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THE WEATHER: Moderate N. winds. Fresh at times in exposed places. Cloudy with a few breaks

during the afternoon, becoming, overcast with local- light rain or drizzle this evening.

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AIRLINER CARRYING KREMLIN'S No. 2 MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING

Of The MIKOYAN IN PLANE DRAMA

Day

HONGKONG From The Air

RINCE Philip sets off on

Pour that will take him

the Who

round the world in 100 day's Like Ізім great grandfather, Albert, Prince Consort. inspired the Great Exhibi- tion, Philip's special inter- ests are science and industry and It is these that take him to India. It was his great grandmother, Victoria, who began the vogue of Royal visits to the extremities of the Empire. Thus Philip follows two long-establishod Royal traditions.

Unlike his famous, forbears, he can with modern menne of travel girdle the still far-flung Commonwealth In a period of time undreamt of 100 years ago.

The

Anastas Mikoyan

Terrorist

advantage is that Hongkong Hunt

can today he visited by the Queen's consort when 70 years ago time and distance permitted tours of the smallest outposts by less prominent members of the Royal Family: thus, the Duke of Connaught, the Queen's son, in 1800,

By Helicopter

But it would be wronk to

In Cyprus

Ends

British

One Engine Feathered, Another Won't Tolerate Such Vice'

Catches Fire

Over Atlantic

Now York, Jan. 20. The airliner carrying the Soviet Deputy Premier, Anastas Mikoyan, home from the U.S. caught fire over the Atlantic tonight. It limped 250 miles on two engines to an emergency landing in Newfoundland escorted by three planes.

A Royal Canadian Air Force Lancaster patrol bomber, a Pan American World Airways plane Air France Super- Constellation all rushed ta shepherd the crippled plane to a safe landing.

and

The four-engine Scandinavian Airlines System DC-7C, which had been heavily guarded in New

York and searched thoroughly for any signs of sabotage, developed engine trouble at 715 p.m., about 314 hours after taking off for Copenhagen with 31 passengers

and a crew of eight.

First Word

Nicosia, Jan, 20.

The first word of trouble was security

head- a radio message from the pilot quarters said tonight that to the airline officials at Idle- the large scale anti-wild International Airport. He terrorlat operation which sad that he had been forced to has been going on for the past two weeks in south- west Cyprus is being brought to an end. Eoka two days

assume that Prince Philip! js doing this tour only becauns duty demands it and that ita only aim is tho

of promotion

Common- The monotony wealth ties. of the official routine which

ngo accuseri him

Britain of "continuing the war" accompanies

every-

the terrorist truce where is surely the least despite pleasing prospect he faces offer on Christmas Eve.

He enjoys travelling, seeing

(In Parliament in London 10-

fenther one of his outside on- gines and asked for advice on where to niake an emergency landing.

SAB omotals directed the plane to Arzenda, Newfound- land. It was headed in that direction when, at about 7.30 p.m., the other 'outside engine burst into flames.

The crow extinguished the

diy Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, fire. At 7.20 b.m. a Pan

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carrying American DC-7

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new places, new people. Colonial Secretary, refecled And he looks forward to as Labour proposal that British passengers to London picked up much informality and military activity in Cyprus a radio request for uss/stance. genuine, intelligent sight-hould be stopped while Within 15 minutes, the Pan seeing as possible.

negotiations on The Island's American plane intercepted the future continued. Herald that crippled airliner and escorted it to a safe landing at Argen-

com-

Sir

Evasive

tia.

In Washington, the Civil

Board said Aeronautics

пок would

investigate the forced landing because it did not occur on U.S. territory. Although officin!

they quarters Officials sald

would co- the operate willingly tonight on

with in- were evasive reasons for calling off the opera-vestigators from

coun- ons, al: available pointers in- tries if their aid were sought.

In the brief visit the Duke is while the improvement in the making it will not be possituation was most welcome, sible, except in brief out there was no Indication that line, to show him what Eoka had abandoned violence as mukes Hongkong the viben instrument of policy.) rani, enterprising munity it is.. todny, Alexander Grantham who ac companies him will be able to tell him a lot, but in a couple of spare hours we

dicated that the end came un- could give him a good idea expectedly for

military the of our achievements if we

commanders: put a helicopter at his dis- Intelligence sources believed posal and sent him and Sir the operation was devised to Robert Black

on flight lost at least one month

u around Hongkong.

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The Wonders

other

The Fifth Naval District Headquarters at Norfolk, Vir. ginia, which controls U.S. naval activities in the Argentia area, received a radio report on the landing from the Commander of the naval air station at Argentin.

Smooth Landing

Captain Hastings said the limping plane landed in a snowstorm but snow removal crews had put the runway in dis-good shape for the emergency landing by the time the airliner arrived,

Among the foctors which are belleved to have lcd the Governor to his decision were Archbishop Makarios's concilin- lory statement on his arrival in TE could see our modern Athens to the effect that he was and Kun Tong, the network manent peace and the optimis- of dams the Territories, ie tone of Turkish-Greek the vast resettlement blocks, cussions in Paris.-Reuter, the new Kai Tak, the break- ing yards of Laichikok, our dockyards in Kowloon, the teaming density

of the

peninaula, then over to Tai- koo, one of the biggest building yards on the Asian continent, the skyscraper city of Victoria on reclaim-

ed land, the splendour of the

laland and then across

fo Lantas where Shek Pik is A

begitining and Australian cattle graze on the hills. Here is the Hongkong Prince

Philly will want to see lot him see it all from the air in a way that ho will remember, for here, and throughout pressat-day Asia are wonders that will make this latest tour of the travel- -loving Duke one of the most momorable of all. He comes to the East to preside over

a conference that will report

Enamelware Figure Denied

spokesman for

DC-7C

on two engines and a prayer.

Out-Dated Textbooks In

Hongkong - Only A Few

London, Jan.. 20.

A Labour Member, Mr John Rankin, asked in the Commons

today what the Hongkong Government

had done to

Uproar Over Call Girl Programme

New York, Jan. 20.

Mr Robert Wagner, Mayor of New York, said to- day he would ask police to investigate charges, made in a sensational radio' programme lagt night, that American business executives were employing call girls to promote business deals.

A spokesman for the Mayor said: "If there is any truth In the reports. the police will crack down fast. We will not tolerate such scandal aral vice In the city"

The

55-minute programme. narrated by Mr Ed Murrow, sought to show how prestitution had become part of the Ameri- can business way of life. Called the programme was recommended "for adult listening only." Won't Reveal

revise the school history books in the colony to bring "The Business of Sex," them into line with changes that had taken place in Asia since 1945.

Kramer Wins Battle With Australian- Tennis Association

Melbourne, Jan. 20. THE Victorian Lawn

Tennis Association, in a surprise move, to- night voted to permit Jack Kramer's pro- fessional troupe the use of Kooyong Sta- dium during the 1959- 60 season.

In announcing its de- cision, the local asso- ciation pointed that Kramer would be allowed to lease the famous Melbourne courts "provided satis. factory terms within

in

Another Two Suspects In Louey Shooting

Nanking & Chiang the show began to your into

Mr Julian Amery; Col- A Columbia Broadcasting onial Under-Secretary said System official said they would that any out of date text try to co-operate as far as possible, but people talting books were steadily being part in the progamate had replaced as more suitable | bren promised that their

identitles books became available...

would

not be revealed.

He disclosed that reaction to

the C.B.S. office within 10 Mr Rankin said that in re-

minutes of the programme cent editions of a textbook the

the air "They were in going on in the schools

60-40 in favour," children Hongkong were being told that cut

scld. Nanking was the capital of

Spokesmen for two Chambers China, and that General Chiang

of Commerce discounted Kai-shek was the leader of

China and his fng was their National flog.

"Do you not regard state- ments of that type as a form of

the framework of the Lawn Tennis Associa- tion of Australia can be arranged." - The LTAA has been conducting a running feud with Kramer and recently banned his troupe from all courts under its jurisdiction. Mr Rankin asked if the However, the Ameri- Minister would inquire into the can promoter main- tains his group will tour Australia 'again next season, even if it has

to play on portable courts in out- lying districts.-U.P.I.

Empire Fowey

Towed To Suez

Port Said, Jan. 201 ..Tha British troopship Empire Fower, which bản been held up in the Suez Canal since late Sunday

ngine trouble, will

be towed to Saca tonight.

The 19.118-ion vessel is en route to Hongkong from Southampton, Yesterday the Canal ́authority nest mechanics to the skip which has been immobile

· In the 'Great Bliter Laken. -Reuter.

Two further suspects in the shooting and attempted robbery

with plane of Mr W. S. T. Louey on De He said the SAS

ecmber 22, last year, appeared made a well-controlled sp-

tourt this morning at Kow- Broach and a smouth fanding.

wert remanded Mr

and his party foot. They Mikoyan

for three days in Police custody went immediately to the bache-

the by Mr P. F. X. Leonard. lor officers' quarters at

Dolendants, Lee Yu, 35 un- station and watched a bowling

which naval employed. and Lee Lok, 43, un- league meet in

employed of 3 Valley Road, third personnel participated.

Argenta is the main base floor, were charged with for the Navy's Early Warning; tempted armed robbery, shooting Aircraft system, which files re- with intent, wounding with in- gelvous bodily over the cat to causo the gular radar patrols

harm, possession of a .32, revol-

at-

Department of Commerce/ North Atlantic to guard against ver and six rounds of ammun!- meeting of the Bagdad Pact's

and Industry Bald this

morning a report from

a sneak Russian attack.—Ü.P.I.

Bagdad, Jan. 20, Iraq will not attend the tion, and robbery with aggrav-Misterial Coured crening in tion (an allemative to the first Kirschl next Monday, bn Iraqi charge).

London stating that the IKE TO SEE alleged that the defen- Foreign Ofico spokesman sald

today Reuter.

Colony's total enamel- ware exports to all coun- tries in 1957 Was £11,000,000.

QUEEN

danls, with Lee Yun, Lee Wing |alias Ngai Chai, and Lee Chouk, and others not in custody, com- mitled the offences on Decem- ber 22, at 81 Waterloo Read, Kowloon Washington, Jan. 20. President Eisenhower will steel mest Queen Elizabeth in June, all countries probably on the United States- border when she wounted to about £4.1 million Canadian

The total exports, he said, of locally manufactured household utensils of iron and enamelware to

He did confirm, however, a sum Inspects the St. Lawrence Sea-

of £10 as being the correct way. Mr James Hagerty, the amount for locally manufactured White, House Press Secretary, household utensils of iron and said today. steel enamelware exported to

Britain in 1957,

Ka

anld that the whole question of ceremonies for the

Mild And Wet In Britain

London, Jan. 20, The whole of Britain had

mild but wel He also confirmed the sum official opening of the Seaway abnormally,

States today with temperatures neer- Ing 60 degrees Fahrpolvett lá All he could say et present was some areas, including London.

on more progress by man- kind. And it is right that he should ace wherever he goen not only his loyal sub- jects abroad, but the way their industry, their initis of 2500 as being correct for was now being discussed by the weather for the time of the your tive and their labour havo locally manufactured goods of Canadian and United

this type exported to Britain Governments. Brought grostness to the per year. Hongkonga total ex- Commonwealth that the ports of enumei Queen and he are privileged | utensils to all countries. Tart to xulr

| year was $88,274,340.

political doctrination In the schools?"

matter and try to stop it.

Mr Amery replied that he hoped the impression would not go out that there had been several instances of this,

Only One Edition "So far only one edition has been drawn to our attention and it is not current in all the schools," he added..

Mr Amery said it was not the policy of the Hongkong Government to prescribe exactly what books should be used in schools.

"We do issue a list of approved books and it is up to the school supervisors to seek aproval of the books they use."-Reuter

Batista Seeking

Asylum In France

Paris, Jan. 40. Ex-President of Cuba, Ful- gencio Batista has asked for political asylum in France, ar cording to rumours circulating in Paris tonight.

French official sources would neither confirm nor deny the rumours which were reportedly started by responsible esso- of Esita, Fitr.ce-

ciates Presse.

RANDOLPH CAMPAIGNS IN WRONG CONSTITUENCY!

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London, Jan. 29. @had come to "test the political BANDOLPH CHURCHILL, the temperature."

.....

RANDOLPH Churchill, He said he hoped soms local poll..

got off to a bad start today In launching himself as a pendi•

· date for the Conservatīva|sant In the House of Commons from Bournemouth Kort. He want to the wrong scheiltuency,;

⚫ticians would cali; 'on him to discuss the state of Bourne- mouth Best...!

They won't come here," quipped-

reporter.

“Why not?" askus Churchili. "Wait, this. „le, Bournemouth

Wak”, ha man taldi za

household that the Fräsident was planning 1 Melting, mow and skin erused | At a přede véntérence:ut the? Ne || avail, I musi get a map and sally)

to meet the Queen at the flooding in eune rural areną,-** ceremonies, de added-Reuter,

'Reuter,

·Stars Royal Wath Hotbla Bournemouth, he explained h

forth," "Churchill ba{dam),P.\.

he

MAYOR WAGNER *Police will crack down fast'

any added:

"If the product

you

gestion that they might pro- are selling is worthless, it will

no matter the number of women you bring clong"-Reuter and Franco- Pressc,

test offcially but one said in- dividual members might pro-not be bought ist on their own behalf, for The spokesman

the American Chamber of Com- merce added, "If that sort ak thing does take place, I doubt whether it takes place to the It is more extent made out. restricted than the way they ciescribe it. Even if it does occur, It is not in very good taste to handle it as they did,

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Friendships

Tension Easing

London, Jan. 20, Mr Harold Macmillan, Bri- tein's Prime Minister, asid to- day thi the recent exchangea with the Soviet Government had shown there exists a desire

One of the women interfer negotiation on both sides. viewed in the radio prograinme to $25,000 sold, she came up

early to "ge out with men"

Mr Macmillan, who was 3- swering questions in the House A businessman, who would of Commons, added: "We are not be identified said that now consulting our Allies bout women sometimes were used the initiative we might take in to strengthen friendships", but the light of this fact."Reuter.

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