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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1958.
Did Hongkong Lose A Friend?
PI Negotiating LANCASHIRE MAY BE IN HOW TO
With Vietnam For Rice
Manila, Feb. 4. The Philippines will nego- tiate an agreement with the Republic of Vietnam for the barter of local
copra for Vietnamese rice, it was reported today.
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President, Carlos P. Garcia had directed Mariano Ezpeleta, Am- basundor In Saigon, to "explore" the possibility of negotiating on a government to government level multi-million barter Agreement the crops.
The Malacaran Palace instruc- Ilons followed the abrupt with drawal on Monday of an offer by a private Hongkong firm to exchange 30,000 tons of rice for sume 30,000 tons of Philippine
copta.
SCANDAL
The Philipplay deal with the firm in the Colony became sational scandal here.
A
bipartisan group in the Senate and Filipino business circles expressed concern that
the rice might be coming from China.
the withdrawal of from the The Hongkong firm controversal transaction, Senater Mariano Cuenco, Chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Com- mittee, announced he would ex- pose alleged anomalous circum- stances of the deal today.
SPECIFIC DETAILS
President Gureta
decided to
STRONGER POSITION CAPTURE
TO CUT IMPORTS OF CLOTH
From A Special Correspondant
London, Feb. 3. There is a feeling in some circles that when Mr Thorneycroft left the Government recently, Hongkong lost a good friend; and that Lancashire was left in a slightly stronger position in its bid to cut down the over increasing flow of grey cloth from India, Hongkong and Pakistan.
The Financial Times recently | His successor, Sir David Eccles, threats to dump in markets published The report of i I said to be noticeably more where they are already under special correspondent on the sympathetic to (Lancashire's) pressure from European rivals. outlook for the cotion industry problems und now that Mr
in 1958. One paragraph Said: Thomeycroft has left "Mr Thorneycroft's departure Government altogether, from Uic Government has David's sympathey may | raised come hopes (that increase,"
Commonwealth grey cloth_im- ports will be limited), As Pre- sident of the Board of Trade, he was the industry's most un- Impressionable adversary in the contest over duty free imparts.
FRANCE WILL
HONOUR OEEC
AGREEMENTS
initiate negotiailons with Viet-France
nam after Mr Ezpeleta had re-
ported that the country
10
supply
enough res
Philippine needs.
Earlier, the Foreign
had
the
Secre-
tury, Felixberto Serrano, cabled Mr Ezpeleta to submit as soon as possible specifle details of the
projected barter agreement.
The Philippines has an acute rice shortage.United Press.
Police Chief Goes On Trial
London, Feb. 3. Brighton Police Chief Charles Ridge went on trial at the Old Bailey four Court here with of his colleagues today on charges of accepting bribes.
fidge and his colleagues were sent for trial by the Brighton Magistrature Court in Novem-
ber.
Some 60 witnesses are to be called and 13 Inwyers will re- present the accused.
Public interest in the trial is running high, especially lord is a country police have the
Paris, Feb. 3, formally assured her Organisation for European Economic Co- operation (OEEC) part- ners today that she would honour her promise to liberalise 60 per cent of her trade with them starting next June.
The
over
No Comment
But so far Lancashire's other tho chief concern is the pensibility of Sir Britain entering the European well Free Trade Area scheme. There Is the risk, the Financial Times points out, of Continental coun- tries having access to raw colton at prices below the world level- Belgium, for example, is said to from its African colonies, draw unusually cheap supplies
I tackled the Board of Trade about this but after mulling it for a couple of hours, comment they decided not to und added that the the entry of duty monwealth imports changed.
course,
policy on free Com-
was ΤΗ ΤΗΝ
does
not
This, refute the paint made by the Financial Times correspondent who added: "These are minority opinions. Most members of the industry and certainly those who have ever taken part in negotiations with the Govern- ment are too chastened by the failure of innumerable missions to Whitehall to expect
attitudes oficiai change now."
Many in Lancashire still hope that the fallure of Sir Cuthbert Clegg's mission last year to per- India, Hongkong and suade Paklotan Imit their exports to Britain voluntarily will force the Government to take action independently,
in
any
But this is likely lo' meet announcement saying opposition from the finishers France "would honour" such who see Commonwealth imports agreements came in a Finance of grey cloth as the "only avail- Ministry statement issued here, able means, eping their It specifted that such a lifting plants in operations."! of exchange
would controls concern only "basic products," however,
SPIKED FEARS
The Ministry statement
spiked fears that France night keep tight controls on all im- ports by stating that no import ceilings would be placed on either raw materials or fuels In 1958.
Domestic
Fallen
production has fallen from a peak of 2,032 million square yards in 1953 to 2,314 million in 1050.
A Risk
And there is the risk that Hongkong, Indian and Pakistan clotli will find its way into Europe
the detriment of Lan- cashire's own exports.
ASIAN HEARTS
Los Angeles, Feb. 3.
Mr D. S. Saund, member of the United States House of Representatives who was born in India, doclared hore today that the coun try muet supplomont foreign aid with a woll- financed public relations programme if the United States wished to capture the hearts and minds of people in Asia.
Ho recently returned to the United States after a 10-week tour of American foreign ald programmca in Asia und the Middle East and today he told the World Affairs Council here. "For too long have we been lethargic in Astu.
"If we are going to give $250,000,000 in aid to a nation,
favour $20,000,000, if neces sary, being spent to acquaint the Asians with our way of life. Otherwise we won't accomplish anything
CONVINCED
Free Trade Area project will, I There are some who think the adopted, be "the straw that broke
On his tour. of the camel's back." Lancashire, in
Japan, the this instance, being the camel. Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Employment in the splining India and Pakistan, Mr Saund and
industry weaving
has said he spoke to all who would already fallen from 288,000 in listen, because he was convinced 1953, to 242,000 last year that people in those countries (though in the spinning section, mis-understood the United States employment rose last year for just as Amerleans the first time for four years) understand them. end according to one economie Referring to segregation in the Sound sald survey, if Britain folns Europa United States, Mr in the Free Trado scheme, that man's injustice to man was further fall of 30 to 35 per cent a problem for the whole world
and that segregation is possible,
was fast coming to an end,
But there are others, Uka Mr W. A. Grierson, formerly chair- man of an associate company of the Tootal group, who said the "advance toward a freo trade aren should couze no apprehension to efficient firms
on
prc-
often mis-
He referred to his own elec- to Congress in California in resistance "I received 1650. because I was a Democrat, but. not once because I was born in India and had a dark skin," he ticclared,
said that Mr Saund American wife and
"On the contrary, our Hminary investigation the spot convinces us that we car look forward to increasing our received as much respect exports to Europe."
India as he did.-Reuter.
But Commonwealth imports and free trade in Europe are To not the only problems that are of bridge this gap, importers have responsible for the mood increased orders from 18 mil-pessimism felt in many sections Another is lion to 200 million square yards of the industry. over the same period. Of this the steady fall in the number of total, Hongkong supplied two firms in the weaving section,
concerns million square yards in 1933, mostly family
ond
11%-
20 million in 1954, 61 million in many mechanically backward, France's assurance to the 18 1955, 59 million In 1950 and which poses a threat that the other OFEC nations was issued about 60 million last year out industry
become may close on the heels of news that of a total of 270 million square balanced in the next few years. the allon had been granted | yards from all Commonwealth US$055,250,000 in foreign loans Kources. and credits.
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WHICH ARE THE REAL COSSACKS?
Red Or White
Sheaffers
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"Oh, some students come in hore all year to do reference work-but it isn't always books they study in spring!"
RADIO-ACTIVE
PEBBLES
NOT HARMFUL
London, Feb. 3.
The Nature Conservancy here tonight denied that experiments, in which scientists used radio-active pebbles to study erosion at a Suffolk beach, en- dangcred members of the public.
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EUROPEAN
SERIOUSLY
INJURED
Three persons, including a European motor cyclist, were injured in traßllo ac- cients yesterday,
Mr J. R. Suftren, aged 45, of Messrs Butterfield для Swice, sustained serious injuries when his motor cycle collided with a Pedestrian, 22-year-old Len Wing-Joong, residing at No. 312, The Feak, outside the Colonial Secretariat Building in Garden Road at about 2.30 p.m.
admited was the warningAn
sounded by Sir
London, Feb. 3. embarrassment of Cos sacks — normally as rare in London as Cockneys in Red Square - was plagu- ing showman Mr Victor Hochhauser today.
Not only do finishers need the
And there belleved to reflect much despised Commonwealth It
but, grey cloth, government oplimism about the
somewhat note recently French economic picture and ironically, also certain merchants Alfred Roberts, General Secre
are having Eng- ability
one fury of the Cardroom Opera- of French industry to who
trend where the withstand increased foreign quarter of the total Common- tives: "If the present
to wealth imports finished in Bri- continues, 1958 will reputation of competition.
provo the first tain and re-exported to compete be being above corruption,
year in Lan Several hundred people The Finance Ministry state- with Japanese products on over-enshire's history in which Im-
Cossack troubles stem queued for five hours to make ment pointed out, however, that
perts of cloth exceeded ex-from the fact that two kinds of sure of sents at the opening of the louns would not bring a let- It is difcuit to say how Com- ports."
Cossacks-one Red from Russia, in the Government's menwealth imports will be re- the trial which is expected to up
Exports have fallen from 583
the one White from
United last for three or four weeks.stringent internal economy pro-garded if Japanese manufac-million square yards in 1953 to States are to be in Loudon at France-Presse.
gramme.-United Press.
turers carry out their
seas markets.
Terrific Bargains
at
Paquerette's
His
In the game ume. recent 380 million square yards
1957 (both are 10 months' Next week Mr Hochhauser figures) whereas during the brings
Sale
apologies for the closed doors
yesterday but again, it just
Bala men have been to Queen Mary Hospital for treatment.
A two-year-old girl, Yan Yuk-lan, living at No, 18, Caine Road, ground floor, was knocked down by a private car in Cane Road abortly after midday.
The girl was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital In a serious condition.
London the Ukrainian Thefts From
USSR for a
Enme period, imports hava State Cossack Company of 100 risen from 78 milion square dancers frorn the yards to 333 million,
two-week season' Albert Hall.
There is another major ques- tion: the minimum price agree ment operated by the spinners. which was referred to the
at the Royal Packed Cars
VISIT CLASHES...
yesterday.
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A carton of cigarettes and o lady's scarf, together valued at Their visit clashes with a tour about $50, were stolen from a Restrictive Practices Court last of British theatres by the Don private car parked in Nathan May and will be examined and Cossack Chorus and Dancers, an Road, near the Princess Theatre, judged upon later this year. American company made up of between 0.40 p.m. and 9.15 p.m.
The scheme is widely regard- White Russians, some of whom ed as an "indispensable source fed Russia after the revolution. of stability," reports the Finan- Mr Hochhauser claims his A man has been arrested on cial Times, and it is safe to say Cossacks are the only ones who suspicion of having stoich some that an adveres judgment would can call themselves "Cossacks wool and fruit from a private be deplored almost as much by because they come from the car in Stanley Street at about the unions
4 pm. on Sunday, us by the manage right region of Russia. Many of ments and by some of the thu "Do Cossacks" aro wenvers as well as by the spin-American citizens.
ners themselves.
Justification
"I have seriously considered applying for a high court injunc- tion restraining the American company from using the tile Hongkong may, with
some""Cossack" but havo been justification, claim that its advised that it is unlikely it share of exports to Britain Is would be granted,” he said relatively small (between one tonight-China Mail Special. quarter and one afth of tolal Commonwealth supplies), and
could not have been avoided. that criticism from Britain has
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H-Bomb Statement
been out of all proportion to the extent of its exports, but there ́seeins · Uttle doubt that the campolin‘against Common-
:: London, Feb. 9. wealth cloth, temporarily
Acting Prime Minister R A. abeyance, will flare up at the Butler told the House of Com-
Arst
in
Fell From Train
that the
PROMINENT. ARCHITECT
Mr G. G. Wood, a prominont citizen of the Colony, who had contributed much to the early devolopment of Hongkong in the past 50- years, died at the French Hospital this morning.
In his half a century of residence here, Mr Wood, a re- Ured architect, had helped to build many of the large build- ings in central district,
Mr Wood, who had not been In the best of health for the past several months, was 77.
Mr Wood arrived in Hong- keng from Brandon, Suffolk, on Christmas Eve, 1903, in hla carly iwenties. and
joined Messrs Leigh and Orange. Ho became a partner of the concern in 1915 and retired from active business in 1954. Since then he was the firm's consultani.
EARLY DAYS
Mr Wood was amociated with the designing and buliding of many prominent bulldings in Hongkong, such as Gloucester Buliding, Windsor House and Edinburgh House.
In his
early days with the firm, he helped to build most of the other buildings belonging to the Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ltd. He also assisted in building the Hongkong · Electric Company's old plant house at North Polni, the Dairy Farm cold storage plant and the old Star Forry Company wharvca,
For many years, Mr Wood was an enthusiastle member of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, (the forerunner of the present Royal Hongkong Defence Force) und was serving with the Engineer Company during the On Japanese attack in 1941. capitulation of the Colony, ho was internet in Shamshuipo-
and later in Argyle Street POW Decoration for long and efficient service.
camps He held the Volunteer
FREEMASON
Fest
A Drainen French họ had been a Past District Grand Warden, EC (1931), a Master of Perseverence Lodze, EC (1819); a member of Vic turia Preceptory and Priory; and was a Past Provincial Prior
Local people and press reports had expressed alarm pebbles might be carried by the ilde to other braches and picked up by children,
The Conservancy, in state-of China, ment, said that experiments which began early last year were no longer in progress.
He was also a keen yachtsman
and was Vice-Commodore of the
"Any radio-activity has ceased Royal Hongkong Yacht Club in to exist and there are no ex-1941.
periments in progress at pre- At the time of his death, ho
| pent,” the statement added,
Planned
was an Unofficial Justice of the Peace and was ones a Com- mittee Member of St George's
The experiments, using radio-Society. notive marked
shingle, were
The funeral will be held carefully planned and four strict tomorrow, the cortege passing. safety precautions were taken. the Monument at 5 pm.
These were:
A
★ An isotope with
half-life of only 12 days was chosen so that when the
were experiments
concluded the marked shingle Would rapidly lose the very small emount of radiation which they possessed
50
2. The amount of radio-. active material was small that marked pebble could be kept next to the skin continuously for several days without any ill-effect
beach.
Enough Might To Discourage Aggression
Twining
Washington, Feb. 3. 3. The experiments were United States Air Force carried out on a closed
4. The positions of the marked shingle were known throughout the duration of the experiments.--Reuter.
HE NEARLY
An
LOST $20.000
General Nathan Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said today. that he was convinced the United States at present had enough military power to discourage any attempt at Soviet nggres- Blon.
Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, General Twining said that it the Soviet Union were foolish Now York, Feb. 3. enough to start a war against encyclopaedia editor the "free world", the United spent $5 anxious soconds States had enough reprisal power to devastate Communist terri- tonight trying, to rememory and to emerge victorious bor the name of the from the war.
Prosident of the Philip-
pines. His memory almort
cost him $20,000.
The Editor, Joseph Spiegel-
TESTIMONY.
General Twining's
Larco.
man, was a contestant on a bour testimony began a Senato televised quiz programme callod Investigation aimed at establish.
Twenty-One. He had an- ing whether present American swered casily a series of dimeult foreign policy is effective questions
should be modified. on Shakespeare, classies) muste and other sub- The report, part of which
purgated form,
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A woman, 62-year-old Lul joets, and had identifedt, the was heard behind closed doors, Wai-yam, mustained fatal injuries | Prime Ministers of Japan, ta to be published later in ox- when she fell from a train near Burma and Turkey. Lowu Stallon at about 1 p.m. But the name of the Presl- yesterday. The woman died about dent of the Philippines escaped
Two committee members, Democratie Smafor William
an hour later as she was being him. Just as the Master of Fulbright and Republican Se taken to hospital in an ambul-Ceremonies was about to tell tor Homer, Capehart, said that bim his time was up Splegoimen General. Twining had, atrasti burst out with the namo the need to improve America's "Carlos Garcia”." "anti won the scientiae oducation programma.
--Franco-Pres
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aign of any now pressure moos today that he hoped to A fountain pen was stolen $20,000.-United Press, on Lonenahtre and this time mako a statement about air- | from · a. Chinese pedestrian | madamant with a better prospect of sue craft carrying H-bombs over whilst ho was walking in Tung Printed and published · by: PERERA PLUMILY, for sand, on cess than at any time in the Britain' tomorrow. ---- Unitod | Tau Vilingo Road at about 10 | behalf of South China Morning Post Kámiled at 1-3 Wyndha past.
o'clock yesterday morning Street, Cly of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
Press.