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CHINA MAIL

No. 34977

Talks Off

The Present

Issues To Be Dealt With At High Level

Teheran, Aug. 20.

The British and Persian oil delegations would not meet again until the "present difficulties" were settled at a high level, an official British spokesman said tonight.

No further meetings have been arranged but Mr Averell Harriman, President Truman's special represen- tative, is trying to bring the two sides together.

Mr Harriman, who is now openly mediating in the dispute, brought Britain's chief negotiator, Mr Richard Stokes, and the Persian Prime Minister, Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, to a three-cornered conference this morning and was due to meet them again tonight or tomorrow.

. The Persian Promler sald the Up between both sides is afterwords: "1 am still hope so wide that there is not even ful that we will be able to find common ground for discussion a settlement," He told cor at a delegate level." respondents that the Persians had asked Mr Stokes to Ax *time for the next meeting of

the two delegations,

British und American circles sald that Mr Stokes had already decided to leave Teheran on Wednesday or Thursday it there). was no further progress,

He emphatically denied that Mr Harriman had declared his The Perslang have several support tor the British pro-objections to the Stokes plan. posals. Persia's reply has not The main one is that they feel been published yet, but usually that the Anglo-Iranian Oil rellable sources sold that it Company would still operate rejected four of the eight in Persia, only in another guise, points in the Stokes plan.

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But Mr Harriman is known trying to get the Persians

be

to withdraw or at least amend

their objections,

A source close to the delegn- tions gold tonight: "At present

QUADS BORN

Bromley, Aug. 20. Quads two girls and

two boys were born today to Mrs Muriel Brown at Bromley maternity home. The babies, who each weighed about two and a half pounds, were report ed to be progressing quito satisfactorily. — Reuter.

Mr Harriman is understood

to believe that Dr Mossadegh might be persuaded to change

'Estabilshod 1845 ·

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1951.

For Twenty-One

Today

Her Royal Highness, Princess Margaret, who celebrates her coming of age today.

bis attitude after private talks LESE MAJESTE

with Mr Stakes.

Several leading Persians are

reported to have told both Mr

Bri-

-Sociaust

Cairo, Aug. 20. Deputy

İbrahim

The Chamber of Deputies. carlier waived Shukry's parlis- mentary immunity so that the inw may take its course.

Stokes and Mr Harriman that Shukry was arrested on Monday they acknowledged the fish proposals were "an excel-on charges of lese majeste. lent business offer but are still unacceptable."

repeatedly They have sald that they were not concerned only with practical considers-' tione but also

of with points principle, even when these were detrimental to the material interests of Persia, the source added. Reuter.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

The official indiciment charges Shukry made, libellous Mate- ments in an article published in the July 20 Issue of the Socialist Porly organ "New People."United Press.

Storm In A Teacup?

PERSISTENCE

of the rumour strongly suggesting the abandon-· | ment by Government of the scheme for erecting a substantial sports stadium on the projected Causeway Bay reclama- tion area seems to call for an early official statement clearing the air. It is only three weeks ago that the Vice- President of the. HKFA was speaking enthusiastically of the 30,000-spectator prospect, and the collapse of the bubble--if such it is-seems to have coincided with the subsequent meetings of a Committee to which Mr McKelvie referred. There may, of course, be no alarm provoked in warrant for the sporting circles. Wrong inferences may have been drawn from casual observa- tions by individuals closely in touch with the tentative planning. On the other hand, the hint given concerning the time factors that it will be a long. time before the reclamation gets seriously under way and that even then the stadium envisaged would have to walt until the ground had solidly settled-could be intended to mean one of two things. It might be regarded as a warning to those who had visualised the urgently needed sports enclosure materialising in a couple of years. It

Contrasts In

HE discontents, deviations, and THE, have led to the purges and wholesale deportations in the. European satellite States seem to have had their counterpart in the Muslim

Soviet. Central areas of

Asin. Nationalist aspirations have their part in this wave of unrest there no less than the hostility to Soviet land the policies. It is remarkable that Muslims have been quiescent so long. The liberties promised in the early days were abolished almost as quickly, and the creation of the Central; Asian Republics produced a local cultural revival, while denying all autonomy in politica and economics. A dispassionate: study by Kathleen M. Stahl, published by Faber, of the Colonial systems of Britain and the Soviet Union revealed vital differences at all levels. Britain aims at, toaching her Colonies to stand an their own fout and govern them- solves. The Soviet tries to absorb them in

highly centralized Empire.

could also be interpreted as an indica- tion that those largely responsible have, in fact, been contemplating abandon- ment of the Causeway Bay scheme, as too dimly distant, and to be considering recommendation of an alternative site open to speedler completion. Should the latter explanation of the rumours provide, the real answer, there will, of course, be no complaint; quite the reverse. Speed is the essence of general desire, both of sporting associations and those concerned with traffic and crowd controls. The anxiety created by the suggestion that the recreational facilities at Causeway Bay will not in- clude a large stadium arises from the absence of any authoritative guidance regarding Government intentions. From every point of view, it is desirable that this should be forthcoming. If interested parties have been misinformed, this should be made clear. If there is sound basis for the abandonment story and alternative sites are being considered, the facts should be made known. The rumour requires to be scotched-or a lead given to-private club or association enterprise. *

new

Colonising

Both Powers have exported to their Colonies the guiding principles and political and legal patterns by which they rule at home. Eritain's greatest contribution to colonial rule.is political -the export and adaptation of her highly-perfected democratic art in the government of men by themselves. Soviet Russia's greatost contribution' has been economic, but she had driven ahead on these lines at the cost of ignoring all other connidorations of the Indigenous peoples. Many individual rights, it is true, are written in the Soviet Constitution. But in every aspect of Soviet life, whenever these rights) seem to conflict with the State or Party interests, they aro ruthlessly over-ridden. This is not always tho result of a despotic abuse of the Con- stitutional right by the bureaucracy. or the

the consequence of doadi

nuse in the Cón-h stitution itebli.

Of

"Siege"

Balmoral Castle Preparations For Royal Birthday

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JOY REFUTES NAM IL'S

CHARGE Unsubstantiated By Preliminary Report

ALLEGED VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY ZONE

Tokyo, Aug. 21.

Vice-Admiral, C. Turner. Joy told the Com- munists "a preliminary report does not substan- tiate the charges you have made” concerning a violation of the Kaesong neutral zone.

Admiral Joy issued the reply from Tokyo where he conferred yesterday with General Mat- thew B. Ridgway, UN Supreme Commander.

The North Korean delegate, General Nam II, had accused UN troops of attacking a patrol within the Kacsong neutral area, killing опе man And wounding another. · · He said the attack was the third violation of the area and demanded assurances the territory would be respected.

,:

Admiral Joy's complete message reed;

"Your message of August 19 Is hereby acknowledged. will reply fully to you when I have received a complete report, of the investigation of the alleged violation of the neutral zone on Aug. 19. A preliminary report

does not substantiate the charges you have made.

-ATM UN

Headquarters

state-

ment last night suggested that: "partisans of either side" eager the peace talks may to wreck the bave staged the ambush. only member of the attacking

described

was said group

warny black trousers and

The

have to shirt. No. helmets ar

a

Balmoral, Scotland,

Aug.. 20. The King and his officials determinedly resisted the "siege" of Balmoral Castle tonight on the eve of Prin cess Margaret's 21st birth-led day.

Detectives and members of the Royal Household have dutifully seen to it that the Royal request for privacy-la-obeyed-Up-till tonight outsiders have seen only

Princess.

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non-

talke

The Hongkong Grim Story

Regiment Of Tanker

Explosion

Two Pages Of Pictures

Tomcrrow (Wednesday) and arala on Thursday, the China Mail is delight- ed to present to its renders full page ploterial cards of the activities of

the Hongkong Regiment, spearhead of the post-war Royal Hongkong Volun- teer Defence Force.

The Hongkong Best ment in fast growing, in strength" and "in. practical experience. Its training is comprehensive and

thorough.

The two pages of pla-: tores which tho Chinn 'Mall is devoting to the Hongkong Regiment: vivid- ly illustrates the manifold activities of the Regiment,

And they represent siss tribute to the men and wonten who have volun. ibered for this important cervice for

the

defence and security of Hongkong,

Crew Fights Blaze Pulus Bukom,

Near Singapore, Aug. 20.

Twenty-six men - were blown or burned to death early today when the Bri tish tanker Dromus explod ed and blazed for six hours alongside an oil loading wharf..

Two others are believed to be dead though their bodies, have not been found. Twenty- three shore workers: and crew were rushed to Hospital” Kinu with serious injuries.

Most: of the dedd werą charred beyond identificaiton, even by fingerprints.

Pray To Behip's forecastic which

Delivered

Suez Canal From Storm

Dispute:

New Turn

Four badly burned bodies are all doating in the guited La half with water and, oll. She will be pumped dry tomorrow to enter dock for repairs,

Twenty-two other Bodles were recovered from the blazing, wreck or the waters around her.

The Dromus was being Loaded with motor spirit when one of the lanks overflowed and ignited half an hour after midnight, a survivor said...

LIKE A TORCH

- Mexico City, Aug. 20.

At noon today reports from Merida, capital of Yucatan, said that the in-

She burned. like a torch for habitants, terrified, by the

six hour lighting the night sky. news of the approaching But except for a brief blaze on hurricane, flocked to the the whart the flames did not churches and prayed for spread to the island where 250,-

000 tons of oil is stored. deliverance.

The explosion wakened sleep

A

again.

radio operator, of Isla

found

of food,

persuaded to

- rejoin

fleeting distant glimpses of the contention that the presence of Ankara that his government had Ita 180-mile journey across land and tried ́unsuccessfully to get:

and minor Egypt aiming at frowning gates of the

The

her away from the wharfside. Then he joined survivors and wharf workers in quelling the

Security Council Postpones Vote

United Nations, NY, Barbergs Aug. 20. ~| Hujeres, a small Gland, salding people in Singapore, nearly >Ther United Nations that the speed of the wind in-ve miles away.

The tanker's Chinese bo'sun uniforms.

UN troops were of

dicated then that the centre' of

and quarter-master, originally. noted, said a UN liaison officer Security Council postponed the hurricane was coming,, but n who investigated.

until next Monday the vote he did not have the necessary listed as missing were later cringing behind bushes- Instruments The Investigators agreed that on the tripartite resolution

to measure. on the far side of Pulau the shooting occurred well with calling on Egypt to lift theel sporady Norton, Bukom island... They were

chief only In the live-mile radius of

Suez Canal blockade. Katsong that marks the

storm forecaster at the Miami combatant area.

Delegations agreed tonight to Weather Bureau, fodby warned surviving, whipmates by offers Communists, who begrant the request of the Turkish that - the. hurricane which

A young British their disregard of the government that more time be killed

engineer 109 people in Jamaica Kaesong Zone recently when a given for the top-level conver- will

regaln its

was below decks when full strength who

the Dromus. exploded with '... a. party of armed troops were sations now in progress in Cairo now that it is over water, seen by Admiral Joy and photo-and Ankara.

great flash and a roar, sald, "[ graphers near the truce

The request was made sud-

across the thought we had been bombed." site, have attempted

to make denly by chief Turkish dele-Yucatwirled

Captain Watkins who was Peninsula and entered much of the Sunday sheating gate, of Mexico near the ashore Facet back to his ship,

Admiral Joy disputed the Red

which was blazing amidships, Red receiving information from north coast town of. Progreso. Red troops In the

area was entered high-level talks with during the night took much of accidental, trivial

an out-of-the kick out of it. out they

carried He pointed

Council settlement of the Suez The extent of the damage in blaze. specified weapons not

for the

the Yucatan Peninsula was not

We thought we had 12 under usual safety patrol,

and thus dispute.

known- It was not clear at the mo- immediately

control when she went up again, countered their assertion that

down as the forcing us to go overboard," he the "guards" had merely taken ment what brought about the stations closed

negotiations since Mr Sarper storm drew noor and there sald. a wrong path.

announced on There

Thursday the were no other means of

But the crew fought on through The cake, weighing 30 pounds,

fallure of his own mediatory munication.

smoke, and flames, to seal the arived from London today. Its whether Admiral Joy intendet efforts and pledged support for Mr Norton said, The storm fuel

tanks 12 sides are decorated with the to return to Korea Immediately the resolution tabled by Britain, re-entered the Gulf with its

The tanker's bridge and fore- signs of the Zodiac In

cream or walt here for the completion France and the United States. centre intact. There is plenty castle, were gutted "before" the marzipan, * the front punch of the investigation,

However, informed sources said of the heat and humidity combined efforts of three lighters, showing Margaret's own sign of

It was obvious the Reds Turkey received Indications needed to regain its force over two water boats and the crow Loo, the Lion,

ignored the guerilla-nature of from Cairo that Egypt might be Gulf waters."-Reuter,

quelled the namrs-Reuter. SUGAR STANDARD

the attack and meant to press prepared to discuss amicable On top is the Princess's par for all it was worth the impil settlement of the dispute. sonal Standard- in' coloured

SPONSORS DOUBTFUL sutur. A representative of the callon that the neutral zone was

The sponsors of violated by UN forces, and that

the resolution makers, who travelled with the

the victims were

the Com-were frankly doubting the out- cake, will add the 21 candles

come of the new talks and were which Princess Margaret will munists.

The statement issued by Head- reluctant to delay the vote once blow tomorrow, at her birth-

quarters here sought to put the more. But the President. Mr doom early ball.

today

a crowd situation in the perspective of Warren Austin (United States),

decided that

all delegations gathered around Bollater rail the facts-Associated Press,

should bo polled by telephone station

to see the questi way arrive. Among these was tall 24- polo-playing Dilly Wallace,

of Mrs Herber: year-old son Agar, wife of the American historian.

recent

King's Scottish estate opened only to admit a small rodny number of intimate friends of the Royal family, a hairdresser. and men bringing a giant plak iced birthday cake.

was

no information

RADIO COMMENT

Tokyo, August 21.

.

so that the sponsors should not

United Sars agreed to Mr

The

resolution,

The Communist Peking radio be accused of steamrolling the was understood sald today that a Korean cease-resolution It fire agreement would be "im-al:

request. possible"

the unleaz escort of the Nations negotiators agree to which had been scheduled for a

tripartite A

ho Princess,

denied has

demarcation line along the 38th

tomorrow morning," was "that his engagement rumours

parallel. to her would be announced at

The broadcast sald "no pro-assured of passage us eight on the delegations have pledged sup- her coming of age.

India and Nationalist About two-thirds of the male gress" has been made

ISTUC

In the last few days, In-port.

the China Indicated they would guysis at tomorrow's ball will

cluding meetings held by wear the Scottish kilt. D

abstain and Russia was expected cease-fira sub-dommittee. If 1956 weather is

good, Mar-

It said, "If the American side to do likewise

A-spokennan for the sponsors garet will picnic among the still stubbornly adheres to its

on record saying the heather, during the day with her unreasonable demand of plunder went

and rejects the just and rea-sponsors would be delighted if friends

settlement out-of-Council Her birthday presents were sonable proposal of our side, an an

feasible, thus: obviating still

a secret tonight, but some agreement will still be imposal were

Egypt blo

the need for chiding unconfirmed reports said that the gay Princess had already beenIt also accused the United publicly and presumably avald given the on for which she Nations of lacking sincerity Ing further worsening of rela- llors between the Arab states craved- car of her own United Press,

hund the Wost. The sponsors Reuter.

feel, nevertheless, that action by the Council must be taken If this last, offart fails because In dorce fighting on the they fear the whole Palesting will be jeo- Eastern Korean Front on Mon armistice system

CASUALTIES IN

MALAYA AMI Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. British Army, units fighting Communist terrorists In Malaya have los 310 offers, and mon of killed since the state; emergency was proclaimed 2-on les June

Another 166 have bem teen dr One Brliah, soldie

FIERCE FIGHTING

Eighth Army HQ, Koren, Aug 21,

South Korean, troops pardized if Egypt does not lift minefields and captured its blockade, which the majo four halghts in hand-to-hand rity of members ace as a viold- battles. With the

stubbornly resisting Reds.

Other Bouthlies Med ston of the spirit of

ico United Pre the armls.

using clear the way, urgedjup the

bayonets and hand grenades, to Tribesmen Hanged dopes of two joindrikali sayed By Amaro, Aug. 10. Fidese, to reach within (50) feat Three Ethiopian tribesmen of the top by jute arterion were hanged today for cutting que and slashing of furinær koosnight; While rho

untry man." Ther

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