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No. 37694

Established 1845

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1960.

LATE FINAL

MAIL

Price 20 Centa

PAN AM to

PARIS

and all Europe

Incident during uprising two years ago

Of The BOMBED TANKER IN HARBOUR

Day

NO AID FOR

DICTATORS

Is ironical that

while

and

President Eisenhower predicts revolt behind the iron curtain, riots demonstrations are vulsing another of democracies. They

Attacked by Indonesian

rebel

aircraft

con- A British tanker which received a direct hit in a bombing attack off Borneo two years ago was towed into Hong- kong harbour last night after a 42-day tow.

The tanker was the San Flaviano and it was bombed by aircraft operated by the Indone- sian rebels off Balik- papun. The

Kowloons tug brought the bomb-scarred and battered tanker into harbour last night under the command of Capt. R. D. Janies.

Docks

the have occurred with monotonous regularity in recent months all over the free world. It is foolish to say that these countries extend to their citizens the liberty to Bay and do what they like. They do not,

The horrible truth is that in 100

these many of

de- so-called countries, mocratic regimes known for the sanctimonious lip- service they pay to the ideals of liberty and free- dom, are governed by bud- ding Hitlers. These

the regimes, moreover, which in many

Only the forward part of the enses are being supported tanker remained, and it is by American aid. Each understood this will be scrapped, time they come crashing The San Flaviano was owned down after popular riots by the Eagle Tanker Co Ltd of Moscow and Peking Radio London. It was 12,258 tons.

able

The San Flaviano was bomb- to crow! "Another defeat for the ed and set on fire on April 28 imperialists." How much in Balikpapan harbour where longer is this foolishness she was discharging oil from the to continue? Two dictators Persian Gulf at the Shell re-

finery there, have been thrown out in recent

are

arg

The ship's crew of 50 were months-President all saved and there were no Rhee and Adnan Menderes, casualties. She carried an all In Taipei, there is another British crew.

the Deronia, had

E

whom America supports-At the same time, a..Shell and who may be one day tanker, overthrown and exited.

MERICA'S

A Chiang Kai-shek, more

of

over, is causing incal- culable harm to the Wes. tern position in Asia. He is widely identified with all those interests in China which suffocated good government and made a mockery of it. He is identified with the selfish, the corrupt, the predatory, the war-

Cone-

lords and those who op- posed genuine This is why the munists hate the Ameri- because they cans, continue to support the man who allowed these

near miss when a bomb from

П shot up the same aircraft fountain of water nearby.

Carrier

here for scrapping

reform. The U.S. escort aircraft carrier tons Savo Island, of 10,400 arrived here early this after- noon from Boston to be scrapped in Gin Drinker's Bay.

The carrier was towed in by

dis-

people to flourish while a Dutch tug. Thames. China went down the drain. The Savo Island is the second And while Washington may of five carriers purchased by a Tal Cheung care not a jot what Peking local firm, the

Кот thinks, it would help the Transportation Co. West to cultivate only mantling in Hongkong. those who

The first carrier, the Nehanta tonnage Br- genuinely to the principles Bay of the came of democracy and freedom. rived earlier this month.

subscribe

One other

will come

from

The State Department will Boston within a month. possibly defend its policy

by pointing out that

irrespective of the quali

ties, policies or politics of

the ruler or government,

economic aid is given for STOP PRESS

the general welfare of the

people, while military aid

is supplied to stave

NAT

сал

und

off

the

Communist aggression. TATIONS receiving aid often do employ blackmail by pointing out that suspen Blon would cause general suffering and expose the subversion. .country to

Another device they em- ploy

is to tell Americans that if they do not give aid, the Russians will. At this point, resis- tance generally crumbles and the money is given regardless of the calibre of government or quality of ruler. It must be stopped. Western aid must be given to under-developed countries. But only to those nations which conform to the club rules of democracy, or in the case of newly indepen- dent countries which promise conformity in a fixed time limit. The West cannot afford to be identified with tyrants, dictators, thugs and political go-getters. This Invites the risk of being accused of meddling In other people's affairs; but even that is preferable to shoring up a rotten, cor- rupt ar autocratic, regime,”

Ike was Students plan

badly demonstration shaken

By RENE MCCOLL

Manila, June 16. News of Premier Kishi's decision to postpone Pre- sident Eisenhower's Japa-

visit nese

Came

& 25 sickening blow to the Pre- Bident as he concluded his

visit to triumphal

the Philippines today.

Coming on top of the wrecked Summit Conferm ence In Paris and the

embarrassing miserably

to

U-2 affair, plus the relent- less personal attacks which Eisenhower has been subjected by Khrushchev, this latest blow is bitter personal humiliation and gives the United States yet another enormous diploma- tic black-eye.

news

The unwelcome came ironically while Mr Eisenhower was participat- ing in the climaile engage- ment of his Philippines. vidi

NEWS REPORT

After receiving the highest Philippine Order, Mr Eisenhower way in- specting the troop parade. Suddenly the news report was rushed out to Mr Hagerty, the Press Secre- tary.

Mr Hagerty immediately ordered a special telephone cireult to be installed be tween the United States Embassy in Tokyo and th back of the beflowered 'sland. Quickly contact *Catchlished with Douglas ManArthur II, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan and the news was confirm- ed. A smiling: Eisenhower was then about two-thirds the way through his in- spection.

Mr Elsenhower was silii smiling when he returned to his sent and was then told. His reaction was the use of a typical army' ex- plelive. Any lip readers among the onlookers must have received a slight shock. His smile vanished

beetling scowl but the Pre- ́sident recovered' his comm- posure" although the effort must have been great,

against Kishi

Tokyo, June 17. Japan's Communist-led leftwing, unsatis- fied with their victory in forcing post- ponement of President Eisenhower's visit, today planned fresh demonstra- tions and strikes against Premier Nobusuke Kishi's government,

The 3,500,000-member Labour signation the only course left to Federation, Sohyo, announced It¦ him.”

The above picture was

· taken this morning short- ¡y_nitor, the -- tunker Son Flaviano hand. bean towed to Kowloon Docks. Only the forward part of the tanker ́remained" after the bombing. Ching Mail Photo.

British soldiers

who wandered

across

border

Return with souvenir

Three men of the Warwickshire Regiment who wandered across the border "out of curiosity” on Sunday night were returned by the Com- munist Chinese on Wednesday.

Each of them was richer by one ivory cigarette holder us a gift from the Chinese in com- memoration of their unexpected courtesy call on China.

All teenagers between 18 and 19, the three soldiers fumbled their way from their barracks in Fanling to Ta Ku Ling on the border.

Hearing of Jasper case

Then they crossed the border commences

and continued on until they reached a building, a Commun- ist party office, where they were immediately detained.

TREATED AS VIPS

After thorough Interrogation, they were treated as VIPs and given collee, sweets and cigarettes.

At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a uniformed Communist official crossed over to inform the Hongkong police at Ta Ku Ling that the Chinese were ready to release three British soldiers.

Superintendent D. E. 1. O'Brien of the Police Frontier Division and several sendor police officers immediately went to Ta Ku Lăng.

The police and army officers waited at the border until 5.45 pm when the three missing soldiers returned from China through a gate in the barbed wire fence.

Fidel Castro Hongkong for only two to three

gets arms shipment

Havana, June 16, A European diplomat reported

today that a

West German ship, the Marie Neuvel un- loaded 60 tons of arms and #mmunition here yesterday.

*The

would muster up to 300,000 de- U.S. and Japanese determina- monstrators at the Dies to on until the last minute to

diplomat said Prime morrow to step up the pressure bring President Eisenhower here Minister Fidel Castro and his for Kishi's resignation, Dict was based on the determination brother Raul, Armed Forces dissolution, and crushing of the not to yield to the Communist Miraber, personally supervised new US-Japan security treaty, campaign of vilification against the unloading. The erms are be- Sohyo, whose membership in the President, and on the lieved to be of Belgian origin, cludes 70 per cent of the coun- gamble that moderate, Conser the diplomat srld, adding that try's government workers, also vative Japanese opinion would another 400 tons of arms are announced more strikes and swamp

the minority leftwing expected soon, work stoppages will take place opposition. on June 22.

The

issued

a

U.S. Ambassador Douglas The vessel then went to Miami opposition socialists Macarthur II reportedly had and left a similar shipment of statement declaring felt the leftwing would not dare arms there, the diplomat said.- cancellation of the Eisenhower to demonstrate against Pre- AP. visit is "the will of the people" sident Eisenhower, especially

and "an expression of opposi tion to Kishi that makes his re-

A

BRITISH WOMAN KILLED

when he was in company with Emperor Hirohito.

It appeared, however, that there was a miscalculation of the intensity of the worldwide Communist campaign against Kishi and an overestimate of Japanese support for him. Also, it was unfortunate timing to arrival in plan Eisenhower's Tokyo on the very day the con- troversial treaty was due for final ratification.

for

The cancellation was regarded as a great loss of international Vienna, June 16.

prestige for Japan and its woman identified by post-war democracy. The nation Austrian police as Miriam braced apprchcnsively Gilbert 37, of London, adverse reaction abroad. dled when a glider she was piloting collided with another glider over the Algen airfield in the Enns Valley today.

Both planes crashed onto the ground 240 feet below. Mrs Gil- bert was killed instantly while two Austrians who had been

later in hospitak

Preferred

Big

They were interrogated at the Ti Ku Ling police station,

The three who have been fa

months were said to have ad- mitted that they crossed over "Just out of curiosity."

The

London, June 16. The trial began hère yester- day of three prominent London financiers Involved in big property deals which last year made headlines in British news- papers.

In the deck at the Old Bailey were Friedrich Grunwald, 34, Herbert Murray, 64, secretary

the and

State manager of Building Society, and Harry

Jasper, 54, head of a big group

investment " and " property companies.

Grunwald faced fraud charges thon 23,500,- involving more. 000, Murray was charged with fraudulent alding and abetting him in conversion: and Jasper was accused of making reckless statements which were

misleading or deceptive in con nection with the disposal of sharest,

The judge, Sir Gilbert Paull, warned the jury that the trial would be long and rather like "a monster jigsaw puzzle.”

After a few days or a week Communists presented

they might feel hopelessly con them each with ад ivory cigarette holder on their deparably a

fused. But before the end prob- quite distinct picture would emerge,

ture,

The Army this morning re-

All three accused pleaded not fused to release the names of guilty, the case was continuing.

-Reuter

the three men

MILLION

DOLLAR

INSULT

U.S. tender bringing clothes here

San Diego, June 16. The U.S. seaplane tender Pine Washington, June 16.

Island, carrying 5,000 pounds of The Senate added $1,179,- clothing for handicapped per- 000 to the defence budget scns at Hongkong and in Japan, tonight after being told eight months duty in the Far will leave San Diego today for Mr Nikita S. Khrushchev East.

would not have dared in- The tender will be based at suit President Eisenhower Buckner Bay, Okinawa, as the flagship of Rear Adm. John W. If he had more respect for Gannon, Commander of the Tai- U.S. military power.--UPI, wan Patrol Force.-AP.

Kremlin victory

for Mr Khrushchev

London, June 16.

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev has served notice on the Communist camp that his policy of peaceful co-existence has won out in the Kremlin.

Mr. Khrushchev himself went

Moscow press conference to dis-

Soviet affairs Experis said A similar attack on extinues to be denied by the Com today this was the essence of tremists WIE made by munists, At the same time many two. ordinary Japanese preterred the pronouncements

consecutive major polley Sovetskaya Rossya, the organ official Mos- of the Government and Party cancellation to the far worse bow publications within the last of the Russian Republic.. out of his way in his recent anti-Japanese reaction that 72 hours. would erupt if any harm came, Mr Khrushchev believed to This is understood to be the mis suggestions of divergencies to Mr Eisenhower,

have been caught between two outcome of ...considerable within the Preskilum of the 80- There was much consera in conflicting policy groups in the behind-the-scenes

discussions viet Union. financial circles the latest de- Kremlin -- has won the day since the collapse of summit in Advice reaching the West. velopments might reduce the again, these sources said.

however, have tested that Paris last monthing flying”in the other glider died flow of United State, invest Peaceful co-existence through Informed sources said 'diathe Kremlin has been grouping ment into, Japan's economy and negotiations with the capitalist cussions were believed to be for a policy immediately before affect US-Japan trade the nations, has been confirmed as still in progress among the top and since the collandse of the Bummit, though Mr Khrushchev's lifeblood of Japan's economy the avowed policy of the leaders of the Soviet hierarchy, personal leadership was never

It was expected that unpre- Kremlin in an argument be in preparation for the seriously at stake.whinn dictable Zengakuren the ultracent cofrezrints and middle--

*portant central committee |

31 Mrị Khrushchev appears - Low Since May 21, eight people leftwing foderation of college of-the-road Communists; P meeting of the Communist to have won over orales of his have been killed and two others students responsible for moet

Pravda, organ of the Com- Party in Moscow on July 14. coexistence policy, though, they seriously injured in lider col- of the violence, will continue munist Party, or Sunday The existence of differences may not agree with his strategy. ilstons and tourist planes crashes their make-dancing, rabble strongly attacked the left-wing in the highest councils of Soviet and tactics in carrying it oulme in AustriaAFF.

rousing tactics—-AP:

["tough "lina", advocates,

hierarchy has been and con- JUPL

It was the second accident of this kind to occur over the Alven airfield in less than a monla

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