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CHINA MAIL

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No. 37477

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Established 1845

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1969.

Price 20 Cents

CHEAPER CLOTHES AND

AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS PROMISED

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JETS

TOKYO TO

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For Reservations, Phone 37031 PAN AMERICAN

The Prophecy

Of The IT'S BRIBERY' SAY TORIES Of Death And

Day

FALLING INTO LINE WITH HK

ME announcement that

Tisdia and Pakistan have

fallen into line with long" kong with voluntary agree- ments to reduce textile

Labour's New LOOK HOW WE'VE CHANGED

Offer On

Purchase Tax

London, Oct. 1.

exports to Britain provides The Labour Party today pledged that it

real justification for the

by our

own!

manufacturers who claim that their own ceiling is a severe and uncomfort able restriction. In Decem- her last year the margin for 23 increase was fixed at million Aquare yards in

of current exports,

or about 25 per cent, for the next three years. Colony textile exporters and

mittedly agreed this

to gure but it would he wrong to conclude that they there- fore have

them- only selves to blame, They Wero under tremendous pressure from both Lan- the British

and

Indin The

cashire Government, which and Pakistan escaped. agreements that trow come

nine months later show, on i the basis figures in of Wednesday's cables. thal India's ceiling, is more than 50 per cent above current exports, while Pakistan's is absurdly set at almost three times the present figure.

ADMITTEDLY Ladie's ex-

in the past! been very much higher but current exports make thei ceiling

rdinarity

one wonders

seem

extra-

and generous

whether this

year's figures have been

taken

into account at

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would abolish purchase `tax on clothes and household goods if returned to power-and was quickly accused by its | opponents of trying to bribe voters. statement from Labour headquarters said that Purchase (sales) Tax would be abolished on such essentials as clothes, furniture and many household goods.

$1 MILLION

OFFER TO

LIZ TAYLOR

Hollywood, Oct. 1.

Al. Besides it is hard Elizabeth Taylor today was 10 believe [+] the per-

negotiating the first mil- lion-dollar one-picture contract

screenland

that

Indin Anal 1

in

history. 20th Century-Fox Studios hos offered her a million dollars to star in the title role of "Cleopatra." This would make her the only actress ever to hit the million mark for a single performance-UPI.

formuner of the last three! years

Pakistan will be able to exceed their ceilings in the next three. Particularly if, as in the case of Hong- kong's agreemeal, the shortfall from the first! yoay is carried over to the next. Moreover, the ceiling figures!

show that the Indian and Pakistani textile lenders avo, profitted from Hong- kung's torments and have driven a hard bargain. It niso seems that their Lar- cashire counterparts, aware of their own industry'a recovery in recent months. were prepared to accept a much less stringent very ceiling than with Hong- kong. Admittedly condi- tions were different then but the point made by local.

textile manufacturera 14

£6,000

Paid For

Hume's

that there should be some Arrest

revision of the Hongkong *agreement precisely because

of the

more prosperous times Lancashire is now enjoying. And not only for that reason.

A source of constant com-. plaint here is that re-exports of Hongkong textiles from Britain

not being deducted from the permisa- ible quota, as they should bo. This needs to be in- vestigated and steps taken to give local textile firms. the full benefit of the

ure

London, Oct. 1.

an The Midland Bank

nounced here tonight that it had sent £6,000 to Zurich to be distributed, among the "several peo- ple" concerned in the arrest there of Hume, sentenced to life! imprisonment at Winter- thur yesterday.

Donald

This money originally offered following bank robberies here agreement. This will allay to which Hume confessed at his

the local grievance to some trial would be distributed by

extent.

the Publle Prosecution Depart-

The agreements by Pakistan ment in Zurich,

and India are reported to

A statesen! from the Bank rocalled that in August and have aroused no particular November last year it announced enthusiasm in Lancashire. two rewards, one of up This is understandabic be- £1,000, the other of up to cause, they do not promiss £5,000.

very much relief. However,

the Conservative Govern-

RESPONSIBLE

ما

mrut may now cladra it These were for information' hus solved the problem resulting in the arrest and con- of textlla imports from vielion of the person, or persents, Asian Commonwealth tries for the vital three Midland Bank at Brontford, year period during which Middlesex. Lancashire modernises. And

|coun-

responsible for two malde on the

The statement recalled that yesterday Hume, atins Brown, if the scheme succeeds, Lan- was sentenced to life imprison cushire will have every re- ment in Zurich for criminal son to be thankful to Hong-actions in Switzerland kong for making the first. He had admitted being the and by far the greatest person responsible for the two sacrifice.p

Brentford rubberies-Reuter.

The household goods would

include not

refrigerators or washing machines bul would cover pots and pans and similar necessities

These taxes are estimated to yield a total of about 100 mit- lion a year out of the total pur- chase tax revenue of nearly

£500 million

Lond Poole, Conservative Party Vice-Chairman, imme- diately dubbed it a "purely specious pronise to delude the volers."

Mr Frank Byers, chairman of the Liberal Party's campaign committee, called it a "straight bribe to the electors" and alco "pretty irresponsible."

Headlines

London evening newspaper headlines were; "The Big Bribe" Standard-Conserva- (Evening ,Live), "Tax Bait Latest" (Evening Nevi-Conservative) and “Now Labour Raise the Bidding" (The Star-Liberal).

Foreign

Secretary

Britain's and the man who hopes to lako his place were both beckled furiously tonight In rowdy election mcelings in South London,

re-

Mr Selwyn Lloyd was peatedly and loudly interrupted at Hither Green when he spoke on foreign affairs.

United Party

When he saith that one of the clection issues was who would represent Britain af summit talks, there was a cry of "we want a new Foreign Secretary."

Mr Libydi replied, amid applause, "whatever you may think of me QS Foreign Secretary, I have one great advantage--I have behind me a united party.

"On every major issue the Labour Party is divided."

Mr Aneurin Bevan, Labour's "shadow" Foreign Secretary, had

stormy reception at meetings in Eltham and Toot-

At Eltham, hecklers kept up a running fire of savage per- ronal criticism when Mr Bevan attacked the Conservative Gov- ernment's 'Sudz intervention.

'Fatheads'

In return, he called them "fatheady," using the language of primitive savages,"

Eight members of the ex- trime right-wing League of Empire Loyalists tried to upset Mr Bevan's second meeting at Tooting,

Some left when told to go. but others had to be ejected by ECTIES of ctewards after a souffles in the hall-Reuter.

(See Page 2)

Demonstration Against Rent

Increases

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Look how our front page has changed! The China Mail was dazed January 14, 1982 you see in the above picture and way pikéed in a glass container with other articles and put under the memorial sjene of the drydock in the Royal

It was found lag' week - and exhibited briefly this morning.

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The China Mall's front page then advertised roons in the Peak Hotel from $5 6-day with monthly rates from $110. Lane, Crawford & Co's furnishing department advertising a new shiponent of table unen, bedding and upholstery. Advertisementa för champagne, whisky, Green Island cement, books, cigars asbestos and Bovril filled the reat of the page (sce page 10),----China Mail Photo.

Israel Revokes

Visa Of Jasper Director

Jerusalem, Oct. 1.

London financier. Mr Friedrich Grunwald's permit

The

suid;

to stay in Israel has been revoked by order of the Minister of the Interior, it was officially

announced tonight.

Fuchs Offered Better Pay By E. Germans

Berlin, Oct. 1. .

Dr Klaus Fuchs today told for the first time de tails of his work as deputy head of East Germany's Central Nuclear Research Institute near Dresden.

The 48-year-old scientist, haired eggheads whom it was because who passed nucleur secrets to necessary to humour

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the Russians, told Reuters, in an Interview at he had been put fr charge of the theoretical physics division of the Institute,

Dr Fuchs said that former member of the German Social Democratic Party and later the Communist Party, which he joined in 1932, he had applied for readmission to the

Socialist ruling East German tnily Parly formed in 1946 by the merger of the other two parties. He said he expected to be

again within party member couple of

DES.

WORK The scientist, whe arrived here Inst June after serving nine years of a 14-year sen- tence in A British prison, sald hit pay was "certainly better" than In his previous job as 口 divisional head at Britain's Har- well Atomie Rezorch Station.

Fuchs said he had been fold while in prison if he would remain: in. Britain, he-would be offered scientific work. Не added that he had stated at a fairly carly rate that he wished to to return to East Germany help in the construction of "The New Society,"

He said: "One reason I gave why I did not wish to stay was that anybody who came into

DR KLAUS FUCHS

become

contact with me or official announcement | hints to that effect were not friendly with me would thereby

truc."

fall under suspicion," Issued A medical certificate

Dr Fuchs said he had received no offers from other countries

he had

"The Minister of the Interior by a Haifa nerve specialist last Mr Israel Bur-Ychoudu today week said Mr Grunwald "had a and denied reports signed an order revoking the pante reaction which explains been asked to work in China. sojourn permit of Friedrich, son from the psychological and Dr Fuchs was asked whether of Adolph Grunwald, and of medical viewpoint his desire to he thought his work now was Philip, Alan Goldston."

hide and avold people....he more uxiful to humanity than needs complete rest

from all it was before he went to prison, Mr Grunwald. Managing exertion for a short period." and he replied: "Yes, as science Director of companies in the Mr Grunwald, whose place of is used more consciously for

to building up a Hew was unknown

form of Jasper group, arrived in Israel residence

wife Avril almost a journalists during most of his society. It la 1 particularly with his

differencs fortnight ago on a tourist visa stay in Israel, was spoilted"and | marked

with: Los valid for tree months.

photographed by two cameramen Alamos where General Groves today in Haifa, where he and (officer in charge of his wife have been staying in a Ämaricari, atomic bomb subject) remanded cientists DG long- relative's flat-Reuter,

CHARGES

Mr Goldston, a clerk, formerly of London, arrived in Israel on September 28.

He failed to surrender to ball In London yesterday to answer charges of obtaining credit by fraud,

-Mi Grunwald told a prass conference in Halfa 'last Monday that he would "answer all questions and make the fullest disclosures" 16 assist Mr Nevills Faulke

the barrister arpointed by the British Board of Trade to investigate the Jasper affair.

London, Oct. 1. Sèveral thousand tenante

Mr. Foulke, who first said it marched to the Conservative would be "more convenient". It Party

価 headquarters the M Gamwald came to Britain,

London district of St Fanchas announced yesterday that he tonight to proteal against rent would be flying to Israel abbut Increases in an election ove October 10 to interview, the demonstration.

finanselor.

The demonstrators, carrying slogans such as "Not a Penny on the Rents" and "Down with the Savage rent Increases,"

protesting against were

in- esenses authorised by the local Borough Council, which ha Conservative majority,

Similar demonstrations took place ih other London districts,

'ENTIRELY SOLVENT

Last week Mr Grunwald said that all the firma be had been connected with in Britain a were "entirely solvent.”

He and MI have, taken no monies out of any of theek companies to Israel or any other countrý ind rumours, and

Podola's Lawyers Seek Reprieve From Queen

London, Oct. 1.

The lawyers of Fritz Guenther Podola the German-born photographer' who has boon condemned to death for murdering a British police detective, today, sought commutation of the sentence from the Queen, In this way they were trying to obtain a reprlove for Podola, unauthorised through the normal procedure of appeal.

Normal proceduros 'in fact do not provide for appeals based on amnesia considered to be the equivalent of mental illness.

Since the jury had decided that. Podola was capable of defending himself and was not an arinealo victim, the death', sentence will be' carried out unless the Queen decides to grant a rapriave,

„Podola's lawyers made thoir, appeal to the "Queen - through the Home Office. The executión date has been set for October 16-AFP,

the

muti.ts had to produce soine thing which the army wanted, must keep but otherwise one them from making decisions."— Fleuter.

ACCUSED OF HEIRESS' MURDER

Destruction...

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PAMPHLET written in blood-red Chinese characters appeared in Hongkong in 1903. It forecast a calamity for the years 1906 and 1907. when almost all the population would he wiped out

And on Septem- ber 18, 1906, a sudden, raging, deafening storm took the Colony by sur- prise. Over 11,000 people were killed.

Tomorow China Mall reporter Andrew Sloan continues his timely series on historical Hong- kong typhoons with the story of a prophecy that almost comie true. Read "Tablet from the Sky....

Also in the bumper weekend inue tomorrow are;

Princess in Pillory... continuing the atory of Europe's most, hated, 111 on t

controversial figure;

✰★ Who Goes Home?.....& London Letter front Sir Beverley Bazter: Inside Show Business ....Roderick Mann la only one of many top show business TE- porters whose articlen Hollywood and Pinewood are featured tomorrow.

New York, Oct. 1. Willem Louis Van Rie was remanded in custody until October 6 today when his lawyer pleaded for more time to familiarise himself with charges that the handsome, 30-year-old Dutch ship's radio opera- And all your favoprite^comtes.. for had murdered-29-year- puzstes, cartoons, two pages for

old heiress Lynn Kauf- women, man aboard ship.

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special pictorial section, book reviews, sports Coverage and forecasts, tha Intest news and views. Take homes China Mail tomorrow!

Strayed

Van Ble, looking' haggard, ap- peared briefly in Brooklyn Felony Court foday and said in the judge's questions reply to that he had not properly under- stood all the language used when police Look him foto and accused custody yesterday

Felixstowe, Oct. 1. him of murder.

Michael Jolly, 23, Turned The woman's half-naked body around lo his rowboat rester- «was washed ashore in Boston on day when heard strange plop. September 10, after she

had He found a one-pound bass vanished

from the outbound wriggling on the floor. j Dutch Leighter Utrecht, Van

"I don't know who was morn Ric was the radioman aboard surprised, me or the fish," Jolly the Utrecht

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