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APPROACHING STORM EASES DRAMA
Slight loss of intensity as
she moves north
Severe tropical storm Mary is now 175 miles south-south-west of Hongkong and getting closer every hour.
In a statement at noon today the Director of The Director of the Royal Observatory said this
in a statement at noon today.
the
with
"It has decreased slightly in Typhoon shelters of
crowded Colony were intensity but is moving in generally northerly direction Junks and sampans" seeking which is bringing it closer to safety from the approaching Hongkong.
"Winds have been reaching to gale force at times during the night and gales are expected become more general today.
"The highest gust sa fur re corded at the Royal Observatory was 53 knots,
No. 7 signal
"The local Storm Signal No. 7 is still hosted." The storm is forcast to move north to north northeast at five to seven knots for the next 24 hours.
Winds of 40 knots have been reported within 180 miles of the centre In the southwest quad- rant of the storm.
tropical storm.
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There were
number of collisions and near-collisions between vessels inside the har- bour but no injury and damage were reported.
No serious accidents have occurred so far in the waters of the harbour, according to the Marine Police.
The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company has suspended all services to outlying districts except the Tsun Wan service.
The
Wan Hongkong-Tsun service is now running at hour- ly intervals until further notice.
Long queues
The Star Ferry pler. in Kow- loon witnessed long queues this
The Royal Observatory could morning when passengers wait- not say for certain at presented for 20 minutes or more be- when the storm will reach fore they could get on board a Hongkong "because there
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many complicated factors involved."
Fight ocean liners which ar.. rived in Hongkong were pre- vented from docking by the stormy weather.
Two of them arrived yester-1 day and the rest, this morning. They all sought shelter in Kow- loon Bay except the President
Cleveland.
The President Cleveland which arrived at 7 this morning should have docked at the Kow loon Wharf at 9 a.m. but was delayed until noon.
Turned back
The Tiluwab which was scheduled to arrive from Japan sometime this morning had to
This was caused by fewer ferries operating' earlier this
The situation improved and the ferry schedule was back to normal later in the morning..
The vehicular ferry service between Jordan Road and Hongkong plers has not as yet been affected.
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Bees sting preacher
Derby, June 6.
fallow to People are seen gathered at the Star Ferry pier at Kowloon the latest reports on the approaching storm issued by the Royal Observatory.- China Mail Photo.
Boy tells of mother's
chopper
attack
An eight-year-old boy today told a court how his mother had attacked him with a chopper in the early hours of the morning, and then tried to kill herself.
Central magistrate, Mr T. L, sald Mr Yang after the ques turn back on her course on ap- A swarm of bees invaded St Yang was presiding at the toning. proaching Hongkong last night. Aiden's Church here today, committal proceedings against
Eight-year-old Chiu then Most of the ships alongside stung a preacher three times Chan Sheung-ol, 48, of 9 Prat: wharves have moved over 10 during a service, and caused the Avenue, charged with the at- testled that he woke up in the typhoon buoys or typhoon an- choir to abandon the stalls and tempted murder of Chiu Wal-early hours of October 12, 1958 "occause my mother chopped chorages In harbour.
sit among the congregation.. kit.
me with a chopper." Fourteen
their ships left
Chiu said that his throat was. berths in harbour for anchorages Fee-keeping experts were The eight-year-old boy, Chlu
· west of Stonecutter Island to called to dislodge them,
Wai-kit, gave his evidence after cut and bleeding and that his ride out the approaching storm. The Vicar old tonight: "It Mr. Yang tested his intelligence mother, Chan Sheung-ol, was seems as if we will have to re by asking him whether he knew sitting on the ground bedde his nove a wall panel to get at the the difference between truth bed, trying to cut her throat bees' nest."
and lles, and what a magistrate with a chopper. The bees were first noticed in is and what his job is. the church several days ago but were thought to have dispersed, --Reuter,
All launches of the Marine Police have been pit on stand- by duty.
Some of the Marine Police launches bave been sent on patrol duty where the water is not so choppy.
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He added that he ran to his sister-in-law's zoom and called "I accept his evidence, but he her. This woman, Ng Sin-yee, is too small to be sworn in," then called the police..
Ng Sin-yee testified that Chan Sheung-of owned 9 Prat Avenue, She nileged that some people windled her out of her money and the house" and after that Chan became distraught and depressed.
She said that she woke up to find Chiu lying by her door, bleeding from his throat
She added that she put him
on her bed, and went out again
noon.
Indians off
to
China for talks
on border row
New Delhi, June 6.
Five Indian officials left for Peking today for the third round of India's border dispute with Communist China.
They will examine Chinese documents supporting a claim to more than 50,000 square miles
of H'malayan territory which India considers hers, t
Later, Chinese experts will come to New Delhi' and review Indian evidence. A report will be made to the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Nehru and to Chinese Premier Chou En-lai by September.
The first round of the border dispute consisted of exchanges of diplomatic notes setting forth irreconcilable positions. Because A of the deadlock, Nehru and Chou met in New Delhi last April. They were unable to re- solve their differences, how- ever, and turned the dispute over to experts in an effort to establish a factual basis for discussions.
mon shouted: "L want to kill myself" In Central Court today and then tried, to croch his head against a
corner post inside the dock.
Sevaral Policeman rushed towards him and overpowered him before he could reach the port, however,
The man was hustled down to the cells below immediately after outburst.
* SENTENCED
The 35-year-old man, Ma Fai, who was earling sentenced to four months' jail for mendi- cancy, objected strong-
Prisoner may and shouted loudly
know about
star's gems
London, June 6. prisoner in a London jail has offered · Information about Sophia Laren's stolen jewels, the Italian film star's lawyers suid today.
The man wrote: Miss Lotens personally and said he was sorry for her, said assessor Mr Samuel Balcombe, agent: for the £20,000 reward put up by
NEHRU WAITS Nehru has said he will wait and see the report in Septem-the getreat ber before deciding whether to accept Chou's invitation to go to Peking for further discus
ler
Is The Indian Seam....
by plane, was headed by Mr SMents, head of the Chios division of the External Affairs Ministry, and Dr S. Gopal, had of the ministry's historical divi.. of Indian Vice sion and son President Dr S. Radhakrishnan, They expected to. be fri Paying for several weeks. de pending on the number of Chinese documents to be examined-AP.
Crossman
calls for
Socialist
challenge
and saw Chan lying on the ground with a chopper near her left hand. She was also bleath
London, June 7. ing.
Hearing continues this after-One of the Labour Party's leading rebels," Mr Richard Crossman, today
for a
challenge offluent society" If the Labour Party was not to wither away,
Where angels fear to tread Reds claimed ought
church. Certainly this in an: Rock and roll la creeping In, In an attempt to make con- age when the common man le
tact with youth who might beginning to think for himself
otherwise never venture, near more clearly than at any time in his history. It is an age in #church' except la be mar
ried For burled. And In which he is challenging insti tutions which have gone un-¦ Germaný, a Protestant scho questioned for generatióna. Ular is "demythologising" '
And certainly we are living, In an era which must be pre- pared for and adapt itself to sweeping changes.
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the Bible in an attempt to overcome. modern scepticism towards fablox, allegories and expressions thousands of years old.
aquarely. Because it contains in many cases the pointers to needful reform. The system of New Year and Birthday. honours is only one small Institution which has boon a cause of public irritation for years. We can recall grand- mother snorting Indignantly 50 years ago, that OBEs ware- handed out with a pound of
tex.
hit on
submarine
chaser
In a booklet published by the Fabian Society, Britain's oldest Bocialist organisation, Mr Cross man wrote that Modern capi- tallsm in Britain was unable to compete with the Eastern Bloc In the race for higher produc- tion. It had fallen behind” Rus- sia, France and Western Gér many
London, June 6.
Ho warned that if the China today peoples of Africa or Asis were Communist
claimed the artillery of given the choice, the huxuries, the Peoples Liberation gadgets and packaged food- Army had hit a Nation stults which so many workers alist submarine chaser at enjoy in our anfuent socletins
being irrelevant the Fukier front on June might strike those peoples as 4 while it was carrying vulgar compared with the soild out "disturbances" near respectability of the communist Weitow In Fukien pro way of life."
The Church of Rome is un. The same oritiolam can be made today.. Granted a far wider -cross-section of the public has become eligible for honours which is step in the right direction, but the erlis lon on which awards are based must be changed. Honours should not be regard ed as the award for service, however loyally given. Nor should they be associated with positions like bank' managers, Judges, departmental heads, Agency sald the damaged Na
doubtedly experipnoing a pro-: found change in outlook under.. the guidance of the present Pope John 23rd. He is wild to be a "moderating" Influence In the Vatican and, while in- fallibility and supremaoy may never be repudiated yet there is wide scope for tolerance. His' most pleasing move has been to appeal, to Christians to overcome old prejudices," Perhaps Pope John senses tha harm that complacency in high places la causing. Perhaps he Is anticipating the gathering storm
BUT this does not mean that "those famillar”plilara_ofˇour THE Bunday Express has bold-society must disappear though ly called for a new look at there are clear dangers to ignoring the writing on the the award of. honours, Before.
aristocracy has wall The discussing their commente
never been so widely and contemptuously ridiculed. The scandal and; notoriety with which they have surrounded themselves and the headlines they invariably make In the preas are as effectively de-
their cimating
ranks Madame Gulltotina, who took her bloody toll of nable hands In the French revolution. Yet this is the traditional and historical prop supporting the monarchy, People, argue Ir ta impossible to agree with this disintegration continues those who regard criticism the most sacred of all British these Institutions as 'disfoy Institutions must be under-trakuohous, subversives For
Kolheretical: All through hist; ¿mined.
people have been damne daring, to think
few observations are neces nary, Never have the British people, been so free as they. are today. Froo, that is, in the sense that they are able to say what they like about the most sacrosanct institu tions In the land. Old timer's tell us things were never like this when, they were a boy. People like Muggeridge, Al- trincham and the Sunday: Express Soditor would have bean, horsewhipped or shipped to the coolonies tor speaking. their mlad to freely. It is aign of healthy tolerance that they can do so today.
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RESHAPE POLICIES
He concluded "If, we are not
big business tycoons, gover. tionalist warship"hurriedly prepared to see the Labour nora, diplomata and generals, fled in the direction of Party wither away, we must be
prepared to reshape: la pol Nor should they be given Quemoy,
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"We have applied to the Home Office for permission to Interview the prismer and this we hope to do bug day the week. It is a claim are mos inveltigate, as we have done wife of claims
Mr. Elleembe- refused to give further details, and the Home Office prorplaed action on the application as soon as possible,
The jewellery, including emeralds, diamonds and rubies valued by Miss Loren and her entourage at $500,000 was stolen nine days ago from Miss Loren's rented home In Elstree, 20-miles north of London, WA She is filming a movie here. -AP
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'that he was not satisfied
with the sentence.
Last week, Muhad pleaded not guilty to begging for alms in Hennessy Road on May 31 but was found guilty after evidence given by ́the Prosecution.
He was remanded until this morning pend- ing a probation officer's report.
Monty is told off, report
says
New York, June 6, Newsweek Magazine report- ed today that Field-Mar- that Viscount Montgomery has been told aff" Prime Minister,
Harold Macmillan..
1. The magazinela report from. London, in its periscope section, spidi j
Field Marshal, 'Montgomery. has been called down-privately and personally by Prime Minister Macmillan for mying Formosa should be turned over to the Red Chinese: Macmillan sent Monty a letter which call- ed that most unfortunate”.
Rieti, Italy, June 8. About 50 persons were in juned today when a bridge collapsed during a religious ceremony at nearby Antrodoco,
The victims were crowded on to a small wooden bridge serviss "Lord Montgomery should be a mountain river near the more careful of what, be says modictamry of our Lady of the in public, the P.M. wrote, since Grotio.
he's held much high official posts Doctors said "several persons in the past. China Mall
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