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FILMANS

LICESTER ARCADE LE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

HK Theatre

It too much to ask ten- dollars for a theatre seat in Hongkong? This quon tion was raised last week when a reader complained about high charges for

a with

ME

CHINA

No. 35944

MONDAY,

MAIL

Price 20

MOVE TO END BIG DOCK STRIKE New Hitch

Union Leaders To Make Back

London Newspapers

Close Down

London, Oct. 11.

"stalls" seats for the now Hongkong Stage Club pro- duction. The letter suggest. ed that by increasing its admission charges the Stage Club would loet public

and support

the author said: "Surely this (the ten dollar seats) is asking too much when

A spokesman of the Bri- comparison is made London prices for star-tish Newspaper Proprietors studded casts." Quito apart Association said at 0100 from the fact that Stalls GMT today all the London sosts at a West End play offices of the British na- are at least twice as dear tional newspapers n. the most expensive closed down for the night theatre seat in Hongkong following a printing dispute It is impossible to make a

at the Daily Sketch. comparison between

pro- fessional and amatour theatre groups in this way. Admittedly both havo to budget for a production in A similar

manner. There

had

The N.P.A spokesman added that several thousand men were affected by the close down.

To Work" Appeal Today

GOVT. THREAT TO USE TROOPS

London, Oct, 10.2

Officials of the mammoth Transport and General Workers Union said today they would issue "back to work” appeals to London's 21,000 striking dockers tomorrow in an effort to stave off drastic Government measures to get the world's largest port' working with the help of troops.

The decision to take the appeal to mass meetings at dock gates along the sprawling 49 miles of waterfront came as the Minister of Labour, Sir Walter Monckton, reported on the labour situation to the Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.

Sir Walter has said he will wait for the result of 'dockers' union meetings during the week before taking any action but transport union official feared troops would be called in to handle the cargoes of the 112 idle ships unless there is a general return to work.

More than 6,000 ship repair, It was the first major shut workers were

out with the down in Fleet Street, London's dockers tonight in four separate newspaperland, for many years, strikes and several hundred meat The dispute dates back to cold storage employees said they 1958

Associated the

to would refuse Newspapers took over the Daily tomorrow Sketch from Kemsley News-sympathy". papers,

when

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the

small

of

More than 100 ships are idle, Meanwhile, a new threat to the docks arose with the report and the strikers' leaders have Watermen, sold that the stoppage will be that Lightermeni, Tugmen and Barge one of the most biter in dock- men's Union executive is meet- Innd's turbulent history.

·In warehouses

ses and along miles resizme working tomorrow to consider join

gesture of ing the walkout.

quay Foods are plled up. Much

part of Britain's vital export drive,

Union!

the leaders

have warned the that

the strike will to every port in the

it. the Milister of Country Labour, Sir Walter Monckton, does not call both sides, together for talks-United Press Reuter

Oficial at the Transport which Workers Union, from The stoppage occurred despite 12,000 members joined the 7,000 an appeal by the Minister of from the breakaway, National

and Labour, Sir Walter Monckton, Amalgamated Stevedores after a meeting at the Ministry Dockers Union against orders.

of the between representatives

be extended it. troops newspaper proprietors and the wouessed fears that the strike were ordered in. They went to before such get the men back action is ordered.

are certain expenses which are common to both groups but in the case of amateur | groups there are certain Anancial limitations which make it absolutely essential to budget far more strictly .than a professional com-

pany.

afford It connot Invish expense and it can. not afford to take risks. It has to recoup its expenses A very limited season, based usually

A Ministry of Labour on average affondances ut previous ment said: "The dispute hal productions. Only rarely is arisen, between unions and the the machine It able to extend per

minding of presses used for formances beyond a certain

the Dally printing,

Sketch."- date.

Reuter

jn

IN small amatour groups there are usually two big

unions involved.

miragement' over

state-

Ex-Rumanian Minister Gets Life Sentence

Paris, Oct. 10. Former Rumanian Fin- ance Minister Vaalll Luca has been sentenced to life Fist efforts will be directed

Imprisonment at hard labour on charges of

acid- at the permanent dock workers.

villes designed who joined in the strike when

Rumanian Lascar semners were ordered to

Organise the or the liner handle

cootiomy and to sabotage Chusan

400 of the

development 3,000 permanent workers, re- turned yesterday when en-

problems to be solved bofors WARM WEATHER ploy pereed not to use ship's

́embarking on - any - prúduc»,

tlon-two problems which hardly arise in the case of a large professional company. They are royalties which for a successful play pro- duced recently in the West End or Broadway can bo very expensive and the hire of a loga) hall or. cinema for the pro- duction. In the present case, the Stage Club has had to increase admission charges because of increased rental for the theatro at the Fleet Club. It in naturally an unpopular and reluctant decision to pass on extra charges to the publle for it can affect attendance. But if an amateur theatre has a duty to sorve the best possible plays to its public

RETURNING

The sudden cool weather the Colony is experiencing at the moment has been caused by the outbreak of cold air from the Continent.

But

you summer lovers have nothing to fear as this cool weather is `expected to, warm up slowly in the next two days.

cows to handirik-bound cargo. It was hoped the other 2,600 would return tomorrow afternoon, deputeteve MEETING

"HALL",

ALP Hansport union hopes to

THO persuade the main body of strikers to go back at a meeting to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on Waineway. The Na Horal Amalgamated Stevedores "and Dockers Union's 7,000 meu

are on an "official" walkout.

the

and

Punishment |

Drill For Duke Of Kent

Iver, Buckinghamshiag

The Duke of Kent, sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to Elizabeth's youn soldier

aprisonment,cousin, spent par agency sald

19th birthday yesterday on Three other persons: Wero

punishment drill. sentenced" with "Luen in 'm trialTM before

a military panel of The · Hunaiskati Supreme

Court France, Presse.

LEAVE CHINA'S U.N.O. SEAT

EMPTY

SHAW CROSS

New York, Oct 10.

Sir Hartley Shawcross; former Labour Attorney-General in Bri- possible, there is every just-tain, said today that while People's China should not be seated immediate

in the most attractive form

fication for asking the ly in the United Nations, the seat should be vacated.

public to pay a reasonable

price. The local groups have given us a number of productions fresh from Broadway and the West End in a wide range of drama And their In recent years.

for admission can charges only, bo described

moderate.

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Narriman

be

"Our view should be that West's policy must not while Communist China cannot aggressive, it should encourage expect to be sealed whilst she conditions in which the Com engages in warilke motivities, we munist. countries are not forced should leave no doubt that if she into the closest alliance with peace, her right to be seated will be recognised," he said in an address to the Harvard Club,

"For my own part. I would have thought that in the mean time, it would be-more realistic

plays her part in contributing to each other."Reuter. Walks Out On

Husband No2

Cairo, Oct. 10,

the amateur theatro Ex-Queen Narriman left her and less provocative to leave the

Alexandria home, and went to Chinese seat empty than to have her mother's home In Hello- it occupied by those who have polls, after a quarrel with her not and are not likely to have. husband, Dr Adham El Nakib, a any effective government ever friend of the family said to Chinava" EMERA

groups here are to remain something more than just village dramatic societies, und if they continue to full a very definito, cul- tural need in this Colony night, It is rather mean and niggardly to complain about high charges. This is not yassLondon and the local casts may not be "star-studded," But plays are expensive to produce anywhere and the tandard of theatre in Hongkong is well-worth en- couraging. We can, . of. opurse, allow the present groups to degenerate to the Tybl of "amatour drama- which would limit heir appeal considerably deprive Hongkong of Hous theatro altogether. unfortunato that, so Any Min Hongkong" are [Shetic, about local produc- It rather fignatar that ake the ursolblshy view, that:

K*QUEEN HARRIMAN

The

(ex-Queen's mother, Medame Assila Hapem, told re- ters it was the evil eye" of lous people which led to tha

The said the quarral soon be patched up and nan would go home to har

rear-old

NOR DOES ANYBODY

New Peking Manoeuvre

On Formosa

The

TODAY'S RACING

SELECTIONS

By: """Rapier"

Charleroi Hiram C Ben Ledi

RACE 1

Outsider: Highlight,:

RACE 2

L'Are Triomphe Strathion

Icefield

Outsider:-Rainbow.

RACE 3

Hallmark Potentiality

Kneck-Again

Outsider: Emerald.

*

RACE 4

Some Again Fighting Spirit. Diamond Queen.

Outsider: Avoca,

RACE 5

John Halifax Giddup

·Adorable Ada ›

OutsiderMincola,

RACE 6

Strathpeffer

Peony

Wild Cat

Outsider:Crown Wliness.

RACE 7

Attractive Power Tune-Phone

Easy-Going

Outsider:—Acroplane,

RAGE 8

Gay Prince

Forward View

High Speed

Outsider:--Bright Bay.

Ironside

First Lady

RACE 9

Evening View

"Outsider:-Harvest Moon:"

BS RACE 10.

How Dà 1°Endur

United Victory

Atomio Casi

By The Turf"

RACE J

Charleral Hiram C Prince Dahlia

Outsider: Fel Chil

RACE 2

Rainbow Strathian

In Suez Canal Pact

• Cairo, Oct. 10, The British Foreign Under - Secretary, Mr Anthony Nutting, left by air tonight for consuliations In London on a- now "hitch preventing final settlement of the Anglo-Egyptian dis pute over the Suez Canal

EONG.

He refused to make a state- iment of the 'hitch, '' which

| developed "yesterday- `nt - talks.

and” between Mr. Nulting, Lleubénant-Colonel Gamal Abdel

Outsider L'Are Triomphe, Nasser, Egyptian Prime Minister,

Clonfeckle

RACE 3.

Beautiful Lig

.

Ping. On

Crackerjack

Outaider-Knook-Again. RACE 4 Fighting Spirit 1. Ginger

Santa Claus

Outsider:-Same Again, RACE-5

Mineola Seafre World Peace

Outalder: Adorable Ada,

RACE 6

1 Fortuna -

Crown Witness 'Strathpeffer

[!- Outsider:--Wild Oat..

MRRACE 7

Attractive Power Calamity

May Blossom

Outsider-Jelfield,

RACE 8

Gay Prince..

Tom Thumb: Air Power

Outsider: High Spee

"RACE.

First Lady

Evening Viow' Dashing Beauty II

Outsider, Queenpots.

Corset

Atomic Caesar

BOXING LESSONS FOR

PRINCE CHARLES?

London, Oct. 10,3

Prince Charles came home from holiday today to a London that was buzzing with reports that he would soon be mixing it with boys of his own age in the boxing ring. The heir to the Throne will be six next month,

↑ Sunday andwapáper · Car- toonists and a field day, with 'the''; Iden.":"The. Sunday Pictorial pictured the boxing * promoter,. "Jack Bolonione, waying over the telephone: *A contract for which *. Charles" Estará or. Prines?" * The Hunday Graphic car

toonist sketched a small boy - explaining a black eye to his : mother: ""Kf you must know,

<I^rol'1÷by Rojal Appolat="

- The Bunday: Chronicle cartoonist had ons ・ police- man.cautioning snother against interfering w‚zizon) fighs: between two bowyn Kis front of Buckingham Palace: "Eetter: Nee, who they are Bratis

bobby

War Office said the Duke, son of the Duchons of Kont, was given the

He and 150 Lother onicar cadets; spent half Hour... crunching up. and

parade

"the ground,

at

Band- Military Academy

fa minor offenent to Righ

Paris, Oct. 10, down the

He said he was not advocating The Premiler and Foreign Royal Military

the handing over of Farinai to Minister of Communist anybodybutthers

the

givenām!

Communist - China "nor' does China, Mr. Chou Eand cane to him;

4.

great danger in the present cabled the United Nationa

home here. Later he

alluation and it could not go on accusing the United States and his mother and his sister, indeinitaly.

London theatre. Chipa Mall Hartley said he thought the farmed aggression Frincess Alexandre, went to th Communists states who are against China's territory of pal

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Sir romlinik, would stop-short",0

Recort "Tof Formosa."MA

IZNING KA New China News: Agericy ihlakash and-"their" despatch from Pekínir monitored; achievements so far encourage here tonight sald take

the cold lal's telegram war them, that they will wh

bai

Dig

to

General of for trans

HK TRAMS

BACK

čama of the Elimited

WILD:

With Him

report: that': Charles bout to take up: the it of self-defence

allow-

Stephen" to spar with the Prince, GA

Mr Butter' said mothing- had bear sotilad but 18 wilk #JI right with him,

The London Daily Mirror asid letters Proen Its renderá favoured boxing". 16g"" :sons for the Prince by-nine

to one United Press,

We're all

CADBURYS

Mr Nutting was heen off by the British Minister, Mr Ralph Murray, and General E. R. Benson, Chiet-of-Staff, Midano: East Land Forces, and military adviser in the talks with Egypt.

Mr. Nutting flow hero on September 28 to speed up the 'negotiations on an "agreement for the British evacuation of tho

Canal Zone, which was expected to ave been aloned In coming week;

NOT SERIOUS.

Colonel Nastor, who lunched. with Mr Nutting « earlier today," told reporters: There are some obstacles in the way of the Canal: sotilement, "but they are not, cerlous".

Ho did not think Mr Nutting would return to Cairo. Vien

A British Embasży spokesman mid:"--"We are within a short distance from the point where everything "falls into place. financy: and the future organisa- tibh of the Canal:: base. Thawo two questions are inter-related.”

wources said would also have talks in London, with Letirezentatives" of contractors who will work in the Canal base after the arréement

Mr

French MRP View Of London Pact

P

The National Council.ptthe Popular Republican Party pass- ed ́a resolution. né' a' meeting to day, doclaring that the Londo agreements in their

pensable conditions for their

place

This strongly indi

Party deputies: would:

·vote

| against the Government, though” the resolution gave no clear,

| ruling" on "" what attitude, - they

would adopt.

A AN

Instead, it loft it to critles and the Party Executive. Committes to draw the consequences the resolutions

United Press said that French | sources. Interpraded, the res

tion to mean that Repubiles deputies" could vote, desi, thé like—Reuta and United Pres.

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