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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Sudden Change

THERE appears to have

Teen a sudden change in

British Government's attitude to the flare-up on the China coast, judging by yesterday's Foreign Office statement. Only last week unofficial but nevertheless authoritative London

there was ng concern. The silux tlon has not noticeably deteriorated since then but

reports from uggested

that

It

yonterday an official state ment “declared #remains Coupled

with

ith this is a com ment deploring "the psycho- logical warfare which is at present being conducted ¦ about the offshore islands" by the Chinese mainland government. The statement. is indeed in quite marked contrast to earlier dechra tiona advocating

Nationalist withdrawal

from the islands and the possible reasons for this shift in emphasis are worth examining.

Did America Tell?

L

AST week America was

heid

reported to have consultations with Britnis

on the island situation. It Is possible that the Americans made clear what steps would be taken in the

event of

Communist

invasion of Quemʊy. deed it would be

In- reasonable

to expect the Americans to inform its allies of decision of this unture Foreshadowing as it does posalbly far-reaching con sequences in which Britain may be involved.

It also seems that the time for

THE WEATHER: Moderate or fresh S. winds. Overcast with rain or

showers. Weather improving slowly late today.

CHINA MAIL

No. 37143

Established 1845

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1958.

Nationalists Claim

Talpei, Sept. 2.

NHINESE Nationalist warships sank 12 Communist torpedo-boats in a 90-minute sea battle near Quemoy early today, the Defence Ministry announced. Thirty Nationalists were reported killed or wounded,

One Nationalist bont was torpedoed but returned safely

to port, a communique said.

No Communist casualties were announced.

The battle started shortly after midnight and raged for about two hours in the darkness, the Defence Ministry anid.

The clash was the biggest Nationalist-claimed sea battle since the Communist bombardment of the offshore Quemoy Islands started 11 days ago. Thirty minutes before the sea battle started. Communist

artillery opened up a new barrage.

Defence Ministry suid 857 shells hit Big Quemoy in an hour and a half, and 101 rounds hit Little Quemoy.

The

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Big Sea Victory

BATTLE FOUGHT OFF QUEMOY

The communique announcing the Nationalist victory was

Issued at 8 n.m.

"Our Navy engaged four groups of enemy torpedo boats," the communique said, but it gave no specific number of the ships engaged. It did refer to them as "tens of enemy boats."

com- The Defence Ministry spokesman reporting the

munique opened his conference with newsmen by saying, "I have good news for you." Then he proceeded to make the announcement of the nuval fight in the midnight-blackened waters of the Formosa Strait.

Last night, the Nationalists had claimed other damage and destruction to numerous Communist small craft

ICELAND SENDS

and installations in the Quemoy area, where artillery PROTEST TO

from both sides continued to exchange fire. The communique said the latest sea fight took place at

In

Lino Lo Wan, the bay that washes almost the entire southern coastline of Nationalist-held Big Quemoy Island. It is the bay where Nationalist supplies are unloaded from ships arriving from Formosa and the Pescadores Islands.

of

The Defence Ministry communique said the Communist The

ships approached Big Quemoy in "four waves several tens of ships cach," Washington, Mr John Foster Dulles returned from nine days holidays today and told reporters that President Eisenhower would have to decide whether the United States would help defend the Nationalist Chinese off- shore islanda of Quemoy and Matsu.-UPI and Reuter.

Rioting Continues In London

Crowd Of 2,000 Surges Into Notting Hill

London, Sept. 1.

Daylong tension in west London colour- conscious Notting Hill district erupted into a full-scale clash lato tonight as crowds of whites, hundreds strong, tangled with coloured people armed with milk bottles.

urging a Nationalist with denwal from the islands bas long passed,

Recent reports indicate that Chiang

An all-white crowd estimated! crowds of whites jeered and Kai-shek has considerably

dat over 2,000 surged lato Notting catdalled as police hustled a man and reinforced Quemoy

despite the heavy death tall 's Blenheim Crescent to be into a ver

a fillad of milk In nearby Lancaster Road, P

14

that

Film Has Nothing To Do With Margaret

TOWNSEND: I HAVE NO INTENTION OF

RETURNING TO ENGLAND

Paris, Sept. 1.

Group Captain Peter Townsend stated here tonight: "I have

no intention of returning to my country, England."

Asked if that meant he was not returning to England at all, he replied "It

is as I say."

hotel manappor

He read his statement to five news agency reporters from last week's Lombard met with

of screaming youths and bottles thrown by coloured re- mob

in a Paris west end hotel iment, continues to build paidents from the high tesement girls chased a volcarest man and

apartment, while 60 other its defence, Clearly the rooftops,

nis girl companion.

Cups, Nationalists are adamant

souters anal bottles reporters and photograph- One petrol bumb was insried that the islands will be held down too but the flames were were thrown at the couple users not allowed inside ham the crowd chanted, "Let's get mered on the door and rang and, if neessary, fought quickly extinguished.

the blacks." for.

The Climax

Police motor-cyclists ploughed the bell incessantly. attitude Taipei's

Finnily the their loss by evacuation Patrolling police with do's through the mob and policemen

crowds from the on foot clashed with groups of was asked to call police to would be a major setback moved te

One man teenagers dressed in jeans and clear the corridor outside.. for Nationalist

Group Captun Townsend, in prestige class-strewn streets.

sweaters. throughout the world and was detained.

a light grey salt and red tie, This was the elix to

read his statement himself particularly among

series of incidents h the streets 25 persons, committed Chinese living in of Notting Hill shice dusk,

sitting on a couch surrounded by the five

re- news agency Southeast Asia. Thus Bri-

The Arst incident that broke tain

may be only admitting the bling tension come with

porters. the futilliy of trying to the twilight: a gang of white persuade the Nationalists, youths chased colored man the Brataley Itoad with whom it has no in- through fluence anyway, to adopt a trouble-centre-scene et succes course that they obviously ive weekend clustes, have no intention of taking. He was commed' once, but slipped away to sately in a shop i the grocery

The Wrong Time

ALSO despite its differenceя A with America 48

the

green

of

4:04.

By 11 pm. police had arrested Observers

several estimated thousand people in the Police ploughed into each separ- ate crowd as they sought to break up the mob.

Police vans brought officers They and dogs into the road. found some coloured residents had barricaded themselves into their homes.

Squad cars and motor cycle police toured the streets dis- persing crowds at every corner. A group of youths draping a swastiku flag across the front of broken up by a police sergeant wito ripped the fing away.

police came.

Heavy reinforcements police were moved in to the area as senior officers conferred in high-level talks on emergency car were them

anti-riot plans.

island war, it would be the wrong time to nir publicly now. This leaves Britain with the option of saying nothing or cau tioning

Crowds Grown

MAKARIOS ADAMANT

Private Affairs Frowning slightly from time time, but apparently at ease, he read from handwriting un blue notepaper:

deny me to

cale- gorically that I have ever made to be made public or caused

concerning pubile revelations my private affairs or those any other person.

"The suggestion that the fun I am making will have any con- nection with my private affairs is as base as it is untrue.

When he referred to "my prl- vale affairs," Group Capwin Townsend turned to the reporters and said: "You understand what i mean?"

"I

Asked if the planned film had with Prinse Stelot replied:

Explosives Found In

RAF Jet

BRITAIN

Reykjavik, Sept. 1.

Icelandic Foreign Minister, Mr Gudmundur Gudmundsson, announced "stern tonight that a note" of protest had been British delivered to the Embassy over the Royal Navy's "violation of Ice- land's law and inviolabi- lity."

...

The Foreign Minister sold in a broadcast that his Government had also informayd Lic Nato Secretary General through the Icelandle Ambassador In Paria of the British use of force.

Violation

The note to the British Em- bassy said the "Government of leeland most strongly pra- tests against the Beton Laken by officers. áf the British Navy as a violation of teelandle law and inviolability."

The Foreign Minister safd. "It has always been and still the hope of good Icelanders that this question be happily solved without spolling friendshly w:1} neighbouring states.

Our

The Government will con- tinue to work to this end in- ternationally."

Nicosia. Sept. 2.

the He An explosive charge was

gave a review of

Umit and said found in

a. Royal Airshing

"satisfactory recognition of the Force meteor jet fighter extension of the fishing limit at the bomber base of has not yet been obtained but Akrotiri, south west for the time being discussoins

abroad have been adjourned, Cyprus, yesterday, On RAF spokesman confirmed here early today.

"The Icelanders thank those nations who Immediately

recognised this step and greatly appreciate the behaviour of The charge was removed and those who keep their ships out- delalated efels, without

any side the limit although damage to the", alreraft; the bave protested

extension," spokcamun confirmed.

SMALL ONE

The charge, quite a small one was found tucked away behlad Do the aircraft's inspection panel.

| Questioned about his decision

not to return to England, Group anything to do Captain Townsend said he was Margaret, Mr cot prepared 10 discuss it "never."

He explained: "It has further.

Answering other questions, he connection at all with the Interests mu said he had not decided where Princess. What he would live.

this individual as à man."

"Many countries Impressed me," he said.

Africa Asked again, he said inpressed him more than any other continent because of the creeds and diversity of races, governments, and the colonial question,

Senior RAF intelligence officers are now trying to find how the Mr Stoloff and Group Cap-explosive charge could be placed tain Townsal sold they would there

10-security measures are among the by air leave for Zagreb

strictest In the island. morrow.

Asked about

newspaper

on

airfield where

ogainst

Hindered

they

the

Mr Gudmundason continued:

Today British warships have the hindered the vessels of Icelandle Coast Guard service in their work and thus by force protected the legal fishing of British trawlers maide the new fisheries limit.

-He concluded: "I appesa)- to: all Icelanders lo stand firmly together in defence of the rights

Cypriot workers employed on and the honour of the nation in report that Je had returned the airdeld have no contact with this matter."-Reiter,

點 message from nireratt-Router. because

of

Royal cireles disapproving of

his capitalising on the name of

"I think it is a man's con- linent," he said.

Questioned about the film hetain Townsend said: "Ahsolute

Princess Margaret, Group Cap-

is making with American pro-rubbis ducer Mr Victor Stoloff, Group

GROUP CAPT, TOWNSEND

Group Captain Townsend sald he had not seen the re- portt. "I acidom if ever read (Contd en Back Pare, Col. 5)

Queen Zein For Switzerland

Rome, Sept. 1. Queen Zein, mother of King Hussein of Jordan, arrived here by air today on her way to huve medical treatment on the udvice of her doctors.

She was accompanied by the King's two-year-old daughter, Princess Alya, and by his Elster, Princess Basman-Re- дег.

To Represent Ike

Д

Mr

The number of people de- Police patrolled the streets intained by police later rose to 34,

it was stated officially-Reuter,! against pairs and squads were stationed Peking taking risks. Aud

in tracks at strategle points deciding on the latter course throughout the district. Britain may feel that un- Since nightfall the crowds in

is statement went on: popular, as such a course the reels almost all whites-

myself insisted on a clause may be with China, relations have grown every hour,

and of teenagers Groups between the two countries,

being written into the flum con- gathered "Tuddy-boys"

at

tract which protects me from never

very friendly, are

Athens, Sept. 1.

any reference being made on unlikely to be seriously underground stations and public

Archbishop Mukarios,

the my houses and marched through thei

New York, Sept. 1. or anyone else's privale worsened,

Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge will sirvels. Youths come in from exiled Greek Cypriot leader, fe, as I did with the contract iChina has now received the cutside

ancient

cars and on declared today that the "British I had with a London News-

represent President Elrenhower Goverment will have to open support of Russia for motor cycles,

step paper for whom I wrote

in roalding a major speech on outer space although the Soviet Govern-

said: on the corpses of hulf a million series of articles between 3856 |

to the American A police spokesman

before being and 1958.

Caplain Townsend said: "In my

Legion convention in Chicago ment has not directly com- "Thousands of people are mill-Greek Cypriols

mind the fundamental theme, as uble to implement its plan" for mented on

iting around the whole arca." the affair, it

Future Plans

I saw my journey, was the almi- tomorrow afternoon.

The U.S. delegation to the must be assumed that the them whites had been de

So tur 10 people four of Cyprus,

"My future plans, whether larity of man in his diversity." The Archbishop was speaking

Uniled Nations, which .Alm Group Captain Townsend Les- recent article in Pravila haded for questioning, he add- from the pulpit of a cathedral at they involve writing or official sanction. The state l

Mytileno.on the island of Lesbos making, arise entirely out of velled to Paris unexpectedly from Lodge heads, mid that the chilot NOW the journey I recently made by Zagreb, Yugoslavia, with Mr delegate would make

concerning inter- ment, however, adds little to Trame

service. was forced to in the Acgean, after

a

Staloff on Saturday only a few proposal the situation for it had wallong pace in the strocts The Archbishop also visited car around the world. always been assumed that affected as the crowds jostled the island of Lemnes where he "Finally, and I trust this will days after leaving Brucis. They rational co-operation and ex-

the event of a Far along in the roadway.

unvelied a monument to Greek put an end to further specula-nald before leaving Belgium that ploration of outer space In lis Eastern

involving In Blenheim Crescent, colour- Cypriots who died in the tion, I have no Intention of re they were embarking on a round speech-U.P.I.

{turning to my country, Eng- the world tour which they would America and Chinn, Russin ed, folk shouted ut patrolling struggle for freedom."

ended film under the title of "The Later he returned to Adhens. land." The would be concernod.

policemen, while round the

Journey of Peter Townsend." there

Corner in Ladbroke Grove bizi-Reuter. circumstances seems that there is little prospect of a British diplo matic approach to Peking succeeding. Intransigenes on both Aides is manifest. Deterrents-in the form of American and Soviet threats provide guarantee of peace and it can only be hoped that the Nationallate muke no at- tempt to retaliato, and thun aggravate an already tense situation, and that the Com- muniste avoid running risks by trying to probe American intentions to the extent of sparking a major clash,

In

in

war

| here.

statement

BLOOD SAMPLES SENT TO HARWELL.

Portsmouth, Sept. 1.

samples from no Blood and bone

the body of Lieutenant David Cyril Franklin, second Bellinh dia after being serviceman

at Christmas Island nuclear texts, were today went to Harwell Atomic Energy, Re- establishment for search

analysis.

Sherwell, who has decided to hold an Inquest,

Lt Franklin, 20, who was in the H.M.S. Warrior during

H-bomb Christmas Island

· Costa, died of spiestis annemis and leaksemla last Thursday. Leukaemia can be, osnsed by atomie radiation.

This move was made at the re-Immediately after LA Franklin's

quest of the poraner for south-

death in hospital here.

the

esst Hampshire, Mr. B. N.}. Admiralty imund a stalemannit

· Sudden Return Mr Stoloff explained to the agency reporters tonight, before Group Captain Townsend joined him in the sitting room, that

saying that, from Information the sudden return to Paris was

avaliable, there was no cause to connect his death with the

stomle tests, but Mir Sherwell decided there should be an inqnest.

The inquest on Li Franklin who was buried si, sko Naval Cemetery at Gosport, near here today, was opened last Saturday - and - adjourned to Buplumber 18-Router. ・ "

Inn Collapses

Saarbruecken, Sept. 1.

At least seven. people were killed and 21 injured when an Inn collapsed in Saarlouis, in the Sacr

Between 35 and 40 people were buried/f the rubble. Seven dead and 21 Indured, many of them seriously hurt, have so far for a business dea).

As a result of it, Mr Stoloft beou recovered-Reuter. said, this Orbit Productiona TIM Company

would co- produce the film with Patho cinema. The deal had just boen concluded.

Volunteers

Cairo, Sept. 1. Egyptian irado union leaders Mr Stoloff said: "It was very|| have offered to volunteer to álfeult for me to conclude this night on the 1lberation of deal because of what happened Formos," tho Chiseco Com- today". (Repor:wwwwxx tele- munist Embumy sold in a state- phoning Me Stolott's apartment ment frued here tonight- Dil day)

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