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THE morning rush - hour
Twas over, and the traffic
stream in Piccadilly, which, ន mid-day approached,
would congeal again, was flowing as briskly as it does in a town-planner's dream.
The crowds that earlier had fled the pavements had dis- appeared now to their desics
office
and
and shop-counters, only those with tline on their hands were about.
was Piccadilly. between- flines, when the broad thorough- fare wcars look of almost
country Innocence and might, for half-an-hour or so, be the High Street
in some market
lown.
Sydrienly, from
the roadway,
came the screeching of brakes, the squeal of tyres, the thrill protest of electric horns.
THE
WILD MAN
HE sounds all focused on th
wild, unkempt gure of a bearded man, who capered abou the rondway belabouring the air mround him with an enormou club,
"Get out of it old fool,"
you erled the car drivers,
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edgingwin my bet from Mabel-I said you'd pay back our
round the wild man, wondering if he would bring his club down on their windscreens.
The wild man took his time and crossed the street harangu-i ing the world with words which; had they been intelligible may well have been
unprintable.
He reached the pavement in safety and began to brandish liks stick
at passers-by and treat
them tea to a niece of his mind. Then he addressed himself to a plate-glass shop-window.
PLEASE YOURSELF
E waved his stick angrily at In the ginss.
12 bi: Testerllon
and seced just about to emasli the image he raw when
Bummer visit within six waokai"
Whitehall Gives Priority To
The Far East
Britain is shifting her
Fourteen Nations Make New Move For Disarmament
New York, Nov. 6.
Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Britain's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, today led a 14-nation appeal to the world to intensify disarmament efforts.
He was giving notice of a resolution spon- sored by 14 countries submitted to the United Nations Political Committee, which also requested all members of the organisation to submit any proposal they had on disarmament to the Dis- armament Commission.
HARRY ODELL
presents
LISA CZOBLE
Immediately Mr Lloyd had finished his speech, M. VON SWAINE
Andrei Vyshinsky of Russia reiterated the Soviet view that the first step towards disarmament must be pro- hibition of the manufacture of atomic and hydrogen bombs and reduction by a third of the armed forces of the major powers,
Mr Lloyd, who opened the disarmament debate, said "We were really waiting for the conclusion of an armistice in Korea In the beller that that would help to crcale such a climate."
Though disarmament · had to be considered in the light ΟΙ international tension, progress in reaching agreement on disarm- ament would in itself contribute towards the reduction of tension. Since February, this year, tension had been Et mewhat reduced, there had been indien- tons of improvement in the International atmosphere and the feeling that another world war was imminen! had lessened,
GENERAL WISH
use
Mr Lloyd thought the general wish throughout the world was London, Nov. 6.
10 reduce conventional arm- forees and efforts for an easing aments and anned
eliminate altogether the of East-West tension from Europe to the Forand
power to 120- alomic, East where, she believes, prospects for
and more bacterial, chemical
all other weapons of nings indis- prove slightly more criminate destruction, may
On prohibition of atomic and promising, informed sources said today.
hydrogen weapons unsupported by means of
any
of enforcement.
Mr Lloyd said: "If we were to make such declaration, I
#
do not believe that in the prevent eir- cumstances
Union the Soviet that once a Korea would put much faith in it.
constable caught hold of his arm and relieved him of the stick. "Now then," the enleer said, "come along. I'm arre ting you immediate for using insulting hahaviour, whereby a breach of the pance DECASION."
words and
might have been
moves
.
This is the first reaction here to Moscow's "You enn pitase yoursct about rejection of the West's suggestion for immediate that," said the wild man, whose four-Power talks on Germany. name it was discovered later. vos Josh.
Next morning at Bow Street Jesh pleaded not guilty to the charge: Evidence of arrest was heard and then he was led away to be cleaned up, for he was so dirty he might have lived all his
le out of reach of water.
JUST
LOOKING
JOSH
was cleaner
long white hair
ha eyea
when he
hls and
hollowed chocks silli gave hire the look
a minor prophet.
of a
He gathered his terrible mack- Intosh about him, and 1stened while the
policeman told his
In
the
"And if the Soviet Union were to make such a declaration, I believe that our reaction would be precisely the same.”
were useless
RUSSIAN PROMISE
Trousers For Women Controversy
London, Nov. 6. Trousers for women are nat unseemly In them- velves but in the physical circumstances surrounding them or, more accurately, which they surround,” the weekly British style mag- zine,
Cutter, Taller and decreed today.
controversy
over
frousers For women tros
teged ever since a teen- age girl was banned by her school recently for appearing in slacks.
Tailor and Cutter goes on to say: "We have met In our time a selection of hipless young ladies, whose
skirts fune
tang on them like
the Jowis of a judge but stand them up in
slacks and
new figurative quality rushes to their aid. "Others have displayed stapendous womanliness in skirts mcnt
but disappoint- when
they
welr Blacks." - Ching Mall Special.
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The feeling in British diplo-, He feels matic quarters is that priority settlement is reach:d further consideration should, therefore, moves could be initiated "for be given at once to the Far East the wider relaxation of tension where events are more fluid and in the Far East."-United Press. may thus allow for more pro-
U.S. STATEMENT table developments than
Washington, Nov. 6. In proposing the one-third Europe.
State Department spokesman cut in armed forces, the Soviet
that "praumably" Britain feels primarily that id today
Union made no mention of any hrte Western powers kind of verification or control, _every___effort_should_be made
Meeting 1968/54_to_bc_held_on_ made his next appearance, bring about the political con Urdon's -would-
the Soviet he added answer But his tangled white beard and
latest rejection of
Saturday 21st November, 1952, AL International conferences
London, Nov. 6. the wild look inference in Korea and chservers Foreign Ministers conference on specife subjects
Q13 Mr believe that there are reasons to German and Australiony
Shunichi Matsumoto, (weather permitting) may be prob- unless there were concrete pro-has returned to London by air Ofice, Alexandra House; the
Japan's Ambassador to Britain, obtained at the Secretary' stamming the door to talks on
that Morcow assume
despite lems.
posnis to be discussed. The spokesman, Mr Henry
from Rome after attending Club House, Happy Valley; Europe is sufficiently interested Suyaam, announced that the re
three-day conference to
of heads west on the Korea
Elive contacts with the presentatives keep
of the Untied question.
Staics, Britain und Francs were
If the burden of alarmaments of its country's diplomatic mis and the Stables, Shun Kwong
sions in Western Europe.
Road. could be removed, the economic. story to Sir Laurence Dunne, the hier that Russia is under pres- Saturday to coulder the no: opportunities before the
One of the reasons is the be- expeeled to meet in Paris
The Ambassador was accom- Chier Magistrate.
world panied by his private secretary, When That was
Entries close at 12 o'clock over, Siru from China who appears to which the Soviet Foreign Office should be bright, Mr Lloyd Mr Takaaki Hasegawa.
The Laurence turned to Jesh Whet be more whing than the Krem-seal to the Enwassies of Inces sald.
conference
NOON ended
on Tuesday 10th three Governmens in MocowW do you want to say?" he asked. lin to end the Korean conflict.
I. Vyshinsky then declared Wednesday after the diplomats November, 1953. Observers noted that the re- "O?" Jerhsaid, his vaso sur-
ca Tuciday,
that if the United Nations de- had discussed political, econo- There will presumably be enclared the production of atomic mle and trading questions cent Soviet note to the Western prisingly strong.
By Order of the Slowards, ci say, ferpt I was walking
the Russians," "What/lowers makes the Korean poli- | answer to
Mr weapons was a crime, Russia ectly
1. MISA, Booka DL the
shops, thin
tical conference dependent on uSuydem said, "but I cannot fore- would abide by such a decision. I with Western Japan's relation; i looking up at a clock, then took-e-Power meeting with Red cast is text until it is worked
said he was "not only pre-
Secretary. Middle East. China ing further up at the sky, and
pared to guarantee that, but I Mr Matsumoto was under- thinking there'll
While setting conditions lo # Mr. Suydem described the re- am prepared to announce that stood to have reported to the come a day
Koren presentatives' meeting, in Paris as no at:mie
will be other diplomats no one'll look at the sky polideal conference on
weapons
on Japan's when no any more."
the note was, nevertheless, held technical drafting group which produced -- not
a entry into the General -Agree- even to consider these talks a would draw a tentative answer thousandth of a millionth of nment on Tariffs and Tinde HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR FAR BETTER OFF
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|to the Kussian note which could rouble will be used for that Resler. new to check
Brush Josh's age, half
opproach naceres by the Foreign purpose in my country."
Ministers of their Governments.-- ton- ind three figures following Moscow s expecting to
Router, Germany Hole was ference on there. His age was given as 62. indicated by the Foreign Serie- "Look. here." sald Sir Laurencetary, Mr Anthery Eden's ward- to him, "you've worn badly, you ing yesterday that the Far East know. You'd do far better to go is now the "most dangerous of into an institution, I cannot
what all the splicres."" force you to, but, well..
are the chances of you going to
one?"
Josh thought for a moment, then: "Yep," he said. · He was given a conditional discharge
and went out. Ing. A fini
his time.
ári
Hold / 2
or berlaps
back to the queer world of shops and clocks "and. “By that had upact him so Çif€ Pleendilly between-times.
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PARIS MEETING ·
London, Nov, 7. French and United
mert
the
Brilish, States Meals wil Paris today to draft a reply to Russia's note demanding abolition of. the European Army plan before agreeing to talk on Germany, an authorita- tive source cold.
He
M. Vythinsky said that such h decision by the General Asembly would not be a mere empty piece of paper, but B fact binding on those who voted for it.
"Any morally, self-respecting stale would have to abide by it," he said.
1932 RESOLUTION D "The Disarmament Commis- sion has done nothing with re- the most important gard to The officials will work for a question in the
world," draft reply already drawn up Vyshinsky mid,
Government "This maker it necessary to
and take measures to ensure such inactivity of the
by the French
and sent to London
Washington for comment.
M.
that
Dis-
The Soviet note, handed to armament Commission is not re- the West on Tuesday, ignored peated in the future,” the Allied invitation to a meet-
of
ing of the "Dig Four" Foreign M. Vychinsky said the reason Ministers Qл
Germany and for the confession of failure Austria at Lugano, Switzerland, from the Commission was to bo
found in the inadequacies The Western reply is expected the resolution, which the to be short. The
sembly had parsed In Paris in The source said it whi prob-1982, to direct the Commission's ably regret Russia's failure to work.
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The talks will be held at the unconditional prohibition" "of French Foreign Ministry. The atomic weapons, unconditional sonidos | British official
Mr reduction of arms and liquida=. and the tion of foreign milltary bases,
The Commission
adjourned until 8 pm. GMT. Router.
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THIRD RACE MEETING (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club). Saturday, 7th November & Monday, 9th Novembar, 1953. THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF-18-RACES- The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. on the 1st Day and the First Race run at 2 pm. On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30, an. and the First Race run at 12.00 noon. The timin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.).
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