1956-01-03 — Page 1

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BLACK BOK

SEE IT, HEAR IT

AT GILMANS

Gleecerter Artado

Redle Dept.

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Tax Certificates

THEN, after

the

Worrect inxation wax

war.

re-

imposed in Hongkong, We urged Government to intro- duce the pay-as-you-earn system for the benefit of those who bud 10 meet salarles tax obligations. The plen went unheeded, though no compelling argument against its adoption WAA advanced at the time. To- day, A andified sort of PAYE becomes operative in Hongkong

concession

41

which we welcome, but with

reservationu

First criticizin

14 that

the

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FRENCH ELECTIONS

Mendes-France &

Faure In

Neck & Neck Race

Paris, Jan. 3.

values of the inx certificates Premier Edgar Faure's Centre Front

are tou high. The tuxpayer

IN offered certificates elther $90

At and

Pierre Mendes-France's Republican $960 Front ran neck and neck in the French denominations which CAH hardly attract the Average General Elections early today, but a dark salaried man who is liable horse protesting against tax laws threatened the certificates were half a major upheaval in French politics.

for taxation. If the value of

these amounts, they woul be more likely to serve the purpose for which they were designed.

PAY AS YOU EARN

J:

Pierre Poujade's Extreme Rightists began creeping up on the front-running Faure Mendes-France.

and

The 34-year-old, small-town shopkeeper would be- rume one of the major figures in French politics if the trend continued.

'The

W415

**xpected.

intended to permit pain Jess paymeret af taxation! dues, but a person will be

Communists itly. We required to gecomplish some &infing many new seats, bu severe monthly rebadgetting that if he is to be able to take oppostilon advantage of the tax perti. fleates now offered, Our feeling is that as it now

ፐ ̆ ፺ ፰ን WIL-

Thel divided

than during the 1951 election.

Premier Outgoing

Faure de- clared tonight that a was still bar early to interpret the French

Election resulls.

The

stands the issuance of lux certificates is a good idea. ruined by the ridiculously the presa

statement;

Election Sidelights

Rioting In Africa

Brazzaville, Jan. 2.

Premiker, stuffing. mel and pover for still, high values of the certifi- about 10 minutes.

newsreel, and TV cameras for

cales. In fact why such a

M. Faure's brief denomination as $969 should made at midnight Parts time)

At least 26 Africans, in- by offered is beyond compre- was as follows:

cluding six policemen, were hension. Any person able to

" am happy to be with you, reported to be wounded in purchase certificates to that

the Election Day riots that value is clearly of sufficient but I can not yet give you com-

plete

I've just learned broke out in the suburbs of results. bor the initial results.

And so

Brazzaville, in French Equa- have sell my congratulations

(Radical torinil Africa today. la M. Murlen Faure

fuancial meata 10 Independent of PAYE,

Ince tiovernment has seen fit to introduce a form of pay- | RN-YOU-CHIN, it must eisure that it in attractive and popular. We feel confident that the denominations now being offered will be as thing but popular.

SECOND deplorable for ture of the scheme -

Socialist) and M. Heart Dorey (MRP). who have Just en secked in the lot pot the Bel- ort Diets, i can nut yel give you

of an interpretation

As u na beetal Pruits

xamination, vie omist wait for sire nut."*

REDS GAIN SEAT

Te first mplete resu,is announced IM u[sr dis from a French d. partment—ine Territory Belfort showed theguit by the Communists of

cernible There official provision for certificates to available Kowloon.

IN

be

10

made

one seat, which was lost by the Social Republicans (ex-Gnul- to the public insta)

overnment ZULM

announcr

that certißentes will be an

The Popular (MRP) kept

According to earlier estimates, two Africans were thought to have lost their lives, but the Latest police reports stated that there were no fatal casualties.

It was stated, however, that many rioters were drugged into hiding after being knifed stoned by their opponents, and that it might be some time the full 11st of casualties was known.

or

riots broke out this morning when Lori tribesmen supporters of an African pelest Abbe Fulber! Yculou who is standing LS

election can- 27 didate, attempted to stop their

Republicans opponents voting in the Bacongo

their single seat

in this department.

The Communists, allied with

Male at the Hongkong and a group kiwwn as the Independ Shanghai Bank, the Charent Raaleal Federation, increased fered Bank, the Mercantile ter popular vote from 10,818 Bank

Inland in 1951 17,893 and this won ittel the Revenue Department. This one of the department's suggests that the certin- fotels.

MRP The

won

suburb of Brazzaville,

The situaton was quiet late tonight.France-Presse.

of

Whiting, Managing Director Mr W. A. Rediffusion (HK) Ltd., stands beside a wired vision set during this morning's demonstration to represen- tatives of the Press-Staff Photographer,

New Year Tragedy

Stockholm, Jan. 2.

of

Count Gustav Frederik VoI Rosen, 61-year-old Swedish organiser of the

section horse-riding this year's Olympic Games, today shot htm sleeping wife. Ban and daughter. committed and suicide, Coun was from military

then

von Rosen, who

1948 1930 to attache in Washington, London and Copenhagen WAN Vice- President of the Swediała Federation for equestrian sports.

He

In a

near

lived in reürement villa al Soedertoern, Stockholm.-France-

Masked

Men Raid Night Club

In the

Murderer Dramatically Reprieved

London, Jan, 2. The British Home Secre- tary, Major Gwilym Lloyd George, tonight granted a dramatic reprieve to a con- victed baby murderer only 48 hours after refusing to do aq

The Hume Secretary re- prieved 88-year-old T. Buneroft at from hanging tomorrow

Rediffusion Project

Announced

DEMONSTRATION TO

TO PRESS

RESIDENTS OF THE COLONY MAY BE ABLE TO WATCH LOCAL EVENTS THROUGH WIRED VISION, IN- STEAD OF ONLY LISTENING TO THEM, TOWARDS THE LATTER PART OF THE YEAR.

Rediffusion (Hongkong) Ltd has been reconstructing its entire network since last November and the cable erection project will be completed by the end of June.

The question of the cost to a subscriber for a wired vision set is at the moment premature, but it is expected to be reasonable,

This information was disclosed by Mr W. A. Whiting, Managing Director of Rediffusion, at a Press conference held at Rediffusion's studios, Arsenal Street, this morning.

reconstruction;

picture prior to

In connection;

The statement was translated

Mr Whiting read the follow- Rediffusion (Hongkong) Net- | present were Mr Roy Dunlop, ing statement:

work Engineer, who is respon- Controller of Programmes, and The Introduction of wired ❘sible for the great usk of Major K. C. Harvey, publie vision into Hongkong, by which network

Col. relations consultant. residents in their own homes J. Stuart-Usher, formerly Chief Mr Whiting made his state- of the studios may watch local public functions Signals Officer, Land Forces, ment inside one

hin and sporting events, studio pro

Ith the wired vision camera recent re with ductions and moving

who is responsible for focussed on him. The Pressmers nims may become a possibility the co-ordination of the wired

saw and heard him speaking on this year through the enterprise vision experiments; Mr A. T. B.

the diagonal screen of the video and experience of Redifusion. Bardens, AMIEE, M. Brit. I.R.E., set

set in the anteroom, which was During the past two

who has had months who

considerable ex- darkened. Reosfusion has been conducting

perience recently a series of technical experiments with the introduction of commer into Chinese by Mr Ramon to determine the practical possi- cinl TV in the United Kingdom, Woon, biitties of

" providing wired with Associated Rediffusion, Ltd. Rediffusion, through vision service for subscribers and who has been seconded to medium. throughout the Colony.

Rediffusion, Hongkong, to install Although Rediffusion has been the necessary experimental vision serving public here

A scene of the entrance of years with audio

Police

In headquarters nearly seven programunės in Chinese and Reed,

Technician with

Arsenal Street, about 100 yards English, this now development Television

an Research, Ltd

FWAY,

then appeared on the in public entertainment comes associated Rediffusion company to Hongkong us the result of operating in

Jersey,

Channel screen.

in Addressing - the newsmen person, Mr. Whiting said the

the

for equ„Mr Gordon H.

In

this British company's success-Islands, nag also been secondèd for introduction of-wired vision to Hongkong for theso

Wire Signal

Here in

where

the

chiel

news editor of

the same

Police HQ Picture

af the Police headquarters back of the Rediffusion building.

Answering" a, question,

of Whiting said, that the type

the wired visions act "17-inch

would

screen on

was known es Q diagonal"."

Asked where the set

programmes in many parts of experiments and to give technical camera was then being focussed the instruction to local Chinese en-building from a position at the the United Kingdom and

gineers. British Commonwealth.

Early In 1954 it became Strangeways geof, Manonester, evident to the management of

Hong cong and announced shas he had de- Rediffusion, Hongkong, that the elded to recommend the com- network of lines carrying sound there are exceptionally crowded mutation of the death sentence

Subscribers conditions, motor vehicles, elec- programmes to life imprisonment.

should be expanded to provide trically operated transport, in- last-minute Urgent

repre- additional channels on which it dustrial and domestic electrical sentations on Bancroft's behalf was planned to offer an alternate equipment, and possibly more had persuaded Major Lloyd choice of programme to Chinese electric signs than in any other George to change his mind on isteners in deciding to provide community of a similar size in the eve of the man's scheduled a third audio progrimme care the world, the incidence of elec- ful consideration had to betrscal interference to any vision the type of cable signal would be extremely high. This was the third reprieve to

to given

except when disseminated over bo recommended by the Home required.

closed-wire circuit. The hilly Secretary since Saturday.

terrain of the colony presente a further obstacle to the clear ro- ception of a vision signal by any other means than by wire.

execution.

Special Cable

be manufactured,, he said they would be made by an associat ed company of Rediffusion in England.

Mr Whiting was asked as to what the cost of such a get would be to the subscriber. He replied that that matter

011 premature. explained

Не

thing

WEB

that the whole

moment and that

was in the experimental atage at

at the

LOST HIS TEMPER

In anticipation of a public Banzoft, father of two young

commercial considerations would Chicago, Jan. 2.

service for a vision

When the development upon have to be dealt with by the Officials of the swank children, was sentenced to death demand

Assizes on at Manchester

De here, the Rediffusion

manage which Rediffusion (Hortong)

company at a later time. Chez Paree night club, cember 1 for the murder of a ment considered it prudent to

Ltd., is now engaging is com Mr Whiting said, he expected EXCITED VOTER

be available that the cost for use of a wired victim of a

pleted there will daring New baby he was minding for neigh lay plans for the complete re- Paris, Jan, 2.

construction of the existing net- for this

sound and vision colony a

sed would be fairly In Morlaix (Britanny), ati

Year's Day robbery, tried bours.

Не

to work by guilty

the addition of a pleaded 1101

network as modern, a reasoneble vision

Lo the people of who be to figure out today how two excited Frenchman,

designed cable cap any in existence in the United murder and

said his temper specially

Hongkong. carno a father for the third time much their customers spent and get the bettor of him when able of carrying both vision and Kingdom today, where Rediff

The reporters weats then shown This plan slon audio this

his put early

signals. morning.

wired welcoming

five- New trying to

subscribers njoy: both quioten the

the apparatus of the the certificate in son's birth

of more month-old baby.

involves the erection

camora, still focussed ballot box by mistake, instead Year.

On

the Saturday

Home

than one million yards of cable sound and vision service, free vision

through.

onto the # window of his voting slip.

interference-free from interference. Secretary announced

The conference was held in Police headquarters. gate, with reprieves to distribute The

The four masked bands Rot authorities said that he

all algnals to

the anteroom 22-year-old John Boxy, and non-radiating

outside the people and vehicles moving, in would have to waft until the only $5,000, but they also look for

the

colory présently

Managing Director's office. Also | and out, votes were.counted before he the stacks of tabs signed by a salesman sentenced to death parts of

This Rediffusion. could retrieve the certificate.-- most of the night club's patrons for the murder of his 21-month serv France-Presse,

The club's four owners said old son, and for 42-year-old tremendous task of reconstruc- the entire Rediffusion their only hope of discovering Adam Nuttall, a labourer who tion of

notwork has been proceeding how much money they took in murdered his wife.

since early Noven smoothly was through a chock of the cash

ber, and it is expected that the registers.

cable erection project wil be corpicted by the end of June this year.

12,009 voles cates will be available only against 9,210 in the last elections. at the head offices of these

The Social Republicans, whose banks, and of course the paritumentary group leader Inland Revenue Department, Raymond Schmitlein was run- all of which are situated on ning in this department, had the Island,

only 10,776, compared with their 11,074 total in 1951, and lost

If Kowloon residents are to be their scat,

denied purchasing facilities

on their side of the harbour

it

will mean one of two

NOT ENOUGH

The Socialists increased their

things: either they must popular vote from 8,373 to 8,918

(if they work in Victoria) but it was not enough to win a find work

A special trip to the island

alternative

STOP PRESS

Latest Official Results

But

GOOTED Major Lloyd then said he had decided there were insufficient grounds They were stili at a loss to justify his recommending any figure out which merrymakers } interference with the due course should be billed for how much. of the law in the case of

Bancroft-China Mail Special,

The bandits entered the club at about 8 am, shortly after 600 persons had celebrated New Eve at some of the Your's 'fanciest prices in Chicago.

FACES COVERED

Thie gunmen, their faces covered by handkerchiot, forced a. Pinkerton detective to take thom upstairs in a lift to the 111 dining room

13 Soldiers Missing

Algiers, Jan. 2. Thirteen French soldiers

by served

Through its association with in the Rediffusion companies United Kingdom and other parts of the Commonwealth where

vision wired

corvices are operated, the local Rediffusion is drawing upon the company is

praction unique experience and resources available Loc my development in this field that may be required In Hongkong. Rediffusion "know how "In the field of wired vision will now

where employees were reported missing to-be available in this Colony.

were counting the receipts.

employees About 12

Expert To Help

A

of

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Baby Book

To assist in the development. Here it is... the book that these wired vision experi- gives complete Information ments Rediffusion has engaged on the care of the baby and the service of Mr F. S. Cošte;

time off from their seat.

vote The total popular

in- to buy their certi ficates, or they must make creased from 40,209 to 48,082,

Meanwhile, results show that former French Premier Poul for the purpose. And the Reynaud, was today re-elected Recond

means to the National Assembly from the cost of the journey will the Nord Department of France. wipe

the interest which The French Foreign Minister,

Paris, Jan. 3. their certificates are pro- M. Antoine Pinay (Independent)

The French Ministry of the mised to bear.

was re-elected to the National Assembly from the Loire De Interior today issued its first official results in the national Surely the post offices could partment of France.

bo Included

the among

Former Premier and Foreign elections as follows:,

Wag Government coalition authorised dealers in tax Minister Robert Schuman cortificates? If they were re-elected to his seat from the (Moderates 59, MRP 40, Faure

day after a large band of | available nt all branch Moselle department.

Group 0):

were outlaws last night altacked M. Schuman is a leader of the

Republican Front 84 (Socio- offices the public, would be offered a service to which Popular Republican Movement lists 50, Radical 24, UDSR 3 herded into the private Gold two French army outposts

Key club roem where they were they are in any case entitled. IP) and father of the six- and other leftists 1).

nn European Coal and Steel

bound, with wire and adhesive near St Pierre Paul some 20 topa. One of the employees, miles from Algiers, We urge the authorities to Pool

apply these revisions to the M. Schuman is Justice Mhis-

who suffers from a heart con-

The body of a French soldier retiring Divisional Manager Farmall child from the prenatal. dition," fainted twice.

was found some five miles from East of Cen he has returned year

of Cable & Wireless, Ltd, period through to the sixth tax certificates system, tor in the outgoing government.

detailed advice and France. thereby making it really-United

who The bandits then scooped up the alle of the attack.

Miltary authotitles in from leave will

will be avaliable [D.. the, $5,000 lying on a table and

on Routines, Meaus," Recipes, beneficial to the taxpayers. Preise,"

forced upployees to open a mie Algiers sald that one of the containing their tips for the outposta managed, to hold or Technical Consultant,

Benior Rediffusion technicians Training, First Aid outlaws, wounding and m light, They also collected the thes

concluded [have recently

Complete Record Bection from ono and cheques which had been taking prisoner

of the Cou

of technical studies in Birth to the twolfth Year. attacktra

the United Kingdom and now, The other outpost was com London, Jan. 2. ttached a "state of advanced, adviset purchase of either for the night's revelry!

Douglas or Lockheed, uirenti. muffered | detail."

Club officials British

cials explained thai pletely overwhelmed by the carele su dally experiments Illustrated by over 189 "how-to" photesrapha and dran aviation

13 soldiers, ut. Recurumden House, Durlag The Britannia expected t ture was only $5,000 on the root attack, The another blow today with the

The Italians were expected to be economical, quiet and the premises because many patrons including one officer, holding the next few weeks those are: murprise decision by the Italian

will in comforts had private accom

be extended to periments accounts with the the outpost are missing. National Airline (Linee Italiane) place immediate orders for three last word

Security forces Imediately include: the, dissemination of hot to buy the now Bristol Bil-Britannias.

Britain's biggest aviation hope. club. The company could give no Experts tannia.

hope that it will The bandils also ripped a one-began operations against the bictares over a closed wire cir

OULIKWIDRIG, the cult on certain sections of the official reason for the decision make

Obtainable only at South China Morning Post and ton safe from the wall of the large up in

newly reponstructed network. Ho Gold Key and carbodiit away authorities said. A spokesman for the Bristol But sumours from Rome way|edonomy" "what-it, WITH

Fiva, outlaws who took

There is highly experienced Wyndham Street, Hong Kong & Saltsbury Aeroplane Company said the that Tamsworld Airlines which the new American jet airliners The employees, neglected to tell

spied? *- London: rows them it både buen amply for in the attack have been arrested Dany, was, "shocked" and owns 40 per cent interest in in

for many years, the "that"?/ negotiatione “ had', 'the tractar: ·žine -kind- strongly | Aids

Press

Communists 80..

Poujadistes 25.

Social Republicanis Gaullist) 6.

(ex-

tallied. 317

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