PHILIPS
PHOTOFLUX
FLASHBULBS
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
A Disappointment
Hdisappointed that
TONGKONG, naturally.
thone!
responsible for the prepara | tion of the Duke of Edin- burgh's tour and it im- the
possible to rearrange programme
low Royal Highness to visit the Colony.
It is readily understood, how- ever, that royal tour itiner- aries have to be worked out
in ninute detail well in advance; wherefore nobody
will plend stonishment over the rejection of Hong-
kung'a request. As we pre-
viously observed, the Colony will necept its disappoint. ment gracefully. als
It acknowledges the fact that
neted with
Government delay
CHINA
No. 36538
SUEZ
- THE - WEATHER: Moderate E.S.E. winds. Isolated showers and long fair' intervala.
Established 1845
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1956.
TALKS
NASSER REFUSES TO YIELD
ASKS FOR
MENZIES ASKS
TIME
TO STUDY CAIRO VIEWS
Cairo, Sept. 5. President Nasser and the Australian Premier, Mr R. G. Menzies, failed to break the deadlock in their negotiations tonight.
Mr Menzies' five-nation committee asked for time to study the Egyptian President's ideas for the future of the Suez Canal.
A meeting lasting an hour and three quarters between Colonel Nasser and the Menzies Mission tonight ended without a new meeting being fixed.
in conveylag London the sentiments desires once those had been made Egyptian, verording to at mg- manifest. The only regret is formed source.
Fratice-PresNE zakd Colonel The source salch Menzies ex- paymnts because of the seizure and Nasser inalsted that control of plated at length the need for by the Egypten Govertancat of
Cunat.
nationalisation. Although the two viewpoints
The paymrut of the debtn- meeting never mel, the
was sures must under a long stund beld in a cordial ptaephere,
be made the the source said. Colonel Naring legal decision
Egypt the communique added.
of the community, the Canud must be exclusively | international control of the the Company's assete following
that a word was not put in! earlier on Hongkong's behalf;
when it was known prepara• ? tions for the tour were husd.
ન
Mini
It may be of some consolation to know that Hongkong is not the only British posMPANA ion in
The South Pacit which
will be denied the privilege of entertaining the Duke.
So tight
his schedule that, although the Britannia will be very close to Brunei, Bornes and Sarawak, he will have
to call on any of no time them. They, perhaps, beve more reson than Hongkong to feel frustrated.
Nevertheless, message
to the
Union Leader
Seeks Cuts
In Imports Of
HK Cotton
18
cal
In
Canal to- Ex-
In his address, avoided categori The debentures referred to were
tatements whleh might
second series debentures. have led to a breaking UIT of
Business on the Suez the talks
Mr Menales emerged tonight's meeting at the Presi dency Building smiling but he told walling correspondents: "The discussions are still continuing. I have nothing further to say In neponse to questions
Never added: "1
Sald I was either optimistle or pessimistic,
"We are
talking in stili
debentures was suspended from
Stock day on the Paris change. -Rower.
he
#
FRENCH PLANS
Nicosia, Sept. 5 French Army sources sold to. about 7,000 French night that troops
night be stationed Cyprus during the Suez emer-
Price 20 Centa
RELAX IN
DAKS Whiteaways
DEADLOCK
Conspiracy Trial: Cross-examination continues
Patterson Tells Court 'I Had No More Worries'
At his second day of cross-examination this morning, Henry Charles Patterson, one of the accused in the conspiracy trial before District Judge Charles, denied that he knew any- thing about the licences being applied for by the Bohespic Syndicate beyond the fact that he handed in applications to the Superintendent of Mines.
Patterson old ho was asked to hand these in and denied that he had any discussion with Keay, the Superintendent of no interest in the matter. I had Mines when he did a "1 had
по пото
he sald
*The accused Allan Hogarth, accountant,
question
ments or contracts to be signed, I would refer the matter to the company solicitor."
with Keny at the ond of cussed that important January, 1958, and said he had with him about the syndicate no knowledge of Hogarth and acquiring the buffer sirip, Mr Hulse reporting back to the
Patterson replied: "When Mr syndicate
the results of thesa Armstrong was put in charge of discussions.
the affairs of the mine, I did not warties the day Mr When Patterson said that he
worry about
From Armstrong was oppointed to made no
enquiries handle the syndicate's affairs," additional buffer strip, Mr Blair- have any trouble about agree
enquiries about the my own business experience if 1 Kerr asked him whether he ATU Willium realised when he handed in the 62, chartered application forms to Keay that of 801, The Peak; the licences applied for included Henry Charles Patterson, 45, not only the original mine area. Company Director, of 10 Vic-but the buffer strip as well, toria
Pealk Apartments; John
"I did not take Patterson
any Interest Whitefield, 34, because I knew that Mr Arm- Superintendent of Lighthouses, strong was looking after the Marine Department, of Albany affairs of the Syndicate," Patter- Flats;
William
Murray
son replied. Kooy,
Superintendent of Mines, of 7 Kimberley
Street, noor.
They are nominal bail of $300 each.
second
In
and
54,
on
Stewart
'Did Not Worry'
Mr Blair-Kerr: Didn't you
in the way it did? Took No Interest Mr Victor Gittias, Instructed of Johncon,
Mr Blair-Korr: What do you understand by the employment of a solicitor? Don't you realise that if you employ a solicitor you supply him with all the factual information and then take his advice on the law?
Patterson: As far as I can see
a solicitor handling the affairs of a syndicale is different from handling the affairs of a private company.
Private
Detective?
4
CORRUPTION CHARGES QUASHED
Charges of corruption against Major Donald Peachey, Captain Harry Curtis and Chau Chung- sang, managing partner of the Shan Hồng Con- struction Company, were quashed by Judge K. R. Macfee at the Victoria
District Court this morn- ing.
The Judge ruled that it had not been establisheil that the two Army off- cers were "agents" within the meaning of the sec- tions of the ordinance under which the three accused were charged."
Judge Macfee held, how ever, that a prima facié case had been established against the three accused on the charge of spirncy and ordered the trial to continue on that charge.
Com-
Report of Judge Mac- fee's decision appears on the back page.
NEW ROW
FOR JULIANA?
From ERIC KENNEDY
| friendly atmosphere. "
The American delegate, Mrgency. Lay Henderson, refused to com. Brighton, Sept. 5.
ment. The Trade Union Con-
HITCH DENIED gress today decided to send
Authoritative to its General Council for five nations wanted more timenetr
Fources said the The Duke's
further consideration a mo- "for closer examination of cer-ipping sources in Limassol, by Mr H. Cutie, Hongkong governinust plainly indicated tion expressing concern
very much the effect on Britain's cotton They indicated that it may be a meanwhile, said that they ex-Stokes and Master, is appearing that it would have been very Moences, land and so on. In my Bernhard
pected a pro-
French troopship, probably the Athos, to arrive for Rear- there someline tomorrow,
Lote this evening there were reports of the impending arrival of a second French troopship tomorrow, but the reports were vague and unspecific,--Reuter,
that he would
at.
tain paperta (scussed tonight,”
"unfair com- study of Egyptian counter
posals,
Hike the opportunity of see industry of ing something of us, as well¦ petition from overwers.”
0
A five-nation strategy session as other British territories) Sir Alfred Roberts, of the will be held tomorrow morning in the Far East, and because National Association Card, and if the work is complete there is a growing agitation Blowing and Hingroom opera- there will probably be another the Common- tives, who moved the resolution, meeting with Colonel Nasser 10-
Congress
told
throughout wealth ruyal visits, it is conceivable. that within the next three, and
for more frequent industry
thut the cotton
morrow evening, in Britain was In He has agreed to meet the rry because of the "free Jeopardy
Committee whenever it defros unrestricted flow of im- the sources sald They denied) the temporary adjournment of the tulks was a sign of a hitch.
upar
con-
or four years we may even; ports of colton goods from India. be given the privilege of and Hongkong. receiving both Her Majesty Hrs motion "noted with: the Queen and her consort, Ivern the serious effect which
unfair competition
from over. having
trade and the industry employincal In art said action should be takeni "te safeguard the industry from unfuir competition and from the effects of unlimited duty-free hnports from overseas."
Such an historic event would seas
fully compensate for
our present disappointment, and would be well worth waiting for.
Health Safeguard
The raid to a proposal
HAT any objection should
ix
190 Close Down
Sir Alfred Roberts said there
i
which seeks to safeguard, had been loss of 87,000 the health of the com- workers to the industry in four munity
somewhat years, a total of 180 mls hat puzzling, and if De A. M. eloed down since 1954 and the on shart S. Bell experienced that number of workers feeling at Tuesday's Urban tie was about 14,000.
The
India
and the main
free and unrestricted Council meeting many will now of imports of cotton goods sympathise with her.
particularly from The lady councillor is seeking Hongkong has been
to have implemented cause," he said,
protection regula-
health
0
It was only a sign that the Commillee was "being very thorough,' they said.
later attended Delegates sumptuous dinner party given! by Colonel Nesser at the Manic Palace, former rewidmce Egypt's crown princes.
Mr Menzies, cled in a light grey suit, was the first to arrive. The dinner was held under floodlights in the famous orna- mental garden, full of cactus plants from all over the world Gathered by Price
Alf.
Mohamed
The palace stands on last in the middle of the Nile. MEETS ENVOYS
France-Pressu
soid Mr Menzies tonight received the Culro
of the 18 ambassadors countries which approved the Suez Canal internationalisation "We don't object to competi-
plan at last month's London basis but tlona long since approved!tion on a reasonable
conference. by the Council, though her his competition from India and
lio met the diplomats at the Hongkong is not fair
competi-
for Australian Legation proposal was specifically tion."
of the Sucz couched to reduce the dan- Britain had to
Day world general discussion
problem in
Earlier plans to invite all diplomatic
in missions chiefs
TB infection gers of cafes, restaurants and food canteens.
prices for cotton and India did not, he clairned. Hongkong had very low tariffs and wages paid there in the best mills were The wisdom, in principle, of less than half those paid in Bri-
this
cannot tea, and in the worst mills, leser proposition seriously be queried. It than a quarter,
Cairo were abandoned.
ZL
Hogarth, Patterson and White. think odd that these applica- field are
tions signed by Mr Armstrong, represented by The sources said the first ship-D. A L. Wright, instructed by you, had been entrusted with all
Mr
the sollator who, according to load of French forces was due
Mr J. C. Stewart of to arrive
LOMOFTOW Thesu
the affairs and Company.
of the syndicate, would probably be almen, who
should reach you from Hogarth would be stationed in two camps
Akrotiri,
southwest ol
Patterson: No. He attached to the applications.
said that no plans were Mr Blair-Kerr put it to him
natural for him a member of the The Crown is represented by syndiente, once he had the
W, A. Blair-KETT, Solicitor-General, and Mr Derintendent of Mines, to have dis- Acting opportunity of seeing the Super- Counsel, üs mot Rea, Crown sisted by Mr T. Kavanagh, Assistant Superintendent
af Police (Anti-Corruption).
Patterson agreed that it was to his syndicate's interests that O'Neill should not come back to Hongkong and take advantago of the clause In the agreement allowing him to take back the mine He
PEACEMAKERS NOW
America's Attitude
To Suez Changes
From Rene MacColl
New York, Sept. 6. The United States, which in the early days of the Suez Crisis was at least prepared to cheer Britain and France from the seclu- sion of the sidelines, has now almost com- pletely changed its role. Today America is intent only on damping down any tendency towards the use of force in the Middle East and
in Washington
int
there is a horror and con- сети at the arrival of French
paratroops Cyprus and the stendy Bri- military build-up
there.
A spokesman for the Menzies Mission said a visit earlier lo- day by Mr All Gholi Ardalen, Iranian Foreign
tish Minister, to constitutes positive and "Confidence throughout the President Nosser and been progressive attempt to industry has been completely fully approved by other mêm- reduce the incidence of in- undermined. We fear that un- bers cf the mission.United fectious tuberculosis,
icas soc restriction is placedPress & France-Presse. upon these imports we will bo em- in Д hopeless situation, We ployees in restaurants, are not asking for complete ex- cafes and food canteens to clusion of these goods but for undergo TE medical somo limitation on a fair basis," examinations before they he added.
Dr Bell wants future
AR
an
→
No Moderation
are given employment, It appeals
being eminently desirable preTM
The Trade Union Congrees caution, not in the least discredited by the argu-meeting in Brighton today re- jected an appeal by the Govern- ment that many customers ment to moderate, workers' wage who patronise public eating claims.
The
7
COULDN'T PAY
Paris, Sept 3. Suez Canal Company said today it had not beca able to pay on September I tho annual interest on its three per cent debentures, nor had it been able to reimburse those deben- tures which had fallen dus the same day,
The Company said in a com- that it had, before na- constituted the necessary funds in Egypt to
houses are themselves TB The Congress at the same times aufforors and thereby can condemned, in terms of unusual meet these payments when they contaminate food and eat-violence, the excnomic policy of fail due.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ing utensils.
It added that it had been in.. Mr Harold Macmillan.
formed that, the Bank in Egypt Eradiention of TB or its in-
to the Congress had not been able to carry out
resolu
fection dangers cannot be adopted a
i
I hear that in Washing- ton,
British diplomatic officials have been told informally but very un- mistakeably how much the Unlicd States "deplores" the Anglo-French moves.
Britain is blamed for "rocking the boat" just, when the Menzies M
Menzies Mission to Calro is approaching its most delicate moments,
As one official put it to me: "One thing is certain -unless and until Nasser actually stops the passage, of ships, through the Canal or proves he cannot do it efficiently, Uncle Sam 15 not going to countenance *any use of force there."—" London Express-Service./ !
Mr
pari
maintained he took no Hogarth's discussions
Hu
Be
You don't expect a solicitor 10 not like a private detectivo?- 'If I have a colleitor and I tell
him to and out about
certain mutters for me, I am quite sure ho would do it. For example investigations about the mines,
case I would sink the solicitor le Look lato the matter for nie.
(Conti, on bick page, Cal. 2).
Feng May Freed-If...
Peking, Sept. 5.
Kuo Mo-jo, the President of the Chinese
Radioactive Academy of Sciences, who is generally reckoned
Food Tests Plan
By CHAPMAN PINCHER
to be one of China's leading intellectuals, said to night there was a possibility that the imprisoned writer, Hu Feng, might be set free.
of
small group Ho told u foreign correspondents
that "If -and it is a very big if Hu Feng confesses his crimes and shows signs of improvement, he may be set free,"
Kuo played a leading part in the denunciation of the welter which culminated in his arrest as a counter-revolutionary 14 months ago. He sold as far as he was "safe and
Sydney, Sept. 6. Sheep, goats and rabbits are to be given radioactive food to eat after the British atom bomb explosion
Australian in the desert, it was disclosed today.
Grass, hay, lucerne and other knew Hu Feng feeding stuffs are to be ex- well.” posed to radioactive dust which This is the first information will fall out from the mushroom about Hu Feng since the an- cloud.
nouncement of his arrest. STRONG CRITIC
This
contaminated food will then be given
50 to animals
that scientists of agricultural and medical research councils Though
can study what effect it has.
The goat's milk will bo analysed to find out how much radioactivity gets into it.
From
Dangerous?
ค
Communist party member, Hu Feng had been a strong critic of some officials and Government policies.
Many people thought that, branded as a counter-
noonary, he had actually
been Imprisoned for his out.... the results, scientists
egs and ideological devia Spokemones will be able to calcuinte how tions.
His arrest was said to much dust from an atomic ex- have been a warning to other plosion over Britain would be intellectuals.
Likely to affect cow's milk.
Kuo replied to this suggestion The sheep will eventually be today by saying that Hu Feng killed so doctors can decide if had been arrested because he the mutton would be dangerous was an active counter-revolt- 10 cot
tionary in direct contact with Some of the gouts and rabbits Chi
Chiang Kat-shek forces will be penned in experimental Formoen and that the ideologi- ajt raid shelters eet up different distances
bomb.
from
In
Home office experts want to Hu Feng's downfall on 402
at cel attacks on him had been a }
ધો the separate matter.
measure how effective abelters
and building would be in pro- | booting against '
0
Kuo, whom some
of personal antipathy, was at pilns to repeat that ho‹, had shower of been his friend for more than penetrating gamma rays given 80 years even though they had off by the explosion.London many ideoxogicat differences Express Service.
Chinese Enter Burma Border Province
M
accomplished overnight, but on accustre the Government anything of a practical of responsibility for the present nature that will help to re-inflation and for the dangers duce its throat to the com-threatening the country's munity earns approval and resolution called for the should be effected ·
Bangkok, Sept. 5: Press of the close of his weekly | Chinese troops is a contraven re-introduction of price con- Chincas Communist troops Cabinet meeting, saith that Com- tion of the so-called "five" prin- The proposal made by Dr Bell trols as the sola means of re- have entered the Burmese munist China seemed inclined to ciples of co-existenou.
Britalays trade fromler province of Ladwat, make use of the bistorical fact pun may not be basy to Imple establishing ment, but we agree with balance and for the drawing up according to official reports re- that Ladwah was occupied by The Premier "mid should "the her that the dimeultios are of an economic plan Gay bolved by the Thailand Goverts, the Tibetane į about 3500 Fans United - Nations, intervene ↑ In The Congress re-elected all meat frons Me Embamy in Har ago in order to establish as the motion on Burma's behalf, not. Insurmountable, Her as members For All General room, the Thai Premier, Fibul Cam to the territory, EDT
STERILING) will be the first; to Idas deserves the support of Council, teater, and France Songmrum, said today, 150 HO pointed out that the pene med troops to ald Burna, as the Urban Council.
The Fremder liking to the ke Bon liv of methi dự. Communi
His remarks about Hu Tong ware in a very mild vol com- pared with the bitter attacka which continued, until quilo ro- cently.
MARXIST
But they were in keeping with the present more liberal attitude towards intelloebunim and the policy of allowing di diferent ideologies to the expounded provided, the the people do not freeone counter-revolutionarien
Kao Mo-joy
Hot a partý
fessing to be a Marxist, decribed a counter-revolutionary as ond who took active political steps against the Government.
terrified The Hu Feng case many intellectuals who believed that ordinary errors and mis- takes might be given a political irpplication.
Amsterdam, Sept. 6. Queen Juliana and Prince have returned from-their--cruise?? in the Aegean to and the squabble over faith - healer, Grøet. Hofmans reopened.
Last
When they went away month, the Queen had "per-- manently broken off all relation- ship" with Miss Hotmans,
Yet, despite Prince Bernhard's protests, the faith healer is still treating Princess Marijke who is partially blind.
And Miss Hofmans is back at Baarn, in her' caravan home, a five minutes bicycle' ride from
the royal palace.
There has been
to a move
abroad. For instance she has "patients"
send Greet Hofmans in South America.
But she refused to go. Her refusal, it is salti, was backed by certain circles in the Dutch Court, London Express Ser-
vice.
Kidnapped
Casablanca, Sept. 5.
The resulting stultification of
A three-your-old French girl intellectual and creative activity was kidnapped by three Moroc seriously worried members of
care in a high-powered car from the Government who, since the
a farm near Casablanca, it was beginning of the year, have reported today. The child had been encouraging intellectuals been left asleep in the care of with the slogan "Let diverse a Moroccan maid while her schools of thought contend." - parent Reuter.
Pressu
were absent--France-
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