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ARRIVES 21ST JANUARY

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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Ratification Comes First

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CHINA*

Gloucester Artada

No. 36029

THE onu clear task that

Then in front of Western

statesmen during the next three months is to ensure that the Paris Agreements LATES entified by all parties and thun stabiilne and strengthen Western Tences. They should met the objective of seeing that the process is completed early in April.

de-

What still remains to im done? -

In France it WAP to be hoped that the main hardin ! WIEN cleared when the Assembly gave its approvalĮ to all three raleation i bill. It is true that the approval of the Senate

is still preesanry and they have two months from January 11 irt which to refuse or give it, but in the event of a dispute between The Two Houses which ran- not be resolved by rom- promise the views of the Assembly prevail.

In West Germany the Upper Haume has considered the Paris Agreements bille and referred them to the Lower Blouse without giving 11 Anal opiniou. They are unlikely, however, to upset the decisions of the Lower House. That body gave its first readings

the bill just before Christmas and fa likely to hold its second and third readings after which it will vote) late this month or early in February,

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HK HARBOUR BRIDGE PROJECT

Private Plan To Be

Submitted To Govt

ESTIMATED TO COST

$104 MILLION

By ROBIN HUTCHEON

A Hongkong company is to submit plans to Government for a £61⁄2 million (HK$104 million) cross-harbour bridge stretching from Morrison Hill, Happy Valley to Chatham Road, Kowloon.

A well-known British engineering firm has submitted preliminary plans to the G. E. Marden interests and these will, in turn, be forwarded to Government when the final investigation, estimates and diagrams have been completed.

I understand that the Chairman of Wheelock Marden & Co. Ltd., Mr G. E. Marden has already had informal discussions with Government on the project but these have been of rather a general nature.

Government is, however, not expected to take any action in the immediate future other than to consider them in detail — because it is already heavily com- mitted in the fletd of public work with two projects which will tax the Colony's financial and material resources for the next few years, the Tai Lam Chung re- servoir and the Kai Tak airport extension scheme.

And presumably, if a decision is made to provide a transport link between the island and the mainland, Government experts will consider the bridge plans in conjunction with an under-the-harbour tunnel project which has been suggested by past Hongkong planners and which is apparently still favoured by some sections of The community.

British Ship Sunk In Swatow Raid

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name

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An artist's impression of the proposed bridge across the Hongkong harbour.

Says Spirits Gave Him Bad Advice

Detroit, Jan. 19:

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Mr K. D. Allport, Manager of Both Morrison it and the The principal tussle will be

the Harriman Realty Co L₫ị Chatham Road aren are crown over the Saar Agreement

disclosed exclusively 14 the land and the disturbance to pri- which has aroused bitter

China Mail today the plans SU vate property would ix com- opposition In many Ger-

for prepared by Bridgh en- paratively smali. gineering $171) whose

Mr

by Ans. In the Lower House

Allport Kald that' establishing the stage.

one end of the cannot be revealed

A University of Michigan that antagonism has been

They

tor 15 "Two bridge at Morrison Hül, It would history professor filed provide The Socialist voiced by

tier" bridge from Morrison Hill, lead into a number of main opposition and within Dr

Hongkong

Chaim Hond, tralie arteries which would give $16,400 damage suit against Adenauer's coalition by the

approach spiritualist preacher to- Kowloon; that is.

bridge with | comparatively Free Democruta, But the

to all parts of day, charging bad nivice LWO roads running opposition of

latter

the other, with the upper road the island.

from the afterworld had perly bus

down died

The British steamer Eden- | carrying 1wo

The bridge under the present cost him that much. fauz of traffic considerably. On the whole dale

in Swntow was sunk

way and thre lower road plan would pass over Glouerster, the chances of ratification harbour

carrying truffle the other way.

Jatte,

Lockhart, and Hennessy yesterday ༢༠ན ༢་་u ྃth རྟ

Roads on the Hongkong side and look good though tempern believed to

have been the

The two-ter conception. has would be either linked directly rise

again

The a Nationalist air-obvious advantages from

with, or be within easy reach of victim of ratification ju

polat of view

is Queen's of safety, while raid,

reteries such the double traffic lanes in each East. Wonghelebong Road, The ship was commanded by Captain L. C. Church, and he road are designed to ensure that Stubbs Road und Leighton Hitl if a vehicle breaks down in one can he expreted thera mud the rest of the crew are r

will not inmobilise traffi still will be plenty of panted to be safe. argument achieved. There 18, in fact, 1807

IT

tures

layr# complete.

may

this before

The 1,717-ton

and some clarification may eas be needed. But it would.

leave Swalow

The charteTUTS

be the greatest mistake Jeshun Shipping Company, are reopen matters of principle waiting

at this stage or ta produer | rom their agente in Swalow, new plans which cut across

RAIDS ANNOUNCED

vhe

Jane

Balon either : road

was

various

In

Road.

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And by establishing the other

Professor Albert Hunas sald

note was

Mile And A Half Long

went

slock in Arm

bankrupt, ari

in a "phony”

THIS TIME IT'S FELT HATS

Dramatie

Complaint Levelled Rescue Of

Against Hongkong

Manufacturers

Our Own Correspondent

London, Jan, 19.

HK Man

Terschelling Island, Holland;

A

to

Jan-19. Dutch lifeboat skipper, Jannes Texopeus, told here early-

ho made the most The Board of Trade is investigating a complaint today how

of his life dangerous trip from British hat makers that competition from Hong-rescue four British

merchant kong is seriously undermining their export trade.

havy cfficer-including one Mr naid "Such large numbers are involved,"

J. whose home is in Hongkong-- McNulty, secretary of the British Felt Hat Manufacturers and more than 20 Chinese sa- Federation today, "that we cannot help feeling the hata men. are made in Japan and simply re-exported from Hong- kong."

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means

of

stem

lifeboat WOZ Toxopeus's several times flung against the side of the 3,387-ton British ship Theta Star as he fought to get the men of.

For more than an hour he circled near the vessel-ground on a sandbank of Terschelling Island-matching men hanging from a rope ladder,

now

that on the advice of the spiri- Balls, Mrs Lullan Lee, ho declined to sell that later be had invested

According to official Hong- Meanwhile Mr Grimwood as the accepted an invitation to meet kong Government figures, venture. The professor testified In Colony exported 290.000 dozen members of the National Union It imported of Manufacturers and answer Circuit Court today that through felt hats last year. Mrs

Mis Lee, who

also directs the 176 dozen, of which only three similar complaints by makers of umbrelius. toys, gloves and ot Chatham ship, built in completely. Footpaths will end of the bridge

Church of Christ here, he was dozen were from Japan. side of the lower Road, its would ensure a con able to contact the Scottish "If these figures are correct," brushes. at Newcastle, was on

A these complaints--and venient

from approach room for reasonable discus- routine run between Hingkong

and writer, Thomas Carlyle, who said Mr McNulty, main rouds

Hongkong has taken over Bri- they cover practically the whole of died in 1881 and was due to

considerations access to the

The tour British officers were: A number of king about rertain detalls and Swałow,

as the world's range of the Colony's manu- tain's position the early this moth influenced

Kowloon.

He said that on the advice of promoters

factured products have cne Captain J. Crostwait, 57, from The bridge in the present plan Carlyle, through Mrs Lee, he re- second biggest hat makers.

in deciding upon the site for the

England bat said Mr northern common." would pass over Holt's Whart on ¦jected in offer for stock he held "We have two or three hun-thing of which

from living in Hongkong: First Mate of the ship, brkige, not the least

of planning the Kowloon side but the pro.

the In a firm which went bankrupt, dred years of experiene: behind Grimwood. They that

Colony's H.A.C. Smith, 28; First Engineer. I would

nisu udvised to help us and between 40 and 50 fac-gnorance

C. Wilson, 07. manufacturing capacity."*

and Second inferation aspects appear to be simplined moters believe further

#nance affect its facilities unduty.

"It is difficult to by building it in this position.

convince Engineer I. Halworth, 39, drilling for oil where tories against Hongkong's eight mo there was none, he added. or nine, yet we export only be-

The Theta Star lett Bremer- third and a half as people that Hongkong is capable Som: 30 members of Mrs Lee's tween

producing manufactured haven for Roven, France, on group

goods on a very large scale. All Sunday. said they would take the many hats as Hongkong. stand tomorrow to deny

"Speaking from our knowledge we can do is to keep repeating Today attempts will be made spirits gave the professor bad of the trade we believe it is im the facts in the hope that manu- to reboard her and get her off

possible for an Industry with as

Mail sandbank, China facturers in this country will the didn't understand few productive units as Hong-eventually accept them." the messages right," said one,kong's to make as many hats as

they are exporting."

LOSING. MARKETS As a

intense result of this competition, Mr McNulty said British exporters were in dange: of being pushed out of thel traditional markets in the West Indies and East and West Africa,

have There

been instances of British offers being

down

wn and

the orders turned being given to Hongkong ex- porters," he said."

"Qur hats are priced at be- tween DO shillings and 150 shillings a dozen," he went on,

but Hongkong sells them

the Agreements reached in Paris. Now that there is objective it must a clear be attained as quickly possible.

Aure

The Western nations may be

quite

that the Hueston will not be idle during the next few weeks. but It is important that the Weat should not allow themselves to be frightened It is doubtful by bogeys. whether the Russians can produce either by threats or promises anything They speak of developing the military power of their

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Taipei, Jan. 19. formations Strong

of Nu- Lonalisi Chinese Aghter- launched "punitive" kombers

of ancillary actions against Chinese Corn- The bridge and approaches the provision (such munist milltary junka in the would be a total of about a mile services

roads) it Swatow and Amoy arcos, and a half lang and, the might entall a total expenditure communique Issued by the

artist's impression shows, it of about £10 million (HK$160

million). Derenee Ministry of National

would have a total of eight re- inforced concrete

be here announced today.

piers, the

How is the bridge to bases of In a retaliatory measure,

which

would

Quanced? Possibly-In fact, most to prevent

R loan obtained scouring probably---by number large

of Nationalist shaped as

Initial inquiries externally and bad attacked and silting in the harbour. ghter-bombera

The bridge spans wo

would be on this question have along the

been and crippled junks

above it could be run by n publie corporation under strict franchise

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be so

southeast China coast and in approximately 600 feet apart made already. Mr Allport sald

the Swalow ателя, All the

basen, added the communique.— France-Prezze, new.

advice.

"He just

United Presa.

that

Baby Born In Flooded Home

Saint Sumphorien, France,

Jan. 19. and would be 190 feet

While flood waters were planes returned safely to their the sea-level, thus enabling the corn it had been paid for, and swirling around her home, on

largest ship currently calling at

to pass underneath, could then be handed over to the shores of the swollen river Rhone, completely culling it off from the outside world, a mother

ave birth to her baby.

The woman's husband had to deliver the child, as the doctor travelling by boat could not reach the house until some hours after the baby's birth,

Mother and child were today reported to be doing well France-Presse.

U10

Mr

Alle asid. But under the Governmen!.

satellites, but the question Union Boss Slain Admiralty buoys.

is whether these Are as heavily Armed

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their economics will stand. They

present plans the bridge might A toll is suggested for bridge

et some affect the

users and this, It is estimated, positioning

would bring the proposed cor Wider spans could

be pro- poration an income of about $12 Against this year. vided but these would increase million a

this New York, Jan, 19.

would be expenditure for math the cost of the project. will certainly put forward organiser of the

Walter Smith, 45, a leading

It The present cost of the bridge tenance and repair. International is estimated more plausible suggestions, Longshoremen's

at about Es probably mean a never-ending Association. million and it would take five oninting job--as on the Sydney found shot dead

In or six years to build. But the Harbour bridge for when the that are new. An examina- gangland style today. His body promoters bellove that by the bridge has been completely re- tion generally shows them was in 4 cor In 1

section of time it has been erected, what painted once, it will be time to

with rising steel prices and start again on a new coating.

but it is only the trimmings

STAL

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the old

to be a rehash of provious New York known plans. If the West is only "murdering dumping ground. steadfast there is nothing The police said he had been having trouble with the Asso- to fear.

ciation's waterfront rival, the American Federation of Labour. Perhaps the most dangerous-China Mall Special.

tendency is the desire in certain quarters to parley Soviet Atomic with the Rusalans before ratification of the Agree-Concession Hint

exactly

This is monta, what the Russians want

Low Toll Proposed

Bing's Operation Successful

many

for

between 20 and 60 shillings a dozen. Even if we were to cut our overheads to the minimum and dispensed with profts alto gether, wo couldn't compete. The price of wool alone would make it impossible.

“In view of this it will fake an awful lot to convince us that these hats are really made

in Hongkong and not Ist Japan."

THE ANSWER Mr E. G. A. Grimwood, Direr-

`Hollywood, Jan. 10. Crooner Bing Crosby, under- went a successful operation to- day in St John's Hospital for removal of a a kidney stone: tor of the Hongkong Govem- Dr Schlumberger said Crosby ment office in London, has list- in "excellent condition."ed three reasons why. Hongkong Ho termed the major operation with its relatively small industry * success. He said there was exports twice as many hats as no reason to call it serious, Britain United Prose,

Hongkong factories work shifta. per day.

Explosion Disaster

moro

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(2) Cutout per man-hour is higher in Hongkong.

Insofar as the toll is concern- At any rate, the protagonists ed, the promoters believe it is of the bridge plan claim that essential to make the bridge both expenditure and mainten popular with the motoring pub-ance costs would be considerably lie and to encourage motorists to lower than with an under-the- use it as much as possible. They harbour tunnet scheme. The Vienna, Jan. 19.

therefore believe that the toll promoters bellove that the latter The Soviet Union may allow should be kept as low as is would cost between £12

and and it would be sheer Westem scientists to inspect a economically possible and on a £15 million (HK$193 and $240 madnosa to contemplate Soviet atomic power station, rough draft seale so far prepared million).

(3) Hongkong, factories **- 'such a move. The time Mr

Ilya Ehrenburg, Soviet they believe toll rates would

port almost their entire outpat. for those conversations will author, told reporters here to compare favourably with exist The design as it stands at pre- to have been killed in an ox whereas the British Industry doubtless come, but much day.

sent has not been modelled on plosion aboard a Brazilian solle abroad only half its produc- later on when unity leave no objection to scientists

"The Soviet Union would Ing vehicular ferry charges.

any existing bridge in the world steamer, the newspaper Monication But Income-raising plans-since it had to be designed as-Fe reported here today.

Following representations:

from assured. There is no point viewing бит in fixing any date for them details of which have

power station, indeed, plans for the whole pro- pecially to suit conditions exist- The steamer was unloading, the British, Felt Hat Manufac

been Jeet are only in the embryo ing in the Colony.

cargo at the docks here. The lurers Foderallon, the, Board of in advanco or showing offered to the world—but sples state and will require a lot of

cause of the explosion is not yet Trade has promiend" a "fallin other signs of overanxiety, no," he declared, Reuter, Investigation and consideration.

known Trenca-Promso. *""|vestigation into the facts,

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++ Rio de Janeko, Jan. 19. Boma 20 people are believed

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