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Housing Problem
F the Colony's manifold post-war problems, none
18 more complex or more defiant of equitable solut-
than
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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1955.
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Big Four Up Against Two Tough Problems
tion thus that of housing ITEM FOUR ON Russia To Give
There was a time when the standard economic law of supply and demand WAN suliuient to currect Any disequilibrium, but today there are several extraneoutg factors which affect our housing situation, both in the matter of sulficiency of accommodation and of rentals.
The necessity of controls was officially recognised im- mediately after Liberation. They were compelled he
THE AGENDA
The West Attention To
Has Novel
Proposals
cause, although the popula To
tion was relatively small, the ravages of war had de. prived Hongkong of meh property. of its domestic
Since then the problem hus
become
aggravated
by reason of the tremendous increase in the Colony's pulation and also because
Make
Geneva, July 21.
talks
Proposals
Geneva, July 20.
The thorny problem of reuniting a divided
Germany returned today to plague the Big Four
heads of government at their meeting here and The West will offer Russin they agreed that it could not be separated from during the Big Four dis- the over-all question of European security.
The armament
starting
German problem, ostensibly shelved here today new and "novel" yesterday after a fruitless afternoon of discussion, proposals to minimise the re-emerged today when leaders of Britain, France, the United States and Russia settled down to dis- cuss the specific subject of a European security pact.
risk of war. building costs are high.
Authoritative Sources said Sir Eisenhower, Government can be credited President
with striving to strike Any Eden, M. Edgar Faure fair balance, and amenda Mursbal Nikolai Bulganin
would turn
to disarmament,
Close THE DUKE
OF KENT
Eden's "ON THE
Geneva, July 20.
of The Blz Four heads government who are meet- hero will probably have reached ample agree ment by the end of this week
Lo enable their foreign ministers to carry their work, pending a new Blg Four conference,
CARPET” ·
ALARM IN BUENOS AIRES
New Rebellion Report Drags Peron From His Bed
Buenos Aires, July 20.
President Juan Peron rushed from his resi- dence to the War Ministry at 1 a.m., today for con- ferences lasting until 3.30 a.m., apparently as the result of reports of a new rebellion in the Argen- tine Navy.
Police were put in a state of alert in Buenos Aires and Mar Del Plata, 250 miles south of here and all leaves were cancelled.
The alert
ENCOURAGING London, July 21.
The 19-year-old Duke of Kent, who has been in. FORECAST
volved in three car crashes in two years, may come under a Royal Family edict
was lifted at 3.30 The Navy communique said "banning him from driving am, and later a routine Navy the High Seas Flect is under |until further notice,” accord. communique said the high seas command of Vice-Adm, Juan A ing to the Daily Mail's poll-ffect had left its Puerto Belgrano Basso, who holsted his flag base this morning fer training aboard the cruiser Nueve de tical correspondent in
exercises in southern waters. Jullio, formerly the USS Boise, front page story today.
In
the Montevidio, across
The communique addes that The correspondent said an-River Plate, exiled Argentine the High Seas Ficet comprised a other possibility was that the Navy officers claimed to have cruiser divistea along with duke, cousin of Queen Elizabeth, | had word from Buenos Aires destroyer and trigate divisions, "may not be allowed to drive indicating that the bulk of and transports. unics he is eccemperied by an Argentina's Naval forces had At the same time, the com- experienced driver."
escaped control of President munique sald, the River Plate The report said Buckingham Peron and might be scaming navy
*squadron began operations Palace and govemment eireles toward Buenos Aires to demand at the were "rericusly perturbed" by Percy's ouster,
velying patrol boats. the young duke's three crashes.
a French delegation spokes- man said today,
WAS
The spokesman speaking at a press con- ference held after today's top-level Big Four meet-
the
ព reply to a question spokesman said the United States Secretary of Slate, Mr
Foster John Dulles,
could not remain here after President Elsen- hower leaves, because Mr Dulles must make a per- to Coa- report
Ing. Finally they referred both topics back to their ments to the original Land. Hire item on their four-point foreign ministers and told them to meet tomorrow lord and Tenant Ordinare agere, after swiftly winding up morning and frame detailed proposals which would been adopted only their talks on Germany and guide further study. The heads of government meet have
thorough European security today. after the most
The talk about these twin again in the afternoon. examination of the pros and euns.
Indeed the re- problems will culminate, before port of the McNeill Com-he end of the week, in an mission, on which most oftruction to the four foreign
amendments the
dute [ur the have been based, was
#cluded the government heads all themstives. This would attempt model of fairness lu
lay the basis for tolving parties encerned,
simultaneously the problem. of reuniting Germany and safe- guarding European pence,
10
into being is a new situation Jegn! recognition of minetary compensation for
NOW about to come
ministers to continue the search
formula which
to
has
MORE HOPEFUL FIELD Many Western delegates
tenants who become dis-balleve that disarmament offers ронненкей under Tenancy more hope us a fold in which Wost cun norrow Tribunal orders whereby East and
high restals.
"surprise
of new
allacks."
- Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, the Soviet Prime Minister, who today submitted a Russian proposal for a European security pact which would include both East and West Germany and possibly the United States, agreed somewhat reluctantly that Germany's future was linked with the larger problem.
STOP PRESS
Peron Deposed Reports
now.
The West wants Germany to be reunited
Rusla opposes this because of her fear that a unifos Germany, like Dr Konrad Adenauer's West Ger man republic would become part of the West's defence complex,
"Marshal Blignin's proposals for a security puct, were based a play put forward a year but amended to permit existing mutual aid treaties to continue until "the expiration Time limit." It would ci sa agreed
un ago
be open to all European
es woil as the United States Marshal Bulganin said his
Rio de Janeiro, July 20. Reports reaching here to-
the project was perfect and was night indicated that Presi-government did not pretend that
to
al committees with
to the talks, The spokesman said the Soviet first phaso of Premier
Bulganin's two- phase securlly plan sub- mited today was realistic because
1! provides maintaining existint regional defence organisa-
kns-France-Presse,
for
Censure Amendment
Defeated
MP CONCERNED
It said: "Members of all par- tles at Westminster last night reflected the official concern.
"Ways are being sought to raise in the House of Commons the question of who gave orders for nows of an accident on the public highway to be sup- pressed."
The newspaper raid the duke
(The exlies expressed scep- ticism of the Buenos Aires Nayy communique. They pointed out that no
manceuvres ever are held at this time of the year, which is the middle of the southern hemisphere's winter.)
A high Navy scures in Buenos Aires admitted that mid-winter
manoeuvres are unusus in the
South Atlantic but said it must be remembered that the fleet had been largely idle since the had unsuccessful Navy-led revolt on June 16 and it was felt moraie would be raised by getting the efflcers and men back to their routines and a sense usefulness.
explanation" of
was admonished after his Brst crash a year ago, but that this time Queen Elizabeth sought a "full the accident.
The duke's recident occurred at 5 o'clock last Friday murn- ing, but no news of it was given until yesterday.--Router.
EUROPEANS
TO BE EXPELLED
Tho
the
sna
Peron
FALSE ALARM
taken
the
of
of the River Plate, mincawcepora 2nd
In Buenos Aires, busincas nad ether activities went on as usual after the early morning alarm.
RADIO STATION GUARD A platoon of 30 soldiers armed with machineguns was with- drawn shortly after noon from the studios of Radio Belgrano, where they were posted ap-
to forestall parently to
any attempt
to seize the broadcasting station. 10,
a similar military kept outside the
However, a
#uard
wt
studies of the Radio Splendid breadcasting chain.
It was recalled that early in the June 10 revoll, the robeis seized control of the Radio Mitre broadcasting studios which they ised to broadcast their first proclamation throughout country,
'Uruguay's
the
and
was awakened at am, by his private secretary. (In Mattevideo, the Uruguayan their residences are demo- their differences than others. 011
Alfredo the agendu.
Maj.
Renner, He Government ordered air units Hahed to make way for new
The first intimadon
dressed, hurriedly and drove the to patrol
westem and more accummodation. Western ideas came from Pre-
and a half miles to the shoreline, facing on Argentin, his Elsenhower. In
Ministry of War where he met to prevent any possible viola- Government's proposal is that sident
the Ministers of the Army, tlor of Uruguayan sovereignty the award should be 60 opening address, he suggested that it might be possible, as a
Navy and Air Force and mem- by Argentine Naval or Air bers
event of the Army high com- Forces in the
of new times the standard rent, and
Arst
towards complete step
mand.
trouble in the sister republic.) widespread renetion to that
on world disarma. agreement
Casablanca, July 20. After deliberating two and a-United Press. has been it is inadequate, ment, to decide measures which
London, July 20. examine other pro- any "surprise dent Juan Peron of Argen- ready
they accided there bearing in mind that the would eliminate
Fourteen Europeans, al- half hours The House of Commons
alarm and posals. dispossessed tenants are attack" by one power against tina has been deposed.
ail countermanded
securly another.
In particular it would study tonight rejected, by 317 leged to have taken part in had been a false
European measures
TUNA NEARLY virtually certain to be an-
Buenos These reports sald that carefully the proposals of Sir votes to 253, a
Labour ricting in The Russians themselves have
Bucnos able to find premises ut
SINKS BOAT similar rental and will, already mooted method for various branches of the arm- Anthony Eden for a European
Tokyo, July 21. It was not explained. why i! therefore, have to move into preventing
In addition to proposals on ed forces were attempting to security pact. The British Prime amendment censuring the quarter of Casablanca last Aures and throughout
A 88-ton Japanese tuna boat Morocco early tomorrow, the pursue H the conference on Monday, sug-"its failure to
the flect was salling on routine an- decontrolled Ants calling the highly technical subject of reach, an agreement to avoid Minister, on the opening day of Conservative government for Friday, will be expelled from Aires Province,
manoeuvres,
Ministers ran into a huge school of tuna global disarmament, new ideas a repetition of the bloodshed gested a security pact guaran- vigorous and successful fuel French Residency here.
nounced tonight. are expected to be put by the in the abortive anti-Peron leed by Russia, the West and efficiency policy.”
apparently did not know about the Pacific cn Monday
almost sank when a big one West for limiting the danger in
Europeans--Frenchmen it all or why there was several at unlted Germany.
battered a gaping bole in her Europe, where the main bodies (coup of June 16.
Although Marshal Bulganin The vote was taken after a and Spaniards will be told of hours' delay in issuing explana- bottom, the Coast Guard said
Thursday, of the opposing forces face each
yesterday appeared to rebuff atcrmy debate on the report and the expulsion order during 10-tory communique.
10 plan his other across the "iron curtain."
the Eden
remarks accounts of the National Coal SUGGESTIONS
by Board, which operates Britain's today were echoed later a Soviet spokesman at a press state-owned mines. conference. The spokesman
During the debate, the Op sald "great importance" WILS attached to the British proposition charged the government with a "wicked waste of coal, The main differences appear and a Conservative backbencher,
Mr Gerald Nobarro, criticised. be whether e united or a divided Germany should accede the government's poilty of sub to the pact and how many counstituting oil fuel for coal as tries it should embrace, A Bri- "not a policy but an expedient." tish spokesman cald today that Eritain still sttached pelority, to German reunification.
EDEN'S SUGGESTION Sir Anthony Eden, who was chairman
session of today's suggested the joint study of Ger- man reunification and European,
The Civic Association sig: gesis compensation should Le a limit of 120 times the standard rent, which limit should be reserved for
special cases. The Associa tion also disagrees with Government's proposal that landlords should reimburse 'dispossessed tenants for re-
pairs
improvements and which have been made at
The reports said that the attempt by the armed forces The talks about European to reach a peaceful solution security have thrown up sugges- tiens from both sides which will of the crisis may prove diffi- probably be repeated at the con- cult. ference,
The reintroduction of these in
20.7.55
-Reuter.
1 BUOIA O ПАВЕНО ПОЕ DB HONG KONG
to
CUT IN EXPORTS
on
No. Shinel Maru,
with
unconfirmed raport sald
The night and flown from here
the fleet staged a protest against wooden boat
Д 21-man France in the morning.
The decree, ordering their.ex- rumoured court martial sentences crew,
was operating 1,100 the of Navy rebels on trai
for miles East of Japan when the pulsion,
was signed by French Resident General, M. participation in the June 10 freak acccident occurred. The revolt. This report sald' former | Coast Guard sold the crew Gilbert Grandval,
Minister Rear Two Frenchmen have already Navy
Adm. made emergency repairs and been expelled from Morocco for Anibal Oliviert was sentenced to resumed fishing the next day.-- in the Casablanca riots.
Thirteen
posals. At 10.30 p.m. local time, a the dishrmament debate would Rio telephone operator on not carry the handicap of being the circuit to Buenos Aires the tenant's expense. The nked to the German problem as reported line "out of order."
allegedly taking an active part eight years' imprisonment,
the Was
overall question of Association suggests the European security.
be tenants Instead should be
One proposal likely to allowed to take with them examined more fully is that of fittings and fixtures which Sir
limitony Eden's for a mutual of forces in and round they have installed,
Germany. Another is the Bri- THE monetary compensation lith Prime Minister's idea of a for dispossession which demilitarised area in Europe be- the Civic Association has tween the two in mind could reasonably be Reuter, regarded as equitable, but the removal of Axtures and fittings does not appeal as being practicable. They
power
blocs
Outlaws Captured Algiers, July 21.
A band of some 30 Algerian could not be installed in outlaws was captured and two another building already others were killed by French paratroopers during a scußße at
fully equipped and their Bardan in the Azures mountains rasale value in the second-yesterday.. hand market is not likely to
Six rifles, an automatic pistol,
produce an adequate return. two pairs of binoculars, 300 It is a nice, question which:oud of emmunition and some definitely calls for further military uniforms were seized.- official consideration before France-Presse.
amendments to the ordi-
nance are passed through Council.
,
Perhaps even more important
is it for the ordinance to
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security. include 26 nations might not be
He said Russia's proposals to
feasible in View of divergent interests but there might be a middlo course between that number and the five-power part he had proposed.
He said Britain would join any pact which would reassure Russia about the consequences of German reunification.
President Eisenhower sald the time had come to ask the foreign (Contd. on back page. Col. 2)
FISTS FLY IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Moroccans died through lynching and shooting when rioiers Taged through |Casablanca following a bomb ex- Mr Geoffrey Lloyd, Minister plesion on Thursday night which of Fuel, announced during the cited six Europeats among a debate that Britain is to make a cafe crowd celebrating Basillle
in her ex- Day. "sharp" reduction
A total of 200 people were ports of coal in ***0, entalling a
in the Catablanca corresponding fall in her need wounded for coal imports.
rioting, according to oficial He added that existing export@gures published to-night. - commitments meant that Britain Reuter. could not cut coal exports this year by more than about 2,000,000 tona.
In the first six months of this Britain's coal exports yuar, imports to 5,720,000 tons-Rou-
amounted to 5.370,000 tons and
ter,
RIOTERS DESTROY VALUABLE REPORT
Saigon, July 20. Rioters who broke into the Majestic Hotel here today de stroyed a report prepared by,
MOUNTAINEER British printing expert Johns
INJURED
Chemonix, France, July 20.
n Tenancy Tribunal manda-Wednesday nt which mem-school ald legislation by Inslat-avelled, the sossion to eventual here tonight.
of Ma-
Norton on production chinery suitable for Vietnam's dificult writing.
Mr Norton. whore home is at Timperley, Cheshire, is station-
A British climber wased in Singapore. He has been Washington, July 20. According to accounts of the, knocked off-balance before the
seriously injured in a fall in the having talks here with South manke quite cloar that Fista flow in a name executive session, corroborated two were separated.
by several committee sources, Chairman Graham A. Barden Mount Blanc range last night, Vietnam-government officials.. whatever form the amend-calling session of the House Bailey
the warden of a mountain re- All, his belongings in the charged Powell with Democrat, - North
Carolina) fuge menta take they do not give Education
reported to gendarmerie hotel were ctolen or destroyed. Committee on { secking 10 destroy federal
us ho
was escorting several order with admonition to mem-
wives of American oficiais, to anti-segregation bars to keep their "passions? in
the top floor of the building for check
safety-Reuter, Balley denied the incident. "It never happened," he told new men, E
Powell said lato: Cleve
Ing
on
An
amendment.
The wardon sald in a phone call that the accident was re- ported by the climber's British comrade who went straight back to the scene of the accident,
Adenauer's Trip
tory powera to order the
bors defeated, 17-10, a move dispossession of tenants merely because the same to deny federal school funds
la the ensuing exchange, the. tribunal can make a com-to states and local districts pensation award. To a man practising racial segregation."150" was passed and Balley on a fixed salary in the Members, who declined to be leaped up and swung on Powell.
The Injured man's name was Intermediate level, a quoted by name, said tempera Informants said Balley landed Balloy and 1, smoko cigars given as Imrie, aged about 35.
Coneva, July 31 tenancy within his means la, already frayed by the segregi one or more Blows on Powell together and are old friarkle, leinjuries included fractured
The West German Chancellor, exploded tion wrenstle
|pelvis, "broloen ooiler krone and
Dr Koorid Acenauer, will inaksi. more important than anticuffs between Hep anim before other committee memwe always will be,ge
be born secarated them. solatium: This must be powall; 1599, Negro Pastor of
The After the uproar, the cofi- v The Betions were climbing the his projected trip to Moscow.on taken into account when re New York City, and Res Ciccounts by committee wit mitten i dezented
West side of the Riguille Muri" September 10, dermän truas then when the: socioeps comue" bert: lative hardship is being and M. Balley, Deznocrat, West naman yanked lokalow were over segstrationgla considered.
GETTING SEXY, Powell was partially, soolates Press
In
now.
all
new
| Associated Press.
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