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WHOSE IDEA?
UT of the blue yesterday
Our news from London
that the International Chamber of Shipping would oppose strongly any Huggestion to make ship- owners using the Sucz ⚫ Canal to pay for the clearing (undertaken by the United Nations at i reported
CUBL of US33
Now
million and completed. at the end of March). who suggested this?
A
rable reports that ten member tales Jent the
United Nations the money
for the operation and "the" question of repaying these
loans is now under study"
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CHINA MAIL
No. 36816
1414
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1957.
Price 20 Cents
RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FANORS CONFORT IN ACTION TRIFUNNIES
Whiteaways
„OD NG NING
KOWLOON
THREE-PRONGED OFFENSIVE BEGUN
Imam Rebels Expected To Fight It Out
By JOE MORRIS
Muscat, Aug. 8.
BRITISH-LED forces of the Sultan of Oman struck out today in a deter- mined three-pronged offensive to wipe The shipowners may have out the rival Imam of Oman's rebellion
are going to be made to in the Central Oman Highlands.
heard a whisper that they !
made the suggestion. But
help or someone may have There were signs in this oven-like desert capital that the rebels plan to fight it out tomorrow when the slowly-advancing clean-up column of
the shipowners are right,
when they disown this idea
and point out that the British and native troops reaches the Imam's
dustry had nothing to do with events which led to the blocking of the Canal. This
newspaper
not
rallying to the support of the shipowners however.
stronghold of Nizwa.
assault fails
The Sultan's biggest artil-
One 0: the three attack | motorised infanity columns hit the first combat of te quell Nizwa. the day-old ground assault this morning when reboln poured sniper fire from the hills out- sid: the village of Bode.
If this iden were somehow implemented, puasengers and freight
A communique sald Roda fell consignees
without delay" would have to bear the nonetheless cost, as they did when a slight resistance."
3 Miles Off Nizwu ships
rerouted were
around the Cape. And 1. why should passengers pay?:
returned to more tolerablo
This columa advanced as for
revolt
Iery consists of four field guns,
For
two of which had een bester Clay A
portable mountain 指宿 artillery in Brjish Indin. them there is no ammunition manufactured these days but
Muscat official ая опе
Ex- plained it, They're mostly for effect anyway."
as
FRENCH TANK-HUNTING ROCKETS
French rockets Type S8 10-1,000 of which had been bought for the German Anay for a try-out-were handing _training-tanks on the text-area for tanks Pullos near Oldenburg. The range of the 83 tbs, rooke's is up to one mile, the speed is approx. 240 mph, A pressure on the button from the gunner, who sits at an approx, distanses of 150 yards from the rocket, releases the shot, Picture shows Rockels Type 88 10 at the test-area Putios ready netlon-Keystone Photo.
for
accompany his "Let's Fight With Umbrellas,” Says Altrincham PEER CHALLENGED TO A DUEL
It was learned that the Sultan Fares have only recently: the old Omen Regiment comp himself, who asked British aid
ut Firo, three miles short of
in meeting the rebellion, does Nizwa. The Sultan's forces not plan. to levels-though they have were driver from Firz three polyglot army into battle, But not yet been reduced to w.eks ago in the opening of the he expects to visit the rebel area their pre-Suez rates after revol There
jeep- as soon the
is subducdom several surcharged months, armoured
tomorrow's main
United Press, altack.
Meanwhile, the Sultan's own Muscat Regiment moved out of saying that it is ridleulous here yesterday and was pushing to suggest that shipowner up the Wadi Semall Valley to should have to foot the bill. Join the offensive from a second Obviously whoever sug-quarter.
resting falcamel convoy is probably within three weeks,→→
WHO DID IT?
THIS is just another way of
geated stinging the ship- The third column was on old- phug companies
of tribal legions is only world caravan trying to avoid grasping the der 15 loyal shelks who will follow the Muscat Musketeers up the Wadi Semall to occupy Central Oman.
nettle.
Who should
pay
the bill?
The answer is who blocked the Canal? If British bomba sank any ships in
į
Advance Airstrip
Gulf At the British Persian
nounced that
Man Bitten By Deadly Snake
On Lantao
Rome, Aug. 8.
An Italian monarchist, in an open letter to the British Ambassador in Rome, today asked for a visa to go to England to fight a dual with Lord Altrincham.
Commendatore Renato Mar- | mlroll, who described himself in the letter [15 I monarchist, Journalist and writer, and sup
of porter
the Idea of 1 Confederation "European Monarchies," wrote:
ol
A man was bitten by one *ફ્ consider the Brilish
an- of the most dangerous monarchy a precious patrimony, Port Said harbour, British Cure of Bahrein, it was
British salvage teams raised then established an advance ali snakes in the world the and valid instrument for the
before
they Jeft Egypt. Who sank the rest? The Egyptians, at the order of Colonel Nasser. it Bernt refuses to pay up in the ordinary way, it has severul million pounds frozen in London account. Let the money come from this, A GOOD REPLY
THE British Government's reply to China's noneet!+ sical protest note over the Wong Tai Bin clearance deserves full marka. It was
forces
today between Izz, the assault King Cobra-on
np off, and Firg.
One light Pembroke. craft already had Nown
alt- into
Island yesterday.
dropped new warning leaßols was across the rebel gestor.
airlifted fresh troops of the
Bahrain.
concise, courteous, explic Mining Approaches
and subtly pointed in its reference to a "small group
from the Reports
اللام
1 58
to
Lantao unification of European people In a great monarchical con- federation.
a Marine
no!
SAME AS MR K
attuck
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the British
A
'MY OPINION IS
SHARED BY MANY
OTHER PEOPLE'
Manchester, Aug. 8.
Lord Altrincham, 33-year-old Conservative Peer, claimed here tonight that his recent criticism of Queen Elizabeth and her court was “an opinion shared by masses of other people here and throughout the world."
Two Engines Out Of Four Gone!
PLANE LIMPS HOME AFTER HAZARDOUS TRIP OVER PACIFIC
Hilo, Hawaii, Aug. 8.
A stricken Military Air Transport Service stratocruiser, with 67 persons aboard, landed safely here today after the dragging itself halfway across Pacific with two of its four engines out.
The huge dettblo-deckes, down and trundled down the transport plunked itself down short, 0,500-foot runway with on Hilo airport with a shriek of brakes squealing. tyres at 11.26 am to mark the
SICH OF RELIEF
end of nu agonising five-hour- A crowd of nearly 500 jand-54-maute flight in which t
staggered as low as 100
over ocean waves.
feet perBorn, drawn by radio report
of the incident, had gathered the field to witness the
Five Navy, Air Force and at
Landing An audible sigh of
Coast Guard pimes flew a pro- tective cover over the stricken plane and ils passingers during the final few hours of the hazardous night and reven sus- face ships shepherded the route in case of a ditching.
ON SCHEDULE
The big plane appeared in the jast heading into H's City- owned Lyman Field promptly on schedule at 11.20 am.
relief went up as the plane dopped rolling and turned to
nx back to the terminal
that the Witnesses no ed propeller of the DOT eat. board engine was completely miering. The inboard' engine
the
side WILL feathered and the tip of propeller blade Was from that power plant alto, The blg C-97, military coun- terpart of the Boeing strato- off from cruiser airlines, took
מם.
Recommended Travis Air Force Base, near
For DFC Washington, Aug. 8. Li-Gen. Joseph Smith, head of the Military Alr Transport Service, sald today that he would re commend a Distinguished Flying
San Francisco, at 3 em today en route to Hickam Field at Honolulu.
I dra encountered trouble at 6.30 am shortly after it had passed the point of no return" on the 2,400-mile trip.-United PYSS
Cress for the HK POLICE
Mats pilot who safely landed
a plane carrying
67 persons after two en- gines had failed.
General Smith said he had sent a telegram to the pilot, Major Samuel Tyson of Fairfield, Call- fornia, informing him of the recommendation. — United Press,
QUESTION MAN
It is now apparent that the Chinese man who went to the Mongkok Police Biation yester- day and was said to have påked for poilical xsylum, is a teen- age student who had entered, the Colony several days ago,
The Police, who ere sill mal- g inquiries, have not yet dis- The vilot, Maj. Samuel closed his name,
statement issued by the Tyson of Fairfield, California, made one pass over the field Government said that the Police
about 250 confirmed al an alillude of
this morning that a feet. Then he swung a wido 19-year-old Chinese student circle and beaded in on his who had arrived in Hongkong. finsi do-or-die approach.
the from China Mainland in the
As the plane moved in toward last few days, did report at the the runway, Tyson dropped his Mongkok Police Station yester He made this statement in enormous value to him and the response to questions by school-Monarchy throughout his life."flaps and opened the bomb bay-day evening:
The statement said that he boys and girls on Britain's com-
Altrincham dagreed ilke cargo hatch doors under the that his comments would affect tall section to get more braking student told the Follee the ho mercial television service.
action,
did not wish to return to China Four Hilo City fire trucks, and expressed his desire to go tą
ambulances and several ¦ Formosa,
vehicles
along raced
Police inquiring aro xull
товик
He said that what he written in, his magazine, National and English Review, was a personal opinion.
had
the
NOT ISOLATED
it
Lord
Britain's relations abroad.
"We must regulate cur affairs two in this country and within the other Commonwealth as we think fit," behind the plane as it touched proceeding. he sold.
master of other people here anderen we put it on
It is believed he died but no could be oficial confirmation the makeshift landing field, blained before going to Press. a communique sald. At the
The make that bit the man
"Lord Altrincham's treacher samo ime Shackleton planes
brought
Hongkong aus yesterday evening by a
monarchy has destroyed our 10- Meanwhile the British army Police launch,
year struggle for the restoration The snake which is also the the monachy in Italy....and Shropshire Light Infantry Regi-world's longest venomous species the manner of his attack places ment from Kerga, nearly 2,000 is very rare in Hongkong.
him on the same level us The Pest Control Officer, Mr Khrushchev, an enemy of our miles away in East Africa, to
J. D. Romer, sold there had elvilisation. This and later contingents will bever been an authentic record replace the Bahrein
"For these reasons, and, be garrison of one on Hongkong Island, which had moved up to action in
every monarchist, From the New Territories "one cause Central Oman.
a year was quite good" he said. wherever he may be, is wound
any insult to King The
Cobra has ned
chical institution, and depreent- maximum length of 18 feat.
The reason the Monarchy is Interior The one at present in captivity in that gentlemen should des- rend to sinps in the face, I ask
so strong and enduring while of discredited agitator, which could not be confirmed is 7 feet 1 inch.
ur dark your Excellency to (give me a mainly landlords." The by the milliary here said rebels
a "blackish"
"But," he added, "I'm finding others have fallen is that it is very visa for London, to settle this
by Subject to comment and British Government niso were mining the upproaches, brown colour with
delicate question of honour is an opinion shared have distinct "whitish" cross bands does well to remind Peking Apparently they
gentleman to gentleman."
throughout the world. My own
a pinnacle of ita muchi Publicised quantities of mines which could It is a snike eating species,
have reached the Imam's only
Marmiroli, a former Italian correspondence which is vo- and worship it like an image I pledge to
from
artillery officer, said later that luminous Is three to one in my would fall. It might take a bit interference in the internal cul from outside the coun-
If his request for a visa were favour,
so quite clearly is of time, but I would, inevil. affairs of other govern. The Nizwa
ably, fall"-Router. Pontecourne, Aug. 8. granted, he would go to Eng not an isolated opinion." ments.
spearheaded by the Sultan's A burly truck driver, annoy-land "and send my seconds to
to formally He believed that as time went China has chosen a remark-colourful Northern Frontiered at the motorist behind him Lord Altrincham
on public opinion would change ably flimsy protext for Regiment and the Trucial Omen a traffic jam yesterday who challenge him to a duel."
progressively in his favour. Wils Icaning on his horn, He nickoxi: "Since Lord protest. Peking's Intoreet in Scouts.
Behind them, stengible in climbed down and clapped the Altrincham would be the chal- Questioned about the lives of its own nation reserve,
his re- the Cameron | short driver's face.
choice
at offerences to the education lenged purly, the ala, even beyond its own Highlanders of the British Army.
Police said that when they would be his.
eight-year-old Prince Charles, borders, la understandable,
armoured-revived the truck driver they
heir by
Lo the Throne, Lord "I myself can use a pistol or Altrincham declared: nationals have little Cavalry,
European Lightweight Boxing a sword with equal skill." Interest in Peking the mortars to support the attack it Press,
Charles were lo "If Prince Lob-United The Hussars have heavy Champion Duilio
OUT OF DATE
go now lo a State primary it immaterial, but
school he would be perfectly authorities were
And མ་-1ཨཛིཏྟབྷི, སཏྟཾཨདི;ཉྩ
making friends honestly Interested they
At Manchester, Lord Altrin-happy
with children from every sec- would have paid some
tion of the community and public tribute before now
to say about challenge to a to the Government of Hongkong who have housed
replied: "I feel quite certain his
refrain
came
column was
A Mistake
The fact that these particu-comptnicxd
of the British Hussars told him the little driver was
{nr
be
In Your Saturday's Mail ham, asked if he and anything
A feature-packed weekend China Mail continues duel from an Italica monarchist, those friendships would be of more than 200,000 natives, two giant serials which you must not miss: Return To weapons will be cut of date,”
of The Islands Sir Arthur Grimble; and the tale of one not of Hongkong but China, in years.
The 33-year-old Pecr was the last three of the great sirens of all times --- Sylvia Ashley, by questioned at the Manchester
Roderick Mann.
railway station where he arrived
If Peking had anything like emulated this fent in a com- parable period, the com- ments of an experienced authority would perhaps have been welcomed here. But since it has neither wisdom to impart nor any opparent desire to be help- ful In anlving a plight for which it is at least in- directly responsible, what it had to say on the subject of clearance, mal resettle mont would have boen better left unsaid,
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Among the many other features will be:
Drink More Milk — Artic & Giles,
Shwuld the Queen Spend Her Own Money-Robert Pitman,
26 ducks and a poser can scientists make Life? — Chapman Piricher.
Charity in the Church .... on divorce.--John Clarke,
And then there will also be recorde, books, cartoons, and many other features in Hongkong's tightest packed selection of weekend
reading.
to take part tonight in a televi- on his recent sion discussion criticisms of the Queen."
Mamie Out Of Bed
KO
Lord Altrincham ould later
Washington, Aug. ä. that he understood the choice of
Mrs Mamio Elsenhower, wife weapons would be left to him "and as the only weapon I have of the President, got out of bed with me in Manchester at the for the firet time today sinc
her operation in the Walter moment is an umbrella, I sug Reed
Army Hospital with gost we fight it out
Tuesday, (20 While House umbrellas,"
Lord Altrincham added: announced. "Before he starts criticising me 'An official said her recovery why not restore the monarchy had bem entirely satisfactory in his own country he has got to date. The operation was his own work cut out there."-- | carried out China Mail Special,
gymnooologiak,Rouler:
by
Army
UNWORTHY ATTACK SAYS PAPER
London, Aug. §. The Church Timer. organ of the Church of England, sald today that Lord Altrincham's recent erliciams or the Queen aud her court were an "an- worthy attack."
"Anything lisi tooks even remotely like a per- sanai zitack on the Sover- elem is in deplorable lasto and, at the present day (whatever may have books true in earlier centuries), quite Indefensible," . . # sdded.
* The
of
Archbishop Canterbury certainly spoku
Prosz
for responsible. publie opinion In th Country when he told the Amociona
Tutaday on
that Lort Altrincham bould have expressed his oritt- clone in a more suitablo WAY! Mod -ihat the' Queen fulfils to bigbors idéale of her subjects,”.........Doutor,
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