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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

OCTOBER 23

TODAY is the anniversary

TODAY

of the Hungarian up- rising. It serves as a day of remembrance to the world, though the Hun- garing people have cause to recall the muffering, the -pain and bitterness and the

treachery of yesteryear! with special reason. The anniversary habit 19 human device, with its

Appeal should lie solely with

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HONGKONG C KOWLOON

MID-EAST DEBATE ADJOURNED

Syria Wants UN Inspection Team

On Frontier

New York, Oct. 22,

LEOPARD MAC OFF TO SEE IKE

SEEN IN COLONY

saw

strong and weak points. Its Syria today demanded that a United Nations A European resident return-

fact-finding team be sent to her common border with Turkey and insisted that there had been no Saudi Arabian mediation.

those who are most intimately concerned, though often it extends to friends and sympathisers. If the occasion in worth

recalling for the sake of the Inspiration it provides, the analversary is useful and productive; but if the occasion recalled does no more than revive

nast

emotions then the anniver- sary is useless and unpro- ductive.

LANDMARKS

A

NNIVERSARIES

would

be more appropriate and most useful if we were to apply the lessons learnt from them. Essentially they record the achievements, the failures, the follies, the tragedies, the mistakes of human existence. How can we use these landmarks of history to, msist us in the of civilisation? progress And today, what particul-

Jernon arly is the

Hungary?

Ther

of

will be some who will say that the only nation which can usefully draw a lesson from the tragedy of Hungary is Bussin. But what of the world which atood by while Hungary was being destroyed? What did the West do, what should it do now? That is All the West can considor appropriately on this occa Alon marking the first anniversary of the Hun- garian uprising. Anything else is irrelevant,

GREATER SAY

T was, to begin with, an

I uprising not against a

Communist state for the auke of a democratic state, but against a system which prevented the Hungarians from having a greater say

their

In

own

Affairs.

Afro-Asian Meet Nearly Falls Apart

Calro, Oct. 22. Delegates from Syria, other Turkey and three Afro-Asian natione atrug- gled behind closed doors today with the problem of Syrian-Turkish border ten-

ajon.

However, se the confer- ence went Into Ita third session there were no algno of stabilising the Middle Eastern crisis.

Syrian and Rumlan charges that Turkey plans aggression against Syria at the behest of the United States formed A super. charged background for the 25.nation Afro-Asian meet- Ing that opened In Cairo yesterday.

Before tho conference could-Tall apart into two openly antagoŋístio ɑoampu, the sub-committeo quickly five-nation Appointed the

group to take up the matter at a special calon this afternoon.

Among the five were the, Turkish delegate, Sunt Bilga-who had walked out earller-and the top Byrlan Socialist theoretician, Michel Afflak, The others repro- vented Egypt, Rod China and India,-United Press.

Possibly the Russians did Protest Over:

The

not know this or possibly. they did not care. United Nations report on Hungary makes it clear, however, that the Ilun- garians were not seeking the reinstitution of the prewar regime.

Two Chinas

Efforts of a "great Areb 'king" to ense tensten in the rea were being used to create "an atmosphere of confusion," Mr Firid Zeineddine, Syrian Deputy Chief delegate, told the

Nations General As United

Mr

sembly.

Salah Eddine Laici, Bitar, the Foreign Minister re- peated in the 82-nation forum Syrian charges that preparations wero in hand to "unleash the Turkish war machine nt

the appropriate moment,"

Last War

ing to his Shatin homo fast night

what ho vouched to be a laopard., The animal had just dashed across the motor dračk and was in the act of climbing an cmbankment when It was caught by the bright headlights of the car.

"And this is not whisky talk," the

Informant assured the China Mail when he was (TE= lating what he had seen. He added that he had not partaken of

liquor that night and thus his vision was impaired.

any

DISAPPEARED

not

the

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER

Bombing Victims Evacuated

To Clark Field

“DOING FINE”

Western

Policy Changes?

London, Oct. 22. The Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, departed for the United States by air tonight for talks with his "old and trusted" friend, President Elsenhower.

Whe

The sumrait conterenca expected to be a sweeping reappraisal of Western policy in the face of Russian victories in and diplomatie the scientific felds.

Mr

Mr

and Macmillan Eisenhower were expected to concentrate on Russia's Middle East offensive and on its selen- tlfte programmes in the field of. space development.

CO-OPERATION Sources sald Mr Macmillan would present to the President for Anglo- proposals American scientifle co-operation,

weapons de Including nuclear velopment..

new

MR MACMILLAN

Queen Sends Thanks

ANOTHER ‘CICERO” AFFAIR ?

Paris, Oct. 22.

envoy

The Independent Paris even- ing newspaper Le Monde suggested today that docaments belonging to President Eisenhower's the special Middle East, Mr Loy Henderson, may have fallen into Sovjet hands in a new "Cicero affair." (In World War Two the' valet of the Bish ambassador to Turkey code named Cicero" required secret documents In the embassy and handed them over to the Germans.).

La Monde's Middle East ex- pert, Edouard Sablier, writes, in lodoy's newspaper:

THE TALKS

"On September 10 the Joint Soviet naval attache, Captein Alexander Moralgine, and his alde were expelled by the Turkish authorities. They ometal- ly accused him of indulging in activities' 'certain Washington, Oct. 22.

espionage President Eisenhower has re-without saying what, colved a personal message from "In Istanbul, where I was at the time, members of the Queen Elizabeth of Britain, ex- pressing the "heartfelt thanks" Baghdad Pact committee dealing of herself and Prince Philip for with the repression of subver- gave me the "the welcome which we have alve retiviiles received in your great country" extraordinary news that the The message was sent to the Americans diplomatic bag had White House shortly before the disappeared.

"One can imagine that it The Queen siressed in her contained in particular the ac- Royal Mane fook off for Britain

of the talks of M. message that she would never count forget the friendship shown by Menderes (the Turkish Prime with the American all the citizens of the United Minister) States. "I am proud to be the special envoy, Mr Henderson.

The informat, who does not wish to reveal his identity, sald ho was driving home to Tao Fung Shan. It was shortly after 11 o'clock when he came neross the animal which even- Backing Syria's stand, Mrtually disappeared among Andrei Gromyko, Soviet For- bushes. He reported the sight- eign Minister, warned that ing to the Fallce on arriving the alluation was similar to home. that in the 1930's before the

The

motorist gave this acw. outbreak of the last war.

this the. Incident Mr Gromyko

assalled the count of

morning: United States and its allies for

"A black shadow flashed "Imperialist intrigues" in the

His inclusion of Sir Edwin across the road a few feet in Middle East

front of my car, leaping onte

Plowden, Chairman of Britain's a high vertical bank on the

Atomic Energy Authority, and Two Fung Shan private rond.

Sir Richard Powell, Permanent "Elis fortpaws seem to

Secretary for Defence, amona have reached the lip at the

his aides on the trip was faicent bearer of so much good-will,”. top of the bank; but for

as evidence that proposals for she said. several, seconda, the powerful

Clark Air Force Base pooling scientific information "I can assure, you that our scribed as "ritticulous" the a good French Mices, roporis--Chiaa spotted hind quarters of the spokesman dild the blast viewould be high on the White people returns it in

Mail Special, measure."-France-Presse. red brown rauschler brute time four of them hung down the vertical bank were going along Abo" at the

If the United Nations did not deal properly with the eltum- tion: the world would, be con- fronted with "horrible events" lie asserted.

The crucial debate-called

cał specifically to

with Syrton complaint of threat to -her security and to laternational peace-opened with a Turkish request for postponement bc- chuss of the Saudi Arabian

move.

Mr Beytullah Eain, the Turkish Ambassador, announced that Turkish Minister was al- ready on his way to Saudi Are- bla.

Became Angry

Supporting Syrian objections to a delay, Mr Gromyko tangled with Sir Leslie Munro of New Zealand, tho Assembly Pre- sident, who twice interrupted him for going beyond proco- dural matters in his statement. Mr Gromyko, obviously angry, turned to the President snapped, "1 believe it would be not waste your energies on Interruptions and if yau focussed Usese energies on un organised way of conducting these meetings,”

and

Manila, Oct, 23. The eight US sorvicomon ovacuated by air to Clark Air Forco Baso last night after being wounded in in bombings saporato Salgan were described as being in "pretty fine con- dition"" today,

A

officer, House, agenda.-United Press.

in full view of my headlamps Dazo hospital. while he, clawed viciously. "I would my they are in

hindpaws and (Could, in back page. Col. 5)

Morphine In Soccer Team's Baggage

In was confirmed by the Police this morning that they have taken possession: of a quantity of baggagO containing a portion of the football gear

of ihe Kwong Wah football team The baggage was sent by

from Dir

Bangkok to

Hongkong better if you did

Dr Mahmoud Fawzi, Egyptian Foreign Minister, supported the. an International" in- move for vestigation of the Syrian- Turkish border situation.

the Later

Paris, Oct. 22. The Communist Chinese Goy- ernment and the National Red Cross of China have protested to The right of self-expression the Standing Commission of the

and self-determination is a International Red Cross conter cardinal principle of ence for creating the position of Western

democracy and "two Chinas" by Inviting Taiwan it was here that the West delegates to attend the coming conference to be muat lamentably

failed. session of

held in New Delhi from October And it was not necessary 29 to November 7, the New China

United

Nations News Agency reported. investigating team to tell The protest pointed out the world that this was the Standing Commission what Hungary really want-treated China's province cd. It should have been Taiwan as an independent na- Cross evident.

tion and the local Red Society there as an independent)

The adjournment came after society..

They demanded the with- procedural wrangle. In which Syria charged that an attempt of the invitation 10 was being made to "bury" the

Nationalist

case, while Paraguay and Spain

for

A

RESOLUTION

WHY did the West do drawal

nothing? Undoubtedly members

A

of the

United Nations voted to adjourn debate on the Syrian-Turkish border issue for that no more than three days. The was 37 to 10 with 34 had vole

of abstentions,

An Attempt

because of the danger of a Chinese Government.-France-argued for an indefinite post-

world. war. The Suez Presse.

Canal trouble contributed to the explosiveness of the international situation. Rationalleing, the West weighed the sacrifice of a few hundred thousand lives against the millions who might die ITL & nuclear holocavat. In numbers, undoubtedly it decision

Alleged UK Spy Ring

ponement to allow King Saud of Saudi-Arabla to pursue his mediation efforts.

Paraguay first moved ad. *prudent Journment until a time Hutt". A Syrian mere for immediate adjournment : without conditions WAS des feated.

Syria then amended the Prague, Oct. 22. The Czech counter-espionako Paraguay rootion to call for ad- more than announced the Journment: for.not was justified, but must this service today

three days. The amendment consideration always out. uncovering of a British paid spy

WAS cartled by 33 votes weigh defiance of auch aring in the country. Dr Valul-

to 32 with 15 abstentions. mir Helmuth and his wife,

The amended three-day all- Martha, alleged to have been at tourment motion was then Britain. went to war in 1939 the head of the espionage net-adopted-Reuter, and United

Just because this principle work, have been arrested. was flouted' once too often.

vital principle?

The

Press

Czech authorities sold Times have changed but that Helmuth and his wife were today, the Arst anniversary in centret with an official at a of Hungary, it la necessary Western embassy, to whom they the first part of the ques- also reported to have organised tion asked anrlier what an escape line through which did the West de informar capitalists" had legil- relation to the second

to consider the answer to passed information. They were Naval Strength

www

loft

what should it do now. The France-Preza,

answer is crucial if another Hungary is to be avoided. Whether we declare,

of

allently resolve, we must.

determine on something positive and stick by

Penang, Oct. 22

The New British Commander- Czechoslovakia-in-Chief, Far East Station, Vice-Admiral S↳ Gerald Glað- stone, apld on arrival here to day that he had been assured Dritish naval strength in the Far East would not bo redkiced, Washington, Oct. 22, Sir Gerald, formerly' Second

Injunction

A Federal judge today grant-Flug Oficer, Malayan Arco, la eda preliminary injunction returning to 'Singaport after

anaccomTM panied barrage.

and arrived in Hongkong at 9 a.m. yesterday.

A search of the baggage revealed two packages which were found to coll. tain over two pounds of crude:

morphide, The paokagen are now the sub- ject of Police enquiries.

pretty

In Washington, n State De partment spokesman today iden

One condition Hight FLY WITH THE PILOTS WHO FLY THE WORLD

now," sald the speterman.

SO FAST

Press reports today quoted ond of the wounded as tolling. Clark

tho authorities ⚫ that explodora "happened so fast!! no details could be, obtained. The reports also quoted a Clark Fleid source as saying there were Indications that the bombs had been deliberately planted: against the Americana"

The injured who arlyed last night were members of the U.S. military advisory group Saigon United Press.

MOSCOW INSPIRED

Belrut, Oct. 22. The conservativo newspaper Annahar said today that Syria's rejection of- Saudi-Arebin's offer to mediato Turko-Syrian tea- Blons was inspired by Moscow- United Press.

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