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GILMANS GLOUCESTER ARCADE
No. 36718
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Hongkong's Millstone
HERE Is probably по
greater long-term prob- lem in this Colony than its population. The Jateat bulletin issued by the Family Planning Assocla- tion predicts a four million population by 1967, assum- ing an annual natural in- crease of more than 80,000. Hongkong le Bnding the groutest difficulty trying to cope with its present 23⁄4 millions. The position. Is admirably set out In the
pamphlet entitled "A prob- lem of people",
This shows that Hongkong'a population increased four- fold from 600,000 in 1945 to ita presont figure. its normal capacity is said to be 1,200,000 or less than half its present number.
The difficulties of coping frightening enough but the
with today's population are
mind boggles at the night- maro of not just another million and a quarter
mouths to feed but, in time to accommodate, to school, and to employ.
At present there are about 800,000 squatters awaiting resettlement which it is
estimated, will cost $200 million, Most will be accom-
modated in
TUESDAY,
16, 1957.
Price 20 Cents
DAKS
Whiteaways
34 KUWA DUN
NORWAY REPLIES TO RUSSIAN THREAT 5 DROWNED POLITICAL COMPROMISE NO DECISION
No Intention
Of Leaving
Atlantic Pact
IN CAR
Tragic Welcome
Oslo, Apr. 15. Three women and two small children who had just welcomed home two Norwegian ✨ whaling' › 'meni from six months in the
Antarctic, were drowned
today when their car fall over the quay into the sea at Sandefjore, South Nor- way.
REACHED IN JORDAN
MR K. SEES
IMPROVED SITUATION
The inclusion of Nabulsi the Government
a political "come
Amnan, Apr. 15.
ON SUEZ ISSUE
New York, Apr. 16. British - sources said to day that a' firm, `decision still had not been made on
calling the United Natious Security Council into sess sion on the Suez Canal issue.
no
in
Britain, France and the United The States were "reported at weekend to have agreed on this course, but.. the sources: sulā
but
demonstr
A supporter of King Hussein formed a new cabinet today but...it Included ousted leftist Premier Suleiman Nabulsi.
| Palestinian Hussein' Khalidi,'' a ment King Huzacto appealed for former Foreign Minister and the comation of party politics supporter of the pro-Western within the civil services and King, forged a new lat of parto: activities among students. | ministers-all- of whom wore 'in- A government spokesman denied reports that members of dependents-excopt Nabulsi,
In Nabulsi's old cabinet had been 'that bed. Ho.. so
said had demonstration toole place been reached in an attempt to Amman yesterday
Arab kingdom's "admitted" small tend this tiny
five-day government crisis.
trons at Jerusalem, Ramallah The
Sir. Pierson Dixon, British government also and Nablus, new 'Moscow, Apr. 15.
Premier
permanent representative, will include former Nikita Khrushchev, First Fawzi El Mulki, now Ambassa-
These were peacefully dis-president of the Council this persed," he saidh,”
month, under the rotation ayn- Secretary of the Soviet dor to Cairo..
tem. Khalidi eveded answering Communist Party said to-questions when approached by Those
ose drowned were tanece, sister and sister-in-law night that there had been United Press. of one
one of the whalers and the an improvement in Einar sister-in-law's two children, international situation and the year-old baby and three-year-
Oslo, Apr. 15.
Norway staunchly told Moscow today
from
The two men escaped
boltom, but the women, and were dead when
the car before it went to the
it will stay in the North Atlantic Treaty children
Organisation despite Russian "oblitera-brought up 20 minutes later by
tion" threats in the event of war.
Norwegian Prime Minister Gerhardsen said his country and it will decide how to defend itself.
thehe
alone
Canadian
ar
the
The accident occurred when the car, driven by one of the women, was being turned on the quay crowded with rota
the whalers. ves meeting
Demonstration
Gerhardsen was replying to a nections between..
Our two blunt letter
Nikolai countries," the letter said. from Bulganin last month
The Premier also in which
expressed the Soviet Premier warned that the hope that the Soviet Union Reuter. Norway would be wiped off the would participate in the joint face of the map "if its territory Norwegian-Japanese the next aix se
were used ns atornic-missile proposal for the advance regis- years by which timu natural increase alone will against the Soviet Union."tration of atom testa,
The Norwegian answer, actually Gerhardsen went on to man- have added perhaps half a delivered in Moscow on Satur- tion the problems of nuclear million to the Colony's day, was made public here weapons and Norway's propo population,
tonight.
sal, made jointly with. Canada Gerhardnen zald there are noland Japan," for advance regis- THE question must be asked foreign bases in Norway and] tration of atom tests,
is it possible to keep up none was planned for the time Ho expressed the hope that the Soviet Union would parli with much fantastic growth? | being. If the Economist can
cipate in the discussion of this proposal.
job
of
In Cairo
Cairo, Age: 15. Several hundred- Jordanian students shouting, slogang agatrast King Hussefer demon strated here today, if On the development. constitutional friendly relations, between Nork the Jordan Embassy and by "Norway's
They forced their wigy Entd bodies will, in the light of the way and Russia, Gerhardson fused to leave." existing international situation, said decide whether our country is
these clearly depend upon
„The students, syku exposed to a
a threat of
happens in internationalak Ive the Sordarian pul [he-saldı-
ałkown striice? có thức k
The Jordanian Ambassador,
that he was “optimistic.”
Cannot: Say
Border Open
He said the Jovian borders hat boa open during the past six days "and not closed for one moment."
'Civil aviation resumed this morning and all communications were reported normal. -- United Press and Reuter.
mast explaining the Eisenhower Paris Metro
Diplomatic sources, regarded Asked whether he would It Khrushchev's statement, madovite the James Richards mis during a'speech at a reception: sion to Jordan, he answered: for an Albanian Government" cantiot say anything yet; **
Arst delegation,
step toward
Richard is touring the Mid- a new relaxation in tension.
Referring to the Egyptian situation, he said, "The French und British went to war against and saw that it did not continued whey were amood. to withdraw ir troops
and they withdrew,"
...: PLEASANT. -
doctrine.
Khaildi also declined to ex- plafo what would be his polley towards communiam. But he hé pointed out that no Premier, was a servant of the king.
King Hussein recently wa
of the danger of commitin
clooked under the guise of Arab nationalism...
meanwhile
Strike Threat
Puris, Apr. 10.
that "iming strategy" had not been worked out
· United Natious sources said today that Egypt, had made no "formal transmission to Mr Dag Hammarvefold, the Secre tary-General, of any amended plan for operating the canal, a one weekend reports stated.
Me Omar Louth, Egyptian permanent representative, has called on Bir Hammarskjold several times in the Inst, week or eo, ut the MOLITGER had not submitted a new plan China' Mall Special. “
OIT PI
UK BUDGET APPROVED
The
sirike - of: Piala Metro (aradenignorank-subway) - and bus workers pres threateneli, today
mittaneously with a nation-tought
waliwny. Zafrika', set': fok Wednesday and Timarudinge.
Khristicher Wald the Boviet: sinbä"" "tho
about the Cabinet." Khelidi
sárt:qu|aninéstery Luft" to m
tour strike called wiony talk thar onthe de canoe, and * thoen omits roll under the an 11
shortly
Not Cler
come" to
Vêhế:níbus táče in what?" King mây try tha Bưcteroolid,
Hussein's bad feeds a colle Ambasador Micunovic even-item by subversives to gain
[Era Traison, for the Easter belté
periodi, voru: warped, they might be, ateminted 4 they revelled during this period. strike for the same time on all Seamen's unions also called a
France-Prose,
describe the relatively SAFEGUARD' MÉMBERS simple of settling 300,000 squatters ns "A apparently hopeless tank" how does one describe the problem of catering for a
attack, 'rapidlyˇincreasing2 populni tion in an arca of both Gerhardeen alno told ul-statement that Norway might strictly limited opportuni-gain that Norway had no in- be forced, against her will,. 16
tention of leaving NATO, "the have aggressive atomic base ties, size and resources? Government apparently rules sole aim of widch is to safe on her soil, Gerhardsen uld Mr Fawzi el Mulki, told them in
guard members against attack this conception would. possibility any
a speech: "The überation policy .only and...to emigration
prevent war."
He due to a
belongs to the country, not to tually approached the top table, control of deren Army of France's inland waterwa misunderstanding. refugees
where he clinked glasses with during the political crisis was SIMILAR REPLY
one man.” either to China or Formosa, said Norway would never be a
Premier sill not clear, t in party I Dr Hambro aucceeds in scheme,
The students asked the Ams Khrushchev, Soviet aggressive
Nikolai Bulganin and other There had been
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reports Gerhardsen's lotter was ex-bassador to resign-Reuter. persuading the United The letter included some preted to be followed soon by a
members of the Soviet presi- abroad that Army Chief of Staff Nations that Hongkong re-pointed remarics on Russian similar reply from Denmark,
He said the Soviet Union in-ported by the King, but today a quires financial assistance stalling in matters affecting the which also got an "obliteration" the problem of dealing with two
tended to develop its relation government, spokesman. 2.. sald countries directly, like throat from Moscow,
with all the Socialist camp coun. that All Abu Nuwer was still part of the present excess fishery, whaling and a border
tries, and that this was néces in Annan and that there was population may be mude river project, and on Russian matic observers in London to
sary: owing to the existence of no reason to suppose he is other easier for a generation or Poller in Hungary
than all Chief of Staff. capitalist.comg. -
out
of
Of
Gerhardson
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be
Norway was reported by diplo
informed her Nato allies in the Nor advance of the contents of the
the
have
REPLY WELCOMED IN WASHINGTON & PARIS
Eden Shows Courage
London, Apr. 16.
Sir Anthony Edea bad
.............
US ARMAMENTS
on the former Prime Minister, thom now." in
"All has gone well so far and
London, Arc. 1 House of approved the
budg for the fisend yes 317 votes to S majority or
proval to bring in a shatte
The motion (naked.
which will put, tha budiret-pro- porals into legal forn,router,
All Abu Nuwar had been de- NO PROBE INTO ADAMS CASE
- However, according to Reuter, Nuwar arrived in Damaruus last
the leftist National Socialist
1.
London, Apr. 15. Atomicy-General, ✨ Sin
"NO,
his patients, Mrs Edit Alice Morrell, aged 81. ; Reginald Mohningham-Buller, The Attorney-Generad replied
sir" when said today he wished to re-
Baked if he would institute an indepen pudiate malicious
dent inquiry into the prepara tion, organisation and conduct of the “progcutión's “ Against Dr. Adams, excepting the proceedings in court, China Madl Special
that the prosecution against Du John Bolin, Adams was launched against the advice of the
Director of Public Prose- cutions, and the Chief Com stable of Eastbounded Replying to questions in the 12.
House of Commons, he said:
Paris, Apr. 15. "There has been no diagnoo Two people were killer and 12 mont between the Director of other wounded wheri groups of Public Prosecutions and mysole North Africans opened are with as to the course which should | submachine guns on two cafen be pursued in this case.”...... frequented by North Africane in
He said that "that is. a good Premier had. insisted that Jordan De Adams, 58, was found not Paris tonferat.
has is showing his usut in- example, for more of the Elsen domitable spirit, Sir Horace hoyer doctrine."
esteáilish diplomatic relationis with Russia. The Icing flatly refused to send an Ambassador
two, but complete integra-wegian Government considered letter. tion will never be achieved. the Hungarian revolt as
The, tone of the Norwegian In an exhibition of remark-uprising of
nation for its free-reply was regarded as moderate,
e declineth to meet the press. able resourcefulness in re-dom and independence.".
and in accord with the view of shown "immense courage in his
̈(Arab sources, in Bagiati had cent years, community Russia's suppression of the re- Nato members
a whole. fourth major abdominal 'opera- ***.................. 鸟
reported that Nuwar was cap planners have shown that volt "caused a spontaneous and Observers waited to see whether lion," his personal physician,
said tonight.
Reting to the $0,000,000,000 urod when attempting to leave existing means con be strong reaction among the Nor- it would be published in the Sir Howce Eventh annual worth of armaments, which he the country.)- "stretched" or so adapted wegfan people and impeded a Soviet press-United Preas &
Speaking at Saints
the further development of the con- Router.
dinner to serve.
and said the United States had given The Government crisis had more than they
Sinners Club in London, Sir to Nationalist Chinese leader exploded when Hussen demand- were originally intended to but there
Horace apake of his fight to Chiang Kai-shek, he said, "But od and got the resignatica of are bounds to
hes Nabulsi fast Wednesday after Boston for the latest operation it is Mao Toe-tung, who human inventiveness and planners cannot go on pull- ing rabbits from the hat.
пелк is industriai development to saturation point or trade to ita absolute limit. It is un reasonable to consider either so long as the going is good and it is-but it Is this preoccupation, with the present that is so alarm- ing. The future we feel is remoto, and uncertain, and present problems are big onough without worrying about what is ahead,
HOW
It is not that our planners need foresight to predict the likely needs of our population 10 or 20 years hence, for even if they could they
lack tho means
Washington, Apr. 15. merican State Department officials today applauded the reply of Mr Einar Ger- harden, the Norwegian Prime Minister, to a
cent Soviet warning re- garding the consequences of establishment of Nato- atomic bases од Nor. wegian soll
souroca
While the State Department :
spokesman declined to com- “ mment officially, here said that Gerhardsen's statement, that Norway must be free to work out. her own defence arrange- ments, atted In with the barlo Nato concept of self- Jelenco.
They also
·
--
welcomed the statement calling on the Soviet Union to join a proposal seeking 'the re- gistration of all · nuclear, tests
with
the United Nations The whole tenor of the ... Prime Minister's reply
Interpreted
strong reaffirmation that Nato-planning -was entire. ly in the interests of self-
Wan
defence, The Soviet warning
described as "slomic, pro- paganda blackmail", since it was held that *neither Norway nor впу other member of Nalo would ever Intrnöki Van
DESTON-
at
sive war against the Soviet Union Diplomatiesources in Paris
exprossed; satisfaction the Briness of the reply.
General They recalled - that
Kurl-Norand. the .Su- preme Allied Commander. in Europe, told journalists last Friday
that Soviet warnings to Scandinavian countries, about
atomia basca on their soil were "preposterous threats." General Norstad said that he
dorived great reaustirance and great, cokilidenes from the very
attitude taken by the "countries- in rejecting these"! "propos- terous threats."--Router, ****
added-Reuter,
Presse.
France
New Storm Brewing
In British Communist Party
From IAN AITKEN --
London, Apr. 15.
A new wave of resignations from the British Communist Party is expected.
Delegates representing thousands of "rebel" Communists are expected to walk out after next weekend's special party congress which opens on
| Friday in London.
The "oid aruand" of Rest leader, seats. The ban, they suggest": ship-is" determined to crush the od, was mik and, file révolt which foll against Fryer, s
to Moscow.
Nabulsi also insisted on
on strict to the
policy of
France Arub, bloc...
the
scribed as "positive neutralis betweca. Fast and West. Insisted on rejecting, a visit by President Elsenhower's special mission to the Mkude East led by James Richards.:
"Hussein also wants adherance to Arab nationalist policies, but remains · pro-Western as well, and anti-Communist.
Remain As Before
Today the King said that Jordan's policy would remain as
was before the crisis. A
government? - "spokesmaą" : "ela-||
rated:
Jordan's foreign policy will remain aigned to that of the
liberated Arab states of Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia,"
formation of a new
a.deliberate.NET today came after
him; Nationali Halim Nimr and
to provide for them all. Hongkong's problem la that It needs to "bring about a : reversal of the present trend of supply chasing after galloping demand- not necessarily a drastic reversal-but it does need the assurance that the pre- sent trend can be reversed. One begins to search for re«'
medies to curtail the growth of the population and a solution is proposed in re- education with the aim of voluntary restriction of
Tokyo, Apr. 15. The spokesman said, astrono-post up- octoves wandel med Lamillos. But the problem Japonese observatory oficials inical observations of the comet pot during the anti-Soviet up some Oftatale including
mocretary John - Cipilan, che does not end with married sold here tonight they wrote were very important since He was plaming to report par Frlittend Stalinla
the would be noted #100,000-yours the congrom for the Bevalle "Trebellion Mar Palms Dutr people and education.can watching with scrost impress its lesson upon approach of the Arad-Rotandbobore the comet next approach weekly Tabun
Miha rebels: wane" a freo only the amenable fow. It comet as it had started to move ed earth.
cala/
|.lowed. Hussian: Interymution 1:10 | Nomaly 100, of 800 delegates seus TOURO Speaker, Said
quality and acquitted as the Cila |... All, tho wounded people sřera Bay, London on April 9 on taken to hospital for treatme a change of murdering one of Reuter.
FRESH
Hungary
known to reprosent rebel at 3JDEN Typical of its ruthlessness is peaches of party. They almi Murd to bring the Ring
KECH in the USA., where B move to ban it former Dally to break the dictatorial power and the opposing pollical fl Worker journalist from report of the party's full time, offcists tonne Calro
Lucky Derška cigaretet. and
Ambasador The reporter Peter Fryer quit) · Free Vote --- Maikel both in the new govern- sen nando, they see paced se the Worker's, staff. in protest
ment, played a prominent role p
•bie apochal olemistum straps. ¡Thesa remedium thus conflict
and seen. Huwoln
Long Time Between Comets the congress yet
18 a question rather of toward the carts...
foroodris Latest won thor 1- spokeceman for the Nationalw said the comet WWE B
finding the answer to Obaryaborty maid astronomers pocted to be at its biggest on dypärontly irredeemable ho ale
sighted the comet on the Aptar.
poverty that is breeding its contem: horizon narly this
kind in steadily deteriora: morning,
Ling conditions this is the The comet was sxxpuotid Intalvo and -millstone the.community is remain in view, untia kam
3nal de condreml for all-or:
flood Banks who, ie boll
"of Jeru
from the USA.
the month.