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CHINA MAIL

No., 37249

Established, 1845

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1959,

Price 20 Cents

Suggestion For International Commission For Berlin

For

Fly to

79

fands the world around

with

-PAN AMERICAN

Hongkong

Of The RUSSIAN PEACE MOVE Singer

Day

A Respite

THE celling Agure an.

ourced for our textile exports to Britain for the

next three years has been received with rebiarkably

little complaint in Lau- cashire. Granted It WILS

Mikoyan K. Set A Seeks Trap

And Ike Fell In

A

Solution

Washington, Jan. 6.

a one-sided offer by Hong-The koug and the British - dustry should be grateful for any Imitation. But our figure is well above what

Cotton

ine

Bond wanted

has said 11 will make very Hittle difference

Lan-

cashire's problems.

Russians have made a peace move on¦ the Berlin crisis in a roundabout way.

and o British newspaperit came from visiting!

Anastas Mikoyan, Khrushchev's right- hand man in the Kremlin. And it went to a group of trade union leaders he met at lunch.

The "sacrifice" Hongkong la making a difficult to naseNA accurately. But looks as If the textile industry will be able to go full steam

ahead for at least a year and a half before it reaches ! the ceiling figure.

The Russians still stick to the And

free rity, but how the remaining

wonths idea of a

Mikoyan has

10 Augusted! pegged exports may be only

International commission to A0-40 million square yards

assure access to the elty from joga than 0121* potential the whole of Germany, exports for this period. We have certainly not given away much.

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Safeguards

Mr James Carey, President of the Electries! Workers Union. who was host at the luncheon said Mikoyan had given him the Impression of "aking the heal out of the situation and seeking a solution." The lunch lasted

ITTLE elso need be said two and a half hours.

about the undertaking.

It provides full safeguards for all

Questions

Washington, Jan, 6, The Soviet Premier, Nikita S. Khrushchev, in his re- cent talk

with Senator Hubert

Humphrey (Democrat - Minnesota), told how he laid a pro- paganda trap for Presi- dent Eisenhower and how the President "walked right into it," It was re- vealed today.

Mr Humphrey, writing about laik with the

his cight-hour

very

core

viet leader in the January 12 ue of Life Magazine, ako related that Mr Khrushchev rejected "the

of Marxist theory."

Mr Khrushchev said that his propaganda victory over Mr Eisenhower came last July when

the President rejected Russia's request for credits tu france Soviet purchases of consumer goods in the Unlied States.

Delighted

Senator Humphrey said Mr Khrushchev told that "US, pro-

KHRUSHCHEV CHOSEN TO HEAD AN

EMERGENCY WORLD CABINET

:*

London, Jan. 7.

The independent right-wing Daily Express, which asked readers to name an emer-

gency world cabinet, reported today that most of them wanted Mr Nikita Khrush chev as Prime Minister

Britain's Lebour The unergency dictating the Professor Ladwig Erhard (Westpokerman in formation of such a cabinet was German'n Vier-Chanecilor). Partamentary opposition).

Minister of Defence: General Minister of Power: Sir John a "threat from outer space."

Gaulle (France's Cockcroft (leading British The Daily Express published Charles de winning list as coming "nearest Prime Minister and President-❘ nuelcor scientist). to the collective opinion of all elect).

of Education: Minister ol Trade: Mr John Diefenbaker (Canadian entries."

Prime Minister: Mr Nikita | Anastas

(Russia's Prime Minister). Mikoyan

Minister of Agriculture: Mr Khrushchev (Russian Premier). First Deputy Premier).

Minister of Transport: Dr Harold Macralian (Britain's Foreign Secretary: Mr Adlai Stevenson (the United States Honrad Adenauer (West Ger- Prime Minister). Democratic Party's last Pre-many's Chancellor).

Minister of Health: Mr i, G. Mr Mebeles of Labour:

Prime (Australlon sidential candidate).

Chancellor of the Exchequer: ABcurin Bevan (Foreign Affairs | Minister). Reuter.

Minister

Minikler

Mr

Sudden Election Doubtful

Says

Churchill

London, Jan. 6.

Sir Winston Churchill, 84-year-old former Prime Minister, said here tonight that he was "rather doubtful” whether Britain's next general election was "going to be so swift and sudden as is made out."

prands had been teiling the Australian Historian:

So, he said, he wrote Mr Eisenhower personal letter requesting the credits and was delighted" when the President rejected the request.

Soviet people how badly of they were and how sortj Americans were for them “ The fornecable contin. A number of sharp question Soviet Premier said he "Just got gencies but it is to be hoper!

were flung at Mikoyan but hired of it." our answered them ali frankly, we can comply with declaration for its full term. nccording

informants, 10 It is also to be hoped that

The statement on Berlin came Lancashire can Now Het after one questioner had asked about stabilising its him whether the recent Soviet dustry. The impact of cheap statement should be considered

an ultimatum textile Imports

the British market is not new.

proposal. Before the war the industry fuced similar difficulties. It

Worl

concessions

EXI

bra

bargaining

Mr Carey told reporters that the Soviet leader had invited unionists 10 American trade which

Soviet Linton and visit the

provided a temporary respite but Lancashire's trouble is that it has always failed to admit ils proven inability to compete with Asian manufacturers.

Lancashire must therefore hope that India and Pakistan will carry out their agree. ments to make the respite If they default worthwhile.

on the ground that there is in fact no agreement with Hongkong, the very least they can do is to fix ceilings on similar tines to our own. It would be shamefully hard- hearted if they did not.

An Incentive

THE undertaking by Hong- THE

kong is an Incentive for i us both to develop existing markets elsewhere and to find new ones. With the hig export drive by China, the

travel wherever they wished

"luding prisons and concer-

You helped ine," Mr Khrush- chev told Senator Humphrey, "you showed my people that you did not really care about them. You walked right into i : You were stupid, you

fools."-U.P.I.

were

tration camps" to see for them-ARMS FOUND pelves.

Mr Carey said that Mikuyan himself had used the words

and "prisons

concentration camps."

Several prominent American the trade

lunch.

leaders

boycotted

Among them Why George Meany, President of the AFL C10, biggest American labou

million union representing 10

| workers.

Menny has any dealings presentatives unlonists are plete freedom Russia.

have re-

refused to with Soviet

while trades not given com of action

Mccts Nixon

in

Later Mikoyan, had a two- hour

with Vice- meeting

president Richard Nixon.

Afterwards he told reporters that they bod had a compre·

etently avalanche from Japanhensive exchange of views or

and the growth of local many International problems, toxtile industries

in our including Berlin.

prosent customer-countries,

the prospect is not bright,growing In

Much more could be done,

is

U

Meanwhile the feclir g

London that object of the Mikoyan major visit, was lo achieve a bilateral

States and Soviet

however, if industry took Sumanit conference between

over

trade

development the United entirely from Government. Russia.

However, it was doubted here But this will only come when a strong Federation of whether the United Staten would agree to a summit meer- Industries exista.

ing with the Soviet Union with- aut portelpation of ita closcat aules.

Tho CMA which was repre- sented on tho textile nego- tiating committee could help here by withdrawing its op. position to the Federation. There are other organisa tiona with reservationa About the project too and

be said that the Fed- eration is not being consi dored with the urgency it deaorvos. The development

ir

of markets both for textile

and other commodities fr

Washington, it was thought, would fear that mistrust might arise between it and the other Western allies.--All Agencies.

Matinee Idol Charged

Hollywood, Jan. 0.

Ramon Νανάτιο, matinco

not to be regarded solely as idol of the silent aims, plauded

BURIED IN

CAINE ROAD

Some arnia and a qual- tity of ammunition, bc. Heved to have been buried at the time of the Japaneso bastillties, have been found At a building site on Hongkong Island,

They were uncovered by workmen clearing a site al No. 140 Calne Road yester- day.

The

The workmen found obe old rifle and 136 rounds of ris ammunition as well as an old 38 revolver. arms and the ammunition are in an advanced slate and can- of deterioration not be us

MORE JETS FOR

NATIONALISTS

CHINA NOT DUMPING

HER EXPORTS

Sydney, Jan. 6. China was not "dumping" her exports for political reasons, Professor C. P. Fitzgerald, professor in Far Eastern history at Canberra University, said today.

She

Wins

Chinese Libel Suits

Pianist To Make

British

Debut

London, Jan. 6. Fou Ts'ong, the 24-year-old | Chinese concert pianist who came to London from Warsaw last month, will make his British debut on television on January 21. He has also been engaged to play at two concerts, at the the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival hall, in February

and March.

At his first presy Interview In London tonight Fou Ts'ong suh that while in Warsaw he had been in contact with the Chinese Embassy but no one had asked him to returTI lo China,

Invited

He had left Poland because he had finished his studies and came to Britain in response to an invitation extended to him coveral months ago by a Lon- don impresario, Mr Wiltrid van Wyck.

The elder statesman was addressing about 100 members of the Executive of the Conscr-

Asked whether he would go valive Association from 1s constituency of Woodford, Essex, back to China, he replied:

Sir Winston told political-do-me intend to go back to supporters: "now, we have to Cilon because now Intellectuals

like everybody else are for the

beng Grgarine, ourselves

Esked to do manual work,. general election some time this year or next, the "Conserva- tive Party has very good hopes throughout the country,"

Sir Winston made just the two references to the next general clection uhla 15-minute speech.

Confirmed

He also confirmed in public what had been assumed for two years that he recorumended to Macmillan succeed Sir Anthony

Queen thal

Mr

the

Eden as Prime Minister.

Harold

(Mr R. A. Butler was thought at the time-January 1957-10

be Mr Macmillan's main rivii fer the post following the retirement of Sir Anthony Eden.)

Speaking at Albury, he said tour, said China's export drive "China is going through a period last year had altered the whole

setup of Eastern trade. of zupid Industrialisation.

Deuling with world affairs has found it ensler to distribute

"Japan, Hurgkong and India her products oversens than to try

first to suffer when Sir Winston said that the world were thy to absorb them at home."

China stepped up the export of had undergone many changes Professor Fitzgerald, who has

Jani in 1958. goods cotton plese Just returned from an Asian

manufactured goods.

BATISTA WANTS TO

ed

and

was thought to be This

trade warfare political dumping and underselling.

ENVISAGED

a

of

"But I don't subscribe to this,

GO TO US. China is going through u period

Washington, Jan, 0.

of growth paralleled by Japan 30 years agʊ.“

of the

In tho Middle East we mourned the death of the King of Iraq, his uncle and Hurl Pusha,

These three men, the former Prime Minister declared, were

servants most loyal

of their country and true friends their allies.

Very Glad

of

Sir Winston said he was very The Professor said he en- glad to see his old friend and The Allorney Geral, Wil-visaged that Japanese manu- wartime colleague General de ham P. Rogers, said today there

factuers would be driven out Gaulle now presiding over the is no question now of the Unit

East Communist destinies of France.

Gaulle and "In General de political Chinese expansion continued at States granting

deposed Cuban the some rate.—Reuter.

Dr Adenauer in Germany we bylum to the

are fortunate to have two wise dictator, Fulgencio Batista.

and forceful leaders of their countries who are also proved friends of Great Britain. Discussing económic

no

ci

5,000-year-old City

Mr Rogers sald in response to nn inquiry that ex-President Batista was in no personal dar.- ger in his Dominican Republic and therefore "there refuge

Bucharest, Jan. 6. would be

question

A group of Rumanian archico- Washington, Jan. 6. asylum." The United States will give Justice Department officials togists han discovered a 3,000- year-old city near the town of made no apalonta, told Batista had Nationalist China more F-16O

the Rumánılan IICWS supersonic fighter planes this plication so far at least for ad-

agency reported today. this country.

Aut year to help

thewiston lo maintain

The agency gave no details of balance ct air power in the they indicated there have bean the discovery, Salchta is near Formoso Straits, official sources "fcelera" in this direction, the Rumanian-Hungarian border.

U.P.I. cald today-UP.I.

—France-Presse.

Sudden Wealth Can Ruin

A Man, Doctor Says

London, Jan. 6.

Sudden wealth can ruin you, but sudden poverty can make you a better man, a

British doctor sald today, Dr. Guy Daynes, a

a dog,

!

affairs Sir Winston said the govern- ment's recent action in freeing the pound sterling from come of the controls imposed on it was clear evidence of Britain's brgroved portion.

"From our policy, of freedom, abundance has flowed.

"The past seven years have In the on Improvement general standard, of living of our people more marked than 1 any almaling period of time that I can recall in the whole i of my long life.

cien

"I rejoice to sco it and my hope is that it will continue un- checked."-Reuter,

Prince Does Manual Work

Prompent, Jan, 0.

do-

ofl-

JAYE

general; your personality by changing disease li in, closely skin to drug

a and alcohol addiction-also can Cambodian Prima Minister insurance Against restric-not guilty today to a charge of practitioner from Hoyo, wrote your appearance, growing tions by Britain GT Any suspicion of drunk driving, and in the Medical Press that sudden beard or dyeing your hair, the alter personality, ny can heavy Prince Sihanouk, who has other nation complaining municipal Judge Steven Wels- wealth can cause complete dig- doctor said. Or you might buy drinking, love, reliklous conver-cided that ail Cambodian

sion and certain diets, Drcials will work for about our cheap exporta, as sent him for telal on Integration of personality.

Dr Daynes, in a goneral Daynes said.

year on dam construction and February 3,

projects, not but rather as an attempt to

Conversely, cien poverty survey of personality changes Buying a dog often changes Irrigation 50, continued In Navarro,

himself today by got a broader and more freedom pr it. The police can cause a completo change of and thefe possible causes, said the owner's, personally, but example acturo basis for our trade. canpinint against

Navarro character for the better, Dr all those things have strongly over the dog's, Dr Dayhes sald. Working all day at the eponing Influented personally in3 16= | "Owners.tend, to grow like their of the construction site for the This will be the crucial alleged ho ran through a traffic Daynes sald,

But falling sudden changes) corded case,

dogs rather than the other way [new Chouk Bar Dam.-Franco- problem for Hongkong in signal on Hollywood Boulevard

Pronte. of fortune, you might chango The dienase of gambling=="por1 around."--V.P.I. the months ahead.

curly laat Baturday-Reuter.

the

A Chinese singer, Miss Lau Sing, of 44 Kimberley Road, this morning won a bel action against three Chinese newspapers,

The

Yuct

newspaperS were the the Wah Dolly News, Hung Look Daily News and the Ching Po Dally.

Miss Lau claimed $5,000 damı- nges from each or the three newspapers,

Claimed

her

ал

She claimed the defendants published articles on May 10 last year, which allegedly in jured ́

reputation brought her into public disgrace,

ridicule, hatred seandal. contempi.

and

In a Judgment this morning, Judge K. H. Macfce in the Vie- toria District Court held that in fact a passage in was libellous,

the articles

total

His Honour assessed damages recoverable ut $3,200 apportioned as follows:

Costs

Yuet Wah Daily News $2,000: Hung Look Dolly News $1,000; and Ching Po Dally $200.

The question of costs was re- served.

Miss Lou was represented by the Hon. Leo d'Almada,' QC, and Mr Gerald de Basto, both Instructed by Mr A, Y. Hon of Hon and Co.

Mr Y. H. Chan, of Lau, Chan and Ko appeared for the three newspapers.

Raab On

Way To Tokyo

"I think every artist must de-

Copenhagen, Jan. 8. vote bla whole time and mind

Dr Julius Kaab, Austrion to bis art and it is impossible Federal Chancellor, left here by for an artist to do two things air tonight for Tokyo, after a so different in character at the 24-hour unofficial visit to Den- same time."-Reuter,

Pair Of

mark.Reuter.

Trousers

Delays A Flight

London, Jan. 7. trousers A pair of

la reported today to have delayed an air. ilnar for more than an hour 83 at London airport, with New York-bound passengers

aboard.

The troumors, according to press reports, batonged to Captain Benjamin Prowse, the best- drossed mon in the British Overseas Always Corporation fleet,

When Captain Prowse opened his lacker, ho found that hoaxer

bad awapped hla

smartly pressed uniform trau...)

sera for a short baggy pair with a very wide waist. The elegant captain complained that he could not wear those nor fly the Atlantic in his civilian trousers,

Go,

while BOAC officiais

told passengers they were waiting for the plot to arrive, a‘fast car was racing to the cap. tain's home to pick up another pair of trousers, After 06 minutes,

Britannia airliner

the

glant took off

from the cirport with tha

Captain suitably attired for the fight-Router.

Beautifully Styled

with plenty of room for the most complete Stereo System

Economical!

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