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CILMANS

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COMMENT OF THE DAY

of queues

L Licences

look! as if the Traffic authorities let an unex- pectedly formidable genio out of the bottle when they 'relaxed regulatiofta guvern- ing the iss of learner licences. The upplicants havn dwindled from 2,000 to 500 a day, That's not much comfort when a simple enlculation shows that about 8,000 for poople have applied Ilconces since the end of Inst month. And despite Troße Office appeals to the public that there is no hurry, the quenes are not getting much shorter: No- body

how much Can BRY longer this state of affairs is going to continue. In alx months time the bulk of these people will be And pre- going for tenta.

since the Traffic sumably authorities have been 10 democratie as to waive re- strictions, ΠΟ discrimina. tions will be made when the time comes.

The A who needs a cur urgently for business reasons willi have to take his turn with the spiv who wants to make a quick dollar trying to teach other people. Certain. ly cars were not made just for one or two classes people but at the same time it is absurd to turn order into chaos-and that's the trend on our ronds nlroady. Does the Traffic

of

Office realise how danger- ous the ronda are going to be when this sudden influx of new, drivera pass their tests? Of course, not alt are going to buy new cars but during next year thero will undoubtedly be quito" a large increase in the number of vehicles in the Colony. Even now, the procession of jerking, jumping, shuddering,

stopping backing, stalling "L" plate cara has reached quite surprising proportions in the carly mornings and evenings, This new licensing policy will

all lead to mammoth |

the

jams on

London Include Hongkong's traffic-conscious pedestrians in

scale.

STRIKE LATEST:

CHINA MAIL

No. 85949

shed 1845

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1954.

Unions: Leaders Reject - Return To Work Appeal Government: Court Of Inquiry Set Up

HONGK

front to-day

LONDON DOCK CRISIS WORSENS

No Decision On

Charlle Chaplin's Problem

London, Oct. 15, Charlie Chapilo said tonight he had not yet decided how to distribute the £2,000 of his "peace prize" which he intenda giving to the London poor. He has already given

the £2,000 from

SKIDO prize to the Abbe Eierre's Fund for the poor of Paria

The famous actor said he did not yet know whether 10 give the money to the children or the old people. but he added that the eastest solution might bo in hand it to some charit- able organisation. He In- tends to give the rest of the prize money to the poor of Switzerland and Italy.

the

Mr Chaplin fold re- porters he hoped to Anish tho scenario of a new {im sherily, which would be a alire

on Amerles. In it 'he would again take

part of the Uitle man with the mustache and walking stick. Ie added henceforth, all his would be made in Eügiacid.

Charlle Chaplin pent the first day of his visit Kirolling. unrecognised, through the streets of the khty, where be was born.— Fishes-Presko.

Use Of Troops Until

Next Week

London, Oct. 15.

The British Government is to set up a Court of Inquiry into the London dock strike, it was announced tonight.

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The Court will investigate the cause of the dispute and report to the Minister. The Minister of Labour, Sir Walter Monckton, will probably publish its report.

Announcing his decision to set up the Court, Sir Walter appealed for the resumption of work in the docks "to prevent further injury to the public interest and to enable the Court to conduct its inquiry in the proper atmosphere."

decisions on either side.

The Court cannot impose any He sald 41,000 toris ot machinery, valued at £9,000,000 was waiting to bo lifted in the dockn, plus 7,000 tons of general cargo, valued at £1,500,000.

At a special cabinet meeting today

under Sir

Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, the Government decided not to Interverio in the strikes unless services-water, gas, the vital electricity were threatened

A Labour Ministry spokes man said

the Cabinet would not decide until early next week whether to call in troops to un- load the ships,

"The port of London has an average of 1,000,000 tons of cargo every week. This means that with a complete stoppage of work about one-third of the country's sea-borne trade la brought do a standstill," "the spokesman added a

· Sq far as tonit 'wan dan

#

R.N. To Get

Guided Weapon Ship

Tondon, Oct. 15.

Britain in converting

a naval vessel : na sa ex« perimental guided wespons ship, the First. Lord Sof the Admiralty, Mr J. P. L Thomas, disclosed tonight.

the

Thomas also gave news

that

MA-three cruisers which have been AWAILINE

completion.

in srder to ges -the most modern armament,' have been redesigned and equipped. These

the

craliers, Blake and Defence be joining the which is airesŐT

in service, he said.

Making the autounes. ment of, the experimental fulded weapons. ships, he sald: "It is not easy to see with guided weapons not Tot in service," with the flect, exactly the form the fature type of cruiser will take.

it will be arm "Perhaps ed solely with ki guided missiles or 15 KOKY CRITY both guns

and "grulded Be whichever Roslan In select Navy will contine

nothing but

the

ben

No decision will be made

was known that 500 tons of the question of emergency con were datariorating-aj Chasing equipmunk arrangements, the core whhrves. The total possible tood

ning of next week," he salten

NEW WALK-OUT

A total of

the langust sumb

were striking

stevedores

An history

wastage might amount-i-fo

£260,000,

The

Prime Minister, Bir, Wins Gold Ring Found

Churchill, . has cancelled

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Sugar Ray To Try 17,000 in London and the week-end; informed sources In Sardine Tin

A Comeback

Sugar

New York, Oct. 15. Ray

the Robinson,

on Sunday to decide whether to join the walk-out,"

The 4,000 bargemen and tug men made their final decision tonight to

to join the airiks eady on Sunday, in a move that will that situation and it doesn't former world middleweight endanger the vital services of much imagination to boxing champion, today an- the world largest city, for

inward.

need

visualise the

to the country, over

Bald. He will be ready for

No. action at

10 Downing if the strike situation should deteriorate further. Street.

If he goes to the country at sources said. all it will be late on Sunday, the

anarchy. And nounced that he is going back they transport most of the fuel Germany & NATO

und

what about those individuals into training on Monday who want driving licences so that they can become instruc- hopes to make a comeback In

of

the ring.

publ. It would be in the troupe, said he

The dock strike crisis took a turn for the worse tonight when leaders of the dockers flatly re- jected an appeal by Sir Woller to return to work on pre-strike conditions. the

BUDO.

Preparatory Work Completed

establishment

Horsham, Australla, Mrs William Murphy here found a gold, wedding ring in u.lin of Norwegian sardinės. -

She wrote to the · Bergen

Packing Company of Norway who told her "the ring belonged a packert Mrs Marla

to

The ring'was posted 'to

Tangetal, of Vardiak, Bunnsjon.

owner, China Mall Special.

its

Asks To Put Alleged U.S. Aggression Against Red China On Agenda·

SURPRISE SOVIET

MOVE IN

UNITED NATIONS

New York, Oct. 15. .......

The Soviet Union tonight officially re- quested full debate by the United Nations General Assembly on the Chinese Communist accusation against the United States of aggression against China.

AL the mame

time it submitted a resolution 'call ing on the, Angeimbly, to condema, the alleged acle of aggression and to recom- mend that the United States Government should taka

steps to put an end" to the sota of aggression, me Mr Henry Cabot

Fødre the

United State chler delegate, commented: "To - that the -- United States say bas engaged in any Aggresive > notion in the ates of Formsona er where else law. 180.”

A

meeilng; of the hi-

»Aembly's Scoring COMS

"would have to: **called to decide whether

the item on the agenda.

cablo bi açouastion"

Assembly rive "its' mions serious? "sttention" è la: the :Ermed 70 REKTORION... nguinit

Chinese Territory.

of Taiwan **(Fortnous) the United

* States, Government.??

The cable: alleged this the United States: Govern mentre had established military bases on Formosa. and other, falanda' with the object-of completely. BUF- "“rounding Cominündet "Chink.

Request Rejected

Earlier the

Secretary. General of the United Na« tions, Mr Dag Hammar- skjold,, rejected -- un, Ameri- cais request that he should "mot;)" distribulo to United -Natfoña": members the tele»: STAMĀ! received: from......... Mr. Chong

Mr-Hammarskjold -- said the United" · "Blates "request

contrary to established procedents

the Chines Public had pr transmitted

rule did not, seen.

receive

A Unlied Blafeh delegation spokornán mid the telegrÁM was returned · 60 hektaz- marskjoldly becauso originated from “an, Bu» thority Which

We do not recognised as a political. ently, and which already

has been convicted of Astrémion by the United Nations General Assembly," -Bouler, France-Presse & Unlied Pre-

KILLER HURRICANE HEADS

FOR NEW YORK

W

the

fors-what kind of tuition are they going to give Hongkcag's new learners? Surely that work Robinson told reporters that should be the responsibility of he would only resume boxing it

Paris, Oct. 15. sdintone with at least a few he was satisfied with his pro-

The union chiefs, speaking for

Oméials from the 14 North National

and year experience, who knews gress in training. Robinson, who Stevedores and Dockets Union, Western Germany

Amalgamated Atinatie Treaty powers something about ronderaft

completed well

gave up his middleweight title turned down the Minister's bid their preparatory work tonight the technique 28 driving and how a car engine

ein 1952 and formed a vaudeville for peace after a 30-minute for Germany's admission into

NATO and the tonight. had never felt meeting at his

NOT

of an enlarged Brussels Treaty interest if the author-Atter. He said he would like to itles tightened up regulations win back

They thus removed early Organisation. again to cut down the flow of hoped he would

the world title and

settlement of prospects of la

Only minor legal points still strike since remain to be examined before applicants.

get a match | London's worst Otherwire are going to confer a

with the present champion, Curl 1920 Sir Walter Moncton had the draft documents are sub-

to the appealed

union to return iniited to the respective govern-

Bracing itself for the impact | ravages "inland, unlike fla pre- and Ontario during the night. class traffic problem on Hong-Olson, if he returned to boxing to the position, which existed in ments, probably on Monday, a of the swirling storm, which has decessors as it swept along the Reuter.

---Franco-Pres c.

the docks 11 days ago when NATO spoke man said,

left a trail of death and destruc- coastal plain's fertile, tobacco- they called out their workers on

Work on these documentation troom: Hast! northwards growing fields, an "official" strike.

was started 10 days ago when a through the two Carolinas and Steering group from the 18 Virginia, Washington registered powers was cet up to implement the highest wind force ever felt

kong.

they Krst

ROCKS & GALLET PERFUMEN

But the Union leaders made plain that they were not budging

New York, Oct. 16.. Thousands of people were left homeless, scores injured and two killed on Atlantic : seaboard. as hurricane “Hazel”: headed last night for New York and Washington.

in their stand until the pose the London decision to bring a at the airport-05 miles an hour.

ot

ployers agree to negotiate points Issue, chiefly whether over- timo

me should be compulsory.

Casualty figures also · Usted eight or nine people missing.

New York Weather

sovereign Germany into the Fishing plers first felt the blow Bureau predicted yesterday Western defence system

in South Carolina. Then houses evening that the hurricane In another part of Parls the were washed away and furious was the climax of a day French Communist Party to- tidal waves tore up communica

would pass (about 100 miles of roup the clock talks by the night appealed to "all social and ions.

west of the city' about midnight Minister in an attempt to selle patriotic forces in Franco to

(0500 GMT), but said the city. the strike by negotialon.

Join In a Aght?

would feel the gale.. against porlla-

Canadian weather officials c -pressed considerable appre hension * * for»: southern Ontario as winds of up, to 70 miles an hour left whip up Lokey Erie.

Damage to property quickly

·MOST SEVERED AS

A Ministry of Labour spokesmentary ratification of the re-mounted to millions of dollars. „man," said tonight that between cently concluded London

£20,000,000 and £25,000,000 Agreements

Western worth of exports, have bom håld | European defence-Reuter ; and up by the stoppage.

France-Presse.

The eighth and most severe of "the_reason's "storms made. its

Saturday Mail Features

week-end" rending?.

P. 5: The World's; Strang- est Stories; ' The · Angels; of Mons by Michael

writes on Woventricities in loope family

··get up to more mischief.

P. 6: Honour" "At Stace No. 3. The Man Who Worked Mago :: WILH

Words by Edgar Lizzie Karten: Bernard Wick= stood" "ON. We Gà in ‘A' Crime F. 7: Dennis Wheatley Sinister our Are-salbor thriller now

seventh thrilling day,

You

P. 8: Milton Shulman tells about the, virivada „Alfa of`Me Giladatozie: Eis-

dined with u

and rescued fallen

Queen

womens.

151 Befion Delmer aska you to "Imagine. Brigha Con

to run by the Cotas.

43d Lessor tells you

London's latest cred "Soup Kitchens the In Theatreland," William Hickey, and Law carloan; P. 17 Stap Medi

famous Australian Test of bygone „YCLES. BAYUI:+

Hongkong Has A Special Double Value-

kong, Sir Alexander Grant- ham, said today "the Colony | hot a special double value to

the free nations.

[** *1653 is a window through which those from Behind the

·Bamboo - Curtain-

FOR CHILL glimpse.

'ho told..

the free Counell” of Foreign'

Chicago C Relations, huncheon, a

le also an important Haboning post

The chance for the Chinese to compare file in a Communit ruled

country with, life Is A free place" hall exceptional im- portanos...becau

it

to China" he mid sets, back

AS A KANCTUARY.. Hoekom importance also as a sanctuary to hundreds of thousands of, refugees, who | havo" fled ***

from Comutandet China.

"It has done more for refugeng from China than ang other place in the world,"

Hongkong

Вести

hossomelines

an accused me of 30 tumugling

strategic goods into Chinas

is untrue, Sir Alexander added

Reuter

PIMM'S Nol

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