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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Visit To China
Wendel Merick, United
M Press correspondent in
this
Hongkong now on holidny in the United States, tailesi off a special despatch from New York t Saturday with
slatement: "China's Communist bosses. have a tailor-made charge ready for their argument in favour of admission (1) the UN the US prefers to mnuntain the Bamboo Cur tain, He was writing an Peking's decision last werk
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EDEN REBUFFS
REBUFFS NASSER Japan Now
SUEZ CONFERENCE WILL
GO ON WITHOUT EGYPT
22 NATIONS TO ATTEND
London, Aug. 12.
A Foreign Office spokesman said tonight the Suez to admit several American conference would take place "as planned despite Egypt's
correspondents
shine
which individual LOPPUR
rejection."
pondents have apparently The spokesman, making the been seeking for Many months:
and of the State
Department's refusal
wulve
the restriction
い
Ju
American passports fur- bidding such visits.
Whatever My Merick's motives
were in writing this parti-
cular article, some Ameri-
い
eans will feel that busically it as a veiled indictment of
State Department policy or rather, that others too! nil of them writical Asians i will take it that way. Super. felally it
appears to eritien of the timing
#n
the
with telephone Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd, who mained in London.
the Mr
re-
The
first authoritative British statement
today's nanouncement by Egyptian President, Abdel Colonel Gamal Nasser, that Egypt would not attend next Thurs- day's London talks, add-i ed: "Twenty-two out of twenty-four powers have they will signified that attend."
British reaction was limited to a two-sentence statement. It was no sur. prise. Western diplomats had expected the Egypt- their rejection of invitation,
had and maintained their London talks would go on.
jan
under Egyptian sponsor- British diplomatic sources
Colonel Nusser's proposal
be ..[
for B wider conference
ship relayed to
Wan
the Peking invitation but a certain, perhaps deliberate,
ambiguity
lends one
the writer's
of expression
WILM
to believe That
farget That layer of entrenched suspicion and hostility that surrounds America's policy towards China.
THE coincidence of the in-
vitation with the forth- coming Presidential elec tions campaign in which it could become a hat foreign polley issue, and the de- mand that is almost certain to be renewed by Runxia at the United Nations later this year that Communist China be admitted suggest, of
two CVETNO,
alterior!
molives. But neutral Asin
immediately
Sir Anthony Eden, at his country re- sidence, Chequers.
The
im-
Prime Minister mediately consulted by
NASSER SAYS
'Russia Did
Offer Aid
For Aswan'
Cairo, Aug. 12.
Is bound $1. disregard The Egyptian President, motives and, as Mr Merick ↑ Col. Naser, said today, the suggests, ser be Ameri-Soviet Union had offered to VAR decision further help build the Aswan Dam, evidence of a policy aimed but the Egyptian Govern at the diplomatic iseintion.
ment intended to build
It of China.
with income from the new.
America has made a detente ly nationalised Suez Canal.
with China subject to two
Nasser was replying to definite and, many
feel. reasonable conditions: one
23
is the return of American Big-Three Invitation civilians and military per- sonnel imprisoned in China;
Suez
{]m
news questions aller ference in which he rejected i Le the Conference which opens on Thursday in London.
Col. Nater said Egypt Formosa area together with willing to let bygones
of non- bygones" and settle all disputes against
powers the, with the Western
means of negotiations,
the other, a censefire in the
# Kuarantee
aggression
Nationalists.
Seutu has given
NA
China's
'Plot Afoot'
With ht
by
Col. Nasser said.
Egyp: did not notify the interested nations
neutral Asian neighbours as well
member nations respect in the eyes
of Peking. Expedleney perhaps, of its latention to naticoulte the dictates this attitude but Cheal because it had heard "a rivalry between Peking and plot was afoot" to extend the Washington for the hearts Suez Canal Company's conces of Asia's millions has pro, sien. "We feared we might be vided temporary security of subjected in strong pressure." a kind. There is long Col. Nasser said Egypt con- Jump from this state of; templated
nationalising
the
here
criticised Egypt's decision not to attend the London conference.
They pointed out that other powers which had disagreement
expressed
the
with the aims of
decided conference had to attend the Suez talks with commitment.
Malta Premier Calls
A
Off Rebellion
FLYING BOATS CAN LAND NOW, HE SAYS
Valetto, Aug. 12.
The Maltese Premier, Mr Dom Mintoff today called off his one-man rebellion against the British Government's decision to land flying boats in Malta's harbours.
After a late night conference + with the Governor, Mr Mintoff and his Cabinet agreed to drop their protest that the landing of flying boats in Matin harbours would harm the fishing trade.
The flying boats are carrying noted that British British sources
women and children Sucz
of Nasser had ad- trom
part Colonel
the Government's evacun- mitted that the Suez British
fion plans in the present Canai Canal was a matter for in-
crisis. but ternational concern
Mr Minteff's announcement w- that the Egyptian Pre-night said that all arrangements connected with the landing of siden!
envisaging Was
flying boats us Maltese witers only a further interna- would have the full co-operatiau tional guarantee for
the of the Maltewe Government.
Cut Off Radio
vital waterway and not ELS the Western powers, proposed an international administrative system.
tonight
Earitor,
Mr
Mintoff
kad claimed credit for
singing the radio station in Malta ben
allow
and
Egypt's refusal
was the last of the replies the Governor refused to his protest against the flying boat to be broadcast.
or Sir Yesterday, the Governor, Robert Laycock,
at!
lo come in-Router United Press.
U.S. NOT SURPRISED'
Washington, Aug. 12.
U.S. officials expressed little surprise here today that Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser had turned down an invitation to attend the London conference on the Suez Canal.
Egypt's refusal has been expected. Some officials said her acceptance of the invitation would have been surprising.
Congressional Meeting
'Equitable Solution'
Craft 10 clear the hbours
where flying boats would stop aver on their flights from Sucz to Britain evacuating British women and children
Mr Mintoff protested this an a violation of fishermen's rights, but Rediffusion Service, which broadcasts to the island under
licence from the Imporial
Government, refused to carry his declaration.
US Ballet
Group
Is President's Hope To Visit HK
Washington, Aug. 12.
President Eisenhower expressed hope today, in a meeting with Congressional leaders, that a solution could be found in the Suez Canal dispute which would be equit. able both to Egypt and to those who are dependent on the Canal.
An official White House stale. All members of Congress who
fol-talked to reporters agreed that that there had been, as one put
Inno minimising of the serious lonness of the situation."
The discussion had been "very
San Francisco, Aug. 13. The San Francisco ballet will visit Hongkong next was announced year, it
today.
It will also visit Korea, Okinawa, Formosa, the Philip- In- pines, Thailand, Malaya
India, Ceylon donesia, Burma,
10
commence
and Pakistan. The tour, January, will last about three months.
incul, read
to reporters lowing the meeting, said
of 22 of 24 acceptance vited nations to the London conference beginning next week "will offer an opportunity for frank and
and peaceful reaching
Waders had equitable
their
views, but, he em "the
Congressional ment of phatred, leadership recognised that the exchanges.-United Press. conduct of the foreign policy of this nation is the responsibility
The Ctr bor he said. solution In accord given
with the concept governing trenty.”
of the 1888
EGYPT'S INTEREST
"They (The President. and of the President of the United
WATER'S EDGE
the Secretary of State) made States," clear that the United Stales will attend with the purpose of con- ibuting to a solution, with the object of safeguarding the In- of those dependent on *1 Cus The Conal as well to recognising London, he would have bipartlan The legitimate interests
of support. Egypt.
that
achieving A constructive
Senator Walter George, Chair- tions Committee who attended man of the Senate Foreign Rela the meeting, said afterwards: "We consider the situation grave but not necessarily
Senator Johnson was asked if, whic Mir Dulles went to
The group, now conducting a series
In the of engagements United States, will go abroad under a State Department pro-
IOT the gramme
encourage- international cultural
Frontier Incidents
Tokyo Quake
The
with
met with
M- Mintofi
Mr Mintoff has been leader of Cabinet during the night and tɔ- | a campaign for gaining additional duy ordered Rediffusion's faelli-, rights for the Colony by brew
corporating
inato mainland les cut. Men
openly Britain with rights of representa- clippers
tion in the Lendon Parlament. mounted telephone poles and severed the lines at mid-day, He dicelared today that "Multa
Malta
Government's must be consulted" In the Suez Central Office of Information crisia,
a time al particularly Britain could lose is hundle publication when of the British order
warning head."-United Press. boats away
landing from the
Money Needed
The action Wit challenge to British control of its second most important base in the Mediterranean.
refused to
ព
major
Reservoirs
Are Now 80pe Full
The heavy rules over the weekend have further improved the storage position of the Colony's reservoirs by 239 million gallons. The total amount of water in store at 8 o'clock this morning was 4,757 million gallons--nearly 80 per
cent of full capacity.
Consumption during tho
two days unmounted 73 million
to gallons and the yield from streams and
catchment Teas was 312 million gallons.
The following uro
the
Water Authority's gunes for the weekend: Sunday at 8 am, total
4,548 Borage
million gallons, consumption 38 million gallons, yield 09 million gullong- a gain of 31 million gallons,
total Monday at 8 am, t
million storage
4.787
yield
gallons, consumption 35
243
million gallons, million gallons
a gain of 208 million gallons.
two-day
In the
perted, 3.30 inches of rain was registered at Shing Mun, Territories. in the New Rainfall
registered At Tytam was 86 ១. ឆវ៉ា luch, at Aberdiven 71 of ,60 of an an inch and inch at Pokfulam.
What Was In The Box?
London, Aug. 11,
Thomas
the £100,000 Lendon diamond robbery, arrived back in London by air tonight with an 18-inch mystery cardboard box under his
Tel-Aviv, Aug. 12. Two new Incidents occurred in the Gaza strip on the Egyptian- Lorac armistice lines today, an Israel army spokesman stated. affairs to America's demand Canal two and half years ago
This morning. Egyptian posi- for
1 censefire In the but took a definite decision afler
tions opened fire against Eres and Kubbutz, and the fire was Formosa area; in time. Britain and the United States
He replied: "Politics stop at returned, he said however, expediency may refused last month to help build
We are hopeful of such on the water's edge, But we In the afternoon, two Egypt | outcome." also achieve the desired end the Aswan Dam.
recognise very strongly that it tans crossed the lines into Israel here.
Nasser
"We then
Insp Chief Pl Tho
sold added:
statement
is the executive's responsiblilty and fired with automatic weapons Shepherd, one realiset! they were plotting to executive leaders
of two Scotland had stressed, to make the decisions, and until against a tractor working in the We however, "the continuing gravily they are made we don't want to fields
Yard officers who flew to Cape- I is possible that Mr Merick maintain us in our misery.
on the Eres settlement.
town to detain a member of the understands the need for had to act spoedily to guarantee of the altuation and the difficulty
speculate on them,"
Israeli fire drove the inaltrators crew of the Bloemfontein Castle, America to be ready to take for the Egyptian people their in
Mr Dewey Short, senker back across the lines, the spokes John Kelly, in connection with solution." brighter future." tho initiative to counter resources and a
Republican 美 the House of man said-France-PresSC, He also revealed that Egypt obvious propaganda moves |
Representatives Armed Services did not pion 就 roise Canal and to make its own aug- tells but Intended to deepen the
reporters: "The British picture committee, told one
group of gestions to Asia that it in Canal to accommodate Striving for peaceful settle- ton super-tankers. ment. Formosa, North Korea and North Vietnam are all thorns of the same nettle that apparently defy
present handling at which demand inevitably tu be grasped firmly.
meana.
Asked One may sympathise with the
dilemma in which the State guarantee Department is placed by navigation Peking's bavitation to the Nasser mid; correspondents, but not with spoken the frigid, Inflexible policy guarantees
navigation However, I am battery of microphones: behind it which perpetuates
agrinst collective imperialism." tension and hostility and frustrates oven tho dovolop
30,000-
Talks Anytime
Col. Nasser sald his proposed but Suez Canal ecoference could be held at anytime, as long as the dispute was settled by peaceful
he would freedom
Canal, Col "I have never
whether the on the
agains!
of
of
NO COMMOD
HO
has changed. We have calmed
DITI, Tokyo, Aug. 13. them down They are not as An earthquake rocked Tokyo's
Kelly was detained by Insp. downtown buildings for a few Shepherd and Det. Sgt. James belligerent as they were,"
alto sald he believed seccads errly today.
There were no immediate re-Drisoolb when he reached Cape- No commitments were asked President Nasser of Egypt was
ports of casualties or damage. "He will be brought home en the lown from Britain in the linor. cautiously."United Press, or given, Senator Lyndon John-moving
Pretoria Castle, arriving in Bri- son, the Democratic Leader in Reuter. the Senate, said.
tain later this month," Insp. Shepherd cald.
Senator Johnson, who with leaders flow other Democratie here in a Government plane from. Chicago where the International Democratic National Convention of operis tomorrow, said before a freedom
"President Eisenhower gavo‘a
more
What The Crystal Ball
Says Of Colonel Nasser
Karachi, Aug. 12.
#
Asked if a second arrest in connection with dhe robbery, could be expected In London, he replied, "I cannot say until I have reported to my superiors." Det, Inep Shepherd walked from the Customs hall. to his porter's offer
The Dravidian astrologer Pingal Reddy, predicted to- | car and declined
Asked whether he would agree general outling and background day that the, Egyptian President, Colonel Nasser, willidio to carry the tightly sealed card- ment. of a more rational grand the
guarantee
to let the United Natians
of the Suez situation. freedom of Wa, discussed, the possible approach towards a detento, navigation on the Canal, Col course of conduct of the United Advico that the correspond- Nasser said: "The most. Im States at the London conferenco ents should be allowed to portant is that the Egyptian next week which Mr
Mr Dullen will
a violent death and will be replaced by a general as dictator of Egypt.
The astrologor, said the Suez break off relations with Britain Camal crisis will be finally and France and that an Egyplian
visit China later this month | Government, and people should be thecussed the effect settled by October 20 of this; Government'in exile would be
..may be considered gratult guarantoo
the
freedom of
ous. But it must be added navigation"-France-Presse.
that there is a limit to tho
tolerance the United States
can expect from its friends on this outstanding issue of Bino-Amórionu: relations and that limit is fast approaching.
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