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INDONESIA STEPS UP ATTACKS ON SUMATRAN REBELS

Singapore, Mar. 10.

The Indonesian Government has stepped up military activity against the Central Sumatra rebels on the ove of the Seato conference starting in Manila tomorrow, it was reported høre today. Government troops have occupied a large island off the east coast of Sumatra and the Navy has been shelling the west coast, the reports said.

A pro-Government newspaper this morning predicted a "decisive move” to bring the rebels to heel-saying it was now necessary to impress the world, particularly in view of the Manila meeting of the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation, with the internal nature of the conflict.

The American Cultex Onl Reporis sald 200 Indonesian Company announced today it Government troops last weck the large island of was closing its Pakan Bakrů of occupied feld In Central Surnatru and Bengkalis, off the east coast of some families of American and Central Sumatra. British staff were being evacu- uted.

FOR

BLAST MACMILLAN

OVER COTTON

London, Mar. 11. The Dally Express today crittolsed Mr Harold Mac- millan, the British Prime Minister for not doing anything positive to halp the British cotton Industry. "There is a sincere and ordent desire to give up- port to the Prime Minister, whose problems are many,” this widely read rightwing newspaper said. "Out Mr Macmillan makes the task of his helpers difficult.

"When the cotton manu. facturers Ask Him for rollol, he answers that the Government Barlously concerned about the prob. lam and will continue to keep in cloco touch with the Cotton Board.

"It is an intolerable re- ply..

"There

would bo A greater willingness to help Mr Macmillan if he would only show

Bons common

on the unhappy alluation in the cotton trade, and the unemployment in Lanca. shire."—Router,

Anti-Recession

Measure In America

Washington, Mar. 10.

A Democratic proposal to Increase and extend un- employment compensation Americans jobless

for

was introduced in the House today as an anti-

recession measure.

Rep. John

Fonarty

(Democrat Rhode Island),

The Indonesian Alr Force has bombed the area.

The rebels have demanded the removal of Communists and alleged fellow-travellers from the Government, and Moscow at the weekend, accused Seato of planning support for the

rebel "colonels."

A destroyer and two corvettes pre reported to have been taking part in the shelling of the Wes! cozat of Central Sumatra for the past

days.

three

AMERICANS CRITICISED IN VIETNAM

Saigon, Mar. 10.

A Saigon newspaper believes that Amoricans in South Vietnam are living too much to themselves and aro "not really getting acquainted with us and our country." The criileised

Time's

for

and

the

of Vietnam Amerienns operating a commissary their own movie theatre and for not opening the doors of American Community School to Vietnamese aludents,

The French

niso used have their exclusively French lubs," The Time1 sald. "Such clubs have, since the coming of independence, been properly invaded by

citizens of republic.

to

the

It is unfortunile but exclu- sive American institutions are cropping up in their place." — United Press.

French And

Egyptians Meet Again

Genova, Mar, 10.

Chairman of the House Appro- Fronch and Egyptian deloga-

priations Sub-committee which

supervises lunds for unemploy-

ment payments,

legislation.

cope

introduced the

of

Rebel troops had pulled out the island-a lúdeout for smugglers running tobacco to Singapore-and there fighting.

พง

no

The rebel Padary radio made no mention of any landing on rebel territory in its newa bulletin at 1500 GMT today.

4

The Indonesian Observer, pro-Governmout daily, sald to- day that the Djakarta govern- ment was planning "action soon" against the rebels.

"It added: "The Government seems to be very serious....and a decisive move is necessary to let the outside world know that the revolt is an internal matter pertaining only to Indonesia.

"If we consider the fact that the Seale conference is starting In Manila tomorrow, it is Im- portant that we act quickly to put an end to the rebellion,"

Caltex Families Arrive

In Singapore

New York, Mar. 10,

children of WIVES and

Caltex Oil Company employees being evacuated

ind Dumal from Paking -which are in the path of an

Indonesian

push

Army

against Sumatran rebels, have begun to arrive In Singapore,

Company

+

spokesman announced here today.

The Caltex stalemeni: "Wives and children of employees of Caltex Profflo ou Company being evacuated from Paking and Dumai as a precau - tionary measure are now arriving in Slugspore on board the Company's river tankern.

"Quarters in Singapore are being found for them.

The New York offices are in close touch with sentar executives who Are Bow visiting the area, and every effort is being made for the safety and welfare of the employees and their familles." — United Press.

The Indonesian Air Force has

DESERTING

as

today

Getsklubed 1645

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1958.

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COMMUNISTS ACCUSE NASSER OF GRABBING TOO MUCH POWER

Beirut, Mar. 10.

ON MURDER

CHARGE

A Government-licensed har- bour pilot, Cheung Yue-wing. 52, accused of murder, was further remanded three days in police custody this morning by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Magistracy.

BY WARFIELD

AT UNIVERSITY

By. D. E. GRAY

The accused is alleged to Once again we are indebted to Harry Odell

have murdered one Chan Yuen aboard a pilot boat off Chai Won last Friday.

The prosecuting officer, De beative Sub-Inspector G.J, Batto, applied for the remand to make further enquiries.

The accused is represented

Cheung, by Mr Donald Zimmern and Co.

STUDENT PHOTO CONTEST

of

The Hongkong University Photographic Society is again sponsoring a Stud- ent Photo Contest this year.

-30

The fourth of its kind ganised by the University, the closing date of the contest will bo March 24. Exhibits in the contest will be on view at the Loke Yew Hall from April 1 to 3.

colleges.

To Secretary

for bringing to Hongkong a singer of the first rank, namely William War- field, who gave a recital last night in Loke Yew Hall, University of Hong- kong.

It is unfortunate that apparently no gramophone records of Mr Warfield's are available here, for it is always difficult to assimilate all the quali- ties of such an obviously accomplished artist on a first hearing.

1

One's first striking impression The "Dont Quichotte was that in this baritone there | Dulelnee" of Ravel was a happy was neither immaturity not choice at this juncture of the 'old age', and that here was an experienced concert artist at

programme, containing as It does three songs, full of irony hu prime. Before he had sung and humour, as well die some two songs another quality be calchy Spanish

rbythms. came obvious his faultless these songs to witness Me Wary diction, Regardless of where

ere Reid'e artistry was a delightful ona sat in the hail, every syllable and moving experience. was crystal clear to every Es fine and sensitive understanding tening car. I have never heard of Ravel's songs left one breath- such perfect dietion,

less, and for myself these were highlights in a beautifully con- ceived programme.

Precious

Mr Warfield opened his recital with the gentle Thanks Be to Thee" from Handel's

The second balf of the pro-. Both monochrome and colour "Israel in Egypt." This oratorio gramme was devoted entirely prints, Irrespective of size, are was first performed in London to musta from "The New accepted on mounts measuring in 1739, and in a work in World", represented by Paut 18 by 20 inches.

which the chorus is given the Bowles, John Duke, and Two gold cups, high precision major share of the work, this Howard Swanson. Bowles and cameras and photographic ma- solo is one of the nest. One Duke were both papila of Nadia tertale will be presented 19 was struck immediately by the Boulanger, the famous teacher awards for the winners. The masterly musicianship of the

who was quita recently fated in prizes will be divided equally singer.

Europe by n gothering of her among the undergraduates and

former pupils, who came, thom student contestants from other

many parts of the world for the occasion. Both these composers Every phrase, every note was are well-known for their songs something precious to be studied which, on this

occasion, con All entries should be sent to in relation to its neighbours.

sisted of descriptive poema or Then followed "Good Fellows ballads put to music, and which the Hon. Secretary. Miss Ena Remedios, the

Mr Warteld sang with warmth Photographie bo Merry" from Bach's "Peasant

and whose diction, and sincerity, Society, University of Hongkong. Cantata." It is typical rustic All photographs, other than merry-making music, and it was

as I remarked earlier, was has seen notions prize-winning entries which will amazing how the singer could absolutely superb. One of the

to the

rare delights of this part of the rise and perish; has seen tyrant become property of the Society, alter his mood so quickly after tyrant, Invader after are to be collected at the music he was portraying.

programme was Howard Swan- The thind in his first group son's can Students' Union for return after

setting of Langston invader, conqueror after querer, colonialist after coloni- April 7. It prints

be of songs was "Bols Epais" from

Hughes' poem "The de Gaule." "Arceadla and passed returned by post, adequate post-Lully's nlist, they came

Speaks of Rivers," age should be cent, the Society "Amadis was one of 20 operas away but Lebaran remained."

partner- Gay 9.

composed by Lully. REASSURING

Quinault ship with the poet

fourteen during a period of years. It is a tyrle-tragle opera in five acts presented first in Paris in 1884.

Lebanon's Communist Party, which is a unit of the Syrian Communist Party, today accused President Gamal Abdel Nasser of grabbing too much power in the new United Arab Republic.

The Party weekly, Al Akhbar, charged that the provisional consitution of the UAR "placed obstacles in the path of the legislature"

it too and "gave Little control over the executive." Nasser restricted the powers of the legislature, giving .It too little control over the executive,"

вост while allowing

muca control to the executive," the newspaper charged.

LOYAL

"Lebanon

At tho tame time Paul Meouchi, religious patriarch of Lebanon, announced he had re- ceived reassuring letters from and from President Nasser former Syrian President Shukri El Kuwatly, respecting Nasser Lebanon's independged that

Al Akhbar termed fis grlil- cism "loyal" to the regime, and promised a further article

criticising the United Arab Republic's dissolution of

ure to

Death Of Mrs

A. Baptista

The orla selected spoke of a broken-hearted lover who seeks polaco in the woods, This is Mrs Anna Baptista, widow charming vocal musk, typically French in perfection of form Lebanon "enjoys separate entity of the late Mr Marciano Baptista and melodic line again and sovereignty which should formerly of the Green Island Warfield seemed to be equally all parties, which the Syrian not be tampered with." the member of the Defence Force at home in this French music

Cement

Co., and a popular Communist Party is resisting. patriarch sald-United Press.

The Communist newspaper called the Soviet Union "The

Arabs friend" In contrast to "variable" United States policy. Itussia's offers to loans to Arab cuunteles were praised.

Earlier, President Camille Chamoun had reasserted his country's independence and in- directly criticised the United Arab Republic.

International Foreign Cars Smuggling Ring

The letters

Taylor Wants

US Army To

Have Pay Raise

this

la

dled died at her residence morning after a long liness.

Mrs Baptista The late survived by her brothers and sisters-in-law and many nep hows and nieces.

The funeral will take place at the Roman Catholic Ceme- tomorrow,. the cortege tery passing the Monument at 5.30

p.m.

Mr

as he was in the German.

"Why do the Nations Furlously Rage Together" from Handel's Messiah" was the last item in this first group of

and this was sung magati

ke all of us, every anger has his tuults. Mr War- Reid's intonation was generally very good, but every now and again in respect of dna mole in the higher registers, for no apparent reason, he sang sharp.

Two Women Tals was particularly noticeable

Washington, Mar, 10. General Maxwell D. Taylor warned today that con- tinued

of acceptance World War II standards by

Victimised

and

and

.

Spirituals

Negro

to

The Negro spirituals are, of course, always favourites, and one would anticipato their in- clusion in Mr Warfield's pro- gramme. He brought to them a rare beauty, however, which it has never been my fortune

To repeated experience befors. clamour for "more" from the packed hall, Mr Warfeld sang ive encores, of which perhaps the most beautiful was

Plenty Good Room in My Father's Kingdom", with setting by Roland Hayes.

Mr Wardel has a fine barl- lone voice, with perfect dicifon, and his appearance and acting throughout his congs were joys to behold. In feeling and "ex- pression he was superb, and, we owe Harry Odell our thanks for bringing this magnificent artist to the colony.

Characteristic

Is a

characteristia

Трето feature of concerts in Hongkong which cannot be criticised 100

on the last high note of "Old Man River", sung as an encore at the end of the concert.

Too, on the lower registers it much or too often; that is tho

his passages

vibrato | abominable habit or a section A Chinese woman was stopped forte

man

rabbed of a cometimes became sa broad that of the public turning up at 9.20 of doing "the best we can bracelet valued at $130 while it was only the sheer richness for a concert scheduled to begin with what we happen to walking in a side lane off Un of his volee that prevented in at 900! In my opinion there is becoming a little unpleasant, only one way to deal with this Chau Street in Kowloon yoster- have" could mean disaster day afternoon.

Nonetheless, theso seemed small discourtesy to the artist and in- faults which did not materially convenience to the majority of mar the effect of a really ble the audience: TO BEGIN THE CONCERT ON TIME, and TO rich volca.

ALLOW ADMISSION TO THE HALL ONLY WHEN THE ARTIST IS OFF-STAGE!!

Second Group

Manila, Mar. 11. The Acting Foreign Secre-

oa an atomic battlefield. Another woman pedestrian in tary, Felixberto M. Ser-

General Taylor, Army Chief- Hennessy Road, Wanchat, had

the rano, said last night that of-Staff, Joined

Army her handbag saatched at about "a cause" existed for the Secretary, Wilber M. Brucker. midnight last night.

in urging a

Armed Senate of Investigation

seven

Services sub-committee to Philippine Embassy per approve tho administration's Pen Pals Wanted (by Lowe and Schubert) my sonnel in Tokyo for alleged į milltary pay raise plan. participation in the black-

The Administration plan marketing of cars in Japan.

tions bold their 62nd ordered the requisitioning of session here today work-private planes and the con- ing on resumption of the scription of civilians skilled economic and financial air crew,

Djakaria Radlo said relations brokon during that air crew members falling included A precedent- shattering proposal for direct the Suox crisis.

to register for survice would be federal financing of the un- Although all reports indicated prosecuted for desertion." employment compensation pro- that progress was being made

with the cut-and thal a gramme

number of items Fent business slump,

were in the final drafting stage, no immediate end was in sight A Padang newspaper claimed Fogarty acted as the White yet for the six-month-old talks, today that soldiers in Java were House announced that President "Everything. hangs together," deserting rather than fighting Elsenhower would send his own ane delegate explained tonight. the rebels.

In the second group of songs

recommendation for Improving "We arv gradually getting Padang Radio cald today that

Lavourite was Loewe's the benefits to Congress

various dishes ready, but until | Northern Sumaira was split over

"Hochzelilled,” Karl Loewe WAS Wednesday or Thursday..

all the dishes can appear on the the crisis. Some leaders were

would provide

R. Crowley of 25 Talbot Street, table together, there isn't any for the rebels and some for the

per cent across-the-board Dublin, Ireland: Aged 40, inter-one of the early innovatore in meal,"

Central Government.

increase for members

of the stod in travel, literature, music, exploring the ballad for Lieder,

forerunner The financial sub-committee

ermed forces Announcing the closing of Mr Serrano said a preliminary

coupled with a painting, poetry, sculpture, etc. and was of the two delegations will meet the oflields, a Caltex epokesman report submitted by Ambassador men with certain specialised Chinese girlz,

system of merit rewards for Would like to correspond with Schubert. In this song there is a magnificent accompaniment in gave no tomorrow, and another plenary said 50 families were being Felino Nerl gave the basis for

the plane, and it was superbly detalls, but it was reported thy session is scheduled for Wednes evacuated at the request of the the inquiry into the role of the skills which are important in

played by Otto Herz. day afternoon.-United Press.

Filipinos in io alleged large scalo illegal traffic of foreign made cars.

NO DETAILS

The White House

on

President would ask that the period during which

Jobless draw compensation be Under varying state laws, these periods now range from 10 to 30 weeks, with most of the large industria) states paying them for 20 weeks, The average is 20 weeks.

word to 39 weeks.

Blizzard Halts Unloading

Wellington, Mar. 11:

Ber/Dua

for

moro

DETAILED ACCOUNT

modern warfare.

for a

flot six

FREE EDUCATION

to

Д

Nixon's Visit

the

Boy Seriously Injured

A five-year-old Chinese boy

wag

seriously injured Indonesian Government, Male

when he was knocked 50 oflen in vocal recitals one employees were staying in the

down by a private car in acid.

aces and hears only the singer Washington, Mer, 10.

Taipo Road between the The

sali

Vico and la oblivious of the planist, Untied The

States In the meantime, the Army spokesman

the closure--even

three and four milestones tem- only

said it

free four-President, Tuchard Nixon, plans but in this delightful song one would give porarily would

heavy mean

to visit Argentine to attend the wrs aware from the beginning year college education

at 2.55 p.m. yesterday. losses for the Company, but was

The Secretary sold be in-mited number of enlisted men

of Inauguration

Argentine of the completo understanding likely to be financially

The boy, Hung Kwok-krung structed Mr Neri to render to and women who sign up for 17 Proeldent-elect Arturo Frendiz between singer and planist.

The one song I did not like of 30 Tenth Street, La Cheng Uk the Foreign Office a detailed ac-year military service. the Indonesian

on May 1, informed sources said A blizzard halted the unload-

Art here on Monday.

this group was count of the Embassy workers' Government,

Schubert's Village, was taken to Kowloon ing of the American icebreaker

in, the

This complicity

It sald the programme, which allegedly

Bong war Hospital where he is being dow Padang Radio said tonight that

Nixon was said to constler "Ungoduid."" Glacier ht McMurdo Sound

written for a tenor voice, and tained for treatment. the rebel government was pre-

anomalous transactions.

would involve about 300 Gla Frondizi's election yesterday,

The Filipinos were suspected and WACs a year, was designed tremely important indication of for the baritone range. Trins Injured in traffic accident in was obviously transposed down The Chinese woman who was The Glacier was due to re- pored to fight for the Caltex in-

a hard core of the democratic évolution of main there only 12 hours to unstallations now being partially of being members of an inter- to "provide

national ring which

a risky Garden Road near the Helena evacuated.

includes trained career specialista and Latin America-France-Presse, positing is always load mall and esential storos "Dalcarta will not be allowed Japanese, Chinese and American non-commissioned officers" £f

operation almost invariably May Instituto yesterday morn up American and to have this oil," the fadlo said. nationals. The compensation programme and plck

the trainees would study at the

something in the music is lost, fag, died about an huor after Now Zealand explorers, accorti-

Il repeated a rebel claim that

A racket allegedly perpetrated college of their cholco,

and in this particular, song all College of their could have Theft From Car the roomed to have left it, toapital. The Wusan Got Queen Mary employers, with the states zoting to a report from Beolf Base. Callex had agreed not to pay by the syndicate was the logai | ting the rate of the bencils. But only the mail was un-any royalties to the Contra disposal of 18 Cadillacs - and to enlist for three years for each A briefcain, was:siblen from by simply changing the key. yot been identified.* permet Fogerty proposed that the loaded in a 10-hour struggle in Government until the settlement Chryslers which were brought year of college. They would a private car parked in Canal ] sim Federal Troasiaty pay the cost of the bitter weather. Then un-of the dispute between the rebels in to Japan from the Philip receivo full regular pay in Road, near Leighton Rood, be Printed and published by Perra Pudienby, for and" on the increased benedits he pro loading attempts were aban- and the Central Government pines and the US-United addition to tuition and expenses tween 0.80 p.m. und i1 p.m. behalf of South China Morning Fomt Limited at 152) Wyndham potod.-United Press.

doned for the day:-Reuter, • Router.

while in college.---United Presa. | yesterday.

Biroot, City of Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong.

Fogarty's bill would set the It also maximun at 40 wocks. would grantor benefis equal in most cases to half of the workers' former weekly wages,

la now fineneed through a tax on

Presa.

ds an CX-