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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

The Kowloon Riots

NOTH

OTHING can justify or excuse the disgraceful behaviour it-Kowloon · during the last two days of ruffians and hooligans' bent solely on the mission of intimidation, arson and looting.

There was never a genuine · reason for the demonstra- ; tious which sparked off! the subsequent rioting.. and it is obvious that the

14 grievance,

what it

amounted, was deliberate ly utilised by agenta pro elements into most discre-

vocateur to incite unruly

ditable actions.

The blame resta aquarely on political extremists deter- mined to turn an anniver-

sary futo an orgy of mob, violence. Moreover the manner in which the riot ing developed indicated that

had preparations been made beforehand.

This is not the first time

CHINA

No. 36504

Established 1845

THE_WEATHER: Moderno N. E. winds, fresh in_exposed_ places. Cloudy and cool.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1956.

GOVT. EXTENDS

ZONES ANNOUNCED FOR FOOD BUYING

TOMORROW'S RACES OFF Isolated Incidents

The Hongkong Government announced this morning that the curfew imposed on Kowloon last night would be continued indefinitely but would be lifted for two- hour periods in six zones to allow people to buy essential food supplies.

Troops lined the streets of the first zone as the curfew was lifted and crowds poured into the street to visit shops. Gurkhas took up positions along Nathan Road.

The 15 Field Regiment, RA ha, been posted at the juitkini of Castle Peak Rood and Takpo j Houd.

houses and shops were understaffed.

MAIL

Price 20 Cents

RELAX IN

DAKS

- THE FAMEUS COMFORTY EM ASTERN TROUSERS

Whiteaways

CURFEW 3 Ships

Precautions In Hongkong: Ferry Queues

Because of the recent rioting in Kowloon, Government yesterday asked Chinese re- sidents to abandon their usual pilgrimage to the Peak and other favourite vantage points in no customers the Colony. Above (left) hawkers are seen sitting around on The Peak with

Road heading for The to attend to: below Polica turn back non-resident cars on Garden

back by the Police. Peak. In the background can be seen children who have been turned

waiting for the Above right; crowds queue up in vain at the Yaumail Ferry this morning in Hongkong

ferry services to begin-Staff Photographer.

The Hongkong Stock Exchange was closed and it was announced

1 Army poster plinės circled (that all RHKDF training fur

these particular elements byrtheski

have instigated disorders / Ferny styviene wire suspted

Fuz the definite period

3. CHEMINT pwww.ngers in-

Bongkang ang

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in the Colony and they constitute an ever-present menace to the peace and tranquillity of Hongkong. Pansula. (Towel. The strongest measures are demanded for their suppression.

GOVERNMENT, quite pro

perly, tolerates The existence of various politi- cal factions, and so long as they remain law- abiding they are entitled to celebrate special events and occasions. But if, us in this case, the Double Tenth anniversary is to produce lawless behaviour by certain elements, who enjoy the sanctuary of the Colony but abuse it, then In the interests of the general public it may be necessary to ban obser- vance of this particular event.

JF-

med slide Star Peity rminals at Hong- kong. and, when the curfew was lifted in zone 1 (the Peninsulu euth of Austin Road), at Tsim- rhassul

inspectors told them no ferries were running.

re-

this evening, tomorrow and Sun- day had been called off

The Hongkong Jockey Club announced that Saturday's race meeting bad been post- poned. A further announce- ment would he made about Monday's meeting on Monday. All tomorrow's soccer matches have

also been cancelled. The Director of Education

that announced

Ali schools would be clased tomorrow. The Telephone Company urged teens mako only essential catis because of severe overload- Ing of the lines.

Police today took, measures to prevent crowda visiting the Peal; ising for the Honek g

Some Incidents

Isolated incidents

were ported by our reporters based alon central points in Kowloon.

Chung Young festival. The Peak In llunghom, it was reported tram service did not operate and that

Police threw three tear pilgrima who set of to walk Garden Road gas bombs when a crowd be- were stopped in

and turned kan to gather at To Kwa Wan above the YWCA market. The crowd dispersed, back. They went to the Botani- Coples of Communist news-cal Gardens instead, papers displayed in newstands

Police also turned back non-

in the Hungito district were residem cars visiting The Peak destroyed.

At about 10 50 um, a riot aquad cleared away pedestrians from Nathan Road

areu.

Far tower Nationalist tags were flying from houselops on the

irlund Loday. A reporter who walked along Queen's Read

AL 12:25 am large crowd gathered outside the Broadway and scanned the central district the top of a buliding re- Theatre. Police red tear Ras

ported that many flags hid been shells and the crowd dispersed.

taken dow:a. Maty citses of curfew break-

Kowloon

The authorities, it can be

saith, have handled the ing were reported from all parts E. B. David, the

AL 10.30 this morning the Hon, Officer Ad- situation firmly and satis-

Police have

ministering the Government, factorily. The difficulties arrested number of people. visited Brigadier

N L

HOTS- of suppressing rioting in Police cars equipped with loud-Ch

Chulmeley, Commander the the

patrulling heavily populated speakers

kong und Kowloon Garrison, at Polles Headquarters in Kow- urban areas of Kowloon streets of areas still under the curfew warning them to try

lator visited the tea They

EL

loon

Strulton, Commu: der

SCHOOLBOY REBELLION CONTINUES

Singapore, Oct. 11.

Thousands of rebellious students "squatting" In the grounds of two Chinese high schools tonight defled a plea by emissaries sent by the principals to call off their seige.

The #udents, who are pro- testing #guinst the Government's of 145 of the col- expulsion

and two teachers for alk ged

subversive activities, 30 they would "qunt" until

Mo the 1.000 are thought

are considerable, and the indoors or face arrest. curfew imposed yesterday, A Chinese woman in un ad-where disturbances took place, they 1 "rearonable settle- while causing much dis vanced state of pregnancy arriv A litte Inter Lieut-General mec" from the Governin24, comfort and inconvenience ed at Poler Headquarters this w.H. to the Colony as a whole, morning and was rushed to hex- was an action which had lal by the Pullee to be taken in light of the prevailing conditions.

more

Street. Sham

Boundary shulpo, is now entirely man- ned by troops, a China Mali

At time of writing the

situution won couraging and it is the fervent hope of the public i that conditions through- unknown. out the Colony will return to normal during the next 24 hours.

British Forces, and Mr K.A. to be within the grounds of the i Bidmead, Acting Commissioner schools,

Lebanon Oil Workers Go On Strike

Tripoli, Oct. 13. Arab worker at the trag Petroleum Company's refinary struck today in defiance of Government orders to stay on the job.

Jews Warn

'Attacks

Will Go On"

off

They demanded the company tak bark 120 workers laid because of the company's dis- pute with Lebenan över öll tran- isit royalties and taxation.

Some

PINEAU SAYS

No Progress

In Secret

| Suez Talks

New York, Oct. 11. There were longer private talks the Suez dispute among the foreign ministers of Britain, France and

on

In Fog

Collision

A

Hamburg, Oct. 11.

Swedish and two French ships were in colli- sion this morning in thick fog which paralysed ship- plug on the lower Elbe,

They WEIS the 1,780-ton Swedish Ryholm and the 3,020- ton

French Solteville, Tho nana of the other verrol

WES

nol known. Salvage tugs left Humburg to assist the two ships. The extent of damogo was not immediately known.

The Ryhoim sank in the lower Elbe today after being involved in the collision.

Her crew of 20 was reported lo have been rescued by a Ger- man tug.-Reuter,

20 Killed

4

Bogota, Oct. 11.

At least 20 people were kili- ed when an avalanche swept down on a convoy of 10 lorries in the region of Tolima, south- west of Bogota today, Rescue

work was in progress—Frimee-

Presse.

Egypt with Mr Dag Ham PETER

marskjold, United Nations 'secretary-general today.

But M. Christian Pineau, the French Foreign Minister, said to- night the private talics had

"made no progress at

all," Dr Mahmoud Fawzi, Egyptan Foreign Minister, told reporters all be

could

say without re- vealing secrets "Is that there is a serious effort in many direc- tiona to reach peaceful

solution."

NEW MEETING

Earlier the Security Counell decided to sit in camera again tomorrow.

M.

Was

Paul-Henri Spank the Belgian Foreign Minister, reported to be urging Britain and France not to press for an their vole immediate Security Council resolution calling for International control of the Canul.

Do

TOWNSEND

writes for

the China Mail

It's the According to usually reliable sources, he asked M. Chriskan personal

Pinenu, of France, to consider arr alternative resolution

12507- posing further negotiations he tween Egypt and

West, the beyond the present private

taiks.

Pincau's reaction was not

In the

story of

the year

that everyone

will want

to read

•It begins exclusively

in Tuesday's

cor-

Some sources said M. Spank wanted a new resolution culling Lebanese sources said further

for further discussions only it a the Government was considering bursis for agreement was reached je, ncellation of work permits for during the present talks.

M. sume 288 Britons working for IPC in Lebanon

as the long | known.

Twice

today The Western felalled dispute continued. of Police. visited Police Head- The principals' made a final

Foreign Ministers met Dr Fawza quarters in Kowloon. They were attempt restore order follow-

Tsimshatsui escorted

by Mr by ing today' warning ted from

Two days ago the Government ut Mr Hammarskjold's office, observer reported at 11 mmllitary and police convoy.

United Nations asked the workers not to strike. Chew Swee Kve, the Singapore

Jerusalem, Oct. 11. Ho nald barbed wire

Shortly before their arrival Education Minister, that if the

Israel radio warned today also oppered it.

The National Labour Syndicate riders there was some pesimism lements

bad

bonine suspects, who are believed students did not disperse peace-

21.000 over the apparent Inck of post- the lengthy created en-

live results from and machine Funs

to be some of the ring leaders fully by tonight he would close that retaliatory attacks like workers are involved. placed at strategic points.

| secret sessions so far.---Reuter. yesterday's riots were the schools.

inst night's against the casually figures are still

The IPC rought Into Headquaricas,

Parents of the students some Jordan fortress of Kalkilla The Kowloon curfew split the

Cadmiaes - floriced to the will continue "as long as pay by the statke.-Uniles school

throughout

day and Arab marauders are active Colony in two last night, but small flow of traffic resumed Up to mid-day today about pleading with their

daughters to leave,

in Israel." this meaning. Many business 80 people had been charged at

They had little success-but the Kowloon Magistracy with,

clderly one

Chinese worna Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, |||||||||||+ rioting and unlawful assembly.

barricades and the United Nations Trues super- They were all remanded unti stormed the

daughter gave her Tuesday.

A sound visor, reported that neutral ob The gir followed | servers found 48 Jordania Sitting in Court this morning Spanking

itu the school, bodies

the ruico ouside were Mr I. T. Morris and Me her mother out of

Kaikilla, where Isrcel force T. L. Yang, Also available robbing.Reuter.

directed an all-nighi attack were three other magistrates,

which ended at dawn today.

Iraci safi 16 Jewish soldiera

China Mail Tomorrow's China

Features

Rioting Charges

Mr A. A. Huggins, Mr K. A, S. Phillips and Mr D. Cons.

will be charged in court before

heavily guarded.

As soch

the

sons

Document Found

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 11.

To-morrow's China Mail has another it is expected that 180 peopjč ^ captured Malaya Com- died in the eight-hour assult full spread of the latest and best features the day's end. The Court was munist Party document urging by infantry, armour and air- Communists to infiltrate schools craft. It was in retaliation for slaying of two Jewish available from Fleet Street and New York.

as the curfew was in both Singapore and Malaya the

Tsimshatsui area was released by the Government workars on Tuesday night in 11.0 same arca Eetween Tel Robert Pitman reveals the background fed in the

this morning recres of people today, behind the holding up of a

A Government statement sold Aviv and Haifa. new book by come cut of houses and hotels

and started for the Star Ferry the documerit was written by General Burns succeeded in

harbour to Selangor State :the Editor of Burke's Peerage about Britain's pler to crom the

restoring another cease-fire at Hengkong.

Secretary, Chan, Loo, who was down today. He immediately Jewish peers.

But when they found out that later killed by obcurity forces-nched to the battle scene to in- Thomas Wiseman interviews Gary Cooper, the ferries would not be cun- Reuter.

vestigato the clash. United ning many turned back. Somo

Press who is "trading his house for a sofa" in his new craged the harbour by walin film.

The Marathon Trial, that_Broke, the Power of Italy's dreaded Camorra, John Robbins.

by

walla for 50 cents a head,

Hundreds of other --- residenig

in the district came out and started to buy essential goods at that various foodshope opened, during the two-hour #Iree period”.

All other shops rumened closed.

Prices Go Up

Commilieo

Preas.

refinery

Reception For H.E. Off

was

It is officially announced that the formal reception for HE. the Governor :and

Lady Grantham, which was to have taken place at Queen's, Piér 'on their return to the Colony tomorrow morning, - will not now take place, e

A salute will be fired on His Excellency's arrival at Kal Tak

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in prison for espionage, thigh king official of the of the Syrian delegation to the from the Middle East, who bares the

She was sentenced to me year Byrlan Foreign Ministry,

United Nationa.. Ho said she spent overal |on the first count of the secret about the hordes of refugees."

pratty 20-year-old. Prices of foodstuffs soused in

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