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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Cotton Talks
THE Lancashire delega-
tion's forthcoming visit
makes two things impera
THE WEATHER: Moderate E. winds, Cloud y with occasional fair periods and showers.
CHINA MAIL
No. 37139
Established 1845
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1958.
Price 20 Centa
Two Protest Notes Received From
Auster Infringement
London, Aug. 27. The Chinese Foreign Ministry
tive. First, the foel cotton Industry should decide to confront the British visitors with a strong and representative committee, Second, they should avoid hasty decisions which any would spell the failure of the meeting
it The before GOUTS
It is néеessary to stress this because while the Colony's cane against restrictions Is a good one, a decision in
advance not to meet Lan- The
cashire's
แล
representatives
could only be interpreted in Britain unreasonable пеня. And it is important for Hongkong not to lose the advantage it is slowly gaining by the moderate but well-balanced cuse it has presented in recent months or prejudice the better understanding abroad of local problems that is arising from it.
What will antagonise many it the industry is the muggen- tion that talks should now embrace male-up colton goods as well as grey cinth. Here is confirmation of the worst fear that have been expressed that the clamour. would not end with cotton. Nothing is more calculated
I
today sent Britain a strong protest over alleged infringe- It ment of her air space by a British military spotter plane from Hongkong.
New China News Agency said the note,
handed to the British Charge d'Affaires in Peking today, added that the British replies to previous protests over space infringements were not satis- factory.
air
protest note alleged that a British Auster aircraft on August 16 flew low
It
over Shumchun, Lientong and other! parts of Paoan county, Kwangtung Province, and that on August 18 - a British military aircraft circled seven times over Lingting Island.
said both planes came from the direction
of Hongkong.
said that these alleged air intringements were "extremely serious," because they occurred during tension between the Nationalist and Communist Chinese in the straits of Formosa. called for a British apology, and for punishment of the airmen concerned. and a guarantee against similar in cidents in the future.
the alleged infringements did not cease, the note sald, the British authorities "must be held responsible for all the consequences."
School Sealed
In a second protest note, hand- ed to the British Charge d'Affaires today the Chinese Government protested at the Hongkong authorities action in sealing a Chinese school and alleged that police beat up teachers, students and Chinese reporters.
The
protest note described the closing of the school as "a grave act of violence on the part of the Hongkong British
It
RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FABRES CONFERT IN ACTION TROUSERS
Whiteaways
China
Authorities, of persecuting and op pressing Chinese people."
said that to justify their action the authorities used a "fabricated" pretext that the building was in a dangerous condition, and that they "procras- tinated" on a request for repairs. The note asked that a guarantee be given
against similar incidents in the future and that compensation be paid for "all losses and injuries suffered by the victims of the school's closure.
It also demanded that the police responsible
for "wantonly laying hands" on people. at the school be punished and that the school be reopened,--Rauter.
U.S. NAVY REINFORCE FORMOSA
Carrier And Four Destroyers
Speed From Mediterranean
By WILLIAM GALBRAITH
Washington, Aug. 27.
to produce intransigence The Navy today sent an aircraft carrier and four destroyers
than this question
behind the local industry
on this issue there will bej
A wide body of public support.
Ruled Out
will be recalled that ex-
Itensfort of the principle of
speeding toward the Formosa area where the Nationalist Chinese islands of Quemoy and Matsu were under heavy air and artillery attack from the Communist mainland.
The units, including the aircraft carrier Essex,
were ordered from the Mediterranean to reinforce the U.S. 7th Fleet after President restrictions to other exports
the Eisenhower strongly linked
offshore was specifically ruled out by the Hongkong represen
islands with the defence of Formosa and the tatives during their dis
nearby Pescadores islands, cussions with Slr Frank Lee in the earlier this year.
The Navy ordered the Essex The President told his news forthcoming talks the Bri- comerence the Nationalists have to leave the diheet in tish representatives would now deployed about a third of Mediterranean, where
The 11 exk
U.S.S. Enex steams from the Lebanon crisis to the Formosa onc.-A.P. Photo,
British-American Views On Offshore Islands War
By GEORGE HORIAT
London, Aug. 27.
KLAN
Lebanon, ami join the 7th the Two provisional conclusions have emerged from LETTER
do well to remember that their forces" to Quemoy und part in the US, intervennon in
He said this "makes a not only have these argu-Muta ments not changed since closer Interlocking between the Sir Frank's departure but defence systems of the Islands that liongkong's economic with Fouss than was the case
before."
Maunists
the
arctand Formosa 2 the Lice of increased tension.
the exchange of views on the Chinese offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu which has been IN
going on between Britain, the United States!
and certain Commonwealth countries for the ENGLAND
t.
The 33,0X800-tor Essex, wh will aboard, about 80 pines difficulties have in the A few hours later. the Navy Join four other 7th Fleer carriers
become meantime
more ordered the first reinforcement equipped with Hoout 300 plant men
American units acuty so that these views of
after In
It passes through the
past five days. Suez Cant3 and steams into the are now even more tenuei-western Pacitte since the Com-
their heavy Puclic. began Qualy held.
air attack The four destroyers accom From the military point The threat of shorter work-bombardment and
stew is thought that the re- Matsu.panying the Essex included the and
thei ing hours for industry against Queinoy
2,800-ton
Sherman, cent heavy shelling by Forrest
Communists of the destroyer Chinese perhaps one of the biggest just of the China coast.
The Navy also anivounced that latest of the Navy's single causes of concern Inge aircraft carriers Forrestal types,
Quemoy archipelago is not a has addition current competi
The 7th Fleet now
prelude to a massive attack en destroyers, four submarines and Formos, nor lo an attempt to
Invade the offshore islands. រ is rather part of a long-term programme aiming at the pro- gressive strangulation of the
tion from China both Jocal and South-east. Aalan markets has upset manufae-!
Lin-
turers considerably. cashire comes at an awk- ward time with a plea for restrictions but this may be not
disadvantageous for Hongkong since we have solid grounds for resisting excessive demands and our difficulties are both real enough and big enough to command consideration and sympathy.
Special Conditions OBVI
BVIOUSLY Lancashire
cannot
theBo Ignore factors. Hardship makes up its entire case against Hongkong experts. To deny the validity of a similar claim by Hongkong will be tantamount to removing the only prop under its own сале. Lancashire would therefore be wise to ap proach the local committee cautiously,
What it must avoid is as suming as it has so often assumed in the past-that
the factors Involved in the with India, negotiations. Pakistan and Hongkong are identical. Unless the special
Bombardment Longest Yet
Talpel. Aug. 28.
One of the longest con- fluous bombardments of the
ainoc Churmoy Arca Communist artillery opened Its current offensive blasted
the
offshorr Nationalist islands today for the sixth consecutive day.
011
Д
The Nationalist Delenco Ministry Bald Communist
Weltou. artillery mainland Peninsula north- carlof the Quemoy group, 0.55 p.m. opened fire last night and
Bill was at 10 am, going atrona
More than 18,000 today. shells were fired,
At the same time the ocial central news agency ald a Communist amphl- blous attack against the
Islands smaller offatiure was possible sometime noxi week when the moon will be full and the ide high.
The agency quoted liable sources. As saying that two Communist marine divisions poised at Chushan, where they recently held 'ampli- bious exercises.-U.FI.
re-
were
support ships.
Striking Force
38
'on
The Defence Department was also known to be considering Nationailst forward positions in other moves to reinforce Formosa, the hope of ending the raids by the including possibly sending an air Nationalist aircraft
the area. In Chinese mainland freeing the striking force recent days, vight ships carry-port of Amoy and the whole of ing 1,800 marines were ordered the coast in the area for shipping pre-and #nally forcing Nationalist leader General Chiang Kai-shek to evacuate the offshore islands.
out of Singapore and zunably returned to Okinawa,
The President, expressing 10r concern continuing U.S. Formosa, also warned that any "foolish enough" to country start on All-out atomic war would be crushed by America's
clear retaliatory power. He
said it is silly to say that the United States could be detested in such a war.-U.P.1.
NO MAJOR WAR
Communist Naval with the United States. Peking's
Movements
Taipei, Aug. 27.
Rear
A Nationalist Defence Minis-
try spokesman, Admiral Liu Hoh-tu, sald
movements
|
Politically the Chinese Gov- orment is thought to want to maintain within certain mits, a disturbed atmosphere which would serve their ends in the Far East and at the United Nations without, how- ever, leading to a mujer conflict agitation about, the danger of "Imperialist aggression" is for purposes of internal propaganda, The United States Govern- ment assumed clear and pre- vise obligations by the treaty of December 1954 to defend For mosa and the Pescadora islands. The question of the defence of
today that there were the offshore islands was loft deliberately vague, any interven. on by the United States being decided expressly left to be should the question arise by President Eisenhower,
gradual Communist naval southwards from Chushan, 330 miles north of Quemoy.
He denied reports that four to five thousand landing craft
elong converging
were Fukien coast
the
for the invasion of Quemoy or Matsu,
Rear Admiral Liu said that there were at present four to
Skice 1034-1035, the situation has changed. Chiang Kai-shek's beat troops are entrenched in the offshore islands,
should and they evacuate them, his Govern
conditions of Hongkong aro and Randolph, accompanied by progress the ruler Newport News and recognised little may be made. But this 14 destroyers will sail "early" does not mean that there from Norfolk, Virginia, to the
ment- would suffer an immense Mediterranean. are not sincere hopes held
loss of prestigo and authority. They presumably will rellevo by many that some are the Saratoga and replace the ve thousand boats, including Because of this change the ment will be possible.
but they British Government no longer some landing craft, Essex.
from southern states, at least publicly. the Up to now, the U.S. has were stretching
10 the view that the islands should be province afford the Colony a most marshalled its forces in the Cheklang desirable opportunity of Pacific area and improved their northern coast of the Kwantung evacuated which it propounded explaining its case to Lan- deployment in "precautionary cashire-also its objections defence measures,"
It seems that the visit will
to the Lancashire boycott and It would be greatest pity if this contact
the
No Chances
The best estimate of Defence was that wore not established. The Department officials
Peking was not prepared to risk
palasula.—Renter.
Bombay Gold
ал
Bombay, Aug. 27. The Bombay police today de- Colony's textile industry all-out war for the sake of the tained air hostess whose has nothing to fear from Islands But they were tolding name was given as Khairunnisa.
caught | afa the talka but, on the other no chances of being
Pakistani International hand, much to lose by re-short in case the estimate Airlines plano on charges
smuggling goll-Brance-Promo, fusing them.
proved wrong.
of
# 1054/05.-France-Presse.
A House Guest
London, Aug, 27. The Queen has invited the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Mac- mitlan, to be her guest ab Balmoral from September 20-22,
-China Mall Special,
Plane Mishap
At Kai Tak
Two
Kal
departures from Tak wote delayed this morning when Vampire Jet coming injo Fanid over the Clearwater Bay Road, landed with it undercarriage retracted.
An obscrver froau the Airport termittal building said he believed the under carriage collapsed, and the jat skidded onto the graaS near the RAF Barracks in Kal Tak Tho partures
London, Aug. 27. Evidence claiming to link the Ku Klux Klan, the US, anti- Nesto organisation, with re- cent racial disturbances in Britain was put forward bero tonight,
TOK-OWLD: UN
NO MORE TEA
Oldham Lancashire,
Aug. 27. Trouble in brewing among 2,000 building trade workers here becnuho. they have been told they will no longer be allowed to stop work for their ten breaks.
Tomorrow they will receive notices from their em- ployers telling them from Soptember first the prue- tice of stopping work, for ten breaks will end.
of
Representatives
the
men's Trades Union are planning a meeting to dis- cuss the situation, Today there was no com- ment from either the unions or employers organisations,
But a building firm official Bald the men were abusing the privilege. They are stopping work completely and sometimes the break lasts half hour," he said. "From now on they can have their brew and eat their sandwiches at the spot where they are working instead of leaving the job."--Reuter.
Gang Fights Dag Begins
Around U.S.
Positions
In Lebanon
Beirut, Aug. 27.
A sharp fight punctured the calm of the Lebanese capital for the second straight day today, leav ing at least five persons dead and seven injured.
Talks As Radio Battle
Continues
Amman, Aug. 27. The United Nations Secretary- Dag Hammarskjold, General,
today began his talks with Jor- danian leaders on measures to preserve Jordan's Independence.
lent
As he talked, the flow of viru-
anti-Hussein
propaganda continued to pour into Jordan from clandestine transmitter in neighbouring Syria. between
Today's fight was pro and anti-govemunant Arme- nian gangs in the city's partly Armenian Borj Hammoud area.
I followed a clash between
between
While the Secretary-General's
blue and white Unlied Nations aircraft was all on its way here, the Syrian-based "Radio was bitterly Free Jordan" attacking King Hussein's regime as a treacherous cilque which has paved the way for the forces of Imperialism." two
The attack was strongly re- under-sented by Jordanian authorities, in the since Jordan called off ber
An
The West Indian Gazette, a rebels and army forces around monthly publication, released a the U. S. Army positions on the copy of a letter purporting to afrport highway last night, come from the Ku Klux Klan of
Today's ballio Wh Britain.
Miss Claudia Jones, the Editor, isolated grudge sold the letter, on special Klan rival factions, but it the tenschers stationery, was
received after cred last weekend's Aghts between white and coloured people in Nottingham and the Nolting Hill Gate area of London,
HACK-TRASH
air.
Biggest Step
It
Salam, Sacb said: "Kindly post two Rebel chief coples
of your paper to the meanwhile, made and then can- above address every month until ceiled plans to call off the city- ordered to censo.
wide general strike that has paralysed the capital's commer- "Possibly you are wondering cial life for more than three why we have so far talled to and one hair menths. pay attention to your audacity in
He had press communique selling up this filthy back-trash announcing the movo already
paper?
mimeographed when one of his his
for
of
two
de- delayed WOTD the Fan American Airways and Thai Airways flighte Tokyo, which were held back for nearly Ebree. quarters of an hour, unifi the plane was towed away to a hangar,
STOP PRESS
Second Wife
For Hussein?
JE
hostile broadcasts to the United Arab Republic several days ago and the UAR had' a 24-hour broadcast truco Itself, But last night, the propaganda was IC- sumed,U.P.I.
он
MALIK LEAVES BRITAIN
"Pray good Sir, we, the Aryte followers was brought to AFTER 5 YEARS
Knights, miss nothing.
alleged beadquarters after an Close attention has been paid kidnapping and beating by to every issue of this rag, and right-wing phalange.
the Salam's
de sacerely assure you the in- followers sald they hoped he formation gleaned has proven would change his mind agein of great value to the Klan.
and call off the strike within "May we take this oppor-
London, Aug. 27, Mr Jacob Mallk, Soviet Am- bassador to Britain for over Ave years, may 5001 return Lo post, a usually well informed source sald here Loday.
Resumo a new
Mr Malik's son Eugene died
tunity to wish your..... paper the next few days. every success whilst you are If the strike ends, it will able to ecoilue priating Itments the biggest step toward here last month of a liver com- Aryan regards, A. Whiteman." soluilon of Lebanon's troubles plaint, while his wife, has re-
One side of the letter paper since Gen. Fuad Chehab was cently been ill
bore the Insignia of the Klan's elected President on July 31. Mr Malik (52) is a formor hooded Agure, the other a motto Both Chehah and leading mo-
and a Ambassador to Japan our darates have been urging the former deputy Foreign Minister, de- I move.
which aid. "Secrecy la defence against those who
He has another son, working sire le mongrelise our proud
The decision also would put in Moscow, and a daughter heritage
England awake.
the greatest test to date on Svetlana-Reuter, Keep Britain pure and white. Salams control of the various
Miss
commented to dissident elements in his opposi right:
shocking then movement. There are al- exemple of how consclous anti- Bocla) fores seek to create ready indications be crnnot re- from
Jones "This is
strain bambing
has U.P.I.
London, Aug. 27. King Hussein of Jordan intends to take Frincess Hurstma of - Irag bl second
wife,
racism in Britain. informed
Gazette "West Indlan sources said today.
been made a target of Ukezo forces because we sand unity of West Indians
with the frioddship
་
Princess Kuzzima, who is 17 years old, is a first coualn of the late King Feimi of Iraq, who at one fimo wish- ed to marry her.
She is at present studying in Switzerland, Her mother and father, Princess Rajkha and Abdul Jabar Mahmoud, ' are in London, — France-
Freese.
people,”--Reuter.
for
and British
Jupiter Fired
Cape Canaveral, Aug 27, An Intermediate
some elementa
And
terrorism.
Peking Aid
Com-
What Faubus Asked For
Little Rock, Aug. 27. The Arkansas State Lagtits- fare today voted almost un- animously. K TW Kalborising Governor Orval Fanbus to close down the schools of · the 'stato rather than moonpt formed th Esgration of Negro and . white Pupils in the same classes.
The Lower House approved
Prempenh, Cambodia.
Aug. 71. Peking has offered Uncondi-
ald to range tonal increased Jupiter, the missile selected as bodia to assure economie in the first stage of the Army's dependence, Prince Norodom the law by 94 voles to one and foribcoming fon rocket, roared Sihanouk, Prime Minister of the Senate by 33 votes to nil. off today in a test aimed at Cambodia, saki on his return The bill had been presented by anaking the wespen operational. | here today from top level talks | waabus yesterday, e Frances -U.P.I.
in Felding-Reuter,
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