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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Harbour Tunnel

Worean to the Rotary Club.

ITH his imaginative ad-

Mr Lawrence Kadoorie has brought a new appeal to the harbour tunnel project. and even the most harden. ed erities of the scheme will find it difficult not to be captivated by his wide! vision of future develop-| ments in the Colony's roud communications.

Hitherto the tendency has been to regard a tunnel as

a convenient and rapid way of linking the island and Kowloon for the benefit of vehicles and much of the eritialam directed

against

BUDGET

Established, 1845

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955.

MAIL

ANGERS

Two Tory MPs Vote Against Govt

TRADERS & INDUSTRIALISTS

JOIN IN COMPLAINTS

London, Oct. 26.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr R. A. Butler, the project has been based found himself unpopular tonight on nearly all sides following his

autumn budget to make the country slow up on spending.

The motor trade, radio industry, bicycle manufacturers and a horde of other interests deplored the increases in pur- chase tax as damaging to their trades.

on that narrow conception. Mr Kadoorie has painted a very much broader and enticing canvass.

HOW doen he see it?

HOW

Let

us quote some arresting "Literally observations.

millions of people would

use it (the tunnel) und everyday habits of thou- sunds would

changed

to

Hinchingbrooke

But the government had a majority of 87, by 314 votes to 227. Two Conservative Members of Parliament, Viscount and Major E. A. H. Legge-Bourke voted with the Labour Party and against the government at the end of Mr Butler's speech this evening.

Major Legge-Bourke said later he voted against the government because he objects to any increase in total taxation. Viscount Hinchingbrooke also said later that he felt that it was unwise to increase purchase tax more.

Paratroopers Kill

2 Demonstrators

Agitation For Ex-Sultan

Marrakesh, Oct. 26. Seriegalese paratroopers opened fire here tonight on demonstrating in crowds

favour of ex-Sultan Moham-

med Ben Youssef. Accord- ing to first reports two people were killed and four injured.

The crowds hed gathered to welcome S Had Thami el Pashu of Marrakesh,

who

return to the tarch

the bo

Youssef hitherto the Pasha's

arch enemy.

his

Inst

The Engineering Industries Association forecast that the Glau yesterday demanded purchase tax changes will provoke a new flood of wage claims.

In the House of Commons the Labour opposition was so angry that

Most of the Arab population virtually an it forced a vote right away on the budget resolutions be

of Marrakesh turned out to city workers and

Glaoul on Usually voting does not greet e)

his return immediate attempt to censure the government.

from Rabat where he announced labourers would be able to

take place till a budget has been fully debated. reach their destinations and

dramatic change of heart night. get home again. No ques-

Eyewitnersca sald disorders tion of not getting to the

began when police injured two office because No. 7 signal

demonstrators while trying to is up vegetables and

disperse one section of the surg- other food supplies would

ing crowd. be transported

the

PROTEST MARCH Hongkong markets during the night, thus avoiding

About 300 demonstrators set queueing up for early

available to maintain out

French Mr Butler had presented the economy without delay so that sources

for the

regional morning ferries... hos budget to a tense chamber with the sterling area's gold and its strength," he said.

headquarters to protest against pitals such as Queen Mary the Labour opposition

lic sald 10 dollar reserves~~recently dwind-

had alleged police use of violence. "distinct Improve-Near and the Matilda would be sardonic and hostile mood. Ling_sharply-could be restored.

the headquarters they

with accessible to Kowloon

The problems he was trying ment" during the last month clashed

the Senegalese re- His speech was interrupted

had strengthened paratroopers who opened fire, Midents.

caused by The, pound during the night frequently by shouts of "resign" to solve

losses "a slack or enfeebled economy."

of gold and dollars re- Scenes of Jubliation were re- and in typhoon weather . . .

and occasional boos.

Mr Ctement Attice thr "We are moving on a tide of serves had been halted and the ported today from the Arab the University would not

lender aute

described to Labour

the vigorously growing expansion trade map between exports and quarter of every big town in far distant scom 80

budget as students living in outlying

hypocrisy," which is outstripping the re-imports narrowed Router. Mr Butler's districts of Kowloon ... budgets that they "hit the the race course, sports small, in particular the middle stadia and football grounds class man, who supported the would bc accessible by Convailve government."

of the road to all parts Colony.

Industrial es- tablishment a would brought in closer contact

be

Mr Attlee Mr Butler was

a most emmental Chan-

eclior of the Exchequer."

Amid

He was in the depths of gloom Labour cheers he said; with their head offices in February (when he took his shopping districts would

be less concentrated

first anti-inflationary measures). He brightened up in April (át land values would tend to the time of the last budget) and equalise... the congestion; is down in the dumps again of Wanchai and West Point now."

would gradually give way to suburban living."

THESE are some

of

11 was very difficult to and any clear policy whatever, There was no planning in the national interest in this budget.

the

Kadoorie included in hia

Mr Housewives Hit

expectations which

comprehensive Assessment

is

bound to

uport

because, in

his

ho

of the value of a harbour The Chancellor of the Ex - tunnel, and if they do not rate as compelling, they are certainly appealing. tunnel can and will accom- plish all that he anticipates, then an extremely powerful case has been made out for the undertaking.

More down to earth,

therefore possibly inviting tax

chequer housewives purchase lf a

Lax proposals, included utensils previously exempt

a long list of kitchen

such об стоексту, brushes and brooms, dust bins and pails, washtubs, rolling pino and clothes-pegs.

And

The

three rates of purchase will now be 30 per cent closer attention, Was his of the wholesale price of an dollar arithmetic by which article, 60 per cont end 80 per he sought to show that a cent, where before they were tunnel

are

50 and 75 per cent. 25, WAB, from

the Cars, washing machines, public's viewpoint, finan- television and radio sols,

and cially feasible. His figures refrigerators are all affected, wont a long way

to con Thi30

tro luxuries the firming our hesitant esti-British, with booming industry mate advanced when Gov-and bigger pay puckets, have ernment

the presented its been snapping up from experts' report. If a tunnel shops, con pay for itself even

within 20 yours without From £390 To £413

the capital cost involving

additional taxation, then the case for such

lino

were not

shown

the

скополпу

Here Are Some Effects

Of The Budget

London, Oct. 28. Some examples of how the budget new purchase tax squeeze will affect the ordinary man:

A television set which previously sold for 265 including lax at the old rate will now cost £3 5s more.

A motor car previously costing £700 will go up by about £40.

A £20 radio set will now cost about £21 and a £17 bicycle will go up by about 10/-.

But one result of the allered tax arrangements on clothing means that some of the more expensive ranges of clothing will actually cost less, while some of the cheaper ranges will cost more.

This is a result of the ending of the so-called “D” scheme certain clothing and furnishing Items were which ander taxed on the amount by which their wholesale value exceeded a fixed "ceiling" coupled with the substitution of lower overall purchase tax rates,

The now telephone tariff increases mean that the average subscriber will pay between £1 and 23 for a year for rent- ing his phone and another 1⁄2d on each call he makes.

But the charge for a local call from a public telephone booth will remain at the pre-budget level of 3d.--China Mati Special.

The Princess And Townsend

French Morocco. Most hrabs were convinced that Glacul's declaration that he shared the wish of the Moroccan people to have ben Youssef back on the throne" meant the collapse ot the last Moroccan opposition to the exiled Sultan's return.

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ITALY WANTS TO BE FIFTH PARTY AT GENEVA

Genova, Oct. 26; The explosive Middle East situation cast its shadow over the Big Four Foreign Ministers' conference to- night and Italy announced that she wanted to be a “fifth party?” if the. Mediterranean crisis were discussed. Ambassador Renato Bova-Scoppa,

special observer of the Italian. government to the Big Four meeting, here, told Italian newsmen that Italy wanted a "fifth big power role" in any discussion of the Middle East situation.

He said the West "could not organise. peace throughout the world if it were not able in the meantime to find means to eliminate the causes of conflict which weaken and paralyse the action (of the West)," "When there are any talks about the Mediterranean, it is impossible to consider this (problem) without the presence of the fifth big power- Italy," he said.

Talks: Molotov

Makes A Promise

Geneva, Oct. 26.

Mr V. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister, who arrived in Geneva to- day for tomorrow's Big Four foreign ministers' talks, smilingly promised that Russia would do her part in the search for "agreed solutions" and ar end to the cold war.

He said the "Genova spirit" meant the strengthening of pence, and declared "we expect of the conference every effort to seek solutions to the questions which worry is ali

-Mr Molotov was followed by Mr Hold Macmillan, Britain's Foreign Secretary, and Mr Foster Dulles, United States Secretary M. Pinay, France's of State. Foreign Minister, who travel- ling by train from Paris, la due in Geneva shortly after mid- night.

Mr Macmillan sald on arrival:

"I trust the work we chail do together will be fruitful in the

enuso of peace and in the settle-

+

Britain May Supply China With Galvanised Sheets

London, Oct. 26.

A government spokesman Indicated tonight that Medhi ben Barka, a leader of the extreme Nationalist Party

Britain would allow British firms to export galvanised Iron Istiqlal, said the solution of the

sheets to China in "exceptional circumstances". Moroccan problems was for the Moroccan people "purely and ment of the many difficult prob- had asked in the House of Lords Secretary replied:

A Liberal Peer, Lord Elibank, Lord Manaraft, Home Under- simply the restoration of Sidi lems which beast Europe,

whether the government know Mohammed ben Youssef."

"We have the chance of doing of the contract In September "I think I can say that in The chalman of the "French good work together and I pray between Japanese steel manu exceptional circumstances the Presence" mavement dichard that under providence we may facturers and China. Under this, government would be prepared French settlers who oppose ben succeed."!

ho said, Japanese

To consider sympathetically Youssef and the Nationallats, Mr Daulicy said at the airport: facturers were to export gal-applications by United Kingdom fold reporters, "I have no doubt | "The United States delegation vanised steel sheets, in part firms to export galvanised fron

ben Youssef will return will sock with necessary con-exchange for Kaflam coal. Immediately."

Until last night Presence" and el Glaoul were considered allies.-Router.

that

"French

Gun Battle

Chinese

cillation to

achieve the

constructive elements of a just and durable peace sought by

conference the earlier

of the heads of government." :

Happy Memories

sheets to China”.

Japan was Importing this coking coal at about one third

Lord Elibank had earlier of the price, including freight, urged the government to mak United States coal, with the the United Nations to rescind resulting effect on the price of its 1951 resolution Imposing, an Japanese steel, he said.

embargo 00 the

of

Reuter,

export of He asked if British Arms strategie goods to China. This, would be allowed to apply for he said, was put on solely i He sald Gtatva had many permission to export galvanised relation to the Korean war happy memories for him, and steel to China, Talpel, Oct. 20.

"The spirit of Geneva has Communist and Nationalist become identified with the forces fought a live hopes of all the world." hour gun battle this morning

In that spirit the four between Quemay island and the foreign ministers will meet and mainland, the Nationalist De- fence Ministry announced here sock to carry out the directives given by the four heads of The Ministry said that Com-government when they met here

last July. munist Chinese guas sent 203 Those directives in the first shells on, to Quemay island. No instanco deal with the closely casualty or damage

Hrked subjects of unification of ported.

Germany and European securi- The battle began at 80 unit The four foreign ministers small way I have been able to contribute to such a worth-local time), when Communist while cause."

Chinese guns opened fire. Firing will meet in the Council Cham- the Praxess War in stopped at 1.65 p.m.-France- ber of the Palace While

of Nations, Sussex, Group Captain Town- Piesse. send paid a second visit to the motor show.

VIEWPOINT EXPRESSED BY tonight

METHODIST LEADER

Later he drove to The increase will push the

a new price of Britain's cheapest car-

of communications the becomes even stronger.

ONE

other

Mr

the

Ford Popular-above £400 mark. Previously sold at a few shillings over £320, It constructive will now go up to £413. suggestion made by

Today's budget is the most and it Kadoorie merits attention. drastic of recent years

conceivor additional should achieve the Chancellor's tunnel outlota linking the objective of removing the over-

lond on the eastern and western parts strengthening is foundations.

economy and of the island. This may be

Tho

most important anti

Ho

desirable, but based on the inflationary devico will be the plans drawn up by the restraint on investment by local

experts it would not seem authorities-who do a

to be practicable.

existing denign of

quarter

London, Oct. 20. Britain's Methodist leader, com- menting on the rumoured ronance of Princess Margaret Group Captain Peler Townsend, said in a statement. today that even if the Princess renounced all claim to the throne to marry the war hero her example would not make It easier to uphold the ideal of Christian marriage.

Dr

Leslie Reverend Weatherhead, President of the Methodist

and Conference apokesman for more than one million British Methodists, sal that if the Princess heir the should one day come to throne he would be "doomed to disapproval or worse in the eyes of many of the people of tals realm."

The

The of all the national investment The Princes, unperturbed by the and by nationalead industries

tunnel provides only for who do much more than another

two-lane traffic;: outlets

quarter of it.

The increased tax on dividends

Would require a main can only be regarded as a poll-

publicity, attended to 'day's work.

OPENS SCHOOL

-the

Clarence

he

WAS

TC-

Margaret' Frontier Agreement

Ratified

where their heads of govern- ment inst' July laid the founda- tions for negotiations to end nearly a decade of tension be tween the two world blocs.

Big Tank Ahood

1

House, Princess London home, where stayed for about three hours before returning to Lowdnes Square

Before them lies the task of London, Oct. 30. Forty minutes after the Group

Captain drove off, Princess Britain and Portugal today proposing "effective means" of Margaret and the

Queen rattac An agreement simpli- solving the problema ot. Euro- and German Mother left Clarence House fying the frontier between the pean security

world. reunification,

disarma- for the Portuguese Embassy, African territories of Portuguese

tho where they were the guests at Mozrenbique and British ment and the development of

East-Wost of Rhodesia and

contacts break

to dimmer of the President of Federation Portugal and Madame Cravero Nyaraland.

down the "Iron curtain," Lopes-Router.

Tho agreement signed in But Western diplomats be Liston in November last year love the negotiations on this provided for minor ternilons agenda drawn up by the heads

government will be to the frontier and was aimed of

by the ministera' at settling recent, differences private discussion on the new over the present line,

Instrumenta

ratification crizle in the Biddle East pro

voked by Russia's campaign to Today at 4

ceremony, woo the Arab states.

12

HAND GRENADES CACHE FOUND

of

Teheran, Oct, 20, The

un govemment today

exchanged were

Office tunnel large enough

nouseed the discovery of a Foreign for tical inducement to the Socialist Smiling and pretty in a cherry four, lanes. This would half of the country to co-operüle

major Communist arma cache Reuter.. poloured cant she openedĀ

the kilometres outside probably double the cost.:

efforts to in the government's

school for invalid e idren in stabilise the economy.

capital. But if one, hesitates to offer

According to the announce- Sussex, a school paid for with Labour and trade union circlés

210,000 storing which she

mont

the cache consisted of unconditional support to clalin that wage demails cromot

and her young friends raised

10,000 hand grenades stolen Mr Kadoorie's Ideas,) ha be restricted while workors soo

last year with a production from army stores, wins the community's apahareholders making higher pró- plause for bringing the In his spooch to the House of harbour tunnel project into Commons Mr. Butter the \new," and refreshing ·• per- moymeziment was determined to

spectives

[of the

}

over

In the Big Four talks the

i will provano la Russlo #:

phased programme of negotia Lons

the culminating BIG 3 MEETING simultaneous conclusion of on Genova: Oct. 27, East-West security allianco and of Germany The Big Three Western for the reunifications of the thriller, play": "The The announcement, sold the eign ministers will have a through free, elections.

Only when Germany arms were intended for the separate meeting at 11 o'clock Declaring the school open she overthrow of the Government. this morning before the first Ble reunited would the treaty qume

seekki kiit gives me: particular and the lowtallation of a Coins zour semion In the afternoon, into operations med "?

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