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IRREGULARITIES

R Kendall's charge of

kong merchants in trado with Vietnam requires official comment, Unfor- tunatoly ho is not able, to

Mmalpractices by Hong-

show how widespread were

tho irregularities, In hin letter to the SCM Post on

Tuesday

he said only that

"many Hongkong tradera woro lavolved and both Mr

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RONGKONG E KOWLOON

UK GOVERNMENT V.

V. UNIONS

Determination To TORIES WIN

Fight

Claims

Wage

London, Oct. 30.

Kendall and other trade The British Government made it clear

authorities suggest that

there

are

other

factors

involved in the alarmning decline thint has taken place.

WRITTEN OFF

THIS, however, is not the

THIS

point at issue. A serious

Mr

today that it is prepared to fight a serious industrial trouble in Britain that might follow rejection of wage claims.

Iain Macleod, Minister of Labour, told the House of Commons:

charge has been levelled "I believe in this country we against individual but un-have lost our sense of perspec- specified merchants in Hong- tive over strikes and I believe kong. It is up to the local we, authorities to Investigato

cxaggerate their

porlance,"

A

large-scale strike.or strikes would

these charges and inquire, series of

a mear.

why these irregularities the lots of exports and would

were allowed to continue to sirain the balance of payments, the extent that one South- But continuing to grant In- east Asian country has flationary wage clolos as in the virtually written off Hong-past two years would put just as big a strain on Britain's

kong as a trading centre. economic position and effect If on the other hand Mr Ken-confidence just as much.

dal has not stated the

full facts and more is

known by Government

In

the

Resumed Debate

Mr Dougan Jay, a former

and

im

JAIN MACLEOD.

VOTE

London, Oct. 30.

THE British Government

tanight won

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49

of

majority in the House Commone for ita recent measures to noynter Infla- tion in Britain."

Thess Include a raising of the bank rate from five to seven per cent in an effort to Ughten credit and

keep down costs.

The Labour Opposition showed its disapproval of the Government's handling of the situation by forcing 2 vote on a formal, pro- 'cadural motion to adjourn

the House.

The Government won by 307 votes to 258.-Reuter,

Sino-British Trade Prospects Good

By DAVID CHIPP

Peking, Oct. 30. The Chinese Prime Ministar, Mr Chou En-fai, ie in- terested In increasing trade between Britain and Chino, Mr F. J. Erroll,

· Parliamentary—Socratory- to the Board of Trade said hero today.

Mr Eriol held "long and inflationary trank talks with the Chinese

PRO GOLFERS ARRIVE

Dal Rees (left). Captain of the British profes- sional golf team, being welcomed at Kai Tak this

In the morning by Ft LA Kim Hall of Hongkong. centre is Ken Bousfield, also a member of the team. See also page 6-China Mail Photo,

GAILLARD WILL

TRY TO FORM GOVERNMENT

Prime Minister yesterday after M.

about this particular caseLabour Economic Secretary to the public should be told. the Treasury, had carller ------It-is-not-suggested that Mr resumed the two-day debate on Kendall's letter reveals n the nation's Anunciat new kind of irregularity. economic position.

any year since

the war. Ho He Similar cases have been

remarks by the regarded tho zoict

ratio of vacant brought to light on several Chancellor of the Exchequer job to unemployed as the key

Mr Peter Thorneycroft, yester occasions

paat.

judging the Nevertheless it is a fair re- day out rallwaymen's a situation. quest that serious allega- them as a declaration of war.

be regarded by

At the moment it was one la tions of this nature be in-

(The Chancellor yesterday one. In 1960, at the same time, trial arthrust and central parts vestigated and findings die-singled out rollwaymen among it was 1.8 to one and in 1955 of China, closed.

those at present asking for 19 to ODE. There, was now a higher pay for a special war belier balance between supply Ing. The Government, he said, and demand. had no intention of giving the State-owned railways increased Brancin help.)

A RISK

claims would

a four-week tour of the indus

on

Prospects are good for 21 steady Improviment year by. year as China becomes better British pro- Mr. Joy, who spoke beforo Mr informed about Macleod, said the Chancellor's duets," he told Reuter in remarks yesterday about wage interview. claims was "a phoney ultima turn, which gives one all the. In a meeting wilch lasted to -odlum of war

two-and-a-half hours, Mr Erroll without алу

"showed sald that Mr Chou great interest in the details of "But If, after the process of practical hope of success," clear its bargaining and a reference

my visit and wanted-to-hear of name unfair trading arbitration, serious industrial

ways in which we thought trade practices, cannot do more trouble suit comes, the Gover

could be increased." than advise buyers in ment

others

POINT that needs to be Mr Macleod sald: "We do borne in mind is that not seek industrial unrest. We Hongkong with the various will not encourage measures It has adopted in crvale or to maintain it. recent years to

t

would not hesitate to foreign countries that such meet that situation."

organisations as, for

{¥= ! In Interests

stance, the Exporters' As- sociation exint And that

This was because the Govern-

Mr

Raising Costs

He said the Government was raising living costs through ifs housing

which had policy enabled landfords to increase

rents,

But did it expert wage earners heir

:

CONFIRMED

"My Impression of the pro5- Pects of trade between Britain and Chino formed during talks with Ministers and departmental officials was confirmed by the Prime Minister."

Paris, Oct. 30.

Felix Gaillard, 37-year-old Finance Minister in the outgoing Govern ment, said he would seek to become France's next Premier.

a very

FELIX GAILLARD

purchases outside its mem-ment believed the decisions it to sit back and see hership are made at the had taken were in the inter- families' income falling? he buyers' own risk.

ests of "all our people."

naked. "if that is so, we will not Mr Jay said the sterling area Also, if there are merchants foil in what we conceive to be in its present forin Was Although the Soviet Union

capable of passing off in-four duty," he added

unworkable with the present would get the "lon's share" ferior quality goods in Observing that the Govern- "pitihilly inadequate. gold during the recond Ave-year Hongkong, there are buyers meni was the largest employer reserves,"

plan, Britain "stands the country through throughout the East willing in the

He went on: "you throw good chance", of getting orders, away Internal and external con- he said. to sacrifice quality

industries, and nationalised

trols together, either full pro-

Mr Erroll added that British reputation for the sake of Macleod said:

duction and employment on the Arms would have to decide for solvency themselves how much technical to be information it is desirable to apply, the most stringent tests." sacrificed,"

Ho said the nation

give away as part of a long- Mr Hugh Gaitskell, Leader of

whether the term compaign to stirrel futuro the entitled to know the Opposition, asked if

Government had thrown Government would meet a pay its pledge of full employment.

over Chinese orders,

Mr Erroll leaves here to- claim by the rallwaymen

continued.morrow-Reuter, granted by arbitrallon.

a bargain and it in doubtful whether traders of this kind can ever be induced to buy through safer and slightly more expensive channels.

DECLINE

DUT Government and the

"In wage claims, where we the direct employer; we

Ton will apply, and will be seen to

one hand or external the other

Tho debata

Mr Macleod replied: "We Reuteṛ. intend to make clear to every-

pur determina-

has

WAS

B Chambers of Commerce tion that we will not Raanes CYPRIOT SHOT

cannot take refuge behind inflationary awards whether

the precautions they have obtained through negotiation or already adopted. The arbitration."

Colony's name is at stake

and if the authorities are

concerned about the pros-

Civil War

Nicosin, Oct. 30.

An unidentified gunman shol

a 21-year-old Greek Cypriot clerk on a busy street here to-

He went on: "I believe it day and then, vanished into a

pect of repercussions-13 would be disastrous if we got

crowd of rush-hour shoppers.

Rolls Making Part Of A-Sub

Singapore, Oct. 30.

they are certain to be into a state of civil war in in- The victim, Michael Provi Mr Whitney Willard some action is necessary.dustry. It would be disastrous coplou, sent to hospitalStraight, Deputy Chairman Perhaps if there is evidence if there a trial of strength of with minor head wornds and

was

Spy Charges

Against Sergeant

Washington, Oct. 30. The Army announced today that espionage charges have been lodged against

a sorgeant who admitted

Ar. Gaillard, d. manber of the centrist Radical-Socialist Party, announced his decision after conrring for less than half on hcur with the President of the Repubile, M.-Rene Coty.

WOMEN WILL BE ADMITTED TO HOUSE OF LORDS

London, Oct. 30.

Women will be admitted to the House of Lords under the British Government's proposed roform of the Lords an- nounced today.

Lord Hone, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Rela tions, told the House of Lords, that the Government's reform

plan would provide for the raising of women to the peerage without hereditary rights. No woman has sat in the House of Lords since 1957. Commenting

on the proposed admission of women

to the House, Lord Home said: "Most

Malay Trade Unionists Arrested

Johore Bharu, Oct. 30. of the troubles of the modern

Police of this southern- world date from the time when most State on the Peninsula Wome were given the vole, arrested 20 Left-wing trade but am prepared to treat that unionists in a midnight to as coincidence rather than dawn raid today In scattered

sequence,"

Coma-

Other proposed reforms in-towna and villages. clude the appointment of peers for

ute

without hereditary rights, parliamentary pensation for peers sitting in the new House of Lords and a specific ratio between

timo peera appointed by the Government and hereditary

peers.

Discussion

Ford Home merely outlined the proposed reform. Tho House will spend two days discussing the proposals.

The Government, after con- sultations with the Labour and

Partics,

will later present a reform bill.which will

ábera!

be submitted, Arst to the House

of Commons, and then the House of Lords.

Princess Margaret showed up unexpectedly while a member discussing the imposed reform-France-Presse

and United Press.

was

London, Oct. 30.

If voted in by the National Minister of Deferice Duncan M. Gafilard would Sandys, in a written reply 10-

Assembly, be the youngest Premier In day to a House at Commons France's history.

question by Labour member newsmen Arthur Lewis, said the ad-

M. Gallard

told

he would go before the Assum-ditional military expenditure in- bly on Tuesday to seek invesil- curred in connection with the ture.

invasion of Egypt was about £30,000,000,-United Press,

Too Early

On that day the current French Goverrunent crisis will be in s 36th dayeing for first place as the longest stale- male since World War II.

It was still too early to pre- diet M. Galllard's changes for becoming the country's 24th postwar Premier.

The answer lles with the Conservative Independents, who together control more than 200 of the Assembly's 596 votes.

Both parties ore meeting tomorrow to decide whether to bock the dynamic young M Gallard as Premier United Press.

TWO FIRES IN THE COLONY

he sold information to Two fires broke out in the

Russian agents while ho was 'stationed in Moscow: Bald here The accused is M/Sgt. Roy

of widespread malpractices whether union funds or the the police are endeavouring to of Rolls-Royce,

currency would crack first. determine whether the shooting today that his company A Rhodes of Eatontown

Jersey,

a Hongkong official might

be despatched to various centres to confer with

part of the engines for Bri cur competitors would galu. A bystander heard a cry. of neighbouring governmente

Such thinking in out of date." on Joint action.

"You are a traitor before the tain's first atomic powered

submarine.

In such a senseless struggle wee political or due to a private was now engaged in making there would be no victor, - only quarrel,

Mr Macleod sald output pershola were fired. This was the The Colony's trade this year min so far this year had been Arst street shooting hero in running at the highest level in several months-France-Presse,

Is auch that none can be complacent about a loss of the magnitudo mentioned by Mr Kendall. Competition; from highly industrialiacu noighbours and newly

I

RAILWAYMEN REJECT WARNING

London, Got, 30.

developing countries ins National Union of Railwaymen today rejected (the Chan... Southeast Asia have mado inroads into our traditional trado and pressure from these

directions may be expected to continue. Indeed,

ositor of the Exoloquer's' warning that "dimater" would follow Largo-scale :wago. Intressen,

In addition to some com- ment on the irregularities

in connection with exports

to Vietnam, what would be welcome is

full

Mir

James Campbell, General Secretary of the: 450,000-strong union, sakd on the eve of his departure for Moscow, that all Brkish saloon, must, take up: the Government's, phalinago

Immediately."

who

Me Straight,

arrived today by air for a two-day visit in the course of a Southeast Asian tour, alto revealed that

Houten, Commanding

New

Colony.early this morning, Ten huts were destroyed and about 100 people rendered homeless in a blaze'in a squatter area on the hill- side above Tin Hau Tem- pla Road, Causeway Bay. There were no serious casuri-

Moj.-Gen. John G. van General of the Washington Military Dis- trlet, said charges have been preferred containing two speeltics. fications:

*1

A high wind was blowing at ★ Conspiracy to violate the the time and the fre, could Rolls-Royce was constructing espionage lawn.

Fave been disastrous but a very large type of rocket of

for the quick arrival of the 'basically American design Blaging oficial doen. six Are îngines. The fire was which the Americans considered ment in which Rhodes į put cul within half an hour.. | "vary. promising."-

"Failed to disclosed his prior

Firemen vised 1,000 feet of Ho predicted that in another association with Soviet agents. hose to get at the blaze. 10 years, supersonic aircraft

Conviction on the first count UKOWLOON BLAZE - capable of 1,000 to 2,000 miles an hour would be in regular could carry a maximum, penalty service. But the cost of travel of 1e in prison, dishonourable Last November a large num by supersonic aircraft would be discharge, and forfeiture of all bar or auts were destroyed in The railwaymen's claim for a substantial pay increnen wenda go twice the passenger mile cost, pay and allowances.

the same area”:” shead,' 'be stated.'‚

ho added,

Mr Straight will leave on Brooklyn

Rhodes tertided during, the

The second fire occurred in Campbell and other unten tenders leave tomorrow for a three- work tear of Russia of guaris of the Boviet railway trado Triday for Sydney for a visit Ruslan spy Rudolf Ivanovich water Bay Road near the RAF trial of convicted | Tal-Hom Villagy just off Clear- to Australia and New Zealand. Abel that he was paid US$2,300 hanger, af about 6 Campbell said that although the railwarmon's pay claim Ho will then go to Peking to to US85,000 for Information he would go on, his union would da lis host to wrold a ortts | Explore the possibilities of old to Red gente while fured and was rushed to -Ong-inshi } was seriously. Ins whilela solglas'-Joud- to a siriko."

A expanding his firm's trade with signed to the motor pool of Kowloon Hospital, About: 10

Ching. He will arrive in Hong the US Embay in Moscow, buta were destroyed unde kond on November:18.-Trance from May 1981 to July 1905,-- Presso,

The fire was exiingulahod in United PressL.

40 minutes"

Mr

atement by Government Mr on the extent to which various factors ATO tributing to the overall docline in trade; regret

Bat the' Government wkleh-had, arestad the atmosphere and protreamstance must be held resemnalble in the end, ho silde,

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Although the police refused to comment, it is understood that several of the detained men were employees of the Leo Pineapple Factory at Beudal which was seriously affected by

strike recently.

This is the first time that polica of newly independent inlaya havo "cracked down on Iefting unionists although their counter. been part in Singapore had busy the past few months smashing subversive clements, including trade unionists, poll- teal leaders and Chinese stu dente-United Press,

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