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THE WORLD SCENE News That May Make Tomorrow's Headlines
GENEVA ATOMIC |ecurity measures Against a rebels who provoked the Moy negible assination by the 13 explosion which eventually Communists,
CONFERENCE
helped bring General Charles of his public de Gaulle to power agalu are The number The on again off - ogain
reduced | unhappy, nuclear fest talks at Geneva ap. "ppearances have been
This time, however, they feel. pear to be un again with the little advance publicity in
make, bitterness toward De Gaulle for Soviets at the conference table, given to these he does
The West
follow filling ħla cabinet and associa-¡ noored a victory The seculty messures
violent ting with
the members of forcing the Russians to go to the cpparent return to
tuelles by
Communists former government they helped Geneva, but li doesn't hold out
increasing number of | bring down, much hope for real progress at and the the meeting. Western diplomats and Red agents being nabbed predict a showdown in the next
#
serious
do not believe the Russians are ready to crollato agreement on suspension of nuclear texis.
They way the Sovieta decided to show up for the conference because a boycott would make them look bad. Expectations are that bustead they will try to sabotage the talks when they get underway tomorrow.
GOMULKA
In South Korea.
the
DE GAULLE
New trouble may be brewing In the revolutionary atmosphere of Algiers. Reports reaching Parts indicate that the rightist
Arrivals From
United Kingdom
Some observers
two weeks that may decide the fale of France and De Gaulle,
CYPRUS
Top-level talks un Cyprus, behind the both publicly and
Britain sevnes, ure a certainty. has shown Uttle inclination to keep the controversial faland an "internal problem" for the Calonial Ofice.
Greece and Turkey both re- freted the British Compromise Western experts bellepe Soviet
lan for a partnership arrange- Premier Khrushchev really
Tant for the island but the re- turned the heat on to get the
Bir H. C. Gairdner, formertions were neither harsh nor Polish Communist Party leader, Vladyslav Gomulka, to open up manager of the Hongkong ani bitter,
Shanghaf Yugoslavia's apainat Tite and the executed tunColumbo, sorian frenum Premier, Irening la Hop, on Saturday,
Martial
His speech on Saturday up- parently wes a compromise by
Gomulka to hang où to his own! position and the softened brand of Comumunisu he has brought to Poland. Russia still has thou-
sands of troops in Poland, but a
greetin
to
still remains as whather the Polish scople will
accept Gomulka's new bow apparer pressITC from Kremlin.
to
tha
The situation could lead trouble.
to
RHEE
Banking Corp, In The inside word is that both arrived here sporenity are ready to face the BMS Carthage British plan as a sïarting point Join the bante's head offlee here for further negotiations. after latne leave. Mr Gairdner was accompanied by his wife,
Arriving from the United Kingdom in the Carthage also was Dr A. McGowan, accom~, panied by his wife and daughter, to join the Medical Department Mrs McGowan is the former. Miss Borbara Keates, daughter of the late Mr W. J. Keates, of Hongkong.
here.
☆
☆ ☆ FINLAND
The Agratians are expected to take the lead in Finland's June elections. The Agrarinn 6-7 Party, which now holds 53 seats Parliament, probably will pick three or four more. This will put them ahead of the Social Democrats who had 64 until a party split reduced this zumber. The Social Democrats
· MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1958,
The above picture, taken by our photographer this morning shows the commissioning ceremony In progress at the Royal Naval dockyard this morning, The picture on the left shows one of the new mine- sweepers in the harbour after the ceremony.
TWO MINESWEEPERS COMMISSIONED FOR HONGKONG FLOTILLA
Theft From Carhope to beat down the rebel Two 140-ton minesweepers of the Royal Navy,
group and get back practically A windscreen wiper ond cil their seats, but while they chrome metal strip were stolen are doing it, the Agrarians will You won't get them to admit from a private car after it was surge out in front. The Cont , but the men guarding South taken from Gascoigne Rood,munists probably will come out Korean President Syngman behind the Astor Theatre, to 39 of the election with most of Rhee are
tightening up Their Dundas Street yesterday,
their 43 seals intact.-U.P.1.
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HMS Damerham (Lieutenant E. D. L.1 Llewellyn) and HMS Davenham (Lieutenant J. B. Leach), which arrived here three months ago aboard the ss Benledi, were commissioned at HMS Tamar this morning for patrol and minesweeping duties with the Hongkong Flotilla.
SHEAFFER'S
ALL
British Press Views
On Cotton Problems
STERLING SILVER TIP
From the Filer
25
years -AGO
TT is proposed to build an en- tirely now hospital (Queen High Mary) on the slopes of West, near Sassoon Rond to take the place of the present Gov- cmment Civil Hospital. The so has on area of more than ten acres and at a height of 500 feet above sen level it com- mands 'an'
uninterrupted view
of the south, séyth-east (abd south-west. It will have ac- and commodation for 500 beds will take the shape of the letter "II" with the main wings facing south and north. It is undor- stood the new hospital wit bo ready within three years Bud that when completed the pre- sent hospital will be demolish- ed except for a portion will house accident CASCA.
which and minor
Sirg-With the recent reduc- lion in the price of petrol and the cost of tyres and spares. could the taxt companies persuaded to reduce their fares baek to the original charge of 40 cents for the first mile and let us have smaller and chenper teria in Hongkong?-Forty Cents.
CHANGHAI '- 'JUNE 13; Six Italians carried out a rald upon the projection room at the Carllon Theatre at 7.30 p.m. during the screening of "Tho Big Drive," which was a series of official scenes of the Great War, and carried of the portion of the film dealing with the Italian-front, showing Italians retreating before the onslaught - of the Austrins. Two were arrested,
The States Steamship Com- pany advertised passage from Hongkong 10 Europe America for £15.
vid
(Continued from page 1) and Hongkong, Some of the THE ambition of the Czecho- slovakian chairman of the accusations made are thaccurate, be twiso lo Lake further acothers are irrelevant.
Nudist Association in Hongkong tion 50 long as there is hope Mr Hennielrer-Heaton con-to push the nudist movement to The two ships, each of which
HMS Davenham is named that veluntary agreement can cludes; "The question facing the the cosmopollion elty of Shang carries three officers and 14 after a village in Cheshire. She be reached between the indus- UK is whether the majority hal has been frowned upon by Chinese and European ratings, was laid down in September.try here and
re equipped with the latest 1851 at Weatherhead and Sons, Pakistan, and Hongkong.
those in India, of the cotton Industry, should the Chinese Chamber of Com- continue to exist or whether it merce. The chamber urged the minesweeping devices designed Cockenzie, Scotland, and launch-j
HK-The Obstacle should dwindle to a shadow of SMC and the French Municipal as a result of experience gainedį in World War 1.
"Negotiations with the In- Its present size: Can the country Council to be on the qui vivo back-to-naturg dians und the Pakistanis have afford to let it shrink as agricul- against such
movements which, is pointed already progressed a fair way: turo once shrink? Hongkong is the real obstacle.
are still formidable out, will have far-reaching evil The Government could perhaps arguments for its matenance consequences on the morality do more to persuade the mill In the field of sir.tegic Indus- and mentality of Chinese youths. owners, that some limitation of trial needs, their exports to this country would be prudent.
ed in September 1953.
The commissioning ceremony, Both ships have joined the which is traditional in the Royal Reserve Fleet unill their arrival Navy, was conducted by the in Hongkong, Rev. Edward Stredder, Chaplain, R.N., in the presence of Com- modore G.D.A. Gregory, DS.O.. Commodore-in-Charge, Hong- kong, and Mrs Gregory, other senior Naval officers, and their Indies.
Colours Hoisted
Boy Fatally Injured
he
"It ought above all to insist on more stringent control of
"There
of steady employ-
mast, of ullisation of capital, of preventing the currency drain caused by outside purchase of essential Lexilies,
The Raja of a district in mid-
to t Timor whose cruelty mibjects has been the subject the wages and, particularly, Our Problem
of investigatlan bự a council of native chiefs, has been sent to At the close of the ceremony, fatal injuries when
A six-year-old boy sustained working hours in the Hongkong "The problem of Hongkong is exile for 20 years. He was
Was mills
whether should continue to suspended from his duties for the colours of the two ships knocked down by a private car
"At home much more positive build up its textile industry in terrible cruelly to his subjects. were hoisted and Guard from in Cheung Sha Wan Road, near mesures are needed to cope the face of Beree competition HMS Tamar gave the salate.
The Nan Cheung Street on Saturday, with redundancy among from. Japan, China, India and it is alleged that he ordered the The Police Band
was also The lad, Lau Chiu-yee of 187 cotton operatives. The Govern-Pakiston, in the under-developed burying alive of one man, other presen! during the
people to be kept in prison ceremony Cheung Sha Wan Road, 1st floor, ment is now armning itself with countries, and rely greatly on until they starved to death, and and accompanied the singing of died in Kowloon Hospital yes strong financial powers under the continued availability of the also detained people in a private the hymns.
terday.
the new distribution of industry | U.C. market, er whether it prison. HMS Damerhum is named
bill as it should lose no time should cencentrate on tho after the village of the same Two other boys, two girls, a in putting them to the test.
greater diversifications of its name near Cranboume, Hamp-man and a woman were injured "The industry's dimculties Industries and impose SUING TITLER has adopted new shire. She was laid down in separate traffic mishaps In may prove to be intractable, intimitation on texViles,
Hlaws providing for the con August, 1952, at Brooke Marine, Jongkong and Kowloon over the whieli case the government may "The history of over-reliance Ascation of properly of "Eno- Ltd., In Lowestoft and launched | weekend. The victims are all bo driven to intervene, But on textiles in the U.K. and mies of the State? including In June, 1953.
receiving treatment in hospital. direct action should be the last Japan provides the most obvious organisations and private pere
resort"
answer. This has always been sons inciting against Germany
Pakistan.
abroad who are disloyal to the The Financial Times political |
"It was replied by many of State or who refuse to return to correspondent wrote: "Attention the leadingbgkong textile Germany when summoned, in-
bo focused by Labour
as eluding prominent social leaders speakers on conditions in the early as the spring of 1935.
men with whom I talked
An Eving in exile, The formation Hongkong trade and the com- agreement covering colton goods of new parties is mada petition of Hongkong texilles
PARIS
TRAVEL
AU
This Funny World
Plane
"We want to tour the countries we gave the most money.
to, they should be the most friendly.”
will
No Departure recognised by India and from abroad, and Germans living
with the products of Lancashire. both made up and in the various offence of treason.
of manufacture stages The main burden of the essential, as a figure covering debate as a whole will pre-
grey cloth alone Is largely meaningless.
Dumably centre on the plight
of the Lancashire industry. It
Is not to be expected, however, Bad Fooling
.
An
Wales won the International Lawn Bowls Championship at Cardif on July 15. This is the Ajih Welsh success in 27 years.
thai Sir David Eccles, President "Each party must appreciate Scotland the holders WETE of the Board of Trobe, wilt in the difficulties of the other and second and England and Ireland, dicate any departure from basic caler into discussions whether third and fourth
Rovernment policy on the sub-at government or Industrial level!
Ject of Imported cotton goods with the determination to reach
**This is that the principle of |a settlement.
the Colonial Office Estimates
free entry of Commonwealth goods must remain the founde- holds are barred and bad feel in the House of Commons on "When passions are roused, no the course of a debate en tion of British policy and that ing does not make for good July 15, Major C. F. Entwistla the only solution must agreements-Reuter & France- through "agreement with Asian countries concerned 'on
limiting importa."
Fiory Exchanges
the Presse.
Leadership Course
on tha Hoverely, commented Japanese competition in cotton. goods in different parts of the British Empire..
China had increased hog cotton tari, particularly goods, from,' 50% to 100%. Director of The Hongkong University That was ostensibly retalia-
In a study headlined "Hong- kong and Lancashiro, Mir C. Henniker-Heaton,
was
the Federation of Master Colton Caiholle Society will hold an tion against Japon, but, op- Spinners, writes in the same International Catholic Leader-parently becauso. China paper tliet any settlement be-chip training course under the bound by a mort-favoured na- tween India, Pakistan att the auspices of Pax Romana, inter-tion clause if the Infliction of United Kingdom "must be sub-national movement of "Roman hardship on Japan led to the ject to the participation of Cathelle students and graduates, infliction of Intolerable hardship Hongkong".
from July 1-7. in Bleet - Hall, on British collon and other **It is unfortunate”, he con Univerely of Hongkong.. Delow trades. tinues, "that the past few months gates from the Philippines, Malor Entwistle referred to Printed and published by Fer FLUAINLY for and on have seen fiery exchanges, Malaya, India, Burma, Thai | the alarming falling off in trude behalf of Beuth China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham fargely between self-appointed Iand, Taiwan and Hongkong with Hongkong, owing to the Brest, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
representatives, of Lancashira will attend this training couces. "Antreased' tariff.
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