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E subject of faxation provided the interest aut Wednesday's Legislative Council meeting. the Financial Secretary boing occupied frat in ex- plaining why Government had decided to abolish the liquor and meals tax and increase exise duties Un certain types of liquor, and Inter in Introducing fur first reading a Bill authoris- ing the lanuing t+f tak reserve certificates.

The Financial Secretary made no attempt to batte his relief at being

to rid Government and the public of an unworkable imposition, and as nobody regrets the removal of tuxation, abandonment the levy

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Dramatic Move To Avoid Socialist Leadership Contest Foiled

"PARTY MUST DECIDE"-GAITSKELL

A Bitter Fight For Attlee's Position

of

and

consumed

taurants

in hotels wind

MORRISON

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drinks

widely welcomed. MANY, however, will pause

MAN

and ponder over VBU reason which prompted Government's decision. Ac- cording to the Hon Arthur Clarke/ \\complaints had been hade that the 10 per cont tax on meals and in- toxicating liquors placed restaurants at a heavy dis advantage in competing with clubs and with out- side catering. Secretaries, and committee treasurers

members of clubs in the Colony will not only learn with of this intelligence

surprise, but will not be. lieve

Isn't It simply 11. true, and it is astonishing should that restaurateurs seriously advance such complaint and that Govern. ment should have given it credence.

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It is only necessary to con

sider the vory limited of clubs which number

catering attempt full The lines

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of restaurant tu appreciate that they never have been and never will ba dangerous com. petitors to restaurateurs or hoteliers. A much Kore convincing reason

for

eliminating the meals

liquor tax is that

which

BEVAN

PRISON FOR

STUDENT

the Financial Secretary

mentioned IB pasning, stuck at from Lahore,

Foulon, Dec. 8. Raz Ahund Malik, 27, a

namely that it was an un-today

seratineet

lo

popular imposition

evaded illegally."

"much months' imprisonment.

Traudulently converting

was 18 for

ment

use.

that if a tax can be

There will be general agree-heque for £100 to his own

the proposition 10

and

Qui

women." The

sentence uf

delective-inspecion

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POSTAL VOTE TOMORROW

London, Dec. 8.

Mr Hugh Gaitskell, who is tipped as new leader of the British Labour Party, tonight repulsed a move to make him with- draw his candidature.

The move, supported by his arch rival Aneurin Bevan, rebel leader of the Party's leftwing, would have given an uncontested victory in the fight for power to Mr Herbert Morrison, 67-year-old deputy leader.

Mr Bevan, reckoned to have little chance of the leadership but eager to keep Mr Gaitskell out,

GAITSKELL

MEMBERSHIP CRISIS

agreed to withdraw his candidature if the former Nationalist

Chancellor of the Exchequer would do the same.

But Mr Gaitskell's answer was to tell re-

porters: "I propose to allow my name to stand. China Makes

I have the highest regard for Mr Morrison, but I

think the Party should have the opportunity of A New Move

choosing".

The decision by the 49-year- lo Gutkell

that meant

the knives were unsheathed for £ bitter fight.

change his mind and leave Mr Morrison the prize...---Reuter.

Afraid To Be Out Of Prison

Forecast

FOSTER DULLES PROCLAIMS—

Asian

Leaders Will Not Easily Be Duped By Russians

Chicago, Dec. 8.

French Elections

| LEFT-WING

ALIGNMENT ANNOUNCED

Paris, Dec. 8.

Former French Premier Mendes-France, who ta Vice-President of the Radical Socialist Party, and Secretary- Mollet, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said to-Guy

of General

the Socialist night that the "retaliatory power" of the United

Party, today decided to es- States against Communist moves anywhere is one tablish a common front be- of the principal guarantees of peace in the world.tween their partica to fight

The Secretary also said, in a spooch prepared for delivery before the Illinois Manufacturers Association, that Asian leaders would not be "easily duped by falus promises" being made by Soviet leaders.

His talk aina jashed at the Russians for their refusal to agree on terms for the reuniça- tion of Germany, and reiterated his hope that the United States Intention would sland by its

"to see that the captive nations of the Communists "become

free" New York, Dec. 8. Nationalist Chinn made a fresh move in the member- hund,

Mr Dulles said, "On the one

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worning

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Copetown, Dec., 8. The Dutch liner Bloemfontein reported

con-here today.

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woman

ship crisis tonight by sub-system, and on the other, selec missing as sea when it arrived calling

tries.

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next

power. retaliatory Had Mr Gaitskell agreed to withdraw, Mr Morrison

mitting separate resolutions stitute in combination would

Ship's offers refused to give have hutolnatically have been

the Security foundation for peace.

continue, we detalls, but passengers said Mrs elected party leader tomorrow

Council to approve 13 coun- want peace to in auccessiun to

that foundation A. G. Bell. 61, of Boy Ray Mr Clement

Bristol, Dec. 8.

Bothas Hill, Natal, was believed Altles, 72, who resigned yester-

was made an earl by Hayden Lloyd, aged 29, day and

that the to have fallen overboard during 1st omitted This

The Secretury said Russian The Queen.

and stone deaf, only felt sponsored Communist countries, "political warning system" to the night of Dec. 1.

referred was

She and her husband had at All three

candidates - Mar

Atlantic tanded a fancy dress ball and Morrison, Mr Gaitskell and Mrsafe behind prison walls, a and struck out Finland and which he

Nepatefrom-the-West's in Instituted in the North Bevon-have been

nominated court here was told.

of South Korea and Treaty Organisation and the had retired to separate cabins, favour

security pacts which the United the passengers said. for the contest, which

The day he was released from

South Vietnam. is by postal ballot of parlia gaol after a year sentence for

'British spokesmant com-

They said the liner turned and States has with Korea, Japan, Nationalist Labour

Philippines,

path the rotraced its present

office breaking he smashed 274

mented tonight that the im- the members. Result of the con- show window so that he would pileations behind these resolu- China, New Zealand, Australia, morning, but filed to find her. test, first of i kind for 20 be sent back again.

fions seemed to be out of line Turkey, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran. United Press. will be announced next "He is afraid to go about in years,

with the resolution passed He said, "Together they con- the Wednesday.

ย "and stitute worldwide political day time. That is the whole earlier by the Assembly reason for his criminal record,"

to unlikely be generally ac- warning system. They prevent the despots from miscalculating the Rev, S. W. Hartnoll, Superceptable,"

Red armies intendent of the Bristol Id- Submission of the Nationalist that they can use silute for the Deaf, old the Chinese resolutions may lead to conquer weaker nations one court.

B new procedural struggle oc by one." "No sooner does he come out whether they should be con- of prison than he commits an

sidered before the Assembly other offence to gel back again.” resolution calling for ndinission

He was remanded for 14 days of all 18 applicants.

Tho Security medical report-Chinu for a Mail Special.

meet on Saturday.-Reuter.

The move to help Mr Morri- son came from nine influential Members of Parlament, In- cluding five former ministers.

Adroit Move

Mr Bevan divulged in a statement saying he had been approached and was willing to stand down in favour of Mr Morrison If other nominees did likewise.

Political

saw this as an adroit move by the ve-miner to put Mr Gaitskell

commentators

Mulk was sent to prison for is successfully evaded both | 12 well in November for legally and illegally, then larceny od two days later hu the best thing to do is to freecived

in an uncomfortable position. put an end to such a fullle months for a similar offence.

The feet of this was to im imposition.

conmlited the presently that Mr Gaitskell would be UITE the most important Malik

offence owing to "his addictions responsible for any split la the part

Finuncfallene uf the

to might clubs, high living and Party if he refused to withdraw. the mediators do not Curiously Secretary's speech was the revelation of Government's

said appear to have approached Mr counsel defence

Gaitskell. concession

to restaurants Mallk came from a wealthy

The Bevaniteg would have und hotels by the abolition family who were not going to

been glad to see Mr Morrison of licence fees based on abandon him and the judge suid

civeled because at

his

his rateable value of premises he hoped that Malik would de

-pointment would be a elde at the end of his sentence and the application of flat rate fee of $600, with that London was no place for paralively short-term affair. Mr

Bevan him-France-Presse,

is recognised to have practically no chance of the an additional $500 if

leadership in the present con- bar is kept. This representa

test. But in a few years he may

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a very substantial gain for: the Colony's larger

info Beggar Who Owns

ing establishments, and it will be interesting to see whether proper apprecia- tion of the gesture will be displayed in the way of refusing to pass on to con- sumers the increased excise duty on spirits,

to

Mr Clarke expresses the

opinion that the cost

of a drink the consumer on licensed premises should not be increased;

the except in

CARE

and should be reduced. It . pleasant, warming prospect, and we shall be among the first to con- gratulate

the proprietors of licensed premises if they accept the Financial Secre- tary's proposition as will ingly as they will embrace

30-Acre Farm

Peshawar. Pakistan. Dec. 8. A beggur, rounded up with 50 others and rent to the

poorhouse, municipal

new

Council

HE WAS SUSPECTED OF ARSON

will

Youth Who Tried To Put

Out

Admiralty Fire

London, Dec. 8.

A homeless 21-year-old youth who tried to put out a fire in the Admiralty early today finished suspected of having started up in a police cell the blaze.

to

A DETERRENT

In speaking of the "deterrent of retaliatory power," Mr Dulles repeated part of a December 20, 1950, speech which he had made the auspices of the under American Association

the of United Nations, and in which he had said, "As against the possibility of full-scale attack by the Soviet Union itself, there

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I only one effective defence for Thant the and others. capacity to counter-attack. That is the ultimate delerrent....The arsenal of retaliation should in-

of counter clude

forms al!

of with

maximum attack flexibilky,"

Mr Dulles said that the

United States earnestly desires some effective way of limiting Intends to keep its strength at

arms, but in

sato levels.

ton

He is Robert Jones, who left the West of have built up the power and England resort of Weston-super-Mare - 140 miles nu prestige he just as a result of away two days ago to tramp to London looking

repeated clashes with the official leadership.

Likely Result

for work.

He was walking along Horse- guards Parade when he saw

Homes coming from one of the BBC In

Labour experts, working out was leased when was found he the probabilities of voting in the rooms. He climbed over a wall

possible move by Mr

of tea, three pacicets of Parliamentarians sald cigaretics and "ration" of opium a day, China Moll Specicl

Neutrality Acknowledged Vienna, Dee, 8. West Germany has acknow- ledged the neutrality of Aus- tří, a government spokesman his now licensing system. said here tonight.-Reuter.

Trouble

WC

the meantime

such

We earnestly strive for some dependable system fer limita- of armaments" he said. in such succeed efforts, we and our alles must constantly maintain forces, weapons and facilities necessary to deter armed a

Inggression, largo or email. That Is an India- pensable price of peace."

political

duped by

FALSE PROMISES and went in to the building and a 30-nere secret ballot, reckoned tonight through a window and started owned a house

reference to In an obvious that Mr Gaitskell would win trying to beat the fire out. form.

the Russian psychological his even in a triangular contest.

East Не sald begging was

offensive in the Middle But unless he had a majority But it was too much for him

Ze hereditary profession.

over the combined vote of the so he

London, Dec. 8. and South Asia, in which dialled the Are brigado Many others, dressed in rags,

other candidates, there will have but

The British Broadcasting spoke of the Soviet promises indeed,

to be let out. also demanded

found the telephone line

MF which

"alluring." to be a second ballot. In this the

Corporation is to be report Dulles said, "We need not be of One said he

was afraid the candidate at the bottom of the was dead.

Meanwhile passersby had cali- | ed to the Director of

Boviet Chinese liquor, it could Doorhouse would be unable to poll in the first ballot will drop- ed aremen

como panicky because and when they Public

Prosecutions for Communism now disports il supply his customary six cups out.

arrived they found Jom still taking a television picture self in this new garb. We need Bovan

trying to put out the flames.

of Mrs Margaret Comer not sume, as some seem to might be sun to withdraw his

POLICE CALLED and her husband, Jack Asian countries are unaware of assume, that the leaders in the candidature - And allow the vates of his supporters to be The police were called and Comer, in the Old Bailey danger and easily

There lenders switched to Mr Morrison. This Jones was taken to the nearest at the close of the "Comer false promises

had much would undoubtedly greatly im-police station.

case."

Indeed, have,

experience and have prove Mr Morrison's chances.

After he had slept and had Mrs Comer had been fined helped, to win Some visualised

great political to persunde Mr Galtskell bronkfast at the Metropolitan £50 for her part in con- successes for their countries."

to Police, he was querdoned by

Ruslans for the spiring to falsify evidence

Blaming the

Genova Foreign of the clear her self-styled failure, of were satisfied with histo explanation of what had hap gangster husband in a knife in positive results on German

conference to pened after he took them to the

unification, Mr Dulles said, "The Those are only some of the Admiralty, showed the wall he fight.

At the Old Bailey Central Sovjet Union took the topling features. In tomorrow's climbed aver, how he got in and China Mell.

what. had used to quell the Court, the Lord Chief position that could mocept no Justice, Lord Goddard, sald propomis for Germany, however There are dil your

reasonable, if

if they might einbla ter he was favourites as well, including

takon to a Salva- Jane Roberts, reviews of tho tion

ion where he will today. that in English law, the German people, to get rid plctures In additions to the stay until a job is foung for him. It was an offence to take of those whom the Soviet has pletorial review of the CMUTse famer swept through a pictures of the Judge, picked to rule in the Eastern exhibition, aporis news, special 17th century word the build-urze witnessee Soviet zones of Germany

The rods that the west fendants in the building or must norimus to maintain the world. Copinion i̇for the precinct China Man

un attempt

Hongkong's Exhibition In Pictures

In

A full page of pictures of Hongkong's dazzling annual exhibition of industry and its products

10- appears morrow's China Mall, This special feature gives you a glimpse of the fascinating dis- play that is drawing thou- sanda dally to le stall-lined

„Thils") is only one of the « high-

"Hights" in "the Suširday," Mall”

Evelyn Irons writes about

book on the late Welsh poat Dylan Taromas which she said sho read "with horrid fas cination". Peter

Deero, writes -on' n young. subaltern in the Royal Scots Greys and his circle of friends, The subaltern is No. 443787 in the Army: records but he also happens to be the Duke of

regular:

that

feature for

women and ing known children

cartoons Admiralis" becBLIJE" Of and comte striper 1,5 the motion with

China Mail,

:

the French General elections to be held on January 2.

The "front" will be open to other parties.

The Socialist leader in a state- ment to the preas suid the right-wing parties were making a big mistake in seeking elec- tions on the electoral system of 1951 and in trying to rebuild

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majority on the same basta EN four years ago,

"BIG SWING"

con-

There had been a bly swing which over in public opinion

a com- was now resolved on plete change of policy, he said.

the Immediately after stitution of the new Assembly the new front would urge the adoption of electoral reform and of a new system of voting, Mollet sald

He denied reports, however,.

that he had proposed the dis solution of the new Assembly Immediately after the adoption of electoral reform and a second appeal to the voters-France-

Press0

INTEGRITY OF LONDON POLICE: GOVT REFUSES PUBLIC INQUIRY

London, Dec. 8.

A Labour member of Parita- ment, Mr Arthur Lewis, fatted tonight to induce the Cover- ment to hold a public inquiry "to allay suspicions" about the integrity of the London police.

Mr Lloyd George told there

had already been an inquiry:

the Commissioner of by Police, Sir John Nott Bower, and his report had said only. right policemen were cerned.

con-

Mr Lewis said there was public One was gaoled jor conspiracy

disrulet at

to allegations of bribery and corruption amono

The

certain London policemen.

Home Secretary, Mr Gullym Lloyd George,

suld the original newspaper reports

inaccurate." were "grossly The allegations had been fully Investigated and he W03 "entirely satisfied.”

pervert Justice and

going

the course of

inquiries were on concerning

another policeman.

The

report

added that tio evidence was found to sub- stantiate allegations of per- Jury or corruption against the other ex-China Mail Special

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