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THE WEATHER
Moderate Easterly windy,” Cidudy witli-a few showers.
· during- the morning,... Lang fair periods this afternoon, At 1 pm at the Observatory the temp was 85 degreen F and the relativo humid 83 por cent.
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Confirmed 32: Suspected 20
of the INCREASE IN CHOLERA CASES
day
NEW ERA FOR
SECRETARY OF Public appeal
STATE SENDS MESSAGE OF
LATIN-AMERICA ADMIRATION
is not really compare
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pisible to tho US$20.000 million ten year aid programma for Latin-America with Marshall Plan for Europe. The beneficiaries may not utilion this bounty quite so well did the Europeane. But no other parallel is appropriate. it heralds a new era in South America which may transform the whole economio condition of their potentially rich" but rather indolent and Indifferent States.
Nor should
it be thought that Hongkong is not concerned. The far-sighted people look toward a new era in the Paci fic, in which the Latin-Ameri con Slates will experience a tremendous boom not unlika that on the Pacific coast of the USA In the last century and
which In
Hongkong will share, for wo, too; face the Pacific.
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The U6$20,000m. bloodless re
volution -la certainly the big. gest thing that happened to these States. Cuba is, of course, left out in the cold, as she deserves. All she got was the chance ta launch
another tirade against the USA, after the Cuban delegate had made brilliant effort to turn back the tide the Cubans had themselves created. Now that the USA has put her hand to the plough In Bouth America she will and it through as courageously--and Wahoos as successfully-ae ahə did in Europe. Others aro to help materially, of course, but there is no question who
the
Danlor partner in putting up the funds, although the Lathize, American countries will have the decisive voice in drawing up the plans.
THE
HE Altlance for Programs pra- vides the springboard for a new and generous deal all the the more urgent in view of warning from the path Cuba has taken. Fidel Castro told the workers In Havana, In his shortest broadcast of the year, that the Americans will not full their "hypothetical promises." The Latin Ameri. cane con etlil make item- possible to carry out the programme. But thers are nana others to help or says them if they do. And the timo will yet came when Cuba will
wald try to get fre but, Dillon, she will have to break with the Soviet Union first.
-The Officer Adminis toring the Government has received a tolo- the Secre- gram from tary of Stato for the Colonier, expressing admiration for the speed with
which the
cholara situation, has been tackled.
The telegram roade: "| hava
seen your reports of latest deve- much lopments with concern and sympathy for the victims.
**| recognise the extra burden that hos been thrown on Gov. ornment and the volun- tary agencies and noto with admiration the speed with which the situation has boon tackled."
STOP PRESS
Govt appeal for
gîn bottles
An appeal was issued by The Medical and Health De- pariment this morning for pint-sized Gordon's Gin bet- Lies for use as storage con- talpera for anti-cholera vaccine.
The appeal was made due to a shortage of containers for local production of the vaccine,
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"They must be bottles of its particular brand of Ein," the spokesman stress- ed, Mr
explaining that the shape and size of these con- tainers was suited to the laboratory storage proCESSES of the vaccine.
Anybody who can turn down an opportunity to shore In such bounty as the US$20.000 million ald programme, con- calved by President Kennedy, would be foolish indeed. And even Cuba, despite her feud with the USA, made a deter- mined effort to crash the con- ference and get a alice of the cake.
Latin America ought to be able to do far better with this ald than did Europe, since it has .no wreaked cities, industries And utilition to rebuild or replace. But not if manana is the watchword, There is no caivation .eave through
work, carnest
and
hard
but
ik cannot hereafter be said that the States and peoples of South America Were given the change of a milion. Jum.
not
UBA sent her star performer
ence in the hope of averting Isolation And sharing the wealth. Correspondents any that both in the conference: room. whare dialectica stili paunt, and outside, he was very effective-" charmer and a marvellous speaker," aa one diplomat described him.
But he always moved about with the minister hbat of Cuban security agents and thereby
reminded everybody of the conditions that really exist in Cube.
This modified his effort to make It plain, that Cubs wante to stay in the democratio family of Latin-Amorisa,: atihough her present: nagine and its ballside Quần short Gi Will have to shanga much kefors she will be admitted pr
·e member of the Alliance, for, Progres or be glyen, a shara. in the US$20,000mí, bounty.
Public gifts of these bol- tles will be welcome at any Guvernment hospital or at the Medical and Health De- partment's headquarters at Tower Court, Ifysza avenue.
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for vaccine containers
The number of confirmed cholera cases rose sharply this morning by 12 more to make a total of 32, according to a statement issued by the Government Information Services.
Of the total, three victims have died and two cases
are still on the danger list.
Fourteen others were found to be carriers of the
discase.
There are now 20 suspects-four new cases since yester-
day.
'Contacts' increase to 173
The number of contacts," persons who have been in con-
tact with cholera victims, also swelled today to 173- an increase of 84 over yesterday's total. These have been isolated in the Chatham-road quarantine centre., About 50,000 people were given anti-cholera inoculations at Government Inoculation centres in the potential danger areas yesterday.
As an extra precaution, the Water Authority has more than
doubled the quantity of chlorine with which the Colony's) mains water supply is treated,
The public need not be alarmed if the water from the taps has!
a strong chlorine smell or tastes slightly peculiar. The chlorine content is completely harmless.
Routing testing of the water supply has also been stepped up
100 per cent.
The Board of Directors of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has offered 100 beds in the Kwong Wah Hospital as relief ac- commodation for convalescens cholern patients, from Goverṇ- ment hospitals, should there be any algnlDeant Increase In the number of confirmed cases.
This offer has been gratefully accepted by the Director of Medical
and-Health-Services, train pissen, de
Long queues form
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Long queues formed outalde Government inoculation pontres Chis morning when the full anti-cholers Immunisation campaign was resumed following the arrival of the first bulk consign- ment of vaccine from, Sarawak yesterday.
More supplies of anti-cholera vaccine are due, to arrive in the
Colony today from Australia and India.
In addition, the United Kingdom is sending supplies to reinforce
the Colony's own laboratory production.
The inoculation programme yesterday was confined to potential danger areas only to enable supplies of vaccine to be re- plenished..
Allocations of anti-cholera vaccine to private doctors will be made from the Medical and Health Department Headquarters as from 8 am tomorrow. Applications for vaccine must be in writing and should state the number of people to be inoculated. All empty vaccine bottles must be returned at the time of application,
TROPICAL
DEPRESSION
At 7 am troplent depression was centred near 17.7 north-and 107,0 cast-that is about 500 miles south-west of Hongkong. and was moving west at about 15 knuts, according to the Royal Observatory,
At the same time another tropical depression was centred about 180 miles.east south-east
of Hongkong and was moving northwest at 10 knots.
Prisoner's alleged attempted suicide
A prisonor at Victoria Prison, Ma Wai-fun, agad 40, remanded on a murder charge, was transferred to Queen Mary Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from head injuries aftor on alleged ottempted suicido in his coll at the prison, ac-. cording to a, Government Information Offico roport today.
The prisoner's condition this morning was stated to
be "satisfactory"",
Mo Wai-fun was sold to have attempted suicida in his coll by honging himself with strips of blanket at about 1.45 pm yesterday.
The attempt was discovered by a prison 'worder' and the prisoner was cut down. Artificial' respira- tion was applied and the medical officer was summoned.
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The medical officer found that the prisoner had also Injured himself by banging his head against the woll of his cell, tha raport stated." The injured prisoner was transferred in an ambulance ! td Queen Mary Hospital;
Denise fights for her BRITISH
life in Hongkong
Denise Wilson, the 16-
your-old Australian girl who has been fighting against
incurable
an
brain disease for eight years, will not be abla
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to fulfil her long- cherished wish to Disneyland In Angelei.
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She has been given two weeks to live by Hong- kong doctors attending her as she lies in the Cannassa Hospital, seriously stricken with pnoumonio.
She is even too ill to fly home to Australia,, her mother, Mrs Ethel L. Wilson, told the China Mail today.
Denise, accompanied by her mother and • brother, Joha, arrived
in the Colony on tho P&O-Orient liner, the Orcades, yesterday. She was to have flown to the United States- and Disneyland - os soon us she was strang enough.....
Mrs Wilson said that two * days after leaving Sydnay, on August 10, Donito, àme down with pneumonia.
Sho was rushed - to- koi- pital on arrival: hare, Mrs Wilson sold: "It is now impossible for Denise, to go to Disney- land. Her liver has been affected and is not functioning.
"At the present, she is is oven f00 ill to fly home to Australia.”
Denise being carrted of the Orcades by her brother,
John yesterday.
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Mrs Wilson said Donise, who was conscious this morning, was still talk- ing of going to Dianoy- land because doesn't know the 307- iousness of hor illness.”· Her brother said they dro planning to leave for
home as soon as pos sible.
She "contracted pneuma. nia during the voyage whon other people caught colds," said her mother. "Maybe she is too weak and just got the diseoso."
SHIP ADRIFT
London, "Aug. 20, British naval vessels tonight were alerted to search for the T2,598-ton oil tankar Tudor Prince, reported drifting in' the Gulf · ‚ of Aden after an engine breakdown.
tanker
The Admiralty aald the had radiood for nasta- tance and all naval vesele in the area of Cape Quardaful, south- east of Aden had been ordered to look out for her.
· DRIFTING
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The Tudor Princo, owned by a London steamship company. was said to be drifting north at two knots. She was on a voy- age to Lourenco Marques on the east coast of Africa from Aden.
AP.
Jean
HUNGRY
Chinon. Aug. 20. Aupetit, 17-year-old pastryman, crowned - France's 1961 esting champion here, was the youngest and slimmest entrant.
While his more experienced competitors staggered from the table in defeat, Jean in 21 minutes ato an 18-inch sausage, two pounds of tripe, a pound of theese and a pound of bread all washed down with two bottles of local wine. China Meil Special.
Cause and effect
Munich, Aug. 20.
When 蠱 Munich moturist pushed his car to start it be- cause the battery was wenk, it ran away, hit three parked cars, grazed another which was mov- ing and finally crashed into a Afth car after crossing a rod light-Ching Mall Special.
COLOUR-BAR HE'S ONLY GOT A RHYME FOR A CLUE
VIOLENCE
IN BRITIAN
London, Aug. 20.
London, Aug. 19.
A 61-year-old Australian magistrate is scouring England for long lost relatives
with only a rhyme for a clue.
Mr Herbert Ben Mason, for-shire," said Mr Mason last night, So for he has, searched parish mer bank executive and now I'm wondering if the plece men and bopilsmal registers without Queensland magistrate, arrived toned was Wilby and not success. Now he's not sure what
his next step--UPI.
in England with letters of in- Tellby." troduction
from the Prime Minister Mr Menzies Queensland Premier,
Police were stoned today when they tried George F.R. Nicklin.
to break up a crowd that hurled bricks through the window of a Pakistani's cafe in Middlesbrough.
..MOTHER'S KNEE'
and Mr
Mr Mason learned the follow- Ing rhyme on his mother's knco and hopes it may hold the clue as to the whereabouts of his relatives: "Teliby, kids born in police hurled den dare not come out for cafe Wellingborough men."
"After vlafting Northampton.
Police said 21 persons, includ-, mostly men in their early 20s, ing one woman, were arrested accordingZ to followlag an Incident that broke belcks through Abdo's
ahortly window.-UPI.
out:
in the afternoon
(after *pub-closing
time at the'
eafe cf Abdullah Abdo.
The police clashed with {several members of an unruly
} crownt of nearly 500, Thero were
no injuries reported.
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The disturbance como police were still investigating what they called a coloured- white "riot" last night in which nine persons, including six pulicemen, were injured.
MOVE, OUT
Abdo sold that he and his English-born wife Elgie would lake their five-year-old daugh- fee and move out of the neigh- bourhood..
Police
Bald there were Coveral other incidents throughout the day, most of Sham", Involving`stanes thrown through fo Windows of › Houses", owned by Pakistanis [ and 'Arata from the Red. 504 gestato of Adosk
The disturbances began early yesterday, after:an Arab Remot Hassin Bald appeared in court in connection.. with the slaying [of_un: [8-year-aki, wille jubili,
Last night a mob’wrocked the
Taj Mahal cator Ma
Today's disturbance? begin
| when crediders of the; arayed-
never goes, midr
an ink bottle!
Jewel thieves foiled
San Remo, Aug. 30. („Thieves sprayed chloroform into a hotel room here to keep an.
American tourist and her daughter quiet while they stole Jewellery valued at £571, the Italian news agency ANSA reported,
But as they were about to leave the room, the tourist Mrs. Amma Thompson woke up and gave the alarm. Three men were inter held by the police, China Mail Special.
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