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COMMENT OF

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Govt Given Food

For Thought

THE

Unofficial yesterday performed a public ser- vice in the Budget debate, not only because of the close analysis they devoted to the financial, economic and social problema which confront the Colony, but. because at the same time they put forward a number of constructive idons and suggestions which provide Government with

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the

aiderable amount of food for thought. Noticeably the subject most forcefully argued was housing. with its related questions of squatter resettlement, com- mercial buildings and fne- tory development. Many Indeed will be intrigued

by and impressed Variety of considerations which the Unofficials succeeded in dovetailing into the general question of building expansion. The Hon. M.W. Lo, for example. is convinced that modica- tion of Government's build- ing covenant will do much to stimulate privato enter- prise to build more and

cheaper houses; the Hon.

Cedric Blaker

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ready agreement resumption of the Queen's Road military lands a solu- tion to the problem nf finding sufficient and suit- able sites for office und domestic buildings, and he also believes that Govern- ment could encourage more building by opening up number of reserved areas; the Hon. Kwok Chan ad-

vanced the proposition that |

cheap land should more

pre-

be made available for tire construction of houses for factory workers, while the Hon Dhun Ruttonjee put forward two interesting suggestions - that fabricated structures should for be imported and used squatter resettlement and that something positive should be done about deve loping arens at Shatin and Laichikok 10 provide cottage type houses for the white-collar classes.

NONE of these proposata

the

can be ruled out of court as being either impractic able or undesirable. They must, indeed, be given full weight by Government in implementing its policies for dealing with housing and its allied problems, IL is true that

Iden of Hongkong importing pre- fab dwelling houses маля put forward shortly nflar Liberation and was turned down principally because the Building Authority considered they would not be able to withstand a typhoon. But Mr Ruttonjce has to-

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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1954.

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Passengers Shot Duke Enjoyed "The Rag'

In Cold Blood

ELEVEN KILLED: FOUR

SURVIVORS

Tel-Aviv, Mar. 17.

Eleven people in a bus travelling from Elath to Beersheba were shot dead today by Arabs who were believed to have infiltrated from Jordan, Israeli reports said tonight.

A woman and child, who pretended they were dead and two soldiers, who were wounded, were the only survivors.

Reports from Beersheba said the bus was attacked when it was A burst of automatic fire killed the driver south of Scorpions Pass.

and the vehicle stopped.

Khaki-clad figures then entered the bus and shot the passengers. the reports added.

According to survivors of today's attack the bus had halted at the foot

of a pass and passengers got out to take pictures.

Just as the bus resumed its journey sub-machineguns opened fire from

some distance away,

The vehicle ran into a ditch when the driver was killed,

Survivors said Arabs dressed in khaki entered the bus firing with automatic weapons at all passengers showing signs of life. Two soldiers, women and children were amongst the dead.

The driver's daughter was the child who escaped,

Army Command

United Nations observers froin Jerusalem will go to the scene of the attack tomorrow morning. The bodies are being left there overnight.

of Israel "The Government

its revulsion and expresses horror at this murderous attack force organised Arab by an which was carried out as a military operation upon a passen-

An Isracti rur discovered the incident and took four wounded to Beersheba. Army sources said they had no omcial information about the incident but quoted unconfirmed reports by survivors arriving in the following Government state-ger bus in the Negev and which

Beersheba,

israeli Radio tonight broadcast

ment;

Queen's Life Again Threatened

London, Mar. 17.

A letter threatening to kill Queen Elizabeth if she sets foot in Gibraltar" has been received by a British MP.

The letter, which bore a London postmark. was to Mr Clement Davies, Liberal leader in the House of Commons.

i said: "If your Queen neta foot in Gibraltar, we shall kill her."

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh plan to visit Gibraltar on the way back from their world tour. This has led to protesin from the Spanish Government

which have been rejected by the British Foreign Office.

Mr Davies sald the letter might have come from a madman. He had sent to Scotland Yard, who were examining it for Anger prints.

A similar letter threatening the Queen is understood to have been received by Mr Attlee and other members of Parliament.---Reuter.

Reds Closing In Against

Dien Bien Phu

Hanoi, Mar. 17.

A military spokesman said at nightfall that the Reds day h pretty convincing were closing in against the French Dien Bien Phu ring- reply to this objection, and usually an indication of an imminent jump-off.

ho bolsters his ense by showing that pre-faba

are

The constant artillery duel stepped' up its tempo and a One series of smail clashes broke out around the perimeter.

Communist 57-mm recollless rifle was seized in a tank- supported French Union Hortic. A machine-gun est also was overrun.-United Press.

resulted in the cold blooded killing of 11 men, women and children and the wounding. of | three others."

The Government statement continued:

Dct,

The

Government of Israel regards this attack as a warlike for which responsibility falls squarely upon the Govern- ment from whose territory this unit of murdercra wes sent forth Peross the border into Israel territory to

carry out this dis gusting deed.

"The record of wanton acts of hostility by neighbouring Arab atates against Israel has reached a new climax with this latest outrage.

of Isract "The Government will take all necessary measures within its power to ensure that the blood of Israel eltizena shall not b

be shed with impunity. "All steps will be taken to safeguard the security of travellers along the roads of the Negev so that traffic will not be hindered.

"The deepest sympathy of the people of Israel goes out to the families of the victims of this massacre."-Reuter.

INQUIRIES ORDERED

|

Amman, Mar, 17. The Jordan authorities have ordered inquiries inte reports, that

killed passengers were when an Israeli bus was am- dushed between Elath

and Beersheba.

H-BOMB TEST

Another Fishing Boat Affected

Tokyo, Mar. 18.

of

A second Japanese Ash- ing boat has returned home suffering from effects radioactivity from the United States atomic ex- plosion at Bikin on March 1, it was announced today.

here

The Duke of Edinburgh smiles when inspecting a guard of honour of stud- ents during his recent visit to Melbourne Uni- versity. Each student is armed with a ""T" "Square, and it was during this visit that the Duke was "ragged". On hila arrival a moth-eaten red carpet was unrolled and a “bou- quel" of candy sticks presented to the Duke- London Express.

Horse Race Plot.

TRADE PARLEYS

British Businessmen To Receive Invitations

London, Mar. 17.

Mr Roland Berger, Chairman of a "China Trade Committee," which is organising private trade with the Chinese Communist Government, announced tonight that a group of British businessmen would be invited to meet a Chinese trading delegation in East Berlin "within two or three weeks,'

He made this announcement on his arrival tri London by air from East Berlin, where he has spent several days with a Chinese trade mission which last Saturday post- poned suddenly a meeting with 40 British businessmen. Mr Perger told Reuler: "I expect to get details of the new trade meeting at the end of this week or early next week, Then we will begin advising interested. firms.”

when that was done, he said,

the postponed talks investigate their new shopping Describing the in East Berlin, Mr Berger said: **it all siems from a visit to Peking last July by a group of British businesmen who were promised £15 million worth of. trade within 12 months.

of

To

they would. irne invitations to

again through Mr Berger. "Some of un said that in view the British Governraent's "The Chinese placed contracts objection to Mr Barger, worth about £8 million im-should be obliged if the Chinese mediately,

which

about would deal with us direct, but €3,500,000 worth has been fu- the reply was that it was Flied.

against the policy of the Gov- firms ernment to deal with individual

"The rest has been blocked by the British Government under régulations restricting trade with Communist countries.

"Under the terms of the Peking arrangement contracts were lo be placed for the re-.

(The Foreign Office advised firms not to join, the East Berlín talks saying that the "China trade.committee” was connected the British Comell for the Fof International, trade walch Mr Anthony Eden, : the Foreign Becretary, has described ds a Communist-front body).

KT:

malaing £6 million by Jumi 503-promotion:

year, This

was the reason for the

moeting. In East Berlin. Hist

Chinese

sent out-listd

·because” 1^have seen a lot of firms interested and about wont be not sorry now that 1 40 businessmen

were to meet of background and hope it will trade delegation there this be possible, with the consent of the British Government, to: do But lost Saturday the business with them!

a

week.

.

felt

Chinese

decided to postpone Mouchin said Reuter. the meeting because they they could increase the scope of their shopping lists.

"Most of the

businessmen,

were advised but 18 turned up

In East Berlin.

MET LEADER

British Soldiers Attacked

Two

Cairo, Mar. 18, "They met the Chinese and!

amall British military Yu Mch Chien, leader of the parties were attacked by

FOUR MEN delegation, told them that both Egyptian terrorists with auto-

Police said the 238-ton fishing SENTENCED

boat Shunyo Maru returned to her home port of Misaki, in Kanagawa Prefecture, about 30 miles south of Tokyo, on Well- nesday, They said Guigor tests showed active.

Polles said none of the 25 crew so far showed any signs of suffering radiation burns.

The ship wns radio-

They added that radiation was less than in No 5 Fukuryu Maru, the fishing boat which port struggled back to Yaizu last Sunday cloaked in a pall of "death ashes" from the Bikini explosion.

London, Mar. 17: A jury today found four men guilty of Britain's big "Francasal" horse race plot

in which a fast horse was switched for a slower ons at Bath races last year,

Rock,

trial - of

A fifth man, William was found not guilty,

It was the second lasting nearly five weeks - the ging who brought about the All 23 crew of the Fakuryu racing sensation of the century. A Jordan Government stale-

Maru suffered radiation burns In the first trial, which lasted ment said that the incident oc-

from the "ash" and were now 10 days, the jury failed to agree. curred in a desert area some 20

in

hospital kilometres (125 miles) within

Polico at Misaki said the Harry Kateley, 42, London Israel and some 50 kilometres not only cheaper than any-

Shunyo the nearest (30 miles) from

Moru

was believed bookmaker, named as the ring- thing similar could be built

the plot, was sen- Jordan post,

operating 600 miles from Bikin leader of

tenced to three years imprison- for in Hongkong, but that

at added, This, the statement

the time of the atom blast,

they

made it inconceivable that am- can be very quickly

denled reports bush was carried

out by for havolice thought the ship mustment, A spokesman

have passed through an

an Equa- William Maurice Assembled and possess

the

that Gen. Ely would delay his canlans.

'torial" current carrying radio-47, a professional gambler, was added advantage of being

Meanwhile it was announced active ashes from the explosion, sentenced to two years in gol portable. We certainly feel French Army Chief of Staff, departure because of the cur-

The Taiyo Fisheries Company, Gamer Charles, 46, a Welsh that the case for the in- General Paul Ely, will fly to rent fighting at Dien Bien Phu that Israel had requested a post-

ponement of on emergency owners of the Shunya Maru, bookmaker, also

claimed that radiation was "very two-year qchtence, ana Victor troduction of pre-fabricated Washington this Friday to dis- He also brushed aside persistent

Dп, 56, a released army officer, housca in the Colony should curs the military and political rumours to the effect that the meeting of the Mixed Armistice

situation in Indo-China with top Pentagon was insisting on the Commission called to investigate alight."

the incident-Reuter.

"They confirmed that none of will go to prison for be seriously reviewed by United States officials, the Na- dispatch of a 1,000-man mission

the crow showed any injury. months-Reuter. Government. Opportunity tional Defence Ministry said to train the burgeoning Viet-

nomese army.-United Press.

The company told Reuter that should also be taken for a tonight.

the vessel's catch of luna Was unaffected. and had been un- loaded for marketing.

Washington Talks

Paris, Mar. 17.

re-opening with the War Gen. Ely will meet with the

Office of the question of

United States Defence Secretary,

military lands, with na vye Mr Charles E. Wilson, The Convicted Of to reaching Anality пя Under-Secretary of State, Mr

the

speedily as possible. The Bedell Smith, members of Manslaughter

lands today are vastly more Joint Chiefs of Staff and other

high ranking american officials, important to the interests of

Barrie, Ontario, Mar. 17. - The General's mission will be the Colony, as, a whole than

It Two Toronto youths were political as well as military, to the Military in particu

is convicted of manslaughter 10- in was explained, because no lar. Much of the area

replacing the French Defence night for the slaying of Fred question In undovaloped, and this is not a time when Unser M. Ren: Pleven, on the "Scotty Cameron,

howor.

i

former States trip, M. Pleven | English soccer star for Wolver

was invited to come hampton. -

ANOTHER ATTACK

London, Mar. 17. Israell Radio reported another attack tonight by an

"armed band of Jordanians" on Israeil territory.

The radio sald the band had "penetrated into Israeil territory and attacked an Israeli Army unit on reconnaissance at the foot of the Hebron Hills, north of the scene of the attack on the ferooli bus."**

radio said an Israeil uit the attackers, who put to fight:" 7

The

The Jordanians, who number-

the Colony can afford to in-ring by President. Elser An all-malo jury reduced the ed dulgo, in the luxury of to wasted building altes. Tho need for sultable land, onGen. Ely was instructed to murder charges against William Kingsley, 19, and Ian Robert- as quick- proceed to Washington as

ne possible at a meeting last 5, 20, They were accused of

place firing five shots into tho,65- the.

ho. National

The Maritimo Safety Board .could give no further details. They said they were 'sending experts to Misaki to investigate.

Acuter.

Office. Fired By Students

Soville, Mar. 17. Studiente today sot' Bro to

1

Williams,

received: 2

Lou

Ex-General And Lawyer Held

Karachi, Mar. 17. Police arrested: a Pakistan lawyer and a rotired, General and seized arms and ammuni- tion in a surprise dawn 'raid here on the day King Faisal of Iraq, arrived in Karachi on a State visit,, it was disclosed to- 15, usd rifles and machine small wooden odice used by the

day.

"The “King ́arrived on March 12 The radio said yet another Tramway Company" In the to spond?, fivo, đaja •nt - the Run, Israell Rabio, added. attack-this time Syrian-look Beyille suburb of Heliopolis and Governor-General' residerice which to orect business · ns

today in

binaing through the and than tour the country. the Bea of drugged. It well as domaatle buildings

Gallice

The two men berested, “in area when fire was streets in protest against a 30 year-old Toronto brokerage opened from Byrian positions on per cent increase in fares approbation of an mumediate is now chrónic, aħd it is a .Dotènco Council, The Council, messenger and leaving his bodhorsherds and flocks. belonging (spite three days of student breach of the beace." " Ware. situation which needs to be the highest defence body in in a ditch after stoning $14. prosented to Whitehall: In France, heard a super-secret on his the most forcible manner. report by M. Pleven Land-starved Hongkong can February tour of Indo-Ching. It brought in the verdict shortly. recommended that it would be before p.m. after deliberating no longer, afford to have more politie for Me Pleven not, since: 10.06. #m: The pair were with; the world-lyrian Armigilon The police hip sill, holding such valuable area to via the United States at this rænanded for sentence unul Commission, Israet. Hadio"add" 191-people, detainee zesterday, alienated.

turday

to an. Israelf molliament to demonstrations against the in- Major-General

to the

crease, trams are will running omloer of the No one was injured, leg

advocate. A complaint has been fodred tection

retired

The Auizes Court Jury south-east of the Sea of formally--but with polled pro- (end)? Rik Army, i

Boll are being a held a in- communiendó indse, the, Pakia:

the volume of trade

and thematic fire in the Canal Zone variety of goods could be in- last night creased at a later meeting." Five signalmen of the Royal

One of the 16

Direc-ing to their camp in the Fayid tor of a

a London electrical en-area when three Egyptians ap- gineering firm, said today:

peared on the rallway track "We assembled in the lobby of about ton yards away.

Chinese the

Import Exporti One of the Egyptians had a Eastern sector of Berlin. Coporation Building in the Sten gun and opened fire. I

Two of the British soldiers "Mr Yu Meh Chien told us werd hit and one of them was that the Government of China seriously wounded. The offer wanted to redraft their proposals three escaped Injury tho Ond the purchasing mission | British military authorities wished to have a short time to siated.-Reuter.

R. W. Houchin, Messmen, Mr Corps of Signals were return-

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