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SURPRISE SOVIET ARMS PLAN Hongkong
Industries
More Allegations It Ignores A-Bomb Control: Moch Calls It "A Backward Step" Not Going
TONGKONG han again
H
become the target for
outragoons allegations. Washington.
In
officials Bre
quoted as docluring that our police connive with per- Manchester o Jureraz
frustrated Industrialist re- peats the old accusation 71 the Colony exploita labour in order to produce cheaply-manufactured goods
flurts.
that undersell British pro- The allegations, though base
require
and the
comment quick Government's ralegurient dental of assertion that the Hongkong
'PLEASE EXPLAIN DEMAND
LIKELY BY WEST
London, Mar. 27.
Russia today astonished the Western powers by putting forward a disarmament plan concerned only with the reduction of "conventional" arma- ments and containing no proposals for the elimina- tion of atomic weapons.
British
Cotton Man's Warning
Official sources said Mr Andrei Gromyko, To Hongkong
police refuse to cooperate deputy Soviet Foreign Minister, put the proposal with the United States
at today's session of the five-nation Disarmament Consulate-General In Ente prosecution of Chinese who Sub-Committee of the United Nations.
to obtain entry
affempt
menta
into
being translated Western delegates are anxious tonight
At first vimus to America by the pres¡ de clartly the Soviet proposals English and French, sentation of forged docu-s soon as possible.
sight it appeared to Western de ments and perjured state- The sources declined to dis-legates to come nearer to their
Bat close full detalls of the new long-held demands
supervision be scheme but said it proposed international
maximum mits for the forces control over disarmament. of the big powers. Those for 1990c has been a big obstacle He United States and Russia in of:
disarmament previous would be 1,500,000 each.
The
tabled by Mr paper Gromyko was in Russian. It was
in applauded the nutter should not allowed to rest there, longkong is entitled to some explanations as well as an apology by the State Depart- ment. Ir officials !!! Washington gave tongue to the false allegation Laund there has been no repudia- sion of the ngebey's reportj it would be enlightening to know from what source they obtained
"informa- thetr Lion," And on what sort of "evidence" the "in forrau- tion" was based.
IN this case the integrity of
IN
this
tolerated.
HE SEEKS TO REDRESS
BALANCE OF POWER
Ben Gurion Calls For More Arms
negotiations.
INLAND REVENUE, MEN GET TOUGH
COMMUNIST PARTY
OFFICES CLOSED DOWN IN AMERICA
New York, Mar. 27.
Federal officials today seized the Communist Party headquarters and the plant of its newspaper, the Dally Worker, for unpaid back taxes, a spokesman for the news- paper said.
Mr Alan
and
Delaware for
HAND BACK
CANADA DEMAND
Nero York, Mar. 27. Presidential
The
car-
didate for the United States "Third Party" has just be- gun his electoral campaign, with
of the annexation Canada
the United by State, as his main plusform plank.
R
He is Henry Krajewski, restaurant proprietor, formerly a pig breeder of Sreateus (New Jeracy) who considers that Britain should hand over Canada to the United States in settle-
of her war debts. ment
Krajewski first stood as the Third Party's presiden- In 1952, ttai candidate
otes in the politng 12,800 votes
Manchester, Mar. 27. Hongkong "Tike other countries in the past includ-
Max, Managing, munist Party of castern Penn- ing the United Kingdom, is Editor of the Dally Worker, sylvania
Voited Statca Treasury alleged non-payment of $389,205 going forward with a top-sid heavy development of its agents ordered the headquarters (about £139,020) in taxes,
and the newspaper plant to be
Protest To Ike cotton textile industry."
vizaled
He sald the agents told him
Mr E.
McGinnis, A.
District Philadelphia Treasury the newspaper would not published tomorrow.
Philadelphia, Internal Director, sald today's action was Revenue agents also padlocked timed to coincide with similar in other parts of the the headquarters of the Com- moves
country.
He said the padlocking was
the Revenue Agents requested by
last City who
for strict astil This
Mr
C. Henniker-Heaton, Director of the British Federa- tion of Master Spinners As- sociations, said this today.
DRIVING A WEDGE
Some
diplomatic
observers fil W the now Bulan move as
an attempt to drive a wedge between Britain and her West- e:n allies. Against American opposition Britain last your suggested a start on partial dis- Armament which concentrated on conventional forces.
Since then Britain has adopt- od with modifications, a three-
In a letter to the Manchester Guardian he said this develop- short-term offer ment may advantages but it was not in the Colony's best long-term in- terasts.
But
offers
Ιπ
CURFEW FOLLOWS CYPRUS
SHOOTING
be
in New York
wark issued
201 assessment against the Communist Party of the United States for the tax deficiency.
The
Communist Parly pro- 10 President tested vigorously
against
JE what Eisenhower
rulds" by
called "Gestapo-like the Treasury ogenis.
In a telegram to the Pre- sident,
said: ***To- the party Hawless attempt
10
every
| day's Nicosia, Mar. 27. British troops imposed a muzzle political opponents by
violates force police strict house curfew on.
American tenet of free speech, Frenaros village after two press and assembly."
Mr Henniker-Heaton said that Mr C. D. Silas, Secretary of the Hongkong Cotton Spinners' Association, claimed the present free trade situation was fair.
ho went on: "Hongkong a market for textiles of stage French plan for complete approximately 21⁄2 millon, the the Colony's police force
disarmament in both conveninjority of whom use cheap low textiles the United quality through all levels is being
tional and nuclear weapons.
Kingdom offers a market of 53 called into question, and,
The United Nations
a wide range of Sub- million for the allegation is because
Paris, Mar. 27.
Commitice also has before it qualities. and baseless, unwarranted
The Israeli Premier Mr single stage American plan for
Beneficia! To HK cannot be
Like the We are entitled to a full and David Ben Gurion said to partial disarmament.
proposals, this
The Reason Why "The major quantities of Bri-British soldiers were killed unreserved repudiation of day. his country would agree Anglo-Fronch
with pliot scheme ish textiles sent to Hongkong by terroriste, { the accusation by the State to a general embargo on
are part of an entrepot trade Frenaros is in the "Triangle | to the based on President Eisenhower's arms shipments
Mr Donald Moysty, Diretor Department.
skies"
for 19 which beneficial both to Hong-of Terror south of Famagustu,
the Internal Revenue The time also appears appro- Middle East once Israel's
* kong and they are no part of scens of many recent acts of
lower Manhattan Bureau's The attack. US admini-armed forces were as strong prevent surprise
tertor. priate for the
the real trade balance."
raid Incomes of f political States has also offered After
offices, other mentioning
A take a
report from much stration to
as those of the Arab bloc.
Famagusta to
parties were normally exempt reduce its armed forces to
points
sald, had said one of the killed which, he Floser look at this question,
used was a from laxation if they were 2,500,000 at an early stage
been He made the statemers in an
wrongly made by Mr Army lieutenant.
But any of Chinese Immigration.
Ga party xpenses. Russia will do the same.
Sils, Mr Henniker-Heaton The soldiers were killed Hongkong presumably has interview
concluded: "Mr Silas and I when driving
од Army Organisation claiming exemption must follow certain procedures, may sincerely disagree on patrol cur. Twenty-one British and the Communist Party had polley, but we must both do servicemen have now been failed to do this. everything possible to establish the true facts in the interests of better understanding and in order to assist our making the right decisions."-Reuter.
published in the
been chosen as the centre Influential afternoon newspaper for dealing with wholesale Le Monde.
cof
Applications for admission He expressed his scepticism into Amerien because of its about convenience. It is not thean erabargo,
Russia's
acceptance
responsibility of the Hong- He warned The kong authorities, however,
to investigate applicants for American vians; they cannot
equipped
a WOB
Wan
starts
Mr Gromyko did not com ment on the American proposal at today's session.
FRENCH ATTITUDE
an
killed in the terror campaign.
One requirement for exemp- Lánys forces were quickly deployed to hunt for the killerson was that no part of
organisation's activity should be BOMBS THROWN
devoted to attempting to la-
for fluence legislation
рго- Other terrorists threw bombs (paganda purposes.-Router. in scattered arees of Cyprus
having received from M. TALKS AT tonight, but without causing
M. Jules Moch said the new Soviet-Soviet plan revealed a
"very Egyptian
air force profound change of orientation" "horrible threat" 10 "It is probable that it will not Israel. Mr Ben Gurion sald the be possible to forn a definite be blamed if attempts are Arab blev's land and sea forces opinion about it until after made to defraud US coll-also were superior but his main
anxiety sular officials. There seems to be room for a inferiority in air defence.
revision of the Consulate system
of Perhaps the rucket could be broken by transference to Taiwan of the visa office fur Chinese
investigation.
immigrants.
functions,
It
As for the allegation that don
none.
about Israel's Gromyko the clarifications which, on various points, we will have to request.
'Not Decisive'
DELICATE STAGE
Bonn, Mar. 27,
Germany
France and West
casualties.
omeini
Gunmen in Limassol shot Cypriot Greek custome dead in the street today.
Southwest.
terrorists
car
Three Object To Nationalists
Nicosia, "With this reservation, and in
blew up a mountain consequence on Asked by Le Monde's corres-
a preliminary
culvert. over which British pondent about the possibility of boda," it is permissible to ab-
patrel cara were travelling. a new Wor, Mr
Ben Gurion serve that the new Soviet. plin
One swerved off the road and said: "This eventuality could
a profound change or marks
While alnce 1951
was slightly damaged. is rather unfair that long materialise only if believing orientation,
Nations and the
Troops in the second kong, which freely offers in their material superiority the United
directly con- parties the most
at opened fre
a figure seen facilities for United States the Arab leaders would decide
have agreed on the cerned
a hill. Searchers today narrowed their differences waving on མནཝ officials to carry out their to test their chances.
over the disputed Saarland and afterwards found a 13-year- special
should "In fact, the Arab countries necessity to seck jointly a pro- have to bear the blame if had always had this superiority gramme of global disanament, related economic problems in a old boy shot in the thigh
it was not de-in
conference of their Reuter. other words bearing both one-day
state
Becro- the system of investigation But until now
Faure and yields undesirable results.cisive. Thus in the naval field on conventional armaments and Foreign Ministry
nuclear armaments, Egypt had at the beginning two on
the taries, M. Maurice while destroyers
Israel had USSR declares today that this Professor Walter Hallstein.
In a brief statement to the La not the right way to tacklo
press after their meeting, both sweated labour
the "We were able to buy two of the problem. order of the day in this them in
Indicated that the series of dis- Great Britain; then
cussions, of which this was the
New York, Mar. 27. Colony. It can be treated Egypt got two more.
fourth, was nearing its climax.
India, Burma and the Soviet with contempt. The gentle- difference is not that bad. Two
Professor Hallstein caid that Union today declined to approve. man who lent himself to against four on sea--that ran be
"the nearer we got to the end the credentials of the Nationalist
discussions, the more such a ridiculous assertion managed.
jof. the
Trusteeship United Nations diflcult the negotiations become," Chinese representative on the
And M. Faure declared "Today Council.
The report of the Secretary- "In this respect, this plan is we delved into the most delicate problems." He hinted that the
General, Mr Dag Hammarskjold, German meetings may be at on the credentials of the mem-
bors of the Council was ap nothing like that.
Foreign Ministers or even Heads
proved by the Council by a vote of Government level.
of 11 in favour and with three the Franco-British plan which believe
rubber manage to keep our own."
France and West Germany abstentions (India, Burna
and "However, once a balance of bears on all the aspects of dis- are agreed that the Sour, which the Soviet Union)-Reuter, shoes, for example, could
is achieved, I will be armament and provides notably voted against autonomy last possibly qualify for im-power
the ready to propose that the Israeli for a halt in the manufacture October, should be incorporated perial preference, innuendo being that our Government agree to a general of nuclear
obviously
no POSHCRACS knowledge of our factory
laws or employment con-
And Tanks
But the
"On the ground, Egypt has
THE DANGER
"It propose
to use u pro- gramme which does not provido for any decisive measure in the atomic fleld where it lets the arms race continue,
ditions. It is also unlikely heavy and modern tanks: 30 clearly a backward step 113 next in the series of Franco- that he would evince any Centurions and Stalins. We have Interest in them.
compared with previous pro- But even posals. It is in any caso con He Anda it impossible to her eventually, we could siderably more, restricted than
that
our
manufacturers, aided and
embargo."--United Press,
abetted by the Department
of Commerce and industry,
weapona Reuter in Germany.
and France Presse."
The main issues at staka around the main problem are;
UniChinese Manufacturers Irish Partition For UN? The French want in order to
and Chambers of
Commerce, contrive to pró-
United Nations, Mar, 27.
duce commodities which do The Irish Premier Mr John Costello said today his Government not contain the required was considering submitting the question of the partition of quota of raw materials from Ireland to the United Nations.
the British Commonwealth. The Premier said his government had so far not taken any firm
decision on this matter.--France-Presso.
It is all rather, wearying. Apparently nautances by
the Board of Trade as well.
na Hongkong officials have
no effect on the minds of
aome British industrialists,
To them it is inconceivable
that anybody can manufac
provide them with cheap trans-. port of coke, from the Ruhr to Lorraine
The runing of coal from the Warndt 'mines in the Soar, which the French are exploiting
pliheads in France, from | Reuter
LOST-ONE TURKISH DANCER
ture commodities cheaper A slinky,, dark haired Turkish
than those turned out in England without indulging in some sort of skull duggery. All one can do la to fool worry for their ignorance and stupidity,
Her
Paris, Mar. 27. cabaret last Tuesday morning when sig left.
after demanding 20,000 trance | Aicho's mother mid Beauty, has danding
been from her mother.
daughter dance routine ofteti 'animing from hor Parle She bas not becní pten ence, evoked loud applause,
cabaret for eight days and sta local police fear she may Her mother wald the olive have been kidnapped, (12) skinned beauty was wearing a The 20-year-old giri, Alche plain, black drips and carried
Nana Walked out of the bal kar difewold WAR
She fear that one of her
daughter's admirery may have decided to spielt her away yo United
1
44 Arrested
In Bombay
44.
Bombay, Mar. 27. Police today arrested people who tried to march on the state council hare, defying ban co processions.
Stato Both houses of the Legislature began a nine-day debate on the Indian Govern- ment's bill to reorganise state boundaries. ·
This has led to riots and many deaths in Bombay and other parts of India-Reuter,
Nasser To Visit Yemen
Calro, Mar. 27. Egyblian Premier, iant Colonel Garnal V-Nalaobr” Han upcepted an Lion, from Jerom・ (King)
init the Yemenist
State of New Jersey.
He
Senate
'BARC
35,422
contested the 1954
elections in
the
and received voter, The
Vice-
presidential candidate for "Third Party? is a woman, Anne Marle Yero. -France-PreABE,
To S'pore
Singaporo, Mar. 27. Labour In Singapore is dearer than in Hong- kong and Hongkong indus- trialists, who came to Singapore recently in the hope of establishing branches, had to change their plans.
The Clairman of the Singa- pore Chinese Chamber of Com- merce, Mr Tan Slan Kew, said this today commenting on a. Hongkong report
Manu-- facturers Union, Mr U-Tat Chec as saying that Malaya's light.
not produce could Industry goods competitive, with those of manufacturerS bc- Hongkong cause of labour conditions,
President of the Chiness the
Mr U, who had returned from a month's tour of Malaya said Singapore would continua to buy Hongkong products for many years to come.
Mr U urged Hongliong Industrialists to send a. fact- finding delegation to Malaya to expand the market there.
Ho said Maleya, was flooded with
foreign
which Foods Hongkong could produce. Reuter.
'Ease The Squeeze' Plea
London, Mar. 27. Eleven of Britain's top Trade Union chiefs tonight ploaded with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Harold Macmillan, to case the "credit aqueezo" in-next month's Budget, de
They urged him to make selective cute in importe-as a means to the same end the staying of inflation.
Mr Macmillan told the delegátion
.
the economic committeo
of the Trades Union Congrees that he would keep their views. in mind, a joint statement sald,
W
Industrial circies-spid that the Union leaders warned Mr Macmillan bluntly that unless the rising cost of living were halted a new round of pay claimb must be expected-Reuter.
Two Injured By | Sniper's Bullets
Jerusalem, Mar. 27. A Jordan sniper shot and wounded two Isrdells in the new city of Jerusalem this evening, an Israeli military said-Reuter.
spokesman
Premier Resigns Report Denied
A Government
+
Amthan, Mst. 27.
official to denied, a report from day Beirut that the Jordanion Samir Minister, Mr Prime
Rifa', 'had resigned,Reuter.
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