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HK Matric
Results
IS year's matriculation
Tresults
are undeniably
disappointing: to many
they are distressingly poor. Yet it is conceivable that to the majority of teachera and tutors through whose hands the candidates had passed the low 38.1
per- centage of passes was not altogether unexpected. The immediate complaint which one hears raised is that the papers act were unfairly hard, but no genuine basis exists for. the charge. Children who sit for the matric are potential candidates for the Hong- kong University, and if the University is to maintain a properly high standard of nendemic ability and tara out graduands with nccept- able degrees its studenta must be something above the average. The matricula- tion examination, in fact, has to be more than a test of text book knowledge; it must endeavour to extract from a candidate original thought and to challenge his or her intelligence, The fnult of the relatively small percentage of successes, in the annual Hongkong matriculation examination
rests to a considerable ex- tent on the shoulders of over-ambitious
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CHINA
No. 35560
Established 1845
MONDAY, JULY 13, 1953.'
Today's Weather: Moderato Southwerterly winds. Becomlar light this evening. Falc.
Top Level 4-Power Talks: Important Decision Today
LORD SALISBURY
THREE FACTORS NOW BEING STUDIED
Washington, July 13.
The Big Three Foreign Ministers will reach complete agreement today regarding proposals for a meeting of the United States President and the Prime Ministers of Britain, France and the Soviet Union, an authoritative source told Reuter,
In the first two sessions of the Western Foreign Ministers' conference here the acting Bri- tish Foreign Secretary, the Marquess of Salisbury, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault have both urged such a meeting of the
Newspaper's four heads of Government in view of:
Poli On
Princess's
Romance
01
1. The profound and widespread demand among the peoples
of. Western Europe for an attempt to seek directly with the new Soviet Government a relaxallon of world tensions.
2. The importance of tesiing the reality and soundness of recent Soviet professions of peaceful intentions.
3. The difficulty of formulating Western policies aimed at world peace without a clarification of Soviet policy as peaceful or aggressive, particularly in the light of the new upheaval in the Soviet Government implicit In the downfall of the Soviet leader Mr Lavrenti Beria.
Soviet
Festing Issues An Ultimatum
Leaving Certificate bofore and his former wife was recentment would be reached on the State, Mr John Fretary of tion and
they approve of a childly remarried. entering for the matric. It
him?"
it would seem that even this 1 OCE OF PEOPLE
Major Salah Salem, Egyptian
Minister of National Guidance tot a cup had to last night that Egypt re- iceled this British ultimatum.
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Missionary Released
Released after being kept prisoner by the Vietminhese for seven years, M. K. F. Rollet, a missionary, is seen here in
the hospital of Har (near Saigon) where he is recovering-London Express.
Mine Blows Up Train: Troops Killed
Hanoi, July 12.
Thirty French Union troops were killed or injured today when the regular train between Hanoi and Haiphong was blown up by a remote-control mine about eight miles east of Haiphong.
It
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Plane With 58 Aboard Missing
Air-Sca Search
Honolulu, July 12.
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A Trans-Ocean Airlines DC-6 with 58 persons aboard was missing over the Pacific today and presumed to have crashed in the first trans- Pacific commercial air nc. cident since World War II.
The plane, flying from Guam Island to the United States, was last heard from at 10.20 'p.m HST Saturday in an area some 300 miles east of Wake
Joland.
An Intensive air-sea search was being made of the area,
A Trans-Ocean spokesman sald the plane was-presumed to have crashed in the ocean,. It ́ ́ fas chartered by a civilian
group and carrying 40 adult passengers, one infant and a crew of eight,
disappeared on Kalend
journey
tho Wako Honolulu leg of s
Five hours after the gigantic search from Hawali, Guam, Wake, Kwajalein and Midway had begun, no trace had been found of the missing aircraft.
19 planes and nine all, ships were put into the search with other civilian craft in same general area also alerted.
In
the
MILITARY STUDENTS Tho Coast Guard here said this was the first United States to crush in commercial plane trans-Pacifc flight since World War II. A Trans-Ocean spokes- man said the flight, was a re- rular common carrier one from Guam by the non-scheduled airline,
He added that most of the
· CON-
passengers aboard were military students and -civilian struction workers.
Intermittent radlo distresa
signals have been heard from the area since the pilot made his Just routine radio check at 10.20 pm the
on Saturday. The spokesman
ald the plane had only enough. gasoline to fly until 8.15 am.
Tiger plane reported A Flying becing a green flare some 300 miles east of Wake during the night
Ten of the passengers had been scheduled to leave the plane At Honolulu.-United Press.
Mutinous Convicts
Surrender
'The United Slates Sceretary, would depend not only upon the of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, recovery of the health of the has not dissenter from these | Brilish Prime Minister, Sir London, July 13 vlews
during the tonference Winston Churchill, but on what The ភាគ១ circulation Daily!
the three Governments decidet its but has urged the further dis- various Mirror todny called on
stepa which would be the proper procedure to 4,500,000 readers to say whether cussion of parents,
Princess Margaret, sister of must precede any such Big Four follow preparatory to a meeting of tho, heads of Government of
The mine exploded directly beneath particularly regarding Britain,
the military queen They assume that because
Elizabeth, should be meeting,
France. the United
Cairo, July 13. Bgreed of an
Sirwagons of the train, which carried soldiers. It was the a child has convincingly allowed to wed Group Captain the formulation
Lieutenant-General Western policy
the States and the Soviet Union- towards,
second time in three months the train had been blown up taken School Leaving Peter Townsend.
unification of Germany, & de-Beuter.
Francis Festing, Officer Certificate, there will be no Under
by mines, A page one five-
DRAFTING REPORT,
Commanding British troops difficulty in matriculating column headline "Princess clored Western objective which be achieved without
Washington, July 12.
told the Several other mines were The tondency, therefore, is Margaret und The Gallant cannot
Today two committees of ex-in Egypt, has Soviet
along the track and co-operation. Filol — the paper announced to forcu a child into
perts
worked behind closed Egyptian Government that, detected examination for which it is national poll and printed Authoritative sources yesterday doors drafting a report on the unless a missing British air. / removed by squnds of railway
workers
travel who always ballot form which said:
denied stu American press report mutter of whether to invite the man is returned by to aboard this train. not, perhaps, academically
"Group Captain Peter Town-that agreement has already been mu
to u Big At Schools generally, In
Four Union
The Hunoi-Haiphong railway reached in principle between the | Sovi send, 38-year-old Battle nk Hongkong, require
Britain pilot was the innocent three Foreign Ministers upon a meeting on Germany and per-morrow morning, "measures
kin. future meeting
of the Big Four haps other East-West problems will be put into force which is the main traffic line in Ton- the line student to obtain at least porty
was hoped disrup would be divorce. He was
restored either later before three credits in the School given custody of his two children heads of Government. They said which they are expected to lay will cause serious
the U.S.
inconvenience to tonight
carly confidently however, that agree-
tomorrow
Kuala Lumpur, July 13. Dulles, the Egyptian community in inorning. No further details A resolution was adopted British subject today when the Ministers the
acting-Foreign
were available at the moment. unanimously by the fourth the area of Ismailla.". "If Princess Margaret now 22 will have before them the reports Secretary Lord Salisbury and
Later. the French High
another annual conference of the announced is a sensible condition, yet so desires, should she be allowed of two committees who met last the French Foreign Minister, M.
night on the question of German Geo
when they
reported that the small loyal cil meeting here yesterday
success when it was Malayan Trade Union Coun
Salem, Oregon, July 12. About 1,000 prisoners in the unification and the implications Georges Bidault, "falla"short"of"requirements
The paper said it believed of this for the defence organin meet tomorrow morning.
Last night the three Foreign
victnamese outpost of Phuong to ask the government to Oregon State Prison here gave hear that will offer a candidate a
the time had come for the voice tion of Western Europe, includ- Ministers were able to
Tru on the Red River 18 miles abolish the "outmoded and s today after
24-hour 50-50 chance of passing the of the British people to be heard įing Germany,
from Mr C
Charles E. Buhlen,
south of Hanoi, was captured
mutiny. Before capitulating, con- the his examination. It iR, of in the problem.
Presumably the Foreign Minis- US Ambassador to Moscow, A British military spokesman last night by the Reds after a exploited system of
prisoners set up a three- in a com- deep affection"
on the significance of in Cairo said course, to he regretted that "A true and
views
to that the British violent fight.
committee The rebels later tract labour and to intro- | man
present per cent of this was reported to exist between munique ut the end of the con-
the power struggle inside demand only 38
concerned
their demands to the warden. ---- Leading evacuated the post,
duce a new wage system”. the basic Soviet Union. Mr Bohlen flew Aircraftsman A.V. Rigden, who on Tuesday
GARRISION "DISAPPEARS
France-PreSEC. year's entrants for matri- the Princess and Group Captain forence
Lord culation
in together with
Salls disappeared after being called satisfied the Townsend wha is an equerry to conditions under which such a
Another resolution adopted The entire garrison of 50 top level Big Four meeting might bury and M. Bidoull, and they out of an hotel in Ismallia on Vietnamese · soldiers has com- by the MTUC conference will examiners, yet much better the Queen..
"to government Mr Dulles home. med "But
at this week Peter Town-be held. result such as that, than
July 9 by a man whom the Bri- pletely disappeared. A Marine request immediato investiga- send
Whether
Bollen
Paria, July 12. due to leave London for
Mr
will ish military authorities suspect patrol found the post sacked conduct lowering any
of the
take
in further
General Alfred M. Gruenther, the not very important post of
con was an Egyptian Army Captain and reported that the struggle tlions in co-operation with the take part
the examination's standard.
particularly workers into the possibility of who must have been amang
assumed Foreign in civilian clothes.
yesterday Air Attache at Brussels-a move.
Authoritative sources here said ferences which has set the world specu- that in the discussions so far Ministers
long and violent. was not known to-
nationalising the tin.
Supreme Command of Allied lixiustry. The British demand for the
The MTUC also lating" the I
Phuong Tru region is
decided by forces in Europe, left here to- declared. ie, poper
there was no indication that the day. The only direct talks to-
Dulles return of Aircraftsman Rigden one of the communications lines means of another resolution to night by air for New York to M. Bidault who were to by D o'clock tomorrow morning used by the Vietminh to in establish a "political fund" 60 testify before ond
a Compressional and Group Hafting the agenda of the Bioper Princess Margaret
(8 a.m. British summer time) Altrite into the Red River delta. that trade unions can take part Committee. He will return to
Meanwhile, French
Paris later this week.-Reuter, to the re- the German
role in Indo-China with direct after which General Festing re-
Unionin politics.--United Press, question. It was role not to obstruct any further
that there reference to the amount of aid served the right to take such forces dispersed two companies killing 30 possible, however, conclusion of an armistice marriage of divorced persons.
the Church frowns on might be
preliminary meeting which she can expect from the action as he considers necessary of Vietminh Reds,
was bandod to the Egyptian rebels and capturing 17 oth
others, in Korea is heartening the remarringe of even innocent of the Foreign Ministers of the United States.
sub-Governor
Suez during a mopping-up Speration nows. That he himself
And divorces,
repeatedly Lord Salisbury has been in Canal, Brigadier B.3. Gordon, refuses to add his signature Princess Margaret as third in ou
advocaled by
the Soviet Union disposed with a cold and was Oficer Commanding the Now the region of Queng Trị, 30 a truce is not of any succession to the Throne has to consider the German ques-unable to fly down to Rhode Arfa area of the Canal Zone. great moment. The United grent responsibilities in giving t
to the Church's full weight Nationa Command
attitude. Reuter. responsible for that duty and with
without or
The Way Cleared
ters will set forth
GERMAN QUESTION
THE announcement that Dr It is believed that between Foreign Ministers had in mind day were between Mr
to
the
Syagman Rhee has agreed Che's attitude
Townsend stands the Four heads of Government to open conversations on France's
President Rhec's signaturo, the agreement would remain valid. Mr Walter Robertson, President Eisenhoworá
in parties
Renaming Everest Proposal
Biratnagur, Nepal, July 12.
four powers
as he
Island today to see Mr Anthony
had planned not expected that the Eden It is Foreign Ministers will attemp! Reuter. to fix times or places for either the Big Four Foreign Ministers or heads of Government meet- ings but it is thought
that they
could be held before the West German elections
which
personal envoy, has nc- The General Council of due to take place in September.
complished a first class job Nepa's National
Democratic
The discussions to date seam of work in his negotiations (ruling) Party has recommend to have let open the question Mount whether I would now be noces- with Rhee.
renaming of His patienco ed the
Everest as "Mt Tensing". sary to have the still scheduled was exemplary and it has
(The New Zealander Edmund meeting of the heads of Govern- been duly rewarded by the mallary and the Sherpa Tensing ment of the Westem Powers antisfactory arrangement made the recent successful na postponed earlier this month. that has emerged. Every-sault on the 29,002 foot moun- An official spokesman has aid thing now hinges
that he holding of this enceting ontain)-Reuter. whether the Communists are prepared to accept the Allied assurances that truca conditions' can be faithfully fulfilled. The probabilities are that they will, and that the principal delegates will
COLOUR BAR DENIAL
Birmingham, July 12.
A Ministry of Labour official today denied allega-
Israeli Troops Blow Up Houses
Aminan, Jordan, July 12.
The
of the
Major Salem told a press con- Kerence:
"We shall wait and see what action the British threaten. 10 take."--Reuter.
Boycott Of
Majlis
The
miles northwest of Hue in Cen- tral Vietnam, the French High Command announced in Saigon.
The
been operations hos carried on by several battalions of Franco-Vietnamese forces for the past two weeks.
High military sources also dis- closed another mopping-up operation in the Song Ba Valicy,
Ot
the easter fringe of the mountainous regions, resulted in 800 natives rallying to the local troops. During this operation; the sources salt, three fortified Red campe were destroyed and grent stocks at rice and salt were captured.
this week clear away any tions that employors here were operating a colour bar. Consisted of eight men who ap- Deputies would resign and the cross-examination of prisone
Teheran, July 12. It was reported that six French Arab Legion authorities said Premier Mohammed Mossadeghor Vietnamese soldiers avere in- here that a Jewish patrol cross and his Ministers have decided Jured by arrows crarating from ed the Jordan border early to-to boycott the Majils (Parlia- blow pipes used by rebel natives. Increased patrol activity oc- because of Opposition day and blew up a house in the ment) Nabl
was curred in the last 48 hours over
·Samuel village, three attacks against him,
all parts of the kingdom as a kilometres within Jordan ter-learned today. ritory.
Semi-official and press reports result of the improved weather.
call rc- captured during their opera- consisted eiga nail to have said that all 31 pro-government One patrol reported that, after proached the nearest house on government would
during arriving in the village, opened ferendum to get-publle support tions, it was learned that remaining obstacles to the
French aerial bombardment the Afro-Are and threw two hand against the Opposition.
Communist post some Apparently Dr. Mossadegh's of sighing of a truce. Some of The official said there were annual rally" of
Arenades through its windows. the Caribbean organisation the questions which the 10,000 coloured workers in
The President, Dr. Clarence The house was blown up a four decision came after last Thurs-miles southeast of Dan Ban, the Communists have been ask-city but unemployment among ing the UN Command could them was not disproportionately J. K., Pillso, a coloured African minutes inter when a time bomb day's Majlis session, in which post was complotely destroyed doctor, said there was a very which they had planted on the two Opposition members called and the Reds lost 200 men, in- high
door
him on
"rebel" cluding one general. "Imbecile", ü went off, the report sald. high percentage of unemploy- quito justifiably be put to
French patrols were highly up and "a foreign stooge." The patrol then blow the Reds, and answers un-
ment among coloured people.
The attacks came when the successful in destroying soveral munition and food doubtedly would be the "No complaints have been He knew some who had not had second house, it was said, but
job for six, twelve or even the occupants of both houses Spencer, a Mossadest man, an- Vietminh mu BRIC, The threat O made to us officially that menu-
Various minor clashes be- unilateral intervention by facturers are refusing to accept eighteen months,
The Sunday Chronical felow were away as the time and thallmounced that there would be in fdepots, it was reported,
of the government dono casuallles resulted. The men interpeliation
Tuceday but. that Dr tween French Union forces and Dr Rhee has been the coloured workers, for jobs for
that
himself would not be the Vietminh were also reported
from principal poser, and with which they are sulible but it declared
different parts of tho to attend. the removal of that danger, must be bomo in mind for the Africans and West Indians had to Israel.
Arab Legion forces said the are generally joined the city's Negro Com- most part they
Political sources belloved that country. The French Air Force and carried. out dieblo for the unskilled or munity since the war and "that found near the two destroyed
Britain's eccorid Dargest city bas houses a live mine with Hebrew If the pro-government Deputies was active.
sortios oh Vietminh semi-skilled type of work",
concentrations-United Press, The alterations were made at a colour problem, cannot be letters inscribed on France-boycotted the Majlis it would be soveral Prose.
'paralysed—United Fre a meeting describesk as the denied"--Reuler,
the way is clearly open for the conclusion of a cease
fire on mutually acceptable forms.
He added:
over
a
then were said to have returned on
they
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