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FORMOSA: MEETING
Britain States Her Position
London, Jan. 28. The Daily Express polit- cal
Dorek correspondent. Marks writes: Britain has told America she will not go to war against Red China to
is that the British Federa-i defend Quemoy, MatsU or tion Was given false 201 any other falunds close to femation about the the Chinese mainland still numbers ampl productive hekt by Chiang Kai-shek's unpaeity +1 the Colony forces, hat factories, and that on thin msformat
to
ne more than tha
the Britam has also made at clear British manufacturers) her obligation
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of Fornos Is
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Trade, and that it was u suspectingly misterf
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makizur such categories|| becam elcarer today as British
declaratiis as it being
and Empire diplomats began intense efforts to relieve tension
China
possible for the Hongkongween the United States and hat industry to manufacture ns many hats as the export figners inderated.
The situation has become In- reasingly grave since the Red Having said that, we are aber the islands off the mainland.
Chinese stepped up attacks on entitled to express indigna-
The big fees is a clash may tion that un.rue reporta
between Communist forces about our industries can attacking
She Islands near the reach such important bodies mainland and Amerisan units AR the British Felt Hat evacuating Natkmalists. Manufacturers
A Foreign Federation
Office spokesman and be accepted on their tonight gave this formal defini- of Britain's policy: "Our face value. It is this which
objective is
one -* simple breeds unnecessary suspi- withsut allocating blame clon
recrimination. either site for the past or pre- The British manufacturers judicing their legal claims for are probably entitled to the future, to put an end to the feel aggrieved about Hong-lighting as som_py possible."— kong's growing competition] Tambon Exprens Sørvice
and
in the colonial markets, but
not to allow that resentment i
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allegations.
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to
The hope is that not only the RELEASE POWs
Felt Huts Federation,
but
all other British industrial
Hot, Bavaria, Jan. 28. Former German Field Marsin! interests who feel Hongkong competitors are operating Ferdinand Schoerner who re- under false colours,
Saturday Mail
Features
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P. 6: Jean Foucher Creleas continues his underwater adventures. This week he you among the Dear! divers and bar- mouder
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to Spain and
ext
Delmer goes reports on what happens when bak- dozers meet manana; Ar- thur Horner and
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David quests of
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and the poris
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Jimmy Swaine
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SECURITY COUNCIL The Seine
MONDAY
Invitation To Communist China
NATIONALISTS WILL
OPPOSE MOVE
New York, Jan. 28.
was
Eisenhower Resolution Keenly Criticised
Washington, Jan. 28.
In Flood
SUNSHINE FOLLOWS
FLOODS
Eleven nations represented on the United Nations Security Council will meet here on Monday in a bid to end the fighting in the Far East, it announced today.
Britain earlier today asked Russia to ceasefire and to
Paris, Jan. 28. support efforts for a
Senator Herbert Lehman (Democrat, New York)
The City of Paris, wracke urge Communist
an opening today's Senate debate on a resolution authorisinged with crippling floods less to accept invitation to the Council's talks, while confining the President's authority to protection of Presidential action on Formosa, backed an amendment
than a week ago, today bathed in brilliant sunshine restraining from any action "which might|Formosa and the Pescadores alone,
and broke. an 80-year-old lead to general hostilities."
a mid-winter record with temperature of 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
China
He told the Senato there was no justification for United States defence of Nationalist-held falands close to the main land shore such as Quemoy and Matsu, which he said, was clearly implied in the resolution before the session,
Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand, this month's President of the Security Council, called the meet-
Weather experts in the City ing of the Security Council on behalf of his country.
Senator Lehman sald the guessing to to cut pupose of Light looked up at the blue United Nations procedure made it necessary for Bath Government's inter-whether for peace or for war."sky, sniffed at the unfamiliar pretation of President Elsen- Deeldon to defend Quemoy soft wind and announced that him to address the letter asking for a meeting to lowers Formos mag to and Matsy and, in pursuit of there was "nothing exceptional" himself.
Congress in would not that, to both the mainland of about it at all, since on January Jamliney defensive 1, Paris hit a record America's Council, which ja arhod Fussia to co-operate obligations beyond Forota and chia, would mean taliation 1. 1888, Panteelt
The
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purpose of " he said, "I fear to Fapici
The Security [has the primary responsibility in ceasefire talks in the Secur- the Pescadores did not conform munirt China, ho saich
which went on a "If this should be the con for maintaining
and to urge the with interpretations, current in world peace ity Council
/ Was United States. consists of Britain, the United Chinese
its Governmen
toward "very the States, Russia. France, and strongly" to accept any invita-
be the
war would be fought with- normal” height, and Parisians Nationalist China as permanent | tion,
that might the broad language of the re-out substantial help from our were pumping the last remnants members, and New Zealand
solution to keep the Communists friends and allies in the free of water out of their collers. Belgium, Brazil. Turkey, Iran Mr Molotov's reply was that guessing. But he did not see world."
warned But the weatherman Реги
Soviet Government
Senator non-permanent the
was how Congress could be asked to
Lehman also gavo those who deffed their coats to members, The Council is con- ready to support any move to join in such a tactic at the notice that he would oppose atroil along the
quay's and siderent certain to ask Cam reduce international tension. expense of keeping the Ameri- any use of United States air and boulevards today to keep them
to assist General at hard. can people and our allies abroad naval forces
Prediction for the munist China to join the talks
Chiang Kai-shck_ In deploying next
ext few days;" "Mord humid, his forces in the Formosa Straks with some rainfall-Frances
The Senator objected to what Presse, he called the "blank cheque" Picture nbove shows
how authority for the President under seriously the Seine flooded. the resolution.
Photo by France-Presse,
Jimmy Swaine the 19-year- old lad who hitch-hiked all the way to England hoping to ju the Royal Navy there, only to [ down because be turned
sight colour-blindnwa - may
rotested by
have his eyesight the Hongkong Nuval Authorities when he lands here.
the
the
situation.
end the erical Formosa But both the Ambuesador and
Britain and the United States invitation, which support the will be proposed by New Zea- land.
Britain's
Sir Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, had omitted to mention "the read reasons for the tension in the Far East," he
sald.
One of these reasons was the Krowing Interference of thu United States in Chinese inter- It would help 15
vilies in the Formosa region,” have Mr Molotov said,
Sir Person Dixon, permanent delegate, said in Swaine after being passed as statement hurt his government furned to West Germany today medically at in Hongkong when warmly welcomed New Zealand's nat affairs. will
after being freed by the Soviet
RNVR Initiative and would support tense tension "If the United States send
he was tested for their representatives
Unaon strich he hod been decided that he wanted to join in the hope that peace would stopped their aggressive acti here to diseovur the true authorised to announce that all
Royal Navy. He worked come to the area. facts for themselves, for it German prisoners-of-war would his way to England where he would seem They are nuti soon be released by Russin
was rejected, and is now return- prepared to accept as valid Schoerner said he had been ing to the Colony in the hope of
puthorised to make the
becoming a policeman. ". nouncement
Colonel by which Kusnery, bad of the Prisoners-
The Naval from of War Department
the statistica and
vital information
emanates oMelaily Hongkong.
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other
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Medical Authori- the lies, however, are interested in the conflicting medical opinions in Hongkong and Liverpaul, and they believe that the change of climate might be the reason for this difference.
PARIS OLERANT FEHACOM
Swaine was lested here nine months before his arrivat England, and it is thought that this long period may be another reason for his change of sight,
Mrs Bessie Braddock, Labour MP for Liverpool Look up Swaine's case in the House of Commons Carlier this month when
Minister a Government promised to make a full enquiry into the two medical examing-
tlona.
arca
"STOP" PRESS
AMENDMENT DEFEATED
The hostilities which been taking place in the
The radio added: "Mr Molotov the islands of of the main
drew the attention of the British the mainland, coust of
have envoy to the fact that if Britain created # potentially dangerous had not supported the United situation," he said. Britain'sStates in their aggressive acti
Washington, Jan. 28. President was made vitica in this region, the United
Eisenhower's approach to Russia in Moscow by Sir
William States would not have decided Formosa battle plan passed its Drat Senate test tonight when Hayler, the British Ambassador to engage in these activities.
江门 on Mr Vyacheslav | Reuter,
Lumendment to who called
exclude Molotov, the Soviet Foreign
Nationalist-held off-shore islands
Minister.
DIRECT APPROACH
TO VOTE AGAINST
from the US defence area was decisively defeated.
New York, Jan. 28.
The roll call vote was 83 to 3. A spokesman for the Chinese-United Press. He told him that Britain to-
Nationalist delegation, said lo day made a direct approach to day they would oppose in the Ute Chinese Cornmunia Govern- Security Council both an in- ment in Peking, but hoped the vitation to Feking and a cease- Soviet Government "will feel | fire. But he would
not say ablo to urge restraint on
whether Dr T. F. Tslang, Chinese and above all the portance of avoiding any cident which
to might lead
The spokesman said "a cease- general hostilities."
firo would mean we virtually the The Ambassador, quoted by give up our people on
British Embassy spokesman, mainland."-Reuler.
E
the
im-
thic
Nationalist delegate, would pro in-are to use the
For Smoother Riding!
You.
MARFAK Lubrication
Criticising the Eisenhower Administration's "persistent do-
Fishing Holiday For Dulles
Washington, Jan. 28.
Foster Dulles, the
mands for haste," he said he wanted to hear from offcial sources some explanation of the "extraordinary contradictions" between what was contained in the resolution, what was being Secretary apparently told to nilies abroad Washington about its moaning. and what week's fishing boilday In
Mr John
of State, tomorrow
leaves
for a
tho
was being told to journalists in Bahnass, the State Department the United States.---Reuter.
announced today.Rouler
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