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Comment Panama Accuses Margot 72,000 CHINA
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RENT CONTROL
I
the last few weeks Guverament has had some upportunity to mull over the question of rent de- entral though its inclina- tion will probably be to put of decision as long as possible. The idea of per- mitting an increase in the cost of livlog at any tim is unpopular and parties. larly now in view of opposition that the
request
for decontrol has armed, One assurance that Gover-
ment might give is that it will not net. contrary to public Interest. At the sume
time
It is committed to the general principles of the MeNet report which valls for gradual decentral when economic conditions
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mit. What step should it now take in view of the
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She Had Knowledge
Of A Plot, They Say
Panama City, April 23.
The Panamanian Government today offi- cially accused Dame Margot Fonteyn of having knowledge of a plot to over- throw the De La Guardia regime. The allegation was made by a Government spokes- man on the basis of letters to Dame Margot and her husband, Dr Roberto Arias, found in the cottage of an American woman friend atļ Santa Clara.
Unofficials request daring SEAT PRICES
the budget debate?
CHIEF PROBLEM
I would seem that Govern-
determining whether to- day's conditions permit Some farther ensing of con- trols in the case of business and higher grade domestic:
But this is really prent
[ the main problem of rents which the ordinance cannot resnive which urgently calls and
action. The must disagreeable fea-
I'm with chier hat den is
for
ture of the existing Land. lord and Tenant Ordinance la that while landlords of For buildings are prewar stricted there is no effec- Live
Control
un principal tenants and the postwa Inndlords
principat
tenants are free to churge what they want. Somethin more than just progressive decontrol is therefore in- diented, if this one anomaly and it is one of many under the ordinance. to be rectified.
WIDER CONTROL?
AST week an Urban Coun-
Leftor advanced the sur-
Kestion of wider control “to] defend tenants ill the cheaper now flats frena thel threat of spiralling rent ingrenses." This is in iden; which will meet with much
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A
of
The that it involves growing dumber people are coming to the conclusion that there should be some form of acting on rents for all kinds of build-.
in.
FOR FONTEYN BALLETS GO UP
London, April 23. The Royal Opera House announced today it is in- creasing pices for tickets 1 E Royal Ballet per- formances by Dame Margos Fonteyn.
But a spokesman denied the move had anything 10 do with her adventures in J'anama.
ranged some "It was time ago," he said.
"We feel Dame Margol has reached a position of world eminence which justies raised prices for
The beat grand ifer heals go up from 28 shillings to
Plot To
Kill Castro
Report
New York, April 23. Eight mon were reported to- day to have been hired to assassinate the Promior, Fidel
Cuban Castro during his visit to the United States.
Police said all of the men Another Huggouljeft which were Americans and one of them
Rosen, 57, could implement this idea might be David
Fair convicted gambler and associate
of racketeer Meyer Lansky. may
Whet
the Castro regime down on big the
is the institution of Rent Courts which
have the effect of eliminat cracked ing exploitation of tenants.
The proposal is not
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A Goverment spokesman "These etters told reporters:
Wits
show Morgut Fonteyn aware of plot, it had been said she was not involved. We only got hold of these letters after she left Panama.
and had
"I we wanted to fred the letters we could have held her for prosecution on the Lasks of these letters."
Bag Found
Earlier a Panama Government that a speke mun nounend
corres utility bag containing rondence of Dr Arias had been discovered in à cattuge at Suuta Clara, 73 miles south-west of here.
The
contents included # letter from the Hollywood
an airlin star John Wayne, ticket in Dr Ariar namo, and a letter to Dame Marrot, the spokesman said.
The bag was found
nt the cache, same time as an artis burled in and on Santa Clara bench, and consisting of 17 cailbre .45 Argentine-made
30 calibre Browning pistols, machinegun, a rie and about 1,000 rounds ul smill-arme ammuaillon.
National Guardsmen unearth-
ed the cache yesterday after was pointed out to them by Alfredo Jimenez, described as b member of Dr Arias' group, who The
sald : Lokesman captured on Monday.
was
Film Star's Letter
The cottage where
the bag
was found is owned by a Miss
was
of Dr Arlas and Dame Margot Fonteyn. Miss Webster picked up for questioning by the authorities and the spokes- man said she was expected to be releasy soon.
DALAI LAMA ARRIVES
IN
TEZPUR-
The Dalai Lama ends his historic flight from Lhasa, This picture shows him in Texpur, surrounded by Indian officials and the retinue that fled with bin, last week.--London Express Service.
Taipei General's Warning On Quemoy, Matsu
Taipei, April 23.
Webster, described is a friend General "Tiger" Wang Shu-ming, chief of the Chinese Nationalist General Staff, alerted the offshore islands today for a possible new Communist assault. Wang, speaking as the Chinese bombardment of the Quemoy islands entered the ninth month, said the Communists might embark on a new military adventure next month.
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Among the letters In The bag were the ones addressed
and "Margot"
to
(Arias nickname) and signed "Judy."
The authorities here said the writer was presumed to be Misa Judy Tathain, a friend of Dr
was In Panam Arias, who about a fortnight ago.
One letter to Dr Arlas was from John Wayne, described as a friend and business partner of Arias,
to
A letter signed "Judy"a guiding in Cuba Lansky fed the country.
Dame Margot Fanteyn written on stationery of the El Panama
contained Hilton Hotel, following paragraph:
without difficulties the The suspected plotters were courts might swiftly be.
reparted by police to have en- come awarped with retered the city in two cars, one quests for assessments, but dirty grey Cadillac. The cara loaded with their very existence may act as a moderating influence on landlords,
NEW ORDINANCE
reported
were weapons.
City-Wide Soarch
'Plot Thickens'
the
"The plot thickens very much. It has been an endless source of interest and amuse-
ment to me."
Another paragraph in the same letter said "I only hope I can be of some use to Tifo while Detroit, am here."
Adinance exists, bontver criminal record and malonu
RED CHINA'S
NEW PLAN
FOR TIBET ?
Manila, April 24.
Hongkong Men To
:
LIGHT
Work On SHARES SOLD
Aden Airfield
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
There was a sensational reaction to the news of the China Light bonus issue on the Hongkong Stock Exchange this morning when more than 72,000, shares changed hands and the total market turnover for the morning topped $2,200,000.
Twelve Chinese work- men who were en- gaged on the con- sales opened at $10.00 and closed at $13.50, struction of the new one lot of 21,000 shares changed hands, runway at Kai Tak, Full details of this morning's dealings are published in our share will be leaving the
Top price for China Lights during the morning was $10.00 while
the low was $19.20. Last night's closing price was $18.10.
prices on page 9.
Colony in the near Te announcement of the one for one bonus issue and the re- future for
valuing of shares from $5 to $10 cume in a surprise statement Aden,
In the morning papers.
where they will begin
on a similar contract. A fortnight ago Government announced it was setting up a board
The workmen, employed by Gammon (HK) Ltd., are mainly Connected with asphalt plant equipment. In Aden they will take part in the reconstruction of the RAF airfeld, The pre- sent runway is to be string- thened and extended to take heavier and bigger aircraft,
As the Aden contract has to be completed on a tight schedule of 46 weeks, Gaminnn's head office in London recommended Qat Chinese workmen from liongkong who had been train-
od while at work on the Kai!
Tak runway be sent.
be
I
be
GOING BY SHIP They decided it would well worthwhile 1 send number of experienced lifters than on asphalt work, rather train local personnel in Aden.
Most of the men will leaving the Colony for Aden by ship, but others will be flying. Mr A. G. Procter, manager of the Hongkong office of Gammon, suid, "We want to send them by ship to give them a bit of ▸ holiday, as they will be working !
46 the next pretty hard for weeks." ile added that he had complete confidence in the men and that "Chinese workmen are among the best in the world."
A senior assistant engineer,
Mr Cheong Kim-loong will be
cf inquiry to investigate the electric light and power compaules.
IRAQ OIL:
NO IMMEDIATE
DANGER
OF TAKE-OVER
London, April 23. The head of the Iraq Petroleum Company said today there was "no immediate ,danger" of Iraqi Premier Kassem's government nationalising the oil in- dustry.
accompanying the workmen. Lord Monckton, who returned today from Bagdad,
Mr Cheong, a former graduate
of the University of Hongkong,
is a member of the Malayan office of Gammon.
two
The 12 workmen include two clerks, two asphalt plant Bliers,
plani asphalt
foremen, 1WO asphalt plant
operators two asphalt plant
spreader operators, one electrician, and one Atter foreman.
Corporal Demoted
described his two-hour talk with the Iraqi Premier last week as "very useful," but he added there was no talk of nationalisation.
"I went there for a discussion, because of the "awkward not negotiations, Lord Monck moment" in the political situa- on told newsmen in en in- tion and was nothing permanent. terview shortly after his arrival -U.P.I. at London airport.
Lord Monckton said IPC was looking forward to "expanding production," but he declined to elaborato on any new concos- slors in the exploitation of oil "pland. Dalween, the company and
the Iraqi government.
No One Knows
don't see any immediate
Anottack in May For II-bomb danger of nationalration,
: coincide with the Geneva foreign ministers conference.
Wang, who earned the name "Tiger" fighting the Japanese In the air in World War 11, called on the Matsu and Quemoy their garrisons to increase vigilance against a sneak Com- munist attack.
Failed
China's shore
Guns, which
to
|China plans to communiso half encircle the Queinoy com- Tibet and populate it with plex, fired 14 shelfs up 30 million Chinese within noon today to start their ninth 10 years to prevent further months of bombardmen
the Manila uprisings, Chronicle reported today.
111
A Chrentele staff writer Hongkong, basing his dispatch
of
Since opening fire at dusk last August 23, Communist Artillery 110 battered the Quemors with 039,883 hich explosive shells, according to National Defence Ministry tabulations.
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Protest
London, Apell 23.
A Royal Air Force cor poral who refused to ober an order to work on a bomber after seeing a film on hydrogen-bomb protest machers was sentenced to be reduced to the ranks by
■ Court Martial today. The corporal, John Ray- mond Pritchard, 25, said that after seeing the film
convinced he became www wrong for Britain to have H-bombs.
He told the Court Martial: "I could not believe in the principle that hydrogen bombs were bad and at work in conntellon with them."-Router.
Peter Leaves
was said to The group also
brothers from include five Philadelphia, each with, a long S long as the present or-
In Chicago, The Colony will only be talk netions
A letter from Wayne, dated en "semi-official Asian sources" Ing in terms of control and Philadelphia and Florida.
The report of the assassination April 2 was signed "Duke", said the Chinore had decided to
of a city-wide | Wayne's alckname, and decontrol. And as long as
plot touched
con-destroy the theocratic slate and federal cerned business transactions. Tibel and turn it into an actual The bonbardment, one of the by polleo we maintain this ordinance search
The spokesman pointed vexed question of de agents.
nut province of China.
longest and most sustained in the
has military anrials, control will continue to be Descriptions of all seven men there was no connection between The Chinese. plan, according modern
fabled
dislodge Quemoy's cause of publie outery were sent out to polles through Wayne and Dr Arias alleged to the Chronicle, called for:
farmers and activitica, against the Panna-
Liquidation of the exist-15,000 primitive
New Delhi, April 23. and resentment every three out the city.
Despite the reported assus-manian Government.-Reuter.
ing Tibetan rebels, esti-shermen who scratch out
Indian Premier Nehru reveal- or four years.
sination plol, a high Pulice
moted at not more than 20,000. living only a few miles off the The chances are that with the enlcial said the security guard
mainland, U.P.I.
ed today that Prince Peter of Deportations
50,000 pi
Greece has for India at the re building of low-cost pre
around the Cuban
young anti-Communist
quest of the Indian Government, mises lagging no far behind,
would not bo Increasect
Tibetan males to various parts
which considered he was c controls will be with us for ...
activi- many years to come. What
Lies" at Kalimpong, where lived, the India "Informa" news Hongkong needs la. a new
Capsule Retrieved Landlord and Tenant or-
Now Delhi, April 23.
Washington, ApriĮ 23. agency said,
Earlier, Madame Lakshmi which removes the
Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the
The Civil Aeronautics Board ling of the prenent Cape Canaveral, April 23.
The American Air Force to Indian Prime Minister, left to
announced today it would hold Menon, Deputy Foreign Minis Destruction of Jamalan
Peter's legislation and which pro-
oral hearings on Aprli 20 on the ter, said that. Prince ente day retrieved a capsule elected day for Dehra Dun en route for callings rents
and the god-king myik. British Overeens Airways Car, affirmation that India had "help- viden
from "Thor" ballistic missile Mussoorie where he is due to
of Repopulation Tibet poration's request for a trans-ed the Chinese Communists con- which cannet be abused.
Inunched from
Cape meet the Dalai Lama tomorrow These are the lines along Canaveral
with 30 million, Chinese, Pacific route between San Fraun-quer Tibet" was completely falac proving grounds for the first time since Tibet's
invention which Government ought early this morning.—France“ young God-King crossed into starting with Ave millions in the cisco and Hongkong via Tokyo. and was
India three weeks ago.-Neuter. Inext three years.-U.P.L to be thinking.
.4
On
Presse,
tha
Prefer Nehru Off To
Meet Dalai Lama
of China proper.
of the Expropriation lamas and nobles' fand and cattle and re-distribution among the thepherds.
peasanta
and
Booc Hearinggaging in undesirable
--U.P.I.
a pure
French Fresse,
he
hc sold." "Thet's -the-best-1-can vayil?
because no one knows what the future will bring."
Lord Monckton said the 50-50 deal on vil prolita between the company and Iraq would con- Unue and that he knew of no Iraqi prouring dive by the Government to boost the per- contigo shure of proâts,
He Balu.he thought the Iraqis would like to get mute money but that "they'rs not Koing to get it if we Can help it" He sold Iraq's absence from.
Arst Arab el conference meeting to Calro was
thue
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