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THE WEATHER

Fresh gusty east winds 'slowly moderating. Cloudy at first, long fair periods during tha

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CHINA

No. 37533

PROFIT

Established 1845

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1959.

LATE FINAL

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WORLD

APPEAL AGAINST TAX DECISION Inland Revenue SAM PREPARED FOR TRIP Over 300 Bodies

CHANGE GOOD Claims Payment

FOR THE SOUL

LA

From Dock Co.

In The Inland Revenue Department today! asked the Supreme Court to order Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, Co. Ltd., to pay tax on $402,813.80, the company's profit on a salvage operation.

AST week a correspondent expressed the opinion that we were wrang suggesting that the Labour Party should bend with the wind of political thinking) and change its policies in the light of current opinionį about nationalisation, an opinion that has rejected public ownership on three successive occasions.

There is no suggestion that a

political party should stay. in power at all costs, but surely

if the against a policy

voter

is

fects it the party concerned must realise that the public | are not in favour and

therefore intimate that they require another course

of action in line with their wishes.

A

Camouflage

S for profitably advising the young lady from Riga to get off the back of the tiger we think that had sho had any sense she would! never have been astride this! far from docite beast in the first place.

We do not expect

leopard to

the!

change its

spots. We cannot,

ilar

would we attempt to undo

the work of nature which

the

Turkey

Assured

Of U.S.

Support

Ankara, Dec. 7. President Ebenhower and President Celal Bayar agreed early today that "the future of humanity depended above all on the ability of the free nations to compose their differences and face the threat of Communism wgether."

Inland Revenue was apicaling ngainst a decision by the Board of Review that ruled the com- pany lid not have to pay prošli lax on the sum, because it was not derived from Hongkong.

Crown Counsel M. Heenan, appearing for Inland Revenue, fold Mr Justice J R. Gregg the HK and Whampo Dock Co. Ltd. was assessed for cor- poration profi tax for the 1957- 58 year.

Assessment

This assessment included $402,313.80 the company's profi from the successful salvage of the my Bining of the Paracel Islands In 1950,

The company appealed to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, said Mr Heenan, saying the profi was not taxable because I was not a profit arising in or derived from tongkong.

The Commissioner rejected the appeal and the company appealed to the Board of Review, which allowed the application,

Mr Heenan sald the court had the power to confirm, Increase. reduce, or annul the asscosment determined by the Board. Mr Eisenhower

Giving details of the salvage suld the Turkish, leader

an operation, Mr Henan

had been asked, to Afternoon and evening of company

and

the

climaxcd

1956.

gave the leopard puts for markedly friendly discussion of salvage the vessel on January 20,

of, world amblems by pointing out Joint communique that a whale

specifle purpose camouflaging the animal.

¡ in

separate compartments,

leaders sait! The two

that

The Socialists' doctrines havej “true detente in the

Leen propounded for years world," meaning a genuine re- and this, to quote our cor- laxation of tensions, could not the respondent, is their "soul" be achieved by dividing It

is a man-made, soul and many East-Wei problems into

such should be subject į change if the people detente like peace had to be whom the Socialists hope considered as an indivisible en- to govern apurn their over-tity" and that the comerstone tures.

of any durable peace had have

cfcient controlled system of disarmament"

to

Repudiated

"'an

SAFEGUARDS

In the communique,

"IVE nuggested that Mr Eisenhower jainod

Tealing with

to

Payment Made

After several unsuccessful al- tempts the ship was refloated on February 20,

The ship owners had agreed to pay the company $680,000, und on March 22 they receives a cheque for this amouni,

After direct costs were talen out the profit was $402,813,80. The court had to decide whether the Board of Review was right in ruling this sum was not fax- able, submitted Mr Heenan, The hearing is continuing. Mr John McNeill, Q.C.

for Mr appeared

the HX and any Whampoa Dock, Co. Ltd.

Mr

of world tensions be guaranteed by "The essential safeguards."

throw Socialism overboard. relaxation lle has repudiated his in-ust tense belief in full-blooded

Air Bayar, the joint nationalisation. AL the announcement said, thanked Mr Blackpool conference he Eisenhower for his "admirable said: "I am a Socialist efforts" to reduce international

I believe in public tensions. and ownership, but I

agree

Baders said The two

Dr Hugh Blodgett (left) and Dr Lynn Brown place Sam the Rhesus monkey, sirup- ped to his space couch, into a container at the Wallope Island research station, on Decem ber 4, during a test session bolure Sam was fired into space. He travelled 58 milies from the earth before returning with a parachute drop into the Atlantic 200 mlies from

launching site-AF, Photo,

Organisers Of Asian Soccer Pools Optimistic

Directors of the Asian Football Pools, Mr N. Fleming and Mr A. Moore, admitted today through a spokesman. that they have "not yet received official per- mission from the Portuguese Govern- ment to run pools in Macao.

11

the

Wanted Man

Left Gun And Clothes

The man who 'matched a policeman's revolver in

Wanchal on November 17 left his clothing and the gun behind before CCSD.. ing from the Stanity area. At about 2 pm, yester- day & Malaria Bur

foreman, covered

Leung Pak, dia-

a heap of cloth- ing under a boulder 200 yarda up the hillside,

the

we

The

forded revolver, with dvd rounds, TRE wrapped in a transparent plasilo

tho

bag insido

clothing.

clothing,

of

"However we have been given pelarify the statement from to understand through negotia-Government," he said. Lions with the Portuguese Gov- "About 12 months ago crament that an official state-negotiated with the then present ment in our favour will be an- Governor of Macao on the sub- nounced between December 12ject of the pools, and 14," the spokesman told Vie "At the time he was just go- China Mail

ing out of office but he assured

He was commenting on stery us that he would take our plung In South China Morning Post back to the Government in Lie- favour-

SWEDEN AND which reported the Portuguese bon and present them

DENMARK

they HIT BY

with Hugh Gaitskeli that paid particular attention to "the

I

do not believe in a question of subversive activities monolithic society within the

reaching

public ownership down to every level," This is contrary to the

central

tribution; and exchange.”

This has been the governing

article of Socialist policy

the

Middle East" and situation there "was appraised in the light of an eventual atmosphere of detente."

market and

CO-OPERATION

said The communique

both

the

soli-

also

SNOW STORMS

care

Foreign Minister as having given abli

Dr

no permission whatsoever to run Through our lawyer we have the pools in Macao.

with negotiated Adriano Moreiro and Dr Haul

The story further stated that no negotiations had ever been undertaken on the subject.

"Through

lawyer and personally wo have negotiated with high ranking officials in the

Our

Ports Government the spokesman said.

'Amazed'

understund

the

also

Ventura.

Assurances "Both these men are high officials Government ranking who have given us to under- stand that nothing stands in our way to gain permission..

"

The

which consisted

blue Jawalan shirt and a pair of black European-stylo trousers, met the descrip-

tion of the attire worn by the wanted man.

New South

African

we have further negotiated Governor

the

Appointed

Stockholm, Dec. 7. Mr Eisenhower backed Tur. The country's worst week. creed laid down key's intention to be an

end blizzard of the year $1550-

1 car, cay in all certainly with Mr Oliveira head of the and is contained u an ciate member of the European has so far claimed four that the Portuguese Government Bank of Portugal, who has also, article which calls for common

given us his assurances," deaths. It also drove definitely knows of our proposal "common ownership of the leaders said they hoped

ond they have given us to spoke an added. more

to than 80 skips

The spokesman said that Mr that this month's means of production, dis-i association "would foster

port and left A darity among these countries."

bride official statement will be in our Moore and Mr Fleming have in their possession correspondence, wailing at the church. favour," he added.

which prove the negotiations. Hundreds of

The spokesman said that WLTO

"We can definitely assure the stranded in snowdrifts and directors were amazed" by the trains and planes oli

cable from the Lisbon Govem public that we have negotiated Buckinghams ova

ment which Sweden were delayed.

refuted knowledge with the Portuguess Govern- On the

ment and wo have been given Baltic Island of of the pool proposal for Macao. Oeland, Mise Derstin Pettorsin

"We have already cabled our to understand that very shortly walled in vain on Sunday with a lawyer Dr Castlebrusco Mota, to officially" he said.

representative, leading Lisbon we will get the 'go ahead signal' priest and atsitrbled wedding guests for her bridegroom. He got snowbound on the way to | the church and hid to soek

abolier for the night.

for the past 60 years. . that Mr Eisenhower and Mr

then, Mr Gaitekell and

Bayo::

Direussed their

•

mutual

Mr Bevan are to cust it association in Nato and Cento aside they consider rethink-and their co-operation in Unlied Ing necessary, and if they Nations actions and particularly ure to rebuild the party and noted the role that Turkey had revitalise it with modern played in Korea.

"Agreed that co-operation ideas they will alienato the

and continuing consultation be- Left and split the partytween the two countries both from top to bottom.

on a bilateral basis and within Nato and

were paramount."

B

Compensation

Cento.

• Recognised that kum provement in the standard of

In parts of neighbouring De murk, 'the blizzard claimed twọ lives and halted landk Dukk beu traffe.

TWO KILLED

UT the loss of Mriving of the less developed Two women were killed yes- Cousins, the Foot fol-countries is a necessary ingre- terday in separate but similar Jowers, Mrs Castle and the dient to the achievement of accidents when their cars kid othera who will have.

security, in theded on ley roads and crashed into no world." part of any new ideas will

prace

and

trees.

Mr Elsenhower told Mr A ferry with thirty passengers be compensated for by the ayer he was confident that was grounded off Kastrup in the moderates they hope to the United States would con- Strait of Oeresund last night be- gain. Thero is nut the tinue to support the "economic cause of low water caused by the slightest doubt, too, that development

and security storm. they will have the support efforts of Turkey,”

Other ferry routes in the of the majority of the trade The joint communique.came custern part of the country:haye union movement.

early this morning after the cancelled all -departures tis-.

coordinated definitely. "The road will be difficult and two leaders, had

No bus

were running on the going tough, but the their final positions ni a presla

dential palace, dinner which | the roade of northern Jutland end result should see lasted almost until midnigh!, last night. All trains were halt- party worthy of an Opposi

Mr. Eisenhower is scheduled ed on the Battle Janod of Barn- tion.

to leave early today for Pakis, holm. Hundreds of cars have stan, the next stop on his sour.- | been left on the roads, many UPI:

after accidents.--AP.

After all, a change is said to

be good for the soul,

FULL FOR

CONVERTIBILITY

STERLİNG URGED

London, Dec. 7.

A leading Bettiah banker today, urged restoration of full convertibility for the pound steeling and the removal of all *} restrictions on its use in international trade and finance.

Mr Jallan Stanley Crosley, chairman of Barclays Bank, said in his international bank's annual report that the pound was now strong enough to justify litjing the few restrictions ihat remain,

"Funds may vary well flow towards London onde sterling is free," Mr Crossley said, "for i must not be forgotten that the United Kingdom can also offer opportunities favouring Investiment

"Wang là là doubiłem izue; that we havé mover had 11 so good,” it is also certain that we aimll not always hayo It so good.

"Let us more now, therefore, while the trend remains favourable," GELO MAG the exstorsiion of non-restdent - convertibility last December had been pan of the mala exures of the propens Armness of Britali'a ostrTUNDMATAN

"When people know that they can get their money put freely,” he added, “they selduta want to do so?---

London. Dec. G.

palace formally agnounced here tonight the appointment of Mr C. K. Swart as Governor-General of South Africa in succesion to the late Dr E. G. Jansen. The announcement cald: "The Queen, on the recom- mendation ΟΙ Her Majesty's Goverment in the Union South Africa has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Honorable C. R. Swart às Governor-General of the Union of South Africă, în succession to the late Dr E. G. Jansen.”

Mr Swart Wik formerly Minister of Justice--Reuter,

JAPANESE SHIP AGROUND

c

London, Dec. 6. The 8,397-ton Japanese ston- reer, Nogenwald Muru,, bound from Tokyo for Dunedin, New Zealand, Isoground on the

Helon Beat about, 200... Indies north at · Dutch. Now, Cdnes, | Lloyds' shipping: Intelligenco re-

posted here tonight.

· It sold that the ship'hant radio- ed: for fremediate, sesistance.

Recovered In Dam Disaster

Paris, Dec. 7.

The Ministry of the Interior announced yesterday that 323 bodies had been, recovered in the Frejus dam disaster.

The announcement sald 250 have been identified.

French troops and gendarmes stood guard around the flood devastated city of Frejus today to prevent pillaging.

The Municipal Council asked the army to protect the damaged buildings after altempts to ran- sock the area were reported.

Special passes were needed to penetrate into the lower part of the town where 100 houses were wiped out and 700 badly dam- aged when the dam burst Wednesday.

on

The French Red Cross 1- ceived fresh supplies of food, minerni water and clothes for the hundreds who lost their be longings in the disaster.- VACCINATIONS

All inhabitants in the Frej area were subjected to compul-

vaccination sory

against typhold.

Interior Minister Chatenet zident

Escaped

Convicts

Caught

London, Dec. 7.

A murderer and a rapist were arrested by two unarmed police 'oflcers' within an hour of break- ing out of a London gaol. Erle Dique, 20, and Brian Davison, 21, were missed from Wormwood Scrubs Prison YES* terday, but WETC shortly

recognised after in A nearby suburban street by an off duty. warder.

With the help of a civilian out to be an off

policeman, the warder

the two escaped

took

Pierre who turned reported to Pre- duly Charles

Do Gaulle challenged Inst night on the preliminary men and investigation into the causes custody. Neither put up any of the dam collapse and on re resistance. lief measures.

them into

Dique, an Anglo-Indian, wRE M. Chatenet was one of the geoloi for life three years agə Ave

Cabinet ministers who for strangling his former girl visited the town supervise friend, Davison was serving a rescue operations and initiate a seven-year term for the rape technical inquiry into the ac of two 17-year-old girls. eldent

A third

prisoner believed to There were reports that Pre- have escaped at the same ume eldent De Gaulio would visit as Dique and Davison was still Frejus after his return from at large. He is Ronald Parsons, the meeting of the Executive 20. serving a 12-year sentence Council of Nations In Dukar, for armed robbery. --AP,

next work.

WEDDING

victims

Came Out Even

Tanjong, Dec. 6.

A python got a man's goat here yesterday only to fall victim to a skin game.

While several dozen were being buried today, Town Hall officials prepared for the first wedding at Frejus since the Bood struck four days ago.

But only the bride, Irene K. Kuppan was planning to Jodar, 20, will be present at the schl his 70 pound goat. He wedding. Her flance was buried found the goat missing. From a yesterday. He was swept to distance he spotted a 20-foot death by floodwaters seconds python with a goatlike bulge in after he brought to safety his its midsection. old mother.

Kuppan killed the make and Town Hall officials sald a old its skin to a taxidermist posthumous wedding would be here for US$30. He figures he authorised.--UPL

came out about even-UPI.

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