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Established 1845 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1960.
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Armed robber escapes, Police launch search
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of the HONGKONG SHOOTING DRAMA
day
A private. 'No'
LORD ROCHDALE'6 vizit
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the Colony has been some- what ambiguously described 12 "private." Presumably that is to say it is not official which in turn means that he la not here on Cotton Board business, but no local textile man believes that. Several days before Lord Rechdale arrived general opinion was that while here ha would sound Dut opinion on the possibility of extending the voluntary undertaking on exports to Britain after it ex- pires in February, 1982. At present it can be Bald
without fear of contradiction
that virtually the entire in- dustry is opposed to the idea. A few may prefer not to com. mit themselves unit the Cot tom Board. spells out its ideas for the future. But the great majority
the emphatic and strength and unanimity of their foalinga stems from two main considerations.
ob.
AST, the undertaking has been a quite severe restric tion for many firms who have felt strongly that in its second year it could have been ap. Frectably CRsed, without affecting Lancashire, to ment A legitimate British demand for Hongkong textiles. Becond, there a dismay and anger at the way foreign textiles have gate-crashed the British market, filling the vacuum caused by Hongkong's self. Imposed restrictions and
demand viously reflecting a which
British Industry the fa unable to meet. Resentment is due partly to the fact that Hongkong, exports were, redugad to an unasser- Larily low level and partly to the fact that they may .be permakantly displaced by foreign exports. And feeling here is tha since Hongkong "made ̈ils"undertaking-not-be- cause it believed that there was any economic justification for it but as a gesture of good- will during the reorganization of the British cotton industry. there is no case for extending It.
ERTAINLY # Lord Rochdale expects local textile men to consider An extension, far more flexiblity and far more generous quotas will have to be offered. But there is still no quarantee that it will be accepted, · Having been 0:1ce bitten, the local Industry ix Justifiably twice, shy about tying Itset! down in advance to commitment which may turn out fo be as disadvan· tageous and frustrating as the first
and which, if accepted,
may be viewed by Lancashire eht least an indefinite; if not
a permanent obligation which Hongkong has accepted,
30 KILLED
BUS HITS
RELIGIOUS
PROCESSION
Rio De Janeiro, Nov. 28.
Almost 30 people were killed yesterday when a bus sped around
corner in the town of Carpina (north-eastern Brakil) and smashed,
head-on, into a religious procession honouring "Our Lady of Grace".
Twenty-two people at the head of the pro- cesslan were killed in- stantly.
Another 50 were in- jured and six of them have since died bringing the death toll so far to 28.
The driver of the bus escaped and has not been found.
Investigators found the speedometer needle stuck, after the accid- ent at a reading of 80 miles an hour,-AFP,
Quick arrest
New York, Nov. 28.
Morris Foreman, 28, was arrested in qultk order yester- day following a taxicab robbery.
Police said Foreman left strong clue behind- card case
his containing address-UPL
Lindt
name
0
and
Thai manager These 200 grimfaced men await the decision of the bank authorities
foils hold-up
bid, is shot
A Thai, manager, carrying $20,000 in a bag, was shot at by an armed robber on a staircase in Bonham-strand West this morning.
The Thai, whose name was given
as Monchato
Wanasut, 33, was wounded in the buttocks and was rushed to hospital.
The armed robber escaped and a big Police drag-
net was thrown around the area.
The victim was described as manager of the Federation
of Livestock, Racing and Marketing Co-operative of Thailand, Hongkong branch.
CATTLE DEALERS
His office was in 56 Bonham-strand West, first floor. He had just visited a number of cattle dealers in the Colony and cullected money for livestock sold to them recently.
As he reached the first floor landing outside his office, the
armed robber made a grub for his bag.
The Thai manager threw it through the open door of his
olice and then rushed in after it
The robber opened fire.
:
Three bullets whistled into the small office, one striking
Monchato Wanasul in the buttocks.
He fell to the floor, temporarily crippled.
The robber made no attempt to pick up the bag but dashed
down the dingy staircase and out into the streets. Emergency Unit vans, sirens wailing, rushed to the scene of the shooting and a big Police hunt began im- mediately for the gunman while the wounded man was whisked off-to-hospital-in an ambulance.
KENNEDY & IKE TO MEET NEXT WEEK
Lindt
CHOCOLATES
KIBER-HEGNEN"'A:
Washington, Nov. 28.
and
WORKERS' DEMONSTRATION
OUTSIDE BANK OF CHINA
About 200 workers of the South China Iron Works Ltd, this morning staged a
demonstration outside the Bank of China to seek a one-month postponement of
the auction of their factory.
in
at Lammert Brothers | | tomorrow at 3.30 pm.
They gathered outside the All the Workers of the Southlon main
entrance of the bank China Iron Works." while a small group of repre-
This is the third day a written sentatives delivered
succession, that the petition to the bank authorities. On the wail of the huge workers granite building, the pasted a large
workers
luve appealed to the bank to delay the auction.
plecs of white The hon works, in debt to cloth inscribed with the Chinese the bank to the amount of about characters, "Petition Group of $5 million is scheduled for aue
THE BIG HUNT FOR
LUMUMBA
BEGINS
Leopoldville, Nov. 28.
The hunt began tonight for Mr Patrice Lumumba, deposed Congo Pre- mier who has vanished after eluding the Congolese guards who have kept him a virtual prisoner in his official residence here for about two months.
Congolese troops made house-
lo-hcuse searches near the house to try to find him and road blocks were set up.
Troops of Colonel Mahulu around the house apparently made no attempt to stop Mr Lumumba as he was driven off late last night in a car at high speed and with the lights out. With him was a secretary. Sinen
then there had been no news of him,
A BOAT?
President Eisenhower It was presumed he
President-elect making for Stanleyville streng- John Kennedy will hold er his supporters alxa
1,000 miles away, Officials rang confer at the White post offices and array, pests along House on December 6, the road to Stanleyville for any
information on him. the White House an- nounced today. The meeting will be the first between Mr Eisenhower and the President-elect since Kennedy's victory in the elec- tion on November 8.
Congolese troops at Leopold ville airport kept a close watch on all departing planes, and no UN planes were reported to have let the airport today.. Mr One report said Mr Lumumba ulong the had taken a boat River Congo and another said a plane was waiting to By him They will meet to discuss thefrom some remote airstrip..
transfer of administration A slaternent signed by Mr from the Republican President, Lumumba, dated yesterday, was who retires on January 20 to made available to the
press his Democratic successor. today. It said he was not go- ing Ge a fugitive but on familly affairs, for the funeral
font child. He would return for the UN good misalon,
LIKELY
The meating will begin at 2 pm (GMT), Mr Jines Hagerty. the White House Press Secre- tary salt it was likely that me amelals and adviserr would be in the White House standing by, but, for the moment, he belleved that Mr Elvenhower and Mr Kennedy would hold a private discus- Blon-Reuter,
Short rest
Ankara, Nov, 20.. Doctors have advlood General Cemal Gural, Turkish tiead of atabe anxi Premier, to take a short rest, it was announced here tonight.
The announcement, from the
·Prosdeplini General Secretarlat sold General Curiel had been Eider treatment for two days.--- Heuter,
FIXPRESSES WISH TO BURY, HIS#:50
LUMUMBA TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM MOBUTU?
· Lespaldylife, Hay! cumgura je that dpoint" Gongo kremles She may try to "ascopalibram-Leopoldyllleri
''
China Mall, front page, last Saturday.
the whereabouts of the coffin in, under guard.
But mystery also surrounds tiolans and put Mr Lumumba which the dend child was
wife
Mr Lumumba's brought to Mr Lumumba's house ehlidren apparently "iell
residence before him.
lost week.
The UN sald its troops were there only to protect Lumumba inside the residence and had no orders to stop him leaving
and the
Mr Albert Bolela, Commis. sioner for Information, told press conference later that Mr Maurice Mpelo, former Minister Mr Lumumba made his last of Youth and Sport and then had also public appearance six weeks Minister of Defence ugo when he toured the African vanished from his house. quarter and declared his deter-; An arrest warrant is still out mination to regain the power for Mr Lumumba. About six taken from hlin by of his
President weeks ago Colonel Mobutu de- Kasuvubu early in September.manded, that the UN should Two
later weeks
Colonel hand over Lumumba but this Mobutu "neutralised" the poli-was refused.-Reuter,
offices com..
BREAKS DOWN AND WEEPS IN COURT
MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF BABY
Eastboume, Nov. 28 Mrs Doreen Jeffs, 24, whòso throo-wook-old doughter Linda was found dood in hor pram, broke down and wopt when the appt tred in court here today charg od with the baby's murder. Mrs Jeffs was remanded in custody until December 5. Her counsal told the mugis- trates that Men Jeffs had
a "complate answer and a complete defence to the charge,"
He said "This lady and her 'husband, with logal ad- „¿¡visors, want voluntarily to the police station where she voluntarily mado' a' statement (and, conse«. quently, she is here today De a result of her visit to the police station of her own accord last night."
Counsel asked if Mrs Joffe
could attend Linda's funeral, but was told by the court chairman that tho magistrates had no power to grant this. Mrs Jaffe' husband, Gordon,
-attended the brief hoar-.
Ing...
The discovery of Linda's body six days ago touched off. an Intensive policë (hunt..
-China Mail Special.
10
I will be sold by order of the mortgagees and receivers.
The factory, in a bid avoid foreclosure, has raised over 54 millen but .un
ไ short of another million. The workers said if they were they denied the postponement, would come back tomorrow fur unother demonstration, this with, all their families totalling about 1,000 people,
time
NEXT STEP
Then, if further denied post- ponament, they will go to the auctioneers tomorrow.
few CAMILA
By hoon, the demonstrators sex down on the pavement out- side the bank and ale bread for lunch. The whole demonstration was orderly and quiet.
There
were only. policemen keeping, a watch over the demonstrators.
By noon, there had been yel no reply-from.the bank authori- les although company repre sentativent were, Inside the bank negotiating with them,
A staff member said that the factory first ran into a debt of about $800,000 in pre-war years with the bank, then under the Nationalist Government,
With the interest, accrued on the loan and another loan of The demonstrators have been $2 million from the bank, 'the in front of the bark building outstanding sum soon amounted since 10 am.
to $3,000,000. A grey 50-year-old. worker
In the eight post-war years, sald, "I hove been with the the debt rolled on unill it factory for over 20 years. Where reached $4,000,000. Then the can 1 go after the auction? Alt | bank stopped in and took over we want is work and food and the Anancial control of the Iron nothing else.
works about five months ago,
PLASTIC MONEY?
London, Nov: 29.
The Royal Mint today advocated plastic money that would be cheap to make, light to carry, brightly
coloured and easier on the pocket.
The idea I, not a retreat from hard currency but a serious sugges- tion, Inslated Mr John Hastings Jamce, Deputy Master and Controller of the Royal Mint, in ble annusi report.. The mint turned out a record 707 maliliona coins last year, most of them big and heavy enough to wear holes in the poorest pocket-AP.
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