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TO-DAY

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Tourist Industry

THE report of the working

T committee on tourism is

a pretty convincing, as well as persuasive document. It leaves the reader, 118 - parently it has Government, with the conviction that the time is overdue. when tourism, as a Hongkong in- dustry of the first magni- tode, needs to be properly organised and publicised. Having decided that the ereation !, Hongkong Touris Asspelation wholly desirable.

even

CHINA

No. 36565

CURFEW

LIMITED STAR

FERRY SERVICES

OPERATING

An indication that the situation in Kowloon was gradually becoming normal necessitonA. the commuter was given this morning when it was would have been forgiven officially announced that the curfew had If it trad allowest In enthusiasm to influence its been lifted as from 10 o'clock for the other recommendations. But Tsimshatsui area extending from the Star

level Ferry to Austin Road.

are

in fact its proposals both cautious and headed. Sensible recognition is given of the need to advance

In that area residents can now move

slowly towards implementa freely.

tion of a constitution, and; the view is expressed that

"experience of its practical operation should be secured before it be given dual shape." Effect is given to this premise by the proposaİ that for the Grat three yearn the controlling board should of the Association

be wholly nominated by

the Governor. This can be considered as sage advice.

for it is inevitable that with an experimental in- Atitution of this kind,

ย

In all other areas where the curfew had been imposed, it will remain in opera- tion for another 24 hours, the official announcement stated.

However, yesterday's zoning arrange- ments in which the curfew is temporarily lifted to enable people to do their shop- ping will continue today to be effective.

With the removal of the curfew from the Tsimtsatsui district, a limited Star ferry service began at 10 a.m.

The

Peak service, suspended yesterday. resumed at 7 o'clock this morning.

Suspects Taken To Camp

At about 4 o'clock

more

were

period of trial and error should be experienced, By the sume tuken it seems wine that In the early

tif stages

development, membership of the Aisorin- tion should be restricted to firms with A direct interest in the tourist in- dustry, namely carriers.

this the curfew was not lifted unil than 300 travel agencies and hotels, morning

10 am.. there were many people flut suspecta detamed al in the streets before then, plus Chambers

Com-Kowloon of

Police Headquarters Large numbers gathered at morce. The burden is that

transferred to the Chathe Stor Perry ut 8 o'clock Tourist Associationtham Road Concentration Camp waiting for

the service b should be made a worth under heavy guard,

Perunat Many of them crossed while institution, beneficial Shortly before Runrise large the harbour by sampans от to the Colony, and it seems parties of troops and Police left | walia wallas at the Kowloon proper that responsibility | Police Hendquarters on mog- Public Pier for achieving this should ping-up operations.

People Lagan to get on to the All Auster spatter plane con- Initially

[street shortly after 9 a.m. and In the repose

tinued to make hands of those most close from the air early this morning.

observationsgathered around the street corners, “to enjoy their coming ly identified with tourism.

us some of them ex- beration, Many will flud it difficult to

Commander Hongkong and pressed it. give the same emphatic en- Kowloon Garrison, who is In The

Chinese restauran18 dorsement of the com- chargo Di Army operations, To.mshatsui orts, especially mittee's proposada for, arrived at Poller Headquarters

trose near the Star Ferry, spent financing of the Tourist As. at 9 am, to resume his day of

ed for business at 9 am, and did a roaring trade. sociation, though it must be work admitted a fairly good case has been made out for substantial assistance from

Brigadier L. N Choimeley

This morning, the Hon. C. B. Burges Acting Colondal Secretary, broadcast over the Radio Hongkong and Reditu- public funds. Tourism un-sion, particularly to the people doubtedly contributes 10 Amali measure the Colony's prosperous economy, and as the In- dustry expands, so uiso will

in Kowloon, assuring them of to sufficient food supplies in

Kowloon.

He aske

asked the residents not to buy more food stocks, in parti-

It bring additional benefits cular rice, than they required for

MY Burgess assured shop-

to Hongkong. Nevertheless their normaal day-to-day needs. Government's hesitancy in accepting the financing re-keepers they would be able to replenish their stocks, and, he commendations

they asked them not to profiteer. is understand- now stand

Ʌ China Mail reporter able and their modification stalloned in Tsimshatsui répori- ed this morning that although may be deemed advisable.

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The Tsimshatsui Market and its usual Saturday atmosphere with customers roaming around.

Fish was on

Bale ut there was practically no meat.

Party Cancelled

The cocktail party aboard HMS Newcastic, arranged lor this evening, has been cancelled.

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Cheering Suez Canal News: TATIANA AND HER

Britain, France, Egypt Reach An Agreement

United Nations, Oct. 12. Foreign Ministers

on

of Britain, France and Egypt have agreed on a set of six principles for future negotiations the Suez Canal crisis, an authoritative source said today. British Foreign Secre. tary Selwyn Lloyd, French Foreign Minis ter Christian Pineau and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi went into an- other secret session this afternoon to draft an official form of the agreement. They were scheduled to put it before a closed session of the United Nations

Council Security

at

9 p.m. GMT.

It was not immediately learned whether nego-

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tiations would соп- tinue on the Foreign Ministers level or be left to ambassadors of the three govern- menta. Neither was it known

whether Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, who has sat

six in the secret sessions of the three ministers, would continue to play role.

alisation of the Canal was included.

Generally, it was under- stood, negotiation to ward

settlement would bo based on the questions of free- dom of navigation through the Canal for all nations, payment of tolls to Egypt and "insulation" of the waterway from the politics of any try.

coun-

was

The last principle the

emphasised

The source said that the

agreed principles gen. erally followed basic principles ap- proved by the don conference.

Lon-

It was not certain, how. over, whether the Anglo-French

tence

inais-

on internation-

HELICOPTER GROUND

Rear-Admiral D. 1, Harries, Flag Ofleer Commanding Ber Majesty's Australian Fleet, boarded his flagship, the aircraft carrier Melbourne by helloopter which flew him from the Cricket Club around shortly after this morning,

The Admiral arrived here by dir yesterday. The Australians aircraft entriers' - Melbourne and Sydney entered port this morning in the company of HMB Newcastle and HMAS Quadrant,

British Families To Return To Egypt

Cairo, Oct. 12.

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Some 900 wives and children of Britons employed in the Suez Canal zone are to return to Egypt after 10 weeks "exile" in Britain because of the Suez crisis, at was learned in Cairo today.

FATHER TAKEN OFF SOVIET SHIP

London, Oct. 12.

American-born Tatiana Chwostov, two and a half years old, and her father, Alexis Chwostov, who had embarked aboard the Soviet vessel Vyacheslav Molotov on the last lap of their trip to the Soviet Union from the United States, disembarked just before the vessel was due to sall from the port of London tonight.

Chwostov, who had originally been

1 Russian refuget, had crossed the Atlantic aboard the ha He took Queen Mary daughter with him despite pro- text by his ex-wite, which had resulted in a search of the New York by Cunard liner in the American inumigration au thorities

The Soviet Charge d'Affulroa subecquently requested Chwostov not to take Taliana away from Britain for the time being.

The Vyacheslav Molotov left London late today for Lenin- grad with Soviet woman discus- Nino Ponomareva thrower, aboard.

The Russian champion was convicted of the theft of fivo the one

A seni-of-lai American hats from a London department aource Foster

declared that Tatiana store, but

Од by Mr John

was discharged was taken off the Soviet Union-

payment 0: court costs.-- Dulles in expounding

bound ship because of legal in- France-Presse, the American aim for

tervention by ber achieving a "basis for mother, handled by

lawyer. negotiation" present UN Suez dio- cussions. United Press.

in the

Tories Want

American a British

Chwestov and daughter dis- embarked from the Vyacheslav Molotov some 20 minules before the vessel was due to sall for Leningrad. He was sccompanied by several British immigration ofBelals. The whole climbed into a Soviet party diplomatic согра automobile and drove off,

Death Penalty Russian Request Retained

Llandudno, Oct. 12.

It was learned later that that Soviet Embassy hat requested Chwestoy and his daughter, Tatiane, to leave

the Russian- ship.

The Soviet Charge d'Affaire:

An London, Alexis Hoshohin,

The Conservative Party was received at the Foreigi at its annual conference Office earlier today and had this here today overwhelmingly legal situation explained to him. voted in favour of the re- He was told that a Brilish on instructions tention of the death penalty lawyer, acting for murder.

frum

Tatiana's mother, had asdeod

court to prevent the from leaving Its decision was in direct con- Chwastov

verdict of the country until the question. of it with the House of Commons which re- Tatiana's nationality was settled cently approved bill support- British law obliged the court ed by some Conservative mem- under the circumstances to make bers to abolish hanging.

the child its ward.

A first contingent of families will arrive in the Egyptian capital by air on Monday next, to be followed colled for the death penalty to eventually by the remainder of the 900.

Egyptian newspapers today described the mass return as an evident sign of relaxation in the Suez crisis,

Girl Mauled By

stay

Escape In Their Underpants

A resolution endorsed by the conference after a noisy debate

murder but asked that laws should be amended,

Eariler the 4,000 Conservative

Ipoh, Oct. 12, al representatives

the

of Lang

Ave terrorista ference heard a bright report of escaped in their underponur Britalo's

from economy

the few minutes before a security Chancellor of the Exchequer, force patrol charged into their

con-

The Egyptian Government Bear & Lion Harold Macmillan. He told

to

them: "After the United States we are the richest country the world.

meanwhile, Knnounced today that Egyptians will be able resume of embark upon studies

Peru, Indiana, Oct. 12. Mi prition and French univer- Sharon Kuy Wilson, 16, of sities.

The decision to remove a Twelve Mile, Indiana, was re- ban levied carlier during

satisfactorily the ported recovering Suez crisis followed the settle at Dukes Memorial Hospital ment of the question of transfer from an attack by a large black prosperious than

| hlatory."—Reuter, of funds to Egypt's cultural mis- bear and a young lion, sions in France and Britain.- France-Presse.

IKE'S ORDER

President

Sharon was thrown to the ground yesterday when

the bear reached out of a cage and grabbed her pony tail at a small zoo operated by her grandfather, Jack Stuber, 10 miles northwest of

in

A

Comp today Army reports said,

The patrol from the Third Battalion Malay Regiment sur prised the terrorista at their be lunch-Reuter,

"There 15 nothing to downhearted about so long 13 we are sensible. We are more Vor In our

British Request

The first Star Ferry left

United Nations, Oct. 12. the Kowloon

Britain today asked the United pier at 10

hero.

National to discuss the support a.m. with a full lond of

Washington, Oct. 12. The bear clawed her face and which it sald Greece has given Since then,

Bri- Eisenhower today | bit off her left thumb before to Cyprus terrorists. The service at six- ordered pluns drafted for pos-help arrived When she was on tih delegation requested that sible construction of a new oll the ground a lion reached out the question be placed on the minute Interval has been tanker feet in case of emergency through the bars of another cage agenda of the General Assembly maintained.

arising from the Suez Canal and clawed her legs.---United | session which meets here next crials.Heuter,

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