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CHINA
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No. 37874
Established 1845 FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1961.
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Former
An inspiration Light
HE recent Bucccuses ins
T the Government cm-
paign against narcatje drugs should be an inspira- tion to those who are now
making preparations for a determined attack on cor- ruption in the Colony. The two evils of course pose essentially different prob- lema and call for a differant approach but the tur- cotles campaign and the
Horse
officer
A prominent Hong- kong resident, Mr
No prospect of better
relations
between
China and America
Washington, Jan. 12.
Mr Dean Rusk, President-elect Kennedy's choice as Secretary of State, said today he saw no possibility at the present time of establishing normal relations with Communist China.
This was because Peking! H. "Buffy" Mait-seemed to be making as a condi
land, died at 2 ample and government
tiun abandonment of the pen-
a
of For-
today in St Paul's moss," he told the Senate For-
eign Relations Committee.
Kennedy Hospital, after Recalling that Mr
had sald he wanted to make i long illness. Ho serious effort to progress at the Geneva nuclear test conference, was 53.
Mr Rusk sald; "We expect to get into that very promptly."
Public hearing
thoroughness which went into it. seems to offer hopa that tackled with similar planning and resolution, the anti-corruption drive may achieve worthwhile results. A year
has almost passed Aince Government and the Unoficials agreed that the time had come to take more drastic measures. Some of He is survived by his wife. these have already been and a son Andrew, who are both! promulgated and a number in England, and his daughter of committees have been Mrs W. H. Cerneck and three formed, but the feeling grandehildren in Hongkong.
Up to the time of his death, persists that those engaged
are meeting Mr Maitland was an official of in this work with
the Royal Hongkong Jockey голиз frustrations
Club, and there are few results During the 20's and 30's he
Mr Rusk, who answered ques- to show for much sincere was a well-known jockey tions briskly and confidently effort and genuine concern. both Shanghai and Hongkeng.
said he thought the dynamism Mr Maitland Mr H. D. M. Borton's recent
was born in
of world Communian was ferger. constructive Trinidad and was educated at today than it had been at any for appeal
Callege In England.point in the past. He said he Boggestions puts the oblign Radley Lion more firmly in the After he left school he went to foresaw nu early end to the cold
Shanghul where he joined war. community to help. This arding, Matheson Co, Ltd.
This is a long time struggle," may well yield useful re-
he said. The stakes are very sults, particularly in so far
high and the country will have to do what has to be done in the effort to maintain freedom for ourselves and for others.
A regulating procedures in
Branched out
Outl
Mr Rusk was addressing public hearing opened by the Senate committee today pre- paratory to his formal comina- Hon us Secretary of State.
"I would like very much to be optimistic that this is some day coming to an end and our burdens will be less, but it would be quite wrong of me to
Government departments He jatcr branched and methods of dealing with as an exchange broker, with his Government servants. But owa frin something more than this!
IN LA · remaindered to will be required
alix former Shanghai residents
Hongkong, a commiander of the courage venality. THE best kind of deterrent Shanghal Light Horse, a nount- Tis court action, but apart eros.
from a number of minor offences there have been tog fow major cases to convey any kind of a useful lesson. We feel that until experts from overseas are able to advise
and on mensures procedures and to report on our anti-corruption work Henerally, we can expect to make little progress. Hongkong make a study of regulations
e unit of the Shanghal Volun-suppose that this is the case."
During the war he was intern- Disarmament 100ed in Shanghai,
Again
and
to
geeds ordinances, methods
adopted elsewhere, not only
in Britain but in places
like Singapore (where new
Belgian -Premier
logislation was introduced Premier
Pakistan, Tur-
last year),
key, India, West Germany
Home
and
may
int
faints
Mr Ruck said the entire China would have to be problem Bludied. including Its effect upon disarmament.
Asked by Senator George Aiken, (Republican) about the postbility of providing V.S. surplus food for the people of China, Mr Rusk replied that Alken if Senator
wished to further he pursue the issue
would be happy for him to do so after he finally took office.
Mr Rusk lsd made these points in answer to quetions: Brusscis, Jan. 12.
Gaston
• SUMMIT! "it would be Eyekons exhausted by his three- very important for any presi
carefully- den tu consider week battle against timed and well-planned pro- Socialist-led nationwide grurine and series of state visits strikes, fointed In Parlia
would be made ....but thes mont tonight. Doctors by the President in the light of
ho was suffering circumstances at the Line."
He had previously expressed Catholic concern about the apparent habit was carried of negotiations at the highest level because it diverted senior offeinis from their normal func-
room and two
(which Announced Mea- sures earlier this week) United Staten. and the Corruption
tribunals
said Pakistan and Turkey in re-
from overstrain. cent years have produced
The 55-year-old spectacular results
ruation Premier Hongkong although
their to a nearby not sanction methods, we may be able doctors were rummoned to his
skie. to learn something from
was suffering They said he their experience.
from Sovere exhaustion and ERE is a further point: reeded a rest.
While he was resting oo # imposed couch, the doctors resulted on the heaviest sentence in whether to let him attend the the Colony's history on a firal phase of the parliamentary man convicted of storing, battle over his bitterly opposed manufacturing and possess auterity bill,
Earlier this week Hongkong court
ing heroin 12 years. We The doctors treating him make no comment on this said later:
"Mr Eyskens is not suffering particular case except to
emphasise the deterrent from any serious sickness,
is simply terribly tired."
value of such a
sentence
and the influence it must
He
He was taken home to rest.
havo on those engaged in Bolster economy
similar rackets.
tions.
Dean Rusk
China famine sends up freight
rates
China is negotiating
MAITLAND
DISASTER ON
THE
HIGH SEAS
New York, Jan. 12. The Greek tankor Kassavos (23,232 tons) radioed to- day from a position off Antigua in the Looward Islands that most of hòr
crow had abandoned ship and were standing by in lifeboats following an ex- plosion aboard.
The United States Coast Guard here reported that thei message said a skeleton was remaining aboard.
crew
Later the leracli motor ship Dagan picked
up 29 menbers of the crew who were in two Jife-boats-Router.
German ship
Goteborg, Jun. 13. Nine persons, including one woman, were feared lost on Thursday night in the stormy 1005 of Norway's southcast coast.
Groberg coastal radio sald
that one 15day from Herion,
Vesso Te cun
Norwww.
Waz
MARGARET'S VISIT TO EIRE
Royal Press advisers must share blame
chaotic coverage
for
London, Jan. 12. Royal Press advisers must share the blame for
the "chaotic coverage" of Princess Margaret's visit to the Irish. Republic, a columnist in the trade weekly, World's Press News asserted
today.
The columnist, Backbencher 00 reporters from II, said
British newspapers covered the Princess visit to her husband's relatives in the Republic,
the
The result had been a "pretty disgusting exhibition of Press. In netion" and the Queen Mother had appealed to the Newspaper Proprietors Associn- lon to decrease their coverage,
for
The Corman veinel Muenster-
NOT ONLY ONES bad, of 427.... ceadweight tons, sent cut distress colls for, caer
But the newspapers were not to blame, The ships to carry food to its loing it was staking Around the only ones midnight the SOS calls from columnist said. famine-stricken people. the German ship wore broken
"Clarence House (the Queen This hos sent shipping off. freight rates up in the Far
Mother's London home) has a Press Secretary who acts Earn trades,
Princess Margaret. In the last week OF two,
"What did ho do to smooth China has been busy takingrading to the ship's last given
35 miles south his employer's visit? Very little ourselves should be unduly con-rhits on time or voyage charter attion about
indred what might
of Stavern in Norway-AP. cerned about
be for the transport of the grain, called genuine neutralism."
A Hongkong shipping official fold the China Mail this "The foreign policy orienta-morning that negotiations have. tion of non-Communist nations been going on in London for was less important than that chartering ships. they should be vigorous" and The shipments of grain~~[??-
strong.-
[cldkeit 200,000 tons of Aus- But I neutrality meant that trallust grain--to relieve the countries would expose them-hortage in China would keep selves to penetration and sub-bout 30 freighters busy for version, then that was another three to four months, he said. matter.
But don't believe we should try to insist that everyone who is not with us is against us," Mr Rush concluded.-Reuter.
3
parachute
to safety
-one dies
San Francisen, Jan, 12, A veteria Air Force navigator was killed but three other alr-
men parachuted to safely today when a B-47 bomber crashed five miles from the Palomar observatory,
The flaming wreckage started a 10-pers brush fire which was quickly contained.
which
Killed was Lieut Col Erwin 1. Williams, 40, an instructor navigator dying us un extra
the plane, CUBA: He felt everybody man aboard was very distressed about the was attached to the 22nd Bomb "Some of our vital Wing at March Air Force base. situation. interests and Gur hemispheric The Air Force termed Williams
much at one of its top navigators.
interests are very
stake."
Utmost importance
The six-jet plane hit a hilltop and exploded 23 minutes ofte taking off from March. The crew was able to ball out when
first appeared
NATO: Mr Rusk felt the the craft
of the alliance trouble, observers said --UPI. strengthening was of the utmost Importanco und It might also be advisable to work for "more fruitful re- lations between that community and the world."
FOREIGN AID: "It is
Two or three year Zen- The austerity measure was important for the members of tences for serious cases of draws up to bolster Belgium's the North Atlantic community which Was badly to take seriously the problema
are
absurdly ceonomy
formiption and bear no re- fhaken by loss
in An
of the Congo. of assisting the so-called under-
AUTHORITY: Mr Rusk
lation to the gravity of the But its Lerms were bitterly developed countries," offence. Only when people resented by the Socialist op- learn that they risk losing position, which provalud more their liberty for a consider than three weeks of strikes and End the new delegate at the
Nations, Mr altempt to United able period as well as violence
Stevenson, will lako "his in- suffering severe flaancial defeat it.
The Lower Chamber Imme-structions through the Secretary penalties will the serious-
the crime be clearly diately postponed the vote on of State"
(There had been speculation understood:
noon, Both Government coall-in Washington on the degree of tion and Socialist opposition independenca of Mr Slovenson, spokesmen expressed hopes Mr who will attend Cabinet meet Eskens would be it enough tong.) attend,
As
ness
of
HO
the bill unit tomorrow after-
in
"And China is looking for chips anywhere in the world. There is the possibility that she the Hongkong may come into market."
NEW RATE.
ago
He caid that two years China charted ships, through Hongkong to carry wheat from Canada.
Tug lost
Stockholm. Jan. 11.
A rmal Swedish tug with a six mon crew-went down with
"He did not hold one con- As for ference with reporters. as I can gather he was rol even there,"
It could be argued that the her Princess and Asband to Ireland was a pris vate ene, and nothing to co with the Press, Backbencher 11 continued.
ell hadi in a storm in the vet of the Baltic Sea, the Swedish terçue service announced. The tur had an empty barge under low-AP.
Don't look
like tramps -Eccles
Viennu, Jun. 12,
"I say this is a naive and cotrich-like attitude.
"Because of her position, the Princess cannot be expected to lead a 'normál private Kfe'.
".... people are interested in Royalty. Newspapers, therefore, print stories about Royalty '.......
"And as a result toyalty is
a hitherto popularised to believable degree...
WILL BE THERE
the
Guinness
to soak
up Japan
Sir Alec Guinness
London, Jan. 12. Sir Alec Guinness is going to Japan to teach himself how to look; talk and think like a Japanosa.
The
new rate to carrying Western plates
in grain from
"It is no good being surprised
A supreme perfectionist in his Australia to a port in China is
when reporters appear at new 80 shillings per ton.
Sir David Eccles, the Minister sort of junket which went on in work, Sir Alee convinced him- How much the Chinese de- of Education--often described Ireland, They will be there all self that he must make a trip to mand for shipping will in as the best-dressed man in the right.
So they should be re Japan before undertaking his fluence the freight market still Government tonight urged gularly briefed and not treated next film role. romains to be seci as the British 1ourists: "For God's like wild dogs."
This will be the part of a negotiations have not been com- sake, don't go abroad looking Newspapers should send_sen-Japanese gentleman in a Holly- pleted yet, he added.
like tramps."
on Royal wood film, "A Majority of One," sible correspondents Ia London, The Times re-1
They must remember they stories and the Paloce should ported that
the shipping in
country
"The picture will be made in come from
which produce men who understand Western
Irades showed 120 signs of anxiely, but a sudden makes clothes, he told a meeting newspapers," the columnist said. Hollywood," he said in an in- The Clarence House Press |terview, "but I feel I must soak demand for American grain for of British businessmen at the
officer was a Regular Army up quite a bit of Japan before I Embassy in Vienna, which is a distinct Europe,
Sir David said this after the officer who had sat in
co the part." possibility, could change the
Offee for Vienna representative of Austin Palace Press
Sir Alec is presently starring
the pictura overnight,
London stage Motors Mr C. W. Alwen re-months to prepare for he pre-on
Lawrence of Arabia in "Roso," marked that tourists were some-sent post.
On January 28, he will step out times bad propagenda for Bri-
of the part and turn it over to tish goods,
Michael Bryant,
SPECULATION The Times said that there is speculation on whether the new U.S. President would make น gesture to the Chinese by offer ing them somo of America's surplus grain,
Comment'ng on the increasing freight rates caused by Chinese demand, The Times added that the old maxim that shipping thrived on war and famine was i stl}} (rue,
MICE FRIGHTEN WOMEN OUT
Brussels, Jan. 12.
Something might be done on television to bring this home to tourists, Sir David commented. -China Mail Special.
Ike going to Japan
was
Washington, Jan. 12. Eisenhower President quoted today as saying he hoped to visit Japan later this year.
Lemnitzce, General Lyman the chairman of the Joint Chiels
UN force not reported wormen zhoppers rush of Staff, told reporters of the
twiddling thumbs
Elisabethville, Jan. 12. Kalanga's embryo air fores
today continued to harry retel Baluba bands in the north of the country, as the UN warded fat any clash with the 000 pro- Lumumba troops at Monono could lead to civil war.
We feel strongly that in a Colony which has been dealing with corruption in
Repating the view that the somewhat dilatory and
PRESTIGE: Relatively eaticus was "grave" the UN A Liberal Cabinet minister Me, Rusk said, U.8. prestige was spokesman here said, "We are half-hearted way for many years, the best place today declared the Government not as high as it was 10 years far from twiddling our thumbs, to begin our investigatious is willing to forget all that 220, Other countries had bood We think it necessary to pro-
has happened in the 25-day-old looking to the US, for leader- strike all Baring in sporadic ships and this leadership should is outside the Colony, in violence in the industrial south.. be spected more vigorously.
into ways of combating it
countries which do regard
In the rest of the country, life
nontiaL-W1% de Neuter,
it as a major problem call. | wan...today returning to near.
ing for drastic remedios.
› NEUTRALISM Mr Buk wald: "I don't believe thai wa
NO DOUBT
nt the two
"I do not doubt that he wants to do his job correctly. But he can hardly claim to be a veteran in public relations.
this bitter "Quite evidently deadlock between Palace and
EXTREMELY SHY
Then, as soon as he can make all the arrangements, he will the newspapers cannot continue, be off to Tokyo,
"Some realistic machinery
A sericus and extremely hy must be thought up to facilitate and modest man, Sir Alec ag
pronches every role liite the job for both.
"Royalty has everything to general preparing for a major gain and nothing
lose."battle.
In his latest movie part, ho China Mail Special.
has the role of a Scot hi "Tunes of Glory."
to
"I wanted to spend a couple of weeks in Glasgow working on
SNOW IN JAPAN the accent." he explained, "but
I just couldn't fit it in. Sa borrowed recordings from the which contained TUTTLE BBC Scots accents.
"I played the recordings over
A siriker let loose a flock or white mice in → department store at Verviers today, Palics eoul. They arrested a young | man for questioning and report- | he had accompanied a visiting Hokkaido today. A freezing cold over until I felt I under-
ed a similar incident took place yesterday In a department store in Liege-AP,
Tokyo, Jan. 12. A raging snow storm disrupted President's tentative plans after tragic in northern Japan and wave spread over all of Jopan, Japanese statesman on a call on Mr Elsenhower
White with the temperature dropping
to 30 in Tokyo.--AP. House-Reuter,
at the
Wedding presents collected
by garbage men
Norwich, Jan. 12. ~~) Bho decided.» nice, now, Iron, The Town Council deslied there
garbage.can would be just the tblog.......
Mrs Margaret Tooke, recent
bride, started packing to join her sallar - husband' at his Hural, Navy, station in Blogs- pore,
the Arco Nationals Congolaise yout sy armed clash between the waled a good strong oon- Lainer for her wedding re- santa, whtoh ́Included› a clock, a tea set, a collection of glamsex and other frügila items;
and Kalanga forcon v "which | would lo our view lead to sivil war,leuter.
was slight chance thPARTE search of the mammoth city yield Tooke,
22.
the | · garbage dump would packed s
useful" resulta,” But the City garbage cha, nos lê onduido ber hotze, and called the moving Council has a beart: people to porno and get i The diy garbage collectors Koi there first. They emptied the garbage can İska their truch and went on thele way. ***
stood the accent."
He said that learning to speak English like a Japanese would, perhaps, be more difficult than learning to talk like a Scot.
"I don't know how long I'll be In Japan," he wild, "but it should be for some time. I must listen and listen and ob- strve."
From Japan, he'll move on to Hollywood.—AP.
Sir Leslie Gamage
London, Jan. 12. Sir Leslie Gamaga, former Chaliman of the General Elec- trie Company left here today by air Becompanied by Lady
Ii arrved to sive Mire Tooke Camage, on a tour of GEC com- £3 in park pasmacks for her panics in Australeela arul the presents, whoen value sha, Far Enst, Including Hongicon of me ~*`eutimated "at" £11,—Ar." Reuter,