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Heroin Problem

URING the past woek the

D. China, Mail has

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deavoured to bring before the public, clearly And forcefully, the problem of drug trafficking and hernin addiction as it affects Hong- kong. Coincidentally the annual report of the Com

Police missionor of

Wednesday published on containing an Illuminating chapter on the subject The Ching. Mail serlès sought not to point the finger of recrimination, but to draw attention to what is rapidly developing into the Colony' biggest

social problem.

if And

Mr Hutcheon's articles fulled in

any way to convince readers, the Police Commis- sioner's statistical report on the subject should be sufficient to persuade the doubters.

over

The agures merit recapitula-

tion: during 1955 .7,000 persons were charged

with possession of heroin, i a further 1,789 were before the Courts for smoking the drug, and yet another 2,000-odd were charged with possessing heroin pipes; all of which represents starting increase in the known number of people having any sort of dealings with the pernicious drug. Satisfaction which quito properly be felt over

the

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offorts of the police and

CHINA

No. 36739

· Established – 1845

SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1957.

21 INDONESIAN ARMY OFFICERS HELD:

SUSPECTED OF PLOTTING A COUP

Djakarta, May 10. The Indonesia. Military Command has arrested 21 ollicers suspected army

of plotting a coup in the capital and on West Java, Informed sources

tonight. said

The arrested officers were believed to have been at- tached

to army head- quarters, the Defence the Third Ministry and Military Command In Bandung. The sources said they were rounded up a week ago but added that the scope of the plot was unknown.

It

was not clear whether the officers were planning

J.

The sources said the alleged ringleaders of the now a revolt against the gov ploi

ANI Is Lt.Col. erzument,

Prawiradiredjo, against mili-

former tary headquarters or

milliary commander of Djakarta and current- merely against the Third Command.

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co-

The sources said it WIN

possible the plot was sequel to the attempt by Colonel Zulkin Lubis to take

over the govern. ment with military lumns last November. That attempt failed by a few hours mostly be- cause of lock of Co ordination. Lubis Wax still at large.

By assigned to the...

He Defence Ministry.

was being held at a military hospital, the Bources said.

The Djakarta Military Com-

mand called a press cen ference for 10 o'clock tonight but later post. poned it until Saturday morning. It was generally believed that the press conference would be used

MAIL

to announce the arrests. Although most дени- papers in the capital were aware of reports of the arrests, they with held their

publication Last month the Army temporarily closed down Deveral

newspapers for printing military news not released by an officlal army.

spokesman. President Sukarno was not in the capital. He was on a tour of the Bandung area today with visiting Soviet President Kliment Yoroshilov.

United Press,

-

Government Versus Labour Leaders

SHOWDOWN IN JAPAN TODAY

Critical

Moment For The

Country

By EARNEST HOBERECHT

Tokyo, May 11.

BRIDEGROOM'S

PREDICAMENT

Toronto, May 10.

Mr Bary Bushell's wed- ding day is tomorrow —–—– đĩ he can get to the church, When he arrived at work today five fellow employees nitached a 30-lb. ball and chain to his leg. Then

Mr Bushell. hobblag around at work on one leg, and If the worst comes 10 the worst he will fle off

the chain,

the koy was lost, The Japanese Government has alerted pollice

Proventive Branch to ap- throughout the nation to prevent union violence prehend trajlickers and today. The government is determined to punish addicts must be tempered by labour leaders for illegal strikes. Labour leaders the knowledge that the figures quoted prove how have threatened a fight to the finish. A showdown vant has become the local is at hand. trafficking in heroin. Unfortunately there is

ready and quick solution Most will accept the view that the narcotics racket can only be effectively sup pressed at source and there does not appear to be

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The Japanese Government feels it must win the showdown or face the possibility of eventually being forced to pull out of the United Nations and to sever ties with the free world:

Very influential and very reliable sources OE- plained the government position to this correspondent overmuch inclination on the last night and emphasised the government's determina-

His fance, Miss Alois Astor, antd: "Tell him not to be late at the church. even if he brings the ball

Mai and chain.”—Chma Special.

Hongkong's

part of the cuuntries from tion to stand firm in the face of strong leftwing and Flu Germs

where the drugs originate Communist opposition.

to make thoroughly pusi. tive contribution towards eliminating the evil. Suppression of the narcoties traffic and eradication of drug addicts in Hongkong is

cuis

ย

Last March government emi- Persons in a position to speak ployees in the railways, postal with the utmost authority about Government policy re- Japanese and telegraph departments sorted to illegal strikes and il- and the thinking behind it, ex- legal force methods in support plained the government's position of wage demands,

Da follows: a stupendous task and may Because of their improper se- The government is engaged ir well be beyond fulfilment.tions, they were punished by showdown fight with the Nevertheless every en- the government. The govern- unions. couragemens must be given ment today fired 28 union

In brief, the em-

struggle is to and imposed severe to those who have the ployees

and reprimands job of detecting the opium salary and morphine amuggled against 778 others.

The uniors have protested this Into the Colony and of ap-

smokers

action and refused to accept it A greatly enlarged and have called for "retaliation

struggles" tomorrow. Preventive Force and corresponding increase police anti-narcotics

The government does not in- sonnel suggests itself. This tend to be intimidated by the might involve rather heavy new illegal show of force. It additional public expendi- intends to maintain low ond ture but the prospects aro order and to do its best to see the results would well that the general public does not repay the cost.

suffer because of union activity.

and

in per.

TO STAND FIRM

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The police today continued their investigation of persona accused of distributing Com- mundat pamplulets and "ngit- ting during the government criide last month, while known Communists were being sont lo concentration campa pending

trial,

Amon decisions already taken by the government was the termination of the services uf four govemment offerts for having been absent from ' their pbet "without Justifiable reasons".

SCHOOLS REOPEN

The government also dismissed Dr Hafez Abdul Hadi, director, and Isman Hammad, programme supervisor of the Jerusalem rudio station.

Schools

Jordan, throughou! which had been closed since disturbances broke out, were London, May 10.

permitted to reopen, with the The Cabinet is believed exception of five schools

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to have reached a decision | Amman and three in other parts today on allowing British of the country. ships to use the Suez Canni -in face of a threat of trouble, from some of its own parliamentary sup porters.

The government worned, how- ever, that it would close down schools where disturbances oc- curred, and také severe measures against any trouble-maker.

› Lasi night's Jerusalein radio an accused the Egyption SW HER

controlled Salet El Arab radio of-

The nature of the decision Will ngabe entoured, until next week in the House of Commons. If it is conditiered having tried to instigate trouble too much of a climb down to in Jorders. It said the alre Egypt there is a podbility some reporting" of these Egyptian Conservativo MPa may with-

organs would only creato bad draw support from the govern feelings between Jordan and

Egypt-France-Presse.

ment.

Forewarning of trouble came. today when Viscount Hinching- brooke, Conservative MP and Testing advocate of a strong Ine with Egypt, gave notice hë

Singapore health authori- would make a public statement Lapland Goes

To Cannes

ties sald today that an in-night on his peroral position. fluenza epidemic which

SPECULATION This immediately atarted started in Hongkong is

parliamentary speculation on see whether the government or "almost certain" to carry whether Lord

Hinchingbrooke,

Canoca, May 10. the unions are going to run right through Southeast followed by up

10 10 other

Two Lapp children and their Јарад.

Conservative MP Asia and across the Pacific | leading

father, in sunny Cannes for the if the unions are going to to Australia and

on the Canal, New critics of policy

would refuse to back the gov- intonational fimm festival, today dictate the terms, the situation Zealand. will be much like it was in

crrument if it accepts Colonel created a traffic jams they The number of sufferers in the Nasser's terms, even under pro- when

pitched their Arctic circle tent Japan before the war

on the terrace of the Hotel rightist military groups gained past week in Singapore may be test.

Viscount Hinchingbrooke

is Carlton. so much strength they could 200,000-one-sixth of the island's tell the government

population according to some chief sponsor of what

amation re- estimates. Singapore's

The schools cently presented by a number

Laplanders, It is recalled that before the will remain closed to more than

of Conservative MPs in partia Penthu, and his two children, a quarter of a million children ment resisting the return of the Jomatt, 8, and Biera, 11, wero, war, rightlist groupe forced the

until at least next Wednestiny. Camal to "the infettered control

laken to their hotel as som na out government to pull Japon

(In Talpet today the Public of a single power."

they arrived by air yesterday, of the League of Nations.

Department sald that Three Conservatives today although they expressed a pro- If union groups gain

equal Health

there had 18,970 people

been added their names to this mo- ference for a tent, force power today. they will

tion, which is from the stricken with influenza.)

now backed by Japan to withdraw

The epidemic 15 United Nations and to sever her

sweeping 32 government adherents, in- The tather slept in bed but several towns In Malaya cluding many

he fould the fics with the free world.

the Suez in the morning. -Reuter.

Group," which opposed the ad- children under the bed. ITUC GOVT TO RULE

ministration over the evacuation floor was better, they said. of the Canal zone basa-Reuter.

do.

to

The government believes that Japan must remain in the United

London, May 10. Nations and must maintain very Communist China's Premios close ties with the free world. Choụ En-lai declared today · hi and therefore the government is government welcomed overseus prepared in stand firm in the Chinese students to return home face of union demands and is and take part in China's con- determined to show the unfors that the government-not the unions — wi rule

United Press,

struction. He was addressing ou gathering in Peking of more Japan. Than 1,000 returned students and

their familles.---Reuter.

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To Visit Yugoslavia

Belgrade, May 19. Agreement in prinsiple for a visit to Yugoslavia by the Chinese Prime Minister, Chou Ein-lai, was reported by diple- mistic sources today. Discussions on such a vizli havo

been going on since February or March and originally began он lalliativo from Poktor. well-informed sources said. Arrangements were understood

to have gon no further yot than agreement in principle, but it was thought likely the visit might take pizoo this Fammer.

Turpelay government officiala have so far declined to 000- frm even that talks are in DISTOSS

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The visit, which would be of koy fimportance for the future of relations between Yugoslavia and the Sovich bloo, www believed to be part of a European four being planned by the Chinese Prime Ministër in' line with China's reoently demonstrat- ed growing interest in East European affairs.

Mr Chou was also expected to

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