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Turkey May
NARROW SEAS Provide New Base
TEVE'S job takes him
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the ships which xull the narrow waters round these islands, The shabby, anal} freighters that shuttle between Con- tinental ports and
ouri
awn.
tren
He works down eramped, stifling sinkeholds, and
day dreaming
bo
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watches, when in between Frents up for air or rest to his
fulls. Mina, he
sonelimme, He dreams that ne day he will work in « long- schedule will run ship, whose but decent intervals of weeks mit maths between jorts of all, insterul af days.
For although, witsle al seu,
is a steady enough worker trouble seems te lle in war for
I as
hat werly astors
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THE
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had Started
quietly enough, and Steve
set off with confidence to cross,
the calm seam that
Hinckwnil Tunnel," Surve anawered, making it sound though his ship doubles between voyages with a 108 bus. "The Blackwall Tunnel's quite said the magka- handy for here," trate. "You could have brought the tirey
TIME TO DREAM
64/KORRECT," saitl Steve,
sup>Pase усма were
heping you could disappear and that they wouldn't and you?”
Corr
Sieve began, but checked himself just in time, nu grinned.
"Pay 208, un ench of the two charges," sold the mugistrate.
Re 10 prison 14 days on each, concurrent.
that
"Ay, ay, sir." Steve said, and he shrugged and winked und andled away to the cell would be his enbin fo might To frenta
7:14" mom nbruck the zially long; sea voyage That experience tolt biza he 724-9nted ire were to steer clear of further tisnuble.
-
hic tatw¢v*m Tidal Wave
The docks and King's Cross
almost us if
mut of habt!
he
visited a number of pong of vali way puldie-hounen
the
where he found friends and look un so much cargo in the slamper of beer that he left the just with
that dangerous
steering-gear hardly
A
Ing.
A palleen
in low.
station.
And let
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function
found Jum
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to the
Someone there recognised
Steve
"We've been
Warning Issued
Honolulu, Mar, 17. The US Navy at Pearl Harbour today warned all "Ah, It's you." they said
wondering where,ships in the Hawaiian area There's that line
tast of a possible tidal wave after ļa seismograph here recorded
"what appeared to be mujor earthquake" off
you'd ga to
you should
November.
IN
Inve puid
"
BAILING
IN the morning, at the Clerxen-Siberia,
well court, Steve,
len, tall man in a bolter sult, and an old sports coal, pleaded guilty 10 having been drunk the night Defure
"Thery is at means test, sir." said the gaude: to Mr TF Davis, the nuigistrate, "in com nection with a wspold noe of E last November
Steve was asked to explam why the nne had not been publ. The trouble was, sir," he sakl,
here and "salfed from Intulagi.
"When was that?" "Just after Christmas."
"BU
IN THE TUNNEL
UT that means you had The whole of November and December in which to pay What were you enrning?"
"Between £7 and £8, sir. and my key, and would have i puid
B
The ganke was located on the Siberian peminemila of Kaerebatka off Potoustrov across the Bering Straits from Alaska.
The Callfornia Institute Technology in Pasadenas, vacancie
For Britain
FROM DAVID BURK
Ankara, Mar. 17. Britain is looking to Turkey for an alterna- tive base to the Suez Canal Zone, I learn here authoritatively.
The main purpose of Sir Anthony Eden's postponed Ankara visit was for secret preliminary talks thereon va a sequel to Britain's joining the Turco-Iraqi Pact.
Britain's signature is already | -- agreed upon and the British envoy, Sir James Bowker, mel
the Turkish Premier รพ
An
Foreign Minister tonight to cls- russ the treaty" final draft.
announcement will made. I am told, by the end of this month In the in ree capitais
--London, Ankara and Baghend,
Since the Suez Trenly signed In October. British troops have been withdrawing from the zone. Middle East headquarters have been set up in Cyprus, but this small, politically troubled island, 40 miles from Turkey's coast.
hus
beers Her
regarded as suitable for a full-scale military base.
DINADVANTAGEN
caf
Apart from ze, it has all the du-netvurilagUS
iris. it is vunerable and apt to be cut off in wartame
The bas
uke Britas would 15
Tear the In Turkey
mull mutiitusferm BRAVINCIAL towy of Marden which standis o * high platenti overlcoki Tukey's vastein bei ders Russia. Persia, Irug at Syria.
with
Already several American-run und NATO an buses ure in the area.
General Impressed By Parade
The smartness
Chinese of it unl on parade
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morning may lead to the enrolment of many more Chinese recruits In the local regular ormed forces, General Sir Charles Loewen, C-in-C Far East Land Forces, promised this morning to con- sider the employment of many more
nore Chinese. He had just inspected the Hongkong Chinese Training Unit at Lyerin, which Rives A IXXXX
weeks' busie training to Chinese recruits en- rolled in the regular forces for five-your Lerin. with The option of extension.
Bree NEW
clea
<h
parade, one at drill, one doing an maszuit Course and apparatus Training under
Thrk
one
PT Instructors, the L
classr
a
Hammock For Monkey
Many New
Appointments Gazetted
Mr
studying English.
When passing through a teur- Britan's Joining of the Turcu-
room he turned delightedly iraqi Pact-Americu will follow
to a
a member of the press and the next few wecke—will
exclaimed "How's that for strengthen this new but growing standard? Have you ever seen
a Middle East de-anything like that?" new fur fered Chart
through already,
GOOD FEELING"
Mr B. C. K. Howkins. Cadet Offer other alliances, links Turkey and
Clashes been up- On leaving the unit he said to Greece, Tran withs
Yugoslavia,
Chinese pointed Secretary for the Commanding Officer Major Pakistan and NATO.
Affairs, It was announced by the A. E. Peasley of the Middlesex With Anglo-American support, Regt "I get a good feeling out of
Government Gazette loduy ed a “large distant" earthquake | Turkey and iraq, having snatched this unit."
Hawkins succeeds Mr R. R. at 4 10 pm, today 10016 GMT the Intative and leadership
Todd who has left the Colony Friday > saying AL WIES 4,000 from torpid but jealous Egypt
on retirement. mtlers i un unknown
and are busily
optimistically
Mr Q. A. A. Macfadyen has pod of magutude 8.8
urging Persin, Lebanon, Jordan
appointed Commissioner of and Syria into their defence nel-
Labour, vice Me Hawkins, while Mr P. C. M. Sedgwick has work
taken Mr Macfadyen's post as Deputy Commissioner of Labour. HE. the Governor has ap- proved the appointments of Mr Macfadyen ny Commissioner of Mines, viet Mr Hawkins,
and Mr Sedgwick ng Deputy Com- inissioner of Mines, vice Mr Macfadyen
direction
The utis vutory at Barber: Pont Naval Am Station, Hował. said the telai wuve trom The undersea Carthquake should have hit the Aleutian Islands at about 4 p.m. (0200 GMT Friday). 11 I say if the wave progressed al the *xpected intensity it should reais Madway and at 7 pm. and old it Hawan at 8 pm. (0300 GMT)
Jumes Baden, retsesgraph ob-
• ever, said it was, nel positively "Well, why didn't you?" the 'cond met that the quate would magistrate asked.
wave but the intensity "You sec.
Christmas of the quake in Beated that the before
to the Cone Hai wave would we was minning
rezult M: inent. It was a weekly' boat.“
Baden pipramted the shock al 53 "Where did you put in” the degrees north 182 degrees east.
United Press. magistrate asked.
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The Turks regard Lebanon and Jerdun as ecstainties, Persio and promising outsider as a slow but hopeful
Syria starler.
They are also sure Egypt will ultimately be obliged to fall into line when slic realises the alternative is complete isolation. --London Express Service.
THEY HAVE
NOW BEEN
WARNED
Major Peusipy then asked the C-in-C if Chinese recruits could not be given & much more pro- minent part to play. They were extremely keen,
he sakl. liked the work.
The General promised to con- sider it
that he and admitted ฟาง very impresseÍ
with the stendard of the unit,
Infanticide Charge
A 25-year-old woman, Taro L-ching, of 3 Kwai Wah Lane, ground floor, appeared on Indlet- ment before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions this morning, charged with in- fanticide.
The particulars in the charge alleged that accused caused the death of her infant daughter. Moscow, Mor, 17.
Chan Mei-long, by
strangling of Soviet her with The new Minister
a plece of tape on State Farms, Ivan Benediktov, October 23 last year, but that at kday boued a tlum werning to the time she had not fully re- ail farm
under his covered directors
from. the effecta of charge that they will be pro- child-birth and by reason there- secuted it their farms
are in
of the balance of her mind was deficit at the end of 1955.
disturbed. Benediktov odded that he was giving farm officials 15 days to up measures that would kicrease
output on
their farms.
Some 279 new State farms are being organised with 6,000,000 hectares of arable land.
the
Another 4,000,000 hectarea aro
Accused pleaded not guilty. His Lordship asked Mr Des- mond Mayne, Crown Counsel, what was the Prosecution's at- itude to the case.
Mr Mayne, remarking that was a sad case, sald he would consider the matter.
Accused
rumanded WES
to be rendered arable this year. į Monday for trini, Thousands
specialists in nechanked farming will be sent
to these areas and special schodis are now training 83,000 pupila
to drive agricultural tractors --- Franco-Presse.
Posted To Reserve Of Officers
to
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T
1. Time Signal and Programme Summary: 5.03, Children's Hat Hour presented by Joan and Valerie. Talk on Scouting (Studio); 6.30. Popular 5m
gazetted
ACTING DEPUTY DCA Other appointinenta today were: Mr O. F. Hamilton, Airport Manager, to be Acting Deputy Director of Civil Avia-
Mr A G. G
G. Crook. tion;
Degrity Postmaster General,
(o be Postmaster General
Acting during the absence of Mr Saville; Dr G. Graham-Cumming
A hot water bottle is not
animal normal
equipment. But when it is cold enough animals have seek an alter- native, and Brilsin's
cold fostered #nap has
some odd friendships at the London Zoo. "Teddy" a two-toed sloth has Jech дм attraction
at Rodent House for seven years. His
companions
three But until the cold Teddy had always been a Lone Ranger, hanging from his branch and sleeping upside down. Now, however, the ty monkeys have in-
his that covered
"Lummy makes a fine warm bed and Teddy's popularity has soared. He has trad to put up with them jumping 011 and off. quarrelling for the best spot and generally getting up to "monkey business". Teddy has Recepted the situation quite unconcernediy. Perhaps he is Lou slothful Lo do anything about it London Express.
Diplomats Aboard
The Wilson
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
15 Years And Cane.
For "Dangerous Character"
Sentences totalling 15 years' hard labour was passed by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions this morning on Chan Hon-chuen, 26, un- employed, who appeared on two separate indict- ments involving four charges of robbery with aggravation. The Judge also ordered accused to receive 12 strokes of the cane.
The accused, described by His Lordship as a dangerous character, pleaded guilty.
three counts,
The first indictment involved He had only left prison, after They were ()serving his last sentence, in that necused robber Mr Stanley September last year. Alfred Broadbridge.
schoo
Asked if he had anything to master, of a cigarette lighter, a say in malligatim accused sold the cigarette case, a wrist watch a he realised he was guilty gaberline overcoat.
offences and esked the Court to a start, a pair of spectacles, a bunch of lessist his aged mother in ob- keys and $300 on December 14 taining a howite-s llecnee, as Just; (2) that he robbet Mr Deo there was nobody to enre for her. Luen-her. uf 152 Carpenter Road, of a wrist watch and $32 12 Lordship sentenced ac- and Mrs Elsie Wong Doo of size [cused to 10 years' hard InbouIT on December 5 last; and (3) rd 12 strokes of the came on that he robbed Mrs Lucy Chu, the first count, to 10 years' hard of the Medien) Department of a Inbour on the second count, and wrist watch and $18 on Decen- to five years'
rard labour on ber 11 last,
In each count necused was alleged to have been armed with an imitation revolver.
POINTED REVOLVER
the third count, the terTRS
currently.
on
Accused then fuced the Court, Together with another
man, Chan Chi-kau, allas Kau Tsui. Mr Desmond Mayne, Crown
vny a further charge of robbery Coinool, said that Mr Brouch- with aggravation. The two were bridge was in his car, parked | accused of robbing a woman, behind the Kowloon Post Ofee. Pok Shi-kuen, of a wrist watch, about 11.50 p.m. on Deebrubar fountain pen and $500 14 when accused boarded the | November 12 last, car, pointed a revolver at com- plainant and told him not to moyo or he would be killed. thon
drove the car to lundy spot where he robbed complain- unt of the articles and money mentioned in the change.
11
Regarding the second count, accused entered a car in which were Mr
Crown Counsel staid
Doo and his wife at 6 p.m. оп December 5. He pointed a re-
TO STAND TRIAL
Accused pleaded guilty but Chan Chi-kau denied the offenco and was remanded for trial.
Mr Mayno sult the Com platnant was in a car in Queen's Road when she was held up by two men, one of whom Was armed with a dagger. She was robbed and told not to make a
volver at them and drove the rep
reporf of the robbery. Tho car a short distance before he robbers were alleged to have dropped Mr Doo. Accused con- said: "We know where you live tinued in the ear with Mrs Doo and we
and we will kill you if you do." and before he left he threatened Wham
When accused was subsequently that if a report was made to the arrested he was identified by Police he would at some future complainant as one of the men date attack Mr Doo's family. who had robbed her.
In the third case, Mr Mayne Mr Justice Gregg passed son-
accused boarded a car in
hard labour Intence of five years which were Mrs Chu and her on accused and ordered this to three children at 10 p.m. on Lake effect on the expiration of December 11. He pointed a gun the other sentences,
at them but Mrs Chu managed His Lordship ordered restitu- to get out of the car. Accused tion of property recovered to then threatened
to shoot the their respective owners and also then
coniscation children inside the car and so ordered
forced Mr Chu to re-enter the imitation revolver. vehicle.
Ho then robbed her and made certain threats 29 to what would happen to <om- plainant and her children if a report was made to the Police. It was after accused's arrest that he wne found to be in posression of ло imitation revolver
the women
of tho
Admiral On A World Tour
Among the passengers who arrived here this morning in the UNPLEASANT THREATS
As President Wilson from Manila Mr Mayne stressed that one was Pulled American Rear- of the more unpleasant features Admiral W. H. Brereton, of of the caso were the threats Bridgeport, Connecticut, who ta A
of groan
United States made against
and returning home after completing to be Acting Deputy Director
Foreign Service personnel ac- children of Injury to them if of Medical and Health Services, companied by their wives
a world tour. and they should report to the Police. vice Dr Uttley who is on leave children wer: among the pas
During the last war Admiral Accused, sald Crown Counsel, Brereton once had command of prior to retirement; Dr
Tengsengers who arrived here in the had previous convictions, dating the USS Estco, the amphibious Pin hul
Acting
San back to 1947, for larceny, luiter-force flagship now in port on a Deputy
Director
Health President Wilson of
unlawful Francisco this morning en route ing,
possession, recreational visit. He took part Services vice
Graham Dr
to various countrite.
breaches of expulsion orders in many landing operations in Cumming: Miss Eileen O'Connell
They included Mr Frands J.
and robbery with aggravation, the Pacific phase of the war. to be Nursing Sister (on proba Galbraith, tion);
on: Mr D.R. Holmes,
new Consul for Cadet
Medan, Sumatra. who wns Class II, to be Cadet
formerly with the Class
American I; Mr S.T. Kidd to
Oficer,
Ofleer
be
from
be Assistant Secretary, Colonial Embassy in Djakarta three years
Secretariat; Mr R.J.C.
Howes Barty
to be Deputy Colonial Secretary,
vice Mr Burgess; Mr D. C.
He was accompanied by his wife and two children.
Others were Mr Robert Magill,
to act as Establishment Office Embassy in Bangkok as head of who is joining the American
Dr Cheung King-ho to be Acting the Sentor Health Omeer, vice Dr political
leal section, and Mra churd Magill and three children; Mr Teng Pin-hul; Mr A. P. Richard son to be District
Un Benjamin Fleck, Vice-Consul for Officer, Un Long vice
Madras, India, and Mrs Fleck Mr Wilson; Mr W.V. Dickinson to be Assistant Dirce- and son; Mr H. B. O'Neill, of the USIS, Taipei; Mr Robert M.
of the US15, en route
Mr S.G. Dark to be Assistant
tor of Commerce and Industry: Book; Mra Mary A. Keutney, Cashier, Kowloon Sub-Treasury. Bar
en route to Join her husband
It was notified that Mr S.T.H. Stewart, Sub-Inspector of Police,
who is an attache of the Ameri-
ceased to act as Assistant Super-can Embassy in Taipei.
Police on proceed-
intendent of
Returning to the United States
ing on leave; and that Mr Watt from Manila on transfer were
Education Hol-kee,
Offeer, Mr M.J. Spear of the Ameri ceased to act as Senior Educa-can Embassy in Manila, his
Mr J.R. children; efund two tion Officer Parade; 8.59, Weather Report;
on resumption by Mr Bart.
of the US Veleron, Ad ration,
wife his Relay); 709, Commentary" (London
and ABSISTANT COLLECTORS H.E. the Governor has ap-|| Telay) og Special. Announcements;
doughter; Mr R. M. Pilcher, of proved the posting of Major 213, Ted Muller and his Piano Ac H.E. the Governor has ap- the USIS, and Mra Pilcher: Mr K.M.A. Barnett, formerly of the point A weekly magazine devied Assistant Collectors of Stamp Doud and three children; and
7.30, Very cordion (Recorded);
pointed the following to be C. Doud, FOA, consultant, Mrs Artillery Battery, R.H.K.D. to the Arts. Ecited and introduced to the Royal Hongkong Defence by Janet Tomblin (Studio); Book: Revenue for the purposes of the Miss Margaret Daniel, of the
Reviewed by Conrad Watson: Force Reserve of Officers, it was George Orwell' by Lawrecos Bren. Stamp Ordinance: Mesars 5. G. Manila Embassy staff,
Dark and A. Richardson.
announced in the Government Gazette today,
Honorary ADCs
der Pau, Longman la/0. Weite Scott by Howosch Pearson Pub Methuen @ 21/~: 0, Artist of the Week - Paul Vinogradoff (Piano) (ftrcorded); 8.30, 'Lome Bowden of
De Chang Sing-bes has been
appolated by HE Governor
the
to be a Health 'Officer for the CANADIAN CLUB
of the Public Health
Long Ago A dramatic reading from purposca *, ordinance of 1935, -
The annual general meeting of. Mr R. H. Hughes has been the Canadian Club of Hongkong appointed an honorary game will be held today at the United warden for the purposes of Services Recreation Club carrying out the provisions of Kowloon at, 8.30 p.m. the Wild Birds and Wild Mam-¦ ¦ A. cocktali party will follow mals Protection Ordnance, 1954 the meeting.
In
the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen-Elizabeth Bandet und The following have been ap Music Levers Hour Classics) Re- My Darcy" (BDCTB); 9. Time Signal, pointed Honorary Aldes-de- quests presented by Aleen Dekker Camp, it was announced in thej (Regarded); 10, "De Kwame Nkru Government Gazette today: per personal portret by" Gerald Houtenant-Commander (5) M. Cal Lians are Daniel, HKANVR (vice Lieu Be Trice 10.30, Awoord Found-Abouk
Bings with the Boheme.
HE. the Governor has prendere, for the demolition of terunt B. G. W. Weldon), 1030, Weather & Repers, Irma pointed Mr W. C: G, Knowlen and". Fiight Lieutenant, J. D. Bimal.: Radio News Road (Elecorded to be a member of the Port Sheung Wan Post Omes in Hong William, RAT, vice | Flight | Mueser God Save Iɔe Quest: 1280
London Relay): 11.15, Goodnight Committee, vice Mr M. Y. kong, were called for in the Glov Lieutenant J, Hutton
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Fiennes,
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