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Carelessness

Of The BIG, UGLY AND VIRULENT' Leads To

Day

CHANGES IN

THE CABINET

PERHAPS the must outstanding

*

Mr

feature

the of

cabinet change

announced by Harold Macmillan yesterday la that

number of ministers who have been under sharp criticism recently have been alven new and apparently in- ferlor posts. There are one or Mr two notable

exceptions. Selwyn Lloyd, who has hardly been free of criticism since the Auox affair three years ago. continues as Foreign Gecretary. This is not. surprising, how; ever. Having served the Prime

That's The

Triads, Says

'We Are Sorry To See

Mr I.T. Morris Him

Him Go

ga,"

was

Central Magistrate Mr I. T. Morris this "We are sorry to see him

morning appealed to all members of the public-particularly social clubs, the and clergy, chambers of

commerce

similar organisations to help stamp out the triad problem which he described as "big, ugly and virulent."

Minister as an able, experi. Mr Morris made the appeal in passing judgment

be

encad and trustworthy Neui tenant throughout the long preparations for the aummit meeting he is too valuable 10 be discarded at this stage. He may have no chance of further promotion but he has done well to retain this important post for so long in the face of such persistent criticism. There will

widespread regret over Mr Lennox-Boyd's decision. It would be wrong to Ee Connection between hla realynation snd the uproar Over the Hula camp massacra In the lant days of the old

Parilament.

letter Ax his makes clear

long wanted to relinquish h cabinet pollion to concentrate on private business.

tas

IT would have been imprudent to have resigned before the election-the Labour Party would have claimed a vistory. And though it seems pointless to have stood for Parliament only to resign from the Cabinet six days after being elected- an obviou

precursor to fulf retirement--there was 131110 Mr Lennox-Boyd could

ime

10.

Me will be missed for his genial charm, the close intereat he had in the various colonial terri- torles, the Kacredness with which he regarded his work, the sympathetic understanding he always felt for the aspira tions of colonial people and the progressiveness which he in- jected Into the policy the Government ashed him carry out.

ts

If any one Conservative has been more closely Identified with the amancipation of colonial terri tories in the postwar years it

It i must be Lennox-Boyd, almost a tragedy that he has resigned,

JE la consciing. however, that the now Secre-

Macleod, who tary is Mr Jan

on an application for a review of sentence by

a youth who was previously convicted for a triad offence.

The applicant, Chiti Yap- lung. 22 was sentenced with our others to two veatu Im- prisonment carlier this year,

They had forced young danes Ezual Wanchai hustesses from dance hails to work in brothels In the Walled City.

un

Mr Brook Bernacchi

G.E.S. Instructions from Mr Stevenson of Stewart and Co.,

peared for the applicant.

Failed

Mr Morris dismissed the ap-

↑ litation on the rounds that applicant bod failed to

The Court that there satisfy were grounds for a variation of #rience.

Mr Morris sald in his judg- | ment:

Boy Had

Hair

Cut Off

д

the general reaction in Hongkong to Mr Alan Lennox. Boyd's resignation 05 Secretary of State for Colonies.

Prominent lucal residents generally praised the way in which Mr Lennox-Boyd had

There is no doubt that Mr

tackled "a very difficult job." Lennox-Boyd had done

a very

good job as the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies," said Dr S. N. Chau.

"But I com sure that Macleod will do the same."

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Mr Kwok Chon said, "We are

noi unaware of the possibilitý

Former Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd is seen talking with the late Sir Sheuson Chow during his visit to Hongkong two years ago, -- China Mall Photo.

Lennox-Boyd

I

Explains

Why I Had To Resign

London, Oct. 14.

of a Cabinet change since Mr Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, 54, the former British Secretary of State

Jennox-Boyd had kept

post before the election.

up the

"Mr Lennox-Boyd had ac very well Indeed during bis terure of office.”

Mr Kwok Chan recalled the Mr pleasure of having met Lennox-Boyd when the latter w in Hongkong on 惊 short visit. "We arc sorry he is GOOD CHOICE

leaving,"

for the Colonies, said in his letter of resignation to the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan: "You have known for some time that for family reasons I did not want to continue to hold high office very much longer, and I feel with much regret that I must ask you to release me.' The letter went on: "This has not been an easy decision to make for the Colonial Office has always been the one great office of state that I wished to hold. Indeed I regard the Colonial Secretaryship as one of the most important posts in the world."

Baid

benches when the Eoka problem in Cyprus was solved early this year.

Two youths waylald Mr Kwok Chan thought that Mr Macleod, the new Secretary of schoolboy and while one.

State for the Colonial Officer, grabbed him around the

was "a very good choice for the

Air Lennox-Boyd

he murder plot" to assassinat?tion neck another began cut-pest according to his record of knew the tune would come when Europeans og alleged by the

must be * ting off his hair, the een vlce. He

very he would feel compelled to ac- Colonial Secretary — were later able man." trai mugistrate's court

cept a major responsibility indented by the United Kingdom Another prominent member of the family business and other Government. was told today.

the community, commenting activities, but he had felt up t

Lennox-Boyd Mr Lennox-Boyd's sumcsson, Mr lain Macleod, cald, "Mr Macleod now it would have been wrong been criticised by the Opposition

such personal to press

Com for his handling of the situation siderations 01 the Prime in Cyprus, and in Malta since Minister.

he became Colonial Secretary

but

This triad problem is here with us big, ugly and virulent, and the facts revealed in this enquiry

The youths, who were arrested wpain shox how the day after the incident, were melug it is.

for triad socicly investigated "Having once gained mastery associations

definite over their victims how nuvolute connection was established. is the control of these vile crea- tutes who demand from their The two-L»C«^ Ka-chung, of followers unquestioning subser- 7 Ming Hon Rond, ground floor virrer and support in all thes, and Lam Cheung-chen of 75 evil activities.

Bonham Roud, ground door pleaded guilty to uraaulting Ng Wal-pon, and were remanded theit for four cays for the Probation

Oficer's report.

There is no room for double loyalties and certainly Bone that could clasti with interests.

Tht problem is seen by most of us in terms of a gravé sociali mity. There is, of course, no single rolution to it any than its achievement would the responsibility of any one together, but Lee was expelled

Betion of the community.

Detective Sub-Inspector R. G. Laurel told Mr T. L. Yang, the Magistrate, that Ng knew Lee. be They used to go to school

Co-operation

mere

"All must co-operate. We must

has been spoken of 28 a future į Prime Minister, and all colonies ¦ certainly need this co-operation may be sure that in his hands from decont social clubs

interests

and

earlier this year,

THREATENED

Ng first encountered Lee and

their

will be ably there are ran in the Colony, Lain near the King's Theatre

the clergy, chembers of

Com-on served.

October 12 where Lam THE "casualties" Include Strmtree and similar organisations. trentened to cut off his hair.

David

"This problem is undoubtedly i Eccles at the Board

It is sometimes The next day, Lee and Lam of Trade who esrtier this year licus and if rather exceeded his authority said there is no need for alarm waylaid the boy in Mosque in a trade promotion talk in there is much need for concern, Street as he was returning from

Kanever, and oriticised

WAS

widely "A sober

appraisal, however, school

This was when the as-

Ng told his uncle, a teacher in a Government school, who

at home. He has lead on to the conclusion that sault took place.

no situation in the i not been a popular figure In there is the Cabinet and his switch to Colony beyond The competence the post of Education was not of those responsible for good Burprising.

perder provided they are given reported it to the Police.

He has not however suffered as the full backing of those who Inspector Laurel said neither

badly as Mr. Duncan Sandys have only the welfare of the who goes from Defence, one Colony at heart."

of the plum posts, to Aviation.

His somewhat dictatorial man-

ner

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been undir sharp

Bams

has for

tine and Mr Watkinson's elevation will an- able Mr Bandys to devote his full attention to much pressing mattera missile and rockel development.

how

ORD Hallsham was kald to be on his way out, yet in assum- ing the new Job of Bclentl. fic Affaire ha ecoms 10 have done better than ever, However he relinquishes the chairmanship of the party at Me Macmillan's request.. It moves to the rather sedate hands of Mr Rt. A. Butler, an added rea- posibility for this conscien tious and loyal minister. But there can be no doubt that under his guidance the for- tunca of the party will be carried to

heights. Ins deed tho appointment is claimed as a victory for the "liberal wing" of the party of which, he tu lender, Mr Mac- milian has not changed the three top poate, but he has strengthened the Cabinet by a

which reshuffle

пов only eliminator N weakness here and there, but which also in- troduces Roma new blood. There should be oven greater. acope for a otmilar revision in tho

Junior ministries - My Macmillan ha » fumber of Briljant · now man to choose from.

defendant would give a reason for the assault.

Hongkong Team

Score

Jeannette Lin Tsui, one

of Hongkong's most popu (ar film stars, who is on her honeymoon aboard the Lloyd Triestino ship Axio is making a hit playing and singing a song com- posed by the mother of a Colony police officer.

Mrs H. W. L. Jackson, mother of Dectective Inspector

Jackson, P. stationed at the Peak, met Jeannette aboard the Asia last month. a postcard from the ship at Bombay said today.

Mrs Jackson's latest song is "The Same Old Sun." It was first played here by Ray Del Val at the Champagne Room and

also at the Bella Vista in Mocco.

A Hit

JEANETTE

Jeannette married, Mr Chan Charn-kim on Sep- tombor. 26 at the Rosary Church where there was a

riot

· Four ·

when fons ¡mobbed the stor.

has a very fine reputation as a politician in the UK., and I am sure he will make a good Secre- tary of State, Personally I um sorry to see Mr Lennox-Boyd go, but Mr Macleod will make a good replacement."

Mr M. W. Lo sald

that the opp matinent of Mr lain Mec- Jeed a Storetary of State for the Colonies. "Indicates the im- portance of the Colonial Omet at the present time because he is one of the key men in the

Cabinet."

'The PM Wanted

Change'

London, Oct. 14. Lord Hailsham, newly ap

pointed Lord Privy Seal with special responsibility for science, said at a press conference here to- night: "I did not resign from the party chairman- ship but the Prime Minister told me he want». ed a change."

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Accepted

Mr

In 1954.

has

algo

success

that ฟง

It has been suggested Mr Lennox-Boyd added that he might in time

Mr

In his reply Mr wretc that he accepted Iconox Boyd's decision great "although regtel"

with

very

Patida

he had no intention of resigning father-in-law, 84-year-old Lord frory the House of Conunona Iveagh, as head of the Guinness Mr Lennox- And thus "imposing a sudden brewing concern.

Ledy married by-election on my constituents Bryd who have just given me the Guinness, second daughter of in 1038. They largest majority we have ever Lord Iveagh, had in the 28 years that I have have three sons.

He has represented mid been proud to represent them," Bedfordshire in Parliament Macmillan since he was 27 after holding a series of Government posts be- tween 1838 and 1945, he became a Minister of State for Colonial Affairs from 1951 to 1952 but He went on: "You have now left the Colonial Office for the beca Secretary of State for the next two years to become Minle- Colonies for some five years.

ber of Transport, During this tirar you have served the propies of the colonial terr teries with conspicuous loyalty, devotion and understanding.

"I know how many ties of friendship you have formed and how deeply your Inspiring leadership will be missed."

Under Fire

Mr Lennox-Boyd's career at the Colonial Office has ended a time when he was under fro from the Opposition on Govern- meat handling

of two

major

issues.

One was the Hola detention camp incident In Kenya where 11 hard-core Mau-Mau detainees were beaten to death on March 3 this year.

The other was the report of the Devlin Commission

On

He went on: "If I had bee asked what I would prefer to do, which I was not, I would have preferred to have cleared Ort altogether for at least a year because I am very tired indiced." events in Nyasaland earlier this į

Lord Hailshsan said; “A good | year. The commission, headed dest of thinking of a fundarnen- by Mr Justice Devin, was set character" was needed to up by the government after 51 be dene by the Government Africans had beeri killed in riot- about its relationship to selence ing in the Central African pro- and technology

tal

"The last thing I want to do Is to put it forward as a great Atw empire which is being built," he said. "It is not. It is

a job which wiit zhrow its results only over a long period of time," A JOB TO DO

He wont on: "I am not a scientist, any more than the first Lord of the Admiralty is a Gallor or the Minister of Educ- tion

schoolmaster. I am the person whose job it is to think about the relationship between Government and selenco.”

The bodies under his control would be doing both pure and applied eclence but by far the greatest amount of pure research was being done by the uni-. versities, with whom I hope to be on friendly terms but

tectorate.

The Commission's Andings --- that resort to emergency powers had been justified but that no evidence had been found of a

He threw intense energy into his lask as Colonial Secretary and found relief from the con- stant allocks from the Opposi-

Actress Becomes

Salesgirl

WAS

Mr Lennox-Boyd's shoulders were brood both metaphorically; and literally, for he was among i the tallest of MPs, standing six feet five inches.

When he visited East Afric some years ago the Africans nicknamed him "Lord Kiliman Jaro,"

Africa's highest

aflor

mountain-Reuter,

Butler And The Four Levers Of Power

From COUGLAS CLARK

London, Oct. 15. Mr R. A. Butler emerged from yesterday's Cabinet

the re-shame

sost Lowerful figure in Britain after the Premier.

By becoming chairman of the Conservative Party, ho brings under his band four lovers of power. He runs the key department of state as Secretary

House of

Five Fires

..

Tho Hongkong Fire

Brigade

responded to calls to five fires during the 24-hour period ending at 7 am today. Only minor damage was caused by the fires.

One of the fires was started by a discarded lighted cigaretie, two by lighted rintches thrown away carelessly, one by defec- five electrical equirement пла the other by a chemical ex - plosion.

Two more fires broke out in the Colony 21s morning, neither cousing serious damage or casualties

The first courred in a ground floor textile factory at 203 Yoo Kuk Street, Kowloon at 11.42. A quantity of cotton waste caught fire in the factory, but it

was quickly extinguished.

A gross re broke out shortly before noon at Kowloon near the Army quarterA. no damage was caused.

Tong Again

Priest Held

For Alleged

Murder Of

Bandaranaike

Colombo, Oct. 14. Police tonight announced the arreat of a well-known Buddhist priest and two other people in connection with the murder of Mr Bandaranaike, Ceylon'a Prime Minister, who wDA shol at his home here on September 25.

The priest was named as M. Buddha Rakkitha Theor, - and the others as C. Amarasinghe, and H. P. Jaynwarns.

The three men will appear before

a Colombo magistrate tomorrow morning,

TWO ARRESTED

Two

other Buddhist priests were arrested at the time of the killing. One, Galagedera Pagnosekera Theor (Thear is a religious title) was released. on October 3, but The other Somarama Theor, 19 stiú in custody and will appear before A Colombo magistrate next Tuesday.

Somarama Theor was wound- ed in the grain by a centry while allegedly trying to escape from the scene of the shooting.

After Mr Bandaranaike had been killed by a man dressed in the saffron robes of Buddhist priest, his widow appealed to the public to allow Buddhist priests to take part in the funeral ceremonies,

Police sald

beatt there had some isolated attacks on priests but no serious incidents.- Reuter. Home

Lz0

he leads Commons, and he heads the Conservativo Research Department, A powerful polley-fafuencing body,

Topeka, Oct. 14. American actress Gene Tierney has taken, a job as a males. girl in a women's fashion shop in Topeka, Kansas, -it learned today. She was tulering from a

Butler, disorder, and spent nervous eight months in a psychiatric clinic last year, Miss Tierney, aged 37, returned there again this year, and was still con- sidered as a patient, although nct residing there.

The owner of the shop said her new employee worked very well and apparently low great deal about faktion.-AFP.

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To all of these he now adds personal control of the party machine. For

who was pared for Premiership in 1957, It is a tremendous iriam- phant retura,

let

And it underlines Mac- millan's Intention not to the party swing too far to the right--London

Exprem Servic2,

The Army Admits Slip Up

corporal was a "disgrace In the extreme."

He added: "One of the officers who had blundered should have been sent round to make the peace."

Newton-Le-Willows; Oct, 14. A British Army major waight called at the home here of Mirs Lilian Molyneux and apologised for the wallon of three military polloemen who tried: to arrest her 21-year- | His zald 'he would ask in the Commons what old son, John, as a deserter House of

of War steps the Minister when in fact he was serving In Malaya.

would take in prevent such a mistake occgcking in fulare.

mak for an He would also

ВЕРИГАЛОВ

thorough Investigation World sako place before any move · WAS smade to arrest a deserter or absentee,

over whom I have no authority." | The army had escller sent the

"The future of science,

bellove, lies in the universities,”

Lord Kalisham sald, "and, 1 would neid,

corporal in charge of the poticwmon

to applogiae -

fox

The mistake,

in the provincial Mr Fred Loo, Mrs Molyneux's universlides, but that is not in

"ny province to dogmatise about,

Reuter,

Momber of Parliament, to

that

whom she wrote about the A British Army spokesman said cany, said thou think to wina a

later: "We have 'now decid-

Mr Butler To Marry Again

London, Oct. 14.

Mr R. A. Butler, 56-year- old Home Secretary and a widower since 1954, is to marry again, it WES announced tonight.

His bride will be Mrs Moilla | Courtauld, widow, of Mr Auguąs

Line Courtauld, who was a cousin of Mr Butler's first wife,

The announcement

came at

ed to send the Commanding Officer of the military pollon in the area, Major E. MIL- chell, to see likes Molyneux. The spokesman added: "I am

afraid this VEZIA ■ slight nd-Party Chairman, .. ministrative slip up. Just before Molyneux's regiment saked "for... Malaya ho went absent from his unit.

the close of the dog in which

Mr Tutler had been confrund as Home Secretary and leader of the House of Commons, arid also BETONË. DE Conservativm

a

The brier announcement that their martlogo had been ranged added that the wedding would be private.

Mr Butler's first wife, whom "The ・ usual notification WAX fa maxviod in: 1920, was Sydney, Lumed to the military and only daughter of the Inte Barnuel civil.police. but Molyneux |Courtauld. Chairman of Cour- rolaned in ipse to sail with toulds Limited, who died in

the regiment. Unfortunalety -1947.

he remained on

books

the unit's aaanabeenies,"

Router.

There were four children that marriage-Lhree Bone ene daugizer.----Neuter.

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and