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OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

10 O'CLOCK

CLOSING BEGINS

ON FEB. 1

From H. King Wood

Sydney.

The shouting of the liquor Hours has now died down, and as from February 1 hotels will remain open until 10 p.m. The Government--- somewhat wisely, it must be admitted-decided on that date to give publicans a chance to organise and police time to prepare for the new conditions. And the most unhappy people about it all, not unnaturally. are the publicans and hotel employees. The boss sees himself tied down for six nights a week, while the employees see shift and night work.

The police aren't particularly happy about it, either, for here, too, extra inen will have to work I night.

new

NEW PARLIAMENT The Premier, Mr Cahill, spoke the week of å

long-range plun for a

Parliament House.

men

แย

the

The

One weakness seen in the, This is a chestnut more or less Government's new bill is the de-in the Ham category cisions that hotels must shut be- Eastern Suburbs Railway, bu! tween 0.30 and 7.30 pm. People maybe the Premier did not have are frightened that this is going of his fingertips the knowledge to lengtheni vur fainous "aix of just how long a new Parlla- relock awill" to 6.30 and so de-ment bullding for NSW has been feat the very object of the inter on the go. closing.

Way back in 1888 that wise

In any case, I is going to be old man. Sle Henry Parkes, laid Interesting to watch how it all | the_frundation stone for a new works out in February. Most Parliament Houser on the site people's guess is that once the where our public library now novelty wears off the pubs will stands. be ugging in make ends meet

as night.

*

The stone and its ugly founda- tions remained there until about 1900 and the ist heurd of the

stone was that it had been sent to the Botanke Gardens where it was probably broken up or milylait.

as he Inic the

The Lord Mayor of Sydney mut now get a pince in the top

• salary bracket of this country. This week the

Council City

Incidentally, voted young Alderman Put His

£8,000 a

year for the next 12 stone, Slr Henry Parkes said: "It monts. 114 it is thx free it is far bette.

has always seemed to me that to have good becomes big money la terms of Peritements than

Krank build- Aross comings.

ings to put them in."

Maybe someone tezk the hint.

A ☆ And as Fur

Christmas is concerned, ill we can say is that Also ch you they seem to sturt of the State Upper curtier. get brighter, more House the Legislative Council, madder--and more costly and so draws another £1,500

2

Sure, runnlag Sydney is quite job, but

Just the same, the Lord Mayor should be able to do distil visitors proud on that

Alderm

member

Hills

All in all, cnd without a year. stretching it too much. It should ben reasonable assumption that there are no wolves around the His door,

ÇAR STEALING

in

New South

Cin stealing Wales has become big business. A thousand motor cycles und more than 3,000 Frs, worth £500,000, have been stolen so far this year.

Police estimate that criminals who steal cars for strippling and the role of spare parts are mak- ing at bens £100 a week.

1

Hammarskjold Going To

Peking Before

New Year

Page.10

CHINAS MAIL

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1954.

Today's Fire At Wanchai

The scene outside the tenement in Tal Yuen Street after this morning's blaze, ́(Staff Photographer)

Full Court Action On

Tasikmalaja Appeal

Call For More Women

An ex parte application for notices of motion to be In Parliament

served on the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to show cause why certain appeals now pending should not be dismissed or otherwise stayed was made to the Full Court, comprising the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould, and the Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg this morning.

the

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One of the crowd

Mr G. E. Marden' said this morning: that was the time of evening negotiations were proceeding with Metal Indus-I when the broad Dast tries Corporation Limited for the purchase of End street was thronged further tonnage for breaking and consideration with men returning home was given to the possibility of operating their own rolling mill in the Colony.

There

was nothing about e

from their day's work. Men poured from the Tube station's entrances, and In his statement to shareholders at the annual each bus that stopped dis- meeting of the company held at 10 a.m. today, Mr gorged a crowd. Marden, who is the Chairman, further announced young man called Tom to mark that Metal Industries Corporation Ltd., in con-him out to a casual eye, from junction with other concerns, had made certain arrangements to take "a substantial interest in a company recently formed to prospect for and develop workable ore deposits in Hongkong.”

The surplus for

the period interest in a company recently under review amounted to $18,- | formod to prospect for and 932 to which must be added the develop workable ore deposits in

balance brought forward of the Colony.“

$197,350, making available for appropriation & total of $214,302 which the Directors recommend- ed to be carried forward.

Proposing the adoption of the Chairman's report and Accounts, Mr Marden said: "Your. Board

DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED Str Robert Calder Marshnli and Mr W. G. E. Lannamun, who retired by rotation, were re-elected as Directors.

Messrs

has now under discussion pro-Matth Lowe, Bingham and were re-appointed posals of a more far-reaching Auditors of the company at Д remuneration to be agreed upon by the

the Director Present at the meeting were Messrs. G. E. Marden, W. G. E. Lannaman, W. J. Hawkins, V. J. Song, P. O. Scales, representing

total of 62,320 shares,

character 10 restore the com-

activities Hany's

to their pre- war scope. Further capital would can be won be required for that purpose and

it is hoped to make arrange These ments to raise It privately." only by sacrifice!" were the words used by Madame Shaßk-the 'Cam-

paigning Cleopatra' at a The appeals nrise out of a Ysmpel and Co., Inc. against cinim against Indonesian decision of the Full Court which press conference yesterday possession of had awarded the protection of afternoon, to describe the freighter Tasik diplomatic immunity to the reasch for the Egyptian

121 Consul-General Indonesian

women's hunger strike last from

cross- March. Hongkong examination the Supreme

Government for the 3,079-ton malaja,

In

in

The application was made by Mr Brook A. Bernacchi (on the instructions of Mr M. A. t Court which had heard the The hunger strike and their Silva) on behalf of the respond- original action for possession of demonstration when 1,000

the ship. Ysmaet and

book women

Parliament by enta, Mesars Juan Co. Ing of Manila, P.I., and was

September, 1952. Mr storm were only two of the C. W. Reece, Puistre efforts that the Egyption women, on the ground that the Indo-Justice

dismissed nesian Government are in de-Judge,

Indonesia's led by Madame Shank, made to ita foult

Consul-get their public rights, which that of costs submission payment

Djie Hop, are now to be given them in the ordered against them by the General, Mr Kwee Judicial Committee of the Privy and a diplomatic courier should next constitution. Counell and by the Full Court be protected for their diplomatic from cross-commina- of Hongkong, and for want of immunity prosecution.

of

two

tion.

Madame Shaft believes that if country fa ruled by men and will be women, the country

She also much more advanced.

cannot believes possibly know enough about women's suffering to pass laws about them a and their children.

that men

MOTION CARRIED The motion was carried un- animously.

The Chairman's statement was issued as follows:

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the rest. He carried a haver- sack shung over his shoulder, but haversacks are as uniform in some parts of London as

brief-cases in others, and, their was nothing very singulor in Tom's being burdened with one.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK į A.LONG the busy stront Tom A hurried,

a slim young man in working clothes, anonymous Like all the rest. Then come- thing happened that set him apart from the others, isolated him from the comforting routine of every day.

Two plain-clothes policemen stopped Tom. "Like to have a look what you got in that haver

спе anck, there's only

of them anid.

Tom began. Sweat started on tila forehead, and fear took station in his eyes.

-"Let's have a look,” the police" man sakl

Tom's hands shook, and he with the fumbled clumally

Ceylon Tea Workers' haversack's straps. At last:

Threat To Strike

"There you are," he fold;

BAIL

HE opened the bay. It was

full of bent bits of c old

on the other vessel employers. failed to meet their duo course ollam, load,

eng

in

accordance with the arrangements indicated to you two vessels were last year.

Colombo, Dec. 22. purchased for

breaking

Ceylon tea workers PRO joint account. Of these one has now been completed and most threatening to strike throughout

the island. of the resulting scrap disposed

metal. "Okay," said Tom. !!! Over 200 representatives of took it from the guvior's place." of, at a satisfactory. profita

He was taken to the police- part of which is shown in the ten workers meeting in the hill

resort

with siculing of Nuwara Eliya today station, charged accounts under review-whilst

to call the strike if their 10s. worth of progress has reached an advanced, stage.

seven-point demands within two BREAKING YARD BUILT-

weeks. "Negotiations are proceeding Their seven-point charter in for the purchase

of further cludes a demand for an increase tonnage for breaking and con- of one rupeo (one shilling and

pence). sideration is being given to the six

in the present of Uttle possibility of operating our own wage

over, two rolling mill. A breaking yard rupees a day the payment of 10 anything should happen to Tom:

been constructed on a site per cent profits as

Tom, she cried, "oh, from Government.

the bonus,

getting-up of n are from one mtivities of provident fund, and a monthly

Tom, why?" But he could not

com-

|

the Company are still on a con- allowance of 26 rupees (378 6d). siderably reduced scale

on retirement.—Router. pared to the levels reached in years, your Directors

put

home on ball, Tom, you're so into: wide chod. Then · sho

the car that was still in his over, and cought some of it. Fear for what should become of her two- year-old daughter, of the child soon to be born, of herself, it

answer.

T

GOOD WORKER

Churkenwell court next mority. Tom pleaded gulity to the theft, and the police told the story to Me Frank Powell.

"There's nothing known

against this "He's been in

they said.

In December the Full Court reversed Mr Recco's EX PARTE APPLICATION

decision Mr Bernacchi said that this and in January, 1953, the Court was an application under Order gave permission for the case to 1 Rule 7 of the Code. It was 50 to the Privy Council.

The Hon. Le d'Almada, QC an ex parte application.

iceding Counsel for was the There were altogether three

IN COLLABORATION the appellants, Messys Juan notices of mation.

On the other hand, she said n Under Order Rule 8 on an Ysmael and Co., Inc. during the ex parte motion the Court, hearings.

country could not possibly be

pre-that results, :may make it: Counsel said, may either make The Indonesien Government ruled by women alone, as either hope the orders absolute in the rat were represented by Mr Jon

dend represent half the instance or make an order that McNell, QC, and Mr D. A. Lway the Parliament would only

Quarrel Suspended nation, but

next year.

'For Christmas' The claim for war lossc8 appear Wright, instructed by Mr P. J. I men the opposite side shall

and women work amounting to 292,712 has been on a certain day. Counsel bo- Grifiths of Mesra Wilkinson collaboration the whole nation is

omitted from the Balance Sheet

Jerusalem, Dec. 22. lieved that the Court would and Grist.

represented.

ir view

the unlikelihood of aside their quarrel for the time

Jordan and Israel have of United Nations, N.Y., adopt the second course.

Adier asking leave to make Motor Squad detectives say

recovery..being made. Dec. 22.

amendment in the an

lieved many of Egypt's problems

year over the world can cross the came from the large amount of the authxtiles, in Shanghai have Holy Land's some of these people are so ex-

The United Nations nollees pert that they can remove a car

of motion

troubled border Nos.

11 and 12 of 1952, Mr

of line

to worship at Bethlehem rudio in less than three minutes, Secretary-General

Bernacchi asked for leave to serve the notices on the Govern

will run for

"But Jordan has a blacklist of of The Republic of ment

will enable

bom 1931 f everzne to be

term of ten years not be allowed into the Holy strate. educated in three years. She to a Gvernment Department, London, Dec: 22.

Land. They include 15 German

manager of the firm's thinks that everyone can beach "In concert with our General priests, some Russian nuns and plumbing department came into The Under-Steretary for Air,

will suggest that L Mr George Ward, told Parla- will touch ten

everyone Managers and certain of their scores of Christian Nazarenes, the witness box!This man's a others It will associates, arrangements have suspected of

"Communist ment today that the aerodynamic will

in stop literacy

been made to take a substantial sympathies."-Reuter. problems hampering

States, ment of Britain's "super Marine Madame Shank was very im- Swift" jet · fighter · pisna have

presand by. television and on | nol yet been solved.

SIDE her return she hopes to persuade "Aerodynamic difficulties have Parliament to install a set at every social centre, which will give on hours, lesson a day dis well as the usual programmes.

Dag

The detectives ray that rarely Hammarskjold Indicated to

a weekend pass without least £20,000 worth of vehicles night he would leave for

"borrowed" by Joyriders stolen for resale.

being

or

Paking before the, end

Madame Shank sald she be since the close of our being so that pilgrims from all It appeals Why The Swifts came the her country. In requisitioned the

Are Slow To

Shaik one of our subsidiaries—Lunghuaon Christmas Day. the next parliament, the wil Dock & ́Engineering Works Ltd.

Modame

of Indonesia and for a return date,Join The KAF then put forward a plan which This property had been leased names of 125, people who will

in hotels buy these apare parts airmen in Communist China, without questions and often at

a price dearer

the year to seek the release They also complain that people of the imprisoned American

He told a press cenference that than what the five or six omclats would prob- samme part, new, can be bought ably accompany him. from an authorised dealer.

MO'BIKE MUSTERING

Mir Hammarskjold, who

Stockholm The changing score....Out on turned today from

outback where ho discussed arrangements

for his gadkiled son trip with Communist horse for mustering since 1950, China's Ambassador to Sweden,

The stockmen have found that

told a

Maghera Station, at

Bourke, no one has

one mon on

RING

re

a news conference here. "I

anywhere to

to beg a twin-cylleder, am not going

I am water-cooled, two-horse power going to bring up a

anything. I anybody for motor cycle can muster as well wirlch calls for, in my view, situation as three men on horseback.

The cycles can

mutual consideration, with bucks harse con go' în this country ground of the General Assembly

resolution." where paddocks cre es large as 10,000 acres,

go

anywhere a

The Assembly, resolution In- Graziers in outback Bouth structed Mr Hammarskjold to Australia are also, furning"" to į mako

"continuing and un- cycles....which just means that remitting efforts to week the Where isn'!

a great deal of release of all U.N. personnel still romance left in anything these imprisoned in days..

་--་་

Red China Bu violation of the Korean truce LOAN FAILURE. agreement, Aftor watching money being Although Mr Hammarskjold poured into the stores as though would not say when he plans to #treldn't matter for the last leave for Peking, he indicated it fortnight it has come as a bit of would be between Christmas a shock to learn that the and New Year's Day. last Commonwealth Loan WOB

undersubscribed by. £ 13 million.. MA" PARTY OF BIX",

only. Cash but could draw expected tó "take":

The Government wartled. £50. Mr Hammarskjold said he million

a party of million and the ren«, "about six” persona with him. 2 ponse was do poor that the clos. He said he would take with

dalo was extended.

him UN public relations The argument it, of course, officer and "try to see to, it, that that the app is no shortage of the press and by the pro the money for investment but it IS public, get Informed" directly going into privato. Industry | from - the where there

Are

better

Interesti

he planning d London to

Mr776miz over in

reported

British Foreign

That pretty" // mlakable that yitile Secretary Mr.Anthom" Eden and Government cannot raise. £50 shother : In New Delhi to talle million in cash-for. publib works with "Indian Premier Jawaharlal from the, cllizebki v

Nehru United Press, 243

THA

The President of the Court

ordered the notices of amend ment to be served. on January 20.

returnable

The Privy Council on October 7 upheld an appeal by Juan

Mail Notices

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CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENTA

On Saturday, December 25, sil Post Omes will be closed public business. There will be one grkerna delivery commenci FAL 16 ARU,

On Monday, December_27, the Fort Dmon at: Victoria, "Kowloon is Contral and sheng Wan will ha open for publie · "trualness from

am. to Nook.

Botherd – will be lone general,đừng {livery -" commencing ag 10-8 m2) and one collection, "(rmih sil pilar

KITOMEDAY, DECEMBER· 21-'

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STILADI,Burma), India, Pakistan, Zapt, Byeltoerland, France, de; threat

Cañoda,

dryck -

boen encountered and it is not

While in the pt. ...

possible to say with certainly if the dimeullies can be overcome In versions under devopment, By this method Madame Shaflic he said.

sald

In response to questioners, Mr Ward reported that only one RAF aquattron has thus far béexa equipped with the swept-ranking, single-seater fighters,, powered by a a single Holls-Royce Avon Free engine

she thought it would be possible to educate everyone moderately in only one year.

FREE EDUCATION J

education

is also to be (Ngiven Vand, there are MRKY This is way below what we schools for adults where they expected. This is not a tragic can learn home Inckestries,

Several members on the com- affair. It is not a scandal Wo

*

have merely met considerable mittee of the Hongkong Council.

rit (the development dimculty," he said: of Woman were present

United Fress;

conference including vo- Mas Maul Ng-formor, Chairman

Elizabeth Volley Chan The premat this after Kintamo" Shank, will give lecture at: 620 in the B*% Council Library

Radio Hongkong

Time

and

"View: Belts "the Steps of "Goʻmpen

House by the Bi

presented by

sport:

will also be

Supp

GLANCES

By Galbraith

regular work as a plumber since he came out of the Army in 1948. His pay is £8 a week, including overtime, and he lives with his family in three rooms, for which they pay 12s. Od. a week, Thero is some. one from his employers, sir, who would like to speak for him.”

"Certainly," said the magi-

The

very good worker indeed," he sold.

YOU ARE LUCKY 46TX/E were just about to make

"Whim a foreman phamber.

I believe, too, that he's uʼvery decent type of rhan, and as bie wife's expecting a baby, battover my firm is willing to

give him another chench.

The magelante, looked at Tam, in whose ones great fear still

and (whose wwxy-white. Well you lucky, aren't you?" he mid «Voi, ah," "Than-gulped. "Well, I'm very pleased employe

your

sten/giving you? biel

said, the ma

your bucker them by working hard

Teyou

discharge you absol mag, go."

Shall

Tom went, and a few rýin Inter-he-was free, oris" of the crcryd"-again, on the crowd streets. There was no anything to marke him out his fellows, for the Lome, edna at last from him eyes,»