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hitherto a tart critic of Soviet international policles and manoeuvres, has cute- gorically declared that Russia wants pence,
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HONCHONG D KAY TO UN
RUSSIA WONT USE VETO HUGE CROWDS WATCH
Willing To Help Mid-East Settlement
LONDON TALKS China Mail Reds Want
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London, Apr. 20.
Russia has indicated she will co-operate with the West to reach a Mid-Eastern peace settlement
tonight.
The paper's assertion regard through the United Nations, informed sources said
ing Soviet pence destres has since been echoed by Mr Khrushchev in London who ba afrined **itumin
She was said to have intimated she will not use her veto powers in the Security Council to wants pence and not war" sabotage Mid-Eastern peace efforts. This is not a new refrain,
though at the moment it a Ins been given selling. This time IL being sung by the two top: men in the Soviet hierarchy
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onve
But, the sources said, she has made it clear that new she will resist any Middle East settlement outside UN
isin which she does not participate.
British
man-to-mun perform. before Britain's
ment
and
The Soviele had been expected to propose a new friendship pact between the two countrico-an tea to which the British are cool. But Informed
ກາ sources said ate such proposal has been put for
ward yet
of orst
Saviel Covera- leaders discussed the Mid-Bestem Shanti during a sweeplang survey
the political lenders. The next|Cold War desues seven days should show three sessions of their how true are the notes of summit conference" here the Russian songsters.
Mr Khrushchev's little sermon on what Anglo-Soviet rein-
tions should be was by no
1
They also held what the com- munique described as "prelimin- European on the
Feature Highlights
Here are some of the feature highlights in today's China Mail:
P. 8: The Pocahontas-
of 0120
the world's strangest stories, by C. Baker-Carr,
Ven-
P.; The hunt is on
continuing "The
© of Private Pooley." stance Rene
MacColl has some- thing to say about the difference between the
Britain U.B. and Middle East problems. Maldalany
P. 7:
Monroo mood
meets
for an a overy man, Daphne Fielding
tries
British Ships
London, Apr. 20. Russia in likely to aug- gest to Britain during the Soviet leaders' visit that exports of British ships should be a key feature of any Anglo-Soviet trade deal, Russian sources said today.
BIRTHDAY PARADE
Colourful Pageantry In Kowloon
The birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated in Hongkong this morning when thousands of men and women of the Combined Services marched past His
Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, in an impressive parade.
心
Huge crowds began to gather along the route of the parade early in the morning, and were lining the sides of the road-10 deep in some places-by the time the parade began at 10 o'clock. The impressive military display, highlighted by the mechanised column of tanks, transport vehicles and artillery pieces, and a spectacular fly past by the Royal Air Force and the Hongkong Auxillary Air Force, lasted for over an hour.
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They were followed by The parade was divided into four phrases. A Royal Salute of Army contingent, led by 21 guns was followed by a Feu Band of the 7th Queen's Own But British officials here said de Jole; then came the march Hussars, and consisting of the that such Soviet offer would past the Governor by a marching 24th Field Engineer Regiment, three Services RE; 82 Independent (H.K.) almost certainly run up against column of the
drive past by a a Squadron, RE; 1st Battalion The HA; the Western powers' untargo on | M
mechanised column of the Army, Essex Regiment, including their Movement Light Troop, RA, and the shipment of strategic goods [*** after What comes
the RAF and, to Russia, Feely's death? Terence report. Anno Sharpley Interviews Merle Oberon.
out housekeeping La Tangler's Kasbah.
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8:
P. 13; Don Iddon, follow- the ing the Flag around
reports Commonwealth,
Peter the among
German
unity
sald the ready
on Hongkong.
reports
An official
Jud communique ¡that
Premier
Sir Authony Edrn. Marshal Nikelar Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev als review-
talks relations, situation--the ext Anglo-Sovie means devoid of sense, and European questions and dis question.
Informed most certainly much of armament.
Russians
appeared was reassuring, notably his
The communique disclosed na
on this that make no concessions added it merely Insistence that Russia, far details.
representa-question, though Eden was ex- from designing to split British and Soviet
take it up again at Anglo American
would prepare "appro-pected to friend. tives
further Chequer's-United Press. proposols ship, hoped
the current printe
London talks would assist
Britain in bringing tho United
States In closer
consideration."
BASIS FOR PLAN
But informed sources said the the friendship with the Soviet proposals mentioned in Union.
communique would be the basis
THE one thing absent from for in agreed plan later to be
Mr
Khrushchev's speech
was any hint that
he and Mr Bulganin down to hard cases.
submitted to the United States, France and other interested
when PoweTS.
got!
The Middle East, it was dis- with closed, was discussed hils nturn- Informed two hours.
Slr Anthony Eden they ing for would be prepared to make cources zaid the Russians concessions for the settle- Intimated their willingness to ment of outstanding inler- co-operate with the West in
through the United national problems, Lip tulement Bervice to co-existence w{j} not provide their lasting solution.
correlalr
con-
uf
Nations
| Nations. However, they were
oppose
the
op-
said to have stressed the
the position to any attempt by West to ix up affairs 112 the The
Lest crucial
the Middle
the UN of
East outside London discussions will be without Russian participation, whether Sir Anthony and The Russians were said alo his guests can successfully to have made it clear that they Baghdad basic the ceptions of the Democratic lance, although there was ho indication that they demanded it und Communist worlds
be scrapped as the price for co- how lasting peace is to be
in a settlement of the operating in thereafter Arab-Isroil contlle!. attained, and
The agree on a formula for its
British anel Ruslan rentisation,
leaders meet again. Lonjorrow evening and on Sunday morning Chequer's. Si Autheny Eden's country residence.
The urea so it was ex- pected they would look then at the Mid-East proposals which representatives of the two colin-
that the
to
Mr Krush hey has said the
West must not nak the im-ut possible of Russia. The free the world is entitled same consideration. It is in UN such counells as the disarmament subcommittee Soviets Impose their rigid, and therefore Let Impossible, demands.
make Russin modify and more flexible her approach to this sort of problem, and the world of peaceful co- existence which Mr Khrush- chev deaires will be that much nearer,
SHELL
high octane
trica bave been Basigned to draw up.
In addition to agrement to hondie the Middle Epal Jasur
u ough the UN these
were ux- the flow of arms to the Middle pected to provide for halting of
East by both East and Weși,
The communique disclosed that the opening session yester- day afternoon was taken up with discussing Anglo-Soviet relations.
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Loud-Speaker
Assails
B & K
London, Apr. 20.
A hidden loud-speaker hurled Insults al Soviet Premier Nikolaj Bolganin and Communist Party chief, Nikita Khrushchev, when they arrived for a visit at Greenwich Naval Collega
today.
The loud-speaker, hidden ré- cut by fog, boomed
Mais Is the peatedly: League of Empire Loyalists. Here come Marshal Bul- canin and Mr Khrushchev. They are here to destroy mankind and disrupt our Empire. We ask you to your influence to prevent these men from destroying all the things that we hold dear.
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Bulganin, Khrushchev and their hosts ignored the loud-speaker. The League 1x Empire
Loyalista right-wing. The poiler
searching for were hidden loud-speaker.
of
the
On their arrival at the Naval College, the Soviet leaders were introduced to British officials and then went Into the famous where Hall of Paintings,
entertained to they were dianer in the name of the three British armed forces, the Navy, Army and Air Force-France-Presse.
Boycott Decision
Paris, Apr. 20.
The Poujadist anti-tax move- ment, which has 47 deputies in the French National Assembly, tonight decided that they would boycott the Assembly until further notice.
The decision was taken at a Joint meeting of the Poujadist deputies and the national bureau of the movement, attended by M. Pierre Poujade himself.-- Reuter.
Rusto fise
of Japan Asian nations.
P. 16 & 17: Local And QVETREZS sports review.
Soviet Note On Nuclear
Tests
London, Apr. 20. Rusia has sent a note to the United States declaring that nuclear tests In some areas of the Pacife are contrary to do. the United Nations cisions of Truste abip Council and the principles of international lations, Moscow Radio reported
to
rei
Але Soviet note was in reply
from the a communication United States government to the Soviet Embassy in Washington
any
Sir Anthony Eden is known to
resist be determined to
Marshal attempt by
Bulganin and Mr Khrushchev to Britain ta contravene the restrictions imposed by Western allies,
Russian sources said the Soviet Union would be interested in placing orders for a wide variety of merchant ships, tankers, cargo
at 12 noon a Royal of Drums; 1st Battalion their carchite
by H.E.
North
Princess
This consisted of the Queen's Own Hussars and their tanks; the 18th Medium Regiment, RA; 18th Field Regiment RA; 27th HAA Regiment, RA; 74th LAA Regiment, RA: 27 Light Ballery, 229 Light Battery, RA; 24 Field a fly past by
Staffordshire Engineer Regiment, Royal Anally.
Corps Engineers, and the Hongkong Salute of 21 guns fired by Royal Regiment, including their Corps
both with NAVY ships and the soluting of Drums; 2nd Battalion The 7th Signal Regiment,
Gurkha Rifles, led by the com-specialist vehicles; four carriers battery from Signal Hill.
H. E. the Governor arrived bined Pipes and Drums of the each from the 1st King's Own, 1st Essex, 1st Northamptons, Ist at the saluting base in Gascoigne 2nd Battalion, the 7th Gurkha the Road promptly at 10 am, and Rifles and the 1st Battalion the North Staffs, 2/7 Gurkha Rifles Mary's Own and 1/10 Guridia Rifles; vehicles was received
the 10th
48 uricha of the Royal Army Service Corps, Commander British Forces Lt-Gurkha R
Royal Army Medical Corps and Gen, W. H. Stratton, and the Infantry,
the Royal Electrical Engineers. Service Commanders.
Squadron: 81st Company
Corpe (Pack When the last vehicles of the The ist Battalion The King's Army Service
Army Guard mechanical column had cleared Own Royal Regiment then gave Dog Unit, Royal Army Voter!- the raluting base, the RAF and
Transport); 4th the Royal Salute, and the first
nary Corps, Hongkong Chinese the HKAAF put on a spectacular ix bars of the National Anthem Training Unit, led by the Corps fly past when their aircraft. Now
white tho played Governor's personal Standardf Drums was broken and fluttered over The Northamptonshire Regiment from east to west, the saluting base.
Then, led by the Royal Air This terminated the parade, The next
part
the the Force Band of the Far East Air and H. E. the Governor and his ceremony, representing
Force, marched the RAF con-party left the dais shortly after symbolle arrival of the Queen, tingent. This was representa 11 o'clock when Sir Alexander's was when Sir Alexander, the tive of No. 28 Squadron, RAF; personal Standard was lowered. Commander British Forces, and the RAF, Kal Tuk and Istand the Service Commanders,
Uniis; No. 91 Field Squadron, vacated the dais. The Governor's RAF Regiment (Malaya): No. 84 Standard was lowly lowerSÅ
Police, District, RAE and the Royal Standard was broken to the strains of "God Save the Queen.”
vessela, and "factory" ships to ecompany whaling and fishing flects, Router.
Five Die In New Wave
Of Terrorism
Havana Apr 20. Five persons were kliled in Santiago de Cuba this morning in a new outbreak of terrorism.
included
two
WOTC
1.
....
21-GUN SALUTE
of the 1st Battallón | slightly south of Gascoigne Road
THE RHKDF The Royal Hongkong potence Force contingent, led by Lt Commander. L. D. Kilbed, HKRNVR, came next--marching to the militant strains of the Defence Force" played by the Band and Corps of Drums of the Hongkong Regiment.
HE'S HANDY AT KILLING TIGERS
New Delhi, Apr. 20.
is becoming Tiger killing
regarding "pinns for the carry- | soldiers, one policeman and two of a Feu de Jole and the playing "March of the Royal Hongkong i almost too easy for a 60-year-
of
The drad 21-year-old students.
ing out by the United States
Marshall in the nuclear tests i:lands,
which is a trusteeship
under the territory
United Stater, Moscow Radio said.
Moscow Radio sald the United States communication had stated that a large area of the Pacific Ocean
declared a would "Danger zone."
be
The Soviet note was delivered by the Soviet Embassy to the State Department on Wednes-
Moscow Radio
day.
Reuter.
MINE
1
Santiago police said about dozen unidentified persons thice cats
Gown the soldiers and policeman in dawn attacks,
mowed
The
A 21-gun Royal Salute was fired, followed by three volleys
of the National Anthem in two parts and finally in its entirety. troops on parade then gave cheers for Her in three hearty
Majesty.
The contingent consisted of Her
Majesty was then rê delachments from the Hongkong pretented as departing. A Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Salute way
given, the the HK Light Troops, the HK the played An Army Intelligence state bands
National Reconnaissance Platoon, the HK was investigating Anthem and the Royal Standard Intelligence Platoon, the HK orders to unleash was lowered.
Governor Home Guard, the HK Regiment, a wave of terrorism had gone and his party resumed their the HR Auxillary Air Force, the
from
Ranch, positions on the dais, and the HK Women's Naval Reserve, the HK Women's Auxiliary Army President march past began.
Hongkong Carlos Prio Socarras, four days Leading the pirade
was Corps, and the L. N. Cholmcley, Women's Air Force.
Hongkong and
The drive
of the
ment said it reports that
out owned
sold-
ngo,
DISASTER
La' Chata by forther
before
The
B.
men
past
old peasant in the village of Provinces). And his weapons Digaut in Uttar Pradesh (United ATO simple- blunted stick topped with a spear and stones, hes just killed his second leer within
month with In the Almora these weapons
ares.
If he should kill a third by
this means, it is feared he will begin to think that tiger hunt- Ing is a spart without danger.
France-Presse.
Retires, Aged 101
Yesterday, four students and Kowloon Garrison, who was mechanised column aroused great one soldier were injured in accompanied by Captain interest among spectators when
Bayonne, NJ, Apr. Lagos, Nigeria, Apr, 20.
Santiago during a student de- Pengally, DSC, RN, and Group an impressive array of assorted
the Court Captain, A. J.
Sam Dorsey, who was born a Seven miners were killed and monstration
Smythe, OBE, military vehicles--tanks, guns a seriously injured to building where 43 others
101 years and of DFC, RAF. group
trucks-rolled slove
ago, retired in the Bayonne day when a wall in the Iva Valley coal mine at Enugu col- student leaders are on trial on lapsed,
reports charges of illegal possession of according to
hand grenades. reaching here.United Press.
Premier, Bereaved
Dublin, Apr. 20. Mrs Costello, wife of the Irish Prime Minister, diod today in a Dublin nursing home-Reuter.
All Schools were closed Santiago and students walked out from classes in sympathy stoppages in Havana, Camaguey, Pinar del Flo dc Sancti Spiritus-United Press.
specialist
At the head of the marching slowly by the dais. The column from his job column came the contingent of Commander was Lt-Commander Municipal Public Works Depart- the Royal Navy, led by the com-C. T. Liewellen Palmer, MC, ment yesterday and applict for bined Royal Marine and Royal who commands the Queen's Own a social security old-age pen- Navy Bands of HMS Newfound Hussars,
|slan,~~United Press,
land.
y
This consisted of delach- ments from HMS Tamar, HMS Newfoundland, HMS Cockade, HMS Modcate, HMS OpassLIN' and the Royal Marines,
Soviet Sailors Do Window - Shopping
Portsmouth, Apr. 20. Trade was slow when the dockside shop opened here for the sailors of the Soviet war- ships which accompanied Mar- chat Nikcini Bulgan and Mr Nikita Khrushchev to Britain.
Go Gay
0:02
THIS
Most of the customers, with eight shopping days ahead of them, were "Just looking".
Officers have £10 to spend and ratings between £3.
A similar shop was opened in the dockyard here last summer when the Soviet Baltic Ficet was the in port. On that occasion £2 and shop ran out of razors thres Limes and had supplies rushed London.-China Special.
Safety razors at 58 6d wer from the most popular buy.
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