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Cable and Wiraless Com- pany engineers failed to recard the signals of the American Explorer satellito whlah pazaed over Hong- kong at 1.24 p.m. today.

A spokesman told tho China Mall that ever since Its imunching, Cablo and Wirless Co, angineers had bean trying to record ita lonal but were only suc cessful on one occasion...

That was last Thursday. The recording was broad- cast over the Chinese pro- gramme of Radio Hongkong on the following evening, and the European language channel on Saturday.

Commonwealth Trade Conference

London, Feb. 11. Commonwealth officials and experts from 11 countries met here today to prepare for a ministerial Com- monwealth Trade and Economic Conference like. ly to be held in Canada next September.

This first phase of the pre- parations is expected to con- clude next Friday. The officials and experts are likely to meet here again in a few weeks for further detailed work.

CHINA MAIL

Establ5að TEAS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1958.

FALSE MOVE-AND

BIEN PHU

French Army Confined

To Barracks

By ROBIN STAFFORD

Tunis, Feb. 11.

There are 45 Fronch Army camps scattered all over Tunisia and oach could become a little Dien Bien Phu like the one France defended and lost in Indo-China.

Japan To Bring Up Rhee Line At Geneva

Tokyo, Feb. 11. Foreign Minister Allchiro Fuflyama said today that Japan would positively

Today I entered the biggest camp of them all-Salambo, 10 milea from Tunis along the winding Causeway leading to the foothills of ancient Carthage, Five times my car was stopped by blus talformed Tunisian police and troops.

the

I reached the headquarters and in the office, I met

Commander-in-Chief, French Major-General Fernand Gam- blez One false move by this mild bespectacled mun could inter-racial bring a murderous war to this sunny land. Won DSO

Said the General who won i

the DSO with the British Com- nssert its stand againel mandos in the last war: "Don't the Republic of Korea's count on mo to start A war Rheo Line and the Soviet closure of Peter the Great Bay at the coming UNing attacks on the village, but as Geneva conference Ou family man, I can only regret

the incident," laws of the ven.

The meeting is on the instruc- Bens of Commonwealth Finance Ministers who at their last meeting at Mont Tremblant, Replying to a question in the Canada, last October decided to Upper House Foreign Affairs convend a big Commonwealth Committee, Fujiyama said this Trade and Economic Conter-stand was based on Japan's ence this year.

view that territorial waters should be limited to three miles

The dates and place for this major meeting have not yet been decided.

from a nation's coast line.

He denied that the Japanese Government would refrain from The countries represented at bringing up the controversial the London, talks ure; Britain, Rhee Line

and the

Peter the Canada, Australia, New

Zea- Great Day issues

up at the land,

South Africa, India, Geneva conference. Pakistan, Ceylan, Ghana, the Federallon of Malaya and the Rhodesia-Nyasaland Federation.

-Reuter.

General's Denial

TOUCHY ISSUE

Fujiyama admitted

to

be

As a soldier I have to here,

that there were Domu Kay grounds for the French bomb-

He is been unable to meet. President Bourguida to negotiate but the General insisted "I have ordered all my men confined to barracks so that is a French and not a Tunisian order made to avold humiliation in streets,"

SIDE GLANCES

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

DIEN Excellent

Excellent Concert From the Files

By Galbraith By Blind Students

1-2

O THE BU KİA Barden, Jak,

"I tell lots of nice young men where they can borrow. money-but those with some to deposit

nover look at me!"

Macmillan Acclaimed

On

By Crowds Arrival In Singapore

Singapore, Feb. 12.

British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan arrived in Singapore from Australia today.

LETTERS TO

THE EDITOR

Wrong Caption

By R. A. BONES

The Hongkong Music Training Centre for the Blind has now been in existence for little more than three months yet in that short time very great progress has been made,

Every now and again they give a short concert to a small

This group of invited guests. rat only serves to keep the activities and progress of the students before us but also provides a target and an in- centive for the students to work for, and this is an important factor for the success of the school,

Leper Fair Netted $81,465

25

years

ACO

ENTIRE satisfaction was

**-

pressed by the owners and bullders yesterday on the com- pletion of the official trial run of the ferry Man Kung, firbe of the new vehicular ferries built by the Hongkong and Whampão Dock Co, to the order of the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co, for their new combined passenger and motor vehlouler service between Hongkong and Kowloon.

In a circular letter to ship-

Last night I was privilegen The total proceeds of the ping associates and ship-ownere,

to be a guest at one of these

concerts.

of

When they started three months

попе ago,

of thea younisters

note knew a music or could play дву instrument; each one is now learning the instrument of his choice as well as singing in their choir

I was most impressed by this

choir, they have lusty voices of which they are certainly not afraid of making the most use yet there is a good round toe and

of balance and iming which promises excee ingly well.

COMMENDED

.

Those who

solo Bang

last

night are also to be commended.

Annual Leper Fair Copt H. R. Moore, DSO, RN, amounted to $81,465, of Director of Plans, states that it which $45,000 was do-is considered desirable that Bri- ships, when

nated to the general main-th merchant

carrying out signal exercises

tenance fund and $34,000 with H.M. ships, should take was going to the building every suitable opportunity of fund.

uring the new International code of signale.

This was announced by Mrs Leper Fair Committee, Gladys Warne, Chairman of the

who FORTY-THREE victories, three 'drawn games and one.de- presided at the Marianne Reichl Ald to Leper Group meeting feat constitute the records of Dr World Alekhina, held in the South China Alexander Morning Post boardroom this Chess Champlon, during

stay in Hongkong. His solitary $500 defeat was by E. J. Davisa who

morning

decided that

It was should be given to the Welfare won last night at Lane Craw- Restorant in a alma!- Fund for patients on Hay Lingford's

taneous exhibition in which the Chau,

visitor took on 37 boards, cluding the best players in the Colony.

LADY BLACK

COLL-

They sang with the assurance Mrs A. Sommerfelt, Presi of mature artists and showed dent of the Group, said that that in three months they have Lady Black had kindly acquired a good sense and sented become Patron and it understanding of the music,

was hoped that she would at tend the Annual General Meet It naturally takes longer to ing to be held on March 6 in Icarn to

musical in the Helena May Institute. play a strument fo The standard of

being able to play before others! Arrangements for the Flag than it does to learn to sing Day fixed for April 12, were even passably well. Here again discussed concerning purchase

*

St Mary's School, Kowloon, á branch of the Italian Convent, had is frat prize-day yesterday, the awards being distributed by

Tċ Mr. G. P. de Martin, the firing Director of Education; "The school year of 1932'opened with 419 pupils but in September we reached a maximum of 188, à number never attained before,"

I was most pleasantly surprised of the flags, sellers and bases states the annual report. LEF the performances showed to be manned by European great promise and the relative helpers. standard which they have al-

ready reached is incredible.

in a

The Training Centre not only teaches the pupils music but other subjects such us English, Geography and Civics which normal one would find school curriculum. One young girl who was born blind joined the Training Centre only two Sho had never months ago..

teamt oven been to school or

After Chinese.

two months' she sang "Abide with Me" most charmingly in English

tuition

with very little accent.

The teachers at the Training are alt voluntary

General Gamblez has spoken to most of the other French military posta by radio. The Generni's men have K-rations and the Tunisian traders have been smuggling food to them.

Said this mild bald-headed Crowds pressed against the soldler with a sign "At times, wire mesh around the tarmac the bravest thing is to do and thronged roof balconies of nothing. We are doing just that the airport terminal building now." His men are apread as the Prime Minister, accom- hundreds of miles apart and panied by his wife, Lady that the all their aircraft are grounded Dorothy, stepped down from a Rhee Line was a touchy issue at by Tunisian orders. I asked special Britannia airliner. present when the Republle of him what he would do if the The Prime Minister Wis

Wes sending home Tunisians

attacked the French greeted by the Governor Sir detained Japanese Bahermen rattlers. He looked slowly out Willam Goode, the British Algiers, Feb. 11. and the Japan-ROK negold of the window and said: "We Commissioner-General for To The Editor, China Matt. ' A spokesman for Generaltions for normalisation of rela- could do nothing time to Southeast

in

Asia, Sir Robert Su-The photograph repro- Centre Raoul Salan, French militarytions were scheduled

protect them. So you see why Scott, and the Chief Minister duced on page 11 of inst Satur-workers. They are doing commander in Algeria, tonight opened soon.

I am not looking for trouble,"

of Singapore, Mr Lim Yew days China Mall was wrongly magnificent and really worth- captioned by you. It is a model while job in giving the students Hock.

of the Housing Authority's not only the opportunity to be Guard Of Honour

in their OWI second scheme, now being built creative artists Steaming into this

at Cadogan Street, West Point, rights but an opportunity to cam He inspected a Guard of trouble spot on Wednesday, un-

ul a cost of about $7,800,000, their own living. Already there aware that anything has hap. Honour provided by the Royal

and comprising 836 flats to have been many applications pened, is France's cutest revue Malayan Navy, then was in-

of the house about 4,200 people. Two for "graduates" and promises the Folies Bergere,

members including froduced to

of the five blocks will probably of jobs at the end of their four 20 lovely long legged English Judiciary, government ministers, giris. They are booked for a renior officers of the fighting be ready for occupation in July, years' training.

and the remainder at the end 10-day appearance. London crvices, Commonwealth

of the year. A photograph of Express Service.

consular representatives,

Authority's After the introduction, the the model of the Prime Minister suddenly broke

third scheme, at So Uk, Cheung- away bls escorting party and

showan, Kowloon, estimated lo walked acroES

cost about $50,000,000, and com- to a group of Malay and Chinese mechanics prising about 5,200 dats to house some 34,000 people, appeared on you I am very

February 1, in the South China Morning Post.

denied that disciplinary action

Folies Bergere of

Director Osamu Itagaica had been taken against a senior) French air force officer follow-the Foreign Office Asian Affairs ing last Saturday's French air Bureau told the Committee that attack against the Tunislari he knew nothing of a reported village of Soklet Sidi Yousso agreement reached between the United States and the ROK to keep the hee Line issue off the Agenda of the Geneva conter- ence.-United Press,

The spokesman said no dicipli- nary action had been taken against anyone.-France-Presso.

.....you only have until

5.30 p.m. this afternoon

to profit by the

Colossal Reductions

on

at

all merchandise

Paquerette's

15. Die Voeux Road, C. Tal, 21-167.

SALE!

we will be closed on the

13th, 14th & 15th Fab.

Tunis

Anglo-Japanese Trade Pact Due Soon

"How

and

pleased to see you here," he

told the group.

The mechanies clapped and cheered. "This is the way," one of the mechanics sald.

"Nobody has ever done this

before. We are very honoured."

The Prime Minister boarded

London, Feb. 12. The Financial Times today expressed the view that It is probable that a now a car but before he lost the Anglo Japanese trade airport he stopped at the en- agreement will be signed a row words to another group which will show no major of workers. alterations.

"Trade

时

between the

trance to the tarmac and spoke

Political Situation

• W. E. COLLARD, SECRETARY, HOUSING AUTHORITY, The error is regrotted.-EL

SUSPECTS

COSTS MONEY

All this

costs money,

of

R DEAL Scofflah bagpipés have Tho meeting was opened been introduced into Tibst with a prayer

D

were

offered by Mrs and adapted as official Instru

of the by many Hermon who later spokaments

Mere. There of the uplift among the patients troops, by the plastic

pipes of surgery Just previously native commenced by a surgeon from reeds, but after seeing the the United States,

genuine article, Mr MR. Duncan, an American missionary who has reached Shanghai withi his family from Batang tells the North China Daily News that the soldiers and tribesman hays constructed pipes with real windbags of goatskins and are extremely fond of the music.

Registration

Of Shares

*

In the second day of play in the local Tennis Championship Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at on February 7, L. Goldman hud the Supreme Court this an cary passage, and in an morning granted applica-courting for S. A. Gray con

Gray tions by two companies ceded only four games.

showed a "great" Improvement for orders for an exten- over his last year's form and in sion of time in which to |fect was the more aggressive of deliver for registration re-the two.. L. Goldman beat turns of allotments of S. A. Gray 6-2, 6-2, shares.

The frat application was by a year's time or so, work will be commenced at Kow- the American Cigarette Co., Ltd, loon Tong near Waterloo Road, of 250 queester Rond. Thoan a building which, when com- company was represented by pleted, will rank as the most Mr. Oswald Cheung, instructed ultra-modern building in the been by

Mr R. A. Wadezoo, of Colony.. this modem edifice Messrs Deacons.

will atarud right ka midst of the now development schema in

course. In the next few weeks

several

concerts have

arranged in aid of this scheme. For example the entire proceeds

of the two concerts be given The allotment of shares was Kowloon. It is intended for by Miss Irene Liao on March 3 made on February 22, 1957, and 5 are being donated to this

The second company was the mast worthy cause. Moreover

Co, Ltd, who there will be a chance to hear Peninsula Taxi the chair at these concerts, I were also represented by Mr sincerely hope that everyone Cheung, Instructed by Mesars

these words will

who reads

Wilkinson and Grist,

|the Ching Light and Power: Cój, Ltd which will have their hand affice there.

Many congratulations hane been extended to Mr R. M Henderson on his appointment as Director of Public Works in

support these concerts-and that The allotment of shares in they will be as pleasantly sure this case tud been made on Hongkong in succession to My

DETAINED tied by the singing of this March 12, 1957.

Three suspects are being de tained by the Police for separate street thefts in Kowloon.

United Kingdom and Japan aro He then left for Government

Their arrests follow the theft due to start in London of House where in a few hours he

Д a fountain pea from Monday," this London daily will have talks on the political of

In Wah Shan Road, situation in Singapore with the Chinese pointed out,

near Shek Kip Mel. Street, the "At present, trade between Chief Minister. the two counties is governed

memures alcaling of a wallet trom

Chinese pedestrian outside the

Strictest security

by an agreement which expired were enforced at the airport.

Plain-clothes security

Q

choir as w

-

FATAL TRAFFIC

H. T. Cream who recently voi Both applications for exten- tired. Mr Henderson has spent sion of time were based on the over 20 years in the Public grounds that the fallure to file Works Department. ., the returns earlier had been due to inadvertence.

ACCIDENT DR ASHTON

AN interesting

money from a Chinese boy in An elderly woman sustained HONOURED Chicago headquarters. ... More

men Lai Chi Kok Road,

last September, but was EX- Slouch-hatted Gurkha troops Princess Theatre, Nathan Road tended until Mirch 31, 1958. and armed police guarded all and the matching of a sum of

"It is expected that the forth- entrances. coming talks will last for about six weeks and will lead to the mingled conclusion of a trade agreement Reuter, valid until April 1 next year.

OFFICIAL LEVEL

with the crowd.

Pocket Cut

On

Epidemic

Troopship

fatal injuries' when sho

event that occurred in North Ching- was the inaugural meeting of a Rotary Club at Tainan on the night” of January. 21.5 The oce ension for the mosting:wng thá arrival of the international Rotary Charter · from the

than 100 business and DID was knocked down by a Dr Frank Ashton, accom-fessional; men, including

and sister, Chinese, bicycle in Queen's Road,panied by his wife

Britlab, Japanese, and German, Central, near the Centrai went to Buckingham Palace Americans

yesterday to receive the OBE gathered at the social hall of Theatre, at about 10.10 (Civil) awarded by Her Majesty the Bank of Communications for a.m. yesterday.

the Queen.

this pecasion. :' The woman, Cheung Yuct- Cash and jewellery amount- the

Liverpool, Feb. 11, wan of 10-Bute Street, 1st floor, ing to the total value of $149

The troopship Oxfordshire died shortly after admission to "Japan is unlikely to reise were stolen from a Chinese (20,685 tons) with 1,000 mea Queen Mary Hospital

in Hau Wong Road berthed hero tonight the problem posed by the UK woman

from

In another traffle accident invocation of Artície, 35 of the market, Kowloon City, yester Hongkong with an outbreak yesterday, a 12-year-old girl Gomeral Agreement on Tarifs day. This woman's pocket was of Influenga aboard. About 70 sustained serious injuries ther she was knocked down by a and Trado, whereby the UK cut.

md werd affected. donies Japan most favoured

The medical officer, Major A. private car in Leighton Road,

A portable radio 'was, stolen | discovered by the niglie: scafèk- nation treatment.

Cooke, said the outbreak of near the junction of Wengmal from a pelvis car in Bonham man, volusicared, the informas “This issue was discussed by

curred after the ship stopped at [chong Hoad. Mr Fujiyama, Japan's Minister

The girl, Choi Yuk-fung, who Road, near King's Collega, and Hon that he had entered) the A leather suitcase containing Cyprus to pick up soldiers due of Foreign Affairs, during his $850 in cash was stolen from 24 to return to Englank There lives at 10 Wongoekhong Road, an evercoat was allen from an Bank through an open soindow -- vidit to London in October of Wood Road between 1 am, and

was an epidemie on the island. in receiving treatment in Queen other private car parked in which he pointed out to the

watchmen, Putningen Biroos yesterday.' last year--Flaxter,

7 am yesterday,

Mary Hollylta). -Reuter.

"Tho talks will be on oficial

entirely concerned

with

for stocktaking | lovel And will bo almost

opon as usual fixing of quotas. Monday, 17th Feb.

with some of our Latest Spring Lines

Printed and published by PET PLUMBLY for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victorin in the Colony of Hongkong.

Housebreaking

1

Theft From Timothy hillipe was charged

Cars

London: In the "City / Police Court today a labourer named

with breaking Into the Bank of England, thích, kan altrose bei lieved to be as Tropregnable se Gibraltar. „Přije., who trus