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CHINA MAIL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954
OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
The Sun Was Actually Shining
Melbourne!
In
men's Association to end And It Was Pouring In Sydney
the walkout,
Locals of the Big Union kept their men on picket lines out-
aldo the piers where trans- Atlantic liners and freighters loy waiting for cargo to be loaded and unloaded.
The officials of the ILA an- nounced acceptance of a ship- per's offer of a pay increase of eight cents an hour retroestiva to October 1. 1933, and an in- erease in employers' payments
to a Union
welfare fund, But the locals of the Union silu
From H. Kendall Wood
Melbourne, Sept. 26. (By Airmail)
We came over here yesterday mainly to see how the Queen City of the South was making out generally and what is brewing as far as the Olympic Games in 1956 is concerned.
We left Sydney in one of the dirtiest days we had to accept the offer before can remember. There was a bitterly cold blizzard sending their men back to work of a southerly, teeming, pouring rain, fog and
Passengera salling today had to carry their
Luggage everything else you like to think of and had a oboard. They included Marlon Brando,
ster of the movie on pretty bumpy air trip until we crossed the moun- the Waterfront."
tain range.
own
men
detail of 80 Navy warded by 10 Marines unloaded mail from the linver Queen Mary, A cargo of Roquefort cheese In the Ile de France gathered a little extra mould in the hold as it sailed back to France. Twenty-five cara aboard the Queen Mary also could not be unloaded and started the return voyage to Britain.
Somo
Jongshoremen
In
Brooklyn went back to work to- day
without waiting for the formalities of acceptance of the shippers offer. Tough Tony Anastasi, the Brooklyn leader, stormed out of
level a high Unian meeting muttering. "The Bell with the Union, T- ing back to Brooklyn and put
boys to work.'
Port officials estimated losses from the strike at $1,000,000 a day. But apart from the im- mediate loss they were worried about the effects of the strike on shippers. Some ship Ownora have threatened to use the other Atlantic ports because of the uncertainty in dealing with the Union here-United Press.
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Molotov's 'Bombshell'
the
Communist side, however, the Soviet Zone
mility has a sub- stantial
Then the weather brightened and we landed in Melbourne in one of the most beautiful Spring days imaginable.
A phone call to Sydney after arrival revealed that the situation there had not improved, so this apparently is one of those few times when we can be glad that we are in Melbourne.
Melbourne has not the slightest doubt that is Olympic Games will be an outstanding success.
We couldn't see the executive officer, General Bridges he was away but all other officials to whom we talked had no doubts
the outcome-indeed of
they
were a little terse about the adverse publicity and that the success of the Games should be questioned,
Improved
There is certainly a terrific amount of work going on at the Bites where the Games will be held and if the present rate of progress is kept up fon the next two years there is no doubt that,
One of the most successful, so help me, was Johnny Ray. This crying lad really got the cash customers in and Sydney nows- for being one of the nicest visit- papermen gave him top maries
[met
personalities they have evir
It seems Incredible, in view of our thoughts in the old days, that we could ever have a nice word for Mr Ray, and while be crying in public might not our particular pigeon, Johnny gets away with it and is still what we might call a regular guy.
But to get back..
Latest star to wind her way here is Gipsy Rose Lee, whose stock in trade is to make the most of nothing. It acema im- possible to get a line on what Miss Lee is going to get in the way of pin money, but there is no doubt that, in the words of one theatre authority, it is going to be plenty.
How Old Is She?
Incidentally, we have been
trying to check on the age of
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Re-enact Ely To Confer
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith Lawyers
Of
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Pacific Relations. Conference Says:
China Should Be Admitted
To United Nations
Tokyo, Oct. 7.
Delegates to the 12th International Confer ence of Pacific Relations meeting here, represent ing ten nations including the United States, came out today in favour of admitting Communist later" but nobody would suggest how it was to 'be done.
On Crisis
Vivian In Vietnam
Salisbury, Oct. 6.
Saigon, 'Oct,, 6, The French High Com missioner in Indo-China,
Lord Vivian agreed today with the blonde General Paut Ely, arrived by divorcee accused of trying to murder him that the plane today from France gun "went off" accidentally while they playfully for urgent talks with the struggled for it during a night of drinking and Vietnamese Premier Ngo lovemaking.
Dinh Diem. The 48-year-old nobleman and theatrical pro-with reports from Informed General Ely's arrival coincided ducer supported the version of the shooting of last sources that M. Diem finally had July 30 given by Mrs Mavis Wheeler, his 40-year-weeks of political battle with old socialite mistress.
prosecutor.
strengthened his position. after
the Vietnamere. Army Chlot of Staff, by bowing to Emperor Bas Dal's General Nguyen Van Hinh, fnslatence that he rubullie bis union basis, or national Cabinet on a broader
I'm sure it was an accident," did so, Lord Vivian had the Lori Vivian said repeatedly pistol in his hand. during cross-examination re-examination. by the Crown it, nirs Wheeler saying it will and They laughed and joked about not go off. It is probably The principals in the
Bao Dal's demand case rusty.
broader-based government frequently exchanged glances
HELL OF A ROW' during the day, Lady Vivian
agrees with Mr Paul sala Mrs Wheeler and French sentiment that the anxious · American nodding encouragement to her then took the gun, pulled the Vietnamese Government should husband, who sometimes also trigger and shot against the wall, be swiftly strengthened to beat caught the eye of Mrs Wheeler, She was rather fascinated" off Communist divorced wife of the archacolo- by it and fired it again. giat Sir Mortimer Wheeler,
Some of
aith holder of a title won for more." valour ot
Waterloo.
it.
moves
aimed
unity.
clarity
pp. propaganda
at
Lord Vivian said: "Stop
Vietnamese defence question-It is making a hell of a row." The French Minister for the ing obviously irked the Baron, Mrs Wheeler said: "Oh, just one Associated States of Indo-Chin, Lord Vivian, according to her Guy la Chambre, le dus here He was visibly annoyed when story, automatically said "Oh, this weekend and is expected to the defence counsel, Gilbert stop it," and put his hand on
recent Franco-US Paul, suggested that after the gun.
Washington, negotiations... for It went off. kissing and cuddling
American defence announced Mrs
[ald towards the Wheeler
he had
Wheeler would pivo cvidence maintenance of a Wench ex proposed, "Come
peditionary force in Indo-China. on, let's go to bed." STARED COLDLY
**FRENCH PREFERENCE IN A strong impression has been created here by reports which claim France would prefera ment even if it took, an anti- French attitude town
but weak
tomorrow,
There ATO four chorges The aristocratie witness stares against her attempted mur- coldly et Paul
den, malicious wounding, with and cutting off each word sharply, said: "intent to do grievious bodily would not have thought that I harm and unlawfully possessing democratic Vietnamese govern an automatic pistol. She pleads would have made that remaric."
Lord Vivian, and his mistress, not guilty to all-Reuter, Istor wortched
two lawyers enacting a scene with a gun.
Mr Gilbert Paul, Queen's counsel who is defending Mrs Mavia Wheeler, held the pistol while a junior counsel faced
· him.
*
State Of Emergency
Whether this is actually. || mich reports have spread sternation through Vietna Army circles. Arnly ourves said today that a government friendly to France need not bo weak and autocratly while an anti-French overnment would Oct. 1 not necessarily bu - democratle
and popular British troops were today ask Premier
hey were trying to establish In Benghazi
Mrs Wheeler's
she was bokling the gun Lord
Vivian took hold of it and was
abot accidently in the stomach.
ed
Benghazi,
Hike the Brush, we will haveMiss Lee, She admits to passing | China to the. United Nations" "sooner rather than Wrough the window of Mrs yesterday's, tanssination of Logg white; kan pikirates bodka roostet
lost every battle but the last.
Maybe it la the Spring sun 40, but there are hints and sly but Melbourne Itsoit seems to looks which would indicate that have Linproved Immeasurably she is nearer to 80, since our last visit. The streets In any case, she has been really do seem wide and going through her act for more The spokesman said not all. spacious after Sydney's former than 25 years and we have not the United States delegates bullock tracks and there are the slightest hesitation in pre-subscribed completely fully fo some public buildings which dicting that they will be stack-this view but they endorsed. If, would grace the capital city of ed in when she begins to wave only by their silence, the feeling any country.
her fons in Sydney.
of the round-table favouring the Much as we hate to admit it
earliest possible admission of we are staying in an hotel that
China to the United Nations; la certainly
one of the best in
member of, the British this country and which has
delegation which Mr. Kenneth Younger, Minister
world rating.
Bomments and service
We
are
And after 25 years at her game she deserves a pair of star- studded feathers.
.
Government, said the chter los
Nationalists
Will Consult
America First
of State in the former Labour fro
by the failure to admit China to
Before Any Major the United Nations was the Attack On Mainland
'(Continued' from Page 1)
This suggested to observers that troop withdrawal would be pro-conditional on the central question of reunification by mene of free elections.
The proposal would eventually turn the Federal Republle into
military vacuum
which is what would happen British, French and American This hotel really has FOL forces were withdraw. On the something in the way of a new
One of the curious men of the and its furnishings, Australian trade union move- approach
ment is Dr Lloyd Ross, at the which
don't moment acting secretary of the often ace in this place.
Australian Railways Union, one little more
All in all, we are getting a
towards of the very powerful trade mellow
on the Austrailan | WH Melbourne and are prepared to movements concede that soors it may be able scene
stand, on its own hind legs because his appointment has not omcials' and no longer be called a suburb yet been confirmed by an annual pointed out that Mr Molotov's of Sydney. proposals were not substantially different from those which the
Whatever else may be sald West rejected at the Berlin con- ference.
mor the big money bracket as far is overseas entertainers aro pointed out
care- concerned, Indication of
In the last few months wo have had a string of world
could bo backed
force
which
up by Red Army unlts which would have miles in
10
pull back only 50
como places.
NOT VERY DIFFERENT German
and Allied
Western officials
that tonight's proposals
fully avoided any
acceptance of Western uniflca-
tion conditions but merely in
dicated a readiness to negotiate.
to
conference.
United Nations organtastion self, the spokesman said.
The delegato said that with The
"BLURRED NEGATIVE' ed to stay out of Benghall-for} 125 Diem met General He said he recalled hearing three days when a state of emer-Hinh cartier this week but her shots and being hit as he climb-gency was proclaimed following not yet scheduled another molez
Wiltshire home.
Sayed Ibrahim * Ahmed -*· Fi leaders of other nation list negative to
*It was like a rather blurred Shalhi,
Minister for soup Observers here belove the Premier is firmly back in me" be added. Palace Ailalts, Nevertheless I did see an arm A beavy guard was placed on the golden maddle and is realy and a gun.. I clutched at the the residences of all members of to make constructive moverin gun and that I am sure is when the Royal Family while all cere-Opposition sources » the gun went off."
monies planned for Libya's that complete preemine Thumping
the side of the Constitution Day tomorrow were tween Fremier; witness box with his hand he
General High Famt the latter's denied ever imving had the gun Į
Y
Idris Senusel and all the colleague, General Nguyen Van
in his hand and saying jokingly leadora of the Government to Kuan, and General Lexi
to Mrs Wheeler "stick them up. day attended the funeral of the Vien, houd of the Vinh Xuyen
Questioned about "blanks and minister which took place with tech was still a 100g Wa lapses of memory" from which elaborate ceremony at El Beda. United Fres, prepa ho suffered, Lord Vivian agreed | An official communique ordered that sometimes a small amount public
of liquor would go to his head Immediately.
mouming.
Senussi, 20-year-old nephew of
Sayed: Sharif Muhiddin Applicant For “L”
Licence Gave Queen Fatima surrendered to wheeler saying, after they had investigations are
police after the shooting and
In programs.
FEELING WOODSY'
about Australia, it must be up challengod becaus: he has never | much on 1ocial sources - sald It is not neces- across the lounge and
come
doubtful if this will
As she
the
In free information.
1,000 Feared Dead
što Laiser information. The Licensing Officer at Centr
To Wah-him, 27 sweeper, pleaded plying
Police Station yeaterday,
**Defendant who was refused
In Flood Disaster cence at noon yesterday: when
He said he did not recall Mrs has been held, in custody, we False Information Tokyo, Oct. 7, had a few drinks at the local The Governor of Cyropades, "If you learn to both China and Japan outside Chinese Nationalist forces
inn, she
was beginning to feel who had bear suspended from you may eat $200-300 monthly; the United Nations it was im-on Formosa will not launch
wooday. He has been acting secreinry | Possible to hold any adequately a major attack • on
his dution, WIE reinstated and that is why so many people sp- It was quite possible that
ordered to carry on - his fure- ply. You must give correct In- United
the when they got back to the cottons in the representative discussion in the
province,
formation to the Police! ald Nations about Pacifc Communigt -held China taga as Mrs Wheeler sald, they The state of emergency was Mr Hin-shing Lo pt Central this affairs.
The British delegate mainland without informing and hugged each other, ondered by the King though the morning when he cautioned anti regretted
that Western American officials, it was
and felt very happy. Now his position has been Nations had concentrated so
Mr Paul asid Bire Wheeler's cou in general was quiet, bound over a man for supplying
Police patrols were out learned today. measures on
story was that she heard a call Benghazi and provincial towns. worked In the industry-one of the economic and
Extremely well
She came qualified from the window.
-Reuter under requirements
tho
DISAPPOINTED ¦union's constitution.
It was partly for this reason, rlly true that there in To try to overcome this, tho and also because the main Astar written famous names, none of whom doctor this week has been Work- nations were not represented, tionalists ment that the Na- away from home for ing as a porter, but it is ex- he was disappointed with the the Americautorult with of advance SEATO Pact, recently signed any major attack but that is They added that this could be a peanuts and most of
whom, tromely trap designed to trick the West Incidently, have not done parti- enable him to beat a lawsult to in Manila.
how the understanding works An Indien delegate, on another out in
practice Tod-table, also opposed the It was pointed out that the Remarkable Man
SEATO Pact 2# unnecessary Chinese
Nationalista have a nobody wanted Hand if was good army but not sufficient air Ho is a remarkable man, this even harmful because it was likely to increase world tereich,"
An and naval
strength to support De Lloyd Res. Brother of the spokesman said, he be
mafor invasion of the Red- Edgar Ross, out and out an
He urged tho *Commo
the Doctor in his China to the United Nations time
has been very close to high since China existed, as d. world
wald: "It Chinese N
—as the Government Jovels.
power whether the world likes tools & good invasion, they will situation lands now want to it or not."--Reuter.
have to tell the American first. They will have to get American Zicanese sources said the Chinese Sala would need' Ameri-, can ship to get them to the moedi le to
Sovie
into further drown-out negotia- cularly well. tions, thereby delaying Germaa
rearmament
further. Unlied Press.
INDIA'S MOVE
West
still
Oct. 0.
Now Yot negotia-
India proposed
tion
between
Menon also announced,
in wind-
Mr. France Sets His Deadline
Paris, Oct. 6.
test his position.
He is
is probably among the thoroughly educated men
western and eastern Germans today on uni- dication of their country.
Indian Delegale V. K. Krishna The French Prime Minister, M. Pierre Mendes-France told the ing up the general debate in the Affairs Commission today he Bachelor of Laws and a Doct
National Assembly's Foreign
in Australia Master of Aris, United Nations General As- sembly, that he may also make intended to ask Farliament in of Letters Lith. Dregarded proposals later in the session on railfy the London agreements on the highest degree you can get tho unification of Kore
West German rearmament next in this
country. month,
He is a statich labour man, a hald Husria's disarmament thorough gentleman, and union- proposals at the United Nations lam will certainly be the poorer beamed" to indicate a "slight | if it loses his services, fun modification, 'of-ità attitude.
We hope next week to write on this mibject: But this was no from those twisty narrow streets Administering the Government, son for delaying ratification that make im Sydney and which,
...
O.A.G. Visits
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His Excellency The Officer
Mr. R.B. Black, this morning visited a cpitan, spinning factory. Mill
the London argoments.
admission China - mariand,
Radio Hongkong
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in spite of everything, have
Mendes-France ̈avolded soghething that get you in,
and a rubber factory, in Kow- any general
loon.".
the advocacy Bagetzte Agreements Sources close to him on sald tonight he was reserving his
Mr Black, who was scan real plea for the full debate in panied by Mr. H.A. Angus, the Assembly which starts to Director of Commerce and Inmorrow and might continue until dustry and other officials of the Saturday, planu P
fatter's department, weft firkt
the Hongkong Splinars,
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