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The Big Fecr

He perlin 1oreign minis-

TH

tera' conference is, alas, ollowing the path which many teared, was

inevit-!

of

Rort of

able. The ylimmer hope that some workable agreement on the vexed and complicated sub- ject of tierman unification would be reached, engender- ed by the quick smooth- ing out of procedural dim- culties

the curly sessions, has been all but extinguished. Neither Russia nor the Big Three appear to be able to find any common ground when

it comes to the future of Germany. Both sides

frm by standing

что

their basic formulae - in the case of the Western Powers, that free German elections precede the establishment of an all-tierman Govern

must

ment; and for the Russians, and that-the present West East German Governments should nominate their re- presentatives for the pur-

of creating pore

24 pro- viaional evorali authority empowered to organise and conduct elections. On this issue there appears to be no prospect of compromise. And while it is true both sides insist they are standing out for the main- tenance of an inviolable principle,

that

It is noticeable

that both also seem to be actuated in their adamancy by fear.

IT is not without

instruc-

tion, for example, to note that according to a British spokesman, Mr Molotov r. jected Mr Eden's unifica-

tion plan because, among other things it "neglected the important question of

the election what results

Patently this means that Mr Molotov

might lead to."

fears that if the

German

people 118 B whole were allowed to indulge in free elections, the outcome

would mean the anni- hilation of the Soviet- controlled Authorities in the Soviet Zone. On the Mr Foster other hand, Dulles' interpretation of Mr Molotov's unification

plan

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Mr

Leslie Gamage On The Future Of Hongkong

With Britain facing increasing competition in the world's exports markets this year, manufacturers were likely to put greater pressure on the Government to allow wider trade with new markets such as China and Russia, the Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director of the British General Electric Company, Limited, Mr Leslie Gamage said yesterday.

"We are doing what we can to pursuade our Government to lift the ban on exports to China. More and more businessmen will go out on their own to do business with China but they will keep within the law.

"I should imagine however the definition of the term 'strategic goods' It will be a gradual change and will change quite a lot in the days to come. there may be some change this year and a little the next unless, of course, genuinely peaceful agreement is made between ourselves and Russia and the Communist countries".

MR LESLIE GAMAGE

US Has No

Objection

1มก

Europe

to

on

lesding

Mr Gamage, who is regard | sterling so she must be export- commodities to the ing some ed as one of Britain's

1 think k the sterling area. authorities on exports, has been

cl tha event

resumption days visit iLwelve

normal trade Chin would to meet Hongkong

her best to promote production pany's representatives

of those commodities which are see the Colony.

acceptable to the sterling oren."

Lo his com-

and

do

"Seize This Chance"

Landon, Feb. 8. Beltala should turn her energies to bullding up a thriving trade with China. states the Dally' Express In A leader published today under the heading, "Belzo This Chatico of China Trade."

and

After describing the Bumdan offer to bay £400 million worth' of British goods as a fine development splendid opportunity, the leader - draws reader's attention to the possibilities of trade with Chine

the

"Think of the market that exlata for products of all kinda from the factories

the of Britain,"

leader "In former days Japan flooded China with her goods. Now she is in

the to scire no position chance on her doorstep but how long Will Japan remain in this situation? Already sho has established the giant trad- ing combines."

ro-

Asserting that as Japan marches forward, Britain's opportunity in Chins will recede, the leader cott- cludes thai. Britain "should crasp this opportunity now. This is the hour when the China trade tured

by

held against

CLI be cap Britain--even cheap labour

and wretched conditions in Japan in the days to come.

As Japan advances on the let Bri- colonial markets,

market Lain look to the Japan once claimed as her corres- own."--Our pondent.

own

Fire In Newspaper

Не has served for periods

Mr Gamage said there was no of from eight to 25 years on

suggestion that the delegation of three British organisations con-

British businessinen at present cerned with exports, including visiting Moscow seeking new the Council of Industrial Design

avenues of trade with Russia had and the Federated British In-

extended their inquiries to the dustries' Council and the In- pessibility of trade with China. stitute of Export, an organisa- Questioned about business tion devoted to training men conditions in Britain, he said: for export business. He has

"-regard

us a 1954

crucial oriá for the United been President of the Institute

year. 8. testing for 12 years,

Kingdom in eo for as labour

been have On the eve of his departure concerned. Wages for Singapore Mr Genage said increased every

year in Britain now that this of Hongkong in a special and it is important

leaders under- Interview with The China Mail: British labour

before us

Fire broke out York Daily if we are

"I have become very fond of stand the prospects the people here and 1 um and why we must call a halt la amazed at the enormous activity these annual increases prevalling in what is

Office

Winter

Fourteen thousand miles of roads in Britain were affected recently by a vast freeze-up, covering 39 counties. Picture shows BROW being cleared in Haslemere. In the background is the Surrey Children's Nursery.

British Ship Is Abandoned

Manila, Feb. 5.

Tel. 21433.

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The 9,000 gross tons British motorship, Fern-the China Mall exclusive per. moor, which grounded on London Shoal, off Sherlock Holmes stories. They New York. Feb. 5.

the greatest event in the the New Palawan Island, in South-eastern Philippines, wastory of the detective story News skyscraper abandoned today at 6.19 p.m. GMT, Globe Wireless since Sir Arthur laid down Machatten

Loday reported. The ly small piece of territory.'

great trouble is to get La- and thousands wutched from the On trade with China, Mr bour to realise this.

Aremen rescued by #root 03 Gamage

aerial ladder persona trapped in the smoke and\iernes.

relative going to remain competitive. bulking

said:

We nre doing "STIFLING ENTERPRISE" what we can to persuade our "There is another question: Government to Bft the ban on taxation. It Is stilling enter-

exports to China. When I left prise and, in the case of com- England there was not much

Thousands more saw the fire

the stricken vessel were All officers and crew of transferred to the 1,268-ton Panamanian steamer, Liberal.

Globe Wireless said the Fernmoor was still afloat.

Fernmoor, miles off Earlier the Fermoor's crew stood six

7,000-ic Eisho the majority of them, returned after Maru four miles off and

Panamanian ship

Liberal onty spending eight hours

of any ghtening of the pany's like mine, is withholding on their television sets ut home had abandoned ship. but the the Japanese

COLONY'S KOLE

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In

The Are was in

four

one mile away.

The Coast Guard said its air-

Den

4

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WILL SHERLOCK HOLMES

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Mr St Laurent. Reaches London

London, Feb. 5 The Canadian Premier, Mr and a United Louis St Laurent, arived Eca rescue craft

by States Air Force plane circted air in London' tonight, accom-

untli nightfall

topanied by his son, Jean Paul, of emer- and in case

his daughter, Mry Hugh O'Donnell,

is that it "would mean the exposure of West Germany and the whole of Weal

Washington, Feb. 3. Europe to the vast forces

to resources

an comenzen from the New The United States hap по

restrictions. On the other hand modemise plant. Taxation that lay to the East." This

inercase A la the type of mutual fear objection to

number of people are doing England today takes more than TV station, WPIX, pointed their

cameras out of the building and open lifeboats. Some went aboard business with China direct and two-thirds of the income of any which provides the back-trade of a non-strategic charac-

between Western

shot scenes of firemen working the Liberal, one of three vessels ter

standing by the Fermoor. drop for the Berlin talks

bloc, Foreign I imagine that will become more company. and the Soviet

did not in the billowing smoke. British businessmen

Plots of the United Sates No far as they have pro- Operations Administrator Harold and more the way. The Govern

ment is not objecting but is not expect the American "recession"

the press Coast Gust air-sca rescue told gressed at the moment. The Stassen

pressmen today.

to be very serious, Mr Gamage

room, housed in an 11th-floor squadron, who brought there re- overhead conference is

be He was referring to the Soviet officially usatsting." not to

said. Conditions appeared more

claimed the render help but Etnoke spread ports to Manila, controlled now in America than annexe, written off at this stage as Union's recent trade offer

the Asked whether he thought they were in the last serious through the lower floors of the vessel was "breached" at gency,

bow. They quoted the ship- with China slump.

Wall Street did not 37-storey building, forcing be-board crew as saying that "after that direct trade

Colony by passing

might have the "hectic atmosphere" tween 1,000 and 1,500 office the bulkhead gods we will sink

the first like a stone," prejudice Hongkong's entrepot which made the last slump such workers to evacuate

terrible catastrophe, he added. nine floors.

But the United States Coust trade, Mr Gamage said: "Hong-

Mr Gamage and his wife, the

Guard said it thought Fernmoor kong will continue to play its

Four persons part in any trade between China Hon. Mrs Gamage will stay in

was apparently in no immediate ard the West. There will be Singapore for three weeks he- polsoning.

danger of sinkding. direct business

with China

as in fore returning to Britain.

The fire started in a ventila- She was reported sitting low days gone

by. Hongkong oc

fair swell tion duct bung cleaned in the in the water with a cupies such a position here that

two-storey press room. Press running and an eight-knot wind men tried in control it but the prevailing, flames spread quickly fed by waste paper on the floor.

сотрове

to

a dead loss, but the dread Britain. remains

failure that

differing view points now may mean the end of diplomatic negotia tions on world problems.

Mr Stussen added that he was British that the content, Govomment would maintain its policy of banning the export to the Soviet bloc of strategie goods.--France-Presse.

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