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GILMANS

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GLOUCESTER ARCADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Mischievous

could accuse

NPresident Syngman Rhoo

of South Korea of being a sycophant. He has in fact adopted

somewhat

CHINA

No. 35741

A

Established 1845

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1954.

THE WEATHER: -Moderato,ensterly winds, chCloudy with

MAIL

Price 20. Cents

GOOD NEWS FOR COLONY'S

ENTREPOT TRADE

Boycott Of Newspaper Demanded

Singapore, Feb. 14.

A meeting claiming to represent 50 trade unions here today called upon all workers

In Malaya to boycott Singapore's biggest English language now?- paper, the Straits Times and its sister publications, This Ex the nowest development in the week-

old strike of Linotypists

and

other workem of the sitralla Time over The diamissal of one employee. The newspaper is being published

with By cak new honda France- Presse.

peculiar method of endoar- ing himself to the Western powers, laying emphasis on threats, rudeness and a dose of rich calumny for good measure. His latest offer to Bend a division of South Korean troops to Indo-Chinn is presumably part of the ao-called "Holy War Crusade against Communism" be has been preaching since the United Nations started getting the upper hand in the Korean war. He sees bimself almost as a divinely appointed champion of the free peoples of Asia but his incredible naivety, J diplomatic blundering, his complete inability to relate the laws of cause and effect to everyday politics, even his gross underestimation of the forces he opposes (or, rather, an overestimation of the strength of his own supporters) make it very unlikely that the mantle of leadership will ever fall on his shoulders. There is his hostility to two Important Asian powers--India and Japan-to begin with, And last week he offered troops to "aasist the three States of Indo-China to defeat the A Vietminh". The name of "France" WOS not even mentioned in the offer that country which has borne the brunt of the fighting was completely ignored. Parla did not wait to receive the offer before replying "No", for the Quuf

D'Orany clearly realises that any move to bring such troops into Indo-Chinn might in duce Red China to march its own hordes across the border. Washington has the same iden. Latest cables

May Reap Benefits From

Trade Treaty

There was good news from London yesterday for Hongkong's entrepot trade this year. Our correspondent cabled that under the new Anglo- Japanese payments agreement an extra £36.5 million worth of goods will be imported into Hongkong and Singapore from Japan this year for re-sale in neighbouring markets (See P. 9 for full report).

The total amount of Japanese goods to be im- ported into these two entrepot ports for re-export

Murdered this year will be worth about £66 million, the

Talent Scout

El Reno, Oklahoma,

Feb. 14.

correspondent said.

It is impossible to say how much of this new trade Hongkong will get. However on the assumption that it is shared equally by Singapore and Hongkong the influx of an extra £18.25 million ($HK 292 million) worth of goods for re-sale and possibly processing and finishing in the course of the year will be welcomed by the entire business community.

Even if only a third of this trade comes through 21-year-old AWOL Hongkong (£12,166 million or SHK 194,656 million) Boldier told officers today it can do much to put new life into business.

that he and a friend mur- dered a Hollywood

talent scout after marijuana party and were en route to the New Orleans Mardi Gras in the victim's expensive car when arrested here.

from Seoul and Washington bluday.

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Johnston's

SECURITY

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On the assumption, then, that Hongkong gets a third to half the share of these Japanese exports for re-sale, this would boost, last year's figure of ex«f porty (HK$2,799.7 million) by between 7.1 to 10.7 per cent op the year.

figure considering ADVOCATED

This is a very

exports represented

of

Ronnid Jumos Maurer, absent

reasonable without leave from Camp Stone-

last year's had signed a man, California,

a fali confession that he and Leo

$105.3 million dollars or a de- clubbed and slapped 30-year-old Densmore, 23, of Los Angeles.

London, Feb. 14. éline of 5.7 per cent on the 1952 David Johnston

Former Chief of the Bri- | figure. to death Just

As our London body, tish Air Staff, Air Marshal

correspondent and stripped of cloth-Sir John Slessor, today re-million worth of goods

points out the extra £30,0 confirm that there is more cable suburban collage at

10 be was found in a oksal of his commended n European imported Into Hoangoong and then a suggestion of ulterior motive in President Van Nuys, near Los Angeles, on security plan based on the Singapore from Japery for re-

night,

adherence of the United export is included in the "colonial Wednesday Rheo's seemingly myopic

and West la". The Dominions will also offer for with con-amo:e did not confess and States, Canada

the

buy more from Japah under to talk the police said. Germany to the five-power negotiations firmation of its proposals to send troops to Indo-China had gone to Johnston to borrow European Brussels pact, separately. Hongkong business the South Korean Govern-money and the victim had made which was signed prior to De unde wilt

people predict certain portion to attack indceru advances" which caused the formation of the Atlan- through the colony. went on "some Americans" and said an argument.

The police chief, Lee Heavy,tic alliance. "our Own war has been

sald he had questioned the pair stalemated by those who

for two days before Maurer, a selfish pursue

ment

Maurer sald he and Densmore

personal handsome blonde, distated the intereats and seek to pre-confession cy Saturday night vent us from unifying our United Press.

own country." The designs

of the mischievous Dr Rheo

become clearer.

The "Rebels”

Launch Sinks:

10 Lose Lives

Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 14.

to be concluded

A

nito come

In addition, it has becw_sug- South gested, that exports to In a radio address, in which Korea will be higher this year. he said he was only speaking for and there will be an increasing himself, Air Marshal Stersor also flow of West German exports recommended that the United channelled through Hongkong to mit themselves to employ the full indicate that business in the weight of their al- forces in Colony will be brighter this chating atomie, or even hydrogen, year.

possible weapons against, any

Stales and Britain should com- |the Communist bloo-all of which

aggressor.

Such a guarantee. Sir John T might be imagined that

At Icast 10 persons were said, would be at least as great Victorian imperialism drowned here today when # as that offered by the projected would be the last thing to launch sank in Rio's Guanabara European defence community.

other persons wave in front of the eyes of Bay. Fifteen

boat were He said that an arrangement the Naguib Junta at the aboard the harbour hurt in the accident.

such as that would also enable present stage of the din- The police said the launch was Britain and the United States cussions

ол how the londed to capacity with passen to withdraw their troops from evacuation of British troops gers

Rio's Portuguese Europe and France to withdraw from the Suez Canal is to colony who planned to visit the her forces from Germany. be effected. Yet lingering in | Portuguese

Vera Cruz. ship

Air Marshot Slessor continued the lobbies of Westminster which is anchored in the Bay.

from

launch approached

the

as the that an effort should be made Vera to obtain withdrawal of Russia's

is a. mischievous * group Survivors said that known within their own Conservative Party as the Cruz it suddenly went ander. own forces to her own borders

Police and harbour rescue units. but, falling this; whose nostalgic rushed to the "rebels"

occupying scene and were Western memories of Britain's able to save "dozens" of people, should leave Germany in any

| case.--France-Presse." glorious and romantic past offcials said.-United Press,

have completely blinded

their reason in the present

situation. Their zeal has

the three powers

carried them beyond the Road Accidents On The

bounds of mere patriotism

to the very borders of Jingoism, and this has done considerable harm to Anglo-

·Egyptian rolations. Further- more the rebels are undoing all the good work that Sir Robert Hankey has achieved In his painstaking: negotin-

tions with the Egyptiune.

Increase In Britain

London, Feb. 14.

The accident rate on British roads rose again in 1953 despite a big improvement in the previous 'yes the Ministry of Transport reported today.

Although full figures for 1963 More than a quarter of those The rebels do not just want were not given in the report, hurt werd pedestrians including Bettlement on British terms; it was stated that sufficient 85 children every day; e the very idea of evacuation numbote were available as shown

The report said there were

PREDICTIONS.

As far as Hongkong-Japaness trade is concerned, Hongkong business people make these pre dictions:

the Increased trade flow should mean an ..... Increase in } the purchasing power of re- sidents

the processing and finishing which many of the Jepet exports will require should help to improve the colony's Jabour situation.

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⚫ there, will be more business often for ships which, too

cargo.

Sentenced To Death

Man Mau's No. 2 leader, General China alboraiast year-old Warubla Itote, pletured after being sentenced to death at Nyeri. China, who did not seem to know or care what the Judco was saying, was given leave to appeal on 'legal tech- nicalities only. This' sentence is subject to confirmation by the Governor of Kenya, Sir Evelyn Bartig.

China' was found guilty of consorting with armed personk. He was sentenced to be hanged. Sentence on the second charge of being in impro- per possession of ammunition was, postponed.-London Express.

Vietminh Attack On Luang Prabang Believed Abandoned

Hanoi, Feb. 14.

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· Calculator min Madol. 107:

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9· D'Agullar St

EXCHANGE Tel. 21433.

Another Secret Session On Big 5 Talks Proposal

Berlin, Feb. 15.

The Big Four Foreign Ministers go into secret session here again today (Monday) for another attempt to agree on terms for meeting China-the one remaining item of their agenda on which they have not reached virtually unbreak- able deadlock.

Even on this the positions of the Russians and the Western Powers are so far apart that agreement would demand an important sacrifice of principle by one side or the other.

The West has proposed a con-what its effect would be on the ference on Korea attended by Sino-Soviet pact

This would presumably mean" the Big Four, Communist China

and all the nations who fought that Communist China would be In the war, to open in Geneva linked to the proposed alliance, on* April 1.

while

the

United States,

Mr. Molotov has said he would Western Europe's greatest ally, agree to such a meeting provided would be offered it started with talks between

only an "ob

seat on the organisation.

cut meeting on European

the Big Five" Powers, jud

could well

The

be last

Peking Government, Ing the before the other Koreansion on the subject. But the belligerents were invited,

debate on conference, with

doad-

This would establish China's China, even dr

of It rasches a claim to the rights of a major lock today, will be resumed in Power with world responsibili- at least one rpen session to tles. For that reason the West- enable the two sides to put ern Powers reject the Soviet their arguments on record.

Koutor. plan. Peking is an aggressor in the eyes of the United Nations, While France and the Whited States have not even recognised

the Chinese Communist Govern- HOSPITAL

ment.

Chinese

The unknown factor is how Moa Tse-tung, the President, feels about the pros- pect of there being no con- fcrenco at all if Mr Molotov turna

down the Western formula.

SINO-SOVIET TREATY Observers here believe this was probably the main, topic of discussion last night between

ABSOLVED

OF BLAME

Chicago, Feb. 14. The Chicago Medical

the Sovies Minister and the Society tonight absolved Germany Mr Chi Feng-ter, blame in the death of a lives Chinese Ambassador to East Woodlawn Hospital of

when they met for the fourth month old girl whose anniversary of the Sino-Soviet mother charged was turned treaty.

to

The Sino-Soviet treaty may

maway because she had no be raised in a different con money for a deposit.se text this afternoon when the Big Four go into "open" session

The death of Laura Lingo an January... continue discussion

18. from burns had Of European security, which, with wide repercussions here, in

cluding an investigation of all the German problem, forma item two

hospitals to determine how, they of the conference handle charity casts, agenda.

When the Ministers last dis- bussed this item on Wednesday, because the Mr Molotov tablod a plan for a European security pact ambrace

ductext is own investigation

The

Society Baid it had con-

nationwide

case "reflected

on the medical pro

ing Britain and the continental ion of Chicago and on the states, both sides of the Iron médical - care and humane at- Curtain, Wibles recognised the titude offered by the hospitals continued division of Europe,

of the city

Since it would havo necessi- tated the withdrawal of American on

It sald

wild it found: "no fallury"

Part

of Woodlawn or of Cook County

roopa from Europe and the with where the child sube

drawal of European nations from the Atlantic Fact, it would have sequently died. coded the 14-nation Atlantle A boroner's Jury, however, Ind alliance. The West rejected it returned a verdict of "gross because of this and will continue negligence against Woodlawn. do 80 today, according to It did not recommend any further action and held the In- But a point Mr Molotow did not fant's death accidentalUnited mention in tabling the plan wha

Pross

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The French Defence Minister, M. Rene Pleven, who returned here by air tonight from the royal Laotian capital of Luang Prabang, was ex- pected to discuss with the, North Vietnam com- mander, General Cogny, plans for a resumption of Western observers. French Union initiative in Laos, where the 308th Vietminh shock division still remains about forty miles from the capital,

French military observers here tonight expressed the belief that General Vo Nguyen Cip had abandoned, his plans for the 308th division to attack the capital. They pointed out that the division. had broken its forced march on Luang Prabang a week ago and was still entrenched in the area around the Nam Bak River with no evidence of any further advances being shown.

dawn

mediately established them selves dn a bend in the river.

Ice Breaks: 100 Sheep Drowned

Two companies of the Vist | secret in order not to expose during the last two bout lves on one him to Vietminh anti-aircraft

been seen in the harbour Mekong River north of Luang Are. either, in bellas

Prabang, between” Pakhou and or with

Ho will fly over all the opera- meagre tonnage of general Pakiruang, but the crossing, it tional areas and will also visit.

was stated, presented no direct Dien Blen.. Phu-France- As has been painted out threat to the royal ́espital. In Presse. already, Hongkong businessmen view of the smallness of the do not expect Japanese exports Vietminh forces.

affect its to the colonies will

The crossing was accomplish- ex-ed on bamboo rafts at export markota with the ception of the local textile in- and the Vieiraink elements im dustry which might be "alight 17 affected' The opinion Is

UNDER FIRE Golwg-Holstein Feb. 11,

More than a hundred shinop prices at their preset high levels, the new Anglo-Japanese

More infiltrations were: ex worn drowned today when the proposals will promote healthy pected on the right bank of the ice on the Elber tiver near competition" in so far as Hong" nr-stream Toenning broke under their kong exports are concerned. The Muongmal was weight,

reported fo be under Vietminh

shepherd was, taking his mortar fire, but air fraffle was flock of 300 sheep across the Ice ceritamiing.

on the river, as a short cut- After his arrival here from Franco-Presse Luang

****Prabang,**** the Trờich Defence Minister was the guast

the War

that with

Soviet Climbers®.

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Scale Mountain of Central Cogny at dinner,

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Paris, Feb. 14.4) Accompanied is anathema to them. There, that the improvement sten chur The report showed that the

most dangerous, age is bot wai

The Soviet Tate News Agency is room for concoasion, on ing 199% was not maintained,,,

rokli ave

mix, and the the points In diaputo

per cent Lower accidents in 1952 dangirus hour weekends reported tonight that Soviet Cheyen 31 Dloven by both sides but, first, ens. than in 1938--desplie, a six per apart between our and typ in mountain climbers had succeed pected to all cusy with deneral of

umption In of French). Union Init problem which can becent rise in population and a 60 the afternoon,

high Goumachi-92 | Cogity a plan för is w speedily dispatched Is that per cent increase in the number Police, biamod Dedestrians for. Kabardih, Northern Caucamiz troushcut, über whole DE

anybody Thr is the first time this of the rebela It is up to Bir of vehicles, N

mountains bees Climbed in

Winston Churchill to give the 1982 Agures also were

unequivocal support to Mr

nearly four per cent below

Eden in his sincere and

those of 1851. 16 -1982

the whole business saml2«:|

were 171,787 rodd peeldents in volying in uw and 200

beider

Fed in scaling the 13,000

as the climb th Low: block

Mass Arrests

The police com

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