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COMMENT OF THE DAY
Britain & Trade
A
CONGRESSIONAL com- mittee เม challenged Britain's right to expand her international trade by ndopting a renolution to eut; off all American nich to countries shipping strategic commodities to Communist countries. In reality, so far as Britain is concerned, the! threat is an empty ore. The only "nid" she receives from the US now is for the pur- poses of defence, which mutually beneficial,
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CHINA
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FRIDAY, MAY, 18, 1956.
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Price 20 Cents
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NOW WE'LL DECIDE: U.S. TOLD
BRITAIN ACTS ON EMBARGO New Monte
£1 MILL. TRACTOR
ORDER BY CHINA?
From DONALD LUDLOW
Washington, May 17.
Britain has told America she is prepared to But this is not the important "go it alone" if need be in widening her trade with point about the committee's, China. The reason for this toughening of attitude resolution. is signifkance is that China has expressed a willingness to place
lies in the Implication that
American politicians reserve, orders for £1 million worth of small farm tractors. the right to dictute to their
The British view is: "We could do with the friends and allies what Nort
of trade they should engage business and if we don't fill the order then some-
Com-
won over
Today's Complaints
Against Hongkong
SEAMEN
Singapore, May 17. His arguments
The 10,000-strong Singa- President Eisenhower who has pure Seamen's Council of recently been urging that Japan | Action has protested be allowed to resume her trade
in, and with whom. Their body else will, most probably Russia." phobin concerning munism and
The the danger of building up the war poten- fial of Communist countries betrays them into unrealistie
thinking.
CONSIDERABLE nympathy
f
can be felt fur President Eisenhower. /lle bin n dilemme. 1 bas let it be known, though guardedly, that he is prepared to ap- prove
expanded trade, between West Europe and the Iron Curtain countries, j and between Japan ast China. Nevertheless, while his personal prestige in the United States is as high Loday at any time, he must politically move with circumspection in this presi dential yenE.
The British government is nary reported to have in. formed Washington that It
revising of restrictions on trade with China, Russla and other Communist countries was one of the issues pressed by Sir Anthony Eden on his recent visit to Washington,
Gaitskell's
'One p.c.' Aid Plan
to poor nations.
He said aid given in this way, through United Nations channels, would "not be tainted by ac cuantions about strings being
with China, but a clear co ahead against a shipping line's de- from America has been slow incision to discharge 24 local men and replace them with Hongkong sailors,
coming.
on
Too slow, in the British view,
RUBBER TOO
The changeovers to take place when the 0,708-lon ishing traighter, Cape St David, arrives In Singapore from Hongkong on Sunday,
The
Bello Atom Test Soon
Onslow, May 17. Britain will explode an other atomic device in a few weeks in the Monte Bello islands off Western Austra- lia, informed sources Bald today.
The sources sold the next one would constitute the second phase of the atumie tests which would lead up to the explosion of Britain's first hydrogen bomb in November.
THE THREAT TO SINGAPORE
-by Lennox-Boyd
London, May 17.
Mallet-B & K Talks
SECOND DAY WAS NOT SO SMOOTH
7
Moscow, May 17. The second day of the Franco-Soviet talks endert tonight having made a little
The Soviet, delegation ac-
Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, the Colonial Secre- progress, tary, warned the unsuccessful Anglo-Singaporecepted the principles of tho conference, that Singapore faced a threat of "sub-French Foreign Minister, M. Christian Pineau's plan for the version by highly-organised and powerful Com creation of a world, agency to munist groups," it was revealed tonight,
the the recommendation" "upportca
ald under-developed countries.
The French Framler M. Guy He told the conference, which, without question the Singapore Mollet M.
and ended in failure on Tuesday that delegation'a claim that
on Indo- these groups were "ooking to "immediate grant of, full self- China, drawn up in London, be- Infiltrale into the schools, trade government would avert the tween Mr Andrej Gromyko, uhions, political parties and threat of Communism."
Soviet Vice-Foreign Minister, other organisations with the
The Colonial Secretary old and Lord Reading, Minister of aim of getting control of tin
Britain bellaved "that the State for Foreign Affairs, Government machinery from
totalitarian forces might well No Progress within.
be- encouraged by a situation In which the possibility of any action by the British Govern- ment no longer existed."
NO GUARANTEE
this noted that Ho also
They reiterated that control of would be "at a time when the even balance of party strengths atomic arms production was im-.. (in
possible. In the Soviet view, a Singapore) offers no
check of airfields would prevent of Suarenter
stable Goven the air transport of nuclear ment:"
orms, and thus rule out
ex- Mr Lennox-Boyd's statement by WBS madr public when the delegation Issued! Singapore documents running into many thousands of words submitted during the month-long tallos.
down The talks broke Britain's insistence on main- Britali faining overriding pewers over internal security after Singapore Mr
on
They sald yesterday's plosion, the third set off Britain, behaved almost exactly au scientists had predicted.
Its sma!! szo
Indicated | Britain had achieved a dratruc-
dive,
bomb compact
which could be delivered by plane or missile or used 10 studed trigger an H-bomb.
brilliant colours which got greater independence, flashed inside the mushrooming
David Marshall, the Chief Mini- Council Chairman, Mr column of smoke suggested it ster, is Aging home on Monday
of composed flssionable and will then resign. Jaganathan, today protested was
different from Mr materials to acting Chief
the previous explosives, Chew
Fources said.—United Press. changeover.
He urged restrictions be im- posert to "prevent Hongkung
from workers men of their jobs.
S
Minister
about Swee Kee,
The
the
the
d
DIFFERENT
Mr Lennox-Boyd's statement, made carly in the private con- ference stressed that the inter- nal security Rituation In was different froin the federation of Malaya.
depriving local No Hanging Bill Singapore
the
There is a grave danger of unemployment among jocul sen- men because
Colombo, May 17. Ceylon's House of Representa- of the tendency lives today adopted р bill
of foreign ship owners to resuspend capital punishment place scafarers with inbour
cheap Hongkong." from added.-Reuter,
Now Britain, while sticking to the rules of the China Trade Committee, is going to act alone
certain Stems,
notably Malayan rubber.
The rules permit her to make exceptions to the list of strategic goods without consulting any- body. And that is what Britain is going to do. Atlantic City, May 17.
Tractors, as well as rubber, The leader of the Opposi-are on the strategic list, but the
aititude is British
that tion, Mr Hugh Gaitskell, pro- tractors China wanis are only posed today that each small-under 50 hp--and couldn't
Nations United
member be put to any military use.
At for rubber the ban in un- should donate one per cent realistic because Malayan rubr is prepared to "go it alone" | of its national income as aid (bre gets to China anyway via on the question of expand
Ceylon and Russiu, Therefore, ing trade with China and
why not coll direct and ald Malaya's economy? - London other Communist countries
Express Service, in certain so-called strategic
It la a goods.
move for which 110 apologies are attached" needed, and if anything, it Mr Galtskell was addressing probably comes as a relief the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers' Union in his Drst President Eisenhower, publie appearance of his present who can now remain politi-inir of the United States. cally neutral on the subject,
Iron Curtain countries, He said has "one per cent" The horror with which eerplan would enormously enhance
The Commitice also rebuffed tain sections of Americnf the
Eisenhower, by IT- prestige of the Unied President
to make long-term economic commitments to friendly nations. But softened
the action by adopting a policy statement that em
programme would cun- tinue as long as necessary.
The Committee made its de- cisions during consideration of Elsenhower's new pro- gramme to give $4,000 million in military and economie ald) lo about 54 nations; ·
to
U.S. AID CUT
Washington, May 17. The House Foreign Affairs cul Committee voted today to off foreign aid to any U.S. ally shipping "strategic materials to
opinion views trade with Nations us a world organisa-Jecting his request for authority
the Communist countries is! tion. --China Mail Special.
difficult to understand. The
myth that the cutting off of Western supplies of strate- gie commodities will pre- vent the
Curtain
Iron
nations from bullding up. their military potential has, been exploded sky high. All of the East European satei- lites are fully armed, and China's military power is not negligible. [CONOMICALLY the trade
A
embargo has only super ficially affected China, London Times correspon dent, who recently toured the mainland, makes the point that the economic
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MALAYA'S the aid progr
FUTURE
Mr
Kuala Lumpur, May 17.
Chief Malaya's
Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said to
The vote come after Britain day when his country became
authorised "exceptions" to con- trots independent, it would "work for
on strategic trade with peace. guided by the spirit of China. Bandung and Geneva,"
Malaya is due to become in- dependent
possible" on August 31, 1957.
BRITISH 'PLOT"
The Chairman of a Senate Investigating Sub-Committee, Senator Joha McClellan,
"Our policy in an Independent Malaya will be free from any influence," the Tengku added.
charged today that Britain was plotting the "final destruction" "We will not be "threatened of all Allied curbs on trade to rehabilitation and develop into formulating any internal or ment of the country has external policy. We will not
Iron Curtain countries. He said Congress gone on le affected, and enter into agreements with any
may want to re- examine he adds that the first five. other country just to
milketry ald benefit year plan is likely to be ful them. It we do, it will be for America's allles. filled ahead of time.
If this be so, it is fair to ask
our benefit and in the interests
of world peace-Reuler.
'Go Slower
why should the countries of West Europe, and Japan, all desperately in need of ex- Kuala Lumpur, May 17.. panded international trade, Some of Malaya's "go Blow" want to take have to forge the oppor- rubber workers
drastic action to press tunities provided by the heir demands for higher wages, requirements of the Com- the National Union of Plantation munist countries merely to Workers sald today.---Reuter. sustain an embargo which
no longer serves any positive purpose?
to
It would be preferable
secure at least the
taclt
approval of the United
States for the desired new
סובאזי
to
to
IMPORTS
he
Capetown, May 17. The Finance Minister, Mr Eric Louw, told the House of Assembly tonight that "severe competition" from Hongkong was one of Government's major trading problems.
the
He hoped to discuss the ques- tion of imports to the Union through Hongkong at the Com-
Prime Ministers' monwealth
conference which start .in London on June 27. Mr Louw is to attend the conference
Mr the Premier,
Jchonnes
Strijdom.
Another major problem was Increasing Japanese competion, but this could be dealt with to a certain extent, Mr Strijdom
sald.
The same action could not
to
for
In the federation a large combined force of British and Maleyen troops and police was engaged in active military im-operations against the Commun-
Ist terrorists
a period of three years,
bill provides life The prisonment in place of the death penalty. The Government intends
But in Singapore the threat
to abolish capital punishment was one of Communist subver- altogether if the present suspension, sium works satisfactorily.- The British Government, he said, found it dimeult to accept
Houter.
SUDDEN DOCK STRIKE
STOPS ARMS LOADING
Paris, May 17.
Rouen dock workers who refused to load war mate- rials on a French vessel bound-for North-Africa- brought about a general work aloppage in the river-port tonight.
was
When the dockers realised the cargo they were loading on to the "Cap Guir" freighter war material for North Africa, they slopped work and tried to have their unemployment cards stamped at the dock offices.
however be taken in the case of The port authorities refused Hongheng because it was British and all other Rouen dockers left derritory, und enjoyed
the work. benefits of the Ottawa Imperial
Authoritative sources in Rouen Preference Agreement of 1032. said the strikers had been warnt- Mr Louw was speaking oned to retum to work unmediate- customs duty proposals-Reuter. | 1.
Judge Orders Peron Home
SABOTAGE?
Another incident, understood to be connected with the North African situation, was reported from Melun (south of Paris) tonight.
A troop trala, carrying recently mobilised rezervista, from the Paris region, was held up for some time today at the station of Merley, when the down. Sabotage is suspected,
The administration in the past
Buenos Aires, May 17. has opposed the rule which cuts Judigo Luis Bolet has in- oft American aid to Allied coun- structed the Argentine Foreign tries shipping strategie materials Omice to ask for the extradition the Soviet Union or its of cx-President Peron from satellites.
Panama, and has ordered pre- The present law requires a |ventive Imprisonment for him, braking mechaniam broke halt in aid to these countries Tho ex-president is charged unless the President finds—as ❘ with treason and unlawful as- he frequently does-that it is sociation. in America's best interests ID.
Judge Botet also ordered continue it--United Press.
preventive imprisonment of 101 former Peronista deputies charged with treason and lawful association, or with both.
China Mail Special,
Varsity Rag: Cost $10,000
liquor,
Last Order was finally restored.
Berkeley, May 17. They broke doors, overturned About 3,000 California Univer-beds and dragged the girls into trade relations with the sity students, most of them under the streets. .Communist nations, but if the influcuce
| this morning. this is withheld, Britain is night raided girls' dormitories.
The local police, alerted when The raiders caused damage perfectly entitled to "got the rald storied, were unable to estimated at over $10,000.
ulone,"
stop the youths causing havoc. France-Presse.
IN YOUR WHITSUN CHINA MAIL..
Tomorrow's China Moll is pack-
ed with good reading for the
long werk-end. It also has
the tips for tomorrow's meet ing at the Valley.
Watch out for these highlights
tha
Evo Perrick, taking opportunity of Freud's cen tenory, writes a self-analysis of heroelf and Achutilom.tho Freudian cult
Nancy Spain findis. the fel low who started tho U-cruze,
Rene MacColl continues his) Those are only SOME of the "Deadline and Dateline" ","highlights/
Eeries with "To a royal wed-Jane Roberts tells you about sing in a 'walter's suit,”
the latest filmi.
Big Surplus Expected
The train was able to resume Its Journey tonight without Incident.-France-Presse.
10 Years For Embezzling
New York, May 17,
A Norfolk (Virginia) jury today convicted Minele Mangum of knowingly
false reports about the
for con- Washington, May 17."
dition of the company from The uriministration today fore. which sho way accused of cast a budget surplus of $1,800 | embezzling nearly $3 million. million in the fiscal year, 1956 The 02-year-old · spinster wIS ending on June 30, compared sentenced to ten years in prison, with the $230 million predicted in the maximum penalty --United the January budget-Router. Press.
GENDARME KNIFED
Tom Focock goes up 30,000 There are special acollons for An assassin stabbed of French dims later, police said.
feat and
writen
"My
Journey to the threshold of <pace.
Herbert Morrison critictors the Archbishop of Cantersi bury for his rocont statement on Cyprus
women, mon
childech and sports
There are puzzles, three pages
of pictures. and cartoona, Comic strips and Ollers, All in the Chind" Mail;
"Algiers, May 17. jabreet, but was captured a short gendarme, to death in downtown He was belloved to be a for- Algiers bockoy; within view of Tisch-lims crowds, MNDEKATAN vorlet,gis
"Polico aid the assasin leaped in costores ¦ Algeria French on the airoliing gendarme, and forces swept scross the rugged pltinged a Jon
backy ban on Markendte intó: blm |Coristeartine ersa in a nØSE DATİON.
[of witacks' Ķimed (it chiptrær, out 3e grobbed the revolver of the batanembak webes bendruolted
The morning session was de- voted to disarmament, and on this question no progress wis made. Each side maintained its position, as outlined in yester- day's tallos.
this
at
dlacussion,
Me
The Colonial Secretary urged chance of surprise attacks. that an arrangement should be mode along the lines-proposed, Khrushchev did not hide hie the American by Britain giving it "certain rerritation
Mr John sponsibilities in Singapore' which Secretary of State, In the last resort can be exer-Foster Dulles's reaction to the elsed to save Singapore from Soviot decision to demobilise Но over a million servicemen. explained to the French Ministers the Soviet attitude.
Communism.-Reuter.
【STOLE SECRET|| cussion turned to
DOCUMENTS
Washington, May 17. Three people, one of them an Air Force geant, have been arrested in New York on charges of siesling a secret docu- ment in an army · building In Brooklyn, the FBI. an. nounced today,
It refused to give details on the stolen document.
The three arrested are: Bergant Harold Brill, and Sidney Stern and Seymour Owners of # Hindman,
company which manufac tures uniforms and ma}}- tary insignius. France- Produc..
A SIMPLE LESSON
PHILIPPI
ISLAN
-
From disarmament the dis- European polley, and no headway was made on this question either.
A Corpse
During this conversation, Mr Khrushchev defined the cold war an' a "corpse round which the founity and friends, were. weep- Ing. hoping for its cesurrection.
But the corpse will remain a corpse," he added.
In the afternoon the Soviet in principle, the French Plan
leaders decepted d to under-
developed countries,
through
the intermediary of the Unlled. Nations, though they said they had
IN GEOGRAPHY
not bad time to study It fully.
The day'a second session ended with a brief exchanges on the Middle East and China, without any real discussion.of problems connected with these areas -- France-PresSE,"
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