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COMMENT OF
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Suez Talks
WHEN Britain, France and
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nanouneed
for
Saturday agreement an six principles iLK A basis future negotiations on the Suez Canal dispute, a few observers were overhanty in concluding that France and Britain had dropped their demand for International contrai Any belief that They could, tgnores The fret that these two enuntries are
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CHINA
No. 36566
Established 1845
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1956.
ALL QUIET IN
NORMAL BUS
SERVICES AGAIN
All remained quiet last night in Kowloon
of the Canal, and no em and the New Territories, it was officially promise on present policy is possibile without further reported this morning and buses in Kowloon consultation with them al resumed normal services at 7 a.m.
a new ugreement to replier
the
made in London
early last month.
No further incidents have taken place Sir Antony Eden, aldresing during the past 24 hours, the last serious
the Conservative Tantee activity being in the early hours of Friday
ence al Llandudno on Satur day, made i
WIS
clear that Britain's alm in the dispute was peace, but not peace at Any price It was therefore not surprising to learn that when the amended Frames British resolution placed before the Security Pouncil on Saturday night it should lay down the six principles agreed in the earlier tripartite talks und resubmit the original West- ern resolution seeking inter. aptional control
As
expected, The Union bas
morning.
Under cover of two curfews imposed through the last 24 hours in zones 6 and 7-Tsun Wan and beyond to the 15-mile stone—the police have been able to make about 1,000 arrests.
Of those arrested, just over 500 have so far
heen detained.
Curfew In 2 Zones
The curfew in zones 6 tnd 7 will remain in Soviet force for a further period of 24 hours which began Egypt's at 10 a.m., today.
behalf vetned The laites proposal.
What
.N
left
In Kowloon, conditions are practically back to of the resolution cannol, normal, although a dusk to dawn curfew was im- ains, be described as a for- posed in zone 4-the Shamshuipo area-at 6 o'clock
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mula for cursory examination of the six principles shows that they ran
supported sincerely und with passion- ale Intensity hoth by Egyp! and the West, while both sides may be poles apart in their interpretation of them. The first principle, that there;
musi be free and open transit through the Canal' without discrimination, one that Egypt supporta only so long as ships of a country with which she is,
sedution. A last night.
Is
Damage to property
caused during the distur bance has been much less than was at first thought.
The Garden Bakery promises were only slightly damaged and the bakery expecta to be in operation
Four other factories in Kowloou suffered partial damage and two schools were also partly damaged,
tomorrow.
Appeal By Govt
The damage to Government premises,
technically still in state of Resettlement Offices, is estimated at $46,000.
war, are excluded It is a
mainly
In Tsun Wan, it has been established that
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nice legal point, perhaps, factories were partly damaged and that only slight but if the precedentis damage occurred to some other premises.
accepted as valid, the prin- ciple losses all meaning and becomes a mere platitude -- for discrimination against Israeli ships at present can
not be dented. Egyptian sovereignty shall, be respected: to Egypt this means it has the right to nationalise au international waterway 1lowing through its territory. To Britain it something similar, as long as nationalisation does not corrupt the pre- ciple of international cun-
which,
claims. intended originally
means
trul
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st
us a "built-in" "characteris tle of the Canal; in short.
it requires Egypt to make 10 futh exception
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sovereignty, the compensa- tion being the income paid the form of tolls by in international shipping. This stage point is carried a further in principle three, that operation of the Canal shall be insulated from the polities of any country,
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As announced yesterday, the total number of deaths arising from the disturbances remains at 47.
Government again appeals to the public not to believe a number of rumours which have been current in the last two days over occurrences in Taun Wan and elsewhere.
As soon
as the full facts have been ascertained, Government will make public all known details of the events of the last few days and until such time as thù has been done, the public should discount the wilder stories which are being circulated.
The races and all football matches arranged for today have been cancelled.
THE RIOTS: CHOU LEVELS CHARGE
London, Oct. 14.
Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued tacit warning to Britain today against any recurrence of disturbances like last week's Kowloon riots.
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REPORTED RECALL
OF ENVOYS Israeli-Jordan
Mr Alexander Chwoslow, the 58-year-old Kumdan who was returning to the Soviet Unimi with his daughter Tatlata, 2. left the iner Queen Mary as Southukayton last week wish "An escort" of Soviet Embsny officialą, kravelling to. Water- too Station, where he is pictured on arrival, US Immigra- tion officials had searched the Queeḍ Maty before she left New York, Mr Chwosslow's American/wife having claimed that Tatians had been kinnapped.—London Express,
FLOODS THREAT
TO DELHI
New Delhi, Oct. 14. Thirty-four people were drowned in Bikanpur, a village 18 miles from Delhi, during heavy floods caused by the Hindan River, according to reports reaching here today.
The river, which flows 12 miles east of Delhi, has already inundated thousands of acres of crops, and flooded scores of villages.
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the
marooned victims, In Delhi, meanwhile, the rising to waters of the River Jumna water level of the Jumna rose which are threatening to cause, nearly ten feet above yester the worst flood in the city's his day's level.-Reuter, tory, today reached the outer walls of the historic red fort in the old city. The river is still!
Inte rising and the water level tonight stood at 30 inches above the food danger mark.
Four thousand labourers were today working round the clock
Already several low-
In an interview broadcast over Moscow radio, Chou to strengthen the mud embank- said the Chinese Government could not permit such dis-ments. orders on her doorstep. But he predicted they could occuring parts of the city have been again us long as Britain encouraged anti-Communist
Nationalist Chinese elements in Hongkong.
Chou said the major cause
OTH Britain and Egypt must be hugely pleased with this point. Undoubted-¦
of the riols was British tolera- L ly Cairo intended it as
Nationalist at the tion of barbed thrust "imperialists", while Bri- cleman's in the Crown Colony.
Chineau GAITSKELL'S
The Communist Premier BEREAVEMENT tain undoubtedly nought charged that it
Was
Britain's
Liphook, England, Oct. 14
to im Egyptian Inter, polley to encourage Nationalist ference. If anything, Bri- Chinese elements 10 weaken the Mrs Adelaide Mary Wood- tain wins a point here in Influence of Communist Chinese house, 79-year-old mother of that Egypt appears to in the colony. accept a compromise to full
that policy As long 15 Rovereignty. Similarly point four, Egypt concedes, persisted. Chou said, then more disorders, on an even larger the right of users to make sense, could occur. their voices heard in flxing
in
; flooded.
During an aerial survey of the Blooded area in and around Delbl, ja Reuter corresponden! Jaw senre of villages completely isolated by the floods. About 300 square miles near the elly were entirely under water,
On the cast bank of the Jumna River troops were patrolling a nine-mile-long mud embankment, which has so far withstood the onslaught of the waters and saved thousands of
homes from being washed away.
Mr Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the British Labour Party, died at her home near here today
Two, new colonies on the east of Because
his mother's bank were today under water. derth Mr Gaitskell has can- and nearly 7,000 people living celled his visit to Strasbourg there have been evacuated.
of The Indian Air Force today
Canal tolls; this appears to Chou sak Communist China for the 'moeting, this week,
300,000 CHANGE THEIR RELIGION
1. Bombay, Oct. 14. Mr B. R. Ambedkar, prominent scheduled castes' leader and former law minister of India, and over 300,000 of his followers today were, con, verted to Buddhism, seveting
chlor
architects of India's constitution. He is to explain fully the reasons for his con- version at ...' a 'publle meeting tomorrow, buƒ‚he made' clear
be another concession to could not ignore such events the Council of Europe, Reuter, stood by ready to drop supplies
and could not permit them. the International idea, But
delfberate in the
The Communist Frenler dis ambiguity of point six, cerbed as cbsurd what he called British explanations that the dealing with disputes beKowloon riots were started with tween the "Suez Canal Com-a clash between Communist and pany" and Egypt, Colonel National:et Chinese and that Nasser may well claim that they were the fault of the Com as no specific company is munists.
the West have! named,
Chou said the disturbances accepted his nationalised were · started by Nationalist concorn. which they can clements sponsored by colonial hardly do if they are to in- authorities, but that they grew sist on international con. out of the authorities' control trol. This point may against foreigners as
spread to become a riot and
well. vide serious complications. Because they did not step in Of course, one must not be when the disturbances fret too pessimistic at this stage began, Chou charged, the Balinl but it needs to be said that authorities were not able to the dispute is still a long control the rioters later-United way from being settled. Press.
PETER TOWNSEND
writes for
the China Mail
It's the
personal story of
the year. that everyone will want to read
Tension
Tel-Aviv, Oct. 14.
Things Now Look Better
Washington, Oct. 14. President Eisenhower said today that "things look botber again" in the Suez situation.
Mr Elsenhower's comment was made to photographers who congratulated him on his 60th. birthday. "It has been a won- derful birthday so far," he said. "It looked
little bad
last but night on the Suez thing, things look better again today."
*
Last Friday night Mr Elsen- ! hower said some ossurance
world praco with
woning
Justice would be the best pose!-
ble birthday present he could
receive.
Israel summoned its ambassadors in London, Washington, Paris and Moscow home for consultations today on the threat posed by the possibility of Iraqi troops birthday quietly with his family. operating from Jordan.
determination
any
The President observed
his
A RESPITE
At The birthday celebration the White House with his four small grandchildren was a res pite for the President in advance of four days of campaigning 10 the West Coast
Israel's apparent
to resist change in the status quo in Jordan seemed to have hardened as Moscow unleashed a barrage
of now warnings that Israel was playing with fire in the The warnings, contained in an article
The ally were the
Middle East.
in the Soviet government organ Izvestin, worst Russian blast at Israel since 1948.
Informed sources Jaid the four ambassadors had been call- ed home for consultations on the impending arrival of Iraql troops to bolster Jordan's de fences. Crown Prince Abdulilah of Iraq way meeting with King ¦ Hussein of Jordan in Amman todny,
to arrange reportedly details of the switch.
NINA NOT AVAILABLE
1:30
Tuesday.
starting on
celebration today was contrast to Mr Eisen- hower's birthday a year ogo. when he was in Denver hospital his houri
convalercing from
attack, ·
От Tuesday morning, Mr Eisenhower will lly from
Washington on the start of his
most extualve round of pre- election ermpaigning so far. All have.
Copenhagen, Oct. 14. of the tous up to now Journalists were refused been of one or two day duro- permission to board the tlor On this latest one he will (in London, however,
Russian steamer Vyacheslav be away from Washington until largeli Embassy spokesman said
Friday evening. he bad no information on the Molotov which arrived here
The President will fly the tonight from London with Tucky to Minnesota for_enid= reported calling home of Ambassador. As far as he knew the Russian woman dlacus day speeches in Minneapolis. the spokesmen said, no such thrower, Nina Ponomareva, travel on to the Pacific North- and St Paul. Then he will call had been received in. London,
(In New York, a spokesman for the Israeli United Nations delegation denied any knowledge, that Isragil ambassadors, were being summoned home, but ad- mitted that
Ambassador to Washington and the United
an board.
One of the ship's officers said: "Ponomareva is rather upsol and asked me
to say she does not with to see the press,"
Asked what he and the other officers thought of the count judgment which found hor
her
not
west-Reuter.
STOP PRESS
on
Nations, Mr Abba Eban, was guilty of stealing ve hate from # London shop, he replied: returning to israci next week "There has been a muddle, but
All members of the Hongkong for routine conferences on the tho
found Cours
Auxiliary Air, Force detailed to; forthcoming General Assembly
attend the Second HEAAF Câmb guilty, session.)
When a journalist sald the are to report to the security loar London court had found her park, Salisbury Road, Kowlook guilty, but released
unat 2.30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) the officer to order to proceed to Camp. conditionally,
the court fotund insisted: "No, her not guilty."—Reuter.
The Israeli desire for main- tenance of the status quo was PORTI against the background of the sharp clash between Israeli and Jordanian forces last week at Kalkylla -the third such clash in recen! weeks. Uncon- firmed reports said as many Аз 130 persons were killed in the
ieved the death toll on both
raid, but it was officially be- sides was much lower.
In Amman, King Hussein and the Jordan government today discussed with an Iraqi mission plans for defending Jordan's
against
the borders
what Jordanian Cabinet last night described
"widespread ggression" intended by Israel,
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The Iraqi mission of military and political lexders, headed by Crown Prince Emir Abdhai Illah, arrived here by air today and wont Into conference at the Royal Palace.
It was understood that the projected entry of Iraqi forces into Jordan to help defend the borders against future Isruell "ggression, would depend on the results of the talks.
READY TO HELP
King Hussein and the Chief of Staff of the Arab Legion also attended a two-hour emergency meeting of the Jordan Cabinet which discussed detalls of the Iragi-Jordan conference.
was learned from trust- worthy sources that the Syrian Mr Salah foreign
mindster,
the Bittar, båd telephoned Jordan Foreign Minister, Mr Awnl Abdulhadi, to notify him that Egypt, Syda and Saudi Arabla were ready to offer Jordan any kind of military and financial ald.to maintain, her borders with Israel,
to
offer
came after the an- nouncement of the Iraq high- lével mission's visit to Amman continuo tall which took Place
neo last month between King Husein and
ot King Falmai Iraq in Baghdad, and also after It had been announced that Iraqi troops, stationed now on the Jordan-Iraqi Borders, ready to move into Jordan. Reuter,
were
In Jerusalem, it was reported the Israeli government - viewed |with "concern and jamazement"
their former-arrociation with Dalities ahead with plata
that he would not leave It begins exclusively the threat of the British Foreign
Hinduism,
He and his followers won initiated into the new religion at Nagpur, central India; in on #Impressive i ceremony con- ducted by: 88-year-old“ Biku Chandramony of Burma) Ambedkar Was
the
going
for the formation of a national, that in the next 10 of 15 Republican party. He stated
years, a wave of thase con- would spread 8'11 over the country) untad ¿ffset India would becoma, a Buki
in Tomorrow's
CHINA MAIL
Office", to the implementation of the Iraq-Jordan treaty, according to an official communique repor Ing;the"Izrael Cabinets |today....11.2
B-This meant that Britain would go to war Bainst Israel 1. Iran) resisted the entry of Iraqi troops into" Jordan," the ? bemraunique
The
her
EUROPE'S MOST PAMPERED ARMY
Brat "youngmen" recruit join
hour-day,
army.
--
new
eight-
on
year ago, choict
Vienna, Oct. 14, First duty as members. of the batch of 135.000 new Austrian army, which the word was authorised after the four the is taboo-lomorrow occupying powers left
will be Austria's
- country a to dine home-from-home
Wiener Schnitzel, Parents will be taken on tours of the barracks to see for themselves the home comforta which the new soldiers will For Instance;
enjoy.
bedrooms for
be
And it looks like being the most Europe. pampered army in Gone will
the pre-war days of rigid discipline when a soldier could address his superiors only in stiff third person speech, Brass bands will greet the new soldiers as they arrive at the barrucks accompanied by and ony
fathers mothers, other close relations,
two, four or six people, with
parquet floors and air filled mattress instead of the uld straw matire:sts. There are evén special recreation rooms for non-smokers, -China Muft Special.
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