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CLEAN FAST. ECONOMIC COOKING

PHILIPS

GAS range GILMANS

Comment

THE WEATHER: Moderate north-east winds. Cloudy with fair periods.

CHINA MAIL

No. 37363

Established 1845

FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1959.

Price 20 Cents

RESULT OF

OF TEST SAILING THROUGH SUEZ CANAL

FLIGHTS WEEKLY

to the U.S.A.

8 from TOKYO -- 5 from MANILA PANAMERICAN

Philip

Of The HK-BOUND CARGO SEIZED Won't

Day

Egypt Stops

METERS

JDGING from the protests

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of car owners, the intro- duction of parking meters in Hongkong seems to have beon surprisingly badly planned. The outery stems

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Ship

from the fact that A motorists are now exported to put for the space they ence got for nothing, th from the extruordinary ins convenience that the wide- spread installation of meters and is causing will enuse,

already in some cases, The first 200 meters are

described as a "pilot pro "Jeet," More are inevitable Thigh

Government

London, May 21. Danish ship, the Inge Toft, carrying a cargo of Israeli cement for Hongkong has been stopped from entering the Suez Canal and the Egyptians have start- ed legal procedure to confiscate the ship's Israeli cargo.

affein is reported to haveThis was regarded as a test said that it is unlikely that they will "spread all around the Colony," Before Govern- ment places an order for any more, the lessons learn- rd from the last three days need to be carefully studiul for all rations that will

have to be made if meters are to be introduced on any wide scale.

UNSUITABLE

sailing, following Israel's appeal to Mr Dag Ham- marskjold UN Secretary. General to obtain asaur- ances from Cairo that there will be no inter- ference with Israeli car- goes carried in non-Israeli- ships.

The trouble began when two Ierzell Cheques were seized aizard Liberion and West Ger- TURST, the 50-cent coin is mau reighters in the Cencl in

February and

FIRST title, it is mut plen- the au ships chrrying Israell

ful at any time. If slots curgoes have passed through un- this size are to be a stan-hindered.

The Inge Tof, 4,000 tons, was dard feature of our meters, token coins will have to be bound from Haifa for Hongkong and the Philippines with 5,527 manufactured by Govern tons of cement, potatoes and ment 17243 roving token leather-AFP and Reuter, salesmen appolated to each parking area. Alternative- y if Hongkong is to have dollar coins, meters might be equipped to take cuins this size.

Sceondly something has to be done to enable a moturist to leave his cur in a park, Ing space all day without the Javing to

"top up"

meter. One insertion a about suffice. The charges are at any rate far too high, even though 41

daily

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basis they are almost the those for the same multi-storey Karages.

by made suggestion

in the correspondent morning paper today is good one: that five hours parking should cost 50 cents and 10 hours a dollar.

IRKSOME

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THAT the motoring public!

why

W may well ask is

these two main difficulties were not foreseen when the decision to instal meters first taken. It is no that the first_

was

excuse to say that meters were experiment Clearly they are not going to be scrap - UTING Emble because they

have

(though they may perlupa be altered).

With a little more thought, Government could have ordered a meter without

theae irksome characteristics. And there would be none of the pro- teats that are being heard today.

The Iden that motorists should pay for parking space is not objectionable, It is a world-wide practice But this does not today. meon that they should be

atung. because

Meter charges — of the size of the coin slots have a per- munent look about them, A lot of angry people would be placated if Government

were to give an assurance that today's rates will not necessarily apply forever.

Polo Cup For Duke

GENEVA DINNER

THE Duke of

Edinburgh recriving the Victoria Cup

from the

Queen ct

Windsor Great

Park last week.

The Prince had

led his Welsh

Guards fram

to victory over

the Silver

Leys. préan

Ex-

Photo,

SINGAPORE

FIRMS (Capital MOVE OUT

M$200m

Singapore, May 22, The Straits Times said today lending Singapore firms with capital totaling more than M$200 million had recently moved their headquarters to Malaya. They comprised the majority of 103 firms registered with

the registrar of companies in Kuala Lumpur since January, the paper said.

Two of the Singapore firms had capital of $40 million ench, three others had $15 million each, and more than six had five million each,

The Singapore firms were mostly rubber estate companies, agencies and dealers, breweries and big motor firms. -Reuter.

PRE-ELECTION

GET-TOGETHER WAR OF WORDS

TURNS INTO VERBAL CLASH

Geneva, May 22.

The "Big Three" Western Foreign Ministers meet today for a "where do we go from here" assessment of the 11-day-old slow-moving Geneva conference.

Honeymoon With Children

Cannes, May 2 Honeymooners Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor were expect. ed to arrive in Cannes tomor- cow and fly to London an Saturday with Miss Taylor's three children by marriages,

Tho chlidren,

"The Olhito"was expected to put Into port-possibly San Remo for the night and arrive in Cannes tomorrow,-UPI

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STEPPED UP

Singapore, May 22.-

See Adamski

London, May 21." The British royal family has no plans to receive Mr George Adamski, the self-styled space and flying-saucer ex- pert, a Buckinghain Palace spokesman said yesterday.

In addition, the Duke of Edin- burgh has turned down a sug- gestion that he might meet Mr Adamskt.

At a presa conference which Mr Adamski gave in The Hague yesterday, he said that plans bad been made for him to see the British royal family "upon intro- duction by people high up in society."

In The Hague, Lieut-General Heye Schaper, Chier of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Staff, today sald Queen Juilana nnd Princa Bernhard of the Netherlands regarded the views of Mr Ademski es "antastic." General Schaper, who present on Monday at the mwet- Ing between the Dutch royal couple and Mr Adamaki, satd the Queen and the Prince were was told them-Chino Mall Special

and Reuter.

The leftist People's Action Party and the Singapore "not impressed" by what

Straits Times clashed again today.

At un elcellon rally earlier this week the PAP Secretary- [ would arise which General, Mr Lee Kuan-yew, said The three Western minis-1of irritants

turn could lend to "yery If his party came to power in ters and Mr Andrei serious tension" at the con-poliathis--month; · foreign-run- Gromyko discussed confer-ference.

ente

Atwspapers trying to sour

· problems privately

American ciations between Singapore and The new, untried after dinner last night. But Secretary of State gave further Malaya would be charged with He mado special Evidence today that he is subversion, the outcome was disappoint-burring away, with the leader mention of the Straits Times.

In a letter displayed on the ing.

ship of the conference.

An American spokesman said afterwords that there was only "small talk" at the dinner in the American delegation villa, Worthwhile

But both British and French Sources salti that in an' hout and a half conversallon after- wards the ministers went over the main opposing argumenta on Germany, on which the con- ! ference is deadlocked,

Tho British sources szid that in general no progress was made but it was worth- while" for the ministers and their top aides to have such private exchanges.

was

All offelal sources gave the inpression that nothing arranged to try to get the con- ference down to busincts In restricted or private sessions,

has

pha

In a fresh mave to spirit Straits Timea leader page today, Mr Lee said his party belleved them from the doldrums. he

dezculously in freedom of the called Lloyd Marville and the West German P.

Minister Foreign

Herr yan Brentano, to u private meeting tomorrow-Router & Express Servlet.

This came as an anti-climax A to a welter of speculation that the dinner might mark the opening stage of such discus-

Earlier to "three "Western" Foreign Ministers were involved is the charpest verbal clash of the conferetice so far.

Lost Temper Russian minister, Androl Gromyko,

goaded by ironicol comments from France's Couve de Murville about the Soviet

previous Two More Firms Indraft treaty for Germany, lost

Michael, Christopher, four and Eliza. beth, who wil be two in August, arrived in Nice.by air from New York today and were taken to rooms recarvad for them in the Carlton Hotel * In Cannes.

Eddle and Elizabeth salled from Portofino, Italy, today aboard thair Luxury yacht Oinica

Smail Car Race

Detroit, May 21. Ford and Chrysler oficially. Into the small car jumped economy race today, stating publicly for the first time that models will be in the new their 1000 lines.

Henry, Ford II told a stock- (above) after spending two holders feeling that his com

Dany's car will be named the "Falcon" while Chrysler Corp.

daya on the Italian riviera.

They were: headed for Cannes, President L. L. (Tex) Colbert but an east wind was rough-said the Chrysler entry will be Ing up the Mediterranean, and the "Valiant."--UFI,

White & Black

Rabbit

Marriage Uproar

New York, May 21. children's book called "The Rabbits" Wedding" has been banned from the open shelves of Alabama "public libraries because of

criticism segregationist

that the book has a white rabbit marry a black one.

the

Harper and Brothers, which published the book by Garth book was Williams, said

persons banned because, some objected to its possible anti- segregation motives."

Criticism

London

WN3

Cabbies Livid Over Extortion Claim

London, May 21. London taxi drivers were livid today because a society lady claimed that a "very very im- portant peer" was blackmailed by two prosti- tutes and a cabby in the elegant Mayfair-sec- tion.'

Mr Loc-old: "If locally-own- ed newspapers criticise us, we know 'that their criticism,

The charge was made yester- The peer paid up rather than howeyer wrong or

dear," right, is day by Lady Lewisham, a city, create a fuss. Poor

"he was bona fide criticism because they councillor, welfare worker, and Lady Lewisham said,

to relieved he forgot to take the must stay and take the con-

social reformer. sequences of any foolish policies

John Welland, Secretary of tux number." or causes they may have ad-

the London Motor Tax vocated

sald prietors Association “Not so the birds of passage mory was 'n stur ogolnst 9,200 London taxi men. She wouldn't who un the Stralis Times, taxi drivers." He demanded name the peer either. They have run to the Federa• | the either retract or name the

Hon (of Malaya) from whose peer. Bafety they bold's proclaini they will die fư the freedom of Bingapore."

PAID £4

Pro-

Today Lady Lewisham pald her no heed to the wrath of the

"He is a friend of royalty and

a very important man in busi- nes," she sale "I have glyph According to Lady Lewisham, him my, word of honour that I the peer hulled taxi after will not name him. In fact, ho The Editor-in-Chief of the

recent cocictall party in Mayfair fald he would kill me if I did.” And found two "Lädles of the J. Francis, Secretary of the Straits Times, Mr L. C. Hoff- man, replied to Mr Lee in a

Street" inside. She said that faxi section of the Transport front-page editorial

the girla, with the old of the and General Workers' Union, He said: "Lei Mr Lee and taxi driver, forced the peer to rald Lady Lewisham's story is supporters. Ect this pay £4 by threatening to tell a. “utterly ridiculous unless the straight geaminom birdet-policemen that he had assaille-peer in question is an absluts - passage. I, who, am respon- sible for the polloy and

aitorial contentôt this newspaper, intend to remain In Slogapore even ti Mr Leo

his

ed them.

and the People's Action Paris STARTING 'to come to power, kad even

morrow you they use the Preservation of │

Ordinance Public · Security

can meet these

against me."

(This ordinance "allows the

his temper, Hammering the

Emily Wheelock Reed, Diree-government to gool people be uble, he flayed West Germany for of the Alabama pubilc | itoved to be subversives for two for its "aggressive militarism," ibrary service division, said roars without public trial). and accused Nato of preparing | that the book had not been Mr Hoffman zuid although the for a world,war, amon

banned.

Strafts Times was 'transferring Then Mr. Christian Herter, "That would not be morally its headquarters to Kuala Lum- the United States Secretary of | right," she said. "We have put pur, it intended to circulate in 'Slate. Joined in. In a terse it on the reserve shelf where Singapore, unless it was pre- three-minute. Intervention he the publle can get it by request vented from doing so.---Reuter, repudiated Gromyko's charges only. We are not circulating and declared that if the Soviet the book to anyone, but then Foreign Minister pursued this again we are not peddling it." line farther, many days of UPI. conference would have to be

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devoted to “an examination of the past ten years.”

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Angrily he told Gromyko he had better stop this kind of in- vective. Otherwise the situation

Attacks Against HK Products Unfair

London, May 21.

TIME and Tide said today

ing on her exports of cotton :

United Kingdom manufacturers are

Foods to the that her

warning"""; of the truda were, Hongkong's trode with the

·acarcely, warranted. '

Chinese mainland, Immediate Although there were now only | efforts had to be made to nd

Bank Strikers Demonstrate

Hailstorm Hits London

London, May 21,

A rare hallstorm hit London briefly tonight accompanied by thunder and: Bightning,jeft

Hallstones as big na golf balls' zipped- sister from roofk and cut 'vlilbility in many parts of the city for almost an hour. UPI.

· rarely Interviciocá personalities

in the China Mal

in a manner no newspaper has yet mccccded in "

copying. Already you have read the

personal teatamente of Maria Callas, Cecil Beaton, Somerset Maugham...

·Mourley. Chevalier, and others...now this powerful, many-flavoured

Buenos Aires, May 21. Crowds of striking bank em- ployees were dispersed by pollee, using tear gas, hero ta- Ike To Decide night."

Hundreds of the demonstra

Boac that to make Hong- gain under fire," this indepen-nine firma in The vitreous an outlet for the energies of tors, once dispersed by the.. kong sales in the British drat weekly review said.

enamelware industry against 10 the colony's people.. Ät the police, formed into groups agata.

Washington, May 21, market "the whipping boy" The two industries "most in 1951, the fall could not be at- same time refugees were pout-later, stopped triing and blocked

State Department oficials traffic. for problems confronting a vociferous in their complaints tributed to duty-free: imports ing Into the island.

and pots from Hongkong, for theso

the "Yet at no time did

The strike has been going on said today that they expect quartet all for the number of British indus were those of toys,

totalled only £550 in 1938. and vans.

United Kingdom government since April 14. The govern-President : Elsephower will that Pointing out tries was quite unfair and

Time and Tide said, the cause offer the colony any assistance, mont has issued spultimatum died on whether, the Beth China, Mall £1,000,000 worth of Houg of the trouble isprang from 10 titulo la the faltative and that, anyone falling to go back malve Fado saute from

lost and its repent› progedsa; la far removed from reality."

to the silkers warning them Oval Airways? (Corporation curtain uph

Tomorr 'kong's exported loya came export marketh "Bately has the ink dried on

The review. sold that when enterprise... of its people." to work on Friday will be can aranciaco to Hongkong by the agreement whereby Honghorn last year, the review

"Bidared" Alumissed ==AFP, Cassandra-like "an embargo was impored on Hester, Kong imposed a voluntary cell-

only

Inbeetle."UPI.

Miss SUZY PARKER

'o redhead at

Inw temperature

Mr. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

The man who put the Cat on the Hat Tin Roof'

DUDA DEARILYN

The blonde ad agave new meaning to sold formulal

M. JEAN COCTEAU