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'ESTABLISH FRESH INDUSTRIES'
Solution For Lancashire?
Manchester, Sept. 23,
The Manchester Guardian today suggested that the best course for the British Government in dealing with the cotton indus- try is to encourage fresh industries to settle in Lancashire. Commenting on the recent tour of Lancashire by Mr Hugh Gaitskell, the leader of the British Labour Party, this Liberal daily declared:
OVER TWO
INCHES OF RAIN
AST night's
ed more than 2 inches of rain to the Colony's waler supply. The
Royal Observatory re corded a total rainfall of 2.05 inches through- out the storm.
The weather is ex- pected to continue fair, with
NE moderate winds.
Between 3 a.m. and 4a.m. this morning the temperature fell to 70.8 degrees Fahren-
helt.
"His visit has convinced him of the mat need for nemediai, This is a perfectly proper
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agreement talled and Mr Wilson Dimber a prominent Labour
has admittel of Parliament)
that there would be difficulty in applying it to goods from Hong- kong.
FACTUUS
oub!Jul whether the reslutions Mr Godell offers would be in the long-term interests either of Lancashire or of the country I made effective what would be Generally.
COMPETITION
"But supposing the plan were
the results? Clearly there would be breach of our Com- "Essentially what he promised monwealth trade polletes: India carry through thewould probably retalinte by was to Wilson plan for cotton. This restricting still further sales by lus many good as well as bad British firms: and any restric
tions affecting Hongkong would features.
be only too likely to cause poll- fleul disturbances there.
POSTPONE
it
"The crux of the plan as affects the immediate problems of the cotton industry, is the
proposal for regulating Imports. "As far as Lancashire is con-
G
This would be done by chan-cerned, the only result would be nelling all imports through
tu postpone the adjustments state lying agency.
that pre necessary to create a cloth for viable textile industry. ."Commonwealth processing and ir-exppri wond "Contraction is bound to be bestilted freely, but delimite painful and a temporary check limats would be placed on im- on imports might help to case poils for home consumption. the transition. But the best cloth and yarns produced under course for the government in the fresh conditions involving unfair com-long-run is to encourage
petition,
industries to settle in Lanca-
"The plan weeld come into shire," the Manchester Guardlan operation unly it
voluntary added.--Reuter.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1958.
SHEAFFER'S,
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
CATALINAS TAKE OFF FOR OIL SEARCH
Two Catalina aircraft on charter to Sholl Company took off from Kai Tak early this morning for Chittagong.
They had baon extensivaly overhauled by the Hong- kong Aircraft Engineering Company at Kai Tak,
From the Files
25
years AGO
A CONTRIBUTION from
"City Lights" column: Australian and Oriental liner Changte which left for Australia the other day carried away Ben Cheong, up from Melbourne on ย holiday.
The Girl Who Sold TV Coverage a man of more porn
Refrigerators
To
who also installed special Eskimoes Will Work
equipment for oil explora- tion.
Chitta- jAfter returning to
gong, the Shell Company will send the two aircraft out on their quest for oil,
The Catalinas which are on charter to Shell by World- wide Helicopters Ltd, ar- rived in the Colony some three months ago.
Plans For New
Buildings
Paramount Opium Appeal: In Shamshuipo
Chief Of Sarawak
The Paramoun! Chi+t
Sarawak, Temonggong Jugul Q.M.C. left this morning for
Tokyo by HKA Viscount.
was
He
accompanied by Mr
Arguments Continue
Jonathu Banggau Renant of Further legal arguments that
tha Lawislative and Executive Assembly-Sibn, and Me Chor Seik-klew.
UAB
They will be returning to Sarawak October after visiting Japan. They have been
Singapore, Bangkok, touring Hongkong and, now will com- plose their holiday in Japan,
the delivery order relating to a quantity of cotton bales concerned in the case was not a document of title to the goods, were put forward at the hearing of the appeal by an Indian merchant before the Full Court this morning.
Mr. G. Scarırian, Q.C., con- | accepted in the ordinary course tinued his submissions on be of business in the poression or half of the appellant, Mohindra | control of goods. Verma, 30, who is appealing
STOP PRESS against conviction for possession
UN DEBATE LATEST
who
United Nations, Sept. 22.
Of 14 delegaten addressed the UN Assembly today, only four supported Committee's the Steering recommendation
the that Indian-proposed request for
a debate on Chinese repre- sentation be rejected.
Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Indonesia and, Afghanistan were among those which lined up with India, the Soviet Union and Com- munist
in a bid to stales upset the Commitice's filed- log.
Wero
Western sources said they confident that the committer's recommendation would be endorsed. but Aslan backers of the Indian Proposal expressed The bellef that the vole would be closer than ever before. \—Reuter, -
i
Negro Leader Has Pneumonia
New York, Sept. 22. The Rov. Martin Luther King, southern Negro - tegration leader who was #labbed and critically wounded by a negro woman on Saturday, has developed pneumonis, It was disclosed today.
A bekaman at Harlem Hospital and X-rays Tovea!- ed
patch of paumesla 1x the right lower lung of the 29-year- old minister who led the SUDOÇESİM) bus boyevi 1,10,. Montgomoty, `Alabaina, --- U.P.L.
of 1,070.25 pounds of oplum on February 22.
He was convicted by Victoria District Judge H. H. B. How on July 4, and given the maximum sentence of five years hord labour and fined $50,000 or the alternative of one year.
The oplum was alleged to have been found in bales of cotton waste imported into the Calony from Karachi.
For Crown
common Utle.
Jaw,
Pin for
A
-In Hongkong-
Of Arts Festival
In Victoria, Ben is accounted a Importance In the cuttle industry and it was only natural that he
Rediffusion plans to offer fla
viewers a rood look at the Festival of the Arts of 1958,
have
ahould
a "look sec" at Local cutries. By the time he finished luis tour of inspection he was all hot under the collar, Two satisfied him, the rest disgusted him.
★ ✰
the Adm
With the customary crackers Starting with the ometal caploding at her bows,
Black opening by Lady
on "Electric Star", the latest Saturday, October 11, the tule-dition to the Star Ferry fleet.
news of vessels, was christened and
young, attractive Public Relations Consultant, valon service will give
coverage all the main tea- launched by Mra H.H.H. Priest- who at one stage in her career managed to sell tures and will, in addition, ley. The ceremony took place at the South China Motorship refrigerators to Eskimoes, will be arriving in present its own contributions to
the Festival play in Can- Building and Repairing Works Large Hongkong sometime this week to take up a tonese and four musical recitals in the presence of a PR post with a local firm of advertising in "Television Concert Minia- gathering. The Electric Star is agents.
Jacqueline Rose was working for a British firm of refrigerator manufacturers who decided they would sell their wares
Documber, Eskimocs, und in 1957, sent her to the ley wastes of Greenland to prove their point,
Miss Rose returned to Britain later with two Eskimo represen« whom a proposed redeve-¦ talives, for
iaries 1 lopment meitene in Sham- demonstrations were arranged. Shulpo, Kowloon, where i is hoped to replace two 34- year-old houses with a Bix-
block of storeyed
t parl- ments and shops, were out- lined in exemption proceed. Inas brought before a Tenancy Tribunal this morning.
Mr
After discussions, Guned at the Eskimoes that convincing
man-made refrigerator Mas certain advantages over natur own variety, the two visitors were won over, and young Miss lose rang up a saic.
Many Missions
The Tribunal comprised Mr-
(President), J.H.G. Way Reinaldo Obiltar and Mr Harry
This was only Wang. They were hearing an application for the exemption of many missions
completed, and and 3 Codar Street,
hor
one of the Miss Rose bus have which
to many different parts of the world, to meet many interesting people,
The applicants, Mr Lee Man taken and Mr Leung in, owners of 1 und 3 respectively, have untered into a joint agreement for the erection of the new building and compensaling tenants.
Mr Lee said he is the owner Mr Scarman said it was of other property which is not yond doubt that before 1896,
the delivery mortgaged, but he would be pre- documents such order in question were not, by pared to encumber them if more money were needed for the documents ol
scheme. He said he was pre- pared to compensate tenants on The mere fact, he submitted, a basis of $15 a sq. ft.
The applicants are represent. that a document was a delivery urder did not make it a docu- by Mr G. Hampton of Hastings nunt of title, unless it could be and Co. shown that their markings were regarded as a symbol of posses- sion of goods.
$5,000 CLAIM SETTLED
A claim for the recovery of a debt of $5,000 was settled
furo, all produced In Redt-electrically driven and is one of
the Arat diesel-electric ferry fusion's own studios
Television also che of the boats to be built in the Britisis nitractions of the Club Lounge Empire. in the Fenival Centre, where, by courtesy of Rediffusion, al leost two sets will be instaRed for the use of Members.
The response to the an- nouncement of the formation of
of the
AUTHORESS, missionary,
firm sympathiser
the Festival Club, an innovation with the Chinese, Mrs J. of 1058, is reported by the Lossing Buck, or to use her organisers to be most encourag-botter known name, Pearl ing.
Buck, passed through Many 'applications for mem- before Judge K. H. Macfee bership have been received, and Hongkong on Saturday by "live" the Lloyd Triestino liner la the Victoria Distriot Court nearly a dozen this morning when the de-Festival events are offering, to Conte Ross. fendants consented to Judgmembers only, a limited num~
ber of tekets at concession Early last year, Mrs Buck ment
book published her famous prigus. Details can be obtein-
Good from the Festival The debt had once been paid ed
Club
Earth" in which to the plaintiff in the form of Secretary, c/o the British Coun- she set forth and supported the Chinese vlows on life and cheques, but the cheques, the cll,
religion. plaintiff claimed, were never cashed as they wero dis- hunoured on presentation Ylen Yich Commercial Bank, Lid, on July 31.
at
Chun
Petty Thefts
a
The Pollee have detained
Yuen
suspect following the theft of af The plaintiff was Mr
purse containing sum of money of 27 Cambridge Hung-chi,
from a Chinese woman in Pratas Street
Li Road, Kowloon Tong.
near "Q" Block, The defendatis were
Cheng Uk Resettlement Estate, Among the famous personali- Cheong Kee Construction Com- yesterday.
In another
case, a sum of ties she has met are M. Pierro pany, and Chow Man, Managing Male-Frazux, the Franch Partner, both of 178 Lockhart money was stolen from a Chin- Radical leader, who was at that Road, first floor, time Prime Minister, and Mrz Eisenhower, wife of the Ameri- can President.
At the outset Mr E. Cheung, of Peter Mo and Co., (represent- ing the defendants) told the M. Miss Rose interviewed
Court that his clients had con- Mendes-Franco in 1954 in the sented to judgment in the sum course of a "Drink More Milk" eland. He asked for an order
stay of execution for campaign. Milk sales promotion of has featured largely ki Miss weeks.
Rose'
carcer
this
FLEET Street
1wo
London, Sept. 22,
Street reporter,
rumour G
ese woman on tram in Yee Wo Street last night..
A
Boy Knocked Down
was
ten-year-old boy She was Judge Maefen granted the ap-knocked down and injured by a double-decker bus in Nathan responsible for the first British plication,
Road, near its junction with THE COST
Dairy Festival, and went to the
Shantung Street, yesterday United States to see how the
The lad Chow Chi-wah of No. Plants for the proposed build-American equivalent of
551, Shanghal Street, 2nd floor, by Mr David festival was organised. Mr Scarman said there was nog, prepared
is receiving treatment in Kow- In 1950, during another visit seported case to show that any. K. Wong, architect, arrange
loon Hospital. a six- to America Miss Rose was given The Full Court comprises the such document not stamped with for the construction
block
A Ficct of apartments personal interview with the Chicl Justice, Sir Michacine recognition of the person in storeyed Hogan, and the Pulsne Judges, physical possession had been re- with shops. Cost of the scheme First Lady of America, the Pre-checking on
wife, at the White Anne Carr. daughter of the Mr Justlee J. R. Gregg and Mr 1garded as a document of title, will be about $120,000, taking rident's
House.
Queen's Jockey, was to marry Justler A. D. Scholes
nine months to complete.
Tenants opposing the
Since 1951 she has been mak- another rider, Joe Mercer, raak
A wrist watch and a fountain plication are represented by Mring regular appearances on the Joe at his home for confirma-
television Gerald Basto, instructed by P. BBC's
programmeation.
pen and peneli set to a total She Mo and F. Zinimern, and Mr for women and children.
This is Joe Mercer. You. In- value of $800 were stolen from Robinson Road, top has made
two documentary terrupted my marriage proposal," No. 950, F. H. B. Wong of cy, Kwan Alms, and written three coultery was the cold reply,-UP.I. Noor yesterday morning. and Co.
An adjournment was granted
Representing Verma are Mr Scarman and Mr V.LJ, D'Alton, (both instructed by Mr R,E, Moore, of Messru Descens).
The Solicitor-General, Mir Arthur Hooton, Q.C., and Mr D.E. Greenfeld and Mr D.G. Willis, both Crown Counsel, are appearing for the Crown.
Mr Scurrann told the Court that since 1890 there have been two definitions for a document
Uule. These were contained In the Sale of Goods Ordinance and in the Factors Ordinance,
Both of these inws were con- cerned with civil and commer-
Hearing is continuing.
Chickenpox Scare
London, Sept. 22. Twenty-eight unaccompanied youngsters arriving by air for the | new school term here today were held up at London airport because a boy from Singapore was believed to have chickenpox. He is Timolly Tay who had
cla matters, Mr Scarman been on holiday with his family
staled.
Identical
Counsel said it was open for
in the For East.
The other youngsters aboard the British Overseas Britannia from Sydney had to leave their names and addresses of their
the Court lo take the view schools before leaving the alt-
that it was applying these de-port-Router.
finitions to a criminal statule, but that it must be careful not to apply it in such a way as to place on the accused a more serious burden as if he was in a civil dispute.
The definition in the two
HMS Modeste
Portsmouth, Sept. 22.
Ordinances were identical, cald The Arigato 1ms Modeste
Mr Scarian.
returned horo today after six After referring to the Sale years abroad. Her present of Goods Ordinance, he said crow were flown out to Binge- think in order that a document|pore 18 months ago, may be a document of title
one had to see, first of all, if Modeste bas sleamed 80,000 It come within any of the miles in the Far and Middia classes of specified documents. East in the lent 18 months. She If it did, then one had to see is now paying-og into reserva, whether such a document won-China Mall Special.
03-
lo sce If settlements could be
books.
Miss Rose whose married
reached. The heating continues name is Mrs Fox-Little will bo arriving in the Colony Un Thursday morning with her husband and child,
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afternoon
SLINE Rose (left) the girl who sold refrigerators
JACQUELINE Eskimoes with Dirk Bogarde.
Printed and published by Paz PLUMELT for and on behalf of South China Morning Fort Limited at 1-8. Wyndham Street, City of Viotaría in the Colony of Hongkong.
that
Burglary
This Funny World
"The
In li she expressed plainly her Inability to belleve that the heathen races were eternally damned unless they subscribed to Christian doctrines.
Mrs Buck probably knD WA The Chinese language and cus- any other toms better than Western woman of her period.
She was the daughter of mis- sionaries serving in China, and Rhe was a missionary herself when she married Dr J. Lossing Buck, head of the Agricultural Department of the Presbyterian University at Nanking.
Mrg Buck is now returning to Nanking with her husband.
AN exciting experience A befell Mr D. Stewart and a party of friends in- cluding two ladies who were spending the weekend in the motor junk Au Chau Chi- hung in company with Mr Sverre Berg and a party of his friends who were in tho yacht Irone.
"
The Junk and the yacht were caught In Discovery Bay when the barometer began to fall,
The Irene took the funk in tow but after repeated attempts to reach a more sheltered an- chorage, only the Yacht succeeded. Meanwhile a ülfeboat from the vessel Kay Sing began searching for boats.in distress,
The party from the junk were found and taken on to the Kfe- boot. The caplain of the Kau Sing. Mr Lowe, and Mr Cairns, of the Harbour Department, were most solicitous supplying dry clothing and hot drinks to all of the party.
Three other yachtsmen Cap- lain C.C. Fowkes, Mr RA Wadeson and Mr LF. Nicholson wero compelled to seek refuge at Salkkung after an exceedingly rough passage from Port Shelter and walked to Hongkong by the path over the hills "through Customs Pass to Kowloon City yesterday,
maham
"Hongkong ls almost certain to gemi, seven" bouters to the Brilah Empira Games, nexd year", Mr J. Russell, President of the LBA informed the China Mail this morning, Among those who will probably be on leave next year are Aldo Hyde LGB, open champion, Adam Holland, a former holder and Hughie "Nih, last year's finalist,
Pride is interesting-their factory is in Expan.”