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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
HK's Answer
▶ EAFFIRMATION this
R
1 week of an earlier deci-
Hion by the Hongkong Cotton Spinners Association
not to accede to a request from
Lancashire to self-
CHINA
No. 36738
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Established 1845
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1957..
Price 20 Cents
RELAX IN
DAKS Whiteaways
SUEZ USERS REJECT TERMS
COMFORT
· IN ACTERN TREUNIDEN
ANG KUNG G KOWLOON
Not In Accordance UNION CHIEF BIG SWING TO LEFT ST NAZAIRE
With Security
impose & celling on imports Council Resolution
to Britain
made cloth has drawn irate reactions from British textile industrialista who peraist with their one-eyed
view of the whole question.
It would seem that nothing
can persuado Lancashire to appreciate Hongkong's posi- tlun. In the Colony's post-
war-developed economy, now
so substantially dependent
on our industries, textile manufacturing and proce94- ing occupies a position of importance.
considerable
The industry is a big employer of labour and its exported products have a high earning value. Any interferenco with Its operations must of neces- alty have an adverse effect on the Colony..
IT muy
strike Lancashiro textilo industrialists 15 simple matter for their Hongkong
London, May 9.
A communique issued after the meeting
of the Council of the Suez Canal Users Association here today stated: "It was the general consensus of the member countries
PUT SON IN BEER BUSINESS
Washington, May 9. Sen. John F. Kennedy charged today that Team-
IN BRITISH
COUNCIL ELECTIONS
ATTACKED AGAIN
St Nazaire, May 0.
SUCCESSFUL
AIR-TO-AIR
MISSILE
London, May 9, Britain's air-to-air guided missilo "Firestreal" has
been tested in Australia and found to be "most effeo-
A gang o! 160 shipyardtive," the Air Minister, Mr workers today" broke into the George Ward, told the telephone exchange at the House of Commons today, destruyed the installation und
The Firestreak is a more ad- vanced version of the "Fire-
flash" which has already started full-scale serviço trinis on Royal Air Force Swift 7 fighter
Atlantic dockyards in St Nazaire, London, May 10. A marked swing to the left was evident early broke windows in the yards today in the results of elections to borough coun-premises. cils in England and Wales.
Polling had unken place yester. 350 boroughs
day in
where
that the Egyptian declaration is insufficient ster President Dave Beck and falls short of the six requirements for apparently "associated him-electess had to choose one-third a settlement of the Suez Canal questions" with one of America's of the councillors to represent biggest breweries "in limit- them for the next three years. In further 45 boroughs there which were embodied in the resolution of ing a wage increase" for his was no rolling as all vacant scats were filled by unopposed the Security Council of October 13, 1956. Union members,
roturno. He made the accusation as
with results the Senate Racists Committee
of avaliable from 375 boroughs, the unfold additional details what Kennedy called Rock's Labour Party had gained 234 business relation- seats, lost 49 and won three new "abnormal ship"
the brewery, seats' created for this election, with Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
LESP
of the
"In so far ng Cam is resumed by the ship ping of member states this does not imply their acceptance of
declarationI the Egyptian
element of the Sucz Question."
1150
as a Canal
13
The communique sald the French delegate expressed reservation to the effect that it was his government's opinion it was not possible In present contemporaries circumstances to recommend the to impose restrictions on
of the Canal' to member imports into the
United states. to do so A Kingdom. But
British Foreign Office sold the main slowing spokesman would involve
and resolution adopted by the Scua down in production inevitably a laying-off of members "does not in fact re- commend the use of the Canal workers,
to member states."
2
The Colony cannot afford at
It be
PROBABLY NECESSARY
Brush Goyamancot's advice to The spokesman ackled the
British sippine (to avoid use of the Suez Canal) still stands. He added that the majority of Scun anembers indicated they had no power, to stop their shipping using the Canal and for a variety of reagens it was probable: their abipa might and it necessary to do so.
that
this timo by voluntary restraint in Industrial pro duetion to swell tho uniTM employment market. would in any event radically unfair to our textile workers to do so. They are entitled to a full livelihood, and so long as our manufacturers can sell their producta overseas,
The spokesman added that livelihood is assured.
the majorly believed the con- HE mission which repre. tinuation of the present situa-
tion was impracticable. Lan- of tho Bentatives
The delegate of Spain ex- cashiro
industry cotton
pressed a reservation to the undertook earlier this year effect that it is solely within the was perforce a forlorn ene, competence of the United Na- But it was not Hongkong's tions to decide whether or not fault that India imposed the Egyptian declaration, is con- she sistent with the resolution of the that the condition would
consent to a volun- Security Council. tary restriction of Imports to the United Kingdom only if Hongkong did likewise. Admittedly that made the mission's task harder, but Lancashire must not blame Hongkong because India so far has refused to agree to import limitations.
It is absurd for British tex- tile leaders to suggest that this week's announcement
by the Hongkong Cotton
on
Laber ku Paris, French shipping
circles said they expected to maintain its total boycott.
OFFICIAL ATTITUDE
The offein French attitude, remains firmly against use ot the Canal by French ships until President Nasser changes his terino.
According to shipping cources tonight, this attitude is likely to ba closely respected by
shipowers, who depend on guy-
ernment authorisation for the
inment of Canal dues.-Reuter,
Action Urged
Against Shipowners
London, May 9, BRITISH Conservative member of Parliament tonight tabled a motion in the House of Com-
urging
setion HOTE against shipowners whose have
passed vessels through the Suez Canal And paid dues to Egypt. The MP. Mr Hugh Fraser,
had given advance warn- ing of this in the House during the day.
Fla motion reads:
"That this House, in view of Egyptian Intransigence OyeTM tho international Suea control of the
Her Canal calls upon Majesty's Government to instruct the British Gov- ernment-appointed airco- tor of the International Buea Canal Company in Paris 10 move for tho bringing of proceedings to recover dues from all persons whose ships have passed through the' Canal and paid dnes to EgyP- tlan authorities instead to the company."--- Reater.
SOVIET SHIP STOPPED
THE
Cairo, May 9,
Sucz Egyptian Canal authority today
the Soviet ordered Freighter Klaipeda to bo stopped at Port Said through passing after the Canal from Suez Ona report said the ship
through passed
Suez
after paying her from an account nequently found overdrawn-Beuter,
tolka
sub.
to be
Peer Impatient For
China Trade
Spinners Association was use of foreign exchange in pay- intended to, or could fact, undermine the present botween talks going Lancashire representatives and Pakistan textile indus trialista. Pakistan has long known that the Colony's textile manufacturers have no intention of submitting to the
by request made Lancashire. Pakistan's decision, therefore, will be made completely indepen- dent of any Hongkong views on the subject. It is true, however, that the announce ment made on Wednesday
tho will enable
British
Lond Elibank told the House, Lord Home, Secretary delegates now in Pakistan of Lords that Britain
re Relations, should Commonwealth
London, May 9.
Lord Elibank, a Liberal Peer, tonight urged the British Government to increase its trade with China "notwithstanding the intention of the United States to retain its embargo."
for
to appreciate there is 210 now reduce the list of goods plied that the House must awall point in continuing their paced for export to Ching the outcome Journey to Hongkong. That because they may be consider the China
them valuable ed of potential wartime value which began will save time and expense,
to that for Russia.
week.
of discussions by trade committee In Poris this
He said: "We will
do nny-
+++++++++++++thing reasonable but it would
In Your Saturday Mail
Early today,
Followed Pattern
Snakes Die On Fasting Fakir
Nancy, May 9.
A French fakir who started a 70-day fast on a bed of broken glass in a anake-filled coffin here last March
Was still going
of
This swing to Labour, who strong today but several of form the Opposition in the na-the snakes had died tional Farliament, followed
hunger. pallern evident earlier in the
The
week in urban and rural d's-Burmah", still has
fakir, 46-year-old
St Louis, Omelala of the Missouri, Company testified that Beck used his power as 4 Teamster leader to get control of their largest distributorship for Budweiser boer,
They also said they
cought Beck's help on labour problems with other unions and rounded i him out on whether some com- petitive breweries in California ing would resist a Teamster demand for a wage increase.
son
INSTALLED SON The Committee was told that Beck installed his
Dave Beck Jr, un President of the distributing firm and demanded that Tudor get a nickle a case on alt Budweiser sold in Alaska, plus $1,000 a month - even in the winter.
It also produced documents in which
official brewery pictured the younger Beck as "an outgrown, spoiled boy!"
John I Wilson, Executive Vice-President of Anheuser- called Busch, testified he once on Beck for "anything he could do for us" during a construction strike at the company's plant in Los Angeles.
He said he also approached the Teamster leader in 1954 for information on the Union's imperding
negotiations with membere of the California Brewers Inalitute.
The two incidents caused Kennedy to question Wilson's "ethical approach."
"So you went to Beck, with whom you had an abnormal business relationship, to find what your competitors were going to do," Kennedy told Wilson. "That's a very strange request."
LIMITING INCREASE
"'I dio not think, so," the brewery official replied.
"You are trying to find out if any brewer was going to
lino"
in the wage break the
con- negotiations, the Senator inued, "It socis to me.... that Beck associated himself with you in limiting a wage in crease."
50,
week to
The gang, described by the
police as **extremists" also met fire do a truck and damaged oiber vehicles
parked in the yards. When polléemen tried to Quell the disturbance, they were met with a volley of stores.
The great majority of dock workers disapproved the gang's action, and left work at the normal hour this evening.
The damage was estimated at over 300,000,000, Cranes,—-France- Presse.
Royal Visit
To Bonn Pending
aircraft.
A
Mr Ward wid that when the Finestreak caine into service and was Atted to Javelia and P1 supersonic fighters it should their killing greatly increas0 power.
He announced this latest pro-
In Britain's rocket
Lo
development in asiding the Commons for £487,050,000) meet the cost of the Air Force in the financial year 1857-68.. This is £10 million more than last year.
OTHER POINTS
Other points Mr Ward made
were:
The build-up of the force of giant Vallant jot bombers was completed.
The heart of Britain's Intest redar defence chain was a high- powered rådar which aoled both as an early warning and as a control radar.
attack
telet council elections,
Conservatives at that time
He then Intends to decide
London, May 9.
The had made 49 gains while sutter-
commurder of the de». whether to try for a non-official 209 losess. Liberals
Front page report in today's had
that Dr fensive forces could now have world fasting record which he Daily Mail stated
instantaneous chalked up 29 gains and 18 losans.
says is held by a German. Independent candidates had
Konrad Adenauer, the West before him gained 41 scais, lost 76 and
The fair, who claims a per-German Federal Chanceller, is picture of threatened won three of the now seats.sonal record of 90 days without anxious that Queen Elizabeth some hundreds of miles before Communists had made no gains and lost one scat,
Before counting began lost night, Labour spokesmen had expressal confidence, but warned that they were "de. fending" big wins at similar elections three years ago.
They said that, accordingly, a further landilldo in the party's favour would not be časy to acideve.
When the retiring counelllors
for stood
re-election. who yesterday were elected tn 1954, Labour scored 3 resounding mucces.
Candidates
Can-
In that year, Labour didated gained 448 scats and last 34. Conservatives had net loss of 290 and Liberals a at loss of 125.
At there were $251 candidates for 3.470 seats, Labour had put for word 2.240 candidates, the Con servatives 1,830, the Liberals Communists 333, the
75 anti there were 758 Independents.--- Reuter.
yesterday's elections,
.
tood, was bitten on the upper and Prince Philip, should visit British coasta
Reuber.
up by one of his hungry bed-West Germany.
"So far no more than an un- rellows four days after the fast started on March 6 but he did official bint was been given of not abandon his record try. | his wish, but Westem diplomats Officials occasionally replace believe it will be followed up the dead, snakes with well-fed with a firm Invitation," the re- ongs---Franco-Presne.
port ackled. --Reuber,
༄' ། ་
PARTIAL DISARMAMENT SOUGHT BY YUGOSLAVIA
London, May 9,
The United Nations Disarmament sub- committee meeting here today considered a memorandum from the Yugoslav Government suggesting that efforts be made to seek a partial agreement on disarmament, conference sources said.
Commander Allan Noble, the British delegate, expressed his gratitude for the Yugoslav proposals and expressed agree ment with the main theme of the Belgrade memoranduma that
Ammunition efforts be made to sock a par-
Dumping Deplored
tial agreement.
The British
enid
delegate that his government favoured. comprehensive disarmament but, if this could not be achieved, then Britain was ready to join la any negotiations for a partial agreement.
tho agreed with
that suggestion disarmament
evolve should giraultaneously Ea both tho the nuclear conventional and
Ho also Yugoslav
London, Mhy 9.
of A Conecrvative member
today Parliament
protested United States Air that the Force had dumped ammunition, explosives and rockets in antelds, always, of course under English rivers,
the necessary control measures.
The member, Mr Brian Harrison put forward a House of Commons question asidrag the Government to make the
Wilson replied that the con- tract was eventually signed "at higher figure than some of us thought should be paid
The Committee produced a telegram from Beck to Wilson Americans recover this material helping solve indicating he labour troubles in Los Angeles. He claims the explos vostre
-United Press,
Zorin Silent
Seb-
David Jules Moch and Mr Johnson, leaders of the French and Canadian delegatione, also
00 co-operated in from the river Blackwater, in commented the Yugoslav
memorandu, put to the the brewery's Essex.
committee on April 10..
Mr Zorin did not speak at today's meeting.
The sources said that the atmosphere at today's meeting was even beiter than usial and one non-American delegate was understood to have snld that this was so because of President уся- Elsenhowerth observations terday,
Forest Fire
In Japan: Rio Blaze
be extremely foolish, for a little
Tokyo, May 9, temporary increased income, to
Thousands of Japanese volun- give certain materials to counteers were rushed into northern
UFO who might
them forests tries
in Hokkaido today to us in casu of war."help fight what was called "the most soribus forest fire in the history of Japan"
Tomorrow the China Mali hrings you up-to-date on the Mate rainst East situation with a two-page spread.
OIL AND TURMOIL; Everyone from Sefton Delmer to Giles take the Middle East apart in fact and humour,
BRITISH HI-BOMB DROP; Les Ammour tells of the ructions in Parilament and Chapman Pincher meets Vie button pushers.
Router.
32 Killed In Plane Crash
THE MAYFLOWER'S JOURNEY: How all began, by tonight when a Sparing Tom Stacey.
BOOKS, RECORDS and SHOW BUSINESS.
causing damage to fishing nets. Mr Harrison will also ask the Government to stop any more explosives being thrown into the river, China Mall Special
Ditched Tanker Plane Crew Sighted
The President told a Washing- ton press conference then that the London disarmament talics simlar wind more honest than negotiations hold in the past.--- Reuter,
ditched American Double Murder
petelle
Verdict
Bonn, May 9, Rescue aircraft have sighted a raft with the seven crew mem- A police spokesman sald the bora of a volunteers had fought the fire, tanker plane in the Athentic Off which had destroyed more than the Spanish coast, an American 2,500 acres of valuable timber, spokesman said today. for more than 20 hours.
New York, May. 9. Forze United States Air Fo
The Pinellas County. Grand Latest reports here tonight planes have been scaring the said the fire had not been Atlantie for the ditched Boeing Jury today resumed two t 'degree murder inlletinents KC 07 brought under control.
reported tanker, last
Maurice Chavigny, alot with one engine turn off against
An official statement said dapper French war bero charged, later that can often had with killing rettes Army
tad injury but all other General and his wido in good condition
Madrid, May 9. Thirty-two people were killed
In Rio de Janerio a huge are Unez Aying from Santiago to destroyed more than a hundred house in the Leblon Quarter Madrid crashed bore,
wat night and several persons The airliner crashed and burst wore feared to have perished it into flames less than a mile the formeK from the Madrid-airport of
And introducing the China Modi's new daily serlah...the Dount | Barajas Deals Story, by 1ými Wala, M
The sourchs Aircraft bod radio contact with the raft.
The police arrested Chavigny after a shooting chas on April
a a short time agter, the bodem
Twide wrote sound im
Dozens of persons were taken The survivory will be picked of General Wilburn MeReybalda to hospital during the blase up ofther by a resoun seaplane wal There were no survivas- which left 800 people homeless or abipe proveeding to the their fashionable home here.— nigel Rouler,
----Beuter and United Press,
were reached-
More Persian
Gang Victims
Karachi, May 9.
Perglori · bandita" · "whos alleged to have murdered three Americans in March, have killed three Persian border policemen in the mountainous Nioh aren of Persia, Pakistan Foreign Office sources said here today. The gang, led by Dad Sha
the- is held responsible for murder of two American aid oficiais, Mr Brewster Wilson and Kevin Carroll, and Me
Carroll's wife Anita,
Dad Shah's brother Ahmed Shan, who is said to have con-
fesand to murdering Mis Carroll,
held in a Pakistan gool with
17 other alleged membera of the gang-Reuter.
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