for 65 minutes mand of Major B. C. Field, MC, companies and the CIO United were injured when a tight knot vious, gesture of registering pore: David Middleton, Director
when a this morning
'slight and comprising
Steelworkers agreed today to of them rushed a group of
of police a protest, but followed this of Public Works, Malaya.
breakdown occurred
In the HKANVI (Licut A. J. Bowden), meet here on Thursday under and street fighting ensued. up with a request to dia-
KBE (Knight Commander of Hongkong Electric Company's HK Regiment (Major JB. White House auspices to try for Kitc), HAAF (FI-Lieut G. Tactilement of the strike which
A
communique issued by the cuss the whole situation the British Empire) for Morobe Wanchal sub-station.
Prime Minister's office sald Vincenzo del Tufo, who acted
The cutting off of the current Gillespie), RA Battery (Mejor with the British Comman-
has been going on since Monday that the government had "main- Malaya's High Commissioner Immobilised tho irms and K.M.A. Barnett), Home Guard sa poka der. As a result, talks are
will continue to till the arrival
Grenham), of General. Sir
crowds of intending passengera (Mejor J. C. M.
As President Truman steppes tained and
innitain under way, and it is pos- Gerald Templer.
1. in lo sponsor the resumption of "French workers succeeded to wald also: HKWNF
order." It (Third Ofoar waited at train steps for the ser- sible that from them the OMG (Companion of the vice to resume.
Wallace Turner), HKWAAC collective bargaining, Democratie
Maybank Introduced day in showing in resounding Russians will obtalu
The breakdown occurred at (Captain J. E. Eagle) and the Senator of St Michael and St
for William Foster 8,50 4.m, Repairs were quickly HKWAAF (Pilot Officer P. D.legislation to create a tiew fashion their disapproval of the clearer realisation that
British adviser, put in. hand. and the current Wood).
supor emergency wage and foreign methods of Communist price board to handle such die politicians E from now the Western Churchi
was restored (at 0.45 am, when Kelantan, Malaya;
"Nothing wil impede the. saluting putes. Allies are not prepared to
After passing the OBE (Omcers of the Order of the tram service rerumed.
• economia and Anancial readjust- tolerate blatant acts of pro- the British Empire) for Bernard
base, the marching column con“.
The Maybank' plan would fri- ment (which,, is, being carried vocation and intimidation. Stratton; Malayan Civil Service
tinued along Jordan Road and into Nathan Road, marching Poen 120-day "no strike, no out by the goverment with the District already Notice, has
been William Foulsham,
lock-out" "ban" while the board backing of Parliament."--United down as far as Kimberley Road studied the case and Both sides Press. given by the Alles of their
Malaya;
Edmund Austin Omeer,
Road Public Director of Weat Gardiner. intention: to stay in Berlin and this should be a Works, Singapore: William A "flying saucer, reported to where it dispersed and put forward proposals. Then,
ees in remblo for public services
the one recently The mechanised column, after either side cofused the board? tams, the President would be warning to the Russians to
John Noel Nicholls,
saluting base, exert caution if they want Acting Senior Assistant Com-tographed over Brazil by passing the
two journalists was soon by the proceeded to Waterloo Road and powered to seize the industry From New York, steel.com- to keep the peace. Berlin, it mission of Police, Malaya: Catania airport commander it returned to Natham Road. via
Managing was learned here today. The Frince Edward Road, continuing pany executives sent word that is appreciated, standa in
Ltd, Ipoh, select
Bying at high to the bottom of Nathan Road they were ready to bargain in ...tha front line of battle in Director, Meru Tin
altitude and was described by and Anally ending in
a spirit of give and take,” an Fire Services local obrarvers here as a silver Road, now that nho will enjoy the Medal (For
Navy ships, and i of the Steelworkers Union, fallout protection which it service) for John Pennelather stopping on several occasions number of Briish amrohent trued a statement rasing that he is in the power of the Evans, Commissioner of Police, and finally disappearing at high ships are dressed overall for wound attend the Washington Allies to vouchsafe?
3 Ongapore-Reuter):
speed, France Presse, the Quru Birthday, fohy
Clifford Ogilvie,
"Saucer'
Another
Is Spotted
Catania, June 4,
and thenco
SIXTH FATALITY
Port Of Spain, June Turdjorn Musam, 265, third officer, of the Norwegian fankor
burned here on Monday, died of. is burns today in hospital, alaing the number of fatalitled
The cold war, but she knows if King's Police Minguished ¦diser slowly crossing, thờ gky"]&-'All · Noral. No Mar Philip Mustay, Presßilant | Gundina which exploded and
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