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CHINA
No. 37570
Established 1845
LATE FINAL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1960.
Price 20 Cents
Fly
PAN AM JES
to EUROPE
3 Flights Weekly
For Resursations Phrot 370
No comment from heads of firms concerned
Of The ELECTRICITY REPORT REACTION
Day
THE GLOBE
TROTTERS
THE
current spite of
globe-trotting by world
leaders of their emissaries has undoubtedly bren
sparked off by the British Prime Minister's visit to Moscow last year. Following Mr Macmillan's
trip
to the Soviet Union other heads of state quickly decided that they bad to "keep up with the Britons" and-invitations flowed out The 1rom the Kremlin,
guests, of course, had to reciprocate.
Then President Eisenhower made a fast tour of the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent,
Enst, part the Near
Europe and North
of
Africa where he was received with
such acclaim that latin Amories and Japan are
Slight decline
in shares of
power companies
The Hongkong Stock Exchange reacted sharply this morning to the report of the Electricity Commission of Inquiry and declines were registered in share prices of both the power companies. Shares of other utility companies declined in
sympathy.
Heads of both the power companies declined com-
ment while leaders of various organisations re- presented at the public hearings reacted cautiously and most asked for time to study the report before committing themselves to comment.
Stock Exchange circles ex- scheduled to see the Ameri- pressed the hope that Gavern- can statesman before he re-ment would not jeopardise the tradition of free enterprise in tires.
the Colony by adopting the Com- mission's recommendations.
It is quite conceivable, too, that sther Far Eastern countries will be included.
Coincidence
Mr Charles H. Barber whu represented the Asia Pictures
Shaw Ltd., the
Studio of Southern Co.
Woder Lid.,
no
'pulls certainly report
int recommending punches publie control of the electricity companies in view of their 'ail attitude on the or nothing question of control.
Overriding
wants A
"Without any doubt, the
public Hongkong Motion Picture and Develop cheap, efficient and abundan! TT may be sheer coincidencement Co, Ltd, and Yung Iwasupply of electricity and this (but we doubt it very Motion Picture Studios Ltd. is an overriding factor which much) that Mr Khrushchev said:
decided that it was time he began to circulate through
"I expect to have a written the Commission's
India and Indonesia where analyle of
findings and also to comment
it is not unlikely he will reap a rich political harvest on the implications of the re-
at the possible expense of bis Communist partners in China He will be trespassing on
China's ground at a
time
Government should. consider when coming to a decision on the report.
"On the other hand, económic stability and. the spirit of tree factory which
enterprice are port in the next few days."
+
Reasonable
"In general, I would say that competent comenission has
when Peking is not hold in come up with what would op- very high esteem following pear to be very reasonable the Chinese incursions programme for the protection of along the Indian frontier the public." and the present troubles with the OverseRa mer- chants in the rural areas of Indonesia.
even in his favourite role But even in
of peacemaker it is doubtful If Mr Khrushchev will be
JUQ
able to bridge the gap be tween Peking on the hand and New Delhi Djakarta on the other,
Positions
and
THE positions of the three Tgovernments, have been
It
opinion between
and Peking over
Bow
have contributed immensely to the growth of Hongkong.
"It is my view dut Govern- taking ment should. Uink of over the two electricity com panies only, after it is fully con- vinced that to quote from the report, the electricity com- pales intransigent attitude ad-
the ques
Dr S. N. Chau, when ap-nits no compromis proached by the China Mail tion of control." this morning, cald, "As a mem- ber of Executive Counell, I wish to make no comment,"
Mr Erie Hotung, Chairman of the Hongkong and Kowicon Theatres Association, when con- tacted this morning, said, "I'll get in touch with you after reading the report."
No comment
Mr Lawrence Kadoorie, Chair- man of the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., said this morn- Ing. “No comment at all," when contorted by the China Mail.
And Mr W. Stokery General Manager of the Hongkong Elec-
Mr S. K. Young, Chairman tric Co. Ltd, also said, "No state- of the Hongkong Plastic Manu- ment for the time being."
fold the facturers Association
The Hongkong Spinners As sociation will probably hold a
Commission's
China Mall this afternoon that
recommen-meeting to discuss the dation was quite right
before making
report any comment,
Stock market
But he added that it is up to sald Its Secretary, Dr C. T. Chu, sharply defined during the past few months and any Government to make the inal
Mr Chu Shek-jun, President Manufacturers' of the Chinese retreat could well involve decision.
"We manufacturers just want Association, said he wanted loss of face.
time to study the report before has been generally to get the cheapest rate so
to make it possible for our pro- [saying anything. conceded that there axials wide differences of ducts to meet world-wide com-
Moscow petition
"If they can supply power 1 the
such a way that our prices are
On the Stock Exchange this competitive, we will be quite moming there was heavy trad- with the frontier dispute
satisfied."
In China Light shares while ing Cheong-teen, India and it is to be ex- Mr
Electrics remained pected that New Delhi will Elected Member of the Urban Hongkong
before take every advantage to ex- Connell and of the Hougkong unquoted until shortly
"The noon. ploit the Itussian leader's Clyle Association, said:
report will certainly be put on visit:
the agenda for a thorough dis shares cussion by the Civic Association Hongkong General Committee at its next
Iatter's altitude towards
If Mr Khrushchev in going motive with the altruistic of helping Peking out, then he is taking a grave but calculated risk.
Not in mood
Hilton
Mr
The Queen returns Bevan's sudden Russian
The Queen and Prince Charlos, accompanied by a pet spaniel, arrived at Liverpool, from -Bandringham, Iast Mon- day. They are pictured on their way to Buckingham Palace, The Queen expects its third child before the end of the month-AP Photo,
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Buildings without
water prompt tribunal questions
W. F. Pickering, Tenancy Tribunal. President, asked ⚫ an official
Department this of the Waterworks morning whether it was part of their general policy to allow buildings to go up knowing that prospec- tivo tenants may not got water during hours of restricted supply.
The President was hearing the application for exemption for 1001-1073 Canton Road brought by Mr Lai Koon who plans to replace the 40-year-old teng ments by a modern block costing $350,000,
超 0.0
that
and heard only recently somo. tenants on the two floors of six-storey buildings were unable to get water.
Although this bad' been' ae- the ceplet
rumour, architect in this ense had con-. firmed the possibility, he added. waterworks The
Resistent engineer brought to testify about the water situation by Mr A. How at Hon and Co. ap- applicant, ex- pearing for the plained the procedure and said no. decision wts taken about in the locality Mr Pickering said that he water pressure Electric shares dropped $2.30
the buliding was- colleagues Mr W. A. before Their lowest while China and his "Speaking in 11 personal at
Welch and Mr 3. M. M. Aivos, crocted. capacity, I would say that the flight declined $1.00.
meeting.
In evidence earlier, Mr Stoven Yue, architect, had admitted that it was quite possible that people on the top floors of buildings A total of 24,700 China Light similar to the one in the plane chinged hands white just submitted, would get no water if the pressure in the area were not sufflelent, for 3,506 shares by noon,
Electrics camo
In
BOTH India id Indonents British monarchy described
that they
are not in the mood to
sub
mit to China's truculence.
But should the Russian Jender
sock
to suppe'
Peking's attitude and
line the entire purpose of the ven ture could well backfire In hin face, Whatever
an aggrosaive
Khrushchev
Mr does or saya in India and Indonesia it is safe to nav that he will do it in the of world peace and re-
name of International
tensions. In the event of failure, he could say that at Jonst he had tried.
It can also be anticipated, that following his decision to expand Russia's world trade, Mr Khrushchov will offer both countries loans and goods with such an open hand that his welcome Is already assured; ca
as a 'national sacred cow'
Cambridge, Jan, 20.
The British monarchy long a target for certain orators has been described as a "national sacred cow by Cam- bridge University debatark,
Backing them up was Mr Emrys Hughos, a Jabour member of Parliament, who sug- gested the Conservative government should donato as much to development of atomic energy for peaceful uses as It does to the Royal family.
It all started on Tuesday night with a Cam
bridge union debate led by 21-year-old David Roundore, who took the position that the Royal family gets funds from the public that are "excessive and ought to be reduced..
A third your student, Saunders described
the rich ritual of a coronation as "ritual gibberish,"
"I
Hughes supported Saunders motion and.
said the British monarchy was the "oldest of nationalised institutions.** wonder," Hughes asked, "what our "Con- servative friends in the House of. Commons
y if we proposed to commission
auch more important job than the monarch monarchy."
fraction of what we
to the we devote David Incking, in second. year
student, opposed the motion. After quoting figures shoving how much
give the chairman of the atomic energy .
economics.
revenue goes to charity vla a facking put in His clincher: royally, "if the Queen were to walcome General De
Gaulle in a Morris Minor, (one of Urk-- tain's tinlost cars), it would hardly,.bo the wlah. of the people." Saunders' motion was lost by 156 votes to
111, AP
He said that after the build- ing was completed and an ap- plication received for a water meter, if the supply in that area was not good, a pressuro would be taken,
www.
Insist?
tost
If it were considered that tenanta in a six-storey build- ing would not get good pressure higher than, shy, the fourth floor, then it would be FOCĢII- moried that tank should be installed on the tool for supply to the top two floors
recommend "Do you
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Insist?" queried Mr Pickering.
Our recommendition 14 usually accepted, but the moter would not be installed unles conditions are satisfactory," the witness, replied.
Later the President livlted councel to make their, cut- minions to the Tribunni
re:
Opponents. In the, we were presented by Mr Denismus Ldu ine structed by Ford Kwan, Zimoneen Other bourses were Me F. H. D. Lonely of and Co: Mr 2. č. Hoop of Wilkinson and feil; Mr WAL, Younge Me Pler C. Wong
setback causes
grave
concern
Wife rushes to bedside
London, Jan. 20. Mr Aneurin Bevan's condition has deteriorated
alarmingly.
He had a sudden setback today and his wife, Miss Jennie Lee, rushed to his bedside. She will spend the night in a nearby room,
Dutch
dykes breached
The Hague, Jan. 20.
Dykes which protect
large part
#1
of Holland against the sea. have been breached in three places by a storm which has been raging for 24 hours,
cording to reports reaching here- tonight.
At Flushing huge waves tore a gap, more than 300 feet wide
In 'n newly-constructed dyke.
Three breaches in a main dyke protecting Walcheren nour Flushing were temporarily scal- ed tonight. But an army of workmen were standing by in caso the situation worsened,
Walcheren Island was flooded In 1945 and again in the 1933 1,835 flood disaster in which
people died.
On Texel
Island the dyke reclaimed
which protects the
its
land on which a major part of
hns population
been! breached in two places
and the The dyke is, "old breaches could be scaled only temporarily with sandbags and tarpaulins.
The dyke round Tiengemeten Island, in south Holland pro- vince, was also reported breached in eight places. Here
with sandbags
too the breaches were porarily sealed
and tarpaulins-Router.
*
1cm-
RAF man murdered
in S'pore
Singapore, Jan. 20.
almcked and Four men stabbed to death Royal Air Force. Cpl Sydney Douglas, aged 27, a Lon- doner, as he sat with his all friend in his car near the beach at Changi to day.
His til friend, Busanah Chan, told police that the four men approached the car from some bushes.
Poller belleve that the motive was robbery. They Batt Dougian's wallet, containing cash, personal
and belongings
Identity was mafcked by
papers,
ibe men,
When Douriss put up a struggle, one of the men plunged a dagger Inio his chest and fled towards thần beach-AFF
HOLLYWOOD
ROAD FIRETM
The ground and: first floors of 162 Hollywood. Ford were bad- ly damaged by fire early this morning.
The fire broke out at 8.80 sm., and was put out an hour later,
Tho
missile fired?
Washington, Jan. 20,
Defence Department announced today that it is checking unconfirmed re- ports that the nose cone of Russian missio had landed in the Pacific wast of Hawali.
The announcement said: "Unverified
reports *have
been received from the Pacific that an object which had certain charac- toristics of a ballistic mis- silo landed in the vicinity of the tea proa reserved by the USSR for its long--
missilo , range
testing was seen tonight around noon today, for about an hour by his phy"All of these reports are
A hospital spokesman late fo- night said Mr Bevan's condi- tion continues to give anxiety but he is fighting well,
Mr Bevan
sicion and the surgeons Who performed the operation
being evaluated to deter
mine whether or not this
Mr Bovan, Ceputy leader the Labour party, underwent mafor abdominal operation three weeks ago.
of
was tho noso cono or miî-
&
Exhausted
A hospital spokesman said this afternoon "Mr. Bevon is general-
ly weak and appears exhausted," The spokesman said Mr Bevan was, to receive a blood, trans- fusion later tonight
MR BEVAN
The fact that a blood trans- fusion was being plannet sug-
gested that he had abruptly
Д suffered
scrlous internal haemorrhage carlier today.
His wife, Jennie Les, decided to spend the night at his beside
Went palo
The spokesman said that Mir Bevan first became unwell just after midday. He said the
sllo that the Soviets had planned for testing.”— Reuter.
Africans
boycott Kenya talks
London, Jan. 20. Fourteen African leaders today boycotted an. other session of the conference on Kenya's future after accusing the British Colonial Secretary, Mr Iain Mċ- Leod of having a pro- white bias.
1
About tho same time Mr McLeod himself warned white, Asian and Arab delegates, re- presenting the East African colony's 275,000 - strong Negro minorities, he is ready to go ahead with a rump, or in- complete, conference f. neces- Kary.
non-
ATTENDANCE BANNED
Negotiations on a new Kenya constitution have been dulled since Menjay bewuss -ING change In Mr Bevan's condition African group chest & Mau Mau was indicated by his colour--he suspect as one of their special went pala
a
advisers.
Britain banned the attendance: of the man concerned mo third Kikuyu
Mr Bevan is lying in darkened room
aro
on the floor of the hospital.
The window. binda
and a single coloured light near his bed is the only illumination,.
drawn
chieftain's son, Poter Koinange-despite his dénials" that he had helped organiso the former terrorist movement..
To get the crucial constitu- tlonal talks going, the African Jeaders on Tuesday agreed to Although the nature of his | keep Kolnudge away from the flineas Has bem kept secret, It conference table and, instead, was believed that he was either to set him up in an ente-room auffering from a cancer or ain the palace of Lancaster duodenal ulce
House where meetings are be- Labour party leader Hugh fig held. Galtskell, now visiting Trinidad, has denied the cancer rumour. -Alingencies
Spent three days in jammed
lift
Ostend, Jan. 20.
But this compromise arrange- ment bo far has been rejected by lenders of Kenya's, minority groups and particularly, by an all-white party that opposes solf-rule' for" the Africand,
TO GO AHEAD
At á formal conference session this afternoon-boycotted by tho 14 African-Mr McLeod stressed he was ready to go ohood with the negotiations even if one or other" of " tha delegations abaya away.
It was clear that he was reck-
In to break the resistance of those delogates who have, blt-
A' 48-year-old. Belgian wornan terly opposed his own.
spent three days and four promise
arrangement
nights stuck in a fift jummed Koinange-AP. between two floor of "K (aparimon) bullding, it was
reported, hers today. The woman, Mrs Kobla,.. edited for help but the tenentá of the huilding were all away or a long weekend holiday.
A man was burnt on the After being released she was arms, legs a heck and was examined by a doctor: and V P. CALL Prey Mo and Creatment.
sent to Queen Mary hospital for pronounced in perfeel health.--.
JATE and Mr M, Wong of Dagcone.
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over
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