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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1958.

Complaint In The

The House Of Commons

Sheaffers

ISVERALLSOINT WITH EXOLUBIVE

STERING SILVER TIP

For Queen Hongkong Competition Too Tough'

Mother.

Brisbane, Fob. 19.

Sixty thousand Brisbane school-childran roared

a

boisterous welcome to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother sho

01

drova round two Brisbane

stadiums in an opon fandau today.

Heavy monsoon rain which on the children poured down for over

an hour beforehand cleared just before the Queen Mother appeared.

On the second day of her Queensland tour, the Queen Mother drove down the lines of cheering Ang-waving children.

INSTRUCTIONS

The children obeyed instruc-

The British Cotton Industry Can't

Match Low Wages

London, Feb. 18.

A Labour M.P., Mr John Rankin, com- plained in the House of Commons today that British cotton workers could not meet the lower-wage competition from Hongkong.

tions not to moh her carriage. Mr Rankin asked what proportion of the total

but as it passed they broke formation to rush to another part of the arena for a second look as she waved and smiled.

Lifler tedy the Queen Mother will motor to n historie country; homestead at Couchin, 59 miles

production of cotton goods in Hongkong suitable for the British market was exported in the form of unfinished, grey unbleached and finished fabrics respectively.

from here and spend the night Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, the Colonial Secretary, said

the

there after civic receptions at Ipswich und Boonah on way.

Brisbane

he would circulate the reply later as it con. tained a number of figures.

At on Immigrants' housing

Mr Rankin asked him if he | General Agreement ca Tariffs centre between

and Ipswich, 1,000 migrants greeted would not agree that the figures and Trade except through B the Queen Mother's passing would show an creasing "ten-tal. with shouts of "God Save The Queen" Router..

dency by Hongkong to export "We ought to think very in 10 Zanguages more and more of these cotton seriously before we change our

goods to Britain.

Jam Session

At The University

3

HE Music Club of the Univeralty Hongkong

conducting ந

Jam session at the Union can- teen on Saturday afternoon. The show which is open

to the publle, free, will start at 2.30 p.m. tomorroW and lant for about Iwo

10.

Music

will be provided by local jazz clubs and en

hand to entertain will be

Via's Sextelle,

Quintet Moderne.

Carmen Soriano and

Celso's

Diles M

Elvie Del Rio, well-known

vocalists,

Mr Flonkin rakdi textile workers In Hongkong were working 12 to 14 hours a day and getting £0 a month.

Minimum Wage

Unless the Secretary of State urged the Hongkong government lo establish minimum living British workers wage there, could not live up to that type of competition.

Mr Lennox-Boyd reminded Mr Rankin that Britain had certain obligations to Brilish colonies which had no indepen-

historic Reuter.

policy," ho

sald

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith Hongkong Delegate To PATA Talks

138 Bug, 128, Pak ON

© 1993 by NŁA Kherson, the

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"Are you getting old and crochoty? When they were in grade school you loved to answer their questions!”

Britain's Help For

Help For A Gruesome

Hongkong's

European Refugees

London, Feb. 19.

dent economie existence at the The British Government is to give £25,000 towards

FOREIGN AID:

IKE ASKS

CONGRESS

SCOUT LAW FOR MORE

IN MALAY

Singapore, Feb. 19.

Wolf Cub Boy Scouts and throughout Maleya have been asked to learn their Scout and Cub promises in Malay.

The new Malayan Scout pro- mise will read: "Te de my duty to God and Ruja (King of Malaya, and rulers of 13- dividual states) and to the head of the Commonwealth of Nations To Lelp other peoples at 1 Times, and to obey Scout Law."Reuter,

Rare Stamps Stolen

the

FUNDS

Thomasvilla, Feb. 19. President Elsonhower today atkod Congress for

the cost of resettling European refugees from China now in Hongkong, the House of Com- mons was told today:

Mr David Onniby Gore, Minister of State at the Foreign Omce, said

the money would No Change In

go to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Mr Ormsby-Gore said the 1958 financial recources for hyls work would depend on how others responded to the High Commissioner's appeal for funds.

ENOUGH?

$

Policy On Malta

Find At KCR Station

THE

TWIE decapliated body of A: a young Chinese mah found yesterday morning at the Kowloon Railway Terminus, ··

WIL

D.ML

The beadless body was discovered after the 10.05 'spécial' diesel had left for Shatin. The man's body was found sprawied at across the train track the Station, while the head

found was

BOO ·Jarda

away.

Police are making 'en- quiries.

man

When found, the was clutching some dollar noles and a train ticket in his hand...

NEW YEAR

Lennox-Boyd ON QUEMOY

Freddie Clemo

US

'Invades' Fashion Show

Santa Barbara, Feb. 19.

CABLE BRIEFS

Newestle-Upon-Tyne, Feb. 19.

Safecrackers got away with. £2,700 yesterday after dynamit. ing a safe in an egg-packing. plani,

None of several thousand erge in the plant was damaged

United Presa, '....

Milan, Feb, 19. Thiel Alessandro Alonge, 43, thanked police today for arrest- ing him.

Alonge was caught red-handed stealing money from a frult vendor's stand and tried to escape by swimming across the River Sevelo A polleemun jumped in and saved him when got into difficulties and shouted for help--United Presp.

he

Dundee, Feb. 10. Authorities today isstied a driver's. Hoence to Patrick

A colourful Pacific fashion show, featuring models Mecanterty, who is deaf' sud

showing feminine attire in the Far East, was dumb.

McCafferty received 20 lant "invaded" yesterday by a Hongkong male icons by hand signs from an

model, tourist agency official Frederick C. Instructor and was tested by Clemo.

Clemo, taking advantage of the fact yesterday is Chinese : New Year's Day, appeared at the show in complete Mandarin ouldt to win applause from the hundreds of delegates attending the seventh anndal Paclile Area Travel Association conference in session here all this week.

LOTS TO SEE

Clemo, who to managing director of Hongkong Tours & Travel

which Service Ltd., handits some 300 to 400 tourists cach month, is on a tour of the entire United States for the purposes of furthering interest in the US. In visiting Hong- kong.

"We've

RUSSIA'S PLEA TO BIG THREE

Moscow, Feb. 19. The Soviet Government to- day appealed to Britain, the United States and| France to join her in an. International agreement creating a nuclear-free zone in Central Europe.

The proposal, made in a Soviet

statement, Goverment

Q

Transport

Ministry Inspector who knows the sign language. He is unable to hear a horn, but olalm ho ern tell if another vehicle is approaching by tha vibration,--Unlied Press,

Burnley, Feb. 19. Robert E. Evans, 44, charged with counterfeiting ei notes, told police "I only made them when I was bressed for money."

United Preca,

Helsinki, Feb. 19. Getting married' gives Finns an appetité; a two-yone social study; disclosed today. -

Contrary to popular opinion that marriage wil reduce the food budget, the survey showed that an average family of four. conernes more than four singlo persons-United Prem.

London, Feb,, 19,

The Minister of Croydon Parts

got many things to see in our lovely city," He as- scrted. "We are managing to development of Poland's handle the present tourist in- "Anpacki Plan" put forward last

ban on Church hoped for moro Becking a flux, except for the month of October October and November, for the clear weapons in East and cigarette packages in his collec most part, and within one or West Germany)

He said he was on the point two years we should have all Czechoslovakia.

The

Sovici Government of throwing one out the other the accomodations we need."

declared its readiness to "un- day when he opened it and Clemo, is one of three Hong-dertake the obligation to respect found it contained £50 in notes. kong delegates to the talks, the status of a nuclear-free-United Press.

Poland and tion box.

which guring ways and zone in Central Europe."

reans of attracting more tourists It said the decision was co

*Lillo. Feb. 18. into the Puclic area in 1953-tingent on the governments of Follow sald today they were United Press.

Britain, the United States and holding Abel Fruchot, - 30, mà *

similar part-time serop-metal exlivetar, France undertaking, a obligation-Reuter.

HK NURSES

IN BRITAIN

London, Feb. 18.

Yale-In-China Representative

New Haven, Feb. 19.

for cutting a 13-foot section out at the Lillo-Tourcoing telephoné cable and completely interrupt. Ing photo service between the two cities-United Prom.

Castro Verde, Feb. 19.

of $32, to make clients win first

A 33-year-old aypay was held today for investigations of com Yale Chaplain Sidney Lovett plaints that the promised, for During the past five years 410 is going to Hongkong in August fees ranging up to the equivalent

young women have come to following his retirement, Britain from Hongkong for

In the national lottery, The Rev. Lovatt 'will 'becoma prizo

the return of errant training as nurses and 272 representative of the Yale-in- ensure

the New husbands and; torcito demoTLS for other forms of training, | China Association at Mr John Profumo, Colonial | Asia College.-United Press. from people. United Press, Under-Secretary, sold in Parliamentary reply today.

E

SHATTERED of these 23 mursing trainees US MOTHERS REPORT

are known to have returned and six presumed to have returned, he said.

Fifty-three other trainees or have students were known to returned and ten presumed to have dona 80.

ON THEIR TRIP TO CHINA

London, Feb. 19. The British Government has not changed its policy on Malta and still favours. the integras i Mr Jeka Rankin,

Labour tion of the

island into the

000 was Member, asked whether £25,- United Kingdom. Colonial

Chough "in view of Secretary Alan the magnitude of the problem," | teld the House of Commons to- $604,500,000 in defence The Minister replied that this day.

Replying to a question. support economic aid for must be considered in relation

Labourite Eric Fletcher, Turkey, Korea, Vietnom to other commitments to

Lennox-Boyd said he had and Formosa next fiscal refugees all over the world,

Taipei, Feb. 19. nothing to add to his last state- addition to the

Chinese guns interrupted the year in

I think this contribution we ment made to the House last

New Year celebrations on the undisclosed slico thoso are making will set 行 good month,

Quomoy The Colonial Secretary also offshore island of the countries will got from example," he added.

assured Fletcher that ho stoup. the $1,800,000,000 re- In the House of Commons regarded to "of the first im- The Nationalist Defence Minks- quested for direct › mili- | -day. Mr. Alon Lennox-portance" the matter of safe try announced today that 71 tary aid.

Boyd, the Colonial Secretary, guarding rellglous tolerance on rounds were fired onlo Quemay was asked how many refugees salts, In connection with the and Kaoteng last night but

"It is probable that many more in Hongkong were of European fact that the Archbishop, 'of caused no damage. origin and of what nationality. Canterbury and others had The ministry also admitted the will in fact have returned but as

expremed concern

en & Icadet-most of these are private students about loss of a plano He replied that about 1.000 religious freedom on the island. arcpping mission over the China the figures are not fully known,"

The two

Mri women weɑ type be added. were-United Press.

mafnland yesterday. The

Mr

Sorenson Mary Reginald

Now V. Downey of and number of crew aboard was

(Labour), who had reised the Britain, Connecticut and Mre rot disclosed-Reuter,

subject, also asked how many Ruth Redmond, of Yonkers," had been sponsored for training | New York.

The $604,500,000 in defence London, Feb. 19. support ld, was 20 per cent of Scotland Yord asked

all the total of $635,000,000 of this British stamp collectors to be type assistance asked for 12 on the lookout for 31 rure countries who need economic Australian stamps stolen from assistance because of the neces the H. L. While collection in dity to support military forces the Mitchell Library, Sydney, beyond their Ascal capability. which are belleved

to have

The

A

been smuggled here.

request was one of London is the centre of the number contained in the Pre- world stamp.business..

aldent's message to Congress

The stamps include several asiding. a tolat of $3,942,100,000 early Queensland, New South (B) in funds for the mutual Wales and Tasmanian speci security programme during the mens.-Unital Press.

ascal, year beginning July 1.

Firecrackers

REFLECTS

More than 30

dem The large proportion of persone who celebrated Chinese New Year by fence support funds going to wantonly discharging eracicero, were fined at American Government's desire Magtracies in Kowloon Brid to help theni maintain large Hongkong yesterday.

Indigenous armies because of

Are

European

known

refugers to be in Hongkong. Ao of them Russlana, Some were Poles, Hungarians. or Czechia Just

10,000 over such refugees and pamed through Hongkong since February, 1952.Reater,

ANTI-REDS TO VISIT

these four nations reflected HONGKONG

The offenders included a US their geographical locations of sirman and two British soldiers, joining big Communist build- They were fined sums ranging ubs... from $10 to 325.

.

Variety Show

Seoul, Feb. 10. The Government Office of Public Information today sald n 200-member goodwill missimi led by Mr Kong Chin Hang, chairman of the Korean chapter

Ash Wednesday

Vatican City, Feb. 10. The Pope today marked the sign of the Cross in ashes on his forehead as a. bigen

morning

of

Bomb Blasts

PROBABLE

Washington, Feb. 19.. Mothers of two Americans imprisoned by China told a top State Department official, of their recent trip to China to visit their sons in gaok

Far Eastern Fleet Exercise This Week

as nurses in other countries than The two imprisoned men sre Britain during the same perlod. John Thomas Downey, formerly Mr Profumo sold no young a civilian employee of the New Delhi, Feb. 19. women had been sponsored by Ammy, and Hugh F. Redmond, penance on Ash Wednesday Six people have been killed the Hongkong Government for

a former member of an export- which opened the period of

nurses in countries

import Arm Lent 40 days of prayer, fasting and 17 Injured in bomb explo-training a

the last other than the United Kingdomi

Singapore, Feb. 19. A third mother who travelled sons in Kashmir in and penitence before Easter.

told-Reuter, The Pope, who will be 62 on eight months, Mr Nehru

with Mrs Downey and Mrs Red- Units of the British For

Eastern mond did not make the call on

Floet exercise March.2, applied the ashes him Parliament today.

of Stato Assistant Secretary

this wook in the South self while saying, his early The Prime Minister uld 35

Mr and Mrs George Marden Walter B. Robertson. arrested in connection

China Sea. Mn mest mj Maas in the little people

Department ald chapel of his private apartment with the explosies pacitan ons by bone from London, via Mrs Downey and bars Bodmond ships taking partaze chapel of his private apoitment with the explosions had admit- returned to the Colony yester

fold Robertson they received-prilah cruisers Newfoundland

od and tespilable treatme-" from the Chinese during their and Newcastle and the New Zealand Ferulaer-Royallal, the trip to Peking.

British destroyers Cheviot, Cavaller und Cossack; &and the Australian Voyager and: Warw Framanga. Na tomten Zhigan A Navy spokesman said the exercise would lust a week,

GUIDETY and would involve

Palace-Reuter.

intelligence."-flouter.

Singapore.

The Frozen Antarctic

COVERED BY ICE-SHEET 8,000 FEET THICK

Canberra, Feb. 19,

sons.

the

Robertson said it was grettable that their long trip: sailed to win freedom for their He noted that the two men, plus four other Americans still measured an fee thickness of more than 8.000 held in Chinese geols, are being N

might counter training... Chinese Comm/timent 4 at Marrson has returned to boss with proof there were signs that ailit further south the loe that. Antaretle is covered by an unbroken or sore than two miles thick.

Canberra fet bombers track The expellion used, salunio and gravitational September 13, 1955, to perinit to least 3,000 feet. 1922 Mon to produce complete contour diagram of tut sheet" varring in thickness from about 5.000 fees

motheds in obtain evidence) made were also able! Americana to China

return to the United States the Royal Air Tores were also

kely to take part-Beuter. Bad The survey party, which fari November's and returned IND Banday OMBRENG widest land and roos parties of the Continent United Press.

WA,

The mission is scheduled to expedition from Australia's: Anterullo barefoot at their furthest point mouth, sad reverted kept in, crilna in violation of rader; vional, anti-aircraft and

In his plea for defence up of the Asian Anti-Communist port funds, Eisenhower, said: League will leave on a 59-day For defence support I request tour of South-East Asian coun- $835 million to go to twelve trics on February 22,

that are supporting A number of British service- men and their civilian friends substanial millary forces. These viit Hongkong. Salgon, Bang- are needed to enable the kok, Singapore Manila Talpel funds are are going on board the US his recipient countries to make a and Keelung aboard a former craft carrier Kearsarge evening to give a variety show mutual agreed contribution to naval landing ship. to entertain the ship's com-our common military effort, The 200-member mission "In plement on a social assignment, "This amount le substantially cludes 102 chew members.

The vessel w9311 carry The local "troupo, includes what I requested last year for several girls and the show. vi aupport to those samo twelve | Korean producle, to exhibit at list from 7 to about 8.30 p.m. countrice.”—United' Prem. ports of entry-Reuter.

South

of six Anralians and one Englábaina begiada- sver the route they trof, logist Michael Mellor of OHLEN REN

kad manage, briefly ashaunding the safe reluar

Chi Tha survey look the party 169 miles south of the party added: “ali men· OK but had ward over the frozen anlarutle bighlands. They several silmäventures."--Reuter,

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