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COMMENT OF

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Mr Wilson's

Tour

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LTHOUGH Mir Charles

Wilson's visit to the Far East will be the first by a senior American official for Meny months apart from Vice President Richard

Nixon's tour of Asia which

President WILM

at Eisenhower's behest to re- pair the damage done by the tour of the "Senalm from

Mr Formeru,"

William Knowland It iN doubt fut whether very much sign- feance can be attached to it.

reasonable

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This is sumption even though Washington is trying to push ahend with its plans to form

"United Front'!

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f he

General

defence of Southeast Asia

and

Pacifie military alliance against further Com- munist aggression in the lar East. It is recalled that about two months

ago President Eisenbower Can- aidered wending Douglas MacArthur o An official Far Eastern tour to review the military diplomatic situation but il was reported that largely due to the objections of The Japanese Premier. Mr Yoshisia,

political grounds, this visit was can celled! Mr Wilson's forth- coming tour may well be the sequel to this earlier plan which has received added

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CHINA

No. 35815

Established 1845

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1954,

THE WEATHER:

Fresh southerly winds, Cloudy with

scattered heavy showers.

MAIL

EDEN AS CONCILIATOR

Duchess Of Kent At HK Stand

WITC ibr

London, May 12. The Duchess of Keul and Princess Alexandra Interested visliors to Hongkong stand ** the RIF today,

They spent a considerable Umr examining the (x- hibits and expressed aur- prise at the range of goodi on show.

T Duchess and het daughter MACED excaried around the stand by Col J. D. Clague. Mr E. G. A. Grimwood and Mr Charles Terry.

whe met the Duchess during her visit to The Colony.

Thile evening. with iwo days still to go before the Falr closes, the number of trade enquiries rocorded on the stand passed lant year's peak gure of 500. -Our Own Correspondent.

"Wreck The Army" Threat

Allegation At The McCarthy Hearing

Washington, May 12.

oath today that

Price 20 Cents

Key Questions Nearly Stole The Show

To Delegates

At Geneva

TOUGH VIETNAM

PEACE TERMS

Geneva, May 12.

Britain, playing the role of conciliator, put five key questions to the nine-nation Indo-China peace conference here today in an attempt to bring both sides to grips with the task of ending the fighting.

The United States and France backed the British move for "urgent answers" to the ques- tions.

They were put by Mr Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, who was in the chair, after the French-backed Associated State of Vietnam had rejected the Vietminh peace plan and put forward proposals of its own.

China endorsed the Vietminh plan.

Mr Eden declared:

"As I understand it, we aro agreed that the first step is to get the fighting stopped in an orderly manner,"

In an effort to define The The Army counsellor, Mrsalient points of agreement and significance in recent weeks | John Adams, swore under disagreement between the two |

Mr Roy sides. Mr Eden put Ave ques- Cohn threatened to "wreck flong:

"1. Are we all agreed that the Army" and

the all troops on both sides shall be determined Army Secretary, Mr Robert concentrated

ureas?

beenuse of the worsenior altuation in Indo-China and the apparent failure of the Geneva conference to solve

have

the two outstanding problema Stevens, fired if his drafted of the moment. At present Mr Wilson has at least two

friend, Private G. David detles to perform; one is to Schine, was sent overseas.

inauguration

attend the

Mr Adams also testified that on behalf of Schine ceremony of President Pressure"

become so great he requested at Chiang Kai-shek at Tapel White Flutise ronference and the other, to confer with which the presidential assistant. ofcials of the Philippines. Mr Strman Adams, suggested Government

the Indo- That he compile a written_record of the Army's row with Senator China situation under the

Joseph McCarthy terms of the Philippines- United States mutual defence treaty.

THE

on

stateamen,

The White House had no com- ment to Me Adams testimony.

Tesutying on the 15th day of

the In levised Army-McCarthy hearings, the Army counsel re- counted a long series of clients and swore under wath to the formai

Serulor

United States forces are Carthy consultant.

Investigation

2 Ls accepted that Laos and Cambodia are in a special category and that the Vietminh forees will be withdrawn from them?

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" Who is to work out the areas of concentration for Viet- in It to be the Com- with, i sup- manders-in-Chief pose, roference back to the con- ference here?

"

M

Foreign

were

Vicuninh troops would be in- corporated in a national army under Boo Dal.

of

General Bedell Smith said the United States considered United Nations supervision essential for the "orderly cessation hostilities."

PRICE TOO HIGH... ··· Most observers here egreed that the Vietnam

plan set far high a price for peach in and mill- demanding political tary subservience of the rebels to the head of the state they were fighting.

100

and

did not constitule

on

The joy of the people of Malta was complete when Prince Charles and Princess Anne went ashore from the Britannia to watch the Queen and the Duke of Edin- оп the burgh review a combined Services Parade Floriana - parade ground. The Royal children, both dressed in yellow, watched the magnificent proceedings from a second floor balcony of a hotel overlooking the ceremony.London Express.

Laniel Govt's Fate To Be Decided Today

Paris, May 13.

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Local Elections Climax

Polling In 395 Boroughs Today

London, May 13. Britain's annual Jocal Government elections reach their climax today (Thurs- day), when polling takes place in nearly 400 cities and towns throughout Eng- land and Wales.

As national political issues now enter largely into municipal campaigns, the results Bre anxiously awaited both by the Conservative (Government) and Labour partles as a clue to how they would fare if Sir Winston Churchill

sprang A General Election this year.

Socialists hope to capture con- trol in a number of Important municipalities where their opponents

have only marginal majorities.

The week-long municipal con- tests, which opened on Monday, have so far shown a slight swing

to the left, with Socialists claim- ing net gains of 40 seats an 110 urban and rural district councils which have declared results.

A totul of 305 boroughs.--.. in size from great cities ranging

In

like Liverpool and Manchester

to all towns--Bre vived

Tel. 21433.

Cruiser To The Rescue

Melbourne, May 12. An Australian eralser Governor-

carrying the

General, Bir William Slim, signalled tonight that sho WIS towing Dutch landing 20 men on board.

disabled craft with

The cruiser. tho Aus- tralla picked up an SOS from the landing craft of tho Royal Netherlands earlier today and rough weig raced through to her aid.

The

Navy

en-

Dutch craft's gines broke dwon in the Coral Sea, about 100 miles off the Queensland count, while on her way from Hollandia, In Dutch New Guinea, to Brisbane,

The Australia is on her last cruise before going to the ship breakers next month after 25 years" Ber-

vico.-Reuter.

Peak Murder Sequel

Man Charged In Court Today

today's turnover, but in 28 of A packed Court sat hush- there centres candidates have ed By Lee

vacant seats.

Pak-to allas

been returned unopposed to the Toby Lee, 25, a clerk, of 69

The elections are held on a

Caine Road, top floor, stood three-yearly cycle, with one in the dock at Central this third of the membership retiring morning and heard a charge annually. Present contests are of murder read out to him. in the most cases for groups of scats last vacant in 1951.

The present elections do no Involve London's 28 Metro- politan boroughs, 19 of which are Labour ruled.

Dominant. Aues of the election

are living costs in Britain, which Socialists

Ha was alleged to have murdered Tong Yuen-ching alias

Sarah Tong at Harloch Road on December 31, 1953.

Defendant, perfectly groomed,

DY the inter

charge.

Mc

blame the Govern-stened calmly ment for allowing to rise, and preter read the the likelihood of higher house Hin-shing Lo, the Magistrate, rents through new Conservative cautioned him not to say any- legislation allowing landlords to thing as no plea was to be taken. charge tenants for house repairs, Socialista arc concentrating

on centres where power is now

held narrowly by their cp-opposed bati appiled for

pontnis.—China Mail Special.

39 Terrorists

Killed

Nairobi, May 12.

Mau ter- reported

Thirty-nine Mau rorista

have been

Dlv. Det-Insp. E. L. Thomas, who is in charge of the case, by defendant's Counsel, Mr W. Y. Cheung, and asked for mand of seven

days in gnol custody.

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Mr Cheung asked the Court to arrange an early date for hear- Ing if his application for ball was refused.

Mr Lo remanded Lee · for

north of Nairobi, including 20 killed in upcountry engagements seven days in custody.

in a two-day clash with a large gang around the Fort Hall aren, East

Africa General Head The Prime Minister has asked for a vote of quarters announced today.

Security

forces in their run- confidence on his motion that the Assembly shouldning battle with an armed gang, not debate Indo-China at this stage in view of the estimated military situation there and the peace talks at captured ve Geneva,

the, which would follow Cabinet camo on

where the

com-

Last minute support for the nothing at all about Indo-China, May 11 with his Government is bound to President Elsenhow's stato fall-Reuter, ment in Washington that the United States is not resigned to losing Indo-China.

Its terms ure much lougher then those set by M. Bidault, of France, who called on Saturday for an internationally-controlled Do we agree that when

armistice

a political pending ali troops hilvte been ron- settlement. M. Bidaull proposed jcentrated in determined areas,

A rebel withdrawal from Laos any irregulars shall be disarmed?

Cambodia,

and the re- Are

we in favour of

grouping of opposing forces In International supervision? If so, Vietnam in areas to be specified. HE itinerary announced by

The National Assembly, angry and frustrated M. Dinh said the eight-point at the worsening situation in Indo-China, meets Washington shows

to what form?" that

Mr Eden said he hoped the plan submitted by Phom Von Mr Wilson will be making

most ser, as allegations in the conference would find these Dong, Vietminh Deputy Premier today to decide the fate of the ten-month-old the "traditional" tour of

Anny charges that questions helpful. He had pre-on Monday United States most

McCarthy, Mr

Government of M. Joseph Laniel. Cohn ceded them by saying he as-n serious basis for discussion. politicians,

Francis Carr, Senator sumed arrangements

in and Mr

The rebel plan-backed today with for dealing emissaries and McCarthy's Staff Director, used hand

the by Mr Chou special

En Lal, Chinese Communist Prime Minister and obtain | wounded at Dien Bien Phu. 1: "improper others-chlefly to areas of

favoured treatment for Private

Minister demands Foreign NO REPLIES American influence where

Sehine, formerly

Mc- unpakdi

recognition

of the three Indo- General Walter Bedell Smuth, Chuna territories and elections tons stationed or Far Eastern

Senato McCarthy

and Mr for the United States, welcomed in each organised jointly by the countries which Are Cohn runter-charged that the receiving large amounts of Army used Schine as a "host-Eden's "pertinent questions." Governments and rebel move Georges Bidauli, French mesta. It also proposed similar

said Minister,

they supervision of the military aid. The territories age in an effort to get them to

call off their visited are to be

Japan.

alleged Communists at the Fortwould make it possible for

Cambodia urged thecon Korea, Formosa, Okinawa,

Monmouth, New Jersey, radar delegates to know

ference to decide on a ceasefire Manila, Hawaii and Hong- centre. Mr Adams will be sub-

conterence stood and to get on with their work.

even before examining other kong. Had Mr Wilson's tour

by lo cross-examination ject

But none of the chief spokes- questions on restoring of peace, been associated in any way

The Foc Thieun, spokesman Lor

capture of the Indo- Senate McCarthy and Mr Cohn

the opposing sides in to-Men of

China fortress of Dien Bien Phu with the formation of the no- when the hearings resume

the war replied to Mr Eden's the Cambodian delegation, read

last Friday called PATO it in likely -bo norrow.

brought the new at “urgent" questions

Today's to the co

assassination storm in the Assembly--which would have visited Indo-

by the Vietminh of a Sub had voted in favour of current Prefect and several other Government policy on Indo- The Vietnam settlement plan, people, including

a priest,

China only nonr

a few days pro Wilson's visit to Koren and But he said that Senator Mc-put to the conference today by Phnom Penh on May 10. This viousy.

Carthy tried, as late as January M. Nguyen Quoc Dinh, Vietnam Japan may be associated

A commitment Foreign Minister,

occurred while the Vietminh at provides for with the gradual with-22, to "extract

from me" that Schine would be on internationally-

urging supervised Geneva

the drawal of American forces

cessation of hostilities

and assigned to

to New York. Schino those

the from

protectors of 3 was enwcripted last November armistice, Vietminh recognillon

of Bao Dai-the present head posing as mny diЯcuan

am Cambodia, he said. Vietnam state continuing Formosa, he

after efforts to get him a com- of ald mirston military

membership

Declaring of the America's

French

that much things failed. Mr Adams took over the Union and free elections under must be happening in Vietnam programme to the Chinose

Nations auspices. It and Lass too, he added: witness stand from the Army United Nationalist Government. Another indication that

Secretary, who is suffering from rules out any form of partition, a virus infection-United Press, even temporary, the tour in in no way portentous ja that Mra Wilson is accompanying the Defence Secretary. Tho visit is therefore probably no more than "routine" and following Mr Wilson's clash with Congress over hia. frankness in his statements to the Press, It is very

conference a cable

Mr Adams testified that most three and a half hours session lating the alleged China, Malaya, Australia of the pressure came from Cohn, the third on Indo-China. and

Zealand. New

Mr with Carr playing a lesser role.

areas.

At

700 Dien Bien Phu Wounded

Awaiting Evacuation

Hanol, May 12.

About 700 Dien Bien Phu wounded will be eligible doubtful whether he will for immediate repatriation, according to an estimate made provide Us with any illuminating news. As far by the French High Command after the Vietminh's offer

as Hongkong is concerned to authorise the evacuation of the very serious cases,

These include mostly am-

were

Te

Explosions At Gas Works

Buenos Aires, May 12. One man was killed and 18 were injured today in several M, Laniel had put the Govern explosions at a gas works in ment's case before the Deputies Parque Patricios, a suburb of at a stormy session of the Buenos Aires, Assembly on Tuesday. He told

The engineer in charge ́

and them:

several workers were credited "The Commander-in-Chief in with preventing the explosion Indo-China is at this moment of a huge gas tank which could faced with

grave possibilities have levelled the entire district. The national Interest does not

Despite succesive explosions, allow for diminishing. the they plunged through the flames authority of the Government or to shut off the gasometer's of the military command at the valves.

They

accomplished thele present time.

task

“but” were ́overcome by smoke and flames. Other workers "I am asking the Assembly rescued them. DOUETS AUTHENTICITY say whether it can take tho A large section of Southern Near the end of the session, responibility of interrupting or Buenos Aires City was left Mr Vyacheslav Molotov, the adjourning the Genova talks or without gas temporarily.--United Soviet Foreign Minister, said he of holding up military prepara« | Press. had not read the Cambodian long" telegram about which so much was being made,

"It would be desirable to put an Iminediate end to eight years of fighting which has gone on long enough, and to decide on a ceasefire even before examining other questions relating to the re-establishment of peace."

7

Fasting Pacifist Getting Weak

Against this background, there "la considerable reluctance M. Georges Bidault, the to provoke a Cabinet crisis. ... French Foreign Minister, qald

Dissatisfaction 'with 'the pro- the telegram was there for any sent government is tempered

Genova, May 12. one to read,

tho the feeling that The Cambodian delegats then with

Vo Sour Thien 34-your-old situation in

Indo-China hald

may Indo-Chinos pacifist who has up the telegram and invited

bave reached a point where boon on hunger strike here for The wounded will be, transang delegates who dad change of political personnel in ten days, ky told friends do

bellevo in it to go to the post ferred to a hospital in Hanol.

French medical authorities office and check for themselves. Faris can do nothing to alter i

10 so me. not cemo

mord Nevertheless, T Mr Molotov, pointed out, however, that the

is recognised who, according The message of the Vietminhtransfer would depend on the to

Western delegated,

that M.-Laniel will have to fightje, en geijing" too, weakti

Vor who 13. fasting in a fent high command announced their condition of the air strip and smiling, then sald now we hard for the life of his Govern- the grounds of villa, near willingness to have the serious the facilities available for trans have seen it but we still haven't most A great deal will depend the United Nations Buliding cases evacuated· but made no porting the wounded by truck road it"

on what her mys, about indo- Where, the Indo-China 2 Prace mention of the French' Union up to the repatriation planes Mr Eden' said that as Chair China and the silk with which talka ere, baina held. OKTELEN medical personnel which staged and also the health personnelman he would circuinte cople of- be ways it.

will not eat again," "sandil pence in the fortress with the wound- availabis, on the spot-France- the telegrand,

One thing considered bar, been restored to his couns, (Umaldajam basli poze Cat. 1); [pertala) gif he continues to my fry---Reit

his visit here, coming as it

However, it was pointed out does in the middle of a busy putation enSOS or men with that it was current usage by the three-weeks tour, may be GCTIDIR stomach or head military to have the medical staff nothing mora tan a short wounds and regarded as "uso repatriated with the wounded. rost-stop. But perhaps while less" by the Violminh, French he is bore he may give us military sources sald. some idea as to whether the American defence experts have changed their minds about the expendability of Hongkong, as a Naval or Military base in the event of a future war. It would be: laterosting to know.

WRE

10

and

umisown number.

EDEN CANCELS ENGAGEMENT

London, May 12. be 50-strong, The Foreign Secretary, Mr wounded an|Anthony Eden, has cancelled a speaking engagement in Britain The Headquarters dally in- on Friday night in order to eldent report, which has lately stay on at Geneva, the Prime shown relatively small activity, Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, called this action a "major announced tonight. United

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