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of $1,456,268 in compensation- to those affected by Inst October's rioting. The bulk gous to 16 major elaimanta
whose prominee were damaged or who lost stock or vehicles; the average award
$72,479 though, from the extent of, the dunge reported at the time, it would seem that a
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Katablished 1845
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1957.
MASS ARRESTS IN
Prisons And Camps MERDEKA Fair
To
Filled
Overflowing
STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT Washington, Aug. 19.
few received very much THE State Department today condemned
more than the average. The
emaining $296,706 "award-j
danis of persons killed.
and
"the present campaign of repression" eu is divided up among 677 by the Hungarian regime and said political claims including 22 depen-arrests in that country in recent weeks On the whole what can be were estimated in the thousands.
Huid of the report? First it must be remembered that | the object is not to recom. pense losges so much as "to relieve all cuses of genuine, hardship suffered by in- nocent people". More than this cannot be ex-
pected.
Government'
responsibility to maintain law and order does not it- clude the obligation to com- penaste those who suffer because of circumstances beyond its control though it accepts as part of the duty of government its share of the burden of communal
whatever
suffering
cause.
the)
OMAN ISSUE
Sultan
Protests
To UN
United Nations, Aug. 19.
The Sultan of Muscat and Oman protested Today against the action of 11 Arab States in requesting THIS being so, has Govern- the Security Council to de-
CARELESS
Tment acted correctly in
to
i
bate the situation in Oman.
of
United
NO POSSIBILITY
Di
Nations
Federation Not Blamed
For Delegates'
Visa Trouble
The Hongkong trade de-
legations to the Merdeka ex- hibition in Kuala Lumpur has been held up in Singa- pore owing to visa trouble, "Prisons
interiment according to agency reports. cumps throughout the country are overflowing" the Depart- The Malayan Government in- ment suid in a statement which sists that the delegation apply Litaued In connection with for separato visas, the Singa- observance tomorrow
Spore visas not being valid for Stephen's Day, the traditional entry into the Federation. national and religious in Hungary.
"The
hate political police, which has resumed fullscale activity, is endeavouring by all of the cruel methods at its dis- poval to reconstitute its net-Federation Government's atil- work of spics and InformĒTS.” tudio.
SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN
of
holiday
Mr Hoking Wong, President of the Chinese Manufacturers/ Unica in Hongkong, cald this morning that he had no.com- plaint to make against the
"All governments are entitied
Since the national uprising to censor entries into their own last year, the Department countries," he said: "As for us satd, the Hungarian people their regulations go, it is proper had been subjected to and correct and this is routine systematic campaign of terror work. For instance, the Hong- regime which was kong Government has the right forcibly imposed upon them to censor entries here."
and which la ruthlessly ob. structing their just aspiration
by
LEAVE IT TO THEM
But Mr Haking Wong saft ho had no knowledge of any of the Hongkong
delegation having political links with China.
As to whether the Hongkong delegation should pack up or continue to try and get to the Merdeka Mr
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THE FAMOUS COMFORT IN ACTION TROUSERS
HUNGARY
Mr Fred Astaire and his daughter Avn at Kai Tak this morning-China Mail Photo,
FRED ASTAIRE IN HONGKONG
TR
sale the group blue king Wang MR Fred Astaire, the world-famous dancing star the decision and the CMU here
of movies and the stage, said on his arrival at was not saying yea or pay.
Kai Tak this morning that he would like to make "It is up to the delegation wholher they join the fake. But a film in the Far East but as yet had `no definite if they think there are too many plans.
diflculties to overcome then we also leave it to them," he said. Mr Alexander Kwang of the
told
United the Fress
Singapore In
that under the impression that their ጆሮ and his colleagues were
delegation
Terrorists
Arriving by Pan-American Airways from Tokyo, Mr Astaire was recompanied by his 15- year-old daughter Ava. The two are making a pleasure trip in
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vista for Singapore were good Club Woman the Far East and plan to stay
for both territories until he was
for The Council is to take up the
national independence accordance with this prin- Arab request tomorrow.
and suppressing the rightful ciple? The term of Dr Francisco Urrutia ofi exercise their liberties.” reference given to the Colombia, Security CouncЛt Pre-
"Political arrests
recent Board charged with thesident, received the following werks, which are admitted to be responsibility of advising cublegram from Sultan Sald ben on a large scale even By the redme, are estimated in the Government on the extent Timur:
"We have learned of the sub- thousands," the State Depari- of compensation to be paid could have been more stance of a letter sent by Arab ment said.
bchalt representatives on
The statement declared that precisely defined. The sug certain Arab countries request this repressive campaign was Hestion that insurance against riuts should weigh convening of Security Coun-alrected against all segments of
cil meeting to interfere in affairs the Hungarian population. in considering claims was of our country. We hereby "The regime has sought to careless and the Bourd did bring to your notice our formal concentrate public attention on well to declare its finding protest against propean con- the
of number that this was not "atandard tained in the said letter and in arrest of a allegedly Fascist
and groups business practice in Hong-vite your attention to fact that individuals in the
apparent kong" and therefore
matters to which letter relates hope of supporting its conten- fall exclusively within our in- tion that the Hungarian uprising Ignore it.
ternal Jurisdiction and
ure no was instigated by undemocratie Also, it seems the bewildering concern
clements
contention au- phrase in paragraph three Organisation"
thoritatively which he cannot
refuted by the bly be expected lo
report of the United Nations called to the Immigration Office special bear himself could have
committee on the
and told to 811 application Informed sources said there problem of Hungary," the been more carefully stated.
forms which were then sent to nu postbility that the The Bourd has drawn from
statement sald.-Reuter, voles neces- qeven affirmative the conclusion that
sily to Inscribe the question on Government desired it to the agenda would
bo forth- MER test [u] coming. various claimants, ΙΓ Commonwealtir sources said Government meant this why the United States was certain did it not any so? Within the framework of But Britain had hoped to per- to join these terms of reference made the Americans the Riot
and Australio į Compensation herself, France Advisory Board appears to in all out opposition.
At the same time they con- have adopted principles which in
coded that the United States general favour was
the middle" "cought in claimanta
though where through her friendship both for individual
circumstances Britain and for several of the have been considered the 11 Arab states which submitted terms of reference have the Oman issue to the Council, prevented the Board from United Press & Reuter. extending the same leeway
It
apply
#t
to all, the degree of “hard-
at least to abstain in the vote.
ship" being Assessed according to the individual's UK
or organisation's means,
CONSISTENT
however, ія
conTM
Tsistent with the princi-
plo enunciated by Govern- And the
ment.
figures
Malayan Inmigration head- quarters in Penang,
Commenting on the Federation
suspicion that
NY STOCK Government's
EXCHANGE
SLUMPS
To
Death
Ipoh, Aug. 19.
same delegation members had A 50-year-old Chinese
connections with China,
hear this. I know every one of
Hongkong manufacturers."
HOPEFUL
here for four or Ave days.
His two sons, one uge 25 and another 21. remained in The United States.
Marvellous
SYRIAN SİTUATION
CAUSING CONCERN
IN UNITED STATES
TOP -LEVEL
Washington, Aug. 19.
consultations between
Britain and the United States on Syria opened in Washington today.
SYRIA A
SOVIET SATELLITE?
Washington, Aur. 19. Brillah Ambassador Br Harold Caccia said after conferring with Secretary of Elite John Foster Dulles today that Byria seems to be becoming
Soviet "satellite."
ย
He said he gave Dulles what information he had on Syria, but added this was a difficult maiter since Britain
longer has diplomatic representation
in that country.
He said: "What is hap- pening in Byria is anolber
step in the same dircolloni "1. Soviet arms reach- ed Byrja.
•
2. The Syrian
Prime
Minister visits Moscow, and
• 3. There are Internal changes in Syria In the
same direction looking towards closer association with Mos- cow."
He considered that "the Interested power, lackad- Ing Turkey, would have to look at this situàlion very carefully.
He
hc had mot suggested any measures to „be taken in regard to
Syria United Press.
Bone 200,000]
#
Years Old
President Eisenhower was re- ported to have expressed doop concern at the developments in Siria, including the appoint- ment of a new Chief of Staff, considered here to be operly pro-Soviet, to control the Syrian Army.
The President called Mir John Fosfor Dulles, tho Secretary of State, to the White House to confer on what appeared to officials to be a general Syrian pro-Western
and
move against political elements against Western prestige generally in the Middle East.
The White House conference
held shortly
before Mr Dulles held a scheduled meeting with Sir Harold Cacelo, the British ambassador, to review and assess the potential dangers arising from the new Middle East crisis,
TWO QUESTIONS Officials said that two of the big questiona facing the President and to be explored with Mr Dulles and Sir Harold today were:
Da
1. Whether Soviet arms shipments to Syria, the expulsion of Bolted States diplomata from Damasetis and the military changes meant that Syris was turning -- at least in the view of the all-
ed States into a full-fledged Boviet satellite in the Middle 'East
2. If so, how the United States in particular and the West generally could salo. sward It vilał interesta
against Soviet penetrailon. For the moment, officials here do not see any immediate deh- ger that the Soviet will, malgo en overt mave la the Middle Ehot.
The situation was described one in which the Soviet Union way more
Interested in the development of local fights, such as in Omon and on the Yemen-Ader border, which Bonn, Aug. 19. might contribute to the West's The discovery of a thigh bone embarrassment and the growth The 58-year-old dancer, who bellebed to have belonged to a of Soviet Influence,
DOCTRINE Mr woman was clubbed to death comes of a British family which human being who lived 100,000 years before the Neanderthal Kwang said: "I'm shocked toby six Communist terrorists migrated to America, sald he
man was announced today by Omlein's explained today that enjoyed his 10-day stoy In my members, who nee entirely outside her house at Ball Tokyo very much and thought a Scheiswig, Institute of Preis- East doctrine would
Professor Schwobedissen of the President Eisenhower's Middla New Village in the Batu great
not come deal of their Kabukloric Studies.
into play as the United States Gajah aren despite the theatre. "Japanese dancers are He said that the bone must studied how best it could react New York, Aug. 19.
pleading of her five young very good and marvellous," he be the skeletal remains of the to the Syrian developmenta
said A sharp fall in prices
children.
man "Sleingheim"
who lived
Under the doctrine, President He said the President of the
As for Americans, he said some 200,000 lopped tens of millions of Federation
years ago, The Eisenhower has authority bd Malaya Junior The terrorists walked
into that many young
WDS boys were | bone
thought to have come to the aid dollars from the quoted Chamber
of any state of Commerce, value of all stocks listed on Christopher Chun,
Mr Choo Kew Mool's house last going in for dancing, but they been hacked off a human pelvis requesting assistance who is con- night and dragged her out from very not concentrating on the with a stone axe. Franee- Communist aggression in the the New York Stock Ex-ly chatzman of the the back dour despite the pleal-art. After some hesitation he | Presse,
Middle East-Reuter, Merdeka exhibition in Kuala ings of her four young daugh-chose Gene Kelly ns the best change today.
Lumpur had assured him: ters and a three-year-old son. dancer in Hollywood at the International Company "Everything is going to be all They warned the children to present time. shares, which might be directly right,"
stay in the house and not to affected by developments in
Mr Astaire has been dancing He said he was hopeful visos raise or alarm.
professionally at the age of five Ing. but other companies not
Ten minutes later the eldest when he and his sister joined a apparently involved in the lle denied that the catre daughter, Chow Yoong, 20, ven- stage show. Hollywood acquind Middle East, such es Lukens delegation would boycott the.
exhibition if como
tured out and saw her mother him in 1933, members body battered and unconscious
Asked whether he was going The decline gathered momen- wiro barred from entering. He
filmu with vegetable pitch behind the lo make another if the Government tum throughout the day, leaving fald that
one-tune bloodstained stick Ginger Rogers, his "banned such "unimportant
members" the exhibition would United Press.
was found near the body dancing partner of the films, Mr. Astaire suld "Ginger is no go on, but officials must be
longer on the stage, allowed to go, otherwise orgo nisational work could not b carried out.
FORCES Syria, suffered from heavy sell- would be forthcoming.
CUT BY 60,000
London, Aug. 19. suggest that major claimantal Britain's active
Steel, also had losses.
prices from one to seven dollars
share lower at the close. Brokers sald other nows which affected the market included the
firmed virtual devaluation of the French have been not unfairly forces were cut by nearly franc and concern about the compensated though In one 60,000 to 702,100 ofleers stability of sterling-Reuter,
or two small details the and men in the 12 months
Board appears to have ending last June, the De skimped unnecessarily. fence Ministry announced In the case of 184 claims today..
which the Board could not
Biggest of the ... thứce · fighting
determine, it would seem forces on June 30 last remained that Government has the Army with 32,000 OMOCH adopted the correct attitude.) and 335,200 other ranies,
A good attempt has been The Royal Air Force tolalled made at weighing probabil 26,500 officers and 194,000 other
and assuming the ranks, reliability of the evidence 14,000
ratings.
tieg
officery arc
TYPHOON SKIRTS KYUSHU
Tokyo, Aug, 20. and the Royal Navy Typhoon Agnes, with 30,800 much of its force gone,
national service officers and Kyushu 237,800 national service men
which is the balancing Tho totals includo 7,000 was skirting the southern
factor in this case, the decision is reasonable.
On the whole the Board has
de
PLANE CRASH
hause.
A
Train Collision
Calcutta, Aug. 10. Four persons were killed and Tunis, Aug. 19, 11 persons injured when A French military twin- freight train und a passenger engined aircraft has crashed train crashed
อ head-on Into the mountainous area of collision 420 miles from Cal- Souk el "Khemis, south of Tunis, cultu today. killing Its four cccupants, The locomotives French Alc Force authorities
among the injured.-France- said tonight.-Neuter.
Pressc.
WHE
Two Films
Two of his films will be re- Icased in Hongkong shortly. One is "Silk Stocking", with Cyd Chariase and the other is "Funny Face" with Audrey Hepburn.
As to present-day dancing, Mr Astaire sald be liked the Calypso witch was very popular even 10 years ago, but he preferred Chi-Cha. He liked only "BOTIC"" Rock 'n Roll.
and of of home 200 Hongkong Names On The Waiting List
In addition the three services morning and heading for tackled an extremely com- had reserve and auxillary forcer plex task commendably and totalling 591,500 and directly the Korean Peninsula. though it will win little employed 252,500 dvilians. gratitude from those whone Router. compensation it has termined, it deserves the thanks of the community for Its generally reasonable approach and ita atbempt, not only to clarify a biguous instructions where more possible, but to be than fair to most of the most deserving categories.
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known London booking agency.f had not yet started accepting bookings for the show.
The Filth Air Force 1 Names of Hongkong peoplo Weather Wing said that though going on leave next year aro Amics had weakened she whe
among the 20,000 on the still packing winds of 115 inlles waiting list of Keith Prowne per hour of the centre, and
Ltd for the Broadway musical, It would not necept bookings "My Fair Lady", when it until after Christmas. The direction at 17 mlīds per hour, opens in London next year, show is expected to begin in Vichy, Aug. 10. Though Kyushu, the perennial
London in about March, Bellcrive-Sur-Allier, died today be spared the full force of the Jules Bequart, aged 75, or target of typhoons, appeared to
of a wasp sling while working blow, it was being hit with in his garden..
fringe winds of more than 50 Doal came 20 minutes after miles an hour accompanied by the sling-France-Fresso heavy rains-United Press,
The musical is an adaptation
from Bernard Shaw's famous | “My Fair Lady” has been selling comedy "Pygmalion".
on long-playing records in Hongkong for several months and according to Moutrins Ltd the record her beer · one
The China Mail'e London correr- "pondent, David T. K. Wong.
and Keith Prowse, a well-i
their best-sellers for almost the last year,
A spokesman for the company yesterday estimated that about sold 8,000 copies have been throughout the Colony since the_record was introduced "My Fair Lady" was one of the best-selling records to have on to the Hongkong market for many yours, the spokesman added. The record fentina Rex Harri-
son and Julie Andrews,
como
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