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COMMENT OF
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Hongkong And
The Duke
Immedi
evideu! from the
reactions "
bodies such as the Reform Club, the Civic Association and the Chinese Manufae- furers Union that the sug geation the Duke of Edin burgh should be invited to visit Hongkong during his forthcoming tour
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wide popular appeal, which j merits quick and sympathe the consideration by Govern. ment.
Quite apart from the
He
pleasure and deep satis. faction would afford the Colony to be able to receive aundi et M host to the Queen's husband, there are other good PERADOS why Bongkang should be in- cluded In The Duke's i
Binerary.
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Kiven the opportunity--and it is one, we are confident he would Hike to have of seeing one of the Crown's most upique possessions. The publicists, of Whitehall have been as vociferous
It 1 describlug Hongkong
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the "ahop window of the British way of life in the Far East", and His Royal Highness should be allowed 1 judge for himself the genuineness of this claim. We believe the Duke would find Hongkong an absorbing place There is much fa show him, especially in the way of human endeavour. That is the sort of thing which has a deep appeal to him.
THE vist need not entail an EXCEBA of pomp GINI pageantry of stifly formal functions. The idea is for the Duke to see Hongkong. ito phenomenal post-war development, its beauty and Its industriousness. And for the people of Hongkong to
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RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FAMOUS CONFURY IN AKTERS TROUSERS
Whiteaways
Provocative Action By Nasser: New Bid To Needle Britain
Growing
EMBASSY MEN ACCUSED Support
STRONG PROTESTS LODGED
Two Diplomats Egypt
Leave Cairo
London, Aug. 28,
Britain has agreed to with- draw from Cairo two members of the British Embassy staff there following allegations by the Egyptian authorities that the men have been connected with espionage activities, the Foreign Office spokesman said tonight.
But the spokesman added that Britain has agreed to the with- drawal under strong protest follow- ing threat of expulsion from Egypt.
The spokesman declared: “It is inconceivable that two members of the British Embassy staff should be concerned in a matter of this kind."
He named the men concerned as Mr J. G. Gove, First Secretary, visa section, and Mr J. B. Flux, First Secretary, commercial.
Arrests More 'Spies'
ar-
Cairo, Aug. 28. The Egyptian authorities tonight announced more rests following investigations into the alleged British spy ring,
A statement issued tonight by Colonel Abdel Kader Hatem, Director General of the Informia- tion Department, said: "Investiga- tion has drawn in other persons and seems to be extending with every minute that passes. Several other persons were arrested today, some Egyptian and some foreign."
Colonel Hatem in his statement claimed that Mr Charles Pittuck, of the Marconi Telegraph Company, one of the six arrested yesterday, had admitted being a member of the alleged espionage network.
Earlier today, the Foreign Office in London denied all know- ledge of the alleged espionage acti- vities of Swinburn and Pittuck, arrested with four Egyptians in Cairo last night.
BRITONS TO GO ON TRIAL
Cairo, Aug. 28.
Two Britons and four Egyptians arrested yesterday for alleged espionage activities will face a public trial and will be given "full defence rights," authoritative sources said today.
be able to see the Queen's The Britons are Mr James of Egypt, were found on them," "Swmburn next consort and to demonstrate Swinburn, 50, described as the he added, to him their loyal affection bend of un alleged foreign spy
Jue
One of the accused Egyptians, Malunoud Nasr El Din El Kat fund, is understood to be Thied Secretary at the Arab League headquarters here, while un- other is Ahmed Saleh, hend- eater of a Cairo school.
Completely False
Jared are still
more
other men pouring out Mr Swinburn, whose wife is nfessions which will result in
arrest of several In Egypt, teaching for yours in Government schenolst
Egyptian authorities before joining the Arab News stated Swinburn in Agency in 1952.
+ written confession had said he started wife and work for the British intelligence
I 1952.
daghter in Cairo. Mr Pitluck has
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for The Crown and theiring, and Mr Charles Pittuck, now in England, spent 25 yesus the deep respect for His Royal 4 the Marconi Telegraph Office Highness There is a still further reason for endeavouring to have Hongkong included in the Duke's itinerary. It is that a similar opportunity may not arise for a long time to come. By calling in at Singapore on his way Australia, the Duke will he as near to Hongkong as he A likely to be for yeurs hence. The oernsion presents an opportunity for visiting this colonial out- post which, we feel, The Duke himself would be loth to miss.
AUDIT
IT is recognised that it is not
חוקיות
Th
of his
Later the Egyptian authorities 'Clearly Implicated' named two members of the Bri- 1ish Embassy staff allegedly im- plicated in the spy network.
Swinburn was suid
to have The authorities said Mr Swin- | given a complete Est The British Embassy today burn had admitted he used to agents when Sayed Haz uld allegations
volved in the spy ting against Jes
that it was receive instructions
Mr Subekk, assistant public pro- Flux.
Fat Steretary,
socutor, who
Thu is handling the security 1 Egypt were commercial, who has been
showed him documents "completely
since 1949, und Mr John fake and without Cairo
which "clearly impleated him." foundation
Gove
First Secretary and visu It was learned from rellable offeer, who joined the Embassy sources that Mrs Pittuck and In 1954,
her daughter have been de- Offcial Egyptian sources added ported to Belnut.-Reuter.
Lieutenant Colonel Abde! Kader Hatem, Egyptian Informa on Office Director, said yester day M. Swinburn hact been "iúirect Contact with (wo diplomats Izum 11 foreign crubyngry nod received hlz
Cause 1
TALKS ON SUEZ TO
BE HELD
IN CAIRO
Cairo, Aug. 28. The conference between the five-power "Suez Com- mittee" and President Nasser of Egypt will take place in Cairo, authoritative Egyption circles said today.
easy to revise at a late, sautions direely from them." stage the itineraries of royal Color Halem, announcing tuurx. Nevertheless it does the rest of the six men, sald appear that the Duke's they
WILL
morbers of a "dan- programme Вам not been; gerous espienage Ing which irrevocably finalised. That worked for Br.lish intelligence. it has been possible to bringi The Einbussy spokesman said Singapore into the picture] Egyptian authorities had so far as late as last week suggests at given the Embassy permis- that the arrangements now: pitluck,
sion to see Mr Swinburn or Mr being made are suffelently Consul "has been promised
but 2 British Vlox-
Colonel Nasser'a reply to the called for the construction of flexible to allow considera-interview
un Committee Chairman, Mr R. C.second canal from the Red Sea. Tomorrow tion of a request from Hong with
morning Menzies message states that he to the Mediterranean or a pipe- the Ministry of kang to be one of His Royal Interior."
the is ready to meet personally the line to bring Middle East ofl to members of the Committee, the Mediterranean port-France- Highness's hosts.
circles pointed out, and it would Presse,
Public opinion on the subject
'Important Documents'
be difficult for him to leave the
lie stid the Embassy had Egyptian capital, umdor present
oficial notification circumstances.
is mounting, and Govern- received no
ment
This Morning's Evidence At The Conspiracy Trial For Visit WITNESS TELLS
OF $4.000 By Duke
LOAN FROM KEAY
Prof. Sydney George Davis, of the Chair of Geography, Hongkong University, testified at the conspiracy trial involving four Europeans this morning that William Murray Keay, the fourth accused, lent him $4,000, in $500 notes, on June 4.
Cross-examined, Prof. Davis said he never asked for any shares in the Bohespic Syndicate. "I did not know anything about it until 1 read it in the news- paper," he declared.
Patterson members."
The accused are William receive a brit" for his showing, Charles Allan Hogarth, chartered
favour and for his forbearing to countant, of 561. The Peak: show disfavour in the charge Henry
Charles Patterson, 45, of
official function to a Company Director, of 10 Vic- syndicate known as the Bohesply torda Pak Apartments: John Syndicate, of which the antal Pallerson
Whitefield, 54. Super- William Allen Hogarth, Henry An'endent
LI Marine Department, or
Kony
of
and William
Murry 54. Superintendent M Mines, of 7 Kimberley Street, second floor, All four men are on nonical ball of $300 each.
All tour skrendants 01: oliged to have conspired 10- Rocher on divers dates between January and June 5 ble year "to crably the saic William Murray Keay, then employed us Superintendent of Mines by the Government of Hongkong. To
No 1 TYPHOON
'SIGNAL UP
The Royal Observa- tory hoisted the No. 1 typhoon signal at 11.40 this morning.
Earlier the Observatory had issued a statement to the effect that typhoon Charlotte had wealtened to a tropical storm and was centred within 30 miles of 18.1 N. 121.7 E. and was moving westwards at about 15 knots.
The statement added that It was expected to Intensify after crossing Luzon.
From Manila the United Press quoted the Weather Bureau as stating that at 2 am today Charlotte was located 50 miles south-east of Aparri, and that the 80 mph winds near the centre had dropped 19 85 mph.
The Weather Bureau ⚫ added that Charlotte was expected to be over the Chima Sen by carly after- noon, "moving away from the Philippines."
U.S. Unions
Back Stevenson
The
New York, Aug. 28. The top command of the 15 - million - member ́AFL- CIO today gave its support NOT PAYING EGYPT
to Adlai E, Stevenson for president. Paris, Aug. 28. More than half the ships prosing through the Suez Canal
28-member Executive pty their transit dues to the uncil voted 14 to 8 in favour international Suez Canal Com with six abatentions, after a four of the Democratic candidate.
and one-half hour debate in today.
which lenders of the old Con- Thoy believed that all British'gress of Industrial Organisations and French ships paid in this were pitted against their former way-Reuter.
American Federation of Labour foes in favoitring: endorsement EDEN'S ALLEGED OFFER of the Democratie ticket.
should already be of the arrests from the Batisfied that the community Egypijan authorities. would enthusiastically wel- Colonel Hatem Bald Mr come any official move which Swinburn seeks to extend the Duke's be wes in conference at tour to Hongkong. The house with Mr Pittuck anet a campaign to recruit United plny, company officials views of the Royal household | another member
and the British Government network.
was arrested whijo
an-
U.S. PILOTS SOUGHT
Washington, Aug. 28. The Egyptian Embassy his nounced today it was beginning
of the alleged States pilots for navigation
duties in the Suez Canal- documenta con-Reuter,
Hongkong being included in talning military, political and SECOND CANAL
the itinerary should at least economic information, proving
Y
"Important to the possibility of
that these persons worked for
London, Aug, 26.
Britain and against the security
The Liberal Party
to make any further changes
be sought.
If it is found to be impossible
todzy
In the royal tour programme. Killed In Gas Explosion
Hongkong will bear its dis-
appointment gracefully. But
we insist that Government
..
Montreal, Aug, 201 •The blast rocked the entire must not allow the chairea Four children and the neighbourhood. ina" Montreal of a visit from the Duke, of adults were killed today when suburb, Debris, pieces of funerii= Edinburgh to go by default. fumes from a broken gas main, ture and · household Aixtures The community wants to exploded and destroyed a brick were hurled several blocks. receive and see the Duke building.
The dead were: Alex Ander other residonia were son, 68, his wife, 48, Mrs Arnold and it is the duty of the insured, seven seriously. They Lyons, 30, Lloyd Williams, 8, Authorities to do everything managed to escape from the his sister Loma, 2, Danny they can to satisfy popular ruine which were swept by Lyon, 3; and his sister Kathleen, desire.
fire minutes after the explosion. |2--United Prom
Fificen
د
sald
New York, Aug. 28. Sir Anthony Eden has sent chord to President Nasser that Britain will help build the Aswan High Dam if the Suez Canal dispute ja stříled, Netos- week magazine said today.
JOINS UP
Among those not voting were George Meany, AFL-CIO Presl- dent," who was known to be opposed to a presidential `en- dorsement by labour this year.
The victorious forces were led by Mr Walter Reuther, former ČIO Provident, now, AFL-CIO industrial department director polegi Cairo, Aug 28,,
and President of the United Auto Egypt announced today: "that Workers-Union, Allgood with the shapely belly danour, who Reuther, an outspoken supporter once married to Texas Oil heir of Slovenron, wore the nine Shepperd King had foined its other councilmember who volunteer my lo defend the formerly helped him run the Stes · Canal-United Fress.../ * C10,--United Prem
Patterson
White@eld
apd John
with corruptly receiving the sum Keay is additionally charged
of $25,000 on June 4, then em- (Contd. on back page, col. 0)
EOKA REPLY TO
BRITISH CHARGE
Nicosia, Aug. 28.
The Civic Association and the Chinese Manu- facturers' Union this morning announced sup- port of the proposal that the Duke of Edinburgh should visit the, Colony during his forthcoming Empire-circling tour.
In a statement Issued this
Civic morning the
Association seld: The Association welcomen the Chian Mall's proposal that of Edinburgh should the Duke be invited to visit Hongkong.
"It would be an excellent opportunity
to for the. Duce
Industrial pro- 500 Hongkong's
he gress at first hand so that will be able to altoy the fears of manufacturers in the United Kingdom that Hongkong might be shipping Japanese goods the United Kingdom disguised as Empire products."
Excellent Proposal
Manufacturers
to
The President of the Chinese, Union, Mr heartily welcomed the idea of Haking Wong sold the 'Union the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Hongkong.
he agreed
Leaflets purporting to come from the Eoka under- ground organisation, tonight described statements by the Colonial Secretary, Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd on the alleged diaries of the Eoka lender Dighenis as "empty words and soap bubbles."
Signed by Dighenis, believed and cyclostried accused the completely with the "excellent to be Colonel George Grivas, Conservative government of try-propostu."
icaflots circulated tonight (ing to "divert world public Certainly the people of Hong-
the
"
Mr Wong sald
I said "Our reply is once again opinion from the recent events kong would like to Sec алу sit down and talk with Makarios In Cyprus" by announcing the member of the Royal Family (thio
exiled Archbishop | discovery ol the document.cspecially the Queen's husband. Makarios) on the basis of his They also accused the British We could see this from the Terms."
Government pr "deliberately tremendously successful visit of avoiding any solution
to the the Duchess of Kent and her (Mr Lennox-Boyd said the Cyprus problems.
son a few years ago," said Mr diaries implicated the Arch- In Athens, bisop as leader of the terrorists.)
Mr Alex Kyrou, Wong. former Creek permanent
The Hon 12-
President of the The lentlels added "We sali presentative ut the United Na-| Union, Mr U Tat-che said: "I not make a detailed reply to the lions, today denied
the idea of the a passage think
Duke alleged discovery of the docu- concerning himself in the ex-| paying a visit to Hongkong is a. ments, Discussion about them
for tracts from the captured diary very good one. Speaking is futile. Our reply will come of Colonel Grivus.
myself 1 endorse the proposal,” from our Grma which we are
was learned that the now forced to use."
corr-Kowloon Residents' Asscelation
£14
The Ecka leaflets, which were typewritten a Greva
He said: "All that cerns me constitutes irrefutable
of the proof ulary.”—Router.
and the Chinese Reform Club'
forthcoming meetings,
falaity of the will discuss the proposal at
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