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COMMENT OF THE DAY.
Refugee Year
WORLD Refugee Year
has been proponed by three young Conservative Party writers. Their ideas last wore published in
weck'a China Mail and sup port came quickly from Mr Hilton Cheong-icen, a local advocate of measures relieve the plight of
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CHINA MAIL
No. 37053
Established 1845
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1958.
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RELAX IN
INDAKS
THE FAMOUS CONSENT IN ACTION TREESIRA
Whiteaways
211.09.N G KONG
TK 01. DO N
FRENCH RAID TUNISIAN POSTS RN Officer
Situation Described As
Very Tense Traffic
SIX MEN HELD
Tunis, May 19.
Chinese refugees in Hong New tension flared between France and
kong.
It should be stressed, how- local Aupport ever, that cannot achieve much until the iden has been formally proposed to the Conservn- five Government. If the Aponsors are as enthusias tle about the plan as they appear to
it- Le
£1
Crossbow article, this is their logical next step to get things moving.
-It
would then be time perhaps for a delegation of interest. people from Hongkong to press the Issue in London.
ed
The best way to start, how- ever, would be to put the plan before a group of
backbenchers Tory
who *{11 ភី
Parliament
in
begin agitating in party meetings And during A
Time The
Question
louac,
in the sponsors Conservative
tax
criticism of members' attitu refugee problems in Hong kong and elsewhere should ramina
Government MPS of Sir Alexander Gratham's comments and spur them to early action.
Problems
Apr
Tunisia today over a raid on two Tunisian army posts by French troops stationed in
Tunisia.
Tension
Eases In Algeria
By Sydney Smith,
First British correspondent to arrive in Algeria
Algiers, May 19. most remarkable casing of tonsion bar followed the general exultation of yesterday.
The war of the Arnis terrorists against the French has stopped. Naturally this war is not But what has happened over. in Algeria is the biggest defeat suffered by the terrorists since they got really tough three and a half years ago.
In the last 48 hours, not one group of terrorists has tried to move in freen Tunisia, FEW
problems may
Jitle Toups of terrorists are prevent the Conserva deserting and rallying with the tives from taking as keen French forces. an interest in this sug Hestiun
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Tunisian government spokesman said On armoured French column, numbering vehicles carried out the raid from the French gar risan at Remoda, in southern Tunisio.
about 30
The official Tunisian govern- said the ment announcement French column tried to seize the Tunising Army positions at Bir Amir and Ouen Dekknuk, about 25 miles north of Retrada.
Released
Subsequently the column which attacked Bir Amir re- Drench turned in the Remada garrison. But a strong French Qued Dek- force remained in kouk.
During the foray, the French column captured six Tunisians. They were taken to Remada and lator released.
The French troops involved were based In Tunisia and no frontier violation involved,
But the spokesman said the
region
liad situation in the become "extremely tense" as a result of the French action.
in that as large with local committees of public issued
No Progress
Tragedy:
2 More Die Of Injuries
Fas!
E two officers serious- ly Injured in night's traffio tragedy at Waterloo Road, hospital
bringing
died in
morning this
the mishap's death toll up to three. One officer died before ad- mission to the 33 Gen- eral Hospital immediate- ly following Vie cident. He was Captain F. J. Killick of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Its next-of-kin has been Informed.
The other two were placed on the danger list on scrisalon, Both Jled Loday.
Military authorities, in no« cordance with Tals to re- practice, declined Jease the names of the officers unus their Families are informed. The three army officers
were in a private
car which
БО crashed inlo embankment in Walerioo Road, Kowloon Tong, as the vehicle was travel-
Lowards Prince 1ing Edward Road,
Reproved
BAN THE H-BOMB: DEMAND BY For Night
i
LABOUR 'GINGER GROUP'
NEW CHALLENGE TO PARTY AUTHORITY
London, May 20. The leftwing "Victory for Socialism" group which recently pointed up Labour dissentions on nuclear policy today threw out a challenge to the pa: ty's official leaders by renewed demands that Britain should completely renounce the Hydrogen bomb.
S'pore Roads To Get
New Names?
Mr Ong Reveals
His New Plan.
Singapore, May 19. Singapore's Leftist Poopla's Action Party Mayor, Mr Ong Eng-guan told the City Council today that whon Singapore gained self-government most of the roads in the Colony would bo given TOW Malayan names.
U.S. Space Shipment
Engine Test
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In
The group made this demand a pamphlet issued a few hours before H-bomb opponenta were due to stage a mass London or- demonstration which tho
claimed Kanisers
would
bo Joined by at least 12,000 people. sald tho organisere The demonstration-to include street wholesale cath vassing of members at the House
marches
Brut
of Commons-was likely to be the biggest of its kind for over a century.
SUPPORTERS
ASSO-
"Victory for Socialism," some of whose supporters are clated with Today's demonstra- tion, has nine Labour M.P. members, including its man, Mr Stephen Swingler.
chair-
> Famous London Zoo Polar Bear Dead
London, May 19. Brumas, polar bear who
nine years ago
was the cuddly pet of the whole British nation, has died
from a sudden infection, a London Zoo spokesman Bald today.
Its pamphlet sald; "PosYLÉ- sing the H-bomb, without, In fact, the reality of nuclear
She was found dead in be armed power, Lies Britain
enclosure yesterday. lo United States strategy. It
Bern ut the Zoo In 1849. maintains the illusion that we
Brumes was the first polar bear deter aggression, spreads the
born here to survive. She be- falincy that 11-bomb power
came the star attraction of the wins friends and
Influences London Zoo, boosting attend- people, and thus inclter other ances from 743,000 to 1,180,000 nations to arm themselves for in her first six months autofde."
and
Club Spree
Portsmouth, May 19.
An officer who disappeared for two days from a Royal Navy secret guided mis- sile establishment and spent the nights drinking in London night clubs - was today reprimanded and ordered to lose slx months' seniority.
Lieutenant Roger Williamson Kent, 27, admitted being absent without leave from his slation for two days, at a court martial here.
'He was ainted to be sports officer at H.M.S, Excellent, the
STOP PRESS
To be politically independent bringing in £400,000 extra re-
venuo by her Arsi-birthday. tho non-nuclear
Thousands of children wont and lead majority of nations, Britain
mudcla. "must therefore renounce the to bed nightly hugging woolly
and VTO-
and bombs completely"
But as she grew older
ceased to hibit its use from her soil,
This would enable a Labour bigger Brumas soon government to take D now be a pet to zeo attendants-SheNevy's top secret-gunnery-and
developed a vicious temper. guided missile catablishment.
Zoo officials said the kind of His absence was noticed on initiative for summit Applying Socialist principles at infection that caused her death May 7 at a rehearsal of a Royal
and abroad, a Labour home government could present pro- had not yet been diagnosed, tournament pageant he was
helping to organise. China Mall Special. and talks
that for such
Kent fold the posa la
court after drinking in Portsmouth should be prepared to negotiute even if the United
The Mayor sold: "No self- respeeling nation will allow its atreels to be used to perpetuate the memory of ex-governors and The Tunisian spokesman said
other Colonial oficials frequent diplomatic contacts
"We are determined to give between the Tunisian Foreign the French
expression of our national senil Secretariat and Embassy in Tunis "so far have mado no
"We shall no longer allow our progress towards
streets to be named after ex- Arabs are coming down from straightening out the difficulties." they should.he hills to express friendship
In Paris the French Ministry
Governors who in addition to drawing big emoluments from a communique which Оле
the coffers of our people, expect resettlement of the
safely set up by General Massu said:
"On the subject of the in-
Washington, May 19. 700,000 Chinese refugees is and his followers.
to retire in the countryside of Senator Clinton P. Anderson England with the certain know- on them Why? A paratrooper Colonel cident which the Tunisian gov- considered unlikely. fonds
in, it is sald today the m: "For the first time ernment has referred ought to be provided for re-tol
test a working would be named after them”. Katilument schemes in the Moslems of Algeria know they indleated in authorised quar- would soon
Its model of u nucicar engine to ters that this alfair had protected ugust and industrial e Colony
origin by French people who
in the
used to propel
More Merdeka installation by be
to development to absorb the rorists
the Tunbian authorities of space ships vast army of unemployed, Aar not going to abandon them
United Prus3. rood block at Bir Amir." when Government topples in scheme of this kind, has Paris and polley changes. already been proposed by
"They know we French are
the ter-
Hongkong Industrialist. | here to stay"-London Express And it did not arouse much Service.
interest overacne.
The difficulty is that the
British Government
already being pressed by
British
facturers
Colton
und
Censorship
Paris, May 19. The French Government an- other in-nounced tonight that all news dustries to force Hongkong dispatches "referring to Algeria” to curtail exports which are sent from France will be sub- centorship starink successfully underselling Jerted to British products. And from midnight tonight.
The Ministry of Information while the Government
called all new agency bureaux unlikely to alter Imperial and informed them that a censor Preference arrangements, would be placed in their offices starting
24-hour basis 0911 12
it does not seem likely that It would agree to funds from that time. from Britain being used to No reason was given for this
In Hong decision.--United Press, develop industry.
keng when the prospects
are
that it will only in-
crease the pressure of com-
petition from Hongkong on
the Home market.
'Govt In Exile
Cairo, May 10.
An
a
Goverenen: ledge that a street in Singapore
manned
the moon.~
Australian Finds HK Women Different
1
THEY STRIVE TO LOOK THE SAME!
By CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Hongkong women are the only women in the world who strive to look the sam a member of an Australian group of businessmen now in the Colony said yesterday.
women
else "Everywhere
fortunes just to dress spend
from the woman differently The Egyptian government- next door. Here they all dress sponsored Middle East News exactly alike in their cheong Britain has been so fur dis- Agency reported today that a sams," said Mr George Hib-
appointingly reluctant to "free Algerian Government" | bert,
[{
help Hongkong with its was expected to be set up in "But they look so wonder- refugee problems.
to see them any it Telpoll, Libya, within the next ful I'd hate defends its action on the few days.
other way," he said. grounds that international The seal of the "government" Retion is required it has in Tripolt, would be temporary, now been given a face the agency added.--Reuter. saving pretext to
Canvass
support for a world plan
involving all refugees,
New Approach
NOTHER proposal which
Amight be incorporated in
any plan of this kind is made recently by Bishop Hall of Hongkong.
one
An approach
should be
made to Commonwealth
More Aid
For Arabs
Urged
:
New York, May 10.
Mr Hibbert, who is married with a baby daughter, said he ilkes Hongitong (apart from the cheongsams) so much that one of his main aims now is to bring
a wife and daughter here. One of the few bachelors at the convention is. Frenclunan, Mr Michel P. Fauron, who is with IBM's Saigon office.
A. Parisian, Mr Faucon spoke with authority when he suld "Chinese girls are much leer to bo with than Europeans. They believe men are superior to them International so they give you their complete Business Machines Corporation attention."
WONDERFUL LEGS Mr Hibbert is one of 17 Australians who are in Hong- kong for the
Tho Mayor said A large number of streets now bearing European names would be given the Malayan
namo "Merdelen" {freedom),
talks.
States refused, the pamphlet Warships Sighted
Bald-Router.
Hands Off The Planets,
Call By U.N. Chief
Among these was the present Collyer Quay facing the water- front of downtown Singapore,
"The names of streels is not an unimportant thing," he said. "It is as important 16 the throwing away of the mace,
important 719
Miami, May 19. dependent
changing Mr Dag Hammarskjold, U.N. 1ts flag."
Secretary-Genoral, said to- Miss Chan Chong-siong
day he hoped the General (PAP) ankd Singapore must
Assembly would agree this nomes and eliminate Colonial especially change names of roads bearing
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country
"Princo
Prince that"-Reuter.
an
int-
this and
autumn on "baile rule” : that no earthly state may take over the planets. In a speech prepared for de- Ilvery to the annual governors'
Bigger Sputniks conference here, he said he
Berlin, May 19. Professor Dobronravor of the Higher Technical Moscow
Loday that School, annour.com the Soviet Union would launch in the future arüßcial satellites even bigger than Sputnik III.- France-Presse.
MINTOFF'S MINISTERS
convention, Asia-Paclite area. "However," he added, "I stl || MINISTERS
Coming from n Jand of preter French girls for several bronzed bench girls, Mr Hibbert reasons." zald: "Practically all the Chinese
The main reason? They speak| ARRESTED
girls have wonderful legs. The French. cheongsam throws all the emphasis there. The men who
invented it was' a 'genlus,
In other parts of the world a man's pilention was attracted to a giri perhaps by her hat,
drews.
Senator Jacob K. Javils today her face or by the out of her
countries to consider taking urged a doubling of foreign ald
But in Hongkong the atten
in more able-bodied young and technical pesistance to thoos tion always worked from the
Eastern from Hongkong. Near
countries cur
Chinese This idea has for various operating with the tree world us to the threat posed met with singular-a counter reasona ly little success in the past by the United Arab Republic. but
It should
not be The key danger in the abandoned, particularly π present struggle in Lebanon and
enkies upward,
Beachcomber and "Target
Words"
will appear on Page 8 as from today.
The Show WILL Go On
the World Refugee. Year ferment in the Near East, he There will definitely be an ex-| opens--the possibility of cald, was foreign countries in Africa ultra-nationalist
establishment of an control over and South America, for the Arab states by the UAR example, accepting young and its President, Abdel Gamal men from Hongkong.
success by the Com-
Nusser.
Such
further steps would be an unmitigated dis being taken with the Bowater for the free world,
The Colony would be pleased munist-backed UĂR, he said,
to bear of
Group #don.
United PrezE.
of Chinase products hibition this year as in the part.
-
A responsible source of the Chinese Manufacture Associa• tion
and which organiso
brands an sponsors the show
* "unfounded” rumoure
culating that owing to tha dimpulty of locating bita
and other matters, the 1958 exhibition might not be held. "san tell you this," the source said, "there will always be an- Exhibition."
The same 'source' said the CMA was very busy at present, and the slotion of a ground and other matters" portwining the exhibition would be dealged Inter
Valletta, May 19.
in Two Ministers
the former Labour Govern- ment of Mr Dom Minter have been arrested and charged with intimida-` tion, it was announced tonight.
Mias They
Agatha Bärbarn, förmor Educa-
and Dr. tion Minister, Albert Hyzler, former Health Minister, who have been charged under the Trade Unions and Trades Dispute Act of 1945;
arc
Unomel reports said the charges were connected with
the General Workers' Union strike in Malia on April 23, which was called to back Mr Minloft's "Integration or Independence" polley for Malia, Router.
hoped the Assembly would also "amem the overriding in- of terest of the community
and the peaceful nations in beneficial use. of outer ·space and initiate steps for an in- tornational machinery to fur- ther this end"
If the Assembly were to reach that point, governments would have lold "a valid basis for the future development in in- ternational co-operation, of the ure of outer space for the bement of a," he said-Reuter,
Race Driver
Dies
Brussels, May 19. British racing driver Archlo Scott-Brown died in hospita! tonight of injuries received when bis car
ona
of
crashed in fames during a Grand Prix race yesterday,
31, Scott-BrownL
Britain's moot brilliant drivers, had been in a grava condition with severe burns since the crash.
He was leading in the Inter
Grand national Sports Car Prix at Francorchamps, whea hin Lister-Jaguar bounded, of the track and caught Arom Reuter.
China Demobs
Tukyo, May 20.
China reported today that it has demobilised more than half million men this year,---- United Press,
on the Monday night he went to London and drank, cham- pagne in two night clubs. He toured Landon next day and then returned to the clubs.
Djakarta, May 19. Djakarta radlo said today
When he saw newspapers the the Navy Chief of Staff had received reports of foreign war- next morning reporting his dis- chips operating in Indonesian appearance, ho sent a telegram waters. The Navy was investi- to the establishment and caught a train to Portsmouth.---China guting these reports, the redio said- Reuter
Mail Sepelal.
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