CORRECT..on. all occasions
VULCAIN
SWISS MADE
COMMENT OP
THE DAY
A Suggestion
(YMPATHY can be felt for
the newspaper correspon dont this week who found himself deprived of an ear- feature ly morning radio
ex-
which clearly means a lot to him; yet the official planation WAS fensible enough and it would be u fair to lay any harsh blame on Radio Hongkong. Never- theless, the soft impeach- ment represents a pointer to
an
Wo
important aspect of radio which in Hongkong has been seriously neglect- ed, namely, audience reac- tion to programmes. feel that Radio Hongkong has consistently improved its programmen during the past three or four years: not only in material, but in presentation, continuity and technical quality. But it is still probable
the majority of listeners are getting
programmes than they deserve, rather
the
that
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56 Stranded Air Passengers TODAY'S RACING
Rescued By Planes
HAPPY END TO
DESERT DRAMA
The Hague, Jan. 2.
All the passengers stranded in the Saudi Arabian desert since their Dutch Skymaster air- liner forcelanded near Dahran on the Persian Gulf were tonight on their way to Karachi, the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines reported.
Two rescue planes had landed at Dahran to- what they prefer. In the day. The KLM Constellation Utrecht, which left countrica where great net-Karachi this morning, was heading again for the works of radio stations Pakistan airport with 44 of the stranded passen- operate (including the BBC in Britain) the executives gers aboard."
and station operators are
moro
A
Both planes were expected in Karachi before 11 p.m., GMT tonight.
Regarding
Baghdad
at
FLOODS
IN NORTHERN ITALY
A farmhouse under
ai water
Roselina in Northern Italy, where the
countryside is flooded by waters from the Adriatic Sea. London Express.
George Yeh Makes Significant Call
SELECTIONS
By "Rapier"
RACE 1
Eudora Hotspur Gay Genius
Outsider: Skyrocket.
....
Topper
RACE 2
Deuces Wild
High Straight
Outsider: Kentucky Moon.
Dixie Bell
Fortuna
Shangrila
RACE 3
Outsider: Speed Wheel,
RACE 4*
Hellzapoppin
Lovely Lady
Empress Delight
Outsider:-Hurricane,
Hurry On
RACE 5
Outsider: Santa Claus.
RowEnglen
V. I. P.
Bright Bay
RACE 6
Prince Dahlia
Mabel
Outsider: The Tigress.
RACE 7
Gindiolus Bliter Sweet Golden Boy
Outsider: Silver Fox.
RACE 8
Penforce Strathpeffer Winged
Outsider:-Desert Gold,
By "The Turf”
··* RACE 1 Eudara Gay. Genlus Mr Chips
Outsider: Winner.
RACE 2-
Kentucky Moon High Straight Deuces Wild
Outsider: Topper.
RACE 3
Dixie Bell
Shangrila
Wonderful Girl
Outsider: Speed Wheel. RACE 4
Empress Delight
Hellzapoppin
Lovely Lady
Outsider:L'Are Triomphe.
RACE 5
Treasureland
Santa Claus
V. I. P.
Outsider:-First Edition,
RACE 6
Boom Town
Mabel
The Tigress
Outsider: Bright Bay.
RACE 7
Straight On
Silver Fox Bitter Sweet
Outsider:-Jericho..
RACE.8
Teddington. Penforce Strathpeffor
Outsider:-Winged.
The 'Queen' On Mr Eisenhower Has No Trouble. Picking
Running
The other. KLM plane, the Walcheren, on extremely sensitive to lis-routine flight to Djakarta, was diverted to the Saudi tener reaction. It is the Arabian airfield to pick up the remaining passengers barometer which guides the and took off again at 1727 GMT. The Constellation had taken off from Dahran 21 minutes earlier, a KLM programme policy of station, or a network and spokesman said. we suggest that during this yeur Radio Hongkong might profitably pay closer atten- tion to the subject.
report from delayed its departure from Lon- tonight that there don for 24 hours. Then, heavy UNDENIABLY considered
views are not easy to were 63 passengers and not 50 mist prevented it landing
aboard the downed Skymaster, Baghdad or Basra. obtain. So-called popular the KLM Head Office here said:
Airport officiats directed it to polls are not entirely satis- There must be some mlaunder-] Dahran-and it was on the way factory, because often standing.
there when it forcelanded. they achieve little
"We had definite confirma- Among the Britons were four one than. accuring opinionation in our cables tonight that from those who have very there were only 50 passengers a baby. Four women and seven
children WCTX umong decided, but usually un-
"The meanges clearly said Pakistanis. balanced views.
The Jazz
air- plane
The British men on the had rescued 44 and Swing devotee is anar-
had
are craft
serving with the passengers and the other
Government, while rogantly insistent that the picked up 12. They added that Pakistan
of the Pakistanis
Aboard The Queen Mary, major portion of broadcast- all the passengers were now on most
navol, army and air force officers
Jan. 2. ing hours should be given their way to Karachi,"
and other ranks. to his favourite type of spokesman told Reuter
This big liner, which is Dahran quite certain
is 00 the eastern music ĮLA the unbending highbrow who declares that board."
were only 50 passengers shore of the Arabian peninsula carrying the British Prime apposite the off producing Minister, Mr Winston Island of Bahrein-Reuter. According to latest informa-
Churchill, among fts 1,200 everything else, should be subordinate to his preferen- tion there were 21 Britons and
passengers to New York, is Pakistanis aboard the ces. But between these two 35
heading into heavy weather in mid-Atlantic today and gulde ropes were installed on the decks and lounges 10 help people keep their feet in high seas.
aboint.
000
there
wo Gro
ie
as earlier
women and four children, Into Rough
Weather
Clemency Refused
the
are
the Atlantic most unpleasant.
New York, Jan. 2.
Nationalist China' made the first formal con-
tact with President-elect Dwight Eisenhower to- day, and touched off speculation that the Chiang Kai-shek government will seek Republican ad- ministration support for its plans to reconquer China,
The Chinese Foreign Minister, Mr George Yeh, made a "courtesy call on Gen, Eisenhower and the
their. Commodore Hotel headquarters. Secretary of State-designate, Mr John Foster, Dulles, at
Mr Yeh talked for 30 minutes
with Gen. Elsenhower on the sixth floor and then went to the soventh floor for a 20-minute chat with Mr Dulles.
extreme schools of likes and Groningen instead of 20 Britens
35 Pakistanis dislikes, are the great mass and
reported.
None of the three would com- of unspecialised listeners,
of the swiftest
ment on the matters discussed. whose ideas on radio pro-It was one.
aircraft rescues on record, As grammes should be sought their KLM Skymaster plane
Mr Yeh said it was a courtesy call maar on instructions from as well ny given attention, grounded radio messages were
the Formosan Government and The Government Public Reashed to Calro and Karachi.
New York, Jan. 2.
The ocean Wis somewhat he had a very pleasant talk," Constellation aircraft, also Jations Office, with which
Clemency has been denied 'calmud after the high winds of Previously, Mr Yeh had said he Radio Hongkong is closely owned by the Dutch KLM Air- affiliated, suggests itself as lines, turned off course from its for the convicted atom spy last night but the Drecast was had no intention of bringing up the medium for obtaining fight to Karachi and picked up team of Julius and Ethel storms ahead, which can make the proposal to use Nationalist troops against the Chinese Coin- some of the passengers. An- Rosenberg, sentenced to die number of passengers suffer- | minists. this type of information other KLM aircraft left Karachi, the electric chair the from the average listener. roared over the Persian
Gulf
Aslan abservers here belleved There is still room for im- and took aboard the rest of the week of January 11.
When he heard the refusal of scully, eating his breakfast as that Mr Ych's visit foreshadaw- ed further serious talks on re- usual this morning. provement in Radio Hong passengers at Dohran airport,
Federal Court to deny kong. Undoubtedly it can The passengers were stranded
The ship's crew are remark-lations between the new United about 10 miles clemency, their attorney said ho
unusual frequeney States administration best be realised by inviting in the desert,
Mr Churchill has Chiang government. with which and encouraging audience from Dahran, when their four-would-seck a stay of execution ng on the
the case to President W engined plane çame down with and a man for clemency.
been moving around the liner HATTY reactions to programmes, engine trouble.
In contrast to and to apply in practice the The plane's schedule had al- In denying clemency, Federal on this voyage,
In the past Judge Irving Kaufman said he his usual practice lessons learnt from them. [ready been upset twice.
still felt the Rosenbergs crine of rarely peeking from his pri- was worse than murder and that vate sulte.
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Churchill curried
sallor
USES THE LIFT
and the
Police Handcuff Locks
Detroit, Jan. 2. Charlie Conrad is pretty good at picking Police hand- cuff locks but not so good at escaping. That is why he is staying in the county gaol,
After arresting him early c Conrod learned his lock ple- Thursday in a bar brawl the ing while a member of the Police took him to a receiving | Blackstone Magician · show.
for treatment hospital
and lady friend in the act showed handeulled him to the bed him how, he said. United Minutes later Conrad was gone Press, but officers found him hising
outside a parking lot.
They hauled him back and locked him no time at all The Nationalists are
pleased-up again. In
Conrad Was spotted again of the hospital that Gen. Elsenhower and Mr. Dulics are listening to Generi shoaking out Douglas MacArthur, who openly advocated the use of the Chiang forces on the mainland and had been favourably disposed to give the
maximum support to the Na tionalist government, United Press,
Gold And $ Reserves Decline
·
HIGHLY PLEASED
London, Jan. 2. The Sterling Area's gold and The Chinese Nationalisis were dallar reserves tell by $40,000.- understood to be highly pleased 000 in December, the British over the outcome of the Ameri-Treasury revealed today. can election in the belief that they will get a better. backing
Eisenhower of the passengers sea from Gen. him, however. His party's they had ever got from Presi- cabins are located close to the dent Truman.
ond when the main deck lifts Prime Minister emerges with
Few
then
Observers believed that two the Nationalists his ever present bodyguards he main points
to "all" to Gen.
Tribes Fight In ducks quickly into a lift and is will try
Native Reserve
"Starlight
The ship
whe
given
դ security
of
The fall.compared with a $128,000,000 surplus in Novem ber and was primarily due to Britain's payment of $181,000,- 000.on United States and Cana- dian loans.
Britain's gold ́and dollar re- off to the bridge of the ship, Eisenhower are: the use of serves stood at $1,840,000,000 on compared with the movie auditorium or the their forces on the Asia main- December 30,
land Grill".
and
United $1,085,000,000 at the end Bufficient military and financlat November. States 2. Durban, Jan. 2. -- thorough going Over In backing to make this possible.:
During December, the Sterling Fighting flared up in the Southampton
The Nationalists, frem the Area received $31,000,000 from Camperdown African reserve to measure and there has also been Generalistimo down, have been the United States as defence day between the followers of
a careful security check of the two rival tribal chieftaine, passengers who came aboard at bitterly disappointed over the ald and $00,000,000 trom
Payments Zolwake and Nakita.
Cherbourg. The only time attitude of President Truman, and European
Dean Acheson, outgcing (being that part of the Novem- Women and children have which Mr Churchill has mingled Secretary of State, toward the ber E.P.U. surplus of £36,300, been evacuated from the reserve with the large number of Farmosa government.
000 which was settled in gold and police moved in to prevent passengers aboard was at
or-dollars), A recurrence of the savage' New Year Eve's party.
President Chiang has felt that fighting which took place during If the Queen Mary keeps to the United States had not only The Sterling Area's provisional the Christmas holidays. when her schedule she will dock in turned back on the Nationalists surplus.In December with three Africans were killed and New York on Monday. It is in the hour of crisis, but did European Payments Union, the house for Intro- a number Injured..
expected that Mr Churchill will everything possible to embarrass clearing
European trade, was £20,470,- Latest reports say the fighting meet with the President-elect, Chinese friends.
000 which will be settleď - in January, : -
L continuing. All is quiet, Me Dwight Elsenhower, however, in the Imopo native following day-United Press. reserve, where many tribesmen were killed earlier this week and 59.arrested in a tribal clasti.
„Atrocinied Pres
12 Killed In Train. Accident
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Twelve persons were reported killed and many more injured today, when a passenger train was telescoped by a train of gasoline tank cars at Barra- Kaneta Station, where the pas wanger, train had stopped sociated Press, ??
tho
ARMED OUTLAW
SLAIN
Tunis, Jau. 2.
Mr
the
Union
the
The Nationallats are banking on Gen. Elsenhower and MF, Dulles to put America's World of this, the Sterling Area War. If ally "back in business". will roccive £20,080,000 in gold or dollars and its debt to the Union will be reduced by £8,840,000, providing no coun- try
The Chinese are not absolute ly certain of Bir Dulles' attitude. They, rocall that his book, "War or Peace". published before the
In current transaction,
the
Payments Union WIS An armed outlaw was killed Korean war, suggested that the Sterling balances it held before and another taken prisoner in China Communist government
4 clash with mounted police should have been seated in the ed in 1950. south of El Hamma in the United Nations if Gates Doctor yesterday, it was learned hore today..
A third, man sitoooeded in escaping:
A ride found, near the dead man indicated that he was probably a deserter-France-
Presse.,
It can The $181,000,000 paid govern China, without serious Canada and tho United States domestic res
resistance."
6. Since then, onf. December: 80 covered pay. however, he said publicly againalmente of interest and repay the Chinese Communists coming monts of cuplay on the United into the United Nations and in- States and Canadian & erodiis, dicated that he favoured he the United States.londiease loan using of the Chiang forces to and the European Recovery Pro- hazsis the Reda,
gramma: Losne-Routar.
and
'Phone Lines Cut Off
minus the handcuffs.
Perturbed
myglified
Nicosia, Cyprus Jan. 2. officera handcuffed his wrists Altout 15 per cent of once more. But this time they telephone subscribers in the peeped through a crack in the main towns cn Cyprus bed thełm. door. They saw Conrad start instrument disconnected today to pick the lock again with a after refusing to sign
a new piece of cellulold object from
with Cable and doubling his jacket. That did it. They hauled him off to the county former call gnol.
The boycott of the new rates,.. On the way-Conrad amused which came into force yester-
by his captors by picking locks day, was called ·· the muni- with a toothpick, the belt prong cipalities of the main town.. and-whatever else was handy. Cable and Wireless said to
He was locked in a cell on night that many subscribers the ninth floor. The Police are were now asking the company taking no chances. To get out to reconnect them and had ex• Conrad would have to pick his pressed readiness to sign way through four locked doors, agreement-Reuter,
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