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CHINA MAIL

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No. 37212

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1958.

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Comment BULGANIN SERIOUSLY

Of The Day

From Quemoy

To Berlin

THE have hardly divxi

THE echoes of the Quernoy

Fly to

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lands tho

world around

with-***

PAN AMŽIUGAN

ILL Hongkong

Bras

Undergoing LANCASHIRE REGIMENT Girl Forced Too Cheap

In

Treatment Moscow

Moscow, Nov. 21.

away (though they are stil! The former Soviet Premier, Nikolai Bul-

there for anyone who wants

to hear them) when a fresh

dispute provoked by tra

Communista occupies The

headlines of the world's

P11 (4

latest

Tumele ін Berlin,

ganin, is seriously ill and undergoing medical treatment in Moscow, it was learned here today.

Tiw SCTRU of the It was recalled that last June, Premier Nikita Khrushchev disclosed that Bulganin had undergone an operation in a Moscow hospital. He made this known at a party at the British Embassy on the Queen's birthday.

former capital of Germoy. and to millions in the two sovereign Germanies created by East and West, future capital of reunited state. Russia's reported decision to Bquidate th occupation status of Berlin Is I New attempt to embarrass the West; it is also designed te keep the West on Tenter

hooke, to split the allies (Dr Adenauer and the West Are already reported at

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variance on how to settie the German problemi and to keep tension high. What we are seeing in Germany today IN essentially different from the erisik on the China const in Septem ber, except that so far there is no threat of war to in- press the urgency of the situation, and the West in much less divided. There ін J rough parallel between Quemoy and Berlia In this respect: both are

vulnerable exposed, isolated positions which have defled a negotiated The complicating solution. factor about Berlin is that now it is no longer HUT- rounded by Suviet occupied territory, but by what is East Germany nominally which the allies and Dr Adenauer's West, Gerinuný tto nut recognise. obvious danger is that if Russia gives up occupation

and

The

of East Berlin, four power

NIKOLAI BULGANIN The end of the road?

To Stop Flow

Of New Yen

To Hongkong

It was later announced that Hulganini had laken up the post ut Chairman of the Iconomic Counell the remote and minor Stavropol ател. Thiks followed by his elimination fron

the Preskum of the Communist Party's Central Committee.

Wus

Last week, Khrushchev de- Turunced Bulganin as a member or the Malenkov-Molotov "Anti- Party Group" which opposed Khrushchev's ecenoinie plam.

This led observers to conclude that Bulganin had been removed from his job in Stavropol.

Disappeared

TE-

Bulganin was given mis- terlul rank as head of the State Bark after Khrushchev placed him as Preuter lust April.

He then disappeared from public view at about the thre Khrushchev first disclosed his illness. Apparently he never

dulles assumed hig

bank president.

Bulganin had beca privately criticised for failing to support Khrushchev in his showdown with the Anti-Party Group, but Khrushchev's public criticism of bira last wock was the first time he had been put in the group it- celf.

kuv

The other members of the ace in obscure positions Broup throughout the Soviet Union. Former Premier Georg. Malen- runs a power station in Kazakhstan. V. M. Molotov, or Foreign Minister, is Am- bassador W Outer Mongolia. measures today La pre- Another ex-Foreign Minister, Shepilov, has a minor

Tokyo, Nov. 21.

control becomes three power Police authorities control plus East Germany Distasteful

T

of

jeaves the three Western allies with the distasteful prospect recognising East Germany, at least tacitly, or yielding Soviet inevitable

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to

to demands for a major inter national conference on the German problem. A retreat by the allies from Berlin in bo unthinkable-It would Awallowed by the East im- medlately and equally out of the question is a settle- ment of the German ques

The tion on Soviet terms. West has made it known that it will not hesitate to employ a new airlift relleve any blockade which either Russia or Kast Ger

the ітрове ов many may

the elty in the event of allies failing to agree to the end of four power control. All this looks ominously like a new move to the brink by East and West, though so for the crisis has not fully

Whether emerged. develops will depend large- The the Russians. Went is left with a choice but to play put even if it the mennn dealing with

on

1t

vent the flow

mapped

of 10,000-mitri yen banknotes to Hong-|ducation oficial's pool. Lazar kong as soon as they are Kaganovich,

пекі Japan issued in

month.

was

(IT)-

The Government barrassed in October last year when £,000-ye bunknotes exchange appeared in money

Hongkong the shops in

day they were issued by the Bunk of Japan.

On the day after issue, 400 01 the new crisp new notes wero estimated to be circulating in the British Crown Colony and in two weeks 2,000.

IT'S ILLEGAL

It is illegal to take Japanese currency out of the country and in order to prevent a recurrence of the outflow this tinic, Police decided to list the numbers of the banknotes disbursed through the bank of Japan and the per- son or organisations receiving them.

appeala

A the same time were to be made to customs nuthorities anul U.S. military officials to keep close watch for egal movement of currency to Hongkong by ships and through airporis. --U.P.I.

Golf Holiday

Augusta, Nov. 20. President Eisenhower drove off East German regime. The for a game of golf immediately future of Berlin will only on tanding at Augusta altport for

joday. 10-day holiday be decided when the future his

of Germany itself in settled. France-Presse.

Oil Sheik To Buy

The

British Destrøyer

Inunch.

"

London, Nov. 20. Shelk of oll-rich Hickey said, "They settled for Kuwait, reputed to be destroyer,"

He reported the ship is likely the to be the richest man in

The 300-feet, 1,175-ton world, is in process of Drissenton, now lying idle in Dil buying a destroyer from supplementary the British

reserve.

Northern Ireland. Navy "for," He sold the Brissenden, com- hurely personal use," the pleted in 1943, has a successful Dally Express reported, war record. 'today.

Express Romip

Ho sold a "fair to on the rierender would be £125,000. columilat But then the Sheik would Wiliam Fickey said the Shelk, have to pay a lot of money to Bir Abdulla Ar-Arlim Al Sabah, convert her "for purely personin

Foreign Offee jume around the Perslań Guit," oppranched the recently with a request for a 'Hickey and--UP.1.

former Presidium nember, is a factory manager.-- UPI.

Hongkong Shivers At

57.5 Degrees

The new Colours of the First Battalion. The Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volun leera) are seen joining the Battalion for the first time, after they were presented by H.E. the Governor, Sir Robert Black, at the Army Sports Ground, Boun- dary Street this morning.-China Mail Photo.

DISASTROUS START

BY MCC AGAINST AUSTRALIAN XI

66 For Three At Lunch

a

Sydney, Nov. 21. - The MCC, after winning the toss, made

disastrous start today in their four-day match against an Australian XI, having lost three wickets for only 66 runs at lunch.

Fall of wickets:

Hongkong today shivered

in its coldest morning The features of the morning's} since last March. Theiny were the dominance of the end 3-40.

Strauss, Barry temperature at 7 a.m.bowlers-Ray

Fisher and John Marlin-and иля 67.5 degrees, five

some indifferent batting by the the aver-tourists. degrees below

To Stay

An Hour

Receives In The Sea

New Colours

Sir

A fishorwoman, aftor boat-

ing A

Says U.S.

By IAN AITKEN

New York, Nov. 20.

15-year-old girl,The throw her off a junk and forced hor to stay in the wator for an hour because the girl was "too slow" and had wasted "tod many" matches in lighting a fire for brunkfast, it WM alleged of Contral Mogis- tracy this morning.

H.E. The Governor,

Robert Black, this morning presented new

The 43 year old women, colours 10 the First Cheung Yee-mui, Hving on Battalion, the Lancashire board a fishing junk at Pe Toi Regiment (The Prince of Au, Clear Water Bay Beach, Wales' Volunteers) at the appeared before Mr Hin-shing Lo this morning on a charge of Ground, Sports Army

-treating the girl. Boundary Street, Kowloon, which were The old colours trooped for the last time this morning. were presented by Field Marshal Viscount Mont- gomery of Alamein, at Barnord Castle on October 25, 1955,

XXX-XL SPECTAMUR

AGENDO

This is the now regimental orest.

Both the Regiments - before their amalgamation on July 1, this year, carried the battle honour 'Egypt, which was part of their regimental badges. This consisted of a Sphinx, with the Inscription 'Egyp underneath. This was an honour they won, as did a number of other Bri- tish reriments in the battle of Alexandia to ourt the French from Egypt in 1801.

The lower bar with the molte la Latin, 'Spectamur Agendo", stands for "By our deeds we are known," and was the motto of the former East Lancashire Regiment.

On the new colours was the

crest Regimental

(ste

new

Illustration).

the

But is crest was not worn

men of the regiment. by any Only part of the badge the fathers was WOTN on collars of their uniforms, ing brass shoulder titles.

None of the men were wear- These were ordered after the

of amalgamation

the two have not yet 1-34, 2-40 regimento but

arrived from the United King- dom.

Bowling To Date

OMR W

12

3 28

3

25

2

A 0 15

Teams

age for this time of the Peter Richardson, after two Harry Fisher. year, Humidity at the unaccepted chances, was same time cent,

was 19

per

Roy Strauss

the John Martin first to go, caught at second slip by O'Neill off Fisher for 21.

The score then was 34, and By noon. however, the six runs later both Subba flow thermometer had risen to 69.0 aegrees and was still rising.

who replaced Richardson-and Arthur Milton were dismissed, Early morning temperatures Subba Now for a duck and M- have dropped sharply in the ton for 19. last few days,

The teams were:-

from MCC;

Peter May (Captain), Colin Cowdrey, Peter May and Graveney, ploying | Meliordan, Godfrey Evans, The Royal Obfervatory said Įdefensive arickel, stopped the

Tom Graveney, Tony Lock, Jim Tbls morning the present rot and were not out at the nd-

Laker, Freddie Trueman, Raman weather should remain for the journment with 15 and 11 ren-

Subba Row, Arthur Milion and text few days with cold morn-pectively.

Peter Loader. inga being followed warm afternoons.

by sunny

Today's low temperature was sull higher than the average minimum temperature in February. Hongkong's 'coldest month. The thermometer then records un average of 55.0 de- the lowest tempera- Frees of ture each dny.

But that is all a long way from the Colony's record 'low temperature of 32 degrees 1090.

In

Lunch Scoreboard

MCC (First Inning) Peter Richardson e O'Neill

Fisher....

Arthur Milton lbw Strauss Raman Subba Row b Fisher Peter May not out ... Tom Graveney not out

Total for 3 wkts.

Australia XI; Nell Harvey (New South Wales) (Captain), John Martin, Barry Jarman, Gavin Stevens (South Austra lo), Bob Simpson, Ray Strauss (Western Australia), Norman O'Neill (New South Wales), Colin McDonald, Lindsay Kline 11 (Victoria), Peler Burge

Darry Flaher (Queensland). 00❘ Twelfth

Brian Booth man: (Now South Wales)-Reuter.

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£. s. d. TO STAY IN BRITAIN

London, Nov. 20. Britain does not intend to changa English pounds, sħilfinge, and pancs for the decimal system, Parliament was told today.

An Opposition Labour member, Maroun Lipton, thought 'the' olmal system used in most

and

a committee report that urged metric measurements and deol mat coinage.

A large assembly comprising Government officials, the Ser- vices and well-known public the Old Colours Agures aw paraded for the last time and (Contd. on Back Page, Col. 43

U.S.'s FASTEST OPERATIONAL SQUADRON FOR TAIWAN

New York, Nav, 20. The 337th Fighter Intorcap-. tor Squadron, equipped with suporionic Lockhood F-104A Starfighters, is to be sent to Formosa next month, the US. Air Forco announced today. Major-General Edward Underhill,

Commander of the Eastern Air Force to which No. 237 Squadron belonge, has dra- erine F-104A as the Air Force's fastest operational plone.

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Flyers call the F-104A "the missile with a man in it." The nachine. holds the world's al- flitudo record of. 19,240 feet and is capable of speeds above 1,400 muk. It has broken the sound barrier in vertical as well an horizontal flight.

of the rest of the world might). be simpler. "The Government is continuing

to. warn the execration of F, J. Erroll, Economia Beorntary generations of school chlidren to the Treasury, saldt "I do not who are forced to learn the think our system of ourrency The number of men and air- prosant unsetlafactory system in this country law unpopular craft involved in the transfer of weights arist: maanures," he

* Mr Lipidh supposes."to_Formawn' was not annouriced, V.P.L. said. He cxiled for adoption of

Reuter,

all-powerful half- million strong Inter- national Ladies Gar- ment Workers Union of America to-day fired the first shot of a bitter union row over the tide of cheap clothing flooding into America from Hong. kong.

Union

В She

She pleaded guilty but sald it was a small matter", was fined $500 with the alter- native of two months' imprison- ment.

The husband of the woman, Fong Ko-wah, 51, was also fined $100 or 20 days in gavl for a similar offence. He claimed, hu did not -real the child him- self. He failed to stop his wife. He was the master of the junk.

Glying the facts of the nse. Detective Sub-Inspector G. J. Balls, of the DDI, Marine, szki that the girl was a "Sam Po Tan" (kile daughter-in-law, a girl promised for their young son) of the defendants. The In- cident occurred on November 11. Inspector Batts sald, after pushing the girl in the water the woman put some food on the girl's head and then pushed her under. When the girl got back to Land she ran away and went to her mother who reported the in- eldent to the Police.

executive board David headed by tough Dubinski voted to launch campaign pressure against the State Depart ment, Tariff Commission, Department of Labour and Department of Com merce to force sharp rise in tariff barriera and "restrictions on Hong- kong imports." With

a crafty eye on popular United States feelings, they insisted that the steady rise in im- ports from Hongkong was the being financed by hated cheap labour of the- Japanese textile industry' and that Hongkong was merely being used ан backdoor Into. United States.

Inspector Batts said the woman had thrown the girl into the scoThey an no less than 10 previous oc- casions when the weather was "warmer."

At the close of the case, the girl suddenly burst into tears and said she would not go back to the boat

family otherwise she would be beaten "to death". The Magistrate ordered her to be returned to her mother.

Then she smiled.

STOP PRESS

MCC STAND

Sydney, Nov. 21,

A fourth wicket stand of 149 by Peter May and Tom Graveney canbied the MCO to make a splendid recovery from their disastrous start against an Australian XI to- day at ten. Tourists were 106 for four.

Graveney made 70 in a delightful display featured by powerful driving, before being well caught.

top form May, showing was not out 82 at the adjournment, and Cowdrey 3 not eat-Reuter.

The Prices

cited the price of Hongkong-made brassieres, sciling in United States at only 76 cents, while, United States brassieres

made cannot be marketed at less than U.S.$1.50: blouses sell at $1.19 competing with United States priced at $1.98..

Ladies Garment workers are.

certain to be joined by makers of men's clothes. Experta estimate that at least ten per cent of tailor-made

and men's women's suits sold in the United States come from Hongkong. Prices are $45 to $50 compared with United States products price of $75 to $100.

People Evacuated

In North Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Nev. 20. Morcon

rains continued to Lash north Malayn today, fore- int the evacuation of 1,300 from their homes In people

Perak State.

Meteorological

stations have- forecast moderate to heavy rainfall for another 24 hours- Reuter,

In Your Saturday's Mail

14 last dawned sunny and calm in Bagdad

JULY last a had exploded into bloody

of

vlolence and murder that shocked and horrified the

assassination world. The lurid horror of the Iraq's young King Faisal and the slaughter of his family is matched only by the mastnere of the Rus slan royal house in 1918,

An eyewitness of this terror Is Florence Hazeldine, white- haired Engilsiz nanny to the three young children of Princes Badia, King Faisal's aunt. From the balcony of their villa, she saw the palace attacked,

Tomorrow in the CHINA MAIL she tells, for the first thur, her personal, clare-up story of how King Falezi and his family were shot down like dogs on the slope of his palace. Read "ROYAL MURDER: The Truth...

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Camels Sometimes atte.... chapter II of Loyan Gourlay's first attempt at fletion;

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