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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Wednesday's Tragedy

THE Colony cannot escape

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1953.

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ATTACK ON RN LAUNCH: NAMES

OF VICTIMS DISCLOSED

Earthquake

Kills Forty,' Obliterates

2 Villages

Paphos, Cyprus, Sept. 10.

Naval Lt

Among Those Killed

London, Sept. 10.

The Admiralty issued the following statement

The worst earthquake in Cyprus' living memory to day killed at least 40 people tonight: and totally obliterated two villages, in

which

Tu feeling of horror and Indignation over the un- provoked attack against a Royal Naval launch a few miles outside our territorial } waters on Wednesday with 4 consequent loss of seven lives and Ave other casualties. Despite the mengreness of official naval reports on the incident, It is perfectly clear that the launch was on a inwful and peaceful mission; that it WAR operating in Inter- nutional waters when the attack was made, and that It was given no opportunity

"The Admiralty regrets to announce that the in Her to сасаре the

every following casualties were sustained savage assault. Thin

house fell and 1,500 people Majesty's motor launch No. 1323 of the Hongkong deplorable affair cannot be olleially glossed over. When, all the

seconds, houses local defence force, which was fired on yesterday facts have been ascertained this western area of the island,

were wrecked in 135 villages in by a Chinese Communist vessel in the Pearl River and collated it will be the duty of the British Govern- tonight put thl announcement seriously in- ment to address thejured at 100. At least as many strongest possible protest to

more have minor injuries.

Mr the authorities whose armed

д Euripides Menikefs, locni vesHel

merchant, described here engaged in

the how "half clad women pulled unwarranted and vielous their children from crumbling attack. There is every reason houses and protected them with to believe that the ship their own bodles.”.

responsible belongs to the Chinose Communista In which

were left without homes.

In eight

--

"We wore absolutely help- less," he said.

Britain directed the aircraft the Peking carrier Theseus, the event

destroyer Government must bear full Saintes and the tank landing

The Cyprus Government

and

estuary.

"Killed: Lieut G. C. Merriam, RN, of White River, Transvaal, South Africa; Petty Officer Raymond Kayte of Boreham Wood, Herts; Able Seaman Ralph Sheramar of Gigglestone, Wake- field, Cork; Able Seaman Reginald G. Morris, of King's Sutton, near Danbury, Oxfordshire; Able Seaman Wilfred D. Parnell, of Liskeard, Cornwall; Able Seaman Albert C. Knight, of Mareton-in- Marsh, Gloucestershire.

responsibility. Not only ship Reggio from the Greck "Seriously Wounded: Able Seainan Arthur D. must there be adequate port of Piraeus to Paphos, to compensation, but ubsolute help in any way they could de nusurances that there will

clared "the Army and RAF are be no repetition of this sort

possible assistance. Elving of incident. The indications a detachment of Royal En- are that Wednesday's tragic ginoc

80 men of the affair wag deliberately | Cyprus police are assisting in staged by the Communist rescuing people trapped and in warship and that the attack demolition of damaged build-

launched without warning. It is this type of irresponsible hehaviour which gives the lie to Poking's professed desire for amicable relations with her neighbours, and goes a Hardly a building in it is un- long way to supporting the damaged. And all Cyprus is widely held opinion that the haunted by the memory of last Greek carthquake the Tonian Islands, 700 miles west of

O'Keefe, of Reading; Leading Seaman Gordon Cleaver, of Egham, Surrey; Stoker Mechanic Kenneth Clarke, of Speedwell, Bristol 5; Ordinary Telegraphist Frank B. Flowers, of Weymouth, Dorset; Stoker Mechanic Eric Milner, of Fratton, Portsmouth..

WAB

inge."

VENUS LEGEND --

"Captain E. F. Gower, of the Royal Hongkong Defence Force, who was taking passage in the vessel as a guest, was also among the killed. - tak

"The next of kin of the casualties have been

Beautiful Paphor (population 8,000) is according to legend the place where the goddess Venus first se from the informed."-France-Presse. waves.

Peking Government is not mone

yet fit to be admitted to the United Nations.

Cyprus.

Large

ה!

rocks have fallen on

THERE is another aspect of the main road between Nicosia,

Wednesday's tragedy the capital, and Paphos, which calls for comment. Lorry-loads of bread were to- Hongkongnewspapers and night being rushed to the

stricken villages. their readers, as well as Bodies were sull being pulled foreign correspondents from the wreckage tonight in resident here, have reason the Paphos district, worst hit to feel anything but satis-area of the island, after nine fled with the information shocks of varying Intensity had Bervice offered by the local spread disaster across the peace- naval authorities.

ful countryside this morning. Apart from two very brief com-

Hours after the quakes, plast- ikons and stained glass could. muniques which revealed be heard tumbling in the aisles practically nothing, the of the Colony had to rely on the island mate churches of the

international news agencica operating from London for

An immediato survey of the Paphos district disclosed damage at several officially estimated

the hard facts of the in- hundred thousand pounds sterl- cident. If the local clap-

down on information was

ing.

An architect said "if another

inspired by what is wave comes, there will be many.

considered security demands, more ruins."-Router.

then we claim that is taking

security to

ridiculous

The above picture of the Royal Naval launch No. 1323 was taken while cruising in the Hongkong har. bour before her ill-fated patrol this week.

Setback

At

Another

For Reds

point. There were certale Woman's 10-year TUC Conference

facts connected with

incident, which were estab-

They

lished quite carly. wore facts which remained

Masquerade

Melbourne, Sept. 10.

and subsc

unalterable either by poll-

A road accident tical implications or any quent hospital treatment were other considerations. That responsible for disclosing that these facts, such as how the 40-year-old woman had dressed, worked, and acted as a man for naval launch was attacked, where she wan damaged, and so forth, had to be cabled from London to the Colony

ten

men's work, and often stayed at men's hostels!

Sho

never missed a theatrical opening night and was always impeccably dressed at such per formances in white tie and talls, complete with cigar. the Her jobe ranged from selling newspapers to that of cleaner.— China Moll Special..

ry news agencies when they could have been disclosed hore on the spot without

in security being slightest bit endangered or compromised, reflects on the good sense of the local naval authorities. The Colony's newspapers are quito cap able of handling news stories of this nature directly at source and of seeing that the facts given them are accurately presented to the

Douglas, Sept. 10..

British trade unions today refused to press the Government to increase trade with Communist nations.

A Communist-led union had asked delegates to the Trade Union Congress conference here to "demand that steps be taken to initiate such trade talks as will bring about unrestricted world trade, including trade with the Soviet Union, China, and the countries of Eastern Europe."

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Today's King Case Proceedings

Counsel Challenged

4

To Produce Evidence To Prove

Allegations

let

"If Mr Silva makes serious allegations, let him prove them. What I am interested in is to see evidence in support of these scandalous allega- tjons thrown about to the Press all the time,” declared Mr A. J. Clifford, Counsel for the Pro- secution, when objecting to an application by Mr M. A. da Silva, Counsel for the Defence, before Mr Poon Yan-hol at Central this morning, to produce certain documents from the Stamp Office relating to instruments of share transfers, when hearing of the case against James Joseph Osbourne King, merchant, continued,

Lí

King, a shareholder of Ful- Silva could not produce inad- coner's, is alleged to have missible documents and, des- fraudulently taken the sum of cribe them to the Court. The $0.305.94 for the use of his wife proper way, to produce that from the Company on Novern-requisition was to produce ber 17, 1950, wifle a Director someone from the Stamp Office of George Falconer and Co., prounce that document.

Mr Silva remarked ho was The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC offering the official

to the (who was not in Court this Prosecution as a witness, morning), and Mr A. J. Clifford WANTS THE TRUTH are both for the Prosecution, Mr Clifford replied that Instructed by Hastings and Silva was throwing all sorts of Company. Mr M. A. da Silva is allegations to the wide, world for, the Defence.

but did not want to call any. Mr Silva today resumed ik witnesses. If a document was to cross-examination of Mr M.W. be produced, It must be pro-

Mr

Seymour (D Director of Fat-duced by a witness whom coner's). He told Mr Seyne He wanted the truth, not wild Counsel •could, croct-examine, he wished to clarity, one phase

of his cross-examination before allegations. proceeding further. Ho referred

Mr Silva cald ho' was in Agreement with

Mr

the witness to the evidence he entire had given yesterday, relating to Clifford, , and added that ho instruments of share transfers. wished to make a submission A document produced to Mr on a point which he thought Seymour Was

was identified by the chhould "be done in - Mr

witness as having been found in Seymour's absence as what he the file. Ho agreed that the was going to say might

suggest Squadron Leader Neville Duke in his Hawker

stamp duty was $5 and not $5.20, an answer. Hunter Jet aircraft flashes by over the measured mile He was then questioned regard during which he broke the world's air speed record withing the way certain entries bad donious Worship's request. Mr..

Seymour

then left the Court been written into the document - Mr Silva said he would ask Mr an average speed of 727.8 m.p.h. for the four runs.

and

sald

that was some "Flight Seymour if he remembered going London Express.

difference.

to the Stamp Omice to see about. Witness entirely disagreed a particular Instruments of by Mr | whether he i ik letter that the entry "316.20 at the written by King and whether he end of the consideration column saw the letter as it

Mossadegh

ANZUS

On Trial Not To Be

Dr

(From Arthur Cook)

Teheran, Sept. 10.- Mohammed Mossa-

degh, deposed Persian Pre- mier, was moved last night from his luxury quarters in

The

Enlaged

announced

די

with

had been inserted after the rest i Mr Seyrnour Sul Peared now.

of the entries.

Me

OFFICIAL SUBPOENAED Mr Silva then colled Leung, an bicial of the Stamp Office, forward and told the

Court that he had subpoenaed

on

he did not sen the document at the Stamp Office, then i was not proven. Ho submitted that there should be no objections to him refreshing the witness's manory part of the evidence.

on that

FIRST TIME EVER!

the official to produce original Mr Clifford commented that copies of the documents. which he was questioning the witness.

Lo- for

it was the first "time" in the of the courts for some- history produce it

Mr Clifford objected to this one who had seen a document to He declared that procedure, saying that the only no-one could merely produce a Washington Sept. 10. way that Mr Silva could pro document just because, he had

Foreign Ministers of duce any documents the Teheran Officers' Club. Australia, New Zealand and the calling the official as a witness to do was to produce some docu- was by seen it. What Mr Silva wanted He was driven secretly to United States

the Defence. He declared

ment which Mr Seymour knew one of the city gaols where night they had decided against that there was no use producing nothing about. If the document he is in a bare cell with no broadening

documents which Mr Seymour tho

tripartito had never seen, and objected to wanted to know all the circum- was to be produced, Counsel more facilities than any ANZUS defence pact by any document going in

stances-connected with it who other prisoner.

admitting Britain or any other evidence unless it came from a nada come then it WILK The move was made because country.

witness.

sent, when it was entered and of fears of demonstrations by

Mr

Silva

said Mr-Seymour so on. Com- his supporters and the

had admitted going to the Stamp

Counsel suld he objeabert munists.

Office where he saw a lotter of strongly to a copy of a document Today he was driven to a

December 9, 1950. In the off or even the original going in barracks on the city's outskirts and Mr John Foster Dulles letter was affixed to the docu- which did not come from

cial records, said Counsel, that

the where he is being irled.

(United States), la

person who had put it thero,"

Mr There he lost his temper and munique issued at the end of the

ments of requisition,

Silva was very anxious not to screamed at the military tribun- ANZUS Council meeting, sald: Silva could not produce any Offer to give evidence.

Mr Clifford declared that Mr call anyone from the Stamp

Ho al which is trying him.

He was asked "What right

mccept from "The Council did you have to form Regency readiness.

source from which they want to call King to give evidenca Counel! inmediately the Shah

to consider any originated." Only one measure which would strong- could had left the country? He had then the defence of the area that was Mr Seymour. Counsel not abdicated.".

The three Ministers, Mi T. Cufton Webb (New Zealand) Richard Casoy (Australia), Mr

· com- a

affirmed its

not

had left without the permission contribute directly and material- of the Government. That gave ly to this end." me rights. Don't argue with me.

him.

al-

document

(Contd. on Back Pare Col. 3):

Smoke to

your throat's content

the markod that Me Siva did not

person or to call any witnesses at hil for the document and the Defence. prove

Me Poon remarket that was- a It unanimously concluded, how remarked he had no objection matter which did not now, arise SHOUTS REPLY

ever, that to attempt to enlarge to

the witness (the Stamp and they were not to know Mossadegh shouted: "I said he its membership

would

Omce official) being called for whether the Defence would be the Defence. What Mr Bilva calling evidonos de cot could do was to put the docu Mr Clifford said that if the ment to the witness (Mr Sey-Court did not know, has knew. He said he had not read the sent liaison between the present hered to his I know the law as well as you." Informed sources said the pre-mour) and ask if he still ad- answer, but Mr letter the Shah wrote dismissing ANZUS Allies and Britain [would continue through the two Mossadegh ended today's trial Commonwealth countries, session by saying "I'm too tired though the Ministers were of to answer any more questions." the view that future develop- And, becausO the Shah and ments affecting Pacific" defence General Zahedi, the new might lead to a new consulta- Premier, have ordered

that live

relationship with Britain The motion came in the form, presented to, the conference by

consideration overy

must be and other countries... of an amendment to a report the TUC leadership saying that given his age and health, the large-scale trading with the

The communique salt that the East would have to wait for the court was forced to retire after

only two hours.

Foreign Ministers had noted the caring of political problems. Mossadegh "I trying every fact that each of the three. Dollar Delegates representing 8,000, trick to hold up the proceedings. ANZUS Governments already,

trade British

unionists I was told today.

[had other, relationships and re- throw the support minst the

of 5,404,000 A brilliant lawyer himself, he sponsibilities, Rod

re London, Sept. 10. of their The International Monetary Fund's annual report motion and accepted the reports arguing on every possible cognised the important interests porpoint of law, so the court of other countries in the published today comments on the strength of the Hong- saying that inrceased trade with martial is expected to drug on Pack

Communist countries before an most of next week. -- London reading public. There was kong dollar.

improvement in the interna-Express Service, no justifiable reason why the Colony's community It points out that the Hong- least in part, by a reduction Intional tuation was "putting the should be made to walt until kong dollar was quoted at the value of US dollar ronit cunt before the horse!

discount of nearly 10 per cent on tancer to Tho Colony from

The Communist allied untons Eisenhower

to Nationallet China, while Aur- today for the factual story the US dollar at the beginning Chineso.emigrants in the dollar got the support of 2,353,000 Official Resigns of the attack, and that, of 1032. By the end of the your | krém..

but were defeated by a majority

tralia and New Zealand had the coming not from the local the discount was only & por

of 8,031,000 votes, *There is certainly a connec-

Mr. Martin P. Durkin, the closest tice with Britain and the naval authorities who were | cent.

It was a day of victories for only. Democrat in President Commonwealth nations, tion between the free, exchange

moderate policies of the Eenhower's Cabinet, today re first in possession of the "The reasons for this Im market and the free gold market the

signed as Secretary

"All thers arrangements and details, but from London,provement cannot be precisely in Hongkong and the decline an big trade union leaders.

of Labour, relationships: constitute toonther First, all Communist candle the White House announced. The Press, is entitled to determined, it continues. "With the premium on gold rosulting

to any poten Mr. Durkin in resigning de-a solenny, warning better treatment from the ports falling more sharply from broader world clrcum- dates falled to gain seats in

the Genericlared.' that the administration | dial`aggressor and represent the thats: exports, Hoogkong trade stances, may have been partially elections for Service which never asks in with the dollar aren fall off. In responsible for the strong poal Council, policy-making body of had not fulained its pledges to sowing foundation for Insting vain for the courtesy of the 1952, but this favourable move-tion of the Hongkong dollar," the TUC.SVIH BR

change the Taft-Hartley law-- peace in the Pacific," the com local: navapapers,

at London;

Reuter: {meet-wise probably offset,

Service.

*(Comed, on Esok Page Col. 2

monique added, Reuter,

Strength Of HK's Dollar

ond

members

Washington, Sept. 10.

Pacifle.

Beside the ANZUS treaty, thero

were the ith Japan and United States security treaties

the Philippines, and commitments

Try them today

du MAURIER

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