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VULCAIN
SWISS MADE
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Reputation At Stake We applaud Mr E. G. A.
Grimwood
for his
trenchant remarks addressed to Hongkong industrialists and traders at the Chinese Manufacturers' Union din-
nor
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CHINA
No. 35372
Established. 1845.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1952.
Red China Builds Her Sixth
Up Massive
Army, Air Force
Thursday. The on Colony in rightfully satis- fled over the success of the Hongkong exhibition at this Industries year's Britlah Fair.
FRONT
OF
LINE FORCES THREE MILLION MEN
London, Nov. 28.
Red China's armed forces have passed the 3,000,000 mark and they are backed by a 2,000 plane air force according to reports received here from behind the iron curtain.
The bulk of the force are said to be concentrated in the North-in' Manchuria and Sinkiang province with another 1,000,000 stationed in the South. The reports were studied here today with particular attention in
Escape From Prison
Phoenix, Arizona,
•Nov, 28. Winnie Ruth Judd, 48, convicted of the 1931 alay- ing of two women friends whose bodies were stuffed Into a trunk, was hunted arosted: Tucson' and tho Mexican border today after her sixth escape from the Arizona State Hospital
·for the insane.
The police set up road blocks at strategic points In the search. They sought to link her escape with the disappearance of two other women, who were formerly employed at the hospital. These were known to
be
friends of the one-time
girer-woman".
Judd made her escape last night through a 15 to 18-inch hole out through the Kezvy mesh window covering the bath«.
room window, - United
Press,
That wo attracted moru interest than any other stand is a matter for modest pride. More import- ant, as Mr Grimwood em- phasised, visitors to tho Hongkong stand were nut there out of idio curiosity: no less than 600 Armly in- dicated their desire to do business with the Colony, and more orders were book- ed at the 1951 BIF than over before. All of which is highly encouraging call- Ing for congratulations to everyone concerned. But the happy record is sullied! by the fact that some of our manufacturers and merchants are not paying! heed to the necessity of maintaining promised stan- dards, either in quality ur
The bulk of the army were the Indian proposals would not! specification. "Again," Mr described
as a first line force have been put forward in the Grimwood declares, "the white about half of the 2,000 form of resolution of India had careless or avaricious manu- planes were understood to be not folt chore ere prospects of has jets, chiefly fighters supplied the Indian plan being given due facturer or merchant
as the falled to ship according to by Russin of the type encounter consideration by Peking
basis of settlement. behaviour which ed in the Korean balties. sample"
Disposition of the Red Force not only irritates British were sald
to be
as follows importers, but automatically some 850,000 or 900,000 men in Chinese Communists had turned besmirches the good name Markhurla, about 750,000 down the Indian plan came as a
Sinklang province, of the Colony.
about 500,- 000 in Southeast in the areas shock to many Indian observers
the light of the Korea situation and the Communist rejection of the latest Never A
RES
Indian peace plan in New York.
Moves to modernise the army and its equivalent are said to be in full progress with hopes apparently set on supply in future of more heavy equipment from Russia. The 2000 An
"my are supplemented by a numerically strong force of regional and security troops, the reports said.
Russia's
announcement
at
the United Nations that the
on in-
ESPONSIBILITY for. Bup-ordering on Burma and Thal-who had hitherto believed that
plying goods according to land, some in Kwangtung pro- Peking would follow sample rests all the time vince and along the coast facing dependent policy if the occasion on the individual manufac-Formosa, In addition there are demanded it. turer or the merchant, "but the Chinese forces in Korea, it would also appear provi
Chinese
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Denios Prague Trial Hongkong's Role
Allegations
Was
Discussed In New Book
London, Nov. 28. Harold Ingrams, ex-Colonial Adminis calls. Britain's great 100-year-old trading.
book, "Hongkong."
Reproductions of the world's most famous gems -the Crown Jewels---are on display in New York. Picture shows some of the replicas including the St Edward Crown-which. Is worn only for a few ininutes during the coron- ntion owing to its weight (five pounds), together with Orbs and Swords, all of which are included in the coronation ceremonies.
perly within their stope for age at though. there are in had been persuaded to change an American air field in trial. Simone, former editor of a port "an anomaly in the scheme of things;" in a Death Threat
their minds.
of
"I
was
with service.
"If the Western way of life is to endure,” he says, "we shall have to decide what we mean by It-do we mean the capitalist way best typified by the still existing system in Amerien, or do we mean the welfare state system typi- fled by present conditions in Britain?"
i
Letter
Saarbruecken, Nov. 28,
Swar, Premier Johannes Hoff- man said today his wife received
London, Nov. 28. Playwright Noel Coward, author of sophis ticated drawing room comedies, categorically London, Nov. 28.
denied tonight he A Leftwing British
over a British spy. Labourite told the House of Dóward-was accused of being Commons today he has a entember of the British -in- The Soviet announcement The reports stressed the shunt-virtually confirmed beller har learned there are tactical felgence servior by Andre
and modern that the Communist
Simone, one of the defendantstrator, atomic bomb stores" neart, the recent Czech Communist representative organisations equipment such as the Chinese Manusation and improved training.
dicalions of progress in mechané-
Boutheast England.
CzechCommunist paper was new facturers' Union and the Russian arms were said to be
Premier Nehru had been con- Tom Driberg sald he had been subsequently sentenced to death. Chambers of Commerce to flowing lately into China on an
US Air Force
He testified that while in stantly in touch with Peking at told this by a
France he
in- do all they can to safeguard increased scale and the army the "highest level" throughout meer at the field. The officer,
Coward gave Kortion on German propaganda. the commercial reputation training are being modified to
the recent negotiations and until lie added, gave this as the rea-
In a statement read for him of the
New son for the sudden closing of a Russian announcement. of Hongkong overseas by prepare troops for the use
suct Soviet equipment.
over the British Broadcasting carrying out the fullest pos- The reports also draw atten- Delh! had not received even the country road between Finching-
a letter threatening her family "I was never conneeled sible check on the behaviour tion to the efforts to strengthen slightest indication of the pos- field and Wethersfield near the Corporation, Coward said:
albility of Communist China's American air field at Wethers-
"In Far East overshadowed | British Colonial territories to with death unless he resigna im- of traders sending locally-railway links between Russin cutright rejection of the Indian field.
the British intelligence from by the curtain between two be published by the Colonial mediately. to and China. New railways be- made
In commoditics
France Driberg, journalist Member of
ways of thought and life, Houg- | Office. In a foreword the Hoffman told newsmen the Britain and elsewhere, tween the Soviet and Red China plau.
Parliament, usually supports the September 1939, and for kong is the only British outpost, Colonial Secretary, Mr Ollver letter suggested his wife use her There is
to nothing
worked there the only bridgehead over which Lyttelton, says there is a need influence in through Mongolia and Manchuria be
urla Government quarters em-Lewing views
Labourite several months I wor
persuading gained-and-much-to be lost tien. Strategic as well the present setback, India will
are in the process of construc-phasised, however, that despite Aneurin Bevan,
In co-operation with the French the great freedoms could be for a comprehensive range of husband to resign before the spokesmen at US Third Air with the object of disseminating carried into China. Will it books which will deal with all Saar elections next Sunday. He by exhibiting high quality economic considerations are held continue to use her good offlees Force Headquarters near Lon-propaganda into Germany. But Hongkong University 15. the the territories according to a said other leading members of goods at the BIF, obtaining to be behind these movements to explore all avenues of settle-dom, denied any American officer Simone. Certainly I was in ne I have no recollection of Mr
only crucible into which an consistent plan.
his Christian People's Party bad orders, and then making-United Press,
ment of the Korean problem had discussed atomic
bomb
admixture of British thought
received threatening letters. shipments of Inferior
United Press,
stores with Driberg. He said position to give him Instructions
can be poured to be fused with
The Premier said he expected. Such a series is needed for Driberg and another Member of of
sort
what
best in
heavy Chinese official purposes, for reference, 4
vote in the elections, the Prague trial, Coward thought." Parliament were guests at
lbraries
and for the instrie- although the Bonn-government recent social assembly at the jet said:
tion of young men and women has called on Saarlanders to slay The whole thing from begin- fighter base at Wethersfield, but'
Declaring that Britain has no training for the Colonial Ser- away from the polls or ning to end seems to be a com-intention of leaving Hongkong vice.
Invalid ballots to show their pro "As far as the Thirs
German attitude. out. It is intolerable that reported rejection of the Indian on Friday he had called off plans Force in Britain is concerned," one whose name is well known, garrison it has ever had, Mr "But we have scen
The Germans claim the election for an immediato vote on India's the spokesman said, "we know to a wide public would. have Ingrams says that If the port the odd manufacturer or proposal on
reason," Mr Lyttelton adds, is illegal because parties which Informed quarters pointed out plan for breaking the Korean nothing about stomic matters. earned himseit a similar dis ever falled in its primary trading "why a book which Includes favour the Saar's return to Ger merchant should be allowed
Anyway
the subject is elisailled tinction.
role, there would be little o the facts required for such many are not admitted, with the to endanger the commercial the disappointment was particu- POW deadlook.
"The whole matter If Ject in it being maintained any curposes need be dull or un-exception of the Communists The vote was scheduled for Interests of the Colony by arly biller because of the earlier
encouragement
the Communist late
The
spokesman also denied wasn't so desperately sad- longer be a fortresst, this afternoon but com- that any road in the Wethers-
Associated Press. employing unscrupulous Chinese had given to the Indian mittee chairman
would be utterly ridiculous."--- Joao Carlos trading methods.
line of approach. They added that Muniz of Brazil told delegates feld area had been closed with- Associated Press..
that India's Krishna Menon out warning. He said a check time to prepare Wethersfield showed the British
Air with wanted more
Force officers at his final reply to proposed
Transport Ministry had given *amendments.
the Americans permission to Indian sources. said Menon close a side road leading to the probably would not be ready to field-Associated Press. speak
pro-
ducts. It is satisfactory to know that this is not a
INDIA DISAPPOINTED
New Delhi, Nov. 28. General disappointment was BITOGE
common practice, but its expressed here today
very existence emphasises government and non-oficial cir-
CALLS OFF VOTE
New York, Nov. 28. United Nations Political Com-
Yo
the need to have it atamped eles at the Communist China's mittee was told by its chairman the talk was "purely socis Air plete fabrication, I suppose any- and has given it the Inrgost
North
America
Africa
Korea.
South America
RESERVATIONS
all the way to your destination
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you
betone Monday, And
Kula's Andre Vyality told the committee he reserved the right to answer the Indian delegate before the vote.
Other delegates, meanwhile,, continued to give their views on the Indian plan which appeared certhin to be adopted by an overwhelming majority, despite Soviet opposition.
Bolution
--SECTEL.
Huge Buenos
Aires Blaze
PRIME FUNCTION
"Hongkong has never pre- tended to be anything more
Soviet Plane than a trading port offering
Explodes
Vienna, Nov. 26.
entrepot services on a commer cini basis. It has never inter- fered with Chinese politics and it has always been ready to give assistance business
on Terms
when required. Its A big Russian Air Force plane honesty in this respect has given exploded in the air and crashed it a standing with China. It in flames in the Soviet zone of was well understood in a coun- Austria at Faunekirchen near try where trade is second na- the Hungarian frontier on Tues- ture. day morning.
to the Austrian News
today.
The Sovly have
revealed
it
"The facts are then that the China of today suffers nothing except the remembrance of an how many
from tho
present casualties were caused by the old wrong crash. The newspaper
Welt- status of Hongkong. On the presse said that mangled bodied contrary, countless Chinese and
herself have found and wreckage were hurled China hundreds of yards from the extremely useful. Вселе of the crash-Franco-
"But, whatever the balance of Preise.
good or evil one can hardly escapé the conclusion that Hongkong was at least inevit- nble."
not Buenos Aires, Nov. 28. British Minister of State: Seventeen firemen and Selwyn Lloyd said it was im- portant to speed the Indian relive civilians were sent to on its way since it hospital with injuries or offers the best chance of selling smoke poisoning today as a the deadlock.
fire in the huge. Buenos! Mr Lloyd added that although Aires provision market con- we do not agree with ivery tinued to burn :: after · 80! phrase of the Indian
tion we think it will open the; on both' way to agreement sides."
resolu-hours.
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today market covers an entire city Fadhil Jamall of Iraq ap-block and is craziamed with
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Vietminh authorities in Com- prisoners, who do not want to The preemure of the
munist-controlled London; Nov. 28.
Nghosan go home.
[and] "the terrific hest, under-
The Liberan's motor vessel province was reported here to noath buckled pavements Burma's Mr James Barring
Into Bomi Hulls, 18,300 tons, with her
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