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COMMENT OF

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Sensible Action

THE adoption of by-laws by

the Urban Council on Tuesday, to enable the authorities to issue pedlars"

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CHINA MAIL

No. 36081

·Established 1845

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955.

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RELAXIN

DAKS

THE FAMEMES ÈTurunr EN ACTIRE STROIKEELE

Whiteaways

HONGKONG

Import Restrictions On HK Gloves Again Urged

BOARD OF TRADE SAYS

licences without restric- Kenya ‘Lynch Law'

tion should meet with the general approval of the Colony. The decision is, as' a Council member said, one which would have a far- reaching effect on the economy of Hongkong for it provides legal sanction for a large number of employed people to earn a small but welcome livelihood from this characteristic occupation of the East. Perhaps the most gratifying feature of the new decision is that it is a recognition of the futility of the restric- tive measures previously in force a recognition too that Hongkong is as much con cerned for the welfare of

Leaflets

Police

Ready

Make

Arrests

To

From Brian Parkes **

Nairobi, Mar. 23. Investigations into

its adopted thousands who strange and sinister

the ap-

thronged to the security ofpearance of anti-surrender

Accused Of Colony Is

“Flooding" Market

BUT ONE MANUFACTURER

HAS GOOD WORD TO SAY

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT'

London, Mar: 23.

The Board of Trade has turned down a suggestion from the Colony in 1960 as it is leaflets in Kenya's Mau Mau the National Hosiery Manufacturers Federation that it should for its aider residents. The land are complete. authorities may draw satis- The leaflets appeared soon "limit" imports of Hongkong knitted gloves and then increase faction from the fact that after the Governor, Sir. Evelyn the Singapore Government Baring, and the Commander-in-them gradually over the next five years "so that British manufacturers may have an opportunity of fighting this un- fair competition."

Chief, General Str

George

is now operating a similarske, announced a new peace scheme successfully and there is every reason believe it will meet with equal success here...

affer to the terrorists in January. to Detectives are now ready to go

cut and

arrest the men who wrote and put out the leadets.

Signed "We the Settlers," the THERE can be no criticism message they bore

was that the new policy will matter if the government pro- turn Hongkong's

mises you won't be hanged back streets and undesignated you surrender, we will see you by-ways into a surging masat your just deserts death by

hanging."

"NO

of howkers. At present Police tracked the writers

there are 16,000 lawfully down to a handful of settlers plying their wares and an who voluntered or were called uncounted number without up into the Police Reserve. licences. But some indica- tion of this latter figure cân

THE SNAG

be gained from the fact that The difficulty now facing CID there were prosecutions chiets is how the charge is to against more than 100,000 be laid unlicensed hawkers last

The department said the restriction of imports from a Commonwealth country would not be in keeping with govern ment policy.

A spokesman for the Federation alleged today that the "food" of Hongkong gloves into Britain had forced three factories to shut down and others to go on short time. So far 179 workers had been put out of jobs, he said, but they had all found other employment.

"Hongkong gloves, the spokesman added, "are produced by poorly paid Chinese under conditions that would never be tolerated in this country. Hongkong manufacturers slam production and then beat UK producers about the head."

He pointed out that as mem- bers of the British Common- 5

wealth, India and Hongkong were entitled to ship as; many textile goods as they wished into Britain, entirely without limit and tree of import duty

Replying to these allegations, After the leaflets appeared Mr E. G. A. Grimwood, Director year. The authorities expect the government stepped in and of the Hongkong Covernment kald spyone concerned faced Office in London, said "The truth that the licensed pedlar two years gaol, or a fine of is gloves are produced in Hong- kong by Chinese labour which is population will as a result £50, or both of the new policy grow to But the new emergency law paid at lower rates than those in between 60,000 and 80,000. didn't cover the time lag be the United Kingdom, but which, nevertheless, enjoys a much The discovery of the However this may in fact tween be no more than the number "lynch law threat and publica-higher standard of living than Chinese labour elsewhere in the the of the penalties for publish Far East operating both legally and

ing it. illegally on the Kowloon side and on the island in recent months, Economic necessity has largely dictated that they

Footnote: Appearance of the should undertake this form leaflets provoked flurries

tion

A decision is awaited from the Colony's legal experts be fore police can be rent out to make arrests.

"Conditions in Hongkong fac-

local

torles compare well with those in Britain, and conform labour and factory. legislation."

Mr Grimwood quated remarks mada by Mr Donald Byford, Leicester hosiery manufacturer,-

of occupation. And police questions in the House of Com-after his visit to Hongkong last |

year. both

mons and Kenya's Legislative prosecutions against offen: Council. Members in ders have become a serious places wanted swift burden on the Courts. For Egainst what was called,

3 "ib

action

a number of reasons, there- versive white element." "Lon- fore, Government's decision don Express Service.

is realistic and sensible.

The hawkers will not be

Attlee v.

permitted to sell their wares It was a case of in those main city areas already heavily congested with pedestrian traffic and the by-laws have been so designed as to prevent them "from obstructing

Colony's pavements but at the same time to give them a fair opportunity to carry on business.

the

ONE plea is perhaps per

Gaitskell

J

London, Mar. 23.

Mr Clement Attlee apparently fought a tough battle with the

ex-Chanceller of the Exchequer

According to the Lelcester Mercury, Mr Byford said, "There are many modern textile factories there comparable with where my own. I visited two they were making gloves, and they were turning out very good stud

If indeed."

Mr Byford added, "The only answer to the challenge from Hongkong is to make our own

production as cfficient 29 possible, and that means, every- body putting the maximum amount of effort into it and turning out goods in the best possible way at the cheapest possible price."

the

· BASIC FACT Mr Grimwood said missible. Police should be Mr Hugh Gaitskell to prevent Federation commented on Hong- given discretion to forbid the Party's National Executive kong production but ignored the unnecessarily raucous ad- Committee from expelling left basic fact that the people there Indeed. wing Labour Leader Mr. worked very hard vertising by hawker people,

Aneuria Bevan when it met Hongkong factories were pre-- particularly in residential here to decide Mr Bevan's fate pared to work

up to three areas. There is no need for today.

shifts daily if warranted by the

products. excesses of shouting and It was reported Mr Gaitskell demand for their

pointed out that Hongkong made exclusively yarn Imported Colony

noisiness-not at any demanded Mr Bevan be exclud- rate, when Hongkong is ed from the Parly because, he gloves were

that

already blighted by said, the local Labour Party from woollen whe

Britain." from cacophony of indigenous committees disapproved of him. disturbances created by

Mr Attlee replied he could in 1954 bought £23 million of British goods. Her Mr Gaitskell's worth mahjong tiles and wooden Prove

allegations were contrary to the shipments to the United King- £10 to only slippers,

other truth, it was reported.

dom amounted among

Half of this comprised million. things.

manufactured goods which

•HE-ESTABLISHED And now that Government has

It is believed here Mr Attlee's could compete with British pro- dealt with the hawker prob- action re-established him as

represent- Iem to the apparent satis-head of the party and tooks; the other half;

ed raw materials for British in- faction of the community's Some steam out of what was dustries.

This appears to be a very representatives, there is a regarded here as an attempt by

Mr Grimwood further problem on the city Mr Caltskell to strengthen his talexchange streets which demands in chances as Mr Attlee's successor observed. mediate attention the by eliminating nuisance of "shoe-shine' boys. Residents

Labour

the 1853 gure and 12 times that of 1952."

Hongkong imports during the year were 18,000,000 yards of grey cloth, the imports for 1953 yards and for being 700,000

(Contd. en back pare, Col. 3)

Under Ground Atomic

Explosion

Las Vegas, Mar. 23.

The first under ground"atomie explosion in the United States since 1951 was set off at Yucca fiat, at 2030 GMT today.

It was not visible in Las Vegas 15 miles away. A small fireball was seen by observers on Angel's Peak, 55 miles from the test site. A large column of dust rose and an atomic mushroom began forming.

It was probably the smallest explosion of the present series of tests.

No shock, or rumble was felt or heard in Las Vegas. This was the seventh explosion of the series and the second in two days.--Reuter.

SURVEY MISSION'S FINDINGS

Communist Threat Is Immediate, Ominous

Washington, Mar. 24..

KOWLOON

'NO'

Doctors Put Stop To Sword

Duel

Naples, Mar. 23.

A duel was fought here today between the Deputy Mayor of Naples, Senator Gaetano Fiorentino, and Attilio Romano, a Neapo- litan lawyer practising in Milan.

The matter began over the Mayor's casting doubt as to the authenticity of the war woRends of the National Menarchist Party Deputy Carla Delareix, who lost both arms and both eyes during the last war.

Lawyer Romano, unconnected with the "case, but to ardent patriot, protested by letter.ta Mayor Florentino,

A congressional survey mission reported today that the Communist threat in the Far East, South Asia

and ominous," him, and the Middle East was "immediate

The letter was returned to torn into little pieces,

This took place near Naples

The weapons were swordhi,

and commended continued United States military and making & duel inevitable, economic help to nations committed to mutual defence in the depth at the ples against the Communists there,

The report was made to Congress by the Democrat Both these 60-year olds fought stopped the combat when both Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House on equal terms, Their doctors of Representatives, Mr James Richards, and a leading men bied profusely.

Immediately Fiorentino dash-. Republican member, Mr.John Vorys, who toured 18 coun-

ed foward “Romeno tries in the region last November and December.

braced him warmly,

*This area is of transcendent, "Japon Korea and Formosa Presse,

they should be included in the plan- importance to us now

ning

should India, and

RECOMMENDATIONS

said.

90

The mission recommended;

1. Technical assistance, should

*2,

W

and ema

Churchill Criticised

Eleven

"It is a state of tension and Burme." The report said "grey cloth transition that we must under- C. Schofield, General Secretary of the British Co-operative imports from India during the card. The Communist threat is

military.

and be auiorised on a three to five- Cotten Spinners Amalgamation, veer amounted to 128.300,000 immediate and omincus and in said in his annual reporte

Filids, erant times more than gand fres6 ČRNA DANA

year basis to pcilitate better" Their report called for a advance planning in the recipient reappraisal of all economic aid countries,

London, Mar. 23. programmes to determine what Development assistance.

Labour Members" of national interests of the United meaning, substantial economic States were being served, ald by grants to cations which Parliament tonight tablet a

"Maity

apparently had no military agreements with motion in the House of Com

bemos criticising the statement. believe they are helping us by the United States,should arranging to receive our aid," ended by next July as provided made by SI Wins Churchill in a letter to M. Pierre Mendes- by krw and, necessary projects France, then Prender of in under-developed countries last Januar

financed by cans, The British Prime Minister preferably from private sources.

wares hia. French counterpart 3. The United States should that failure to ratily the agree not assume responsibility Loc

added.

ول

nations

should be Rebuilding "The City"

An impression of the

A DETERRENT The mission said there were about 3,100,000 men under arms in the counties they visited and of their number about 2,350,000 were in countries with arrange the repatriation or resettlement migh leave France's chair

or treaties for mutual of the estimated 24,192,000

ments to rearm West Germany

ferences.

merts security against. Communist

fugees in the region, nor under empty at future world cou- aggression. The United States write the economic dislocation The motion tabled tonight' planned to maintain 2,850,000 of they caused, but help should be "asplores" Sar

directed

toward permanent chill's statement and declared solutions and the amelioration that it is unable to contemplate of refugees suffering.

any

circumstances in which

its own mea under arms next year.

Such forces if welded together

Winston Chur

4. The United States should Britain would voluntarily sever

in joint planning and action, and with continued United States

be careful to handle the disposal her ties with France or would economic help. military and

an alliance with would be a deterrent that could of its surpluses in a way that seek to form

The would give the Communista no Germany from which France was eliminate"

to opportunity stapport their excluded " military threat,

| charges that "einferrissing surv

Comially

said.

As it

is a back bench motion, Deviative rivalries, jealousies plus aid had to be given away it is unlikely to be discussed in

and hatreds born of past con-o keep American farms and the House of Commons because

ficts must not be permitted to factories going-Renter. prevent present planning for

joint..defence."

of deck of time Reuter.

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Subsidies

Moscow, Már. 23.

The Government of the Soviet Republic today announced the elimination of subsidies to State fasins.

The move was

was announced by

1. Fadeyev, Finance Minister of the Republic. He reported that the Republie's estimated budget surplus for 1855 wofit be higher it was last year if the elimination of the State farm subsidies were taken inta account.

The Minister said that the farms would have to cover their. needs

eeds this yeas

means.

by their own

The new Soviet State Farm Minister, Ivan Benediktov, said

resently that all State farmi

rebuilding that is going on Time Has Come Fares wrote that, the

chairtain whese firms did not prove solvent this year, would be liable to disciplinary action.

Early

last periodical time had come to put an end to sites on, which work has

State farm Brüssele, Mar. 23.-

subsidies-France- yet to be started, can be

M. Paul Henri Spaak, the Presse. gained from this photoBelgian Foreign Minister, į told her

in London, and the bombed

Cotton, industry: operators in graph taken from one of the Lower House here today MARCH GALES

Mr Bevan who inports of Hongkong gloves to the other logical contender. might well constitute a threat to It was reported Mir Galiskell British busty, Ke added. "But of the voted against Mr. Attlee's 20 they don't threaten the Interests Colony are less affected by tion which calied for Mr Bevan of the British consumer who

the party. theas rude and rowdy to remain in

the seams to be consistently forgot visitors I was believed here youngsters than from abroad and partictarted when Mr Bevan broke

Party crisis, which ten in th's kind of controversy.”

COTTON ALSO. Iarly American sailora, There is no end to the devil party discipline during a de-

Manchester, Mar, 21. fenes debate in the House of ment inflicted by these

hite shown ME

the galeries above the pedlara of polish and Beven has many foes among

India and Hongkong are able to

dome of St Paul's Cathe sell exports so cheaply in Bri- impudence and one of their Party heads but many

committees and rain and Western Europe be

dral It shows a new most annoying habits is to emoriz iccal

cause of the low wages paid to Labour unions daub-the-shoes of passers- labo

it was stated here block of offices bear com For example, the Medical their workers, it was

pletion and trafic passing paint in the endeavour to

The result ww GaitskellTM, last year has 1300, Me promote business. This wing its 750,000 potential increase to the value of their

from Fleet Street down mischievous behaviour must Labour Party Congress votes to exports to Britain and the home through the City of

industry was now in t-wing-France- be brought to af end by the Party's

We pre carious: poddion," Mr Charles Landon London Express, ater action immediately Press.

the time has come to admit Communist China to the United Nations"

to London. Mar. 23. Stroog "Atlantic gler battered the "British south and "western, presenting the Foreign Minis-coasts today, causing trouble try budget, he said: "We must shipping 100 be Tastic B has become Blasts of up to nearly

by with a "smear of white worker's Union which voted for today, “alarming cons the road which runs impossible to make peace in miles an hourd hit the Covalatı

Asia without holding die coast in the southwest. WIELE cussions with Mao Tse-tung sweeping inland brought warmer That is already i de factoare but wet weather to most of the

country,China Mall Special cognition."Reuter.

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