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RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FAMOUS CUNFBET IN ACTION TROUSERS
Whiteaways
HUNT KONG
Make Britain's Attitude Clear, He Demands
KOWLOON
Of The GAITSKELL'S MOVE
MOVE ON
ON CRISIS
Day
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Fishing Perils
Into
PULL investigation is } HOW being conducted
yesterday's shooting Incident of Po Toi island,
The essential point to determine is what-if any- thing-provoked it. If yesterday's official report indicates it was unprovoked or even if a simple breach of regulations did occur, the British Government must protest against the extreme nction taken.
Official reporta an *far are sketchy but by now the authorities miual Jave clearer jelez of whunt happened. The public needs to be informed fully as soon as possible. The shooting in certainly the Incident reported since Cantin deereed new regula- flous for janks fishing in the Pearl River Estuary waters und, more recently, the extension of the three- mile Hen limit to twelve miles.
Not Clear
【HE exact position of the feet at the time of the shooting is not clear and may be difficult to establish precisely. If it wecurred in Hongkong waters, the in- cident ITINER extremely serious proportions, but even if it took place beyond
our limits the fact that a Chinese patrol boat resorted to shooting must be strongly deprecated. Las of life is an" added reason for strong censure.
The local junk fishing fleet de not of course By Re
Ensigns. They are
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Socialists Urge Prime Minister South Korean General Reports:
MR-MACMILLAN-
To Visit Washington
MACMILLAN'S
REPLY
London, Sept. 15.
Mr Harold Macmillan tonight declined an opposition sug-
gestion that he visit Washington to warn
the United
States administration of the risk of war with China.
The Prime Minister told Mr Hugh Gaitskell, the Labour leader, that he was "always prepared
to go anywhere and to do anything in the cause of peace.”
But he added that the Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd was already on his way to the United States where he would be "in close touch with the United States government and representatives of other countries."
RAF Mother Heard
Cyprus Rats
In The Rafters Over Her Babies
Nicosia, Sept. 15.
Nicholas and Timothy, 10-months-old twins, slept peacefully today, despite "scratching noises" in the false roof of their bungalow.
Their mother, Mrs Drphne Nowbury, wife of a Royal Air Force Filial-Lieutenant, thought the tits must be made by rat,
anti- so he called the
squi
the RAF ni
British ship, nor are they married quirters at Akrotiri, o registered In Hongkong, tomber base in South-West
They are lcensed to sell cyprus. their entelies to the locki
marketing organisation but The anti-redzat zquad check- this does not mean thated-and fourxia plastle time mb, with an active time pen-
have
junks based at one of our cil stuck Into It. The time harbours and affiliated with
pencil was belleved to unfons, associations or co-been set for ter today. operatives registered in Hongkong are not entitled Security authorities were try. to protection. Nor does the Ing to and out tonight how the Royal Navy's view that Arst-ever time bomb junks which fish in Chinese planted within the house of a British servicxmall, The house waters do so at their own risk-mean that unprovoked
amounting
shooting,
downright terrorism, can be ignored. Related
ITONGKONG people will be
had been
within the station compound, which has one of the strictest guards of any camp in Cyprus.
Indiscriminate
Huck to conclude that bunk was made the care
tin-
lerrorist
Hongkong's Biggest Ship
London, Sept. 15. The motor cargo vessel, Eastern Trader" (13,000 Lons deadweight) was
from launched
Swan, And Hunter
Witham Richardson, Lid's Neptune yard. Walker-on- Tyne, tonight for the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. of Hongkong.
It will be the company's biggest ship and the big- geal to be registered in tho Crown Colony. France-
Presse.
Scottish Bank Follows
The discovery of the time bomb
after leaflets in directly Cypriot the incident
organisation, related to China's present had circulated yesterday hostile mood to the West in threatening to kill Britons in- general and the Colony Indiscriminately. particular. China's
There were six Britons in the friendly attitude towards Hongkong
been bungalow where the time bomb has
was placed Flight Lieutenant ia many and Mrs Newbury, demonstrated
their baby waya in recent months. Lwin sons and two elder child- Until further official reports ren-Christopher, aged eight, and indleate how the shooting live-year-old Patricia-Reuter, started It be impossible may be to usaesa uccurately Peking's motives and uctions. Never- theless Hongkong needs
Nicosia, Sept. 15. show that it will not be
A Cypriot Greek was shot dead Intimidated by violence and by British troops in west Cyprus that every possible effort tonight when he refused to halt will be made to ensure the at a roadblock, it was announced. £10 from a minimum of £50 safety of the fishing fleet.
to
Shot Dead
-Reuter.
Falkirk, Sept. 15. The Bank of Scotland tus Joined the big English banks in offering unsecured personal loans up to £500.
The Bank of Scotland an- counced that, from Oct 1, it leans it five per will grant cent per year, In inultiples of
to £500-China Mad Special.
40 Feared Dead: Train
Plunges Over Bridge
New Jersey, Sept. 15.
(estimated cousualty figures as and others rushed up into the
An estimated 40 people were 40 dead and '21 Injured.”
klited today and 21 Injured when a passenger train carry-
A spokesman
of the Jersey Ing 100 people to offices in Central Railroad Company sald New York plunged Through a that "the bridge was up for bridge over Newark Bay Into some reason or other" when the 35 feet of water.
train ran on to it. All but two Tugs and coastguards, ships of the coaches plunged into the rushed to the aid of passengers bay. One hung from the bridge struggling in the water, Police and one remained on the line.
skin an appeal for
One of the survivore, M
the re-
Britain's two political leaders exchanged messages ori the Quemoy crisis during a dramatie two-hour period Iste tonight.
Mr Goltskell's messago WAS delivered at tep Downing Street at 7.50 p.m. and telephoned to the Prime Minister who is on holiday in Scotland. By 10 p.m., Mr Maemian had telephoned his reply.
Will Not Join In
The Labour leader's message, despatched after a meetus of the party's "hadow cabine}," ursed Mr Maemian to make plain that "even if the United
States becomes involved by a war to defend Quomay: Britaly
would not join in,"
he
Mr Calispell added that and his colleagues belleved if was the Conservative admbus- tration's duty to "do everything in their power to dissuade the United States government from engaging in such a war."
He concluded: "The fact is that pubile epirion, not only in Bri- isin but we believe in the whole of western Europe, is completely opposed to a war over Quemoy and is able to cccept the argu- ments which President Eisen- hower sought to justify this, possibility.
"We believe the British goy-
MR GAITSKELL
MAINLAND FORCES
MASSED
AGAINST QUEMOY
Seoul, Sept. 15. Lieutenant-General You Jai Hung, Chairman of the South Korean joint chiefs of staff, today reported to his Gov- ernment upon his, return from Formosa that Communist Chinese forces were "big enough" to attempt landing attacks on the islands of Quemoy,
General You made his report, in an analysis of the Formosa stluation.
Quemey Island defenders con- sisting of about seven divisions.
General You sald Chine Communist forces were "big He visited Formosa this month enough" to attempt landing on ns a special envoy of the Pre- the island but Quemoy's fori- rident, Dr Syngman Rhre.
fications were so strong that General You said the Com-the bombardment had not been munist Chines also had in the 100 effcclive............Reuter, Quemoy area about 200 modern torpedo boats, In addition, about 170 alreraft, mostly Mig 17a were stationed at two bares right across from the island of Quemoy.
An additional 1,800 combat aircraft were deployed on the Mainland within 850 miles of
Quemoy.
Taipei Demands U.S. Bomb Mainland Bases
Taipei, Sept. 16. More than 250,000 Com- The National Assembly today niunist ground froops (four called for "immediate and effco- ariny corps) were posed on the tive" air attack by the United mainland coast against the States and Nationalist China to silence the Communist guns bombarding Quemoy.
An
Sterling Advances To Convertibility "With All Possible Speed"
By RICHARD J. GWYN
Montreal, Sept. 15.
ernment should make this abut The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer,
dantly clear to our American allies and urge the greatest re- straint upon them.
"[T, trust, you share our hope Lylews on these matters I
you will be prepared yourself," it need be, to go to Washington and represent them to the President,"
Public Reply
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Last Plane Runs The Quemoy Gauntlet
Talpal, Sept. 16. {A Nationalist Air Force C-46 successfully flow through the Quemay blockade this morning to evacuate 21 wounded and the Tast three newsmen remaining on the besieged island. The twin-engine planes roared of the Shaydo bouch emergency assembly resolution, landing stelp under heavy Com- noting List US. escorted munist affery are "7:47 &.m/ convoys End had little effect” Meanwhile, the Defence Minis-- on the Red blockade of the out- try old Nationalist artillery on por islands, demanded bomb the offshore islands damaged two Ing of the Communist batteries Communist motor junks, belloved to save 150,000 civiliano und to be supply ships. soldicts" on the lands
from
The exact iccation of the cetion
their helpless state."
The Iceolution requested the was not disclosed but it was be- Nationalist and the United loved to be la Quemoy ETC. States to take immediate and
The Ministry also einimei effective measure of bombing that Natiorinilst held and anti- mainland cousin? preas end
thoroughly destroying Com-
munist gun positions,"--UP.I.
Terror Tours Reported US
Denied
Mr Derick Heathcoat Amory, today put a damper on hopes that the Commonwealth
Nottingham, Sept. 15. Economic Conference here would see The sheriff of Nottingham,
Councillor F. W. dramatic move toward whole convertibility alleged that coach operators are Wooton, har
city's of Sterling.
advertising tours of the "terror spots," following the Addressing a closed session The Chancellor, In his speech recent racial disturbances of the 11-nation conference, Mr behind closed doors, cited the Today the East Heathebat Amory reviewed dangers that still existed to the Passenger Vehicle Operators said the government's position Britain's progress toward con- strength of Sterling and said Association was investigating had already been made clear. vertibility (free exchange of Britain would move as fast as the charges,
He reiterated a speech he pounds into dollars) since 1952 she could but not in a way thit
The secretary sald "Such made on Friday in which he and said that full convertibility: might force her later to retreat tours would be most undesirable slid the United States had remained Britain's alm. "and we
Observers took Mr Heathcoat and as an association we would neither sought nor received will move toward it as quickly Amory's remarks to mean Bri- Cepreeate them. promises of military support į na possible,"
tain intends to move toward full from Britain in the Formosa
convertibility with all possible
In his reply. Mr Muemills
arca,
Mr Macmillon said: "While there must, of course, be un- fettered consultations and
Midlands
"But I am inclined to doubt the authenticity of the report." The sheriff at a weekend gar- den party sad he had been in- farmed such tours were being
China Mail Special..
The gist
of Mr Heathcoat speed but will keep a cautious Amory's speech was relayed to eye on dangers such as inflation, newsmen ni a press conference or a sudden run on the pound honest advice between partners by a spokesman for the British as happened at the time of the organised and was "horrifled."-
Sucz crisis in. 1050.-U.PI. delegation.
in private on the best way of handing any particular prob- lem, I think that we would be playing into the hands of the Communists if we allowed our- selved to take public attitudes on difficulties which we hope jointly to overcome."
The Prine
Minister then stated his views about a personal 10 Washington and mission concluded: "Memwwhile I feel that we must treat this crisis
calmly and constructively."
Mr Galtskell told reporters later that he would be making a pabile speech tomorrow and would give his reply to Mr Macmillan then.
Cancel The Holidays
A resolution calling upon the British Labour Party leaders ta demand tho immediate
day part of the car."
convening of Parliament to con- He said passengers generally dider the war toger and to did not punle
He himself initiate
a national campaign escaped with a cut hand.
against war with China passect tonight at a "victory for socialism" meeting in Loudon, -Itouter,
Tonight the company repeated its estimate of 40 killed but mid the injured totalled at least 33.
Seven hours after the crash skin divers were still soarching the ally waters for bodies..
showed the
ал
sent out
There was still no explanation HUNGER MARCHES divers The coastguard reported George Barry, said: "I was in ot the erech Officials said
third couch reading my warming Lights that 15 bodies had been
New Delhi, Sept. 15. covered
paper when
suddenly then drawbridge use up and an auto- Hunger marches and demon- were people tumbling all over
by organised matic derailing device threw the strations At one polar railway officials me and water pouring in
train off the rails. But the train Soctailst and Communist parties estimated that possibly 30 or 40 The coach Alled quickly with apparently ripped on over tilo in protest af souring food prices" more people were trapped in a water to the halfway point, hopes tál it plunged over were reported from northern submerged coach, "They later) People broke windows to escape the gap-Beater.
India today-Reuter,
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Warsaw If the talks in "Between the Ambassadors of the United States and Poopita China meet with reasonably quick success, they may lead to direct neroilations between the foreign ministers of two countries, American circles sold here today.
A statement to this effect was made by the American Ambassador, Mr Jacob Beam in the name of the U.8. Government during bla three-hour
with Chinese Ambassador Wang
Pinr-Nan today, the circles added-France- Presse.
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Sunday aircraft shelling destroyed 14 shore guza, DIG anti-aircraft
gun, emplacement, and set fire to an mamuution klump.
onc
suin
Communist artillery continued pounding the Quemos complex today, the 23rd day of shelling alnce August 23.
The Mkilatry sakk 1,074 shells hit Quemoy between 2140 Mon- day and 0000 local time tođaji, All Dusscogers aboard tha C-40 which made the emergency flight from Quemoy donned steel helmots before dashing across the heavily shelled bench to Jump into the wailing plane.
The alrcraft Look off and akimmed over the waves at ubout an altitude of only 100 feet until it was well out of range of Communist radar,
The three newrmen. aboard wote; Lawrence Chang, NBC television photographer, Lionel Teal, of Reuter, and C. T. Chang, telenews cameraman,
1.5. millary authorities and Nationalist Chinese officiala Issued An order On Monday barting all newsmen from the offshore islands' and Instructed the three remaining newamen, to Leave,
The therey plane flew the 21 wounded to Talpel.-U.P.I**