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Vietnam Crisis

Diem Begins Cabinet Talks On Dissidents' Ultimatum

Saigon, Mar. 22.

Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnam Premier, con sulted his Cabinet tonight on the ultimatum he received yesterday from the private armies which rule large areas of the country.

At the same time the leaders of the anti- Communist religious and political sects, which_run the armies met again to consider their next steps. if Diem rejected their demand to reshuffle his. Government within five days.

The leaders who united their movements recently under the tide "the United Front of Nationalists bocasie. Diem of having failed to sentire the country against Communism and of splitting the Vistmamese in- stead of uniting them during his nine months in office.

General Bacut ("Cut Finger") and Gonura's Tran Von Soci and Lam Thanh Nguyen, with the Hoa Hao army estimated at 16,000 men would cut the line linking. Saigon with the

ricefields in the south-west. And in Saigon itself, Viet- namese sources said, General Bai

Sources close to Mr Diem, said V of the Binh Xuyen, group such Influence that he a might with a word start serious

strikes.

he would rather reign than had yield to what he considered threat from private.

Armits. They

said he had began contemplating a reshuttle for Jast

© the

to

month but

the national army launched

American

even

were cut

swirl

rely

sources sald that would now probably postpone it

if the capital's lifelines the National army

·lose face. in order not

Sources close to the private weeks but Vietnamese sources could restore them within a few armias did not expect serious E armed clashes would follow the

even temporary isolation rejection of the petition, unless would have serious économie effects, and that Dicen could not attack.

on the support of the army Cao Dai

sects army staff, would cut the roads over which American circles are openty cattle, poultry, wood and char-upset at the prospect which has coal reach the capital from the loomed up in the past 24 hours that their whole policy of ex- north-west, they said.

clusive support for Diem may crumble, causing the United States terrible loss of face. In Scutheast Asian eyes.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 By Air

Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia. Aus- thwalta.

zealand. Ceylon Mauritius, 6. D.EL

Switzerland, Denmark, Norway & Sweden. 09.01.

Formosa, 6 pm.

By Surface

Macao, & pm.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 By Alr

Japan, Ba.m Thailand, Burma, Zodia, Fakistan. Middle East, Africa, Grest Britain & Europe, 10 mm,

Japan, Moon,

Philippines,

U.S.A. 2 D..

Chan,

Bawali.

Philippines, N. Borneo, & p.m. By. Inriade

Chibis

People's Repubile, 8.30

Macao. a.m.

Indo-China. 'NOON, '

Pallippines. Arten

de Eut,

Great Britain & Europë. 2 p.m.

Fogmom, Korea, 2 p.In.

Macao, é m

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

By Air

Hawa, U.S.A., 1_0.3.

Thollarid, Bumpo,, Endia, Pakistan, Egypt Swizerland, France. Great Brita, 10 m.

Philippines. 11 2.

Formosa, Japan, Korea, 11 a.10.

Radio Hongkong

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6. Time Rignal and Programma

CHINA MAIL

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1955.

She Takes

Ride On

Rhino

Whenever flm companies want' wild animals for #creen'sets in Afries they entron-Cárr Hartley, a well known "Catch 'em alive" bunter, who has a wild animal farms about two hundred miles from Nairobi," „Kenya. The firm is si Riniarula on the Equator, and in fenced off compounds he keeps rhinos, hippos, giraffes, lions, and many kinds of birya, many, of the animaly being man species. “Curr. Hartley has a way' with animals and usually after a day...... or two in the compounds he can pursuade the wild, beasis to be fairly, docile. He wenda hiu “animals to all parts of the world. A' French visitor to the Cary Hartley wild animal farm

la pletured taking a ride on a 'raze white rhino-London Express Photo,

BAILEY GRANTED BAIL

Ia

(Continued From `Pij

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKELPEN

Humphreys. Estate Annual Meeting Two Months

New May Road

Flats To Be Ready

By September

Gaol For RN Sailor

"I could have sailed for home. on January 21; and let the Colony without paying my of my debts? said Able Seaman David William John Bowden mitigation to the charge at ob- batore Central this

A large block of 35 fiats is being built on the taining goods by false pretences

Mr Hin-dhing: Lo ai

very desperate position when

old Friston Cottage and the Upper Tregunter sites on May Road, Mr W. A. Stewart, Chairman of the Bowden said that he was in Board of Directors of the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd. told shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company this morning. In and out of detention for six

He said unexpected delays were encountered on the project, but the work was now proceeding apace and it was expected that the flats would be ready for occupation at the end of September.

The net prodt for the year for a full year will be forth- ended December 31, 1954. coming from our present plamed amounted to $828,820. A diy!-proparty development... dend of $1.40 per share (fee

og dux) was dizclared.

Bailey assured the Court that that he had his own notes as he could prove every allegation well as newspaper reports.

Bailey said he did not have his application for ball, he had. Crown Counsel, these notes in gaol where even al & Son Ltd.

Addressing

new Treguntar Mansions...

informed of

[he» signed) * worthleser ? cheque for $900 and another for 1060.

I had no money.

works and had to settle - by private business affairs before calling for England on Jamary 21, he told the COLT

the Court how he had found a

rounds that a member of the Navy under Naval law, was not civilian business. entitled to be ornnected with

He pleaded guilty to obtaining M Rolex wrist watch from the Artland Watch Company, 28, Des Voeux Road, Central, on January 31, by giving the com pany a cheque for $900. He You will observe from the also pleaded guilty to obtaining Balance Sheet additions during leather goods, from the South Mr Stewart said

the year to Land & Buildings to China Let

Leather Manufacturing The overall picture is that, by value of 31,482,867. This Company, 17, Pottinger comparison: "with the previous represents the purchase price of to the value of $880, by giving year, revenue ^^ was greatng by two more properties-No. 3 & the company a worthless cheque $37,989 and expenses were lower No. 12, May Road and initial for that amount by $70,314, making an increase payments on construction of the In mitigation, Bowden told In the net profit of $108,303, The last year's Annual Meeting partime job as sales repaventa Accounts reveal increases” în rentals of $30,474 and in other you were

Hive to a tailoring concern when In Hongkong Revenue of $22318, Interest re. Board's decision to build he first arrived ceivable was lower by $15,000 large block of 35 fats on the about two years ago. took

He com the job with the intention of as a consequence of the redemp ald Friston Cottage site tion of a mortgage loan, Probed with Upper Tregister saving money he said.

He then told how he tried to diber perty expenses were $58,087/less and other expenats lower by

Unexpected delays. were purchase his release from the a $12,217.

encountered on the project, but Navy and start the tailoring Last year was the first year the work is now proceeding business on his own. The ap- of operating our own office with pace and, subject to the unalication for the release was our own stan following the re-reservations, it is expected that turned down, he said, on the linquishment of management the flats, will be ready for or by Messrs John D. Humphreys September. Shareholders can cupation `ut the end of Bailey informed the Court this moming that he was asking for Mr D. N. B. Rea, the President scrap of paper was of value and

ly computed that this see this mighty structure rislig two things: firstly, to be ad- said that the Court had been one could not leave te lying change resulted in a gain of May Road. It will be the termination of his appeal mitted to ball pending the advised that the record and the Laround.

$51,117.

117. The Company also highest building in that locality, | Mari

and typing of the notes would not His Lordship said that Bailey benefits by relief from Corpora having eight main storeys secondly,

three for copy of notes of be completed until April 7.

show the Court special tion Fronts Tax on the value bad to

pent-houses on the the Court reporters,

Hearing of any appeal would grounds for applying for

ball. A of shares issued as compensa-eastern side. Mr Justice Gould informed

be at some date subsequent the present stage, applicant had on which, on the minimum As Lower Tregunter Mansion FRANCE SUSPECTED Bailey, that he could have the to that, probably after the not done so and the course his par value, would amount to is very old and would obstruct

notes as soon

as they were Easter vacation, bis Lordship The Vietnamese are already ready.

the view of the new block; it Lordship had indicated was

$31,250 one continued.

which the Court, bad

Against these advantages, i) is necessary that it be said to suspect France of

Bailey said that in regard to

necessary to offset the demolished on completion of the On December 17, 1954, diner- He said that the Court did not because, it realised secretly supporting the private his application for ball he had take the view that in the ordin

dividend payable on the shares

latter armies, and French anxiety has

le overwork, he fell asleep on set out

in his reasons

his ary way, the applicant had any it was not a spurse to which given as compensation.

It is Soon after the last not been at all gased by accusa- affidavit filed with the Court. special reasons for being allowed

was given three No duty and tions in the local press

Lordship

- added that Bailey under our own management and No. 12 May Roed were French troops have fred on it was absolutely essential that would need some time at liberty would be well advised not to has proved to be financially for sale, and as their redevelop released, he was told he would applicant be released on bail for the purpose of preparing his atienint to argue the matter fir- advantageous, but it is impor ment by others might have been be sailing for England - on consider pending determination

Chis appeal, that

need not ther. .....

tant to emphasise that really extremely detrimental to our January 21. That same day be Franch interference

any appeal to enable him герата &e

Tong

Hearing of the application was substantial benefits will not properties in that locality, we ws arrested on a cha

charge which private Vietnamese fights, most and

and present his

The proposed to adjourn adjourned to April 14 at 10 am. accrue until 1958 when revenue negotiated and acquired both at was then aix months old. likely.

he had appeal hearing as

the

application

On January 19, after trying prevailing market prices. These The French Press Agency re-refer to hundreds of documents til a later date when it could

see the Commodore of Hongkong acquisitions give us entire con- ported that ministers belonging entered as exhibits and had to

trol of the area in which our and get an extension of his stay to the Cao Daist and Hoa Hao refer to files and law books) give effect to the view he had expressed unless the Crown had

ather apartment blocks are in the Colony, he went absent. any objection, bis Lordship said religious sects refused to attend

situated and thus enable us to without leave, desperate Bailey asked whether

maintain our Own present high effort to settle his business Court would be willing to enter

standards of barfildings and help him, Bowden had to raise

When his friends would tain the application again if he

commodation led a new affidavit setting out

No. 12 MAY Boad. the alleged discrepancies

possibilities in redevel- oyment and the Board has aper proved a bullding project for

Vietnamese civilians.

French BOUTCÉS

our

/position, was somey, fit

By then he had branched out or his own. At the time that his application was refused, be

began to have trouble; • He dis- covered that his manager had on cheating him, and found

the business was in

The Navy mass

him trouble, 8172SELL ASLEEP

was

that (The principal Reason stated that bail, but it did think that Balicant was entitled - His satistictory that the first year Meeting. It way learned that, weelas detention:: When he was

Dinh

case at the to

Asked by the Court if he the Cabinet meeting which lasted wished to add anything to the for two hours.

four reasons, Bailey said he would keto

refer to another paragraph in the affidavit where it was stated that he would be able to file more grounds. for the appeal once he had the notes.

"The agency said Ngo Diem told, the meeting that he did not refuse to negotiate with the religious sects on condition that "the great national prin- ciples are respected,”

He said he considered there could be no compromise on these points:

1.) The

need for posing one army under a sin im Ele command,

2.) Renunciation, by the sects, of privileges they gave themselves "in circumstane s

due to the war. These cluded the right to levy taxes, M. Diem sald-Reuter,

the

זי.

FROM: MEMORY Balley was asked how be knew that, He said he knew from memory,

newspaper 20- had made. counts and brief notes which he

present

TAKE SOME TIME

now

the

The President said that the Court had indicated it proposed to release applicant on ball for a few days prior to the hearing of the appeal.

Australian Import Restrictions

.4

in a

of

He intended to at money.

Day debts and then surrendered Himself to the Navy, he said

That was why I signed those

Worship

Blow To Lancashire the factor Boliden talk of had ever me

London, Mar. 22.

Balley said it would take some time to prepare the appeal

Cotton trade leaders said today that Austra and a few be such blia's latest import restrictions would hit Lance would not be enough.

His Lordship said that

a few

There

eight larga family facing cheques Your the harbour and 12 all said bachelor fints facing the lens tention of paying the Artland

gardens

the

two, blocks

cts being back to Company back at the first back

with

concealed servants opportunity quarters In between and, wit

with On January 28, Bowden co ample car parking space. This tinued he was apprehended by Corelly Core It is expect to seven day out those On bulding will

zamed the Naval patrol and sentenced

the

*

be

the

For example, he knew that the learned Trial Judge had made mistakes in statements of days was all that the Court was Shire's cotton mills harder than any other British that work can be commenced being absent without leave on up, as far as he was concerned, appeal was concerned. fact and law, and his summing prepared to give as far as the industry.

|in April with the possibility of the day he was released,

completion before the end of civil authorities, arrested bin for They said the cuts, announced yesterday, were was worse than no summing up was no doubt that Balley could

was 20 at den prior to his rea further threat to the nation's declining cotton No. 3 May Road will remain was granted three

year

obtaining goods-by falses. at all, he alleged.

RESERVE OF

OF LAND pretences Bailey further alleged that his lease, as he had

"I would have exports, in her best overseas market. defence was not put to the Jury:

as a reserve of land until such time as Enapce will permit remonths extension by the Navy"

he declared, adding, Lower Tregunter Mansions de Colony without paying my

site have one.

and left The Together these two dies will form an ident location for

ady stated

Wants Russia

Condemned

As

s Aggressor Washington, Mar 22 Representative Ray J. Madden, Democrat, introduced a resolu- tion today calling on the Elecn- hower Administration to do all

Mr H. E. Pardoe, President from Indian and to a learer ex-development linked with the of the Manchester Chamber of text, Japanese Imports-Reuter.

Commerce, said "other

dustries are enjoying in

aptity that what they do not sell in Australia they may exally. be able to direct to other mar kets.

"Lancashire textiles is the

COMPETITION BLARG

sever:

long, low block of flats which mitigation, sentences

Lo, after bearing obstruct or

interfere

will not

Powder

Manchester, Mar. 22. Increased. competition from India and part for slackness in Britain's with the pew Tregunter each of the two charges, the

and Japan were blamed in cotton industry today bottom,

two months' imprisonment

ME

Spinners

Mansiona

Both our present building sentence to run concurrently

The prosecuting officer sald that the

watch was in perfect

cotton industry position was too and Clovelly Court-are receive condition, as it was pawned”

ing

-ARMY TO BE CUT.

Paris, Mar. 22. The Vietnamese national army

Bailey referred to a further which was 220,000 strong last paragraph in his affidavit where

he stated that he had been un-. January will be recticed to 100,000 in December. This was able to find a soliciter to instruct announced in Saigon today by was a

Counsel to represent him. He Genral John

layman, he told the head of Advisory

Court, American Dantes

and it was difficult group in Indo-Chine.

enough for him to handle his He added that the new army own appeal. Under the dir- would take shape in June 1956 cumstances he needed his free

only industry affected by these President of the Master projects Treguntes Mansions and would then consist of 60,000 dom in order to be able to make

cuts where there is already a professional soldiers and 40.000 of various authorities in the

threat of unemployment." conscripts doing 18 months ser- Library and prepare notes, etc.

a very satisfactory response vice, the French Fress Agency all of which he could not do in

more than £15 million worth of political controversy."

Last year, Britain shipped parties to be the subject of from prospective tenants who the same day, he had obtained reported

gaol, All French officer's

it can to get Soviet Russia con- cotton goods to Australia, and ions alike would be prepared, requirement from magtay, the officer said. -Bowden bad.. holding "If my appeal is to be success-demned as an aggressos" by trade experts

He said employers and trade are finding a wide choice of it for $500. The leather goods Eats to meet their paricular were not all in his possession, commands in the army would ful or to have any slight hope the United Nations General are will have handed them over to Viet of success, it is essential that I Assembly. The resolution would 26 million as a result of the

"be cut by about to accept any practicable

and The estimated building cost ordered them, but did not fake honcurable proposition: ramese officers by July 1, Gen-be released on ball,” Bailey not have the force of law cuts eral_O'Dardel said. His mis- declared.

He told the annual meeting of Tregunter Mansions and possession of them son's task was to reorganise the

would put the House on record

the Federation, which represents Covelly Court is $4 million. * been decided to france ore-sixth of the amount of

shire spindug was hrough the bew restrictions..

approaching

bank overdraft Accordingly when

would be con- the Directors have decided to GOVERNMENT AID

centrated in fewer units

Tokyo, Mar. 22ur Among the reasons for this or 325,000 shares at the Reliable sources said today Lancashire cotton circles said

was the fact that many mill again value of 110 each to the Japanese Foreign Ministry they Belleved the Australian buildings were getting cich

a samey had agreed to the request by cute would strengthen the fo Reuter. dustry's claim for" aid" from the

in the mission that their country British Government.

for described as the very stare held. Payment for Republic of China,” in they shares will require to visas kapt

belleve this

hay

of

Applicant further. slated that as favouring the recommeddig ney say this would be about: owncan OL Ave hundred Lanca~ this prograrne partly by a call

the Oxirt had the Trial tiens et forth on December 31 business Britain would lose DETODUTO Zakat the of new home and partly by

secrct House

Vienam army in large units, if Summary: 603, Lucky Dip-Variety trained in all forms of modern Jixige's summing up before it, by Requests presented by Jean combat.

he could prove some discrepan which investigated Soviet [Studio): 7, "An Innocent in Holy-

Three divisions were ready cies, corrections and mistakes sichgainst Wood Port A bath by · Peter Ustinov (BBCAS): 736, Rhythmia and two more of 8,000 to 10,000 The President said that appli-enslaved by Communicant. Interlude Kitte Lake (Piano) Jack strong would be ready by the end cant was making some rether Madden was a member of the Tibson (Guitar) (Studio): 130, **Twenty Chestiona” from the Con- of the year-Router.

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Terrorist Incidents

Declining

nominal

Japan Agrees To Request

appear in the the Communist (Chinese) trade

tex

On April 18, proportion of one new shore

Sir Raymond Street Chaliman

made on or before Jose 50, The Tours as a tour leatler. "The "They are really doing every of the Cotton Beard, ie dae to

1835, and they will rank for earlier refused to agro quiet retired life was not for

dividend fred July 1955 request Beenuse the thing that it is possible to do meet Sir Winston Churchill, Mr

Kúnia Laumpur, Mar. 22E me." he told with a smile, Mr Rhoades said. A B4 Butler, Chancellor of the Mr Rhoades is leading thesarstone of the group, Mrs Ruby Thurbeycroft, President

Mat Japan dividend was officially stated: last li is expected that the

imply "that Exchequer, and Mr Peter night that a tally of 68-terrorist Notons will

can be maintained on the same Felding Govern are to be four-it is also his Brownell tour of 1955, there

of the incidents is Malaya in February immediately to m Hays, is an aviator, Board of Trade, on Thursday were the lowest number of any

Earlier à

first time as a tour leader, and

known in the United States for

present spoken, said They are expected to discuss month s

since the emergency in shareholders giving

vine: he seems to be enjoying hims

her victory in the Powder with the ministes propoeus for the Federation was declared In Predam Puff Derby last July. In this sdf, although he says, it is

counteracting imports of

The accounts | June 19483/TER race, which is from Long yarn and cloth into Britain. different from the

The Hon. C. Blaker. For the first time Beach, California to Kaug- Foreign Service

According to cotton circles exceeded the number;

Radoorie were re-elected dire ville, Mrs Hays raced her own the will stres to Sir Winston the total "og: beet plane, which was a Scena. C hill than the Australian about one-tenth of the

very summer resort at Beach, Thode Island: This There are 15 in his group, not work interested him, but his

however, cheren" by him; Mhe, love for travel made him de first time I saw them was with cide to change his works and their 1 porsports at San he joined the Browa

Frandaco "he said.

World

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