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against establishing G NATO-type standing army in Southeast Asia under the SEATO peaty, a London cable anya, Instead (the report con- thucs) the two major backers of the treaty are to rely for milliary defence of the region on American mobile striking power co-ordinated with Bri.
Lab, Australian
New Zealand forces in the area. This coincides with recent re- ports from London that Britain had asked the Australian Government to provide ground forces for a strategie reserve for the defence of the area! and presumably
kimber request was also made to New Zealand. 1 rather suga that A the moment the Western powers are "putting teeth late SEATO" through the ANZUS pact coupled with the defence
arrangements already in existence between Britain and la Commonwealth and the United States and its other altles 111 The region. The Philip- pines and Thailand particular- ly may be disappointed with the news that there will be no SEATO army as such but since there is little comparison between the conditions existing in the Atlantic Union and Southeast Asia of the present Ume, joint defence Jotter orea calls for the
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CHINA
No. 36021
Established 1845
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1955.
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RELAX IN
DAKS
Whiteaways
KOWLOON
THE COLDEST DAY IN 55 YEARS!
Temperature Falls To 37.6 Degrees
Hongkong Almost Freezes
BLACK FROST IN TERRITORIES AND MORE ICE ON THE PEAK
If Hongkong shivered yesterday it almost froze this morni ing. A minimum atmospheric temperature of 37.6 F recorded in the early hours makes this the coldest day in 55 years
In 1900 the temperature was only very slightly lower - 37.5 F. The minimum ground temperature dropped lower than yesterday's 35 degrees to 32.1 F, within 1 of freezing.
Police Besiege Leprosarium
Colonial Leper Expert
In Trouble:
Patients Go On Strike'
Port of Spain, Jan. 10.
The Sek Kong Weather Station repuris "black
bas frost covered most of the flat ground in the New Territories, ("Black frost" is formed when the air is dry and there is not sufficient moisture to make frost visible.) The minimum, ground tempera- was below freezing ture there point!
A curious Peak resident, Mr R. Frost, Shipping Manager of Jardine Matheson and Co found a 4-inch layer of ice in a bowl of water which he had left out in his yord overnight. The bowl, measuring 15
Inches across, was left outside his real- "ondence at 117 The Peak.
Police squads today besieged the Chacachacare Island leprosarjum, whose 300 patients seized control of the in- stitution from the staff and declared themselves strike”.
The trouble stemmed from
employment of different methods to those applied Western Europe, In this case Britain has rightly laid the disciplinary action against Dr stress on protecting the area Michael Corcos, Superintendent from subversion which, it of the Leprosarium, because of felt is a greater danger than his granting Christmas leave to
100 outright invasion by the Com- { 400 mmunist amies. Reports Riggest
Ther
that
now
lepora spent two weeks
economic measures in Port of Spain over Christinas A lo આ Kiven equal priority and New Year, appearing lu
halls with military preparations, restaurants, dance
other public places. The public Trinidad know nothing of
There is no doubt of the grave
and
dangers existing in parts of their prodance until last Satur- Southeast Asia in its present day, when the last of them re- weakened state, particularly in Vietnam, but manipula- turned to Charachacare.
COMPULSORY LEAVE
Arr
lion of political and economie policies offer this divided Dr Corcos was instructed to terrilary a beler chance of 'ake "ecmpultery leav pend survival (albeit a small oneling indructions from the Scere- than does the creation of 3 tary of Colonies in London, to vast and perhaps ummanage- whom the matter was reported.
Las then The
wns Dr Young able
British e. my.
take over from Dr motives for onposing formation ordered to
Corcos, NATO-type army of n
the later refused to kat
not work possibly also dictated by the quit, saying he "did
or the Trinidad Government but desire to impress utan friend.
for the Queen". lv
non-SEATO nations zuch Burma and Indonesia that the pact is purely defensive and js
directed specifically not against any Asian nation, S long
Southeast Asian nations are prepared to accep
03
a reasonable balance between economie
and military
Nationalists
Bomb
Red Island
Bowen Road dwellers had the novel experience of scrunching in frost as they walked out of mes early this morningt NO SIGN OF CHANGE Mr G. S. P. Heywood,
their homes
Director
tor of the Royal Observa- tory, said that there is no align of a "break in the cold shop," and there is Bttle chance of a rise in temperature for another 2-3 days.
The possibility of the mer Taipatan, 11.5ery dropping still lower must not be discounter, the palle is Chinese Nationalist planes to day bambod
Communist-hold warned!
Minimum atmospheric tem- Tlenso Island, about 14 miles
taken since Friday north of the Nationalist islandperatures
appreciable oniport of Tachen, off the South (44.7 F) shows an
the week-end- Cheklang Coast, in what appears break over
retaliation for the Com- Saturday (48.8 F); Sunday (452 bembing af F) but if prevailing conditions muniste day-long
continute week-end jaunts this Tachen yesterday,
time will be nipped in the bud Nationalist military source by "Jack Frost." and Nationalist P-4-Y aircraft of bombs" on "dumped scores
with gun positions on Tienso "grod" results.
to be
also said that
war-
The sources Dr A. Peat, director of Medi- Nationalist four-engined bombers cal Services, and Dr Lee made a attacked six Communist third visit to the Leprosarium ships near Sungmen, south-west This
Corcas of Tachen, but that results could morning but Dr
because of again refused to accept the order not be ascertained to quit.
"poor visibility.”—Reuter, POLICE CALLED IN
Police squad were then rushed to the leper sand and throw n
PEKING VERSION
London, Jan. 10.
planning, there appear to becorden around the institution.
Three formations of Com- belter chances of turning
Dr Corcos has become highly munist Chinese aircraft today
Yesterday's minimum mospherle temperature 40.1 F.
at
was
SNOWSTORMS IN U.S. IN AMERICA: A winter storm yesterday piled unusually heavy snow on southern portions of Missouri
of know
Btate.
to five inches Up to accumulated in the South Cen- Iral
of the portion Springfield reported three inches and Malden, two inghes.
The storm moved north-cast- ward after laying snow on New Mexico, Southern
raided Tacben Harbour and
Colorado, by destroyed ΟΣ damaged four Texas and Oklahoma in the Southwest's second big storm' in Nationalist naval vessels, accord- Ing, to a New
China
News two weeks.-United Press. Agency dispatch.
on
Lest
SEATO into a useful lustru- popular with the patients ment to defend the area from pplying what he calls the "lates! the menace of Communism in
theories progressive" its many forms.
ment of the disease.
Corcos, former Dr
Super- Nigeria, maintains that the dis- case has been much overrated by the public, both pathologically and socially, and that it is non- Bense to make the lepers feel
The Laugh Is On Intendent of the leper colony in
Us, Too!
VES, the lough is on us, tool they are outcests,
For the last two weeks, w Accordingly, since his arrival have been publishing pictures last November, Dr Corcos ted of signwriters spelling mis-practically all restrictions at the The staff, mainly takes around Hongkong underloprosarium. the title of "Today'a Picture Sisters of Mercy and nuns, pro- Puzzles"
Mall readers tested strongly but to no avail. China
United Press. have probably smiled at the "Ponice" sign, the "majoh"
"Braving bad weather.
tho first mixed formation flew over the harbour of Tachen island ut 0715 local time on a bomb run
A landing craft was damaged", the Agency said.
tion
hours
by
New Post For Gen. Erskine
Out Come The Overcoats ANOTHER LETTER
A typical sight in Hongkong, this morning, when the tein- perature dipped to the lowest level for 55 years. These three residents were oïught by our camersman on their way to work, muffed in "heavy overcoats and icarves, with their hands thrust deep into the warmth of their pockets.
United Nations `'Opinion:-
Mr Hanimarskjold May
Bring Back
Proposals From Chou
New York, Jan. 10.
Opinion at United Nations headqua.ters tonight was that Mr Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General, was bringing back from Peking proposals to lay before the United States and Allied Governments on the question of the imprisoned airmen and other United Nations war prisoners.
Router and France-Press cabled this report.
The meetings with Mr Chou the Chinese Prime En-lai Minister, were believed to have been
of a preliminary ex-| ploratory nature with no final decision one
FROM BURGESS
Missing Diplomat Writes Christmas Note To Mother
From Our Own Correspondent
London, Jan. 10.
For the first time in 12 months, Guy Burgess, one of Britain's missing diplomats, has indicated he is alive and well. He wrote a Christmas letter to his mother and it arrived on Christmas morning,
Tho. Idtter was affectionate |1:tter last year had been and unworried.
ceived. This is the first time Burgess wrote to his mother I've heard from him since last last Christmas in a typewritten year. I couldn't have had a envelope posted London, nicer Christmas present".
in
en the London Docks
This
S.E. 11, a district which borders Questioned about report that Burgess was in danger be- year his letter, again in.hind the Iron Curtain and that a. typowritten envelope, was he wanted to live in Italy, Mrs posted in London E. 14 in the Baszott said "there was no In➡ Poplar district which is also dication of near the London Docks,
Pasted On Doc. 23 The letter was
*
In the lottering like that I'm not going to reveal the contents to anyon after all they are privalo and addressed to personal between mother and his mother. Mrs J. R. Bassett at son. But the latter indicated Arlington House, off Piccadily that Guy is well and happy.” and was posted on December 28. Router added: Guy Burgess
On
December 22. there and Donald Maclemm, the two arrived of Surrey Commercial diplomats, were last seen in 1951 Docks, across the river from
om when they crossed the English
Poplar, the 2010-ton Russian steamer, Belocetrov which had come from Leningrad by way of Stockholm.
GUY BURGESS
It was reasonable to suppose that a courier who travelled by the Beloostrov posted the letter for Burgess.
ship Affairs, told reporters today that his personal feeling ofter This ship is believed to have atom scientist, reading the communique on the taken Harwell
bis Pontecorvo and Peking talks was that the sltun- Bruno tion was still open for further family to Leningrad. negotiation.
Sald He Was Woll OFFICIAL IMPRESSED
Mrs Bassett said tonight "the letter is in his own hand-
Channel in a steamer to France.
Mrs. Melinda Moclean, wife of Donald, suddenly vanished from Switzerland In September 1953 with her three children. It was believed she had gone to John her husband,
· Lead Pencils On The Way Out
New U.S. Development
New York, Jan. 10. "Belonce doomed the ordinary lead pencil. Parker Pen-Com- pany said today.
The company claims it has developed a pencil that writes an erascable lead lime like a conventional pencil. It will never break or wear ta pointi
they also claim.
The new pencil. is the first basic improvement in the pencil since its discovery in the Middle Ages, the company sald.
pencil the new. It added provides- more than six més as much writing as a conven- tional one.
The liqulfed graphite has similar to characteristics graphite" in solld 'form, except that it doesn't smudge,
The pencil will be ready ·to market In about 90 days," a company
official said. United
Prese
Washington, Jan. 10, Judge Irving Kaufman, the
of 13
The readiness of the Chinese demand for the to abide by their agreement with writing. It is unmistakable. He Now York Federal Judge, today on the UN. Way or the other men's release,
Mr Hammarekjold to make said he was well. He wrote ordered the re-arrest It was thought that
the simultaneous announcements on very affectionately. There was American Communist leaders, Chinese Prime Minister
may their meetings impressed U.S.nothing In the letter to say whose appeals against seriences have given Mr Hammarskjold,
officials information
where he is or what he's do" | delivered on. them two years terma
on which they would Each day Peking Radio has ing.
ogo were turned down by the conalder releasing the men. waited unill an agreed time He's obviously seen British American Supreme Court carlier
believed he would now before making its announcement newspapers because he knew his today. submit
these terms to the about talks This was to United States and other mem- enable Mr Hammarskjold to ber. Governments concerned in cable, the news back to U.N. the prisoner problem.
Woo
was that mission to
London, Jan. 10. Slr George Erskine, Com-
MORE POSITIVE The second mixed formamander-in-Chief East Africa, Opinion generally
four bumbing started
who has been conducting the results of the and later
seriously
operations
Май against Mau one supply vessel, terrorists in Kenya since the damaged
enveloped command which was quickly
was established in flames and smoke, "At 1338 hours, a third mixed land to take over the Southam formation
Chinese Command in November. of the People's Air
Force heavily Announcing this today, the bombed warships in the harbour War Ofice said that General one Erskine will be succeeded by Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 10. Landing craft and
vessel Up to Lathbury, The state of emergency in another
present Vico- the destroyed Adjutant General at the War
June 1855, is to return to Hammarskjold
Due Tonight
road, and the "Polioe" visiting Emergency Ends of Tachen Island, des amaging Major-General Gerald William
Inevitably
book, And they probably had a much bigger laugh yester- day when
the happened-a reader pointoj out that people who live in
Ravni
Buganda, proclaimed on Noven 2020 hours was still in fomes. Office. ber 30, 1953, when the 30-year landing
at
i
Mr Dar Hammarskjold, Live *Becretary-General - of
Unlied Nations, will arrive. In the Colony, this evening from Peking, where he h beer in consultation with Mr Chou En-tal, the Chi- Communist Prime Minkator.
Ho
old Kabaka (King) of Buganda, "The mixed formations of the General Erskine was formerly Mutest, Second, was desposed by Chinese People's Air Force all Commander-in-Chief in the the British Government, ended rearned safely from their suc- Suez Canal area and in Hong- its tonight..
cessful missions."--Reuter,"
neno: kong-Reuter & France-Presso.
glass houses shouldn't throw stones, because tho Ching Moll
spelt Police
page "Pollro"! offer no excuser for our mis.
front
We
take. No dally nowspRDOTS working to edition deadlines pretends to be infallible and the vigilant render can detect "howlers" in the most réput--: able journals. Neither were we trying to be mug or self. righteous in the secure know. ledge of our own perfectioni in the
public vys Bitt ince
4
No Dry Eyes At This Film Premiere
By a Special Correspondent who was SUBMERGED with Jane Ru
-Silver Springs, Florida.
Jan. 10.
Moro than 150 members of the things, two air tubes or her Faltering members the aforementioned signs have Press from New York and Holly-beck,
Jones and some 40' others of us greater
degree of permanence wood plus harried publicity mun and long-term
usefulness and assorted staricis, gathered sat on four long beriches, placed than our daily product, we in this Fiorida village of Silver 20 feet under waves in the feel Justified in pointing out Springs for an event, in- crystal clear water the errors with a view to their paralleled in world history: the Springs. correction, So far the three propiere of a film underwater.
of the
OKYGEN TANK
"
at
Headquarters for its simul- taneous release there,
final
Today, Peking Radio waited for more than ave hours and the United Nations two and a half hours
announcing the
draul.
The discussions between Mr Hammarskjold and Mr Chou been conducted in a
taneously
have
friendly atmosphere, Mr_ An- drew. Cordier, Director of the Secretary-General's cabinet de- clared that the two, partles
Ho
had studied : profoundly” the problem of the release of the American airmen who were being hold na prisoners in Com- munist China on charges ol
espionage. and his party are expected to reach Low
from Canton · ́`at 'about· 7 p.m, and will be broughi Kowloom by directly into special frain, which is dus at Taimahaiful Stallion at 8 p.im
Mr Hammarskjolds has Informed... the ....... Hongkong Government, that he will havo no statement, for the
Mr Hammarskjold will overnight at Govern- [stay:
mani Ilouse and be abể hìn ¿party' will leave for Tokyo. at 8 am, tomorrow, morn.. Ing by B.A.5,"streeft; }
FIRM BASIS.
The conversationa, had created a firm basis for furthering con- tacts with Communist Chinh, Mr Cordier said,
Diploua quartern in London said it, was a star that
Hammarskjold had been treated "with courtesy and that Peiding, Radio had not attacked his mis rion. But they declined to exch prem either optimian or pez- zimler about its results in the absence of authoritative infor- mation.
Check its
*The road,
on
The New
MORRIS OXFORD
WITH
I went to the movies underwater tonight, and at the end there wasn't a dry eye in the house,
of the press who did not care to risk colds or spolled coiffures saw the picture from portholes in sub- marine boats,
Four local, bosutics, labelled
* FURTHER TALKST "ushelwats” escorted the 'b
The communiquer published at | mergock 'customers to their seats,
the conclusion of the talks hinted There were appropriate, signs.
that there was 'n dillinet pois!») Kabolleth </,"not". responsible for
bility of further talka,KUAN lost Hirtles!! and fed prime with.
References to a
For #relaxation an arrow pointing straight up.
barbier world Lewicz" were also con- 345 Here, without a doubt Peking had been more positive altered in London to imply that ASEPOPCORN (Washant negative. But, the textant many problems, apart from the nicheskiwwen! of the progress, he must have relates of the imprisoned" nirə Aber audierice, thicke towards plouging the man's many, were ? dicumind between
kind" | ruinano (wse nit even, que
the two men, the most importa beit V Communist China 'Z Wntry.
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