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COMMENT of THE DAY
Eradicating Irregularities
TUESDAY'S Urban Council
debate on the motion for 2 Commission of Inquiry into squatter resettlement irregularities produced the
of expected spate pared" oratory, ten ving any profound im pression, and none of the speakers who devoted
"pre. without
NO
uch time in arguing the Issue appeared to appreciate that the general public has
fisplayed complete
difference to the subjret.
This is not to suggest that
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Carrier Disaster: Dien Bien Phu Heroine | Hongkong Fabrics
At Least 100
Killed
CAPT RABORN'S STORY
Quonset Point, R.I., May 26.
An explosion and fire turned the aircraft carrier Bennington
the debate was worthless into a "floating hell" off the New England coast today and
and a waste of time and
effort. On the contrary it served The purpose of
bringing to Bight the potential dangers of cor.
a charge of sabotage was raised in Congress before the smoke had died away.
Captain William Raborn, commander of the huge ship, ruption and other irre said at least 100 of the 2,300-man crew were killed, some of them as they slept. Navy officials said 89 bodies had been recovered in the smouldering, twisted passageways and quarters. The search for more bodies was continuing.
gularities occurring in the implementation of this vast resettlement undertaking. Thja knowledge should temper the disappointment which the elected Urban Council members feel at the rejection of their motion. The debate nerved
irre- general warning that gular practices in the resettling of aquatters will not be tolerated, and that, perhaps, is as good a result of Ruch controversial
As
discussion as could be ex- pected. The elected membera complain about what they
all the "official Inc"
bul
it is not without ita sunse
and logic. If, for instance, the
worst known form of irregularity
has already
und
full
heen discovered safeguards taken against its continuance,
The Navy said 201 men were injured, some perhaps fatally.
An official announcement made nearly 12 hours after the disaster said the final figure was 110 dead and 150 injured, but the Navy retracted those totals a few minutes later.
Rebels Trying
To Overrun
Key Defences
Paris, May 29..
Į
Captain Raborn, of Oklahoma City,
was unable to give any elue to the cause of the disaster, which struck just after a fight of 18 jet planes roared off the flight deck.
"It's a mystery
to me," he "I regret to say told newamen.
cannot give you an accurate All the explosion. reason for
proved groundless. There was nothing explosive in the area where the explosion As the 31,000-ton ship limped belching gusts of black smoke, Representative Edith Nourse Rogers told the
leads have
iA Nearly 20,000 Vietminh
took place." there
not much more a Commis. sion of Inquiry could do. The prime function of auch a Commission is expose
Were today trying to overrun | info port, still French key defences on the southern perimeter of the Tonking front in
flerce fighting less than 40 miles satisfy itself and the public south of Hanci.
not scandals, but
that defects exist in
to
to
21
House of
she Representatives belleved the fire was a result of sabotage.
The Bennington, fought
uising
UNICO
World War
11
The
100.
about explosion killed And 125 others were las and of these 25 to 30 fured, have more than minor injuries One of our two doctors aboard was killed. Doctor Norton (not otherwise identified) who was left, did a herloc jab, - United Press,
Washington, May 28. The chairman of the House Services Committee, Armed Representative Dowey Short, Bild today that his Committee would Investigate the tragic explosion aboard the aircraft carrier Bennington.
He made the statement in House speech in which he said ly saddened by the horrible
Mlle Genevieve de Galard-Terraube, French nurse heroine of the Dien Bien Phu fortresų speaking into the microphone at her interview with newspapermen in Hanoi after being released by the Vietminh rebels.— London Express Photo,
US
Said Willing To Accept Partition Of Vietnam
Geneva, May 26.
L
Criticised At
The BIF
Standard's Bureau & Testing Laboratory Advocated
Some Hongkong fabrics appearing at this year's British Industries Fair have been criticised because of their poor quality. It was learned on reliable authority yesterday that the criticism referred to cotton seed husks appearing in the cloth.
The criticism it is understood was reported by a Hongkong businessman who is at present in London.
While the complaints were confined to only a few samples, it was noted that there was an abnormally large amount of husks and other impurities in sample fabrles on display.
thero
Apart from these imperfections the general range of fabrics exhibited received high approval from visitors.
Cotion goods manufacturers | materials rising today
Hongkong yesterday Fadd might be a temptation for some [these complainte served to an- torni
to keep phasise the need to standardize their prices at existing lovela types of cloth being produced in and to lower the quality of their the Colony.
goods which would be bad for Hongkong's name abroad.
There is a very definite nerd in the colony for a Government- sponsored standard's bureau and Leeting Iaboratory." said the manager of one Hongkong cotton testing
mill.
MALAVIJO W SYVETIMES
"On this point spinners and weavers agreed with me.
The proposed laboratory and
would apparatus
not be very expensive and if all manu-
This bureau should be cap-facturers support this idea this able of enforcing certain stand-laboratory, coukl bo self- ards of quality over a range of supporting within 12 months.
It is known there are at least products." he said.
Such a bureau has, in fact, two big mills in Hongkong sup- by a porting and actively pursuing
atready been proposed number of Hongkong mili tus project.
Allied sources reported the United States was ready tonight to accept partition of Vietnam as part of an Indo-China armistice. But they added that the United States planned, diplomatic barri- cades against the latest Communist demand for The inain Target of the new re-Communist
carving up the other two Indo-Chinese States of shortly ussaults was their French
zuilitary post of You
Laos and Cambodia as well. eradication. According to Phu, six miles south of Phuly,
in official speakers
near the River Day.
With powerful Tuesday's diebate
of Rothe
support from These deforts have already the Freneli Air Force, the garri.
system and to advance
commendations for
the
been detected
son of the
the
which has been over a fortnight,
Committee members were "deep- news" about the heavy casual- which ties
"These men died in the line battles without loss of life, was of duly just as though they had
through quiet waters been engaged in warfare," 10 miles of New England, neur sald. Long Island Sound, when the
below blast vecured about 0.20 ani. EDT.
he
Mc-
John Representative
These sources predicted that military experts decks Cormack said it was a "terrible from the rival armies soon would begin drawing
catastrophe."United Press.
ceasefire lines.
MERCY MISSIONS Seconds later, njarm bella clanged and Are control und Meanwhile. French reconnais-rescue parties rushed down reported Ն jadders to the smoking interior of the four Com-of the ship.
divisions
and corree: encircled for tives are being applied. And beat back the Vietminh attacks. although such departmental action is devoid of public bance pilots drama, if it achieves de-spearheads sired results, eliminates munist
which Huge twin-rotor helicopters corruption and other mal captured Dien Bien Phu were flew repeated "mercy missions" practices, ensuring the now well on their way towards smooth working of a system the Deita, but their exact locato remove badly-burned seamen
freed
ville
from irregularities, tion was not given,
the public
satisfed
conscience
18
rescue
Attlee's Embarrassing Decision
the
DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT
a
owners. It received the support of the Hongkong and Shanghof Bank last March when
It is also known that there manager of the Hongkang 450 other millenners who, Mr S. W. P. Perry while agreeing in principle with wrote to Government suggesting the branch,
establishment of
star- the formation of such a birent. med bursaspor de
The
burzau, foal; navortheless Sub-Manager of the Mercantile Bank of India, Li, that as they are supplying
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today quality fabrics to their overseas Mr H. M.
Orr said afterwards the Mer- customers already there is no gave its back need for a special standard ing to this proposal by writing certificate for their products,
to Government,
Those owners actively pro- similar letter
moting the idea of a Govern- LETTER TO GOVT
bureau foal Mr Perry told a representa- ment-sponsored
Hongkong's of the China Mail today: trode haa бла recent years, " wrote to Government about suffered from the fluctuating de-
of a Standard's mand
cantile
tive
Bank
however that
several eastern markets
One way of ensuring a con- Unuity of demand in these mar kats would be to ass
Authoritative sources gave this that a start could be made on the formation
cf cstimate
the
while American Vietnam
further study Bureau with a view to keeping (a case In point is Indonesia position while the Far East con- was given to the problem of up the quality of goods manu- which imposed import restric- tions last year resulting in a loss ference recessed for one day to how to proceed in the two other factured in Hongkong. permit careful study both here States.
"I feel that if the quality of of trade to Hongkong) it is Observers soid And
the great in world capitals of the Red
goods was allowed to essential to seek more reliable blueprint submitted last night danger in this proposal was that cotton.
then Hongkong's markets, particularly in Eng- become deteriorate by the Vietminh acting Foreign Vietnam could always
land Europe and Africa. from the deck of the Benning-
the Minister, Pham Van Dong.
precedent for the two good name would suffer. ton even before she reached
for the
If the rothers.
public French
"I toolt Icave of writing to More than 100 French wound-port here.
In tomorrow of the Indo-ever
felt that it was being the Government suggesting that
assure buyers Using д
sumption technique
Chine
ceasefire FROM DEREK MARKS
negotiations,
of Hongkong's cotton textiles of robbed of peace in Indo-China they should get together with Chin developed to a fine point in the airlift from Dien Bien Phu.
conferred because of only a "little piece" texile interests here to see what good standard quality backed by Big Three experts French officers believed that Korean WET, the awkword-
Geneva, May 28.
the day. The af Laos вла Cambodia, the they could do to get this organisa Government certificate. Co wounded looking aircraft saved
Should Mr Attlee and his six throughout mitiules only with
Secretary,
Cotten min owners, polnit. Mr situation could become danger-ation going--the Iden being this Dien Bien that made the difference be colleagues from the Socialist British Foreign
authorities remaining ni
bo- that no cerufleate (of standard) the fact that Government certi- Red China's many Party accept
Eden, the US Under-ous, competent Anthony law should be able to atamp Phu, the evacuation will prob- twem life and death to
be worth very much ficates or reliable would
trade asso- vitation? The answer from Secretary of State, Mr Walter lieved. United Press.
Government clation out irregularities
had which ably be completed
the casualties.
brands Tomorrow of the
unless
aro, affixed to Smith, and the French Lt
New Geneva le a fal "no. "Offcially Bedell pervert the squatters' re- (Thursday) it the
John Widmer of weather rou
many woollen and cotton textiles backing. Empire delegates Ambassador to Switzerland, M. mains favourable.-Heuter.
Kensington, Pennsylvaniu, made British and
Chauvel (substitute for
with competition from coun manufactured in countries which a dozen trips between the car-here are making no comment, can
Foreign tho
Minister,
tries like Japan and India in-already enjoy a very high name rler and Newport Naval but unofficially their attitudo is
raw for their products, of Georges
Bidault, who 19 Hospital.
quite clear.
Paris), also had a long tactical session.
The Urban or today reached Hanol in the Council, with its new settlement department, and
re-
with the assistance of the all
settlement scheme,
about
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MAWOL Sailor
"I took two or three wound- It can be summarised this ed each trip." he said, "and way: at a time when Britain's with Red so badly principal regolator
Whother partition would be burned they couldn't even be i China" is in a very dellcate condned to Vietnam or would situation it is most embarrass cludo Laos and Cambodia too ing that the leader of the Op was still the nut the conference position and six of his top had to crack. colleagues ir. the Socialist Party should accept the Communist Invitation.
British
Charge
unless
Found In Stolen Car
Washington, May 26,
Lt John Wollam of Pittsburgh Bald he was sleeping near the
SMITH'S WARNING wardroom when be heard a
Mr Smith wamed his Allic series of explosions. The first
A 18-year-old sailor, AWOL. that acceptance of the rebel
tho dull boom knocked him out of
from
Il-fated aircraft It is quite clear the Foreign vietminh's newest proposal bed, cracking his watch and
Offco claims no right to have would mean the loss
of Indo-Carrier Bennington, was in gaol stopping it at 6.30 am., he sold been consulted, but It is equals China
today on a charge of car theft. He fied without any clothes
safe- adequate
The police sold. Apprentice guards were won against the Seaman Robert Carl Hatton of found the executive clear they wxadd have wished on and officers' cabin
Mr Humphrey Communist demands for similar Washington told them and to have been. shambles
he had filled with smoke, Bulkheads Trevelyan; were bent and twisted and debris d'Affaires in Peking, is one of partition in both Laos and Cam- "gone over the hill" about 11 he "couldn't days ago because The US informed sources and get any leave". was everywhere, he said. Gang the British delegates in Geneva bodia.
felt that ways were filled with twisted So far he has steadfastly refused
Burma and to back
civilian Hation and two steel and bodies burned beyond resumen and others to
application for they any
visit That and would be seriously recognition,
menaced by any partition of youths were arrested in a stolen Most of the bodies were stijl Red China.
This in or near their bunks," said Lt
is largely because, al-Logs and Cambodia. But Allled car here last night. The pollee thefts has recognised quarters reported that American aid he admitted belog involved Wollam.
though Britain
officials have given the clearest in four joy-riding car tho Communist • Chineso
Indications that the US while since last weekend. Government and appointed
Но Ho called his mother this not associating itself with any
his d'Affaires Charge
to Peking,
her of the Chinese have not recipro partition--would accept the de morning and told
arrest about three hours before facto division of Vietnam.
The US would then concentrate the Bennington caught fire.
Mrs Taylor said she had not- on the establishment of a South
CAPT'S STATEMENT
In
ם
exclusive Interview
with United Press, Capt Rabom sald:
jst
cated.
WON
I was standing on the bridge.
Tonight it was made clear to We had just launched 18
75 milles me that Mr Aitlee's plan to go east Asia pact to underwrite any known of the thefts or that Oghters, We were
She south of Newport and the last to Red. China is regarded as armistice and prevent any new her son had been
AWOL. great embarrassment to the
A alao Raid sho
"very Red advarices. plane had just cleared the deck Western PowerS here at #
and "glad" the boy at 0.20 am. (10.20 am, GMT)
British and French quarters excited" when there was an explosion.
"It could have been worso," There also was
a lot on the Indo-China war-Lori also appeared convinced that the had not been aboard ship.
of
alm of the Soviet Foreign Minis- don Express, Service. amoke,
The explosion was forward on the portside, two or three decks below. I realised it was a catastrophe. So I launched the rest of the gh, group të clear the decks, ~·
crucial point in the negotiations
Tornado Strikes
Syracuse
Syracuse, Kansas, May 20.
ter, Mr V. M. Moletov, was the she said.-United Fress: partition of Vienom wildi a little bit of Laos and Cambyodla thrown
into the deal too. Thore was considerable · air- cussion fr
today the delegations
7 MASSACRED
Manila, May 27.
Moro (Moslem Flipino) Vietnam sévén, civilians and wounded
A tornado struck the northern of whether it would be po bandits yesterday; massacred I'm might proud of the way edge of this: Western Kanssible to begin technion another, in a rudre raide bu the crew acted. They displayed City today, causing extensive truce sessions on a remarkable feats of herolam, damage to about a dozen homes, level without getting bogged in family in Parang daiziet of Joh
blatid, southern Philippines, GREE The nature of the explosion but no one was injured.
Labs and Cambodia
is at the moment undetermined Undersheriff: C.P. Moradden. This idea had the least up The outlaws dynamated the It was possibly Ave-inchwald the unofficial estimate of peal for the US delegation, house and then that the o
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