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Watching For New Red Moves On Burma,
Thailand
Borders
New York, Aug, 13.
United States Far Eastern experts are care- fully analysing what they think may be the signs of new Chinese Communist moves on the borders of Thailand and Burma.
State Department ollicials told Reuter today that they were not yet alarmed by apparently isolated events along China's southern frontier Yunnan Province - but were watching. for a pattern to develop.
Province
borders|rentler Ineffective the United Yannau Northern Burma, and Indo-China States Government's progromme is not far from Thailand. This of defence in Southeast Asla, area, through which the Mekong which is based upon military River flows, is one of the richest bidding for the French. It rice-producing centres of Southpointed out in Washington." Asio.
:1
The appointment hs United show States Ambasador to Bangkok
.Recent press reports preparations for greater pressure on Thailand,
Peking recently
announced (CCTC??
that a free Thai untonomous ESC state hd been
formed
Southern Yunnan, ustensibly halland, provide self-government for That racial group,
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af Major General William Dono. van, who was chief of the Office Services (OSS) of Strateple
Rervice) during the in second world war, also suggested growing American concern about
During the second world war, OSS was reported to have State Department officials the OSS
Thuni underground pointed out that the Chinese act have earlier established nearly movement against the Japanese
Atates autonomous 100 such along Yunnan's border in areas various ellinic by occupied
United States officials have regarded this as intended to relieve the central Peking Government ministrative detail in outlying time areas and at the same
sympathy for the Com- promote inunist regime.
TOUPS. Until
NOW,
at Chell. in southern Yunnan Province. Cheli is now the seat of the new autonomous Thai Government,
Newsweek magazine reported yesterday that General Donovan Jaks would be necompanied to of ad-new post by a large group of former OSS agents" who were associated with him during the
But they recalled that when the Communists Invaded Laos, in Indo-China, they established an autonomous Thai Govern- ment there too.
PRECAUTIONS
Reuter reported from Bang-
wor.
omni-
But State Department cials said only that General Donovan "may take" one or when two personal assistants
next he flles to his new post
Monday.
UNREST REPORTED
A Rangoon dispatch la the New York Times today said kok today that air raid pro-Chinese Communists WETL cautions were
hotech
tory
Irz
ju
being increased taking advantage of unrest there in view of recent
Com-Kachi State, the northern munist Vietminh activity not wedge of Burma between Yun- far from the Thai-Indo-Chinese nan and Northeast Indio." border.
Duwa Sinwa Ningh, head of Observers In Bangkok also the state since Burma's inde- an increase in Thai mill-pendence in 1948, was replaced manoeuvres recent at the end of last month by his
life-long rival, Duwa Mr Gordon Walker, Far Lawn, the report said.
"Fears of political instability Easter expert of the Christian Selence Monitor, sald in ain this
loosely-administered Washington dispatch yesterday home province of 200,000 pri- are reinforced that America's polley in South-mitive Kuching east Asia was in danger of by persistent Chinese Commun- ist propaganda for greater being "completely outflanked"
weeks.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1959.
NATO Exercises In Northern Greece
A large United States Marine LCVP approaches the coast in the rear of the enemy during the large scale NATO amphibious combined exercises "Black Wave" just completed in Northern Greece under the personal supervision of General Wyman, commander of Ismyrne Allied HQ as well as Chiefs of Greece, Turkey Greek, and Italy National Defence General Staffs. United States, Turkish and Italian Air Force Units took part, as well as one Greek Infantry Division, a Greek Raiding Force Battalion, a US Marine Battalion, and the US 6th Fleet. The purpose of the exercise was to Bind out the co-ordination possibilities between NATO forces-London Express.
Pearson Unable To Make Forecast
Ottawa, Aug. 13.
1.
Mr Lester Pearson, President of the General Assembly, said at a press conference as he pre- pared to leave for the United Nations General Assembly meeting opening next Monday that he could not forecast the makeup of the political con- ference.
It
Ship Breaks Her
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
Electric Box
Anchor Cable And Catches Fire
Ends In
In Boom
HK HARBOUR
Due to a short circuit, Jan electric junction box [attached to the wall, out- side 35 Spring Garden Lane, Wanchal, ` caught fire shortly after ~8 o'clock this morning, but
INCIDENTittle damage was done.
One appliance from East- ern Fire Station answer. ed the call and extin-
The heavy swell in the harbour, coupled with strong- squalls, caused the steamer Fortune Star, 5,022 gross tons, to break her anchor cable while guished the outbreak on tied to Buoy A17, southwest of Stonecutters Island, about 1.30 n.m, today.
The ship drifted with the current westwards and came up across the boom stretching from Green Island to Stonecutters,' where she awung
arrival.
broadside on against the boom which prevented Notices
her from being carried out of the harbour limits,
First Batch
Of Released
POWS Due
POWs In Exasperated Here Today
Mood
to
tore
Panmunjom, Ang, 14. The first Americana be repatriated today off their blue Communist prison garb and cursed as they threw clothes Communist blankets to the ground.
and
They were impatiens to get off Communist trucks that brought them to Pazmunjom and
one American cried out "let's get the Thell out of here" when he was
truck,
waiting momentarily in his
The ship suffered no damage, and a call for assistance brought the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's tug Pauline to
her ald.
Tow lines wore secured be- tween the vessels and the Paulino endeavoured to pull the Fortune Star back to her buoy. Her task was made difficult by strong current and the fact the that the Fortune Star hud no steam up.
Up to well after midday to- lay, the Pauline was still stand- -by the ship, and further efforts will be made in the
The first batch of re- course of the day to low her
Star has been
مر
The Fortune
and
a skeleton crow has only on board. She is owned by Messrs Wallem's, who purchased her from Messrs Wheelock, Marden and Co., Ltd, early this
leased prisoners of war back to her original position. from Korea to pass through laid up for the past two months the Colony are due to arrive at 3.60 this afternoon from Japan by Qantas aircraft. They comprise eight Aus tralians.
The freed prisoners, who will year. kave E overnight
in stay Hongkong before
Newport continuing their repatriation Journey to and Drydock Australia, will be met at Kal News, United States of Americo, Tak by the beting Australian and was formerly known as the Trade Commissioner, Mr A. C. Agwistar and the Chong Hsing. Slater, Mr B.
B. G. Cannolate
assistant Australian
OBE, chairman of the
She was built in 1919 by the News Shipbuilding Co., of Newport
Commissioner, Mr R. Government
Appointments
predare
The following Government appointments were notified in the Gazette this morning:
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FRIDAY, AUGUST
By Air
Indo-China, France, French North and West Africa, & p.m.. Air Vietnam. North Borneo, Australia, New Zea- land. 8 p.m., Q.E.A.
Blas. – Burma, India, Pakistan, Betuin de Europa, d p... 3.0.A.C.
Formosa, Japan, .5 p.m., TA.C. By Burface
Tak Shing.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 By Alr Philippines, Guam. Hawaii, UB.A." and Canada, o aan, via FINL
India, Malaya, 2 a.m. C.P.A. Hawaii, USA. 6 p.m. P‚‚ and Westem Statca), Canada, & D
Farmona, Okinawa, USA. (Beattie II..A/N W«A«L»
Japari, 6 pm. 0.9.AG
By Surface Macao, 1.30 p.m., Hong Tak Sh
PM.
Lea
Crtina, People's Republic, 9.30 am,
5 p.m. train via Canton, ↑
Mauritius, South and East Africa.
10 a... Levernbank,
Formides, 1 p.m.. Wing Bo Malaya, Indonesia, p. 11 Tylluwah.
Philippines, 0 p.m., m Prem. John-
son.
By Surface
MONDAY, AP
17 By Air Blam, Burma, b a.m., via T.A.C. Philippines, Quam, Hawall, U.S.A. Ban Francisco), 1.50 p.m., F.A.A.
Philippines. N. Borneo, 4 p.to.. Formosa, 0 p... HK. Airways.
The Arst truckloads of prison-tertainments
and Welfare es arrived at the exchange point
Committee Major K C. P. Ive, one Canadian and 48 South DAAG, Major K. C. carrying 34 Americans, 24 British.
Army PRO,
and
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 Koreans.
of interested organisations,
By Air The socond group of 24
Mr Slater said this morning
Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New British and 50
Zealand, Ceylon, 6 p.m. via B.Q.A.C. that he was going to ask the men But he expected it to include North Korea Americans, 25
Mueno, 2 p.m. Mr C. H. Haye to be Educa- this morning.
tion their brief stay in the Colony.
Officer, Education De and Communist China on one side and South
arrived at 0930 what they wanted to do during
"We shall feave it up to them partment (ho arrived in Korea and the United States on the other,
The Communists said 409 to decide how they consider they the Colony and assumed
duty can best enjoy themselves," he was a good guess too the United Kingdom, France United Nations prisoners would
Mr W. S. return today. It was the first added dme Kachin state comprising Kachin and Russia would be represented, he said.
tho Communists were A committee of helpers are PWD (he arrived
the Colony scheduled to deliver more than ready to put arrangements for and assumed duty on August 5); 400 prisoners in one day.
the entertainment of the POW: Com that the Chineso Burma and
Mr
Cheung Shiu-kwal, Educa- Into effect. The committer con- sists of the WVS, Red Cross, St. Lion Offer, to be Inspector of
Mr N. Lawrence to set. John, the Army and Civil Wel- Schools;
as Assistant Director, Royal Ob "Plans have been made to pervatory, during entertain ex-prisoners of war as Mr L, Starbuce the absence of and when they arrive in the
appointment of Mr Colony. Many of them have CHW. Robertson to be a
by Peking"
Ile
üg
quoted
qualiẞed observers
inhabited
might be planning report
ย
areas
Yunnan of India," the Times About 300,000
Said,
10 st up-n, greater That federa- Kachins live in China and 70.000
taking In Parand
of Burs
tion
Indo-China” and
Canada also believed that India should be on the Committee
have far-reaching effect on peace in the Far East generally.
because the conference migh:
in India.
The correspondent said Kachin Such a state, heavily backed state had been "tree of the Com-Mr Pearson said. by Poking, could dominate Buma munist rebellions, which have aint Thailand, both of which are infested central and lower Bunna, but many disaffected Kachins politically weak." Walker said!
"It would provide Peking with are known to have migrated to a Banking postion from which to China to receive training in exert eventual pressure on india, Marxist theory and the techniques and, most importhal, it weld of the class struggle."-Reuter,
A DAZZLING WORLD
of pretty sheer formal, cock- tail separates and sfternoon gowns - all. recently air. delivered for nico wear in August and September. All are
smari
Mr Pearson thought the poli- teal negotiations for the Korean wer settlemers would be "long. diffoult and complicated,"
Backed Lorry Into Cycle
If they fulfil their schedule, they will have tilelivered 3,081 prisoners after ten days_of_CX- change. On five days of the exchange, the Commualsts were
short of their schedule of 400
returnees a day.
In the first group of today's
and one Canadian classed
Cheung Chung-wong 45, of 18 Kwong Wah Street, second He said that signing of the floor, was fined $50 by Mr Law-repatriates were eight Americans truce' had not overcome the bik-rener Leong at Central this
as
gest hurdle and he expected the morning for dangerous driving. Fick or wounded. None of them
conference to have a "tough" job working out peace arrangements on the basis of a umified Korem
probably
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
he
of United
A third contingent of 25 and 50 'Americans, 28 British South Koreans arrived at 1950 this morning.
Americans were the lost to be repatriated today. Reuter.
THE ASTURIAS
London, Aug. 13. The troopship Asturias (22,445 tons) will leave Japan with the first batch of released British prisoners of war on August 18, War omce announced the
tonight.
on
July
Sharp to be a Surveyor, C.P.A.
The
In
SIDE GLANCES
their own tits stationed in member of the Dangerous Goods Hongkong, and in such cases the Blanding Committee during the units will take a special interest absence of Mr R.Y. Frost was in the welfare and entertain- also announced.
Dr Ling ront of their personnel.
Chuen-sing has also wero Biter cases.
Any member of the publle been appointed to be a member Two Russian Jeeps Alled who wishes to assist in provid- of the Port Welfare Committee with Communist correspondents ing Entertainment for the ex- during the absence of Dr P.ll. Sub-Insp. Wells, of the nived at the United Nations prisoners of war should contact Teng. Mr Pearson thought that the Traffic Office, Hongkong, in exchange point today. It was
Mr R. A. Brown at the Cheer-O United Nations Assembly, which evidence said that on Wetines the first time in several days Club. meris in New York on Monday, day around 2.30 p.m., he was at that Communist newsmen had would
the the Yaumall Vehicular Pier watches the return give political
broad specting buses. He was at the Nations prisoners. conference.a agenda and let its members No. 4 bus stop. work out the detalls for them
-Suddenly
heard
a bell stives. reduced at 25% cash
ringing and voices shouting. discount
Many South
Fresident Syngman Rhee, of He turned around and he saw terrific
Korea, has given the lorry 5018 of the United Do originals for better conference 60 days in which to livery Company attempting to
make satisfactory arrangements reverse into a space coaual
WORT and travelling made of en the basis of a unified Korea. Į two other lorries. miraculou
fabrice,
Mr Pearson said he would not
At the same time he heard a on what Dr Rhee смотре looking speculate NEW and FRESH
9H might do if at the end of that crash and he realised that the struck rear of the lorry had tume there was no agreement. wear
something. He ran over to the and much washing
RESTATES POSITION lorry and told the driver, who ironing, no
was the defendant, to stop. The Such Mr Pearson restated the Cana-witness walked around to the clothes are "IDEAL" dian position that if anyone back of the lorry and saw Q
your
next but the Communists mado a bicycle lying on the ground. It party or vacation.
opence settlement by a breach of was only slightly damaged. Iowered t 5.50 o'clock this KK.T Many
aunback, with
PAL| the truce, Canada would have| balaroes ar stales.
no obligation to support such a three-place breach or assist in any way in playclothes are re duced below costs, meeting its consequences, many two-plecer halters, and shorts at $25.
after much
-110
mussing.
for
Many
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Typhoon
Other British prisoners, who reach Japan after she has called, will be flown to Singapore to pick up the liner which is due there on August 26.
The Asturias will arrive at Southampton, England, about September 17-Router.
Danger Over Radio Hongkong
Typhoon Signal No. 7 was
morning and all danger is now over, the Royal Observatory announced.
1
The witness then got into the lorry and found that it was im- possible to see anything at the
According to rear near side of the lorry,
statement But if the Communists should which had struck the bike. The sued at 6.30 am, the tropical Grenk the truce by unprovoked witness went on to say that the storm, which has been named aggression, he sald, Canada would defendant made no attempt to Ophelia, hat intensified into a have the same obligation to ket assistance in backing Into typhoon and was then centred resist aggression as in the first the space. At the time there within 60 miles of 10.5 degreed place.
were many pedestrians and north and 112.5 degrees east, traffic about. Discussing Canada's stand on
moving west at 10 knots. The defendant said that when This pinced the position of the recognition of the Chinese Communist Government, Mr he reversed, he saw that every- the typhoon at approximately Pearson said, the position was thing was clear. If he had not 220 miles south-south-west of still that it would be unwise to reversed he would be obstructing Hongkong. adopt any firm or Anal attitude true. His coolles had left the Winds of 50 knots are being
and
so he could got no experience within a 50-mile Lorry If the Communists agreed to help when he wanted to back radium, and 35 kole od 200 miles an honourable armistice which his lorry into the space. He did radius. would bring about their with not hear anything and did not Rainfall between, midnight Just drawal from Korea and not be know that he had knocked a pit on 12 o'clock midday today rin another aggression in the bicycle down until Inpsector taled 1.47 incher Far East, Canada should agree Wells had told him.
now.
*
to give consideration to recogai-
Canada took the same view,
tion of China.
Tel: 24052
Mr Pearson said,
to admitting
the Peking Government to the United Nations-Reuter.
"What's His Lise ?" Solution
MILK ROUNDSMAN
London Express Service
According to this morning's Corecably strong equanilyen xouth-east
at winkin oval be experi enoak Loday, with occasional Chuntery chorverw. The weather l'experted to than Bale Bater.and the winds to moderate.
Time Signal and Programme Summary: 6.00. Children's Half Hour presented by Sally Ann (Studio); 6.30, Come into the Parlour--bitarlė -nnd songs from Northern Ireland (BBCTS): 7. Biar Performer-Bud Flanagan and Chemer Allen (Vocal): 10. Talking about Hongkong by Dr S G. Davis and Bey, Tither 2. F. Ryan (Recorded); 7.30, Bonge from the Bhows (BECTS); 7.49, Weather Report: a. Time Signal, World News Relay): and News Talk (London 8.15, 2nic in wrveda New: Concert Orch.; 8.43, "Looking Back presented by the British · ·Council· (Studio) Mic Lovers Hour
MEMECO1 Bequests presented by Curls Hindson (Studio): 10. Man and the Boll Making crops to At Cimate by.. Professor rlo
the
Ashby (BBCTS) 1016, Boulevard Cafe; 2030, Record Round-about: 1000%, weather, Raport; 117. Badio Nuwn Roei= (London_Kolay); Alld.; Goodnight Music, God Save The Queen; 21.30, Gone Dawa. --
It was noted in the Gazette today that HE the Governor recognised, provisionally and pending, the Ique of Her Majesty's Exequatur, Dr. H. Consul-General Dittmanın
for Germany at Hongkong,
5.9
April Surplus
A surplus of $19,011,020.04 is revealed in the financial state- ment of revenue and expendi- fure for the month of April, 1953, the Gazette announced to- day.
Expenditure for the month totalled $17,429,730.22, while Revenue amounted to $37,041,- 856.80,
The General Revenue Balance as at April 30 stood at $216,- 674.222.17.
By Galbraith
"When your husband has an off day, have him come in and I'll explain to him why I can't give you r raise now!"
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