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COMMENT · OF
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CHINA TRADE
THE London
Financial
Times correspondent who:
has just returned from China has made the obser- vation that the coun- try's "austerity" programme maken the current outlook for exports of Itzitish manufactured goods appear most unpromising. The fact that the correspon- dent has been in close touch with the Peking unthorities of recent date only emphasises what many Hongkong importers exporters have feared for some time,
and
China's revised second five.
year plan gave a clear in dication that little hope could be held out for the Immediate future and that only those products which China requires to boost her
own industries would have any possibility of entry. But ven then it also became very clear that such pro- ducts would unky be
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1957.
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RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FAILBUD COMFORT EN ACTEON TROUSERS
Whiteaways
HONGKOND N KOWL₫ DN
ASSURANCE TO BRITAIN U.S. DAVIS CUP
U.S. Promise To Was Certain China Was Going To Invade India
Consult
Before Taking Action
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
Washington, Sept. 6.
President Eisenhower will make no major
move in the Middle East crisis with- out consulting Britain in advance, authoritative sources said tonight. Such an assurance has been given in exchanges
admitted on a very minor senle and not in the quanti-The ties visualised by the rank optimists.
In other words China has lind
to face realities and
cut
her cloth to fit her economy, relegating all the grandiose schemes af revitalising and rehabilitating the country overnight into the back- ground,
BOOST MORALE
THE relaxation of the
THE
United Nations embargo only served to boust morale
Western
the
Ex-
nf porters and so far there
between Washington and London on the Syrian situation within the last 48 hours, it was learned:
consultations were the closest ever undertaken on the Middle East since before the Suez Canal crisis last October, they said.-Reuter.
The Brigadier's Car
Has Been Found!
But Who Took It? Police Ask
has been little to show for The Brigadier's car has been found.
the enthusiastic reception the announcement received in some quarters at the time.
An anticipated gusher of ardore has turned out to be nu more than a mere trickle and adding to Hongkong's diflculties is the apparent determination of Western exporters to bypass the Culony, as far as possible, in favour of mainland
"the
ports, Chinn, of course, has been, a willing partner in this short circuiting for patently obvious reasons. On top of this, a
'Financial Times curres- pondent points out, "the re-
gime's pre-occupation with the mammoth task of feed- ing a huge population will necessitate such sharp eutback in agriculture ex- ports-which represent 75 per cent of China's total volume of exports-that imports must suffer cordingly."
uc-
The future prospects are not
Someone saw a report in the South China Morning Post this morning reporting the disappearance of the green coloured Vanguard and identified the vehicle which was parked in Forfor Road in the Kowloon City district, The civillan telephoned the Police at 8.30 this morning and the car was recovered.
FINGERPRINTS
The Police are making inquiries as to how the vehicle got to Kowloon City from Tsimshatsui.
They are calling out fingerprint exports to try to trace the person who took the car without permission.
The vehicle was reported stolen by the driver who went for duty 7 um yesterday morning.
Apparently it had been taken away from the car park off Whitfield Barracks, Kowloon, some time be tween Thursday night and Friday morning.
Man's Bid To Push
Woman Under Train
out
ra
Paris, Sept. 6.
alarm
for Eugene Grenler, 30, a frm worker, who allegedly tried to push Elise Jouet, 29, a Normandy gate-crossing keeper, under trala 20 minutes before her
elear but much may depend The French police toy ent on the final analysis of the next harvest which, if prosperous, could ultimately lead to some revision of the Peking Government's pre sent plans.
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husband returned from service
in Algeria.
The police said Mme Jouet, whose two and a half year old daughter Jocelyne witnessed the hair-raising inckient, had repulsed Grenler's attentions. Just as the Paris-Crepy express Was approaching the grade "crusting and Mme Jouet was Jowering the barrier, Grenier fired et her with his gun and wounded her.
EVANGELIST MAKES FALSE PASSPORT APPLICATION
stop
London, Sept. 6, An English evangelist who
thought Je could single-handedl an invasion of Indla by the Chinese which he believed Imminent pleaded guilty in London court today to making o false statement to oblain a pessport.
Was
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Howell Lloyd Hopkins, 31-
year-old evangelist Swansea,
convinced that China was preparing to Invade India from Tibet, and that it was his duty to prevent it.
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children who would be in the way of the invading. army." Hopkins had visited India on
Feveral occasions missionury. He was there in 1933, when he became quite certain that The Peking government was plotting a blitzkrieg against Indla.
He said so, He was not be
levad. Ite became persona non grata, and had to leave the country. Undaunted, he came back Inter that year, having altered his passport to the of Morgan and grown a beard. He had,
Or at least, as he nodestly
Dist it,
Lone In "protect Brüksi and American
wuinen and
Nasser Planned
To Get Suez Canal In 1952
Paris, Sept. 6. Egyptian plans to nationalise the Suez Canal dated back to 1952, Ali Sabri, President Gamal Abdel Nasser's chief political adviser, revealed in the semi-official weekly Al Tahrir.
Action was speeded up following withdrawal of the American promise of funds. for building the Aswan Dam, he said.
Plons to nationalise the ezna) began seriously to be examined In 1984 and it was decided soon afterwards to proceed by gradual stages covering Ave years so that the canal would be fully nationalised in 1000, Sabri sald.
Legally
In an interview with the Editor-in-Chief
however, forgotten 10
alter the photograph on tho passport. Re was sent away once more..
In April, 1857, feeling that he mus! waste no Inor'c tne if India was to be saved at all, he shaved his board nnd applied for a further passport, giving his cortecl name but à false address and pretending that he had not previously held a passport.
He
was given a conditionat discharge for 12 months. "This
Ø 3 exceptional ense," sald the Juidge.- France-Presse.
VISITORS TO THAILAND
Bangkok. Sept. 0. Indonesian President Bukarno --will —visit-3hafland—next
TEAM ANNOUNCED
Forest Hills, Sept. 6.
The United States will rely on the "bld guard," with a sprinkling of youth for the inter-zone and, if necessary, challenge rounds of the Davis Cup.
The team, announced today.
is: Gardaar· Mulloy (43), Herb Flam, Vic Belxan (34) Hamilton Richardson (24) Ronald Holmberg (10) Barry Mackay (22).
A notable omission is Budge Party, who was expected to be chosen for doubles with Mulloy, with whom he won the Wim- bledon title this year.
Though the selector have chosen their team, the problems have not been resolved. Balh Itlchardson and Savitt have been included, but it is by no mebis certain that they will accept.
Ultimatum
Richardson, who has made Ave Davis Cup trips with American teams, has issued on
ultimatum: "IR İ go, my wife
Fors,"
November, the newspaper But the commitice did not Bangkok Post sald today. relax the "no wives" rule, and The paper said the local Indo-Richardson's attitude is awaited.
nesian Embassy in a state-
ment apnounced that Pre- Selxna, former Wimbledon sident, Sukarno "will make a and United Stutes champlon, rive-day vlait io Thailand.” - will be making his seventh
attributed The paper also
to Davis Cup tour. the Indonesian Embassy statement' that President Tito of Yugoslavia' will vlsit Indonesia next December, United Press,
CHAPLIN'S NEW FILM
LAMPOONS AMERICA
London, Sept. 6.
Charlie Chaplin, Hollywood's Number One
refugee, hits out at the American scene next week with the screening of his new film, "The King in New York."
of Al Tabrir, Chaplin, now living in, He achieves nationwide fame Sabri said that Nasser had ask-Switzerland, pokes fun at through
per
years ago.
a
It WES Jater learned that Holmberg, a tall, blond crew- cut youngster, may not be able to go.
New Diamond
Deposits Discovered In
Russia
:
London, Sept. 6. Moscow dispatches have re- ported the finding of now diamond deposits some- where in the Urais, They coincided with re- ports that Rusela is open- ing up her first diamond mine in Siberia, which is to become the centre of large scale production.
No detalls have so far becoma available, but the Soviets wore reported to claim that the new entre might eventually yield halt the world's present dia-, mond output,
Russin has been suffering from a marked shortage of dia- mondy for industrial purposes.
The Soviet has been hinting Holmberg has two scholar- from time to time, that her ships worth $10,000 and he is search for diamonds, within the not keen to interrupt his studies | Soviet Union area has inet with wuless he thought he would increasing success. have a chance of playing.
The latest reports said the "It is a bit carly the school first mine in Siberia, named tenn; I wouldn't mind going Trubku Mira, is now under later on," he said-Reuter, construction.-United Press.
One
Be
Town Will Still Called Molotov
Moscow, Sept. 0.
who asked for the town and region of Molotov In the western Urals to be renamed, after the disgrace of the former Foreign Minister have not had their request fullled, was learned tonight. Molotov
lles on the Siberian railway by
Local Communists impromptu ed him to find means of carry-almost every facet of Ameri-vision camera at a society ball. formance before a hidden tele- ing out nationalisation legally.
The greatest difficulty was to can life in the movie, his He also gets involved with collect information on the first since "Limelight" five family that has refused to former universal Suez Canol
testify before an Un-American Company without the company discovering Egypt's alm, Sabri
Television, society, big busi. Activities Investigating Com
milter. said,
ness, pomposity, mobbery and Sabri revealed that to do this McCarikylem all fall under committee and is
The King is called before the cleared of of his own in Chaplla hammer in the film.pro-Communist charges. he placed men the company's
workshops and which many feel is his answer this made it clear to Egyptian to American criticism that sent leaders that management of the him into voluntary canal was not as complicated 1952, as Egypt had been led to sup-himed in London and will get "The King in New York" was
pose..
drawn up.
exile in
It was then that plans for its premiero in London on graduat nationalisation were Tuesday. Chaplin hos no plans at present for releasing the Subri also sold that he went | pletüre in America, to London in August last year after the nationalisation of the canal ag observer at the Suc: Canal users conference with the aim of making the conference
Then as the child screamed and fail.
Mme Jouet started 10 run Along the tracks, Grenier
scized her and tried to push
Peaceful
His Message
The flm curries the meying, 00-year-old Chaplin's usual "message to the mnsscs," ordinarily the kiss of death for a flm in Britain, but previewers
Chaplin's story
of a
her Into the path of the But at the subsequent have called it smash hit.
Security Council meeting
train.
on
tells
Pure Chaplin
Although many
scenes are covering themselves with paste, pure Chaplin paper hangers etc.he tosses in many digs at the United States.
Ho mock the investigating committee. He hits out at the power of television by showing bathrooms complete with TV sets.
not anti-American,
Chaplin claims the film is although his friends concede he'll have a hard time getting Americans to accept this.
As usual, the opening titles will bring the first daughter. is "Written by Charles Chaplin
It
music by Charles Chaplla; direct-
She escaped his grasp, but he the canal nationalisation he European monarch with ne produced by Charles Chaplin
struck her over the head with aimed at demonstrating that money who tries to peddle the butt of his gun. A neign= | Egypt wished for a peaceful plaris for atomic power fored by Charles Chaplin." bour Intervened and Grenier settlement of the canal prob- peaceful purposes only, in New estuped.-France-Presse,
Iam--France, Presse.
York.
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which Mr Molotov may travel
to take up his new post as Am- basador to Outer Mongolia At Gorky, on the same railway, the Molotov motor car factory where Zim Umousines made, will also retain its name,
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The newspaper Soviel Rucolo reported cu July 5, two days
after Mr Molotov, Mr Malen- kuy and Mr Kaganovich werd expelled from the Communist Party presidium, that party activista.of the Mulctor region had called on the Government to restore its orginal name, Ferm.
But the latest issue of the
official fortnightly
Suprana Soviet Gazette does not man- tlon the town and region of Perm; biggest of those named
after Molotov, in a list of 1? towns and regions named after Molotov and 10 named after Kaganovich which ar renamed,
Moscow Radio's weather fore
cast tonight also mentioned the temperature in "tho Molotov region."-Router.
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