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Comment TORIES 'IN' WITH INCREASED MAJORITY

Of The

Day

MAC IS THE

THE WINNER

MURDER IN Dancing Crowds

THE AIR

THE shots that tore into

the shoulder of Brigadier General Kassem could have been fired at the orders of Caira or the Communists. Certainly they do not look like the work of alone crank. But the mind boggles at the bloodbath that would have engulfed Iraq had the assassin aue- gueded

Cheer In

Piccadilly Circus

in eliminating the Londoners danced in Piccadilly Circus

one man in this seething, tempestuous

violent

Not

land who stands for nation-

at independence.

one of bis cohorts suggent themselves as trust- worthy successors.

Bereft

of their monarchy the

London, Oct. 9.

as election results

showed that Mr Harold Macmillan's Conservative Party had swept back to power with an increased majority of possibly 100 seats or more,

A man with a trumpet climbed into the highest basin surrounding the Eros fountain and played for fully-clothed young people splashing

around in the water below.

Iraqis no longer have any Tory blue balloons soared into the air and loud cheers greeted each new

focal point of national

allegiance. Only Kassem

realises this, it seems, but

he is a poor substitute for Feisal. And once Kasnem goes, civil war is inevitable. Maybe worse.

I'

possibility

Conservative gain as it was flashed on to a giant screen in Piccadilly

Circus.

"We want Mac, We want Mac," chanted

About 2,000. the crowd of

"The working people wil never leam, will they?" sald Lalcon seller. Ho land sold out of blue balloons and was left with a big bunch of reat ones for Labour,

It was Mac's night in nearby Trafalgar Square, where an exuberant crowd of about 10,000 groaned.. at Labour

in a

worth considering because pitted against the strongly infiltrated ranks uf the Iraqi army and the Com- munist controlled mobs will be Nasser's army in Syria. Only the Hashemite kingdom of Hussein- whose relations with Egypt have suddenly cooled standa in the way of Egyp The Trafalgar Square screen- į fian reinforcements anding of results was organised by

wins and applauded Con- servativo gains.

I Can Do Better

the Iraqi burder. Given a Conservative daily newspaper, the opportunity to reassert the Daily Mail, which played a his supremacy of the Arab recording of "Anything You Can D. I Can Do Better" As the

Gaitskell Gave Up

After Four Hours

London, Oct. 9.

Four hours after counting began, Mr Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the opposition conceded victory to the Conservatives.

By

work, Naser would, have theme song of the Labour The no scruples in aweeping leader, Mr Hugh Gaitskeli, and away Jordan. Only the "Will Ye No Come Back" for Mr feur of a counter-stroke by, Macmillan.

Israel would make him Suburban hotels and DC-

hesitate.

Britain is now busily engaged with an election and besides,

that time, Labour had lost 14 seats, and it was clear that the Tories would be returned with a majority of 100 or more seats..

view st the results which have now come in we feet bound to concede the re-

100

Liberal challenge failed to materialise and by the end of counting they had made only one gain.

Mr Gaitskell said:

Aween 20 and 25 net gains, and D majority of well over more scats than Labour.

Further results from mar- ginal seats will enable revision of these figures but there was no reasonable doubt that the

had Won

the Conservatives flection with a substantially increased majority.

staurants reported less business usazal and West End than thentres had unusually small suit of the election. It is ob

Judiences. The fashionable vious there will be a Conser- both London and Washing- Savoy Hotel replaced is normal vative Government." ton are too far committed cabaret with an election score-

Mr Gaitskell speaking from to improving relations board.

his own constituency at Leeds with Kussin to become London pubs

had an exten-which he relained, addel: embroiled in any suddens of closing times staying "Naturally we are decply dis-

The open til midnight.

Results See P2 assassination

Middle East flare-up.

time for a

is obviously advantageous.

It needs no stars to foretell IT'S

this.

And where is it more likely

than in Iraq, cockpit of the OFF

struggle

between

Com-

munist and Nasserite forces. Peking und Cairo

have

fallen

out.' The

WELL,

GONE RATHER

Egyptain envoy has been SAYS PM

summoned home, Peking is pressing for a bigger and bigger share in the running of Iraq's Communist Party. And Moscow is being slowly Wa!!zed it.

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ASSEM'S prestige. Uns never been high. An in- stigator of regicide, he has been guilty of desecration in the eyes of many Iragis. Yet as a revolutionary he has both lacked the per sonal dynamiam and the popular following of his people to aucceed.

London, Oct. 9.

Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Ministar and leader

appointed we are greatly disappointed. We had hoped to win and we have not succeeded, "But it is the will of the people and we accept it,

"We shall fight again and in time we shall win."

Sydney

Gampbell, Reuters chier statistician, estimated from the swing to the Conservatives that the Conservatives would

them have a majority of more 100 seats in the House of Com- 1719323.

Early Swing

When

at

ended polling p.tn. commentators predict- ed that there had been a re- cord turn out of voters.

·Early returns showed a swing

ITMET-

to the Conservative Party.

The Conservatives made their Best gains, winning two [ginal seals at the London Borough of Holborn und St Paneras, and the London stituency of Acton,

счетки

Voting for the 030-member House of Commons climaxed a

Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, who has led the Conservativa Government

to its third successivo election victory.

ELECTRICITY INQUIRY Washington

Dr

With Result

S.N. Chau Pleased Objects To

A Submission

At the dissolution of Parla-hard-fought campaign, fought Dr S. N. Chau, who is representing the Working

ment their majority was 56.

Mr Morgan Phillips, Labour Party Secretary, cald

this

on both domestic and interna- tional issues.

Of the 1,500 candidates, 625 were Conservatives, 621 Labour, of the Conservative Party, morning he thought the Com-

majority would be 217 Liberals, servative

18 Communists orriving to tumultuous

10 seats.

und 65 represented other partits cheart at the Conserva.

As 'morc results from mar- or stood as Independents. tive Party headquarters ginal Labour scats cathe in, the State of the porties at the dis-

of Parliament in London at 1.25 a.m.; swing to the right in them in solution

343: Labour 281; Liberals six-- If it stays at that figure the Conservative overall majority of Conservatives could have be- | 56.

today said on the olec- creased sharply to over one per-Connervatives and allies,

cent. tion: "It's gone off rather well."

Mr Macmillan, who arrived with his wife Lody

Politic ully independent, his chief role has been to play off contending factions without identifying himself strongly He with either. Politically weak, he has preferred com- promise and retreat to asserting authority. Rightly

so, perhaps. The reaction to Just

month's

executions

showed how shoky was his authority.

His stars have never been in

the ascendant. The know. that his adversaries Jedge now feel strong enough to precipitate

downfall hin may chasten and subdue this reluctant hero of

the revolution. The Iraqi Premler can reflect that he

has been only a little luckier than Bandaranaike, Gandhi, Liaquat All Khan and Felsal.

But time le run- ning out. Murder is in the air. Tonse days llenhead in the Middle East. It is a time for the West to watch warily if the peace is to be kept.

Dorothy, was almost mob- bed by overjoyed sup-j porters in the hall of the headquartors.

Was greeted by Lord!

WRG:

STATE OF THE PARTIES

London, Oct. 9. Poole, Conservative Party With 630 seats in Parliament at stake in the General Election and 316 seats needed for a

chairman, who shook him by, the hand and "Harold, 1 am lighted."Router.

Party of the Federation of Hongkong Indus- tries at the Electricity Inquiry Commission, denied this morning that he was or had ever been-connected with the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.

F

Dr Chau added at the outset make an initial payment of of today's hearing that he had $55,000,000. never taken part in the manage. ment of that company.

Washington, Oct. 9. The Conservative Party's triumph in the General Election was welcomed by United States officials to day if only because it guaranteed continuity of

Personalities

In The New Parliament

Sir Winston

*

London, Oct. 9. Churchill led parade of top political per- sonallides back into Parila- ment today.

WEL

Only con member of the Con-

BOTVAŬTO Government defeated, and he had a minor job. That wha Bir In Horobin, Parliamentary Score. lary to the Minister of Power, who

defeated in the "estion belt" area of northern England.

Bir Oswald Mouloy falled in kis

bid for election, The fest négro ever to run for the House also was defeated. One of the most colourful per-

sonalities to be elected

WAL

Britain's groniest postwar neval hero, Commander J. S. Kearns. It was Kearns who in 1949 brought the British

frigate

Amethyst down the Tanglac Rtver through the devastating fre of Chinese shore batteries. A Alm, "Yangtee Incident,”* was made of the exploit

Chataway In

For Sir Winston Churchill it was his 16th election victory. He has run for Parliament 19 times, and has been defcated four times, He has been elected nine successive fines since 1924.

on

Fir Oswald tried to get elected programme of while supremacy in the racially- fense Notting Hil district of .London. Ilc polled 2,821 votes out of some 30,000 cast. Labour's Dr D. T. Pia, the fret negro ever to run in a British election, was defeated in Len- don's Hampstead district, Olymple runner and televizion personality Mr Chris Chxta- way, won his first election try at Lewisham North with a 4,613 Conservative majority. In the first hours of the returns, there were no major upala. Labour Party leader, Mr Hugh Gaitske!! returned with a go- daced majority. So did two of the Labour Party's woman. personalities, Bossie Braddock and Dr Edith Summerskiii.

One prominent Labour person

ality to lose was län Milkardo,

of a member

the Nations Executive of the Labour Parly. An extreme Jeft- In

winger, be was defeated the town of Beading,

policy and personnel in Mrs Barbara Castle, of the

the coming negotiations with the Soviet Union.

One immediate result of the

return to power of Mr Harold Macmillan was exported to be be- steppix up consultations tween Allondi governments to determine the date of an Easi- West summit conference,

Up In

WHE

Labour Party's most colourful personalities, Increased her majority from 480 to 2,515. Mr Maurice Macmillan, son of

Mr Harold Macmillan. elected in Halifax, Mr David Logan, Labour, at BB., oldest man in the House of Commons, was also re-elected -UPI,

Go Shares Hongkong

Mr Bannell recalled it was He made his statement after further argued that thereafter payment be made, referring to a submission which an annual

Could and consequently there he said Mr W. S. Edwards, an

be a saving in charges to the individual participant at the enquiry, had sent in to the Com-public of some $21,000,000. lesion.

In this connecilen, Mr Bennet! In that submission, sold Dr | said, the Commission would like Chou, Mr Edwards had said he to ask three question?

(1) In what form and from was a director of the Hongkong

what source should this initial The election result pushed up 'a number of stocks payment be made?

Electric Co.

APOLOGY

(2)

What had Mr Barber in

majority, party standings at 12.30, Hongkong "Mr Edwards apologised, say mind on the question of assess-

anid

$30

do-

time were:

Party

Conservative

Labour Liberal

Communist

Others

Dodgers Win

World. Series

Chicago, Oct. 8. The

Angeles Log Dodgers won the World Baseball series here to- day when they beat Chicago White Sox D-3 for a winning margin of 4-2 in the best-of- seven series.Reuter.

(See P 6)

Seats Won

Net Change

203

17 gains

177

18 losses

3

1 gain

ing it had been mininder- standing on his part....

He asured the Commission and Dr Chau that his statement

ment of the annual fees?

(3) How had. ho calculated.

should be possible that

to

on the local market. Biggest affected were Banks, which reached the $1,000 mark, Kow- loon Docks, $56 and Hotels, $221⁄4.

Textiles too had their share of the rise, and the market was

had been unintentional and that effect a saving of $21,000,000 to 1 very strong. They were already

correct

the public? it

he had intended to when try time came, for him to address the Commissioni

on the way up before the elec tion, but showed appreciable gains this morning.

kong that there would be a conthouan.ce of the present UK Government's pošścy, us regards textile exports from Hongkong."

Pity Help Us

Another leading” cliizen who preferred to remain unnamed

some Mr Barber referred at length to statistics wich ho sald ho had computed from the sc-

In general 'the' result, was counts and reports of the

wall-received.

Urban Councillor, Hilton power supply companies,

He said he had made his cal- Cheong-jeen, commenting on

very carefully, culations

the Tory victory, said, "We in sald: they had been gone through by Hongkong are, of course, inter- "Think Houndsong will

and | caled in the election resalt, be- not

Mr C. J. M. Bennett, a men- then ber of the Commission, aaked Mr C. H. Barber, repre- | Popular vote standings in the British General Elec-seating four local flm studios, a number of questions in comme- tion as of 12.30 p.m. Hongkong time:

Vote Per Cent of Totation with the address Mr Bar-

ber had given on behalf of the compelent 8,402,277 49.3

book-keeper. studios earlier in the hearing

Party

Conservative Labour Liberal Communist Others

Total

7,664,787 45.0

872,859

5:1

20,824

73,686 .17,034,433

CONCESSIONS

accountant

and

Mr Barbery sold. It was his suggestion that the power Mr Bennett told Mr Barber companies should be penalized that he had referred to the by the payment of $55,000,000.

"We have thought of it as

manago_better with the Con- cause we realism that the long-nervatives than with Labour termi policies of both parties

wwx, oppreferiva ubout Labour's, policy on self-government, i have a bearing on Hongkong's

Her Bilbude to Chlon, and ro future, development"

former in industry in Hongkong. “Obviously, changes have to

Sure Thing

possibility of the granting by Government of concesions to related to cortain values, whilch ('4"h any event, it. In a sure

be made, but St-they were done

have

the power supply companies and might be conceived for the thing lust for the next five years, overnight, pity help us.

the future, Hongkong Will nordlinie un ro The British people hnd ridicated that in the event community in

good la Indunirini expansion." shown that Zdakmilian is not

of this being done tho · com- stated. panies should be called upon to│(Continued on Pago 2, Col. 5) }

It is prostuned in Hong-Ion bat: moro popular**