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De Gaulle's Offer
"I
AM ready when you want me"; that in effect is what General de Gaulle told the French people in his Monday Press conforty di The offer was obviously signed to calm fears that u d'etut was in the coup
And it. H
de
Interest, if he is really anxious to assume
to let the
power,
new
Pimlin Government ran Its course without Inter- fering. How, then, ure
events likely to shape? There seems to be very little chance that General Massu, loader of the comp Algeria, will be persuaded to
in
hand back the reins to a Parliament in which neither he nor the majority of Algerian people have any faith. The
Algerian reaction to such
A move might at any rate be explosive. Cablex from Algiers suggest that Massu and the new Public Safety Committee have won confidence of a majority of both Moslem and European communitica.
the
Our own correspondent, Syd-
Smith, ney
has also said: that the terrorist movement has suffered its most deci- alve defeat in the 31⁄2 years સજા since the insurrection be
the gan.
Манки
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advantage which
50.
daring stroke has won ean- not be easily relinquished.;
Majority
It remains to be seen, how- ever, what effect last night's French Assembly vote for Palmli Jus
-the upun Generals in Algeria. The massive majority has been widely interpreted
(10 (1
clearcut victory for the Premier's efforts
to LOYAL
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100,000 U.S. Tourists
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TEWSWEEK Magazine recently estimated that during the coming year 100,000 American tourists would visit Hongkong. However, there is some difference of opinion as to the accuracy of this figure among local, tourist associations.
They agree that tourist travel to Hongkong la definitely
In
on the Increase, and last year the figure stood at slightly over 50,000. This year, local experts expect this number to be raised by nearly 50 per cent. the words of Major H. F. Stanley, of the HK Tourist Association: "I don't think we would be unhappy If only 75,000 tourists visited Hongkong, but it would be most gratifying indeed' if the figure were 100,000.'
For HK
Commenting on the Newsweek magazine prediction, Major Stanley said: "I don't know what the magazine based their figures on when they suggested 100,000. I think it may have been from a story written in an American magazine by a fellow named Christie, who made a similar estimate. I don't think he knows very much about the situation in Hongkong.”, Major Stanley said that the increase was due in part to the increased number of cruise ships which have called in Hongkong. They include the Caronin, the Kungsholm, the Statendam and the Lurline. according to airline sources, if the figure of 100,000 is anywhere near correct, tha Pan American will be
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carrying one-quarter of the total number of tourists visiting the Colony.
Thomas Taylor, District Traffic Sales Manager of PAA in Hongkong, said he considered the figure of 100,000 tourists to be a "little conservative."
He said that last year PAA carried over 20,000 tourists to
Hongkong, and have estimated themselves in an un-1 official survey that the number of tourists this year! will be in the region of 22-23,000.
"There is also the possibility that later this year, with the introduction of jet-powered airliners, the figure will be even greater than 100,000."
ASSEMBLY BACKS PFLIMLIN
Deputies Give Premier Dead Officers
Massive Majority
SETBACK FOR DE GAULLE?
By HAROLD KING
Paris, May 20.
the The French National Assembly today strengthened
hand of M. Pierre Pflimlin, the "crisis" Premier, by backing with a big majority his demand for renewal of emergency powers in Algeria.
During a three-hour debate, M. Pflimlin, in a counter move to General Charles De Gaulle, promised the Assembly a. draft bill for constitu- tional reform.
Now, United Front
Move In Algeria
with the crisis. It is a Algeria construed as sharp rebuff
to General Charles de Gaulle's offer tu assume power and restore national
According to this morning cubles the Assembly'a show of
!
unity and determination has succeeded in lowering the political temperature in Paris but
diplomatic sources concede that if the Generals
By Sydney Smith
Algien, May 20,
with its Moslems and Europeans, both civilians and military--is today feverishly organising to pro-
sont a united front to Franco.
One people, one country.
At the end of this work a new
commitee
safely representing ten million civilians and the Army will be working with Jacques Saustelle as its lender.
Planning has been going on all day in the 17-storey Governor General's skyscraper bullding draped with flags and still guarded from its palm-fringed lawns to its topmost balecales by parktroops in full battle kit.
Telegrams telling of the formation of local pubile safely, com- mittees by the smallest and most remote Arab harmlets have been pouring in by the thousands.
the It is on the basis of these committees that election of a supreme committer in fact, the executive authority in Algeria, is being planned.--London Express Service.
refuse to exercise emergency powers on behalf of the Phimlin Government a new and critical situation would result.
Much therefore depends on
how Primis handles the Hitler Changed Mind On
situation in the next
days. An attempt to force
the pace is almost sure to
fall. And he would be wise
to avoid deflust action, per-
haps initiating quiet talks
with the Generals to begin A with,
Army Support
Invasion Of Britain
Frankfurt, May 20.
West German history professor, Percy Ernst Schramm, claimed in a letter published today that Hitler_nover Boriously intended to launch an invasion of Britain during the World War II.
Professor Schramen said that
But can de Gaulle, despite last although the order to prepare
If
the Invasion, code-named night's voting in the AssemOperation Sealion" was given bly, be ignored? His on July 18, 1940, Hitler confided position is this: the Army three days later to the German depends on his return to commander-in-chief in France, politics for confirmation of Field Marshal Cerd von Rund- its action and the General stedt, that he did not latend to in his Press conference through with the operation. gave ubylous approval to the measures they have already taken.
Impasse develops stuff, General
it
The source for this inform tion was a former member of Field Marshal von tundstedt's Guenther
would seem that the best Blumentritt.. solution is for Pflimlin to
accept the inevitable, admit
that Parliamentary control
cannot be regained without
General believea
procedure which
National Assembly
Dared Not
Zei-
High Peking
Official Dies
Peking, May. 21. The New Chies News Agency reported tha! Lai Jo-yu, a member of the
Central Com- mitten
of the Chinese . Con- munist Party and concurrently Chairman of the All-China Fedoration of
Unions Trade cancer in Peking
"Only fundamental changes can save the Republican regime, but the must be achieved strict legality," he said.
In
Vuling for the renewal of Algerian emergency powers—a necessary move...for... _any_new_, Government was 475 in Tavour | to 100 against: The Opposition. came from extreme right Depu- tes, ex-Gaullist and some
Conservatives.
Sedition Mongers
Challenged in today's debate by M. Pierre Mendes-France to "condemn agitators who seek te exploit patriotic feelings เก Algeria, M. lima retorted that "there are sedition mongers in Algeria, but there are also
Those
10
who strive to
maintain
Republican order."
He said the special powers be negated he sought would
the military authorities Algena. The Government con- sidered that those, leaders had done their bust 10 maintain rational unity and legality.
The debate followed 24 hours after General De Gaulle's press conference at which he spoke of takung power constitutionally by I possible "special procedure."
Had Boosted
M. Mendes-France, cx-Fremier,
Radical
D3
Fo-
said General Gaulle had "boosted the belilous movement in Algiera at a time when its leaders were realising the folly of their anti- national action,"
Applause and shouts of pra- tai grected this statement.
Ho called on De Gaulle, if it wcro not tuo late, to dispel doubls and "give up covering the trouble-makers in Alglæra."
With his prestige at home and A abroad. General De Gaulle could have been the best architect of national 'reconciliations,
M. Plimin in hin specch promised new measures ta "restore the Algerian situallop
Were Visitors To Hongkong
The other
two army
officers who died yester. day of injuries received as a result' of a car crash which occurred the night previously, were visitors to the Colony from Singa-
porc.
BORNEO FAMILIES LEAVE
British
Women, Children
To Be Evacuated
Djakarta, May 20.
Djakarta Radio said today the evacuation of Shell Oil Company families from Borneo would start on Thursday,
The
1,954-ton- Straits
NOW SMALL
LOW PRICE
ateamship company vessel, Britain To Make It Darvel, is expected to take| They are Major Alfred off about 185 European Frederick Bernard Caven- wives und 110 children from dish of Camberley, Eng the ports of Tarakan and land; and Captain Ed- Balik Papan. mund Malekin, a native of Scotland. They both be-Borneo when the reßnery port Shell ceased operations in longed to the Royal of Balik Papan was bombed -Army-Ordnance Corps. fast month by unidentified ale--
The traffic accident craft. claimed the total of three livest. The third casualty was Captain F. J. Killick, RAOC, who died on ad- mission to the military hospital on Monday night, soon after the accident. The three were the only passengers in the car.
WEN
Djakarta Radio said the Darvel was plainly marked with the Red Crass Apart from European families it would also
from evacuato
Bornes the
children of Shell's. Indonesian employees, and sick persons.—— Reuter.
Pontecorvo Helped
Moscow, May 20. Professor Bruno Ponlecarva,
The traffic mishaps oc- curred in Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong. The car in which they were travel- ling, crashed against an embankment as it heading towards Prince the atom scientist who disap- Edward Road.
peared from Britain in 1050, Funeral arrangements played a leading role in perfect- of the Soviet have not yet been made. In the work
Union's glant Synchrotron (stom But it is learned that smasher) at Dubna nuclear re- burial is not likely to take search institute, it was reveal- ed today in a speech by Pro- place today.
fessor Dmitry Blokhintsev, the Institute's director-Reuler.
BRITISH ROCKET
UP 94 MILES
Adelaide, May 20.
British skylark rocket was fired to a height of 94 milos.
from Woomera rocket rango, South Australia, today, the controller of the Weapons Research Establish- mont, Mr H. J. Brown, announced.
He
said the rocket, which{ The purpose of the grenade to normal within the next few returned to earth, 84 milles frem would be to measure altitude days."Reuter.
MEDAL FOR
THE QUEEN
London, May, 20,
Its firing point, had measured density and of the aluminium
air glow caused by reflection foll to measure high altitude of the sun's rays from parucles
in the upper atmosphere.
Instruments
winds-Reuter,
Safe Flying
for measuring de Gaulle and begin work- Professor Schramin, whose
alr glow have been provided by ing for the "exceptional letter appeared in the Indepen- died of ver
British univerailles as part of
Montreal, May 20. tho dut Conservative newspaper last night.
He was also a member of the The Queen has been awarded the International Geophysical
The world's civil airlines bad Frankfurter Allgemeine, the
Standing Committee of the the Albert Medal for her person- | Year contribution.
their safest year ever last year tung, was commenting on a re- will
cent book "Operation Seallon First National Peoples Congress al services to arts, manufactures
with a fatality rate of only de- | have to adopt before he can by a British author, Hobert und a member of the National and commerce at home and At least one of another two elmat 80 per 100 million pas
Peoples return to power.
Political abroad, it was announced today. Skylark rockets to be fired at senger mlies, the International Wheatley, about German wat Committon It is difficult to say what the time plans to invade Britain. Consultative Conference.
The award was made by the Woomera between June 10 and Civil Aviation Organisation re- General has in mind when
A funeral committee of 68 Council of the Royal Society of 24 will discharge grenade flashes ported today. Though there he speaks of
Professor Schramm sald the members has born cat up, head-Arts and approved by the Dulce and aluminium foil as it rises at were two more accidents in 1957 ceptional procedure. Hieron Hitler gave for dropping ed by Liu Shop-chiFrance of Edinburgh, the Society Prest-night to an allitude of about 100 than in 1950, fatalities were
the idea of Invasion was that he Prose.
miles, Mr Brown said. failure to amplify this partidared not Jeopardise belict in
about 100 fewer-cuter. cular statement has alarmed the German army's invincibility some deputies. But perhaps through an unsuccessful or half-
an cx-
not
he has judged mood of successful operation, and an the Assembly well. Deliant attack
to to
in their oppos Army's
en Britain WAK
the necessarily the
the only way of
01
winning the war.
The professor added that it
dent. Reuter.
Margaret, Townsend Dine Again
London, May 20.
Group Captain
tonight with
Peter Townsend.
in Algeria, the de- PR may not be erally was possible Hitler went over to Princess Margaret dined miona, persanded at present to sur-the idea of a landward assault Gibraltar with the consent render powers to a candid-or Spain, or was already con ate for Premiership not of templating an attack on the their choice. A long dead-Soviet Union, which he even lock and ensuing frustration tually launched your later
Chilin Mad Specisi. miny mellow this mood.
This new meeting between the 27-year-old Princess and the 45-year-old wartime air ace remained secret until Junt| before midnight.
bron only one other mesting in that time. According to the Dally Mail, they are expected to mast
| Then, ・ it was confirmed by a Buckingham Palace epokesman after being reported in the early edition of the Daily Mail,
send loaves for the continent The newspaper sald It was the
third time tha couple had met on Saturday. within eight days, but other The Group Captain, divorced records Indloated there had} father of two sane, dreva 10]
Clarence House, the London home of the Princess, in his mother's black Austin car
SPORTS CAR
Was
London, May 20.
Motor Corporation The British
announced today that producing a small two-senter sports car aimed at bringing sports car motoring to the MIESOS,
The car
is the Austin-Healey "Sprite", little brother to the famous Austin-Healey 100-8.
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a basic price of £445 and was designed to fill the undeveloped expert market for a cheap sports car.
It has a souped-up' version of the BMC 984 cc engine which powers the Austin A-30 and the Morris Minor and has a top speed of 00 mph and a fuel consumption of betwee 30 and 40 miles per gallon, The Sprite was designed speet- fcally for the enthusiastic sports motorist who carries out his own inaintenance and tuning for rallies. The hood is binged, giving easy access to engines, brakes, suspen- sion and steering, United PICSS.
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ELECTRO-VOICE:
M HOWLOON
PEAK ASSAULT
POLICE SEARCH
FOR SAILORS
Police are looking for thres European sailors who arraulted a taxi driver and robbed him of $30 in the ourly hours this morning.
The robbery with violence took place in May Road about, half an hour after midnight,
This sailors, according to Police kuformation, engaged the taxi near the New York Theatre and asked to be taken to the Peak. On reaching May Road, they turned on the driver and assaulted him, causing minor injuries.
They then robbed him of his takings amounted to $30,
Following the assault arxi robbery, the sailors drove away in the text.
On reaching Tregunter Palh the taxd crashed into a wall and Austained minor damage.
The sallors escaped on foot.
STOP PRESS
FIVE GAOLED
Five men found gulity on charges af robbery with Begravniion and possession of Arica Wefe sentenced by. Mr Justice. J. E. Gregg In the. Criminal Bestors thin KINGTHING*** “Tha Wentences
Werd
Tang Hang, 38, farmer (robbery and two counts of arme posscaulon) four years; Lau Ham-chean, 33, seam- ster (two counts of› sims Possession) Leung Yea-hing. 35, hawker (arma pecs- sian), Chan Yu-io, 38, 19th employed (arms posestions) af 12 months; and Leo 'Ban» kau, 22, farmer- (robbery and arms posmemion) thres years and six months.
A
DISMISSED
$2,570
claims for brought by the Lock Fing Fisheries Ltd., against Sub- Insp. Lt Ho-kul, was dia- missed by Jude K.R. Macfee
the Victoria District Court this afternoon, Judge Macfee ruled that no prima facie case, had been made
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