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Industry Takes

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T¶ONGKONG has had more fair share of

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scoffers in its brief history. When it was founded in firat 1842, опе of the

Government ofeints to be appointed resigned in dia- gust after a brief stay. It would never last. he said. The traders at Canton joined in the ridicule. But Homehow Hongkong stuck. Times have changed but the seofing continues, Who in Hongkong believed in 1946

there was prosperous

Who

a secure

and

ahond? future

ho, after the sensational collapan of the trade boom in 1951, believed we would weather the storm, or survive the advent of Com munisa nut the influx” of rufugees?

We derive a perverse pleasure in proving our critles wrong. When the China trade ended in 1951

newly-established industry stepped into the breach.

saved us from bankruptcy.

THE WEATHER: Light to moderate N.N.E.-winds. Overcast

occasional light rain.

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Non-Aggression Pact Acceptable But......

Moscow, Feb. 24. British delegation sources said here tonight that they would gladly accept treaty of friendship and non- Aggression with the Soviet Union as suggested in a speech earlier today by Mr Khrushchev — pro- vided this formed a part of some wider cosing of ten- sion between East and West,

Mr Khrushchev made his proposal in a speech while Mr Harold Macmillan was visiting Duban, the Soviet atom town outside Moscow.

Await Formal Reply

As for the Russian proposal for a summit conference it was felt that Britain should await the formal Soviet reply to the latest Western proposals for a foreign ministers' conference before deciding its attitude.

The British Government was unlikely to give any official reaction to Mr Khrushchev's speech before It had

RUSSIA'S FEAR

Moscow, Feb. 24. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and other Soviel lenders who have participated in British-Soviet talks here are obsessed by the fear that a reunifled and rearmed Germany will join the Western camp, mem- bers of the British delegation revealed Loday. The sources indicated that their impression, after two days of talks with the Soviet leaders, was that this was the main reason for Soviet opposition 10 Western proposals concerning Germany,France-Presse,

consulted Its Allies.

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Though the sources did not say so, it was assumed the

a 20. or 50-year non-aggression pact by itself wild be unacceptable.

According to British sources Mr Khrushchev, had rando no formal proposal for a non-aggression pact during hia talks so far with Mr Macmillan.

Not A Rebuff

British sources in Moscow tonight said they uld not cor- sider Mr Khrushchev's speech a rebuff to the British Government delegation.

In

British quarters it was stated that the content of what Mr. Khrushchev said in his speech was along the lines of what had emerged during the private talks so far between the British and Soviet Prime Ministers.- Reuter.

STRAIN BEGINNING TO TELL ON BRITISH PRIME MINISTER

MACMILLAN

RECOVERS Temporarily Overcome

Chevalier Erhard United Kingdom

Decides To End

Conscription

London, Feb. 24.

But the aculling was not over. The Defence Minister, Mr Duncan Sandys,

The critics were annoyed us

the volume of our exports rose. We were said to lack tho capacity, the capitul. the know-how and the raw materiale to become an in. dustrial state.

IDICULE became villifica-

Ron Japan was credited

with our success, Alleged- ly we switched country of origin labels us their ex- ports

passed through. pirated trade marks,

designs,

and

coveted labour. But in-

will announce in the House of Commons tomorrow that the Government has decided not to call up the next group of National Servicemen, thus" practically ending military servico in England.

Rumanian

Officials

Arrested By Govt

Mr Sandys will announce the Government's decision not to conscript young men born in the third quarter of 1939 who were due to be called-up next.

This will permit the actual end of the call-up in 1981 when the last batch of the present conscripts Bnish their term of} National Servic2.

The Army will become career job and voluntary enllat- | ments are expected to be sum- cient to meet the country's needs.

Planning

For Next 30 Years

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Nominated For Presidency

Bonn, Feb. 24.

The West German Vice, Chancellor and Economics Minister, Ludwig Erhard, has been nominated as á

By Heat

Moscow, Feb. 24.

candidate for the Presi- The strain of Mr Harold Macmillan's visit dency of the Federal Re- to Russia is beginning to tell on him, public...

Today the day when to the heavy cold with which he Boylet First Vice Premier arrived in Moscow, the spokes

"probably," nc-Anastas Mikoyan told to replied.

-A spokesman for the Chris- tian. Derpocrats Dhard party-old Erhard. (03) cepleil the nominatione,

3 ACCEPTED

porters that the exploratory. part of the talks were over anit that "we shall now The spokesman -- said De begin the constructive part”; Erhard accepted his nomina-Mr Macmillan had to rest! tion in a telephone eoNVETED-

tion with Chancellor Konrad during a British Embassy Adenauer.

reception for the Soviet leaders,

The announcement ezme after a two-hour meeting between Chancellor Adenauer and 12 leaders' of hls Chris-

Was

to

choose candidate.

New York, Feb. 24. Maurice Chevaller, 70-year-old French singer who made his singing debut in 1900, quoted by Newsweek magazine today as x3ying: "Ma few I will stop TOY solo singing engagementa have great hopes for myself as a dramailo Retor,"

By Wilder, who has directed Chevaller in Hollywood Bima, said of him: "He is oblivious to the fact that everyone is mortal. He's making piçns for 30 years from now."

Felt Unwell

tlan Democratic Union, called During the reception presidential which was attended by the Soviet Premier, Nikita Dr Erhard in regarded as the bullder of West, Germany's Khrushchev, Mr Macmillan felt unwell and retired to booming economy.

the UK Ambassador's study for 20 minutes.

credulity turned into belief that Hongkong was making it, as visitors saw for them- selves the transformation taking place in. the Colony, and the figures of locally- climbed produced goods higher and higher, The proud news which is told on our back page today is that industry has taken over from trade as the main

If he is elected president, he The number of enlistments

A spokesman with the economic function of Hong-

from his will have to resign Ministry of was increasing totalling about

British delegation in Mos- kong. The point llongkong

70,000 last year, partly because

party. Interior have been seized of the Army Pay Increase, la needs to grasp now is that

Furthermore, under the con- cow said the Prime Minister wo have switched horses in! and arrested for permit force for a year and partly be

stitution, He will have very had recovered tonight after little authority, which is, in wythataybil o stilling-rome-200-anthpuse of unemployment;

Nevertheless, I was noted Chevaller=told===Newsweek"=trarvested mostly

being temporarily overcome retain a substantial place Communists to escape the

that the Government did not his ambition was silil "io.

by the heat during the Bra-

Vienna, Feb. 24. More than 50 officials of the

Rumanian

Increasing

LITTLE AUTHORITY

that go trade we are NAPASport Outstyrskyklomist” FEMMYWANIA_FEATTM"75"CRIT"up" done a hyde better over presidential elections are to bassy reception.

Win with almost every.

think we have on industry-emigrants, it was learn

slx

ed here today. For the post JewB Runonian receiving cmigration

National Beryleemen If they want the end to be per- be held in West Berlin on July need should atiso later. Being so fully committed we

The ending months

of the call-up cannot be satisfied with

hove beca will be very popular in Britain anything less than keeping

where

inilitary compulsory industry a way out in front, from the Rumanious authorities service has only been in exis THIS does not, of course, to go to now permanent homes tenco since World War II.

Some 0,000 have imply neglecting trade. in Israel. For our export drive is to passed through Vicana.

day more important than

ever if we are to sell to the

Bribes

papers

world what we now make A Rumanian physician told ourselves. It will mean in United Press International to- than 50 omcials the years ahead that entro-day that more pot will take a far smaller of the Rumanian Ministry, of Interior, were detained earlier share

totul trade

this month for receiving bribes than in the past, as the to supply non-Jews with Jewish January figures already emigration documents,

of the

show. But its Importance He said that more than 200 Indeed the importance of Runarian Jews have reached any real or potential source freedom through these leg

of income to this Colony channels.

requires that it be given

every encouragement.

The latest

arrests Gro in addition lo four. ministry

Bo the fact that industry today officiala who had been reported

is foremost in our economic taken into custody yesterday. thinking means only that similar charges.-U.P.L

we

dovote greater attention

10 the problems that its rapid,

almost fantastic growth has brought about, without neglecting in any way our traditional role as a marchant city.

EDENS GOING

BACK TO UK New York, Feb. 24. Mr George Marden spoke in

Sir Anthony Eden, formET yesterday's China Mall of British Prime Minister and]

'leave Eden will the scoffers and detractors. Lady

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too of his own here for home" in the Queen experience and success, and Elizabeth on Saturday, it went on to predict a bright announced here today.-Reuter, future for. Hongkong. It

is a future the Colony do

nerves. Self-help has been

the outstanding feature of

our present success.

Un-

Official Guest

Regulars

Some experts especially in the Labour Party were frald that ence full employment re tumed, the Government would not be able to find enough volunteers to maintain д TC- gutar army of 185,000 men.

This total for the regular army is also new since a year age the Government was plan- uing on only 100,000 meh.

WILL WRITTEN ON

CHRISTMAS CARD

Edinburgh, Feb. 24.

A will written on the back of a Christmas card by a former manager of a Scottish football club was held

*Hectic Day *

The spokesman Galch "The Prime Minister felt the heat rather badly. He went and sat down in a room quietly for about 20 minutes and returned at the end of the party. It's been a rather hecule day for him today and he was quite tired." The spokesman said Mr Mac- millan, had not required the servicer of a doctor.

The Prime

Minister Inter drove from Moscow to a dacha

to be valid in the Edinburgh court of sesalon today. put at his disposal by the Soviet

However, Britain's increased MAKARIOS APPEAL

military obligations expecially the

maintaining need for 54,000 men in West Germany and maintaining a strategic reserve force capable of sci- ¦ing in a Umited war. of the conventional type have caused KO milltary and polilloak circles to be sceptical about This total They thought that next year the Government nicht enco again be forced to raise, the total number of men in the re- gular army-France-Presse.

I

TO ⚫EOKA

on

Lord: Walker, „dizmlared actlen brought by an recountant,

Government at Uspenskoye, hal?

an hour's drive from the capital.

Me Adam Dickson, who asked He will have further talks with

the court to declare that the Mr Khrushchev here kinorow. Afked If the Prime Minister's writing on the back of the card.

was not (welting..

a valid testamentary indisposition could be attributed

London, Feb. 24. Greek Cypriot spiritual leader,

The former manager of Celtic Archbishop Makarios today ap-|Football Club, Mr Willam pealed to the Greek Cypriot Maler, died last year. leaving underground Eoka organisation £15,000. to cease its activities since peace had come to Cyprus, the Dally Mr Dickson cisimed that at Herald reported. **

the time of writing the will- In which Mr. Maley left, the whole of his estate to fils so he was incapable of realising what he was doing-Reuters

Makarios sald in an exclusive interview with the Labour paper that he was convinced his appeal would be heard, -France-Presse.

HOMESICK WAR BRIDE LEAVES HUSBAND

Abington, Mass, Feb. 34 The California authorilica "wero' alurted today to watch for a palosing "Wapanese' ('wne beide who appareilly Bécaine- NO homesick the could wall no Jouwer, to whall, ber- native

Bangkok, Fab," 26. The Cabinet has decided that Mr Dag Hammarskjold, SoCTO- alded we may with our now

tary-General of the United industrial prosperity solve Nations, who is scheduled to the worst and most formid-arrivo bere on March 6, should} able exprimle dimouities invencial qu our midst.

Reuter,

· Komikā" Cadorétta::: (30) or Abington, withdrew -- $1,499

from`a, Joint bank account | homo, Karashima, Japan, in held by her and her husband, | |--March;" but ""apparently "could Leo (33) itˆwas exactly ball not walkedik kap

... Fallos traded, the woman); to a their savings

Wheat

American

'Not Radioactive'

Washington, Feb. 242;

Dr Charles Durham, head of the blology and medicine. oc- tion of the Federal Atomic Energy Commission, suld here todry that British Labour Moni ber of Parliament Konni ZIL- Ilacus's claims that American {"wėliost" was contarninated... by nuclent, filouts, were unfound-

Zillaces had end that Britain should buy ho American wheat do the grounds that it wax.com taminated by strontium 90°re- leased) by nuclear, explogosk Suyongtum 90, which

atimorbed by plante as if it were The Cadarasica wera, cumerien xl | -dulmim" which it resembles, - suil · the -- wwa: to -havo - started [~~ the - Aimurionu - Outerikuse - In Yokohama' lu 1861-UNIVE

Cardorette said that he and his wife had not argued, kui ha know she was botesick." Hia

wie Inurned ale buslaht i mus. why Loket: la Lei Amados

Franco-Prone" and "Reuter,

*

No Safe

Conduct Pass For Burgess

London, Feb. 24.

The British Government has - no intention of providing

a safe conduct-pass to per- mit Guy Burgess, to visit Britain and then return to the Soviet Union, authori- tative circles sald here to- day.

Burgess, who has been in the Soviet Union for almost eight years.following a sen- sational disappearance from Britain, had told British journalists in Moscow cover- ing the visit of Prime Minis- ter, Harold Macmillan, that he wished to return to his homeland, particularly to see his mother, who is more than 70 years old and in ill health,

Against Law

The circles pointed out that rafo-conducts of this sort "would not normally be granted and that, in the case of a British ex- patriato providing such a pass would be against: the law.

Burgess as a Brillah citizen, It was abled; hẩu the right to re-enter Britain-even without a. passport.

The authorities were remain Ing tight-lipped as to whether Burgess on landing · in Britain would be hold in custody,

The circles pointed out, 'how-

over, that no legal proceedings had ever been instituted against | Burgess, France-Presse,

Gets

Massive Dose

Dulles

Radiation

Washington, Feb. 24.

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles today received massive radiation treatment of his entire lower abdomen under the million-volt X-ray machine at Walter Reed Army Hospital.

A medical. bulletin. "wild | crease' in the area treated and Dulles, who is being treated for in the time of exposure, build abdomirul cancer, showed no ing up from an initial dose of signs of adverse reaction to the one minute to a maximum of radiation.

five minutes.

The time of exposure in to-! This was the first time the day's treatment was not sinted.

abdomen had been ex- The daily medical bulletin. entire

also reported that Dullos had pored to radiation. Dulles has Bees receiving daily radisilon spent a comfortable night last iterapy

night and, that his spirits re Hospital authoritieŋ He said main good and his appeter her there would be a gradual in-improved."U.P.I.

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