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LATE FINAL

CHINA MAIL

No. 37591

Established 1845

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1960.

BIRTH OF THIRD BABY "AT ANY TIME"

Of The The Queen has her last

Day

BEST FOR

8 YEARS

FTER two

yours

of

A decline, Hongkong's PX-

porta in 1969 rose to their highest level for eischt years. That is the cheering news revealed in official figures released yesterday. The only two years in

Hongkong has dong bach

1950 and 1061

In

when China, at war Koren, was buying heavily through the Colony. So that Inst year's exports can be regarded as the best for a "normal" year since

wer.

What

the

will cause even greater pleasure is the proportion. of local products sent over- sens 70 per cent. In 1958 the figure, admittedly com- puted on a slightly different

WICH

โมเสส, 42 per cent.

This is of Course Only reflection of the intensive industrial development which continued in the Colony last year and it was general-

that ly expected

textile

items would head the list of local products exported.

THE D. C. and I' figures

show that two items clothing and textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles accounted

half the experts more than

for

of Hongkong products, and that the United States easily replaced Britain as Hong- kong's biggest customer.: There is reason both for satisfaction and concern at these figures: that

Huch discriminating market America should take

કામ

much may

may indicate an im-

provement in quality on

the other hand, Hongkong has had full warning of the A consequences of fadfitre to diversify.

There hos also "heen

an

increase in exports to the

United Kingdom and Jupan, but Indonesia and Thailand

have considerably reduced

decline in trade & general with Asia to the tune of

The key to war

On the control consoles of the 15 Thor ballistic missiles at the RAF's Foltwell base are two labels bearing the all-important words: "Peace" and "War" A turn of the key to left orms the H-bomb warheads of the missile, cach with the punch of one million tons of TNT. The key is held by a US Air Force Officer, First Lieutenant Robert Mazik, under orders from Washington; but he can't turn it without the permission of RAF Launch Control

Turnor-taking Officer Flight Licutenant Kenneth

his instructions direct from Downing Street. - Ex- press Photo.

Last desperate bid to

save Chessman

Washington, Feb. 16.

57-page petition asking for a writ of habeas corpus to save conviel-author Caryl Chessman, due to go to the gas chamber on Friday, was submitted to Supreme Court Justice Frank- furter.

from who

It was bmitted by Miss their parchases. A more deRosalie Asher, a lawyer How he has tailed breakdown of the Sacramento, California, figures however shows that aid she had heen involved in the case since Chessman WS convicted on 1 number of charges including kidnapping. rupe and sexual attempted perversion, more than 11 years ago,

about $150 Trillion -- us

been more than compensated by improved exports to British Commonwealth coun- trios and Europe.

HESE improvements

M.

flect to some extent the success of trade promotion carried out last year. Our experts to Australia, West Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, all of which have been brought into closer contact with

with the

Colony through our participation in trade fairs, show oversens

increases and the hope

good

is that the current mission to West Africa produces resulta to mul

make up for a eent drop in

10

per

the

Colony's trade with non- Commonwealth Africa last South America con- tinues to be

poor market and

year.

it might repuy the Colony to give this area further careful study.

It must be hoped that this figures continue to

Improve but an increase

value of total

in

exports

will be less important than some sign

tha

local mer chants are spreading their extent exporta to a greater than in the past. One-third

exports are our

to Britain

Nino

of

Cing

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Year

now

1

changed

Chessman, sentenced to death in 12

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the kidnapping in 1043 charge and who has had seven

The real

'Red Light Bandit'

San Paolo, Feb, 18. Mr Giacomo anco, a manufacturer of textile sachinery, was en route to California today to meet a detective who could reveal the name of the man who committed the crimes for which Caryl Cheesman scheduled to be executed.

Mr Franco Idenůfied the detective as Bili Linhart. The industrialist sald Chessman

also knew tho name of the real "Red Light Bandi(" Chessman did not reveal it by Thursday the detectivo planned to do so—AP.

It

execullon dates alayed, is now and due to die in the gas chamber of San Quentin state prison on ake Friday.

América. this same proportion was going to China. In a year huge market almost entirely wiped out. Buch

It

6

dramatic

but

was

The

check-up by doctors

London, Fab. 17,

The Queen had what is believed to be her fast routine check-up last night and the next call the doctors will receive will be from the midwife Sister Helen Rowe for the birth of the third child. The Queen went to bed after watching television and signing state papers and earlier she held her usual Tuesday evening audience with the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, the first since he returned from his African tour.

CYCLED

WITHOUT

TROUSERS

Ipswich, Feb, 16.

A cyclist who pedalled through this Suffolk town without any trousers was fined £7 here... for riding a cycle under the influence of drink.

There was a flurry of exelte- ment in Fleet Street earlier in the evening when rumouts began flying around that the baby had come, but Bucking- ham Palace were quick to deny.

It

The baby is, however, expect- ed at any lime

Both Prince Philip and the Queen Mother spent part of the day with the Queen,

Fit, well

She is reported to be fit and well,

People are waiting in groups outside the Palace walls in the A pollccman told the courthope of secing the birth pre- that he thought there was clamation posted on the gates. octmething peculiar about the Last night the Buckingham cyclist, 32-year-old Patrick Palace Brownle pack met as Jceophi Murphy, when he usual. Princess Anne told her nollecd his bare calves.

fellow Brownies the baby had Stopped by the officer, not come yet although she was Murydy was found to be carry-excited and looking forward Ang his trousers under his coat, to its arrival.

Murphy told the court he Later Brown Owl Miss Mary

Price 20 Cents

Fly

PANʼAM JES

A fireman, almost hidden by a cloud of smoke, fiulita

the fire from a ladder this morning.-China Mail photo.

Man's

dash

to EUROPE 6 Flights Weekly

into

blazing flat to save his dog

By CHINA MAIL REPORTER

could not keep his trousers up, Millilan said: "The Princess A young labourer dashed into a blazing

and was trying to get home dewas very exclied. She kept say- Mailing how much she was hoping to fast as he could.-China

have a little sister." Special

For the first time the Queen did not take her customary walk in the palace grounds with her cargi dogs yesterday.

HK heroin traffic uncontrollable

Present for Guards

The Queen will give the Palace guard a present "to wet the baby's head."

Thirty-two Welsh Guardsmen will. get one shilling and six pence each, four corporals four ahillings and six pence, and four sergeants seven shillings and six pence all of which will cost is almost uncontrollable, the Queen £4 165. U.S. Narcotics Commis- But it is secret what the sioner Mr Harry J. Anslin-officers will get-Reuter gor said today.

Washington, Fob. 16. Heroin traffic in Hongkong

Mr Anslinger in recent test- mony before a house appropria- tions committee made public to day, raid the naresties problem in Hongkong is greater than in

years Japan

He said the colony has so raany heroin addicts that the narcoties trame is virtually out of con- trol."

ho

New York, Feb. 10. two detectives

The British Government, whose testimony brought the death said, estimates that there are be sentence to Caryl Chessman tween 150.000 and 250,000 Feel that he hos changed heroin addicts in Hongkong, as estimated drastically during his 12 years compared with

in the United States.- in a death cell, Life magazine 60,000

UPI. suld today.

Life said the forme detec- tives, At Goossen and Colin Forbes, recently met Chessman

the warden's office at San Quentin prison. It added that outh men, both HOW out of

police work, were impressed Chessman's tenacity and caparily for work.

by

FAIR CHANCE

Goossen said he thought Chessman, if released "would have a pretty fair chance to place himself because of the that have

occurred changes around him since the publicity from his books and appeals,"

Forbes, who retired from tile police department after a heart attack in 1950, was less lenient, Lite reported. Il quoted Forbes Da saying! The petliion contended that Chessman Had been subjected to "Suppose he were eruel and unusual punishment, and the books ho plans to write

released

an

BIG DRUG

SEIZURE

Officers of the Preventive Servico seized 340 lbs of raw opium from an aircraft which arrived in Hongkong from Loos yesterday afternoon. No arrest was made.

Swallowed

engagement ring: fined

Cardiff Feb. 16.

factory in Kowloon to save his pet dog this morning.

Driven back by flumea, he staggered from the burning

For Reservations Plane: 37037

Probe into HK labour laws

London, Feb. 16.

Mr Julian Amery, Colonial Under-Secretary told the House of Commons hero today that the labour.re- Hongkong gulations in limiting hours of work for women and young child- were how being "vigorously enforced.”

He said this in reply to a question by Mr Ernest Thorn- ton (Labour).

ren

A comprehensive system of Inspection was aimed at ens suring that hours of work, moal tlines and rest days complied with the regulations, Mr Amery told him.

Mr Thornlon asked if the Colonial Secretary was satisfied that the colony's factory inspec- torate was adequate to deal with this problem,

Complacency

Mr Amery replied: "I hope we shall never be satisfied with these matierv. Complacency is a very dangerous thing for a government department.

Mr Cyril Osborne (Conservn- tivo) asked what real powers the Government had over this colony to insist that "some de- cent labour standards" were maintained.

Mr Amery: "The colony's new regulations do go a long way to improve 'the working conditions to what they used, to

be."

Hours of work

Mr Thornton also asked the Colonial Secretary when he pro- posed to take further stops to reduce the maximum heirs of

first floor to find that firemen had rescued his petwork of women and young per- minutes before his arrival. ›

The labourer Anthony Lee of Ha fleung Road was later treat-! ed by an ambulance man. The Are which gutted a first floor of a Juss paper factory broke out at 10.45 am. The flames quick- by spread and at one stage threatened the entire block of terraces.

As the fire spread through the factory dozens of workmen fled in terror. Shortly after

three appliances arrived on the scene and more than. 30 firemen scat- tered to battle, the blaze.

And Tony Lee told a China Moll reporter that he was working in a nearby factory when he heard' of the blaze.

Remembered pet

Search for submarine continues

Buenos Aires, Feb. 10, Patrols were still searching to- day, for the unidentified sub- marine believed to be lurking in the Golfo Nueve, about 700 miles south of here, but feel ing is growing that the vessel has managed to escape,

sons in Industrial establishments in Hongkong and so bring maxi- mum bours into line with general Asian standards,

Mr Amery replied;

"When the present regulations were introduced the Hongkong Governancat made it clear that they were only a first step in its policy of raising minimum stan. dards of employment.

"But you will realise that the regulations have Invo}you a major adjustment of working conditions

under- in many

takings.

"The problem of adjustment has already been overcome in all spinning mills and in more... than half the larger weaving mills by changing over to eight- hour shitis.

Reries,

Twenty U.S. ravy men "This process is spreading to arrived today and were order- other Industries, but I am not cd Imexiately

Puerto yet in a posión to forecast, a Madryn to aid the 'Argentine date when maximum hours of Navy in a conch for the sub- | work could be further reduced,” "I remembered that my dog marine-Reuter & UPI. Cley was locked in my room, Christian Meaty, 22, deliber-ubove the factory," he said.

ately swallowed a 243 en- gagement ring when she and her fauen vbited a jeweller's

decided shop, a coart

Deft today,

"I ran over to the factory to lot him out of the room. In case the fire spread.

"I ran up the stairs but was driven back by the flames, I tried to get through but it was impossible.

The girl, who said she had swallowed the ring accidentally finger while taking it off her with her teell, was fined £10 "I could hardly are a thing as for theft.

I staggered down the stairs but I was very relieved to find out,

the firemen had earller rescued Cicy and had locked him away in a mate place."

Firemen brought the blaze control shortly

A detective who searched the shop and the couple for the ring that after it was missed suggested all X-ray, the court was told.

The accused was kept in hos-

pitat for two and the ring woa recovered China Mail under Special.

noon

Two and a quarter miles

thick ice in Antarctic

Durban, Feb. 10. Boundings through the Aulare-

"

fber

ixire, over was recorded: minas

(183

the base at Mirny in the reifof. Vorok, at the so-called "pole

·of frosts," the lowest tempera- ship, Cooperstafa,

80 degrees centigrade degrees of frost Fahrenheit). Hatever. Dr. Draikin said, the men of the Soviet expedition wore well equipped' to meet such extremes: Their besty . were ocafortable, and out- clothes, heavily pedded with, En feathers (an extremely `fins duck down),, which had exceptionally: good, imalating. qualities-Reuter, '

to loo have shown it to b0,## | Dr Drolkin' sald last December much as two aud » quarter.

the expedition, one of 12 wit- tering in the deep south, had milies thick: in some places,

fravelled about 2,000 miles Autarctica in 35 ton across miod whether: Antarctica in

continent or a floating caterpillar tractors, gathering

selen fic data. icecay,

During the expedition's stay in the mouth. It has, encountered temperaturos of minum V.: đỡ degrees. 'conilgrade' (130 degrees of frost, Falirénheti), and at the Boylet alation of

is hard to believe that It also declared that the method didn't sell. I think he'd go right and fi has still not been deler-

of preparing a transcript of his back to crime. I can't forget the change original trini in Los Angeles was mental and physical torture he could occur in

our trade

imposed on file victims. today,

speculative improper, markets are always un- The

new appoal was made. "Twelve years on death roy Dr. Alexander Draikin, leader of

Ruania's fauris Antarella.ex predictable and rinky. And following a rejection of Chen-are just not enough punth

pedition, raid' this today. there would be cause for man's requeat for a atry of ment. I'm afraid I still believe greater satisfaction if our execution yesterday by the US. that the verdlet returned by the Ile landed here today with the expedition's other ‚111 ›mem- trade waa long heavily Circuit Court of Appeals in San Jury in 1948 should be carried

· 'bera" from · the Soviet Antero=" lopaided,

Francisco. Reuter.

out."-AP.

Moers

they word Leather

CREATOR OF

'JANE' DEAD

London, Feb. 10. 'Mr. Norman Pett, creator of the Daily Mirror's blonde cartoon character Jane, died at his home at Key- mer, Sussex, today. He was in his sixties.

The adventures of fane, who spent most of her cartoon life in Blinay onderwear arO, KELÍ to have made à contribution the British war" "effort second only to that of Winston Churohlik'

Jane

Br

completely 1ort Der clothes for like Birst time at -the height of the war, This

United States nervios paper,- "Ronna UD," reported that the British 26th Division mediately gained six miles and the British · affacku in Arkan,

100

A ploure of Jane is reputed to

** have been painted oth the -tarret' of 'the' first tank saboro [in the" Nörmandy invasion,

Mr Pot survived < Ela" creation by only a few months, Lam

the Dally Motober

Mirror brought the Jane series to an end after nearly 21 years Heater,