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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Landlords And

L

Tenants

ET it be readily admitie

that the acting Colonial Secretary's speech de- Ilvered yesterday to Legis- lative Council defending Government's proposals to permit further increases in standard renta was plou- sible, persuasive Hoothing. Parts of it were even convincing.

atisi

Whatever the public renetion, it is obvious that Govern- ment is firmly determined to obtain approval of the new legislation brenuse it is convinced there is "clear case for further in- ercases now, over two yenra after the inst increRRËS were authorised." Neverthe less large sections of the community w continue to question the wisdom of and justification for decision.

the

Referring to Press comment, Mr Burgess declared that many of the arguments have appeared before "like a crop of indigestible mush- rooms after a praticularly dark night." The

Kame

might be said of the argus ments advanced by the landlords, especially the heart-rending one that re- turns from rents (notably | of tenement houses: make it impossible for property owners to maintain their buildings b; a good state of repair. A little tear was

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THE WEATHER: Moderate› E.8.E. winds. Fair apart from scattered showers.

RELAX IN

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1956.

MAIL

Price 20 Cents

DAKS

IN 'ALTEEN 'TH

Whiteaways

Sir Anthony Eden Speaks To The World On The Canal Seizure

'WE CANNOT ACCEPT PLUNDER'

BBC

264 MINERS

TRAPPED

BY BIG FIRE

Brussels, Aug. 8.

A wall of flame from a short-circuitedị power cable trapped almost 300 coal miners half a mile underground today and officials said there was little hope for their survival,

Only 32 caped in the

18 hours after a runaway ent Cur Mvered the powerime Seven were known dead and police reported 264 still trapper

All the dend were victims of

also shed over depreclution | carbon monoxide poisoning,

of the value of money since the

King Boudouin and the Prime

War. Tenants could Minister. Mr Achilie van Acker, a former minty, rushed to the seere on hearing the news.

Sobbing Relatives

speak with plenty of feel- ing on that subject.

economy

Nowa of ambulances,

MONG other thingr

Government

the Are brought argues that

Are trucks and a further increases at this time are justified because crowd of anxious onlookers and robbing relatives of the miners. the impost on tenement

have The fire, believed to dwellers will be slight (ex-been

caused by a short cireult pected *verage $11

ain an electric cable, broke out at It quickly month) and also because the 765-metre level, everything points to the melted the cables used to hoist Colony's

to the surface and being the miners able to bear the increases. thus cut off all men below that

levet. True $1 a month does not i

The trapped men included 115 suggest heavy burden. Belgians, 139

25

Italians and 14 but how many more $11 a

men of various nationalities month

going are

Rescuers working down the airshoft have reached the 170

level

Others their way through six-foot concrete wall at the clear, as regards controlled 706 metre level, which

allow them to work down to the mine.

'Heard Yelling'

impused?

Mr

Burgess

EL

metres

uttered disconcerting. hacking warning. He said that it in

theroughly

rents of the lower grades of domestic premises, further increase beyond those now proposed will be necessary

were

Pleasure Boat

Hits Bridge

PRIME MINISTER'S STRONG

ATTACK ON NASSER

TROOP MOVES EXPLAINED

London, Aug. 8.

Sir Anthony Eden said tonight Britain could not allow Colonel Nasser's "act of plunder” in seizing the Suez Canal. The Prime Minister, in a nation-wide radio and television broad- cast, said: "If Colonel Nasser's action were to succeed each one of us would be at the mercy of one man for the supplies upon which we live, We could never accept that."

But Britain did not seek a solution by force, but by the broadest possible international agree- ment, he added.

He was confident the conference in London on August 16 to which 19 countries had accepted an invitation and none had so far refused - could produce a workable scheme for the future of the canal.

Sir Anthony Eden, grave and deliberate, said: "Our quarrel is not with Egypt and still less with the Arab world. It is with Colonel Nasser."

The Egyptian President, he said, had shown he is not a man to be trusted to keep an agree- ment and now he has torn up all his country's promises towards the Suez Canal Company "and he has even gone back on his own statement not so long ago."

The Prime Minister reaffirmed the British Government's declaration that the Canal could not And be run in the interest of only one country. again urged the need for an international body.

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

AMERICANS SAY:

ALMOST 75 pc

FULL NOW

The water levels of the Colony's reservoirs have been rising steadily as A result of heavy rain during the last few days. The reservoirs now hold 4,353 million gallons — 73 per cent of full capa- city.

The Water Authority announces that the intake from streams and catch-

hours to 8 a.m. today was 748 million gallons.

Speech Was ment areas for the 24

'Very Reasonable'

Offcials

Washington, Aug. 8.

here tonight described as "very reason- uble" the broadcast by the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, to the British people on the Suez Canal crisis.

The speech was broadcast live some United States radio stations.

Officials appeared to be par- early interested and pleased

Consumption yesterday amounted to 32 milion gallons.

Rainfall registered by the Water Authority at Tytam was 3.76 inches, at Aberdeen 2.90 inches, at Pokfulam 2.50 inches und 4.72 inches at Shing Mun, in the New Terri- tories.

CYPRIOTS HANGED

by Sir Anthony's statement that "we do not sóck a solutio. by Three force, but by the broadest | extended possible international agreement."

same

The sul point had been made

New York, Aug. 8. Panic broke out today when a tourist excursion boat, crowded with 195

rammed sightseers,

"That is our purpose," he declared. Britain had too much at risk not to take pre- bridge while cruising around Manhattan cautions. That was the meaning of recent move- Island.

ments by land, sea and air.

Nationalisation of the canal was a matter of Britain's intention that the dis-

The police suid al least 33 people were Injured, nove seriously. Among those taken to hospi would al was a man, farther who

who suffered a heart attack In

Of the 25 men who escaped

were Pevel

at some future date. They, alive, only

the excitement.

All the injured

were New York

residents. In

a

Press conference carller in the day when he said he hoped that the Suez dispute would be "setuled by peaceful means."

Shortly before President Eisenhower spoke the Foreign Offee had also

saad it was

PANIC life and death for the country, the Prime Minister pute should be settled by peace-

SWEEPS

SHIP

added.

Sir Anthony Eden said that instead of meet

ing Britain with friendship, Colonel Nasser had conducted "a vicious propaganda campaign against this country. He has shown he is not the man to keep an agreement."

"By Egyptian law, the company's employees it is to be observed, will be danger. The others were work- ! Many others were shakin and are ordered to stay at work under threat of im-

refused treatment UT for the purpose of bringing ing on a new section of the mine either

prisonment. The pattern is familiar to many of were treated at the scene. rents to n "reasonable and gave the alann when the level." Reasonable for fire broke out.

The 70-year-old captain John us," the Prime Minister added. One of the seven, M. Barbier,| Milepich, said "I way at the 1,000 metre keeping injuries

the deck moments before his

whom?

was credited with

to a minimum

Madison Avenue Bridge

TENANTS of that particular level when I smelled smoke and by urdkring passengers to hit

type of property surely heard all the yelling. I and my

took the mine ship crashed into a girder under are entitled to know whether six comrades their rents are going to be cage and hoisted ourselves to the

the surface. It was the only across the Harlem River, held at an economic level. trip. The cables melted 15

Most of the passengers quickly At what point also in the minutes later."

obeyed. incrense still to come will

They gasped or screamed as

of 14.0 top

they began milling screaming. about the ship and

rushed to the rear of the versel and some sald they feared

The latest reports said the file owners of lower grade was under control but sull burn- The 10of domestic premises begin to

ing There was still the danger crumpled under the bridge, feel capable of keeping the of asphyxiation for the trapped fit state of merk-United Press and France- property in a

repair? The landlords can't | Presse. have it all ways. If, in due course, standard rents are advanced by 300 per cent,, are landlords going to be permitted to continuo neglect their property?

FIVE KILLED

to

IN RIOTS

Bombay, Aug. 8.

Then

Most

It would be swamped,

the

deck

Some passengers grabbed life preservers and put them on, 1 but tho captain manoeuvred the vessel to opposlio shore and tied

up with the aid of four diving for boys who had been coins

overboard by thrown

In his speech Mr Burgess very rightly acknowledged there were good and bd land- Five people were killed today | sightseers.--United Press,

lords. Under the new

and 51 injured in violent rioling

at Ahmadabad, India's leading

in

legislation both are to derive texul city, 200 miles north of equal benefits. And If, as Bombay. promised, there will be addi- Twelve policemen were tional increases after next jured by stone-throwing demon- April to lower grade strutors, who charged about the domestic premises, then city, reiting fire to a police van property owners who are and an official's car. The police thoroughly indifferent to retaliated with tear ges and their responsibilities will opened fire on the crowda make further gains at the Tho riots were in protest .expense of he helpless against the Indian Government's latest decision to create an tenant.

bilingual - Bomboy

It should not be Government's enlarged

function to protect such state-France-Presse.

landlords. They posscas no fair claim to it. The tenant

who finds his rant rising

steadily and still has to live

'MIRACLE' FABRIC

Manchester, Aug. 8,

in dilapidated promises bo- A British firm claimed today cause the owner refuses to to have produced two new carry out any maintenance cotton fabrics which will stay non-shriekablo and work is the person who crisp,

tho most needs Government's pro- crease-resisting In

humid tropical climate,

Roland Thomas, Mr

morTM

havo produced

tection. N

Government's desire to debut chanting director of the army

to appreciated,

unless a close, watch is kopelituing to revolutioniso what!

outright dxploitation of men weer in hot countries." tenants by unscrupulous The new fabrics are already landlords may be one result being marketed in the Far East,

of that polley,"mob"

Reuter

HK-BOUND TROOPER

RETURNS TO ENGLAND

London, Aug. '8. The British troopship "Dunera” urgently, reokifed to Britain after two weeks at sea on the way. to Hong- kona

by way of the Buez Canal, arrived tonight in Portsmouthe

On board

WÜTÜ GOO Army and Royal Air Force men who had earlier been ordered

Hongkong. to They

disembarked tonight

Leave The Duners Is, 40, Portsmouth Math on Brit- day for the Mediterranean after taking on board 'a |--Ught"anti-aircraft regiment.

"We all know this is how Fascist Governments behave and we all remember only too well what the

"Reuter. cost can be in giving in to Fascism.'

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SHINWELL TO MARRY

AGAIN

London, Aug. 9.

Mr Emanuel Shinwell, 71, a Labour Member of prominent Parlament and a fomer Wor Minister, is to be married today at a Lendon register office, it was learned.

His bride will be Miss Dinah Meyer, aged 84, of London, who works in a City bank. She is of Danish descent and has been in England for 20 years.

Mr Shinwell's first wife, Mrs Fay Shinwell, died in 1954. They had been married 32 years..

Mr Shinwell, who will be 72- in October, was first elected to Parliament in 1922 and served in post-war Labour governments as Minister of Fuel and Power, War Minister and Minister of Defence, He is a member of the National Executive of the Labour Party. --China Mail Special. J.

3 Children Killed.

Mr Shinwell

AIR CRASH:

17 DIE

Rangoon, Aug. 8.

Bumaurways, I

Seventeen passengers, and a crow of four were killed today when a Dakota belonging to the Union " of ***Ravenna, Aug. 8. crashed near Mandalay, Three children were killed.

The aircraft was on to

on a flight and two women grovely lojured from Rangoon to Mandalay when whm" the children pocidentally it creabed. Three Americans and set off an anti-tank mine (hoya Burmese Colonel were among found on the bapic of a river the victime, but, the names, and Dear here, poklon ixeported lost, tise catzen of the crash ore, as yet

unknown --France-PrémÉ,

LONDON TALKS.

Russia To Accept Invitation

Moscow, Aug. 8.

The Soviet Government will accept the invitation to attend the London Suez Canal conference on August 16 but with réservations concerning the list of in- vited countries, diplomatic sources indicated today,

Et Lo understood. that the Russian reply to the invitation would be given within two dayı,

The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Dimitri Shepilov, told cor- respondents In Moscow today that the Soviet Union "calmly studying and evaluating all factors which will make it possible to define the Soviet position on tho Suez Canal crisis."

NEVER OFFERED

Mr Shepiloy said the Soviet position would be taken with consideration "for our principles; which are based on a sympathe te attitude towards the struggle for peace, independence and the sovereignty, of nations."

Mr Shopilov denied that the Soviet Government ever offered to finance the Azwan dam.. He refused to answer when naiced Nicosia, Aug. 9. Greek Cypriots were if the Soviet Government: vroula today formele of] now -favorably consider such terrorism on Cyprus.

a request from Egypt. The hangings were carried eut on schedule at dawn today.

Earlier Greece had asked Britain to stop the execution. -United Press and Reuter,

The Soviet Foreign Minister said: "So far we have not re- ceived any request for ald for the Aswan dam at least not recently."-Fruner-Presse,

Nicosia Gangs Beat Up American

An

Nicola, Aug. 3.

the was not seriously hurt in ful means.

American consular attack. The President donned the official was beaten up by Two Greek Cypriot youths

anti-British youths were arrested in connection Western efforts us being to "try crowd of to substitute

conference here today.

with the attack, one of a series table for the battle field."- First reports said the official, of anti-British incidents today.

identified 03 Paul Springer, United Press. China Mail Special.

the

THE

NEW

LOOK

Most progressive organizations are these days replacing outmoded provident schemes with up to date group insurance and retirement contracts.

The undermentioned are a few of the many firms which have introduced such schemes to the mutual advantage of both employer and employee.

Cilman & Co., Ltd,

Dodwell Motors Ltd.

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British General Electric Co., Ltd. Wilkinson & Grist ·

Shriro (China) Ltd.

Kian Gwan Co. (China) Ltd.

Ciba (China) Ltd.

S. H. Langston & Co., Ltd. John Manners & Co., Ltd,

A. 5. Watson & Co., Ltd.

THE

Davie Boag & Co., Ltd.

The National Cash Register. Co.

· Ed. A. Koller & Co, Ltd.

Peak Tramways Co., Ltd. Winkler & Co. (Hongkong) Ltd. Gelgy Trading Company, Ltd.

(Baale) Hong Kong China Entertainment & Land

--Investment Co., Ltd.

H.K. Tours & Travel Service Ltd.

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Head Office (Established 1887), "Toronto, Cana

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Incorporated in Canada as a Limited Liability ‹ Company

Assets, exceed $210,000,000;

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House, Hong Kont. Tel.-34156/7

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