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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
A Spectre Or An Illusion?
HE public will be forgiven
Te they experience some
difficulty 15) Interpreting the Financial Secretary' Budget speech,
A defcit of $32 million
stimated, but, declares Mr Clarke, " may well be thal for the forthcoming year the money provided in the estimates will not all be
It Inay spent, and
Almu happen that the estimate of revenue will be exceeded, In other words, the distinct possibility exists there will ve ne defcit in the 1956-66
inancial year.
in fact, if official estimation
the
No. 36063
Established 1845
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1955.
Price 20 Cents
DRAMA IN THE COMMONS
Churchill's
Electrifying Disclosures
London, Mar. 2.
Sir Winston Churchill electrified the House of Commons tonight by suddenly disclosing he had hoped last year to meet Mr Georgi Malenkov, then the Russian Prime Minister, in Stockholm as a preliminary to world "big three" talks.
many
runs true to past form, we confidently predict that
will And April 1956
But Russia's campaign to stop ratification of Colony with £2 balanced the European Army Treaty-rearming West Ger- budget. As the Financial |
came in the way. Secretary naively observes, "In past years. we have found that our estimating has been too conservative, and it is, 1 admit, quite likely that this fault may have been repeated in the
Be
draft estimates." apparently there is no need to lose too much sleep over that horrifying figure of $32,000,000.
is also well to assess the meaning of the new Budget in relation to the existing financial position of the Colony. The net surplus for financial year just ending is now likely to be in the region of $40 million
40
the
times
Once the ratification of the new agreements for rearming Germany was complete, any govern- ment responsible at the time would be free to take up the negotiations with Russia.
The Prime Minister, Inter- verung in the second day of the defence debate, made a serios of unexpectext` disclosures,
He mid thal in 1953 after his funous call for "talks at the
Sunowing the death of Stalin, he had been prepared to viŘÍL Preddent Elsenhower in an effort
him lo to persunde Join in Inviting Russia to A three-power conterence.
"However, I was struck down
LO
by un mc Winston
Churchill
and bar
MR NYE BEVAN
US Jet Aircraft Offer To Japan
Washington, Mar. 8.
Bevan Openly Breaks With Attlee
London, Mar, 2.
RELAX IN
DAKS
THE HARRIS COMFRET SI ACIERNE TORCEMENKULIS
Whiteaways
), OWL CON
China Mail's Alleged Contempt Of Court
DECISION IN FAVOUR OF
NEWSPAPER
The Full Court, comprising Mr Justice C. W. Reece and Mr Justice J. R. Gregg QC, this morning discharged an order nisi Sir Winston Churchill's Conservative govern- for attachment against the proprietors, ment tonight won parliamentary approval for its publisher and printer, and editor of the “hydrogen age" defence policy involving the threat of nuclear weapons as a deterrent to would-China Mail for an article about the Quie Case published on January 5 which the Crown alleged was in contempt of the Court. No order was made as to costs.
be aggressors.
The House of Commons voted 308 to 253 in favour of the government's policy after the Prime Minister had told of the dashing of his plans last year for a meeting with Mr Georgi Malenkov, then Soviet Premier.
This approval came after the government had thrown off a challenge by Mr Clement
Attice's op- position Labour Party.
go
bomb
Mr Attlee said there would be no defence in another war. Therefore they were driven to
ely on deterrompts,
President Eisenhower hoped to persuade hlm to
The Labour Piety, wille en- Then pointing up the internal arrange with him invitations for
dorsing the principle of the conflict in the Labour Party, he
deterrent" | neserted; "And we want any ag The United States le pre- | "hydrogen a three-power conference,
censure the suratico from the leaders of the "However, I was struck down paring to give Japan several had moved to
government for alleged failure Opposition that the language of un ilinc which paralysed
make
for proposals completely, ph
re- their amendment on our behalf physically Sir million dollars worth of jet
continues, airemft parts and weapons organising the nation's armed does
not align this movement "And I had to put it all off, and to assist the buildup of the forces and civit defence.
(Latour) behlixt this reckless It was not found possible to | new Japanese air force, This molton was defeated by news. persuado President Eisenhower Defence Department officiafa 303 votes to 196.
The
small to join in that procceS.
comparatively told Reuter today, "I have also
won for his support Mr Attlee considered the
Negotiatious ure now taking censure motion highlighted the in Tokyo between Mr big split between him and the pluce like Stock-place
Irving Roth, n member of the Patry's ix trpme left-wieger, any would staff of the Defence Department's who com- | 541 Churchill
tion would be devastating and not been Controllers Offer, and Japanese tailing to back the motion, that he had mented
Mr Bevan Defence Board ofciais and
himself had cartaler," he said, "dithering" on the subject
Officials said Mr Roth was ex- challenged the labour leader "I think it is important to would not retain the headship of
pected to return to Washington | during today's debate to clarify jatrers the word 'certain' because the Government. if they were
to the past, was have broken not acting in what he thought a next week when his negotiations. The Party's position
would be reviewed, But they
hey hydrogen bomb.
out partly through uncertainty." sincere and honourable mcod.
The Russian must realise that HIS HOPE
reported differences
the free' peoples had the means of instant retaliation and that they would use them in the event of open aggression.
(Contd. on back page. Col. 4)
neutral some ne holm
Sir Winston
by an lines which paralysed possibility of a dual meeting at ma completely, physically, and 1 had to put it all off. It was -nearly
the not found possible to persuade original estimate. Which President Elsenhower to join in
that combined, the that process.“ General Revenue Surplus and the Development Fund will exceod one your's The public debl
means
revenue,
A negligible. In short our finances are healthier today any time in the
than at
Colony's history.
Despite oficial Jamentations.
therefore, Hongkong
afford
cun
L
budget for [u
defeat, particularly as it is unlikely to materialise, at least to the amount fore- east. Nor need Government unduly perturb itself about the public becoming com- place. While estimating
be continues 10
fur divorced from reality, with token surpluses eventually developing into mammoth public. not tolais, the
NO
without justification, will treat our budgets with some scepticism.
APART from his
figures, the Financial Secretary embarked on
F
ded that
"That is simply knowledge by
be
aggressor or
dened th
their leaders by breaiver of the peace that retaila-
απ the
He wanted to know if the
"I had hoped that after my within the Japanese Government Party leaders in giving their support to the use of the threat last visit to America, something might delay a final decision.
to
of hydrogen weapons meant The United States plan is like a dual meeting might take
these
would be used weapons Jet the
parts ant place at Stockholmi
some-Wupply
Through the
the Mutual with their suppor! "against any where und It might be
weapons Ko- U
sort of aggression," Security Programme. They between prelude to a meeting would
"If Mr Attlee saya that is his be assembled in of the three because we cannot
interpretation of the amend- factories into frontment, then I do not propose to settle anything would be decisive.
line F-86 interceptors and T-33 vole for it," he declared. "Then the Soviet Goverrunent advanced Jot trainers und
over to the Defence began their elaborate process of turned trying to stop the ratification of Board for use by the Air Force.
Defence Com-, --Reuter,
the
ພ
then
Japanese which plan alone
European munity Treaty which I thought had been more or less accepted
which
certainly was harmless form of protection.
Therefore, this other matter had come up now and has stood in the way of a further general tolit
A
STOP PRESS
"But when the ratification is complete, it will be perfectly free for any government, responsible at that time, to take up negotiations,”
The Prime Minister sat down Siramid loud cheers-Reuter,
stated
Budget
BIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
an
It was the first time Winston
openly has
to high level talks he bas it in the
interesting philosophical President Eisenhower had been study of the basis of Hong opposed kong's economy, and very with Russia, though correctly emphasised that broadly 1.inted at since the war it had past, broadened itself consider- nbly in that industry had Prime now developed as a comple-the mentary feature to our illness.
It was also the first time the Minister haú namllied
traditional entropot trade. (alue"
officially described as
He
al30 Indicated
The Gaza Outrage
UN COUNCIL
TO MEET
of his 1953 At the time, this was "nervous though there were that rumours that Sir Winston Chur-
New York, Mar. 2. Government Wan pre-chill's life was at stake.
The United Nations Security occupied with the question The bass kept him con- Council will meet at 8p of evolving ways and means fined to his country home for GMT on Friday to consider for assisting industries tu two months of the summer. Egypt's complaint against Israel over the armed clash near Gaza expand. In principle there
BEVAN'S CHALLENGE
It on Monday night, was official Ly axunced today.
is nothing wrong about
this. It is a laudable nim. Diplomatic quarters here to But it is an undertaking night assumed from the Prime and a responsibility which Minister's statement that when munt be approached care he visited Washington last July, President Eisenhower was then fully.
agreeable,
Churchill Official aubsidising of privató Malenicov meating went well, to enterprise, no matter what consider attending a three-power form it takes, whether in conference.
Sir Winston Churchill's sur- the offer of cheap building sites or other concessions prise intervention came during
n
Big Blaze Destroys 2 Kowloon Shipyards
Two shipyards in the Cheung Sha Wan area were completely | destroyed by a big, fro which started into this morning. Seven people wern reported to be allthily injured.
The Fire Brigade believe that the blaze was started by a short
circuit.
"PLAIN INSANITY"
"We have never sald at any time-indeed it would be plain Insanity to say that when-
the
cf
ever aggressiezu Occurs in Europe no matter what sort, we answer
LASIC
inuclear with
which
the
Prine wcapens, Minister yesterday said would involve tho destruction of the British nation,”
Socialists Revolt
London, Mar, 2.
M Anourin Bevan and his inft-wingers tonight led, a major revolt against the official Labour leaders by falling to back them in a censure voto against the Eovernment "hydrogen age" defence plans.
The grey-haired Welsh- man, surrounded by mÁNY of his adherents and A number of other Socialiria, SAC
the Impassively in
Mr Clemont chamber as Attlee, the Labour Party loader, and his pia. Lieutenant, Bled into division lobby to vote for their censure amendment.
the
On the vote - won by the government by 303 to 198 — parliamentary dr cles estimated that 76. La-' abstained. bour members ---Beuter.
Young Woman Stabbed &
Strangled
New York, Mar. 2.
"We are of the opinion that the words were not such as would be, likely to interfere with the fair trial of the action," Mr Justice Reece said, reading a written decision.
The court war of the vlow | Joseph Leslie Qule to be insane, that the words constituted: д technical contempt,
were but not sufficiently grave or serious sa to warrant the invcking of a Jurisdiction, of the Court, which was only to be invoked for reasons and grave and ectious.
tho
“The ground upon which the learned Bolicitor-General asked the court to interfere was that the article was calculated to 10- terfere with
with the fair trial of the said action by prejudicing the public against the defendanta, the public being the jury who were to try the action.
The St. James's Evening Post Case: Bonch v. Garvau (or Hall) 20 ER, 683 at 684:
"There
an real and substantial grounds.
Respondents in
action brought by the Crown were the "And the learned Solicitor- South China Morning Post Ltd., | General directed our attention p:oprietors of the China
Mall.
to the statement by the Lord William Allok Gemham, pub- Chancellor in the judgment in
sher and printer, and Robin George Hutcheon, editor.
Ther
represented by d'Almada QC, the Hon. Leo Instructed by Mr H. J. Arm- strong of Messrs Deacons.
Solicitor-General, The Arthur Hoel, QC,
and Crown Counsel, Me J. W.. D. Hobley appeared for the Crown at the previous
January bearing
were
Mr
Court this morning when
cannot be anything of greater consequence, than to "keep the streams of justice clear and parties may proceed pure, that with safety to themselves and their characters."
THE OBJECTION The Socilitor-General ferred to the article complained 16, but neither was prefont of and stated that the passage to which objection was taken judgment was delivered.
was that following immediately
the after
words — "Expert Examination. This reads:
"There Mr Quia Was.... 'allegedly examined and termed '. “uncerti- flable" by prominent Harley Street. prychlotrists.
Mr d'Almada suggested that the Crown themselves were in contempt this morning being absent.
by
THE JUDGMENT
Court judgment Full
of attachment against, the South China Morning Post Lid, pro- to prietors of the newspaper China Moll, William Alick Grinham, | C#/
necessary
"In publishing the statement The
k is contended that the defen- reads:
danita have published evidence "In this case the Attorney likely to be called by one sido General, pursuant to an order only and that it was intended dated January 7, 1955, moved and calculated to interfere with the Court for the lasue of write the fair trial of the action.
"We do not think it
refer specifically to all the cases cited to us and think it the Quean publisher and printer and Robin Sufficient to refer to
Payne &
& Cooper (1896) Hutcheon, editor,
I Q.B.D, 577 in which Lord day they had charged the Chino Mall
January on
the William Patrick Farrell, 25-6, 1955
judgment of Cotton L.J. in under the caption "BIR
Hunt v Clarko 58 L. J. year-old father of two Claim Against 3 Government
followe children, with killing Miss Doctors, relating to an action (B) 493 Ann Yarrow, English-born which was to be tried in the
original
jurisdiction Quaker student.
Supreme Court
on January Miss Yarrow who used to 8, 1955. The action was brought
Surrey live at Richmond,
Mr Joseph Leslie. Quie by
New York police said to-ect of matter published Russell of Kiliowen quoted from
Wha
and
of
in
the
raped, stabbed 37 times against Dr Pow-meng Yap, Dr strangled in a fet his. H. Moore and Prof. A. J. §. Greenwich Village, New York's
"Now that I apply and adopt sa the principle which ought to re- gulafa* these applications-that there should be no mioty agtalica. Lion made Virsle the chinar dopo la of mach
PIKEURO ne to require the "arblingry | And mammary Interference of the Court in order to enable justice to de duly and properly administered without any interruption or interi ference, that be what we have to.
Bohemian quarter. Her body McFadzean claiming damages for was found naked except for a alleged negligence in certifying (Contd. on back page, Col. 2)
sweater.
After questioning Farrell for
12 hours police
said he
Was
held on a charge of
PISTOL-POINT ARREST Farrell had been arrested at pistol paint
and yesterday charged with raping his sister- In-law, Mrs Irena Miller, in trer flat near that in which Miss Yarrow was murdered on
6. February
...
He was also charged with threatening Mrs Miller with 12-inch butcher's knife,
of
The two, shipyards, - the Sam Yick and the Tang Yick Ship Building · Yard.. occupying, an area of 15,000 feet, were gutted, Egypt has charged Israel with, about 50 wooden houses nearby, violation of the Egyptian-Israch were also destroyed.
Police said he had admitted armistice agreement and with The blake was under control
throwing into 1 sewer in by 12.30 p.m. after being fought premeditated aggression
butcher's knife used to stab 25- fires appliances and allogedly attacking an Egyptian by four
Mi Yarrow, a student military camp in Egyptian confort.
nary relations at New York trolled territory. Thirty-nine On hand to help were 30 mens Egyptians were reported to have from the 82nd Independent
Mr Bevan declared Sir
spent seven hours been killed in the fighting. Hongkong Squadron, udner Ber-
Winston Churchill had said he searching towers and found a Filing of + request for a rea-Major MAYOW,
wanted to, meet the Soviet broken, knife. But the Asaletant Assistant Commissioner E. to encourage capital invest./speech by Mr Aneurin Bevan, meeting followed the receipt of rer was in charge of the leaders and "talk tough" and District Attomey,
Mr. Vincent the leftwiret Labour leader. Instructions from Calro
would not J. Dermody
BAY Mr Bevan challenged him to Router. ment, is justifiable if the
Pollen who cordoned off the then have supper" last supper
I
whether It community, and not groups say why he did not
suppose." Divisional Offoer Brand
was the one used to Insist on
Bast in three years' time, the kill Mim Yarrow, supervised the fire fighting.
Russians would talk tougher
Farrell is employed in than they talk now," the left woodworking firm. His wife, wlager added.
Mrs Miller's sister, is expecting “We have either got to agree | a third child-Beurter,
.of
a
of individuals, benefit. If meetings with the Kusaian the end result of official leaders. assistance ia principally that of increased profits. there is not a great deal to be sold in favour subaidies. Government's policy of developing reclaimed sites for industries is heartily approved, but the pubile
Manslaughter
It would be that the Prime 18 Months For Minister would like to meet the Russians, but the United States would not permit him to do no
The Prime Minister sald Mr
Thika, Kenya, Mar. 2: Bovan was absolutely wrung "to.
An African Home Guurd was suggest that the course we have followed here, has been at the sentenced to 18 months' imprison dictation of the United States ment here today for the man-
Ho continued:
"It is quite laughter of a Kluyu girl. Mau true I would have liked to have Mau supert whom he admitted whose money finances the socha top-level conference of he had whipped..
The Home Guanf, Wellington
area.
with
the enemy or commit muloide. The world has reached where international 1 point timculties have to be negotiated |or · mittikind gives up,
Cricket
"That “ls" the point of no '15- turn," Mr Bevan declared.
AUSTRALIA 2ND INN.
Amid Labour, cheers
cost of these reclamatious, the the powers, and I would kilo was found not guilty of Watson na are entitled to know that have liked to have seen the Treasury is fully shortly after Mr Malenkov took murder.
Stefon allened that
reimbursed. Wo cannot power. I mint the time is The prosecution
there & Now Look?"
...the
girl, Wanjlicu : Ngoma, didd afford to sell reclaimed landgir Winston mid he was then lat. December, four days after at less than cost any more in khurgs of the Foreign Office Mairo beat bad with a whip be. than we can afford to becman of Sir Anthony: Tden's Chise he thought she was lying, finance indefinitely un-line. He had prepared in when he questored back about productive projecta, every way to go over and see i Maa Mma,-Gender Mală Special:
MacDonald
Total no
APPEAL 13 PM
Train On Fire:
39 Killed
Pusen, Moe: 2. Thirty-nine "people were kill-
od and 50 others injured inia
mysterious fre: which destroyed
demanded"Let the Prime Seoul-bound piger Brineter do the deeds to match - here tonight:
ble grout Cwords Let him not. The ? frw, broka.
train
fust
13 moberopt to deside the "counlay the four-bar fram, was lowy
by the mad way up him longungO PARK
Chapira, them by the dedióny | pARINER
behaviour.
The fire was
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