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Cutting Costs

URRENT talks in Wash- ington between Mr Dun can Sandys und American official centre round A more realistic allied de fence policy designed pri- marily to nvold costly rivalry and duplication by individual nations, and to bring about a dovetailing of development in modern wenpons.

The talks Bug- geat, these discussions have been instigated as a result of a searching inquiry into tain's defence programme. The pruning process has already begun, notably in the auxillary air forces. The

the spiralling costs of Bri

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UN AND HK's REFUGEES NEW PROPOSAL

Assembly To Be Asked To Consider Problem

COMMITTEE'S CONCERN

Geneva, Feb. 1.

The exécutive committee of the United Nations Refugee Fund (UNREF) today agreed unanimously to ask the next United Nations General Assembly to con- sider the problem of some 700,000 Chinese

first cuts are expected to refugees in Hongkong.

result in a saving of about

£6 million. This is a

obvious aim is to bring

A resolution to this effect, submitted

drop in the bucket. The by the United States delegation, said the about a substantial read plight of these refugees was "such as to of Government be of concern to the international com- defence spending — and it

justment

14 this second phase of munity" but ΠΟ UNREF funds were

policy reconsideration in volving Britain's Interna- tional obligations which is being discussed in Wash ington now,

available to aid them.

The resolution recalled that the committee

had been unable to reach a clear decision regarding

The broad principles which the eligibility of these refugees to receive aid under

seem to have emerged in recent months are that existing

the mandate of the United Nations High Commis- sioner for Refugees (mainly owing to the existence concepts of war of two Chinese governments).

faro on an international Acale require

modornisation is no answer

Britain To Build 40,000-Ton Atomic-Engined Tanker

London, Jan. 31. Britain's first atomie-enigined merchant ship is to be 40,000-ton high speed oil tanker. It will be ready in ・ three years. Its engines are to be developed from Admirally designs for the first atomic-powered sub- marine.

The Admiralty engine is designed on a revolutionary principle which can be adapted to drive any size of

NY Plane Disaster

4 radical In a report submitted by the British govern- ovorul. Patchwork ment, it was stated that the 700,000 Chinese A to the problem. The refugees in Hongkong represented about one- frustrating and econo- quarter of the Colony's population. The influx of mically crippling task refugees had resulted in serious overcrowding.

of combatting obsolescence

It was estimated that there were some 280,000 must be replaced by new! ideas based on an entirely squatters, 40,000 roof-top dwellers and 14,000 street new appreciation of modern sleepers to be housed in Hongkong. defence requirements-and Plans existed to accommodate many of these people the effect is likely to be a in multi-storied estates, the per capita cost of such ne- sweeping change in the ommodation being HK$850, oxclusive of the cost of the structure of conventional land. The Hongkong government had spent $31.6 million armed forces,

Con resettlement schemes for squatters and expected to spand $15 million during the current financial year, the report said.

To this extefit, integration

of modern weapon devo lopment is likely to involve changes not only in the whole British but the Western defence system and the present talks bb- tween Mr Sandys and Mr Wilson appear ta fore shadow far-reaching dis- cussions affecting every member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- tlon. The shape of things to come is not quite clear but

global scale guided missilen of at least as many denominations as combat aircraft will figure largely in the new plan- ning.

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Total expenditure on medical services, éducational and other government services in Hongkong rose to $33: million in 1956/57.

The report added that private voluntary agencies were making a useful contribution to the relief of distress, their annual expenditure between 1951 and 1950 varying from 10 to 20 million dollars--Reuter.

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ship from a 2,000-ton sub- marine to a giant oil tanker от ап 80,000-ton Atlanito liner.

The submarine prototype machinery' is now being bullt by Vickers Armstrong. Orders for the tanker and the engines are to be placed by a free enterprise oli com- Dany. The hull is to be balit in a private yard. The engines will be ballt by private

nuclear power contractors, working with the British government's study group at Harwell and the United Kingdom Shipbuilding Re- search Association. The Admiralty's engineering

department which has suc-- cessfully pioneered the

atom propulsion project an a shoestring budget for Пуе years is collaborating In national Interests. London Express Service.

STUDENTS TO BE EXPELLED TODAY

Budapest, Feb. 1.

Four British students held by Hungarian police on spying charges are to be expelled from Hungary to- morrow, Hungarian authorities announced here tonight. New York, Feb. 1. heavily loaded commer-

The British legation here was informed that the students would be driven to the Hungarian-Austrian border at Hegy cial airliner, taking off in | Eshalom-Nickelsdorf and released at 13.00 local time.

blinding snowstorm The four were arrested on with Florida-bound 'holi- January 17, three days after they day-makers, crashed to-arrived in Hungary from Yugo- night on Rikers Island in slavia with 224-hour transit visas the East River.

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them to Austria, An official Hungarian slate-

ment to the British Government

Police said the plane was a

DC-6 belonging to North-handed over simultaneously in east Airlines.

London and Budapest said that the Hungarian authorities had there First reports said

dropped proceedings against the were 87 persons abord your beesuse they had admitted the four-engine, plane, their guilt, and in view of their Karasa geiture of good

which-left:- RaGamurdio:WING" nhéz éult 1

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Rikers Island, at 6 pm. Hungarian police custody and The crash came minutes have not yet been seen by ahy Tater.

member of the British legation said that they would not be staff. The Hungarian authorities handed over to the British legation before leaving.

Police said there were 30 known survivors but the fate of others aboard the plane was unknown. Rescue efforts were hamper- ed by the heavy snow, which had left New York streets clogged with traf fic-United Press.

AN AMERICAN ALSO But the British consul, Miss Joan Fish, who was summoned to the Hungarian Ministry to nouneng the expulsion students, will drive la the

day to receive the note Restrictions

On HK-Made Gloves

London, Jan. 31.

The British government told British glove manu-

HK Teachers

apparent amoothness facturers recently it was not its policy to restrict im-For Singapore

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week's Ings indicates that the ports of colonial goods either by quota restrictions or two greatest problems fac- by a tariff. ing post-war Britain-de-

The manufacturers had com- |Labour, asked what representa- fence lag and expenditure plained about the import oftions the government had

may be at least partly knitted woollen

the British glove gloves from ceived from overcome by a more prac- Hongkong.

makers about these Imports tical utilisation of the In the House of Commons which, he said, were seriously Anglo-American alliance, today, Mr Barricit Janner, affecting the trade in Leicester

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Sir David Eccles, President of the Board of Trade, replied: "As regards the first part of the question, my predecessor heard from a deputation representing the National Association pl Glove Manufacturers on Jan- uary of the dimculties caused to their trade by imports of all types of gloves from Hongkong.

"As

the second part, regards It was explained to the delegn- tion that it is not the policy of HM Government to restrict im- ports of colonial goods either by quots restrictions or by a tarift” -Reuter

an- of the

Austrian frontiers, with another

member of the legation staff, to see the students released.

Hongkong Does It Again

London, Feb. 1. The Royal Air Force Association Battle of Bri Lain Week trophy, awarded annually to OverBERS Trafichest

collecting the Hi ha Clofal we head of

membership daring The

Battle of Britain Weelt, Has been won for the second year in succession by the Hongkong branch, h

The branch collection- for 1950 totals £3,000 mot, representing sa amount per head of membership of 238 18 11d---Our own correspondent,

Schoolboys Defend

Statue Of Goddess

FOR MAINTAINING M.E. PEACE

New York, Feb. 1.

The United States, India and five other powers joined today in sponsoring two resolutions in the United Nations renewing demands for immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from Egypt, to be followed by deployment of the UNEF along the 1949 armistice lines.

Drafts of the resolutions, expected to be tabled when the General Assembly resumed its Middle East debate later in the day, came after intensive week-long consultations.

It was understood that Egypt hod privately agreda not to op-

pose the resolution dealing with UN FORCES

UNEF and that she would "ac- quicsco" in the plan, which not, however, go into would effect until nil Israeli forces were off Egyptian soil..

No reaction to the drafts was immediately available from Israell sources. Texts of the re- Bolutions also were not imme

FIRE ON ISRAELIS

Tel-Aviv, Feb. .1.

diately released Delegation United Nations forces opened

pources disclosed the main out-fire on an Xarsell army patrol

which crossed · the demarcation

Mr Lester Penzon, Canadian line by mistake si Kumelman, External Affairs Minister, had in the Sinai peninsula, -at noon- been active in the consultations, today, an Iarzeli semy spokes. but it wa understood tha! man announced today,

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Apart from India and the Untied States, these were slated to be Norway, Indonesia, Yugo slavio, Brazil and Colombia.

The Israeli patrol returned the fire, but there were no casualties on either alde, the spokesman said,

He sald the Israeli patrol penetrated only 300 yards Into The territory controlled by the led Nations forces, when they Were fired upon.

TO REPORT BACK Brazil, India, Norway and Colombia are all members of the seven-member advisory commit. teo set up to help the Secretary- General, Mr Dag Hammaskjold, More World d News deal with the Middle East prob- lem. The others are Canada, Ceylon and Pakistan.

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