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JETS
TO THE U.S.A.
4 Migkis weakly via Talya
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$
Bevan's
condition
HK INTEREST RATES TO GO UP slightly
ADENAUER Follows move
ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL
A
INCITEMENT
Hamburg, Jan. 21.
by London:
shares ease
by a China Mail Reporter
31-year-old police Bank interest rates in Hongkong are to be
sergeant here, Horst
Schmidt, has
filed
criminal charge against Dr Konrad Adenauer,
raised, a spokesman for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank said this morning.
Telephones were also queled slightly lower at $31.50 on
This follows the increase in
Because the Chancellory British bare rale from four
n
appealed to people in a
more than 10,000 turnOVET, to five, percent,
The market was affected by radio
Higher Bank interest rates 1. give in Hongkong speech to
will mean that the Electricity Commission re daubers of unti-Semitic mony will bu deurer is borrow, pori-advocating nationalisation sloguna a hlding on the The full extent of the in- of the two companies as well spol.
treases in Hongkong is not yel nx the idgher bank rate.
Business men are concerned Folice said that Schmidt, in
about the Impileationa
that Dr Adenauer's appeal was:
known.
of
a private criminal charge, said A spokesman for the Hong-nationalisation but some believe an incitanent to committing akong and Shanghai Bankng the share decline will not last
Corporation said: "We have long. not go all London and
criminal act.
The charge is to be sent to the Bonn Prosecutor today police added.
Under German law I will be up to the public prosecutor to decide whether there is case to answer, 1
A spokesman of the Bonn prosecutor's office suld that if it decided there was a case to Duswer, it would have to ask the Bundestag (Lower House) of which Dr Adenauer Is A lift his Parilo- member, te mentary immunity.
He said the Immunity could be lifted by a simple majority voto-Reuter.
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the rates from They point to the statement
cannot We
by the Financial Secretary, Mr 4. G. Clarke, to Legislative Wednesday that Councilt on "Government is not at present prepared
agree that 10
say definitely what they will be until they have all been worked out."
CERTAIN EXTENT
ما
arguments for nationalisation of the electricity companies aro
"But you can take R that rales | applicable to other utilities," are bound to go up a certain ex- tent.
"Rates connected with wills-MEMBER OF will obviously go up if money in to be dearer in Loudon," he added.
The news from London and the effect it had in Hongkong caused further declines In
leading shake prices on the
5 months' jail. local Stock Exchange
A 46-year-old
China Lights, wiilch yester. who day MAR
droppesi closed a $184, clole an oil-pump, three span-țiu a low of $17.80 this morning ners, and a pair of pliers from after starting $18.20. And a lorry was sentenced to dve mare than 38.000 shares changed months jall by Gentrat Magls- hands.
INKSPOTS MISSING
Miami. Jan, 21. Me-Essex-Scott, 38, one of the
Inkspole singing
group, waU with reported missing today two companions on a fishing expedition in the Florida Keys. The trin loft Miami yesterday und-the Coastguard was noti led when they failed to return
trale Mr T. Yang this Electries, which closed yester-last night
morning.
day at $24.20, opened at $24 to-
Mr Scoll, who has been with
Ng Chi-yuen, living at 633, is a jelesed at $23.70-on-a the Inkspots-since-1852, was due.. '' Block, Chul Wan Resettle- į turnover of more than 10,000 to start an engagement here to- ment Estate, pleaded guilly. shares.
jmorrow night.-Reuter.
The Electricity Commission report
NO NATIONALISATION!
THE question the Elec-
Tricity
Inquiry
Com-
mission report poses is clear and simple. It over- shadows everything. Does nationali- Hongkong want
nation? If the answer No, the recommendations. tabled in the Legislative Council on Wednesday are largely of academic interest. If the answer is Yes, and if Hongkong sys Bo emphatically, a pre-
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cedent is created and there is a good case for public control of other much cri- ticised monopolies like the
ne, buš and vehicular services. Presumably Hongkong does not want to go this far. And we have no hesitation in urging Government to reject the idea. It can do so without wasting the report's com- ments.
The recommendations seem to have flabbergasted many people. The possibility of nationalisation WBB con- not even
sidered
"but
the Commission seems kolleve
A
to
that the Industry
Is that bad. Indeed with the exception of the financial record, the two companies
como out
of the inquiry with surprisingly high fly- Ing colours. And the con- ---clusion is hard to
океара would Government
more useful
that
have got
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report had it framed its
terms of reference raore carefully and clearly how far it to go.
a little
J
stated wanted
WHAT, after all, does the
public want? Not an other monopoly beyond all hope of appeal, but a watch- dog for tho existing monopolies, The Commis sion comes out clearly on
Comment Of The
Day
eum-
Utilities Board which con hear and consider plaints on any of the existing utility companios. This Board should pass recommendations dealing
with the electricity con cerns to a standing com
mittec specifically appoint ed to denl with this
Early morning fire
Firemen fahting the early morning blate at a five- storeyed factory building in Kowloon Clly. The fire started al 340 nm. today,China Mall photo.
Over $1 million
in
damage factory blaze
ALCOHOL: Danger limit for motorists
London, Jan. 21.
How much alcohol can a man take and still be a
safe driver?
Two or three small whiskies or one and a halt
of boar, says the British Medical Association,
This would give a concentra- tion of 50 per cent of alcohol
In the bloodstream,
And the comitted said it "can- abt conceive of any clreum- stances" in which it would be ssle to drive with an alcoholic content of more than .10.
This might be the equivalent of four pints of beer or four double whiskies.
But the report by a special committee of the BMA on the relation of alcohol to road wc- cidents added that the amount of drink needed. 10 produce these results would vary with 'the fadividual and the eir- cumstances because of differing rates of entry of alcohol into the bloodstream.
AVERAGE DRINKER
A press conference was told for example that the average drinkers might need to take
· seven or eight pints to reach the danger level of..15.
Hardened drinkers would probably..need 12 pints,
improved
London, Jan. 21. Tonight's bulletin on Mr Aneurin Kevan the De- puty Labour leader said he was still weak but there had been a "slight improvement."
Mr Bevan was stated earlier to be "he worse" and "resting" in a hospital here.
He has been in
London'a
Free Hospital since December 20 when he underwent a serious abdominal operation. The naturo of the operation has not been disclosed.
an
Today's bulletins follow overnight statement that his condition was causing "much pintaanalety."
U.S. says
China may
be admitted
to talks
Mr Bevan's wife, Miss Jennie Lee, also a Member of Porila- ment, who has not left the hos pital since her husband had a relapse yesterday, saw him again today for a few minutes.
CONSCIOUS
She found him conscious and · talking normally but arrange- ments were made for her to spend another night in # hospital room nearby.
The hospital spokesman spoke to reporters this afternoon and said: "The whole object of the exercise now is that Mr Bevan should rest-and he is lying resting."
The spokesman added that Mr Bevan, was being fed through his arth with saline drip.
He was conscious and "from what I can make out, ho is holding his 057,"
Washington, Jan. 21. America today publicly admitted it would have to admit. China to any big International con- Mr Bevan was engaging in ference on disarmament. normal conversation and could But on ono-condition, cald answer back quite normally. the US State Department, He had not been given any It would have to join in a blood transfusions although game of workable con- about a dozen people had tele- phoned overnight to offer their blood.
I
But an almost non drinker
trols. would only need to take four
In a statement on the forth pirits on an empty stomach.
One of Mr Bovan's doctors BMA coming East-West disarmament The report by the
ho did not feel which represents more than 7,000 talics in Geneva, the State De mid tonight
there was going to be any crisis doctors in Britain and the Compartment said;
"At this conference, the first | in his patient's condlon tom monwealth, came shortly after
establish will be the night-Reuter. yesterday's announcement of a thing to
of the Communist private member's bill seeking to intention curb drunken driving
and sido to join with us in a work- against a background of moutable and adequately controlled Ing Youd deaths and injurios, disarmament programme:
The report quoted figures to "If this should prove to be show that someone Involved the caso and substantial pro- had been drinking in 62 per gress is made toward controlled cent of accidents after ten pam. disarmament during the course -when most of Britain's pubile of the discussion, then it would houses have just closed or are bo logical to consider participa to close shortly.
tion in such a disarmament programme by other countries including China.”
PEDESTRIANS
.
The report which also dealt with pedestrians, said a high proportion Idlied had been found to have "a significant concentration of alcohol in the blood."
Over 200....
miners
trapped
Coalbrook, Jan. 21.
Moro than 200 minors were reported trappod tonight by sub- sidence in Clydesdale north colliery near Saul- burg, Orange From State.
Reports svid
200 African and seven white minors were trapped. Router. TC-
par.
The statement was issued aftor Peking's Foreign Minister, Mr Chen Yi, said his govern ment would not regard itself bound by any agreement arrived
the formal Passengera
been at without who had drinking might distract a driver ticipation of China,
United States Micials said and cause an accident.
Reviewing possible legislation that any inclusion of Peking la the disarmament treaty would not limiting drunken driving, committee observed that it such affect U.S. polley toward laws are to be effective the police cognising the Peking Govern- must be given power to atop ment-Router. |cars and require the driver 10
industry. The committed Weary firemen this afternoon put out a factory fine submit to chemien? teeth
should at all times work
KUL
but solutions with. not dictate to the manage- ment of the firms. Some obvious gafeguards needed In legislation are a fair and consistent all-round вра plication of the surcharge: and a fuel clause which will enable the consumer to work out casily how his charge is assessed.
should
consumers be kept informed of all matters of major interest.
after battling it for nine hours.
Guardsman guilty of manslaughter
London, Jan, 21.
There should be consulta- A 19-year-old Welsh guards man, Michael Douglas Dowdall who once stood Rentry at
Donaust
the side of the consumer and stresses the need for a cheap, emcient and abun- dant supply. Two of these requirements are fulfilled
Tho
third can be already. Hecured through legislation without interfering with Mercover the Initiative-and respon- sibility of the management. Much
depends on the extent of control--imposed. We urge the very minimum. At least this. should be given
five or ton-year trial. Before
what steps Auggesting should be takon, it must be
that ndmitted
the Commission has proposed an ideal, tidy solution and ***lanced and care- fully
case for state control. The point that seems to have been ignored is that it is not a solution
fa tallor-made for that Trivate onterprise
minded Hourkong
It is Aur- that the -Jocal representative on the Com minelon did not make thin So what should be clear. done is to retain what is In our nystem and
f
wolly eliminate theso
found
objectionable,
to
A
Df
It was suggested that a ma- chẳng which analysed the con- tent of the breath -- it was do-
A torch and aturninium Tac-monstrated at the press con- tory-which acoupled one floorference- might be quitable for
in the multi-storey building--- this.-Router. reported damage estimated at |
$1.5 million.
And the fire was believed to
I have gutted two floors under
tc.
The Are broko
out in the
concrate building ut 3.40 this morning.
And by mid-morning, Kow- covered loon City Rood was with
a lacework pattem of hoses as firemen working from Indders, "fought huge extenslan
the famas.
About six appliances present.
The blaze
were
was put out
ot
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China plague hero dies
Girl, 12,
carried big haul of drugs
A 12-year-old
girl pleaded gulity before Mr D. Benson
packets of barbitone.
tintil
Cho. was reminded next Wednesday pending a re- port from the Social Welfare
Police
arrested Department
on Wednes her in West Point day.
tion with Government on all
Chemicals from a plastic fac- new issuea, dividenda and
tory in the building fet the fasues, and share
Buckingham blaze which was so Berce that provide
Palace was found guilty the side of the factory wall higher proportion
tonight of the mun- cracked, future capital needs. No
alaughter of a West End royalties must be levied and
street walker, and sen- electricity rates must be
at Central Javenija Cours the subject of negotiation tenced to life imprison- 12.20 pm,
The building war put up only 125 packets of heroin and 98 this morning to possession of ment. between Government and
in 1850, the companies.
Dowdall was found not gulity devo- of the murder of the woman, Extensive uneconomic
lopment on the other hand Veronica Murray, 31, in her North London flat in December subsidised by 1030. must be Government. The hope is that a solution can be found that would not disrupt the of enterprise, and
And ability the companies
the ono
| acutence of a' fixed 'numiser. of 1010, Dr Wu Elen-teh, collapsed hand
and on the other,
Is told the Court that, he provide safeguards for the "at the end of which you and died loduya wock after
would be out free even if you retiring from medical practice, was delivering the packet for public. Logielation along were as dangerous as you are ile was 81.
his playmate's father, when! tho, theno lines could, we
b0-today." ་ ་།་་
Dr Wu, a world authority on polica arrosted him in North ilove, meet the case. In
was former Burton Point per Wednesday, The le sentence would plague,
authorities short, let there be controls abla
10 delain General to! Generalissimo Ho thought the packet - con- so long as they are kept Dowdall until he could safely Chiang Kai-shek. In reconit tained medicine,
autobiography, For the series:he water' jdvers minimum but mingle with other people again, published. ħla
|-/The-Zingay Wighter"—AP, 180 cmta. the Judge added--leuter. nationalisation, never!
be
to
10 begin with Government To
a Publie must set up
A
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LIFE SENTENCE
it
Penang, Jan. 21. The Juckold Dowhil
The man who saved millions would be unsafe to impost a in China from the plague
in
Ant 11-year-old boy who ad- mitted poteasing a packet of heroin war coufloned and dis- charged by Mr Danson,
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