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HK's Population Wertmaten of Hongkong's
BEN publicly proclaimed
population CRA range un- challenged from two million to three and a half million, it occurs to as that it is
time Government serious consideration
Kave to
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RELAX IN
DAKS
“THE FAMOUS COMFORT IN ACTION TROURKELA-
Whiteaways
TANKS CORDON OFF POZNAN CENTRAL
Foreigners Warned, China Mail
"Remain In City
putting the reeurd straight SITUATION UNDER
by means of a census,
The last Census taken in
Hongkong was 25 years ago zund that was at a time
when in comparatively simple to compute the size of the population within 60,000 one way or the other, Today Government and eltizens private
premit thentselves a margin op le half anillion when esti- mating the number of in- habitants, But a
censua would acrve more than the simple pur- pose of counting heads. It could provide vital socio- |
and economic statistics information, which in turn could help guide Govern- welfare ment
organisations in their pv- vies and there operations. One object which 24 Census could achieve would be lo
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discover and Tabulate the areas of population dena..y The variable as well economic standards in those areas. From such informa- tion more
CONTROL
Poznan, Poland, June 29.
Many Polish army tapks of Russian design today of Poznan cordoned off the international exhibition city where grave
"we want bread" rioting by masses of deter- mined steel workers yesterday resulted in 38 people being killed and 270 wounded.
Foreigners were officially warned not to travel out of Poznan by rail as the line might not be safe.
the debris, Crowds thronged the streets looking at especially the broken windows of the security police head- been pock-marked with quarters, the walls of which had bullets.
The security police headquarters, outside which the shooting occurred yesterday, are on one side of the main square of the city in the Ulice Kochanovskiego. On the other side of the square are the radio head- quarters. A nest of resistance was holding out in this building until early today.
of
the
fer
security
some
In the centre of the square f treadquarters was in overtumed trumcar. police the situation
The square, and indeed most freason suddenly became ugly. of the main streets of the town Several eyewitn:, ses snid that rational long-around the big fuir ground when the workinen found them- term planning for thewhere as nations are exhibiting communities needa could their goods, swarmest with result.
people.
The soldiers either smiled back or looked bored.
The demonstration which led to the disturbance yesterday was basically economic.
In one respect, at lenal, il They did not look nervous or would be easier to take nintimidated. Many were laughing more veurale eenaus today and joking. than it was a quartor of a century ago. Then the great problem was to ascertain the so-called floating po- puintion which moved con- the between tinuously Colony and the mainland. Now, apart from the flahing
is based winch
fleet
necessible
ing.
ment
The
Lo
OTL
Workers' Slogans
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Slogans shouted by the work- /htt freen the Skatin works; "We want Hongkong and is readily"We want bread.
demand lower freedom. "We for head-count-
prives and higher wages. there is little move- "Down with dictatorship.
population. of the
This notierable that the cal- number of nerants ciliatory official stuleinent and has been reduced
ad- 11er comments have
That the economic situa- is dieult in Poland and futelfon the E
the which # centaus could per-19
government in dolog that st eun to remove "the from would be to entegorise
[ thes working our refugees. Dr Bumbra's grievances
people." tha feld workers
The sterl workers hadt ap- parently asked for better wages
handful.
Another valuable
Cum- very strict limitations in assoBS-
mendable job within
ing the Colony's refugee
1111 Irving concations. Ine demands were turned down. The
popilacion, Du the 217 workers became excited and the
figures on which his report
was based were anything but conclusive.
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paliers made some arrests.
The rekelot of the workmen 14 summed up in the phrase this is not The new freedom only use serious objection we expected in Poland."
Conceivably there could
to the taking of a census- the cust,
which would
Well Organised
atives facci with troops they called out “are you Poles?" and the soldiers roared back "Yes, we ure Poles."'
The Army and the ordinary policu seemed to have shown demonstrators a lot of sympathy, People who were present sald
of the
fraternising that some :oldiers joined in the attack on the security
hread- policy quarters.
Stettin Rioting Reported
Londen, June 29. Mr 2. Stypulkowski, net- lug chairman of the Polish Council of National Unity— the "government" of exiled Palca--claimed here tonight that rlota alio occurred yesterday in the Polish port of Stellin.
The report had been re- ceived through Ntcret Lourecs, but there was, as yet,
confirmation, his statement said.-Reuter.
no
Later full disciplinary control over the soldiers was regained and they starter clearing the strikers out of the square.
Other
sald that crowds among
were "clandestine ormed groups" who took advantage of the strikers' demonstration
their Own
Sources the
for organised
probably be in the region A strike was called and the of a million dollars. None-demonstrations-well theless, እና carefully pre-began. When the crowds con- pared census form would verged upon the centre of the town yesterday morning they produce some invaluable in-
were fairly good tempered, but formation and statistics,
also sier1. and would provide a renils- Headquarters of the Polish ic population base year United Workers (Communist) for future comparison. Party were invaded. Outside the
NOW, EVEN QUICKER ACTING
Shelltox
Flying insects carry diasase into your homes. Protect your· family against these germ- carrying posts. Spray Shelltox regularly and destroy them. before they settle.
IT KILLS THEM BEFORE THEY GET A CHANCE TO SETTLE
ends.
With the arrival of the tanks the army gained quick
in
com-
mand over the situation.
More troops and police moved
during the night. Shooting was occurring spasmodically during the night although some of it may have been merely to keep people off the streets. Reuter,
Marilyn Married
Marilyn wright married tonight.
Feature
Tragic
Highlights Prelude To
Here are some of the high- lights of today's feature motion:
5: Tho astonishlog
career of Sophie Dawes, by C. D. T. Baker-Carr: strangest world'n
.and
story.
A plain man's guide to Linda, Edmund
Tyrone: Logb Gourlay tries to unravel the complicated threads
of three film Lives
6; The Gay Prince, by Prince Sefton Delmer.
Abdul Rahman of Malaya conditions
lays
down
British bassey
from Russell Spart.
for
P. 7: Incredible Cup Fioals by George Whiting: this work-when Stan Mat- thown Won for Black- pool
P. 8: The Atom Wives don't live in 1984. visits Allsop Kenneth them at Harwell and tells you what it is like. 'The Spy at CHveden And the distinguished Cuesta who talk too much, by Robert J. Edwards.
P.
Senate Refuses
To Slash Aid
the
Washington, June 20 The Senate rejected today un amendment uined at slashing a
dollars millerd
off $4,500,000,000 administration's foreign aid bill. The amendmen Was submitted by Republican Senator William Langor from North Dakota,
•
of
It was the second time in 24 hours that the Senate voted against big cuts in the bl. By 58 voles to 27, the Senate last Amendment night rejected in
reduction calling $1,700,000,000 from the bill,
proposing smaller reductions will now RO before the Senate,
for
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Amencimenta
The tipper House earlier adopted an amendment proposed
dollars to be used
13: A new
perles begins: the greatest VCs of them all -- the story of Paddy Magennis, by Donald Gomery.
P 16 & 17: Sports round-
[up.
FREMIERS REASSURED
BY NEHRU
Press Conference
Roxbury, Conn., June 29.
A titled newspaperwoman was fatally injured today when the car in which she was riding smashed into a tree while pursuing the car of
Monroe Marilyn Arthur Miller to a conference.
Princess
and
news
Mara Scherbaton, chief of the New York bureau uf Paris Match magazine, was thrown Into the windshield when the car swerved of the norrow, winding country road and crashed, She died About four hours later in New Milford, Connecticut, hospital.
and
Miller stopped his car ran back to give assistance after the crash, then sprinted down the road to his rural home, where he telephoned for a doctor and ambulance,
His cousin Mortou drove Miss Monroe to the house, The actres,
her face pale, doshed past started newsmen ASBCIN→ bled for the news conference
and vanished into the house.
DRIVER INJURED When reporters arrived at the wreck
scene,
Prings Scherbaloir was lying in the road, covered wish blood.
Scott-Moncreiff Promoted
London, June 30. Vico-Admiral Sir Alan K Scott-Moncreiff, Com-» mander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's Far East alation, has been pro. moted to Admiral, the Admiralty announced tonight.
Sir Alan Scott-Mon- creif took part in Kussian
convoy орста tiona in the last war and served in destroyers during the invasion of Sicily and Salerno.-
Kenter.
Laotian Dispute
LEADERS
TO HOLD
MEETING
an-
BANK FOR MALAYA & S'PORE
Singapore, June 30, The governments ́af*.
Singapore and Malaya had agreed "in principle" to establish a joint central bank for the two territories,
an
official announcement sald today.
But, the announcement added, the governments had postponed their decision on the form and organisation of the bank until the constitutional future of both territories became clear.
In the meantime, it had been decided to appoint a banking advisor who would outlire pre- liminary steps to be taken co the banking system could be set up immediately the final decisions had been lakem.
The Hoverrunenia hod also agreed to bring down general banking laws in both territorien, the announcement odded.
EXPERTS' REPORT
Singapore
The Assembly Legislative
socn
and
Legislative Federal
the Council would,
as possibe, be asked
approve parallel
esti
to
ordinances
Llishing similar laws.
Two British experts had ne
Vientiane, Laos, June 29.
The
ported that a joint central bank government
retention of the present nounced today that Prince currency-the Malayan dollar-in
and
the announcement
Souvanna Phouma, the the two territories, would foster Laotian Premier, has agreed confidence and remove obstacles to hold a meeting with from trade,
sald. Prince Souphanouvong, lead- The two experts were Sir er of the Pathet Lao forces, Sydney Caine, Vice-Chancellor to discuss a settlement of of the University of Malaya and nominated head of the London the Laotian problem.
School of Economics, and Mr M. Watson, of the Bank of |England.--Router.
The amouncement said that
correspondence had already been exchanged between the Premier and the leader of the Pathet Lao forces, which were, the allies, of the Vietminh during the Indo-
A meeting between the two, mon would open the way for“
the
on
the Lao
TWINING SHOWN
Moscow, June 29.
Her companion, the driver of the car, In Sinde, brother of Match photographer Paul Slade, clu.ched at an injured knee and shouted for a doctor, Ho
was jator reported, to have suffered Chinese war. a broken leg and other injuries.
The Whi.c Kussian Pricess, the wopening of inlica between ATOMIC STATION London, June 29.
who had been reporting the Indian Prime Minister Monroe-Miljer romance for the the government mad the Fulhet Jawaharlal Nehru was re- Paris picture magazine, died in decide
Lao "as soon as possible" to
"United States Air Ferro Cher foture of ported to have reassured the the hospital's emergency room.
in of Staff, General Nathan Twin- Pathet
Lorces, New conformity with the Commonwealth premiers to She had been living in
Geneva Ing, and other foreign visitors York for
for several years. day regarding the true in-
armistice agreement on Indo-inspected today what the Rus- The accident pui a damper on
China, the
first announcement sians called "the world's tentions of Egyptian Presí- the news conference at which said.
atomic power station", located dent, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the couple hined they may sup Manwhile, Prince Souvanna at Malo-Yerostavets, 70 miles in the conflict over Palestine. | off and be married secretly, Phoumo told an Agence France-
west of Moscow. Presse correspondent that he Twining told newsmen
the would vialt Peking, on the in-station had "nico, very modeni, vitation of Chinese Communist fine looking installations. Не Premier, Chou En-lol, but only praised the hospitality of his
of the con-
hosts, General M. Rudenko and after the holding ference with the Pathet Lao, that station's director, Professor He stressed the fact that his M. Golovanon.-France-Presse, visit to Ching would bc A courtray visit,, neighbour to neighbour''-France-Presse,
Tension between Israel and
by Senator Everett Dirksen her Arab neighbours wes the lepublican of Blim.is) setting chief topic studied by the prc- ut ve million miers, at present in conference at the dis iation cturing today's Creion of the President 10ression, according to a Canadian amintain the spirit of liberty in source. countries having Communist governments
The premiery
discussed the
po stbility of placing a 100 per
This is to be done through cent embargo on arms deliveries exchanger, support of private to the Middle East, the source organizations and other moans, uid, but they took no devi:lou -France-Presse.
Given48 Hours
To Surrender
Kuala Lumpur, June 29. Security forces tonight halted
bombardment of ter their
orists in the Ampang area, On the cutskirts of Kuala Lumpur, and announced a 48-hour cease fire 60
so six terrorisis could sur- render.
The Commonweath premiers examined the situation regarding Cyprus and the lslund colony's role in the defence of the Com- monwealth Middle East oil sup. ply lines.
TURKEY BLAMED
|
United Press.
Not Out Of This World
London, June 29. The British Air Minister, Me
Nigel Birch, said today that the
WEAK TROPICAL DEPRESSION
DEADLOCKED
Workers Mcdonald
steer
New York, June 29. Russians have got a great and
Unlied Sicel powerful air force with good
President David J. said today the nation's acroplanes and very good pilots, but he did not
think the West
The Royal Observatory this workers are "really hot" end "erd be
coun-morning reported the exon industry's stand for a five-year
"bitterly resent" put out of
the atcct tenance by its quality,"
of a weak tropical depression Mr Birch made this statement situated about 100 miles south-contract. in London today on his return
"We got nowhere today,” hẹ cast of Hongkong and moving from Moscow where he and a slowly north.
fold
a news conference follow- group of British nir experts and The depression was centred 'ing a meeting of the Union's high RAF offers attended the within 60 miles of 21,4 deg. N. | 170-man wage-policy committee, The Colonial Secretary, Mr Soviet air force display last and 110.4 deg. E.
United Press. Alan Lennox Boyd reported that Sunday, dilleullies over a settlement for Referring to the more by Turkey than by the out of this world. Cyprus were caused at present force, Mr Birch said:
Cypriot people themselves.
The Asian representatives posed numerous questions when, later, Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd briefly touched upon the problem of German reunifica-
Soviet alr "It is not It is not overwhelmingly good, but It is in the bracket of other great Powers. "France-Presse,
IKE'S APPEAL
Washington, June 20. President Elsenhower today called for a renewed effort to
A voice aircraft flew low over the jungle where the terrorists New York, June 20.
were believed to be hiding and Monroe and play-told them it was safe for them tion, Arthur Miller were to come
out. The plane also Mr Lester Pearson, Canadian dropped icadets
carrying the External Affairs Minister, re Marilyn's third
ported upon the North Atlantic seek exchanges of "information and Müller's second. The Communist band, under alliance and upon the role of and idena" with the Soviet brief announcement said a district committee member Ah tho rocently constituted com- Union and Eastern Europeon the Millers planned a delayed Wel, bag been harassed by mitico of the three "wise men" countries as proposed by the honeymoon là England.--United | mortars and shells daily since of which he is a member-Western foreign ministers at Prest
(Jumo 10.-Router.
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It
marriage
The
same message.
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France-Presse.
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