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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

YOUTH SEMINAR

OR

MOR ten daya Hongkong

played host to delegates from six S. E. Asian Com- monwealth countries seeking answers to the many prob- lems related to social wel- faru work among youth. The Seminar was the first of its kind, and Mr Kenneth Keen, H.K. Government Social Welfare Ofeer, in his closing address, remarked that a pobble had been drop-

ped into deep water, and the

ripples were already spread- ing outwards. Ite aluo posed the question "Who can foresee what the benefits arising from the Seminar will be?"

Opportunity IN

to

discussion

addition sessions delegates were given every opportunity to study at first hand the wel- fare work undertaken for the beneft of the youth of Hongkong. Their pro- gramme included visits to youth centres, selivols, boys' and girls' clubs, orphanages and remand homes, and from those visits come awareness, of "the har- monious relationship which exists between the Hong- kong Government and volun- tary effort in the field of 'social work."

In-

The pre-war and immedinte post-war problems which confrunted the Government and voluntary organisa tions devoted to Boelal welfare work here creased considerably with the influx of refugees from China. Expansion of work of the charitable organisa tions followed and appeals to Government-

uld for were made to ensure con- tinuance of the work. To all legitimate appeals Govern- ment has lent a sympathe tic ear.

Sympathy PRACTICAL expression of

Was

of

Rympathy budgetted for ist March

to the tune this year over a million dollars In subventions for educational and social welfare work among the

youth of the

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The building of new towns and general large-scale

development in the New Territories is fore- shadowed by the official announcement today that Government has decided to appoint a firm of consulting engineers to survey a num- ber of areas and to report on the possibility of providing new land through reclamation in each,

EXPLOSIONS

ROCK BANDUNG

FOR HOURS

Djakarta, Dec. 9. Nearly three hours of ex

plosions rocked Bandung, West Java, lats yesterday aa ammunition exploded In a big nearby depot of the Indonesian Army, the nowa agonoy, Pla, re- ported.

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Reports reaching the Agency from Bodjangkanang, the depot site, told of crowde fleeing the blast scene which it the countryalde for miles around. Army authorities placed the Bandung area under state of emergepoy. A Early today there was atli

no word of casumities-Or the extent of damage. Pla News Agency 'wald the explosion rocked the town of Bandung, a volcanic hi resort known as the Paris of Java, because of:

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Its graceful, pally-dressed towns folk. The explosion

heard at 8 pm. The am- munition continued 10 plode in a series of blasts unt 10.45 pm. First reports sald 30 guards were on duty at the time while there was said to be ten barracks at the depot.

Fanatle Darui falim terror. ints and bandita roam the hills outside Bandung and occasionally

EWOOD on plundering ralds on Isolated villages-Reuter,

The time spent by delegates to the, Seminar for "Social Group Work Among Youth" will have been well spent the many admirable recom- mendations can be given practical effect. But the hours spent in deliberation can be wasted unless the Governments of territories

Caracas, Dec, B. are prepared to follow the

Police called on the public example

by the

today to help in a manhunt for HI.K. Government

Venezuelan Exiles who underwrite a large portion were reported to have landed on of the cost of preparing the a lonely stretch of const with youth of today, educational- the alleged intention of 5515- ly and morally, for to- slaating President Marcos Perez

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STILL GO TO PARIS

Gettysburg, Dec. 8. President Eisenhower will undergo L thorough medical examination this -week before announcing

whether he will attend the December 16-18 North Atlantic Treaty "summit": meeting in Paris,

Presidential Press Secretary,

James C. Hagerty, anrtounced that

the examination would bo conducted by Major-Gen. Howard Mc C. Snyder, the President's physician, and Five areas have been chosen doctors outside the White for investigation in this pre- House su. Hagerty Bet no liminary survey-at Talpa, Sha-specific day for the check-up. tin, Gin Drinkers Bay, Castle Frak Bay and Junk Bay,

Linked with this Talpo Scheme is a proposal to build a now road from Tsun Wan to Taipo, via Shing Mun Reservoir and thence over Lead Mine Paos,

New Road

This road, if built, could shorten the distance between Telpo and Trun Waa by some 13 miles and would eliminate the necessity of vehicles travel- ting between the two towns coming into Kowloon as they fare at present obliged to do. The fensibly of constructing auch a road is therefore also to be Investigated.

Messrs Scott and Wilson, the consulin eprincess re- sponsible for the . Kal Tak Airport development · project, have been naked to

under lake these Arst schemes.

The President, who suffered his mild stroke iwo weck ago, wants very much to attend the Paris meeting. As of now, and pending the medical exam,

ho believes that he is physically able to undertake the task.

Moreover, if he does not go to Parls, his phyalclans will be saying in effect that the Chief Executive is not now up heading on important American diplomatic mission,"

UNDER CONTROL

to

The President's activities have been under the control of Synder and consultant doc- fora over since he suffered his cerebral occlusion on Noyem- ber 20,

The Chief Executive, on his second long weekend at his

Gettysburg farm since the at The work to done by the tack, planned to return to the consulting engineers at this White Housty late tomorrow.. slage will be to make a recon-Hagerty replied "yes, certainly" naissance survey of the ammninat-

when asked if the President

carens in order to determino appeared to have benefited the particular difficulties in- from the quiet days at the volved in each; to assemble the far-United Press.

basic engineering data on such puints as drainage, and einmation and to, prepare pre-

plans Janinary

and rough estimates of cost so that the re- scheme lative merits of each can be assessed.

NEW ATLANTIC CHARTER

11, as a result of this informa- tion, Government decides to go ahead with any of these schemes, the consultants will be asked to continue with the detailed en- gineering

planning Surveys,

| A speclications of designs and those chosen for Immediate de- velopment.

Acute Need

FOR NATO?

Bonn, Dec. 8. new Atlantic charter may the be proclaimed at December 16 "summit" conference of the Nato powers, informed sources said today.

""These surveys are being Government undertaken",

They said tho charter would spokesman explained this morn¬

re-define the purposes of the in "because the need to pro-is-nation alliance, formed in

April, 1949, and announce ceed with planning new re-

now doctrine of interdepeg- sidential and industrial areas is acute,

dence to match the Soviet Union's growing strength.

towna, and land *New development schemes to make the now towne possible, were recommended as one possible solution towards meeting the large-scale housing problems of Hongkong in the interim report of the Special Com mitce on Housing which was published in July last year, "The Committee also recom- mendest that these new towns should bo self-contained, providing land for industry as well as ton housing, and that a

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Two draft proposals for mich charter would be placed be- a fore the confercnes by Nato Secretary-General Paul Henri Canadian Premier speak and John Diefenbaker, the sources gaid.

MAIN POINTS

Main points embodied In the two proposals are:

That Nato is a purely de fensive alliance resuiling

new Development Division of from existing world tension.

the Publi Works Department should be set up to handle the planning work.

That the alliance is based on the common ideals, of freedom, democracy, and civi "These proposals were accept-fisation of its members.

in principle by Goycument, That its aims are political, but so for it has not been pas- recekömle and

to recruit the senior well as military,

cultural as

ed in

sible

It will inevitably take time be

engineering staff required and

That interdependence must

ho pursued through close

fore the proposed Development | consultation and exchange-of- Division can be organised.

šnitorznation,

"So, that the essential planning That work must be divided stages shill not be any further among the members of the delayed, it has been decided to alliance

appoint consulting engineers to resulta undertake the first schemes.".

"Because of the tremendour

to achieve the "best

That self-determination.

must farm the basis of

My Oliver Poole, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, appears to be dipping the policeman around' Uze too as he left the 'Hank Hala Ieskaze inquiry at the Animbly - Hall of Church House, Westminster, last Monday—Keystout,

Pflimlin Issues Firm Warning To Country

Paris, Dec. 8,

The Finance Minister, Pierre Pflimlin, warned today that his cut-to-the-bone budget could not stand having any new expenses imposed on the Government,

BLACK ARRIVES IN LONDON

London, Dec. 8. Sir Robert Black, former Governor of Bingaparaj "who is to be Governor of Hongkong, today-praised Singapore's Government for fighting Communist subversion.

"It would be wrong to say that the situation (of sub- version) har "boeň abso lutely clear," wald Str Robert upon his arrival In London to start home leave before going to Hongkong..

"The nottle of Communiam has been grasped, but 'l fa still growing In the garden."

Sir Robert will consult with the Foreign Omco, then will go on holiday in the Dolomites before leaving for: Hongkong on January ... 21, ---United Prasa.

Plane Crashes

London, Dec. 8:

Six persons were killed when

A plane of the Scottish Avia-

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DUTCH-INDONESIAN_DISPUTE

INITIATIVE NOW UP TO HOLLAND SAYS SUBANDRIO

Djakarta, Dec. 8.

The Indonesia Foreign Minister, Dr Subandrio, sald tonight that Indonesia was still prepared to selileiils dispute with Holland over West New Guinea in a peaceful way, but the initiative now lay entirely with Holland.

Dr Subandrio said he was The nera 'offered by Lauro, happy to see the "high spirit" who la also Mayor of Naples, of the Indonesian people, and are the Sydney and the Roma. grateful for the moral support --Reuter and Franco-Presso.

of the United Nations, even though the resolution on West New Guinea was not accepted. by the General Assembly.

BOAC, Qintos and Air India' are ready to start a airlift from Djakarta to Sydney and Singapore, fnd Д BOAC- Qantas spokesman said to- day they had received approval for an extra Djakɛrfa-Singapore service either on Tuesday or Wednesday,

EXTRA SERVICES

It was hoped also to run other extra services during the week, with a 45-seat Argonaut supple- menting the normal Britannias and Super-Constellations OD scheduled services. An Air India spokesman said if allowed his line would have its Bombay- touch down at Sydney service Djakarta,

Takes Shelter

Banang. Depulan

A Dutch ship with Dutch picaf 115, Indohoslan draw members and 162 Indonesian passengers has takon shitár 'in PanaDA, The ship, the 2,071-ton Jamadini, was axlting for Bumatra when the Gag. tain, D. Blank, signalled for assistance and said ha was frightened the In- membara donealan crow and passengers would take over the vocal Router,

STRIKE CAUSES PARIS THEATRES TO CLOSE

Paris, Dec. 8. Paris' famed opera, "Folies Borgeres" and the clossi- cal "Comedie Frontalta" were among a number of theatres closed down' in the French capital today when technical personnel of the theatres went on strike.

State theatres closed down included the Opera and the Opera-Comique, while private theatres included the Athenee, the Berberiet, the Ambign and the Ateller.

Tho

Theatre National Populaire" a. itate theatre, played without slago sata...

·because of the strike, while Eome other theatres, including the "Barah Bernhardt" played without machinists and elec- tricians-France-Presse.

HONGKONG SHIP FREE

The Malaya Fir, a vedet of 8,000 tons, which was reported held in Padang, is owned by A British Embassy spokes-

the Hongkong Fir Shipping man today denied à report by M. Elimin's statement, at a

a subsidiary of the the Antara News Agency sug Company,

China Engineer, Led. svetlog of his Christian gesting Britain had offered to

An official of the company Democrat (MRP) Party, was Intervene in the Dutch-Indo-

said this morning they had res taken by observers to be a clear realan dispute.

new detrands werning against

The Embassy spokesman sala celved a cable that the Malaya for wage increases.

the Embassy had simply asked Fir had left Padang harbour The Government narrowly whether, if Dutch consulates in on December 7 and was on her averted a crisis on Friday by Indonesia were to close down, way to other Indonesian, ports. to 54,000 rillion British Consulates could help He said the company had 'no agreeing

of intention of withdrawing the francs (US$128,000,000) in wage in the mechancial increase for civil servants, evacuating Dutch people,

vessal from Indonesian coastal And Sociallst Ministérs

In Naples

well-known | trade. shipowner, Achille threatened to resign from Pre-Nuples

The Malaya Fir dies a Bri

the flag and. mier Felix Gaillard's Cabinet It Lauro, has offered two 20,000 fish

company to the official did not think that the their demands for the wage in- ton

in now prevailing crease were not met,;

M. Plmiin did not say today whofe he hoped to get the 34,000 million trance.

THREATENED

Цвета Atlanțio Netherlands authorities to help trouble evacuato Dutch nationals from Indonesia would affect a Honig

kong registered vessel, Indonesia.

Right-wing Independent Party Economical

Ministers have

leave the Government if taxes are; ratsed.

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The Cabinet is to meet on Tuckity to discuss the question. "We are restricted to very Ught limite," M. Primiin said. "Past those limits any new ex- penros would break Brough the cellings we have fixed."

M. Phimlin, who's trying to bold this year's Government spending to 5,500,000 million franes (US$12,000,000,000) and the national defcit to 600,000 million francs (US$1,400,000,- 000), reportedly has been warn- vel that he cannot expect any Joans from the International Monetary Fund if he exceeds those Agures-United Press,

EIGHT BURNT

Park Falls, Wis, Doc, B. Eight children, ranging in aro

scarcity of land for all pur freedom. poses", sald the spokesman, "the That member States are tian Co. Ltd. making an oil from a now months to 14 years, basic principle underlying there ready to back any reason-survey flight, crashed in the were burned to death today in surveys is the provision of Dewable proposals for universal com- Libyan - desert, a company a fire which started in their load, rather ihari the re-trolled disumament, - United spokesmen announced today, home while their parents were

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