DICTOGRAPH
OFFICESTE INTERCOM.
GILMAN'S
Comment
of the
day
PRINCESS
ALEXANDRA
THE news that Princess
alexandra is lu visit
Hongkong is good news; but the announcement that her journey to the Far East is to include visits to Jupati, Burma, and Thailand, is even better, Nothing but good сип come of such visit which emerge from taigible expressions [ friendship and goodwill. For at the moment, goodwill is at a discount; a glance the headlines of à mewa- paper or the voice of the radlo show that once again, are plunged into the depth of near despair by our frustrated efforts to promote goodwill among the nations of the earth. Therefore, anything at a}} which can bring harmony to the discord of violence and had faith, which can strengthen the bonds which tie, or establish new links among people of goodwill,
we
is welcome.
THE WEATHER
Moderate SW winds. Cloudy with scattered showers and bright periods. At 11 am of the Royal Observatory the air temperature was 80 degrees F and the relativo humidity 88 per cent.
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Kennedy warns Communist countries U.S. WILL NOT ABANDON CUBA
'Our restraint
is not
inexhaustible'
Washington, Apr. 20.
President Kennedy said today that the United States did not intend to aban-
don Cuba to the Communists.
REDS STILL
TRYING IN
SINGAPORE
He made this remark in a speech prepared for delivery to the meeting of the annuai American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Ine President Bald that the unilateral Intervention by
United States in Cuba follow- ing the invasion by unti-Castro forces would have been con-
trary to its truditions and its
international obligations,
show
in-
"But let the record that our restraint is not exhaustible," he commented,
"Should it ever appear that the Inter-American doctrine of non-interference merely
con Pxcuses apolley of ceals or
of non-action--if the nations this hemisphere should fail to
Singapore, Apr. 20. Singapore Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, warn- ed the people today that
meet their cominitments against DRINCESS Alexandra has
underground Communist
outdde Communist peneira- elements still tried to tion-then n
I want It clearly provel that she is
exert their influence in understood that this Govern- representative of worthy the British Curnmonwealth.
the local political scene.ment will not hesitate in meet- Its primary obligations Upon the arduous tours stic
The Communists wanted the ing has already undertaken, she people to fight for them or with which are to the security of our
then but when success was own sight, they would "ditch them," sald. he told an election rally.
that Commun I shown touch which is the privilege of Koyalty. She has gone
wanted
We
nation," the Presiden!
Stamped in blood
Mr Lee said that the only to the corumon people in the!
similarly between the Fuling
Mr Kennedy went on to say spirit of friendship, and in peoples Action Party and the that should that time ever come that spirit she has been Communists was that both the United States did not intend received.
for to be lectured on "intervention" Independence
by the Soviet Union, whose She has shown an independ- : Singapore. "Where
differ that character, he said, "was stamp-
is ence of mind which the i
are both agreed ed for all time on the bloody people admire: a throwing although we
must have independ- streets of Budapest," off of pomp wid circums that we tance; a bridging of that ence, to be used in ways and methods which are completely gulf that has formerly different from theirs. divided the people from Prineras their potentatex. Alexandra has shown that while she can accept the traditional pageantry which the British Commonwealth preserves to the delight of all people, she has found it no obstacle to entering upora the common pleasures of the people.
A
RARE senge of fun, a gesture,
nis chievous prank, such as į
even AL
BIG ROW
-Therefore," he added, "when oner independence is nehleveti big row then starts us to what to do with 1."
the same
THE BIG PARADE
Thousands watch march-past to
celebrate
Queen's birthday
Hongkong celebrated the Queen's birthday this morning with a mammoth parade which wound
through Kowloon streets for more than an hour.
mit
and thousand Three women of the three services, a mechanized column of 40 heavy
bly guns and mor tanks, 38
han 120 vehletes of various ditcriptions, stuged the impres
ive march-part as the Gov- ernor. Sir Robert Black, took the official dais the salute on in Gascoigne-rond.
their in
direction of senlor bandmaster, .of.the WOI E C. Harris Lancers.
THE MIKADO
The Feu-de-Jole Battalion was the 1st Bo The Royal warwickshire Regiment, under the command of La-Col A. W.
which was positioned Wise, opposite the saluting stand,
Indisposed
It had been raining un and off for thy last two days and
The Governor arrived at 10 this morning the sky was.over- cast with prospects of mure o'clock accompanied by
did not determilitary Bat this
escort. Ho was rain.
Air received by the
Omer the crowds. People
thousands Commanding Air Commodore who deputed lined the routes and took up P. L. Deakin,
Lt-Gen Sir for
Roderick rools and points un vantage verardalis
the
British long before
McLeod, Commander parade was due to start at 10 Forces, who was indisposed
After the Governor hod mounted the dats, he received a Royal Salute from the Feu-de- Battalion. The Juic
band's played the National Anthem.
Then followed the ceremony of the symbolic arrival of the Queen.
Then, in an apparent refer- ence to Cuban Premier Castro's claim of the defeat of the in- Vading anti-Castro
forces, the President declared: "Nor would we expect or accept outcome which this small bond of Cuban refugees must have known they were chancing, de- termined as they were against
odds The Prime Minister said that ¦ heavy
to pursue their am. Uke
altempt Communists in Singapore courageous
to restain wanted to "save" the people by their island's freedom." converting then to their cause.
"The truthies I also believe. we have got to save ourselves. I do not believe in the Com- munista saving us," Mr Lee declarest.
Not final episode
The President said that was not the Arst time that Communist fans had rolled over gallant men and women
Indo- ghting to redeem the pentlence of their homeland
"Nor
by any means the episode in the eternal
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The Prime Minister said that had there not been a British waving flattened top hat colonial system which Was upun which she had in-suelently kiful
lu beat a advertently sat, to the de- tactical and stage by
Anal store light of the assembled Aus- retreat, there would have been struggle of liberty against tralian crowd, has endeared another Indo-China in Malaya."
her to the masses.
It is to be hoped none of this is lost upon those who will Arange Princess Alexan- dra's itinerary here, malist be quite obvious to the residents of Hongkong that the previous tours of istinguished visitors have
-Heuter.
STOP PRESS
Seven bands
Present as oficial guests were Members of the Legislative and 1 Executive Councils, high rank- ing Government oflcers, Com- Trade Commis- monwealth
Members sluners and oficials, of the Consular Corps and their wives.
Seven bands took part in the mass parade.
They included two positioned tyranny, anywhere 80 the facesito the oficial dais. They
of the globe, Including Cuba itself," he said.
The President said that the United States intended to pro- I from the lesson of Cuba, of Laos, and "of the rising din of Communist voices in Asia and Latin America,”
He sall the message from there plucos was that "the
been arranged with some QUEEN'S MESSAGE Complacent, the self-indulgent,
lack of imagination. It does appear that tucked away anubg official documents, thern exists a st of "musts" which is brought out every time a distin- gulahed visitor arrives, dusted, briefly amended, and circulated.
T follows then that the visitor does the same old round, meets the same old faces or their replacements, shakes hands with the same old line up; and, incident- ally, there is often con- #idorable duplication in the line ups, one person playing many parts, no that Royalty mcols that person over and over again. The Princess ja coming to meet the people of Hong- kong; who will want to see the people of Hongkong she will want to know how they live, work, and enjoy their leisure. Such must ho much more enjoyable than the dreary round of office and departments. Then let the Princess see the people, and let the peo- ple meet their Princess.
message
to the
Her Majesty the Queen kaa sent her warm thanks to the people of Mongkong for their message 'of greetings
occasion on the
of her birthday today.
In a Governor, the of State for the said: "I am commanded by the Queen to convey to you and the people of Hongkong her warm thanks for your Lind message of greetings the occasion of Her Majesty's birthday."
011
the soft
Focieties are to be
wept away with the debris of history."
"Only the strong, only the Industrious, only the visionary can survive," he said,
were
from
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment and The 17/21 Lancers, under the
The Governor and the Ser- vice Chiefs left the dais to take up positions opposite the Royal Standard. The Royal Standard was hoisted and broken signi- fying the Queen's arrival, The bands again played the National Anthem.
The Saluting Troop of four 25-pounder guns from 5 Field (Contd. on Back Page, Col. 2)
RN prepares to protect Britons
Hamilton, Apr. 20.
The Royal Navy today ordered two warships to prepare to go to Cuba "to protect the in- terests of British subjects in Cuba if neces sary."
CULTURED PEARLS
the in-
from routeES
and
Aro
Should be clear
this "No greater tank faces Secretary
Colonies uation this administration.
sald Mr Rollason No other challenge is
Cmdr J. N. Parker, British moro deserving of our every fori Resident Naval Offeer here, formation came and energy. Too long we have ordered the frigates HMS Ulster of his own organisation,
the Democratle Revolutionary #xed our eyes on traditional and HMS Rothesay to retuel at
here for Front, an anti-Castro troup. milltary needs, on armies pre- the Navy Dockyard
Mr Rullason
anews paced to cross borders or possible dispatch to the Cuban conference: "Castro has been It should be clear that this is The Ulster moved frem ita incapacitated by bombings. He
longer enough--that our { mooring In Hamlitan harbour soul of circulation
mental collapse. security may be lost without the to the base and began refuel-physical or firing of a single misalle or the ing. The Rothesny was recalled We have good reason to believe from a cruise along the US eastern seaboard.
SURVIVOR FAIR
The condition at the lone surviver of the USAF plane crash, Altman First Class Richard W. Ferron, was re- ported to be "fair" this morning.
Ferro, suffering from a fractured left arm and skull, Internal haemorrhage and phock, underwent an opera- tion yesterday.
110
was steward aboard the t-Inled plane.
missiles polsexi for flight. Now | area.
no
crossing of
border," single President Kennedy said.
"We intend to profit from
them "Both of
told
with SI
the later is the case."
Meanwhile In Washington, have been the White House, disclosed
(0-
this lesson. We intend to re-ordered to stand by to go to day, that President Kennedy
war....
in
examine and re-orient our Cuba to protect the interests of conferred here: yesterday with forces of all kinds, our tactics
if Dr Joss Miro Cardona, Chair- subjects in Chiba and our institutione here in the Brith
man of the Chiban Revolu- country. We intend to intensify necessary." Cmdr Parker entd
Both hips are attached to tionary Council, and five other our efforts for a struggio
the council who many ways more difcuit then the Royal Navy's West Indies members of
Aow from Miami, on the Cuban Squadron
Wendell situation, In Mion, Mr "Let me then make clear as
A new robel radio inside President of the United States Tellason, director of a private
called the Cuba group of citizens
that broadcast today that I am determined upon our
Aftalts Com- "liberation forces" have accom Inter-American ystem's survival and Auccess,
rld today (plished their main mission regardless of to cost and mission of Miami, regardless of the perit," Bint Dr Fidel Castro was "in-linking up with anti-Castro President Kennedy Bold. - capacitated" In bombing by forces already in the Escambray Itzuler.
and-Castro forces on Monday, Mountains. All Agencies.
in
Railways chief
pays up
London, Apr. 20.
A ticket inspector found Dr Richard Beeching, newly- appointed £24,000-a-year British Railways chief, had no ticket on a train- and insisted he pay for
one.
Rules
ure rules, decided Hogan, Inspector John
ever when the first class passenger is number one railwoman and has lost his free puss."
"I am sorry sir but there are regulations, you know, and you will have to pay,"
ilogas.
Dr Beeching paid,
said Mr
con-
When he reached the London station,
Dr Beeching gratulated Mr Hogan on obser- ving the rules, "I was very much impressed by his tactful man- ner," he cald. China Mail Special,
TRAIN DISASTER
Calcutta, Apr. 20.
t.
A passenger train hurtled off a bridge near the railhead of Siliguri, Bhutan, tonight diling 23 people and injuring 81.
Police said sabotage was BUS- pected.--AP.
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