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a young red-faced man, sartorially impec- enbly in a white linen suit, { suede shoes, a brown trilby and wearing the old school tie who made such an in- congruous figure ot the Dragon Hoat races at the Chung Sing Benevolent Society's swimming pavif Iton on Saturday. The same Agure can be seen at any Henley regatta dressed in| the pink blazer and cap of Leander or the equally die- tinctive colours of the Eton: CIF* Radley boat clubs. Amidst an ovation of burat ing, smoking fire crackers and hysterically shouting Chineso youtha atanding waist-deep in water-an un- Inhibited "heilzapoppin " atmosphere--240 sweating
In
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paddlers Aercely churned their six trim dragon bouta 400 muddy through the yards course to the winning
Wo post.
happy are report that despite the wild enthusiasm of the Chinese : spectators the young red-j fuced man did not forget himself. He acclaimed the the inimitable winners way of an English gentle-: man by gently clapping his hands. "Oh, well rowed. Luen Yip Tong," he called to the winners us, at Henley, he might have called to n Magdalen or Corpus four, a Radley or Leander eight. Aberdeen Tuck, "Hard Kaifong. Good show, Hop
Tong."
We were reminded of the poet, "that there in some corner of a foreign feld there is forever England."
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5-POWER MILITARY TALKS Big Three Back
Defence Of
Rain Spoils Holiday For Britons
London, June 6. Thunderstorms, rain and failing temperatures caught
with thousands or Britons motoring to coastal resorts today for the Whit- sun holiday.
on
Blackpool,
Weather exper's forecast
bad weather more
was on the way.
From London motorists headed for the south coast at about 32.000 an hour. masling all previous Whitsun
traffic
records. Thousands
moto
went to the east coast and in the north the roads were chok- ed with holiday-makers their
to wwy wrst coast playground,
Bai rain spread to almost every district with heavy downpours in many areas.
small In Kimplon, Hertfordshire village (population 3,077) people cleared up mud left in their homes by A freak cloud-burst yesterday.
Nearly every house wan flooded.
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true that there is difference startling between his
Henleys, his HISTORIC RELAY Boat Races and the Dragon Bont races, And English raclug eight rates, as n rule, from 28 to 34 strokes a minute at the start. The Dragon Boat's 60 fell im- a rhythmic, mediately into almost mechanical 240 strokes a minute which they maintained to the end.
SE Asia Discussed
COMMITMENTS
REVIEWED
Washington, June 6.
The United States has given the military leaders of Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand conditional estimates of the forces it could use in emergency defence of Southeast Asia, sources close to the five-power military talks here said today.
It was understood France was pressing for some assurances that United States air power would be available for the defence of Indo-China if the Chinese Communists sent their war planes into the battle, as they did in Korea.
Though strictest secrecy was being maintained on the details of the military discussions which began on Thursday, officials said it would be "a fair assumption" that possible use of American air power under certain circumstances was being considered.
f
The talks, which are described as exploratory, involve an assessment by the five participants of the available forces each could contribute to meet various contingencies in the Southeast Asia region.
men រាំ re
milltary But the barred from making any specific commitments at this time while the political negotiations for peaceful Indo-China and Korean settlements Unuing at Geneva.
Vatican City, June 6. Pope Pius XII tonight, the first time in history, Papal audience gave A across thousands of miles of television relays be- tween eight nations.
are
con"
the
in
to the North Organisation, one
Atlantic
Treaty Iwo in Kenya, in Malaya, two in the Middle East, another split he- tween Austria, Malta, Сургин and British Guiana, and a heavy commitment in the Common- wealth division in Korea.
there are no divisions permanently stationed Britain itself, it would appear that any participation in a new Asian defence would entail a drastic reshuffling of existing forces,
divisions
At Chelsea Flower Show
A gay picture of Princess Margaret when she accompanied her mother to a private viewing of the famous Chelsea Flower Show last week.--London Express.
Row Over Increase In MPs' Salaries
In reviewing each of the five nation's military capabilities for Scutheast Asian defence, Washington conterende is un- account doubtedly taking into existing commitments
paris of various
the world which clearly put a great strain on the availability of additional
As far as France is concerned, manpower.
her military representative at Mary Republican and Dem the talks can point out that ten crat
of Congress. members
es light French weh
a number of influential aiready DS D
committed 40 Indo- newspapers, reject the idea that China, with more troops on the air and ses power alone would way, another three are in North be sufficient for a successful in Africa, and about 14 are com- European defence tervention in Indo-Chink if that mitted to Lecame necessary,
under the North Atlantic Pact.
France would, therefore, find They believe, with the suppor
difficult to greatly enlarge her nuthorities. military some that between five and ten divi-manpower in Asia unless there States groun was a change in the French law
Sir Winston Churchill spent some of his sons of United
be required if this which prevents conscripts being Whitsuntide holiday week-end in the country troops might
sent on foreign service. Her country entered the conflict.
But the United Status is now
soldiers abroad are professionals. wondering how to end a row over Parliamentary The Pope spoke successively take the honours from its
five - power military Italian,
German, in the process of cutting down French
leaders
their salaries that has ranged most of his own House of old rival at next year's boat in
He chanted its army manpower from 20 to
deliberations on Tuesday. Mean Commons supporters against him. race. The Kennedy Town; English and Dutch.
the formula or the benediction 17 divisions, in compliance with while, Senator William Know- swimming pavillion is, we in Latin.
the directives under the "New
land, the Republican leader in The Prime Minister feels it a point of honour. admit,
far-cry from
From the Vatican, the picture banks and)
made
that to implement a recent free vote of the House of Henley'a green
Army spokesmen of northern Italy to Switzerland!!!
'
in true Oxford, Cambridge The 78-year-old ponlift and Leander do not carry standing before two telecameras, comforters or drum bangers spoke for nearly 15 minutes to amidabips but it is an in-about 60 million viewers,
the and he Love them his novation Cambridge might| well consider if it hopes to "postolle blessing.
+
of
Look" defence pan
it
The
plan to resume
the Senate, has warned that time is running out in Asia and
London, June 6.
the bottles of orange squash was relayed over the mountains plain that a second "Now that if the Allies did not force Commons by 280 to 166 that members' annual pay
and beer, a poor substitute and France, on to the lowlands Look" would be required if ads some kind of a showdown with be increased from £1,000 to £1,500 a year. for the Lyons" ten tents of Belgium and Holland, on to ultional
Henley, too, is more
B
divisions are to
of Dior's spring shows in towed the 70-year-old Pope was expected here to follow any
Paris.
..the
administration.
to
aro
of the Prime Minister's | has preoccupation these days is with
Colombo Powers As Armistice Commission
Geneva, June 7.
M. Georges Bidault, French Foreign Minister, is expected to tell his Soviet opposite number. Mr Vyacheslav Molotov, here today (Monday) that France would accept the five “Colombo Powers" as candidates for an armistice commission in Indo- China.
French agreement to propose the Colombo nations-- India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma and Indonesia-came at the end of last week after a virtual deadlock had been reached in the nine-nation Indo-China peace talks on the issue.
The non-Communist nations 2. A secret session of the full had earlier rejected the sugges- 19-nation conference, tion of Russia, China and the The United Nations and Cmm- Vietminh that the commission muni 1 sides tentatively agreed should comprise India, Pakistan, that a secret session should be Poland and Czechoslovakin.
held this afternoon.
to
Today M. Bidault la expected tell Mr Molotov that the membership of the Colombo na support of all Big Three Wes- tern Powera Britain, France and the United States,
tions now had the unanimous
Several of the non-Communist delegations, however, now want to postpone the meeting, prob- Ably until Wedne day, to give them time to prepare an answer to the latest Communist
pros posals. This would be the major topic at any meeting today of the Korean group.
The Colombo Powere them selves have already indicated thay are willing to serve on such These plans, presented to the a commission provided that they 13th plenary session of the approve the terms of any settle-Korea conference on Saturday, ment reached in Geneva, it is included a proposal that all- understood.
Korean elections should bo
superviend by # commission
Conference circles here todny strlar
to the present body
doubted whether Mr Molotov supervising the Korean annis-
would indicate either way how tice. the Communist Power would
Colomb
view a formal Westem proposal
invite the Ave nations.
to
CRITICAL DEBATE
Mr Molotov has asked for a semi-public plenary session on. Indo-China In the Palace +1{ Nationa
with tomorrow
the believed aim of influencing the critical Indo-China debate is the, French National Assembly. this week.
M
The debate will be returned simultaneously with the Indo- China session here.
the
M. Bidault is due to return to Paris tomorrow night to face the many hostile cries of ha Indo-China polley. With fate of the French Government in the balance, it is extremely will unlikely that Mr Molotov do anything to help save it.
The French Minister's moot- ing with Mr Molotov follows »
talk on the Indo-China question V. Krishna Menon, India's pur- manent delegate at intermediary
he had here yesterday with Mr
the United is noting RB Ob at the Asiatic
Nutions, who
conference.
ef
ed
Struggle On
Verandah
A 23-year-old unemploy-
with struggled
four women on the verandah of the third floor of On Lan street this morning as he endeavoured to Jump off
the verandah.
As he neared of the verandah
ia
the odre the four
women screamed and blew a police whistle and at the same time struggled with the young man pulling him away from the edge. A crowd gathered
below Street and On Lan watched for Ave minutes as the five people swayed back and forth over the
Suddenly verandah.
the man's strength
was spent and he quietened down.
Later the man
WILE CE- corted to the Police Station.
This commission consists of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland, The United The position of parallel talk Nations side has already re-
this jecice
But suggestion. it bas put them in barrassing position at a time when there is growing, feeling among them that the deadlocked talks should be broken off, Reuter.
today.
1.
on Korea was not clear carty
Two meetings wore possible:
A "strategy conference" of
NOW
OPEN
FROM 9
be the Communists in Indo-China
nl Asia could Only about 30 Government than western Germany and Denmark found for Southeast Asia, either within 30 days,
For all his 78 and a half years the non-Communist 10-nation in Indo-China į tail,
supporters voted in favour of and the non-stop talk of his Korean group. a day of boat racing. It is and across the channel to Bri- for intervention
The Senator, a strong or for commitment to the pro-
sup the rise. Nine-tenths of Parlia- carly retirement, he has lost fashion parade which tain,
Southeast fen-nation
Conservatives porter of the Chinese Nationalist mentary
determination to posed
none of his emulates the most famous! Two television
fol- Asian defence cameras
alliance which
on Formosa, to regime
take the course he feels right. an against it. authority on the Far East and
They fear the Inbour oppost- He is said to feel that it would сол Geneva speaking for nearly 15 minutes. failure
his views carry considerable In his brief meassage in each ference.
weight in President Eisenhower's on which backed the increase be a betrayal of Parliamentary
will nevertheless use it as a democracy to flout the free of the five languages, he praised
stick with which to beat them, of the House of FULLY COMMITTED
Commons John Sir YET for all these sharp cot, the technical skills which has
Marshal
the deel- reminding electors Fleid
PRESS COMMENT
that though however unpalatable trasts there is an affinity made 11 possible to bring images |
influenilal
recently Washington the Government The
resion may be for many even to Most between the Chinese and of Europe events into the homes Harding, Chief of the Imperial: General Staff, who reppresents
Post sald today that the pro- fused budget reliefs the British contests which. of Europeans.
pensioners - # (The pictures of the Pope, Britain in the five-power talks,
pointed ice of Field Mortal Sir John old age
rise pay we felt, even the young
Harding at the Washington talks allowed the Englishman did not miss, seen by Britons in their homes is understood to have
army divisions Their origins are entirely 1,000 to 1,700 miles away, were out that Britain at present has indicated that Britain attached through.
The Issue has brought the soma importance to them. Ro legend coming for most
as clear as though they were all her different-one,
of the ume, mitted to service abroad.
The group could make useful Conservatives nearer to political There aro four British goes, commemorates the un- from their home transmitters.)
divisions in Germany committed long as to the strategic possi-hysteria than at any time ainos the Tonkin the war, with members openly
Sie. Winston may decida befcne fortunate drowning of a Reuter.
bilities of holding Delta
in Indo-China, of a rebuking the Prime Minister a long that the time has come to beloved Chinese scholar-
stand "obstinate" and wrong, One --- Jay down the burdens of the partition of Vietnam or a stand statesman no less than 22
Sir John Mellor - has eve Premiership. But his centuries ago, whereas the clash of the blues, and prob-
chill to become an independent ing with his stature and record olives are here as advisers to Conservative.
It, he wore ably all competitive rowing,
templed to end his began as a lark early in the
the Party on a domestic istub like laat contury when collega crews from the two univer-
members' pay-Reuter. sitles engaged in friendly
-
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сом-
in Southern Vietnam, it said. Forest Fire Endangers
US "Atomic City"
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 6.
of the world zo the great issues
shustion, and it would be dim- cult to persuade him that the pay issue takes precedence as a national crisis.
friends
But It added: "The represen-}"renounced" Sir Winston Chur think it would be out of ko'p"
their Individual governments Some sections of the press, public career in tim with his
races after rumbustious Firefighters fought a wind-whipped forest fire to picnic parties. on The a standstill near here today and prevented it from should remain un- outside the squabble bellevo
Thames. The bond between
acceptable
no possibility of an Indo-Chinn BREATHING. SPACE**
action, were
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DEPORTATION ORDERED
rather than as a body to_plan formal collective action. There normally sympathetic to remains the formidable problem Government, are saying the row of quick collective action, under may compel the Prime Minister resign, but few politicians broad auspices, if the proposal to
or there should be this, the three events, however, sweeping through the nearby top-secret technical area
settlement at all.
The ten-day Whitsunilde re-
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesla, is that in each case the con- of the "atomic city".
"I would be more reassuring,
started on Friday,
June 7. testants vie for no pecuniary The fire cut a four-mile the flames back along a milo.
respecting the concerns of the cess, which
Mr R. 8. Garfield Todd, gaina but merely the honour swath through the, rich timber-long front late last night after
considered simul breathing space before taking Southern Rhodesian Prime Minis of being frat.. past the lands in the Santa Fe national they had roared to within four tree world, if definite courses of has given the Government winning post in a contest forest on the slopes of the miles of the residential area cftaneously with the negotiations final decision on the pay rise tor, told a press conference last the p-night Mr Charles Taylor, British It has also provided of the Los Alamos AEC project.
a chance of skill, atrength. and Jemez Mountzina southozi!
to ex leader of an unofficial strike of position with a threatened
Despite the anger, Mr Elliott at Geneva."Heuter." stamina with the omphasis here and once
Shin- because of reports received on Toad leading off the
rumours. Mr Emanuel But Richard Elliott, chint påřed
who was Defenes Minister his activities, before he came to well, for the guntain slope on which this
in the late Labour Government, Southern Rhodesia, not for his Estes Park, Colorado, June 6.
In a a weekend speech at Leeds trade union, work here. these contents represent the said, "There's no danger now,
A 21-year-old Denver Univer alleged “a Tory Intrigue" to The Government on Saturday Inst rofuge of non- We hapo, to bring it under nearest the Are was evacuated
spoed last night as the roaring names city student, tell 500 feet to his
declared Mr Taylor. night commorolalised sport in the control.some time today."
death i yesterday from the mow
departure Prime Minister's
uridesirable: Smmigrant and world today. Was it this, Mr Elliott denied roporis draw dangerously close,
covered North face of R$12,828-
According to quarters close to ordered the fie
his *deportalion,
under we wondered, that prompted that the fire had been cone, mildr: Elliots wald
moes or less atanding still foot-high Longs Peak: it was the Prime Minister fe 1, not the mercency calle trolled,
Railway -rosede and engine: nendly, no excited as bla the young English observer We'd like to any that, buf we
Ouly threw injuries were re-reported today by pla Lowed the to the lowers, don't know, what the wind le ported Awo volunteers were arts are 18th retim Yollowers over the pay are detecting there you
and to the going to do "age
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pdrogy a Trecent years-United Press,
on that most ennobling
town,
< this. no one bed down the one FELL 500 FEET TO plot the "Churchill is going firemen here, was being deported
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