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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Á Very Good Year TWO reports just issued by
the Director of Com- merce and Industry make
rending heartening
and must provide encourage- ment not only to the Colony's industrialists, but to those engaged in thio -entrepot trade.
Indeed, it comes as a pleasant surprise to discover that In
I
the field of entrepot, the turn-over of business was greater
last year than in 1955, both a dollar value and cargo tonnage, thus setting at nought earlier
pessimistic predictions,
The overall picture is a fairly autisfying one, Neverthelesa
it in noticeable that the China embargo continues to have a stultifying offect on our entrepot trade, for while the hinterland In 1956 remained the Colony's principal supplier, with im ports rising by 16.7 per vent, exports from Hong- kong to China declined in value by 25.1 per cent. closer balance materially improve Colony's entrepot situation.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY · 28, · 1957.
Price 20 Cents.
HK-ENGLAND SHIP FARES GO UP AGAIN
Shipping fares between Hongkong and England and the Continent will be increased as from March 1, it was an-. nounced in Hongkong and London today,
It was learned in Hong- long that some fares will be increased by as much 19 per cent
i
above fares already carrying the 20 per cent Suez surcharge./. All ships in the Far Eastern Passenger Con- ference will charge the increased fares. Most passenger lines opernt- ing between Hongkong.. and Europe and Eng- Land are members.
•
A spokesman for a lead- Ing travel agency said the new increase would raise some fares by 38- 39 per cent above the old fare before the sur- charge was imposed. Some first class fares now · go up to almost '£300 between Hongkong and. London.
Another Travel official told the China Mail this morning that it did not necessarily follow that the new rates would be permanent. The Sucz surcharge could be re moved once the Canal was opened for normal traffic.
So far very few details of the new increases are known. in Hongkong. The reason for the in- crosse
also not... I'nown.
Agents for shipping com-
panics here are expect ed to announce new fares soon.
LLOYD SPEAKS OUT Britain's
Seven Outstanding Mid-East Problems
THEY MUST BE Frenchman Dies
SETTLED
London, Jan. 22.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, said tonight the free world would have suffered a grave disaster if the United Nations and the United States allowed a return to the state of affairs which existed in the Middle East prior to the Anglo- tion on Hongkong's expand. French intervention in Egypt.
But if the Director of Com- merce and Industry can write with quiet satisfac-;
ed external trade during i 1966, he can deal with our industrial devolopments in punitively glowing terms. Better plant, equipment, designs and methods; in-
production; crensed
im- proved quality-all these wore discernible during the year Just endod and their cumulative effect is reflected In higher exports,, which, in value, exccuded those of] 1958 by 7.2 per cent.
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the
Mr Lloyd, speaking in Lon- dan
sald the tree world must do all it can "directly and in- directly to see that out of the present situation there came settlements of the outstanding problem."
These problems were:
Freedom of partage through Freedom of passage through the Gulf of Aqaba, Fesed on the frontiers of tarial
the Suez Canal
Some International solution of the problems of the Gate strip, "where no country can claim 'national sovereignty."
delineation Final
of the borders of Israel. The future of the Falestine refugees.
Development of the water resources of the area.
b
to
the blodding of the canal beyond that date did not lie with Britain,
Mr Lloyd said: "I believe that history will judge that our action on October 80 (in Egypt) prevented a much wider con-
Bwakwo
filct, revealed the extent of Communist penetration, awa ed the world' to the nook for a collective effort to meet the danger, and gavo us ‘all a final chance to bring peace a
mand stability to the death
Britnin wished to loyal to its Middle East, but to have ze desire to folst our friendship or qur influence upon those who do not want it."
to
wo no
LITTLE VALUE
After Paris Shooting
Paris, Jan. 23,
Jean Pierre Salabelle,
31-year-old
member of the "French Presence in Algeria" movement. WRG shot dead by s' burnt of sub-machinegun fre as he left a hall on the left bank of the city tato last night after s meeting,
Later Pollor detained a North African who was belig
early questioned
today.-Benter;
Minister's
Assurance On HK Exports
London, Jan. 22. The House of Commons
He said Britain had proposed tonight approved the Gov- discuss with Jordan the ernment's "anti-dumping" future of the Anglo-Jordanian treaty, "which incidentally is bill.
MOLLET
SCORES
BIG VICTORY
..
Paris, Jan, 23. Thy French National Assembly shortly after Inst midnight endorsed the Government's policy of completing negotia tions with West Germany, Italy, Exitum, the Netherlands and Luxembourg for organising a customs unjon, between them by. progress singes over a period of 12 10, 17 yours.
common
endorsing the
market palley.... also. urged that negotiations should be pursued "with determination" with a view to establishing - a free trade zone. in which Great
Britain would notably bo in
cluded
Bosure proceeding to vote in the substantivo notion, the
Assembly rejected." all amend ments by, 318 votes to 266. a yola equivalent, to an endorse. ment of the common market polley itself. The vote on the substantive, motion, was later voted by: 331 to 210,
out.
Reuter
DAKS Whiteaways
announce.
ment from London says that a surcharge was put on fares for the voyage, around South Africa following the closing of the Suez Canal, but the new rates ⚫ would be quoted on'a' groes basis for such voyages.
Exports
Up 9 Per Cent
London, Jan. 22.
Britain's exports last year rose by £260 million to reach a total of £3,172 million, more than nine per cent higher than in 1955, the Board of Trade announced today.
Importa also rose to £3,889 million, but this was only a fraction of one per cent higher than in the preceding year,
Commenting on the rise in exports, the Board of Trade warned that the acceleration "has so far been sufl- cient only to diminish the rate at which our share of the growing world market is declining, but not to hall the decline."
BRITAIN TO ASK
U.S. TO MAKE
GUIDED WEAPONS
From CHAPMAN PINCHER
London, Jan, 23,
Sir William Penney, Britain's atom weapons chief, is flying to Washington this week to help the New Defence Minister, Mr Duncan Sandys, in his coming talks with American
New Bid
To End
Cyprus Dispute
Washington, Jan. 22.
the
A new plan to solve the Cyprus dispute by putting the island foruren under trusteeship of the Council of Európe for a five-year period is being circulated in the State Department, diplomatle souroða sald today,
The scheme would leave defence of Cyprus in the hands of Nato, thus taking the idand Eastern situation. At the end out of the tinderbox · Middla of the five-year perioda plebiscite would be held to dotermine its future fate,
had
No Precedent
If neceplod, the plan would give, the Council of Europe a larger political role than it has dent for the Council's exercising before. There is no prece.
a trustotahip over any territory of a council: member, officials said. Both Great Britain and Greece are members of the Council of Europe.
11.9. officials disclaimed "all knowledge of the plan but said that both Nate and the Council of Europe 'would have to realign their present policies before entering the Cyprus dispute: U.S. comments on Cyprus from time to time irritates Greece, Great Britain and Tur- key.
Some
have
diplomatic SOURCES thought thunt Greece and Turkey might approve of the trustee plan. The greatest oppjoltion is expected to come from Great Complicity Britain, they said, vgr
In Athichs, a Greek sholdeman stid this government sccused the British colonial administration of amplicity" In the "outrages" crmitted by the Cypriot Turks
Grock in het weekend
property in
·
The main purpose of Mt are, I believe, to be in advance Sandys mission to explore technically of anything the the possibility of the United United States have devised.. States taking over manufacture Invitations to.
American of anti-aircraft gulded weapons military observers to witness which Britain is developing. the Christmas Island explosion
in Nicosia Gregles end Turks Dritain
committed under a are now almost certain to by
WITC ordered Indoors until to issued, though it was originally further notice tonight after & long-standing
agreement produce missiles for the defence | intended to exclude all day of communal clashes and at- of the homeland and Nato foreigners,
tacks on security forces. against atom bombers. The big reductions in defence countries
Four Ready
costs ordered by the Primo
strict house curfew wea
Minister can be achieved only to two bombs had
Initiative and enterprise were
also displayed by Colony's industrialists during the year in other directions, eg, the garment muking
industry began developing mall order
More Talks Lailoring
elastic section;
Ralification would depend, it nylon products were ex- tended to include children's Mr Lloyd kid "the United et tule strategic value to us."
Sir David Eccles, President of was generally agreed, on further underwear; a factory came Nations and our friends in the
He said he believed in the the Board of Trade, said the bulgoflation yet to be carried into existence manufactur- United States have taken
olliance
and
friendship of would give the board power to ing reflex and box cameras;
avy responsibility, They have Britain and the United States, place a duty on goods dumped Particularly important in this
ten Greek Cypriots in At least four such missiles by alashing either gulded missiles Nicosia, and taken mitters but added that Britain, like the in Britain or sent here with the respect would be the attitude of are ready to go into productionce the H-bomb project,
a Greek Cypriot several new plastics com- to some extent
States, reserved
ho German
baker's porter had died in hospi Government the artificial aid of a subsidy, modities were produced, and out of our hands. We shall United
-at a cost of £50 million-a
And British defence chics are belofter being found badly ins A duty would only be
toward the wax carbon industry watch anxiously to see how that right to net independently in
the French demanda Imposed
year.
adamant that the H-bomb must fured near a mosque, In certain felds.
tho possibility is discharged." introduced additional lines.
when it could be shown that the that all the nations participating
Sandyshe filles 10 HINDERED All this is a happy augury
be kept going-London Express Turkish sector,-Unlied Press Washington market should goods had been dumped or sub-In the common
on Triday is to Service,
and Reuter, their entry also participate in the cost of suggest to Mr Charles Wilson, for 1957 and it is reasonable
The Foreign Secretary said believe that we have our own sidised and that
contribution to make. Neverthe-would
the American established
economically
Defence Secretary, to assume that provided the that if the Anglo-French salvage less, we shall in good faith try source of supply,
territories in North that America should take over world
altuntion does not had been able to proceed to harmonise our policies
Africa which are to be brought this End
commitment because deteriorate, the Colony will with its tisk from the middle of our actions
into the common market area | Britain cannot afford it, greatest enjoy an even better year! November onwards, the Canal possible extent."
France-
by progressive stages.-Router. than inst. In any event It would have been cleared for the Pressc.
of certain shipping, can be expected that the passage prosperity of
will probably by now, ind certainly
1956
mike this year's budgetting by the end of this month,
a happler insk för
Financial Secretary,
the
-
Mr Lloyd said that respon- cibility for any hardships owing
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TIGER STRIKES AGAIN
Girl Mauled
ንኖር
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 22. A full grown tiger today attacked a 12-year-old girl
injuro
en
UNFAIR
The bill was not designed to protect
British the
market against legitimate low-cost com- the petition would give Board of Trade discretion to define what-a fair price was.
"We are concerned solely with unfair trade practices." he said.
He also said the bill would allow the Board of Trade to im- pose a duty when the entry of goods would cause damage to Fources of supply outside Bri- fain
For example, sales of subsidised foodstuffs. had been mado in Britain. They might cause serious injury not only to British but to Commonwealth formers.
MP's QUESTION
on a rubber estate near here, "We should be able to con- just 24 hours after it had alder countervailing duties in fought the estate manager's such cases," he added. dog in the hallway of his bungalow.
Hospital authorities ent' Ben- tong, a town close to the estate, said the girl, Lam Foong, was tonight unconscious with deep claw wounds in her shoulder.
member and woollen manu facturer, intervened to *pk: "Would you apply that principle to "imports from Hongtong? How
My Hervey Rhodes, a Labour
(Continued on page 8 Col, 4)
They said the girl was tapping Macmillan's No.
rubber when the tiger sprang
pt her and sank its teeth into
the
London, Jan. 22.
her shoulder. The tiger dragged Prime Minister Harold Mac- screaming girl 20 feet and milan tonight rejected Socialist then dropped her and ran into demands for 'n law making it. the jungle when the girl's father illegal to carry out Suez-typo rumbed to her aid.
"amied combat" without Funia.
The exte
estate thanager, Mr. D. J.ment's advance permission. ---- Davidson, and his family were "Unltdà ̈Press,
woken yesterday by the snarls
at
tiger fighting their cham-Queen's Decision
the pion pointer bitch
the dog, defending her puppy.
יויך .
London, Jan.-22.
was badly. mauled but the theor Buckingham Palaco aŋ- was driven off-Ching. Mail noumood. ? today that, Prince Special
| Châcies and Peldonas Anne were Trsonestly I Inoculated 1, agzinet
Bombs Thrown poliomyelitia"-Uniba Piety
· Bagdad Jan, 223 1
Two" explosions : rocked the garder of the British Embany
Not Ripe
London, Jan.
InstWednesday when two · Mr. Harold Msemítan ask! 10-
youths, riding on, blerch threy
wall
Bay he did thot think the time rim for a big power înéming On
Mr.
Penney's job is to convince the Americans. that Britain
Tornado Kills 8 would still be a powerful ally.
New York, Jan. 22, Eight wore killed and 12 in- fured when a tornado struck tho farmvillago of Gaus, Oklahoma, at dawn this morn ing-France-Presse,
FLY
He will reveal to Wilson that Britain's array of H-bombs to bo tested off Christmas
Island in
is
the Pacific in May extremely Impressive.
Some of these weapons are of a revolutionary type which
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Turks Agree On Cyprus
Istanbul, Jan. 23.. Professor Nihat Erim,, former Turkish deputy Prime Minis- ter, and today his committee had reached agreement with the Governor of Cyprus, Sir John Harding, in Nicosia this week,
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He was speaking to reporters at the airport on his return from a four-day visit to the Colony. He
is to make recommnenda.... tions to the Turkish Govern- ment on Turkey's' counter- proposals to the
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