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CHINA
No. 36427
Established 1845
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1956,
Price 30 Cents
British Bases Must Go: Revolt In
Tibet
Ceylon P.M. Adamant Reported
WHAT HE
TOLD
MOUNTBATTEN
Colombo, May 4.
Ceylon's new left wing government has informed the British authorities that British air and naval bases in Ceylon must be removed and "There is no question of reconsideration of that," the Premier, Mr Solomon Bandaranaike, told the House of Representatives here tonight.
He said he had discussions with Earl Mount- the hatten. Britain's First Sea Lord, recently on the Kowloon of subject and he hoped that the British naval chief 300 anion gallons, in the would acquaint the authorities in London with his uutcome predu, et a meagre | views before his arrival in London for the Com-
null Kalion, ormonwealth Prime Ministers' conference. thereabouts.
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Nothing could be
Mr Bandaranaike said arrangements would have to be made for the withdrawal of foreign troops from more Ceylon and provision made for persons who might be
thrown out of employment as a result of the with drawal of the bases.
increase in
į
contrary than of the Kistered rainfall over live days totalling
four
"We must be remily to take charge." he said, adding i anches, something less than
that with the withdrawal of forces half thescended
th OLY Kowloon
catchment areas, | Ceylon's defence forces would be desirable, The usefulness of the rains Bminished te
WAR
degree.
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China Mail
Feature Highlights
Here are some of the high- ghis in today's feature section:
-DULLES ON NATO's FUTURE
ACTIVITIES
Paris, May 4.
Mr John Foster Dulles naked the 16-nation Atian- the Council here today to appoint a special ministerial committee which would "urgently consult" all member ! countries about the future activities of NATO in non-
military fields.
or
RELAX IN
INDAKS
THE BANDS COMFORT EDE ACTIONS 'PIEDZIKHILA
Whiteaways
TODAY'S RACING SELECTIONS
By "Rapier"
RACE 1
Quisher: -- V. I. P.
RACE 2
Calcutta, May 1. Full-of-Spirit About 80,000 residents Tumbleweed of eastern Tibet have re-Scrabu volted against Tibet's Com- Govern- Chinese munist men! and "more less liberated the eastern dis tricts of Tibet from Chinese rule," the newspaper Hin- dustan Standard reported today.
Violet Bay Chinese Mackerel Full Ahead
Outalder. --Squndron Leada, RACE 3
Supreme Command
Jetfick Eagle King
Outsider, Lake Succe s
RACE 4
The newspaper said the report still lacks official confirmation.
It said anti-Communist Tibet.
nation's ans living in the tiny three vastern districts of Ching- hal, Sthang and Kansu first re- 1954, raiding Chiese ripts and Kitang Clunere | Easy Wh
volted in
A NATO spokesman said the United States Secretary of State proposed that the committee - of two or three foreign ministers should report back to the Atlantic top. council this autumn.
Mr Dulles
ten-yen
programme
fca
were
The
au-
Vingt Et Un Ben Nevis Peach BlosSOITTI
Outsider -Red Light.
RACE 5
Dutch Rocket Jezebel
Л Outsider -Supremacy.
RACE 6
evolutionaries started Anu-tax vampaign agathist the Je that the to 1,800 non-Communists,
administration and later staged Westere nations had completed | whom one thousand ton
an opened rebellion when their in the under-developed campaign was ignored by
thousand mut- RICHS. If thes
shorities, the paper suid. tion were
by the won over
eliminating taxes, Insten of Communists, Mr Dulles warned,
from the report said, the Communist there would do a change Two to unr in favour of the | merensed the tax rate and be- Western world to three to
gan mecoming commodities against
Cast ntial for the celly rtuais in BRIANASTAS United Lua NATO's first policy alm std | military posture.had
Press
one
one recovery and collective security, the makesman said,
"What Is needed TOW is a an for the pban
next decade," Mr Julles was quoted as saying.
Mr Dulles told the four-hour ression tut channa Hung America
Westem eobumis Incressert through existing organisations, achieved but its second and third
objectives had not
مونا
a confe,ince souces satd.
Mr Dulles, who won memang n putting Kimber of minister -
forward their separate adens on how more ecution: help shald given to under-developed did not specifically reject the French scherme Put
fr forward today devejopnicnt agency,
VIEW SUPPORTED
changes were
P. 5: Witch-hunter Exira-
Colin ordinary. by པས Howard. A young peer explains why he cannot take TER
In seat House of Lords.
the
It
6. 1.
our
"Life With
new
He personally da not agree That with the opposition view
in the beitsg
Commonwealth wonk! limit Cylon's indepen-
cence. + any the he would
Applied to the present segBOI the total rainfall makes the 1955-56 winter are
the driest op record, hence the fully ahortage
600 mittion gallons of water re- serves rotipared with 1964 and 1956 at this time. These sobering statistica are the which make quite mislead- ing comparison between the Intal rainfall since January
This year and the aver age over the same period.
Nonetheless
there
to consider
that question
The Prime Minister. who was speaking
three-day in a debate on is motion of Dunks Governor-General FIST To th Bis opening address to parliam
chiefly ment, deall
with the problem whart hist language dominaled the debate.
ddress of thanks The passerl. Reuter.
“ይነ- Are
was
couraging signs. One is that "Not Very Keen"
the prolonged drought has
been bruken, which leads to
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Singapore. Muy 4. The Chief Minister of Malaya, growing confidence that we shall evceive in due course Tengku Abdul Rahmat sald in and at the proper time the on NETVAW
the Struita with
his rains, 11
her this Times
today that the Government was "not very keen"
about a
of Singapore merger and the federation of Malayu.
"We are not considering this issue at the moment," he added Router.
hopeful anticipation public will bear with fortitude the present neces sary hardships in water big
conservancy,
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Allen": series by --begitis Vengeaner
Gerald Allen
today.
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7: "Deadline and Date- line", by Rene MacColl: another new series bc. ginning today. Jolin Marshall
the continues Dylan Thomas story.
Through My Lens": David Lewin begins the Jack Cardiff story. Chap- man Fineber reports alarming new fools about drivers who drink.
of Private Pooley.
P. 13: Hugh Cleland talks
10 four
young men who have suddenly given up good carcers 10 Lake holy ordera. naly
17: Local and P. 10
overseas sports round-up today -oad, beginning on P. 17 Bruce Boolan;} writes on the Australkan cricket tour.
the sources
A
world
Ital
said some ministers supported Mr Dulles' view that existing machtuery the was already involvest in administration of nith
noted was
that umong other things, West Germany → which is not a member of the United Nations might be ex cluded from playing a part in a world developinent agency.
each
During the afternoon stasion | incividual ideas on teonomic aid were put forward by ministers, but they did not debute other's suggestions.
Proposals were put by Italy West Germany, and Canada, but was no immediate indie- tem of their details
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More co-ordination was needed. and there should be regular and close consultation to "ensure unity at all levels."
Loses His Sight
Johnber Aviemor Knock-nguin
RACE 7
Outsider: Straight Forward
Pandora Carolu
Constvitation
Outsitter:-- Princess Ellen.
Glodnie Long Cue
RACE 8
How Do I Know
Outsider: ... Thousand Mites,
RACE 9
Dona Maria Pearl of Hongkong Henrietta
Outsider:-Colm,
RACE 10
Mir Dulles declared that
New York, Muy 4. friendly relations with thar Mr Victor Riesel, newspaper world's under-developed countries columnast who bad acid thrown would not be assisted if tel
as wildentilen In his fuce by came from the Atlantic pact. He assailant on April 6, hus lost Raju was opposed to developing
Knock-down the sight of both eyes, it was
Babsie NATO as an economic body. Mr
reported today, Dulles stressed the merits the Colombo Plan.
of
not the nic
NOT RIGHT BODY
Canada's Mr Lester Pearson agreed that NATO was right body for economie thought it could be a forum for consultations
Cconomic problems.
about
said Mr The L'a depvcated Tablishment of a new agerev.- apparently frowning on the French proposal.
| policy tasks: to adopt a military of
Mr Pearson joined Mr Dulles in lauding the Colombo Plan, adding That recipients of ald should be 111 the same body as the donors, us that agency Mr Selwyn Lloyd of Britain
Dr von Brentano in his speech did not today submit proposals.
advocated more
consultatie in lier that in advoc It was turned
NATO provide information His atterraon speech, Mr Dulles
economic requirements. declared tha! NATO had three about
tary He suggested the establishment
a working
in group
the Berrent to forge
Atlantic
to study the Koup problem, adding it was to early yet to produce a plan.
poslit
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uld not develop
Bonds urung Western autions | Al
that they divergeta policies, and to streng- then the veetonnes of the new to help then indus- countries trlaire.
sald The Secretary of State
million Com- there were 800 munists in the world as opposed
Eniwetok Atomic
Test
Explosion
Off Eniwetok, May 4.
Signor Martino also submitted # draft resolution proposing further political and economic NATO, II consultations within
ecessary by a body of experts. ---Reuter,
Mr Robert Hall, President of the syndicate which distributes the Mr Hesel's colunt, made announcement that the writer's sight was gone.
they
ATX -
has blamed Mr Iticul attack
crusading ou his posures of racketeers in Intour unions.
New Leading eye doctors in York had tried to save Mr Riesel's
the sul- sight since phuric acid seared his face and eyes-China Mail Special.
Outsider:-Gabriel Junks.
By "The Turf”
VI. P.
Tumbleweed
Amapola
RACE 1
Outsider:-Full-of-Spirit,
RACE 2
Squadron Leader Chinese Mackerel
Full Ahend
Oulsider:—Firestone.
RACE 3
Forward View
Jetfield
Winning Touch
Outsider: Easy Money.
Vingt Et Un
Red Light
RACE 4
Million Dollar
Outsider:Ben Nevis.
Euay Win
Supremaey
Caravelle
RACE 5
Outsteler:Always There,
RACE 6
Straight Forward Aviemore
Rainbow
Outsider:-King A.
Predora
RACE 7
Princess Ellen Mentury
Outsider:Belinda
RACE 8
How Do I Know Gladste
Lawrence
Outsider:-Long Cuo.
RACE 9
Many Returns Pearl of Hongkong Desert Gold
Outsider:-Isis,
RACE 10
Knock-down Golden Branch Gabriel Junks
Outsider: Cheerful.
TODAY'S TEASER TIP
for the last race
Sell to the man in the bowler hat, maybe?
The teaser Up for the lust meeting was Dreadnought which was unplaced,
PEKING PROPOSES CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS KOREA PROBLEM
Washington, May 4. Cominualst China has proposed general A
conference
that Bould
be called to discuss Korea, an of the problem
said today.
informed source
The informed source said the
the of
16 representatives powers, which fought Korea on the United Nations side, had been summoned to the State Department this afternoon to study this pro. posal,
Chinese Arrested This proposal
New York, May 4.
A Chinese businessman, one ct the richest members of the
Chinese colony In New York, WDS arrested
bed today, accused of aiding the legal entry into the United States of several thousand of his countrymen.
The businessman, Sing Kee,
Peking been
by the Government had delivered several days ago by China to the British Legation In Pekine. This Legation transmitted it to the American Government in Its capacity of Commander-in- chler
of the powers having fought in Korea at the side of the United Nations.
UR Government then
The United States set off its first atomic test ex plosion of the 1956 series at 1825 GMT today on one of the islands of the Eniwetok atoll, in the Pacific Ocean.
off at
Tho Spectators, including journa- director of a large travel agency The explosion, set
decided the explosion in New York's Chinatown, was 0625 (local time, Saturday) lists, watched
from the deck of the communi- rccused was relatively weak.
of forging documents It pre-
cations ship Mount McKinley, | and
for passports cedes the explosion of which had dropped anchor some Chinese. hydrogen bomb, dropped from 15 miles from the island of Sing Kee, who said he was
neroplane, which will occur in the coming days.
min
fellow
Runit, where the explosion oe-Innocent, was released on $5,000 curred.-France-Presse.
ball-France-Presse.
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exact Chinese proposal were not known for the moment, but 1 seemed, according to Informa- tion from a very good source, that the Peking Government did not propose a date for the general conference aimed at reunifying Korea,
that a
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Airmen Kidnapped
Two French plane made
north
Tazn, May 4. nirmen, whose
a forced
landing nep Taza of Guerdit, com were kidnapped by triblesmen be published of the region. it was learned at the end of the 18-power today.
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