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America &
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Indo-China
Foster
THE French Government con hardly have been taken by surprise by Mr Dulles disclosure that the Eisenhower Administration intends to adopt an entirely Rew approach to the question of American foreign aid. The signs have been evident for some time past, and the resounding welcome given by the United States to Britain's new slogan "Trade not Aid" can be taken as a refluetion of the revised offlcial attitude to what is known TUM the Truman hand out" foreign assistance policy. Mr Dulles, however, has not yet publicly revented how Americk intends to give practical implementation to the new policy. He has
warned France, for example, that in the matter of nid for Indo-China, the United
States is going to adopt a more "practical and realis
tie approach" and he has emphasised that henceforth nasistance will only forthcoming based on hard
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results. Not at the moment clear is whether the Secre- tury of State has in mind concrete military results approved political Or developments in Indo-China or both. The French and Vietnam military situation
is at the moment a triße precarious. The Communist Invasion of Клод 38 although
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H.K. HAS
AT B.I.F.
Buyers
From All
Over The World Visit Stand
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
London, Apr. 27. "I'm astonished," said Mr E. G. A. Grimwood, Director of the Hongkong Government's office in London, two hours after the doors opened at Earl's Court this morning for the Coronation year British Industries Fair,
"We've done more business than on any other opening day in the six years that Hongkong has exhibited here," added.
he
"Normally." Mr Grimwood continued, the first day is very quiet but this morning we've dealt with a constant stream of genuine trade enquiries."
First visitor to the standa businessman from Uruguay came five minutes after the opening. He asked to be put into touch with Hongkong manufac- turers of torches and vacuum flasks,
expected
the
He was followed by buyers them, a visit to Britain, combined from all over the world. By, with a tour of other important the State of lunchtime 50 enquiry farms had trading centres, means belag embarrasslog been olled out by Importers absent for several months, Even strategically from Nigeria, Tanganyika, the additional attraction of the speaking it need not bo Mexico, France, Sweden, Coronation has mot been able to regarded as disastrous. But
Cyprus, Iran and Elre.
entice them away from Many of these are
Colony this year. A tu achieve
eventuni
to result in firm orders. declsive military victory the French Union forces
Dozens of other enquiries came from businessmen in the quite obviously require
United Kingdom. substantial assistance. in the way of war materials; the second part of the prob- Iem is to raise a sufficiently powerful Vietnam army and air force which can, under French military leadership. both destroy the minhese
11 cohesive military force, and there after take over the task of effectively garrisoning-the country.
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THE indications are
in
However, a number of Chinese exhibitors were present for this morning's opening. They included Miss Ada Larn, whose Chinese No one class of goods was dolls were greatly admired, Mr specially favoured. The en-George M, Lau, a member of the quiries covered nearly
omelal the
delegation, Mr Fung whole range of goods on dis-Ping-an, a Director of the Bank play from paper lanterns loof East Asia, and Mr and Mre cnamelware and from cotton S. K. Bung, of the Teh-hu Sun-
fluh Co.
shirts to
Maines:
of Hongkong
Other helpers on the stund is again being staged at today were Mr P. C. M. Sedg- St Ermin's Hotel, In Westwick, Director of Commerce and minster. This section, under the Industry and Chairman of the BIF Committee. Mr supervision of Mr George Silas, Hongkong of the Nanyang-Cotton-Mill, -is
Srangoways, Director of sponsored by the Hongkong the Department of Agriculture. Spinners, Weavers and Dyers Fisheries and Forestry, who is Associations.
in Britain on leave, Mr R. A. Bates,
former When I saw him al Earl's
F. resident,
McD and Mr Court today Mr Silas reported a good morning's business at St Courtney, one-time manager of City Bank, in the National Ermin's Hotel. There were de-
the Hongkong. finite signs, he said, that textile trades were recovering trum last year's recession and enquielen were uguin coming in at an encouraging rate.
that American aid designed to contribute to this objective be made subject to may certain contingencies and very largely guided by Washington's concept of the Indo-China struggle relation to the rest of the Far East. There is a grow-
The Hongkong stand was open ing body of opinion in the American Administration on time despite a last-minute that Indo-Chins must be crisis during the early hours of considered but a part of the this morning. Mrs. Irene Ward, whole general Pacific of the Hongkong Government's office in London, unwittingly
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British Blockade In An Oasis
Prince
Akihito Arrives In England
Southampton, Apr. 27.
Trouble
Among The Lady MPs
SNORING ON BED ALLEGATION
Tel. 21433.
Hope For Trapped Miners Abandoned
Mexico City. Apr. 27.
Hope was abandoned to- day for 14 miners trapped 1.000 feet below ground since Saturday after an ex- plosion and cave in at the La Dolores Silver Mine near Angangueo, 75 miles north-west of Mexico City.
The explosion caused a fire and recovery of the bodies of the 16 miners Kilit entombed will not possible until smoke fumes clear-Reuter.
London, Apr. 27. British Govt
Labour MP, Mra E. M "Battling Bessie" Braddock today flatly dented, she ever was caught snoring on bed in the House of Com- mons ladies' room.
Striding indignantly up to the Spenker, Mr William S. Morri-
Studying Red Answer
peace
British sources
London, Apr. 27. sun, Mrs Braddock handed him a
The British government may copy of u Lendon Sunday news make a formal statement in a pupu containing article few days on Russia's answer to written by another woman MP, alim, photogenic Mrs Patricial resident Elsenhower's
plan, informed Ferd, in Conservative, who took said on Monday. her Commons scat only last
Tho
sources said high-level week.
British, exchanges with WashTM Mrs Ford, writing of herington and Paris have been go- starting" experiences in hering on since Monday in order Arst week in the House, sald she to assess the views put for- went to the ladies' rest room one ward in Russia's reply to Presi night and "found both Mrs dent Elsenhower's last Saturday,
Braddock
The decision Bessie
and Dr Edith
on normal Summerskill stretched out beds and both moring."
to
make
the Sovernment
a
counter to statement-taken in
"It's not true," cried Mrs London as reflecting accurately Braddock. "I have never slept the
Views of top Kremlin alongside with Dr Edith Summer-leaders hinges on the outcome skill and I was never in that of these exchangea.
room at any time since it has In seeking to size up the latest been opened,"
Soviet expression, British policy OFFERS APOLOGY mon havo already obtained the Laughter and cries of "shock-views of United States Secretary ing" rocked the House.
of State John Foster Dulles, Mrs Ford Take from a back Dulles reached Washington on after. attending the bench and declared, "If I have Monday offended the Honourable Lady Ministers Council of the North opposite in any possible way I Atlantic Treaty Organisation
The Soviet statement, which Crown Prince Akihito of apologise most wholeheartedly.
can only add that it is some is being studied by policy chiefs Japan, 19, arrived here to times
Prime Minister Churchill's duncult to see in the in
office, the Foreign Office and night aboard the 83,673-dork."
has esser officers, crystallised British liner : Queen Eliza-
More laughter beth from New York.
Labourite Allee Bacon sug-Into this British view to date:
1. It is couched in more ap-
than
cartier gested anyone who mistook Mrs. Braddock for someone else petising terms must be "a peculiarly unobser- Kremlin answers to Western ap- a marked absence vant person."
proaches, with a Mrs Braddock, who measures of 50 inches around the hips, often the models outsize, women's gar-
The Crown Prince will repre- sent his country at the Corona tion of Queen Elizabeth in Lon- don on June 2.
Before the Coronation period he will go on an educational tour of England and Scotland.
Crown
Prince
ments.
bitter
This
"Imporgandist terms of
hyena" and The ecena is Burziml Oasis, on the edge of the Arablan
"capitalist warmonger" variety. desert near the Persian Gulf. Erilain has moved in to blockado
softening of tone may have 80 armed men sent to Hamassa, one of the oasis villages.
This is the first ine that a Mr Morrison reminded Mrs been designed to match the tone by King Ibn Baud--for Britain backs the Sultan of Muscat'N
has Ford Top picture shows Major Feler
long- of President Elsenhower's speech claim that he owns the oasis.
visited Britain sinze. 1922. Then standing custom that members-printed in full along with the McDonald, hooded in Arab style, who is in charge of the British operation. Above an alr view of Hamuess
his father, Empero: Hirohito, never disclose what happens In Soviet reply, village
Crown Prince visited London. where the invading Arabs are trapped, London Express Photos
Hongkong Reds Close In On Royal
"TRANSPORT
BILL PUT THROUGH
contravened a trade union rule by pinning up display of
ilk.
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that there fy
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Death Of Former
President's
2. Since it was placed side- our own private apartments." The Crown Prince was received
But he asked the House to by-side with the aboard the liner by Colonel Murry-Lawes of the Beth bear in mind that Mrs Ford is plan, the Soviet viewpoint may attention was earlica now member and it is our have some value in focussing- Foreign Office. It
that Mr Marcus
custom to extend a good deal the Russian citizens' understood
Vice Marshall of of indulgence to new members," on problems that separate East
the Cheke,
and West. Diplomatic Corps, would meet Associated Press, the Prince, but Mr Cheke will now receive. Prince Akihito London's Wate:log station to- morrow on behalf of the Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, who is in hospital.
Matsumoto, Mr Shunichi Vietminh Communist spearheads closed in on Japanese Ambassador to Britain, the ancient Royal capital of Laos from four direc-was also here to welcome Crown tions tonight and the hereditary Prince of the state called urgently for United States aid.
Capital Of Laos
Hanoi, Apr. 27.
"We are not asking for armed assistance," said the son of the aged, crippled King Savang Vong, in answer to a reporter's question on United States aid. "But we ask for the means to defend 'ourselves.
were London
Prince Akihito.
Matsumoto With Mr senior officials of his Embassy Including Mr Yasuliko Nara, Japon's Press Altache in Britain.
LONDON RESIDENCE The Crown Prince
will stay aboard the liner until tomorrow "It is from this point on that the need for an increase morning when he will leave by train for London, where he will
at the residence stay in material and arms aid makes itself felt."
of his
mics Prince Savang said he hoped only 25
Cast of the country's Ambassador.
Mr Matsumoto with his staff a Bouthampton the United States was "already capital.
Other spearheads, following was staying at a tware of the present situation".
The Princo met the
press the valleys of the Nam Hu, Nam hotel tonight. The Ambassador Embassy official will talk Suong and shortly after a private
Nam Khan.
coch and the the Lor with
French For East were about 30 miles from the take an earlier train to London Prince ngam-this time at commander-in-chief, General captial and approaching from the to enable them to welcome the
north and southeast,
planes, which took ad- Waterloo railway station, Lon-
to don. vantage of good weather
Prince will be The Crown strafe supply sampahn on the
received in audience by Queen of Ban Se, 40 miles northeast of
United Press.
more
д
of welcome to
picture; and it would seem that the fear is growing
London, Apr. 27. that the Communists plan
The Government tonight to, switch the full weight
It seemed that this was a job of aggression to the south for none other than a qualled got its first major measure the through Parliament - once the Korean question carpenter. has been settled, It is such The incident was reported to return of the state-run road
which
trade influences.
may
union official who transport industry to private threatened to bring the stand-hands. dominate American policy
builders out on strike unless Mrai relating to aid and which ward desisted from hcz
Only the royal assent may have led Mr Dulles to authorised occupation.
formality is now needed insiat upon the need for
The mother, was finally settled the necessary bill to become
Law.
Raoul Salan. tangible results in the Indo- to everybody's satisfaction when
To counter what Sir Winste The nearest of the four Viet- was only 25 China war theatre. To what
n carpenter was found uidance Churchill, the Prime Minister, mint spearheads Washington job undly at 9.30 this morning
Ward's extent the
called "gress obstruction" by miles east of the capital. is Administration
pre- Promptly
Inbour .opposition the Prince Savang declared that
the "guillo- the population and the rulers of tributaries, reported the outport Elizabeth II on May 8 and have occupied with the political Mr Grimwood and Mra Ward he
AMM Government used
amendments Laos were determined to defend Luang Prabang, in dames Winston Churchill, the Prime private meeting with Sir the 20 tino" for future of Indo-China it is were back on the stand to deal with trade enquiries. Within an Daness. The hour hundreds of questions con- which the House of Commons 'difficult to
of Lords their country. mudo by the House
Minister on April 30, Explaining the lack of op.
Sir Winston Churchill in his suspicion of French cerning Hongkong youxis had
position which has allowed the was discussing.
LEGAL GOVT CLAIM
capacity ds Acting Foreign "colonialism" in still strong been answered and scores of
half the This
is a device to thwart de-invaders, to overrun
Paris, Apr. 27. Secretary, sent
personal in many parts of the United Hongkong BIF directories and laying tactics by laying down a state in little
than two
the The Vietminh Radio an message "We did not States, and the idea of commercial guides had been dis- timetable,
weeks, he said:
to combat the invasion nounced today that Souphanou Crown Prince. Promptly at 10.30 tonight the want "pulling chestnuts out of tributed to bona fide business-
it
*President of because had Vong Lords immediately
Sir Winston has taken charge Colonial
guillotine fell, all the the Bro" for a
to the been prepared long since, with realstance government of Laos," of foreign affairs since amendments were put Power is repugnant to the
But bad visited the front and in-absence of Mr Anthony Eden. The stand has been thick vote en toc. Only one had too powerful a potential.
the "Lecting British Foreign Becretary, who American mind, Neverthe-
Liberation Army" and Vietminh is in the London clinic recover less it remains true that the with people all day" Mr Grim- been discussed. The result was now we are ready to resume the spected units of
yolunteers" in Leos, Agence Ing from a major operation. Freo, World cannot afford
delivered The message 'was France Presse reported from to lose Indo-China to the
Saigon.
by Mr Davis Symon, of the Communists, and
goods If enquiries
A Headquarters spokesman ro-
British Embassy in Tokyo, who equally true that until the continue to flow in at the rate
vealed that the Communis The Radio quoted a com tonight at Southampton Was this morning, Red forces have been they have this
columns were encroaching along mundque in which Souphanou attached by the Foreign Office the most
all the four tributaries which Vong wald:
to the Crown Prince's entour- subdued there is no chance year's BIF will be
join the Mekong River near "The resistance government age-Reuter. ofutablishing stability, we've ever know
Luang
Royal of Laos, elected by the Laoilun Prabang, Lo within the country, or of
Selsey, Sussex, Apr. 27. A Scisey lifeboat and Royal cap of
National Assembly, is the only
Hiss Rofusad A making political, progress after months of slack demand,
the thrusts were legal government of Laos. It towards ita completo local Chinese businessmen have Air Force helicopter searched Thure
Now Trial Independence. This is the not arrived in anything like unsuccessfully fast night for a camposed of elements of the represents the legitimate rights 27-year-old Londoner swept out Vietminh columns that overran of the Laotian poople which it dilemma which Washington thoir usual, numbers.
sea when his selling bont Sam Neus, then headed south guides in the struggle for free
Washington, Apr. 27. Mr H. J. Collar, leader of the to
went far taiang Prabang elong dom and the real indepuradence The Supreme Court today re- policy makers cannot avoid when considering how oficial delegation to the BIF, capsized off Sussex.
Jected the appeal of Alger Hes. Ho Philips of King's the route used by the Japanese of Leos, thought this might be becaure
We have the support and for a now trial belers Now uch and in what direction the Chinees traders wanted to Court, North Chelsea. He is Army in World War 11.
The nearest prong was reported sympathy of, the peoples of the York, Federal Court, g aldshould be given, and
The decision was by alx votes zomain close at hand for the appeared when trying to swim what, if any strings are to expected reopening of the shore to get help for his com- just scull of Nampa following a populce democracies and the be attached.
Chinese market. For most of panion Alastair Norton-Router, small tributary valley. It was]: (Contd on back pago, Col, 3) to none.France-PICES.
It is
men.
"THICK WITH PEOPLE
wood said later. "Buyers from a Government victory by 304 to offensive"
the all over world have shown | 278.-Reuter,
great interest in rango
of
whole tho
though business every sign of picking up again
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the
London Editor
London, Apr.27.
3. It suggested no change in Soviet polley toward at least two thorns in the British. and and sides Malaya French Indo-China.
The Soviet emphasis on Mr Silverster Bolam, former the dangers of a re-militarised editor of Britain's largest cir- Germany apparently seeks to the between newspaper, the drive a wedge died
and suddenly United States and France Daily Mirror, culation dally while reading a newspaper after try to end for good any pros- of at his Guildford. ptor of French ratification breakfast
Army project. Associated Press.. Surrey home today. He was the European
67-Reuter.
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