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COMMENT OF

THE DAY.

HK AND FREE TRADE AREA. THE Colonial, Secretory's

atatement on Hongkong's position in relation to the proposed European Free Trade Ares, was,, at firat Bight, in contradiction with the announcement made by the Prime Minister last July.

Mr Lennox-Boyd, in the House of Commons on Thursday, in reply to a question put by Mr William Teeling, a recent Conser. vativa vialtor to Colony, said that Hong- kong

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Industrial producer would stand to gain by its Inclusion in the scheme.

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"THE RAIDER COMFORT ESU ACTINO TRENGEMUPUN

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14,0NG KONG G-KU WED'Ox

AXE FALLS AGAIN IN CHINA

Alleged Plots

To Overthrow

The Regime

Tokyo, Feb. 1.

the China announced today the dismissal of 10 high ranking officials charged with anti-Communist activities and plotting to overthrow the present Peking regimo.

But he added that it is not practicable to deal with Hongkong's case in isola- tion

from that of other territories.

Discussed

INDEED he went further

IND

of

The announcement, made by New China Nows the official Agency, followed on carlier m-

that three Fort

officials ministerial status had been ordered removed by Chairman Mao Tse-tung.

The

three officials

were

by referring hie ques- Chang Po-chun, former Minis-

tloner to the Prime Minis, į ter

Warrant

Against MP

Lo

of

To Be

ter's reply on the subject the Timber Industry, and Chang last July,

Mr Macmillan is quoted as saying: "As regards the

proposed Free Trade Area,

of Communications,

former Minister Lung-chi,

Nai-chi, offelel.

high Food Ministry

a de- Mao's order followed

gtg on Friday cision reached

mceling ol the Standing of the National

for the

these questions have been Committee

discussed with representa- People's Congress, which ended tives of colonial govern- preparation

plenary ments and the general session of the Congress opening view seems to be in favour ❘ today. of excluding colonial territories."

Approval

The decision for the

three wes based

It can therefore bo concluded Ministers' removals

that while Mr Lennox-Boyd on a proposal by Prunier Chou realised the benefit which En-lei and japproved by:"| the, the Colony would derivo State Council. from Inclusion in the Free Trade Area no hope can be moved from hold out for such événtüality,

Withdrawn

Kampala, Jan. 31 Application will be made lomorrow for the with- drawal of an arrest war- rant for Mr John Stone- house, British

Labour MP, over an alleged civil debi, of. 2917, the Manag- ing Director of a Kenya company said tonight. ⠀

SETBACK LATEST RAIL

FOR

CRASH SUMMIT TALKS

PA PARTY RAISES STORM IN UK

Singapore, Feb. 1.

The far left People's Action Party victors in Singa. pore's City Council elec- tions in December- suf- fered their first defeat in the Council tonight.

A resolution rescinding con- tracts granted the Council's the old

Europah offers by Council, was amended with the

words "provided a new scheme four completed within months."

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A further amendment by the Mayor, Mr Org Eng Gunn, re- placing the word "provided" with "and" was defeated,

The People's Action Party, who have 13 members in the 32-man Council, owed their vetback largely to another leftist group, the five-strong Workers' Party, which allied it- self with the Liberal Socialists Labour (Conservatives) and Front (Moderates)—Heuter.

Aden Forces

Silence Yemenis

Aden, Jan 31. Some 500 Yemen troops today attacked Adon Protectorate forces along the Aden-Yemen, ot & barrage border under cover

Yemen artillery from three positions an Aden Government communique anhounted; th

Air action silenced the Yemen The officials were also, re-

positions which were at Jebel their "leading

Kirad, Jebel Bitar and South. positions In China'a various at democratic

ground et The Uganda High Court had cast Qaataba, ....The. parties," the 10- nouncement saidi

carlier aued the warrant on facié took place at Chatabe, the Other dismissed included the application, of Mer-AiA.,communique sald, 2 Look Elsewhere Lung Yun, Vice-Chairman of Pirani, Managing Director of No casualties were reported the Revolutionary Committee of the Kenya company, Alibhai among the Ader Protectomto

and TF this indeed be the case the Kuomintang Chen Ming- vra), who alleged that Mr forces

were not known, it added.— shu and Huang Shao-hung, both Stonehouse gave personal and the interpretation is members of the same committee; guarantee for debts of the France-Presse, correct, Hongkong's present and Huang, Chi-ahlang, Vice- Uganda Consumers Wholesale European markets might mon the Central Com-Company a concern of which' well be affected and the mitee of the Peasants and he was then General Manager wille in Uganda in 1953. The necessity to look elsewhere Workers Democratle (Commun-

ist) Party.

application said Mr Stonehouse left Uganda in 1954 • without paying the company's "out- standing debts.

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ngsin manifests itself and the best place to look is the Central within the Commonwealth.

Also, Chu An-ping, member of Committee; Heich Tten-hung. Chairman of

the Telwon Self Government The Commonwealth trade and League, and Lin Han-ta, Vice- economic conference which Churman of The Central Com- is to take place later this mittee of the China Association year should provide a good for Promoting Democracy. opportunity to put Colony's case. forward earnest consideration

the for

The preparatory talks to plan the agenda are to be held in London in less than two weeks and it is to be hoped that the Colonial Office ro presentatives make sum- ciently strong plens Hongkong's behalf.

No Reason

The news agency gove ro reason for the dismissals of the officials, whom it described an a number of rightists"

Mr Pirani, sald tonight the issue had now been settled and he would apply tomorrow for withdrawal of the claim.

INVITATION

London, Jan. 31,

Britain's State-owned railroad network promised tonight to modernise its signalling system 36 public feeling mounted over the second serious rail disaster in eight weeks.

VICTIMS NAMED

London, Jan. 81. British Railways today named · the 10 victims killed in last night's tenim crash at Dagenham, East London.

They were: Mr James A Taylor of Marguerite Drive, Pitson; J. J. White of Worthing Road, Laindon; Me A. Lucas of Albert Road. South Benfleet; - Dir H. E. Mears, of Topham Rosd, Laindon; J. Theo- bald, Sunnyside Cardetis. Laindon; W. 3. Bandiford, Bycamore Avenue, miriister; Miss Fay. Doilies, of Dingesood Park Drive, Langdon Bills, Laindon:

Marjorie Frain

Danbury

Down, Baildon; Mr Patricia Fødden, Lang- ford Crescent, Thundersley, and Mrs Doria · Barkway, of Chester Avento, 'Cran- ham Henter:

Foot Hopes

Ten persons, were killed and 87 injured last night when two packed commuter trains crash- ed near Dagenham, in the castorn outskirts of London.

Eight weeks ago, 88 persons were killed in another train crash at Lewisham-also in fog,

Deeply Concerned

BOMBERS COLLIDE

San Francisco, Jan. 31:

a second

All four

Khrushchev Agreeable To Time Change

The

Landon, Feb. 1. Russian Communist Party First Secretary, Nikita Khrushchov, sald today the Soviet Union would agree to postpone a "summit" meeting if the time first suggested proved too soon.

En ari Interview with the

of

"within the next two or three months" it could be postponed.

A B-28 attack bomber crash-London Times, Mr Khrushchev ed .75 miles cast of Barstow, said if the original proposal for As newspapers screamed "10 died, 07 hurt and why did it California, today after colliding a meeting of the leaders of

with

bomber in East and West was not possible happen? J. W. Watkins, choir flight of, ave.. man of the railway Rub-

crew members commission of the British Trans-the twin-engine World War port Commission, told a packed bomber were believed killed in press conference

The Times said Mr Khrush- the the crash, according to The 2. Rallway manageBarstow sub-stallon of the Sanchey explained that 'all he bad ment a deeply concerned Bernardino County Sheriff's wanted when first suggesting over the accident jump in 1057 omce."

the earliest possible date was and 1958 over 1956, when there The second plane, aightly not to be like employers In was not a single fatality.

damaged in the collision over the

"I can assure you that the rugged granite mountain area, the old days when he had been Commission have looked at this landed safely at George Alr a litter on special - machinery unfortunate change in our ac-Force Base, ora 100 miles for sorting coal, cident rate__with a real degree southwest; of the collision. --

of urgency," he said.

2. The locomotive, volved in the Dagenham crosfa Was equipped with R modern system of automatic control, and the system was In working order, fully tested, be- fora, it set out. Ho declined" to spécialate what went wrong “an the matter is sub judica za do

Risk of Death

United Fresh

"Wife Lied About Age

Valento, Jan. $1.

PAY'DAY

"Pay day used to be put off and off, although there was a notice which said "pay day at the end of the month-without saying which month or which VERM

Andre Achiahitre, 24-year-old They wanted a mootings. factory worker told the courtsoazi i pa It could be, eizṛáed 3.The British · milway | trying him for murder today | upon,7 The Times said. The system is the most inten--that be pushed his pregnant alvaly need in the world running wie into the iver into beasure Me Khrushchev sald host

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To Restore compassenger led shout her age at disliked of having s

Yemen casualties Lost Ground

Knew It Was A Pistol

Fort Wayne, Jan, 31. Liquor store owner Bernard Lamonte told police he was no expert on guns and couldn't identify the weapon used by a young bandit who held up his store.

Mr Piruni's statement follow-"I don't know much about pistols," Lamente said, "bat od conversations with Mr

tais one had a hole in the Stonehouse on his return to

end so I didn't argue.”—United However, observers here be- Kampala late tonight from B

Press farming areas leved they were being punish-visit to African

Mr Stonehouse

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ed for outspoken criticism of near Mbale, Eastern Uganda, the regime following Mao's call last February for free an pression of thought, United

Press.

HOME COOKING

REVOLUTIONISED!

ex-

visiting Formosa's Road Uganda at the invitation of an African company, the Uganda Farmers Limited, to invesugate }, coffee marketing and, and tenure problems.

He said tonight:

ridiculous situation.

This is

1 am glad my name has been cleared."

Toll: 400

Taipei, Jan. 31.

Nicosia, Jan. 31, Cyprus Governor Sir Hugh Foot said today he hopes moet with Turkish Cypriot leaders'as sãoń:as

to

time, he trarried her.

carrying over two bulion passen, gers a year-double the number "I did it to get rid of an meeting "because-gome of the carried on Claes One: roads in annoyance," he said. /. "You | Foreign", Ministers were like the United States,

understand, Your Honor, the midwives who were not "In- 4. The risk of death on was 10 years older then I am." | terested in ensuring the birth of

British passenger train-United Press.

the child."Unlfed Press. during the past 10 years is about one in24 million Journeys-

United Pressa,

possible to restore ground Selwyn Lloyd

apparently lost in recent days on the rodd' to a settiamo nt ́ for · this troubled island.

Sir Hugh look over as Cyprus. Governor early last mouth as replacement for former the

Impresses Turks

Bitish

Ankara, Jan. 31. Foreign Secretary

Russians May Have

Fired An ICBM

Governor Field Marshal Sir Selwyn Lloyd flow home today Tho report John Harding.

after attending the Bagdad Pact Relations between the Governmeetings here and discussing the ment and the Greek Cypriot Cyprus problem with Turkish cationalists appeared improved leaders. almost immediately. But this Before leaving Lloyd had a may have been at the, expense final one-hour conterence with of relations with the Turkish Turkish. Premier Adnan Men- Cypriot population..

eres and the Turkish Foreign Minister.

While St Hugh was in Ankara talking with British

Turkish "official circles said A total of 400 persons were Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd

Loyd's talks here "left a good killed in trame accidents in

Impression." and Turkish leaders during the Formosa in 1957.

Bagdad

and seven

Pict

Members of both parties in Oficial, statistics released to-fit-ecncluded

Turkish Parliament ob- day showed 3,027 others were conference, Turks on the island the

of served a three minutes silence Mr Stonehouse chmo to also injured in 3,029 traffic ac-demonstrated Uganda in 1932 as Manager of eldents last year.

them died in clashes with police. today in memory of the seven the

During Federation of Uganda

the previous year,

Sir Hugh, in stating today Turkish Cypriots who died In African Farmers. He left the 2,761 traille accidents killed 382 that he hopes to meet with the the rioting last week.

Police rounded up and ques Federation and became General) and caused 2,911 injuries. Tutke leaders, sharply denied Manager of the Uganda Con- The Safety Committee of the and labelled as "untruths"umtioned a group of students who to demonstrate outside ́sumera Wholesale Society provincial government blamed confirmed reports that at least tried

Turisti Cypriot leader the Parliament building carry- Limited which was incorporated the sharp increase of motorland to take over some of the vehicles for the mounting rate was banished from. Cyprusug placards reading "Cyprus is

Turkish.”—United Press. Federation's activities-Reuter. of traffic mishaps.-United Press. United Press,

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Washington, Jan. 31. United States intelligence agencies received today, re- unknown reliability ports of that the Soviet Union hns Arcd

intercontinental ballistic misalle.

paralleled another that the Russians...were pre- paring to fre an ICBM bul Had not done so yet. Informants confirmed that both reports have been received here through official channels. But they

emphasised Government ro for

the

bia no

confirmation that the missile was fred.

There

Was

como speculation here that the Russians werd prepared to launch their third satellite, possibly one ton ip weight. According to one report, the

• Soviet preparations include "very long count-down", an indication that the Russians were working with a largo and complicated missllc. Another source said the missila

may have, been fired yester-... day-United Press,

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