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INDONESIA'S PAPER WAR
THE "elvil war" in Sumatra must be expected to re- main for some time to come within those curious limits with which the "Tuchun wars" in Chinn made the world, and especially closer spectators, familiar after the First World War. There was then a minimum of bloodshed, a plethora of "war" communiques, and a maximum of mendacity. The wars were then fought and won by industrious young scribes with much Imagination and no respect whatever for the truth.
A
more Berious aspect may conto later, far from decisions of limited range often spring events of for
moment. greater The refusal of Pre- aident Soekarno and hi
accept
the
The effect may be little for
the moment,
jungle or have thrown up
the sponge.
Propaganda Line
MOR the present the world
Fon the
over
Came
Established 1845
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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1958,
Price 20 Cents
RELAX IN
DAKS
TEEN PANTINA KOSTARY IN ACTION ÉRBETSKURS
Whiteaways
CHEATING KONG-GROWLOON.
WEST SUFFERS SEVERE REVERSES
Hongkong Bank Chairman
Presents Review
At Annual Meeting
The text of the review follows:
During the past year was very little improvement Incosts in Une with those of her international relations through-competitors has been solved. out the world. The outstanding
East
Recurring
fort
been
EL
"There is no disguising the fact that the West, and the United States in particular, have suffered a severe political reverse due to the strategic consequancas of the Russian advances in technology," said Mr C. Blaker, Chairman of the Hong- kong and Shanghai Banking, Corporation, in his review of the year at the Annual General Meeting this morning. Mr Blaker added: "It would seem doubtful whether the present policies will meet this changed situation and the demand for a more positive approach to break the deadlock seems likely to gain in intensity." Dealing with Asia, Mr Blaker said that it would be unwise to be complacent friends Lo
at a state of affairs with so many explosive possibilities. position taken. by Dr Hatta
sul Mr Blaker also
that rate w83 raised to 7%, the terms of trade, which has re- and his supporters-which
en-Hongkong had been fortunate in highest since 1921, with restric-sulted in a general fall in the they were perfectly
both bank udvances foreign exchange reserves of tiled to do and to send recent years in the inflow of tons on
of which had and expenditure by local Bu- most countries in the urca, is troops into action, take this capital, much
built up new industries, but he 'horitles.
These mensures the most disturbing economic rank.
feature. Admittedly those dif- added that it would be "unwise halted the drain on the sterling to rely on this continuing arco reserves and as a
result ficulties were aggravated by the before indefully." and
the short-term position
has increasing pace of development but judg- but edministrative greatly Improved long the rebel troops may
weaknesses bo
Chairman's ment must be from the operating
deferred as to in several cases have
quickened or not the overriding the trend and have delayed the whether there problem of keeping British
reverse it. I would be unfair to taking of appropriate action to
criticise the various
countries concerned unduly, as very few other countries have been free These recurring currency from balance of payment d Atream of propaganda from seemed no nearer solution and in spite of discussions on disarına- the Indonesian
for high crises have evoked serious con- feuilles at one time or another Govern.
ment and proposals
sideration as to whether it is in recent years. Nevertheless it ment spokesmen covering level talks, the main issues be-
advantageous to the United is unfortunate that this site of up their resurt to armed tween the two sides still re-
to maintain sterling affairs should have occurred at Kingdom the force with daily assertionsmained unresolved. In
international currency. a time when most of the various of foreign intervention. scientifle field, on the other hand, an
remarkable Those who argue against have development programmes be
were two will Arma
reported there
the de- took quire outside capital, that the drain last year descending daily from the developments which seem likely drawn support from the
mand for which throughout the a major influence on Bkies
Central to have
the future progress of the human place at a time when the coun- world is so active. Actually en Sumatra. There will be no
and siderable amounts ofcoultat estimates have been have been granted to the urea detalls as to where these mee--the launching of the Rustry, was paying is way,
slan carth satellites and the first various
through mysterious aircraft
steps in the control of theme-made to show that the foreign during the past year from, whether they took off nuclear reactions. Although the exchange carnings of the City such media as the International
Calcutta, Rangoon, latter may prove, in the
are much less than has from
long Singapore, Manlia, or any run, to be the more important, Enerally supposed. While this Bank, various United States not the place to enter into gencles and the Colombo Flan, other field.
the immediato impact of the
but there are signe that these this interesting discussion, greater,
It There is always the possi- former was very much
would therefore seem who thowing as it did the lead that should like to say this, that from supplies are not unlimited.
to be bility
that people make these statements may tussin has now gained in inter- the point of view of a bank such
There is no s ours, mainly concerned with necessary to attract to
a greater be called to Recount for it continental misslies. through the creation of and the United States in
disguising the fect that the West, the financing of international extent the flow of private capi- suggestion that to but Asian countries should trade, any UN investigation Commis ticular, have suffered a sever role it hrs held for so long, call other areas
sterling should abrogate the not forget that there is already
considerable
competition from sion, so it is best not to go political reverse duc to the
for what too far in making nasertions strategie
the only be viewed with apprehen consequences of
In their annual re- that can be controverted, Russian advances in technology,sion. Notwithstanding periods of available.
port the Consultative Committee! It is suffelent to make them it would seem doubtful whether distrust from time to time.
meet recent years, no currency has in order that they may be the present policies will broadcast and embroidered this changed situation and the yet been found able to take the
this competition is that it offers of sterling and it is place all over the air by Moscow demand for a more positive ap-
to sce
the potentially large and growing how proach to break the deadlock dimeult and Peking.
markets" but go on to warn that make up The settlement of the attractions of the region, Picture pect also askirances not so
trade in our particular area however, much of foreign interven-
The economic pleture has been along could be cleared without balanced by such factors as ap- tion and ald, but of re- inforcement and sympathy somewhat nixed and it is not the facilites sterling and the
clear whether in 1950 the danger City of London provide. from
a variety of other most to be guardest against is applies also to other parts of the
and world
return to geographical rising costs or falling produc racini
bilateralism, with all the groups in the archipelago,
tion:
frustrations this would involve, The name and fome of the nationary tendencies that have would seem to be the available Achinese are things to con- been so much a feature of the result of ony serious limitation jura with. They will come postwar era are still growing in the use of these facilities. in-so the rebel lenders whether a period of deflation is
The common market, com- already say with 200,000 about to set in. Whatever the
of France.
Western hold the ferce and furious fighters future may
present posed
countries, officially came of the sort who kept the situation, with the increasing Germany, Italy and the Benelux Dutch at bay for decades cost of manufactured goods and and whose little indepen- considerable drop in commod-being on 1st Janurry 1053 but free trade area, which is to bo established dent State actually entered ity prices, has pressed heavily the wider
on the balance of payments of c
around these countries and Into Treaty relations with the Eastern countries in which
which is intended to comprise ably slow up their progress.
Progress The heavy cost of modern in- many bridges to crons, dustrial development has in-seems likely to be slow, as, although there is a growing tensifted the world capital
agreement on the general shortage and this, coupled with
advantages, of such
negotiation turns to facilities member countries en-of the difficulties is revealed,
with the International Joy
During the Monetary Fund, year many currencies suffered at period of considerable strain and in
par-
19
In
of the Colombo Plan point of "the advantage of the region in
From the rebels we may ex-seems likely to gain in intensity. multitude of transactions which
or
whether in
foet the in-
This
into
can be counter-
(Contd. on page 8, col 1)
BY-ELECTION DEFEAT FOR TORIES
Glasgow, Mar. 13. MH2 Labour Party don't
the Conservative Gov- crament's prestige a blow here today, capturing ite parliamentary seat at Kel- vingrove with A small majority.
The result, declared to. night, was:
Mra Mary McAlister, Labour—10,210 votes.
Katharine Elilot, Conservative, 8,850 votes.
Mr David Murray, Liberal -Homo Rular-1,022 votes. Me William Park, Independent Labour Party
587 votes.
Labour majority-1,300 votes.
Figures at the 1955 Gen- eral Election were Colonet Walter Elilot, Conservative, 14,884; Mr J. L. Wildlamu, Labour, 11,900.
Conservativo majority,
Govern
2,000,
This was the mant's second loss of a sent within five wacke. At Rach. dalt, Lancashire, last
It month, humillating
MACMILLAN & Cuban Minister
EISENHOWER
TO CONFER
Washington, Mar. 13.
Mr Harold Macmillan, the British Prime Minister, will go to Washington for talks with President Eisenhower on June 9 and 10, it was an- nounced here tonight.
Mr Macralian will have a general discussion on world problems with the President and Mr Jolm Foster Dulles, the American Secretary of State.
The British and American leaders are also expected to discuss the question of summit talks with the Russians it a decision has not been reached already on this, according to Me James Hagerty, the President's Press Secretary
First Meeting
It will be
the first meciing
PLANES CARRYING
N-BOMBS
NO ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS NECESSARY
aince last October when Mr The Macmillan and President Elsen-
hower produced
claration of
ол
Anglo-American
a joint "de- common purpose" relations
suffered defeat, Ibaing
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and world peace.
In
to Labour and coming bot- tom of the poll with about half the votes given to intervening Liberal.
PRIME ISSUE
now
RA
Prime Issue of the Kel. the vingrove contest was Government's
Rent Act, which raises rents and Beds,ourity for hundreds of thousands of people. It threatens some of the --alkötőre, here with eviction
from their homes.
Conservativos' shero of the total votes polled at Kelvingrove tumbled from 65.38 per bent at the 1965 general election to 41.61 per cent.
Mr Hugh
Galtskell, Labour Party leader, halfed the result as "a fine vic. tory for Labour, won under conditions that were
moot some respecta favourable. It le a clear call to the government to amend the Rent Act with- out delay," he added.
In
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Stato of parties in the House of Commons now be
and comer. Conservatives Allies 334; · Labour 260; Liberale five; Independente nine; vacant eats two- Router.
LABOUR LEADERS
TELL IKE
TAX CUT NEEDED
Washington, Mar, 13.
Britain long before Hong- we operate and this must inevit-most of Europe as well, ans still AFL-CIO leaders told President Eisenhower today
kong was ever heard of. And when they come in so will the Christian and other groups in Sumatral So runs the tale already.
Techniquo
an overall fall in the dollar when serves, has resulted in a grow-
area,
THE Indonesians have their ing use being made of drawing/Particular problems the extent president, said the Federation's economic conference which 1,000
of
by
The
Asia political
Previously they mel Dermuda in March, 1957, when agreement in
principle was
reached on the establishment of US missile bases in Britain,
During his June visit, the Prime Minister will also deliver the commencement address at
Mr James Hagerty said that Mr Macmillan was making the trip to Do Pauw because
Prime the British
Minister's grandfather had been the first medical
graduate University.
Washington, Mar. 13.
Escapes Assassination
Havana, Mar. 13.
A top Government official narrowly escaped assas- sination in Havana this morning.
Roul Menocal, Commerce
Minister of
untli last week's WAL urburt
Cabinet shuffle,
when shot at in his car by an unidentified man, but his secre- Lary Perez Saldivar was Wound- cd.
Menocal was just leaving his residence at the time. Follco Bald his ossallant hired a taxi at the comer of two streets in Vedado and sat in it until Menocal's car halted for a light. The man then ordered the taxi to start and Ared several shots at Menocal's car. He ordered it' to stop but the driver refused and the gunman then jumped out of the laxi and raced away. Police throw a cordon around the block and began a house-
TERRORISM
who
US Air Force said to-to-house search.
no additional day that restrictions were neces-
Menocal is a politician sary on planes carrying has been closely identaled with nuclear bombs since they President Batista. He had been already had standing in an unsuccessful structions not to fly over cities and other inhabited areas.
The accidental dropping of
the
1946.
Ad
candidate for mayorally of Havana in
In another instance of terror- ism Castro sympathisers broke Havana-Hilton into the new
which will be opened
on unarmed nuclear bomb on Hotel
a South Carolina village on March 19 and scattered gaso
on
Bl
A
Dc
Pauw Uniersity, Green- Tuesday had provoked questions line over the night club, set it the carrying of bomba by afire and escaped, guards put castle, Indiana.
Air Command's out the flames but damage was Strategie planes.
estimated at $23,0 sald that spokesman
Havana was outwardly quiet nucicar
were weapons
nover today on the first anniversary carried aboard planes making of last year's attack on the runs over Presidential Palice in which stimulated bombing that of
over American cities.
forty
mostly persona The Air Force said the re-
However, students were killed. taliatory bomber forces are in
one person WIL injured in an continuous combat readiness attempted demonstration at a training. It points out that in requiem masa for the dead at this training US cities are used the Sacred Heart Church.-
targets. China Mail United Presa,
His Decision
It was understood that the Prime Minister's decision come to Washington had been arrived at in the last two of
three days.
Usually well-informed sources
| said that the decision followed direct correspondence between the President and the Prime Minister.
that
One ofcial source said the fuct that the Prime Minis-
Special,
Government Reshuffle
CHANCES FOR RATINGS
London, Mar. 13,
of a new scheme for promotion
ter was returning to Washing-
Promotion New Delhi, Mar. 13.
for lower deck ton so soon after his talls with the
Nehru men in the Royal Navy is to be President last
Premier Jawaharlal October
Robert Allan, should not occasion any
sur-tonight announced a Government increased, Mr
the reshuffle involving a substantial Parliamentary Secretary prise.
This Source said that Mr number of Cabinet posts but Admiralty, said tonight. At pre- "of the officers no profound political sent a quarter Macmillan would probably be carrying
come from the lower deck. crossing the Atlantic to confer significance.
The reshuffle, which resulted Mr Allan said details would President with the
at fairly
month or two in the fourth Nehru government be announced in regular intervals,
since India received its in- Officials said. that the idea of Mr Macmillan going to De Pauw dependence, was required by the of ratings picked out as suitable and advancement University originated as long resignation of Finance Minister, for training
T. T. Krishnamachari and the direct to officer rank. Ho ago as September, 1056,
death of Educatica
hoped it would start in 1959. Once Me Macmillan had de-
The intention was to make it elded that he could attend the Maulana Azad.
All ministers in the reshumed almost parallel with cadet entry University ceremony this June
are members of through the Dartmouth Naval he immediately informed the Rovernment
Nehru's Congress Party College, he sald.--China Mail President of his intention,
Special, that the They then agreed visit would present a good up. portunity for them to review world problems once more. - Reuter.
Unemployment
In Britain
London, -Mar, 13. Unemployment in Britain in-
that the administration decisión tó defer anti- recession tax cut action was “unnecessary and unwise" and would cause more unemployment.
George Meany, AFL-CIO the AFL-CIO at an emergency Executive Committee told Mr union leaders have been hold creased by 30,000 in the first Elsenhower there would be "no] Ing here.
month and a half of 1938, the said here sense" in waiting until next
Ministry of Labour siluation month before deciding the tax
The programme
would cut today. tho Far East shows cut issue.
taxes by raising individual ex- Unemployment figures in Europe the problem was ag- little outward change.
penditure from $800 to $700. tensed by the Ministry 'showed gravated by the strength of the Many outstanding problems s11
It also calls for improved un- that the Bgure had gone from The Treasury Secretary, re Deutsche Mark, the weakness of remain unsolved but while it Robert Anderson, said after a employment benefits and the 205,000 at the end of 1957 to
extension to
Jobless F the French Frane and the would be unwise to be compla conference with President
425,000 by mid-February, workers; increased defence rise in wages and prices in cent at a state of affairs with so Elaenhower yesterday that no In Cairo the industrious clerks, the United Kingdom. Sterling many explosive possibilities, the tax reduction decision would be spending; a broad public works apployed and 32,000 were at-
again had to bear the fact that local disturbances have made until the future course of granume; and increases of the Oman Pretender once walte a plece every day brunt of the speculative pressure not spread her in the the exonomy has been clarited" out of whole cloth. Cairo and, in September the bank satisfaction. Deterioration Radio sends it round the
own singular way doing things-always halves and never with out- right fanatiolem except perhaps in the case of the Dar Islam movement, which had
never had the motest claims to national alfair.
be
world and somehow or other
one or two of them always
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The same sort of thing may
be expected for some time
In Indonesia. But there ne In tomorrow's Weekend China Mall:
political and economic prob- lems that simply have to be Bolved. And if they are not there will be real civil war and perhapa real inter- vention, for in that ares of the world whore Sumatra is only a stone's throw from Malaya thero must be a caro. But the time has not And como for modlation even by such a clono friend and neighbour, let along a move by the UN.
LAST DAYS OF SHANGHAI—by John Luffi
HITLER'S MASTER SPY-by Chapman Pincher; THE DUSINESS OF WAR-by Major-General Sir John Kennedy; COMMENTARY-by Frank Owen; ́- RAGS TO RICHIES-by John Cottrell;
GILES, LOW, FRIELL and all your favourite features in 20 pages packed for your weekend
But Mr Meany and the other AFL-CIO leaders said tax cuts and other anti-recession men- sure should be put in effect now. He told newsmen every economic indiestør miggestod that March would show further declino in the economy. SHOW CONCERN
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more
In
To-
Of the total of 425,000 un-
lay-offs.
thetributed to temporis, an esti- |
social security benefits: minimum wage and aid to dis- treased areas.--United Press.
Royal Visit
Brussels, Mar. 13. Dowager Queen Elizabeth, is
Tho figuresA mated 10 per cent of the tolat working population unemployed in February against 1.8 per cent in January. The figure for February 1857 was 1.8 per cent also-United Press.
planning to go to Russia, where Bubonic Plague
no Royal European foot has trod since the Bolshevika mur- Mr Meaty described the con- dered the Czar and his family
Salgon, Mar. 13. ference as "very friendly and in 1910, it was reported today. South Vietnam health authori-
President "certainly
tics
emergency
·were taking said the did! show concern over riding Charles Pignult de Beaupré, measures today, in the village unemployment, Ho said Mr secretary lo the 82-year-old of Dion Long, where one child Elsenhower did not offer any grandmother of King Baudouin, has died and another is critical- muggestions but, said he would refused to confirm or deny the by ill with bubonic plague, take the AFL-CIO recommenda- report, but the report was pub- It was the arst time tha
one under condideration. lished in the Belgian premi, | bubonie plague has broken out Today, Mr Menny gave the umally ultra-careful Ing. Its in the region, some, 40 miles President a loiter urging a five- handling of the Itoyal family.----| southeast of Balgon.—France- point programibia · adopted by United Pro
Press.
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