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Fish Tales
GIANT Rny 20 feel across and a shark with
a fin two feet tall seen in Hongkong-Fish tales? Not exactly. Not the greatest Ilving fish expert on earth would deny that there are such phenuIMENA, Perhape there has been 1 light exaggeration In Bize--but the truth of the headline "Junk Bay Munster Runs Away With Yacht" is not
in doubt even though that delightful humorist, M: James Thurber might have Imagined a huge serpent-
like monster racing through the waves at top speed with
the unfortunate yacht
tucked underneath a fin! We
can now say Hongkong has had visitations from the denizens of the deep and inf
the same way as Loch Ness
and the Anglers' Retreat,
the Colony has attained immortality. Our children's children will be able to say: "Yes, in 1954 a huge 100 foot monster pulled a big ocean liner three Limes
around the harbour by its
the
anchor"-for embellishmen. and Improvement original are sure to come
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TUNISIA ROW BREWING IN FRANCE
Protest Move By 115 Deputies Against Premier
Paris, Aug. 3.
Hostility to M. Pierre Mendes-France's "home rule for Tunisia," policy took a menacing turn oright when 115 right-wing deputies led by ex- Premier Antoine Pinay came out with a vehemen'
protest.
They will seek to rally independents, Gaullists and Conservatives against the Premier in next Tuesday's Tunisia debate. They accuse him of abolishing treaties, linking France and Tunisian protectorate without consulting Parlia-
ment.
the
To aggravate M. Mendes-France's problems a wave of unrest is sweeping Morocco, where 11 people were killed when hundreds of demonstrators surged through the oil town of Petitjean demand-
with the passing of time ing the return of the banished former Sultan.
It is, we appreciate, sumie thing of a blow to Hong- kong's pride to learn that
small
fish.
take
very
the
Mohammed Ben Yussef,
In
Tunisia
the
At the same time he sounded
Earlier
setuers In
men's Tunisian
Hillary's Request To Peking
Mary's
Bombay, Ang. 4.
Sir Edmund Hillary conqueror of Everest sand leader of the 1954 Now Zealand Himalayan
-
pedition, has asked Peking if he can make an attempt op Everest
the from northern route leading from Tibet.
Mr George Lowe, mem- ber of the New Zealand before expedition, Leaving Bombay for Eng- Land ho
neither hopeful nor pessimistic about
being permission
Like
granted.
WAS
There is nothing trying." he added,
Once
The fact that Evertat had been conquered would not make the task of climbing to its top again easier, he added. The element of luck al- ways counted-Reuter.
Pilot's
Koreans Britain's Newest and Biggest Jetliner Takes The Air
Demonstrate
Against Truce Team
Seoul, Aug. 3.
About 1,600 young Koreans this afternoon staged three major demon- strations at Taegu and Pusan demanding Imme- dinte withdrawal of Com- munist members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission.
The US Army Korean comTM munications zone headquarters sald 100 Koreans staged the de- monstrations ini
the front of
team
Neutral Najlond
Bupervisory Commission Pusan Inspection cam quarters, north of Puson.
In Taegu, 1,200 demonstrators marched the
through the centre of Vain of demons
Bid To Avoid
Disaster
the town and later dve truck- loads of demonstrators chanted of the United Sta cs Army
Korean com- munications zone hoadquarters where trucz inspectors ore blileted.
North 6 Injured In Jet Crash tempt
An
Amantaday
Britain's new Comel, the Mark 111-twice as powerful as the Comet ta akborne for was "In the air for 85 the 'Arai lime. Piloted by Group Captain John Cunningham, sho minutes on her malden fight. With a much longer noso, she has room for 70 passengers, the Comet 1-2800 miles. and wing fuel tanks giving it a 50% increase on the range of Weighing 67 tons she can cross the Atlantic with only one stop and has a cruising speed of
60 miles an hour faster than the Comet I-Express Photo,
Mr Bruestlein Might have been worried but
The Junk Bay Monster' Was
Not
A Dangerous Ray
The Junk Bay Monster', a giant ray fish measuring about 20 ft across, which towed a five-ton yacht for more than a mile in the harbour on Monday was a Devil Ray or a Giant Munta, but unlike its smaller brother, the sting ray, it was not dangerous.
i The home rule offer to Tunisia is believed to have
NO VIOLENCE the creature that gave Mr encouraged extremists to stop up their pressure in
Amarican military police Bruestlein such I frigh! Morocco, a Reuter message from Rabat said.
lined up in front of the gate and last Monday is not really i
the demonstrators did not at- French dangerous. No sting in its lenders of the outlawed
Gepava, Purls and Tunds of
to
enter. An Neo- Aftien.
Army tall, the expert assures tis. Destour Nationalist Party
"there was no of
spokesman said The speed
with which the and really it has a
violence at time.
This is the opinion of the Hongkong Fisheries Officer, Mr. T. Gorazdowski, отту met tonight to dis-
Government has now Tunision delicate appetite. Its
New York, Aug. 3. det russ strategy. Their Assistant been
But in Pusan the senior Com- formed will also
Force F-84G munist delegato Air
declared that consists of plankton and Secretary-General,
Here are some other facts Sydney, West Africa or the Red between 500 to 600 lbs in weight Aly El strengthen the Premier's hand.
whereas the smaller ones wore Belhawan, said at Geneva air-
Son," We
fighter-bomber he United Nations was violating about Hongkong's bly fish: today, the Radicals, Thunderjet
Yesterday
On the the China Mall generally 150-200 lbs. armistice agreement by the big sharks generally M. Mendes-France's own party crashed into the south shore the expert's word for it but we port: "We shall examine
asked Mr Gorazdowski, ques-
whole the sharka sighted and real content of the French
held n a stormy meeting in which of the Long Island com, allowing South Koreans to weigh about 500 to 800 lbs, tions about the 'Monsie and caught in Hongkong were mostly remind Our readors of
but we proposals
have the the Premier only just managed munity today, damaging Poles and Czechs
monstrate their dislike of the
(probably basking the old saying: It's folly Impression that they are really to keep his critics from voting a
the smaller ones, 150-200 lbs. big sharks nighted off Hongkong harmless
be Lo
wise there's no serious this time.'
United Nations
sharks
and recently. Here is what he told sharks), but he had seen severni motion hoste to the Govern- homes and injuring at least
senior gele- The
Beon
Tiger sharks and this species did Us: need to excite its interest
six persons, three of them gate Rear-Admiral 7. B. Brit-caught off Hongkong are policy
exist bara da bude po
· DIFITCULT TO The Tunisian issuer will come small children. by swimming too near 1. And he warning: "The Opposition
TOTNE THAIR® Intidia
They are dangerous," he said. In France and the shark with the two-foot French in
up next Tuesday in the National
William
"It's
to say very difficult
"But you can't compare Hong- The pilot, Captain fin? He must have been powerful
Assembly when the "Tunisian Wieland, of the 1737th
told the Reds "all are Tiger sharks which are
whether more sharks have been kong waters with those of Syd- Lobby" 40-
steps have been taken to protec. dangerous. first Squadron at Dover Air Force enormous at least a
sighted this year than last year, ney, the Red Sea or West Africa A SURPRISE
But if you think Hongkong termined attempt to bring Base in Delaware, was blown the Neutral Nations inspection i
If more have actually been where sharks abound in Mr waters are dangerous, Mendes - France to bits in his efforts to steer
it is only dreds and thousanda," he Bourguiba, the exiled down
Cabinet.
Today's demonstrations were Gorazdowaki has this comfort-sighted and caught clear his crippled announced
plane away
because there are more fishing It could only have come leader of the party,
M. his home in Mun-
Mendes-France
of the Long the latest of a series of demon- ing message: "You can't com- faces a from the homes
boots and fishermen trying to in pro- pare our waters with those on Thurs Island community of 8,000, 28strations and incidents day and Friday.
from New York City. test against the presence of the Communit Thursday's debate
mcribers is on his plane dug a crater in a
Nationa Luel Neutral
Supervisory request for far-reaching special street and its exploding
homes
Commission inspection teams in powers to revolutionise France's set fire to several
The deafening explosion that South Korea since last Friday. economy-Reuter.
rocked
"Wantagh Acren" Last Friday the South Korean damaged eight houses, toppled Provost Marshal, General Won chimneys, shattered windows Yung Duk, issued a statement and demolished at least automobile,
footer Encyclopaedia Bri- tha!
tannica aBaures
LIB
Habib
today from
bo
The among Tunisia 19 very
hou
may manko its
the
from the fathumless depths rgis, near Paris, that the Neo-Parliamentary battle of the Pacific. We recall the Destour would give full support occasion when a big occur
Tahar Ben Ammar, Moderate liner en route to Australia Nationalist who
been "p- was suddenly brought to a pointed new Premier of Tunisia. halt in mid-ocean after Ben Ammar surprised political Tunla tonight by colliding with just such a quarters in
tentative Cabinet shark as this. The liner's submitting a captain swore it was 40-50 list to the Bey at his Carthage feet long. The captain pance only 24 hours after being
ship proceeded on Ita course
to Fremantle where the
named Premier.
awalt
the outcome. of conferences in
reported that the Kilk It had been expected that he became embedded on the would
Unable to Neo-Destour ship's bows. release the monster the Europe before presenting a list.
Before seeing the Bey be for an hour and a negotiated
Neo-Destour loaders half with crew discovered that only released only yesterday from the head and part of the house arrest.
the body remained. For benefit of sceptical re porters the captain surmised that the helpless fish must have been attacked and
they
JUIN'S SUPPORT
debate in In Tuesday's
the
Death Roll
In Morocco
Rises To 21
the
Some of the burned seriously plosion, which
by General Lee Sang-mostly, harmless but there
Ferry đo
injured
were
by the showered
'teams"
Korea
the
Two Injured
In Landslide
The labourers
T
of
catch then.
buliding
Discussing the Ray fish, Mr Gorazdowski said these found all over the world. The
were
fatal
"There are three purely shark smaller sting, rays did not bito catchers operating off Hengkong but had a spike tail which could
painful--oven and two more operating off inflict Cheung Chau this year. They didn't catch these sharks close to either. the shore,
Last year, catches
wound.
NOT DANGEROUS
were The Junk Bay monator, ha Two labourers ware injured only occasional
made."
suid, was probably a Devil Ray the Immediate with while working on a ono demanding
Mr Gorazdowaki said there or Glant Munta and these were drawal of Polish and Czech site at Kau Wah Path, Lalehl-
the Fisheries enormous. Although they grow NNSC teams
were no records in kok, when about a ton of carth members
slid down the hill this morning, Department could rely upon to to about two tone, however, he ex- South Korea,
size of the ray Tho lantislide occurred at give an accurate picture as to thought the the The demonstrations and inci-
10.80, after the early whether there were more sharks which dragged Mr Bruestion's neighbourhood of modest post-dents involving fine arms occur- about war homes with flaming fuel rod at four of five ports of morning rains had loosened the than usual this year or whether yacht, Bettina had been slightly
were the sharks were generally any exaggerated. entry in South and wreckage.
It was difficul to say whether past five days.
engaged in lovelling the site for bigger this year than last year.
they abounded in Hongkong DEVELOPED TROUBLE
building of houses. Only Kangning on the east
WATER MORE SALTY? const-had no incidents.-Router
earth partly buried the
were more sharks waters in any numbers. and United Press.
that Trawler caught them. With the help of fellow workers.
the weather
"However these big fellows they were dug out, and sent to might be because
dry and had been extremely Kowloon Hospital for treatment the water more salty. If this are not dangerous. They don't.
was so the sharks could have bitz and they don', have a pol- the smaller sonous spike like been attracted closer, in shore.
They feed on plankton The big sharks sighted off ones.
were Hongkong
Fire apparatus and emergency equipmat were summoned from nearby communities and from Mitchel Air Force base.
The Meadowbrook Hospital at 23 Killed In Train
in Sta
Derailment
Lisbon, Aug. 3.
14. thoro
Gen-
The a man and a watnen. closer in fore this year this erally it was only by Broldent:
Ships
Dressed
Rabat, Aug. 3. Eleven people were killed French Assembly many poten- in demonstrations for the tal critics will be silenced by return of ex-Sultan Moham- the furt that
Premier's med the
Ben Youssef in nearby East Meadow reported eaten by other sharks. Fish Tunisian policy has been fully town of Pettijean, 100 miles aduit had been received
that three children and one talca ?
endorsed by Marshal Alphonse Maybe, but make good stories!
Juin, known as a staunch friend from here today.
Six of emergency room.
All ships of the Royal Navy them were Jews, killed when Air Force officials at nearby Twenty, thres Africans have and visiting American warships hundreds of Moroccan de Mitchel Flok sald Captain been killed and 21. Injured in a in port were dressed overall to- monstrators sacked Jewish trouble 10,000 feet over Wantagh, Africa, according to the Pur- anniversary of Queen Elizabeth; developed train derailment in Abgola, West day in honour of the birthday shops.
Agency tuguese News planes from Dover to Bangoh: One European is also reported
the Queen Mother. Maine. The Republle F-84G, a
21 guns A Royal salute of single-joi, atradght-wing feraft to have been injured.
was fired at noon almultaneous- The accident took place be ly from HMS capable of refueling in the air,
Tamar by tho Singal is the first fighter designed by typen the port of Mossamodes Royal Navy and, from
Air Force · to carry the in up country Bandeira. Hl by a Royal Artillery Ba
tory in honour of the occasion France-Presse atomic bomb.-United Press.
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The mob set fire to the shops and throw their victims' bodies into the flames. Five of the demonstrators died in clashes
with the police and about 30 wounded.
Today's Incidents brought to 31 the death' roll in disturbances In different pants of the territory in the last three days.
The mob today clubbed two JOWE
to death with fron bars and killed four other Jew in- cluding a boy aged 12 in bloody riting.
Two of the mob were slain in vicious Dghting as to estimated 800 Moroccans, carrying banners calling for the return of the banished Sultan, Sidi Moham mod ben Youssef, impaged through the Jewish quarter.
- 20 INJURED
The police said some, 20 other persons were injured.
Wieland's
plane
as ho flew with three other F-84
the
today
THREE ASIAN NATIONS REJECT INVITATION TO SEATO TALKS
India, Ceylon And Indonesia Reply
Manila, Aug. 3,
The Philippine Vice-President and Foreign Secretary, Mr Carlos Garcia, announced today that India, Ceylon, and Indonesia had formally rejected the Philippine-invitation to attend the proposed American spon- sored Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation Conference, tentatively set for the first week in September.
The sudden, murderous fare of the age-old enmity be tween Jaws and Arabe sorely taxed
· He added that the remain. Fellfenn. The
police forces at gendarmerie consists of three Froach polne ing Colombo powers, Fakls inspectors six- Merocean tan and Burma, might also
no 10 armed decline. patrolment and corne
But, security
sforços • pouredİ, Mr. Garsia Irito the town to reinforce them Philippine Taber and, in Bring at the mob, to Ington was
muxiliaries
· seriously, Moroccanas
nother
Order finally!war" rekor but,:881/oner pollónman, put?l "infortunatšty.
*
that
Carela discounted 3 ** Philippines withdraw „álu? Dars having anything to do with ticipation from the proposed BRATO DA vint-hem, next Donderence to form a Southeast
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