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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Water Supply Problems

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"ONGKONG'S Annual

Water shortage matically poses two prob. lema for the Authorities. Firstly, how many hours* supply St day can be afforded;

secondly,

over

Estabilahed” 1845).

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1955.

· THE WEATHER: Moderate "E. to 8.3: winds: Fine and warm.

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THE FADERES TONEVALT. EN ACTION TROUSERS

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HONGKONG

KOWLOON

CHINA SENDS ARMS TO EGYPT FAURE CALLS

100 Tons (Mostly

Unloaded At Suez

Suez, Oct. 20.

A well-informed maritime source said today war equipment what period or periods of Egypt had received 100 tons of the day should the ration from Communist China. be made available?

The answer to the first problem

is fairly easy, being governed by existing water storage plus conservation require inents. At the moment the Water Authority har decided that he can afford

provide tu

seven-hour

daily supply, but it would be foolish for the public to believe that this ration can

The source said the shipment, mostly machine- guns, arrived aboard the 8,000-ton Egyptian passenger ship Khedive Ismall.

The source said the vessel arrived this morning from Whampoa, near Canton,

Big Clash

be maintained throughout With Rebels

the dry season which has now started.

Possibility of any substantial

rainfall between now and next April can virtually be ruled out and the public must again brace them- solves for a reduction in

water supply to four 41 even three hours daily.

More complicated In the

second problem-hours of distribution. Many con- siderations Gre involved, the baske of which is ensuring the greatest good for the greatest number, But this principle s not easily satisfied.

In

Tunisia

Gafsa, Tunisia, Oct. 20. More than 3,000 troops, supported by artillery and aircraft, today fought a pitched battle with Algerian the Tunisian- rebels ០៧ Algerian border.

storted last

About 280 rebels took part in he action 30 miles from Getsa.

Although the military author- es tind not received tonight full detalls of the casualties they be lieved that scores of the rebels Some reports shid were killed. that as many as 100 died.

night Fighting

Guards

who ur

of 200 men band

the miners nes killed three village of Redeyet,

a hall The troops, who met

gun fire from of submachine

rebels near the mouth of

when two companies of Security

IF the authorities concerned could merely turn on the A guarantee supply and full abundance of water through all taps, there would be no problem. But the nigger in the woodpile the

opened

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Mc sald the cargo destined for the Egyptian War

and Ministry

was unloaded under supervision

Army ufficers.

of

Machineguns) Dulles 'Cautiously

PRINCESS MARGARET MEETS

TOWNSEND

AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEWS

Princess

salv

London, Oct. 20, Margaret Group - Captain Peter Townsend again this evening in the, fashion- able London home of her cousin, Mrs John Wills.

100s

The ship ich Alexandria for

China

This ubout two Communist months ago with a full load of Egyptian cotton,

It was anounced on August 9 that

Communist Ektypl and China had agreed to exchange £8,000,000 sterling worth of for Chinese Egyptian cotton machinery.

MACHINES FOR COTTON DEAL

The agreement was the first direct result of the meeting be tween Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser and Premier Chou En-la at Bandung, Indonesia, in April this year

Earlier un Egyptian commer clal mission led by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr Mohamed Abunossier visited the The agreement was hailed in

Peking.

selling means of had Egypt

large stocks of surplus cotton badly needed machinery to for help in Egypt's Industrialisation programme.

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la the phenomenal demand the mine, were forced to re-conference that. Premier Chou for supply in relation to the treat and coll for

facilities for conveying

ments from Gafso.

water to every householder, EXTREMELY

which seriously interferes

with pressure.

There have been unconfirmed rumours ever since the Bandung reinforced offered

10 provide, Egypt with arms. There had been no reliable confutation' howover.

PLANES AND TANKS FROM PRAGUE

con-

that to turn on a supply of authorities said.

VIOLENT

Today's battle which

violent," It is the experts' contention tinued until darkness fell was

"extremely

rebels deployed

sicil wilb

and in versed

water simultaneously

for

The

the whole Colony involves selves

two clearly a lapse of at least hours before sufficient pres-military tactics. sure has been established

M. Roger Seydoux, French to get water running High Cummmissioner in Tunisia, through every tap. It is this today went to the fighting area

with

the general commanding fact, officials claim, which

troops in Turis justifica the current decision to give a straight

was

with

their seventh meeting in the last right days. They had already met in the country home of Major and Mrs Wills at Allanbay Park, near Windsor,

the during week-end. Princess Margaret was the

first to arrive

at the

Nine Russian

Sailors

Given Asylum In U.S.

the

Washington, Oct. 20. The United States has asylum to nine granted Russian sallors' who were seized by the Nationalists off Formosa on June 23, 1954, It was disclosed today The maflors, members of the military

of the Russian tanker CTEW Tubpse, are scheduled to arrive of Chinese them-

Today's delivery were arms constituted the first batch New York tomorrow.

They were allowed to enter the modern of Soviet-bloc arms to Egypt. It

after United States forerunner of Egypt's

Attorney-General, Mr Herbert bigger deal with Czechoslovakda.

ruled that their Czecho Brownell, Jr... The contract

be' in the

Including Stalin

Lanisa, national interest. The slovakia calls for heavy equip admission would

Nationalists seized Chinese ment MIG jet planes and field guns. 49 crew members of the Tuapse Twenty-nine have returned to He told Frenchmen living in United Press.

Russia. Of the 20 who chase to the outlying mining posts that

remain on Formosa, nine supply in he could not spare more troops

come to Exhumedquested permission to

the United States as refugees Hitler's Bones' The State Department Im- migation Service and the re- The French setllers refused to their

fugee division of the Interna- Friedland Oct. 20. great withdraw, saying, it was ment has given a

Karl Schneider, 57, a major of tional Co-operation Administra deal of thought to the ques-duty to stay in the settlements,

tion have been considering the tion of how the presen'. but asked to be given arms to Hitler's bodyguard, said today

exhumed Hitler's nine applications for months. be defend themselves, M. Seydoux the Russians water

ration Ahould

The sailors are sponsored by bones at the beginning of May made availabic, and has agreed to this plan.

the skull the Church World Service, the and took Tahar 1954 The Tunisian Premier,

of the World come to the considered

refugee branch General Piorre Billotte,

Schneider said he heard from Council of Churches in New interests of the whole com-rench Defence Minister now fellow prisoners who were pre- | York 91ns repeatedly tried to

Russia has corpers It was sent that both charred Tunisia, that touring munity. Nevertheless there France's duty to keep order in were dissected in a hospital at cblain custody of the 20 seamen Then the who chose to remain on Formosa, near Berlin. He appealed tor Buch.

United States has are flaws in the argument the country.

matter for that by making water avail- troops to watch the Algerian- skull and jaw bones were taken But the

it Tunisian frontier with great to Moscow for closer examina- always said it is a

to able for

Nationaliste

softle.- Boven hourA,

The tion. China Mall Special.

United Press, ensures full pressure and | vigilance.--Router.

NOVER

hours every 24 hours.

UNDOUBTEDLY

10 safeguard the area and 'Russians

appealed to them to withdraw

to the towns, Govern-

opinion that *L straight Ben Ammar, today pointed out Moscow for examinution.

seven hours best serves the

enables everybody to obtain sufficient supplies for storage purposes,

One flaw is that hundreds of thousands of people do not

Buitable even *possess storage facilities and they cannot, therefore, lay by onough water to cover their domestic needs for 17 hours,

For these people avail. ability of water twice.

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RUSSIA AGREES TO BEGIN TALKS

New York, Oct; 20.

to

U Nu In USSR

Moscow, Oct, 20.

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U Nu, Burmese Premier arrived at Trshkont today and was greeted by local officials at the start of an official visit to. the Soviet Union.

He will arrive in Moscow by air tomorrow for a ceremonial welcome by Government leaders,

The Soviet Union has offered to negotiate with eight Reuter. day, even if they cannot Western powers the drawing up of an international Atomic obtain full pressure, would Energy Agency and to accept the Western draft as “a

be more advantageous. And basis for the preparation of the statute," it was learned from the point of view of today.

the community's con

venience we are not all sure The offer was made in a Government is right in Sorlet aide memoire sent to the maintaining that thin is United States earlier this month

The Soviet alde memoiro was

sent to Washington in reply to

a United States memorandum

Optimistic' About

Geneva Conference

Washington, Oct. 20.

CABINET

TO DISCUSS ELECTION:

Paris, Oct. 20.

The French Premler,' M. Edgar Faure, tonight called a cabinet meeting for to- to discuss whether early general elections should be called in France.

morrow

The Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, is cautiously optimistic about the chances of suc- M. Rene Coty, French, Pre- cess of the Big Four foreign ministers' meeting insident, wil preside over the

mecting. Geneva next week, it was stated today. in ar-

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little White House mews collage row Kinnerton Street, Knightsbridge. Group-Captain Townsend

drove up 10 minutes later after his host had called for him in his car. Few of the general public save the guests arrive. Just before 10 o'clock, a servant came out to buy a bottle of whisky at the nearby "Nag's "Head" Hotel, wartime resort of French, Belgion and American commandos and secret service agents.-France-Presse,

The life of the

present This was the opinion of a group of Congressmen

1958, but elections may be after a two-hour talk with Mr Dulles at the State Depart-Assembly is due to end in June that date-either ment today. Mr Dulles discussed his government's post-called before tion before the Geneva conference with 14 leaders of both in December or April, parties from both Houses.

The French Premier will pos- of sibly make a statement on the Other Congressmen said they Charles Wilson, Secretary

issue when he speaks on Sun- all agreed with the views ex- Defence, and Mr Harold Stas- prossed by the Secretary of een, Presidential assistant for day in Annecy, the Alpine re-

sort in south-west France. State.

disarmament problems, will ac- Although the Congressmen company the Secretary of State,

Strong propaganda has been

the Four pumped

French to the forthcoming Big would not reveal what Mr Dulles had told them, Democrat Foreign Ministers" conterence in political.scene for some time in Senator Thomas Hennings Geneva.

favour of cutting short thr The State The hinted that

Department alto constitutional life of the present

Douglas Assembly. Communist supply announced

the

that Mr

(Missouri), question of of arms to Arab countries might MacArthur, Jr. special State be discussed at Geneva under Department

the

adviser, and

Mr

agenda heading: contacts Charles Bohlen, U.S. Ambassa- dor to the Soviet Union, would between East and West.

The State Department an- also be among Mr Dalles's assis- nounced Inter today that Mr tanta-France-Presse,

PEKING REPLIES TO DULLES

Ready To Exchange Diplomatic Relations With US

Paris, Oct. 20. Communist China is willing ́establish diplomatic bo relations with the United States, an editorial in the Peking "People's Daily". declared today, the New China News Agency re- ported.

The editorial in the newspaper. of the Chinese Communlet Party said that "China has long declared that It is will- ing to establish and develop diplomatic relations with any country, including the United

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Cyprus Terrorists Activo

RAF Officer Shot

In Famagusta

Nicosia, Oct. 20. A curfew,

was clamped

on Famagusta tonight after a Royal Air Force officer had been shot by terrorists and a bomb hurled at a Police, station.

The officer was hit by two bullela while · parking his car

in the centre of Famagusia. He was rushed 10 hospital.

A Cypriot policeman was injured when a bomb ex- ploved in the yard of the Famagusta pelice station, causing heavy damage.

Two home-made bombs were also- Brown Luto British-frequented public houses in the Cyprus capl- tal, Nicosis, tonight.

of the bombs

wounded

Une seriously Cypriot boy.

DO

States the basis of the, principles of equality, mutual benefit and respect for each and ter- other's sovereignty ritorial integrity.” Replying to the American

Secretary of State, Mr John Foster. Dullor's speech on October 10 at the American Legion convention in Miami, the "People's Dally declared that if what Mr Dulles wald about renunciation of force has any real meaning, the United States could make a the practical contribution relaxation and elimination of tension" in the Formosa

arca.

Into

The chief mative force behind the campaign is a desire, to cut for the short the time left dynamle ex-Premier, M. Pierro Mendes-France, to develop hus. campaign for a new economic deal in France:

of

"ME FRANCE'S' PLAN

at

M. Mendes-France alms loading a centre-left coalition progressive forces in all partics as a result of the next general election.

that Chinn The editorial said

this direction First step in advocated "has consistently

will be his attempt to be the settlement of interniational | elected President of his own.

peaceful means radical party. This disputes

election by and not by force.

takes place in December. People's Daily"

The

recalled

Cinergo. as

that Premier Chou En lại bay Only if he is successful then stated that "the Chinese beople | can" he really find a broad do not want war with the enough platform from which United States and that both

the "natural 10. United States leader of the new deal forces China and the should sit down und negotiate -on how to ease the tension ja

the Taiwan (Formosa) arpa." Conservative leaders mich (ás On the other hund, the odiforial the Foreign Minister, M.-An-. maintained that the question of teins Pinay, and some Popular Formosa is an internal dair Republican leaders and opposed to M. Mendes Franco, boin for

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in, France,

In which the United States has no right whatsoever to interpersonal and political reasons.

fere." France-Presso,

"I Wanted To Be A Soldier'.

FRUSTRATED SAILOR FLOODED

SHIP'S ENGINEROOM

Devonport, Oct. 20.

A 20-year-old British sailor was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and dismissal from the Royal Navy today for maliciously flooding the engineroom of the 1,700-ton frigate Venus.

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They view with dismay the

of his returning to- prospect power next year and think the sooner the elections are held the i Jess aro M. Mendes-France's chances of staging: a spectacular comeback.-Router.

Planes In Action Against Rebels

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Rabat, Oct. 20 French troopa patrolled with-.

in a few hundred yards of the Spanish-Morocean. frontier. to- lull in operations day, during against rebel bands in the Riff mountains.

French aircraft carried out mail-nine sordes against the rebels.

in the engine- The sailor, John McAdam, on main hydrant engineering mechanic, was sald room, causing the bliges to be at his court martial to have flooded, unlawfully and

clously damaging 10 gauges yesterday. No important (en- done this because he had an glasses, wastefully expending obscesion

army.

about joining the certain publie stores, unlawfullygagements were reported.

Meanwhile two

Moroccans damaging a gauge glass in the

ex- were killed in Casablanca dur- gear room and wastefully He pleaded guilty charges in all under the Navelnding 70 gallons of lubricating seven separate attacks yes-

ing oil-China Mall Special. terday,Reuter.

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Discipline Act and the Malicious Damage Act.

Six Foot Of Water

The court was told that after from McAdam had returned

·

There were no casualties from the other bomb ex- plosion-Renter,

Despatch From Hell Road

shore leave to the Venus on the night of September 20, the engineroom bilges were found to be flooded by six feet of water.

A tru main hydrant had been opened, 20 pressure gauge bases smashed and 200 tallons of oil had been drained out from reserve tanks.

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Lily Aberg writes on stab Tec-tung's "mind factories",

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wanted to be a soldier and for the last three years had "olung pathetically to this obsession, the defengn guidi.

United Nations members,

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Britain, the United Staten, To enlist the participation in

the In- France, Canada, Australia, Bel Judged purely from the

of ns "mary Agency convenience aspect, those gun, Portugal and South Africa. erics states as possible," the Soviet noto said that, it would residents who have storage

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