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COMMENT OF

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No. 36085

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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1955.

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Urging Eisenhower No End In Sight

Water Policy To Defend Matsu & Quemoy

NOVERNMENT'S, statement

on the Colony's water storage position published un Sunday is impressive, even encouraging but not entirely convincing. Expert appraisal of the situation and the prospects based on past records suggest the authorities, at lease, arc optimistic and that if the weather cycle continues true to the form of the last 60 years, further restric- tions may not be necessary but only IF!

From the statistics supplied,

it would appear Government's optuniam iS not entirely misplaced yet it must be tempered with duc caution. Hongkang knowa all about the inconstancies of the weather and no amount of theorising, how- ever plausible, will con- vince us that "early falls can be expected."

The plain fact is: we are not yet out of the wood. Even

to

if we get five inches of rai next month (which the authorities say is essential 1,500 guarantee the million gallons reserve supply for use from May! possibly to July), this does! not necessarily mean that the present three hours' supply can be continued.

RAIN

Red Invasion Reports

HEIGHTENED

'Perhaps Exaggerated' SPECULATION IN

Taipei, Mar. 28.

American Ambassador Kari Hankin today sald reports from Washington that the Communista would attack Matsu and Quemoy by mid-April were "perhaps exaggerated."

The Ambassador Indicated that while the situation in the Formoes Straits was serious he did not think war there was imminent.

He made these remarks to Columbia Broadcasting Station

correspondent Bob Pierpoint in an exclusive interview today.

I am not aware of any fundamental chaure in the local situation in recent weeks,” Ambassador Rankin said. "Tho reports of military buildup by the Communista have perhaps "been exaggerated, since' they relate to a continuation of a gradual military buildup in South China which started over a year ago.

Rankin warned however that "There are two points which should be kept in mind concerning the present Formon Straita situation:

"One, the evidence of aggressiveness on the part of the Communists--particularly in their public statements.

"Two, seasonal changes which always make an attack more probable in spring or autumn.”—United Press.

Man Admits

Appalling Crime

AIN in April may or may not signal the start of the rainy season. If it doesn't and we get only desultory:

New York, Mar. 28. showers in Aprli with na promise of further falla in The young father of twins May, Government would be admitted today that he kill- wise to revise its assessed a rural couple and their ment and prepare for the

worst.

Hongkong Gloves OFFICIAL

PROBE

SUGGESTED

London, Mar. 28. The Worcester Glove baby granddaughter, then Manufacturers Association drove to town and back to fear that gloves imported await the arrival of their from Hongkong under im daughter from school to perial preference might complete a quadruple der, the police said.

WASHINGTON

FROM A TIMES CORRESPONDENT

Washington, Mar. 28, Speculation continues about the situa- tion in the Far East, heightened by a report on Saturday-apparently "officially inspired that the government expects the Chinese Communists to attack the offshore islands next month and that the United States is likely to use atomic weapons in reply.

It is still not "clear what President Eisenhower will decide should the Chinese attack, but Mr Dulles, Admiral Radford and Admiral Carney are all reported to be urging him to undertake military defence of the islands.

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week the President will hold his first bipartisan discussions on foreign affairs since the present Congress con- vened, and the threatening situation in the Formosa Straits will certainly be at the top of the agenda.

The London Times News Service.

McCarthy's Charge

Washington, Mar. 28. San Joseph McCarthy de mux-be partly made in Commanded today that Fresident munist China and want the Elsenhower say publicly and Board of Trade to in immediately whether the Unlied States will defend the Quemoy Matsu islands. vestigate.

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The precaution will

essential. For it may be that the rainy season will not start until July and that will mean the authorities will have to eke out the ally Gibbs, 22, reserve stock over a period employed Karean war veteran of about 75 days which will whose wife gave birth to twins

The association has asked Mr The Wisconsin Republican involve cutting present con- last week, revealed the crime G, R. Ward. Member of Far charged that the President is sumption from about 24.2 to agents of the Teunesse lament for Worcester, and Mr deliberately inviting what may

of Investigation million gallons a day down Bureau

at A. E. Baldwin, Member of Par-be unnecessary war by not to about 20 million gallons Tullahoma 35 miles southwest lament for Leominster, to making known the Administra- of McMinnville, Tennessee, approach the Board of Trade tion's intentions on the islands a day.

where he was rushed for safe with a view to its sending a off the Red China coast. keeping from the anger of.

delegation to Hongkong to for aroused. farmers. Не was

vestigate the position. charged with murder.

น

That may be regarded as an excessively pessimistic view but it would be gross foolish- ness to take any chances. Meteorologists and civil The young farmer confessed servants are not infallible he killed Henry Bratcher after

an argument, forced people and they would be Brutcher to throw the baby in

Mr the first to admit it. Neither a cistern, shot her, and drove would they claim that their to town to sell his rifle and some deductions are conclusive. it the Bratcher's meat, At best they are only a. He returned to the farm to guide.

wait for 10-year-old Lily May Bratcher, who came home on a school bus. Gibbs murdered

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T this period of the year, girl, when she screamed at however, it is possible to say that by and large the the sight of her mother's body,

he was quoted as saying. conservative water policy

+1

Gibbs admitted taking a pair and especially the zoning of mules, a sow and pigs in

instituted system

by addition to the meat from the Government last year has Bratcher smokehouse and their been

immeasurable truck. He was quoted as saying, of benefit. In the second "I guess I did not know what I was doing. I needed some driest summer of Hong- kong's history, the Water money."-United Press.

Authority

succeeded

án

"spreading" the supply

admirably to the general Hoodlums

'satisfaction of people living

in all parts of the Colony, Last October the general ex-

-pectation was that

Our Invade School

zero hour" would, become apparent in the first weeks

in a sharp debate that ranged over dark,p policy problems globally past and present

Sen. Jchrison's charges of war talk were aimed at Sen Kacw

and

and

Senate Republican Committee Chairman Bridges. They have said that the United States should strike back if Red China attacks Nationalist-the Quemoy ent Matsu Bands cft the China mainland. Sen Johnson said the US dets not want a "war perty" an "appeasement party."

"I believe that the Adminis- Sen. Knowland coundared that tration's failure to tell the Com-I know at no war party in the munists what we will do is a United States: I know of zo war strategic blunder of the first tertion in the United States."

Sent McCarthy

TAKING NO ACTION

Taipei, Mar. 28,

An association spokesman said today that gloves imported from Hongkong were being offered for sale at less than pre-war prices. "I call upon President. Eisen-

cald

the

It exporters continued to ip- hower to declare before another A high ranking Chinese off- crease the number sent to this day has passed what America cial said today the Nationalists country, it would cause a severe will do in the event Quemoy had not attacked Communist

Matsu threat to the British glove in and

are attacked invasion preparations along the President Eisenhower will de China cast even though the dustry and some factories might

cide whether to go to the aid of China civil war was still in have to close down-Reuter,

and Matsy the offshore Quemoy

progress. islands. That decision will be The military officer, who ask- based on whether the Adminised not to be named, said the tration considers an attack on targets were within range and those islands a prelude to an in- be said the Nationalists would vasion of Formosa.

like to hit them He would not

Na why tionalists not attacking

were these buildups: Meanwhile

American

Rebel Capital Captured

Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson touched off the hot ex- change what he accused Senate Republican leaders of putting

comment OT

T

the

A Terrier

Gives Birth

To “Kittens“

Singapore, Mar. 28. Jenny, a year-old mon-

Rangoon, Mar. 28, Burmese government troops have captured Papum, capital of pressure on President Eisen authoritative source, who also grel terrier, gave birth to Karen rebel "Kawicole hower to fight if necessary to asked not to be named, said the three kittens and a normal State" 125 miles northeast of defend the Chinese offshore Nationalists had been restrained puppy here last Saturday."

Thle strange litter is attested Rangoon. It was officially an-istands, and indulging in "isUnited States. These agreements, to by Jenny's owner,

written agreements with the

a Sing- nounced today.

ponsible talk about probable war in the Far East.

he said, were contained in an apore school teacher named Roy exchange. of letters from Foreign Hendricks. Papum, which is situated near

"PEACE WITH 'HONOUR”..

Minister

inister George Yeh to Ameri- He said that this was Jenny's the Thailand border area, has

waid Secretary of State John first Utter. The one phappy da been in Karen hands for the

Republican leader William Foster Dulles at the time of very puppylike, but the other past seven years. Its fall dey. Knowland reported that the ratification of the Sing three animals. › have...., ali the prives the rebels of their last road to appeasement is not the American mutual defence treaty. characteristics of kittens. stronghold.

road to peace but to surrender JOINT AGREEMENT

Two of Jenny "dttens" are In part, instalment plan" He

this agreement said whit Full details of the fall of. in the

while the other "Kitten" white. of the new year. That the

"The people desire not "In view of the obligations of and the puppy are black with 'crisis was averted teni- Six young hoodlums stormed a Popum are not yet available but said

price but peace the two parties under the sald identical Walte markings around porarily was due in some high school classroom today, the government's Rangoon radio peace at any

troops with honour

treaty and of the fact that the

their necks. small measure to the advent immobilised. Its teacher with a station said "Burmes

They first made their re-use of force from either of of Typhoon

rwmging bayonet scabbard and battered their way into the Pamela in

marks to newsmen;": then

these areas of either of the We were amazed to find that November and partly also to class.

beat up two members of the town-Reuter.

peated them on the Senate floor panties affects the other it is res of Jenny's pups were lat

tens"

"but we said Hendricks agreed that such use of force

are certain they are hers. Be- the careful use of water by

will bez a matter of joint agree- residents in

The peen-aged Negro many

sides, Jenny normally hates the gamiz

ment subject succeeding months.

leader brandished the scabbard

character which is sight of cats, and the chases every one she sees, while she For official figures show that before the teacher and told her..

cicarly an exercise of

the in- with the changed supply Keep quiet and mind your own business.” Other gong members

sald conditions after November pulled the two students from

Communist 20 consumption increased by their seats and kicked and beat only about 200,000 gallons then,

the

a' day and despite the dry

"New York, Mar. 28.

British Govt's Anxiety

From JOHN MCKENNA

Wang London, Mar 28,

emergency.

herent right of cell

This

American the decision to bit Commu

an

mothers these Mr Hendricks

maid.

However the Department of

Invasion preparations would be Zoology at Malaya University

made by

down its own verdict President Eisenhower, "Impossible." The scientists say on the reorampenda- dogmatically that dogs are, dogs

Fleet Seventh

The British government is seriously concerned over Folice said the hoodlums were signs that the Chinese Communists are planning an all-probably Winter, a consumption of believed to be a "war party” of out attack on Quemoy and Matsu-for-Bome time nesr the mander Admiral Fred Bride and cats are cats and never, the

of US 24.2 million gallons has a juvenile ghing seeking been consistently main for an earlier ruckus.

revenge end of April, and it would like to see Big Four talke before According to this official the war shall mate Francer tained:

US still held hopes for a peace Presse, reated for beat? laceration, the Reds get a chance to start.

ful" solution to the Formosan This has led Government to treated for a scalp

reunification, once crisis United Press

FIVE INCIDENTS. Sources close to the Foreign', : German conclude that the water from

a parting swat of the supply position is "fairly abbard, but returned to school Office said tonight there is the major aim, is now secondary

"Tel-Aviv, Mar. 25. satisfactory Notice should he invasion assault apparent will have airbelds capable of Office experts believe now the

for his afternoon classes every indication that the Reds so dammament. Most For SLAYS MOTHER

Five incidents during the last however be taken of the

York, Mar 28, ly was the first of its kind in a handling jets ready by that Paris treaties are a raure thing quallacation fairly"; it is New

Nicholas Dionision, 24, walked 24 hours bave increased the one guarded note in an Schoo York public school time and lunt forces are being there is little chance of gett foto a police station today and | tension along the frontier ben

hoodlarmism

been, a readied. think if big power without an angreement on beens #pestering him about.

Montagement on rounded that his mother had tween Irael and Egypt near otherwise optimistic review. ctocem much talked of, and But they which should not be over is the subject-of-a-current rates can be amarsed Cast, the armamentoung ada de sald he "killed: volg

BOERNE can be persuaded to to Dr. WWBar

calm their allies down h The United States is warm

såld here tonight that' Colony can only hope that retary to

Police went to Dionision's

from geross the border

He said that the fre

looked. At this stage, the 23d plenke Bil Gecanwhile there is a general) to a plan, giving impetus to the

auperintendent of schools

New

Bald Authority turn out to be time I've ever heard of such & talics Disarmament and a plan ere ready for talles wherever body of Mrs Los Dionision 51 correct and that no further thing happening United to check Red China are now the other powers seren. London She had been beaten to des

with hammer United Prime, turned cuts are necessary.

top priority liam,

the predictions of the Water today's incident was "the first reassement of the objects of “talks now", kden, arid the French home where they found the opened fire /cus. Ierneli

To London Newspaper Strike

London, Mar. 28. London's newspaper strike tonight moved towards its fifth day with no -hint of an early settlement.

Some 700 electricians and maintenance en- gineers struck early last Friday in protest against a pay offer parallel to one which a slender majority of the printing unions have accepted.

Since then the massive presses” of Fleet Street | have remained idle and Londoners have depended on the BBC radio and television to keep abreast of world news and sports... je

Conciliation talks broke down duled 28 millions, yesterday last Friday but the Minister of which would have spread them- Labour, Sir Walter Monckton, selves on reporting. Britain's told a House of Commons ques- biggest weekend of sporting [tomer today the services · of events for several years.

my department continue to available to the parties".

be

Some millions of Briksh child. res will share as their pare Ma Alfred Robens, the So-ents loss tomorrow when the clallst former Minister of La- "Junior editions" of the mass bour, said it was perhaps a circulation Daily Express and relle for many people not to Daily Mirror would comely have read the national press for publish. They are published by ja-day or so."

proprietors who met members of Members laughter died away the association directly as ected as he added that "non-publica- by the strike. "Beth “Junior""" tion over a continued period papers were launches, last would be a very

grave situa-autumn-Reuter

tion.

"Already the strike has killed before birth over".72 milion newspapers hcluding a sche-

Pletared above are Mr John

Pürser (74) and Miss Fanny Ennie (69). Mis Ennis sued Parser for breach of promise after being "married" to him for 47 years. Becently sho discovered that her “husband”. had been married before and that his wife was still alive." She was awarded £4,000 damages, Exprem' Photo- graph.

Covent Garden Strike Over

The

London, Mar. 28.

32-day-old strike at

Covent Garden, London's cen tral frislt and vertable" 就

was settled tonight, and work will begin again tomorrow,

The dispute, which seriously affected, supplies to the capital, began over a wage claim." About Liftlers)

night pitchers went

(self-employed ou strike for a 20 per cent i

010

creand

day porters, who move the fruit and vegetables ing wicker baskets akilikily balanced on their heads, began to "go", slow!! for another shillings a week,

Last week, at a meeting of employers and trade union re- presentatives, agreement was reached whereby the night pitchers get 10 per cent increase, and the porters a 10 shilings week rist,

Today the "aggreement, wan put to a mass meeting of the men and accepted overwhelan- ingly, China Mał Special,

STILL VERY ILL

....

Washington, Mar. 28. Me: Cordell Bull, 83-year-old former Secretary of State, was will on the critical 1st at Bethesda naval hospital, today, but doctors said he had shown "light but sustained

improve ment?

Mr. Huli entered hospital on Saturday after ́ ̈ suffering stroke, Reuter,

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