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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Man To Man

AR Harold Macmillan 1s]

Missed

amang politi-

clans with the ability to

tho

give the soft answer, obvious reply, the innocu-

comment without

sounding pompous or innne. His comment on his talks with President Elsenhower is a good example..... think that on both sides we felt gratified and heartened by the extent to which our views und циновитеnts coincided."

Neither the Prime Minister's best friends nor Mr Galt- describe the skelf would words as epoch making. Ifo told the National Press Club that there was

no

prepared agenda and that he and the President did in

не

fact discuss most of

great Insues of the day.

his own

of the

the

In

DB

the to

effective mixture casual and

serious, he went "blow Britain's trumpet." Nothing but good can come from such a friendly and innocuous exchange at the highest political level.

A Contrast

17HAT'a contrast this visit

W makes with preparations

going on for a summit can- ference. There is a differ- the casual ence between

meeting of two allies and the long winded parleying of rival partles in a fally declared cold war.

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CHINA MAIL

No. 37074

Established 1843

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1958.

Price 20 Centa

Government Drops Votes In Two Electorates

TORY BY-ELECTION

South Ealing Majority

Is Halved

LABOUR GAINS IN WIGAN

By FRASER WIGHTON

London, June 12,

Voters at South Ealing, London, provided a new shock for the Government today by halving its former majority in a parliamentary by-election.

REVOLT GENERAL LAUNCHES NEW GAULLIST PARTY

Paris, June 12.

The result, declared tonight WAS:

Mr B Balsford, Conner- vative-17.417 votes.

Mr Hugh Garside, Labour-- 11,258 votes.

Mr Philip Skelsey, Liberal -5,950 voles,

Conservative majority-0,169 12,030 with vates

compared votes at the 1955 general elce- tion

Second Setback

It Was the Government party's second disappointment in one day, for at Wigan, Lancashire, the Labour Party,

defending Parliamentary real, to a increased its majority record figure for the consti- tuney.

Fronch Air Force General Lions! Max Chassin, one of the mysterious figures involved in the Algiers insurrection, said today he was launching a "popular wo movement" to help Gen. Charles de France and turn Gaulle "clean up

her into a non-party state.

Chassin was making his first public appearance since

of

Chassin, 37 active Rugby the player, caught the flying wicker But what after all could days invmediately following chair before it could hit him.

have been achieved at the May 13 coup in Algiers His bodyguard, composed Washington beyond a joke when he "disappeared" from the

Am-Paris scene. and handshake that bassadors and notes could Today he claims he had set "underground" network not have done? What eanup on any meeting achieve? Writ in southern France, if the

ors carry on problems of the world would when Heads of dinsolve State meet face to face.

A Danger

TN any meeting, be it for

Chair Thrown The Genera} also claimed General Raoul Salun, comman-

the

inta

weather-beaten paratroopers in civvies, promptly bundled atacker out of the room the street.

Unperturbed by the incidents, the General pressed his aftack against the Fourth Republic's "system",

The baste motle of Chuesin's

der-in-chief h Algeria and political action appeared to be his opening words, "We trust parativop general Jacques De Gaulle but not the men Mussi president of the Algiers around him." jur, fully upproved his plans for the rally.

sless, former

The Gutter

The result, also declared to-

Mr Ernest A. Fitch, Labour -27,415 votes.

Mr John J. Hodgson, Con- Bervative--10,248 votes.

Mr Michael Weaver, Com munist-072 votes.

Labour majority-17,107 votes compared with a 1935 majority of 14,075,

But in a third vomtést poited. at St Helens, Lancashire, the majority of the Labour Party fell.

The result was:

Mr Lexlls Spriggs, Labour 20.403 votes.

Mr Mark Carlisle. Conser

vative-14,411 votes.

Labour majority-11,994

voles.

PRANKSTERS AT WORK

the The grand · Anaje to

Cambridge Univerally Bump Supper night —

which Lume of revelry marks ho end of the May boat crew racing — was the hoisting of a 1938 Austin Seven van

to the roof of the Senate

House, Tees above the ground

28 4

great

WAS

The task. which was

described engineering frat, done by nine students who borrowed equipment from University build- ing where repair work was being carried out. The black spot on the left shown the plotura of where the van was be- fore it was moved an Monday to the side of the Benate House-Koystone.

ONASSIS SUED

FOR MILLIONS

Super Tanker Orders Off

Washington, June 12. This compared with 15.883 The Justice Department filed a multi-million-dollar damage suit today, charging that the shipping interests of Aristotle Socrates Onassis repu- diated an agreement to build three new super tankers for American ownership. The ships, costing $50 inillon, trustee. This were to have been built in 1054. American shipyards.

Two. More

votes when Sir Hartley Shaw-

crainent cross,

Jawyer and former Socialist cabinet minis- 1055 Chussiin, 56-year-old "The republic was patriotieter, held the seat in the Air Defence Co-until 1918. At that time France general election.

in Europe, was the largest single military ordinator of Natu chances are that the more strongly denied at a news con- power. Where are we now?" casual the event, the more ference that he and his sup- Chassin acked, pounding the hopeful its outcome. When porters had fascist leanings.

But a leftwing, newspaper- "In Algeria we have our back elaborate preparations pre- cede discussion, is there not man, who was not immediately pressed against the wall. And

danger that

proclaimed

the we are determined to stop the very identified,

This lime we will go differences to be discussed general a "fascist and hurled defeat.

on to the end," he said,U.P.I.

the

will be either settled or in-

soluble by the time the top men are brought face to face?

There is certainly

come au

/

a danger

chair at him.

Lable.

SOUSTELLE IN PARIS

Paris, June 12.

Dust 18 months.

born son.

was in August Since then, Mr Doub sald, the Grace Bank has been operating the vessels for Mr Onassis American-born children.

RELAX IN

DAKS

THE FAMOUS CONFURÝ IN ACTION TROUSERS

Whiteaways

KOWLOON

SHOCKS

PARATROOPS ORDERED

TO

CYPRUS

London, June 12, The War Office announced tonight that in view of a deterioration of the internal security situation in Cyprus, a battalion group of paratroops will be sent there as precautionary measure.

It was later learned the third parachute battalion, with a few would smmall supporting units, probably leave by air on Satur doy.

'Tho remainder of the parachute brigade will be at reudineas to move at short notice.

TUC Order On Pay

Death Toll Nine Earlier today, Nicosia reporta T said two Greeks were killed and

at least 20 people injured 10~ night sa violenco again flared titions

the Cyprus, bringing death roll in Turkish altacks and communal clashes since Satur day to nine.

The two Greek Cypriots were killed in

a clash with Turks

To Striking Busmen

London, June 12.

near Nicosia in which, accord- The Trade Union Congress,

Ing

unofficial reportá, a Tur-

kish motor cyclist sent a burst of machinegun fire into a crowd of Greeks who had marched on

a curfewed Turkish village,

to which the majority af British trade unions are affiliated today decided to allow financial aid to bo Three Greeks were wounded given to the 53,000 strik- here, and 12 others la clashes at ing London bus workers. the east coast port of Famagusta, The decision was taken in re- where security forces Inter= |sponse to a request by Frank vened with batoris after two Cousins, General Secretary of Greek buses had been set on fire.

and die Transport

General Five Turks were injured.

Workers Unicu, to which Turkish sources said security busmen belong, and marks forces also used batons and tear virtual reverent at the alulsudo gas in Nicosia when men and adopted towards Cousins by the

the women from

curfewed T.U.C. last week. Turkish, quarter stoned men of

the

Q

Under the terms of the de- odifluted the Suffolk Regiment the Turks chron, each of the

said a number of people, includ- "Partition" women, were injured,

The attack came after a pro-

cession of women formed up in the Turkish quarter and, back-

ed by men,

marched

on the

police station deuunding the re- lease of their sons, under arrest in connection with acts of arson yesterday.

wions will decide upon its own.

(Contd. on pago X, col 5)

HARROW IN DIFFICULTIES

Sir

Harrow, June 12. school

whoso Harrow, the There were in all Ave Para- mentary by-elections today but

illustrious pupils include Winston Churchill, is in a finan- the results of two-at Weston- Somerset, and

The sul, fled in the Federal

As the week-long clashes elally shaky position, it was rec Super-Mare,

Court in New York, unmed

between Turks and Greeks con-vented today. and Saturday

Sir Alfred Hurst, a governor Argyll, Scotland will be de clored tomorrow

defendants Alexander S. Onassis

The suit charges that Grace Unued, Greek families in the

quarters of Nicosia, of the 400-year-old exclusive respectively.

This miniature General Elec- Corp., Victory Carriers Inc, and

National nelified the Maritime Turkish

inquiry tion" in its results so far large- Grace National Bank of New

"The assurance that the York, trustee 101 Onassis Administration Inst Aprit that-lt Famagusta, and other towns and public school, told an ly follows the pattern of shipping interests. The Onassis was cancelling the shipbuilding villages began evacuating to the here.

This hos

means very strong.". shown a persistent Stump in the Corporation is named after the programine "because of the de- Greek rectors, while Turks were school will continue is by no One Briush omeer helping the He said the school had not Government's prestige-due ap- shipping maghale's American-pressed cendition of the tanker moving to the Turkish sectors.

market and the shipping indus- to public discontent

It said the cancellation evacuees commented: "This is been able to balance its accounts try". barently

21 Vessels over the high cost of living.

violated the agreement with the already one klix of partition" for many years since the war (The Turks are seeking partition and had been able to continue At Ealing South, intervening

Mr George Cochran Doub, government, Liberals who have done welli

The sult asks the Court to of the island; the Greeks want largely because af generosity by in recent elections once again; Asistant Attorney General, said

with Greece)-Reuter.

¡Special. gained votes at the expense of the sult was an outgrowth of order the 14 vessels returned to self-determinallen und union former pupils, China. Mall

a previous settlement agreement the United Stiles. In addition, recovery Conservatives.

with the Greek-born multi-the government seeks

profits, about millionaire shipping magnate, of all net who makes his headquarters in million according to Mr Doub, trustee opera- realised by the Monte Carlo.

Mr Doub explained that years tion of the vessels from the time

they were transferred in 1937. ago the government had flied a sult against Mr Onassis for re- In the Ealtig contest the covery of 21 vesselstwo Liberty Conservatives share of the poll ships and 19 tankers-purchased fell to 59.28. per cent compared by Onassis-owned American cor- with 59.57 in 1955. Labour'eparations alter World War II.

The government charges that +++ porcentage went up from 30.35 Onassis, an alien, had purchased

per cent to 3231 per ceni.

the ships in violation of a 1018 The contest at Wigan caused by the death of the Act which specifies the sale of

such vesels to citizens only. former Labour member; and ot An out-of-court, agreement St. Helens by the resignation of was reached in December 1955, Sir Hartley Shawcross from theurder which Mr Onassis agreed House Commons.

Their

leader,

Mr

Joseph

Soustelle "for a later stage."

11 seems likely that in his M. Jacquea Soustelle, polit- in meeting representatives of the Soviet Union, that cal adviser to the All-Algeria conversations with the General, will press the they will use such an occs Public Safety Committee, few M. Soustelle

con: et- for talks with wishes of Algiers sion simply as a propaganda to Paris today

tion with the future form of the platform. There is consider General Charles de Gaulic,

sum-Trench Union and Its hope for The General himsel

integral part able danger that representa

moned M. Soustelle, Idol of the Algeria to be an wili vides Elves af both

Meanwhile an Algiers cable Grimond, said after the result briefed French settlers in Algeria and of Metropolian Fruc.ce, carefully

e formerly his righthand man in

"Once again, the Liberal vote la on what they want and the post-war Gaullist political said that the Army Commander-the only one to have increased where they

Kive

since the last election." ve organisation, cannot way that effective discuss- Those close to M. Sousicile vised General de Gmulle not to ion of any kind is Im-do not expect him to be offered order the withdrawal of Army from the turbulent there is, in nr. official post at present, Gen-ollicers possible. And

is reported to Public Safety Movement, it was any case, the danger that a cral de Gaulle meeting will be assossed have said last week in Algiers learned tonight. Reuter

intended to retain M. U. P. I. on its "results"the prob-that he lems it has settled.

A Rubber Stamp

WHEN Mr Macmillan met

W

Mr Eisenhower there Too "results." wore по

much emphasis upon the re- eults of a conference may

well place too great

responsibility

upon

the shoulders of one man.

ዊ

The man must

uat then he bolstered up with such a retinue of "advisers" that he might as well be a rub- ber stamp.

General Raoul Salan has ad-

in Tomorrow's China Mail

WOULD George Bernard Shaw have approved of We Lady, Broadway's musical version

Find the answer in of his play "Pygmalion?" tomorrow's feature-packed. weekend issue of the of Britain's China Mail. Sir Beverley Baxter, one ́best journalists, given a carefully-thought out reply. Included in the big 20-page issue is "I Walked 8,000 Miles To Freedom," part three of a thrilling true-life escape from a Siberian prison-and a marathon hike by the author, Clemens Forell, to

Germany. This is the

worm that sapped the exo- cutive power of Monarchy and there is D danger that the modern executiva may be aopped again.

Wo

It would be a position

return to at our peril, for: the shrinking world today requires that there be more men like Mr Macmillan top who can wander footloose and to some extent opinion- free to meet their opposito Laco numbers

to face, speak to them Man to Man, and not producp "results"

&

State Of Parties

Was

to pay the U.S. Government $7 million in addition to the $15 milion he had already paid on the purchase prize for the Vessels:

The South Ealing contest was due to the resignation of Mr Angus Maude, who has been

Austra appointed Editor of

In addition, he was required lian daily newspaper.

State of parties in the 830- Conservatives and allies 333; to turn over 75 per cort of the his ship-owning cor- Labour 281; Liberala six; In-stock of

National dependents eight; Vacant seats porations to Grace

Bank, which Was to be a two.Reuter,

Other highlights for your weekend reading MALENKOV NOT DEAD: K

pleasure are:

Sensations of Sport-by John Coltrell;

★Shore

Business-inside stories of Almdom by top reporters in Britain and Hollywood;

Never Understand Women-another short story by Hongkong writer, George Romage. Also all the latest news and views, two full pages of local pictures of last week's social and news stories, one page of the latest news pictures from Britain, Pidgin English by J. W. Thompson of the Hongkong University, your favourite cartoons and comics. Pick up a China Mall on your way home tomorrow!

Mr

Moscow, June 12. Nikita Khrushchev, tho Soviet Premier, tonight threw, down rumours about Georgi Malonios, Nikolai Bulganin and Mikhall Suslov. Attending a party at the Brillan the Embassy

celebrato Queen's official birthday, he said of Mr Malenkoy, a former Prentier who is now heată of a bydro-electric station in East Kazakhstan;

to

"You can buy a ticket to his and call on power station

bim"

Of

M Bulganin, another former Premier now Chair- man of the Soviet Stato Bank, Bu sald: "He has been ill but he finally had an operation. It was dtcoostful. You can visit him in hospital,"

or Mr Suslov, Deputy Secretary of the Central Committco of the Communist Party, Mr Khrushchev mald:

in the Black Hot bathing

Sea You can go down to Social and go swimming with him."Route.

Or $8 Million

$20

NEW SOVIET LETTER TO IKE: 38 PAGES

annexe.

Washington, June 12. The State Department said the Khrushchev, the Jetter was 18 pages long and Soviet Prime Minister, tonight there was also a 20-pago

Nikita

sent a new letter to President Elsenhower, which the State Department said apparently was on the subject of a possible summit conference.

As an alternative, the govern ment asks that if the 14 vessels Mr sre not returned, the Onassis In- terests be ordered to go through of the super with construction tankers or pay $8 million in damages for default on the con trict.-U.P.J.

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