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Rent Increases
NOVERNMENT will do well |
ita proposals to increase rents before it brings them before Legislative Council) for approval. The intended revision of rentala is, we ap-i preciate. fulfilment of a promise made at the last budget debate, but its im- plementation at this time Bill requires justification. und that is not
so easy to discover.
`G to ponder the wisdum of
Our chief objection is to a hile of rents for domestic promises. The argument ruba that
CHINA
No. 36507
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Established 1845,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1956.
Price 20 Cents
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TYPHOON'S BIG DEATH TOLL
PEKING RADIO SAYS 1,960 RUSSIA, EGYPT MAY DEMAND Big Reward
KILLED AND 1,200 INJURED
38,000 HOMES DESTROYED
Paris, Aug. 6.
Radio Peking, quoting official but incomplete data, said 1,960 people were killed and 1,200 injured by typhoon "Wanda" the worst Pacific typhoon to hit China in the last 50 years. The radio added 38,000 houses were destroyed. Full-scale relief for typhoon victims and immediate restoration of production would be fair launched by the Chekiang Provincial People's Council, it said.
owners of slum
ant other pre-war property
receiving A
Are
return in rents compared
with landlords who have
Avec tam
of
A 30 per cent loss was enused (maximum Now of 7,500 ruble | Upper Sunger! River and its built houses and flats since to 2,000
wing metres per seond--only half of tributary, the Nunkiang River, the war and who
40 per cou1 to 8,800 the 1954 now are not rice and
of 15,000 cubic had entered the main course of subject to the Landlord and heclares
It met:L of growing colēni.
the river. Tenant Ordinance.
admitted that the loss of mul- It is n
Letry Yardstick
ant frot one hesitates
trees to 95 nerept, inamarch it ignores
"great," a number of other considera- tuma.
the
According to the broucicast, the YangtBLO River remained below the warning mark and Cheklang's coastal rivers have returned to nonnal.
Wils
revealed the
w.a
In
water
Radio Peking ly that the flood situation
River a tributaric "fairly tenue", following heavy By and large landlords are not
rains brught on by typhoon prople treated hardly
Wanda last week. by
The main course of the Hun existing terms of the rent control
River Ordinance.
1. in general, above the And
warning mark but below the certainly
condi- danger mørk. require the Hongkong tenant Rivers Under Control
Lione
to
average
eronomie
today
enjoy continued pro-
tection. General living conta
were
Harbin Threatened
1,000,000 North { bán,
fighting hách in
River the Husho system, strengthening and rals- A long u tng the dyke avstems. northern (ributary of the Taya River and
rivers along local
with
South the Grand Canal, the flow had sur- passed the heaviest past record, Harbin the radio disclosed,
orc
The
were radto said they
after the other flowing toward the industrial city of Harbin a little downstream.
Central Flood Quoting the
the Prevention headquarters,
two radio catimated that In days time, the level at Hurbin would rise above the highest level record in 1953,
near River fighters in and
have
preparing issued since the headquarters
about the on- forecast the two their He rurth-east.
cakett by crests
las! coming of the water crests Two rainfall was recording » ¦ month's
don Re weeks ago.-France-PreSME.
Peking Radio clukned that all
remain high, and for those the main rivers of Choa wor white collar workers whose under central
incomes are fixed and who
have to meet a standard
41
rent around $100 a month. further 45 per cent in- will hit them quite
M
crense
severely.
John McNeill last week
very properly drew atten
tion to some of the benefits which
In
many
the poorer class
I
Yellow River
connected
to
at present. The water
Heavy Rain Adds 661 Million Gallons To Colony's Reservoirs
As a result of the welcome rains, over the holiday weekend, the Colony's reservoirs are rather more than half full.
+
Of this amount, 637 mil lion gallons flowed into the
day was
21
1K3
CHANGED PANAMA STATUS
London, Aug. 6.
Diplomats reported serious Western concern today that Egypt and Russia may try to sabotage the 24-nation Suez conference by demanding that it discuss internationalisation of the Panama Canal.
Bri- The United States and toin
soriously were reported
that wowled
these two key nations, still uncommitted about tolks, the August 16 London would attach auch a crippling condition to attending.
last Nothing energed from week's Big Three talks to in- the United Stolea dicate how
would react to such a proposal. But outright rejection could be expected.
IL was the United
Slotes which built the Panama Canal, 11 Lo the United Slates and which today controis, adminis- ters and guards the waterway.
More To Come
Western diplomata #gegavled welcome (on- Egypt would Arab participants in the talks and Russia
Com- would want munist China and more from the the Iron
Among Curtain, 24 nations already invited, they the Arab and alone represent Communist blocs.
British officials attached much more significance late today to
"broadening"
the the issue of London conference than to last night's declaration from Baghdad that Iraq, Britain's best friend among the Arab nations, would
on the nation- support Egypt allution of the Suez Canal,
sources interpreted Informed the Trag Premier Nouri El Said's
|NOW MENZIES
WILL RETURN
TO LONDON
Washington, Aug. 6. The Australian
Prime Minister, Mr R. G. Men-
decided tonight Kje
to return to London by air Thursday because
оп
the Suez Canal crisis.
An Australian Ingh
said
M:
spokes. Menzies, consultation after a long with his own Cabinet in Canberra
British and the Prime Minister. Bir An- thotty Eden, had deter
that Australia mined
by should be represented himself in London-Reu~ ter.
move as an attempt to bolster his position and cool off growing anti-Western sendiment.
If
Moscow and Cairo press for discussions of other water- the Sucz ways along with
could be expected Canal, they
to specify three:
• The Panama Canal,
•
For Indian Terrorist Leader
Ipoh, Aug. 6. The Federation of Malaya Government today announc-
ed
a SM12,000 alive and reward for
The Dardanelles, which $M10,000 dead
link Russla's Black Sea with Perumal, highest ranking the Mediterranean. Turkey con- Indian Communist terrorist troit both shores.
in the Federation.
• The channels separating major islands of Japan which Perumal holds the rank of Japan now claims as territorial District Commiflice member in waters. Communist shipping is the Malayan Communist Party already barred.
and is head of a unit composed of Indian terrorists attached to the 32nd platoon of the Fifth Independent regiment of the terrorist forces.
Turkey
which and Japan have already indicated willing
Suez new to take part in the talks, might be forced to recon- sider if there were any "broaden- ing along these lines.
Britain Firm
English-educated Perumal went underground at the break, of the emergency in the notorious | Sungei Siput area of Perak,
The diplomatie assessmen He is described as being the today was that the London con= | highest rankert smang thể bo to ference still was hanging in the 100 Indian terrorists now balance although 18 nations
ons operating in the Federation. official ac- had already given esptance to the Invitation? indicated that acceptance is on the way
omcials sald Britain and Arm France were nevertheles in their determination to hold
with or with the conference, out Egypt.
EGYPTIAN REPLY STILL AWAITED
London, Aug. 6.
The President of the Arab League, Abdel Khallak Hassouna, was quoted by Cairo Radio tonight as saying "Egypt refuses to attend the conference that will be held in London" on the Suez problem.
to
He is aged about thirty now. He does not have any Bay, with regard to the Indian terrorists In the Johore and Sembilan areas.
The
31 WANTED
Negri
Government also ATL- nounced a reward of $M2,000 alive and $1,500 dead for his mistress, Rukumani, aged 21..
She went underground only two years ago. She is a pretty was a tubber tepper
and
In the Sungeh Siput zrên before she joined Perumai.
was
now engaged
In
In the central
Gre
Both Perumal and Rukumanı among 31 terrorist bosses and rank
members and file
A
million
men Fleet young than one between 25 and 35 to bear arms. ""exercises" were recruits
being Mediterranean, The new
battalions formed into security
But Navy officials repeatedly operating in the north Perak buttalions, or "nationalisution
rejected any
that area for whom the Government suggestion be additional which would
total reward of these exercises were in any way announced Guardsmen the $0,000 National
connected with the Suez crisis $M112,000 for Information lead- fully trained and already
or comparable to the militarying either to their capture or equipped.
preparations now being made by surrender and $M87,000 for in-
formation that could lead Britain and France to meet any contingency
resulting from the their justifiable death at the
of security fòrces. decision to take over hands Egyptian
Reuter, the Suez Canal-Reuter,
tenants have derived from, Up to 8 o'clock this morn The Intake for the 24-hour consumption 33 million gallons, previous amendments to the ing, the reservoirs gained period ended at 8 am, on Sun-yield 100 million gallons - a Ordinance and showed that 661 million gallons, bringing Consumption for the three days
milijon lons. Rain of 73 million gallons.
"It is obvious that the results would be of this conference where the to 3,390 million gallons the amounted Cuses
103 million Tuesday at 8 a.m. (a)
because they Egypt true standard rent had been total amount of water now gallons.
#torage 3,300 million gallons, against
using officially ascertained, tenants,
in store.
consumption 32 million gallons, have already agreed on The following are the Water actually had their renila
the yield 637 million gallons-gain force if a peaceful solution can Jur Jigures
not be attained," he was said to Authority's reduced. It is a point well
of 805 million gallons. weekend;
have told a Press conference. made, but it is not all the
Sunday-at
8 am, totul
But according to Cairo cables atory. It munt be r reservoirs during the 24 storage 2,712 million gallons, inches of rain was registered by
Colonel Nasser has not yet made membered that thousands of hours ended at 8 a.m. to- Consumption 38 milion gallons, the Water Authority
any official announcement,
The British Ambasador, Sir people since the war have day. A yield of 106 million yield 21 million gallons a less 15.78 Inches at Abúraven 5.08
extraordinary He called an and 0.78
Trevelyan, Loday ,Inches had to pay key money art gallons
at Pokfulamı of 17 million gallons. was recorded for
the Indian called on
Ambas- Monday-ut other types of premium in
inches a.m.lotal
Shing Mun, in the Cabinet mieting tonight to dis-Humphrey
cuss Suez Canal developments storege 2,785 million gallons, New Territories, order to obtain living the previous 24 hours.
and Egypt's reply to the London dor, Mr Aly Javar Aung, to discuss Suez. This was one Invitation commodation; thousands of
to the international
exchange in a bustle of diplo- conference.
matic activity here.
others have had to do re- habilitation work at their own expense. Man, land lords have kept their property sub-standardi
الله
en
level despite receiving a 50
cent increase per standard rents.
Government's desire to keep
8
August Bank Holiday
In the three-day period. 1.78
Tytam,
Weather
As Mad As The March Hare
London, Aug, 6.
Britain had its worst August weather in ten years today,
A belt of storms across Bank Holiday Ince faith with property owners
itself not unpraise Southern England drenched United Press. is in
who worthy, but it does appear thousands of people
to ignore the baste require had gone to the country or ment that official action seashore for August Bank affecting the general public | Holiday.
the Queen Margaret while in Windsor Great
should serve the purpose of The rain soaked doing the greatest good for and Princess the greatest number. And they were
show Park, there is nothing to that Government has paid that attention .to any
important factor-ability to
pay.
Coldest Since 1880
Lightning struck houses in London and an airtiner refuciling at London airport and damaged
1880.
11 Deaths In US
Chicago, Aug. 6. Savage storms claimed at least 11 lives in the cast and mild- wesl
$3 million and caused
Іл Cleveland, Ohio, damages sturing the weekend.
Ficod
walers
No Statement
G
J
Hamumsy
of
the
Gall El Din General Manager He first conferred with his
Egyptian-sponsored Middle East Foreign Minister, Dr Mahmoud
News Agency, wrote today that Fawzy, but both declined to
the proposed London conŃCZENIES make any statement afterwards.
The
Minister Education, on internationalising the canal Indeed conference of Major Kamal el Din Hurvein, "is
a big aggression, not of peace," launching was tonight
His article is seen by obser- from a rain-training scheme for Egyption swollen creek drove hundreds University Teachers and ludenis. vers in Cairo as reflecting
of Egyptian leaders on homes of families from their
Egyptian newspapers reported views
that the Suez issue. todus today in Cartegic and Canons from burg, Pennsylvania. Water ran Syrian petroleum
Deir El Zour hand threatened to eight feet deep in somo tiona
bar the flow of oil by pipeline across Syria in the event of any In Colombo, the Prime Minis- action against Egypt by "im-ter, Mr Solomon Bandaranaike, perialistic powers.
said that if the nations sponsor-
Heavy Damage Damage in the two towns and other western Pennsylvania There were six deaths In
communities hit by series of Pennsylvania, four in Ohio and violent storms on Sunday was one in Illinois,
expected to reach millions of dollars.
Damascus
War Danger
Objections To Formosa Delegate At UN
the the
New York, Aug. 6. India, Burma and the Soviet
objected in Union today
Courell of the Trusteeship
United Nations to approval of the credentials of the Nation alist Chinese delegate on the grounds that he did not repre sent the Chinese peopic.
Workers al Haman. centraling the Suez Canal meeting and
by
their opposing Syria, had already threatened to Egypt stood destroy oil installations If the viewpoints "there would be no
alternative but to provoke war. West should attack Egypt.
He added in a statement to Threat To Oil the press: "It this is the correct position then it is not very clear In Iowa, a wind storm sliced
five counties A Syrian Government spokes- whether our participation in the conference would saying no proposed today, damaging utility lines, man was quoted as buildings
Mr crops,-United official consideration was being serve any useful purpose."
Bandaranaike raid that given to barring the flow of cil, Presu
for this reason he had sought are but left-wing newspapers
of the scope and demanding such a move it any clarification
objects of the proposed 24- nation London conference,
IF the proposed rent adjust a 33,000-volt cuble supplying OUT COME through at least
half of the fslund
ments are brought into the Isle of Wight-caving the effect an all-round demand Wesiem for wages increases can be blacked out, anticipated; and this will
Some areas in North London certainly not be appreciated had floods. The weather ranged by employers of labour. The from a torrential downpour at likelihood Ja that auch 9 am, to bright sunshine at 2 demands would be resisted. p.m.
forcing the lower and Thunderstorms brought havos About 30 middle bracket wage to dozens of cities.
houses were struck in London -alone, Floods hit many river- sido communities.
on
cut down earners to living essentials in order to be able to pay higher rents.
It would be a splendid thing, of course, if conditions could be brought about that
Britain's highest tempera- ture was 67. At Kew Observa- tory, it was the coldest August
Rape Charge
would permit legislation Seven GIs On governing landlord-tenant relations to be scrapped. Such a situation cannot be visualised for a long time
· Wuerzburg, Aug. 6. to come, and tho tonant
Seven US soldiers will go on therefore must continue. to
trial tomorrDW, be fairly and adequately the rape of a 18-year-old G- protected both as regards man girl. It convicted, the his tenancy and his rent, Deven-four of whom are 18 year old-face death by hang-
Wo bellove that, a much
deeper investigation should
THE SNOW
and
PLOUGHS!{ Hurdler Becomes step in talets against Egypt,
Tunbridge Wells, Aur. 6.
This Kendish town called out snow plougha. tonight to clear away Ave-foot drifts of hailstones - from a freak Inmer (underhold storta.
Thousands of tons of ico Wells on Tunbridge within half an hour, bring- Sing ali traffic to a halt and sending pedestrians running .for cover.
Some of the hal'stories were the size of golf balls. The hall wished thou- wande of windows and froze hundreds of vehicles into galid ice packs.---United Prors. changed with
: History Editor's Note: has repeated itself. In July, 1922, Tunbridge Wells was the victim of a freak halt- storm which broke thou- wands of panes of glass and flooded shops and houses in the lower see
Πλοίου tions of the town. praphs taken at the time showed hallstoner as big a match boxes, th
The alleged rape, committed be made by Government on July 8, ellmaxed along of incidents involving DOTICS
"Into the economic capacity Amarionn solaters, and broughty of the Colony's inhabitanta| both violent protests from Ger. affected by rent increases man trition and a sharp before these are sanctioned | cracktown by the US Army by legislative action.
United Pro
Marquis
London, Aug. 6.
ter Lord Burghley, winner' Britain of the 400-metres hurdles event at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, today succeeded to the title of Marquis of Exeter
He will be the sixth Marquis of Easter. He is 51-France- Presse
Gaza Shooting
Jerusalem,' Aug. 6 An Israeli military spokesman said tonight, that armed Egypt flats had opened ‘automatic fre
Egyptian reports claimed that National Guard
had
temps
already received offers by more
FIVE DIE IN BIG
"I am still awaiting a reply before finally deciding whether to participate in the proposed conference or not," he said.
Compromise
"Egypt's right to nationalise the Canal Company can scarcely be disputed, nor, to the other hand, they need for satisfactory
EXPLOSION guarantees for the international
to re-
use of this important highway!
"It may be possible conelle these two needs without Niagara Falls, Aug. 6. "A tremendous explosion insletence en international con-
trol of the Suez Canal levelled three buildings at there is such
insistence the sprawling Olin Mathe- may hardly be possible.
moluation
Once a
to
The council had before it, the report of the Secretary General Mr Dag Hammarskjold, on the credentials of the members.
The vote on the report Wis
in
India, favour with Burma and the Soviet Union
len
obstaining-Reuter,
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HashJosha sector of the Gars today, killing five people without wish to
Mr Bandaranatice strip border. The outpost re and injuring 14. turned the fire and suffered no
he was in touch with all the At least 14 were in hospital Colombo powers, except Burma casualties, he said. Reutor, D
for treatment; three were con which had not been invited... sidered on the critical list
The other Colombo powers Pakistan Reuler
New Indian State Bevare other victims received are India Indonesia
Now Delhi, Aug. treatment for injuries.
5,
Fire, followed the blast, India's ruling Congress Party decided tonight to form a new which rocked the entire area.
Plant gates were barred to state of Bombay, with both
of Marathi and Gujasper reporters - and, condim peoples and including Bombay explosion were fragmentary and
US Fleet Exercise
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