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THE Soviet reply to the Big Three gole invites many 'conclusions, but nene more definite thun that Russia at this time has no desire

to take part in conferences i relating to European prob- lems. The Western Powers have made a number of advances to the Soviet Union resigned to bring About discussions int would lead to a settlement rita the Austrian prac treaty and the future of

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CHINA MAIL

No. 35659

Established 1845

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1953.

Reds Seize French

Price 20 Çents

Utility

Companies In Shanghai

ANNOUNCEMENT

MADE BY

Germany, int cach th PEKING RADIO

Russia has sidetracked the Invitation and introduerd extraneous issues much us the inclusion of Communist

China for a five-Power ron- ! ference to discuss worki

Tokyo, Nov. 5.

The French-owned and operated French problems. The Kremlin con-Tramways Company and the French Power Com- pany in Shanghai were seized on November 2 by the Communist municipal authorities in Shanghai, according to Peking Radio this morning.

fines to try on this idea in its latest note, and the only allusion made to pro

Com

posed talks on Austria and Germany is the demand that This seizure, the Radio said, completed the the various signatories will take-over of all foreign-owned and operated public refrain from ratifying utilities in Shanghai, the other seizures being the Kuropean Defence munity net, Russia has British-owned Shanghai Tramways Company, the been offered two ways of British-owned Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ltd., meeting the Western Powers the British-owned Shanghai Gas Company, the in conference: one through American-owned Shanghai Power Co. and the foreign ministers dises American-owned Shanghai Telephone Co.

Several French officials of both the tramways and proposal of Sir Winston the power plant, which operated in the ex-French Churchill to eunduet talks Concession in Shanghai, are still in the city and it is at the "head of government i expected, дв Was the сале in the take-over of

That the Soviets the former level."

International Settlement undertakings, refused the first proposal

that they will remain at their posta until all

the invitat lun to hold

sions, the other through the

without so much as letting details of the acizure have been completed.

the

it be known whether they desired to necept second, manifestly shows! that they do not wish to join the Western nations in A search for a solution to the major problems of the world.

RUSSIA'S insistence on the

participation

uf

Com-1

The Peking Radio said the seizure had been made for the welfare of the people in Shang- decree was Issued on November 2 and the take-over was put into effect immediately.

BEN GURION

GURIONA

RESIGNS

munisi China ni great powor

The Primo the talks suggests that Kremlin, far from wishing Israel,

The French utilities

were

Eisenhower Criticises Soviet Note

Washington, Nov. 4. President Eisenhower to-

the fast foreign-owned com-day accused the Soviet Gov- ponics working in Shanghai ernment of seeking to pre- under foreign management.

of They

had been the object of vent a Big Four conference several attacks by the Com-on Germany and Austria. munist authorities and recently had suffered from severe labour

Paris, Nov. 4.

Minister Dr David Ben to co-operate to achieve a Gurion, today tendered his settlement of outstanding resignation from this post European questions, hos and that of National De- every intention of fence Minister (3.71 the sabotaging any such effort, grounds of ill-health, The Soviet Government is

cording to an announcement. broadcast by fraeli Radio today.

fully cognisant of the fact

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troubles.

4

in

In a formal statement issued

at his weekly press conference, President Elsenhower described as a rejection the latest Soviet note regarding the proposal of Britain, the United States and France for a conference on Germany and Austria in Lugano this month.

statemen!

Eisenhower's Mr

Austria.

Two people were killed and 23 injured when this Eastern Airlines Con- stellation plane crashed in flames after taking off from Idlewild Interna- tional Airport, New York, on a flight to Puerto Rico. The airliner had just be- come airborne in the fog which shrouded the air. port, when the right en gine "blew.up". The plane pancaked into a swamp and burst into flames.

London Express..

TRIBUTE

TO BEVIN

Sir

London, Nov. 4. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, today described the late Labour leader, Mr Ernest Bevin, as "one of the greatest Foreign Secretaries that has ever been called upon to dis charge his duties."

Sir Winston was speaking at the Foreign Omec

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ELECTION RESULTS BRING.......

Joy To Democrats And Gloom To The Republicans

Washington, Nov. 4.

The Republican defeats in state and local elections yesterday told party leaders that they could no longer rely on President Eisenhower's personal popularity to assure continued control of Congress in next year's elections.

The Democrats who won all the major fights, cap- turing a Republican governorship and a congressional scat in a surprise upset in New Jersey, were jubilant.

Though yesterday's elections for one congressional sent, two governorships, the mayorally of New York City, and a number of other local offices--mostly involved state and local Issues, they were regarded as indicating a sentiment which could apply within the national scope.

The Democrats were jubilantly | crats 48, and there is one Inde- halling the analysis of the re-pendent. turns os trend towards a De- In the other main fights the mocrat Congress.

Democrat candidate for Mayor

President

Plisenhower

had

of New York City, Mr Robert

tried to steer clear of any form. Wagner, won easily over his of Involvement in these - Riegelman, who shortly before Republican opponest, Mr Harold tests but under pressure from the election had made a point nervous political chiets had publicly announced his endome of visiting President Elsenhower

with attendant publicity. ment of all the Republican; candidates.

D Virginia the Democrats retained the Governorship, The shaken party. leaders though the Republican challen were not concealing their con- ger mado a curprisingly good tern over the altetion results showing. The Governorship of and their interpretation of them the State of Virginia hoa bean as a danger signal and a blow Democratie since Civil War, to Republican prestige,

The

In the contest for Mayorships Re-of towns in a number of Stater The Chairman of the publican Nationdi Committee, the Democrats also registered Mr Leonard Hall, candidly ad-gainn over the Republicans. mitted there was no question What was particularly galling but that "as of today we are in to the Republican High Com-

politically" despite un mand troublo

war that these defents "excellent showing In Virginia came on the heels of a recent and in several municipal races.

sent a to. Congress from · a

upset in Wisconsin, where the The Democrats most signi- farm and labour vote fleant victory was registered in Democrat New Jersey State, where the traditionally Republican district. Democrat candidate for Govern-

or, Mr Robert B. Meyner, Was

elected to end, ten years of

A COME-BACK

Political analysts regarded

uninterrupted Republican con-esterday's elections as an im

their

defeats in

top

of this the Republicans Prestive.come back by the Do-

miocrats after had held the congressional the, Presidential and Congres- out for the Sixth Disttet sirico sional elections last year. 1932 were also defeated by a

Mr Democrat,

Harrian zional contest. Williams, in a special congres-

TEST OF PRESTIGE

►

The Republican Politien! High no Command prot

professed to be particular trend towards

a De- mocrat Congress after the con- gressional elections next Novem ber. Chairman Hall said he was Both these elections had been convineld that after Congress, halled in advance as a toot of which reassembles next January, the prestige of the Eisenhower had acted on President Elsen- administration.

The

defeated

Republican

nominee for the Governorship, Mr Paul L. Tronat, a wealthy contractor, had the backing, of

the White Bow by the Democrats

The capture

tower's legislative programe the national outlook would be

ubstantially different."

The Democrats

naturally

do not share this view.

Mr "Adlai Stevenson, - who

New, Delhi, Nóv. 4.- Paratroopers and other reinforcements

are being rushed by the Indian gov- ernment to Gusar. In the remote Northwest Frontier Their zone of operation was

province of Assam follow- limited to the former French

ing the massacre of 75 Concession and they operated

people there by wild Daña both tramway and bus routes.

tribesmen last mont' it that both the United States

Now sized by the Commun-

was announced today. and Britain are opposed to

of the it's or the plant

The first details and the idea of a five-Power eon- !

The Radio said that the Pre- American-owned (former

Bri-Se

are now studying the

figures of the massacro disclosed today. ference before. Communist | mier's resignation had been antirh) Shanghai Power Co.

the letter to the Yangtze,

American Soviet note received yesterday. China has given sufficient, nounced in

The attack Co. "It is negative and rejects

took place on October 22, but proof that it has renouneed Israeli Socialist Party in which owned Shanghal Telephonish the proposat which the United

the news filtered in slowly from Regressive designs. This Dr Ben Gurion had stated that in Klangse Road, the British- Waterworks Shanghal

orks States, the United Kingdom after

and

the wild, mountainous region. apart, it is entirely un-

17 years of uninterrupted owned

Co. in Yangtzicpoo, the Briten-France made for an early co

civilian officials,

The victims were a group of of the Re necessary for any Asiatic retire

work, he was now abilged

he Republican congressional unsuccessfully fought Mr Eisen- for a

Presidency and Shanghal Gas Co. in ference en Germany, and year or two

come soldiers sent puts the congressional party hower for the --owned 'power to share in negotia perhaps

Shanghai anil the central

the longer since

"I seems further to seek to

of the Assam Rifles and bearers strength at 218 for the Republi- is head of the Democrat Party, of the Galon tribe. The Galons tions relating to European state of his health did not allow British-owned Shanghel Tram-prevers such a conference by in

cans, 215

for the Democrats, saw yesterday's returns In The

conditions United him to carry on his duties as ways Co., Ltd. problems.

addition, celing impossible

had succeeded in breaking away

and from the

one Independent, with one indicating that "the fruit of the several ather private under-regarding the European Defence

domination of the Republican seat vacant.

and per-. Republican promises States, Britain, France and Defence Minister.

takings have been taken over. | Careunity, the NATO system of bust of Mr Bevin, Labour For- tribute to them since they had Dallas and had ceased to pay Russia have regarded then- |

This vacant sest will be filled formances brought dissatisfac. Dr Ben Gurion asked his party including the

installations of collective recurity, and the post-

eign Secretary from 1943 to ***

an election in California tion, disillusion and defeat." relves as jointly responsible colleagues to consider his deci- the British Asiatic Petroleum tion of Communist China. The shortly before he died in 1951, been afforded goverment pro- next Tuesday, which the The Chairman of the De

tection for resolving such issues. sion to resign as final and to take Co., dockyards and private bust-Soviet note menifee's no inten" was unveiled by Foreign Secre

Democrats believe they ilon to get together, but an inte tary Anthony Eden.

can mocrat National Committee, Mr and only obstruction on the encersary steps to carry on nesses.France-Presse.

The group of offelats and win.

Stephen A. Mitchell, was con the party's policies,

don to

to create as many d!Moulties part of the Soviets have

soldiers, commanded by R. D. Winston said that after Singh, were on the Sir The

This would leave the Republi- vinced that the elections showed as possible.

cans with a majority of only a significant loss of confidence" "Everywhere we have been the war, Mr Bevin had gone to Gusur to Tagin when 500 Danas trying to go to grips with the the Foreign Office "at a time fell upon them with knives. They lives, In the Senate the Repub-was a clear change of voter one in the House of Representa in the Republican Party, which Soviets regarding the serious when hideous disillusion fell killed the Commander, another

leans have 47 seats, the Demo-sentiment.-China, Mall Special. through the absolute oficer and problems which exist between the upon us

two soldiers and at free world and the Communist change of Russian demeanour least 80 Galon bearers and wo.tld.

from what we had expected chiefs were killed or wounded. "We have tried time efter time to be, and had a right to expect Many others were missing and to get a meeting about Germany it to be."-Reuter.

were believed to have been taken prisoner by the raiders. which will bring about unifica tion.

The government ordered the Dallas to give up the prisoners

severe measures to be taken

prevented a full settlement.

"

4

I is obvious that Russia day to choose a successor to Dr intends to continue this Ben Gurion, the Israeli Radio policy of obstruction. /

Socialist Party Central Committee will meet next Sun-

Prospects Are Only Hopeful

stated.-France-Presse.

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Washingotn, Nov. 4. President Eisenhower Today he hoped the chances were favourable for a Korean poll- tical conference.

"We have been trying to set a

where

meeting about Ausicia which DR JAGAN TO

weuld iterate that country.”—- confer-Reuter.

were

Asked at bly prcas ence if thought the pr:s- pects for a conference bright, he sold the situation was too full of unknown factors.

He hoped the chaneta favourable, but

жете

there were so

many possible obstacles to up- set that he hesitated to make o flat prediction.

local

Narcotic Trade Investigation

GO ON TOUR.

London, Nov. 4.

î

road from

and hostages under threat of against them.-France-Presse,

Wedding Guests Poisoned

Q

Dr Cheddi Jagan deposed Prime Minister of British Gulano, sold here tonight that he and his Education Minister, Tokyo, Nov. 5. Herein, morphine and coaline Mr L. P. S. Burnham, intend-

Colombo, Nov. 4. The President's weekly press 2,000 yen a gramme at the port of

ress smuggled from Hongkong fetched to go abroad "for the Ume

being" to fight Britain's policy Seventy-four guests at conference was taken up

In the Colony. almost

wedding feast at Kandangoda were rushed to entirely by efforts of the cor-landing in Japan but cost more than 10,000 yen a gramme in the

Ratnapura "We address our last meet Hospital today President to analyse the results! citita, according to Information Ing in Britain on November 17 of food poisoning. respodents to

with symptoms persuade the

ulla obtained by the Lower House and Immediately after that elcellons Administrative Supervision we are going to India

According and

io a report rench- yesterday in which the Committee.

Pakistan," he said.

ing here, rice and canned fish Democrats won the Governor The Committee, Kyodo

word served. Among ships of New Jersey ank!

sald today, is scheduled

♦ }are "We wish to meet leaders, of stricken were agency Virginia, the Mayoralty of New

In headman and the bride's father, on-the-spot different political parties conduct to York City and other offices.-

The bride and of the India and Pakistan 'and address investigation tomorrow

groom and Reuter.

narcotic situation at Yokohama, organisations of various kinds," lato guests were fortunato in Haneda and Tachikawa, where

being warned as the stricken Dr Jagan said that about the guests were rushed reportedly

in 20 cars middle of December

they to

the hospital eight miles hoped to. go to the

United away. |Nations to put British Guiana

on the agenda Reuter.

of sentiered

TERRORISM IN

THAILAND.

Bangkok, Nov. 4.

A state of emergency to com- bat terrorism in the southern provinces of Thailand was pro- claimed here today by the Thai Government.

an

dope transactions take place.

news

The Welfare Ministry quoted by the agency as saying there were at least 30,000 dopo addicts in Japan.-Router.

University Office For The Duke

Edinburgh, Nov. 4.

Terrorists Stain

In Hideout

Nairobi, Nov. 4, A gang of 12 temmeists were killed by the police this after- noon following a raid on their 2 hideout 30 miles west of Fort

Hall, reported to be their head quarters in East Africo;

Strangling ropes, ewards and documenta were found. In the

The provinces border with Maloya where British forces The Scottish 'educated Duke of have been fighting against Com- Edinburgh was today installed munist terrorists for five and a as Lord Chancellor of Edinburgh

University half years.

British sources kéro zald they After receiving the robes of pleased with the active his honorary lifeilme office, the co-operation of the Thai Gov- Duka, in his address warnens ernment against the terrorists against over-specialization in Reuter.

ochicationChina Mail Special. hideou

word

+

the

those

an

Tho report-sald the police swpected

foul play and investigation was under way. Unitedi Pr0£), «

Plane Shot Down

Cairo, Nov. 4.. The Egyptian press today said that two Israel! planes yesterday shot down an unidentified elvit plane into the scu near Gaza.

According to the press, a note was sent to The Armistico.Com- mission observats (after the in-

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