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COMMENT OF
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GIs Leaving
THE Kishl-Eisenhower de- |
Tulsion to begin the with
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drawal of American forces ahould be well received i Japan. It was as much as political commentators had hoped for before Mr Kishi's departure for Washington. Although there has been no serious agitation for the withdrawal of American forces there has been a fairly strong current of feeling that their presence compromised Jupáñ's full Independence,
But the idea that the Ameri- forces should tually leave
can
even:
beyn
current for some time plane for its own self- defence forces. This six-year plan
is now in its third year and
apparently America is satisfied that the bulld-up in progressing satisfactorily and that the departure of its men will
ever since Japan announced
CHINA
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THE WEATHER: Light to moderale N. winds. Fair and
hot during the afternoon becoming oloudy this evening,
TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1957.
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DAKS
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Price 20 Cents
US SHIRT FACTORY FOR
HOW 1, 13 (1) N
FOR HK
No Competition War Risk Nil, JAPAN TO FOLLOW BRITAIN'S
With
Colony Markets
AN
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
N American textile manufacturer will shortly begin mass produc- tion of sport shirts in a modern factory in Hongkong for consumption în the United States, it was learned from a reliable Eource this morning.
The construction of the six-storey factory is nearing completion and it is hoped it will be in operation in a couple of months' time.
The same source also revealed
that the garments will be ex-
to ported exclusively
United
not leave a serious military States markets; and there is no vacuum in that aren, parti- plan to sell any of its products cularly in view of stili in local or Southeast Asian mar- current mutual security kels. arrangements.
The idea of American in- their own dustrialtato building factory in Hongkong a believed to have originated from the re- fictance of big local manufaz- man-turers to accept large
and un- power targets for the six- certain American orders at the year plan envisage an Army expense
of regular
customers, of 180,000 und If lust year's while smaller factories are not plans were fulfilled Japan able singly to fulfil an American should now have more than three quarters of that number.
IN the Ascal year 1956 Japan planned to increase its armed forces to a total of 215,000 men, The
order and the Jack of standardisation in sizes makes It impracticable to have one order fullied by a number of factories,
AMERICAN COTTON
The Kieli-Eisenhower with
drawal agreement is to be reared to the plan to ex- pand Japan's self-defence force, so that as the force Krows more and
more American troops will leave. The agreement provides for the immediate withdrawal of all US ground combat forces and it seems that Hongkong.
OT
The
other sport shirts fancy wear produced in the new factory will be mostly made of
be American cotton to woven, dyed and printed in ready-to-wear Japan; and then tailored into
garments
Japon could hardly usk for The American Interests
now
spun,
"J
had
to be
date talloring machinery
(automatle and semi-automatic) is already arriving here from the United States.
A better arrangement at the bought a sultable site of some 00,000 square feet at Castic present time. The day
before the Elsen-Pook Road, Shanshulpo, for the hower-Kishi statement, the building. Between 500 and 000 construction of this six-storey UN command announced its
workers are expected intention to rearm its forces employed in the initial
stages, In South Korea. This may producing about 30,000 dozens have been a coincidence, of garments each month, Out- but it seems that at least put will be stopped up later. part of the modern equip- The new factory is expected ment
destined for to be completed by the end of Korea may come from the July or early August, Up-to- withdrawing American combat forces in Japan.
LSO Ameriea hua decided to retain Okinawa, the Ryukyus and the Benin Islands, the latter two as long as "the conditions of threat and tension exist in the Far East." Ultimately, the agreement makes clear, they will be returned to Japan but there a clearly no CRUAC for specula- tion that America is now
came to Hongkong as a tourist beginning to abandon its
about a year ago and decided military role in the northernto act
up a subsidiary factory hemisphere of the Far East, here for his shirt making busi- In fact, all these decisions ness
make it clear that America
All designing and styling will be prepared either in the United States or will be done here by American technielins who whit arrive here next month.
WAS A TOURIST
sune
The
source wild the American manufacturer who wil.
also return here next month
In January this year the State
an
Is consolidating its positions Department announced that by eliminating its bases in Japan will limit textile export areas where replacement de. to America by placing fences are being prepared 235 malice square yards in the annual overalt export limit of and strengthening a_more vulnerable
yours. area, There "ext five
The Secretary of Nanyang seems also to be a body of opinion in Jupan in favour Cotton Mills Lid, Mr C. D. Silas
would
make no further comment of the introduction of guided missiles partly to day on his purchase of 100,000 supplement existing forces set of land at Kun Tong
yesterday. und partly to effect man- Yesterday he said the land would be used for textile pro- THIS touches on a vexed cessing purposes but final plans
politica! question should had not been completed. they be equipped with "An announcement will be atomic warheads or not. made later when we have every- The recent attitude of the thing Analised," Mr Silas sald. Japanese Government to
power economies later.
British hydrogen
bomb tests would suggest ANTI-SEMITISM
that there la no immediate prospect, although Japan's defence lenders feel that an
a result of the rapid
advance in the field
tactical nuclear weapons,
IN ARMY
Bonn, June 24.
Japan should be prepared A captain of the new against atomle attacks in West German Army bu
boon relieved of his duties
BOMO WAY.
Says Monty
Belfast, June 24. Fiold Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Deputy Su- preme Allied Commander, Europe, aaid at Aldergrove today that the risks of a "practically nil." now world WAT were
"A war would certainly not be
started by the allies," he said, adding that the chance of Russia
starling one was unlikely.
Lord Montgomery, who was
Base al Aldergrove, said that
and American troops. should remain in West Germany, -France-Presse.
Inspecting the Royal Air Force British
An Example Of Stoicism
London, June 24.
The Manchester Guardlan quoted as "an example
of stoicism" the following unsigned letter-ostensibly from a bricklayer in the Barbados to his contracting firm:
Respected Sir,
When I poe to the building, I found that the hurricane hail knocked some tricks of the top. So I rigged up a beani with a pulley at the top of the buliding and hoisted up a couple of barrels full of bricka, When I had Azed the building, there was a lot of brickn left over.
"I bolted the barrel back up again and secured the line at the bottom, and then went up and filled the barrel with extra bricks. Then went to the bottom and ecat ng the line.
"Unfortunately, the barrel of bricks "was heavier than I was, and before I knew what was happening the barrel rtarted down, Jerking me of the ground. I decided to hang on and halfway up I met the barrel coming down received a severe blow on the shoulder,
Going Down
and
"I then continued to the top, banging my head against the beam and getting my fingers jammed in the pulley. When the barrel hit the ground it bursted its bottom, alloro- Ing all the bricks to spili out.
"I was now heavier than the barret and so started down again at high speed, fulfway down, I met the barret coming up and received severe injuries to my shing. When. I hit the ground f landed on the bricks, Vetting several painful cut from the sharp edges:
"At this point I must have lost my presence of mind, because I let go the line, The barret then came down giving me another heavy blow on the head and putting me in hospital.
"I respectfully request sick leave."—United Preis,
MAJOR ROW IN
LABOUR PARTY
From CHAPMAN PINCHER
London, June 24. A MAJOR row is going on in the Socialist Party. It will greatly Strengthen Mr Aneurin Bevan's bid to snatch the leadership from Mr Hugh Gaitskell,
оп stand
CHINA TRADE LEAD
Washington, June 24. MR Nobusuke Kishi, the Japanese Prime Minister noti- *fied President Eisenhower at his recent White House talks that Japan soon would follow Britain's lead and relax the trade embargo against China, authoritative sources today.
Removal Begins,
POLICE STAND BY AT CHUK YUEN
The Police mobilised about 100 officers and men early this morning to supervise the re moval of shops, houses and garden plots In Chuk Yuen Village, near Kowloon city,
Today is the last day on which those affected have La vacate their premises.
Government gave notice of resumption many weeks SEO.
Hitherto, the villagers have refused to take notiąs of the order and have since remained pat.
་་་་ Yesterday, the day bas fore the removal · deadline, Police squads were patrol- ling the villages.
About 7 am today, the Police strength incressed to about 100. They were armed with tear gas guns lo meet any resistence.
So far, however, about 79 shops have been removed, giving no trouble.
The displayed persons are be resettled in other Government resettlement
to
artas,
Independence Offer To
Nigeria
London, June 24. Britain has offered in dependence to Nigeria her biggest colony, subject to conditions which would
Japan's decision was expected to be announced within a few wecks, probably after a meeting of the 15-nation "Chincom" commitice, which administers the China trade controls, in Paris carly next month.
The meeling of the Chincom group was called for July to establish the quolan for export items which Britain has freed for trade with China,
said
AMOY SHELLING
RN Advice
To HK Shippers
ESCAPEE
CAUGHT
BOARDING
AIRCRAFT
Bristol, June 24.
A man who broke out of prison last year, and was free for eight months, es caped from an escort in London's law courts today -but was recaptured six hours later near here to- night.
The man, Alfrod George Hinds, 40, was about to board a plane to Dublin — where ho spent most of his freedom Inst year-when he was recognised by an airport receptionist. These quotes, it was expect By A China Mail Reporter She warmed police and they cd, would be adopted by most:
the plane was Royal Navy authorities arrived just as of the other nations on the com-in Hongkong have privately
starting up. initter,
A man gald by police to be advised shipping companies Hinds brother, Albert,
Japan reacted cautiously wher
Britain announced a new China trade policy on May 30,
.
Was
against sailing to Amoy taken into custody as he stood which is now the centre of in the waiting room to see the Economic Necessity heavy shelling between Na-plane off.
A third man, belfoved to be tionalist and Communist
the driver of car used in Hinds' But Mr Kishi, in his talks at batteries.
cscope, was also arrested, the White House and in public
his statements after
arrival,
Hinds was serving 12 years for his part in a £38,000 raid. apoke of Japan's "economie necessity" to trade with China
HANDCUFFS REMOVED and intimated that his immediate goal was to Increase Japan's exports to the mainland by two- thirds.
Japan was expected to decide in favour of abolishing the en- tire differential between Soviet embargo list
the
the much stricter China control list. This would bring its policy in
with that of Britain Une
The alternativo for Jupani would be a decision to relax the embargo only to the degree sug- resed by the United States in the Chincom talks last month. This alterative is rejected as impracticable for a nation which, like Britain, cannot afford to linore any market, no matter how small at first.
Quemey island, which is hel by the Nationalists and which frequently shells British ships lies a few lies using Amoy away from Amoy harbour,
I understand the Royal Navy's advice was unofficial and given ago. It is not about a year known whether this advice has been renewed because of the
recent heavy bombardments that
have taken place in this GTCS.
If this advice has not been renewed it is possibly because only ono British ship from Hongkong, the White, Bee, uz the port regularly. Last year at least three Briksh altips", fron Hong called there.
Shipping authorities in Hong kong said today they knew of no conference line ships using this port
This morning, Hinds arrived. at the law courts with two guards to take part in an action he had lodged against prison commis sioners, but on the way to a toilet
his handcuffs were removed.
An accomplice sprang from a dark corner in the confidor and both he and Hinds turned on the guards, bundling them into the tollet. The door was locked, and the two men ran away.
"Although" "16"~"had""""""beer" recognised, he was allowed to pass through customs and board the aircraft, which stayed on the ground until pollen arrived.:
The White Bec, which was A policeman who took Hinds reported to have been shelled from the plane said "He was Two other factors appear to by Nationalist batteries last bit troublesome and asked why Informed quarters here to rulo Saturday, is now
of the United be in Shanghal.
cut acceptance Slates position.
Other Factors
The factors are:
*
possibility
of
1. The koen competition between Japan and Britain, both heavily dependent on the export of manufactured goods, for mar- kets in China,
reported to he was being arrested."-China
Mail Special.
FRENCH PREMIER
WINS VOTE
Paris, June 24. DREMIER Maurice Bourges-
Maurbury won a confidence- vote tonight from the National Assembly on a bill designed to puli Franco out of a serious financial situation. The vole was 232 to 210.
2. Japan's acceptance of The British argument that the differential between De Soviet and China lisis has outlived, its usefulness and that a refusal to sell non-strategic goods on anything but strategic grounds now is an act of econo-The Assembly inic warfare--Heuter.
No Break In
Saudi-Syrian Relations
Damascus, June 24. The Saudi Arabian Ami-
determine the timing later, hamador to Syria, Abdul the Nigeria Aziz bin Zeid, was report- delegates to constitutional conferenceed tonight to be in Beirut, old today.
but a Syrian Government Delegation sources said the spokesman said there had Colonial Secretary, Mr Alan been no break in relations Lennox-Boyd, leading the Bri-between the two countries, tish side, Bad refused to set o Zeid deported after handing a specific date for the grant of innote from the Saudi GovernI“. dependence which the Nigerians ment in co hour-long Sunday had demanded in 1939,
morning conterence to President
The Saudi Embasɑy is now in
The row is over the H-bomb.
Mr John Strachey, former The Bevanito group has at War Minister, now supports the ready undermined Galtakell's unti-bomb
which authority and prestige by clever One of the British conditions Shukri el Kuwatli of Syria, Bevan is challenging for leader-use of the H-bomb issue, ship..
was said to be that a newly- the charge of a change d'affaires They forced him to reverse elected Nigerian Parliament Strachey was behind Galtekell H-bott
his policy over, the British which would meet by February and is handing pilgrim fraffle in supporting Britain's need for dand
Christmas 1960, it not earlier should only, according to the Syrian atomie weapons to counter the
approve an Independence m
press-United Press, inasood manpower of
Mr Gaitakell was in favour of ton on which Britain could act the Red Army.
the tests but was "talked into" for the emergence of the big Weat supporting a statement urging African colony into full so that they should be postponed, vereignty.---Reuter,
But he has now changed his mind-and 18 urging all-round atomic disarmament with ultimate reliance on CONVEN- tional military forces.
He has sent a memorandum
subcommittee,
CRITICAL TIME
toste ол
SOVIET DESTROYERS
IN RED SEA
The Prime Minister, however, for having called one of on this to the Socialist defence
is clearly against use of nuclear weapons and has his subordinates a "dirty
Cairo, June 24. Towed that will Jow," it was announced
he
TWO Boviet destroyers which refuse the Americans per-here today.
Derived at Port Said yester .mission
to store atomic
The captola was in charge of Gellakóli noty this “sudden
day::pamod, through the Gute warheads in bla country, so an engineering company stationed "defcation" a slab in the
Canal lots the Red Sea today. that there is little prospect in Munich. He was said to have back at a critical time. HoThe destroyers) and the first
belloyed that he could rely on "the insulted the soldier in front of ef Japan adopting
the witnesses while in a state of the_Wappors of Strachey who Buclear deterrent in
ww mombée of the governm near futuro. For the time drunkentices.
micah, which decided to main
There have been bursh words that this presents no graYO | VRDİ" anyavival of anti-between Strachey and sune, of „obstacle to its own defensivo | Semitism in the army-Frunce the collenging in the "Shadow
arrangements in the area, i Presse,
[Cabinet,
Wert derman Defence Minis-
being, however, the United try aid the measure was aimed stonia wsyen. States is clearly satisfied at creating u precedent to pre-
Rusl warships' to pas through the Canal etnice it was, roppened at April, they were piloted through the Canal by Soviet pilots of the
· Pappilan Canal, Authority, (Blx Boviet warsbipe-a cruiser, two_destroyers and thres korpedo bolampsated througla
the Bosphorus last Wednesday and Thursday, heading for the Mediterraneati;)" Ad
TYPHOON LATEST
At 9 o'clock this morning,
typhoon Virginia was centre
about 420 miles east by south of : Hongkong.
露七
was moving NNW - at 8 knots..
Forecast for today: Light to moderate northerly winds, Fair and "hot" during the afternoon, becoming cloudy this evening.
Climbers Killed
The Soviet Consul Me Anton
Chikov, boarded the destroyoTM after their arrival at Port Baid.
Rome, Júzso 24. Meanwhile in Washingtoná Three - Italian ・ mountain Navy, Department spontanic climbers, Including a girl, were gave the imperion that the killed yesterday when they foll destroyers" \movamaste in the out, it precipics, post the crest of Hod. Ben, would be watched Bogantini momak, with interest — Reuter A United Proen
-Ity injured,m«United From.
The
endorsed
Chamber obviously felt there was not any, and by a sofo margin of 42 voles his controversial economic recovery, programme, including special" taxatlon to the tune of 180,000,000,000 Frates (US$420,000,000): The Assembly showed no en-
thusiasm: confirmed M.
for M. Bourges- Maumoury's 40x Jéakutres. Bourges-Maunoury in
Most members felt they could hardly vote out his 12-
day-old
government when they had ousted the Socialist premler, M. Guy Mollet, on the same Issue on
May 21. -United Press.
office
after the 42-year-old Radionl leader had bluntly challenged the Lower House to overturn. him "ig you think you can find I broader, more majority."
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