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CHINA'S ARMY

WHAT really is happening

by no means clear. There are mysteries within mysteries. The chief episode during the summer โดด been the movement for "all flowers

bloom

together" and then its sudden change of direction, But that is only one sign of uneasiness and uncertainty. In the last few weeks, at- tention has shifted to the

CHINA

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PEKING REJECTS NEWSMEN

State Department Churchill's Son-In-Law With Wife

Terms

Are Unacceptable

Tokyo, Aug. 26.

In the past, Chiirese pro- CHINA'S chief propaganda organ to-

poganda 'has been wholly

Red

Army. It bas BLEN

day rejected the US State Depart-

directed to the praise of the ment proposal to let 24 American news. represented as a new model, men go to the mainland. It charged specialising in almost utopian relations between that State Department wanted to use itself and the civilian them as "spies."

population. All the greater

Ju

the surprise tu find a very different future suddenis presented by the official Communist newa agency. This agency is giving long. re-

ports about the "reclities tion of the army. The significance lies in what iL says needs to be. rectified. It has reported in full an especially noteworthy speech by General Tang¦ Cheng, the Director of the Army's Political Depart-

ment.

CONTAMINATED

|ENERAL Tang denounced

Kuomintang'a

The Peking People's Daily sold

in a long, bitter-worded article written by "observer" hint the US proposal Is "completely unacceptable" unless Chinese reporters can go to the United Staices.

حلوان

The article, broadcast Peking radio, called Secretary of State Jolm Foster Dulles' pro- pesat "insufferable arroganed,

It sald the United States wanis to use American newsmen to collect intelligence and carry out activities on its behalf."

UNACCEPTABLE

of

"The unilateral decision the conduct of officers, the US Slute Deportment as an who were, he said ounced in its press release is the "contaminuted, with the completely unacecutable to

Chinese people," the newspaper working said. style." They inflicted

"The USA is used to lording "unscrupulous corporalit over others in the imperiallst punishment" upon the con- world and thinks it can send script soldiers. They sub- Its correspondents to Chine just jected them to all,kinds of on the basis of its own unlin- humiliation.

teral decision without ร.พ slightest sense of decourtesy In, at the game time, refusing reciprocat visas to the Chinese

The

correspondents.

the

"But the day has passed end

never return when Chinese people can be treated The in- like pawns by others. sufferable arrogance of the imperialists leaves the Chinese people undisturbed, upart arousing their indignation."

general admitted also the validity of a long string of complaints about the army in its relation to civilians.. These sounded... extra- ordinarily like the com- will plaints which used to be mado about the Chinese armics of the old regime, or about the Japanese army of occupation, The officers "used money to o win love and undermine engagements." They misused the houses in: which they were billetted, and treated the occupaula! Thly

was the start. A few daya after the speech of General B similar

Cheng,

a was made by no lear a dignitary then the Libern tion Army's Chief of StafT, General Su Yu, He repeated

admissions General Tung Cheng, and added a great many more. CONDUCT

the

Bane

ELA

US

1103)

In Washington a Sate De partment spokesman said the department would stand on its proviuus sintemen?" that it will not allow any reciprocal entry Into the US of Chinese Com munist newrmen.

PRESSURE EXERTED

ac-

The newspaper article, titled "a clumsy cording to Radio Peking, w

deception of US State Department." It aid that "en the surface", the Stre Drpartment appeared to have altered ils einbargo at US newsmen going to Chino but in fact it is clumsy deception."

**tremendous

To relieve the

3

BESE confessions by the TH

generals were a signal to the Communist newspapers. The most striking comment pressure exerted against it by appeared in the Army's own the American people, Peking newspaper, tho "People's claimed, the State Department Liberation Journal." It said decided to allow a limited num that far too many army ber of newsmen to go to the "at the fame time units

stationed in mainland, were

unreasonably refusing to grant schools and at beauty spots.reciprocal viens to Chinese cor- In the Port Arthur-Dairen respondents." area alone, sixty-nine schools

had been taken over. The "It is obvious," it said, "that Department has conduct of the soldiers with the US State students came in for parti- not in the least abato 1

persistent hostility towards new cularly sharp comment. The recurring charge is that Chinx. It is placing obstacles in bew

CONDITION

ABSURD

.

The six American cor- respondents who had their passports validated for China yesterday by the D8 Consulate are now wonder- ing whether they will be able to vlalt the mainland.

One of the correspond- ni told the China 'Mail this 'morálng that the con- dition Was absurd. He added: "The United States should extend an Invitation to Chinese Journalisis,"

Two other Journalists commented that the mat- ter was completely out of their hands now..

By All Means

Το

Heveral others, however, went to an sgeney which handlen China -- vialis make inquiries about vízás. Mr Keyes Beeeb, of tho Chicago Daily News said Wat "If mutual exchange is the only obstacle holding up our going into China, then by all means the United States should allow the Chinese ntwanen to zo to, the States," He added: "The United States should have invited the Chinese

newanen

KO to the States because I feel. on a practical basis. the United States would fare far bet ter in the exchange."

Mr Beech refuted Chinese charge that American newsmen would be used as spies by the State Department.

the the

"We are not spica," Mr Beech said, "We do gather information and report our observations which, by Communist definition, is espionage. However, Peking Is quite familiar with the

the American · Press Way opersies and know. our the original ways before Invitation was extended to

1 year ago,"

TES

Nonsense

Beech Me

wanted to know: "I WO Were not spics when the invitation was extended to us then, why are we spies now?"

Mr Tillman Burdin of the New York Times re- of garded

charge alleged espionage

nonsense and they know

the way of mutual visits army officers consistently tween the Chinese and Ameri- abuse their power.

It" They can people, but is trying to shift demand a standard of life the responsibility to the Chinese quite different from that of Government." elvilions. They expect free entrance at places of public amusement.

RESPECT

Peking said that according to underslood inter- "generally dational practice", newsmen of each country should be stationed in the other country to help

(Continued on Page 3 Col. 8)

WHAT does this cutburst people understand each other.

Wet criticism imply tire

still too early to say. Per- haps the civilian element of the Communist Party, is anxious to flip the wings of the cliquea of army officers bofore they become too in- dependent. But if this is so, they hayo had to revon]

ASSURANCE ON

HK RICE

Mr H. A. Angus, Director of

that the Pooploe Liberation Commerce and Industry, stated Army is very different from this morning that the Hongkong what has always been and Government had received an hitherto, and they have had | amararive-that the Thai Goøveru. to disclose the popular dis- ruent Intended imaintainbigt. Maj content.

export of rice to its traditiopa) | Traditionally in Chinn there customers, which include Hong-

kong, and that the controlă re-

has been a certain contempt coudly imposed in Bangkok will

the

Mr John Roderick of the Associated Press, who is one of the party wailing to go behind the bamboo cur-

matter lain, said the now completely out of our hands.

£

Mr Roderick added that the new development did nut come as a surprise to most of the American cor respondents.

le said he regarded the charge of alleged explonage "obviously absurd." Mo

sald: "We will report im- partially and objectively

Just as we do anywhere in Que world."

1

Antony Beauchamp, 39-year-old son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill, died in London last week from a uverdose of sleeping tablets. Mr Beauchamp is seen here with his wife, actress Sarah Churchill, when they were on holiday in Bermuda-Reuterphoto,

WESTERN STRENGTH CAN

HOLD RUSSIAN MIGHT

Washington, Aug. 25. THE former commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, General Alfred Gruenther, said today that there would be no third world war provided the free world continued to make it too costly for Russia to start one.

HKU Says Thanks To

Benefactor

General Gruenther told a nationwide television audience

Mass Desertion By Tourists

MORE TROUBLE ON THE BATORY

Copenhagen, Aug. 25.

The biggest single mass defection since the cold war ended put another black mark on the history of the ill-starred Polish liner Batory today.

Refugees were still turning up her after jumping ship.

When the Batory put in far a two-day visit to Copenhagen

last Wednesday there were 772 Polish tourists on board. Police catimcted tonight about the In every 10 had decided to ceck asylum in the West.

The Batory Arst came to fame when an accusod Communis'. Gerhard Eisler, used it to snenit nway from the United States. He was free on bal when he venished into the ship.

Less Lucrative

Since then the been

Batory has unable to dock in New York. It has been in service wi less lucrative Europeon runs. Last week's experience may rule out one more route for the 10,000-ton

queen of Foland's merchant fleet.

Police spokesmen sald that about 60 Foles so far had asked for asylum here. In view of the large number 1 is planned to Establish

camp where the Poles can be accomandanted until their Individual cases have been decided on.-United Press,

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OCTOPUS ATTACKS BOY

Genoa, Aug. 25. An 11-year-old boy bath- ing at a beach escaped un- hurt today from an octopus

that he thought the increasing BURGLARY which attacked him in the

strength of Nalo had been able ito prevent such a confilet.

"Nato forces are so

strong Soviet forces And it loo costly," he said.

General Gruenther said, how- jover, that the free world "shield"

for

не siressed the need German military

participation with existing allied forces, He classed German contribution of Nato ground defences as very "important."

shallow water.

The CHARGE

AGAINST ACTOR

Meet

Put

Meet Put Alley.

That's the name her ship- mates, give her. For Put (real name Pep) is a mem- ber of the crew of tho brigantine Yankes.

Put Teft Hongkong yes. terday for chort trip to Japan to meet her parenta before rajoining for ship.

While the was in Hong- kong, she mat China Mall feature writer, Francia Booy, and told the story of how Put joined the Yankee.

in two parts, this feature appears today on pega 10. The second part will appear tomorrow.

Armed Robbery

boy wes swimming when suddenly the octopus seized him around the waist and started dragging him out to scu.

A landscape artist, Pier Laugi Lavagnino, painting the pleturesque bay nearby, heard the cries of the boy and dived

Three Chinese, two of them New York, Aug. 25. in to save him.

armed with daggers, held up The Actor Lawrence Tierney

octopus left the boy and robbed a pedestrian in arrested

on and attacked today

Lavagniro, · He Begonia Road at about 10 pra on was

sucecedel in freeing himself Saturday right Polica sald charges of burglary.

from the long tentacles and today. The victim reported to the Police that rehbera midu earled the boy to safely,

The hoy's name was not off with a wrist watch and revented by police United money. Police are investigating Press.

the case.

The Vice-Chancellor of of land, sea and ale forces must the University of Hong- still be strengthened to provide kong, Dr L., T. Ride has a greater barrier against attack. sent a personal note of thanks to Mr P. L, Benscoter of Northwest Airlines Inc., who last week donated $3,000 to the University.

The donation was made following publication in the China Mail of a news item out-

The burglary charge arises Icing the dimeulty of admitting

on Incident on Friday all who apply to study at the

General Gruenther, now Pre- afternoon when Tierney entered limited sidesit of the University because of

American Red the apartment of two feminine Incilities.

Cross, Fald he was not satis friends: The police lodged the Dr Hide sald! "Professor Ned with the present Nato charge ngainst the actor even though they say, he took nothing Priestley (the acting registrar; strength.

NOT SATISFIED

has just been in to

your cheque for $3,000

show. me which

He anid

imself over to police at three The 36-year-old actor turned

om, after he learned they were looking for him.

from

he hoped United from the apartment.

According to Tierney, he went

Freighters Collide

Quebec City, Aug. 25.

СП in the St Lawrence River near here today, bui damage was reported slight and no one was injured, The accident occurred in a pre- dawn mist on the river carly today when the Mapledore, of British registry under charter to the Dominion Steel. and Con Company, rammed the Clandru, German vassel

you have so readily contributed States forces were in Europe in to the apartment of the two TWO freighters collided head-

slay, in order to

For the "foresceable women about 3 pan on Friday, to our University

real

he future, us meet the very help

said, the United He said he had known one of "furnish the hard the women, Georgette McDonald, demand for increased entry to Staley must our courses. I feel I must send core of European defence for a for about seven months and hed

this

of you

long time to come."

dated her on occasions, personal note thanks, and in addition say how

The second woman, 27-year- He said he saw no plans tjald much

Eileen your public-spirited

whom Keenan; cut military forets in Europe in Tierney cald he has known for gesture is eppreciated."

spite of an economy-minded about a year, was inside the Congers which has slasheti apartment sleeping at the time. mitry spending budgets. Tierney sald ho rang the bell and knocked on the door und heard kor-talking inside.

POLICE CRACK

DOWN

The Police have intensified their activities against plek- pockets and snatchers in the Colony.

poses.

SURPRISE

General Gruenther saw the eventual supplying of atomic weapons by the United States to its Nato allies, Direct supply is now prohibited but, he said. a means is being sought to grant

Tierney said he thought sho their use for emergency pur- was telling him

Was [having trouble opening the assist her he General Cruenther said he door and to doubled that Russia could defend parties and kicked it open. itself completely against a con- At this juncture Miss Keenan Fourteen cases were reported, centrated attack on its territory became hysterical, ran ten in Kowloon _and_four on by the West. He painted out. the fire escope, and celled for, Hongkong Island. In ten of however, that the West with its police, Tierney loft but Miss the incident the cases, suspeels were arrest-present state of defence was also Keenan reported

These gentry had a very bad time

weekend," over the Police spokesman sold today.

a

on to

ed as a result of quick action by extremely vulnerable, United to police, who started a search

Press; the Police,

SHIP CAUGHT IN ICE

Copenhagen, Aug. 26 ! p

Joern chartered by the

for armies. The profession net prejudice suppiles to Hong-UIE Norwegian vesel Folab- of soldiering has been held kangi

in low esteem. Evidently the regimo has still much to do before it can claim that the People's Army is very different from the armies of the past, and deserving of more respect.

Mr. Angus stated that there' was no truth in rumours to the Ho added that tha

contrary,

stocks at present in, the Colony are high. Thoy amount to some three and a half to four months consumption.

Norwozlan Polar Instituto was

trouble tonighả hì heavy','loo noar oblekoo Isinna ja Fostery on Greenland's east coa

iloved to have abandoned the| ship, fearing it might be prested down by the lee.

officially reported in serious A spokesman of the Danish naval headquarters fu Copen- hagen • snid· that the United Btates Air Force in Greenlandi had been naked to assist in The 18 crewings and passengers firewone operations.

aboard throw-vesiti weżo^ "bošl The Norwegian seal

outcher!

2.

for the actor,

Tierney. who has boon arrested at least 19 times sinco The played gunmen' John Dillin- == [ger on the screen, was freed in

US$500 ball,

Miss Kenan expressed 'mar- prise that the charge

Was

Jópeter was reported to be burglary. the vesket nearmit to the Mix- tressed Polabjoern.

"I just want him to stay away from, mo” the mid),

This setor, who played a "con- TWO YOT

so Jopeter waviot in the movie "San Quentia” abandoned by ile

the infamous Grow, off after pertraying Greenland under Dillinger, has been in and out of motivertint Identical elreum-ghois and courts at least 10 RIATIDOS. The ship was later times. Most of the charges havo.

· roseged alotost iniset.--United) involved, drunkenness United

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Both ships returned safely to Quebec City harbour, whero the Harbour Master reported damage was limited to the bows of both ships. The Mapledore was travelling up-river with a cargo of coal from Nova Scotia, while the. Ciandra was travelling tu the opposite direction in ballast.~* United Press.

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