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HONGKONG'S NEW RUNWAY TAKES SHAPE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

That Surcharge Reduction

TF the electricity companies

announcement of a reduc- tion in the surcharge they have only themselves to blame. The surcharge was raised nine per cent

to 18 per cent in March follow. ing increases In the price of fuel oil and yesterday the company announced n reduction of three per cent. The only comment the com- ! panies make is that the sur- charge "being depondent on the price of fuel oil i subject to revision from time to time"

No figuren are given which would enable the public to form any opinion on the reduction and it wil be very surprising if it regards the latest announcement as acceptable. The companies' decision туда apparently made yesterday to forestalli

a public meeting tonight at which this subject was to have been discussed. But it Reems Ilikely

that! the decision Will In- stead provide speakers-- some of whom may be ex- pected to be none too kindly disposed towards business-with topic of debate.

big

It lively

7000 feet of it

WENDY A TYPHOON AGAIN

For

wecke

now,

Hongkong hus watched the long slim strip of "mack" creep out into Kowloon Bay.

Centre Should WHEN FRANCO Drive Against TORIES EASILY WIN will be Hongkong'o

Pass 100

Miles South

TYPHOON WENDY is now centred 185 miles SSE of Hongkong, moving WNW What is clearly needed is at 12 knots. The No. 3 typhoon signal is

full statement from the electric companies setting out Agures which show why the surcharge can, at pre-

sent, only be reduced three per cent. What is also

needed is a statement of intentions that the BUF- charge will be reduced to the original level as soon as possible.

still up.

Wendy dissipated into a storm after

GOES-

A MONARCHY

Madrid, July 15. Vice Admiral Luis Car

rero Blanco, generally re-

garded

15

Generalissimo Francisco Franco's right- hand man, said today that a traditional monarchy would rule Spain atler Franco's

death.

passing the Philippines but reintensified secretary of the Presi

into a typhoon this morning.

Kai Tak Project time this evening.

of

reports,

Upon receipta President Carlos Garcia immedi ately ordered welfare agencies to co-ordinate activities in ex- fending relief for the victims.

SWIMMING POSTPONED

Due to the proximity of Wendy the Royal typhoon Navy Swimming Championships, which were scheduled for this afternoon, have been postponed,

3.30 p.m.

on Saturday,

A forecaster proid at 12.30 pm, as that if the track of the typhton did not recurve more 10 the northward, the centre Weldy would pass about 100 miles south of Hongkong some-

"We could then expect winds N page eight of today's

to inct ease in intensity," he said. China Mail, we publish a

The weatherman added that progress report on the new the Royal Observatory received Kal Tak airport scheme a report from a ship sometime which is due to be opened this morning that winds of 100 til to International traffic in trots intensity were experienced | July 20. about a year's time. The near the centre. report revenir the Im-

mensity of the work under-

taken this much is indeed!

PEKING REPORT

A Rester meseago said the

evident to all who have cerare of the typhoon is expect- watched the runway pushed to each the area between Ing out into Kowloon Bay Swalow and the mouth of the and the dredgers at work in Penri River in the Kwangtung the harbour have become

Province before midnight, no- familiar sight.

cording to an announcement of the Central Meteorological Re- search Justilate in Peking.

It

would Intensity

reach

Heavy Plane

Crash Toll

Manila, July 16.

That Hongkong will acquire on airport with full inter- national status, capable of taking all types of aircraft whole pale and hurricane force

Eag and in with rain around that urea, the course of planning.

onno indeed pleasing

It added that the impact of the Thoughts will turn to the typhoon would also be felt in

northeaster and

currently lying

news.

nouncement said.

All 59 passengers of a Dutch Manila - bound

KLM plano perished when the aircraft caught fire and crashed 115 miles east-southeast of Blak airfleid in West New Guinea early this morn- Manila airport Authorities announced to- day.

fatalities Fifty-six of the north-

Dulch who were bound for Enzepe while tiree

Brlious were schodnied to land in Manila, France - Fresse

were

tourist potentialities of this the trame provided na restric-western part of the South China the Talwon Siralts, tions are placed on services Lulchow Sen, the

Hainan Perinsalu, desiring to make regular Island and along the coasts of Calle at this Colony.

Province EMAttra Kwangtung Only recently it was

nakd. anand Southern Fukten, where the nounced that talks between wind would increase in strength British and American to strong breeze and strenggale

aviation representatives had force.

broken down on. among WORKERS MOBILISED

other things discussion of

an American airline appli- Government authorities have ention to serve this Colony. hastily mobilised

FORTUNATELY,

FOR

more then

One of the reasons why 6,000 govertunent workers and this service was rejected members, of the armed forces was said to be fear of com- 10 help the peasants in har- petition to existing British vesting their spring rice crops services to the Far East. la the vicinity of Foochow ac-

cording to Franco-Presse. however, Meanwhile hundreds of thou- charges of widespread sands of leading officials, gov-

workers

army discrimination against com crament

men were also rushing to help petitors cannot bo sub-

to gather in crops as well stantiated. One continental various kinds of frult along the airline has only recently coastal regions of Fuklen Pro been granted rights to call | vince.

EL

COR-

yesterday

after

and

д$

devastating Luzon, wrought US$2,000,000 la and property, damage to crops according to early news received here from siricken orgas Just night.

However, the KLM offica at Amsterdam sold that at least 12 persons, in- clodior the stewardess survived, according to United Press.

The

head- company's Quarters here said that in- as yet it had no formation on the eraslı beyond the fact that it had occurred,

The plane came down near Blak in New Guinea, the company said. A spokes- man said it was believed to bo a Superconstella- Bon.

Blak is an island off the

northern tip of Daleb owned

Weatern New Guinea. It was not clear from first reports of the crash, however, whether It occurred on the island 'or on the mainland opposite it.Unlied Press,

Admiral Carrero Blanco,

dency, spoke to the Spanish Cortes (Parliament),

THE CAUDILLO

"Everybody asks what will happen when the Caudillo (leader) is gone and what must be done to meet this possibility," he cald.

When the Caudillo is gone, a monarchy, neither absolute nor Jiberal but traditional, that of Isabel and Ferdinand, that of the yoke and the arrows, will be that which rules Spala."

He added that the monarch "will not be able to be invested with the same powers that the Caudilo has, because he is an exceptional man who won the war and has reconquered the nation."

Young Prince Juan Carlos, 10, is considered to be the likeliest candidate for the throne. United Press.

First Time For Chaplin

Hollywood, July 15.

arrest.

Illegal Immigrants

By ■ CHINA MAIL REPORTER

There is a drive on by the Polloe ngairist Illegal immigrante, Mr E, A, Hi- mead, Deputy Commissioner of Folles, confirmed this morning.

For the past few weeks Police have conctntrated their efforts in stopping immigrants_sho`sical into Hongkong from China, and add to the Colody's already Painfully swollen popula tion.

Mork of the immigrants, >woning, fit - complete familier, arrive in Junks; others cross over the border. In the New Territories.

Mr. Bidmead kald the Police have been catching many more of these people lately. It' 'sald the Largo number of arrestalghit also be due to the fact that more people are coming to Hongkong than before, but he could not say this wits definitely BD..

who

Both the crai migrants and thoro help them to get into the Colony have been up be- fore the Courts, The im- migrants are expelled and people like Junk msstoys who convey then here aão fixed.

Yesterday a Magistrate at Central dealt with 184 of these people who WEID In junks Intercepted by the Police

Colony waters during the last three days.

CONFIDENCE VOTE

ON CYPRUS ISSUE

London, July 15.

PRIME Minister Harold Macmillan's

Government tonight easily won a vote of confidence in Parliament over its handling of the thorny Cyprus issue despite bitter criticism from within his party's own ranks.

Now it is 600 feet short of ila 7,740 feet length.

When completed this

main runway for inter- national civil alreraft--- Kal Tak will nchieve world ranking as an airport.

It will be able to take the biggest inter- national aircraft in- cluding Jets and turbo- jets now flying and now being planned.

The work is right up to schedule, as you'll see when you tum to page eight today and read Gordon Hung's re- port on the work,

Table Tennis Pro Was Smuggler

The Conservatives won a 326 | · Mr Profumo added that parti- to 200

decision vote

when tion was not an ideal solution tho members of

House of but it was possible. Commons voted along party Later Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, Unes following a debate that the Colonial Secretary, deflzed started this afternoon and con-government polley further, on tinued until 10.15 pm.

this point. *Members of the Labour He said: "Our view la that it Opposition rallied to

would be unfortunate. If the vote against the Government, but island were divided, but if there A professional täble ten- Macmilan's Conservatives toed were to be self-determination it | mis player from New York the party line when it came to would have to be on the basis of was fined about HK$9,000

a vote, An Opposition victory self-determination for the Greeks

Trenton, NJ., July 15.

could have forced the Govern and for the Turks. That is the today for attempting to ment's downfalt.

polley of the Government" smuggle about HK$60,000 Earlier the Government sold United Press and Reuter,

worth of valuables into the that the partition of Cyprus,

US from Europe. Greek where

Cypriots are campaigning for union with Grecce, could not be ruled out.

'RIDICULOUS

Air John Prófume, Colonlai Under-Secretary, said iliðs In the debate in which the chief Labour spokesman, Mr Jamta

· Callaghan, had said partition was a ridiculous noflon,"

HK DISSATISFIED

WITH SMALL

CUT IN SURCHARGE

Trade and industrial circles here are not

satisfied with the "small" reduction in the elec-

tricity surcharge announced by the two electric companies this morning.

Mr

Hilton

A plain drunk charge Mr Robert Der, Chairman of iations or ordinances to govern against Charles Chaplin Jr, the Kowloon Chine Chamber the profits of these two pubile 32, son of the comedian, of Commerce sald: "Only a utillly catablishments.. was dismissed today bere per cent reduction?" He

fold the

this China Mail

Cheong-Leen, cauro it was Chaplin's first morning that

the Chamber Secretary of the Civic Associa hoped the power companítation, declined to comment on the The arrest followed an encoun. would reduce It further. “we | réduction ehnouncement. He said may call a meeting Inter to without a meeting of the axscu- ter between Chaplin and a

tive committee of the Associa furlous husband who threatened discuss it,"

ilon, a, statement by film now might be Interpreted as coming from the Civic Associa

lon...

He said the Civic Associationi had been watching the situation carefully and thin question of surcharge "would.be studied by the executive commit.co of a meeting to be held soon.

com

to "beat his brains out" after he

A spokesman of the 'Chinesa Aald Chaplin mude remarks about Manufacturers' Union, his wife at a swimming party,

Two police officers rescuediting on the announcement, Chaplin from Robert Focht, 35, said: "We have to think it over " yesterday at an apartment house! Mi rool-United Press.

·SUSPECT ON CHILD MURDER

at Hongkong 131 ita A France-Presse Manlia res European-Far East service, port sald that Wendy, which and it is hoped American churned out into the China Sca airlines will be able to reach a satisfactory agreement with Britain later to extend other services to this Colony Kai Tak, when the new · run- way in completed, will be working day and night and able to handlo alderably greater volume of trafilc than at present. Safety considerations must bo borne in mind, and the extent of traffic using the airport must be carefully Unlike other watched, countries, Hongkong little room for further ex- panalon of its international airport. But within the

has

CHARGE IN YORKSHIRE-

London, July 15, MAN suspected of accosting two small girls nour hero yesterday and bealing one of Them to death was arrested at Downbury, Yorkshire, today and charged with murder. limita possible, it is hoped The suspect was not fßcnililled,

Polloo lá he would appos In court on the murder charge femorrow,

as many airlines as possible

will be encouraged to use

provided.

the facilitios now being ni was the ibird child murder kri

a. menih in. Brilsin,

P

month, a seven-year-old girl sad-her-Ave-your-ohl brother were found murdered in forest beke, a mental, hospital in Bristol. The killer has not been found.

road. Ho

NO CHANCE

STATEMENT LATER

ond

Mr Ko Chouk-hung, Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, said the small re- ductiofüwould not give the local manufacturers a chanco to com? pete with other countries,

The Reform Club told tho }

China Mell that they would Loxto

·from acroRN

Many of our factories depend a statement about the reduction "gradbeg : Josh .and drag-ed on eföqtricity and it the sometine Rilz afternoon.” -

red her into Adelamp of charges remained: high, the cost. The two electric, companies barben," Valerio ruota more of Hongkong products would re than a mile to her home to get main high, making it difficult for help. When men of the two cur manufacturers to compel families arrived at the soone, with oʻhera „Joan was found with her head

battered,

announced this meaning that they had decided to reduce the surcharge on consumption of current from 18 to 18-ptr cent, or after August 1 effective for all beters, read on The surcharge was raised from Mr Ko added hi rasinciation nine per cent to 18 in March

He hapet the two power com pantes would bear this in mind

The latest killing occurred yeUS terday afternoon as Conti Burton, 10, and Valorió Bethard, B, word pedalling Valeria gald the "man" had, a trioyoles our 'the homes af - twisted, mouth, wore col-Was Hot Otamplain medion at the year due to the added cost Scholen, Yorkshire,

ristened glowna kodiwas this ruignent, but für Hobi 3 that of fuel, the electric companies

Governadek would deal annus Pa

Ian

A

many glospodaj

them

Radioactive Drum Seen

New York, July 15.

Douglas Carlland, 42, was fined about the same amount he would have puid as duty on the watches and photographic equipment, by Federal Judge Philip Forman.

Cartland was picked up on April 9 by customs officials as A Coast Guard plane sighted he came off a plane at McGuire a missing drum loaded with Air Force bese after a tour of

bases radioactivo sodium and dynamite American, military late today about 183 miles Europe. Boutheast of New York harbour.

they Customs officials sald

watches, 190, waten camera lenses and

It has asked the Navy at Norfound 292 folk, Virginia, to dispatch an bands, two attack plano to sink the other photographic equipment an explosive container. United Cartlind's luggage when he got

off the plane.---United Press.

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