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Asian Games
HEast of the Hongkong
THE
team participating in the Asian Games is now on their way to Tokyo for Saturday's opening ceremony--having left behind small eddies of controversy. These were to be expected. Selectors cannot please everyone and sportsmen are often aur prisingly vociferous critics.
Should Hongkong have sent a smaller and "more realisti- cally selected" team? Should its composition have been different? These questions inevitably arise but unless Anuncial considerations prompt the first question and a notoriously blatant case of favouritium the second, they can generally be ignored.
High Opinion?
TEAM of 101 does not
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Latest Figures Show Relief For Lancashire GREY CLOTH IMPORT SLUMP
China Exports Palace Statement On
Stop Suddenly
London, May 21.
United Kingdom imports of gray cotton cloth during April dropped by more than half as compared with March, according to official figures issued today.
Wimbledon
Bans
Those Gold Panties
selectors have an excessive- ly high opinion of our talent or ire particularly over-uplimistle about
aur chances, nor can it be paid when the medal tally hak Honoy been faally counted that the "failures" did not pay their Wiy or justify the faith placed in them by our selectors.
While all the important |traditional Far Eastern sup- in this set- pliers suffered buck, the sharp drop was due muinly to a virtual ab- sence of imports from Main- land China which sluped to only 600 thousand square yurds in April from the re- cord total of 28.3 million in March and 1.7 million in April last year.
of this un- Total imports processed cotton cloth In April at 20 million square yards con- pared with 44.6 million in Mareti and 33 million squaro yards in April last year,
Paris, May 21. blondo American
India Sonds Less beauty Karol Fagoroz, who has startled Paris
Imports from India fell to 7.3 tennis fans by playing in million square yards in April 24-carat gold lame from 13 million in March and pantics, was "bitterly dis- 17.7 million square yards in appointed" today when told she would not be allowed to wear them at Wimbledon.
One newspaper commentator. naked yesterday whether Hongkong would do better than the one bronze medal Stephen-Xavier-won-for-us--The S4-year-old-former college in 1954, Hope, of course, girl, told of the Wimbledon ban is which wa announced today, springs eternal but it
said: "oh dear, I've spent 75 perhaps a salutary con- solation that we cannot do dollars (about £27) on those panties (che had three pairs much worse.
mode).
The Right Thing
N
Asked what she would do now, she said: "I am to be atted hy teddy tining (Colonel Teddy Tipling, designer of women's tennie wear, who designed the ro Team
inter- for an
famous Gorgeous Gussie pantics). national competition of this kind, involving several "Whatever Teddy designs for Sure it will hents, semi-finals and dal me I'll wear. I'm can be selected on the sole be dreamy." basis of its medal-winning potentiality.
If it were, it may then be fairly argued that high percentage of all theso taking
MUST BE WHITE
Colone today in London
secretary of ort Duncan Macaucly, part
the All-England Club, Winbic-
should have stayed at home and the Games would then don, said Miss Fageros would
have been reduced to 11 battle of giants and as a would have spectacle i suffered grievously.
not be allowed to wear the gold Jame panties." The rules state that players must wear white," he spid
stajci
And in New York, "geor- To criticise, therefore, the geous" Gussie, Moran suggested despatch of teams on the today that women tennis play- ers should retullate ugainst grounds that the odds are
by Wimbledon officials heavily against them win-coming onto the court "in long, ning even a place in the engle-length blocmers white of finals is to misunderstund course."-Reuler, the essence of competition.
Hongkong
sports
officials
werk right to senil as large and as hopeful a team as they could afford, and it is sincerely to be hoped that the nert Games team will be chosen on the same basis.
Inquests
HERE
LABOUR REBUFF
TO RED
FLAG MAN
London, May 21.
Aprit last year; Hongkong sent 17 million, against 8.5 million and 3.5 million respectively and! Japan 3.4 million, against 3.7 million and 6.2 million.
The United Kingdom's exports of woven collon piece goods in April were
Margaret-Townsend
London, May 21.
Buckingham Palace announced tonight that new reports of the possible engagement of Princess Margaret to Group Captain Peter Townsend are "entirely untrue."
BRITAIN IMPORTS MORE
HK TOYS
London, May 21. Britain is importing more toys from Hong- and Germany kong, Jupan but at the same time is increasing her own exporis, it was dis closed here today.
Figures were given by Mr S. H. Powell, Chairman of the British Toy Manufacturers As- soelation, at a lunch of the Association of loy and fancy goods factors.
He reported that whereas importa British toy
for 1054 to £1,800,000 they amounted had "increased poalderably" in also down Tatlier 57 To £2,333,000. sharply at 310 million square yards, against 40.3 million in March and 37.6 frillion th April lost year-Reuter.
this
morning!
but
Of this total £204,000 worth came from Hongkong, £549,000 from Germany, and 148,000
from Japan.
British Output
"Her Royal Highness's state- ment of 1955 remains unaltered," a Buckingham Palace announce- tment by the Queen's Press Secretary said,
The statement was issued on behalf of Princess Margaret following reports of a possible engagement in the Swiss news- paper Tribune de Geneve.
Full Statemont
The full Statement said: he Press Secretary (Comi mander Richard Colville) to the Queen is authorised to Boy that the report in the Tribune
Geneva do
concerning the possiblo ongagement between the Princos Margare! and Group Captain Peter Townsend
entirely unite,
"Her Royal Highneas' state- ment of 1955 remains unalter- ed."
The report in the Tribune de Geneve came from its London correspondent who said that the crigagement might be announced mon
'No Objections'
"Everything looks as if it was intemled to prepare the general public for the anouncement of engagement which, according to well-informed sources, could bo mado. in the very future," the report said.
near.
It is also understood that Queen Elizabeth no longer has any objections and the com- Buckingham muniques from
United Kingdom imports of Hongkong cloth dropped almost a million square yards in April
Mr Powell disclosed that pro- a compart with those of "the preylous month,
& Trade duction of British toys increase Depariment spokesman saided last year to a new level of
There
jy £35,853,000 worth while British Palace merely emphasise that from £7,160,000 | the activities of the Princes In this de- exports rose nothing significant
in 1956 to £7,450,000 last year. are strictly private,” It added.
Princess Margaret, now aged He added, he did not think The Government spokesman anded: "The volume of trade the increase rate of Imports was 27, made a statement on Octo- is seasonal
orders vary so serious when matched against ber 31, 1955 saying that she had and quite a lot from month the rising homo production decided not to marry the Group month,"
Creuse
to
Reuter.
ALGERIA BORDER
INCIDENTS
FRENCH PROTEST TO TUNISIA
Paris, May 22.
France has protested to Tunisia against incidents on the
Tunisian-Algorian frontier on Tuesday night..
Captain because she was mind- ful of the teaching of the Church that Christian marriage is la dissoluble and because of her duty to the Commonwealth.
Group Captain Townsend, 43, divorced his wife, In 1952 and gained custody of their two sons, Giles and Hugo.
After the Princess had re- nounced marriage with him, be went on a 60,000-mile world tour from which he returned in March.
He had a reunion then with the Princess at Clarence House, her London home.
Speculation
of a
That meeting started specula-
revival of
their romance which the Group Cap- tal promptly denied through his
U.S. Should
Resume Trade With China, He Says
San Francisco, May 21. The United States should resume trade with Cora- monist, China, Mr Cyril Magnia, President of the San Francisco Port Au- thority, told a World Trade Wock luncheon here today.
Ho sald the continued ban on such trade "will en- danger our leadership in the tree world"
Bir Magnin said the United States "should. - tempt to make friends of our enemies through trade.”
Local consular and trade officials representing R countries were introduced all the luncheon by Mr Robert Taylor, President of the San Francisco area of the World, Trade Associa- tion Renter.
'Man In Space In 1960s'
RELAX IN
INDAKS
THE FAMOUS COMPANY IN ACTIRSE TROVSKKO
Whiteaways
HONGKONG. I KOWLOO
Mr James 11. Douglas at Kai Tak today with Afr Commodore P. D. Holder, A.0.C., RAF, Hongkong. (China Mail Photo).
US Air Force Secretary Admits
TOUGH SOVIET
SCIENTIFIC COMPETITION
The Secretary of the United were not at all surprised this States Air Force, Mr James time that the Russians were
to H. Douglas, said in Hongkong abla
Another accomplish this morning that the launching spectacular performance."
of the third Nusian satellite He agreed, however, that 16 had made the American people was a very one scientific per- rentise the extraordinarily formance which had very great perious scleniffe competition military alcance,
thee Russia
to was offering The USA.
ile was speaking at an in- informal Press conference after arriving here on a USAF Super Constellation in the course of a of American air force Chicago, May 21.
installation in, the Far East. Ma}.-Cen. Bernard A.
Ho ta accompanied by Mrs Schriever, Alr Forco Douglas, General Laurence S.
tour
missile chief, sold today Kuter who is the C-in-C, US Pacilio Air Force, and Mrs he hoped to put a man Kutes and six other high into space" in the early ranking USAF oficials.
1960s.
Progress
General Schriever told Д Missile-age Brieang of the Air Force civillon-operated
In his 30-day tour, he has Association that the Thor inter-visited ifawail, Guam, the Phi mediato. range ballistic missile had, on one occasion in October, Uppines. Thailand, South Viet-
and South Korea năm, Japan 1957, down 2,400 nautical miles, He will next visit Formosa and 900 miles more than its range.
Okinawa before returning home. General Schriever also dis-
Mr Douglas said: "I am in=; cussed "Project Able," which he |terested to see our own air force called a "new refinement" of the installations and the air force activities of our Allles. I have Thor missile.
He said the Able was com- found the progress in training posed of "modified existing and equipping of the national Thor air forces of the countries I equipment and used
booster with a Vanguard cu-have seen extremely gratifying." In reply to another question gine as a second stage.
"We hope Able will provide if he had held talks with
of icaders
the us with new information on blo- government medicine," General Schriever countries he visited about the Crom these setting up of Amerleen missile In the last eight days, he is said "We expect
have десп reported to
the experiments we will eventual- beses, he said "No."
ly be able to start the Asked if the USAF had felt Princess or three occasions.
Last night he was at Clarence Evclution to man's space fight. depressed when the Russians House from 6 pm. until mid- We hope to put man inte space launched Sputnik III weighing in the early 1960's."-United over a ton, Mr Douglas said: "No." He added: "Further, we Press,
A Foreign Ministry announce-, French Army reports ment in Paris said one French exchange soldler was killed uni 10 Algerian-Tunisian wounded when insurgent bands Salthiet Sidi Yousef-ReviCT. coming from Tunisia attacked a
of
an
of fre
across
border
the
at
Lior
French frontier post.
Other posts were
harassed
with mortar, and automatic fire.
Ond report from Tunis sald
the insurgents tast and 60 wounded.
nine killed
Bloody Incident
In Algiers, the French Army were openly forces in membership Councillor Tunisia, "secking a bloody incl-
Tinuare certain to es decided us to suspend from said Tunisian forces
The Labour Party executive
are all over; the selectors' party decisions will surely
he John Lawrence, leader of the dent which might turn agains! questioned all over again Socialist-controlled St. Pancras France." and the "should haves" will Borough Council, London.
be weighed severely against They also decided to TO-
The communique contended that Tunisian forces were acting
in this way to combat "We
monstrations in which Moslems
Joined tho have
European settlers in welcoming the new regime in Algeria
Tunku Meets
Man Who Saved His Life
Tokyo, May 21.
the "should have nots. But erganise and suspend the local paychological influence of de A former Japanese soldier really Hongkong cannot ask branch of the party, more than that its represen- Councillor Lawrence hoisted talives should do their best. the red flag over the St. Pancras And in this spirit only the town hall during the May Day 1. Colony should send best celebrations. He was later fined
Following disturbances-Reuler. wishes to all participants.
A Tunisian government Spokesman tonight denied
A Blot On Tokyo's Honour, Say Police
1,000 ASIAN GAMES FLAGS STOLEN
to
Tokyo, May 21. Tokya metropolitan Government
appealed omalale today paraons reponsible for re- moving more than 1,000 fags representing 20 natione' taking
part in the Aular games to
stap "forward, return the fings and remove the blot from Takyo's honour.
A polles spokesman said the
it
i
fings, which were put up along; the main roads landing into the main etadium: yesterday, were stolen, shortly before dawn, today.
had boon thought the flags had been taken down to pro-i test them from:bed weather, Metropolitan. Pollos detectives were the evening searahing
who once saved the life of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya," today bowed low and burst into tears when the two met at Tokyo airport.
The Malayan Prime Minister, arrived here today on a stata visit to Japan.
The former soldier was Mr K. Okamura who Inter taught
solicitare.
Since Murch, he has taken his sana motoring holiday in Europe
crossed! und
several times between Britzin and Belgium.
night,
The Group Captain is expect- od to return to Brussels on Saturday. Princess Margaret 16 due to go to Scotland on Friday. to Join the Queen Mother for Whitsun ol Birkhall on thie Balmoral estale.Reuter.
Mao Rides In The East Wind
Peking, May 21. Mao The-tung. leader of China, went for a ride today in the first car made in China, the
ported. The car, New China News Agency in a school in Kedah state,
six-septar sedan completed on He helped to save the Tunku May 12 lt called the **East life during Japan's occupation wind. Reuter. of Malaya.
When the Tunku found My
the alty for the legs and the Okamura wolting for him in the parsons responsible for their waiting line, he stepped up close removal.
to him, and clasped him round the shoulders.
A. Tokyo Government spokes. As they parted, Mr Okamura, man said: the guilty parties his eyes streaming with tours, should have more respect for bowed again. other nationa
... Maroon
Bid To End Bus Strike Fails
London, May 21.
A Government move to and Neither the Tunku nor Mir Breign Th situation is a blow to Tokyo's Okamura sald a word. The two London's pay claim bus strike, to meet again | now in its third week, today #cheduled the pride and
honour" efj} aro
resulted in a stalemate.-—--Bruter. Japan Reuter,
later this week ---Router.
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A Threat? Pressmen asked: "Was Sput- nik II a threat to US. de- fence?"
y
Mr Douglas: "No, not dirept
The launching of the_galelllto showed, however, that die Rus- signs had made very great pro-
towards
STLES
Inter- Continental Bafligfic Missile (ICBM) that could carry's large warhead, Mr Douglas sald,
Mr Douglas summed up the military
of the significance Sputnike in two points:
They have a system of propellane of more than a dugle-stage rocket to enable them, to put into orbit a satellite of this dizo, "We can expect to do the same kind of thing soon, but I
ад could not give
exari dat," he said.
a system of They have guldance which has put* Sputnik III in orbit. It needs not be as accurate as for an ICOM. But it does, indicate a method of guldŋocs. Guard Of Honour
On arrival this morning; Mr Douglas and his party', wero met by Alt Commodore P. D. Holder, ACC, RAF Hongkong and Acting Commander British
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