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PHILIPS
GILMANS
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AGENTS
FOR
VACUUM CLEANERS
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
The 12-Mile Limit
“HINA'S decision to extend
C
her sen limits to 12 miles. leaven Britain with only one course-to reject It Im- mediately and totally. The Peking announcement W obviously intended to binder possible American
opera-
tlons around Quemoy and by discouraging American warships from venturing near the islands, to enforce its blockude of the area. But Its relevance to lung kong, so far not speelfleal- ly mentioned by the Peking order, should not be overlooked,
For unless it Is promptly opposed by Britain, it pro- vides the Communists with grounds for interference, whenever I chooses, with } the Colony'a Bahing Reet operating outside our own territorial waters. And Bri; tain obviously cannot ignore the Chinese claim when it has contested a similar one by Jeeland a vigorously. The freedom of the seas as to be pro- |
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CHINA MAIL
No. 37146
Established 1845 ·
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1958))
ICELAND TRIES SOMETHING NEW
'Price 20 Cents
RAMMING ATTEMPT
British Frigate
Has Close Shave A
With Gunboat
London, Sept. 4.
The Admiralty tonight confirmed reports that the Icelandic gunboat Aegir had tried to ram the British frigate Russell while the frigate was patrolling near a group of British trawlers.
Police Stop Demonstrators' Advance On
tected as much in this part UK Envoy's Home
of the world as in the North Atlantic.
It is perhaps premature to
suggest what steps will have to be taken around Hongkong.
The
feeling locally in possibly that China's main object in pro- claiming the new sen limits is directly related to the Formona Straits crisis and
Reykjavik, Sept. 4. Icelandic police joined hands in a chain here tonight to prevent demonstrators | from reaching the main gates of the British Am- bassador's residence.
A few hundred people made their way to the two-storey villa after
ก protest meeting la
Jears
poweя no immediate threat atby central square_wiend- to Hongkong. But thed by over 7,000 people, implications must be con sidered. Not to make a stand now may well leave Britain in an awkward position
later when some new form of pressure may be brought
There were occasional but no stones were thrown.
Vases Broken
The Ambassador, Mr Andrew
to busr (II1 the Calons. Gilchrist was at home with his Hongkong is already feeling family. The villa curtains were broke by
drawn ti Vases
China's economic squeezedemonstrators earlier this week and it would be foolish to
were still in the windows, believe that it will not at some later date appens in some other form,
An Admiralty spokesman gald the Russell had reported that the Aegr planty iried to ram her while the British ship was covering Trawlers fishing indde iceland's newly proclaimed 12- mile wide territorial waters.
When fintr Icelandie gunboats arrived in the area, the Russe)}; drew abreast of the Aegir's starboard side and steamed at 12 knots on the sume course, ut a distance of 200 feel, with the intention tf shielding the | trawlers, The spokesman said,
Short Blast
According 10 reports from the Russell, the Aggir sounded one short blast and swerved in on attempt to ram the frigate.
The
Russell's captain re- ported: "ller (the
Aesir's) wake shows that considerable wheel was used. I had to use 20 degrees to get clear.
The Aegir
close Passed astern," the spokesmani added.
George Bishop, Reuter's cor- espondent on board the trawler Coventry City, off Iceland, ports the game of "Chase me Charlie" being played between the British trawlers and war- ships and the Teelandic gunboats is not helping the fishermen to catch Ash,"
Poor Catches
The meeting was called by Reykjaviks Trade Union Federa tion and the crowd was quim and orderly as they gathered in the square. The meeting opened It seems that the sh "don't
Another Try Needed with e Reykjavik City Band like the relatively large number
the
'NO SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE’-
Singapore, Sept. 4.
N Army spokesman said'
Was Fo
special significance in the forthcoming transfer of 僖 British infantry
from
battalion
Malayn to Hongkong.
north
The unit. the First Battalion, the Loyal
A
Was по connection with the movement of the Battalion and the FormoSA crisis,
Regiment, leaves for There Hongkong on September 21- "for a change of scene" and returns on November 5.
The spokesman said such moves were not frequent. He said he did not know if)
any other units were being transferred.
"It is just a coincidence," he!
said. "As already stated the Battalion is going to Hongkong for a variation in training."-Reuter,
United States Rejects Peking Extension Claim
FEARS IN FRANCE OF
SPURT OF FRESH INCIDENTS
Washington, Sept. 4.
The United States today rejected Communist China's ex- tension of its territorial waters from three to 12 miles.
A State Department spokes statement the mam enid in a
What Ike's Pelding regime's announcement
Warning Meant
the
was "on obvious attempt to cloak their aggressive purposes."
Aaited to
territory, the southern side was not.
of comment on the
-Communist announcement, the Slale Department spokesman read this statement:
"Tho Chineso Communists have always claimed but never controlled Taiwan, the Penghus (Pescadores) and the offshore
Declarations
This restates that claim and
these sources noted.
£9
to
the Americans,
RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FANNS CONFURY IN ACTION TRUUSKRS
Whiteaways
TERMING KONG
“WITH ALL MY HEART.....'
De Gaulle Appeals To People To Say 'Yes' To
To Constitution
Paris, Sept. 4.
General Charles de Gaulle today appealed to an enthusiastic crowd massed in the Place de la Republique to say "yes" to his new constitution -while strong police forces prevented hostile counter-demonstrations.
The $1.95
Affair:
Stay Of Execution Granted
Demonstrators,
answering calls by the Communist Party and the "Committee of Reels- tance againat Fascian," tried to march into the square with banners and shouts of "No to de Gaulle" and "Fascism shall not pans."
In one of the boulevards off the Ploce de la Republique Republican Guarda charging with drawn sabres scattered a Troup of anti-do Gaulle de- monstrators,
Break Up
In another street pollen used Meur gas to break up a de- monstration. Sorno left-wing demonstrators overturned cars and attacked a Gualist office.
First reparts spoke of several injured and some arrests,
General de Geulle spoko from a rostrum in front of the
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Montgomery, Sept. 4. Jimmy Wilson, American
Negro, sentenced to death statue of the Republic and for having stolen $1.95 huge 130-ft high gilded V-sign from an old woman, and for victory and for the fifth who was
to have been Republic which will come into being if the now constitution is executed on Friday morn accepted.
of
ing, received a stay especially
execution today.
CONFIRMED
had
The new constitution, LT- proved at a five-hour cabinet meeting
yesterday, gives
know."
of
you
In Paris, sources voiced the fears that Peking's unilateral decision might lead to a spuri
fresh incidents, since Poking specified that the 12-mio Emit also spelled to the seas and air space surrounding The death penally can be de-nhanced powers to the Prexi-
the Pescadores, mended for theft lo Alabama | Dent Formoss and
the Republic and The Chinese Communist 11-
and in several other American envisages 1 *community" of nouncement came on the eve of states and tho amount stulen France and her overscas terri- Washington, Sept. 4,
the beginning of senior White House official
combined does not influence the penalty.tories. It will do voted on in a Sino-American naval manoeu-
Wilson had already served two national referandum on Sep who gave reporters a back-telands.
vres in the Formosa region. prison terms for theft. During tember 28. ground briefing on Presid
the trial, the old woman
General de Gaulle, in a blacks alleged that Wilson had tried to clvillan lounge sult, appealed ont Eisenhower's warning
The question therefore arose rope her.
to the crowd: "With al my today that he would not
the whether
Feking
heart, in the name of France, 1 hesitate to commit U.S.
government really intended to
ask you to reply Yes,
If you armed forces if he found is one more illustration of how
touch of serious incidents by it necessary to the security Peking's
attacking ships or planes operat- The Alabama Supreme Court, do not, we will return that very declarations directing with the America 7th Fleet which confirmed the death senday to the errors which of Formosa, said
the link the so-called 'Eberation of and by placing responsibility fence imposed by a lower court, United States would inter- the offshore islands with Taiwan for such Incidents in advance on sald that no decision would be
No Breach vane swiftly if it thought and the Penghus.
annoumeed today though the court is in session on the ap- He suid that the constitu Ion situation in the
"It is also on obvious attempt
These diplomatic quarters sold
peal entered by Wilson's hud been drawn up wiŊhout any Formosa Strait was out of to cloak their aggressive pur the Chinese action was purely lawyers.
breach of any right of the peo- hand-if the Nationalist poses."
arbitrary and had absolutely no
ple or of any publie liberly. forces considered
The
cuicmatically appeut they
"The nation, which is the sole The spokesman
asked cgat value. It therefore op-
since the execution, were unable to handle it whether the United States re-
peared to be part of a whole suspends serica of measures whose esserl- no man under sentence of death Judge, will approve or reject our work. But it is in good con- cognised the Communist Chinesetial aim was to complicate the themselves.
can be sent to the electric chair setence that we propose it," Asked if the matement, read) 12-mile territorial waters claim altuation and increase the ten- while his appeal is still before De Gaulle sold the universe In a boarding party. A by Mr John Foster Dulles, the "The United States Govern- sion still further. Reuter and the Suprenic Court-France-was full of current which put British felgate dushing up to Secretary of State at Newport, prevent it from doing so Rhode Bland, would be regardent has never recognised any France-Press. And then Une gunboat eidinged as a slit? and blunt warn-
replied, *Our to "frighten" anothering to the Chinese Communists, historic position Away
on terrorial British skipper.
the official replied that it he
am told dates waters, which I Everyone Is now hoping that were the Communists he would back to the time of Thomas some compromise is possible ceriainly weigh consequences of
been the three- Jefferson, has between Britain and Iceland to what he called "further aggres-
mile Ilmit," end this tense and farcleat sion," *Wor" before
The official added, however, tragic some Ineldent occurs like a member that today's declaration did not of a boarding party being ac- represent any basic change in cidentally crushed between two United States policy. He said and it reflected Implementation of existing policy in the light of current events.--Reuler.
in
ever-
dressed in blue red and gold of ships daching around over uniforms playing marching songs their habita!
dunluishing clrcles, and the Tcoming on
THE Peking announcement and popular bunes.
trawler skippers mostly report There were four speakers re- top of
main political
poor catches," latest news from the lec-presenting the Jand coast that few fish are parties. They spesied to the
crowd
show "moderation, being caught despite the
responsibility and mature manli- effective British protection, ess" by not going on to the Bri- emphasises the need for tish Ambassador's residence for some international agree- demonstrations ---Router. meat on
An sca limits.
attempt was made earlier
this
It
do this. year to failed largely because of the selfish insistence by some
10
Boycotted Dinner
nations on putting national For Lennox-Boyd
interests above inter nutional harmony. But another try is needed and nothing makes this more apparent than the British dispute with Iceland, and now the Chinese decision.
may
As for the effect of the Peking announcement on the island war, America's immediate rejection of the new mit leaves muttérs little changed. China
con- sider it now has a right to attack any American vessel within the 12-mile limit, but It is highly unlikely it would do so with all the acrious consequences that would be involved.
Hamilton, Sept. 4. Negro members of Bermuda's Howe of Assembly boycotted a parliamentary dinier ut a hote! here last night at which Mr Alan Lennox Boyd, the
Colonial Secretary,
the guest of honour.
was
apparently The move Was taken in a concerted protest discrimimtlon racial glust
In hotels in this Brush Allan- the colony and tourist resort.
Dr E. M. Cana,
one of the
two coloured meinbers of the Council Legistative joined the live negro members of the 30- member House of Assembly In boycotting the dinner, an an- nual one given by the speaker, --China Mail Special.
In Tomorrow's China Mail
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The "game" consists of an Icelandic gunboat making-to- wards a trawler as if to send
ships. France-Presse Reuter.
PIPE BOMB
EXPLOSION
Nicosia, Sept. 4. A British soldier was injured slightly today when a pipe-type bomb was thrown at a milltary Jeep from a roof-top on Ledra Street in Nicosia.
TRAVEL BAN
TO TAIWAN
12-mile territorini claims," Jie
was
Rebel Group
waters
In Tulpei, Dr Kiang Yi-seng. spokesman of the Chinese Na- tionalist Foreign Ministry, fo day rejected Peking's claim to an extension of his territorial waters from three to 12 miles.
do not re- "We certainly cognise it," he said.
Dr Klang added: "The whole regime Is,
opinion, a our rebel group. We regard any statement made by them as coming from rebels.”
American military sources sald they would continue to
I'resse.
Communists Resume Bombardment
Of Little Quemoy
of
Taipei, Sept. 5. Communist batteries began their 14th day
bombardment today with 60 rounds, shelling Little Quemoy shortly after 4 a.m.
'Islands Not Worth A
This WG6 the first gunfire reported after almost 23 hours on the 150-mile coastal front.
Nationalist Intelligence reports
Washington, Sept. 4. The United States Defence Department Today announced a temporary "uspension of travel jol dependents of American per Troops cordoned off the area vicemos la Formosa, and dozens of Cypriots were A statement by the Depart~ | recognise the three-mlis terri- said that the Amoy and Swatow screened, Several arrests were mem sald Under present torial limit set by international inval. paleol group had been made. The roof-tops were also
circumstanc
д normal law when putting ships into reinforced with a total of 24 searched.
precautionary measure the De Quemby or flying over the torpedo boats and two regimenis The bomb fell in front of the portment of Defence has tema island. They pointed out that of Marines. jeep, and exploded a second porarily suspended travel of de although the northern side of after the vellele had passed pendents of military personnel Quemoy faland was within the
over it--France-Presse.
to Taiwan" (Formosa).-Reuter, three-mile limit of Communist
To Close Down Clandestine
Radio Stations In Beirut
Beirut, Bapt. 4. THE Lobanoss opposition an
nounced tonight that it will close down its four elandestine radio ratione as from mid- night tonight.
This is the opposition's second
measure in 24 hours to facili Eats the desired return to nor. mal under the now regime of the President-álect, General Fund Chahab. The first, which came into opera." tion today, was to allow shops
to open in the mornings after 18 wacke of compulsory shut. down.
Announcing the closedown to
night, the opposition said that It had also tried unsuccessfully
brondessting again if the “Voice of Labanon". continued. Meanwhile, the Beirut military commander today ordered his man to enforce the new ban on carrying arms in the central Beirut area. Boidlers sourched'
to get the Phalangista (right- |. •, motorials, and pedestrians and wing alvilian loyalista) to close "Voton of thair clandestine Lebanon" at the same timo,
Observers here tonight bullavad
that the opposition would begin i
are
confiscated weapons. Further similar · manstires
expected, culminating in the dismantling of the Dista barn. ricades and the disarming ¿f'í the rebela---Reuter,
A concentratiory of some BOG junks had gathered in the Amoy
rea, it was added
There was no noticeable in- crease of troops on the China
constal areas but a great num- ber of gun emplacements have been adiled to first-line artillery, the intelligence reports added.
18 is added that the 'Com- mmunist Commander iri the
World War
Says Grimond
the
in question the future of human species and les France to be on her guard while play- ing the Tole of moderation, pence and fraternity which her vocation dictated to her.
"In short, the French nation will bloczom agala Or will perish according to whether thu
not or state will have stantly havo, rough strength and prestige to lead her, where phe should go."
Instability
General de Gaulle wald of the In France: post-war regimes
Through inconsistency and Establity
and whatever the
Intentions, often the merit of
men, the regime found itsel
deprived of the internal authu-
rity and the external assurance- without which it could not act. "It was inevitable for the panalysis of the state to lead to a serious national crisis, and that immediately the Repúblic was threatened with college,
"The necessary was done to nvold the irremediable at the very instant when it was about to occur. The tearing apart of the nation was just prevented. The last chance of the Republic was saved.
"It was in legality that I and my government assumed tho exceptional mandate of drawing London, Sopt. 4. up a project for a new consti- British Liberal Party leader, tulon and submitting it to the
lo Grimond, said today decision of the people."-Reuter. that Formosa should be
put under United Nations protection.
Fukien arca, Yeh Fel, has Ho told A meeting in his arrived in Amoy for a military constituency, Orkney and conference.
од
tions.
J
Marriage Denial
London, Sept. 4. Bhetland: "It is high lime that] A Landon firm of solicitors Nationalist military experts the Formosan, problem was tonight depled that marriago
Quenoy
predicted these handed over to the Unied Na-wo "Imminent or COL- possible Communist moves:
templated" between 'an 18-year- A surprise stlack on the
"The Formosang should be old Traqi giri, Miss Huzakma, Qumor astellites. Includ- allowed to decide their own and King Hummin of Jordan).
Taxe and Lille faure and they should be put The Dilcitors famed a state-g
under United Nations protection, meant which wild; “Recent press The continuing- bombard-
"The Americana should not reports to the contrary (in thin ment
elowhere and will treat this simply, as a matter country continue until an opportuno') between tham and the Chinese. ['entirely without roundation time for landing, at Qurmey | It might involve us all, and and have occasioned const proper
the
Quemoy.../
Quemoy
atu
..... oozes, --- › France: | Quemoy is not worth a world |derable, distress to this young
war"France-Presse.
Flady and he family"-Beuter,
A