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Comment No relief in sight as Colony continues to swelter Of The HEAT WAVE IN
Day
TENTH DAY
Typhoon Polly A BABY FOR AUDREY 'I was misquoted' says
Action needed blamed
Colonial Secretary cloquently
Tyesterday
outlined some of the pro- ducts of enthusiasm in Hongkong. He spoke ob- viously enough of resettlement scheme
the
and
of the primary school pro-
As the two gramme outstanding examples, There is much besides which is at least equal and in many cases superior to the accomplishments of the many countries around us which enjoy the blessings of self-government. In one respect, however, Govern- ment is dragging its feet. the admittedly We refer to
thorny problem of rents which for so long. hus defied a just solution. In the past Government has been content with a policy of gradually decontrol- ling prewar
rents.
for hot spell
Hongkong's hot spell is now in its tenth
day and there is no relief in sight. Today's noon temperature was the highest for the last three days. Today it was 91 degrees. Yes- terday it was 89.1 and the day before 88.7 de- grees.
Bernacchi
leaves
for reform
Pablle opposition appears talks in UK
however to have put a permanent stop to this and despite the fact that new buildings are rising at a fantastic and undiminish- ed rate, nothing is being done to eliminate the in- equality between postwar and prewar rents.
I'
On
is not u question of taking sides question which this comment.
this prompts Most
Our
people will probably feel that if a man is lucky enough to get a prewar fiat at a reasonable rent, then good luck to him. But standard practice in exemption proceedings - the awarding of compensa- tion to the evicted-is tending to keep rents new buildings higher than, they should be. Of course, as long as present rent maintained controla
are
in
this will have to continue. But we have repeatedly
BROOK BERNACCHI
urged Government to con- Mr Brook Bernacchi, Chair-
man of the Reform Club, said this morning he was
A spokesman for the Royal Observatory said, however, the hot spell was "unusual but not unprecedented."
"In July, 1953, there were 11 days above 90 degrees, And in 1954 there was another long hoi spell when the average mean naximum was about 89.5 de- grees.
"The mean maximun this month is 89.7 degrees and this compares with the average maximum of 80.8 degrees.
"The most unusual thing about this month is that rainali in well below normal”
Rainfall
Figures released by the Royal Observatory show that whereas the tolal rainfall on June 30 was 41,55 inches against un average of 37,60, today's figures show the total rainfall is only 43.63 inches against an average of 49.84 inches.
This means that while the average for the first 25 days of July is about 12 inches, Hong- kong has received only slightly more than two inches,
A Royal Observatory spokes- man revealed that typhoon Polly is causing the prolonged hot spell.
"Polly is outting off the south-westerly monsoon the tendency has been for us to get wind from cft the continent instead of oft the sea.
"This has made it hot and the relative humidity has bean not so high."
The spokesman told the China
Mall that at one time today it was thought that thunderstormas
"very hopeful" in his quest might occur over the Colony to- for public elected repre- night "but we are not in- sentation in the Govern-clined to think ac now," he said. ment.
Rider overall rent controla! -to apply to bedspaces as much as luxury flats, fac- tories as well as city offices whenever they were built and to establish fair rent courts to ensure that all get a fair deal..
"I am sure we will receive a Compensation is awarded by fair hearing in London," he said
Tenancy Tribunals primariat Kai Tak airport before board ly to alleviate hardship.ing Bose plane for UK on
holiday. This adas considerably to the cost of a new building Askod whether he would go and the landlord can only ahead with his negotiation des recover this by economising pite public opinion, Mr Bernac in construction or charging chi claimed he had the full sup- higher rents. But the need port of the public and would for compensation, which of therefore go ahead course tukes into
negotiation. сом- sideration that the evicted tenant is unlikely to find similar accommodation for the same figure, would largely disappear if rents were standardised,
TONTH after month
action passes with no
M
with
'FULL SUPPORT'
the
Asked about public opposition, Mr Bernicchi said: "On the contrary, I think the public as a whole is fully in support of the idea,"
|
Thunderstorms
"For the last three days there have been- thunderstorms over the China mainland all around Hongkong and it is possible for these to drift down in any northerly winds that happen to set up.
Meanwhile
We
in and thousands of people are spending the night sleeping on pavements and verandahs
He added: "All the Chinese on this question. And press is supporting us or very meanwhile the grumbles nearly all;" about high rents in new Mr Bernacchi, is returning to flats
grow louder and Hongkong on September 17. benefit of louder. We have urged in whilst in UK. he hopes to meet blowing. the past that new legisla-representatives of the tion which is required to re- Associtrica in negotiations with
place the present Landlord the UK Government.
and Tenant Ordinance
must also 'deal with such
questions as the provision
ATB
Civic
(Rush for air conditioners and pictures on P10)
First picture of film störs Mel. Forter and Audrey Hepburn with their new baby Sean. The picture was wired from Zurich; the baby, a healthy nine-pounder, was born in Lucerne Cantonal Hospital. Says Mel: "My wife, is mad with happiness." The couple lost a baby just over a year ago after Audrey had fallen from a horse while filming in Mexico.—Express. Photo
Opposition to
Nixon's civil rights policy
Chicago, July 25. Vice-President Richard Nixon faced an unexpected revolt from the conservative wing of his party as the Republican national convention got un der way here today.
•
subcommittee
盛
respon-
UN forces commander
By GEORGE GALE
Leopoldville, July 25.
United Nations officials and above all the UN: Commander. Swedish General Carl Von Horn are furious at statements attributed to him that United Nations forces, are to move into copper rich Katanga province and eject Belgian troops who are now in control thera. ·
Congo's missing gold deposits
By GEOFFREY THURSBY
Leopoldville, July 26. The Congolese Government got an alarm signal today over this wealthy coun- try's £56,500,000 gold de- posits. The Government was told that the Belgians have secretly removed the gold to Brussels.
I went to the Bank where the old
was beld-the Banque Contrade of the Congo Belge at
Burnda Urmdi and asked if it wero million worth of gold had been. flown out to Brussda,
"I have been misquoled," Von Horn categorically stated this afternoon.
Another reporter and I closely questioned him on his alleged statement which if true, would mean-fantastic though it sounds that UN contemplated fight- ing a war against BelgiumI.
and
He was scathing in his denuri- clation of the reporter who in- terviewed him yesterday. who had him as saying that UN troops would, force the Bel- giens to clear out of the Katanga province.
"I simply cannet. discuss Katanga I can only say that Katanga is part of the issue here."
Mt Etna
erupts again
British
troops for Kenya
'London, July 25.
A. British battalion is being
sent to Kenya as a "pre- cautionary move” to rein- force the strategic reserve stationed there, a Ministry of Defence spokesman
•said tonight.
The unit will be a battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regl merit..
A War Office spokesman later
Catania, Sicily, July 25, Explosions at 15-minute, in- said an advance party of the battalion would fly to Kenya on hurled red-hot Wednesday evening and the
party would follow on
tervala rocks into the sky when main true that the £661⁄2
activity resumed in the north-east crater of Mount Etna tonight.
The general manager of the Bank in Africa, Mr V. Gets
A series of fresh tremors frowned when I told him. the
were also recorded tonight and gold was said to have been minor landslides were reported flown out. He said "I am afraid at Cavasecca. No casualties were I cannot tell you anything about | reported. thet."
Thursday.
He could give no further in- forination.
Meanwhile in Bulawayo Bames from townships tonight the sky as Africans were re- ported to have set fire to cars. administration buildings beer halls.
Đ
and
Earlier today, many of the 1 pressed him for more in-6,000 people of Zafferana, on the
A line of police' four miles formation. He refused to be eastern slopes of the volcano, drawn but did say "It is not fled in panie when tremors were long separated the city from the
felt.
township while three companies necessary to keep a country's gold in the country. Gold canweek; but Its activity had
Mount Etna erupted twice last of troops flew back to Bulawayo died from Salisbury expected to be kept elsewhere,"
herald down in the last few days.
big drive against Bankers say that they believe A
at spolcesman
Trieste hooligans. the gold was removed secretly geophysical station said that a Police again using tear-gas from the Congo at the beginning strong earthquake was record and batons, made two suriles on the before the Congo ed today about 2,340 miles into the townships, but were got Independence.
from Trieste, but it was not forced to withdraw after a Belgians were afraid known in which direction,pitched battle, it was reported, that there would be trouble
Reuter,
-Reuter. after independence.
CASH IN HAND
The
for summertime comfort.
CALADRYL
SOOTHING RELIEF
H
FOR SKIN DISTRESS
"This could happen if
Mr Nixon, who is the un- party
By holding the gold in Brus- manage to get into the outa challenged contender for the Re-sible for drawing up the civil circulation of typhoon Polly.
publican presidential nomination, rights "plank" for presentation sels the Belgtans have "Cash in hand" to pay for damage to Bel- "Today's forecast however is: has demanded a strong policy to the convention.
the party platform They succeeded in watering glan property and business. Continuing fair
fine the "plank" in OT
The Belgions intend to hold civil
Nixon-Rockefeller for down the rights supporting same as it has been for the last few days."
proposals and produced a milder Lumumba's Government respon- mregnoes,
sible for damage. I doubt if has Governor Nelson Version. So Hongkong's
Mr Nixon moved fast on Lumumba will ever see much of beaches continue to be crowded Rockefeller of New York, a with swimmers nightly seeking powerful and popular figure arrival here today, and contacted the fifty and half million again. The story of the missing £56 relief from the torrid heat, who is regarded as Mr Nixon's the Republican platform (policy)
the committee in a bid to persuade million in gold came out when Sales of ice cream, cald soft only possible rival for
the political director of one of it to write a stronger plank. nomination. drinks und lee blocks are boom-
Mr Nixon and Mr Rockefeller At the same time be warned the big moderate parties of the announced their agreement that if necessary he would join north wrote a letter to the the Congo's Foreign Minister, Mr in last weekend on a basic 14-Governor Rockefeller on
gold reserves of the Congo have the hope of getting the fut point electoral programme in-floor of the convention this week Justin Bomboko and said "all the
Brussels whatever winds are cluding "aggressive action to to fight for their proposals.
*been sent remove the last vestiges off
ent secretly to DRAFT VERSION
I found the man who wrote the segregation or discrimination in
letter working in the Credit Con- all areas of nationalife."
While Mr Nixon was talking gola's Bank. He is Mr Fer- This was too strong for the to reporters, a draft version of dinand Wass. He said "I am conservatives on a 16-member the civil rights plank that has pdeftive the gold has gone,
caused all the controversy was know the cashiers in the Central circulated
Bark and they helped get the According to the source who money-away on orders from made it available, it was an Brussels. The first of the gold early draft, but there had been went three months ago. There is only minor and unimportant re now no gold in the country? visions to the plank since it was I understand that United. Na- made, none of them affecting tons officials in the Congo are the sense.
so worried by the economic But the widow of Aga Khan III, Britain's Countess of Besfield
The draft pledged vigorous, situation in the country that an may", challenge the Kerzner (Nin Caroline Studley-enforcement of negro voting inquiry-particularly into the Queen's positlan, if estimates Herbert) - godmother of rights and support of court position, of banks in the country of the Aga's estate are correct.
is to begin: Immediately. Antowy Armatrong-Jones, the decegregation orders. The late leader of the Inna:11 "husband of Princom Margaret.
Where present voting laws The Congo || franc is rapidly. sect of Moslems reportedly left samati ⠀⠀ Morarjen of India, were inadequate, it said "re will being devalued... Belgium from between- $150 to $750
managing director of a steam- propose legislation to end dis officially dropped backing the million. His widow, the Bo-
bcriminatory practices of any currency on June 30-Indepen- gum; was Miss France of 1950. che venission of Greene, kind that results in the dents dence Day-London Express
*andcher -- "shipping company of full political equality
Service. Only one American la am, the
The Department of Justice Tis, Missouri-born Decathy
Marcelle wind use the full authority of -Johnsion-Killam, whose flash
"WAS PURE A CE the 1960 CiviHghts Act dian, husband left her about
The ten richest women
is
is an ex-queen.
New York, July 25. a queen and another One WAS A queen, another * chorus girl. But they all have one thing in zominon-money, lots of it.
ire the world's 10 ̈wenlihlest ́ ́ women, named in
% the current issue of the Ladies'
marasine maid the richett Home Journal.
of lifts and garages, and particularly curbing the power of the big- gest profiteer of all in the accommodation busi- ness--the principal tenant. By controlling rents overall One
Government may cause 2 decline in
beauty the building boom, but quite apart from the fact that there many fine old, buildings which are being unneces-They aarily demolished and very indifferently replaced, the bulk of the most serely **needed" nccommodation is still being built by Govern- "mont und its "ngtücies. And as long as the various low- cost housing projects manage to maintain or even 'exceed their present rate of, construction, that is the most important thing.
T
woman in the world is prob ably formger Queen Wilhel mins of the Netherlands, w retired in 1948 after 59
as a ruling monarch. Thg. The best known wWDILLA”
tent of her wealth in. x Tora! secret hit my conservative on-, timile has placed it at $500 Röllion.
Whose Jewellery -- alos & worth: $150 million
Others on the list:
The Glasgow, July 24.
chiplos de to the Cur
it near here, tonight,
store she inherited, prevent obstruction of court or killed and a dozen injured in
ane - Volkers, andra should it oond will girl who inherited act in the most effective means Ihan siid & string of available to end any threats violence or other pressures to Prevent negroes from attending Bon-segregated school
beer of · Albe
Rescue teams and ambulances have been ruined to the diameter kpot Bo far no offelal of hits been published – ASP.
“DAVIS" & 00, 0.8.4.