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COMMENT

THE DAY

Gloucester Arcoda *

OF

A Challenge

RIGADIER Westrop

Boffered Hongkong manu-

facturers a fair challenge on Monday. Ho indicated at a press conference that if they wanted to do business with the Kai Tak contructors there were plenty of oppor- tunities open to them. For one thing: $5-6 million worth of tags, hopper barges and other floating plaut. This is one order Hong- kong's shipyards should be! able to clinch easily.

There will be many more openings for enterprising

manufacturers too. Cement, steal, paint adi Various other essential materials are)

likely to be supplied by the Colony as long as prices are: comparable with those riling in other parts of the world.

Brigadier Westrop, believes

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CANBERRA' DOES IT AGAIN!

London To New York

& Back In 1434 Hours

THREE NEW RECORDS CLAIMED

London, Aug. 23.

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A British Canberra jet plane landed at London airport tonight-the first plane ever to have made the flight to New York and back in the same day.

It completed the round trip in 144 hours.

imme-

The owners of the plane-the English Electric Company diately claimed three new records for the complete round trip; for the west-east crossing; and for the east-west crossing.

They may also claim a fourth record for the 35-minute turn. round at Floyd Bennett airfield, outside New York city.

the bulk of the labour andi material costs eun-and!

The 'Canberra' already holds The plane, powered by two possibly will-come back to many Bight records which have Rolls Royce Avon jet engines, Hongkong.

been officially recognised.

The fight

it comes to as much as a

Earlier sho told reporters waiting for the plane to touch

down: "Peter was very con- fident about the flight,"

The Canberra

officially

was piloted by 32-year-old It is hard to way how much)

from New York Captain John Hackett, a former 20 Royal Air Force pllut who has that will amount to but if had taken six hours and

minutes.

finished flown Sir Winston Churchill on

14 record-breaking The official record for the some of his post-war trips.

flight when it passed over the His navigator was 31-year- | check point at Croydon airport old Mr Peler Montypenny, just south of London. also a former Royal Air ForсC aircrew man.

was 20.

up

in

quarter of the total value New York to London night be of the contract ($90m) fore today's crossing It will be IL boon to hours 29 minutes, sot Hongkong. In

addition 1937 by a Lockheed Electra, about 2,000 men are likely to get work. That is not very much cousidering the level of unemployment in the Colony but the smallest gusing of the problem will be welcome.

No ufficial record for the London to New York flight exited before today's crossing,

But the Canberra,

according to officials of

_the Club-timekeepers flight—had inode the New York trip in seven 20 minutes 58.7 seconds, Jeet to confirmation.

Airmen Cheered

It flashed over the finishing The only 27 seconds behind the estimated time flushed to Lon- don by Moneypenny about four hours earlier.

Hundreds of people in summer Royal Aero clothes, who had been waiting

Captain Hackett sald the for the for hours, rushed trough a London- police cordon to cheer Captain Bight was "routing" and he was hours, flackett, and Mr Monespenny, carrying on ordinary develop-

sub-when they brought their Can-ment of the Canberra,"

berra let down at London air-

'Can Do It Faster port today after their record-

flight.

Averaged 4811⁄2 mph breaking

The two airmen had to be

through room

ho

Here Is Britain's Record-breaking Trans-Atlantic. Flier

Tug-Of-War Over Morocco DEPUTIES TELL

TELL FAURE: "WE MAY

WITHDRAW SUPPORT..."

Paris, Aug. 23.

The French Prime Minister, M. Edgar Faure, was warned tonight that an important section of THERE is another aspect worth mentioning: the

his government's majority in Parliament would Kai Tak scheme is only one

withdraw its support from him, if there was any of many big development!

He told reporters was move to restore the deposed Sultan of Morocco, projects in the Far Eaat nt:

with the Sidi Mohammed ben Youssef. The Royal Acro Club gave the scorled to the official reception | "rclatively satisiled" the moment. There are many

the cheering times for the double crossing and others planned for low atan- following offelal times subject crowds.

added: "I think the CanbeTTI The warning was contained or indirectly responsible for Both wives

their can do greeted dard of living countries in to confirmation: for the round

the trip faster, but I in a telegram from the leaders these massacres, they think any other gent in this region where Hongkong- trip, 14 hours 21 minutes 45.4 triumphant husbands as

any of five groupe forming part of "Any concession to those who

to .oject Franco made materials and equip.conds at an average speed of climbed from the Canberra.

frorn 481.52 mph; for the flight from

"I'm delighted," shouted Mrader aircraft is going to have the present government maje want ment would be preferred to New York to London six hours

Morocco can only aggravate the some difficulty."

belonged to the right furation, the dearer products made in 10 minutes 60.5 seconds at an Western countries.

average speed of 550.35 mph.

Conservative parties; Both the British and the Including tho stop at the

Peasants, the Independent Re- publicans; and to the two former Gaullist partice, the Social Re- French companies engaged fieid near New York city, the plane had been away from

publicans and the Republican Social Action.

at Kai Tak are lending London airport for about names in the construction hours, 45 minutes.

and development industry

in this part of the world.

If Hongkong delivers her

best quality goods on time

Hockett

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"I was certain John would do it. He has a wonderful, nero plane."

Mrs "what.

Moneypenny

Both men work for, a pflènté air charter company English Electric which said before the added: flight that they could not apare to any of their own pilots for the

record

attempt.Reuter China Mall Special.

a wonderful thing

14 have done."

and at the right price they New Plan For

will not be forgotten by the contractors. And the chances are that 18 regult local

firms will be able to buikd

up good connections else-

International

where for this kind of Atomic Agency

business.

Some Arms have

earned

already

good reputation 31

New York, Aug. 23.

for supplying materials and "A proposed blueprint for heavy equipment for various the establishment of an big undertakings in South-International Atomic But there are Energy Agency east Asia.

was circu- millions of dollars toelated today on a confidential

this earned Colony's businessmen have basis among all United Na- members and non-

Way.

Tho

a fine record for initiative tions

and enterprise and they member states belonging to should not let this oppor- the specialised agencies, tunity slip by.

Good Suggestions

The document has been the subject of negotiation beetween the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Australla, and Africa, Belgium Association South wants to give-and also Portugal for several months,

have been These countries take a little freedom from

because principally

concerned

THE

Civic

in Hongkong, On the whoje

or

The

American sailors on leave of their detailed atomic know-

ledge

their capacity for their suggestions are sound producing atomle material.

One of the details which has hut not all are practicable. Shoeshine boys and touts bees under etnalteration is the which the are two old problems in this precise relationship

have with the Colony. We have frequently agency should

Nations. United

United advocated more police con- States has in the past Lavoured trol but nothing has giving the status of apparently been done.

specialised ngency, such as the The iden of providing licensed World Health Organisation,

Peace" guides ls. a good one. And During the "Atoms for Pea

in the U.N. General If Government approves the debate idea there should be a Assembly last year Russia un- definite quota on the number successfully sought to link the

of licences issued. And they should carry

TAILPIECE

Another British

Plane Makes News In U.S.A.

London, Aug. 24.

A four-engined Handley Page Marathon aircraft, converted into a flying showroom, har begun flying juke box invasion of North America,

with carpet, Furnished easy chairs, writing table and - Aling cabinet, the plane, t

which took off

off from Last Thursday, will be the vanguard of a British firm's attempt break into America's boom- ing juke box market.

to

American and Canadian buyers

be invited witt aboard to see "high quality precision made machines" produced by a new British company.

Prime mover behind the enterprize

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39-year-old

English industrialist Mr. Sam Norman, who is co- piloting the plane,

He and his brother start- ed making juke boxes in Britain

under leading

1953 In

licence from American

company. But they rapidly estab- lished their own company turning out a purely British made" model which offers 80 selections-China Mall Special,

and

the

"WE WANT YOUSSEF"

But in Tunis the Neo-Destour Nationalist Party, members of the Tunisian Government which The telegram was sent to the negotiated

home rule with Premier at Aix-Les-Bains, France, tonight urged the where he and four other mini- French Government to make sters are, at present consulting concessions In Algeria and

When Is A Moroccan leaders on the crisis Morocco and reinstate

Bachelor Not

A Bachelor?

London, Aug. 29.

A judge consulted three dictionaries during a

case

in Moroccu.

parties reproached the Premier with making or

former Sulton of Merocco, Mohammed ben You

Youssef.

In a fi comment on North African events since the home agreement was concluded the party's political bureau, in

year

a state

A REPROACH }

The Ave

tact with those responsible for the massacres in Morocco last ment, affirmed "the necessity of

to the throDE the return Saturday.

They said: "we regret that Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef after the butchery of Oued Zem and declared that France must ang Khenifra the representa- begin urgent negotiations with tives

should enter the genuine representatives of France

at London sessions today to into contact with those directly the Algerian people."

help him define the word "bachelor,"

Robert Poters, 36, was betoro the court charged with having coured to be entered in a mar riage register a false statement. He was entered as a bachelor when it was said he had been divarred.

of

of

Doctors Agreo

JAUNDICE WAS CAUSE OF DEATH

* Washington, Aug. 23.

An desistant Secretary of Defenco, Dr Frank Herry, and today Japanese doc- tors now agreed with the American view timi ཇ་ fisherman Japan showered

fall-out

ЛЕВС

with from the hydrogen bomb

teat Bikini 17 montiis

at

ago died as the result of Infectious jaundice received from blood transfusion and not from radiation

fisherman, Afkoohi Kuboyama, one of 23 crew of the fishing boat Lucky Dragon, dled last October. Twenty-two othern afflloto

with radiation Ilinca survived.

Would Have Survived

Last March Dr. John Buther. Biology

section

Director of the medicine and

Atomto of the

told Energy Commission, reporters that the medical authorities here were of the opinion that jaundice

the direct csusa

of WAR Kuboyama's death

Dr Berry said Kuboyama contracted Infectious Jaun- dice, causing complications in the victim's liver, after receiving numerous blood transfusions in a Japanese hospital from Japanese blood

under donors and the supervision of Japanese

doctors.

Ho

Kaboyams "would have survived like the others were it not for the jaundice."--Reuter.

Cotton Man Shocked

MP Tells Millowners 'Make It Or Give Up'

Our Own Correspondent

London, Aug. 23.

Mr Richard Fort, Tory MP for Clitheroe, which borders Lancashire's cotton area, has angered the cotton trade unions and perplexed millowners by advising the latter to "quit cotton if they cannot make it."

Burnley millowners, who will consider his speech on Wednes- day, will be urged to team up with the unions in a joint move to boycott all lower-priced cloth imported from India, Hongkong and Japan.

mes

The cotton trade

is in a Why should people go on' and make themselves bankrupt if they cannot

compete?" said Mr Fort in London tonight.

"I can see no

signs of the government changing its trade policy," he added

Mr Fort is standing by his advice given privately recently to cotton chiefs in Burnley when he told them: "Speaking businessman · I' -would

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recommend my friends who are in difficulties to change over to some other section less likely to be affected or to get out

still

have some while

money lett

WRITING ON WALL Many gotton

iridustrialista

that Mr Fort only valcod

feel

trend that

4

place the

wort

many

10

is already taking

shutting

down of

the wall

mills because the governmen halt cloth imports. Mr.George Cudworth, a Burn- ley cotton director, sald; The writing is on

bosses are out, not from but from adversity.

the What

I am remedy? going to suggest we ask the unions to join us in boycotting. all this Imported cloth.

Ometally the cotton Industry frowne

Fort specch which has raised such a storm. Mr Eric Cockcroft, chairman of the Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers Association sadd? "It is not helping the industry to got

on

the

Who dvice of this

Ho

the industry needed postlive help to protect it against unfair competition since other America, Including countries. didn't hesitate to act when their

Industries !domnestic

were threatened.

More Troops To Keep Order If you like beer

Aix-Les-Bains, Aug. 23.. to withdraw their support, M. The French Prime Minister, Faure said: "I have the greatest M. Edgar Faure, announced to respect for the rights of parlia

with night that some young French tent and I wish to maintain reservists in France not North very confident relations

members. However, in Africa would be recalled to the Its the tionaries the judge said. "All colours to reinforce the troops grave circumstances the govern

exercise fully the ment must they say is that a bachelor is an Joeping onder in North Africa. unmarried man and If a mani

He said he had decided on rights which correspond to Ils

responsibilty." been divorced then he is this measure in agreement with General Pierro Koenig, Minister

After consulting

hae

"

die

wmarriedcution said that the of Defence. The two ministers |

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Aix-Les-Bains, M. Faure is brewed with just the

day before the wedding the are taking part in the France said: "I was struck by the good-kiss of the hops...not a vicar asked Peters boen

if he had Moroccan talks here. married befogo and ho replied that he had not. So, he was listed As a

The ludge comm

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that

i

might have told a le to the

cate

of

statements

will shown by the Moroccaps and their desire to reach a com- promise solution. The essential problem is to find a solution

MORE POWERS

M. Faure denied rumours which will bring calm back to. M. Gubert Grandval, Morocco, and different means clergyman but the allegation in French 'Resident-General in are being considered." this

is that he made a fajne Morocco, would be recalled and statement for the purpose

against protested entry in the marriage register made by some French settlers in and an unmarried man is a Morocco

M. Grandval accusing bachelor."

of being responsible for the Interior, M. Mauried Bourges The prosecution sald Patersweek-end's violent outbreaks, should have been described as a divorord person” He was ac-

1

In Paria, the Minister of the

Maumoury, will shortly and the

"It would be unjust to blame Government to extend the state

with the Security Council, where the veto can operate. the The aim of

quitted China Mall Special. agency holder's photograph to pre-facilitate inc by this entire of atomic energy for purposes and to

vent the possibility of any

new rackets developing.

en-

As for the temptations open courage international co-optra-

this on in the further development 1s doubtful and practical application

to servicemen in Colony whether much can be done

atomi

Jet Pilot's Last Brave Act

Ferring, Aug. 23.

A Royal Naval plot sacrifoed

of his lie to avoid crachiný, among-

a man or a polley for them," he of emergency, already in force Baid.

in certain parts of mist Algeria, Anni-General

campaigns against the

were to the whole of the country, the Abominable and

be Ministar's, assistant Deparment must

Wildcat Strikes sigmatised as such. Nobody Director, M. Abel Thomas, sald

energy for the benefit of women and children as he few metal workers were made idio

over the beach here yesterday about them. A fow rackets At the Geneva "summit; con-

An Adudralty statement said by local desorvo closo

could say that the ́difficulties (today. Bonn, Aug. 28. Morocco was experiencing were

M. Thomas, who returned About 7,500 West German due to the Resident-General.

M. Faure sald he was return-from the Constantine region this morning," said the extension of wildkuit strikes in ing to Paris tomorrow,

Referring to threats by some the state of emergency would arrivals and departures from and to Francé at Algerian ports and atrodromes-France-Presse and Router.

attentionference last month, Prime Minis" that he was trying to reach az/Hamburg and Kasvoi today of his parifomentary supporters make, possible · to particularly thoso men- Nikolai Bulgarin sald the airfield but, finding that he could Router tioned by the Civic Associa Soviet Union was,ady to co- not make it, he "purposely tion. But more often than not operate in the work of the aaallor.on leave needs no posed agency-Reuler. encouragement. Only

pro-

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centre on the lines of "n

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it hit the sea and exploded that

|it narrowly missed some chil- dren who were paddling in the water. Chion Mad Special,

FIVE KILLED

Charleston, "Aug. 29.

Now A TV-Telephone!

WILE

San Francisco, Aug. 22.3. The videophone, jointly The televisioh-telop!

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· unwelled today::

Cellfornia; and, the: Called

the

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home away from home". ... Liverpool, Aug. 23. provided by the US Navy 'Police reported, today they had would be a sufficiently recovered all the arms stolen by enticing counter-attraction raiders from the acmouryat Five airmen were? kilind-to- for some. Even then it is Liverpool College on Sunday deg when an American army night? They were, found in an transport, aircraft crushed on questionable whether the old air-rald shelter Lew Iban 400 hound near Chasinion, airbean, means would justify; the yards from the schoolin United, an romsit Rapoo many Indian: Yots Fonda

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