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COMMENT OF THE DAY

U.S. Elections

RESIDENT

Eisenhower

Punched the United

States election campaign for the 84th Congress and from now until November Ameri- can thought will be centred around domestic politica. Outstanding International Affairs include the ratifica- tion of the E.D.C. pact. This might prove embarrassing for the Republicans unless the French fall into line! with the other signatorics. A last minute change in the current French attitude: could noajat Republican hopes in this non-Presiden- tial election year.

There is no doubt that Mr Eisen- hower was responsible for the majority which brought the G.O.P. into power for the first time in two decades. Į Now he is on the side-lines į and has to live down the embarrassments caused by members of his own party! and of these the Democrats can be expected to take full} advantage. Among Mri Eisenhower's achievementa

In the cessation of hostilities i in Koren-part of his 1952 platform, but he is still

THE - WEATHER: Moderate Easterly winda. Cloudy with scattered' tiimidery showers.

CHINA MAIL

No. 35906

Rstablished-1845:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1954.

Pinay Secks Postponement. Socialists Waver

Price 20 Cents

De Gaulle Calls For Defeat

WALODHNE Calculator

Pioneers In 1872-2

still in the front to-day HONGKONG TYPEWRITER ÉXCHANGE 9 D'Agullar St, Tel: 21433,

Nationalist Post

Attacked

TENSE TUG-OF-WAR OVER EDC Communist

Typhoon French Assembly

Prepares For

'Ida' Heads

For Luzon

warning

Manila, Aug. 27.

1

The weather burenu last night issued A typhoon for Northern Lason

It forecast typhoon Ida to be 430 miles east-south-east of Appari, capital of Carayan Pro- vince at 8 am, today

The weather bureau re- ported that Ida tris moving west-north - wext and would be within 270 miles east of Appari si 8 p.m.--France-Presse,

The latest Information

Typhoon Ida Chia morning in Hongkong was that the tropical storm was centred At 17.7 degrees north and 129.8 degrees cast. Maximum winds of 130 knots were reported at the centre, and typhoon is moving north-west at 15 knots.

the west-

Sequel To Missing Launch Mystery

HK Police Crew Exonerated

Crucial Battle

Paris, Aug. 27.

Desperate last-minute efforts were made last night to save the EDC treaty from defeat at the hands of the National Assembly.

The unofficial "Save EDC" committee, headed by ex-Premiers Antoine Pinay and Paul Reynaud, drew up its plan of campaign.

The "Europeans," as they are called here, decided their aim must be twofold:

1. Postpone the vote.

2.

con-

Renew negotiations with the five other EDC nations for some further cessions to the French viewpoint.

A motion for submission to the National Assembly is being drafted. It is expected the Government will oppose it if it comes up for discussion, If such a motion were accepted, it would involve the resignation of M. Mendes-France.

However, Socialist Deputies He forecast that EDC was on begun to waver and now it ap- the point of being shipwrecked pears that the treaty will be In face of the “national refusal“.

defeated when the National The crew of Police launch Assembly votes next week.

taking part of the blame for the present unsatisfactory position, even though the Truman Administration was in power when the commanders called for a full- scale campaign, including | bombing north of the Yalu River. The Republicans will, no doubt, ranke great play of alleged Communist sub- versive activities and the fact that they outlawed the party. This action wil probably POWTEX

A certain amount of opinion, but not No. 28 were overpowered enough to ensure a com- and therefore no criminal fortable majority in both action will be taken against On the other hand them, the Commissioner of tax-saving programme Police, Mr A. C. Maxwell, ls more likely to have effect. announced this morning, The Democrats have yet to The launch disappeared outline their platform, but, from its mooring at Sai Kung It is highly improbable that on July 29 and was returned they will advocate any by the Communist authorities radical changes with regard on August 22. to foreign policy.

PARTY POOLS

Houses.

the

Police inquiries have been completed.

the

of

of co

He said: "The threat weigh- hg on the world' demands that Europe shall unite and the free peoples organite their solidarity.

Police Battle With Bavarian Strikers

Police une batons in Munich in clashes, with strike pickets outside the Dekel Factory in Munich. Nearly all big firms were affected by the stříka of 250,000 metal workers in Bavaria, Most of the firms have asked for pollos protection for those of their workers who were willing to work. The clashes developed when police tried to break up close and strong lines of strike pickets outside factories and escort those willing to work to their work-places. -London Express Photo.

Labour "Dogooders” On Stage Four Of Their China Visit

Shanghai Like Paris? It's

More Like Kansas

From Rene MaëColl

City

Shanghai, Aug. 26.

Who called Shanghai the Paris of the East? The accent here is American despite politics and the growling of the last five unhappy years.

Yes, Messrs Attlee and Os and that you are not really in Kansas The British Consul, Mr Allan themselves tonight in a town re- City. The shops ceiling China Velich has lived the oddest sort minding me strongly of Kansas eilk and food look so out of of life for the last three years. City with a little hint of Broad-place you half expert the pro- We regard him as our consul. way here and there.

prietors to step smartly forward The Chinese don't to them with "How's about A little ho is simply just another Bri- genuine Chop Suey dinner to- tisher here on sufferance for he night, folks?

has no official standing.

The Socialists who, with 105 set, could tip the balance of power, sidestepped any pun- This needs a French policy. tive action against those defying Deputies

the Party "The great enterprise which Executive Commitice's direc❘ destiny offers Franco consists of Lives irv favour

the this: of

A deliberate attempt at European Defence Community. lessening international tension by the limitation of the means of By their own actions thg Sociallsis Indicated their fear of

war and the controlled prohibi- a Party division the issue

tion of atomic weapons associat- and revealed a lack

ing the notions of Europe in a Aidence in the campaign for EDC Confederation, whose arteries are the Rhine, the North Sea, the ratification.

Channel, and the Mediterranean, The papers are being for

The next to last day before and giving the Atlantic Pact the warded to a Magistrate in

four-day debate begins character of a good allance in- nlready order that he may determine | brought a fast-paced round of stead of a bad protector.” made to the row what action may be taken caucus:a among various groups

view from it is a very creditable In conclusion, de Gaulle sald: going

of the Assembly. An anti-EDİC in

the Magistrates' the British under

facsimile of what you see from Mendes- "For myself and in spite of the specch by Premter Labour Party over the pro- (Coroners Powers Ordinance

France yesterday to

the top of the R.C.A. building joint baseness of the times, I no more Into the un inquiry posal to permit the local to hold

acssion of threo Assembly

abundón my bellef in the great- missions parties to run football pools death of Police Cpl Cheng

all-out ness of France today than I did prompted to raise funds

efforts by those who regard the yesterday." for the Tin-cheung.

plan as the only possible means of rearming West Germany,

DE GAULLE'S PLAN

Charles Geral

de Gaulle isqued a manifesto against the European Defence Community which he described as “a plot France government for refusing

REFERENCE has

on

Cpl Cheng's body was found The floating in the sen on August

put

Party, under the aegis of a national company. Sheffield branch has forward a rival proposal to the scheme propounded in July, whleb its organiser calls "Labour's Co-operative Football Pool." The claim is made that it will attract two million investors. Trade uniona and constituency parties have been asked to discuss plans to distribute | the 250,000 coupons with which the pool will start. On the basis of an average} stake of 48 by two million) investors £226,000 would be. distributed DA winnings from the total stakes of £400,000. The remainder would

distributed follows: Betting duty, £120,-

be

1.

False Alarm

noon

swer hu

Shortly after

10day Police via rushed to the Bank of Canton, West, to alarm. On arrival they found it to be a false alarm caused by a short circult in the system.

EL

com-

The Hotel I'm in has a res- tournt on the 14th Bcor and the

in New York.

He was not approached about the Attlee visit because no one ever has anything to do with him anyway.

The Bund? It is a sort of great big glorious line-up of huge buildings running

the along Whangpoo River banks. Imagine the dirtiest river. you ever saw The Shanghai Race, Courte plus a whole lot of ships, then that glamour spot where Erl- He also look the occasion to

big line up something like the cross Bish women used to carry on repeat his call for a change in

between Lakeshore

Drive, their flirtations with

a high tho system

of

Chicago and Somerset House, of government

octane

Brigh content that France to provide for what he

London on stilts, simmer gently women inject Into oriental called "Armines and continuity",

under a pitiless sun, add a por- flirtations is today fust trait of Mao and that's Shanghal People's Park. Fle

as Mr Attleo sees it tonight." criticised the Mondes-

My suite is American down to the last top in the bathroom and E the airport this morning we wore welcomed with glasses of a painstaking Chinese imitation of that American moft drink which has made quite a mane for itself throughout the western world,

to deprive France of her in- to stake its existence on a quics | shiney voice and twang that coults question of a delicious cup of teacht we

dependence and of her army tion upon which the very exls

from hertence of France and to separate her

depends, Reuter and France-Presse.

overseas territories."

Historic Foundation Stone

The Hotel telephone operator answers your call with a sub- be strictly Yonkers,

This city is full of bustle and life, Milling pedicabs remind you

Unearthed

Hongkong Workmen's Find On Old Secretariat Site

Workmen excavating on the site of the old Colonial Secretariat Building on Tuesday morning unearthed the foundation stone of the original century-old structure which, was demolished recently.

000; to Labour branches, A bronze pinque with a £20,000; to the objects of lengthy inscription, engraved the society, £10,000; pro-in florld characters, was fixed moters' commission £4,000: Into the top of the stone. Wages and office expenses Under the plaque, in a little £20,000. The items under niche was a can of some un. "objects of the society" identified metal containing would add up to £370,000 five coins dating from the during the 37 weeks of tenth year of Queen Vicotria's football and of this £30,000 reign. (See Picturo)

would go to the Labour

The five workmen who dug Party's general election up the stone, reported their fund and £150,000 to 300 anding to the Clerk of Works, constituency Labour partica, who in turn, informed the The

Omce.

of the

on.

the

as well as to educational Architectural scholarships, etc. The or-plaque itself was found ganiser is a former miner, buried in three feet named Williams. He nd reddish clay on the site. mitted that tho proposal, had caused "n terrifle conflict" The inscription inaldo the Labour Party, plaque, which is at present Prominent members of the boing carofully cleaned, was Sheffield Labour Party also barely decipherable. It is na

said that a storm is raging: over the plam Tho matter has now been referred na na

follows:

"RECORD

fisuo of urgency to the The foundation stone of National Exécutive. Many this building is laid on the party members, oppose foot day of February in the ball pools on religious Year of Our Lord, 1847, and grounds, but the organiser in the 10th Year of the reign himself has no, fears about of Our Most Sovereign Lady. the pool's macOSEN,

Queen Victoria, by His Excellency Sir John Francis

Landing On Kinmen Island

Tokyo, Aug. 27. Peking Radio claimed to day that n Communist Chinese naval party had. / landed on

Nationalist-held Kinmen Island, off the coast of South China, on the night of August 23 and attacked Nationalist units.

The broadcast said the party idlled "more than 10" Nation- alist troops and captured one. It said the landing was made in two groups in the Kuningtao district of Kinmen,

The Communist announcement I did not claim. capture of the Island. Ita uso of the term "navel patrol party" suggested that the raiders made no attempt to seize control,

Kinmen

entranco

lies

nstride

to Amoy,

opposite FormNORD,

the directly

MIGHT BE BLUFF

In Washington, Milltary off- clals said the reported Chinese attack on Kinmen island, if true, might be a bluff to fest Ameri- can reaction

a Communist effort to save face" following the Communtats' threat to cap turo Formosa.

or

Neither the State nor Defence Department would comment on the report.

no

A Navy spokesman said word had been received here on the reported clash and he could not evaluate ita significance. But other military officials said they (did not think the inciden!; if it proved to have taken place, was in the "big picture" involved in the area.

This presumably refers to the United States warning that the U.S. Seventh Ficet, now in waters off China,' will defend the Nationalist Island strong- hold of Fornoga and the neigh- bouring Pescadores Islands.

NO U.S. ACTION

These officials added that they wers relatively sure the alread Coramunist thrust at Kiminen would not bring the Seventh Fleet into action.

For one thing, the island is miles off the only 10 to 13 China coast and as such is ni most part of the Chinese main- land. In contrast, approximate- ly 139 miles of water separatos Kinmen

Formos, refuge

of

Nat Generalisşimo

Chiang

this

Kal-shek.

United Press reported earller week that high-level dis- cussions were being held here

the whether to

U.S. Over Formosa protectorate should be extended to

other islands There used to be night-Ilfo | nls is a cily of a swarming Nationalist

the off cager, insistent, 6,000,000, but not like Paris. Now it's a'

China coast, Such a move, It were all at the adopted, presumably would not banquet .with. Mr the

because of and the great big voleo' on

Leo, giving loudspeaker saying "If the lady speech about friendship with is closeness to the China coast.

stereotyped extend to Kinmen and gent now going past the China but bandstand don't dance further co-existence for once.

forgetting peaceful

NO EVIDENCE apart, they'll be asked, with re-

ASKED RIGHT QUESTIONS Observers speculated that the gret, to leave the floor."

Mr Attlee was sitting up Communists having threatened Seven dance halls have been gainet

that when you have staged an attack on everyone stoutly dinics this has get that many flowers it tenda Kinmen

to make

it appear anything to do with the visit or to look like another sort of they are starting to back up Mr Attice and the "Dogooders" function

entirely

their threat who are, referred to I must But never mind--hire we all U.S; authorities said, how- report as the "circus" by the were downing sharks fins with ever, there is no evidence of hard-pressed undaunted rem-convincing abandon and asking the type of bulld-up in Red nants of the British trading the right sort of questions about Chine that would have to community, here,

The growth of population and saprecede an effort to invado forth London Express Service. Formosa itself. -United Press,

พ

a

closed in the last few weeks but flowers. Excentank of glorious! to "liberate" Formost, might

Davis, BAR, Governor and BIG STORM

Commander-in-Chief, Hong- kong, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipo- | tentiary in China, in the pre- sence of Honourablo. Major,

THREAT

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BOOTE reach hurricane Edward Aldrich, Com

manding Royal Engineer.

Estimate of building £18,800 Sa. 100, ̈*

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