1956-01-07 — Page 1

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GILMANS

THE DAY

OF

Bloucester Anada

Radio Hongkong

EXT week the public can

Nexpect Government

to

release a report on the future of broadcasting in that Hongkong a subject lends itself to interesting debate.

What Government should, or should not do, about Radio and Hongkong (European Chinese sections) has been intermittently discussed for several years post. Many suggestions have been made. For example, that the station should be com mercialised, thus providing much needed revenue for improved programmes; that Government should farm out the station; that more

fully trained personnel should be employed organise and run the pro- grammes; that "something be done"

the to pop up programines, and so on. For the most part the views

expressed represented dividual tastes, preferences

►

and dislikes, but the sum

total helped 10 convinco Government that a thorough survey should be made of the Colony's broadcasting and the

of those result deliberations will be ceived

considerable with

interesi,

re-

im- of its

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DULLES REPORTS ON US REDS ATTEMPT TO

FOREIGN POLICY China Mail Grace May

Mixed Reception By Senators

CALL FOR REVISION

OF EMPHASIS

Washington, Jan. 6.

Mr John Foster Dulles, the Secretary of State, today held a full-scale review of United States foreign policy in the light of the Soviet Union's smiling diplomacy with the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Mr Dulles, according to Republican com- mitteemen, took a generally favourable view of the world situation, especially the economic progress made by most nations in the past year.

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Political Truce Called In France

Paris, Jan. 6. The French President, M. Rene Coty, tonight called a political truce by rejecting a Socialist proposal for an immediate meeting of the newly-elected National As- sembly.

The President decided that there was no reason to shorten the interval, provided by the Constitution, between election

the day and

of reopening Parliament. The National Assembly will therefore meet as scheduled on January 19.

to

Warring politicians will now have a fortnight in which "cool off" after the embittered election campaign. Many of the party leaders will be on holiday, including Pierre Mendes France, leader of the Republi- can Front, Edgar Faure, the

Premier, vutgoing

and Guy Moilet, Secretary-General of the Socialist Party.

emphasis of its policy to meet Soviet probing in trouble spots

BIG QUESTION around the world.

Ho said

the that he felt

The big issue at stake before Soviet Union was using economic Assistance and subversion to the reopening of Parliament la:

Mendes-France exploki poitical weaknesses in Will the world and that the United climb down and join forces with States should change emphasia | his bitter political rival, Edgar away from military considera- Faure, to make possible tione in meeting the challenge. government of the centre.

But the Secretary's views were immediately, at- tacked by Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, a senior member of the Democratic Party, who said that Mr Dulles

had in his report to the committee glossed

weaknesses over serious

in the Western and the Middle East alliance in Europe

and in the Southeast Asian defence grouping. For a Colony

Senator William Knowland of portance, and because of California, Republican leader in today's its geographical position, the Senate, said that few will disagree with the meeting was to be one proposition that Radio series of "informal comprehen- Hongkong In inadequate, Alve reviews of foreign policy."

This

Mr

first Dulles' Few, too, will content the

before the Senate appearance assertion that this has to

since the 84th Congress group no small extent been due reconvened this year. to Government laissez-faire, Senator George Alken (Re- Moreover, until less than pubilean, Vermont) said that Mr (wo years

Radio Dulles, placed the most emphasis Hongkong lacked departo Western European and Soviet

afairs in his statement to mental autonomy. Addi-

Committee. tionally it has always been regarded as a "Cinderella" by the Treasury. This combination of factors has duly contributed to the "suppression" of Radio Hongkong us an entertain. ment medium for the public, and the station has suffered 17 accordingly

axo,

Sen

ONLY ON 'PAPER

the

Mar

sald "Ho didn't seem too discouraged by the election position in France and pointed out that the French 1tum ours with regard to legislainly want to parliament functions differently lative action.

"He was not surprised by the new Russian tactles of smiling diplomacy, and after hearing him I take a philosophical view."

Cupehart Senator humer (Republican, Indiana) said: "Mr in no

10- Juves position

wins to feel that the anticipate the report on world economic situation is now excellent around the the future of Radio Hong-fair

moderate to good Nelther Mr Duties nor Senator be globe, with kong, though it will

Walter nearly

George of Georgia, the surprising if any dramatic anomie progress

Democratic chairman of the recommendations are made, every country.

foreign relations commitice would comment on any aspect of their review.-Router.

reputation.

We are

in

to

in

TOO OPTIMISTIC

Ono necessity dous stund out clearly stronger trans-

his critical comment, mitters. Parts of the Colony Sunator Humphrey said: "I think are still "blacked out" for the Secretary's report to us was

than of the far more optimistic

the reception because weakness of the station's facts bear out. I am personally Bignal. Another "must," it not too encouraged and I feel "Hittle that the administration spokes- is suggested,

the men are glossing over the dif more generosity on

cuttles facing us abroad.

part of the Treasury. Too Senator Humphrey said that long has Radio Hongkong been tied to a budgetary shoo-string.

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the United States should not regard ΠΟΣΟΥ as its foreign polley, but rather should revise

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At present there is no indica- dom that the Republicans Front, ed by mentes-France and Guy Mollet, will come to terms with the coalition led by Faure and Foreign Minister, outgoing

Antoine Pinay.

Feature

Highlights

Here

are

festure

of

the

highlights

In

today's China Mail:

·F, 5; The limbless wonder,

John Murdoch.

by

P. 6: The nylon stocking

killer, the fire in new series. Seven mur-

our

derers are walking tree, by Valentine Dyall. F. 71 Befton Delmer pre-

diation for 1956. P. 8:

series Our new begins: All in a doctor's day,

lay, by Cedric Care. P. 10 & 11:

picture Survey of Hongkong la 1955.

P. 13: The question before the whole world, by Ble Beverley Baxter, P. 10 & 17 Local

overseas sporta review.

and

Hooliganism Problem In

Russia

Moscow, Jan. 6. Izvestia, the Soviet Government newspaper, to day called for a "relentless crusade" against hooligan- ism.

Be Crowned

Princess

ed

Monte Carlo, Jan. 6. Film star Grace Kelly may be ceremonially crown- as "Her most serens highness Princess Grace of Monte Carlo" after she mar ries Prince Rainier, ruler of the casino Republic.

But the wedding itself might be "just a quiet litilo ceremony." Court officials in the tiny Mediterranean principality said today that they had no idea when and where the prince would marry Miss Kelly.

PENETRATE US NEWSPAPERS CHARGE

Washington, Jan. 6.

Two Senators investigating Communism today said they have uncovered a "significant effort" by the Party "to penetrate leading AmeriTM. can newspapers."

*

Sens. James O. Eastland and William E., Jenner made the statement as the Senate-internal subcommittee closed out three days of public hearings by questioning another group of New York newsmen.

Today's witnesses, all either past or present em ployees of the New York Times, included several who refused to answer some questions about Communism and others who admitted being Party members in the past.

Times testi-

Ia their joint statement, munist. He challenged the Eastland, chairman of the sub subcommittee's authority to ask committee. and Jenner ex-such questions.

8. Nathan confidence that "the pressed

Aleskovsky, who American press will prove fully said he was an assistant book compotent

to deal with the review editor for the to the problem in its own, American until discharged cicse Some quarters

fled he is not ist: now court belleved that Rainier him- way." self would want a quiet wed-

Of the 16 witnesses heard by but declined to say whether he

past ding. They thought he would the sub-committee this week, 14 had been one in the

Times past or present

4. Dr propose that the ceremony be were held in the presence of close employees. The nowspaper has tion editor of the Times, te

fied he was a Communist for relatives and a few intimate, charged in an editorial that it

car in 1935-36 but has been ""singled out" for at about one year in friends in the small chapel.

tack because of its criticism of has had nothing to

to do with held views

by the sub-Party since, He said he drop- committee members.

ped out three months before. ho however, Eastland, this and asserted that he was not investigating newspapers as was fred as # spectacular

such Но said the group is reader after receiving a sub-

ita tracing

lead on Com committee subpoena, invoked the munism wherever they go.

ATTEND BALL

The lovely actress lanceo of

with him Prince Rainier went this evening to a

the chority "Imperial bali" at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

more

the

denied went to work for, the Times.

8. Jack Shafier, who said ho #Times Copy-

Sho

Fifth

Amendment and refused The hearings The prince promised

have disclosed to

to say he is a Communist. Eastland and

6. Matilda Landmsan, than a year ago to be guest of many

and more Jenner said, "including a signi-linolype eperator on the Times, the ball honour at than 1,000 people paid $35 (12 fleant effort on the port of the refused to say whether she is Communists to penetrate leading a Communist. She also invoked guineas) each to attend.

A royal box decked with the American newspapers,"

the Fifth Amendmnt to a lông” The chairman had told a 10-series of other questions. prince's personai pennant and the flag of his tiny state had porter yesterday the inquiry had heatedly denied having been The seriousness of the prób- |been Built, from which the found no Communist effort trained for sabotage, - United lom, which Is already widely betrothed couple could be seen, Influence the content of 4. prest. reflected in newspaper reports by the brilliant crowd.

Moscow and citius," was shown by the fact that Izvestia devoted page editorial to the subject.

"There

can be

provincial

a front-

reangnised metropolitan

paper. BACK TO HOLLYWOOD

news

Ship Reaches Destination

'London, Jan, 0.

WITNESSES PROTEST "Britain, Franch and Turkey,

The event followed a cocktali The Eastland Jender" state- the chief pillars of our allanze In Europe and the Middle East,

It said the young Communist party which they wave in Miss ment said, the sub-committed all flave their problems. I

League was forming brigades to Kelly's luxurious Fifth Avenue, sought to avoid any step which, fecj

counter the hooligans.

overlocking, the Metro- | could fairly be imerpreted as an that the SEATO and MEATO (Middle East Treaty Aliance)

effort to exercise pressure i "Though it is a bitter pill to politan Museum of Art,

Tomorrow Miss Kelly dies and that an effort was being are primarily on paper and are

Спи the contrary, the

confess the. Re-swallow, we musi

The 13,600-ton / Boviet ship not yet existing in fact, 1 cer-

publican Front is making a bid the angusting hoo.igan type is back to Hollywood to begin the made to uncover the activites.

first of two films be comploted of the witnesses merely because Ob, flagship of the Humlan know about it

the paper to lead the next government, familiar to many,"

before the wedding and think we could take a good

involved media of in- Aurelle expedition has to they Socialist leader

Mollet said, Guy

no soft

Prince Rainier is staying in

cessfully, navigated the Devis status of these yesterday said "No, thanks to hearted leniency whatever to New York until Sunday when report on the Two organizations,

Faure's proposal that the two wards all this scum. We can he goes to Wilmington, Dela-

Ees and reaches the destination, "I think there has been д

elements to laware, and thence to Florida for

Moscow radio said today. rival centre formations should allow criminal

Tho radio said the los was of the ad-join forces.

Huence our young workers, pen-a time before joining Miss Kelly failure on the part

thick

enough

to permit the un- to estimate the

sants and students. The hoal In Hollywood-Reuler. ministration

tpacing of

aeroplane, seriousness of the new Soviet

is a dangerous enemy The Republican Front pro-gen

or equipment. Eastland, tractors, and of Soviet scien-

and other tactics of political and economic

gramme of action is to be sub-Soviet society."

Later a group Izvestia and two other leading infiltration."

milled for approval to an ex- traordinary session of the Social-newspapers, Pravda and Trus, ist Party Congress on January today reported serious crimes, 14 and 19, and to the Redical Pravda reported 20-year gaol Socialist Party Executive Com- sentences on five Russians who mittee on January 16-France stole "ens of thousands" of Loubles worth of paint and other Presse,

materials. Izvestia reported a death sentence for a double murder with robbery and Trud told of a six-year sentence for bribery China Mail Special,

Travel Ban On Cloak

And Dagger Boys

Washington, Jan. 6, The Army has forbidden ofleers and enlisted men with cer- tain

E

travel "on either a duty or non-duty status through or over any country Dr ares

secret information to specified." travel in Soviet blon conn-

Death Of A Notable Mother

Quebec, Jan. 6.

of

trice and other sensitive Such persons, the Army sold. Mrs Arthur Roy, zeven of areas, it was disclosed today. The new regulation_restricts travel of officers and enlisted men "who have knowledge of current value about special Intelligence Information and/ or activille

The forbidden stels Keo:

Ruxda "and Soviet-boo coun- tries. Yugoslavia, Finland,

Quemor Mateu, Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam, except for the Salgon urban area.

Berlin, Minoso,

Tho regulation mid that the

persons

concerned

Camoś

of war.

90.

UNREST IN

CHILE

Well-informed

here this afternoon юго

formation.

Somo of today's witnesses strongly protested the sub-com mliteu's

Into their inquiry

it beefs, claiming political abridged both freedom of the

and speech, however, overruled the objectists reconnoltred the mainland

12 miles

press

tions and threatened those who did not claim: the Fifth Amand- ment with contempt of Con gross.

to depth of about

The scientists ure making E detalled scorch for a suitable place to establish an "Antretie Thore were these develop-station and an observatory, it

ments

added-Reuter.

Revolt Leaflets

Athens, Jan. 6, Leafels calling on Slavic- and Macedonians in Greece to revolt

1. Allon Whitman, now a Santiago, Jan. 0.

td copy-reader on the Times, testi- fled he once belonged to a Corn- than 50 people, including Herald Tribune. He made the that more munist cell at the New York number of Journalists, had been statement with

reticence arrested since the Chilean Government ordered a state of martial law throukhout the country calier today.

The government move fols lowed nationwide Menoral strike threat for January 9 by the powerful Chilean Workers' Union, The strike was to pID- test against wage and price

ART-

will not be allowed to go whose Fons entered the freezing

zing legislation, adopted by closer to the frons Hines than priesthood of the Roman the government yesterday, division headquarteși in event | Catholic Church and four of MRITWALK, 800: Chilean

whose daughters become nuda, Raflors arrived in Santiago died today at her home here. stand by essential public The regulation said the period he was

vices, and take over if neces during which persons aro

Two

of her sons, became

Ery. Armed forets based here, barred

from assignment or bishops, Monsignor Bride Roy, who were at first stood to alert, travel in the forbidden sreas former Apostolic Vicar in Japan, ware laver ordered to remain in will be determined "by the and Mandignae Marie Antoine barracks. extent of critical and sensi- Roy, First Bishop of Edmunds- Meanwhile the government tive Intelligence the · In- ton, New Brunswick.

this afternoon eslied a special dividual has amassed during Her husband ded 28 years session of Congress to deal with le period he has bad access ago. She had 10 children al- the stabilisation billa--France- ancer to this type of information." together China Mail Special.

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