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Views On Colony's The little girl with the angel's smile, MacA's Opinions
Trade Disturb Our
BIF Delegation
(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
London, May 4.
One hundred and twenty-five Hongkong busi- ́nessmen here for the BIF greeted this morning- the first day of the Festival of Britain-in any- thing but festive mood.
Yesterday the outlook seemed bright and clear. Many of the Hongkong delegates were among the crowds which lined the streets to see. the King and Queen drive to St Paul's Cathedral to inaugurate the Festival. There was a holiday spirit in the air-and business was coming to the Hongkong stand at the British Industries. Fair as fast as they could handle it.
That was yesterday. Today the newspapers an- nounce in letters an inch deep "MacA Hits At Hong- kong."
A deep depression settled over Trafalgar Square, Hundreds of flags drooped miserably in the rain and the fountains in the middle of the Square hud to compete with torrential downpours.
Inside the Hongkong Govern-
it
(General MacArthur's testi- ment office which overlooks the [fying before Square depression was deeper committee said it was his per- congressional
sonul opinion that the Chinese
11.
representative
thetr
way
Mr E.G.A. Grimwood, Hong-Communists, if they consolidate kong Government
hoki on continental Ching, in London and Mr U Tat-chee, leader of the longkong BIF retain Hongkong. In the mean- would ziot allow Britain to delegation, conferred together time, he added, it on this latest crisis in East-West
to trade. The office telephone rang Hongkong alone because of the
China's advantage
to leave continually,
"constan flow
strategle of goes through the in the
יי
Later at a luncheon given by materials the
Anglo-Chinese Chamber of there." Commerce. Mr U hit back at onl
in
that He
ore opinion that Hopressed
This
the Colony's critics--but more event of an economie blockado of China, would lose ita ad- would increase the danger of vantages to the Chinese.
hands) Hongkong's passing into Chinese
sorrow than in anger. Ho said he
found
it dificult to express the delegation's grati- tude for the warmth of wet- come they had received here, and went on
"To nd it at such
a time when there is much ignorance about the Far East and cer- tainly about Hongkong through- out the world is an indication of the renity
of British publie opinion.
1er
Meanwhile,
las
£10,000-and a sad secret to learn
Tonking Outpost Falls
Saigon, May 4.
Mr Grimwood cabled on urgent request 10 the Government. In Hong- kong for detailed gures of the Colony's
The outpost of Daloe, about 25 trade with Armed with these he will try to capital of Hanol, fell to Vietminh
China. miles southeast of the Tonking: colighten publie opinion which forces after hard fighting by its bas been
deeply
disturbed, Vietnamese partisan dafenders, first by statements In ment
Purlis French communique announced trade with China, and now by MacArthur....
tonight,
The communique said that the subject of He
Vietminh Mr U
inside the French-held Tat-chees Tonking della bridgehead dell-
On
011
TAW
WILL NOT HELP But today
even the British public is puzzled. Yesterday's statement by Mr Attlee in the House of Commons about ex- ports to China has not entirely materials, cleared the air. The Manches-
had
a long conversation with vered a violent attack on several Guardian says
that Mr Board of Trade officials and put French positions and militia- Attlee's statement goes a long the case for the Hongkong dcfended villages in the Kesat way towards
detail. clearing up the inamufacturers in dangerous confusion. But, it I understand the Board of ea, 22 miles southeast of Hanoi. adds sorrowfully, it doesn't go
All the attacks were repulsed Trade ofleials are considering with the one on Daloc. the whole way.
matter most sympathetically. will this morning's news.. How
The question of supplies of
It claimed affect the Colony's prospects at plate and sheet steel for the sweeping through a forest, about the BIF? This seemed
like Colony will be discussed later 30 miles northwest of here,
with the Colonial Ofee.
being Hongking's most success- ful year at the Fair but today
could And
nobody prepared to say whether this success would continue.
But on one thing there was complete agreement Mac- Arthur's attack on the Colony certainly isn't going to help.
the
OPINION SWINGING
The
"that"
French forces
destroyed a Vietminh stronghold containing three arms factory, a radio-equipped headquarters and troop cantonments.
London, May 4. In Central Vietnam, 60 miles opinion of British Go- south of the Annamese capital, vernment officials is swinging the Frerich forces raided Viet- round to support tighter restric-minh territory and seized a tions оп Western trade with Vietminh supply (Continued on Pare 18 Col. 1)Reuter.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Fo
Something Achieved
OR almost seven months the repre- sentatives of nearly twoscore nations have been quietly working away in the seaside town of Torquay, in the west of England, in the in- terests of world peace. The kind of peace they have been working for is economic rather than political. It con- sists in a further lowering of some tariffs, a guarantee against the raising of others, and, in general, a broadening of the channels of International trade. The Torquay conference has now come to its conclusion; and if perhaps it has not accomplished quite all that had been hoped for it last September, it nevertheless does have a, very con- alderable achievement to its credit. The third great tariff parley since the war has resulted in the negotiation of 147 bilateral agreements, which will ' be generalised so that the advantages go to all signatories.. Seven, countries that had not previously acceded to the basic General Agreement on. Tariffs and Trade were participants at Tor- quay for the first time. As nations accounting for more than three- quarters of all, international com- merce were represented at the, con- ference (even including ono of: the Soviet satellites Czechoslovakia), the world nów stands in reasonable as- surance, that at least until 1954 there will be no outbreak of n major tarift war or of disruptive International trading practices. Orio of the now-- comers at Torquay was Western Gor- many; and, it was on the attitude of
convoy.
this key industrial and trading area that much of the success of the con- ference depended. While details of the agreements will not be announced un- til later this month, the encouraging reports are that the Germans tended to take a relatively "low" rather than a "high" tariff position, and that West Germany was one of the countries with which the United States was able to conclude "good to very good" agree- ments-meaning that reciprocal con- cessions covered a wide variety of items and a substantial easing of tariff barriers. On the other hand, United States was unable to conclude new agreements with Britain and four other-of-the-Commonwealth-countries within the sterling area. It is evident that the prospect of earning more dollars through increased exports re- Bulting from American tariff conces- sions was outweighed in British eyes by the advantages of the Common- wealth's preferential system. How- ever, that situation did not prevent an agreement from being negotiated be tween America and Canada. When all is said and done the conference at Torquay does represent, as at Geneva in 1947 and at Annecy in 1949, a major accomplishment toward, the further liberalisation of international trade. The delegates from many coun- tries who worked so hard at. Torquay.” to achieve this end must get some satisfaction from knowing that they are helping to create in the, long run
an economically, sounder world.
Frances Sigston is nearly eight; She has com.gold
She has £10,000.
curls and a stille like an angel's,
That is the compensation declded upon by a Judge of the High Court whom she rat beside last week while law- yers discussed a bus accident in which she was terribly in jured.
That is the compensation for the fact she does not appreciate it yet-that she will never play and rug and Jump like other girls,
Frances has already undergone 12 operations in 18 months and faces another lar two years' time.
The Judge refused to accept a setilement in. Court for £8,000 but agreed to £10,000 which, invested, will bring Frances £12,850 when the is 21, Her father can obtain per- mission to draw on the money for her education or a holiday overseas, In order to resist the little girl to keep up with her school work, hospital nurses have often stayed after dulles to read to her-London Express Servlee.
Syrians Break Ceasefire Truce
Tel-Aviv May. 4.
The Syrians broke the ceasefire at 5 pm, GMT today (2 a.m. Hongkong time, Saturday) and re- sumed, an attack on Israel territory only three and a half hours after the ceasefire came, into effect, an lsraeli spokesman declared tonight.
The news reached Tel-Aviv as Foreign Minister Moshe Sharebt was conferring at his home with Colonel Bennett de Ridder, Acting Chief of Staff of UN observers,
According to the spokesman, painted jeeps, it added, The the Syrian attack was an at- communique denied the Israeli tempt to capture Tel Almuteila charges that Syrians had en- Hill, one kilometre inside tered the demilitarised zone or Israeli lerritory.
had fired on Israelis. After a fight which lasted Reports from the border zone one hour and a half, the Syrian today said that the two forces attack was repulsed with heavy were separated at some places casualties, the spokesman said. by only 50 yards. They con- He added that the attack was tinuted their mortar and gun made by Syrian infantry regu- duel across the Jordan where it lars and irregular units, backed flows into the Sea of Gallice by mortar fire.--Astoclated | Reuter,
Press.
MEDIATION TALKS -
Tel-Aviv, May 4. Mediation attempts were. made tonight to end the Middle East's "little war" in the Izraell-Syria border zone, where fighting
has
been going on for three days.
The United Nations Acting
Chin
of Staff in Palestine,
try to arraRZE D
Persia Gives
Oil Promise
Washington, May 4.,
Colonel Bennett de Ridder, was Iran today assured the meeting Israel's Foreign Minis Weat that its oil will con- ter Dr Moshe Shatett, here a tinue to flow to "former
Earlier today sefire."
Sharelt re- customers" without : Inter- ceived separately the American ruption and Britain will be Ambassador, Mr Monnet Davis, paid when the Anglo-Iraniun the British Minister, Mr Khox Helm, and the French Minister, Company is nationalised. M. Edouard Guyón.
An Israeil, communique said lah Entezam, guld the former Iranian Ambassador, -Na- a small init entrenched on
crstomers the ridge of, Tel.el Mulla, cast
Inchide Britain, of the river Jardan north of
Western Europe, the Middle the Sea of Galilee: drove offant, and the Far East, two fresh attempts by Syrian An alde said: "Not a drop regulars and Arab Irregulars to since the war."
Iranian oil has gone to Russia storm the stronghold,
that a
SYBIAN VERSION
A Syrian Army communique properties." made two heavy attacks yester day in the demilitarised one on
sold that over, 30 Israeli troops Ins rightful a
On Defence Of Western Europe
Washington, May 4.
General Douglas MacArthur told the Joint Senate Committee today that he "certainly" did not believe America should withdraw from Europe and, on the contrary, the United States should hold its own both in Europe and the Far East.
He made the statement in reply to a question by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. General Mac- Arthur had just remarked: "I don't admit we can't hold Communism where it shows its head."
Senator Lodge: "Certainly, then, you do not think we ought to withdraw from Europe, do you?" General MacArthur: "I certainly do not the whole essence of some segments has been to say that if you defend in the Far East you sacrifice Europe or vice versa. I think each of those cepts would be pernicious. I believe we should hold our own in both places.
con-
"I believe the problem is a global one. I believe we should defend every place from Communism, we can. I believe we are able to. I have confidence in I belleve the United States,
He said
"very
small
United
_to_be
General MacArthur:
"I can.
anty repeat, Senator, that I bo
paredness."
lieve we should place ourselves in a condition of adequate pre- Senator Fulbright said it ap peared to him that Senator, Tuft was inconsistent in sup position on Far Eastern matters porting General MacArthur'n and still advocating a budget
cut
MacArthur Bald he thought that wns a political question". drawn into politice. and. he "wasn't going to be
saw no way to limit American
Senator Fulbright said he
"commdiment" If the Korean war should spread to China and be feared such developments would give Russin a tree hand in Europe.
General MacArthur:
The alternative, Senator, is to sacri
fico
did not
the and people.
that you ot were so real and so
entiro
thousands and thousands and thousands of American boys month after month after month Not only that, but you will have
sacrificed,
you keep on indefinitely, further that the said it would be "master tolly" Korean nation
fraction" of to Invade China with US. It theso risks Nations troops, other ground forers. He said he had speak than
Unlled States and South no objection to sending a token compelling, why did we inter- Korean, now fighting in Korea force of "echnicians along vene in Korea? There is nothing could be withdraw with little with
олза Invading ellect
Chinese that has happened that has on the wor but that Nationalist army.
changed those risks
or nevertheless IL
In- "would be
He also said under questioning creased those risks." tragle" if they were withdrawn. that "One of the gravest mis-
Senator Fulbright sought at "I believe everything should be done to coment the mit
I possible takes ever made" was to per-length to get General Mac- international
Russia to occupy Port Arthur to say whether he ap-" feature
of the. Arthur and Dairen in Manchuria proved of United States aid to United Nations effort there."
Yugoslavia, under the 1945 Yalta conference. Yugo
but Senator Lodge
the general asked whether
to said he knew little about it and MacArthur. believed the Unitede sald he was not invited
attend the Yalta meeting.
not wish to give "super- States ought to make necessary MacArthur, appeared
ficial comment." arrangements so that millions placingquirely in General "The entire matter of defence.
stateless
anti-Communist. Marshall'a lag, the responsibility of Europe, the entire economiles young men in Europe and the
for espousing views which might of Europe, the degree of Com Orient, who had no army of permit the transfer of
Formosa munkamif you can put it then, could be formed into from Nationalist to Communist lovia, the entire (atmos-·
exists
Jn Serbia, und military organisation, so that Chinese control and the seating our men will have their help of the Reds in the United
phere, that you
have been Nations.
studying for months I would Both
ideas have been of the load f Aighting and foreign
duty by themselves?!!
tative General MacArthur: "It is a Senators
the Press'." very interesting suggestion, I MacArthur
affair expect to call haven't given it any considera-, General Marshall to testify tion but it is a very interesting next
next week. Senator
Knowland possibility."
General
Marshall's action OVERRULED
the to put He said the Defence Secre... Stales In the same position tary, General Marshall, over-was in when the US voted
voted at ruled the Joint Chiefs of Staff's the United Nations on February recommendation
11 for the that handing
ceasefire proposal ever Formosa to the Chinese advanced
by Indio,
which Communists and seating the
that turning over For- Reds at the
United Nations masa and admitting the Chinese should not be considered part of Reds to the UN would be con- sidered. The State. Depaniment hack explained then that the United States voted
1
tmt
and not have to carry so much solled by many Republicans in not attempt to givo, an 'authori
Congress as "tigating
sald
appeared
United
statement." United.
Locust Invasion
India
Feared
New Delhi, May 4. fears
on imminent locust invasion from Persia, Mr Thirmula Rao, the deputy Food Minister, sold in Parilament today.
ties in the danger
Regional and State
authori zone bad been asked to ensure that their anti-locust teams for the
were fully manned and equipped before the middle of this month, he sold.
The technical field staff of
central anti-focust organi
considerably and
provided insecticides ready to deal with with additional equipment and the swarms as they arrived
tried
any Korean settlement.
He
said Generati Marshall reversed the military chiefs de cision after they recommended plan because it was certain the that any armistice
or ceasefire Reds would reject it. agreement in Karca Include
"POLITICAL QUESTION" Senator Fulbright neither of these
"Zi was.
in several: times to draw General those
1wo-
disap MacArthur out on Senator Re- proved by the Secretary of
Tatt's proposal for Defence, who said he believed $20,000,000 budget cut and a those two items might well be 500,000-man cut in the size of considered at the
I
bert
General Amance. i the armed forces.
the pence
said he
was in the "fullest agreement" with the Joint Chiefs View points that any ceasefire terms "pecifically" exclude "the re cognition of any seating of Red China in the United Nations or
Forallon of turning over
Senator William Knowland, whose
questions
precipitated General MacArthur's statement the Marshall, axed date of the Joint Chiefs recommendations as March 24 or 25. MacArthur wald, General Marshall
the Joint
chers ns to the
Secretary of
-them-
to
Ho
said
Acheson, but disagreed with 1, State, Mr Deat
Mr Acheson had requested the
on two points.
provisions which should apply Defence Secretary to specity ocaseire agreement in Korea and Marshall in turn had referred the request to
to the Joins Chiefs
The transcript of this part of tho Committee's hearing released after a long delay by the censors. It was not con- sored.
REVIEWS FOLICY
wan
In a review- of the Korean and Far East policy, Genemy MacArthur sild: the Joint Chief's believed it "prob- ably advisable" at the time of the last unsuccessful United attempt to occupy border regions of North Korea with South Korean troops only, He said, however, that tactical conditions provented that.
War alter tezam salt, in a formal No intention axles whatsoever
tp confiscate, oll ho said, there will be
+ compensa- Nations
Ambassador said that no. Israel position has been reached how
after Riantionalisation per
1kliled and six Ten to Britali," One Are Woyed; to be the company will be operativel
were injured. ensualties were heavy, it cald,
The Irwellsfirod on the thought tar British gjorts United Nations obervices will keep key post Associated they toured "the area in whito" | Press
While
that the United States should rearming his bellof striko, Hed. China: with air and "ser “power, Gentral - MacArthur.
#
tho
sation had been strengthened
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