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Cotton Debate
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that the British Government does not intend to force
the Import quotas upon
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CHINA MAIL
No. 37090
Established 1845
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1958..
UK Cotton Industry
London, July 1.
Mr Cyril Harrison, President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said tonight that allegations that Britain's cotton industry was bleeding to death were "absolute nonsense,"
"It
Colony. This disclosure was made by Government spokes- He men in Monday's House of Commons dobato on the cotton industry. But the Government makes no secret of the fact that it would like a voluntary agreement to restrict our exports, and this a claim which the local industry is going to find increasingly diMcult to resist.
The Colony, however, has no enuse for complaint about the spirited defence made by ministers who spoke bard and well for longkong. On the other hand, long- kong must deplore the length lo which RDIC Labour members went in criticising our Industrial practices.
ONE MP, for example, said
it would be a good thing if Hongkong ceased to be a Colony forthwith. Another spoke about "slave" condi-
is a great future," he added. Mr Harrison, spenk- ng in a British Broadcasting Corporation radio pro- gramme, sald that although henvy imports of textiles from Asia were affecting the British market "there was never any question of banning the imports." thought that Britain's loss of cotton exports was not only due to heavy imports of cheap cotton goods from the East. Fashion changes, use of other fabrics, and the reductions of stocks by distributors had all contributed to the present downward curve.
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Bleeding To Death? TOP EOKA
'Absolute Nonsense!”
Says Harrison
Harrison added that Western countries must help to raise
the standard of living of people in the Enst. People engaged in the cotton trade in India and Pakistan, had shown understanding and willingness to operate, he added.
CO-
(During a debate on the cotton industry in the House of Commons on Monday, Mr Harold Wilson, for the Labour Party opposition said that in the past four
Welcome Miss Ogilvie
Comment By HK
Textile
Chief
tions here. Comments such Hongkong
as these are not calculated
to assist the British Govern- ment reaching a solution of the basis of voluntary agreement, and they can only antagonise people here. Colonel J.D. Clague, in a recent speech in Hongkong. pointed out that a esim. reasonable approach by Lancashire might evoke a more favourable response from Hongkong and it was plensing to see un Monday that Mr Henniker-Heaton,
will cn- deavour to extend a cordial reception to the Colonial Office labour adviser, Miss Sheila Ogilvie, when she arrives in the Colony, next week, Mr G. E. Marden, Chair-
U.S. AIR FORCE
man of one of the big-Yugoslavs Say
gest Hongkong textile companies, said today.
one of the foremost spokes- Spooking at the annual meet- men for the British industry ing of The Textile Corporation and also a prominent critic of Hongkong Lid. Mr Marden of Hongkong,
comment; said:
*Wic in Hongkong will "Each party must appreciate endeavour to extend as cordial the dificulties of the other a reception to the offelal fran and enter into discussions... the Colonial Ofee, who_is_to with the determination to visit us next week, as we did to The reach a settlement. When Sir Frank Lee, and I feel that passions are roused, na holds our are barred and bad feeling does not make for good agreements,"
Visit to HK?
will be the curdiality wimmer: not only by precon of that our visitor is a the fact Indy, but also from cur co fidence that her comprehension of realities in the field of econɑ- imies will be mere prefound
HESE sentiments will be than that displayed by some of
THESE
widely endorsed here. Vituperative and vindic- tive comments by Members of Parliament can only vitiste a better climate of feeling that now seems to ba growing up in Hongkong and Britain. Earlier this year & Hongkong Legis Intive Councillor suggested British Parliament- ary delegation should visit Hongkong "to obtain a full appreciation of the magui tude of the problems with which Hongkong's adminis tration is face." Monday's
that
n
debute showed that if any
particular event made such A visit desirable, this was it.
The debate also showed that
cur witics,"
Partisan
Polish Attack
'Illogical'
Belgrade, July 2. Yugoslav newspaper Berba today described as "Dlogical" last week's at- tack on Yugoslavia by Mr Windysław Gomulku, the Polish leader, and that indicated
he forced to do so.
WELS
In an editorial, the first eriti- cism of Mr Gamulka which has appeared in the Yugoslav press since the Polish leader came to "The debute this week in the power two years ago, Barba House of Commons ventilated | said Yugoslavia hud Armly many of the now familar arga- decided to maintain its inde-
concerning our meni
local pendent polley, Industry and it is gratifying to The editorial appeared after note that Her Majesty's Cover-seven days of a relative "truce," ment is able to maintain a sane during which no anti-Soviet and responsible attitude in the bloc criticisms were published much barrage of criticism, in the Yugosinu press.
much of which continues to be
ill-advised and partisan."
(Conid, on page 10, col. 2).
MONEY GRANT
TO ROYAL
MALAYAN NAVY
the British Government is extremely anxious to allay
London, July 1. growing concern felt about hours of employment in Britain is to make a grant of over £900,000 for the Royal Hongkong. Moderate
Common- Malayan Navy, the editorial opinion ia поту
Relations wealth
office AR- rallying to the side of members who have voiced nouliced tonight,
Britain is to make
a cash disquiet
about factory
grant of £145,000 for purchase hours here. A Colonial of naval stores and equipment Office Labour adviser is and contribute £707,000
wards the coming to Hongkong to
cost of building a confer
government
with
officials and it now appears likely that legislation will be introduced in the Colony to meet to some extent de- mands being made in Bri- talu. This might have been avoided by an agreement with Lancashire earlier. But if legislation Is unavoid- able, industry will un- doubtedly want a gradual approach as that tho im- position of shorter hours causes the least disruption
With such
to production.
11
request Government will have
PRESSURE
The newspaper said that the "critics" of Yugoslavia demanded that it should renounce its pesi- tion.
"Thereby a pressure is being exericd that many personalities from Socialist countries and the International Workers Movemeal as possible should declare them- selves for such a method and that said "Comrade Gomulka also thought it necessary to speak in that way about Yugoslavia."-Reuter.
join the action.
The
newspaper
Hamlet's Home Threatened
THE US Strategic Air Command KC-135 tanker, THE
Alpha, which completed a double crossing of the Atlantic on Sunday in less than 12 hours, smashing all existing records for a flight between New York, London and return.
The aircraft did the New York to London Dight In five hours 27 minutes 42 secõtuls hit an average speed of 630.2 miles an hour. Thè return trip took five hours 51 minutes 24.8 seconds at an average speed of 587.72 miles an hour.
In the background is the other jet tanker, Bravo, which also broke the existing official London-New York record-Keystone.
RUSSIANS DO
SURPRISE ABOUT-FACE
By JOSEPH W. GRIGG
Geneva, July 1.
years, the industry had been slowly bleeding to death. while the Government rejected or Ignored all appeals for help).
Mr Harrison, who, in Vice-Chairman of English Sewing Cotton Company, said: "The basic, problem which the Western world has got to face, is whether it is going to accept all the products of the Asiatic coun tries.
"The cotton trade has not asked for complete protection.
It has asked for some breathing space in which to. adjust itself to the conditions.
"The industry has never asked that imports of clothing for re-export ehould be restricted but it would like to see some ceiling on the amount retained in the home market."-Reuter.
U.S. RECORD BREAKERS
China Claims
Victory In Battle Of The Stomach'
Tokyo, July 1.
Bus Talks
A
TERRORIST
CAUGHT
IN CYPRUS
BY PETER WEBB
Nicosia, July 1. top Cypriot Insurgent identified only as No. 61 on the wanted list, was captured today during an Army sweep through scrub land southwest of Nicoala,
The Army search followed all
Break Down Eaka attack on an Irish guards!
In London
camp last night.
which
Army headquarters, announced. No, 81's capture to- night, refused to reveal hi
ABIRU.
Combing
London, July 1. Talks on a wage Inercase
He was caught when troops for 13,300 busmen and combing, country around the garage staff in outer mountain villages at Gours!.. London broke down to- Latania and Phikardou stopped night.
a truck that was attempting to barrel through an Army cordon.
It was the exclusion of these men from a pay award for the rest of London busmen operating
In central London which caused the recent strike which left London without its red buses for seven weeks.
THEY REFUSED London Transport, the em-
In the back of the truck was the Eoka fugitive with an auto- maile weapon, the Army said,
In Cyprus illegal possession a tearm is automatiently a capital offenco.
Army headquarters sold that two Cypriots had been arresteá In the vehicle in which ASTIS were found.
ployers, last night offered in creases ranging from five shi
They also said that two other ling to seven chilings and six- Cypriots had been detained for pence a week, and today they questioning. refused to improve on this offer Most Daring
nftor negotiations with trade
Irish
Tho attack un the union leaders lasting eight hours Guards camp Inst night pro-
A union chief sold afterwards: duced a
11WB cannot
50-minute moonlight recommend the gun battip in which a 10-m51. London Transport's proposals attacking Cypriot band
for acceptance,'
given of.
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No further joint meetings
It was the most daring Eoka and the have been arranged
attack in several months and union leaders will now consult indiented that the truce wilch the busmen involved,
proceded the Banouncement of
The London bus strike ended Britain's seven-year partnership when employers promised to re-
ended.
ylew the woges of these ouier plan for Cyprus hud apparently London men, who were exclud-
It was the second open attack ed from an arbitration award of
on British troops in 72 hours eight shillings and sixpence a and Army authorities were sur- week restricted to contral Lon-prised by the force with which don busmen-Reuter.
it was pressed-home-UP÷L-
Reply Soon
:
London; July 1. Britain will reply "yery shortly—to Chinese protest
Reinstated
Bonn, July 1.
West
Dr Oskar Schlitter,
sald
China, claiming to have that Chinese natiorials
outstripped the United Hongkong were not allowed to German diplomat in Lonsion wife was States wheat production, fly their national flag or sing suspended after his
to have called Britain today reported a major their anthem, a Foreign Omce
"enemy
10 territory" is spokesman said.
bo victory in its battle to
The spokesman deelined any reinstated, a Foreign Office feed its teeming millions. further comment on this reply. spokewnan said here today.
Reuter, The New China News Agency --Reuter, quoted a Ministry of Agriculture report issued in Peking that an all-time record winter wheat harvest of 32 million metric tons had been gathered.
"China has has outstripped the United States in wheat production and occuples second place after the Soviet Union an the world's leading wheat pro ducer," the Agency said.
NOT EVEN HALF
Russia abandoned demands for immediate cessa- tion of U.S.. nuclear tests today and, in a sur- prise cold war "peace" move, offered to join in first took over the Chinese no-strings examination of nuclear inspection system.
an
East-West
In 1949 when the Communists
mainland the total wheat crop was less than 14 million metric
Chinese according to tone, figures, or not even half of the U.S. production.
summer
She did so at the opening, lans Involved in polleing such
There was
a total session of a meeting here of an agreement,
The unexpectedly conciliu- food harvest of 47.6 million Western and Soviet bloc nucleat
(China's overall This conference was tory tone of his speech raised nietrle tons. scientists. cailod to devise a watertight hopes that at least, a technical target for good grains this year I hug been set at 190,000,000 scheme for policing any future agreement might be possible.
metric tons.) East-West agreement to suspend Disclosing the latest chunge or halt nuclear test explosions.
Threatened
"The spring wheat harvest In the Soviet position of dis- which is due in a few weeks' armament, Prut, Fyodorov said:
ilme, is expected to add on- "Curtainly, we are not supplier few million tons," the had posed to take
up the colution theof the problem of test coast
tion. This is a matter to be pledge volved by government."-U.P.I.
the.. Earlier
Soviets threatened not to attend Copenhagen, July 2
parley unless the US. gave Elsinore Castle, legendary hemsiringing advance new base al Port Swettenham home of Shakespeare's Hamlet, to stop test explosions at ence.
to-
is sold by ita Castellan
for the Royal Malayan Navy, governor) to be in danger of the announcement stated,
In addition sups to a total destruction as "factorles, hotels and ocean liners creep closet and closer."
estimated value of £2,300,000 Awere to be transferred.-Reu- *ler.
No Charge Against
Soviet Ballerina
C.
The castellan, Mr Joergensen, says in an appen to the Danish public: "An end must be put to this before the three ramparts, the building it- self and its position are broken up."China Mall Special
#
To Visit Tibet
But the chief Soviet delegate, Prof. Y. K. Fyodorov, address ing the opening session of the in Geneva's Palais conference Dea Nations, conceded that it
New Delhi, July 1. was for the Western and Soviet
Indian Prime Minister Jawan Govertiments to work out harlal Nehru may visit Tibet in
Ministry said. The total winter wheat harvest liself, the Minis- y said, was 62 per cent more
than that of last year.
The major gain la food pro- duction, according to the Minis- try was made "under, very ad- Verse climatic conditions." U.P.I.
Cuspension agreement. The September and meet there with New French
present conference, Prot. the Chitiese Premier Chou En Fyodorov agreed, would deal lal, informed sources reported only with the technical prob- | today...---U.F.I.
ARAB COUP D'ETAT FOILED?
Brussels, July 1. No-legal action will be taken considerable aymapalast Bolshoi Ballet ballerina pathy. Thone responal- Olga Lepeshinskia who walked blo for drafting the out of a legislation might consider store last Friday with unpaid The Independent newspaper Al
desired
Brussels department
collagebio
and gloves
the possibility of a staged umbrella in her bag. reduction of one hour at timo
the to Joval. Even if this means delaying the new ceiling for a number of years, this safeguard in the interests of the Colony's economy is essential.
Beirut, July 1.
Jarkia sală here today that 12 Jordanian oflloers had beet Doup arrested attempting a d'etat in Jordan,
tween the ranks of a ballern
The store has not made may charges and police clasained the case in the non-lieu category The treated officers were be
meaning "nothing took place," Olga was released by the And Heutenant-colonel, police after Soviet Ambasador The newspaper said the
`danian Government had asked Vador Avlloy was called to the
Ars for urrent milliary Palace of Justice.-U.PL,
•30%
Assistance and the Iraq Gov-{ ernment had promised to send 3,000 troops immediately.
Independent observers in Beirut zaid their information sug- gested the Al Jarida герог was "at least partially true," But when Jordanian authorities In Amman were telephoned for comment on the report, they'refused to my anything
but, "Wall for the result of our investiration." Jordan I linked with Eraq' to
the Arab Federation between the two countries, proclaimed by King Hussein and Fužkal in February this year. King Faisal, beosme head of the Union, and King Hameln his depsity. Each "pelained con- alitutional suiborily. In Jheir own kingdowns.--Router,
Party
Paris, July 1. A now French political party was formed tonight by a group
Gaullists", of "left-wing
who Included World War Two French Aghter ace .Fierce Clostermann,
The party calling itscit the "Coulee of Republican-Reform," i pledged its support for the Government of General Charles de Gaulle and demanded far- reaching reforms of present in- stitutions.
"The new party in a declara- announcing its-formation,
Lion
| xnka elvil war," Faseign and | "Popular;Democracy"! were aULLI
threatening-France-Presse,
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO CHI-CHI?
Frankfurt, July 1.
Chi-Chi, the Red Chinese panda refused entry into the United Blates, will leave here Roon for the zoo in Antwerp, Bel- glum.
Zoo official aid here today Chl. Chi will romala in Antwerp until U.G. officialь finally make
stands for
meant
up their minds if the female. panda may continue to her Intended destination, the Brookfeld Zoo in Chicago.
Worth $50,000, Chi-Chi was not allowed to enter the U.B. She' has been kept in Frankfurt Zoo In the meantime.—-U,P,).
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