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FLOOR POLISHERS

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Comment Of The Day

HK

FOOTBALL POOLS?

THE clatement mads yesterday

THE

by Asian Football Pools ja!

bound to provoke cussion

on

the

dia- now

Colony's

THE WEATHER

Fair.

Fresh gusty winds, moderating slowly. Noon Temp: 74 degrees. Noon Humid: 62 p.c.

CHINA

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Established 1845

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1959.

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INDUSTRY WALSH CONSPIRACY:

FACING A NEW CRISIS

Reds Tightening A Taste Of The Pudding

Grip On Colony Grounds

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

gambling fawa. On the face of A Communist Chinese plan to set up a

it, the pools scheme for Asia,

which would have

had head- Hongkong. han quarters in been rather unsympathetically cold shoudered by ment for no aon..

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by

Govern. particular rea. And

statement Government giving its repsons would enable people to weigh the pros and cons fairly. Many believe Hongkong's gambli Ing laws are far too strict. One resident advocated earlier this year the establishment Riviera Type

of a Thie Casino. would be going too far. At it to the attraction of extensive legal gambling organisations In Hongkong is all too clear from the frequent reports of embezzlement CRECI In local

courts,

THE advocate of more liberal I

is only laws may say he

Government to re- asking cognise an existing situation.

legallae it, and take its cal.

Government

But against this would be putting itself in the position of alding and abetting till further than at prezent, people who have no right to be heavily gambling. It may be said we have quoted the ex- ceptional cREC, that the vast majority of gambling patrons can afford what they spend, but this

case where A should consider Government

the exceptions. There is however, considerable difference between a casino sind football pools and the while stricter gambling lawa in Hongkong may be justified;

commune for fishermen operating in the deltas of the Pearl River and West River, is likely to create a further crisis in Hongkong's fishing industry.

U.S. Refutes

Communist

Kidnapping Charges

The commune scheme begins operating today.

The Chinese have announced But those who do not join the

barred ni

from

commune

fishing in the deitis and face arrest and confiscation of their boats if they do.

This morning, Mr E. Y. Lee, the Fishermen's Secretary of

Relief Committer said that the Communist lightening of restrictions 2311 Hongkong's traditional fishing ground; "will further aggravate the Local fisherman's problem".

"If more Ashermen escape to Hongkong as a result of the move, the Hong- kong fishing population will be awollen further.

Washington, Nov. 30. The State Department rommunist

Loday described ag "absurd" a Chinese "The result will be still more charge that United people fishing

limited Ashing grounds.

States consular officials kidnapped a Chinese official in Bombay last week,

Our already

Reduce Catches "And subsequently the over- will further reduce crowding

catches. A solution average seems to lie in further motorisa- tion of junks."

reliet also

A statement issued by the

that Mr Lee feared the Commu- Department sold nist charge was clearly "an at- work in Hongkang would

in the event of Lempt to Coup their ownbe nggravated

more mainland fishermen escop- Illegal behaviour,"

ing here.

The United States has

And if the commune resulted of the deltas 10 Chinese consular in the closing

by special circumstances. elleged that

has Government what

to encials in Bombay had kid- non-members, this night force

abcertain in the case that has uppd

Marine security some Hongkong fishermen

0

now prisen is the effect of agird from the US. Consulate-join the commune for want of

local football poole scheme and

this needs coreful inquiry.

the promoters point out,

many residents already take

part in overseas poole schemes

so that they already have one foot

to

total there.'

Protest Note

adequate fishing grounds, Mr Lee said. "Any

number of Ashermen 10 the ecmmune going over

Acending to the United States would mean reduced catches for 1he ELLIC Say Hongkong. he said, "For they feant nis,

seized would all be handed over to the

commune."

In the door. And as Robert Armstrong, was

o Friday when he arrive by Government 13 prepared

tuxi utida the Cermunks con- wink at this, why not go the

a fultate in Bombay with a Chin whole hog and admit

Chang Chien-yath. ee official scale scheme? It will also be argued that the Poles readily The United States claimed that and considerately grant many Chang the charities dispensations to run raffer, and a poole content is not in extence or principle very different,

previous day

had

He believed that few fisher- men who senped from the mune because they "have had mainland would join the com- enough previous experience."

Corroborated

in the Unitet ought asylun States Consulate and had besa

at a beach This was corroborated by a guarded overnight house by Sgt Armstrong.

Junk owner in Macao who said Saturday the United the new commune plon is "in- The establishment of one pools On

achame may invite competition States Embassy in New Delhi hutan and impossible to ac- from similar organisations, but delivered a protest note to the

"

Indian Coveramual over The According to Mr Lee, 30,000

Ashermen have escaped

can it be said that they are incidioat. likely to be any more harmful

to local people than sweep tickets or even betting on the tote nt local race meetings?

At a Press brieẞng here to

the

Department day

State rpokesman, Mr Lincoln White, COVERNMENT does not object; was asked about the remark ty

and

longkong in the last five years, received Of this total, 7,400 help from his organisation,

The remaining 23,000 fisher- MACE have been given relief in Icod rallons,

to the principle of betting the Ilian Prime Minister, Mr gambling. Also #t hat Nehru that there appeared to he

The Fishermen's Relief Com- not had conspicuous success suggestion of Action in some controlling it in its Illegal the statrinents made by both mitte had given $1,400,000 in the Chinese and the United Aid to refugee Ashermen in Morcoever if the foot- form.

Hongkong in the last five years, ball pools can operate from States note.

did not include food but his Macao, they will be exten-

rations, Mr Lee sold. *lvety patronised by Hong-

been Fishermen kong people. for it costs no

escaping to Hongkong ever s'ret mare to poat

were co-operativi: shing

and started

coupony

Mr White said that the state- Embassy inent isstied by the gave the complete information

to and "the full facts" in the case. He added that he wanted

Macao than to an address in

Hongkong. Another factor is emphasise the word "faels."

that

P legally recognised

schema here may be subject

some control,

where In

Baxity

Macao It cannet very

to

be,

There are

objections gambling

to

In

Fabricated

is undoubtedly serious kidnapping

any form of Embassy

to

on the mainland mambers were ordered to pool their equipment and boats,

All catches were turned in to

the co-operative

exchange

50

went 011; "The 'Mr While

5 af

and for credits

to be wash. Chinese Communist charge

banks absurd, The deposited in Communist

rlow

which could not be withdrawn, statement that the Chinese Com- Fishermen which foolish clearly people may drive themselves munist statement is an attempt to financial ruin, but on the to cover up their own Illegal forth. face of it,

Non-members of co-operative the Aslan pools behaviour by 2 fabricated

were not allowed to fish counter-charge." schama seems a suitable can-

Chinese waters unless they pro- didate for respectability. A Mr White said in reply to a

mard to hand in a fixed amount #tatement from Government

Fishermen giving reasons for rafusing its question that the United States that

Hongkong was complying with the Indina

were required to make up for estabilchment. In

amy amcant they failed to hand might clear up come of the request that parties Involved in

remain in should perplexity that yesterday's the incident

This started the biz exodus of and today's prece statements here until on investigation was

fishermen from the mainland. completed-Reuler.. are bound to create.

in

This bearded Royal Navy afloer. Commander B. W. K. Hewson, carefully tastes the Christmas pudding his wife has Just stirred at today's pudding-stirring ceremony at HMS Tamar this morning. By the look in his eye, it's both weil- made and well-laced. The taster la the Commanding Officer of Tamar-see story P10.-China Mail photo.

Life Sentence For Manslaughter

Cardiff, Nov. 30.

A 33-year-old labourer who killed a girl with a 45-

stone

· sho pound

afler laughed at him during a "kisa and cuddle" session in a fonely lane, was gaol- ed for life today.

Ernest Bernard Crabbe, of Cardiff, was found not Glamorgan at guilty Assires of murdering Mary Davies, 27, who lived in a hostei, Salvadop Army bul guilty of manslaughter. -China Mall Special,

Winston Not

A Great

Peacetime Premier

Generals' Memoirs

Peace

Hazard

as

new

London, Nov. 30, The momoirs of retired mili. tary generals were describ-

a "almost ed hazard to peace" when Field Marshat Earl Alex- ander of Tunis received the honorary degree doctor of law at Founda- at tlon Day ceremonies London University.

Lord

of

Alexander

Presenting with his honorary degree, the public oratur, Professor James his Sutherlant,

another laken

said:

hours, like leisure famous warrior, he has

peack.

to landscape painting--a peace- ful, an uncontroversial art.

the "Almost alone among

war, London, Nov. 30.

freat generals of the last

svril- peors--Lord Lord Alexander has not British were given ralles Two rict, sugar, cloth and

of those volumes cf Boothby and Lord Morriten one son-agreed tonight that military memoirs which have Sir Winston Churchill become almost a new hazard to the great wartime Prime Minister was not a great peacetime Prime Minister. Both men, who served in the House of Commons with Sir Winston, made open remarks on A television

programme.or "Panorama" on the occasion of Special. the former Prime Minister's 85th Wrthday today.

MISS HONGKONG ACCEPTS

WAITRESS JOB FOR DAY

London, Nov. 30. MissHongkong, 18-year-old Michele Mok, has accepted a one-day job as a waltress at the

home of newspaper columnist, Rex North, a friend said here today. "Mr North wanted an attractive walirers for a party on New Year's Day," the friend said. "He met Michele of a party and

offered her the job. "He has also offered to try to help her get work as a fashion model, because she is such a wonderful girl."

to London Ms Mok flow

the recent Miss World test. She decided in stay on and has been studying thort- hand-typing.

82-year-old

3r

John Koon,

10- 4067n

Chiriege restaurant ownCT, who introduced Mr North to his "waitress," has asked for one favour in return, He wants the columnist to Rod him someone to play Father

at A Christmas

London Chinese club so that Chineso children here. can share the Christmas fun of English counterparts-Reuter,

Lord Boothby, a former Con- servative MP and television personality, sald it was pity" that Sir Winston ever took office again after World War II. "If Winston had gone at the

wi believe hi end of e influence would have been fir greater than. In fact it really was," he said.

Mr

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Lord Morrison, who as Herberi Morrison served as Labour Cabinet Minister, said: "I don't think he was suited to their be a peace-time Premier:",

Reuter.

excuse

"He has nothing to and nothing to add. His deeds pck for themselves and his fine as a soldier is secure, be- yond the reach of controversy dispute." China Mail

Family Of Six

Killed In Crash

Pettus, Texas, Nov. 30. Біх members of one family died in a head on collision of two cars in South Texas on Sunday night. The lone occu- pant of the second car also died.

The Department of Public Safety in Austin, Texas, sald there were no survivors--UPL

British Liner Reported Aground

A

BORTIO

Gibraltar, Nov. 30. British tiner with 300 passengers

aground on the Spanish coast tonight

between Algeciras and Gibraltar.

aboard went

Balvare

mediately

Vessels

In- from put out Gibraltar to the liner, re- portedly

owned by the Union Castle Company.

In London a spokesman for the company said he had not received any re- port

of the grounding. Ele fald the company's 17,209-Ion Braemar Castic was in the Gibraliar area. -UPL

51 HURT IN

TRAIN CRASH

Chicago, Nov. 30.

NO PRIMA FACIE

CASE, SAYS COUNSEL

Mr_Patrick Yu Counsel for Sub-Insp. Francis Adrian Walsh, 30, and Mrs Irene Walsh, 20, at the conspiracy trial in the Victoria District Court, sub- mitted this morning that no prima facie case had been established against his clients.

evidence

Walsh WAS the third ac-

Mr Yu cald the evidence of hawed, dilled and dalided, the principal witnesses for the changed their story every uther Prosecution was 50 unreliable minule." that it was

The documentary not worthy to be belleved at all and no reason only showed that able fury

the associated with would convici accused on this evidence.

"We'd all shudder nt the thought of any law officer com- mitting such an offence. We would equally shudder at any person making wild accusations against a law officer in that connection," he said.

Charges

Chun-

eused, Lily Lee, which was not disputed. "But mere associa tion does not make a crime," Mr Yu sald,

in

any event, he said, all those happenings did not add Walsh up to anything against and his wife in spite of the in- tervention of the Anti- Corruption Branch,

Prima facie case must be con-

Own Defence

Lec. in her own defence, said prima facie had not been

The two accused are jointly charged with another woman,sistent with the guilt of an ac- Lily Lee, 40, with conspiring to cused only. Mr Yu went on, soilett

Chan payments from

and in this case a prima facie Ping-kwan and Chow

case hart not been made out. kwong as a reward for Walch forbearing to take action

Co. gam- sgainst the Tat Kee hling club in North Point.

Lee, who is conducting her made cut and that the evidence Gwn defence, is additionally of the Prosocution was not to charged with repeiving $2,000 be believed. Chow and Chan,

had alleged Im August 18 as a reward for who

money had Walsh forbearing to carry out

been given 15 her, had been his duties towards the club. cross-examined at longih on Prosecution this point, while nol

witness, Ng Chel, who said no Was money had been given.

Nor not questioned.

was she treated as a hostile witness by the Prosecution, Lee sala.

Hearing is continulag.

All three decused plead guilty to the charges,

Mr Yu mid two of the prin- tecipal witnesses for the Prosecu- tion, Cha and Chow had not told the whole truth.

A north side elevated train crash sent at least 51 per- sons to hospitals on Mon- day.

none of Apparently victims was gravely hurt,

about The accident occurred

Wilson of the u block north Avenue station where seven were

killed and 150 hurt three years ago in a similar collision. An eight-car train carrying northward hit the passengers reer of an empty four-car train which was standing, awaiting a switch signi

Power

was shut of on the elevated line, stopping trafe

AP.

They had only given essential version, to put it at the highest," he said.

"How can we know that the egential version contained any truth at all."

Change Story

Mr Yu

manner in

also criticized

Antarctic Pact

Washington, Nov. 20.

ecm- Twelve nations today thepleted work on a treaty which

which Chan and will set up in

Antarctica the

Chow had given evidence, "the world's first international ins- way they had gone forward with persion system to guard agains! The evidence, hummed and militarisation.-Reuter.

FISH WITH HEADS 'LIKE TIN HATS"

Durban, Dec. 1.

Strange, marine creatures with heads "like tin hats" have been reported off

the coast of Durban.

One report Tribune

ns I "They were fish such have never seen before," added the 64-year-old captain.

Sunday like heads with 2 peculiar pro- round a convoy,

They were almost tuberance.

round, symmetrically

almost like a tin hat, with an extra-

Two other fishermen, quoted ordinary blunt moot sticking

in the Natal Mercury, sold six out of the middle."

swam лелк further quoted 20-foot monsters as saying "they were cruising their 14-foot boat and one sur- It. south in a tight pack with the faced and almost swamped

they had big ones going round and round Dark grey in colour, the perimeter for all the world huge dorsal fins at least three like protecting ships steaming feet high, they addeti.—AP.

in tac

veteran quotext captain Bill Nicholls as saying, "I have not seen anything like this before not. In a lifetime of Ocak observation. There must have been 20 of them.

"They were anything up to 30 I thought they were feet long. whales at first. They were dark dome- grey, but had

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