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Water Figures

THE whole community has

Ticcommodated itself

to

The new water restrictions with becoming tulerater! And good humour. It should not be supposed that Inconvenience

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holders, particularly those tettements,

in overeruwaled

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days so willingly.

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right to feel it has been shubhily Freated by by rains during the past week What from

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CHINA

No. 36427

Established 1845

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1956,

MAIL

Price 30 Cents

British Bases Must Go: Revolt In

Tibet

Ceylon P.M. Adamant Reported

WHAT HE

TOLD

MOUNTBATTEN

Colombo, May 4.

Ceylon's new left wing government has informed the British authorities that British air and naval bases in Ceylon must be removed and "There is no question of reconsideration of that," the Premier, Mr Solomon Bandaranaike, told the House of Representatives here tonight.

He said he had discussions with Earl Mount- the hatten. Britain's First Sea Lord, recently on the Kowloon of subject and he hoped that the British naval chief 300 anion gallons, in the would acquaint the authorities in London with his uutcome predu, et a meagre | views before his arrival in London for the Com-

null Kalion, ormonwealth Prime Ministers' conference. thereabouts.

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Nothing could be

Mr Bandaranaike said arrangements would have to be made for the withdrawal of foreign troops from more Ceylon and provision made for persons who might be

thrown out of employment as a result of the with drawal of the bases.

increase in

į

contrary than of the Kistered rainfall over live days totalling

four

"We must be remily to take charge." he said, adding i anches, something less than

that with the withdrawal of forces half thescended

th OLY Kowloon

catchment areas, | Ceylon's defence forces would be desirable, The usefulness of the rains Bminished te

WAR

degree.

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2.1 today

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China Mail

Feature Highlights

Here are some of the high- ghis in today's feature section:

-DULLES ON NATO's FUTURE

ACTIVITIES

Paris, May 4.

Mr John Foster Dulles naked the 16-nation Atian- the Council here today to appoint a special ministerial committee which would "urgently consult" all member ! countries about the future activities of NATO in non-

military fields.

or

RELAX IN

INDAKS

THE BANDS COMFORT EDE ACTIONS 'PIEDZIKHILA

Whiteaways

TODAY'S RACING SELECTIONS

By "Rapier"

RACE 1

Quisher: -- V. I. P.

RACE 2

Calcutta, May 1. Full-of-Spirit About 80,000 residents Tumbleweed of eastern Tibet have re-Scrabu volted against Tibet's Com- Govern- Chinese munist men! and "more less liberated the eastern dis tricts of Tibet from Chinese rule," the newspaper Hin- dustan Standard reported today.

Violet Bay Chinese Mackerel Full Ahead

Outalder. --Squndron Leada, RACE 3

Supreme Command

Jetfick Eagle King

Outsider, Lake Succe s

RACE 4

The newspaper said the report still lacks official confirmation.

It said anti-Communist Tibet.

nation's ans living in the tiny three vastern districts of Ching- hal, Sthang and Kansu first re- 1954, raiding Chiese ripts and Kitang Clunere | Easy Wh

volted in

A NATO spokesman said the United States Secretary of State proposed that the committee - of two or three foreign ministers should report back to the Atlantic top. council this autumn.

Mr Dulles

ten-yen

programme

fca

were

The

au-

Vingt Et Un Ben Nevis Peach BlosSOITTI

Outsider -Red Light.

RACE 5

Dutch Rocket Jezebel

Л Outsider -Supremacy.

RACE 6

evolutionaries started Anu-tax vampaign agathist the Je that the to 1,800 non-Communists,

administration and later staged Westere nations had completed | whom one thousand ton

an opened rebellion when their in the under-developed campaign was ignored by

thousand mut- RICHS. If thes

shorities, the paper suid. tion were

by the won over

eliminating taxes, Insten of Communists, Mr Dulles warned,

from the report said, the Communist there would do a change Two to unr in favour of the | merensed the tax rate and be- Western world to three to

gan mecoming commodities against

Cast ntial for the celly rtuais in BRIANASTAS United Lua NATO's first policy alm std | military posture.had

Press

one

one recovery and collective security, the makesman said,

"What Is needed TOW is a an for the pban

next decade," Mr Julles was quoted as saying.

Mr Dulles told the four-hour ression tut channa Hung America

Westem eobumis Incressert through existing organisations, achieved but its second and third

objectives had not

مونا

a confe,ince souces satd.

Mr Dulles, who won memang n putting Kimber of minister -

forward their separate adens on how more ecution: help shald given to under-developed did not specifically reject the French scherme Put

fr forward today devejopnicnt agency,

VIEW SUPPORTED

changes were

P. 5: Witch-hunter Exira-

Colin ordinary. by པས Howard. A young peer explains why he cannot take TER

In seat House of Lords.

the

It

6. 1.

our

"Life With

new

He personally da not agree That with the opposition view

in the beitsg

Commonwealth wonk! limit Cylon's indepen-

cence. + any the he would

Applied to the present segBOI the total rainfall makes the 1955-56 winter are

the driest op record, hence the fully ahortage

600 mittion gallons of water re- serves rotipared with 1964 and 1956 at this time. These sobering statistica are the which make quite mislead- ing comparison between the Intal rainfall since January

This year and the aver age over the same period.

Nonetheless

there

to consider

that question

The Prime Minister. who was speaking

three-day in a debate on is motion of Dunks Governor-General FIST To th Bis opening address to parliam

chiefly ment, deall

with the problem whart hist language dominaled the debate.

ddress of thanks The passerl. Reuter.

“ይነ- Are

was

couraging signs. One is that "Not Very Keen"

the prolonged drought has

been bruken, which leads to

N

Singapore. Muy 4. The Chief Minister of Malaya, growing confidence that we shall evceive in due course Tengku Abdul Rahmat sald in and at the proper time the on NETVAW

the Struita with

his rains, 11

her this Times

today that the Government was "not very keen"

about a

of Singapore merger and the federation of Malayu.

"We are not considering this issue at the moment," he added Router.

hopeful anticipation public will bear with fortitude the present neces sary hardships in water big

conservancy,

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Allen": series by --begitis Vengeaner

Gerald Allen

today.

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7: "Deadline and Date- line", by Rene MacColl: another new series bc. ginning today. Jolin Marshall

the continues Dylan Thomas story.

Through My Lens": David Lewin begins the Jack Cardiff story. Chap- man Fineber reports alarming new fools about drivers who drink.

of Private Pooley.

P. 13: Hugh Cleland talks

10 four

young men who have suddenly given up good carcers 10 Lake holy ordera. naly

17: Local and P. 10

overseas sports round-up today -oad, beginning on P. 17 Bruce Boolan;} writes on the Australkan cricket tour.

the sources

A

world

Ital

said some ministers supported Mr Dulles' view that existing machtuery the was already involvest in administration of nith

noted was

that umong other things, West Germany → which is not a member of the United Nations might be ex cluded from playing a part in a world developinent agency.

each

During the afternoon stasion | incividual ideas on teonomic aid were put forward by ministers, but they did not debute other's suggestions.

Proposals were put by Italy West Germany, and Canada, but was no immediate indie- tem of their details

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More co-ordination was needed. and there should be regular and close consultation to "ensure unity at all levels."

Loses His Sight

Johnber Aviemor Knock-nguin

RACE 7

Outsider: Straight Forward

Pandora Carolu

Constvitation

Outsitter:-- Princess Ellen.

Glodnie Long Cue

RACE 8

How Do I Know

Outsider: ... Thousand Mites,

RACE 9

Dona Maria Pearl of Hongkong Henrietta

Outsider:-Colm,

RACE 10

Mir Dulles declared that

New York, Muy 4. friendly relations with thar Mr Victor Riesel, newspaper world's under-developed countries columnast who bad acid thrown would not be assisted if tel

as wildentilen In his fuce by came from the Atlantic pact. He assailant on April 6, hus lost Raju was opposed to developing

Knock-down the sight of both eyes, it was

Babsie NATO as an economic body. Mr

reported today, Dulles stressed the merits the Colombo Plan.

of

not the nic

NOT RIGHT BODY

Canada's Mr Lester Pearson agreed that NATO was right body for economie thought it could be a forum for consultations

Cconomic problems.

about

said Mr The L'a depvcated Tablishment of a new agerev.- apparently frowning on the French proposal.

| policy tasks: to adopt a military of

Mr Pearson joined Mr Dulles in lauding the Colombo Plan, adding That recipients of ald should be 111 the same body as the donors, us that agency Mr Selwyn Lloyd of Britain

Dr von Brentano in his speech did not today submit proposals.

advocated more

consultatie in lier that in advoc It was turned

NATO provide information His atterraon speech, Mr Dulles

economic requirements. declared tha! NATO had three about

tary He suggested the establishment

a working

in group

the Berrent to forge

Atlantic

to study the Koup problem, adding it was to early yet to produce a plan.

poslit

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uld not develop

Bonds urung Western autions | Al

that they divergeta policies, and to streng- then the veetonnes of the new to help then indus- countries trlaire.

sald The Secretary of State

million Com- there were 800 munists in the world as opposed

Eniwetok Atomic

Test

Explosion

Off Eniwetok, May 4.

Signor Martino also submitted # draft resolution proposing further political and economic NATO, II consultations within

ecessary by a body of experts. ---Reuter,

Mr Robert Hall, President of the syndicate which distributes the Mr Hesel's colunt, made announcement that the writer's sight was gone.

they

ATX -

has blamed Mr Iticul attack

crusading ou his posures of racketeers in Intour unions.

New Leading eye doctors in York had tried to save Mr Riesel's

the sul- sight since phuric acid seared his face and eyes-China Mail Special.

Outsider:-Gabriel Junks.

By "The Turf”

VI. P.

Tumbleweed

Amapola

RACE 1

Outsider:-Full-of-Spirit,

RACE 2

Squadron Leader Chinese Mackerel

Full Ahend

Oulsider:—Firestone.

RACE 3

Forward View

Jetfield

Winning Touch

Outsider: Easy Money.

Vingt Et Un

Red Light

RACE 4

Million Dollar

Outsider:Ben Nevis.

Euay Win

Supremaey

Caravelle

RACE 5

Outsteler:Always There,

RACE 6

Straight Forward Aviemore

Rainbow

Outsider:-King A.

Predora

RACE 7

Princess Ellen Mentury

Outsider:Belinda

RACE 8

How Do I Know Gladste

Lawrence

Outsider:-Long Cuo.

RACE 9

Many Returns Pearl of Hongkong Desert Gold

Outsider:-Isis,

RACE 10

Knock-down Golden Branch Gabriel Junks

Outsider: Cheerful.

TODAY'S TEASER TIP

for the last race

Sell to the man in the bowler hat, maybe?

The teaser Up for the lust meeting was Dreadnought which was unplaced,

PEKING PROPOSES CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS KOREA PROBLEM

Washington, May 4. Cominualst China has proposed general A

conference

that Bould

be called to discuss Korea, an of the problem

said today.

informed source

The informed source said the

the of

16 representatives powers, which fought Korea on the United Nations side, had been summoned to the State Department this afternoon to study this pro. posal,

Chinese Arrested This proposal

New York, May 4.

A Chinese businessman, one ct the richest members of the

Chinese colony In New York, WDS arrested

bed today, accused of aiding the legal entry into the United States of several thousand of his countrymen.

The businessman, Sing Kee,

Peking been

by the Government had delivered several days ago by China to the British Legation In Pekine. This Legation transmitted it to the American Government in Its capacity of Commander-in- chler

of the powers having fought in Korea at the side of the United Nations.

UR Government then

The United States set off its first atomic test ex plosion of the 1956 series at 1825 GMT today on one of the islands of the Eniwetok atoll, in the Pacific Ocean.

off at

Tho Spectators, including journa- director of a large travel agency The explosion, set

decided the explosion in New York's Chinatown, was 0625 (local time, Saturday) lists, watched

from the deck of the communi- rccused was relatively weak.

of forging documents It pre-

cations ship Mount McKinley, | and

for passports cedes the explosion of which had dropped anchor some Chinese. hydrogen bomb, dropped from 15 miles from the island of Sing Kee, who said he was

neroplane, which will occur in the coming days.

min

fellow

Runit, where the explosion oe-Innocent, was released on $5,000 curred.-France-Presse.

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Airmen Kidnapped

Two French plane made

north

Tazn, May 4. nirmen, whose

a forced

landing nep Taza of Guerdit, com were kidnapped by triblesmen be published of the region. it was learned at the end of the 18-power today.

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