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The University
ERHAPS the most BET-
Prising feature About
Wednesday's Legislative Council debute on the report of the salarios and wagen committee of :he Hongkong University
the division of opinion among the Unofficials. Yet
it W253 refreshing, rendered the debate much more absorbing.
and
that
Dr S.N. (Chau's Amendment seeking to reduce an addı. tional annual subsidy of $1,000,000 to $700,000 won Ave voles
#k decided minority.
but not a vob plete defunt for the wide runye and tone of argu ments put forward by the opposition. There will re- misin sections of the public which will agree with the criticism of the generosity of salaries and employment
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THIS IS THE UNCENSORED STORY
Earth Tremors POLICY
MISREPRESENTED
From DEREK MARKS
London, Jan. 12.
Sir Anthony Eden is faced with a sudden new tension in Anglo- American relations on the eve of his official Washington visit to President Eisenhower.
The tension springs from an interview Mr Foster Dulles gave to Life
magazine.
So seriously is this interview regarded in London that under- terms proposed for some of stand Whitehall experts are considering whether an official British state-
ment should be issued in reply to Mr Dulles.
the higher grade posts, believing them to be some- What out of proportion to
remainder of
Dulles listed three occasions when he claimed America's strong foreign policy in the past 18 months averted a world war-or a diplomatic defeat for the West by threatening to use the atom bomb.
The first was when the Korean truce negotiations looked like breaking down; The secund when it was planned to raise the siege of Dienbienphu; and the third during the Formosan crisis last year.
Mr Hella
action
It is on the question of Dieubien phu that London is most concerned.
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French
The British Cabinet rejected the plan and advised Dulles to tre wardly
pernennel, On the other hand it must be
conceded that sum very } effective counter arguments wese advanced. The whole!
revolves really 4A-Cou
West around whether or not the
Dulles Sunrested Chatt
relleve University in to be auccess-
promised to back united ↑ posilion in Indo-China
the Dioabienghu 12 ful in recruiting
un the best
Genova Pur East emference aendemic talent, ensuring
fullest. that a Ti institution for higher learning, it will not Omelals in Lamtkon tonight merely maintain its present | jointed out lite Winston the Churchill, then Premier, plamy Common that The tu
Bestol was not prepared the
"give any uni runkings :bout
IT
status,
CONTAC
will in but of time lift it one comparable with
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senior universities of Eng- Unted Kingston military detien
Jaund,
is accepted that attractive employment conditions will not in themselves guarantee this desirable end result, but it is undoubtedly true to claim that unless the higher level pusta in the University are zade Fe. muneratively apnenling, The best men for the jobs will not be attracted to them
It is the future, rather than
the immediate existence of the 'versity. while up- to have influenced
Hong-
Сь
pear
of the recommencla many Lions at the Saluries Wages Commitive. kong
allow CRINOL University tr become second-rate, and il in readily agreed that the em- ployment of first-eluss nencemic staff is the only safe assurance against auch ¦ a disaster.
number
u Indo-China in advance results of Geneva
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I was in Geneva at the time these decisions were taken
of
The overwhelming view diplomats of the many nations ssembled there was thul only Eden's Arm rejection of a plan make 21 air strike C182 Hrenbienphu પ્રશ્નઉના world
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Here is what happened early in April, 1954, Crules lasted 0 call for united action
by the
Mr Dulles came to London mad
warned by Was
Eden that on the basis of the exist ing situation there
WDA
question of joint sefion
'The Chiets of Sun, military grounds alone, dismiss- ed the project as foglastic and
solution offering no Custries' position.
to
political zrounds, do-
The Cabluct, on and diplomatic
111
the
Then on the eve of the opene ing of the Geneva. conference Me
in Paris was a miceling between M.
then Bidault, French Foreign
Mister, M. Duites and Sir Anthony Eden. Dulles put forward the idea of an air strike to relieve Brig General du Castries Dienbienphu.
مايل
olded that to
the Indo-China war would invite Lo Chinese Communists join in and would certainly spark off a world war, Eden was assured that original objections
to Dulles' suggestion were backed by the Cabinet and the Chiefs of Staff.
his
} can state there was never
In Hungary How A Jordanian
Kill Two
Vienna, Jan, 12. Two earthquake tremors shook
Budapest today,
killing two people and in- jurino 35. Thirty-eight collapsed
houses
and another 150 were rendered uninhabitable, radio Buda- peal reported in a broad- cant monitored here.
The brunt of the earth- quake was feti in the city of Pet, the southern half of the twin Hungarian capital. In the Taksony district 80 per
of the houses received some damage.
This was the first earth- quake in Hungary since 1925. The shocks were jet elsewhere along
the
Danube-France-PressO.
MORE US A-TESTS
THIS YEAR
Washington, Jan. 12.
Mob Murdered A British Officer
From KEITH MORFETT
Beirut, Jan. 12.
JUNK PIRATED OFF PENANG
Man Swims 3 Miles To Safety
Penang, Jan. 12.
A
A member of junk crew named Lim Ewe-seng today awam three miles to Pulau Jerejak, (Jerejak
Island) off the island of Penang, and then reported
I flew out of censor-bound Jordan today and that he had escaped from a can now tell how British officer, Lt-Colonel Patrick | gang of armed pirates. Lloyd was dragged from his car by mob and
A murdered.
This surging mass of Arabs also threw bombs at a RAF convoy and stoned the car of young King Hussein.
Ho reported that there were three other members of the crew of the junk. They arc still missing.
Lim landed on Pulau Jerejak at 2 a.m., local time. He said the junk was that at 1 o'clock Intercepted by a motor sampan while units way from Sumatra b.les of ལ Penang with 90
place four miles off Penang, the at pistol crew being held up aimed
point by five Chinese.
Forty-two-year-old Lyd 13 Euch time I submitted the first Briton to be killed in despatch, the censor redpencilled rubber. The interception took riots which have flickert and | half of 1.
flamed across Jordan for the past
Hy
four
works
was
commander
in light anti-aircraft regiment Jordan's Arab Legion and with a troop of his men was caught the եր
at Amman, In riots capital, four days ogo.
Stones thudded around Lloyd's the mob opened
truck fire.
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and
I con reveal that Arab bomb and gun gangs now Lhreaten to kingdom of second Cyprus.
At the cable Boldlers looked up from tele
manned they phones
cul
report meer
still further with an eye on what he regarded as military security
So! New to Beirut to cable this story.
office.
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On
the
was buried two days later
RAF
centelery in
turn
desert Jordan into
Arab rabbic rousers claim the country is on the eve of an up- rising to overthrow British in- fluence.
·
Then A new series of atomic
SHOT IN BACK tests would be held in the
Lloyd Wis Pacific this spring, it was
overwhelmed,
street dragged on to the announced today by the
shot in
in the bas Atomic Energy Commission,
He and the Defence Depart at
the ment. They will be smaller Amman.
The Arabe who attacked him than the big 1954 hydrogen tried to blow up a RAF
THE GREAT FEAR con- voy passing through Amman. in any time any chance, Britain explosion
One great fear in Amman is The joint announcement by Bombs exi locked PIO RA the
that would agree to the proposals or
reirais may attempt in and the that Mr Dulles was ever led to the AEC
Incries but the
Convoy
went
topple British-educated Hussein said; believe that there was.
Department
through.
off his throne, of effective Thu
Arabs crouching on flat house. biggest question facing absence
The Arab Legion Is holding Lotion
Agreement, diplomats tonight is:
tops In the town showered Ammin why has Mr Dulles raised all by adequate inspection to limit stones on King Hussein's car is Iron grip his Cabinet and Churchill sum- this on the eve of the Washing-or
control mamais. the sped through the streets to under moned a special Sunday morn-for talics
the palace, end of this United States govornament con-
Parked cars the month?-London Express Ser- tinuslly endeavours to maintain
the
efficient and roof gangs poured paraffin mast niodern military strength for purposes on the flames, of peace.
Eden WS
iti
upposed lo the scheme. He agreed to consul1
ng meeting altended Chiefs of Staff.
by
vice.
nt the
WASHINGTON REACTIONS
Washington, Jan. 12.
Officials here said today that there was no connection between the approach- ing conferences here with the British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, and the revival by Steretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, yesterday of his old contro- versy with Sir Anthony over whether agreement was reached in April 1954 for joint British, French and United States Intervention to save Dienbienphu in the Indo. China war.
In fact, the published Inter-
tional
Defence "In the Interna- safeguarded
to-
The pirates tied up the crow of two Malays and two Chinese and then towed the junk
Province Wellesley wards the
During the towing. mainland the crew freed themselves tram and jumped into their bindings
the act.
SEARCH FAILS
Lim When
reached Pulou Jerejak he telephoned his em- players, a rubber Arm, and they notine the police. As a re- Im- were el nearby waters merlistely
marine combed by police without any truce being found of the pirates,
This is the accund
chise
were
an armed gang believed to be
of Penang reported in Pracy oft
On December weeks. recent 23, three
sarapans daddy attacked near Pulu Rimau
u by and Jerusalem in un
led by
speaking D Eurasian and 800 people are
two or three outside the
languages. The arrest, but
confiaculed the plrates
then cities the grip of the Legion is were set are not so secure.
and made cargues of rubber off
ak the coast towards Thailand.
news from Amman.
There are dendals of a plot Lo assassinate Glubb Pasha, Brillah Commander of the Arnu
La.er the polke informed the authorities of tho Indonesian
In case the Eurasion piracy, and his band were operating from the coast of Sumatra. to Reuter.
RIGID CENSORSHIP FOR DEFENCE
Rigid double censorship im- Legion, but his snow-white car "Pursuant to this
posed by the Government pre- course,
now speeds through Amman vented me from sending preparations are underway for
this with scout cars fore and aft. a series of nuclear tests to begin
All carry bren gune In the Spring at the Eniwetok
All despatches must be taken Rioters shout "Death One of the
Prime Glubb" proving grounds.
and "Out with pro- important purposes of this
Thero British Hussein." --- London series will be the further deve-
Express Service. lopment of methods of defence against nuclear attack.
"Air and Ca frame will be notlled through normal chan- made nation part to this story
It possible to retrieve nets of the detalla of the con he stating that
"reached South Vietnam, Lous
and trol area
in advance of the area well an agree what i thought was
Cambodia from almost certain commencement of operations,
"Operations Juss.* mont on united action" in con-
will be conduct furences with Sir Anthony In April 1934.
The university is already wellview given by Mr Dulles to Mirby
served by
of James Shipley, the chief of Life brilliant men, whose claims magazin Washington bureau,
to more attractive employ- ment terms are as strong an any who might
candidatus fur
academic posla.
less establishment is well below normal level Buccessful
out
charac-
the
Rear-Admiral
which gave rise to Mr Dulics
"At the time Mr Dulles nded by Joint Task Force Seven his Under-Secretary press conference remarks yes.
by of State, commanded The ferday, took place in early De-
record of events given Waller Bedell Smlin,
B. Hal Hanlon, USN. Dr Alvin become cember of last year before the
Mr by
Dulles and
Alamos Seien- Life terised the armistice as a brd C. Graves, Los senior visit of Str
WRO Anthony
differs magazine yesterday
bargoin The United States, Ufe Laboratory, is deputy com Neverthe-arranged.
from information given oui In fact, refused to sign it.
mander for scientific matiems." at the time of
The Shipley article, on the But as things have turned out, privately
the Reuter. Indo-China crisis and the timing of this revival of a
by some other hund, described recruiting
which
Indo- of controversy
agreement brought officials here.
to partition talented professors, readers Anglo-American relations to a VARIED ACCOUNT
China and end the war as the and lecturers is an impera-record low in 1954 is regarded
clevies here as The New York Times cor- ness' that made it clear to the Live need. It is this which diplomatic
most unfortunate and officials respondent, reporting on the Communists the United States fortifies the position of today
leaned aver backwards Life magazine article today, was prepared to hold what was those who voted on Wednes-not to suy anything which might
pf day in favour of another $1 further aggravate feeling in The Life magazine's BC- Reuter, million a your subsidy in Britain,
urder to meel the commitments,
new
CHANGE OF HEART
said:
ot
the
outcome of a 'policy of bold- Israel Condemned
left
Southeast Asia."
IDEALLY HAPPY
BRIDE
personally to The Minister's department. censors are busy all day.
WORLD RECEIVING METAL
FROM OUTER SPACE!
London, Jan. 12 A Swedish expedition has discovered surprising quantities of metal from outer space at the bottom of the sea and they are planning fuller and more intensive in- vestigations to discover just how big the world's supply from space really is.
The Swedish expedition, ex- New York, Jan. 12. ploring areas of the Pacific sea- The Westem powers and the bed, have discovered deposits Soviet Union Joined in the ❘ which, on analysia at the United Nations Security Coun- Swedish Oceanographie Institute
have ell today in calling for strong at Goteburg.
yielded condemnation of Israel for the several hundred small black December I
rias spherical objects in each kilo- Lake Tibertas attack
on Syria, which resulted
sediment.
in 50 Syrians and six. Isracila sem (about two pounds) or being killed. But the Sovie
Some of the objects are as Union disagreed with the West
the three crises in count Asia varied somewhat from the versions
correspondents were The Life article, based on Mr able to piece together at the interview with Mr time frum information avail- THE amount itself is not Dulics'
in the State Department terrifying, though it does Shipley, states that Sir Anthony able
Foreign and in the embassies Eden, then the British raise University financing Secretary, agreed
Torquay, Jan. 12. to Interven interested powers,
in pinning part of the blame much as an inch in length. from the public purse to
The former "For example, in
Miss Josephine on to Syria "even in • veiled' tion in Indo-China, but goes on
retrospect Trevorrow, 21-year-old Torquay form Reuter. an annual $5.2 millions, to say that Britain later had a the article depicted the Indo-
giri who China armistice worked out in Prince Mahmud on January and as time goes on the change of heart." public can expect to sea Mr Dulles al his press con-
Geneva in 1854 as a major has written home to say she is oven bigger allocations ference yesterday gave con- suve for the free world that ideally happy, her mother said Tengku Abdul made to help finance
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At her home herr, Mrs 8. G. Rahman In London
the University's expansion.
married
Malayan
Nevertheless, we can afford NOW IT'S ALEC'S TURN Trevorrow said she had received
year
de..
who
The Swedish scientists are almost certain that the objects come from outer space.
The Swedish announcement follows checks made last Novem- ber by Astronomer E. J. Opik at Armagh observatory in Ireland, who suggested that the world might be receiving relatively large quantities of material from outer space.
London, Jan. 12. a long letr
Abdul from Josephine, Tengku
Rahman hod become a Moslem and Malaya's Chief Minister, arrived taken the name Che Kalsom here by air tonight to ask for Bovereign Independence for Prince
Mahmud met his Malaya within the Common The Swedes consider their, find bride, the daughter of a retired wealth on August 31, 1957. sufficiently important to mert a lexulo manufacturer, when ng His mission is to propose full investigation during the was studying local government complete self-government at coming international geophysical affairs in Torquay last year onco, with independenco later, year and they are now laying Reuter.
plans-London, Express Service.
Now it's Alec Waugh's turn to write a swocneros success. Just back from Hongkong, Alec, author brother Binte Abdullah, of author Evelyn Waugh, tells Nancy Spain of his new book which critics say will be his second best-seller.
This is only one of the highlights in tomorrow's feature-packed
Chino Moll
Les Armour's personality piece this work is about Mickey Mouse who was born — on a traini
Here are some other topline features;
Will Grace Kelly zave the bank at Monte Carlor
another million 21 equally as well as we can afford the $700,000 to which Dr Chau's amend ment sought to reduce the now subvention, On that ground the request serves approval. What now will be interesting in whether the new scales of pay and other amenities fulfil their purpose and attract the right calibre of professors, ronders and lecturers. In some respects the employment condfllons are distinctly superior to those obtaining in English universities, It has been
There are all your regular favourites as well including Jane agreed that Hongkong Is Roberts" reviews of the latest films, three pages of loost and over- willing to pay for the boat, seas, sielures, special section for woman, another for culldren, but those responsible must another for sportsmen, cartoons, comic strips, puntos y and tipe make certain that we get for tomorrow's meeting at the Valley, all in the China, baile. the bait.
A. E. Russell, designer of the world-famous Bristol Britannia, writes on aircraft of the future,
+
-Reuter,
FIRST BATCH OF "RED DEVILS" FLY INTO CYPRUS
Nicosia, Jan. 13) ready to handle ono transport at present number Just over The first of 28 Royal Air Force over half hour in the third '15,000 men. Amanda Marshall asks "Is this the age of epp-headed Shackleton Transports touched major airlift of British troops to.
[down'here at 1 am. today with the island doring, the last few The paratroopers will be at Roncont
Ita load of "Red Devils-para- | months, h
the disposal of General Blr. troopers sent from Britain to
Charles Keightley, Commander» a strategie reserve
army hero has em In-Chief, Middle East. Land' yprus for emergency use in phasised that these frega raul Force for the protection of Middle East trouble spots.
forcements, although based on | British subjects in the Middle More than a thousand men era♬
| coming | and^ ground... · stuffarg
| Cyprus, »will).not form vart. of East: sliould the need arise
the islanda security forces who ! Reuter,
Just Arrived
Slim as a princess....with
a slender,
high-born heel..
a deep decolletage.
Tax Demand Against Condemned Man
San Francisco, Jan, 12, The Federal government seat anal warning to San Quentin Prison today that one of iis Inmates owes $3,433 in back in- come taxes and interest for the year 1864.
The
addressee Was Caryl tow author Chestnan, death who opens a fight next Monday in the Federal Court to escape the State's lethal gas chamber. -United Press.
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