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HONGKONG EXOWL'O'D N

Comment DEMOCRATS CONTROL SENATE

Of The

FIRST U.S.

Day

Simmering Crisis

DEKING is keeping the off-

Ρ

shore islands crisis on the

OB Quemcy on

alterunte

days. It is a reminder to the world that the conflict

ELECTION

RESULTS

Washington, Nov. 5.

simmer. ita shells now fall Democrats captured control of the Senate last night and rolled toward an impres- sive victory margin in the House. Their indicated majority in Congress will be the biggest since the era of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

which brought China and America to the verge of war recrutly remains settled. No Government m the West suggests that it should be seled un The At terms Peking is now asking complete US evacuation from Formon but what is needed in Chiang's with. drawal from the islands. Reports indicate that at the

recent Dullen-Chiang Kai- shek meeting in Taipei one lgrtirmernt was a renuncia- tion of force to achieve But Nationallat objectives.

the

time the the Nationalists dourish hope that

mainland re- bellion will be the signal for their retumu. This seems to bo lesa an admission uf

st

same

A

their reduced Kiature tra Washington's eyes than a excuse for staying put on these troublesome istards.

Days Numbered

the

trouble is neither

Peking Her Taipei want

current crisis to fizzle out inconclusively. Chances are that yesterday's voting Amerien w. indiente

#11

rates

the

u growing preference for a party which readership of Chiang Kai- the snek less high than Eisenhower administration. Chlang's bluft against the mainland can only BUCcKed as long as the Seventh Piret und a determined Dulles stand behind him, is days may therefore be nambal Pea

Nationalist

What the world must deplore

much

异性

15

intransigence, however, is

Peking decision

on-and-off

with

16

1235 HKT the nited Press International

tabulation showed Democrats had won Senate seats. If the voting trend underway at that hour continued, they had a chance of holding at least 63 Senate seats than they would need to control.

Rockefeller Wins

New York

to

ing

the persist sholling of Quemoy Obviously it does not affect the situation mallitarily. lands its Taipei simply

"off" days. supplies Politically.

have We 14 anid, the shelling keeps the crisis on the simmer and brings to boiling point whenever Peking chooses.

Policy Condemned

TS entitlement to the islands

Is nos disputed unt since shells do net now bring nearer tu realisation Peking's objectives and since they only encourage tho Nationalists to be more determined than ever, this nerve-rattling policy must be strongly condemned. Mao is showing the

world that he has not just a large size chip on his shoulder but is prepared to go to cruel

and dangerous ex- tremes in get hla way. With this policy he will allenate any sympathy he has won for him claim to these islands. Mac should call off his shelling. The

had has

unough world of the crisis he in. trying to keep alivo,

13 more

Of the 15 sents they had nuli-

ed down, slx were taken away from the Republienas. They were

12 leading for another

seals, The eight

Republican. Democrats went into the election with big bloc of 36 holdover seats.

now

In the House, the Democrats had won 102 seats, including 15 now held by Republicans, They were leading for another 94, including 35 now Republican. The Republicans had taken 24 sents, none how held by Demo- rrals and were leading for 87, five of them now Democratic.

In sunny weather, which pre- vailed throughout most of the country, more then 48 million voters went to the polis, to set a new participation record for mid-term elections,

The voters went

the polls

33

to choose 432 members of the House Sectors Drs.

of Representatives,

and 33 State Govern

Kennedy Wins

In Mussachusetts, Democratic Senator John Kennedy, conul- for dered a

strong contender

dard bearer in 1900.

FIRST STEP TO LIMIT HK WORKING HOURS.

Government will take the first step in its plan to limit hours of work in local industry, in the Legislative Council this afternoon.

A set of regulations will be introduced restricting hours of work for women and young people.

If approved, they will come into force on January 1,

The Colonial Secretary, Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, announced this in the House of Commons yesterday.

"Conditions of the industrial employment have been carefully review

Plane

Carrying

A-Bomb

Crashes

a.

Abelene Texas, Nov. 4. A U.S. Strategic Air Com- mand B-17 medium jet bomber. carrying nuclear weapon, crashed in flames near here today. The Air Force in Washington announced later that there was

ed by the Hongkong Government during the last six months," he said.

"As a first step in the Cover- ment's aim to raise minimum standards. the Commissioner of Labour is making new regulations to restrict the hours of work of women and young persons. In industry,

Mr Lennox-Boyd was answering a question by Mr Douglas Jay. Labour MP. a Reuter report added.

TORIES BEAT LABOUR

CENSURE MOVE

London, Nov. 4.

The British Government won a majority

Britain (

Calls For World Refugee Year

United Nations, Nov. 4. The British initiative in sponsoring a World Refugee Year found ready support at the United Nations today and the formal United Kingdom resolu- tion calling for the support of all member states was immediately co- sponsored by nine other nations.

Miss Pat Homsby-Smith, the British delegate to the Social of the General As- Committeo sembly, introduced the outline of the British plan during a general debate this morning on report of the UN, High Com- missioner for Refugees.

calls for all member states

of the United Nations to join in a campaign-during 1959-1960 to ease the plight of refugees all over the world' by means of public

ald and privato

pro- KIMINES,

Later in the day, a resolution was tabled for debate in cont- mittee urging the formation of a World Refugge Year.

The object of the scheme, Miss Hornsby-Smith declared,

of 69 in the House of Commons tonight was to devote a year of inten- for its economic policies, defeating a Labour opposition censure motion byrganisations to

324 votes to 255.

This vote ended a two-day debate in which Labour blamed

the government's restrictionist

no explosion and no danger to policies for unemployment anyone, it added. No contamina-gures topping half a million. tion. occurred.

Although there was no danger of atomic explosion, people were requested toʻstry out of the ares.

Three of the plane's crew ou- caped safely by ejecting them- selves from the aircraft.

Mr R. A. Buller, the Home To the Secretary, who replied debate, said that cotton: remains the most important single, ins dustry in the county, and It was Government's intention to

the

call it could to get an agree-

In

ment with the uations who were

produce their dumping Lancashire.

the 1000 presidential noming- Bon, was re-elected by an over- whelming

his majority over

The Air Force statement said Republican

Vincent rival New York, Nov. 4.

Celeste.

"A potential danger in an in-

"We believe that would be

is the fret Neison Rocketallor won the Kennedy's impressive victory | cident of this type

of his possible contamination increases

step, and that we should achieve "Bottle of the Million-¡ considerably

success in that step before we no other," alty airer for the Republican chances as the Democratic stan- small area if the high explosive

charge completely destroyed the contemplate

udded Router. Party tonight by defeat-In Virginia, Democratic Sena- weapon.

"In this instance no harmful Democratic incum for Harry Bled won custly over

Independent bunt Averett Harriman for his

rival Mrs contamination or explosion re- Louise Wensel, who had

suited from the crush.” CMT- Governor of New York.

paigned

The the policy of against

Atomic United States The 50-year-old grandson of

resisting

said Inst Integration In Energy Commission oil billionaire John D. Rocke-

February that the possibility of schools, feller defeated the son of rail-

Bird, 71, will begin his fifth an accidental nuclear explosion road bullder E. R. Harriman in

six-yerr Senate term rext Jan- while transporting or storing whe of the hardest-tought nud

uary-U.P.I. and France-Presse. nuclear weapons was so reinole mot expensive campaigns in

ng to be negligible. New York history.

From the time the polis closed at midnight uni Dar Harriman cunceded ελπισμε four hours inter, Mr Rockefeller never lost his lead over the 08-year-old former New Deal diplomat and cabinet member.

When Mr Harriman conceded, returns were in trom 7,402 of the state's 11,525 precincts. They Rave Mr Rockefeller 1,814,290 votes, to 1,731,807 for Mr Hurriman,

NOT ENOUGH

Mr Harriman ran ahead of Rockefeller in New York City but his margin in the Democra ue stronghold was not enough 'to make up for Mr Rockefeller's commanding lead In upstate and Western New York.

The final fabulation la ex- pected to put Mr Rockefeller at lenst 300,000 votes ahead of Mr Harriman, who, was elected to his first term four years ago by a narrow margin of about 11,000 votes over Senatar Irving iven. -U.P.1.

T

Planning For The Future

Winnipeg Manitoba. Nov. 4.

Hongkong will probably revert to Chinese control in ten

or 20 years, Recording to the Rev. Reginsid Trueman who spoke here yesterday.

Mr Trueman is the Anglican Principal of the Union Theological Seminary at Hongkong University connected with St John's College, and a lecturer at Chang Chỉ College and New Anta College, two China Christian Colleges operating in Hongkong.

He told the 92nd Annual Convocation of 81 John's Collego bf Winnipeg ihat the Anglican Church was Inging the ground work to ensure that Christianity would surviva in Communist China

In establishing St John's College and supporting ChinesD Langusgo and Learning Centres, the Anglican Church hoped to produce the kind of graduates who could survive in

• Commanlai China.

Me Truoman xald that Colleges have been designed so that stadefits would not lone their Chinose heritage.

An honorary degree of Doctor, of Divinity wse conferres. on Mr Truemasi at the 'convocalion, Neuter,

racial

Bomb Throwers moved

In Pigtails

It said that for the past 12 years nuclear weapons had been on aircraft, slups and trucks and there had beça a few accidents, but it was signifi- cant, the A.E.C. added, that not One of these accidents bod caused a nuclear explosion,

that

The maximum, damage

Nicosia, Nov. 4. Two teen-age Greek-Cypriot schoolgiris in dark blue un could happen, the A.E.C. suid, forms and pigtails were arrest.

was in mont coses the detona-

ed. here today shortly after а tion of conventional explosives] A bomb had been hurled al a similar to TNT which many police vehicle.

nuclear weapons contained. Experts sold the bomb was of Reiter. German war-me manufacture. It was later destroyed where it had landed.-Franco-Prease.

STOP PRESS

SHELLING RESUMES

Taipei, Nov. 5, Communist, artillery launched

bont- a heavy bardment

tho against Quemoy Islande at 8 a.m. today (0000 GMT) after

a one-day lull, the Defence Ministry announced.

Communist shore guns fred "short but flerco burele", A Spokesman of the Ministry added.

The heavy bombardment followed an expller light shelling of the Quemos 201 ∙a, in which shells were fired—U).P.I.

Queen To See Moon Shot?

Washington, Nov. 4. eually formed sources rude! Cocry that Greck Queen Frederika sa expected to be at Cape Canaveral, Florida," to 'non the US Air Force nitomet to shoot a rocket to the Bravkled tile shot is made early tin Friday, November 7, erpeace' likely-UPÍ.

moon,

ล

'Sinatra's

Car Tried

To Run

Me Down'

New York, Nov. 4. 26-year-old photographer told police today that Frank Sinatra crdered his chauffeur to run him down when ho tried to take a pleture of the anger leaving a Manhattan night club early today. Sinatra denied the charge.

Mel Finkelstein, photographer for the New York Journal- American, said the fender of the Sinatra limousine grazed his leg sending him spinning onto the sidewalk, then sped away' with siren wailing.

The Incident occurred on Sina- ira was leaving the Harwyn Club with a party that in- cluded the comedian Joe E. Non Lewis and model Whitney. Mim Whitney has dated the singer frequently since his return from London. where he and Lady Beatty had been a romantic tople.

CALLED, 'FRANK'

Finkelstein raid that Sinatra

became angry when a reporter colled him "Frank" instead of "Mr Sifatra" as'ho left the club.

fie natd Sinatra told him not to take any pictures, but he tried to take soma shola anyway from the curb in front of the I said Sinatra Sinatra car. ordered his chauffeur to drive abend, and the car #pod toward him and sideswiped his before he could jump-

clear

"If I hadn't jumped, It would Havo hit me squara, on," said Finkelstein-Ų.P.1.

A Quota Ring?

London, Nov. 5. The Financial Times, rald today that it was pa that" Hongkong's acceptance of the principle of valuntary limit:tion "may have been accelerated by the French decision to fix a severe quela restriction on cotton Imports from the colony."

sifed effort in enlisting support from governments and private solve these

problems.

Support Pledged

Britain, she added, would án chiefly at financial; qssin- tance. Already members of vari ous organisations and churches bad-pledged-support-All- Fanizations associated with the schemb had promised to do their best to double, their trual annual appeal for funds and had agreed to devote their funds to four main objects.

-Referees ooting under United Nations Refugee Programme.

the

Arab Refugees, -European Refugees from

China, and

-Chinese Refugees in Hongkong."

In an editorial headed "A Cotton Concord?" this au thoritative dally newspaper

Affairs on economic

added been "there have

represented' 'on. reporte that similar action may be

committee set contemplated by the United State and other European producers.

Miss Hornsby-Smith said the British Government was not the national

"In that case, Hongkong textile manufacturers, whe are in any case faced with severe Chinese competition in Asian markets, may have

to preferred

compromiso

welth Lancashire to secure British Government port."-Reuter,

sup-

Big Liner

May Be Scrapped

In HK

H

Arundel Castle Lino may be broken up in Hongkong.

The 10,200-ton liner

Castle of the Union

She would be one of the biggest to bo broken up in ahibs Hongkong in the postwar YUNED.

London

Castle

In

Reuter cable from quoted 4 Union apokesman Do saying that negotiations were

pro- her salu gross for

to ship- breakers in Hongkong but that no contract had yet been !signed.

The inet is, duo to Jove

Southampton › tomorrow, on her 21th voyago on Bouth African, service.

Mie

The Arundel Castle was bullt In 1921, She han atramed more than 2,835,000 miles in peace-time and 20,805 miles a troopship during the War.

NA

She will be replaced by the Илет Pendennis Castle now being completed at Belfast,

Northern Ireland.

up

to allocate these funds, but would contri- bute $280,000 to the World He- fugco Year.

THE POPE SHEDS TEARS

Vatican City, Nov. 4. Pope John-Zektu broke down and wept today...at his Dret general audience - "to several thousand Durels from his formeT Archdiocese of Venice and from Lombardy where no was born.

Towards the end of the audience,' only three-and- a-half hours, after" h coronation, tears bėgam lo rần dưwn, the face of the and pontia and be said:

can understand me tëallars, I bear to many voices・・ within, say- ing you will never see Venlie again, you will never see your hometown

moment, the Popa dried the tears which had rolled down his face and 'went' on! "but what

could I do?. The' will of God, expressed by the Cardinals, WEA 'clearly manifested. Could I say

After a

"No,

I want to stay in Venice or Bergamo't No I could not."----Rester,

Wooden Tongs For Queen

London, Nov. 4. Queen Elizabeth stirted shop-

ping early for Christmas here today when she bought more than a dozen articles at a snie of goods made by dimbled ax servicemen.

She old "some sort of cen- should be set up tral point"". trom which assistance and in- formation could be obtained.

Se said it would be quite appropriate 10 ask Mr Dog Hammarskjold, the Secretary General, as an agent of the General Assembly to under- take this job in whatever way

'Her purchases included a be considered, most suitable..... Βίους puppet, an electric LPS Diplomatie Correspondent | blanket, and a pair of wooden and Reuter.

tongs for killing wasps-Reuter.

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