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MOR those members of the public who crave drastic reform of the Urban Council, the new ordinance which was given its first reading on Wednesday wi disappoint. It must be re membered, however, that' it) was not the intention of
the legislators to revise the constitution of the Council, -but to streamline procedure
governing elections.
In this respect the revised
Ordinance is competent, without in · ៧គម្ល
CHINA
No. 36117
Established 1845
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955.
US AND "SUMMIT"
25 Out Of Opposition
་་
44 Back To Proposal
Diem
Assembly Split
of
Saigon, May 5, Delegates from 25 manner Vietnam's 44 provinces to being startling. The two night gave full powers to interesting of the the Premier, Ngo Dinh are the Diem, to end the present toral roll, involving aboli- crisis, fight Communism and tion of a three-part register, set up a National Assembly. Mr Diem, victor in a week- and the power of the
long with rebel warlords,
most new provisions consolidation of the elec-
Governor in Council to re- batter weer sent a resolu- quire a Council candidate
tion demanding the deposition of to lodge a deposit, which. Bao Dai, the Head of State, in the event of failure to which
was passed by another obtain a certain percent meeting called here by the age of the total poll, will revolutionary jumla led by
General Nguyen Than Phuong. be forfeited.
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Willing To Mediate
Over Formosa
Djakarta, May 5,
The Indonesian Information Minister, Dr Lumbang Tobing, when interviewed on Indonesian
press reports that the Djakarta government had
offered her good services in the Formosa problem, said that Indonesia's preparedness to mediate if requested to do so would be in line with the spirit of the Afro-Asian conference.
Political circles in Djakarta thought that Indonesia)
Was Fired On By Junks
An official statem Imoned by the Government Pablis Relations Office this
morcing states that the 3,329-ton as Inoharram manged by Williamson & Co., Ltd, Hongkong, re- ported i 11.46" 3.151, Wednesday she toro stopped by husks – firing at her, - sad...: aubecquently reported being boarded.
motor
Nothing further has been beard from the Intharran As the time the ship w some, ten miles, south of White Dog, and was bound for Shanghai from... Foo«
chow.
As far as is known, adde - the statement, no damage pr. casualties were sustaing
US Forces
The United States was reported to be ready seriously considered to offer her mediation. They pointed Cut In
to the facts that the Indonesian Ambassador in thei today to oppose any eleventh-hour British moves United States, Moekarto Notowidigdo, who was on a trip to ask Russia for a Chiefs-of-State meeting before on the west coast, was called back to Washington and the Big Four Powers hold a parley of Foreign that the Indonesian Ambassador to Peking, Arnold Ministers.
Mononutu, who flew to Djakarta with Premier Chou En-: The US Secretary of State, Mr John Foster lai, would soon return to Peking. The provincial delegates. Dulles," is expected to outline the United States! roll is sensible, and it will Assembly of about 973 members, position when he talks with his British and French
Consolidation of the electoral forming an
be
elected National
labour-saving both for were summoned by Mr Diem, opposite numbers in Paris beginning on Sunday NEW
but were nearly split over
HEATED DEBATE. After a heated debate
The Eisenhower Administration is understood to
meeting first had a definite political touch.
the Registrar and for those attempts to preserve his auto feel that the reported British support for a top-level sections of the community cratic powers. who do not appear OD the jury list yet can still obtain the right to vote, This may encourage a big- ger poll at future elections.
they
chose one member from each of the 4 provinces to carry on the debate in committee, and the morning session of the full con- REA
EACTIONS to the deposit was suspended.
It was pointed out that the British are holding elec-| tions on May 26. The idea of a "meeting at the summit" always has had more political appeal in Britain than in the United States.
"Things always look better over there from the sum- mit," one official said.
But 21 of the chosen delegates and forfeiture. provisious mostly from the southern are likely to vary. One part of Vietnam which has long Some officials believe that the regime Foreign Secretary, Mr Harold danger of the imposition is opposed Mr Diem's
Macmillan, at Paris next week that it might drive out of walked out.
The congress, which did not will not the election field indepen-:
press too long or too a decision reach dent candidates, leaving it met in the Premier's palace. teller. It was understood that on Bao Dai, bard, if at all, for prior top-level clear for political groups The junta's congress met in the British had given their toelt and parties, whose aims are small theatre
on the shell-
three- Power approval to a opposed and whose cand pocked Boulevard Gallienl.--
approach to the Soviets which dates, therefore, could not Reuter.
would propose a Foreign MinĖS- completely represent
conference on European problems at an early date, This accord still
sccepted must be officially by Mr Dulles. Mr Macmillan and
the
will and desire of the electorate.
In ita favour the system helps
to protect the community
from having thrust. upon it candidates who know
chance they possess no
whatever of winning a popular vote, but who will,
..
Hitch Spoils Ceremony
Bonn, May 5. The West German Bundeslag if there be no deterrents, (Lower House) certmeny mark- insist on taking part in ang "sovereignty day was de
ayod by a last-minute hitch. costly election at virtually no personal expense.
ters!
Pinay.
switched bis
Cause Of Raid False
Alarm
WONDER
PLANE
A
Minister Tebing opined that the countries who participated
Approved
Washington, May 5.
Secret Marriage Poses Divorce Problem
London, May 52
The London Divorce Court ruled today that a decree absolute granted to the Marquis of Bath and the former Marchioness in 1955 did not apply to their secret marriage 28 years ago.
The court said it referred only to their big society wedding,at: a wartime church in the London West End a year later,
was
Both parties have since re- married and the presiding judge Lord Merriman, said he was not at all aire about the situation.
The steret marriage brought to Eght recently in a :book of reminiscences by the wife, now Mrs Alexander Field- Ing.
Lord Merriman today rejected an application by the former Marchioness to have the decree absolute amended to cover both Parriages.
in the Afro-Asian conference The Appropriations Com- Lord and Lady Bath conceale could not be prevented from mittee of the House of their first marriage at St Paul' efforts to And peaceful solutions Representatives today ap London on October 8, 1926, Church in the West End of based OL the conference's
decisions. He added that proved government plans lo because it was strongly opposed Indonesia -took a step in the reduce the number of troops by their respective familles, the Formosa problem this would in the armed forces of the judge said. not frustrate a similar step al United States.
He was then heir to the title ready announced by India.
The plan calls for the slash- and she was Miss Baphne- Di Tobing pointed out that
ing of troops in the United Vivian, daughter of the fourth Indonesia recognises only the States armed forces by 102,000 Lord Vivian present Peking government and
men between June, 1953 and considers Formosa part of the
THE FIRST WEDDING June, 1956. Washington, May 5.
Chinere. People's Republic.
IE the cut is approved by The judge said today that in Indonesian newspapery reports A plane which can con claimed
House and Senate, the US her petition for divorce the that Indonesia
had the
annied forces will consist of former Marchioness had said vert itself in flight from a already put out a feeler" with 28.
in June 1958 that she was
married at St helicopter to a conventional the Peking government after 2,852,000 men aircraft and back again Fremiers. All Sastroamidjojo and against 2,954,000 men in June Martin's and the certificate for
of this year,
that wedding described them as has been produced in the Chou En-lai had discussed Incio
Emphasis
1. be placed on spinster and backends ap nesian mediation on the Famosa modern weapons and air power. United States, it was dis- problem during the latter's stay
in the
new
"atomie" arm in Djakarta.-Reuter closed today.
Appropriations Arst The number of civilians, Vin
Known as the. XVI Convertiplane, dit uses дл overhead rotor like that of u normal helicopter to take off vertically.
Secret Police Arrest Correspondent
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No relatives or
attended the peared to have
secret... marriage and Fa
America the army will be reduced from month later the husband left previously
he -1,181,000 to 1,171,000 over the arranged. By the time re- samo period.
turned in 1927 family opposition The committee also voted a
bed
but they been withdrawn bill providing $31,488.206,000 in decided not to inform their. new appropriations for United familes that they were already States defence for the 1935 married because of the trouble fiscal appropriations, added to
stress and
It might became They money left over from the pre-engaged
entered
The
and
cause.
officially inte
Oakland, Calif., May 5. the French A "yellow" air raid alert, Foreign Minister, Mr Antoine implying that an attack was
Upon gaining height, power Reports that Sir Anthony had expected, was broadcast in
pasiticas from seven Western states, today is shifted from the rotor to a Foreign Ministers to Chieti-of-before it was discovered to pusher-type propellor behind
sent year, will provide a total various settlements-which in- State" talks as à first move to be a mistake.
the pilot's compartment. The
of $43,081,000,000 for the Devolved very substantial trans- ease tensions. were received The air force blamed a delay machine then moves forward
New York, May 5. partment of Defence for the fors of property ir property identifying Ameri-ike a conventional aircraft
it approved by Although the here some time ago.
Judge did not at Officials were surprised
The Associated Press of next fiscal year, can bombers flying in from the with the overheard rotor America announced here to
the House and Senate.
have Lord Bath's views on the The Federal Cabinet arrived in this because Sir Anthony, when Pacifle. The first report that
The amount of appropriations
subject, the former MarchionCES "windmilling." time for the ecremony. So did he was Foreign Secretary, told unidentified planes were ap-
day, that it had received voted by the committee reprend said that she came to look the diplomatic corps including the House of Commons on preaching came from
The XV-1 can carry three information indicating that sented a reduction of $744,509,000 as the St. Martin marriage as Sir Frederick Heyor Milar of March 28, that the Procedure Canadian, radar station.
air defence passengers or two stretches its local correspondent in in the amount originally asked the valid manage and when
for by President Eisenhower. great objections, but in its France.
Bo Britain and M. Francois Porcel, for talking meeting "at the command at Colorado Springs.cases and a medical attendant: Budapest, Dr Endre Marton, The Committee report
de- she took divorce proceedings she present form it will not pro. But they found the Chamber Foreign Ministers levels first had been notified of the fight In addition, to the pilot. had been arrested by the cared, however, that it would naturally had that ceremony in duce general satisfaction. deserted except for a few char-and possibly at other levels as by B-47 jet bombers, but
Hungarian secret police. vote additional funds if the mind, giving no thought to the communications delay in the al-Reuter.
earlier marriage. later date. Still requiring attention Iswomen. The bewildered arrivals well at a
from De world situation worsened. — Because
Communications
matter cly came of strains
defence system prevented the on the question of an enlarged sat down and waited.
Marton to the Vienna Bureau France-Presse,
the riotice of her solicitors after Council, its composition, Then somebody told them the American-British relations over word from reaching Western air
of the Associated Press · ceased and its future status, All afternoon session had been post-the Far Eastern crisis as well as
the forthcoming British
elec- Force its in time, the Alri this, it is presumed, will pened without them knowving. tions, the United States is not An hour later the session be-expected to take issue openly or and French Ambassadors had United Press.
The amended Urban Council
Ordinance will raise
occupy the attention and They left. consideration of Govern-
included a
with the Russians ¦ .
continental
ment during the coming an but by that time the British violently with the British the West coast, it added.
months.
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sald The jet bombers were taking part in training exercises along
"yellow" alert Was cancelled a few minutes after it was issued-Reuter. Washington, May 5. The United States still be Heves that the Big Four Foreign Secretaries should meet
ATTITUDE UNCHANGED
to prepare groundwork ahead
of a meeting "at the summit,"
a State Department spokesman said today.
PLEAD GUILTY TO TREASON:
Papho, Cyprus, May 5. Nine supporters of Enosis
The
QUEMOY AREA Lats in February and thereafter Conant Appointed she had published her book.
BARRAGE
Taipei, May 5. Communist Chinese guns today shelled the offshore island of Quemoy held by the Chinese Nationalists,. the Nationalist Defence Ministry reported.;
The Ministry said that 11 rounds fell onto the island from Lienho on the Chinese mainland, causing no casualties or damage, Communist guns on "Amoy than 150 tonight Ared more
to
"PRECISION ESSENTIAL be could not be reached by
Washington, May 5. telephone telegraph over
The Senate Foreign Relations
Any false information she may, channels which had previously Committee today unanimously have given in the past regarding been freely available since Dr approved. Mr James B. Conant her marriage and divorce "might Marton became the Budapest to be Ambassador to the new be for consideration by others,"
1947, the Republic of West Germany the judge said. correspondent in
Reiter, Associated Press said.
(Conid, on back page,
NO RESPONSE
The Associated Press sought from the Hungarian Foreign Ministry information as to his whereabouts, Early in March the Ministry referred the fo
The spokesman, Mr Lincoln Union of Cyprus with Greece White, was asked to comment faced a maximum sentence.. of
-to the United Lates life imprisonment today after
in Budapest which was on press reports that Britain, with "election
fitters, had they pleaded guilty at their trial
only to report rumours that A charge of promoting arounds at Little Quemoy, a sister suggested that the leaders of o Britain,
France and the United change in the Cyprus govern- islet two miles west of Quemoy Dr Marton was being detained
which is off the Chinese main-by
by the Hungarian authorities. States should meet with thejment by force.
•TwQ
Efforts to learn the nature of accused men land, the Nationalist Defence
other
of the Soviet Union pleaded guilty to having unlaw Ministry sdded," The com- the charges against Dr Marton without a preparatory, meeting fully imported explosives into munique said the bombardment had been unavailing, the agency of Foreign Ministers.
Cyprus, and the remaining men lasted 45 minutes-France- sald. The Foreign Ministry had Mr White said he could not were acquitted-France-Presse. Pres50. comment on that matter and
whitear asked the United States
had changed its earHer
that a Foreign Ministers' meeting
precede a higher level.
Inference he replied: "As far as
ders The Aga Khan's Life Story
I know the United States posi-
1
tion has not changed. I think
both the Secretary of State and the President have spoken on this subject quite exhaustively and I know of no change in vititude. -Reuter
BAN ON JEWS
Cairo, May 5... All Jews who have had con- tacts with -Israel or who have worked for Israel will, in future, be banned from all the Arab countries,
it was announced here
today.
This decision was taken by a Pan-Arablanc
Conference: Just
held in Damascus on boycotting Israel, the Arab League: Secre tariat onced
In future, said the League, all Jews expelled from one of the Arab countries will be auto- madically excluded From the others, France Pres &
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In tomorrow's week-end edition of the China Mail, the
Begum Aga Khan tells the story of her life with the Aga Khan, his family and his friends.
This is one of the many feature -highlights you will find in the big 20-page Saturday Mailz Mode
not responded to several letters
and messages in the past twa morths.
4
Dr Marion, 44, is a Hungarian national. He was educated in England and at the Budapest University Reuter.
Exile Decision Is Final
London, May 5. Glles who took an enforced holiday, during the recent London
Mr. Arthur. Dodda Parker, newspaper strike makes a triumphant return-to- his visual: corner, Commonwealth Under-Seerataky, Here are some other special features appearing in the paper-cision to exile Seretse Khama
reiterated today that the de from Bechuanaland was final-
Mir Fenner Brockway (Labour) had asked if the de
banishment cision that the should be permanent could be
He said the
Peace and Pantry: these are the words which will in fluence the coming General Election, adys Derek Marks, Mr Howe of London disappeared for 17 years and then returned one of the world's strangest stories by Peter Jackson
Raymond Chandler confesses: Rene. MacColl revenir reconsidered. Akal period of
come of the secrets of the famous author of "The Big Sleep" and other detective thrillers.
In addition there are fim reviews by Jane Roberis, three are of local and overseas picturesoek entwurer's news including a review of now Italian fashions in London, another Did it Happen? story and your other favourite femmes
"all"in the China Mall.
five years bankument wES NOW up and the - Bamangwato tribe sill wanted him back.
Dodds-Parker mid he had nothing to add to a reply he
ave to the same question last December, when he said the de- Cirion wag, firal China, Mall Special
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