PHILIPS PHILISHAVE
GIEMANS GLOUCESTER ARCADE
Comment Of The
Day
WISHFUL THINKING
THE strange quality of United States diplomacy
is becoming more embar -rossing to her allies.
Not
a little of this can be put down to paying off political friends with appointments at home and abroad; friends completely untrain- ed in diplomacy and with still less knowledge of foreign affairs.
HISTammany Hall cus-
Tom has been aired by a
"Senate committee with re- commendations that the practice should cease in the best interests of the country. The authors of "The Ugly American" have done a good job, particularly in spite of the denials that such a person exlats.
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Violent anti-government demonstrations feared REVOLT IN SOUTH VIETNAM? Movement to MYSTERY OF DISAPPEARING Future of motor
overthrow Diem's regime
Paris, June 20.
Exiled leaders from South Vietnam have joined a movement to overthrow the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem, it was learned yesterday.
Commendable A
IT is commendable, too, that
another committee has seen fit to declare that in matters concerning Intel- Hlgence work "the golden rule is silence." The gaffes put up by Mr Herter and company over the U-2 affair anly attest to the wisdom. of saying "too little, too slowly" rather than "too much, too soon.'
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It seems that the United
States
learning the ja of diplomacy the lessons hard
it is also way. evident that at the moment
NEW BUS SERVICE
FOR PEAK
Peak bus service will start
on July 1, the China Mail was informed today. The service, Route 15, will
start from the vehicular ferry concourse and ter- minate at the Upper Peak Tram Station,
Buses will travel by way of Connaught Road Central, Murray Road, Queen's "Road ́ ́ East "and Stubbs
Road...
The exiles said they feared South Vietnam would be the next American-backed govern- ment to face violent demonstra- tions such as those in Turkey, Korea and Japan.
At the same time, Western Pacific sources in Paris nave learned of stepped-up guerrilla activity by Communist bands operating in South Vietnam. The exile leaders sald guerillas have been Infiltrating from North Vietnam via the Laction and Cambodian borders.
Anti-Diem
Some of the key exiled leaders presently plotting against the Diem regime, said anti-Diem the Communist cause. feeling has added strength to
',
The
EFFIGY DEEPENS
London, June 19.
'serious dimppearanda
of the wax effigy of Mr An- tony Armstrong-Jones, Prin cess Margaret's husband, from Mme Taud's exhibition in London was sill unsolved to- night.
Valued at 500 sterling, the dress-suited Bgure vanished on Friday from its place beside the model of the Princess among the "famous snd in- famous" figures of British his- Sory.
The theft, on the eve of the re- turn of the Royal couple from. their Caribbean honeymoon, ... will
that probably mega' another model will have to be made.
A spokesman at Madame Tus- saud's said today that an aged new vendor, with a stall out. side the exhibition, reported; seeing three. “youngish" men. with the elligy at about 7.30° pm on Friday. They drove away with it in a large car in broad daylight.
Today a man "with a cultured voice" telephoned' the wax- works and asked if there whi a reward for the return of the missing figure, He rang off before being put through
Up until 1934," he said, "many Vietnamese joined the pro-Communist Vietminh be cause they wanted to fight against French domination, Pre- sently, they are attracted to the Vietminh guerrilla forço esto Mr Hoj Iame, the exhibifa cause it is fighting against | Diem:
"And the worst thing about the situation," he added, "is Two buses will shuttle at 40- that the United States is identi-
minute intervals.
The fare will be 70 cents.
fled with the Diem regime among the Vietnamese people.
The exiles charge that under Diem more than 120,000 per
Sectional fares will be avail-sons are in internment camps or
able.
there is a desire to clutch at straws and read into Communist state- ments something which does not exist, but might Mr D. C. J. Banfield, Traffic
be good for morale running at a low ebb since the U-2 Paris summit and the
meeting,
TH
Split seen
THE State Department has seen in a Pravda article a split growing be- tween the Soviet Union and China. American officials have been quoted as saying that the alleged denuncia- tion of "leftist" criticisms within the Communist sphere is a slap in the face for Peking and a victory for Mr Khrushchev,
Whereas, Russia and China"
have for some time made no secret of their converso views on certain world issues. The Pravda article did not take their current differences of approach any further.
There is no sign of any
fundamental rift in the Moscow-Peking alliance and months ago both countries had agreed to differ on the paramount subject of the commune aystem which has led to so much speculation.
Attacks
INCE the summit, Mr Khrushchev has made a number of attacks on the, United States, and the President personally, but the Pravda article merely tends to show that: Sino Soviet opinions are very much as they were before
If the article had been an editorial comment or if it had
under house arrest."
Two months ago, they said, a group of political leaders and
Intellectuals sent an open letter to President Diem asking him to bring about a "more liberal regime, respecting democratic freedoms and recognising the
right to existence of an oppost-
Manager of the China Motor Bus Company said that the new service will not compete with the Peak Tram "because we are tion.' serving entirely different areas of the town." The service will be intro- duced on a trial basis for three months, he added.
Ed Gingles
dies
Mr E, F. (Ed) Gingles, one, of the best known personalities on the China Coast died at Sunny- brook Farm, Sheung Shui,- this morning at the age of 77.
is survived by his wife and daughter,
Mr Gingles was a former chief petty officer in the, United States Navy.
Favouritism
They said the letter also ask- ed for the elimination of favouritism in granting jobs and honours to members of the Diem family.
The exiles said the President refused to receive the signers of the letter and ordered four of them arrested.
According to the exiles, the Diem regime must be toppled soon, before violence boils up against the government and anti-American feeling surges to the surface. But at the same láme they wamed Immediate action might lead to bloodshed.
The exiles said there would b. no, place in a new Viet. government for *x+ Emperor Bao Dal
mmese
A new government, they said, wild have to maintain South Vietnam as a republic based on democratic principles, "because this is the best way to save the country from Communfak
Although the exiled leaders hope to be a part of the new government, one of their num→ ber salt that the power should be retained by people "who
have been suffering from the dictatorship" and have kept in touch with the population. UPI.
tion manager.".
Very strange," said Mr Lane. later, "but anyway i we 'une not offering a reward,
"We could make another, andį
have it back in the exhibi». tion within three weeki 30,"
Effigies
Princess Margaret « and ↑ Antony Armstrong-Jones.
K: I would never
be in Ike's position
Bucharest, June 19,
or Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today he would never have suffered such an embarrassment as President Eisenhower did over his cancelled visit to Japan.
At first, said Mr Lane, he
thought the theft" haf · "been! committed by some students as a kind of rag. He the police had half expected
and
to Speaking informally
racing may be in jeopardy
Result of fatal mishaps
Paris, June 19.
New disquiet about the future of motor racing was expressed in motoring circles here tonight following the deaths of British drivers Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey in the Belgian Grand Prix.
It was expected to fan into new life the controversy that raged here last year after the death of Franzes Jean Berna int Berlin on whether motor racing Its justified in view of the cost. in lives,
Motoring sources said today's
Moss: It
could have
deaths would intresse oppost been worse
tion to demands for continuing
the present Formula I category?
which have been made by both Francorchamps, June 19. drivers and manufacturers since Stirling Moss said last night, the International Automobile "it could have been Sports Commission 'decided two
worse." years ago to cut the engine size of these cars from 2,500 ce to 1,500 cc in 1961, A-
WELL-KNOWN -
Bristow and Stacer were both well known here, particularly as Fornale II drivers
Both were to have raced in the French Grand Prix Rheims next month,
at
Moss was, lying afreiched," out on his bed, both legs in casts from the hips-to the ankles.
His face
swollen.
was bruised and Several teeth were Tom his
Over his nose was
white
patch and the nostrila wee stuffed with gauze.
Around his torso was a blue sports shit
Asked him how it happened and Moss said, "one of the rear wheels came off,
Stacey was also entered for the Le Mans 24-hour race next weekend in which he was to have partnered Innes Ireland in a Lotus
and With the Injuries to Stirling was doing about 149 mph. Moss and Mike Taylor at Fran- I was knocked out, only for a corchamps, as well as the loss short time, and regained cons-
Mr : Khrushchev declined to of Bristow and Stacey, the Bri- ciousness lying on the side of the
the effry to appear on the Western newsmen Mr Khrushcomment when asked why antish contingent for the French road Reuter. ronte taken from Waterloo chey el repeated his warming Eastern mit had been con-Grand Prix will be seriously de Station by Princess Mar- that the Russians would destroy vened in Bucharest UPI.
garet and her husband yester day.
"But that did not happen,” ho added: "and DOW. WÓ are getting worried."--Reuter,
HK POLICE
INQUIRIES
CONTINUE
Inquiries into why Western
any air brse used for un- outhbrigèri fights over the Soviet Union.
The Soviet leader, here with other top Chromists for 60 Eastern bloc summit, referred to President Eisenhower's visit to Japan in answer to a
be question about whether planned to visit Budapest,
Mr Khrushchev sala he had no plans to visit Hungary, since he had no invitation and made E a principle to go only where he was invited
"If you follow that rule, what happened to Mr. Elsenhower. would just not happen to you Mr, Eisenhower wanted to go to Japan but had to cancel his visit because of the Japanese people's opposition," Mr. Khrushchev 'said....
District policemen did not "I would never have suffered know of the existence of such an embarrassment a big gambling syndicate Eisenhower, he declared. are still continuing and no decision has been taken.
GOOD SPIRITS
joking with Western Journalista whom he laughingly called "imperialists and "capitalists."
A Government spokesman The Soviet Premier was 'in
said this today.
good spirits and answered ques- tlons moderately frequently On Saturday the China Mail reported: a,Goverment spokesman as saying that no disciplinary action is to be taken.” The spokesman claimed he sold that "no disciplinary action has been taken."
One killed in Beirut
election
But he was serious when he: sahl Soyles Hitsela would not "tolerate further violation of
her air space
Mr Kikhthe mid Soviet forces would "take back im mediately and destroy any gir bases from which planer for umauthorised » › flights over the Soviet Union had started:"TH The Premier (maintained this the Soviet Union still desires another summit conference; but added, “however, it there should be no summit conference, we shall live on Dis before
GERMAN PROBLEM
merte of large", "mama" to Mr Khrushchev · listed · dis- local leaders commending fermament on the ↑ key interm- were reported have, tional problem; aiding that the inde and there were, alao
Jeff and the Hrying of votes.
must be solved.
incident
had not sent them money like
Beirut, June 19, man was killed in an the others,
been written by an author Oliviers meet exchange of shots between
of standing there might
have been some cause for
the State Department's.
London, June 18. Sir Laurence Olivier and
reasoning. This, however; la Vivien Leigh met on Saturday not the case.
We can only conclude that the Stata Department, after Its part in recent events, is
supporters of rival par ties in today's general elections in the Lebano
In another incident a passing
for an hour to discuss the car fired a few shots, Into the breakup of their marriage office ofca sundidate was reported today.
Sir: Laurence recently an- nounced his desire to
but no casualtier wi
Steel-helmeted" by outside
struggling hard to make actress Joen Plow 20 second
comeback and at the same The Sunday Exeter sald Eir dau held Time offset Vividoubtful | Laurence and his wife met at Lemmon, diplomacy with wishful Oliyler Brigant Eaton Square Manow thinking:
complained that
pleted-Reuter.·
tempair
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