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By FRASER WIGHTON

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London, Mar. 27, Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, and his new Government face the urgent task of arresting the present decline in the Conservative party's popularity with British votera C

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among Conservative and Labour the Opposition politicians that the awing away from the Govern- ment arises from three main causes. They are:

1.

since

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the Conservative cause,

Bill,

The results included the loss of a Government seat in London to Labour, and Labour's defeat of

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It is widely recognised both | at Wednesbury, in Staffordshire, | Mr Macmillan's problem is

English

pottery-maling how to reconelle reliefs to the country, The Labour defender of | tax-payer, which

being the seat substantially increased demanded also by the 8,000,000- his party's 1933 majorily, though strong trade union fighting Conservative nad ❘ with current pressure on the The economic

independent and

com- econumy opponents

following the Suez diplomatic aftermath of British pared with only a Conservative crisis. armed Intervention in Egypt.

The nation's bill for armed in 1935. The Government shure 2. The continued rise in the of votes fell there by 11% per intervention in Egypt includes

cent. cost of living.

not only the cost of the military 3. The 3.

Government's con-

operation, which runs into many troversial new Rents

million pounds sterling but also The which, when passed into law,

by But the Government's biggest the damage suffered will decontrol rents and tenure shock came from Sir Anthony all shortage after the

economy through the subsequent of 800,000 houses and eventually Eden's old constituency of War- of the Suez Canal and the blocking raise the rents between wick and Leamington, hitherto severing of Middle East pipelines 4,000,000 and 6,000,000 more.

regarded

Conservative | Conservatives had hoped that stronghold.

This development compelled the There, the former Governm the recent change of Prime

Prime Minister's 1955 majority Government to introduce petrol Minister and Cabinet

after Sir

accompanied five- rationing,

by of 18,400 was stashed by Anthony Eden's realguation sixths

increases in petrol duty and a straight Agh! In

with price austerities

which through ill health would halt an

Labour,

reducing this NEW DRESSMAKING

former believed to have played their already CLASSES---

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趄 group of by-elections stituency which would be from the Conservatives, Wonghaichong Hood. Happy Valley,

fought

Government has p January highly vulnerable in a General Government changes has served Election.

it is reviewing The Conservative nounced that

Britain's annual defence only to emphasise the drift from share of the poll fell by 12 per

ex- NOTICE

penditure of around £1,000,- 000,000 with a view to sub. In Carmarthen, Wales, on the stantial cuts by reducing ground some day, the

Government forces in Europe and concentrat received a fresh disappointment, ing on Conservative - backed

guided missiles equip Liberai in a Welsh constituency.

It had put forward no candidate ment The amount which it of Its own for a by-election | eventually decides to save Notice To Shareholders Withholding Votes

there, feeling this was too tough under this head

weli may radical stronghold for Conservative

concessions it is govern what Notico is hereby given that

Paris, Mar. 27, crock. But

nblo 10 offer in the April the Ordinary Yearly Meeting

The French Cabinet today de- Conservatives were backing the Badget. Liberal defender

against of the Shareholders of Tho

Meanwhile, Labour challenger, who

Ministers appear cided to hold a state funeral for statesman, Edouard Hongkong & Shanghai Hotgis,

won convinced that the present loss veteran the seat.

of Conservative popularity, Harriot, who died yesterday at Limited, will be held at the

The Welsh contest was, how though serious, is a

the age of 04. temporary ever, Registered Office of the Com

The new Prime Minister is Liberals enco

bitterest pill for phase, and that Mr Macmillan

Britain's ruling is

The funeral will be held next capable of providing pany (second Boor, Telephone gutely conscious of the danger party who had the humiliation reasonably speedy answeto Saturday in Lyons, where Her- House, Des Voeux Road

of the present tendency. In a of

oho seeing

of their six-Ching Mail Special. Conservallve remaining seats

glot was Mayor for many years. Central, Hongkong)

meysage to the om

in the British candidate in a new by-election, Friday, the 29th day

House of Commons fall to of he said

that he hoped

Socialist convert who was once would March 1957, at Noon, for the Conservatives

thinki

G

own ригрове of receiving the

the hands of the Socialists by Lloyd George, daughter of the Heport of the Board of withholding their votes.

great David Lloyd George, Directors together with the "It is at times such as this, Britain's Liberal lender Statement of Accounts for when disagreeable remedies World War I.

have to be applied to deep- The Warwick and Leamington the year ended 81st Decem-

ills, that

their loyal contest was the cated

Government's ber, 1966, to confirm the support is most needed," Mr most serious reverse, for it appointment of a Director, to Macmilian said.

clearly established for them re-elect JL Director and to Referring to "reduction of the new and disturbing factor

Conservative vote" at by- appoint Auditora,

**~ | current political trends. elections, he said that he under- The other contests had shown

that

LIMITED

Notice is also given that an Extraordinary Meeting of the said Shureholders will be

ing resolution as Resolution, amely:-

But the main message which the by-elections as contained for the

whole Government was not of a spectacular swing to the left so much as of failure by many Conservatives to go to the polls at all.

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a section of Conservatives,

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sustained and sympathised with disillusioned for

a variety of their grievances, “especially of those who have to live on ixed, were prepared to with- held on the same date and ated that these people were independent candidate, but were

Incomes."

support from their The Prime Minister hold their

own party

back on the same place immediately adde following the conclusion of Government.

forgolion by the reluctant to vote for a Socialist. the Bald Ordinary Yearly

But Warwick and Leamington In the forefront of Mr Meeting to consider, and if Macmillan's mind was clearly between Socialism and

voters, with only the

choice anti- thought fit to pass the follow- what happened pt North Socialism, demonstrated that in

201 industrial- Special Lewisham,

district on the south-such circumstances they

to cast border of

prepared London, in the

express "That the Articles of Ass There, the

first of the recent by-elections. satisfaction by voting for the Labour candidate whose poll Conservatives 1955 rose from 10,513 in 1955 elation of the Company be General Election, majority was 22,791. altered in the following wiped out and Labour captured

Middle Class seat by 1,110

Ал votes. Independent

"Empire Loyalis!" candidate who

Politicians generally conceded, tervened, split the vote and however, that the contest had polled 1,487-most

Sir Anthony special features. sup- port being apparently

due Eden's 1055 majority was derived from disgruntled Conservatives,

in part le personal popularity.

The The most significant

Government, through Ministerial speeches, has made

the

manner, that is to say:- (a) That the words "Two woman

Directors' in Article 14 be deleted and tho words 'one Director' substituted In placo thereof.

of her

und

aspect

to

of this election for the Gove clear that it has no intention of ment, however, was that its be share of the total volės poiled being panicked by the present in the contest fell by 71⁄2 per trend and by Labour demands into an early General Election.

(b) That Article 188

deleted and the follow ing Article substituted cent, in place thereof;- 188(a) All deeds or instruments other than share certificates re- quiring the seal of the Company shall bo signed by two Directors

BIRTHS

Was

the

This was followed by a bigger The Eden administration drop in the Conservative poll Conservatives, with a majority elected in May 1995, and

of nearly 60 in the House of Commons, need not ask Queen to dissolve Parliament until the statutory period of five years bas expired in 1900,

Mr Macmillan knows that by- elections in Britain rarely give an accurate Index

of hou

LALER-To Betty and Donald, a son. Barry Andrew, in N... US.A.. on 19321 March, 1957.

the

at the least and coun- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES whole nation would swing in a

tersigned by the

Secretary or by some

other person appointed

by resolution of the

Directors,

EN. TAIPING"

ared, 20th March, 1957

be surveyed by Mears. Goddard đ

General Election. He is also well aware that disillusioned local supporters, who might register protests by voting

against the Government when

Damaged cargo ox this vessel wit only one by-cloction is involved. Douglas of Hong Kong & Kowloon would be unlikely to risk

(b) Cheques and other where Godown at 10 m, on Friday unseating it in favour of a instrumenta not ro-March, and safarday, 10th Labour administration by with- support in a

March, 1951 and consignees," repre= quiring the son) of, the | sentatives are requested to be pre-holding their

weit“Muring survey.

Company shall bo

signed by one Director and countersigned by the Secretary or by

other

BQUIC

person

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE.

Agents, Australian-driental Line Ltd. China Navigation Co., Ltd.

General Election.

The na on's annual financial Budget to be announced on April 9 la expected to provide #KO pointers of bow the Government proposes to recap-

appointed by resolution NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES ture its lost popularity.

of the Directors

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 16th March, 1987 to the 29th March, 1957, both days Inclusive,

By Order of the Board

A. SOMMERFELT

Secretary

IL under HORVy pressure from Bomo of its own Farliamentary supporters to provide Income tax and pihèr

the hard-presadz podloved pection of the

be muveyed by Messes, "Goddard & to ko Douglas at Holt's Whack from 10 am lect on March 5 and 39, 1987;' and cons signees are recitosted "to" have their In recent

Damaged cargo ar this vasol wil middle class, which is

during

the

elgetante eronservallyo dis

representatives present during the affection The rising cost of living weighs especially heavily on fixed-income, groups or the population Who have ailwayz boện, tooked tipón In” the past as the Damon Aloyn) Coneervative supporters,

BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE,

Agenta.

HONG KONG 2nd Mar., 1987. Hong Kong, Marchi - 3ri, 1987)

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Yugoslavia Wants West To Help In Refugee Problem

By JOHN EARLE

Belgrade, Mar. 27. Yugoslavs complain, with a certain bitterness, that the West is failing to help relieve them of their burden of over 17,000 Hungarian refugees.

Mo Svetislav Stefanovic, Minister, Mr Imee Nagy, when Minister of the Interior, declared he left the asylum of the Yugo- In a statement In February that slay Embassy. If Budapest. some Western countries were

only

Thou, in JubLITY, the situn-

showing "lack of understanding In November, Yugoslavia alsó by admitting only a handful of declined an offer of aid from the the 12,000 out of those 17,000 | United Nations Etich Com- who wished to emigrate abroad, missioner for Refugees, on the ground that fa, iview på their "It is evident that some smail numbers such aid "was not countries honour more in words necessary. than in dead the principle i of treo determination of destin tion by refugees," he declared tion changed,As the Sow of re-

At the time he spoke,

fugons to Austria sincicened, it bad been accepted by increased towards

Yugoslavia Western countries.

the The United, beentise

Hungarian and States, Australia and Carlida Soviet authorities were slower were most popular among re- to imposa atriet, control along fugees on destinatione, 'ho maid, the whole southern border withi

France was willing to ratunees

limitations, while Israel accepted Hungarian Jewish rulazione.

214

but had not taken any. Only Yugoslavia.

without

mukiri:

Financial Burden

The financial burden of main taining refugees was too big a strain for Yugoslavia. "We ask to be refunded the caste hitherto of maintaining the refugees, and that special funds bo set aside for further exp

for out expenditure, economy is not able to bear such

a big unforeseen burden,” Mr Stefanovic declared.

The Yugoslav attitude also changed as the cost of maintain- Tho ing refugees · Increased. Yugoslay Government turned the United Nations High Cor missioner for ' Refugees who, after a survey made by its re presentative, Mr Amid Hodeida, of Iron, stablished on offleg in a

a Frenchman, Belgrade unic M. Florea Brakmont.

The Hungarian Government Bent 痛 repatriation misalon. invited to watch while refugees Foreign correspondebidas Wero

desiring repatriations were inter- viewed by a joint Hungarian- "Many refugees," he con Yugoslav

commission, in the tinued, "are living in tourist presence of an United Nations hotels and hostels,

which are observer.

bul

empty, during the winter will be needed when the tourist

Acceptance

United A

Blates Embassy

State Funeral For Herriot how of refugees to official, questioned about the

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE, EITHER? HOW DID YOU GET HERET

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"I WAS HAVING AN EARLY MORNING SWIM. IT WAS CHILLY

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season

begins again in the spring!!

Foreign observers here recall that Yugoslavia only started on failure to accept any refugees large scale in January. On bo für, said that all details had 1. there were 1,748 been sont back to Washington January Herriot was honorary President Hungarian refugees in Yugo and instructions were walled.

A5- the French National

slavia

Six weeks later, there sembly.

An official of the British Em→ were about ten times that mum- Government spoke.man, Ger..

bassy, which handles. Australian cald after Jaquet,

the Aus At that time, Yugoslavia's interests, stated that day's Cabinet moeling that there relations with the Kadar Gov- | tralian Government wea only" would be probably only one ernment an with the Soviet willing to accept Hungarian, re- funeral

at Saturday's | authorities in oration

Hungary

had rela were fugocs who already ceremonies, to be delivered by delicate as a result of the Soviet tives in Australia-Chino Mail Guy Mollet-France-Prezze, abduction of the former Prime Special. `|

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