1954-11-24 — Page 1

+

Page

PIE

RADIO

for!

the CAR

[for the HOME

CILMANS

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Four-Power Talks

THE

I

IE cynical impression is growing abroad that West German rearmament and all the intonae diplomatic effort that has gone into its preparation over the last few усага Is simply an expendable counter being ased by the West In 71 tactical game with the Ruselonn to bring abou* Gorman reunification. It in an impression which should bo corrected immediately for although the threat of rearmament may ultimately force the Russians Into agreeing to Western-style elections throughout Ger- many, this is certainly not the reason why the Allies embarked Un the rearm- ament project. In the military scene In Western Europe, particularly follow- ing the fallure of EDC, there in a very definite gap!

« THE WEATHER:, Moderato’Eant to §.E, winda; Fair. "Warmı”, düiring” the xfternèan,

CHINA MAIL

No. 85982

Established 1845

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1954.

Price 20

Cents

Pioneers in 1874 "----

| Cálculaför

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

PEKING SPY CHARGES STING U.S.A.

VC

State Department Sends vc Forgery

Angry Protest Note

LOUD OUTCRIES AND VIOLENT DENUNCIATIONS BY SENATORS

Washington, Nov. 23.

A State Department spokesman strongly, protested tonight against Communist China's decision to sentence 13 Americans to prison terms, on what the spokesman called "trumped up charges.”

The Department spokesman told reporters that the American Consul- General at Geneva, Switzerland, was being instructed to make "the strongest possible protest" to the Chinese Communists.

The Communist Chinese decision was described in a State Department state- meut na "further proof of the Chinese Communist regime's disregard for accepted practices of international conduct."

Simultaneously, the Defence Department issued a statement calling the Chinese charges "uiterly false."

in the Allied defences-cing the sentencing,

gap which it is anxions to close in view of the armed might facing it from the other side of the Iron Cur- tain. Politically the Western nations feel they cannot negotiate with the Communists with any hope of success until they hold a strong bargaining position. And the West will not be in that position until West German rearmament is a reality, until its Brat Army divisiona and Air Force units have boon formed and are associated with NATO as part of the European defence structure.

"One of

has ro

The Peking Radlo, in annou-, commended that they be placed | Red Chinn was guilty of "in- sall the be ore the United Nations im- | credible barbarity" and "др- Americans were spies, Thirteenmediately with a request for an parently

intention of Americans were sentenced to investigation.

becoming

mamber of the serve terms ranging from four

the ways in which civilised family of nations." years to ilfe.

there is possibility for this

DASTARDLY OUTRAGE The State Department actedmluation to

be corrected," he

Senator Wayne Morse joined through

Gehtva because that is wrote, "s to lay it before the

in demanding a U.N. investiga- only offelal ronlart the

the beer of world options."

the tion, saying

organisation Senator Mansfield said the

should "And the facts and re- United States had with Peking

port its findings to the world.

He mid the Ü.S. should "make United It very clear to the Notions and to Communist China that in all our history we have never permitted the violation of the rights of American nationals by any foreign power"""

Government"

East conference at Geneva. It was BOL up during the Far Peking claims www typleat of

their

Pruthless, DEXTCSSİVE The Defence Department, in

and should Its statement, suld the Peking strengthen our position against Radio announcement

the admitting them to the United sentencing “Illustrates again the Nptima, or giving them re- bad Inith. insincerity alcognition."

have chara Senator William Fulbright, amorality which terised the Peking regimns'r conduct throughout

inter- national reinlions.

NO OFFICIAL COMMENT The Central Intelligence Agency the Government's super setrel espionage branch- Twould appear from Mbad "he official comment "What- tcever on a Communist atm Mondes-France's speech to that two of its agents John the United Nationa on Thomas Downey end

George Monday that there is basic Fectcou headed difference in the thinking of "picnage ring." the French on the one hand and the British and possibly also the Americans on the other hand on this question,

R

second

The Peking announcement also brought loud protests from

American senators.

also a Cominitiee thember, said

TV Censure

and congressmen

Move Fails

Labour Defeated

London, Nov. 23. Sir Winston Churchill's

Senator Stuart » Symington called b "dastardly outrage" and a "calculated effort to show what the present rulers of China think about the military v rulers. of the United States,” He said it would be interesting to see the administration's Traction

The documents published by the Air Force, contradicted, the | Peking Radio report of the "spy | case" on several points,

INTRUDED

Arnold

00- recon-

Members of Congress accused | Conservative Government fence Installations" and оп

defeated by

The Red radio sald and Baumer "on many cacions corried out alr naissance of China's national de-

300 January 12, 3963, were

shot vales to 268

down when they intruded into Labour u

China's territorial air”. motion to censure its con-- troversial plans for British commercial television, due to start next autumn.

M. Mendes-France seems to Communist China of lying and tonight take the view that German demanded a United Nations in- rearmament should be used vestigation of the imprisonment nu à bargaining counter with of the Americans as spies.

the Russians and he has proposed a four-power con- ference in May. The British

FALSE CHARGES

Senator Mansfeld, a member do not like the Idea and of the Senate Foreign Relations the Foreign Office make no Committee, denounced the spy

secret of the fact that they

do not envisage another four-power conference until

Weat Кан the

nchieved "stability and common pur- pose" following ratification of the London and Parls treaties--in other words not until good progress has been made in raising the first of the 12 German

divisions. Before reunifica.

charges

1 "false" and

re-

French Plan Favoured

By Russians

there is a need to correct France, has had the present lopsidedness of reception in the

The motion requested the Government to amend or repeat the Television Act, authorising commercial television as a rival

ing Corporation monoploy.

Racket

Exposed

London, Nov. 23. Experts have discovered that." wameone is taking® Britain's highest award

for bravery--the Victoria Cross.

... The Birst forgery WRE detected by chance when An army officer took th with several other medals, to be encased for presenta- sion to his unit. He was 'st once told the Victoria

Craks

1 fake-the original Whe won by

the

Private Sampel Parken. In charge of The Light Brigade at Balaclava in the

Crimean War, 100 JORTE

AKO.

. Another covered, by Pho experts after

They had consulted by the Office:

fake was dis-

been War

The

·Sold For £140

War Office heard that a medal, said to have been awarded to Privato Timothy O'ilea of the Rifle Brigado, who won lậ in Canzda 1860 tot putting out a fire on A railway ammunition car. had been sold in America.

They also knew that an- other modal - purporting to bo O'Hea's was in a Brtílsh HOTELSCHLITI. The first wan· sent from America and 'älsocvored to be a fake.

The cromes have a bir placărak öne was re- ; centis sald

for £160. #terling, China Mal Sprotal.

London Ship Repair

Ending

Strike

London, Nov. 23.

Terms to end

FLOOD WATERS COVER HULL

The scene in Hull, Yorkshire, during the floods which swept the city last week. Sandbar revelmente on top of the river wails were washed sway when the rivers' Humber- and Hull flowed over the top of the banks, Lorries ferried people through the flooded streats,--London Express Photo.

LABOUR BANS 7

REBEL

M.P.s

London, Nov. 23.

Labour Members of Parliament' decided tonight by 131 votes to 93.1o ban:seven.colleagues from the Parlia- mentary party, for disobeying their leader's orders in a vote on German rearmament.

the

to

against the agreements) and Mr John McGovern, favour of "the"agree

offendern shoulda bemornaysaan primandedes anderstrod

Before tonight's meeting was have been beaten by 21 votes.

recommendation by Me The seven members dated a Instructions In wock's de Clement. Attlee, the Labour

lass

that the oven bate en the new London and Party, leader,

West Paris

West offendors should be disciplinad for agreements German sovereignty and rearm by what is called "withdrawing advent. Instead of abstaining the whip"

This stops means that they from voto with the rest of

any the Socialista as they had been are not recognised by the

told, six opposed the agreements Labour Party machine in Par- and the seventh voted in favour lament, receiving no communi- of them.

cations, advice or orders from it. are excluded from its They Republica Senator

NOT EXPELLED Henn

meetings and consultations. Welkor suid the United Bas

The effect of the Parliament- Tonight's decision, taken at a should use "free" in reply to

Party decision is the Chinese sentencing of 13

private and stormy meeting, ary Labour

the that the nine-does

seven disciplined Americans for alleged spying.

not mean the seven are week old strike of 8,000 London expelled from the Labour Party House of Commons us Independi

Socialists will continue in

in the Senator Walter George,

the

ship repair workers were agreed But the action taken by the Democrat

will head the to today. who Foreign Relations Committee in

meeting will be reported to ent members until such time as the new Congress, said: "If

Union leaders will recommend tomorrow's meeting of Labour's they are restored to favour to the present British Broadcast-these incidents continue we may the men to resume work on governing committee, the Na- expelled by the action of the

National Executive--Reuter. tional Executive, which alone have to toko drastic action in Monday. the future."

has the power to expel people

Wall Street Hits Senator

"We

The terms were agreed to at from the Party. Welker said:

a two-hour meeting today be- The Executive may not go to should not with the only thing

All-Time High tween unton and employers' re-

extreme. presentatives at the Ministry of 20-member governing committe

If it wishes, the

Labour. They will be put to can merely "note" the action of am sick and tired of this the men at a mass meeting on the Parliamentary Labour Party time high yesterday, passing the changing back and forth

of our Friday. I hear foreign policy. One day I of massive retaliation. The next

The strike began nine weeks threat day I hear of co-existence."

The Americans sentenced to electricians "out of turn".

ago over the dismissal of three over their hendi.

The acven disciplined mem 'bers are: Mr George Craddock; prison were among those whose release was sought by the United.

ctrike, During the

all ship Mr S. C. Davics; Mr since the repair work, in riverside yards Ferryhough; Mr. Victor States during and Geneva conference last May around London has been halted. Mr Sydney Silverman; Reuter & United Press.

Emrys

voled Hughes (theso

EXTENDING POWER

·

tele-

1a

Mr Herbert Morrison, deputy opposition leader, objected to "great newspaper empires ex- tending their power into vision." He Berlin, Nov. 23.

was referring chiefly to the The United Nations speech of 1.T.A.'s offer of contracts tion can be contemplated the French Premier, M. Mendes- Kemsley newspapers, owned by favourable Lord Kemsley, and Associated by Lord Soviet ligh Newspapers owned

help the military structures of Commission, according to usually Rothermere, 10

run Javo East and West Germany to well-informed circles In East of

of the first four stations to he zet up.

Hitherto the were FomG-

newspapers had stunned ot the

valuable critics of the French been Premier's bluntness but favour- BBC. But it was now "most ably impressed with his long-unilkely that they would allow term view of the two blocs In programme companies with Europe, which would each keep which they were associated, to a controlling eye on their portion be criticized." of Germany and on this basis

day. And East Germany with a formidable "People'a Police Force" a clear advantage over its Western counterpart.

seem

TURTHER it would

that despite British and Americom assurances to Europe, including the offor to post four divisions to the Continent, Franco is

Berlin.

Soviet offielais

what

Mr David Gammans, Assis- begin genuine negotiations for a tant Postmaster-General. permanent solullen.

NO APPROVAL

There could be no

.

that

sald

a newspaper would have to

be impartial in its handling of television programmes. The Post- master-General would regard it official as a grave dereliction of duty if

still reluctant to accept the Soviet approval of the French the I.T.A. did not enforce that reality of a rearmed Gerides, because its two basic pre provision of the Television Act, many. M.

Mendes-France mises the imited rearmament-Reuter. may have doubts about the of West Germany and the con- true feelings of his National tinuation of divided Germany Assembly on this question-run counter to the and in the hope of dispelling Soviet propaganda line, however, Privately, lingering fears he offers his

officials had for some time deputies the possible: con.

London and

current

"Dear Santa...And Soviet Marilyn Monroe

Paris agreements

יי

London.

the Communists fear-namely.

force.

!

--Router.

New York, Nov. 24. 'Wall Street hit new all-

and leave the offenders with the peak act on September 3, 1029,

expulsion hanging See page 9 for full report.

of

Monty told: "Stack: Those Guns Away Carefully”.

In 1945 Churchill Prepared

For German Rearmament

Ernest

Yates;

Mr

London, Nov. 23. The Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, said tonight that before World War II ended, he gave orders that German arms should be collected carefully and. stacked "so they could easily be issued again to the German soldiers with whom we should have to work if the Soviet: advance continued."

Sir Winston, who was speak-pont

side against Russian Com-in the ranks of the NATO ment which they had themselves

མཝ་

the London and Paris (foels with Russia by a break-up Ing. in his constituency at Wood agreement more than three of the unlly among themselves solation that though they accepted the ratification of tho For My Brother" and he believed he was quarters of the British people's of the free nations.

the first

well-known person to representatives had now declared

"That was what threatened vote for Gorman rearmas inevitable and based their

London, Nov, 23. state publicly the fact that we themasives in favour of rearm us all when the French Chamber

Germany 'ort Father Christmas has been must have

our Ing Germany and including her refused to miify the EDC agreo- ament, it may never come own future plans on the very asked to send Marilyn Monrce to pass, that the Russians premises enunciated by the

Powers.

devised and shaped, as a Christmas present to the munist aggression." may seize this last chance French Premier.

and on big brother of on eight-year old Ho sald the directions about given by their leader, befors They hith mada no attempt to who wrote to Santa Claus care collecting German arms had

He said "This vast reversal of which, so much precious time: the die is cant irrevocably. conceal in unofficial conversa-of the Danish Tourist, Office in been sen: to Lord Montgomery, British, American and European had been spent. For the sake of Allied unity, tion that they dalked the

Brillen Commantler in opinion was brought about only BETTER THIAN, E.D.C.

by the policy of Soviet Russi Clormany. it would have beer wiser thought of a fully rearmed East if, M. Monides-France had Prearm as much

as a fully has written to "Smtą . Claus,

Pati aged eight, of Lancashire,USED BY MAJORITY: {Nedid and above all, by Stalin,

The new arrangements which West Germany and Groenland," asking him to send-

before, the war had the Dictator, who was carried have been made the result discussed his proposat first they had stressed often that the curvacopus film cutio as a coded and while the Dormans and acted at 11:19 could secure of Sir Anthony Eden's exertions with other Weatern nations their wish for a European col-prosent for her 21-your-hundreds and thousand tole for us, and Communi

still surrendering *** by

the ans, I believe, in many ways'ari bátoré volcing it publicly.lecty genuine,

ocirily, agreement was brother.

Improvement on EDGARRA His suggestions were pre-

Pate

sisterly thought came in graphed to Lord Montgomery Winston Churchill mid it "When they, I have been rail- mature. Reunification of in Borm the West German two-pie letter. After lating directing him, to be careful in Germany; in in fact the Chocellor Dr Konrad Adenausor, her own requests: a doll's pram, collecting the German atras, to me, will his purpose to work fled the path will be clear for Soviet Hards

clowde** contact with those contacts with desired and but the West Walcomas the Trencs proposal sewing machine, roller skater stock them so that they could

Amaku, mura whether Rusala bi which Tatili - hope. must make absolutely ter for new four-power con a book, a teddy boar to hug cally be lasued again to Ger

best May but belloves she wrote

any. Important chango nil indeed, increasingly hope, tain first that its plans are

of the Paris, sgree-| -"My; brother “mya be:

outlook under the pencabil and assuired "af - müoćead before maymun come Brat, a doverde also likes someone kyu hugijalic talks begin with the Buss (maniwookieman said today'„pin sayu thất Marilyn

dway by the thimphs of victory

domination of the world.

West Of

England Hit By Floods

London, Nov. 28. Heavy rain today brought foods to the west of Eng- land and boats were tied is rescue people cut off in shule hanses, i

was saved by Moyal Marine comendo sulle in a rubber singhy when he” was traps ped in his flooded church,

the

Tombstones

word almost churchyard Dovered with water,

Road Traffic Stopped Water up to three fest deep on roads halted traffic.

AŁ Lynmouth, Devon, wrecked by floods just over- two years ago, the river Lyn rose five feet in three hours, but the new £500,- 000 flood defences

held firm and the water swept. by harmlessly to the sea.

A food warning was also lamed in Yorkshire, -in tho north of England, after heavy rain today, More than 1,400 homes' were flooded in the town of 'Hall two weeks ago.-Chha Mall Special.

"I'm grateful

to du Maurier

cigarettes

A trace of harshness in a fine flavour says goodbye to enjoyment. But through the in Maurier filter tip comes only the scissoth

'stisoke without, heat ve Ŋ

for their perfect smoothness.

So is my throat!'

du MAURIER