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? (THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1957.
U.S. TO RETIRE 60 WARSHIPS
Battleship Built
Built In 1942
To Be Mothballed
BID TO REDUCE SPENDING
Washington, Aug. 5.
The United States Navy announced today that it will retire 60 warships from the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets in the next five months.
The Navy said a number of large vessels would
PEKING'S be among the ships withdrawn from service.
MOVES AGAINST CHURCH
Lettor From China Makes Allegations
Vatican City, Aug. 5. The authoritative Fides Agency today published n letter from China alleging that the Peking Communist Government is seeking to detach Chinesc Catholics from the Pope and the Holy See.
A spotcsman for the agency,
which
The United States Navy will rotire low and 60 older warships in the next live months in in ecodiomy
move.
The Navy said it was currying out instructions by tho Eisenhower Administration to reduce operational and personci expenses during the fiscal year which began on July 1.
NOW ONLY ONE
IN SERVICE
The retirement of the Iowa will leave the Wisconsin as the only United States battleship in service,
Some of the ships will be put in mothballs before next December and will be replaced by new construction or by Vissels rurrently being modernised,
In addition to the Iowa, the ships to be withdrawn are eight destroyers, 16 destroyer escorts, two sub- marines, two attack transports, three high-speed trans- poris, five landing craft, two attack cargo ships, 14 mine-
is run by the Sacred awcopers and eight constal minesweepers.—Frames- Congregation for the Propuga-} Presse.
tion of the Faith, said he could) not disclose the identity of the letter writer. but snid I had rachel Rome vin Hongkong.
The Fides Agoney recently letuod several warnings To Chinese Catholics against join- ang "patriotic 46sociations" pro- moted by the Communist Gev- ernment.
progressives
The letter cold "have not always concealed the fact that the patriolle tions
associa-
are the continuation of other movements whose pro- Brammes were the separation of the Chinese Church from Rome and which were rejected by Chinese Cathoilet."
to said that, in his opinion, "There is no mofound change in the policy of the Government with regard to the Church: It is
merely using more crafty meus pad that is all."-Reuter
German Town's Bid
To End British
Army Terror Wave
Lueneburg, Aug. 5.
Lueneburg Town Council today decided to ask the West German Government to open nego- liations with the British Government to put an end to incidents involving British troops stationed there and local inhabitants.
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In a solution passed at an extraordinary session, the coun- eti alleged that in the last three months there had been 57 suelt incidents at and near Luenc- burg, including one case of Pape, one attempted rape ond
nány beating-up.
The resolution said that the focat British commanders Were "unable to maintain order and direlpline amang lucir meu."
"We must cold-shoulder the British troops here at least un- til we know how these constant saults are being punished and who is going to pay the treat- ment of the local inhabitants who have been crippled and beaten up," the rezolution sald. BOTTLE BEATING
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Would you believe it? (6).
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11 Birthplace? (5).
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2 lunging things? (8),
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4 Had a swell me? (7).
6 Law-breakers (7).
6 How charming it is (6).
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The latest incident, necording]
the cotinel, and the which led to the extraordinary session being enlied, was QI1 Sunday, when in Leeneburg u British soldier beat up a 19-
Keith Miller Helps
Out
Pat on the Strathnaver.
RUSSIANS HOLD UP
your-old German with an empty U.S. TRUCK
wino bottle. He was un- concious for 12 hours.
Berlin, Aug. 5.
Pat and her family.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER
SPONSORS
ENGLISH GIRL AGED 20
London.
A 20-year-old English girl is today on the high seas on her way to join the family of Aus- tralian cricket star Keith Miller.
She will live with the Millers and their family
Ike's Mideast Doctrine Cost $174m
In The First Four Months
Washington, Aug. 5.
"Eisenhower Doctring” ald to the Mid- dle East cost the United States $174 million in its first four months and played a "cen- tral part" in improving conditions in this area, the White House told Congress today.
President Eisenhower, transmitting his first report to Congress on the execution of the joint Middle East resolution, said the programme had been "an unmistakable warning to international Communism against all forms of aggression".
Under the liberalised uld programme established by the] resoluilon, the President said, grants had been made totalling $52.9 mullon and loana DE BLO million for economic develop- ment and $31 million in military ald had been promised.
Using the special authority of the joint resolution, the Inter- national Co-operation Adminis tration had given 650.1 million In economic atd.
TO UN FORCE
In addition, the United States)
has contributed about $7 mil-
Church Calls
For Trial H-Bomb Ban
Ilon to the operation of the UN the
New Haven, Aug. 5.
The Central Commities of
World Council
of
Emergency Force in the Suoz Churches today approved a
arca.
The Elconhower resolation
statement calling for the dis
was approved by Congress inst continuation of all nuclear and the President said tests, "at least for a trial "The resolution has period".
March
today:
played a major role in our co- The statement said the stop- operation with natione of the ping of lests would be a dist area to build strength egalist |
the
treat 01 informational Commun.”
step in what the committeo hoped would be disarmament "by stastes."
The statement, a compromise one, said that nuclear weapons
"Furthermore," bald the President, it has served as an unmistakable warning to into were tied to the concept of total national Communism against all forms of aggression
war which is universally in conflet, with the conocience of mankind"
A fresh opportunity has been opened up for the peoples of the area jo Lackle the manifold.
The compromise represented matters confronting them,” said
a victory for a group led by Dr the President In his
George K. A. Bell, Anglican report to Congress.
Bishop of Chichester, England, who last Thursday demanded a strong "moral pronouncement” on tho atomic testa--United Press.
COMPLACENCY
He added, however, "Despite progress achieved, no grounds for complacency exist,"
מתיני
must
United States persovare in the course upon which it has embarked. If the high purposes embodied in the resolution are to be replise."
In his report,
the President Lold of the visits of his special Ambassador, Mr James Richards, to the Middle Eust erky thi year and commented that the
mission "proved notably success. ful in bringing home to the nations of the Mildle East and to international Communism the meaning of the resolution,"
"This is reflected in the fret that 10 of the countries visited
of four boys in their Sydney home, where the 37-have issued public statements
year-old Miller will be her guardian until she is 21.
Miller met the girl-Patricia Williams-while he was in Eng- land last year with the Aus- tralian test team. She was a receptionist at a London hotel
Sald Miller recently: "Now don't make the same mistake I'm as tome people out here. not adoping her I am only sponsoring her.
HOME AND JOB
"I've guaranteed her a home and a job to that she could get an assisted passage for £10. While I was in England she fold me she had a brother in Australia. He's out back, farm-
Ing in Queensland.
"That's how we became
friendly. She tools me out to
Heston to see her old man and I became a friend of the whole
truly. Then her father wrote
and asked if I would sponsor Pat. My wife and I said, Yes of course, Send her out."
At the same time at nearby Soviet border guards today Lavenburg British soldiers beat refused to paša * US Army "What does my wife thinic
to the resolution.
The resolution staięd
"We have always
PERSUASIVE
KEITH MILLER
At 90, He's Got
Other Work To Do
endorsing tho purposes and
-objectives of the resolution,"
TO MARK
OUR
15th ANNIVERSARY
said Mr Eisenhower Jaited IN AUGUST
Press.
Now China
Has Trouble With Her
ALL BOOKS
Peasants ARE SOLD
Paris, Aug. 5.
Hunan Provincial Council AT A DISCOUNT
Deputies admitted that the
Government was having trouble with "Tightst
thinking" peasants, Radio Peking reported today,
They complained:
"Rightist-thinking"
and
poo-
sants oppose the goven- ASIA BOOK
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ment's supply and distribution polley, thus hoping to restore up an 18-year-old German and truck convoy bound for Weas about all? She says we're a'
capitalist free market system"; look his wrist-watch, according Germany from isolated Berlin,
bit overcrowded but there's
They now discord among An American spokesman sald always room for one more."
the peasants and worse; that Soviet guards at the Babelsb got on well checkpoint, just outside West
They engaged in "anti- Pittsburgh, Aug. 1).
Socialist" with local British troope until: Besin on the 110-mile highway
activitice repently, when the Welch, Regi- to tho
Says Put's 62-year-old father, West, blocked the
Arthur V. Davis the only | "sabotago" Socialist construc- ment came 10 bo statioard woy's pango with
Cor-living Americon who attended tion. demand British Overscan Airways here."
Brush army sources that each of the convoy's 83 portion foreman Mr Donald the birth of the aluminium in-
The Deputies also admitted sold the Welch Regiment had soldiers
Actendity Williams: "While at the Park dustry in 1888, resigned today that the show their
rightist Londencios" Luene-oards,
Lane Hotel, Keith struck up a да been stationed. In tho
Board Chairman of The
"bad in- were proving to be the prettiest Aluminium Company of Amerion, fluence on some peasants whe burg area for "some time" and
The conway turned back to conversation with would probably be moyed soon.
Но The Wout Berlin after walling a receptionist.my daughter,
D0-year-old executive,
were "not willing to sell their eo after 69 years' service in simoat grain surplus to the State," The commander of the Bri- the checkpoint for passage for couldn't resist her, she's tial garrison at Lueneburg, one hour and so minutes, the persuasive,
every chapter of kundraiser 17 Brush and Foreign, maybe Brigadier R. S. Mardonald, last spokesman sald.
As a remedial moane, the sald 打起 "She talked only of joining development, 19 Dwell permanently, (6)
Deputies advocated that the 21. One is accustomed to it (5). Gorman
month applogled to leading The US. Amy lady made her elder brother in Australia quitting to devote full time "to
"Socialist Propaganda Education.
bo even officials for incidente a verbal protest to the Rusland Keith came to our house often, other business interwebs, air- Moyenes!" should 24 Composition for " Acroos" between Brush troops
(4).
and on the incident, the sporcaman so did other Australians. Path chiefly in Florida."--United mor
vigorously pushed Germons-Ching Mall Special.
A citminate the citructive nett stid.---United Frem.
was one of their favourito fans. Prom They loved to have her around."
· vilje?' in the sural arose,
(At poment, this moviment Saya Mrs Will Am I e the look of Me Miller whin
haj batz.lauriched in outpost first saw him. He plays the
In many provinons, licikling Washington, Aug. D. ¡oxport on fast stope, in evidence game, like all those Aursio
Kwangling and – Fanny, where The United States Force is he gave to a Hónap of Bagger boys. We felt we
Hopetod, Aug. 5, could trust considering Installing
Brower T. McNeil - Commer safety sentatívor Commerep
· among the Chinese, pesmuntry.) Subt them.”
Vice-President of the Malvoy belle in Ke mad vehicles bocnuo Committoo,
The radio pia the Hungr Miss Willians is plotured, se Oll ko, at Houston and man. Depuis had been holla
her er of Over 700 airmen died in air contro foreground--with
nationally knowns series of discussions: roomatly to accidouts Last year
while 618 fatter, rothice und later, nud newspaper family, illed today at take the venulous #fridhuste Hited in
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JEDUTUI
12 Christmas or Coward (4).
14 The briny (B).
13 Five-day trials (6).
15 Sat down (8).
10 Re's yellow (7).
18 Buys and sells (8).
22 Winged hooters (4).
we hear, sober
25 If a craze (3),
20 Put out (0).
27 Lazz-bonde (5).
16 Strike out (0).
20 Thinks thinga over (5),
23 Remained
128 Qaya way (8),
· 20. Behavod rudely? (8).
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