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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Anglo-Japanese Trade Pact

AIRST Impressions of the

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new Anglo-Japanese trade agreement signed in London on Friday appear to be qulte favourable in so far) an Hongkong trade is cost- cerned and it could de mugh⋅ to help the Colony out be its present slump. The general feeling prevalent in Hongkong business circles is that the new agreement will make for healthy com- petition. As a result of it there are new opportunities to improve business as well as labour conditions, Marry local firms, for instance,

CHINA

No. 35731

Established, 1845.

the

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1954.

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Only $550 HONGKONG TYPEWRITER, EXCHANG 19 D'Agullar

Pope Must

Showdown This Week Guarding Have More

On The German

Ex-Queen Forfeits

Claims

FAROUK GIVEN SON'S CUSTODY

divorce her.

sult

NEW OPTIMISM AT BIG FOUR CONFERENCE

Berlin, Jan. 31.

The Big Four conference tonight moved to- wards a showdown on the vital issue of German unification as the West reaffirmed its refusal to compromise on its plan for free elections and the Soviets stood firm on their rival project.

Communist newspapers from Moscow to Berlin hammered at the free election plan for unifying Ger- many submitted by British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden on behalf of the West.

They left little doubt that Soviet. Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov will insist on his demand for a national first-including representatives from the Communist East-when the Four-Power parley resumes tomorrow afternoon after today's respite.

Cairo, Jan. 31. Ex-Queen Narrining sign- want to import medical and away all claims today to the custody of her two-year- chemical preparations from

old son, Ahmed Faud, in Experts of the US, Britain and France had Japan for finishing in the return for an agreement by determined on the Western stand as the Ministers Colony. Exchange restric- deposed King Farouk 10

prepared to shift the site of the conference to- tions in the past have pres

morrow from the Allied. Control Authority build- vented this and now that

The chublay, dark-eyed Nutri- these barriers have been man, 18, also agired là drop bering in the American sector to the massive stone

for US$14.000 14 moth removed, this is just one

a document winch structure of the Soviet Embassy in the Communist alimony. In section of local industry she signed silenti at her home eastern half of this former capital, which should receive almost while her mother a RAL 1- mother wept. Fund i with immediate beneat. if

Farouk in Italy, business in entrepot trade

The document will go before improves as It appears the

domestic Sharia (Mosiem likely under the new agree.

on Febiutary claims) Court ment-it will undoubtedly Ahmed Mourad,

for a ruling by Judge Shikh

benefit loent purchasing

the right power. As far as Hong-occasionally, to e

who was kong's export trade is con-

nfer cerned, local manufacturers last year, and to take up with The US Secretary of State, Mr, much

the matter

John Foster Dulles, said yester- of textiles will face a period the governmen

Purouk's conghday the German problem would support when of increasing competition | caled properly, worth $28,000 - by the "er" of whether any particularly for the West Duo, is sold.

real progress towards casing African markets prized by ever that she would be able to

There was little hope, how-world tensions will emerge from

this conference, the Japanese but, with the

claim any of the money. Imperial Government officials maintain advantage

of Preference

its

that the sale of Farouk'a goods 011

Įtensive proporties will barely- which involves either total

cover his debts. abolition or at least a big reduction of duty on ently there is no reason to believe the Colony's manufacturers | She should suffer. This will, of room course, depond a lot on

German Government Narriman (ererved titte Ford

for short while

dethronemen

more freedom. Whercaa the late Soviet leader liked to be his own bres in every. fleld, the Western view is that under Premier Georgi Malenkov there has been a change in Soviet or- garusation which leans more to the "rules · committee." The odds tire still heavy

Thus, Mr Molotov, it is felt, ex against ending the long Easi-

West deadlock on Germany, has much greater manobuvra

with his Combined here in Berlin, Nonetheless, therebility murprising mood

to got the West, to let of desire in MOTHER WEEPS

optimisan apparent among all down its guard at this juncture agreement Today's drafted by lawyers represent-

in history, diplomats feet Mr four delcyntinos here, ing both Narriman and Farouk.

The conviction, boldy held by Malotsy has laid aside his usual few Soviet exports at the vituperative script in favour of 10 slipped silently

her start of the talks Inst Monday, the normal diplomatic eloquence. but her after signing. mother, Mrs Assiin Sadek, and that Moscow is determined not te conference to be permit the grandmother

now has become fairly general,

Naima

was

was

only

whether Japanese textile they affixed signatures, wept LA labelled "a failure,"

сия

bring

JONGKONG business circles

manufacturers

A Syrian lawyer, Ehsan down their prices sufficient-e-Sherif,

and Sheikh Mustafa! ly to cancel out the benefits el Gamal, signed for Furouk. of Imperial Preference.

Moharram Fahim and All Reda signed for Narrimon.

HON

Narriman and Farouk were seem quito confident this married

in May 1951, when will not be possible. These she was a a beautiful 17-year- circles point out that costs old commoner.

Farouk

was

in Japan *ሶ now much deposed in July 1952 and she heavier than before the war. accompanied him and thele son

into exile in

in Italy.

for

The ostensible purpose of the secret talks wil

will be to decide whether Mr Molotov's proposal for a a Big Five world peace parley including Communist China con One Minister hers confided

be sharpened down

Kome that

he believes the Russians

the West. are determined to offer world

action acceptabic

The United States, firmly sup → perhaps opinion

by the British ported

and only

minor

French, to

to far have refused to thing to prove that tension is consider the principle of a five cosing aure that contacts between East and West should power parley. Any "backdoor" ndmittance of Red China to the continuee

status of a great power not be considered by the United Statcs, Mr Dulles has

forum.

#

e sometely

The American view

than

2,

cm-

The Soviet Resan

Issue Embassy

ROGERSVITE SOIBBA CIRITOKEZ C3QRARNGT EKRX

The Worst

Winter Since 1947

London, Jan. 31.. Snow. drifts of more than ten feet in Britain and freezing col ditions throughout the continent today herelded yet another day of the worst winter since 1947. -

to hit Europé

In Eastem, France, a mother two-month-old son found her

zen to death in his cradic Her ave-year-old daughter was rushed to hospital in a critical condition from frost-bite.

expeditions of famers Special have been organised in Brtain especially in snow-bound Wales, which are threatened with sheep, to rescue herds of cattle and death by freezing,

THE REAL TEST The United States, Britain Capital, too, is short and Last March she fled to Switzer-and France

are in

agreement phasised. unless there in sudden land, leaving the cx-King in

FIRM IN UNITY that the best place to test the tremendous influx of new Rome with Fund. She brought

As the three Western delega- money into

Japan, local suit for divorce six anonths laer al Soviet intcrtion will come They re-

sessions tons looked back on the week that regular cognise manufacturers believe they after her return to Cairo, accus-in secret meetings.

log the portly ex-King of

of talks, they agreed; with Mr Molotov, with full re- will not be seriously troubled

mental adultery, maltreatment,

1. The pace of the conference

London, which is suffering less with the new competition. cruelty and estrangement,

ports going to the more 1,000 newsmen here, turns the has been far better than we There is likely to be a A: the same time the Med the

propaganda dared hope: The agreement to han other areas of the country, sendo today had a temperature of fout necept

the Molotov slight fall in Hongkong's divorce sul, she filed another conference into a

degrees Centigrade of frost, but month

iis $14,000 a the United į asking with

meting snow has made iradie displeasing trade

was despite

соп conference known to be that "unless it is power evny procedural wrangle. Kingdom as

of alimony and payment of a dowry

proposal conditions extremely hazardious. R result

of about $28,000 which she said

No relief for Europe has been specific provisions included Farouk neve: gave he

Since possible to meet privately, it

The unity of the West has forecast. In France, there were in the igreement that then, lawyers for both sides have may never be possible to accom-

het im and today is stronger sub-zero temperatures all day Britain

certain tried to reach an amicable settle-plish very much." import

However, the United States than at the start of the confer with a biter north-east

០

France has Japanese goods which have ment-Unlied Press.

regards the progress thus far ence

a result.

howling across the country.

RIVIERA SNOW The turned a deaf ear to all Soviet 立飯 "not Inauspicious." British And some "encourage hints of a possible Indo-Chinese ment" and

the French the situation is "interesting." At 0.20 ... local time on All three are agreed that they for processing in Lancashire. January 31, the ss Hydralock are being confronted by a "new with a Red China i hve a much France, the temperature dropped Looking at the agreement on was intercepted and stopped by Molotov," An always formidable outragences to Mr Melotov: today to minus eighteen degrees a broader scale the con- three Nationalist warships. The opponent, Mr Molotov has been clusion is inescapable that Hydralock was bound for Shang-acting the part of some adjustment to Anglo-hal from Amboy, but proceeded paratively relaxed and flexible

on her voyage after a short dipolmat at this conference. Japanese trade was casen-

It is generally agreed that the tial: something had to be delay, says n Royal Navy state-

ment Issued this morning.

death of Stalin has given him

not been admitted since the

second world war-such the £3 million worth

of

cotton and rayon grey cloth

done to correct last year's trade gap between Common- wealth countries and Japan which amounted to some- thing like £100 million. The new agreement is an attempt to balance trade at a level of

£210 million. It seems al

Statement About The Hydralock

wind

It has been so cold that snow think peace which might emerge from has fallen on the traditionally

A Big Five porley. And Britain. warm Riviera, which would like to trade

has not given

com-

Warning Repeated

Washington, Jan. 31. addition to direct aid to the A House of Representa- Koreans, the report rald.

surd for instance, that Inpan tives, Sub-Committee

more

At

Markstein In

3. The rain 1a5ut of Germany Centigrade.

Joined. Mr Molotov has bien

has

Eastern

A member of the Ger. man People's Police (left), prundɛwith a sien, gungs and Russian soldier, with hayonetted rifle stand guard outside the Soviet Embassy In the Unter den Linden, where the second week of the Big Four Conference will take place.--London Express.

Growing Death

Toll In

Rail Disaster

Suwon, Korea, Feb. 1. More than 50 Koreans were killed and an estimated 100 injured last night when a crowded Korean passen- ger train collided with a truckload of fish and was derailed.

Three of the 17 railcars in the train were telescoped when the engine leaped off the track after dragging the truck nearly 200 yards.

One victim was cut in half by a steel beam, eight others were hurled on top of the engine and three of them burn-

hot boilor..... ed to death against the scalding

were

There, is ten degrees of frost not Uclaboured the question et at Lyons and at Chamonix, 15 East Germany's participation at degrees.

There was a general paralysis

American military pollee and the talks ces this agenda item and agreed with surprising case of sport and in Paris icy streets: to drop his demand although he forced traffic to proceed at a Korean railway workers will retuza to it later.

snail's pace. So, far, few acci-searching the twisted wreckage nearly.. 12 hours later, attempt- 4. Tho

week will dents have been reported. coming

Sand has been spread on maining to reach the bodies trapped provide a real answer as to how

and ice is now for the Soviet Union is will thoroughfares.

to venture in its bld for forming around the arches of between crumpled steel plates,

-United Press, the confidence of a world ac-bridges over the, Seine......

Large nut

ers of would-be numbers and

today, were. hopefully algence

ing

intran-

The Sub-Committeo said that Customed "All-

were

going

quarters icators the ponds on the Bois

QUEBEC TRAGEDY

Three Rivers, Quebec, Jan. 31,

should

millions of ported today the warning of American employees meant Choritative buy

as the ice had At least 15 persone were pounds worth of Australian by the Secretary of State, that United Nations jobs in are convinced that Mr Molotov de Boulogne, but were kept back

to the will seek to create the impres-by-the police

sion of at least limited success not yet reached the required killed and 10 injured last night wool only to be confronted Mr John Foster Dulles, that Europe

of thickness. by colting up committees by defeating barriers when if France and other West nationals of other countries,

on at least when a crowded bus collided Theat people

Park rules insist. probably in- It tries to pay for the wool European nations delayed volved a "much greater risk" to when the meeting here cns.

experts on specifle problems

four-and-a-half inches of lea with an empty autotransport with its own exporta. Lan beyond "a reasonable length American interests, it added.

butore skating is permitted truck and burst indo games while The Sub-Committee reported CLEAR ENTANGLEMENTS

France-Presse. cashire's proteate, of course, of time" ratifying Euro-

survivors, trapped by a jammed of Americans A Western diplomat said the

door, struggled desperately tá are not entirely unexpected. penn Army plans, "the that the recruiting

for ten

Unlied Weal was successful in "clear specialised

escapo Tho Australian trado United States would be Nations

agencies had been in away a lot of barbod-wire restrictions two years are compelled — not by Its drastically curtalled.

JAPANESE SHIP

The police said today that the on Langiomenta Ahrown in our

bodies had been recovered and must still be fresh in the choosing to readjust its In soms instances it was path by Mr Molotoy peosuso

IN TROUBLE

brought to a funeral parlour minds of British textile

policy."

because the of its unity and because of Mr "practically ni

grief-stricken loyalty

Tokyo, Feb. 1. ; here, ..., where Molotovs anxiety manufacturers, but

to put his The Bub-Committed thres State

ginaleur & Passengers fears of Japanese competi- members of the Houre's Foreign checks took up to six

A Japanese freighter with 25 relatives of mi months best face forward with world

attempting to deputy men aboard tossed belplessly in werd tion awamping the colonies Affairs Committee also reported to complete.

opinion.

It cost Mr Molotov nothing to the Japan Sea Loday with a themometrs said three others But the Sub-Committee fully expense that European UN members were at Lancashire's

erklorged the loyally pro- seam largely unfounded and "not ndoquately supporting""

Were sent to voluntary $85,000,000**

a world peaco" conterench, Guard "very and three Coast may have perished; (about gambo which was established his "old-chestnut proposal cripple indeed completely hypoth£10,760,000) fund for retist af by the State Department last, the source said. It was regard resou tical. The new agreement,

This

vestigation of Tome American when he only wasted one day prick the British Industry "ince the United States had mado United. · Nations employkes, phlbard anal demand + Box out of Its complaisant thot: la 30 per cent contributio

their

Department's

in fact, may, bo the spur to Bouth most disappointinen / gadatter, Congressional %in-odjas'a mava, of utile substanice!

One body was found 12 hours

the 1870-lon after,

that It Was

Says. Physician

Vatican City, Jan. 31. Pope Pius XII spent. another restless night and~* hla doctor warned: today that he must spend more time in bed if he is to con- quer his week-old attack of hiccoughs and fatigue.

Authoritative Vatican sources, reporting ta' tonight," said the Prpe's

physician Professor Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi, belleves the 77-year-old Pontift of the Koman Catholic Church must cut still further his reduced ne tivities.

While messages of sympathy! and 'good wialtes poured into the sinall Votlean state post office, all emphasiced

Vatican, quarters

that there still is no cause for measures are alarm, that the precautionary

that the Pope's heart and other vital or

condi-

At

gana. are in "excited" tions.

The sources sail the Pope got only

two

or three hours sleep which was interrupted at times They

by attacks of ficcoughs. also said that for the first dimo since his illness last year he did not say mass, although he did receive Holy Communion.

STATED UP LATE The Pope sald the excessive tiredness which prevented the Pope from saying mas9 WAS caused by the fact that he stayed

up

unui 9.30 last night and slept only i

The source

the Pope re-

tired to his simple iron-postered

bed last night at 9 o'clock but

that: Prof. Galeazzi-List wanted retire an hour or two

immediately

him to carlier,

dinner.

The

ofter

hiccoughs, which began a

Pape Tips XH

3 Prisoners

Escape From

Stanley Gaol

week ago today, the result of a Members of the Hong- nervous stomach stemming from kong Police Force and mém- overwork, persist although the

obce

They

said that whilế

interval varies from a peak of hers of the Hongkong Pri- every 20 seconds to once sons staff were making an every 30 minutes, the source extensive search this morn- Bakd

thing for three long-term pri- general fatigue had nowy moved soners who escaped from Into its second week, the Pope's Stanley Prison last night.

had condition general

In a statement, today worsened.

Commissioner of Prisons, Mr J. Norman, "sold" that tho however,

three men were serving terms nervousness has not yet dis- for robbery with aggravation. Tho escapees are Tung Kwong,

not

insomnin.c.

The continued

indicates that

the

appeared, the sources said.

When his health is normal, Prison No. 1985 who.... was the Pope, who drives himself at serving thirteen years Fang 2272 serving a strong pace, sleeps only four Shek, Prison No Hours from about 2.30 to 6.30. nine years and Wong

Кеш. He normally says mass at 7.30. Prison No 2160 serving so -United Press.

TWO KILLED IN EXPLOSION

years.

Mr

ведеть

Norman said the escape. was discovered when the pri- soners were unlocked for lh bour this morning. The Police were informed and are 'search- ing with the Prison staff for the men.

Knocke, North Belgium, '

Feb.1.

Now Haven, Conn., Jan. 31. A thunderous explosion and fire, caused by a gas pipe leak, rocked a residential area of Nevi

A seal weighing 00: kilograms Haven early today, demolishing (about 120 lbs.) was washed up beach here after a three-family house and routing exhausted on about 200 persons from their a storm in the English Channel, beds.

The animal was fellled by-local Two persons were killed and people, who recovered fleskli. two are missing.-United Press-Reuter.

GRACE...SPACE... PACE.......

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