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Election Apathy
Urban
WAS
ESTERDAY'S Council election remarkable, not for the final results, but by reason of the apathy displayed by the electorate. Mesara Bernac- chi, Lee, Woo and Au won well and worthily, but even they most feel a sense of disuppolnitment about the turn-out. Yesterday's poll, however, is salutary reminder that, franchise rights, like greatness, cannot be thrust on people. Nor is it a valid argument that becauso the Urban Council is regarded as comparatively insignificant segment of the Colony's legislative and administra tive machinery, qualified] voters could not find
I
a
ough
Interest to exercise their
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BRITISH FAMILIES TO LEAVE
EGYPT
Precautionary Measure
COUNCIL MAKES
DECISION
(From Thomas Clayton).
Cairo, May 20.
British wives and children are to be flown out
franchise. The inescapablo, of Egypt as a precaution against a sudden out-
conclusion is that, despite vociferous and hard- working minority, the people of Hongkong as a whole are not genuinely
agitated by demands for additional civic rights or electoral reform. The poll ing figures yesterday speak approximately twenty per cent of the
only too plainly for them- Helven
electorate voted, while the. total number of voters was less than last year, despite the provision of an extra polling station in Kowloon. It cannot be particularly comforting to the success- ful candidates to know that they have been returned by a minority of the enfranchised publié.
Rabble-Rousing
is astonishing that a man
break of trouble.
The decision was reached at a secret meeting at the British Embassy following telephone talks with the Foreign Office in London.
The British Ambassador, Sir Ralph Steven- son, received the leaders of the British community in Egypt and said: "We feel it is essential that anyone who has not good reason for remaining in Egypt should go home as soon as possible."
The warning does not apply to the wives and children of the British garrison manning the Canal Zone but covers families in every other part of Egypt.
Perplexing Problem Posed
Singapore, May 21. Singapore and Malayan
in General Naguib's posi- Federation officin's
whose tion of responsibility should resort to mob-inciting public job it is to prevent Com-:
initiative
Dry
the British Government in Ho then added, "Perhaps it individuals
rights. But Britain, rightly enough, today considers the
the
of
the
Naguib's
was
no
for
arc
Oatis Freed By Czech Communists
British Govt
To Probe
McCarthy Allegations
Mr William Ontis, American newsman recently released by the Czechs after nearly two years Imprison. ment, is seen here (wearing black hat) accompanied by the American Consul in Prague and two military policemen, arriving at the Czechoslovakian. border.
********AP photo. *** B
Disagreement Over 'Dracula' Mystery
Manila, May 20.
Dr Lara said that he saw at least on three occasions bite marks on Clarita and that these marks conformed with the upper and lower teeth marks of human beings.
At?"
VIETMINH
ATTACK
REPULSED
Saigon, May 20.
London, May 20.
The British Government tonight ordered a wide inquiry into the allegation made before Senator McCarthy's Senate Investigating Com- mittee in Washington today that two British ships| carried Chinese Communist troops along the Chinese coast last year.
The Foreign Office, who said tonight they had "no comment yet," called up the Admiralty, the Ministry of
Tel. 21433.
Increase In Colony's Water Supply
the
The daily supply of rationed
water in Colony is to be increased from the present Avo hours to 11 hours, starting
tomorrow (Friday).
This was officially dis- closed by a spokesman of the Water Aaiborily this morning.
He said hours
that the new of supply will be from 6 to 11 am, and from 4 to 10
P.m
The spokesman added that the increase has been mada possible br the Improved water storage due to the recent rafns,.
Transport, and the Colonial Office asking them to Invest Severe US ›
gate the charges.
Mr. Enrys. Hughes (Labour) ; ir. goods going Into Communist asked in the House of Commons China from the nor-Communist what information the Foreign world compared with the pre- Office had received from the Korean war period. British. representative in For- nosa that ships owned by Chinese Communists and trad ing with Communist Chinn were flying the British flag.
Mr Selvyn Lloyd, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, replied briefly: "None, Sir."
After testimony before the Senate Investigating Sub-
Tariffs Criticised
He made the statement In disagreeing with Senator John McClellan (Democrat, Arkatris) who contended that Mr Ken-
Vienna, May 20. nedy's presentation indicated that High American tariffs on three years of negotiations with certain goods were attacked United Nations Allies have not here today by Mr, J. L. S. been successful in cutting of Steel, chairman of the Bri
trade to China.
A British Embassy spokesmin tish National Committee of the International Chamber The sccusations (about Dil- of Commerce and a member
shipa) will no doubt be con- }
committee that two British said:
owned by Hongkong
vessels
companies had transported ish Communist troops along the sidered in London". He added of the Board of Britain's constune of China in 1952, the that he
"wished to emphaske glant chemical combiné, im- Senator Jocoph that strict control of the carriage perial Chemical Industries chairman, McCarthy, add today he would of strategic materials from Bri- ask President Eisenhower for atish territories to China had been Limited. statement o Allied
nations in effect for two years."—Reider. trade with China.
The testimony drew angry
comment from some
Senators present.
Test For
Eisenhower
of the
One of Senator McCarthy's,
Ken- investigators, Mr Robert nedy, said Wastern trade with China had shown "tremendous" increase,
country and every among the United States Allies: had shipped at least one cargo to the Communists, goods which
the United States considered to be 'strategic", but which these Allied powers contended were
REFUSAL
non-strategia,
DEIT'S
for
the first
ceni
of
Mr Stee, who is Director of Overseas Interesis, said that a number of his American colle agues at the 14th Congress of the
International Chamber of Commerce had with them figures purporting that the tarif of the United States was lower than in Britain.
**In my
Arrive refreshed?
COTI-
Doctors in British hospitals today examined patients to de- cido who can bo flown home. Urgent surgical cases are being driven to British military hos- pitals in the Canal Zone or sent
Washington, May 20.
ho mid. are misleading these figures to
He thought the Cyprus,
President
American Elsenhower statistics included excise duties, The meeting at which decisions
the heavy duties on faced a major test of his such as were reached took place yesterday when Sir Ralph
political leadership today in tobacco and sultits in Britain, received members of the British
which were in no way trying to persuade a reluce crimination
o die Advisory Council
against foreign which WAS
Lant Congress to hold of goods but "Just formed after the riots in Janu-
something the The Defence Department hat tax cuts until next year. last year in which 10 Bri-
pour British Yaxpayer has to tons were murdered by mobs,
refused to name either these
High ranking Republicans and suffer." disputed commodities The Council, consisting of re-
or the Democrats
CONVERTIBILITY of both Houses ships which
The International Chamber of carried them, on pledged their support of his five big declarations in order to state munists from entering the presentatives
British
grounds that it was "classified" point an programme which Commerce Congress today pasz- BOAC Egypt's rights in her dispute country were faced with arms, doctors and the
would add about $1,000,000,000 ed a resolution demanding an Information. decided not only on the Im- with Britain. If, by se perplexing problem today--mediate "thinning out" of Bri
Mr Kennedy alleged that the to the Government's income dur early return to currency doing, he imagines he is what to do about a British tish families but also discussed
vertibility. Briush ships which carried Coming the 1954 fiscal year. Dr Mariano Lara, chief examiner of the munist troops were owned by revolt from many rank and ale would mean traders could con-
But there were tumblings of The adoption impressing
of convertibility the outside Communist correspondent the possibility of
of total evacua-
In Hongkong.. world, he is gravely mis- who has accepted General on in the event of Egypt Police Department, told the United Press today ind
He said that
members of the President's own vert into gold or dollars other taken. And Britain, least of Sir Gerald Templer's invita the Mossadegh style.
diplomalle relations in severing
an exclusive interview that he strongly disagreed three and a half months of this arty who feel that they are currencies which they earned all, is not going to be moved tion to inspect Malay's anti- But the measures are no in-
polliiently committed to early from foreign trade. with the findings of Government psychiatrists that fags traded with China accord-
year 102 vessels flying Western tax sellet.
The resolution said convert- by threats. Rabble-rousing Communist campaign.
dication of panic. Embassy
The disappointed GOP law- bility was "a case for Immediato calls for no skill; nor is
circles regard them as defence Clarita Villanueva, Manila's "evil spirits girl" was ing to US Naval Intelligence. The London Dally Worker, precautions
makers drew tile comfort from action" and that it would not there anything constructive English Communist newspaper, view
to be taken in
suffering from mere hallucinations,
Of these 100 were British; 12 the statement by the President
lead
to deßation of In its accomplishment. What announced yesterday that its
If appropriate General
Norwegian, 12 Greek, Finnish, Itallan, 4 French In addition
that he is willing to let a 10 violent speeches.
were taken. mensures Egypt requires of her correspondent,
cut in personal income Arthur Clegg, In
Countries his briefing,
to several
with from other countries,
convertible Sir Ralph
he said. Premier today in wisdom would come to Malaya. It said emphasised
taxes take effect on January! currencies the United States, there he was accepting the Malayan special
as scheduled under the present for example should and a proper sense of pro-
lower information on which
Senator McCarthy remarked law. portion. Britain has already to do so.
High Commissioner's Invitation ne based
their trade barriers, establish the necessity
that never in hlatory had ships The consensus was that Mr adequate. accepted in principle what
convertibility funds "clearing The wholeffaly
ground"
been heard of carrying troops Elsenhower's proposals for an and take other bat started at anything might happen.
to kill their own soldiers.
measures such are known as Egypt's rights General Templer'e London press
Dr Lara said that the psy-
extension of the excess profits as foreign investment to ease Although insofar as they apply to the conference carlier this week when there have been many indication" that Clarita was suffering he did not say it chiarists had a "ready explona-
Mr Kennedy then showed by tax and postpearment
diinculties any means of graphs how British scheduled drops in corpolution arise. future of the Suez Canal the doughty general cut short tions that General Nogulb and from hysteria but, he added,
which might flogged vessels built up their and excise taxes will encounter Zone, and nothing has been tims by saying "Come and see offers are in danger of losing marks on her body during her Communist correspondents' ques- his committee of 12 young "how can we explain the teeth
Finally, the resolution urged trade with China from January mighty tough sledding in the that methods be adopted to en said in the negotiations for yourself who are the people
to December 1952.
Houso where all members are sure a fair distribullon of ex- which have taken place from with popula:
Senator BicCarthy said these up for re-election next year penditure on control of the situation. In
armaments. - showed There has been no sign of any time to time to suggest that | Malaya.
Dr Lara sald that he knew
the tremendous ald United Press.
Reuter. which Great Britain is giving to anti-British
against all about feeling
vasomotor reactions but Imama
but he said that he "would be any way repudiates those would not be wise, but you are
the enemy which is killing their welcome
For three months, he war in the dishonest to myself. if I made for as I am concern- preaching a holy
son" mosques, ed."
telling their people conclusions right now on what
said, his sub-committee had HAS THE AUTHORITY
only way the British will was happening to Clariis,
been making enquiries into the General qult Egypt is at the point of the had asked
French, troops today re-trade of the US Western Allica Dr Laro said he planned to pulsed more than a dispute between Tempier: "How can you set sword."-London Express Ser- have Clarita rest for the next
another Vietminh with Cammmunist nations since two nations. The zone has popular initiative whlio the vice,
few days before any further attempt to breach the "De the beginning of the Korean PROTEST NOTE to be internationally safe-people with the most initiative
examination is made on her.
Wall" protecting Cairo, May 20. Mayor Arsenio Laoson Huarded, and is the are being hunted down?"
it
anid Hanol and the Tonking He said the immediate pur- The Egyptian Foreign Minis- that he had directed Dr Lara that
A local British view
police
Delta, according to reports
pose
of his investigation had arrangement could and official admitted today that Sir spokesman disclosed today to contact a Dominican friar of
ΣΟΜΠΑ
10 University
been to received here.
explore ways and should be reached to this end Gerald had authority to invite that, Britain had delivered a Santo
note of anyone he wished
means "by which this nefarious to visit this
protest to Egypt con-exorcise the "evil spirits" from French Infantry supported by trade by our Allies with our without violating or im-
but added, "Of cours
cerning the incidents in the Clarila. country,
aircraft threw back the attackers enemies can be eliminated". It dugning in any way Egypt's it would place us in
canal zone.
"MIRACLE" CURE
after an all-night, battle for the was a matter in need of "most The British Embassy later tíational aspirations and embarrassing position,"
Meanwhile, Dr Lara's assist-military post of Duk confirmed this statement.
He, part urgent Government attention, Meanwhile, In
In London Egyptian government protested parently cured"
The ant said that Clarita had "ap- of the French key position of he said. much. American sympathy General Templer's office refused
with plain Yen Via, about 30 miles south to the British Embassy two days water a cell-mate in the city of Hanol
A State Department oMetal General Naguib believes he worker's accouncement.
to comment от the Dally ago about the series of incidenta gaol who
Mr John Leddy testified before WDS suffering from possesses for his cause, it is
But military quarters here the In the zonit.-France-Presse.
Committoo later that his The Communist paper's editor
rheumatoid arthritis.
feared that General Nguyen Van Department knew of one ship of fairly certain that Mr Dalles wrote in an open letter to
"It seems miraculous." Dr Gap, the- Vietminh commander, non-British registry, with either would not lend his name to General Templer: "If your re
Taft In Hospital Angelo Singian told the United was only testing the defences of its owner, manager of axeport- any settlement which did not | maric at the Press conference
Washington, May 20.
the "Delattre Wall" in prepara- Hongkong, which had transport- Dr Singlan Bald that last tion for Republican Senator
Robert Sunday night Clarita massiged the form offensive against ed Communist troops in July Tali,
leader of the the swollen knee joints and in- Tonking Delta. safety of the Canal Zone loss to a correspondent of the majority in the Senate, today gers of her cell-mate who then Vietminh Division were reported Department had initiated action
1051. Other units of the track 320th Mr Leddy said that the State from aggression. Moreover, situation there, we beg to inform treatment.
Daily Worker Investigating the entered hocpital
for. X-ray could not move those parts of to have attempted to infiltrate at that time with the Govern this is something which you we propose to send our cor-
her body. Taft, who is 04, has been Egypt standing on her own, respondent Arthur Clegg on the complaining of pains-Franca was apparently cured without the
"When I saw her tonight she in the French defence system ment of Panams whose registry
further north around Phu Ly on was involved in this ease. cannot guarantee,
PTOESC.
medical treatment," Dr Singian the Day River.
Last
Later Mr Leddy said in an attacks followed sad. "It seema miraculous.”
Interview that he did not know the
essful Vietminhat- Dr Singlan sold that the swelling had dimmppeared and tempt to storm: Yen Via itself of any other case of alleged British ships carrying Commun- that Clarita'a cell-mato could last weekend. Yen Vin is conist troops and that the
State sidered to be one of the key Department nów move her feet and fingern.
know -United Presa.
poaltions of the defence wall whether the ship of Panamanian which the Tato Marshal Delat registry was or was not owned tre de Tassigny bulit against a
by a Britialf flem in Hongkong. | full-scale^~^Virtminh' invasión- of
Mr Loddy testified that no the Tonking Delta,
effort was made in the July 1951 Military
querters here Tel-Aviv, May 20.pressed anxiety about the pos- the British Government. He,
case to take up the matter with Two Arabi inaltratom are bo- loved to have been killed during sibilty that General Glap might cold the sub-committee he could en exchange of fire with an launch filla Roseult against the not explain why In a public
while some of the best session "without Israel patrol yesterday, an Israel Delta
gotting army spokesman said tonight, *** French units were immobilised confidential information”, po
He said the Arbs opened in the Hedgehog strongholds In other teslimony, Mr. Leddy sutomatic fire on the patrol in of the Plain of Jars and Nasan, maintained that there had been the Negev,--Reuter.
-Router.
very substantial reduction
Canal Zone is something Clegg
an
honour. And, no matter how
Singapore
Д
rather
·
that the authorities in
satisfy that: prime require- / would offer no oppost- A.
ment the security
and
assignment."-United Press,
SOLICITOR'S PRIVILEGE
UPHELD
Blackpool, May 20.
CLAIM
BY · MAGISTRATE
counsel
between himself and his clients Mr Budd' was subpoenaed by A rolleitos defending a mar- and need not be produced. | the prosecution and asked to pro- ried couplefaccused of murder The solleitor, Mr John Budd, | duce o handbag given to him by was put in the witness box by In defending Alfred Merrifield, Merrileid. Prosecution the Frodcution.ut Blackpool 70, and his do-your-old wife, contiende? that privilege between today and asked to hand over | Louisa, ngainat a charge of kill- sollaltar and ellent was strictly handung he had been given Ing a 70-year-old Widow, Sarzh coralined to communication in by ono ostis decused.
writing or verbally and did not He objected to parting with cover objects. After legal argument the handbag on the ground that Mr Budd cald he was given the the magistrate, upheld his chim it might be needed by the de boring on a privileged occasion. that the handbag and its con- fence to prove the innocence of professional interview. The tants were objects of privlipgn the accused couple,
keardag was adjourned-Reuter,
Ann Ricketts,
t
Patrol Attacked
lattro
ex
war.
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