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NACH new year begins with worldwide hope for con- Tinued peace and prosperity, not only in the international- sphere but in national and domestic affairs as well. Assured, of another full year! under the able and wise guidance of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, before his retire- ment, the hopes of Hong- kong for those two essen- tials of well-being wore high lust New Year's Day,

Now, s the year 1957

denwa to a close the people

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No. 36936

Established 1845

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1957.

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COMMUNIST PLAN

INDONESIA: THE

Similar To Red

Seizure Of

East Europe

By WILLIAM GALBRAITH

Washington, Dec. 29.

here can look back with The US Information Agency is sounding a world-

pride on a year of great achievement in many fields. True, there have been setbacks

for the individual and many problems have confronted business and the Colony in

wide warning of a Communist blueprint to

take over Indonesia, it was disclosed today.

general, but they have been SHIP STILL

resolved in the vast major- ! ity of cases without undue impediment to progress. Never in its history, now dating back 116 years, hos expansion covering so many aspects of life been so vast in any one year, Building, for instance, hamtransform. ed some areas so rapidly in the past twelve months that they are hardly recog- nisable after a few months' absence from the Colony. Millions of dollars have been

invested in real estates, a sure pointer to confidence in the future. Industrially, too, large sums

have

invested been

STUCK ON SANDBANK

The

Singapore, Dec. 29. Royal Navy salvage vossal Boronia is trying to free the American Isbrandtson Line freightor, Flying Endeavour, which has gone aground on the Nipas Shool, otoven miles off Singapore.

The Flying Endeavour struck in the sandbank yesterday morning. development since January There were no injuries, and the this year, giving work to damage.

ship has suffered no serious And enabling

thousands

the Colony to make its im- pact on world marketa with a wider range of well-made local products.

WILL CONTINUE

The Boronia will continue its efforts to get the freighter oft

The Flying Endeavour carrying cargo for Singapore from Hongkong-Reuter.

The prosperity which hue tomorrow.

graced the past year is also evident in the state of the

To the Colony's coffers. General Reserve Balance several millions of dollarn have been added despite

heavy commitments for re- Narrow Escape

Genos, Dec, 29. Three trains thundered over

the prostrate body of 63-year- old Rosa Montobbio after sie had fallen between the tracks of the main Genoa-La Spezia lle near here today.

Nettlement projects, socin!! welfare, education, and

pi Improvement

public amenities generally. With auch a year of achieve-

ment behind her, therefore, Hongkong can look for- ward to the coming year with renewed confidence that, given peace, prosperity ital suffering from shock, but will continue to shed her otherwise unhurt.-China Mall

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The Agency draws a parallel between the current anti-Dutch nctions in Indonesia and the Communist seizure of power in Eastern European nations dur-

Ing the 1946-48 period.

The USIA ried in a

warning is ent- three-part survey

being distribute to its 200 poals

throughout the world. It is based on a booklet entled “A Short History of the Communist Party of Indonesia," written by Dipa Nusantara Aldi, Indo-

nesia's top Communist,

Little Known

It was published in India lo

1955 but is little known.

The information agency said it is a document "pro- duced

for expressedly Communist eyes.”

The Individual USIA posts will nake the information avaliable for use by foreign newspapers, magazines, opinion leaders and others who would be interested,

The agency says that Com- munist blueprint calls for paril- # "united front" cipation in political coalition, to lend legiti- macy to the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), then tok- the coalition parlles, ing over

azid Inter seizing them,

strengthening Communist dominated Soviet Indoneslun

Sino-Indonesian und ship societies, and similar steps,

Destruction

Fuchs Strikes CHIANG FACES OPEN BRITISH AND

Soft Snow

In Pole Drive

Wellington, Deo. 29.

Dr Vivian Fuchs and his British team covered only 15 miles in 12 hours of heavy going in their drive for the South Pote fast night, but Bir Edmund Hillary's, perty awept 44 miles nearer their goal.

Dr Fuchs hopes to stap up his rate of progress to- day to G0 miles, while air Edmund Hillary, now less than 200 miles from the South Pole, to main- taining a 40-mild dally average.

Or Fuchs' party

radiosd Scott Bras that their intort run was made in "heavy going" through

soft snow and over-wRVO- Bke ridges of hard snow. They

are on the march almost 12 hours at a time. Dr Fuche aid two of his vehicles were giving

trouble and this caused

in the start los dalsy night, but he was hoping to travol 60 milem In the

naxt march. Meanwhile, Bir Edmund's party, who yesterday re- ported fasiing strain and the need for more stoop, merched 44 milos In "superb" conditions. Their terrain continues' to climb gradually and they are now at 10,400 feat, according to Mr Douglas Mackenzle official corres- pondent with the New Zealand expedition. There will be a slight de- scent later on since the immediate polar regloa ilss in a...vest..., shallow brain-Router.

Satellite:

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lend US To Try

The three-part survey warns that the PKI' goal is "working for the ultimate destruction of the present social and political system."

The Agency says the Communists employed a "familar technique" when Red dominated unions recently occupied Dutch factories, shipping firms and other private hold ings.

"These activities bear some

Again Soon

Washington, Doc. 29.

Dr John Hagen, Director of the US Vanguard Satellite Project, said today that another attempt would be made by the US in "not too long a time" to launch on earth satellite.

But he would not discuss a possible date.

SPLIT IN PARTY

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Veterans Stage Revolt

By ROBERT BROWN

Taipei, Dec. 29.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is facing the first open split his ruling Kuomintang Party since the Na- tionalist Chinese Government moved to Formosa in 1949.

within

The impeachment of Premler O K. Yui a few days ago by the Control Yuan is one of the first public Indications that Chiang Is having disciplinary problems within his own ranks,

Some quarters view the peachment as an 'indirect

im... Stop

at the 70-year-old Chinese Pre- sident himself for it is Chiang who put Yui in offee and has kept him there.

Will Remain

L

. It is almost certain that Yul,

6B, will ride out the storm and remain in office.

Ben-Gurion May Resign From Government

Tel Aviv, Dec. 29.

Mr David Ben-Gurion is to announce at a cabinet meeting tomorrow whether. he intends to tender the resignation of his five-party coali- tion or carry on.

Chiang made it a point to Ex- pres hia ditapproval of the Impeachment In public specch a few days after the action,

The

89-member Control Mr Ben-Gurion accused the He said in his opinion Israel

Haavodo could co-operate closely with Achuth is the nation's highest left-wing

to witchdog body, empowered Investigate everything everybody,

Yuon

Party ministers

and

What makes the Impeachment for "acglest of duly"-sigal- Acant is that all but a handful of the Yuan's members. tlso are veteran members of the Kuo- mintang Party..

to

Differences:

virtually.

with "betrayal | Bonn and he wolved aside of the country's security" by emotional appeals not to forget leaking information of the Bon the massacre of millions of Jews

by Nezi Germany. mission to the press.

"We

US NAVIES

RUSHING AID TO CEYLON

Gettysburg, Dec. 29. The United States revealed today details of plans for American ald being rushed to Ceylon where floods have reportedly killed more than 300 per. SONG. and Jeft some 300,000 homelcam.

President Elsenhower also sent a mossago to Bir Oliver Goonetillake. Governor- General of Ceylon, expressing the sympathy of the American people for the Government and people of Ceylon,

SEVENTH FLEET

White House Press Secretary. James C. Hagerly, arinounced that the Navy was sending air and sen unilä from Japan and the Seventh Fleet of Formosa to Ceylon with food, medicine in and hellcopters to assist résque evacuation work. Hagerty said the aircraft carrier Princeton, accompanied by destroycra Henderson

de- Southerland, had been

the tnched from

Seventh Fleet for the Ceylon mission.

anxt

| They were scheduled to stop at Singapore, he spid, to picc up food and medicine, but

The Princetca, carrying 20 hell- cepting to be used in rescue work, was due to arrive in Ceylon about Jenuary 2.

But while this was the im-

are not concerned with mediate cause, It served to emphasise the dormant mutuat the world of yesterday grievances and highlight the with the world of today, of to- differences between the coalt-morrow," he declared, Alon partnera especially with rugard to foreign policy.

STATE SECURITY Top Party officials

Addressing parliament last pleaded with the Kuomintang week, Mr Ben-Gurion sald members of the Control Yuan openly that it was his intention call off the impeachment. to buy arms from West Ger- But the Contred Yuan men many. He maintained that the berseCA rojected invita approach to Bonn had been tions to two separate

dinners dictated by higher interests which the Kuomintang leaders state security which cannot be had planned in the traditional publicly revealed. Chinese pattern such differences.

of

mending

In light of the efforts made to block the impeachment, their decision amounted to a virtual revolt against the Kuomintang, of which Chiang is Icoder.

Some observers consider it important that the members who velted are not the younger faction of the Party, but veterans with whom the Kuomintang has never had any real disciplinary problem before.

There also is a good deal of talk in Taipei about the notice- ably cool reception which greet- #ed Chiang's speech a few days

Vanguard Impeachment,

resemblance to the operations television Interview, said he later in which he deplored the

that the

Dr Hagen, speaking in

carried out in Eastern Europe Satellite, though much smallor

thought during the Communist power

Russian Sputniks, Face-Saving seizure of 1940-48," the survey says.

One Phase

"One phase of this Moscow- directed programme occurred when Communist-led national commiticos or action com mittees took over industrial plants, banks and other private enterprises while Soviet agents

und henchmen consolidated

their hold on the border states." The survey points out that after the property

than the might prove more valuable be cause of better and more com pact instrumentation-Reuter,

We're Going

To The Moon;

Moscow

Moscow, Dec. 29.

OVERTIME

of

BAN

MAY BE CALLED OFF

London, Dec. 29, Trade Union loaders repro- senting 40,000 hospital clarks were expected hare today to call off an over- time ban in Britain's 7,000 hospitals within the next fow days.

The bar which affects the administrative side of hospital work only

was imposed 6ix weeks ago in protest agains the Health Minister's veto of an agreed three per cent pay in-.

crease.

Nevertheless, all circles agree that while the Impeachment may be publlely popular it does not necessarily represent any serious threat to the political stability of Chiang's Party.

Some quarters believe that the impeachment amounts to гo more than a face-saving Trade Union leaders meet move by the Control Yuan, be here tomorrow to consider a fore which Yul has repeatedly proposal to abandon the over- refused to appear for question-me embargo and submit a new ing-United Prose,

pay claim instead.

NEW. CLAIM

owners in Eastern Europe A Soviet scientist said here Faure In Accident arbitration

If u new claim was rejected, It could then be submilled to

Arbitration is not possible in were deposed. "the newly today that new Sputniks would established Communist re- soon appear,

Caprits, Dec. 29. the present deadlock because of followed closely

M. Maurice Faure, French legal difficulties arising ffari the gimes proceeded with the by the first rockets to blaze the Secretary of State for Foreign fact, that the Health Service nationalisation of private frail to the moon and other Affairs, and his wife today workers have no dispute with enterprise of every des- planels. cription."

►

escaped uninjured in a car col- the hospital managements, who

alon in the Lot. Department, agreed to the pay increase. The selenust, Professor southwest France.

Reuter. "Subsequently, the unions of Anatoli Blagonravov, of the So M. and Mine. Faure returned every satellite country lost viet Academy Bdience, made to Paris, by, the night train. their independence and became | the statement in an article_l The occupants of the second merely a part of the Com-Sovetskaya Aviatsiya, the Bo-cur, a postal official and his wife, munist machinery of state con- viet News Agency Tass report- suffered from shock and bruised, trol."United Press,

ed--Reuter.

Reuter.

EMERGENCY SESSION CALLED BY DOM MINTOFF

Valotta, Déo, 29.

Inauguration Of Garcia

Manila, Dec, 30. Prezident Carols P. Garcia was fraugurated' as fourth Pre- sident of the Philippine Repub- lio today and pledged to pre- servo "dur "historic relations of friendship with the United

mens of Malleso men 'not, Britaka's planuod defence cuts | States.

honoured.

Malta's Parliament will be re-

called from its Chelatanaa| Obserytry MAL recess for

emergency

seudun tomorrow to hear-a motion which poses a threat! to the slentegio. Nato "SAVAI base here.

Premier Dom Mintoff's motion,

motion

owald be fákon te bo ́a, tkront of Malldes non-oq-operation In the contiened operation of

- the" dockyard. ir kirital does mot SITOO... to integration of Malte into the politics!! no!».

that

have led to ', widespread · four- President Garcia, 61, and the the Narsi Dockyard young nation's first opposition which provides employment party Vice President, Diosdado for much of Malia's' tabene | Macapagal, 47, both firm friends fares will be shut, dawn and of the United States, took asibs adoquato safeguards of office at Impressive, inaugurej for alternativo, empleymani cerimonies at noon. Dignitaries. have been made.

from many nations, mot Di Mintensation indicates his thom roasting in formal druis'

beller that Britain in nas with the temperature à scorch-

to be diacummed totoorrow, up of the United Kingdom. Warns that Malia's obliga- Bucks more seula, bebig tha

·Hobs In respect of the Zikrai ziani base lo a'kindidatil since | : honouring an earlier pronaise | (ng 90 degrees, honoured – tie biosharono forbo ir Bele|mure Bus: 79 por 'omni of finTM tata's guaraniom 'for employe

workery are ħfältare,

to avoid whome layment, my tong Philippine

United Press,

United From,

Although the public debate has led to many disclosures, thero is sull only speculatiori ubcut the nature of the weapons Mr Ben-Gurion Is seeking from West Germany.

DISCLOSURES

Why he made even these dis- closures when matters of secref negotiations had been

in the balance is not known.

The disclosures must have resulted in great damage to the proposed mission, actually undertaken last week by the Premier's personal envoy, Mr Shimon Pers, who returned here today.

SHIP DIVERTED

In London the Admiralty sald tonight British and US ships would leave Slogapore during the next two days to take reiler provisions victims in Ceylon,

Thic

to flood

spokesman sald HMS Cockade, returning to Britaln at the end of her commission, was diverted to Ceylon to assist in food distribution, Part of the feet will leave Singapore on Tuesday morn- ing with relief provisions. Other ships are standing by to help if necessary, he said,

Unlied Press..

Four Drowned

Whether Mr Feres succeeded is likely to remain secret, but by the time he returned, Israel's pollucal

had criels

shifted beyond the original causes.

Eight days of talks, between Mr Ben-Gurion and leaders' of the parties represented in the

Oslo, Dec. 29, government the Achuth Four people, including a 12- Haavoda, the United Labour | year-old girl, drowned" tonight Farty Mapam, the National Re- ns two cars in which they were glous Front and, the Pro- travelling crashed through the gressive Party → hos brought | Ico on Randsfjorden Lake, near to the surface differences that Gjoevik, about 60 miles north- have been dormant for many west of Oslo, China Mail

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