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GILMANS

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Tram Dispute

THE decision of the Hong-

THE

kong Tramwayя Company

to refuse arbitration in the i

the present dispute with Tramway Workers' Union

silhon{ દ over the

A

employees is incontextnbir,! The principle invoiven the employer's right to Thale and bre" tegally-basically this right cannot challenged. Undoubtedly a is a right which has been ubased often in the PR but the establishment 011 efficient conciitution arbitration machinery many countries has given workers the right of appent against nay unjust or exces- alvely harsh treatment try t employers. Industrial

courts,

however,

ana

111

BIV

designed to remove abuses by both labour and mange- ment and in no way seek to limit

the

employers'

prerogative to empiry dismiss workers legally.

Fo

a proper

underskaling

of the pl escrit case. examination I recent Tron:- way industrial

the

history

necessary. in both the 1047 and the 1940-50 disputes in which Government did par Licipate.

both issue costs was entirely different It involved a demand for in-

overtime pay. crises in

pensions

doronne

and

demand was

creased

cost

rates.

holidays. The

bared on

Iving such a dispute the services of an outside-and if possible, a

disinterested and responsible arbiter-was

the

the

atrike: which

ST

essential.

to recall,

Union

there

many

ogitatom

exploited expro WITC

were

(1

that within

the 1

riots in

hurt and

finally ten leading trouble. makers were deported. In the 1949-60 strike the company did diamiss all tram conductors

they had refused

for collect farci

after

four

days.

The dismissals, however, were

not the

по

riginal

cause

dispute and Govern.

participation

Company-Union

designed to

talka

wwww

effect # slike. ment of the basic sve-that

of cinling the strike bringing

about

[t

pushtim

where a settlement of the pay question could be effected.

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TYPHOON'S HAVOC IN SHAMSHUIPO

OES

A victim of yesterday's typhoon was the Dona Lourdes as she was seen this morning bgt Our Staff Photographer. She is beached on a cement sea wall at Hunghom.

Fire Victims Suffer New Tragedy

Typhoon Ida created havoc among thousands of victims of the recent Kowloon Tsai fire yester- day when it flattened 80 per cent of the Shamshulpo Street shelters.

Tearing through the streets of Shamshulpo at 80 miles per hour, Ida tore the matchstick structures apart, scattering the debris carelessly, leaving women and children huddled, cold and wet, in the bare skeleton frames of their homes.

With their homes once more destroyed, their pos- sessions strewn all over the sidewalks and nearby roofs, the victims sought shelter on the staircases of the tenement houses.

Thousands of men with their) In Gloucester Road in Hong- families ran wildly In the kong, tho Ittle waterfront streets, seeking cover.

factories Bre busy panning

out water

of their premises. During the height of the storm yesterday, the sea had covered the waterfront, flooding the buildings.

As the daylight stowly faded, they could be seen in door- ways.

under stairs and verandahs, wrapped in sodden blankets

quilts, trying and vainly to keep warm.

The

Police of Shamshulpo,

the

Station to the people, and last night, 70 of the unfortunate victims slept in the downstairs ofcca of the Station

opened All three ocean-going ships, which weal aground in the storm yesterday, were still aground this morning. Efforts are being made to refloat them. The 1,129-ton Panamanian freighter Northern Phoenix is aground off Stonecutter's Island; and the 179-ton Brilish ship Thorncombe is grounded off Shamshuipo.

EDC Armistice In French Assembly: Debate To Continue

Paris, Aug. 30. The fate of the European Army treaty hung precariously in the balance today at the beginning of the third day of the four-day debate in French National Assembly.

An armistice was agreed to HE present dispute involves between triends and foes of the dismissul of 31 EDC. whereby they temporarily ployees

of withdrew various motions aimed UN a result dundancy. There can be no at bringing the debate to a quick quarrel with this. The com-end or at interrupting it in order pany in question has a duty to enable the Government t

the

to the travelling public and resume negotiations with its shareholders to provide another ave E.D.C. countries. efficient and profitable system A motion to move "next busi-

It is not a philanthropies yesterday afternoon would

of transport. сотрану. institution

pabile

probably have obtained a major-

sovereignty ot West Germany This would be done

at a brief season, which presumably would mean recalling depuiles from the autumn recess. ----Rouler,

Arrests In Persia Confirmed

Jon. Twenty of those were treated for minor cuts caused by flying glass and tin, Food and drink were sent by the Boundary and Maple Strect Social Welfare Centres,

REBUILDING This morning,

BWEEPERS BUSY

Another victim of yesterday's typhoon. This car went into a violent skid in Arbuthnot Itbad and ended up through the 'railings (Staff Photographer).

125 DROWNED IN

NEW FLOOD

INDIAN DISASTER

Calcutta, Aug. 29.

Raging waters awept through vast areas of where they have boon Northern India all today as the worst floods of the century reached new heights.

Contempt Charge Likely For McCarthy

Washington, Aug. 29. Senator Arthur Watkins, (Republican, Utah), said to- day the starting point of the McCarthy hearings, opening on Tuesday, would probably be a charge that he had shown "contempt of the Bonate."

new

Senator Watkins, who will direct the inquiry, told a porter that "in my opinion point

number one in the numerical lating of five charges of 40 flled against Senator Joseph McCarthy by three of his Senate colleagues would be the starting point for

testimony.

of notice

bearinga Senator McCarthy

public tox In its served

on

and made public on August 24, the Special Committoo, headed by Senator Watkins, listed point number one, the alleged "Incidents of contempt of the

Senatorial

Com- Senato or

This is the first of five charges

mittoe''.

selected by Mr Watkins' Com-

mittee for initial inquiry,

VERDICT DUE

The others,

some of which

overlap, may be taken up later. They were brought by Senators Ralph Flanders (Republican, Vermont), William Fulbright {Democrat, Arkansas), and

Morso Heavy rain toring in the area Wayne

A complete breakdown Oregon).

(Independent,

Mr Flanders to the

Official reports from the tea town of Jalpat- guri in North Bengal today said that 125 persons All along the streets of Kow- from four villages, including 123 tea plantation loon nad Hongkong Sanitary

street Workers, had been drowned in steadily rising flood Department coolles and sweepers have been busy. Little waters. piles of leaves and debris mark the sidewalks at regular inter- vala. swept.

In the more exposed areas in the Colony, shopkeepers DIS The latest flood wave to pour shaking

their head over the down the Brahmaputra Valley caused damage done is show windows, in Assam SHACKS

today reached the of telecommunications between sulbar of a censure resolution undaunted by signs and neen lights. Amahs borders of East Pakistan, leav- West Bengal and Assam States, which asks the Senate to declare this secund disaster, the victims are settling down with deep ing behind 12,000 sqaure miles Twenty people were drowned Mr McCarthy's conduct as un- wandered back into the strewis, kaigbes, to the tasit of brushing about the size of Belgium of Falakato near Siliguri, West becoming a Senator.

their scattered pro- sand and grid off the furniture under water! 1

Bengal, yesterday, "When a-rossua in point number one, the perty, and tried to rebuild their and floors, and mopping up

bout, carrying them from a three Benators argue that. Me- shucks.

marooned village capsized in the Cartity displayed contempt of flooded Burltorsa River, it was the Senate of its privileges and reported today--Router.

elections sub-committees

ᎤᏛ both, during a 1952, Investigation of charges brought by former Senator William Benton (DC- moerst, Connecticut) socking Sena o from the Senate.

collected

puddies.

New Tropical Storm

A

new

about 100 Guam today.

The Weather Bureau said it Wbs moving toward the Phillp- pines with maximum winds of 00 miles per hour near the centre and was following the same path taken by Ida at 15 miles per hour in the general direction of Batanes Island and Formosa.

Weather officials said they ex- pected the typhoon to intensify and affect the Philippines in four or five days if I continued its course,

Mc Q S P.

of

in

The No 8 lyphoon signal was taken down at 3 a.m., and mo other signals are expected to be hoisted today.

The Forecast for today is: Fresh south easterly winds, fair with cloudy patches and scatter- ed showers in the afternoon.

Taruc Given

12 Years' Gaol

In the wake of the floods is Foil erosion, reported to be

"serious reaching

proportions" at Dibrumarh, one of Assam'a main towns.

disaster arcas

on to

Raj

the

"I see water everywhere," he reported. "I saw houses felds under water and houses surrounded by water."

£22 M. DAMAGE

7

floods In

or McCarthy's expulsion

YANGTZE FLOODS

The Food Minister, Mr Manila, Aug. 29.

London, Aug. 29. Heywood.

A new flood crest is travelling storm

located Director of the Royal Observs- Ahmed Kidwal, flew over was

of Bihar today, down the Yangtze river toward miles northeast of tory said that Ida had the

where.10,000 square miles are Ichung in Western Hupeh_Pro- strongest velocity of wind

They say he refused to go under water from "the river of vince, the New China News before the 1952 sub-committee any yphoon, since the one sorrow" the Kosi, which pours Agency sald in a despatch here to answer questions about the June 1940.

the plains of Nepal and today,

propriety of his financial deal Bihar through a narrow gap In Meanwhile the Yangtze water ings. the Himalayas.

level is

fall continuing to

Alsó duo this week-on steadily at Wuhan, 280 miles to Wednesday is the "verdict" in the East and the main centre of the McCarthy-Army. hearings, and widespread

during the past two months.

China conducted last spring by the Investigations sub-committee, The agency reported that 87 headed by Benator Karl Muni flood fighters had died in the (Republican, South Dakota).— past two months in the fight to Reuter. He said it was impossible to protect Wuhan-the collective IDA HITS CHINA

estimato the damage until the name for the towns of Hankow,

Wellington, Aug. 30. A married woman was fined waters receded but he thought Wachang and Hanyang Typhoon Ido, which lashed

The flood control authorities the total loss would amount to brought Hongkong yesterday, in the National Assembly It is under no ty

£2 sterling in a Wellington about 300,000,000 heavy winds and rains to West

rupees said the general sliization has im- court for assault. But she could and would thus have put a retain

Island Kwangtung and Hainan definite end bath to the debate

(£22,500,000).

proved but water-soaked dykes not resist kicking a witness 19 when

early this morning, according to

have been weakened and it will | she left. work and E.D.C.

Manila, Aug. 30.

The food situatión But a

the Prime

was not be

the long time before Tokyo reports,

Ten minutes later ahe plea from

former Huk M.

supremo, likely to be affected; the minis Yangtze subsides to its normal back in the dock and ordered Pierre Mendes-

Peking Radio monitored in Minister.

was sentenced to ter said. "My headache at the levels. Reuter, France, succeeded in convincing

Tokyo Teheran, Aug. 29.

said the typhoon hit Luts Taruc,

to pay another £5 sterling. everyone that before a decision

· General Teymour Suikiang in Leichow peninsula day, to 12 years' imprisonment moment is not a shortage of food Brigadier

a fine of 20,000 pesos Eut the stock of food grains Later

at 4 p.m. today and veered to 'and everybody

should Bakhilar, Military Governor of

for the crine of

have," have a full opportunity of ex-Teheran, said the Army had the west-north-west at a speed (US$10,000) pressing his views.

seized for questioning a number of between nine and 12 miles rebellion.

Judge Gregorio Narvasa. of

The Prime Minister, Mr Nehru an hour. police and army officers

of the First will make a first hand survey of Within A new attempt may be made | suspected of

last 24 hours, the Manila Court actions" "Illegal

The sen-

the food situation this week. Into today

to get or tomorrow

(Beirut radlo

DJT, that ending at 8 reported

today, 2.6 Instanço handed down

tence a packed courtroom at the debate adjourned and Je General Aram!, Chief of Persian Inches of rain fell at Sek Kong.

The death roll now stands at confirmed In The Toyal Observatory said 10-.9 a.m. today, Taruc had plasur 180-141 in West Bengal, 29 In start negotiations.

Intelligence, had

Friday Teheran today 250 people had day that during the typhoon, od multy before him last

Assam Upon hearing the sentence, Bihar, 18 in

arid 1 in more rain fell in inland areas Taruc's mother embraced and been arrested in Persia to smash

Uttar Pradesh. Of these 125 Less than the state than on the coast, a conspiracy against

Hissed har son. Asked to com- were Inhabitants of four villages which included Communist one inch fell at Kaltak.

ment on his sentence, Taruc sald, in the Jauprlguri subdivision of elements).

"I can take anything for the West Bengal State, who were

swept away.. sake of the peace of our coun-

ELEPHANTS HELP

obligation to services of employees

the

there is no longer insofar as

available for them.

la treatment of employees is concerned the Tramway com- has been more pany

than

generous in its provision of free medical benefits, staff facilities, pensions, wages, etc.

to

The

It cannot reasonably be ex-

do pected

more. realises that no company useful

be purpose would

allowing Govern- ment to Intervene in what is company affair. purely

песерія Wisely Government

served by

this view.

#

was

ני

ONE MORE TRY?

Dr

Usually well-informed sources said the Cabinet was more less committed to the Iden of having one more try to reach agreement with the other Ave

E.D.C. Powers

THE Union's decision to call motion

B

will avail nothing. At the

institute!

basis of the Union's disputo to open

other

Priority.

of

provided the General Bakhtiar gives full

00

to

which

today

the

Murder During A Swim

Maynardsville, Tennessee,

Aug. 29, was charged today

A man

The

United Press.

Nudists Troubled Indian Air Force pinnes are

By Mosquitoes

Vienna, Aug. 29.

Serious damage is reported to roads and railways.

approval suspended the Teheran morning token two-hour strike for everything the Premier did newspaper Farman for printing Brussels and authorises him on allegation that with the

round new

DI arrest of an espionage group may be a desire to ute negotiations on his own terms. recruited from army, police and

dropping food and clothing, ‘and the system of "severance pay** Any attempt to get such aeivilian circles, the authorities

carrying out surveys. In sothe at present insisted upon by motion adopted could easily be had smashed a ring working for

areas,

been elephants have the Chinese authorities in defeated by someone moving the outlawed Tudeh (Com- with drowning his wife by all-

pressed into service and are Shanghai (and presumably "next business" which, in the munist) Party.

The fourth International Con- wading through the swirling of China where National Assembly, hos absolute General Bakhtiar's statement,ting the inner tube of a tyre on

of the Nature Lovers waters which she was Boating a few gress

to rescue stranded Was broadcast, private businessts are

said: minutes after she told him she Federation (Nudists), begun people. being forced into liquidation)

Prime Minister's speech "Public opinion should not be "would rather be dead" than here on August 27, was con but in view of the company's yesterday, which constituted the confused by press reports of live with him.

cluded today. decision to give the dismissed highwater mark of the day, left arrests of a number of officers. Odio Grey, 28, broke down Throughout the congress all men pay in lieu of notice, the impression it was not much A number of police and army and described to the police how meetings were held in the open

the officers. a good trying negotiate

suspected by outstanding holidays and al por

he pushed his unsuspecting wife, air and all delegates were bound A survey Indicated that in authorities of illegal actions,

aldne, 8,000,000 Uberal gratuity, there is no second time.

The other five E.D.C. nations have been arrested and sum-Halen, out into deep water, by the rules of the Federation Biliar State ground for a dispute on this

Bilt the an investigation, for

inner tube and then to be completely nude. The rule poople had been forced to flee question The charge of vic united refusal of France's commoned timisation

promise proposals in Brussels which is still going on. The re-watched as she sank and drown was adhered to despite a plague from territory that was com alleged by

ed last Tuesday-United Press. of mosquitoca-Reuter.

pletely submerged. union is one which may earn last week had resulted in what sulis will be announced later." the Prime Minister described as quarters

WORKED FOR TUDEN sympathy in some but the company's explanation "my c

complete failure,"

'Farman's report today' said the|| of how new tram cara

contre only

point of M. men arrested worked on behalt tho require a crow of three against Mendes-France's speech was his of a "foreign power" and four in the old oars emplasies declaration that the French Tudois Par y.

London, Aug. 29.5 teon-age-" girls ng In Grook carry on intensively tho strug- that some reduction in staff Government was in favour of It claimed that a truck-load of

About 300 Grock Cypriots do- costumos. was inevitable, It has, DI German rearmament whatever documents seized by the au'bori- Amonstrated tonight in favour At a meeting called by the

Christian of the E.D.C.' les during the arrests showed of the union of their island, with | British

Cypriot One speaker said they would course, come at a most un the outcome

time when fortunato

that Tudch activities oflended Greece.

Brotherhood, a resolution was prefer a poor. Mother Greece situation employment tion has been "If we want to stay inside the down to Teheran prison officials.

passed, denouncing the Brith to a rich Stepmother-Britain. dar from satisfactory. Fo

For Atlantic alliance (NATO) we Farman said the arrested men They marched to 10 Downing occupation of Cyprus as con- They hated no one but they this reason it is to be hoped must agree to the rearmament would be tried and condemned Street carrying the Greek flag trary to the principles of the hated the ions created by that the

to death. allowed West Germany," he said.

and posters which said: "We Atlantic and United Nations the occupation of the islmd by to spread to the stage where

The

General Bakhuar dismissed want no Middle East Command Charters. They would

foreign spyntry. condemned our peaceful other local unions becomis follow up any rejection of this report as gross exaggera- In

Irland and anti-sedition.o

the Thoralark between 25,000 and involved; For this could and E.D.C. by proposing to rall- tion" denied all accounts "Britain cansat get friends by talande

⠀⠀ | | 80,000, Cypriots, in Britain,” The „The resolution added: "We mitjority works in restaurants or to further complications in nea'ion of the Bonn agreements, which was not laued by his force the loon) simployment akkundicin which virtually restore," the | offion, -kides)

prosession was led by declare our determinations

ro dispute is

tipe

vote the

Government

Cypriots March On Downing Street

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