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HE announcement. that it
Te not intended to have a Hongkong stand at next year's British Industries Fair will be received with general regret. It means breaking un association with the annual Fair' that has béen continuous since 1948. And it is also hard to escape the conclusion that the Colony will lose something in consequence.
It appears the decision to miss
the 1966 BIF was vory largely forced on Hongkong. It is no longer a British Government sponsored ex- hibition, and the new con. trollors have, rightly or wrongly, decided drastically
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CHINA MAIL
No. 36237
Established 1845
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1955,
MACMILLAN'S
Reds Checked Bus Machinegunned:
In Asia
BRITAIN AND THE
MIDDLE EAST
London, Sept. 22.
The Foreign Secretary; Mr Harold
to reorganise the Fair. The Macmillan, today expressed “absolute con- upshot is that Hongkong į can either join a Commonfidence" in West Germany's leadership, wealth section seriously re-indicated that Britain was ready to dig into duced in size during the February exhibition (a bad its purse to help pacify the Middle East,
Two Killed
Tel-Aviv, Bept: 22; Dj Major Gov mid the infikira- Al Israeli
bus
SHEAR
E-
bushed and machine- kunned by Arab Infiltra- torn along tho Salad-Haifa highway tonight and two passengers were killed and ten others injured. Major Dan · Glov,
Israeli military spokesman, said the attack occurred be tween the points of Meron and Kefar
Shamal. ile added that while the bus was being attacked by machineguns. other infl- trators, threw two hand grenades into the bus itself. He said many “of tho wounded were serious condition.
lors escaped in a northerly direction, presumably foto Syria. United Nations in- vestigator assisted by police dogs, were on their
TRIL
Major
Gov, said the per- Di petrators · were; presuméd to be trained saboteurs. He pointed to similar hit, and run attacks on the Lebanese and · Jordanian Bectors of the
Israeli border. Ho said those of- tacks, although coming from
the Lebanon and 'Jordan. were also PRÉ- kumed to originate from
· Syria:-- United Press.
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Paris Rail Strike
REVIEW Thousands
New Order In Argentina
PRESS FREEDOM
PROMISED
Abolition Of Censorship
Buenos Aires, Sept. 22
ilme in view of the clash and declared Communism in Asia "halted VIEWERS GRINNED AND GUFFAWED regime would do lis utmost to federal
with Chinese New Year) or
participate in the April dis- and checked".
He made these points in his far-ranging foreign policy address at the Foreign Press Association here:
Yet it
the
open-air
to
British Commercial Makes Debut
TV
Left Stranded
Paris, Sept 22.
Rail traffic at fivo Paris stations came to a com- plate halt at 4 p.m., 28
and
firemon engineers walked out on a scheduled
24-hour strike.
Railway officials sold 2,000 persons were left standing on the platforms as traffic stopped at Montparnasse, Invalides, the
Bastille, Orday and Satot Lazate
also scheduled to strike.
The new Argentine government, gave full freedom today to foreign correspondents stations. and news agencies in filing copy
Information had not yet come andom the Austerlitz, North distributing news to Argentine newspapers. East and Lyon stations, where The Army spokesman, General Leon Tucci, told the engineers and firemen were newsmen assembled at the Ministry of Communications The Paris-Le Havre boat that from now on they could file whatever they liked. train, however, left Saint Lazare
There would be abíolutely no censorship, he said.at .15 p.. GMT:
Hitch-Hiking General Tucci said the new, The decrees also appointed Hundreds of persons who'
interventors in the work in Paris but live in the facilitate the flow of news states of Catamarca, Neuquen suburbs were
standing on from Argentina..
and Pampa; changed the the outskirts, of Paris, trying.
home. Other hitch-hike He said wire tapping had been names of Eva Peron and Pre- to
could aldent Peron provinces boy outlawed and everyone
back to
to suburbanites managed to use the telephone with perfect their original names La squeeze into crowded buses.
an- and the conversa-Pampa and Chaco;
The Autonomous Union, which Assurance that
that nounced tions were not recorded,
provision called the strike, has jurisdic Gen. Lonerdi hation over 80 to 40 per cent of the assumed the powers therent"
in the Argentine Constitution."
In a speech broadcast the government radio from when Cordoba, where he put eff for 24 curs coming to Buenos Aires to take the oath of office, Gen. Lonardi sald the revolutionary forces had taken up. "orms in defence of
the rights of the people."
The government has ordered President, press messages to be given fastest acrvice on all govern- ment redio and telegraph circuits, General Tucci added.
Observers noted that the old Secretariat of press and radio was closed and shuttered tb- day. It was understood it would as a government be reopened Information bureau.
DEMONSTRATION
express
#1
L
of
Over
7 He urged the people to freely their opinions, and promised them security against any reprisals for political ac- tivities--United Press.
Swampland Battle
the
and firemen. But was broadened Communist-led
General Confederation pl Labour (CGT) decided to sup- port the Autonomous Union.
The Catholle CFTC Union and the
Force Ouvriere Socialist
strike. condemned the
Hardest hit by the walkout the Parle suburban trade. The Saint Lazare station, which was completely paralysed, trans ports some 300,000 suburbanites
at the rate of one. per minute--each day-lond
weng
Slight Improvement Elsewhere, the strike pleture tre
France had.... slight veño 1
proved today
play at which only about two types of Hongkong products can be shown. One of the most important advantages which the Hong- kong stand has always en- Asia "In Asia, with much Press " we could have a
often, joyed over other Common- confusion
but with free press in every part of the wealth exhibitors is that It steady progress, the new life world-in Russia, in the satellite in Ching-hel our displays virtually the full has begun to stir. There is con- States,
London, Sept. 22. fusion and turmoli. But these problems would be solved... range of the Colony's manu- fus fnctures and is literally a
are the growing pains of pro- there is no better cure for most
Advertising tonight appeared for the first aigns not of decay but human 'ills than shop window for our light CSS,
cure."
time on British television screens and with it came of now vigour. industries. It is deemed
East-West Contacts-"Suppose Communist aggression, often
a second channel of entertainment for viewers. essential that if longkang disguised under specious and there was an end of the men.ai
Suppose Until tonight British viewers were subject to the is to exhibit effectively at alluring forms, has made much and morel jamming. the BIF, it must be in a progress.
British Broadcasting Corporation television monopoly of been, the ice pack really began has position to follow
those melt a little, and even a sense the broadly, held back by
Asia areas of
which of humour about it all began a single channel financed by yearly licences of £3 per set. established custom of pre- great
An estimated three million people tuned in tonight to learned the lessons of 10 develop,
terrible the senting a complete array of have
Anti-Peron employees of the freedom.
of Marxist thought the opening programmes of the. Independent television monotony
La Prensa products,
newspaper
threw Where
Communism has really began to become ap-authority,
pictures and busts of the K taken the forms of military ag-parent to the whole of man- that each year THE fact
in a kind of dazzling
before viewers to the President and his late wife Eva They watched an assortment, t as in Korea, it has kind, since 1948 the Colony has been checked.
gression,
service of entertainment ranging from is legentient
were out of the building this after- The tide, has flash of illumination. increased its' overseas not receded. It has not perhaps "Suppose the dismal science symphony music and drama ex-amlised or Jurred by the first noon, hoered by 10,000 per
"commercial" En almost 20 sons in the street below. trading through the BIF yet turned. But it is hallod of economies in West and East compts to a nightclub show and
years of British telvision, they Peronista, shields on
top of that we cannot and checked.
began suggests
dissolve in the light a middleweight prize fight.
But most viewers were chiefly were treated to a sober opening the bullding were covered up afford to become dis- "We have seen rather more of poetry and art.
"Suppose that gradually, from interested in the novelty of ad- which rivalled the BBC in its with Argentine Bings, associated from the Fair. hopeful signs of a reduction of
formality.
apparent split developed tension in the Far East. I re- their intercourse, a new renals-vertising "plugs". They grinned dignity and Yet it seems there is a
groups of The new service was prescat-between two Almed these and
nt guffawed joice at the successful negotia- cance could spring from
by London's ployees of the paper in the bellef fairly widespread
of the 16,000 worke the wire and dions in Geneva
dark ages in which we are consequences, some of them cartoons Jointly tonight
of foods, two programma contractors building. One group wanted to Vietnam national army today rolling mills have returned to among our industrialists United States and Chinese gov-demned to live,
plugging i variety
Associated Rediffusion and the bring out La Prensa as a free were reported locked in a work under the threat of n and traders that contacts in ernments and the agreement on "Suppose the State could be toilet articles and cars.
Broadcasting Com- paper tomorrow. The Associated
other swampland battle against Binh lockout. The the United Kingdom are do
The advertisers been put in
'However, repatriation which has
its proper place again,
rebels group wanted to keep the daily Xuyen
a fow miles firmly established, that no reached.”
borrowing pany, and the concept of the dignity bones
et Nonies continued clearly appeared
and as an organs of the government southeast of Saigon, of each individuaj American ideas just as the pro strengly on most of the 600,000 controlled Labour
walkout. great harm will result from
and worth
Confedera- US Initiative
themselves
offensive CGT has government
culled for Hongkong's non-appearance
man regalo s authority. Sup-grammes
television sets within a 10-mile | ton,
against the former river pirates "day of action" tomorrow. this could
American be-why, adopted some
com radius of pase all
has London which at next year's exhibition.
Members the
of
old Lend, underworld Binh Xuyen the gas and electrical indus Middle East-We welcome,
boon adapted to receive it. Prenen staff, who left the paper scot Sentimental rather than
started
and yesterday many troubles in the then, the long haul would be mercial television methods
(ries-France-Presse. amid so
extertainment,
in 1951 upon its expropriation, mortar, and small arms fire was' trade ties will be broken. Middle East, Mr (US Secretary worth it."-United Press, Another point to be borne of State John Foster) Dulles'
cald that none of their group heard throughout the night. took part in today's demon-
Rellable souces sald the in mind is that Hongkong Initiative. If the Arab states
Vietnam had stration inside the building.
sent ilve can return to the BIF if It and Israel will respond (as I
It was the biggest of many regular his to
battalions
two and No desires in 1957. In other have hope they will)
anti-Peron outbursts throughout parstroop battalions Into the wise and
appeal, we generous words, next year's absence
may perhaps see progress here.
the capital, . need not be permanent. "All British people, who have Accepting this as being B
genuine sympathy for both rensonable point of view, it sides in this unhappy remains to be observed that will be willing to play Hongkong manufacturere part. Her Majesty's
ha.e made this eunnot afford, as a matter ment of policy,
0
between
the
clear,
to sever them even at a time when additional
exhibitions. Their value has
assess
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made
FLOODS CLAIM
204 VICTIMS
Do
have
of
I:
LONDON SCENES
first The
night's viewing of opened with a montage London scenes and a commen- tary recalling the history of and the television British establishment last year of the independent authority.
AN
em-
Saigon, Sept. 22. Seven battalions
The
swamp waters of the Rung Sat arca.
wag. no
sources
and workers reached a wage agreement in the chemical in-
At Lorient, dustry:
kers were back to work and workers
dusty
an agréement
the building!
workers
A
workers of
expected
Some
Smuggling Ring
Broken Up
Total
Salgon, Sept. 22. currency muggling ring
tinguished arbiroll conducted. Congress of powers inherent French army had been asked to pinsires in bribes from the tral-
Sir
SIX DECREES
was broken up today when 12; without the slightest Then
There
government | Vicinamese were sent to prison. technical delay or hitch the ITA
communique on the progress of here for attempting to send 25 hegan its first live telecast an Meanwhile, Maj-Gen. Eduardo the drive against the Binh million plastres (over $700,000)
to France, in London's Lonardi, provisional President Xuyen, but inaugural Guildhall attended casualties were "high" in Four police officials, said, 'to and announced he has the two-day battle and that the have received several millions of the Halle Orchestra as it played in the Constitution."
rush a medical unit Into the Bekers, were also sent to prison. to the brilliant dinner which His action in dissolving Con-
arca-United Press.
--France-Preme. came in one of six decrees marked the formal opening
the teinment: too era in British enter-issued In his name
provisional But he BBC was not caught 400 miles northwest of Buenos capital of Cordoba, napping by the first competition Aires. It has faced in either radio or television within the country.
Tampico, Mexico, Sept. 22.. Flooding rivers started to recede today, but selves and their products financial burdens are not too washed up 21 more bodies to bring hurricane from International trade welcome."
Germany "It is not easy to Hilda's seemingly endless death toll to 204.
the precise implications already been amply proved, of the recent negotiating in
The fate of another 370 persons, missing and not only at the British In- Moscow between the Soviet assumed dead in vast, inundated areas, was still dustries Fair, but at the government and Dr Adenauer, unknown. trade shows in San can only repeat what the
Prime Minister has said in his The Francisco and Singapore,
Hydraulics Resources message. We have absolute com- Ministry reported the Panuco, Hongkong must lose some- fidence in the judgment and Tamesi, Temloral and Moctezum thing in the way of prestige loyalty of the German Chan-Rivers "receded notably" and and trade by not being cellor."
the only river still rising was Cyprus" deeply regret that the Guayalejo. represented next year at the Earl's Court exhibition, but the first London conference has
President Adolfo Ruiz, Cor- this could well be compen- not brought agreement between sated for if the Colony ourselves, our Greek and our tines remained here
Cyprus personal command: of "Opera- decided to
full. Turkish Allies on the put up a
But I question.
by notion Air Bridge". Ho decreed sized display at the Ham-
without hope. means
martial law over the entire re- burg trade show which is "Nor will Britain abandon her glon affected by the hurricane. being organised late in determination to bring about a 1958. Undoubtedly new con- liberal measure of self-govern tacts would be made with ment. Meanwhile, let us
that member
am
to take
HUNT FOR
KILLER
LIONS
of
It replied to the ITA challenge with an entertainment-ramme
evening which
the normally duil Thursday programmes,
The degrees marked the start of sweeping reforms which are expected to follow in the wake of the ouster of President Juar
D. Peron.
When Peron, the Vice Pre- sident and Cabinet resigned, ali Peronista Senators and Deputies also resigned en bloc. But there were still 12 radical opposition Deputies, to Congress remained. legally in existence until ended by today's degree.
The "new look" BBC fore in- cluded a half hour of Donald Duck films tracing the cartoon character's career since his birth in 1832, a panel show, a blood thirsty drama about the London Dakar, Sept. 22. waterfront of 100 years ago and In another reform move, Gen. The port temporarily had no
a visit to the Eiffel tower with Juan Hose Uranga was named A vast hunt Was or. 4 rephyslent communications except
look in on a Parisian dancing Director of National Security, we are all by US helicopter.
ganised here today to track good chances of opening up bound together in an alliance of
a pack of killer lions that girl show,
Both programmes were to close new and profitable markets.
the importance in supreme
killed a small native boy down at 11 p.m. with the play- We feel that all associated larger sphere of world affairs." Health Ministry offelake said last week and kept his ing of "God Save A Introduces
the Queen.” with and interested in The Best Cure more safe drinking water was father and brother maroon-
ACH Britain's first urgently
to prevent
morning television the export trade which they
Disarmament "It is at least spreading of a colliis epidemic. ed on the roof of their hul with
"Sixpenny Corner." produce, should set their something that we are arguing Two children died of the dis- for more than six hours,
The BBC is sticking to its sights on the 1966 Hamburg about it, and shall resums the lease in a refugee camp in which More than 300 hunters are occasional afternoon shows but trade fair,
argument in a few weeks."
Hongkong's Industries and
Your Week-end Reading
EPIDEMIC THREAT
ncoded
another 100 persons treated.
a soapbox opera called
are being beating their way through is expanding the evening view».
Jungles of the "Haute-Volta" ing hours, Thirteen bodies washed up today in search of the killer near Cludad Mair were bellevedons
••• lo bo from a launch which over-
In tomorrow's China Mail you'll find a wide variety of top-line features specially selected for your week-end reading.
Franic Daniels has an interview with Big Ben before it lose its-voler. And a famous Scotland Yard detective solves a "perfect" murder case.
These are two of tomorrow's feature highlights. Watch out also for theso:
Giles sends his last "dispatch" from hospiiai; Bill McGowran offers some possible answers to a 67- year-old question, Who is Jack the Ripper,
In addition, watch out, for. Jane_Roberts' : film reviews, three pages of local and overseas pictures) there is also news for women and children. for the sportsman, and there are cartoons, cross worda", siul pussies in fact, something for everyone in the family.m. all in the China Mail.
CONTROVERSY ........... Tonight's opening programmes restricted to n 60-mile Wero The incident occurred during radius of London but by next turned yesterday and the night of Sept. 12 when a lion year the ITA will cover central new victims were identifica as residents of Topila which was posed into the hut of farmer and northern Britain.
The BBC is still, bullding new, Muro Sanou near Bobo-Diolanes, "completely craped" by flood eized Sanou's smalkut, child transmitters so that its pro waters,
c. and loped out.
grammes* can be seen all over Government officials addet
The terrifed father grabbed the country. Santa Fe, Anahuac and El
"The Likely impact of the new a burning brand from the fro Higo to the lengthening list
wide - ati", ab- of villages washed cleanly from dad, charged out after the beast. service is causing
But he stumbled over a fallen troversy here with some tho Laco of
the
Barth" and mid
tree trunk and by the time he servers predicting it will flop 36 would be days before
and`ottiers recovered the lion and the boy within 12 month really comprehensive picture of had disappeared
becomesta forecasting it WIR Hilda's devastation wes known.
tremendous "commercial," sac Three, small plane from the The remains of the alt-years | The” indelen Mexico City Aviation Club old child were discovered by #doo parachuted modinine to stranded wearch, party nieveral hundred food victime în insolated Ciudad | yards away the blowing, star-
United Prest
Pro And Anti Peronites Clash
Santiago, Chile, Sept. 22.
Argentine anti-Peronist :exiles; and Chilean -pro- Peronlet workers clashed In O'Higgins, Boulevard, the widest stropijo in "Santiago, "today whills the former were celebrating Juan Feron's downt
downfal The Inoldenă” occurred a couple:
· of hundred yards from the Chilean Govern- mené. Paixoe. The Argen- Une exilen Ahad. d/been authorised by the police to hotd
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