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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

An Historic Year

HEN the historians

Wcome to Braess the years

following the Second World War, they will possibly look upon 1966 an ode of the most important and momentous of them. It has seen the unhappy events in

the Middle East which have come to be summed up in the one word "Suez"; and

it has seen developments in the Soviet Union and in its satellite states which at the close of the year the world ansociated with the word "Hungary."

The "Suez" crisis has passed

its peak, Thore now remains the task of closing and heal ing the breaches that have hean so tragically opened between the countries involved. That will be done

easily or quickly; but it has

to be done because the eommon Interests of all

concerned demand it. At the

in

of

start of a now year there- fore the hope is that events retrospect the 1966 in the Middle fast be seen only as an opinie

-unhappy and trugle, but still an episodo that will permanent effects.

leave no fundamental and

7 Police Supt & Found Shot-Back Page RELAX

CHINA

No. 36631

MAIL

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 2, 1957,

Price: 20 Cents

DAKS

Whiteawar

GOVT REPORT ON THE RIOTS

Situation Was Exploited By

Gangsters And Criminals

NASSER ABROGATES

SUEZ BASE TREATY

Britain Loses Big Canal Installations

London, Jan. 1.

Cairo Radio reported tonight that President Nass

GOVERNOR ON

ON POLICE ACTION abrogated Egypt's treaty with Britain on the Suez Canal basas.

a memo-

The Kowloon riots which occurred on His Excellency the Governor "in October 10, 11 and 12 last year were not randum to the Secretary of State for the Colonics planned beforehand according to the official observes that in Tsuen Wan it would appear that Government report and findings on the people of Nationalist persuasion joined in colla boration with Triad gangs to redress old scores disturbances issued this morning.

and to attempt to win a dominant position in the labour world.

there

"

The agreement, signed in

Cairo in delober 1954, provided EDEN HOLDS MIDDLE EAST TALKS that all British forces should following 20 months.

ovacuate the Canal zone in the

But it also gavo Britain, per- mission to leave 4,000 civilian technicians, to maintain its based in the e

Big Expenditure

Colonel

who Was Nasser, chief Egyptian signatory of the Britain should be allowed to event of any armed attack on Turkey or any of the Ars

The radio said that the

act also agreed. In 1954 that retung to its Canal zone bases in

On the question of military intervention, the The report also emphasises that although the initial rioting was directed against Governor expresses the opinion that up to the time resettlement area officials because of a that renewed rioting broke out on the morning of grievance over the use of Nationalist flags, the 11th, he considers there were good grounds was abundant evidence that the for judging that the situation could be handled by subsequent spreading of the demonstrations the Police. "I think the most that can be said is key or a

that the decision to call on the Military might have which developed into mass assaults, looting, been taken earlier on the morning of the 11th, arson and "protection" rackets, was prin- though even at that time it was not unreasonable cipally the work of criminals and gangster to see whether the more aggressive Police tactics

would produce the desired result." members of Triad societies.

and

the arena,

to firearms.

The same is unlikely to be true of the evolution that

The report itself romprises 55 | resort increasingly

tho Governor's This, and the arrival of regular has taken place during 1966| pages

the disturbed with dizzying rapidity in nemorandum for ages. Here troops to cordon

caused organised Mul desents Russia and

East the China its

large mobs 10 European dependencies, comments and conclusions which Here is no episode, birds the report legether with something which must be a the Governor's inem randum.

The

report, printed by the continuing process, with

ale to the public as of today, consequences which may be Government printer, will be on long-term as well as short-

price being $4.50a copy. iba.

Here are the Comments and term.

Conclusions។ of the report:

course al u riots in tell nattly into

The

this phases, separat by tw

WHAT has emerged from the

in Kowloon historie events that the

Intervals. Dring the Soviet leaders have taken short alarm at the spread of what first phase, last from 2.0 p.m. to 3.20 p.m. on October 10th, the Communists know ar "dangerous thoughts," dis. the officials and cernible noi only in the

Innisty satellites, but in the Soviet

the me

of the

Resettlement fra were

shorth western

cara

•

4.

out

the this

abrogation of the treaty took effect from

today. The 1954 ogreement ended » 72-year British occupation" of During this

the Canal area.

the

i

London, Jan, 1.

Sir Anthony Eden discussed the Middl” East situation and the Sacs problem with a group of his ministers immediately after his return to London today from Christmas holidays at his country. residenco.

い

Their meeting followed a private talk between Mr Batwin Lloyd and Mr V. K. Krishna Menon, India'w 'zinikter wilhous portfolio, ---- Reuter.

NEW RAID

BY IRA~~

Iniskillen, Northern Ireland, Jan. Members of the outlawed publican Army tonight launched an attack on the police barracks at Brookebo county Fermanagh

aid.

tonight.”

The barrdeka is a few milos

borough,Pelino - Mieskabejotie Northern Ireland

One LRA, raider, was kil

attack reported injured.

mother coptured: in

men

cttnek lanbod lectica rockica, contohn have into the forum.s

Borders

wo jumbod from the

such as a traffic accident of an polico party la confronted with mobility was due, even more the former Midilo 'Elst. PATO vehicles and started spraying the

M459

both

on

street in front of the pollen

barracks, with machine-gunfire.

polic

zred:

STALIN

time Britain spent hundreds of millions of pounds building a designed to ed and fled, an order to fire The fluid tactics of the mobs defence bulwark

made it necessary for police protect Bilish interests in the would in many cases have in-

Middle East volved shooting into the backs. formations to be highly flexible.

The prizo of this was. and mobile: the small number of a retreating mob,

available workshop, base a Tel-El-Kebir Yet, unless they open fire, the of armoured

proved invaluable, but_limita-whose 18 square miles of work- sustance by

tions of transport and com-chops and ordnance depots is crumple rapidly. By midnight police are at a disadvantage in only Bentered gangs of looters scattered game of tip and run remained active in Kowloon. in & razo of structs; moreover munleations had the realt that probably the largest military from the home of Lord Brocke: MR K PRAISES

in action could not l'installation in the world. tenement building the men the typical The extremely high population has a series of balconies on each always be deployed to best ad- Ceiling Limits density

for vantage. Kowloon

at estimated some floor which are ideally suited 2,000 people to the acre, is u

peltog the police in the street

Mobs' Mobility

The agreement, which had been due to stand for seven factor which' needs to be con- below with any handy missilo.

The extrane mobility of the years, gave Britain the right to Large stones and blocks of con- in mind in com- stantly

The handling of the orete, too heavy to be thrown, shobe in Kowloon may be attri-move equipment in or cut of the slots. In tits theroe die rects were a fact dropped, on poller plated partly to the naturni sure, bares us to decrction are, except late at night, cors ulls and vehicles and offre desire of the rioters to keep thoughs celling limits were fixed

of range of police batons, amoko

by both main mainliations. tinuously thronged with people engines from these points of all ages, going about their vantage

grenades and shells and in In the carettlement estales a

topt by Britain in the zone were business. If anything unsial

later stages gunfire; but

to kept by a seven-tiered

erection with their lack of any very definite end hir headquarters and RAF the target attack, altercation cecurs, à crowd of

contimious verandahs on

than the inter-hundreds collects almost of once, contin

creation objective other 1 the pete

state of getteral disorder and airfield at Moascar, near. Is- by aides of the street, all teeming a densely packed from | becoming a Union itself. Having heard vence to protect on diper from bed

eightsquare mile amalla,

Hand grenadew, were throwni people who may be either weakened police control in the alarm bell, the Russians renewed assault and so drew of thousands of people in row with

af harmless spectators or thugs widening ares of the city, so as ammunition depot at Abut Sil- at the door of the barracks, burt decided that a sharp lesson the animosity of te crowd.

situation is minutes, unless the almost Tompse This Wis

with Tupidly.

the ammet with brickbats or heavy to induce an atmosphère con- tun, an ordinance depot cover sumo, of these failed to explode. While prop In

ing threa square miles at A sergeant and five men toast must be taught,

or elcken genial to their further criminal settlers although resettlement estates, of

the in tones. Tea

and oil jetties and inside the barracks Fred Be Geneita Hungary was chosen as the cality

concentra- activities. sports strange habitants of only one of the ing stroloo

tanks at 'stornge the C

Falatt...

guns at the raiders Hope Fades This inc ang them; smallest blocks would form on if they are to be effective:

Inck of any definite ob- vletin and the action Inke

faces being seen

Reuter. has brought that country it, ere

doubt that many there is no

crowd of 2.000 if they all came in these riots really suitable jective was one of the most im Tried

targeta such as small and com-portant elements in the situation darkest hour-a nation that, sett me members of

settlers

ad would

advancing criminal gongs

in Kowloon from the police point Penang Capital pact stationary to further demonstrate ita d

The Shek Kip Mei Estate with crowds seldom presented them- of view,It made it impossible to gras such a contempt for the rulers not be slow

opportuny

a population of 60,000 housed selves. When fired at a rapidly for the police, to anticipate the which the Russians have favourable

in 25 blocks lice a stone's throw retreating group of rioters or likely targets of mob action or appointed

them, challenging daw and oper over

verandahs fort but from the main road junction and upwards phose

at

from to tietoy in advance of any new declared New Year's Eve a

huge reservoir

are being outbreak of violence. time of mourning. Nothing during the ensuing lulBord was

stoned, te

tear or sickening smoke could be more poignant, ner

that disorder had brou out at nix) safe place of rstreak during as little effect,

In these circumstances aurely provide more Li Cheng Uk connectedwith the the rioting at this spot The dramatic Indictment of removal of Nationalisdags by population of the urban art crowds soon lost their fear of

Its offtalets. regime

which a situatio

of Kowloon north of Jordan

proved a dis- "the brothers" (the ten used Road, as shown

Map Banoke, which

the rio's developing to a stage by these gangsters) shild seek approaches a million; the rest-appointing weapon su preventing

dential

is very

the use at which

of

firearms relative to the population,

could no longer be avoided. Even gunshot has much less Used As Screens

crowds on

sprinkled impact

rioters,

whether In such overcrowded conditions with

hated musters.

11

und

THE ruthless action of the Soviet army against the Hungarian workers has not morely been to teach Hun-

This

Was

for

bath the street at once,

provided both pessed round in Trit circles of manpower and a conventent which the police

to profit.

Second Phie

in the second phos lasting

Karyn lesson, but to serve trom 0.30 pm. on Ocber 10,

annil

of

Or

Primary Role

30

the

on

Now A City

•

Penang, Jan. I The British Hith Commis- there. Koner in Malatya, Sir Donald It must be conceded, fore, that the initiative lay with MacGillivray, today formally

lotees throughout rioters

the declared Georgetown, capital of the

Tho early stages of the disturbances Penang Island, a dy

Rovertiment ............ in Malaya'q oldest Georgetown, tres were cordoned off and the municipal and until the main trouble con- ceremony marked 100 years of curfew imposed.

While there is ample evidence, British settlement--Reuter.

Interrogation, rom subsequent of organised Triad activity of neither there is indication

rol of Triad the rots by a superior

London, Jan. 1. co-ordinated central control

ning of the disturbances before The Admiralty utinounced or other body nor of any plan- the initial outbreak at La Cheng today that the. Duke of Edin- Uk on the afternoon of Octo-burgh had sailed into Antarctic

In walers ber 10th.

the royal yacht, Britannia. Ho is to transfer to the survey ship John Biscoe to visit four of 11 permanent Britch bases set up lp, the Falkland Islands-Reuter,

the 'These

to nel cach,

Duke In Polar Waters

Deep Freeze

King Heart Surgery

upon the TESO

the

ne a warning to the Poles until 4.00 am. on Ocher 11, not to move too far; toithe Triad gang leadership me in-police movement is hampered verandahs or scattering through and lenders of the mob have side-slroots at a distance from Czechs and Rumaniane and creasingly to the fore.

At first members and in- little difficulty in sheltering be- the advancing police, than when on-ringcaders of a compact mob the rest of the subject

of curious surren which includes many are brought down. peoples not to move at all; dividually but there da dence hind a and as a warning to the dis- that by 10.00 pm. canised lookers

It is noticeable in photographs contented in the Soviet gangs led by men carry large women and children.

Nationalist flags were crouch-

Watch and ward is the pri-

"Brotherhood” Union. It is intended as a in force from Shekip Mel taken during the riots, while the

were belang atoned or mary role of the Police Force;

training stresson demonstration that the Resettlement Estato, in small police

gangster Organisa- Soviet oligarchy in Moscow hours of October 11th aries of 'were firing tear moke shells, police

of has both the means and the shops in Shamshulpo, with that small boys were often in necessity for co-operation with tons, in common with "protec will to crush any rebellion Communist connections were the forefront of the crowd; in the public aid for tact and tion" and extortion mangs

uch conditions the police were force. · It must, ba the duty of the world, retain the clo50- persuasion and the minimum use the same kidney in other parts obs each led Trad mobs against its authority. Stalin looted by may have been repudiated | gangs from the Wo 14K reluctant to risk killing pass of any police force to exercise knit blood brotherhood" of A

time wh the by-standers, including children, of a at the beginning of the groups, at a year, but Staliniam has been operations of the polic were by resort to firearms; moreover the

concentrated at the ma road since the gangs of slotems often the handling of disorder and reasserted at its close. junction immediately spent did not stand their ground when rest to firearms only in self-

defence, to

to save life the police appeared but scatter- Nevertheless it is Stalinism to this estate which wi con- with a difference, The pre-tinually invested by larįmobs tences have been stripped of rioters.

After 10.30 p.m. on tober away. There is a now aware. pess everywhere of the true 10th the rioters became once bilder in their deitancet the character of the Soviet police, for instance in Eiding regime. The hopes that had barricades of boulders, ver been aroused by the seem- turned cars etc. perona timaln ing new trends of Russian roads, and also more aft at polley under Khrushchev's evading baton charges idar guidance have been smoke. During the thirdhase from 10.0 am on Octoba 11th frustrated. But, once until the small hours, "the arouged, they cannot in the following morning (will hich satellites be extinguished. events took a much more The historical significance of ture in that the riots cot no

the year 1950 is that it has longer be associated

with the Double Tenth" bra soon the beginning of

[„kona);; a „further, series mplor: revolt both pro letarian and nationalist and mall factories

by: Tried gauge which

Pretérmin

against the ↑ Kromlinhcreasingly Folgarchy, It is the opening destructive during

Ka new revolufionary and early fattemopŃ,

mont That movementFlags

#bloodily checked. It L'Aurer defents.

-Occupanta

Compensation Claims

***

· Government is pre-

restmint in secret

London Jan. 1.5. self- tants,

especially

Twenty-five-year-old Kenneth where traders, of a particular district there

is a grave and continuing which is regarded as its exchi Champion will leave "hospital yeat to publie order. In main-sive "territory" They need to next week minus a heart tumour faining, this attitudo until it no special plans before following the first-ever "deep tręcze heart operation in Brl- ali doubt

favourable situa-

lain, it was announced Today dctermined and tion; all that is required is a

During the operation, "carried WIS being message of sign passed rapidly and that all deler or on business

tory, that members

both

A

(Polalting".

was a low in the round in the particular "testi" | out just before Chrismas Int

prolonged made on the rule

Colony

also

begri

pared to consider, on an 2. the " without success, Therd gangg

ex gratia basis in cases of hardship, claims for compensation for injury (including fatal injury) and damage theft or destruction of property, arising out of the riots which Kloon and

Odal

should

hospital in Southampter Cham.. pan's heart was isolated?: from of firearms had

The ·· bloodstream whilo - the fully

favour the patient temperature was lower Commisioner of Nationalist calling because some ed to a state of "hiberation". Police directed the operations of Have polical origins and moat The operation healed, Vatne his Tores in consonnon with are composed largely of Nailon minutes Champion was slated Its accepted role and functionalist sympathisers you today to be in aletlion condi

causing Hongkong Police Pat The w

- tion-France-Fre Force 0 Having mucceeded, in has to police highly developed widergrond disorder on the word congested sea pork with a who

when the Jag: "Double Tenth S population of over two millions, symbol is ever present, the together with rural areas is wange them directed cistir attacks landi; " filalily" indented Feosaline at premises which only, der days and the fronting with Chinus. To earlier had displayed, the Com meat Lege-erala, FIDERĖŽIM Struce, muniad B-stre, dag. Furtherm ture of the Fored requires id be by Uning the Nalonal

detsly in) and -drastically | Santje)

Four Up

Special constables in the area mapod with rifes, rusbed to

thing of the raiders made a quick, heavy, escape..!

Polico

when the resistance bec

immediately sealed the border with the Irish Re public-Reuter,

Sailor Falls

To Death

San Francisco, Jan, 1.

Climber

Hepa beren a faded rescuing alivo students stranded nearly 13,000 feet blizzard-swept Mont

highest mountain.

this Alpine redört prayed 60 miles an hour for them tonight an

more

swept the lay slopes,

A 30-year-old sailor fall tn't rua & operations PY.

teams, and helicopter. his death today, while trying to

two studenta gero : To- walk along on eight-inch ledge ported tonight to be exhausted the third floor of a Sanrom their ordeal, frostbikten Francisco hotel,France-Presso, l'ad unable to wedicRouter.

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