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COMMENT OF THE DAY

CHINA MAIL

No 37063

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SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1958.

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RELAX IN.

DAKS

THE FAMERILE CONFER EN ACTION TRDUSERE

Whiteaways

HK MOVES ON REFUGEE YEAR

A Delay-Why? Appeal To WFUNA TO DE GAULLE

may appear cavilling to ask why the Hongkong Health Authorities were a day later than Manila and Talpal in Imposing safe- guards against the possibl- lity of cholera entering the

Colony from Bangkok, but

at the risk of Irking Govern

Back The Idea

:'

by a China Mail Reporter

ment, why could we not The United Nations Association of Hongkong has decided to

have acted a little more

promptly?

According to our references

Aniutic cholera is infectious

WILH

support in

principle, the proposal for a World Refugee Year and will urge the World Federation of UN Associa- tions to back the idea later this year.

writer said that

and often fatal. The risk The World Federation will meet in Brussels in September. that an Infected person would enter

perhaps slight by air anyway-be cause many airlines seem to have acted independently

The Inainted upon anti- and cholera inoculation

11th HOUR

The Hongkong UNA has in- Chataway BBC TV comumenta- termed the WFUNA of the tor and Tory

the Foreign Secretary, Mr LONDON STRIKE Selwyn Lloyd had made a fellowing resolution it took at

recent meeting that;

"moderately encouraging" reply Secretary-General | to a question in the House of of the World Federation of Commons certi-

on the WRY pro- the Unlied Nations Autocla posal. He also said there was tions be requested to put the considerable interestin the qucation of a World Refugee Foreign Office,over the idea.

Year on the Agenda of the 13th Plenary Assembly

the of World Federation of United Nations Associations to be held in Brussels on September 1-4, 1955.

ficates from all passengera traveling through Bangkok on route to other destinu- Lions. But with the Colony. and particularly Kowloon, as densely populated as it is, the smallest risk is worth taking.

No Reply

ROL

The Hon. Joint Secretary of HKUNA, Mr ton Cheong Leen said today: "We feel quite That WYUNA Executive ECORDING to this news-sure

paper the Health Depart-Committee will give these re- solutions the attention they ment cabled the World Health deserve." Organisation in Singapore for information on Wednesday,}

in

The Thai authorities, how-

ever, made a stalement Tuesday

(published Hongkong on Wednesday) that an outbreak had oc- curred claiming 12 deaths

Two Resolutions

of net

A group of four or Ave Con- servative MPs are also actively backing the project and there had been a "very tympathetle response" from large interna- tional organisations with head- quarters in Briinin concerned with refugee work,

Convinced

Under the WRY scheme, both Chinese refugees in Hongkong end Russian emigres in China would benefit. It is hoped the

WRY would enaire adequato

funds for voluntary organisa- tlons now engaged upon rellef work in Hongkong as well as provide funds for schools, houses and basic facies for refugees,

TALKS

SUCCEED

IN PARIS

A

Paris, May 30. General Charles de Gaullo arrived in Paris tonight to speed up formation of a "Government of National Safety" as the last dichard. Parliamentary opposi- tion to him, excopt for the Com- munists, began to crumble.

Both few to his country home to conter with him this alter-

Driving with his wife from his home 150 miles east of Paris, General de Gaulle errived at noon.

Pallamentary sources sald M. Lotel shortly before, midnight.

Mollet and M. Deixonne re Small-scale rioting between de; turned "deeply impressed" by Gaulle supporters and Com-Canteral de Gaulle munists swayed up and down, urging, Sccialist recalcitiants to the Champs Elysets, broken up crop their opposition. The So- by police charges, as he arrived.

Committee also cialist Steering But General de Gaulle himself reportedly favoured the General. did not see the fighting.

At the samme Ume, the key Socialist Parliamentary group was meeting again in an effort to resch a final decision on accepting the former Free French leader.

London, May 30. :

The group was addressed by Elevanth-hour hike today its Party chief, ex-Premier Guy between trade union chiefs Mollel, and the Parliamentary and Prime Ministor, Mr flour leader, Maurice Deixonne. Harold Macmillon; have removed the "immediate danger of a combined bus, power and potrol strike in London, industrial obier- vars said tonight.

Mr Tom Yutes, Chairman of the

Congress Trades Unlon Chalaway said that anything Hongkong could do to impress General Council, said after the the facts about the Colony re-meeting that he thought talks ragee problem in Britain would would be be of Sentimuus pastefance to London Transport and leaders of the WRY proposal

resumed between

and even though no reply The HKUNA has also had been received by the formed WFUNA time the statement WHR resolution it passed recently. made to this newspaper į This was to ask the Executive yesterday. precautionary Committee of WFUNA to appeal to member UN Associations to нtops were taken.

to the contribute generously Speelal Account which has been the High Com- on established by

missioner for Refugees for as refugees In sisting Chinese

conmultation with Hongkong in the Government of Hongkong.

It has also asked the Secre- among the 60 people strick- -General of the WPUNA TO en Could "hot" Hongkong appeal

01- the He also said the British. Gov-1 brehall on confirmed this have

LÍKUNA to the UNREF ernment might agree to propose

acasion morning

committee by executive Wednesday

undi every to take convinced that there is sufficient dispute either sending a wire or meeting next month

obtain sub-interest throughout the country avenue has been explored," he making a long-distance teleurgont

from British the and

subjects said. abroad." phone call to the British stantial

Earlier today week-end leave Embassy in Bangkok?

was cancelled for 8,000 soldiers "In view of the possibility of the curtailment

petrol

The Thui authorities have been eritlitsed by WHO officials for

betion to

contributions

Special Account.

Encouraging

The World Refugee

Lo

Year

not notifying would be held from Christmas them of the outbreak soon- next year to Christmas 1000 if by three er. But the fact that W110 the proposal made

young Conservatives is adopted. did not reply to Hongkong's

In answer to questions sub- request for information im- mitted by the Chinu Mail one mediately is a poor excuse of the authors of the World for our delay.

Refugee Year plan, Christopher

REBELS ATTACK ROAD CONVOY

An

Singapore. May 30. unidentified Indonesian

rebel radio said today rebel guerillas, armed with hund grenades and trench mortars, had attacked Government

rund convoy in Tapanuli, West Sumatra. Several trucks had

damaged, and

been Government

, strike is now in its fourth week. "I do not think there is a

and

were

But about 25 Socialist Lat Wingers, were sold to be st holding out.

Meanwhile the Communist- jed C.G.T. Trada Union TO- on culled for a stepping up of and the anti-Goullist struggle, urged its supporters to "multi- ply strikes, works stoppages and demonstrations, and hit back at the Fascists."--UP.L, & Reuter,

COMMUNIST

PAPER IS SEIZED

Parix, May 30, The first and second editions of the Paris Com- .mutalat dally newspaper L'Humanite were seized by Polles today,

A Lillumanite spokesman Said the editions had beca passed by censor bat that the Polles objected to- an article alleging that Air Force

Lionel General Chassin was plotting to take over an Army airfold, by TORCE.

The article was cut out

of the third edition of which was L'Ilumanite permitted to be sold,

f

News censorship will cense in France when and If the National Assembly invente General de Gaulle as Prime Minister, Infor- nation Ministry officials sald today. Beuter & China Mail Special

And Harold King Reports:

HE MAY BE PREMIER

BEFORE

MONDAY

Paris, May 30.

KOWLOON

Storm Threat Over

No. 3 SIGNAL UP

The first big storm threat to

the Colany thirt

year fizzled out early this morning without causing any known damage to crops or property.

It showered Houkong with less than one inch of rain for the. 24 hours ended @ ́o'clock this morning,

At 345 am. today, the No. 7 storm signal which was hoisted yesterday afternoon, was re- placed by the No. 3 signal.

Maximum- Gusts

The Royal Observatory sald that the topical storm -Zach weakened to a tropical depres Flon this morning sod at 6 o'clock was about 130 miles scuthwest of Hongidong. The south-westerly winds were still strong but were expected to moderate later.

The Observatory also pre- dicted cloudy weather today with periods of mowers.

Gales, which reached maxi- mum rusts of 50 knots yesterday. did little apparent damage,

The Colony resumed its normal activities this morning, Buses and forries were again busy with office-going people and school children.

Fishing Junks were all in the typhoon thellers,

At the time of going to Press, no reporte of serious accidents * were received

No Mishaps

No mishapa ware reported in

П

the harbour during the night.

Ocean-going ships which took

ing buoys or typhoon chorages in Harbour ate gradu". Jolly returning to their normal

berths.

Early this morning, two ships,

London's 30,000 buren whose Paris was in an almost festive mood today as the arrival-of-shelter at special, typticon mour

Government headed by Genoral de Gaulle became in- creasingly probable within the next forty-eight hours. World Refugee Year "tistikelihood of an extension of the

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possible

Douglas Jet's Supplies in the London Maiden Flight

Long Beach, May. 30.

next week."

Support

агед

Power union leaders tonight Douglas Aircraft's giant DC-B declared their support of the Jetliner rose successfully off busmen but asserted their intens Long Beach Municipal Airport | tion to move cautiously. today and roared out over the Pacific on Its malden flight.

The Trades Union Congress slipped into the dispute when Donald Douglas Jr., Com-it appeared the kusmen's strike pany President,, said, "It looked for higher wages might spread knew she and endanger jobs of other soldiers killed and wounded, real great-we

blue workers. would get off into the the radio sald.

yonder without any trouble."

Mr Macmillan decided to stay Today's event was viewed by in London over the weekend to

"on call" and Mr operators of 17 world airlines be

Iain which have placed orders for Mucleod, Minister of Labour, the jetliners--at a total value of cancelled a tour of Wales plau- some $700 million.

ned: for next week-Reuter.

It cold insurgent guerillas harl made several such attacks on

road convoys recently, Ta radio claimed rebel guerilla Was worrying the Government.

pressure Indonesian Reulor.

Kenwood first again!

A spokesman for Douglas sald the "break-even" point on the Company's investment would come after these were goid) U.P.I.

48 Die In Big Heat Wave

Took it Literally

Little Rock, Moy 30. One taxpayer has taken on exceptionally literal advantago of Arkansas tax laws.

The law permits taxpayer to pay hair their tax in May, the other halt in November, The Paino, May 30.

total taxpayer owed 0 Death-roll in the record heat- US$0.52. wave sweeping Bihar state is

of

Both M. Reno Coty, the re

Communist organiser re- A sident of the Republic who yes-Ivealed to this correspondent that way opened the constitutional eighty per cent of the crowd of gates to power for Geneal de demonstrators who on Wednesday Gaulle, and the- General himself marchod through the eastera were working at qvercoming the part of Paris "In defence of the lest hurdles.

Republic" were Communists.

Faded Ectio

Both men received a number of party leaders throughout the

As it was, the parade here on day,

Wednesday seemed to have no Inside the Assembly the cur heart in it, but to represent only

for rent was running strongly ļu faded echo of a past period of

Parliamen-pre-war history. the General. terlans appear to have realised their intense unpopularity in the country,

The

Move On

the

The question still not settled the Alta inerek froid tonight was: what will be the United States, and the Hermod 100. Eoclalisis do? Twenty-five to from Bangkok arrived in port delayed thirty were reported already after having been

yesterday. definitely in his favour

If the Socialists, after hearing No ships loft port this report from M: Guy Mollet morning, however. about his visit to the General The ferry services, between This afternoon, decide to allow Blamshuipo and West Point, each of their deputies to vote between Kowloon City, and his conscience, it Wanchal and between Hongkong according to was believed that two-thirds and outside harbour Islands,

were

time at one would come out for De Gaulle, which

Parliamentary voting suspended yesterday, wore re-

then satisfy sumed this morning.

Main problems to be solved snd the before General de Goulte finally position would consents to present himself for General de Gaulle.-Router. Investiture to the National As sembly wonight were:

*

Ensuring that a substantial Two striking examples were part of all the national parties 'vate observed by this correspondent (nan-Communist) yesterday. Three members of for him at his Investiture i parlament standing just outside order to provide the "fronk broad" confidence the the gates of the Parliament and

the Palais Bourbon, General stipulated in his dres building, were asked by a police officer oficial message yesterday. Obtaining agreement to move on..

tha.party leaders and their They said they were Members of Parliament. The answer followers to the extent of the "Move on all the same, rull powers the General ha you have done enough damage cuiled for. as it is,"

came:

The other was the sight, re- produced in a number of photo- graphs in the papers today, of policemen and security guards giving the

V-for-Victory sign

pro-Gquile demonstrators s marched up the Champs Elysees last night.

In the assembly the pro- portion of deputies who would be ready to link up. with the

now. 48, with temperatures In Yesterday, the Tax Depart- Communists in a popular front the shade ranging between 110 ment received cheque for has no corresponding strength

US$0.26 U.P.I.. and 118.-Reuter.

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in-the--country.

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+

Leaving out the Communists and Progressists (Tellow travci- lers always voting with the

the Genera Communists), needs most of the remaining 444. votes if he is to be satisfied.

Conscience Vote?

The Generat can count on practically all of the votes of·| the extreme right, conservative. and centro parties and' also on most if not all of the 18 Pop- lar Republicans. This may be usilmated at over 300 votes.

Locusts Invade

Algiers

Algiers, May 30 Swarms of locusts invaded the city and port of Algiers today.

Anti-locust squads went into action to fight the invasion France-Presso.

Macão Ferries

The Hongkong-Macao ferry Tal Loy had cancelled her sail- lo Hongkong ing from Macao Yesterday while another two, Trkshing and Lee Hong did not sali from Hongkong to Macao.

The owners of the Lee Hong announced this morning thật she will resume service at 11 p.m. tonight...

The sailing at midnight of the Takshing will be decided later today.

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