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1- THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH '7, 1957.
★★ SUEZ CANAL CLEARANCE
ON PATROL
EGYPT HOLDING UP WORK Mercantile Refusal
US AIRSHIP:
Bank Review
Singapore, Mar. 6. Southeast Asian nations, outside Communist domi. nation continued to enjoy
To Give
Go Ahead
Ismailia, Mar. 6.
Mr Mahmoud Younis,
North American
Loans Revision
AGREEMENT
REACHED
increasing prosperity last manager of the Egyptian BY BRITAIN
Authority, to- said "no" when world war, Lieutenant-General Ray-
year, and Japan had it Canal best year since the end of day the second
London, Mar. 6. The Government an-
that it according to an economic mond Wheeler, chief of nounced tonight
reached agreement review by Sir Kenneth W.
United Nations clear-had Mealing, Chairman of the
Canadian administrations Mercantile Bank of India. ance operations, asked with the United States and
a revision of
Sir Kenneth, in the review whether the UN could in
releusta
the financial position in Japan,
the re-
here today. wrote of proceed with clearing payment terms of Britain's Singapore, Malaya. Burma the explosives-laden tug postwar North American
Edgar Bonnet.
Thailand and Hongkong.
He said Malaya had a suc-
cessful year despite Cie Con- This was announced by a unuance of The emergency spokesman for General created by Communist terror.Wheeler after the lafter had Rubber and Ha prices main- tained a satisfactory level, conferred with Mr Younis.
Sir Kenneth said Singapore could look forward to another favourable year of trading. Sir Kencu std Japan 1958 had its best your since Dr War.
P
by
General Wheeler, asked by reporters about a tatezzetl Mr John Peter Dulles, Uniteit that States Secretary of State, the Surz Carial could be opened.
1 have a Exports rose by further 25 a 10 days, said:
Mr Dulles got this per cent, domestic trade showed idea where
healthy expatusion, produc-gure," tivity improved and the harvest though nol quie to large an the previous year... was still exceptionally ginkl
The Bank Chaliman esiimat- ed that Industrial production whole increased by no lea then 25 T cent over 1965
DEVELOPMENT
Sir Kenneth saki
por:
Sing
"It is evident that Singapore is to maintain ds position as a great communier-
contre trading keep abreast of the time a large will
tion and
development programine
Wheeler added: " General have no idea when the Egyptian Canul Authority will give per- mission for the cleaned of the Edgar
suud the Bonnet (Egyptian frigate) Abukir,“
.
All Finished
The General, who inspreted clearance work at Port Said today, said: "Ali work is finished outh of Port Sail except for the Edgar Bonnel and Abukir,
"We are now working
hour.
require to be undertaken 4 ગુના hd in prove Sad re means for Anancing such a pr
mine are under
Anela
He
saki
Burma's position was particularly malis- factory, noting a rise in foreign exchange reserves In 1956.
Thailand continued to be attes of the most prosperous and eva- tented countries in Southeast Asta, Sir Kenneth's review said. Econonically, Thalland had o good year, with production of rice, tim, sugar and cement,
over
Hongkong's Imports and ex- ports last year showed increases δει excess of 25 per cal the returns of 1955, he said,
Variety of goods turned out by Hongkong industry was con- siderable, and the colony hud become noted for the pier quality are range of products of Its light Industries.
where lite Life- right weeks which, however, do not Laspede navigation."
loans.
Mr Peter Thartcycroft, Chun- cellor of the Exchequer, gave the terms of the aquvements in o written parkumentars answer,
He said at the new agree- ments gave the 150ish Govern- in the option of deferring up to seven annuities, mil the endl of the prevent selexade of pay-
meix.
Britain, Mr Thorney croft ex- plained, would have this option it 1 t a deferment
sssary "in view of the pre zent and prospective cimditions of international exchange and the level of its got and foreign
Berige reserves,
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j
In thed, payment of Terest doc on December 31-on which Britam had asked both For
WaiveT paviments would be defered existing and deferral annullies have been paixí,“
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APPROVAL REQUIRED
now
l
$14
150
States
l the Canadian
The Prward, were tubject to approved of the United fullCongreN
Parliament.
Mr Thorngeroft added that Bris Government had given an assurance that it did not intend to avui itself of the the potential inajen
Part deferments in the years Im- mtslintely succeeding the date of the agreements," stressed that Ho agreements, Britain would be paying all the annuities in full
with
interest. could be no questions
obligations"
He said dredging of the Con-1 had already started, and when the waterway was opened mvigation, shij of 10,000 tons would transit it.
more Buite be able
to
Egyptian canal authority teams were at present working on the wreckt of n. Greek cargo shup in Port Said and British tarker south of Suez, le said,~- China Mail Special.
Envoy Replaced
to
Moscow, Mar. 5. The Soviet Ambassador Hungary. Mr Yuri Andropov, is to be repineeti Gromov, Tuss reported today.
Sunil he yar
mr the
there મ "of any
The Chancellor was miswer- Line a question from a Conserva- five member of Parliament, Mr Geoffrey Rippon, who had December to seek a waiver of interest on the
the Government for
criticised its decision i
North American loans,—Reuter.
by Mr Evgeny Rectification
The colony's shipbuilding and repair industry continued to ex- pand and with its modern equip- ment and low costs was becom» ing a popular repair centre for many important shipping lines. Iransferred to "other work," the
~Reuter
Mr Andropov, who held the post since July 1954, was being
agency sail--Reuter,
A British Crossword
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ACROSS
3 Blow up (8).
7 Feminine hame (5).
8 Frightens (8).
10 Star, perhaps like Ronald?
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(8).
13 In general favour (7).
16 Top-liner (4).
17 Lineage (7).
18
POGLT
(7).
20. Bones (4).
21
Different (7)
20 Wood-cutter (6).
27 Royal lady (8)
28 Devour (3, 2).
29 Comes in again (8).
28
DOWN
1 Clutch (5).
2 Flower (5),
3 Blackboard support (8),
4
Frolle (4),
0 Swell (8).
C Abandon (0).
9 Engaged in commerce (6),
11 Alluring creature
13 Deadens (5).
14 Negligent (0).
18 Pay (5).
10 Cordial plant (5),
'18 Belting (0).
(3).
19 Do as a favour (6).
22 Omamental vessels (5).
23 Story written around Indian
peasants (5),
24 Break out (5),
25 Highlander (4).
WEDNESDAY'S CROSSWORD--Acrom: 1 Occult, & Digit. 8 (p) Arson(nge), 9 Sortie, 10 Nurso, 11 Redar, 12-Rocen, 13 Testa, 10 Mode, 18 Atones, 20 Salon, 22 Khol, 28.Posed, 23 Comle, 10, Aorafo, 27 Close, 28 Lease, 20 Prodes, Down: 1. Observes, 2 Corporal, 3 Lair, 4 Treason, 6 Donate, 6 Inures, 7 Ina 14-Blandard, 15 Stutters, 10 Monocle, 17 Deccare, -1D ropies, at Pkkort,
* Dier,
Campaign
In China
Paris, Mar. 6.
new
Lu Ting-yi, chief of the propaganda department of The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, called for a campaign of "rectification" to correct eriors within the party, in an article publish- ed in the Peking Peoples Daily.
Lu sald that though mistakes
are inevitable, it was necessary
fc.
an airship patrol to The US Navy has organise a
a radar lookout monstrate that these craft can maintain when all other types of sircraft are grounded through adverso weather conditions. One of the
airships a newest-type
the North Atlantis 200 ZIG-was placed on patrol over miles off the US const and relieved at 24-hour intervals by
kept up a consistent sister ship. Between them the vessels patrol for 10 days through extremes of snow, freezing rain, high winds and other turbulent weather conditions which at times kept other aircraft grounded. Picture top shows the pilots of the airship during one of Its flights; picture bottom position, Express shows a ZPG being towed into take-off Photo.
IKE'S DOCTRINE
CLEARED FOR
SWIFT PASSAGE
Washington, Mar. 6.
The way was cleared today for swift and final passage by Congress tomorrow of the revised version of President Eisenhower's doctrine for the Middle East approved by the Senate.
Mr Sum Rayburn, the a vote of 72 to 19. Donocratie Speaker of the The House of Representatives, said at
Preddent
NEUTRAL GERMANY
H-BOMB TEST
ASSURANCE
IMPOSSIBLE Lloyd Replies To
Washington, Mar. 0.
DR Heinrich voo
Brentano,
the West Gernian Foreign Minister, saich today that supporters of & neutral Germany revealed "a shocking lack of political common BET) BC11
Dr von Brentano's major speech
Dr
at
2
National Press Club luncheon came less than a week after the German Socialist leader, Herr Erdt Oltenhauer, had ended a visit to the United States during which he
explained hla party's concept
undled Germany outside the Atlantic Pact and security
that
Critics In Commons
London, Mar, 6.
A Labour member of Parllament, Mr Stephen Swingler, asked in the House of Commons today what scientific advice the Foreign Office took before assuring Japan that British hydrogen bomb tests in the Christmas Island area would in no way contaminate fish.
It
Mr Selwyn Lloyd, the Foreign | borib explosiona would be a Secretory, said the responsibility | grave danger to mankind. an East-West
reated with the Minister of
was not known yet how much Supply, who was consulted on poison had been distributed into the terms of the note and was the atmosphere by explosions in
the last two years. advised on hydrogen test matters by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
Yon Brentano said anyone who genuinely destred world order of enduring pence should not express 'the idea of a neutral Germany nor give such advice,
'LACK POLITICAL. COMMON SENSE
SLOBE.
These ideas reveal-permit me
to say
this--a shocking lack of political common sense, and they show that their exponents still cherish concepts belonging to the past century and that they think in categories which
My Lloyd said the tests "should be considerably water than pre- vlous tests.
He told Mr Kenneth Younger, Labour, that in the circumstances there could be no danger at all
|
Mr Lloyd replied: "I certainly think we should play our part in trying to stek nuclear dis- armament in the proper context, but so far as the proposed British test is concerned this will add a negligible proportion
danger."
to the
of any contamination of fish.
Mr Swingler said information|
My Harold Davies, Labour, was accumulating that hydrogen later asked what Instructions
CENSORSHIP
no longer apply to the present IMPOSED IN
time," he declared.
Dr von Brentano did not men-
tion Herr Ollenhauer or the
Social
Democrat Party by
name in his speech today.
He insisted: "A Germany de-
fenceless
released
and powerless be-
INDONESIA
Singapore, Mar. 6.
cause of an enforced neutrality Stories filed by foreign
the Foreign Secretary gavo the British Embassy In Japan to explain why the British Gov- ernment was using the Pacific for the testa,
Mr Lloyd sald по special instructions were given to the Japanese
Government and people were "well aware of the care we have taken in choosing the site which is well away from inhabited arcus."
DIT
Davies said it was rather cynical for a so-called free and
mas Island on which to explode
hydrogen bomb,
from self-imposed correspondents in Indo-Christian country to use Christ-
com-nesia are being subjected
П
and freely undertaken mitments,
would become in world politics. "Seventy million people would become politically homeless,
In the true sense of the word. "In order to be able to exist and to work, such a Germany would have to seek friends, since it must perish in Isola-
"Any ink with д neighbour would be regarded with dis- trust by the other neigh- bours...
"In
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
this conflict of interests Germany could exist only if it were to adopt expediency as a political principle, and in any kind ease a vacuum of this would sooner or later be filled by some power intent on destroying a balanced order. He grid the German people had pursued the European and the Atlantic community in full awareness of its mean- Ing.
sprak advisedly of the German people, for I know that
I can speak for 70 million Germans," he said.
to "The
resolution would!
the authorise
military
assistance undertake programmes in the Middle East that the would declare the❘ and
a press conference that he had bech offeintly advised that the resolution. approved by Senate WHA satisfactory to United States was "prepared to President Eisenhower and Mr use armed forces to assist any John Foster Dulles, the Secre- | nation tary of State.
The resolution
for
in
Germans know that they nie an integral compotient of the free world and they will
either
withdraw from this
allance
of their own voll- tion, nor will they let them. selves be neverod from it by of nations
force. against any
or
group assistance aggression from
by Inter- controlled
1
requesting The House last month passed armed
the form country originally proposed by the Pre- national communism." sident, but the Senate, after two Not For Aggression months of consideration, adopted some changes, In such circum- stances, the normal practice is It would also authorise the a Joint conference of repre- President before July 1 to use! sentatives of the Senate and the up to 200 million dollars for
military their economic compose
and auferences, but that procedure programmes in the Middle East will be dropped in the present Among the amendments ap
proved by the Smate was one instance.
which would require that the President determine that any aid offered was not to be used for aggression-Reuter.
House
to
Long Enough
to varry on a resolute struggle Mr Rayburn told reporters "even to the point of expulsion that the
not differences were from the party" against those enough to "fuss about," who refused 10 correct their Mr Rayburn sald: mistakes and carried out activi- thing hus beca here ties detrimental to the party. enough."
He said: "In order to unify
ald
Katachi,, Mar. 6. West German Vice Chancellor,
"This Franz Bluecher, will visit long Pakistan for one week, begin-
ning on March 17, at the invita Arrangements WCTE made tion of the Pakistan Govern- the thinking within the party with other
Democratic Partyment," informed sources Bald the basis of Marxism- leaders in the House to bring | here tonight.
tentative Leninism, it is still necessary to the resolution up for final ap- itinerary includes visita to
out doctrinairisms.
proval tomorrow. It was adopt Lahore and shawar,--France- ed by the Senate inst night by Press,
on
uproot
Some people in the name of anti-doctrinairism want in fact
to oppose Marxism-Lenindami c
7
WHIRCHEN
UNWAVERINGLY AND RESOLUTELY
to
censorship, according to reports reaching Singa pore from Djakarta,
Censorship does not officially
But cxist in Indonesia. reports say consorship has been in effect over slice the first cutbursts of provincial unrest in Sumaten lust December.
these
Officials of Cable and Wire- less in Singapore sald yester- cay their office in Djakarta bad not received some coble's filled by foreign correspondents the Indonesian post
through office.
Djakarta Correspondents in cannot lodge their cables directly with Cable and Wireless. They must hand in their cables to the post office which passes them on to Cable and Wireless.
Reports reaching Singapore say the cables are processed by are delayed for upwards of 24 Indonesian censors. Some cables hours and others are passed for transmission after certain pas-
been cut sages have
Out- Reuter.
Adenauer To Visit Washington
Washington, Mar. 6. Usually well-informed sources said today that the White House would probably issue a formal announcement tomorrow on a
Pacific
The people in the Ocean had already protested to the United Nations about con- tamination in the past. Did the would be no contamination? Why Government still maintain there
did not the Government explode he the Bomb in the Atlantic? asked.
4,000 Miles
.:
Mr Lloyd said there. Were no permanent inhabitants on Christmas Island. The site for the test was 4,000 miles from Japan.
Mr Davies then asked why the official bulletin, Britian
published by Opinion,
the British Embassy at Tokyo on February 6, contained a state- ment that protests by Japanese against Bridsh hydrogen bomb tests
the Com- were helping munist estise,
He asked this "in view of the fact that 40 per cent of the people of Japan, or 70 per cent of the electorate, have protested against the testa.
Mr Lloyd replied: "I assume that the figures to which you refer are based on the number of signature's
the which Japanese Counelf for the Pro- hibition of Atomic and Hydro Bombs claimed to gen collected in 1958 to a resolution calling for a ban on atomic and hydrogen bombs in general and not to any parlésts specifically directed against any British tests,"
He said Mr Davies had great- by over-simplified a passage in the bulletin, which considered fair comment, and dealed suggested the official Japanese were Commumist.
話
visit to the United States this spring by Dr Karad Adenauer, protesis the West German Chancellor. inspired.
Three weeks ago a
West Ger- man Government spokesman.sald in Bonn that Dr Adenauer had been invited to visit this coun- try and that he would not come Mr Davies said that in the
coininudism imil after the Atlantic pact struggle betwee
Losing Friendship
"The place which the Federal Republie today occupies In this
will co-operation
to- occupied just as morrow be unwaveringly and as resolute- ly by a reunited Germany,!! he declared De von Brentano sald that there
was only one clear and un-meeting to be held in Hoon and the free world, these testa ambiguous answer to the ques from May 2-4.
by the free world were losing the tion of Germany's foreign po No confirmation has yet been friendship of Asia. lley: Today's Federal Republic forthcoming from the White Mr Lloyd repiled; "t only and tomorrow's reunited
nited House here, but the West Ger- wish that there had been car Germany
man Foreign Minister, De Hoin-patable agitation against the shall alliance with the free world." rich von Brentano, as at present Soviet tests which, according to The German Foreign Minister in Washington and is due to call my information, there has
ck1 did not refer in his prepared morning. speech to his talks here during the last two days with Mr John Foster Dulles, the United States Secretary of State, and other officials-China Special.
must, will and exist in unbreakable
to revise the basic principles... GOVERNMENT FACES TWO-
He
both extremes must be
combatted,
His article was in Com-
memoration of the first
great
"rectification" campaign, led by
י
BY-ELECTIONS TODAY
Mao Tse-tung
15 years ago, wom
Frante-Presse.
By FRASER WIGHTON
THE British
London, Mar. 6.
Government Is
majority, with some belleving | It might drop to half this figure,
Ike Given His Tresh shocks Mr. J. G. S. Hobson, a barrister,
Old Car
Washington, Mar, 0. Arcaithent Eisenhower today received
surprize gift-the
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+
1942 car he used in Europe during and after World War II. "Oh, it's my old command car, the President delsimed when he saw it in the White House grounds.
The cat was recently bought
by a grup of anonymous fritids at an army auction in Germany It will be taken to Abilend; Katians, Mr Eisenhower's boy hood home, for display in the Eksenbower. Museum, China Mall Speciali
tomberow from two barlin
mentary
by-elections which
Conservatives fear will
em- phosise the recent slurp in their
Dorty's popularity with
voters.
The critical context takes place
in the Midland constituency
of Warwick and Longington, the stat held by Sir Anthony his resignation Exten until from the Prime Ministership
Carry Crisis the daring Site
majority of 19,460 volos
d
Usb, 1985, general elections in o aizaight fight with labour, This work Silben, Comervativta
Moll
Suez policy of armed inter- vention in Egypt.
tomorrow Polling takes places
aleo at Bristol West, a Gov- ernment
stronghold held in 1035, with a majority of 22,-
President tomorrow been,""--Reuter,
Sources close to Dr von
Brentano said that a more or less simultaneous White House statement would be issued, and that it would contain an on- nouncement of Dr Adenauer's acceptance of a formal invitation to visit Westlingjon-Heuter.
Indonesia's Police Adequate
Singapore, Mar. 6. Colonel M. Soekardjo,
Indonesia's
not.
MALAYAN 5-YEAR PLAN
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 6. The Malayan Federal Legisid- tive Assembly today approved the Government's five-year plan, calling for 8$1,330,000,000 capital Investment between 1958 and 1060,
The plan is aimed at develop- ing agriculture, rubber planta- "other" Indus- tions, mining) and
setaenaide
001. The contest was caused senior Djakarta police official res by the elovation
of Lords.
of
also
the Conservative candidate,.
obvious that said: "It do
the said hero reduc
today there is going to bo a tion of our majority and in format member to the House 100,000-strong police force 159100,000,000 for building up
adequate to maintain and Malaya's armed forces our percentage of the poll."
Labour Party, represented Mr R. G. Cooke, a 28-year-old order" in his country, which in The British Government has
isfarabs, prokland, 69152,000,000 (uld in: In this straight. fght by Mr schoolmaster, is the Conserva eludes about 3,000 W. Wilson, solicitor, is
cash and kind. Erise eest will be tive nominte, and is consider.
He said thieves were working vigorously to slash
the calmed by loans - Bloated locally and abroad std by drawing on be reserves.
The
the Government majority tout Mr W. T. Labour,
back its claim that mounting
·Costa · and the "Buez
**parture", "have loot Con-
ed certain to retain the seat, number one problem of
T. Rodgers, a sécrés Liklonetian
Of Indonesit's tary,
malco to alos
ably cut in the shid They Government majority
police communists
abiding."lank
the
Chlet Ministe Tengku Abdul Rabion toldi, the Legislative
Morvatives the confidence of state of parties as the 6304 Colonel Boekardjo was spanke: Assembly the plans - might tako
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